Friendlies and other matches not included in official statistics
1946-50
Half-Time scores in brackets where known
Swindon Town ( ) 2 Chelsea ( ) 4
| Date: |
Wednesday, 8th May 1946 at 18:30 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Neil Harris Testimonial |
| Venue: |
County Ground |
| Attendance: |
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| Referee: |
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| Swindon Town |
|
| Manager |
|
| Chelsea |
|
| Scorers |
Machin, Machin, Machin, James |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
Young Fellows ( ) 0 Chelsea ( ) 5
| Date: |
Sunday, 26th May 1946 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Friendly |
| Venue: |
Zurich |
| Attendance: |
|
| Referee: |
|
| Young Fellows |
|
| Manager |
|
| Chelsea |
|
| Scorers |
Machin, Machin, Machin, Goulden, Lawton |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
Servette ( ) 0 Chelsea ( ) 2
| Date: |
Thursday, 30th May 1946 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Friendly |
| Venue: |
Zurich |
| Attendance: |
|
| Referee: |
|
| Servette |
|
| Manager |
|
| Chelsea |
|
| Scorers |
Machin, Unknown (OG) |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
Young Boys ( ) 1 Chelsea ( ) 7
| Date: |
Sunday, 2nd June 1946 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Friendly |
| Venue: |
Berne |
| Attendance: |
|
| Referee: |
|
| Young Boys |
|
| Scorer |
Unknown |
| Manager |
|
| Chelsea |
|
| Scorers |
Lawton, Lawton, Lawton, Lawton, Lawton, Lawton, Unknown |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
Chaux de Fonds ( ) 1 Chelsea ( ) 4
| Date: |
Wednesday, 5th June 1946 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Friendly |
| Venue: |
Charriere |
| Attendance: |
|
| Referee: |
|
| Chaux de Fonds |
|
| Manager |
|
| Chelsea |
|
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
St Gallen ( ) 1 Chelsea ( ) 5
| Date: |
Saturday, 8th June 1946 at 17:30 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Friendly |
| Venue: |
Espenmoos |
| Attendance: |
|
| Referee: |
|
| St Gallen |
|
| Manager |
|
| Chelsea |
|
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
Basel ( ) 2 Chelsea ( ) 3
| Date: |
Sunday, 16th June 1946 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Friendly |
| Venue: |
St Jakob Park |
| Attendance: |
|
| Referee: |
|
| Basel |
|
| Manager |
|
| Chelsea |
|
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
Chelsea (0) 1 Charlton Athletic (0) 1
| Date: |
Monday, 14th October 1946 at 15:30 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
London Challenge Cup Round 1 |
| Venue: |
Stamford Bridge |
| Attendance: |
|
| Referee: |
C Biddle (London SE) |
| Chelsea |
Bill Robertson, James Stevenson, Fred Lewis, Raymond Goddard, James Argue, J McCauley, Reg Williams, John Brindle, Joe Payne, Fred Richardson, Alexander Davidson |
| Scorer |
Brindle 60 |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
| Charlton Athletic |
Dudley, Shreeve, Whitfield, Hammond, Whittaker, Hobbis, Hurst, Dryden, Tadman, Dawson, Burlison |
| Scorer |
Dawson 85 |
| Manager |
Jimmy Seed |
Charlton Athletic (1) 5 Chelsea (0) 0
| Date: |
Monday, 21st October 1946 at 15:00 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
London Challenge Cup Round 1 Replay |
| Venue: |
The Valley |
| Attendance: |
|
| Referee: |
|
| Charlton Athletic |
Bartram, Shreeve, Lock, Hammond, Oakes, Whittaker, Burlison, Dawson, Tadman, Hopkin, Hobbis |
| Scorers |
Burlison 1st, Tadman 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th |
| Manager |
Jimmy Seed |
| Chelsea |
