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Chelsea FC Profile: James Craigie

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Full Name: James Melville Craigie

Born: Friday, 10th October 1879
Place of birth: Errol, Perthshire, Scotland
Died: Thursday, 25th January 1917 (aged 37)
Place of death: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Burial: Buried - West Cemetery, Hamilton, Lanarkshire. Section D, Lair 65

Involvement with Chelsea:


Men's 1st Team Player from 1905 to 1907


Playing Career:


Chelsea (Aug 1905 to Jun 1907) - cost: unknown

Chelsea First-Team Career Summary

Competitive Debut: Saturday, 7th October 1905, Chelsea 6 - 1 First Grenadier Guards

Age on debut: 25 years 11 months 27 days

Last Competitive First-Team Appearance: Saturday, 18th November 1905, Crystal Palace 7 - 1 Chelsea

Appearances

Season League F.A. Cup Lg Cup Europe Oth* Ttl
1905 / 06 020002
Total020002

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. James Craigie made 2 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Competitive Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
F.A. Cup7th Oct 1905Chelsea61First Grenadier Guards5,000 match won
F.A. Cup18th Nov 1905Crystal Palace71Chelsea3,000 match lost

Non-Competitive First-Team Appearances

Season Appearances
1906 / 07 1
Total1

Non-Competitive First-Team Goals

SeasonGoals
Total0


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

Non-Competitive First-Team Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
Friendly12th Sep 1906Crystal Palace40Chelsea2,000 match lost

Non-First-Team Appearances

Season Appearances
1905 / 06 27
1906 / 07 23
Total50

Non-First-Team Goals

SeasonGoals
1905 / 06 1
Total1


Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. James Craigie made 50 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Non-First-Team Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
Reserve League16th Sep 1905Chelsea41Grays United0 match won
Friendly21st Sep 1905Chelsea60Marcians2,000 match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League23rd Sep 1905Queens Park Rangers10Chelsea0 match lost
Reserve League30th Sep 1905Grays United50Chelsea0 match lost
Reserve League14th Oct 1905Chelsea23Hitchen Town0 match lost
Reserve League28th Oct 1905Watford03Chelsea800 match won
Reserve League4th Nov 1905Maidstone United20Chelsea0 match lost
Reserve League11th Nov 1905Chelsea26Queens Park Rangers0 match lost
Reserve League25th Nov 1905Chelsea12Tottenham Hotspur0 match lost
Reserve League2nd Dec 1905Luton Town41Chelsea0 match lost
Reserve League16th Dec 1905Chelsea24Maidstone United0 match lost
Reserve League23rd Dec 1905Hastings and St Leonards53Chelsea0 match lost
Reserve League25th Dec 1905Chelsea13Woolwich Arsenal0 match lost
Friendly26th Dec 1905Chelsea43Darlington3,000 match won
Reserve League6th Jan 1906Finchley21Chelsea0 match lost
Reserve League11th Jan 1906Chelsea40Watford0 match won
Reserve League13th Jan 1906Chelsea51Barnet Alston Works0 match won
Reserve League27th Jan 1906Chelsea12Leyton0 match lost
Reserve League3rd Feb 1906Chelsea30Catford Southend United0 match won
Reserve League10th Feb 1906Chelsea31Brighton And Hove Albion0 match won
Reserve League10th Mar 1906Leyton10Chelsea0 match lost
Reserve League14th Mar 1906Eastbourne FC14Chelsea0 match won
Reserve League22nd Mar 1906Chelsea32Southern United0 match won
Reserve League31st Mar 1906Tottenham Hotspur71Chelsea2,000 match lost
Reserve League5th Apr 1906Chelsea60Luton Town0 match won
Reserve League17th Apr 1906Chelsea81Felstead0 match won
Reserve League21st Apr 1906Southern United41Chelsea0 match lost
Reserve League8th Sep 1906Chelsea14Queens Park Rangers0 match lost
Reserve League15th Sep 1906Queens Park Rangers10Chelsea0 match lost
Reserve League22nd Sep 1906Crystal Palace11Chelsea0 match drawn
Reserve League29th Sep 1906Maidstone United20Chelsea0 match lost
Reserve League20th Oct 1906Chelsea31Norwich City0 match won
Reserve League3rd Nov 1906Chelsea42Tottenham Hotspur0 match won
Reserve League10th Nov 1906Tottenham Hotspur40Chelsea2,000 match lost
Reserve League1st Dec 1906Chelsea51Luton Town0 match won
Reserve League15th Dec 1906Clapton Orient34Chelsea0 match won
Reserve League12th Jan 1907Chelsea13Leyton0 match lost
Reserve League7th Feb 1907Chelsea23Clapton Orient0 match lost
Reserve League11th Feb 1907Brentford32Chelsea0 match lost
Friendly6th Mar 1907Tunbridge Wells Rangers22Chelsea3,000 match drawn
Reserve League11th Mar 1907Chelsea71Brentford0 match won
Reserve League16th Mar 1907Watford21Chelsea300 match lost
Reserve League29th Mar 1907Hastings & St Leonards United21Chelsea1,000 match lost
Reserve League1st Apr 1907West Ham United30Chelsea1,500 match lost
Reserve League2nd Apr 1907Leyton02Chelsea0 match won
Reserve League6th Apr 1907Norwich City32Chelsea1,500 match lost
Reserve League22nd Apr 1907Chelsea25Leyton0 match lost
Reserve League25th Apr 1907Chelsea11Maidstone United1,000 match drawn
Reserve League27th Apr 1907Hitchen Town15Chelsea0 match won
Reserve League29th Apr 1907Fulham43Chelsea1,000 match lost

Chelsea Graves Society Info & External Research Links:


James died at the Western Infirmary in Glasgow. He died intestate and probate was granted to his father, James senior.

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Chelsea FC Player James Craigie

Games Won: 1
Win Percentage: 50%
Total Bookings: 0
Times Sent Off: 0

Teammates

During his Chelsea first-team career of 2 appearances, James Craigie played alongside the following 16 players (number of appearances together in the same match-day squad in brackets)

Michael Byrne (1)
Charles Donaghy (1)
William Foulke (1)
Joe Goodwin (1)
H Harris (1)
George Key (1)
Jack Kirwan (1)
Bob Mackie (1)
Tommy Miller (2)
Martin Moran (1)
Francis O'Hara (2)
Jacky Robertson (2)
James Robertson (2)
Walter Toomer (1)
Jimmy Windridge (1)
Fred Wolff (1)