1937–38 Colchester United F.C. season

July 2015 July 2015 Colchester United 1937–38 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 6th Southern LeagueMid-Week Section 2nd Southern League Cup Winners Alec Cheyne (19) Alec Cheyne (35) 11,000 (estimate)v Ipswich Town, 4 September 1937http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?frmListFilter=True&pg=match&pd=1022&fsea=2&fdfaShowAll=&fcomp1ShowAll=&frt=all&fhan=all&it=3 Colchester Utd 3–3 Ipswich Town Coludata.co.uk 21 June 2015 2,500 (estimate)v Norwich City Reserves, 16 September 1937http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?frmListFilter=True&pg=match&pd=1022&fsea=2&fdfaShowAll=&fcomp1ShowAll=&frt=all&fhan=all&it=5 Colchester Utd 7–3 Norwich City Reserves Coludata.co.uk 21 June 2015 5,167https://www.coludata.co.uk/average-attendances Average Attendance Figures Per Season Coludata.co.uk 25 May 2025 8–0v Newport County Reserves, 30 April 1938 2–5v Norwich City Reserves, 23 April 1938 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). 1938–39 The 1937–38 season was Colchester United's first ever season after the formation as a professional club from amateur predecessors Colchester Town. Alongside competing in the Southern League, the club also participated in the Southern League Mid-Week Section and Southern League Cup. The club did not enter the FA Cup, but did win the Southern League Cup at the first attempt. Colchester finished 6th position in the league, and finished as runners-up to Millwall Reserves in the Mid-Week Section. Season overview During a transitional period from the amateur organisation at Colchester Town to a professional club, twelve directors formed the board, appointing former Huddersfield Town goalkeeper and Bath City manager Ted Davis to take charge of team affairs. On 14 July 1937, the announcement was publicly made that the new club would be named Colchester United. A week after his appointment, Davis had already organised for the club to play in the same blue and white striped kit as his former club Huddersfield. With trial matches taking place between 19 and 26 August 1937, Colchester United played their first ever professional match on 28 August 1937, travelling to The Huish to face Yeovil & Petters United. The game ended 3–0 to Yeovil, but Colchester made amends in their first game at Layer Road against Davis' old side Bath City on 2 September in the Mid-Week Section. The U's thrashed their counterparts 6–1, with Reg Smith registering the club's first hat-trick. Proficient bugle and cornet player Ronnie Dunn, Colchester's goalkeeper, welcomed the players of both sides to the pitch with a rendition of the post horn galop, a tradition which would remain throughout the club's years at Layer Road. The attendance was recorded as £250 instead of numbers of supporters, with the amount equating to an approximate attendance of 3,500. Two days later, an estimated 11,000 came to Layer Road to witness a 3–3 draw in the first meeting between Colchester United and nearby rivals Ipswich Town. Reg Smith was sold to Wolverhampton Wanderers in October 1937 for £250, and with a deal agreed for Cliff Fairchild to join Arsenal at the end of the season for £500, Davis used his entrepreneurial skills to arrange for both First Division clubs to contest the Colchester Challenge Cup at Layer Road. The friendly fixture proved to be a success, with 17,584 seeing Wolves beat Arsenal 1–0. Following an excellent beginning to Colchester United's existence spelt a swift demise for Colchester Town. With the Oysters suffering financial difficulty, the amateur club folded in 1937, having joined the six-club Essex