1938–39 Colchester United F.C. season

July 2015 July 2015 Colchester United 1938–39 Maurice PyeWhitehead 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 Davis Layer Road Southern League Winners Southern LeagueMid-Week Section Runners-up FA Cup 1st round(eliminated by Folkestone) Southern League Cup Semi-final(competition notcompleted) Arthur Pritchard (34) Arthur Pritchard (44) 13,000 (estimate)v Guildford City, 7 April 1939http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?frmListFilter=True&pg=match&pd=1022&fsea=3&fdfaShowAll=&fcomp1ShowAll=&frt=all&fhan=all&it=93 Colchester Utd 1–0 Guildford City Coludata.co.uk 25 June 2015 23 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150923205611/http://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?frmListFilter=True&pg=match&pd=1022&fsea=3&fdfaShowAll=&fcomp1ShowAll=&frt=all&fhan=all&it=93 live 4,000 (estimate)v Barry Town, 31 December 1938http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?frmListFilter=True&pg=match&pd=1022&fsea=3&fdfaShowAll=&fcomp1ShowAll=&frt=all&fhan=all&it=77 Colchester Utd 5–1 Barry Coludata.co.uk 25 June 2015 8,307http://coludaybyday.co.uk/Statistics/Club%20Stats/LeagueAveragesAttendance.html Average Attendance Figures Per Season Coludaybyday.co.uk 25 June 2015 26 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150626124236/http://coludaybyday.co.uk/Statistics/Club%20Stats/LeagueAveragesAttendance.html dead 8–0v Dartford, 16 March 1939 0–3v Cardiff City Reserves, 18 March 1939 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). 1937–38 1939–40 The 1938–39 season was Colchester United's second season in their history and their second in the Southern League. Alongside competing in the Southern League, the club also participated in the Southern League Mid-Week Section and Southern League Cup. Colchester won the Southern League title after beating local rivals Chelmsford City to the top of the league by one point. They also reached the 1st round of the FA Cup, where they were eliminated by Folkestone, and finished as runners-up to Tunbridge Wells Rangers in the Mid-Week Section. They reached the semi-final of the Southern League Cup, but the competition could not be completed due to fixture congestion. Season overview Manager Ted Davis began strengthening his squad ready for a push to reach the Football League over the summer period. The public responded by turning out in force for a game against Gillingham, with 8,142 in attendance, and a week later, a visit from Arsenal 'A' saw 10,129 watch Colchester beat their counterparts 2–0. However, Davis securing a number of high-profile players came at a cost. Many were still contracted to the Football League clubs that they were signed from, meaning that if Colchester were to gain election to the Football League, the club would have very few contracted players. Colchester made their first FA Cup outing during the 1938–39 season. They saw off Ilford 4–1 at Layer Road, but were defeated in the first round proper by Folkestone, watched by 8,160. In a very successful season for the club, Colchester claimed the Southern League title by one point over Guildford City, scoring 110 goals in 44 games. They finished second in the Mid-Week Section, and reached the semi-final of the Southern League Cup, although due to fixture congestion, the game could not be played during the regular season and was postponed until the 1939–40 campaign. Overall, Colchester scored 161 goals, with Arthur Pritchard netting 44 goals, George Wallis 24, and Alec Cheyne