1958–59 Colchester United F.C. season

March 2016 March 2016 Colchester United 1958–59 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 Benny Fenton Layer Road Third Division 5th FA Cup 4th round(eliminated byArsenal) Neil Langman (20) Neil Langman (27) 16,000v Arsenal, 24 January 1959http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=match&pd=1022&sort=shan&order=asc&fsea=19&frt=all&fhan=all&it=766 Colchester Utd 2–2 Arsenal Coludata.co.uk 21 March 2016 4,406v Notts County, 23 February 1959http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=match&pd=1022&sort=shan&order=asc&fsea=19&frt=all&fhan=all&it=773 Colchester Utd 4–1 Notts County Coludata.co.uk 21 March 2016 8,357http://coludaybyday.co.uk/Statistics/Club%20Stats/LeagueAveragesAttendance.html Average Attendance Figures Per Season Coludaybyday.co.uk 21 March 2016 8–2v Stockport County, 4 October 1958;7–1v Yeovil Town, 11 December 1958 0–4v Arsenal, 28 January 1959;0–4v Brentford, 21 March 1959 Home _white_stripes _whitestripes3 _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). 1957–58 1959–60 The 1958–59 season was Colchester United's 17th season in their history and their ninth season in the third tier of English football, the newly formed national Third Division. Alongside competing in the Third Division, the club also participated in the FA Cup. Colchester reached the fourth round of the FA Cup, beating Bath City, Yeovil Town and Chesterfield on their way to meeting Arsenal. Drawn at home, Colchester held Arsenal to a 2–2 Layer Road draw, but were defeated 4–0 at Highbury in the replay. Colchester finished fifth in the Third Division, nine points shy of promotion. Season overview In the new national Third Division, Colchester excelled against their northern counterparts, winning 21 games, more than half of which were clubs previously in the Third Division North. Colchester finished the season in fifth position, just nine points away from Hull City in second place, and ten behind champions Plymouth Argyle. They also earned a club record win when they beat Stockport County 8–2 on 4 October, and a club record away win when they beat Yeovil Town 7–1. The club's main highlight during the campaign was their FA Cup run, their first venture outside of the first round in six seasons. Colchester defeated old Southern League rivals Bath City and Yeovil Town in the first and second rounds, before seeing off Chesterfield to set up a fourth round tie with Arsenal. For the first time local police set a limit on crowd numbers at Layer Road for the Arsenal game with 16,000 witnessing the 2–2 draw. 62,686 people watched the replay at Highbury in thick fog as the Gunners ran out 4–0 winners. Both big-money signings from last season, Neil Langman and John Evans, helped repay their transfer fees by scoring 27 and 16 goals respectively. Meanwhile, the proceeds from the Arsenal fixture meant that floodlighting could be installed at Layer Road for the first time.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 14 May 2011 Players match played 4 May 1959.http://coludata.co.uk/content.php?pg=appearances&pd=1010#frmft=True&pg=appearances&pd=1010&fsea=19&fplist=all&flgcup=all&fcompstShowAll=&fdfaShowAll= Appearances Coludata.co.uk 21 March 2016 Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee GoalkeepersPercy AmesGKENGPlymouth1958 6 1 1931 12 13 y1390ENG Tottenham Hotspur1 May 1955Free transferJohn WrightGKENGAldershot1958 6 1 1933 8 13 y40ENG Colchester Casuals23 May 1952Free transfer DefendersBrian DobsonCBENGColchester1958 6 1 1934 3 1 y230AmateurJanuary 1956Free transferGeorge FisherFBENGBermondsey1958 6 1 1925 6 19 y1354ENG Fulham1 September 1955£1,000John FowlerFBSCOLeith1958 6 1 1933 10 17 y1063SCO Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic20 August 1955DG Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the clubFree transferJohn LaidlawFBENGAldershot1958 6 1 1936 7 5 y00SCO Easthouses Lily Miners WelfareJune 1957Free transferAlf MarshallFBENGDagenham1958 6 1 1933 5 21 y00ENG