Chelsea FC Profile: Willie Brown
Full Name: William Brown
Born: Wednesday, 22nd August 1900
Place of birth: Fence Houses, Co. Durham, England
Height: 5' 7 1/2"
Died: Friday, 4th January 1985 (aged 84)
Place of death: Easington, Co. Durham, England
Burial: Cremated - Stranton Grange Cemetery and Crematorium, Hartlepool
Involvement with Chelsea:
Men's 1st Team Player from 1924 to 1929
Playing Career:
Hetton
West Ham United
Chelsea (Feb 1924 to Jul 1929) - cost: unknown
Fulham
Chelsea First-Team Career Summary
Competitive Debut: Saturday, 1st March 1924, West Bromwich Albion 2 - 2 Chelsea
Age on debut: 23 years 6 months 8 days
Last Competitive First-Team Appearance: Saturday, 14th January 1928, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 - 1 Chelsea
See full chronological appearance listing HERE
Appearances
| Goals
|
* 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. Willie Brown made 57 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.
Competitive Matches Played
Comp | Date | Home | Away | Att | |||
League | 1st Mar 1924 | West Bromwich Albion | 2 | 2 | Chelsea | 11,485 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 5th Mar 1924 | Notts County | 0 | 0 | Chelsea | 20,000 | ![]() |
League | 12th Mar 1924 | Chelsea | 0 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 28,000 | ![]() |
League | 15th Mar 1924 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Birmingham | 34,000 | ![]() |
League | 22nd Mar 1924 | Birmingham | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | 25,000 | ![]() |
League | 5th Apr 1924 | Manchester City | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | 20,000 | ![]() |
League | 12th Apr 1924 | Newcastle United | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | 15,000 | ![]() |
League | 18th Apr 1924 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | Liverpool | 35,000 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 19th Apr 1924 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | Newcastle United | 30,000 | ![]() |
League | 26th Apr 1924 | Chelsea | 4 | 1 | Sunderland | 24,000 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 30th Apr 1924 | Chelsea | 3 | 1 | Manchester City | 40,000 | ![]() |
League | 30th Aug 1924 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | Coventry City | 35,000 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 1st Sep 1924 | Leicester City | 4 | 0 | Chelsea | 25,000 | ![]() |
League | 6th Sep 1924 | Oldham Athletic | 0 | 5 | Chelsea | 9,993 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 8th Sep 1924 | Chelsea | 4 | 0 | Leicester City | 32,000 | ![]() |
League | 13th Sep 1924 | Chelsea | 0 | 0 | The Wednesday | 35,000 | ![]() |
League | 20th Sep 1924 | Clapton Orient | 0 | 0 | Chelsea | 35,000 | ![]() |
League | 22nd Sep 1924 | Stoke | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | 8,000 | ![]() |
League | 27th Sep 1924 | Chelsea | 2 | 2 | Crystal Palace | 42,000 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 4th Oct 1924 | Southampton | 0 | 0 | Chelsea | 15,000 | ![]() |
League | 11th Oct 1924 | Chelsea | 0 | 0 | Fulham | 40,000 | ![]() |
League | 27th Dec 1924 | Coventry City | 0 | 3 | Chelsea | 6,000 | ![]() ![]() |
F.A. Cup | 10th Jan 1925 | Birmingham | 2 | 0 | Chelsea | 32,000 | ![]() |
League | 17th Jan 1925 | The Wednesday | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | 20,000 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 24th Jan 1925 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Clapton Orient | 35,000 | ![]() |
League | 28th Feb 1925 | Chelsea | 2 | 3 | Portsmouth | 37,000 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 7th Mar 1925 | Hull City | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | 10,000 | ![]() |
League | 4th Apr 1925 | Bradford City | 2 | 0 | Chelsea | 15,000 | ![]() |
League | 25th Apr 1925 | Chelsea | 0 | 1 | Barnsley | 20,000 | ![]() |
League | 27th Apr 1925 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | Stoke | 25,000 | ![]() |
League | 21st Nov 1925 | Chelsea | 1 | 3 | Swansea Town | 43,827 | ![]() |
F.A. Cup | 9th Jan 1926 | Plymouth Argyle | 1 | 2 | Chelsea | 31,025 | ![]() |
League | 6th Feb 1926 | Fulham | 0 | 3 | Chelsea | 42,611 | ![]() |
League | 10th Feb 1926 | Chelsea | 1 | 3 | Clapton Orient | 14,000 | ![]() |
League | 6th Mar 1926 | Preston North End | 3 | 1 | Chelsea | 16,463 | ![]() |
