1948–49 Colchester United F.C. season

Colchester United 1948–49 football season

Colchester United1948–49 season

Chairman| Bill Allen[1]
Manager| Jimmy Allen
(from July 1948)
Stadium| Layer Road
Southern League| 4th
FA Cup| 1st round
(eliminated by
Reading)
Southern League Cup| Runners-up
Top goalscorer| League:
Arthur Turner (28)
All:
Arthur Turner (31)
Highest home attendance| 19,072
v Reading, 27 November 1948[2]
Lowest home attendance| 4,131
v Bedford Town, 21 October 1948[3]
Average home league attendance| 8,476[4]
Biggest win| 6–0
v Bedford Town, 21 October 1948
Biggest defeat| 0–5
v Merthyr Tydfil, 22 April 1949;
1–6
v Gloucester City, 30 April 1949

Home colours

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The 1948–49 season was Colchester United's seventh season in their history and their seventh 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 runners–up in the Southern League Cup to Yeovil Town just ten days after losing the delayed 1947–48 season final to Merthyr Tydfil. The club exited the FA Cup in the first round to Reading, although the first encounter between the clubs was abandoned due to heavy fog. The match gathered a record Layer Road and Colchester United crowd of 19,072, before being abandoned with the scores at 1–1.

## Season overview

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Former Aston Villa and Portsmouth defender Jimmy Allen was tasked with taking Colchester United into the Football League when he stepped into the void left following Ted Fenton's departure for West Ham United during the simmer.

The ex-England international oversaw his side reach the final of the Southern League Cup for the second successive season. With the 1947–48 final held over from the previous season, Colchester first lost that final against Merthyr Tydfil 5–0, before losing the 1948–49 season final 3–0 to Yeovil Town ten days later. During these ten days, the club also played four league fixtures.

On the back of a successful FA Cup run across the 1947–48 season, much was expected of Colchester for their 1948–49 campaign. They drew Reading at home for their first–round fixture, but the game which drew a record Layer Road and Colchester United crowd of 19,072 was abandoned with the scores tied at 1–1 due to heavy fog. The rearranged match saw the U's crash out with a 4–2 defeat.

In the Southern League, Colchester once again finished in fourth position while Chelmsford City and Gillingham battled for the title, with the Kent side winning their second title in three years.[5]

## Players

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As of match played 7 May 1949.[6]
Name  | Position  | Nationality  | Place of birth  | Date of birth  | Apps  | Goals  | Signed from  | Date signed  | Fee

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Goalkeepers
Ken Whitehead | GK |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |  Clacton Town | May 1948 | Free transfer
George Wright | GK |  | Plymouth |  (1919-10-10)10 October 1919 (aged 28) | 0 | 0 |  Plymouth Argyle | May 1949 | £1,000
Harry Wright | GK |  | Tottenham |  (1909-06-03)3 June 1909 (aged 38) | 64 | 0 |  Chelmsford City | 11 July 1946 | Free transfer
Defenders
Bill Bower | FB |  | Wrexham |  (1911-11-17)17 November 1911 (aged 36) | 73 | 1 |  Millwall | 28 November 1945 | Free transfer
George French | FB |  | Colchester |  (1926-11-10)10 November 1926 (aged 21) | 0 | 0 |  West Ham United | February 1949 | Free transfer
Digger Kettle | FB |  | Colchester |  (1922-06-03)3 June 1922 (aged 25) | 60 | 1 |  Arclight Sports | September 1946 | Free transfer
Midfielders
Harry Bearryman | WH |  | Wandsworth |  (1924-09-26)26 September 1924 (aged 23) | 46 | 5 |  Chelsea | 4 July 1947 | Free transfer
Alf Miller | WH |  | Portsmouth |  (1917-03-25)25 March 1917 (aged 31) | 0 | 0 |  Plymouth Argyle | August 1948 | Free transfer
Wally Nunn | WH |  | Deptford |  (1920-01-16)16 January 1920 (aged 28) | 0 | 0 |  Swindon Town | June 1948 | Free transfer
Frank Stamper | WH/IR |  | Hartlepool |  (1926-02-22)22 February 1926 (aged 22) | 8 | 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 31) | 44 | 0 |  Gainsborough Trinity | 13 June 1946 | Free transfer
Andy Brown | IF |  | Coatbridge |  (1915-02-20)20 February 1915 (aged 33) | 42 | 3 |  Torquay United | 17 June 1947 | Free transfer
Len Cater | CF |  | Colchester |  | 76 | 26 | Free agent | 6 June 1946 | Free transfer
Bob Curry | IF |  | Gateshead |  (1918-11-02)2 November 1918 (aged 29) | 83 | 49 |  Northampton Town | 13 June 1947 | Free transfer
Fred Cutting | IF |  | North Walsham |  (1921-12-04)4 December 1921 (aged 26) | 31 | 15 |  Norwich City | 6 December 1947[a] | Free transfer
Stan Foxall | WG |  | Crowle |  (1914-09-08)8 September 1914 (aged 33) | 0 | 0 |  West Ham United | June 1948 | Free transfer
Norman George | WG |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |  | 4 September 1948 | Free transfer
Dennis Hillman | WG |  | Southend-on-Sea |  (1918-11-27)27 November 1918 (aged 29) | 72 | 13 |  Brighton & Hove Albion | 21 September 1946 | Free transfer
Vic Keeble | CF |  | Colchester |  (1930-06-25)25 June 1930 (aged 17) | 15 | 9 |  King George Youth Club | 23 May 1947 | £10
Denis Maffey | CF |  | Sunderland |  (1922-02-22)22 February 1922 (aged 26) | 0 | 0 |  Ipswich Town | May 1948 | Free transfer
Bob Neville | OL |  |  |  | 7 | 2 |  Rowhedge | October 1946 | Free transfer
Ray Townrow | IR |  | West Ham |  | 11 | 5 |  Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 January 1948 | Free transfer
Arthur Turner | CF |  | Poplar |  (1921-01-22)22 January 1921 (aged 27) | 75 | 51 |  Charlton Athletic | September 1946 | Free transfer

