Chelsea FC Profile: Jim Ferris
Full Name: Jim Ferris
Born: Wednesday, 28th November 1894
Place of birth: Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland
Height: 5' 7"
Died: Monday, 10th October 1932 (aged 37)
Burial: Buried - Milltown Cemetery, Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland - Section 7
Involvement with Chelsea:
Player from 1920 to 1922
Playing Career:
Distillery
Belfast Celtic
Chelsea (Sep 1920 to Mar 1922) - cost: unknown
Preston North End
Belfast Celtic
Chelsea First-Team Career Summary
Debut: Monday, 6th September 1920, Bolton Wanderers 3 - 1 Chelsea
Age on debut: 25 years 9 months 9 days
Last Appearance: Saturday, 24th December 1921, Chelsea 1 - 2 Tottenham Hotspur
Appearances
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* 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. Jim Ferris made 39 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.
Competitive Matches Played
| Comp | Date | Home | Away | Att | |||
| League | 6th Sep 1920 | Bolton Wanderers | 3 | 1 | Chelsea | 40,000 |   |
| League | 30th Oct 1920 | Oldham Athletic | 1 | 2 | Chelsea | 20,000 |  |
| League | 6th Nov 1920 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Preston North End | 35,000 |  |
| League | 13th Nov 1920 | Preston North End | 0 | 1 | Chelsea | 20,000 | |
| League | 20th Nov 1920 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | Sheffield United | 25,000 | |
| League | 27th Nov 1920 | Sheffield United | 0 | 1 | Chelsea | 15,000 | |
| League | 4th Dec 1920 | Chelsea | 1 | 2 | Arsenal | 60,000 | |
| League | 11th Dec 1920 | Arsenal | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 50,000 | |
| League | 18th Dec 1920 | Chelsea | 4 | 1 | Bradford Park Avenue | 40,000 |  |
| League | 25th Dec 1920 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Liverpool | 50,000 | |
| League | 27th Dec 1920 | Liverpool | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | 50,000 | |
| League | 1st Jan 1921 | Bradford Park Avenue | 0 | 2 | Chelsea | 23,000 | |
| F.A. Cup | 8th Jan 1921 | Reading | 0 | 0 | Chelsea | 15,836 | |
| F.A. Cup | 12th Jan 1921 | Chelsea | 2 | 2 | Reading | 34,582 | |
| League | 15th Jan 1921 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | Manchester City | 36,000 | |
| F.A. Cup | 17th Jan 1921 | Chelsea | 3 | 1 | Reading | 29,450 | |
| League | 22nd Jan 1921 | Manchester City | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | 30,000 | |
| F.A. Cup | 29th Jan 1921 | Swindon Town | 0 | 2 | Chelsea | 21,261 | |
| League | 5th Feb 1921 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | Newcastle United | 56,000 | |
| League | 9th Feb 1921 | Newcastle United | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | 40,000 | |
| League | 12th Feb 1921 | Chelsea | 3 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 42,000 | |
| F.A. Cup | 19th Feb 1921 | Plymouth Argyle | 0 | 0 | Chelsea | 37,749 | |
| F.A. Cup | 24th Feb 1921 | Chelsea | 0 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | 59,871 | |
| League | 12th Mar 1921 | Chelsea | 3 | 1 | Sunderland | 35,000 | |
| League | 14th Mar 1921 | West Bromwich Albion | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 15,000 | |
| League | 19th Mar 1921 | Sunderland | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | 20,000 | |
| League | 26th Mar 1921 | Bradford City | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 28,000 | |
| League | 28th Mar 1921 | Aston Villa | 3 | 0 | Chelsea | 30,000 | |
| League | 6th Apr 1921 | Everton | 5 | 1 | Chelsea | 25,000 | |
| League | 9th Apr 1921 | Huddersfield Town | 2 | 0 | Chelsea | 14,200 | |
| League | 16th Apr 1921 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Huddersfield Town | 37,500 | |
| League | 30th Apr 1921 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Middlesbrough | 30,000 | |
| League | 2nd May 1921 | Blackburn Rovers | 0 | 0 | Chelsea | 8,000 | |
| League | 24th Sep 1921 | Chelsea | 0 | 1 | Liverpool | 38,000 | |
| League | 1st Oct 1921 | Liverpool | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 35,000 | |
| League | 8th Oct 1921 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Newcastle United | 40,000 | |
| League | 15th Oct 1921 | Newcastle United | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | 40,000 | |
| League | 17th Dec 1921 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | 0 | Chelsea | 50,000 | |
| League | 24th Dec 1921 | Chelsea | 1 | 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 60,000 | |
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