and Len Astill scoring 21 apiece. The case for Football League election was presented to Football League members on 23 May 1938 by club director Walter Clark. With high hopes for election following a successful season, Colchester United failed to secure a single vote from the members, put down to the fact that there were so many League-registered players on the books that Davis had signed for Colchester. Despite the League setback, the ownership of the Layer Road ground was passed to Colchester Borough Council, with club chairman Maurice Pye declaring: Every lover of football, will I'm sure, welcome this as a move in the right direction, for whatever happens, this fine open space will always belong to the town, and be for the benefit of Colcestrians and their love of football.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 28 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160328043917/http://www.cu-fc.com/news/article/club-history-the-1930s-and-1940s-230178.aspx live Players match played 6 May 1939.http://coludata.co.uk/content.php?pg=appearances&pd=1010#frmListFilter=True&pg=appearances&pd=1010&fsea=3&fplist=all&flgcup=all&fcompstShowAll=&fdfaShowAll= Appearances Coludata.co.uk 25 June 2015 21 April 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150421124250/http://coludata.co.uk/content.php?pg=appearances&pd=1010#frmListFilter=True&pg=appearances&pd=1010&fsea=3&fplist=all&flgcup=all&fcompstShowAll=&fdfaShowAll= live Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee GoalkeepersRonnie DunnGKENGSouthall1938 6 1 1908 11 24 y510ENG Crystal Palace3 July 1937Free transferBilly LightGKENGWoolston1938 6 1 1913 6 11 y00ENG West Bromwich Albion17 June 1938£1,500Don YoungsGKENG70ENG Martlesham RAF5 November 1937Free transfer DefendersCecil AllanLBIRE 1783Belfast1938 6 1 1914 8 1 y00ENG Chelsea27 May 1938£2,000Jimmy BakerCB/RHWALTrethomas1938 6 1 1904 5 5 y312ENG Bristol City9 July 1937Free transferJoe BirchLB/RBENGHednesford1938 6 1 1904 7 6 y00ENG Fulham24 June 1938£750Syd FieldusDFENGRomford1938 6 1 1909 5 27 y213ENG Brentford3 July 1937Free transferIan HaleyRBENGNorth Bierley90ENG Colchester Town1 January 1938DG Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the clubFree transferGeorge LeslieCBENGSlough1938 6 1 1907 7 9 y430ENG Guildford City9 July 1937Free transferAlf WortonLBENGWolverhampton1938 6 1 1914 4 4 y00ENG Norwich City3 June 1938Free transfer MidfieldersRobert MorrisLH/RHENGHatton1938 6 1 1913 3 11 y00ENG Norwich City22 July 1938£500George RitchieLHSCOMaryhill1938 6 1 1904 1 16 y311ENG Leicester City12 August 1937Free transferGeorge SmithRHWALConnah's Quay242ENG Bath City27 October 1937Free transfer ForwardsLen AstillIL/OLENGWolverhampton1938 6 1 1916 12 30 y00ENG Ipswich Town20 May 1938Free transferAlec CheyneIHSCOGlasgow1938 6 1 1907 4 28 y5435ENG Chelsea13 August 1937£3,000George CrispWGWALPontypool1938 6 1 1911 6 30 y3914WAL Newport County28 August 1937DGUndisclosedJack HodgeORENGPlymouth5124ENG Luton Town13 July 1937Free transferErnie MatthewsCFENGChester-le-Street1938 6 1 1912 11 8 y00ENG Sheffield Wednesday26 May 1938£2,500George MerrittIFENGOrmskirk00ENG Derby County30 September 1938Free transferRobert MurrayIFSCONewhaven1938 6 1 1915 3 27 y00ENG Bath City24 January 1939£800Arthur PritchardCFWALNewport1938 6 1 1917 10 22 y3729ENG Yeovil & Petters United28 August 1937DGFree transferIvan ThackerCFENGLowestoft41ENG Lowestoft Town18 February 1938Free transferGeorge WallisIFENGSawley167ENG Bath City28 February 1938Free transferGeorge WilliamsIR/CF40ENG