Chelsea FC Profile: James Watson
Full Name: James Watson
Nickname(s): Dougal
Born: Wednesday, 29th October 1879
Place of birth: Inverness, Scotland
Died: Friday, 9th June 1911 (aged 31)
Place of death: Inverness, Scotland
Burial: Buried - Tomnahurich Cemetery, Inverness,Scotland - Class 4, Section Q, Lair No’s 20,21
Involvement with Chelsea:
Player from 1905 to 1906
Died of Pleurisy - Obituary in Daisy Cutters section of Match Programme 11 Sep 1911
Playing Career:
Sunderland
Chelsea (Sep 1905 to Jun 1906) - cost: unknown
Brentford
Inverness
Chelsea First-Team Career Summary
Debut: Saturday, 9th September 1905, Blackpool 0 - 1 Chelsea
Age on debut: 25 years 10 months 11 days
Last Appearance: Monday, 16th April 1906, Chelsea 0 - 0 Glossop
Appearances
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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. James Watson made 14 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.
Competitive Matches Played
| Comp | Date | Home | Away | Att | |||
| League | 9th Sep 1905 | Blackpool | 0 | 1 | Chelsea | 4,000 |  |
| League | 11th Sep 1905 | Chelsea | 5 | 1 | Hull City | 6,000 | |
| League | 16th Sep 1905 | Bradford City | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 17,000 |  |
| League | 23rd Sep 1905 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 10,123 | |
| League | 30th Sep 1905 | Leicester Fosse | 0 | 1 | Chelsea | 7,000 | |
| F.A. Cup | 28th Oct 1905 | Southern United | 0 | 1 | Chelsea | 7,000 | |
| League | 4th Nov 1905 | Chelsea | 6 | 0 | Barnsley | 8,000 | |
| League | 11th Nov 1905 | Clapton Orient | 0 | 3 | Chelsea | 8,000 | |
| League | 18th Nov 1905 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | Burnley | 8,000 | |
| League | 25th Nov 1905 | Leeds City | 0 | 0 | Chelsea | 20,000 | |
| League | 23rd Dec 1905 | Chelsea | 0 | 0 | Bristol City | 25,000 | |
| League | 26th Dec 1905 | Glossop | 2 | 4 | Chelsea | 6,000 | |
| League | 10th Feb 1906 | Hull City | 4 | 3 | Chelsea | 7,000 |  |
| League | 16th Apr 1906 | Chelsea | 0 | 0 | Glossop | 30,000 | |
Chelsea Graves Society Info & External Research Links:
View CGS profile for James Watson on Ancestry
View CGS profile for James Watson on Find-A-Grave
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