Chelsea FC Profile: James Copeland
Full Name: James Leslie Copeland
Born: Friday, 1st October 1909
Place of birth: Chorlton, Lancashire, England
Died: Tuesday, 23rd July 1991 (aged 81)
Place of death: Hereford, Herefordshire, England
Burial: Cremated - 26 Jul 1991 - Hereford Crematorium, Hereford, England - Ashes were scattered in the garden of remembrance
Involvement with Chelsea:
Men's 1st Team Player from 1932 to 1937
Playing Career:
Park Royal
Chelsea (May 1932 to Jun 1937) - cost: unknown
Halifax Town
Linfield
Hereford United
Chelsea First-Team Career Summary
Competitive Debut: Saturday, 9th September 1933, Sheffield United 4 - 1 Chelsea
Age on debut: 23 years 11 months 8 days
Last Competitive First-Team Appearance: Saturday, 15th December 1934, Manchester City 2 - 0 Chelsea
See full chronological appearance listing HERE
Appearances
| Goals
|
* 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. James Copeland made 2 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.
Competitive Matches Played
Comp | Date | Home | Away | Att | |||
League | 9th Sep 1933 | Sheffield United | 4 | 1 | Chelsea | 13,598 | |
League | 15th Dec 1934 | Manchester City | 2 | 0 | Chelsea | 28,797 |
Non-Competitive First-Team Appearances
| Non-Competitive First-Team Goals
|
Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. James Copeland made 12 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.
Non-Competitive First-Team Matches Played
Comp | Date | Home | Away | Att | |||
Friendly | 8th Aug 1932 | Chelsea | 4 | 2 | Chelsea | unknown | |
Friendly | 15th Aug 1932 | Chelsea | 4 | 2 | Chelsea | unknown | |
Friendly | 18th Aug 1932 | Chelsea | 1 | 2 | Chelsea | 5,000 | |
London Challenge Cup | 10th Oct 1932 | Queens Park Rangers | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | unknown | |
London Challenge Cup | 9th Oct 1933 | Queens Park Rangers | 1 | 2 | Chelsea | unknown | |
London Challenge Cup | 8th Oct 1934 | Wimbledon | 1 | 2 | Chelsea | 4,000 | |
London Challenge Cup | 24th Oct 1934 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | Charlton Athletic | unknown | |
London Challenge Cup | 12th Nov 1934 | Chelsea | 0 | 1 | Brentford | unknown | |
Friendly | 21st Aug 1935 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | unknown | |
London Challenge Cup | 7th Oct 1935 | Millwall | 1 | 2 | Chelsea | unknown | |
London Challenge Cup | 21st Oct 1935 | Chelsea | 0 | 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | unknown | |
London Challenge Cup | 8th Oct 1936 | Millwall | 2 | 0 | Chelsea | unknown |
Non-First-Team Appearances
| Non-First-Team Goals
|
Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. James Copeland made 152 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.
Non-First-Team Matches Played
Comp | Date | Home | Away | Att | |||
Reserve League | 27th Aug 1932 | Southampton | 1 | 2 | Chelsea | 4,000 | |
Reserve League | 1st Sep 1932 | Chelsea | 0 | 0 | Portsmouth | 3,000 | |
Reserve League | 3rd Sep 1932 | Brighton And Hove Albion | 5 | 0 | Chelsea | unknown | |
Reserve League | 7th Sep 1932 | Portsmouth | 3 | 3 | Chelsea | unknown | |
Reserve League | 10th Sep 1932 | Clapton Orient | 3 | 1 | Chelsea | unknown | |
Reserve League | 14th Sep 1932 | Chelsea | 3 | 1 | Reading | unknown | |
Reserve League | 17th Sep 1932 | Chelsea | 0 | 5 | West Ham United | unknown | |
Reserve League | 21st Sep 1932 | Reading | 2 | 0 | Chelsea | unknown | |
Reserve League | 1st Oct 1932 | Chelsea | 3 | 1 | Brentford | unknown | |
Reserve League | 8th Oct 1932 | Watford | 3 | 0 | Chelsea | unknown | |
Reserve League | 15th Oct 1932 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | Swansea Town | 4,000 | |
Reserve League | 19th Oct 1932 | Chelsea | 1 | 2 | Arsenal | unknown | |
Reserve League | 22nd Oct 1932 | Coventry City | 9 | 1 | Chelsea | unknown | |
Reserve League | 29th Oct 1932 | Chelsea | 3 | 0 | Luton Town | unknown | |
Friendly | 19th Nov 1932 | Windsor & Eton | 0 | 2 | Chelsea | unknown | |
