1948–49 Colchester United F.C. season
| 1948–49 season | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Bill Allen[1] | |
| Manager | Jimmy Allen (from July 1948) | |
| Stadium | Layer Road | |
| Southern League | 4th | |
| FA Cup | 1st round (eliminated by Reading) | |
| Southern League Cup | Runners-up | |
| Top goalscorer | League: Arthur Turner (28) All: Arthur Turner (31) | |
| Highest home attendance | 19,072 v Reading, 27 November 1948[2] | |
| Lowest home attendance | 4,131 v Bedford Town, 21 October 1948[3] | |
| Average home league attendance | 8,476[4] | |
| Biggest win | 6–0 v Bedford Town, 21 October 1948 | |
| Biggest defeat | 0–5 v Merthyr Tydfil, 22 April 1949; 1–6 v Gloucester City, 30 April 1949 | |
|
| ||
The 1948–49 season was Colchester United's seventh season in their history and their seventh in the Southern League. Alongside competing in the Southern League, the club also participated in the FA Cup and Southern League Cup. The club finished as runners–up in the Southern League Cup to Yeovil Town just ten days after losing the delayed 1947–48 season final to Merthyr Tydfil. The club exited the FA Cup in the first round to Reading, although the first encounter between the clubs was abandoned due to heavy fog. The match gathered a record Layer Road and Colchester United crowd of 19,072, before being abandoned with the scores at 1–1.
Season overview
[edit]Former Aston Villa and Portsmouth defender Jimmy Allen was tasked with taking Colchester United into the Football League when he stepped into the void left following Ted Fenton's departure for West Ham United during the simmer.
The ex-England international oversaw his side reach the final of the Southern League Cup for the second successive season. With the 1947–48 final held over from the previous season, Colchester first lost that final against Merthyr Tydfil 5–0, before losing the 1948–49 season final 3–0 to Yeovil Town ten days later. During these ten days, the club also played four league fixtures.
On the back of a successful FA Cup run across the 1947–48 season, much was expected of Colchester for their 1948–49 campaign. They drew Reading at home for their first–round fixture, but the game which drew a record Layer Road and Colchester United crowd of 19,072 was abandoned with the scores tied at 1–1 due to heavy fog. The rearranged match saw the U's crash out with a 4–2 defeat.
In the Southern League, Colchester once again finished in fourth position while Chelmsford City and Gillingham battled for the title, with the Kent side winning their second title in three years.[5]
Players
[edit]- As of match played 7 May 1949.[6]
| Name | Position | Nationality | Place of birth | Date of birth | Apps | Goals | Signed from | Date signed | Fee | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
| Ken Whitehead | GK |  |
0 | 0 | Clacton Town |
May 1948 | Free transfer | ||||
| George Wright | GK | |
Plymouth | 10 October 1919 (aged 28) | 0 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle |
May 1949 | £1,000 | ||
| Harry Wright | GK | |
Tottenham | 3 June 1909 (aged 38) | 64 | 0 | Chelmsford City |
11 July 1946 | Free transfer | ||
| Defenders | |||||||||||
| Bill Bower | FB |  |
Wrexham | 17 November 1911 (aged 36) | 73 | 1 | Millwall |
28 November 1945 | Free transfer | ||
| George French | FB | |
Colchester | 10 November 1926 (aged 21) | 0 | 0 | West Ham United |
February 1949 | Free transfer | ||
| Digger Kettle | FB | |
Colchester | 3 June 1922 (aged 25) | 60 | 1 | Arclight Sports |
September 1946 | Free transfer | ||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||
| Harry Bearryman | WH | |
Wandsworth | 26 September 1924 (aged 23) | 46 | 5 | Chelsea |
4 July 1947 | Free transfer | ||
| Alf Miller | WH | |
Portsmouth | 25 March 1917 (aged 31) | 0 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle |
August 1948 | Free transfer | ||
| Wally Nunn | WH | |
Deptford | 16 January 1920 (aged 28) | 0 | 0 | Swindon Town |
