1949–50 Colchester United F.C. season

January 2016 January 2016 Colchester United 1949–50 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 Southern League 2ndElected to the Football League FA Cup 4th qualifying round(eliminated byWealdstone) Southern League Cup Winners Vic Keeble (42) Vic Keeble (46) 14,718v Chelmsford City, 17 September 1949http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?frmft=True&pg=match&pd=1022&fsea=9&fdfaShowAll=&fcomp1ShowAll=&frt=all&fhan=all&it=306 Colchester Utd 4–1 Chelmsford City Coludata.co.uk 31 January 2016 5,352v Cheltenham Town, 23 March 1950http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?frmft=True&pg=match&pd=1022&fsea=9&fdfaShowAll=&fcomp1ShowAll=&frt=all&fhan=all&it=337 Colchester Utd 2–2 Cheltenham Town Coludata.co.uk 31 January 2016 8,639http://coludaybyday.co.uk/Statistics/Club%20Stats/LeagueAveragesAttendance.html Average Attendance Figures Per Season Coludaybyday.co.uk 31 January 2016 8–0v Kidderminster Harriers, 19 November 1949 0–5v Merthyr Tydfil, 26 April 1950;1–6v Gillingham, 29 April 1950 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). 1948–49 1950–51 The 1949–50 season was Colchester United's eighth season in their history and their eighth and final season in the Southern League. Alongside competing in the Southern League, the club also participated in the FA Cup and Southern League Cup. The club finished as runner-up to Merthyr Tydfil in the league, but despite this Colchester were elected to the Football League at the end of the campaign with the expansion of the League from 88 to 92 clubs.http://www.thepyramid.info/stats/updownyear.htm Promotion to/Relegation from the Football League by year Willis Tom Thepyramid.info 31 January 2016 Four new clubs for the Football League https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000769/19500603/162/0012 subscription British Newspaper Archive 8 May 2019 The Coventry Evening Telegraph 3 June 1950 11 The Football League, at their annual meeting in London to-day, agreed to extend the Third Division by two clubs in each section. Gillingham and Colchester United were elected to the South Section ...Bigger English League https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002318/19500603/141/0005 subscription British Newspaper Archive 8 May 2019 Belfast Telegraph 3 June 1950 Belfast 5 In the Southern Section Gillingham (44 votes) and Colchester United (28) were elected.Four New League Clubs The Times 5 June 1950 7 https://login.thetimes.com/oidc/rp/login/thetimescom?gotoUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thetimes.com%2Farchive%2Farticle%2F1950-06-05%2F7%2F5.html The Annual Meeting of the Football League was held in London on Saturday when each section of the Third Division was increased from 22 clubs to 24. The new clubs selected were Gillingham and Colchester United, to the Southern section, ... subscription 12 May 2019 The Times Archive The club won the Southern League Cup 6–4 on aggregate,Colchester Utd. win S.L. Cup https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000516/19500505/036/0007 subscription British Newspaper Archive 12 May 2019 The Essex Chronicle 5 May 1950 Chelmsford 7 while they exited the FA Cup at the fourth qualifying round stage following a 1–0 defeat by Wealdstone.Wealdstone defence held under heavy pressure https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000531/19491115/043/0008 subscription British Newspaper Archive 8 May 2019 The Essex Newsman-Herald 15 November 1949 Chelmsford 8Wealdstone's Great Cup Victory https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002511/19491117/150/0007 subscription British Newspaper Archive 8 May 2019 The Observer and Gazette 17 November 1949 London 7 Season overview Layer Road suffered storm damage ahead of the 1949–50 season, and owing to a shortage of steel, re-construction work was not complete as the season commenced. Manager Jimmy Allen strengthened his defence with the signing of Reg Stewart from Sheffield Wednesday