1946–47 Colchester United F.C. season

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Colchester United
1946–47 season
ChairmanBill Allen[1]
ManagerTed Fenton
(from 15 April 1946)
StadiumLayer Road
Southern League8th
FA Cup1st round
(eliminated by
Reading)
Southern League CupSemi-final
(eliminated by
Gillingham)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Arthur Turner (22)
All:
Arthur Turner (24)
Highest home attendance6,787
v Gothic, 16 November 1946[2]
Lowest home attendance2,661
v Barry Town, 8 February 1947[3]
Average home league attendance6,218[4]
Biggest win6–1
v Exeter City Reserves, 19 October 1946
Biggest defeat0–5
v Reading, 30 November 1946

The 1946–47 season was Colchester United's fifth season in their history and their fifth in the Southern League. Alongside competing in the Southern League, the club also participated in the FA Cup and Southern League Cup. New manager Ted Fenton began to assemble a team of professionals following the reliance on guest players during the 1945–46 season, as the club finished 8th in the league. They reached the first round of the FA Cup, but were defeated by Football League side Reading. They were also Southern League Cup semi-finalists, defeated at Priestfield Stadium by Gillingham.

Season overview[]

New manager Ted Fenton joined the club for the 1946–47 season. He was no stranger to Layer Road, having turned out for Colchester Town in the 1930s whilst a teenager. Fenton's contacts meant that he could quickly assemble a squad of professionals following the war years, which would eventually include 28 part-time professionals. The team would finish mid-table during Fenton's first season.

During the season, the stadium had its Main Stand extended, and the property behind what would become the Barside was purchased to overcome disputes regarding access by supporters to that side of the ground. At the end of the season, the Popular Side stand was demolished, and the timbers were reused to improve the Layer Road End. Meanwhile, the Main Stand had a boundary wall built that would prevent supporters attempting to enter the ground without paying.[5]

Players[]

As of match played 7 June 1947.[6]
Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee
Goalkeepers
Peter Chiswick GK England Plaistow (1929-09-19)19 September 1929 (aged 16) 0 0 England West Ham United 14 July 1946 Free transfer
John Jelly GK 0 0 England Colchester Casuals 4 September 1946[a] Free transfer
Harry Wright GK England Tottenham (1909-06-03)3 June 1909 (aged 36) 0 0 England Chelmsford City 11 July 1946 Free transfer
Defenders
Bill Bower FB Wales Wrexham (1911-11-17)17 November 1911 (aged 34) 30 1 England Millwall 28 November 1945 Free transfer
Bob Harding CB 0 0 14 September 1946[a]
Digger Kettle FB England Colchester (1922-06-03)3 June 1922 (aged 23) 0 0 England Arclight Sports September 1946 Free transfer
Albert Page CB England Walthamstow (1916-03-18)18 March 1916 (aged 30) 0 0 England Tottenham Hotspur 26 March 1947 Free transfer
Albert Walker FB England Little Lever (1910-02-04)4 February 1910 (aged 36) 0 0 England Doncaster Rovers 30 May 1946 Free transfer
Midfielders
Arthur Biggs WH England Wootton (1915-05-26)26 May 1915 (aged 31) 0 0 England Bedford Town 7 May 1947 Free transfer
Ted Fenton WH England Forest Gate (1914-11-07)7 November 1914 (aged 31) 0 0 England West Ham United 15 April 1946 Free transfer
John Leah RH England Liverpool 0 0 England South Liverpool 18 July 1946 Free transfer
Frank Stamper WH/IR England Hartlepool (1926-02-22)22 February 1926 (aged 20) 0 0 Colchester Garrison Army Fire Fighting Centre 3 March 1947 Free transfer
Forwards
Dennis Cant CF England Fordham 0 0 England Crittall Athletic 15 August 1946 Free transfer
Len Cater CF England Colchester 0 0 Free agent 6 June 1946 Free transfer
Bob Curry IF England Gateshead (1918-11-02)2 November 1918 (aged 27) 0 0 England Gainsborough Trinity 13 June 1946 Free transfer
Ian Gillespie IF England Plymouth (1913-05-06)6 May 1913 (aged 33) 0 0 England Ipswich Town 15 May 1947 Free transfer
Dennis Hillman WG England Southend-on-Sea (1918-11-27)27 November 1918 (aged 27) 0 0 England Brighton & Hove Albion 21 September 1946 Free transfer
Bob Hodgson CF 9 5 England South Shields February 1946 Free transfer
Bob Hutchings LW England Southwark 12 0 Colchester Garrison (No. 1 Holding Battalion) 9 February 1946 Free transfer
Bob Neville OL 0 0 England Rowhedge October 1946 Free transfer
Alan Ross OL Scotland Methil (1922-02-22)22 February 1922 (aged 24) 0 0 England Ipswich Town 25 July 1946 Free transfer
Trevor Smith IF England Stanley (1910-09-08)8 September 1910 (aged 35) 0 0 England Yeovil Town March 1947 Free transfer
Arthur Turner CF England Poplar (1921-01-22)22 January 1921 (aged 25) 0 0 England Charlton Athletic September 1946 Free transfer
  1. ^ a b Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club

