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Chelsea FC Profile: Tommy Meehan

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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

Season League F.A. Cup Lg Cup Europe Oth* Ttl
1920 / 21 19400023
1921 / 22 37000037
1922 / 23 42300045
1923 / 24 26200028
Total1249000133

Goals

Season League F.A. Cup Lg Cup Europe Oth* Ttl
1922 / 23 300003
1923 / 24 100001
Total400004


* 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

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
League27th Dec 1920Liverpool21Chelsea50,000 match lost
League1st Jan 1921Bradford Park Avenue02Chelsea23,000 match won
F.A. Cup8th Jan 1921Reading00Chelsea15,836 match drawn
F.A. Cup12th Jan 1921Chelsea22Reading34,582 match drawn
League15th Jan 1921Chelsea21Manchester City36,000 match won
F.A. Cup17th Jan 1921Chelsea31Reading29,450 match won
League22nd Jan 1921Manchester City10Chelsea30,000 match lost
League9th Feb 1921Newcastle United10Chelsea40,000 match lost
F.A. Cup5th Mar 1921Cardiff City10Chelsea45,000 match lost
League12th Mar 1921Chelsea31Sunderland35,000 match won
League14th Mar 1921West Bromwich Albion11Chelsea15,000 match drawn
League19th Mar 1921Sunderland10Chelsea20,000 match lost
League26th Mar 1921Bradford City11Chelsea28,000 match drawn
League28th Mar 1921Aston Villa30Chelsea30,000 match lost
League29th Mar 1921Chelsea51Aston Villa25,000 match won
League2nd Apr 1921Chelsea31Bradford City38,500 match won
League6th Apr 1921Everton51Chelsea25,000 match lost
League9th Apr 1921Huddersfield Town20Chelsea14,200 match lost
League16th Apr 1921Chelsea11Huddersfield Town37,500 match drawn
League23rd Apr 1921Middlesbrough00Chelsea20,000 match drawn
League30th Apr 1921Chelsea11Middlesbrough30,000 match drawn
League2nd May 1921Blackburn Rovers00Chelsea8,000 match drawn
League7th May 1921Chelsea12Blackburn Rovers20,000 match lost
League27th Aug 1921Blackburn Rovers11Chelsea30,000 match drawn
League29th Aug 1921Chelsea12Birmingham30,000 match lost
League3rd Sep 1921Chelsea10Blackburn Rovers48,000 match won
League5th Sep 1921Birmingham51Chelsea30,000 match lost
League17th Sep 1921Manchester United00Chelsea28,000 match drawn
League24th Sep 1921Chelsea01Liverpool38,000 match lost
League1st Oct 1921Liverpool11Chelsea35,000 match drawn
League8th Oct 1921Chelsea11Newcastle United40,000 match drawn
League15th Oct 1921Newcastle United10Chelsea40,000 match lost
League22nd Oct 1921Burnley50Chelsea15,000 match lost
League29th Oct 1921Chelsea41Burnley35,000 match won
League5th Nov 1921Chelsea02Sheffield United30,000 match lost
League12th Nov 1921Sheffield United12Chelsea20,000 match won
League19th Nov 1921Chelsea10Bradford City35,000 match won
League26th Nov 1921Bradford City01Chelsea15,000 match won
League3rd Dec 1921Chelsea00Preston North End30,000 match drawn
League10th Dec 1921Preston North End20Chelsea25,000 match lost
League17th Dec 1921Tottenham Hotspur00Chelsea50,000 match drawn
League24th Dec 1921Chelsea12Tottenham Hotspur60,000 match lost
League18th Jan 1922Chelsea03Bolton Wanderers15,000 match lost
League21st Jan 1922Bolton Wanderers02Chelsea20,000 match won
League4th Feb 1922Oldham Athletic03Chelsea10,000 match won
League8th Feb 1922Cardiff City20Chelsea25,000 match lost
League11th Feb 1922Chelsea10Oldham Athletic30,000 match won
League25th Feb 1922Chelsea10Cardiff City65,000 match won
League4th Mar 1922West Bromwich Albion22Chelsea11,026 match drawn
League11th Mar 1922Chelsea11West Bromwich Albion30,000 match drawn
League18th Mar 1922Chelsea00Manchester City40,000 match drawn
League25th Mar 1922Manchester City00Chelsea25,000 match drawn
League1st Apr 1922Chelsea10Everton30,000 match won
League8th Apr 1922Everton23Chelsea30,000 match won
League10th Apr 1922Chelsea10Huddersfield Town18,000 match won
League14th Apr 1922Chelsea10Aston Villa59,557 match won
League15th Apr 1922Chelsea10Sunderland40,000 match won
League17th Apr 1922Aston Villa14Chelsea20,000 match won
League22nd Apr 1922Sunderland12Chelsea10,000 match won
League6th May 1922Huddersfield Town20Chelsea15,000 match lost
League26th Aug 1922Chelsea11Birmingham40,000 match drawn
League28th Aug 1922Stoke12Chelsea20,000 match won
League2nd Sep 1922Birmingham01Chelsea35,000 match won
