Chelsea FC Profile: Len Allum
Full Name: Leonard Hector Allum
Born: Tuesday, 16th July 1907
Place of birth: Reading, Berkshire, England
Height: 5' 9"
Died: Thursday, 15th May 1980 (aged 72)
Place of death: Tilehurst, Berkshire, England
Burial: Cremated - Reading Cemetery and Crematorium. Len's ashes were scattered in the Garden of Remembrance on the West path, position 280. There is no known memorial.
Involvement with Chelsea:
Men's 1st Team Player from 1932 to 1939
Playing Career:
Maidenhead United
Chelsea (May 1932 to May 1939) - cost: unknown
Clapton Orient
Chelsea First-Team Career Summary
Competitive Debut: Saturday, 29th October 1932, Blackpool 4 - 0 Chelsea
Age on debut: 25 years 3 months 13 days
100th Appearance: Saturday, 5th November 1938, Grimsby Town 2 - 1 Chelsea
Last Competitive First-Team Appearance: Saturday, 19th November 1938, Aston Villa 6 - 2 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. Len Allum made 102 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.
Competitive Matches Played
Comp | Date | Home | Away | Att | |||
League | 29th Oct 1932 | Blackpool | 4 | 0 | Chelsea | 7,311 | |
League | 5th Nov 1932 | Chelsea | 4 | 2 | Birmingham | 25,619 | |
League | 12th Nov 1932 | West Bromwich Albion | 3 | 2 | Chelsea | 21,569 | |
League | 19th Nov 1932 | Chelsea | 0 | 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 20,677 | |
League | 26th Nov 1932 | Leeds United | 2 | 0 | Chelsea | 19,739 | |
League | 24th Dec 1932 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | 21,494 | |
League | 26th Dec 1932 | Liverpool | 3 | 0 | Chelsea | 34,777 | |
League | 27th Dec 1932 | Chelsea | 0 | 2 | Liverpool | 36,784 | |
League | 31st Dec 1932 | Blackburn Rovers | 1 | 3 | Chelsea | 10,583 | |
League | 7th Jan 1933 | Chelsea | 0 | 1 | Huddersfield Town | 23,844 | |
F.A. Cup | 14th Jan 1933 | Brighton And Hove Albion | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | 23,580 | |
League | 21st Jan 1933 | Sheffield United | 4 | 1 | Chelsea | 13,622 | |
League | 29th Mar 1933 | Derby County | 0 | 1 | Chelsea | 7,141 | |
League | 1st Apr 1933 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2 | 2 | Chelsea | 10,121 | |
League | 21st Oct 1933 | Blackburn Rovers | 4 | 2 | Chelsea | 12,570 | |
League | 28th Oct 1933 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | Newcastle United | 26,657 | |
League | 4th Nov 1933 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | 10,248 | |
League | 11th Nov 1933 | Chelsea | 0 | 2 | Derby County | 24,422 | |
League | 18th Nov 1933 | West Bromwich Albion | 3 | 1 | Chelsea | 12,325 | |
League | 16th Dec 1933 | Arsenal | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | 43,897 | |
League | 23rd Dec 1933 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Leeds United | 18,157 | |
League | 26th Dec 1933 | Chelsea | 4 | 0 | Sunderland | 12,800 | |
League | 30th Dec 1933 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | Stoke City | 24,487 | |
League | 1st Jan 1934 | Sunderland | 0 | 0 | Chelsea | 12,820 | |
League | 6th Jan 1934 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 21,459 | |
F.A. Cup | 13th Jan 1934 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | West Bromwich Albion | 51,451 | |
F.A. Cup | 17th Jan 1934 | West Bromwich Albion | 0 | 1 | Chelsea | 20,061 | |
League | 20th Jan 1934 | Chelsea | 5 | 0 | Sheffield United | 31,287 | |
F.A. Cup | 27th Jan 1934 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Nottingham Forest | 53,269 | |
F.A. Cup | 31st Jan 1934 | Nottingham Forest | 0 | 3 | Chelsea | 37,187 | |
League | 7th Feb 1934 | Aston Villa | 2 | 0 | Chelsea | 15,688 | |
League | 24th Feb 1934 | Middlesbrough | 2 | 2 | Chelsea | 12,962 | |
League | 29th Sep 1934 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 25,373 | |
League | 6th Oct 1934 | Everton | 3 | 2 | Chelsea | 17,827 | |
League | 10th Nov 1934 | Chelsea | 2 | 3 | West Bromwich Albion | 18,362 | |
League | 17th Nov 1934 | Blackburn Rovers | 1 | 2 | Chelsea | 10,781 | |
League | 24th Nov 1934 | Chelsea | 2 | 5 | Arsenal | 43,419 | |
League | 1st Dec 1934 | Portsmouth | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 18,076 | |
League | 8th Dec 1934 | Chelsea | 4 | 1 | Liverpool | 29,005 | |
League | 15th Dec 1934 | Manchester City | 2 | 0 | Chelsea | 28,797 | |
League | 22nd Dec 1934 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | Middlesbrough | 23,724 | |
League | 25th Dec 1934 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | Aston Villa | 46,746 | |
League | 26th Dec 1934 | Aston Villa | 0 | 3 | Chelsea | 52,886 | |
League | 29th Dec 1934 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Derby County | 50,687 | |
League | 5th Jan 1935 | Leicester City | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | 14,593 | |
F.A. Cup | 12th Jan 1935 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Luton Town | 46,492 | |