June 1948 | Free transfer | ||
| Frank Stamper | WH/IR | |
Hartlepool | 22 February 1926 (aged 22) | 8 | 0 | Colchester Garrison Army Fire Fighting Centre | 3 March 1947 | Free transfer | ||
| Forwards | |||||||||||
| Bob Allen | WG | |
Bromley-by-Bow | 11 October 1916 (aged 31) | 44 | 0 | Gainsborough Trinity |
13 June 1946 | Free transfer | ||
| Andy Brown | IF |  |
Coatbridge | 20 February 1915 (aged 33) | 42 | 3 | Torquay United |
17 June 1947 | Free transfer | ||
| Len Cater | CF | |
Colchester | 76 | 26 | Free agent | 6 June 1946 | Free transfer | |||
| Bob Curry | IF | |
Gateshead | 2 November 1918 (aged 29) | 83 | 49 | Northampton Town |
13 June 1947 | Free transfer | ||
| Fred Cutting | IF | |
North Walsham | 4 December 1921 (aged 26) | 31 | 15 | Norwich City |
6 December 1947[a] | Free transfer | ||
| Stan Foxall | WG | |
Crowle | 8 September 1914 (aged 33) | 0 | 0 | West Ham United |
June 1948 | Free transfer | ||
| Norman George | WG | |
0 | 0 | 4 September 1948 | Free transfer | |||||
| Dennis Hillman | WG | |
Southend-on-Sea | 27 November 1918 (aged 29) | 72 | 13 | Brighton & Hove Albion |
21 September 1946 | Free transfer | ||
| Vic Keeble | CF | |
Colchester | 25 June 1930 (aged 17) | 15 | 9 | King George Youth Club |
23 May 1947 | £10 | ||
| Denis Maffey | CF | |
Sunderland | 22 February 1922 (aged 26) | 0 | 0 | Ipswich Town |
May 1948 | Free transfer | ||
| Bob Neville | OL | 7 | 2 | Rowhedge |
October 1946 | Free transfer | |||||
| Ray Townrow | IR | |
West Ham | 11 | 5 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
2 January 1948 | Free transfer | |||
| Arthur Turner | CF | |
Poplar | 22 January 1921 (aged 27) | 75 | 51 | Charlton Athletic |
September 1946 | Free transfer | ||
- ^ Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club
Transfers
[edit]In
[edit]| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1948 | GK |
|
Ken Whitehead | Clacton Town
|
Free transfer | [7] |
| May 1948 | CF |
|
Denis Maffey | Ipswich Town
|
Free transfer | [8] |
| June 1948 | WH |
|
Wally Nunn | Swindon Town
|
Free transfer | [9] |
| June 1948 | WG |
|
Stan Foxall | West Ham United
|
Free transfer | [10] |
| August 1948 | WH |
|
Alf Miller | Plymouth Argyle
|
Free transfer | [11] |
| 21 August 1948 | WG |
|
Harry Cranfield | Bristol Rovers
|
Free transfer | [12][a] |
| 4 September 1948 | WG |
|
Norman George | Unknown | Free transfer | [13] |
| February 1949 | FB |
|
George French | West Ham United
|
Free transfer | [14] |
| 23 April 1949 | GK |
|
Graham Davies | Watford
|
Trial | [15][a] |
| May 1949 | GK |
|
George Wright | Plymouth Argyle
|
£1,000 | [16] |
| 5 May 1949 | CH |
|
Peter Hildyard | Leyton Orient
|
Trial | [17][a] |
- Total spending:
~ £1,000
Out
[edit]| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| End of season | FB |
|
Albert Walker | Free agent | Retired | [18] |
| Summer 1948 | CB |
|
Albert Page | Chingford Town
|
Free transfer | [19] |
| Summer 1948 | IF |
|
Ian Gillespie | Leiston
|
Player-manager | [20] |
| 1 May 1948 | GK |
|
Ernest Setchell | Free agent | Released | [21][a] |
| July 1948 | WH |
|
Ted Fenton | West Ham United
|
Assistant manager | [22] |
| November 1948 | FB |
|
Aubrey Darmody | Great Yarmouth Town
|
Free transfer | [23] |
| November 1948 | WH |
|
Arthur Biggs | Vauxhall Motors
|
Free transfer | [24] |
| January 1949 | GK |
|
John Le Mare | West Ham United
|
Free transfer | [25] |
| 2 April 1949 | WG |
|
Harry Cranfield | King's Lynn
|
Free transfer | [12][a] |
| 2 May 1949 | GK |
|
Graham Davies | Watford
|
End of trial | [15][a] |
| 5 May 1949 | CH |
|
Peter Hildyard | Leyton Orient
|
End of trial | [17][a] |
Match details
[edit]Southern League
[edit]League table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Chelmsford City | 42 | 27 | 7 | 8 | 115 | 64 | 1.797 | 61 |
| 3 | Merthyr Tydfil | 42 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 133 | 54 | 2.463 | 60 |
| 4 | Colchester United | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 94 | 61 | 1.541 | 52 |
