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Season 1909-1910

Half-Time scores in brackets where known

Chelsea (2) 2 Notts County (1) 2

Date: Wednesday, 1st September 1909 at 17:15 Report <>More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 8
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Harry Pollitt (Manchester)
Chelsea 1 Jack Whitley, 2 Joseph Walton, 3 Jock Cameron, 4 Ben Warren, 5 Ted Birnie, 6 Sam Downing, 7 Billy Brawn, 8 Percy Humphreys, 9 George Hilsdon, 10 James Windridge, 11 Arthur Holden
   Scorers Clamp (O.G) 10, Humphreys 20
   Manager David Calderhead
Notts County Albert Iremonger, Herbert Morley, Jack Montgomery, Teddy Emberton, Arthur Clamp, Ben Craythorne, Jerry Dean, Billy Matthews, Jimmy Cantrell, George Dodd, Albert Walker
   Scorers Jerry Dean 25 (Pen), Jimmy Cantrell 76
   Manager Tom Harris
Match Facts Match 163      League match 153   Starting XI    Average age 28.6    Oldest Player 31.3    Youngest Player 24

Chelsea (2) 2 Liverpool (1) 1

Date: Saturday, 4th September 1909 at 15:30 Report <>More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 7
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Herbert S Bamlett (Gateshead)
Chelsea 1 Jack Whitley, 2 Joseph Walton, 3 Jock Cameron, 4 Ben Warren, 5 Andy Ormiston, 6 Sam Downing, 7 Billy Brawn, 8 Percy Humphreys, 9 George Hilsdon, 10 James Windridge, 11 Arthur Holden
   Scorers Windridge 7, Hilsdon 39 (Pen)
   Debut Players Andy Ormiston
   Manager David Calderhead
Liverpool Sam Hardy, Tom Chorlton, Bob Crawford, Robbie Robinson, Jimmy Harrop, Jimmy Bradley, Arthur Goddard, Jimmy Stewart, Joe Hewitt, Ronald Orr, John McDonald
   Scorer Joe Hewitt 21
   Manager Tom Watson
Match Facts Match 164      League match 154   Starting XI    Average age 28.1    Oldest Player 31.3    Youngest Player 24

Aston Villa (3) 4 Chelsea (0) 1

Date: Saturday, 11th September 1909 at 15:30 Report <>More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 11
Venue: Villa Park
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Arthur Pellowe (Oldham)
Aston Villa Arthur Cartlidge, Tommy Lyons, Alf Miles, James Logan, Chris Buckley, George Hunter, Charles Wallace, Joe Walters, Billy Gerrish, Joe Bache, Bert Hall
   Scorers Billy Gerrish 15, Billy Gerrish 30, Billy Gerrish 36, Joe Bache 77
   Manager George Ramsay
Chelsea 1 Jack Whitley, 2 Joseph Walton, 3 Jock Cameron, 4 Ben Warren, 5 Ted Birnie, 6 Sam Downing, 7 Billy Brawn, 8 Percy Humphreys, 9 Evan Jones, 10 James Windridge, 11 Arthur Holden
   Scorer Humphreys 86
   Penalty Missed Warren 82 (Saved)
   Debut Players Evan Jones
   Manager David Calderhead
Match Facts Match 165      League match 155   Starting XI    Average age 28.5    Oldest Player 31.3    Youngest Player 23.6

Chelsea (1) 2 Sheffield United (0) 2

Date: Saturday, 18th September 1909 at 15:30 Report <>More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 13
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 36,000
Referee: Albert Hargreaves (Blackpool)
Chelsea 1 Jack Whitley, 2 Joseph Walton, 3 Jock Cameron, 4 Ben Warren, 5 Ted Birnie, 6 Sam Downing, 7 Billy Brawn, 8 Percy Humphreys, 9 Evan Jones, 10 James Windridge, 11 Arthur Holden
   Scorers Windridge 2, Downing 62
   Manager David Calderhead
Sheffield United Joe Lievesley, Bob Benson, Joe Brooks, Bill Brelsford, Bernard Wilkinson, Albert Sturgess, Joe Walton, Jim Simmons, Joe Kitchen, Wally Hardinge, Bobby Evans
   Scorers Jim Simmons 50, Joe Kitchen 58
   Manager John Nicholson
Match Facts Match 166      League match 156   Starting XI    Average age 28.6    Oldest Player 31.4    Youngest Player 23.6

Woolwich Arsenal (1) 3 Chelsea (1) 2

Date: Saturday, 25th September 1909 at 15:30 Report <>More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 14
Venue: Manor Ground, Plumstead
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Tom Campbell (Blackburn)
Woolwich Arsenal Hugh McDonald, Archie Gray, Archie Cross, John Dick, Percy Sands, Roddy McEachrane, David Greenaway, Charlie Lewis, Harold Lee, Charlie Satterthwaite, David Neave
   Scorers Harold Lee 44, Harold Lee 53, David Greenaway 55
   Manager George Morrell
Chelsea 1 Jack Whitley, 2 Joseph Walton, 3 Jock Cameron, 4 Ben Warren, 5 Andy Ormiston, 6 Sam Downing, 7 Billy Brawn, 8 Arthur Wileman, 9 Evan Jones, 10 James Windridge, 11 Norman Fairgray
   Scorers Fairgray 17, Wileman 70
   Debut Players Arthur Wileman
   Final Appearances Joseph Walton
   Manager David Calderhead
Match Facts Match 167      League match 157   Starting XI    Average age 27.8    Oldest Player 31.4    Youngest Player 23.6

