Chelsea FC Profile: Ben Warren
Full Name: Ben Warren
Born: Wednesday, 7th May 1879
Place of birth: Newhall, Derbyshire, England
Height: 5' 8 1/2"
Died: Monday, 15th January 1917 (aged 37)
Place of death: Mickleover, Derbyshire, England
Burial: Buried - Swadlincote Newhall and Stanton Burial Ground, Swadlincote, South Derbyshire District, Derbyshire, England - Section B. Number 262
Involvement with Chelsea:
Men's 1st Team Player from 1908 to 1914
Playing Career:
Derby County
Chelsea (Jul 1908 to Mar 1914) - cost: £1,000
Chelsea First-Team Career Summary
Competitive Debut: Tuesday, 1st September 1908, Chelsea 0 - 0 Preston North End
Age on debut: 29 years 3 months 25 days
100th Appearance: Saturday, 21st October 1911, Burnley 2 - 2 Chelsea
Last Competitive First-Team Appearance: Saturday, 28th October 1911, Clapton Orient 1 - 4 Chelsea
Appearances
| Goals
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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. Ben Warren made 101 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.
Competitive Matches Played
Comp | Date | Home | Away | Att | |||
League | 1st Sep 1908 | Chelsea | 0 | 0 | Preston North End | 25,000 | |
League | 5th Sep 1908 | Liverpool | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | 25,000 | |
League | 7th Sep 1908 | Preston North End | 6 | 0 | Chelsea | 6,000 | |
League | 12th Sep 1908 | Chelsea | 4 | 1 | Bury | 50,000 | |
League | 19th Sep 1908 | Sheffield United | 1 | 3 | Chelsea | 15,000 | |
League | 21st Sep 1908 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | Nottingham Forest | 20,000 | |
League | 26th Sep 1908 | Chelsea | 0 | 2 | Aston Villa | 40,000 | |
League | 3rd Oct 1908 | Nottingham Forest | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | 18,000 | |
League | 17th Oct 1908 | Chelsea | 2 | 2 | The Wednesday | 25,000 | |
League | 24th Oct 1908 | Blackburn Rovers | 2 | 0 | Chelsea | 15,000 | |
League | 31st Oct 1908 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Bradford City | 30,000 | |
League | 7th Nov 1908 | Manchester United | 0 | 1 | Chelsea | 20,000 | |
League | 14th Nov 1908 | Chelsea | 3 | 3 | Everton | 40,000 | |
League | 21st Nov 1908 | Leicester Fosse | 5 | 2 | Chelsea | 15,000 | |
League | 28th Nov 1908 | Chelsea | 1 | 2 | Woolwich Arsenal | 55,000 | |
League | 5th Dec 1908 | Notts County | 3 | 0 | Chelsea | 12,000 | |
League | 12th Dec 1908 | Chelsea | 1 | 2 | Newcastle United | 25,000 | |
League | 19th Dec 1908 | Bristol City | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | 10,000 | |
League | 25th Dec 1908 | Manchester City | 1 | 2 | Chelsea | 35,000 | |
League | 26th Dec 1908 | Chelsea | 1 | 2 | Manchester City | 40,000 | |
League | 1st Jan 1909 | Middlesbrough | 1 | 4 | Chelsea | 25,000 | |
League | 2nd Jan 1909 | Chelsea | 3 | 0 | Liverpool | 30,000 | |
F.A. Cup | 16th Jan 1909 | Hull City | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 18,100 | |
F.A. Cup | 20th Jan 1909 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | Hull City | 25,792 | |
League | 23rd Jan 1909 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Sheffield United | 25,000 | |
League | 30th Jan 1909 | Aston Villa | 0 | 0 | Chelsea | 18,000 | |
F.A. Cup | 6th Feb 1909 | Blackburn Rovers | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | 31,897 | |
League | 13th Mar 1909 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Manchester United | 30,000 | |
League | 20th Mar 1909 | Everton | 3 | 2 | Chelsea | 25,000 | |
League | 22nd Mar 1909 | The Wednesday | 5 | 1 | Chelsea | 12,000 | |
League | 31st Mar 1909 | Bury | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | 3,000 | |
