Chelsea FC Profile: Seamus O'Connell
Full Name: Seamus Cyril Patrick O'Connell
Born: Saturday, 11th January 1930
Place of birth: Carlisle, Cumberland, England
Height: 5' 10 1/2"
Died: Sunday, 24th February 2013 (aged 83)
Place of death: Puerto Banús, Spain
Burial: Cremated - Cementerio municipal de Manilva, Andalucia, Spain - His ashes were scattered at La Duquesa Golf Course, nearby.
Involvement with Chelsea:
Men's 1st Team Player from 1954 to 1956
Playing Career:
Queens Park (A)
Middlesbrough (A)
Bishop Aukland (A)
Chelsea (A) (Aug 1954 to Jun 1956) - cost: unknown
Crook Town (A)
Carlisle United (A)
* (A) = Amateur
Chelsea First-Team Career Summary
Competitive Debut: Saturday, 16th October 1954, Chelsea 5 - 6 Manchester United
Age on debut: 24 years 9 months 5 days
Last Competitive First-Team Appearance: Saturday, 11th February 1956, Manchester City 2 - 2 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. Seamus O'Connell made 17 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.
Competitive Matches Played
| Comp | Date | Home | Away | Att | |||
| League | 16th Oct 1954 | Chelsea | 5 | 6 | Manchester United | 55,966 |   |
| League | 23rd Oct 1954 | Blackpool | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | 19,694 | |
| League | 30th Oct 1954 | Chelsea | 1 | 2 | Charlton Athletic | 54,113 | |
| League | 27th Dec 1954 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Arsenal | 65,922 |   |
| League | 1st Jan 1955 | Bolton Wanderers | 2 | 5 | Chelsea | 30,988 |  |
| F.A. Cup | 8th Jan 1955 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | Walsall | 40,020 | |
| League | 19th Mar 1955 | Charlton Athletic | 0 | 2 | Chelsea | 41,415 | |
| League | 23rd Mar 1955 | Cardiff City | 0 | 1 | Chelsea | 16,649 | |
| League | 9th Apr 1955 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 75,043 | |
| League | 23rd Apr 1955 | Chelsea | 3 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 51,421 | |
| League | 30th Apr 1955 | Manchester United | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | 34,933 | |
| League | 20th Aug 1955 | Chelsea | 0 | 2 | Bolton Wanderers | 44,454 | |
| League | 24th Aug 1955 | Huddersfield Town | 1 | 3 | Chelsea | 28,308 | |
| League | 27th Aug 1955 | Arsenal | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 56,034 | |
| League | 29th Aug 1955 | Chelsea | 0 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | 25,883 | |
| League | 3rd Sep 1955 | Chelsea | 1 | 5 | Portsmouth | 48,273 | |
| League | 11th Feb 1956 | Manchester City | 2 | 2 | Chelsea | 26,642 | |
Non-Competitive First-Team Appearances
| Non-Competitive First-Team Goals
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Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Seamus O'Connell 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
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Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Seamus O'Connell made 0 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.
Non-First-Team Matches Played
| Comp | Date | Home | Away | Att |
Chelsea Graves Society Info & External Research Links:
Seamus moved out to Spain in mid 90s to run a bar with his former team mate Derek Lewin.
View CGS profile for Seamus Cyril Patrick O'Connell on Ancestry
View CGS profile for Seamus Cyril Patrick O'Connell on Find-A-Grave
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