Match Results
1945-1946
The matches on this page are not included in official statistics
Half-Time scores in brackets where known
Chelsea (0) 0 Nottingham Forest (2) 4
| Date: |
Saturday, 25th August 1945 at 15:00 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League South |
| Venue: |
Stamford Bridge |
| Attendance: |
21,299 |
| Referee: |
Percy Stevens (Luton) |
| Chelsea |
Robert A Brown, Danny Winter, George Hardwick, Robert Russell, Reg Williams, Dickie Foss, Peter Buchanan, Jimmy Bowie, Sid Bidewell, Len Goulden, Jimmy Bain |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
| Nottingham Forest |
Platts, Thomas, McCall, Barks, Davies, Baxter, Long, Simpson, Mee, Johnston, Leverton |
| Scorers |
Mee 38, Johnston 40, Mee 67, Long 4th |
| Manager |
Billy Walker |
Nottingham Forest (0) 0 Chelsea (1) 1
| Date: |
Saturday, 1st September 1945 at 15:00 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League South Position 15 |
| Venue: |
City Ground |
| Attendance: |
23,444 |
| Referee: |
Percy Stevens (Luton) |
| Nottingham Forest |
Platts, Thomas, McCall, Barks, Davies, Baxter, Leverton, Simpson, Mee, North, Johnston |
| Manager |
Billy Walker |
| Chelsea |
Bert Williams, Danny Winter, Claude Gingell, Robert Russell, John Harris, Dickie Foss, Llewellyn Ashcroft, Reg Williams, David James, Len Goulden, Jimmy Bain |
| Scorer |
James 37 |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
Newport County (0) 1 Chelsea (1) 3
| Date: |
Saturday, 8th September 1945 at 15:00 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League South Position 12 |
| Venue: |
Somerton Park |
| Attendance: |
11,677 |
| Referee: |
SE Law (West Brom) |
| Newport County |
Ferguson, Webb, Owen, Low, Brinton, Wookey, Wilkin, Williams, Newman, Carr, Derrick |
| Scorer |
Derrick 85 |
| Manager |
|
| Chelsea |
Bert Williams, Danny Winter, Claude Gingell, Robert Russell, John Harris, Dickie Foss, Llewellyn Ashcroft, Reg Williams, David James, Len Goulden, Jimmy Bain |
| Scorers |
James 35, Goulden 2nd, Goulden 3rd |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
Chelsea (1) 1 Southampton (0) 0
| Date: |
Wednesday, 12th September 1945 at 18:00 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League South |
| Venue: |
Stamford Bridge |
| Attendance: |
11,729 |
| Referee: |
LE Gibbs (Reading) |
| Chelsea |
Vic Woodley, Danny Winter, Albert Tennant, Robert Russell, John Harris, Dickie Foss, Dickie Spence, Reg Williams, David James, Len Goulden, Jimmy Bain |
| Scorer |
Goulden 40 |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
| Southampton |
Cruickshanks, Dodgin, Roles, Evans, Ramsey, Stroud, Roper, Bates, Whittingham, Bradley, Hassell |
| Manager |
Arthur Dominy |
Chelsea (1) 2 Newport County (0) 0
| Date: |
Saturday, 15th September 1945 at 15:15 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League South Position 6 |
| Venue: |
Stamford Bridge |
| Attendance: |
20,685 |
| Referee: |
SE Law (West Bromwich) |
| Chelsea |
Vic Woodley, Danny Winter, Albert Tennant, Robert Russell, John Harris, Dickie Foss, Thomas Woodward, Reg Williams, David James, Len Goulden, Jimmy Bain |
| Scorers |
Bain 34, Warhurst 90 (OG) |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
| Newport County |
Ferguson, Roberts, Warhurst, Owen, Low, Brinton, Wookey, Wilkins, Derrick, Williams, Owen |
| Manager |
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Chelsea (1) 3 Derby County (0) 0
| Date: |
Wednesday, 19th September 1945 at 17:30 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League South Position 1 |
| Venue: |
Stamford Bridge |
| Attendance: |
17,585 |
| Referee: |
BR Baker (Westcliffe) |
| Chelsea |
Vic Woodley, Danny Winter, Laurie Scott, Robert Russell, John Harris, Dickie Foss, Thomas Woodward, Reg Williams, Alex Machin, Len Goulden, Jimmy Bain |
| Scorers |
