Chelsea FC Profile: Eric Parsons
Full Name: Eric George Parsons
Nickname(s): The Rabbit
Born: Friday, 9th November 1923
Place of birth: Worthing, West Sussex, England
Height: 5' 7"
Died: Monday, 7th February 2011 (aged 87)
Place of death: Worthing, West Sussex, England
Burial: Cremated - Worthing Crematorium. No known memorial
Involvement with Chelsea:
Men's 1st Team Player from 1950 to 1956
Parsons joined Chelsea in November 1950 for a then club record fee of £23,000. A pacy winger, Parsons was unfortunate to play in an era of great English wingers, such as Stanley Matthews and Tom Finney, which limited his international opportunities to two "England B" caps. Nevertheless, Parsons formed an important part of Ted Drake's Chelsea side of the early 1950s, as both goalscorer and creator. Despite this, he was occasionally barracked by sections of the Chelsea crowd. He played in every game of Chelsea's Championship-winning side in 1955 and contributed 11 goals, including two in the 3–0 win over Sheffield Wednesday which clinched the title. During the title celebrations and speeches following the win over Wednesday, he finally won over the crowd at Stamford Bridge, who chanted "We want Rabbit."
Playing Career:
West Ham United
Chelsea (Nov 1950 to Nov 1956) - cost: £23,000
Brentford
Chelsea First-Team Career Summary
Competitive Debut: Saturday, 2nd December 1950, Liverpool 1 - 0 Chelsea
Age on debut: 27 years 0 months 23 days
100th Appearance: Saturday, 2nd October 1954, Chelsea 3 - 3 West Bromwich Albion
Last Competitive First-Team Appearance: Saturday, 27th October 1956, Bolton Wanderers 2 - 2 Chelsea
See full chronological appearance listing HERE
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. Eric Parsons made 177 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.
Competitive Matches Played
Comp | Date | Home | Away | Att | |||
League | 2nd Dec 1950 | Liverpool | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | 28,717 | |
League | 9th Dec 1950 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | Fulham | 43,835 | |
League | 23rd Dec 1950 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Middlesbrough | 35,313 | |
League | 25th Dec 1950 | Portsmouth | 1 | 3 | Chelsea | 23,645 | |
League | 26th Dec 1950 | Chelsea | 1 | 4 | Portsmouth | 41,909 | |
League | 18th Aug 1951 | Blackpool | 1 | 2 | Chelsea | 31,172 | |
League | 22nd Aug 1951 | Chelsea | 1 | 3 | Arsenal | 59,143 | |
League | 25th Aug 1951 | Chelsea | 1 | 3 | Liverpool | 44,055 | |
League | 29th Aug 1951 | Arsenal | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | 48,768 | |
League | 1st Sep 1951 | Portsmouth | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | 23,901 | |
League | 5th Sep 1951 | Chelsea | 0 | 1 | Derby County | 25,191 | |
League | 26th Dec 1951 | Manchester City | 3 | 1 | Chelsea | 49,791 | |
League | 5th Jan 1952 | Fulham | 1 | 2 | Chelsea | 43,880 | |
F.A. Cup | 12th Jan 1952 | Chelsea | 2 | 2 | Chester City | 42,954 | |
League | 26th Jan 1952 | Chelsea | 0 | 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 40,586 | |
F.A. Cup | 2nd Feb 1952 | Chelsea | 4 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 59,101 | |
League | 9th Feb 1952 | Sunderland | 4 | 1 | Chelsea | 37,928 | |
League | 1st Mar 1952 | West Bromwich Albion | 0 | 1 | Chelsea | 24,431 | |
League | 23rd Aug 1952 | Manchester United | 2 | 0 | Chelsea | 43,629 | |
League | 27th Aug 1952 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Derby County | 34,467 | |
League | 30th Aug 1952 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | Portsmouth | 53,470 | |
League | 3rd Sep 1952 | Derby County | 3 | 2 | Chelsea | 15,227 | |
League | 6th Sep 1952 | Bolton Wanderers | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 29,877 | |
League | 10th Sep 1952 | Chelsea | 4 | 0 | Blackpool | 47,632 | |
League | 13th Sep 1952 | Chelsea | 4 | 0 | Aston Villa | 56,653 | |
League | 15th Sep 1952 | Blackpool | 3 | 1 | Chelsea | 28,892 | |
League | 20th Sep 1952 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | 40,388 | |
League | 27th Sep 1952 | Chelsea | 1 | 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 63,781 | |
League | 11th Oct 1952 | Chelsea | 5 | 3 | Preston North End | 51,426 | |
League | 18th Oct 1952 | Burnley | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 27,692 | |
League | 25th Oct 1952 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 62,688 | |