League | 9th Apr 1909 | Chelsea | 3 | 0 | Middlesbrough | 50,000 | |
League | 10th Apr 1909 | Chelsea | 3 | 2 | Notts County | 30,000 | |
League | 17th Apr 1909 | Newcastle United | 1 | 3 | Chelsea | 30,000 | |
League | 20th Apr 1909 | Bradford City | 3 | 0 | Chelsea | 14,000 | |
League | 26th Apr 1909 | Chelsea | 3 | 1 | Bristol City | 12,000 | |
League | 29th Apr 1909 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | Leicester Fosse | 10,000 | |
League | 1st Sep 1909 | Chelsea | 2 | 2 | Notts County | 12,000 | |
League | 4th Sep 1909 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | Liverpool | 27,000 | |
League | 11th Sep 1909 | Aston Villa | 4 | 1 | Chelsea | 30,000 | |
League | 18th Sep 1909 | Chelsea | 2 | 2 | Sheffield United | 36,000 | |
League | 25th Sep 1909 | Woolwich Arsenal | 3 | 2 | Chelsea | 20,000 | |
League | 2nd Oct 1909 | Chelsea | 3 | 2 | Bolton Wanderers | 35,000 | |
League | 9th Oct 1909 | Middlesbrough | 0 | 1 | Chelsea | 12,000 | |
League | 16th Oct 1909 | Blackburn Rovers | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | 10,000 | |
League | 23rd Oct 1909 | Chelsea | 0 | 1 | Nottingham Forest | 30,000 | |
League | 27th Oct 1909 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | Preston North End | 25,000 | |
League | 30th Oct 1909 | Sunderland | 4 | 0 | Chelsea | 10,000 | |
League | 6th Nov 1909 | Chelsea | 0 | 1 | Everton | 35,000 | |
League | 13th Nov 1909 | Manchester United | 2 | 0 | Chelsea | 10,000 | |
League | 20th Nov 1909 | Chelsea | 0 | 3 | Bradford City | 24,000 | |
League | 27th Nov 1909 | The Wednesday | 4 | 1 | Chelsea | 15,000 | |
League | 4th Dec 1909 | Chelsea | 4 | 1 | Bristol City | 20,000 | |
League | 7th Mar 1910 | Sheffield United | 0 | 0 | Chelsea | 8,000 | |
League | 3rd Sep 1910 | Derby County | 1 | 4 | Chelsea | 12,000 | |
League | 10th Sep 1910 | Chelsea | 3 | 1 | Barnsley | 21,000 | |
League | 17th Sep 1910 | Leicester Fosse | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | 16,000 | |
League | 24th Sep 1910 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 29,000 | |
League | 1st Oct 1910 | Chelsea | 3 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 25,000 | |
League | 8th Oct 1910 | Clapton Orient | 0 | 0 | Chelsea | 25,000 | |
League | 15th Oct 1910 | Chelsea | 0 | 0 | Blackpool | 30,000 | |
League | 22nd Oct 1910 | Glossop | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | 7,000 | |
League | 29th Oct 1910 | Chelsea | 7 | 0 | Lincoln City | 25,000 | |
League | 12th Nov 1910 | Chelsea | 2 | 2 | Birmingham | 17,000 | |
League | 19th Nov 1910 | West Bromwich Albion | 1 | 3 | Chelsea | 21,305 | |
League | 26th Nov 1910 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | Hull City | 17,000 | |
League | 3rd Dec 1910 | Fulham | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | 35,000 | |
League | 10th Dec 1910 | Chelsea | 3 | 0 | Bradford Park Avenue | 14,000 | |
League | 17th Dec 1910 | Burnley | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 7,000 | |
League | 24th Dec 1910 | Chelsea | 3 | 0 | Gainsborough Trinity | 16,000 | |
League | 26th Dec 1910 | Leeds City | 3 | 3 | Chelsea | 18,000 | |
League | 27th Dec 1910 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | Stockport County | 30,000 | |
League | 31st Dec 1910 | Chelsea | 3 | 2 | Derby County | 32,000 | |
League | 2nd Jan 1911 | Stockport County | 2 | 2 | Chelsea | 5,000 | |
League | 7th Jan 1911 | Barnsley | 3 | 2 | Chelsea | 7,000 | |
F.A. Cup | 14th Jan 1911 | Chelsea | 0 | 0 | Leyton | 19,167 | |
F.A. Cup | 19th Jan 1911 | Leyton | 0 | 2 | Chelsea | 14,000 | |
