1947–48 Colchester United F.C. season

August 2015 August 2015 Colchester United 1947–48 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 Ted Fenton(until June 1948) Layer Road Southern League 4th FA Cup 5th round(eliminated byBlackpool) Southern League Cup Runners-up Arthur Turner (25) Bob Curry (30) 17,048v Bradford Park Avenue, 24 January 1948http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?frmListFilter=True&pg=match&pd=1022&fsea=7&fdfaShowAll=&fcomp1ShowAll=&frt=all&fhan=all&it=224 Colchester Utd 3–2 Bradford Park Avenue Coludata.co.uk 2 August 2015 4,665v Bedford Town, 20 December 1947http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?frmListFilter=True&pg=match&pd=1022&fsea=7&fdfaShowAll=&fcomp1ShowAll=&frt=all&fhan=all&it=217 Colchester Utd 3–0 Bedford Town Coludata.co.uk 2 August 2015 9,231http://coludaybyday.co.uk/Statistics/Club%20Stats/LeagueAveragesAttendance.html Average Attendance Figures Per Season Coludaybyday.co.uk 2 August 2015 8–0v Gloucester City, 6 September 1947 0–5v Blackpool, 7 February 1948 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). 1946–47 1948–49 The 1947–48 season was Colchester United's sixth season in their history and their sixth in the Southern League. Alongside competing in the Southern League, the club also participated in the FA Cup and Southern League Cup. The season was most notable for Colchester's run in the FA Cup, where they defeated three Football League clubs as they progressed to the fifth round, before being beaten 5–0 by First Division side Blackpool. They finished in 4th position in the Southern League, and while they ended as runners-up in the Southern League Cup, the final wasn't held until April 1949 due to fixture congestion. Season overview Manager Ted Fenton's first-team squad had featured 28 part-time professionals during the 1946–47 season, but this number was reduced to 17 for the 1947–48 campaign, while signings such as Bob Allen and Harry Bearryman, and the emergence of Vic Keeble bolstered the ranks. The 1947–48 season was most memorable for Colchester's magnificent run in the FA Cup. The competition began with a 3–2 win over league rivals Chelmsford City in the fourth qualifying round in front of a Layer Road crowd of 10,396. It was the second year in succession that the U's would reach the first round proper of the cup, having been defeated 5–0 by Reading at the same stage twelve months earlier. The result on this occasion would go in Colchester's favour, with 8,574 fans watching their 2–1 win against Banbury Spencer. Third Division North side Wrexham visited Layer Road for the second round match, with the visitors falling to a 1–0 defeat courtesy of a Bob Curry goal in front of a 10,642 crowd. With the U's into the third round, it would be the club that inspired Colchester's own strip, Huddersfield Town of the First Division, that would taste defeat at the hands of the non–Leaguers. With the national press making Colchester's Cup progress headline news, Fenton welcomed the extra publicity. He watched Huddersfield play a number of times prior to the tie, declaring to the media that he had come up with a plan to beat them. The plan became known as "the F–plan". Both teams changed colours for the game, with visiting Huddersfield in red, and Colchester in blue. The First Division side struggled to adapt to the cramped surroundings of Layer Road, and when Bob Allen's free kick was parried away by the goalkeeper, U's captain