Transfers[]

In[]

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
15 April 1946 WH England Ted Fenton England West Ham United Player-manager [7]
30 May 1946 FB England Albert Walker England Doncaster Rovers Free transfer [8]
6 June 1946 CF England Len Cater Free agent Free transfer [9]
13 June 1946 IF England Bob Curry England Gainsborough Trinity Free transfer [10]
4 July 1946 WG England Wilf Bott England Queens Park Rangers Free transfer [11]
11 July 1946 GK England Harry Wright England Chelmsford City Free transfer [12]
14 July 1946 GK England Peter Chiswick England West Ham United Free transfer [13]
18 July 1946 RH England John Leah England South Liverpool Free transfer [14]
25 July 1946 OL Scotland Alan Ross England Ipswich Town Free transfer [15]
28 July 1946 CF Scotland Alex Stewart British Army Trial [16]
8 August 1946 WG England Jack Finch England Fulham Free transfer [17]
15 August 1946 CF England Dennis Cant England Crittall Athletic Free transfer [18]
31 August 1946 LW Scotland Sid Smith Scotland Dundee United Free transfer [19][a]
September 1946 FB England Digger Kettle England Arclight Sports Free transfer [20]
September 1946 CF England Arthur Turner England Charlton Athletic Free transfer [21]
4 September 1946 GK John Jelly England Colchester Casuals Free transfer [22][a]
14 September 1946 CB Bob Harding Unknown Free transfer [23][a]
21 September 1946 WG England Dennis Hillman England Brighton & Hove Albion Free transfer [24]
October 1946 OL Bob Neville England Rowhedge Free transfer [25]
10 October 1946 IR Stan Gibbs Royal Air Force Free transfer [26]
7 December 1946 CB Don Swift England Severall's Athletic Free transfer [27][a]
March 1947 IF England Trevor Smith England Yeovil Town Free transfer [28]
3 March 1947 WH/IR England Frank Stamper Army Fire Fighting Centre Free transfer [29]
26 March 1947 CB England Albert Page England Tottenham Hotspur Free transfer [30]
7 May 1947 WH England Arthur Biggs England Bedford Town Free transfer [31]
15 May 1947 IF England Ian Gillespie England Ipswich Town Free transfer [32]
7 June 1947 FW England Bill Jeffries England Hull City Trial [33][a]
  1. ^ a b c d e Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club

Out[]

