1950–51 Colchester United F.C. season

Colchester United
1950–51 season
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 7–1
v Woodford Town, 11 November 1950
Biggest defeat 1–7
v Plymouth Argyle, 28 October 1950
Football kit (white jersey with blue, vertical stripes; white shorts;; and blue socks with white, horizontal hoops).
Home colours
← 1949–50 1951–52 →

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]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
England GK George Wright
England DF Harry Bearryman
Scotland DF Jimmy Elder
England DF George French
England DF John Harrison
England DF Len Jones
England DF Digger Kettle
England DF Bill Layton
England DF John Moore
Wales DF Trevor Rowlands
No. Position Player
England DF Reg Stewart
England FW Peter Aitchison
England FW John Church
England FW Dick Cullum
England FW Bob Curry
England FW Fred Cutting
England FW Dennis Hillman
England FW Vic Keeble
Scotland FW Johnny McKim
England FW Arthur Turner

Match details

Third Division South

Third Division South results round by round

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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

Last updated: 28 February 2016.
Source:
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

      Win       Draw       Loss

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGAv1Pts2
14Exeter City461862261850.72942
15Walsall4615102152620.83940
16Colchester United4614122063760.82940
17Swindon Town461842455670.82140
18Aldershot4615102156880.63640

1 The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used up until the 1976–77 season.

2 The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.

Matches

FA Cup

Main article: 1950–51 FA Cup

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

[6][7]

No. Pos Nat Player TotalThird Division
South 		FA Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK England George Wright 41 0 39 0 2 0
DF England Harry Bearryman 48 0 46 0 2 0
DF Scotland Jimmy Elder 46 4 45 4 1 0
DF England John Harrison 33 0 31 0 2 0
DF England Len Jones 43 3 41 2 2 1
DF England Digger Kettle 15 0 15 0 0 0
DF England Bill Layton 8 1 7 0 1 1
DF Wales Trevor Rowlands 15 1 15 1 0 0
DF England Reg Stewart 48 0 46 0 2 0
FW England John Church 42 10 40 10 2 0
FW England Dick Cullum 1 1 1 1 0 0
FW England Bob Curry 34 14 32 12 2 2
FW England Fred Cutting 12 4 11 3 1 1
FW England Dennis Hillman 4 0 4 0 0 0
FW England Vic Keeble 21 7 21 7 0 0
FW Scotland Johnny McKim 24 8 24 8 0 0
FW England Arthur Turner 38 15 36 13 2 2
Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season
GK England Barney Bircham 7 0 7 0 0 0
DF Scotland Joe Locherty 11 1 10 1 1 0
DF England Bill Rochford 2 0 2 0 0 0
FW England Bob Allen 31 1 29 1 2 0
FW Spain José Gallego 4 0 4 0 0 0

Goalscorers

[7]

Place Nation Position Name Third Division South FA Cup Total
1 England FW Arthur Turner 13 2 15
2 England FW Bob Curry 12 2 14
3 England FW John Church 10 0 10
4 Scotland FW Johnny McKim 8 0 8
5 England FW Vic Keeble 7 0 7
6 England FW Fred Cutting 3 1 4
Scotland DF Jimmy Elder 4 0 4
8 England DF Len Jones 2 1 3
9 England FW Bob Allen 1 0 1
England FW Dick Cullum 1 0 1
England DF Bill Layton 0 1 1
Scotland DF Joe Locherty 1 0 1
Wales DF Trevor Rowlands 1 0 1
Own goals 0 0 0
TOTALS 63 7 70

Disciplinary record

[8]

Nationality Position Player Third Division South FA Cup Total
Red card Red card Red card
TOTALS 0 0 0 0 0 0

Captains

Number of games played as team captain.[9]

Place Nation Position Player Third Division South FA Cup Total
Not recorded
 46 2 48

Player debuts

Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.[10]

