1950β51 season | ||
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Chairman | Bill Allen [1] | |
Manager | Jimmy Allen | |
Stadium | Layer Road | |
Third Division South | 16th | |
FA Cup | 1st round (eliminated by Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic) | |
Top goalscorer | League: Arthur Turner (13) All: Arthur Turner (15) | |
Highest home attendance | 14,199 v Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic, 7 September 1950 [2] | |
Lowest home attendance | 6,941 v Gillingham, 16 December 1950 [3] | |
Average home league attendance | 10,571 [4] | |
Biggest win | 7β1 v Woodford Town, 11 November 1950 | |
Biggest defeat | 1β7 v Plymouth Argyle, 28 October 1950 | |
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The 1950β51 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.
Colchester's firstβever 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 0β0 draw between the sides. Five days later, Bob Curry scored the U's firstβever Football League goal during a 1β1 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 topβscorer with 15 goals, struck five minutes into a 4β1 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 1921β22.
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]
Name | Position | Nationality | Place of birth | Date of birth | Apps | Goals | Signed from | Date signed | Fee | ||
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Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
George Wright | GK |
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Plymouth | 10 October 1919 (aged 30) | 54 | 0 |
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May 1949 | Β£1,000 | ||
Defenders | |||||||||||
George French | FB |
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Colchester | 10 November 1926 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 |
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February 1949 | Free transfer | ||
John Harrison | FB |
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Leicester | 27 September 1927 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 |
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30 September 1950 [a] | Nominal | ||
Digger Kettle | FB |
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Colchester | 3 June 1922 (aged 27) | 150 | 1 |
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September 1946 | Free transfer | ||
Trevor Rowlands | FB |
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Wattstown | 2 February 1922 (aged 28) | 0 | 0 |
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20 July 1950 | Β£1,000 | ||
Reg Stewart | CB |
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Sheffield | 30 October 1925 (aged 24) | 51 | 0 |
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20 August 1949 [a] | Β£1,000 | ||
Midfielders | |||||||||||
Harry Bearryman | WH |
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Wandsworth | 26 September 1924 (aged 25) | 146 | 9 |
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4 July 1947 | Free transfer | ||
Jimmy Elder | WH |
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Scone | 5 March 1928 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 |
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19 August 1950 [a] | Β£1,000 | ||
Len Jones | WH |
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Barnsley | 9 June 1913 (aged 36) | 0 | 0 |
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19 August 1950 [a] | Undisclosed | ||
John Moore | WH |
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Chiswick | 25 September 1923 (aged 26) | 13 | 0 |
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8 September 1949 [a] | Β£1,000 | ||
Forwards | |||||||||||
Bob Allen | WG |
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Bromley-by-Bow | 11 October 1916 (aged 33) | 89 | 6 |
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13 June 1946 | Free transfer | ||
Peter Aitchison | WG |
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Harlow | 19 September 1931 (aged 18) | 0 | 0 | Amateur | August 1950 | Free transfer | ||
John Church | WG |
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Lowestoft | 17 September 1919 (aged 30) | 0 | 0 |
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19 August 1950 [a] | Β£1,000 | ||
Dick Cullum | FW |
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Colchester | 28 January 1931 (aged 19) | 0 | 0 |
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28 March 1951 [a] | Free transfer | ||
Bob Curry | IF |
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Gateshead | 2 November 1918 (aged 31) | 172 | 90 |
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13 June 1947 | Free transfer | ||
Fred Cutting | IF |
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North Walsham | 4 December 1921 (aged 28) | 125 | 55 |
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6 December 1947 [a] | Free transfer | ||
Dennis Hillman | WG |
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Southend-on-Sea | 27 November 1918 (aged 31) | 136 | 27 |
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21 September 1946 | Free transfer | ||
Vic Keeble | CF |
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Colchester | 25 June 1930 (aged 19) | 81 | 63 |
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23 May 1947 | Β£10 | ||
Johnny McKim | IF |
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Greenock | 22 January 1926 (aged 24) | 0 | 0 |
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19 August 1950 [a] | Β£1,000 | ||
Arthur Turner | CF |
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Poplar | 22 January 1921 (aged 29) | 117 | 83 |
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September 1946 | Free transfer |
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
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20 July 1950 | FB |
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Trevor Rowlands |
