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Chelsea FC Profile: Bill Barraclough

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Full Name: William Baker Barraclough

Born: Sunday, 3rd January 1909
Place of birth: Kingston-upon-Hull, East Yorkshire, England
Height: 5' 4"
Died: Monday, 11th August 1969 (aged 60)
Place of death: Kingston-upon-Hull, East Yorkshire, England
Burial: Cremated - Chanterlands Crematorium and Columbarium. Ashes scattered on lawn B. No known memorial.

Involvement with Chelsea:


Men's 1st Team Player from 1934 to 1938


Playing Career:


Bridlington Town
Hull City
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Chelsea (Oct 1934 to Aug 1938) - cost: unknown
Doncaster Rovers

Chelsea First-Team Career Summary

Competitive Debut: Saturday, 3rd November 1934, Leeds United 5 - 2 Chelsea

Age on debut: 25 years 10 months 0 days

Last Competitive First-Team Appearance: Saturday, 27th February 1937, Chelsea 4 - 2 Manchester United

See full chronological appearance listing HERE

Appearances

Season League F.A. Cup Lg Cup Europe Oth* Ttl
1934 / 35 29100030
1935 / 36 30500035
1936 / 37 15100016
Total74700081

Goals

Season League F.A. Cup Lg Cup Europe Oth* Ttl
1934 / 35 600006
1935 / 36 230005
Total8300011


* 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. Bill Barraclough made 81 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Competitive Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
League3rd Nov 1934Leeds United52Chelsea13,295 match lost
League10th Nov 1934Chelsea23West Bromwich Albion18,362 match lost
League17th Nov 1934Blackburn Rovers12Chelsea10,781 match won
League24th Nov 1934Chelsea25Arsenal43,419 match lost
League1st Dec 1934Portsmouth11Chelsea18,076 match drawn
League8th Dec 1934Chelsea41Liverpool29,005 match won
League15th Dec 1934Manchester City20Chelsea28,797 match lost
League22nd Dec 1934Chelsea21Middlesbrough23,724 match won
League25th Dec 1934Chelsea20Aston Villa46,746 match won
League26th Dec 1934Aston Villa03Chelsea52,886 match won scored 2 goals
League29th Dec 1934Chelsea11Derby County50,687 match drawn
League5th Jan 1935Leicester City10Chelsea14,593 match lost
F.A. Cup12th Jan 1935Chelsea11Luton Town46,492 match drawn
League30th Jan 1935Tottenham Hotspur13Chelsea28,121 match won scored 1 goal
League2nd Feb 1935Chelsea00Preston North End31,994 match drawn
League9th Feb 1935Grimsby Town31Chelsea12,442 match lost
League20th Feb 1935Chelsea30Everton11,701 match won
League23rd Feb 1935Huddersfield Town30Chelsea13,593 match lost
League6th Mar 1935Chelsea22Birmingham13,016 match drawn
League9th Mar 1935Stoke City01Chelsea13,186 match won
League16th Mar 1935Chelsea71Leeds United35,698 match won
League23rd Mar 1935West Bromwich Albion22Chelsea13,721 match drawn
League30th Mar 1935Chelsea42Blackburn Rovers34,470 match won
League6th Apr 1935Arsenal22Chelsea54,020 match drawn scored 1 goal
League13th Apr 1935Chelsea11Portsmouth44,787 match drawn
League19th Apr 1935Chelsea42Wolverhampton Wanderers44,636 match won scored 1 goal
League20th Apr 1935Liverpool60Chelsea14,297 match lost
League22nd Apr 1935Wolverhampton Wanderers61Chelsea32,703 match lost
League27th Apr 1935Chelsea42Manchester City22,593 match won
League4th May 1935Middlesbrough22Chelsea17,505 match drawn scored 1 goal
League31st Aug 1935Chelsea22Liverpool41,224 match drawn
League4th Sep 1935Chelsea35Stoke City23,687 match lost
League7th Sep 1935Grimsby Town13Chelsea14,917 match won
League9th Sep 1935Stoke City30Chelsea21,310 match lost
League14th Sep 1935Chelsea10Leeds United35,720 match won
League16th Sep 1935Blackburn Rovers10Chelsea14,610 match lost
League21st Sep 1935West Bromwich Albion12Chelsea17,183 match won
League28th Sep 1935Chelsea31Sunderland61,051 match won
League5th Oct 1935Birmingham21Chelsea22,625 match lost
League12th Oct 1935Chelsea11Arsenal82,905 match drawn
League19th Oct 1935Everton51Chelsea18,934 match lost
League16th Nov 1935Aston Villa22Chelsea58,717 match drawn
League14th Dec 1935Preston North End20Chelsea16,178 match lost
League21st Dec 1935Chelsea22Wolverhampton Wanderers20,063 match drawn scored 1 goal
League25th Dec 1935Manchester City00Chelsea36,074 match drawn
League26th Dec 1935Chelsea21Manchester City41,732 match won
League28th Dec 1935Liverpool23Chelsea26,523 match won
League4th Jan 1936Chelsea02Grimsby Town30,381 match lost
F.A. Cup11th Jan 1936Norwich City11Chelsea32,398 match drawn
F.A. Cup15th Jan 1936Chelsea31Norwich City31,734 match won
League18th Jan 1936Leeds United20Chelsea18,999 match lost
F.A. Cup25th Jan 1936Chelsea41Plymouth Argyle53,703 match won scored 1 goal
League1st Feb 1936Sunderland33Chelsea23,755 match drawn
League8th Feb 1936Chelsea00Birmingham30,268 match drawn
F.A. Cup19th Feb 1936Chelsea00Fulham52,096 match drawn
League22nd Feb 1936Chelsea22Everton17,136 match drawn
F.A. Cup24th Feb 1936Fulham32Chelsea30,696 match lost scored 2 goals
League4th Mar 1936Middlesbrough41Chelsea7,968 match lost scored 1 goal
League7th Mar 1936Chelsea12Sheffield Wednesday27,221 match lost
League11th Mar 1936Chelsea22West Bromwich Albion13,225 match drawn
League14th Mar 1936Bolton Wanderers23Chelsea18,925 match won
League21st Mar 1936Chelsea10Aston Villa48,761 match won
League28th Mar 1936Brentford21Chelsea34,986 match lost
League4th Apr 1936Chelsea10Huddersfield Town22,369 match won
League10th Apr 1936Chelsea11Derby County54,336 match drawn
League29th Aug 1936Leeds United23Chelsea19,379 match won
League2nd Sep 1936Chelsea32Grimsby Town25,671 match won
League5th Sep 1936Chelsea13Birmingham32,803 match lost
League8th Sep 1936Grimsby Town30Chelsea12,667 match lost
League12th Sep 1936Middlesbrough20Chelsea21,278 match lost
League24th Oct 1936Manchester United00Chelsea29,854 match drawn
League31st Oct 1936Chelsea11Derby County15,529 match drawn
League28th Nov 1936Chelsea40Everton31,623 match won
League5th Dec 1936Bolton Wanderers21Chelsea13,439 match lost
League12th Dec 1936Chelsea21Brentford51,079 match won
League19th Dec 1936Arsenal41Chelsea49,917 match lost
League2nd Jan 1937Birmingham00Chelsea17,673 match drawn
League9th Jan 1937Chelsea10Middlesbrough30,201 match won
F.A. Cup16th Jan 1937Chelsea40Leeds United34,859 match won
League20th Feb 1937Sheffield Wednesday11Chelsea16,052 match drawn
League27th Feb 1937Chelsea42Manchester United16,382 match won

