1948–49 Colchester United F.C. season

August 2015 August 2015 Colchester United 1948–49 Bill AllenWhitehead Jeff Drury Kevin The Who's Who of Colchester United: The Layer Road Years 2008 Breedon Books Derby 978-1-85983-629-3 278 Jimmy Allen(from July 1948) Layer Road Southern League 4th FA Cup 1st round(eliminated byReading) Southern League Cup Runners-up Arthur Turner (28) Arthur Turner (31) 19,072v Reading, 27 November 1948http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?frmListFilter=True&pg=match&pd=1022&fsea=8&fdfaShowAll=&fcomp1ShowAll=&frt=all&fhan=all&it=298 Colchester Utd A–A Reading Coludata.co.uk 5 August 2015 4,131v Bedford Town, 21 October 1948http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?frmListFilter=True&pg=match&pd=1022&fsea=8&fdfaShowAll=&fcomp1ShowAll=&frt=all&fhan=all&it=259 Colchester Utd 6–0 Bedford Town Coludata.co.uk 5 August 2015 8,476http://coludaybyday.co.uk/Statistics/Club%20Stats/LeagueAveragesAttendance.html Average Attendance Figures Per Season Coludaybyday.co.uk 5 August 2015 6–0v Bedford Town, 21 October 1948 0–5v Merthyr Tydfil, 22 April 1949;1–6v Gloucester City, 30 April 1949 Home _white_stripes _whitestripes _white_stripes _3whitehoops 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF FFFFFF 0000FF Football kit (white jersey with blue, vertical stripes; white shorts;; and blue socks with white, horizontal hoops). 1947–48 1949–50 The 1948–49 season was Colchester United's seventh season in their history and their seventh in the Southern League. Alongside competing in the Southern League, the club also participated in the FA Cup and Southern League Cup. The club finished as runners–up in the Southern League Cup to Yeovil Town just ten days after losing the delayed 1947–48 season final to Merthyr Tydfil. The club exited the FA Cup in the first round to Reading, although the first encounter between the clubs was abandoned due to heavy fog. The match gathered a record Layer Road and Colchester United crowd of 19,072, before being abandoned with the scores at 1–1. Season overview Former Aston Villa and Portsmouth defender Jimmy Allen was tasked with taking Colchester United into the Football League when he stepped into the void left following Ted Fenton's departure for West Ham United during the simmer. The ex-England international oversaw his side reach the final of the Southern League Cup for the second successive season. With the 1947–48 final held over from the previous season, Colchester first lost that final against Merthyr Tydfil 5–0, before losing the 1948–49 season final 3–0 to Yeovil Town ten days later. During these ten days, the club also played four league fixtures. On the back of a successful FA Cup run across the 1947–48 season, much was expected of Colchester for their 1948–49 campaign. They drew Reading at home for their first–round fixture, but the game which drew a record Layer Road and Colchester United crowd of 19,072 was abandoned with the scores tied at 1–1 due to heavy fog. The rearranged match saw the U's crash out with a 4–2 defeat. In the Southern League, Colchester once again finished in fourth position while Chelmsford City and Gillingham battled for the title, with the Kent side winning their second title in three years.http://www.cu-fc.com/news/article/club-history-the-1930s-and-1940s-230178.aspx The 1930s and 1940s Hudson Matt 11 August 2013 Colchester United FC 30 May 2011 Players match played 7 May 1949.http://coludata.co.uk/content.php?pg=appearances&pd=1010#frmft=True&pg=appearances&pd=1010&fsea=8&fplist=all&flgcup=all&fcompstShowAll=&fdfaShowAll= Appearances Coludata.co.uk 29 January 2016 Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee GoalkeepersKen