Football League Division Two, 1906-07



Chelsea v Glossop North End

Date:   1st September 1906
Venue:   Stamford Bridge
Attendance:   12000
Result:   9-2
Scorers:   Copeland, Hilsdon (5), Key, Kirwan, McDermott; Ross (2)
Chelsea:   Michael Byrne, Joseph Walton, Tommy Miller, George Key, Bob McRoberts, George Henderson, Martin Moran, Thomas McDermott, George Hilsdon, David Copeland, John Kirwan
Glossop North End:   J Frail, Jack Cuffe, Robert McEwan, H Robathan, G McDiarmid, D Mair, Thomas Callaghan, Daniel McKie, S Napier, John McMillan, William Ross
Referee:   A Green (West Bromwich)

Blackpool v Chelsea

Date:   8th September 1906
Venue:   Bloomfield Road
Attendance:   6000
Result:   0-0
Blackpool:   Thomas W Wilcox, Robert Birkett, Jack A Scott, Hugh Rimmer, Jack Parkinson, Samuel Johnson, Levi Copestake, Andrew Swan, Bert Wake, John James Morris, Albert Dunkley
Chelsea:   Bob Whiting, Joseph Walton, Tommy Miller, George Henderson, Bob McRoberts, Edward Birnie, Martin Moran, James Robertson, George Hilsdon, David Copeland, John Kirwan

Chelsea v Bradford City

Date:   15th September 1906
Venue:   Stamford Bridge
Attendance:   10000
Result:   5-1
Scorers:   Copeland (2), Hilsdon, McDermott, Moran; Garton
Chelsea:   Bob Whiting, Joseph Walton, Tommy Miller, George Henderson, Bob McRoberts, Edward Birnie, Martin Moran, Thomas McDermott, George Hilsdon, David Copeland, John Kirwan
Bradford City:   Willie Foulke, Robert Campbell, Fred Farren, George H Robinson, Gerald Kirk, James Millar, William G Clarke, Albert Bartlett, Leonard Newton, Samuel Higginson, James Garton
Referee:   A E Farrant (Bristol)

West Bromwich v Chelsea

Date:   22nd September 1906
Venue:   The Hawthorns
Attendance:   25562
Result:   1-2
Scorers:   Haywood; Copeland, McDermott
West Bromwich:   Jim Stringer, Dick Betteley, Jesse Pennington, Arthur Randle, Ted Pheasant, Jack Manners, Bruce Rankin, Fred Buck, Fred Shinton, Tom Haywood, Ernie Perkins
Chelsea:   Bob Whiting, Joseph Walton, Tommy Miller, George Henderson, Bob McRoberts, Edward Birnie, Martin Moran, Thomas McDermott, George Hilsdon, David Copeland, James Tate Robertson

Chelsea v Leicester Fosse

Date:   29th September 1906
Venue:   Stamford Bridge
Attendance:   20000
Result:   1-0
Scorers:   Hilsdon
Chelsea:   Bob Whiting, Joseph Walton, Tommy Miller, George Henderson, Bob McRoberts, Edward Birnie, Martin Moran, Thomas McDermott, George Hilsdon, David Copeland, Jimmy Windridge
Leicester Fosse:   Tal Lewis, Harry Ashby, Joe Blackett, Billy Leach, Billy Bannister, Bob Pollock, Jamie Durrant, Harry Moody, Harry Wilcox, Archibald Hubbard, Bob Turner
Referee:   Fred Kirkham (Preston)

Nottm Forest v Chelsea

Date:   6th October 1906
Venue:   City Ground
Attendance:   24000
Result:   3-1
Scorers:   Hadley, Morris, Walton (og); Hilsdon
Nottm Forest:   J Harold Linacre, Walter Dudley, Ginger Maltby, Edwin Hughes, George Needham, Jack Armstrong, John Craggs, Enoch West, Harold Hadley, A Grenville Morris, W Alfred Spouncer
Chelsea:   Bob Whiting, Joseph Walton, Tommy Miller, George Henderson, Bob McRoberts, Edward Birnie, Martin Moran, Thomas McDermott, George Hilsdon, Jimmy Windridge, John Kirwan

