1945–46 Colchester United F.C. season
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The 1945–46 season was Colchester United's
Colchester United F.C.
Colchester United Football Club is an English football club based in Colchester. The club was formed in 1937, and briefly shared their old Layer Road home with now defunct side Colchester Town who had previously used the ground from 1910....

 third consecutive full season in the Southern Football League
Southern Football League
The Southern League is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from the South West, South Central and Midlands of England and South Wales...

 and the first season since the end of World War II hostilities.

Season Review

It had been the determination of former Colchester Town
Colchester Town F.C.
Colchester Town F.C. was an English amateur football club based in Colchester, Essex. Established in 1873, the club folded in 1937 after the formation of Colchester United.-History:...

 player Syd Fieldus along with a couple of Directors that had kept the club alive but dormant during the War years. Fieldus was appointed Secretary-Manager and attended the first post-War Southern League
Southern Football League
The Southern League is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from the South West, South Central and Midlands of England and South Wales...

 meeting in the summer of 1945. 

Initially it was decided that an East and West League be formed to reduce travelling in a time when rationing was still in force. However at the eleventh hour the League opted for a single all-South division when a number of mainly eastern clubs dropped out. Colchester almost quit themselves, which would have seen the club slipping down the non-League ladder, but the Supporters Club stepped in and pledged to fund the average £50 required for away travel to the likes of Cardiff
Cardiff City F.C.
Cardiff City Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Cardiff, Wales. The club competes in the English football pyramid and is currently playing in the Football League Championship. Cardiff City is the best supported football club in Wales, averaging approximately 22,500 for...

, Worcester
Worcester City F.C.
Worcester City Football Club is an English football club based in Worcester, Worcestershire. The club are currently members of the Conference North and play at St George's Lane.-History:...

 and Hereford
Hereford United F.C.
Hereford United Football Club is an English professional football club based in the city of Hereford. Founded in 1924, they are competing in Football League Two in the 2011–12 season. Hereford have played at Edgar Street for their entire history and are nicknamed 'The Whites' or 'The Lilywhites',...

.

Fieldus, liaising with Major Dai Rees, forged a strong relationship with the Garrison
Colchester Garrison
Colchester Garrison is located in Colchester in the county of Essex. It has been an important military base since the Roman era. The first permanent military garrison in Colchester was established by Legio XX Valeria Victrix in 43 AD following the Claudian invasion of Britain. Colchester was an...

 and as United only had four contracted players the Colchester team was complemented by servicemen of varying degrees of ability. 

So much so that 81 players were used to complete just 31 Southern League and Cup matches. It was permissible, and not uncommon, for that season only that players could be registered right up until kick-off time.

 Football was back on its feet and Fieldus urged the board to appoint a full-time manager for the 1946-47 season.

Squad

Player Info


Pos. Name Place of Birth Date of Birth Previous Club Date Joined Fee
DF  Wales Bill Bower  Wales Wrexham
Wrexham
Wrexham is a town in Wales. It is the administrative centre of the wider Wrexham County Borough, and the largest town in North Wales, located in the east of the region. It is situated between the Welsh mountains and the lower Dee Valley close to the border with Cheshire, England...

17 November 1911  England Millwall
Millwall F.C.
Millwall Football Club is an English professional football club based in South Bermondsey, south east London, that plays in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football. Founded as Millwall Rovers in 1885, the club has retained its name despite having last played in the...

25 August 1945 Free
DF  England Syd Fieldus  European Union Unknown 27 May 1909  England Brentford
Brentford F.C.
Brentford Football Club are a professional English football club based in Brentford in the London Borough of Hounslow. They are currently playing in Football League One....

9 October 1937 Free
DF  Northern Ireland Paddy Sheils  Northern Ireland Antrim
Antrim, County Antrim
Antrim is a town in County Antrim in the northeast of Northern Ireland, on the banks of the Six Mile Water, half a mile north-east of Lough Neagh. It had a population of 20,001 people in the 2001 Census. The town is the administrative centre of Antrim Borough Council...

1 January 1911  England New Brighton
New Brighton A.F.C.
-Revived club:New Brighton A.F.C. were reborn in 1993, and joined the Birkenhead and Wirral League, which they won in their first season. In 1995 the club switched to the South Wirral League. After upgrading their new ground, the club were admitted to the Second Division of the West Cheshire League...

 - WW2 Duty
3 November 1945 Free
MF  England Bob Hutchings  European Union Unknown Unknown  England WW2 Duty 9 February 1946 Free
FW  England Bob Collins  European Union Unknown Unknown  England WW2 Duty 9 February 1946 Free
FW  England Bob Hodgson  European Union Unknown Unknown  England WW2 Duty 16 February 1946 Free

Transfers In

Date Pos. Player Name Previous Club Transfer Fee Notes
25 August 1945 DF  Wales Bill Bower  England Millwall
Millwall F.C.
Millwall Football Club is an English professional football club based in South Bermondsey, south east London, that plays in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football. Founded as Millwall Rovers in 1885, the club has retained its name despite having last played in the...

Free
25 August 1945 DF  England Jimmy Jenkins  England WW2 Duty Free
25 August 1945 DF  England Milne  England WW2 Duty Free
25 August 1945 DF  England Robson  England WW2 Duty Free
25 August 1945 DF  England Jimmy Southam  England Walsall
Walsall F.C.
Walsall Football Club are an English association football club based in Walsall, West Midlands. They currently play in League One. The club was founded in 1888 as Walsall Town Swifts, an amalgamation of Walsall Town F.C. and Walsall Swifts F.C. The club was one of the founder members of the Second...

 - WW2 Duty
Free
25 August 1945 MF  England Ronnie Hornby  England Burnley
Burnley F.C.
Burnley Football Club are a professional English Football League club based in Burnley, Lancashire. Nicknamed the Clarets, due to the dominant colour of their home shirts, they were founder members of the Football League in 1888...

