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Chelsea FC Profile: Doug Smale

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Full Name: Douglas Martin Smale

Born: Monday, 27th March 1916
Place of birth: Victoria, London, England
Height: 5' 7"
Died: February 2006
Place of death: Kingston Upon Thames, Surrey, England

Involvement with Chelsea:


Men's 1st Team Player from 1937 to 1945


Born in Victoria in London, the outside-left started out in non-league football with Kingstonian before signing for Chelsea in 1936. However, he found chances at Stamford Bridge hard to come by and made just nine appearances before the war, but did tour South America with the club. Prior to his passing at the age of 92 in 2006, he was the oldest living ex-Chelsea player.

Playing Career:


Kingstonian
Chelsea (Jan 1937 to Jun 1945) - cost: unknown - Retired

* Retired = Retired from playing at the end of Chelsea contract, or for reason stated

Chelsea First-Team Career Summary

Competitive Debut: Monday, 29th March 1937, Charlton Athletic 1 - 0 Chelsea

Age on debut: 21 years 0 months 2 days

Last Competitive First-Team Appearance: Saturday, 31st December 1938, Leicester City 3 - 2 Chelsea

See full chronological appearance listing HERE

Appearances

Season League F.A. Cup Lg Cup Europe Oth* Ttl
1936 / 37 600006
1937 / 38 200002
1938 / 39 100001
Total900009

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. Doug Smale made 9 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Competitive Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
League29th Mar 1937Charlton Athletic10Chelsea45,860 match lost
League3rd Apr 1937Everton00Chelsea20,648 match drawn
League10th Apr 1937Chelsea01Bolton Wanderers23,271 match lost
League17th Apr 1937Brentford10Chelsea22,042 match lost
League24th Apr 1937Chelsea20Arsenal53,325 match won
League1st May 1937Liverpool11Chelsea8,278 match drawn
League28th Aug 1937Chelsea61Liverpool41,553 match won
League30th Apr 1938Wolverhampton Wanderers11Chelsea27,718 match drawn
League31st Dec 1938Leicester City32Chelsea13,180 match lost

Non-Competitive First-Team Appearances

Season Appearances
1936 / 37 1
1937 / 38 3
Total4

Non-Competitive First-Team Goals

SeasonGoals
Total0


Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Doug Smale made 4 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Non-Competitive First-Team Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
Friendly30th May 1937Marseille11Chelseaunknown match drawn
Friendly14th Aug 1937Chelsea12Chelseaunknown match won
Friendly18th Aug 1937Chelsea47Chelsea5,000 match won
London Challenge Cup13th Oct 1937Chelsea03Charlton Athleticunknown match lost

Non-First-Team Appearances

Season Appearances
1936 / 37 6
1937 / 38 23
1938 / 39 17
Total46

Non-First-Team Goals

SeasonGoals
1936 / 37 3
1937 / 38 6
1938 / 39 7
Total16


Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Doug Smale made 46 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Non-First-Team Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
Reserve League2nd Jan 1937Chelsea12Leicester Cityunknown match lost scored 1 goal
Reserve League6th Feb 1937Chelsea10Crystal Palaceunknown match won
Reserve League20th Mar 1937Chelsea21Southend Unitedunknown match won
Reserve League27th Mar 1937Watford11Chelseaunknown match drawn scored 1 goal
Friendly27th Mar 1937Ipswich Town40Chelsea6,927 match lost scored 1 goal
Reserve League30th Mar 1937Tottenham Hotspur20Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League9th Oct 1937Arsenal31Chelseaunknown match lost scored 1 goal
Reserve League16th Oct 1937Chelsea41West Ham Unitedunknown match won
Reserve League23rd Oct 1937Watford14Chelseaunknown match won
Friendly30th Oct 1937Bury Town32Chelseaunknown match lost
Friendly6th Nov 1937Tunbridge Wells Rangers22Chelsea1,000 match drawn
Reserve League6th Nov 1937Bristol City20Chelsea3,166 match lost
Reserve League20th Nov 1937Crystal Palace43Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League27th Nov 1937Chelsea31Readingunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League4th Dec 1937Fulham01Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League11th Dec 1937Chelsea63Millwallunknown match won
Reserve League18th Dec 1937Brentford22Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League27th Dec 1937Chelsea10Tottenham Hotspurunknown match won
Reserve League1st Jan 1938Chelsea10Clapton Orientunknown match won
Reserve League5th Feb 1938Chelsea11Southend Unitedunknown match drawn
Friendly5th Mar 1938Golders Green10Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League19th Mar 1938Chelsea51Bristol Cityunknown match won scored 2 goals
Reserve League26th Mar 1938Swansea Town23Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League30th Mar 1938Southend United50Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League2nd Apr 1938Chelsea60Crystal Palaceunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League9th Apr 1938Reading22Chelseaunknown match drawn scored 1 goal
Reserve League16th Apr 1938Chelsea10Fulhamunknown match won
Reserve League18th Apr 1938Chelsea20Queens Park Rangersunknown match won
Friendly7th May 1938Bury Town10Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League3rd Nov 1938Chelsea41West Ham Unitedunknown match won
Reserve League5th Nov 1938Chelsea12Northampton Townunknown match lost
Reserve League28th Nov 1938West Ham United73Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League8th Dec 1938Boston United23Chelseaunknown match won scored 1 goal
Friendly10th Dec 1938Burton Town23Chelseaunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League24th Dec 1938Coventry City11Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League14th Jan 1939Leicester City11Chelseaunknown match drawn scored 1 goal
Reserve League9th Feb 1939Chelsea14Boston Unitedunknown match lost scored 1 goal
Friendly11th Feb 1939Colchester United51Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League15th Feb 1939Crystal Palace23Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League13th Mar 1939Chelsea24West Ham Unitedunknown match lost scored 1 goal
Reserve League18th Mar 1939Chelsea62Bristol Cityunknown match won scored 1 goal
Friendly3rd Apr 1939Wokingham25Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League7th Apr 1939Chelsea13Charlton Athleticunknown match lost
Reserve League8th Apr 1939Watford41Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League15th Apr 1939Chelsea22Millwallunknown match drawn
Reserve League19th Apr 1939Chelsea30Southamptonunknown match won scored 1 goal

Chelsea Graves Society Info & External Research Links:


Funeral took place 7 Feb 2006, but unsure where

Link to the CGS Ancestry profile for Douglas Martin Smale View CGS profile for Douglas Martin Smale on Ancestry

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Chelsea FC Player Doug Smale

Games Won: 2
Win Percentage: 22.22%
Total Bookings: 0
Times Sent Off: 0

Teammates

During his Chelsea first-team career of 9 appearances, Doug Smale played alongside the following 20 players (number of appearances together in the same match-day squad in brackets)

Len Allum (3)
Jimmy Argue (7)
Joe Bambrick (2)
George Barber (7)
Ned Barkas (2)
Harry Burgess (6)
Wilf Chitty (2)
Allan Craig (7)
George Gibson (5)
Bob Griffiths (1)
Johnny Jackson (1)
George Mills (5)
Billy Mitchell (6)
John O'Hare (6)
Joe Payne (2)
Bob Salmond (1)
Jack Smith (1)
Dick Spence (9)
Sam Weaver (9)
Victor Woodley (8)