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Chelsea FC Profile: Dickie Foss

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Full Name: Sidney Lacy Richard Foss

Born: Thursday, 28th November 1912
Place of birth: Barking, Essex, England
Height: 5' 8"
Died: Tuesday, 1st August 1995 (aged 82)
Place of death: Merton, London, England
Burial: Buried - Brompton Cemetery, West Brompton, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Greater London, England - Plot U/142.3/46.3

Involvement with Chelsea:


Men's 1st Team Player from 1936 to 1952


Date of death confirmed by headstone in Brompton Cemetery

Playing Career:


Southall
Chelsea (May 1936 to Jun 1952) - cost: unknown - Retired

* Retired = Retired from playing at the end of Chelsea contract, or for reason stated

Chelsea First-Team Career Summary

Competitive Debut: Saturday, 20th February 1937, Sheffield Wednesday 1 - 1 Chelsea

Age on debut: 24 years 2 months 23 days

Last Competitive First-Team Appearance: Saturday, 31st January 1948, Bolton Wanderers 2 - 1 Chelsea

See full chronological appearance listing HERE

Appearances

Season League F.A. Cup Lg Cup Europe Oth* Ttl
1936 / 37 400004
1937 / 38 11000011
1938 / 39 11000011
1945 / 46 050005
1946 / 47 12000012
1947 / 48 320005
Total41700048

Goals

Season League F.A. Cup Lg Cup Europe Oth* Ttl
1937 / 38 300003
Total300003


* 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. Dickie Foss made 48 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Competitive Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
League20th Feb 1937Sheffield Wednesday11Chelsea16,052 match drawn
League27th Feb 1937Chelsea42Manchester United16,382 match won
League6th Mar 1937Derby County11Chelsea15,010 match drawn
League13th Mar 1937Chelsea01Wolverhampton Wanderers34,078 match lost
League9th Mar 1938Brentford11Chelsea20,401 match drawn scored 1 goal
League19th Mar 1938Sunderland11Chelsea19,327 match drawn
League26th Mar 1938Chelsea20Everton27,043 match won
League2nd Apr 1938Manchester City10Chelsea31,033 match lost
League9th Apr 1938Chelsea41Leicester City20,211 match won
League15th Apr 1938Chelsea02Preston North End54,735 match lost
League16th Apr 1938Huddersfield Town12Chelsea18,356 match won
League18th Apr 1938Preston North End00Chelsea32,096 match drawn
League23rd Apr 1938Chelsea30Derby County25,032 match won scored 2 goals
League27th Apr 1938Chelsea11Charlton Athletic21,843 match drawn
League7th May 1938Grimsby Town20Chelsea14,601 match lost
League31st Aug 1938Chelsea31Preston North End24,821 match won
League3rd Sep 1938Chelsea30Leicester City37,323 match won
League5th Sep 1938Bolton Wanderers02Chelsea19,616 match won
League10th Sep 1938Middlesbrough11Chelsea28,359 match drawn
League17th Sep 1938Chelsea22Birmingham39,505 match drawn
League24th Sep 1938Manchester United51Chelsea34,557 match lost
League1st Oct 1938Chelsea11Stoke City35,320 match drawn
League8th Oct 1938Blackpool51Chelsea24,878 match lost
League3rd Dec 1938Everton41Chelsea27,959 match lost
League8th Mar 1939Derby County01Chelsea6,697 match won
League10th Apr 1939Chelsea13Charlton Athletic27,070 match lost
F.A. Cup10th Jan 1946Leicester City02Chelsea25,368 match won
F.A. Cup26th Jan 1946Chelsea20West Ham United65,726 match won
F.A. Cup30th Jan 1946West Ham United10Chelsea35,000 match lost
F.A. Cup9th Feb 1946Chelsea01Aston Villa65,307 match lost
F.A. Cup12th Feb 1946Aston Villa10Chelsea55,000 match lost
League31st Aug 1946Chelsea43Bolton Wanderers62,850 match won
League4th Sep 1946Chelsea03Manchester United27,750 match lost
League14th Sep 1946Chelsea30Leeds United56,484 match won
League18th Sep 1946Manchester United11Chelsea30,275 match drawn
League21st Sep 1946Grimsby Town21Chelsea21,932 match lost
League28th Sep 1946Chelsea22Charlton Athletic63,859 match drawn
League5th Oct 1946Middlesbrough32Chelsea44,082 match lost
League12th Oct 1946Chelsea25Stoke City67,935 match lost
League4th Jan 1947Chelsea31Liverpool59,226 match won
League19th Apr 1947Chelsea10Huddersfield Town39,753 match won
League10th May 1947Chelsea20Middlesbrough22,482 match won
League26th May 1947Chelsea03Portsmouth26,048 match lost
League17th Sep 1947Sunderland23Chelsea31,444 match won
League20th Sep 1947Chelsea31Everton42,955 match won
F.A. Cup10th Jan 1948Chelsea50Barrow44,336 match won
F.A. Cup24th Jan 1948Manchester City20Chelsea45,059 match lost
League31st Jan 1948Bolton Wanderers21Chelsea24,232 match lost

