Colchester United 1950–51 football season
The 1950–51 season was Colchester United's ninth season in their history and their first ever season in the Football League , competing 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 . The club ended the league season in 16th-position, while they exited the FA Cup in the first round following a defeat to Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic .
Season overview [ ]
Colchester's first–ever game in the Football League was against their old Southern League rivals Gillingham at Priestfield Stadium on 19 August 1950. A crowd of 19,542 witnessed the 0–0 draw between the sides. Five days later, Bob Curry scored the U's first–ever Football League goal during a 1–1 draw at Swindon Town , but it was not until 31 August that the Layer Road crowd were able to enjoy its first Football League goal for the home side. Arthur Turner , the season's top–scorer with 15 goals, struck five minutes into a 4–1 win in the return game with Swindon. Colchester remained unbeaten in their first seven games, a run that equalled a record for new clubs entering the Football League set by Aberdare Athletic in 1921–22 .
After occupying second position in the Third Division South table, the U's suffered a slump in form, losing nine of the next ten games. They finished the season in 16th-position, averaging 10,571 through the Layer Road turnstiles. It would be the only season that Layer Road would host a five-figure season average.[5]
Players [ ]
As of match played 5 May 1951. [6]
Name
Position
Nationality
Place of birth
Date of birth
Apps
Goals
Signed from
Date signed
Fee
Goalkeepers
George Wright
GK
Plymouth
(1919-10-10 ) 10 October 1919 (aged 30)
54
0
Plymouth Argyle
May 1949
£1,000
Defenders
George French
FB
Colchester
(1926-11-10 ) 10 November 1926 (aged 23)
0
0
West Ham United
February 1949
Free transfer
John Harrison
FB
Leicester
(1927-09-27 ) 27 September 1927 (aged 22)
0
0
Aston Villa
30 September 1950[a]
Nominal
Digger Kettle
FB
Colchester
(1922-06-03 ) 3 June 1922 (aged 27)
150
1
Arclight Sports
September 1946
Free transfer
Trevor Rowlands
FB
Wattstown
(1922-02-02 ) 2 February 1922 (aged 28)
0
0
Norwich City
20 July 1950
£1,000
Reg Stewart
CB
Sheffield
(1925-10-30 ) 30 October 1925 (aged 24)
51
0
Sheffield Wednesday
20 August 1949[a]
£1,000
Midfielders
Harry Bearryman
WH
Wandsworth
(1924-09-26 ) 26 September 1924 (aged 25)
146
9
Chelsea
4 July 1947
Free transfer
Jimmy Elder
WH
Scone
(1928-03-05 ) 5 March 1928 (aged 22)
0
0
Portsmouth
19 August 1950[a]
£1,000
Len Jones
WH
Barnsley
(1913-06-09 ) 9 June 1913 (aged 36)
0
0
Southend United
19 August 1950[a]
Undisclosed
John Moore
WH
Chiswick
(1923-09-25 ) 25 September 1923 (aged 26)
13
0
Brentford
8 September 1949[a]
£1,000
Forwards
Bob Allen
WG
Bromley-by-Bow
(1916-10-11 ) 11 October 1916 (aged 33)
89
6
Gainsborough Trinity
13 June 1946
Free transfer
Peter Aitchison
WG
Harlow
(1931-09-19 ) 19 September 1931 (aged 18)
0
0
Amateur
August 1950
Free transfer
John Church
WG
Lowestoft
(1919-09-17 ) 17 September 1919 (aged 30)
0
0
Norwich City
19 August 1950[a]
£1,000
Dick Cullum
FW
Colchester
(1931-01-28 ) 28 January 1931 (aged 19)
0
0
Colchester Colts
28 March 1951[a]
Free transfer
Bob Curry
IF
Gateshead
(1918-11-02 ) 2 November 1918 (aged 31)
172
90
Northampton Town
13 June 1947
Free transfer
Fred Cutting
IF
North Walsham
(1921-12-04 ) 4 December 1921 (aged 28)
125
55
Norwich City
6 December 1947[a]
Free transfer
Dennis Hillman
WG
Southend-on-Sea
(1918-11-27 ) 27 November 1918 (aged 31)
136
27
Brighton & Hove Albion
21 September 1946
Free transfer
Vic Keeble
CF
Colchester
(1930-06-25 ) 25 June 1930 (aged 19)
81
63
King George Youth Club
23 May 1947
£10
Johnny McKim
IF
Greenock
(1926-01-22 ) 22 January 1926 (aged 24)
0
0
Chelsea
19 August 1950[a]
£1,000
Arthur Turner
CF
Poplar
(1921-01-22 ) 22 January 1921 (aged 29)
117
83
Charlton Athletic
September 1946
Free transfer
^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club
Transfers [ ]
In [ ]
Total spending: ~ £6,800
^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club
Out [ ]
^ Jump up to: a b c d e f Date of departure refers to the date of the player's final game for the club
Match details [ ]
Third Division South [ ]
Results round by round [ ]
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 Ground A A H H A H H A A H A H A H A H H H A H A A H H A H H A A H A H A H H A A H A A H A A A H H Result D D D W W W W L L L L L L D L L L W D W D D L W L D W D L W L L L W W L L W L L W D L W D D Position 14 13 14 4 2 2 2 3 6 10 12 14 15 16 17 20 21 19 19 15 16 16 17 15 18 18 15 16 17 16 17 18 19 18 17 17 18 16 18 19 17 16 18 15 16 16
