Taken from The Chelsea Chronicle Thursday 25th April 1912. Chelsea v Fulham Benefit Match

Todays match is being played for the well deserved benefit of our trainer Harry Ransom.

He has been been us since the commencement of our career; first as assistant trainer to the late James Miller (the famous Scottish International and old Sunderland player), and since poor Jimmy's lamented death-which occurred more than 5 years ago-as chief trainer.

Ransom is an old "ped" a successful one too. Although of course scarcely so famous a one as his brother Charles, who was about the fastest man up to 75 yards who ever put on a shoe.

Harry has proved a very able trainer, and a most painstaking one, and more important still, is on the best of terms with the men under his care.

We hope therefore, he will have as good a benefit as he deserves. No better match for so excellent an object could be wished for than with our friendly rivals and neighbours of Craven Cottage.

In August 1914 many British ex-footballers had training jobs based in the heart of the conflict, in Germany, Austria and Belgium. A former coach at the Bridge, Harry Ransom, was in Budapest, ‘but managed to reach London safely after being twice stopped on suspicion of being a foreign spy.’

Taken from The Chelsea Chronicle Thursday 25th April 1912. Chelsea v Fulham Benefit Match

Todays match is being played for the well deserved benefit of our trainer Harry Ransom.

He has been been us since the commencement of our career; first as assistant trainer to the late James Miller (the famous Scottish International and old Sunderland player), and since poor Jimmy's lamented death-which occurred more than 5 years ago-as chief trainer.

Ransom is an old "ped" a successful one too. Although of course scarcely so famous a one as his brother Charles, who was about the fastest man up to 75 yards who ever put on a shoe.

Harry has proved a very able trainer, and a most painstaking one, and more important still, is on the best of terms with the men under his care.

We hope therefore, he will have as good a benefit as he deserves. No better match for so excellent an object could be wished for than with our friendly rivals and neighbours of Craven Cottage.

In August 1914 many British ex-footballers had training jobs based in the heart of the conflict, in Germany, Austria and Belgium. A former coach at the Bridge, Harry Ransom, was in Budapest, ‘but managed to reach London safely after being twice stopped on suspicion of being a foreign spy.’