Match Results
1943-1944
The matches on this page are not included in official statistics
Half-Time scores in brackets where known
Chelsea (1) 1 Queens Park Rangers (0) 3
| Date: |
Saturday, 28th August 1943 at 15:15 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League South |
| Venue: |
Stamford Bridge |
| Attendance: |
9,409 |
| Referee: |
CE Argent (St Albans) |
| Chelsea |
Vic Woodley, Reg C Mountford, George Hardwick, John V Humphreys, John Harris, Arnold Mayes, Dickie Spence, Peter McKennan, Alfred Whittingham, William Fagan, Charlie Mitten |
| Scorer |
Whittingham |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
| Queens Park Rangers |
Brown, Rose, Abel, Smith, Ridyard, Mallett, Swinfen, De Busser, Heathcote, Burley, Pattison |
| Scorers |
De Busser, Heathcote, Heathcote |
| Manager |
Ted Vizard |
Brighton & Hove Albion (1) 1 Chelsea (0) 3
| Date: |
Saturday, 4th September 1943 at 15:15 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League South Position 9 |
| Venue: |
Goldstone Ground |
| Attendance: |
3,000 |
| Referee: |
|
| Brighton & Hove Albion |
Kemp, Marriott, McInnes, Risdon, Easdale, Taylor, Eastham, Wilson, Reid, Knighton, Stephens |
| Scorer |
Wilson |
| Manager |
Charles Webb |
| Chelsea |
Vic Woodley, Reg C Mountford, George Hardwick, H Wales, John Harris, Dickie Foss, Dickie Spence, J Law, Alfred Whittingham, Joe Payne, Charlie Mitten |
| Scorers |
Payne, Payne, Payne |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
Chelsea (2) 6 Portsmouth (1) 2
| Date: |
Saturday, 11th September 1943 at 15:15 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League South |
| Venue: |
Stamford Bridge |
| Attendance: |
9,572 |
| Referee: |
FS Flander (Bucks) |
| Chelsea |
Vic Woodley, Reg C Mountford, Eric Westwood, H Wales, John Harris, Dickie Foss, A Campbell, William Fagan, Alfred Whittingham, Joe Payne, Charlie Mitten |
| Scorers |
Mitten 10, Whittingham 13, Fagan 52, Payne 6th, Fagan 7th, Payne 88 |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
| Portsmouth |
Walker, Morgan, Rochford, McLeod, Robertson, Summerbee, Buchanan, Guthrie, Anderson, Barlow, Parker |
| Scorers |
Barlow 44, Parker 50 |
| Manager |
Jack Tinn |
| Comment: |
Woodley saved a penalty from Guthrie after 25 minutes |
Brentford (2) 3 Chelsea (1) 1
| Date: |
Saturday, 18th September 1943 at 15:15 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League South Position 7 |
| Venue: |
Griffin Park |
| Attendance: |
9,580 |
| Referee: |
Percy Stevens (Luton) |
| Brentford |
Crozier, Brown, Poyser, Whittaker, James, Soo, Hopkins, McKennon, Hunt, Stewart, Smith |
| Scorers |
Smith 1st, Hunt 41, Stewart 79 |
| Manager |
Harry Curtis |
| Chelsea |
John Jackson, Ron Greenwood, George Hardwick, William Russell, John Harris, Dickie Foss, Dickie Spence, Albert Tennant, Joe Payne, Alfred Whittingham, Charlie Mitten |
| Scorer |
Payne 23 |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
Chelsea (3) 3 Fulham (0) 0
| Date: |
Saturday, 25th September 1943 at 15:15 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League South |
| Venue: |
Stamford Bridge |
| Attendance: |
11,717 |
| Referee: |
WE Ross-Gower (London) |
| Chelsea |
Vic Woodley, J Miller, Eric Westwood, William Russell, John Harris, Dickie Foss, Dickie Spence, William Fagan, Joe Payne, Alfred Whittingham, Charlie Mitten |
| Scorers |
Payne, Fagan, Whittingham |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
| Fulham |
Duke, Taylor, Cox, Evans, Holley, Jones, Stevens, Rooke, Stamps, Conley, AN Other |
| Manager |
Jack Peart |
Charlton Athletic (0) 0 Chelsea (0) 1
| Date: |
Saturday, 2nd October 1943 at 15:15 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League South Position 4 |
