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Chelsea FC Profile: John McInnes

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Full Name: John Smith McInnes

Born: Thursday, 11th August 1927
Place of birth: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Height: 5' 8"
Died: Wednesday, 24th October 1973 (aged 46)
Place of death: Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
Burial: Buried - Foster Hill Road Cemetery, Bedford, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England - Section T Grave 59

Involvement with Chelsea:


Men's 1st Team Player from 1947 to 1951


Playing Career:


Morton
Chelsea (May 1947 to Jun 1951) - cost: unknown
Bedford Town

Chelsea First-Team Career Summary

Competitive Debut: Saturday, 3rd May 1947, Chelsea 1 - 4 Sheffield United

Age on debut: 19 years 8 months 22 days

Last Competitive First-Team Appearance: Saturday, 20th August 1949, Birmingham City 0 - 3 Chelsea

See full chronological appearance listing HERE

Appearances

Season League F.A. Cup Lg Cup Europe Oth* Ttl
1946 / 47 300003
1947 / 48 15000015
1948 / 49 18000018
1949 / 50 100001
Total37000037

Goals

Season League F.A. Cup Lg Cup Europe Oth* Ttl
1946 / 47 100001
1948 / 49 600006
Total700007


* 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 McInnes made 37 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Competitive Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
League3rd May 1947Chelsea14Sheffield United32,110 match lost scored 1 goal
League10th May 1947Chelsea20Middlesbrough22,482 match won
League26th May 1947Chelsea03Portsmouth26,048 match lost
League17th Sep 1947Sunderland23Chelsea31,444 match won
League20th Sep 1947Chelsea31Everton42,955 match won
League27th Sep 1947Wolverhampton Wanderers10Chelsea51,365 match lost
League4th Oct 1947Chelsea42Aston Villa67,789 match won
League11th Oct 1947Liverpool30Chelsea51,449 match lost
League18th Oct 1947Chelsea42Middlesbrough49,398 match won
League25th Oct 1947Charlton Athletic31Chelsea58,866 match lost
League1st Nov 1947Chelsea00Arsenal67,277 match drawn
League8th Nov 1947Preston North End20Chelsea31,986 match lost
League15th Nov 1947Chelsea41Stoke City41,385 match won
League22nd Nov 1947Sheffield United31Chelsea28,103 match lost
League1st Jan 1948Blackburn Rovers11Chelsea18,365 match drawn
League31st Jan 1948Bolton Wanderers21Chelsea24,232 match lost
League14th Feb 1948Chelsea11Wolverhampton Wanderers56,416 match drawn
League21st Feb 1948Aston Villa30Chelsea32,140 match lost
League2nd Oct 1948Stoke City43Chelsea31,004 match lost
League9th Oct 1948Liverpool11Chelsea42,709 match drawn
League16th Oct 1948Chelsea33Blackpool77,696 match drawn scored 1 goal
League23rd Oct 1948Derby County21Chelsea29,369 match lost scored 1 goal
League30th Oct 1948Chelsea01Arsenal56,476 match lost
League6th Nov 1948Huddersfield Town34Chelsea18,693 match won scored 1 goal
League13th Nov 1948Chelsea11Manchester United62,542 match drawn
League20th Nov 1948Sheffield United21Chelsea29,646 match lost scored 1 goal
League27th Nov 1948Chelsea21Aston Villa32,920 match won
League4th Dec 1948Sunderland30Chelsea38,934 match lost
League25th Dec 1948Chelsea12Portsmouth43,422 match lost
League9th Apr 1949Manchester United11Chelsea30,123 match drawn scored 1 goal
League15th Apr 1949Manchester City10Chelsea36,554 match lost
League18th Apr 1949Chelsea11Manchester City25,864 match drawn
League23rd Apr 1949Arsenal12Chelsea54,604 match won
League30th Apr 1949Chelsea01Sunderland32,003 match lost
League4th May 1949Bolton Wanderers11Chelsea19,084 match drawn scored 1 goal
League7th May 1949Wolverhampton Wanderers11Chelsea36,720 match drawn
League20th Aug 1949Birmingham City03Chelsea45,068 match won

Non-Competitive First-Team Appearances

Season Appearances
1946 / 47 3
1948 / 49 3
Total6

Non-Competitive First-Team Goals

SeasonGoals
1948 / 49 1
Total1


Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. John McInnes made 6 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Non-Competitive First-Team Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
Friendly3rd Jun 1947IFK Norrkoping41Chelseaunknown match lost
Friendly8th Jun 1947Sweden XI10Chelseaunknown match lost
Friendly11th Jun 1947Gothenburg Alliance00Chelsea16,000 match drawn
Friendly27th Apr 1949Heart Of Midlothian11Chelsea17,000 match drawn
Friendly14th May 1949UK Services Malta06Chelsea20,000 match won scored 1 goal
Friendly18th May 1949Hamrun & Sliema Select26Chelsea20,000 match won

