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Chelsea FC Profile: Jimmy Armstrong

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Full Name: James William Armstrong

Born: Friday, 6th September 1901
Place of birth: Swalwell, County Durham, England
Height: 5' 8"
Died: Monday, 1st August 1977 (aged 75)
Place of death: Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England

Involvement with Chelsea:


Men's 1st Team Player from 1922 to 1928


Playing Career:


Chelsea (Jan 1922 to Dec 1928) - cost: unknown

Chelsea First-Team Career Summary

Competitive Debut: Saturday, 23rd December 1922, Tottenham Hotspur 3 - 1 Chelsea

Age on debut: 21 years 3 months 17 days

Last Competitive First-Team Appearance: Saturday, 26th December 1925, Chelsea 2 - 3 Blackpool

Appearances

Season League F.A. Cup Lg Cup Europe Oth* Ttl
1922 / 23 14200016
1923 / 24 13100014
1924 / 25 100001
1925 / 26 100001
Total29300032

Goals

Season League F.A. Cup Lg Cup Europe Oth* Ttl
1922 / 23 710008
1923 / 24 200002
Total9100010


* 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. Jimmy Armstrong made 32 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Competitive Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
League23rd Dec 1922Tottenham Hotspur31Chelsea40,000 match lost scored 1 goal
League25th Dec 1922Chelsea22Nottingham Forest35,000 match drawn
League26th Dec 1922Nottingham Forest04Chelsea20,000 match won scored 2 goals
League30th Dec 1922Chelsea00Liverpool40,000 match drawn
League6th Jan 1923Liverpool10Chelsea30,000 match lost
F.A. Cup13th Jan 1923Chelsea10Rotherham County30,500 match won scored 1 goal
League20th Jan 1923Chelsea30Newcastle United27,000 match won scored 2 goals
League27th Jan 1923Newcastle United00Chelsea20,000 match drawn
F.A. Cup3rd Feb 1923Chelsea00Southampton67,105 match drawn
League14th Feb 1923Chelsea31Everton20,000 match won scored 1 goal
League17th Feb 1923Chelsea00Arsenal45,000 match drawn
League24th Feb 1923Arsenal31Chelsea40,000 match lost
League30th Mar 1923Aston Villa10Chelsea30,000 match lost
League31st Mar 1923Manchester City30Chelsea30,000 match lost
League2nd Apr 1923Chelsea11Aston Villa30,000 match drawn
League7th Apr 1923Chelsea11Manchester City30,000 match drawn scored 1 goal
League20th Oct 1923Chelsea00West Ham United50,000 match drawn
League27th Oct 1923West Ham United20Chelsea26,000 match lost
League17th Nov 1923Middlesbrough20Chelsea10,000 match lost
League24th Nov 1923Chelsea20Middlesbrough18,000 match won
F.A. Cup16th Jan 1924Southampton20Chelsea18,415 match lost
League19th Jan 1924Huddersfield Town01Chelsea25,000 match won
League26th Jan 1924Chelsea01Huddersfield Town36,000 match lost
League9th Feb 1924Chelsea06Notts County15,000 match lost
League16th Feb 1924Everton20Chelsea25,000 match lost
League23rd Feb 1924Chelsea11Everton30,000 match drawn
League18th Apr 1924Chelsea21Liverpool35,000 match won scored 1 goal
League19th Apr 1924Chelsea10Newcastle United30,000 match won scored 1 goal
League26th Apr 1924Chelsea41Sunderland24,000 match won
League30th Apr 1924Chelsea31Manchester City40,000 match won
League1st Apr 1925Crystal Palace10Chelsea20,000 match lost
League26th Dec 1925Chelsea23Blackpool49,707 match lost

Non-Competitive First-Team Appearances

Season Appearances
1922 / 23 2
1923 / 24 2
1924 / 25 1
Total5

Non-Competitive First-Team Goals

SeasonGoals
Total0


Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Jimmy Armstrong made 5 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Non-Competitive First-Team Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
Friendly14th Aug 1922Chelsea42Chelsea10,000 match lost
Friendly17th Aug 1922Chelsea13Chelsea5,000 match won
Friendly18th Aug 1923Chelsea41Chelsea10,000 match lost
London Challenge Cup22nd Oct 1923Clapton Orient31Chelsea3,500 match lost
Friendly18th Aug 1924Chelsea00Chelsea5,000 match drawn

