1951–52 Colchester United F.C. season

Colchester United
1951–52 season
Chairman Bill Allen[1]
Manager Jimmy Allen
Stadium Layer Road
Third Division South 10th
FA Cup 3rd round
(eliminated by
Barnsley)
Top goalscorer League:
Vic Keeble (16)
All:
Vic Keeble (17)
Highest home attendance 15,175
v Ipswich Town, 1 March 1952[2]
Lowest home attendance 6,128
v Watford, 3 May 1952[3]
Average home league attendance 9,429[4]
Biggest win 4–1
v Bristol City, 20 October 1951;
4–1
v Reading, 3 April 1952
Biggest defeat 0–7
v Leyton Orient, 5 January 1952
Football kit (white jersey with blue, vertical stripes; white shorts;; and blue socks with white, horizontal hoops).
Home colours
← 1950–51 1952–53 →

The 1951–52 season was Colchester United's tenth season in their history and their second 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 reached the third round of the FA Cup before being knocked out by Second Division side Barnsley, while in the league they bettered the previous season's 16th-placed finish by finishing 10th.

Season overview

Colchester's 1951–52 season began poorly, with six defeats in the opening seven games due to an injury-ravaged squad. Rooted to the foot of the table, a mid-season revival including a double over local rivals Ipswich Town eventually saw the U's finish the season 10th in the final standings.

Vic Keeble became Colchester's first export that commanded a high transfer fee when he moved to First Division Newcastle United for a £15,000 fee in January 1952. Despite his mid-season sale, Keeble remained the top scorer for the U's with 17 goals. Manager Jimmy Allen signed Kevin McCurley from Liverpool for £750 as a replacement for Keeble in March 1952. He scored six times in eleven games during the final two months of the campaign.[5]

Players

As of match played 3 May 1952.[6]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
England GK Frank Coombs
England GK George Wright
England DF Harry Bearryman
Scotland DF Jimmy Elder
England DF George French
England DF John Harrison
England DF Ron Hunt
England DF Len Jones
England DF Digger Kettle
England DF John Moore
England DF Phil Rookes
Wales DF Trevor Rowlands
No. Position Player
England DF Reg Stewart
England DF Harry Wilkinson
England FW Peter Aitchison
England FW John Church
England FW Dick Cullum
Scotland FW Adam Davidson
England FW Jack McClelland
England FW Kevin McCurley
Scotland FW Johnny McKim
England FW Augie Scott
England FW Peter Wright

Match details

Third Division South

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGAv1Pts2
8Northampton Town462251993741.25749
9Southend United4619101775661.13648
10Colchester United4617121756770.72746
11Torquay United4617101986980.87844
12Aldershot461882078890.87644

1 The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used up until the 1976–77 season.

2 The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.

Matches

FA Cup

Main article: 1951–52 FA Cup

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

[6][7]

No. Pos Nat Player TotalThird Division
South 		FA Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK England Frank Coombs 13 0 13 0 0 0
DF England George Wright 36 0 33 0 3 0
DF England Harry Bearryman 49 0 46 0 3 0
DF Scotland Jimmy Elder 47 3 44 2 3 1
DF England John Harrison 44 0 41 0 3 0
DF England Ron Hunt 3 0 3 0 0 0
DF England Len Jones 18 1 17 1 1 0
DF England Digger Kettle 3 0 3 0 0 0
DF England John Moore 2 0 2 0 0 0
DF England Phil Rookes 28 0 25 0 3 0
DF Wales Trevor Rowlands 26 1 26 1 0 0
DF England Reg Stewart 47 0 44 0 3 0
FW England Peter Aitchison 9 2 9 2 0 0
FW England John Church 41 3 38 3 3 0
FW Scotland Adam Davidson 21 1 19 0 2 1
FW England Kevin McCurley 11 6 11 6 0 0
FW Scotland Johnny McKim 27 10 26 10 1 0
FW England Augie Scott 48 6 45 4 3 2
FW England Peter Wright 9 0 9 0 0 0
Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season
FW England Fred Cutting 20 9 18 9 2 0
FW England Vic Keeble 28 17 25 16 3 1
FW England Arthur Turner 9 2 9 2 0 0

Goalscorers

[7]