Senior League. The club re-emerged briefly in January 1938 to complete an Essex Senior Cup tie in order to avoid a fine, but the withdrawal of Town meant that United could enter a reserve side into the Eastern Counties League one month later, with the reserve squad boosted by many of those previously on the books with Colchester Town. Layer Road suffered severe damage to the roof in January 1938 during a severe gale, with a recently erected corrugated iron roof and timber structure damaging nearby buildings, causing the ground to be closed for two days to clear the debris. The return match with Ipswich saw 8,000 Colchester fans set a new Portman Road ground record attendance of 23,890, with United wearing a new orange and black away strip. They had worn these kits a week earlier in a friendly against Charlton Athletic to acclimatise themselves to the new strip. At the end of the season, Colchester finished mid-table, but did reach the Southern League Cup final. They lost the first leg 2–1 at Yeovil, but triumphed 3–1 at Layer Road to win 4–3 on aggregate and secure the club's first ever trophy. The club then adopted the nickname "The U's" to differentiate themselves from "The Oysters" of Colchester Town. Across the season, Colchester found the back of the net 155 times in all competitions, with Alec Cheyne scoring 35 goals, Arthur Pritchard 29 goals and Jack Hodge 24 goals helping the U's to that total. With professional football proving to be a success, the same applied for Colchester's neighbours and rivals Ipswich Town, who were elected to the Football League for the 1938–39 season.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 Players match played 7 May 1938.http://coludata.co.uk/content.php?pg=appearances&pd=1010#pg=appearances&pd=1010&sort=sname&order=asc&fsea=2&fplist=all&flgcup=all Appearances Coludata.co.uk 20 June 2015 Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee GoalkeepersRonnie DunnGKENGSouthall1937 6 1 1908 11 24 y00ENG Crystal Palace3 July 1937Free transferDon YoungsGKENG00ENG Martlesham RAF5 November 1937Free transfer DefendersJimmy BakerCB/RHWALTrethomas1937 6 1 1904 5 5 y00ENG Bristol City9 July 1937Free transferCliff FairchildRBENGGreat Yarmouth1937 6 1 1917 10 23 y00ENG Northfleet United28 August 1937DG Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the clubFree transferSyd FieldusDFENGRomford1937 6 1 1909 5 27 y00ENG Brentford3 July 1937Free transferIan HaleyRBENGNorth Bierley00ENG Colchester Town1 January 1938DGFree transferGeorge LeslieCBENGSlough1937 6 1 1907 7 9 y00ENG Guildford City9 July 1937Free transferAlexander WoodLBUSA 1912SCO Lochgelly1937 6 1 1907 6 12 y00ENG Nottingham Forest16 July 1937Free transfer MidfieldersJimmy CollinsLH/RHENGBrentford1937 6 1 1903 7 14 y00ENG West Ham United3 July 1937Free transferGeorge RitchieLHSCOMaryhill1937 6 1 1904 1 16 y00ENG Leicester City12 August 1937Free transferGeorge SmithRHWALConnah's Quay00ENG Bath City27 October 1937Free transfer ForwardsBill BarracloughOLENGKingston upon Hull1937 6 1 1909 1 3 y00ENG Chelsea7 August 1937Free transferAlbert BennettCF00ENG Colchester Town25 November 1937DGFree transferAlec CheyneIHSCOGlasgow1937 6 1 1907 4 28 y00ENG Chelsea13 August 1937£3,000George CrispWGWALPontypool1937 6 1 1911 6 30 y00WAL Newport County28 August 1937DGUndisclosedJack HodgeORENGPlymouth00ENG Luton Town13 July 1937Free transferKen MayesIL/OLENGWickford1937 6 1 1910 10 8 y00ENG Fulham3 July 1937£500Bill PendergastCF/ILWALPenygroes1937 6 1 1915 4 13 y00ENG Bristol Rovers9 December 1937Free transferArthur PritchardCFWALNewport1937 6 1 1917 10 22 y00ENG Yeovil & Petters United28 August 1937DGFree transferIvan