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Season 1906-1907

Half-Time scores in brackets where known

Chelsea (6) 9 Glossop (2) 2

Date: Saturday, 1st September 1906 at 15:30 Report <>More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 2     Position 1
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Alfred Green (West Bromwich)
Chelsea 1 Micky Byrne, 2 Joseph Walton, 3 Thomas Miller, 4 George Key, 5 Bob McRoberts, 6 George Henderson, 7 Martin Moran, 8 Tommy McDermott, 9 George Hilsdon, 10 David Copeland, 11 Jack Kirwan
   Scorers Copeland 10, Hilsdon 15, Hilsdon 25, McDermott 27, Hilsdon 7th, Kirwan 8th, Key 9th, Hilsdon 10th, Hilsdon 11th
   Debut Players Joseph Walton, George Hilsdon
   Final Appearances Micky Byrne
   Manager John Tait Robertson
Glossop Joe Frail, Jack Cuffe, Bob McEwan, Harry Robotham, George McDiarmid, David Mair, Thomas Callaghan, Danny McKie, Sam Napier, John McMillan, William Ross
   Scorers William Ross 22, William Ross 32
Match Facts Match 42      League match 39   Starting XI    Average age 27.6    Oldest Player 33.7    Youngest Player 21

Blackpool (0) 0 Chelsea (0) 0

Date: Saturday, 8th September 1906 at 15:00 Report <>More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 2     Position 6
Venue: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Tom Armitt (Leek)
Blackpool Tom Wilcox, Robert Birkett, Jack Scott, Hugh Rimmer, Jack Parkinson, Samuel Johnson, Levi Copestake, Andrew Swann, Bert Wake, Jack Morris, Albert Dunkley
   Manager Tom Barcroft
Chelsea 1 Bob Whiting, 2 Joseph Walton, 3 Thomas Miller, 4 George Henderson, 5 Bob McRoberts, 6 Ted Birnie, 7 Martin Moran, 8 James Robertson, 9 George Hilsdon, 10 David Copeland, 11 Jack Kirwan
   Debut Players Ted Birnie
   Manager John Tait Robertson
Match Facts Match 43      League match 40   Starting XI    Average age 27.2    Oldest Player 33.7    Youngest Player 21

Chelsea (3) 5 Bradford City (0) 1

Date: Saturday, 15th September 1906 at 15:30 Report <>More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 2     Position 3
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Albert E Farrant (Bristol)
Chelsea 1 Bob Whiting, 2 Joseph Walton, 3 Thomas Miller, 4 George Henderson, 5 Bob McRoberts, 6 Ted Birnie, 7 Martin Moran, 8 Tommy McDermott, 9 George Hilsdon, 10 David Copeland, 11 Jack Kirwan
   Scorers Hilsdon 15, McDermott 2nd, Copeland 3rd, Copeland 5th, Moran 6th
   Manager John Tait Robertson
Bradford City Willie Foulke, Bob Campbell, Fred Farren, George Robinson, Gerald Kirk, James Millar, William Clarke, Albert Bartlett, Frank Newton, Sam Higginson, James Garton
   Scorer James Garton 4th
   Manager Peter O'Rourke
Match Facts Match 44      League match 41   Starting XI    Average age 27.3    Oldest Player 33.7    Youngest Player 21

West Bromwich Albion (0) 1 Chelsea (2) 2

Date: Saturday, 22nd September 1906 at 15:30 Report <>More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 2     Position 2
Venue: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 25,562
Referee: Walter Chadwick (Blackburn)
West Bromwich Albion Jim Stringer, Dick Betteley, Jesse Pennington, Arthur Randle, Ted Pheasant, Jack Manners, Bruce Rankin, Fred Buck, Fred Shinton, Adam Haywood, Edward Perkins
   Scorer Adam Haywood 78
   Penalty Missed Pheasant 40 (Wide)
   Manager Fred Everiss
Chelsea 1 Bob Whiting, 2 Joseph Walton, 3 Thomas Miller, 4 George Henderson, 5 Bob McRoberts, 6 Ted Birnie, 7 Martin Moran, 8 Tommy McDermott, 9 George Hilsdon, 10 David Copeland, 11 John Robertson
   Scorers McDermott 10, Copeland 25
   Manager John Tait Robertson
Match Facts Match 45      League match 42   Starting XI    Average age 26.9    Oldest Player 32.2    Youngest Player 21.1

Chelsea (0) 1 Leicester Fosse (0) 0

Date: Saturday, 29th September 1906 at 15:30 Report <>More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 2     Position 1
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Fred Kirkham (Preston)
Chelsea 1 Bob Whiting, 2 Joseph Walton, 3 Thomas Miller, 4 George Henderson, 5 Bob McRoberts, 6 Ted Birnie, 7 Martin Moran, 8 Tommy McDermott, 9 George Hilsdon, 10 David Copeland, 11 James Windridge
   Scorer Hilsdon 85
   Manager John Tait Robertson
Leicester Fosse Albert Talbot-Lewis, Harry Ashby, Joe Blackett, Billy Leech, Billy Bannister, Bob Pollock, Jimmy Durrant, Herbert Moody, Harry Wilcox, Archibald Hubbard, Bob Turner
   Manager George Johnson
Match Facts Match 46      League match 43   Starting XI    Average age 26.4    Oldest Player 32.2    Youngest Player 21.1

