Stamford-Bridge.com Site Banner

Chelsea FC Profile: Steve Francis

| Player Summary |

Full Name: Stephen Stuart Francis

Born: Friday, 29th May 1964 (age: 59)
Place of birth: Billericay, England
Height: 5' 11"

Involvement with Chelsea:


Men's 1st Team Player from 1980 to 1987


Playing Career:


Chelsea (Jul 1980 to Feb 1987) - From Chelsea Juniors
Reading
Huddersfield Town
Northampton Town

Chelsea First-Team Career Summary

Competitive Debut: Tuesday, 6th October 1981, Southampton 1 - 1 Chelsea

Age on debut: 17 years 4 months 7 days

Last Competitive First-Team Appearance: Monday, 31st March 1986, Queens Park Rangers 6 - 0 Chelsea

Appearances

Season League F.A. Cup Lg Cup Europe Oth* Ttl
1981 / 82 29720038
1982 / 83 37330043
1984 / 85 201003
1985 / 86 300014
Total711060188

Goals

Season League F.A. Cup Lg Cup Europe Oth* Ttl
Total000000


* 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. Steve Francis made 88 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Competitive Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
League Cup6th Oct 1981Southampton11Chelsea16,901 match drawn
League Cup11th Nov 1981Wigan Athletic42Chelsea12,068 match lost
League14th Nov 1981Oldham Athletic10Chelsea9,773 match lost
League21st Nov 1981Chelsea11Grimsby Town11,931 match drawn
League24th Nov 1981Charlton Athletic34Chelsea11,082 match won
League28th Nov 1981Derby County11Chelsea13,963 match drawn
League5th Dec 1981Chelsea21Sheffield Wednesday17,033 match won
League19th Dec 1981Chelsea11Blackburn Rovers11,768 match drawn
League26th Dec 1981Queens Park Rangers02Chelsea22,022 match won
League16th Jan 1982Bolton Wanderers22Chelsea7,278 match drawn
F.A. Cup18th Jan 1982Chelsea00Hull City14,899 match drawn
F.A. Cup21st Jan 1982Hull City02Chelsea13,238 match won
F.A. Cup23rd Jan 1982Chelsea00Wrexham17,226 match drawn
F.A. Cup26th Jan 1982Wrexham11Chelsea8,655 match drawn
League30th Jan 1982Chelsea31Shrewsbury Town11,446 match won
F.A. Cup1st Feb 1982Wrexham12Chelsea10,647 match won
League6th Feb 1982Watford10Chelsea17,101 match lost
F.A. Cup13th Feb 1982Chelsea20Liverpool41,422 match won
League17th Feb 1982Chelsea10Cardiff City9,710 match won
League20th Feb 1982Norwich City21Chelsea16,018 match lost
League27th Feb 1982Wrexham10Chelsea3,935 match lost
F.A. Cup6th Mar 1982Chelsea23Tottenham Hotspur42,557 match lost
League9th Mar 1982Chelsea41Leicester City10,586 match won
League12th Mar 1982Barnsley21Chelsea12,706 match lost
League17th Mar 1982Chelsea12Crystal Palace13,894 match lost
League20th Mar 1982Chelsea14Rotherham United11,900 match lost
League27th Mar 1982Newcastle United10Chelsea26,887 match lost
League3rd Apr 1982Chelsea22Oldham Athletic8,938 match drawn
League7th Apr 1982Chelsea41Cambridge United6,196 match won
League10th Apr 1982Chelsea21Queens Park Rangers18,365 match won
League12th Apr 1982Crystal Palace01Chelsea17,189 match won
League17th Apr 1982Grimsby Town33Chelsea9,164 match drawn
League20th Apr 1982Luton Town22Chelsea16,185 match drawn
League24th Apr 1982Chelsea02Derby County11,005 match lost
League1st May 1982Sheffield Wednesday00Chelsea19,259 match drawn
League5th May 1982Chelsea22Orient6,009 match drawn
League8th May 1982Chelsea12Luton Town15,044 match lost
League15th May 1982Blackburn Rovers11Chelsea6,133 match drawn
League28th Aug 1982Cambridge United01Chelsea8,124 match won
League31st Aug 1982Chelsea00Wolverhampton Wanderers14,192 match drawn
League4th Sep 1982Chelsea11Leicester City14,127 match drawn
League8th Sep 1982Derby County10Chelsea8,075 match lost
League11th Sep 1982Newcastle United11Chelsea29,084 match drawn
League18th Sep 1982Chelsea20Oldham Athletic10,263 match won
League25th Sep 1982Sheffield Wednesday32Chelsea18,833 match lost
League2nd Oct 1982Chelsea52Grimsby Town10,019 match won
League Cup6th Oct 1982Chelsea31Tranmere Rovers7,982 match won
League9th Oct 1982Chelsea00Leeds United25,358 match drawn
League16th Oct 1982Blackburn Rovers30Chelsea6,062 match lost
League23rd Oct 1982Chelsea31Charlton Athletic14,492 match won
League Cup27th Oct 1982Tranmere Rovers12Chelsea4,579 match won
League30th Oct 1982Carlisle United21Chelsea7,141 match lost
League6th Nov 1982Chelsea00Crystal Palace15,169 match drawn
League Cup9th Nov 1982Notts County20Chelsea8,852 match lost
League13th Nov 1982Barnsley11Chelsea13,286 match drawn
League20th Nov 1982Chelsea12Shrewsbury Town8,690 match lost
League27th Nov 1982Rotherham United10Chelsea8,793 match lost
League4th Dec 1982Chelsea21Burnley8,184 match won
League11th Dec 1982Middlesbrough31Chelsea8,836 match lost
League18th Dec 1982Chelsea21Bolton Wanderers6,903 match won
League27th Dec 1982Queens Park Rangers12Chelsea23,744 match won
League28th Dec 1982Chelsea00Fulham29,797 match drawn
League1st Jan 1983Shrewsbury Town20Chelsea7,545 match lost
League3rd Jan 1983Leicester City30Chelsea13,745 match lost
F.A. Cup8th Jan 1983Huddersfield Town11Chelsea17,004 match drawn
F.A. Cup12th Jan 1983Chelsea20Huddersfield Town14,417 match won
League15th Jan 1983Chelsea60Cambridge United7,808 match won
League22nd Jan 1983Wolverhampton Wanderers21Chelsea19,533 match lost
F.A. Cup29th Jan 1983Derby County21Chelsea23,383 match lost
League5th Feb 1983Chelsea13Derby County8,661 match lost
League12th Feb 1983Grimsby Town21Chelsea6,711 match lost
League19th Feb 1983Leeds United33Chelsea19,365 match drawn
League26th Feb 1983Chelsea20Blackburn Rovers6,982 match won
League5th Mar 1983Charlton Athletic52Chelsea11,211 match lost
League19th Mar 1983Crystal Palace00Chelsea13,437 match drawn
League26th Mar 1983Chelsea03Barnsley7,223 match lost
League23rd Apr 1983Burnley30Chelsea7,393 match lost
League30th Apr 1983Chelsea11Rotherham United8,674 match drawn
League2nd May 1983Chelsea11Sheffield Wednesday10,462 match drawn
League7th May 1983Bolton Wanderers01Chelsea8,687 match won
League14th May 1983Chelsea00Middlesbrough19,340 match drawn
League Cup26th Sep 1984Chelsea31Millwall19,912 match won
League10th Apr 1985Nottingham Forest20Chelsea14,666 match lost
League13th Apr 1985West Ham United11Chelsea19,003 match drawn
League22nd Mar 1986Southampton01Chelsea15,509 match won
Full Members Cup23rd Mar 1986Manchester City45Chelsea67,236 match won
League29th Mar 1986Chelsea04West Ham United29,955 match lost
League31st Mar 1986Queens Park Rangers60Chelsea18,584 match lost

