Match detail: Bristol City v Chelsea - 28/04/1906

Match detail: Bristol City v Chelsea

Match Date: Saturday, 28th Apr 1906
Competition: League - Football League Division 2
Opponent: Bristol City
Venue: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 14,000
Half Time: 1 - 0
Result: Lost 2 - 1
Referee: Alfred Green (West Bromwich)

Team: David Copeland George Henderson Jack Kirwan Bob Mackie Tommy McDermott Bob McRoberts Tommy Miller Martin Moran Frank Pearson Peter Proudfoot Bob Whiting (GK)

Chelsea Goal Scorers: Frank Pearson (88) Bristol City Goal Scorers: Sam Gilligan (10) Andy Burton (57)

A lot of early Chelsea publications included a "James Fletcher" in the line-up for this game. It has now been discovered James may not even have existed, let alone played in this game. The full line-up listed here (Fletcher replaced by Copeland), is the official line-up advised by the Football League. James Fletcher has currently been changed to a non-first-team player for now whilst we try to find out if he did really exist and if he ever actually played for Chelsea.