Non-First-Team Appearances

Season Appearances
1947 / 48 15
1948 / 49 29
1949 / 50 12
Total56

Non-First-Team Goals

SeasonGoals
1947 / 48 4
1948 / 49 14
1949 / 50 5
Total23


Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. John McInnes made 56 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Non-First-Team Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
Reserve League10th Sep 1947Portsmouth11Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League6th Dec 1947Chelsea51Brentfordunknown match won scored 1 goal
Friendly13th Dec 1947Margate11Chelsea1,880 match drawn
Reserve League20th Dec 1947Aldershot01Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League25th Dec 1947Chelsea40Watfordunknown match won
Reserve League27th Dec 1947Charlton Athletic03Chelsea3,205 match won
Football Combination Cup14th Jan 1948Chelsea52Crystal Palaceunknown match won
Football Combination Cup17th Jan 1948Fulham22Chelseaunknown match drawn
Football Combination Cup24th Jan 1948Chelsea41Fulhamunknown match won scored 1 goal
Football Combination Cup20th Mar 1948Millwall11Chelseaunknown match drawn
Football Combination Cup24th Mar 1948Brighton And Hove Albion20Chelseaunknown match lost
Football Combination Cup27th Mar 1948Leyton Orient03Chelseaunknown match won scored 1 goal
Football Combination Cup31st Mar 1948Chelsea12Arsenalunknown match lost
Reserve League3rd Apr 1948Chelsea50Bristol Cityunknown match won
Reserve League14th Apr 1948Bristol Rovers14Chelsea3,154 match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League21st Aug 1948Ipswich Town11Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League28th Aug 1948Brentford10Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League1st Sep 1948Birmingham City01Chelseaunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League4th Sep 1948Watford10Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League6th Sep 1948Chelsea10Brentfordunknown match won
Reserve League11th Sep 1948Reading12Chelsea4,957 match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League13th Sep 1948Chelsea20West Ham Unitedunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League18th Sep 1948Chelsea40Northampton Townunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League23rd Sep 1948Chelsea41Swansea Townunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League25th Sep 1948Swansea Town22Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League27th Sep 1948West Ham United13Chelseaunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League7th Oct 1948Chelsea22Readingunknown match drawn scored 1 goal
Reserve League18th Dec 1948Chelsea61Ipswich Townunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League27th Dec 1948Chelsea20Leyton Orientunknown match won
Football Combination Cup1st Jan 1949Queens Park Rangers04Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League8th Jan 1949Northampton Town13Chelsea3,000 match won
Football Combination Cup15th Jan 1949Chelsea62Leyton Orientunknown match won scored 3 goals
Football Combination Cup22nd Jan 1949Chelsea02Readingunknown match lost
Football Combination Cup5th Feb 1949Tottenham Hotspur21Chelseaunknown match lost
Football Combination Cup19th Feb 1949Chelsea00Brentfordunknown match drawn
Football Combination Cup26th Feb 1949Reading01Chelseaunknown match won
Football Combination Cup5th Mar 1949Fulham01Chelseaunknown match won scored 1 goal
Football Combination Cup12th Mar 1949Chelsea31Brighton And Hove Albionunknown match won
Football Combination Cup19th Mar 1949Leyton Orient24Chelseaunknown match won scored 1 goal
Football Combination Cup31st Mar 1949Chelsea21Tottenham Hotspurunknown match won
Football Combination Cup2nd Apr 1949Brighton And Hove Albion11Chelseaunknown match drawn
Football Combination Cup4th Apr 1949Brentford01Chelseaunknown match won scored 1 goal
London Football Association Cup11th Apr 1949West Ham United11Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League16th Apr 1949Luton Town23Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League27th Aug 1949Chelmsford City37Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League31st Aug 1949Chelsea10Plymouth Argyleunknown match won
Reserve League3rd Sep 1949Chelsea02Brighton And Hove Albionunknown match lost
Reserve League7th Sep 1949Brighton And Hove Albion00Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League10th Sep 1949Southampton02Chelseaunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League14th Sep 1949Chelsea21Bristol Cityunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League17th Sep 1949Chelsea21West Ham Unitedunknown match won
Reserve League21st Sep 1949Swindon Town01Chelsea2,523 match won
Reserve League24th Sep 1949Chelsea43Norwich Cityunknown match won
Reserve League1st Oct 1949Chelmsford City12Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League8th Oct 1949Ipswich Town11Chelsea7,672 match drawn scored 1 goal
Reserve League13th Oct 1949West Ham United14Chelseaunknown match won scored 2 goals

Chelsea Graves Society Info & External Research Links:


Unmarked – no headstone. The grave reference is Section T, grave 59. Positioned between the marked graves (with headstones) of Margaret Mary & David BRITTON on the left and Patrick E. & Irene M. McGREEVY on the righthand side.

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Chelsea FC Player John McInnes

Games Won: 10
Win Percentage: 27.03%
Total Bookings: 0
Times Sent Off: 0

Teammates

During his Chelsea first-team career of 37 appearances, John McInnes played alongside the following 32 players (number of appearances together in the same match-day squad in brackets)

Ken Armstrong (25)
Sidney Bathgate (25)
Roy Bentley (19)
Hugh Billington (6)
Jimmy Bowie (24)
Bobby Campbell (25)
Bill Dickson (2)
Len Dolding (3)
Charlie Dyke (3)
Dickie Foss (5)
Ray Goddard (5)
Len Goulden (29)
Billy Gray (2)
John Harris (34)
Billy Hughes (18)
Benny Jones (5)
Tommy Lawton (4)
Fred Lewis (1)
James Macaulay (20)
Alex Machin (9)
Harry Medhurst (17)
Frank Mitchell (4)
Peter Pickering (10)
Fred Richardson (1)
Bill H Robertson (10)
Dick Spence (3)
Albert Tennant (2)
Tommy Walker (23)
Bob Warren (1)
Alex White (3)
Reg Williams (7)
Danny Winter (25)