WhiteheadGKENG00ENG Clacton TownMay 1948Free transferGeorge WrightGKENGPlymouth1948 6 1 1919 10 10 y00ENG Plymouth ArgyleMay 1949£1,000Harry WrightGKENGTottenham1948 6 1 1909 6 3 y640ENG Chelmsford City11 July 1946Free transfer DefendersBill BowerFBWALWrexham1948 6 1 1911 11 17 y731ENG Millwall28 November 1945Free transferGeorge FrenchFBENGColchester1948 6 1 1926 11 10 y00ENG West Ham UnitedFebruary 1949Free transferDigger KettleFBENGColchester1948 6 1 1922 6 3 y601ENG Arclight SportsSeptember 1946Free transfer MidfieldersHarry BearrymanWHENGWandsworth1948 6 1 1924 9 26 y465ENG Chelsea4 July 1947Free transferAlf MillerWHENGPortsmouth1948 6 1 1917 3 25 y00ENG Plymouth ArgyleAugust 1948Free transferWally NunnWHENGDeptford1948 6 1 1920 1 16 y00ENG Swindon TownJune 1948Free transferFrank StamperWH/IRENGHartlepool1948 6 1 1926 2 22 y80Colchester Garrison Army Fire Fighting Centre3 March 1947Free transfer ForwardsBob AllenWGENGBromley-by-Bow1948 6 1 1916 10 11 y440ENG Gainsborough Trinity13 June 1946Free transferAndy BrownIFSCOCoatbridge1948 6 1 1915 2 20 y423ENG Torquay United17 June 1947Free transferLen CaterCFENGColchester7626Free agent6 June 1946Free transferBob CurryIFENGGateshead1948 6 1 1918 11 2 y8349ENG Northampton Town13 June 1947Free transferFred CuttingIFENGNorth Walsham1948 6 1 1921 12 4 y3115ENG Norwich City6 December 1947DG Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the clubFree transferStan FoxallWGENGCrowle1948 6 1 1914 9 8 y00ENG West Ham UnitedJune 1948Free transferNorman GeorgeWGENG004 September 1948Free transferDennis HillmanWGENGSouthend-on-Sea1948 6 1 1918 11 27 y7213ENG Brighton & Hove Albion21 September 1946Free transferVic KeebleCFENGColchester1948 6 1 1930 6 25 y159ENG King George Youth Club23 May 1947£10Denis MaffeyCFENGSunderland1948 6 1 1922 2 22 y00ENG Ipswich TownMay 1948Free transferBob NevilleOL72ENG RowhedgeOctober 1946Free transferRay TownrowIRENGWest Ham115ENG Wolverhampton Wanderers2 January 1948Free transferArthur TurnerCFENGPoplar1948 6 1 1921 1 22 y7551ENG Charlton AthleticSeptember 1946Free transfer Transfers In Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.May 1948GKENGKen WhiteheadENG Clacton TownFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=155 Ken Whitehead Coludata.co.uk 29 January 2016 May 1948CFENGDenis MaffeyENG Ipswich TownFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=156 Dennis Maffey Coludata.co.uk 29 January 2016 June 1948WHENGWally NunnENG Swindon TownFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=161 Wally Nunn Coludata.co.uk 29 January 2016 June 1948WGENGStan FoxallENG West Ham UnitedFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=152 Stan Foxall Coludata.co.uk 29 January 2016 August 1948WHENGAlf MillerENG Plymouth ArgyleFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=154 Alf Miller Coludata.co.uk 29 January 2016 21 August 1948WGENGHarry CranfieldENG Bristol RoversFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=151 Harry Cranfield Coludata.co.uk 29 January 2016 DG Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club4 September 1948WGENGNorman GeorgeUnknownFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=157 Norman George Coludata.co.uk 29 January 2016 February 1949FBENGGeorge FrenchENG West Ham UnitedFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=190 George French Coludata.co.uk 10 February 2016 23 April 1949GKWALGraham DaviesENG WatfordTrialhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=158 Graham Davies Coludata.co.uk 29 January 2016 DGMay 1949GKENGGeorge WrightENG Plymouth Argyle£1,000http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=160 George Wright Coludata.co.uk 29 January 2016 5 May 1949CHENGPeter