Bob Curry scored from the rebound. This was the first time that a non–League side had beaten a First Division club, with a record crowd of 16,005 witnessing that game. With the increased interest in Colchester's cup heroics, the crowd from the previous game could have trebled had Layer Road been able to accommodate the fans. The club welcomed Second Division Bradford Park Avenue to the ground on 24 January 1948, with a crowd of 17,048 in attendance. With their opponents wary of Colchester's reputation, Bradford would take the lead, only for Curry to net a brace before being pegged back to 2–2. Fred Cutting went on to score the winner to send the club into the fifth round. Stanley Matthews' First Division Blackpool were drawn as hosts to Fenton's side. With the effects of the war still evident, fuel rationing meant that the 52 scheduled coaches for the journey to Bloomfield Road were cancelled just 36 hours ahead of the game, meaning that only 12 coaches could travel, and the remainder of the away fans would have to travel by train to the North West. This meant that they would arrive in Blackpool in the early hours the morning of the match, but this did not deter the supporters, with the West Lancashire Post reporting: The peace of Blackpool was shattered at dawn today by thousands of Colchester fans, waving rattles, ringing bells, blowing trumpets and shouting "Up the U's". Not since pre-war Illumination weekends has there been such an invasion as stormed our streets from 4 o'clock this morning. Despite the good natured support, the home team defeated the U's by 5–0 in front of a sell-out 29,500 Bloomfield Road crowd. However, the FA Cup success had an effect on Colchester's league form, with the club eventually finishing fourth, nine points adrift of champions Merthyr Tydfil. They also reached the final of the Southern League Cup, but ran out of time to play the final during the season owing to fixture congestion. Following all of the attention garnered from the Cup run, Fenton was much sought after, and was offered the role of assistant manager at his old club West Ham United during the summer of 1948, a role which he could not refuse.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 1 May 1948.http://coludata.co.uk/content.php?pg=appearances&pd=1010#frmListFilter=True&pg=appearances&pd=1010&fsea=7&fplist=all&flgcup=all&fcompstShowAll=&fdfaShowAll= Appearances Coludata.co.uk 3 August 2015 Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee GoalkeepersJohn Le MareGKENGIpswich1947 6 1 1926 4 15 y00ENG Woodbridge TownNovember 1947Free transferErnest SetchellGKENGHammersmith1947 6 1 1928 3 9 y00ENG Dartford5 June 1947Free transferHarry WrightGKENGTottenham1947 6 1 1909 6 3 y230ENG Chelmsford City11 July 1946Free transfer DefendersBill BowerFBWALWrexham1947 6 1 1911 11 17 y691ENG Millwall28 November 1945Free transferAubrey DarmodyFBWALSwansea1947 6 1 1921 3 17 y00ENG Norwich City28 July 1947Free transferDigger KettleFBENGColchester1947 6 1 1922 6 3 y161ENG Arclight SportsSeptember 1946Free transferAlbert PageCBENGWalthamstow1947 6 1 1916 3 18 y120ENG Tottenham Hotspur26 March 1947Free transferAlbert WalkerFBENGLittle Lever1947 6 1 1910 2 4 y360ENG Doncaster Rovers30 May 1946Free transfer MidfieldersHarry BearrymanWHENGWandsworth1947 6 1 1924 9 26 y00ENG Chelsea4 July 1947Free transferArthur BiggsWHENGWootton1947 6 1 1915 5 26 y42ENG Bedford Town7 May 1947Free transferTed FentonWHENGForest Gate1947 6 1 1914 11 