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Chelsea FC Profile: Jack Saunders

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Full Name: Francis John Saunders

Nickname(s): Jack

Born: Sunday, 24th August 1924
Place of birth: Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England
Height: 6'
Died: Sunday, 23rd June 2013 (aged 88)
Place of death: Dukinfield, Cheshire, England
Burial: Cremated - Dukinfield Crematorium. No known memorial.

Involvement with Chelsea:


Men's 1st Team Player from 1948 to 1954


Playing Career:


Darlington
Chelsea (May 1948 to Aug 1954) - cost: unknown
Crystal Palace
Chester City
Hyde United

Chelsea First-Team Career Summary

Competitive Debut: Saturday, 10th December 1949, Newcastle United 2 - 2 Chelsea

Age on debut: 25 years 3 months 16 days

Last Competitive First-Team Appearance: Saturday, 7th November 1953, Tottenham Hotspur 2 - 1 Chelsea

See full chronological appearance listing HERE

Appearances

Season League F.A. Cup Lg Cup Europe Oth* Ttl
1949 / 50 310004
1950 / 51 700007
1951 / 52 13000013
1952 / 53 20700027
1953 / 54 900009
Total52800060

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. Jack Saunders made 60 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Competitive Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
League10th Dec 1949Newcastle United22Chelsea43,329 match drawn
F.A. Cup28th Jan 1950Chelsea30Newcastle United64,664 match won
League8th Mar 1950Chelsea13Charlton Athletic26,507 match lost
League10th Apr 1950Bolton Wanderers10Chelsea23,658 match lost
League30th Sep 1950Chelsea21Everton34,970 match won
League7th Oct 1950Blackpool32Chelsea29,240 match lost
League18th Apr 1951Huddersfield Town21Chelsea23,999 match lost
League21st Apr 1951Chelsea10Liverpool30,134 match won
League25th Apr 1951Chelsea21Wolverhampton Wanderers36,410 match won
League28th Apr 1951Fulham12Chelsea24,897 match won
League5th May 1951Chelsea40Bolton Wanderers38,928 match won
League18th Aug 1951Blackpool12Chelsea31,172 match won
League22nd Aug 1951Chelsea13Arsenal59,143 match lost
League29th Aug 1951Arsenal21Chelsea48,768 match lost
League1st Sep 1951Portsmouth10Chelsea23,901 match lost
League5th Sep 1951Chelsea01Derby County25,191 match lost
League8th Sep 1951Chelsea21Fulham47,582 match won
League15th Sep 1951Chelsea21Huddersfield Town25,165 match won
League22nd Sep 1951Wolverhampton Wanderers53Chelsea35,184 match lost
League29th Sep 1951Chelsea21Sunderland49,762 match won
League6th Oct 1951Middlesbrough00Chelsea30,010 match drawn
League13th Oct 1951Chelsea13West Bromwich Albion34,917 match lost
League27th Oct 1951Chelsea13Bolton Wanderers45,287 match lost
League3rd Nov 1951Stoke City12Chelsea26,121 match won
League6th Sep 1952Bolton Wanderers11Chelsea29,877 match drawn
League4th Oct 1952Charlton Athletic22Chelsea36,653 match drawn
League11th Oct 1952Chelsea53Preston North End51,426 match won
League18th Oct 1952Burnley11Chelsea27,692 match drawn
League20th Dec 1952Chelsea23Manchester United23,261 match lost
League26th Dec 1952Stoke City11Chelsea31,011 match drawn
League27th Dec 1952Chelsea00Stoke City17,173 match drawn
League3rd Jan 1953Portsmouth20Chelsea31,571 match lost
F.A. Cup10th Jan 1953Derby County44Chelsea24,867 match drawn
F.A. Cup14th Jan 1953Chelsea10Derby County38,115 match won
League17th Jan 1953Chelsea10Bolton Wanderers36,572 match won
League24th Jan 1953Aston Villa11Chelsea31,860 match drawn
F.A. Cup31st Jan 1953Chelsea11West Bromwich Albion58,912 match drawn
F.A. Cup4th Feb 1953West Bromwich Albion00Chelsea37,974 match drawn
F.A. Cup9th Feb 1953West Bromwich Albion11Chelsea33,534 match drawn
F.A. Cup11th Feb 1953West Bromwich Albion04Chelsea27,997 match won
F.A. Cup14th Feb 1953Chelsea04Birmingham City45,872 match lost
League18th Feb 1953Wolverhampton Wanderers22Chelsea13,957 match drawn
League21st Feb 1953Chelsea01Charlton Athletic53,176 match lost
League28th Feb 1953Preston North End21Chelsea30,501 match lost
League7th Mar 1953Chelsea02Burnley39,214 match lost
League14th Mar 1953Tottenham Hotspur23Chelsea47,903 match won
League21st Mar 1953Chelsea10Sheffield Wednesday36,191 match won
League23rd Mar 1953Chelsea30Liverpool17,337 match won
League28th Mar 1953Cardiff City33Chelsea19,830 match drawn
League4th Apr 1953Chelsea12Newcastle United40,218 match lost
League29th Apr 1953Chelsea31Manchester City48,594 match won
League5th Sep 1953Chelsea12Sheffield United49,824 match lost
League8th Sep 1953Arsenal12Chelsea54,946 match won
League12th Sep 1953Huddersfield Town31Chelsea29,613 match lost
League3rd Oct 1953Chelsea22Sunderland56,685 match drawn
League10th Oct 1953Sheffield Wednesday20Chelsea32,217 match lost
League17th Oct 1953Chelsea11Middlesbrough23,513 match drawn
League24th Oct 1953West Bromwich Albion52Chelsea32,254 match lost
League31st Oct 1953Chelsea52Liverpool32,867 match won
League7th Nov 1953Tottenham Hotspur21Chelsea44,795 match lost