Non-Competitive First-Team Appearances

Season Appearances
1936 / 37 1
1937 / 38 2
1938 / 39 3
1939 / 40 1
1944 / 45 1
1945 / 46 7
1946 / 47 4
Total19

Non-Competitive First-Team Goals

SeasonGoals
1937 / 38 1
1938 / 39 1
Total2


Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Dickie Foss made 19 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Non-Competitive First-Team Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
London Challenge Cup8th Oct 1936Millwall20Chelseaunknown match lost
Friendly14th Aug 1937Chelsea12Chelseaunknown match won
London Challenge Cup4th Oct 1937Charlton Athletic22Chelseaunknown match drawn scored 1 goal
Friendly17th Aug 1938Chelsea22Chelseaunknown match drawn
London Challenge Cup24th Oct 1938Chelsea33Queens Park Rangersunknown match drawn scored 1 goal
London Challenge Cup31st Oct 1938Chelsea13Queens Park Rangersunknown match lost
Friendly14th Aug 1939Chelsea54Chelsea3,600 match lost Sub off
League South Cup Final7th Apr 1945Millwall02Chelsea90,000 match won
Friendly26th Apr 1946KB Copenhagen21Chelsea29,000 match lost
Friendly8th May 1946Swindon Town24Chelsea10,000 match won
Friendly26th May 1946Young Fellows Zurich05Chelsea4,300 match won
Friendly30th May 1946Servette02Chelsea9,000 match won
Friendly2nd Jun 1946Young Boys Bern17Chelsea6,500 match won
Friendly5th Jun 1946Chaux de Fonds04Chelsea7,000 match won
Friendly13th Jun 1946FC Basel23Chelsea7,000 match won
Friendly24th Aug 1946Chelsea55Chelseaunknown match drawn
Friendly3rd Jun 1947IFK Norrkoping41Chelseaunknown match lost
Friendly8th Jun 1947Sweden XI10Chelseaunknown match lost
Friendly11th Jun 1947Gothenburg Alliance00Chelsea16,000 match drawn

Non-First-Team Appearances

Season Appearances
1936 / 37 19
1937 / 38 13
1938 / 39 12
1946 / 47 12
1947 / 48 23
1948 / 49 26
1949 / 50 8
1950 / 51 11
1951 / 52 3
Total127

Non-First-Team Goals

SeasonGoals
1936 / 37 3
1937 / 38 5
1938 / 39 3
1946 / 47 1
1948 / 49 9
1950 / 51 1
1951 / 52 1
Total23


Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Dickie Foss made 127 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Non-First-Team Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
Reserve League23rd Sep 1936Chelsea54Tottenham Hotspurunknown match won
Reserve League26th Sep 1936Chelsea21Luton Townunknown match won scored 2 goals
Reserve League3rd Oct 1936Crystal Palace44Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League10th Oct 1936Reading13Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League14th Oct 1936Chelsea22Bristol Cityunknown match drawn
Reserve League17th Oct 1936Coventry City21Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League24th Oct 1936Chelsea52Northampton Townunknown match won
Reserve League7th Nov 1936Chelsea11Brighton And Hove Albionunknown match drawn
Reserve League14th Nov 1936Southend United14Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League21st Nov 1936Chelsea50Watfordunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League28th Nov 1936Swansea Town12Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League5th Dec 1936Chelsea30Southamptonunknown match won
Reserve League12th Dec 1936Brentford31Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League25th Dec 1936Chelsea21Charlton Athleticunknown match won
Reserve League2nd Jan 1937Chelsea12Leicester Cityunknown match lost
Reserve League9th Jan 1937West Ham United41Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League1st Feb 1937Luton Town32Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League6th Feb 1937Chelsea10Crystal Palaceunknown match won
Reserve League10th Feb 1937Chelsea00Arsenalunknown match drawn
Friendly28th Aug 1937Southall12Chelseaunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League1st Sep 1937Chelsea20Southamptonunknown match won
Reserve League4th Sep 1937Chelsea22Northampton Townunknown match drawn
Reserve League8th Sep 1937Southampton22Chelsea2,298 match drawn scored 1 goal
Reserve League11th Sep 1937Luton Town11Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League13th Sep 1937Charlton Athletic10Chelseaunknown match lost
Friendly15th Sep 1937Wealdstone12Chelsea2,500 match won
Friendly20th Sep 1937Newbury & District26Chelsea700 match won scored 1 goal
Friendly25th Sep 1937Ipswich Town13Chelsea3,738 match won scored 2 goals
Reserve League30th Sep 1937Clapton Orient30Chelseaunknown match lost
Friendly9th Oct 1937Harwich & Parkeston12Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League23rd Feb 1938Chelsea30Brighton And Hove Albionunknown match won
Friendly5th Mar 1938Golders Green10Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League22nd Oct 1938Chelsea74Portsmouthunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League5th Nov 1938Chelsea12Northampton Townunknown match lost
Reserve League12th Nov 1938Bristol City13Chelseaunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League19th Nov 1938Chelsea64Swansea Town4,000 match won
Reserve League31st Dec 1938Chelsea00Readingunknown match drawn
Reserve League14th Jan 1939Leicester City11Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League4th Feb 1939Chelsea20Luton Townunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League9th Feb 1939Chelsea14Boston Unitedunknown match lost
Reserve League11th Feb 1939Swansea Town20Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League18th Feb 1939Chelsea00Clapton Orientunknown match drawn
Reserve League1st Apr 1939Chelsea31Crystal Palaceunknown match won
Reserve League24th Apr 1939Tottenham Hotspur24Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League2nd Nov 1946Chelsea01Fulhamunknown match lost
Reserve League9th Nov 1946Aldershot03Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League23rd Nov 1946Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic06Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League30th Nov 1946Chelsea103Bristol Roversunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League7th Dec 1946Brentford22Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League14th Dec 1946Chelsea41Bristol Cityunknown match won scored 1 goal (1 Pen)
Reserve League25th Dec 1946Southampton30Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League28th Dec 1946Chelsea11West Ham Unitedunknown match drawn
Football Combination Cup18th Jan 1947Chelsea32Charlton Athleticunknown match won
Football Combination Cup25th Jan 1947Charlton Athletic02Chelseaunknown match won
Football Combination Cup22nd Mar 1947Millwall12Chelseaunknown match won
Football Combination Cup29th Mar 1947Chelsea21West Ham Unitedunknown match won
Football Combination Cup7th Apr 1947Chelsea13Brighton And Hove Albionunknown match lost
Reserve League27th Aug 1947Watford10Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League30th Aug 1947Coventry City21Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League3rd Sep 1947Chelsea23Bristol Roversunknown match lost
Reserve League6th Sep 1947Chelsea11Charlton Athleticunknown match drawn
Reserve League10th Sep 1947Portsmouth11Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League1st Oct 1947Chelsea22Tottenham Hotspurunknown match drawn
Reserve League22nd Oct 1947Chelsea53Bournemouth & Boscombe Athleticunknown match won
Reserve League1st Nov 1947Arsenal22Chelsea22,274 match drawn
Reserve League8th Nov 1947Chelsea40Coventry Cityunknown match won
London Football Association Cup10th Nov 1947Tottenham Hotspur11Chelsea8,282 match drawn
Reserve League29th Nov 1947Brighton And Hove Albion23Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League6th Dec 1947Chelsea51Brentfordunknown match won
Friendly13th Dec 1947Margate11Chelsea1,880 match drawn
Reserve League20th Dec 1947Aldershot01Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League25th Dec 1947Chelsea40Watfordunknown match won
Reserve League26th Dec 1947Tottenham Hotspur20Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League27th Dec 1947Charlton Athletic03Chelsea3,205 match won
Football Combination Cup3rd Jan 1948Chelsea12Leyton Orientunknown match lost
Football Combination Cup6th Mar 1948Chelsea32Brighton And Hove Albionunknown match won
Football Combination Cup26th Mar 1948Queens Park Rangers10Chelseaunknown match lost
Football Combination Cup27th Mar 1948Leyton Orient03Chelseaunknown match won
Football Combination Cup31st Mar 1948Chelsea12Arsenalunknown match lost
Friendly17th Apr 1948Redhill42Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League21st Aug 1948Lowestoft Town15Chelseaunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League28th Aug 1948Chelsea20Tottenham Hotspurunknown match won
Reserve League2nd Sep 1948West Ham United03Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League11th Sep 1948Harwich & Parkeston03Chelseaunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League13th Sep 1948Chelsea20West Ham Unitedunknown match won
Eastern Counties League Cup18th Sep 1948Great Yarmouth Town22Chelsea2,800 match drawn
Reserve League22nd Sep 1948Arsenal11Chelseaunknown match drawn scored 1 goal
Reserve League27th Sep 1948Chelsea70Ipswich Townunknown match won scored 2 goals
Reserve League4th Oct 1948Chelsea45Norwich Cityunknown match lost scored 1 goal
Eastern Counties League Cup9th Oct 1948Great Yarmouth Town11Chelsea3,000 match drawn
East Anglian League Cup16th Oct 1948Clacton Town21Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League23rd Oct 1948Chelmsford City20Chelsea5,000 match lost
Friendly30th Oct 1948Colchester United02Chelsea5,414 match won
Reserve League6th Nov 1948Clacton Town12Chelseaunknown match won
Eastern Counties League Cup20th Nov 1948Great Yarmouth Town13Chelsea2,000 match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League27th Nov 1948Gorleston12Chelsea1,400 match won
Reserve League4th Dec 1948Chelmsford City10Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League18th Dec 1948Colchester United15Chelsea3,276 match won
Reserve League1st Jan 1949Colchester United00Chelseaunknown match drawn
Eastern Counties League Cup8th Jan 1949Chelsea20Ipswich Townunknown match won
Reserve League22nd Jan 1949Great Yarmouth Town13Chelseaunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League19th Feb 1949Harwich & Parkeston21Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League26th Feb 1949Newmarket Town15Chelseaunknown match won scored 1 goal
Friendly12th Mar 1949Hastings United18Chelseaunknown match won
Eastern Counties League Cup4th Apr 1949Arsenal22Chelseaunknown match drawn
Eastern Counties League Cup12th Apr 1949Chelsea10Arsenalunknown match won
Reserve League2nd May 1949Ipswich Town21Chelsea959 match lost
Reserve League27th Aug 1949Chelmsford City37Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League10th Sep 1949Newmarket Town00Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League21st Sep 1949Gillingham21Chelsea2,800 match lost
Reserve League13th Oct 1949West Ham United14Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League22nd Oct 1949Clacton Town31Chelsea2,009 match lost
Friendly5th Nov 1949Chatham Town45Chelseaunknown match won
Eastern Counties League Cup17th Dec 1949Great Yarmouth Town13Chelseaunknown match won
Eastern Counties League Cup4th Feb 1950Kings Lynn13Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League19th Aug 1950Harwich & Parkeston02Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League26th Aug 1950Chelsea10Chelmsford Cityunknown match won
Reserve League2nd Sep 1950Gorleston22Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League13th Sep 1950Chelsea00Tottenham Hotspurunknown match drawn
East Anglian League Cup18th Sep 1950Chelsea40Norwich Cityunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League23rd Sep 1950Great Yarmouth Town11Chelseaunknown match drawn
Eastern Counties League Cup27th Sep 1950Chelsea12Gillinghamunknown match lost
Reserve League7th Oct 1950Clacton Town01Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League11th Oct 1950Chelsea22Ipswich Townunknown match drawn
Reserve League21st Oct 1950Lowestoft Town22Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League18th Nov 1950Gillingham30Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League25th Aug 1951Great Yarmouth Town41Chelseaunknown match lost
Eastern Counties League Cup19th Sep 1951Chelsea31Norwich Cityunknown match won
Friendly1st May 1952Tilbury01Chelseaunknown match won scored 1 goal

