Football League Division Two, 1905-06



Stockport Co v Chelsea

Date:   1st September 1905
Venue:   Edgeley Park
Attendance:   7000
Result:   1-0
Scorers:   Dodd
Stockport Co:   Albert Pemble, James Heywood, Arthur Waters, Robert Suart, Thomas Hall, Ernest Cresser, Joseph Schofield, Frederick Crump, Robert Manson, George Dodd, Edwin Bardsley
Chelsea:   Willie Foulke, Robert Mackie, Robert McEwan, George Key, Bob McRoberts, Tommy Miller, Martin Moran, James Tate Robertson, David Copeland, Jimmy Windridge, John Kirwan

Blackpool v Chelsea

Date:   9th September 1905
Venue:   Bloomfield Road
Attendance:   4000
Result:   0-1
Scorers:   Robertson
Blackpool:   A 'Tishy' Hull, Robert Birkett, Jack A Scott, Edward Threlfall, Jack Parkinson, Luke Raisbeck, Dick Duckworth, Jimmy Connor, Henry Hancock, Charles R Bennett, Edward Darlington
Chelsea:   Willie Foulke, Robert Mackie, Robert McEwan, George Key, James Watson, James Tate Robertson, Martin Moran, David Copeland, Bob McRoberts, Jimmy Windridge, John Kirwan

Chelsea v Hull City

Date:   11th September 1905
Venue:   Stamford Bridge
Attendance:   6000
Result:   5-1
Scorers:   Copeland (2), Windridge (3); Howe
Chelsea:   Willie Foulke, Robert Mackie, Robert McEwan, George Key, James Watson, James Tate Robertson, Martin Moran, David Copeland, Bob McRoberts, Jimmy Windridge, John Kirwan
Hull City:   Martin Spendiff, Ambrose Langley, Thomas Jones, William J Martin, William S Robinson, Gordon Davids, George Rushton, George Spence, David Wilson, Peter Howe, Andrew Raisbeck

Bradford City v Chelsea

Date:   16th September 1905
Venue:   Manningham Lane
Attendance:   17000
Result:   1-1
Scorers:   Smith; McRoberts
Bradford City:   J Gravey, Andrew Easton, John F Halliday, George H Robinson, Frank O'Rourke, James Millar, William G Clarke, Walter Smith, T Jack Forrest, John S McMillan, James Conlin
Chelsea:   Willie Foulke, Robert Mackie, Robert McEwan, George Key, James Watson, James Tate Robertson, Martin Moran, David Copeland, Bob McRoberts, Jimmy Windridge, John Kirwan

Chelsea v West Bromwich

Date:   23rd September 1905
Venue:   Stamford Bridge
Attendance:   10123
Result:   1-0
Scorers:   McRoberts
Chelsea:   Willie Foulke, Robert Mackie, Robert McEwan, George Key, James Watson, James Tate Robertson, Martin Moran, David Copeland, Bob McRoberts, Jimmy Windridge, John Kirwan
West Bromwich:   Jim Stringer, George Young, Jesse Pennington, Arthur Randle, Ted Pheasant, Jack Manners, Freddie Haycock, Chippy Simmons, Fred Shinton, Tom Haywood, Ernie Perkins
Referee:   T P Campbell (Blackburn)

Leicester Fosse v Chelsea

Date:   30th September 1905
Venue:   Filbert Street
Attendance:   7000
Result:   0-1
Scorers:   James Robertson
Leicester Fosse:   Walter A Smith, Harry Ashby, W Oakes, William Morgan, Billy Bannister, Bob Pollock, Jamie Durrant, Jimmy Blessington, Archibald Hubbard, Harry Moody, Albert V Hodgkinson
Chelsea:   Willie Foulke, Robert Mackie, Robert McEwan, George Key, James Watson, James Tate Robertson, Martin Moran, James Robertson, David Copeland, Jimmy Windridge, John Kirwan

Lincoln City v Chelsea

Date:   14th October 1905
Venue:   Sincil Bank
Attendance:   3000
Result:   1-4
Scorers:   Watson; McRoberts, Pearson (2), Windridge
Lincoln City:   George Buist, Charles Laverick, William Simpson, George Fraser, Richard Parker-Hood, Percy Blow, Thomas Soulsby, William Watson, Edward Dixon, C Fred Simpson, Frank Taylor
Chelsea:   Willie Foulke, Robert Mackie, Robert McEwan, George Key, Bob McRoberts, James Tate Robertson, Martin Moran, James Robertson, Frank Pearson, Jimmy Windridge, John Kirwan

