1950–51_Colchester_United_F.C._season

1950–51 Colchester United F.C. season

1950–51 Colchester United F.C. season

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.

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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]
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  1. Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club

Transfers

In

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  • Total spending: Decrease ~ £6,800
  1. Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club

Out

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  1. Date of departure refers to the date of the player's final game for the club

Match details

Third Division South

Main article: 1950–51 Football League

Results round by round

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Source: 11v11.com 28 February 2016
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

League table

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Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. New club in the league; elected from Southern League

Matches

19 August 1950 (1950-08-19) 1 Gillingham 0–0 Colchester United Gillingham
Report Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 19,525
23 August 1950 (1950-08-23) 2 Swindon Town 1–1 Colchester United Swindon
Millar 35' Report
Report		 Turner 24' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 15,717
26 August 1950 (1950-08-26) 3 Colchester United 0–0 Bristol Rovers Colchester
Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 13,687
31 August 1950 (1950-08-31) 4 Colchester United 4–1 Swindon Town Colchester
Turner 5', 40'
Curry 37'
Church 45'		 Report
Report		 Hudson 67' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 12,579
2 September 1950 (1950-09-02) 5 Crystal Palace 1–3 Colchester United Selhurst
Thomas Report Turner 6'
Curry 14'
McKim 87'		 Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 22,544
7 September 1950 (1950-09-07) 6 Colchester United 4–1 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic Colchester
Turner
Curry 		Report Evans Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 14,199
9 September 1950 (1950-09-09) 7 Colchester United 4–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Colchester
McKim 16', 82'
Turner 38'
Jones 75'		 Report Reed 60' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 13,729
13 September 1950 (1950-09-13) 8 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 2–0 Colchester United Bournemouth
Haigh
McGibbon 		Report Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 18,452
16 September 1950 (1950-09-16) 9 Newport County 2–0 Colchester United Newport
Parker Report Stadium: Somerton Park
Attendance: 16,021
23 September 1950 (1950-09-23) 10 Colchester United 2–3 Norwich City Colchester
Curry
Cutting 		Report Gavin
Hollis 		Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 13,843
30 September 1950 (1950-09-30) 11 Northampton Town 2–1 Colchester United Northampton
Candlin
Dixon 		Report Locherty Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 10,160
7 October 1950 (1950-10-07) 12 Colchester United 0–1 Exeter City Colchester
Report Smith Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 10,864
14 October 1950 (1950-10-14) 13 Southend United 4–2 Colchester United Southend-on-Sea
Davies 2', 88'
Wakefield 6', 62'		 Report
Report		 Turner 59'
Curry 63'		 Stadium: Southend Stadium
Attendance: 18,358
21 October 1950 (1950-10-21) 14 Colchester United 1–1 Reading Colchester
Cutting Report Blackman Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 11,469
28 October 1950 (1950-10-28) 15 Plymouth Argyle 7–1 Colchester United Plymouth
Dews
Dougall
Govan
Strauss
Tadman 		Report
Report		 Curry 9' Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 20,845
4 November 1950 (1950-11-04) 16 Colchester United 2–3 Ipswich Town Colchester
Turner
Church 		Report
Report		 Driver
McCrory
Wookey 		Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 14,037
Referee: A. Blythe
18 November 1950 (1950-11-18) 17 Colchester United 0–1 Walsall Colchester
Report Chapman Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 9,584
2 December 1950 (1950-12-02) 18 Colchester United 3–0 Millwall Colchester
Curry
Church 		Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 9,695
9 December 1950 (1950-12-09) 19 Leyton Orient 1–1 Colchester United Leyton
Sutherland Report Curry Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 8,716
16 December 1950 (1950-12-16) 20 Colchester United 4–2 Gillingham Colchester
Curry
Elder
Church 		Report Briggs
Thomas 		Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 6,941
23 December 1950 (1950-12-23) 21 Bristol Rovers 1–1 Colchester United Bristol
Petherbridge Report Jones Stadium: Eastville Stadium
Attendance: 14,341
25 December 1950 (1950-12-25) 22 Nottingham Forest 0–0 Colchester United West Bridgford
Report Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 20,111
26 December 1950 (1950-12-26) 23 Colchester United 0–2 Nottingham Forest Colchester
Report Ardron Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 12,874
30 December 1950 (1950-12-30) 24 Colchester United 1–0 Crystal Palace Colchester
Cutting Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 8,587
13 January 1951 (1951-01-13) 25 Brighton & Hove Albion 3–1 Colchester United Hove
Keene
Thompson
Willard 		Report Allen pen.' Stadium: Goldstone Ground
Attendance: 11,699
20 January 1951 (1951-01-20) 26 Colchester United 1–1 Newport County Colchester
Turner Report Birch Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 8,230
27 January 1951 (1951-01-27) 27 Colchester United 1–0 Aldershot Colchester
Elder Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 9,285
3 February 1951 (1951-02-03) 28 Norwich City 1–1 Colchester United Norwich
Stewart 4' (o.g.) Report Keeble 74' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 25,110
10 February 1951 (1951-02-10) 29 Watford 2–0 Colchester United Watford
Garbutt
Varty 		Report Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 9,122
17 February 1951 (1951-02-17) 30 Colchester United 2–1 Northampton Town Colchester
Curry 72'
McKim 81'		 Report Mitchell 14' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 7,048
24 February 1951 (1951-02-24) 31 Exeter City 5–0 Colchester United Exeter
Regan
Smith
Unknown goalscorer 		Report Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 7,268
3 March 1951 (1951-03-03) 32 Colchester United 1–3 Southend United Colchester
Turner Report
Report		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 12,360
10 March 1951 (1951-03-10) 33 Reading 3–2 Colchester United Reading
Amor
Blackman 		Report Turner
Church 		Stadium: Elm Park
Attendance: 16,010
17 March 1951 (1951-03-17) 34 Colchester United 3–0 Plymouth Argyle Colchester
Keeble Report
Report		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 8,746
23 March 1951 (1951-03-23) 35 Colchester United 3–1 Torquay United Colchester
Turner
Elder pen.'
Keeble 		Report Shaw Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 12,443
24 March 1951 (1951-03-24) 36 Ipswich Town 3–0 Colchester United Ipswich
Driver
McCrory 		Report
Report		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 19,093
Referee: A. Blythe
26 March 1951 (1951-03-26) 37 Torquay United 4–1 Colchester United Torquay
Evans
Pembery
Reid 		Report Cullum 37' Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 7,820
31 March 1951 (1951-03-31) 38 Colchester United 1–0 Leyton Orient Colchester
Church Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 9,291
7 April 1951 (1951-04-07) 39 Walsall 4–2 Colchester United Walsall
Hughes
Winter 		Report McKim Stadium: Fellows Park
Attendance: 7,097
11 April 1951 (1951-04-11) 40 Aldershot 2–0 Colchester United Aldershot
Bonnar
Raine 		Report Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 5,821
14 April 1951 (1951-04-14) 41 Colchester United 4–1 Watford Colchester
Church
McKim
Keeble 		Report Thompson Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 8,073
16 April 1951 (1951-04-16) 42 Port Vale 1–1 Colchester United Burslem
Palk Report Elder Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 8,520
21 April 1951 (1951-04-21) 43 Millwall 2–0 Colchester United New Cross
Hurrell
Morgan 		Report Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 17,776
25 April 1951 (1951-04-25) 44 Bristol City 0–2 Colchester United Bristol
Report Rowlands 67'
Keeble 87'		 Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 12,802
28 April 1951 (1951-04-28) 45 Colchester United 1–1 Bristol City Colchester
Church Report Unknown goalscorer Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 7,202
5 May 1951 (1951-05-05) 46 Colchester United 1–1 Port Vale Colchester
McKim Report Barber Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 8,414