Machin 7 Machin 64, Williams 85 |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
| Derby County |
Savage, Nicholas, Parr, Bullions, Leuty, Musson, Crooks, Powell, Lyman, Morrison, Duncan |
| Manager |
Ted Magner |
| Comment: |
Woodley saved a penalty by Nicholas after 20 minutes |
Chelsea (0) 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers (1) 1
| Date: |
Saturday, 22nd September 1945 at 15:00 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League South Position 3 |
| Venue: |
Stamford Bridge |
| Attendance: |
35,580 |
| Referee: |
WE Wood (Bedford) |
| Chelsea |
Vic Woodley, Danny Winter, Albert Tennant, Robert Russell, John Harris, Dickie Foss, Willie McCall, Reg Williams, Alex Machin, Len Goulden, Jimmy Bain |
| Scorer |
Machin 89 |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers |
Williams, Ashton, Paxton, Alderton, McLean, Green, Smith, Dunn, Chatham, Wright, Mullen |
| Scorer |
Wright 37 |
| Manager |
Ted Vizard |
Wolverhampton Wanderers (1) 1 Chelsea (0) 0
| Date: |
Saturday, 29th September 1945 at 15:00 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League South Position 6 |
| Venue: |
Molyneux |
| Attendance: |
33,313 |
| Referee: |
WE Wood (Bedford) |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers |
Williams, Morris, Kirkham, Alderton, Ashton, Green, King, Dunn, Darby, Wright, Mullen |
| Scorer |
Darby 33 |
| Manager |
Ted Vizard |
| Chelsea |
Vic Woodley, Danny Winter, Albert Tennant, George C Smith, John Harris, Dickie Foss, Willie McCall, Reg Williams, Alex Machin, Len Goulden, Jimmy Bain |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
West Ham United (1) 2 Chelsea (1) 4
| Date: |
Saturday, 6th October 1945 at 15:00 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League South Position 4 |
| Venue: |
Upton Park |
| Attendance: |
26,078 |
| Referee: |
G Salmon |
| West Ham United |
Medhurst, Bicknell, Charlie Walker, Corbett, Richard Walker, Attwell, Woodgate, Hall, Foreman, Wood, Whitchurch |
| Scorers |
Foreman 42, Whitchurch 75 |
| Manager |
Charlie Paynter |
| Chelsea |
Vic Woodley, Danny Winter, Albert Tennant, Robert Russell, John Harris, Dickie Foss, Willie McCall, Reg Williams, Alex Machin, Len Goulden, Jimmy Bain |
| Scorers |
Williams 27, Goulden 83, Goulden 84, Machin 87 |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
Chelsea (1) 1 West Ham United (1) 2
| Date: |
Saturday, 13th October 1945 at 15:15 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League South Position 7 |
| Venue: |
Stamford Bridge |
| Attendance: |
44,626 |
| Referee: |
BR Baker (Westcliffe) |
| Chelsea |
Vic Woodley, Harold Phipps, Albert Tennant, Robert Russell, John Harris, Dickie Foss, Willie McCall, Reg Williams, Alex Machin, Len Goulden, Jimmy Bain |
| Scorer |
Bain 8 |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
| West Ham United |
Medhurst, Bicknell, Charlie Walker, Corbett, Richard Walker, Wilson, Hopkins, Hall, Foreman, Wood, Whitchurch |
| Scorers |
Hall 43, Bicknell 3rd (Pen) |
| Manager |
Charlie Paynter |
Chelsea (3) 7 West Bromwich Albion (4) 4
| Date: |
Saturday, 20th October 1945 at 15:15 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League South Position 6 |
| Venue: |
Stamford Bridge |
| Attendance: |
31,532 |
| Referee: |
CJ Barrick (Northampton) |
| Chelsea |
Bill Robertson, Albert Tennant, George Hardwick, Robert Russell, John Harris, Dickie Foss, Willie McCall, Hugh Brown, Reg Williams, Alex Machin, Jimmy Bain |
| Scorers |
Bain 15, Shaw (OG) 3rd, Brown (4th), McCall 8th, Williams 9th, Williams 10th, Williams 11th |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
| West Bromwich Albion |
Saunders, White, Shaw, Witcomb, Millard, Williams, Hodgetts, Elliott, Rowley, Barlow, Butler |
| Scorers |
Hodgetts 20, Rowley 5th, Elliott 26, Rowley 30 |
| Manager |
Fred Everiss |
