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Chelsea FC Profile: Willie Ferguson

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Full Name: William Copeland Ferguson

Born: Wednesday, 13th February 1901
Place of birth: Muirkirk, Scotland
Height: 5' 6"
Died: Wednesday, 31st August 1960 (aged 59)
Place of death: Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Burial: Cremated - Carlisle Crematorium. Commemorated in Book of Remembrance. No known memorial.

Involvement with Chelsea:


Men's 1st Team Player from 1921 to 1933


Playing Career:


Kelso Rovers
Queen Of The South
Chelsea (Oct 1921 to Mar 1933) - cost: unknown
St. Bernard's (Edinburgh)
Queen Of The South

Chelsea First-Team Career Summary

Competitive Debut: Friday, 30th March 1923, Aston Villa 1 - 0 Chelsea

Age on debut: 22 years 1 months 17 days

100th Appearance: Monday, 30th August 1926, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 - 3 Chelsea

200th Appearance: Saturday, 19th January 1929, Middlesbrough 4 - 5 Chelsea

Last Competitive First-Team Appearance: Saturday, 25th March 1933, Chelsea 1 - 2 West Bromwich Albion

See full chronological appearance listing HERE

Appearances

Season League F.A. Cup Lg Cup Europe Oth* Ttl
1922 / 23 900009
1923 / 24 27200029
1924 / 25 30100031
1925 / 26 27200029
1926 / 27 42500047
1927 / 28 41100042
1928 / 29 22400026
1929 / 30 11000011
1930 / 31 25000025
1931 / 32 21700028
1932 / 33 17000017
Total27222000294

Goals

Season League F.A. Cup Lg Cup Europe Oth* Ttl
1924 / 25 200002
1925 / 26 100001
1926 / 27 300003
1927 / 28 100001
1929 / 30 200002
1931 / 32 200002
Total11000011


