Len Chalmers

{{short description|English footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2014}}

{{Use British English|date=August 2014}}

{{Infobox football biography

|name = Len Chalmers

| fullname = Leonard Austin Chalmers

| image =

| birth_date = {{birth date|df=y|1936|9|4}}

| birth_place = Geddington, England

| death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|2014|2|10|1936|9|4}}

| death_place = Northampton, England

| height = {{height|ft=5|in=10}}Soccer Who's Who compiled by Maurice Golesworthy Sportsmans Book Club 1965

| position = Full back

| years1 = 195?–1956 | clubs1 = Corby Town

| years2 = 1956–1966 | clubs2 = Leicester City | caps2 = 171 | goals2 = 4

| years3 = 1966–1968 | clubs3 = Notts County | caps3 = 51 | goals3 = 1

| years4 = 1968–19?? | clubs4 = Dunstable Town

| totalcaps = 222 | totalgoals = 5

}}

Leonard Austin Chalmers (4 September 1936 – 10 February 2014) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Leicester City and Notts County.

Chalmers played for Corby Town before signing for Leicester City in 1956. Nicknamed 'Chopper' for his fully committed playing style, Chalmers played 80 minutes of the 1961 FA Cup Final hobbling on the wing after suffering a badly gashed shin which rendered him no more than nuisance value as no substitutions were then allowed. Leicester City lost 2–0 to Tottenham Hotspur.{{cite web| url=http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/Banks-tribute-terrific-star-Chalmers/story-20632086-detail/story.html| title=Leicester City legend Gordon Banks tribute to the 'terrific' star Len Chalmers| newspaper=Leicester Mercury| date=15 February 2014| accessdate=24 February 2014| url-status=dead| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302052601/http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/Banks-tribute-terrific-star-Chalmers/story-20632086-detail/story.html| archivedate=2 March 2014| df=dmy-all}} After leaving Notts County, he played non-league football for Dunstable Town.{{cite web |url=http://www.enfa.co.uk/playersearch.php |title=Player search |website=The English National Football Archive |accessdate=18 May 2019}}

Chalmers died on 10 February 2014 at the age of 77.{{Hugman|3309|accessdate=18 May 2019}} Leicester City held a minute's applause before their home game with Ipswich Town on 22 February, with Chalmers' family in attendance.