Dagenham14 October 1957£25Chic MilliganCBSCOArdrossan1958 6 1 1930 7 26 y621SCO Ardrossan Winton Rovers18 August 1956DG Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club£1,000John RoeFBSCOBroxburn1958 6 1 1938 1 7 y00SCO West Calder UnitedJuly 1958Free transferEdgar RumneyFBENGAbberton1958 6 1 1936 9 15 y50ENG Colchester Casuals1 May 1957Free transfer MidfieldersCyril HammondWHENGWoolwich1958 6 1 1927 10 10 y00ENG Charlton AthleticJuly 1958Free transferTrevor HarrisWHENGColchester1958 6 1 1936 2 6 y100AmateurJuly 1951Free transferRon HuntWHENGColchester1958 6 1 1933 9 26 y380AmateurOctober 1951Free transferDerek ParkerWHENGWivenhoe1958 6 1 1926 6 23 y361ENG West Ham UnitedMarch 1957£2,500 ForwardsRussell BlakeWGENGColchester1958 6 1 1935 7 24 y152ENG Dedham Old Boys8 September 1955DGFree transferJohn EvansIFENGTilbury1958 6 1 1929 8 28 y247ENG Liverpool23 November 1957DG£4,000Bobby HillIFSCOEdinburgh1958 6 1 1938 6 9 y548SCO Easthouses Lily Miners Welfare9 June 1955Free transferIan JohnstoneIFSCOGalashiels1958 6 1 1939 3 2 y00SCO Ormiston Primrose18 April 1959DGFree transferMartyn KingCFENGBirmingham1958 6 1 1937 8 23 y31AmateurSummer 1955Free transferNeil LangmanCFENGBere Alston1958 6 1 1932 2 21 y238ENG Plymouth ArgyleNovember 1957£6,750Kevin McCurleyCFENGConsett1958 6 1 1926 4 2 y21886ENG LiverpoolJune 1951£750Sammy McLeodIFSCOGlasgow1958 6 1 1934 1 4 y636SCO Easthouses Lily Miners Welfare20 August 1955DGFree transferTony MillerIFENGChelmsford1958 6 1 1937 10 26 y00AmateurMay 1958Free transferKen PlantCFENGNuneaton1958 6 1 1925 8 15 y18879ENG BuryJanuary 1954UndisclosedTommy WilliamsWGENGBattersea1958 6 1 1935 2 10 y528ENG Carshalton AthleticSeptember 1956Free transferPeter WrightWGENGColchester1958 6 1 1934 1 26 y20446AmateurNovember 1951Free transfer Transfers In Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.May 1958IFENGTony MillerAmateurFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=229 Tony Miller Coludata.co.uk 3 May 2016 July 1958WHENGCyril HammondENG Charlton AthleticFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=226 Cyril Hammond Coludata.co.uk 22 March 2016 July 1958FBSCOJohn RoeSCO West Calder UnitedFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=231 John Roe Coludata.co.uk 23 March 2016 18 April 1959IFSCOIan JohnstoneSCO Ormiston PrimroseFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=228 Ian Johnstone Coludata.co.uk 22 March 2016 DG Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club Out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.End of seasonWHENGBenny FentonENG Colchester UnitedRetired from playing, remained as managerhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=203 Benny Fenton Coludata.co.uk 22 March 2016 July 1958WHENGBert HillENG DartfordFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=192 Bert Hill Coludata.co.uk 22 March 2016 26 December 1958IFSCOHamish McNeillENG Cambridge CityNominalhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=223 Hamish McNeill Coludata.co.uk 22 March 2016 Match details Third Division 1958–59 Football League Results round by round table b Round Ground H/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/A/H/H/H/A/H/A/A Result L/W/L/W/W/W/D/W/D/D/L/W/D/D/L/W/L/L/W/W/D/D/W/D/W/W/L/D/D/W/W/L/W/L/W/L/L/L/L/L/W/W/W/W/L/W Position 17/9/19/13/8/3/7/6/5/7/8/7/5/7/7/3/6/9/8/6/5/8/5/6/3/3/4/4/4/4/3/3/3/4/4/4/6/6/9/10/10/9/7/6/8/5 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss green1 red1 11v11.com 23 March 2016 League table Third Division y COL Matches 1958 08 23 y 1 Colchester United 1–3 Report Bury Langman Unknown goalscorer Layer Road Colchester 9,394 L 1958 08 25 y 2 Colchester United 2–1 Report Norwich City Blake Unknown goalscorer Layer Road Colchester 9,379 W 1958 08 30 y 3 Queens Park Rangers 4–2 Report Colchester United Unknown goalscorer Langman Loftus Road Shepherd's Bush 9,733 L 1958 09 03 y 4 Norwich City 1–2 Report Colchester United Unknown goalscorer Evans Langman Carrow Road Norwich 25,132 W 1958 09 06 y 5 Colchester United 