| Venue: |
The Valley |
| Attendance: |
10,000 |
| Referee: |
|
| Charlton Athletic |
Hobbins, Turner, Mather, Jobling, Oakes, Davies, Rogers, Brown, Welsh, Cassidy, Whittaker |
| Manager |
Jimmy Seed |
| Chelsea |
John Jackson, George Hardwick, Eric Westwood, William Russell, John Harris, Dickie Foss, Dickie Spence, William Fagan, Joe Payne, Alfred Whittingham, Charlie Mitten |
| Scorer |
Fagan |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
Aldershot (0) 1 Chelsea (2) 3
| Date: |
Saturday, 9th October 1943 at 15:00 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League South |
| Venue: |
Recreation Ground |
| Attendance: |
7,500 |
| Referee: |
|
| Aldershot |
Liddell, Marsden, Royston, Britton, Cullis, Halton, Jones, Hagan, Smith, Mashall, Cunliffe |
| Scorer |
Smith |
| Manager |
Bill McCracken |
| Chelsea |
John Jackson, J Miller, Eric Westwood, William Russell, John Harris, Dickie Foss, Dickie Spence, William Fagan, Joe Payne, MJ Sinclair, Charlie Mitten |
| Scorers |
Spence, Payne, Mitten |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
Chelsea (5) 6 Luton Town (0) 0
| Date: |
Saturday, 16th October 1943 at 15:15 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League South Position 3 |
| Venue: |
Stamford Bridge |
| Attendance: |
8,082 |
| Referee: |
L Brown (London) |
| Chelsea |
John Jackson, JB Dyer, Eric Westwood, William Russell, John Harris, Dickie Foss, Dickie Spence, William Fagan, Joe Payne, GW Milton, Charlie Mitten |
| Scorers |
Milton, Payne, Payne, Payne, Mitten, Mitten |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
| Luton Town |
Wilkinson, Chew, Hapgood, Grogan, Young, Browne, Hall, Harris, Duggan, Gager, Dunkley |
| Manager |
George Martin |
Chelsea (2) 2 Crystal Palace (1) 1
| Date: |
Saturday, 23rd October 1943 at 15:15 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League South Position 1 |
| Venue: |
Stamford Bridge |
| Attendance: |
8,373 |
| Referee: |
GW Watkins (Essex) |
| Chelsea |
John Jackson, George Hardwick, Arthur Jefferson, Ron Greenwood, John Harris, Dickie Foss, Dickie Spence, William Fagan, Joe Payne, John Devlin, Charlie Mitten |
| Scorers |
Payne, Payne |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
| Crystal Palace |
Tootill, Mountford, Fred Dawes, Brophy, Page, Cabrelli, Wilson, Smith, Ferrier, Albert Dawes, Girling |
| Scorer |
Albert Dawes |
| Manager |
George Irwin |
Tottenham Hotspur (4) 5 Chelsea (1) 1
| Date: |
Saturday, 30th October 1943 at 15:00 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League South Position 4 |
| Venue: |
White Hart Lane |
| Attendance: |
19,375 |
| Referee: |
RE Carruthers (London) |
| Tottenham Hotspur |
Ditchburn, Ward, Whatley, White, Chisholm, Burgess, Beasley, Martin, Rowley, Smith, Jones |
| Scorers |
Beasley, Rowley, Rowley, Smith, Jones |
| Manager |
|
| Chelsea |
John Jackson, Cliff Lloyd, George Hardwick, Sam T Malpass, John Harris, Dickie Foss, Dickie Spence, William Fagan, Joe Payne, Arnold Lowes, Charlie Mitten |
| Scorer |
Payne |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
Arsenal (3) 6 Chelsea (0) 0
| Date: |
Saturday, 6th November 1943 at 15:00 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League South Position 5 |
| Venue: |
White Hart Lane |
| Attendance: |
16,007 |
| Referee: |
LE Gibbs |
| Arsenal |
Swindin, Male, Barnes, Crayston, Joy, Collett, Briscoe, Curtis, Lewis, Bastin, Dennis Compton |
| Scorers |
Lewis, Lewis, Bastin, Bastin, Compton, Compton |
| Manager |
George Allison |
| Chelsea |
John Jackson, JB Dyer, Eric Westwood, William Russell, John Harris, Dickie Foss, Dickie Spence, George Stewart, Joe Payne, Tom Hinchcliffe, Charlie Mitten |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