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
End of season CF England Bob Gregg Free agent Released [34]
End of season IR Bobby Hoines Free agent Released [35]
End of season CH Jimmy Jenkins Free agent Released [36]
8 May 1946 CF England Frank Rawcliffe England Newport County £250 [37]
31 August 1946 CF Scotland Alex Stewart Free agent Released [16][a]
September 1946 CF Chris Harman Free agent Released [38]
7 September 1946 WG England Jack Finch Free agent Released [17][a]
October 1946 WG England Wilf Bott England Guildford City Free transfer [11]
November 1946 FB Ireland Paddy Shiels Free agent Released [39]
November 1946 LW Scotland Sid Smith Free agent Released [19]
30 November 1946 OL England Bob Collins Free agent Released [40][a]
25 December 1946 CB Don Swift Free agent Released [27][a]
January 1947 IR Scotland Tom Tobin England Clacton Town Free transfer [41]
April 1947 IR Stan Gibbs Free agent Released [26]
19 April 1947 DF England Syd Fieldus Colchester United Management staff [42][a]
7 June 1947 FW England Bill Jeffries England Hull City End of trial [33][a]
  • Total incoming: Increase ~ £250
  1. ^ a b c d e f Date of departure refers to the date of the player's final game for the club

Match details[]

Friendlies[]

21 September 1946 (1946-09-21) Friendly Colchester United 3–0 West Ham United Reserves Colchester
Hillman 32'
Turner 44', 55'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,912
21 December 1946 (1946-12-21) Friendly Colchester United 2–0 Southend United Colchester
14:15 Turner 72'
Neville 88'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
28 December 1946 (1946-12-28) Friendly Colchester United 3–0 Watford Colchester
14:15 Hutchings 10'
Turner 30'
Hillman 		Report Stadium: Layer Road
1 February 1947 (1947-02-01) Friendly Colchester United P–P Short Sports (Rochester) Colchester
Report Stadium: Layer Road
7 April 1947 (1947-04-07) Friendly Colchester United 3–0 Netherlands Zwolle Representative XI Colchester
Page 54'
Turner
Cater 		Report Stadium: Layer Road

Southern League[]

Main article: 1946–47 Southern Football League

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Results
6 Gravesend & Northfleet 32 17 4 11 82 58 1.414 38
7 Barry Town 32 14 8 10 89 61 1.459 36
8 Colchester United 32 15 5 12 65 60 1.083 35
9 Cheltenham Town 32 14 4 14 68 75 0.907 32
10 Millwall 32 8 13 11 59 57 1.035 29 Resigned from the league
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.

Matches[]

