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Chelsea FC Profile: Nils Middelboe

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Full Name: Nils Middelboe

Born: Wednesday, 5th October 1887
Place of birth: Brunnby, Sweden
Height: 6' 2"
Died: Tuesday, 21st September 1976 (aged 88)
Place of death: Frederiksberg Kommune, Hovedstaden, Denmark
Burial: Buried - Holmens Cemetery, Copenhagen, Kobenhavns Kommune, Hovedstaden, Denmark

Involvement with Chelsea:


Men's 1st Team Player from 1913 to 1922


Playing Career:


Chelsea (A) (Jul 1913 to Jun 1922) - cost: unknown

* (A) = Amateur

Chelsea First-Team Career Summary

Competitive Debut: Saturday, 15th November 1913, Chelsea 2 - 1 Derby County

Age on debut: 26 years 1 months 10 days

Last Competitive First-Team Appearance: Wednesday, 18th January 1922, Chelsea 0 - 3 Bolton Wanderers

See full chronological appearance listing HERE

Appearances

Season League F.A. Cup Lg Cup Europe Oth* Ttl
1913 / 14 600006
1914 / 15 700007
1919 / 20 9200011
1920 / 21 14300017
1921 / 22 500005
Total41500046

Goals

Season League F.A. Cup Lg Cup Europe Oth* Ttl
1919 / 20 100001
Total100001


* 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. Nils Middelboe made 46 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Competitive Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
League15th Nov 1913Chelsea21Derby County28,000 match won Captain
League22nd Nov 1913Manchester City21Chelsea20,000 match lost
League29th Nov 1913Chelsea21Bradford City45,000 match won
League13th Dec 1913Chelsea11Sunderland30,000 match drawn
League27th Dec 1913Tottenham Hotspur12Chelsea29,305 match won
League25th Apr 1914Chelsea20Everton30,000 match won
League19th Sep 1914Middlesbrough30Chelsea12,000 match lost
League26th Sep 1914Chelsea11Sheffield United25,000 match drawn
League3rd Oct 1914Aston Villa21Chelsea20,000 match lost
League10th Oct 1914Chelsea31Liverpool20,000 match won
League21st Nov 1914Chelsea41Notts County16,000 match won
League8th Mar 1915Sheffield United11Chelsea14,000 match drawn
League28th Apr 1915Notts County20Chelsea10,000 match lost
League1st Nov 1919Chelsea40Bradford Park Avenue36,000 match won
League8th Nov 1919Preston North End31Chelsea20,000 match lost
League15th Nov 1919Chelsea40Preston North End34,000 match won scored 1 goal
League29th Nov 1919Chelsea31Middlesbrough50,000 match won
League6th Dec 1919Arsenal11Chelsea50,000 match drawn
League13th Dec 1919Chelsea31Arsenal60,000 match won
League26th Dec 1919Chelsea10Oldham Athletic40,000 match won
League27th Dec 1919Chelsea10Sheffield United40,000 match won
F.A. Cup10th Jan 1920Bolton Wanderers01Chelsea35,398 match won
League17th Jan 1920Chelsea10Manchester United40,000 match won
F.A. Cup31st Jan 1920Chelsea40Swindon Town67,054 match won
League1st Sep 1920Chelsea10Bolton Wanderers35,000 match won
League18th Sep 1920Chelsea12Manchester United35,000 match lost
League2nd Oct 1920Chelsea11Burnley45,000 match drawn
League6th Nov 1920Chelsea11Preston North End35,000 match drawn
League20th Nov 1920Chelsea21Sheffield United25,000 match won
League27th Nov 1920Sheffield United01Chelsea15,000 match won
League4th Dec 1920Chelsea12Arsenal60,000 match lost
League11th Dec 1920Arsenal11Chelsea50,000 match drawn
League25th Dec 1920Chelsea11Liverpool50,000 match drawn
F.A. Cup29th Jan 1921Swindon Town02Chelsea21,261 match won
League5th Feb 1921Chelsea20Newcastle United56,000 match won
League12th Feb 1921Chelsea30West Bromwich Albion42,000 match won
F.A. Cup19th Feb 1921Plymouth Argyle00Chelsea37,749 match drawn
League26th Feb 1921Chelsea01Everton44,000 match lost
F.A. Cup5th Mar 1921Cardiff City10Chelsea45,000 match lost
League12th Mar 1921Chelsea31Sunderland35,000 match won
League28th Mar 1921Aston Villa30Chelsea30,000 match lost
League24th Sep 1921Chelsea01Liverpool38,000 match lost
League1st Oct 1921Liverpool11Chelsea35,000 match drawn
League29th Oct 1921Chelsea41Burnley35,000 match won
League14th Jan 1922Arsenal10Chelsea40,000 match lost
League18th Jan 1922Chelsea03Bolton Wanderers15,000 match lost