and Bill Layton from Bradford Park Avenue, and by Christmas 1949, Colchester had lost just three of their 28 games played, one of which was the 1–0 FA Cup fourth qualifying round defeat to Wealdstone. The game was one of the first FA Cup ties to be broadcast on television,Port Vale's Amateur Opponents in F.A. Cup https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000525/19491119/108/0004 subscription British Newspaper Archive 8 May 2019 Evening Sentinel 19 November 1949 Stoke-on-Trent 4 Wealdstone share with Barnet the distinction of having been the first amateur club to be televised—in 1946. They were again before the television cameras last Saturday in their Cup-tie with Colchester. but on this occasion it was the U's who were on the receiving end of a cup shock. Colchester had topped the table all season until a fixture-congested April, which saw them held to home draws by Torquay United Reserves and Gravesend & Northfleet, while suffering 5–0 and 6–1 defeats at main title rivals Merthyr Tydfil and Gillingham in the space of three days. Between those defeats, the U's had recovered some pride with a 3–0 Southern League Cup final first-leg win over Bath City. Competing in their fourth match in just five days, a weary Colchester side allowed Bath to lead the second-leg 4–1, meaning the tie would go to extra time. Vic Keeble and Dennis Hillman scored in the added 30-minutes, helping Colchester lift the trophy for the second time with their third final appearance in 3 years. With Gillingham having defeated Merthyr Tydfil during midweek, all Colchester needed to do in their final fixture was to win at Barry Town to secure the title. However, they were held to a goalless draw and Merthyr Tydfil took the title on goal average. Despite this, Vic Keeble had been the club's top scorer with 46 goals, a record which remains intact. Supplementing this were Fred Cutting's 24 goal haul and Bob Curry's 22, while fellow forward Arthur Turner had spent the majority of the season out injured with cartilage damage. On 3 June 1950, only Everton and West Bromwich Albion opposed the expansion of the Football League from 88 to 92 clubs by expanding the Third Division North and South, instead preferring another regional league. Of the applications for Third Division South election, Gillingham polled 44 votes, Colchester 28, Worcester City 11, Chelmsford City 8, Peterborough United 5 and Merthyr Tydfil and Yeovil Town just one vote each. Colchester United were elected to the Football League with a Supporters Club membership of over 16,000 and an average gate of over 8,500.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 25 May 2011 Players match played 6 May 1950.http://coludata.co.uk/content.php?pg=appearances&pd=1010#frmft=True&pg=appearances&pd=1010&fsea=9&fplist=all&flgcup=all&fcompstShowAll=&fdfaShowAll= Appearances Coludata.co.uk 31 January 2016 Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee GoalkeepersKen WhiteheadGKENG1949 6 1 1925 9 1 y380ENG Clacton TownMay 1948Free transferGeorge WrightGKENGPlymouth1949 6 1 1919 10 10 y20ENG Plymouth ArgyleMay 1949£1,000 DefendersDoug BeachFBENGWatford1949 6 1 1920 2 2 y00ENG Southend United8 October 1949SDG Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game in his second spell for the clubFree transferGeorge FrenchFBENGColchester1949 6 1 1926 11 10 y00ENG West Ham UnitedFebruary 1949Free transferDigger KettleFBENGColchester1949 6 1 1922 6 3 y1061ENG Arclight SportsSeptember 1946Free transferReg StewartCBENGSheffield1949 6 1 1925 10 30 y00ENG Sheffield Wednesday20 August 1949DG Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club£1,000 MidfieldersHarry BearrymanWHENGWandsworth1949 6 1 1924 9 26 y945ENG Chelsea4 July 1947Free transferBill LaytonWHENGShirley1949 6 1 1915 1 13 y00ENG Bradford Park AvenueAugust 1949£800John MooreWHENGChiswick1949 6 1 1923 9 25 y00ENG Brentford8 September 1949DG£1,000 ForwardsBob AllenWGENGBromley-by-Bow1949 6 1 1916 10 11 y723ENG Gainsborough Trinity13 June 1946Free transferBob