1950–51 Colchester United F.C. season

February 2016 February 2016 Colchester United 1950–51 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 Layer Road Third Division South 16th FA Cup 1st round(eliminated byBournemouth & Boscombe Athletic) Arthur Turner (13) Arthur Turner (15) 14,199v Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic, 7 September 1950http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=match&pd=1022&sort=sground&order=desc&fsea=10&frt=all&fhan=home&it=356 Colchester Utd 4–1 Bournemouth Coludata.co.uk 2 February 2016 6,941v Gillingham, 16 December 1950http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=match&pd=1022&sort=sground&order=desc&fsea=10&frt=all&fhan=home&it=372 Colchester Utd 4–2 Gillingham Coludata.co.uk 2 February 2016 10,571http://coludaybyday.co.uk/Statistics/Club%20Stats/LeagueAveragesAttendance.html Average Attendance Figures Per Season Coludaybyday.co.uk 2 February 2016 26 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150626124236/http://coludaybyday.co.uk/Statistics/Club%20Stats/LeagueAveragesAttendance.html dead 7–1v Woodford Town, 11 November 1950 1–7v Plymouth Argyle, 28 October 1950 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). 1949–50 1951–52 The 1950–51 season was Colchester United's ninth season, and their first ever in the Football League, competing in the Third Division South, the third tier of English football. The club ended the league season in 16th position. They also participated in the FA Cup, exiting in the first round following a defeat to Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic. Season overview Colchester's first ever game in the Football League was against their old Southern League rivals Gillingham at Priestfield Stadium on 19 August 1950. A crowd of 19,542 witnessed the 0–0 draw between the sides. Five days later, Bob Curry scored the U's first ever Football League goal during a 1–1 draw at Swindon Town, but it was not until 31 August that the Layer Road crowd was able to enjoy its first Football League goal for the home side. Arthur Turner, the season's top scorer with 15 goals, struck five minutes into a 4–1 win in the return game with Swindon. Colchester remained unbeaten in their first seven games, a run that equalled the record for new clubs entering the Football League set by Aberdare Athletic in 1921–22. After occupying second position in the Third Division South table, the U's suffered a slump in form, losing nine of the next ten games. They finished the season in 16th position, averaging 10,571 through the Layer Road turnstiles. It would be the only season that Layer Road would host a five-figure season average.http://www.cu-fc.com/news/article/history-1950s-and-1960s-230131.aspx The 1950s and 1960s Hudson Matt 11 July 2012 Colchester United FC 24 May 2011 Players match played 5 May 1951.http://coludata.co.uk/content.php?pg=appearances&pd=1010#frmft=True&pg=appearances&pd=1010&fsea=10&fplist=all&flgcup=all&fcompstShowAll=&fdfaShowAll= Appearances Coludata.co.uk 2 February 2016 Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee GoalkeepersGeorge WrightGKENGPlymouth1950 6 1 1919 10 10 y540ENG Plymouth ArgyleMay 1949£1,000 DefendersGeorge FrenchFBENGColchester1950 6 1 1926 11 10 y00ENG West Ham UnitedFebruary 1949Free transferJohn HarrisonFBENGLeicester1950 6 1 1927 9 27 y00ENG Aston Villa30 September 1950DG Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the clubNominalDigger KettleFBENGColchester1950 6 1 1922 6 3 y1501ENG Arclight SportsSeptember 1946Free transferTrevor