 - WW2 Duty
Free
25 August 1945 MF  England Reeves  England WW2 Duty Free
25 August 1945 MF  England Stan Titcombe  England Swindon Town
Swindon Town F.C.
Swindon Town Football Club are a team based in Swindon, Wiltshire. Currently in League Two, Swindon have been managed by Paolo Di Canio since 23 May 2011...

 - WW2 Duty
Free
25 August 1945 FW  England Godfrey  England Erith & Belvedere
Erith & Belvedere F.C.
Erith & Belvedere F.C., established 1922, is a football club representing Erith, in the London Borough of Bexley. They are currently members of the Kent League Premier Division after being relegated from the Southern League Division One East in 2005.They were also founder members of the Corinthian...

 - WW2 Duty
Free
25 September 1945 FW  England Chris Harmon  England WW2 Duty Free
1 September 1945 DF  England Doug Beach  England Southend United
Southend United F.C.
Southend United Football Club is an English football club based at Roots Hall Stadium, Prittlewell, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, who play in Football League Two. Their home ground is Roots Hall, and the club plan to move into a new 22,000-seater stadium located at Fossetts Farm.-Stadium:The club has had...

Free
1 September 1945 FW  England Jackie Robinson
Jackie Robinson (footballer)
John Allan "Jackie" Robinson was an English footballer player and player-coach. He played as an inside forward, and signed for Sheffield Wednesday in 1934 at the age of 16. He went on to play for Sunderland and Lincoln City, also taking up managerial duties in his brief time at Lincoln...

 European Union Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday F.C.
Sheffield Wednesday Football Club are a football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, who are currently competing in the Football League One in the 2011-12 season, in England. Sheffield Wednesday are one of the oldest professional clubs in the world and the fourth oldest in the...

 - WW2 Duty
Free
15 September 1945 GK  England Ray Dring
Ray Dring
Raymond "Ray" Dring is a former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Huddersfield Town. He was born in Lincoln.-References:* Alan Hodgson - Huddersfield Town F.C. Matchday Programme - 2007-08 season...

 England Huddersfield Town
Huddersfield Town F.C.
Huddersfield Town Football Club is an English football club formed in 1908 and based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. They currently play in League One...

 - WW2 Duty
Free
15 September 1945 DF  Northern Ireland Bobby Browne  Northern Ireland Derry City
Derry City F.C.
Derry City Football Club is a professional football club based in Derry, Northern Ireland. It plays in the League of Ireland Premier Division...

Free
15 September 1945 MF  England Albert Day  England Brighton & Hove Albion
Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.
Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club are an English association football club based in the coastal city of Brighton & Hove, East Sussex. They currently play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of the English football league system....

 - WW2 Duty
Free
22 September 1945 DF  England Bramhall  England WW2 Duty Free
22 September 1945 DF  England Gray  England WW2 Duty Free
22 September 1945 DF  England Holmes  England WW2 Duty Free
22 September 1945 MF  England Stanyon  England WW2 Duty Free
22 September 1945 FW  Northern Ireland Paddy Kernohan  Northern Ireland Derry City
Derry City F.C.
Derry City Football Club is a professional football club based in Derry, Northern Ireland. It plays in the League of Ireland Premier Division...

Free
29 September 1945 GK  England Dawson  England WW2 Duty Free
29 September 1945 MF  England Fred Inskip  England WW2 Duty Free
29 September 1945 FW  England Arthur Buckley  England WW2 Duty Free
29 September 1945 FW  Scotland Jock Cameron
Jock Cameron (footballer)
John Cameron was a Scottish international footballer. He played for Blackburn Rovers from 1903 to 1907, Chelsea from 1907 to 1913, and Port Vale from 1913 to 1919. He also won two caps for Scotland.-Club career:...

 England WW2 Duty Free
29 September 1945 FW  England A. Thompson  England WW2 Duty Free
6 October 1945 GK  England Harry Brown  England Queens Park Rangers
Queens Park Rangers F.C.
Queens Park Rangers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in White City, Hammersmith and Fulham, west London. As the 2010-11 Football League Championship champions, they now play in the top tier of English football the Premier League, for the first time in 15 years...

 - WW2 Duty
Free
6 October 1945 DF  England Heal  England WW2 Duty Free
6 October 1945 DF  Scotland David Nelson
David Nelson (footballer)
David Nelson was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a wing half.-Career:Born in Douglas Water, Nelson played youth football with St Bernard's, before playing senior football in England for Arsenal, Fulham, Brentford, Queens Park Rangers and Crystal Palace.-References:...

 England Ashford Town
Ashford Town F.C.
Ashford Town F.C. are an English football club based in Ashford, Surrey. The club are currently members of Division One Central of the Southern League and play at Short Lane...

 - WW2 Duty
Free
6 October 1945 DF  England O'Sullivan  England WW2 Duty Free
6 October 1945 FW  England Andrews  England WW2 Duty Free
6 October 1945 FW  Wales Rod Williams  England Clapton Orient
Leyton Orient F.C.
Leyton Orient F.C. are an English professional football club in East London. They currently play in Football League One and are known to their fans as the O's.Leyton Orient have spent one season in the top flight of English football, in 1962–63...

Free
6 October 1945 FW  England Wilmott  England WW2 Duty Free
3 November 1945 DF  Northern Ireland Paddy Sheils  England New Brighton
New Brighton A.F.C.
-Revived club:New Brighton A.F.C. were reborn in 1993, and joined the Birkenhead and Wirral League, which they won in their first season. In 1995 the club switched to the South Wirral League. After upgrading their new ground, the club were admitted to the Second Division of the West Cheshire League...

 - WW2 Duty
Free
3 November 1945 FW  England Bob Gregg
Bob Gregg
Robert Edmond "Bob" Gregg was an English professional footballer born in Ferryhill, County Durham, who played as an inside forward...

 England Chelsea
Chelsea F.C.
Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four...

