able . ▁He ▁played ▁in ▁ 2 2 1 ▁games ▁for ▁Ch else a , ▁scoring ▁ 6 6 ▁goals . ▁ ▁After ▁serving ▁in ▁the ▁Metropolitan ▁Police ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁he ▁res umed ▁his ▁playing ▁career ▁with ▁Ch else a ▁( making ▁him ▁one ▁of ▁only ▁two ▁players ▁to ▁play ▁for ▁Ch else a ▁both ▁before ▁and ▁after ▁the ▁War ). ▁He ▁had ▁the ▁distinction ▁of ▁being ▁Ch else a ' s ▁oldest ▁ever ▁player , ▁playing ▁his ▁final ▁first - class ▁match ▁for ▁the ▁club ▁against ▁Bol ton ▁W ander ers ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 3 9 ▁years , ▁ 5 7 ▁days . ▁Following ▁that , ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁Ch else a ▁co aching ▁staff , ▁on ▁which ▁he ▁remained ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁two ▁dec ades , ▁and ▁was ▁an ▁important ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁new ▁youth ▁set - up ▁at ▁the ▁club , ▁helping ▁to ▁un ear th ▁such ▁tal ents ▁as ▁Jimmy ▁Gre aves , ▁Terry ▁Ven ables ▁and ▁Bobby ▁Tamb ling . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁twice ▁c apped ▁for ▁England , ▁against ▁Austria ▁and ▁Belg ium , ▁both ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 . ▁The ▁presence ▁of ▁Stanley ▁Matt he ws ▁in ▁the ▁side , ▁along ▁with ▁other ▁tal ented ▁w ingers , ▁was ▁a ▁key ▁factor ▁in ▁Sp ence ▁not ▁winning ▁more ▁England ▁caps . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁great ▁uncle ▁of ▁the ▁Earl ▁of ▁Derby shire , ▁his ▁hon ou rable ▁Tom ▁Sim pson .