Chelsea (2) 3 Bolton Wanderers (1) 2

Date: Saturday, 2nd October 1909 at 15:30 Report <>More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 12
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: John Tweed Ibbotson (Derby)
Chelsea 1 Jack Whitley, 2 Augustus Harding, 3 Jock Cameron, 4 Ben Warren, 5 Andy Ormiston, 6 Sam Downing, 7 Billy Brawn, 8 Arthur Wileman, 9 Evan Jones, 10 James Windridge, 11 Norman Fairgray
   Scorers Jones 17, Downing 20, Windridge 88
   Manager David Calderhead
Bolton Wanderers Dai Davies, Bert Baverstock, Jack Stanley, Tommy Barber, Sam Greenhalgh, Jack Feebery, David Stokes, Sam Marsh, Billy Hughes, Jimmy Hogan, Billy Hunter
   Scorers Billy Hunter 30, Billy Hunter 54
   Manager John Somerville
Match Facts Match 168      League match 158   Starting XI    Average age 27.5    Oldest Player 31.4    Youngest Player 23.6

Middlesbrough (0) 0 Chelsea (0) 1

Date: Saturday, 9th October 1909 at 15:00 Report <>More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 11
Venue: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: John GA Sharpe (Lichfield)
Middlesbrough Tim Williamson, Donald McLeod, Jimmy Watson, Sam Aitken, Freddie Wilcox, Teddy Verrill, Fred Pentland, Steve Bloomer, John Hall, George Elliott, Jim Thackeray
   Manager John Gunter
Chelsea 1 Jack Whitley, 2 Augustus Harding, 3 Jock Cameron, 4 Ben Warren, 5 Andy Ormiston, 6 Sam Downing, 7 Billy Brawn, 8 Arthur Wileman, 9 Evan Jones, 10 Charlie Freeman, 11 Norman Fairgray
   Scorer Jones 75
   Manager David Calderhead
Match Facts Match 169      League match 159   Starting XI    Average age 27.1    Oldest Player 31.4    Youngest Player 22.1

Blackburn Rovers (1) 1 Chelsea (0) 0

Date: Saturday, 16th October 1909 at 15:00 Report <>More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 12
Venue: Ewood Park
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: HP Lewis (Sheffield)
Blackburn Rovers Jimmy Ashcroft, Bob Crompton, Arthur Cowell, Albert Walmsley, George Chapman, Billy Bradshaw, Ernest Bracegirdle, Eddie Latheron, Bill Davies, Wattie Aitkenhead, Walter Anthony
   Scorer Bill Davies 32
   Manager R B Middleton
Chelsea 1 Jack Whitley, 2 Wally Bettridge, 3 Bill Cartwright, 4 Ben Warren, 5 Andy Ormiston, 6 Sam Downing, 7 Billy Brawn, 8 Arthur Wileman, 9 Evan Jones, 10 James Windridge, 11 Arthur Holden
   Debut Players Wally Bettridge
   Manager David Calderhead
Match Facts Match 170      League match 160   Starting XI    Average age 26.8    Oldest Player 31.4    Youngest Player 22.9

Chelsea (0) 0 Nottingham Forest (1) 1

Date: Saturday, 23rd October 1909 at 15:15 Report <>More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 13
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Ralph Eccles (Darwen)
Chelsea 1 Jack Whitley, 2 Wally Bettridge, 3 Bill Cartwright, 4 Ben Warren, 5 Ted Birnie, 6 Sam Downing, 7 Billy Brawn, 8 Percy Humphreys, 9 Arthur Wileman, 10 James Windridge, 11 Arthur Holden
   Manager David Calderhead
Nottingham Forest John Smith, Walter Dudley, George Maltby, Teddy Hughes, George Needham, Jack Armstrong, Joseph Ryalls, Tom Marrison, Enoch West, Grenville Morris, Bill Palmer
   Scorer Grenville Morris 15
   Manager Fred Earp
Match Facts Match 171      League match 161   Starting XI    Average age 27.8    Oldest Player 31.5    Youngest Player 22.9

Chelsea (1) 2 Preston North End (0) 0

Date: Wednesday, 27th October 1909 at 15:15 Report <>More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 11
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: John H Smith (Doncaster)
Chelsea 1 Jack Whitley, 2 Wally Bettridge, 3 Bill Cartwright, 4 Ben Warren, 5 Andy Ormiston, 6 Sam Downing, 7 Angus Douglas, 8 Percy Humphreys, 9 Evan Jones, 10 James Windridge, 11 Norman Fairgray
   Scorers Humphreys 26, Fairgray 52
   Manager David Calderhead
Preston North End Peter McBride, Charlie McFadyen, Tommy Rodway, Jimmy McLean, Percy Smith, Billy Lyon, Arthur Winterhalder, Jack Platt, Arthur Mounteney, John Catterall, Herbert Danson
   Manager Charlie Parker
Match Facts Match 172      League match 162   Starting XI    Average age 26.5    Oldest Player 31.5    Youngest Player 20.8