Chelsea v Lincoln City

Date:   13th October 1906
Venue:   Stamford Bridge
Attendance:   10000
Result:   2-0
Scorers:   Kirwan (2)
Chelsea:   Bob Whiting, Joseph Walton, Tommy Miller, George Henderson, Edward Birnie, James Tate Robertson, Martin Moran, James Robertson, Bob McRoberts, Thomas McDermott, John Kirwan
Lincoln City:   George Buist, Edward Dixon, William Simpson, George Fraser, Richard Parker-Hood, George Nisbet, William Watson, George Kennedy, William McLeod, Martin Kelly, Norman Fairgray
Referee:   J T Ibbotson (Derby)

Burton United v Chelsea

Date:   20th October 1906
Venue:   Peel Croft
Attendance:   4000
Result:   2-1
Scorers:   Axcell, Hunt; McRoberts
Burton United:   Jonathan Starbuck, R Wood, E Kirkland, W L Robinson, F Stanley, Alfred Nelmes, William Bradshaw, Fergus Hunt, J Emmerson, C R Freeman, Charlie Axcell
Chelsea:   Bob Whiting, Joseph Walton, Tommy Miller, James Tate Robertson, Bob McRoberts, George Henderson, Martin Moran, Charles Donaghy, George Hilsdon, Thomas McDermott, John Kirwan

Chelsea v Grimsby

Date:   27th October 1906
Venue:   Stamford Bridge
Attendance:   18000
Result:   2-0
Scorers:   Hilsdon (2)
Chelsea:   Ronald G Brebner, Joseph Walton, Tommy Miller, George Henderson, Bob McRoberts, Peter Proudfoot, Martin Moran, Thomas McDermott, George Hilsdon, Jimmy Windridge, John Kirwan
Grimsby:   Samuel Henry Cartlidge, John Butler, Herbert Morley, James McGregor, Charles Milnes, Martin Higgins, Thomas Rodger, James J Burnett, J Thomas Hakin, Richard Morris, Fred Bisby
Referee:   J H Pearson (Crewe)

Burslem Port Vale v Chelsea

Date:   3rd November 1906
Venue:   Cobridge
Attendance:   5000
Result:   2-0
Scorers:   Dodds (2)
Burslem Port Vale:   Bill Matthews, Hugh Dunn, Jimmy Hamilton, Bert Eardley, Sam Baddeley, Jack Holyhead, Dick Carter, Billy Dodds, Billy Beats, Harry W Mountford, Tom Coxon
Chelsea:   Bob Whiting, Joseph Walton, Tommy Miller, George Key, Bob McRoberts, George Henderson, Martin Moran, Thomas McDermott, George Hilsdon, David Copeland, John Kirwan

Chelsea v Burnley

Date:   10th November 1906
Venue:   Stamford Bridge
Attendance:   10000
Result:   2-0
Scorers:   Hilsdon (2)
Chelsea:   Bob Whiting, Joseph Walton, Tommy Miller, George Henderson, Bob McRoberts, Robert Bush, Martin Moran, James Robertson, George Hilsdon, Jimmy Windridge, John Kirwan
Burnley:   William Green, Fred Barron, Arthur Dixon, Jonathan Cretney, Rupert Cawthorne, Joseph Taylor, Joseph Kenyon, Fred Whittaker, Bobby Smith, Arthur Bell, Albert Smith
Referee:   T Robertson (Glasgow)

Leeds City v Chelsea

Date:   17th November 1906
Venue:   Elland Road
Attendance:   8000
Result:   0-1
Scorers:   Robertson
Leeds City:   Henry Bromage, David B Murray, Andy Clark, J Fred Hargreaves, Fred Walker, Jimmy Kennedy, G Fred Parnell, Bob Watson, George Page, John Lavery, Garnet Johnson
Chelsea:   Bob Whiting, Joseph Walton, Tommy Miller, George Henderson, Bob McRoberts, Robert Bush, Martin Moran, James Robertson, George Hilsdon, Jimmy Windridge, John Kirwan

Chelsea v Barnsley

Date:   24th November 1906
Venue:   Stamford Bridge
Attendance:   14000
Result:   2-1
Scorers:   Hilsdon, Windridge; Mordue
Chelsea:   Bob Whiting, Joseph Walton, Tommy Miller, George Henderson, Bob McRoberts, Robert Bush, Martin Moran, James Robertson, George Hilsdon, Jimmy Windridge, John Kirwan
Barnsley:   E Rounds, J Hay, G Stacey, Tom Boyle, W Silto, A Oxspring, J Hall, A Hellewell, J R Owen, M Donnell, John Mordue
Referee:   H Ward (Nottingham)

