Chelsea FC Profile: Fred Wolff
Full Name: Frederick Reuben Wolff
Born: Friday, 3rd March 1882
Place of birth: Stoke Newington, London, England
Died: Saturday, 24th March 1951 (aged 69)
Place of death: Alameda, California, USA
Involvement with Chelsea:
Men's 1st Team Player from 1905 to 1906
Fred Wolff was signed from Hull City prior to the start of Chelsea’s first season. He was registered with the FA on 5th May 1905. He had also previously been with Everton.
He was noted in the 1905/06 Handbook as being "A Chelseaite by birth"
There is some confusion concerning the correct spelling of his surname. He is listed in various Chelsea publications, including the 1905/06 handbook as Wolff, but was registered with the FA as Wolfe. it has also been shown elsewhere as Woolf.
Playing Career:
Everton
Hull City
Chelsea (A) (May 1905 to May 1906) - cost: unknown
* (A) = Amateur
Chelsea First-Team Career Summary
Competitive Debut: Saturday, 18th November 1905, Crystal Palace 7 - 1 Chelsea
Age on debut: 23 years 8 months 15 days
Last Competitive First-Team Appearance: Saturday, 18th November 1905, Crystal Palace 7 - 1 Chelsea
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. Fred Wolff made 1 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.
Competitive Matches Played
Comp | Date | Home | Away | Att | |||
F.A. Cup | 18th Nov 1905 | Crystal Palace | 7 | 1 | Chelsea | 3,000 |
Non-Competitive First-Team Appearances
| Non-Competitive First-Team Goals
|
Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Fred Wolff made 3 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.
Non-Competitive First-Team Matches Played
Comp | Date | Home | Away | Att | |||
Friendly | 19th Aug 1905 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | 0 | |
Friendly | 24th Aug 1905 | Chelsea | 7 | 0 | Chelsea | 0 | |
Friendly | 19th Mar 1906 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | Derby County | 0 |
Non-First-Team Appearances
| Non-First-Team Goals
|
Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Fred Wolff made 27 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.
Non-First-Team Matches Played
Comp | Date | Home | Away | Att | |||
Reserve League | 2nd Sep 1905 | Felstead | 2 | 2 | Chelsea | 0 | |
Reserve League | 9th Sep 1905 | Chelsea | 7 | 0 | Eastbourne FC | 500 | |
Friendly | 21st Sep 1905 | Chelsea | 6 | 0 | Marcians | 2,000 | |
Reserve League | 23rd Sep 1905 | Queens Park Rangers | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | 0 | |
Reserve League | 30th Sep 1905 | Grays United | 5 | 0 | Chelsea | 0 | |
Reserve League | 7th Oct 1905 | Brighton And Hove Albion | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 0 | |
Reserve League | 14th Oct 1905 | Chelsea | 2 | 3 | Hitchen Town | 0 | |
Reserve League | 28th Oct 1905 | Watford | 0 | 3 | Chelsea | 800 | |
Reserve League | 4th Nov 1905 | Maidstone United | 2 | 0 | Chelsea | 0 | |
Reserve League | 11th Nov 1905 | Chelsea | 2 | 6 | Queens Park Rangers | 0 | |
Reserve League | 25th Nov 1905 | Chelsea | 1 | 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | |
Reserve League | 2nd Dec 1905 | Luton Town | 4 | 1 | Chelsea | 0 | |
Reserve League | 16th Dec 1905 | Chelsea | 2 | 4 | Maidstone United | 0 | |
Reserve League | 23rd Dec 1905 | Hastings and St Leonards | 5 | 3 | Chelsea | 0 | |
Reserve League | 25th Dec 1905 | Chelsea | 1 | 3 | Woolwich Arsenal | 0 | |
Friendly | 26th Dec 1905 | Chelsea | 4 | 3 | Darlington | 3,000 | |
Reserve League | 6th Jan 1906 | Finchley | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | 0 | |
Reserve League | 27th Jan 1906 | Chelsea | 1 | 2 | Leyton | 0 | |
Reserve League | 10th Feb 1906 | Chelsea | 3 | 1 | Brighton And Hove Albion | 0 | |
Reserve League | 24th Feb 1906 | Chelsea | 6 | 0 | Hastings and St Leonards | 0 | |
Reserve League | 3rd Mar 1906 | Barnet Alston Works | 2 | 3 | Chelsea | 0 | |
Reserve League | 10th Mar 1906 | Leyton | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | 0 | |
Reserve League | 22nd Mar 1906 | Chelsea | 3 | 2 | Southern United | 0 | |
Reserve League | 14th Apr 1906 | Chelsea | 7 | 1 | Finchley | 0 | |
Reserve League | 16th Apr 1906 | Woolwich Arsenal | 8 | 1 | Chelsea | 0 | |
Reserve League | 17th Apr 1906 | Chelsea | 8 | 1 | Felstead | 0 | |
Reserve League | 21st Apr 1906 | Southern United | 4 | 1 | Chelsea | 0 |
Chelsea Graves Society Info & External Research Links:
Widely named as Frank Wolff/Wolfe in many Chelsea-related publications, all contemporary press reports of his various transfers, etc. list him as either simply F Wolfe or FRED Wolfe, so we've no idea where Frank originated from. We now believe his family mainly originated in Liverpool, but Fred was born (in 1882) during a period they lived in London (Stoke Newington area). This would explain the latter return to the Merseyside area and the commencement of his footballing career at Everton. We know he had a brother called George as there are reports after his short time with Chelsea of a period where they both played for Ince Utd and were indeed both banned for one imitating the other in a match and being found out.
View CGS profile for Frederick Reuben Wolff on Ancestry
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