 - WW2 Duty
Free
10 November 1945 FW  England Alf Smirk  England Tonbridge
Tonbridge Angels F.C.
Tonbridge Angels Football Club is an English football club who play at Longmead Stadium in Tonbridge, Kent, since moving from the Angel Ground in 1980....

 - WW2 Duty
Free
17 November 1945 GK  England Wilkie  England WW2 Duty Free
17 November 1945 DF  England Joe James  England Brentford
Brentford F.C.
Brentford Football Club are a professional English football club based in Brentford in the London Borough of Hounslow. They are currently playing in Football League One....

 - WW2 Duty
Free
17 November 1945 FW  England George Barnard  England West Ham United
West Ham United F.C.
West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current...

 - WW2 Duty
Free
24 November 1945 FW  England Jack Ferguson  England Southend United
Southend United F.C.
Southend United Football Club is an English football club based at Roots Hall Stadium, Prittlewell, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, who play in Football League Two. Their home ground is Roots Hall, and the club plan to move into a new 22,000-seater stadium located at Fossetts Farm.-Stadium:The club has had...

 - WW2 Duty
Free
8 December 1945 DF  England Sid Jones  England Weymouth
Weymouth F.C.
Weymouth F.C. are an English football club based in the town of Weymouth, who currently play in the Southern League Premier Division.-History:Weymouth Football Club were founded in 1890 and played their first game on 24 September of that year...

 - WW2 Duty
Free
8 December 1945 DF  England Ron West  England WW2 Duty Free
8 December 1945 MF  England Derek Hawksworth
Derek Hawksworth
Derek Marshall Hawksworth was a footballer who played in the position of winger for Sheffield United.-Football career:...

 England Huddersfield Town
Huddersfield Town F.C.
Huddersfield Town Football Club is an English football club formed in 1908 and based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. They currently play in League One...

 - WW2 Duty
Free
8 December 1945 FW  England Bickmore  England WW2 Duty Free
15 December 1945 FW  Wales Les Jones  England Arsenal
Arsenal F.C.
Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups...

 - WW2 Duty
Free
29 December 1945 DF  Wales Charlie Jones
Charlie Jones (footballer born 1911)
Charles 'Charlie' Jones was a Welsh professional footballer who played for Ebbw Vale, Northfleet United, Tottenham Hotspur and Southend United.- Football career :...

 England Southend United
Southend United F.C.
Southend United Football Club is an English football club based at Roots Hall Stadium, Prittlewell, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, who play in Football League Two. Their home ground is Roots Hall, and the club plan to move into a new 22,000-seater stadium located at Fossetts Farm.-Stadium:The club has had...

 - WW2 Duty
Free
29 December 1945 FW  England Roy Canham  England WW2 Duty Free
29 December 1945 FW  England Cecil Green  England WW2 Duty Free
29 December 1945 FW  England Billy Leighton  England EKCO
EKCO
EKCO from Eric Kirkham Cole Limited was a British electronics company producing radio and television sets from 1924.Expanding into plastic production for its own use, Ekco Plastics produced both radio cases and later domestic plastic products; the plastics company became Lin Pac Mouldings...

 Sports - WW2 Duty
Free
12 January 1946 FW  England Holnes  England WW2 Duty Free
19 January 1946 FW  Northern Ireland Len Townsend  England Maidenhead United
Maidenhead United F.C.
Maidenhead United Football Club is an English football club in Maidenhead, Berkshire. The club was founded in 1870 and moved to their current ground at York Road the following year...

 - WW2 Duty
Free
26 January 1946 MF  England Hogg  England WW2 Duty Free
26 January 1946 FW  England Beveridge  England WW2 Duty Free
2 February 1946 MF  England Cliff Hubbard
Cliff Hubbard
Clifford "Cliff" Hubbard was an English footballer who played for Hull City and West Ham United in the Football League.-References:...

 England Grantham Town
Grantham Town F.C.
Grantham Town F.C. is a football club, based in Grantham, Lincolnshire, currently playing in the Northern Premier League Division One South. They are nicknamed The Gingerbreads and they play their home matches at the South Kesteven Sports Stadium . They were established in August 1874...

 - WW2 Duty
Free
2 February 1946 MF  England Ernest Steele  England Ossett Town
Ossett Town F.C.
Ossett Town Football Club are an English football club based in Ossett, in the City of Wakefield district, West Yorkshire, playing in the Northern Premier League in the 2011-12 season.-History:...

 - WW2 Duty
Free
9 February 1946 GK  England Kingston  England WW2 Duty Free
9 February 1946 MF  England Bob Hutchings  England WW2 Duty Free
9 February 1946 FW  England Bob Collins  England WW2 Duty Free
9 February 1946 FW  England Frank Dudley
Frank Dudley
Frank Ernest Dudley, born Southend-on-Sea 9 May 1925 is a former professional footballer who played as a centre-forward for Southend United, Leeds United and Southampton....

 England Southend United
Southend United F.C.
Southend United Football Club is an English football club based at Roots Hall Stadium, Prittlewell, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, who play in Football League Two. Their home ground is Roots Hall, and the club plan to move into a new 22,000-seater stadium located at Fossetts Farm.-Stadium:The club has had...

 - WW2 Duty
Free
16 February 1946 FW  England Bob Hodgson  England WW2 Duty Free
23 February 1946 GK  England Robert Brown  England WW2 Duty Free
23 February 1946 MF  England Douglas Smale  England Chelsea
Chelsea F.C.
Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four...

 - WW2 Duty
Free
23 February 1946 FW  England Fletcher  England WW2 Duty Free
23 February 1946 FW  England Frank Rawcliffe
Frank Rawcliffe
Frank Rawcliffe was an English professional footballer who played as a centre forward.-Career:Rawcliffe played for Tranmere Rovers, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Colchester United, Notts County, Newport County, Swansea Town, Aldershot, Alessandria and South Liverpool.-References:...

