1952–53 Colchester United F.C. season

February 2016 February 2016 Colchester United 1952–53 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(until 2 May) Layer Road Third Division South 22nd FA Cup 3rd round(eliminated byRotherham United) Kevin McCurley (16) Kevin McCurley (19) 14,674v Ipswich Town, 23 August 1952http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=match&pd=1022&sort=sground&order=asc&fsea=12&frt=all&fhan=home&it=449 Colchester Utd 0–0 Ipswich Town Coludata.co.uk 10 February 2016 3,382v Crystal Palace, 19 March 1953http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=match&pd=1022&sort=sground&order=asc&fsea=12&frt=all&fhan=home&it=486 Colchester Utd 3–0 Crystal Palace Coludata.co.uk 10 February 2016 8,002http://coludaybyday.co.uk/Statistics/Club%20Stats/LeagueAveragesAttendance.html Average Attendance Figures Per Season Coludaybyday.co.uk 10 February 2016 6–1v Walsall, 14 February 1953 0–4v Southend United, 7 March 1953;1–5v Torquay United, 18 April 1953;0–4v Norwich City, 2 May 1953 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). 1951–52 1953–54 The 1952–53 season was Colchester United's eleventh season in their history and their third 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. Colchester reached the third round of the FA Cup for the second season running, but were knocked out by Second Division side Rotherham United after a replay. The club struggled in the league, eventually finishing 22nd of 24 teams which would ultimately cost manager Jimmy Allen his job. Season overview The season began with a Layer Road crowd of 14,674 witnessing a 0–0 draw with local rivals Ipswich Town, and in the early stages of the campaign, the club remained mid-table. In the FA Cup, Colchester disposed of Weymouth in the first round following a replay, and then Llanelli in the second round, before once again facing Second Division Yorkshire opposition in Rotherham United. After drawing 2–2 at Millmoor and forcing a replay, Colchester lost the Layer Road replay 2–0. In the latter stages of the season, a poor run of just one point from six games saw United slip from 13th-position to 22nd, just one place and two points above the re-election positions. Meanwhile, forward Kevin McCurley had justified manager Jimmy Allen's £750 outlay with a return of 19 goals. However, with Allen's style of play criticised by supporters and his unwillingness to reduce the playing staff as requested by the board saw Allen tender his resignation on 2 May 1953.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 2 May 1953.http://coludata.co.uk/content.php?pg=appearances&pd=1010#frmft=True&pg=appearances&pd=1010&fsea=12&fplist=all&flgcup=all&fcompstShowAll=&fdfaShowAll= Appearances Coludata.co.uk 10 February 2016 Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee GoalkeepersFrank CoombsGKENGEast Ham1952 6 1 1925 4 24 y130ENG Southend United8 March 1952DG Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club£450George WrightGKENGPlymouth1952 6 1 1919 10 10 y1310ENG Plymouth ArgyleMay 1949£1,000John WrightGKENGAldershot1952 6 1 1933 8 13 y00ENG Colchester Casuals23 May 1952Free transfer DefendersRoy BicknellCBENGDoncaster1952 6 1 1926 2 19 y00ENG Gravesend & NorthfleetJune 1952£1,000George FrenchFBENGColchester1952 6 1 1926 11 10 y00ENG West Ham UnitedFebruary 1949Free