West Bromwich Albion (1) 8 Chelsea (1) 1
| Date: |
Saturday, 27th October 1945 at 15:00 |
|
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Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League South Position 8 |
| Venue: |
The Hawthorns |
| Attendance: |
21,905 |
| Referee: |
CJ Barrick (Northampton) |
| West Bromwich Albion |
Harris, Shaw, Kinsell, Witcomb, Hood, Millard, Elliott, Clarke, Rowley, Barlow, Hodgetts |
| Scorers |
Clarke 1st, Clarke, Clarke, Clarke, Witcomb, Rowley, Rowley, Hodgetts |
| Manager |
Fred Everiss |
| Chelsea |
Bill Robertson, Fred Dawes, Albert Tennant, Robert Russell, John Harris, Dickie Foss, Len Dolding, Reg Williams, Alex Machin, Len Goulden, Jimmy Bain |
| Scorer |
Williams 2nd |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
Birmingham City (2) 5 Chelsea (0) 2
| Date: |
Saturday, 3rd November 1945 at 14:45 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League South Position 11 |
| Venue: |
St Andrews |
| Attendance: |
26,858 |
| Referee: |
E Plinston (Newmarket) |
| Birmingham City |
Merrick, Duckhouse, Jennings, Dearson, Turner, Harris, Mulraney, Dougall, Jones, Bodle, Edwards |
| Scorers |
Bodle 28, Jones 38, Turner 75 (Pen), Edwards 77, Bodle 7th |
| Manager |
Harry Storer |
| Chelsea |
Vic Woodley, Danny Winter, Albert Tennant, Robert Russell, John Harris, Dickie Foss, Len Dolding, Willie McCall, Reg Williams, Len Goulden, Jimmy Bain |
| Scorers |
McCall 46, Williams 48 |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
Chelsea (1) 2 Birmingham City (2) 3
| Date: |
Saturday, 10th November 1945 at 14:30 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Football Leaggue South Position 12 |
| Venue: |
Stamford Bridge |
| Attendance: |
53,813 |
| Referee: |
E Plinston (Newmarket) |
| Chelsea |
Vic Woodley, Alec White, Albert Tennant, Robert Russell, John Harris, Dickie Foss, Len Dolding, Reg Williams, Tommy Lawton, Len Goulden, Jimmy Bain |
| Scorers |
Lawton 17, Lawton 4th |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
| Birmingham City |
Merrick, Duckhouse, Jennings, Harris, Turner, Mitchell, Mulraney, Dougall, Jones, Bodle, White |
| Scorers |
Jones 1st, Turner 3rd (Pen), Jones 75 |
| Manager |
Harry Storer |
Chelsea (2) 3 Moscow Dynamo (0) 3
| Date: |
Tuesday, 13th November 1945 at 14:30 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Friendly |
| Venue: |
Stamford Bridge |
| Attendance: |
82,905 |
| Referee: |
G Clark |
| Chelsea |
Vic Woodley, Albert Tennant, Joe Bacuzzi, Robert Russell, John Harris, Jim Taylor, Peter Buchanan, Reg Williams, Tommy Lawton, Len Goulden, Jimmy Bain |
| Scorers |
Goulden 25, Williams 30, Lawton 81 |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
| Moscow Dynamo |
Khomich, Raiskorsky, Stankevich, Blinkov, Semichasiny, Leonid Soloviev, Archangelski, Kartsev, Beksov, Bobrov, Sergei Soloviev |
| Scorers |
Kartsev 67, Archangelski 72, Bobrov 85 |
| Manager |
Constantine Andryanov |
| Comment: |
Leonid Soloviev hit the post with a penalty after 41 minutes |
Chelsea (1) 1 Tottenham Hotspur (1) 2
| Date: |
Saturday, 17th November 1945 at 14:30 |
|
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Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League South Position 14 |
| Venue: |
Stamford Bridge |
| Attendance: |
35,343 |
| Referee: |
RC Greenwood (Norwood) |
| Chelsea |
Vic Woodley, Danny Winter, Albert Tennant, Robert Russell, John Harris, David Ridley, Peter Buchanan, Albert P Robson, Reg Williams, Len Goulden, Jimmy Bain |
| Scorer |
Buchanan 19 |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
| Tottenham Hotspur |
Hughes, Ward, Willis, Ludford, Page, Burgess, Stevens, Hall, Gibbons, Dix, Lyman |
| Scorers |
Dix 38, Lyman 3rd |
| Manager |
Arthur Turner |
Tottenham Hotspur (1) 3 Chelsea (1) 2
| Date: |