 England Notts County
Notts County F.C.
Notts County Football Club are an English professional football club based in Nottingham. They are the oldest of all the clubs in the world that are now professional, having been formed in 1862. They currently play in League One of The Football League, the third tier of the English football system...

 - WW2 Duty
Free
23 February 1946 FW  England Westwood  England WW2 Duty Free
9 March 1946 GK  England Alf Jeffries  England Oxford City
Oxford City F.C.
Oxford City Football Club is an English football club, currently playing in the Southern Football League Premier Division after gaining promotion via the Division One South & West playoffs...

 - WW2 Duty
Free
16 March 1946 FW  England Syd Bidewell  England Gravesend & Northfleet
Gravesend & Northfleet F.C.
Ebbsfleet United Football Club is an English professional football team currently playing in the Conference National. The team plays their home matches at Stonebridge Road in Northfleet, Kent. However, the club is now looking to build a new stadium in the Ebbsfleet Valley vicinity in...

 - WW2 Duty
Free
3 April 1946 DF  England Geoff Fox
Geoff Fox (footballer)
Geoffrey R. 'Geoff' Fox was a professional footballer who played as a full back in The Football League for Ipswich Town, Bristol Rovers and Swindon Town....

 England Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town F.C.
Ipswich Town Football Club are an English professional football team based in Ipswich, Suffolk. As of 2011, they play in the Football League Championship, having last appeared in the Premier League in 2001–02....

 - WW2 Duty
Free
3 April 1946 FW  Guernsey Len Duquemin
Len Duquemin
Len Stanley Duquemin was a professional footballer most famous for playing for Tottenham Hotspur which he made his debut on March 1946....

 Guernsey Vauxbelet - WW2 Duty Free
18 April 1946 FW  England Maurice Tobin  England WW2 Duty Free

Transfers Out

Date Pos. Player Name New Club Transfer Fee Notes
1 September 1945 GK  England Bill Light  European Union Retired Free
22 September 1945 DF  England Bramhall  European Union Released Free
22 September 1945 DF  England Gray  European Union Released Free
22 September 1945 DF  England Holmes  European Union Released Free
22 September 1945 MF  England Stanyon  European Union Released Free
22 September 1945 FW  England Godfrey  European Union Released Free
29 September 1945 GK  England Dawson  European Union Released Free
29 September 1945 DF  Northern Ireland Cecil Allan  England Colchester Casuals Free
29 September 1945 MF  England Fred Inskip  European Union Released Free
29 September 1945 FW  England Arthur Buckley  European Union Released Free
29 September 1945 FW  Scotland Jock Cameron
Jock Cameron (footballer)
John Cameron was a Scottish international footballer. He played for Blackburn Rovers from 1903 to 1907, Chelsea from 1907 to 1913, and Port Vale from 1913 to 1919. He also won two caps for Scotland.-Club career:...

 European Union Released Free
29 September 1945 FW  Northern Ireland Paddy Kernohan  European Union Released Free
29 September 1945 FW  England A. Thompson  European Union Released Free
6 October 1945 DF  England O'Sullivan  European Union Released Free
6 October 1945 FW  England Andrews  European Union Released Free
13 October 1945 DF  Northern Ireland Bobby Browne  England Leeds United
Leeds United A.F.C.
Leeds United Association Football Club are an English professional association football club based in Beeston, Leeds, West Yorkshire, who play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of the English football league system...

Free
13 October 1945 FW  Wales Rod Williams  European Union Released Free
3 November 1945 GK  England Ray Dring
Ray Dring
Raymond "Ray" Dring is a former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Huddersfield Town. He was born in Lincoln.-References:* Alan Hodgson - Huddersfield Town F.C. Matchday Programme - 2007-08 season...

 European Union Released Free
3 November 1945 DF  England Heal  European Union Released Free
3 November 1945 DF  England Milne  European Union Released Free
3 November 1945 DF  England Robson  European Union Released Free
10 November 1945 MF  England Reeves  European Union Released Free
10 November 1945 FW  England Alf Smirk  European Union Released Free
17 November 1945 GK  England Wilkie  European Union Released Free
17 November 1945 FW  England Bob Gregg
Bob Gregg
Robert Edmond "Bob" Gregg was an English professional footballer born in Ferryhill, County Durham, who played as an inside forward...

 England Boston United
Boston United F.C.
Boston United Football Club are an association football club based in Boston, Lincolnshire, England. They currently play in the Conference North. The club is known as 'the Pilgrims' in reference to the Pilgrim Fathers, who fled from Boston to the USA and founded Boston, Massachusetts. The club's...

Free
24 November 1945 MF  England Ronnie Hornby  European Union Released Free
24 November 1945 FW  England Jackie Robinson
Jackie Robinson (footballer)
John Allan "Jackie" Robinson was an English footballer player and player-coach. He played as an inside forward, and signed for Sheffield Wednesday in 1934 at the age of 16. He went on to play for Sunderland and Lincoln City, also taking up managerial duties in his brief time at Lincoln...

 England Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday F.C.
Sheffield Wednesday Football Club are a football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, who are currently competing in the Football League One in the 2011-12 season, in England. Sheffield Wednesday are one of the oldest professional clubs in the world and the fourth oldest in the...

Free
24 November 1945 FW  England Ivan Thacker  England Leiston
Leiston F.C.
Leiston F.C. is an English football club based in Leiston, Suffolk. The club are currently members of the Isthmian League Division One North and play at Victory Road.-History:...

Free
8 December 1945 DF  England Ron West  European Union Released Free
8 December 1945 FW  England Bickmore  European Union Released Free
8 December 1945 FW  Wales Les Jones  Wales Swansea City
Swansea City A.F.C.
Swansea City Association Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Swansea, Wales. One of the most successful clubs in Welsh football, it has won 10 Welsh Cups and led the English Football League First Division in December 1981, before finishing the season in 6th position...

