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1947–48 Colchester United F.C. season

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.

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

Season overview edit

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 edit

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

Transfers edit

In edit

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

Out edit

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

Match details edit

Friendlies edit

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

Southern League edit

Main article: 1947–48 Southern Football League

League table edit

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 edit

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

Southern League Cup edit

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

FA Cup edit

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   11'
Curry   		 Report McClelland   Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 10,396
29 November 1947 (1947-11-29) 1st round Colchester United 2–1 Banbury Spencer Colchester
14:00 Curry   80'
Brown  		 Report North   16' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 8,574
13 December 1947 (1947-12-13) 2nd round Colchester United 1–0 Wrexham Colchester
14:00 Curry   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   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   16', 19'
Cutting   47'		 Report Elliott   13'
Ainsley   28'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 17,048
7 February 1948 (1948-02-07) 5th round Blackpool 5–0 Colchester United Blackpool
McIntosh   
Mortensen   
Munro  		 Report Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 29,500

Squad statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

[6][27]

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

Goalscorers edit

[27]

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

Captains edit

Number of games played as team captain.[28]

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

Clean sheets edit

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

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

Player debuts edit

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

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

See also edit

References edit

General edit

Whitehead, Jeff; Drury, Kevin (2008). The Who's Who of Colchester United: The Layer Road Years. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 978-1-85983-629-3.

Specific edit

  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. ^ a b "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.
  11. ^ a b "Frank Rist". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  12. ^ "Harry Bearryman". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  13. ^ "Aubrey Darmody". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  14. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "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.
  30. ^ "Alltime- List of Debuts". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
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