Английская Википедия:1953–54 Colchester United F.C. season

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Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use British English Шаблон:Infobox football club season The 1953–54 season was Colchester United's twelfth season in their history and their fourth season in the Third Division South, the third tier of English football. Alongside competing in the Third Division South, the club also participated in the FA Cup. Colchester were knocked out in the first round of the cup by Millwall following a replay. The club struggled in the league for the second successive season, eventually finishing 23rd of 24 teams under new manager Jack Butler. The club had to apply for re-election at the end of the season for the first of three occasions in its history. All four clubs applying for re-election were successful, with Colchester receiving 45 votes, behind Chester by three votes but ahead of both Walsall (32 votes) and Halifax Town (28 votes).

Season overview

Following Jimmy Allen's resignation at the end of the previous season, the Colchester United board shortlisted three names for the vacant managerial position, and in-line with their cost reduction policy, appointed Ron Meades as player-manager. Meades had claimed to have been with Cardiff City, and more recently manager of Western League side Wadebridge Town. Journalist Arthur Wood investigated Meades' background and revealed that Meades was a fraud, and after just four days in charge, Meades was asked to leave by the club.

Colchester hurriedly appointed a new manager, Jack Butler, a former player for Arsenal and England international. He had coached in Belgium, initially with Royal Daring Club Molenbeek and had been in charge of the Belgium national team between 1935 and 1940, leading them to the 1938 World Cup finals. More recently, he had managed Torquay United and Crystal Palace, but Butler had little time to prepare his side ahead of the new season, and a 13-game winless run in late 1953 saw Colchester slump to 23rd position in the league.

With the crowd average falling season-on-season to 7,797, the club were required to apply for re-election after finishing the campaign ten points adrift of safety. Colchester earned 45 votes, enough to ensure another season in the Football League, but having been prolific goalscorers earlier in their history, the club had scored only 50 league goals this season.

Players

Name	Position	Nationality	Place of birth	Date of birth	Apps	Goals	Signed from	Date signed	Fee
Goalkeepers
Frank Coombs	GK	Шаблон:Flagicon	East Ham	Шаблон:Birth date and age2	31	0	Шаблон:Flagicon Southend United	8 March 1952Шаблон:Efn	£450
George Wright	GK	Шаблон:Flagicon	Plymouth	Шаблон:Birth date and age2	164	0	Шаблон:Flagicon Plymouth Argyle	May 1949	£1,000
John Wright	GK	Шаблон:Flagicon	Aldershot	Шаблон:Birth date and age2	0	0	Шаблон:Flagicon Colchester Casuals	23 May 1952	Free transfer
Defenders
Roy Bicknell	CB	Шаблон:Flagicon	Doncaster	Шаблон:Birth date and age2	8	0	Шаблон:Flagicon Gravesend & Northfleet	June 1952	£1,000
George French	FB	Шаблон:Flagicon	Colchester	Шаблон:Birth date and age2	1	0	Шаблон:Flagicon West Ham United	February 1949	Free transfer
John Harrison	FB	Шаблон:Flagicon	Leicester	Шаблон:Birth date and age2	128	0	Шаблон:Flagicon Aston Villa	30 September 1950Шаблон:Efn	Nominal
Billy Hunt	CB	Шаблон:Flagicon	Colchester	Шаблон:Birth date and age2	0	0	Amateur	August 1953	Free transfer
Digger Kettle	FB	Шаблон:Flagicon	Colchester	Шаблон:Birth date and age2	168	1	Шаблон:Flagicon Arclight Sports	September 1946	Free transfer
Fred Lewis	FB	Шаблон:Flagicon	Broughton Gifford	Шаблон:Birth date and age2	0	0	Шаблон:Flagicon Chelsea	Summer 1953	Free transfer
Reg Stewart	CB	Шаблон:Flagicon	Sheffield	Шаблон:Birth date and age2	191	0	Шаблон:Flagicon Sheffield Wednesday	20 August 1949Шаблон:Efn	£1,000
Midfielders
Harry Bearryman	WH	Шаблон:Flagicon	Wandsworth	Шаблон:Birth date and age2	293	10	Шаблон:Flagicon Chelsea	4 July 1947	Free transfer
Bob Dale	WH	Шаблон:Flagicon	Irlam	Шаблон:Birth date and age2	0	0	Шаблон:Flagicon Bury	24 December 1953	£1,500
Austin Dunne	WH	Шаблон:Flagicon	Limerick	Шаблон:Birth date and age2	0	0	Шаблон:Flagicon Limerick	October 1953	Free transfer
Jimmy Elder	WH	Шаблон:Flagicon	Scone	Шаблон:Birth date and age2	143	10	Шаблон:Flagicon Portsmouth	19 August 1950Шаблон:Efn	£1,000
Trevor Harris	WH	Шаблон:Flagicon	Colchester	Шаблон:Birth date and age2	0	0	Amateur	July 1951	Free transfer
Bert Hill	WH	Шаблон:Flagicon	West Ham	Шаблон:Birth date and age2	1	0	Шаблон:Flagicon Chelsea	September 1952	£300
Ron Hunt	WH	Шаблон:Flagicon	Colchester	Шаблон:Birth date and age2	3	0	Amateur	October 1951	Free transfer
Doug Keene	WH	Шаблон:Flagicon	Hendon	Шаблон:Birth date and age2	0	0	Шаблон:Flagicon Brighton & Hove Albion	20 August 1953Шаблон:Efn	£1,000
Forwards
Peter Aitchison	WG	Шаблон:Flagicon	Harlow	Шаблон:Birth date and age2	12	2	Amateur	August 1950	Free transfer
John Church	WG	Шаблон:Flagicon	Lowestoft	Шаблон:Birth date and age2	122	22	Шаблон:Flagicon Norwich City	19 August 1950Шаблон:Efn	£1,000
Mike Grice	WG	Шаблон:Flagicon	Woking	Шаблон:Birth date and age2	13	1	Шаблон:Flagicon Lowestoft Town	Summer 1952	£25
Kevin McCurley	CF	Шаблон:Flagicon	Consett	Шаблон:Birth date and age2	58	25	Шаблон:Flagicon Liverpool	June 1951	£750
Johnny McKim	IF	Шаблон:Flagicon	Greenock	Шаблон:Birth date and age2	84	33	Шаблон:Flagicon Chelsea	19 August 1950Шаблон:Efn	£1,000
Ken Plant	CF	Шаблон:Flagicon	Nuneaton	Шаблон:Birth date and age2	0	0	Шаблон:Flagicon Bury	January 1954	Undisclosed
Peter Wright	WG	Шаблон:Flagicon	Colchester	Шаблон:Birth date and age2	21	2	Amateur	November 1951	Free transfer

