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1949–50 Colchester United F.C. season

The 1949–50 season was Colchester United's eighth season in their history and their eighth and final season in the Southern League. Alongside competing in the Southern League, the club also participated in the FA Cup and Southern League Cup. The club finished as runner-up to Merthyr Tydfil in the league, but despite this Colchester were elected to the Football League at the end of the campaign with the expansion of the League from 88 to 92 clubs.[5][6][7][8] The club won the Southern League Cup 6–4 on aggregate,[9] while they exited the FA Cup at the fourth qualifying round stage following a 1–0 defeat by Wealdstone.[10][11]

Colchester United
1949–50 season
ChairmanBill Allen[1]
ManagerJimmy Allen
StadiumLayer Road
Southern League2nd
Elected to the Football League
FA Cup4th qualifying round
(eliminated by
Wealdstone)
Southern League CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague:
Vic Keeble (42)
All:
Vic Keeble (46)
Highest home attendance14,718
v Chelmsford City, 17 September 1949[2]
Lowest home attendance5,352
v Cheltenham Town, 23 March 1950[3]
Average home league attendance8,639[4]
Biggest win8–0
v Kidderminster Harriers, 19 November 1949
Biggest defeat0–5
v Merthyr Tydfil, 26 April 1950;
1–6
v Gillingham, 29 April 1950

Season overview

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Layer Road suffered storm damage ahead of the 1949–50 season, and owing to a shortage of steel, re-construction work was not complete as the season commenced. Manager Jimmy Allen strengthened his defence with the signing of Reg Stewart from Sheffield Wednesday and Bill Layton from Bradford Park Avenue, and by Christmas 1949, Colchester had lost just three of their 28 games played, one of which was the 1–0 FA Cup fourth qualifying round defeat to Wealdstone.[10][11] The game was one of the first FA Cup ties to be broadcast on television,[12] but on this occasion it was the U's who were on the receiving end of a cup shock.

Colchester had topped the table all season until a fixture-congested April, which saw them held to home draws by Torquay United Reserves and Gravesend & Northfleet, while suffering 5–0 and 6–1 defeats at main title rivals Merthyr Tydfil and Gillingham in the space of three days. Between those defeats, the U's had recovered some pride with a 3–0 Southern League Cup final first-leg win over Bath City. Competing in their fourth match in just five days, a weary Colchester side allowed Bath to lead the second-leg 4–1, meaning the tie would go to extra time. Vic Keeble and Dennis Hillman scored in the added 30-minutes, helping Colchester lift the trophy for the second time with their third final appearance in 3 years.[9]

With Gillingham having defeated Merthyr Tydfil during midweek, all Colchester needed to do in their final fixture was to win at Barry Town to secure the title. However, they were held to a goalless draw and Merthyr Tydfil took the title on goal average. Despite this, Vic Keeble had been the club's top scorer with 46 goals, a record which remains intact. Supplementing this were Fred Cutting's 24 goal haul and Bob Curry's 22, while fellow forward Arthur Turner had spent the majority of the season out injured with cartilage damage.

On 3 June 1950, only Everton and West Bromwich Albion opposed the expansion of the Football League from 88 to 92 clubs by expanding the Third Division North and South, instead preferring another regional league. Of the applications for Third Division South election, Gillingham polled 44 votes, Colchester 28, Worcester City 11, Chelmsford City 8, Peterborough United 5 and Merthyr Tydfil and Yeovil Town just one vote each. Colchester United were elected to the Football League with a Supporters Club membership of over 16,000 and an average gate of over 8,500.[13]

