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Chelsea FC Profile: Peter O'Dowd

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Full Name: James Peter O'Dowd

Born: Wednesday, 26th February 1908
Place of birth: Halifax, West Yorkshire, England
Height: 5' 11"
Died: Saturday, 2nd May 1964 (aged 56)
Place of death: Bournemouth, Dorset, England
Burial: Buried - Boscombe East Cemetery, Boscombe, Dorset. Grave Y4/180

Involvement with Chelsea:


Men's 1st Team Player from 1931 to 1934


Playing Career:


Blackburn Rovers
Burnley
Chelsea (Nov 1931 to Jun 1934) - cost: £5,250
Valenciennes

Chelsea First-Team Career Summary

Competitive Debut: Saturday, 14th November 1931, Everton 7 - 2 Chelsea

Age on debut: 23 years 8 months 19 days

Last Competitive First-Team Appearance: Saturday, 23rd December 1933, Chelsea 1 - 1 Leeds United

See full chronological appearance listing HERE

Appearances

Season League F.A. Cup Lg Cup Europe Oth* Ttl
1931 / 32 24700031
1932 / 33 35000035
1933 / 34 20000020
Total79700086

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. Peter O'Dowd made 86 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Competitive Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
League14th Nov 1931Everton72Chelsea32,758 match lost
League21st Nov 1931Chelsea21Arsenal64,427 match won
League28th Nov 1931Sheffield United42Chelsea16,264 match lost
League5th Dec 1931Chelsea32Manchester City27,509 match won
League12th Dec 1931West Bromwich Albion40Chelsea24,186 match lost
League19th Dec 1931Chelsea21Birmingham17,551 match won
League25th Dec 1931Blackpool24Chelsea20,378 match won
League26th Dec 1931Chelsea41Blackpool38,569 match won
League1st Jan 1932Bolton Wanderers10Chelsea28,232 match lost
League2nd Jan 1932Chelsea40Middlesbrough25,259 match won
F.A. Cup9th Jan 1932Tranmere Rovers22Chelsea13,300 match drawn
F.A. Cup13th Jan 1932Chelsea53Tranmere Rovers35,402 match won
League16th Jan 1932Huddersfield Town21Chelsea16,645 match lost
F.A. Cup23rd Jan 1932Chelsea31West Ham United36,657 match won
League30th Jan 1932Aston Villa13Chelsea35,993 match won
League6th Feb 1932Chelsea10Leicester City34,077 match won
F.A. Cup13th Feb 1932Sheffield Wednesday11Chelsea39,000 match drawn
F.A. Cup17th Feb 1932Chelsea20Sheffield Wednesday60,004 match won
League20th Feb 1932Chelsea41Grimsby Town24,422 match won
F.A. Cup27th Feb 1932Liverpool02Chelsea57,804 match won
League2nd Mar 1932Chelsea22Sunderland20,087 match drawn
League5th Mar 1932Blackburn Rovers22Chelsea13,691 match drawn
F.A. Cup12th Mar 1932Newcastle United21Chelsea36,709 match lost
League19th Mar 1932Derby County10Chelsea14,791 match lost
League25th Mar 1932Chelsea30Bolton Wanderers38,515 match won
League26th Mar 1932Chelsea00Everton56,298 match drawn
League2nd Apr 1932Arsenal11Chelsea56,124 match drawn
League16th Apr 1932Manchester City11Chelsea20,124 match drawn
League23rd Apr 1932Chelsea02West Bromwich Albion23,873 match lost
League30th Apr 1932Birmingham40Chelsea14,861 match lost
League7th May 1932Chelsea32West Ham United24,386 match won
League31st Aug 1932Portsmouth20Chelsea20,856 match lost
League3rd Sep 1932Huddersfield Town20Chelsea13,032 match lost
League7th Sep 1932Chelsea44Portsmouth20,984 match drawn
League10th Sep 1932Chelsea30Sheffield United32,775 match won
League17th Sep 1932Wolverhampton Wanderers12Chelsea31,922 match won
League24th Sep 1932Chelsea01Newcastle United51,857 match lost
