Chelsea FC Profile: Richard Jenkins
Full Name: Richard George Christopher Jenkins
Born: Friday, 27th November 1903
Place of birth: Chelsea, London, England
Died: Sunday, 10th December 1978 (aged 75)
Place of death: Esher, Surrey, England
Burial: Cremated - Ashes scattered in the garden of the Quaker Meeting House in Esher, Surrey
Involvement with Chelsea:
Men's 1st Team Player from 1923 to 1927
Despite currently only having records of Richard appearing in 7 games over the period, Richard G C Jenkins was registered to play for Chelsea (as an amateur) for seasons 23/24, 24/25, 25/26, 26/27 & 27/28
Playing Career:
London Polytechnic (A)
London Universtity (A)
Corinthians (UK) (A)
Chelsea (A) (Jul 1923 to Aug 1927) - cost: unknown
* (A) = Amateur
Chelsea First-Team Career Summary
Competitive Debut: Saturday, 30th August 1924, Chelsea 1 - 0 Coventry City
Age on debut: 20 years 9 months 3 days
Last Competitive First-Team Appearance: Saturday, 17th January 1925, The Wednesday 2 - 1 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. Richard Jenkins made 4 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.
Competitive Matches Played
Comp | Date | Home | Away | Att | |||
League | 30th Aug 1924 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | Coventry City | 35,000 | |
League | 1st Sep 1924 | Leicester City | 4 | 0 | Chelsea | 25,000 | |
League | 18th Oct 1924 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Stockport County | 35,000 | |
League | 17th Jan 1925 | The Wednesday | 2 | 1 | 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. Richard Jenkins made 2 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.
Non-Competitive First-Team Matches Played
Comp | Date | Home | Away | Att | |||
Friendly | 18th Aug 1924 | Chelsea | 0 | 0 | Chelsea | 5,000 | |
Friendly | 15th Aug 1927 | Chelsea | 0 | 6 | Chelsea | unknown |
Non-First-Team Appearances
| Non-First-Team Goals
|
Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Richard Jenkins made 1 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.
Non-First-Team Matches Played
Comp | Date | Home | Away | Att | |||
Reserve League | 8th Oct 1925 | Chelsea | 3 | 0 | Arsenal | unknown |
Chelsea Graves Society Info & External Research Links:
View CGS profile for Richard George Christopher Jenkins on Ancestry
View CGS profile for Richard George Christopher Jenkins on Find-A-Grave
View location on Zeemaps for Richard George Christopher Jenkins
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