Players

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As of match played 6 May 1950.[14]
Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee
Goalkeepers
Ken Whitehead GK   (1925-09-01)1 September 1925 (aged 23) 38 0   Clacton Town May 1948 Free transfer
George Wright GK   Plymouth (1919-10-10)10 October 1919 (aged 29) 2 0   Plymouth Argyle May 1949 £1,000
Defenders
Doug Beach FB   Watford (1920-02-02)2 February 1920 (aged 29) 0 0   Southend United 8 October 1949[a] Free transfer
George French FB   Colchester (1926-11-10)10 November 1926 (aged 22) 0 0   West Ham United February 1949 Free transfer
Digger Kettle FB   Colchester (1922-06-03)3 June 1922 (aged 26) 106 1   Arclight Sports September 1946 Free transfer
Reg Stewart CB   Sheffield (1925-10-30)30 October 1925 (aged 23) 0 0   Sheffield Wednesday 20 August 1949[b] £1,000
Midfielders
Harry Bearryman WH   Wandsworth (1924-09-26)26 September 1924 (aged 24) 94 5   Chelsea 4 July 1947 Free transfer
Bill Layton WH   Shirley (1915-01-13)13 January 1915 (aged 34) 0 0   Bradford Park Avenue August 1949 £800
John Moore WH   Chiswick (1923-09-25)25 September 1923 (aged 25) 0 0   Brentford 8 September 1949[b] £1,000
Forwards
Bob Allen WG   Bromley-by-Bow (1916-10-11)11 October 1916 (aged 32) 72 3   Gainsborough Trinity 13 June 1946 Free transfer
Bob Curry IF   Gateshead (1918-11-02)2 November 1918 (aged 30) 130 68   Northampton Town 13 June 1947 Free transfer
Fred Cutting IF   North Walsham (1921-12-04)4 December 1921 (aged 27) 73 31   Norwich City 6 December 1947[b] Free transfer
Stan Foxall WG   Crowle (1914-09-08)8 September 1914 (aged 34) 35 11   West Ham United June 1948 Free transfer
José Gallego WG   San Sebastián (1923-04-08)8 April 1923 (aged 26) 0 0   Southampton July 1949 Free transfer
Dennis Hillman WG   Southend-on-Sea (1918-11-27)27 November 1918 (aged 30) 95 21   Brighton & Hove Albion 21 September 1946 Free transfer
Vic Keeble CF   Colchester (1930-06-25)25 June 1930 (aged 18) 30 17   King George Youth Club 23 May 1947 £10
Denis Maffey CF   Sunderland (1922-02-22)22 February 1922 (aged 27) 31 1   Ipswich Town May 1948 Free transfer
Bob Neville OL   Colchester (1925-10-04)4 October 1925 (aged 23) 7 2   Rowhedge October 1946 Free transfer
Arthur Turner CF   Poplar (1921-01-22)22 January 1921 (aged 28) 111 83   Charlton Athletic September 1946 Free transfer
  1. ^ Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game in his second spell for the club
  2. ^ a b c Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club

Transfers

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In

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Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
July 1949 WG   José Gallego   Southampton Free transfer [15]
August 1949 WH   Bill Layton   Bradford Park Avenue £800 [16]
20 August 1949 CB   Reg Stewart   Sheffield Wednesday £1,000 (paid on joining Football League in 1950) [17][a]
8 September 1949 WH   John Moore   Brentford £1,000 [18][a]
8 October 1949 FB   Doug Beach   Southend United Free transfer [19][b]
20 October 1949 CB   Ronnie Sales   Leyton Orient Free transfer [20][a]
22 October 1949 CF John Sharpe   Southampton Trial [21][a]
  • Total spending:   ~ £2,800
  1. ^ a b c d Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club
  2. ^ Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game in his second spell for the club

Out

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Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
End of season GK   Harry Wright   Guildford City Coach [22]
End of season WH   Wally Nunn   Guildford City Free transfer [23]
End of season WH/IR   Frank Stamper   Hartlepools United Undisclosed [24]
End of season WG   Norman George Free agent Released [25]
End of season IF   Andy Brown   Kidderminster Harriers Free transfer [26]
End of season IR   Ray Townrow   Clacton Town Free transfer [27]
May 1949 WH   Alf Miller   Colchester United Coaching staff [28]
10 September 1949 CF   Len Cater   Clacton Town Free transfer [29][a]
1 October 1949 FB   Bill Bower   Sudbury Town Free transfer [30]
20 October 1949 CB   Ronnie Sales   Hartlepools United Free [31][a]
22 October 1949 CF John Sharpe Free agent End of trial [21][a]
  1. ^ a b c Date of departure refers to the date of the player's final game for the club

