Match Results
1944-1945
The matches on this page are not included in official statistics
Half-Time scores in brackets where known
Fulham (5) 7 Chelsea (0) 4
| Date: |
Saturday, 26th August 1944 at 15:15 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League South |
| Venue: |
Craven Cottage |
| Attendance: |
8,000 |
| Referee: |
WE Wood |
| Fulham |
Duke, Hiles, Cowan, Jones, Watson, Flack, Leyfield, Potts, Rooke, O'Callaghan, Conley |
| Scorers |
Rooke 1st, Rooke 2nd, O'Callaghan 3rd, Rooke 4th, Potts 5th, Potts 7th, Rooke 11th |
| Manager |
Jack Peart |
| Chelsea |
Vic Woodley, Bart Purvis, Eddie Hapgood, Albert Tennant, John Harris, Dickie Foss, Peter Buchanan, Tommy Walker, Joe Payne, George Mills, Charlie Mitten |
| Scorers |
Walker 55, Payne 8th, Hapgood 9th, Walker 10th |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
Chelsea (1) 1 Aldershot (0) 1
| Date: |
Saturday, 2nd September 1944 at 15:00 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League South Position 13 |
| Venue: |
Stamford Bridge |
| Attendance: |
4,500 |
| Referee: |
|
| Chelsea |
Vic Woodley, Bart Purvis, Danny Winter, Harry Bearryman, John Harris, Eddie Hapgood, Peter Buchanan, Albert Tennant, Joe Payne, Dickie Foss, Charlie Mitten |
| Scorer |
Buchanan 1st |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
| Aldershot |
Briggs, Marsden, Horton, Mercer, Halton, Morris, Brooks, Antonio, McCulloch, McPheat, Jones |
| Scorer |
McPheat 2nd |
| Manager |
|
Brentford (0) 0 Chelsea (3) 5
| Date: |
Saturday, 9th September 1944 at 15:15 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League South Position 8 |
| Venue: |
Griffin Park |
| Attendance: |
16,100 |
| Referee: |
WF Daly |
| Brentford |
Saunders, Brown, Poyser, Briddon, Manley, Whittaker, Hopkins, Hunt, Townsend, Boulter, Smith |
| Manager |
Harry Curtis |
| Chelsea |
Vic Woodley, Ernie Muttitt, Bart Purvis, Robert Russell, John Harris, Dickie Foss, Peter Buchanan, Tommy Walker, Joe Payne, Albert Tennant, Charlie Mitten |
| Scorers |
Walker 10, Walker 16, Payne 40, Walker 4th, Russell 5th |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
Chelsea (6) 8 Crystal Palace (0) 2
| Date: |
Saturday, 16th September 1944 at 15:00 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League South Position 8 |
| Venue: |
Stamford Bridge |
| Attendance: |
20,000 |
| Referee: |
M Hartley (Woking) |
| Chelsea |
Richard W Toop, Danny Winter, Eddie Hapgood, Robert Russell, John Harris, Dickie Foss, Peter Buchanan, Tommy Walker, Joe Payne, Albert Tennant, Charlie Mitten |
| Scorers |
Payne 1st, Payne 2nd, Payne 7th, Walker 9th, Foss, Mitten, Mitten, Mitten |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
| Crystal Palace |
Tootill, Mountford, Fred Dawes, Burke, Stewart, Reece, Robson, Somerfield, Blackman, Albert Dawes, Lewis |
| Scorers |
Albert Dawes 8th (Pen), Robson 10th |
| Manager |
George Irwin |
Charlton Athletic (0) 0 Chelsea (1) 3
| Date: |
Saturday, 23rd September 1944 at 15:15 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League South Position 3 |
| Venue: |
The Valley |
| Attendance: |
13,500 |
| Referee: |
M Jones |
| Charlton Athletic |
Sanders, Croker, Jobling, Wales, Oakes, Whiitaker, A Brown, RA Brown, Smith, Morris, Hobbis |
| Manager |
Jimmy Seed |
| Chelsea |
