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Chelsea FC Profile: John Compton

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Full Name: John Frederick Compton

Born: Friday, 27th August 1937 (age: 87)
Place of birth: Poplar, London, England
Height: 5' 9"

Involvement with Chelsea:


Men's 1st Team Player from 1953 to 1960


Playing Career:


Chelsea (Jul 1953 to Jun 1960) - From Chelsea Juniors
Ipswich Town
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic

Chelsea First-Team Career Summary

Competitive Debut: Saturday, 28th April 1956, Chelsea 2 - 1 Blackpool

Age on debut: 18 years 8 months 1 days

Last Competitive First-Team Appearance: Saturday, 12th December 1959, Blackpool 3 - 1 Chelsea

See full chronological appearance listing HERE

Appearances

Season League F.A. Cup Lg Cup Europe Oth* Ttl
1955 / 56 100001
1957 / 58 300003
1959 / 60 800008
Total12000012

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. John Compton made 12 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Competitive Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
League28th Apr 1956Chelsea21Blackpool35,427 match won
League7th Apr 1958Nottingham Forest11Chelsea25,130 match drawn
League12th Apr 1958Chelsea22Bolton Wanderers27,994 match drawn
League19th Apr 1958Leeds United00Chelsea20,515 match drawn
League22nd Aug 1959Chelsea44Preston North End42,891 match drawn
League26th Aug 1959Manchester United01Chelsea57,674 match won
League29th Aug 1959Leicester City31Chelsea29,341 match lost
League2nd Sep 1959Chelsea36Manchester United66,579 match lost
League16th Sep 1959Chelsea42Birmingham City31,651 match won
League19th Sep 1959Chelsea24West Ham United54,349 match lost
League14th Nov 1959Manchester City11Chelsea24,364 match drawn
League12th Dec 1959Blackpool31Chelsea12,410 match lost

Non-Competitive First-Team Appearances

Season Appearances
1955 / 56 1
1956 / 57 1
1957 / 58 2 (1)
1959 / 60 3
Total7 (1)

Non-Competitive First-Team Goals

SeasonGoals
1959 / 60 1
Total1


Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. John Compton made 7 appearances for Chelsea, of which 1 were as a substitute.

Non-Competitive First-Team Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
Friendly18th Oct 1955Brentford04Chelsea7,200 match won
Friendly13th Aug 1956Chelsea30Chelsea4,414 match lost
Friendly14th Aug 1957ChelseaChelseaunknown match drawn
Friendly21st Aug 1957Chelsea32Chelsea4,024 match lost Sub on Sub off
Friendly19th Oct 1959Ashford27Chelsea4,523 match won scored 1 goal
Friendly16th Nov 1959Chelsea41British Olympic XI6,302 match won
Friendly8th Dec 1959Atlético Bilbao10Chelsea40,000 match lost

Non-First-Team Appearances

Season Appearances
1953 / 54 7
1954 / 55 32
1955 / 56 31
1956 / 57 42
1957 / 58 41
1958 / 59 37
1959 / 60 28
Total218

Non-First-Team Goals

SeasonGoals
1953 / 54 1
1954 / 55 3
1955 / 56 1
1956 / 57 4
1957 / 58 7
1958 / 59 7
Total23


Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. John Compton made 218 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Non-First-Team Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
FA Youth Cup24th Oct 1953Chelsea30Queens Park Rangersunknown match won scored 1 goal
London Minor Cup6th Feb 1954Chelsea32Brentfordunknown match won
Reserve League23rd Mar 1954Chelsea50Millwallunknown match won
London Minor Cup31st Mar 1954Eton Manor35Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League12th Apr 1954Charlton Athletic22Chelseaunknown match drawn
Friendly14th Apr 1954East Grinstead21Chelseaunknown match lost
Youth League3rd May 1954ChelseaPortsmouthunknown match drawn
Friendly16th Aug 1954Chelsea22Chelseaunknown match drawn
Youth League2nd Oct 1954Chelsea30Portsmouthunknown match won
FA Youth Cup9th Oct 1954Chelsea80Queens Park Rangersunknown match won
Youth League16th Oct 1954Bexleyheath & Welling08Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League18th Oct 1954West Ham United11Chelseaunknown match drawn
FA Youth Cup30th Oct 1954Chelsea62Fulhamunknown match won
Youth League6th Nov 1954Brighton And Hove Albion17Chelseaunknown match won
Youth League13th Nov 1954Leyton Orient03Chelseaunknown match won
Youth League20th Nov 1954Chelsea42Arsenalunknown match won
Youth League27th Nov 1954Chelsea01Brentfordunknown match lost
FA Youth Cup29th Nov 1954Crystal Palace08Chelseaunknown match won
Youth League18th Dec 1954Chelsea70Leyton Orientunknown match won
Youth League8th Jan 1955Chelsea11Fulhamunknown match drawn
Reserve League25th Jan 1955Chelsea20Queens Park Rangersunknown match won
FA Youth Cup29th Jan 1955Chelsea30West Ham Unitedunknown match won
Reserve League9th Feb 1955Crystal Palace21Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League15th Feb 1955Chelsea60Fulhamunknown match won
Youth League26th Feb 1955Chelsea41Crystal Palaceunknown match won
Reserve League2nd Mar 1955Watford11Chelseaunknown match drawn
Youth League5th Mar 1955Chelsea31Tottenham Hotspurunknown match won
Reserve League9th Mar 1955Portsmouth31Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League15th Mar 1955Chelsea81Southend Unitedunknown match won
FA Youth Cup26th Mar 1955Portsmouth15Chelseaunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League29th Mar 1955Chelsea22Portsmouthunknown match drawn
Reserve League6th Apr 1955Arsenal11Chelseaunknown match drawn
FA Youth Cup16th Apr 1955Chelsea12Manchester United9,000 match lost
FA Youth Cup18th Apr 1955Manchester United21Chelsea16,000 match lost
Reserve League20th Apr 1955Chelsea30Vickersunknown match won
South East Counties League Cup26th Apr 1955Chelsea13Fulhamunknown match lost
Metropolitan League Challenge Cup27th Apr 1955Chelsea32Windsor & Etonunknown match won
Reserve League30th Apr 1955Chelsea52Haywards Heathunknown match won scored 2 goals
Reserve League4th May 1955Chelsea06Crystal Palaceunknown match lost
Reserve League31st Aug 1955Chelsea52Dunstable Townunknown match won
Reserve League3rd Sep 1955Chelsea41West Ham Unitedunknown match won
Reserve League15th Sep 1955Chelsea10Brighton And Hove Albionunknown match won
Reserve League17th Sep 1955Tonbridge31Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League19th Sep 1955West Ham United03Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League5th Oct 1955Arsenal11Chelseaunknown match drawn
Metropolitan League Professional Cup8th Oct 1955Tonbridge05Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League12th Oct 1955Queens Park Rangers04Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League22nd Oct 1955Bedford Town04Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League26th Oct 1955Chelsea01West Ham Unitedunknown match lost
Reserve League2nd Nov 1955Crystal Palace02Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League9th Nov 1955Chelsea40Arsenalunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League12th Nov 1955Chelsea41Tonbridgeunknown match won
Reserve League16th Nov 1955Chelsea51Crystal Palaceunknown match won
Reserve League19th Nov 1955Haywards Heath35Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League23rd Nov 1955Portsmouth02Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League26th Nov 1955West Ham United11Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League10th Dec 1955Chelsea10Bedford Townunknown match won
Reserve League17th Dec 1955Chelsea63Newbury Townunknown match won
