1947–48 Colchester United F.C. season

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Colchester United
1947–48 season
ChairmanBill Allen[1]
ManagerTed Fenton
(until June 1948)
StadiumLayer Road
Southern League4th
FA Cup5th round
(eliminated by
Blackpool)
Southern League CupRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague:
Arthur Turner (25)
All:
Bob Curry (30)
Highest home attendance17,048
v Bradford Park Avenue, 24 January 1948[2]
Lowest home attendance4,665
v Bedford Town, 20 December 1947[3]
Average home league attendance9,231[4]
Biggest win8–0
v Gloucester City, 6 September 1947
Biggest defeat0–5
v Blackpool, 7 February 1948

The 1947–48 season was Colchester United's sixth season in their history and their sixth in the Southern League. Alongside competing in the Southern League, the club also participated in the FA Cup and Southern League Cup. The season was most notable for Colchester's run in the FA Cup, where they defeated three Football League clubs as they progressed to the fifth round, before being beaten 5–0 by First Division side 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 season, but this number was reduced to 17 for the 1947–48 campaign, while signings such as 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 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 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 Spencer. Third Division North side 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 of the First Division, that would taste defeat at the hands of the 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 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 Second Division 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 were drawn as hosts to Fenton's side. With the effects of the 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:

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 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. They also reached the final of the 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 during the summer of 1948, a role which he could not refuse.[5]

Players

As of match played 1 May 1948.[6]
Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee
Goalkeepers
John Le Mare GK England Ipswich (1926-04-15)15 April 1926 (aged 21) 0 0 England Woodbridge Town November 1947 Free transfer
Ernest Setchell GK England Hammersmith (1928-03-09)9 March 1928 (aged 19) 0 0 England Dartford 5 June 1947 Free transfer
Harry Wright GK England Tottenham (1909-06-03)3 June 1909 (aged 37) 23 0 England Chelmsford City 11 July 1946 Free transfer
Defenders
Bill Bower FB Wales Wrexham (1911-11-17)17 November 1911 (aged 35) 69 1 England Millwall 28 November 1945 Free transfer
Aubrey Darmody FB Wales Swansea (1921-03-17)17 March 1921 (aged 26) 0 0 England Norwich City 28 July 1947 Free transfer
Digger Kettle FB England Colchester (1922-06-03)3 June 1922 (aged 24) 16 1 England Arclight Sports September 1946 Free transfer
Albert Page CB England Walthamstow (1916-03-18)18 March 1916 (aged 31) 12 0 England Tottenham Hotspur 26 March 1947 Free transfer
Albert Walker FB England Little Lever (1910-02-04)4 February 1910 (aged 37) 36 0 England Doncaster Rovers 30 May 1946 Free transfer
Midfielders
Harry Bearryman WH England Wandsworth (1924-09-26)26 September 1924 (aged 22) 0 0 England Chelsea 4 July 1947 Free transfer
Arthur Biggs WH England Wootton (1915-05-26)26 May 1915 (aged 32) 4 2 England Bedford Town 7 May 1947 Free transfer
Ted Fenton WH England Forest Gate (1914-11-07)7 November 1914 (aged 32) 36 2 England West Ham United 15 April 1946 Free transfer
Frank Stamper WH/IR England Hartlepool (1926-02-22)22 February 1926 (aged 21) 2 0 Colchester Garrison Army Fire Fighting Centre 3 March 1947 Free transfer
Forwards
Bob Allen WG England Bromley-by-Bow (1916-10-11)11 October 1916 (aged 30) 0 0 England Gainsborough Trinity 13 June 1946 Free transfer
Andy Brown IF Scotland Coatbridge (1915-02-20)20 February 1915 (aged 32) 0 0 England Torquay United 17 June 1947 Free transfer
Len Cater CF England Colchester 39 13 Free agent 6 June 1946 Free transfer
Bob Curry IF England Gateshead (1918-11-02)2 November 1918 (aged 28) 39 19 England Northampton Town 13 June 1947 Free transfer
Fred Cutting IF England North Walsham (1921-12-04)4 December 1921 (aged 25) 0 0 England Norwich City 6 December 1947[lower-alpha 1] Free transfer
Ian Gillespie IF England Plymouth (1913-05-06)6 May 1913 (aged 34) 5 1 England Ipswich Town 15 May 1947 Free transfer
Dennis Hillman WG England Southend-on-Sea (1918-11-27)27 November 1918 (aged 28) 34 7 England Brighton & Hove Albion 21 September 1946 Free transfer
Vic Keeble CF England Colchester (1930-06-25)25 June 1930 (aged 16) 0 0 England King George Youth Club 23 May 1947 £10
Bob Neville OL 7 2 England Rowhedge October 1946 Free transfer
Ray Townrow IR England West Ham 0 0 England Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 January 1948 Free transfer
Arthur Turner CF England Poplar (1921-01-22)22 January 1921 (aged 26) 32 24 England Charlton Athletic September 1946 Free transfer
  1. ↑ Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club

