James Callaghan "Chic" Charnley was born on 11 June 1963 and is a Scottish former football player and coach.
12 Facts About Chic Charnley
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Chic Charnley was a coach at Thistle for a short time and was briefly assistant manager of Clyde.
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Chic Charnley played for a number of clubs, including Ayr United, Clydebank, Hamilton Accies, Partick Thistle, St Mirren, Bolton, Djurgardens IF, Dumbarton, Dundee, Hibernian and Cork City.
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Chic Charnley played for Junior clubs Rutherglen Glencairn, Pollok, Tarff Rovers and Kirkintilloch Rob Roy.
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Chic Charnley acquired his nickname in his youth when he would sell poultry door-to-door in the Possilpark district of northern Glasgow, where he was brought up as a supporter of Celtic.
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Chic Charnley played for the club on a few different occasions and is considered something of a cult hero at Firhill, as well as a member of their Hall of Fame.
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Chic Charnley initially left Partick for St Mirren in June 1991 in a swap deal that saw he and David Elliot exchange for Mark McWalter and George Shaw.
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Chic Charnley was an inconsistent performer with displays ranging from poor to outstanding and occasional outbursts of indiscipline and violence.
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Chic Charnley was freed by Partick Thistle when the Glasgow club was in the Premier Division.
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Chic Charnley made his Hibernian debut in August 1997 against Celtic, where late on in the second half he latched on to a misplaced pass from fellow debutant Henrik Larsson and struck the winning goal from 25 yards.
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Chic Charnley was approaching the age of 40, and made just two more appearances for Thistle after their promotion.
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Chic Charnley was appointed assistant manager of Clyde in February 2011 by Jim Duffy.