Non-Competitive First-Team Appearances

Season Appearances
1949 / 50 3 (2)
1950 / 51 9
1951 / 52 2
1952 / 53 2
1953 / 54 3
Total19 (2)

Non-Competitive First-Team Goals

SeasonGoals
Total0


Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Jack Saunders made 19 appearances for Chelsea, of which 2 were as a substitute.

Non-Competitive First-Team Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
Friendly13th Aug 1949Chelsea33Chelseaunknown match drawn
Friendly28th Nov 1949Chelsea21AIK11,144 match won Sub on
Friendly11th Jun 1950Sampdoria21Chelseaunknown match lost Sub on
Friendly12th Aug 1950Chelsea21Chelseaunknown match lost
Friendly29th Apr 1951KB Copenhagen12Chelsea30,000 match won
Friendly8th May 1951Chelsea51Floriana11,436 match won
Friendly12th May 1951Heart Of Midlothian02Chelsea20,000 match won
Friendly15th May 1951Chelsea10KB Copenhagen11,903 match won
Friendly19th May 1951Algiers Combination12Chelsea4,000 match won
Friendly20th May 1951First Vienna04Chelsea5,000 match won
Friendly26th May 1951Oran Combination00Chelsea3,000 match drawn
Friendly27th May 1951Real Valladolid12Chelsea6,000 match won
Friendly14th Aug 1951Chelsea61Chelseaunknown match lost
Friendly14th Oct 1951Racing Club de Paris12Chelsea13,000 match won
Friendly16th Aug 1952Chelsea22Chelseaunknown match drawn
Friendly8th May 1953Bohemians Select11Chelsea32,000 match drawn
Friendly10th Aug 1953Chelsea12Chelsea4,588 match won
Friendly28th Sep 1953Crystal Palace11Chelsea17,082 match drawn
Friendly9th Nov 1953Millwall22Chelsea13,062 match drawn Sub off

Non-First-Team Appearances

Season Appearances
1948 / 49 40
1949 / 50 40
1950 / 51 35
1951 / 52 13
1952 / 53 15
1953 / 54 28
Total171

