Ken Chisholm

Kenneth McTaggart Chisholm (12 April 1925 – 30 April 1990) was a Scottish footballer who played for a number of teams in The Football League and the Scottish Football League as a forward.

Club career Chisholm, a former RAF fighter pilot, began his footballing career in the Junior game at Pollok as a 16 year old during the 1941/42 season. He made his debut in a Junior Cup defeat to Wishaw before going on to sign for Queen's Park, joining the club in 1942. During his time with the club, he represented Scotland in a wartime victory international, playing in a 3–2 victory over Ireland. In 1948, he joined Leeds United for a fee of £6,000 after the club failed in their attempt to sign Jimmy Mason from Third Lanark. Between 1948 and 1949 he scored 17 goals in 40 appearances for the Whites but fell out with manager Frank Buckley. Chisholm left the Cardiff to sign for Sunderland and made his debut for them on 1 January 1954 against Aston Villa in a 2–0 win at Roker Park where he also scored a goal. During his time at the club he made 78 league appearances scoring 33 goals. He finished his career with Workington in 1956, before a short spell at Glentoran just before his retirement.