Chelsea FC Profile: Fred Linfoot
Full Name: Frederick Linfoot
Born: Tuesday, 12th March 1901
Place of birth: Whitley Bay, England
Height: 5' 11"
Died: 1979
Burial: Cremated - Whitley Bay Crematorium. Ashes scattered in the Garden of Remembrance. No known memorial.
Involvement with Chelsea:
Player from 1920 to 1924
Playing Career:
Leeds City
Chelsea (Jul 1920 to Mar 1924) - cost: unknown
Fulham
Lincoln City
Chelsea First-Team Career Summary
Debut: Saturday, 4th September 1920, Chelsea 1 - 1 Derby County
Age on debut: 19 years 5 months 23 days
Last Appearance: Wednesday, 16th January 1924, Southampton 2 - 0 Chelsea
Appearances
| Goals
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* 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. Fred Linfoot made 41 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.
Competitive Matches Played
| Comp | Date | Home | Away | Att | |||
| League | 4th Sep 1920 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Derby County | 42,000 |  |
| League | 6th Sep 1920 | Bolton Wanderers | 3 | 1 | Chelsea | 40,000 |  |
| League | 18th Dec 1920 | Chelsea | 4 | 1 | Bradford Park Avenue | 40,000 |  |
| League | 25th Dec 1920 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Liverpool | 50,000 | |
| League | 27th Dec 1920 | Liverpool | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | 50,000 | |
| League | 1st Jan 1921 | Bradford Park Avenue | 0 | 2 | Chelsea | 23,000 | |
| League | 15th Jan 1921 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | Manchester City | 36,000 | |
| F.A. Cup | 17th Jan 1921 | Chelsea | 3 | 1 | Reading | 29,450 | |
| League | 22nd Jan 1921 | Manchester City | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | 30,000 | |
| F.A. Cup | 29th Jan 1921 | Swindon Town | 0 | 2 | Chelsea | 21,261 | |
| League | 5th Feb 1921 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | Newcastle United | 56,000 | |
| League | 9th Feb 1921 | Newcastle United | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | 40,000 | |
| League | 12th Feb 1921 | Chelsea | 3 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 42,000 | |
| F.A. Cup | 19th Feb 1921 | Plymouth Argyle | 0 | 0 | Chelsea | 37,749 | |
| F.A. Cup | 24th Feb 1921 | Chelsea | 0 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | 59,871 | |
| League | 2nd Apr 1921 | Chelsea | 3 | 1 | Bradford City | 38,500 | |
| League | 6th Apr 1921 | Everton | 5 | 1 | Chelsea | 25,000 | |
| League | 18th Mar 1922 | Chelsea | 0 | 0 | Manchester City | 40,000 | |
| League | 6th May 1922 | Huddersfield Town | 2 | 0 | Chelsea | 15,000 | |
| League | 18th Nov 1922 | Burnley | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | 15,000 | |
| League | 25th Nov 1922 | Chelsea | 0 | 1 | Burnley | 25,000 | |
| League | 2nd Dec 1922 | Chelsea | 2 | 2 | Huddersfield Town | 25,000 | |
| League | 9th Dec 1922 | Huddersfield Town | 3 | 0 | Chelsea | 15,000 | |
| League | 26th Dec 1922 | Nottingham Forest | 0 | 4 | Chelsea | 20,000 | |
| League | 30th Dec 1922 | Chelsea | 0 | 0 | Liverpool | 40,000 | |
| League | 6th Jan 1923 | Liverpool | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | 30,000 | |
| F.A. Cup | 13th Jan 1923 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | Rotherham County | 30,500 | |
| League | 20th Jan 1923 | Chelsea | 3 | 0 | Newcastle United | 27,000 | |
| League | 27th Jan 1923 | Newcastle United | 0 | 0 | Chelsea | 20,000 | |
| F.A. Cup | 3rd Feb 1923 | Chelsea | 0 | 0 | Southampton | 67,105 | |
| League | 14th Feb 1923 | Chelsea | 3 | 1 | Everton | 20,000 | |
| League | 17th Feb 1923 | Chelsea | 0 | 0 | Arsenal | 45,000 | |
| League | 24th Feb 1923 | Arsenal | 3 | 1 | Chelsea | 40,000 | |
| League | 3rd Mar 1923 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Cardiff City | 32,000 | |
| League | 30th Mar 1923 | Aston Villa | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | 30,000 | |
| League | 3rd Sep 1923 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | 1 | Chelsea | 40,000 |  |
| League | 10th Nov 1923 | Bolton Wanderers | 4 | 0 | Chelsea | 20,000 | |
| League | 1st Dec 1923 | Preston North End | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 16,000 | |
| League | 1st Jan 1924 | Liverpool | 3 | 1 | Chelsea | 30,000 | |
| League | 5th Jan 1924 | Chelsea | 0 | 0 | Arsenal | 38,000 | |
| F.A. Cup | 16th Jan 1924 | Southampton | 2 | 0 | Chelsea | 18,415 | |
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