1. ^ 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.

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May 1948  | GK  |  | Ken Whitehead  |  Clacton Town | Free transfer  | [7]
May 1948  | CF  |  | Denis Maffey |  Ipswich Town | Free transfer  | [8]
June 1948  | WH  |  | Wally Nunn |  Swindon Town | Free transfer  | [9]
June 1948  | WG  |  | Stan Foxall |  West Ham United | Free transfer  | [10]
August 1948  | WH  |  | Alf Miller |  Plymouth Argyle | Free transfer  | [11]
21 August 1948  | WG  |  | Harry Cranfield |  Bristol Rovers | Free transfer  | [12][a]
4 September 1948  | WG  |  | Norman George  | Unknown  | Free transfer  | [13]
February 1949  | FB  |  | George French |  West Ham United  | Free transfer  | [14]
23 April 1949  | GK  |  | Graham Davies |  Watford | Trial  | [15][a]
May 1949  | GK  |  | George Wright |  Plymouth Argyle  | £1,000  | [16]
5 May 1949  | CH  |  | Peter Hildyard  |  Leyton Orient | Trial  | [17][a]

* Total spending:  ~ £1,000

1. ^ a b c Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club

### Out

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End of season  | FB  |  | Albert Walker | Free agent  | Retired  | [18]
Summer 1948  | CB  |  | Albert Page |  Chingford Town | Free transfer  | [19]
Summer 1948  | IF  |  | Ian Gillespie |  Leiston | Player-manager | [20]
1 May 1948  | GK  |  | Ernest Setchell  | Free agent | Released  | [21][a]
July 1948  | WH  |  | Ted Fenton |  West Ham United | Assistant manager  | [22]
November 1948  | FB  |  | Aubrey Darmody |  Great Yarmouth Town | Free transfer  | [23]
November 1948  | WH  |  | Arthur Biggs |  Vauxhall Motors | Free transfer  | [24]
January 1949  | GK  |  | John Le Mare  |  West Ham United  | Free transfer  | [25]
2 April 1949  | WG  |  | Harry Cranfield |  King's Lynn | Free transfer  | [12][a]
2 May 1949  | GK  |  | Graham Davies |  Watford | End of trial  | [15][a]
5 May 1949  | CH  |  | Peter Hildyard  |  Leyton Orient | End of trial  | [17][a]

1. ^ a b c d 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: 1948–49 Southern Football League

#### League table

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Pos | Team

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2  | Chelmsford City | 42  | 27  | 7  | 8  | 115  | 64  | 1.797  | 61
3  | Merthyr Tydfil | 42  | 26  | 8  | 8  | 133  | 54  | 2.463  | 60
4  | Colchester United | 42  | 21  | 10  | 11  | 94  | 61  | 1.541  | 52
5  | Worcester City | 42  | 22  | 7  | 13  | 87  | 56  | 1.554  | 51
6  | Dartford | 42  | 21  | 9  | 12  | 73  | 53  | 1.377  | 51

Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.

