View source for 1947–48 Colchester United F.C. season

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{{Infobox football club season
|club               = [[Colchester United F.C.|Colchester United]]
|season             = 1947–48
|chairman           = Bill Allen<ref name="WWCU">{{cite book |last1=Whitehead |first1=Jeff |last2=Drury |first2=Kevin |title=The Who's Who of Colchester United: The Layer Road Years |year=2008 |publisher=Breedon Books |location=Derby |isbn=978-1-85983-629-3 |page=278}}</ref>
|owner              =
|manager            = [[Ted Fenton]]<br />(until June 1948)
|stadium            = [[Layer Road]]
|league             = [[1947–48 Southern Football League|Southern League]]
|league result      = 4th
|cup1            = [[FA Cup]]
|cup1 result     = 5th round<br />(eliminated by<br />[[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]])
|cup2               = [[Southern Football League#League Cup winners|Southern League Cup]]
|cup2 result        = Runners-up
|league topscorer   = <br />[[Arthur Turner (footballer, born 1921)|Arthur Turner]] (25)
|season topscorer   = <br />[[Bob Curry]] (30)
|highest attendance = 17,048<br />v [[Bradford (Park Avenue) A.F.C.|Bradford Park Avenue]], 24 January 1948<ref>{{cite web |url=http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?frmListFilter=True&pg=match&pd=1022&fsea=7&fdfaShowAll=&fcomp1ShowAll=&frt=all&fhan=all&it=224 |title=Colchester Utd 3–2 Bradford Park Avenue |publisher=Coludata.co.uk |access-date=2 August 2015 }}</ref>
|lowest attendance  = 4,665<br />v [[Bedford Town F.C.|Bedford Town]], 20 December 1947<ref>{{cite web |url=http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?frmListFilter=True&pg=match&pd=1022&fsea=7&fdfaShowAll=&fcomp1ShowAll=&frt=all&fhan=all&it=217 |title=Colchester Utd 3–0 Bedford Town |publisher=Coludata.co.uk |access-date=2 August 2015 }}</ref>
|average attendance = 9,231<ref>{{cite web |url=http://coludaybyday.co.uk/Statistics/Club%20Stats/LeagueAveragesAttendance.html |title=Average Attendance Figures Per Season |publisher=Coludaybyday.co.uk |access-date=2 August 2015 }}</ref>
|largest win        = 8–0<br />v [[Gloucester City F.C.|Gloucester City]], 6 September 1947
|largest loss       = 0–5<br />v [[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]], 7 February 1948
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|alt1               = Football kit (white jersey with blue, vertical stripes; white shorts; and blue socks with white, horizontal hoops).
|prevseason         = [[1946–47 Colchester United F.C. season|1946–47]]
|nextseason         = [[1948–49 Colchester United F.C. season|1948–49]]
}}
The '''1947–48 season''' was [[Colchester United F.C.|Colchester United's]] sixth season in their history and their sixth in the [[Southern Football League|Southern League]]. Alongside competing in the Southern League, the club also participated in the [[FA Cup]] and [[Southern Football League#League Cup winners|Southern League Cup]]. The season was most notable for Colchester's run in the FA Cup, where they defeated three [[English Football League|Football League]] clubs as they progressed to the fifth round, before being beaten 5–0 by [[Football League First Division|First Division]] side [[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]]. They finished in 4th position in the Southern League, and while they ended as runners-up in the Southern League Cup, the final wasn't held until April 1949 due to fixture congestion.
==Season overview==
Manager [[Ted Fenton]]'s first-team squad had featured 28 part-time professionals during the [[1946–47 Colchester United F.C. season|1946–47]] season, but this number was reduced to 17 for the 1947–48 campaign, while signings such as [[Bob Allen (footballer, born 1916)|Bob Allen]] and [[Harry Bearryman]], and the emergence of [[Vic Keeble]] bolstered the ranks.
The 1947–48 season was most memorable for Colchester's magnificent run in the [[FA Cup]]. The competition began with a 3–2 win over league rivals [[Chelmsford City F.C.|Chelmsford City]] in the fourth qualifying round in front of a [[Layer Road]] crowd of 10,396. It was the second year in succession that the U's would reach the first round proper of the cup, having been defeated 5–0 by [[Reading F.C.|Reading]] at the same stage twelve months earlier. The result on this occasion would go in Colchester's favour, with 8,574 fans watching their 2–1 win against [[Banbury United F.C.|Banbury Spencer]].
[[Football League Third Division North|Third Division North]] side [[Wrexham A.F.C.|Wrexham]] visited Layer Road for the second round match, with the visitors falling to a 1–0 defeat courtesy of a [[Bob Curry]] goal in front of a 10,642 crowd. With the U's into the third round, it would be the club that inspired Colchester's own strip, [[Huddersfield Town A.F.C.|Huddersfield Town]] of the [[Football League First Division|First Division]], that would taste defeat at the hands of the [[Non–League football|non–Leaguers]]. With the national press making Colchester's Cup progress headline news, Fenton welcomed the extra publicity. He watched Huddersfield play a number of times prior to the tie, declaring to the media that he had come up with a plan to beat them. The plan became known as "the F–plan". Both teams changed colours for the game, with visiting Huddersfield in red, and Colchester in blue. The First Division side struggled to adapt to the cramped surroundings of Layer Road, and when Bob Allen's [[Direct free kick|free kick]] was parried away by the goalkeeper, U's captain Bob Curry scored from the rebound. This was the first time that a non–League side had beaten a First Division club, with a record crowd of 16,005 witnessing that game.
With the increased interest in Colchester's cup heroics, the crowd from the previous game could have trebled had Layer Road been able to accommodate the fans. The club welcomed [[Football League Second Division|Second Division]] [[Bradford (Park Avenue) A.F.C.|Bradford Park Avenue]] to the ground on 24 January 1948, with a crowd of 17,048 in attendance. With their opponents wary of Colchester's reputation, Bradford would take the lead, only for Curry to net a brace before being pegged back to 2–2. [[Fred Cutting]] went on to score the winner to send the club into the fifth round.
[[Stanley Matthews]]' First Division [[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]] were drawn as hosts to Fenton's side. With the effects of the [[World War II|war]] still evident, fuel rationing meant that the 52 scheduled coaches for the journey to [[Bloomfield Road]] were cancelled just 36 hours ahead of the game, meaning that only 12 coaches could travel, and the remainder of the away fans would have to travel by train to the North West. This meant that they would arrive in [[Blackpool]] in the early hours the morning of the match, but this did not deter the supporters, with the West Lancashire Post reporting:
{{cquote|The peace of Blackpool was shattered at dawn today by thousands of Colchester fans, waving rattles, ringing bells, blowing trumpets and shouting "Up the U's". Not since pre-war [[Blackpool Illuminations|Illumination]] weekends has there been such an invasion as stormed our streets from 4 o'clock this morning.}}
Despite the good natured support, the home team defeated the U's by 5–0 in front of a sell-out 29,500 Bloomfield Road crowd. However, the FA Cup success had an effect on Colchester's league form, with the club eventually finishing fourth, nine points adrift of champions [[Merthyr Tydfil F.C.|Merthyr Tydfil]]. They also reached the final of the [[Southern Football League#League Cup winners|Southern League Cup]], but ran out of time to play the final during the season owing to fixture congestion.
