Chelsea FC Profile: Willie Porter
Full Name: William Porter
Born: Wednesday, 6th March 1878
Place of birth: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Died: Tuesday, 8th December 1936 (aged 58)
Place of death: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Burial: Buried - Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, Canada
Involvement with Chelsea:
Men's 1st Team Player from 1905 to 1907
Willie's non-first-team appearances currently include those credited in contemporary press reports to a (W) Potter. It is currently believed these were typos of the time
Playing Career:
Hibernians FC (A)
Third Lanark (A)
Ayr Parkhouse (A)
Clyde (A)
London Caledonians (A)
Fulham (A)
Chelsea (A) (Jul 1905 to Apr 1907) - cost: unknown
Brighton And Hove Albion (A)
Luton Town (A)
* (A) = Amateur
Chelsea First-Team Career Summary
Competitive Debut: Saturday, 17th February 1906, Chelsea 4 - 2 Lincoln City
Age on debut: 27 years 11 months 11 days
Last Competitive First-Team Appearance: Saturday, 23rd February 1907, Chelsea 1 - 0 Burton United
Appearances
| Goals
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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. Willie Porter made 2 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.
Competitive Matches Played
| Comp | Date | Home | Away | Att | |||
| League | 17th Feb 1906 | Chelsea | 4 | 2 | Lincoln City | 3,000 |  |
| League | 23rd Feb 1907 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | Burton United | 11,000 | |
Non-Competitive First-Team Appearances
| Non-Competitive First-Team Goals
|
Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Willie Porter made 1 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.
Non-Competitive First-Team Matches Played
| Comp | Date | Home | Away | Att | |||
| Friendly | 13th Dec 1905 | Chelsea | 0 | 1 | Corinthians (UK) | 8,000 |  |
Non-First-Team Appearances
| Non-First-Team Goals
|
Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Willie Porter made 25 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.
Non-First-Team Matches Played
| Comp | Date | Home | Away | Att | |||
| Reserve League | 16th Dec 1905 | Chelsea | 2 | 4 | Maidstone United | 0 | |
| Reserve League | 23rd Dec 1905 | Hastings and St Leonards | 5 | 3 | Chelsea | 0 | |
| Reserve League | 27th Jan 1906 | Chelsea | 1 | 2 | Leyton | 0 | |
| Reserve League | 18th Oct 1906 | Chelsea | 2 | 2 | Fulham | 3,500 |  |
| Reserve League | 25th Oct 1906 | Chelsea | 7 | 1 | Brighton And Hove Albion | 2,000 | |
| Reserve League | 12th Jan 1907 | Chelsea | 1 | 3 | Leyton | 0 | |
| Reserve League | 19th Jan 1907 | Chelsea | 1 | 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | |
| Friendly | 30th Jan 1907 | Southend United | 3 | 1 | Chelsea | 0 | |
| Reserve League | 2nd Feb 1907 | Chelsea | 4 | 2 | Watford | 0 | |
| Reserve League | 7th Feb 1907 | Chelsea | 2 | 3 | Clapton Orient | 0 | |
| Reserve League | 9th Feb 1907 | Woolwich Arsenal | 7 | 0 | Chelsea | 0 | |
| Reserve League | 11th Feb 1907 | Brentford | 3 | 2 | Chelsea | 0 | |
| Reserve League | 2nd Mar 1907 | Chelsea | 0 | 1 | Woolwich Arsenal | 0 | |
| Friendly | 6th Mar 1907 | Tunbridge Wells Rangers | 2 | 2 | Chelsea | 3,000 | |
| Reserve League | 9th Mar 1907 | Luton Town | 5 | 2 | Chelsea | 0 | |
| Reserve League | 11th Mar 1907 | Chelsea | 7 | 1 | Brentford | 0 | |
| Reserve League | 29th Mar 1907 | Hastings & St Leonards United | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | 1,000 | |
| Reserve League | 1st Apr 1907 | West Ham United | 3 | 0 | Chelsea | 1,500 | |
| Reserve League | 2nd Apr 1907 | Leyton | 0 | 2 | Chelsea | 0 | |
| Reserve League | 6th Apr 1907 | Norwich City | 3 | 2 | Chelsea | 1,500 | |
| Reserve League | 11th Apr 1907 | Chelsea | 4 | 4 | Hastings & St Leonards United | 0 | |
| Reserve League | 22nd Apr 1907 | Chelsea | 2 | 5 | Leyton | 0 | |
| Reserve League | 25th Apr 1907 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Maidstone United | 1,000 | |
| Reserve League | 27th Apr 1907 | Hitchen Town | 1 | 5 | Chelsea | 0 | |
| Reserve League | 29th Apr 1907 | Fulham | 4 | 3 | Chelsea | 1,000 | |
| Reserve League | 2nd Sep 1907 | Chelsea | 2 | 2 | Fulham | 4,000 | |
Chelsea Graves Society Info & External Research Links:
View CGS profile for William Porter on Ancestry
View CGS profile for William Porter on Find-A-Grave
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