Bill Robertson, Sid Bathgate, James Stevenson, Raymond Goddard, James Argue, James Carrigan, Murdoch Dickie, Fred Richardson, John Brindle, Alexander Davidson, James Bain |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
Heart Of Midlothian (1) 1 Chelsea (4) 4
| Date: |
Monday, 21st April 1947 at 18:00 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Friendly |
| Venue: |
Tynecastle Park |
| Attendance: |
15,000 |
| Referee: |
Andrew Watt |
| Heart Of Midlothian |
Brown, McClure, McKenzie, Laing, Pithie, Neilson, McFarlane, Conn, Kelly, Urquhart, Wardhaugh |
| Scorer |
Urquhart 5th |
| Manager |
David McLean |
| Chelsea |
Harry Medhurst, Danny Winter, Albert Tennant, Alec Machin, John Harris, Jimmy Macaulay, Dickie Spence, Tommy Walker, Tommy Lawton, Len Goulden, John Paton |
| Scorers |
Walker 3, Walker 23, Walker 3rd, Machin 4th |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
IFK Norrkoping ( ) 4 Chelsea ( ) 1
| Date: |
Tuesday, 3rd June 1947 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Friendly |
| Venue: |
Idrottsparken Stadium |
| Attendance: |
|
| Referee: |
|
| IFK Norrkoping |
|
| Manager |
|
| Chelsea |
|
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
Swedish XI ( ) 1 Chelsea ( ) 0
| Date: |
Sunday, 8th June 1947 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Friendly |
| Venue: |
Stockholm |
| Attendance: |
|
| Referee: |
|
| Chelsea |
|
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
| Swedish XI |
|
| Manager |
|
Gothenberg XI (0) 0 Chelsea (0) 0
| Date: |
Wednesday, 11th June 1947 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Friendly |
| Venue: |
Gothenberg |
| Attendance: |
|
| Referee: |
|
| Chelsea |
|
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
| Gothenberg XI |
|
| Manager |
|
Charlton Athletic (1) 1 Chelsea (1) 3
| Date: |
Monday, 13th October 1947 at 15:30 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
London Challenge Cup Round 1 |
| Venue: |
The Valley |
| Attendance: |
|
| Referee: |
|
| Charlton Athletic |
Byfield, Campbell, Vitty, Hipkin, Alexander, Whittaker, Fell, Cullum, W Robinson, G Robinson, Burlison |
| Scorer |
Burlison 10 |
| Manager |
Jimmy Seed |
| Chelsea |
Harry Medhurst, Alexander White, Fred Lewis, Alexander Machin, Ray Goddard, Philip McKnight, Dickie Spence, James Macaulay, Joe Simner, John Galloway, Len Dolding |
| Scorers |
Simner 60, Simner 61, Spence 30 |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
| Comment: |
W Robinson missed a penalty |
Chelsea ( ) 2 Queens Park Rangers ( ) 1
| Date: |
Monday, 27th October 1947 at 15:30 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
London Challenge Cup Round 2 |
| Venue: |
Stamford Bridge |
| Attendance: |
12,000 |
| Referee: |
|
| Chelsea |
Harry Medhurst, Vivian Rowland, Albert Tennant, Philip McKnight, Ray Goddard, Dickie Foss, Dickie Spence, Alexander Davidson, Joe Simner, Reg Williams, Len Dolding |
| Scorers |
Spence 87, Dolding 3rd |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
| Queens Park Rangers |
Saphin, Powell, Reay, Daniels, Ridyard, Lennon, Kelly, Boxall, Heath, Parkinson, Hartburn |
| Scorer |
Kelly 1st |
| Manager |
Dave Mangnall |
| Comment: |
After Extra Time |
Tottenham Hotspur (1) 1 Chelsea (1) 1
| Date: |
Monday, 10th November 1947 at 14:30 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
London Challenge Cup Semi-Final |
| Venue: |
White Hart Lane |
| Attendance: |
8,000 |
| Referee: |
A Devine (London) |
| Tottenham Hotspur |
Hughes, Henty, Wills, Ludford, Chisholm, Trailor, Jones, Jordan, Rundle, Gilberg, Flint |
| Scorer |
Gilberg 42 |
| Manager |
Joe Hulme |
| Chelsea |