| Comment: |
Jackson retired hurt when Arsenal leading 5-0, Mitten went in goal |
Reading (0) 3 Chelsea (2) 2
| Date: |
Saturday, 13th November 1943 at 14:45 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League South Position 6 |
| Venue: |
Elm Park |
| Attendance: |
7,000 |
| Referee: |
F Fiander |
| Reading |
Mapson, Goldberg, Fullwood, Hodgson, Young, Layton, Chitty, Edelston, McPhee, Mogford, Williams |
| Scorers |
Edelston, Williams, Williams |
| Manager |
Joe Edelston |
| Chelsea |
George Swindin, George Hardwick, Eric Westwood, William Russell, John Harris, Dickie Foss, Dickie Spence, William Fagan, Joe Payne, Stuart Dimond, Charlie Mitten |
| Scorers |
Spence, Payne |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
Chelsea (0) 0 Millwall (0) 1
| Date: |
Saturday, 20th November 1943 at 15:00 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League South Position 8 |
| Venue: |
Stamford Bridge |
| Attendance: |
6,000 |
| Referee: |
WE Wood (Bedford) |
| Chelsea |
George Bentley, George Hardwick, Eric Westwood, William Russell, John Harris, Dickie Foss, Dickie Spence, William Fagan, Joe Payne, George F Curtis, Charlie Mitten |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
| Millwall |
Bumstead, Edward W Smith, Tyler, Davies, Cardwell, Brolly, Downer, Ormston, Peppitt, Dean, James R Smith |
| Scorer |
Peppitt |
| Manager |
Bill Voisey |
| Comment: |
Abandoned after 60 minutes (result stands) |
Queens Park Rangers (1) 2 Chelsea (6) 11
| Date: |
Saturday, 27th November 1943 at 15:15 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League South Position 5 |
| Venue: |
Loftus Road |
| Attendance: |
6,000 |
| Referee: |
Capt M Jones (Surrey) |
| Queens Park Rangers |
Mason, Evans, Abel, Gadsen, Ridyard, Mallett, Hutchinson, Parkinson, Swinfen, Pearson, AN Other |
| Scorers |
Swinfen, Pearson |
| Manager |
Ted Vizard |
| Chelsea |
George Bentley, George Hardwick, Eric Westwood, William Russell, John Harris, Dickie Foss, Llewellyn Ashcroft, William Fagan, Joe Payne, George F Curtis, Dickie Spence |
| Scorers |
Russell, Ashcroft, Ashcroft, Fagan, Fagan, Fagan, Fagan, Payne, Payne, Payne, Payne |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
Chelsea (0) 0 Brighton & Hove Albion (0) 1
| Date: |
Saturday, 4th December 1943 at 15:00 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League South Position 10 |
| Venue: |
Stamford Bridge |
| Attendance: |
7,224 |
| Referee: |
M Jones (Surrey) |
| Chelsea |
George Bentley, Alan Young, Ernie Muttitt, William Russell, John Harris, Dickie Foss, Llewellyn Ashcroft, Dickie Spence, George Ludford, Jackie F Smith, George F Curtis |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
| Brighton & Hove Albion |
Kemp, Risdon, McInnes, Taylor, Easdale, Reid, Eastham, Wilson, Anderson, Hassell, Stephens |
| Scorer |
Hassell |
| Manager |
Charles Webb |
Portsmouth (0) 1 Chelsea (1) 5
| Date: |
Saturday, 11th December 1943 at 15:00 |
|
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Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League South Position 7 |
| Venue: |
Fratton Park |
| Attendance: |
4,780 |
| Referee: |
C Kearse (Reading) |
| Portsmouth |
Walker, Morgan, Summerbee, Guthrie, Flewin, Dickinson, Buchanan, Bushby, Ward, Barlow, Parker |
| Scorer |
Ward 50 |
| Manager |
Jack Tinn |
| Chelsea |
George Bentley, George Hardwick, Eric Westwood, William Russell, John Harris, Dickie Foss, Dickie Spence, Albert Tennant, Joe Payne, William Fagan, Charlie Mitten |
| Scorers |
Spence 26, Summerbee (OG) 48, Payne 70, Tennant 75, Tennant 6th |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
Watford (1) 1 Chelsea (0) 0
