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Chelsea FC Profile: Walter Bennett

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Full Name: Walter Bennett

Born: Thursday, 27th February 1902
Place of birth: Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England
Height: 5' 10"
Died: Sunday, 28th September 1986 (aged 84)
Place of death: Portland, Dorset, England

Involvement with Chelsea:


Men's 1st Team Player from 1922 to 1924


Walter Bennett was a 1st cousin, once removed (but widely reported as "nephew") of "Cocky", "Micky", "Tip" & George Bennett of the famous Mexborough Bennett dynasty of the late 19th and first few years of the 20th century.

Walter began his playing days with Tinsley WMC in Sheffield and after a trial with Birmingham in Feb 1922, as a 19-year-old, joined Chelsea in Mar 1922, where he spent just over 2 full seasons.

Having not secured a first-team starting place, only making 5 appearances, he moved to Southend for the 1924/25 season. He then spent periods with Doncaster, Wombwell, Portsmouth, Gainsborough Trinity, Bristol City, Newark Town, Ballymena and finally ending his playing days (that I've been able to trace) with Weymouth in Dorset, who he joined in 1933.

From a press report, whilst in Portsmouth, he married local girl Elsie Alexandra Callaby, just as he had been transferred to Gainsborough. Whether she travelled with Walter during his nomadic football career, it's unclear, but they were both to be found in Weymouth at the time of the 1939 census after his playing days were over. Walter was a "Turner Air Vessel Ends". The 1939 Census had them living with Rosa Callaby, Elsie's widowed mother and this, in turn, confirmed it as them and also confirmed Walters birth date as 27 Feb 1902.

Confirmed from his birth date on the death registration, Walter passed away in neighbouring Portland on 28th Sep 1986 whilst Elsie lived until Sep 1999 when she passed aged 98.

Playing Career:


Tinsley WMC
Chelsea (Mar 1922 to May 1924) - cost: unknown - Released
Southend United
Doncaster Rovers
Wombwell Town
Portsmouth
Gainsborough Trinity
Bristol City
Newark Town
Ballymena
Weymouth

* Released = Contract not renewed by Chelsea

Chelsea First-Team Career Summary

Competitive Debut: Saturday, 18th November 1922, Burnley 1 - 0 Chelsea

Age on debut: 20 years 8 months 22 days

Last Competitive First-Team Appearance: Saturday, 5th January 1924, Chelsea 0 - 0 Arsenal

Appearances

Season League F.A. Cup Lg Cup Europe Oth* Ttl
1922 / 23 100001
1923 / 24 400004
Total500005

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. Walter Bennett made 5 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Competitive Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
League18th Nov 1922Burnley10Chelsea15,000 match lost
League29th Sep 1923Sheffield United10Chelsea20,000 match lost
League20th Oct 1923Chelsea00West Ham United50,000 match drawn
League1st Jan 1924Liverpool31Chelsea30,000 match lost
League5th Jan 1924Chelsea00Arsenal38,000 match drawn

Non-Competitive First-Team Appearances

Season Appearances
1921 / 22 1
1922 / 23 1
1923 / 24 2
Total4

Non-Competitive First-Team Goals

SeasonGoals
Total0


Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Walter Bennett made 4 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Non-Competitive First-Team Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
Friendly21st May 1922Staevnet21Chelsea18,000 match lost
Friendly17th Aug 1922Chelsea13Chelsea5,000 match won
Friendly13th Aug 1923Chelsea23Chelsea8,000 match won
London Challenge Cup22nd Oct 1923Clapton Orient31Chelsea3,500 match lost