* 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. Willie Ferguson made 294 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Competitive Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
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
League14th Apr 1923Bolton Wanderers11Chelsea15,000 match drawn
League21st Apr 1923Chelsea30Bolton Wanderers20,000 match won
League25th Apr 1923Chelsea22West Bromwich Albion25,000 match drawn
League28th Apr 1923Blackburn Rovers00Chelsea10,000 match drawn
League5th May 1923Chelsea11Blackburn Rovers12,000 match drawn
League1st Sep 1923Chelsea20Blackburn Rovers31,000 match won
League3rd Sep 1923Tottenham Hotspur01Chelsea40,000 match won
League8th Sep 1923Chelsea00Aston Villa46,000 match drawn
League29th Sep 1923Sheffield United10Chelsea20,000 match lost
League6th Oct 1923Chelsea12Cardiff City47,000 match lost
League13th Oct 1923Cardiff City11Chelsea37,000 match drawn
League17th Oct 1923Sunderland20Chelsea20,000 match lost
League20th Oct 1923Chelsea00West Ham United50,000 match drawn
League27th Oct 1923West Ham United20Chelsea26,000 match lost
League15th Dec 1923Burnley20Chelsea15,000 match lost
League22nd Dec 1923Chelsea32Burnley17,500 match won
League25th Dec 1923Nottingham Forest20Chelsea20,000 match lost
League26th Dec 1923Chelsea11Nottingham Forest30,000 match drawn
League29th Dec 1923Arsenal10Chelsea38,000 match lost
League1st Jan 1924Liverpool31Chelsea30,000 match lost
League5th Jan 1924Chelsea00Arsenal38,000 match drawn
F.A. Cup12th Jan 1924Chelsea11Southampton34,586 match drawn
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
League1st Mar 1924West Bromwich Albion22Chelsea11,485 match drawn
League5th Mar 1924Notts County00Chelsea20,000 match drawn
League12th Mar 1924Chelsea00West Bromwich Albion28,000 match drawn
League15th Mar 1924Chelsea11Birmingham34,000 match drawn
League22nd Mar 1924Birmingham10Chelsea25,000 match lost
League5th Apr 1924Manchester City10Chelsea20,000 match lost
League30th Aug 1924Chelsea10Coventry City35,000 match won
League6th Sep 1924Oldham Athletic05Chelsea9,993 match won
League27th Sep 1924Chelsea22Crystal Palace42,000 match drawn
League4th Oct 1924Southampton00Chelsea15,000 match drawn
League11th Oct 1924Chelsea00Fulham40,000 match drawn
League25th Oct 1924Portsmouth00Chelsea24,000 match drawn
League1st Nov 1924Chelsea10Hull City8,500 match won
League8th Nov 1924Blackpool12Chelsea12,000 match won scored 1 goal
League15th Nov 1924Chelsea11Derby County33,000 match drawn
League22nd Nov 1924South Shields11Chelsea27,000 match drawn
League29th Nov 1924Chelsea30Bradford City28,000 match won
League6th Dec 1924Port Vale11Chelsea11,975 match drawn
League13th Dec 1924Chelsea20Middlesbrough22,000 match won
League20th Dec 1924Barnsley33Chelsea11,000 match drawn
League25th Dec 1924Chelsea10Wolverhampton Wanderers30,000 match won
League26th Dec 1924Wolverhampton Wanderers01Chelsea33,264 match won
League27th Dec 1924Coventry City03Chelsea6,000 match won
League1st Jan 1925Manchester United10Chelsea28,000 match lost
League3rd Jan 1925Chelsea41Oldham Athletic30,000 match won
F.A. Cup10th Jan 1925Birmingham20Chelsea32,000 match lost
League17th Jan 1925The Wednesday21Chelsea20,000 match lost
League24th Jan 1925Chelsea11Clapton Orient35,000 match drawn
League7th Feb 1925Chelsea10Southampton37,000 match won
League14th Feb 1925Fulham12Chelsea30,000 match won
League21st Feb 1925Stockport County40Chelsea12,000 match lost
League28th Feb 1925Chelsea23Portsmouth37,000 match lost
League7th Mar 1925Hull City10Chelsea10,000 match lost
League14th Mar 1925Chelsea30Blackpool27,000 match won scored 1 goal
League21st Mar 1925Derby County10Chelsea18,000 match lost
League1st Apr 1925Crystal Palace10Chelsea20,000 match lost
League4th Apr 1925Bradford City20Chelsea15,000 match lost
League29th Aug 1925Chelsea20Bradford City31,443 match won
League31st Aug 1925Nottingham Forest15Chelsea9,981 match won
League5th Sep 1925Port Vale06Chelsea12,801 match won
League7th Sep 1925Chelsea00Nottingham Forest22,352 match drawn
League12th Sep 1925Chelsea32Barnsley35,161 match won
League19th Sep 1925Clapton Orient12Chelsea15,538 match won
League26th Sep 1925Chelsea40Fulham49,379 match won scored 1 goal
League3rd Oct 1925Chelsea40Hull City47,428 match won