HildyardENG Leyton OrientTrialhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=159 Peter Hildyard Coludata.co.uk 29 January 2016 DG Total spending: ~ £1,000 Out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.End of seasonFBENGAlbert WalkerFree agentRetiredhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=127 Albert Walker Coludata.co.uk 4 August 2015 Summer 1948CBENGAlbert PageENG Chingford TownFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=136 Albert Page Coludata.co.uk 4 August 2015 Summer 1948IFENGIan GillespieENG LeistonPlayer-managerhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=139 Ian Gillespie Coludata.co.uk 29 January 2016 1 May 1948GKENGErnest SetchellFree agentReleasedhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=150 Ernest Setchell Coludata.co.uk 29 January 2016 FG Date of departure refers to the date of the player's final game for the clubJuly 1948WHENGTed FentonENG West Ham UnitedAssistant managerhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=117 Ted Fenton Coludata.co.uk 29 January 2016 November 1948FBWALAubrey DarmodyENG Great Yarmouth TownFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=149 Aubrey Darmody Coludata.co.uk 11 February 2017 November 1948WHENGArthur BiggsENG Vauxhall MotorsFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=138 Alf Biggs Coludata.co.uk 4 August 2015 January 1949GKENGJohn Le MareENG West Ham UnitedFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=147 John Lamare Coludata.co.uk 29 January 2016 2 April 1949WGENGHarry CranfieldENG King's LynnFree transferFG2 May 1949GKWALGraham DaviesENG WatfordEnd of trialFG5 May 1949CHENGPeter HildyardENG Leyton OrientEnd of trialFG Match details Southern League 1948–49 Southern Football League League table y COL Matches 1948 08 21 y 1 Cheltenham Town 1–1 Report Colchester United Unknown goalscorer Cutting Whaddon Road Cheltenham 3,400 D 1948 08 28 y 2 Colchester United 2–2 Report Bedford Town Curry 32Foxall 75 Ball 45Parsons 46 Layer Road Colchester 8,945 D 1948 09 01 y 3 Chelmsford City 2–1 Report Colchester United O'Neill 47Murphy 82 Turner 19 pen. New Writtle Street Chelmsford 12,550 L 1948 09 04 y 4 Barry Town 3–1 Report Colchester United Cain Johnston Tobin Turner Jenner Park Stadium Barry L 1948 09 11 y 5 Colchester United 4–0 Report Kidderminster Harriers Turner Allen Foxall Layer Road Colchester 8,271 W 1948 09 18 y 6 Bath City 1–3 Report Colchester United Browne 80 Turner 60Curry Twerton Park Bath W 1948 09 23 y 7 Lovell's Athletic 1–1 Report Colchester United Unknown goalscorer Curry Rexville Newport D 1948 09 25 y 8 Colchester United 3–2 Report Chelmsford City Keeble 8 12Cutting 42 Foreman 76Plunkett 77 Layer Road Colchester 14,048 W 1948 10 16 y 9 Chingford Town 1–5 Report Colchester United Wade Foxall 41Turner Curry Cutting Newgate Street Chingford W 1948 11 06 y 10 Torquay United Reserves 1–3 Report Colchester United Griffiths 35 Cutting 10Turner 15 40 Plainmoor Torquay W 1948 11 13 y 11 Colchester United 3–2 Report Torquay United Reserves Foxall 2Cutting 44Turner 79 pen. Reynolds 33Lancaster 47 Layer Road Colchester 8,775 W 1948 11 20 y 12 Yeovil Town 0–1 Report Colchester United Cutting 80 Huish Athletic Ground Yeovil W 1948 12 18 y 13 Hereford United 2–3 Report Colchester United Hogben 48Sinclair 58 Evans 20 o.g.Curry 59 74 Edgar Street Hereford W 1948 12 25 y 14 Colchester United 1–1 Report Gloucester City Turner Bazeley 60 Layer Road Colchester 7,706 D 1948 12 27 y 15 Colchester United 5–1 Report Hastings United Cater 32Turner 40Hillman 45Cutting 46 48 Moore 31 Layer Road Colchester 7,736 W 1949 01 01 y 16 Gillingham 1–1 Report Colchester United Unknown goalscorer Turner (pen.) Priestfield