Colchester United 1951–52 football season
The 1951–52 season was Colchester United's tenth season in their history and their second 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 before being knocked out by Second Division side Barnsley . In the league, they bettered the previous season's 16th-placed finish by finishing 10th.
Season overview [ ]
Colchester's 1951–52 season began poorly, with six defeats in the opening seven games due to an injury-ravaged squad. Rooted to the foot of the table, a mid-season revival including a double over local rivals Ipswich Town eventually saw the U's finish the season 10th in the final standings.
Vic Keeble became Colchester's first export that commanded a high transfer fee when he moved to First Division Newcastle United for a £15,000 fee in January 1952. Despite his mid-season sale, Keeble remained the top scorer for the U's with 17 goals. Manager Jimmy Allen signed Kevin McCurley from Liverpool for £750 as a replacement for Keeble in March 1952. He scored six times in eleven games during the final two months of the campaign.[5]
Players [ ]
As of match played 3 May 1952. [6]
Name
Position
Nationality
Place of birth
Date of birth
Apps
Goals
Signed from
Date signed
Fee
Goalkeepers
Frank Coombs
GK
East Ham
(1925-04-24 ) 24 April 1925 (aged 26)
0
0
Southend United
8 March 1952[a]
£450
George Wright
GK
Plymouth
(1919-10-10 ) 10 October 1919 (aged 31)
95
0
Plymouth Argyle
May 1949
£1,000
Defenders
George French
FB
Colchester
(1926-11-10 ) 10 November 1926 (aged 24)
0
0
West Ham United
February 1949
Free transfer
John Harrison
FB
Leicester
(1927-09-27 ) 27 September 1927 (aged 23)
33
0
Aston Villa
30 September 1950[a]
Nominal
Digger Kettle
FB
Colchester
(1922-06-03 ) 3 June 1922 (aged 28)
165
1
Arclight Sports
September 1946
Free transfer
Phil Rookes
FB
Dulverton
(1919-04-23 ) 23 April 1919 (aged 32)
0
0
Portsmouth
July 1951
£1,000
Trevor Rowlands
FB
Wattstown
(1922-02-02 ) 2 February 1922 (aged 29)
15
1
Norwich City
20 July 1950
£1,000
Reg Stewart
CB
Sheffield
(1925-10-30 ) 30 October 1925 (aged 25)
99
0
Sheffield Wednesday
20 August 1949[a]
£1,000
Midfielders
Harry Bearryman
WH
Wandsworth
(1924-09-26 ) 26 September 1924 (aged 26)
194
9
Chelsea
4 July 1947
Free transfer
Jimmy Elder
WH
Scone
(1928-03-05 ) 5 March 1928 (aged 23)
46
4
Portsmouth
19 August 1950[a]
£1,000
Trevor Harris
WH
Colchester
(1936-02-06 ) 6 February 1936 (aged 15)
0
0
Amateur
July 1951
Free transfer
Ron Hunt
WH
Colchester
(1933-09-26 ) 26 September 1933 (aged 17)
0
0
Amateur
October 1951
Free transfer
Len Jones
WH
Barnsley
(1913-06-09 ) 9 June 1913 (aged 37)
43
3
Southend United
19 August 1950[a]
Undisclosed
John Moore
WH
Chiswick
(1923-09-25 ) 25 September 1923 (aged 27)
13
0
Brentford
8 September 1949[a]
£1,000
Harry Wilkinson
WH
Sunderland
(1926-03-20 ) 20 March 1926 (aged 25)
0
0
Exeter City
1951
Free transfer
Forwards
Peter Aitchison
WG
Harlow
(1931-09-19 ) 19 September 1931 (aged 19)
0
0
Amateur
August 1950
Free transfer
John Church
WG
Lowestoft
(1919-09-17 ) 17 September 1919 (aged 31)
42
10
Norwich City
19 August 1950[a]
£1,000
Dick Cullum
FW
Colchester
(1931-01-28 ) 28 January 1931 (aged 20)
0
0
Colchester Colts
28 March 1951[a]
Free transfer
Adam Davidson
WG
Invergowrie
(1929-11-18 ) 18 November 1929 (aged 21)
0
0
Sheffield Wednesday
August 1951
Free transfer
Jack McClelland
FW
Colchester
(1930-08-11 ) 11 August 1930 (aged 20)
0
0
Amateur
Summer 1951
Free transfer
Kevin McCurley
CF
Consett
(1926-04-02 ) 2 April 1926 (aged 25)
0
0
Liverpool
June 1951
£750
Johnny McKim
IF
Greenock
(1926-01-22 ) 22 January 1926 (aged 25)
24
8
Chelsea
19 August 1950[a]
£1,000
Augie Scott
IF
Sunderland
(1921-02-19 ) 19 February 1921 (aged 30)
0
0
Southampton
18 August 1951[a]
£2,000
Arthur Turner
CF
Poplar
(1921-01-22 ) 22 January 1921 (aged 30)
155
98
Charlton Athletic
September 1946
Free transfer
Peter Wright
WG
Colchester
(1934-01-26 ) 26 January 1934 (aged 17)
0
0
Amateur
November 1951
Free transfer
Transfers [ ]
In [ ]
Total spending: ~ £4,200
^ Jump up to: a b Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club
Out [ ]
Total incoming: ~ £15,000
^ 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 H H A A A H H A H A H A H A H A H H A A A H H A A H A H H A A H A H A H A H H A A A H H H Result L D L L L L L W W D D D W W D L L W D D D W W W L W W L W L L D W L D L W W W W L L L D D W Position 20 20 23 24 24 24 24 24 24 23 22 22 20 18 16 19 20 17 19 16 17 14 13 13 14 14 11 13 11 12 13 13 11 12 12 13 11 10 10 9 9 10 11 10 11 10
