Chelsea FC Profile: Tommy Meehan
Full Name: Thomas Meehan
Born: Wednesday, 17th June 1896
Place of birth: Manchester, England
Height: 5' 5"
Died: Monday, 18th August 1924 (aged 28)
Place of death: Knightsbridge, London, England
Burial: Buried - Wandsworth Cemetery, Wandsworth, London Borough of Wandsworth, Greater London, England - Section 23, Grave 420 (Unmarked)
Involvement with Chelsea:
Men's 1st Team Player from 1920 to 1924
Playing Career:
Newtown
Walkden Central
Rochdale
Manchester United
Chelsea (Dec 1920 to Jun 1924) - cost: £3,300
Chelsea First-Team Career Summary
Competitive Debut: Monday, 27th December 1920, Liverpool 2 - 1 Chelsea
Age on debut: 24 years 6 months 10 days
100th Appearance: Saturday, 7th April 1923, Chelsea 1 - 1 Manchester City
Last Competitive First-Team Appearance: Saturday, 15th March 1924, Chelsea 1 - 1 Birmingham
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. Tommy Meehan made 133 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.
Competitive Matches Played
| Comp | Date | Home | Away | Att | |||
| League | 27th Dec 1920 | Liverpool | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | 50,000 |  |
| League | 1st Jan 1921 | Bradford Park Avenue | 0 | 2 | Chelsea | 23,000 |  |
| F.A. Cup | 8th Jan 1921 | Reading | 0 | 0 | Chelsea | 15,836 |  |
| F.A. Cup | 12th Jan 1921 | Chelsea | 2 | 2 | Reading | 34,582 | |
| 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 | |
| League | 9th Feb 1921 | Newcastle United | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | 40,000 | |
| F.A. Cup | 5th Mar 1921 | Cardiff City | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | 45,000 | |
| League | 12th Mar 1921 | Chelsea | 3 | 1 | Sunderland | 35,000 | |
| League | 14th Mar 1921 | West Bromwich Albion | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 15,000 | |
| League | 19th Mar 1921 | Sunderland | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | 20,000 | |
| League | 26th Mar 1921 | Bradford City | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 28,000 | |
| League | 28th Mar 1921 | Aston Villa | 3 | 0 | Chelsea | 30,000 | |
| League | 29th Mar 1921 | Chelsea | 5 | 1 | Aston Villa | 25,000 | |
| League | 2nd Apr 1921 | Chelsea | 3 | 1 | Bradford City | 38,500 | |
| League | 6th Apr 1921 | Everton | 5 | 1 | Chelsea | 25,000 | |
| League | 9th Apr 1921 | Huddersfield Town | 2 | 0 | Chelsea | 14,200 | |
| League | 16th Apr 1921 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Huddersfield Town | 37,500 | |
| League | 23rd Apr 1921 | Middlesbrough | 0 | 0 | Chelsea | 20,000 | |
| League | 30th Apr 1921 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Middlesbrough | 30,000 | |
| League | 2nd May 1921 | Blackburn Rovers | 0 | 0 | Chelsea | 8,000 | |
| League | 7th May 1921 | Chelsea | 1 | 2 | Blackburn Rovers | 20,000 | |
| League | 27th Aug 1921 | Blackburn Rovers | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 30,000 | |
| League | 29th Aug 1921 | Chelsea | 1 | 2 | Birmingham | 30,000 | |
| League | 3rd Sep 1921 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | 48,000 | |
| League | 5th Sep 1921 | Birmingham | 5 | 1 | Chelsea | 30,000 | |
| League | 17th Sep 1921 | Manchester United | 0 | 0 | Chelsea | 28,000 | |
| League | 24th Sep 1921 | Chelsea | 0 | 1 | Liverpool | 38,000 | |
| League | 1st Oct 1921 | Liverpool | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 35,000 | |
| League | 8th Oct 1921 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Newcastle United | 40,000 | |
| League | 15th Oct 1921 | Newcastle United | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | 40,000 | |
| League | 22nd Oct 1921 | Burnley | 5 | 0 | Chelsea | 15,000 | |
| League | 29th Oct 1921 | Chelsea | 4 | 1 | Burnley | 35,000 | |
| League | 5th Nov 1921 | Chelsea | 0 | 2 | Sheffield United | 30,000 | |
| League | 12th Nov 1921 | Sheffield United | 1 | 2 | Chelsea | 20,000 | |
| League | 19th Nov 1921 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | Bradford City | 35,000 | |
| League | 26th Nov 1921 | Bradford City | 0 | 1 | Chelsea | 15,000 | |
