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Chelsea FC Profile: John Sillett

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Full Name: John Charles Sillett

Born: Monday, 20th July 1936
Place of birth: Southampton, Hampshire, England
Height: 6'
Died: Tuesday, 30th November 2021 (aged 85)
Burial: Buried - Temple Fields Cemetery, Solihull, West Midlands

Involvement with Chelsea:


Men's 1st Team Player from 1954 to 1962


Playing Career:


Southampton (A)
Chelsea (May 1954 to Apr 1962) - cost: unknown
Coventry City
Plymouth Argyle

* (A) = Amateur

Chelsea First-Team Career Summary

Competitive Debut: Tuesday, 1st January 1957, Manchester United 3 - 0 Chelsea

Age on debut: 20 years 5 months 12 days

100th Appearance: Saturday, 23rd September 1961, Chelsea 1 - 1 Blackburn Rovers

Last Competitive First-Team Appearance: Saturday, 7th October 1961, Sheffield Wednesday 5 - 3 Chelsea

Appearances

Season League F.A. Cup Lg Cup Europe Oth* Ttl
1956 / 57 210003
1957 / 58 100001
1958 / 59 27202031
1959 / 60 21200023
1960 / 61 30020032
1961 / 62 12000012
Total935220102

Goals

Season League F.A. Cup Lg Cup Europe Oth* Ttl
1960 / 61 001001
Total001001


* 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. John Sillett made 102 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Competitive Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
League1st Jan 1957Manchester United30Chelsea42,116 match lost
F.A. Cup5th Jan 1957Leyton Orient02Chelsea27,576 match won
League12th Jan 1957Chelsea12Cardiff City28,828 match lost
League26th Apr 1958Chelsea21Manchester United45,011 match won
League23rd Aug 1958Manchester United52Chelsea52,382 match lost
League27th Aug 1958Chelsea42Tottenham Hotspur59,203 match won
League30th Aug 1958Chelsea62Wolverhampton Wanderers62,118 match won
League3rd Sep 1958Tottenham Hotspur40Chelsea50,299 match lost
League6th Sep 1958Portsmouth22Chelsea31,795 match drawn
League10th Sep 1958Chelsea65Newcastle United46,601 match won
League13th Sep 1958Chelsea21Aston Villa44,023 match won
League17th Sep 1958Newcastle United12Chelsea50,283 match won
League20th Sep 1958West Ham United42Chelsea31,127 match lost
League27th Sep 1958Chelsea41Nottingham Forest48,093 match won
Europe30th Sep 1958BK Frem13Chelsea19,200 match won
League4th Oct 1958Burnley40Chelsea22,902 match lost
League11th Oct 1958Chelsea01Bolton Wanderers49,229 match lost
League18th Oct 1958Luton Town21Chelsea24,864 match lost sent off
League25th Oct 1958Chelsea52Leicester City40,369 match won
League1st Nov 1958Preston North End20Chelsea21,532 match lost
Europe4th Nov 1958Chelsea41BK Frem13,104 match won
League8th Nov 1958Chelsea20Leeds United31,757 match won
League15th Nov 1958Manchester City51Chelsea19,778 match lost
League22nd Nov 1958Chelsea03Arsenal57,910 match lost
League20th Dec 1958Chelsea23Manchester United48,550 match lost
League25th Dec 1958Blackburn Rovers03Chelsea32,149 match won
League27th Dec 1958Chelsea02Blackburn Rovers46,312 match lost
League3rd Jan 1959Wolverhampton Wanderers12Chelsea36,093 match won
League17th Jan 1959Chelsea22Portsmouth24,356 match drawn
F.A. Cup19th Jan 1959Newcastle United14Chelsea57,038 match won
F.A. Cup24th Jan 1959Chelsea12Aston Villa55,994 match lost
League31st Jan 1959Aston Villa31Chelsea33,360 match lost
League7th Feb 1959Chelsea32West Ham United52,968 match won
League21st Feb 1959Chelsea13Burnley27,564 match lost
League4th Mar 1959Bolton Wanderers60Chelsea24,258 match lost
League17th Oct 1959Luton Town12Chelsea18,831 match won
League31st Oct 1959Nottingham Forest31Chelsea30,188 match lost
League12th Dec 1959Blackpool31Chelsea12,410 match lost
League19th Dec 1959Preston North End45Chelsea15,775 match won
League26th Dec 1959Chelsea22Newcastle United48,462 match drawn
League28th Dec 1959Newcastle United11Chelsea43,295 match drawn
F.A. Cup9th Jan 1960Chelsea51Bradford Park Avenue32,212 match won
League16th Jan 1960Burnley21Chelsea21,916 match lost
League23rd Jan 1960Chelsea13Leeds United18,963 match lost
F.A. Cup30th Jan 1960Chelsea12Aston Villa66,671 match lost
League6th Feb 1960West Ham United42Chelsea29,655 match lost
League13th Feb 1960Chelsea42Fulham38,687 match won
League24th Feb 1960Chelsea22West Bromwich Albion26,225 match drawn
League27th Feb 1960Sheffield Wednesday11Chelsea41,403 match drawn
League5th Mar 1960Chelsea30Luton Town33,679 match won
League19th Mar 1960Chelsea23Blackpool40,262 match lost
League2nd Apr 1960Chelsea30Manchester City34,044 match won
League9th Apr 1960Arsenal14Chelsea40,525 match won
League15th Apr 1960Chelsea13Tottenham Hotspur67,819 match lost
League16th Apr 1960Chelsea11Nottingham Forest24,542 match drawn
League18th Apr 1960Tottenham Hotspur01Chelsea37,205 match won
League23rd Apr 1960Bolton Wanderers20Chelsea19,432 match lost
League30th Apr 1960Chelsea15Wolverhampton Wanderers61,567 match lost
League20th Aug 1960Aston Villa32Chelsea43,776 match lost
League24th Aug 1960Chelsea13Leicester City24,691 match lost
League27th Aug 1960Chelsea33Wolverhampton Wanderers41,681 match drawn
League31st Aug 1960Leicester City13Chelsea21,087 match won
League3rd Sep 1960Bolton Wanderers41Chelsea21,609 match lost
League7th Sep 1960Chelsea52Blackburn Rovers23,224 match won
League10th Sep 1960Chelsea32West Ham United37,873 match won
League17th Sep 1960Fulham32Chelsea37,423 match lost
League19th Sep 1960Blackburn Rovers31Chelsea21,508 match lost
League24th Sep 1960Blackpool14Chelsea26,546 match won
League1st Oct 1960Chelsea33Everton31,457 match drawn
League Cup10th Oct 1960Millwall17Chelsea15,007 match won
League15th Oct 1960Birmingham City10Chelsea23,337 match lost
League22nd Oct 1960Chelsea26Burnley29,080 match lost
League Cup16th Nov 1960Doncaster Rovers07Chelsea9,951 match won scored 1 goal
League19th Nov 1960Chelsea63Manchester City37,346 match won
League26th Nov 1960Nottingham Forest21Chelsea22,121 match lost
League31st Dec 1960Wolverhampton Wanderers61Chelsea28,503 match lost
League18th Feb 1961Everton11Chelsea34,449 match drawn
League25th Feb 1961Sheffield Wednesday10Chelsea21,936 match lost
League4th Mar 1961Chelsea32Birmingham City27,727 match won
League11th Mar 1961Burnley44Chelsea19,435 match drawn
League18th Mar 1961Chelsea11Preston North End22,031 match drawn
League25th Mar 1961Newcastle United16Chelsea28,975 match won
League31st Mar 1961Tottenham Hotspur42Chelsea65,032 match lost
League1st Apr 1961Chelsea61Cardiff City22,697 match won
League3rd Apr 1961Chelsea23Tottenham Hotspur57,103 match lost
League8th Apr 1961Manchester City21Chelsea27,720 match lost
League15th Apr 1961Chelsea31Arsenal38,233 match won
League22nd Apr 1961West Bromwich Albion30Chelsea17,691 match lost
League26th Apr 1961Chelsea02Sheffield Wednesday24,258 match lost
League29th Apr 1961Chelsea43Nottingham Forest22,775 match won
League19th Aug 1961Chelsea22Nottingham Forest20,857 match drawn
League23rd Aug 1961Manchester United32Chelsea45,559 match lost
League26th Aug 1961Aston Villa31Chelsea35,840 match lost
League30th Aug 1961Chelsea20Manchester United42,248 match won
League2nd Sep 1961Chelsea00Fulham37,998 match drawn
League6th Sep 1961Cardiff City52Chelsea20,883 match lost
League9th Sep 1961Chelsea61Sheffield United22,066 match won
League16th Sep 1961West Ham United21Chelsea27,530 match lost
League20th Sep 1961Chelsea23Cardiff City15,804 match lost
League23rd Sep 1961Chelsea11Blackburn Rovers23,301 match drawn
League30th Sep 1961Blackpool40Chelsea24,191 match lost
League7th Oct 1961Sheffield Wednesday53Chelsea28,093 match lost