CurryIFENGGateshead1949 6 1 1918 11 2 y13068ENG Northampton Town13 June 1947Free transferFred CuttingIFENGNorth Walsham1949 6 1 1921 12 4 y7331ENG Norwich City6 December 1947DGFree transferStan FoxallWGENGCrowle1949 6 1 1914 9 8 y3511ENG West Ham UnitedJune 1948Free transferJosé GallegoWGESP 1945San Sebastián1949 6 1 1923 4 8 y00ENG SouthamptonJuly 1949Free transferDennis HillmanWGENGSouthend-on-Sea1949 6 1 1918 11 27 y9521ENG Brighton & Hove Albion21 September 1946Free transferVic KeebleCFENGColchester1949 6 1 1930 6 25 y3017ENG King George Youth Club23 May 1947£10Denis MaffeyCFENGSunderland1949 6 1 1922 2 22 y311ENG Ipswich TownMay 1948Free transferBob NevilleOLENGColchester1949 6 1 1925 10 4 y72ENG RowhedgeOctober 1946Free transferArthur TurnerCFENGPoplar1949 6 1 1921 1 22 y11183ENG Charlton AthleticSeptember 1946Free transfer Transfers In Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.July 1949WGESP 1945José GallegoENG SouthamptonFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=162 Jose Gallego Coludata.co.uk 1 February 2016 August 1949WHENGBill LaytonENG Bradford Park Avenue£800http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=163 Bill Layton Coludata.co.uk 1 February 2016 20 August 1949CBENGReg StewartENG Sheffield Wednesday£1,000 (paid on joining Football League in 1950)http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=164 Reg Stewart Coludata.co.uk 1 February 2016 DG Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club8 September 1949WHENGJohn MooreENG Brentford£1,000http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=165 John Moore Coludata.co.uk 1 February 2016 DG8 October 1949FBENGDoug BeachENG Southend UnitedFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=63 Doug Beach Coludata.co.uk 1 February 2016 SDG Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game in his second spell for the club20 October 1949CBENGRonnie SalesENG Leyton OrientFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=166 Ronnie Sales Coludata.co.uk 1 February 2016 DG22 October 1949CFJohn SharpeENG SouthamptonTrialhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=167 John Sharpe Coludata.co.uk 1 February 2016 DG Total spending: ~ £2,800 Out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.End of seasonGKENGHarry WrightENG Guildford CityCoachhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=122 Harry Wright Coludata.co.uk 1 February 2016 End of seasonWHENGWally NunnENG Guildford CityFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=161 Wally Nunn Coludata.co.uk 1 February 2016 End of seasonWH/IRENGFrank StamperENG Hartlepools UnitedUndisclosedhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=137 Frank Stamper Coludata.co.uk 1 February 2016 End of seasonWGENGNorman GeorgeFree agentReleasedhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=157 Norman George Coludata.co.uk 1 February 2016 End of seasonIFSCOAndy BrownENG Kidderminster HarriersFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=142 Andy Brown Coludata.co.uk 1 February 2016 End of seasonIRENGRay TownrowENG Clacton TownFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=148 Ray Townrow Coludata.co.uk 1 February 2016 May 1949WHENGAlf MillerENG Colchester UnitedCoaching staffhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=154 Alf Miller Coludata.co.uk 1 February 2016 10 September 1949CFENGLen CaterENG Clacton TownFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=115 Len Cater Coludata.co.uk 1 February 2016 FG Date of departure refers to the date of the player's final game for the club1 October 1949FBWALBill BowerENG Sudbury TownFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=39 Bill Bower Coludata.co.uk 1 February 2016 20 October 1949CBENGRonnie SalesENG Hartlepools UnitedFreehttp://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=166 Ronnie Sales Coludata.co.uk 4 February 2016 FG22 October 1949CFJohn SharpeFree agentEnd of trialFG Match details Southern League 1949–50 Southern Football League League table y COL