1957–58 Colchester United F.C. season

March 2016 March 2016 Colchester United 1957–58 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 South 12th FA Cup 1st round(eliminated byWisbech Town) Ken Plant (19) Ken Plant (19) 11,077v Norwich City, 14 September 1957http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=match&pd=1022&sort=shan&order=asc&fsea=18&frt=all&fhan=all&it=696 Colchester Utd 1–2 Norwich City Coludata.co.uk 17 March 2016 4,391v Northampton Town, 30 September 1957http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=match&pd=1022&sort=shan&order=asc&fsea=18&frt=all&fhan=all&it=701 Colchester Utd 1–0 Northampton Town Coludata.co.uk 17 March 2016 10,891http://coludaybyday.co.uk/Statistics/Club%20Stats/LeagueAveragesAttendance.html Average Attendance Figures Per Season Coludaybyday.co.uk 17 March 2016 4–0v Watford, 26 December 1957 0–7v Reading, 18 September 1957 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). 1956–57 1958–59 The 1957–58 season was Colchester United's 16th season in their history and their eighth season in the Third Division South, the third tier of English football. Alongside competing in the Third Division South, the club also participated in the FA Cup. They were eliminated at the first round stage of the cup for the fifth successive season, on this occasion to non-league side Wisbech Town. In the league, with the division being restructured at the end of the season, Colchester managed to finish in the top half of the table by three points to avoid a move to the newly formed Fourth Division, instead remaining in the third tier. Season overview With Football League reorganisation looming at the end of the season, Colchester's priority for the 1957–58 season was to finish in the top half of the table to join the top half of the Third Division North to form the new nationwide Third Division. The other teams would form the Fourth Division. During the campaign, Benny Fenton's squad suffered from numerous call-ups for national service, and as such Fenton brought in reinforcements in November with Neil Langman arriving from Plymouth Argyle for £6,750 and John Evans for £4,000 from Liverpool. Meanwhile, Birmingham City offered Colchester £10,000 for winger Peter Wright, but he opted to remain as a part-time player. Colchester secured their place in the third tier for another season in the final game of the season when they beat Southampton 4–2 at Layer Road.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 15 May 2011 Players match played 1 May 1957.http://coludata.co.uk/content.php?pg=appearances&pd=1010#frmft=True&pg=appearances&pd=1010&fsea=18&fplist=all&flgcup=all&fcompstShowAll=&fdfaShowAll= Appearances Coludata.co.uk 22 March 2016 Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee GoalkeepersPercy AmesGKENGPlymouth1957 6 1 1931 12 13 y920ENG Tottenham Hotspur1 May 1955Free transferJohn WrightGKENGAldershot1957 6 1 1933 8 13 y40ENG Colchester Casuals23 May 1952Free transfer DefendersBrian DobsonCBENGColchester1957 6 1 1934 3 1 y60AmateurJanuary 1956Free transferGeorge FisherFBENGBermondsey1957 6 1 1925 6 19 y893ENG Fulham1 September 1955£1,000John FowlerFBSCOLeith1957 6 1 1933 10 17 y603SCO Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic20 August 1955DG Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the clubFree transferJohn LaidlawFBENGAldershot1957 6 1 1936 7 5 y00SCO Easthouses Lily Miners WelfareJune 1957Free transferAlf MarshallFBENGDagenham1957 6 1 1933 5 21 y00ENG Dagenham14 October 1957£25Chic MilliganCBSCOArdrossan1957 6 1 1930 7 26 y351SCO Ardrossan Winton Rovers18 August 1956DG Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club£1,000Edgar RumneyFBENGAbberton1957 6 1 1936 9 15 y00ENG Colchester Casuals1 May 1957Free transfer MidfieldersBenny FentonWHENGWest Ham1957 6 1 1918 10 10 y8312ENG Charlton Athletic5 March 1955DG£500Trevor HarrisWHENGColchester1957 6 1 1936 2 6 y30AmateurJuly 1951Free