Chelsea FC Profile: John Sillett
Full Name: John Charles Sillett
Born: Monday, 20th July 1936
Place of birth: Southampton, Hampshire, England
Height: 6'
Died: Tuesday, 30th November 2021 (aged 85)
Burial: Buried - Temple Fields Cemetery, Solihull, West Midlands
Involvement with Chelsea:
Men's 1st Team Player from 1954 to 1962
Playing Career:
Southampton (A)
Chelsea (May 1954 to Apr 1962) - cost: unknown
Coventry City
Plymouth Argyle
* (A) = Amateur
Chelsea First-Team Career Summary
Competitive Debut: Tuesday, 1st January 1957, Manchester United 3 - 0 Chelsea
Age on debut: 20 years 5 months 12 days
100th Appearance: Saturday, 23rd September 1961, Chelsea 1 - 1 Blackburn Rovers
Last Competitive First-Team Appearance: Saturday, 7th October 1961, Sheffield Wednesday 5 - 3 Chelsea
See full chronological appearance listing HERE
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. John Sillett made 102 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.
Competitive Matches Played
Comp | Date | Home | Away | Att | |||
League | 1st Jan 1957 | Manchester United | 3 | 0 | Chelsea | 42,116 | ![]() |
F.A. Cup | 5th Jan 1957 | Leyton Orient | 0 | 2 | Chelsea | 27,576 | ![]() |
League | 12th Jan 1957 | Chelsea | 1 | 2 | Cardiff City | 28,828 | ![]() |
League | 26th Apr 1958 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | Manchester United | 45,011 | ![]() |
League | 23rd Aug 1958 | Manchester United | 5 | 2 | Chelsea | 52,382 | ![]() |
League | 27th Aug 1958 | Chelsea | 4 | 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 59,203 | ![]() |
League | 30th Aug 1958 | Chelsea | 6 | 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 62,118 | ![]() |
League | 3rd Sep 1958 | Tottenham Hotspur | 4 | 0 | Chelsea | 50,299 | ![]() |
League | 6th Sep 1958 | Portsmouth | 2 | 2 | Chelsea | 31,795 | ![]() |
League | 10th Sep 1958 | Chelsea | 6 | 5 | Newcastle United | 46,601 | ![]() |
League | 13th Sep 1958 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | Aston Villa | 44,023 | ![]() |
League | 17th Sep 1958 | Newcastle United | 1 | 2 | Chelsea | 50,283 | ![]() |
League | 20th Sep 1958 | West Ham United | 4 | 2 | Chelsea | 31,127 | ![]() |
League | 27th Sep 1958 | Chelsea | 4 | 1 | Nottingham Forest | 48,093 | ![]() |
Europe | 30th Sep 1958 | BK Frem | 1 | 3 | Chelsea | 19,200 | ![]() |
League | 4th Oct 1958 | Burnley | 4 | 0 | Chelsea | 22,902 | ![]() |
League | 11th Oct 1958 | Chelsea | 0 | 1 | Bolton Wanderers | 49,229 | ![]() |
League | 18th Oct 1958 | Luton Town | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | 24,864 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 25th Oct 1958 | Chelsea | 5 | 2 | Leicester City | 40,369 | ![]() |
League | 1st Nov 1958 | Preston North End | 2 | 0 | Chelsea | 21,532 | ![]() |
Europe | 4th Nov 1958 | Chelsea | 4 | 1 | BK Frem | 13,104 | ![]() |
League | 8th Nov 1958 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | Leeds United | 31,757 | ![]() |
League | 15th Nov 1958 | Manchester City | 5 | 1 | Chelsea | 19,778 | ![]() |
League | 22nd Nov 1958 | Chelsea | 0 | 3 | Arsenal | 57,910 | ![]() |
League | 20th Dec 1958 | Chelsea | 2 | 3 | Manchester United | 48,550 | ![]() |
League | 25th Dec 1958 | Blackburn Rovers | 0 | 3 | Chelsea | 32,149 | ![]() |
League | 27th Dec 1958 | Chelsea | 0 | 2 | Blackburn Rovers | 46,312 | ![]() |
League | 3rd Jan 1959 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 | 2 | Chelsea | 36,093 | ![]() |
