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Chelsea FC Profile: Doug Smale

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Full Name: Douglas Martin Smale

Born: Monday, 27th March 1916
Place of birth: Victoria, London, England
Height: 5' 7"
Died: February 2006
Place of death: Kingston Upon Thames, Surrey, England

Involvement with Chelsea:


Men's 1st Team Player from 1937 to 1945


Born in Victoria in London, the outside-left started out in non-league football with Kingstonian before signing for Chelsea in 1936. However, he found chances at Stamford Bridge hard to come by and made just nine appearances before the war, but did tour South America with the club. Prior to his passing at the age of 92 in 2006, he was the oldest living ex-Chelsea player.

Playing Career:


Kingstonian
Chelsea (Mar 1937 to Jun 1945) - cost: unknown - Retired

* Retired = Retired from playing at the end of Chelsea contract, or for reason stated

Chelsea First-Team Career Summary

Competitive Debut: Monday, 29th March 1937, Charlton Athletic 1 - 0 Chelsea

Age on debut: 21 years 0 months 2 days

Last Competitive First-Team Appearance: Saturday, 31st December 1938, Leicester City 3 - 2 Chelsea

Appearances

Season League F.A. Cup Lg Cup Europe Oth* Ttl
1936 / 37 600006
1937 / 38 200002
1938 / 39 100001
Total900009

Goals

Season League F.A. Cup Lg Cup Europe Oth* Ttl
Total000000


* 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. Doug Smale made 9 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Competitive Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
League29th Mar 1937Charlton Athletic10Chelsea45,860 match lost
League3rd Apr 1937Everton00Chelsea20,648 match drawn
League10th Apr 1937Chelsea01Bolton Wanderers23,271 match lost
League17th Apr 1937Brentford10Chelsea22,042 match lost
League24th Apr 1937Chelsea20Arsenal53,325 match won
League1st May 1937Liverpool11Chelsea8,278 match drawn
League28th Aug 1937Chelsea61Liverpool41,553 match won
League30th Apr 1938Wolverhampton Wanderers11Chelsea27,718 match drawn
League31st Dec 1938Leicester City32Chelsea13,180 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. Doug Smale 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. Doug Smale 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:


Funeral took place 7 Feb 2006, but unsure where

Link to the CGS Ancestry profile for Douglas Martin Smale View CGS profile for Douglas Martin Smale on Ancestry

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Chelsea FC Player Doug Smale

Games Won: 2
Win Percentage: 22.22%
Total Bookings: 0
Times Sent Off: 0

Teammates

During his Chelsea first-team career of 9 appearances, Doug Smale played alongside the following 20 players (number of appearances together in the same match-day squad in brackets)

Len Allum (3)
Jimmy Argue (7)
Joe Bambrick (2)
George Barber (7)
Ned Barkas (2)
Harry Burgess (6)
Wilf Chitty (2)
Allan Craig (7)
George Gibson (5)
Bob Griffiths (1)
Johnny Jackson (1)
George Mills (5)
Billy Mitchell (6)
John O'Hare (6)
Joe Payne (2)
Bob Salmond (1)
Jack Smith (1)
Dick Spence (9)
Sam Weaver (9)
Victor Woodley (8)