Following all of the attention garnered from the Cup run, Fenton was much sought after, and was offered the role of assistant manager at his old club [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]] during the summer of 1948, a role which he could not refuse.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cu-fc.com/news/article/club-history-the-1930s-and-1940s-230178.aspx |title=The 1930s and 1940s |last=Hudson |first=Matt |date=11 August 2013 |publisher=Colchester United FC |access-date=30 May 2011 }}</ref>
==Players==
{{updated|match played 1 May 1948.}}<ref name="apps">{{cite web |url=http://coludata.co.uk/content.php?pg=appearances&pd=1010#frmListFilter=True&pg=appearances&pd=1010&fsea=7&fplist=all&flgcup=all&fcompstShowAll=&fdfaShowAll= |title=Appearances |publisher=Coludata.co.uk |access-date=3 August 2015 }}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%; width:100%;"
|-
! style="background:#2191CC; color:white; border:1px solid #F7C408; text-align:center;"| Name
! style="background:#2191CC; color:white; border:1px solid #F7C408; text-align:center;"| Position
! style="background:#2191CC; color:white; border:1px solid #F7C408; text-align:center;"| Nationality
! style="background:#2191CC; color:white; border:1px solid #F7C408; text-align:center;"| Place of birth
! style="background:#2191CC; color:white; border:1px solid #F7C408; text-align:center;"| Date of birth
! style="background:#2191CC; color:white; border:1px solid #F7C408; text-align:center;"| Apps
! style="background:#2191CC; color:white; border:1px solid #F7C408; text-align:center;"| Goals
! style="background:#2191CC; color:white; border:1px solid #F7C408; text-align:center;"| Signed from
! style="background:#2191CC; color:white; border:1px solid #F7C408; text-align:center;"| Date signed
! style="background:#2191CC; color:white; border:1px solid #F7C408; text-align:center;"| Fee
|-
! colspan="12" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| Goalkeepers
|-
|John Le Mare||[[Goalkeeper (association football)|GK]]||{{flagicon|ENG}}||[[Ipswich]]||{{birth date and age2 |1947|6|1|1926|4|15|df=y}}||0||0||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Woodbridge Town F.C.|Woodbridge Town]]||November 1947||Free transfer
|-
|Ernest Setchell||[[Goalkeeper (association football)|GK]]||{{flagicon|ENG}}||[[Hammersmith]]||{{birth date and age2 |1947|6|1|1928|3|9|df=y}}||0||0||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Dartford F.C.|Dartford]]||5 June 1947||Free transfer
|-
|[[Harry Wright (footballer, born 1909)|Harry Wright]]||[[Goalkeeper (association football)|GK]]||{{flagicon|ENG}}||[[Tottenham]]||{{birth date and age2 |1947|6|1|1909|6|3|df=y}}||23||0||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Chelmsford City F.C.|Chelmsford City]]||11 July 1946||Free transfer
|-
! colspan="12" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| Defenders
|-
|[[Bill Bower (footballer)|Bill Bower]]||[[Full back (association football)|FB]]||{{flagicon|WAL}}||[[Wrexham]]||{{birth date and age2 |1947|6|1|1911|11|17|df=y}}||69||1||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Millwall F.C.|Millwall]]||28 November 1945||Free transfer
|-
|[[Aubrey Darmody]]||[[Full back (association football)|FB]]||{{flagicon|WAL}}||[[Swansea]]||{{birth date and age2 |1947|6|1|1921|3|17|df=y}}||0||0||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]]||28 July 1947||Free transfer
|-
|[[Digger Kettle]]||[[Full back (association football)|FB]]||{{flagicon|ENG}}||[[Colchester]]||{{birth date and age2 |1947|6|1|1922|6|3|df=y}}||16||1||{{flagicon|ENG}} Arclight Sports||September 1946||Free transfer
|-
|[[Albert Page]]||[[Centre-back|CB]]||{{flagicon|ENG}}||[[Walthamstow]]||{{birth date and age2 |1947|6|1|1916|3|18|df=y}}||12||0||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]||26 March 1947||Free transfer
|-
|[[Albert Walker (footballer)|Albert Walker]]||[[Full back (association football)|FB]]||{{flagicon|ENG}}||[[Little Lever]]||{{birth date and age2 |1947|6|1|1910|2|4|df=y}}||36||0||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Doncaster Rovers F.C.|Doncaster Rovers]]||30 May 1946||Free transfer
|-
! colspan="12" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| Midfielders
|-
|[[Harry Bearryman]]||[[Wing half|WH]]||{{flagicon|ENG}}||[[Wandsworth]]||{{birth date and age2 |1947|6|1|1924|9|26|df=y}}||0||0||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]||4 July 1947||Free transfer
|-
|[[Arthur Biggs]]||[[Wing half|WH]]||{{flagicon|ENG}}||[[Wootton, Bedfordshire|Wootton]]||{{birth date and age2 |1947|6|1|1915|5|26|df=y}}||4||2||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Bedford Town F.C.|Bedford Town]]||7 May 1947||Free transfer
|-
|[[Ted Fenton]]||[[Wing half|WH]]||{{flagicon|ENG}}||[[Forest Gate]]||{{birth date and age2 |1947|6|1|1914|11|7|df=y}}||36||2||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]]||15 April 1946||Free transfer
|-
|[[Frank Stamper]]||[[Wing half|WH]]/[[Inside right|IR]]||{{flagicon|ENG}}||[[Hartlepool]]||{{birth date and age2 |1947|6|1|1926|2|22|df=y}}||2||0||[[Colchester Garrison]] Army Fire Fighting Centre||3 March 1947||Free transfer
|-
! colspan="12" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| Forwards
|-
|[[Bob Allen (footballer, born 1916)|Bob Allen]]||[[Winger (association football)|WG]]||{{flagicon|ENG}}||[[Bromley-by-Bow]]||{{birth date and age2 |1947|6|1|1916|10|11|df=y}}||0||0||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Gainsborough Trinity F.C.|Gainsborough Trinity]]||13 June 1946||Free transfer
|-
|[[Andy Brown (footballer, born 1915)|Andy Brown]]||[[Inside forward|IF]]||{{flagicon|SCO}}||[[Coatbridge]]||{{birth date and age2 |1947|6|1|1915|2|20|df=y}}||0||0||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Torquay United F.C.|Torquay United]]||17 June 1947||Free transfer
|-
|Len Cater||[[Centre forward|CF]]||{{flagicon|ENG}}||[[Colchester]]||||39||13||[[Free agent]]||6 June 1946||Free transfer
|-
|[[Bob Curry]]||[[Inside forward|IF]]||{{flagicon|ENG}}||[[Gateshead]]||{{birth date and age2 |1947|6|1|1918|11|2|df=y}}||39||19||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Northampton Town F.C.|Northampton Town]]||13 June 1947||Free transfer
|-
|[[Fred Cutting]]||[[Inside forward|IF]]||{{flagicon|ENG}}||[[North Walsham]]||{{birth date and age2 |1947|6|1|1921|12|4|df=y}}||0||0||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]]||6 December 1947{{efn|name=DG|Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club}}||Free transfer
|-
|[[Ian Gillespie (footballer)|Ian Gillespie]]||[[Inside forward|IF]]||{{flagicon|ENG}}||[[Plymouth]]||{{birth date and age2 |1947|6|1|1913|5|6|df=y}}||5||1||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]]||15 May 1947||Free transfer
|-
|[[Dennis Hillman]]||[[Winger (association football)|WG]]||{{flagicon|ENG}}||[[Southend-on-Sea]]||{{birth date and age2 |1947|6|1|1918|11|27|df=y}}||34||7||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.|Brighton & Hove Albion]]||21 September 1946||Free transfer
|-
|[[Vic Keeble]]||[[Centre forward|CF]]||{{flagicon|ENG}}||[[Colchester]]||{{birth date and age2 |1947|6|1|1930|6|25|df=y}}||0||0||{{flagicon|ENG}} King George Youth Club||23 May 1947||£10
|-
|Bob Neville||[[Outside left|OL]]||||||||7||2||{{flagicon|ENG}} Rowhedge||October 1946||Free transfer
|-
|Ray Townrow||[[Inside right|IR]]||{{flagicon|ENG}}||[[West Ham]]||||0||0||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]]||2 January 1948||Free transfer
|-
|[[Arthur Turner (footballer, born 1921)|Arthur Turner]]||[[Centre forward|CF]]||{{flagicon|ENG}}||[[Poplar, London|Poplar]]||{{birth date and age2 |1947|6|1|1921|1|22|df=y}}||32||24||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]]||September 1946||Free transfer
|}
{{notelist}}
==Transfers==
===In===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%; width:100%;"
|-
! style="background:#2191CC; color:white; border:1px solid #F7C408; text-align:center;"| Date
! style="background:#2191CC; color:white; border:1px solid #F7C408; text-align:center;"| Position
! style="background:#2191CC; color:white; border:1px solid #F7C408; text-align:center;"| Nationality
! style="background:#2191CC; color:white; border:1px solid #F7C408; text-align:center;"| Name
! style="background:#2191CC; color:white; border:1px solid #F7C408; text-align:center;"| From
! style="background:#2191CC; color:white; border:1px solid #F7C408; text-align:center;"| Fee
! style="background:#2191CC; color:white; border:1px solid #F7C408; text-align:center;"| Ref.
|-
|23 May 1947
|CF
|{{Flagicon|ENG}}
|[[Vic Keeble]]
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} King George Youth Club
|£10
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=143 |title=Vic Keeble |publisher=Coludata.co.uk |access-date=4 August 2015 }}</ref>
|-
|5 June 1947
|GK
|{{Flagicon|ENG}}
|Ernest Setchell
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Dartford F.C.|Dartford]]
|Free transfer
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=150 |title=Ernest Setchell |publisher=Coludata.co.uk |access-date=4 August 2015 }}</ref>
|-
|13 June 1947
|WG
|{{Flagicon|ENG}}
|[[Bob Allen (footballer, born 1916)|Bob Allen]]
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Northampton Town F.C.|Northampton Town]]
|Free transfer
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=140 |title=Bob Allen |publisher=Coludata.co.uk |access-date=4 August 2015 }}</ref>
|-
|17 June 1947
|IF
|{{Flagicon|SCO}}
|[[Andy Brown (footballer, born 1915)|Andy Brown]]
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Torquay United F.C.|Torquay United]]
|Free transfer
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=142 |title=Andy Brown |publisher=Coludata.co.uk |access-date=4 August 2015 }}</ref>
|-
|26 June 1947
|CB
|{{Flagicon|ENG}}
|[[Frank Rist]]
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]]
|Free transfer
|<ref name="Rist">{{cite web |url=http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=144 |title=Frank Rist |publisher=Coludata.co.uk |access-date=4 August 2015 }}</ref>
|-
|4 July 1947
|WH
|{{Flagicon|ENG}}
|[[Harry Bearryman]]
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]
|Free transfer
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=141 |title=Harry Bearryman |publisher=Coludata.co.uk |access-date=4 August 2015 }}</ref>
|-
|28 July 1947
|FB
|{{Flagicon|WAL}}
|[[Aubrey Darmody]]
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]]
|Free transfer
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=149 |title=Aubrey Darmody |publisher=Coludata.co.uk |access-date=4 August 2015 }}</ref>
|-
|13 September 1947
|WG
|{{Flagicon|ENG}}
|Taffy Williams
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Northampton Town F.C.|Northampton Town]]
|Free transfer
|<ref name="Williams">{{cite web |url=http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=145 |title=Taffy Williams |publisher=Coludata.co.uk |access-date=4 August 2015 }}</ref>
|-
|November 1947
|GK
|{{Flagicon|ENG}}
|John Le Mare
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Woodbridge Town F.C.|Woodbridge Town]]
|Free transfer
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=147 |title=John Lamare |publisher=Coludata.co.uk |access-date=4 August 2015 }}</ref>
|-
|6 December 1947
|IF
|{{Flagicon|ENG}}
|[[Fred Cutting]]
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} Norwich City
|Free transfer
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=146 |title=Fred Cutting |publisher=Coludata.co.uk |access-date=4 August 2015 }}</ref>{{efn|name=DG|Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club}}
|-
|2 January 1948
|IR
|{{Flagicon|ENG}}
|Ray Townrow
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]]
|Free transfer
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=148 |title=Ray Townrow |publisher=Coludata.co.uk |access-date=4 August 2015 }}</ref>
|-
|}
* Total spending: {{loss}} ~ £10
{{notelist}}
===Out===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%; width:100%;"
|-
! style="background:#2191CC; color:white; border:1px solid #F7C408; text-align:center;"| Date
! style="background:#2191CC; color:white; border:1px solid #F7C408; text-align:center;"| Position
! style="background:#2191CC; color:white; border:1px solid #F7C408; text-align:center;"| Nationality
! style="background:#2191CC; color:white; border:1px solid #F7C408; text-align:center;"| Name
! style="background:#2191CC; color:white; border:1px solid #F7C408; text-align:center;"| To
! style="background:#2191CC; color:white; border:1px solid #F7C408; text-align:center;"| Fee
! style="background:#2191CC; color:white; border:1px solid #F7C408; text-align:center;"| Ref.
