Chelsea FC Profile: Tommy Priestley
Full Name: Thomas James Montgomery Priestley
Born: Saturday, 11th March 1911
Place of birth: Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland
Height: 5' 9"
Died: Sunday, 28th July 1985 (aged 74)
Involvement with Chelsea:
Player from 1933 to 1934
Wore a rugby style skull cap to cover his premature balding. The Petr Cech of his time.
Playing Career:
Coleraine
Linfield
Chelsea (Jun 1933 to Jun 1934) - cost: £2,000
Shelbourne
Larne
Chelsea First-Team Career Summary
Debut: Saturday, 26th August 1933, Stoke City 1 - 0 Chelsea
Age on debut: 22 years 5 months 15 days
Last Appearance: Saturday, 3rd March 1934, Chelsea 3 - 0 Blackburn Rovers
Appearances
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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 Priestley made 27 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.
Competitive Matches Played
| Comp | Date | Home | Away | Att | |||
| League | 26th Aug 1933 | Stoke City | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | 32,725 |  |
| League | 13th Sep 1933 | Chelsea | 2 | 3 | Huddersfield Town | 20,006 | |
| League | 16th Sep 1933 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | Aston Villa | 44,679 |  |
| League | 23rd Sep 1933 | Leicester City | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 21,164 |  |
| League | 30th Sep 1933 | Chelsea | 0 | 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 67,454 | |
| League | 7th Oct 1933 | Liverpool | 3 | 0 | Chelsea | 31,039 | |
| League | 21st Oct 1933 | Blackburn Rovers | 4 | 2 | Chelsea | 12,570 | |
| League | 28th Oct 1933 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | Newcastle United | 26,657 | |
| League | 4th Nov 1933 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | 10,248 | |
| League | 11th Nov 1933 | Chelsea | 0 | 2 | Derby County | 24,422 | |
| League | 18th Nov 1933 | West Bromwich Albion | 3 | 1 | Chelsea | 12,325 | |
| League | 25th Nov 1933 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Birmingham | 17,843 | |
| League | 2nd Dec 1933 | Everton | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | 15,584 |  |
| League | 9th Dec 1933 | Chelsea | 1 | 2 | Manchester City | 18,048 | |
| League | 16th Dec 1933 | Arsenal | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | 43,897 | |
| League | 23rd Dec 1933 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Leeds United | 18,157 | |
| League | 26th Dec 1933 | Chelsea | 4 | 0 | Sunderland | 12,800 | |
| League | 30th Dec 1933 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | Stoke City | 24,487 | |
| League | 1st Jan 1934 | Sunderland | 0 | 0 | Chelsea | 12,820 | |
| League | 6th Jan 1934 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 21,459 | |
| F.A. Cup | 13th Jan 1934 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | West Bromwich Albion | 51,451 | |
| F.A. Cup | 17th Jan 1934 | West Bromwich Albion | 0 | 1 | Chelsea | 20,061 | |
| League | 20th Jan 1934 | Chelsea | 5 | 0 | Sheffield United | 31,287 | |
| F.A. Cup | 27th Jan 1934 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Nottingham Forest | 53,269 | |
| F.A. Cup | 31st Jan 1934 | Nottingham Forest | 0 | 3 | Chelsea | 37,187 | |
| League | 7th Feb 1934 | Aston Villa | 2 | 0 | Chelsea | 15,688 | |
| League | 3rd Mar 1934 | Chelsea | 3 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | 26,409 | |
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