2–1 Report Rochdale Langman McLeod Unknown goalscorer Layer Road Colchester 8,141 W 1958 09 08 y 6 Colchester United 1–0 Report Accrington Stanley Langman Layer Road Colchester 7,380 W 1958 09 17 y 7 Accrington Stanley 1–1 Report Colchester United Unknown goalscorer Own goal o.g. Peel Park Accrington 8,350 D 1958 09 20 y 8 Colchester United 2–0 ReportReport Plymouth Argyle Evans pen. Layer Road Colchester 10,038 W 1958 09 24 y 9 Southend United 1–1 ReportReport Colchester United Punton Langman Roots Hall Southend-on-Sea 11,471 D 1958 09 27 y 10 Tranmere Rovers 3–3 Report Colchester United Unknown goalscorer Own goal o.g.McLeod Prenton Park Birkenhead 14,000 D 1958 09 29 y 11 Colchester United 0–1 ReportReport Southend United Thomson Layer Road Colchester 6,833 L 1958 10 04 y 12 Colchester United 8–2 Report Stockport County Evans Langman McLeod Murray Clarke Layer Road Colchester 8,298 W 1958 10 08 y 13 Reading 0–0 Report Colchester United Elm Park Reading 17,401 D 1958 10 11 y 14 Colchester United 1–1 Report Wrexham Evans Unknown goalscorer Layer Road Colchester 9,204 D 1958 10 16 y 15 Doncaster Rovers 2–1 Report Colchester United Unknown goalscorer Blake Belle Vue Doncaster 2,786 L 1958 10 18 y 16 Bradford City 1–3 Report Colchester United Unknown goalscorer Plant Langman Valley Parade Bradford 12,307 W 1958 10 25 y 17 Colchester United 1–3 Report Hull City McCurley Bradbury Smith Coates Layer Road Colchester 9,277 L 1958 11 01 y 18 Brentford 2–1 Report Colchester United Towers Heath Langman Griffin Park Brentford 11,930 L 1958 11 08 y 19 Colchester United 1–0 ReportReport Swindon Town Plant Layer Road Colchester 8,001 W 1958 11 22 y 20 Colchester United 3–2 Report Newport County Langman P. Wright Blake McPherson Graham Layer Road Colchester 7,271 W 1958 11 29 y 21 Chesterfield 2–2 Report Colchester United Unknown goalscorer P. Wright Saltergate Chesterfield 7,140 D 1958 12 20 y 22 Bury 0–0 Report Colchester United Gigg Lane Bury 11,615 D 1958 12 26 y 23 Colchester United 3–1 Report Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic Langman McLeod Williams Unknown goalscorer Layer Road Colchester 9,182 W 1958 12 27 y 24 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 1–1 Report Colchester United Unknown goalscorer Williams Dean Court Bournemouth 12,404 D 1959 01 03 y 25 Colchester United 3–0 Report Queens Park Rangers Fisher Evans Langman Layer Road Colchester 8,719 W 1959 01 31 y 26 Colchester United 1–0 Report Doncaster Rovers Langman Layer Road Colchester 8,658 W 1959 02 02 y 27 Mansfield Town 3–2 Report Colchester United Unknown goalscorer Hill McCurley Field Mill Mansfield 5,155 L 1959 02 07 y 28 Plymouth Argyle 1–1 ReportReport Colchester United Williams Evans Home Park Plymouth 22,686 D 1959 02 14 y 29 Colchester United 1–1 Report Tranmere Rovers Own goal o.g. Unknown goalscorer Layer Road Colchester 7,160 D 1959 02 21 y 30 Stockport County 0–1 Report Colchester United Williams Edgeley Park Stockport 5,734 W 1959 02 23 y 31 Colchester United 4–1 Report Notts County McCurley Langman P. Wright Unknown goalscorer Layer Road Colchester 4,406 W 1959 02 28 y 32 Wrexham 2–0 Report Colchester United Unknown goalscorer Racecourse Ground Wrexham 8,635 L 1959 03 07 y 33 Colchester United 3–2 Report Bradford City McCurley Langman Williams Unknown goalscorer Layer Road Colchester 7,139 W 1959 03 14 y 34 Hull City 3–0 Report Colchester United Davidson Smith Boothferry Park Kingston upon Hull 16,668 L 1959 03 16 y 35 Rochdale 0–1 Report Colchester United Langman Spotland Stadium Rochdale 3,510 W 1959 03 21 y 36 Colchester United 0–4 Report Brentford Francis McLeod Towers Layer Road Colchester 8,775 L 1959 03 27 y 37 Colchester United 1–3 Report Southampton McCurley Paine Hoskins Reeves Layer Road Colchester 8,943 L 1959 03 28 y 38 Swindon Town 2–0 ReportReport Colchester United D'Arcy Marshall County Ground Swindon 8,876 L 1959 03 30 y 39 Southampton 3–0 Report Colchester United Mulgrew Reeves Page The Dell Southampton 8,502 L 1959 04 04 y 40 Colchester United 1–3 