Chelsea v Chesterfield

Date:   21st October 1905
Venue:   Stamford Bridge
Attendance:   10000
Result:   0-1
Scorers:   Ball
Chelsea:   Willie Foulke, Robert Mackie, Robert McEwan, George Key, Bob McRoberts, James Tate Robertson, Martin Moran, Thomas McDermott, Frank Pearson, Jimmy Windridge, John Kirwan
Chesterfield:   Tom J Cope, Emerson Marples, George Baker, Jimmy Haig, Billy Banner, Frank Thacker, Edwin Dyal, Enoch Lunn, John Arthur Taylor, Herbert Munday, Joseph Ball
Referee:   A E Farrant (Bristol)

Burslem Port Vale v Chelsea

Date:   30th October 1905
Venue:   Cobridge
Attendance:   5000
Result:   3-2
Scorers:   Carter, Croxton, Price; Moran, Windridge
Burslem Port Vale:   Arthur Box, Jimmy Hamilton, William Cope, Harry Croxton, Sam Ashworth, Val Horrocks, Dick Carter, George Price, Harry W Mountford, Adrian Capes, Alex Crombie
Chelsea:   Willie Foulke, Robert Mackie, Robert McEwan, George Key, Bob McRoberts, James Tate Robertson, Martin Moran, James Robertson, Thomas McDermott, Jimmy Windridge, John Kirwan

Chelsea v Barnsley

Date:   4th November 1905
Venue:   Stamford Bridge
Attendance:   8000
Result:   6-0
Scorers:   Copeland, McDermott (2), McRoberts (pen), Pearson (2)
Chelsea:   Willie Foulke, Robert Mackie, Robert McEwan, George Key, Bob McRoberts, James Watson, Martin Moran, Thomas McDermott, Frank Pearson, David Copeland, John Kirwan
Barnsley:   T Thorpe, W Noble, George Stacey, A Robertson, J Donagher, A Oxspring, Joseph Ryalls, J Beech, A Hellewell, G Ball, George Wall
Referee:   F Heath (Birmingham)

Clapton Orient v Chelsea

Date:   11th November 1905
Venue:   Millfields Road
Attendance:   8000
Result:   0-3
Scorers:   Copeland, Pearson (2)
Clapton Orient:   J Redding, J Lamberton, P Boyle, Peter Proudfoot, J Boden, Reg Codling, Herbert Kingaby, G Lamberton, Walter Leigh, I Evenson, Richard Bourne
Chelsea:   Willie Foulke, Robert Mackie, Robert McEwan, George Key, Bob McRoberts, James Watson, Martin Moran, Thomas McDermott, Frank Pearson, David Copeland, John Kirwan

Chelsea v Burnley

Date:   18th November 1905
Venue:   Stamford Bridge
Attendance:   8000
Result:   1-0
Scorers:   McRoberts
Chelsea:   Willie Foulke, Robert Mackie, Robert McEwan, George Key, Bob McRoberts, James Watson, Martin Moran, Thomas McDermott, Frank Pearson, David Copeland, John Kirwan
Burnley:   William Green, T Fred Campbell, Arthur Dixon, Fred Barrow, David Walders, Hugh Moffat, Jonathan Walders, Andrew Davidson, Bobby Smith, Dugald McFarlane, A A Ball
Referee:   J B Brodie (Stafford)

Leeds City v Chelsea

Date:   25th November 1905
Venue:   Elland Road
Attendance:   20000
Result:   0-0
Leeds City:   Henry Bromage, John McDonald, Dick Ray, Charles Morgan, Harry Stringfellow, James Henderson, G Fred Parnell, Bob Watson, J Fred Hargraves, Dickie Morris, Harry B Singleton
Chelsea:   Willie Foulke, Robert Mackie, Robert McEwan, George Key, Bob McRoberts, James Watson, Martin Moran, James Tate Robertson, Frank Pearson, David Copeland, John Kirwan

