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Chelsea FC Profile: John Brown

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Full Name: John Brown

Born: Saturday, 15th October 1887
Place of birth: Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Height: 5' 11"
Died: Monday, 6th December 1943 (aged 56)
Place of death: Dundee, Angus, Scotland
Burial: Buried - Dundee Eastern Cemetery, Dundee, Dundee City, Scotland

Involvement with Chelsea:


Men's 1st Team Player from 1912 to 1913 (on loan)
Men's 1st Team Player from 1913 to 1915


Alexander removed as middle name. Marriage whilst at Celtic (occupation stated as pro footballer) led to correct birthplace (Clackmannan NOT Dysart). Spouse name led to death certificate/funeral info in Dundee.

Playing Career:


Alloa Athletic
Falkirk
Celtic
--->Chelsea (L) (Dec 1912 to Feb 1913)
Chelsea (Feb 1913 to Sep 1915) - cost: unknown - Retired
Falkirk

* (L) = On Loan
* Retired = Retired from playing at the end of Chelsea contract, or for reason stated

Chelsea First-Team Career Summary

Competitive Debut: Saturday, 1st March 1913, Chelsea 2 - 1 Manchester City

Age on debut: 25 years 4 months 14 days

Last Competitive First-Team Appearance: Wednesday, 17th March 1915, Newcastle United 2 - 0 Chelsea

See full chronological appearance listing HERE

Appearances

Season League F.A. Cup Lg Cup Europe Oth* Ttl
1912 / 13 11000011
1913 / 14 300003
1914 / 15 200002
Total16000016

Goals

Season League F.A. Cup Lg Cup Europe Oth* Ttl
1912 / 13 300003
1914 / 15 100001
Total400004


* 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. John Brown made 16 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Competitive Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
League1st Mar 1913Chelsea21Manchester City35,000 match won
League8th Mar 1913West Bromwich Albion01Chelsea16,293 match won scored 1 goal
League15th Mar 1913Chelsea13Everton45,000 match lost
League21st Mar 1913Chelsea12Aston Villa65,000 match lost
League22nd Mar 1913The Wednesday32Chelsea8,000 match lost scored 1 goal
League24th Mar 1913Liverpool12Chelsea25,000 match won scored 1 goal
League29th Mar 1913Chelsea16Blackburn Rovers30,000 match lost
League5th Apr 1913Derby County31Chelsea10,000 match lost
League12th Apr 1913Chelsea10Tottenham Hotspur50,000 match won
League19th Apr 1913Middlesbrough03Chelsea8,000 match won
League26th Apr 1913Chelsea52Notts County20,000 match won
League6th Sep 1913Chelsea13Tottenham Hotspur61,500 match lost
League8th Sep 1913Chelsea11West Bromwich Albion21,000 match drawn
League13th Sep 1913Oldham Athletic32Chelsea20,000 match lost
League6th Feb 1915Chelsea31Aston Villa15,000 match won scored 1 goal
League17th Mar 1915Newcastle United20Chelsea5,000 match lost

Non-Competitive First-Team Appearances

Season Appearances
1912 / 13 1
1913 / 14 2
1914 / 15 1
Total4

Non-Competitive First-Team Goals

SeasonGoals
1913 / 14 2
Total2


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

Non-Competitive First-Team Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
Friendly28th Apr 1913Chelsea31Fulham35,000 match won
Friendly16th Aug 1913Chelsea41Chelseaunknown match lost
Friendly23rd Aug 1913Chelsea41Chelsea15,000 match lost scored 2 goals
Friendly17th Aug 1914Chelsea31Chelseaunknown match lost