Bill Robertson, Peter Hutton, Fred Lewis, James Wilson, Ray Goddard, Philip McKnight, Dickie Spence, Alexander Davidson, Joe Simner, John Galloway, Len Dolding |
| Scorer |
Dolding 1st |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
Antwerp XI (1) 2 Chelsea (2) 3
| Date: |
Tuesday, 11th November 1947 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Friendly |
| Venue: |
Bosuil Stadion |
| Attendance: |
30,000 |
| Referee: |
|
| Chelsea |
|
| Scorers |
Bowie 10, Machin 2nd, Bowie 4th |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
| Antwerp XI |
|
| Manager |
Geitos 3rd, de Hert 90 |
Chelsea (0) 1 Tottenham Hotspur (0) 2
| Date: |
Monday, 17th November 1947 at 14:15 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
London Challenge Cup Semi-Final Replay |
| Venue: |
Stamford Bridge |
| Attendance: |
5,000 |
| Referee: |
RJH Pike (Tufnell Park) |
| Chelsea |
Bill Robertson, Fred Lewis, Sid Bathgate, James Wilson, Ray Goddard, Philip McKnight, John McKim, Jimmy Bowie, Joe Simner, John Galloway, Len Dolding |
| Scorer |
Galloway 52 Pen |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
| Tottenham Hotspur |
Hughes, Henty, Willis, Ludford, Chisholm, Trailor, Jones, Jordan, Rundle, Gilberg, Flint |
| Scorers |
Gilberg 46, Gilberg 110 |
| Manager |
Joe Hulme |
| Comment: |
After Extra Time |
Chelsea (3) 4 Heart Of Midlothian (0) 1
| Date: |
Monday, 26th April 1948 at 18:15 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Friendly |
| Venue: |
Stamford Bridge |
| Attendance: |
16,000 |
| Referee: |
RE Tarratt (Horsham) |
| Chelsea |
Harry Medhurst, Fred Lewis, Syd Bathgate, Phil McKnight, John Harris, Jimmy Macaulay, Bobby Campbell, Roy Bentley, Hugh Billington, Tommy Walker, Benny Jones |
| Scorers |
Bentley, Bentley, Billington, Jones 5th |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
| Heart Of Midlothian |
Brown, Mathieson, McKenzie, Laing, Rodger, Dugan, McFarlane, Hamilton, Flavell, Prentice, Williams |
| Scorer |
Flavell 4th |
| Manager |
David McLean |
Ipswich Town ( ) 3 Chelsea ( ) 0
| Date: |
Monday, 3rd May 1948 at 18:00 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Ipswich Hospital Cup |
| Venue: |
Portman Road |
| Attendance: |
|
| Referee: |
V Palfrey |
| Ipswich Town |
|
| Manager |
Scott Duncan |
| Chelsea |
|
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
Chelsea ( ) 3 Crystal Palace ( ) 2
| Date: |
Monday, 11th October 1948 at 15:30 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
London Challenge Cup Round 1 |
| Venue: |
Stamford Bridge |
| Attendance: |
|
| Referee: |
|
| Chelsea |
Harry Medhurst, Danny Winter, Fred Lewis, Philip McKnight, Robert Warren, Ken Armstrong, Reg Williams, John McKim, Hugh Billington, John Galloway, Benny Jones |
| Scorers |
Billington Pen, Billington, Williams |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
| Crystal Palace |
|
| Scorers |
Broughton, Kurz |
| Manager |
Jack Butler |
| Comment: |
After Extra Time. Billington missed a penalty |
Chelsea (4) 4 Arsenal (1) 1
| Date: |
Monday, 25th October 1948 at 15:00 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
London Challenge Cup Round 2 |
| Venue: |
Stamford Bridge |
| Attendance: |
3,000 |
| Referee: |
|
| Chelsea |
Harry Medhurst, Danny Winter, Fred Lewis, Ken Armstrong, Robert Warren, Philip McKnight, Charlie Dyke, Reg Williams, Joe Simner, John McKim, Benny Jones |
| Scorers |
Lewis 2nd, Jones, Williams, Williams |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
| Arsenal |
|
| Scorer |
Lishman 2 |
| Manager |
Tom Whittaker |
Charlton Athletic (1) 1 Chelsea (4) 5
| Date: |
Monday, 8th November 1948 at 14:30 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
London Challenge Cup Semi-Final |