#### Matches

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Cheltenham Town v Colchester United 21 August 1948 (1948-08-21) 1|  Cheltenham Town | 1–1|  Colchester United | Cheltenham

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| Unknown goalscorer  | Report | Cutting | Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 3,400

Colchester United v Bedford Town 28 August 1948 (1948-08-28) 2|  Colchester United | 2–2|  Bedford Town | Colchester

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| Curry 32'
Foxall 75' | Report | Ball  45'
Parsons  46' | Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 8,945

Chelmsford City v Colchester United 1 September 1948 (1948-09-01) 3|  Chelmsford City | 2–1|  Colchester United | Chelmsford

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| O'Neill  47'
Murphy  82' | Report | Turner 19' (pen.) | Stadium: New Writtle Street
Attendance: 12,550

Barry Town v Colchester United 4 September 1948 (1948-09-04) 4|  Barry Town | 3–1|  Colchester United | Barry

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| Cain
Johnston
Tobin  | Report | Turner | Stadium: Jenner Park Stadium

Colchester United v Kidderminster Harriers 11 September 1948 (1948-09-11) 5|  Colchester United | 4–0|  Kidderminster Harriers | Colchester

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| Turner
Allen
Foxall | Report |  | Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 8,271

Bath City v Colchester United 18 September 1948 (1948-09-18) 6|  Bath City | 1–3|  Colchester United | Bath

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| Browne  80' | Report | Turner 60'
Curry | Stadium: Twerton Park

Lovell's Athletic v Colchester United 23 September 1948 (1948-09-23) 7|  Lovell's Athletic | 1–1|  Colchester United | Newport

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| Unknown goalscorer  | Report | Curry | Stadium: Rexville

Colchester United v Chelmsford City 25 September 1948 (1948-09-25) 8|  Colchester United | 3–2|  Chelmsford City | Colchester

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| Keeble 8', 12'
Cutting 42' | Report | Foreman  76'
Plunkett  77' | Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 14,048

Chingford Town v Colchester United 16 October 1948 (1948-10-16) 9|  Chingford Town | 1–5|  Colchester United | Chingford

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| Wade  | Report | Foxall 41'
Turner
Curry
Cutting | Stadium: Newgate Street

Torquay United Reserves v Colchester United 6 November 1948 (1948-11-06) 10|  Torquay United Reserves | 1–3|  Colchester United | Torquay

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| Griffiths  35' | Report | Cutting 10'
Turner 15', 40' | Stadium: Plainmoor

Colchester United v Torquay United Reserves 13 November 1948 (1948-11-13) 11|  Colchester United | 3–2|  Torquay United Reserves | Colchester

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| Foxall 2'
Cutting 44'
Turner 79' (pen.) | Report | Reynolds  33'
Lancaster  47' | Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 8,775

Yeovil Town v Colchester United 20 November 1948 (1948-11-20) 12|  Yeovil Town | 0–1|  Colchester United | Yeovil

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|  | Report | Cutting 80' | Stadium: Huish Athletic Ground

Hereford United v Colchester United 18 December 1948 (1948-12-18) 13|  Hereford United | 2–3|  Colchester United | Hereford

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| Hogben  48'
Sinclair  58' | Report | Evans  20' (o.g.)
Curry 59', 74' | Stadium: Edgar Street

Colchester United v Gloucester City 25 December 1948 (1948-12-25) 14|  Colchester United | 1–1|  Gloucester City | Colchester

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| Turner | Report | Bazeley  60' | Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 7,706

Colchester United v Hastings United 27 December 1948 (1948-12-27) 15|  Colchester United | 5–1|  Hastings United | Colchester

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| Cater  32'
Turner 40'
Hillman 45'
Cutting 46', 48' | Report | Moore  31' | Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 7,736

Gillingham v Colchester United 1 January 1949 (1949-01-01) 16|  Gillingham | 1–1|  Colchester United | Gillingham

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| Unknown goalscorer  | Report | Turner (pen.) | Stadium: Priestfield Stadium

Hastings United v Colchester United 8 January 1949 (1949-01-08) 17|  Hastings United | 2–0|  Colchester United | Hastings

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| Unknown goalscorer  | Report |  | Stadium: The Pilot Field