|-
|End of season
|LW
|{{Flagicon|ENG}}
|Bob Hutchings
|[[Free agent]]
|Released
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=95 |title=Bob Hutchings |publisher=Coludata.co.uk |access-date=21 July 2015 }}</ref>
|-
|End of season
|IF
|{{Flagicon|ENG}}
|[[Trevor Smith (footballer, born 1910)|Trevor Smith]]
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Watford F.C.|Watford]]
|Free transfer
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=768 |title=Trevor Smith |publisher=Coludata.co.uk |access-date=27 April 2017 }}</ref>
|-
|July 1947
|GK
|{{Flagicon|ENG}}
|[[Peter Chiswick]]
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]]
|Free transfer
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=130 |title=Peter Chiswick |publisher=Coludata.co.uk |access-date=11 February 2017 }}</ref>
|-
|June 1947
|OL
|{{Flagicon|SCO}}
|Alan Ross
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Brantham Athletic F.C.|Brantham Athletic]]
|[[Player-coach]]
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=119 |title=Alan Ross |publisher=Coludata.co.uk |access-date=27 April 2017 }}</ref>
|-
|September 1947
|CB
|
|Bob Harding
|Free agent
|Released
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=126 |title=Bob Harding |publisher=Coludata.co.uk |access-date=16 March 2017 }}</ref>
|-
|9 October 1947
|CF
|{{Flagicon|ENG}}
|Dennis Cant
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[F.C. Clacton|Clacton Town]]
|Free transfer
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=124 |title=Dennis Cant |publisher=Coludata.co.uk |access-date=4 August 2015 }}</ref>
|-
|December 1947
|GK
|
|John Jelly
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Colchester Casuals F.C.|Colchester Casuals]]
|Free transfer
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=125 |title=John Jelly |publisher=Coludata.co.uk |access-date=4 August 2015 }}</ref>
|-
|1 December 1947
|CF
|
|Bob Hodgson
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Brightlingsea Regent F.C.|Brightlingsea United]]
|[[Manager (association football)|Manager]]
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=98 |title=Bob Hodgson |publisher=Coludata.co.uk |access-date=4 August 2015 }}</ref>
|-
|27 December 1947
|RH
|{{Flagicon|ENG}}
|John Leah
|[[Free agent]]
|Retired
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=129 |title=John Leah |publisher=Coludata.co.uk |access-date=4 August 2015 }}</ref>{{efn|name=FG|Date of departure refers to the date of the player's final game for the club}}
|-
|17 March 1948
|WG
|{{Flagicon|ENG}}
|Taffy Williams
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} Chingford Town
|Free transfer
|<ref name="Williams"/>{{efn|name=FG}}
|-
|21 April 1948
|CB
|{{Flagicon|ENG}}
|[[Frank Rist]]
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Tonbridge Angels F.C.|Tonbridge Angels]]
|Free transfer
|<ref name="Rist"/>{{efn|name=FG}}
|}
{{notelist}}
==Match details==
===Friendlies===
{{football box collapsible
|date = {{Start date|1947|08|23|df=y}}
|time =
|round = [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|team1 = Colchester United
|score = 3–2
|report = [http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?frmListFilter=True&pg=match&pd=1022&fsea=7&fdfaShowAll=&fcomp1=22&fcomp1ShowAll=&frt=all&fhan=all&it=3827 Report]
|team2 = {{flagicon|NED}} [[PEC Zwolle]]
|goals1 = [[Arthur Turner (footballer, born 1921)|Turner]] {{goal}} ([[Penalty kick (association football)|pen.]])<br />[[Bob Allen (footballer, born 1916)|Allen]] {{goal}}<br />[[Bob Curry|Curry]] {{goal}}
|goals2 = Doorneweert {{goal}}<br />Maaiste {{goal}}
|stadium = [[Layer Road]]
|location = [[Colchester]]
|attendance = 4,200
|referee =
|result  = W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = {{Start date|1947|09|20|df=y}}
|time = 15:15
|round = [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|team1 = Colchester United
|score = 1–1
|report = [http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?frmListFilter=True&pg=match&pd=1022&fsea=7&fdfaShowAll=&fcomp1=22&fcomp1ShowAll=&frt=all&fhan=all&it=3828 Report]
|team2 = [[Chelsea F.C. Reserves and Academy|Chelsea Reserves]]
|goals1 = Unknown goalscorer {{goal}}
|goals2 = Unknown goalscorer {{goal}}
|stadium = [[Layer Road]]
|location = [[Colchester]]
|attendance =
|referee =
|result  = D
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = {{Start date|1947|10|25|df=y}}
|time =
|round = [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|team1 = Colchester United
|score = 6–0
|report = [http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?frmListFilter=True&pg=match&pd=1022&fsea=7&fdfaShowAll=&fcomp1=22&fcomp1ShowAll=&frt=all&fhan=all&it=3830 Report]
|team2 = [[Charlton Athletic F.C. Reserves|Charlton AthleticReserves]]
|goals1 = [[Arthur Turner (footballer, born 1921)|Turner]] {{goal}}<br />[[Bob Curry|Curry]] {{goal}}{{goal}}{{goal}}<br />[[Dennis Hillman|Hillman]] {{goal}}<br />Cater {{goal}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Layer Road]]
|location = [[Colchester]]
|attendance = 4,004
|referee =
|result  = W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = {{Start date|1948|04|30|df=y}}
|time = 18:00
|round = [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|team1 = [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
|score = 3–0
|report = [http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?frmListFilter=True&pg=match&pd=1022&fsea=7&fdfaShowAll=&fcomp1=22&fcomp1ShowAll=&frt=all&fhan=all&it=3481 Report]
|team2 = Colchester United
|goals1 = [[Ronnie Rooke|Rooke]] {{goal|35||86}}<br />[[Don Roper|Roper]] {{goal|66}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Arsenal Stadium]]
|location = [[Highbury]]
|attendance = 35,000
|referee =
|result  = L
}}
===Southern League===
{{Main|1947–48 Southern Football League}}
====League table====
{{:1947–48 Southern Football League|only_totals=y|showteam=COL}}
====Matches====
{{football box collapsible
|date = {{Start date|1947|08|30|df=y}}
|time =
|round = 1
|team1 = [[Bedford Town F.C.|Bedford Town]]
|score = 1–5
|report = [http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?frmListFilter=True&pg=match&pd=1022&fsea=7&fdfaShowAll=&fcomp1=2&fcomp1ShowAll=&frt=all&fhan=all&it=201 Report]
|team2 = Colchester United
|goals1 = Reid {{goal}}
|goals2 = [[Vic Keeble|Keeble]] {{goal|52||55}}{{goal}}<br />Cater {{goal|62}}{{goal}}
|stadium = The Eyrie
|location = [[Bedford]]
|attendance
|referee =
|result  = W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = {{Start date|1947|09|06|df=y}}
|time =
|round = 2
|team1 = Colchester United
|score = 8–0
|report = [http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?frmListFilter=True&pg=match&pd=1022&fsea=7&fdfaShowAll=&fcomp1=2&fcomp1ShowAll=&frt=all&fhan=all&it=202 Report]
|team2 = [[Gloucester City F.C.|Gloucester City]]
|goals1 = [[Dennis Hillman|Hillman]] {{goal|3||68}}{{goal}}<br />[[Arthur Turner (footballer, born 1921)|Turner]] {{goal|67}}{{goal}}<br />[[Arthur Biggs|Biggs]] {{goal}}<br />[[Bob Curry|Curry]] {{goal}}<br />Cater {{goal}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Layer Road]]
|location = [[Colchester]]
|attendance = 11,419
|referee =
|result  = W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = {{Start date|1947|09|13|df=y}}
|time =
|round = 3
|team1 = [[Hereford United F.C.|Hereford United]]
|score = 0–0
|report = [http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?frmListFilter=True&pg=match&pd=1022&fsea=7&fdfaShowAll=&fcomp1=2&fcomp1ShowAll=&frt=all&fhan=all&it=203 Report]
|team2 = Colchester United
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Edgar Street]]
|location = [[Hereford]]
|attendance =
|referee =
|result  = D