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Β£1,000 | [7] |
August 1950 | FB |
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Bill Rochford |
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Β£1,000 | [8] |
August 1950 | WG |
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Peter Aitchison | Amateur | Free | [9] |
19 August 1950 | WH |
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Jimmy Elder |
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Β£1,000 | [10] [a] |
19 August 1950 | WH |
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Len Jones |
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Undisclosed | [11] [a] |
19 August 1950 | WG |
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John Church |
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Β£1,000 | [12] [a] |
19 August 1950 | IF |
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Johnny McKim |
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Β£1,000 | [13] [a] |
30 September 1950 | FB |
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John Harrison |
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Nominal | [14] [a] |
30 September 1950 | WH |
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Joe Locherty |
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Β£1,000 | [15] [a] |
17 February 1951 | GK |
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Barney Bircham |
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Β£800 | [16] [a] |
26 March 1951 | FW |
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Dick Cullum |
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Free | [17] [a] |
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
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End of season | GK |
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Ken Whitehead |
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Released | [18] |
End of season | WG |
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Stan Foxall |
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Released | [19] |
End of season | CF |
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Denis Maffey |
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Free | [20] |
End of season | OL | Bob Neville |
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Released | [21] | |
6 May 1950 | FB |
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Doug Beach |
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Free | [22] [a] |
20 January 1951 | WH |
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Joe Locherty |
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Released | [15] [a] |
24 February 1951 | FB |
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Bill Rochford | Retired | Retired | [8] [a] |
24 March 1951 | GK |
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Barney Bircham | Free agent | Released | [16] [a] |
26 March 1951 | WG |
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JosΓ© Gallego |
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Released | [23] [a] |
28 April 1951 | WH |
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Bill Layton |
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Player-manager | [24] [a] |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
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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 |
19 August 1950 1 | Gillingham | 0β0 | Colchester United | Gillingham |
Report | Stadium:
Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 19,525 |
23 August 1950 2 | Swindon Town | 1β1 | Colchester United | Swindon |
Millar ![]() |
Report Report |
Turner ![]() |
Stadium:
County Ground Attendance: 15,717 |
26 August 1950 3 | Colchester United | 0β0 | Bristol Rovers | Colchester |
Report | Stadium:
Layer Road Attendance: 13,687 |
31 August 1950 4 | Colchester United | 4β1 | Swindon Town | Colchester |
Turner ![]() Curry ![]() Church ![]() |
Report Report |
Hudson ![]() |
Stadium:
Layer Road Attendance: 12,579 |
2 September 1950 5 | Crystal Palace | 1β3 | Colchester United | Selhurst |
Thomas ![]() |
Report |
Turner ![]() Curry ![]() McKim ![]() |
Stadium:
Selhurst Park Attendance: 22,544 |
7 September 1950 6 | Colchester United | 4β1 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | Colchester |
Turner ![]() ![]() Curry ![]() ![]() |
Report |
Evans ![]() |
Stadium:
Layer Road Attendance: 14,199 |
9 September 1950 7 | Colchester United | 4β1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Colchester |
McKim ![]() Turner ![]() Jones ![]() |
Report |
Reed ![]() |
Stadium:
Layer Road Attendance: 13,729 |
13 September 1950 8 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 2β0 | Colchester United | Bournemouth |
Haigh ![]() McGibbon ![]() |
Report | Stadium:
Dean Court Attendance: 18,452 |
16 September 1950 9 | Newport County | 2β0 | Colchester United | Newport |
Parker ![]() ![]() |
Report | Stadium:
Somerton Park Attendance: 16,021 |
23 September 1950 10 | Colchester United | 2β3 | Norwich City | Colchester |
Curry ![]() Cutting ![]() |
Report |
Gavin ![]() ![]() Hollis ![]() |
Stadium:
Layer Road Attendance: 13,843 |
30 September 1950 11 | Northampton Town | 2β1 | Colchester United | Northampton |
Candlin ![]() Dixon ![]() |
Report |
Locherty ![]() |
Stadium:
County Ground Attendance: 10,160 |
7 October 1950 12 | Colchester United | 0β1 | Exeter City | Colchester |
Report | Smith ![]() |
Stadium:
Layer Road Attendance: 10,864 |
14 October 1950 13 | Southend United | 4β2 | Colchester United | Southend-on-Sea |
Davies ![]() Wakefield ![]() |
Report Report |
Turner ![]() Curry ![]() |
Stadium:
Southend Stadium Attendance: 18,358 |
21 October 1950 14 | Colchester United | 1β1 | Reading | Colchester |
Cutting ![]() |
Report |
Blackman ![]() |
Stadium:
Layer Road Attendance: 11,469 |
28 October 1950 15 | Plymouth Argyle | 7β1 | Colchester United | Plymouth |
Dews ![]() Dougall ![]() Govan ![]() Strauss ![]() ![]() Tadman ![]() ![]() |
