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Chelsea FC Profile: Alec Cheyne

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Full Name: Alexander George Cheyne

Born: Sunday, 28th April 1907
Place of birth: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Height: 5' 8"
Died: Tuesday, 5th July 1983 (aged 76)
Place of death: Arbroath, Angus, Scotland
Burial: Cremated - Dundee crematorium. His ashes were scattered in the woodland area of the gardens. There is no known memorial

Involvement with Chelsea:


Men's 1st Team Player from 1930 to 1932
Men's 1st Team Player from 1934 to 1936


Playing Career:


Shettleston Juniors
Aberdeen
Chelsea (Jun 1930 to Jun 1932) - cost: £6,000
Nimes
Chelsea (Mar 1934 to Jun 1936) - cost: unknown
Colchester United

Chelsea First-Team Career Summary

Competitive Debut: Saturday, 30th August 1930, Grimsby Town 0 - 1 Chelsea

Age on debut: 23 years 4 months 2 days

Last Competitive First-Team Appearance: Saturday, 21st December 1935, Chelsea 2 - 2 Wolverhampton Wanderers

See full chronological appearance listing HERE

Appearances

Season League F.A. Cup Lg Cup Europe Oth* Ttl
1930 / 31 34500039
1931 / 32 19200021
1934 / 35 300003
1935 / 36 600006
Total62700069

Goals

Season League F.A. Cup Lg Cup Europe Oth* Ttl
1930 / 31 9100010
1931 / 32 100001
1934 / 35 100001
1935 / 36 100001
Total12100013


* 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. Alec Cheyne made 69 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Competitive Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
League30th Aug 1930Grimsby Town01Chelsea20,294 match won
League3rd Sep 1930Newcastle United10Chelsea68,386 match lost
League6th Sep 1930Chelsea62Manchester United48,648 match won scored 3 goals
League8th Sep 1930Sheffield Wednesday11Chelsea21,182 match drawn
League13th Sep 1930West Ham United41Chelsea31,334 match lost
League15th Sep 1930Chelsea00Sheffield Wednesday51,960 match drawn
League20th Sep 1930Chelsea01Bolton Wanderers48,347 match lost
League27th Sep 1930Liverpool31Chelsea41,386 match lost scored 1 goal
League4th Oct 1930Chelsea40Middlesbrough48,395 match won
League11th Oct 1930Huddersfield Town11Chelsea25,853 match drawn
League18th Oct 1930Chelsea10Sheffield United59,700 match won
League1st Nov 1930Chelsea30Blackpool32,755 match won scored 1 goal
League8th Nov 1930Blackburn Rovers20Chelsea21,008 match lost
League15th Nov 1930Chelsea20Manchester City25,671 match won scored 1 goal
League22nd Nov 1930Leeds United23Chelsea13,602 match won
League29th Nov 1930Chelsea15Arsenal74,667 match lost
League13th Dec 1930Chelsea50Sunderland31,295 match won scored 1 goal
League20th Dec 1930Portsmouth11Chelsea22,687 match drawn
League25th Dec 1930Chelsea02Aston Villa40,990 match lost
League26th Dec 1930Aston Villa33Chelsea53,580 match drawn
League27th Dec 1930Chelsea50Grimsby Town23,467 match won scored 1 goal
League3rd Jan 1931Manchester United10Chelsea8,966 match lost
F.A. Cup10th Jan 1931West Ham United13Chelsea21,000 match won
League17th Jan 1931Chelsea21West Ham United40,011 match won scored 1 goal
F.A. Cup24th Jan 1931Chelsea21Arsenal62,945 match won
League31st Jan 1931Chelsea22Liverpool35,936 match drawn
League4th Feb 1931Bolton Wanderers11Chelsea9,678 match drawn
League7th Feb 1931Middlesbrough22Chelsea16,443 match drawn
F.A. Cup14th Feb 1931Chelsea30Blackburn Rovers61,170 match won scored 1 goal
League18th Feb 1931Chelsea12Huddersfield Town17,546 match lost
League21st Feb 1931Sheffield United40Chelsea26,694 match lost
F.A. Cup28th Feb 1931Birmingham22Chelsea52,298 match drawn
F.A. Cup4th Mar 1931Chelsea03Birmingham74,365 match lost
League7th Mar 1931Blackpool21Chelsea12,271 match lost
League14th Mar 1931Chelsea32Blackburn Rovers32,623 match won
League21st Mar 1931Manchester City20Chelsea27,866 match lost
League28th Mar 1931Chelsea10Leeds United25,446 match won
League25th Apr 1931Chelsea20Portsmouth19,521 match won
League2nd May 1931Chelsea11Newcastle United22,860 match drawn
League29th Aug 1931Middlesbrough02Chelsea24,510 match won
League31st Aug 1931West Ham United31Chelsea28,338 match lost
League5th Sep 1931Chelsea01Huddersfield Town42,961 match lost
League9th Sep 1931Chelsea23Sheffield Wednesday31,426 match lost
League12th Sep 1931Newcastle United41Chelsea28,562 match lost
League19th Sep 1931Chelsea36Aston Villa56,698 match lost
League3rd Oct 1931Chelsea20Liverpool40,597 match won
League10th Oct 1931Grimsby Town12Chelsea16,050 match won scored 1 goal
League17th Oct 1931Sunderland21Chelsea17,294 match lost
League31st Oct 1931Portsmouth10Chelsea19,813 match lost
League19th Dec 1931Chelsea21Birmingham17,551 match won
League30th Jan 1932Aston Villa13Chelsea35,993 match won
League6th Feb 1932Chelsea10Leicester City34,077 match won
F.A. Cup13th Feb 1932Sheffield Wednesday11Chelsea39,000 match drawn
F.A. Cup17th Feb 1932Chelsea20Sheffield Wednesday60,004 match won
League20th Feb 1932Chelsea41Grimsby Town24,422 match won
League19th Mar 1932Derby County10Chelsea14,791 match lost
League25th Mar 1932Chelsea30Bolton Wanderers38,515 match won
League26th Mar 1932Chelsea00Everton56,298 match drawn
League2nd Apr 1932Arsenal11Chelsea56,124 match drawn
League6th Apr 1932Liverpool21Chelsea37,873 match lost
League1st Sep 1934Chelsea31Leicester City20,084 match won scored 1 goal
League8th Sep 1934Sunderland40Chelsea33,592 match lost
League17th Nov 1934Blackburn Rovers12Chelsea10,781 match won
League9th Nov 1935Chelsea21Middlesbrough33,408 match won
League16th Nov 1935Aston Villa22Chelsea58,717 match drawn
League23rd Nov 1935Chelsea21Brentford56,624 match won scored 1 goal
League30th Nov 1935Sheffield Wednesday41Chelsea16,014 match lost
League7th Dec 1935Chelsea12Portsmouth15,000 match lost
League14th Dec 1935Preston North End20Chelsea16,178 match lost
League21st Dec 1935Chelsea22Wolverhampton Wanderers20,063 match drawn