Reserve League | 26th Nov 1932 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | unknown | |
Reserve League | 3rd Dec 1932 | Bristol City | 1 | 3 | Chelsea | unknown | |
Reserve League | 10th Dec 1932 | Leicester City | 3 | 2 | Chelsea | unknown | |
Reserve League | 12th Dec 1932 | Charlton Athletic | 4 | 1 | Chelsea | unknown | |
Friendly | 17th Dec 1932 | Park Royal | 4 | 4 | Chelsea | unknown | |
Reserve League | 24th Dec 1932 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Northampton Town | unknown | |
Reserve League | 26th Dec 1932 | Chelsea | 4 | 0 | Southend United | unknown | |
Reserve League | 27th Dec 1932 | Southend United | 3 | 2 | Chelsea | unknown | |
Reserve League | 31st Dec 1932 | Chelsea | 0 | 3 | Southampton | unknown | |
Reserve League | 7th Jan 1933 | Arsenal | 6 | 0 | Chelsea | unknown | |
Reserve League | 18th Jan 1933 | Aldershot | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | unknown | |
Reserve League | 21st Jan 1933 | Chelsea | 5 | 2 | Clapton Orient | unknown | |
Reserve League | 1st Feb 1933 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | Charlton Athletic | unknown | |
Reserve League | 4th Feb 1933 | Chelsea | 0 | 1 | Fulham | unknown | |
Reserve League | 11th Feb 1933 | Brentford | 5 | 0 | Chelsea | unknown | |
Reserve League | 18th Feb 1933 | Chelsea | 3 | 1 | Watford | unknown | |
Reserve League | 20th Feb 1933 | West Ham United | 5 | 1 | Chelsea | unknown | |
Reserve League | 4th Mar 1933 | Chelsea | 3 | 2 | Coventry City | unknown | |
Reserve League | 6th Mar 1933 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | 2 | Chelsea | unknown | |
Reserve League | 11th Mar 1933 | Luton Town | 5 | 0 | Chelsea | 10,000 | |
Reserve League | 15th Mar 1933 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | Crystal Palace | unknown | |
Reserve League | 18th Mar 1933 | Chelsea | 9 | 2 | Millwall | unknown | |
Reserve League | 23rd Mar 1933 | Swansea Town | 2 | 0 | Chelsea | unknown | |
Reserve League | 29th Mar 1933 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Brighton And Hove Albion | unknown | |
Reserve League | 1st Apr 1933 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | Bristol City | unknown | |
Reserve League | 8th Apr 1933 | Northampton Town | 1 | 2 | Chelsea | unknown | |
Reserve League | 15th Apr 1933 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | Leicester City | unknown | |
Friendly | 22nd Apr 1933 | Maidenhead United | 2 | 2 | Chelsea | 2,000 | |
Reserve League | 26th Apr 1933 | Chelsea | 2 | 2 | Queens Park Rangers | unknown | |
Reserve League | 2nd Sep 1933 | Reading | 2 | 2 | Chelsea | unknown | |
Reserve League | 6th Sep 1933 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | Queens Park Rangers | unknown | |
Reserve League | 20th Sep 1933 | Chelsea | 3 | 2 | Southend United | unknown | |
Reserve League | 23rd Sep 1933 | Chelsea | 3 | 1 | West Ham United | unknown | |
Reserve League | 30th Sep 1933 | Leicester City | 0 | 1 | Chelsea | unknown | |
Reserve League | 4th Oct 1933 | Crystal Palace | 1 | 3 | Chelsea | unknown | |
Reserve League | 7th Oct 1933 | Chelsea | 4 | 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | unknown | |
Reserve League | 14th Oct 1933 | Brentford | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | unknown | |
Reserve League | 21st Oct 1933 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | Arsenal | unknown | |
Reserve League | 28th Oct 1933 | Northampton Town | 1 | 2 | Chelsea | unknown | |
Reserve League | 4th Nov 1933 | Chelsea | 2 | 2 | Millwall | unknown | |
Reserve League | 29th Nov 1933 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | Arsenal | unknown | |
Reserve League | 2nd Dec 1933 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | Aldershot | unknown | |
Reserve League | 16th Dec 1933 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | Bristol City | unknown | |
Reserve League | 23rd Dec 1933 | Southampton | 0 | 1 | Chelsea | unknown | |
