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Chelsea FC Profile: Walter Toomer

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Full Name: Walter Edward Toomer

Born: Friday, 9th February 1883
Place of birth: Southampton, Hampshire, England
Died: Friday, 28th December 1962 (aged 79)
Place of death: Southampton, Hampshire, England
Burial: Buried - 2 Jan 1963 • St Nicolas Church, North Stoneham, Hampshire, England

Involvement with Chelsea:


Men's 1st Team Player from 1905 to 1906


Referred to as 'James Toomer' by Ron Hockings & Scott Cheshire in earlier books but actuall named Walter Edward Toomer, he was born and raised in Southampton and educated at St John's College in Battersea where he trained as a teacher whilst playing as an amateur for both Fulham & Chelsea. Walter returned to his home town to take up a teaching appointment in 1906 and where he also continued his playing career with Southampton where he ultimately became a director in later life. He also assisted his father with the family sports outfitters business.

Playing Career:


Fulham
Chelsea (A) (Jul 1905 to Jun 1906) - cost: unknown
Southampton (A)

* (A) = Amateur

Chelsea First-Team Career Summary

Competitive Debut: Saturday, 18th November 1905, Crystal Palace 7 - 1 Chelsea

Age on debut: 22 years 9 months 9 days

Last Competitive First-Team Appearance: Saturday, 18th November 1905, Crystal Palace 7 - 1 Chelsea

See full chronological appearance listing HERE

Appearances

Season League F.A. Cup Lg Cup Europe Oth* Ttl
1905 / 06 010001
Total010001

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. Walter Toomer made 1 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Competitive Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
F.A. Cup18th Nov 1905Crystal Palace71Chelsea3,000 match lost

Non-Competitive First-Team Appearances

Season Appearances
1905 / 06 1
Total1

Non-Competitive First-Team Goals

SeasonGoals
Total0


Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Walter Toomer made 1 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Non-Competitive First-Team Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
Friendly19th Aug 1905Chelsea10Chelseaunknown match lost

Non-First-Team Appearances

Season Appearances
1905 / 06 14
Total14

Non-First-Team Goals

SeasonGoals
1905 / 06 1
Total1


Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Walter Toomer made 14 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Non-First-Team Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
Reserve League2nd Sep 1905Felstead22Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League9th Sep 1905Chelsea70Eastbourne FC500 match won
Friendly21st Sep 1905Chelsea60Marcians2,000 match won
Reserve League23rd Sep 1905Queens Park Rangers10Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League30th Sep 1905Grays United50Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League7th Oct 1905Brighton And Hove Albion11Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League14th Oct 1905Chelsea23Hitchen Townunknown match lost
Reserve League21st Oct 1905Hitchen Town32Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League28th Oct 1905Watford03Chelsea800 match won
Reserve League4th Nov 1905Maidstone United20Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League11th Nov 1905Chelsea26Queens Park Rangersunknown match lost
Reserve League25th Nov 1905Chelsea12Tottenham Hotspurunknown match lost
Reserve League25th Dec 1905Chelsea13Woolwich Arsenalunknown match lost
Friendly26th Dec 1905Chelsea43Darlington3,000 match won scored 1 goal

Chelsea Graves Society Info & External Research Links:


Link to the CGS Ancestry profile for Walter Edward Toomer View CGS profile for Walter Edward Toomer on Ancestry
Link to the findagrave profile for Walter Edward Toomer View CGS profile for Walter Edward Toomer on Find-A-Grave
Link to the CGS Zeemaps location for Walter Edward Toomer View location on Zeemaps for Walter Edward Toomer



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Chelsea FC Player Walter Toomer

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

Teammates

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

Michael Byrne (1)
James Craigie (1)
Charles Donaghy (1)
Johnny Goodwin (1)
H Harris (1)
Tommy Miller (1)
Francis O'Hara (1)
Jacky Robertson (1)
James Robertson (1)
Fred Wolff (1)