Alex Machin

Date of birth06 July 1920
Place of birthHampstead
NationalityEnglish
PositionWing half

Spotted playing for the Royal Hampshire Regiment during world war two, Alex Machin was a hard-tackling first teamer at Chelsea for a season and a half before being replaced by Ken Armstrong and moving on to Plymouth Argyle.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Chelsea 01 Oct 1944 01 Jun 1948

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1945-46 Chelsea FA Cup 3
1
1946-47 Chelsea FA Cup 5
1946-47 Chelsea League Division One 37
6
1947-48 Chelsea League Division One 16
1


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

Club matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
26 Jan 1946 Chelsea v West Ham United W 2-0 FA Cup 4th round
09 Feb 1946 Chelsea v Aston Villa L 0-1 FA Cup 5th round
12 Feb 1946 Aston Villa v Chelsea L 1-0 FA Cup 5th round
07 Sep 1946 Liverpool v Chelsea L 7-4 League Division One
09 Sep 1946 Sheffield United v Chelsea D 2-2 League Division One
18 Sep 1946 Manchester United v Chelsea D 1-1 League Division One
28 Sep 1946 Chelsea v Charlton Athletic D 2-2 League Division One
05 Oct 1946 Middlesbrough v Chelsea L 3-2 League Division One
12 Oct 1946 Chelsea v Stoke City L 2-5 League Division One
19 Oct 1946 Portsmouth v Chelsea W 0-2 League Division One
26 Oct 1946 Chelsea v Arsenal W 2-1 League Division One
02 Nov 1946 Blackpool v Chelsea L 1-0 League Division One
09 Nov 1946 Chelsea v Brentford W 3-2 League Division One
16 Nov 1946 Sunderland v Chelsea W 1-2 League Division One
23 Nov 1946 Chelsea v Aston Villa L 1-3 League Division One
30 Nov 1946 Derby County v Chelsea L 3-1 League Division One
07 Dec 1946 Chelsea v Everton D 1-1 League Division One
14 Dec 1946 Huddersfield Town v Chelsea W 1-4 League Division One
21 Dec 1946 Chelsea v Wolverhampton Wanderers L 1-2 League Division One
25 Dec 1946 Chelsea v Preston North End L 1-2 League Division One
26 Dec 1946 Preston North End v Chelsea D 1-1 League Division One
28 Dec 1946 Bolton Wanderers v Chelsea D 1-1 League Division One
11 Jan 1947 Chelsea v Arsenal D 1-1 FA Cup 3rd round
15 Jan 1947 Arsenal v Chelsea D 1-1 FA Cup 3rd round replay
18 Jan 1947 Leeds United v Chelsea L 2-1 League Division One
20 Jan 1947 Arsenal v Chelsea W 0-2 FA Cup 3rd round 2nd replay
25 Jan 1947 Chelsea v Derby County D 2-2 FA Cup 4th round
29 Jan 1947 Derby County v Chelsea L 1-0 FA Cup 4th round replay
01 Feb 1947 Charlton Athletic v Chelsea W 2-3 League Division One
08 Feb 1947 Chelsea v Grimsby Town D 0-0 League Division One
15 Feb 1947 Stoke City v Chelsea L 6-1 League Division One
01 Mar 1947 Arsenal v Chelsea W 1-2 League Division One
08 Mar 1947 Chelsea v Blackpool L 1-4 League Division One
15 Mar 1947 Brentford v Chelsea W 0-2 League Division One
22 Mar 1947 Chelsea v Sunderland W 2-1 League Division One
29 Mar 1947 Aston Villa v Chelsea L 2-0 League Division One
04 Apr 1947 Chelsea v Blackburn Rovers L 0-2 League Division One
05 Apr 1947 Chelsea v Derby County W 3-0 League Division One
07 Apr 1947 Blackburn Rovers v Chelsea W 1-2 League Division One
12 Apr 1947 Everton v Chelsea L 2-0 League Division One
19 Apr 1947 Chelsea v Huddersfield Town W 1-0 League Division One
26 Apr 1947 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Chelsea L 6-4 League Division One
03 May 1947 Chelsea v Sheffield United L 1-4 League Division One
10 May 1947 Chelsea v Middlesbrough W 2-0 League Division One
26 May 1947 Chelsea v Portsmouth L 0-3 League Division One
23 Aug 1947 Blackpool v Chelsea L 3-0 League Division One
30 Aug 1947 Chelsea v Derby County W 1-0 League Division One
06 Sep 1947 Huddersfield Town v Chelsea L 3-1 League Division One
10 Sep 1947 Chelsea v Sunderland D 1-1 League Division One
13 Sep 1947 Chelsea v Bolton Wanderers D 1-1 League Division One
18 Oct 1947 Chelsea v Middlesbrough W 4-2 League Division One
25 Oct 1947 Charlton Athletic v Chelsea L 3-1 League Division One
01 Nov 1947 Chelsea v Arsenal D 0-0 League Division One
08 Nov 1947 Preston North End v Chelsea L 2-0 League Division One
15 Nov 1947 Chelsea v Stoke City W 4-1 League Division One
22 Nov 1947 Sheffield United v Chelsea L 3-1 League Division One
29 Nov 1947 Chelsea v Manchester United L 0-4 League Division One
20 Dec 1947 Chelsea v Blackpool D 2-2 League Division One
25 Dec 1947 Grimsby Town v Chelsea D 0-0 League Division One
27 Dec 1947 Chelsea v Grimsby Town L 2-3 League Division One
03 Jan 1948 Derby County v Chelsea L 5-1 League Division One


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.