| League | 3rd Dec 1921 | Chelsea | 0 | 0 | Preston North End | 30,000 | |
| League | 10th Dec 1921 | Preston North End | 2 | 0 | Chelsea | 25,000 | |
| League | 17th Dec 1921 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | 0 | Chelsea | 50,000 | |
| League | 24th Dec 1921 | Chelsea | 1 | 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 60,000 | |
| League | 18th Jan 1922 | Chelsea | 0 | 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 15,000 | |
| League | 21st Jan 1922 | Bolton Wanderers | 0 | 2 | Chelsea | 20,000 | |
| League | 4th Feb 1922 | Oldham Athletic | 0 | 3 | Chelsea | 10,000 | |
| League | 8th Feb 1922 | Cardiff City | 2 | 0 | Chelsea | 25,000 | |
| League | 11th Feb 1922 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | Oldham Athletic | 30,000 | |
| League | 25th Feb 1922 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | Cardiff City | 65,000 | |
| League | 4th Mar 1922 | West Bromwich Albion | 2 | 2 | Chelsea | 11,026 | |
| League | 11th Mar 1922 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | West Bromwich Albion | 30,000 | |
| League | 18th Mar 1922 | Chelsea | 0 | 0 | Manchester City | 40,000 | |
| League | 25th Mar 1922 | Manchester City | 0 | 0 | Chelsea | 25,000 | |
| League | 1st Apr 1922 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | Everton | 30,000 | |
| League | 8th Apr 1922 | Everton | 2 | 3 | Chelsea | 30,000 | |
| League | 10th Apr 1922 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | 18,000 | |
| League | 14th Apr 1922 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | Aston Villa | 59,557 | |
| League | 15th Apr 1922 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | Sunderland | 40,000 | |
| League | 17th Apr 1922 | Aston Villa | 1 | 4 | Chelsea | 20,000 | |
| League | 22nd Apr 1922 | Sunderland | 1 | 2 | Chelsea | 10,000 | |
| League | 6th May 1922 | Huddersfield Town | 2 | 0 | Chelsea | 15,000 | |
| League | 26th Aug 1922 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Birmingham | 40,000 | |
| League | 28th Aug 1922 | Stoke | 1 | 2 | Chelsea | 20,000 | |
| League | 2nd Sep 1922 | Birmingham | 0 | 1 | Chelsea | 35,000 | |
| League | 4th Sep 1922 | Chelsea | 3 | 2 | Stoke | 20,000 | |
| League | 9th Sep 1922 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Middlesbrough | 40,000 | |
| League | 16th Sep 1922 | Middlesbrough | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | 20,000 | |
| League | 23rd Sep 1922 | Chelsea | 4 | 0 | Oldham Athletic | 30,000 | |
| League | 30th Sep 1922 | Oldham Athletic | 2 | 0 | Chelsea | 20,000 | |
| League | 7th Oct 1922 | Chelsea | 0 | 0 | Sheffield United | 35,000 | |
| League | 14th Oct 1922 | Sheffield United | 0 | 2 | Chelsea | 25,000 | |
| League | 21st Oct 1922 | Chelsea | 1 | 3 | Sunderland | 38,000 |  (1 Pen) |
| League | 28th Oct 1922 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 25,000 | |
| League | 4th Nov 1922 | Preston North End | 2 | 0 | Chelsea | 15,000 | |
| League | 11th Nov 1922 | Chelsea | 0 | 1 | Preston North End | 25,000 | |
| 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 | (1 Pen) |
| League | 9th Dec 1922 | Huddersfield Town | 3 | 0 | Chelsea | 15,000 | |
| League | 16th Dec 1922 | Chelsea | 0 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | 50,000 | |
| League | 23rd Dec 1922 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | 1 | Chelsea | 40,000 | |
| League | 25th Dec 1922 | Chelsea | 2 | 2 | Nottingham Forest | 35,000 | |
| 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 | |
| F.A. Cup | 7th Feb 1923 | Southampton | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | 15,781 | |
| League | 10th Feb 1923 | Everton | 3 | 1 | Chelsea | 30,000 | |
| 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 | 10th Mar 1923 | Cardiff City | 6 | 1 | Chelsea | 26,000 | |
| League | 17th Mar 1923 | West Bromwich Albion | 0 | 0 | Chelsea | 12,242 | |
| League | 30th Mar 1923 | Aston Villa | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | 30,000 | |
| League | 31st Mar 1923 | Manchester City | 3 | 0 | Chelsea | 30,000 | |
