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Chelsea FC Profile: Harold Brittan

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Full Name: Harold Pemberton Brittan

Born: Thursday, 14th December 1893
Place of birth: Derby, England
Height: 5' 8"
Died: Sunday, 3rd May 1959 (aged 65)
Place of death: Philadelphia, PA, USA
Burial: Cremated 7/5/1959 - Chelton Hills Crematorium, Philadelphia

Involvement with Chelsea:


Men's 1st Team Player from 1913 to 1920


Playing Career:


Ilkeston United
Chelsea (Dec 1913 to May 1920) - cost: unknown
Bethlehem Steel (USA)
Philadelphia Field Club
Fall River Marksmen
New Bedford Whalers
Fall River Marksmen

Chelsea First-Team Career Summary

Competitive Debut: Saturday, 18th April 1914, Sunderland 2 - 0 Chelsea

Age on debut: 20 years 4 months 4 days

Last Competitive First-Team Appearance: Saturday, 20th March 1920, Chelsea 1 - 1 The Wednesday

See full chronological appearance listing HERE

Appearances

Season League F.A. Cup Lg Cup Europe Oth* Ttl
1913 / 14 200002
1914 / 15 900009
1919 / 20 13000013
Total24000024

Goals

Season League F.A. Cup Lg Cup Europe Oth* Ttl
1913 / 14 200002
1914 / 15 200002
1919 / 20 300003
Total700007


* 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. Harold Brittan made 24 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Competitive Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
League18th Apr 1914Sunderland20Chelsea15,000 match lost
League25th Apr 1914Chelsea20Everton30,000 match won scored 2 goals
League19th Sep 1914Middlesbrough30Chelsea12,000 match lost
League26th Sep 1914Chelsea11Sheffield United25,000 match drawn
League3rd Oct 1914Aston Villa21Chelsea20,000 match lost
League5th Dec 1914Chelsea00The Wednesday15,000 match drawn
League28th Dec 1914Chelsea14Burnley20,000 match lost
League5th Apr 1915Burnley20Chelsea10,000 match lost
League14th Apr 1915Bolton Wanderers31Chelsea10,000 match lost scored 1 goal
League26th Apr 1915Everton22Chelsea30,000 match drawn scored 1 goal
League28th Apr 1915Notts County20Chelsea10,000 match lost
League10th Sep 1919Sunderland32Chelsea35,000 match lost scored 1 goal
League13th Sep 1919Chelsea00Newcastle United12,000 match drawn
League27th Sep 1919Chelsea01Burnley38,000 match lost
League4th Oct 1919Burnley23Chelsea25,000 match won
League11th Oct 1919Chelsea10Liverpool35,000 match won scored 1 goal
League18th Oct 1919Liverpool01Chelsea25,000 match won scored 1 goal
League25th Oct 1919Bradford Park Avenue10Chelsea18,000 match lost
League1st Jan 1920Oldham Athletic10Chelsea12,000 match lost
League3rd Jan 1920Manchester United02Chelsea25,000 match won
League17th Jan 1920Chelsea10Manchester United40,000 match won
League13th Mar 1920Notts County01Chelsea15,000 match won
League17th Mar 1920Chelsea20Notts County25,000 match won
League20th Mar 1920Chelsea11The Wednesday47,000 match drawn

Non-Competitive First-Team Appearances

Season Appearances
1913 / 14 1
1914 / 15 3
1919 / 20 1
Total5

Non-Competitive First-Team Goals

SeasonGoals
1913 / 14 1
Total1


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

Non-Competitive First-Team Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
Friendly21st Feb 1914Tottenham Hotspur37Chelsea6,000 match won scored 1 goal
Friendly15th Aug 1914Chelsea10Chelseaunknown match lost
London Prof. Charity Fund14th Sep 1914Chelsea02Millwall Athletic3,000 match lost
London Challenge Cup21st Sep 1914Queens Park Rangers10Chelsea1,000 match lost
London Prof. Charity Fund27th Oct 1919Chelsea32Fulham6,000 match won