Position Player Date Opponent Ground Notes
DF Scotland Jimmy Elder 19 August 1950 Gillingham Priestfield Stadium
DF England Len Jones 19 August 1950 Gillingham Priestfield Stadium
FW England John Church 19 August 1950 Gillingham Priestfield Stadium
FW Scotland Johnny McKim 19 August 1950 Gillingham Priestfield Stadium
DF England John Harrison 30 September 1950 Northampton Town County Ground
DF Scotland Joe Locherty 30 September 1950 Northampton Town County Ground
GK England Barney Bircham 17 February 1951 Northampton Town Layer Road
DF England Bill Rochford 17 February 1951 Northampton Town Layer Road
DF Wales Trevor Rowlands 3 March 1951 Southend United Layer Road
FW England Dick Cullum 26 March 1951 Torquay United Plainmoor

    Transfers and contracts

    In

    Date Pos Player From Fee Ref
    20 July 1950 DF Wales Trevor Rowlands England Norwich City £1,000 [11]
    1 August 1950 DF England Bill Rochford England Southampton £1,000 [12]
    1 August 1950 FW England Peter Aitchison Apprentice Free [13]
    19 August 1950 DF Scotland Jimmy Elder England Portsmouth £1,000 [14]
    19 August 1950 DF England Len Jones England Southend United Undisclosed [15]
    19 August 1950 FW England John Church England Norwich City £1,000 [16]
    19 August 1950 FW Scotland Johnny McKim England Chelsea £1,000 [17]
    30 September 1950 DF England John Harrison England Aston Villa Undisclosed [18]
    30 September 1950 DF Scotland Joe Locherty England Sheffield Wednesday £1,000 [19]
    17 February 1951 GK England Barney Bircham England Grimsby Town £800 [20]
    26 March 1951 FW England Dick Cullum England Colchester Colts Free [21]

    Out

    Date Pos Player To Fee Ref
    31 May 1950 GK England Ken Whitehead England Whitton United Released [22]
    31 May 1950 DF England Doug Beach England Chelmsford City Free [23]
    31 May 1950 DF England Ronnie Sales England Hartlepools United Free [24]
    31 May 1950 FW England Stan Foxall England Chelmsford City Free [25]
    31 May 1950 FW England Denis Maffey England Great Yarmouth Town Free [26]
    20 January 1951 DF Scotland Joe Locherty England Scarborough Free [19]
    10 February 1951 FW England Bob Allen England Bedford Town Free [27]
    24 February 1951 DF England Bill Rochford Retired Retired [12]
    24 March 1951 GK England Barney Bircham Free agent Released [20]
    26 March 1951 FW Spain José Gallego England Cambridge United Free [28]

    See also

    References

    General

    Books

    Websites

    Specific

    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. ↑ "Colchester Utd 4–1 Bournemouth". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
    3. ↑ "Colchester Utd 4–2 Gillingham". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
    4. ↑ "Average Attendance Figures Per Season". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
    5. ↑ Hudson, Matt (11 July 2012). "The 1950s and 1960s". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
    6. 1 2 "Appearances". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
    7. 1 2 "Goals". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
    8. ↑ "Discipline". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
    9. ↑ "All matches". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
    10. ↑ "Alltime- List of Debuts". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
    11. ↑ "Trevor Rowlands". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
    12. 1 2 "Bill Rochford". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
    13. ↑ "Peter Aitchison". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
    14. ↑ "Jimmy Elder". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
    15. ↑ "Len Jones". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
    16. ↑ "John Church". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
    17. ↑ "Johnny McKim". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
    18. ↑ "John Harrison". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
    19. 1 2 "Joe Locherty". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
    20. 1 2 "Barney Bircham". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
    21. ↑ "Dick Cullum". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
    22. ↑ "Ken Whitehead". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
    23. ↑ "Doug Beach". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
    24. ↑ "Ronnie Sales". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
    25. ↑ "Stan Foxall". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
    26. ↑ "Dennis Maffey". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
    27. ↑ "Bob Allen". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
    28. ↑ "Jose Gallego". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
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