Stadium Gillingham D 1949 01 08 y 17 Hastings United 2–0 Report Colchester United Unknown goalscorer The Pilot Field Hastings L 1949 01 15 y 18 Dartford 5–1 Report Colchester United Unknown goalscorer Cutting Watling Street Dartford L 1949 01 22 y 19 Colchester United 2–2 Report Cheltenham Town Curry Foxall Unknown goalscorer Layer Road Colchester 7,722 D 1949 01 29 y 20 Bedford Town 0–2 Report Colchester United Turner (pen.) The Eyrie Bedford 2,400 W 1949 02 05 y 21 Colchester United 3–0 Report Barry Town Turner Curry Hillman Layer Road Colchester 7,522 W 1949 02 12 y 22 Kidderminster Harriers 1–3 Report Colchester United Jones Own goal Turner Cater Aggborough Kidderminster 3,243 W 1949 02 19 y 23 Colchester United 4–0 Report Bath City Curry Hillman Foxall Layer Road Colchester 8,264 W 1949 02 26 y 24 Colchester United 5–2 Report Merthyr Tydfil Turner (pen.)Curry Unknown goalscorer Layer Road Colchester 9,328 W 1949 03 05 y 25 Colchester United 4–0 Report Chingford Town Turner Hillman Cutting Layer Road Colchester 7,990 W 1949 03 10 y 26 Colchester United 4–0 Report Tonbridge Turner (pen.)Cater Layer Road Colchester 4,525 W 1949 03 12 y 27 Colchester United 4–2 Report Exeter City Reserves Curry Keeble Unknown goalscorer Unknown goalscorer Layer Road Colchester 8,066 W 1949 03 16 y 28 Exeter City Reserves 1–1 Report Colchester United Unknown goalscorer Hillman St James Park Exeter 2,314 D 1949 03 19 y 29 Gravesend & Northfleet 0–2 Report Colchester United Curry Cutting Stonebridge Road Northfleet W 1949 03 24 y 30 Colchester United 1–2 Report Dartford Turner Unknown goalscorer Layer Road Colchester 7,156 L 1949 03 26 y 31 Colchester United 1–1 Report Yeovil Town Foxall Unknown goalscorer Layer Road Colchester 10,247 D 1949 04 02 y 32 Colchester United 4–2 Report Lovell's Athletic Own goal Turner Curry Cutting Unknown goalscorer Layer Road Colchester W 1949 04 11 y 33 Colchester United 0–0 Report Gravesend & Northfleet Layer Road Colchester D 1949 04 15 y 34 Colchester United 0–1 Report Guildford City Unknown goalscorer Layer Road Colchester 10,799 L 1949 04 16 y 35 Tonbridge 3–3 Report Colchester United Anderson Hobbis Robson Turner Curry George Angel Ground Tonbridge D 1949 04 18 y 15:15 36 Guildford City 1–0 Report Colchester United Unknown goalscorer St Joseph's Road Guildford L 1949 04 21 y 37 Worcester City 4–2 Report Colchester United Mogford Summer Curry Cater St George's Lane Worcester L 1949 04 23 y 38 Merthyr Tydfil 2–0 Report Colchester United Beech Powell Penydarren Park Merthyr Tydfil 6,500 L 1949 04 28 y 39 Colchester United 3–0 Report Worcester City Maffey 30Keeble 75 89 Layer Road Colchester 5,445 W 1949 04 30 y 40 Gloucester City 6–1 Report Colchester United Unknown goalscorer Allen (pen.) Longlevens Gloucester L 1949 05 05 y 41 Colchester United 4–0 Report Hereford United Curry Hillman Cater Keeble Layer Road Colchester W 1949 05 07 y 42 Colchester United 2–3 Report Gillingham Allen Keeble Unknown goalscorer Layer Road Colchester 9,340 L Southern League Cup 1947–48 season fixture 1949 04 22 y Final Merthyr Tydfil 5–0 Report Colchester United Powell 6Jarman 19 30Davies 70Beech 80 Penydarren Park Merthyr Tydfil 8,521 L Match held over from 1947–48 season due to fixture congestion. 