transferJohn HarrisonFBENGLeicester1952 6 1 1927 9 27 y770ENG Aston Villa30 September 1950DGNominalDigger KettleFBENGColchester1952 6 1 1922 6 3 y1681ENG Arclight SportsSeptember 1946Free transferPhil RookesFBENGDulverton1952 6 1 1919 4 23 y280ENG PortsmouthJuly 1951£1,000Trevor RowlandsFBWAL 1953Wattstown1952 6 1 1922 2 2 y412ENG Norwich City20 July 1950£1,000Reg StewartCBENGSheffield1952 6 1 1925 10 30 y1460ENG Sheffield Wednesday20 August 1949DG£1,000 MidfieldersHarry BearrymanWHENGWandsworth1952 6 1 1924 9 26 y2439ENG Chelsea4 July 1947Free transferJimmy ElderWHSCOScone1952 6 1 1928 3 5 y937ENG Portsmouth19 August 1950DG£1,000Trevor HarrisWHENGColchester1952 6 1 1936 2 6 y00AmateurJuly 1951Free transferBert HillWHENGWest Ham1952 6 1 1930 3 8 y00ENG ChelseaSeptember 1952£300Ron HuntWHENGColchester1952 6 1 1933 9 26 y30AmateurOctober 1951Free transfer ForwardsPeter AitchisonWGENGHarlow1952 6 1 1931 9 19 y92AmateurAugust 1950Free transferBert BarlowIFENGKilnhurst1952 6 1 1916 7 22 y00ENG Leicester CitySummer 1952<£1,000John ChurchWGENGLowestoft1952 6 1 1919 9 17 y8313ENG Norwich City19 August 1950DG£1,000Dick CullumFWENGColchester1952 6 1 1931 1 28 y00ENG Colchester Colts28 March 1951DGFree transferStan EdwardsCFENGDawdon1952 6 1 1926 10 17 y00ENG Chelsea6 September 1952DG£750Mike GriceWGENGWoking1952 6 1 1931 11 3 y00ENG Lowestoft TownSummer 1952£25Kevin McCurleyCFENGConsett1952 6 1 1926 4 2 y116ENG LiverpoolJune 1951£750Johnny McKimIFSCOGreenock1952 6 1 1926 1 22 y5118ENG Chelsea19 August 1950DG£1,000Augie ScottIFENGSunderland1952 6 1 1921 2 19 y486ENG Southampton18 August 1951DG£2,000Peter WrightWGENGColchester1952 6 1 1934 1 26 y90AmateurNovember 1951Free transfer Transfers In Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.Summer 1952IFENGBert BarlowENG Leicester City<£1,000http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=188 Bert Barlow Coludata.co.uk 22 February 2016 Summer 1952WGENGMike GriceENG Lowestoft Town£25http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=187 Mike Grice Coludata.co.uk 22 February 2016 23 May 1952GKENGJohn WrightENG Colchester CasualsFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=206 John Wright Coludata.co.uk 2 March 2016 June 1952CBENGRoy BicknellENG Gravesend & Northfleet£1,000http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=189 Roy Bicknell Coludata.co.uk 22 February 2016 September 1952WHENGBert HillENG Chelsea£300http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=192 Bert Hill Coludata.co.uk 22 February 2016 6 September 1952CFENGStan EdwardsENG Chelsea£750http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=186 Stan Edwards Coludata.co.uk 22 February 2016 DG Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club Total spending: ~ £3,075 Out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.End of seasonWGSCOAdam DavidsonSCO Carnoustie PanmureReleasedhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=180 Adam Davidson Coludata.co.uk 22 February 2016 End of seasonCFENGArthur TurnerENG Headington UnitedFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=128 Arthur Turner Coludata.co.uk 10 February 2016 Summer 1952WHENGJohn MooreENG Staines TownFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=165 John Moore Coludata.co.uk 22 February 2016 Summer 1952FWENGJack McClellandENG Stoke