League | 13th Mar 1926 | Chelsea | 3 | 0 | Oldham Athletic | 28,889 | ![]() |
League | 20th Mar 1926 | Stockport County | 0 | 0 | Chelsea | 7,828 | ![]() |
League | 27th Mar 1926 | Chelsea | 3 | 3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 26,889 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 2nd Apr 1926 | Chelsea | 0 | 0 | Southampton | 43,391 | ![]() |
League | 5th Apr 1926 | Southampton | 0 | 1 | Chelsea | 14,408 | ![]() |
League | 10th Apr 1926 | Chelsea | 0 | 0 | The Wednesday | 41,817 | ![]() |
League | 17th Apr 1926 | Stoke City | 1 | 3 | Chelsea | 10,268 | ![]() |
League | 24th Apr 1926 | Chelsea | 0 | 1 | Middlesbrough | 25,552 | ![]() |
League | 30th Aug 1926 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | 3 | Chelsea | 16,874 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 13th Nov 1926 | Reading | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | 11,589 | ![]() |
League | 20th Nov 1926 | Chelsea | 2 | 2 | Swansea Town | 18,140 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 27th Nov 1926 | Nottingham Forest | 4 | 1 | Chelsea | 12,841 | ![]() |
League | 4th Dec 1926 | Chelsea | 4 | 2 | Barnsley | 21,904 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 11th Dec 1926 | Manchester City | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | 26,868 | ![]() |
League | 18th Dec 1926 | Chelsea | 2 | 2 | Darlington | 19,953 | ![]() |
League | 25th Dec 1926 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | Hull City | 34,306 | ![]() |
League | 27th Dec 1926 | Hull City | 0 | 1 | Chelsea | 23,440 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 1st Jan 1927 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | Clapton Orient | 28,279 | ![]() |
League | 4th Apr 1927 | Southampton | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 5,368 | ![]() |
League | 26th Nov 1927 | Port Vale | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 14,115 | ![]() |
League | 7th Jan 1928 | Blackpool | 2 | 4 | Chelsea | 8,704 | ![]() ![]() |
F.A. Cup | 14th Jan 1928 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | 32,134 | ![]() ![]() |
Non-Competitive First-Team Appearances
| Non-Competitive First-Team Goals
|
Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Willie Brown made 18 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.
Non-Competitive First-Team Matches Played
Comp | Date | Home | Away | Att | |||
Friendly | 29th Mar 1924 | Chelsea | 0 | 2 | Corinthians (UK) | 15,000 | ![]() |
Friendly | 18th Aug 1924 | Chelsea | 0 | 0 | Chelsea | 5,000 | ![]() |
Friendly | 21st Aug 1924 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | 6,000 | ![]() |
London Prof. Charity Fund | 17th Nov 1924 | Fulham | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | 1,500 | ![]() |
Friendly | 31st Jan 1925 | Arsenal | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Friendly | 17th Aug 1925 | Chelsea | 2 | 7 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Friendly | 20th Aug 1925 | Chelsea | 4 | 3 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() ![]() |
London Challenge Cup | 14th Sep 1925 | Chelsea | 4 | 0 | Crystal Palace | unknown | ![]() ![]() |
London Challenge Cup | 12th Oct 1925 | Brentford | 3 | 1 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
London Prof. Charity Fund | 9th Nov 1925 | Millwall | 2 | 2 | Chelsea | 2,700 | ![]() |
London Prof. Charity Fund | 30th Nov 1925 | Millwall | 3 | 1 | Chelsea | 2,300 | ![]() |
Friendly | 18th Aug 1926 | Chelsea | 5 | 1 | Chelsea | 4,000 | ![]() |
Friendly | 21st Aug 1926 | Chelsea | 1 | 3 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() ![]() |
London Challenge Cup | 18th Oct 1926 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | Millwall | 4,600 | ![]() ![]() |
London Challenge Cup | 1st Nov 1926 | Crystal Palace | 2 | 3 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() ![]() |
London Prof. Charity Fund | 8th Nov 1926 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | Fulham | 629 | ![]() ![]() |
London Challenge Cup | 15th Nov 1926 | Clapton Orient | 1 | 2 | Chelsea | 4,589 | ![]() ![]() |
London Prof. Charity Fund | 8th Oct 1928 | Fulham | 2 | 3 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Non-First-Team Appearances
| Non-First-Team Goals
|
Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Willie Brown made 55 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.