Chesterfield v Chelsea

Date:   1st December 1906
Venue:   Recreation Saltergate
Attendance:   6000
Result:   0-0
Chesterfield:   Tom J Cope, Emerson Marples, George Baker, Jimmy Haig, Billy Banner, Walter Arnold, Walter E Allen, Alfred Gilberthorpe, Jimmy H Logan, Herbert Munday, William Willows
Chelsea:   Bob Whiting, Joseph Walton, Tommy Miller, George Henderson, Bob McRoberts, Robert Bush, Martin Moran, William Bridgeman, George Hilsdon, Jimmy Windridge, John Kirwan

Wolverhampton v Chelsea

Date:   8th December 1906
Venue:   Molyneux
Attendance:   8000
Result:   1-2
Scorers:   Roberts; Hilsdon, Windridge
Wolverhampton:   Thomas Baddeley, Jackery Jones, Albert Bishop, Sid Corfield, Billy Wooldridge, Arthur Lloyd, Walter Williams, George Hedley, Arthur Hawkins, John Roberts, Jack Pedley
Chelsea:   Bob Whiting, Joseph Walton, Tommy Miller, George Henderson, Bob McRoberts, Edward Birnie, Martin Moran, William Bridgeman, George Hilsdon, Jimmy Windridge, John Kirwan

Chelsea v Clapton Orient

Date:   15th December 1906
Venue:   Stamford Bridge
Attendance:   15000
Result:   2-1
Scorers:   Frost, Windridge; Martin
Chelsea:   Bob Whiting, Joseph Walton, Tommy Miller, George Henderson, Bob McRoberts, Edward Birnie, James Frost, William Bridgeman, George Hilsdon, Jimmy Windridge, John Kirwan
Clapton Orient:   Billy Bower, W Holmes, T Stewart, G Gates, I Evenson, Dave Buchanan, D Dougall, L Bamford, William Martin, Richard Bourne, H Lappin
Referee:   A Green (West Bromwich)

Gainsborough Trinity v Chelsea

Date:   22nd December 1906
Venue:   Northolme
Attendance:   3000
Result:   1-1
Scorers:   Ingham; Hilsdon
Gainsborough Trinity:   James Bagshaw, T Prescott, Arthur C Betts, John Dixon, W Jenkinson, A Farrow, G Northey, J Birkbeck, W Ingham, Eyre Holmes, Frank Foxall
Chelsea:   Bob Whiting, Joseph Walton, Tommy Miller, George Henderson, Bob McRoberts, Edward Birnie, James Frost, William Bridgeman, George Hilsdon, Jimmy Windridge, John Kirwan

Hull City v Chelsea

Date:   25th December 1906
Venue:   Hull Cricket Club
Attendance:   16000
Result:   0-1
Scorers:   Windridge
Hull City:   Martin Spendiff, G Thomas Hedley, John McQuillan, George Browell, William S Robinson, Gordon Davids, John Manning, Joe E Smith, George Rushton, Frank Pearson, E Gordon
Chelsea:   Bob Whiting, Joseph Walton, Tommy Miller, George Henderson, Bob McRoberts, Edward Birnie, James Frost, William Bridgeman, George Hilsdon, Jimmy Windridge, John Kirwan

Glossop North End v Chelsea

Date:   29th December 1906
Venue:   North Road
Attendance:   4000
Result:   0-1
Scorers:   Hilsdon
Glossop North End:   W Tustin, Ralph Goodwin, G McDiarmid, H Robothan, T Kelly, D Mair, Thomas Callaghan, Daniel McKie, S Napier, John McMillan, William Ross
Chelsea:   Bob Whiting, Robert Mackie, Tommy Miller, George Henderson, Bob McRoberts, Edward Birnie, James Frost, William Bridgeman, George Hilsdon, Jimmy Windridge, John Kirwan