League10th Oct 1925Darlington11Chelsea16,217 match drawn
League17th Oct 1925South Shields00Chelsea11,805 match drawn
League24th Oct 1925Chelsea50Preston North End40,539 match won
League31st Oct 1925Oldham Athletic11Chelsea15,531 match drawn
League7th Nov 1925Chelsea32Stockport County29,139 match won
League14th Nov 1925Wolverhampton Wanderers00Chelsea17,185 match drawn
League21st Nov 1925Chelsea13Swansea Town43,827 match lost
League28th Nov 1925The Wednesday41Chelsea23,827 match lost
League5th Dec 1925Chelsea11Stoke City23,382 match drawn
League12th Dec 1925Middlesbrough12Chelsea14,395 match won
League19th Dec 1925Chelsea00Portsmouth29,010 match drawn
League25th Dec 1925Blackpool00Chelsea13,690 match drawn
League26th Dec 1925Chelsea23Blackpool49,707 match lost
League28th Dec 1925Derby County42Chelsea25,108 match lost
League2nd Jan 1926Bradford City42Chelsea14,702 match lost
F.A. Cup9th Jan 1926Plymouth Argyle12Chelsea31,025 match won
League16th Jan 1926Chelsea31Port Vale15,568 match won
League23rd Jan 1926Barnsley23Chelsea7,031 match won
F.A. Cup30th Jan 1926Crystal Palace21Chelsea41,000 match lost
League26th Apr 1926Chelsea21Derby County9,335 match won
League1st May 1926Portsmouth40Chelsea17,235 match lost
League28th Aug 1926Chelsea30Middlesbrough29,849 match won
League30th Aug 1926Wolverhampton Wanderers03Chelsea16,874 match won
League4th Sep 1926Port Vale00Chelsea14,720 match drawn
League6th Sep 1926Chelsea20Notts County15,572 match won
League11th Sep 1926Chelsea23Southampton30,298 match lost
League13th Sep 1926Notts County50Chelsea9,094 match lost
League18th Sep 1926Bradford City01Chelsea16,350 match won
League25th Sep 1926Chelsea22Fulham46,084 match drawn
League2nd Oct 1926Chelsea21Preston North End32,398 match won
League9th Oct 1926South Shields51Chelsea3,705 match lost
League16th Oct 1926Portsmouth23Chelsea17,689 match won
League23rd Oct 1926Chelsea10Oldham Athletic25,232 match won
League30th Oct 1926Grimsby Town00Chelsea12,423 match drawn
League6th Nov 1926Chelsea11Blackpool25,366 match drawn
League13th Nov 1926Reading21Chelsea11,589 match lost
League20th Nov 1926Chelsea22Swansea Town18,140 match drawn
League27th Nov 1926Nottingham Forest41Chelsea12,841 match lost
League4th Dec 1926Chelsea42Barnsley21,904 match won
League11th Dec 1926Manchester City10Chelsea26,868 match lost
League18th Dec 1926Chelsea22Darlington19,953 match drawn
League25th Dec 1926Chelsea10Hull City34,306 match won
League27th Dec 1926Hull City01Chelsea23,440 match won
League1st Jan 1927Chelsea21Clapton Orient28,279 match won
F.A. Cup8th Jan 1927Chelsea40Luton Town41,441 match won
League15th Jan 1927Middlesbrough00Chelsea23,964 match drawn
F.A. Cup29th Jan 1927Chelsea72Accrington Stanley30,142 match won
League5th Feb 1927Chelsea52Bradford City25,835 match won
League12th Feb 1927Fulham12Chelsea31,501 match won
F.A. Cup19th Feb 1927Chelsea21Burnley63,238 match won
League26th Feb 1927Chelsea41South Shields31,191 match won
F.A. Cup5th Mar 1927Chelsea00Cardiff City70,184 match drawn
F.A. Cup9th Mar 1927Cardiff City32Chelsea47,353 match lost
League12th Mar 1927Oldham Athletic12Chelsea12,298 match won
League16th Mar 1927Chelsea20Port Vale18,169 match won
League19th Mar 1927Chelsea20Grimsby Town35,239 match won
League21st Mar 1927Preston North End02Chelsea14,995 match won scored 1 goal
League26th Mar 1927Blackpool31Chelsea8,251 match lost
League2nd Apr 1927Chelsea00Reading35,424 match drawn
League4th Apr 1927Southampton11Chelsea5,368 match drawn
League9th Apr 1927Swansea Town21Chelsea10,435 match lost
League16th Apr 1927Chelsea20Nottingham Forest44,855 match won
League18th Apr 1927Chelsea10Wolverhampton Wanderers28,945 match won scored 1 goal
League23rd Apr 1927Barnsley30Chelsea9,641 match lost
League28th Apr 1927Clapton Orient30Chelsea25,329 match lost
League30th Apr 1927Chelsea00Manchester City39,995 match drawn
League4th May 1927Chelsea00Portsmouth40,037 match drawn
League7th May 1927Darlington22Chelsea12,937 match drawn scored 1 goal
League27th Aug 1927Reading12Chelsea24,529 match won
League3rd Sep 1927Chelsea30Blackpool36,529 match won
League7th Sep 1927Chelsea50Notts County18,416 match won
League10th Sep 1927Fulham11Chelsea39,860 match drawn
League17th Sep 1927Clapton Orient21Chelsea34,838 match lost