Non-First-Team Appearances

Season Appearances
1921 / 22 4
1922 / 23 20
1923 / 24 20
Total44

Non-First-Team Goals

SeasonGoals
1923 / 24 2
Total2


Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Walter Bennett made 44 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Non-First-Team Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
Reserve League6th Apr 1922Chelsea31Brentfordunknown match won
Reserve League20th Apr 1922Chelsea11Millwallunknown match drawn
Reserve League29th Apr 1922Clapton Orient11Chelseaunknown match drawn
Friendly3rd May 1922Guildford United02Chelseaunknown match won
Friendly16th Sep 1922Southall12Chelseaunknown match won
Friendly23rd Sep 1922Margate21Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League28th Oct 1922Clapton Orient00Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League2nd Nov 1922Chelsea22Crystal Palaceunknown match drawn
Reserve League6th Nov 1922Chelsea50Charlton Athleticunknown match won
Reserve League16th Nov 1922Chelsea20West Ham Unitedunknown match won
Reserve League7th Dec 1922Chelsea21Clapton Orientunknown match won
Reserve League4th Jan 1923Chelsea10Millwallunknown match won
Friendly10th Jan 1923Folkstone Town52Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League20th Jan 1923Crystal Palace00Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League25th Jan 1923Chelsea22West Ham Unitedunknown match drawn
Reserve League29th Jan 1923Chelsea43Queens Park Rangersunknown match won
Reserve League8th Feb 1923Chelsea00Tottenham Hotspurunknown match drawn
Friendly14th Feb 1923Guildford United41Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League22nd Feb 1923Chelsea13Fulhamunknown match lost
Reserve League26th Feb 1923Chelsea75Charlton Athleticunknown match won
Reserve League17th Mar 1923Tottenham Hotspur30Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League24th Mar 1923Charlton Athletic12Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League12th Apr 1923Chelsea32Brentfordunknown match won
Reserve League26th Apr 1923Chelsea31Crystal Palaceunknown match won
Reserve League25th Aug 1923Southend United33Chelsea6,000 match drawn
Reserve League1st Sep 1923Tottenham Hotspur01Chelseaunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League24th Sep 1923Chelsea20Millwall2,500 match won
Reserve League11th Oct 1923Chelsea31Brentfordunknown match won
Reserve League15th Oct 1923Chelsea30Charlton Athletic1,000 match won
Reserve League8th Nov 1923Chelsea13Fulhamunknown match lost
Reserve League10th Nov 1923Charlton Athletic12Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League15th Nov 1923Chelsea61Crystal Palaceunknown match won
Reserve League29th Nov 1923Chelsea11Arsenalunknown match drawn scored 1 goal
Reserve League13th Dec 1923Chelsea07West Ham Unitedunknown match lost
Reserve League22nd Dec 1923Crystal Palace01Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League26th Dec 1923Southend United11Chelsea6,000 match drawn
Reserve League17th Jan 1924Chelsea22Millwallunknown match drawn
Reserve League31st Jan 1924Chelsea12Crystal Palaceunknown match lost
Reserve League8th Mar 1924Crystal Palace10Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League20th Mar 1924Chelsea00Queens Park Rangersunknown match drawn
Reserve League3rd Apr 1924Chelsea10Tottenham Hotspurunknown match won
Reserve League10th Apr 1924Chelsea21West Ham Unitedunknown match won
Reserve League14th Apr 1924Chelsea11Brentfordunknown match drawn
Reserve League28th Apr 1924Chelsea00Arsenalunknown match drawn

Chelsea Graves Society Info & External Research Links:


Link to the CGS Ancestry profile for Walter Bennett View CGS profile for Walter Bennett on Ancestry
Link to the findagrave profile for Walter Bennett View CGS profile for Walter Bennett on Find-A-Grave
Link to the CGS Zeemaps location for Walter Bennett View location on Zeemaps for Walter Bennett



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Chelsea FC Player Walter Bennett

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

Teammates

During his Chelsea first-team career of 5 appearances, Walter Bennett played alongside the following 21 players (number of appearances together in the same match-day squad in brackets)

Jimmy Armstrong (1)
Benjamin Baker (1)
David Cameron (1)
Sid Castle (2)
Jack Cock (1)
Willie Ferguson (4)
Jimmy Frew (1)
Colin Hampton (2)
Jack Harrow (5)
Fred Linfoot (3)
Wilson Marsh (2)
Bobby McNeil (5)
Tommy Meehan (3)
Harold Miller (2)
John Priestley (3)
Buchanan Sharp (1)
George Smith (5)
Albert Thain (1)
William Whitton (1)
Harry Wilding (4)
Andy Wilson (2)