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Chelsea FC Player Dickie Foss

Games Won: 19
Win Percentage: 39.58%
Total Bookings: 0
Times Sent Off: 0

Teammates

During his Chelsea first-team career of 48 appearances, Dickie Foss played alongside the following 51 players (number of appearances together in the same match-day squad in brackets)

Len Allum (17)
Jimmy Argue (7)
Ken Armstrong (5)
Jimmy Bain (6)
Joe Bambrick (1)
George Barber (12)
Ned Barkas (15)
Bill Barraclough (2)
Sidney Bathgate (7)
Roy Bentley (1)
Jimmy Bowie (4)
Peter Buchanan (7)
Harry Burgess (16)
Bobby Campbell (3)
Wilf Chitty (5)
Allan Craig (17)
Len Dolding (9)
John Galloway (2)
George Gibson (5)
Ray Goddard (4)
Len Goulden (17)
Bob Griffiths (6)
Alf Hanson (11)
John Harris (20)
Johnny Jackson (1)
Benny Jones (2)
Tommy Lawton (14)
Fred Lewis (2)
James Macaulay (2)
Alex Machin (10)
Jack Mayes (1)
John McInnes (5)
Harry Medhurst (5)
Harold Miller (1)
George Mills (13)
Billy Mitchell (8)
John O'Hare (5)
Johnny Paton (2)
Joe Payne (16)
Bill H Robertson (17)
Robert Russell (1)
Bob Salmond (3)
Jack Smith (20)
Dick Spence (43)
Albert Tennant (5)
Tommy Walker (15)
Sam Weaver (24)
Alex White (8)
Reg Williams (11)
Danny Winter (22)
Victor Woodley (25)