League24th Sep 1927Chelsea11West Bromwich Albion44,724 match drawn
League1st Oct 1927Bristol City11Chelsea24,005 match drawn
League6th Oct 1927Notts County01Chelsea9,127 match won
League8th Oct 1927Chelsea10Stoke City41,472 match won
League15th Oct 1927Southampton24Chelsea14,724 match won
League22nd Oct 1927Chelsea20Hull City15,153 match won
League29th Oct 1927Preston North End03Chelsea23,107 match won
League5th Nov 1927Chelsea40Swansea Town41,220 match won
League12th Nov 1927Manchester City01Chelsea52,830 match won
League19th Nov 1927Chelsea21Nottingham Forest28,743 match won
League26th Nov 1927Port Vale11Chelsea14,115 match drawn
League3rd Dec 1927Chelsea60South Shields28,719 match won
League17th Dec 1927Chelsea20Wolverhampton Wanderers24,340 match won
League24th Dec 1927Barnsley31Chelsea5,634 match lost
League26th Dec 1927Grimsby Town11Chelsea18,630 match drawn
League31st Dec 1927Chelsea00Reading26,525 match drawn
League7th Jan 1928Blackpool24Chelsea8,704 match won
F.A. Cup14th Jan 1928Wolverhampton Wanderers21Chelsea32,134 match lost
League21st Jan 1928Chelsea21Fulham42,297 match won
League28th Jan 1928Chelsea10Clapton Orient17,875 match won
League4th Feb 1928West Bromwich Albion30Chelsea23,718 match lost
League11th Feb 1928Chelsea52Bristol City31,949 match won scored 1 goal
League20th Feb 1928Stoke City10Chelsea15,770 match lost
League25th Feb 1928Chelsea02Southampton46,567 match lost
League3rd Mar 1928Hull City02Chelsea12,679 match won
League10th Mar 1928Chelsea21Preston North End47,780 match won
League14th Mar 1928Chelsea40Grimsby Town14,278 match won
League17th Mar 1928Swansea Town00Chelsea15,563 match drawn
League24th Mar 1928Chelsea01Manchester City51,813 match lost
League31st Mar 1928Nottingham Forest22Chelsea10,989 match drawn
League6th Apr 1928Chelsea21Oldham Athletic53,309 match won
League7th Apr 1928Chelsea10Port Vale39,278 match won
League9th Apr 1928Oldham Athletic21Chelsea18,992 match lost
League14th Apr 1928South Shields21Chelsea3,395 match lost
League21st Apr 1928Chelsea23Leeds United47,562 match lost
League28th Apr 1928Wolverhampton Wanderers12Chelsea16,727 match won
League5th May 1928Chelsea12Barnsley13,707 match lost
League20th Oct 1928Oldham Athletic10Chelsea13,385 match lost
League27th Oct 1928Chelsea11Southampton33,197 match drawn
League3rd Nov 1928Wolverhampton Wanderers11Chelsea22,178 match drawn
League10th Nov 1928Chelsea21Preston North End33,285 match won
League17th Nov 1928Millwall21Chelsea37,774 match lost
League24th Nov 1928Chelsea33Port Vale23,305 match drawn
League22nd Dec 1928Chelsea11Notts County19,560 match drawn
League25th Dec 1928Stoke City01Chelsea21,862 match won
League26th Dec 1928Chelsea31Stoke City15,251 match won
League29th Dec 1928Swansea Town01Chelsea12,659 match won
League5th Jan 1929Chelsea23Blackpool20,069 match lost
F.A. Cup12th Jan 1929Chelsea20Everton61,316 match won
League19th Jan 1929Middlesbrough45Chelsea24,768 match won
F.A. Cup26th Jan 1929Chelsea10Birmingham56,953 match won
League30th Jan 1929Barnsley01Chelsea7,886 match won
League2nd Feb 1929Chelsea30Bristol City19,768 match won
League9th Feb 1929Nottingham Forest30Chelsea10,829 match lost
F.A. Cup16th Feb 1929Chelsea11Portsmouth38,474 match drawn
F.A. Cup20th Feb 1929Portsmouth10Chelsea31,966 match lost
League2nd Mar 1929Chelsea23Oldham Athletic29,538 match lost
League23rd Mar 1929Preston North End30Chelsea14,415 match lost
League29th Mar 1929Grimsby Town10Chelsea23,644 match lost
League30th Mar 1929Chelsea03Millwall42,637 match lost
League1st Apr 1929Chelsea32Grimsby Town25,079 match won
League6th Apr 1929Port Vale10Chelsea11,701 match lost
League13th Apr 1929Chelsea00Hull City9,654 match drawn
League19th Oct 1929Notts County22Chelsea13,878 match drawn
League26th Oct 1929Chelsea10Reading29,238 match won
League9th Nov 1929Chelsea30Hull City23,416 match won scored 1 goal
League16th Nov 1929Stoke City11Chelsea10,298 match drawn scored 1 goal
League23rd Nov 1929Chelsea11Wolverhampton Wanderers16,144 match drawn
League30th Nov 1929Bradford City01Chelsea11,333 match won
League8th Mar 1930Chelsea11Charlton Athletic39,523 match drawn
League19th Apr 1930Chelsea10Cardiff City23,100 match won
League21st Apr 1930Bristol City21Chelsea17,488 match lost