League4th Sep 1922Chelsea32Stoke20,000 match won
League9th Sep 1922Chelsea11Middlesbrough40,000 match drawn
League16th Sep 1922Middlesbrough21Chelsea20,000 match lost
League23rd Sep 1922Chelsea40Oldham Athletic30,000 match won
League30th Sep 1922Oldham Athletic20Chelsea20,000 match lost
League7th Oct 1922Chelsea00Sheffield United35,000 match drawn
League14th Oct 1922Sheffield United02Chelsea25,000 match won
League21st Oct 1922Chelsea13Sunderland38,000 match lost scored 1 goal (1 Pen)
League28th Oct 1922Sunderland11Chelsea25,000 match drawn
League4th Nov 1922Preston North End20Chelsea15,000 match lost
League11th Nov 1922Chelsea01Preston North End25,000 match lost
League18th Nov 1922Burnley10Chelsea15,000 match lost
League25th Nov 1922Chelsea01Burnley25,000 match lost
League2nd Dec 1922Chelsea22Huddersfield Town25,000 match drawn scored 1 goal (1 Pen)
League9th Dec 1922Huddersfield Town30Chelsea15,000 match lost
League16th Dec 1922Chelsea00Tottenham Hotspur50,000 match drawn
League23rd Dec 1922Tottenham Hotspur31Chelsea40,000 match lost
League25th Dec 1922Chelsea22Nottingham Forest35,000 match drawn
League26th Dec 1922Nottingham Forest04Chelsea20,000 match won
League30th Dec 1922Chelsea00Liverpool40,000 match drawn
League6th Jan 1923Liverpool10Chelsea30,000 match lost
F.A. Cup13th Jan 1923Chelsea10Rotherham County30,500 match won
League20th Jan 1923Chelsea30Newcastle United27,000 match won
League27th Jan 1923Newcastle United00Chelsea20,000 match drawn
F.A. Cup3rd Feb 1923Chelsea00Southampton67,105 match drawn
F.A. Cup7th Feb 1923Southampton10Chelsea15,781 match lost
League10th Feb 1923Everton31Chelsea30,000 match lost
League14th Feb 1923Chelsea31Everton20,000 match won
League17th Feb 1923Chelsea00Arsenal45,000 match drawn
League24th Feb 1923Arsenal31Chelsea40,000 match lost
League3rd Mar 1923Chelsea11Cardiff City32,000 match drawn
League10th Mar 1923Cardiff City61Chelsea26,000 match lost
League17th Mar 1923West Bromwich Albion00Chelsea12,242 match drawn
League30th Mar 1923Aston Villa10Chelsea30,000 match lost
League31st Mar 1923Manchester City30Chelsea30,000 match lost
League2nd Apr 1923Chelsea11Aston Villa30,000 match drawn
League7th Apr 1923Chelsea11Manchester City30,000 match drawn
League14th Apr 1923Bolton Wanderers11Chelsea15,000 match drawn
League21st Apr 1923Chelsea30Bolton Wanderers20,000 match won
League25th Apr 1923Chelsea22West Bromwich Albion25,000 match drawn scored 1 goal (1 Pen)
League28th Apr 1923Blackburn Rovers00Chelsea10,000 match drawn
League5th May 1923Chelsea11Blackburn Rovers12,000 match drawn
League25th Aug 1923Blackburn Rovers30Chelsea15,000 match lost
League27th Aug 1923Chelsea01Tottenham Hotspur35,000 match lost
League1st Sep 1923Chelsea20Blackburn Rovers31,000 match won
League3rd Sep 1923Tottenham Hotspur01Chelsea40,000 match won
League8th Sep 1923Chelsea00Aston Villa46,000 match drawn
League15th Sep 1923Aston Villa00Chelsea20,000 match drawn
League22nd Sep 1923Chelsea11Sheffield United26,000 match drawn
League6th Oct 1923Chelsea12Cardiff City47,000 match lost
League3rd Nov 1923Chelsea00Bolton Wanderers26,500 match drawn
League10th Nov 1923Bolton Wanderers40Chelsea20,000 match lost
League17th Nov 1923Middlesbrough20Chelsea10,000 match lost
League24th Nov 1923Chelsea20Middlesbrough18,000 match won scored 1 goal
League1st Dec 1923Preston North End11Chelsea16,000 match drawn
League8th Dec 1923Chelsea12Preston North End36,000 match lost
League15th Dec 1923Burnley20Chelsea15,000 match lost
League22nd Dec 1923Chelsea32Burnley17,500 match won
League25th Dec 1923Nottingham Forest20Chelsea20,000 match lost
League26th Dec 1923Chelsea11Nottingham Forest30,000 match drawn
League29th Dec 1923Arsenal10Chelsea38,000 match lost
League1st Jan 1924Liverpool31Chelsea30,000 match lost
League5th Jan 1924Chelsea00Arsenal38,000 match drawn
F.A. Cup12th Jan 1924Chelsea11Southampton34,586 match drawn
F.A. Cup16th Jan 1924Southampton20Chelsea18,415 match lost
League19th Jan 1924Huddersfield Town01Chelsea25,000 match won
League26th Jan 1924Chelsea01Huddersfield Town36,000 match lost
League9th Feb 1924Chelsea06Notts County15,000 match lost
League23rd Feb 1924Chelsea11Everton30,000 match drawn
League15th Mar 1924Chelsea11Birmingham34,000 match drawn