Non-Competitive First-Team Appearances

Season Appearances
1934 / 35 1
1935 / 36 6
1936 / 37 3
1937 / 38 2
Total12

Non-Competitive First-Team Goals

SeasonGoals
1935 / 36 1
1937 / 38 1
Total2


Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Bill Barraclough made 12 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Non-Competitive First-Team Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
Friendly6th May 1935Linfield23Chelsea17,671 match won
Friendly17th Aug 1935Chelsea32Chelseaunknown match lost scored 1 goal
Friendly24th Aug 1935Chelsea22Chelsea1,000 match drawn
Friendly30th Mar 1936Chelsea30Cliftonville4,000 match won
Friendly9th May 1936Blauw-Wit23Chelseaunknown match won
Friendly13th May 1936AIK06Chelseaunknown match won
Friendly24th May 1936Wisla Krakow10Chelsea10,000 match lost
Friendly15th Aug 1936Chelsea43Chelsea9,000 match lost
Friendly19th Aug 1936Chelsea10Chelseaunknown match lost
London Challenge Cup8th Oct 1936Millwall20Chelseaunknown match lost
Friendly18th Aug 1937Chelsea47Chelsea5,000 match won scored 1 goal
London Challenge Cup4th Oct 1937Charlton Athletic22Chelseaunknown match drawn