1948–49 season fixtures 1948 08 26 y Preliminary round Colchester United 3–1 Report Exeter City Reserves Turner Hillman Cutting Unknown goalscorer Layer Road Colchester 8,606 W 1948 10 21 y 1st round Colchester United 6–0 Report Bedford Town Foxall 30 70Turner 49 76Curry 57Cater 63 Layer Road Colchester 4,131 W 1948 12 11 y 2nd round Chelmsford City 2–3 Report Colchester United Soo 34 pen.Dicker 85 Curry 8Cutting 86 New Writtle Street Chelmsford 11,102 W 1949 04 06 y Semi-final Gillingham 2–4 Report Colchester United Unknown goalscorer Hillman Foxall Unknown goalscorer Priestfield Stadium Gillingham 11,042 W 1949 05 02 y Final Yeovil Town 3–0 Report Colchester United Bryant Coffey Huish Athletic Ground Yeovil 8,000 L FA Cup 1948–49 FA Cup 1948 11 27 y 14:00 1st round Colchester United A–A Report Reading Curry 14 McPhee 30 Layer Road Colchester 19,072 V Match abandoned after 35 minutes of play due to fog with the score at 1–1. 1948 12 04 y 1st round Colchester United 2–4 Report Reading Cater 65 69 Edelston 17 55McPhee 20Dix 27 Layer Road Colchester 13,371 L Squad statistics Appearances and goals http://coludata.co.uk/content.php?pg=goals&pd=1014#frmft=True&pg=goals&pd=1014&fsea=8&fplist=all&flgcup=all&fcompstShowAll=&fdfaShowAll= Goals Coludata.co.uk 29 January 2016 Southern League Southern LeagueCup FA Cup Ken Whitehead ENG GK 34 0 3 0 1 0 George Wright ENG GK 2 0 0 0 0 0 Harry Wright ENG GK 3 0 2 0 0 0 Digger Kettle ENG DF 39 0 6 0 1 0 Harry Bearryman ENG MF 41 0 6 0 1 0 Alf Miller ENG MF 2 0 0 0 0 0 Wally Nunn ENG MF 10 0 2 0 0 0 Frank Stamper ENG MF 37 0 5 0 1 0 Bob Allen ENG FW 23 3 4 0 1 0 Andy Brown SCO FW 29 0 4 0 1 0 Len Cater ENG FW 31 5 4 1 1 2 Bob Curry ENG FW 40 17 6 2 1 0 Fred Cutting ENG FW 35 13 6 3 1 0 Stan Foxall ENG FW 30 7 4 4 1 0 Norman George ENG FW 5 1 0 0 0 0 Dennis Hillman ENG FW 20 6 3 2 0 0 Vic Keeble ENG FW 12 8 3 0 0 0 Denis Maffey ENG FW 28 1 3 0 0 0 Ray Townrow ENG FW 1 0 0 0 0 0 Arthur Turner ENG FW 31 29 4 3 1 0 |- !colspan="14"|Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season Graham Davies WAL GK 2 0 1 0 0 0 Peter Hildyard ENG DF 1 0 0 0 0 0 Harry Cranfield ENG FW 6 0 0 0 0 0 |} Goalscorers Place Nationality Position Name Southern League Southern League Cup FA Cup Total1ENGCFArthur Turner2930322ENGIFBob Curry1720193ENGIFFred Cutting1330164ENGWGStan Foxall740115ENGCFLen Cater5128ENGWGDennis Hillman6208ENGCFVic Keeble80088ENGWGBob Allen30039ENGWGNorman George1001ENGCFDenis Maffey1001Unknown goalscorer3104Own goals1001TOTALS94162112 Clean sheets Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.http://coludata.co.uk/content.php?pg=cleansheets&pd=1035#frmft=True&pg=cleansheets&pd=1035&fsea=8&fplist=all&flgcup=all&fcompstShowAll=&fdfa=1 Clean sheets (1st team) Coludata.co.uk 22 June 2017 Place Nationality Player Southern League Southern League Cup FA Cup Total1ENGKen Whitehead910102WALGraham Davies1001ENGGeorge Wright1001TOTALS111012 Player debuts Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.http://coludaybyday.co.uk/Statistics/Player%20Stats/PlayersDebuts/Alldebut.html Alltime- List of Debuts Coludaybyday.co.uk 20 July 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150626101319/http://coludaybyday.co.uk/Statistics/Player%20Stats/PlayersDebuts/Alldebut.html 26 June 2015 Position Nationality Player Date Opponent Ground NotesWHENGWally Nunn21 August 1948Cheltenham TownWhaddon RoadWGENGHarry Cranfield21 August 1948Cheltenham TownWhaddon RoadWGENGStan Foxall21 August 1948Cheltenham TownWhaddon RoadWHENGAlf Miller1 September 1948Chelmsford CityNew Writtle StreetGKENGKen Whitehead4 September 1948Barry TownJenner Park StadiumCFENGDenis Maffey11 December 1948Chelmsford CityNew Writtle StreetWGENGNorman George15 April 1949Guildford CityLayer RoadGKWALGraham Davies28 April 1949Worcester CityLayer RoadGKENGGeorge Wright5 May 1949Hereford UnitedLayer RoadCHENGPeter Hildyard5 May 1949Hereford UnitedLayer Road See also List of Colchester United F.C. seasons References General Whitehead Jeff Drury Kevin The Who's Who of Colchester United: The Layer Road Years 2008 Breedon Books Derby 978-1-85983-629-3 Specific 2 1948-49 Category:English football clubs 1948–49 season