Sunderland (0) 4 Chelsea (0) 0

Date: Saturday, 30th October 1909 at 15:00 Report <>More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 12
Venue: Roker Park
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Jack T Howcroft (Bolton)
Sunderland Dick Roose, William Agnew, Albert Milton, Tommy Tait, Charlie Thomson, Gavin Jarvie, Billy Clark, Harry Logan, George Holley, Arthur Bridgett, Jackie Mordue
   Scorers George Holley 69, George Holley 80, George Holley 85, Jackie Mordue 87
   Manager Bob Kyle
Chelsea 1 Jack Whitley, 2 Wally Bettridge, 3 Bill Cartwright, 4 Ben Warren, 5 Andy Ormiston, 6 Sam Downing, 7 Angus Douglas, 8 Percy Humphreys, 9 Evan Jones, 10 Charlie Freeman, 11 Norman Fairgray
   Manager David Calderhead
Match Facts Match 173      League match 163   Starting XI    Average age 26.1    Oldest Player 31.5    Youngest Player 20.8

Chelsea (0) 0 Everton (0) 1

Date: Saturday, 6th November 1909 at 15:00 Report <>More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 12
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Richard J Pitchford (Sheffield)
Chelsea 1 Jack Whitley, 2 Wally Bettridge, 3 Jock Cameron, 4 Ben Warren, 5 Andy Ormiston, 6 Sam Downing, 7 Billy Brawn, 8 Percy Humphreys, 9 George Hilsdon, 10 Charlie Freeman, 11 Norman Fairgray
   Manager David Calderhead
Everton Billy Scott, Bob Clifford, Jock Maconnachie, Val Harris, John Borthwick, Harry Makepeace, Jack Sharp, Billy Lacey, Bert Freeman, Wattie White, Bob Turner
   Scorer Jack Sharp 65 (Pen)
   Manager William C Cuff
Match Facts Match 174      League match 164   Starting XI    Average age 27.6    Oldest Player 31.5    Youngest Player 22.2

Manchester United (0) 2 Chelsea (0) 0

Date: Saturday, 13th November 1909 at 14:45 Report <>More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 13
Venue: Bank Street
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Tom Armitt (Leek)
Manchester United Harry Moger, George Stacey, Vince Hayes, Dick Duckworth, Charlie Roberts, Alex Bell, Billy Meredith, Harold Halse, Tom Homer, Sandy Turnbull, George Wall
   Scorers Sandy Turnbull 57, George Wall 88
   Manager Ernest Mangnall
Chelsea 1 Jack Whitley, 2 Wally Bettridge, 3 Jock Cameron, 4 Ben Warren, 5 Andy Ormiston, 6 Sam Downing, 7 Angus Douglas, 8 Percy Humphreys, 9 Arthur Wileman, 10 Charlie Freeman, 11 Arthur Holden
   Manager David Calderhead
Match Facts Match 175      League match 165   Starting XI    Average age 26.4    Oldest Player 31.5    Youngest Player 20.8

Chelsea (0) 0 Bradford City (1) 3

Date: Saturday, 20th November 1909 at 14:45 Report <>More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 15
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Albert Hargreaves (Blackpool)
Chelsea 1 Jack Whitley, 2 Wally Bettridge, 3 Jock Cameron, 4 Ben Warren, 5 Andy Ormiston, 6 Sam Downing, 7 Angus Douglas, 8 Percy Humphreys, 9 Arthur Wileman, 10 Charlie Freeman, 11 Arthur Holden
   Manager David Calderhead
Bradford City Harry Maskrey, Bob Campbell, George Chaplin, George Robinson, Jimmy Comrie, Evelyn Lintott, Dickie Bond, Jimmy Spiers, Frank O'Rourke, Bob Whittingham, Peter Logan
   Scorers Dickie Bond 20, Frank O'Rourke 53, Frank O'Rourke 80
   Manager Peter O'Rourke
Match Facts Match 176      League match 166   Starting XI    Average age 26.5    Oldest Player 31.5    Youngest Player 20.8

The Wednesday (2) 4 Chelsea (0) 1

Date: Saturday, 27th November 1909 Report <>More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 17
Venue: Hillsborough
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Arthur Shallcross (Leek)
The Wednesday Teddy Davison, Jimmy Spoors, Walter Holbem, Tom Brittleton, English McConnell, Billy Bartlett, Sam Kirkman, Harry Chapman, Andy Wilson, Frank Rollinson, Frank Foxall
   Scorers Tom Brittleton 15 (Pen), Andy Wilson 45, Frank Foxall 48, Sam Kirkman 53
   Manager Arthur Dickinson
Chelsea 1 Jack Whitley, 2 Wally Bettridge, 3 Jock Cameron, 4 Ben Warren, 5 Andy Ormiston, 6 Sam Downing, 7 Billy Brawn, 8 Percy Humphreys, 9 Vivian Woodward, 10 William Bridgeman, 11 Arthur Holden
   Scorer Downing 78 (Pen)
   Debut Players Vivian Woodward
   Final Appearances Percy Humphreys
   Manager David Calderhead
Match Facts Match 177      League match 167   Starting XI    Average age 28.4    Oldest Player 31.6    Youngest Player 23