Transfers

In

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
23 May 1947 CF England Vic Keeble England King George Youth Club £10 [7]
5 June 1947 GK England Ernest Setchell England Dartford Free transfer [8]
13 June 1947 WG England Bob Allen England Northampton Town Free transfer [9]
17 June 1947 IF Scotland Andy Brown England Torquay United Free transfer [10]
26 June 1947 CB England Frank Rist England Charlton Athletic Free transfer [11]
4 July 1947 WH England Harry Bearryman England Chelsea Free transfer [12]
28 July 1947 FB Wales Aubrey Darmody England Norwich City Free transfer [13]
13 September 1947 WG England Taffy Williams England Northampton Town Free transfer [14]
November 1947 GK England John Le Mare England Woodbridge Town Free transfer [15]
6 December 1947 IF England Fred Cutting England Norwich City Free transfer [16][lower-alpha 1]
2 January 1948 IR England Ray Townrow England Wolverhampton Wanderers Free transfer [17]
  1. ↑ Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club

Out

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
End of season LW England Bob Hutchings Free agent Released [18]
End of season IF England Trevor Smith England Watford Free transfer [19]
July 1947 GK England Peter Chiswick England West Ham United Free transfer [20]
June 1947 OL Scotland Alan Ross England Brantham Athletic Player-coach [21]
September 1947 CB Bob Harding Free agent Released [22]
9 October 1947 CF England Dennis Cant England Clacton Town Free transfer [23]
December 1947 GK John Jelly England Colchester Casuals Free transfer [24]
1 December 1947 CF Bob Hodgson England Brightlingsea United Manager [25]
27 December 1947 RH England John Leah Free agent Retired [26][lower-alpha 1]
17 March 1948 WG England Taffy Williams England Chingford Town Free transfer [14][lower-alpha 1]
21 April 1948 CB England Frank Rist England Tonbridge Angels Free transfer [11][lower-alpha 1]
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Date of departure refers to the date of the player's final game for the club

Match details

Friendlies

23 August 1947 (1947-08-23) Friendly Colchester United 3–2 Netherlands PEC Zwolle Colchester
Turner File:Soccerball shade.svg (pen.)
Allen File:Soccerball shade.svg
Curry File:Soccerball shade.svg		 Report Doorneweert File:Soccerball shade.svg
Maaiste File:Soccerball shade.svg		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,200
20 September 1947 (1947-09-20) Friendly Colchester United 1–1 Chelsea Reserves Colchester
15:15 Unknown goalscorer File:Soccerball shade.svg Report Unknown goalscorer File:Soccerball shade.svg Stadium: Layer Road
25 October 1947 (1947-10-25) Friendly Colchester United 6–0 Charlton AthleticReserves Colchester
Turner File:Soccerball shade.svg
Curry File:Soccerball shade.svgFile:Soccerball shade.svgFile:Soccerball shade.svg
Hillman File:Soccerball shade.svg
Cater File:Soccerball shade.svg		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,004
30 April 1948 (1948-04-30) Friendly Arsenal 3–0 Colchester United Highbury
18:00 Rooke File:Soccerball shade.svg 35', 86'
Roper File:Soccerball shade.svg 66'		 Report Stadium: Arsenal Stadium
Attendance: 35,000

Southern League

Main article: 1947–48 Southern Football League

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts
2 Gillingham 34 21 5 8 81 43 1.884 47
3 Worcester City 34 21 3 10 74 45 1.644 45
4 Colchester United 34 17 10 7 88 41 2.146 44
5 Hereford United 34 16 10 8 77 53 1.453 42
6 Lovells Athletic 34 17 6 11 74 50 1.480 40
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.