League | 17th Jan 1959 | Chelsea | 2 | 2 | Portsmouth | 24,356 | ![]() |
F.A. Cup | 19th Jan 1959 | Newcastle United | 1 | 4 | Chelsea | 57,038 | ![]() |
F.A. Cup | 24th Jan 1959 | Chelsea | 1 | 2 | Aston Villa | 55,994 | ![]() |
League | 31st Jan 1959 | Aston Villa | 3 | 1 | Chelsea | 33,360 | ![]() |
League | 7th Feb 1959 | Chelsea | 3 | 2 | West Ham United | 52,968 | ![]() |
League | 21st Feb 1959 | Chelsea | 1 | 3 | Burnley | 27,564 | ![]() |
League | 4th Mar 1959 | Bolton Wanderers | 6 | 0 | Chelsea | 24,258 | ![]() |
League | 17th Oct 1959 | Luton Town | 1 | 2 | Chelsea | 18,831 | ![]() |
League | 31st Oct 1959 | Nottingham Forest | 3 | 1 | Chelsea | 30,188 | ![]() |
League | 12th Dec 1959 | Blackpool | 3 | 1 | Chelsea | 12,410 | ![]() |
League | 19th Dec 1959 | Preston North End | 4 | 5 | Chelsea | 15,775 | ![]() |
League | 26th Dec 1959 | Chelsea | 2 | 2 | Newcastle United | 48,462 | ![]() |
League | 28th Dec 1959 | Newcastle United | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 43,295 | ![]() |
F.A. Cup | 9th Jan 1960 | Chelsea | 5 | 1 | Bradford Park Avenue | 32,212 | ![]() |
League | 16th Jan 1960 | Burnley | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | 21,916 | ![]() |
League | 23rd Jan 1960 | Chelsea | 1 | 3 | Leeds United | 18,963 | ![]() |
F.A. Cup | 30th Jan 1960 | Chelsea | 1 | 2 | Aston Villa | 66,671 | ![]() |
League | 6th Feb 1960 | West Ham United | 4 | 2 | Chelsea | 29,655 | ![]() |
League | 13th Feb 1960 | Chelsea | 4 | 2 | Fulham | 38,687 | ![]() |
League | 24th Feb 1960 | Chelsea | 2 | 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 26,225 | ![]() |
League | 27th Feb 1960 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 41,403 | ![]() |
League | 5th Mar 1960 | Chelsea | 3 | 0 | Luton Town | 33,679 | ![]() |
League | 19th Mar 1960 | Chelsea | 2 | 3 | Blackpool | 40,262 | ![]() |
League | 2nd Apr 1960 | Chelsea | 3 | 0 | Manchester City | 34,044 | ![]() |
League | 9th Apr 1960 | Arsenal | 1 | 4 | Chelsea | 40,525 | ![]() |
League | 15th Apr 1960 | Chelsea | 1 | 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 67,819 | ![]() |
League | 16th Apr 1960 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Nottingham Forest | 24,542 | ![]() |
League | 18th Apr 1960 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | 1 | Chelsea | 37,205 | ![]() |
League | 23rd Apr 1960 | Bolton Wanderers | 2 | 0 | Chelsea | 19,432 | ![]() |
League | 30th Apr 1960 | Chelsea | 1 | 5 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 61,567 | ![]() |
League | 20th Aug 1960 | Aston Villa | 3 | 2 | Chelsea | 43,776 | ![]() |
League | 24th Aug 1960 | Chelsea | 1 | 3 | Leicester City | 24,691 | ![]() |
League | 27th Aug 1960 | Chelsea | 3 | 3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 41,681 | ![]() |
League | 31st Aug 1960 | Leicester City | 1 | 3 | Chelsea | 21,087 | ![]() |
League | 3rd Sep 1960 | Bolton Wanderers | 4 | 1 | Chelsea | 21,609 | ![]() |
League | 7th Sep 1960 | Chelsea | 5 | 2 | Blackburn Rovers | 23,224 | ![]() |
League | 10th Sep 1960 | Chelsea | 3 | 2 | West Ham United | 37,873 | ![]() |
League | 17th Sep 1960 | Fulham | 3 | 2 | Chelsea | 37,423 | ![]() |
League | 19th Sep 1960 | Blackburn Rovers | 3 | 1 | Chelsea | 21,508 | ![]() |
League | 24th Sep 1960 | Blackpool | 1 | 4 | Chelsea | 26,546 | ![]() |
League | 1st Oct 1960 | Chelsea | 3 | 3 | Everton | 31,457 | ![]() |
League Cup | 10th Oct 1960 | Millwall | 1 | 7 | Chelsea | 15,007 | ![]() |