Non-First-Team Matches Played
Comp | Date | Home | Away | Att | |||
Reserve League | 20th Dec 1924 | Chelsea | 2 | 2 | Southend United | unknown | ![]() ![]() |
Reserve League | 8th Oct 1925 | Chelsea | 3 | 0 | Arsenal | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 15th Oct 1925 | Chelsea | 0 | 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 19th Oct 1925 | Chelsea | 2 | 2 | Southend United | unknown | ![]() |
Friendly | 2nd Nov 1925 | Cambridge University | 1 | 2 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 5th Nov 1925 | Fulham | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() ![]() |
Reserve League | 14th Nov 1925 | Tottenham Hotspur | 6 | 0 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 31st Dec 1925 | Chelsea | 1 | 5 | Southend United | unknown | ![]() ![]() |
Reserve League | 21st Jan 1926 | Chelsea | 0 | 2 | Clapton Orient | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 1st Feb 1926 | Millwall | 0 | 2 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() ![]() |
Reserve League | 22nd Feb 1926 | Chelsea | 3 | 2 | Millwall | unknown | ![]() ![]() |
Reserve League | 28th Oct 1926 | Chelsea | 3 | 0 | Luton Town | unknown | ![]() ![]() |
Reserve League | 30th Oct 1926 | Chelsea | 3 | 1 | Leicester City | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 10th Feb 1927 | Chelsea | 1 | 3 | Swansea Town | unknown | ![]() |
Friendly | 12th Feb 1927 | Colchester Garrison | 1 | 4 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() ![]() |
Reserve League | 17th Feb 1927 | Chelsea | 0 | 1 | Charlton Athletic | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 26th Feb 1927 | Leicester City | 0 | 1 | Chelsea | 5,000 | ![]() |
Reserve League | 3rd Mar 1927 | Fulham | 0 | 1 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 5th Mar 1927 | Portsmouth | 2 | 2 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 10th Mar 1927 | Chelsea | 2 | 3 | West Ham United | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 24th Mar 1927 | Chelsea | 0 | 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 25th Apr 1927 | Chelsea | 4 | 0 | Crystal Palace | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 27th Aug 1927 | Clapton Orient | 0 | 1 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 3rd Sep 1927 | Southend United | 0 | 2 | Chelsea | 4,000 | ![]() ![]() |
Reserve League | 8th Sep 1927 | Chelsea | 3 | 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | unknown | ![]() ![]() |
Reserve League | 15th Sep 1927 | Chelsea | 3 | 1 | Arsenal | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 29th Sep 1927 | Chelsea | 2 | 2 | Reading | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 5th Oct 1927 | Cardiff City | 5 | 1 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() ![]() |
Reserve League | 13th Oct 1927 | Chelsea | 3 | 2 | Millwall | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 15th Oct 1927 | Chelsea | 3 | 1 | Southampton | 2,000 | ![]() ![]() |
Reserve League | 22nd Oct 1927 | Arsenal | 2 | 0 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 27th Oct 1927 | Chelsea | 2 | 5 | Brentford | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 5th Nov 1927 | Swansea Town | 1 | 2 | Chelsea | 3,000 | ![]() |
Reserve League | 10th Nov 1927 | Chelsea | 4 | 1 | Queens Park Rangers | unknown | ![]() ![]() |
Reserve League | 31st Dec 1927 | Reading | 3 | 2 | Chelsea | 1,918 | ![]() |
Reserve League | 20th Feb 1928 | Millwall | 3 | 1 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() ![]() |
Reserve League | 29th Mar 1928 | Chelsea | 2 | 2 | Clapton Orient | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 26th Apr 1928 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | West Ham United | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 25th Aug 1928 | Southend United | 3 | 4 | Chelsea | 5,000 | ![]() ![]() |
Reserve League | 3rd Sep 1928 | Chelsea | 4 | 1 | Queens Park Rangers | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 8th Sep 1928 | Cardiff City | 0 | 0 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 20th Sep 1928 | Chelsea | 4 | 2 | Clapton Orient | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 22nd Sep 1928 | Chelsea | 7 | 0 | Luton Town | unknown | ![]() ![]() |
Reserve League | 29th Sep 1928 | Portsmouth | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 6th Oct 1928 | Chelsea | 3 | 1 | Coventry City | 5,000 | ![]() ![]() |
Reserve League | 10th Oct 1928 | Arsenal | 3 | 1 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 27th Oct 1928 | Reading | 1 | 2 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 15th Dec 1928 | Chelsea | 6 | 1 | Southampton | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 26th Dec 1928 | Clapton Orient | 6 | 1 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 29th Dec 1928 | Chelsea | 3 | 2 | Southend United | unknown | ![]() |
Friendly | 12th Jan 1929 | Lewes | 2 | 2 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 16th Feb 1929 | Coventry City | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 23rd Feb 1929 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Charlton Athletic | unknown | ![]() ![]() |
Reserve League | 1st Apr 1929 | Brighton And Hove Albion | 4 | 0 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 27th Apr 1929 | Southampton | 2 | 0 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
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