ThackerCFENGLowestoft00ENG Lowestoft Town18 February 1938Free transferGeorge WallisIFENGSawley00ENG Bath City28 February 1938Free transferGeorge WilliamsIR/CF00ENG Ipswich Town17 July 1937Free transfer Transfers In Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.Summer 1937GKENGTed PlattNoneFree transferWhitehead Jeff Drury Kevin The Who's Who of Colchester United: The Layer Road Years 2008 Breedon Books Derby 978-1-85983-629-3 8523 June 1937CFSCOReg SmithENG Bristol CityFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=9 Reg Smith Coludata.co.uk 6 February 2017 3 July 1937LH/RHENGJimmy CollinsENG West Ham UnitedFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=2 Jimmy Collins Coludata.co.uk 25 June 2015 3 July 1937GKENGRonnie DunnENG Crystal PalaceFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=4 Ronnie Dunn Coludata.co.uk 25 June 2015 3 July 1937DFENGSyd FieldusENG BrentfordFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=15 Syd Fieldus Coludata.co.uk 25 June 2015 3 July 1937IL/OLENGKen MayesENG Fulham£500http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=11 Kenny Mayes Coludata.co.uk 25 June 2015 9 July 1937CB/RHWALJimmy BakerENG Bristol CityFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=13 James Baker Coludata.co.uk 25 June 2015 9 July 1937CBENGGeorge LeslieENG Guildford CityFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=7 George Leslie Coludata.co.uk 25 June 2015 13 July 1937ORENGJack HodgeENG Luton TownFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=6 Jack Hodge Coludata.co.uk 25 June 2015 16 July 1937LBUSA 1912Alexander WoodENG Nottingham ForestFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=10 Alex Wood Coludata.co.uk 25 June 2015 17 July 1937IR/CFGeorge WilliamsENG Ipswich TownFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=21 George Williams Coludata.co.uk 25 June 2015 7 August 1937OLENGBill BarracloughENG ChelseaFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=12 Bill Barraclough Coludata.co.uk 25 June 2015 12 August 1937LHSCOGeorge RitchieENG Leicester CityFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=8 George Ritchie Coludata.co.uk 25 June 2015 13 August 1937IHSCOAlec CheyneENG Chelsea£3,000http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=1 Alec Cheyne Coludata.co.uk 25 June 2015 28 August 1937RBENGCliff FairchildENG Northfleet UnitedFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=5 Cliff Fairchild Coludata.co.uk 25 June 2015 DG Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club28 August 1937WGWALGeorge CrispWAL Newport CountyUndisclosedhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=3 George Crisp Coludata.co.uk 25 June 2015 DG28 August 1937CFWALArthur PritchardENG Yeovil & Petters UnitedFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=26 Arthur Pritchard Coludata.co.uk 25 June 2015 DG7 October 1937DFENGJohn OrmesherENG Colchester TownFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=14 John Ormesher Coludata.co.uk 25 June 2015 DG27 October 1937RHWALGeorge SmithENG Bath CityFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=16 George Smith Coludata.co.uk 25 June 2015 5 November 1937GKENGDon YoungsENG Martlesham RAFFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=22 Don Youngs Coludata.co.uk 25 June 2015 17 November 1937CFENGTully DayENG Harwich & ParkestonFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=17 Tully Day Coludata.co.uk 25 June 2015 DG25 November 1937CFAlbert BennettENG Colchester TownFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=18 Albert Bennett Coludata.co.uk 25 June 2015 DG9 December 1937CF/ILWALBill PendergastENG