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Chelsea FC Profile: Ron Greenwood

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Full Name: Ronald Greenwood

Born: Friday, 11th November 1921
Place of birth: Burnley, Lancashire, England
Height: 5' 10"
Died: Thursday, 9th February 2006 (aged 84)
Place of death: Sudbury, Suffolk, England
Burial: Buried - Sudbury Cemetery, Sudbury, Suffolk, England

Involvement with Chelsea:


Men's 1st Team Player from 1940 to 1945
Men's 1st Team Player from 1952 to 1955


Playing Career:


Chelsea (Jul 1940 to Jun 1945) - From Chelsea Juniors
Bradford Park Avenue
Brentford
Chelsea (Oct 1952 to Feb 1955) - cost: unknown
Fulham

Chelsea First-Team Career Summary

Competitive Debut: Saturday, 25th October 1952, Chelsea 2 - 1 Tottenham Hotspur

Age on debut: 30 years 11 months 14 days

Last Competitive First-Team Appearance: Saturday, 25th December 1954, Arsenal 1 - 0 Chelsea

Appearances

Season League F.A. Cup Lg Cup Europe Oth* Ttl
1952 / 53 11000011
1953 / 54 33100034
1954 / 55 21000021
Total65100066

Goals

Season League F.A. Cup Lg Cup Europe Oth* Ttl
Total000000


* 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. Ron Greenwood made 66 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Competitive Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
League25th Oct 1952Chelsea21Tottenham Hotspur62,688 match won
League1st Nov 1952Sheffield Wednesday10Chelsea48,186 match lost
League8th Nov 1952Chelsea02Cardiff City52,139 match lost
League15th Nov 1952Newcastle United21Chelsea37,178 match lost
League22nd Nov 1952Chelsea02West Bromwich Albion33,304 match lost
League7th Feb 1953Chelsea32Sunderland40,720 match won
League3rd Apr 1953Chelsea11Arsenal72,614 match drawn
League6th Apr 1953Arsenal20Chelsea40,536 match lost
League11th Apr 1953West Bromwich Albion01Chelsea32,703 match won
League18th Apr 1953Chelsea11Middlesbrough40,042 match drawn
League25th Apr 1953Liverpool20Chelsea47,699 match lost
League19th Aug 1953Manchester United11Chelsea29,936 match drawn
League22nd Aug 1953Blackpool21Chelsea28,440 match lost
League25th Aug 1953Chelsea43Portsmouth40,090 match won
League29th Aug 1953Chelsea31Charlton Athletic49,245 match won
League2nd Sep 1953Portsmouth32Chelsea29,571 match lost
League15th Sep 1953Chelsea02Arsenal60,652 match lost
League19th Sep 1953Chelsea12Aston Villa47,487 match lost
League26th Sep 1953Wolverhampton Wanderers81Chelsea36,134 match lost
League14th Nov 1953Chelsea21Burnley39,731 match won
League21st Nov 1953Bolton Wanderers22Chelsea30,635 match drawn
League28th Nov 1953Chelsea10Preston North End40,922 match won
League5th Dec 1953Newcastle United11Chelsea41,728 match drawn
League12th Dec 1953Chelsea31Manchester United37,153 match won
League19th Dec 1953Chelsea51Blackpool34,865 match won
League26th Dec 1953Chelsea20Cardiff City61,336 match won
League28th Dec 1953Cardiff City00Chelsea36,958 match drawn
League2nd Jan 1954Charlton Athletic11Chelsea29,017 match drawn
F.A. Cup9th Jan 1954West Bromwich Albion10Chelsea35,294 match lost
League16th Jan 1954Sheffield United13Chelsea22,569 match won
League23rd Jan 1954Chelsea22Huddersfield Town45,041 match drawn
League6th Feb 1954Aston Villa22Chelsea29,452 match drawn
League13th Feb 1954Chelsea42Wolverhampton Wanderers60,289 match won
League20th Feb 1954Sunderland12Chelsea45,755 match won
League27th Feb 1954Chelsea01Sheffield Wednesday54,498 match lost
League6th Mar 1954Middlesbrough33Chelsea27,920 match drawn
League17th Mar 1954Chelsea50West Bromwich Albion46,089 match won
League20th Mar 1954Liverpool11Chelsea35,947 match drawn
League27th Mar 1954Chelsea10Tottenham Hotspur49,315 match won
League3rd Apr 1954Burnley12Chelsea20,312 match won
League10th Apr 1954Chelsea20Bolton Wanderers49,433 match won
League16th Apr 1954Chelsea01Manchester City59,794 match lost
League17th Apr 1954Preston North End10Chelsea27,172 match lost
League19th Apr 1954Manchester City11Chelsea30,620 match drawn
League24th Apr 1954Chelsea12Newcastle United46,991 match lost
League21st Aug 1954Leicester City11Chelsea38,541 match drawn
League23rd Aug 1954Chelsea10Burnley30,239 match won
League28th Aug 1954Chelsea32Bolton Wanderers52,756 match won
League31st Aug 1954Burnley11Chelsea52,756 match drawn
League4th Sep 1954Chelsea11Cardiff City42,688 match drawn
League6th Sep 1954Chelsea01Preston North End36,947 match lost
League11th Sep 1954Manchester City11Chelsea36,230 match drawn
League15th Sep 1954Preston North End12Chelsea27,549 match won
League18th Sep 1954Chelsea02Everton59,199 match lost
League20th Sep 1954Sheffield United12Chelsea14,137 match won
League25th Sep 1954Newcastle United13Chelsea45,659 match won
League2nd Oct 1954Chelsea33West Bromwich Albion67,440 match drawn
League9th Oct 1954Huddersfield Town10Chelsea29,556 match lost
League16th Oct 1954Chelsea56Manchester United55,966 match lost
League23rd Oct 1954Blackpool10Chelsea19,694 match lost
League30th Oct 1954Chelsea12Charlton Athletic54,113 match lost
League27th Nov 1954Chelsea41Portsmouth40,358 match won
League4th Dec 1954Wolverhampton Wanderers34Chelsea32,095 match won
League11th Dec 1954Chelsea40Aston Villa36,162 match won
League18th Dec 1954Chelsea31Leicester City33,215 match won
League25th Dec 1954Arsenal10Chelsea47,178 match lost