Stockport Co v Chelsea

Date:   1st January 1907
Venue:   Edgeley Park
Attendance:   7000
Result:   1-2
Scorers:   Crump; Bridgeman, Hilsdon
Stockport Co:   Joseph H Butler, James Heywood, Arthur Waters, Robert Suart, Samuel Dodd, Ernest Cresser, Thomas C White, James E Pass, Frederick Crump, Thomas Porter, William Lees
Chelsea:   Bob Whiting, Robert Mackie, Tommy Miller, George Henderson, Bob McRoberts, Edward Birnie, James Frost, William Bridgeman, George Hilsdon, Jimmy Windridge, John Kirwan

Chelsea v Blackpool

Date:   5th January 1907
Venue:   Stamford Bridge
Attendance:   15000
Result:   3-0
Scorers:   Frost, Hilsdon, Windridge
Chelsea:   Bob Whiting, Robert Mackie, Tommy Miller, George Henderson, Bob McRoberts, Edward Birnie, James Frost, William Bridgeman, George Hilsdon, Jimmy Windridge, John Kirwan
Blackpool:   Thomas W Wilcox, Robert Crendson, Jack A Scott, Edward Threlfall, Samuel Johnson, Thomas Clarke, John Gow, Jimmy Connor, Ernest Francis, John Lavery, Albert Dunkley
Referee:   T Armitt (Leek)

Chelsea v West Bromwich

Date:   26th January 1907
Venue:   Stamford Bridge
Attendance:   41168
Result:   2-0
Scorers:   Bridgeman, Windridge
Chelsea:   Bob Whiting, Joseph Walton, Tommy Miller, George Henderson, Bob McRoberts, Edward Birnie, James Frost, William Bridgeman, George Hilsdon, Jimmy Windridge, John Kirwan
West Bromwich:   Jim Stringer, Dick Betteley, Jesse Pennington, Arthur Randle, Ted Pheasant, Jack Manners, Tommy Broad, Fred Buck, Eli Bradley, Tommy Dilly, Bruce Rankin
Referee:   W Chadwick (Blackburn)

Leicester Fosse v Chelsea

Date:   2nd February 1907
Venue:   Filbert Street
Attendance:   17000
Result:   1-1
Scorers:   Bannister (pen); Birnie
Leicester Fosse:   Tal Lewis, Harry Ashby, Joe Blackett, Billy Leach, Billy Bannister, Bob Pollock, Jamie Durrant, Harry Wilcox, Harry Moody, Archibald Hubbard, Frank Middleton
Chelsea:   Bob Whiting, Joseph Walton, Tommy Miller, George Henderson, Bob McRoberts, Edward Birnie, James Frost, William Bridgeman, George Hilsdon, Jimmy Windridge, John Kirwan

Chelsea v Nottm Forest

Date:   9th February 1907
Venue:   Stamford Bridge
Attendance:   15000
Result:   0-2
Scorers:   Green, Morris
Chelsea:   Bob Whiting, Joseph Walton, Tommy Miller, George Henderson, Bob McRoberts, Edward Birnie, Martin Moran, William Bridgeman, George Hilsdon, Jimmy Windridge, John Kirwan
Nottm Forest:   J Harold Linacre, Walter Dudley, Ginger Maltby, Edwin Hughes, George Wolfe, Jack Armstrong, William Shearman, Thomas Marrison, Arthur W Green, A Grenville Morris, W Alfred Spouncer
Referee:   W Chadwick (Blackburn)

Lincoln City v Chelsea

Date:   16th February 1907
Venue:   Sincil Bank
Attendance:   3000
Result:   0-5
Scorers:   Bridgeman, Robertson (3), Windridge
Lincoln City:   James E Saunders, Richard Parker-Hood, William Simpson, George Fraser, George Nisbet, George Kennedy, Albert W Foster, Peter Machin, Harry Barrick, William Watson, Norman Fairgray
Chelsea:   Bob Whiting, Joseph Walton, Tommy Miller, George Henderson, Bob McRoberts, Edward Birnie, James Frost, James Robertson, William Bridgeman, Jimmy Windridge, John Kirwan