Source:
11v11.com A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
League table [ ]
Source:[citation needed ]
Matches [ ]
Colchester United v Norwich City
23 August 1951 (1951-08-23 ) 2 Colchester United 1–1 Norwich City show Colchester
Keeble
Report
Unknown goalscorer
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 14,085
Colchester United v Crystal Palace
25 August 1951 (1951-08-25 ) 3 Colchester United 1–2 Crystal Palace show Colchester
Turner
Report
Unknown goalscorer
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 10,135
Norwich City v Colchester United
29 August 1951 (1951-08-29 ) 4 Norwich City 5–2 Colchester United show Norwich
Unknown goalscorer
Report
Cutting
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 24,705
Swindon Town v Colchester United
Plymouth Argyle v Colchester United
Colchester United v Leyton Orient
8 September 1951 (1951-09-08 ) 7 Colchester United 0–1 Leyton Orient show Colchester
Report
Unknown goalscorer
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 10,266
Colchester United v Plymouth Argyle
Colchester United v Shrewsbury Town
22 September 1951 (1951-09-22 ) 10 Colchester United 2–2 Shrewsbury Town show Colchester
Cutting Keeble
Report
Unknown goalscorer
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 10,314
Ipswich Town v Colchester United
13 October 1951 (1951-10-13 ) 13 Ipswich Town 0–2 Colchester United show Ipswich
Report Report
Cutting Keeble
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 19,275 Referee: B. Everett
Port Vale v Colchester United
27 October 1951 (1951-10-27 ) 15 Port Vale 1–1 Colchester United show Burslem
Bennett
Report
Cutting
Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 10,576
Colchester United v Northampton Town
3 November 1951 (1951-11-03 ) 16 Colchester United 2–5 Northampton Town show Colchester
Church Keeble
Report
Unknown goalscorer
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 10,326
Reading v Colchester United
Millwall v Colchester United
Crystal Palace v Colchester United
Gillingham v Colchester United
Colchester United v Gillingham
Colchester United v Swindon Town
Leyton Orient v Colchester United
5 January 1952 (1952-01-05 ) 25 Leyton Orient 7–0 Colchester United show Leyton
Unknown goalscorer
Report
Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 11,797
Watford v Colchester United
Shrewsbury Town v Colchester United
26 January 1952 (1952-01-26 ) 28 Shrewsbury Town 1–0 Colchester United show Shrewsbury
Unknown goalscorer
Report
Stadium: Gay Meadow Attendance: 7,981
Colchester United v Ipswich Town
Colchester United v Port Vale
15 March 1952 (1952-03-15 ) 35 Colchester United 0–0 Port Vale show Colchester
Report
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 7,559
Northampton Town v Colchester United
22 March 1952 (1952-03-22 ) 36 Northampton Town 2–0 Colchester United show Northampton
Unknown goalscorer
Report
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 10,260
Colchester United v Reading
Colchester United v Bristol Rovers
11 April 1952 (1952-04-11 ) 39 Colchester United 2–1 Bristol Rovers show Colchester
Scott Elder pen.'
Report
Unknown goalscorer
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 12,440
Bristol Rovers v Colchester United
14 April 1952 (1952-04-14 ) 41 Bristol Rovers 6–0 Colchester United show Bristol
Unknown goalscorer
Report
Stadium: Eastville Stadium Attendance: 10,630
Colchester United v Millwall
Colchester United v Watford
FA Cup [ ]
Colchester United v Port Vale
Barnsley v Colchester United
12 January 1952 (1952-01-12 ) 3rd round Barnsley 3–0 Colchester United show Barnsley
Unknown goalscorer
Report
Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 24,429
Squad statistics [ ]
Appearances and goals [ ]
[6] [23]
Goalscorers [ ]
[23]
Disciplinary record [ ]
[24]
Nationality
Position
Name
Third Division South
FA Cup
Total
CB
Reg Stewart
0
1
0
0
0
1
TOTALS
0
1
0
0
0
1
Clean sheets [ ]
Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet .[25]
Player debuts [ ]
Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.[26]
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
Specific [ ]