Ipswich Town17 July 1937Free transfer Transfers In Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.20 May 1938IL/OLENGLen AstillENG Ipswich TownFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=27 Len Astill Coludata.co.uk 1 July 2015 26 May 1938CFENGErnie MatthewsENG Sheffield Wednesday£2,500http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=30 Ernie Matthews Coludata.co.uk 1 July 2015 23 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150923224552/http://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=30 live 27 May 1938LBIRE 1783Cecil AllanENG Chelsea£2,000http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=33 Cecil Allan Coludata.co.uk 1 July 2015 23 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150923224653/http://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=33 live 3 June 1938LBENGAlf WortonENG Norwich CityFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=32 Alf Worton Coludata.co.uk 1 July 2015 23 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150923224634/http://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=32 live 17 June 1938GKENGBilly LightENG West Bromwich Albion£1,500http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=29 Bill Light Coludata.co.uk 1 July 2015 23 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150923224530/http://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=29 live 24 June 1938LB/RBENGJoe BirchENG Fulham£750http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=28 Joe Birch Coludata.co.uk 1 July 2015 23 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150923224509/http://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=28 live 22 July 1938LH/RHENGRobert MorrisENG Norwich City£500http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=31 Robert Morris Coludata.co.uk 1 July 2015 23 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150923224612/http://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=31 live 30 September 1938IFENGGeorge MerrittENG Derby CountyFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=34 George Merritt Coludata.co.uk 1 July 2015 23 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150923224712/http://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=34 live 24 January 1939IFSCORobert MurrayENG Bath City£800http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=35 Bob Murray Coludata.co.uk 1 July 2015 Total spending: ~ £8,050 Out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.End of seasonRBENGCliff FairchildENG Arsenal£500http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=5 Cliff Fairchild Coludata.co.uk 1 July 2015 23 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150923230801/http://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=5 live 14 May 1938LH/RHENGJimmy CollinsRetiredReleasedhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=2 Jimmy Collins Coludata.co.uk 1 July 2015 23 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150923222437/http://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=2 live 14 May 1938OLENGBill BarracloughENG Doncaster RoversFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=12 Bill Barraclough Coludata.co.uk 1 July 2015 23 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150923205705/http://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=12 live 31 May 1938CF/ILWALBill PendergastENG ChesterFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=19 Will Pendergast Coludata.co.uk 1 July 2015 23 