Chelsea FC Profile: Charlie Freeman
Full Name: Charles Redfearn Freeman
Born: Monday, 22nd August 1887
Place of birth: Overseal, Derbyshire, England
Died: Saturday, 17th March 1956 (aged 68)
Place of death: Fulham, London, England
Burial: Cremated - Mortlake Crematorium. No known memorial.
Involvement with Chelsea:
Player from 1907 to 1921
Asst Trainer from 1923 to 1950
Charlie was discovered by scout Richard 'Dick' Gray, the former Burton Wanderers & Bristol Rovers goalkeeper. Dick had also been responsible for finding Albert Tennant and Wally Bettridge.
After playing, Charlie was also a trainer, groundsman & dressing room advisor and connected with the club right up to his death in 1956.
Playing Career:
Overseal Swifts
Burton United
Chelsea (Jul 1907 to Jun 1921) - cost: unknown - Retired
Gillingham
* Retired = Retired from playing at the end of Chelsea contract, or for reason stated
Chelsea First-Team Career Summary
Debut: Saturday, 13th February 1909, Sunderland 1 - 2 Chelsea
Age on debut: 21 years 5 months 22 days
100th Appearance: Monday, 5th April 1915, Burnley 2 - 0 Chelsea
Last Appearance: Saturday, 24th January 1920, Bradford City 3 - 1 Chelsea
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. Charlie Freeman made 104 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.
Competitive Matches Played
| Comp | Date | Home | Away | Att | |||
| League | 13th Feb 1909 | Sunderland | 1 | 2 | Chelsea | 16,000 |  |
| League | 31st Mar 1909 | Bury | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | 3,000 |  |
| League | 3rd Apr 1909 | Woolwich Arsenal | 0 | 0 | Chelsea | 20,000 |  |
| League | 9th Apr 1909 | Chelsea | 3 | 0 | Middlesbrough | 50,000 | |
| League | 10th Apr 1909 | Chelsea | 3 | 2 | Notts County | 30,000 | |
| League | 9th Oct 1909 | Middlesbrough | 0 | 1 | Chelsea | 12,000 | |
| League | 30th Oct 1909 | Sunderland | 4 | 0 | Chelsea | 10,000 | |
| League | 6th Nov 1909 | Chelsea | 0 | 1 | Everton | 35,000 | |
| League | 13th Nov 1909 | Manchester United | 2 | 0 | Chelsea | 10,000 | |
| League | 20th Nov 1909 | Chelsea | 0 | 3 | Bradford City | 24,000 | |
| League | 12th Feb 1910 | Bolton Wanderers | 5 | 2 | Chelsea | 8,000 |  |
| League | 19th Mar 1910 | Everton | 2 | 2 | Chelsea | 10,000 | |
| League | 26th Mar 1910 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Manchester United | 25,000 | |
| League | 28th Mar 1910 | Chelsea | 0 | 1 | Woolwich Arsenal | 40,000 | |
| League | 2nd Jan 1911 | Stockport County | 2 | 2 | Chelsea | 5,000 | |
| League | 7th Jan 1911 | Barnsley | 3 | 2 | Chelsea | 7,000 | |
| F.A. Cup | 14th Jan 1911 | Chelsea | 0 | 0 | Leyton | 19,167 | |
| F.A. Cup | 19th Jan 1911 | Leyton | 0 | 2 | Chelsea | 14,000 | |
| League | 21st Jan 1911 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | Leicester Fosse | 18,000 | |
| League | 28th Jan 1911 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | 0 | Chelsea | 16,000 | |
| League | 11th Feb 1911 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | Clapton Orient | 41,000 | |
| League | 18th Feb 1911 | Blackpool | 0 | 2 | Chelsea | 6,000 |  |
| F.A. Cup | 25th Feb 1911 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | 2 | Chelsea | 33,028 | |
| League | 4th Mar 1911 | Lincoln City | 0 | 0 | Chelsea | 4,000 | |
| League | 6th Mar 1911 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | Glossop | 12,000 | |
| F.A. Cup | 11th Mar 1911 | Chelsea | 3 | 1 | Swindon Town | 77,952 | |
| League | 18th Mar 1911 | Birmingham | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | 25,000 | |
| League | 20th Mar 1911 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | 12,000 | |
| F.A. Cup | 25th Mar 1911 | Newcastle United | 3 | 0 | Chelsea | 34,000 | |
| League | 29th Mar 1911 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | West Bromwich Albion | 12,600 | |
| League | 1st Apr 1911 | Hull City | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 12,000 | |
| League | 8th Apr 1911 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | Fulham | 45,000 | |
| League | 15th Apr 1911 | Bradford Park Avenue | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | 15,000 | |
| League | 18th Apr 1911 | Huddersfield Town | 3 | 1 | Chelsea | 9,000 | |
| League | 22nd Apr 1911 | Chelsea | 3 | 0 | Burnley | 36,000 | |
| League | 26th Apr 1911 | Bolton Wanderers | 2 | 0 | Chelsea | 35,000 | |
| League | 29th Apr 1911 | Gainsborough Trinity | 3 | 1 | Chelsea | 7,000 | |
| League | 11th Sep 1911 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | Derby County | 20,000 | |
| League | 16th Sep 1911 | Chelsea | 4 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 32,000 | |
| League | 23rd Sep 1911 | Leicester Fosse | 2 | 0 | Chelsea | 15,000 | |
| League | 30th Sep 1911 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | Gainsborough Trinity | 30,000 | |
| League | 7th Oct 1911 | Grimsby Town | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | 8,000 | |
| League | 26th Dec 1911 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | Fulham | 41,761 | |