| Date: |
Saturday, 18th December 1943 at 14:45 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League South Position 9 |
| Venue: |
Vicarage Road |
| Attendance: |
2,229 |
| Referee: |
L Brown (Barnes) |
| Watford |
Williams, Jones, Shaw, Dugnolle, Ross, Hipkin, Warner, Brown, Brain, Jackson, Baines |
| Scorer |
Brain |
| Manager |
Bill Findlay |
| Chelsea |
George Bentley, George Hardwick, Eric Westwood, William Russell, John Harris, Dickie Foss, Dickie Spence, Albert Tennant, Joe Payne, William Fagan, A Friend |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
Chelsea (3) 3 West Ham United (1) 3
| Date: |
Saturday, 25th December 1943 at 11:15 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League South Position 8 |
| Venue: |
Stamford Bridge |
| Attendance: |
16,000 |
| Referee: |
GD Harber (London) |
| Chelsea |
George Bentley, George Hardwick, Eric Westwood, William Russell, John Harris, Dickie Foss, William Sperrin, Albert Tennant, Joe Payne, Cyril W Bacon, Charlie Mitten |
| Scorers |
Payne, Payne, Sperrin |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
| West Ham United |
Gregory, Bicknell, Jones, Lewis, Corbett, Fenton, Dunkley, Dunn, Foreman, Goulden, Wood |
| Scorers |
Dunn, Wood, Fenton |
| Manager |
Charlie Paynter |
| Comment: |
Bentley saved a penalty from Goulden in the closing minutes |
West Ham United (1) 3 Chelsea (0) 0
| Date: |
Monday, 27th December 1943 at 15:00 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League South |
| Venue: |
Upton Park |
| Attendance: |
19,137 |
| Referee: |
HC Williams |
| West Ham United |
Gregory, Bicknell, Jones, Fenton, Corbett, Lewis, Dunkley, Wood, Foreman, Goulden, Small |
| Scorers |
Wood, Wood, Foreman |
| Manager |
Charlie Paynter |
| Chelsea |
George Bentley, George Hardwick, Eric Westwood, William Russell, John Harris, Dickie Foss, William Sperrin, Albert Tennant, Joe Payne, Cyril W Bacon, Charlie Mitten |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
Chelsea (0) 0 Brentford (0) 3
| Date: |
Saturday, 1st January 1944 at 15:00 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League South Position 10 |
| Venue: |
Stamford Bridge |
| Attendance: |
12,006 |
| Referee: |
CJ Dean (Herts) |
| Chelsea |
Vic Woodley, Fred Marsden, George Hardwick, William Russell, John Harris, Dickie Foss, William Sperrin, Jackie F Smith, Joe Payne, Cyril W Bacon, Dickie Spence |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
| Brentford |
Bentley, Brown, Poyser, McKenzie, James, Whittaker, Nelson, McKennon, Watson, Hunt, Smith |
| Scorers |
McKennon 50, Hunt 65, McKennon 3rd |
| Manager |
Harry Curtis |
Chelsea (0) 2 Arsenal (0) 0
| Date: |
Saturday, 8th January 1944 at 15:00 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League South Position 9 |
| Venue: |
Stamford Bridge |
| Attendance: |
19,310 |
| Referee: |
R.Q.M.S. Curruthers (London) |
| Chelsea |
Vic Woodley, George Hardwick, Eric Westwood, William Russell, John Harris, JD Martin, Llewellyn Ashcroft, Albert Tennant, Joe Payne, Dickie Foss, Charlie Mitten |
| Scorers |
Payne, Payne (Pen) |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
| Arsenal |
Marks, Male, Scott, Collett, Joy, Edington, Briscoe, Drake, Lewis, Bastin, Dennis Compton |
| Manager |
George Allison |
Chelsea (3) 5 Charlton Athletic (1) 2
| Date: |
Saturday, 22nd January 1944 at 15:15 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League South Position 7 |
| Venue: |
Stamford Bridge |
| Attendance: |
7,629 |
| Referee: |
BR Baker (Essex) |
| Chelsea |
Vic Woodley, Albert Tennant, Bill Fullwood, JD Martin, John Harris, Dickie Foss, Llewellyn Ashcroft, Cyril Williams, Joe Payne, Tony Effern, Dickie Spence |
| Scorers |