Nottingham Forest (3) 3 Chelsea (0) 1

Date: Saturday, 6th October 1906 at 15:30 Report <>More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 2     Position 4
Venue: City Ground
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Walter Chadwick
Nottingham Forest Harry Linacre, Walter Dudley, George Maltby, Teddy Hughes, George Needham, Jack Armstrong, Jack Craggs, Enoch West, Harry Hadley, Grenville Morris, Alf Spouncer
   Scorers Harry Hadley 7, Grenville Morris 10, Joseph Walton 36 (O.G)
   Manager Harry A Haslam
Chelsea 1 Bob Whiting, 2 Joseph Walton, 3 Thomas Miller, 4 George Henderson, 5 Bob McRoberts, 6 Ted Birnie, 7 Martin Moran, 8 Tommy McDermott, 9 George Hilsdon, 10 James Windridge, 11 Jack Kirwan
   Scorer Hilsdon 77
   Manager John Tait Robertson
Match Facts Match 47      League match 44   Starting XI    Average age 26.6    Oldest Player 33.8    Youngest Player 21.1

Chelsea (1) 2 Lincoln City (0) 0

Date: Saturday, 13th October 1906 at 15:30 Report <>More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 2     Position 3
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: John Tweed Ibbotson (Derby)
Chelsea 1 Bob Whiting, 2 Joseph Walton, 3 Thomas Miller, 4 George Henderson, 5 Ted Birnie, 6 John Robertson, 7 Martin Moran, 8 James Robertson, 9 Bob McRoberts, 10 Tommy McDermott, 11 Jack Kirwan
   Scorers Kirwan 42, Kirwan 80
   Manager John Tait Robertson
Lincoln City George Buist, Edward Dixon, William Simpson, George Fraser, Richard Hood, George Nisbet, William Watson, George Kennedy, Billy McLeod, Martin Kelly, Norman Fairgray
   Manager David Calderhead(Snr)
Match Facts Match 48      League match 45   Starting XI    Average age 27.8    Oldest Player 33.8    Youngest Player 22.7

Burton United (0) 2 Chelsea (1) 1

Date: Saturday, 20th October 1906 at 15:15 Report <>More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 2     Position 4
Venue: Peel Croft
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Albert E Farrant
Burton United Jonathan Starbuck, Robert Wood, Edward Kirkland, Walter Robinson, Fred Stanley, Alfred Nelmes, William Bradshaw, Fergus Hunt, Jack Emmerson, Charlie Freeman, Charles Axcell
   Scorers Fergus Hunt 50, Charles Axcell 75
Chelsea 1 Bob Whiting, 2 Joseph Walton, 3 Thomas Miller, 4 John Robertson, 5 Bob McRoberts, 6 George Henderson, 7 Martin Moran, 8 Charles Donaghy, 9 George Hilsdon, 10 Tommy McDermott, 11 Jack Kirwan
   Scorer McRoberts 25
   Final Appearances John Robertson, Charles Donaghy
   Manager John Tait Robertson
Match Facts Match 49      League match 46   Starting XI    Average age 26.8    Oldest Player 33.8    Youngest Player 21.1

Chelsea (1) 2 Grimsby Town (0) 0

Date: Saturday, 27th October 1906 at 15:00 Report <>More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 2     Position 2
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: John Hargreaves Pearson (Crewe)
Chelsea 1 Ron Brebner, 2 Joseph Walton, 3 Thomas Miller, 4 George Henderson, 5 Bob McRoberts, 6 Peter Proudfoot, 7 Martin Moran, 8 Tommy McDermott, 9 George Hilsdon, 10 James Windridge, 11 Jack Kirwan
   Scorers Hilsdon 10 (Pen), Hilsdon 70
   Debut Players Ron Brebner
   Manager John Tait Robertson
Grimsby Town Samuel Cartledge, Jack Butler, Herbert Morley, James McGregor, Charles Milnes, Martin Higgins, Tom Rodger, James Burnett, Tommy Hakin, Dickie Morris, Fred Bisby
   Manager H N Hickson
Match Facts Match 50      League match 47   Starting XI    Average age 26.8    Oldest Player 33.8    Youngest Player 21.2

Burslem Port Vale (1) 2 Chelsea (0) 0

Date: Saturday, 3rd November 1906 at 15:00 Report <>More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 2     Position 4
Venue: Athletic Ground
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Albert Briggs (Blackburn)
Burslem Port Vale Howard Matthews, Hugh Dunn, Jimmy Hamilton, Bert Eardley, Sam Baddeley, Joe Holyhead, Bob Carter, Billy Dodds, Billy Beats, Harry Mountford, Tommy Coxon
   Scorers Billy Dodds 10, Billy Dodds 70
   Manager Tom Clare
Chelsea 1 Bob Whiting, 2 Joseph Walton, 3 Thomas Miller, 4 George Key, 5 Bob McRoberts, 6 George Henderson, 7 Martin Moran, 8 Tommy McDermott, 9 George Hilsdon, 10 David Copeland, 11 Jack Kirwan
   Final Appearances Tommy McDermott, David Copeland
   Manager John Tait Robertson
Match Facts Match 51      League match 48   Starting XI    Average age 27.5    Oldest Player 33.9    Youngest Player 21.2