transferBert HillWHENGWest Ham1957 6 1 1930 3 8 y753ENG ChelseaSeptember 1952£300Ron HuntWHENGColchester1957 6 1 1933 9 26 y340AmateurOctober 1951Free transferDerek ParkerWHENGWivenhoe1957 6 1 1926 6 23 y60ENG West Ham UnitedMarch 1957£2,500 ForwardsRussell BlakeWGENGColchester1957 6 1 1935 7 24 y70ENG Dedham Old Boys8 September 1955DGFree transferJohn EvansIFENGTilbury1957 6 1 1929 8 28 y00ENG Liverpool23 November 1957DG£4,000Bobby HillIFSCOEdinburgh1957 6 1 1938 6 9 y438SCO Easthouses Lily Miners Welfare9 June 1955Free transferMartyn KingCFENGBirmingham1957 6 1 1937 8 23 y31AmateurSummer 1955Free transferNeil LangmanCFENGBere Alston1957 6 1 1932 2 21 y00ENG Plymouth ArgyleNovember 1957£6,750Kevin McCurleyCFENGConsett1957 6 1 1926 4 2 y18974ENG LiverpoolJune 1951£750Sammy McLeodIFSCOGlasgow1957 6 1 1934 1 4 y474SCO Easthouses Lily Miners Welfare20 August 1955DGFree transferHamish McNeillIFSCOAlva1957 6 1 1934 11 16 y00SCO Bonnyrigg Rose AthleticAugust 1957£600Ken PlantCFENGNuneaton1957 6 1 1925 8 15 y14360ENG BuryJanuary 1954UndisclosedTommy WilliamsWGENGBattersea1957 6 1 1935 2 10 y233ENG Carshalton AthleticSeptember 1956Free transferPeter WrightWGENGColchester1957 6 1 1934 1 26 y15830AmateurNovember 1951Free transfer Transfers In Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.1 May 1957FBENGEdgar RumneyENG Colchester CasualsFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=222 Edgar Rumney Coludata.co.uk 21 March 2016 June 1957FBENGJohn LaidlawSCO Easthouses Lily Miners WelfareFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=230 John Laidlaw Coludata.co.uk 23 March 2016 August 1957IFSCOHamish McNeillSCO Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic£600http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=223 Hamish McNeill Coludata.co.uk 21 March 2016 14 October 1957FBENGAlf MarshallENG Dagenham£25http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=227 Alf Marshall Coludata.co.uk 22 March 2016 November 1957CFENGNeil LangmanENG Plymouth Argyle£6,750http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=225 Neil Langman Coludata.co.uk 21 March 2016 23 November 1957IFENGJohn EvansENG Liverpool£4,000http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=224 John Evans Coludata.co.uk 21 March 2016 DG Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club Total spending: ~ £11,375 Out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.31 May 1957WGENGLes BarrellENG Clacton TownReleasedhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=216 Les Barrell Coludata.co.uk 21 March 2016 June 1957IFENGEddie SmithENG Queens Park Rangers£1,050http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=218 Eddie Smith Coludata.co.uk 21 March 2016 July 1957CBENGReg StewartENG Hastings UnitedFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=164 Reg Stewart Coludata.co.uk 21 March 2016 Total incoming: ~ £1,050 Match details Third Division South 1957–58 Football League Results round by round table b Round Ground H/A/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/H/H Result W/L/D/W/W/L/L/L/D/L/D/W/L/D/W/D/W/W/L/D/W/D/L/W/W/D/D/W/D/W/L/W/L/W/W/L/L/L/D/D/D/L/L/W/L/W Position 7/3/11/7/6/6/13/15/16/22/21/16/21/15/13/12/7/7/8/8/7/8/12/11/11/12/10/8/8/9/9/7/8/8/7/9/10/11/10/11/11/12/12/12/12/12 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss green1 red1 11v11.com March 2016 League table Third Division South y COL Matches 1957 08 24 y 1 Colchester United 3–0 Report Torquay United McCurley pen.P. Wright Layer Road Colchester 9,760 W 1957 08 26 y 2 Queens Park Rangers 1–0 Report Colchester United Cameron Loftus Road Shepherd's Bush 12,135 L 1957 08 31 y 3 Brentford 3–3 Report Colchester United Newcombe 1Towers Parker P. Wright Griffin Park Brentford 12,730 D 1957 09 02 y 4 Colchester United 2–1 Report Queens Park Rangers P. Wright 90McCurley Finney Layer Road Colchester 8,992 W 1957 09 07 y 5 Southend United 2–3 ReportReport Colchester