Bristol RoversFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=19 Will Pendergast Coludata.co.uk 25 June 2015 1 January 1938RBENGIan HaleyENG Colchester TownFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=20 Ian Haley Coludata.co.uk 25 June 2015 DG18 February 1938CFENGIvan ThackerENG Lowestoft TownFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=23 Ivan Thacker Coludata.co.uk 25 June 2015 28 February 1938IFENGGeorge WallisENG Bath CityFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=24 Geo Wallis Coludata.co.uk 25 June 2015 23 April 1938ORENGSam SimnettENG Ipswich TownFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=25 Sam Simnett Coludata.co.uk 25 June 2015 DG Total spending: ~ £3,500 Out Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.25 October 1937CFSCOReg SmithENG Wolverhampton Wanderers£500January 1938DFENGJohn OrmesherFree agentReleasedMarch 1938GKENGTed PlattENG ArsenalFree transfer19 April 1938CFENGTully DayENG Harwich & ParkestonFree transferFG Date of departure refers to the date of the player's final game for the club23 April 1938ORENGSam SimnettFree agentReleasedFG Total incoming: ~ £500 Match details Friendlies 1937 9 27 y Friendly Colchester United 0–4 Report Portsmouth Beattie 10 65Smith 35 90 Layer Road Colchester 3,500 L 1937 10 14 y Friendly Colchester United 3–1 Report Queens Park Rangers Pritchard 16 40Cheyne McCarthy 85 Layer Road Colchester 1,500 W 1937 10 16 y 15:15 Friendly Colchester United 1–4 Report Chelsea Reserves Cheyne 12 Lewis 11 57Sherbourne 33 71 Layer Road Colchester 4,000 V. Asherwood L 1938 1 22 y Friendly Colchester United 0–1 Report Charlton Athletic XI Barron 50 Layer Road Colchester 4,731 L 1938 3 24 y Friendly Colchester United 2–1 Report Crystal Palace Williams 5 65 Waldron Layer Road Colchester W Southern League 1937–38 Southern Football League League table y COL Matches 1937 8 28 y 15:15 1 Yeovil & Petters United 3–0 Report Colchester United Halliday 30 49 70 Huish Athletic Ground Yeovil E. Davis L 1937 9 4 y 2 Colchester United 3–3 Report Ipswich Town Crisp 41Wood 43Cheyne 75 Williams 2Alsop 15Perrett 80 pen. Layer Road Colchester 11,000 D 1937 9 11 y 15:15 3 Colchester United 0–0 Report Yeovil & Petters United Layer Road Colchester D 1937 9 18 y 15:15 4 Colchester United 5–0 Report Guildford City Crisp 16R. Smith 37Pritchard 38 53 57 Layer Road Colchester 5,000 W 1937 9 25 y 5 Aldershot Reserves 0–0 Report Colchester United Recreation Ground Aldershot D 1937 9 29 y 15:30 6 Torquay United Reserves 2–2 Report Colchester United Shelley 3 53 Baker 18R. Smith 30 Plainmoor Torquay D 1937 10 9 y 7 Plymouth Argyle Reserves 5–4 Report Colchester United Dougan 13 McHarg 33 38 40 75 Mitcheson 25 o.g.Cheyne 46Pritchard 90R. Smith Home Park Plymouth 3,000 L 1937 10 23 y 15:15 8 Colchester United 3–2 Report Cheltenham Town Crisp 4Fieldus 75Ritchie 86 Ray 50Thornley 62 Layer Road Colchester 4,500 W 1937 11 6 y 9 Newport County Reserves 2–2 Report Colchester United Chadwick 75 pen.Owen 85 G. Smith 12Cheyne 65Barraclough 80 Somerton Park Newport D 1937 11 13 y 10 Colchester United 2–2 Report Norwich City Reserves Crisp 2G. Smith 47 Cassidy 43 88 Layer Road Colchester 4,000 D 1937 11 20 y 11 Folkestone 2–4 Report Colchester United Cheesmur 25Caswell 44 Hodge 56 75Cheyne Fieldus Cheriton Road Folkestone W 1937 11 27 y 14:35 12 Colchester United 2–0 Report Aldershot Reserves Hodge 54Fieldus 78 Layer Road Colchester W 1937 12 4 y 13 Swindon Town Reserves 1–5 Report Colchester United Emery Pritchard 10Hodge 60 County Ground Swindon 1,000 W 1937 12 18 y 14:30 14 Colchester United 7–1 Report Folkestone Hodge 8 57Day 25 54 73Cheyne 