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = {{Start date|1947|09|27|df=y}}
|time =
|round = 4
|team1 = [[Yeovil Town F.C.|Yeovil Town]]
|score = 2–0
|report = [http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?frmListFilter=True&pg=match&pd=1022&fsea=7&fdfaShowAll=&fcomp1=2&fcomp1ShowAll=&frt=all&fhan=all&it=206 Report]
|team2 = Colchester United
|goals1 = Swinfen {{goal|10||30}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Huish Athletic Ground]]
|location = [[Yeovil]]
|attendance =
|referee =
|result  = L
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = {{Start date|1947|10|11|df=y}}
|time = 15:00
|round = 5
|team1 = Colchester United
|score = 4–2
|report = [http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?frmListFilter=True&pg=match&pd=1022&fsea=7&fdfaShowAll=&fcomp1=2&fcomp1ShowAll=&frt=all&fhan=all&it=207 Report]
|team2 = [[Bath City F.C.|Bath City]]
|goals1 = [[Arthur Turner (footballer, born 1921)|Turner]] {{goal|23||24}}<br />Owens {{goal}} ([[Own goal|o.g.]])<br />[[Dennis Hillman|Hillman]] {{goal}}
|goals2 = Merritt {{goal}}{{goal}}
|stadium = [[Layer Road]]
|location = [[Colchester]]
|attendance =
|referee =
|result  = W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = {{Start date|1947|10|18|df=y}}
|time =
|round = 6
|team1 = Colchester United
|score = 1–3
|report = [http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?frmListFilter=True&pg=match&pd=1022&fsea=7&fdfaShowAll=&fcomp1=2&fcomp1ShowAll=&frt=all&fhan=all&it=209 Report]
|team2 = [[Worcester City F.C.|Worcester City]]
|goals1 = [[Arthur Turner (footballer, born 1921)|Turner]] {{goal}}
|goals2 = Godfrey {{goal}}<br />Jackman {{goal}}<br />Medd {{goal}}
|stadium = [[Layer Road]]
|location = [[Colchester]]
|attendance = 6,798
|referee =
|result  = L
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = {{Start date|1947|11|01|df=y}}
|time = 14:45
|round = 7
|team1 = Colchester United
|score = 5–0
|report = [http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?frmListFilter=True&pg=match&pd=1022&fsea=7&fdfaShowAll=&fcomp1=2&fcomp1ShowAll=&frt=all&fhan=all&it=210 Report]
|team2 = [[Torquay United F.C.|Torquay United Reserves]]
|goals1 = [[Arthur Turner (footballer, born 1921)|Turner]] {{goal}}{{goal}}{{goal}}<br />[[Bob Curry|Curry]] {{goal}}<br />[[Ted Fenton|Fenton]] {{goal}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Layer Road]]
|location = [[Colchester]]
|attendance = 6,330
|referee =
|result  = W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = {{Start date|1947|11|08|df=y}}
|time =
|round = 8
|team1 = [[Ebbsfleet United F.C.|Gravesend & Northfleet]]
|score = 1–2
|report = [http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?frmListFilter=True&pg=match&pd=1022&fsea=7&fdfaShowAll=&fcomp1=2&fcomp1ShowAll=&frt=all&fhan=all&it=211 Report]
|team2 = Colchester United
|goals1 = Wakeman {{goal}}
|goals2 = Cater {{goal}}<br />[[Ted Fenton|Fenton]] {{goal}}
|stadium = [[Stonebridge Road]]
|location = [[Northfleet]]
|attendance =
|referee =
|result  = W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = {{Start date|1947|11|22|df=y}}
|time = 14:45
|round = 9
|team1 = Colchester United
|score = 1–1
|report = [http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?frmListFilter=True&pg=match&pd=1022&fsea=7&fdfaShowAll=&fcomp1=2&fcomp1ShowAll=&frt=all&fhan=all&it=213 Report]
|team2 = [[Merthyr Tydfil F.C.|Merthyr Tydfil]]
|goals1 = [[Arthur Turner (footballer, born 1921)|Turner]] {{goal}} ([[Penalty kick (association football)|pen.]])
|goals2 = Carr {{goal}}
|stadium = [[Layer Road]]
|location = [[Colchester]]
|attendance =
|referee =
|result  = D
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = {{Start date|1947|12|06|df=y}}
|time =
|round = 10
|team1 = [[Barry Town United F.C.|Barry Town]]
|score = 2–5
|report = [http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?frmListFilter=True&pg=match&pd=1022&fsea=7&fdfaShowAll=&fcomp1=2&fcomp1ShowAll=&frt=all&fhan=all&it=215 Report]
|team2 = Colchester United
|goals1 = [[Bob Allen (footballer, born 1916)|Allen]] {{goal|42|o.g.}}<br />Brown {{goal}}
|goals2 = [[Bob Curry|Curry]] {{goal|35}}{{goal}}{{goal}}<br />[[Vic Keeble|Keeble]] {{goal|43}}<br />[[Fred Cutting|Cutting]] {{goal}}
|stadium = [[Jenner Park Stadium]]
|location = [[Barry, Vale of Glamorgan|Barry]]
|attendance =
|referee =
|result  = W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = {{Start date|1947|12|20|df=y}}
|time = 14:15
|round = 11
|team1 = Colchester United
|score = 3–0
|report = [http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?frmListFilter=True&pg=match&pd=1022&fsea=7&fdfaShowAll=&fcomp1=2&fcomp1ShowAll=&frt=all&fhan=all&it=217 Report]
|team2 = [[Bedford Town F.C.|Bedford Town]]
|goals1 = [[Bob Curry|Curry]] {{goal|8}}{{goal}}<br />[[Arthur Turner (footballer, born 1921)|Turner]] {{goal|10}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Layer Road]]
|location = [[Colchester]]
|attendance = 4,665
|referee =
|result  = W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = {{Start date|1947|12|25|df=y}}
|time = 11:00
|round = 12
|team1 = Colchester United
|score = 3–0
|report = [http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?frmListFilter=True&pg=match&pd=1022&fsea=7&fdfaShowAll=&fcomp1=2&fcomp1ShowAll=&frt=all&fhan=all&it=218 Report]
|team2 = [[Gillingham F.C.|Gillingham]]
|goals1 = [[Arthur Turner (footballer, born 1921)|Turner]] {{goal|8}}{{goal}}<br />[[Bob Curry|Curry]] {{goal|30}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Layer Road]]
|location = [[Colchester]]
|attendance = 7,207
|referee =
|result  = W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = {{Start date|1947|12|26|df=y}}
|time =
|round = 13
|team1 = [[Gillingham F.C.|Gillingham]]
|score = 2–2
|report = [http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?frmListFilter=True&pg=match&pd=1022&fsea=7&fdfaShowAll=&fcomp1=2&fcomp1ShowAll=&frt=all&fhan=all&it=219 Report]
|team2 = Colchester United
|goals1 = Boswell {{goal|25}}<br />Warsop {{goal|80}}
|goals2 = [[Arthur Turner (footballer, born 1921)|Turner]] {{goal|18}}<br />[[Bob Curry|Curry]] {{goal|30}}
|stadium = [[Priestfield Stadium]]
|location = [[Gillingham, Kent|Gillingham]]
|attendance = 12,500
|referee =
|result  = D
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = {{Start date|1947|12|27|df=y}}
|time =
|round = 14
|team1 = [[Cheltenham Town F.C.|Cheltenham Town]]
|score = 5–2
|report = [http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?frmListFilter=True&pg=match&pd=1022&fsea=7&fdfaShowAll=&fcomp1=2&fcomp1ShowAll=&frt=all&fhan=all&it=220 Report]
|team2 = Colchester United
|goals1 = [[Albert Page|Page]] {{goal|25|o.g.}}<br />Crowe {{goal|26}}<br />Le Mare {{goal|50|o.g.}}<br />Goring {{goal}}<br />Green {{goal}}
|goals2 = [[Vic Keeble|Keeble]] {{goal|12}}<br />[[Bob Curry|Curry]] {{goal|55}}
|stadium = [[Whaddon Road]]
|location = [[Cheltenham]]
|attendance =
|referee =
|result  = L
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = {{Start date|1948|01|03|df=y}}
|time = 14:15
|round = 15
|team1 = Colchester United
|score = 1–2
|report = [http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?frmListFilter=True&pg=match&pd=1022&fsea=7&fdfaShowAll=&fcomp1=2&fcomp1ShowAll=&frt=all&fhan=all&it=221 Report]
|team2 = [[Cheltenham Town F.C.|Cheltenham Town]]
|goals1 = [[Ted Fenton|Fenton]] {{goal|19}}
|goals2 = Goring {{goal}}{{goal}}
|stadium = [[Layer Road]]
|location = [[Colchester]]
|attendance = 6,508
|referee =
|result  = L
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = {{Start date|1948|01|31|df=y}}
|time =
|round = 16
|team1 = [[Torquay United F.C.|Torquay United Reserves]]
|score = 1–1