| 5 | Worcester City | 42 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 87 | 56 | 1.554 | 51 |
| 6 | Dartford | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 73 | 53 | 1.377 | 51 |
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.
Matches
[edit]| 21 August 1948 1 | Cheltenham Town | 1–1 | Colchester United | Cheltenham |
Unknown goalscorer  |
Report | Cutting |
Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 3,400 |
| 28 August 1948 2 | Colchester United | 2–2 | Bedford Town | Colchester |
| Curry 32' Foxall 75' |
Report | Ball 45' Parsons 46' |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 8,945 |
| 1 September 1948 3 | Chelmsford City | 2–1 | Colchester United | Chelmsford |
| O'Neill 47' Murphy 82' |
Report | Turner 19' (pen.) |
Stadium: New Writtle Street Attendance: 12,550 |
| 4 September 1948 4 | Barry Town | 3–1 | Colchester United | Barry |
| Cain Johnston Tobin |
Report | Turner |
Stadium: Jenner Park Stadium |
| 11 September 1948 5 | Colchester United | 4–0 | Kidderminster Harriers | Colchester |
| Turner Allen Foxall |
Report | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 8,271 |
| 18 September 1948 6 | Bath City | 1–3 | Colchester United | Bath |
| Browne 80' |
Report | Turner 60' Curry |
Stadium: Twerton Park |
| 23 September 1948 7 | Lovell's Athletic | 1–1 | Colchester United | Newport |
| Unknown goalscorer |
Report | Curry |
Stadium: Rexville |
| 25 September 1948 8 | Colchester United | 3–2 | Chelmsford City | Colchester |
| Keeble 8', 12' Cutting 42' |
Report | Foreman 76' Plunkett 77' |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 14,048 |
| 16 October 1948 9 | Chingford Town | 1–5 | Colchester United | Chingford |
| Wade |
Report | Foxall 41' Turner Curry Cutting |
Stadium: Newgate Street |
| 6 November 1948 10 | Torquay United Reserves | 1–3 | Colchester United | Torquay |
| Griffiths 35' |
Report | Cutting 10' Turner 15', 40' |
Stadium: Plainmoor |
| 13 November 1948 11 | Colchester United | 3–2 | Torquay United Reserves | Colchester |
| Foxall 2' Cutting 44'Turner 79' (pen.) |
Report | Reynolds 33' Lancaster 47' |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 8,775 |
| 20 November 1948 12 | Yeovil Town | 0–1 | Colchester United | Yeovil |
| Report | Cutting 80' |
Stadium: Huish Athletic Ground |
| 18 December 1948 13 | Hereford United | 2–3 | Colchester United | Hereford |
| Hogben 48' Sinclair 58' |
Report | Evans 20' (o.g.) Curry 59', 74' |
Stadium: Edgar Street |
| 25 December 1948 14 | Colchester United | 1–1 | Gloucester City | Colchester |
| Turner |
Report | Bazeley 60' |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 7,706 |
| 27 December 1948 15 | Colchester United | 5–1 | Hastings United | Colchester |
| Cater 32' Turner 40'Hillman 45'Cutting 46', 48' |
Report | Moore 31' |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 7,736 |
| 1 January 1949 16 | Gillingham | 1–1 | Colchester United | Gillingham |
| Unknown goalscorer |
Report | Turner (pen.) |
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium |
| 8 January 1949 17 | Hastings United | 2–0 | Colchester United | Hastings |
| Unknown goalscorer |
Report | Stadium: The Pilot Field |
| 15 January 1949 18 | Dartford | 5–1 | Colchester United | Dartford |
| Unknown goalscorer |
Report | Cutting |
Stadium: Watling Street |
| 22 January 1949 19 | Colchester United | 2–2 | Cheltenham Town | Colchester |
| Curry Foxall |
Report | Unknown goalscorer |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 7,722 |
| 29 January 1949 20 | Bedford Town | 0–2 | Colchester United | Bedford |
| Report | Turner (pen.) |
Stadium: The Eyrie Attendance: 2,400 |
| 5 February 1949 21 | Colchester United | 3–0 | Barry Town | Colchester |
| Turner Curry Hillman |
Report | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 7,522 |
| 12 February 1949 22 | Kidderminster Harriers | 1–3 | Colchester United | Kidderminster |
| Jones |
Report | Own goal Turner Cater |
Stadium: Aggborough Attendance: 3,243 |
