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Chelsea FC Profile: Norrie Fairgray

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Full Name: Norman Murray Fairgray

Nickname(s): Norrie

Born: Thursday, 28th October 1880
Place of birth: Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Height: 5' 5"
Died: Sunday, 24th March 1968 (aged 87)
Place of death: Holywood, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Burial: Buried - Mar 1968 - St Michael's Cemetery, Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland - Section LXXVii, Grave 15

Involvement with Chelsea:


Men's 1st Team Player from 1907 to 1914


Norrie moved to Motherwell in April 1914, along with David Calderhead Jnr & John Denoon as part of the deal that brought Colin Hampton in the other direction

Playing Career:


Maxwelltown Volunteers
--->Kilmarnock (L)
Lincoln City
Chelsea (Jul 1907 to Jun 1914) - cost: unknown
Motherwell
Queen Of The South

* (L) = On Loan

Chelsea First-Team Career Summary

Competitive Debut: Saturday, 14th September 1907, Newcastle United 1 - 0 Chelsea

Age on debut: 26 years 10 months 17 days

Last Competitive First-Team Appearance: Saturday, 17th January 1914, Manchester United 0 - 1 Chelsea

See full chronological appearance listing HERE

Appearances

Season League F.A. Cup Lg Cup Europe Oth* Ttl
1907 / 08 28000028
1908 / 09 18200020
1909 / 10 600006
1910 / 11 200002
1911 / 12 10000010
1912 / 13 9200011
1913 / 14 610007
Total79500084

Goals

Season League F.A. Cup Lg Cup Europe Oth* Ttl
1907 / 08 100001
1909 / 10 200002
1912 / 13 200002
Total500005