Free
29 December 1945 MF  England Stan Titcombe  European Union Released Free
29 December 1945 FW  England Roy Canham  European Union Released Free
29 December 1945 FW  England Cecil Green  European Union Released Free
12 January 1946 MF  England Derek Hawksworth
Derek Hawksworth
Derek Marshall Hawksworth was a footballer who played in the position of winger for Sheffield United.-Football career:...

 England Bradford City Free
19 January 1946 DF  Wales Charlie Jones
Charlie Jones (footballer born 1911)
Charles 'Charlie' Jones was a Welsh professional footballer who played for Ebbw Vale, Northfleet United, Tottenham Hotspur and Southend United.- Football career :...

 European Union Released Free
19 January 1946 FW  England George Barnard  England Arsenal
Arsenal F.C.
Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups...

£500
19 January 1946 FW  England Billy Leighton  European Union Released Free
19 January 1946 FW  Northern Ireland Len Townsend  European Union Released Free
19 January 1946 FW  England Wilmott  European Union Released Free
26 January 1946 MF  England Hogg  European Union Released Free
26 January 1946 FW  England Beveridge  European Union Released Free
2 February 1946 DF  England Joe James  European Union Retired Free
2 February 1946 MF  England Cliff Hubbard
Cliff Hubbard
Clifford "Cliff" Hubbard was an English footballer who played for Hull City and West Ham United in the Football League.-References:...

 European Union Released Free
2 February 1946 MF  England Ernest Steele  European Union Released Free
2 February 1946 FW  England Jack Ferguson  European Union Released Free
9 February 1946 FW  England Frank Dudley
Frank Dudley
Frank Ernest Dudley, born Southend-on-Sea 9 May 1925 is a former professional footballer who played as a centre-forward for Southend United, Leeds United and Southampton....

 European Union Released Free
16 February 1946 GK  England Kingston  European Union Released Free
16 February 1946 FW  England Holnes  European Union Released Free
23 February 1946 FW  England Westwood  European Union Released Free
9 March 1946 GK  England Alf Jeffries  England Brentford
Brentford F.C.
Brentford Football Club are a professional English football club based in Brentford in the London Borough of Hounslow. They are currently playing in Football League One....

Free
30 March 1946 FW  England Chris Harmon  European Union Released Free
3 April 1946 GK  England Robert Brown  European Union Released Free
3 April 1946 DF  England Geoff Fox
Geoff Fox (footballer)
Geoffrey R. 'Geoff' Fox was a professional footballer who played as a full back in The Football League for Ipswich Town, Bristol Rovers and Swindon Town....

 England Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town F.C.
Ipswich Town Football Club are an English professional football team based in Ipswich, Suffolk. As of 2011, they play in the Football League Championship, having last appeared in the Premier League in 2001–02....

Free
3 April 1946 FW  Guernsey Len Duquemin
Len Duquemin
Len Stanley Duquemin was a professional footballer most famous for playing for Tottenham Hotspur which he made his debut on March 1946....

 England Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane....

Free
3 April 1946 FW  England Fletcher  European Union Released Free
6 April 1946 MF  England Douglas Smale  European Union Released Free
11 April 1946 DF  Scotland David Nelson
David Nelson (footballer)
David Nelson was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a wing half.-Career:Born in Douglas Water, Nelson played youth football with St Bernard's, before playing senior football in England for Arsenal, Fulham, Brentford, Queens Park Rangers and Crystal Palace.-References:...

 Scotland Douglas Water Thistle Free
11 April 1946 DF  England Jimmy Southam  European Union Released Free
11 April 1946 MF  England Albert Day  England Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town F.C.
Ipswich Town Football Club are an English professional football team based in Ipswich, Suffolk. As of 2011, they play in the Football League Championship, having last appeared in the Premier League in 2001–02....

Free
13 April 1946 FW  England Syd Bidewell  European Union Released Free
18 April 1946 GK  England Harry Brown  England Notts County
Notts County F.C.
Notts County Football Club are an English professional football club based in Nottingham. They are the oldest of all the clubs in the world that are now professional, having been formed in 1862. They currently play in League One of The Football League, the third tier of the English football system...

Free
18 April 1946 DF  England Doug Beach  England Southend United
Southend United F.C.
Southend United Football Club is an English football club based at Roots Hall Stadium, Prittlewell, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, who play in Football League Two. Their home ground is Roots Hall, and the club plan to move into a new 22,000-seater stadium located at Fossetts Farm.-Stadium:The club has had...

Free
18 April 1946 DF  England Jimmy Jenkins  European Union Released Free
18 April 1946 FW  England Frank Rawcliffe
Frank Rawcliffe
Frank Rawcliffe was an English professional footballer who played as a centre forward.-Career:Rawcliffe played for Tranmere Rovers, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Colchester United, Notts County, Newport County, Swansea Town, Aldershot, Alessandria and South Liverpool.-References:...

 Wales Newport County
Newport County A.F.C.
Newport County Association Football Club are a professional football club based in the city of Newport, south Wales, who currently play in the Conference National, the highest level of the National League System and fifth highest of the overall English football league system...

Free
18 April 1946 FW  England Maurice Tobin  European Union Released Free

Loans In

Date Pos. Player Name Parent Club Date Returned Notes
13 April 1946 DF  England Harry Bamford
Harry Bamford
Henry Charles "Harry" Bamford was a professional footballer, who played for Bristol Rovers for his entire professional career...

 England Brentford
Brentford F.C.
Brentford Football Club are a professional English football club based in Brentford in the London Borough of Hounslow. They are currently playing in Football League One....

13 April 1946
13 April 1946 DF  England George Coulson  England Brentford
Brentford F.C.
Brentford Football Club are a professional English football club based in Brentford in the London Borough of Hounslow. They are currently playing in Football League One....

13 April 1946
13 April 1946 DF  Scotland Roddie Munro  England Brentford
Brentford F.C.
Brentford Football Club are a professional English football club based in Brentford in the London Borough of Hounslow. They are currently playing in Football League One....

