Chelsea FC Profile: Steve Francis
Full Name: Stephen Stuart Francis
Born: Friday, 29th May 1964 (age: 60)
Place of birth: Billericay, Essex, England
Height: 5' 11"
Involvement with Chelsea:
Men's 1st Team Player from 1980 to 1987
Playing Career:
Chelsea (Jul 1980 to Feb 1987) - From Chelsea Juniors
Reading
Huddersfield Town
Northampton Town
Chelsea First-Team Career Summary
Competitive Debut: Tuesday, 6th October 1981, Southampton 1 - 1 Chelsea
Age on debut: 17 years 4 months 7 days
Last Competitive First-Team Appearance: Monday, 31st March 1986, Queens Park Rangers 6 - 0 Chelsea
See full chronological appearance listing HERE
Appearances
| Goals
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* 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. Steve Francis made 88 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.
Competitive Matches Played
Comp | Date | Home | Away | Att | |||
League Cup | 6th Oct 1981 | Southampton | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 16,901 | |
League Cup | 11th Nov 1981 | Wigan Athletic | 4 | 2 | Chelsea | 12,068 | |
League | 14th Nov 1981 | Oldham Athletic | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | 9,773 | |
League | 21st Nov 1981 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Grimsby Town | 11,931 | |
League | 24th Nov 1981 | Charlton Athletic | 3 | 4 | Chelsea | 11,082 | |
League | 28th Nov 1981 | Derby County | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 13,963 | |
League | 5th Dec 1981 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 17,033 | |
League | 19th Dec 1981 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Blackburn Rovers | 11,768 | |
League | 26th Dec 1981 | Queens Park Rangers | 0 | 2 | Chelsea | 22,022 | |
League | 16th Jan 1982 | Bolton Wanderers | 2 | 2 | Chelsea | 7,278 | |
F.A. Cup | 18th Jan 1982 | Chelsea | 0 | 0 | Hull City | 14,899 | |
F.A. Cup | 21st Jan 1982 | Hull City | 0 | 2 | Chelsea | 13,238 | |
F.A. Cup | 23rd Jan 1982 | Chelsea | 0 | 0 | Wrexham | 17,226 | |
F.A. Cup | 26th Jan 1982 | Wrexham | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 8,655 | |
League | 30th Jan 1982 | Chelsea | 3 | 1 | Shrewsbury Town | 11,446 | |
F.A. Cup | 1st Feb 1982 | Wrexham | 1 | 2 | Chelsea | 10,647 | |
League | 6th Feb 1982 | Watford | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | 17,101 | |
F.A. Cup | 13th Feb 1982 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | Liverpool | 41,422 | |
League | 17th Feb 1982 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | Cardiff City | 9,710 | |
League | 20th Feb 1982 | Norwich City | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | 16,018 | |
League | 27th Feb 1982 | Wrexham | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | 3,935 | |
F.A. Cup | 6th Mar 1982 | Chelsea | 2 | 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42,557 | |
League | 9th Mar 1982 | Chelsea | 4 | 1 | Leicester City | 10,586 | |
League | 12th Mar 1982 | Barnsley | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | 12,706 | |
League | 17th Mar 1982 | Chelsea | 1 | 2 | Crystal Palace | 13,894 | |
League | 20th Mar 1982 | Chelsea | 1 | 4 | Rotherham United | 11,900 | |
League | 27th Mar 1982 | Newcastle United | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | 26,887 | |
League | 3rd Apr 1982 | Chelsea | 2 | 2 | Oldham Athletic | 8,938 | |
League | 7th Apr 1982 | Chelsea | 4 | 1 | Cambridge United | 6,196 | |
League | 10th Apr 1982 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | Queens Park Rangers | 18,365 | |
League | 12th Apr 1982 | Crystal Palace | 0 | 1 | Chelsea | 17,189 | |
League | 17th Apr 1982 | Grimsby Town | 3 | 3 | Chelsea | 9,164 | |
League | 20th Apr 1982 | Luton Town | 2 | 2 | Chelsea | 16,185 | |
League | 24th Apr 1982 | Chelsea | 0 | 2 | Derby County | 11,005 | |
League | 1st May 1982 | Sheffield Wednesday | 0 | 0 | Chelsea | 19,259 | |
League | 5th May 1982 | Chelsea | 2 | 2 | Orient | 6,009 | |
League | 8th May 1982 | Chelsea | 1 | 2 | Luton Town | 15,044 | |
League | 15th May 1982 | Blackburn Rovers | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 6,133 | |
League | 28th Aug 1982 | Cambridge United | 0 | 1 | Chelsea | 8,124 | |
League | 31st Aug 1982 | Chelsea | 0 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 14,192 | |
League | 4th Sep 1982 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Leicester City | 14,127 | |
League | 8th Sep 1982 | Derby County | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | 8,075 | |