Transfers

In

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
Summer 1953	FB	Шаблон:Flagicon	Fred Lewis	Шаблон:Flagicon Chelsea	Free transfer
June 1953	CF	Шаблон:Flagicon	Tommy Harris	Шаблон:Flagicon Leyton Orient	Part-exchange with Stan Edwards
August 1953	CB	Шаблон:Flagicon	Billy Hunt	Amateur	Free transfer
20 August 1953	WH	Шаблон:Flagicon	Doug Keene	Шаблон:Flagicon Brighton & Hove Albion	£1,000	Шаблон:Efn
October 1953	WH	Шаблон:Flagicon	Austin Dunne	Шаблон:Flagicon Limerick	Free transfer
24 December 1953	WH	Шаблон:Flagicon	Bob Dale	Шаблон:Flagicon Bury	£1,500
January 1954	CF	Шаблон:Flagicon	Ken Plant	Шаблон:Flagicon Bury	Undisclosed

• Total spending: Шаблон:Loss ~ £2,500

Out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
2 May 1953	FB	Шаблон:Flagicon	Phil Rookes	Шаблон:Flagicon Chichester City	Manager	Шаблон:Efn
June 1953	CF	Шаблон:Flagicon	Stan Edwards	Шаблон:Flagicon Leyton Orient	Part-exchange with Tommy Harris
22 August 1953	FB	Шаблон:Flagicon	Trevor Rowlands	Шаблон:Flagicon Great Yarmouth Town	Free transfer
5 December 1953	CF	Шаблон:Flagicon	Tommy Harris	Шаблон:Flagicon Tonbridge	Free transfer	Шаблон:Efn
23 January 1954	FW	Шаблон:Flagicon	Dick Cullum	Шаблон:Flagicon Sittingbourne	Free transfer	Шаблон:Efn
13 March 1954	IF	Шаблон:Flagicon	Bert Barlow	Retired	Retired	Шаблон:Efn
17 April 1954	IF	Шаблон:Flagicon	Augie Scott	Шаблон:Flagicon Cheltenham Town	Player-coach	Шаблон:Efn

Match details

Third Division South

Results round by round

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League table

1953–54 Football League

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

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Goalscorers

Place	Nationality	Position	Name	Third Division South	FA Cup	Total
1	Шаблон:Flagicon	IF	Bert Barlow	10	0	10
2	Шаблон:Flagicon	CF	Kevin McCurley	8	1	9
3	Шаблон:Flagicon	IF	Johnny McKim	6	0	6
	Шаблон:Flagicon	CF	Ken Plant	6	0	6
5	Шаблон:Flagicon	WH	Bob Dale	4	0	4
	Шаблон:Flagicon	WH	Jimmy Elder	4	0	4
	Шаблон:Flagicon	IF	Augie Scott	4	0	4
8	Шаблон:Flagicon	WH	Harry Bearryman	2	0	2
	Шаблон:Flagicon	WG	Mike Grice	2	0	2
	Шаблон:Flagicon	WG	Peter Wright	2	0	2
11	Шаблон:Flagicon	WH	Bert Hill	1	0	1
	Шаблон:Flagicon	WH	Doug Keene	1	0	1
			Own goals	0	0	0
			TOTALS	51	1	52

Clean sheets

Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.

Place	Nationality	Player	Third Division South	FA Cup	Total
1	Шаблон:Flagicon	George Wright	7	0	7
		TOTALS	7	0	7

Player debuts

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

Position	Nationality	Player	Date	Opponent	Ground	Notes
WH	Шаблон:Flagicon	Doug Keene	20 August 1953	Torquay United	Layer Road
FB	Шаблон:Flagicon	Fred Lewis	20 August 1953	Torquay United	Layer Road
CF	Шаблон:Flagicon	Tommy Harris	10 October 1953	Coventry City	Layer Road
WH	Шаблон:Flagicon	Bob Dale	2 January 1954	Crystal Palace	Selhurst Park
CF	Шаблон:Flagicon	Ken Plant	6 February 1954	Swindon Town	Layer Road

See also

• List of Colchester United F.C. seasons

References

General

Books

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Websites

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