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Chelsea FC Profile: James Watson

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Full Name: James Watson

Nickname(s): Dougal

Born: Tuesday, 28th October 1879
Place of birth: Inverness, Scotland
Died: Friday, 9th June 1911 (aged 31)
Place of death: Inverness, Scotland
Burial: Buried - Tomnahurich Cemetery, Inverness,Scotland - Class 4, Section Q, Lair No’s 20,21

Involvement with Chelsea:


Men's 1st Team Player from 1905 to 1906


Died of Pleurisy - Obituary in Daisy Cutters section of Match Programme 11 Sep 1911

Playing Career:


Sunderland
Chelsea (Sep 1905 to Jun 1906) - cost: unknown
Brentford
Inverness

Chelsea First-Team Career Summary

Competitive Debut: Saturday, 9th September 1905, Blackpool 0 - 1 Chelsea

Age on debut: 25 years 10 months 12 days

Last Competitive First-Team Appearance: Monday, 16th April 1906, Chelsea 0 - 0 Glossop

Appearances

Season League F.A. Cup Lg Cup Europe Oth* Ttl
1905 / 06 13100014
Total13100014

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. James Watson made 14 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Competitive Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
League9th Sep 1905Blackpool01Chelsea4,000 match won
League11th Sep 1905Chelsea51Hull City6,000 match won
League16th Sep 1905Bradford City11Chelsea17,000 match drawn
League23rd Sep 1905Chelsea10West Bromwich Albion10,123 match won
League30th Sep 1905Leicester Fosse01Chelsea7,000 match won
F.A. Cup28th Oct 1905Southern United01Chelsea7,000 match won
League4th Nov 1905Chelsea60Barnsley8,000 match won
League11th Nov 1905Clapton Orient03Chelsea8,000 match won
League18th Nov 1905Chelsea10Burnley8,000 match won
League25th Nov 1905Leeds City00Chelsea20,000 match drawn
League23rd Dec 1905Chelsea00Bristol City25,000 match drawn
League26th Dec 1905Glossop24Chelsea6,000 match won
League10th Feb 1906Hull City43Chelsea7,000 match lost
League16th Apr 1906Chelsea00Glossop30,000 match drawn

Non-Competitive First-Team Appearances

Season Appearances
1905 / 06 2
Total2

Non-Competitive First-Team Goals

SeasonGoals
Total0


Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. James Watson made 2 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Non-Competitive First-Team Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
Friendly6th Nov 1905Chelsea03Everton3,000 match lost
Friendly20th Nov 1905Southampton52Chelsea3,000 match lost

Non-First-Team Appearances

Season Appearances
1905 / 06 23
Total23

Non-First-Team Goals

SeasonGoals
1905 / 06 3
Total3


Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. James Watson made 23 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Non-First-Team Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
Reserve League2nd Sep 1905Felstead22Chelsea0 match drawn Captain
Friendly21st Sep 1905Chelsea60Marcians2,000 match won
Reserve League7th Oct 1905Brighton And Hove Albion11Chelsea0 match drawn
Reserve League14th Oct 1905Chelsea23Hitchen Town0 match lost
Reserve League21st Oct 1905Hitchen Town32Chelsea0 match lost
Reserve League16th Dec 1905Chelsea24Maidstone United0 match lost
Reserve League30th Dec 1905Orpington31Chelsea0 match lost
Reserve League6th Jan 1906Finchley21Chelsea0 match lost
Reserve League11th Jan 1906Chelsea40Watford0 match won
Reserve League27th Jan 1906Chelsea12Leyton0 match lost
Reserve League3rd Feb 1906Chelsea30Catford Southend United0 match won scored 2 goals
Reserve League24th Feb 1906Chelsea60Hastings and St Leonards0 match won
Reserve League3rd Mar 1906Barnet Alston Works23Chelsea0 match won
Reserve League10th Mar 1906Leyton10Chelsea0 match lost
Reserve League14th Mar 1906Eastbourne FC14Chelsea0 match won
Reserve League22nd Mar 1906Chelsea32Southern United0 match won
Reserve League24th Mar 1906Catford Southend United10Chelsea0 match lost
Reserve League31st Mar 1906Tottenham Hotspur71Chelsea2,000 match lost
Reserve League5th Apr 1906Chelsea60Luton Town0 match won
Reserve League14th Apr 1906Chelsea71Finchley0 match won
Reserve League17th Apr 1906Chelsea81Felstead0 match won
Reserve League21st Apr 1906Southern United41Chelsea0 match lost
Reserve League26th Apr 1906Chelsea60Enfield0 match won scored 1 goal

Chelsea Graves Society Info & External Research Links:


Link to the CGS Ancestry profile for James Watson View CGS profile for James Watson on Ancestry
Link to the findagrave profile for James Watson View CGS profile for James Watson on Find-A-Grave
Link to the CGS Zeemaps location for James Watson View location on Zeemaps for James Watson



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Chelsea FC Player James Watson

Games Won: 9
Win Percentage: 64.29%
Total Bookings: 0
Times Sent Off: 0

Teammates

During his Chelsea first-team career of 14 appearances, James Watson played alongside the following 17 players (number of appearances together in the same match-day squad in brackets)

Michael Byrne (1)
David Copeland (11)
William Foulke (12)
Joe Goodwin (1)
George Henderson (1)
George Key (13)
Jack Kirwan (13)
Bob Mackie (13)
Tommy McDermott (7)
Bob McEwan (11)
Bob McRoberts (13)
Tommy Miller (4)
Martin Moran (13)
Frank Pearson (7)
Jacky Robertson (11)
James Robertson (2)
Jimmy Windridge (7)