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Chelsea FC Profile: George Kennedy

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Full Name: George William Kennedy

Born: Sunday, 12th March 1882
Place of birth: Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Died: Friday, 16th November 1917 (aged 35)
Place of death: Poperinge, West Flanders, Belgium
Burial: Buried - Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Poperinge, Arrondissement Ieper, West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen), Belgium

Involvement with Chelsea:


Men's 1st Team Player from 1908 to 1909


Died from his wounds suffered during World War One. Chelsea's most decorated player with the Military Medal and Distinguished Conduct Medal. Kennedy emigrated in 1914 and was a sergeant-major in the 42nd Canadian Highlanders and died during the capture of Passchendæle. (info courtesy of http://www.chelseafc.com/the-club/club-history/WW1.html). Buried / commemorated at Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium

Playing Career:


Lincoln City
Chelsea (May 1908 to Jun 1909) - cost: unknown
Brentford
Dumfries

Chelsea First-Team Career Summary

Competitive Debut: Saturday, 10th October 1908, Chelsea 2 - 0 Sunderland

Age on debut: 26 years 6 months 28 days

Last Competitive First-Team Appearance: Saturday, 30th January 1909, Aston Villa 0 - 0 Chelsea

Appearances

Season League F.A. Cup Lg Cup Europe Oth* Ttl
1908 / 09 10200012
Total10200012

Goals

Season League F.A. Cup Lg Cup Europe Oth* Ttl
Total000000


* 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. George Kennedy made 12 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Competitive Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
League10th Oct 1908Chelsea20Sunderland35,000 match won
League17th Oct 1908Chelsea22The Wednesday25,000 match drawn
League5th Dec 1908Notts County30Chelsea12,000 match lost
League12th Dec 1908Chelsea12Newcastle United25,000 match lost
League19th Dec 1908Bristol City10Chelsea10,000 match lost
League25th Dec 1908Manchester City12Chelsea35,000 match won
League26th Dec 1908Chelsea12Manchester City40,000 match lost
League1st Jan 1909Middlesbrough14Chelsea25,000 match won
League2nd Jan 1909Chelsea30Liverpool30,000 match won
F.A. Cup16th Jan 1909Hull City11Chelsea18,100 match drawn
F.A. Cup20th Jan 1909Chelsea10Hull City25,792 match won
League30th Jan 1909Aston Villa00Chelsea18,000 match drawn

Non-Competitive First-Team Appearances

Season Appearances
1908 / 09 1
Total1

Non-Competitive First-Team Goals

SeasonGoals
Total0


Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. George Kennedy made 1 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Non-Competitive First-Team Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
London Prof. Charity Fund7th Dec 1908Chelsea01Woolwich Arsenal6,000 match lost

Non-First-Team Appearances

Season Appearances
1908 / 09 14
Total14

Non-First-Team Goals

SeasonGoals
Total0


Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. George Kennedy made 14 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Non-First-Team Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
Reserve League2nd Sep 1908Swindon Town12Chelsea2,500 match won
Reserve League5th Sep 1908Chelsea20Portsmouth0 match won
Reserve League7th Sep 1908Chelsea10Fulham4,000 match won
Reserve League14th Sep 1908Fulham30Chelsea3,500 match lost
Reserve League19th Sep 1908Woolwich Arsenal12Chelsea0 match won
Reserve League26th Sep 1908Tottenham Hotspur11Chelsea3,000 match drawn
Reserve League12th Oct 1908Chelsea23Crystal Palace0 match lost
Reserve League19th Oct 1908West Ham United52Chelsea0 match lost
Reserve League31st Oct 1908Crystal Palace01Chelsea0 match won
Reserve League7th Nov 1908Chelsea32Brighton And Hove Albion0 match won
Reserve League14th Nov 1908Luton Town10Chelsea0 match lost
Friendly21st Nov 1908Chelsea10Salisbury City0 match won
Reserve League28th Nov 1908Maidstone United21Chelsea0 match lost
Reserve League9th Apr 1909Tunbridge Wells Rangers11Chelsea2,500 match drawn
Reserve League27th Sep 1909West Ham United11Chelsea2,000 match drawn
Reserve League4th Oct 1909Chelsea51Millwall Athletic0 match won
Reserve League9th Oct 1909Chelsea41Swindon Town0 match won
Reserve League18th Oct 1909Woolwich Arsenal31Chelsea0 match lost
Reserve League23rd Oct 1909Barnet Alston Works11Chelsea1,000 match drawn
Reserve League30th Oct 1909Chelsea31Leyton0 match won
Reserve League1st Nov 1909Clapton Orient22Chelsea2,000 match drawn
Reserve League6th Nov 1909Deptford Invicta03Chelsea0 match won
Reserve League10th Nov 1909Chelsea20Clapton Orient0 match won
Reserve League13th Nov 1909Chelsea21Luton Town0 match won
Reserve League27th Nov 1909Chelsea12Southend United0 match lost
Reserve League15th Dec 1909Chelsea10Crystal Palace0 match won
Reserve League25th Dec 1909Chelsea70Croydon Common2,000 match won
Reserve League27th Dec 1909Hastings & St Leonards United27Chelsea0 match won
Reserve League1st Jan 1910Chelsea31Fulham16,000 match won
Reserve League8th Jan 1910Chelsea00Brighton And Hove Albion2,000 match drawn
Reserve League29th Jan 1910Chelsea01Portsmouth0 match lost
Reserve League7th Feb 1910Clapton Orient14Chelsea0 match won
Reserve League19th Feb 1910Portsmouth00Chelsea1,500 match drawn
Reserve League7th Mar 1910Chelsea10Norwich City2,000 match won
Friendly10th Mar 1910Fulham03Chelsea4,000 match won
Reserve League25th Mar 1910Brentford13Chelsea3,000 match won
Reserve League26th Mar 1910Luton Town10Chelsea0 match lost
Reserve League29th Mar 1910Fulham00Chelsea4,000 match drawn
Reserve League2nd Apr 1910Chelsea70Queens Park Rangers0 match won
Reserve League7th Apr 1910Norwich City12Chelsea0 match won
Reserve League9th Apr 1910Swindon Town22Chelsea0 match drawn
Reserve League16th Apr 1910Watford14Chelsea0 match won

Chelsea Graves Society Info & External Research Links:


Link to the CGS Ancestry profile for George William Kennedy View CGS profile for George William Kennedy on Ancestry
Link to the findagrave profile for George William Kennedy View CGS profile for George William Kennedy on Find-A-Grave
Link to the CGS Zeemaps location for George William Kennedy View location on Zeemaps for George William Kennedy



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Chelsea FC Player George Kennedy

Games Won: 5
Win Percentage: 41.67%
Total Bookings: 0
Times Sent Off: 0

Teammates

During his Chelsea first-team career of 12 appearances, George Kennedy played alongside the following 15 players (number of appearances together in the same match-day squad in brackets)

Ted Birnie (10)
Billy Brawn (12)
Billy Bridgeman (4)
Jack Cameron (12)
Bill Cartwright (3)
Norrie Fairgray (5)
George Hilsdon (10)
Percy Humphreys (6)
Tommy Mair (3)
Bob McRoberts (2)
Tommy Miller (9)
Fred Rouse (10)
Ben Warren (11)
Jack Whitley (12)
Jimmy Windridge (11)