Matches

30 August 1947 (1947-08-30) 1 Bedford Town 1–5 Colchester United Bedford
Reid File:Soccerball shade.svg Report Keeble File:Soccerball shade.svg 52', 55'File:Soccerball shade.svg
Cater File:Soccerball shade.svg 62'File:Soccerball shade.svg		 Stadium: The Eyrie
6 September 1947 (1947-09-06) 2 Colchester United 8–0 Gloucester City Colchester
Hillman File:Soccerball shade.svg 3', 68'File:Soccerball shade.svg
Turner File:Soccerball shade.svg 67'File:Soccerball shade.svg
Biggs File:Soccerball shade.svg
Curry File:Soccerball shade.svg
Cater File:Soccerball shade.svg		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 11,419
13 September 1947 (1947-09-13) 3 Hereford United 0–0 Colchester United Hereford
Report Stadium: Edgar Street
27 September 1947 (1947-09-27) 4 Yeovil Town 2–0 Colchester United Yeovil
Swinfen File:Soccerball shade.svg 10', 30' Report Stadium: Huish Athletic Ground
11 October 1947 (1947-10-11) 5 Colchester United 4–2 Bath City Colchester
15:00 Turner File:Soccerball shade.svg 23', 24'
Owens File:Soccerball shade.svg (o.g.)
Hillman File:Soccerball shade.svg		 Report Merritt File:Soccerball shade.svgFile:Soccerball shade.svg Stadium: Layer Road
18 October 1947 (1947-10-18) 6 Colchester United 1–3 Worcester City Colchester
Turner File:Soccerball shade.svg Report Godfrey File:Soccerball shade.svg
Jackman File:Soccerball shade.svg
Medd File:Soccerball shade.svg		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 6,798
1 November 1947 (1947-11-01) 7 Colchester United 5–0 Torquay United Reserves Colchester
14:45 Turner File:Soccerball shade.svgFile:Soccerball shade.svgFile:Soccerball shade.svg
Curry File:Soccerball shade.svg
Fenton File:Soccerball shade.svg		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 6,330
8 November 1947 (1947-11-08) 8 Gravesend & Northfleet 1–2 Colchester United Northfleet
Wakeman File:Soccerball shade.svg Report Cater File:Soccerball shade.svg
Fenton File:Soccerball shade.svg		 Stadium: Stonebridge Road
22 November 1947 (1947-11-22) 9 Colchester United 1–1 Merthyr Tydfil Colchester
14:45 Turner File:Soccerball shade.svg (pen.) Report Carr File:Soccerball shade.svg Stadium: Layer Road
6 December 1947 (1947-12-06) 10 Barry Town 2–5 Colchester United Barry
Allen File:Soccerball shade.svg 42' (o.g.)
Brown File:Soccerball shade.svg		 Report Curry File:Soccerball shade.svg 35'File:Soccerball shade.svgFile:Soccerball shade.svg
Keeble File:Soccerball shade.svg 43'
Cutting File:Soccerball shade.svg		 Stadium: Jenner Park Stadium
20 December 1947 (1947-12-20) 11 Colchester United 3–0 Bedford Town Colchester
14:15 Curry File:Soccerball shade.svg 8'File:Soccerball shade.svg
Turner File:Soccerball shade.svg 10'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,665
25 December 1947 (1947-12-25) 12 Colchester United 3–0 Gillingham Colchester
11:00 Turner File:Soccerball shade.svg 8'File:Soccerball shade.svg
Curry File:Soccerball shade.svg 30'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 7,207
26 December 1947 (1947-12-26) 13 Gillingham 2–2 Colchester United Gillingham
Boswell File:Soccerball shade.svg 25'
Warsop File:Soccerball shade.svg 80'		 Report Turner File:Soccerball shade.svg 18'
Curry File:Soccerball shade.svg 30'		 Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 12,500
27 December 1947 (1947-12-27) 14 Cheltenham Town 5–2 Colchester United Cheltenham
Page File:Soccerball shade.svg 25' (o.g.)
Crowe File:Soccerball shade.svg 26'
Le Mare File:Soccerball shade.svg 50' (o.g.)
Goring File:Soccerball shade.svg
Green File:Soccerball shade.svg		 Report Keeble File:Soccerball shade.svg 12'
Curry File:Soccerball shade.svg 55'		 Stadium: Whaddon Road
3 January 1948 (1948-01-03) 15 Colchester United 1–2 Cheltenham Town Colchester
14:15 Fenton File:Soccerball shade.svg 19' Report Goring File:Soccerball shade.svgFile:Soccerball shade.svg Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 6,508
31 January 1948 (1948-01-31) 16 Torquay United Reserves 1–1 Colchester United Torquay
Griffiths File:Soccerball shade.svg 30' Report Cutting File:Soccerball shade.svg 22' Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 4,221
14 February 1948 (1948-02-14) 17 Colchester United 6–0 Exeter City Reserves Colchester