| League | 10th Feb 1912 | Chelsea | 4 | 1 | Grimsby Town | 25,000 | |
| League | 17th Feb 1912 | Nottingham Forest | 2 | 3 | Chelsea | 9,000 | |
| League | 24th Feb 1912 | Chelsea | 0 | 2 | Burnley | 30,000 | |
| League | 16th Mar 1912 | Chelsea | 0 | 2 | Birmingham | 27,000 | |
| League | 6th Apr 1912 | Glossop | 1 | 2 | Chelsea | 4,000 | |
| League | 13th Apr 1912 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | Hull City | 35,000 | |
| League | 22nd Apr 1912 | Chelsea | 4 | 1 | Blackpool | 27,000 | |
| League | 25th Apr 1912 | Barnsley | 0 | 2 | Chelsea | 7,000 | |
| League | 27th Apr 1912 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | Bradford Park Avenue | 40,000 | |
| League | 1st Mar 1913 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | Manchester City | 35,000 | |
| League | 8th Mar 1913 | West Bromwich Albion | 0 | 1 | Chelsea | 16,293 | |
| League | 15th Mar 1913 | Chelsea | 1 | 3 | Everton | 45,000 | |
| League | 21st Mar 1913 | Chelsea | 1 | 2 | Aston Villa | 65,000 | |
| League | 22nd Mar 1913 | The Wednesday | 3 | 2 | Chelsea | 8,000 | |
| League | 24th Mar 1913 | Liverpool | 1 | 2 | Chelsea | 25,000 | |
| League | 29th Mar 1913 | Chelsea | 1 | 6 | Blackburn Rovers | 30,000 | |
| League | 5th Apr 1913 | Derby County | 3 | 1 | Chelsea | 10,000 | |
| League | 12th Apr 1913 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | 50,000 | |
| League | 19th Apr 1913 | Middlesbrough | 0 | 3 | Chelsea | 8,000 | |
| League | 26th Apr 1913 | Chelsea | 5 | 2 | Notts County | 20,000 | |
| League | 6th Sep 1913 | Chelsea | 1 | 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 61,500 | |
| League | 8th Sep 1913 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | West Bromwich Albion | 21,000 | |
| League | 8th Nov 1913 | Sheffield United | 3 | 2 | Chelsea | 14,000 | |
| League | 15th Nov 1913 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | Derby County | 28,000 | |
| League | 26th Dec 1913 | The Wednesday | 3 | 0 | Chelsea | 30,000 | |
| League | 27th Dec 1913 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1 | 2 | Chelsea | 29,305 | |
| League | 3rd Jan 1914 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | Oldham Athletic | 30,000 | |
| F.A. Cup | 10th Jan 1914 | Millwall Athletic | 0 | 0 | Chelsea | 24,500 | |
| League | 17th Jan 1914 | Manchester United | 0 | 1 | Chelsea | 20,000 | |
| League | 24th Jan 1914 | Chelsea | 0 | 0 | Burnley | 35,000 | |
| League | 7th Feb 1914 | Preston North End | 3 | 3 | Chelsea | 25,000 | |
| League | 11th Feb 1914 | Bolton Wanderers | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 10,000 | |
| League | 28th Feb 1914 | Chelsea | 0 | 3 | Aston Villa | 58,000 | |
| League | 7th Mar 1914 | Middlesbrough | 2 | 0 | Chelsea | 14,000 | |
| League | 14th Mar 1914 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | Sheffield United | 19,000 | |
| League | 18th Mar 1914 | Liverpool | 3 | 0 | Chelsea | 12,000 | |
| League | 21st Mar 1914 | Derby County | 0 | 1 | Chelsea | 10,000 | |
| League | 28th Mar 1914 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | Manchester City | 25,000 | |
| League | 4th Apr 1914 | Bradford City | 0 | 0 | Chelsea | 10,000 | |
| League | 11th Apr 1914 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | 50,000 | |
| League | 13th Apr 1914 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | Bolton Wanderers | 40,000 | |
| League | 14th Apr 1914 | West Bromwich Albion | 3 | 1 | Chelsea | 16,479 | |
| League | 5th Sep 1914 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 26,000 | |
| League | 9th Sep 1914 | Bradford City | 2 | 2 | Chelsea | 14,000 | |
| League | 12th Sep 1914 | Chelsea | 0 | 3 | Newcastle United | 14,000 | |
| League | 21st Nov 1914 | Chelsea | 4 | 1 | Notts County | 16,000 | |
| League | 28th Nov 1914 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | 6,000 | |
| League | 5th Dec 1914 | Chelsea | 0 | 0 | The Wednesday | 15,000 | |
| League | 12th Dec 1914 | West Bromwich Albion | 2 | 0 | Chelsea | 6,421 | |
| League | 19th Dec 1914 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | Everton | 18,000 | |
| League | 25th Dec 1914 | Chelsea | 0 | 0 | Manchester City | 20,000 | |
| League | 26th Dec 1914 | Manchester City | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | 26,000 | |
| League | 28th Dec 1914 | Chelsea | 1 | 4 | Burnley | 20,000 | |
| League | 2nd Jan 1915 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 30,000 | |
| F.A. Cup | 9th Jan 1915 | Swindon Town | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 28,000 | |
| League | 17th Mar 1915 | Newcastle United | 2 | 0 | Chelsea | 5,000 | |
| League | 5th Apr 1915 | Burnley | 2 | 0 | Chelsea | 10,000 | |
| League | 14th Apr 1915 | Bolton Wanderers | 3 | 1 | Chelsea | 10,000 | |
| League | 3rd Jan 1920 | Manchester United | 0 | 2 | Chelsea | 25,000 | |
| F.A. Cup | 10th Jan 1920 | Bolton Wanderers | 0 | 1 | Chelsea | 35,398 | |
| League | 24th Jan 1920 | Bradford City | 3 | 1 | Chelsea | 18,000 | |
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