Non-Competitive First-Team Appearances

Season Appearances
1913 / 14 1
1914 / 15 2
1920 / 21 3
1921 / 22 2
Total8

Non-Competitive First-Team Goals

SeasonGoals
Total0


Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Nils Middelboe made 8 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Non-Competitive First-Team Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
London Prof. Charity Fund17th Nov 1913Millwall Athletic21Chelsea6,000 match lost
Friendly15th Aug 1914Chelsea10Chelseaunknown match lost
Friendly27th Aug 1914Chelsea22Fulham6,500 match drawn
Friendly14th Aug 1920Chelsea32Chelsea17,000 match lost
Friendly19th Aug 1920Chelsea12Chelsea17,000 match won
Friendly15th Sep 1920Chelsea20British Army5,000 match won
Friendly13th May 1922Tottenham Hotspur11Chelseaunknown match drawn
Friendly19th May 1922Staevnet11Chelsea12,000 match drawn

Non-First-Team Appearances

Season Appearances
1913 / 14 5
1914 / 15 14
1919 / 20 5
1920 / 21 2
1921 / 22 2
Total28

Non-First-Team Goals

SeasonGoals
1913 / 14 3
1914 / 15 2
1921 / 22 1
Total6


Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Nils Middelboe made 28 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Non-First-Team Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
Reserve League8th Nov 1913Chelsea30Croydon Commonunknown match won
Reserve League6th Dec 1913Chelsea30Southamptonunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League20th Dec 1913Chelsea10Gillinghamunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League4th Apr 1914Chelsea35Portsmouthunknown match lost scored 1 goal
Reserve League18th Apr 1914Bristol City22Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League5th Sep 1914Chelsea11Tottenham Hotspurunknown match drawn
Reserve League7th Sep 1914Chelsea30Cardiff Cityunknown match won
Reserve League31st Oct 1914Chelsea00Reading4,000 match drawn
Friendly12th Nov 1914Chelsea82Third Battalion Grenadier Guardsunknown match won
Reserve League14th Nov 1914Chelsea73Clapton Orientunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League12th Dec 1914Chelsea50Boscombeunknown match won
Reserve League25th Dec 1914West Ham United31Chelsea4,000 match lost
Reserve League26th Dec 1914Chelsea30West Ham Unitedunknown match won
Reserve League6th Feb 1915Reading14Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League13th Feb 1915Chelsea40Croydon Commonunknown match won
Reserve League13th Mar 1915Chelsea40Southamptonunknown match won
Reserve League27th Mar 1915Chelsea100Swindon Townunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League10th Apr 1915Chelsea02Southend Unitedunknown match lost
Reserve League17th Apr 1915Clapton Orient00Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League25th Sep 1919Chelsea30Clapton Orientunknown match won
Reserve League4th Oct 1919Chelsea20Queens Park Rangersunknown match won
Reserve League16th Oct 1919Chelsea20Brentfordunknown match won
Reserve League18th Oct 1919Chelsea14Crystal Palaceunknown match lost
Reserve League25th Oct 1919Chelsea10Fulhamunknown match won
Reserve League30th Oct 1920Chelsea31Brentfordunknown match won
Reserve League21st Apr 1921Chelsea62Brentfordunknown match won
Reserve League10th Dec 1921Chelsea20Queens Park Rangersunknown match won
Friendly15th Dec 1921Chelsea41Oxford/Cambridge Universityunknown match won scored 1 goal

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Chelsea FC Player Nils Middelboe

Games Won: 23
Win Percentage: 50%
Starts as Captain: 1
Total Bookings: 0
Times Sent Off: 0

Teammates

During his Chelsea first-team career of 46 appearances, Nils Middelboe played alongside the following 40 players (number of appearances together in the same match-day squad in brackets)

Lawrence Abram (7)
Benjamin Baker (3)
Fred Barrett (4)
John Bell (3)
Wally Bettridge (29)
Billy Bridgeman (4)
Harold Brittan (6)
David Cameron (5)
Jack Cock (27)
Jimmy Croal (30)
George Dale (11)
Bill Dickie (5)
Norrie Fairgray (2)
Jim Ferris (14)
Harry Ford (35)
Charlie Freeman (4)
Harold Halse (22)
Colin Hampton (11)
Jack Harrow (39)
Frank Hoddinott (3)
George Hunter (4)
John Lee (2)
Fred Linfoot (5)
Tommy Logan (18)
Alexander MacFarlane (1)
Owen Marshall (7)
Ken McKenzie (3)
Bobby McNeil (36)
Tommy Meehan (7)
James Molyneux (32)
Buchanan Sharp (5)
Jimmy Sharp (7)
George Smith (5)
Frederick Taylor (7)
Bob Thomson (9)
Andy Walker (2)
Joe Ward (4)
Bob Whittingham (5)
Harry Wilding (30)
Vivian Woodward (7)