Chelsea (0) 2 Burnley (0) 0

Date: Saturday, 10th November 1906 at 14:45 Report <>More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 2     Position 4
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Tom Robertson (Glasgow)
Chelsea 1 Bob Whiting, 2 Joseph Walton, 3 Thomas Miller, 4 George Henderson, 5 Bob McRoberts, 6 Robert Bush, 7 Martin Moran, 8 James Robertson, 9 George Hilsdon, 10 James Windridge, 11 Jack Kirwan
   Scorers Hilsdon 60, Hilsdon 67
   Debut Players Robert Bush
   Manager John Tait Robertson
Burnley William Green, Fred Barron, Arthur Dixon, John Cretney, Rupert Cawthorne, Joseph Taylor, Joseph Kenyon, Fred Whittaker, Richard Smith, Arthur Bell, Albert Smith
   Manager Spen Whittaker
Match Facts Match 52      League match 49   Starting XI    Average age 26.1    Oldest Player 33.9    Youngest Player 21.2

Leeds City (0) 0 Chelsea (1) 1

Date: Saturday, 17th November 1906 Report <>More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 2     Position 4
Venue: Elland Road
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Albert E Farrant (Bristol)
Leeds City Henry Bromage, David Murray, Andy Clark, J Fred Hargraves, Fred Walker, Jimmy Kennedy, Gershom Parnell, Bob Watson, George Page, John Lavery, Garnet Johnson
   Manager Gilbert Gillies
Chelsea 1 Bob Whiting, 2 Joseph Walton, 3 Thomas Miller, 4 George Henderson, 5 Bob McRoberts, 6 Robert Bush, 7 Martin Moran, 8 James Robertson, 9 George Hilsdon, 10 James Windridge, 11 Jack Kirwan
   Scorer Hilsdon 14
   Manager John Tait Robertson
Match Facts Match 53      League match 50   Starting XI    Average age 26.2    Oldest Player 33.9    Youngest Player 21.2

Chelsea (1) 2 Barnsley (0) 1

Date: Saturday, 24th November 1906 at 14:45 Report <>More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 2     Position 3
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Harry Ward (Nottingham)
Chelsea 1 Bob Whiting, 2 Joseph Walton, 3 Thomas Miller, 4 George Henderson, 5 Bob McRoberts, 6 Robert Bush, 7 Martin Moran, 8 James Robertson, 9 George Hilsdon, 10 James Windridge, 11 Jack Kirwan
   Scorers Hilsdon 30, Windridge 55
   Manager John Tait Robertson
Barnsley Thomas Thorpe, James Hay, George Stacey, Tommy Boyle, William Silto, Arnold Oxspring, Jack Hall, Alexander Hellewell, John Owen, Magnus Donnell, Jackie Mordue
   Scorer Jackie Mordue 70
   Manager Arthur Fairclough
Match Facts Match 54      League match 51   Starting XI    Average age 26.2    Oldest Player 33.9    Youngest Player 21.2

Chesterfield Town (0) 0 Chelsea (0) 0

Date: Saturday, 1st December 1906 at 14:30 Report <>More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 2     Position 3
Venue: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Tom Armitt (Leek)
Chesterfield Town Tom Cope, Emerson Marples, George Baker, Jimmy Haig, Billy Banner, Walter Arnold, Bert Allen, Alfred Gilberthorpe, Jimmy Logan, Herbert Munday, Billy Willows
   Manager W Furness
Chelsea 1 Bob Whiting, 2 Joseph Walton, 3 Thomas Miller, 4 George Henderson, 5 Bob McRoberts, 6 Robert Bush, 7 Martin Moran, 8 William Bridgeman, 9 George Hilsdon, 10 James Windridge, 11 Jack Kirwan
   Debut Players William Bridgeman
   Final Appearances Robert Bush
   Manager William Lewis
Match Facts Match 55      League match 52   Starting XI    Average age 25.8    Oldest Player 33.9    Youngest Player 21.3

Wolverhampton Wanderers (0) 1 Chelsea (2) 2

Date: Saturday, 8th December 1906 at 14:30 Report <>More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 2     Position 4
Venue: Molineux
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: John Tweed Ibbotson (Derby)
Wolverhampton Wanderers Tom Baddeley, Jackery Jones, Albert Bishop, Sam Corfield, Billy Wooldridge, Arthur Lloyd, Walter Williams, George A Hedley, Arthur Hawkins, Jack Roberts, Jack Pedley
   Scorer Jack Roberts 50
   Manager John Addenbrooke
Chelsea 1 Bob Whiting, 2 Joseph Walton, 3 Thomas Miller, 4 George Henderson, 5 Bob McRoberts, 6 Ted Birnie, 7 Martin Moran, 8 William Bridgeman, 9 George Hilsdon, 10 James Windridge, 11 Jack Kirwan
   Scorers Windridge 12, Hilsdon 41
   Manager William Lewis
Match Facts Match 56      League match 53   Starting XI    Average age 26.4    Oldest Player 34    Youngest Player 21.3