CityUndisclosedhttp://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player6/johnnymcclelland.html JOHNNY McCLELLAND Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database 10 February 2016 Matthews Tont The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City Football Club 1868 to 1994 1994 Lion Press 0-9524151-0-0 14 March 1953WHENGHarry WilkinsonENG Folkestone TownReleasedhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=191 Harry Wilkinson Coludata.co.uk 22 February 2016 FG Date of departure refers to the date of the player's final game for the club4 April 1953WHENGLen JonesENG Ipswich TownReleasedhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=170 Len Jones Coludata.co.uk 22 February 2016 FG Match details Third Division South 1952–53 Football League Results round by round table b Round Ground H/H/A/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/A/H Result D/W/D/L/W/L/L/L/W/L/W/D/L/D/L/D/W/W/W/D/L/L/W/L/D/W/L/W/D/D/L/D/W/D/D/L/L/D/W/L/L/D/L/L/L/L Position 13/5/5/13/10/14/17/17/17/17/14/18/20/19/19/19/18/17/15/15/15/18/17/17/17/15/17/16/16/15/17/17/11/12/10/14/16/16/13/16/17/17/21/21/22/22 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss green1 red1 11v11.com 28 February 2016 League table Third Division South y COL Matches 1952 08 23 y 1 Colchester United 0–0 ReportReport Ipswich Town Layer Road Colchester 14,674 W. Clapton D 1952 08 28 y 2 Colchester United 2–1 Report Reading McKim Unknown goalscorer Layer Road Colchester 9,190 W 1952 08 30 y 3 Aldershot 0–0 Report Colchester United Recreation Ground Aldershot 8,278 D 1952 09 03 y 4 Reading 2–0 Report Colchester United Unknown goalscorer Elm Park Reading 13,908 L 1952 09 06 y 5 Colchester United 3–1 ReportReport Swindon Town Church McKim Edwards Betteridge Layer Road Colchester 9,062 W 1952 09 11 y 6 Colchester United 0–3 Report Bristol Rovers Unknown goalscorer Layer Road Colchester 8,909 L 1952 09 13 y 7 Queens Park Rangers 1–0 Report Colchester United Unknown goalscorer Loftus Road Shepherd's Bush 13,837 L 1952 09 15 y 8 Bristol Rovers 3–1 Report Colchester United Unknown goalscorer Elder pen. Eastville Stadium Bristol 17,336 L 1952 09 20 y 9 Colchester United 1–0 Report Shrewsbury Town Scott Layer Road Colchester 7,779 W 1952 09 23 y 10 Bristol City 3–2 Report Colchester United Rogers 3 14 28 Barlow 13McCurley 28Elder Ashton Gate Stadium Bristol 12,615 L 1952 09 27 y 11 Walsall 0–3 Report Colchester United Grice 37Church 42McCurley Fellows Park Walsall 7,736 W 1952 10 04 y 12 Colchester United 1–1 Report Gillingham Church Unknown goalscorer Layer Road Colchester 8,529 D 1952 10 11 y 13 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 1–0 Report Colchester United Unknown goalscorer Dean Court Bournemouth 11,679 L 1952 10 18 y 14 Colchester United 3–3 ReportReport Southend United Church McKim McCurley Marsden Stubbs Layer Road Colchester 10,589 D 1952 10 25 y 15 Watford 2–0 Report Colchester United Bowie Cook Vicarage Road Watford 15,166 L 1952 11 01 y 16 Colchester United 0–0 Report Brighton & Hove Albion Layer Road Colchester 8,139 D 1952 11 08 y 17 Newport County 0–1 Report Colchester United McKim Somerton Park Newport 8,989 W 1952 11 29 y 18 Colchester United 4–1 Report Torquay United Barlow Church McKim Unknown goalscorer Layer Road Colchester 6,846 W 1952 12 13 y 19 Colchester United 3–1 Report