| 19 February 1949 23 | Colchester United | 4–0 | Bath City | Colchester |
| Curry Hillman Foxall |
Report | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 8,264 |
| 26 February 1949 24 | Colchester United | 5–2 | Merthyr Tydfil | Colchester |
| Turner (pen.) Curry |
Report | Unknown goalscorer |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 9,328 |
| 5 March 1949 25 | Colchester United | 4–0 | Chingford Town | Colchester |
| Turner Hillman Cutting |
Report | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 7,990 |
| 10 March 1949 26 | Colchester United | 4–0 | Tonbridge | Colchester |
| Turner (pen.) Cater |
Report | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,525 |
| 12 March 1949 27 | Colchester United | 4–2 | Exeter City Reserves | Colchester |
| Curry Keeble Unknown goalscorer |
Report | Unknown goalscorer |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 8,066 |
| 16 March 1949 28 | Exeter City Reserves | 1–1 | Colchester United | Exeter |
| Unknown goalscorer |
Report | Hillman |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 2,314 |
| 19 March 1949 29 | Gravesend & Northfleet | 0–2 | Colchester United | Northfleet |
| Report | Curry Cutting |
Stadium: Stonebridge Road |
| 24 March 1949 30 | Colchester United | 1–2 | Dartford | Colchester |
| Turner |
Report | Unknown goalscorer |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 7,156 |
| 26 March 1949 31 | Colchester United | 1–1 | Yeovil Town | Colchester |
| Foxall |
Report | Unknown goalscorer |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 10,247 |
| 2 April 1949 32 | Colchester United | 4–2 | Lovell's Athletic | Colchester |
| Own goal Turner Curry Cutting |
Report | Unknown goalscorer |
Stadium: Layer Road |
| 11 April 1949 33 | Colchester United | 0–0 | Gravesend & Northfleet | Colchester |
| Report | Stadium: Layer Road |
| 15 April 1949 34 | Colchester United | 0–1 | Guildford City | Colchester |
| Report | Unknown goalscorer |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 10,799 |
| 16 April 1949 35 | Tonbridge | 3–3 | Colchester United | Tonbridge |
| Anderson Hobbis Robson |
Report | Turner Curry George |
Stadium: Angel Ground |
| 18 April 1949 36 | Guildford City | 1–0 | Colchester United | Guildford |
| 15:15 | Unknown goalscorer |
Report | Stadium: St Joseph's Road |
| 21 April 1949 37 | Worcester City | 4–2 | Colchester United | Worcester |
| Mogford Summer |
Report | Curry Cater |
Stadium: St George's Lane |
| 23 April 1949 38 | Merthyr Tydfil | 2–0 | Colchester United | Merthyr Tydfil |
| Beech Powell |
Report | Stadium: Penydarren Park Attendance: 6,500 |
| 28 April 1949 39 | Colchester United | 3–0 | Worcester City | Colchester |
| Maffey 30' Keeble 75', 89' |
Report | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 5,445 |
| 30 April 1949 40 | Gloucester City | 6–1 | Colchester United | Gloucester |
| Unknown goalscorer |
Report | Allen (pen.) |
Stadium: Longlevens |
| 5 May 1949 41 | Colchester United | 4–0 | Hereford United | Colchester |
| Curry Hillman Cater Keeble |
Report | Stadium: Layer Road |
| 7 May 1949 42 | Colchester United | 2–3 | Gillingham | Colchester |
| Allen Keeble |
Report | Unknown goalscorer |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 9,340 |
Southern League Cup
[edit]1947–48 season fixture
[edit]| 22 April 1949 Final | Merthyr Tydfil | 5–0 | Colchester United | Merthyr Tydfil |
| Powell 6' Jarman 19', 30'Davies 70'Beech 80' |
Report | Stadium: Penydarren Park Attendance: 8,521 | ||
| Note: Match held over from 1947–48 season due to fixture congestion. | ||||
1948–49 season fixtures
[edit]| 26 August 1948 Preliminary round | Colchester United | 3–1 | Exeter City Reserves | Colchester |
| Turner Hillman Cutting |
Report | Unknown goalscorer |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 8,606 |
| 21 October 1948 1st round | Colchester United | 6–0 | Bedford Town | Colchester |
| Foxall 30', 70' Turner 49', 76'Curry 57'Cater 63' |
