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Chelsea FC Profile: David Alexander

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Full Name: David Baxter Alexander

Born: Thursday, 18th October 1917
Place of birth: Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Died: Tuesday, 20th August 1974 (aged 56)
Place of death: Hazel Grove, Cheshire, England
Burial: Cremated - Stockport Crematorium, his ashes were scattered in the Garden of Remembrance. There is no known memorial.

Involvement with Chelsea:


Men's 1st Team Player from 1935 to 1945


David Baxter Alexander, listed in some places with a middle name "Bertram", was born in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, near Glasgow. His birth date was found in the 1939 census, which lead back to his birth certificate downloaded from Scotland's People website.

David was signed aged 18 on 26 November 1935 from Clydebank Juniors and after making his first team debut towards the end of the 38/39 season, he became a regular in the Chelsea side in the first season of World War II regional football.

He was noted as an athletically built and skilful player whose promising career was sadly ended by injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident, which also caused him to be invalided from the forces.

David is recorded as lodging at the home of William Crump, 37 Silverton Road, Fulham in the 1939 census, during his time at Chelsea.

Date of death confirmed from Probate record.



Playing Career:


Clydebank Juniors
Chelsea (Nov 1935 to Jun 1945) - cost: unknown

Chelsea First-Team Career Summary

Competitive Debut: Friday, 7th April 1939, Charlton Athletic 2 - 0 Chelsea

Age on debut: 21 years 5 months 20 days

Last Competitive First-Team Appearance: Friday, 7th April 1939, Charlton Athletic 2 - 0 Chelsea

See full chronological appearance listing HERE

Appearances

Season League F.A. Cup Lg Cup Europe Oth* Ttl
1938 / 39 100001
Total100001

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. David Alexander made 1 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Competitive Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
League7th Apr 1939Charlton Athletic20Chelsea29,014 match lost

Non-Competitive First-Team Appearances

Season Appearances
1936 / 37 1
1937 / 38 1
1938 / 39 4
Total6

Non-Competitive First-Team Goals

SeasonGoals
Total0


Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. David Alexander made 6 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Non-Competitive First-Team Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
London Challenge Cup8th Oct 1936Millwall20Chelseaunknown match lost
London Challenge Cup13th Oct 1937Chelsea03Charlton Athleticunknown match lost
London Challenge Cup10th Oct 1938Chelsea21West Ham Unitedunknown match won
London Challenge Cup17th Oct 1938Queens Park Rangers22Chelseaunknown match drawn
London Challenge Cup24th Oct 1938Chelsea33Queens Park Rangersunknown match drawn
London Challenge Cup31st Oct 1938Chelsea13Queens Park Rangersunknown match lost