Non-Competitive First-Team Appearances

Season Appearances
1930 / 31 2
1931 / 32 3
1934 / 35 4
1935 / 36 4
Total13

Non-Competitive First-Team Goals

SeasonGoals
1930 / 31 3
1931 / 32 2
1934 / 35 2
1935 / 36 1
Total8


Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Alec Cheyne made 13 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Non-Competitive First-Team Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
Friendly21st Aug 1930Chelsea81Chelseaunknown match lost scored 2 goals
Friendly25th Aug 1930Chelsea32Chelseaunknown match lost scored 1 goal
Friendly15th Aug 1931Chelsea23Chelsea16,000 match won
Friendly20th Aug 1931Chelsea21Chelseaunknown match lost scored 2 goals
London Challenge Cup26th Oct 1931Chelsea02Fulhamunknown match lost
Friendly11th Aug 1934Chelsea64Chelsea8,000 match lost scored 1 goal
Friendly18th Aug 1934Chelsea72Chelsea6,000 match lost scored 1 goal
London Challenge Cup8th Oct 1934Wimbledon12Chelsea4,000 match won
London Challenge Cup12th Nov 1934Chelsea01Brentfordunknown match lost
Friendly17th Aug 1935Chelsea32Chelseaunknown match lost scored 1 goal
Friendly21st Aug 1935Chelsea21Chelseaunknown match lost
Friendly24th Aug 1935Chelsea22Chelsea1,000 match drawn
Friendly25th Nov 1935Chelsea02Heart Of Midlothian15,000 match lost
Friendly15th Aug 1936Chelsea43Chelsea9,000 match lost Sub on
Friendly19th Aug 1936Chelsea10Chelseaunknown match lost Sub on
London Challenge Cup8th Oct 1936Millwall20Chelseaunknown match lost