Non-Competitive First-Team Appearances

Season Appearances
Total0

Non-Competitive First-Team Goals

SeasonGoals
Total0


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

Non-Competitive First-Team Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt

Non-First-Team Appearances

Season Appearances
1981 / 82 1
Total1

Non-First-Team Goals

SeasonGoals
Total0


Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Steve Francis made 1 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Non-First-Team Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
FA Youth Cup4th Jan 1982Chelsea11Cardiff City0 match drawn


Return to Player Directory.
Return to Home page.

Chelsea FC Player Steve Francis

Games Won: 28
Win Percentage: 31.82%
Total Bookings: 0
Times Sent Off: 0

Teammates

During his Chelsea first-team career of 88 appearances, Steve Francis played alongside the following 37 players (number of appearances together in the same match-day squad in brackets)

Ian Britton (16)
John Bumstead (61)
Paul Canoville (21)
Gary Chivers (56)
Gordon Davies (1)
Kerry Dixon (5)
Phil Driver (14)
Micky Droy (57)
Keith Dublin (2)
Mark Falco (3)
Mike Fillery (73)
Kevin Hales (19)
Micky Hazard (2)
Chris Hutchings (70)
Dale Jasper (1)
Joey Jones (27)
Keith Jones (1)
Colin Lee (75)
Gary Locke (35)
Alan Mayes (47)
Kevin McAllister (4)
Tony McAndrew (9)
Joe McLaughlin (7)
Pat Nevin (7)
Micky Nutton (30)
Colin Pates (80)
Peter Rhoades-Brown (49)
Bryan Robson (17)
Dennis Rofe (3)
Doug Rougvie (5)
Nigel Spackman (7)
David Speedie (43)
Mickey Thomas (2)
Colin Viljoen (2)
Clive Walker (69)
Graham Wilkins (12)
Darren Wood (4)