Rowe File:Soccerball shade.svg (o.g.)
Turner File:Soccerball shade.svg
Curry File:Soccerball shade.svgFile:Soccerball shade.svg
Cutting File:Soccerball shade.svgFile:Soccerball shade.svg		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
21 February 1948 (1948-02-21) 18 Merthyr Tydfil 1–1 Colchester United Merthyr Tydfil
Unknown goalscorer File:Soccerball shade.svg Report Cutting File:Soccerball shade.svg Stadium: Penydarren Park
28 February 1948 (1948-02-28) 19 Lovell's Athletic 2–2 Colchester United Newport
Edmunds File:Soccerball shade.svg (pen.)
Wood File:Soccerball shade.svg		 Report Townrow File:Soccerball shade.svgFile:Soccerball shade.svg Stadium: Rexville
Attendance: 7,000
6 March 1948 (1948-03-06) 20 Worcester City 2–4 Colchester United Worcester
White File:Soccerball shade.svg 84'
Jackman File:Soccerball shade.svg		 Report Cater File:Soccerball shade.svg 13'
Hillman File:Soccerball shade.svg 30'
Woolacott File:Soccerball shade.svg (o.g.)
Cutting File:Soccerball shade.svg		 Stadium: St George's Lane
13 March 1948 (1948-03-13) 21 Bath City 1–1 Colchester United Bath
Marshall File:Soccerball shade.svg 25' (pen.) Report Brown File:Soccerball shade.svg Stadium: Twerton Park
17 March 1948 (1948-03-17) 22 Dartford 1–1 Colchester United Dartford
Parker File:Soccerball shade.svg 44' Report Bearryman File:Soccerball shade.svg 79' Stadium: Watling Street
Attendance: 5,000
20 March 1948 (1948-03-20) 23 Colchester United 2–0 Chelmsford City Colchester
Cutting File:Soccerball shade.svgFile:Soccerball shade.svg Report Stadium: Layer Road
26 March 1948 (1948-03-26) 24 Colchester United 1–1 Guildford City Colchester
Bearryman File:Soccerball shade.svg 43' Report Sperrin File:Soccerball shade.svg 75' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 10,440
27 March 1948 (1948-03-27) 25 Colchester United 6–1 Gravesend & Northfleet Colchester
Cutting File:Soccerball shade.svg 3', 23'
Turner File:Soccerball shade.svg 5'
Curry File:Soccerball shade.svg 25', 25'
Keeble File:Soccerball shade.svg 30'		 Report Elliott File:Soccerball shade.svg 68' Stadium: Layer Road
29 March 1948 (1948-03-29) 26 Guildford City 1–2 Colchester United Guildford
Sutton File:Soccerball shade.svg 47' Report Turner File:Soccerball shade.svg 14'
Cutting File:Soccerball shade.svg 65'		 Stadium: St Joseph's Road
Attendance: 8,400
1 April 1948 (1948-04-01) 27 Colchester United 6–1 Dartford Colchester
Turner File:Soccerball shade.svgFile:Soccerball shade.svgFile:Soccerball shade.svgFile:Soccerball shade.svg
Keeble File:Soccerball shade.svgFile:Soccerball shade.svg		 Report Unknown goalscorer File:Soccerball shade.svg Stadium: Layer Road
3 April 1948 (1948-04-03) 28 Colchester United 4–0 Barry Town Colchester
Turner File:Soccerball shade.svgFile:Soccerball shade.svgFile:Soccerball shade.svg
Curry File:Soccerball shade.svg		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
10 April 1948 (1948-04-10) 29 Colchester United 1–1 Hereford United Colchester
Fenton File:Soccerball shade.svg 80' Report Unknown goalscorer File:Soccerball shade.svg 44' (pen.) Stadium: Layer Road
14 April 1948 (1948-04-14) 30 Exeter City Reserves 2–1 Colchester United Exeter
Smart File:Soccerball shade.svg 5', 23' Report Townrow File:Soccerball shade.svg Stadium: St James Park
17 April 1948 (1948-04-17) 31 Gloucester City 1–3 Colchester United Gloucester
Holland File:Soccerball shade.svg Report Turner File:Soccerball shade.svg
Cutting File:Soccerball shade.svg
Cater File:Soccerball shade.svg		 Stadium: Longlevens
Attendance: 2,250
21 April 1948 (1948-04-21) 32 Chelmsford City 2–1 Colchester United Chelmsford
Hurst File:Soccerball shade.svg 6'
Foreman File:Soccerball shade.svg 54'		 Report Curry File:Soccerball shade.svg 10' Stadium: New Writtle Street
24 April 1948 (1948-04-24) 33 Colchester United 3–0 Yeovil Town Colchester
Brown File:Soccerball shade.svg
Turner File:Soccerball shade.svg
Curry File:Soccerball shade.svg		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
1 May 1948 (1948-05-01) 34 Colchester United 0–2 Lovell's Athletic Colchester
Report Holland File:Soccerball shade.svgFile:Soccerball shade.svg Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 6,582