Non-First-Team Goals

SeasonGoals
1953 / 54 1
Total1


Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Jack Saunders made 171 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Non-First-Team Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
Reserve League21st Aug 1948Ipswich Town11Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League28th Aug 1948Brentford10Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League1st Sep 1948Birmingham City01Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League4th Sep 1948Watford10Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League6th Sep 1948Chelsea10Brentfordunknown match won
Reserve League11th Sep 1948Reading12Chelsea4,957 match won
Reserve League13th Sep 1948Chelsea20West Ham Unitedunknown match won
Reserve League18th Sep 1948Chelsea40Northampton Townunknown match won
Reserve League23rd Sep 1948Chelsea41Swansea Townunknown match won
Reserve League25th Sep 1948Swansea Town22Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League27th Sep 1948West Ham United13Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League4th Oct 1948Chelsea45Norwich Cityunknown match lost
Eastern Counties League Cup9th Oct 1948Great Yarmouth Town11Chelsea3,000 match drawn
East Anglian League Cup16th Oct 1948Clacton Town21Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League23rd Oct 1948Chelmsford City20Chelsea5,000 match lost
Friendly30th Oct 1948Colchester United02Chelsea5,414 match won
Reserve League6th Nov 1948Clacton Town12Chelseaunknown match won
Eastern Counties League Cup20th Nov 1948Great Yarmouth Town13Chelsea2,000 match won
Reserve League27th Nov 1948Gorleston12Chelsea1,400 match won
Reserve League4th Dec 1948Chelmsford City10Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League11th Dec 1948Newmarket Town05Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League18th Dec 1948Colchester United15Chelsea3,276 match won
Reserve League1st Jan 1949Colchester United00Chelseaunknown match drawn
Eastern Counties League Cup8th Jan 1949Chelsea20Ipswich Townunknown match won
Football Combination Cup15th Jan 1949Chelsea62Leyton Orientunknown match won
Reserve League22nd Jan 1949Great Yarmouth Town13Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League12th Feb 1949West Ham United06Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League19th Feb 1949Harwich & Parkeston21Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League3rd Mar 1949Great Yarmouth Town01Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League26th Mar 1949Gorleston33Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League2nd Apr 1949Kings Lynn10Chelseaunknown match lost
Eastern Counties League Cup4th Apr 1949Arsenal22Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League7th Apr 1949Chelsea00Birmingham Cityunknown match drawn
Reserve League7th Apr 1949Lowestoft Town14Chelsea1,400 match won
Football Combination Cup9th Apr 1949Chelsea22Fulhamunknown match drawn
Eastern Counties League Cup12th Apr 1949Chelsea10Arsenalunknown match won
Reserve League20th Apr 1949Chelsea30Arsenalunknown match won
Eastern Counties League Cup23rd Apr 1949Tottenham Hotspur10Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League25th Apr 1949Kings Lynn12Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League28th Apr 1949Tottenham Hotspur31Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League2nd May 1949Ipswich Town21Chelsea959 match lost
Reserve League3rd Sep 1949Gorleston01Chelsea2,400 match won
Reserve League10th Sep 1949Newmarket Town00Chelseaunknown match drawn
Eastern Counties League Cup12th Sep 1949Chelsea30Arsenalunknown match won
Reserve League17th Sep 1949Clacton Town32Chelsea1,235 match lost
Reserve League21st Sep 1949Gillingham21Chelsea2,800 match lost
Reserve League1st Oct 1949Chelmsford City12Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League8th Oct 1949Ipswich Town11Chelsea7,672 match drawn
London Football Association Cup10th Oct 1949Tooting & Mitcham17Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League15th Oct 1949Chelsea21Charlton Athleticunknown match won
Reserve League22nd Oct 1949Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic51Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League29th Oct 1949Chelsea21Brentfordunknown match won
Reserve League5th Nov 1949Watford04Chelseaunknown match won
London Football Association Cup7th Nov 1949Chelsea11Fulhamunknown match drawn
Reserve League12th Nov 1949Chelsea10Bournemouth & Boscombe Athleticunknown match won
London Football Association Cup14th Nov 1949Fulham25Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League19th Nov 1949Tottenham Hotspur12Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League26th Nov 1949Chelsea50Watfordunknown match won
Reserve League3rd Dec 1949Portsmouth10Chelseaunknown match lost
London Football Association Cup12th Dec 1949Brentford44Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League24th Dec 1949Norwich City20Chelsea8,762 match lost
Reserve League26th Dec 1949Aldershot14Chelsea1,749 match won
Reserve League27th Dec 1949Chelsea80Aldershotunknown match won
Football Combination Cup31st Dec 1949Arsenal01Chelseaunknown match won
Football Combination Cup7th Jan 1950Chelsea10Brentfordunknown match won
Football Combination Cup14th Jan 1950Chelsea21Brighton And Hove Albionunknown match won
Friendly21st Jan 1950Leytonstone12Chelseaunknown match won
Football Combination Cup11th Feb 1950Brighton And Hove Albion00Chelseaunknown match drawn
Football Combination Cup18th Feb 1950Chelsea00Arsenalunknown match drawn
Football Combination Cup4th Mar 1950Tottenham Hotspur01Chelseaunknown match won
Football Combination Cup11th Mar 1950Chelsea41Crystal Palaceunknown match won
Football Combination Cup15th Mar 1950Chelsea22Queens Park Rangersunknown match drawn
Reserve League22nd Mar 1950Chelsea70Swindon Townunknown match won
Football Combination Cup1st Apr 1950Southend United41Chelsea7,000 match lost
Football Combination Cup3rd Apr 1950Crystal Palace12Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League8th Apr 1950Chelsea30Portsmouthunknown match won
Reserve League15th Apr 1950Charlton Athletic20Chelsea2,935 match lost
London Football Association Cup17th Apr 1950Brentford03Chelsea9,000 match won
Football Combination Cup19th Apr 1950Brentford00Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League22nd Apr 1950Chelsea31Ipswich Townunknown match won
Reserve League29th Apr 1950Brentford12Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League19th Aug 1950Watford11Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League26th Aug 1950Chelsea00Brentfordunknown match drawn
