Background
He is the son of Lisbon Lion, Stevie Chalmers, who scored the winning goal for Celtic in the 1967 European Cup Final.
He is the son of Lisbon Lion, Stevie Chalmers, who scored the winning goal for Celtic in the 1967 European Cup Final.
Born in Glasgow, Chalmers played for Eastercraigs as a youth before signing for Celtic. However, he would only make another 3 appearances for Celtic and did not score again. After a brief spell on loan at Bradford City, Chalmers signed for Street Mirren in 1986.
In his 4 years at Love Street, Chalmers scored a total of 27 goals in 113 appearances.
In season 1988-1989, Chalmers was Street Mirren"s top scorer in the league with 11 goals. On leaving Street Mirren in 1990, Chalmers went on to play for Swansea City before returning to Scotland in 1992 to sign for Dunfermline Athletic.
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.
He moved on to Ayr United in 1995 and then on to East Fife.