Non-Competitive First-Team Appearances

Season Appearances
Total0

Non-Competitive First-Team Goals

SeasonGoals
Total0


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

Non-Competitive First-Team Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt

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. John Sillett 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:


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Chelsea FC Player John Sillett

Games Won: 38
Win Percentage: 37.25%
Total Bookings: 0
Times Sent Off: 1

Teammates

During his Chelsea first-team career of 102 appearances, John Sillett played alongside the following 39 players (number of appearances together in the same match-day squad in brackets)

Les Allen (7)
Sylvan Anderton (45)
Ken Armstrong (2)
Micky Block (16)
Frank Blunstone (60)
Peter Bonetti (44)
Peter Brabrook (93)
Terry Bradbury (13)
Barry Bridges (10)
Johnny Brooks (38)
Len Casey (1)
David Cliss (13)
John Compton (1)
Peter Corthine (1)
Colin Court (1)
Stan Crowther (32)
Tommy Docherty (4)
Bobby Evans (22)
Derek Gibbs (12)
Jimmy Greaves (83)
Allan Harris (15)
Mike Harrison (33)
Cliff Huxford (5)
Charlie Livesey (24)
Bill Livingstone (3)
Reg Matthews (49)
John McNichol (2)
John Mortimore (57)
Tony Nicholas (22)
Bill Robertson (9)
Derek Saunders (25)
Mel Scott (58)
Peter Sillett (84)
Les Stubbs (2)
Bobby Tambling (30)
Ron Tindall (62)
Frank Upton (3)
Terry Venables (37)
Dick Whittaker (2)