* 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. Norrie Fairgray made 84 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Competitive Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
League14th Sep 1907Newcastle United10Chelsea35,000 match lost
League21st Sep 1907Nottingham Forest60Chelsea20,000 match lost
League23rd Sep 1907Chelsea20Newcastle United20,000 match won
League28th Sep 1907Chelsea14Manchester United30,000 match lost
League5th Oct 1907Blackburn Rovers20Chelsea10,000 match lost
League19th Oct 1907Birmingham11Chelsea20,000 match drawn
League26th Oct 1907Chelsea21Everton50,000 match won
League2nd Nov 1907Sunderland30Chelsea13,000 match lost
League9th Nov 1907Chelsea21Woolwich Arsenal55,000 match won
League16th Nov 1907The Wednesday31Chelsea22,000 match lost
League23rd Nov 1907Chelsea41Bristol City20,000 match won
League30th Nov 1907Notts County20Chelsea12,000 match lost
League2nd Dec 1907Chelsea10Blackburn Rovers18,000 match won
League7th Dec 1907Chelsea22Manchester City50,000 match drawn
League25th Jan 1908Manchester United10Chelsea30,000 match lost
League8th Feb 1908Bolton Wanderers12Chelsea18,000 match won
League15th Feb 1908Chelsea22Birmingham30,000 match drawn scored 1 goal
League29th Feb 1908Chelsea21Sunderland32,000 match won
League7th Mar 1908Woolwich Arsenal00Chelsea30,000 match drawn
League14th Mar 1908Chelsea31The Wednesday30,000 match won
League21st Mar 1908Bristol City00Chelsea15,000 match drawn
League1st Apr 1908Everton03Chelsea10,000 match won
League4th Apr 1908Manchester City03Chelsea40,000 match won
League11th Apr 1908Chelsea00Preston North End40,000 match drawn
League18th Apr 1908Bury11Chelsea11,000 match drawn
League20th Apr 1908Chelsea02Liverpool40,000 match lost
League25th Apr 1908Chelsea13Aston Villa30,000 match lost
League29th Apr 1908Chelsea12Notts County10,000 match lost
League1st Sep 1908Chelsea00Preston North End25,000 match drawn
League5th Sep 1908Liverpool21Chelsea25,000 match lost
League10th Oct 1908Chelsea20Sunderland35,000 match won
League17th Oct 1908Chelsea22The Wednesday25,000 match drawn
League24th Oct 1908Blackburn Rovers20Chelsea15,000 match lost
League31st Oct 1908Chelsea11Bradford City30,000 match drawn
League7th Nov 1908Manchester United01Chelsea20,000 match won
League14th Nov 1908Chelsea33Everton40,000 match drawn
League21st Nov 1908Leicester Fosse52Chelsea15,000 match lost
League28th Nov 1908Chelsea12Woolwich Arsenal55,000 match lost
League2nd Jan 1909Chelsea30Liverpool30,000 match won
F.A. Cup20th Jan 1909Chelsea10Hull City25,792 match won
League23rd Jan 1909Chelsea11Sheffield United25,000 match drawn
League30th Jan 1909Aston Villa00Chelsea18,000 match drawn
F.A. Cup6th Feb 1909Blackburn Rovers21Chelsea31,897 match lost
League13th Feb 1909Sunderland12Chelsea16,000 match won
League27th Feb 1909Chelsea11Blackburn Rovers10,000 match drawn
League13th Mar 1909Chelsea11Manchester United30,000 match drawn
League20th Mar 1909Everton32Chelsea25,000 match lost
League31st Mar 1909Bury21Chelsea3,000 match lost
League25th Sep 1909Woolwich Arsenal32Chelsea20,000 match lost scored 1 goal
League2nd Oct 1909Chelsea32Bolton Wanderers35,000 match won
League9th Oct 1909Middlesbrough01Chelsea12,000 match won
League27th Oct 1909Chelsea20Preston North End25,000 match won scored 1 goal
League30th Oct 1909Sunderland40Chelsea10,000 match lost
League6th Nov 1909Chelsea01Everton35,000 match lost
League18th Apr 1911Huddersfield Town31Chelsea9,000 match lost
League29th Apr 1911Gainsborough Trinity31Chelsea7,000 match lost
League2nd Sep 1911Chelsea00Stockport County28,000 match drawn
League9th Sep 1911Leeds City00Chelsea15,000 match drawn
League11th Sep 1911Chelsea10Derby County20,000 match won
League16th Sep 1911Chelsea40Wolverhampton Wanderers32,000 match won
League23rd Sep 1911Leicester Fosse20Chelsea15,000 match lost
League30th Sep 1911Chelsea10Gainsborough Trinity30,000 match won
League25th Nov 1911Blackpool10Chelsea12,000 match lost
League10th Feb 1912Chelsea41Grimsby Town25,000 match won
League17th Feb 1912Nottingham Forest23Chelsea9,000 match won
League24th Feb 1912Chelsea02Burnley30,000 match lost
League7th Sep 1912Bolton Wanderers10Chelsea21,666 match lost
League9th Sep 1912Chelsea12Liverpool25,000 match lost
League14th Sep 1912Chelsea42Sheffield United40,000 match won
League21st Sep 1912Newcastle United32Chelsea38,000 match lost scored 2 goals
League28th Sep 1912Chelsea11Oldham Athletic30,000 match drawn
League28th Dec 1912Chelsea23Bolton Wanderers35,000 match lost
League25th Jan 1913Oldham Athletic32Chelsea18,000 match lost
F.A. Cup1st Feb 1913Chelsea11The Wednesday35,606 match drawn
F.A. Cup5th Feb 1913The Wednesday60Chelsea35,860 match lost
League8th Feb 1913Sunderland40Chelsea12,000 match lost
League22nd Feb 1913Bradford City22Chelsea10,000 match drawn
League20th Sep 1913Chelsea02Manchester United40,000 match lost
League27th Sep 1913Burnley61Chelsea30,000 match lost
League8th Nov 1913Sheffield United32Chelsea14,000 match lost
League15th Nov 1913Chelsea21Derby County28,000 match won
League27th Dec 1913Tottenham Hotspur12Chelsea29,305 match won
F.A. Cup14th Jan 1914Chelsea01Millwall Athletic35,800 match lost
League17th Jan 1914Manchester United01Chelsea20,000 match won

Non-Competitive First-Team Appearances

Season Appearances
1908 / 09 3
1910 / 11 1
1911 / 12 3
1912 / 13 5
1913 / 14 5
Total17