Non-Competitive First-Team Appearances

Season Appearances
1921 / 22 2
1922 / 23 2
1923 / 24 3
Total7

Non-Competitive First-Team Goals

SeasonGoals
Total0


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

Non-Competitive First-Team Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
Friendly17th Aug 1921Chelsea32Chelsea10,000 match lost
London Challenge Cup17th Oct 1921Chelsea03Millwallunknown match lost
Friendly17th Aug 1922Chelsea13Chelsea5,000 match won
London Prof. Charity Fund16th Oct 1922Fulham00Chelsea10,000 match drawn
Friendly13th Aug 1923Chelsea23Chelsea8,000 match won
Friendly18th Aug 1923Chelsea41Chelsea10,000 match lost
London Prof. Charity Fund26th Sep 1923Chelsea13Fulham7,000 match lost

Non-First-Team Appearances

Season Appearances
1920 / 21 1
1923 / 24 1
Total2

Non-First-Team Goals

SeasonGoals
Total0


Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Tommy Meehan made 2 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Non-First-Team Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
Reserve League3rd Mar 1921Chelsea11Arsenalunknown match drawn
Reserve League29th Oct 1923Chelsea61Southend Unitedunknown match won

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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Chelsea FC Player Tommy Meehan

Games Won: 37
Win Percentage: 27.82%
Total Bookings: 0
Times Sent Off: 0

Teammates

During his Chelsea first-team career of 133 appearances, Tommy Meehan played alongside the following 45 players (number of appearances together in the same match-day squad in brackets)

Jimmy Armstrong (23)
James Ashford (7)
Benjamin Baker (38)
Fred Barrett (19)
John Bell (35)
Walter Bennett (3)
Wally Bettridge (11)
Willie Brown (1)
David Cameron (53)
Sid Castle (20)
Jack Cock (59)
Jackie Crawford (12)
Jimmy Croal (34)
George Dale (5)
Bill Dickie (4)
Ted Ferguson (2)
Willie Ferguson (27)
Jim Ferris (24)
Bill Finlayson (3)
Harry Ford (81)
Jimmy Frew (15)
Harold Halse (1)
Colin Hampton (55)
Jack Harrow (121)
William Haywood (22)
Frank Hoddinott (27)
Joe Langton (2)
John Lee (1)
Fred Linfoot (32)
Wilson Marsh (11)
Ken McKenzie (14)
Bobby McNeil (118)
Nils Middelboe (7)
Harold Miller (24)
James Molyneux (29)
John Priestley (51)
Buchanan Sharp (49)
George Smith (106)
Stephen Smith (19)
Albert Thain (14)
Bob Thomson (11)
Joe Ward (7)
William Whitton (14)
Harry Wilding (104)
Andy Wilson (15)