Report | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,131 |
| 11 December 1948 2nd round | Chelmsford City | 2–3 | Colchester United | Chelmsford |
| Soo 34' (pen.) Dicker 85' |
Report | Curry 8' Cutting 86' |
Stadium: New Writtle Street Attendance: 11,102 |
| 6 April 1949 Semi-final | Gillingham | 2–4 | Colchester United | Gillingham |
| Unknown goalscorer |
Report | Hillman Foxall Unknown goalscorer |
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 11,042 |
| 2 May 1949 Final | Yeovil Town | 3–0 | Colchester United | Yeovil |
| Bryant Coffey |
Report | Stadium: Huish Athletic Ground Attendance: 8,000 |
FA Cup
[edit]| 27 November 1948 1st round | Colchester United | A–A | Reading | Colchester |
| 14:00 | Curry 14' |
Report | McPhee 30' |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 19,072 |
| Note: Match abandoned after 35 minutes of play due to fog with the score at 1–1. | ||||
| 4 December 1948 1st round | Colchester United | 2–4 | Reading | Colchester |
| Cater 65', 69' |
Report | Edelston 17', 55' McPhee 20'Dix 27' |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 13,371 |
Squad statistics
[edit]Appearances and goals
[edit]| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Southern League | Southern League Cup |
FA Cup | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
| GK | ENG
|
Ken Whitehead | 38 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| GK | ENG
|
George Wright | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| GK | ENG
|
Harry Wright | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| DF | ENG
|
Digger Kettle | 46 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| MF | ENG
|
Harry Bearryman | 48 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| MF | ENG
|
Alf Miller | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| MF | ENG
|
Wally Nunn | 12 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| MF | ENG
|
Frank Stamper | 43 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| FW | ENG
|
Bob Allen | 28 | 3 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| FW | SCO
|
Andy Brown | 34 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| FW | ENG
|
Len Cater | 36 | 8 | 31 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| FW | ENG
|
Bob Curry | 47 | 19 | 40 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||
| FW | ENG
|
Fred Cutting | 42 | 16 | 35 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |||
| FW | ENG
|
Stan Foxall | 35 | 11 | 30 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |||
| FW | ENG
|
Norman George | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| FW | ENG
|
Dennis Hillman | 23 | 8 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| FW | ENG
|
Vic Keeble | 15 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| FW | ENG
|
Denis Maffey | 31 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| FW | ENG
|
Ray Townrow | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| FW | ENG
|
Arthur Turner | 36 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season | |||||||||||||
| GK | WAL
|
Graham Davies | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| DF | ENG
|
Peter Hildyard | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| FW | ENG
|
Harry Cranfield | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Goalscorers
[edit]| Place | Nationality | Position | Name | Southern League | Southern League Cup | FA Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
CF | Arthur Turner | 29 | 3 | 0 | 32 |
| 2 |
|
IF | Bob Curry | 17 | 2 | 0 | 19 |
| 3 |
|
IF | Fred Cutting | 13 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
| 4 |
|
WG | Stan Foxall | 7 | 4 | 0 | 11 |
| 5 |
|
CF | Len Cater | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
|
|
WG | Dennis Hillman | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 | |
|
|
CF | Vic Keeble | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 8 |
|
WG | Bob Allen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 |
|