31 August 1946 (1946-08-31) 1 Colchester United 2–3 Gloucester City Colchester
Stewart 42'
Curry 75'		 Report Griffiths 46'
Davis 85'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 6,300
4 September 1946 (1946-09-04) 2 Chelmsford City 3–0 Colchester United Chelmsford
Foreman 13'
Burley 53'
Somerfield 86'		 Report Stadium: New Writtle Street
7 September 1946 (1946-09-07) 3 Exeter City Reserves 3���1 Colchester United Exeter
Rue 15'
Challis 53'
Mustard 79'		 Report Cant 78' Stadium: St James Park
14 September 1946 (1946-09-14) 4 Colchester United 2–1 Hereford United Colchester
15:30 Cater 11'
Hodgson 		Report Copp 60' Stadium: Layer Road
19 September 1946 (1946-09-19) 5 Colchester United 3–2 Millwall Reserves Colchester
Own goal
Curry
Cater 		Report Unknown goalscorer Stadium: Layer Road
28 September 1946 (1946-09-28) 6 Colchester United 3–2 Worcester City Colchester
Turner 15', 70' (pen.)
Curry 39'		 Report Burns 30'
Horton 80'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 6,143
5 October 1946 (1946-10-05) 7 Colchester United 4–3 Yeovil Town Colchester
15:15 Cant
Cater 		Report Sibley
White 		Stadium: Layer Road
12 October 1946 (1946-10-12) 8 Hereford United 0–0 Colchester United Hereford
Report Stadium: Edgar Street
19 October 1946 (1946-10-19) 9 Colchester United 6–1 Exeter City Reserves Colchester
15:00 Cater 10'
Turner 35', 44', 53', 77'
Curry 88'		 Report Lancaster 90' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 6,445
2 November 1946 (1946-11-02) 10 Bath City 3–3 Colchester United Bath
Smith 29'
Hamilton 35'
Merritt 68'		 Report Curry 1'
Hillman 10'
Fenton 43'		 Stadium: Twerton Park
9 November 1946 (1946-11-09) 11 Worcester City 3–5 Colchester United Worcester
Thomson 60'
Horton
Summers 		Report Turner 13', 55'
Collins 		Stadium: St George's Lane
23 November 1946 (1946-11-23) 12 Colchester United 1–3 Gravesend & Northfleet Colchester
14:30 Collins 9' Report Palmer 19'
Crowe 24'
Wakeman 55'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,935
7 December 1946 (1946-12-07) 13 Colchester United 3–2 Chelmsford City Colchester
14:15 Turner 25'
Cater 50', 54'		 Report Burley 22'
Sergeant 35'		 Stadium: Layer Road
25 December 1946 (1946-12-25) 14 Colchester United 0–1 Gillingham Colchester
11:15 Report Briggs 73' Stadium: Layer Road
26 December 1946 (1946-12-26) 15 Gillingham 4–2 Colchester United Gillingham
11:15 Wilson 5'
Kingsnorth 6'
Akers 44'		 Report Curry Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 11,000
4 January 1947 (1947-01-04) 16 Colchester United 2–2 Cheltenham Town Colchester
14:15 Turner 40' (pen.)
Curry 43'		 Report Crowe Stadium: Layer Road
18 January 1947 (1947-01-18) 17 Barry Town 2–1 Colchester United Barry
Brown 40', 45' Report Curry 85' Stadium: Jenner Park Stadium
8 February 1947 (1947-02-08) 18 Colchester United 2–0 Barry Town Colchester
15:00 Turner
Neville 		Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,661
22 February 1947 (1947-02-22) Colchester United P–P Dartford Colchester
15:00 Report Stadium: Layer Road
1 March 1947 (1947-03-01) 19 Gravesend & Northfleet 3–0 Colchester United Northfleet
Butler
Wakeman
Donnelly 		Report Stadium: Stonebridge Road
15 March 1947 (1947-03-15) Gloucester City P–P Colchester United Gloucester
Report Stadium: Longlevens
23 March 1947 (1947-03-23) 20 Yeovil Town 1–1 Colchester United Yeovil
Mitcheson Report Curry 20' Stadium: Huish Athletic Ground
29 March 1947 (1947-03-29) 21 Cheltenham Town 1–4 Colchester United Cheltenham
Parris 90' (pen.) Report Turner 1', 10'
T Smith 		Stadium: Whaddon Road
5 April 1947 (1947-04-05) 22 Guildford City 2–1 Colchester United Guildford
Roberts 20' (pen.), 55' Report Turner 35' Stadium: St Joseph's Road
12 April 1947 (1947-04-12) 23 Colchester United 2–0 Guildford City Colchester
15:30 Hillman 12'
Cater 16'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 6,065
19 April 1947 (1947-04-19) 24 Merthyr Tydfil 4–0 Colchester United Merthyr Tydfil
Howarth 35'
Hullett 63'		 Report Stadium: Penydarren Park
Attendance: 8,100
26 April 1947 (1947-04-26) 25 Colchester United 3–2 Bath City Colchester
15:30 Turner 5'>
Fenton 27'
Curry 55'		 Report McCulloch 73'
McDonough 77'		 Stadium: Layer Road
3 May 1947 (1947-05-03) 26 Colchester United 2–1 Merthyr Tydfil Colchester
15:30 Hillman
T Smith		 Report Unknown goalscorer Stadium: Layer Road
10 May 1947 (1947-05-10) 27 Dartford 3–1 Colchester United Dartford
Young
Unknown goalscorer 		Report Curry 16' Stadium: Watling Street
Attendance: 3,000
17 May 1947 (1947-05-17) 28 Bedford Town 2–0 Colchester United Bedford
Watson 4'
Bex 8'		 Report Stadium: The Eyrie
24 May 1947 (1947-05-24) 29 Colchester United 4–0 Bedford Town Colchester
15:30 Turner 47'
Gillespie 68'
Cater 		Report Stadium: Layer Road
26 May 1947 (1947-05-26) 30 Colchester United 2–1 Dartford Colchester
15:30 Biggs 10'
Curry 16'		 Report Viles Stadium: Layer Road
31 May 1947 (1947-05-31) 31 Gloucester City 2–5 Colchester United Gloucester
Stow 20'
Grace 		Report Biggs 30'
Turner
Curry
Kettle 		Stadium: Longlevens

