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Chelsea FC Profile: George Anderson

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Full Name: George Russell Anderson

Born: Monday, 24th October 1904
Place of birth: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Died: Saturday, 9th November 1974 (aged 70)
Place of death: Cottenham, Cambridgeshire, England
Burial: Cremated - Cambridge Crematorium. Ashes scattered in crem garden

Involvement with Chelsea:


Men's 1st Team Player from 1927 to 1929


Playing Career:


Airdrieonians
Brentford
Chelsea (May 1927 to Jun 1929) - cost: unknown
Norwich City
Carlisle United
Gillingham
Bury
Huddersfield Town
Mansfield Town

Chelsea First-Team Career Summary

Competitive Debut: Saturday, 4th February 1928, West Bromwich Albion 3 - 0 Chelsea

Age on debut: 23 years 3 months 11 days

Last Competitive First-Team Appearance: Tuesday, 25th December 1928, Stoke City 0 - 1 Chelsea

See full chronological appearance listing HERE

Appearances

Season League F.A. Cup Lg Cup Europe Oth* Ttl
1927 / 28 500005
1928 / 29 400004
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. George Anderson made 9 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Competitive Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
League4th Feb 1928West Bromwich Albion30Chelsea23,718 match lost
League20th Feb 1928Stoke City10Chelsea15,770 match lost
League17th Mar 1928Swansea Town00Chelsea15,563 match drawn
League9th Apr 1928Oldham Athletic21Chelsea18,992 match lost
League14th Apr 1928South Shields21Chelsea3,395 match lost
League8th Dec 1928Chelsea11Tottenham Hotspur45,840 match drawn
League15th Dec 1928Reading33Chelsea13,338 match drawn
League22nd Dec 1928Chelsea11Notts County19,560 match drawn
League25th Dec 1928Stoke City01Chelsea21,862 match won

Non-Competitive First-Team Appearances

Season Appearances
1927 / 28 3
Total3

Non-Competitive First-Team Goals

SeasonGoals
1927 / 28 2
Total2


Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. George Anderson made 3 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Non-Competitive First-Team Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
Friendly15th Aug 1927Chelsea06Chelseaunknown match won scored 1 goal
Friendly18th Aug 1927Chelsea56Chelseaunknown match won
London Prof. Charity Fund26th Sep 1927Chelsea52Fulhamunknown match won scored 1 goal

Non-First-Team Appearances

Season Appearances
1927 / 28 18
1928 / 29 14
Total32

Non-First-Team Goals

SeasonGoals
1927 / 28 13
1928 / 29 11
Total24


Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. George Anderson made 32 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Non-First-Team Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
Reserve League27th Aug 1927Clapton Orient01Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League3rd Sep 1927Southend United02Chelsea4,000 match won
Reserve League8th Sep 1927Chelsea31Tottenham Hotspurunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League15th Sep 1927Chelsea31Arsenalunknown match won scored 2 goals
Friendly1st Oct 1927St. Albans City47Chelseaunknown match won scored 2 goals
Reserve League5th Oct 1927Cardiff City51Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League13th Oct 1927Chelsea32Millwallunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League22nd Oct 1927Arsenal20Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League27th Oct 1927Chelsea25Brentfordunknown match lost scored 2 goals
Reserve League14th Jan 1928Brentford22Chelsea3,500 match drawn scored 1 goal
Reserve League21st Jan 1928Tottenham Hotspur31Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League23rd Jan 1928Chelsea32Fulhamunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League28th Jan 1928Coventry City54Chelsea3,000 match lost scored 1 goal
Reserve League2nd Feb 1928Chelsea42Crystal Palaceunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League16th Feb 1928Chelsea51Charlton Athleticunknown match won
Reserve League29th Mar 1928Chelsea22Clapton Orientunknown match drawn scored 1 goal
Reserve League26th Apr 1928Chelsea21West Ham Unitedunknown match won
Reserve League28th Apr 1928Chelsea11Coventry Cityunknown match drawn
Reserve League20th Oct 1928Chelsea40Fulhamunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League27th Oct 1928Reading12Chelseaunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League31st Oct 1928Chelsea41Tottenham Hotspurunknown match won scored 2 goals
Reserve League10th Nov 1928West Ham United12Chelseaunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League17th Nov 1928Chelsea72Crystal Palaceunknown match won scored 4 goals
Reserve League1st Dec 1928Chelsea40Leicester Cityunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League19th Jan 1929Chelsea01Cardiff Cityunknown match lost
Reserve League16th Feb 1929Coventry City11Chelseaunknown match drawn scored 1 goal sent off
Reserve League23rd Feb 1929Chelsea11Charlton Athleticunknown match drawn
Reserve League28th Feb 1929Fulham00Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League13th Apr 1929Leicester City22Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League20th Apr 1929Chelsea22Watfordunknown match drawn
Reserve League24th Apr 1929Chelsea11Readingunknown match drawn
Reserve League27th Apr 1929Southampton20Chelseaunknown match lost

Chelsea Graves Society Info & External Research Links:


Link to the CGS Ancestry profile for George Russell Anderson View CGS profile for George Russell Anderson on Ancestry
Link to the findagrave profile for George Russell Anderson View CGS profile for George Russell Anderson on Find-A-Grave
Link to the CGS Zeemaps location for George Russell Anderson View location on Zeemaps for George Russell Anderson



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Chelsea FC Player George Anderson

Games Won: 1
Win Percentage: 11.11%
Total Bookings: 0
Times Sent Off: 0

Teammates

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

Sid Bishop (2)
George Biswell (1)
Jackie Crawford (6)
Willie Ferguson (7)
Sam Irving (6)
William Jackson (2)
Tommy Law (9)
Jack Meredith (3)
Harold Miller (6)
Sam Millington (9)
Leslie Odell (2)
George Pearson (7)
John Priestley (2)
George Rodgers (3)
Willie Russell (2)
George Smith (7)
Albert Thain (6)
Jack Townrow (5)
Harry Wilding (2)
Andy Wilson (3)