Payne 2nd, Ashcroft 3rd, Effern 4th, Payne, Williams |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
| Charlton Athletic |
Hobbins, Shreeve, Jobling, Wales, Oakes, Chilton, Scott, Smith, Revell, Whittaker, Duffy |
| Scorers |
Revell, Smith |
| Manager |
Jimmy Seed |
Chelsea (2) 8 Aldershot (0) 0
| Date: |
Saturday, 29th January 1944 at 15:15 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League South Position 7 |
| Venue: |
Stamford Bridge |
| Attendance: |
11,752 |
| Referee: |
WF Daly (Middlesex) |
| Chelsea |
Vic Woodley, George Hardwick, Eddie Hapgood, JD Martin, John Harris, Dickie Foss, Dickie Spence, Albert Tennant, Joe Payne, Tony Effern, Charlie Mitten |
| Scorers |
Effern, Effern, Payne, Payne, Payne, Payne, Spence, Mitten |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
| Aldershot |
Duke, Horton, Royston, Morris, Williams, Oldham, White, Allsop, Brooks, Egan, Sinclair |
| Manager |
|
Luton Town (2) 3 Chelsea (3) 5
| Date: |
Saturday, 5th February 1944 at 15:00 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League South Position 5 |
| Venue: |
Kenilworth Road |
| Attendance: |
3,500 |
| Referee: |
CE Argent |
| Luton Town |
Wilkinson, Taylor, Hapgood, Grogan, Stuttard, Young, Marshall, Gallacher, Billington, Duggan, Stockley |
| Scorers |
Billington, Billington, Young |
| Manager |
|
| Chelsea |
Johnnie E Latimer, Albert Tennant, Eric Westwood, William Russell, John Harris, Dickie Foss, Dickie Spence, William Fagan, Joe Payne, Jimmy Bowie, Charlie Mitten |
| Scorers |
Spence, Spence, Payne, Payne, Payne |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
Crystal Palace (0) 1 Chelsea (0) 0
| Date: |
Saturday, 12th February 1944 at 15:00 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League South Position 8 |
| Venue: |
Selhurst Park |
| Attendance: |
10,602 |
| Referee: |
AT Ford (Ilford) |
| Crystal Palace |
Tootill, Mountford, Young, Pond, Bassett, Cabrelli, Robson, Smith, Ferrier, Lewis, Allen |
| Scorer |
Allen 85 |
| Manager |
George Irwin |
| Chelsea |
Vic Woodley, George Hardwick, Eric Westwood, William Russell, John Harris, Dickie Foss, Dickie Spence, Jimmy Bowie, Joe Payne, William Fagan, Charlie Mitten |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
Chelsea (1) 3 Southampton (2) 2
| Date: |
Saturday, 19th February 1944 at 15:15 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League Cup (South) Group 3 |
| Venue: |
Stamford Bridge |
| Attendance: |
5,543 |
| Referee: |
WD Vickers (London) |
| Chelsea |
Vic Woodley, Ron Greenwood, Eric Westwood, William Russell, John Harris, Dickie Foss, Llewellyn Ashcroft, Jimmy Bowie, Joe Payne, Albert Tennant, Charlie Mitten |
| Scorers |
Tennant, Payne, Mitten |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
| Southampton |
Jones, Shimwell, Roles, Pond, Dodgin, Stroud, Roper, Bates, Whittingham, Evans, Ramsbottom |
| Scorers |
Whittingham, Whittingham |
| Manager |
Arthur Dominy |
Watford (0) 0 Chelsea (1) 3
| Date: |
Saturday, 26th February 1944 at 15:15 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League Cup (South) Group 3 Position 1 |
| Venue: |
Vicarage Road |
| Attendance: |
5,282 |
| Referee: |
HF Auxwell |
| Watford |
Jepson, Whittle, Shaw, Fowler, Johnson, Dugnolle, Jones, Brown, Jackson, Guest, Davies |
| Manager |
Bill Findlay |
| Chelsea |
James A Sanders, George Hardwick, Eric Westwood, William Russell, John Harris, Dickie Foss, Dickie Spence, Jimmy Bowie, Joe Payne, William Fagan, Charlie Mitten |
| Scorers |
Bowie, Payne, Mitten |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
Chelsea (2) 4 West Ham United (0) 0
| Date: |
Saturday, 4th March 1944 at 15:15 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League Cup (South) Group 3 Position 1 |