Saturday, 24th November 1945 at 14:15 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League South Position 14 |
| Venue: |
White Hart Lane |
| Attendance: |
43,000 |
| Referee: |
RC Greenwood (Norwood) |
| Tottenham Hotspur |
Hughes, Ward, White, Ludford, Page, Burgess, Broadis, Hall, Gibbons, Dix, Lyman |
| Scorers |
Broadis 34, Broadis 50, Gibbons 75 |
| Manager |
Arthur Turner |
| Chelsea |
Vic Woodley, Danny Winter, Albert Tennant, Robert Russell, John Harris, Reg Williams, Peter Buchanan, Alf Hanson, Tommy Lawton, Len Goulden, Jimmy Bain |
| Scorers |
Lawton 6, Goulden 52 |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
Brentford (1) 4 Chelsea (2) 4
| Date: |
Saturday, 1st December 1945 at 14:30 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League South Position 15 |
| Venue: |
Griffin Park |
| Attendance: |
28,170 |
| Referee: |
George Reader (Southampton) |
| Brentford |
Crozier, Gorman, Poyser, Brown, Smith, Phillips, Townsend, Scott, Durrant, Jones, Hopkins |
| Scorers |
Townsend 27, Durrant 51, Durrant 6th, Townsend 85 |
| Manager |
Harry Curtis |
| Chelsea |
Bill Robertson, Danny Winter, Albert Tennant, Dickie Foss, John Harris, Reg Williams, Peter Buchanan, Alf Hanson, Tommy Lawton, Len Goulden, Len Dolding |
| Scorers |
Lawton 22, Hanson 24, Buchanan 70, Lawton 90 |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
Chelsea (1) 4 Brentford (1) 2
| Date: |
Saturday, 8th December 1945 at 14:30 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League South Position 10 |
| Venue: |
Stamford Bridge |
| Attendance: |
38,497 |
| Referee: |
George Reader (Southampton) |
| Chelsea |
Bill Robertson, Danny Winter, Albert Tennant, Robert Russell, John Harris, Dickie Foss, Peter Buchanan, Reg Williams, Tommy Lawton, Len Goulden, Alf Hanson |
| Scorers |
Lawton 8, Foss 3rd, Goulden 4th, Lawton 55 |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
| Brentford |
Crozier, Gorman, Poyser, Brown, Smith, Phillips, Hopkins, Scott, Durrant, Thomas, Jones |
| Scorers |
Durrant 40, Thomas 88 |
| Manager |
Harry Curtis |
Swansea Town (5) 5 Chelsea (1) 3
| Date: |
Saturday, 15th December 1945 at 14:30 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League South Position 12 |
| Venue: |
Vetch Field |
| Attendance: |
19,651 |
| Referee: |
|
| Swansea Town |
Owen Roberts, Davies, Fisher, Burns, Weston, Phillips, Jones, Jack Roberts, Trevor Ford, Payne, Cokeman |
| Scorers |
Roberts 2, Ford 3, Ford 19, Jones 4th, Ford 5th |
| Manager |
Haydn Green |
| Chelsea |
Bill Robertson, Danny Winter, Harold Ferrier, Robert Russell, Reg Williams, Albert Tennant, Len Dolding, Peter Buchanan, Tommy Lawton, David James, Jimmy Bain |
| Scorers |
Dolding 20, Williams 73, Dolding 78 |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
Chelsea (1) 3 Swansea Town (0) 4
| Date: |
Saturday, 22nd December 1945 at 14:15 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League South Position 14 |
| Venue: |
Stamford Bridge |
| Attendance: |
23,024 |
| Referee: |
GS Blackhall (Wednesbury) |
| Chelsea |
Harry Brown, Danny Winter, Albert Tennant, Robert Russell, Fred W Hall, Reg Williams, Dickie Spence, Dickie Foss, Tommy Lawton, Len Goulden, Jimmy Bain |
| Scorers |
Lawton 7, Lawton 3rd, Lawton 5th |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
| Swansea Town |
Owen Roberts, Davies, Fisher, Burns, Weston, Sneddon, Jones, Jack Roberts, Ford, Coleman, Scrine |
| Scorers |
Coleman 2nd, Ford 4th, Jack Roberts 6th, Coleman 85 |
| Manager |
Haydn Green |
Chelsea (0) 3 Millwall (0) 0
| Date: |
Tuesday, 25th December 1945 at 11:30 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League South |
| Venue: |
Stamford Bridge |
| Attendance: |
22,765 |
| Referee: |
G Salmon (Stoke) |
| Chelsea |
Bill Robertson, Danny Winter, Albert Tennant, Robert Russell, John Harris, Reg Williams, Dickie Spence, Dickie Foss, Tommy Lawton, Len Goulden, Jimmy Bain |
