Stevie Chalmers
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Thomas Stephen Chalmers | ||
Date of birth | 26 December 1935 | ||
Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 29 April 2019 | (aged 83)||
Position(s) | 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 | 340 | (169) | |
International career | |||
1962–1967 | Scottish League XI | 4 | (0) |
1964–1966 | Scotland | 5 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Thomas Stephen Chalmers (26 December 1935 – 29 April 2019) was a Scottish
Early life
Chalmers was born on 26 December 1935 in the Garngad district of Glasgow,[1][2] where he attended St Roch's Secondary School.[3] The family later moved to nearby Balornock.[4] His father, David, played for Clydebank.[2]
Career
Leaving school aged 14, he signed for Kirkintilloch Rob Roy in 1953.[5] Subsequently, he joined the RAF and during his time doing national service at RAF Stradishall in 1955 played for Newmarket Town.[5] He then moved back to Scotland, signing with SJFA team Ashfield, and represented Scotland at that level in 1959.[4][6] Shortly afterwards he signed for Celtic, making his league debut in March 1959 against Airdrie.[2]
He spent 12 full seasons with Celtic, helping the club to six
His involvement became limited after he broke a leg in the
After leaving Celtic Park in September 1971 at the age of 35, Chalmers continued to appear in Scotland's top tier, with spells at Morton[12] and Partick Thistle before he retired in 1975. He made a very brief comeback with junior club St Roch's during the 1975–76 season.[2]
He was inducted into the Scottish Football Hall of Fame in 2016.[13]
International
Chalmers won five full
Personal life
Chalmers's father David played for Clydebank in the 1920s,[16][1] and his son, Paul, also played professionally with several clubs after starting his career with Celtic in the 1980s.[17] Chalmers and his wife, Sadie, had six children.[2][11]
In 1955, he was diagnosed with tuberculosis meningitis and was given only weeks to live before being successfully treated.[18]
It was reported in May 2017 that 81-year-old Chalmers was suffering from dementia and was unable to attend the Lisbon Lions' 50th anniversary events.[11] Chalmers died on 29 April 2019, aged 83.[19][20]
Career statistics
Club
Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Club | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
Dumbarton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+ | 0+ | |||||
Celtic | 263 | 155 | 47 | 29 | 60 | 31 | 38 | 13 | 408 | 228 | |
Greenock Morton | 32 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 11 | |
Partick Thistle | 44 | 6 | 44+ | 6+ | |||||||
Career total | 340 | 169 | 47+ | 29+ | 64+ | 34+ | 38+ | 13+ | 489+ | 245+ |
International appearances
Scotland national team[14] | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
1964 | 2 | 2 |
1965 | — | |
1966 | 3 | 1 |
Total | 5 | 3 |
International goals
- Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first.[14]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 3 October 1964 | Ninian Park, Cardiff | Wales | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1964–65 British Home Championship |
2. | 21 October 1964 | Hampden Park, Glasgow | Finland | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification |
3. | 25 June 1966 | Hampden Park, Glasgow | Brazil | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly match
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Honours
Celtic[22]
- 1966–67
- Intercontinental Cup runners-up: 1967
- Scottish League Championship (4): 1965–66, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69[note 1]
- 1969–70[note 3]
- Glasgow Cup (4): 1961–62, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1966–67
Scotland[23]
Notes
- 1970–71
- 1971 final
- 1965 final
References
- ^ a b c d Cuddihy, Paul (26 December 2016). "Happy 81st Birthday to Stevie Chalmers". celticfc.net. Celtic FC. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
- ^ a b c d e "Obituary: Stevie Chalmers, Celtic striker who scored the 1967 European cup winner". Glasgow Herald. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
- ^ Loney, Gillian; Williams, Craig (8 May 2019). "Glasgow pays respect as Lisbon Lions legend Stevie Chalmers laid to rest". GlasgowLive.co.uk. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- ^ ISBN 9780755363230
- ^ a b "Lisbon Lions legend Stevie Chalmers and the goal that won Celtic the European Cup". Glasgow Live. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ "Scotland Junior International Results and Lineups". Scottish Football Historical Archive. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
- ^ "Celtic win European Cup 1967". BBC. 19 March 2005. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ^ "Who has won a treble, including domestic league and cup titles, plus the European Cup or UEFA Champions League?". UEFA. 10 June 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
- ^ Jensen, Neil Fredrik (1 June 2022). "Celtic 1967 – the only quadruple winners". Game of the People. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
- ^ "Celtic all-time player records". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
- ^ a b c "Celtic hero Stevie Chalmers battling dementia – granddaughter reveals heartbreaking news on eve of Lisbon Lions 50th anniversary". Daily Record. 25 May 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
- ^ a b
- "Morton player 'Thomas' Chalmers". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
- "Morton player 'Steve' Chalmers". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
- ^ "Stevie Chalmers profile". Scottish Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
- ^ a b c Stevie Chalmers at the Scottish Football Association
- ^ "Scottish League player Stephen Chalmers". www.londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
- ^ "The players (1914–1932)". Clydebank FC Programmes. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
- ^ "Paul Chalmers profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Players Database. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
- ^ "Goal hero Stevie Chalmers' life long debt to a Rangers fan". BBC. 19 May 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
- ^ "Family's great sadness as Celtic legend Stevie Chalmers passes away". Celtic FC. 29 April 2019. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
- ^ "Stevie Chalmers: Celtic great who scored 1967 winner dies at 83". BBC Sport. 29 April 2019. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
- ^ Stevie Chalmers at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ a b "Celtic player Stevie Chalmers". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
- ^ "Stevie Chalmers". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
External links
- Player profile at The Celtic Wiki
- Player profile at The Partick Thistle History Archive