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150923222419/http://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=19 live 23 June 1938LBUSA 1912Alexander WoodENG Chelmsford CityFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=10 Alex Wood Coludata.co.uk 1 July 2015 23 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150923205630/http://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=10 live September 1938CFAlbert BennettFree agentReleasedhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=18 Albert Bennett Coludata.co.uk 13 August 2015 23 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150923222357/http://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=18 live 12 January 1939IL/OLENGKen MayesENG Chelmsford CityFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=11 Kenny Mayes Coludata.co.uk 1 July 2015 23 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150923205647/http://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=11 live Total incoming: ~ £500 Match details Friendlies 1938 10 15 y Friendly Colchester United 4–2 Report Fulham Reserves Astill 3 18 pen.Williams 25 o.g.Cheyne Conroy 5Freeman Layer Road Colchester W 1938 12 27 y Friendly Colchester United 2–0 Report Charlton Athletic Reserves Pritchard 30Thacker 67 Layer Road Colchester W 1937 10 16 y 18:30 Friendly(Colchester Challenge Cup Final) Colchester United 2–1 Report Southend United Cheyne 30Fieldus 85 Bolan 60 Layer Road Colchester W Southern League 1938–39 Southern Football League League table y COL Matches 1938 08 27 y 1 Colchester United 2–0 Report Gillingham Wallis 35Matthews 43 Layer Road Colchester 8,142 W 1938 09 03 y 2 Colchester United 2–0 Report Arsenal 'A' Cheyne 37Morris 87 Layer Road Colchester 10,129 W 1938 09 07 y 3 Dartford 0–1 Report Colchester United Cheyne 28 Watling Street Dartford W 1938 09 10 y 4 Colchester United 8–1 Report Yeovil & Petters United Pritchard 14 18 29Morris 34Wallis 54Cheyne 54Gilmour 70 o.g.Astill 75 Graham 19 Layer Road Colchester 7,160 W 1938 09 15 y 5 Colchester United 4–0 Report Dartford Astill 2 65 pen.Pritchard 32 48 Layer Road Colchester 6,000 W 1938 09 24 y 15:15 6 Exeter City Reserves 2–1 Report Colchester United Bussey 65Worton 75 o.g. Pritchard 30 St James Park Exeter 2,500 L 1938 10 01 y 15:15 7 Colchester United 3–2 Report Cardiff City Reserves Pritchard 80Wallis Turner 40Birch (o.g.) Layer Road Colchester 7,247 G. Hamilton-Jones W 1938 10 08 y 8 Aldershot Reserves 0–1 Report Colchester United Crisp 43 Recreation Ground Aldershot W 1938 10 13 y 9 Colchester United 1–0 Report Folkestone Pritchard 30 Layer Road Colchester W 1938 10 22 y 10 Cheltenham Town 2–1 Report Colchester United Prior 15Leedham Pritchard 52 Whaddon Road Cheltenham W. Harper L 1938 10 29 y 11 Colchester United 3–1 Report Bristol Rovers Reserves Cheyne 21 35 49 Kitchen 44 Layer Road Colchester 6,000 W 1938 11 05 y 14:45 12 Norwich City Reserves 1–5 Report Colchester United O'Reilly 84 Pritchard 20 47 67Crisp 41 87 Carrow Road Norwich 3,005 W 1938 11 19 y 13 Yeovil & Petters United 2–1 Report Colchester United Graham 3Green 44 Pritchard 87 Huish Athletic Ground Yeovil L 1938 12 03 y 14 Colchester United 3–1 Report Cheltenham Town Cheyne 16 45Hodge 87 Butt 65 Layer Road Colchester 5,000 W 1938 12 10 y 15 Colchester United 4–0 Report Bath City Cheyne 2Matthews 48Hodge Layer Road Colchester W 1938 12 17 y 16 Bristol Rovers Reserves 0–1 Report Colchester United Wallis 20 Eastville Stadium Bristol W 1938 12 31 y 17 Colchester United 5–1 Report Barry Town Wallis 15 23 63Hodge 76Pritchard 87 James 73 Layer