| Scorers |
Goulden, Lawton, Lawton |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
| Millwall |
Bumstead, Dudley, Fisher, Smith, Ford, Brolly, Johnson, Hurrell, Jinks, Brown, Paton |
| Manager |
Jack Cock |
Millwall (0) 0 Chelsea (3) 8
| Date: |
Wednesday, 26th December 1945 at 14:15 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League South |
| Venue: |
The Den |
| Attendance: |
30,493 |
| Referee: |
G Salmon (Stoke) |
| Millwall |
Bumstead, Dudley, Fisher, Smith, Ford, Brolly, Johnson, Hurrell, Jimmy Jinks, Brown, Paton |
| Manager |
Jack Cock |
| Chelsea |
Bill Robertson, Danny Winter, Albert Tennant, Robert Russell, John Harris, Reg Williams, Dickie Spence, Joe Payne, Tommy Lawton, Len Goulden, Jimmy Bain |
| Scorers |
Spence, Spence, Payne, Payne, Goulden, Lawton, Lawton, Lawton |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
Southampton (3) 7 Chelsea (0) 0
| Date: |
Saturday, 29th December 1945 at 14:30 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League South Position 10 |
| Venue: |
The Dell |
| Attendance: |
23,339 |
| Referee: |
GV Searle |
| Southampton |
Warhurst, Mountford, Roles, Evans, Dodgin, Stroud, Buchanan, Bates, McGibbon, Bradley, Veck |
| Scorers |
McGibbon 4, Bates 33, McGibbon 44, McGibbon 4th, McGibbon 5th, McGibbon 6th, McGibbon 7th |
| Manager |
Arthur Dominy |
| Chelsea |
Bill Robertson, Danny Winter, Albert Tennant, Robert Russell, John Harris, Reg Williams, Dickie Spence, Joe Payne, Tommy Lawton, Len Goulden, Jimmy Bain |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
| Comment: |
Goulden shot wide from a penalty |
Leicester City (0) 1 Chelsea (3) 7
| Date: |
Saturday, 12th January 1946 at 14:45 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League South Position 11 |
| Venue: |
Filbert Street |
| Attendance: |
15,894 |
| Referee: |
GS Blackhall (Wednesbury) |
| Leicester City |
Calvert, Watts, Howe, Sep Smith, Sheard, Grogan, Mercer, Arthur Smith, Sutton, Chisholm, Foster |
| Scorer |
Foster |
| Manager |
Tom Mather |
| Chelsea |
Bill Robertson, Danny Winter, Albert Tennant, John V Humphreys, John Harris, Dickie Foss, Peter Buchanan, Reg Williams, Joe Payne, Len Goulden, Len Dolding |
| Scorers |
Foss, Williams, Williams, Williams, Payne, Payne, Dolding |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
Chelsea (2) 4 Leicester City (0) 0
| Date: |
Saturday, 19th January 1946 at 14:45 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League South Position 10 |
| Venue: |
Stamford Bridge |
| Attendance: |
14,349 |
| Referee: |
GS Blackhall (Stoke) |
| Chelsea |
Bill Robertson, Danny Winter, Albert Tennant, Robert Russell, John Harris, Dickie Foss, Dickie Spence, Reg Williams, Joe Payne, Len Goulden, Jimmy Bain |
| Scorers |
Williams, Williams, Williams, Payne |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
| Leicester City |
Grant, Frame, Howe, Osborne, Sheard, Towers, King, Seb Smith, Mercer, Arthur Smith, Foster |
| Manager |
Tom Mather |
Coventry City (2) 2 Chelsea (0) 0
| Date: |
Saturday, 2nd February 1946 at 14:45 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League South Position 11 |
| Venue: |
Highfield Road |
| Attendance: |
19,289 |
| Referee: |
WE Wood (Bedford) |
| Coventry City |
Wood, Kelley, Metcalfe, Snape, Mason, Crawley, Warner, Simpson, Barratt, Aldecoa, Bilbao |
| Scorers |
Aldecoa 42, Barratt 44 (Pen) |
| Manager |
Dick Bayliss |
| Chelsea |
Bill Robertson, Fred Lewis, Albert Tennant, Reg Williams, John Harris, Ken Armstrong, Peter Buchanan, Joe Payne, Tommy Lawton, Alex Machin, Len Dolding |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
Chelsea (1) 2 Luton Town (0) 1
| Date: |
Saturday, 16th February 1946 at 15:00 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League South Position 10 |
| Venue: |
