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Friendlies and other matches not included in official statistics

1905-10

Half-Time scores in brackets where known

Chelsea (0) 4 Liverpool (0) 0

Date: Monday, 4th September 1905 at 17:15 Teams
Competition: Friendly
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: J Lewis (Blackburn)
Chelsea Bill Foulke, Robert Mackie, Robert McEwan, George Key, Watson, John Robertson, Martin Moran, David Copeland, Bob McRoberts, James Windridge, John Kirwan
   Scorers McRoberts 46, McRoberts 60, Moran 3rd, Windridge 4th
   Manager John Tait Robertson
Liverpool Doig, West, Dunlop, Parry, Raisbeck, Robinson, Goddard, Sheldon, McGibbons, Raybould, Cox
   Manager Tom Watson

Chelsea (0) 0 Everton (0) 3

Date: Monday, 6th November 1905 Teams
Competition: Friendly
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: P Harrower
Chelsea Michael Byrne, Robert Mackie, Robert McEwan, George Key, Bob McRoberts, James Watson, Martin Moran, Thomas McDermott, Frank Pearson, David Copeland, John Kirwan
   Manager John Tait Robertson
Everton Scott, Balmer, Crelley, Makepeace, Booth, Abbott, Sharp, Taylor, Young, Settle, Hardman
   Scorers Young 1st, Young 2nd, Hardman
   Manager William C Cuff

Southampton (2) 5 Chelsea (0) 2

Date: Monday, 20th November 1905 Teams
Competition: Albert Lee Testimonial
Venue: The Dell
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: J Reynolds (Aldershot)
Southampton Clawley, Clarke, Hartshorne, Lee, Hogg, Meston, Tomlinson, Brown, Soye, Harris, Mouncher
   Scorers Brown 1st, Soye 2nd, Soye 4th, Soye 5th, Harris 7th
   Manager E Arnfield
Chelsea Bill Foulke, Robert Mackie, Robert McEwan, George Key, James Watson, John Robertson, Martin Moran, Thomas McDermott, Bob McRoberts, David Copeland, Charles Donaghy
   Scorers Copeland 3rd, Donaghy 6th
   Manager John Tait Robertson

Chelsea (0) 0 Corinthians (1) 1

Date: Wednesday, 13th December 1905 at 14:15 Teams
Competition: Friendly
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: T Kyle
Chelsea Bill Foulke, Robert Mackie, Tommy Miller, George Key, Joe Walton, John Robertson, Martin Moran, James Robertson, Charles Donaghy, David Copeland, William Porter
   Manager John Tait Robertson
Corinthians Rowlandson, Witherington, Norris, Pollock-Hodsoll, Morgan-Owen, McIver, Corbett, Day, Foster, Guy, Wright
   Scorer Guy 2
   Manager

Chelsea (2) 2 Derby County (0) 0

Date: Monday, 19th March 1906 Teams
Competition: Friendly
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Attendance:
Referee: Jones
Chelsea Micky Byrne, Frank Wolff, Robert McEwan, , , Charles Harris, Carter, Max Paul Seeburgh, David Copeland, Thomas McDermott, Charles Donaghy
   Scorers McDermott 30 (Pen), Seeburgh 40
   Manager John Tait Robertson
Derby County Smith, Methven, Nicholas, , , A Wood, , , Richards, J Wood, Lamb
   Manager Jimmy Methven

Chelsea (0) 0 Sparta Rotterdam (2) 2

Date: Tuesday, 17th April 1906 at 15:00 Teams
Competition: Friendly
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: J Foster
Chelsea Alfred Little, W Bridge, Thomas Miller, AV Slater, Bob McRoberts, John Tait Robertson, Fred Wright, AW Egbers, W Coker, George Robey, Calvey
   Manager John Tait Robertson
Sparta Rotterdam Schierbeck, Leijden, Kuneman, Hagers, de Corver, Konert, de Neve, Bekker, Boerdam, Brandsma, van Renteghem
   Scorers de Neve 30, van Renteghem 35
   Manager