Non-First-Team Appearances

Season Appearances
1931 / 32 12
1933 / 34 9
1934 / 35 29
1935 / 36 28
Total78

Non-First-Team Goals

SeasonGoals
1933 / 34 1
1934 / 35 6
1935 / 36 5
Total12


Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Alec Cheyne made 78 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Non-First-Team Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
Reserve League24th Sep 1931Chelsea12Arsenalunknown match lost
Reserve League24th Oct 1931Reading21Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League14th Nov 1931Chelsea32Luton Townunknown match won
Reserve League28th Nov 1931Chelsea32Coventry City3,000 match won
Reserve League5th Dec 1931Portsmouth00Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League12th Dec 1931Chelsea31Brentfordunknown match won
Reserve League16th Jan 1932Chelsea20Charlton Athleticunknown match won
Reserve League5th Mar 1932Chelsea11Readingunknown match drawn
Reserve League12th Mar 1932Swansea Town11Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League17th Mar 1932Chelsea11Cardiff Cityunknown match drawn
Reserve League9th Apr 1932Coventry City51Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League30th Apr 1932Chelsea21Fulhamunknown match won
Reserve League10th Mar 1934Chelsea11Northampton Town3,000 match drawn
Reserve League21st Mar 1934Chelsea13Portsmouthunknown match lost
Reserve League24th Mar 1934Chelsea70Luton Townunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League30th Mar 1934Chelsea00Fulhamunknown match drawn
Reserve League7th Apr 1934Chelsea11Brighton And Hove Albionunknown match drawn
Reserve League11th Apr 1934Chelsea23Arsenalunknown match lost
Reserve League14th Apr 1934Aldershot11Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League28th Apr 1934Bristol City20Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League2nd May 1934Arsenal40Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League25th Aug 1934Chelsea22Clapton Orientunknown match drawn
Reserve League29th Aug 1934Crystal Palace40Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League18th Sep 1934ChelseaWatfordunknown match drawn
Reserve League22nd Sep 1934Chelsea12Tottenham Hotspurunknown match lost
Reserve League29th Sep 1934Luton Town24Chelsea4,500 match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League6th Oct 1934Chelsea10Southend Unitedunknown match won
Reserve League20th Oct 1934Chelsea22Millwallunknown match drawn
Reserve League25th Oct 1934Islington Corinthians03Chelseaunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League10th Nov 1934Watford20Chelsea2,000 match lost
Reserve League1st Dec 1934Chelsea24Bournemouth & Boscombe Athleticunknown match lost
Reserve League15th Dec 1934Chelsea31Readingunknown match won
Reserve League29th Dec 1934Clapton Orient11Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League5th Jan 1935Chelsea02Leicester Cityunknown match lost
Reserve League19th Jan 1935Swansea Town22Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League26th Jan 1935Chelsea20Brighton And Hove Albionunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League2nd Feb 1935Tottenham Hotspur21Chelsea7,264 match lost
Reserve League6th Feb 1935Chelsea70Crystal Palaceunknown match won
Reserve League9th Feb 1935Chelsea42Luton Townunknown match won
Reserve League16th Feb 1935Southend United33Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League23rd Feb 1935Chelsea32Southamptonunknown match won
Reserve League16th Mar 1935Portsmouth01Chelseaunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League20th Mar 1935Chelsea23Coventry Cityunknown match lost scored 1 goal
Reserve League23rd Mar 1935Chelsea11Watfordunknown match drawn
Reserve League6th Apr 1935Chelsea05Arsenalunknown match lost
Reserve League22nd Apr 1935Chelsea03Charlton Athleticunknown match lost
Reserve League24th Apr 1935Chelsea10Northampton Townunknown match won
Reserve League27th Apr 1935Reading12Chelseaunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League2nd May 1935Northampton Town22Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League4th May 1935Chelsea23Brentfordunknown match lost
Reserve League31st Aug 1935Bristol City10Chelsea4,318 match lost
Reserve League2nd Sep 1935Southampton11Chelsea2,000 match drawn
Reserve League7th Sep 1935Chelsea31Millwallunknown match won
Reserve League11th Sep 1935Chelsea32Southamptonunknown match won
Reserve League18th Sep 1935Chelsea43Watfordunknown match won
Reserve League21st Sep 1935Chelsea50Swansea Townunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League25th Sep 1935Chelsea61Queens Park Rangersunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League28th Sep 1935Leicester City02Chelseaunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League3rd Oct 1935Queens Park Rangers32Chelseaunknown match lost scored 1 goal
Reserve League5th Oct 1935Chelsea32Coventry Cityunknown match won
Reserve League12th Oct 1935Arsenal20Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League16th Oct 1935Brighton And Hove Albion61Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League19th Oct 1935Chelsea31Bournemouth & Boscombe Athleticunknown match won
Reserve League23rd Oct 1935ChelseaFulhamunknown match drawn
Reserve League26th Oct 1935Portsmouth22Chelsea9,000 match drawn
Reserve League30th Oct 1935Chelsea21Dartfordunknown match won
Reserve League28th Dec 1935Chelsea23Bristol Cityunknown match lost
Reserve League18th Jan 1936Chelsea20West Ham Unitedunknown match won
Reserve League25th Jan 1936Swansea Town11Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League22nd Feb 1936Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic31Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League26th Feb 1936Chelsea04Guildford Cityunknown match lost
Reserve League29th Feb 1936Chelsea32Portsmouthunknown match won
Reserve League7th Mar 1936Tottenham Hotspur53Chelsea6,392 match lost
Reserve League14th Mar 1936Chelsea41Readingunknown match won
Reserve League28th Mar 1936Chelsea33Northampton Townunknown match drawn scored 1 goal
Reserve League10th Apr 1936Fulham30Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League13th Apr 1936Chelsea40Fulhamunknown match won
Reserve League25th Apr 1936Chelsea31Luton Townunknown match won
Reserve League5th Sep 1936Leicester City21Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League12th Sep 1936Chelsea02West Ham Unitedunknown match lost
Reserve League23rd Sep 1936Chelsea54Tottenham Hotspurunknown match won
Reserve League26th Sep 1936Chelsea21Luton Townunknown match won
Reserve League3rd Oct 1936Crystal Palace44Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League10th Oct 1936Reading13Chelseaunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League14th Oct 1936Chelsea22Bristol Cityunknown match drawn
Reserve League17th Oct 1936Coventry City21Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League7th Nov 1936Chelsea11Brighton And Hove Albionunknown match drawn
Reserve League19th Dec 1936Chelsea32Fulhamunknown match won
Reserve League25th Dec 1936Chelsea21Charlton Athleticunknown match won
Reserve League2nd Jan 1937Chelsea12Leicester Cityunknown match lost
Friendly23rd Jan 1937Ipswich Town21Chelsea6,200 match lost
Friendly11th Feb 1937Peterborough United14Chelseaunknown match won
Friendly20th Feb 1937Bath City22Chelseaunknown match drawn
Friendly27th Feb 1937Cheltenham Town06Chelseaunknown match won scored 3 goals
Friendly6th Mar 1937Worcester City12Chelsea1,460 match won
Reserve League13th Mar 1937Brighton And Hove Albion13Chelsea5,216 match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League20th Mar 1937Chelsea21Southend Unitedunknown match won
Reserve League26th Mar 1937Portsmouth31Chelsea11,000 match lost scored 1 goal
Reserve League27th Mar 1937Watford11Chelseaunknown match drawn
Friendly27th Mar 1937Ipswich Town40Chelsea6,927 match lost
Reserve League29th Mar 1937Chelsea11Portsmouthunknown match drawn
Reserve League30th Mar 1937Tottenham Hotspur20Chelseaunknown match lost
Friendly3rd Apr 1937Bedford Town24Chelseaunknown match won
Friendly10th Apr 1937Cambridge Town04Chelseaunknown match won
Friendly26th Apr 1937Letchworth Town22Chelseaunknown match drawn