Chelsea (0) 4 Bristol City (0) 1

Date: Saturday, 4th December 1909 at 14:30 Report <>More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 15
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Walter Chadwick (Blackburn)
Chelsea 1 Jack Whitley, 2 Bill Cartwright, 3 Jock Cameron, 4 Ben Warren, 5 Ted Birnie, 6 Sam Downing, 7 Billy Brawn, 8 Vivian Woodward, 9 Evan Jones, 10 Joe Bradshaw, 11 Tommy Mair
   Scorers Woodward 51, Woodward 57, Jones 81, Bradshaw 88
   Debut Players Joe Bradshaw
   Manager David Calderhead
Bristol City John Clegg, Archibald Annan, Joseph Cottle, Reuben Marr, William Wedlock, Arthur Spear, Bob Hardy, Samuel Gilligan, Willis Rippon, Andrew Burton, Ben Shearman
   Scorer Willis Rippon 76 (Pen)
   Manager Harry Thickett
Match Facts Match 178      League match 168   Starting XI    Average age 28.3    Oldest Player 31.6    Youngest Player 23.8

Bury (3) 4 Chelsea (2) 2

Date: Saturday, 11th December 1909 at 14:30 Report <>More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 18
Venue: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Fred Heath (Birmingham)
Bury Jimmy Raeside, Jimmy Lindsay, Bill Domleo, Tommy Rae, Charlie Chorlton, Len Jarvis, Alex Birnie, Tom Kay, Billy Hibbert, Bob Currie, Chris Duffy
   Scorers Jimmy Lindsay 7, Bob Currie 40, Billy Hibbert 43, Tom Kay 90
   Manager Archie Montgomery
Chelsea 1 Jack Whitley, 2 Bill Cartwright, 3 Jock Cameron, 4 Ted Birnie, 5 Andy Ormiston, 6 Sam Downing, 7 Hugh Dolby, 8 Joe Bradshaw, 9 Evan Jones, 10 James Windridge, 11 Tommy Mair
   Scorers Mair 17, Bradshaw 32
   Debut Players Hugh Dolby
   Manager David Calderhead
Match Facts Match 179      League match 169   Starting XI    Average age 26.7    Oldest Player 31.6    Youngest Player 21.7

Chelsea (1) 2 Tottenham Hotspur (0) 1

Date: Saturday, 18th December 1909 at 14:20 Report <>More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 14
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Robert Horrocks (Bolton)
Chelsea 1 Jack Whitley, 2 Wally Bettridge, 3 Bill Cartwright, 4 Ted Birnie, 5 Andy Ormiston, 6 Sam Downing, 7 Billy Brawn, 8 Joe Bradshaw, 9 Evan Jones, 10 James Windridge, 11 Ernest Williams
   Scorers Windridge 40, Bradshaw 75
   Debut Players Ernest Williams
   Manager David Calderhead
Tottenham Hotspur John Joyce, Bertie Elkin, Ernie Coquet, Frank Bentley, Danny Steel, Jabez Darnell, Charlie Woodruff, Billy Minter, Jack Curtis, Bobby Steel, Bert Middlemiss
   Scorer Billy Minter 89
   Manager Arthur Turner
Match Facts Match 180      League match 170   Starting XI    Average age 27.1    Oldest Player 31.6    Youngest Player 23.1

Notts County (2) 2 Chelsea (0) 1

Date: Saturday, 25th December 1909 at 14:30 Report <>More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 14
Venue: Trent Bridge
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Harry Pollitt (Manchester)
Notts County Albert Iremonger, Herbert Morley, Jack Montgomery, Teddy Emberton, Arthur Clamp, Ben Craythorne, Jerry Dean, Billy Matthews, Jimmy Cantrell, Freddie Jones, George Dodd
   Scorers Freddie Jones 36, Jimmy Cantrell 40
   Manager Tom Harris
Chelsea 1 James Saunders, 2 Wally Bettridge, 3 Bill Cartwright, 4 Frederick Taylor, 5 Ted Birnie, 6 Sam Downing, 7 Billy Brawn, 8 Joe Bradshaw, 9 Evan Jones, 10 James Windridge, 11 Tommy Mair
   Scorer Windridge 67
   Debut Players James Saunders, Frederick Taylor
   Manager David Calderhead
Match Facts Match 181      League match 171   Starting XI    Average age 27.1    Oldest Player 31.3    Youngest Player 23.1

Chelsea (1) 2 Newcastle United (1) 1

Date: Monday, 27th December 1909 at 14:15 Report <>More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 14
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Jack Sykes (Stockport)
Chelsea 1 James Saunders, 2 Wally Bettridge, 3 Bill Cartwright, 4 Frederick Taylor, 5 Ted Birnie, 6 Sam Downing, 7 Billy Brawn, 8 Vivian Woodward, 9 Evan Jones, 10 James Windridge, 11 Ernest Williams
   Scorers Brawn 35, Woodward 72
   Final Appearances James Saunders, Ted Birnie
   Manager David Calderhead
Newcastle United Jimmy Lawrence, Billy McCracken, Tony Whitson, Colin Veitch, Wilf Low, Jock Finlay, Sandy Higgins, Jimmy Stewart, Albert Shepherd, George Wilson, Andrew Anderson
   Scorer Colin Veitch 28
   Manager Frank Watt
Match Facts Match 182      League match 172   Starting XI    Average age 27.8    Oldest Player 31.4    Youngest Player 23.1