Vic Woodley, Danny Winter, George Hardwick, Robert Russell, John Harris, Dickie Foss, Peter Buchanan, Tommy Walker, Joe Payne, Albert Tennant, Charlie Mitten |
| Scorers |
Payne 1st, Payne 2nd, Walker 67 |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
| Comment: |
Wales shot wide from a penalty at 0-0 |
Chelsea (1) 5 Clapton Orient (0) 0
| Date: |
Saturday, 30th September 1944 at 15:15 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League South Position 2 |
| Venue: |
Stamford Bridge |
| Attendance: |
12,000 |
| Referee: |
|
| Chelsea |
Vic Woodley, Bart Purvis, Eddie Hapgood, Robert Russell, John Harris, Dickie Foss, Peter Buchanan, Tommy Walker, Joe Payne, Albert Tennant, Charlie Mitten |
| Scorers |
Tennant 1st, Payne, Payne, Mitten, Mitten |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
| Clapton Orient |
Rickett, Parry, Rumbold, Walters, Bartlett, Dugnolle, Daniels, Odell, Ford, Liddell, AN Other |
| Manager |
Billy Wright |
Portsmouth (1) 1 Chelsea (0) 5
| Date: |
Saturday, 7th October 1944 at 15:00 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League South Position 2 |
| Venue: |
Fratton Park |
| Attendance: |
13,539 |
| Referee: |
|
| Portsmouth |
Walker, Morgan, Rochford, Guthrie, Flewin, McLeod, Kerr, Emptage, Whitchurch, Wayman, Parker |
| Scorer |
Wayman 1st |
| Manager |
Jack Tinn |
| Chelsea |
Alex Anderson, Eric C Williams, Eddie Hapgood, Robert Russell, John Harris, Dickie Foss, Peter Buchanan, Alex Machin, Joe Payne, Cyril W Bacon, Charlie Mitten |
| Scorers |
Machin 50, Payne 3rd, Buchanan 4th, Buchanan 5th, Payne 84 Pen |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
Tottenham Hotspur (0) 1 Chelsea (2) 5
| Date: |
Saturday, 14th October 1944 at 15:00 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League South Position 2 |
| Venue: |
White Hart Lane |
| Attendance: |
21,087 |
| Referee: |
AT Ford |
| Tottenham Hotspur |
Boulton, Ward, Willis, White, Hall, Burgess, Walters, Mogford, Ludford, Stevens, Howe |
| Scorer |
Stevens 3rd |
| Manager |
Arthur Turner |
| Chelsea |
Alex Anderson, Danny Winter, Eddie Hapgood, Robert Russell, John Harris, Dickie Foss, Alfred Whittingham, George Wardle, Joe Payne, Alex Machin, Charlie Mitten |
| Scorers |
Payne 1st, Whittingham 2nd, Wardle 4th, Payne 5th, Machin 6th |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
| Comment: |
Boulton saved a penalty taken by Payne |
Chelsea (4) 7 Millwall (0) 0
| Date: |
Saturday, 21st October 1944 at 15:15 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League South Position 2 |
| Venue: |
Stamford Bridge |
| Attendance: |
16,000 |
| Referee: |
CE Argent (St Albans) |
| Chelsea |
Vic Woodley, Danny Winter, Eddie Hapgood, Robert Russell, John Harris, Dickie Foss, Alfred Whittingham, Tommy Walker, Joe Payne, George Wardle, Peter Buchanan |
| Scorers |
Walker 1st, Walker 2nd, Payne 3rd, Wardle 4th, Buchanan 5th, Russell 6th, Wardle 7th |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
| Millwall |
Bumstead, Edward Smith, Tyler, Evans, Cardwell, Leath, Dunkley, Fenton, Jinks, Laidman, James Smith |
| Manager |
Jack Cock |
Watford (0) 1 Chelsea (3) 6
| Date: |
Saturday, 28th October 1944 at 15:00 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League South Position 1 |
| Venue: |
Vicarage Road |
| Attendance: |
7,730 |
| Referee: |
WD Vickers |
| Watford |
W Saunders, Brown, Hartshorne, Jones, K Saunders, Williams, Barnett, Browne, Lewis, Jackson, Baines |