Southern League Cup

11 September 1947 (1947-09-11) 1 Colchester United 3–0 Chelmsford City Colchester
18:00 Hillman File:Soccerball shade.svg 7'
Gillespie File:Soccerball shade.svg
Cater File:Soccerball shade.svg		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 11,419
24 September 1947 (1947-09-24) 2 Chelmsford City 1–2 Colchester United Chelmsford
Foreman File:Soccerball shade.svg 58' Report Biggs File:Soccerball shade.svg 50'
Cater File:Soccerball shade.svg 72'		 Stadium: New Writtle Street
Attendance: 8,000
16 October 1947 (1947-10-16) 3 Bedford Town 3–3 Colchester United Bedford
Sayers File:Soccerball shade.svg 1'
Campbell File:Soccerball shade.svg
Wilmott File:Soccerball shade.svg		 Report Rist File:Soccerball shade.svg 78' (pen.)
Curry File:Soccerball shade.svg 90'
Fenton File:Soccerball shade.svg		 Stadium: The Eyrie
17 January 1948 (1948-01-17) 4 Colchester United 4–0 Bedford Town Colchester
Keeble File:Soccerball shade.svg 20'
Bearryman File:Soccerball shade.svg 28'
Cutting File:Soccerball shade.svg 45'
Cater File:Soccerball shade.svg 60'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
4 March 1948 (1948-03-04) 5 Colchester United 7–1 Cheltenham Town Colchester
Curry File:Soccerball shade.svgFile:Soccerball shade.svgFile:Soccerball shade.svg
Cutting File:Soccerball shade.svg
Bearryman File:Soccerball shade.svg
Cater File:Soccerball shade.svgFile:Soccerball shade.svg		 Report Unknown goalscorer File:Soccerball shade.svg Stadium: Layer Road
10 March 1948 (1948-03-10) 6 Cheltenham Town 0–4 Colchester United Cheltenham
Report Turner File:Soccerball shade.svg 30'
Cater File:Soccerball shade.svg 40', 89'
Townrow File:Soccerball shade.svg 85'		 Stadium: Whaddon Road
19 April 1948 (1948-04-19) Semi-final Gravesend & Northfleet 1–1 Colchester United Northfleet
Wipfler File:Soccerball shade.svg 30' Report Bearryman File:Soccerball shade.svg Stadium: Stonebridge Road
26 April 1948 (1948-04-26) Semi-final replay Colchester United 3–1 Gravesend & Northfleet Colchester
Curry File:Soccerball shade.svgFile:Soccerball shade.svg
Townrow File:Soccerball shade.svg		 Report Unknown goalscorer File:Soccerball shade.svg Stadium: Layer Road