League26th Apr 1930Preston North End12Chelsea13,475 match won
League3rd May 1930Bury10Chelsea15,689 match lost
League6th Sep 1930Chelsea62Manchester United48,648 match won
League8th Sep 1930Sheffield Wednesday11Chelsea21,182 match drawn
League18th Oct 1930Chelsea10Sheffield United59,700 match won
League25th Oct 1930Birmingham62Chelsea17,277 match lost
League1st Nov 1930Chelsea30Blackpool32,755 match won
League8th Nov 1930Blackburn Rovers20Chelsea21,008 match lost
League15th Nov 1930Chelsea20Manchester City25,671 match won
League22nd Nov 1930Leeds United23Chelsea13,602 match won
League29th Nov 1930Chelsea15Arsenal74,667 match lost
League6th Dec 1930Derby County62Chelsea12,731 match lost
League27th Dec 1930Chelsea50Grimsby Town23,467 match won
League3rd Jan 1931Manchester United10Chelsea8,966 match lost
League4th Feb 1931Bolton Wanderers11Chelsea9,678 match drawn
League7th Feb 1931Middlesbrough22Chelsea16,443 match drawn
League21st Feb 1931Sheffield United40Chelsea26,694 match lost
League7th Mar 1931Blackpool21Chelsea12,271 match lost
League14th Mar 1931Chelsea32Blackburn Rovers32,623 match won
League21st Mar 1931Manchester City20Chelsea27,866 match lost
League25th Mar 1931Chelsea10Birmingham12,968 match won
League28th Mar 1931Chelsea10Leeds United25,446 match won
League6th Apr 1931Chelsea10Leicester City26,157 match won
League7th Apr 1931Leicester City21Chelsea19,848 match lost
League11th Apr 1931Chelsea11Derby County28,224 match drawn
League18th Apr 1931Sunderland20Chelsea8,854 match lost
League2nd May 1931Chelsea11Newcastle United22,860 match drawn
League12th Sep 1931Newcastle United41Chelsea28,562 match lost
League19th Sep 1931Chelsea36Aston Villa56,698 match lost
League10th Oct 1931Grimsby Town12Chelsea16,050 match won
League17th Oct 1931Sunderland21Chelsea17,294 match lost
League25th Dec 1931Blackpool24Chelsea20,378 match won
League26th Dec 1931Chelsea41Blackpool38,569 match won
League1st Jan 1932Bolton Wanderers10Chelsea28,232 match lost
League2nd Jan 1932Chelsea40Middlesbrough25,259 match won
F.A. Cup9th Jan 1932Tranmere Rovers22Chelsea13,300 match drawn
F.A. Cup13th Jan 1932Chelsea53Tranmere Rovers35,402 match won
League16th Jan 1932Huddersfield Town21Chelsea16,645 match lost
F.A. Cup23rd Jan 1932Chelsea31West Ham United36,657 match won
League30th Jan 1932Aston Villa13Chelsea35,993 match won
League6th Feb 1932Chelsea10Leicester City34,077 match won
F.A. Cup13th Feb 1932Sheffield Wednesday11Chelsea39,000 match drawn
F.A. Cup17th Feb 1932Chelsea20Sheffield Wednesday60,004 match won
League20th Feb 1932Chelsea41Grimsby Town24,422 match won scored 1 goal
F.A. Cup27th Feb 1932Liverpool02Chelsea57,804 match won
League2nd Mar 1932Chelsea22Sunderland20,087 match drawn
League5th Mar 1932Blackburn Rovers22Chelsea13,691 match drawn
F.A. Cup12th Mar 1932Newcastle United21Chelsea36,709 match lost
League16th Mar 1932Chelsea00Portsmouth13,050 match drawn
League6th Apr 1932Liverpool21Chelsea37,873 match lost
League9th Apr 1932Chelsea11Sheffield United16,840 match drawn
League14th Apr 1932Chelsea41Newcastle United12,605 match won
League16th Apr 1932Manchester City11Chelsea20,124 match drawn
League30th Apr 1932Birmingham40Chelsea14,861 match lost
League7th May 1932Chelsea32West Ham United24,386 match won scored 1 goal
League27th Aug 1932Chelsea22Blackburn Rovers32,657 match drawn
League15th Oct 1932Bolton Wanderers23Chelsea15,021 match won
League22nd Oct 1932Chelsea13Derby County37,834 match lost
League29th Oct 1932Blackpool40Chelsea7,311 match lost
League5th Nov 1932Chelsea42Birmingham25,619 match won
League3rd Dec 1932Chelsea10Everton33,962 match won
League10th Dec 1932Arsenal41Chelsea53,206 match lost
League17th Dec 1932Chelsea31Manchester City26,240 match won
League27th Dec 1932Chelsea02Liverpool36,784 match lost
League21st Jan 1933Sheffield United41Chelsea13,622 match lost
League28th Jan 1933Chelsea31Wolverhampton Wanderers16,919 match won
League4th Feb 1933Newcastle United20Chelsea29,405 match lost
League11th Feb 1933Chelsea01Aston Villa34,378 match lost
League25th Feb 1933Chelsea11Bolton Wanderers12,590 match drawn
League11th Mar 1933Chelsea10Blackpool31,222 match won
League18th Mar 1933Birmingham00Chelsea19,620 match drawn
League25th Mar 1933Chelsea12West Bromwich Albion33,371 match lost