United Crossan 17 Plant 6P. Wright 12McCurley 51 pen. Roots Hall Southend-on-Sea 18,125 W 1957 09 09 y 6 Colchester United 1–3 Report Reading McCurley Unknown goalscorer Layer Road Colchester 8,774 L 1957 09 14 y 7 Colchester United 1–2 Report Norwich City McCurley Unknown goalscorer Layer Road Colchester 11,077 L 1957 09 18 y 8 Reading 7–0 Report Colchester United Unknown goalscorer Elm Park Reading 13,811 L 1957 09 21 y 9 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 1–1 Report Colchester United Dowsett 46 McNeill 4 Dean Court Bournemouth 16,057 D 1957 09 26 y 10 Northampton Town 4–1 Report Colchester United Unknown goalscorer Plant County Ground Northampton 4,000 L 1957 09 28 y 11 Colchester United 1–1 Report Walsall P. Wright Unknown goalscorer Layer Road Colchester 7,366 D 1957 09 30 y 12 Colchester United 1–0 Report Northampton Town P. Wright Layer Road Colchester 4,391 W 1957 10 05 y 13 Coventry City 1–0 Report Colchester United Griffiths 40 Highfield Road Coventry 14,423 L 1957 10 09 y 14 Plymouth Argyle 1–1 ReportReport Colchester United Langman McLeod Home Park Plymouth 22,550 D 1957 10 12 y 15 Colchester United 3–0 Report Exeter City Plant McCurley Layer Road Colchester 7,930 W 1957 10 15 y 16 Watford 1–1 Report Colchester United Anderson P. Wright Vicarage Road Watford 6,580 D 1957 10 19 y 17 Gillingham 2–3 Report Colchester United Unknown goalscorer McCurley Williams Priestfield Stadium Gillingham 8,535 W 1957 10 26 y 18 Colchester United 2–1 Report Millwall P. Wright 65Plant 79 Shepherd 8 Layer Road Colchester 9,260 W 1957 11 02 y 19 Swindon Town 4–0 ReportReport Colchester United Micklewright 26Edwards 37Skull 76Richards 83 County Ground Swindon 14,198 L 1957 11 09 y 20 Colchester United 1–1 Report Aldershot Fenton 71 Lacey 83 Layer Road Colchester 7,569 D 1957 11 23 y 21 Colchester United 2–1 Report Port Vale Plant 5Williams 45 Askey 79 Layer Road Colchester 9,106 C. Woan W 1957 11 30 y 22 Newport County 2–2 Report Colchester United Harris 17Dixon 28 Langman 2Plant 8 Somerton Park Newport 8,866 D 1957 12 14 y 23 Brighton & Hove Albion 5–2 Report Colchester United Gordon 4 76Sexton 20 pen.Harburn 50Howard 55 Fisher 16 pen.Williams 51 Goldstone Ground Hove 9,716 L 1957 12 21 y 24 Torquay United 1–3 Report Colchester United Northcott 80 P. Wright 20 40Evans Plainmoor Torquay 5,749 W 1957 12 26 y 25 Colchester United 4–0 Report Watford Plant Langman Layer Road Colchester 9,379 W 1957 12 28 y 26 Colchester United 1–1 Report Brentford Langman Francis Layer Road Colchester 9,548 D 1958 01 04 y 27 Shrewsbury Town 0–0 Report Colchester United Gay Meadow Shrewsbury 5,600 D 1958 01 11 y 28 Colchester United 1–0 ReportReport Southend United Williams 55 Layer Road Colchester 9,357 W 1958 01 18 y 29 Norwich City 1–1 Report Colchester United Unknown goalscorer Plant Carrow Road Norwich 17,523 D 1958 02 01 y 30 Colchester United 3–2 Report Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic Evans P. Wright Unknown goalscorer Layer Road Colchester 8,091 W 1958 02 08 y 31 Walsall 3–0 Report Colchester United Unknown goalscorer Fellows Park Walsall 7,639 L 1958 02 15 y 32 Colchester United 4–1 Report Coventry City Fenton pen.pen.Plant Unknown goalscorer Layer Road Colchester 8,613 W 1958 02 22 y 33 Exeter City 4–3 Report Colchester United Unknown goalscorer Evans Plant Langman St James Park Exeter 7,636 L 1958 03 01 y 34 Colchester United 3–2 Report Gillingham Plant Langman Unknown goalscorer Layer Road Colchester 8,158 W 1958 03 08 y 35 Millwall 1–4 Report Colchester United Johnson Plant Langman P. Wright The Den New Cross 7,307 W 1958 03 15 y 36 Colchester United 1–3 ReportReport Swindon Town Langman Edwards Richards Kelly Layer Road Colchester 9,241 L 1958 03 22 y 37 Port Vale 2–0 Report Colchester United Steele Wilkinson Vale Park Burslem 7,161 L 1958 03 29 y 38 Colchester United 1–2 Report Brighton & Hove Albion Evans Unknown goalscorer Layer Road Colchester 