Billy Chalmers

William Chalmers was an association football player and manager,[4] who is most well known for managing Italian side Juventus during the 1948–49 season;[5] he is the one of two Scottish managers in the club's history.[6] He was born in Bellshill, Scotland.[1]

William Chalmers
Personal information
Full name William Chalmers[1]
Date of birth (1907-07-24)24 July 1907
Place of birth Bellshill, Scotland
Date of death 1980 (aged 72–73)
Playing position(s) Inside right
Youth career
Bellshill Athletic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1922–1924 Queen's Park 53 (13)
1924–1928[2] Rangers 19 (5)
1928–1931 Newcastle United 41 (13)
1931–1932 Grimsby Town[3] 6 (1)
1932–1936 Bury 98 (23)
1936–1938 Notts County 65 (17)
1938–1943 Aldershot 36 (9)
Teams managed
Ebbw Vale
1948–1949 Juventus
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Biography

As a player, Chalmers appeared for various clubs as a forward;[1] he was transferred from Glasgow Rangers in 1928 for £2,500 to play for Newcastle United.[5]

At Newcastle he played alongside club legend Hughie Gallacher, who was also born in Bellshill.[5] Chalmers scored against Leicester City on his debut, then in his second game he scored twice against Burnley which made him become popular quickly with the Toon fans.[7]

After his retirement from playing, Chalmers managed Ebbw Vale, Juventus and coached at former club Bury.[5]

References
  1. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 55. ISBN 190589161X.
  2. Rangers player Chalmers, William, FitbaStats
  3. Lamming, Douglas (1985). A who's who of Grimsby Town AFC : 1890-1985. Beverley: Hutton. p. 28. ISBN 0-907033-34-2.
  4. Chalmers, William, QPFC.com
  5. "Bellshill's forgotten soccer hero was Juventus manager". www.motherwelltimes.co.uk. 1 August 2007. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  6. Juventus1897.it
  7. "Newcastle United - a statistical journey..." 28 September 2007. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 16 October 2016.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)


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