Source:
11v11.com 28 February 2016
A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
League table [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GAv
Pts
14
Exeter City
46
18
6
22
62
85
0.729
42
15
Walsall
46
15
10
21
52
62
0.839
40
16
Colchester United [a]
46
14
12
20
63
76
0.829
40
17
Swindon Town
46
18
4
24
55
67
0.821
40
18
Aldershot
46
15
10
21
56
88
0.636
40
Source:[citation needed ] Notes:
Matches [ ]
Gillingham v Colchester United
Swindon Town v Colchester United
Colchester United v Bristol Rovers
26 August 1950 (1950-08-26 ) 3 Colchester United 0–0 Bristol Rovers show Colchester
Report
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 13,687
Colchester United v Swindon Town
Crystal Palace v Colchester United
Colchester United v Norwich City
Northampton Town v Colchester United
30 September 1950 (1950-09-30 ) 11 Northampton Town 2–1 Colchester United show Northampton
Candlin Dixon
Report
Locherty
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 10,160
Colchester United v Reading
Plymouth Argyle v Colchester United
Colchester United v Ipswich Town
Colchester United v Millwall
Leyton Orient v Colchester United
9 December 1950 (1950-12-09 ) 19 Leyton Orient 1–1 Colchester United show Leyton
Sutherland
Report
Curry
Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 8,716
Colchester United v Gillingham
Bristol Rovers v Colchester United
23 December 1950 (1950-12-23 ) 21 Bristol Rovers 1–1 Colchester United show Bristol
Petherbridge
Report
Jones
Stadium: Eastville Stadium Attendance: 14,341
Nottingham Forest v Colchester United
Colchester United v Nottingham Forest
26 December 1950 (1950-12-26 ) 23 Colchester United 0–2 Nottingham Forest show Colchester
Report
Ardron
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 12,874
Colchester United v Crystal Palace
30 December 1950 (1950-12-30 ) 24 Colchester United 1–0 Crystal Palace show Colchester
Cutting
Report
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 8,587
Norwich City v Colchester United
3 February 1951 (1951-02-03 ) 28 Norwich City 1–1 Colchester United show Norwich
Stewart 4' (o.g. )
Report
Keeble 74'
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 25,110
Watford v Colchester United
Colchester United v Northampton Town
17 February 1951 (1951-02-17 ) 30 Colchester United 2–1 Northampton Town show Colchester
Curry 72' McKim 81'
Report
Mitchell 14'
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 7,048
Reading v Colchester United
Colchester United v Plymouth Argyle
Ipswich Town v Colchester United
24 March 1951 (1951-03-24 ) 36 Ipswich Town 3–0 Colchester United show Ipswich
Driver McCrory
Report Report
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 19,093 Referee: A. Blythe
Colchester United v Leyton Orient
31 March 1951 (1951-03-31 ) 38 Colchester United 1–0 Leyton Orient show Colchester
Church
Report
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 9,291
Walsall v Colchester United
7 April 1951 (1951-04-07 ) 39 Walsall 4–2 Colchester United show Walsall
Hughes Winter
Report
McKim
Stadium: Fellows Park Attendance: 7,097
Colchester United v Watford
Port Vale v Colchester United
16 April 1951 (1951-04-16 ) 42 Port Vale 1–1 Colchester United show Burslem
Palk
Report
Elder
Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 8,520
Millwall v Colchester United
21 April 1951 (1951-04-21 ) 43 Millwall 2–0 Colchester United show New Cross
Hurrell Morgan
Report
Stadium: The Den Attendance: 17,776
Colchester United v Port Vale
5 May 1951 (1951-05-05 ) 46 Colchester United 1–1 Port Vale show Colchester
McKim
Report
Barber
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 8,414
FA Cup [ ]
Squad statistics [ ]
Appearances and goals [ ]
[6] [25]
Goalscorers [ ]
[25]
Clean sheets [ ]
Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet .[26]
Player debuts [ ]
Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.[27]
See also [ ]
References [ ]
General [ ]
Books
Whitehead, Jeff; Drury, Kevin (2008). The Who's Who of Colchester United: The Layer Road Years . Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 978-1-85983-629-3 .
Ambrosen, Tony (1993). Amber in the Blood: A History Of Newport County . Uxbridge: Yore Publications. ISBN 978-1-874427-40-7 .
Kent, Jeff (1990). The Valiants' Years: The Story of Port Vale . Stafford: Witan Books. ISBN 0-9508981-4-7 .
Websites
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