Chelsea Graves Society Info & External Research Links:


Alec passed away at Arbroath Infirmary

Link to the CGS Ancestry profile for Alexander George Cheyne View CGS profile for Alexander George Cheyne on Ancestry
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Chelsea FC Player Alec Cheyne

Games Won: 29
Win Percentage: 41.43%
Total Bookings: 0
Times Sent Off: 0

Teammates

During his Chelsea first-team career of 69 appearances, Alec Cheyne played alongside the following 41 players (number of appearances together in the same match-day squad in brackets)

Len Allum (1)
Jimmy Argue (1)
Joe Bambrick (6)
George Barber (34)
Bill Barraclough (4)
Sid Bishop (36)
Robert Carter (4)
Wilf Chitty (1)
Allan Craig (9)
Jackie Crawford (39)
Alec Donald (17)
Willie Ferguson (28)
Hughie Gallacher (36)
George Gibson (9)
Bob Griffiths (1)
Jack Horton (6)
Jock Hutcheson (2)
Sam Irving (25)
Alex Jackson (51)
Johnny Jackson (1)
Tommy Law (47)
Bob MacAulay (3)
Peter McKenna (1)
Harold Miller (27)
Sam Millington (53)
George Mills (19)
Billy Mitchell (7)
Peter O'Dowd (10)
John O'Hare (7)
Eric Oakton (2)
Leslie Odell (23)
George Pearson (37)
Johnnie Rankin (4)
George Rodgers (11)
Willie Russell (29)
George Smith (10)
Dick Spence (8)
Jack Townrow (38)
Reg Weaver (1)
Andy Wilson (37)
Victor Woodley (15)