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Chelsea FC Profile: Albert Tennant

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Full Name: Albert Tennant

Born: Monday, 29th October 1917
Place of birth: Ilkeston, England
Height: 5' 9"
Died: Friday, 10th January 1986 (aged 68)
Place of death: Johannesburg, South Africa
Burial: Cremated - Braamfontein Crematorium, South Africa. There is no known memorial

Involvement with Chelsea:


Men's 1st Team Player from 1934 to 1953


Playing Career:


Stanton Iron Works
Chelsea (Nov 1934 to May 1953) - cost: unknown - Retired

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

Chelsea First-Team Career Summary

Competitive Debut: Saturday, 5th January 1946, Chelsea 1 - 1 Leicester City

Age on debut: 28 years 2 months 7 days

Last Competitive First-Team Appearance: Saturday, 7th May 1949, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 - 1 Chelsea

Appearances

Season League F.A. Cup Lg Cup Europe Oth* Ttl
1945 / 46 060006
1946 / 47 100001
1948 / 49 100001
Total260008

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. Albert Tennant made 8 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Competitive Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
F.A. Cup5th Jan 1946Chelsea11Leicester City39,678 match drawn
F.A. Cup10th Jan 1946Leicester City02Chelsea25,368 match won
F.A. Cup26th Jan 1946Chelsea20West Ham United65,726 match won
F.A. Cup30th Jan 1946West Ham United10Chelsea35,000 match lost
F.A. Cup9th Feb 1946Chelsea01Aston Villa65,307 match lost
F.A. Cup12th Feb 1946Aston Villa10Chelsea55,000 match lost
League3rd May 1947Chelsea14Sheffield United32,110 match lost
League7th May 1949Wolverhampton Wanderers11Chelsea36,720 match drawn

Non-Competitive First-Team Appearances

Season Appearances
1945 / 46 1
Total1

Non-Competitive First-Team Goals

SeasonGoals
Total0


Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Albert Tennant made 1 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Non-Competitive First-Team Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
Friendly13th Nov 1945Chelsea33Dynamo Moscow72,926 match drawn

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. Albert Tennant 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:


Albert definitely had no middle name, so anywhere stating his name as Albert E Tennant is incorrect. There is no E (Info as per email from his daughter). The date of birth & death were also confirmed by his daughter. "He died on 10.01.86. in Johannesburg, South Africa. He went out to play a game of golf with his friend, and had a heart attack on the golf course and died. He was cremated in Braamfontein Crematorium, Johannesburg, and his ashes were scattered nearby in a rose garden."

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Chelsea FC Player Albert Tennant

Games Won: 2
Win Percentage: 25%
Total Bookings: 0
Times Sent Off: 0

Teammates

During his Chelsea first-team career of 8 appearances, Albert Tennant played alongside the following 24 players (number of appearances together in the same match-day squad in brackets)

Ken Armstrong (1)
Jimmy Bain (5)
Roy Bentley (1)
Len Dolding (1)
Charlie Dyke (1)
Dickie Foss (5)
Ray Goddard (1)
Len Goulden (5)
John Harris (7)
Billy Hughes (1)
Tommy Lawton (6)
James Macaulay (2)
Alex Machin (4)
John McInnes (2)
Harry Medhurst (2)
Frank Mitchell (1)
Joe Payne (5)
Fred Richardson (1)
Bill Robertson (6)
Robert Russell (2)
Dick Spence (7)
Tommy Walker (1)
Reg Williams (6)
Danny Winter (7)