Reserve League | 25th Dec 1933 | Chelsea | 4 | 1 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | unknown | |
Reserve League | 30th Dec 1933 | Coventry City | 0 | 1 | Chelsea | unknown | |
Reserve League | 6th Jan 1934 | Chelsea | 5 | 2 | Reading | unknown | |
Reserve League | 31st Jan 1934 | Chelsea | 5 | 3 | Charlton Athletic | unknown | |
Reserve League | 7th Feb 1934 | Portsmouth | 3 | 0 | Chelsea | unknown | |
Reserve League | 14th Feb 1934 | Guildford City | 2 | 4 | Chelsea | unknown | |
Reserve League | 24th Feb 1934 | Chelsea | 2 | 3 | Brentford | unknown | |
Reserve League | 26th Feb 1934 | Tottenham Hotspur | 4 | 2 | Chelsea | unknown | |
Reserve League | 10th Mar 1934 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Northampton Town | 3,000 | |
Reserve League | 21st Mar 1934 | Chelsea | 1 | 3 | Portsmouth | unknown | |
Reserve League | 24th Mar 1934 | Chelsea | 7 | 0 | Luton Town | unknown | |
Reserve League | 30th Mar 1934 | Chelsea | 0 | 0 | Fulham | unknown | |
Reserve League | 31st Mar 1934 | Swansea Town | 2 | 0 | Chelsea | unknown | |
Reserve League | 7th Apr 1934 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Brighton And Hove Albion | unknown | |
Reserve League | 14th Apr 1934 | Aldershot | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | unknown | |
Reserve League | 18th Apr 1934 | Chelsea | Islington Corinthians | unknown | |||
Reserve League | 28th Apr 1934 | Bristol City | 2 | 0 | Chelsea | unknown | |
Reserve League | 29th Aug 1934 | Crystal Palace | 4 | 0 | Chelsea | unknown | |
Reserve League | 1st Sep 1934 | Leicester City | 0 | 0 | Chelsea | unknown | |
Reserve League | 8th Sep 1934 | Chelsea | 3 | 1 | Swansea Town | unknown | |
Reserve League | 12th Sep 1934 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Queens Park Rangers | unknown | |
Reserve League | 15th Sep 1934 | Brighton And Hove Albion | 3 | 2 | Chelsea | 2,913 | |
Reserve League | 18th Sep 1934 | Chelsea | Watford | unknown | |||
Reserve League | 19th Sep 1934 | Chelsea | Fulham | unknown | |||
Reserve League | 22nd Sep 1934 | Chelsea | 1 | 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | unknown | |
Reserve League | 29th Sep 1934 | Luton Town | 2 | 4 | Chelsea | 4,500 | |
Reserve League | 18th Oct 1934 | Fulham | 1 | 3 | Chelsea | unknown | |
Reserve League | 20th Oct 1934 | Chelsea | 2 | 2 | Millwall | unknown | |
Reserve League | 10th Nov 1934 | Watford | 2 | 0 | Chelsea | 2,000 | |
Reserve League | 17th Nov 1934 | Chelsea | 3 | 1 | West Ham United | unknown | |
Reserve League | 1st Dec 1934 | Chelsea | 2 | 4 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | unknown | |
Reserve League | 2nd Feb 1935 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | 7,264 | |
Reserve League | 6th Feb 1935 | Chelsea | 7 | 0 | Crystal Palace | unknown | |
Reserve League | 9th Feb 1935 | Chelsea | 4 | 2 | Luton Town | unknown | |
Reserve League | 16th Feb 1935 | Southend United | 3 | 3 | Chelsea | unknown | |
Reserve League | 23rd Feb 1935 | Guildford City | 4 | 3 | Chelsea | 1,450 | |
Friendly | 28th Feb 1935 | Ramsgate | 2 | 3 | Chelsea | unknown | |
Reserve League | 16th Mar 1935 | Portsmouth | 0 | 1 | Chelsea | unknown | |
Reserve League | 24th Apr 1935 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | Northampton Town | unknown | |
Reserve League | 2nd May 1935 | Islington Corinthians | 3 | 2 | Chelsea | unknown | |
Reserve League | 4th May 1935 | Chelsea | 2 | 3 | Brentford | unknown | |
Reserve League | 7th Sep 1935 | Chelsea | 3 | 1 | Millwall | unknown | |
Reserve League | 11th Sep 1935 | Chelsea | 3 | 2 | Southampton | unknown | |
Reserve League | 18th Sep 1935 | Chelsea | 4 | 3 | Watford | unknown | |
Reserve League | 21st Sep 1935 | Chelsea | 5 | 0 | Swansea Town | unknown | |
Reserve League | 25th Sep 1935 | Chelsea | 6 | 1 | Queens Park Rangers | unknown | |
Reserve League | 12th Oct 1935 | Arsenal | 2 | 0 | Chelsea | unknown | |