RowlandsFBWALWattstown1950 6 1 1922 2 2 y00ENG Norwich City20 July 1950£1,000Reg StewartCBENGSheffield1950 6 1 1925 10 30 y510ENG Sheffield Wednesday20 August 1949DG£1,000 MidfieldersHarry BearrymanWHENGWandsworth1950 6 1 1924 9 26 y1469ENG Chelsea4 July 1947Free transferJimmy ElderWHSCOScone1950 6 1 1928 3 5 y00ENG Portsmouth19 August 1950DG£1,000Len JonesWHENGBarnsley1950 6 1 1913 6 9 y00ENG Southend United19 August 1950DGUndisclosedJohn MooreWHENGChiswick1950 6 1 1923 9 25 y130ENG Brentford8 September 1949DG£1,000 ForwardsBob AllenWGENGBromley-by-Bow1950 6 1 1916 10 11 y896ENG Gainsborough Trinity13 June 1946Free transferPeter AitchisonWGENGHarlow1950 6 1 1931 9 19 y00AmateurAugust 1950Free transferJohn ChurchWGENGLowestoft1950 6 1 1919 9 17 y00ENG Norwich City19 August 1950DG£1,000Dick CullumFWENGColchester1950 6 1 1931 1 28 y00ENG Colchester Colts28 March 1951DGFree transferBob CurryIFENGGateshead1950 6 1 1918 11 2 y17290ENG Northampton Town13 June 1947Free transferFred CuttingIFENGNorth Walsham1950 6 1 1921 12 4 y12555ENG Norwich City6 December 1947DGFree transferDennis HillmanWGENGSouthend-on-Sea1950 6 1 1918 11 27 y13627ENG Brighton & Hove Albion21 September 1946Free transferVic KeebleCFENGColchester1950 6 1 1930 6 25 y8163ENG King George Youth Club23 May 1947£10Johnny McKimIFSCOGreenock1950 6 1 1926 1 22 y00ENG Chelsea19 August 1950DG£1,000Arthur TurnerCFENGPoplar1950 6 1 1921 1 22 y11783ENG Charlton AthleticSeptember 1946Free transfer Transfers In Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.20 July 1950FBWALTrevor RowlandsENG Norwich City£1,000http://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=176 Trevor Rowlands Coludata.co.uk 4 February 2016 August 1950FBENGBill RochfordENG Southampton£1,000http://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=175 Bill Rochford Coludata.co.uk 4 February 2016 August 1950WGENGPeter AitchisonAmateurFreehttp://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=181 Peter Aitchison Coludata.co.uk 4 February 2016 19 August 1950WHSCOJimmy ElderENG Portsmouth£1,000http://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=169 Jimmy Elder Coludata.co.uk 4 February 2016 DG Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club19 August 1950WHENGLen JonesENG Southend UnitedUndisclosedhttp://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=170 Len Jones Coludata.co.uk 4 February 2016 DG19 August 1950WGENGJohn ChurchENG Norwich City£1,000http://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=168 John Church Coludata.co.uk 4 February 2016 DG19 August 1950IFSCOJohnny McKimENG Chelsea£1,000http://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=171 Johnny McKim Coludata.co.uk 4 February 2016 DG30 September 1950FBENGJohn HarrisonENG Aston VillaNominalhttp://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=172 John Harrison Coludata.co.uk 4 February 2016 DG30 September 1950WHSCOJoe LochertyENG Sheffield Wednesday£1,000http://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=173 Joe Locherty Coludata.co.uk 4 February 2016 DG17 February 1951GKENGBarney BirchamENG Grimsby Town£800http://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=174 Barney Bircham Coludata.co.uk 4 February 2016 DG26 March 1951FWENGDick CullumENG Colchester ColtsFreehttp://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=177 Dick Cullum Coludata.co.uk 4 February 2016 DG Total spending: ~ £6,800 Out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.End of seasonGKENGKen WhiteheadENG Whitton UnitedReleasedhttp://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=155 