| Venue: |
The Valley |
| Attendance: |
|
| Referee: |
N Hornby (London) |
| Charlton Athletic |
|
| Scorer |
Vitty (Pen) |
| Manager |
Jimmy Seed |
| Chelsea |
|
| Scorers |
Jones, Jones, Galloway, Galloway, Billington |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
Sheffield Wednesday (1) 2 Chelsea (0) 0
| Date: |
Saturday, 15th January 1949 at 14:30 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Friendly |
| Venue: |
Hillsborough |
| Attendance: |
23,144 |
| Referee: |
CP Walker (Sheffield) |
| Sheffield Wednesday |
McIntosh, Westlake, Swift, Locherty, Turton, Bannister (Barnes 46), Kilshaw, Quigley, Dailey, Froggatt, Woodhead |
| Scorers |
Dailey 8, Woodhead 77 |
| Manager |
Eric Taylor |
| Chelsea |
Peter Pickering, Danny Winter, Billy Hughes, Ken Armstrong, Ray Warren, Reg Williams, Bobby Campbell, Joe McKimm, Roy Bentley, Benny Jones, |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
West Ham United (1) 1 Chelsea (1) 1
| Date: |
Monday, 11th April 1949 at 17:30 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
London Challenge Cup Final |
| Venue: |
White Hart Lane |
| Attendance: |
|
| Referee: |
HC Williams |
| Chelsea |
Peter Pickering, Sid Bathgate, Fred Lewis, Philip McKnight, Robert Warren, William Dickson, Charlie Dyke, James Macaulay, Joe Simner, John Galloway, John McInnes |
| Scorer |
Macaulay 21 |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
| West Ham United |
Taylor, Yeomanson, Devlin, Parker, Walker, O’Farrell, Barrett, Chapman, Hall, Dick, Wade |
| Scorer |
Dick 32 |
| Manager |
Charlie Paynter |
| Comment: |
After Extra Time |
Heart Of Midlothian (1) 1 Chelsea (0) 1
| Date: |
Wednesday, 27th April 1949 at 19:00 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Friendly |
| Venue: |
Tynecastle Park |
| Attendance: |
20,000 |
| Referee: |
A Watt (Edinburgh) |
| Heart Of Midlothian |
Brown, Mathieson, McKenzie, Cox, Aidie, Currie, Sloan, Conn, Bauld, Wardhaugh, Flavell |
| Scorer |
Flavell 22 |
| Manager |
David McLean |
| Chelsea |
Harry Medhurst, Danny Winter, Billy Hughes, Ken Armstrong, Bob Warren, Jim Macaulay, Billy Gray, Bobby Campbell (Hugh Billington 9), Roy Bentley, Reg Williams, John McInnes |
| Scorer |
Bentley 60 |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
| Comment: |
Winter had a penalty saved at 25 minutes |
West Ham United (0) 2 Chelsea (1) 1
| Date: |
Monday, 9th May 1949 at 18:00 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
London Challenge Cup Final Replay |
| Venue: |
White Hart Lane |
| Attendance: |
|
| Referee: |
|
| Chelsea |
Peter Pickering, Sid Bathgate, Fred Lewis, Philip McKnight, Robert Warren, William Dickson, Charlie Dyke, Jimmy Bowie, Reg Williams, John Galloway, Benny Jones |
| Scorer |
Williams 1st |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
| West Ham United |
Taylor, Yeomanson, Devlin, Parker, Walker, O’Farrell, Woodgate, McGowan, Hall, Wright, Wade |
| Scorers |
Wright 2nd, Woodgate 104 |
| Manager |
Charlie Paynter |
| Comment: |
After Extra Time |
Combined Services Malta (0) 0 Chelsea (3) 6
| Date: |
Saturday, 14th May 1949 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Friendly |
| Venue: |
Empire Stadium, Malta |
| Attendance: |
20,000 |
| Referee: |
|
| Chelsea |
|
| Scorers |
Billington, Billington, Billington, Goulden, Campbell, McInnes |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
| Combined Services Malta |
|
| Manager |
|
Malta FA XI ( ) 2 Chelsea ( ) 3
| Date: |
Sunday, 15th May 1949 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Friendly |
| Venue: |
Empire Stadium, Valetta |
| Attendance: |
|
| Referee: |
|
| Chelsea |
|
| Scorers |