League8th Oct 1932Chelsea21Middlesbrough18,181 match won
League15th Oct 1932Bolton Wanderers23Chelsea15,021 match won
League22nd Oct 1932Chelsea13Derby County37,834 match lost
League29th Oct 1932Blackpool40Chelsea7,311 match lost
League5th Nov 1932Chelsea42Birmingham25,619 match won
League12th Nov 1932West Bromwich Albion32Chelsea21,569 match lost
League19th Nov 1932Chelsea02Sheffield Wednesday20,677 match lost
League26th Nov 1932Leeds United20Chelsea19,739 match lost
League3rd Dec 1932Chelsea10Everton33,962 match won
League10th Dec 1932Arsenal41Chelsea53,206 match lost
League17th Dec 1932Chelsea31Manchester City26,240 match won
League24th Dec 1932Sunderland21Chelsea21,494 match lost
League26th Dec 1932Liverpool30Chelsea34,777 match lost
League27th Dec 1932Chelsea02Liverpool36,784 match lost
League31st Dec 1932Blackburn Rovers13Chelsea10,583 match won
League25th Feb 1933Chelsea11Bolton Wanderers12,590 match drawn
League1st Mar 1933Middlesbrough21Chelsea8,219 match lost
League11th Mar 1933Chelsea10Blackpool31,222 match won
League18th Mar 1933Birmingham00Chelsea19,620 match drawn
League25th Mar 1933Chelsea12West Bromwich Albion33,371 match lost
League29th Mar 1933Derby County01Chelsea7,141 match won
League1st Apr 1933Sheffield Wednesday22Chelsea10,121 match drawn
League8th Apr 1933Chelsea60Leeds United31,095 match won
League14th Apr 1933Chelsea41Leicester City45,608 match won
League15th Apr 1933Everton32Chelsea27,635 match lost
League18th Apr 1933Leicester City11Chelsea22,647 match drawn
League22nd Apr 1933Chelsea13Arsenal72,260 match lost
League3rd May 1933Manchester City14Chelsea14,827 match won
League6th May 1933Chelsea11Sunderland22,322 match drawn
League26th Aug 1933Stoke City10Chelsea32,725 match lost
League2nd Sep 1933Chelsea52Wolverhampton Wanderers31,792 match won
League4th Sep 1933Huddersfield Town61Chelsea7,508 match lost
League9th Sep 1933Sheffield United41Chelsea13,598 match lost
League13th Sep 1933Chelsea23Huddersfield Town20,006 match lost
League16th Sep 1933Chelsea10Aston Villa44,679 match won
League23rd Sep 1933Leicester City11Chelsea21,164 match drawn
League30th Sep 1933Chelsea04Tottenham Hotspur67,454 match lost
League7th Oct 1933Liverpool30Chelsea31,039 match lost
League14th Oct 1933Chelsea23Middlesbrough16,078 match lost
League21st Oct 1933Blackburn Rovers42Chelsea12,570 match lost
League28th Oct 1933Chelsea21Newcastle United26,657 match won
League4th Nov 1933Sheffield Wednesday21Chelsea10,248 match lost
League11th Nov 1933Chelsea02Derby County24,422 match lost
League18th Nov 1933West Bromwich Albion31Chelsea12,325 match lost
League25th Nov 1933Chelsea11Birmingham17,843 match drawn
League2nd Dec 1933Everton21Chelsea15,584 match lost
League9th Dec 1933Chelsea12Manchester City18,048 match lost
League16th Dec 1933Arsenal21Chelsea43,897 match lost
League23rd Dec 1933Chelsea11Leeds United18,157 match drawn

Non-Competitive First-Team Appearances

Season Appearances
1933 / 34 2
Total2

Non-Competitive First-Team Goals

SeasonGoals
Total0


Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Peter O'Dowd made 2 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Non-Competitive First-Team Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
Friendly12th Aug 1933Chelsea03Chelsea18,000 match won
Friendly19th Aug 1933Chelsea23Chelseaunknown match won
Friendly11th Aug 1934Chelsea64Chelsea8,000 match lost
Friendly18th Aug 1934Chelsea72Chelsea6,000 match lost