FA Cup

Main article: 1947–48 FA Cup
15 November 1947 (1947-11-15) 4th qualifying round Colchester United 3–1 Chelmsford City Colchester
14:15 Turner File:Soccerball shade.svg 11'
Curry File:Soccerball shade.svgFile:Soccerball shade.svg		 Report McClelland File:Soccerball shade.svg Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 10,396
29 November 1947 (1947-11-29) 1st round Colchester United 2–1 Banbury Spencer Colchester
14:00 Curry File:Soccerball shade.svg 80'
Brown File:Soccerball shade.svg		 Report North File:Soccerball shade.svg 16' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 8,574
13 December 1947 (1947-12-13) 2nd round Colchester United 1–0 Wrexham Colchester
14:00 Curry File:Soccerball shade.svg 72' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 10,642
Referee: Phillips
10 January 1948 (1948-01-10) 3rd round Colchester United 1–0 Huddersfield Town Colchester
14:15 Curry File:Soccerball shade.svg 70' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 16,005
Referee: Reader
24 January 1948 (1948-01-24) 4th round Colchester United 3–2 Bradford Park Avenue Colchester
14:45 Curry File:Soccerball shade.svg 16', 19'
Cutting File:Soccerball shade.svg 47'		 Report Elliott File:Soccerball shade.svg 13'
Ainsley File:Soccerball shade.svg 28'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 17,048
7 February 1948 (1948-02-07) 5th round Blackpool 5–0 Colchester United Blackpool
McIntosh File:Soccerball shade.svgFile:Soccerball shade.svg
Mortensen File:Soccerball shade.svgFile:Soccerball shade.svg
Munro File:Soccerball shade.svg		 Report Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 29,500

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

[6][27]

No. Pos Nat Player Total Southern League Southern League
Cup		 FA Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK England ENG John Le Mare 5 0 4 0 1 0 0 0
GK England ENG Ernest Setchell 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
GK England ENG Harry Wright 41 0 28 0 7 0 6 0
DF Wales WAL Bill Bower 4 0 3 0 1 0 0 0
DF Wales WAL Aubrey Darmody 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
DF England ENG Digger Kettle 44 0 31 0 7 0 6 0
DF England ENG Albert Page 8 0 6 0 2 0 0 0
DF England ENG Albert Walker 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0
MF England ENG Harry Bearryman 46 5 32 2 8 3 6 0
MF England ENG Arthur Biggs 10 2 8 1 1 1 1 0
MF England ENG Ted Fenton 30 5 20 4 4 1 6 0
MF England ENG Frank Stamper 6 0 4 0 2 0 0 0
FW England ENG Bob Allen 44 0 31 0 7 0 6 0
FW Scotland SCO Andy Brown 42 3 28 2 8 0 6 1
FW England ENG Len Cater 37 13 26 6 5 7 6 0
FW England ENG Bob Curry 44 30 31 17 7 6 6 7
FW England ENG Fred Cutting 31 15 23 12 3 2 5 1
FW England ENG Dennis Hillman 38 6 27 5 6 1 5 0
FW England ENG Vic Keeble 15 9 12 8 3 1 0 0
FW England ENG Ray Townrow 11 5 8 3 3 2 0 0
FW England ENG Arthur Turner 43 27 30 25 7 1 6 1
Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season
DF England ENG Frank Rist 13 1 10 0 3 1 0 0
MF England ENG John Leah 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
FW England ENG Ian Gillespie 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0
FW England ENG Taffy Williams 6 0 4 0 1 0 1 0