Southern League Cup[]

26 September 1946 (1946-09-26) 1 Colchester United 2–4 Chelmsford City Colchester
Turner 70' Report Burley 71', 72'
Foreman 74'
Sergeant 		Stadium: Layer Road
26 October 1946 (1946-10-26) 2 Bedford Town 0–5 Colchester United Bedford
Report Collins 32', 35'
Cater 41'
Curry 44'
Hutchings 65'		 Stadium: The Eyrie
12 December 1946 (1946-12-12) 3 Colchester United 3–2 Millwall Reserves Colchester
Neville 37'
Cater 44'
Turner 55'		 Report Anderson 21', 80' Stadium: Layer Road
11 January 1947 (1947-01-11) 4 Chelmsford City 1–4 Colchester United Chelmsford
Duncan 44' Report Hillman 14', 36'
Hodgson 25', 37'		 Stadium: New Writtle Street
Attendance: 8,000
25 January 1947 (1947-01-25) 5 Colchester United 2–1 Bedford Town Colchester
14:30 Hillman 49'
Curry 50'		 Report Filby 38' Stadium: Layer Road
17 February 1947 (1947-02-17) 6 Millwall Reserves 1–1 Colchester United Millwall
Sutcliffe 47' Report Curry 35' Stadium: The Den
7 June 1947 (1947-06-07) Semi-final Gillingham 3–2 Colchester United Gillingham
Piper 38'
Briggs 53'
Russell 82'		 Report Cater 66'
Curry 88'		 Stadium: Priestfield Stadium

FA Cup[]

Main article: 1946–47 FA Cup
16 November 1946 (1946-11-16) 4th qualifying round Colchester United 5–1 Gothic Colchester
14:30 Cant 10', 88'
Curry 12'
Cater 40'
Hillman 75'		 Report Niblett 69' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 6,787
30 November 1946 (1946-11-30) 1st round Reading 5–0 Colchester United Reading
Edelston 10', 63'
McPhee 33'
Chitty 40'
Barney 66'		 Report Stadium: Elm Park
Attendance: 13,381

Squad statistics[]

Appearances and goals[]

[6][43]

No. Pos Nat Player Total Southern League Southern League
Cup		 FA Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK England ENG Peter Chiswick 15 0 11 0 2 0 2 0
GK   John Jelly 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
GK England ENG Harry Wright 23 0 19 0 4 0 0 0
DF Wales WAL Bill Bower 39 0 30 0 7 0 2 0
DF   Bob Harding 11 0 8 0 1 0 2 0
DF England ENG Digger Kettle 16 1 13 1 3 0 0 0
DF England ENG Albert Page 12 0 11 0 1 0 0 0
DF England ENG Albert Walker 36 0 27 0 7 0 2 0
MF England ENG Arthur Biggs 4 2 4 2 0 0 0 0
MF England ENG Ted Fenton 36 2 27 2 7 0 2 0
MF England ENG John Leah 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
MF England ENG Frank Stamper 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
FW England ENG Dennis Cant 6 5 5 3 0 0 1 2
FW England ENG Len Cater 39 13 30 9 7 3 2 1
FW England ENG Bob Curry 39 19 30 14 7 4 2 1
FW England ENG Ian Gillespie 5 1 4 1 1 0 0 0
FW England ENG Dennis Hillman 34 7 25 3 7 3 2 1
FW   Bob Hodgson 12 3 8 1 4 2 0 0
FW England ENG Bob Hutchings 30 1 22 0 6 1 2 0
FW   Bob Neville 7 2 5 1 2 1 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Alan Ross 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
FW England ENG Trevor Smith 8 2 8 2 0 0 0 0
FW England ENG Arthur Turner 32 24 25 21 6 3 1 0
Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season
DF England ENG Syd Fieldus 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
DF Northern Ireland NIR Paddy Shiels 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
DF   Don Swift 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0
FW England ENG Wilf Bott 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
FW England ENG Bob Collins 10 5 7 3 1 2 2 0
FW England ENG Jack Finch 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
FW   Stan Gibbs 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
FW England ENG Bill Jeffries 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Sid Smith 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Alex Stewart 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Tom Tobin 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Goalscorers[]