Billington, Billington, Jones |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
| Malta FA XI |
|
| Scorer |
Unknown 84 |
| Manager |
|
| Comment: |
|
Combined Services Malta ( ) 2 Chelsea ( ) 6
| Date: |
Wednesday, 18th May 1949 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Friendly |
| Venue: |
Empire Stadium, Valetta |
| Attendance: |
20,000 |
| Referee: |
|
| Chelsea |
|
| Scorers |
Williams, Billington, Billington, Billington, Campbell, Campbell |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
| Combined Services Malta |
|
| Manager |
|
Tooting And Mitcham (0) 1 Chelsea (4) 7
| Date: |
Monday, 10th October 1949 at 15:30 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
London Challenge Cup Round 1 |
| Venue: |
Sandy Lane, London |
| Attendance: |
|
| Referee: |
AED Smith |
| Tooting And Mitcham |
Hall, Bresson, Parker, Gunner, Waters, Martin, Holland, Kerner, Parker, Rhodes, Bennett |
| Scorer |
Parker |
| Manager |
|
| Chelsea |
Peter Pickering, Sid Bathgate, Stan Willemse, Philip McKnight, John Saunders, William Dickson, John Allister, Thomas Jenkins, Reg Williams, James Macaulay, Benny Jones |
| Scorers |
Allister, Williams, Jones, Jones, Jones, Jones, Jenkins |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
Millwall ( ) 1 Chelsea ( ) 3
| Date: |
Monday, 24th October 1949 at 15:30 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
London Challenge Cup Round 2 |
| Venue: |
The Den |
| Attendance: |
|
| Referee: |
|
| Millwall |
Hinton, Quinn, Evans, Hencher, Bradley, Forrest, Johnson, Simmonds, Townsend, Jones, Morgan |
| Scorer |
Townsend 75 |
| Manager |
Charlie Hewitt |
| Chelsea |
Peter Pickering, Sid Bathgate, Fred Lewis, Philip McKnight, Robert Warren, James Macaulay, Charlie Dyke, Jimmy Bowie, Reg Williams, William Dickson, Billy Gray |
| Scorers |
Dyke 1st, Williams 2nd, Williams 3rd |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
Chelsea (0) 1 Fulham (1) 1
| Date: |
Monday, 7th November 1949 at 14:30 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
London Challenge Cup Semi-Final |
| Venue: |
Stamford Bridge |
| Attendance: |
6,500 |
| Referee: |
|
| Chelsea |
Peter Pickering, Fred Lewis, Stan Willemse, Philip McKnight, John Saunders, James Macaulay, John Allister, Jimmy Bowie, Reg Williams, Thomas Jenkins, Benny Jones |
| Scorer |
Allister 67 |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
| Fulham |
Flack, Pavitt, Lloyd, Smith, Bewley, Lawler, Thomas, Stevens, Summers, Rowley, Jones |
| Scorer |
Summers 29 |
| Manager |
Bill Dodgin (Snr) |
| Comment: |
Flack (Fulham) saved a penalty from Williams in the second half |
Fulham (1) 2 Chelsea (3) 5
| Date: |
Monday, 14th November 1949 at 14:15 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
London Challenge Cup Semi-Final Replay |
| Venue: |
Craven Cottage |
| Attendance: |
|
| Referee: |
|
| Fulham |
Gage, Pavitt, Fox, Smith, Bewley, Lawler, Thomas, Stevens, Rowley, Ayes, Jones |
| Scorers |
Rowley 3rd, Rowley 5th |
| Manager |
Bill Dodgin (Snr) |
| Chelsea |
Peter Pickering, Fred Lewis, Stan Willemse, Philip McKnight, John Saunders, Robert Warren, Charlie Dyke, Jimmy Bowie, Stanley Edwards, Thomas Jenkins, Benny Jones |
| Scorers |
Bowie 1, Edwards 2nd, Bowie 4th, Edwards 6th, Bowie 7th |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
Chelsea (0) 2 AIK Stockholm (1) 1
| Date: |
Monday, 28th November 1949 at 14:15 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Friendly |
| Venue: |
Stamford Bridge |
| Attendance: |
11,144 |
| Referee: |
Bill Ling (Stapleford) |
| Chelsea |
Harry Medhurst, Danny Winter, Billy Hughes, Ken Armstrong, John Harris (Jack Saunders 46), Frank Mitchell, Billy Gray, Jimmy Bowie, Roy Bentley, Hugh Billington, Bobby Campbell |