| Scorer |
Lewis |
| Manager |
Bill Findlay |
| Chelsea |
Vic Woodley, Danny Winter, Eddie Hapgood, Robert Russell, John Harris, Dickie Foss, Alfred Whittingham, George Wardle, Joe Payne, Alex Machin, Charlie Mitten |
| Scorers |
Payne, Payne, Payne, Payne, Wardle, Machin |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
Southampton (1) 3 Chelsea (1) 3
| Date: |
Saturday, 4th November 1944 at 15:00 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League South Position 2 |
| Venue: |
The Dell |
| Attendance: |
16,000 |
| Referee: |
WJ Muller |
| Southampton |
Warhurst, Eggleston, Roles, Evans, Dodgin, Stroud, Hassell, Bates, Roper, Dorsett, Grant |
| Scorers |
Dorset (Pen) 2nd, Dorsett (Pen) 4th, Dorsett (Pen) 6th |
| Manager |
Arthur Dominy |
| Chelsea |
Alex Anderson, George Hardwick, Eddie Hapgood, Robert Russell, John Harris, Dickie Foss, George Wardle, Albert Tennant, Joe Payne, Alex Machin, Alfred Whittingham |
| Scorers |
Wardle 20, Payne (Pen) 3rd, Wardle 5th |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
Chelsea (3) 7 Luton Town (0) 1
| Date: |
Saturday, 11th November 1944 at 15:15 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League South Position 1 |
| Venue: |
Stamford Bridge |
| Attendance: |
8,000 |
| Referee: |
AT Ford (Ilford) |
| Chelsea |
Alex Anderson, Danny Winter, Eddie Hapgood, Robert Russell, John Harris, Dickie Foss, Cyril W Bacon, Albert Tennant, Joe Payne, George Wardle, John Prentice |
| Scorers |
Bacon 1st, Payne 2nd, Payne 3rd, Payne 4th, Payne 5th, Wardle 6th, Payne 7th |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
| Luton Town |
Wilkinson, Tunney, Gager, Marshall, Young, Goodyear, Mullen, Daniel, Woolhead, Bradley, Waugh |
| Scorer |
Bradley 8th |
| Manager |
George Martin |
Brighton & Hove Albion (2) 3 Chelsea (2) 5
| Date: |
Saturday, 18th November 1944 at 15:15 |
|
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Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League South Position 1 |
| Venue: |
Goldstone Ground |
| Attendance: |
6,000 |
| Referee: |
|
| Brighton & Hove Albion |
Fairhurst, Risdon, Wallis, Reece, Hodgson, Winning, McDermott, Wilson, O'Donnell, Moore, Stephens |
| Scorers |
O'Donnell, Moore, Stephens |
| Manager |
Charles Webb |
| Chelsea |
Alex Anderson, George Hardwick, Eddie Hapgood, Albert Tennant, John Harris, Dickie Foss, Peter Buchanan, George Wardle, Joe Payne, Alex Machin, Charlie Mitten |
| Scorers |
Hardwick 80, Payne 7th, Payne 8th, Payne, Payne |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
| Comment: |
The goal by Hardwick at 80 minutes was the 6th goal of the match |
Chelsea (0) 2 Arsenal (1) 1
| Date: |
Saturday, 25th November 1944 at 15:00 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League South Position 1 |
| Venue: |
Stamford Bridge |
| Attendance: |
37,753 |
| Referee: |
E Plinston (Hants) |
| Chelsea |
Alex Anderson, Danny Winter, Eddie Hapgood, Robert Russell, John Harris, Dickie Foss, George Wardle, Willie Hurrell, Joe Payne, Alex Machin, Charlie Mitten |
| Scorers |
Payne 58, Machin 80 |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
| Arsenal |
Swindin, Male, Mennie, Bastin, Tunnicliffe, Collett, Farquhar, Smith, Steele, Morrad, Wrigglesworth |
| Scorer |
Steele 10 |
| Manager |
George Allison |
Chelsea (2) 2 Fulham (0) 0