Ken Whitehead Coludata.co.uk 4 February 2016 End of seasonWGENGStan FoxallENG Chelmsford CityReleasedhttp://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=152 Stan Foxall Coludata.co.uk 4 February 2016 End of seasonCFENGDenis MaffeyENG Great Yarmouth TownFreehttp://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=156 Dennis Maffey Coludata.co.uk 4 February 2016 End of seasonOLBob NevilleENG Clacton TownReleasedhttp://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=132 Bob Neville Coludata.co.uk 26 April 2017 6 May 1950FBENGDoug BeachENG Chelmsford CityFreehttp://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=63 Doug Beach Coludata.co.uk 4 February 2016 FG Date of departure refers to the date of the player's final game for the club20 January 1951WHSCOJoe LochertyENG ScarboroughReleasedFG24 February 1951FBENGBill RochfordRetiredRetiredFG24 March 1951GKENGBarney BirchamFree agentReleasedFG26 March 1951WGESP 1945José GallegoENG Cambridge UnitedReleasedhttp://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=162 Jose Gallego Coludata.co.uk 4 February 2016 FG28 April 1951WHENGBill LaytonENG Harwich & ParkestonPlayer-managerhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=163 Bill Layton Coludata.co.uk 10 February 2016 FG Match details Third Division South 1950–51 Football League Results round by round table b Round Ground A/A/H/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/A/H/A/A/A/H/H Result D/D/D/W/W/W/W/L/L/L/L/L/L/D/L/L/L/W/D/W/D/D/L/W/L/D/W/D/L/W/L/L/L/W/W/L/L/W/L/L/W/D/L/W/D/D Position 14/13/14/4/2/2/2/3/6/10/12/14/15/16/17/20/21/19/19/15/16/16/17/15/18/18/15/16/17/16/17/18/19/18/17/17/18/16/18/19/17/16/18/15/16/16 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss green1 red1 11v11.com 28 February 2016 League table Third Division South y COL Matches 1950 08 19 y 1 Gillingham 0–0 Report Colchester United Priestfield Stadium Gillingham 19,525 D 1950 08 23 y 2 Swindon Town 1–1 ReportReport Colchester United Millar 35 Turner 24 County Ground Swindon 15,717 D 1950 08 26 y 3 Colchester United 0–0 Report Bristol Rovers Layer Road Colchester 13,687 D 1950 08 31 y 4 Colchester United 4–1 ReportReport Swindon Town Turner 5 40Curry 37Church 45 Hudson 67 Layer Road Colchester 12,579 W 1950 09 02 y 5 Crystal Palace 1–3 Report Colchester United Thomas Turner 6Curry 14McKim 87 Selhurst Park Selhurst 22,544 W 1950 09 07 y 6 Colchester United 4–1 Report Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic Turner Curry Evans Layer Road Colchester 14,199 W 1950 09 09 y 7 Colchester United 4–1 Report Brighton & Hove Albion McKim 16 82Turner 38Jones 75 Reed 60 Layer Road Colchester 13,729 W 1950 09 13 y 8 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 2–0 Report Colchester United Haigh McGibbon Dean Court Bournemouth 18,452 L 1950 09 16 y 9 Newport County 2–0 Report Colchester United Parker Somerton Park Newport 16,021 L 1950 09 23 y 10 Colchester United 2–3 Report Norwich City Curry Cutting Gavin Hollis Layer Road Colchester 13,843 L 1950 09 30 y 11 Northampton Town 2–1 Report Colchester United Candlin Dixon Locherty County Ground Northampton 10,160 L 1950 10 07 y 12 Colchester United 0–1 Report Exeter City Smith Layer Road Colchester 10,864 L 1950 10 14 y 13 Southend United 4–2 ReportReport Colchester United Davies 2 88Wakefield 6 62 Turner 59Curry 63 Southend Stadium Southend-on-Sea 18,358 L 1950 10 21 y 14 Colchester United 1–1 Report Reading Cutting Blackman Layer Road Colchester 11,469 D 1950 10 28 y 15 Plymouth Argyle 7–1 