League | 21st Jan 1911 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | Leicester Fosse | 18,000 | |
League | 28th Jan 1911 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | 0 | Chelsea | 16,000 | |
F.A. Cup | 4th Feb 1911 | Chesterfield Town | 1 | 4 | Chelsea | 28,400 | |
League | 18th Feb 1911 | Blackpool | 0 | 2 | Chelsea | 6,000 | |
F.A. Cup | 25th Feb 1911 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | 2 | Chelsea | 33,028 | |
League | 4th Mar 1911 | Lincoln City | 0 | 0 | Chelsea | 4,000 | |
League | 6th Mar 1911 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | Glossop | 12,000 | |
F.A. Cup | 11th Mar 1911 | Chelsea | 3 | 1 | Swindon Town | 77,952 | |
League | 18th Mar 1911 | Birmingham | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | 25,000 | |
League | 20th Mar 1911 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | 12,000 | |
F.A. Cup | 25th Mar 1911 | Newcastle United | 3 | 0 | Chelsea | 34,000 | |
League | 29th Mar 1911 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | West Bromwich Albion | 12,600 | |
League | 8th Apr 1911 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | Fulham | 45,000 | |
League | 29th Apr 1911 | Gainsborough Trinity | 3 | 1 | Chelsea | 7,000 | |
League | 2nd Sep 1911 | Chelsea | 0 | 0 | Stockport County | 28,000 | |
League | 9th Sep 1911 | Leeds City | 0 | 0 | Chelsea | 15,000 | |
League | 11th Sep 1911 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | Derby County | 20,000 | |
League | 16th Sep 1911 | Chelsea | 4 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 32,000 | |
League | 23rd Sep 1911 | Leicester Fosse | 2 | 0 | Chelsea | 15,000 | |
League | 30th Sep 1911 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | Gainsborough Trinity | 30,000 | |
League | 7th Oct 1911 | Grimsby Town | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | 8,000 | |
League | 14th Oct 1911 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | 24,000 | |
League | 21st Oct 1911 | Burnley | 2 | 2 | Chelsea | 12,000 | |
League | 28th Oct 1911 | Clapton Orient | 1 | 4 | Chelsea | 25,000 |
Non-Competitive First-Team Appearances
| Non-Competitive First-Team Goals
|
Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Ben Warren made 8 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.
Non-Competitive First-Team Matches Played
Comp | Date | Home | Away | Att | |||
London Challenge Cup | 26th Oct 1908 | Millwall Athletic | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | 1,500 | |
London Prof. Charity Fund | 7th Dec 1908 | Chelsea | 0 | 1 | Woolwich Arsenal | 6,000 | |
Friendly | 20th Feb 1909 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | Fulham | 20,000 | |
Friendly | 17th Aug 1910 | Chelsea | 3 | 2 | Chelsea | unknown | |
Friendly | 25th Aug 1910 | Chelsea | 3 | 0 | Chelsea | unknown | |
London Prof. Charity Fund | 3rd Oct 1910 | Chelsea | 0 | 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 10,000 | |
Friendly | 19th Aug 1911 | Chelsea | 0 | 0 | Chelsea | unknown | |
London Prof. Charity Fund | 4th Sep 1911 | Chelsea | 2 | 2 | Woolwich Arsenal | 6,000 |
Non-First-Team Appearances
| Non-First-Team Goals
|
Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Ben Warren made 0 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.
Non-First-Team Matches Played
Comp | Date | Home | Away | Att |
Chelsea Graves Society Info & External Research Links:
Ben died of tuberculosis while an inmate of the Mickleover asylum in 1917. A memorial service was held on 18 Feb 1917 at United Methodist Church Newhall.
View CGS profile for Ben Warren on Ancestry
View CGS profile for Ben Warren on Find-A-Grave
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