Matches 1949 08 20 y 1 Colchester United 3–0 Report Weymouth Layton Curry Layer Road Colchester 9,897 W 1949 08 27 y 2 Colchester United 4–1 Report Headington United Own goal Curry Keeble Unknown goalscorer Layer Road Colchester 9,203 W 1949 09 01 y 3 Gloucester City 2–3 Report Colchester United Unknown goalscorer Cutting Keeble Longlevens Gloucester W 1949 09 03 y 4 Bath City 1–1 Report Colchester United Unknown goalscorer Bearryman Twerton Park Bath D 1949 09 08 y 5 Chingford Town 3–1 Report Colchester United Unknown goalscorer Curry Newgate Street Chingford L 1949 09 10 y 6 Chelmsford City 2–2 Report Colchester United Unknown goalscorer Allen pen.Keeble New Writtle Street Chelmsford D 1949 09 14 y 7 Cheltenham Town 1–3 Report Colchester United Crowe Gallego 48Curry 67Foxall 74 Whaddon Road Cheltenham W 1949 09 17 y 8 Colchester United 4–1 Report Chelmsford City Allen pen.Cutting Keeble Unknown goalscorer Layer Road Colchester 14,718 W 1949 09 22 y 9 Colchester United 4–1 Report Worcester City Curry Bearryman Keeble Unknown goalscorer Layer Road Colchester 8,542 W 1949 09 24 y 10 Colchester United 2–1 Report Gillingham Curry Keeble Unknown goalscorer Layer Road Colchester 10,942 W 1949 09 29 y 11 Colchester United 3–2 Report Hereford United Allen Cutting Keeble Unknown goalscorer Layer Road Colchester 6,998 W 1949 10 01 y 12 Dartford 2–0 Report Colchester United Unknown goalscorer Watling Street Dartford L 1949 10 08 y 13 Colchester United 5–0 Report Bath City Curry Cutting Foxall Keeble Layer Road Colchester 9,003 W 1949 10 15 y 14 Tonbridge 0–2 Report Colchester United Keeble Angel Ground Tonbridge W 1949 10 20 y 15 Lovell's Athletic 1–2 Report Colchester United Unknown goalscorer Curry Keeble Rexville Newport W 1949 10 22 y 16 Colchester United 2–1 Report Yeovil Town Cutting Foulds Layer Road Colchester 10,632 W 1949 10 29 y 17 Torquay United Reserves 3–5 Report Colchester United Unknown goalscorer Curry Hillman Keeble Plainmoor Torquay W 1949 11 05 y 18 Colchester United 4–0 Report Lovell's Athletic Layton pen.Curry Keeble Layer Road Colchester 6,231 W 1949 11 19 y 19 Colchester United 8–0 Report Kidderminster Harriers Curry Cutting Bearryman Foxall Keeble Layer Road Colchester 7,320 W 1949 11 26 y 20 Exeter City Reserves 2–3 Report Colchester United Unknown goalscorer Curry Keeble St James Park Exeter W 1949 12 03 y 21 Weymouth 0–0 Report Colchester United Recreation Ground Weymouth D 1949 12 10 y 22 Colchester United 1–0 Report Hastings United Layton Layer Road Colchester 6,536 W 1949 12 24 y 23 Bedford Town 2–4 Report Colchester United Unknown goalscorer Curry Cutting Keeble The Eyrie Bedford W 1949 12 26 y 24 Colchester United 1–0 Report Bedford Town Cutting Layer Road Colchester 9,083 W 1949 12 27 y 25 Hastings United 0–5 Report Colchester United Cutting Foxall Keeble The Pilot Field Hastings W 1949 12 31 y 26 Colchester United 3–0 Report Merthyr Tydfil Cutting Keeble Layer Road Colchester 9,957 W 1950 01 07 y 27 Colchester United 6–1 Report Gloucester City Cutting 33Foxall 43Lawson 60 o.g.Keeble 67 70Layton 72 Unknown goalscorer Layer Road Colchester 8,329 W 1950 01 14 y 28 Colchester United 2–0 Report Barry Town Layton Keeble Layer Road Colchester 9,131 W 1950 01 28 y 29 Gravesend & Northfleet 2–1 Report Colchester United Unknown goalscorer Keeble Stonebridge Road Northfleet L 1950 02 04 y 30 Headington United 2–3 Report Colchester United Unknown goalscorer Curry Cutting Keeble Manor Ground Oxford W 1950 02 11 y 31 Colchester United 3–0 Report Chingford Town Curry Cutting Layer Road Colchester 7,797 W 1950 03 04 y 32 Hereford United 0–1 Report Colchester United Curry Edgar Street Hereford W 1950 03 18 y 33 Worcester City 1–3 Report Colchester United Unknown goalscorer Layton pen.Hillman Keeble St George's Lane Worcester W 1950 03 23 y 34 Colchester United 2–2 Report Cheltenham Town Hillman Cutting Unknown goalscorer Layer Road Colchester 5,352 D 1950 03 25 y 35 Kidderminster Harriers 1–1 Report Colchester United McGowan Keeble Aggborough Kidderminster