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Chelsea FC Profile: William Read

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Full Name: William Henry Read

Born: Thursday, 1st October 1885
Place of birth: Blackpool, Lancashire, England
Died: Wednesday, 18th April 1951 (aged 65)
Place of death: Blackpool, Lancashire, England
Burial: Cremated - 21/04/1951 - Carleton Crematorium, Blackpool. William's ashes were scattered in Memorial Rose Garden on rose bed 56.

Involvement with Chelsea:


Men's 1st Team Player from 1911 to 1913


Playing Career:


Chelsea (May 1911 to Mar 1913) - cost: unknown
Dundee

Chelsea First-Team Career Summary

Competitive Debut: Saturday, 20th January 1912, Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 - 1 Chelsea

Age on debut: 26 years 3 months 19 days

Last Competitive First-Team Appearance: Saturday, 10th February 1912, Chelsea 4 - 1 Grimsby Town

Appearances

Season League F.A. Cup Lg Cup Europe Oth* Ttl
1911 / 12 310004
Total310004

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. William Read made 4 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Competitive Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
League20th Jan 1912Wolverhampton Wanderers31Chelsea9,000 match lost
League27th Jan 1912Chelsea21Leicester Fosse27,000 match won
F.A. Cup3rd Feb 1912Bradford City20Chelsea21,070 match lost
League10th Feb 1912Chelsea41Grimsby Town25,000 match won

Non-Competitive First-Team Appearances

Season Appearances
1911 / 12 3
1912 / 13 2
Total5

Non-Competitive First-Team Goals

SeasonGoals
Total0


Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. William Read made 5 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Non-Competitive First-Team Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
Friendly16th Aug 1911Chelsea31Chelseaunknown match lost
Friendly19th Aug 1911Chelsea00Chelseaunknown match drawn
Friendly26th Aug 1911Chelsea32Chelseaunknown match lost
Friendly19th Aug 1912Chelsea33Chelseaunknown match drawn
Friendly29th Aug 1912Chelsea11Chelseaunknown match drawn

Non-First-Team Appearances

Season Appearances
1911 / 12 28
1912 / 13 15
Total43

Non-First-Team Goals

SeasonGoals
1911 / 12 6
1912 / 13 4
Total10


Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. William Read made 43 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Non-First-Team Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
Reserve League2nd Sep 1911Tottenham Hotspur32Chelsea10,000 match lost
Reserve League11th Sep 1911Luton Town12Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League16th Sep 1911West Ham United01Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League25th Sep 1911Leyton11Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League30th Sep 1911Brighton And Hove Albion24Chelseaunknown match won
Middlesex Professional Reserve Cup9th Oct 1911Tottenham Hotspur11Chelsea2,300 match drawn
Reserve League30th Oct 1911Chelsea10Northampton Townunknown match won
Middlesex Professional Reserve Cup8th Nov 1911Chelsea21Tottenham Hotspurunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League13th Nov 1911Chelsea30Watford2,000 match won
Reserve League18th Nov 1911Norwich City33Chelsea3,000 match drawn
Reserve League25th Nov 1911Chelsea30Peterborough Cityunknown match won
Reserve League27th Nov 1911Chelsea20Leytonunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League2nd Dec 1911Reading04Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League9th Dec 1911Chelsea23Southend Unitedunknown match lost
Reserve League16th Dec 1911Southend United02Chelseaunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League23rd Dec 1911Chelsea22Croydon Commonunknown match drawn
Reserve League26th Dec 1911Peterborough City01Chelsea3,000 match won
Reserve League30th Dec 1911Chelsea01Brighton And Hove Albionunknown match lost
Reserve League1st Jan 1912Chelsea21Clapton Orientunknown match won
Reserve League17th Feb 1912Chelsea22Coventry City3,000 match drawn
Reserve League24th Feb 1912Swindon Town02Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League4th Mar 1912Chelsea51Norwich Cityunknown match won scored 2 goals
Reserve League9th Mar 1912Chelsea30Bristol City7,000 match won scored 1 goal (1 Pen)
Reserve League13th Mar 1912Watford24Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League16th Mar 1912Fulham10Chelsea3,000 match lost
Reserve League25th Mar 1912Chelsea21Woolwich Arsenalunknown match won
Reserve League6th Apr 1912Chelsea40Readingunknown match won
Reserve League8th Apr 1912Chelsea51Tottenham Hotspur10,000 match won
Reserve League7th Sep 1912Chelsea13Tottenham Hotspurunknown match lost scored 1 goal
Friendly2nd Nov 1912Wealdstone02Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League9th Nov 1912Chelsea50Bristol Cityunknown match won
Middlesex Professional Reserve Cup11th Nov 1912Chelsea21Queens Park Rangersunknown match won
Reserve League16th Nov 1912Brentford18Chelseaunknown match won
Friendly23rd Nov 1912Biggleswade Town03Chelseaunknown match won scored 1 goal (1 Pen)
Middlesex Professional Reserve Cup28th Nov 1912Chelsea21Fulham4,000 match won
Friendly14th Dec 1912Barnet and Alston10Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League21st Dec 1912Chelsea40Brentford5,000 match won
Reserve League28th Dec 1912Swindon Town12Chelseaunknown match won
Friendly4th Jan 1913Finchley01Chelseaunknown match won scored 1 goal
Friendly18th Jan 1913Hastings & St Leonards Amateurs12Chelseaunknown match won scored 1 goal
Friendly1st Feb 1913Ilkeston United13Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League8th Feb 1913Chelsea20Woolwich Arsenalunknown match won
Friendly1st Mar 1913Gillingham00Chelseaunknown match drawn

Chelsea Graves Society Info & External Research Links:


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Chelsea FC Player William Read

Games Won: 2
Win Percentage: 50%
Total Bookings: 0
Times Sent Off: 0

Teammates

During his Chelsea first-team career of 4 appearances, William Read played alongside the following 12 players (number of appearances together in the same match-day squad in brackets)

Wally Bettridge (4)
Billy Bridgeman (3)
Jack Cameron (4)
George Dodd (3)
Sam Downing (4)
Norrie Fairgray (1)
Charlie Freeman (1)
Andrew Ormiston (4)
Frederick Taylor (4)
Bob Thomson (4)
Jack Whitley (4)
Bob Whittingham (4)