[43]

Place Nationality Position Name Southern League Southern League Cup FA Cup Total
1 England CF Arthur Turner 21 3 0 24
2 England IF Bob Curry 14 4 1 19
3 England CF Len Cater 9 3 1 13
4 England WG Dennis Hillman 3 3 1 7
5 England CF Dennis Cant 3 0 2 5
England OL Bob Collins 3 2 0 5
7 CF Bob Hodgson 1 2 0 3
8 England WH Arthur Biggs 2 0 0 2
England WH Ted Fenton 2 0 0 2
OL Bob Neville 1 1 0 2
England IF Trevor Smith 2 0 0 2
12 England IF Ian Gillespie 1 0 0 1
England LW Bob Hutchings 0 1 0 1
England FB Digger Kettle 1 0 0 1
Scotland CF Alex Stewart 1 0 0 1
Own goals 1 0 0 1
TOTALS 65 19 5 89

Disciplinary record[]

[44]

Nationality Position Name Southern League Southern League Cup FA Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
England WH Ted Fenton 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
TOTALS 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0

Captains[]

Number of games played as team captain.[45]

Place Nationality Position Player Southern League Southern League Cup FA Cup Total
1 Wales FB Bill Bower 30 6 2 38
Not recorded
 1 1 0 2
TOTALS 31 7 2 40

Clean sheets[]

Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.[46]

Place Nationality Player Southern League Southern League Cup FA Cup Total
1 England Harry Wright 3 0 0 3
2 England Peter Chiswick 1 1 0 2
TOTALS 4 1 0 5

Player debuts[]

Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.[47]

Position Nationality Player Date Opponent Ground Notes
GK England Harry Wright 31 August 1946 Gloucester City Layer Road
WH England Ted Fenton 31 August 1946 Gloucester City Layer Road
CF England Len Cater 31 August 1946 Gloucester City Layer Road
IF England Bob Curry 31 August 1946 Gloucester City Layer Road
WG England Jack Finch 31 August 1946 Gloucester City Layer Road
OL Scotland Alan Ross 31 August 1946 Gloucester City Layer Road
LW Scotland Sid Smith 31 August 1946 Gloucester City Layer Road
CF Scotland Alex Stewart 31 August 1946 Gloucester City Layer Road
GK John Jelly 4 September 1946 Chelmsford City New Writtle Street
WG England Wilf Bott 4 September 1946 Chelmsford City New Writtle Street
CF England Dennis Cant 4 September 1946 Chelmsford City New Writtle Street
CB Bob Harding 14 September 1946 Hereford United Layer Road
FB England Albert Walker 14 September 1946 Hereford United Layer Road
CF England Arthur Turner 19 September 1946 Millwall Reserves Layer Road
RH England John Leah 26 September 1946 Chelmsford City Layer Road
WG England Dennis Hillman 26 September 1946 Chelmsford City Layer Road
GK England Peter Chiswick 28 September 1946 Worcester City Layer Road
DF Don Swift 7 December 1946 Chelmsford City Layer Road
OL Bob Neville 7 December 1946 Chelmsford City Layer Road
FB England Digger Kettle 26 December 1946 Gillingham Priestfield Stadium
IR Stan Gibbs 1 March 1947 Gravesend & Northfleet Stonebridge Road
IF England Trevor Smith 23 March 1947 Yeovil Town Huish Athletic Ground
CB England Albert Page 29 March 1947 Cheltenham Town Whaddon Road
WH/IR England Frank Stamper 19 April 1947 Merthyr Tydfil Penydarren Park
WH England Arthur Biggs 17 May 1947 Bedford Town The Eyrie
IF England Ian Gillespie 17 May 1947 Bedford Town The Eyrie
FW England Bill Jeffries 7 June 1947 Gillingham Priestfield Stadium

See also[]

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