League | 15th Oct 1960 | Birmingham City | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | 23,337 | ![]() |
League | 22nd Oct 1960 | Chelsea | 2 | 6 | Burnley | 29,080 | ![]() |
League Cup | 16th Nov 1960 | Doncaster Rovers | 0 | 7 | Chelsea | 9,951 | ![]() ![]() |
League | 19th Nov 1960 | Chelsea | 6 | 3 | Manchester City | 37,346 | ![]() |
League | 26th Nov 1960 | Nottingham Forest | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | 22,121 | ![]() |
League | 31st Dec 1960 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 6 | 1 | Chelsea | 28,503 | ![]() |
League | 18th Feb 1961 | Everton | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 34,449 | ![]() |
League | 25th Feb 1961 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | 21,936 | ![]() |
League | 4th Mar 1961 | Chelsea | 3 | 2 | Birmingham City | 27,727 | ![]() |
League | 11th Mar 1961 | Burnley | 4 | 4 | Chelsea | 19,435 | ![]() |
League | 18th Mar 1961 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Preston North End | 22,031 | ![]() |
League | 25th Mar 1961 | Newcastle United | 1 | 6 | Chelsea | 28,975 | ![]() |
League | 31st Mar 1961 | Tottenham Hotspur | 4 | 2 | Chelsea | 65,032 | ![]() |
League | 1st Apr 1961 | Chelsea | 6 | 1 | Cardiff City | 22,697 | ![]() |
League | 3rd Apr 1961 | Chelsea | 2 | 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 57,103 | ![]() |
League | 8th Apr 1961 | Manchester City | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | 27,720 | ![]() |
League | 15th Apr 1961 | Chelsea | 3 | 1 | Arsenal | 38,233 | ![]() |
League | 22nd Apr 1961 | West Bromwich Albion | 3 | 0 | Chelsea | 17,691 | ![]() |
League | 26th Apr 1961 | Chelsea | 0 | 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 24,258 | ![]() |
League | 29th Apr 1961 | Chelsea | 4 | 3 | Nottingham Forest | 22,775 | ![]() |
League | 19th Aug 1961 | Chelsea | 2 | 2 | Nottingham Forest | 20,857 | ![]() |
League | 23rd Aug 1961 | Manchester United | 3 | 2 | Chelsea | 45,559 | ![]() |
League | 26th Aug 1961 | Aston Villa | 3 | 1 | Chelsea | 35,840 | ![]() |
League | 30th Aug 1961 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | Manchester United | 42,248 | ![]() |
League | 2nd Sep 1961 | Chelsea | 0 | 0 | Fulham | 37,998 | ![]() |
League | 6th Sep 1961 | Cardiff City | 5 | 2 | Chelsea | 20,883 | ![]() |
League | 9th Sep 1961 | Chelsea | 6 | 1 | Sheffield United | 22,066 | ![]() |
League | 16th Sep 1961 | West Ham United | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | 27,530 | ![]() |
League | 20th Sep 1961 | Chelsea | 2 | 3 | Cardiff City | 15,804 | ![]() |
League | 23rd Sep 1961 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Blackburn Rovers | 23,301 | ![]() |
League | 30th Sep 1961 | Blackpool | 4 | 0 | Chelsea | 24,191 | ![]() |
League | 7th Oct 1961 | Sheffield Wednesday | 5 | 3 | Chelsea | 28,093 | ![]() |
Non-Competitive First-Team Appearances
| Non-Competitive First-Team Goals
|
Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. John Sillett made 0 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.
Non-Competitive First-Team Matches Played
Comp | Date | Home | Away | Att |
Non-First-Team Appearances
| Non-First-Team Goals
|
Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. John Sillett made 1 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.
Non-First-Team Matches Played
Comp | Date | Home | Away | Att | |||
Reserve League | 28th Apr 1956 | Chelsea | 7 | 0 | Horsham | unknown | ![]() |
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