Stamford Bridge |
| Attendance: |
19,510 |
| Referee: |
T Smith (Atherstone) |
| Chelsea |
Bill Robertson, Danny Winter, Albert Tennant, Ken Armstrong, John Harris, Dickie Foss, Dickie Spence, Reg Williams, Tommy Lawton, Joe Payne, Len Dolding |
| Scorers |
Lawton 25, Williams 3rd |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
| Luton Town |
Duke, Beach, Lake, Goodyear, Gager, Cooke, Jackman, Fink, Henderson, Gardiner, Waugh |
| Scorer |
Waugh 2nd |
| Manager |
George Martin |
Chelsea (1) 2 Aston Villa (1) 2
| Date: |
Saturday, 23rd February 1946 at 15:15 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League South Position 10 |
| Venue: |
Stamford Bridge |
| Attendance: |
37,069 |
| Referee: |
LE Gibbs (Reading) |
| Chelsea |
Bill Robertson, Danny Winter, Albert Tennant, Ken Armstrong, John Harris, Dickie Foss, Dickie Spence, Reg Williams, Tommy Lawton, Joe Payne, Jimmy Bain |
| Scorers |
Williams, Lawton |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
| Aston Villa |
Wakeman, Polls, Cummings, Moss, Parkes, Lowe, Goffin, Broom, Graham, Iverson, Smith |
| Scorers |
Goffin, Iverson |
| Manager |
Alex Massie |
Tottenham Hotspur (2) 4 Chelsea (1) 2
| Date: |
Saturday, 2nd March 1946 at 15:00 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Friendly |
| Venue: |
White Hart Lane |
| Attendance: |
13,000 |
| Referee: |
W Gould |
| Tottenham Hotspur |
Hughes, Willis, Buckingham, White, Nicholson, Ludford, Griffiths, Rundle, Foreman, Dix, Whitchurch |
| Scorers |
Foreman 6, Dix 35, Foreman 52, Dix 86 |
| Manager |
Arthur Turner |
| Chelsea |
Bill Robertson, Alec White, Albert Tennant, Reg Williams, John Harris, Dickie Foss, Dickie Spence, Jimmy Argue, Tommy Lawton, Alex Machin, Jimmy Bain |
| Scorers |
Argue 12, Bain 84 |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
Arsenal (1) 1 Chelsea (2) 2
| Date: |
Saturday, 9th March 1946 at 15:00 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League South Position 8 |
| Venue: |
White Hart Lane |
| Attendance: |
30,554 |
| Referee: |
EW Baker |
| Arsenal |
Swindin, Male, Scott, Waller, Joy, Paterson, Nelson, Jones, O'Flanagan, Bastin, Dennis Compton |
| Scorer |
Dennis Compton 5 |
| Manager |
George Allison |
| Chelsea |
Bill Robertson, Danny Winter, Albert Tennant, Ken Armstrong, John Harris, Dickie Foss, Dickie Spence, John Brindle, Tommy Lawton, Reg Williams, Len Dolding |
| Scorers |
Lawton 2nd, Spence 3rd |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
Chelsea (1) 1 Arsenal (1) 2
| Date: |
Saturday, 16th March 1946 at 15:15 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League South Position 10 |
| Venue: |
Stamford Bridge |
| Attendance: |
45,000 |
| Referee: |
EW Baker (Manchester) |
| Chelsea |
Bill Robertson, Alec White, Albert Tennant, Ken Armstrong, John Harris, Dickie Foss, Dickie Spence, John Brindle, Tommy Lawton, Reg Williams, Len Dolding |
| Scorer |
Brindle |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
| Arsenal |
Swindin, Scott, Collett, Nelson, Joy, Waller, O'Flanaghan, McPherson, Barnard, Bastin, Dennis Compton |
| Scorers |
Compton, Compton |
| Manager |
George Allison |
Luton Town (0) 3 Chelsea (0) 1
| Date: |
Saturday, 23rd March 1946 at 15:15 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League South Position 11 |
| Venue: |
Town Ground |
| Attendance: |
14,000 |
| Referee: |
G Dutton (Warwick) |
| Luton Town |
Duke, Lake, Beach, Goodyear, Gager, Gardiner, Smith, Laing, Billington, Daniel, Waugh |
| Scorers |
Laing, Billington, Billington |
| Manager |
Ned Liddell |
| Chelsea |
Bill Robertson, Danny Winter, Fred Lewis, Albert Tennant, John Harris, Dickie Foss, Dickie Spence, Reg Williams, Tommy Lawton, Len Goulden, Len Dolding |
| Scorer |
Foss |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
Aston Villa (0) 0 Chelsea (0) 3
| Date: |