Chelsea (2) 2 Clapton Orient (0) 1

Date: Saturday, 15th December 1906 Report <>More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 2     Position 2
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Alfred Green (West Bromwich)
Chelsea 1 Bob Whiting, 2 Joseph Walton, 3 Thomas Miller, 4 George Henderson, 5 Bob McRoberts, 6 Ted Birnie, 7 Jimmy Frost, 8 William Bridgeman, 9 George Hilsdon, 10 James Windridge, 11 Jack Kirwan
   Scorers Windridge 40, Frost 42
   Debut Players Jimmy Frost
   Manager William Lewis
Clapton Orient Billy Bower, William Holmes, Tommy Stewart, George Gates, Isaac Evenson, Dave Buchanan, David Dougal, Anthony Leonard, William Martin, Richard Bourne, Hubert Lappin
   Scorer William Martin 80
   Manager Ike Ivenson
Match Facts Match 57      League match 54   Starting XI    Average age 26.4    Oldest Player 34    Youngest Player 21.3

Gainsborough Trinity (1) 1 Chelsea (0) 1

Date: Saturday, 22nd December 1906 Report <>More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 2     Position 3
Venue: The Northolme
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Arthur G Hines (Nottingham)
Gainsborough Trinity James Bagshaw, Thomas Prescott, Arthur Betts, John Dixon, William Jenkinson, Albert Farrow, George Northey, John Birkbeck, Billy Ingham, Ezra Holmes, Frank Foxall
   Scorer Billy Ingham 15
Chelsea 1 Bob Whiting, 2 Joseph Walton, 3 Thomas Miller, 4 George Henderson, 5 Bob McRoberts, 6 Ted Birnie, 7 Jimmy Frost, 8 William Bridgeman, 9 George Hilsdon, 10 James Windridge, 11 Jack Kirwan
   Scorer Hilsdon 58
   Manager William Lewis
Match Facts Match 58      League match 55   Starting XI    Average age 26.4    Oldest Player 34    Youngest Player 21.3

Hull City (0) 0 Chelsea (0) 1

Date: Tuesday, 25th December 1906 at 11:30 Report <>More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 2     Position 3
Venue: Anlaby Road
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Frank H Dennis
Hull City Martin Spendiff, George T Hedley, Jack McQuillan, George Browell, William Robinson, David Gordon, John Manning, Joe Smith, George Rushton, Peter Howe, Gordon Wright
   Manager Ambrose Langley
Chelsea 1 Bob Whiting, 2 Joseph Walton, 3 Thomas Miller, 4 George Henderson, 5 Bob McRoberts, 6 Ted Birnie, 7 Jimmy Frost, 8 William Bridgeman, 9 George Hilsdon, 10 James Windridge, 11 Jack Kirwan
   Scorer Windridge 70
   Manager William Lewis
Match Facts Match 59      League match 56   Starting XI    Average age 26.4    Oldest Player 34    Youngest Player 21.3

Glossop (0) 0 Chelsea (0) 1

Date: Saturday, 29th December 1906 Report <>More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 2     Position 3
Venue: North Road
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: David Hammond (Heywood)
Glossop Bill Tustin, Ralph Goodwin, George McDiarmid, Harry Robotham, Tom Kelly, David Mair, Thomas Callaghan, Danny McKie, Sam Napier, John McMillan, William Ross
Chelsea 1 Bob Whiting, 2 Robert Mackie, 3 Thomas Miller, 4 George Henderson, 5 Bob McRoberts, 6 Ted Birnie, 7 Jimmy Frost, 8 William Bridgeman, 9 George Hilsdon, 10 James Windridge, 11 Jack Kirwan
   Scorer Hilsdon 65
   Manager William Lewis
Match Facts Match 60      League match 57   Starting XI    Average age 26.7    Oldest Player 34    Youngest Player 21.3

Stockport County (0) 1 Chelsea (1) 2

Date: Tuesday, 1st January 1907 Report <>More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 2     Position 2
Venue: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Stan D Peers
Stockport County Joe Butler, James Heywood, Arthur Waters, Robert Suart, Sam Dodd, Ernest Cresser, Tommy White, James Pass, Frederick Crump, Chris Porter, William Lees
   Scorer Frederick Crump 60
   Manager Fred Stewart
Chelsea 1 Bob Whiting, 2 Robert Mackie, 3 Thomas Miller, 4 George Henderson, 5 Bob McRoberts, 6 Ted Birnie, 7 Jimmy Frost, 8 William Bridgeman, 9 George Hilsdon, 10 James Windridge, 11 Jack Kirwan
   Scorers Bridgeman 9, Hilsdon 61
   Manager William Lewis
Match Facts Match 61      League match 58   Starting XI    Average age 26.7    Oldest Player 34    Youngest Player 21.3

