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Chelsea FC Profile: David Copeland

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Full Name: David Campbell Copeland

Nickname(s): Jock

Born: Friday, 2nd April 1875
Place of birth: Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
Died: Monday, 16th November 1931 (aged 56)
Place of death: Erdington, Warwickshire, England
Burial: Buried - St. Barnabas Churchyard, Erdington, Metropolitan Borough of Birmingham, West Midlands, England - Plot 481

Involvement with Chelsea:


Men's 1st Team Player from 1905 to 1907


Was a member of Chelsea's first-ever team.

Named club captain for Chelsea's second season but broke leg in game at Burslem and never played for Chelsea again. Died of heart failure whilst chopping wood at home in Birmingham.

Buried in plot 441, St Barnabas Chuchyard, Erdington, West Midlands

Playing Career:


Ayr Parkhouse
Walsall
Bedminster
Tottenham Hotspur
Chelsea (Jul 1905 to Jun 1907) - cost: unknown
Glossop

Chelsea First-Team Career Summary

Competitive Debut: Saturday, 2nd September 1905, Stockport County 1 - 0 Chelsea

Age on debut: 30 years 5 months 0 days

Last Competitive First-Team Appearance: Saturday, 3rd November 1906, Burslem Port Vale 2 - 0 Chelsea

Appearances

Season League F.A. Cup Lg Cup Europe Oth* Ttl
1905 / 06 20000020
1906 / 07 600006
Total26000026

Goals

Season League F.A. Cup Lg Cup Europe Oth* Ttl
1905 / 06 500005
1906 / 07 400004
Total900009


* oth = other competitive matches such as Full Members Cup, Charity/Community Shield, Fifa World Club Cup.
Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. David Copeland made 26 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Competitive Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
League2nd Sep 1905Stockport County10Chelsea7,000 match lost
League9th Sep 1905Blackpool01Chelsea4,000 match won
League11th Sep 1905Chelsea51Hull City6,000 match won scored 2 goals
League16th Sep 1905Bradford City11Chelsea17,000 match drawn
League23rd Sep 1905Chelsea10West Bromwich Albion10,123 match won
League4th Nov 1905Chelsea60Barnsley8,000 match won scored 1 goal
League11th Nov 1905Clapton Orient03Chelsea8,000 match won scored 1 goal
League18th Nov 1905Chelsea10Burnley8,000 match won
League25th Nov 1905Leeds City00Chelsea20,000 match drawn
League16th Dec 1905Gainsborough Trinity02Chelsea8,000 match won
League23rd Dec 1905Chelsea00Bristol City25,000 match drawn
League25th Dec 1905Manchester United00Chelsea35,000 match drawn
League26th Dec 1905Glossop24Chelsea6,000 match won
League30th Dec 1905Chelsea42Stockport County12,000 match won
League20th Jan 1906Chelsea42Bradford City14,000 match won scored 1 goal
League27th Jan 1906West Bromwich Albion11Chelsea25,000 match drawn
League10th Mar 1906Barnsley12Chelsea7,900 match won
League14th Apr 1906Grimsby Town11Chelsea6,000 match drawn
League16th Apr 1906Chelsea00Glossop30,000 match drawn
League28th Apr 1906Bristol City21Chelsea14,000 match lost
League1st Sep 1906Chelsea92Glossop12,000 match won Captainscored 1 goal
League8th Sep 1906Blackpool00Chelsea6,000 match drawn Captain
League15th Sep 1906Chelsea51Bradford City10,000 match won Captainscored 2 goals
League22nd Sep 1906West Bromwich Albion12Chelsea25,562 match won Captainscored 1 goal
League29th Sep 1906Chelsea10Leicester Fosse20,000 match won Captain
League3rd Nov 1906Burslem Port Vale20Chelsea5,000 match lost

Non-Competitive First-Team Appearances

Season Appearances
1905 / 06 7
Total7

Non-Competitive First-Team Goals

SeasonGoals
1905 / 06 3
Total3


Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. David Copeland made 7 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Non-Competitive First-Team Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
Friendly19th Aug 1905Chelsea10Chelsea0 match lost
Friendly24th Aug 1905Chelsea70Chelsea0 match lost scored 2 goals
Friendly4th Sep 1905Chelsea40Liverpool6,000 match won
Friendly6th Nov 1905Chelsea03Everton3,000 match lost
Friendly20th Nov 1905Southampton52Chelsea3,000 match lost scored 1 goal
Friendly13th Dec 1905Chelsea01Corinthians (UK)8,000 match lost
Friendly19th Mar 1906Chelsea20Derby County0 match won

Non-First-Team Appearances

Season Appearances
1905 / 06 6
1906 / 07 13
Total19

Non-First-Team Goals

SeasonGoals
1905 / 06 4
1906 / 07 5
Total9


Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. David Copeland made 19 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Non-First-Team Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
Reserve League7th Oct 1905Brighton And Hove Albion11Chelsea0 match drawn
Reserve League14th Oct 1905Chelsea23Hitchen Town0 match lost scored 1 goal
Reserve League28th Oct 1905Watford03Chelsea800 match won
Reserve League11th Jan 1906Chelsea40Watford0 match won
Reserve League13th Jan 1906Chelsea51Barnet Alston Works0 match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League5th Apr 1906Chelsea60Luton Town0 match won scored 2 goals
Reserve League3rd Sep 1906Fulham00Chelsea10,000 match drawn
Reserve League31st Oct 1906Chelsea21Brentford500 match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League10th Nov 1906Tottenham Hotspur40Chelsea2,000 match lost
Reserve League17th Nov 1906Chelsea11Crystal Palace0 match drawn
Reserve League24th Nov 1906Woolwich Arsenal20Chelsea0 match lost
Reserve League22nd Dec 1906Chelsea12Sittingbourne2,000 match lost scored 1 goal
Reserve League25th Dec 1906Chelsea11West Ham United0 match drawn scored 1 goal (1 Pen)
Reserve League5th Jan 1907Brighton And Hove Albion33Chelsea0 match drawn scored 2 goals (1 Pen)
Reserve League12th Jan 1907Chelsea13Leyton0 match lost
Friendly30th Jan 1907Southend United31Chelsea0 match lost
Reserve League2nd Mar 1907Chelsea01Woolwich Arsenal0 match lost
Reserve League9th Mar 1907Luton Town52Chelsea0 match lost
Reserve League29th Mar 1907Hastings & St Leonards United21Chelsea1,000 match lost

Chelsea Graves Society Info & External Research Links:


David died of heart failure whilst chopping wood at home in Birmingham.

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Chelsea FC Player David Copeland

Games Won: 15
Win Percentage: 57.69%
Starts as Captain: 5
Total Bookings: 0
Times Sent Off: 0

Teammates

During his Chelsea first-team career of 26 appearances, David Copeland played alongside the following 22 players (number of appearances together in the same match-day squad in brackets)

Ted Birnie (4)
Michael Byrne (1)
William Foulke (19)
George Henderson (8)
George Hilsdon (6)
George Key (19)
Jack Kirwan (23)
Bob Mackie (19)
Tommy McDermott (17)
Bob McEwan (10)
Bob McRoberts (24)
Tommy Miller (18)
Martin Moran (23)
Frank Pearson (13)
Willie Porter (1)
Peter Proudfoot (2)
Jacky Robertson (16)
James Robertson (7)
Joseph Walton (6)
James Watson (11)
Bob Whiting (6)
Jimmy Windridge (7)