27Pritchard 65 Jones 87 Layer Road Colchester 3,000 W 1937 12 25 y Exeter City Reserves P–P Report Colchester United St James Park Exeter P 1937 12 27 y 15 Colchester United 3–1 Report Exeter City Reserves Barraclough 18Day 53Cheyne 79 McGill 45 Layer Road Colchester 8,000 W 1938 1 1 y 16 Colchester United 6–1 Report Barry Town Cheyne 6Hodge 19Pendergast 21 42 70Day 32 Carless 82 Layer Road Colchester W 1938 1 8 y 14:30 17 Cheltenham Town 2–2 Report Colchester United Ray Rushforth Pendergast 4Cheyne Whaddon Road Cheltenham R. Griffin D 1938 1 15 y 18 Colchester United 2–0 Report Dartford Pritchard Pendergast Layer Road Colchester W 1938 2 5 y 19 Ipswich Town 3–2 Report Colchester United Astill 44Perrett 85Little 89 Pritchard 27Cheyne 70 Portman Road Ipswich 23,890 L 1938 2 12 y 20 Barry Town 2–1 Report Colchester United Dakin 5 15 Cheyne Jenner Park Stadium Barry L 1938 2 19 y 21 Dartford 3–0 Report Colchester United Smithson 65Catlin Moseley Watling Street Dartford L 1938 2 24 y 22 Colchester United 3–1 Report Tunbridge Wells Rangers Hodge 23Cheyne 77Barraclough 82 Kavanagh 85 Layer Road Colchester W 1938 2 26 y 23 Colchester United 1–0 Report Bristol Rovers Reserves Pritchard 13 Layer Road Colchester 6,238 W 1938 3 5 y 24 Bristol Rovers Reserves 2–1 Report Colchester United Charles Sullivan Wallis 10 Eastville Stadium Bristol L 1938 3 26 y 25 Colchester United 4–0 Report Torquay United Reserves Wallis 46 51 73Cheyne 62 Layer Road Colchester 5,312 W 1938 4 2 y 26 Guildford City 3–2 Report Colchester United R. Brown 45Bytheway 80J. Brown 86 Cheyne 26Hodge 39 St Joseph's Road Guildford 4,000 L 1938 4 9 y 27 Exeter City Reserves 2–1 Report Colchester United Farrell 40Pollard 83 Hodge 65 St James Park Exeter L 1938 4 15 y 15:15 28 Bath City 2–3 Report Colchester United Weale 27Davis Day 25 70 89 Twerton Park Bath W 1938 4 16 y 15:15 29 Colchester United 7–1 Report Swindon Town Reserves Crisp 30 pen. 39 75 pen.Cheyne 39 80Hodge Day Hunt Layer Road Colchester 6,782 W 1938 4 18 y 15:15 30 Colchester United 1–1 Report Bath City Cheyne 40 Curtis 85 Layer Road Colchester 8,000 D 1938 4 21 y 31 Norwich City Reserves 5–2 Report Colchester United Law 32 37O'Reilly 35Morris 68 Burley 82 Crisp 46Pritchard 89 Carrow Road Norwich 1,596 L 1938 4 23 y 32 Tunbridge Wells Rangers 3–0 Report Colchester United Kavanagh 5 40 50 Down Farm Royal Tunbridge Wells L 1938 4 30 y 33 Colchester United 8–0 Report Newport County Reserves Wallis 3Crisp 5Cheyne 9Pritchard 18 65 67 78Hodge 88 Layer Road Colchester W 1938 5 7 y 15:15 34 Colchester United 2–3 Report Plymouth Argyle Reserves Cheyne 36 38 pen. Connor 55 58Dougan 61 Layer Road Colchester L Southern League Mid-Week Section League table main WDL Result 2 y COL MIL Millwall Reserves COL Colchester United ALD Aldershot Reserves FOL Folkestone NOR Norwich City Reserves 13 3 2 59 21 C 13 1 4 42 23 11 3 4 38 29 7 6 5 32 36 9 1 8 45 39 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 1937 9 2 y 1 Colchester United 6–1 Report Bath City R. Smith 5 13 60Pritchard 25 41Hodge 40 Brown 89 Layer Road Colchester W 1937 9 23 y 2 Colchester United 1–0 Report Folkestone Baker 35 Layer Road Colchester W 1937 10 2 y 3 Bath City 3–4 Report Colchester United Davis 44 88Dransfield 80 pen. Pritchard 26Hodge 50 57Crisp Twerton Park Bath W 1937 10 7 y 4 Colchester United 1–2 Report Tunbridge Wells Rangers R. Smith 72 Finnan 13 Langley Layer Road Colchester L 1937 10 20 y 5 Portsmouth 'A' 3–4 Report Colchester United Cook 12Price 30Beaumont 79 Pritchard 6Cheyne 11 14R. Smith 70 Fratton Park Portsmouth W 1937 10 30 y 6 Dartford 1–2 Report Colchester United Moseley 89 Cheyne 15Pritchard 60 Watling