| Date: |
Saturday, 2nd December 1944 at 15:00 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League South Position 1 |
| Venue: |
Stamford Bridge |
| Attendance: |
18,000 |
| Referee: |
WE Wood (Bedford) |
| Chelsea |
Alex Anderson, Danny Winter, Eddie Hapgood, Robert Russell, John Harris, Dickie Foss, George Wardle, Cyril W Bacon, Joe Payne, Albert Tennant, Charlie Mitten |
| Scorers |
Bacon 1st, Mitten 2nd |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
| Fulham |
Dukes, Lloyd, Cowan, Jones, Morris, Wilson, Neary, Boulter, Wright, Lowes, Jones |
| Manager |
Jack Peart |
Aldershot (1) 3 Chelsea (2) 4
| Date: |
Saturday, 9th December 1944 at 15:00 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League South Position 1 |
| Venue: |
Recreation Ground |
| Attendance: |
8,000 |
| Referee: |
LE Gibbs |
| Aldershot |
Tapken, Summerbee, Royston, Wallace, Halton, Morris, O'Connor, Kiernan, Brooks, Antonio, Cunliffe |
| Scorers |
Cunliffe 5th, O'Connor 7th, Brooks |
| Manager |
|
| Chelsea |
Vic Woodley, Danny Winter, Eddie Hapgood, Albert Tennant, John Harris, Robert Russell, Dickie Spence, Willie Hurrell, Joe Payne, Alex Machin, Charlie Mitten |
| Scorers |
Payne 6th, Payne, Machin, Mitten |
| Manager |
|
Chelsea (0) 0 Brentford (1) 2
| Date: |
Saturday, 16th December 1944 at 15:00 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League South Position 1 |
| Venue: |
Stamford Bridge |
| Attendance: |
24,492 |
| Referee: |
P Stevens (Luton) |
| Chelsea |
Alex Anderson, Danny Winter, Eddie Hapgood, Robert Russell, John Harris, Dickie Foss, George Wardle, Albert Tennant, Joe Payne, Alex Machin, Charlie Mitten |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
| Brentford |
Jones, Gorman, Poyser, Scott, Brown, Whittaker, Hopkins, Thomas, Brown, Hunt, Smith |
| Scorers |
Hunt 20, Thomas 85 |
| Manager |
Harry Curtis |
Crystal Palace (1) 3 Chelsea (2) 3
| Date: |
Saturday, 30th December 1944 at 15:00 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League South Position 2 |
| Venue: |
Selhurst Park |
| Attendance: |
10,106 |
| Referee: |
HF Hauxwell (West Wickham) |
| Crystal Palace |
Toothill, Mountford, Ferrier, Hudgell, Spencer, Phillips, Fred Dawes, Somerfield, Kurz, Lewis, Wilson |
| Scorers |
Somerfield 3rd, Dawes 4th, Kurz 90 |
| Manager |
George Irwin |
| Chelsea |
Vic Woodley, Danny Winter, George Hardwick, Robert Russell, John Harris, Dickie Foss, Peter Buchanan, George Wardle, Joe Payne, Alex Machin, Charlie Mitten |
| Scorers |
Mitten 1st, Payne 2nd, Payne 5th (Pen) |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
Chelsea (1) 4 Charlton Athletic (0) 0
| Date: |
Saturday, 6th January 1945 at 15:00 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League South Position 2 |
| Venue: |
Stamford Bridge |
| Attendance: |
11,812 |
| Referee: |
G Reader (Hants) |
| Chelsea |
Vic Woodley, Danny Winter, George Hardwick, Robert Russell, John Harris, Dickie Foss, Peter Buchanan, Willie Hurrell, Joe Payne, Albert Tennant, George Wardle |
| Scorers |
Hurrell 42, Payne 2nd, Payne 3rd, Hurrell 72 |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
| Charlton Athletic |
Sanders, Croker, Jobling, Smith, Oakes, Hobbis, Fell, Tadman, Turner, Brown, Crisp |
| Manager |
Jimmy Seed |
Clapton Orient (1) 2 Chelsea (4) 6
| Date: |
