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Chelsea FC Profile: George Dodd

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Full Name: George Francis Dodd

Born: Friday, 16th December 1881
Place of birth: Wallasey, England
Height: 5' 7"
Died: Friday, 1st January 1960 (aged 78)
Place of death: Croydon, Surrey, England
Burial: Buried - Croydon Cemetery and Crematorium, plot V3, Grave 22039

Involvement with Chelsea:


Men's 1st Team Player from 1911 to 1913


George scored the first-ever goal against Chelsea when playing for Stockport County on 2nd September 1905.

George was bought from Notts County for £150. According to the cash books, the fee was recorded as paid on 24th May 1911 and he was registered with the league on 23rd May 1911

Playing Career:


Wallasey
Rock Ferry
Stockport County
Workington
Notts County
Chelsea (May 1911 to Feb 1913) - cost: £150
Millwall
Brighton And Hove Albion
Luton Town
Treherbert
Charlton Athletic

Chelsea First-Team Career Summary

Competitive Debut: Saturday, 14th October 1911, Chelsea 2 - 0 Nottingham Forest

Age on debut: 29 years 9 months 28 days

Last Competitive First-Team Appearance: Thursday, 26th December 1912, Manchester United 4 - 2 Chelsea

See full chronological appearance listing HERE

Appearances

Season League F.A. Cup Lg Cup Europe Oth* Ttl
1911 / 12 18200020
1912 / 13 11000011
Total29200031

Goals

Season League F.A. Cup Lg Cup Europe Oth* Ttl
1911 / 12 710008
Total710008


* 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 Dodd made 31 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Competitive Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
League14th Oct 1911Chelsea20Nottingham Forest24,000 match won scored 1 goal
League21st Oct 1911Burnley22Chelsea12,000 match drawn
League28th Oct 1911Clapton Orient14Chelsea25,000 match won scored 1 goal
League4th Nov 1911Chelsea22Bristol City25,000 match drawn
League11th Nov 1911Birmingham14Chelsea25,000 match won scored 2 goals
League18th Nov 1911Chelsea31Huddersfield Town5,000 match won
League25th Nov 1911Blackpool10Chelsea12,000 match lost
League2nd Dec 1911Chelsea10Glossop25,000 match won
League9th Dec 1911Hull City10Chelsea14,000 match lost
League16th Dec 1911Chelsea21Barnsley20,000 match won
League23rd Dec 1911Bradford Park Avenue11Chelsea20,000 match drawn scored 1 goal
League25th Dec 1911Fulham01Chelsea40,000 match won
League26th Dec 1911Chelsea10Fulham41,761 match won scored 1 goal
League30th Dec 1911Stockport County01Chelsea7,000 match won
League6th Jan 1912Chelsea42Leeds City10,000 match won scored 1 goal
F.A. Cup13th Jan 1912Chelsea10Sheffield United34,400 match won scored 1 goal
League20th Jan 1912Wolverhampton Wanderers31Chelsea9,000 match lost
League27th Jan 1912Chelsea21Leicester Fosse27,000 match won
F.A. Cup3rd Feb 1912Bradford City20Chelsea21,070 match lost
League8th Apr 1912Derby County20Chelsea17,000 match lost
League7th Sep 1912Bolton Wanderers10Chelsea21,666 match lost
League9th Sep 1912Chelsea12Liverpool25,000 match lost
League14th Sep 1912Chelsea42Sheffield United40,000 match won
League21st Sep 1912Newcastle United32Chelsea38,000 match lost
League5th Oct 1912Chelsea20Sunderland25,000 match won
League12th Oct 1912Woolwich Arsenal01Chelsea22,000 match won
League19th Oct 1912Chelsea03Bradford City40,000 match lost
League26th Oct 1912Manchester City20Chelsea40,000 match lost
League2nd Nov 1912Chelsea02West Bromwich Albion35,100 match lost
League9th Nov 1912Everton10Chelsea20,000 match lost
League26th Dec 1912Manchester United42Chelsea25,000 match lost

