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Tommy Chalmers
Personal information
Full name Thomas Kennedy Chalmers
Date of birth 1883
Place of birth Beith, Scotland
Date of death 20 April 1918(1918-04-20) (aged 34–35)
Place of death Somme, France
Position(s) Centre Half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1904–1905 Beith
1905–1909 Notts County 18 (1)
1909–1911 Ilkeston United
1911–1912 Shirebrook
Total 18 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Thomas Kennedy Chalmers (1883 – 20 April 1918) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Football League for Notts County.

Personal life

Chalmers was married. He served as a private in the Highland Light Infantry during the First World War and was killed in action on the Western Front on 20 April 1918. He is buried at Doullens Communal Cemetery Extension No.1.

References

  1. ^ Tommy Chalmers at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  2. ^ "Casualty Details: Thomas Kennedy Chalmers". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  3. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. SoccerData. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.


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