13 April 1946
13 April 1946 MF  England Jim Gotts  England Brentford
Brentford F.C.
Brentford Football Club are a professional English football club based in Brentford in the London Borough of Hounslow. They are currently playing in Football League One....

13 April 1946
13 April 1946 FW  England Ernie Muttitt  England Brentford
Brentford F.C.
Brentford Football Club are a professional English football club based in Brentford in the London Borough of Hounslow. They are currently playing in Football League One....

13 April 1946
13 April 1946 FW  England John Sutton  England Brentford
Brentford F.C.
Brentford Football Club are a professional English football club based in Brentford in the London Borough of Hounslow. They are currently playing in Football League One....

13 April 1946

Southern League Results Summary

Pos Club Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
7 Worcester City
Worcester City F.C.
Worcester City Football Club is an English football club based in Worcester, Worcestershire. The club are currently members of the Conference North and play at St George's Lane.-History:...

20 8 2 10 60 58
2
18
8 Colchester United
Colchester United F.C.
Colchester United Football Club is an English football club based in Colchester. The club was formed in 1937, and briefly shared their old Layer Road home with now defunct side Colchester Town who had previously used the ground from 1910....

20 7 3 10 29 47 -18 17
9 Bedford Town
Bedford Town F.C.
Bedford Town F.C. is an English football club based in the Borough of Bedford. The club are currently members of the Southern League Premier Division and play at The New Eyrie in Cardington, a parish on the outskirts of Bedford....

16 4 1 11 30 49
15

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goals difference; Pts = Points

Southern League Results

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
25/08/1945 Chelmsford City
Chelmsford City F.C.
Chelmsford City F.C. is an English semi-professional football club based in the town of Chelmsford, Essex. The club are currently members of the Conference South and play at the Melbourne Stadium.-Chelmsford:...

A 2-1 5,000 Titcombe, Hornby
01/09/1945 Chelmsford City
Chelmsford City F.C.
Chelmsford City F.C. is an English semi-professional football club based in the town of Chelmsford, Essex. The club are currently members of the Conference South and play at the Melbourne Stadium.-Chelmsford:...

H 3-5 5,200 Reeves, Robinson
Jackie Robinson (footballer)
John Allan "Jackie" Robinson was an English footballer player and player-coach. He played as an inside forward, and signed for Sheffield Wednesday in 1934 at the age of 16. He went on to play for Sunderland and Lincoln City, also taking up managerial duties in his brief time at Lincoln...

, Harmon
15/09/1945 Bedford Town
Bedford Town F.C.
Bedford Town F.C. is an English football club based in the Borough of Bedford. The club are currently members of the Southern League Premier Division and play at The New Eyrie in Cardington, a parish on the outskirts of Bedford....

A 0-2 ––
22/09/1945 Yeovil & Petters United
Yeovil Town F.C.
Yeovil Town F.C. are an English association football team based in Yeovil, Somerset. The club play in League One after having won the League Two championship in 2004–05...

A 0-8 ––
29/09/1945 Bedford Town
Bedford Town F.C.
Bedford Town F.C. is an English football club based in the Borough of Bedford. The club are currently members of the Southern League Premier Division and play at The New Eyrie in Cardington, a parish on the outskirts of Bedford....

H 1-4 3,676 Southam (pen.
Penalty kick
A penalty kick is a type of direct free kick in association football, taken from twelve yards out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of the defending team between the penalty taker and the goal.Penalty kicks are performed during normal play...

)
06/10/1945 Cheltenham Town
Cheltenham Town F.C.
Cheltenham Town Football Club is an English football club playing in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. Founded in 1887, the team has played at four different grounds, namely Agg-Gardner's Recreation Ground, Carter's Field and now the Abbey Business Stadium, although it is more...

H 1-0 3,318 Hornby
13/10/1945 Cardiff City Reserves
Cardiff City F.C.
Cardiff City Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Cardiff, Wales. The club competes in the English football pyramid and is currently playing in the Football League Championship. Cardiff City is the best supported football club in Wales, averaging approximately 22,500 for...

H 1-0 4,554 Hornby
10/11/1945 Bath City
Bath City F.C.
Bath City Football Club are a semi-professional football club based in Bath, Somerset. They play in the Conference National league after gaining promotion from the Conference South via the play-offs in May 2010...

H 3-1 3,949 Smirk, Harmon, Gregg
Bob Gregg
Robert Edmond "Bob" Gregg was an English professional footballer born in Ferryhill, County Durham, who played as an inside forward...

 (pen.
Penalty kick
A penalty kick is a type of direct free kick in association football, taken from twelve yards out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of the defending team between the penalty taker and the goal.Penalty kicks are performed during normal play...

)
17/11/1945 Hereford United
Hereford United F.C.
Hereford United Football Club is an English professional football club based in the city of Hereford. Founded in 1924, they are competing in Football League Two in the 2011–12 season. Hereford have played at Edgar Street for their entire history and are nicknamed 'The Whites' or 'The Lilywhites',...

A 1-3 3,000 Harmon
24/11/1945 Worcester City
Worcester City F.C.
Worcester City Football Club is an English football club based in Worcester, Worcestershire. The club are currently members of the Conference North and play at St George's Lane.-History:...

H 2-1 4,294 Robinson
Jackie Robinson (footballer)
John Allan "Jackie" Robinson was an English footballer player and player-coach. He played as an inside forward, and signed for Sheffield Wednesday in 1934 at the age of 16. He went on to play for Sunderland and Lincoln City, also taking up managerial duties in his brief time at Lincoln...

 (2) (pen.
Penalty kick
A penalty kick is a type of direct free kick in association football, taken from twelve yards out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of the defending team between the penalty taker and the goal.Penalty kicks are performed during normal play...

)
08/12/1945 Barry
Barry Town F.C.
Barry Town FC are a football team based in Barry. They dominated the League of Wales during the 1990s, but finished bottom in 2003-04 and were relegated...