Wednesday, 27th March 1946 at 15:00 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League South Position 10 |
| Venue: |
Villa Park |
| Attendance: |
25,000 |
| Referee: |
|
| Aston Villa |
Wakeman, Potts, Cummings, Moss, Morby, Starling, Goffin, Broome, Edwards, Iverson, Smith |
| Manager |
Alex Massie |
| Chelsea |
Bill Robertson, Danny Winter, Fred Lewis, Albert Tennant, John Harris, Dickie Foss, Alex Machin, Reg Williams, David James, Len Goulden, Jimmy Bain |
| Scorers |
James 49, Goulden 57, James 79 |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
Charlton Athletic (0) 0 Chelsea (0) 0
| Date: |
Saturday, 30th March 1946 at 15:15 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League South Position 10 |
| Venue: |
The Valley |
| Attendance: |
46,658 |
| Referee: |
FS Milner |
| Charlton Athletic |
Bartram, Croker, Shreeve, Turner, Oakes, Johnson, Fell, Brown, Turner, Welsh, Duffy |
| Manager |
Jimmy Seed |
| Chelsea |
Bill Robertson, Danny Winter, Fred Lewis, Albert Tennant, John Harris, Dickie Foss, Alex Machin, Reg Williams, David James, Len Goulden, Len Dolding |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
Chelsea (0) 0 Charlton Athletic (0) 1
| Date: |
Wednesday, 3rd April 1946 at 15:15 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League South Position 10 |
| Venue: |
Stamford Bridge |
| Attendance: |
25,000 |
| Referee: |
FS Milner (Wolverhampton) |
| Chelsea |
Bill Robertson, Danny Winter, Fred Lewis, Albert Tennant, John Harris, Dickie Foss, Len Dolding, Reg Williams, David James, Len Goulden, Jimmy Bain |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
| Charlton Athletic |
Bartram, Croker, Shreeve, Turner, Oakes, Johnson, Fell, Brown, Revell, Welsh, Duffy |
| Scorer |
Duffy 89 |
| Manager |
Jimmy Seed |
Fulham (2) 3 Chelsea (2) 2
| Date: |
Saturday, 6th April 1946 at 15:15 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League South Position 12 |
| Venue: |
Craven Cottage |
| Attendance: |
35,000 |
| Referee: |
P Stevens |
| Fulham |
Evans, Freeman, Bacuzzi, Wallbanks, Watson, Taylor, Buchanan, McCormick, Rooke, Beasley, Shepherd |
| Scorers |
Shepherd 10, Beasley 2nd, McCormick 5th |
| Manager |
Jack Peart |
| Chelsea |
Bill Robertson, Danny Winter, Alec White, Albert Tennant, John Harris, Reg Williams, Alex Machin, Ken Chisholm, David James, Len Goulden, Len Dolding |
| Scorers |
Chisholm 3rd, Dolding 40 |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
Chelsea (2) 2 Coventry City (0) 1
| Date: |
Wednesday, 10th April 1946 at 15:15 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League South Position 10 |
| Venue: |
Stamford Bridge |
| Attendance: |
10,000 |
| Referee: |
WE Wood (Bedford) |
| Chelsea |
Bill Robertson, Danny Winter, Albert Tennant, Reg Williams, John Harris, Dickie Foss, Alex Machin, John Galloway, David James, Len Goulden, Len Dolding |
| Scorers |
Galloway, Goulden |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
| Coventry City |
Wood, Elliott, Kelly, Snape, Mason, Crawley, Simpson, Roberts, Barratt, Aldecoa, Setchell |
| Scorer |
Barratt |
| Manager |
Dick Bayless |
Chelsea (0) 0 Fulham (0) 0
| Date: |
Saturday, 13th April 1946 at 15:15 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League South Position 9 |
| Venue: |
Stamford Bridge |
| Attendance: |
35,000 |
| Referee: |
Percy Stevens (Luton) |
| Chelsea |
Bill Robertson, Danny Winter, Albert Tennant, Reg Williams, John Harris, Dickie Foss, Dickie Spence, Jimmy Argue, Alex Machin, Len Goulden, Len Dolding |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
| Fulham |
Evans, Freeman, Bacuzzi, Wallbanks, Watson, Taylor, Buchanan, McCormick, Rooke, Beasley, Shepherd |
| Manager |
Jack Peart |
Chelsea (2) 2 Plymouth Argyle (0) 0
| Date: |
Friday, 19th April 1946 at 15:15 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League South |
