Chelsea FC Profile: James Gallon
Full Name: James Gallon
Born: Wednesday, 17th January 1894
Place of birth: Stoke On Trent, England
Height: 5' 9"
Died: Thursday, 15th January 1948 (aged 53)
Place of death: Yeovil, Somerset, England
Burial: Buried - Yeovil Cemetery, Yeovil, Somerset, England - Plot A5574
Involvement with Chelsea:
Men's 1st Team Player from 1919 to 1921
James is pictured later in his career, whilst with Peterborough
Playing Career:
Hanley
Chelsea (Aug 1919 to May 1921) - cost: unknown - Released
* Released = Contract not renewed by Chelsea
Chelsea First-Team Career Summary
Competitive Debut: Wednesday, 4th February 1920, Chelsea 1 - 0 Bradford City
Age on debut: 26 years 0 months 18 days
Last Competitive First-Team Appearance: Saturday, 7th February 1920, Bolton Wanderers 1 - 2 Chelsea
See full chronological appearance listing HERE
Appearances
| Goals
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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. James Gallon made 2 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.
Competitive Matches Played
Comp | Date | Home | Away | Att | |||
League | 4th Feb 1920 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | Bradford City | 25,000 | ![]() |
League | 7th Feb 1920 | Bolton Wanderers | 1 | 2 | Chelsea | 20,000 | ![]() |
Non-Competitive First-Team Appearances
| Non-Competitive First-Team Goals
|
Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. James Gallon made 2 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.
Non-Competitive First-Team Matches Played
Comp | Date | Home | Away | Att | |||
Friendly | 21st Apr 1920 | Wimbledon | 1 | 5 | Chelsea | 4,000 | ![]() |
Friendly | 19th Aug 1920 | Chelsea | 1 | 2 | Chelsea | 17,000 | ![]() |
Non-First-Team Appearances
| Non-First-Team Goals
|
Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. James Gallon made 27 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.
Non-First-Team Matches Played
Comp | Date | Home | Away | Att | |||
Reserve League | 30th Aug 1919 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 16th Oct 1919 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | Brentford | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 18th Oct 1919 | Chelsea | 1 | 4 | Crystal Palace | unknown | ![]() |
Friendly | 22nd Oct 1919 | Army Football | 3 | 1 | Chelsea | 5,000 | ![]() |
Friendly | 5th Nov 1919 | Oxford University | 4 | 6 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 6th Nov 1919 | Chelsea | 1 | 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3,000 | ![]() |
Friendly | 17th Nov 1919 | Chelsea | 3 | 3 | Oxford University | unknown | ![]() |
Friendly | 3rd Dec 1919 | Cambridge University | 4 | 2 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 6th Dec 1919 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | Arsenal | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 25th Dec 1919 | Chelsea | 3 | 0 | West Ham United | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 3rd Jan 1920 | Chelsea | 0 | 5 | Arsenal | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 19th Jan 1920 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | 0 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 24th Jan 1920 | Chelsea | 1 | 2 | Crystal Palace | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 8th Mar 1920 | Chelsea | 1 | 3 | Clapton Orient | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 25th Mar 1920 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Brentford | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 5th Apr 1920 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 28th Apr 1920 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Queens Park Rangers | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 4th Sep 1920 | West Ham United | 3 | 2 | Chelsea | 10,000 | ![]() |
Reserve League | 6th Sep 1920 | Chelsea | 0 | 1 | Fulham | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 23rd Sep 1920 | Chelsea | 2 | 2 | West Ham United | 2,500 | ![]() |
Reserve League | 27th Sep 1920 | Chelsea | 0 | 0 | Millwall | 3,000 | ![]() |
Friendly | 4th Oct 1920 | Brentford | 1 | 2 | Chelsea | 1,000 | ![]() |
Reserve League | 7th Oct 1920 | Chelsea | 0 | 1 | Queens Park Rangers | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 28th Oct 1920 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 8,000 | ![]() |
Friendly | 13th Nov 1920 | Boscombe | 2 | 3 | Chelsea | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 17th Mar 1921 | Chelsea | 0 | 0 | Queens Park Rangers | unknown | ![]() |
Reserve League | 7th Apr 1921 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | Crystal Palace | 3,000 | ![]() |
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