Road Colchester 4,000 W 1939 01 07 y 14:45 18 Tunbridge Wells Rangers 0–2 Report Colchester United Pritchard 55 65 Down Farm Royal Tunbridge Wells W 1939 01 14 y 19 Gillingham 1–3 Report Colchester United Johnson 50 Whitelaw 10 o.g.Crisp 20Pritchard 85 Priestfield Stadium Gillingham 3,748 W. Daly W 1939 01 21 y 20 Colchester United 7–0 Report Newport County Reserves Hodge 3Pritchard 5 7Astill 37 54Wallis 80 89 Layer Road Colchester W 1939 02 04 y 15:10 21 Colchester United 3–1 Report Swindon Town Reserves Astill 3 66Morris 71 Woodman 63 Layer Road Colchester W 1939 02 11 y 22 Torquay United Reserves 0–2 Report Colchester United Baker 30Pritchard 89 Plainmoor Torquay W 1939 02 18 y 23 Colchester United 2–0 Report Aldershot Reserves Murray 9Hodge Layer Road Colchester W 1939 02 25 y 24 Folkestone 1–4 Report Colchester United Davis Pritchard 13 43Wallis 15Astill Cheriton Road Folkestone W 1939 03 02 y 25 Colchester United 6–1 Report Exeter City Reserves Pritchard 25 28 58Astill 31 56Murray 35 Bussey 86 Layer Road Colchester W 1939 03 04 y 26 Plymouth Argyle Reserves 0–3 Report Colchester United Pritchard 18Murray 30Hodge 67 Home Park Plymouth 5,200 W 1939 03 11 y 27 Swindon Town Reserves 2–1 Report Colchester United Woolhouse 72Woodman Pritchard 85 County Ground Swindon 5,000 L 1939 03 18 y 28 Cardiff City Reserves 3–0 Report Colchester United Prescott 1Court 39 42 Ninian Park Cardiff L 1939 03 25 y 29 Newport County Reserves 0–1 Report Colchester United Cheyne 80 Somerton Park Newport W 1939 03 29 y 30 Arsenal 'A' 0–0 Report Colchester United Enfield Stadium Enfield D 1939 03 30 y 31 Colchester United 1–1 Report Tunbridge Wells Rangers Murray 67 Wood 25 Layer Road Colchester D 1939 04 01 y 15:15 32 Colchester United 5–1 Report Torquay United Reserves Pritchard 36 38 55Crisp 43Cheyne 61 Dyer 15 Layer Road Colchester W 1939 04 07 y 33 Colchester United 1–0 Report Guildford City Pritchard 50 Layer Road Colchester 13,000 W 1939 04 08 y 34 Colchester United 1–1 Report Worcester City Pritchard 14 Melaniphy 75 Layer Road Colchester D 1939 04 10 y 35 Guildford City 3–1 Report Colchester United J. Brown 27McPheat 53R. Brown 68 Crisp 18 St Joseph's Road Guildford 10,000 L 1939 04 11 y 36 Colchester United 5–1 Report Norwich City Reserves Cheyne 8Wallis 35Hodge Johnson Layer Road Colchester W 1939 04 15 y 37 Barry Town 0–2 Report Colchester United Crisp 12Matthews Jenner Park Stadium Barry W 1939 04 20 y 38 Bath City 0–3 Report Colchester United Hodge 25Pritchard Twerton Park Bath W 1939 04 22 y 39 Colchester United 2–3 Report Plymouth Argyle Reserves Cheyne 20Pritchard 22 Chitty 4 46Olver 72 Layer Road Colchester L 1939 04 24 y 40 Chelmsford City 0–0 Report Colchester United New Writtle Street Chelmsford 7,000 D 1939 04 27 y 41 Worcester City 1–0 Report Colchester United Burns 80 St George's Lane Worcester L 1939 04 29 y 15:15 42 Colchester United 4–0 Report Ipswich Town Reserves Hodge 28Wallis 33 55Birch 70 pen. Layer Road Colchester W 1939 05 01 y 43 Colchester United 2–2 Report Chelmsford City Astill 32Morris 88 Palethorpe 13Wright 70 Layer Road Colchester 5,000 D 1939 05 06 y 44 Ipswich Town Reserves 2–3 Report Colchester United Lawrence 26O'Leary 72 Cheyne 20Wallis 21Astill 82 Portman Road Ipswich 12,000 W Southern League Mid-Week Section League table main WDL Q 2 COL y TUN Tunbridge Wells Rangers COL Colchester United NOR Norwich City Reserves MIL Millwall Reserves POR Portsmouth 'A' 8 7 1 37 18 C 9 2 5 36 21 7 4 5 40 26 7 4 5 33 23 5 4 7 21 29 green1 Southern League Midweek Section champions