Non-Competitive First-Team Appearances

Season Appearances
1911 / 12 6
1912 / 13 6
Total12

Non-Competitive First-Team Goals

SeasonGoals
1912 / 13 1
Total1


Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. George Dodd made 12 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Non-Competitive First-Team Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
Friendly16th Aug 1911Chelsea31Chelsea3,000 match lost
Friendly19th Aug 1911Chelsea00Chelsea5,000 match drawn
Friendly26th Aug 1911Chelsea32Chelsea7,000 match lost
London Challenge Cup16th Oct 1911Woolwich Arsenal23Chelsea3,700 match won
London Prof. Charity Fund30th Oct 1911Woolwich Arsenal10Chelsea1,500 match lost
London Challenge Cup6th Nov 1911Clapton Orient51Chelsea5,500 match lost
Friendly19th Aug 1912Chelsea33Chelsea4,000 match drawn
Friendly24th Aug 1912Chelsea52Chelsea5,000 match lost scored 1 goal
London Challenge Cup23rd Sep 1912Dulwich Hamlet03Chelseaunknown match won
London Challenge Cup21st Oct 1912Barking00Chelseaunknown match drawn
London Challenge Cup28th Oct 1912Chelsea70Barking2,000 match won
London Challenge Cup11th Nov 1912West Ham United40Chelseaunknown match lost
Friendly28th Aug 1915Chelsea31Chelsea4,000 match lost scored 1 goal

Non-First-Team Appearances

Season Appearances
1911 / 12 7
1912 / 13 15
Total22

Non-First-Team Goals

SeasonGoals
1911 / 12 3
1912 / 13 10
Total13


Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. George Dodd made 22 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Non-First-Team Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
Reserve League11th Sep 1911Luton Town12Chelseaunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League16th Sep 1911West Ham United01Chelseaunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League23rd Sep 1911Woolwich Arsenal00Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League25th Sep 1911Leyton11Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League30th Sep 1911Brighton And Hove Albion24Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League7th Oct 1911Chelsea11West Ham Unitedunknown match drawn
Middlesex Professional Reserve Cup9th Oct 1911Tottenham Hotspur11Chelsea2,300 match drawn scored 1 goal
Reserve League28th Sep 1912West Ham United12Chelsea4,000 match won
Reserve League28th Dec 1912Swindon Town12Chelseaunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League4th Jan 1913Chelsea21Swindon Townunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League18th Jan 1913Tottenham Hotspur11Chelsea6,000 match drawn
Reserve League8th Feb 1913Chelsea20Woolwich Arsenalunknown match won
Reserve League15th Feb 1913Northampton Town22Chelseaunknown match drawn scored 1 goal
Reserve League21st Mar 1913Tunbridge Wells Rangers02Chelsea2,000 match won
Reserve League22nd Mar 1913Chelsea31Fulhamunknown match won scored 3 goals
Friendly25th Mar 1913Rest of SEL21Chelsea4,000 match lost
Reserve League31st Mar 1913Chelsea30Croydon Commonunknown match won
Reserve League5th Apr 1913Portsmouth00Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League9th Apr 1913Reading10Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League14th Apr 1913Chelsea40Clapton Orient3,000 match won
Reserve League17th Apr 1913Chelsea100Tunbridge Wells Rangersunknown match won scored 4 goals
Friendly24th Apr 1913Peterborough City00Chelseaunknown match drawn

Chelsea Graves Society Info & External Research Links:


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Chelsea FC Player George Dodd

Games Won: 15
Win Percentage: 48.39%
Total Bookings: 0
Times Sent Off: 0

Teammates

During his Chelsea first-team career of 31 appearances, George Dodd played alongside the following 28 players (number of appearances together in the same match-day squad in brackets)

Wally Bettridge (19)
Ron Brebner (10)
Billy Bridgeman (23)
Billy Brown (2)
Robert Buchanan (3)
David Calderhead (Jnr) (2)
Jack Cameron (29)
Bill Cartwright (1)
Angus Douglas (27)
Sam Downing (28)
Norrie Fairgray (5)
Harry Ford (4)
Charlie Freeman (1)
Jack Harrow (6)
Tom Hewitt (8)
George Hilsdon (1)
George Johnson (1)
James Molyneux (2)
Andrew Ormiston (29)
William Read (3)
Jimmy Sharp (1)
Frederick Taylor (25)
Bob Thomson (22)
Jimmy Turnbull (3)
Ben Warren (3)
Jack Whitley (19)
Bob Whittingham (25)
Vivian Woodward (8)