Chelsea v Burton United

Date:   23rd February 1907
Venue:   Stamford Bridge
Attendance:   11000
Result:   1-0
Scorers:   Windridge
Chelsea:   Bob Whiting, Joseph Walton, Tommy Miller, George Henderson, Bob McRoberts, Edward Birnie, James Frost, James Robertson, William Bridgeman, Jimmy Windridge, William Porter
Burton United:   Jonathan Starbuck, J Warren, E Kirkland, F Stanley, Alfred Nelmes, W L Robinson, William Bradshaw, Fergus Hunt, B Vann, Charlie Axcell, W Robinson
Referee:   A E Farrant (Bristol)

Grimsby v Chelsea

Date:   2nd March 1907
Venue:   Blundell Park
Attendance:   6000
Result:   2-1
Scorers:   Burnett, Swarbrick; Robertson
Grimsby:   Harvey W Carmichael, Herbert Morley, John Butler, James McGregor, Thomas Henry Morris, Charles Milnes, James Cook, Thomas Rodger, James J Burnett, Richard Morris, James Swarbrick
Chelsea:   Bob Whiting, Joseph Walton, Tommy Miller, George Henderson, Bob McRoberts, Edward Birnie, James Frost, James Robertson, William Bridgeman, Jimmy Windridge, John Kirwan

Chelsea v Stockport Co

Date:   4th March 1907
Venue:   Stamford Bridge
Attendance:   8000
Result:   2-0
Scorers:   Frost, Hilsdon (pen)
Chelsea:   Bob Whiting, Joseph Walton, Tommy Miller, George Henderson, Bob McRoberts, Edward Birnie, James Frost, William Bridgeman, George Hilsdon, Jimmy Windridge, John Kirwan
Stockport Co:   Joseph H Butler, James Heywood, Arthur Waters, Robert Suart, Samuel Dodd, Thomas Butterworth, Thomas C White, James E Pass, Frederick Crump, Thomas Porter, Harold Mitchell
Referee:   S P Peers

Chelsea v Burslem Port Vale

Date:   9th March 1907
Venue:   Stamford Bridge
Attendance:   8000
Result:   2-1
Scorers:   Frost, Hilsdon (pen); Carter
Chelsea:   Bob Whiting, Joseph Walton, Tommy Miller, George Henderson, Bob McRoberts, Edward Birnie, James Frost, William Bridgeman, George Hilsdon, Jimmy Windridge, John Kirwan
Burslem Port Vale:   Arthur Box, Hugh Dunn, William Cope, Joe Brough, Sam Baddeley, Jack Holyhead, Dick Carter, Billy Dodds, Billy Beats, Harry W Mountford, Tom Coxon
Referee:   A Briggs (Blackburn)

Burnley v Chelsea

Date:   16th March 1907
Venue:   Turf Moor
Attendance:   7000
Result:   1-1
Scorers:   Bell; Robertson
Burnley:   William Green, Fred Barron, Arthur Dixon, Jonathan Cretney, Jonathan Parker, Hugh Moffat, Joseph Kenyon, Fred Whittaker, Bobby Smith, Arthur Bell, Albert Smith
Chelsea:   Bob Whiting, Joseph Walton, Tommy Miller, George Henderson, Bob McRoberts, Edward Birnie, James Frost, William Bridgeman, James Robertson, Jimmy Windridge, John Kirwan

Bradford City v Chelsea

Date:   19th March 1907
Venue:   Manningham Lane
Attendance:   6000
Result:   6-3
Scorers:   Bartlett, Handley (3), Smith (2); Kirwan (2), Windridge
Bradford City:   Albert Wise, Robert Campbell, James McLean, George H Robinson, Samuel Higginson, James Millar, William G Clarke, Albert Bartlett, Proctor Hall, Walter Smith, George Handley
Chelsea:   Bob Whiting, Joseph Walton, Tommy Miller, George Henderson, Bob McRoberts, David McCartney, James Frost, William Bridgeman, James Robertson, Jimmy Windridge, John Kirwan

Chelsea v Leeds City

Date:   23rd March 1907
Venue:   Stamford Bridge
Attendance:   25000
Result:   2-0
Scorers:   Hilsdon (2)
Chelsea:   Bob Whiting, Joseph Walton, Tommy Miller, George Henderson, Bob McRoberts, Edward Birnie, James Frost, William Bridgeman, George Hilsdon, Jimmy Windridge, John Kirwan
Leeds City:   Henry Bromage, James Freeborough, Andy Clark, J Fred Hargreaves, Jimmy Kennedy, James Henderson, G Fred Parnell, Stan Cubberley, Billy McLeod, Bob Watson, Thomas C Wilson
Referee:   A E Farrant (Bristol)