Reserve League29th Aug 1950Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic32Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League2nd Sep 1950Ipswich Town01Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League9th Sep 1950Chelsea21Portsmouthunknown match won
Reserve League13th Sep 1950Portsmouth13Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League16th Sep 1950Tottenham Hotspur12Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League20th Sep 1950Plymouth Argyle11Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League23rd Sep 1950Chelsea50Charlton Athleticunknown match won
Reserve League21st Oct 1950Chelsea21Southamptonunknown match won
Reserve League28th Oct 1950Aldershot34Chelseaunknown match won
East Anglian League Cup1st Nov 1950Ipswich Town41Chelsea1,294 match lost
Reserve League4th Nov 1950Chelsea13Tottenham Hotspurunknown match lost
Reserve League11th Nov 1950Swindon Town01Chelsea3,411 match won
Reserve League18th Nov 1950Chelsea13West Ham Unitedunknown match lost
Reserve League2nd Dec 1950Chelsea43Aldershotunknown match won
Reserve League16th Dec 1950Chelsea22Ipswich Town1,500 match drawn
Reserve League26th Dec 1950Charlton Athletic11Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League30th Dec 1950Chelsea11Swindon Townunknown match drawn
Reserve League6th Jan 1951Chelsea20Plymouth Argyleunknown match won
Reserve League13th Jan 1951Southampton13Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League20th Jan 1951Chelsea40Watford3,500 match won
Reserve League24th Jan 1951Brighton And Hove Albion13Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League27th Jan 1951Norwich City20Chelsea1,284 match lost
Reserve League17th Feb 1951Chelsea05Arsenal15,000 match lost
Football Combination Cup24th Feb 1951Brighton And Hove Albion10Chelseaunknown match lost
Football Combination Cup3rd Mar 1951Chelsea31Brentfordunknown match won
Football Combination Cup7th Mar 1951Chelsea02Arsenalunknown match lost
Football Combination Cup10th Mar 1951Tottenham Hotspur02Chelseaunknown match won
Football Combination Cup17th Mar 1951Chelsea41Crystal Palaceunknown match won
Football Combination Cup23rd Mar 1951Chelsea12Queens Park Rangersunknown match lost
Football Combination Cup26th Mar 1951Arsenal41Chelseaunknown match lost
Football Combination Cup31st Mar 1951Chelsea40Brighton And Hove Albionunknown match won
Football Combination Cup7th Apr 1951Brentford01Chelseaunknown match won
Football Combination Cup14th Apr 1951Chelsea00Tottenham Hotspurunknown match drawn
Reserve League26th Jan 1952Harwich & Parkeston04Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League9th Feb 1952Harwich & Parkeston21Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League16th Feb 1952Colchester United51Chelseaunknown match lost
Football Combination Cup1st Mar 1952Queens Park Rangers23Chelseaunknown match won
Football Combination Cup15th Mar 1952Chelsea20Tottenham Hotspurunknown match won
Reserve League19th Mar 1952Chelsea00Norwich Cityunknown match drawn
Friendly22nd Mar 1952Margate13Chelseaunknown match won
Friendly5th Apr 1952Gloucester City20Chelseaunknown match lost
Football Combination Cup15th Apr 1952Chelsea13Arsenalunknown match lost
Reserve League21st Apr 1952Gillingham20Chelseaunknown match lost
Football Combination Cup26th Apr 1952Chelsea21Queens Park Rangersunknown match won
Friendly28th Apr 1952Colchester United12Chelsea4,000 match won
Reserve League1st May 1952Chelsea40Arsenalunknown match won
Reserve League23rd Aug 1952Chelsea13Millwallunknown match lost
Reserve League25th Aug 1952Coventry City01Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League17th Sep 1952Chelsea11Portsmouthunknown match drawn
Reserve League20th Sep 1952Chelsea11Charlton Athleticunknown match drawn
Reserve League24th Sep 1952Chelsea11Northampton Townunknown match drawn
Reserve League27th Sep 1952Southampton12Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League1st Oct 1952Charlton Athletic42Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League25th Oct 1952Tottenham Hotspur20Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League27th Oct 1952Chelsea02Readingunknown match lost
Reserve League8th Nov 1952Millwall21Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League15th Nov 1952Chelsea43Coventry Cityunknown match won
Reserve League13th Dec 1952Chelsea11Tottenham Hotspurunknown match drawn
Reserve League15th Dec 1952West Ham United21Chelseaunknown match lost
Football Combination Cup20th Apr 1953Chelsea50Southend Unitedunknown match won
Football Combination Cup25th Apr 1953Brighton And Hove Albion21Chelseaunknown match lost
Football Combination Cup22nd Aug 1953Tottenham Hotspur11Chelsea8,000 match drawn
Football Combination Cup25th Aug 1953Arsenal12Chelseaunknown match won
Football Combination Cup29th Aug 1953Crystal Palace13Chelseaunknown match won
Football Combination Cup31st Aug 1953Chelsea21Arsenalunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League28th Nov 1953Luton Town22Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League5th Dec 1953Chelsea10Fulhamunknown match won
London Football Association Cup7th Dec 1953Chelsea11Arsenal4,532 match drawn
Reserve League19th Dec 1953Cardiff City21Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League25th Dec 1953Chelsea11Arsenalunknown match drawn
Reserve League26th Dec 1953Arsenal33Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League2nd Jan 1954Chelsea20Cardiff Cityunknown match won
Reserve League9th Jan 1954Chelsea40Millwallunknown match won
Reserve League16th Jan 1954Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic21Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League30th Jan 1954Chelsea10Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic2,000 match won
Reserve League6th Feb 1954Chelsea60Readingunknown match won
Reserve League20th Feb 1954Portsmouth21Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League6th Mar 1954Chelsea01Norwich Cityunknown match lost
Reserve League13th Mar 1954West Ham United21Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League27th Mar 1954Chelsea50Plymouth Argyleunknown match won
London Football Association Cup29th Mar 1954Arsenal32Chelsea14,479 match lost
Reserve League3rd Apr 1954Tottenham Hotspur41Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League7th Apr 1954Chelsea20Portsmouthunknown match won
Reserve League10th Apr 1954Leicester City02Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League16th Apr 1954Reading11Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League17th Apr 1954Chelsea00Luton Townunknown match drawn
Reserve League19th Apr 1954Millwall15Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League24th Apr 1954Fulham02Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League28th Apr 1954Ipswich Town04Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League1st May 1954Chelsea50Ipswich Townunknown match won