Match details

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Southern League

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Main article: 1949–50 Southern Football League

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Results
1 Merthyr Tydfil 46 34 3 9 143 62 2.306 71
2 Colchester United 46 31 9 6 109 51 2.137 71 Elected to the Football League Third Division South
3 Yeovil Town 46 29 7 10 104 45 2.311 65
4 Chelmsford City 46 26 9 11 121 64 1.891 61
5 Gillingham 46 23 9 14 92 61 1.508 55 Elected to the Football League Third Division South
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.

Matches

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20 August 1949 (1949-08-20) 1 Colchester United 3–0 Weymouth Colchester
Layton  
Curry   		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 9,897
27 August 1949 (1949-08-27) 2 Colchester United 4–1 Headington United Colchester
Own goal  
Curry  
Keeble   		 Report Unknown goalscorer   Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 9,203
1 September 1949 (1949-09-01) 3 Gloucester City 2–3 Colchester United Gloucester
Unknown goalscorer    Report Cutting  
Keeble   		 Stadium: Longlevens
3 September 1949 (1949-09-03) 4 Bath City 1–1 Colchester United Bath
Unknown goalscorer   Report Bearryman   Stadium: Twerton Park
8 September 1949 (1949-09-08) 5 Chingford Town 3–1 Colchester United Chingford
Unknown goalscorer     Report Curry   Stadium: Newgate Street
10 September 1949 (1949-09-10) 6 Chelmsford City 2–2 Colchester United Chelmsford
Unknown goalscorer    Report Allen   (pen.)
Keeble  		 Stadium: New Writtle Street
14 September 1949 (1949-09-14) 7 Cheltenham Town 1–3 Colchester United Cheltenham
Crowe   Report Gallego   48'
Curry   67'
Foxall   74'		 Stadium: Whaddon Road
17 September 1949 (1949-09-17) 8 Colchester United 4–1 Chelmsford City Colchester
Allen   (pen.)
Cutting   
Keeble  		 Report Unknown goalscorer   Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 14,718
22 September 1949 (1949-09-22) 9 Colchester United 4–1 Worcester City Colchester
Curry  
Bearryman  
Keeble  		 Report Unknown goalscorer   Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 8,542
24 September 1949 (1949-09-24) 10 Colchester United 2–1 Gillingham Colchester
Curry  
Keeble  		 Report Unknown goalscorer   Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 10,942
29 September 1949 (1949-09-29) 11 Colchester United 3–2 Hereford United Colchester
Allen  
Cutting  
Keeble  		 Report Unknown goalscorer    Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 6,998
1 October 1949 (1949-10-01) 12 Dartford 2–0 Colchester United Dartford
Unknown goalscorer    Report Stadium: Watling Street
8 October 1949 (1949-10-08) 13 Colchester United 5–0 Bath City Colchester
Curry  
Cutting  
Foxall  
Keeble   		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 9,003
15 October 1949 (1949-10-15) 14 Tonbridge 0–2 Colchester United Tonbridge
Report Keeble    Stadium: Angel Ground
20 October 1949 (1949-10-20) 15 Lovell's Athletic 1–2 Colchester United Newport
Unknown goalscorer   Report Curry  
Keeble  		 Stadium: Rexville
22 October 1949 (1949-10-22) 16 Colchester United 2–1 Yeovil Town Colchester
Cutting    Report Foulds   Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 10,632
29 October 1949 (1949-10-29) 17 Torquay United Reserves 3–5 Colchester United Torquay
Unknown goalscorer     Report Curry    
Hillman  
Keeble  		 Stadium: Plainmoor
5 November 1949 (1949-11-05) 18 Colchester United 4–0 Lovell's Athletic Colchester
Layton   (pen.)
Curry   
Keeble  		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 6,231
19 November 1949 (1949-11-19) 19 Colchester United 8–0 Kidderminster Harriers Colchester
Curry  
Cutting  
Bearryman  
Foxall  
Keeble     		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 7,320
26 November 1949 (1949-11-26) 20 Exeter City Reserves 2–3 Colchester United Exeter
Unknown goalscorer    Report Curry  
Keeble   		 Stadium: St James Park