Leyton Orient McKim McCurley Unknown goalscorer Layer Road Colchester 6,622 W 1952 12 20 y 20 Ipswich Town 2–2 ReportReport Colchester United Elsworthy Jones McKim McCurley Portman Road Ipswich 12,572 W. Clapton D 1952 12 26 y 21 Norwich City 3–0 Report Colchester United Unknown goalscorer Carrow Road Norwich 19,859 L 1953 01 03 y 22 Colchester United 1–2 Report Aldershot McCurley Unknown goalscorer Layer Road Colchester 7,438 L 1953 01 17 y 23 Swindon Town 0–1 ReportReport Colchester United McKim County Ground Swindon 8,545 W 1953 01 21 y 24 Exeter City 2–0 Report Colchester United Unknown goalscorer St James Park Exeter 3,951 L 1953 01 24 y 25 Colchester United 1–1 Report Queens Park Rangers Rowlands Unknown goalscorer Layer Road Colchester 9,150 D 1953 01 31 y 26 Colchester United 3–1 Report Exeter City Barlow Elder pen.Rowlands Unknown goalscorer Layer Road Colchester 5,643 W 1953 02 07 y 27 Shrewsbury Town 3–0 Report Colchester United Unknown goalscorer Gay Meadow Shrewsbury 7,624 L 1953 02 14 y 28 Colchester United 6–1 Report Walsall McKim McCurley Unknown goalscorer Layer Road Colchester 5,102 W 1953 02 21 y 29 Gillingham 1–1 Report Colchester United Unknown goalscorer McCurley Priestfield Stadium Gillingham 11,299 D 1953 02 28 y 30 Colchester United 1–1 Report Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic McCurley Unknown goalscorer Layer Road Colchester 7,858 D 1953 03 07 y 31 Southend United 4–0 ReportReport Colchester United Bainbridge Grant Thompson Southend Stadium Southend-on-Sea 10,250 L 1953 03 14 y 32 Colchester United 1–1 Report Watford McCurley Meadows Layer Road Colchester 6,667 D 1953 03 19 y 33 Colchester United 3–0 Report Crystal Palace McKim McCurley Layer Road Colchester 3,382 W 1953 03 21 y 34 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–0 Report Colchester United Goldstone Ground Hove 12,366 D 1953 03 28 y 35 Colchester United 3–3 Report Newport County Elder pen.Church McCurley McKim Graham Beattie Layer Road Colchester 6,200 D 1953 04 03 y 36 Colchester United 0–1 ReportReport Coventry City Brown Layer Road Colchester 10,618 L 1953 04 04 y 37 Crystal Palace 3–1 Report Colchester United Unknown goalscorer Church Selhurst Park Selhurst 12,099 L 1953 04 06 y 38 Coventry City 2–2 Report Colchester United Simpson 55Mason 90+4 Bearryman 40Edwards 49 Highfield Road Coventry 11,284 D 1953 04 11 y 39 Colchester United 3–1 Report Bristol City Barlow Edwards Unknown goalscorer Layer Road Colchester 7,519 W 1953 04 16 y 40 Northampton Town 2–0 Report Colchester United Unknown goalscorer County Ground Northampton 7,982 L 1953 04 18 y 41 Torquay United 5–1 Report Colchester United Unknown goalscorer Barlow Plainmoor Torquay 7,269 L 1953 04 23 y 42 Colchester United 0–0 Report Millwall Layer Road Colchester 8,127 D 1953 04 25 y 43 Colchester United 1–2 Report Northampton Town Barlow Unknown goalscorer Layer Road Colchester 8,122 L 1953 04 27 y 44 Millwall 3–1 Report Colchester United Stobbart 5Anslow 50Short 85 P. Wright 12 The Den New Cross 7,970 L 1953 04 30 y 45 Leyton Orient 5–3 Report Colchester United Unknown goalscorer Scott P. Wright Edwards Brisbane Road Leyton 2,553 L 1953 05 02 y 46 Colchester United 0–4 Report Norwich City Unknown goalscorer Layer Road Colchester 10,029 L FA Cup 1952–53 FA Cup 1952 11 22 y 1st round Weymouth 1–1 Report Colchester