Chelsea (1) 3 Blackpool (0) 0

Date: Saturday, 5th January 1907 at 14:30 Report <>More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 2     Position 1
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Tom Armitt (Leek)
Chelsea 1 Bob Whiting, 2 Robert Mackie, 3 Thomas Miller, 4 George Henderson, 5 Bob McRoberts, 6 Ted Birnie, 7 Jimmy Frost, 8 William Bridgeman, 9 George Hilsdon, 10 James Windridge, 11 Jack Kirwan
   Scorers Frost 20, Hilsdon 70, Windridge 3rd
   Manager William Lewis
Blackpool Tom Wilcox, Bob Crewdson, Jack Scott, Edward Threlfall, Samuel Johnson, Tom Clarke, John Gow, Joseph Connor, Ernie Francis, James Lavery, Albert Dunkley
   Manager Tom Barcroft
Match Facts Match 62      League match 59   Starting XI    Average age 26.7    Oldest Player 34    Youngest Player 21.4

Lincoln City (0) 2 Chelsea (1) 2

Date: Saturday, 12th January 1907 at 14:30 Report <>More Reports Teams Table
Competition: F.A. Cup Round 1
Venue: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Harry Ward (Nottingham)
Lincoln City James Saunders, Richard Hood, William Simpson, George Fraser, George Nisbet, George Kennedy, Bertie Foster, Peter Machin, Edward Dixon, William Watson, Norman Fairgray
   Scorers William Watson 87, Edward Dixon 88
   Manager David Calderhead(Snr)
Chelsea 1 Bob Whiting, 2 Robert Mackie, 3 Thomas Miller, 4 George Henderson, 5 David McCartney, 6 Ted Birnie, 7 Martin Moran, 8 Ben Whitehouse, 9 George Hilsdon, 10 William Bridgeman, 11 Jack Kirwan
   Scorers Kirwan 12, Whitehouse 55
   Debut Players David McCartney, Ben Whitehouse
   Manager William Lewis
Match Facts Match 63      FA Cup match 4   Starting XI    Average age 26.7    Oldest Player 34.1    Youngest Player 21.4

Chelsea (0) 0 Lincoln City (0) 1

Date: Wednesday, 16th January 1907 at 14:30 Report <>More Reports Teams Table
Competition: F.A. Cup Round 1 (replay)
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 11,883
Referee: Harry Ward (Nottingham)
Chelsea 1 Bob Whiting, 2 Robert Mackie, 3 Thomas Miller, 4 George Henderson, 5 David McCartney, 6 Ted Birnie, 7 Martin Moran, 8 Ben Whitehouse, 9 George Hilsdon, 10 William Bridgeman, 11 Jack Kirwan
   Manager William Lewis
Lincoln City James Saunders, Richard Hood, William Simpson, George Fraser, George Nisbet, George Kennedy, Bertie Foster, Peter Machin, Edward Dixon, William Watson, Norman Fairgray
   Scorer Norman Fairgray 92
   Manager David Calderhead(Snr)
Match Facts Match 64      FA Cup match 5   Starting XI    Average age 26.8    Oldest Player 34.1    Youngest Player 21.4
After Extra Time

Chelsea (1) 2 West Bromwich Albion (0) 0

Date: Saturday, 26th January 1907 at 15:00 Report <>More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 2     Position 1
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,168
Referee: Walter Chadwick (Blackburn)
Chelsea 1 Bob Whiting, 2 Joseph Walton, 3 Thomas Miller, 4 George Henderson, 5 Bob McRoberts, 6 Ted Birnie, 7 Jimmy Frost, 8 William Bridgeman, 9 George Hilsdon, 10 James Windridge, 11 Jack Kirwan
   Scorers Bridgeman 39, Windridge 83
   Manager William Lewis
West Bromwich Albion Jim Stringer, Dick Betteley, Jesse Pennington, Arthur Randle, Ted Pheasant, Jack Manners, Tommy Broad, Fred Buck, Eli Bradley, Tommy Dilly, Bruce Rankin
   Manager Fred Everiss
Match Facts Match 65      League match 60   Starting XI    Average age 26.5    Oldest Player 34.1    Youngest Player 21.4

Leicester Fosse (1) 1 Chelsea (0) 1

Date: Saturday, 2nd February 1907 at 15:00 Report <>More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 2     Position 1
Venue: Filbert Street
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Fred Kirkham (Preston)
Leicester Fosse Albert Talbot-Lewis, Harry Ashby, Joe Blackett, Billy Leech, Billy Bannister, Bob Pollock, Jimmy Durrant, Harry Wilcox, Herbert Moody, Archibald Hubbard, Frank Middleton
   Scorer Billy Bannister 42 (Pen)
   Manager James Blessington
Chelsea 1 Bob Whiting, 2 Joseph Walton, 3 Thomas Miller, 4 George Henderson, 5 Bob McRoberts, 6 Ted Birnie, 7 Jimmy Frost, 8 William Bridgeman, 9 George Hilsdon, 10 James Windridge, 11 Jack Kirwan
   Scorer Birnie 47
   Penalty Missed Hilsdon 5 (Saved)
   Manager William Lewis
Match Facts Match 66      League match 61   Starting XI    Average age 26.5    Oldest Player 34.1    Youngest Player 21.4

