Stevie Chalmers

Stevie Chalmers
Personal information
Full name Thomas Stephen Chalmers
Date of birth (1935-12-26) 26 December 1935
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Playing position Centre forward / Outside right
Youth career
1953–1955 Kirkintilloch Rob Roy
1955–1956 Newmarket Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1956–1959 Ashfield
1959 Dumbarton (trialist) 1 (0)
1959–1971 Celtic 263 (155)
1971–1972 Morton 32 (8)
1972–1975 Partick Thistle 44 (6)
Total 338 (169)
National team
1962–1967 Scottish League XI 4 (0)
1964–1966 Scotland 5 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Thomas Stephen Chalmers (born 26 December 1935)[1] is a Scottish former footballer who played as a centre-forward. He is best remembered for scoring the winning goal for Celtic in the 1967 European Cup Final against Inter Milan.

Career

Club

Born in the Garngad district of Glasgow where he attended St Roch's Secondary School,[2] Chalmers began his football career in the Junior grade, most prominently with Ashfield, representing Scotland at that level in 1959.[3] Shortly afterwards he signed for Celtic, making his league debut in March 1959.

He would go on to spend 12 full seasons with the Hoops, helping the club to six league titles, three Scottish Cups and four League Cups, as well as being part of the 'Lisbon Lions' side. His involvement became limited after he broke a leg in the 1969 Scottish League Cup Final,[1] missing the rest of that season including another European final. His total of 236 goals ranks as the fifth-highest in the history of the club[4] and he is remembered as one of the greatest players ever for Celtic.[1][5][6]

After leaving Celtic Park in September 1971 aged 35, Chalmers continued to appear in Scotland's top tier, with spells at Morton[7][8] and Partick Thistle before his playing retirement in 1975. He did make a very brief comeback with junior club St Roch's during the 1975–76 season. He was inducted into the Scottish Football Hall of Fame in 2016.[9]

International

Chalmers received five full caps for Scotland between 1964 and 1966, scoring three goals. He was also selected four times for the Scottish Football League XI.[10]

Personal life

Chalmers's father David had played for Clydebank in the 1920s,[11][1] and his son Paul also played professionally with several clubs after starting his career with Celtic in the 1980s.[12][6]

In 1955 he was diagnosed with tuberculosis meningitis and was given only weeks to live before being successfully treated (the doctor was a fan of Rangers).[5][13]

In 2017 it was confirmed that 81-year-old Chalmers was suffering from dementia (the same condition which afflicted his captain at Celtic, Billy McNeill) and was unable to attend the Lisbon Lions 50th anniversary events.[6]

Honours

Celtic[14]

1965–66, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69[15]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Cuddihy, Paul (26 December 2016). "Happy 81st Birthday to Stevie Chalmers". celticfc.net. Celtic FC. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  2. ↑ "Heart of a lion: Lisbon Lion Stevie Chalmers set to be honoured as the Celtic FC Foundation School Music Programme at St Roch's Glasgow is named in celebration of Hoops hero". The Scottish Sun. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  3. ↑ "Scotland Junior International Results and Lineups". Scottish Football Historical Archive. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  4. ↑ "Celtic all-time player records". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  5. 1 2 "Libson Lion Stevie Chalmers overcame terminal illness to star for Celtic". Daily Mail. 19 May 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  6. 1 2 3 "Celtic hero Stevie Chalmers battling dementia – granddaughter reveals heartbreaking news on eve of Lisbon Lions 50th anniversary". Daily Mail. 25 May 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  7. ↑ "Morton player 'Thomas' Chalmers". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  8. ↑ "Morton player 'Steve' Chalmers". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  9. ↑ "Stevie Chalmers profile". Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  10. ↑ "Scottish League player Stephen Chalmers". www.londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  11. ↑ "The players (1914–1932)". Clydebank FC Programmes. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  12. ↑ "Paul Chalmers profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Players Database. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  13. ↑ "Goal hero Stevie Chalmers' life long debt to a Rangers fan". BBC. 19 May 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  14. ↑ "Celtic player Stevie Chalmers". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  15. ↑ Did not play enough games in 1969–70 or 1970–71
  16. ↑ Did not play in 1971 final
  17. ↑ Did not play in 1965 final
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