7 y362ENG West Ham United15 April 1946Free transferFrank StamperWH/IRENGHartlepool1947 6 1 1926 2 22 y20Colchester Garrison Army Fire Fighting Centre3 March 1947Free transfer ForwardsBob AllenWGENGBromley-by-Bow1947 6 1 1916 10 11 y00ENG Gainsborough Trinity13 June 1946Free transferAndy BrownIFSCOCoatbridge1947 6 1 1915 2 20 y00ENG Torquay United17 June 1947Free transferLen CaterCFENGColchester3913Free agent6 June 1946Free transferBob CurryIFENGGateshead1947 6 1 1918 11 2 y3919ENG Northampton Town13 June 1947Free transferFred CuttingIFENGNorth Walsham1947 6 1 1921 12 4 y00ENG Norwich City6 December 1947DG Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the clubFree transferIan GillespieIFENGPlymouth1947 6 1 1913 5 6 y51ENG Ipswich Town15 May 1947Free transferDennis HillmanWGENGSouthend-on-Sea1947 6 1 1918 11 27 y347ENG Brighton & Hove Albion21 September 1946Free transferVic KeebleCFENGColchester1947 6 1 1930 6 25 y00ENG King George Youth Club23 May 1947£10Bob NevilleOL72ENG RowhedgeOctober 1946Free transferRay TownrowIRENGWest Ham00ENG Wolverhampton Wanderers2 January 1948Free transferArthur TurnerCFENGPoplar1947 6 1 1921 1 22 y3224ENG Charlton AthleticSeptember 1946Free transfer Transfers In Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.23 May 1947CFENGVic KeebleENG King George Youth Club£10http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=143 Vic Keeble Coludata.co.uk 4 August 2015 5 June 1947GKENGErnest SetchellENG DartfordFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=150 Ernest Setchell Coludata.co.uk 4 August 2015 13 June 1947WGENGBob AllenENG Northampton TownFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=140 Bob Allen Coludata.co.uk 4 August 2015 17 June 1947IFSCOAndy BrownENG Torquay UnitedFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=142 Andy Brown Coludata.co.uk 4 August 2015 26 June 1947CBENGFrank RistENG Charlton AthleticFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=144 Frank Rist Coludata.co.uk 4 August 2015 4 July 1947WHENGHarry BearrymanENG ChelseaFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=141 Harry Bearryman Coludata.co.uk 4 August 2015 28 July 1947FBWALAubrey DarmodyENG Norwich CityFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=149 Aubrey Darmody Coludata.co.uk 4 August 2015 13 September 1947WGENGTaffy WilliamsENG Northampton TownFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=145 Taffy Williams Coludata.co.uk 4 August 2015 November 1947GKENGJohn Le MareENG Woodbridge TownFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=147 John Lamare Coludata.co.uk 4 August 2015 6 December 1947IFENGFred CuttingENG Norwich CityFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=146 Fred Cutting Coludata.co.uk 4 August 2015 DG Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club2 January 1948IRENGRay TownrowENG Wolverhampton WanderersFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=148 Ray Townrow Coludata.co.uk 4 August 2015 Total spending: ~ £10 Out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.End of seasonLWENGBob HutchingsFree agentReleasedhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=95 Bob Hutchings Coludata.co.uk 21 July 2015 End of seasonIFENGTrevor SmithENG WatfordFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=768 Trevor Smith Coludata.co.uk 27 April 2017 July 1947GKENGPeter ChiswickENG West Ham UnitedFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=130 Peter Chiswick Coludata.co.uk 