|report = [http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?frmListFilter=True&pg=match&pd=1022&fsea=7&fdfaShowAll=&fcomp1=2&fcomp1ShowAll=&frt=all&fhan=all&it=225 Report]
|team2 = Colchester United
|goals1 = Griffiths {{goal|30}}
|goals2 = [[Fred Cutting|Cutting]] {{goal|22}}
|stadium = [[Plainmoor]]
|location = [[Torquay]]
|attendance = 4,221
|referee =
|result  = D
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = {{Start date|1948|02|14|df=y}}
|time =
|round = 17
|team1 = Colchester United
|score = 6–0
|report = [http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?frmListFilter=True&pg=match&pd=1022&fsea=7&fdfaShowAll=&fcomp1=2&fcomp1ShowAll=&frt=all&fhan=all&it=229 Report]
|team2 = [[Exeter City F.C.|Exeter City Reserves]]
|goals1 = Rowe {{goal}} ([[Own goal|o.g.]])<br />[[Arthur Turner (footballer, born 1921)|Turner]] {{goal}}<br />[[Bob Curry|Curry]] {{goal}}{{goal}}<br />[[Fred Cutting|Cutting]] {{goal}}{{goal}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Layer Road]]
|location = [[Colchester]]
|attendance =
|referee =
|result  = W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = {{Start date|1948|02|21|df=y}}
|time =
|round = 18
|team1 = [[Merthyr Tydfil F.C.|Merthyr Tydfil]]
|score = 1–1
|report = [http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?frmListFilter=True&pg=match&pd=1022&fsea=7&fdfaShowAll=&fcomp1=2&fcomp1ShowAll=&frt=all&fhan=all&it=230 Report]
|team2 = Colchester United
|goals1 = Unknown goalscorer {{goal}}
|goals2 = [[Fred Cutting|Cutting]] {{goal}}
|stadium = [[Penydarren Park]]
|location = [[Merthyr Tydfil]]
|attendance =
|referee =
|result  = D
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = {{Start date|1948|02|28|df=y}}
|time =
|round = 19
|team1 = [[Lovell's Athletic F.C.|Lovell's Athletic]]
|score = 2–2
|report = [http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?frmListFilter=True&pg=match&pd=1022&fsea=7&fdfaShowAll=&fcomp1=2&fcomp1ShowAll=&frt=all&fhan=all&it=231 Report]
|team2 = Colchester United
|goals1 = Edmunds {{goal}} ([[Penalty kick (association football)|pen.]])<br />Wood {{goal}}
|goals2 = Townrow {{goal}}{{goal}}
|stadium = Rexville
|location = [[Newport, Wales|Newport]]
|attendance = 7,000
|referee =
|result  = D
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = {{Start date|1948|03|06|df=y}}
|time =
|round = 20
|team1 = [[Worcester City F.C.|Worcester City]]
|score = 2–4
|report = [http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?frmListFilter=True&pg=match&pd=1022&fsea=7&fdfaShowAll=&fcomp1=2&fcomp1ShowAll=&frt=all&fhan=all&it=232 Report]
|team2 = Colchester United
|goals1 = White {{goal|84}}<br />Jackman {{goal}}
|goals2 = Cater {{goal|13}}<br />[[Dennis Hillman|Hillman]] {{goal|30}}<br />Woolacott {{goal}} ([[Own goal|o.g.]])<br />[[Fred Cutting|Cutting]] {{goal}}
|stadium = St George's Lane
|location = [[Worcester, England|Worcester]]
|attendance =
|referee =
|result  = W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = {{Start date|1948|03|13|df=y}}
|time =
|round = 21
|team1 = [[Bath City F.C.|Bath City]]
|score = 1–1
|report = [http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?frmListFilter=True&pg=match&pd=1022&fsea=7&fdfaShowAll=&fcomp1=2&fcomp1ShowAll=&frt=all&fhan=all&it=233 Report]
|team2 = Colchester United
|goals1 = Marshall {{goal|25|pen.}}
|goals2 = [[Andy Brown (footballer, born 1915)|Brown]] {{goal}}
|stadium = [[Twerton Park]]
|location = [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]]
|attendance =
|referee =
|result  = D
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = {{Start date|1948|03|17|df=y}}
|time =
|round = 22
|team1 = [[Dartford F.C.|Dartford]]
|score = 1–1
|report = [http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?frmListFilter=True&pg=match&pd=1022&fsea=7&fdfaShowAll=&fcomp1=2&fcomp1ShowAll=&frt=all&fhan=all&it=234 Report]
|team2 = Colchester United
|goals1 = Parker {{goal|44}}
|goals2 = [[Harry Bearryman|Bearryman]] {{goal|79}}
|stadium = [[Watling Street (Dartford)|Watling Street]]
|location = [[Dartford]]
|attendance = 5,000
|referee =
|result  = D
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = {{Start date|1948|03|20|df=y}}
|time =
|round = 23
|team1 = Colchester United
|score = 2–0
|report = [http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?frmListFilter=True&pg=match&pd=1022&fsea=7&fdfaShowAll=&fcomp1=2&fcomp1ShowAll=&frt=all&fhan=all&it=235 Report]
|team2 = [[Chelmsford City F.C.|Chelmsford City]]
|goals1 = [[Fred Cutting|Cutting]] {{goal}}{{goal}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Layer Road]]
|location = [[Colchester]]
|attendance =
|referee =
|result  = W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = {{Start date|1948|03|26|df=y}}
|time =
|round = 24
|team1 = Colchester United
|score = 1–1
|report = [http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?frmListFilter=True&pg=match&pd=1022&fsea=7&fdfaShowAll=&fcomp1=2&fcomp1ShowAll=&frt=all&fhan=all&it=236 Report]
|team2 = [[Guildford City F.C.|Guildford City]]
|goals1 = [[Harry Bearryman|Bearryman]] {{goal|43}}
|goals2 = Sperrin {{goal|75}}
|stadium = [[Layer Road]]
|location = [[Colchester]]
|attendance = 10,440
|referee =
|result  = D
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = {{Start date|1948|03|27|df=y}}
|time =
|round = 25
|team1 = Colchester United
|score = 6–1
|report = [http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?frmListFilter=True&pg=match&pd=1022&fsea=7&fdfaShowAll=&fcomp1=2&fcomp1ShowAll=&frt=all&fhan=all&it=237 Report]
|team2 = [[Ebbsfleet United F.C.|Gravesend & Northfleet]]
|goals1 = [[Fred Cutting|Cutting]] {{goal|3||23}}<br />[[Arthur Turner (footballer, born 1921)|Turner]] {{goal|5}}<br />[[Bob Curry|Curry]] {{goal|25||25}}<br />[[Vic Keeble|Keeble]] {{goal|30}}
|goals2 = Elliott {{goal|68}}
|stadium = [[Layer Road]]
|location = [[Colchester]]
|attendance =
|referee =
|result  = W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = {{Start date|1948|03|29|df=y}}
|time =
|round = 26
|team1 = [[Guildford City F.C.|Guildford City]]
|score = 1–2
|report = [http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?frmListFilter=True&pg=match&pd=1022&fsea=7&fdfaShowAll=&fcomp1=2&fcomp1ShowAll=&frt=all&fhan=all&it=238 Report]
|team2 = Colchester United
|goals1 = Sutton {{goal|47}}
|goals2 = [[Arthur Turner (footballer, born 1921)|Turner]] {{goal|14}}<br />[[Fred Cutting|Cutting]] {{goal|65}}
|stadium = St Joseph's Road
|location = [[Guildford]]
|attendance = 8,400
|referee =
|result  = W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = {{Start date|1948|04|01|df=y}}
|time =
|round = 27
|team1 = Colchester United
|score = 6–1
|report = [http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?frmListFilter=True&pg=match&pd=1022&fsea=7&fdfaShowAll=&fcomp1=2&fcomp1ShowAll=&frt=all&fhan=all&it=239 Report]
|team2 = [[Dartford F.C.|Dartford]]
|goals1 = [[Arthur Turner (footballer, born 1921)|Turner]] {{goal}}{{goal}}{{goal}}{{goal}}<br />[[Vic Keeble|Keeble]] {{goal}}{{goal}}
|goals2 = Unknown goalscorer {{goal}}
|stadium = [[Layer Road]]
|location = [[Colchester]]
|attendance =
|referee =
|result  = W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = {{Start date|1948|04|03|df=y}}
|time =
|round = 28
|team1 = Colchester United
|score = 4–0
|report = [http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?frmListFilter=True&pg=match&pd=1022&fsea=7&fdfaShowAll=&fcomp1=2&fcomp1ShowAll=&frt=all&fhan=all&it=240 Report]
|team2 = [[Barry Town United F.C.|Barry Town]]
|goals1 = [[Arthur Turner (footballer, born 1921)|Turner]] {{goal}}{{goal}}{{goal}}<br />[[Bob Curry|Curry]] {{goal}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Layer Road]]
|location = [[Colchester]]
|attendance =
|referee =