Chelsea v Burton United

Date:   2nd December 1905
Venue:   Stamford Bridge
Attendance:   7000
Result:   3-0
Scorers:   McDermott, Moran, James Robertson
Chelsea:   Willie Foulke, Robert Mackie, Robert McEwan, George Key, Bob McRoberts, James Tate Robertson, Martin Moran, James Robertson, Frank Pearson, Thomas McDermott, John Kirwan
Burton United:   Jonathan Starbuck, E Kirkland, R Wood, C Battles, J Davis, W L Robinson, E H King, H Guttridge, F Burton, Fergus Hunt, A Bradshaw
Referee:   F Heath (Birmingham)

Chelsea v Grimsby

Date:   9th December 1905
Venue:   Stamford Bridge
Attendance:   7000
Result:   2-0
Scorers:   Kirwan, McDermott
Chelsea:   Willie Foulke, Robert Mackie, Tommy Miller, George Key, Bob McRoberts, James Tate Robertson, Martin Moran, James Robertson, Frank Pearson, Thomas McDermott, John Kirwan
Grimsby:   Samuel Henry Cartlidge, Herbert Morley, John McConnell, James McGregor, Frederick G Coles, Martin Higgins, William Hooper, Harry Fletcher, George Padley, James J Burnett, Joseph Johnson
Referee:   A E Farrant (Bristol)

Gainsborough Trinity v Chelsea

Date:   16th December 1905
Venue:   Northolme
Attendance:   8000
Result:   0-2
Scorers:   James Robertson, Hall (og)
Gainsborough Trinity:   James Bagshaw, William Thompson, Arthur C Betts, G Hall, W Jenkinson, J Westwood, John Dixon, Fred Taylor, F Morley, C Winter, Frank Foxall
Chelsea:   Willie Foulke, Robert Mackie, Tommy Miller, George Key, Bob McRoberts, James Tate Robertson, Martin Moran, James Robertson, Frank Pearson, David Copeland, John Kirwan

Chelsea v Bristol City

Date:   23rd December 1905
Venue:   Stamford Bridge
Attendance:   25000
Result:   0-0
Chelsea:   Willie Foulke, Robert Mackie, Tommy Miller, George Key, James Watson, James Tate Robertson, Martin Moran, David Copeland, Bob McRoberts, Thomas McDermott, John Kirwan
Bristol City:   Harry Clay, Archibald Annan, Joseph Cottle, Patrick Hanlin, William J Wedlock, Peter Chambers, Walter Bennett, William Maxwell, Samuel Gilligan, Andrew Burton, Frank Hilton
Referee:   A Green (West Bromwich)

Manchester Utd v Chelsea

Date:   25th December 1905
Venue:   Bank Street
Attendance:   35000
Result:   0-0
Manchester Utd:   Harry Moger, Robert Bonthron, Richard Holden, Andy Downie, Charlie Roberts, Alec Bell, Alf Schofield, James Peddie, John Beddow, Chris Sagar, Richard Wombwell
Chelsea:   Willie Foulke, Robert Mackie, Tommy Miller, George Key, Bob McRoberts, James Tate Robertson, Martin Moran, Thomas McDermott, Frank Pearson, David Copeland, John Kirwan

Glossop North End v Chelsea

Date:   26th December 1905
Venue:   North Road
Attendance:   6000
Result:   2-4
Scorers:   Cuffe, Smith Cameron; Kirwan (2), McRoberts, Robertson
Glossop North End:   John B Eastham, Jack Cuffe, William Orr, John Brown, A McNab, D Mair, Thomas Callaghan, J Darque, William Smith Cameron, Edgar Chadwick, William Ross
Chelsea:   Willie Foulke, Robert Mackie, Tommy Miller, George Key, James Watson, James Tate Robertson, Martin Moran, David Copeland, Bob McRoberts, Thomas McDermott, John Kirwan

Chelsea v Stockport Co

Date:   30th December 1905
Venue:   Stamford Bridge
Attendance:   12000
Result:   4-2
Scorers:   Pearson, James Robertson (3); Crump, Waters
Chelsea:   Willie Foulke, Robert Mackie, Tommy Miller, George Key, Bob McRoberts, James Tate Robertson, Martin Moran, James Robertson, Frank Pearson, David Copeland, John Kirwan
Stockport Co:   Albert Pemble, Thomas Hegarty, Arthur Waters, Robert Suart, Samuel Dodd, Thomas Butterworth, Walter Roberts, James E Pass, Frederick Crump, George Dodd, Edwin Bardsley
Referee:   D Hammond (Heywood)