D 1950 04 01 y 36 Yeovil Town 1–0 Report Colchester United Mansley Huish Athletic Ground Yeovil L 1950 04 07 y 37 Colchester United 2–1 Report Guildford City Cutting Unknown goalscorer Layer Road Colchester 10,841 W 1950 04 08 y 38 Colchester United 1–0 Report Dartford Keeble Layer Road Colchester 8,443 W 1950 04 10 y 39 Guildford City 1–1 Report Colchester United Unknown goalscorer Keeble St Joseph's Road Guildford D 1950 04 13 y 40 Colchester United 2–0 Report Tonbridge Layton Keeble Layer Road Colchester 6,003 W 1950 04 15 y 41 Colchester United 0–0 Report Torquay United Reserves Layer Road Colchester 7,617 D 1950 04 20 y 42 Colchester United 2–2 Report Gravesend & Northfleet Cutting Keeble Unknown goalscorer Layer Road Colchester 7,549 D 1950 04 22 y 43 Colchester United 3–0 Report Exeter City Reserves Own goal Hillman Keeble Layer Road Colchester 8,111 W 1950 04 26 y 44 Merthyr Tydfil 5–0 Report Colchester United Unknown goalscorer Penydarren Park Merthyr Tydfil L 1950 04 29 y 45 Gillingham 6–1 Report Colchester United Unknown goalscorer Keeble Priestfield Stadium Gillingham L 1950 05 06 y 46 Barry Town 0–0 Report Colchester United Jenner Park Stadium Barry D Southern League Cup 1949 10 12 y 2nd round Gillingham 0–1 Report Colchester United Curry Priestfield Stadium Gillingham 6,639 W 1950 01 21 y 3rd round Chelmsford City 1–2 Report Colchester United Unknown goalscorer Cutting Bearryman New Writtle Street Chelmsford W 1950 03 11 y Semi-final Colchester United 3–2 Report Tonbridge Curry Keeble Unknown goalscorer Layer Road Colchester 10,130 W 1950 04 27 y Final 1st leg Bath City 0–3 Report Colchester United Hillman Cutting Twerton Park Bath W 1950 05 03 y Final 2nd leg Colchester United 3–4 Report Bath City Hillman Keeble Hawkins Kelly Mills Snook yes 6–4 Layer Road Colchester 7,600 L FA Cup 1949–50 FA Cup 1949 11 12 y 4th qualifying round Wealdstone 1–0 Report Colchester United Saunders 28 Lower Mead Ruislip 9,549 L Squad statistics Appearances and goals http://coludata.co.uk/content.php?pg=goals&pd=1014#frmft=True&pg=goals&pd=1014&fsea=9&fplist=all&flgcup=all&fcompstShowAll=&fdfaShowAll= Goals Coludata.co.uk 31 January 2016 Southern League Southern LeagueCup FA Cup George Wright ENG GK 46 0 5 0 1 0 Doug Beach ENG DF 30 0 4 0 1 0 Digger Kettle ENG DF 39 0 4 0 1 0 Reg Stewart ENG DF 45 0 5 0 1 0 Harry Bearryman ENG MF 46 3 5 1 1 0 Bill Layton ENG MF 37 7 5 0 1 0 John Moore ENG MF 13 0 0 0 0 0 Bob Allen ENG FW 16 3 1 0 0 0 Bob Curry ENG FW 37 20 4 2 1 0 Fred Cutting ENG FW 46 21 5 3 1 0 Stan Foxall ENG FW 45 5 5 0 1 0 José Gallego ESP FW 8 1 0 0 0 0 Dennis Hillman ENG FW 35 4 5 2 1 0 Vic Keeble ENG FW 45 42 5 4 1 0 Denis Maffey ENG FW 5 0 1 0 0 0 Arthur Turner ENG FW 5 0 1 0 0 0 |- !colspan="14"|Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season Bill Bower WAL DF 2 0 0 0 0 0 Ronnie Sales ENG DF 1 0 0 0 0 0 Len Cater ENG FW 4 0 0 0 0 0 John Sharpe FW 1 0 0 0 0 0 |} Goalscorers Place Nationality Position Name Southern League Southern League Cup FA Cup Total1ENGCFVic Keeble4240462ENGIFFred Cutting2130243ENGIFBob Curry2020224ENGWHBill Layton70075ENGWGDennis Hillman42066ENGWGStan Foxall50057ENGWHHarry Bearryman31048ENGWGBob Allen30039ESP 1945WGJosé Gallego1001Own goals3003TOTALS109120121 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=9&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 Total1ENGGeorge Wright182020TOTALS182020 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 1 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 NotesWHENGBill Layton20 August 1949WeymouthLayer RoadCBENGReg Stewart20 August 1949WeymouthLayer RoadWGESP 1945José Gallego20 August 1949WeymouthLayer RoadWHENGJohn Moore8 September 1949Chingford TownNewgate StreetFBENGDoug Beach8 October 1949Chelmsford CityLayer Road2deb Second debut for the clubCBENGRonnie Sales20 October 1949Lovell's AthleticRexvilleCFJohn Sharpe22 October 1949Yeovil TownLayer Road 2 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 1949-50 Category:English football clubs 1949–50 season