B93 Copenhagen ( ) Chelsea ( )

Date: Sunday, 13th May 1906 Teams
Competition: Friendly
Venue: Copenhagen
Attendance: 7,000
Referee:
Chelsea
   Manager
B93 Copenhagen
   Manager

Southampton ( ) 2 Chelsea ( ) 1

Date: Monday, 14th May 1906 Teams
Competition: Friendly
Venue: Copenhagen
Attendance:
Referee:
Chelsea
   Manager
Southampton
   Manager

Deutscher FC ( ) 0 Chelsea ( ) 4

Date: Wednesday, 16th May 1906 Teams
Competition: Friendly
Venue: Prague
Attendance:
Referee:
Chelsea
   Manager
Deutscher FC
   Manager

Deutscher FC ( ) 1 Chelsea ( ) 6

Date: Thursday, 17th May 1906 Teams
Competition: Friendly
Venue: Prague
Attendance:
Referee:
Chelsea
   Manager
Deutscher FC
   Manager

Budapesti ( ) 0 Chelsea ( ) 4

Date: Friday, 18th May 1906 Teams
Competition: Friendly
Venue: Budapest
Attendance:
Referee:
Budapesti
   Manager
Chelsea
   Manager

Magyar ( ) 0 Chelsea ( ) 6

Date: Sunday, 20th May 1906 Teams
Competition: Friendly
Venue: Budapest
Attendance:
Referee:
Magyar
   Manager
Chelsea
   Manager

Ferencvaros ( ) 1 Chelsea ( ) 3

Date: Tuesday, 22nd May 1906 Teams
Competition: Friendly
Venue: Budapest
Attendance:
Referee:
Ferencvaros
   Manager
Chelsea
   Manager

Vienna Cricket FC ( ) 1 Chelsea ( ) 3

Date: Thursday, 24th May 1906 Teams
Competition: Friendly
Venue: Vienna
Attendance:
Referee:
Vienna Cricket FC
   Manager
Chelsea
   Manager

Ramblers ( ) 0 Chelsea ( ) 7

Date: Saturday, 26th May 1906 Teams
Competition: Friendly
Venue: Vienna
Attendance:
Referee:
Ramblers
   Manager
Chelsea
   Manager

First Vienna FC ( ) 0 Chelsea ( ) 3

Date: Sunday, 27th May 1906 Teams
Competition: Friendly
Venue: Vienna
Attendance:
Referee:
First Vienna FC
   Manager
Chelsea
   Manager

Chelsea (0) 0 London Caledonians (1) 1

Date: Wednesday, 5th September 1906 Teams
Competition: Friendly
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Attendance:
Referee:
Chelsea
   Manager John Tait Robertson
London Caledonians
   Scorer McEachrane 5
   Manager

Crystal Palace (3) 4 Chelsea (0) 0

Date: Wednesday, 12th September 1906 at 15:15 Teams
Competition: Friendly
Venue: Crystal Palace
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: H Thompson
Crystal Palace Hunter, Menzies, Edwards, Innerd, Ryan, Forster, Wallace, Harker, Woodger, Hodgkinson, Sans
   Scorers Woodger 10, Woodger 30, Hodgkinson 35, Harker 60
   Manager John T Robson
Chelsea Bob Whiting, Tommy Miller, Charlie Harris, Peter Proudfoot, David McCartney, James Cragie, John Robertson, Atherton, SJ Ford, James Robertson, Charles Donaghy
   Manager John Tait Robertson

New Brompton (1) 2 Chelsea (2) 4

Date: Monday, 17th September 1906 Teams
Competition: Friendly
Venue: Gillingham
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Mr. Tyler
New Brompton Metherell, Walker, Harvey, Lansenden, Mevin, Elliott, Warrington, McLachlan, Morgan, Marriott, Smith
   Scorers Morgan 2nd, Morgan 6th
   Manager
Chelsea Bob Whiting, Robert Mackie, Joe Walton, George Henderson, David McCartney, Ted Birnie, James Robertson, Tommy Miller, Frank Pearson, Charles Donaghy, John Kirwan
   Scorers Robertson 13, Kirwan 3rd, Donaghy 4th, Miller 5th (Pen)
   Manager John Tait Roberson

