Date of birth | 20 September 1969 |
Place of birth | Falkirk |
Nationality | Scottish |
Weight | 81 kg |
Height | 1.83 m |
Position | Defender/Centre back |
Balmer found first-team opportunities at Wigan somewhat limited in 2000-01 due to injury and the consistent form of Pat McGibbon and Arjan De Zeeuw, however he always performed well when called into the side. A strong right-footed central defender he scored his only goal of the campaign in the 1-0 win at Bury that coincided with his 100th Football League appearance for the Latics.
After moving on to Oldham Athletic, Balmer was put on the Boundary Park transfer list in October 2002 before his contract was cancelled by mutual consent in February 2003. Balmer immediately joined Boston United with a contract up to June 2004.
Team | Joined | Left | Loan / Trialist |
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Celtic | 01 Jul 1987 | 24 Aug 1990 | |
Charlton Athletic | 24 Aug 1990 | 18 Sep 1998 | |
Wigan Athletic | 18 Sep 1998 | 06 Jul 2001 | |
Oldham Athletic | 06 Jul 2001 | 20 Feb 2003 | |
Scunthorpe United | 07 Oct 2002 | 07 Nov 2002 | L |
Oxford United | 25 Nov 2002 | 29 Nov 2002 | T |
Boston United | 13 Dec 2002 | 14 Feb 2003 | L |
Boston United | 21 Feb 2003 | 30 Jun 2004 | |
Clyde | 01 Jul 2004 |
Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
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1993-94 | Charlton Athletic | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
1995-96 | Charlton Athletic | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
1995-96 | Charlton Athletic | League Cup | 2 | ||||
1996-97 | Charlton Athletic | League Cup | 1 | ||||
1998-99 | Wigan Athletic | League Cup | 1 | ||||
1999-00 | Wigan Athletic | League Cup | 4 | ||||
2000-01 | Wigan Athletic | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
2000-01 | Wigan Athletic | LDV Vans Trophy | 1 | ||||
2000-01 | Wigan Athletic | League Cup | 2 | ||||
2000-01 | Wigan Athletic | League Division 2 | 22 | 2 |
1 |
2
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2001-02 | Oldham Athletic | FA Cup | 4 |
1
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2001-02 | Oldham Athletic | LDV Vans Trophy | 2 | ||||
2001-02 | Oldham Athletic | League Cup | 2 | ||||
2001-02 | Oldham Athletic | League Division 2 | 35 | 1 |
6 |
6
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2002-03 | Boston United | League Division 3 | 21 |
4
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2002-03 | Scunthorpe United | LDV Vans Trophy | 1 | ||||
2002-03 | Scunthorpe United | League Division 3 | 6 |
1
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1
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2003-04 | Boston United | FA Cup | 1 |
1
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2003-04 | Boston United | League Division 3 | 25 | 1 |
3 |
2
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1
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Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
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12 Oct 2002 | Scunthorpe United v Cambridge United | L | 1-2 | League Division 3 | |
19 Oct 2002 | Rochdale v Scunthorpe United | W | 1-2 | League Division 3 | |
22 Oct 2002 | Scunthorpe United v Blackpool | L | 2-3 | LDV Vans Trophy | 1st round - northern section |
26 Oct 2002 | Scunthorpe United v Torquay United | W | 5-1 | League Division 3 | |
29 Oct 2002 | Darlington v Scunthorpe United | D | 1-1 | League Division 3 | |
02 Nov 2002 | Hull City v Scunthorpe United | L | 2-0 | League Division 3 | |
09 Nov 2002 | Scunthorpe United v Boston United | W | 2-0 | League Division 3 |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.