3 December 1949 (1949-12-03) 21 Weymouth 0–0 Colchester United Weymouth
Report Stadium: Recreation Ground
10 December 1949 (1949-12-10) 22 Colchester United 1–0 Hastings United Colchester
Layton   Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 6,536
24 December 1949 (1949-12-24) 23 Bedford Town 2–4 Colchester United Bedford
Unknown goalscorer    Report Curry  
Cutting  
Keeble   		 Stadium: The Eyrie
26 December 1949 (1949-12-26) 24 Colchester United 1–0 Bedford Town Colchester
Cutting   Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 9,083
27 December 1949 (1949-12-27) 25 Hastings United 0–5 Colchester United Hastings
Report Cutting   
Foxall  
Keeble   		 Stadium: The Pilot Field
31 December 1949 (1949-12-31) 26 Colchester United 3–0 Merthyr Tydfil Colchester
Cutting  
Keeble   		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 9,957
7 January 1950 (1950-01-07) 27 Colchester United 6–1 Gloucester City Colchester
Cutting   33'
Foxall   43'
Lawson   60' (o.g.)
Keeble   67', 70'
Layton   72'		 Report Unknown goalscorer   Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 8,329
14 January 1950 (1950-01-14) 28 Colchester United 2–0 Barry Town Colchester
Layton  
Keeble  		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 9,131
28 January 1950 (1950-01-28) 29 Gravesend & Northfleet 2–1 Colchester United Northfleet
Unknown goalscorer    Report Keeble   Stadium: Stonebridge Road
4 February 1950 (1950-02-04) 30 Headington United 2–3 Colchester United Oxford
Unknown goalscorer    Report Curry  
Cutting  
Keeble  		 Stadium: Manor Ground
11 February 1950 (1950-02-11) 31 Colchester United 3–0 Chingford Town Colchester
Curry  
Cutting   		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 7,797
4 March 1950 (1950-03-04) 32 Hereford United 0–1 Colchester United Hereford
Report Curry   Stadium: Edgar Street
18 March 1950 (1950-03-18) 33 Worcester City 1–3 Colchester United Worcester
Unknown goalscorer   Report Layton   (pen.)
Hillman  
Keeble  		 Stadium: St George's Lane
23 March 1950 (1950-03-23) 34 Colchester United 2–2 Cheltenham Town Colchester
Hillman  
Cutting  		 Report Unknown goalscorer    Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,352
25 March 1950 (1950-03-25) 35 Kidderminster Harriers 1–1 Colchester United Kidderminster
McGowan   Report Keeble   Stadium: Aggborough
1 April 1950 (1950-04-01) 36 Yeovil Town 1–0 Colchester United Yeovil
Mansley   Report Stadium: Huish Athletic Ground
7 April 1950 (1950-04-07) 37 Colchester United 2–1 Guildford City Colchester
Cutting    Report Unknown goalscorer   Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 10,841
8 April 1950 (1950-04-08) 38 Colchester United 1–0 Dartford Colchester
Keeble   Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 8,443
10 April 1950 (1950-04-10) 39 Guildford City 1–1 Colchester United Guildford
Unknown goalscorer   Report Keeble   Stadium: St Joseph's Road
13 April 1950 (1950-04-13) 40 Colchester United 2–0 Tonbridge Colchester
Layton  
Keeble  		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 6,003
15 April 1950 (1950-04-15) 41 Colchester United 0–0 Torquay United Reserves Colchester
Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 7,617
20 April 1950 (1950-04-20) 42 Colchester United 2–2 Gravesend & Northfleet Colchester
Cutting  
Keeble  		 Report Unknown goalscorer   Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 7,549
22 April 1950 (1950-04-22) 43 Colchester United 3–0 Exeter City Reserves Colchester
Own goal  
Hillman  
Keeble  		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 8,111
26 April 1950 (1950-04-26) 44 Merthyr Tydfil 5–0 Colchester United Merthyr Tydfil
Unknown goalscorer       Report Stadium: Penydarren Park
29 April 1950 (1950-04-29) 45 Gillingham 6–1 Colchester United Gillingham
Unknown goalscorer        Report Keeble   Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
6 May 1950 (1950-05-06) 46 Barry Town 0–0 Colchester United Barry
Report Stadium: Jenner Park Stadium