ReportReport Colchester United Dews Dougall Govan Strauss Tadman Curry 9 Home Park Plymouth 20,845 L 1950 11 04 y 16 Colchester United 2–3 ReportReport Ipswich Town Turner Church Driver McCrory Wookey Layer Road Colchester 14,037 A. Blythe L 1950 11 18 y 17 Colchester United 0–1 Report Walsall Chapman Layer Road Colchester 9,584 L 1950 12 02 y 18 Colchester United 3–0 Report Millwall Curry Church Layer Road Colchester 9,695 W 1950 12 09 y 19 Leyton Orient 1–1 Report Colchester United Sutherland Curry Brisbane Road Leyton 8,716 D 1950 12 16 y 20 Colchester United 4–2 Report Gillingham Curry Elder Church Briggs Thomas Layer Road Colchester 6,941 W 1950 12 23 y 21 Bristol Rovers 1–1 Report Colchester United Petherbridge Jones Eastville Stadium Bristol 14,341 D 1950 12 25 y 22 Nottingham Forest 0–0 Report Colchester United City Ground West Bridgford 20,111 D 1950 12 26 y 23 Colchester United 0–2 Report Nottingham Forest Ardron Layer Road Colchester 12,874 L 1950 12 30 y 24 Colchester United 1–0 Report Crystal Palace Cutting Layer Road Colchester 8,587 W 1951 01 13 y 25 Brighton & Hove Albion 3–1 Report Colchester United Keene Thompson Willard Allen pen. Goldstone Ground Hove 11,699 L 1951 01 20 y 26 Colchester United 1–1 Report Newport County Turner Birch Layer Road Colchester 8,230 D 1951 01 27 y 27 Colchester United 1–0 Report Aldershot Elder Layer Road Colchester 9,285 W 1951 02 03 y 28 Norwich City 1–1 Report Colchester United Stewart 4 o.g. Keeble 74 Carrow Road Norwich 25,110 D 1951 02 10 y 29 Watford 2–0 Report Colchester United Garbutt Varty Vicarage Road Watford 9,122 L 1951 02 17 y 30 Colchester United 2–1 Report Northampton Town Curry 72McKim 81 Mitchell 14 Layer Road Colchester 7,048 W 1951 02 24 y 31 Exeter City 5–0 Report Colchester United Regan Smith Unknown goalscorer St James Park Exeter 7,268 L 1951 03 03 y 32 Colchester United 1–3 ReportReport Southend United Turner Layer Road Colchester 12,360 L 1951 03 10 y 33 Reading 3–2 Report Colchester United Amor Blackman Turner Church Elm Park Reading 16,010 L 1951 03 17 y 34 Colchester United 3–0 ReportReport Plymouth Argyle Keeble Layer Road Colchester 8,746 W 1951 03 23 y 35 Colchester United 3–1 Report Torquay United Turner Elder pen.Keeble Shaw Layer Road Colchester 12,443 W 1951 03 24 y 36 Ipswich Town 3–0 ReportReport Colchester United Driver McCrory Portman Road Ipswich 19,093 A. Blythe L 1951 03 26 y 37 Torquay United 4–1 Report Colchester United Evans Pembery Reid Cullum 37 Plainmoor Torquay 7,820 L 1951 03 31 y 38 Colchester United 1–0 Report Leyton Orient Church Layer Road Colchester 9,291 W 1951 04 07 y 39 Walsall 4–2 Report Colchester United Hughes Winter McKim Fellows Park Walsall 7,097 L 1951 04 11 y 40 Aldershot 2–0 Report Colchester United Bonnar Raine Recreation Ground Aldershot 5,821 L 1951 04 14 y 41 Colchester United 4–1 Report Watford Church McKim Keeble Thompson Layer Road Colchester 8,073 W 1951 04 16 y 42 Port Vale 1–1 Report Colchester United Palk Elder Vale Park Burslem 8,520 D 1951 04 21 y 43 Millwall 2–0 Report Colchester United Hurrell Morgan The Den New Cross 17,776 L 1951 04 25 y 44 Bristol City 0–2 Report Colchester United Rowlands 67Keeble 87 Ashton Gate Stadium Bristol 12,802 W 1951 04 28 y 45 Colchester United 1–1 Report Bristol City Church Unknown goalscorer Layer Road Colchester 7,202 D 1951 05 05 y 46 Colchester United 1–1 Report Port Vale McKim Barber Layer Road Colchester 8,414 D FA Cup 1950–51 FA Cup 1950 11 11 y 14:30 4th qualifying round Woodford Town 1–7 Report Colchester United Bee 9 Turner