Non-Competitive First-Team Goals

SeasonGoals
1910 / 11 1
1912 / 13 1
1913 / 14 1
Total3


Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Norrie Fairgray made 17 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Non-Competitive First-Team Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
London Challenge Cup5th Oct 1908Chelsea41Brentfordunknown match won
London Challenge Cup26th Oct 1908Millwall Athletic21Chelsea1,500 match lost
Friendly20th Feb 1909Chelsea10Fulham20,000 match won
Friendly17th Aug 1910Chelsea32Chelseaunknown match lost scored 1 goal
Friendly19th Aug 1911Chelsea00Chelseaunknown match drawn
Friendly26th Aug 1911Chelsea32Chelseaunknown match lost
London Prof. Charity Fund4th Sep 1911Chelsea22Woolwich Arsenal6,000 match drawn
Friendly19th Aug 1912Chelsea33Chelseaunknown match drawn
Friendly24th Aug 1912Chelsea52Chelseaunknown match lost
London Challenge Cup23rd Sep 1912Dulwich Hamlet03Chelseaunknown match won scored 1 goal
London Prof. Charity Fund30th Sep 1912Chelsea13Woolwich Arsenal5,000 match lost
Friendly28th Apr 1913Chelsea31Fulham35,000 match won
Friendly23rd Aug 1913Chelsea41Chelsea15,000 match lost scored 1 goal
London Challenge Cup22nd Sep 1913Bromley22Chelseaunknown match drawn
London Challenge Cup29th Sep 1913Chelsea60Bromleyunknown match won
London Prof. Charity Fund17th Nov 1913Millwall Athletic21Chelsea6,000 match lost
Friendly31st Jan 1914Chelsea23Fulham20,000 match lost

Non-First-Team Appearances

Season Appearances
1907 / 08 3
1908 / 09 1
1909 / 10 18
1910 / 11 22
1911 / 12 28
1912 / 13 19
1913 / 14 27
Total118