Report Report |
Curry ![]() |
Stadium:
Home Park Attendance: 20,845 |
4 November 1950 16 | Colchester United | 2β3 | Ipswich Town | Colchester |
Turner ![]() Church ![]() |
Report Report |
Driver ![]() McCrory ![]() Wookey ![]() |
Stadium:
Layer Road Attendance: 14,037 Referee: A. Blythe |
18 November 1950 17 | Colchester United | 0β1 | Walsall | Colchester |
Report | Chapman ![]() |
Stadium:
Layer Road Attendance: 9,584 |
2 December 1950 18 | Colchester United | 3β0 | Millwall | Colchester |
Curry ![]() Church ![]() ![]() |
Report | Stadium:
Layer Road Attendance: 9,695 |
9 December 1950 19 | Leyton Orient | 1β1 | Colchester United | Leyton |
Sutherland ![]() |
Report |
Curry ![]() |
Stadium:
Brisbane Road Attendance: 8,716 |
16 December 1950 20 | Colchester United | 4β2 | Gillingham | Colchester |
Curry ![]() ![]() Elder ![]() Church ![]() |
Report |
Briggs ![]() Thomas ![]() |
Stadium:
Layer Road Attendance: 6,941 |
23 December 1950 21 | Bristol Rovers | 1β1 | Colchester United | Bristol |
Petherbridge ![]() |
Report |
Jones ![]() |
Stadium:
Eastville Stadium Attendance: 14,341 |
25 December 1950 22 | Nottingham Forest | 0β0 | Colchester United | West Bridgford |
Report | Stadium:
City Ground Attendance: 20,111 |
26 December 1950 23 | Colchester United | 0β2 | Nottingham Forest | Colchester |
Report |
Ardron ![]() ![]() |
Stadium:
Layer Road Attendance: 12,874 |
30 December 1950 24 | Colchester United | 1β0 | Crystal Palace | Colchester |
Cutting ![]() |
Report | Stadium:
Layer Road Attendance: 8,587 |
13 January 1951 25 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3β1 | Colchester United | Hove |
Keene ![]() Thompson ![]() Willard ![]() |
Report |
Allen ![]() |
Stadium:
Goldstone Ground Attendance: 11,699 |
20 January 1951 26 | Colchester United | 1β1 | Newport County | Colchester |
Turner ![]() |
Report |
Birch ![]() |
Stadium:
Layer Road Attendance: 8,230 |
27 January 1951 27 | Colchester United | 1β0 | Aldershot | Colchester |
Elder ![]() |
Report | Stadium:
Layer Road Attendance: 9,285 |
3 February 1951 28 | Norwich City | 1β1 | Colchester United | Norwich |
Stewart ![]() |
Report |
Keeble ![]() |
Stadium:
Carrow Road Attendance: 25,110 |
10 February 1951 29 | Watford | 2β0 | Colchester United | Watford |
Garbutt ![]() Varty ![]() |
Report | Stadium:
Vicarage Road Attendance: 9,122 |
17 February 1951 30 | Colchester United | 2β1 | Northampton Town | Colchester |
Curry ![]() McKim ![]() |
Report |
Mitchell ![]() |
Stadium:
Layer Road Attendance: 7,048 |
24 February 1951 31 | Exeter City | 5β0 | Colchester United | Exeter |
Regan ![]() Smith ![]() ![]() ![]() Unknown goalscorer ![]() |
Report | Stadium:
St James Park Attendance: 7,268 |
3 March 1951 32 | Colchester United | 1β3 | Southend United | Colchester |
Turner ![]() |
Report Report |
Stadium:
Layer Road Attendance: 12,360 |
10 March 1951 33 | Reading | 3β2 | Colchester United | Reading |
Amor ![]() Blackman ![]() ![]() |
Report |
Turner ![]() Church ![]() |
Stadium:
Elm Park Attendance: 16,010 |
17 March 1951 34 | Colchester United | 3β0 | Plymouth Argyle | Colchester |
Keeble ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Report Report |
Stadium:
Layer Road Attendance: 8,746 |
23 March 1951 35 | Colchester United | 3β1 | Torquay United | Colchester |
Turner ![]() Elder ![]() Keeble ![]() |
Report |
Shaw ![]() |
Stadium:
Layer Road Attendance: 12,443 |
24 March 1951 36 | Ipswich Town | 3β0 | Colchester United | Ipswich |
Driver ![]() ![]() McCrory ![]() |
Report Report |
Stadium:
Portman Road Attendance: 19,093 Referee: A. Blythe |
26 March 1951 37 | Torquay United | 4β1 | Colchester United | Torquay |
Evans ![]() ![]() Pembery ![]() Reid ![]() |
Report |
Cullum ![]() |
Stadium:
Plainmoor Attendance: 7,820 |
31 March 1951 38 | Colchester United | 1β0 | Leyton Orient | Colchester |
Church ![]() |
Report | Stadium:
Layer Road Attendance: 9,291 |
7 April 1951 39 | Walsall | 4β2 | Colchester United | Walsall |
Hughes ![]() Winter ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Report |
McKim ![]() ![]() |
Stadium:
Fellows Park Attendance: 7,097 |
11 April 1951 40 | Aldershot | 2β0 | Colchester United | Aldershot |
Bonnar ![]() Raine ![]() |
Report | Stadium:
Recreation Ground Attendance: 5,821 |
14 April 1951 41 | Colchester United | 4β1 | Watford | Colchester |
Church ![]() ![]() McKim ![]() Keeble ![]() |
Report |
Thompson ![]() |
Stadium:
Layer Road Attendance: 8,073 |
16 April 1951 42 | Port Vale | 1β1 | Colchester United | Burslem |
Palk ![]() |
Report |
Elder ![]() |
Stadium:
Vale Park Attendance: 8,520 |
21 April 1951 43 | Millwall | 2β0 | Colchester United | New Cross |
Hurrell ![]() Morgan ![]() |
Report | Stadium:
The Den Attendance: 17,776 |
25 April 1951 44 | Bristol City | 0β2 | Colchester United | Bristol |
Report |
Rowlands ![]() Keeble ![]() |
Stadium:
Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 12,802 |
28 April 1951 45 | Colchester United | 1β1 | Bristol City | Colchester |
Church ![]() |
Report | Unknown goalscorer ![]() |
Stadium:
Layer Road Attendance: 7,202 |
5 May 1951 46 | Colchester United | 1β1 | Port Vale | Colchester |
McKim ![]() |
Report |
Barber ![]() |
Stadium:
Layer Road Attendance: 8,414 |
11 November 1950 4th qualifying round | Woodford Town | 1β7 | Colchester United | Woodford |
14:30 | Bee ![]() |
Report |
Turner ![]() ![]() Layton ![]() Curry ![]() ![]() Cutting ![]() Jones ![]() |
Stadium: Snakes Lane Attendance: 7,000 |
25 November 1950 1st round | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 1β0 | Colchester United | Bournemouth |
Boxshall ![]() |
Report | Stadium:
Dean Court Attendance: 15,359 |
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Third Division South |
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||||
GK | ![]() |
George Wright | 41 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
DF | ![]() |
John Harrison | 33 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
DF | ![]() |