Tunbridge Wells Rangers (1) 2 Chelsea (0) 2

Date: Wednesday, 6th March 1907 Teams
Competition: Friendly
Venue: Tunbridge Wells
Attendance: 5,000
Referee:
Tunbridge Wells Rangers
   Scorers Salter 1st, Salter 3rd
   Manager
Chelsea
   Scorers Moffatt 2nd, Moffatt 4th
   Manager John Tait Robertson

West Ham United (0) 1 Chelsea (1) 2

Date: Monday, 11th March 1907 at 15:30 Teams
Competition: Friendly
Venue: Upton Park
Attendance:
Referee: G Chambers (Ilford)
West Ham United Clarke, Blythe, Horn, Woodards, Stapley, Randall, Fetherstone, Grassam, Watson, Kennedy, Blackburn
   Scorer Watson 47 (Pen)
   Manager Syd King
Chelsea Bob Whiting, Joe Walton, Tommy Miller, George Henderson, Bob McRoberts, Charlie Harris, James Frost, William Bridgeman, George Hilsdon, Jimmy Windridge, John Kirwan
   Scorers Windridge 25, Bridgeman 3rd
   Manager John Tait Robertson

Chelsea (1) 1 Fulham (2) 4

Date: Monday, 1st April 1907 at 15:30 Teams
Competition: Friendly
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: F Bye
Chelsea Ron Brebner, Joe Walton, Frank Lyon, George Henderson, Tommy Miller, Peter Proudfoot, Marti Moran, James Robertson, Georg Hilsdon, William Bridgeman, Jack Kirwan
   Scorer Kirwan 12
   Manager John Tait Robertson
Fulham Horne, Thompson, Thorpe, Collins, Morrison, Goldie, Hogan, Freeman, Hamilton, Bell, Threlfall
   Scorers Hogan 15, Bell 3rd, Bell 55, Threlfall 85
   Manager Harry Bradshaw

Chelsea (0) 0 George Robey XI (1) 3

Date: Monday, 8th April 1907 at 15:30 Teams
Competition: Friendly in aid of the Joe Miller Fund
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: PR Harrower
Chelsea Campbell, Joe Walton, Tommy Miller, George Henderson, Bob McRoberts, Charlie Harris, Martin Moran, James Robertson, George Hilsdon, Jimmy Windridge, Jack Kirwan
   Manager John Tait Robertson
George Robey XI Ashcroft, Thorpe, Shreeve, Bull, Comrie, Goldie, Dean, Coleman, Kyle, Robey, Hunter
   Scorers Hunter 1st, Bull 55, Robey 75
   Manager George Robey
Comment: Joe Miller was a Chelsea trainer who died a few months previously. 80 Pounds was raised. George Robey was a music hall artist.

Brentford (1) 2 Chelsea (3) 4

Date: Monday, 9th September 1907 at 17:00 Teams
Competition: Southern Charity Cup (Round One)
Venue: Griffin Park
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Mr. Shallcross
Brentford Montgomery, Bullock, Hayes, Jay, Parsonage, Tomlinson, Brown, Hagan, Bowman, McAllister, Underwood
   Scorers Bowman 35, Hagan 46
   Manager David Calderhead
Chelsea Jack Whitley, Frank Lyon, Robert Mackie, George Henderson, James Stark, Peter Proudfoot, Martin Moran, Ben Whitehouse, William Bridgeman, James Windridge, Norman Fairgray
   Scorers Windridge 1st, Whitehouse 20, Whitehouse 40, Bridgeman 75
   Manager WG Brown