Non-First-Team Goals

SeasonGoals
1909 / 10 5
1910 / 11 9
1911 / 12 2
1912 / 13 1
Total17


Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Norrie Fairgray made 118 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Non-First-Team Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
Reserve League10th Oct 1907Chelsea12Hastings & St Leonards United2,000 match lost
Reserve League12th Oct 1907Hitchen Town26Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League4th Jan 1908Chelsea30Luton Townunknown match won
Reserve League6th Mar 1909Chelsea00Croydon Commonunknown match drawn
Reserve League2nd Sep 1909Fulham35Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League8th Sep 1909Chelsea52Woolwich Arsenal2,000 match won
Reserve League16th Oct 1909Chelsea31Coventry City4,000 match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League23rd Oct 1909Barnet Alston Works11Chelsea1,000 match drawn
Reserve League29th Jan 1910Chelsea01Portsmouthunknown match lost
Reserve League19th Feb 1910Portsmouth00Chelsea1,500 match drawn
Reserve League23rd Feb 1910Chelsea60Brentfordunknown match won
Reserve League5th Mar 1910Chelsea50Watfordunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League7th Mar 1910Chelsea10Norwich City2,000 match won
Reserve League16th Mar 1910Chelsea40Clapton Orientunknown match won
Reserve League19th Mar 1910Chelsea30Hastings & St Leonards Unitedunknown match won
Reserve League25th Mar 1910Brentford13Chelsea3,000 match won
Reserve League26th Mar 1910Luton Town10Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League29th Mar 1910Fulham00Chelsea4,000 match drawn
Reserve League2nd Apr 1910Chelsea70Queens Park Rangersunknown match won scored 2 goals
Reserve League7th Apr 1910Norwich City12Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League9th Apr 1910Swindon Town22Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League16th Apr 1910Watford14Chelseaunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League1st Sep 1910West Ham United41Chelsea3,000 match lost
Reserve League3rd Sep 1910Chelsea12Queens Park Rangersunknown match lost
Reserve League24th Oct 1910Chelsea62Watford600 match won scored 2 goals
Reserve League12th Nov 1910Tunbridge Wells Rangers04Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League21st Nov 1910Chelsea20Swindon Townunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League26th Dec 1910Chelsea13West Ham United3,000 match lost
Reserve League21st Jan 1911Brighton And Hove Albion13Chelseaunknown match won scored 2 goals
Reserve League11th Feb 1911Bristol City23Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League13th Feb 1911Chelsea00Crystal Palaceunknown match drawn
Reserve League18th Feb 1911Chelsea60Coventry Cityunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League25th Feb 1911Peterborough City02Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League4th Mar 1911Chelsea20Peterborough Cityunknown match won
Reserve League18th Mar 1911Chelsea10Reading2,000 match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League22nd Mar 1911Chelsea12Croydon Commonunknown match lost
Reserve League27th Mar 1911Chelsea11Brentfordunknown match drawn
Reserve League1st Apr 1911Chelsea22Northampton Town2,000 match drawn
Reserve League3rd Apr 1911Fulham41Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League5th Apr 1911Chelsea54Leytonunknown match won scored 2 goals
Reserve League8th Apr 1911Reading12Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League12th Apr 1911Croydon Common00Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League15th Apr 1911Chelsea41Brighton And Hove Albion5,000 match won
Reserve League22nd Apr 1911Coventry City01Chelsea1,500 match won
Reserve League7th Oct 1911Chelsea11West Ham Unitedunknown match drawn
Middlesex Professional Reserve Cup9th Oct 1911Tottenham Hotspur11Chelsea2,300 match drawn
Friendly11th Oct 1911Shaftesbury Athletic14Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League14th Oct 1911Coventry City02Chelsea4,324 match won
Reserve League21st Oct 1911Chelsea60Fulhamunknown match won
Reserve League23rd Oct 1911Chelsea71Tunbridge Wells Rangersunknown match won
Reserve League30th Oct 1911Chelsea10Northampton Townunknown match won
Reserve League4th Nov 1911Bristol City00Chelseaunknown match drawn
Middlesex Professional Reserve Cup8th Nov 1911Chelsea21Tottenham Hotspurunknown match won
Reserve League13th Nov 1911Chelsea30Watford2,000 match won
Reserve League18th Nov 1911Norwich City33Chelsea3,000 match drawn scored 1 goal
Middlesex Professional Reserve Cup20th Nov 1911Chelsea20Clapton Orientunknown match won
Reserve League2nd Dec 1911Reading04Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League9th Dec 1911Chelsea23Southend Unitedunknown match lost
Reserve League16th Dec 1911Southend United02Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League23rd Dec 1911Chelsea22Croydon Commonunknown match drawn
Reserve League26th Dec 1911Peterborough City01Chelsea3,000 match won
Reserve League30th Dec 1911Chelsea01Brighton And Hove Albionunknown match lost
Reserve League1st Jan 1912Chelsea21Clapton Orientunknown match won
Reserve League20th Jan 1912Chelsea40Swindon Townunknown match won
Reserve League27th Jan 1912Northampton Town12Chelsea2,000 match won
Reserve League5th Feb 1912Chelsea00Luton Townunknown match drawn
Reserve League13th Mar 1912Watford24Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League18th Mar 1912Clapton Orient22Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League25th Mar 1912Chelsea21Woolwich Arsenalunknown match won
Reserve League8th Apr 1912Chelsea51Tottenham Hotspur10,000 match won
Reserve League17th Apr 1912Croydon Common01Chelseaunknown match won scored 1 goal
Friendly18th Apr 1912Peterborough City11Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League2nd Sep 1912Chelsea32Brighton And Hove Albionunknown match won
Reserve League12th Oct 1912Chelsea50Queens Park Rangersunknown match won
Reserve League14th Oct 1912Chelsea41Portsmouthunknown match won
Reserve League19th Oct 1912Fulham00Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League26th Oct 1912Chelsea10Peterborough Cityunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League31st Oct 1912Clapton Orient20Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League2nd Nov 1912Croydon Common01Chelsea2,500 match won
Reserve League9th Nov 1912Chelsea50Bristol Cityunknown match won
Middlesex Professional Reserve Cup11th Nov 1912Chelsea21Queens Park Rangersunknown match won
Reserve League16th Nov 1912Brentford18Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League23rd Nov 1912Chelsea100Northampton Townunknown match won
Middlesex Professional Reserve Cup28th Nov 1912Chelsea21Fulham4,000 match won
Reserve League7th Dec 1912Chelsea30Readingunknown match won
Reserve League21st Dec 1912Chelsea40Brentford5,000 match won
Reserve League4th Jan 1913Chelsea21Swindon Townunknown match won
Reserve League18th Jan 1913Tottenham Hotspur11Chelsea6,000 match drawn
Reserve League15th Feb 1913Northampton Town22Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League31st Mar 1913Chelsea30Croydon Commonunknown match won
Reserve League5th Apr 1913Portsmouth00Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League2nd Sep 1913Chelsea41Clapton Orientunknown match won
Reserve League6th Sep 1913Tottenham Hotspur30Chelsea5,000 match lost
Reserve League13th Sep 1913Chelsea14Queens Park Rangersunknown match lost
Reserve League15th Sep 1913Chelsea50Bristol Cityunknown match won
Reserve League11th Oct 1913Chelsea51Brighton And Hove Albionunknown match won
Reserve League18th Oct 1913Portsmouth10Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League25th Oct 1913Chelsea11West Ham Unitedunknown match drawn
Reserve League1st Nov 1913Brentford12Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League8th Nov 1913Chelsea30Croydon Commonunknown match won
Reserve League22nd Nov 1913Chelsea40Arsenalunknown match won
Reserve League6th Dec 1913Chelsea30Southamptonunknown match won
Reserve League11th Dec 1913Leicester Fosse00Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League24th Jan 1914Croydon Common20Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League7th Feb 1914Chelsea40Peterborough Cityunknown match won
Reserve League14th Feb 1914Brighton And Hove Albion81Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League19th Feb 1914Chelsea80Northampton Townunknown match won
Reserve League21st Feb 1914Gillingham12Chelsea1,500 match won
Reserve League2nd Mar 1914Chelsea40Watfordunknown match won
Reserve League7th Mar 1914Chelsea52Brentfordunknown match won
Reserve League14th Mar 1914Southampton23Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League21st Mar 1914Chelsea42Swindon Townunknown match won
Reserve League30th Mar 1914Chelsea21Leicester Fosse2,000 match won
Reserve League10th Apr 1914Clapton Orient32Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League11th Apr 1914West Ham United20Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League16th Apr 1914Chelsea11Reading3,000 match drawn
Reserve League18th Apr 1914Bristol City22Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League28th Apr 1914Arsenal11Chelseaunknown match drawn