Non-Competitive First-Team Appearances

Season Appearances
1922 / 23 1
1923 / 24 3
1924 / 25 3
1925 / 26 3
1926 / 27 5
1927 / 28 3
1928 / 29 10
1929 / 30 2
1930 / 31 2
1931 / 32 1
1932 / 33 3
Total36

Non-Competitive First-Team Goals

SeasonGoals
1922 / 23 1
1929 / 30 2
Total3


Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Willie Ferguson made 36 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Non-Competitive First-Team Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
Friendly14th Aug 1922Chelsea42Chelsea10,000 match lost scored 1 goal
Friendly13th Aug 1923Chelsea23Chelsea8,000 match won
Friendly18th Aug 1923Chelsea41Chelsea10,000 match lost
London Challenge Cup22nd Oct 1923Clapton Orient31Chelsea3,500 match lost
Friendly18th Aug 1924Chelsea00Chelsea5,000 match drawn
Friendly21st Aug 1924Chelsea21Chelsea6,000 match lost
London Prof. Charity Fund17th Nov 1924Chelsea01Fulham1,500 match lost
Friendly17th Aug 1925Chelsea27Chelseaunknown match won
Friendly20th Aug 1925Chelsea43Chelseaunknown match lost
London Prof. Charity Fund30th Nov 1925Millwall31Chelsea2,300 match lost
Friendly18th Aug 1926Chelsea51Chelsea4,000 match lost
Friendly21st Aug 1926Chelsea13Chelseaunknown match won
London Challenge Cup1st Nov 1926Crystal Palace23Chelseaunknown match won
London Prof. Charity Fund8th Nov 1926Chelsea21Fulham629 match won
London Challenge Cup15th Nov 1926Clapton Orient12Chelsea4,589 match won
Friendly15th Aug 1927Chelsea06Chelseaunknown match won
Friendly18th Aug 1927Chelsea56Chelseaunknown match won
London Prof. Charity Fund26th Sep 1927Chelsea52Fulhamunknown match won
Friendly13th Aug 1928Chelsea34Chelseaunknown match won
Friendly16th Aug 1928ChelseaChelseaunknown match drawn
London Prof. Charity Fund8th Oct 1928Fulham23Chelseaunknown match won
Friendly25th May 1929Buenos Aires XI23Chelsea32,000 match won
Friendly2nd Jun 1929Buenos Aires XI32Chelsea45,000 match lost
Friendly16th Jun 1929Rosario21Chelsea12,000 match lost
Friendly22nd Jun 1929Estudiantil Porteño23Chelsea6,000 match won
Friendly28th Jun 1929Rio De Janeiro XI11Chelsea45,000 match drawn
Friendly30th Jun 1929Rio De Janeiro XI21Chelseaunknown match lost
Friendly7th Jul 1929São Paulo31Chelsea20,000 match lost
Friendly19th Aug 1929Chelsea35Chelseaunknown match won
Friendly26th Aug 1929Chelsea24Chelseaunknown match won scored 2 goals
Friendly21st Aug 1930Chelsea81Chelseaunknown match lost
Friendly25th Aug 1930Chelsea32Chelseaunknown match lost
Friendly15th Aug 1931Chelsea23Chelsea16,000 match won
Friendly8th Aug 1932Chelsea42Chelseaunknown match lost
Friendly15th Aug 1932Chelsea42Chelseaunknown match lost
Friendly18th Aug 1932Chelsea12Chelsea5,000 match won