Chelsea Graves Society Info & External Research Links:


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Chelsea FC Player Jack Saunders

Games Won: 21
Win Percentage: 35%
Total Bookings: 0
Times Sent Off: 0

Teammates

During his Chelsea first-team career of 60 appearances, Jack Saunders played alongside the following 39 players (number of appearances together in the same match-day squad in brackets)

Jack Allister (1)
Ken Armstrong (56)
Sidney Bathgate (21)
Roy Bentley (50)
Hugh Billington (4)
Frank Blunstone (14)
Jimmy Bowie (5)
Andy Bowman (1)
Bobby Campbell (38)
Jimmy D'Arcy (2)
Bill Dickson (41)
Bob Edwards (8)
Len Goulden (1)
Billy Gray (43)
John Harris (27)
Billy Hughes (2)
Freddie Jenkins (1)
Benny Jones (2)
Len Kell (2)
Jim Lewis (12)
Phil McKnight (14)
John McNichol (32)
Harry Medhurst (7)
Frank Mitchell (8)
Eric Parsons (28)
Ernie Randall (1)
Bill G Robertson (34)
Derek Saunders (7)
Peter Sillett (1)
Bobby Smith (19)
James Smith (9)
Miles Spector (5)
Les Stubbs (7)
Charlie Thomson (19)
Sid Tickridge (28)
Peter Tuck (2)
Stan Willemse (39)
Reg Williams (5)
Danny Winter (4)