C 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Number of goals scored. The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used up until the 1976–77 season. The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing. complete Matches 1938 09 22 y 1 Norwich City Reserves 0–2 Report Colchester United Astill 9Cassidy 43 o.g. Carrow Road Norwich 2,505 W 1938 09 28 y 2 Folkestone 1–2 Report Colchester United Appleby 32 Hodge 5Pritchard 53 Cheriton Road Folkestone J. Farmer W 1938 10 06 y 3 Colchester United 2–2 Report Tunbridge Wells Rangers Wallis 27Astill 29 Wood 31Grainger 63 Layer Road Colchester D 1938 10 20 y 4 Colchester United 4–1 Report Portsmouth 'A' Cheyne 60 83 89Thacker Jepson 80 Layer Road Colchester W 1938 10 27 y 5 Colchester United 1–3 Report Aldershot Reserves Smith 42 Turner 3 86Gray 32 Layer Road Colchester L 1938 12 14 y 6 Aldershot Reserves 1–2 Report Colchester United Curtis 25 Matthews 34Hodge 68 Recreation Ground Aldershot W 1939 01 09 y 7 Millwall Reserves 1–2 Report Colchester United Daniels 10 Crisp 48Pritchard 65 The Den Millwall W 1939 02 02 y 8 Colchester United 3–1 Report Folkestone Wallis 10 42Astill 88 Birch 49 o.g. Layer Road Colchester W 1939 02 08 y 9 Guildford City 1–0 Report Colchester United Woolf 47 St Joseph's Road Guildford 750 L 1939 02 15 y 10 Tunbridge Wells Rangers 2–1 Report Colchester United Archibald 57Robinson 80 Pritchard 18 Down Farm Royal Tunbridge Wells L 1939 02 23 y 11 Colchester United 3–0 Report Guildford City Morris 30Cheyne 78Astill 88 Layer Road Colchester W 1939 03 16 y 12 Colchester United 8–0 Report Dartford Hodge 2Cheyne 34Murray 49Wallis 65Pritchard 75 80Crisp 89 Layer Road Colchester W 1939 03 22 y 13 Portsmouth 'A' 1–0 Report Colchester United Candy 49 Fratton Park Portsmouth L 1939 03 23 y 14 Colchester United 2–1 Report Millwall Reserves Astill Walsh 15 Layer Road Colchester W 1939 05 02 y 15 Dartford 2–2 Report Colchester United Heathcote 30Kitchener Pritchard 6Wallis 85 Watling Street Dartford D 1939 05 04 y 16 Colchester United 2–4 Report Norwich City Reserves Murray 64Wallis 89 Bates 5 15Maskell 25 Layer Road Colchester L Southern League Cup 1938 09 17 y 15:15 1st round Colchester United 5–0 Report Ipswich Town Reserves Hodge 17Cheyne 19Pritchard 65Astill 71 84 Shufflebottom 0 60 Layer Road Colchester 10,000 S. Flaxman W 1939 01 28 y 15:00 2nd round Colchester United 3–1 Report Arsenal 'A' Wallis 4Astill 21Pritchard 72 Bremner 20 Layer Road Colchester 10,000 W 1939 04 13 y 3rd round Colchester United 2–0 Report Folkestone Cheyne 6Pritchard 75 Layer Road Colchester W FA Cup 1938–39 FA Cup 1938 11 12 y 14:30 4th qualifying round Colchester United 4–1 Report Ilford Pritchard 15Wallis 53Crisp 60Hodge 69 Robinson 48 Layer Road Colchester 6,100 W 1938 11 26 y 1st round Folkestone 2–1 Report Colchester United Ashley 76Birch (o.g.) Leslie 87 Cheriton Road Folkestone 4,700 L Squad statistics Appearances and goals http://www.coludata.co.uk/content.php?pg=goals&pd=1014#frmListFilter=True&pg=goals&pd=1014&fsea=3&fplist=all&flgcup=all&fcompstShowAll=&fdfaShowAll= Goals Coludata.co.uk 30 June 2015 20 April 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150420122750/http://coludata.co.uk/content.php?pg=goals&pd=1014#frmListFilter=True&pg=goals&pd=1014&fsea=3&fplist=all&flgcup=all&fcompstShowAll=&fdfaShowAll= live Southern League FA Cup Southern LeagueMid-Week Section Southern LeagueCup Ronnie Dunn ENG GK 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 Billy Light ENG GK 26 0 2 0 12 0 2 0 Don Youngs ENG GK 17 