Portsmouth (1) 2 Chelsea (1) 1

Date: Monday, 25th November 1907 at 14:45 Teams
Competition: Southern Charity Cup (Round Two)
Venue: Fratton Park
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Mr. Farrant (Bristol)
Portsmouth Cameron, Thomson, Walker, Digweed, Beaumont, McDonald, Birtles, Wilson, Kirby, Allman, Dix
   Scorers Beaumont 31, Wilson 70
   Manager Richard Bonney
Chelsea Bob Whiting, Jock Cameron, Tommy Miller, George Henderson, James Stark, Peter Proudfoot, Ben Whitehouse, Fred Rouse, William Bridgeman, Ted Birnie, Jack Kirwan
   Scorer Bridgeman 30
   Manager David Calderhead
Comment: Rouse shot wide from a penalty at 2-1

Chelsea (1) 1 Tottenham Hotspur (1) 1

Date: Saturday, 22nd February 1908 Teams
Competition: Friendly
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: J Foster
Chelsea Jack Whitley, John Cameron, Frank Lyon, George Henderson, James Stark, George Key, Billy Brawn, Kenneth McKenzie, George Hilsdon, Jimmy Windridge, Norman Fairgray
   Scorer Hilsdon 11
   Manager David Calderhead
Tottenham Hotspur Whitbourne, Chaplin, Burton, Steel, Bull, Darnell, Walker, Pass, Seeburg, Pickett, Middlemiss
   Scorer Seeburg 10
   Manager Fred Kirkham

Norwich City (3) 3 Chelsea (2) 3

Date: Thursday, 30th April 1908 at 17:30 Teams
Competition: Norwich Hospital Cup
Venue: The Nest
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: D Hammond
Norwich City Roney, Newlands, Rayner, Livingstone, Bushell, Whiteman, Coxhead, Dunning, Lamberton, Flanagan, Allsopp
   Scorers Lamberton 2, Flanagan 12, Dunning 14
   Manager James McEwen
Chelsea Jack Whitley, John Cameron, Frank Lyon, Bob McRoberts, James Stark, Ted Birnie, Billy Brawn, Percy Humphreys, George Hilsdon, Fred Rouse, Norman Fairgray
   Scorers Newlands 22 O.G., Humphreys 31, Rouse 62
   Manager David Calderhead

Everton (2) 4 Chelsea (0) 0

Date: Sunday, 3rd May 1908 at 14:30 Teams
Competition: Friendly
Venue: Haarlem
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: HA Meerum Terwogt
Chelsea Jack Whitley, Frank Lyon, Augustus Harding, George Key, John Cameron, George Henderson, Hugh Dolby, Fred Rouse, Bob McRoberts, William Bridgeman, Billy Brawn
   Manager David Calderhead
Everton Scot, Balmer (W), MacConnachie, Balmer (R), Taylor, Adamson, Donachie, Coleman, Freeman, Bolton, Mountford
   Scorers Freeman 15, 3rd, Coleman 20, Bolton 85
   Manager Will Cuff

Chelsea (1) 4 Brentford (0) 1

Date: Monday, 5th October 1908 at 15:30 Teams
Competition: London Challenge Cup Round 1
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: AE Farrant
Chelsea Jack Whitley, Jock Cameron, Thomas Miller, George Kennedy, Brand, Edward Reilly, Billy Brawn, Percy Humphreys, George Hilsdon, Norman Fairgray, Fred Rouse
   Scorers Hilsdon 20, Brawn 60, Humphreys 3rd, Rouse 4th
   Manager David Calderhead
Brentford Camberland, Rhodes, Ramsden, Richards, Gordon, Hisbent, Ryalls, Sugden, McCulloch, Badger, Connelly
   Scorer McCulloch 85
   Manager Fred Halliday