Digger Kettle | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
DF | ![]() |
Trevor Rowlands | 15 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
DF | ![]() |
Reg Stewart | 48 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
MF | ![]() |
Harry Bearryman | 48 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
MF | ![]() |
Jimmy Elder | 46 | 4 | 45 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |||||
MF | ![]() |
Len Jones | 43 | 3 | 41 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |||||
FW | ![]() |
Bob Allen | 31 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||||
FW | ![]() |
John Church | 42 | 10 | 40 | 10 | 2 | 0 | |||||
FW | ![]() |
Dick Cullum | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
FW | ![]() |
Bob Curry | 34 | 14 | 32 | 12 | 2 | 2 | |||||
FW | ![]() |
Fred Cutting | 12 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |||||
FW | ![]() |
Dennis Hillman | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
FW | ![]() |
Vic Keeble | 21 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |||||
FW | ![]() |
Johnny McKim | 24 | 8 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |||||
FW | ![]() |
Arthur Turner | 38 | 15 | 36 | 13 | 2 | 2 | |||||
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GK | ![]() |
Barney Bircham | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
DF | ![]() |
Bill Rochford | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
MF | ![]() |
Bill Layton | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||
MF | ![]() |
Joe Locherty | 11 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||
FW | ![]() |
JosΓ© Gallego | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Place | Nationality | Position | Name | Third Division South | FA Cup | Total |
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1 |
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CF | Arthur Turner | 13 | 2 | 15 |
2 |
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IF | Bob Curry | 12 | 2 | 14 |
3 |
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WG | John Church | 10 | 0 | 10 |
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IF | Johnny McKim | 8 | 0 | 8 |
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CF | Vic Keeble | 7 | 0 | 7 |
6 |
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IF | Fred Cutting | 3 | 1 | 4 |
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WH | Jimmy Elder | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
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WH | Len Jones | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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WG | Bob Allen | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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FW | Dick Cullum | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
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WH | Bill Layton | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
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WH | Joe Locherty | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
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FB | Trevor Rowlands | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Own goals | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
TOTALS | 63 | 7 | 70 |
Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet. [26]
Place | Nationality | Player | Third Division South | FA Cup | Total |
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1 |
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George Wright | 8 | 0 | 8 |
2 |
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Barney Bircham | 1 | 0 | 1 |
TOTALS | 9 | 0 | 9 |
Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match. [27]
Position | Nationality | Player | Date | Opponent | Ground | Notes |
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WH |
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Jimmy Elder | 19 August 1950 | Gillingham | Priestfield Stadium | |
WH |
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Len Jones | 19 August 1950 | Gillingham | Priestfield Stadium | |
WG |
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John Church | 19 August 1950 | Gillingham | Priestfield Stadium | |
IF |
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Johnny McKim | 19 August 1950 | Gillingham | Priestfield Stadium | |
FB |
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John Harrison | 30 September 1950 | Northampton Town | County Ground | |
WH |
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Joe Locherty | 30 September 1950 | Northampton Town | County Ground | |
GK |
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Barney Bircham | 17 February 1951 | Northampton Town | Layer Road | |
FB |
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Bill Rochford | 17 February 1951 | Northampton Town | Layer Road | |
FB |
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Trevor Rowlands | 3 March 1951 | Southend United | Layer Road | |
FW |
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Dick Cullum | 26 March 1951 | Torquay United | Plainmoor |
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1950β51 season | ||
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Chairman | Bill Allen [1] | |
Manager | Jimmy Allen | |
Stadium | Layer Road | |
Third Division South | 16th | |
FA Cup | 1st round (eliminated by Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic) | |
Top goalscorer | League: Arthur Turner (13) All: Arthur Turner (15) | |
Highest home attendance | 14,199 v Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic, 7 September 1950 [2] | |
Lowest home attendance | 6,941 v Gillingham, 16 December 1950 [3] | |
Average home league attendance | 10,571 [4] | |
Biggest win | 7β1 v Woodford Town, 11 November 1950 | |
Biggest defeat | 1β7 v Plymouth Argyle, 28 October 1950 | |
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The 1950β51 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.