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 Cecil Allan NIR DF 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 Jimmy Baker WAL DF 14 1 2 0 5 0 0 0 Joe Birch ENG DF 44 1 2 0 13 0 3 0 Syd Fieldus ENG DF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Ian Haley ENG DF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 George Leslie ENG DF 40 0 2 1 13 0 3 0 Alf Worton ENG DF 44 0 2 0 15 0 3 0 Robert Morris ENG MF 44 4 2 0 16 1 3 0 George Ritchie SCO MF 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 George Smith WAL MF 21 0 0 0 13 1 2 0 Len Astill ENG FW 27 12 0 0 12 6 2 3 Alec Cheyne SCO FW 29 14 2 0 6 5 3 2 George Crisp WAL FW 20 7 2 1 8 3 1 0 Jack Hodge ENG FW 42 12 2 1 13 3 3 1 Ernie Matthews ENG FW 6 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 George Merritt ENG FW 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Robert Murray SCO FW 21 4 0 0 8 2 0 0 Arthur Pritchard WAL FW 40 34 2 1 14 6 3 3 Ivan Thacker ENG FW 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 George Wallis ENG FW 43 16 2 1 15 6 3 1 |- !colspan="14"|Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season Ken Mayes ENG FW 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 |} Goalscorers Place Nationality Position Name Southern League FA Cup SL Mid-Week Section Southern League Cup Total1WALCFArthur Pritchard34163442ENGIFGeorge Wallis16161243ENGIL/OLLen Astill1206321SCOIHAlec Cheyne14052215ENGORJack Hodge12131176ENGWGGeorge Crisp7130117SCOIFRobert Murray402068ENGLH/RHRobert Morris401059ENGCFErnie Matthews3010410WALCB/RHJimmy Baker10001ENGLB/RBJoe Birch10001ENGCBGeorge Leslie01001WALRHGeorge Smith00101ENGCFIvan Thacker00101Own goals20103TOTALS11053610161 Captains Number of games played as team captain.http://coludata.co.uk/content.php?frmListFilter=True&pg=match&pd=1022&fsea=3&fdfaShowAll=&fcomp1=4&fcomp1ShowAll=&frt=all&fhan=all#frmListFilter=True&pg=match&pd=1022&fsea=3&fdfaShowAll=&fcomp1ShowAll=&frt=all&fhan=all All matches Coludata.co.uk 14 July 2015 Place Nationality Position Player Southern League FA Cup SL Mid-Week Section Southern League Cup Total1ENGCBGeorge Leslie38212254left Not recorded604111TOTALS44216365 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=3&fplist=all&flgcup=all&fcompstShowAll=&fdfa=1 Clean sheets (1st team) Coludata.co.uk 22 June 2017 26 October 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161026171340/http://www.coludata.co.uk/content.php?pg=cleansheets&pd=1035#frmft=True&pg=cleansheets&pd=1035&fsea=3&fplist=all&flgcup=all&fcompstShowAll=&fdfa=1 live Place Nationality Player Southern League FA Cup SL Mid-Week Section Southern League Cup Total1ENGBilly Light13201162ENGDon Youngs610183ENGRonnie Dunn10001TOTALS2003225 Player debuts Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.https://www.coludata.co.uk/debutants-legacy-numbers Alltime - List of Debuts Coludata.co.uk 25 May 2025 Position Nationality Player Date Opponent Ground NotesGKENGBilly Light28 August 1938GillinghamLayer RoadLB/RBENGJoe Birch28 August 1938GillinghamLayer RoadLH/RHENGRobert Morris28 August 1938GillinghamLayer RoadLBENGAlf Worton28 August 1938GillinghamLayer RoadIL/OLENGLen Astill28 August 1938GillinghamLayer RoadCFENGErnie Matthews28 August 1938GillinghamLayer RoadLBIRE 1783Cecil Allan22 September 1938Norwich City ReservesCarrow RoadIFENGGeorge Merritt8 October 1938Aldershot ReservesRecreation GroundIFSCORobert Murray2 February 1939FolkestoneLayer 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 1938-39 Category:English football clubs 1938–39 season