United Rowell McKim Recreation Ground Weymouth 8,500 D 1952 11 27 y 1st round replay Colchester United 4–0 Report Weymouth Targett 33 o.g.McKim 39Edwards 84 87 Layer Road Colchester 4,314 W 1952 12 06 y 2nd round Colchester United 3–2 Report Llanelli Barlow 13Church 35McCurley 84 Morris 30 60 Layer Road Colchester 9,693 W 1953 01 10 y 14:15 GMT 3rd round Rotherham United 2–2 ReportProgramme Colchester United Unknown goalscorer McCurley Millmoor Rotherham 16,547 D 1953 01 15 y 3rd round replay Colchester United 0–2 Report Rotherham United Unknown goalscorer Layer Road Colchester 8,991 L Squad statistics Appearances and goals http://coludata.co.uk/content.php?pg=goals&pd=1014#frmft=True&pg=goals&pd=1014&fsea=12&fplist=all&flgcup=all&fcompstShowAll=&fdfaShowAll= Goals Coludata.co.uk 22 February 2016 Third DivisionSouth FA Cup Frank Coombs ENG GK 18 0 0 0 George Wright ENG GK 28 0 5 0 Roy Bicknell ENG DF 6 0 2 0 George French ENG DF 1 0 0 0 John Harrison ENG DF 46 0 5 0 Phil Rookes ENG DF 43 0 3 0 Trevor Rowlands WAL DF 5 2 0 0 Reg Stewart ENG DF 40 0 5 0 Harry Bearryman ENG MF 45 1 5 0 Jimmy Elder SCO MF 45 3 5 0 Bert Hill ENG MF 1 0 0 0 Peter Aitchison ENG FW 3 0 0 0 Bert Barlow ENG FW 28 6 5 1 John Church ENG FW 34 8 5 1 Stan Edwards ENG FW 16 5 3 2 Mike Grice ENG FW 13 1 0 0 Kevin McCurley ENG FW 42 16 5 3 Johnny McKim SCO FW 28 13 5 2 Augie Scott ENG FW 38 2 2 0 Peter Wright ENG FW 12 2 0 0 |- !colspan="14"|Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season Len Jones ENG MF 13 0 0 0 Harry Wilkinson ENG MF 1 0 0 0 |} Goalscorers Place Nationality Position Name Third Division South FA Cup Total1ENGCFKevin McCurley163192SCOIFJohnny McKim132153ENGWGJohn Church8194ENGIFBert Barlow617ENGCFStan Edwards5276SCOWHJimmy Elder3037WAL 1953FBTrevor Rowlands202ENGIFAugie Scott202ENGWGPeter Wright20210ENGWHHarry Bearryman101ENGWGMike Grice101Own goals011TOTALS60969 Disciplinary record http://coludata.co.uk/content.php?pg=discipline&pd=1013#frmft=True&pg=discipline&pd=1013&fsea=12&fplist=all&flgcup=all&fcompstShowAll=&fdfaShowAll= Discipline Coludata.co.uk 22 February 2016 Nationality Position Name Third Division South FA Cup TotalSCOIFJohnny McKim010001TOTALS010001 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=12&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 Wright6172ENGFrank Coombs404TOTALS10111 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 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 NotesCFENGStan Edwards6 September 1952Swindon TownLayer RoadWGENGMike Grice11 September 1952Bristol RoversLayer RoadIFENGBert Barlow13 September 1952Queens Park RangersLoftus RoadCBENGRoy Bicknell4 October 1952GillinghamLayer RoadFBENGGeorge French4 October 1952GillinghamLayer RoadWHENGHarry Wilkinson14 March 1953WatfordLayer RoadWHENGBert Hill11 April 1953Bristol CityLayer 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 Websites http://www.11v11.com/teams/colchester-united/tab/matches/season/1953/ Colchester United football club match record: 1953 11v11.com 24 March 2016 http://www.millwall-history.org.uk/Millwall-Stats52-53.htm Statistics 1952/53 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 http://www.theterras.co.uk/website/old-season-first-team/1952-1953.htm Season 1952–1953 Weymouth FC 24 March 2016 Specific 2 1952-53 Category:English football clubs 1952–53 season