Reserve League | 16th Oct 1935 | Brighton And Hove Albion | 6 | 1 | Chelsea | unknown | |
Reserve League | 19th Oct 1935 | Chelsea | 3 | 1 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | unknown | |
Reserve League | 23rd Oct 1935 | Chelsea | Fulham | unknown | |||
Reserve League | 26th Oct 1935 | Portsmouth | 2 | 2 | Chelsea | 9,000 | |
Reserve League | 30th Oct 1935 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | Dartford | unknown | |
Reserve League | 21st Nov 1935 | Islington Corinthians | 2 | 5 | Chelsea | unknown | |
Reserve League | 23rd Nov 1935 | Northampton Town | 7 | 0 | Chelsea | 3,000 | |
Reserve League | 4th Dec 1935 | Dartford | 0 | 0 | Chelsea | unknown | |
Reserve League | 14th Dec 1935 | Guildford City | 5 | 3 | Chelsea | unknown | |
Reserve League | 21st Dec 1935 | Luton Town | 0 | 1 | Chelsea | unknown | |
Reserve League | 25th Dec 1935 | Chelsea | 2 | 2 | Brentford | unknown | |
Reserve League | 28th Dec 1935 | Chelsea | 2 | 3 | Bristol City | unknown | |
Reserve League | 11th Jan 1936 | Watford | 1 | 4 | Chelsea | unknown | |
Reserve League | 25th Jan 1936 | Swansea Town | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | unknown | |
Reserve League | 8th Feb 1936 | Coventry City | 3 | 1 | Chelsea | unknown | |
Reserve League | 22nd Feb 1936 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 3 | 1 | Chelsea | unknown | |
Reserve League | 26th Feb 1936 | Chelsea | 0 | 4 | Guildford City | unknown | |
Reserve League | 4th Mar 1936 | Southend United | 4 | 0 | Chelsea | unknown | |
Reserve League | 7th Mar 1936 | Tottenham Hotspur | 5 | 3 | Chelsea | 6,392 | |
Reserve League | 14th Mar 1936 | Chelsea | 4 | 1 | Reading | unknown | |
Reserve League | 23rd Mar 1936 | West Ham United | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | unknown | |
Reserve League | 28th Mar 1936 | Chelsea | 3 | 3 | Northampton Town | unknown | |
Reserve League | 1st Apr 1936 | Chelsea | 5 | 1 | Southend United | unknown | |
Reserve League | 4th Apr 1936 | Southend United | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | unknown | |
Reserve League | 10th Apr 1936 | Fulham | 3 | 0 | Chelsea | unknown | |
Reserve League | 11th Apr 1936 | Chelsea | 3 | 1 | Clapton Orient | unknown | |
Reserve League | 13th Apr 1936 | Chelsea | 4 | 0 | Fulham | unknown | |
Reserve League | 20th Apr 1936 | Brighton And Hove Albion | 1 | 4 | Chelsea | unknown | |
Reserve League | 25th Apr 1936 | Chelsea | 3 | 1 | Luton Town | unknown | |
Reserve League | 12th Sep 1936 | Chelsea | 0 | 2 | West Ham United | unknown | |
Reserve League | 31st Oct 1936 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 2 | 2 | Chelsea | unknown | |
Reserve League | 7th Nov 1936 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Brighton And Hove Albion | unknown | |
Reserve League | 19th Dec 1936 | Chelsea | 3 | 2 | Fulham | unknown | |
Reserve League | 25th Dec 1936 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | Charlton Athletic | unknown | |
Friendly | 2nd Jan 1937 | Kings Lynn | 2 | 5 | Chelsea | 1,000 | |
Reserve League | 18th Jan 1937 | Millwall | 1 | 3 | Chelsea | unknown | |
Reserve League | 23rd Jan 1937 | Chelsea | 6 | 0 | Clapton Orient | unknown | |
Reserve League | 1st Feb 1937 | Luton Town | 3 | 2 | Chelsea | unknown | |
Reserve League | 10th Feb 1937 | Chelsea | 0 | 0 | Arsenal | unknown | |
Friendly | 27th Feb 1937 | Cheltenham Town | 0 | 6 | Chelsea | unknown | |
Friendly | 6th Mar 1937 | Worcester City | 1 | 2 | Chelsea | 1,460 | |
Friendly | 26th Mar 1937 | Kings Lynn | 4 | 4 | Chelsea | unknown | |
Reserve League | 3rd Apr 1937 | Chelsea | 3 | 0 | Swansea Town | unknown | |
Reserve League | 10th Apr 1937 | Southampton | 5 | 1 | Chelsea | 3,749 | |
Reserve League | 14th Apr 1937 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | Reading | unknown | |
Friendly | 26th Apr 1937 | Letchworth Town | 2 | 2 | Chelsea | unknown |
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