Chelsea FC Profile: Nils Middelboe
Full Name: Nils Middelboe
Born: Wednesday, 5th October 1887
Place of birth: Brunnby, Sweden
Died: Tuesday, 21st September 1976 (aged 88)
Burial: Buried - Holmens Cemetery, Copenhagen, Kobenhavns Kommune, Hovedstaden, Denmark
Involvement with Chelsea:
Player from 1913 to 1922
Playing Career:
Chelsea (A) (Jul 1913 to Jun 1922) - cost: unknown
* (A) = Amateur
Chelsea First-Team Career Summary
Debut: Saturday, 15th November 1913, Chelsea 2 - 1 Derby County
Age on debut: 26 years 1 months 10 days
Last Appearance: Wednesday, 18th January 1922, Chelsea 0 - 3 Bolton Wanderers
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. Nils Middelboe made 46 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.
Competitive Matches Played
| Comp | Date | Home | Away | Att | |||
| League | 15th Nov 1913 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | Derby County | 28,000 |   |
| League | 22nd Nov 1913 | Manchester City | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | 20,000 |  |
| League | 29th Nov 1913 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | Bradford City | 45,000 | |
| League | 13th Dec 1913 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Sunderland | 30,000 |  |
| League | 27th Dec 1913 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1 | 2 | Chelsea | 29,305 | |
| League | 25th Apr 1914 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | Everton | 30,000 | |
| League | 19th Sep 1914 | Middlesbrough | 3 | 0 | Chelsea | 12,000 | |
| League | 26th Sep 1914 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Sheffield United | 25,000 | |
| League | 3rd Oct 1914 | Aston Villa | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | 20,000 | |
| League | 10th Oct 1914 | Chelsea | 3 | 1 | Liverpool | 20,000 | |
| League | 21st Nov 1914 | Chelsea | 4 | 1 | Notts County | 16,000 | |
| League | 8th Mar 1915 | Sheffield United | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 14,000 | |
| League | 28th Apr 1915 | Notts County | 2 | 0 | Chelsea | 10,000 | |
| League | 1st Nov 1919 | Chelsea | 4 | 0 | Bradford Park Avenue | 36,000 | |
| League | 8th Nov 1919 | Preston North End | 3 | 1 | Chelsea | 20,000 | |
| League | 15th Nov 1919 | Chelsea | 4 | 0 | Preston North End | 34,000 |  |
| League | 29th Nov 1919 | Chelsea | 3 | 1 | Middlesbrough | 50,000 | |
| League | 6th Dec 1919 | Arsenal | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 50,000 | |
| League | 13th Dec 1919 | Chelsea | 3 | 1 | Arsenal | 60,000 | |
| League | 26th Dec 1919 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | Oldham Athletic | 40,000 | |
| League | 27th Dec 1919 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | Sheffield United | 40,000 | |
| F.A. Cup | 10th Jan 1920 | Bolton Wanderers | 0 | 1 | Chelsea | 35,398 | |
| League | 17th Jan 1920 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | Manchester United | 40,000 | |
| F.A. Cup | 31st Jan 1920 | Chelsea | 4 | 0 | Swindon Town | 67,054 | |
| League | 1st Sep 1920 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 35,000 | |
| League | 18th Sep 1920 | Chelsea | 1 | 2 | Manchester United | 35,000 | |
| League | 2nd Oct 1920 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Burnley | 45,000 | |
| League | 6th Nov 1920 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Preston North End | 35,000 | |
| League | 20th Nov 1920 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | Sheffield United | 25,000 | |
| League | 27th Nov 1920 | Sheffield United | 0 | 1 | Chelsea | 15,000 | |
| League | 4th Dec 1920 | Chelsea | 1 | 2 | Arsenal | 60,000 | |
| League | 11th Dec 1920 | Arsenal | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 50,000 | |
| League | 25th Dec 1920 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Liverpool | 50,000 | |
| F.A. Cup | 29th Jan 1921 | Swindon Town | 0 | 2 | Chelsea | 21,261 | |
| League | 5th Feb 1921 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | Newcastle United | 56,000 | |
| League | 12th Feb 1921 | Chelsea | 3 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 42,000 | |
| F.A. Cup | 19th Feb 1921 | Plymouth Argyle | 0 | 0 | Chelsea | 37,749 | |
| League | 26th Feb 1921 | Chelsea | 0 | 1 | Everton | 44,000 | |
| F.A. Cup | 5th Mar 1921 | Cardiff City | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | 45,000 | |
| League | 12th Mar 1921 | Chelsea | 3 | 1 | Sunderland | 35,000 | |
| League | 28th Mar 1921 | Aston Villa | 3 | 0 | Chelsea | 30,000 | |
| League | 24th Sep 1921 | Chelsea | 0 | 1 | Liverpool | 38,000 | |
| League | 1st Oct 1921 | Liverpool | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 35,000 | |
| League | 29th Oct 1921 | Chelsea | 4 | 1 | Burnley | 35,000 | |
| League | 14th Jan 1922 | Arsenal | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | 40,000 | |
| League | 18th Jan 1922 | Chelsea | 0 | 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 15,000 | |
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