Non-First-Team Appearances

Season Appearances
1913 / 14 15
1914 / 15 34
Total49

Non-First-Team Goals

SeasonGoals
1913 / 14 3
1914 / 15 3
Total6


Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. John Brown made 49 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Non-First-Team Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
Reserve League15th Sep 1913Chelsea50Bristol Cityunknown match won
Reserve League4th Oct 1913Queens Park Rangers11Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League8th Oct 1913Watford10Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League11th Oct 1913Chelsea51Brighton And Hove Albionunknown match won
Reserve League18th Oct 1913Portsmouth10Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League1st Nov 1913Brentford12Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League15th Nov 1913Swindon Town22Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League20th Dec 1913Chelsea10Gillinghamunknown match won
Reserve League25th Dec 1913Norwich City32Chelsea4,000 match lost
Reserve League26th Dec 1913Chelsea21Norwich City5,000 match won
Reserve League27th Dec 1913Chelsea14Tottenham Hotspurunknown match lost
Reserve League3rd Jan 1914Peterborough City22Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League21st Mar 1914Chelsea42Swindon Townunknown match won scored 2 goals
Reserve League10th Apr 1914Clapton Orient32Chelseaunknown match lost scored 1 goal
Reserve League16th Apr 1914Chelsea11Reading3,000 match drawn
Reserve League1st Sep 1914Chelsea23Bristol City2,000 match lost
Reserve League7th Sep 1914Chelsea30Cardiff Cityunknown match won
Reserve League12th Sep 1914Brighton And Hove Albion32Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League26th Sep 1914Southend United14Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League1st Oct 1914Chelsea10Watford1,000 match won
Reserve League3rd Oct 1914Chelsea11Queens Park Rangersunknown match drawn
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
Reserve League24th Oct 1914Croydon Common11Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League29th Oct 1914Chelsea21Luton Townunknown match won
Friendly12th Nov 1914Chelsea82Third Battalion Grenadier Guardsunknown match won
Reserve League28th Nov 1914Chelsea20Fulhamunknown match won
Reserve League12th Dec 1914Chelsea50Boscombeunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League26th Dec 1914Chelsea30West Ham Unitedunknown match won
Reserve League2nd Jan 1915Tottenham Hotspur42Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League9th Jan 1915Luton Town03Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League23rd Jan 1915Swindon Town13Chelseaunknown match won
Friendly30th Jan 1915Tottenham Hotspur23Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League6th Feb 1915Reading14Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League27th Feb 1915Chelsea01Arsenalunknown match lost
Reserve League3rd Mar 1915Southampton40Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League6th Mar 1915Portsmouth12Chelsea3,000 match won
Reserve League11th Mar 1915Chelsea00Norwich City2,000 match drawn
Reserve League20th Mar 1915Queens Park Rangers52Chelseaunknown match lost scored 1 goal (1 Pen)
Reserve League25th Mar 1915Chelsea31Gillinghamunknown match won
Reserve League2nd Apr 1915Cardiff City02Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League3rd Apr 1915Fulham30Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League10th Apr 1915Chelsea02Southend Unitedunknown match lost
Reserve League17th Apr 1915Clapton Orient00Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League21st Apr 1915Boscombe22Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League24th Apr 1915Bristol City30Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League28th Apr 1915Chelsea12Brighton And Hove Albionunknown match lost

Chelsea Graves Society Info & External Research Links:


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



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Chelsea FC Player John Brown

Games Won: 7
Win Percentage: 43.75%
Total Bookings: 0
Times Sent Off: 0

Teammates

During his Chelsea first-team career of 16 appearances, John Brown played alongside the following 27 players (number of appearances together in the same match-day squad in brackets)

Lawrence Abram (1)
Wally Bettridge (13)
David Calderhead (Jnr) (3)
Jack Cameron (1)
Bill Cartwright (1)
Jimmy Croal (1)
Sam Downing (8)
Harry Ford (16)
Charlie Freeman (14)
Harold Halse (4)
Jack Harrow (2)
George Hunter (13)
Tommy Logan (4)
Alexander MacFarlane (1)
Owen Marshall (2)
Bobby McNeil (1)
James Molyneux (13)
Andrew Ormiston (3)
Jimmy Sharp (13)
William Steer (2)
Frederick Taylor (14)
Bob Thomson (2)
Jimmy Turnbull (9)
Andy Walker (2)
Jack Whitley (3)
Bob Whittingham (7)
Vivian Woodward (7)