11 February 2017 June 1947OLSCOAlan RossENG Brantham AthleticPlayer-coachhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=119 Alan Ross Coludata.co.uk 27 April 2017 September 1947CBBob HardingFree agentReleasedhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=126 Bob Harding Coludata.co.uk 16 March 2017 9 October 1947CFENGDennis CantENG Clacton TownFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=124 Dennis Cant Coludata.co.uk 4 August 2015 December 1947GKJohn JellyENG Colchester CasualsFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=125 John Jelly Coludata.co.uk 4 August 2015 1 December 1947CFBob HodgsonENG Brightlingsea UnitedManagerhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=98 Bob Hodgson Coludata.co.uk 4 August 2015 27 December 1947RHENGJohn LeahFree agentRetiredhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=129 John Leah Coludata.co.uk 4 August 2015 FG Date of departure refers to the date of the player's final game for the club17 March 1948WGENGTaffy WilliamsENG Chingford TownFree transferFG21 April 1948CBENGFrank RistENG Tonbridge AngelsFree transferFG Match details Friendlies 1947 08 23 y Friendly Colchester United 3–2 Report NED PEC Zwolle Turner (pen.)Allen Curry Doorneweert Maaiste Layer Road Colchester 4,200 W 1947 09 20 y 15:15 Friendly Colchester United 1–1 Report Chelsea Reserves Unknown goalscorer Unknown goalscorer Layer Road Colchester D 1947 10 25 y Friendly Colchester United 6–0 Report Charlton AthleticReserves Turner Curry Hillman Cater Layer Road Colchester 4,004 W 1948 04 30 y 18:00 Friendly Arsenal 3–0 Report Colchester United Rooke 35 86Roper 66 Arsenal Stadium Highbury 35,000 L Southern League 1947–48 Southern Football League League table y COL Matches 1947 08 30 y 1 Bedford Town 1–5 Report Colchester United Reid Keeble 52 55Cater 62 The Eyrie Bedford attendance W 1947 09 06 y 2 Colchester United 8–0 Report Gloucester City Hillman 3 68Turner 67Biggs Curry Cater Layer Road Colchester 11,419 W 1947 09 13 y 3 Hereford United 0–0 Report Colchester United Edgar Street Hereford D 1947 09 27 y 4 Yeovil Town 2–0 Report Colchester United Swinfen 10 30 Huish Athletic Ground Yeovil L 1947 10 11 y 15:00 5 Colchester United 4–2 Report Bath City Turner 23 24Owens (o.g.)Hillman Merritt Layer Road Colchester W 1947 10 18 y 6 Colchester United 1–3 Report Worcester City Turner Godfrey Jackman Medd Layer Road Colchester 6,798 L 1947 11 01 y 14:45 7 Colchester United 5–0 Report Torquay United Reserves Turner Curry Fenton Layer Road Colchester 6,330 W 1947 11 08 y 8 Gravesend & Northfleet 1–2 Report Colchester United Wakeman Cater Fenton Stonebridge Road Northfleet W 1947 11 22 y 14:45 9 Colchester United 1–1 Report Merthyr Tydfil Turner (pen.) Carr Layer Road Colchester D 1947 12 06 y 10 Barry Town 2–5 Report Colchester United Allen 42 o.g.Brown Curry 35Keeble 43Cutting Jenner Park Stadium Barry W 1947 12 20 y 14:15 11 Colchester United 3–0 Report Bedford Town Curry 8Turner 10 Layer Road Colchester 4,665 W 1947 12 25 y 11:00 12 Colchester United 3–0 Report Gillingham Turner 8Curry 30 Layer Road Colchester 7,207 W 1947 12 26 y 13 Gillingham 2–2 Report Colchester United Boswell 25Warsop 80 Turner 18Curry 30 Priestfield Stadium Gillingham 12,500 D 1947 12 27 y 14 Cheltenham Town 5–2 Report Colchester United Page 25 o.g.Crowe 26Le Mare 50 o.g.Goring Green Keeble 12Curry 55 Whaddon Road Cheltenham L 1948 01 03 y 14:15 15 Colchester United 1–2 Report Cheltenham Town