| Venue: |
Stamford Bridge |
| Attendance: |
15,520 |
| Referee: |
CE Argent (Herts) |
| Chelsea |
Vic Woodley, George Hardwick, Eric Westwood, William Russell, John Harris, Dickie Foss, Llewellyn Ashcroft, Jimmy Bowie, Joe Payne, Albert Tennant, Charlie Mitten |
| Scorers |
Payne 22, Mitten 40, Mitten 3rd, Harris 4th |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
| West Ham United |
Medhurst, Bicknell, Jones, Attwell, Corbett, Lewis, Small, Fenton, Foreman, Goulden, Hobbis |
| Manager |
Charlie Paynter |
Southampton (1) 1 Chelsea (2) 5
| Date: |
Saturday, 11th March 1944 at 15:00 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League Cup (South) Group 3 Position 1 |
| Venue: |
The Dell |
| Attendance: |
13,000 |
| Referee: |
C Kearse |
| Southampton |
Jones, Shimwell, Roles, Dodgin, Tann, Drinkwater, Roper, Bates, Whittingham, Hamilton, Grant |
| Scorer |
Grant |
| Manager |
Arthur Dominy |
| Chelsea |
Vic Woodley, Albert Tennant, Ron Greenwood, William Russell, John Harris, Dickie Foss, Llewellyn Ashcroft, Herbert Barlow, Joe Payne, Jimmy Bowie, Charlie Mitten |
| Scorers |
Barlow, Payne, Payne, Payne |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
Chelsea (1) 1 Watford (1) 1
| Date: |
Saturday, 18th March 1944 at 15:15 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League Cup (South) Group 3 Position 1 |
| Venue: |
Stamford Bridge |
| Attendance: |
14,440 |
| Referee: |
H Pearce (Luton) |
| Chelsea |
Vic Woodley, George Hardwick, Eric Westwood, William Russell, John Harris, Dickie Foss, Dickie Spence, Jimmy Bowie, Joe Payne, Albert Tennant, Charlie Mitten |
| Scorer |
Payne 1st |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
| Watford |
Jepson, Brown, Shaw, Ross, Johnson, Williams, Warner, Guest, Jackson, Fowler, Glaister |
| Scorer |
Jackson 42 |
| Manager |
Bill Findlay |
West Ham United (1) 6 Chelsea (0) 1
| Date: |
Saturday, 25th March 1944 at 15:00 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League Cup (South) Group 3 Position 1 |
| Venue: |
Upton Park |
| Attendance: |
11,500 |
| Referee: |
FT Adams |
| West Ham United |
Medhurst, Bicknell, Norman Corbett, Small, Willie Corbett, Fenton, Chapman, Maczulay, Foreman, Goulden, Lewis |
| Scorers |
Fenton 1st, Fenton 3rd, Goulden 70, Small 5th, Small 6th, Bicknell 90 |
| Manager |
Charlie Paynter |
| Chelsea |
Vic Woodley, George Hardwick, Eric Westwood, William Russell, John Harris, Dickie Foss, Dickie Spence, Jimmy Bowie, Joe Payne, William Fagan, ER Riley |
| Scorer |
Payne 2nd (Pen) |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
| Comment: |
Chelsea qualify for the Semi-Final |
Reading (0) 2 Chelsea (0) 3
| Date: |
Saturday, 1st April 1944 at 15:00 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League Cup (South) Semi-Final |
| Venue: |
White Hart Lane |
| Attendance: |
23,312 |
| Referee: |
RE Curruthers |
| Chelsea |
Vic Woodley, Alec White, Eric Westwood, William Russell, John Harris, Dickie Foss, Llewellyn Ashcroft, Jimmy Bowie, Joe Payne, William Fagan, Charlie Mitten |
| Scorers |
Payne 82, Russell 3rd, Payne 4th |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
| Reading |
Mapson, Goldberg, Harrison, Busby, Fullwood, Lambert, Chitty, Edelston, McPhee, Bradley, Williams |
| Scorers |
Edelston 83, Williams 6th |
| Manager |
Joe Edelston |
| Comment: |
After Extra Time. Score after 90 minutes 1-1 |
Chelsea (1) 1 Tottenham Hotspur (1) 1
| Date: |
Saturday, 8th April 1944 at 15:15 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League South |
| Venue: |
Stamford Bridge |
| Attendance: |
25,000 |
| Referee: |
P Stevens (Luton) |
| Chelsea |