Reserve League26th Dec 1955Wokingham Town03Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League31st Dec 1955Chelsea90Haywards Heathunknown match won
Reserve League3rd Jan 1956Charlton Athletic11Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League7th Jan 1956Dartford10Chelsea586 match lost
Reserve League19th Jan 1956Tottenham Hotspur20Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League11th Feb 1956Chelsea41Charlton Athleticunknown match won
Metropolitan League Professional Cup10th Mar 1956Guildford City21Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League30th Mar 1956Chelsea52Watfordunknown match won
Reserve League2nd Apr 1956Watford10Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League7th Apr 1956Chelsea41West Ham Unitedunknown match won
Reserve League21st Apr 1956Chelsea20Birmingham Cityunknown match won
Reserve League26th Apr 1956Tottenham Hotspur31Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League18th Aug 1956Chelsea44Bedford Townunknown match drawn
Reserve League25th Aug 1956Tonbridge21Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League1st Sep 1956Chelsea71Brighton And Hove Albionunknown match won
Reserve League8th Sep 1956Chelsea21Cardiff Cityunknown match won
Reserve League15th Sep 1956Ipswich Town11Chelsea3,154 match drawn
Reserve League22nd Sep 1956Chelsea21Bristol Cityunknown match won
Reserve League29th Sep 1956Portsmouth12Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League6th Oct 1956Luton Town10Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League13th Oct 1956Chelsea52Swansea Townunknown match won
Reserve League20th Oct 1956Brighton And Hove Albion03Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League27th Oct 1956Chelsea31Queens Park Rangers1,580 match won
Reserve League3rd Nov 1956Chelsea31Tonbridgeunknown match won
Reserve League14th Nov 1956Chelsea11West Ham Unitedunknown match drawn
Reserve League24th Nov 1956Bedford Town11Chelsea3,376 match drawn
Reserve League1st Dec 1956Guildford City10Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League8th Dec 1956Chelsea12West Ham Unitedunknown match lost
Reserve League15th Dec 1956Chelsea10Eastbourne Unitedunknown match won
Reserve League22nd Dec 1956Chelsea31Headington Unitedunknown match won
Reserve League25th Dec 1956Millwall14Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League29th Dec 1956Horsham04Chelseaunknown match won scored 2 goals
Reserve League5th Jan 1957Chelsea61Crawley Townunknown match won
Reserve League19th Jan 1957Chelsea10Luton Townunknown match won
Reserve League26th Jan 1957Haywards Heath05Chelseaunknown match won scored 1 goal
Metropolitan League Challenge Cup2nd Feb 1957Chelsea41Tonbridgeunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League9th Feb 1957Luton Town110Chelseaunknown match won
Metropolitan League Professional Cup16th Feb 1957Dunstable Town20Chelseaunknown match lost
Metropolitan League Challenge Cup2nd Mar 1957Bedford Town41Chelsea3,500 match lost
Reserve League6th Mar 1957Chelsea10Charlton Athleticunknown match won
Reserve League9th Mar 1957Chelsea10West Ham Unitedunknown match won
Reserve League16th Mar 1957Chelsea12Newbury Townunknown match lost
Reserve League18th Mar 1957West Ham United12Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League23rd Mar 1957West Ham United22Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League27th Mar 1957Chelsea23Portsmouthunknown match lost
Reserve League30th Mar 1957Chelsea31Wokingham Townunknown match won
Reserve League6th Apr 1957Crawley Town22Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League13th Apr 1957Chelsea20Haywards Heathunknown match won
Reserve League19th Apr 1957Newbury Town01Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League22nd Apr 1957Dunstable Town14Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League24th Apr 1957Wokingham Town11Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League27th Apr 1957Chelsea13Brentfordunknown match lost
Reserve League3rd May 1957Chelsea51Dunstable Townunknown match won
Reserve League4th May 1957Chelsea20Dartfordunknown match won
Reserve League24th Aug 1957Bedford Town22Chelsea3,748 match drawn
Reserve League31st Aug 1957Chelsea20Dartfordunknown match won
Reserve League4th Sep 1957Headington United12Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League7th Sep 1957Didcot Town03Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League14th Sep 1957Dunstable Town21Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League18th Sep 1957Chelsea70Cardiff Cityunknown match won