WG | Norman George | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
|
CF | Denis Maffey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Unknown goalscorer | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |||
| Own goals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| TOTALS | 94 | 16 | 2 | 112 | |||
Clean sheets
[edit]Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.[27]
| Place | Nationality | Player | Southern League | Southern League Cup | FA Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Ken Whitehead | 9 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 |
|
Graham Davies | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
|
George Wright | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| TOTALS | 11 | 1 | 0 | 12 | ||
Player debuts
[edit]Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.[28]
| Position | Nationality | Player | Date | Opponent | Ground | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WH |
|
Wally Nunn | 21 August 1948 | Cheltenham Town | Whaddon Road | |
| WG |
|
Harry Cranfield | 21 August 1948 | Cheltenham Town | Whaddon Road | |
| WG |
|
Stan Foxall | 21 August 1948 | Cheltenham Town | Whaddon Road | |
| WH |
|
Alf Miller | 1 September 1948 | Chelmsford City | New Writtle Street | |
| GK |
|
Ken Whitehead | 4 September 1948 | Barry Town | Jenner Park Stadium | |
| CF |
|
Denis Maffey | 11 December 1948 | Chelmsford City | New Writtle Street | |
| WG |
|
Norman George | 15 April 1949 | Guildford City | Layer Road | |
| GK |
|
Graham Davies | 28 April 1949 | Worcester City | Layer Road | |
| GK |
|
George Wright | 5 May 1949 | Hereford United | Layer Road | |
| CH |
|
Peter Hildyard | 5 May 1949 | Hereford United | Layer Road |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]General
[edit]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.
Specific
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ "Colchester Utd A–A Reading". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
- ^ "Colchester Utd 6–0 Bedford Town". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
- ^ "Average Attendance Figures Per Season". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
- ^ Hudson, Matt (11 August 2013). "The 1930s and 1940s". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
- ^ a b "Appearances". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
- ^ "Ken Whitehead". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
- ^ "Dennis Maffey". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
- ^ "Wally Nunn". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
- ^ "Stan Foxall". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
- ^ "Alf Miller". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
- ^ a b "Harry Cranfield". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
- ^ "Norman George". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
- ^ "George French". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
- ^ a b "Graham Davies". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
- ^ "George Wright". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
- ^ a b "Peter Hildyard". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
- ^ "Albert Walker". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ^ "Albert Page". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ^ "Ian Gillespie". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
- ^ "Ernest Setchell". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
- ^ "Ted Fenton". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
- ^ "Aubrey Darmody". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
- ^ "Alf Biggs". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ^ "John Lamare". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
- ^ a b "Goals". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
- ^ "Clean sheets (1st team)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ^ "Alltime- List of Debuts". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.