Non-First-Team Appearances

Season Appearances
1932 / 33 1
1933 / 34 12
Total13

Non-First-Team Goals

SeasonGoals
Total0


Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Peter O'Dowd made 13 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Non-First-Team Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
Reserve League11th Feb 1933Brentford50Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League6th Jan 1934Chelsea52Readingunknown match won
Reserve League20th Jan 1934Watford40Chelsea2,821 match lost
Reserve League31st Jan 1934Chelsea53Charlton Athleticunknown match won
Reserve League10th Feb 1934Chelsea11Leicester Cityunknown match drawn
Reserve League7th Mar 1934Chelsea11Crystal Palaceunknown match drawn
Reserve League10th Mar 1934Chelsea11Northampton Town3,000 match drawn
Reserve League21st Mar 1934Chelsea13Portsmouthunknown match lost
Reserve League7th Apr 1934Chelsea11Brighton And Hove Albionunknown match drawn
Reserve League14th Apr 1934Aldershot11Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League28th Apr 1934Bristol City20Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League2nd May 1934Arsenal40Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League5th May 1934Chelsea01Southamptonunknown match lost
Reserve League25th Aug 1934Chelsea22Clapton Orientunknown match drawn
Reserve League29th Aug 1934Crystal Palace40Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League6th Sep 1934Queens Park Rangers31Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League8th Sep 1934Chelsea31Swansea Townunknown match won
Reserve League12th Sep 1934Chelsea11Queens Park Rangersunknown match drawn
Reserve League15th Sep 1934Brighton And Hove Albion32Chelsea2,913 match lost
Reserve League29th Sep 1934Luton Town24Chelsea4,500 match won
Reserve League6th Oct 1934Chelsea10Southend Unitedunknown match won
Reserve League18th Oct 1934Fulham13Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League20th Oct 1934Chelsea22Millwallunknown match drawn
Reserve League3rd Nov 1934Chelsea11Portsmouthunknown match drawn
Reserve League17th Nov 1934Chelsea31West Ham Unitedunknown match won
Reserve League15th Dec 1934Chelsea31Readingunknown match won
Reserve League29th Dec 1934Clapton Orient11Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League5th Jan 1935Chelsea02Leicester Cityunknown match lost
Reserve League2nd Feb 1935Tottenham Hotspur21Chelsea7,264 match lost
Reserve League6th Feb 1935Chelsea70Crystal Palaceunknown match won
Reserve League16th Feb 1935Southend United33Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League23rd Feb 1935Chelsea32Southamptonunknown match won
Reserve League9th Mar 1935Chelsea51Bristol Cityunknown match won
Reserve League16th Mar 1935Portsmouth01Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League20th Mar 1935Chelsea23Coventry Cityunknown match lost
Reserve League23rd Mar 1935Chelsea11Watfordunknown match drawn
Reserve League6th Apr 1935Chelsea05Arsenalunknown match lost
Reserve League10th Apr 1935Chelsea02West Ham Unitedunknown match lost
Reserve League22nd Apr 1935Chelsea03Charlton Athleticunknown match lost
Reserve League24th Apr 1935Chelsea10Northampton Townunknown match won
Reserve League4th May 1935Chelsea23Brentfordunknown match lost

Chelsea Graves Society Info & External Research Links:


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Chelsea FC Player Peter O'Dowd

Games Won: 31
Win Percentage: 36.05%
Total Bookings: 0
Times Sent Off: 0

Teammates

During his Chelsea first-team career of 86 appearances, Peter O'Dowd played alongside the following 33 players (number of appearances together in the same match-day squad in brackets)

Len Allum (18)
Jimmy Argue (1)
George Barber (61)
Sid Bishop (16)
Robert Carter (6)
Alec Cheyne (10)
Wilf Chitty (12)
James Copeland (1)
Allan Craig (23)
Jackie Crawford (20)
Alec Donald (2)
Willie Ferguson (32)
Hughie Gallacher (67)
George Gibson (28)
Bob Gregg (9)
Bob Griffiths (1)
Jack Horton (17)
Alex Jackson (27)
Johnny Jackson (5)
Tommy Law (78)
Bob MacAulay (9)
Harold Miller (41)
Sam Millington (30)
George Mills (60)
Eric Oakton (46)
Leslie Odell (22)
George Pearson (27)
Tommy Priestley (16)
Stanley Prout (13)
Johnnie Rankin (45)
Willie Russell (65)
Reg Weaver (1)
Victor Woodley (51)