Report Mansfield Town Milligan pen. Unknown goalscorer Layer Road Colchester 5,901 L 1959 04 18 y 41 Colchester United 1–0 Report Chesterfield Langman Layer Road Colchester 5,433 W 1959 04 20 y 42 Colchester United 3–1 Report Reading Evans pen.McLeod Unknown goalscorer Layer Road Colchester 5,590 W 1959 04 25 y 43 Notts County 0–1 Report Colchester United Evans Meadow Lane Nottingham 4,733 W 1959 04 27 y 44 Colchester United 3–1 Report Halifax Town Evans pen.Blake Williams Unknown goalscorer Layer Road Colchester 5,769 W 1959 04 30 y 45 Halifax Town 4–1 Report Colchester United Unknown goalscorer Evans The Shay Halifax 5,458 L 1959 05 04 y 46 Newport County 0–1 Report Colchester United P. Wright Somerton Park Newport 4,702 W FA Cup 1958–59 FA Cup 1958 11 15 y 1st round Colchester United 1–0 Report Bath City Plant 14Langman 84 Layer Road Colchester 10,636 W 1958 11 15 y 2nd round Colchester United 1–1 Report Yeovil Town Plant Earl Layer Road Colchester 10,890 D 1958 12 11 y 2nd round replay Yeovil Town 1–7 Report Colchester United Dennis Langman McLeod Williams Huish Athletic Ground Yeovil 10,000 W 1959 01 10 y 3rd round Colchester United 2–0 Report Chesterfield Evans 8Langman 54 Layer Road Colchester 9,723 W 1959 01 24 y 4th round Colchester United 2–2 Report Arsenal Langman 80Evans 82 Groves 75 76 Layer Road Colchester 16,000 D 1959 01 28 y 19:30 GMT 4th round replay Arsenal 4–0 ReportProgramme Colchester United Evans pen.Herd Julians Arsenal Stadium Highbury 62,686 L Squad statistics Appearances and goals http://coludata.co.uk/content.php?pg=goals&pd=1014#frmft=True&pg=goals&pd=1014&fsea=19&fplist=all&flgcup=all&fcompstShowAll=&fdfaShowAll= Goals Coludata.co.uk 22 March 2016 Third Division FA Cup Percy Ames ENG GK 46 0 6 0 George Fisher ENG DF 28 1 6 0 John Fowler SCO DF 42 0 6 0 Alf Marshall ENG DF 24 0 0 0 Chic Milligan SCO DF 44 1 6 0 Cyril Hammond ENG MF 33 0 4 0 Trevor Harris ENG MF 1 0 0 0 Ron Hunt ENG MF 19 0 2 0 Derek Parker ENG MF 38 0 6 0 Russell Blake ENG FW 24 5 5 0 John Evans ENG FW 27 14 4 2 Bobby Hill SCO FW 8 1 0 0 Ian Johnstone SCO FW 1 0 0 0 Martyn King ENG FW 3 0 0 0 Neil Langman ENG FW 44 20 6 7 Kevin McCurley ENG FW 7 5 0 0 Sammy McLeod SCO FW 38 8 6 2 Ken Plant ENG FW 7 3 2 2 Tommy Williams ENG FW 29 5 1 1 Peter Wright ENG FW 43 5 6 0 |} Goalscorers Place Nationality Position Name Third Division FA Cup Total1ENGCFNeil Langman207272ENGIFJohn Evans142163SCOIFSammy McLeod82104ENGWGTommy Williams5165ENGWGRussell Blake505ENGCFKevin McCurley505ENGCFKen Plant325ENGWGPeter Wright5059ENGFBGeorge Fisher101SCOIFBobby Hill101SCOCBChic Milligan101Own goals303TOTALS711485 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=19&fplist=all&flgcup=all&fcompstShowAll=&fdfa=1 Clean sheets (1st team) Coludata.co.uk 22 June 2017 Place Nationality Player Third Division FA Cup Total1ENGPercy Ames12214TOTALS12214 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 22 March 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 NotesWHENGCyril Hammond23 August 1958BuryLayer RoadFBENGAlf Marshall8 October 1958ReadingElm ParkIFSCOIan Johnstone18 April 1959ChesterfieldLayer Road 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 White Eric 100 Years of Brentford 1989 Oldfield Press Redditch 0951526200 Websites http://www.11v11.com/teams/colchester-united/tab/matches/season/1959/ Colchester United football club match record: 1959 11v11.com 27 March 2016 http://thearsenalhistory.com/stat/aftlu.htm 1958–59 Arsenal First Team Line-Ups 27 March 2016 15 July 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160715102949/http://thearsenalhistory.com/stat/aftlu.htm dead http://tigerbase.hullcity.com/tigers-seasons.php#season_view Season View TigerBase 27 March 2016 http://gogogocounty.org/seasons/195859/195859Fdetails.html First team 1958–59 – Football League Three Go Go Go County 27 March 2016 http://www.ciderspace.co.uk/ASP/opposition/colchester.asp Colchester United Club Profile Ciderspace 27 March 2016 Specific 2 1958-59 Category:English football clubs 1958–59 season