Place Nation Position Name Third Divison South FA Cup Total
1 England FW Vic Keeble 16 1 17
2 Scotland FW Johnny McKim 10 0 10
3 England FW Fred Cutting 9 0 9
4 England FW Kevin McCurley 6 0 6
England FW Augie Scott 4 2 6
6 England FW John Church 3 0 3
Scotland DF Jimmy Elder 2 1 3
8 England FW Peter Aitchison 2 0 2
England FW Arthur Turner 2 0 2
10 Scotland FW Adam Davidson 0 1 1
England DF Len Jones 1 0 1
Wales DF Trevor Rowlands 1 0 1
Own goals 0 0 0
TOTALS 56 5 61

Disciplinary record

[8]

Nationality Position Player Third Division South FA Cup Total
Red card Red card Red card
England DF Reg Stewart 0 1 0 0 0 1
TOTALS 0 1 0 0 0 1

Captains

Number of games played as team captain.[9]

Place Nation Position Player Third Division South FA Cup Total
Not recorded
 46 3 49

Player debuts

Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.[10]

Position Player Date Opponent Ground Notes
DF England Phil Rookes 18 August 1951 Brighton & Hove Albion Goldstone Ground
FW England Augie Scott 18 August 1951 Brighton & Hove Albion Goldstone Ground
FW Scotland Adam Davidson 13 September 1951 Plymouth Argyle Layer Road
FW England Peter Aitchison 25 December 1951 Gillingham Priestfield Stadium
GK England Frank Coombs 8 March 1952 Bristol City Ashton Gate Stadium
DF England Ron Hunt 15 March 1952 Port Vale Layer Road
FW England Kevin McCurley 22 March 1952 Northampton Town County Ground
FW England Peter Wright 22 March 1952 Northampton Town County Ground

    Transfers and contracts

    In

    Date Pos Player From Fee Ref
    1 June 1951 DF England Harry Wilkinson England Exeter City Free transfer [11]
    1 June 1951 FW England Jack McClelland Apprentice Free transfer [12][13]
    1 July 1951 DF England Phil Rookes England Portsmouth £1,000 [14]
    1 August 1951 FW Scotland Adam Davidson England Sheffield Wednesday Free transfer [15]
    18 August 1951 FW England Augie Scott England Southampton £2,000 [16]
    15 February 1952 DF England Ron Hunt Apprentice Free transfer [17]
    8 March 1952 GK England Frank Coombs England Southend United £450 [18]
    22 March 1952 FW England Kevin McCurley England Liverpool £750 [19]
    22 March 1952 FW England Peter Wright Apprentice Free transfer [20]

    Out

    Date Pos Player To Fee Ref
    31 May 1951 DF England Bill Layton England Harwich & Parkeston Player-manager [21]
    31 May 1951 FW England Bob Curry England Clacton Town Player-manager [22]
    2 November 1951 FW England Dennis Hillman England Gillingham Free transfer [23]
    26 January 1952 FW England Vic Keeble England Newcastle United £15,000 [24]
    23 February 1952 FW England Fred Cutting England Great Yarmouth Town Free transfer [25]
    15 March 1952 FW England Arthur Turner England Headington United Free transfer [26]

    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 1–0 Ipswich Town". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
    3. ↑ "Colchester Utd 1–0 Watford". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
    4. ↑ "Average Attendance Figures Per Season". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
    5. ↑ Hudson, Matt (11 July 2012). "The 1950s and 1960s". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
    6. 1 2 "Appearances". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
    7. 1 2 "Goals". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
    8. ↑ "Discipline". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
    9. ↑ "All matches". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
    10. ↑ "Alltime- List of Debuts". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
    11. ↑ "Harry Wilkinson". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
    12. ↑ "JOHNNY McCLELLAND". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
    13. ↑ Matthews, Tont (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City Football Club 1868 to 1994. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
    14. ↑ "Phil Rookes". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
    15. ↑ "Adam Davidson". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
    16. ↑ "Augie Scott". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
    17. ↑ "Ron Hunt". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
    18. ↑ "Frank Coombs". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
    19. ↑ "Kevin McCurley". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
    20. ↑ "Peter Wright". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
    21. ↑ "Bill Layton". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
    22. ↑ "Bob Curry". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
    23. ↑ "Dennis Hillman". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
    24. ↑ "Vic Keeble". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
    25. ↑ "Fred Cutting". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
    26. ↑ "Arthur Turner". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
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