Samuel Downing
| Date of birth | 19 January 1883 |
| Place of birth | Willesden |
| Position | Wing half |
Downing arrived from QPR where he had established a reputation as a fine player and became a regular, captaining the side on many occasions.
Club stats
| Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
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| 1908-09 | Chelsea | League Division One | 6 | ||||
| 1909-10 | Chelsea | FA Cup | 2 | ||||
| 1909-10 | Chelsea | League Division One | 37 | 5 |
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| 1910-11 | Chelsea | FA Cup | 6 | 1 |
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| 1910-11 | Chelsea | League Division Two | 34 | 2 |
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| 1911-12 | Chelsea | FA Cup | 2 | ||||
| 1911-12 | Chelsea | League Division Two | 28 | 1 |
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| 1912-13 | Chelsea | League Division One | 25 | 1 |
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| 1913-14 | Chelsea | League Division One | 4 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 Apr 1909 | Chelsea v Middlesbrough | W | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 10 Apr 1909 | Chelsea v Notts County | W | 3-2 | League Division One | |
| 17 Apr 1909 | Newcastle United v Chelsea | W | 1-3 | League Division One | |
| 20 Apr 1909 | Bradford City v Chelsea | L | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 26 Apr 1909 | Chelsea v Bristol City | W | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 29 Apr 1909 | Chelsea v Leicester Fosse | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 01 Sep 1909 | Chelsea v Notts County | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 04 Sep 1909 | Chelsea v Liverpool | W | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 11 Sep 1909 | Aston Villa v Chelsea | L | 4-1 | League Division One | |
| 18 Sep 1909 | Chelsea v Sheffield United | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 02 Oct 1909 | Chelsea v Bolton Wanderers | W | 3-2 | League Division One | |
| 09 Oct 1909 | Middlesbrough v Chelsea | W | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 16 Oct 1909 | Blackburn Rovers v Chelsea | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 23 Oct 1909 | Chelsea v Nottingham Forest | L | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 27 Oct 1909 | Chelsea v Preston North End | W | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 30 Oct 1909 | Sunderland v Chelsea | L | 4-0 | League Division One | |
| 06 Nov 1909 | Chelsea v Everton | L | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 13 Nov 1909 | Manchester United v Chelsea | L | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 20 Nov 1909 | Chelsea v Bradford City | L | 0-3 | League Division One | |
| 27 Nov 1909 | Sheffield Wednesday v Chelsea | L | 4-1 | League Division One | |
| 04 Dec 1909 | Chelsea v Bristol City | W | 4-1 | League Division One | |
| 11 Dec 1909 | Bury v Chelsea | L | 4-2 | League Division One | |
| 18 Dec 1909 | Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur | W | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 25 Dec 1909 | Notts County v Chelsea | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 27 Dec 1909 | Chelsea v Newcastle United | W | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 01 Jan 1910 | Newcastle United v Chelsea | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 08 Jan 1910 | Liverpool v Chelsea | L | 5-1 | League Division One | |
| 10 Jan 1910 | Preston North End v Chelsea | L | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 15 Jan 1910 | Chelsea v Hull City | W | 2-1 | FA Cup | 1st round |
| 22 Jan 1910 | Chelsea v Aston Villa | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 05 Feb 1910 | Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur | L | 0-1 | FA Cup | 2nd round |
| 12 Feb 1910 | Bolton Wanderers v Chelsea | L | 5-2 | League Division One | |
| 19 Feb 1910 | Chelsea v Middlesbrough | W | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 26 Feb 1910 | Chelsea v Blackburn Rovers | W | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 05 Mar 1910 | Nottingham Forest v Chelsea | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 07 Mar 1910 | Sheffield United v Chelsea | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 12 Mar 1910 | Chelsea v Sunderland | L | 1-4 | League Division One | |
