Chelsea FC Profile: David Alexander
Full Name: David Baxter Alexander
Born: Thursday, 18th October 1917
Place of birth: Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Died: Tuesday, 20th August 1974 (aged 56)
Place of death: Hazel Grove, Cheshire, England
Burial: Cremated - Stockport Crematorium, his ashes were scattered in the Garden of Remembrance.
There is no known memorial.
Involvement with Chelsea:
Men's 1st Team Player from 1939 to 1945
David Baxter Alexander, listed in some places with a middle name "Bertram", was born in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, near Glasgow. His birth date was found in the 1939 census, which lead back to his birth certificate downloaded from Scotland's People website.
David was signed aged 18 on 26 November 1935 from Clydebank Juniors and after making his first team debut towards the end of the 38/39 season, he became a regular in the Chelsea side in the first season of World War II regional football.
He was noted as an athletically built and skilful player whose promising career was sadly ended by injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident, which also caused him to be invalided from the forces.
David is recorded as lodging at the home of William Crump, 37 Silverton Road, Fulham in the 1939 census, during his time at Chelsea.
Date of death confirmed from Probate record.
David is pictured during his time with Clydebank (with thanks to Craig Tyreman for finding the picture and to Phil Carter for sending it on to me). There is no known picture of him during his time at Chelsea.
Playing Career:
Clydebank Juniors
Chelsea (Jan 1939 to Jun 1945) - cost: unknown
Chelsea First-Team Career Summary
Competitive Debut: Friday, 7th April 1939, Charlton Athletic 2 - 0 Chelsea
Age on debut: 21 years 5 months 20 days
Last Competitive First-Team Appearance: Friday, 7th April 1939, Charlton Athletic 2 - 0 Chelsea
Appearances
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* oth = other competitive matches such as Full Members Cup, Charity/Community Shield, Fifa World Club Cup.
Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. David Alexander made 1 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.
Competitive Matches Played
| Comp | Date | Home | Away | Att | |||
| League | 7th Apr 1939 | Charlton Athletic | 2 | 0 | Chelsea | 29,014 |  |
Non-Competitive First-Team Appearances
| Non-Competitive First-Team Goals
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Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. David Alexander made 0 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.
Non-Competitive First-Team Matches Played
| Comp | Date | Home | Away | Att |
Non-First-Team Appearances
| Non-First-Team Goals
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Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. David Alexander made 0 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.
Non-First-Team Matches Played
| Comp | Date | Home | Away | Att |
Chelsea Graves Society Info & External Research Links:
View CGS profile for David Baxter Alexander on Ancestry
View CGS profile for David Baxter Alexander on Find-A-Grave
View location on Zeemaps for David Baxter AlexanderReturn to Player Directory.
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