8,751 L 1958 04 04 y 39 Crystal Palace 1–1 Report Colchester United Unknown goalscorer Plant Selhurst Park Selhurst 17,787 D 1958 04 07 y 40 Colchester United 1–1 Report Crystal Palace Evans Unknown goalscorer Layer Road Colchester 9,528 D 1958 04 12 y 41 Colchester United 1–1 Report Newport County Langman Harris Layer Road Colchester 7,472 D 1958 04 16 y 42 Aldershot 2–1 Report Colchester United Unknown goalscorer Plant Recreation Ground Aldershot 2,630 L 1958 04 19 y 43 Southampton 3–2 Report Colchester United Roper Reeves Page McCurley The Dell Southampton 13,842 L 1958 04 21 y 44 Colchester United 3–0 Report Shrewsbury Town Evans McCurley P. Wright Layer Road Colchester 7,092 W 1958 04 26 y 45 Colchester United 1–2 ReportReport Plymouth Argyle Blake 1 Carter 56 pen.Baker 81 Layer Road Colchester 8,593 L 1958 05 01 y 46 Colchester United 4–2 Report Southampton McCurley Blake McLeod Williams Mulgrew Reeves Layer Road Colchester 8,914 W FA Cup 1957–58 FA Cup 1957 11 16 y 1st round Wisbech Town 1–0 Report Colchester United Pye 67 Fenland Park Wisbech 9,552 L Squad statistics Appearances and goals http://coludata.co.uk/content.php?pg=goals&pd=1014#frmft=True&pg=goals&pd=1014&fsea=18&fplist=all&flgcup=all&fcompstShowAll=&fdfaShowAll= Goals Coludata.co.uk 21 March 2016 Third DivisionSouth FA Cup Percy Ames ENG GK 46 0 1 0 Brian Dobson ENG DF 16 0 1 0 George Fisher ENG DF 45 1 1 0 John Fowler SCO DF 46 0 0 0 Chic Milligan SCO DF 26 0 1 0 Edgar Rumney ENG DF 5 0 0 0 Benny Fenton ENG MF 23 3 0 0 Trevor Harris ENG MF 7 0 0 0 Bert Hill ENG MF 31 0 1 0 Ron Hunt ENG MF 4 0 0 0 Derek Parker ENG MF 29 1 1 0 Russell Blake ENG FW 8 2 0 0 John Evans ENG FW 24 7 0 0 Bobby Hill SCO FW 11 0 0 0 Neil Langman ENG FW 23 8 0 0 Kevin McCurley ENG FW 28 12 1 0 Sammy McLeod SCO FW 15 2 1 0 Hamish McNeill SCO FW 2 1 0 0 Ken Plant ENG FW 44 19 1 0 Tommy Williams ENG FW 28 5 1 0 Peter Wright ENG FW 45 16 1 0 |} Goalscorers Place Nationality Position Name Third Division South FA Cup Total1ENGCFKen Plant190192ENGWGPeter Wright160163ENGCFKevin McCurley120124ENGCFNeil Langman8085ENGIFJohn Evans7076ENGWGTommy Williams5057ENGWHBenny Fenton3038ENGWGRussell Blake202SCOIFSammy McLeod20210ENGFBGeorge Fisher101SCOIFHamish McNeill101ENGWHDerek Parker101Own goals000TOTALS77077 Disciplinary record http://coludata.co.uk/content.php?pg=discipline&pd=1013#frmft=True&pg=discipline&pd=1013&fsea=18&fplist=all&flgcup=all&fcompstShowAll=&fdfaShowAll= Discipline Coludata.co.uk 21 March 2016 Nationality Position Name Third Division South FA Cup TotalENGWHBenny Fenton100010TOTALS100010 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=18&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 Total1ENGPercy Ames707TOTALS707 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 21 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 NotesFBENGEdgar Rumney2 September 1957Queens Park RangersLayer RoadIFSCOHamish McNeill21 September 1957Bournemouth & Boscombe AthleticDean CourtIFENGJohn Evans23 November 1957Port ValeLayer RoadCFENGNeil Langman23 November 1957Port ValeLayer 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 Kent Jeff The Valiants' Years: The Story of Port Vale 1990 Witan Books Stafford 0-9508981-4-7 White Eric 100 Years of Brentford 1989 Oldfield Press Redditch 0951526200 Websites http://www.11v11.com/teams/colchester-united/tab/matches/season/1958/ Colchester United football club match record: 1958 11v11.com 27 March 2016 http://www.millwall-history.org.uk/Millwall-Stats57-58.htm Statistics 1957/58 The Millwall History Files 27 March 2016 http://www.watfordfcarchive.com/downloads/seasons/Mergedseasons1950to1960.pdf 1950/51 to 1959/60 Watford Football Club archive 1881–2015 PDF 27 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160309025243/http://www.watfordfcarchive.com/downloads/seasons/Mergedseasons1950to1960.pdf 9 March 2016 dead dmy-all Specific 2 1957-58 Category:English football clubs 1957–58 season