|result  = W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = {{Start date|1948|04|10|df=y}}
|time =
|round = 29
|team1 = Colchester United
|score = 1–1
|report = [http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?frmListFilter=True&pg=match&pd=1022&fsea=7&fdfaShowAll=&fcomp1=2&fcomp1ShowAll=&frt=all&fhan=all&it=241 Report]
|team2 = [[Hereford United F.C.|Hereford United]]
|goals1 = [[Ted Fenton|Fenton]] {{goal|80}}
|goals2 = Unknown goalscorer {{goal|44|pen.}}
|stadium = [[Layer Road]]
|location = [[Colchester]]
|attendance =
|referee =
|result  = D
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = {{Start date|1948|04|14|df=y}}
|time =
|round = 30
|team1 = [[Exeter City F.C.|Exeter City Reserves]]
|score = 2–1
|report = [http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?frmListFilter=True&pg=match&pd=1022&fsea=7&fdfaShowAll=&fcomp1=2&fcomp1ShowAll=&frt=all&fhan=all&it=242 Report]
|team2 = Colchester United
|goals1 = Smart {{goal|5||23}}
|goals2 = Townrow {{goal}}
|stadium = [[St James Park (Exeter)|St James Park]]
|location = [[Exeter]]
|attendance =
|referee =
|result  = L
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = {{Start date|1948|04|17|df=y}}
|time =
|round = 31
|team1 = [[Gloucester City F.C.|Gloucester City]]
|score = 1–3
|report = [http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?frmListFilter=True&pg=match&pd=1022&fsea=7&fdfaShowAll=&fcomp1=2&fcomp1ShowAll=&frt=all&fhan=all&it=243 Report]
|team2 = Colchester United
|goals1 = Holland {{goal}}
|goals2 = [[Arthur Turner (footballer, born 1921)|Turner]] {{goal}}<br />[[Fred Cutting|Cutting]] {{goal}}<br />Cater {{goal}}
|stadium = Longlevens
|location = [[Gloucester]]
|attendance = 2,250
|referee =
|result  = W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = {{Start date|1948|04|21|df=y}}
|time =
|round = 32
|team1 = [[Chelmsford City F.C.|Chelmsford City]]
|score = 2–1
|report = [http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?frmListFilter=True&pg=match&pd=1022&fsea=7&fdfaShowAll=&fcomp1=2&fcomp1ShowAll=&frt=all&fhan=all&it=245 Report]
|team2 = Colchester United
|goals1 = Hurst {{goal|6}}<br />Foreman {{goal|54}}
|goals2 = [[Bob Curry|Curry]] {{goal|10}}
|stadium = New Writtle Street
|location = [[Chelmsford]]
|attendance =
|referee =
|result  = L
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = {{Start date|1948|04|24|df=y}}
|time =
|round = 33
|team1 = Colchester United
|score = 3–0
|report = [http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?frmListFilter=True&pg=match&pd=1022&fsea=7&fdfaShowAll=&fcomp1=2&fcomp1ShowAll=&frt=all&fhan=all&it=246 Report]
|team2 = [[Yeovil Town F.C.|Yeovil Town]]
|goals1 = [[Andy Brown (footballer, born 1915)|Brown]] {{goal}}<br />[[Arthur Turner (footballer, born 1921)|Turner]] {{goal}}<br />[[Bob Curry|Curry]] {{goal}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Layer Road]]
|location = [[Colchester]]
|attendance =
|referee =
|result  = W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = {{Start date|1948|05|01|df=y}}
|time =
|round = 34
|team1 = Colchester United
|score = 0–2
|report = [http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?frmListFilter=True&pg=match&pd=1022&fsea=7&fdfaShowAll=&fcomp1=2&fcomp1ShowAll=&frt=all&fhan=all&it=248 Report]
|team2 = [[Lovell's Athletic F.C.|Lovell's Athletic]]
|goals1 =
|goals2 = Holland {{goal}}{{goal}}
|stadium = [[Layer Road]]
|location = [[Colchester]]
|attendance = 6,582
|referee =
|result  = L
}}
===Southern League Cup===
{{football box collapsible
|date = {{Start date|1947|09|11|df=y}}
|time = 18:00
|round = 1
|team1 = Colchester United
|score = 3–0
|report = [http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?frmListFilter=True&pg=match&pd=1022&fsea=7&fdfaShowAll=&fcomp1=4&fcomp1ShowAll=&frt=all&fhan=all&it=204 Report]
|team2 = [[Chelmsford City F.C.|Chelmsford City]]
|goals1 = [[Dennis Hillman|Hillman]] {{goal|7}}<br />[[Ian Gillespie (footballer)|Gillespie]] {{goal}}<br />Cater {{goal}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Layer Road]]
|location = [[Colchester]]
|attendance = 11,419
|referee =
|result  = W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = {{Start date|1947|09|24|df=y}}
|time =
|round = 2
|team1 = [[Chelmsford City F.C.|Chelmsford City]]
|score = 1–2
|report = [http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?frmListFilter=True&pg=match&pd=1022&fsea=7&fdfaShowAll=&fcomp1=4&fcomp1ShowAll=&frt=all&fhan=all&it=205 Report]
|team2 = Colchester United
|goals1 = Foreman {{goal|58}}
|goals2 = [[Arthur Biggs|Biggs]] {{goal|50}}<br />Cater {{goal|72}}
|stadium = New Writtle Street
|location = [[Chelmsford]]
|attendance = 8,000
|referee =
|result  = W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = {{Start date|1947|10|16|df=y}}
|time =
|round = 3
|team1 = [[Bedford Town F.C.|Bedford Town]]
|score = 3–3
|report = [http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?frmListFilter=True&pg=match&pd=1022&fsea=7&fdfaShowAll=&fcomp1=4&fcomp1ShowAll=&frt=all&fhan=all&it=208 Report]
|team2 = Colchester United
|goals1 = Sayers {{goal|1}}<br />Campbell {{goal}}<br />Wilmott {{goal}}
|goals2 = [[Frank Rist|Rist]] {{goal|78|pen.}}<br />[[Bob Curry|Curry]] {{goal|90}}<br />[[Ted Fenton|Fenton]] {{goal}}
|stadium = The Eyrie
|location = [[Bedford]]
|attendance =
|referee =
|result  = D
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = {{Start date|1948|01|17|df=y}}
|time =
|round = 4
|team1 = Colchester United
|score = 4–0
|report = [http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?frmListFilter=True&pg=match&pd=1022&fsea=7&fdfaShowAll=&fcomp1=4&fcomp1ShowAll=&frt=all&fhan=all&it=223 Report]
|team2 = [[Bedford Town F.C.|Bedford Town]]
|goals1 = [[Vic Keeble|Keeble]] {{goal|20}}<br />[[Harry Bearryman|Bearryman]] {{goal|28}}<br />[[Fred Cutting|Cutting]] {{goal|45}}<br />Cater {{goal|60}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Layer Road]]
|location = [[Colchester]]
|attendance =
|referee =
|result  = W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = {{Start date|1948|03|04|df=y}}
|time =
|round = 5
|team1 = Colchester United
|score = 7–1
|report = [http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?frmListFilter=True&pg=match&pd=1022&fsea=7&fdfaShowAll=&fcomp1=4&fcomp1ShowAll=&frt=all&fhan=all&it=226 Report]
|team2 = [[Cheltenham Town F.C.|Cheltenham Town]]
|goals1 = [[Bob Curry|Curry]] {{goal}}{{goal}}{{goal}}<br />[[Fred Cutting|Cutting]] {{goal}}<br />[[Harry Bearryman|Bearryman]] {{goal}}<br />Cater {{goal}}{{goal}}
|goals2 = Unknown goalscorer {{goal}}
|stadium = [[Layer Road]]
|location = [[Colchester]]
|attendance =
|referee =
|result  = W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = {{Start date|1948|03|10|df=y}}
|time =
|round = 6
|team1 = [[Cheltenham Town F.C.|Cheltenham Town]]
|score = 0–4
|report = [http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?frmListFilter=True&pg=match&pd=1022&fsea=7&fdfaShowAll=&fcomp1=4&fcomp1ShowAll=&frt=all&fhan=all&it=228 Report]
|team2 = Colchester United
|goals1 =
|goals2 = [[Arthur Turner (footballer, born 1921)|Turner]] {{goal|30}}<br />Cater {{goal|40||89}}<br />Townrow {{goal|85}}
|stadium = [[Whaddon Road]]
|location = [[Cheltenham]]
|attendance =
|referee =
|result  = W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = {{Start date|1948|04|19|df=y}}
|time =
|round = Semi-final
|team1 = [[Ebbsfleet United F.C.|Gravesend & Northfleet]]
|score = 1–1
|report = [http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?frmListFilter=True&pg=match&pd=1022&fsea=7&fdfaShowAll=&fcomp1=4&fcomp1ShowAll=&frt=all&fhan=all&it=244 Report]
|team2 = Colchester United
|goals1 = Wipfler {{goal|30}}
|goals2 = [[Harry Bearryman|Bearryman]] {{goal}}