Saturday, 13th January 1945 at 15:00 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League South Position 2 |
| Venue: |
Brisbane Road |
| Attendance: |
3,000 |
| Referee: |
W Vine |
| Clapton Orient |
Hall, Allum, Rumbold, Dugnolle, Bartlett, Parry, Daniels, Ford, Harrison, Younger, Odell |
| Scorers |
Wardle (OG), Daniels |
| Manager |
Billy Wright |
| Chelsea |
Vic Woodley, J Wallis, George Hardwick, Robert Russell, John Harris, Dickie Foss, Peter Buchanan, Willie Hurrell, Joe Payne, Les Stevens, George Wardle |
| Scorers |
Payne 10, Hurrell 2nd, Payne 3rd, Buchanan, Buchanan, Russell |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
Chelsea (0) 1 Portsmouth (1) 1
| Date: |
Saturday, 20th January 1945 at 15:00 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League South Position 2 |
| Venue: |
Stamford Bridge |
| Attendance: |
11,404 |
| Referee: |
E Plinston (Newmarket) |
| Chelsea |
Vic Woodley, Danny Winter, Bart Purvis, Robert Russell, John Harris, Dickie Foss, Peter Buchanan, Willie Hurrell, Joe Payne, George Wardle, Charlie Mitten |
| Scorer |
Mitten 2nd (Pen) |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
| Portsmouth |
Walker, Morgan, Rochford, Guthrie, Flewin, Summerbee, Harris, Anderson, Evans, Bushby, Parker |
| Scorer |
Anderson 1st |
| Manager |
Jack Tinn |
Chelsea (1) 1 Tottenham Hotspur (1) 2
| Date: |
Saturday, 27th January 1945 at 15:15 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League South Position 2 |
| Venue: |
Stamford Bridge |
| Attendance: |
20,540 |
| Referee: |
WE Wood (Bedford) |
| Chelsea |
Vic Woodley, Danny Winter, George Hardwick, Robert Russell, John Harris, Dickie Foss, Dickie Spence, George Wardle, Joe Payne, Charlie Evans, Charlie Mitten |
| Scorer |
Wardle 2nd |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
| Tottenham Hotspur |
Hughes, Ward, Willis, White, Hall, Burgess, Walters, Broadis, Gibbons, Rowley, Beasley |
| Scorers |
Walters 7, Rowley 75 |
| Manager |
Arthur Turner |
Luton Town (0) 0 Chelsea (0) 1
| Date: |
Saturday, 3rd February 1945 at 15:00 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League Cup (South) Group 4 |
| Venue: |
Kemilworth Road |
| Attendance: |
8,881 |
| Referee: |
RW Robson (Shepperton) |
| Luton Town |
Wilkinson, Tunney, Cooke, Daniel, Gager, Cawdell, Dunkley, Hall, Woolhead, Bradley, Waugh |
| Manager |
|
| Chelsea |
Vic Woodley, Ralph Cowan, Bart Purvis, Robert Russell, John Harris, Dickie Foss, Dickie Spence, Albert Tennant, Joe Payne, Charlie Evans, George Wardle |
| Scorer |
Spence |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
Chelsea (3) 3 Watford (1) 1
| Date: |
Saturday, 10th February 1945 at 15:15 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League Cup (South) Group 4 Position 1 |
| Venue: |
Stamford Bridge |
| Attendance: |
12,027 |
| Referee: |
G Clark (London) |
| Chelsea |
Vic Woodley, Danny Winter, George Hardwick, Robert Russell, John Harris, Dickie Foss, George Wardle, Willie Hurrell, Joe Payne, Jimmy Bowie, Jack McDonald |
| Scorers |
Hurrell 1, Payne 3rd, Wardle 4th |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
| Watford |
Saunders, Brown, Shaw, Browne, Woodward, McLeod, Tivendale, Williams, Lewis, Davies, Drinkwater |
| Scorer |
Lewis 2nd |
| Manager |
Bill Findlay |
Crystal Palace (1) 1 Chelsea (1) 1
| Date: |
