William Chalmers (footballer)

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William Chalmers
Personal information
Date of birth	24 July 1907
Place of birth	Bellshill, Scotland
Height	5 ft 8 in
Playing position	Center Forward
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
192?-28 1928-31 1931-??	Queens Park Rangers Newcastle United Grimsby Town	41 (13)
Teams managed
1948-49	Juventus
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

William Chalmers (b. 24 July 1907, Bellshill, Scotland - d. ????) was a former football player and manager, who is most well known for managing Italian side Juventus during the 1948-49 season^[1]; he is the one of two Scottish managers in the club's history.

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As a player Chalmers played for various clubs as a striker; he was transferred from Queens Park Rangers in 1928 for £2,500 to play for Newcastle United.

At Newcastle he played alongside club legend Hughie Gallacher, who was also born in Bellshill. 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^[2].

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