|stadium = [[Stonebridge Road]]
|location = [[Northfleet]]
|attendance =
|referee =
|result  = D
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = {{Start date|1948|04|26|df=y}}
|time =
|round = Semi-final replay
|team1 = Colchester United
|score = 3–1
|report = [http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?frmListFilter=True&pg=match&pd=1022&fsea=7&fdfaShowAll=&fcomp1=4&fcomp1ShowAll=&frt=all&fhan=all&it=247 Report]
|team2 = [[Ebbsfleet United F.C.|Gravesend & Northfleet]]
|goals1 = [[Bob Curry|Curry]] {{goal}}{{goal}}<br />Townrow {{goal}}
|goals2 = Unknown goalscorer {{goal}}
|stadium = [[Layer Road]]
|location = [[Colchester]]
|attendance =
|referee =
|result  = W
}}
===FA Cup===
{{Main|1947–48 FA Cup}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = {{Start date|1947|11|15|df=y}}
|time = 14:15
|round = [[1947–48 FA Cup qualifying rounds#4th Qualifying Round|4th qualifying round]]
|team1 = Colchester United
|score = 3–1
|report = [http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?frmListFilter=True&pg=match&pd=1022&fsea=7&fdfaShowAll=&fcomp1=5&fcomp1ShowAll=&frt=all&fhan=all&it=212 Report]
|team2 = [[Chelmsford City F.C.|Chelmsford City]]
|goals1 = [[Arthur Turner (footballer, born 1921)|Turner]] {{goal|11}}<br />[[Bob Curry|Curry]] {{goal}}{{goal}}
|goals2 = McClelland {{goal}}
|stadium = [[Layer Road]]
|location = [[Colchester]]
|attendance = 10,396
|referee =
|result  = W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = {{Start date|1947|11|29|df=y}}
|time = 14:00
|round = [[1947–48 FA Cup#First round proper|1st round]]
|team1 = Colchester United
|score = 2–1
|report = [http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?frmListFilter=True&pg=match&pd=1022&fsea=7&fdfaShowAll=&fcomp1=5&fcomp1ShowAll=&frt=all&fhan=all&it=214 Report]
|team2 = [[Banbury United F.C.|Banbury Spencer]]
|goals1 = [[Bob Curry|Curry]] {{goal|80}}<br />[[Andy Brown (footballer, born 1915)|Brown]] {{goal}}
|goals2 = North {{goal|16}}
|stadium = [[Layer Road]]
|location = [[Colchester]]
|attendance = 8,574
|referee =
|result  = W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = {{Start date|1947|12|13|df=y}}
|time = 14:00
|round = [[1947–48 FA Cup#Second round proper|2nd round]]
|team1 = Colchester United
|score = 1–0
|report = [http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?frmListFilter=True&pg=match&pd=1022&fsea=7&fdfaShowAll=&fcomp1=5&fcomp1ShowAll=&frt=all&fhan=all&it=216 Report]
|team2 = [[Wrexham A.F.C.|Wrexham]]
|goals1 = [[Bob Curry|Curry]] {{goal|72}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Layer Road]]
|location = [[Colchester]]
|attendance = 10,642
|referee = Phillips
|result  = W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = {{Start date|1948|01|10|df=y}}
|time = 14:15
|round = [[1947–48 FA Cup#Third round proper|3rd round]]
|team1 = Colchester United
|score = 1–0
|report = [http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?frmListFilter=True&pg=match&pd=1022&fsea=7&fdfaShowAll=&fcomp1=5&fcomp1ShowAll=&frt=all&fhan=all&it=222 Report]
|team2 = [[Huddersfield Town A.F.C.|Huddersfield Town]]
|goals1 = [[Bob Curry|Curry]] {{goal|70}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Layer Road]]
|location = [[Colchester]]
|attendance = 16,005
|referee = Reader
|result  = W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = {{Start date|1948|01|24|df=y}}
|time = 14:45
|round = [[1947–48 FA Cup#Fourth round proper|4th round]]
|team1 = Colchester United
|score = 3–2
|report = [http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?frmListFilter=True&pg=match&pd=1022&fsea=7&fdfaShowAll=&fcomp1=5&fcomp1ShowAll=&frt=all&fhan=all&it=224 Report]
|team2 = [[Bradford (Park Avenue) A.F.C.|Bradford Park Avenue]]
|goals1 = [[Bob Curry|Curry]] {{goal|16||19}}<br />[[Fred Cutting|Cutting]] {{goal|47}}
|goals2 = [[Billy Elliott (footballer)|Elliott]] {{goal|13}}<br />[[George Ainsley|Ainsley]] {{goal|28}}
|stadium = [[Layer Road]]
|location = [[Colchester]]
|attendance = 17,048
|referee =
|result  = W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = {{Start date|1948|02|07|df=y}}
|time =
|round = [[1947–48 FA Cup#Fifth round proper|5th round]]
|team1 = [[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]]
|score = 5–0
|report = [http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?frmListFilter=True&pg=match&pd=1022&fsea=7&fdfaShowAll=&fcomp1=5&fcomp1ShowAll=&frt=all&fhan=all&it=227 Report]
|team2 = Colchester United
|goals1 = [[Jimmy McIntosh|McIntosh]] {{goal}}{{goal}}<br />[[Stan Mortensen|Mortensen]] {{goal}}{{goal}}<br />[[Alex Munro (footballer, born 1912)|Munro]] {{goal}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Bloomfield Road]]
|location = [[Blackpool]]
|attendance = 29,500
|referee =
|result  = L
}}
==Squad statistics==
===Appearances and goals===
<ref name="apps"/><ref name="goals">{{cite web | url=http://coludata.co.uk/content.php?pg=goals&pd=1014#frmListFilter=True&pg=goals&pd=1014&fsea=7&fplist=all&flgcup=all&fcompstShowAll=&fdfaShowAll= | title=Goals | publisher=Coludata.co.uk |access-date=4 August 2015 }}</ref>
{{Efs start|Southern League|Southern League<br />Cup|FA Cup}}
{{Efs player|no=|name=John Le Mare|nat=ENG|pos=GK |4|0|1|0|0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=|name=Ernest Setchell|nat=ENG|pos=GK |2|0|0|0|0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=|name=[[Harry Wright (footballer, born 1909)|Harry Wright]]|nat=ENG|pos=GK |28|0|7|0|6|0}}
{{Efs player|no=|name=[[Bill Bower (footballer)|Bill Bower]]|nat=WAL|pos=DF |3|0|1|0|0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=|name=[[Aubrey Darmody]]|nat=WAL|pos=DF |3|0|0|0|0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=|name=[[Digger Kettle]]|nat=ENG|pos=DF |31|0|7|0|6|0}}
{{Efs player|no=|name=[[Albert Page]]|nat=ENG|pos=DF |6|0|2|0|0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=|name=[[Albert Walker (footballer)|Albert Walker]]|nat=ENG|pos=DF |2|0|1|0|0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=|name=[[Harry Bearryman]]|nat=ENG|pos=MF |32|2|8|3|6|0}}
{{Efs player|no=|name=[[Arthur Biggs]]|nat=ENG|pos=MF |8|1|1|1|1|0}}
{{Efs player|no=|name=[[Ted Fenton]]|nat=ENG|pos=MF |20|4|4|1|6|0}}
{{Efs player|no=|name=[[Frank Stamper]]|nat=ENG|pos=MF |4|0|2|0|0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=|name=[[Bob Allen (footballer, born 1916)|Bob Allen]]|nat=ENG|pos=FW |31|0|7|0|6|0}}
{{Efs player|no=|name=[[Andy Brown (footballer, born 1915)|Andy Brown]]|nat=SCO|pos=FW |28|2|8|0|6|1}}
{{Efs player|no=|name=Len Cater|nat=ENG|pos=FW |26|6|5|7|6|0}}
{{Efs player|no=|name=[[Bob Curry]]|nat=ENG|pos=FW |31|17|7|6|6|7}}
{{Efs player|no=|name=[[Fred Cutting]]|nat=ENG|pos=FW |23|12|3|2|5|1}}
{{Efs player|no=|name=[[Dennis Hillman]]|nat=ENG|pos=FW |27|5|6|1|5|0}}
{{Efs player|no=|name=[[Vic Keeble]]|nat=ENG|pos=FW |12|8|3|1|0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=|name=Ray Townrow|nat=ENG|pos=FW |8|3|3|2|0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=|name=[[Arthur Turner (footballer, born 1921)|Arthur Turner]]|nat=ENG|pos=FW |30|25|7|1|6|1}}
|-
!colspan="14"|''Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season''
{{Efs player|no=|name=[[Frank Rist]]|nat=ENG|pos=DF |10|0|3|1|0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=|name=John Leah|nat=ENG|pos=MF |1|0|0|0|0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=|name=[[Ian Gillespie (footballer)|Ian Gillespie]]|nat=ENG|pos=FW |0|0|1|1|0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=|name=Taffy Williams|nat=ENG|pos=FW |4|0|1|0|1|0}}
|}
===Goalscorers===
<ref name="goals"/>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%; width:100%;"
|-
! style="background:#2191CC; color:white; border:1px solid #F7C408; text-align:center;"| Place