Millwall (1) 2 Chelsea (0) 1

Date: Monday, 26th October 1908 at 15:15 Teams
Competition: London Challenge Cup Round 2
Venue: North Greenwich
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: JG Howcroft
Millwall Joyce, Archer, Stevenson, Riley, Comrie, Frost, Shand, Cunliffe, Vincent, Twigg, Hunter
   Scorers Vincent 5, Twigg 70
   Manager George Sanders
Chelsea Jack Whitley, Bill Cartwright, Thomas Miller, Ben Warren, Bob McRoberts, George Kennedy, Brandon, Percy Humphreys, George Hilsdon, Fred Rouse, Norman Fairgray
   Scorer Warren 55
   Manager David Calderhead

Chelsea (0) 0 Woolwich Arsenal (0) 1

Date: Monday, 7th December 1908 at 14:30 Teams
Competition: London Professional Charity Fund
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: HT Yates
Chelsea Jack Whitley, Joe Walton, Bill Cartwright, Ben Warren, Bob McRoberts, George Kennedy, Angus Douglas, Percy Humphreys, George Hilsdon, James Windridge, William Bridgeman
   Manager David Calderhead
Woolwich Arsenal McDonald, Shaw, Gray, Ducat, Theobald, McKinnon, Greenaway, Lewis, Raybould, Satterthwaite, Curle
   Scorer Lewis 62
   Manager George Morrell

Chelsea (1) 1 Fulham (0) 0

Date: Saturday, 20th February 1909 at 15:30 Teams
Competition: Friendly
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: CC Fallowfield
Chelsea Jack Whitley, Joe Walton, Jock Cameron, Ben Warren, Ted Birnie, Thomas Miller, Billy Brawn, William Bridgeman, Percy Humphreys, Charlie Freeman, Norman Fairgray
   Scorer Freeman 30
   Manager David Calderhead
Fulham Skene, Lindsay, Sharp, Mouncher, Collins, Suart, Lee, Dalyrmple, Harrison, Brown, Lipsham
   Manager Harry Bradshaw

Chelsea (2) 6 Brentford (0) 0

Date: Monday, 20th September 1909 at 16:30 Teams
Competition: London Challenge Cup Round 1
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: A Hargreaves (Blackburn)
Chelsea Jack Whitley, Walter Bettridge, Jock Cameron, Ben Warren, Andy Ormiston, Sam Downing, Hugh Dolby, Arthur Wileman, Evan Jones, James Windridge, Norman Fairgray
   Scorers Windridge 1, Jones 3, Windridge 3rd, Jones 4th, Jones 5th, Jones 90
   Manager David Calderhead
Brentford Ling, Stewart, Buxton, Richards, Jay, Riley, Syrad, Rushton, Bowman, Reid, Anderson
   Manager Fred Halliday

Chelsea (0) 0 Queens Park Rangers (0) 1

Date: Monday, 11th October 1909 at 15:30 Teams
Competition: London Challenge Cup Round 2
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: HS Bamlett (Gateshead)
Chelsea Jack Whitley, Bill Cartwright, Jock Cameron, Ben Warren, Andy Ormiston, Sam Downing, Angus Douglas, Arthur Wileman, Evan Jones, Charlie Freeman, Norman Fairgray
   Manager David Calderhead
Queens Park Rangers Shaw, MacDonald, Fidler, Mitchell, Hartwell, Wake, McNaught, Steer, Travers, Whyman, Barnes
   Scorer Whyman 67
   Manager James Cowan

Chelsea (1) 2 Players Union XI (0) 0

Date: Monday, 21st March 1910 at 17:00 Teams
Competition: Players Union Benevolent Fund
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: H Pollitt (Manchester)
Chelsea Jack Whitley, Jock Cameron, Bill Cartwright, Fred Taylor, Andy Ormiston, Sam Downing, Angus Douglas, Arthur Wileman, George Hilsdon, Charlie Freeman, Arthur Holden
   Scorers Hilsdon 30, Freeman 47
   Manager David Calderhead
Players Union XI Hardy (Liverpool), Morley (Notts County), Pennington (WBA), Brittleton (Sheffield Wednesday), Roberts (Manchester United), Bradshaw (Sheffield Wednesday), Meredith (Manchester United), Fleming (Swindon), West (Notts Forest), Holley (Sunderland), Wall (Manchester United)
   Manager