Street Dartford W 1937 11 17 y 7 Aldershot Reserves 3–1 Report Colchester United Simpson 1Court 49 75 Crisp 78 Recreation Ground Aldershot L 1937 11 25 y 8 Norwich City Reserves 2–1 Report Colchester United Burley 71Church 74 Barraclough 65Barraclough Carrow Road Norwich 1,518 L 1937 12 11 y 9 Colchester United 1–0 Report Aldershot Reserves Cheyne 17 Layer Road Colchester W 1938 1 29 y 15:00 10 Colchester United 2–1 Report Portsmouth 'A' Cheyne 29Pendergast 40 Cunnington 25 Layer Road Colchester 4,632 W 1938 1 31 y 15:00 11 Millwall Reserves 2–0 Report Colchester United Osborne 30Walsh 60 pen. The Den Millwall L 1938 3 3 y 12 Colchester United 1–0 Report Dartford Barraclough 89 Layer Road Colchester W 1938 3 10 y 13 Colchester United 5–0 Report Guildford City Hodge 10Wallis 40Day 79Cheyne Layer Road Colchester W 1938 3 12 y 14 Folkestone 2–2 Report Colchester United Cheesmur 51Halls 87 Crisp 26Cheyne 67 Cheriton Road Folkestone D 1938 3 19 y 15:15 15 Colchester United 3–0 Report Norwich City Reserves Thacker 2Cheyne 12Hodge 72 Layer Road Colchester 6,215 W 1938 3 23 y 16 Tunbridge Wells Rangers 0–1 Report Colchester United Hodge 25 Down Farm Royal Tunbridge Wells W 1938 5 2 y 17 Guildford City 1–4 Report Colchester United Atherton Crisp 20Pritchard 23 28Hodge 43 St Joseph's Road Guildford W 1938 5 5 y 18 Colchester United 3–2 Report Millwall Reserves Wallis 5Cheyne 58Pritchard 61 Mangnall 5 30 Layer Road Colchester W Southern League Cup 1937 9 16 y 1st round Colchester United 7–3 Report Norwich City Reserves Cheyne 22 40R. Smith 27 80Pritchard 35 87Hodge 76 Reilly 18 Fairchild 20 o.g.Church 71 Layer Road Colchester 2,500 W 1937 12 16 y 2nd round Colchester United 2–0 Report Guildford City Day 50Cheyne 83 Layer Road Colchester W 1938 3 30 y 17:20 Semi-final 1st leg Dartford 0–2 Report Colchester United Hodge 35Day 75 New Writtle Street Chelmsford 3,000 W 1938 4 7 y Semi-final 2nd leg Colchester United 8–1 10–1 Report Dartford Hodge 4 65Day 21 30Cheyne 35 50Crisp 70 Prout 20 pen. Layer Road Colchester W 1938 4 19 y 18:30 Final 1st leg Yeovil & Petters United 2–1 Report Colchester United Attley 20Manns 40 Cheyne 84 Huish Athletic Ground Yeovil 1,600 L 1938 4 27 y 18:30 Final 2nd leg Colchester United 3–1 4–3 Report Yeovil & Petters United Cheyne 25Pritchard 35 84 Appleby 68 Layer Road Colchester 7,500 W Squad statistics Appearances and goals http://coludata.co.uk/content.php?pg=goals&pd=1014#frmListFilter=True&pg=goals&pd=1014&order=asc&sort=sname&fsea=2&fplist=all&flgcup=all&fcompstShowAll=&fdfaShowAll= Goals Coludata.co.uk 24 June 2015 Southern League Southern LeagueMid-Week Section Southern LeagueCup Ronnie Dunn ENG GK 31 0 15 0 5 0 Don Youngs ENG GK 3 0 3 0 1 0 Jimmy Baker WAL DF 17 1 10 1 4 0 Cliff Fairchild ENG DF 30 0 16 0 6 0 Syd Fieldus ENG DF 13 3 4 0 4 0 Ian Haley ENG DF 5 0 4 0 0 0 George Leslie ENG DF 24 0 16 0 3 0 Alexander Wood USA 1912 DF 32 1 16 0 6 0 Jimmy Collins ENG MF 3 0 0 0 0 0 George Ritchie SCO MF 20 1 7 0 4 0 George Smith WAL MF 15 2 9 0 0 0 Bill Barraclough ENG FW 19 2 6 2 1 0 Albert Bennett FW 0 0 1 0 0 0 Alec Cheyne SCO FW 32 19 16 9 6 7 George Crisp WAL FW 19 9 15 4 5 1 Jack Hodge ENG FW 30 12 15 7 6 5 Ken Mayes ENG FW 19 0 12 0 6 0 Bill Pendergast WAL FW 8 5 3 1 0 0 Arthur Pritchard WAL FW 22 17 11 8 4 4 Ivan Thacker ENG FW 2 0 2 1 0 0 George Wallis ENG FW 10 5 6 2 0 0 George Williams FW 3 0 1 0 0 0 |- !colspan="12"|Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season John Ormesher ENG DF 1 0 1 0 0 0 Tully Day ENG FW 7 9 4 2 4 4 Sam Simnett ENG FW 1 0 0 0 0 0 Reg Smith ENG FW 8 3 5 5 1 2 |} Goalscorers Place Nationality Position Name Southern League SL Mid-Week