Non-First-Team Appearances

Season Appearances
1921 / 22 4
1922 / 23 18
1923 / 24 9
1924 / 25 3
1925 / 26 2
1926 / 27 1
1928 / 29 4
1929 / 30 14
1930 / 31 2
1931 / 32 3
1932 / 33 2
Total62

Non-First-Team Goals

SeasonGoals
1922 / 23 2
1923 / 24 5
Total7


Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Willie Ferguson made 62 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Non-First-Team Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
Reserve League6th Apr 1922Chelsea31Brentfordunknown match won
Reserve League20th Apr 1922Chelsea11Millwallunknown match drawn
Reserve League29th Apr 1922Clapton Orient11Chelseaunknown match drawn
Friendly3rd May 1922Guildford United02Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League2nd Sep 1922Tottenham Hotspur31Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League14th Sep 1922Chelsea21Arsenalunknown match won
Reserve League16th Sep 1922West Ham United11Chelseaunknown match drawn
Friendly23rd Sep 1922Margate21Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League5th Oct 1922Fulham00Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League26th Oct 1922Chelsea00Fulhamunknown match drawn
Reserve League28th Oct 1922Clapton Orient00Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League7th Dec 1922Chelsea21Clapton Orientunknown match won
Reserve League11th Dec 1922Chelsea03Queens Park Rangersunknown match lost
Reserve League21st Dec 1922Chelsea00Millwallunknown match drawn
Friendly10th Jan 1923Folkstone Town52Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League20th Jan 1923Crystal Palace00Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League10th Feb 1923Clapton Orient11Chelseaunknown match drawn
Friendly14th Feb 1923Guildford United41Chelseaunknown match lost scored 1 goal
Reserve League22nd Feb 1923Chelsea13Fulhamunknown match lost
Reserve League26th Feb 1923Chelsea75Charlton Athleticunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League8th Mar 1923Chelsea00Arsenalunknown match drawn
Reserve League24th Mar 1923Charlton Athletic12Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League25th Aug 1923Southend United33Chelsea6,000 match drawn
Reserve League24th Sep 1923Chelsea20Millwall2,500 match won
Reserve League11th Oct 1923Chelsea31Brentfordunknown match won scored 2 goals
Reserve League25th Oct 1923Chelsea41Clapton Orientunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League29th Oct 1923Chelsea61Southend Unitedunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League8th Nov 1923Chelsea13Fulhamunknown match lost
Reserve League10th Nov 1923Charlton Athletic12Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League15th Nov 1923Chelsea61Crystal Palaceunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League29th Nov 1923Chelsea11Arsenalunknown match drawn
Friendly17th Sep 1924Chelsea24South Africaunknown match lost
Reserve League18th Oct 1924Tottenham Hotspur71Chelseaunknown match lost
Friendly3rd Nov 1924Chelsea11Cambridge Universityunknown match drawn
Reserve League8th Apr 1926Fulham40Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League17th Apr 1926Tottenham Hotspur04Chelseaunknown match won
Friendly22nd Nov 1926Chelsea25Cambridge Universityunknown match lost
Reserve League12th Sep 1928Chelsea60Swansea Townunknown match won
Reserve League20th Sep 1928Chelsea42Clapton Orientunknown match won
Reserve League10th Oct 1928Arsenal31Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League8th Dec 1928Watford43Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League31st Aug 1929Brighton And Hove Albion10Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League5th Sep 1929Chelsea40Fulhamunknown match won
Reserve League21st Sep 1929Chelsea21Tottenham Hotspurunknown match won
Reserve League5th Oct 1929Chelsea20Southamptonunknown match won
Reserve League9th Oct 1929Chelsea02West Ham Unitedunknown match lost
Reserve League16th Oct 1929Chelsea30Clapton Orientunknown match won
Reserve League18th Jan 1930Chelsea51Millwallunknown match won
Reserve League8th Feb 1930Southampton41Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League15th Feb 1930Chelsea71Watfordunknown match won
Reserve League27th Feb 1930Chelsea62Southend Unitedunknown match won
Reserve League12th Mar 1930Chelsea42Luton Town500 match won
Reserve League29th Mar 1930Chelsea14Arsenalunknown match lost
Reserve League5th Apr 1930Portsmouth30Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League9th Apr 1930Chelsea21Charlton Athleticunknown match won
Reserve League25th Sep 1930Chelsea31Luton Townunknown match won
Reserve League15th Oct 1930Chelsea60Readingunknown match won
Reserve League28th Nov 1931Chelsea32Coventry City3,000 match won
Reserve League5th Dec 1931Portsmouth00Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League12th Dec 1931Chelsea31Brentfordunknown match won
Reserve League10th Sep 1932Clapton Orient31Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League1st Oct 1932Chelsea31Brentfordunknown match won

