Английская Википедия:1949–50 Colchester United F.C. season

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Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use British English Шаблон:Infobox football club 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. The club won the Southern League Cup 6–4 on aggregate, while they exited the FA Cup at the fourth qualifying round stage following a 1–0 defeat by Wealdstone.

Season overview

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. The game was one of the first FA Cup ties to be broadcast on television, 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.

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.

Players

Name	Position	Nationality	Place of birth	Date of birth	Apps	Goals	Signed from	Date signed	Fee
Goalkeepers
Ken Whitehead	GK	Шаблон:Flagicon		Шаблон:Birth date and age2	38	0	Шаблон:Flagicon Clacton Town	May 1948	Free transfer
George Wright	GK	Шаблон:Flagicon	Plymouth	Шаблон:Birth date and age2	2	0	Шаблон:Flagicon Plymouth Argyle	May 1949	£1,000
Defenders
Doug Beach	FB	Шаблон:Flagicon	Watford	Шаблон:Birth date and age2	0	0	Шаблон:Flagicon Southend United	8 October 1949Шаблон:Efn	Free transfer
George French	FB	Шаблон:Flagicon	Colchester	Шаблон:Birth date and age2	0	0	Шаблон:Flagicon West Ham United	February 1949	Free transfer
Digger Kettle	FB	Шаблон:Flagicon	Colchester	Шаблон:Birth date and age2	106	1	Шаблон:Flagicon Arclight Sports	September 1946	Free transfer
Reg Stewart	CB	Шаблон:Flagicon	Sheffield	Шаблон:Birth date and age2	0	0	Шаблон:Flagicon Sheffield Wednesday	20 August 1949Шаблон:Efn	£1,000
Midfielders
Harry Bearryman	WH	Шаблон:Flagicon	Wandsworth	Шаблон:Birth date and age2	94	5	Шаблон:Flagicon Chelsea	4 July 1947	Free transfer
Bill Layton	WH	Шаблон:Flagicon	Shirley	Шаблон:Birth date and age2	0	0	Шаблон:Flagicon Bradford Park Avenue	August 1949	£800
John Moore	WH	Шаблон:Flagicon	Chiswick	Шаблон:Birth date and age2	0	0	Шаблон:Flagicon Brentford	8 September 1949Шаблон:Efn	£1,000
Forwards
Bob Allen	WG	Шаблон:Flagicon	Bromley-by-Bow	Шаблон:Birth date and age2	72	3	Шаблон:Flagicon Gainsborough Trinity	13 June 1946	Free transfer
Bob Curry	IF	Шаблон:Flagicon	Gateshead	Шаблон:Birth date and age2	130	68	Шаблон:Flagicon Northampton Town	13 June 1947	Free transfer
Fred Cutting	IF	Шаблон:Flagicon	North Walsham	Шаблон:Birth date and age2	73	31	Шаблон:Flagicon Norwich City	6 December 1947Шаблон:Efn	Free transfer
Stan Foxall	WG	Шаблон:Flagicon	Crowle	Шаблон:Birth date and age2	35	11	Шаблон:Flagicon West Ham United	June 1948	Free transfer
José Gallego	WG	Шаблон:Flagicon	San Sebastián	Шаблон:Birth date and age2	0	0	Шаблон:Flagicon Southampton	July 1949	Free transfer
Dennis Hillman	WG	Шаблон:Flagicon	Southend-on-Sea	Шаблон:Birth date and age2	95	21	Шаблон:Flagicon Brighton & Hove Albion	21 September 1946	Free transfer
Vic Keeble	CF	Шаблон:Flagicon	Colchester	Шаблон:Birth date and age2	30	17	Шаблон:Flagicon King George Youth Club	23 May 1947	£10
Denis Maffey	CF	Шаблон:Flagicon	Sunderland	Шаблон:Birth date and age2	31	1	Шаблон:Flagicon Ipswich Town	May 1948	Free transfer
Bob Neville	OL	Шаблон:Flagicon	Colchester	Шаблон:Birth date and age2	7	2	Шаблон:Flagicon Rowhedge	October 1946	Free transfer
Arthur Turner	CF	Шаблон:Flagicon	Poplar	Шаблон:Birth date and age2	111	83	Шаблон:Flagicon Charlton Athletic	September 1946	Free transfer

Transfers

In

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
July 1949	WG	Шаблон:Flagicon	José Gallego	Шаблон:Flagicon Southampton	Free transfer
August 1949	WH	Шаблон:Flagicon	Bill Layton	Шаблон:Flagicon Bradford Park Avenue	£800
20 August 1949	CB	Шаблон:Flagicon	Reg Stewart	Шаблон:Flagicon Sheffield Wednesday	£1,000 (paid on joining Football League in 1950)	Шаблон:Efn
8 September 1949	WH	Шаблон:Flagicon	John Moore	Шаблон:Flagicon Brentford	£1,000	Шаблон:Efn
8 October 1949	FB	Шаблон:Flagicon	Doug Beach	Шаблон:Flagicon Southend United	Free transfer	Шаблон:Efn
20 October 1949	CB	Шаблон:Flagicon	Ronnie Sales	Шаблон:Flagicon Leyton Orient	Free transfer	Шаблон:Efn
22 October 1949	CF		John Sharpe	Шаблон:Flagicon Southampton	Trial	Шаблон:Efn

• Total spending: Шаблон:Loss ~ £2,800

Out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
End of season	GK	Шаблон:Flagicon	Harry Wright	Шаблон:Flagicon Guildford City	Coach
End of season	WH	Шаблон:Flagicon	Wally Nunn	Шаблон:Flagicon Guildford City	Free transfer
End of season	WH/IR	Шаблон:Flagicon	Frank Stamper	Шаблон:Flagicon Hartlepools United	Undisclosed
End of season	WG	Шаблон:Flagicon	Norman George	Free agent	Released
End of season	IF	Шаблон:Flagicon	Andy Brown	Шаблон:Flagicon Kidderminster Harriers	Free transfer
End of season	IR	Шаблон:Flagicon	Ray Townrow	Шаблон:Flagicon Clacton Town	Free transfer
May 1949	WH	Шаблон:Flagicon	Alf Miller	Шаблон:Flagicon Colchester United	Coaching staff
10 September 1949	CF	Шаблон:Flagicon	Len Cater	Шаблон:Flagicon Clacton Town	Free transfer	Шаблон:Efn
1 October 1949	FB	Шаблон:Flagicon	Bill Bower	Шаблон:Flagicon Sudbury Town	Free transfer
20 October 1949	CB	Шаблон:Flagicon	Ronnie Sales	Шаблон:Flagicon Hartlepools United	Free	Шаблон:Efn
22 October 1949	CF		John Sharpe	Free agent	End of trial	Шаблон:Efn

Match details

Southern League

League table

1949–50 Southern Football League

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

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Goalscorers

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

Clean sheets

Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.

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

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	Bill Layton	20 August 1949	Weymouth	Layer Road
CB	Шаблон:Flagicon	Reg Stewart	20 August 1949	Weymouth	Layer Road
WG	Шаблон:Flagicon	José Gallego	20 August 1949	Weymouth	Layer Road
WH	Шаблон:Flagicon	John Moore	8 September 1949	Chingford Town	Newgate Street
FB	Шаблон:Flagicon	Doug Beach	8 October 1949	Chelmsford City	Layer Road	Шаблон:Efn
CB	Шаблон:Flagicon	Ronnie Sales	20 October 1949	Lovell's Athletic	Rexville
CF		John Sharpe	22 October 1949	Yeovil Town	Layer Road

See also

• List of Colchester United F.C. seasons