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Chelsea FC Profile: Jimmy Leadbetter

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Full Name: James Hunter Leadbetter

Born: Sunday, 15th July 1928
Place of birth: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Height: 5' 8 1/2"
Died: Tuesday, 18th July 2006 (aged 78)
Place of death: Corstorphine, Midlothian, Scotland
Burial: Cremated - 26/07/2006 - Warriston Crematorium, Edinburgh. There is no known memorial.

Involvement with Chelsea:


Men's 1st Team Player from 1949 to 1952


Playing Career:


Edinburgh Thistle
Chelsea (Jul 1949 to Aug 1952) - cost: unknown
Brighton And Hove Albion
Ipswich Town

Chelsea First-Team Career Summary

Competitive Debut: Saturday, 12th April 1952, Preston North End 1 - 0 Chelsea

Age on debut: 23 years 8 months 28 days

Last Competitive First-Team Appearance: Tuesday, 15th April 1952, Aston Villa 7 - 1 Chelsea

Appearances

Season League F.A. Cup Lg Cup Europe Oth* Ttl
1951 / 52 300003
Total300003

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. Jimmy Leadbetter made 3 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Competitive Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
League12th Apr 1952Preston North End10Chelsea28,081 match lost
League14th Apr 1952Chelsea22Aston Villa28,005 match drawn
League15th Apr 1952Aston Villa71Chelsea29,882 match lost

Non-Competitive First-Team Appearances

Season Appearances
Total0

Non-Competitive First-Team Goals

SeasonGoals
Total0


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

Non-Competitive First-Team Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt

Non-First-Team Appearances

Season Appearances
Total0

Non-First-Team Goals

SeasonGoals
Total0


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

Non-First-Team Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt

Chelsea Graves Society Info & External Research Links:


Link to the CGS Ancestry profile for James Hunter Leadbetter View CGS profile for James Hunter Leadbetter on Ancestry
Link to the findagrave profile for James Hunter Leadbetter View CGS profile for James Hunter Leadbetter on Find-A-Grave
Link to the CGS Zeemaps location for James Hunter Leadbetter View location on Zeemaps for James Hunter Leadbetter



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Chelsea FC Player Jimmy Leadbetter

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

Teammates

During his Chelsea first-team career of 3 appearances, Jimmy Leadbetter played alongside the following 15 players (number of appearances together in the same match-day squad in brackets)

Jack Allister (1)
Ken Armstrong (3)
Sidney Bathgate (1)
Bobby Campbell (2)
Billy Gray (3)
John Harris (3)
Benny Jones (1)
Phil McKnight (1)
Frank Mitchell (2)
Ernie Randall (2)
Bill Robertson (3)
Bobby Smith (1)
James Smith (2)
Sid Tickridge (3)
Stan Willemse (2)