Blackburn Rovers ( ) 1 Chelsea ( ) 3

Date: Sunday, 15th May 1910 Teams
Competition: Dedecker Cup
Venue: Brussels
Attendance:
Referee:
Chelsea
   Manager David Calderhead
Blackburn Rovers
   Manager RB Middleton

Belgium XI ( ) 7 Chelsea ( ) 1

Date: Monday, 16th May 1910 Teams
Competition: Friendly
Venue: Brussels
Attendance:
Referee:
Chelsea
   Manager David Calderhead
Belgium XI
   Manager

Blackburn Rovers (3) 5 Chelsea (1) 3

Date: Sunday, 22nd May 1910 Teams
Competition: Friendly
Venue: Frankfurt
Attendance:
Referee:
Chelsea
   Manager David Calderhead
Blackburn Rovers
   Manager RB Middleton

Chelsea (4) 5 Clapton (0) 0

Date: Monday, 19th September 1910 at 16:30 Teams
Competition: London Challenge Cup Round 1
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: CW Gillett
Chelsea James Molyneux, Walter Bettridge, Jock Cameron, Ben Warren, Fred Taylor, Sam Downing, Hugh Dolby, Bob Whittingham, George Hilsdon, Charlie Freeman, Marshall McEwan
   Scorers Whiitingham 15, Whittingham 2nd, Hilsdon 3rd, Whittingham 4th, Downing 75
   Manager David Calderhead
Clapton Lemoine, Smith, G Olley, Boulton, Sharples, JF Olley, Dale, Russell, Flyer, Norman, Harvey
   Manager

Chelsea (0) 0 Tottenham Hotspur (1) 3

Date: Monday, 3rd October 1910 at 15:30 Teams
Competition: London Professional Charity Fund
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: H Thompson
Chelsea James Molyneux, Walter Bettridge, Jock Cameron, Ben Warren, English McConnell, Fred Taylor, Billy Brawn, Bob Whittingham, George Hilsdon, Charlie Freeman, Marshall McEwan
   Manager David Calderhead
Tottenham Hotspur Joyce, Elkin, Coquet, Morris, Kennedy, Darnell, Curtis, Minter, Brown, McTavish, Gosnell
   Scorers Minter 5, Brown 61, Brown 80
   Manager Fred Kirkham

Tottenham Hotspur (2) 3 Chelsea (0) 0

Date: Monday, 10th October 1910 at 15:00 Teams
Competition: London Challenge Cup Round 2
Venue: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 7,900
Referee: JT Howcroft
Tottenham Hotspur Joyce, Elkin, Coquet, Morris, D Steel, Darnell, Curtis, Minter, Brown, R Steel, Middlemiss
   Scorers Minter 13, Brown 39, R Steel 60
   Manager Fred Kirkham
Chelsea James Molyneux, Walter Bettridge, Jock Cameron, Kenneth McKenzie, Ben Warren, Fred Taylor, Billy Brawn, Andy Wileman, Bob Whittingham, Charlie Freeman, Marshall McEwan
   Scorer
   Manager David Calderhead

Queens Park Rangers (1) 1 Chelsea (0) 0

Date: Monday, 27th March 1911 at 16:00 Teams
Competition: W Draper Benefit
Venue: Park Royal
Attendance:
Referee:
Queens Park Rangers Shaw, Pullen, MacDonald, Butterworth, Hartwell, Wake, Noble, Dilley, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown
   Scorer Noble 42
   Manager James Cowan
Chelsea Jock Denoon, Joe Walton, Bill Cartwright, George Horn, Augustus Harding, Cane, Billy Brawn, Harry Wileman, Aylward, Cousins, Bowles
   Manager David Calderhead