Non-First-Team Appearances

Season Appearances
1921 / 22 8
1922 / 23 9
1923 / 24 15
1924 / 25 3
Total35

Non-First-Team Goals

SeasonGoals
1921 / 22 1
1922 / 23 3
1923 / 24 6
Total10


Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Jimmy Armstrong made 35 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Non-First-Team Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
Reserve League4th Feb 1922Chelsea00Arsenalunknown match drawn
Reserve League11th Feb 1922Brentford11Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League16th Feb 1922Chelsea11Queens Park Rangersunknown match drawn
Reserve League20th Mar 1922Chelsea12Arsenalunknown match lost
Reserve League6th Apr 1922Chelsea31Brentfordunknown match won
Reserve League20th Apr 1922Chelsea11Millwallunknown match drawn
Reserve League29th Apr 1922Clapton Orient11Chelseaunknown match drawn scored 1 goal
Friendly3rd May 1922Guildford United02Chelseaunknown match won
Friendly23rd Sep 1922Margate21Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League5th Oct 1922Fulham00Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League28th Oct 1922Clapton Orient00Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League2nd Nov 1922Chelsea22Crystal Palaceunknown match drawn scored 1 goal
Reserve League6th Nov 1922Chelsea50Charlton Athleticunknown match won
Reserve League16th Nov 1922Chelsea20West Ham Unitedunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League7th Dec 1922Chelsea21Clapton Orientunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League11th Dec 1922Chelsea03Queens Park Rangersunknown match lost
Reserve League21st Dec 1922Chelsea00Millwallunknown match drawn
Reserve League8th Sep 1923Clapton Orient00Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League13th Sep 1923Chelsea32Queens Park Rangers2,000 match won scored 2 goals
Reserve League15th Sep 1923Brentford33Chelseaunknown match drawn scored 2 goals
Reserve League27th Sep 1923Chelsea20Tottenham Hotspurunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League4th Oct 1923Fulham21Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League11th Oct 1923Chelsea31Brentfordunknown match won
Reserve League15th Oct 1923Chelsea30Charlton Athletic1,000 match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League25th Oct 1923Chelsea41Clapton Orientunknown match won
Reserve League8th Nov 1923Chelsea13Fulhamunknown match lost
Reserve League10th Nov 1923Charlton Athletic12Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League13th Dec 1923Chelsea07West Ham Unitedunknown match lost
Reserve League3rd Jan 1924Fulham10Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League3rd Mar 1924Chelsea22Charlton Athleticunknown match drawn
Reserve League8th Mar 1924Crystal Palace10Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League24th Mar 1924Chelsea10Southend Unitedunknown match won
Reserve League4th Sep 1924Chelsea11Fulhamunknown match drawn
Reserve League6th Sep 1924Southend United11Chelsea5,500 match drawn
Reserve League13th Sep 1924Clapton Orient21Chelseaunknown match lost

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Chelsea FC Player Jimmy Armstrong

Games Won: 10
Win Percentage: 31.25%
Total Bookings: 0
Times Sent Off: 0

Teammates

During his Chelsea first-team career of 32 appearances, Jimmy Armstrong played alongside the following 30 players (number of appearances together in the same match-day squad in brackets)

Benjamin Baker (5)
Fred Barrett (1)
John Bell (3)
Walter Bennett (1)
Willie Brown (4)
David Cameron (14)
Sid Castle (8)
Jackie Crawford (6)
Bernard Duffy (1)
Willie Ferguson (14)
Harry Ford (16)
Jimmy Frew (12)
Colin Hampton (21)
Jack Harrow (31)
William Haywood (1)
Fred Linfoot (12)
Wilson Marsh (5)
Peter McKenna (1)
Bobby McNeil (28)
Tommy Meehan (23)
Harold Miller (10)
John Priestley (30)
George Rodgers (2)
Buchanan Sharp (9)
George Smith (32)
Albert Thain (3)
Bob Turnbull (1)
William Whitton (2)
Harry Wilding (17)
Andy Wilson (7)