A 0-0 ––
15/12/1945 Yeovil & Petters United
Yeovil Town F.C.
Yeovil Town F.C. are an English association football team based in Yeovil, Somerset. The club play in League One after having won the League Two championship in 2004–05...

H 3-3 4,135 Hawksworth
Derek Hawksworth
Derek Marshall Hawksworth was a footballer who played in the position of winger for Sheffield United.-Football career:...

, Wilmott, Barnard
29/12/1945 Cheltenham Town
Cheltenham Town F.C.
Cheltenham Town Football Club is an English football club playing in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. Founded in 1887, the team has played at four different grounds, namely Agg-Gardner's Recreation Ground, Carter's Field and now the Abbey Business Stadium, although it is more...

A 0-1 ––
12/01/1946 Hereford United
Hereford United F.C.
Hereford United Football Club is an English professional football club based in the city of Hereford. Founded in 1924, they are competing in Football League Two in the 2011–12 season. Hereford have played at Edgar Street for their entire history and are nicknamed 'The Whites' or 'The Lilywhites',...

H 0-3 ––
26/01/1946 Worcester City
Worcester City F.C.
Worcester City Football Club is an English football club based in Worcester, Worcestershire. The club are currently members of the Conference North and play at St George's Lane.-History:...

A 2-6 –– Beach (2)
02/02/1946 Bath City
Bath City F.C.
Bath City Football Club are a semi-professional football club based in Bath, Somerset. They play in the Conference National league after gaining promotion from the Conference South via the play-offs in May 2010...

A 0-8 ––
09/02/1946 Barry
Barry Town F.C.
Barry Town FC are a football team based in Barry. They dominated the League of Wales during the 1990s, but finished bottom in 2003-04 and were relegated...

H 5-0 2,896 Dudley
Frank Dudley
Frank Ernest Dudley, born Southend-on-Sea 9 May 1925 is a former professional footballer who played as a centre-forward for Southend United, Leeds United and Southampton....

 (2), Robinson
Jackie Robinson (footballer)
John Allan "Jackie" Robinson was an English footballer player and player-coach. He played as an inside forward, and signed for Sheffield Wednesday in 1934 at the age of 16. He went on to play for Sunderland and Lincoln City, also taking up managerial duties in his brief time at Lincoln...

, Harmon, Collins
16/02/1946 Swindon Town Reserves
Swindon Town F.C.
Swindon Town Football Club are a team based in Swindon, Wiltshire. Currently in League Two, Swindon have been managed by Paolo Di Canio since 23 May 2011...

A 0-1 1,769
23/02/1946 Swindon Town Reserves
Swindon Town F.C.
Swindon Town Football Club are a team based in Swindon, Wiltshire. Currently in League Two, Swindon have been managed by Paolo Di Canio since 23 May 2011...

H 5-1 2,665 Hodgson (2), S.Jones, Smale, Westwood
16/03/1946 Cardiff City Reserves
Cardiff City F.C.
Cardiff City Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Cardiff, Wales. The club competes in the English football pyramid and is currently playing in the Football League Championship. Cardiff City is the best supported football club in Wales, averaging approximately 22,500 for...

A 0-0 3,944

Source: 1945-46 Season Colchester United Results - coludata.co.uk

Southern League Cup

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
19/01/1946 Guildford City
Guildford City F.C.
Guildford City Football Club is a football club based in Guildford, Surrey, England. The club was originally established in 1921, folded in 1974 and were reformed in 1996...

H 3-1 3,843 Townsend (3)
09/03/1946 Cheltenham Town
Cheltenham Town F.C.
Cheltenham Town Football Club is an English football club playing in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. Founded in 1887, the team has played at four different grounds, namely Agg-Gardner's Recreation Ground, Carter's Field and now the Abbey Business Stadium, although it is more...

A 1-0 –– Hodgson
23/03/1946 Swindon Town Reserves
Swindon Town F.C.
Swindon Town Football Club are a team based in Swindon, Wiltshire. Currently in League Two, Swindon have been managed by Paolo Di Canio since 23 May 2011...

H 2-0 3,907 Bidewell, Smale
28/03/1946 Bedford Town
Bedford Town F.C.
Bedford Town F.C. is an English football club based in the Borough of Bedford. The club are currently members of the Southern League Premier Division and play at The New Eyrie in Cardington, a parish on the outskirts of Bedford....

A 2-2 –– Bidewell, Rawcliffe
Frank Rawcliffe
Frank Rawcliffe was an English professional footballer who played as a centre forward.-Career:Rawcliffe played for Tranmere Rovers, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Colchester United, Notts County, Newport County, Swansea Town, Aldershot, Alessandria and South Liverpool.-References:...

30/03/1946 Cheltenham Town
Cheltenham Town F.C.
Cheltenham Town Football Club is an English football club playing in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. Founded in 1887, the team has played at four different grounds, namely Agg-Gardner's Recreation Ground, Carter's Field and now the Abbey Business Stadium, although it is more...

H 3-3 –– Bidewell (2), Sheils
03/04/1946 Chelmsford City
Chelmsford City F.C.
Chelmsford City F.C. is an English semi-professional football club based in the town of Chelmsford, Essex. The club are currently members of the Conference South and play at the Melbourne Stadium.-Chelmsford:...

A 0-2 6,000
06/04/1946 Swindon Town Reserves
Swindon Town F.C.
Swindon Town Football Club are a team based in Swindon, Wiltshire. Currently in League Two, Swindon have been managed by Paolo Di Canio since 23 May 2011...

A 2-4 –– Hodgson, Rawcliffe
Frank Rawcliffe
Frank Rawcliffe was an English professional footballer who played as a centre forward.-Career:Rawcliffe played for Tranmere Rovers, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Colchester United, Notts County, Newport County, Swansea Town, Aldershot, Alessandria and South Liverpool.-References:...