Non-First-Team Appearances

Season Appearances
1935 / 36 10
1936 / 37 17
1937 / 38 15
1938 / 39 29
Total71

Non-First-Team Goals

SeasonGoals
1936 / 37 2
Total2


Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. David Alexander made 71 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Non-First-Team Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
Reserve League30th Nov 1935Chelsea32Southend Unitedunknown match won
Reserve League4th Dec 1935Dartford00Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League14th Dec 1935Guildford City53Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League22nd Feb 1936Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic31Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League26th Feb 1936Chelsea04Guildford Cityunknown match lost
Reserve League4th Mar 1936Southend United40Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League23rd Mar 1936West Ham United10Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League10th Apr 1936Fulham30Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League11th Apr 1936Chelsea31Clapton Orientunknown match won
Reserve League25th Apr 1936Chelsea31Luton Townunknown match won
Reserve League12th Sep 1936Chelsea02West Ham Unitedunknown match lost
Reserve League23rd Sep 1936Chelsea54Tottenham Hotspurunknown match won
Reserve League3rd Oct 1936Crystal Palace44Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League10th Oct 1936Reading13Chelseaunknown match won
Friendly25th Dec 1936Wimbledon24Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League2nd Jan 1937Chelsea12Leicester Cityunknown match lost
Friendly2nd Jan 1937Kings Lynn25Chelsea1,000 match won
Reserve League9th Jan 1937West Ham United41Chelseaunknown match lost
Friendly23rd Jan 1937Ipswich Town21Chelsea6,200 match lost
Friendly11th Feb 1937Peterborough United14Chelseaunknown match won
Friendly27th Feb 1937Cheltenham Town06Chelseaunknown match won
Friendly6th Mar 1937Worcester City12Chelsea1,460 match won
Friendly26th Mar 1937Kings Lynn44Chelseaunknown match drawn
Friendly3rd Apr 1937Bedford Town24Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League10th Apr 1937Southampton51Chelsea3,749 match lost
Friendly26th Apr 1937Letchworth Town22Chelseaunknown match drawn scored 1 goal
Reserve League28th Apr 1937Chelsea30Queens Park Rangersunknown match won scored 1 goal
Friendly4th Sep 1937Chelmsford City21Chelseaunknown match lost
Friendly15th Sep 1937Wealdstone12Chelsea2,500 match won
Friendly20th Sep 1937Newbury & District26Chelsea700 match won
Friendly9th Oct 1937Harwich & Parkeston12Chelseaunknown match won
Friendly16th Oct 1937Colchester United14Chelsea4,000 match won
Reserve League13th Nov 1937Chelsea11Swansea Townunknown match drawn
Friendly20th Nov 1937Margate21Chelsea907 match lost
Friendly11th Dec 1937Wealdstone33Chelseaunknown match drawn
Friendly15th Jan 1938Great Yarmouth Town06Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League5th Mar 1938Chelsea31Watfordunknown match won
Reserve League12th Mar 1938Leicester City10Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League16th Mar 1938Chelsea20Charlton Athleticunknown match won
Reserve League19th Mar 1938Chelsea51Bristol Cityunknown match won
Reserve League16th Apr 1938Chelsea10Fulhamunknown match won
Reserve League18th Apr 1938Chelsea20Queens Park Rangersunknown match won
Friendly27th Aug 1938Bedford Town12Chelseaunknown match won
Friendly3rd Sep 1938Lowestoft Town30Chelsea2,000 match lost
Friendly10th Sep 1938Lewes16Chelsea1,000 match won
Reserve League15th Oct 1938Clapton Orient21Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League22nd Oct 1938Chelsea74Portsmouthunknown match won
Friendly12th Nov 1938Grantham22Chelsea1,113 match drawn
Friendly19th Nov 1938Wimbledon24Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League28th Nov 1938West Ham United73Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League8th Dec 1938Boston United23Chelseaunknown match won
Friendly10th Dec 1938Burton Town23Chelseaunknown match won
Friendly17th Dec 1938Wycombe Wanderers25Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League24th Dec 1938Coventry City11Chelseaunknown match drawn
Friendly31st Dec 1938Chelmsford City52Chelsea2,300 match lost
Reserve League14th Jan 1939Leicester City11Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League4th Feb 1939Chelsea20Luton Townunknown match won
Reserve League8th Feb 1939Crystal Palace22Chelsea1,882 match drawn
Reserve League11th Feb 1939Swansea Town20Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League18th Feb 1939Chelsea00Clapton Orientunknown match drawn
Reserve League25th Feb 1939Portsmouth01Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League1st Mar 1939Chelsea22Brighton And Hove Albionunknown match drawn
Reserve League8th Mar 1939Chelsea12Brentfordunknown match lost
Reserve League11th Mar 1939Northampton Town41Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League13th Mar 1939Chelsea24West Ham Unitedunknown match lost
Reserve League1st Apr 1939Chelsea31Crystal Palaceunknown match won
Reserve League8th Apr 1939Watford41Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League15th Apr 1939Chelsea22Millwallunknown match drawn
Reserve League19th Apr 1939Chelsea30Southamptonunknown match won
Reserve League24th Apr 1939Tottenham Hotspur24Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League29th Apr 1939Chelsea33Arsenalunknown match drawn

Chelsea Graves Society Info & External Research Links:


Link to the CGS Ancestry profile for David Baxter Alexander View CGS profile for David Baxter Alexander on Ancestry
Link to the findagrave profile for David Baxter Alexander View CGS profile for David Baxter Alexander on Find-A-Grave
Link to the CGS Zeemaps location for David Baxter Alexander View location on Zeemaps for David Baxter Alexander



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Chelsea FC Player David Alexander

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

Teammates

During his Chelsea first-team career of 1 appearances, David Alexander played alongside the following 10 players (number of appearances together in the same match-day squad in brackets)

Jimmy Argue (1)
George Barber (1)
Peter Buchanan (1)
Harry Burgess (1)
Joe Payne (1)
Bob Salmond (1)
Jack Smith (1)
Dick Spence (1)
Sam Weaver (1)
Victor Woodley (1)