League | 1st Nov 1952 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | 48,186 | |
League | 8th Nov 1952 | Chelsea | 0 | 2 | Cardiff City | 52,139 | |
League | 15th Nov 1952 | Newcastle United | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | 37,178 | |
League | 22nd Nov 1952 | Chelsea | 0 | 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 33,304 | |
League | 13th Dec 1952 | Manchester City | 4 | 0 | Chelsea | 20,733 | |
F.A. Cup | 10th Jan 1953 | Derby County | 4 | 4 | Chelsea | 24,867 | |
F.A. Cup | 14th Jan 1953 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | Derby County | 38,115 | |
League | 17th Jan 1953 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 36,572 | |
League | 24th Jan 1953 | Aston Villa | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 31,860 | |
F.A. Cup | 31st Jan 1953 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | West Bromwich Albion | 58,912 | |
F.A. Cup | 4th Feb 1953 | West Bromwich Albion | 0 | 0 | Chelsea | 37,974 | |
League | 7th Feb 1953 | Chelsea | 3 | 2 | Sunderland | 40,720 | |
F.A. Cup | 9th Feb 1953 | West Bromwich Albion | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 33,534 | |
F.A. Cup | 11th Feb 1953 | West Bromwich Albion | 0 | 4 | Chelsea | 27,997 | |
F.A. Cup | 14th Feb 1953 | Chelsea | 0 | 4 | Birmingham City | 45,872 | |
League | 18th Feb 1953 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 | 2 | Chelsea | 13,957 | |
League | 21st Feb 1953 | Chelsea | 0 | 1 | Charlton Athletic | 53,176 | |
League | 28th Feb 1953 | Preston North End | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | 30,501 | |
League | 7th Mar 1953 | Chelsea | 0 | 2 | Burnley | 39,214 | |
League | 23rd Mar 1953 | Chelsea | 3 | 0 | Liverpool | 17,337 | |
League | 28th Mar 1953 | Cardiff City | 3 | 3 | Chelsea | 19,830 | |
League | 3rd Apr 1953 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Arsenal | 72,614 | |
League | 4th Apr 1953 | Chelsea | 1 | 2 | Newcastle United | 40,218 | |
League | 11th Apr 1953 | West Bromwich Albion | 0 | 1 | Chelsea | 32,703 | |
League | 18th Apr 1953 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Middlesbrough | 40,042 | |
League | 25th Apr 1953 | Liverpool | 2 | 0 | Chelsea | 47,699 | |
League | 29th Apr 1953 | Chelsea | 3 | 1 | Manchester City | 48,594 | |
League | 19th Sep 1953 | Chelsea | 1 | 2 | Aston Villa | 47,487 | |
League | 24th Oct 1953 | West Bromwich Albion | 5 | 2 | Chelsea | 32,254 | |
League | 31st Oct 1953 | Chelsea | 5 | 2 | Liverpool | 32,867 | |
League | 7th Nov 1953 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | 44,795 | |
League | 14th Nov 1953 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | Burnley | 39,731 | |
League | 21st Nov 1953 | Bolton Wanderers | 2 | 2 | Chelsea | 30,635 | |
League | 28th Nov 1953 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | Preston North End | 40,922 | |
League | 5th Dec 1953 | Newcastle United | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 41,728 | |
League | 12th Dec 1953 | Chelsea | 3 | 1 | Manchester United | 37,153 | |
League | 19th Dec 1953 | Chelsea | 5 | 1 | Blackpool | 34,865 | |
League | 26th Dec 1953 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | Cardiff City | 61,336 | |
League | 28th Dec 1953 | Cardiff City | 0 | 0 | Chelsea | 36,958 | |
League | 2nd Jan 1954 | Charlton Athletic | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 29,017 | |
F.A. Cup | 9th Jan 1954 | West Bromwich Albion | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | 35,294 | |
League | 16th Jan 1954 | Sheffield United | 1 | 3 | Chelsea | 22,569 | |
League | 23rd Jan 1954 | Chelsea | 2 | 2 | Huddersfield Town | 45,041 | |
League | 6th Feb 1954 | Aston Villa | 2 | 2 | Chelsea | 29,452 | |
League | 13th Feb 1954 | Chelsea | 4 | 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 60,289 | |
League | 20th Feb 1954 | Sunderland | 1 | 2 | Chelsea | 45,755 | |
League | 27th Feb 1954 | Chelsea | 0 | 1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 54,498 | |
League | 6th Mar 1954 | Middlesbrough | 3 | 3 | Chelsea | 27,920 | |
League | 17th Mar 1954 | Chelsea | 5 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 46,089 | |
League | 20th Mar 1954 | Liverpool | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 35,947 | |
League | 27th Mar 1954 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | 49,315 | |
