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Chelsea FC Profile: Leslie Knighton

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Full Name: Albert Leslie Knighton

Born: Saturday, 19th March 1887
Place of birth: Church Gresley, Derbyshire, England
Died: Wednesday, 27th May 1959 (aged 72)
Place of death: Bournemouth, Dorset, England
Burial: Cremated - Bournemouth Crematorium and North Cemetery, Bournemouth, Dorset

Involvement with Chelsea:


Manager from 1933 to 1939


Playing Career:



Chelsea Manager Career Summary


Manager from: May, 1933
Manager until: April, 1939

PlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstWin %Goals / Game
League248846210238242033.87%1.54
F.A. Cup21876312238.1%1.48
Total269926910841344234.2%1.54

Players In

DateNameAmount
Jun 1933Tommy Priestley£2,000
Jun 1933Billy Mitchellunknown
Jun 1933Johnny Jacksonunknown
Sep 1933Bob Greggunknown
Dec 1933Jimmy ArgueFree
Mar 1934Jock Hutchesonunknown
Jul 1934Alec Cheyneunknown
Oct 1934Dick Spence£5,000
Oct 1934Bill Barracloughunknown
Nov 1934Albert Tennantunknown
Dec 1934Joe Bambrickunknown
Mar 1935Harry Burgessunknown
Feb 1936Peter Buchananunknown
Feb 1936Jack Sherborneunknown
May 1936Dickie Fossunknown
Aug 1936Sam Weaver£6,000
Feb 1937Alex Whiteunknown
Mar 1937Doug Smaleunknown
Mar 1937Jack Smithunknown
May 1937Sid Bidewellunknown
May 1937Ned Barkasunknown
Sep 1937Ernest Reidunknown
Mar 1938Joe Payne£5,000
Jul 1938Alf Hansonunknown
Nov 1938Bob Salmondunknown
Jan 1939David Alexanderunknown

Players Out

DateName
May 1933Sid Bishop
Jun 1933George Pearson
May 1934Johnnie Rankin
May 1934Jackie Crawford
Jun 1934Sam Dudley
Jun 1934Tommy Priestley
Jun 1934Peter O'Dowd
Jul 1934Stanley Prout
Nov 1934Hughie Gallacher
Jan 1936Willie Russell
May 1936Leslie Odell
Jun 1936Alec Cheyne
Jun 1936Stan Macintosh
Dec 1936Bob MacAulay
Jun 1937Jock Hutcheson
Jun 1937Eric Oakton
Jun 1937Jack Horton
Jun 1937James Copeland
Dec 1937Bill Barraclough
Mar 1938Joe Bambrick
Jun 1938Bob Gregg
Dec 1938Wilf Chitty

Chelsea Graves Society Info & External Research Links:


Leslie passed away at The Royal Victoria Hospital in Bournemouth

Dod changed from 10th May 59 to 27th May 59 as per Newspaper reports and Probate information. 10/5/23 (see Ancestry)

Link to the CGS Ancestry profile for Albert Leslie Knighton View CGS profile for Albert Leslie Knighton on Ancestry
Link to the findagrave profile for Albert Leslie Knighton View CGS profile for Albert Leslie Knighton on Find-A-Grave
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