Layton Curry Cutting Jones Snakes Lane Woodford 7,000 W 1950 11 25 y 1st round Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 1–0 Report Colchester United Boxshall Dean Court Bournemouth 15,359 L Squad statistics Appearances and goals http://coludata.co.uk/content.php?pg=goals&pd=1014#frmft=True&pg=goals&pd=1014&fsea=10&fplist=all&flgcup=all&fcompstShowAll=&fdfaShowAll= Goals Coludata.co.uk 4 February 2016 Third DivisionSouth FA Cup George Wright ENG GK 39 0 2 0 John Harrison ENG DF 31 0 2 0 Digger Kettle ENG DF 15 0 0 0 Trevor Rowlands WAL DF 15 1 0 0 Reg Stewart ENG DF 46 0 2 0 Harry Bearryman ENG MF 46 0 2 0 Jimmy Elder SCO MF 45 4 1 0 Len Jones ENG MF 41 2 2 1 Bob Allen ENG FW 29 1 2 0 John Church ENG FW 40 10 2 0 Dick Cullum ENG FW 1 1 0 0 Bob Curry ENG FW 32 12 2 2 Fred Cutting ENG FW 11 3 1 1 Dennis Hillman ENG FW 4 0 0 0 Vic Keeble ENG FW 21 7 0 0 Johnny McKim SCO FW 24 8 0 0 Arthur Turner ENG FW 36 13 2 2 |- !colspan="14"|Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season Barney Bircham ENG GK 7 0 0 0 Bill Rochford ENG DF 2 0 0 0 Bill Layton ENG MF 7 0 1 1 Joe Locherty SCO MF 10 1 1 0 José Gallego ESP FW 4 0 0 0 |} Goalscorers Place Nationality Position Name Third Division South FA Cup Total1ENGCFArthur Turner132152ENGIFBob Curry122143ENGWGJohn Church100104SCOIFJohnny McKim8085ENGCFVic Keeble7076ENGIFFred Cutting314SCOWHJimmy Elder4048ENGWHLen Jones2139ENGWGBob Allen101ENGFWDick Cullum101ENGWHBill Layton011SCOWHJoe Locherty101WALFBTrevor Rowlands101Own goals000TOTALS63770 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=10&fplist=all&flgcup=all&fcompstShowAll=&fdfa=1 Clean sheets (1st team) Coludata.co.uk 22 June 2017 Place Nationality Player Third Division South FA Cup Total1ENGGeorge Wright8082ENGBarney Bircham101TOTALS909 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 4 February 2016 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 NotesWHSCOJimmy Elder19 August 1950GillinghamPriestfield StadiumWHENGLen Jones19 August 1950GillinghamPriestfield StadiumWGENGJohn Church19 August 1950GillinghamPriestfield StadiumIFSCOJohnny McKim19 August 1950GillinghamPriestfield StadiumFBENGJohn Harrison30 September 1950Northampton TownCounty GroundWHSCOJoe Locherty30 September 1950Northampton TownCounty GroundGKENGBarney Bircham17 February 1951Northampton TownLayer RoadFBENGBill Rochford17 February 1951Northampton TownLayer RoadFBWALTrevor Rowlands3 March 1951Southend UnitedLayer RoadFWENGDick Cullum26 March 1951Torquay UnitedPlainmoor 2 See also List of Colchester United F.C. seasons References General Books Whitehead Jeff Drury Kevin The Who's Who of Colchester United: The Layer Road Years 2008 Breedon Books Derby 978-1-85983-629-3 Ambrosen Tony Amber in the Blood: A History Of Newport County 1993 Yore Publications Uxbridge 978-1-874427-40-7 Kent Jeff The Valiants' Years: The Story of Port Vale 1990 Witan Books Stafford 0-9508981-4-7 Websites http://www.11v11.com/teams/colchester-united/tab/matches/season/1951/ Colchester United football club match record: 1951 11v11.com 24 March 2016 http://www.millwall-history.org.uk/Millwall-Stats50-51.htm Statistics 1950/51 The Millwall History Files 24 March 2016 http://www.watfordfcarchive.com/downloads/seasons/Mergedseasons1950to1960.pdf 1950/51 to 1959/60 Watford Football Club archive 1881–2015 PDF 24 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160309025243/http://www.watfordfcarchive.com/downloads/seasons/Mergedseasons1950to1960.pdf 9 March 2016 dead dmy-all Specific 2 1950-51 Category:English football clubs 1950–51 season