Chelsea (0) 0 Nottingham Forest (0) 2

Date: Saturday, 9th February 1907 at 15:00 Report <>More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 2     Position 1
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Walter Chadwick (Blackburn)
Chelsea 1 Bob Whiting, 2 Joseph Walton, 3 Thomas Miller, 4 George Henderson, 5 Bob McRoberts, 6 Ted Birnie, 7 Martin Moran, 8 William Bridgeman, 9 George Hilsdon, 10 James Windridge, 11 Jack Kirwan
   Manager William Lewis
Nottingham Forest Harry Linacre, Walter Dudley, George Maltby, Teddy Hughes, George Wolfe, Jack Armstrong, Bill Shearman, Tom Marrison, Arthur Green, Grenville Morris, Alf Spouncer
   Scorers Grenville Morris 55, Arthur Green 83
   Manager Harry A Haslam
Match Facts Match 67      League match 62   Starting XI    Average age 26.5    Oldest Player 34.1    Youngest Player 21.4

Lincoln City (0) 0 Chelsea (2) 5

Date: Saturday, 16th February 1907 at 15:00 Report <>More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 2     Position 1
Venue: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Frank H Dennis (Middlesbrough)
Lincoln City James Saunders, Richard Hood, William Simpson, George Fraser, George Nisbet, George Kennedy, Bertie Foster, Peter Machin, Harry Barrick, William Watson, Norman Fairgray
   Manager David Calderhead(Snr)
Chelsea 1 Bob Whiting, 2 Joseph Walton, 3 Thomas Miller, 4 George Henderson, 5 Bob McRoberts, 6 Ted Birnie, 7 Jimmy Frost, 8 James Robertson, 9 William Bridgeman, 10 James Windridge, 11 Jack Kirwan
   Scorers Bridgeman 5, Robertson 20, Robertson 57, Robertson 63, Windridge 80
   Manager William Lewis
Match Facts Match 68      League match 63   Starting XI    Average age 27.2    Oldest Player 34.2    Youngest Player 23.1

Chelsea (1) 1 Burton United (0) 0

Date: Saturday, 23rd February 1907 at 15:30 Report <>More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 2     Position 1
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Albert E Farrant (Bristol)
Chelsea 1 Bob Whiting, 2 Joseph Walton, 3 Thomas Miller, 4 George Henderson, 5 Bob McRoberts, 6 Ted Birnie, 7 Jimmy Frost, 8 James Robertson, 9 William Bridgeman, 10 James Windridge, 11 William Porter
   Scorer Windridge 30
   Final Appearances William Porter
   Manager William Lewis
Burton United Jonathan Starbuck, Joe Warren, Edward Kirkland, Fred Stanley, Alfred Nelmes, Walter Robinson, William Bradshaw, Fergus Hunt, Bernard Vann, Charlie Freeman, William Robinson
Match Facts Match 69      League match 64   Starting XI    Average age 26.7    Oldest Player 32.6    Youngest Player 23.1

Grimsby Town (0) 2 Chelsea (0) 1

Date: Saturday, 2nd March 1907 at 15:30 Report <>More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 2     Position 1
Venue: Blundell Park
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: John Hargreaves Pearson (Crewe)
Grimsby Town Harvey Carmichael, Herbert Morley, Jack Butler, James McGregor, Tom Morris, Charles Milnes, James Cook, Tom Rodger, James Burnett, Dickie Morris, James Swarbrick
   Scorers James Swarbrick 47 (Pen), James Burnett 85
   Manager H N Hickson
Chelsea 1 Bob Whiting, 2 Joseph Walton, 3 Thomas Miller, 4 George Henderson, 5 Bob McRoberts, 6 Ted Birnie, 7 Jimmy Frost, 8 James Robertson, 9 William Bridgeman, 10 James Windridge, 11 Jack Kirwan
   Scorer Robertson 52
   Manager William Lewis
Match Facts Match 70      League match 65   Starting XI    Average age 27.2    Oldest Player 34.2    Youngest Player 23.1

Chelsea (0) 2 Stockport County (0) 0

Date: Monday, 4th March 1907 at 15:30 Report <>More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 2     Position 1
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Stan D Peers
Chelsea 1 Bob Whiting, 2 Joseph Walton, 3 Thomas Miller, 4 George Henderson, 5 Bob McRoberts, 6 Ted Birnie, 7 Jimmy Frost, 8 William Bridgeman, 9 George Hilsdon, 10 James Windridge, 11 Jack Kirwan
   Scorers Hilsdon 75 (Pen), Frost 80
   Manager William Lewis
Stockport County Joe Butler, James Heywood, Arthur Waters, Robert Suart, Sam Dodd, Thomas Butterworth, Tommy White, James Pass, Frederick Crump, Chris Porter, Harold Mitchell
   Manager Fred Stewart
Match Facts Match 71      League match 66   Starting XI    Average age 26.6    Oldest Player 34.2    Youngest Player 21.5