Southern League Cup

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12 October 1949 (1949-10-12) 2nd round Gillingham 0–1 Colchester United Gillingham
Report Curry   Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 6,639
21 January 1950 (1950-01-21) 3rd round Chelmsford City 1–2 Colchester United Chelmsford
Unknown goalscorer   Report Cutting  
Bearryman  		 Stadium: New Writtle Street
11 March 1950 (1950-03-11) Semi-final Colchester United 3–2 Tonbridge Colchester
Curry  
Keeble   		 Report Unknown goalscorer    Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 10,130
27 April 1950 (1950-04-27) Final 1st leg Bath City 0–3 Colchester United Bath
Report Hillman  
Cutting   		 Stadium: Twerton Park
3 May 1950 (1950-05-03) Final 2nd leg Colchester United 3–4 (a.e.t.)
(6–4 agg.)		 Bath City Colchester
Hillman  
Keeble   		 Report Hawkins  
Kelly  
Mills  
Snook  		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 7,600

FA Cup

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Main article: 1949–50 FA Cup
12 November 1949 (1949-11-12) 4th qualifying round Wealdstone 1–0 Colchester United Ruislip
Saunders   28' Report Stadium: Lower Mead
Attendance: 9,549

Squad statistics

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Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Southern League Southern League
Cup		 FA Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   ENG George Wright 52 0 46 0 5 0 1 0
DF   ENG Doug Beach 35 0 30 0 4 0 1 0
DF   ENG Digger Kettle 44 0 39 0 4 0 1 0
DF   ENG Reg Stewart 51 0 45 0 5 0 1 0
MF   ENG Harry Bearryman 52 4 46 3 5 1 1 0
MF   ENG Bill Layton 43 7 37 7 5 0 1 0
MF   ENG John Moore 13 0 13 0 0 0 0 0
FW   ENG Bob Allen 17 3 16 3 1 0 0 0
FW   ENG Bob Curry 42 22 37 20 4 2 1 0
FW   ENG Fred Cutting 52 24 46 21 5 3 1 0
FW   ENG Stan Foxall 51 5 45 5 5 0 1 0
FW   ESP José Gallego 8 1 8 1 0 0 0 0
FW   ENG Dennis Hillman 41 6 35 4 5 2 1 0
FW   ENG Vic Keeble 51 46 45 42 5 4 1 0
FW   ENG Denis Maffey 6 0 5 0 1 0 0 0
FW   ENG Arthur Turner 6 0 5 0 1 0 0 0
Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season
DF   WAL Bill Bower 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
DF   ENG Ronnie Sales 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
FW   ENG Len Cater 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
FW    John Sharpe 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Goalscorers

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Place Nationality Position Name Southern League Southern League Cup FA Cup Total
1   CF Vic Keeble 42 4 0 46
2   IF Fred Cutting 21 3 0 24
3   IF Bob Curry 20 2 0 22
4   WH Bill Layton 7 0 0 7
5   WG Dennis Hillman 4 2 0 6
6   WG Stan Foxall 5 0 0 5
7   WH Harry Bearryman 3 1 0 4
8   WG Bob Allen 3 0 0 3
9   WG José Gallego 1 0 0 1
Own goals 3 0 0 3
TOTALS 109 12 0 121