FA Cup

Main article: 1950–51 FA Cup
11 November 1950 (1950-11-11) 4th qualifying round Woodford Town 1–7 Colchester United Woodford
14:30 Bee 9' Report Turner
Layton
Curry
Cutting
Jones 		Stadium: Snakes Lane
Attendance: 7,000
25 November 1950 (1950-11-25) 1st round Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 1–0 Colchester United Bournemouth
Boxshall Report Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 15,359

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

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Goalscorers

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Clean sheets

Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.[26]

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Player debuts

Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.[27]

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    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

    1. [1]
      Whitehead, Jeff; Drury, Kevin (2008). The Who's Who of Colchester United: The Layer Road Years. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 278. ISBN 978-1-85983-629-3.
    2. [2]
      "Colchester Utd 4–1 Bournemouth". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
    3. [3]
      "Colchester Utd 4–2 Gillingham". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
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      "Average Attendance Figures Per Season". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
    5. [5]
      "The 1950s and 1960s Hudson Matt 11 July 2012". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
    6. [6]
      "Appearances". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
    7. [7]
      "Trevor Rowlands". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
    8. [8]
      "Bill Rochford". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
    9. [9]
      "Peter Aitchison". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
    10. [10]
      "Jimmy Elder". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
    11. [11]
      "Len Jones". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
    12. [12]
      "John Church". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
    13. [13]
      "Johnny McKim". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
    14. [14]
      "John Harrison". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
    15. [15]
      "Joe Locherty". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
    16. [16]
      "Barney Bircham". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
    17. [17]
      "Dick Cullum". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
    18. [18]
      "Ken Whitehead". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
    19. [19]
      "Stan Foxall". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
    20. [20]
      "Dennis Maffey". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
    21. [21]
      "Bob Neville". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
    22. [22]
      "Doug Beach". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
    23. [23]
      "Jose Gallego". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
    24. [24]
      "Bill Layton". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
    25. [25]
      "Goals". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
    26. [26]
      "Clean sheets (1st team)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
    27. [27]
      "Alltime- List of Debuts". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
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