Saturday, 17th February 1945 at 15:00 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Football Leagur Cup (South) Group 4 Position 3 |
| Venue: |
Selhurst Park |
| Attendance: |
12,000 |
| Referee: |
P Stevens (Luton) |
| Crystal Palace |
McFarlane, Mountford, Tickridge, Reece, Spencer, Hudgell, Blackman, Dawes, Cheetham, Stevens, Gregory |
| Scorer |
Cheetham 1st |
| Manager |
George Irwin |
| Chelsea |
Ian Black, Ralph Cowan, Bart Purvis, Robert Russell, John Harris, Dickie Foss, Peter Buchanan, Alex Herd, Joe Payne, Alex Machin, Jack McDonald |
| Scorer |
McDonald 2nd |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
Chelsea (2) 4 Luton Town (1) 1
| Date: |
Saturday, 24th February 1945 at 15:15 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League Cup (South) Group 4 Position 2 |
| Venue: |
Stamford Bridge |
| Attendance: |
12,611 |
| Referee: |
WE Wood (Bedford) |
| Chelsea |
Ian Black, Danny Winter, Ralph Cowan, Robert Russell, John Harris, Dickie Foss, Dickie Spence, Willie Hurrell, George Wardle, Alex Herd, Jack McDonald |
| Scorers |
Herd, Herd, Wardle, McDonald |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
| Luton Town |
Wilkinson, Martinson, Cooke, Goodyear, Gager, Newman, Dunkley, Daniel, Woolhead, Bradley, Stockley |
| Scorer |
Woolhead 1st |
| Manager |
George Martin |
Watford (0) 0 Chelsea (0) 2
| Date: |
Saturday, 3rd March 1945 at 15:15 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League Cup (South) Group 4 Position 2 |
| Venue: |
Vicarage Road |
| Attendance: |
5,992 |
| Referee: |
AT Ford |
| Watford |
Saunders, Milburn, Brown, Browne, Shaw, Williams, Tivendale, Smith, Jackson, Davies, Drinkwater |
| Manager |
Bill Findlay |
| Chelsea |
Ian Black, Danny Winter, P McDonald, Robert Russell, John Harris, Dickie Foss, George Wardle, Alex Herd, Les Stevens, Alex Machin, Jack McDonald |
| Scorers |
Herd, Machin |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
Chelsea (1) 2 Crystal Palace (0) 0
| Date: |
Saturday, 10th March 1945 at 15:15 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League Cup (South) Group 4 Position 1 |
| Venue: |
Stamford Bridge |
| Attendance: |
20,960 |
| Referee: |
BR Baker (Essex) |
| Chelsea |
Ian Black, Danny Winter, P McDonald, Robert Russell, John Harris, Dickie Foss, Dickie Spence, George Wardle, Charlie Evans, Alex Herd, Jack McDonald |
| Scorers |
Spence 1st, Wardle 2nd |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
| Crystal Palace |
McFarlane, Mountford, Ferrier, Lewis, Spencer, Hudgell, Jones, Burley, Cheetham, Somerfield, Wilson |
| Manager |
George Irwin |
West Ham United (0) 1 Chelsea (2) 2
| Date: |
Saturday, 17th March 1945 at 15:00 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League Cup (South) Semi-Final |
| Venue: |
White Hart Lane |
| Attendance: |
35,109 |
| Referee: |
AT Ford |
| Chelsea |
Ian Black, Ralph Cowan, George Hardwick, Robert Russell, John Harris, Dickie Foss, George Wardle, Alex Herd, Alfred Whittingham, Alex Machin, Jack McDonald |
| Scorers |
Wardle 13, Whittingham 43 |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
| West Ham United |
Medhurst, Bicknell, Lewis, Corbett, Fenton, Wilson, Woodgate, Dunn, Townsend, Macaulay, Whitchurch |
| Scorer |
Townsend 3rd |
| Manager |
Charlie Paynter |
Chelsea (2) 3 Southampton (2) 4
| Date: |
Saturday, 31st March 1945 at 15:15 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League South Position 3 |