! style="background:#2191CC; color:white; border:1px solid #F7C408; text-align:center;"| Nationality
! style="background:#2191CC; color:white; border:1px solid #F7C408; text-align:center;"| Position
! style="background:#2191CC; color:white; border:1px solid #F7C408; text-align:center;"| Name
! style="background:#2191CC; color:white; border:1px solid #F7C408; text-align:center;"| Southern League
! style="background:#2191CC; color:white; border:1px solid #F7C408; text-align:center;"| Southern League Cup
! style="background:#2191CC; color:white; border:1px solid #F7C408; text-align:center;"| FA Cup
! style="background:#2191CC; color:white; border:1px solid #F7C408; text-align:center;"| Total
|-
|1
|{{Flagicon|ENG}}
|IF
|align="left"|[[Bob Curry]]
|17
|6
|7
|'''30'''
|-
|2
|{{Flagicon|ENG}}
|CF
|align="left"|[[Arthur Turner (footballer, born 1921)|Arthur Turner]]
|25
|1
|1
|'''27'''
|-
|3
|{{Flagicon|ENG}}
|IF
|align="left"|[[Fred Cutting]]
|12
|2
|1
|'''15'''
|-
|4
|{{Flagicon|ENG}}
|CF
|align="left"|Len Cater
|6
|7
|0
|'''13'''
|-
|5
|{{Flagicon|ENG}}
|CF
|align="left"|[[Vic Keeble]]
|8
|1
|0
|'''9'''
|-
|6
|{{Flagicon|ENG}}
|WG
|align="left"|[[Dennis Hillman]]
|5
|1
|0
|'''6'''
|-
|rowspan="3"|7
|{{Flagicon|ENG}}
|WH
|align="left"|[[Harry Bearryman]]
|2
|3
|0
|'''5'''
|-
|{{Flagicon|ENG}}
|WH
|align="left"|[[Ted Fenton]]
|4
|1
|0
|'''5'''
|-
|{{Flagicon|ENG}}
|IR
|align="left"|Ray Townrow
|3
|2
|0
|'''5'''
|-
|10
|{{Flagicon|SCO}}
|IF
|align="left"|[[Andy Brown (footballer, born 1915)|Andy Brown]]
|2
|0
|1
|'''3'''
|-
|11
|{{Flagicon|ENG}}
|WH
|align="left"|[[Arthur Biggs]]
|1
|1
|0
|'''2'''
|-
|rowspan="2"|12
|{{Flagicon|ENG}}
|IF
|align="left"|[[Ian Gillespie (footballer)|Ian Gillespie]]
|0
|1
|0
|'''1'''
|-
|{{Flagicon|ENG}}
|CB
|align="left"|[[Frank Rist]]
|0
|1
|0
|'''1'''
|-
|colspan="3"|
|'''Own goals'''
|3
|0
|0
|'''3'''
|-
|colspan="3"|
|'''TOTALS'''
|88
|27
|10
|'''125'''
|}
===Captains===
Number of games played as [[Captain (association football)|team captain]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.coludata.co.uk/content.php?pg=match&pd=1022#frmft=True&pg=match&pd=1022&fsea=7&fdfaShowAll=&fcomp1ShowAll=&frt=all&fhan=all |title=All matches |publisher=Coludata.co.uk |access-date=4 February 2016 }}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%; width:100%;"
|-
! style="background:#2191CC; color:white; border:1px solid #F7C408; text-align:center;"| Place
! style="background:#2191CC; color:white; border:1px solid #F7C408; text-align:center;"| Nationality
! style="background:#2191CC; color:white; border:1px solid #F7C408; text-align:center;"| Position
! style="background:#2191CC; color:white; border:1px solid #F7C408; text-align:center;"| Player
! style="background:#2191CC; color:white; border:1px solid #F7C408; text-align:center;"| Southern League
! style="background:#2191CC; color:white; border:1px solid #F7C408; text-align:center;"| Southern League Cup
! style="background:#2191CC; color:white; border:1px solid #F7C408; text-align:center;"| FA Cup
! style="background:#2191CC; color:white; border:1px solid #F7C408; text-align:center;"| Total
|-
|1
|{{Flagicon|ENG}}
|IF
|align="left"|[[Bob Curry]]
|15
|3
|3
|'''21'''
|-
|colspan="3"|
|{{align|left|'''Not recorded'''}}
|19
|3
|5
|'''27'''
|-
|colspan="3"|
|'''TOTALS'''
|'''34'''
|'''6'''
|'''8'''
|'''48'''
|}
===Clean sheets===
Number of games goalkeepers kept a [[Shutout|clean sheet]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://coludata.co.uk/content.php?pg=cleansheets&pd=1035#frmft=True&pg=cleansheets&pd=1035&fsea=7&fplist=all&flgcup=all&fcompstShowAll=&fdfa=1 |title=Clean sheets (1st team) |publisher=Coludata.co.uk |access-date=22 June 2017 }}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%; width:100%;"
|-
! style="background:#2191CC; color:white; border:1px solid #F7C408; text-align:center;"| Place
! style="background:#2191CC; color:white; border:1px solid #F7C408; text-align:center;"| Nationality
! style="background:#2191CC; color:white; border:1px solid #F7C408; text-align:center;"| Player
! style="background:#2191CC; color:white; border:1px solid #F7C408; text-align:center;"| Southern League
! style="background:#2191CC; color:white; border:1px solid #F7C408; text-align:center;"| Southern League Cup
! style="background:#2191CC; color:white; border:1px solid #F7C408; text-align:center;"| FA Cup
! style="background:#2191CC; color:white; border:1px solid #F7C408; text-align:center;"| Total
|-
|1
|{{Flagicon|ENG}}
|align="left"|[[Harry Wright (footballer, born 1909)|Harry Wright]]
|7
|2
|2
|'''11'''
|-
|2
|{{Flagicon|ENG}}
|align="left"|John Le Mare
|1
|1
|0
|'''2'''
|-
|3
|{{Flagicon|ENG}}
|align="left"|Ernest Setchell
|1
|0
|0
|'''1'''
|-
|colspan="2"|
|'''TOTALS'''
|'''9'''
|'''3'''
|'''2'''
|'''14'''
|}
===Player debuts===
Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://coludaybyday.co.uk/Statistics/Player%20Stats/PlayersDebuts/Alldebut.html |title=Alltime- List of Debuts |publisher=Coludaybyday.co.uk |access-date=20 July 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626101319/http://coludaybyday.co.uk/Statistics/Player%20Stats/PlayersDebuts/Alldebut.html |archive-date=26 June 2015 }}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%; width:100%;"
|-
! style="background:#2191CC; color:white; border:1px solid #F7C408; text-align:center;"| Position
! style="background:#2191CC; color:white; border:1px solid #F7C408; text-align:center;"| Nationality
! style="background:#2191CC; color:white; border:1px solid #F7C408; text-align:center;"| Player
! style="background:#2191CC; color:white; border:1px solid #F7C408; text-align:center;"| Date
! style="background:#2191CC; color:white; border:1px solid #F7C408; text-align:center;"| Opponent
! style="background:#2191CC; color:white; border:1px solid #F7C408; text-align:center;"| Ground
! style="background:#2191CC; color:white; border:1px solid #F7C408; text-align:center;"| Notes
|-
|WH
|{{flagicon|ENG}}
|[[Harry Bearryman]]
|30 August 1947
|[[Bedford Town F.C.|Bedford Town]]
|The Eyrie
|
|-
|CB
|{{flagicon|ENG}}
|[[Frank Rist]]
|30 August 1947
|Bedford Town
|The Eyrie
|
|-
|WG
|{{flagicon|ENG}}
|[[Bob Allen (footballer, born 1916)|Bob Allen]]
|30 August 1947
|Bedford Town
|The Eyrie
|
|-
|IF
|{{flagicon|SCO}}
|[[Andy Brown (footballer, born 1915)|Andy Brown]]
|30 August 1947
|Bedford Town
|The Eyrie
|
|-
|CF
|{{flagicon|ENG}}
|[[Vic Keeble]]
|30 August 1947
|Bedford Town
|The Eyrie
|
|-
|WG
|{{flagicon|ENG}}
|Taffy Williams
|27 September 1947
|[[Yeovil Town F.C.|Yeovil Town]]
|[[Huish Athletic Ground]]
|
|-
|IF
|{{flagicon|ENG}}
|[[Fred Cutting]]
|29 November 1947
|[[Banbury United F.C.|Banbury Spencer]]
|[[Layer Road]]
|
|-
|GK
|{{flagicon|ENG}}
|John Le Mare
|6 December 1947
|[[Barry Town United F.C.|Barry Town]]
|[[Jenner Park Stadium]]
|
|-
|IR
|{{flagicon|ENG}}
|Ray Townrow
|17 January 1948
|Bedford Town
|Layer Road
|
|-
|FB
|{{flagicon|WAL}}
|[[Aubrey Darmody]]
|29 March 1948
|[[Guildford City F.C.|Guildford City]]
|St Joseph's Road
|
|-
|GK
|{{flagicon|ENG}}
|Ernest Setchell
|24 April 1948
|Yeovil Town
|Layer Road
|
|}
==See also==
*[[List of Colchester United F.C. seasons]]
==References==
===General===
{{cite book |last1=Whitehead |first1=Jeff |last2=Drury |first2=Kevin |title=The Who's Who of Colchester United: The Layer Road Years |year=2008 |publisher=Breedon Books |location=Derby |isbn=978-1-85983-629-3 }}
===Specific===
{{reflist|2}}
{{Colchester United F.C. seasons}}
{{1947–48 in English football}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Colchester United F.C. Season 1947-48}}
[[Category:Colchester United F.C. seasons|1947-48]]
[[Category:English football clubs 1947–48 season]]