Fenton 19 Goring Layer Road Colchester 6,508 L 1948 01 31 y 16 Torquay United Reserves 1–1 Report Colchester United Griffiths 30 Cutting 22 Plainmoor Torquay 4,221 D 1948 02 14 y 17 Colchester United 6–0 Report Exeter City Reserves Rowe (o.g.)Turner Curry Cutting Layer Road Colchester W 1948 02 21 y 18 Merthyr Tydfil 1–1 Report Colchester United Unknown goalscorer Cutting Penydarren Park Merthyr Tydfil D 1948 02 28 y 19 Lovell's Athletic 2–2 Report Colchester United Edmunds (pen.)Wood Townrow Rexville Newport 7,000 D 1948 03 06 y 20 Worcester City 2–4 Report Colchester United White 84Jackman Cater 13Hillman 30Woolacott (o.g.)Cutting St George's Lane Worcester W 1948 03 13 y 21 Bath City 1–1 Report Colchester United Marshall 25 pen. Brown Twerton Park Bath D 1948 03 17 y 22 Dartford 1–1 Report Colchester United Parker 44 Bearryman 79 Watling Street Dartford 5,000 D 1948 03 20 y 23 Colchester United 2–0 Report Chelmsford City Cutting Layer Road Colchester W 1948 03 26 y 24 Colchester United 1–1 Report Guildford City Bearryman 43 Sperrin 75 Layer Road Colchester 10,440 D 1948 03 27 y 25 Colchester United 6–1 Report Gravesend & Northfleet Cutting 3 23Turner 5Curry 25 25Keeble 30 Elliott 68 Layer Road Colchester W 1948 03 29 y 26 Guildford City 1–2 Report Colchester United Sutton 47 Turner 14Cutting 65 St Joseph's Road Guildford 8,400 W 1948 04 01 y 27 Colchester United 6–1 Report Dartford Turner Keeble Unknown goalscorer Layer Road Colchester W 1948 04 03 y 28 Colchester United 4–0 Report Barry Town Turner Curry Layer Road Colchester W 1948 04 10 y 29 Colchester United 1–1 Report Hereford United Fenton 80 Unknown goalscorer 44 pen. Layer Road Colchester D 1948 04 14 y 30 Exeter City Reserves 2–1 Report Colchester United Smart 5 23 Townrow St James Park Exeter L 1948 04 17 y 31 Gloucester City 1–3 Report Colchester United Holland Turner Cutting Cater Longlevens Gloucester 2,250 W 1948 04 21 y 32 Chelmsford City 2–1 Report Colchester United Hurst 6Foreman 54 Curry 10 New Writtle Street Chelmsford L 1948 04 24 y 33 Colchester United 3–0 Report Yeovil Town Brown Turner Curry Layer Road Colchester W 1948 05 01 y 34 Colchester United 0–2 Report Lovell's Athletic Holland Layer Road Colchester 6,582 L Southern League Cup 1947 09 11 y 18:00 1 Colchester United 3–0 Report Chelmsford City Hillman 7Gillespie Cater Layer Road Colchester 11,419 W 1947 09 24 y 2 Chelmsford City 1–2 Report Colchester United Foreman 58 Biggs 50Cater 72 New Writtle Street Chelmsford 8,000 W 1947 10 16 y 3 Bedford Town 3–3 Report Colchester United Sayers 1Campbell Wilmott Rist 78 pen.Curry 90Fenton The Eyrie Bedford D 1948 01 17 y 4 Colchester United 4–0 Report Bedford Town Keeble 20Bearryman 28Cutting 45Cater 60 Layer Road Colchester W 1948 03 04 y 5 Colchester United 7–1 Report Cheltenham Town Curry Cutting Bearryman Cater Unknown goalscorer Layer Road Colchester W 1948 03 10 y 6 Cheltenham Town 0–4 Report Colchester United Turner 30Cater 40 89Townrow 85 Whaddon Road Cheltenham W 1948 04 19 y Semi-final Gravesend & Northfleet 1–1 Report Colchester United Wipfler 30 Bearryman Stonebridge Road Northfleet D 1948 04 26 y Semi-final replay Colchester United 3–1 Report Gravesend & Northfleet Curry Townrow Unknown goalscorer Layer Road Colchester W FA Cup 1947–48 FA Cup 1947 11 15 y 14:15 4th qualifying round Colchester United 3–1 Report Chelmsford City Turner 11Curry McClelland Layer Road Colchester 10,396 W 1947 11 29 y 14:00 1st round Colchester United 