| Scorers |
Bowie 2nd, Bentley 3rd |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
| AIK Stockholm |
Sjoberg, H Nilsson, Bodin, Almqvist, Leander, Klasson, Ostberg, Andersson, Mellberg, Larsson (Ericsson), G Nilsson |
| Scorer |
G Nilsson 40 |
| Manager |
|
Brentford (2) 4 Chelsea (2) 4
| Date: |
Monday, 12th December 1949 at 14:15 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
London Challenge Cup Final |
| Venue: |
Highbury |
| Attendance: |
|
| Referee: |
AB Lamb (London) |
| Chelsea |
Bill Robertson, Fred Lewis, Stan Willemse, Philip McKnight, John Saunders, James Macaulay, Charlie Dyke, Jimmy Bowie, Hugh Billington, Thomas Jenkins, Benny Jones |
| Scorers |
Jones 1st, Jones 2nd, Jones 5th, McKnight 6th |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
| Brentford |
Jeffries, Monk, Quinton, Nelson, Greenwood, Manley, Goodwin, Anders, Dare, Sperrin, Paton |
| Scorers |
Nelson 3rd, Anders 4th, Dare 7th, Dare 90 |
| Manager |
Jackie Gibbons |
Brentford (0) 0 Chelsea (1) 3
| Date: |
Monday, 17th April 1950 at 18:00 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
London Challenge Cup Final Replay |
| Venue: |
Craven Cottage |
| Attendance: |
9,000 |
| Referee: |
AB Lamb |
| Chelsea |
Peter Pickering, Sid Bathgate, Stan Willemse, Philip McKnight, John Saunders, William Dickson, William Gray, Bobby Campbell, Hugh Billington, Reg Williams, Benny Jones |
| Scorers |
Williams 24, Greenwood 53 (OG), Williams 85 |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
| Brentford |
Jeffries, Monk, Munro, Latimer, Greenwood, Manley, Goodwin, Anders, Dare, Hill, Paton |
| Manager |
Jackie Gibbons |
Chelsea (2) 3 Heart Of Midlothian (1) 2
| Date: |
Wednesday, 26th April 1950 at 18:30 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Friendly |
| Venue: |
Stamford Bridge |
| Attendance: |
10,228 |
| Referee: |
|
| Chelsea |
Harry Medhurst, Danny Winter, Billy Hughes, Ken Armstrong, John Harris, Frank Mitchell, Billy Gray, Reg Williams, Roy Bentley, Hugh Billington, Benny Jones |
| Scorers |
Bentley, Bentley, Billington |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
| Heart Of Midlothian |
Walters, Parker, Matthieson, Cox, Henderson, Laing, Sloan, Flavell, Liddell, Conn, Williams |
| Scorers |
Conn, Armstrong OG |
| Manager |
David McLean |
Bridport ( ) 1 Chelsea ( ) 4
| Date: |
Tuesday, 2nd May 1950 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Friendly |
| Venue: |
St Marys Field |
| Attendance: |
|
| Referee: |
|
| Bridport |
|
| Manager |
|
| Chelsea |
|
| Scorers |
Goulden, Billington, Campbell, Greenham OG |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
Lille ( ) 3 Chelsea ( ) 1
| Date: |
Sunday, 14th May 1950 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Friendly |
| Venue: |
Grimonprez-Jooris |
| Attendance: |
|
| Referee: |
|
| Lille |
|
| Manager |
|
| Chelsea |
Harry Medhurst, Sid Bathgate, Stan Willemse, Ken Armstrong, John Harris, Bill Dickson, Billy Gray, Reg Williams, Hugh Billington, Len Goulden, Benny Jones |
| Scorer |
Billington |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
Inter Milan ( ) 1 Chelsea ( ) 0
| Date: |
Thursday, 8th June 1950 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Friendly |
| Venue: |
San Siro |
| Attendance: |
|
| Referee: |
|
| Inter Milan |
|
| Manager |
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| Chelsea |
Harry Medurst, Sid Bathgate, Stan Willemse, Ken Armstrong, John Harris, Frank Mitchell, Billy Gray, Reg Williams, Hugh Billington, Len Goulden, Bobby Campbell |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