Vic Woodley, George Hardwick, Eric Westwood, William Russell, John Harris, Dickie Foss, Dickie Spence, William Fagan, Joe Payne, Albert Tennant, Sid Bidewell |
| Scorer |
Payne 30 |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
| Tottenham Hotspur |
Ditchburn, Ward, Whatley, White, Chisholm, Ludford, Beasley, Harris, Bryant, Newman, Adams |
| Scorer |
Russell 1st (OG) |
| Manager |
Arthur Turner |
Fulham (2) 2 Chelsea (2) 3
| Date: |
Monday, 10th April 1944 at 15:15 |
|
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Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League South |
| Venue: |
Craven Cottage |
| Attendance: |
|
| Referee: |
CJ Dean |
| Fulham |
Joslin, Cowan, Conley, Jones, Watson, Flack, Devlin, Kiernan, Rooke, Stamps, O'Callaghan |
| Scorers |
Kiernan 3rd, Kiernan 4th |
| Manager |
Jack Peart |
| Chelsea |
Vic Woodley, George Hardwick, Lewis Morgan, William Russell, Ron Greenwood, J Newbold, Dickie Spence, Harold Gilberg, Dickie Foss, Jimmy Bowie, Charlie Mitten |
| Scorers |
Foss 1st, Foss 2nd, Spence 3rd |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
Charlton Athletic (3) 3 Chelsea (1) 1
| Date: |
Saturday, 15th April 1944 at 15:00 |
|
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Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League Cup (South) Final |
| Venue: |
Wembley |
| Attendance: |
85,000 |
| Referee: |
LE Gibbs (Berks & Bucks) |
| Chelsea |
Vic Woodley, George Hardwick, Eric Westwood, William Russell, John Harris, Dickie Foss, Llewellyn Ashcroft, Jimmy Bowie, Joe Payne, William Fagan, Charlie Mitten |
| Scorer |
Payne 10 (Pen) |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
| Charlton Athletic |
Bartram, Shreeve, Jobling, Smith, Oakes, Chilton, Robinson, Brown, Revell, Welsh, Duffy |
| Scorers |
Revell 14, Welsh 36, Revell 37 |
| Manager |
Jimmy Seed |
Chelsea (0) 2 Watford (1) 1
| Date: |
Saturday, 22nd April 1944 at 15:00 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League South |
| Venue: |
Stamford Bridge |
| Attendance: |
5,586 |
| Referee: |
LF Cadwallader (Middlesex) |
| Chelsea |
Vic Woodley, Albert Tennant, Ron Greenwood, William Russell, John Harris, Dickie Foss, Llewellyn Ashcroft, William Fagan, Joe Payne, Jimmy Bowie, Dickie Spence |
| Scorers |
Foss, Payne |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
| Watford |
Annis, Brown, Jones, Ross, Saunders, Williams, Warner, Murray, Stone, Jackson, Baines |
| Scorer |
Stone |
| Manager |
Bill Findlay |
Chelsea (0) 3 Reading (1) 1
| Date: |
Saturday, 29th April 1944 at 15:00 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League South |
| Venue: |
Elm Park |
| Attendance: |
4,000 |
| Referee: |
G Reader (Southampton) |
| Chelsea |
Vic Woodley, Albert Tennant, Ron Greenwood, Sam Weaver, John Harris, Dickie Foss, Dickie Spence, William Russell, Joe Payne, David James, VA Dagley |
| Scorers |
Weaver, Russell, Payne |
| Manager |
Joe Edelston |
| Reading |
Mapson, Jones, Fullwood, Rojan, Niblett, Young, Chitty, Hardisty, McPhee, Little, Martin |
| Scorer |
Chitty |
| Manager |
Joe Edelston |
Millwall (1) 4 Chelsea (1) 2
| Date: |
Saturday, 6th May 1944 at 15:15 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League South |
| Venue: |
The Den |
| Attendance: |
4,710 |
| Referee: |
|
| Millwall |
Bumstead, E Smith, Tyler, Robinson, Cardwell, Davies, Powell, Agnew, Jinks, JR Smith, O'Connell |
| Scorers |
Powell 43, Jinks 4th, Powell 5th, Powell 6th |
| Manager |
Bill Voisey |
| Chelsea |
Johnnie E Latimer, Albert Tennant, Bart Purvis, J Mackay, John Harris, Dickie Foss, Dickie Spence, Alex Machin, Joe Payne, David James, Charlie Mitten |
| Scorers |
Payne 1st, Payne 3rd |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