| Venue: |
Stamford Bridge |
| Attendance: |
16,434 |
| Referee: |
WF Daly |
| Chelsea |
Ian Black, Danny Winter, George Hardwick, Robert Russell, Albert Tennant, Dickie Foss, Dickie Spence, George Wardle, Joe Payne, Alex Machin, Jack McDonald |
| Scorers |
Payne 2nd, Payne 4th (Pen), McDonald 6th |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
| Southampton |
Stanbridge, Steer, Roles, Dodgin, Ramsey, Stroud, Evans, Bates, Mills, Dorsett, Bradley |
| Scorers |
Mills 1st, Mills 3rd, Dorsett 5th, Dorsett 7th |
| Manager |
Arthur Dominy |
Chelsea (2) 3 West Ham United (2) 4
| Date: |
Monday, 2nd April 1945 at 15:15 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League South Position 4 |
| Venue: |
Stamford Bridge |
| Attendance: |
13,327 |
| Referee: |
CJ Dean |
| Chelsea |
Vic Woodley, Ralph Cowan, George Hardwick, Leslie J Jones, Matt Gillies, Dickie Foss, Peter Buchanan, Willie Hurrell, Sid Bidewell, Alex Machin, Tommy Hassell |
| Scorers |
Hassell 3rd, Machin 4th, Hurrell 6th |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
| West Ham United |
Medhurst, Bicknell, Jones, Wilson, Ridyard, Lewis, Woodgate, Mallett, Whitchurch, Goulden, Pritchard |
| Scorers |
Goulden 5th, Goulden 7th, Mallett, Whitchurch |
| Manager |
Charlie Paynter |
Millwall (0) 0 Chelsea (0) 2
| Date: |
Saturday, 7th April 1945 at 15:00 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League Cup (South) Final |
| Venue: |
Wembley |
| Attendance: |
90,000 |
| Referee: |
G Reader (Southampton) |
| Chelsea |
Ian Black, Danny Winter, George Hardwick, Robert Russell, John Harris, Dickie Foss, George Wardle, Leslie Smith, Joe Payne, Len Goulden, Jack McDonald |
| Scorers |
McDonald 46, Wardle 51 |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
| Millwall |
Bartram, Dudley, Fisher, Ludford, Edward Smith, Tyler, Rawlings, Albert Brown, Jinks, Tom Brown, Williams |
| Manager |
Jack Cock |
Luton Town (0) 1 Chelsea (0) 1
| Date: |
Saturday, 14th April 1945 at 15:00 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League South Position 4 |
| Venue: |
Kenilworth Road |
| Attendance: |
6,400 |
| Referee: |
TG Terrey (Ealing) |
| Luton Town |
Duke, Tunney, Cooke, Goodyear, Gager, Sharpe, Chambers, Daniel, Woolhead, Stockley, Waugh |
| Scorer |
Stockley 2nd |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
| Chelsea |
Vic Woodley, Ralph Cowan, Bart Purvis, Robert Russell, J Hickman, Dickie Foss, Peter Buchanan, Sid Bidewell, Alex Machin, Willie Hurrell, George Wardle |
| Scorer |
Payne 1st |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
Chelsea (0) 0 Brighton & Hove Albion (1) 2
| Date: |
Saturday, 21st April 1945 at 15:00 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League South |
| Venue: |
Stamford Bridge |
| Attendance: |
9,176 |
| Referee: |
H French (Wilts) |
| Chelsea |
Ian Black, Ralph Cowan, Bart Purvis, Sid Bidewell, D Franks, Dickie Foss, Peter Buchanan, Derek Saunders, Joe Payne, Alex Machin, Jack McDonald |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
| Brighton & Hove Albion |
Ball, Risdon, Bratley, Whent, Reece, Reid, Cornish, Wilson, Day, Moore, Stephens |
| Scorers |
Cornish, Day |
| Manager |
Charles Webb |
Arsenal (1) 3 Chelsea (0) 0
| Date: |
Saturday, 28th April 1945 at 15:00 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League South Position 5 |