| Venue: |
Stamford Bridge |
| Attendance: |
33,000 |
| Referee: |
JM Wiltshire (Sherbourne) |
| Chelsea |
Bill Robertson, Danny Winter, Fred Lewis, Albert Tennant, John Harris, Reg Williams, Dickie Spence, John Galloway, Tommy Lawton, Len Goulden, Len Dolding |
| Scorers |
Goulden 18, Galloway 35 |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
| Plymouth Argyle |
Shortt, Silk, Dixon, Royston, Gibson, Gorman, Stephenson, Jones, Brown, Carless, Tinkler |
| Manager |
Jack Tresadern |
| Comment: |
Winter shot wide from a penalty in the second half |
Portsmouth (1) 3 Chelsea (0) 0
| Date: |
Saturday, 20th April 1946 at 15:00 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League South |
| Venue: |
Fratton Park |
| Attendance: |
25,824 |
| Referee: |
L Brown (Barnes) |
| Portsmouth |
Walker, Ferrier, Rookes, Scoular, Flewin, Foxton, Harris, Reid, Froggatt, Phillips, Parker |
| Scorers |
Reid, Reid, Reid |
| Manager |
Jack Tinn |
| Chelsea |
Bill Robertson, Danny Winter, Albert Tennant, Reg Williams, John Harris, Dickie Foss, Murdoch Dickie, Alex Machin, Tommy Lawton, Len Goulden, Dickie Spence |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
Plymouth Argyle (1) 1 Chelsea (3) 4
| Date: |
Monday, 22nd April 1946 at 15:15 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League South Position 10 |
| Venue: |
Home Park |
| Attendance: |
27,000 |
| Referee: |
JM Wiltshire |
| Plymouth Argyle |
Shortt, Silk, Dixon, Royston, Gibson, Gorman, Stephenson, Jones, Swinscoe, Carless, Tinkler |
| Scorer |
Swinscoe 1st |
| Manager |
Jack Tresadern |
| Chelsea |
Bill Robertson, Danny Winter, Albert Tennant, Jimmy Argue, John Harris, Reg Williams, Murdoch Dickie, Alex Machin, Tommy Lawton, Len Goulden, Walter Hanlon |
| Scorers |
Goulden 2nd, Machin 3rd, Argue 4th, Goulden 85 |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
Chelsea (2) 3 Portsmouth (0) 0
| Date: |
Saturday, 27th April 1946 at 15:00 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League South |
| Venue: |
Stamford Bridge |
| Attendance: |
23,450 |
| Referee: |
L Brown (Barnes) |
| Chelsea |
Bill Robertson, Danny Winter, Albert Tennant, Jimmy Argue, John Harris, Reg Williams, Murdoch Dickie, Alex Machin, Tommy Lawton, Len Goulden, Len Dolding |
| Scorers |
Goulden, Goulden, Dolding |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
| Portsmouth |
Walker, Rookes, Ferrier, Scoular, Flewin, Foxton, Harris, Reid, Anderson, Phillips, Parker |
| Manager |
Jack Tinn |
KB Copenhagen (0) 2 Chelsea (1) 1
| Date: |
Sunday, 28th April 1946 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Friendly |
| Venue: |
Idraetspark, Copenhagen |
| Attendance: |
35,000 |
| Referee: |
|
| KB Copenhagen |
|
| Scorers |
Pannisson, Hansen |
| Manager |
|
| Chelsea |
|
| Scorer |
Argue 40 |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
OB Odense ( ) 0 Chelsea ( ) 3
| Date: |
Tuesday, 30th April 1946 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Friendly |
| Venue: |
Odense Stadion |
| Attendance: |
|
| Referee: |
|
| OB Odense |
|
| Scorers |
Lawton, Lawton, Dolding |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
| Chelsea |
|
| Manager |
|
Derby County (1) 1 Chelsea (1) 1
| Date: |
Saturday, 4th May 1946 at 15:00 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League South Position 10 |
| Venue: |
Baseball Ground |
| Attendance: |
27,000 |
| Referee: |
H Pearce |
| Derby County |
Boulton, Nicholas, Howe, Bullions, Leuty, Musson, Harrison, Carter, McCulloch, Stamps, Duncan |
| Scorer |
Carter 42 |
| Manager |
Ted Magner |
| Chelsea |
Bill Robertson, Danny Winter, Albert Tennant, Jimmy Argue, John Harris, Reg Williams, Dickie Spence, Alex Machin, Tommy Lawton, Len Goulden, Len Dolding |
| Scorer |
Lawton 25 |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