Sampdoria (1) 2 Chelsea (1) 1
| Date: |
Sunday, 11th June 1950 |
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Teams |
| Competition: |
Friendly |
| Venue: |
Genoa |
| Attendance: |
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| Referee: |
Signor Bernadi |
| Sampdoria |
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| Manager |
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| Chelsea |
Harry Medhurst, Sid Bathgate, Billy Hughes, Ken Armstrong, John Harris, Bill Dickson, Billy Gray, Reg Williams, Hugh Billington, Len Goulden, Bobby Campbell |
| Scorer |
Billington |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
| Comment: |
Mitchell was "sent off" but did not leave the pitch |
Millwall ( ) 2 Chelsea ( ) 1
| Date: |
Monday, 9th October 1950 at 15:30 |
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Teams |
| Competition: |
London Challenge Cup Round 1 |
| Venue: |
The Den, London |
| Attendance: |
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| Referee: |
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| Millwall |
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| Scorers |
Hurrel 1st, Fisher 3rd |
| Manager |
Charlie Hewitt |
| Chelsea |
Peter Pickering, Danny Winter, William Hughes, Philip McKnight, Robert Warren, James Macaulay, William Gray, John Allister, Bobby Smith, James Leadbetter, Benny Jones |
| Scorer |
Smith 2nd |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
Chelsea (1) 3 Lille Olympique (0) 0
| Date: |
Wednesday, 15th November 1950 at 14:15 |
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Teams |
| Competition: |
Friendly |
| Venue: |
Stamford Bridge |
| Attendance: |
9,696 |
| Referee: |
C Gaylor (Harrow) |
| Chelsea |
Peter Pickering, Sid Bathgate, Billy Hughes, Ken Armstrong, John Harris, Frank Mitchell, Charlie Dyke, Bobby Campbell, Roy Bentley, Hugh Billington, Billy Gray |
| Scorers |
Gray 1st, Armstrong 2nd, Bentley 3rd |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
| Lille Olympique |
Angel, Vancappellen, Vuye, Dubreucq, Poltevin, Somerlinck, Walter, Strappe, Baratte (Tempowski 46), Verdeal, Lechantre |
| Manager |
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KB Copenhagen (0) 1 Chelsea (2) 2
| Date: |
Sunday, 29th April 1951 |
|
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Teams |
| Competition: |
Friendly |
| Venue: |
Idraetspark Stadium |
| Attendance: |
30,000 |
| Referee: |
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| KB Copenhagen |
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| Scorer |
Thoresen |
| Manager |
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| Chelsea |
Bill Robertson, Sid Bathgate, Sid Tickridge, John Harris, Jack Saunders, Bill Dickson, Bobby Campbell, Roy Bentley, Bobby Smith, Ken Armstrong, Billy Gray |
| Scorers |
Gray, Smith |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
| Comment: |
Copenhagen missed a penalty |
Chelsea (2) 5 Floriana (0) 1
| Date: |
Tuesday, 8th May 1951 at 18:30 |
|
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Teams |
| Competition: |
Festival Of Britain |
| Venue: |
Stamford Bridge |
| Attendance: |
11,436 |
| Referee: |
WB Everett (Beccles) |
| Chelsea |
Bill Robertson, Sid Bathgate, Sid Tickridge, Phil McKnight, Jack Saunders, Jack Allister, Eric Parsons, Roy Bentley, Bobby Smith, Ken Armstrong, Billy Gray |
| Scorers |
Gray 22, Armstrong 44, Smith 60, Bentley 69, Smith 75 |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
| Floriana |
Alamango, Ferrugia, Debattista, Grech, Dalli, Mock, Vella, Camilleri, Herbert, Borg, Demmanuele |
| Scorer |
Herbert 71 |
| Manager |
