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.
[2] During wartime, he also featured for several English clubs, including Manchester City and Chelsea as a guest player, before moving to Partick Thistle in 1946 where he made 34 appearances and scored 13 goals.
[3] He instead joined Leicester City in 1949, with Ray Iggleden moving to Elland Road in exchange,[2] and went on to make 42 appearances scoring 17 goals.
[3] He made his debut in a 6-1 defeat against Sheffield United but went on to score 8 times in the last 11 games of the season to help secure promotion for the club.
[5] 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.