Dartford v Colchester United 15 January 1949 (1949-01-15) 18|  Dartford | 5–1|  Colchester United | Dartford

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| Unknown goalscorer  | Report | Cutting | Stadium: Watling Street

Colchester United v Cheltenham Town 22 January 1949 (1949-01-22) 19|  Colchester United | 2–2|  Cheltenham Town | Colchester

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| Curry
Foxall | Report | Unknown goalscorer  | Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 7,722

Bedford Town v Colchester United 29 January 1949 (1949-01-29) 20|  Bedford Town | 0–2|  Colchester United | Bedford

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|  | Report | Turner (pen.) | Stadium: The Eyrie
Attendance: 2,400

Colchester United v Barry Town 5 February 1949 (1949-02-05) 21|  Colchester United | 3–0|  Barry Town | Colchester

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| Turner
Curry
Hillman | Report |  | Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 7,522

Kidderminster Harriers v Colchester United 12 February 1949 (1949-02-12) 22|  Kidderminster Harriers | 1–3|  Colchester United | Kidderminster

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| Jones  | Report | Own goal
Turner
Cater  | Stadium: Aggborough
Attendance: 3,243

Colchester United v Bath City 19 February 1949 (1949-02-19) 23|  Colchester United | 4–0|  Bath City | Colchester

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| Curry
Hillman
Foxall | Report |  | Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 8,264

Colchester United v Merthyr Tydfil 26 February 1949 (1949-02-26) 24|  Colchester United | 5–2|  Merthyr Tydfil | Colchester

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| Turner (pen.)
Curry | Report | Unknown goalscorer  | Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 9,328

Colchester United v Chingford Town 5 March 1949 (1949-03-05) 25|  Colchester United | 4–0|  Chingford Town | Colchester

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| Turner
Hillman
Cutting | Report |  | Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 7,990

Colchester United v Tonbridge 10 March 1949 (1949-03-10) 26|  Colchester United | 4–0|  Tonbridge | Colchester

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| Turner (pen.)
Cater  | Report |  | Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,525

Colchester United v Exeter City Reserves 12 March 1949 (1949-03-12) 27|  Colchester United | 4–2|  Exeter City Reserves | Colchester

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| Curry
Keeble
Unknown goalscorer  | Report | Unknown goalscorer  | Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 8,066

Exeter City Reserves v Colchester United 16 March 1949 (1949-03-16) 28|  Exeter City Reserves | 1–1|  Colchester United | Exeter

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| Unknown goalscorer  | Report | Hillman | Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 2,314

Gravesend & Northfleet v Colchester United 19 March 1949 (1949-03-19) 29|  Gravesend & Northfleet | 0–2|  Colchester United | Northfleet

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|  | Report | Curry
Cutting | Stadium: Stonebridge Road

Colchester United v Dartford 24 March 1949 (1949-03-24) 30|  Colchester United | 1–2|  Dartford | Colchester

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| Turner | Report | Unknown goalscorer  | Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 7,156

Colchester United v Yeovil Town 26 March 1949 (1949-03-26) 31|  Colchester United | 1–1|  Yeovil Town | Colchester

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| Foxall | Report | Unknown goalscorer  | Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 10,247

Colchester United v Lovell's Athletic 2 April 1949 (1949-04-02) 32|  Colchester United | 4–2|  Lovell's Athletic | Colchester

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| Own goal
Turner
Curry
Cutting | Report | Unknown goalscorer  | Stadium: Layer Road

Colchester United v Gravesend & Northfleet 11 April 1949 (1949-04-11) 33|  Colchester United | 0–0|  Gravesend & Northfleet | Colchester

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Colchester United v Guildford City 15 April 1949 (1949-04-15) 34|  Colchester United | 0–1|  Guildford City | Colchester

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|  | Report | Unknown goalscorer  | Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 10,799

Tonbridge v Colchester United 16 April 1949 (1949-04-16) 35|  Tonbridge | 3–3|  Colchester United | Tonbridge

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| Anderson
Hobbis
Robson  | Report | Turner
Curry
George  | Stadium: Angel Ground

Guildford City v Colchester United 18 April 1949 (1949-04-18) 36|  Guildford City | 1–0|  Colchester United | Guildford

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15:15 | Unknown goalscorer  | Report |  | Stadium: St Joseph's Road

Worcester City v Colchester United 21 April 1949 (1949-04-21) 37|  Worcester City | 4–2|  Colchester United | Worcester

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| Mogford
Summer  | Report | Curry
Cater  | Stadium: St George's Lane