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Willie passed away at Dumfries Infirmary in Dumfries, Scotland

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Chelsea FC Player Willie Ferguson

Games Won: 122
Win Percentage: 41.5%
Total Bookings: 0
Times Sent Off: 0

Teammates

During his Chelsea first-team career of 294 appearances, Willie Ferguson played alongside the following 72 players (number of appearances together in the same match-day squad in brackets)

Len Allum (4)
George Anderson (7)
Jimmy Armstrong (14)
Benjamin Baker (39)
George Barber (40)
Fred Barrett (31)
John Bell (1)
Walter Bennett (4)
Sid Bishop (12)
George Biswell (14)
Baishe Bower (9)
Willie Brown (34)
David Cameron (10)
Robert Carter (9)
Sid Castle (25)
Alec Cheyne (28)
Wilf Chitty (7)
Allan Craig (8)
Jackie Crawford (192)
Alec Donald (16)
Sam Dudley (1)
Bernard Duffy (1)
Sidney Elliot (8)
Chris Ferguson (1)
Bill Finlayson (3)
Harry Ford (9)
Jimmy Frew (26)
Hughie Gallacher (53)
George Gibson (3)
Colin Hampton (21)
Jack Harrow (71)
William Haywood (1)
Jack Horton (2)
Sam Irving (50)
Alex Jackson (39)
William Jackson (15)
Richard Jenkins (2)
Tommy Law (161)
Fred Linfoot (5)
Bob MacAulay (4)
Stan Macintosh (1)
Wilson Marsh (11)
Peter McKenna (43)
Bobby McNeil (66)
Tommy Meehan (27)
Jack Meredith (11)
Harold Miller (145)
Sam Millington (159)
George Mills (37)
Peter O'Dowd (32)
Eric Oakton (11)
Leslie Odell (48)
George Pearson (149)
Seth Plum (12)
John Priestley (150)
Stanley Prout (7)
Johnnie Rankin (36)
George Rodgers (81)
Willie Russell (52)
Arthur Sales (3)
George Smith (207)
George Stone (22)
Albert Thain (122)
Jimmy Thompson (41)
Jack Townrow (80)
Bob Turnbull (76)
Reg Weaver (9)
William Whitton (28)
Harry Wilding (96)
Billy Williams (2)
Andy Wilson (176)
Victor Woodley (20)