Colchester's firstβever 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 0β0 draw between the sides. Five days later, Bob Curry scored the U's firstβever Football League goal during a 1β1 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 topβscorer with 15 goals, struck five minutes into a 4β1 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 1921β22.
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]
Name | Position | Nationality | Place of birth | Date of birth | Apps | Goals | Signed from | Date signed | Fee | ||
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Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
George Wright | GK |
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Plymouth | 10 October 1919 (aged 30) | 54 | 0 |
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May 1949 | Β£1,000 | ||
Defenders | |||||||||||
George French | FB |
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Colchester | 10 November 1926 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 |
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February 1949 | Free transfer | ||
John Harrison | FB |
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Leicester | 27 September 1927 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 |
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30 September 1950 [a] | Nominal | ||
Digger Kettle | FB |
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Colchester | 3 June 1922 (aged 27) | 150 | 1 |
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September 1946 | Free transfer | ||
Trevor Rowlands | FB |
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Wattstown | 2 February 1922 (aged 28) | 0 | 0 |
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20 July 1950 | Β£1,000 | ||
Reg Stewart | CB |
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Sheffield | 30 October 1925 (aged 24) | 51 | 0 |
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20 August 1949 [a] | Β£1,000 | ||
Midfielders | |||||||||||
Harry Bearryman | WH |
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Wandsworth | 26 September 1924 (aged 25) | 146 | 9 |
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4 July 1947 | Free transfer | ||
Jimmy Elder | WH |
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Scone | 5 March 1928 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 |
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19 August 1950 [a] | Β£1,000 | ||
Len Jones | WH |
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Barnsley | 9 June 1913 (aged 36) | 0 | 0 |
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19 August 1950 [a] | Undisclosed | ||
John Moore | WH |
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Chiswick | 25 September 1923 (aged 26) | 13 | 0 |
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8 September 1949 [a] | Β£1,000 | ||
Forwards | |||||||||||
Bob Allen | WG |
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Bromley-by-Bow | 11 October 1916 (aged 33) | 89 | 6 |
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13 June 1946 | Free transfer | ||
Peter Aitchison | WG |
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Harlow | 19 September 1931 (aged 18) | 0 | 0 | Amateur | August 1950 | Free transfer | ||
John Church | WG |
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Lowestoft | 17 September 1919 (aged 30) | 0 | 0 |
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19 August 1950 [a] | Β£1,000 | ||
Dick Cullum | FW |
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Colchester | 28 January 1931 (aged 19) | 0 | 0 |
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28 March 1951 [a] | Free transfer | ||
Bob Curry | IF |
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Gateshead | 2 November 1918 (aged 31) | 172 | 90 |
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13 June 1947 | Free transfer | ||
Fred Cutting | IF |
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North Walsham | 4 December 1921 (aged 28) | 125 | 55 |
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6 December 1947 [a] | Free transfer | ||
Dennis Hillman | WG |
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Southend-on-Sea | 27 November 1918 (aged 31) | 136 | 27 |
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21 September 1946 | Free transfer | ||
Vic Keeble | CF |
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Colchester | 25 June 1930 (aged 19) | 81 | 63 |
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23 May 1947 | Β£10 | ||
Johnny McKim | IF |
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Greenock | 22 January 1926 (aged 24) | 0 | 0 |
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19 August 1950 [a] | Β£1,000 | ||
Arthur Turner | CF |
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Poplar | 22 January 1921 (aged 29) | 117 | 83 |
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September 1946 | Free transfer |
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
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20 July 1950 | FB |
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Trevor Rowlands |
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Β£1,000 | [7] |
August 1950 | FB |
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Bill Rochford |
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Β£1,000 | [8] |
August 1950 | WG |
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Peter Aitchison | Amateur | Free | [9] |
19 August 1950 | WH |