Chelsea v Hull City

Date:   29th March 1907
Venue:   Stamford Bridge
Attendance:   48000
Result:   3-0
Scorers:   Hilsdon (2), Windridge
Chelsea:   Bob Whiting, Joseph Walton, Tommy Miller, Edward Birnie, Bob McRoberts, Peter Proudfoot, James Frost, James Robertson, George Hilsdon, Jimmy Windridge, John Kirwan
Hull City:   Martin Spendiff, G Thomas Hedley, John McQuillan, George Browell, William S Robinson, Gordon Davids, Joe E Smith, John Smith, Edward Dixon, William Dagnall, Edwin Neve
Referee:   H Pollitt (Manchester)

Barnsley v Chelsea

Date:   30th March 1907
Venue:   Oakwell
Attendance:   5000
Result:   3-1
Scorers:   Reeves (2), Silto; Bridgeman
Barnsley:   E Rounds, J Hay, G Stacey, Tom Boyle, W Silto, A Oxspring, J Hall, George Reeves, A Hellewell, J Mordue, J Brookes
Chelsea:   Bob Whiting, Joseph Walton, Tommy Miller, George Henderson, Bob McRoberts, Peter Proudfoot, James Frost, William Bridgeman, George Hilsdon, Jimmy Windridge, John Kirwan

Chelsea v Chesterfield

Date:   6th April 1907
Venue:   Stamford Bridge
Attendance:   12000
Result:   7-1
Scorers:   Hilsdon (2), Robertson (2), Windridge (3); Taylor
Chelsea:   Bob Whiting, Joseph Walton, Tommy Miller, George Henderson, Bob McRoberts, Peter Proudfoot, James Frost, James Robertson, George Hilsdon, Jimmy Windridge, John Kirwan
Chesterfield:   J Stenson, Emerson Marples, Billy Banner, Jimmy Haig, Jimmy H Logan, Walter Arnold, G Milnes, James Wheatley, John Arthur Taylor, Herbert Munday, Isaac Tomlinson
Referee:   T Armitt (Leek)

Chelsea v Wolverhampton

Date:   13th April 1907
Venue:   Stamford Bridge
Attendance:   30000
Result:   4-0
Scorers:   Kirwan (2), Windridge (2)
Chelsea:   Bob Whiting, Joseph Walton, Tommy Miller, George Henderson, George Hilsdon, Peter Proudfoot, James Frost, James Robertson, William Bridgeman, Jimmy Windridge, John Kirwan
Wolverhampton:   Tommy Lunn, Jackery Jones, Sanny Ward, Tom Raybould, Albert Bishop, Arthur Lloyd, Walter Williams, George Hedley, Billy Wooldridge, Jim Gorman, Jack Pedley
Referee:   J T Ibbotson (Derby)

Clapton Orient v Chelsea

Date:   20th April 1907
Venue:   Millfields Road
Attendance:   18000
Result:   0-1
Scorers:   Moran
Clapton Orient:   Billy Bower, T Stewart, W Holmes, Dave Buchanan, I Evenson, Frank Thacker, D Dougall, L Bamford, William Martin, F Oliver, H Lappin
Chelsea:   Bob Whiting, Joseph Walton, Tommy Miller, George Henderson, George Key, Peter Proudfoot, Martin Moran, William Bridgeman, George Hilsdon, Jimmy Windridge, John Kirwan

Chelsea v Gainsborough Trinity

Date:   27th April 1907
Venue:   Stamford Bridge
Attendance:   15000
Result:   4-1
Scorers:   Hilsdon (pen), Windridge (3); Kitchen
Chelsea:   Bob Whiting, Joseph Walton, Tommy Miller, George Henderson, George Key, Peter Proudfoot, Martin Moran, William Bridgeman, George Hilsdon, Jimmy Windridge, John Kirwan
Gainsborough Trinity:   James Bagshaw, William Cartwright, Arthur C Betts, John Dixon, W Jenkinson, A Farrow, Billy Brawn, W Ingham, Joseph E Kitchen, J Birkbeck, A Preston
Referee:   H Pollitt (Manchester)