Chelsea FC Profile: Dai James
Full Name: David James
Born: Wednesday, 19th September 1917
Place of birth: Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales
Died: Saturday, 12th December 1981 (aged 64)
Place of death: Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales
Involvement with Chelsea:
Men's Non First-Team from 1938 to 1947
Dai played in and scored in one of the league games (against Bolton) in the 1939/40 season, that was abandoned due to the outbreak of WWII.
Playing Career:
Leeds United
Bradford City
Mossley
Chelsea (Apr 1938 to Jul 1947) - cost: unknown
Swansea Town
Haverfordwest County
See full chronological appearance listing HERE
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. Dai James made 4 appearances for Chelsea, of which 1 were as a substitute.
Non-Competitive First-Team Matches Played
Comp | Date | Home | Away | Att | |||
Friendly | 17th Aug 1938 | Chelsea | 2 | 2 | Chelsea | unknown | |
London Challenge Cup | 17th Oct 1938 | Queens Park Rangers | 2 | 2 | Chelsea | unknown | |
London Challenge Cup | 24th Oct 1938 | Chelsea | 3 | 3 | Queens Park Rangers | unknown | |
London Challenge Cup | 31st Oct 1938 | Chelsea | 1 | 3 | Queens Park Rangers | unknown |
Non-First-Team Appearances
| Non-First-Team Goals
|
Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Dai James made 34 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.
Non-First-Team Matches Played
Comp | Date | Home | Away | Att | |||
Reserve League | 30th Apr 1938 | Chelsea | 2 | 4 | Brentford | unknown | |
Reserve League | 3rd Sep 1938 | Reading | 0 | 8 | Chelsea | unknown | |
Reserve League | 5th Sep 1938 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | Coventry City | unknown | |
Reserve League | 14th Sep 1938 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | unknown | |
Reserve League | 17th Sep 1938 | Brighton And Hove Albion | 1 | 2 | Chelsea | 2,793 | |
Reserve League | 24th Sep 1938 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | unknown | |
Reserve League | 28th Sep 1938 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | Queens Park Rangers | unknown | |
Reserve League | 22nd Oct 1938 | Chelsea | 7 | 4 | Portsmouth | unknown | |
Reserve League | 5th Nov 1938 | Chelsea | 1 | 2 | Northampton Town | unknown | |
Reserve League | 12th Nov 1938 | Bristol City | 1 | 3 | Chelsea | unknown | |
Reserve League | 19th Nov 1938 | Chelsea | 6 | 4 | Swansea Town | 4,000 | |
Reserve League | 3rd Dec 1938 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | Watford | unknown | |
Reserve League | 17th Dec 1938 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | Fulham | unknown | |
Reserve League | 24th Dec 1938 | Coventry City | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | unknown | |
Reserve League | 27th Dec 1938 | Brentford | 3 | 0 | Chelsea | 5,500 | |
Reserve League | 31st Dec 1938 | Chelsea | 0 | 0 | Reading | unknown | |
Reserve League | 14th Jan 1939 | Leicester City | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | unknown | |
Reserve League | 4th Feb 1939 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | Luton Town | unknown | |
Reserve League | 9th Feb 1939 | Chelsea | 1 | 4 | Boston United | unknown | |
Friendly | 11th Feb 1939 | Colchester United | 5 | 1 | Chelsea | unknown | |
Reserve League | 18th Feb 1939 | Chelsea | 0 | 0 | Clapton Orient | unknown | |
Reserve League | 25th Feb 1939 | Portsmouth | 0 | 1 | Chelsea | unknown | |
Reserve League | 1st Mar 1939 | Chelsea | 2 | 2 | Brighton And Hove Albion | unknown | |
Reserve League | 8th Mar 1939 | Chelsea | 1 | 2 | Brentford | unknown | |
Reserve League | 11th Mar 1939 | Northampton Town | 4 | 1 | Chelsea | unknown | |
Reserve League | 13th Mar 1939 | Chelsea | 2 | 4 | West Ham United | unknown | |
Reserve League | 18th Mar 1939 | Chelsea | 6 | 2 | Bristol City | unknown | |
Reserve League | 1st Apr 1939 | Chelsea | 3 | 1 | Crystal Palace | unknown | |
Reserve League | 7th Apr 1939 | Chelsea | 1 | 3 | Charlton Athletic | unknown | |
Reserve League | 8th Apr 1939 | Watford | 4 | 1 | Chelsea | unknown | |
Reserve League | 15th Apr 1939 | Chelsea | 2 | 2 | Millwall | unknown | |
Reserve League | 19th Apr 1939 | Chelsea | 3 | 0 | Southampton | unknown | |
Reserve League | 24th Apr 1939 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2 | 4 | Chelsea | unknown | |
Reserve League | 29th Apr 1939 | Chelsea | 3 | 3 | Arsenal | unknown |
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