Chelsea (2) 2 Burslem Port Vale (0) 1

Date: Saturday, 9th March 1907 at 15:30 Report <>More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 2     Position 1
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Albert Briggs (Blackburn)
Chelsea 1 Bob Whiting, 2 Joseph Walton, 3 Thomas Miller, 4 George Henderson, 5 Bob McRoberts, 6 Ted Birnie, 7 Jimmy Frost, 8 William Bridgeman, 9 George Hilsdon, 10 James Windridge, 11 Jack Kirwan
   Scorers Frost 12, Hilsdon 20 (Pen)
   Manager William Lewis
Burslem Port Vale Arthur Box, Hugh Dunn, William Cope, Joe Brough, Sam Baddeley, Joe Holyhead, Bob Carter, Billy Dodds, Billy Beats, Harry Mountford, Tommy Coxon
   Scorer Bob Carter 46
   Manager Tom Clare
Match Facts Match 72      League match 67   Starting XI    Average age 26.6    Oldest Player 34.2    Youngest Player 21.5

Burnley (0) 1 Chelsea (0) 1

Date: Saturday, 16th March 1907 at 15:30 Report <>More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 2     Position 1
Venue: Turf Moor
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: David Hammond (Heywood)
Burnley William Green, Fred Barron, Arthur Dixon, John Cretney, Jim Parker, Hugh Moffat, Joseph Kenyon, Fred Whittaker, Richard Smith, Arthur Bell, Albert Smith
   Scorer Arthur Bell 67
   Manager Spen Whittaker
Chelsea 1 Bob Whiting, 2 Joseph Walton, 3 Thomas Miller, 4 George Henderson, 5 Bob McRoberts, 6 Ted Birnie, 7 Jimmy Frost, 8 William Bridgeman, 9 James Robertson, 10 James Windridge, 11 Jack Kirwan
   Scorer Robertson 80
   Manager William Lewis
Match Facts Match 73      League match 68   Starting XI    Average age 27.3    Oldest Player 34.2    Youngest Player 23.1

Bradford City (4) 6 Chelsea (1) 3

Date: Tuesday, 19th March 1907 at 16:00 Report <>More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 2     Position 1
Venue: Valley Parade
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Albert E Farrant (Bristol)
Bradford City Micky Wise, Bob Campbell, Jimmy McLean, George Robinson, Sam Higginson, James Millar, William Clarke, Albert Bartlett, Proctor Hall, Walter Smith, George Handley
   Scorers Walter Smith 5, George Handley 20, Walter Smith 4th, George Handley 5th, George Handley 7th, Albert Bartlett 8th
   Manager Peter O'Rourke
Chelsea 1 Bob Whiting, 2 Joseph Walton, 3 Thomas Miller, 4 George Henderson, 5 Bob McRoberts, 6 David McCartney, 7 Jimmy Frost, 8 William Bridgeman, 9 James Robertson, 10 James Windridge, 11 Jack Kirwan
   Scorers Kirwan 3rd, Windridge 6th, Kirwan 9th
   Final Appearances David McCartney
   Manager William Lewis
Match Facts Match 74      League match 69   Starting XI    Average age 27.5    Oldest Player 34.2    Youngest Player 23.1

Chelsea (1) 2 Leeds City (0) 0

Date: Saturday, 23rd March 1907 at 15:30 Report <>More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 2     Position 1
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Albert E Farrant (Bristol)
Chelsea 1 Bob Whiting, 2 Joseph Walton, 3 Thomas Miller, 4 George Henderson, 5 Bob McRoberts, 6 Ted Birnie, 7 Jimmy Frost, 8 William Bridgeman, 9 George Hilsdon, 10 James Windridge, 11 Jack Kirwan
   Scorers Hilsdon 10 (Pen), Hilsdon 85
   Manager William Lewis
Leeds City Henry Bromage, Jimmy Freeborough, Andy Clark, J Fred Hargraves, Jimmy Kennedy, James Henderson, Gershom Parnell, Stan Cubberley, Billy McLeod, Bob Watson, Tommy Wilson
   Manager Gilbert Gillies
Match Facts Match 75      League match 70   Starting XI    Average age 26.6    Oldest Player 34.2    Youngest Player 21.6

Chelsea (1) 3 Hull City (0) 0

Date: Friday, 29th March 1907 at 15:30 Report <>More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 2     Position 1
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Harry Pollitt (Manchester)
Chelsea 1 Bob Whiting, 2 Joseph Walton, 3 Thomas Miller, 4 Ted Birnie, 5 Bob McRoberts, 6 Peter Proudfoot, 7 Jimmy Frost, 8 James Robertson, 9 George Hilsdon, 10 James Windridge, 11 Jack Kirwan
   Scorers Hilsdon 20, Hilsdon 75, Windridge 80
   Manager William Lewis
Hull City Martin Spendiff, George T Hedley, Jack McQuillan, George Browell, William Robinson, David Gordon, Joe Smith, Jackie Smith, Edward Dixon, William Dagnall, Ned Neve
   Manager Ambrose Langley
Match Facts Match 76      League match 71   Starting XI    Average age 27    Oldest Player 34.3    Youngest Player 21.6