Non-First-Team Appearances

Season Appearances
1913 / 14 21
1914 / 15 24
1919 / 20 9
Total54

Non-First-Team Goals

SeasonGoals
1913 / 14 10
1914 / 15 22
1919 / 20 5
Total37


Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Harold Brittan made 54 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Non-First-Team Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
Reserve League8th Nov 1913Chelsea30Croydon Commonunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League29th Nov 1913Reading21Chelsea500 match lost
Reserve League20th Dec 1913Chelsea10Gillinghamunknown match won
Reserve League25th Dec 1913Norwich City32Chelsea4,000 match lost scored 1 goal
Reserve League26th Dec 1913Chelsea21Norwich City5,000 match won
Reserve League27th Dec 1913Chelsea14Tottenham Hotspurunknown match lost
Reserve League3rd Jan 1914Peterborough City22Chelseaunknown match drawn scored 1 goal
Reserve League17th Jan 1914Chelsea02Fulhamunknown match lost
Reserve League7th Feb 1914Chelsea40Peterborough Cityunknown match won
Reserve League14th Feb 1914Brighton And Hove Albion81Chelseaunknown match lost scored 1 goal
Reserve League19th Feb 1914Chelsea80Northampton Townunknown match won scored 2 goals
Reserve League2nd Mar 1914Chelsea40Watfordunknown match won
Reserve League7th Mar 1914Chelsea52Brentfordunknown match won
Reserve League14th Mar 1914Southampton23Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League21st Mar 1914Chelsea42Swindon Townunknown match won scored 2 goals
Reserve League30th Mar 1914Chelsea21Leicester Fosse2,000 match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League4th Apr 1914Chelsea35Portsmouthunknown match lost scored 1 goal
Reserve League10th Apr 1914Clapton Orient32Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League11th Apr 1914West Ham United20Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League16th Apr 1914Chelsea11Reading3,000 match drawn
Reserve League28th Apr 1914Arsenal11Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League5th Sep 1914Chelsea11Tottenham Hotspurunknown match drawn scored 1 goal
Reserve League7th Sep 1914Chelsea30Cardiff Cityunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League12th Sep 1914Brighton And Hove Albion32Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League8th Oct 1914Norwich City12Chelseaunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League14th Oct 1914Gillingham11Chelseaunknown match drawn
Friendly15th Oct 1914Chelsea11Tottenham Hotspur5,000 match drawn
Reserve League17th Oct 1914Chelsea31Portsmouthunknown match won scored 2 goals
Reserve League24th Oct 1914Croydon Common11Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League7th Nov 1914Brentford13Chelseaunknown match won
Friendly12th Nov 1914Chelsea82Third Battalion Grenadier Guardsunknown match won scored 4 goals
Reserve League14th Nov 1914Chelsea73Clapton Orientunknown match won scored 3 goals
Reserve League21st Nov 1914Arsenal12Chelseaunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League28th Nov 1914Chelsea20Fulhamunknown match won
Reserve League25th Dec 1914West Ham United31Chelsea4,000 match lost
Reserve League26th Dec 1914Chelsea30West Ham Unitedunknown match won
Reserve League2nd Jan 1915Tottenham Hotspur42Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League9th Jan 1915Luton Town03Chelseaunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League23rd Jan 1915Swindon Town13Chelseaunknown match won scored 2 goals
Friendly30th Jan 1915Tottenham Hotspur23Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League6th Feb 1915Reading14Chelseaunknown match won scored 2 goals
Reserve League13th Feb 1915Chelsea40Croydon Commonunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League27th Feb 1915Chelsea01Arsenalunknown match lost
Reserve League3rd Mar 1915Southampton40Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League27th Mar 1915Chelsea100Swindon Townunknown match won scored 3 goals
Friendly5th Nov 1919Oxford University46Chelseaunknown match won scored 3 goals
Reserve League6th Nov 1919Chelsea13Tottenham Hotspur3,000 match lost
Friendly3rd Dec 1919Cambridge University42Chelseaunknown match lost scored 1 goal
Reserve League6th Dec 1919Chelsea20Arsenalunknown match won
Reserve League8th Mar 1920Chelsea13Clapton Orientunknown match lost
Reserve League25th Mar 1920Chelsea11Brentfordunknown match drawn
Reserve League5th Apr 1920Chelsea11Tottenham Hotspurunknown match drawn
Reserve League8th Apr 1920Chelsea12Fulhamunknown match lost
Reserve League28th Apr 1920Chelsea11Queens Park Rangersunknown match drawn scored 1 goal

Chelsea Graves Society Info & External Research Links:


Date of death changed from 1964 (as incorrectly listed in many places) to 3rd May 1959 as per death certificate. Harold passed away in Philadelphia, not New York and was cremated 7 May 1959 at Chelten Hills Cemetery, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA

See Ancestry profile and certificates here: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/family-tree/person/tree/172548078/person/262246507413/facts

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Chelsea FC Player Harold Brittan

Games Won: 8
Win Percentage: 33.33%
Total Bookings: 0
Times Sent Off: 0

Teammates

During his Chelsea first-team career of 24 appearances, Harold Brittan played alongside the following 31 players (number of appearances together in the same match-day squad in brackets)

Lawrence Abram (15)
Thomas Baxter (1)
Wally Bettridge (20)
Billy Bridgeman (2)
David Calderhead (Jnr) (1)
Jack Cock (4)
Jimmy Croal (14)
George Dale (10)
Bill Dickie (8)
Harry Ford (16)
Charlie Freeman (5)
Harold Halse (17)
Colin Hampton (6)
Jack Harrow (20)
John Lee (2)
Tommy Logan (11)
Alexander MacFarlane (1)
Owen Marshall (4)
Bobby McNeil (14)
Nils Middelboe (6)
James Molyneux (18)
Buchanan Sharp (3)
Jimmy Sharp (3)
Joseph Spottiswood (1)
Frederick Taylor (8)
Bob Thomson (6)
Edward Tye (1)
Andy Walker (7)
Bob Whittingham (2)
Harry Wilding (12)
Vivian Woodward (2)