Reserve League21st Sep 1957Leyton Orient32Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League28th Sep 1957Chelsea51Crystal Palaceunknown match won
Reserve League5th Oct 1957Plymouth Argyle06Chelseaunknown match won scored 1 goal
London Football Association Cup7th Oct 1957Charlton Athletic31Chelseaunknown match lost
Metropolitan League Professional Cup26th Oct 1957Dunstable Town02Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League30th Oct 1957Charlton Athletic13Chelsea408 match won
Reserve League2nd Nov 1957Brighton And Hove Albion25Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League9th Nov 1957Chelsea80Newbury Townunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League16th Nov 1957Bedford Town11Chelsea1,636 match drawn
Reserve League23rd Nov 1957Crawley Town03Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League30th Nov 1957Eastbourne United03Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League7th Dec 1957Chelsea30West Ham Unitedunknown match won
Reserve League14th Dec 1957Luton Town12Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League21st Dec 1957Windsor & Eton17Chelseaunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League26th Dec 1957Guildford City14Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League28th Dec 1957Dunstable Town23Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League4th Jan 1958Didcot Town14Chelseaunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League11th Jan 1958Tonbridge23Chelsea1,580 match won
Metropolitan League Professional Cup18th Jan 1958Dunstable Town05Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League29th Jan 1958Chelsea11Tottenham Hotspurunknown match drawn
Reserve League1st Feb 1958Eastbourne United04Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League8th Feb 1958Headington United12Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League12th Feb 1958Chelsea23Charlton Athleticunknown match lost
Reserve League15th Feb 1958Haywards Heath16Chelseaunknown match won
Metropolitan League Professional Cup1st Mar 1958Tonbridge21Chelsea1,500 match lost
Reserve League8th Mar 1958Crawley Town12Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League12th Mar 1958Chelsea31Fulhamunknown match won scored 1 goal (1 Pen)
Reserve League19th Mar 1958Chelsea21Portsmouthunknown match won
Metropolitan League Challenge Cup22nd Mar 1958Dartford51Chelsea860 match lost
Metropolitan League Professional Cup29th Mar 1958Tonbridge14Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League2nd Apr 1958Portsmouth12Chelseaunknown match won
Metropolitan League Professional Cup9th Apr 1958Chelsea42Hastings Unitedunknown match won scored 1 goal (1 Pen)
Reserve League26th Apr 1958West Ham United14Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League28th Apr 1958Chelsea01Arsenalunknown match lost
Reserve League30th Apr 1958Dartford62Chelseaunknown match lost scored 1 goal
Reserve League23rd Aug 1958Eastbourne United02Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League3rd Sep 1958Chelsea02West Ham Unitedunknown match lost
Reserve League6th Sep 1958Brighton And Hove Albion15Chelseaunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League10th Sep 1958Fulham01Chelseaunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League20th Sep 1958Headington United05Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League24th Sep 1958Chelsea120Dartfordunknown match won
Reserve League4th Oct 1958Chelsea61Windsor & Etonunknown match won
Reserve League11th Oct 1958Eastbourne United13Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League18th Oct 1958Guildford City10Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League25th Oct 1958Ipswich Town25Chelsea5,871 match won
Reserve League27th Oct 1958West Ham United02Chelseaunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League5th Nov 1958Didcot Town13Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League8th Nov 1958Windsor & Eton13Chelseaunknown match won
Metropolitan League Challenge Cup15th Nov 1958Haywards Heath04Chelseaunknown match won scored 1 goal (1 Pen)
Reserve League29th Nov 1958Chelsea42Leyton Orientunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League6th Dec 1958Arsenal61Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League13th Dec 1958Chelsea21Fulhamunknown match won
Reserve League20th Dec 1958Chelsea41Dunstable Townunknown match won