Newcastle United (0) 1 Chelsea (0) 0

Date: Saturday, 1st January 1910 at 14:00 Report <>More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 14
Venue: St James' Park
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Jack Sykes (Stockport)
Newcastle United Jimmy Lawrence, Billy McCracken, Tony Whitson, Colin Veitch, Wilf Low, Peter McWilliam, Jock Rutherford, Jimmy Howie, Albert Shepherd, George Wilson, Andrew Anderson
   Scorer Albert Shepherd 51
   Manager Frank Watt
Chelsea 1 Jack Whitley, 2 Wally Bettridge, 3 Bill Cartwright, 4 Frederick Taylor, 5 Joe Bradshaw, 6 Sam Downing, 7 Billy Brawn, 8 Vivian Woodward, 9 George Hilsdon, 10 Evan Jones, 11 Ernest Williams
   Manager David Calderhead
Match Facts Match 183      League match 173   Starting XI    Average age 27    Oldest Player 31.7    Youngest Player 23.1

Liverpool (3) 5 Chelsea (0) 1

Date: Saturday, 8th January 1910 at 14:30 Report <>More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 16
Venue: Anfield
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Herbert S Bamlett (Gateshead)
Liverpool Sam Hardy, Tom Chorlton, Tom Rogers, Robbie Robinson, Jimmy Harrop, Jock McConnell, Arthur Goddard, Jimmy Stewart, Jack Parkinson, Sam Bowyer, John McDonald
   Scorers Jimmy Stewart 21, Jimmy Stewart 23, Jimmy Stewart 27, Jack Parkinson 69, Jack Parkinson 71
   Manager Tom Watson
Chelsea 1 Jack Whitley, 2 Wally Bettridge, 3 Bill Cartwright, 4 Frederick Taylor, 5 Joe Bradshaw, 6 Sam Downing, 7 Billy Brawn, 8 Vivian Woodward, 9 George Hilsdon, 10 Evan Jones, 11 Ernest Williams
   Scorer Woodward 59
   Final Appearances Joe Bradshaw
   Manager David Calderhead
Match Facts Match 184      League match 174   Starting XI    Average age 27    Oldest Player 31.7    Youngest Player 23.2

Preston North End (0) 2 Chelsea (0) 0

Date: Monday, 10th January 1910 Report <>More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 16
Venue: Deepdale
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: John H Smith
Preston North End Peter McBride, Charlie McFadyen, Tommy Rodway, Eddie Holdsworth, Joe McCall, Charles Arthurs, William Main, Jimmy Bannister, David McLean, Arthur Mounteney, William Sanderson
   Scorers Jimmy Bannister 65, David McLean 89
   Penalty Missed Rodway (Wide)
   Manager Charlie Parker
Chelsea 1 Jack Whitley, 2 Wally Bettridge, 3 Bill Cartwright, 4 Frederick Taylor, 5 Andy Ormiston, 6 Sam Downing, 7 Billy Brawn, 8 Vivian Woodward, 9 George Hilsdon, 10 Evan Jones, 11 Tommy Mair
   Manager David Calderhead
Match Facts Match 185      League match 175   Starting XI    Average age 26.9    Oldest Player 31.7    Youngest Player 23.2

Chelsea (1) 2 Hull City (0) 1

Date: Saturday, 15th January 1910 at 14:30 Report <>More Reports Teams Table
Competition: F.A. Cup Round 1
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 34,700
Referee: Charles Bradley (Derby)
Chelsea 1 Jack Whitley, 2 Wally Bettridge, 3 Bill Cartwright, 4 Frederick Taylor, 5 Andy Ormiston, 6 Sam Downing, 7 Billy Brawn, 8 Vivian Woodward, 9 George Hilsdon, 10 James Windridge, 11 Ernest Williams
   Scorers Williams 33, Brawn 47
   Manager David Calderhead
Hull City Ed Roughley, Tommy Nevins, Jack McQuillan, George Browell, Andy Browell, David Gordon, Joe Smith, Arthur Temple, Jackie Smith, Walter Smith, Gordon Wright
   Scorer Arthur Temple 50
   Manager Ambrose Langley
Match Facts Match 186      FA Cup match 11   Starting XI    Average age 27.4    Oldest Player 31.7    Youngest Player 23.2

Chelsea (0) 0 Aston Villa (0) 0

Date: Saturday, 22nd January 1910 at 14:45 Report <>More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 16
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Arthur Pellowe (Oldham)
Chelsea 1 Jack Whitley, 2 Wally Bettridge, 3 Bill Cartwright, 4 Frederick Taylor, 5 Andy Ormiston, 6 Sam Downing, 7 Billy Brawn, 8 Vivian Woodward, 9 George Hilsdon, 10 James Windridge, 11 Ernest Williams
   Manager David Calderhead
Aston Villa Billy George, Tommy Lyons, Alf Miles, George Tranter, Chris Buckley, George Hunter, Charles Wallace, Billy Gerrish, Harry Hampton, Joe Bache, Bert Hall
   Manager George Ramsay
Match Facts Match 187      League match 176   Starting XI    Average age 27.4    Oldest Player 31.7    Youngest Player 23.2