League | 9th Feb 1935 | Grimsby Town | 3 | 1 | Chelsea | 12,442 | |
League | 20th Feb 1935 | Chelsea | 3 | 0 | Everton | 11,701 | |
League | 23rd Feb 1935 | Huddersfield Town | 3 | 0 | Chelsea | 13,593 | |
League | 6th Mar 1935 | Chelsea | 2 | 2 | Birmingham | 13,016 | |
League | 9th Mar 1935 | Stoke City | 0 | 1 | Chelsea | 13,186 | |
League | 16th Mar 1935 | Chelsea | 7 | 1 | Leeds United | 35,698 | |
League | 23rd Mar 1935 | West Bromwich Albion | 2 | 2 | Chelsea | 13,721 | |
League | 30th Mar 1935 | Chelsea | 4 | 2 | Blackburn Rovers | 34,470 | |
League | 20th Apr 1935 | Liverpool | 6 | 0 | Chelsea | 14,297 | |
League | 31st Aug 1935 | Chelsea | 2 | 2 | Liverpool | 41,224 | |
League | 4th Sep 1935 | Chelsea | 3 | 5 | Stoke City | 23,687 | |
League | 7th Sep 1935 | Grimsby Town | 1 | 3 | Chelsea | 14,917 | |
League | 9th Sep 1935 | Stoke City | 3 | 0 | Chelsea | 21,310 | |
F.A. Cup | 19th Feb 1936 | Chelsea | 0 | 0 | Fulham | 52,096 | |
League | 22nd Feb 1936 | Chelsea | 2 | 2 | Everton | 17,136 | |
F.A. Cup | 24th Feb 1936 | Fulham | 3 | 2 | Chelsea | 30,696 | |
League | 4th Mar 1936 | Middlesbrough | 4 | 1 | Chelsea | 7,968 | |
League | 7th Mar 1936 | Chelsea | 1 | 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 27,221 | |
League | 11th Mar 1936 | Chelsea | 2 | 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 13,225 | |
League | 14th Mar 1936 | Bolton Wanderers | 2 | 3 | Chelsea | 18,925 | |
League | 21st Mar 1936 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | Aston Villa | 48,761 | |
League | 28th Mar 1936 | Brentford | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | 34,986 | |
League | 4th Apr 1936 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | 22,369 | |
League | 20th Mar 1937 | Sunderland | 2 | 3 | Chelsea | 21,825 | |
League | 26th Mar 1937 | Chelsea | 3 | 0 | Charlton Athletic | 64,463 | |
League | 17th Apr 1937 | Brentford | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | 22,042 | |
League | 24th Apr 1937 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | Arsenal | 53,325 | |
League | 23rd Oct 1937 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | Brentford | 56,810 | |
League | 13th Nov 1937 | Everton | 4 | 1 | Chelsea | 29,930 | |
F.A. Cup | 8th Jan 1938 | Chelsea | 0 | 1 | Everton | 41,946 | |
League | 9th Mar 1938 | Brentford | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 20,401 | |
League | 12th Mar 1938 | Chelsea | 0 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 38,171 | |
League | 19th Mar 1938 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 19,327 | |
League | 26th Mar 1938 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | Everton | 27,043 | |
League | 2nd Apr 1938 | Manchester City | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | 31,033 | |
League | 9th Apr 1938 | Chelsea | 4 | 1 | Leicester City | 20,211 | |
League | 15th Apr 1938 | Chelsea | 0 | 2 | Preston North End | 54,735 | |
League | 16th Apr 1938 | Huddersfield Town | 1 | 2 | Chelsea | 18,356 | |
League | 18th Apr 1938 | Preston North End | 0 | 0 | Chelsea | 32,096 | |
League | 23rd Apr 1938 | Chelsea | 3 | 0 | Derby County | 25,032 | |
League | 27th Apr 1938 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Charlton Athletic | 21,843 | |
League | 30th Apr 1938 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 27,718 | |
League | 7th May 1938 | Grimsby Town | 2 | 0 | Chelsea | 14,601 | |
League | 27th Aug 1938 | Liverpool | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | 33,868 | |
League | 31st Aug 1938 | Chelsea | 3 | 1 | Preston North End | 24,821 | |
League | 10th Sep 1938 | Middlesbrough | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 28,359 | |
League | 17th Sep 1938 | Chelsea | 2 | 2 | Birmingham | 39,505 | |
League | 24th Sep 1938 | Manchester United | 5 | 1 | Chelsea | 34,557 | |
League | 1st Oct 1938 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Stoke City | 35,320 | |
League | 8th Oct 1938 | Blackpool | 5 | 1 | Chelsea | 24,878 | |
League | 15th Oct 1938 | Chelsea | 4 | 2 | Arsenal | 64,443 | |
League | 22nd Oct 1938 | Brentford | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | 31,425 | |
League | 29th Oct 1938 | Chelsea | 0 | 2 | Derby County | 37,919 | |
League | 5th Nov 1938 | Grimsby Town | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | 11,461 | |
League | 12th Nov 1938 | Chelsea | 4 | 0 | Sunderland | 37,103 | |
League | 19th Nov 1938 | Aston Villa | 6 | 2 | Chelsea | 41,678 |
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. Len Allum 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
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Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Len Allum made 0 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.
Non-First-Team Matches Played
Comp | Date | Home | Away | Att |
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