| 19 Mar 1910 | Everton v Chelsea | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 26 Mar 1910 | Chelsea v Manchester United | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 28 Mar 1910 | Chelsea v Woolwich Arsenal | L | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 02 Apr 1910 | Bradford City v Chelsea | L | 4-1 | League Division One | |
| 09 Apr 1910 | Chelsea v Sheffield Wednesday | W | 4-1 | League Division One | |
| 16 Apr 1910 | Bristol City v Chelsea | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 23 Apr 1910 | Chelsea v Bury | W | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 30 Apr 1910 | Tottenham Hotspur v Chelsea | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 03 Sep 1910 | Derby County v Chelsea | W | 1-4 | League Division Two | |
| 10 Sep 1910 | Chelsea v Barnsley | W | 3-1 | League Division Two | |
| 17 Sep 1910 | Leicester Fosse v Chelsea | L | 1-0 | League Division Two | |
| 01 Oct 1910 | Chelsea v Bolton Wanderers | W | 3-0 | League Division Two | |
| 08 Oct 1910 | Leyton Orient v Chelsea | D | 0-0 | League Division Two | |
| 15 Oct 1910 | Chelsea v Blackpool | D | 0-0 | League Division Two | |
| 22 Oct 1910 | Glossop North End v Chelsea | L | 2-1 | League Division Two | |
| 29 Oct 1910 | Chelsea v Lincoln City | W | 7-0 | League Division Two | |
| 12 Nov 1910 | Chelsea v Birmingham City | D | 2-2 | League Division Two | |
| 10 Dec 1910 | Chelsea v Bradford Park Avenue | W | 3-0 | League Division Two | |
| 17 Dec 1910 | Burnley v Chelsea | D | 1-1 | League Division Two | |
| 24 Dec 1910 | Chelsea v Gainsborough Trinity | W | 3-0 | League Division Two | |
| 26 Dec 1910 | Leeds City v Chelsea | D | 3-3 | League Division Two | |
| 27 Dec 1910 | Chelsea v Stockport County | W | 2-0 | League Division Two | |
| 31 Dec 1910 | Chelsea v Derby County | W | 3-2 | League Division Two | |
| 02 Jan 1911 | Stockport County v Chelsea | D | 2-2 | League Division Two | |
| 07 Jan 1911 | Barnsley v Chelsea | L | 3-2 | League Division Two | |
| 14 Jan 1911 | Chelsea v Leyton | D | 0-0 | FA Cup | 1st round |
| 19 Jan 1911 | Leyton v Chelsea | W | 0-2 | FA Cup | 1st round replay |
| 21 Jan 1911 | Chelsea v Leicester Fosse | W | 2-0 | League Division Two | |
| 28 Jan 1911 | Wolverhampton Wanderers v Chelsea | D | 0-0 | League Division Two | |
| 04 Feb 1911 | Chesterfield Town v Chelsea | W | 1-4 | FA Cup | 2nd round |
| 11 Feb 1911 | Chelsea v Leyton Orient | W | 1-0 | League Division Two | |
| 18 Feb 1911 | Blackpool v Chelsea | W | 0-2 | League Division Two | |
| 25 Feb 1911 | Wolverhampton Wanderers v Chelsea | W | 0-2 | FA Cup | 3rd round |
| 04 Mar 1911 | Lincoln City v Chelsea | D | 0-0 | League Division Two | |
| 06 Mar 1911 | Chelsea v Glossop North End | W | 2-0 | League Division Two | |
| 13 Mar 1911 | Chelsea v Swindon Town | W | 3-1 | FA Cup | Quarter-final |
| 18 Mar 1911 | Birmingham City v Chelsea | L | 2-1 | League Division Two | |
| 20 Mar 1911 | Chelsea v Huddersfield Town | W | 2-0 | League Division Two | |
| 25 Mar 1911 | Newcastle United v Chelsea | L | 3-0 | FA Cup | Semi-final |
| 29 Mar 1911 | Chelsea v West Bromwich Albion | W | 2-1 | League Division Two | |
| 01 Apr 1911 | Hull City v Chelsea | D | 1-1 | League Division Two | |
| 08 Apr 1911 | Chelsea v Fulham | W | 2-0 | League Division Two | |
| 14 Apr 1911 | Chelsea v Leeds City | W | 4-1 | League Division Two | |
| 15 Apr 1911 | Bradford Park Avenue v Chelsea | L | 2-1 | League Division Two | |
| 18 Apr 1911 | Huddersfield Town v Chelsea | L | 3-1 | League Division Two | |
| 22 Apr 1911 | Chelsea v Burnley | W | 3-0 | League Division Two | |
| 26 Apr 1911 | Bolton Wanderers v Chelsea | L | 2-0 | League Division Two | |
| 29 Apr 1911 | Gainsborough Trinity v Chelsea | L | 3-1 | League Division Two | |
| 02 Sep 1911 | Chelsea v Stockport County | D | 0-0 | League Division Two | |
| 09 Sep 1911 | Leeds City v Chelsea | D | 0-0 | League Division Two | |
| 11 Sep 1911 | Chelsea v Derby County | W | 1-0 | League Division Two | |
| 16 Sep 1911 | Chelsea v Wolverhampton Wanderers | W | 4-0 | League Division Two | |
| 23 Sep 1911 | Leicester Fosse v Chelsea | L | 2-0 | League Division Two | |
| 30 Sep 1911 | Chelsea v Gainsborough Trinity | W | 1-0 | League Division Two | |
| 07 Oct 1911 | Grimsby Town v Chelsea | L | 2-1 | League Division Two | |