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Heart Of Midlothian (0) 0 Chelsea (0) 2
| Date: |
Saturday, 12th May 1951 at 15:00 |
|
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Teams |
| Competition: |
Friendly |
| Venue: |
Tynecastle Park |
| Attendance: |
16,250 |
| Referee: |
James McLean (Bonnyrigg) |
| Heart Of Midlothian |
Brown, Parker, Mackenzie, Cox, Dougan, Laing, Sloan, Conn, Bauld, Wardhaugh, Cumming |
| Manager |
David McLean |
| Chelsea |
Bill Robertson, Sid Bathgate, Sid Tickridge, Jack Allister, Derek Saunders, Frank Mitchell, Eric Parsons, Bobby Campbell, Bobby Smith, Ken Armstrong, Billy Gray |
| Scorers |
Smith 84, Smith 88 |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
Chelsea (0) 1 KB Copenhagen (0) 0
| Date: |
Tuesday, 15th May 1951 at 18:30 |
|
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Teams |
| Competition: |
Festival Of Britain |
| Venue: |
Stamford Bridge |
| Attendance: |
11,903 |
| Referee: |
AC Williams (Brighton) |
| Chelsea |
Bill Robertson, Sid Bathgate, Sid Tickridge, Reg Williams, Jack Saunders, Frank Mitchell, Bobby Campbell, Roy Bentley, Bobby Smith, Ken Armstrong, Billy Gray |
| Scorer |
Armstrong |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
| KB Copenhagen |
Nielsen, Koppen, K Jensen, E Hansen, Omvold, Tonnesen, Gronemann, J Hansen, H Jensen, Holm, Andersen |
| Manager |
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Algiers Combination (0) 1 Chelsea (1) 2
| Date: |
Saturday, 19th May 1951 |
|
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Teams |
| Competition: |
Friendly |
| Venue: |
Algiers |
| Attendance: |
4,000 |
| Referee: |
|
| Chelsea |
Harry Medhurst (Bill Robertson), Sid Bathgate, Sid Tickridge, John Harris, Jack Saunders, Bill Dickson, Eric Parsons, Ken Armstrong, Bobby Smith, Len Goulden, Billy Gray |
| Scorers |
Smith, Armstrong |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
| Algiers Combination |
|
| Manager |
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FC Wien (0) 0 Chelsea (2) 4
| Date: |
Sunday, 20th May 1951 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Friendly |
| Venue: |
Algiers |
| Attendance: |
5,000 |
| Referee: |
|
| Chelsea |
Bill Robertson, Sid Bathgate, Sid Tickridge, Reg Williams, Jack Saunders, Bill Dickson, Eric Parsons, Bobby Campbell, Bobby Smith, Ken Armstrong, Billy Gray |
| Scorers |
Smith, Smith, Smith, Smith |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
| FC Wien |
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| Manager |
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Oran Combination (0) 0 Chelsea (0) 0
| Date: |
Saturday, 26th May 1951 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Friendly |
| Venue: |
Oran |
| Attendance: |
3,000 |
| Referee: |
|
| Chelsea |
Bill Robertson, Sid Bathgate, Sis Tickridge, Reg Williams, Jack Saunders, Bill Dickson, Eric Parsons, Bobby Campbell, Bobby Smith, Ken Armstrong, Billy Gray |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
| Oran Combination |
|
| Manager |
|
Real Valladolid ( ) 0 Chelsea ( ) 4
| Date: |
Sunday, 27th May 1951 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Friendly |
| Venue: |
Oran |
| Attendance: |
6,000 |
| Referee: |
|
| Chelsea |
Bill Robertson, Sid Bathgate, Sid Tickridge, Reg Williams (John Harris), Jack Saunders, Bill Dickson, Eric Parsons, Bobby Campbell, Bobby Smith (Len Goulding), Ken Armstrong, Billy Gray |
| Scorers |
Parsons, Smith |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
| Real Valladolid |
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| Manager |
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