2–1 Report Banbury Spencer Curry 80Brown North 16 Layer Road Colchester 8,574 W 1947 12 13 y 14:00 2nd round Colchester United 1–0 Report Wrexham Curry 72 Layer Road Colchester 10,642 Phillips W 1948 01 10 y 14:15 3rd round Colchester United 1–0 Report Huddersfield Town Curry 70 Layer Road Colchester 16,005 Reader W 1948 01 24 y 14:45 4th round Colchester United 3–2 Report Bradford Park Avenue Curry 16 19Cutting 47 Elliott 13Ainsley 28 Layer Road Colchester 17,048 W 1948 02 07 y 5th round Blackpool 5–0 Report Colchester United McIntosh Mortensen Munro Bloomfield Road Blackpool 29,500 L Squad statistics Appearances and goals http://coludata.co.uk/content.php?pg=goals&pd=1014#frmListFilter=True&pg=goals&pd=1014&fsea=7&fplist=all&flgcup=all&fcompstShowAll=&fdfaShowAll= Goals Coludata.co.uk 4 August 2015 Southern League Southern LeagueCup FA Cup John Le Mare ENG GK 4 0 1 0 0 0 Ernest Setchell ENG GK 2 0 0 0 0 0 Harry Wright ENG GK 28 0 7 0 6 0 Bill Bower WAL DF 3 0 1 0 0 0 Aubrey Darmody WAL DF 3 0 0 0 0 0 Digger Kettle ENG DF 31 0 7 0 6 0 Albert Page ENG DF 6 0 2 0 0 0 Albert Walker ENG DF 2 0 1 0 0 0 Harry Bearryman ENG MF 32 2 8 3 6 0 Arthur Biggs ENG MF 8 1 1 1 1 0 Ted Fenton ENG MF 20 4 4 1 6 0 Frank Stamper ENG MF 4 0 2 0 0 0 Bob Allen ENG FW 31 0 7 0 6 0 Andy Brown SCO FW 28 2 8 0 6 1 Len Cater ENG FW 26 6 5 7 6 0 Bob Curry ENG FW 31 17 7 6 6 7 Fred Cutting ENG FW 23 12 3 2 5 1 Dennis Hillman ENG FW 27 5 6 1 5 0 Vic Keeble ENG FW 12 8 3 1 0 0 Ray Townrow ENG FW 8 3 3 2 0 0 Arthur Turner ENG FW 30 25 7 1 6 1 |- !colspan="14"|Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season Frank Rist ENG DF 10 0 3 1 0 0 John Leah ENG MF 1 0 0 0 0 0 Ian Gillespie ENG FW 0 0 1 1 0 0 Taffy Williams ENG FW 4 0 1 0 1 0 |} Goalscorers Place Nationality Position Name Southern League Southern League Cup FA Cup Total1ENGIFBob Curry1767302ENGCFArthur Turner2511273ENGIFFred Cutting1221154ENGCFLen Cater670135ENGCFVic Keeble81096ENGWGDennis Hillman51067ENGWHHarry Bearryman2305ENGWHTed Fenton4105ENGIRRay Townrow320510SCOIFAndy Brown201311ENGWHArthur Biggs110212ENGIFIan Gillespie0101ENGCBFrank Rist0101Own goals3003TOTALS882710125 Captains Number of games played as team captain.http://www.coludata.co.uk/content.php?pg=match&pd=1022#frmft=True&pg=match&pd=1022&fsea=7&fdfaShowAll=&fcomp1ShowAll=&frt=all&fhan=all All matches Coludata.co.uk 4 February 2016 Place Nationality Position Player Southern League Southern League Cup FA Cup Total1ENGIFBob Curry153321left Not recorded193527TOTALS346848 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=7&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 Total1ENGHarry Wright722112ENGJohn Le Mare11023ENGErnest Setchell1001TOTALS93214 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 NotesWHENGHarry Bearryman30 August 1947Bedford TownThe EyrieCBENGFrank Rist30 August 1947Bedford TownThe EyrieWGENGBob Allen30 August 1947Bedford TownThe EyrieIFSCOAndy Brown30 August 1947Bedford TownThe EyrieCFENGVic Keeble30 August 1947Bedford TownThe EyrieWGENGTaffy Williams27 September 1947Yeovil TownHuish Athletic GroundIFENGFred Cutting29 November 1947Banbury SpencerLayer RoadGKENGJohn Le Mare6 December 1947Barry TownJenner Park StadiumIRENGRay Townrow17 January 1948Bedford TownLayer RoadFBWALAubrey Darmody29 March 1948Guildford CitySt Joseph's RoadGKENGErnest Setchell24 April 1948Yeovil TownLayer 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 1947-48 Category:English football clubs 1947–48 season