Chelsea v Blackpool

Date:   6th January 1906
Venue:   Stamford Bridge
Attendance:   6000
Result:   6-0
Scorers:   Kirwan, Moran, Pearson (2), James Robertson, James Tate Robertson
Chelsea:   Willie Foulke, Robert Mackie, Tommy Miller, George Key, Bob McRoberts, James Tate Robertson, Martin Moran, James Robertson, Frank Pearson, Thomas McDermott, John Kirwan
Blackpool:   A 'Tishy' Hull, Jack A Scott, William Lowe, Samuel Johnson, Jack Parkinson, Edward Threlfall, John Lavery, Luke Raisbeck, Jimmy Connor, Henry Hancock, John Gow
Referee:   A Green (West Bromwich)

Chelsea v Bradford City

Date:   20th January 1906
Venue:   Stamford Bridge
Attendance:   14000
Result:   4-2
Scorers:   Copeland, Kirwan, McDermott, James Robertson; Clarke, McMillan
Chelsea:   Willie Foulke, Robert Mackie, Tommy Miller, George Key, Bob McRoberts, James Tate Robertson, James Robertson, David Copeland, Frank Pearson, Thomas McDermott, John Kirwan
Bradford City:   Edwin Daw, Anthony J Carter, John F Halliday, David Wilson, Gerald Kirk, James Millar, William G Clarke, Jim Montgomery, Walter Smith, John S McMillan, James Conlin
Referee:   A E Farrant (Bristol)

West Bromwich v Chelsea

Date:   27th January 1906
Venue:   The Hawthorns
Attendance:   25000
Result:   1-1
Scorers:   Manners; Pearson
West Bromwich:   Jim Stringer, Jimmy Williams, Jesse Pennington, Arthur Randle, Ted Pheasant, Jack Manners, Eli Bradley, Chippy Simmons, Fred Shinton, Tom Haywood, Billy Law
Chelsea:   Willie Foulke, Robert McEwan, Tommy Miller, George Key, Bob McRoberts, James Tate Robertson, James Robertson, David Copeland, Frank Pearson, Thomas McDermott, John Kirwan

Chelsea v Leicester Fosse

Date:   5th February 1906
Venue:   Stamford Bridge
Attendance:   6000
Result:   3-3
Scorers:   Pearson, James Robertson, Windridge; Blessington, Hodgkinson, Hubbard
Chelsea:   Willie Foulke, Robert McEwan, Tommy Miller, George Key, Bob McRoberts, James Tate Robertson, Martin Moran, James Robertson, Frank Pearson, Jimmy Windridge, John Kirwan
Leicester Fosse:   Walter Smith, Harry Ashby, W Oakes, William Morgan, Billy Bannister, Bob Pollock, Jamie Durrant, Jimmy Blessington, Harry Moody, Archibald Hubbard, Albert V Hodgkinson
Referee:   M McQueen

Hull City v Chelsea

Date:   10th February 1906
Venue:   The Circle
Attendance:   7000
Result:   4-3
Scorers:   Davids, Rushton, Smith (2); James Robertson, James Tate Robertson, Windridge
Hull City:   Martin Spendiff, Harry J Davies, Thomas Jones, George Browell, William S Robinson, Andrew Raisbeck, John Manning, Jackie Smith, George Rushton, Gordon Davids, Joe Smith
Chelsea:   Michael Byrne, Robert McEwan, Tommy Miller, George Key, Bob McRoberts, James Watson, James Robertson, James Tate Robertson, Frank Pearson, Jimmy Windridge, John Kirwan

Chelsea v Lincoln City

Date:   17th February 1906
Venue:   Stamford Bridge
Attendance:   3000
Result:   4-2
Scorers:   Key, Pearson, Windridge (2); Machin, Martin
Chelsea:   Willie Foulke, Robert Mackie, Tommy Miller, George Key, Bob McRoberts, James Tate Robertson, Martin Moran, Thomas McDermott, Frank Pearson, Jimmy Windridge, William Porter
Lincoln City:   George Buist, William Simpson, Charles Laverick, Percy Blow, Richard Parker-Hood, George Fraser, Norman Fairgray, Martin Kelly, John Martin, Peter Machin, William Watson
Referee:   J H Smith (Doncaster)

