Chelsea FC Profile: John Lee
Full Name: John Lee
Born: Saturday, 27th December 1890
Place of birth: Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England
Height: 5' 10 1/4"
Died: Thursday, 11th August 1955 (aged 64)
Burial: Cremated - Chanterlands Crematorium, Chanterlands Avenue, Hull. He is commemorated in the Northern Cemetery Columbarium.
Involvement with Chelsea:
Player from 1920 to 1924
Date of death 11 Aug confirmed from Crematorium Records by Crematorium, in email to Andrew R. Changed from 10 Aug originally
Playing Career:
Bird In Hand (Sheffield)
Hull City
Chelsea (Feb 1920 to Jun 1924) - cost: £1,500
Watford
Rotherham United
Chelsea First-Team Career Summary
Debut: Saturday, 13th March 1920, Notts County 0 - 1 Chelsea
Age on debut: 29 years 2 months 15 days
Last Appearance: Saturday, 16th December 1922, Chelsea 0 - 0 Tottenham Hotspur
Appearances
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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. John Lee made 7 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.
Competitive Matches Played
| Comp | Date | Home | Away | Att | |||
| League | 13th Mar 1920 | Notts County | 0 | 1 | Chelsea | 15,000 |  |
| League | 20th Mar 1920 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | The Wednesday | 47,000 |   |
| League | 10th Apr 1920 | Manchester City | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | 25,000 |  |
| League | 26th Apr 1920 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 39,902 | |
| League | 27th Nov 1920 | Sheffield United | 0 | 1 | Chelsea | 15,000 | |
| League | 26th Feb 1921 | Chelsea | 0 | 1 | Everton | 44,000 | |
| League | 16th Dec 1922 | Chelsea | 0 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | 50,000 | |
Chelsea Graves Society Info & External Research Links:
Date of death 11 Aug confirmed from Crematorium Records by Crematorium, in email to Andrew R. Changed from 10 Aug originally
View CGS profile for John Lee on Ancestry
View CGS profile for John Lee on Find-A-Grave
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