Reserve League26th Dec 1958Brighton And Hove Albion22Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League10th Jan 1959Brighton And Hove Albion20Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League24th Jan 1959Luton Town12Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League31st Jan 1959Chelsea31Cardiff Cityunknown match won
Reserve League7th Feb 1959Newbury Town21Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League11th Feb 1959Watford24Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League21st Feb 1959Chelsea23Arsenalunknown match lost
Reserve League28th Feb 1959Chelsea22Tonbridgeunknown match drawn
Metropolitan League Challenge Cup7th Mar 1959Brighton And Hove Albion31Chelseaunknown match lost
Metropolitan League Professional Cup14th Mar 1959Tonbridge34Chelsea1,695 match won
Reserve League21st Mar 1959Haywards Heath00Chelseaunknown match drawn
Metropolitan League Professional Cup27th Mar 1959Chelsea61Hastings Unitedunknown match won
Reserve League28th Mar 1959Tonbridge63Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League30th Mar 1959Haywards Heath07Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League4th Apr 1959Chelsea40Bedford Townunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League18th Apr 1959Chelsea81Hastings Unitedunknown match won
Reserve League21st Apr 1959Dunstable Town12Chelseaunknown match won scored 1 goal (1 Pen)
Metropolitan League Professional Cup25th Apr 1959Hastings United10Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League27th Apr 1959Headington United25Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League5th Sep 1959Leicester City02Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League12th Sep 1959Chelsea71Southend Unitedunknown match won
Reserve League26th Sep 1959Chelsea51Bournemouth & Boscombe Athleticunknown match won
Reserve League3rd Oct 1959Chelsea21Southamptonunknown match won
London Football Association Cup5th Oct 1959Chelsea160Wembley3,000 match won
Reserve League10th Oct 1959Nottingham Forest05Chelseaunknown match won
London Football Association Cup15th Oct 1959Arsenal12Chelsea3,000 match won
Reserve League17th Oct 1959Chelsea21Portsmouthunknown match won
Reserve League24th Oct 1959Arsenal12Chelseaunknown match won
London Football Association Cup2nd Nov 1959Tottenham Hotspur14Chelsea11,000 match won
Reserve League7th Nov 1959Swansea Town03Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League28th Nov 1959Chelsea11Leyton Orientunknown match drawn
London Football Association Cup30th Nov 1959Chelsea21Tooting & Mitcham10,649 match won
Reserve League5th Dec 1959Portsmouth12Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League19th Dec 1959Chelsea40Charlton Athletic800 match won
Reserve League2nd Jan 1960Bristol City12Chelsea4,374 match won
Reserve League23rd Jan 1960Southend United04Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League6th Feb 1960Chelsea01West Ham Unitedunknown match lost
Reserve League27th Feb 1960Chelsea32Arsenalunknown match won
Reserve League5th Mar 1960Brighton And Hove Albion24Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League19th Mar 1960Ipswich Town03Chelsea2,982 match won
Reserve League26th Mar 1960Chelsea20Luton Townunknown match won
Reserve League28th Mar 1960Chelsea01Birmingham Cityunknown match lost
Reserve League2nd Apr 1960Leyton Orient11Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League9th Apr 1960Tottenham Hotspur51Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League18th Apr 1960Chelsea42Tottenham Hotspurunknown match won
Reserve League23rd Apr 1960Birmingham City00Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League25th Apr 1960Southampton03Chelseaunknown match won


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Chelsea FC Player John Compton

Games Won: 3
Win Percentage: 25%
Total Bookings: 0
Times Sent Off: 0

Teammates

During his Chelsea first-team career of 12 appearances, John Compton played alongside the following 26 players (number of appearances together in the same match-day squad in brackets)

Sylvan Anderton (6)
Wally Bellett (3)
Roy Bentley (1)
Frank Blunstone (9)
Peter Brabrook (12)
Johnny Brooks (1)
Derek Gibbs (4)
Jimmy Greaves (11)
Mike Harrison (1)
Jim Lewis (1)
Charlie Livesey (7)
Bill Livingstone (1)
Reg Matthews (11)
Eric McMillan (2)
John Mortimore (9)
Tony Nicholas (4)
Bill G Robertson (1)
Mel Scott (5)
Ken Shellito (1)
John Sillett (1)
Peter Sillett (12)
Les Stubbs (4)
Bobby Tambling (1)
Ron Tindall (4)
Dick Whittaker (7)
Stan Wicks (1)