Chesterfield v Chelsea

Date:   24th February 1906
Venue:   Recreation Saltergate
Attendance:   7000
Result:   0-2
Scorers:   Kirwan, Pearson
Chesterfield:   Tom J Cope, Emerson Marples, George Baker, Jimmy Haig, Billy Banner, Frank Thacker, Edwin Dyal, John Arthur Taylor, Alfred Gilberthorpe, Herbert Munday, Joseph Ball
Chelsea:   Willie Foulke, Robert Mackie, Tommy Miller, George Key, Bob McRoberts, James Tate Robertson, Martin Moran, Thomas McDermott, Frank Pearson, Jimmy Windridge, John Kirwan

Chelsea v Burslem Port Vale

Date:   3rd March 1906
Venue:   Stamford Bridge
Attendance:   10000
Result:   7-0
Scorers:   Kirwan (2), McRoberts (pen), Moran, Pearson, James Robertson, James Tate Robertson
Chelsea:   Willie Foulke, Robert Mackie, Tommy Miller, George Key, Bob McRoberts, James Tate Robertson, Martin Moran, James Robertson, Frank Pearson, Jimmy Windridge, John Kirwan
Burslem Port Vale:   Arthur Box, William Cope, Jimmy Hamilton, Bert Eardley, Jack Holyhead, Sam Whittingham, Dick Carter, Walter Thomas, Harry W Mountford, George Price, Edmund Grant
Referee:   F Heath (Birmingham)

Barnsley v Chelsea

Date:   10th March 1906
Venue:   Oakwell
Attendance:   7900
Result:   1-2
Scorers:   Wall; Pearson, Windridge
Barnsley:   T Thorpe, J Hay, George Stacey, J Donagher, J Wilkinson, A Oxspring, T Birtles, J R Owen, A Hellewell, J Beech, George Wall
Chelsea:   Willie Foulke, Robert Mackie, Tommy Miller, George Key, David Copeland, James Tate Robertson, Martin Moran, Thomas McDermott, Frank Pearson, Jimmy Windridge, John Kirwan

Chelsea v Clapton Orient

Date:   17th March 1906
Venue:   Stamford Bridge
Attendance:   15000
Result:   6-1
Scorers:   Donaghy, Pearson, James Robertson, James Tate Robertson (pen), Windridge (2); Haig-Brown
Chelsea:   Michael Byrne, Robert Mackie, Tommy Miller, George Key, Bob McRoberts, James Tate Robertson, Martin Moran, James Robertson, Frank Pearson, Jimmy Windridge, Charles Donaghy
Clapton Orient:   Billy Bower, H Reason, W Holmes, Peter Proudfoot, I Evenson, Reg Codling, A Haig-Brown, Walter Leigh, R Orton, D Dougall, Richard Bourne
Referee:   N Whittaker

Burnley v Chelsea

Date:   24th March 1906
Venue:   Turf Moor
Attendance:   8000
Result:   2-0
Scorers:   Bell, Smith
Burnley:   William Green, Fred Barrow, Hugh Moffat, Jonathan Cretney, David Walders, Joseph Taylor, Jonathan Walders, Andrew Davidson, Bobby Smith, Arthur Bell, Albert Smith
Chelsea:   Willie Foulke, Robert Mackie, Robert McEwan, George Key, Tommy Miller, James Tate Robertson, Martin Moran, Thomas McDermott, Frank Pearson, Jimmy Windridge, John Kirwan

Chelsea v Leeds City

Date:   31st March 1906
Venue:   Stamford Bridge
Attendance:   9000
Result:   4-0
Scorers:   McDermott, McRoberts (pen), Pearson, Windridge
Chelsea:   Willie Foulke, Robert Mackie, Robert McEwan, George Key, Bob McRoberts, James Tate Robertson, Martin Moran, Thomas McDermott, Frank Pearson, Jimmy Windridge, John Kirwan
Leeds City:   Henry Bromage, Dick Ray, David B Murray, Harry Stringfellow, Fred Walker, James Henderson, G Fred Parnell, Thomas Drain, Harry B Singleton, John Lavery, George Swift
Referee:   F Bye (Sheffield)