| Venue: |
White Hart Lane |
| Attendance: |
10,349 |
| Referee: |
W Casling |
| Arsenal |
Marks, Scott, Barnes, Hamilton, Hall, Henley, Farquhar, Harris, Drake, Bastin, Taylor |
| Scorers |
Drake 14, Farquhar 2nd, Bastin 3rd |
| Manager |
George Allison |
| Chelsea |
Ian Black, Ralph Cowan, Fred Dawes, Robert Russell, D Franks, Dickie Foss, George Wardle, Albert Tennant, Sid Bidewell, Willie Hurrell, Jack McDonald |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
Chelsea (1) 3 Watford (3) 4
| Date: |
Saturday, 5th May 1945 at 15:00 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League South Position 5 |
| Venue: |
Stamford Bridge |
| Attendance: |
1,896 |
| Referee: |
J Weller (Kent) |
| Chelsea |
Ian Black, Ralph Cowan, Bart Purvis, Albert Tennant, Bill Dodgin, Dickie Foss, Dickie Spence, George Wardle, Don Roper, Cyril W Bacon, Tommy Hassell |
| Scorers |
Wardle, Roper, Bacon |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
| Watford |
Croucher, Shaw, Stone, Williams, Saunders, Browne, Jezzard, Wicks, Lewis, Walker, Tivendale |
| Scorers |
Jezzard, Lewis, Lewis, Lewis |
| Manager |
Bill Findlay |
West Ham United (0) 2 Chelsea (0) 1
| Date: |
Saturday, 19th May 1945 at 15:00 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League South Position 5 |
| Venue: |
Upton Park |
| Attendance: |
10,000 |
| Referee: |
BR Baker |
| West Ham United |
Taylor, Bicknell, Edward Smith, Corbett, Fenton, Wilson, Woodgate, Hall, Small, Goulden, Whitchurch |
| Scorers |
Hall, Whitchurch |
| Manager |
Charlie Paynter |
| Chelsea |
Ian Black, Ralph Cowan, Fred Fisher, Robert Russell, John Harris, Dickie Foss, Dickie Spence, George Wardle, Don Roper, Willie Hurrell, Jimmy Bain |
| Scorer |
Hurrell |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
Southampton ( ) 4 Chelsea ( ) 6
| Date: |
Monday, 21st May 1945 at 15:00 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Friendly |
| Venue: |
The Dell |
| Attendance: |
4,842 |
| Referee: |
|
| Southampton |
|
| Manager |
Arthur Dominy |
| Chelsea |
|
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
Millwall (1) 1 Chelsea (0) 2
| Date: |
Saturday, 26th May 1945 at 15:15 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
Football League South Position 4 |
| Venue: |
The Den |
| Attendance: |
5,000 |
| Referee: |
LG Henderson |
| Millwall |
Dunkley, Dudley, Fisher, Ludford, Smith, Tyler, Reay, Phillips, Heathcote, Bradley, Hassell |
| Scorer |
Heathcote |
| Manager |
Jack Cock |
| Chelsea |
Ian Black, Ralph Cowan, Claude Gingell, Reg Williams, John Harris, Dickie Foss, Don Roper, Robert Russell, Albert Tennant, Willie Hurrell, George Wardle |
| Scorers |
Foss, Roper |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
Chelsea (1) 1 Bolton Wanderers (0) 2
| Date: |
Saturday, 2nd June 1945 at 15:00 |
|
 |
Teams |
| Competition: |
War Cup Play off |
| Venue: |
Stamford Bridge |
| Attendance: |
|
| Referee: |
G Clark |
| Chelsea |
Ian Black, Ralph Cowan, George Hardwick, Robert Russell, John Harris, Dickie Foss, George Wardle, Alex Machin, Ronnie Rooke, Len Goulden, Jimmy Bain |
| Scorer |
Rooke 38 |
| Manager |
Billy Birrell |
| Bolton Wanderers |
Fielding, Threlfall, Hubbick, Taylor, Hamlett, Murphy, Woodward, Hunt, Lofthouse, Barrass, Moir |
| Scorers |
Hunt 77, Hamlett 84 (Pen) |
| Manager |
Walter Rowley |
