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Chelsea FC Profile: James Saunders

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Full Name: James Edward Saunders

Born: Friday, 20th September 1878
Place of birth: Birmingham, England
Height: 5' 9"
Died: Sunday, 22nd June 1952 (aged 73)
Place of death: Manchester, England
Burial: Buried - 26 Jun 1952, Failsworth cemetery, Oldham, Lancashire

Involvement with Chelsea:


Men's 1st Team Player from 1909 to 1910


Playing Career:


Glossop
Manchester United
Nelson
Lincoln City
Chelsea (May 1909 to May 1910) - cost: unknown - Released
Watford
Lincoln Liberal
Lincoln City

* Released = Contract not renewed by Chelsea

Chelsea First-Team Career Summary

Competitive Debut: Saturday, 25th December 1909, Notts County 2 - 1 Chelsea

Age on debut: 31 years 3 months 5 days

Last Competitive First-Team Appearance: Monday, 27th December 1909, Chelsea 2 - 1 Newcastle United

See full chronological appearance listing HERE

Appearances

Season League F.A. Cup Lg Cup Europe Oth* Ttl
1909 / 10 200002
Total200002

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. James Saunders made 2 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Competitive Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
League25th Dec 1909Notts County21Chelsea20,000 match lost
League27th Dec 1909Chelsea21Newcastle United70,000 match won

Non-Competitive First-Team Appearances

Season Appearances
1909 / 10 2
Total2

Non-Competitive First-Team Goals

SeasonGoals
Total0


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

Non-Competitive First-Team Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
Friendly19th Aug 1909Chelsea23Chelsea2,000 match won
Friendly24th Aug 1909Chelsea31Chelsea7,000 match lost

Non-First-Team Appearances

Season Appearances
1909 / 10 14
Total14

Non-First-Team Goals

SeasonGoals
Total0


Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. James Saunders made 14 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Non-First-Team Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
Reserve League2nd Sep 1909Fulham35Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League8th Sep 1909Chelsea52Woolwich Arsenal2,000 match won
Reserve League29th Sep 1909Chelsea15Fulhamunknown match lost
Reserve League18th Oct 1909Woolwich Arsenal31Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League6th Nov 1909Deptford Invicta03Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League10th Nov 1909Chelsea20Clapton Orientunknown match won
Reserve League15th Nov 1909Leyton22Chelsea300 match drawn
Reserve League27th Nov 1909Chelsea12Southend Unitedunknown match lost
Reserve League8th Dec 1909Chelsea32Leytonunknown match won
Reserve League15th Dec 1909Chelsea10Crystal Palaceunknown match won
Reserve League18th Dec 1909Tottenham Hotspur31Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League16th Mar 1910Chelsea40Clapton Orientunknown match won
Reserve League9th Apr 1910Swindon Town22Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League21st Apr 1910West Ham United02Chelseaunknown match won

Chelsea Graves Society Info & External Research Links:


Originally listed as born 30/09/1884 in Birmingham, we have now corrected this

Link to the CGS Ancestry profile for James Edward Saunders View CGS profile for James Edward Saunders on Ancestry
Link to the findagrave profile for James Edward Saunders View CGS profile for James Edward Saunders on Find-A-Grave
Link to the CGS Zeemaps location for James Edward Saunders View location on Zeemaps for James Edward Saunders



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Chelsea FC Player James Saunders

Games Won: 1
Win Percentage: 50%
Total Bookings: 0
Times Sent Off: 0

Teammates

During his Chelsea first-team career of 2 appearances, James Saunders played alongside the following 12 players (number of appearances together in the same match-day squad in brackets)

Wally Bettridge (2)
Ted Birnie (2)
Joe Bradshaw (1)
Billy Brawn (2)
Bill Cartwright (2)
Sam Downing (2)
Evan Jones (2)
Tommy Mair (1)
Frederick Taylor (2)
Ernest Williams (1)
Jimmy Windridge (2)
Vivian Woodward (1)