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Chelsea Football Club is 105 years old today and to mark Founders' Day, the Official Chelsea Website is publishing the results of extensive research that correct statistical records for players from the first half-century of the club's existence.
One notable finding is a discrepancy in the goalscoring figures for George 'Gatling Gun' Hilsdon (pictured above), our first star striker whose Chelsea career began in the second season (1906/07) and ended in 1912.
Until now Hilsdon is believed to have scored 107 goals during his Chelsea years. His record is corrected to 108 goals from his 164 games. He remains ninth in the club's all-time scorer list.
In total the records of 50 players are officially amended. That 50 includes George Mills, another of the top 10 scorers, whose changes were announced in January 2009.
Also changing are the numbers of games played by four pre-war players who have made more than 300 appearances for Chelsea.
Jack Harrow, first choice left-back for over a decade, played 334 games rather than the previously recorded 333. Tommy Law, who took over from Harrow at left-back, has his total reduced by one to 318.
Bob McNeil, part of the side that appeared in Chelsea's first FA Cup Final, also loses a game and is down to 306 games while Harold Miller, an inside-forward or wing-half up to the Second World War, gains two to 365 games.
Nils Middelboe (pictured below), a Dane who was Chelsea's first overseas player, is now credited with one goal. He had not broken his duck in previous records.
Nils Middleboe
The research was initiated by Derek Webster, a Chelsea supporter with a keen interest in the club's statistics, and was verified by club statistician Paul Dutton and club historian Rick Glanvill.
The previously accepted records were cross-referenced with matchday programmes and yearbooks as well as newspaper reports and other sources, including the Football League's records, to iron out discrepancies.
There is also a change to the spelling of William Morison (previously Morrison), who played for Chelsea between 1924 and 1927. This follows research by Glanvill following correspondence with Morison's relatives via the Ask Statman feature on the website.