Barnsley (2) 3 Chelsea (1) 1

Date: Saturday, 30th March 1907 at 15:30 Report <>More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 2     Position 1
Venue: Oakwell
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Walter Chadwick (Blackburn)
Barnsley Elijah Round, James Hay, George Stacey, Tommy Boyle, William Silto, Arnold Oxspring, Jack Hall, George Reeves, Alexander Hellewell, Jackie Mordue, Joe Brooks
   Scorers William Silto 42, George Reeves 2nd, George Reeves 4th
   Manager Arthur Fairclough
Chelsea 1 Bob Whiting, 2 Joseph Walton, 3 Thomas Miller, 4 George Henderson, 5 Bob McRoberts, 6 Peter Proudfoot, 7 Jimmy Frost, 8 William Bridgeman, 9 George Hilsdon, 10 James Windridge, 11 Jack Kirwan
   Scorer Bridgeman 30
   Manager William Lewis
Match Facts Match 77      League match 72   Starting XI    Average age 26.6    Oldest Player 34.3    Youngest Player 21.6

Chelsea (3) 7 Chesterfield Town (0) 1

Date: Saturday, 6th April 1907 at 15:30 Report <>More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 2     Position 2
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Tom Armitt (Leek)
Chelsea 1 Bob Whiting, 2 Joseph Walton, 3 Thomas Miller, 4 George Henderson, 5 Bob McRoberts, 6 Peter Proudfoot, 7 Jimmy Frost, 8 James Robertson, 9 George Hilsdon, 10 James Windridge, 11 Jack Kirwan
   Scorers Robertson 1, Robertson 10, Windridge 15, Windridge 60, Hilsdon 5th, Windridge 6th, Hilsdon 8th
   Manager William Lewis
Chesterfield Town John Stenson, Emerson Marples, Billy Banner, Jimmy Haig, Jimmy Logan, Walter Arnold, George Milnes, Jimmy Wheatley, Arthur Taylor, Herbert Munday, Tommy Tomlinson
   Scorer Arthur Taylor 7th
   Manager W Furness
Match Facts Match 78      League match 73   Starting XI    Average age 27    Oldest Player 34.3    Youngest Player 21.6

Chelsea (2) 4 Wolverhampton Wanderers (0) 0

Date: Saturday, 13th April 1907 Report <>More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 2     Position 2
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: John Tweed Ibbotson (Derby)
Chelsea 1 Bob Whiting, 2 Joseph Walton, 3 Thomas Miller, 4 George Henderson, 5 George Hilsdon, 6 Peter Proudfoot, 7 Jimmy Frost, 8 James Robertson, 9 William Bridgeman, 10 James Windridge, 11 Jack Kirwan
   Scorers Kirwan 15, Windridge 20, Windridge 65, Kirwan 90
   Final Appearances James Robertson
   Manager William Lewis
Wolverhampton Wanderers Tommy Lunn, Jackery Jones, Sam Ward, Tom Raybould, Albert Bishop, Arthur Lloyd, Walter Williams, George A Hedley, Billy Wooldridge, John Gorman, Jack Pedley
   Manager John Addenbrooke
Match Facts Match 79      League match 74   Starting XI    Average age 26.2    Oldest Player 34.3    Youngest Player 21.6

Clapton Orient (0) 0 Chelsea (0) 1

Date: Saturday, 20th April 1907 at 15:30 Report <>More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 2     Position 2
Venue: Millfields Road
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Walter Chadwick (Blackburn)
Clapton Orient Billy Bower, William Holmes, Tommy Stewart, Dave Buchanan, Isaac Evenson, Frank Thacker, David Dougal, Anthony Leonard, William Martin, Frank Oliver, Hubert Lappin
   Manager Billy Holmes
Chelsea 1 Bob Whiting, 2 Joseph Walton, 3 Thomas Miller, 4 George Henderson, 5 George Key, 6 Peter Proudfoot, 7 Martin Moran, 8 William Bridgeman, 9 George Hilsdon, 10 James Windridge, 11 Jack Kirwan
   Scorer Moran 62
   Manager William Lewis
Match Facts Match 80      League match 75   Starting XI    Average age 26.3    Oldest Player 34.3    Youngest Player 21.6

Chelsea (3) 4 Gainsborough Trinity (0) 1

Date: Saturday, 27th April 1907 Report <>More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 2     Position 2
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Harry Pollitt (Manchester)
Chelsea 1 Bob Whiting, 2 Joseph Walton, 3 Thomas Miller, 4 George Henderson, 5 George Key, 6 Peter Proudfoot, 7 Martin Moran, 8 William Bridgeman, 9 George Hilsdon, 10 James Windridge, 11 Jack Kirwan
   Scorers Windridge 15, Windridge 29, Hilsdon 3rd (Pen), Windridge 67
   Manager William Lewis
Gainsborough Trinity James Bagshaw, Thomas Prescott, Bill Cartwright, John Dixon, William Jenkinson, Albert Farrow, Charles Brawn, Billy Ingham, Joe Kitchen, John Birkbeck, Alfred Preston
   Scorer Joe Kitchen 80
Match Facts Match 81      League match 76   Starting XI    Average age 26.3    Oldest Player 34.3    Youngest Player 21.7