Clean sheets

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Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.[33]

Place Nationality Player Southern League Southern League Cup FA Cup Total
1   George Wright 18 2 0 20
TOTALS 18 2 0 20

Player debuts

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Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.[34]

Position Nationality Player Date Opponent Ground Notes
WH   Bill Layton 20 August 1949 Weymouth Layer Road
CB   Reg Stewart 20 August 1949 Weymouth Layer Road
WG   José Gallego 20 August 1949 Weymouth Layer Road
WH   John Moore 8 September 1949 Chingford Town Newgate Street
FB   Doug Beach 8 October 1949 Chelmsford City Layer Road [a]
CB   Ronnie Sales 20 October 1949 Lovell's Athletic Rexville
CF John Sharpe 22 October 1949 Yeovil Town Layer Road
  1. ^ Second debut for the club

See also

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References

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General

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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

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  1. ^ Whitehead, Jeff; Drury, Kevin (2008). The Who's Who of Colchester United: The Layer Road Years. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 278. ISBN 978-1-85983-629-3.
  2. ^ "Colchester Utd 4–1 Chelmsford City". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Colchester Utd 2–2 Cheltenham Town". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  4. ^ "Average Attendance Figures Per Season". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  5. ^ Willis, Tom. "Promotion to/Relegation from the Football League by year". Thepyramid.info. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  6. ^ "Four new clubs for the Football League". The Coventry Evening Telegraph. 3 June 1950. p. 11. Retrieved 8 May 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive. The Football League, at their annual meeting in London to-day, agreed to extend the Third Division by two clubs in each section. Gillingham and Colchester United were elected to the South Section ...
  7. ^ "Bigger English League". Belfast Telegraph. Belfast. 3 June 1950. p. 5. Retrieved 8 May 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive. In the Southern Section Gillingham (44 votes) and Colchester United (28) were elected.
  8. ^ "Four New League Clubs". The Times. 5 June 1950. p. 7. Retrieved 12 May 2019 – via The Times Archive. The Annual Meeting of the Football League was held in London on Saturday when each section of the Third Division was increased from 22 clubs to 24. The new clubs selected were Gillingham and Colchester United, to the Southern section, ...
  9. ^ a b "Colchester Utd. win S.L. Cup". The Essex Chronicle. Chelmsford. 5 May 1950. p. 7. Retrieved 12 May 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. ^ a b "Wealdstone defence held under heavy pressure". The Essex Newsman-Herald. Chelmsford. 15 November 1949. p. 8. Retrieved 8 May 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  11. ^ a b "Wealdstone's Great Cup Victory". The Observer and Gazette. London. 17 November 1949. p. 7. Retrieved 8 May 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  12. ^ "Port Vale's Amateur Opponents in F.A. Cup". Evening Sentinel. Stoke-on-Trent. 19 November 1949. p. 4. Retrieved 8 May 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive. Wealdstone share with Barnet the distinction of having been the first amateur club to be televised—in 1946. They were again before the television cameras last Saturday in their Cup-tie with Colchester.
  13. ^ Hudson, Matt (11 August 2013). "The 1930s and 1940s". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
  14. ^ a b "Appearances". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  15. ^ "Jose Gallego". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  16. ^ "Bill Layton". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  17. ^ "Reg Stewart". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  18. ^ "John Moore". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  19. ^ "Doug Beach". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  20. ^ "Ronnie Sales". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  21. ^ a b "John Sharpe". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  22. ^ "Harry Wright". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  23. ^ "Wally Nunn". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  24. ^ "Frank Stamper". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  25. ^ "Norman George". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  26. ^ "Andy Brown". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  27. ^ "Ray Townrow". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  28. ^ "Alf Miller". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  29. ^ "Len Cater". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  30. ^ "Bill Bower". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  31. ^ "Ronnie Sales". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
  32. ^ a b "Goals". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  33. ^ "Clean sheets (1st team)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  34. ^ "Alltime- List of Debuts". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
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