| 14 Oct 1911 | Chelsea v Nottingham Forest | W | 2-0 | League Division Two | |
| 21 Oct 1911 | Burnley v Chelsea | D | 2-2 | League Division Two | |
| 28 Oct 1911 | Leyton Orient v Chelsea | W | 1-4 | League Division Two | |
| 04 Nov 1911 | Chelsea v Bristol City | D | 2-2 | League Division Two | |
| 18 Nov 1911 | Chelsea v Huddersfield Town | W | 3-1 | League Division Two | |
| 25 Nov 1911 | Blackpool v Chelsea | L | 1-0 | League Division Two | |
| 02 Dec 1911 | Chelsea v Glossop North End | W | 1-0 | League Division Two | |
| 23 Dec 1911 | Bradford Park Avenue v Chelsea | D | 1-1 | League Division Two | |
| 25 Dec 1911 | Fulham v Chelsea | W | 0-1 | League Division Two | |
| 26 Dec 1911 | Chelsea v Fulham | W | 1-0 | League Division Two | |
| 30 Dec 1911 | Stockport County v Chelsea | W | 0-1 | League Division Two | |
| 06 Jan 1912 | Chelsea v Leeds City | W | 4-2 | League Division Two | |
| 13 Jan 1912 | Chelsea v Sheffield United | W | 1-0 | FA Cup | 1st round |
| 20 Jan 1912 | Wolverhampton Wanderers v Chelsea | L | 3-1 | League Division Two | |
| 27 Jan 1912 | Chelsea v Leicester Fosse | W | 2-1 | League Division Two | |
| 03 Feb 1912 | Bradford City v Chelsea | L | 2-0 | FA Cup | 2nd round |
| 10 Feb 1912 | Chelsea v Grimsby Town | W | 4-1 | League Division Two | |
| 17 Feb 1912 | Nottingham Forest v Chelsea | W | 2-3 | League Division Two | |
| 24 Feb 1912 | Chelsea v Burnley | L | 0-2 | League Division Two | |
| 16 Mar 1912 | Chelsea v Birmingham City | L | 0-2 | League Division Two | |
| 23 Mar 1912 | Huddersfield Town v Chelsea | W | 1-3 | League Division Two | |
| 08 Apr 1912 | Derby County v Chelsea | L | 2-0 | League Division Two | |
| 25 Apr 1912 | Barnsley v Chelsea | W | 0-2 | League Division Two | |
| 02 Sep 1912 | Aston Villa v Chelsea | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 07 Sep 1912 | Bolton Wanderers v Chelsea | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 09 Sep 1912 | Chelsea v Liverpool | L | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 14 Sep 1912 | Chelsea v Sheffield United | W | 4-2 | League Division One | |
| 21 Sep 1912 | Newcastle United v Chelsea | L | 3-2 | League Division One | |
| 28 Sep 1912 | Chelsea v Oldham Athletic | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 05 Oct 1912 | Chelsea v Sunderland | W | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 12 Oct 1912 | Woolwich Arsenal v Chelsea | W | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 19 Oct 1912 | Chelsea v Bradford City | L | 0-3 | League Division One | |
| 26 Oct 1912 | Manchester City v Chelsea | L | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 02 Nov 1912 | Chelsea v West Bromwich Albion | L | 0-2 | League Division One | |
| 09 Nov 1912 | Everton v Chelsea | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 16 Nov 1912 | Chelsea v Sheffield Wednesday | L | 0-4 | League Division One | |
| 23 Nov 1912 | Blackburn Rovers v Chelsea | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 14 Dec 1912 | Chelsea v Middlesbrough | L | 2-3 | League Division One | |
| 25 Dec 1912 | Chelsea v Manchester United | L | 1-4 | League Division One | |
| 26 Dec 1912 | Manchester United v Chelsea | L | 4-2 | League Division One | |
| 28 Dec 1912 | Chelsea v Bolton Wanderers | L | 2-3 | League Division One | |
| 21 Mar 1913 | Chelsea v Aston Villa | L | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 22 Mar 1913 | Sheffield Wednesday v Chelsea | L | 3-2 | League Division One | |
| 24 Mar 1913 | Liverpool v Chelsea | W | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 29 Mar 1913 | Chelsea v Blackburn Rovers | L | 1-6 | League Division One | |
| 05 Apr 1913 | Derby County v Chelsea | L | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 19 Apr 1913 | Middlesbrough v Chelsea | W | 0-3 | League Division One | |
| 26 Apr 1913 | Chelsea v Notts County | W | 5-2 | League Division One | |
| 06 Sep 1913 | Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur | L | 1-3 | League Division One | |
| 18 Oct 1913 | Chelsea v Liverpool | W | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 04 Apr 1914 | Bradford City v Chelsea | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 13 Apr 1914 | Chelsea v Bolton Wanderers | W | 2-1 | League Division One | |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.