11/04/1946 Chelmsford City
Chelmsford City F.C.
Chelmsford City F.C. is an English semi-professional football club based in the town of Chelmsford, Essex. The club are currently members of the Conference South and play at the Melbourne Stadium.-Chelmsford:...

H 1-1 –– Collins
13/04/1946 Guildford City
Guildford City F.C.
Guildford City Football Club is a football club based in Guildford, Surrey, England. The club was originally established in 1921, folded in 1974 and were reformed in 1996...

A 5-2 2,700 Rawcliffe
Frank Rawcliffe
Frank Rawcliffe was an English professional footballer who played as a centre forward.-Career:Rawcliffe played for Tranmere Rovers, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Colchester United, Notts County, Newport County, Swansea Town, Aldershot, Alessandria and South Liverpool.-References:...

, Sutton (3), Bamford
Harry Bamford
Henry Charles "Harry" Bamford was a professional footballer, who played for Bristol Rovers for his entire professional career...

 (pen.
Penalty kick
A penalty kick is a type of direct free kick in association football, taken from twelve yards out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of the defending team between the penalty taker and the goal.Penalty kicks are performed during normal play...

)
18/04/1946 Bedford Town
Bedford Town F.C.
Bedford Town F.C. is an English football club based in the Borough of Bedford. The club are currently members of the Southern League Premier Division and play at The New Eyrie in Cardington, a parish on the outskirts of Bedford....

H 3-3 –– Bower, Hodgson, S.Jones

Source: 1945-46 Season Colchester United Results - coludata.co.uk

FA Cup

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
03/11/1945 4QR Wisbech Town
Wisbech Town F.C.
Wisbech Town F.C. is an English football club currently based in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire. The club are currently members of the Eastern Counties League Premier Division and play at the Fenland Stadium.-History:...

A 0-5 2,748

Source: 1945-46 Season Colchester United Results - coludata.co.uk

Squad statistics

No. Nat. Pos. Name Total Southern League
Southern Football League
The Southern League is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from the South West, South Central and Midlands of England and South Wales...

FA Cup
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...

Southern League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps


All

Scorer Goals
 England Bob Hodgson 5
 England Syd Bidewell 4
 England Chris Harmon
 England Jackie Robinson
Jackie Robinson (footballer)
John Allan "Jackie" Robinson was an English footballer player and player-coach. He played as an inside forward, and signed for Sheffield Wednesday in 1934 at the age of 16. He went on to play for Sunderland and Lincoln City, also taking up managerial duties in his brief time at Lincoln...

 England Ronnie Hornby 3
 England Frank Rawcliffe
Frank Rawcliffe
Frank Rawcliffe was an English professional footballer who played as a centre forward.-Career:Rawcliffe played for Tranmere Rovers, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Colchester United, Notts County, Newport County, Swansea Town, Aldershot, Alessandria and South Liverpool.-References:...

 England John Sutton
 Northern Ireland Len Townsend
 England Doug Beach 2
 England Bob Collins
 England Frank Dudley
Frank Dudley
Frank Ernest Dudley, born Southend-on-Sea 9 May 1925 is a former professional footballer who played as a centre-forward for Southend United, Leeds United and Southampton....

 England Sid Jones
 England Douglas Smale
 England Harry Bamford
Harry Bamford
Henry Charles "Harry" Bamford was a professional footballer, who played for Bristol Rovers for his entire professional career...

1
 England George Barnard
 Wales Bill Bower
 England Bob Gregg
Bob Gregg
Robert Edmond "Bob" Gregg was an English professional footballer born in Ferryhill, County Durham, who played as an inside forward...

 England Derek Hawksworth
Derek Hawksworth
Derek Marshall Hawksworth was a footballer who played in the position of winger for Sheffield United.-Football career:...

 England Reeves
 Northern Ireland Paddy Sheils
 England Alf Smirk
 England Jimmy Southam
 England Stan Titcombe
 England Westwood
 England Wilmott


League

Scorer Goals
 England Chris Harmon 4
 England Jackie Robinson
Jackie Robinson (footballer)
John Allan "Jackie" Robinson was an English footballer player and player-coach. He played as an inside forward, and signed for Sheffield Wednesday in 1934 at the age of 16. He went on to play for Sunderland and Lincoln City, also taking up managerial duties in his brief time at Lincoln...

 England Ronnie Hornby 3
 England Doug Beach 2
 England Frank Dudley
Frank Dudley
Frank Ernest Dudley, born Southend-on-Sea 9 May 1925 is a former professional footballer who played as a centre-forward for Southend United, Leeds United and Southampton....

 England Bob Hodgson
 England George Barnard 1
 England Bob Collins
 England Bob Gregg
Bob Gregg
Robert Edmond "Bob" Gregg was an English professional footballer born in Ferryhill, County Durham, who played as an inside forward...

 England Derek Hawksworth
Derek Hawksworth
Derek Marshall Hawksworth was a footballer who played in the position of winger for Sheffield United.-Football career:...

 England Sid Jones
 England Reeves
 England Douglas Smale
 England Alf Smirk
 England Jimmy Southam
 England Stan Titcombe
 England Westwood
 England Wilmott


Southern League Cup

Scorer Goals
 England Syd Bidewell 4
 England Bob Hodgson 3
 England Frank Rawcliffe
Frank Rawcliffe
Frank Rawcliffe was an English professional footballer who played as a centre forward.-Career:Rawcliffe played for Tranmere Rovers, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Colchester United, Notts County, Newport County, Swansea Town, Aldershot, Alessandria and South Liverpool.-References:...

 England John Sutton
 Northern Ireland Len Townsend
 England Harry Bamford
Harry Bamford
Henry Charles "Harry" Bamford was a professional footballer, who played for Bristol Rovers for his entire professional career...

1
 Wales Bill Bower
 England Bob Collins
 England Sid Jones
 Northern Ireland Paddy Sheils
 England Douglas Smale
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