League | 11th Sep 1982 | Newcastle United | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 29,084 | |
League | 18th Sep 1982 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | Oldham Athletic | 10,263 | |
League | 25th Sep 1982 | Sheffield Wednesday | 3 | 2 | Chelsea | 18,833 | |
League | 2nd Oct 1982 | Chelsea | 5 | 2 | Grimsby Town | 10,019 | |
League Cup | 6th Oct 1982 | Chelsea | 3 | 1 | Tranmere Rovers | 7,982 | |
League | 9th Oct 1982 | Chelsea | 0 | 0 | Leeds United | 25,358 | |
League | 16th Oct 1982 | Blackburn Rovers | 3 | 0 | Chelsea | 6,062 | |
League | 23rd Oct 1982 | Chelsea | 3 | 1 | Charlton Athletic | 14,492 | |
League Cup | 27th Oct 1982 | Tranmere Rovers | 1 | 2 | Chelsea | 4,579 | |
League | 30th Oct 1982 | Carlisle United | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | 7,141 | |
League | 6th Nov 1982 | Chelsea | 0 | 0 | Crystal Palace | 15,169 | |
League Cup | 9th Nov 1982 | Notts County | 2 | 0 | Chelsea | 8,852 | |
League | 13th Nov 1982 | Barnsley | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 13,286 | |
League | 20th Nov 1982 | Chelsea | 1 | 2 | Shrewsbury Town | 8,690 | |
League | 27th Nov 1982 | Rotherham United | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | 8,793 | |
League | 4th Dec 1982 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | Burnley | 8,184 | |
League | 11th Dec 1982 | Middlesbrough | 3 | 1 | Chelsea | 8,836 | |
League | 18th Dec 1982 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | Bolton Wanderers | 6,903 | |
League | 27th Dec 1982 | Queens Park Rangers | 1 | 2 | Chelsea | 23,744 | |
League | 28th Dec 1982 | Chelsea | 0 | 0 | Fulham | 29,797 | |
League | 1st Jan 1983 | Shrewsbury Town | 2 | 0 | Chelsea | 7,545 | |
League | 3rd Jan 1983 | Leicester City | 3 | 0 | Chelsea | 13,745 | |
F.A. Cup | 8th Jan 1983 | Huddersfield Town | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 17,004 | |
F.A. Cup | 12th Jan 1983 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | 14,417 | |
League | 15th Jan 1983 | Chelsea | 6 | 0 | Cambridge United | 7,808 | |
League | 22nd Jan 1983 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | 19,533 | |
F.A. Cup | 29th Jan 1983 | Derby County | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | 23,383 | |
League | 5th Feb 1983 | Chelsea | 1 | 3 | Derby County | 8,661 | |
League | 12th Feb 1983 | Grimsby Town | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | 6,711 | |
League | 19th Feb 1983 | Leeds United | 3 | 3 | Chelsea | 19,365 | |
League | 26th Feb 1983 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | 6,982 | |
League | 5th Mar 1983 | Charlton Athletic | 5 | 2 | Chelsea | 11,211 | |
League | 19th Mar 1983 | Crystal Palace | 0 | 0 | Chelsea | 13,437 | |
League | 26th Mar 1983 | Chelsea | 0 | 3 | Barnsley | 7,223 | |
League | 23rd Apr 1983 | Burnley | 3 | 0 | Chelsea | 7,393 | |
League | 30th Apr 1983 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Rotherham United | 8,674 | |
League | 2nd May 1983 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 10,462 | |
League | 7th May 1983 | Bolton Wanderers | 0 | 1 | Chelsea | 8,687 | |
League | 14th May 1983 | Chelsea | 0 | 0 | Middlesbrough | 19,340 | |
League Cup | 26th Sep 1984 | Chelsea | 3 | 1 | Millwall | 19,912 | |
League | 10th Apr 1985 | Nottingham Forest | 2 | 0 | Chelsea | 14,666 | |
League | 13th Apr 1985 | West Ham United | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 19,003 | |
League | 22nd Mar 1986 | Southampton | 0 | 1 | Chelsea | 15,509 | |
Full Members Cup | 23rd Mar 1986 | Manchester City | 4 | 5 | Chelsea | 67,236 | |
League | 29th Mar 1986 | Chelsea | 0 | 4 | West Ham United | 29,955 | |
League | 31st Mar 1986 | Queens Park Rangers | 6 | 0 | Chelsea | 18,584 |
Non-Competitive First-Team Appearances
| Non-Competitive First-Team Goals
|
Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Steve Francis made 0 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.
Non-Competitive First-Team Matches Played
Comp | Date | Home | Away | Att |
Non-First-Team Appearances
| Non-First-Team Goals
|
Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Steve Francis made 2 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.
Non-First-Team Matches Played
Comp | Date | Home | Away | Att | |||
FA Youth Cup | 4th Jan 1982 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Cardiff City | unknown | |
Friendly | 16th Aug 1986 | Crystal Palace | 0 | 3 | Chelsea | unknown |
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