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Jimmy Elder |
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Β£1,000 | [10] [a] |
19 August 1950 | WH |
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Len Jones |
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Undisclosed | [11] [a] |
19 August 1950 | WG |
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John Church |
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Β£1,000 | [12] [a] |
19 August 1950 | IF |
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Johnny McKim |
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Β£1,000 | [13] [a] |
30 September 1950 | FB |
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John Harrison |
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Nominal | [14] [a] |
30 September 1950 | WH |
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Joe Locherty |
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Β£1,000 | [15] [a] |
17 February 1951 | GK |
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Barney Bircham |
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Β£800 | [16] [a] |
26 March 1951 | FW |
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Dick Cullum |
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Free | [17] [a] |
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
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End of season | GK |
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Ken Whitehead |
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Released | [18] |
End of season | WG |
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Stan Foxall |
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Released | [19] |
End of season | CF |
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Denis Maffey |
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Free | [20] |
End of season | OL | Bob Neville |
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Released | [21] | |
6 May 1950 | FB |
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Doug Beach |
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Free | [22] [a] |
20 January 1951 | WH |
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Joe Locherty |
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Released | [15] [a] |
24 February 1951 | FB |
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Bill Rochford | Retired | Retired | [8] [a] |
24 March 1951 | GK |
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Barney Bircham | Free agent | Released | [16] [a] |
26 March 1951 | WG |
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JosΓ© Gallego |
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Released | [23] [a] |
28 April 1951 | WH |
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Bill Layton |
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Player-manager | [24] [a] |
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 |
19 August 1950 1 | Gillingham | 0β0 | Colchester United | Gillingham |
Report | Stadium:
Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 19,525 |
23 August 1950 2 | Swindon Town | 1β1 | Colchester United | Swindon |
Millar ![]() |
Report Report |
Turner ![]() |
Stadium:
County Ground Attendance: 15,717 |
26 August 1950 3 | Colchester United | 0β0 | Bristol Rovers | Colchester |
Report | Stadium:
Layer Road Attendance: 13,687 |
31 August 1950 4 | Colchester United | 4β1 | Swindon Town | Colchester |
Turner ![]() Curry ![]() Church ![]() |
Report Report |
Hudson ![]() |
Stadium:
Layer Road Attendance: 12,579 |
2 September 1950 5 | Crystal Palace | 1β3 | Colchester United | Selhurst |
Thomas ![]() |
Report |
Turner ![]() Curry ![]() McKim ![]() |
Stadium:
Selhurst Park Attendance: 22,544 |
7 September 1950 6 | Colchester United | 4β1 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | Colchester |
Turner ![]() ![]() Curry ![]() ![]() |
Report |
Evans ![]() |
Stadium:
Layer Road Attendance: 14,199 |
9 September 1950 7 | Colchester United | 4β1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Colchester |
McKim ![]() Turner ![]() Jones ![]() |
Report |
Reed ![]() |
Stadium:
Layer Road Attendance: 13,729 |
13 September 1950 8 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 2β0 | Colchester United | Bournemouth |
Haigh ![]() McGibbon ![]() |
Report | Stadium:
Dean Court Attendance: 18,452 |
16 September 1950 9 | Newport County | 2β0 | Colchester United | Newport |
Parker ![]() ![]() |
Report | Stadium:
Somerton Park Attendance: 16,021 |
23 September 1950 10 | Colchester United | 2β3 | Norwich City | Colchester |
Curry ![]() Cutting ![]() |
Report |
Gavin ![]() ![]() Hollis ![]() |
Stadium:
Layer Road Attendance: 13,843 |
30 September 1950 11 | Northampton Town | 2β1 | Colchester United | Northampton |
Candlin ![]() Dixon ![]() |
Report |
Locherty ![]() |
Stadium:
County Ground Attendance: 10,160 |
7 October 1950 12 | Colchester United | 0β1 | Exeter City | Colchester |
Report | Smith ![]() |
Stadium:
Layer Road Attendance: 10,864 |
14 October 1950 13 | Southend United | 4β2 | Colchester United | Southend-on-Sea |
Davies ![]() Wakefield ![]() |
Report Report |
Turner ![]() Curry ![]() |
Stadium:
Southend Stadium Attendance: 18,358 |
21 October 1950 14 | Colchester United | 1β1 | Reading | Colchester |
Cutting ![]() |
Report |
Blackman ![]() |
Stadium:
Layer Road Attendance: 11,469 |
28 October 1950 15 | Plymouth Argyle | 7β1 | Colchester United | Plymouth |
Dews ![]() Dougall ![]() Govan ![]() Strauss ![]() ![]() Tadman ![]() ![]() |
Report Report |
Curry ![]() |
Stadium:
Home Park Attendance: 20,845 |
4 November 1950 16 | Colchester United | 2β3 | Ipswich Town | Colchester |
Turner ![]() Church ![]() |
Report Report |
Driver ![]() McCrory ![]() Wookey ![]() |
Stadium:
Layer Road Attendance: 14,037 Referee: A. Blythe |
18 November 1950 17 | Colchester United | 0β1 | Walsall | Colchester |
Report | Chapman ![]() |
Stadium:
Layer Road Attendance: 9,584 |
2 December 1950 18 | Colchester United | 3β0 | Millwall | Colchester |
Curry ![]() Church ![]() ![]() |
Report | Stadium:
Layer Road Attendance: 9,695 |
9 December 1950 19 | Leyton Orient | 1β1 | Colchester United | Leyton |
Sutherland ![]() |
Report |
Curry ![]() |
Stadium:
Brisbane Road Attendance: 8,716 |
16 December 1950 20 | Colchester United | 4β2 | Gillingham | Colchester |
Curry ![]() ![]() Elder ![]() Church ![]() |
Report |
Briggs ![]() Thomas ![]() |
Stadium:
Layer Road Attendance: 6,941 |
23 December 1950 21 | Bristol Rovers | 1β1 | Colchester United | Bristol |
Petherbridge ![]() |
Report |
Jones ![]() |
Stadium:
Eastville Stadium Attendance: 14,341 |
25 December 1950 22 | Nottingham Forest | 0β0 | Colchester United | West Bridgford |
Report | Stadium:
City Ground Attendance: 20,111 |
26 December 1950 23 | Colchester United | 0β2 | Nottingham Forest | Colchester |
Report |
Ardron ![]() ![]() |
Stadium:
Layer Road Attendance: 12,874 |
30 December 1950 24 | Colchester United | 1β0 | Crystal Palace | Colchester |
Cutting ![]() |
Report | Stadium:
Layer Road Attendance: 8,587 |
13 January 1951 25 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3β1 | Colchester United | Hove |
Keene ![]() Thompson ![]() Willard ![]() |
Report |
Allen ![]() |
Stadium:
Goldstone Ground Attendance: 11,699 |
20 January 1951 26 | Colchester United | 1β1 | Newport County | Colchester |
Turner ![]() |
Report |
Birch ![]() |
Stadium:
Layer Road Attendance: 8,230 |
27 January 1951 27 | Colchester United | 1β0 | Aldershot | Colchester |
Elder ![]() |
Report | Stadium:
Layer Road Attendance: 9,285 |
3 February 1951 28 | Norwich City | 1β1 | Colchester United | Norwich |
Stewart ![]() |
Report |
Keeble ![]() |
Stadium:
Carrow Road Attendance: 25,110 |
10 February 1951 29 | Watford | 2β0 | Colchester United | Watford |
Garbutt ![]() Varty ![]() |
Report | Stadium:
Vicarage Road Attendance: 9,122 |
17 February 1951 30 | Colchester United | 2β1 | Northampton Town | Colchester |
Curry ![]() McKim ![]() |
Report |
Mitchell ![]() |
Stadium:
Layer Road Attendance: 7,048 |
24 February 1951 31 | Exeter City | 5β0 | Colchester United | Exeter |
Regan ![]() Smith ![]() ![]() ![]() Unknown goalscorer ![]() |
Report | Stadium:
St James Park Attendance: 7,268 |
3 March 1951 32 | Colchester United | 1β3 | Southend United | Colchester |
Turner ![]() |
Report Report |
Stadium:
Layer Road Attendance: 12,360 |
10 March 1951 33 | Reading | 3β2 | Colchester United | Reading |
Amor ![]() Blackman ![]() ![]() |
Report |
Turner ![]() Church ![]() |
Stadium:
Elm Park Attendance: 16,010 |
17 March 1951 34 | Colchester United | 3β0 | Plymouth Argyle | Colchester |
Keeble ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Report Report |
Stadium:
Layer Road Attendance: 8,746 |
23 March 1951 35 | Colchester United | 3β1 | Torquay United | Colchester |
Turner ![]() Elder ![]() Keeble ![]() |
Report |
Shaw ![]() |
Stadium:
Layer Road Attendance: 12,443 |
24 March 1951 36 | Ipswich Town | 3β0 | Colchester United | Ipswich |
Driver ![]() ![]() McCrory ![]() |
Report Report |
Stadium:
Portman Road Attendance: 19,093 Referee: A. Blythe |
26 March 1951 37 | Torquay United | 4β1 | Colchester United | Torquay |
Evans ![]() ![]() Pembery ![]() Reid ![]() |
Report |
Cullum ![]() |
Stadium:
Plainmoor Attendance: 7,820 |
31 March 1951 38 | Colchester United | 1β0 | Leyton Orient | Colchester |
Church ![]() |
Report | Stadium:
Layer Road Attendance: 9,291 |
7 April 1951 39 | Walsall | 4β2 | Colchester United | Walsall |
Hughes ![]() Winter ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Report |
McKim ![]() ![]() |
Stadium:
Fellows Park Attendance: 7,097 |
11 April 1951 40 | Aldershot | 2β0 | Colchester United | Aldershot |
Bonnar ![]() Raine ![]() |
Report | Stadium:
Recreation Ground Attendance: 5,821 |
14 April 1951 41 | Colchester United | 4β1 | Watford | Colchester |
Church ![]() ![]() McKim ![]() Keeble ![]() |
Report |
Thompson ![]() |
Stadium:
Layer Road Attendance: 8,073 |
16 April 1951 42 | Port Vale | 1β1 | Colchester United | Burslem |
Palk ![]() |
Report |
Elder ![]() |
Stadium:
Vale Park Attendance: 8,520 |
21 April 1951 43 | Millwall | 2β0 | Colchester United | New Cross |
Hurrell ![]() Morgan ![]() |
Report | Stadium:
The Den Attendance: 17,776 |
25 April 1951 44 | Bristol City | 0β2 | Colchester United | Bristol |
Report |
Rowlands ![]() Keeble ![]() |
Stadium:
Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 12,802 |
28 April 1951 45 | Colchester United | 1β1 | Bristol City | Colchester |
Church ![]() |
Report | Unknown goalscorer ![]() |
Stadium:
Layer Road Attendance: 7,202 |
5 May 1951 46 | Colchester United | 1β1 | Port Vale | Colchester |
McKim ![]() |
Report |
Barber ![]() |
Stadium:
Layer Road Attendance: 8,414 |
11 November 1950 4th qualifying round | Woodford Town | 1β7 | Colchester United | Woodford |
14:30 | Bee ![]() |
Report |
Turner ![]() ![]() Layton ![]() Curry ![]() ![]() Cutting ![]() Jones ![]() |
Stadium: Snakes Lane Attendance: 7,000 |
25 November 1950 1st round | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 1β0 | Colchester United | Bournemouth |
Boxshall ![]() |
Report | Stadium:
Dean Court Attendance: 15,359 |
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Third Division South |
FA Cup | |||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||||
GK | ![]() |
George Wright | 41 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
DF | ![]() |
John Harrison | 33 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
DF | ![]() |
Digger Kettle | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
DF | ![]() |
Trevor Rowlands | 15 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
DF | ![]() |
Reg Stewart | 48 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
MF | ![]() |
Harry Bearryman | 48 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
MF | ![]() |
Jimmy Elder | 46 | 4 | 45 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |||||
MF | ![]() |
Len Jones | 43 | 3 | 41 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |||||
FW | ![]() |
Bob Allen | 31 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||||
FW | ![]() |
John Church | 42 | 10 | 40 | 10 | 2 | 0 | |||||
FW | ![]() |
Dick Cullum | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
FW | ![]() |
Bob Curry | 34 | 14 | 32 | 12 | 2 | 2 | |||||
FW | ![]() |
Fred Cutting | 12 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |||||
FW | ![]() |
Dennis Hillman | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
FW | ![]() |
Vic Keeble | 21 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |||||
FW | ![]() |
Johnny McKim | 24 | 8 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |||||
FW | ![]() |
Arthur Turner | 38 | 15 | 36 | 13 | 2 | 2 | |||||
Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season | |||||||||||||
GK | ![]() |
Barney Bircham | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
DF | ![]() |
Bill Rochford | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
MF | ![]() |
Bill Layton | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||
MF | ![]() |
Joe Locherty | 11 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||
FW | ![]() |
JosΓ© Gallego | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Place | Nationality | Position | Name | Third Division South | FA Cup | Total |
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1 |
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CF | Arthur Turner | 13 | 2 | 15 |
2 |
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IF | Bob Curry | 12 | 2 | 14 |
3 |
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WG | John Church | 10 | 0 | 10 |
4 |
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IF | Johnny McKim | 8 | 0 | 8 |
5 |
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CF | Vic Keeble | 7 | 0 | 7 |
6 |
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IF | Fred Cutting | 3 | 1 | 4 |
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WH | Jimmy Elder | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
8 |
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WH | Len Jones | 2 | 1 | 3 |
9 |
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WG | Bob Allen | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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FW | Dick Cullum | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
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WH | Bill Layton | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
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WH | Joe Locherty | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
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FB | Trevor Rowlands | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Own goals | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
TOTALS | 63 | 7 | 70 |
Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet. [26]
Place | Nationality | Player | Third Division South | FA Cup | Total |
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1 |
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George Wright | 8 | 0 | 8 |
2 |
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Barney Bircham | 1 | 0 | 1 |
TOTALS | 9 | 0 | 9 |
Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match. [27]
Position | Nationality | Player | Date | Opponent | Ground | Notes |
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WH |
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Jimmy Elder | 19 August 1950 | Gillingham | Priestfield Stadium | |
WH |
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Len Jones | 19 August 1950 | Gillingham | Priestfield Stadium | |
WG |
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John Church | 19 August 1950 | Gillingham | Priestfield Stadium | |
IF |
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Johnny McKim | 19 August 1950 | Gillingham | Priestfield Stadium | |
FB |
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John Harrison | 30 September 1950 | Northampton Town | County Ground | |
WH |
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Joe Locherty | 30 September 1950 | Northampton Town | County Ground | |
GK |
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Barney Bircham | 17 February 1951 | Northampton Town | Layer Road | |
FB |
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Bill Rochford | 17 February 1951 | Northampton Town | Layer Road | |
FB |
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Trevor Rowlands | 3 March 1951 | Southend United | Layer Road | |
FW |
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Dick Cullum | 26 March 1951 | Torquay United | Plainmoor |
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