Section Southern League Cup Total1SCOIHAlec Cheyne1997352WALCFArthur Pritchard1784293ENGORJack Hodge1275244ENGCFTully Day924155WALWGGeorge Crisp941146ENGCFReg Smith352107ENGIFGeorge Wallis52078WALCF/ILBill Pendergast51069ENGOLBill Barraclough220410ENGDFSyd Fieldus300311WALCB/RHJimmy Baker1102WALRHGeorge Smith200213SCOLHGeorge Ritchie1001ENGCFIvan Thacker0101USA 1912LBAlexander Wood1001Own goals1001TOTALS000155 Disciplinary record http://coludata.co.uk/content.php?pg=discipline&pd=1013#frmListFilter=True&pg=discipline&pd=1013&fsea=2&fplist=all&flgcup=all&fcompstShowAll=&fdfaShowAll= Discipline Coludata.co.uk 24 June 2015 Nationality Position Name Southern League SL Mid-Week Section Southern League Cup TotalENGOLBill Barraclough01010002WALWGGeorge Crisp00001010TOTALS01011012 Captains Number of games played as team captain.http://coludata.co.uk/content.php?frmListFilter=True&pg=match&pd=1022&fsea=2&fdfaShowAll=&fcomp1=4&fcomp1ShowAll=&frt=all&fhan=all#frmListFilter=True&pg=match&pd=1022&fsea=2&fdfaShowAll=&fcomp1ShowAll=&frt=all&fhan=all All matches Coludata.co.uk 14 July 2015 Place Nationality Position Player Southern League SL Mid-Week Section Southern League Cup Total1SCOLHGeorge Ritchie1774282WALCB/RHJimmy Baker3418left Not recorded147122TOTALS3418658 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=2&fplist=all&flgcup=all&fcompstShowAll=&fdfa=1 Clean sheets (1st team) Coludata.co.uk 22 June 2017 Place Nationality Player Southern League SL Mid-Week Section Southern League Cup Total1ENGRonnie Dunn742132ENGDon Youngs1203TOTALS86216 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 NotesGKENGRonnie Dunn28 August 1937Yeovil & Petters UnitedHuish Athletic GroundLH/RHENGJimmy Collins28 August 1937Yeovil & Petters UnitedHuish Athletic GroundRBENGCliff Fairchild28 August 1937Yeovil & Petters UnitedHuish Athletic GroundCBENGGeorge Leslie28 August 1937Yeovil & Petters UnitedHuish Athletic GroundLHSCOGeorge Ritchie28 August 1937Yeovil & Petters UnitedHuish Athletic GroundLBUSA 1912Alexander Wood28 August 1937Yeovil & Petters UnitedHuish Athletic GroundIHSCOAlec Cheyne28 August 1937Yeovil & Petters UnitedHuish Athletic GroundWGWALGeorge Crisp28 August 1937Yeovil & Petters UnitedHuish Athletic GroundORENGJack Hodge28 August 1937Yeovil & Petters UnitedHuish Athletic GroundCFWALArthur Pritchard28 August 1937Yeovil & Petters UnitedHuish Athletic GroundCFENGReg Smith28 August 1937Yeovil & Petters UnitedHuish Athletic GroundIL/OLENGKen Mayes2 September 1937Bath CityLayer RoadOLENGBill Barraclough11 September 1937Yeovil & Petters UnitedLayer RoadCB/RHWALJimmy Baker23 September 1937FolkestoneLayer RoadDFENGJohn Ormesher7 October 1937Tunbridge Wells RangersLayer RoadDFENGSyd Fieldus9 October 1937Plymouth Argyle ReservesHome ParkRHWALGeorge Smith30 October 1937DartfordWatling StreetCFENGAlbert "Tully" Day17 November 1937Aldershot ReservesRecreation GroundCFAlbert Bennett25 November 1937Norwich City ReservesCarrow RoadCF/ILWALBill Pendergast11 December 1937Aldershot ReservesLayer RoadRBENGIan Haley1 January 1938Barry TownLayer RoadIR/CFGeorge Williams31 January 1938Millwall ReservesThe DenGKENGDon Youngs24 February 1938Tunbridge Wells RangersLayer RoadCFENGIvan Thacker3 March 1938DartfordLayer RoadIFENGGeorge Wallis3 March 1938DartfordLayer RoadORENGSam Simnett23 April 1938Tunbridge Wells RangersDown Farm 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 Websites https://www.coludata.co.uk/all-matches#fmft=1&pcts=all-matches&fsea=2&fdfaShowAll=&frefShowAll=&fcomp1ShowAll=&frt=all&fhan=all Colchester United 1937-1938 coludata.co.uk 25 May 2025 Specific 2 1937-38 Category:English football clubs 1937–38 season