League | 3rd Apr 1954 | Burnley | 1 | 2 | Chelsea | 20,312 | |
League | 10th Apr 1954 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 49,433 | |
League | 16th Apr 1954 | Chelsea | 0 | 1 | Manchester City | 59,794 | |
League | 17th Apr 1954 | Preston North End | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | 27,172 | |
League | 19th Apr 1954 | Manchester City | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 30,620 | |
League | 24th Apr 1954 | Chelsea | 1 | 2 | Newcastle United | 46,991 | |
League | 21st Aug 1954 | Leicester City | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 38,541 | |
League | 23rd Aug 1954 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | Burnley | 30,239 | |
League | 28th Aug 1954 | Chelsea | 3 | 2 | Bolton Wanderers | 52,756 | |
League | 31st Aug 1954 | Burnley | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 52,756 | |
League | 4th Sep 1954 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Cardiff City | 42,688 | |
League | 6th Sep 1954 | Chelsea | 0 | 1 | Preston North End | 36,947 | |
League | 11th Sep 1954 | Manchester City | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 36,230 | |
League | 15th Sep 1954 | Preston North End | 1 | 2 | Chelsea | 27,549 | |
League | 18th Sep 1954 | Chelsea | 0 | 2 | Everton | 59,199 | |
League | 20th Sep 1954 | Sheffield United | 1 | 2 | Chelsea | 14,137 | |
League | 25th Sep 1954 | Newcastle United | 1 | 3 | Chelsea | 45,659 | |
League | 2nd Oct 1954 | Chelsea | 3 | 3 | West Bromwich Albion | 67,440 | |
League | 9th Oct 1954 | Huddersfield Town | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | 29,556 | |
League | 16th Oct 1954 | Chelsea | 5 | 6 | Manchester United | 55,966 | |
League | 23rd Oct 1954 | Blackpool | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | 19,694 | |
League | 30th Oct 1954 | Chelsea | 1 | 2 | Charlton Athletic | 54,113 | |
League | 6th Nov 1954 | Sunderland | 3 | 3 | Chelsea | 42,416 | |
League | 13th Nov 1954 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 52,960 | |
League | 20th Nov 1954 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 25,913 | |
League | 27th Nov 1954 | Chelsea | 4 | 1 | Portsmouth | 40,358 | |
League | 4th Dec 1954 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 | 4 | Chelsea | 32,095 | |
League | 11th Dec 1954 | Chelsea | 4 | 0 | Aston Villa | 36,162 | |
League | 18th Dec 1954 | Chelsea | 3 | 1 | Leicester City | 33,215 | |
League | 25th Dec 1954 | Arsenal | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | 47,178 | |
League | 27th Dec 1954 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Arsenal | 65,922 | |
League | 1st Jan 1955 | Bolton Wanderers | 2 | 5 | Chelsea | 30,988 | |
F.A. Cup | 8th Jan 1955 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | Walsall | 40,020 | |
League | 22nd Jan 1955 | Chelsea | 0 | 2 | Manchester City | 34,160 | |
F.A. Cup | 29th Jan 1955 | Bristol Rovers | 1 | 3 | Chelsea | 35,952 | |
League | 5th Feb 1955 | Everton | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 50,658 | |
League | 12th Feb 1955 | Chelsea | 4 | 3 | Newcastle United | 50,667 | |
F.A. Cup | 19th Feb 1955 | Notts County | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | 41,930 | |
League | 26th Feb 1955 | Chelsea | 4 | 1 | Huddersfield Town | 35,786 | |
League | 5th Mar 1955 | Aston Villa | 3 | 2 | Chelsea | 24,822 | |
League | 9th Mar 1955 | West Bromwich Albion | 2 | 4 | Chelsea | 7,764 | |
League | 12th Mar 1955 | Chelsea | 0 | 0 | Blackpool | 55,227 | |
League | 19th Mar 1955 | Charlton Athletic | 0 | 2 | Chelsea | 41,415 | |
League | 23rd Mar 1955 | Cardiff City | 0 | 1 | Chelsea | 16,649 | |
League | 29th Mar 1955 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | Sunderland | 33,203 | |
League | 2nd Apr 1955 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2 | 4 | Chelsea | 53,159 | |
League | 8th Apr 1955 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Sheffield United | 50,978 | |
League | 9th Apr 1955 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 75,043 | |
League | 16th Apr 1955 | Portsmouth | 0 | 0 | Chelsea | 40,230 | |
League | 23rd Apr 1955 | Chelsea | 3 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 51,421 | |
League | 30th Apr 1955 | Manchester United | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | 34,933 | |
League | 20th Aug 1955 | Chelsea | 0 | 2 | Bolton Wanderers | 44,454 | |