Merthyr Tydfil v Colchester United 23 April 1949 (1949-04-23) 38|  Merthyr Tydfil | 2–0|  Colchester United | Merthyr Tydfil

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| Beech
Powell  | Report |  | Stadium: Penydarren Park
Attendance: 6,500

Colchester United v Worcester City 28 April 1949 (1949-04-28) 39|  Colchester United | 3–0|  Worcester City | Colchester

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| Maffey 30'
Keeble 75', 89' | Report |  | Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,445

Gloucester City v Colchester United 30 April 1949 (1949-04-30) 40|  Gloucester City | 6–1|  Colchester United | Gloucester

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| Unknown goalscorer  | Report | Allen (pen.) | Stadium: Longlevens

Colchester United v Hereford United 5 May 1949 (1949-05-05) 41|  Colchester United | 4–0|  Hereford United | Colchester

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| Curry
Hillman
Cater
Keeble | Report |  | Stadium: Layer Road

Colchester United v Gillingham 7 May 1949 (1949-05-07) 42|  Colchester United | 2–3|  Gillingham | Colchester

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| Allen
Keeble | Report | Unknown goalscorer  | Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 9,340

### Southern League Cup

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#### 1947–48 season fixture

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Merthyr Tydfil v Colchester United 22 April 1949 (1949-04-22) Final|  Merthyr Tydfil | 5–0|  Colchester United | Merthyr Tydfil

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| Powell  6'
Jarman  19', 30'
Davies  70'
Beech  80' | Report |  | Stadium: Penydarren Park
Attendance: 8,521
Note: Match held over from 1947–48 season due to fixture congestion.

#### 1948–49 season fixtures

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Colchester United v Exeter City Reserves 26 August 1948 (1948-08-26) Preliminary round|  Colchester United | 3–1|  Exeter City Reserves | Colchester

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| Turner
Hillman
Cutting | Report | Unknown goalscorer  | Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 8,606

Colchester United v Bedford Town 21 October 1948 (1948-10-21) 1st round|  Colchester United | 6–0|  Bedford Town | Colchester

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| Foxall 30', 70'
Turner 49', 76'
Curry 57'
Cater  63' | Report |  | Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,131

Chelmsford City v Colchester United 11 December 1948 (1948-12-11) 2nd round|  Chelmsford City | 2–3|  Colchester United | Chelmsford

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| Soo 34' (pen.)
Dicker  85' | Report | Curry 8'
Cutting 86' | Stadium: New Writtle Street
Attendance: 11,102

Gillingham v Colchester United 6 April 1949 (1949-04-06) Semi-final|  Gillingham | 2–4|  Colchester United | Gillingham

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| Unknown goalscorer  | Report | Hillman
Foxall
Unknown goalscorer  | Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 11,042

Yeovil Town v Colchester United 2 May 1949 (1949-05-02) Final|  Yeovil Town | 3–0|  Colchester United | Yeovil

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| Bryant
Coffey  | Report |  | Stadium: Huish Athletic Ground
Attendance: 8,000

### FA Cup

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Main article: 1948–49 FA Cup

Colchester United v Reading 27 November 1948 (1948-11-27) 1st round|  Colchester United | A–A|  Reading | Colchester

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14:00 | Curry 14' | Report | McPhee 30' | Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 19,072
Note: Match abandoned after 35 minutes of play due to fog with the score at 1–1.

Colchester United v Reading 4 December 1948 (1948-12-04) 1st round|  Colchester United | 2–4|  Reading | Colchester

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| Cater  65', 69' | Report | Edelston 17', 55'
McPhee 20'
Dix 27' | Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 13,371

## Squad statistics

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### Appearances and goals

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[6][26]

No. | Pos | Nat | Player  | Total | Southern League | Southern League
Cup | FA Cup