Chelsea Graves Society Info & External Research Links:


Norrie passed away at Gribton Hospital in Holywood, Dumfriesshire.

Norrie's burial information was confirmed by information received from football historian Ian Black.

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Chelsea FC Player Norrie Fairgray

Games Won: 27
Win Percentage: 32.14%
Total Bookings: 0
Times Sent Off: 0

Teammates

During his Chelsea first-team career of 84 appearances, Norrie Fairgray played alongside the following 55 players (number of appearances together in the same match-day squad in brackets)

Wally Bettridge (25)
Ted Birnie (46)
Billy Brawn (38)
Ron Brebner (6)
Billy Bridgeman (13)
Billy Brown (5)
David Calderhead (Jnr) (7)
Jack Cameron (68)
Bill Cartwright (4)
George Dodd (5)
Angus Douglas (22)
Sam Downing (24)
Harry Ford (15)
Charlie Freeman (18)
James Frost (2)
Harold Halse (5)
Augustus Harding (2)
Jack Harrow (5)
Jack Harwood (2)
George Henderson (11)
George Hilsdon (45)
Percy Humphreys (23)
George Hunter (6)
George Johnson (2)
Evan Jones (5)
George Kennedy (5)
George Key (12)
Tommy Logan (6)
Frank Lyon (6)
Alexander MacFarlane (2)
Bob Mackie (5)
Owen Marshall (4)
Bob McRoberts (25)
Nils Middelboe (2)
Tommy Miller (38)
James Molyneux (16)
Martin Moran (9)
Andrew Ormiston (27)
Peter Proudfoot (1)
William Read (1)
Fred Rouse (28)
Jimmy Sharp (7)
Jimmy Stark (21)
Frederick Taylor (20)
Bob Thomson (6)
Jimmy Turnbull (9)
Joseph Walton (6)
Ben Warren (30)
Ben Whitehouse (5)
Bob Whiting (11)
Jack Whitley (51)
Bob Whittingham (19)
Arthur Wileman (3)
Jimmy Windridge (44)
Vivian Woodward (17)