Paul Chalmers
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 31 October 1963 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Eastercraigs | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1984–1986 | Celtic | 4 | (1) |
| 1986 | → Bradford City (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 1986–1990 | St Mirren | 100 | (23) |
| 1990–1992 | Swansea City | 58 | (13) |
| 1992–1993 | Dunfermline Athletic | 32 | (9) |
| 1993–1995 | Hamilton Academical | 44 | (7) |
| 1995 | Ayr United | 5 | (1) |
| 1995–1996 | East Fife | 8 | (4) |
| Total | 253 | (58) | |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Paul Chalmers (born 31 October 1963) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a striker for several clubs. He is the son of Lisbon Lion, Stevie Chalmers, who scored the winning goal for Celtic in the 1967 European Cup Final.[1]
Career
Born in Glasgow, Chalmers played for Eastercraigs as a youth before signing for Celtic. He made his debut for Celtic on 19 February 1985, coming as a substitute in a home league match against Morton and scoring in a 4-0 win.[2] However, he would only make another 3 appearances for Celtic and did not score again.[3] After a brief spell on loan at Bradford City,[4] Chalmers signed for St Mirren in 1986.[4]
In his 4 years at Love Street, Chalmers scored a total of 27 goals in 113 appearances. In 1987 Chalmers played in several of St Mirren's Scottish Cup ties, scoring twice in their 4th round 3-2 win over Morton[5] and once in their 2-0 quarter-final win over Raith Rovers.[5] Alas, he was injured for the latter part of the season and missed his side's 1-0 Cup Final win over Dundee United in May 1987. In season 1988–89, Chalmers was St Mirren's top scorer in the league with 11 goals.[4]
On leaving St Mirren in 1990, Chalmers went on to play for Swansea City before returning to Scotland in 1992 to sign for Dunfermline Athletic.[4] A year later he joined Hamilton Academical, scoring on his league debut against Brechin City. Chalmers played in both defence and attack during his time with Accies, scoring seven goals in 48 appearances.[4] He moved on to Ayr United in 1995 and then on to East Fife.[4][6]
References
- ↑ "Past Players". Swansea City FC. 23 November 2007. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
- ↑ "McStay on song - and it's a scoring debut for Chalmers". The Glasgow Herald. 20 February 1985. p. 24.
- ↑ "Chalmers, Paul". FitbaStats.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Chalmers, Paul". Hamilton Academical Memory Bank. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
- 1 2 "Scottish Cup Winners 1987". St Mirren Info.
- ↑ "Profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database.