Non-First-Team Appearances

Season Appearances
1936 / 37 20
1937 / 38 32
Total52

Non-First-Team Goals

SeasonGoals
1936 / 37 5
1937 / 38 11
Total16


Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Bill Barraclough made 52 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Non-First-Team Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
Reserve League12th Sep 1936Chelsea02West Ham Unitedunknown match lost
Reserve League3rd Oct 1936Crystal Palace44Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League14th Oct 1936Chelsea22Bristol Cityunknown match drawn
Reserve League17th Oct 1936Coventry City21Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League14th Nov 1936Southend United14Chelseaunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League21st Nov 1936Chelsea50Watfordunknown match won scored 1 goal
Friendly25th Dec 1936Wimbledon24Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League26th Dec 1936Bristol City32Chelsea2,000 match lost scored 2 goals
Friendly2nd Jan 1937Kings Lynn25Chelsea1,000 match won
Friendly23rd Jan 1937Ipswich Town21Chelsea6,200 match lost
Reserve League1st Feb 1937Luton Town32Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League10th Feb 1937Chelsea00Arsenalunknown match drawn
Friendly11th Feb 1937Peterborough United14Chelseaunknown match won
Friendly20th Feb 1937Bath City22Chelseaunknown match drawn
Friendly27th Feb 1937Cheltenham Town06Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League13th Mar 1937Brighton And Hove Albion13Chelsea5,216 match won
Reserve League26th Mar 1937Portsmouth31Chelsea11,000 match lost
Reserve League3rd Apr 1937Chelsea30Swansea Townunknown match won
Reserve League10th Apr 1937Southampton51Chelsea3,749 match lost
Reserve League14th Apr 1937Chelsea21Readingunknown match won scored 1 goal
Friendly28th Aug 1937Lowestoft Town26Chelsea17,000 match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League4th Sep 1937Chelsea22Northampton Townunknown match drawn
Reserve League8th Sep 1937Southampton22Chelsea2,298 match drawn scored 1 goal
Reserve League11th Sep 1937Luton Town11Chelseaunknown match drawn
Friendly15th Sep 1937Wealdstone12Chelsea2,500 match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League18th Sep 1937Chelsea02Coventry Cityunknown match lost
Reserve League6th Oct 1937Brighton And Hove Albion32Chelseaunknown match lost
Friendly9th Oct 1937Harwich & Parkeston12Chelseaunknown match won scored 2 goals
Friendly16th Oct 1937Colchester United14Chelsea4,000 match won
Reserve League27th Oct 1937Chelsea30Bournemouth & Boscombe Athleticunknown match won
Reserve League30th Oct 1937Chelsea33Leicester Cityunknown match drawn
Friendly20th Nov 1937Margate21Chelsea907 match lost
Friendly11th Dec 1937Wealdstone33Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League12th Jan 1938Tottenham Hotspur11Chelseaunknown match drawn
Friendly15th Jan 1938Great Yarmouth Town06Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League12th Feb 1938Portsmouth20Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League19th Feb 1938Chelsea13Arsenalunknown match lost
Reserve League23rd Feb 1938Chelsea30Brighton And Hove Albionunknown match won
Reserve League26th Feb 1938West Ham United11Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League16th Mar 1938Chelsea20Charlton Athleticunknown match won
Friendly19th Mar 1938Bath City20Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League19th Mar 1938Chelsea51Bristol Cityunknown match won scored 2 goals
Friendly26th Mar 1938Hereford United22Chelseaunknown match drawn scored 1 goal
Reserve League26th Mar 1938Swansea Town23Chelseaunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League2nd Apr 1938Chelsea60Crystal Palaceunknown match won scored 2 goals
Friendly2nd Apr 1938Hayes22Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League9th Apr 1938Reading22Chelseaunknown match drawn
Friendly9th Apr 1938Swindon Town20Chelsea1,269 match lost
Friendly15th Apr 1938Bedford Town20Chelsea2,000 match lost
Reserve League16th Apr 1938Chelsea10Fulhamunknown match won
Reserve League18th Apr 1938Chelsea20Queens Park Rangersunknown match won
Reserve League30th Apr 1938Chelsea24Brentfordunknown match lost

Chelsea Graves Society Info & External Research Links:


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Chelsea FC Player Bill Barraclough

Games Won: 30
Win Percentage: 37.04%
Total Bookings: 0
Times Sent Off: 0

Teammates

During his Chelsea first-team career of 81 appearances, Bill Barraclough played alongside the following 29 players (number of appearances together in the same match-day squad in brackets)

Len Allum (35)
Jimmy Argue (46)
Joe Bambrick (48)
George Barber (70)
Harry Burgess (51)
Alec Cheyne (4)
Wilf Chitty (2)
James Copeland (1)
Allan Craig (80)
Dickie Foss (2)
Hughie Gallacher (1)
George Gibson (49)
Bob Gregg (7)
Bob Griffiths (1)
Jock Hutcheson (9)
Johnny Jackson (36)
Tommy Law (15)
Bob MacAulay (34)
Jack Mayes (3)
Harold Miller (57)
George Mills (34)
Billy Mitchell (39)
John O'Hare (37)
Eric Oakton (4)
Leslie Odell (5)
Willie Russell (4)
Dick Spence (76)
Sam Weaver (15)
Victor Woodley (45)