Chelsea (0) 0 Tottenham Hotspur (1) 1

Date: Saturday, 5th February 1910 at 15:00 Report <>More Reports Teams Table
Competition: F.A. Cup Round 2
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 31,776
Referee: Albert Hargreaves (Blackpool)
Chelsea 1 Jack Whitley, 2 Wally Bettridge, 3 Bill Cartwright, 4 Frederick Taylor, 5 Andy Ormiston, 6 Sam Downing, 7 Billy Brawn, 8 Vivian Woodward, 9 George Hilsdon, 10 James Windridge, 11 Ernest Williams
   Manager David Calderhead
Tottenham Hotspur John Joyce, Tom Leslie, Ernie Coquet, Tom Morris, Danny Steel, Jabez Darnell, Jack Curtis, Billy Minter, Percy Humphreys, Bobby Steel, Bert Middlemiss
   Scorer Percy Humphreys 11
   Manager Arthur Turner
Match Facts Match 188      FA Cup match 12   Starting XI    Average age 27.5    Oldest Player 31.8    Youngest Player 23.2

Bolton Wanderers (2) 5 Chelsea (1) 2

Date: Saturday, 12th February 1910 Report <>More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 18
Venue: Burnden Park
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: John Tweed Ibbotson (Derby)
Bolton Wanderers John Edmondson, Bert Baverstock, Jack Feebery, Sam Marsh, William Robinson, Hugh Adamson, Marshall McEwan, Gordon Jones, Billy Hughes, Harry Lockett, Billy Hunter
   Scorers Marshall McEwan 9, Harry Lockett 45, Billy Hunter 4th, Billy Hunter 6th, Marshall McEwan 7th (Pen)
   Penalty Missed Hughes (Wide)
   Manager Will Settle
Chelsea 1 Jack Whitley, 2 Wally Bettridge, 3 Bill Cartwright, 4 Frederick Taylor, 5 Andy Ormiston, 6 Sam Downing, 7 Angus Douglas, 8 Evan Jones, 9 Arthur Wileman, 10 Charlie Freeman, 11 Ernest Williams
   Scorers Freeman 8, Freeman 5th
   Final Appearances Ernest Williams
   Manager David Calderhead
Match Facts Match 189      League match 177   Starting XI    Average age 25.5    Oldest Player 31.8    Youngest Player 21.1

Chelsea (0) 2 Middlesbrough (1) 1

Date: Saturday, 19th February 1910 at 15:30 Report <>More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 16
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: John GA Sharpe (Lichfield)
Chelsea 1 Jack Whitley, 2 Bill Cartwright, 3 Jock Cameron, 4 Frederick Taylor, 5 Andy Ormiston, 6 Sam Downing, 7 Billy Brawn, 8 Arthur Wileman, 9 George Hilsdon, 10 James Windridge, 11 Tommy Mair
   Scorers Hilsdon 57, Downing 75
   Final Appearances Tommy Mair
   Manager David Calderhead
Middlesbrough Tim Williamson, Jimmy Watson, Donald McLeod, Simon Beaton, Robert Young, Teddy Verrill, William Flint, George Elliott, George Burton, John Hall, Jim Thackeray
   Scorer John Hall 24
   Manager John Gunter
Match Facts Match 190      League match 178   Starting XI    Average age 27.4    Oldest Player 31.8    Youngest Player 24

Chelsea (2) 3 Blackburn Rovers (0) 1

Date: Saturday, 26th February 1910 at 15:30 Report <>More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 16
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: HP Lewis (Rotherham)
Chelsea 1 Jack Whitley, 2 Bill Cartwright, 3 Jock Cameron, 4 Frederick Taylor, 5 Andy Ormiston, 6 Sam Downing, 7 Angus Douglas, 8 Vivian Woodward, 9 George Hilsdon, 10 James Windridge, 11 Arthur Holden
   Scorers Douglas 18, Holden 19, Woodward 72
   Manager David Calderhead
Blackburn Rovers Jimmy Ashcroft, Arthur Cowell, Tommy Suttie, Albert Walmsley, George Chapman, Billy Bradshaw, Ernest Bracegirdle, Eddie Latheron, William Cameron, Wattie Aitkenhead, Walter Anthony
   Scorer Eddie Latheron 85
   Manager R B Middleton
Match Facts Match 191      League match 179   Starting XI    Average age 27.3    Oldest Player 31.8    Youngest Player 21.1

Nottingham Forest (0) 0 Chelsea (0) 0

Date: Saturday, 5th March 1910 at 15:15 Report <>More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 16
Venue: City Ground
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Albert Briggs (Blackburn)
Nottingham Forest Bert Hassall, Walter Dudley, George Maltby, Bert Badger, George Wolfe, George Needham, Joseph Ryalls, Tom Marrison, Enoch West, Jack Armstrong, Bill Palmer
   Sent Off George Needham 55
   Manager Fred Earp
Chelsea 1 Jack Whitley, 2 Bill Cartwright, 3 Jock Cameron, 4 Frederick Taylor, 5 Andy Ormiston, 6 Sam Downing, 7 Angus Douglas, 8 Vivian Woodward, 9 George Hilsdon, 10 James Windridge, 11 Arthur Holden
   Sent Off Windridge 55
   Manager David Calderhead
Match Facts Match 192      League match 180   Starting XI    Average age 27.3    Oldest Player 31.8    Youngest Player 21.1