Burton United v Chelsea

Date:   7th April 1906
Venue:   Peel Croft
Attendance:   10000
Result:   2-4
Scorers:   Bradshaw, Hunt; James Robertson, Windridge (3)
Burton United:   Jonathan Starbuck, E Kirkland, Frederick D Shreeve, W L Robinson, J Davis, F Stanley, William Bradshaw, Fergus Hunt, Alfred Aston, Charlie Axcell, C Battles
Chelsea:   Willie Foulke, Robert Mackie, Tommy Miller, George Key, Bob McRoberts, James Tate Robertson, Martin Moran, James Robertson, Frank Pearson, Jimmy Windridge, John Kirwan

Chelsea v Manchester Utd

Date:   13th April 1906
Venue:   Stamford Bridge
Attendance:   67000
Result:   1-1
Scorers:   McDermott; Sagar
Chelsea:   Willie Foulke, Robert Mackie, Tommy Miller, Peter Proudfoot, Bob McRoberts, James Tate Robertson, Martin Moran, Thomas McDermott, Frank Pearson, Jimmy Windridge, John Kirwan
Manchester Utd:   Harry Moger, Horace Blew, Richard Holden, Andy Downie, Alec Bell, Dick Duckworth, Richard Wombwell, James Peddie, Chris Sagar, John Picken, George Wall
Referee:   Thomas Kirkham (Burslem)

Grimsby v Chelsea

Date:   14th April 1906
Venue:   Blundell Park
Attendance:   6000
Result:   1-1
Scorers:   Robinson; James Tate Robertson
Grimsby:   Samuel Henry Cartlidge, Herbert Morley, John McConnell, James McGregor, Charles Milnes, Alfred Nelmes, William Hooper, Langford Baker, James J Burnett, Fred Robinson, James Swarbrick
Chelsea:   Willie Foulke, Robert Mackie, Tommy Miller, Peter Proudfoot, Bob McRoberts, James Tate Robertson, David Copeland, James Robertson, Frank Pearson, Thomas McDermott, John Kirwan

Chelsea v Glossop North End

Date:   16th April 1906
Venue:   Stamford Bridge
Attendance:   30000
Result:   0-0
Chelsea:   Willie Foulke, Robert Mackie, Tommy Miller, George Henderson, James Watson, James Tate Robertson, Martin Moran, David Copeland, Frank Pearson, Thomas McDermott, John Kirwan
Glossop North End:   J Frail, John B Eastham, Jack Cuffe, John Brown, G McDiarmid, D Mair, Thomas Callaghan, Joseph Irvine, William Smith Cameron, Edgar Chadwick, William Ross
Referee:   T Armitt (Leek)

Chelsea v Gainsborough Trinity

Date:   21st April 1906
Venue:   Stamford Bridge
Attendance:   10000
Result:   1-3
Scorers:   Mackie; Morley (2), Smith
Chelsea:   Michael Byrne, Robert Mackie, Charlie Harris, Peter Proudfoot, Bob McRoberts, George Henderson, Martin Moran, Tommy Miller, Francis O'Hara, Frank Pearson, John Kirwan
Gainsborough Trinity:   James Bagshaw, T Prescott, William Thompson, G Hall, W Jenkinson, J Westwood, John Dixon, F Morley, G Smith, C Winter, Frank Foxall
Referee:   D Hammond (Heywood)

Bristol City v Chelsea

Date:   28th April 1906
Venue:   Ashton Gate
Attendance:   14000
Result:   2-1
Scorers:   Burton, Gilligan; Pearson
Bristol City:   Harry Clay, Archibald Annan, Joseph Cottle, Arthur Spear, William J Wedlock, Patrick Hanlin, Walter Bennett, William Maxwell, Samuel Gilligan, Andrew Burton, Frank Hilton
Chelsea:   Bob Whiting, Robert Mackie, James Fletcher, Peter Proudfoot, Bob McRoberts, George Henderson, Martin Moran, Tommy Miller, Frank Pearson, Thomas McDermott, John Kirwan