Goalscorers

[27]

Place Nationality Position Name Southern League Southern League Cup FA Cup Total
1 England IF Bob Curry 17 6 7 30
2 England CF Arthur Turner 25 1 1 27
3 England IF Fred Cutting 12 2 1 15
4 England CF Len Cater 6 7 0 13
5 England CF Vic Keeble 8 1 0 9
6 England WG Dennis Hillman 5 1 0 6
7 England WH Harry Bearryman 2 3 0 5
England WH Ted Fenton 4 1 0 5
England IR Ray Townrow 3 2 0 5
10 Scotland IF Andy Brown 2 0 1 3
11 England WH Arthur Biggs 1 1 0 2
12 England IF Ian Gillespie 0 1 0 1
England CB Frank Rist 0 1 0 1
Own goals 3 0 0 3
TOTALS 88 27 10 125

Captains

Number of games played as team captain.[28]

Place Nationality Position Player Southern League Southern League Cup FA Cup Total
1 England IF Bob Curry 15 3 3 21
Not recorded
 19 3 5 27
TOTALS 34 6 8 48

Clean sheets

Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.[29]

Place Nationality Player Southern League Southern League Cup FA Cup Total
1 England Harry Wright 7 2 2 11
2 England John Le Mare 1 1 0 2
3 England Ernest Setchell 1 0 0 1
TOTALS 9 3 2 14

Player debuts

Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.[30]

Position Nationality Player Date Opponent Ground Notes
WH England Harry Bearryman 30 August 1947 Bedford Town The Eyrie
CB England Frank Rist 30 August 1947 Bedford Town The Eyrie
WG England Bob Allen 30 August 1947 Bedford Town The Eyrie
IF Scotland Andy Brown 30 August 1947 Bedford Town The Eyrie
CF England Vic Keeble 30 August 1947 Bedford Town The Eyrie
WG England Taffy Williams 27 September 1947 Yeovil Town Huish Athletic Ground
IF England Fred Cutting 29 November 1947 Banbury Spencer Layer Road
GK England John Le Mare 6 December 1947 Barry Town Jenner Park Stadium
IR England Ray Townrow 17 January 1948 Bedford Town Layer Road
FB Wales Aubrey Darmody 29 March 1948 Guildford City St Joseph's Road
GK England Ernest Setchell 24 April 1948 Yeovil Town Layer Road

See also

References

General

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

  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 3–2 Bradford Park Avenue". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  3. ↑ "Colchester Utd 3–0 Bedford Town". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  4. ↑ "Average Attendance Figures Per Season". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  5. ↑ Hudson, Matt (11 August 2013). "The 1930s and 1940s". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Appearances". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  7. ↑ "Vic Keeble". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  8. ↑ "Ernest Setchell". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  9. ↑ "Bob Allen". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  10. ↑ "Andy Brown". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
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  12. ↑ "Harry Bearryman". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  13. ↑ "Aubrey Darmody". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 "Taffy Williams". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  15. ↑ "John Lamare". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  16. ↑ "Fred Cutting". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  17. ↑ "Ray Townrow". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  18. ↑ "Bob Hutchings". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  19. ↑ "Trevor Smith". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  20. ↑ "Peter Chiswick". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  21. ↑ "Alan Ross". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  22. ↑ "Bob Harding". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  23. ↑ "Dennis Cant". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  24. ↑ "John Jelly". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  25. ↑ "Bob Hodgson". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  26. ↑ "John Leah". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  27. ↑ 27.0 27.1 "Goals". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  28. ↑ "All matches". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
  29. ↑ "Clean sheets (1st team)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
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