Sheffield United (0) 0 Chelsea (0) 0

Date: Monday, 7th March 1910 Report <>More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 15
Venue: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Albert Hargreaves (Blackpool)
Sheffield United Joe Lievesley, Bob Benson, Joe Brooks, Bill Brelsford, Bernard Wilkinson, Albert Sturgess, Joe Walton, Jim Simmons, Joe Kitchen, Wally Hardinge, Bobby Evans
   Manager John Nicholson
Chelsea 1 Jack Whitley, 2 Bill Cartwright, 3 Jock Cameron, 4 Ben Warren, 5 Frederick Taylor, 6 Sam Downing, 7 Angus Douglas, 8 Vivian Woodward, 9 George Hilsdon, 10 James Windridge, 11 Arthur Holden
   Manager David Calderhead
Match Facts Match 193      League match 181   Starting XI    Average age 27.7    Oldest Player 31.8    Youngest Player 21.1

Chelsea (1) 1 Sunderland (1) 4

Date: Saturday, 12th March 1910 at 15:30 Report <>More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 16
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Jack T Howcroft (Bolton)
Chelsea 1 Jack Whitley, 2 Bill Cartwright, 3 Jock Cameron, 4 Frederick Taylor, 5 Andy Ormiston, 6 Sam Downing, 7 Angus Douglas, 8 Vivian Woodward, 9 George Hilsdon, 10 James Windridge, 11 Arthur Holden
   Scorer Downing 10
   Manager David Calderhead
Sunderland Tom Allan, Billy Troughear, Harry Forster, Tommy Tait, Charlie Thomson, Gavin Jarvie, Jackie Mordue, Billy Clark, Harry Low, George Holley, Arthur Bridgett
   Scorers Arthur Bridgett 31, Harry Low 57, Harry Low 65, George Holley 85
   Manager Bob Kyle
Match Facts Match 194      League match 182   Starting XI    Average age 27.3    Oldest Player 31.8    Youngest Player 21.1

Everton (1) 2 Chelsea (0) 2

Date: Saturday, 19th March 1910 at 15:30 Report <>More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 16
Venue: Goodison Park
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Richard J Pitchford (Sheffield)
Everton Walter Scott, Bob Balmer, Jock Maconnachie, Jack Allan, Jack Taylor, Harry Makepeace, Jack Sharp, Wattie White, James Gourlay, Sandy Young, Harry Mountford
   Scorers James Gourlay 25, Harry Makepeace 85
   Manager William C Cuff
Chelsea 1 Jack Whitley, 2 Bill Cartwright, 3 Jock Cameron, 4 Frederick Taylor, 5 Andy Ormiston, 6 Sam Downing, 7 Angus Douglas, 8 Arthur Wileman, 9 George Hilsdon, 10 Charlie Freeman, 11 Arthur Holden
   Scorers Wileman 47, Wileman 57
   Manager David Calderhead
Match Facts Match 195      League match 183   Starting XI    Average age 26.3    Oldest Player 31.9    Youngest Player 21.2

Chelsea (0) 1 Manchester United (1) 1

Date: Saturday, 26th March 1910 at 15:30 Report <>More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 16
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Tom Armitt (Leek)
Chelsea 1 Jack Whitley, 2 Bill Cartwright, 3 Jock Cameron, 4 Frederick Taylor, 5 Andy Ormiston, 6 Sam Downing, 7 Angus Douglas, 8 Arthur Wileman, 9 George Hilsdon, 10 Charlie Freeman, 11 Arthur Holden
   Scorer Wileman 73
   Manager David Calderhead
Manchester United Harry Moger, George Stacey, Vince Hayes, Dick Duckworth, Arthur Whalley, Alex Bell, Billy Meredith, Harold Halse, Jimmy Turnbull, Sandy Turnbull, George Wall
   Scorer Jimmy Turnbull 17
   Manager Ernest Mangnall
Match Facts Match 196      League match 184   Starting XI    Average age 26.3    Oldest Player 31.9    Youngest Player 21.2

Chelsea (0) 0 Woolwich Arsenal (1) 1

Date: Monday, 28th March 1910 Report <>More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 17
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Tom Campbell (Blackburn)
Chelsea 1 Jack Whitley, 2 Wally Bettridge, 3 Jock Cameron, 4 Frederick Taylor, 5 Andy Ormiston, 6 Sam Downing, 7 Angus Douglas, 8 Arthur Wileman, 9 Evan Jones, 10 Charlie Freeman, 11 Arthur Holden
   Final Appearances Arthur Holden
   Manager David Calderhead
Woolwich Arsenal Hugh McDonald, Joe Shaw, Duncan McDonald, Angus McKinnon, Matt Thomson, Andy Ducat, Frank Heppinstall, Walter Lawrence, Charie McGibbon, Charlie Lewis, William Buckenham
   Scorer Charie McGibbon 12
   Manager George Morrell
Match Facts Match 197      League match 185   Starting XI    Average age 26.1    Oldest Player 31.9    Youngest Player 21.2