Non-Competitive First-Team Appearances

Season Appearances
1954 / 55 1
Total1

Non-Competitive First-Team Goals

SeasonGoals
Total0


Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Ron Greenwood made 1 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Non-Competitive First-Team Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
Friendly16th Aug 1954Chelsea33Chelsea6,977 match drawn

Non-First-Team Appearances

Season Appearances
Total0

Non-First-Team Goals

SeasonGoals
Total0


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

Non-First-Team Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt

Chelsea Graves Society Info & External Research Links:


Link to the CGS Ancestry profile for Ronald Greenwood View CGS profile for Ronald Greenwood on Ancestry
Link to the findagrave profile for Ronald Greenwood View CGS profile for Ronald Greenwood on Find-A-Grave
Link to the CGS Zeemaps location for Ronald Greenwood View location on Zeemaps for Ronald Greenwood



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Chelsea FC Player Ron Greenwood

Games Won: 26
Win Percentage: 39.39%
Total Bookings: 0
Times Sent Off: 0

Teammates

During his Chelsea first-team career of 66 appearances, Ron Greenwood played alongside the following 25 players (number of appearances together in the same match-day squad in brackets)

Ken Armstrong (63)
Roy Bentley (63)
Frank Blunstone (36)
Bobby Campbell (3)
Mike Collins (1)
Alan Dicks (2)
Bill Dickson (10)
Bob Edwards (5)
Billy Gray (6)
John Harris (57)
Len Kell (1)
Jim Lewis (32)
Phil McKnight (6)
John McNichol (65)
Seamus O'Connell (3)
Eric Parsons (58)
Bill Robertson (54)
Derek Saunders (48)
Peter Sillett (14)
Bobby Smith (13)
Miles Spector (1)
Les Stubbs (43)
Charlie Thomson (11)
Sid Tickridge (3)
Stan Willemse (62)