| League | 2nd Apr 1923 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Aston Villa | 30,000 | |
| League | 7th Apr 1923 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Manchester City | 30,000 | |
| League | 14th Apr 1923 | Bolton Wanderers | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 15,000 | |
| League | 21st Apr 1923 | Chelsea | 3 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 20,000 | |
| League | 25th Apr 1923 | Chelsea | 2 | 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 25,000 | (1 Pen) |
| League | 28th Apr 1923 | Blackburn Rovers | 0 | 0 | Chelsea | 10,000 | |
| League | 5th May 1923 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Blackburn Rovers | 12,000 | |
| League | 25th Aug 1923 | Blackburn Rovers | 3 | 0 | Chelsea | 15,000 | |
| League | 27th Aug 1923 | Chelsea | 0 | 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 35,000 | |
| League | 1st Sep 1923 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | 31,000 | |
| League | 3rd Sep 1923 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | 1 | Chelsea | 40,000 | |
| League | 8th Sep 1923 | Chelsea | 0 | 0 | Aston Villa | 46,000 | |
| League | 15th Sep 1923 | Aston Villa | 0 | 0 | Chelsea | 20,000 | |
| League | 22nd Sep 1923 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Sheffield United | 26,000 | |
| League | 6th Oct 1923 | Chelsea | 1 | 2 | Cardiff City | 47,000 | |
| League | 3rd Nov 1923 | Chelsea | 0 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 26,500 | |
| League | 10th Nov 1923 | Bolton Wanderers | 4 | 0 | Chelsea | 20,000 | |
| League | 17th Nov 1923 | Middlesbrough | 2 | 0 | Chelsea | 10,000 | |
| League | 24th Nov 1923 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | Middlesbrough | 18,000 | |
| League | 1st Dec 1923 | Preston North End | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 16,000 | |
| League | 8th Dec 1923 | Chelsea | 1 | 2 | Preston North End | 36,000 | |
| League | 15th Dec 1923 | Burnley | 2 | 0 | Chelsea | 15,000 | |
| League | 22nd Dec 1923 | Chelsea | 3 | 2 | Burnley | 17,500 | |
| League | 25th Dec 1923 | Nottingham Forest | 2 | 0 | Chelsea | 20,000 | |
| League | 26th Dec 1923 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Nottingham Forest | 30,000 | |
| League | 29th Dec 1923 | Arsenal | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | 38,000 | |
| League | 1st Jan 1924 | Liverpool | 3 | 1 | Chelsea | 30,000 | |
| League | 5th Jan 1924 | Chelsea | 0 | 0 | Arsenal | 38,000 | |
| F.A. Cup | 12th Jan 1924 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Southampton | 34,586 | |
| F.A. Cup | 16th Jan 1924 | Southampton | 2 | 0 | Chelsea | 18,415 | |
| League | 19th Jan 1924 | Huddersfield Town | 0 | 1 | Chelsea | 25,000 | |
| League | 26th Jan 1924 | Chelsea | 0 | 1 | Huddersfield Town | 36,000 | |
| League | 9th Feb 1924 | Chelsea | 0 | 6 | Notts County | 15,000 | |
| League | 23rd Feb 1924 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Everton | 30,000 | |
| League | 15th Mar 1924 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Birmingham | 34,000 | |
Non-Competitive First-Team Appearances
| Non-Competitive First-Team Goals
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Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Tommy Meehan made 0 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.
Non-Competitive First-Team Matches Played
| Comp | Date | Home | Away | Att |
Non-First-Team Appearances
| Non-First-Team Goals
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Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Tommy Meehan made 0 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.
Non-First-Team Matches Played
| Comp | Date | Home | Away | Att |
Chelsea Graves Society Info & External Research Links:
Tommy passed away at St Georges Hospital, Knightsbridge after being struck down with encephalitis lethargica, an inflammation of the brain which had reached an epidemic scale in the years after the First World War.
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