League | 24th Aug 1955 | Huddersfield Town | 1 | 3 | Chelsea | 28,308 | |
League | 27th Aug 1955 | Arsenal | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 56,034 | |
League | 29th Aug 1955 | Chelsea | 0 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | 25,883 | |
League | 3rd Sep 1955 | Chelsea | 1 | 5 | Portsmouth | 48,273 | |
League | 10th Sep 1955 | Sunderland | 4 | 3 | Chelsea | 45,241 | |
F.A. Charity Shield | 14th Sep 1955 | Chelsea | 3 | 0 | Newcastle United | 12,802 | |
League | 17th Sep 1955 | Chelsea | 0 | 0 | Aston Villa | 35,221 | |
League | 24th Sep 1955 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | 43,017 | |
League | 1st Oct 1955 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | Manchester City | 44,583 | |
League | 8th Oct 1955 | Charlton Athletic | 1 | 2 | Chelsea | 40,949 | |
League | 15th Oct 1955 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | 48,195 | |
League | 22nd Oct 1955 | Preston North End | 2 | 3 | Chelsea | 17,799 | |
League | 29th Oct 1955 | Chelsea | 0 | 0 | Burnley | 39,069 | |
League | 5th Nov 1955 | Birmingham City | 3 | 0 | Chelsea | 30,499 | |
League | 12th Nov 1955 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 41,898 | |
League | 19th Nov 1955 | Manchester United | 3 | 0 | Chelsea | 22,192 | |
League | 26th Nov 1955 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | Sheffield United | 30,032 | |
League | 3rd Dec 1955 | Everton | 3 | 3 | Chelsea | 33,473 | |
League | 10th Dec 1955 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | Newcastle United | 37,327 | |
League | 17th Dec 1955 | Bolton Wanderers | 4 | 0 | Chelsea | 24,129 | |
League | 24th Dec 1955 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | Arsenal | 43,022 | |
League | 26th Dec 1955 | Cardiff City | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 26,794 | |
League | 27th Dec 1955 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | Cardiff City | 36,740 | |
League | 31st Dec 1955 | Portsmouth | 4 | 4 | Chelsea | 28,995 | |
F.A. Cup | 7th Jan 1956 | Hartlepools United | 0 | 1 | Chelsea | 16,700 | |
League | 14th Jan 1956 | Chelsea | 2 | 3 | Sunderland | 43,999 | |
League | 21st Jan 1956 | Aston Villa | 1 | 4 | Chelsea | 24,732 | |
F.A. Cup | 28th Jan 1956 | Burnley | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 44,897 | |
F.A. Cup | 1st Feb 1956 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Burnley | 26,661 | |
League | 4th Feb 1956 | Chelsea | 2 | 3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 37,740 | |
F.A. Cup | 6th Feb 1956 | Burnley | 2 | 2 | Chelsea | 21,921 | |
F.A. Cup | 13th Feb 1956 | Burnley | 0 | 0 | Chelsea | 42,757 | |
League | 3rd Mar 1956 | Chelsea | 2 | 4 | Manchester United | 32,050 | |
League | 10th Mar 1956 | Burnley | 5 | 0 | Chelsea | 18,670 | |
League | 21st Mar 1956 | Chelsea | 1 | 2 | Birmingham City | 12,637 | |
League | 24th Mar 1956 | West Bromwich Albion | 3 | 0 | Chelsea | 20,219 | |
League | 30th Mar 1956 | Luton Town | 2 | 2 | Chelsea | 24,276 | |
League | 31st Mar 1956 | Chelsea | 0 | 1 | Preston North End | 31,450 | |
League | 18th Aug 1956 | Burnley | 2 | 0 | Chelsea | 21,960 | |
League | 15th Sep 1956 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | Birmingham City | 40,530 | |
League | 19th Sep 1956 | Chelsea | 0 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 21,971 | |
League | 22nd Sep 1956 | West Bromwich Albion | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | 24,290 | |
League | 27th Oct 1956 | Bolton Wanderers | 2 | 2 | Chelsea | 21,299 |
Non-Competitive First-Team Appearances
| Non-Competitive First-Team Goals
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Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Eric Parsons made 1 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.
Non-Competitive First-Team Matches Played
Comp | Date | Home | Away | Att | |||
Friendly | 16th Aug 1954 | Chelsea | 3 | 3 | Chelsea | 6,977 |
Non-First-Team Appearances
| Non-First-Team Goals
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Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Eric Parsons made 1 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.
Non-First-Team Matches Played
Comp | Date | Home | Away | Att | |||
Reserve League | 3rd Jan 1953 | Chelsea | 5 | 0 | Fulham | unknown |
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