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 | 261 | (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 (26 December 1935 – 29 April 2019)[1] was a Scottish footballer. He was born in Glasgow. He played as a centre-forward. He is best known for scoring the winning goal for Celtic in the 1967 European Cup Final. From 1964 to 1966, he played for the national team.
In 2017, it was confirmed that Chalmers had dementia.[2] He died on 29 April 2019, at the age of 83.[3]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Cuddihy, Paul (26 December 2016). "Happy 81st Birthday to Stevie Chalmers". celticfc.net. Celtic FC. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Stevie Chalmers: Celtic great who scored 1967 European Cup final winner dies at 83". BBC Sport. 29 April 2019. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
Other websites[change | change source]
- Player profile at The Celtic Wiki
- Player profile[permanent dead link] at The Partick Thistle History Archive