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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals
| GK |  ENG | Ken Whitehead  | 38 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0
| GK |  ENG | George Wright | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
| GK |  ENG | Harry Wright | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0
| DF |  ENG | Digger Kettle | 46 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0
| MF |  ENG | Harry Bearryman | 48 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0
| MF |  ENG | Alf Miller | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
| MF |  ENG | Wally Nunn | 12 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0
| MF |  ENG | Frank Stamper | 43 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0
| FW |  ENG | Bob Allen | 28 | 3 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0
| FW |  SCO | Andy Brown | 34 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0
| FW |  ENG | Len Cater  | 36 | 8 | 31 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2
| FW |  ENG | Bob Curry | 47 | 19 | 40 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0
| FW |  ENG | Fred Cutting | 42 | 16 | 35 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0
| FW |  ENG | Stan Foxall | 35 | 11 | 30 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0
| FW |  ENG | Norman George  | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
| FW |  ENG | Dennis Hillman | 23 | 8 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0
| FW |  ENG | Vic Keeble | 15 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0
| FW |  ENG | Denis Maffey | 31 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0
| FW |  ENG | Ray Townrow  | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
| FW |  ENG | Arthur Turner | 36 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0
Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season
| GK |  WAL | Graham Davies | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0
| DF |  ENG | Peter Hildyard  | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
| FW |  ENG | Harry Cranfield | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0

### Goalscorers

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Place  | Nationality  | Position  | Name  | Southern League  | Southern League Cup  | FA Cup  | Total

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1  |  | CF  | Arthur Turner | 29  | 3  | 0  | 32
2  |  | IF  | Bob Curry | 17  | 2  | 0  | 19
3  |  | IF  | Fred Cutting | 13  | 3  | 0  | 16
4  |  | WG  | Stan Foxall | 7  | 4  | 0  | 11
5  |  | CF  | Len Cater  | 5  | 1  | 2  | 8
| WG  | Dennis Hillman | 6  | 2  | 0  | 8
| CF  | Vic Keeble | 8  | 0  | 0  | 8
8  |  | WG  | Bob Allen | 3  | 0  | 0  | 3
9  |  | WG  | Norman George  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 1
| CF  | Denis Maffey | 1  | 0  | 0  | 1
| Unknown goalscorer | 3  | 1  | 0  | 4
| Own goals | 1  | 0  | 0  | 1
| TOTALS | 94  | 16  | 2  | 112

### Clean sheets

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Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.[27]

Place  | Nationality  | Player  | Southern League  | Southern League Cup  | FA Cup  | Total

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1  |  | Ken Whitehead  | 9  | 1  | 0  | 10
2  |  | Graham Davies | 1  | 0  | 0  | 1
| George Wright | 1  | 0  | 0  | 1
| TOTALS | 11 | 1 | 0 | 12

### Player debuts

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Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.[28]

Position  | Nationality  | Player  | Date  | Opponent  | Ground  | Notes

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WH  |  | Wally Nunn | 21 August 1948  | Cheltenham Town | Whaddon Road |
WG  |  | Harry Cranfield | 21 August 1948  | Cheltenham Town  | Whaddon Road  |
WG  |  | Stan Foxall | 21 August 1948  | Cheltenham Town  | Whaddon Road  |
WH  |  | Alf Miller | 1 September 1948  | Chelmsford City | New Writtle Street  |
GK  |  | Ken Whitehead  | 4 September 1948  | Barry Town | Jenner Park Stadium |
CF  |  | Denis Maffey | 11 December 1948  | Chelmsford City  | New Writtle Street  |
WG  |  | Norman George  | 15 April 1949  | Guildford City | Layer Road |
GK  |  | Graham Davies | 28 April 1949  | Worcester City | Layer Road  |
GK  |  | George Wright | 5 May 1949  | Hereford United | Layer Road  |
CH  |  | Peter Hildyard  | 5 May 1949  | Hereford United  | Layer Road  |

## See also

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* List of Colchester United F.C. seasons

## References

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### 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

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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 A–A Reading". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
3. ^ "Colchester Utd 6–0 Bedford Town". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
4. ^ "Average Attendance Figures Per Season". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 5 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 29 January 2016.
7. ^ "Ken Whitehead". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
8. ^ "Dennis Maffey". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
9. ^ "Wally Nunn". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
10. ^ "Stan Foxall". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
11. ^ "Alf Miller". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
12. ^ a b "Harry Cranfield". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
13. ^ "Norman George". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
14. ^ "George French". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
15. ^ a b "Graham Davies". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
16. ^ "George Wright". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
17. ^ a b "Peter Hildyard". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
18. ^ "Albert Walker". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
19. ^ "Albert Page". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
20. ^ "Ian Gillespie". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
21. ^ "Ernest Setchell". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
22. ^ "Ted Fenton". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
23. ^ "Aubrey Darmody". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
24. ^ "Alf Biggs". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
25. ^ "John Lamare". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
26. ^ a b "Goals". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
27. ^ "Clean sheets (1st team)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
28. ^ "Alltime- List of Debuts". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.

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