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{{short description|Scottish footballer and manager}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2017}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2017}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Ken Chisholm
| image =
| fullname = Kenneth McTaggart Chisholm<ref>{{Hugman|3453|accessdate=30 April 2017}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date|1925|04|12|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Glasgow]], Scotland
| death_date = {{death date and age|1990|04|30|1925|04|12|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Chester-le-Street]], England
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=11}}<ref name=Oz>{{cite web |url=http://www.ozwhitelufc.net.au/players_profiles/C/ChisholmKM.php |title=Ken Chisholm |publisher=Oz White LUFC |accessdate=6 September 2016}}</ref>
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 1941-1942
| years2 = 1942–1946
| years3 = 1946–1948
| years4 = 1948–1949
| years5 = 1949–1950
| years6 = 1950–1952
| years7 = 1952–1953
| years8 = 1953–1956
| years9 = 1956–1958
| clubs1 = [[Pollok F.C.|Pollok]]
| clubs2 = [[Queen's Park F.C.|Queen's Park]]
| clubs3 = [[Partick Thistle F.C.|Partick Thistle]]
| clubs4 = [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]]
| clubs5 = [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]]
| clubs6 = [[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]]
| clubs7 = [[Cardiff City F.C.|Cardiff City]]
| clubs8 = [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]]
| clubs9 = [[Workington A.F.C.|Workington]]
| caps1 = 12
| caps2 =
| caps3 = 34
| caps4 = 40
| caps5 = 42
| caps6 = 68
| caps7 = 63
| caps8 = 78
| caps9 = 39
| goals1 = 0
| goals2 =
| goals3 = 13
| goals4 = 17
| goals5 = 17
| goals6 = 34
| goals7 = 33
| goals8 = 33
| goals9 = 15
| manageryears1 = 1958
| managerclubs1 = [[Glentoran F.C.|Glentoran]]
}}
'''Kenneth McTaggart Chisholm''' (12 April 1925 – 30 April 1990) was a Scottish [[association football|footballer]] who played for a number of teams in [[The Football League]] and the [[Scottish Football League]] as a [[Striker (association football)|forward]].

==Club career==
Chisholm, a former [[RAF]] fighter pilot, began his footballing career in the Junior game at [[Pollok F.C.|Pollok]] as a 16 year old during the 1941/42 season. He made his debut in a [[Scottish Junior Cup|Junior Cup]] defeat to [[Wishaw F.C.|Wishaw]] before going on to sign for [[Queen's Park F.C.|Queen's Park]], joining the club in 1942. During his time with the club, he represented [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]] in a [[Scotland national football team results (unofficial matches)#World War II|wartime victory international]], playing in a 3–2 victory over [[Ireland national football team (1882–1950)|Ireland]].<ref name=Oz/> During wartime, he also featured for several English clubs, including [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] and [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] as a guest player, before moving to [[Partick Thistle F.C.|Partick Thistle]] in 1946 where he made 34 appearances and scored 13 goals.<ref name="career">{{cite web|url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player1/kenchisholm.html|title=Ken Chisholm|publisher=Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database|accessdate=2008-09-04}}</ref> In 1948, he joined [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] for a fee of £6,000 after the club failed in their attempt to sign [[Jimmy Mason (footballer, born 1919)|Jimmy Mason]] from [[Third Lanark F.C.|Third Lanark]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://partickthistleahistory.wikifoundry.com/page/1948+-+Ken+Chisholm+to+Leeds |title=Ken Chisholm goes South |publisher=The Courier and Advertiser |date=5 January 1948 |accessdate=6 September 2016}}</ref> Between 1948 and 1949 he scored 17 goals in 40 appearances for the ''Whites'' but fell out with manager [[Frank Buckley (footballer)|Frank Buckley]].<ref name="career"/> He instead joined [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]] in 1949, with [[Ray Iggleden]] moving to Elland Road in exchange,<ref name=Oz/> and went on to make 42 appearances scoring 17 goals.<ref name="career"/>

Chisholm made the switch to Midlands rivals [[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]] in 1950, he made 68 appearances and scored 34 goals for the club before transferring to [[Cardiff City F.C.|Cardiff City]] in March 1952.<ref name="career"/> He made his debut in a 6-1 defeat against [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]] but went on to score 8 times in the last 11 games of the season to help secure promotion for the club. He finished as top scorer in his first season and shared top league scorer with [[Wilf Grant]] the following season, netting his only hattrick for the club in October 1953 in a 5–0 victory over [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]].<ref>{{Cite book | title = The Who's Who of Cardiff City | first = Dean | last = Hayes | publisher = Breedon Books | year = 2006 | page=37 |location=Derby | isbn= 1-85983-462-0}}</ref> Chisholm left the Cardiff to sign for Sunderland and made his debut for them on 1 January 1954 against [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]] in a 2–0 win at [[Roker Park]] where he also scored a goal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thestatcat.co.uk/Imatchdets/IMD2472.asp |title=Sunderland 2-0 Aston Villa |publisher=The Stat Cat |accessdate=2008-09-04 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080527104423/http://thestatcat.co.uk/Imatchdets/IMD2472.asp |archivedate=27 May 2008 }}</ref> During his time at the club he made 78 league appearances scoring 33 goals.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thestatcat.co.uk/Mplayers/MPG224.asp |title=Ken Chisholm |publisher=The Stat Cat |accessdate=2008-09-04 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080705215819/http://www.thestatcat.co.uk/Mplayers/MPG224.asp |archivedate= 5 July 2008 }}</ref> He finished his career with [[Workington A.F.C.|Workington]] in 1956, before a short spell at [[Glentoran F.C.|Glentoran]] just before his retirement.<ref name="career"/>

==References==
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{{Glentoran F.C. managers}}

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[[Category:1925 births]]
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[[Category:Footballers from Glasgow]]
[[Category:Scottish men's footballers]]
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[[Category:Chelsea F.C. wartime guest players]]
[[Category:Leicester City F.C. wartime guest players]]
[[Category:Portsmouth F.C. wartime guest players]]
[[Category:Bradford (Park Avenue) A.F.C. wartime guest players]]
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[[Category:Partick Thistle F.C. players]]
[[Category:Leicester City F.C. players]]
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[[Category:Cardiff City F.C. players]]
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[[Category:Scottish Football League players]]
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