Bradford City (0) 4 Chelsea (1) 1

Date: Saturday, 2nd April 1910 at 15:30 Report <>More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 19
Venue: Valley Parade
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Albert Hargreaves (Blackpool)
Bradford City Harry Maskrey, Bob Campbell, George Chaplin, George Robinson, Jimmy Comrie, Harry Hampton, Dickie Bond, Bob Whittingham, Frank O'Rourke, Jimmy Spiers, Peter Logan
   Scorers Bob Whittingham 60, Peter Logan 80, Bob Whittingham 4th, Bob Whittingham 5th
   Manager Peter O'Rourke
Chelsea 1 Jack Whitley, 2 Augustus Harding, 3 Jock Cameron, 4 Frederick Taylor, 5 Andy Ormiston, 6 Sam Downing, 7 Billy Brawn, 8 Arthur Wileman, 9 William Bridgeman, 10 George Horn, 11 Marshall McEwan
   Scorer Taylor 3
   Debut Players George Horn, Marshall McEwan
   Final Appearances Augustus Harding
   Manager David Calderhead
Match Facts Match 198      League match 186   Starting XI    Average age 27.7    Oldest Player 31.9    Youngest Player 24.1

Chelsea (1) 4 The Wednesday (1) 1

Date: Saturday, 9th April 1910 at 15:30 Report <>More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 19
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Arthur Shallcross (Leek)
Chelsea 1 Arthur Robinson, 2 Wally Bettridge, 3 Jock Cameron, 4 George Horn, 5 Frederick Taylor, 6 Sam Downing, 7 Billy Brawn, 8 Arthur Wileman, 9 George Hilsdon, 10 James Windridge, 11 Marshall McEwan
   Scorers Brawn 4, Brawn 57, McEwan 75, Wileman 5th
   Final Appearances Arthur Robinson, George Horn, Arthur Wileman
   Manager David Calderhead
The Wednesday Harry Kinghorn, Jimmy Spoors, Bob McSkimming, Tom Brittleton, English McConnell, James Taylor, Billy Lloyd, Harry Chapman, James Murray, Andy Wilson, George Robertson
   Scorer Andy Wilson 6
   Manager Arthur Dickinson
Match Facts Match 199      League match 187   Starting XI    Average age 27.5    Oldest Player 32.1    Youngest Player 23.4

Bristol City (1) 1 Chelsea (0) 0

Date: Saturday, 16th April 1910 Report <>More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 19
Venue: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Walter Chadwick (Blackburn)
Bristol City Harry Clay, Robert Young, Joseph Cottle, Reuben Marr, William Wedlock, Patrick Hanlin, Bob Hardy, Billy Batty, Jack Cowell, Andrew Burton, Ben Shearman
   Scorer Reuben Marr 41
   Manager Harry Thickett
Chelsea 1 Jack Whitley, 2 Bill Cartwright, 3 Jock Cameron, 4 Frederick Taylor, 5 English McConnell, 6 Sam Downing, 7 Billy Brawn, 8 Bob Whittingham, 9 Philip Smith, 10 James Windridge, 11 Marshall McEwan
   Debut Players English McConnell, Bob Whittingham, Philip Smith
   Final Appearances Philip Smith
   Manager David Calderhead
Match Facts Match 200      League match 188   Starting XI    Average age 27.6    Oldest Player 31.9    Youngest Player 21.3

Chelsea (2) 2 Bury (0) 0

Date: Saturday, 23rd April 1910 at 15:30 Report <>More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 19
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Fred Heath (Birmingham)
Chelsea 1 Jack Whitley, 2 Bill Cartwright, 3 Jock Cameron, 4 Frederick Taylor, 5 English McConnell, 6 Sam Downing, 7 Angus Douglas, 8 Bob Whittingham, 9 Vivian Woodward, 10 James Windridge, 11 Marshall McEwan
   Scorers Douglas 10, Whittingham 40
   Manager David Calderhead
Bury Jimmy Raeside, Bill Domleo, Tom Millington, Billy Humphreys, Jack Dewhurst, Teddy Bullen, Harold Lee, Charlie Stanfield, Billy Hibbert, Bob Currie, Johnny Walker
   Manager Archie Montgomery
Match Facts Match 201      League match 189   Starting XI    Average age 27.1    Oldest Player 32    Youngest Player 21.3

Tottenham Hotspur (1) 2 Chelsea (1) 1

Date: Saturday, 30th April 1910 at 15:30 Report <>More Reports Teams Table
Competition: Football League Division 1     Position 19
Venue: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Robert Horrocks (Bolton)
Tottenham Hotspur Tommy Lunn, Ernie Coquet, Fred Wilkes, Tom Morris, Danny Steel, Jabez Darnell, Jack Curtis, Billy Minter, Percy Humphreys, Bobby Steel, Arthur Kerry
   Scorers Billy Minter 40, Percy Humphreys 57
   Manager Arthur Turner
Chelsea 1 Jack Whitley, 2 Bill Cartwright, 3 Jock Cameron, 4 Frederick Taylor, 5 English McConnell, 6 Sam Downing, 7 Angus Douglas, 8 Bob Whittingham, 9 Vivian Woodward, 10 James Windridge, 11 Marshall McEwan
   Scorer Windridge 5
   Manager David Calderhead
Match Facts Match 202      League match 190   Starting XI    Average age 27.2    Oldest Player 32    Youngest Player 21.3