1953–54 Colchester United F.C. season
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The 1953–54 season was Colchester United's
fourth consecutive season in the Football League Third Division South
. They finished 23rd and successfully re-applied to the league.
, a former Arsenal
player, was appointed manager. Butler had been coaching in Belgium with the Royal Daring Club Molenbeek
and had been in charge of the Belgian national team between 1935-40 leading them to the 1938 World Cup Finals
. Butler had little time to prepare his side and a 13-game run without winning saw United in 23rd spot.
Crowds plummeted to 7,762 and the club had to go cap in hand to The Football League
to apply for re-election after finishing 10 points adrift of the safety of 22nd place. Fortunately The U's were still endeared to their fellow League clubs and they polled 45 votes. Walsall
, wooden-spoonists, took 32 votes easily seeing off the best non-League application of Peterborough
who attracted 18 votes.
From being prolific scorers in their early history United scored just 50 League goals in 1953-54.
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GAv = Goal average; Pts = Points
Source: 1953-54 Season Colchester United Results - coludata.co.uk
Source: 1953-54 Season Colchester United Results - coludata.co.uk
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....
fourth consecutive season in the Football League Third Division South
Football League Third Division South
The Football League Third Division South was a level of English professional football which ran in parallel to Third Division North from 1921 to 1958....
. They finished 23rd and successfully re-applied to the league.
Season Review
Jack ButlerJack Butler (footballer)
John Dennis "Jack" Butler was an English footballer.-Football career:Born in Colombo to English parents, Butler moved back to Britain as a child. He played for Dartford and Fulham Thursday as a youth, before signing for Fulham in 1913 and moving to Arsenal in 1914...
, a former 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...
player, was appointed manager. Butler had been coaching in Belgium with the Royal Daring Club Molenbeek
R. Daring Club Molenbeek
Royal Daring Club Molenbeek was a football team from the city of Brussels, Belgium until 1973. It was created in 1895 as Daring Club de Bruxelles and was the second club to register to the Belgian Football Association , but it was admitted to the league only in 1903.-History:Until 1899, the team...
and had been in charge of the Belgian national team between 1935-40 leading them to the 1938 World Cup Finals
1938 FIFA World Cup
The 1938 FIFA World Cup was the third staging of the World Cup, and was held in France from 4 June to 19 June. Italy retained the championship, beating Hungary 4–2 in the final.-Host selection:...
. Butler had little time to prepare his side and a 13-game run without winning saw United in 23rd spot.
Crowds plummeted to 7,762 and the club had to go cap in hand to The Football League
The Football League
The Football League, also known as the npower Football League for sponsorship reasons, is a league competition featuring professional association football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest such competition in world football...
to apply for re-election after finishing 10 points adrift of the safety of 22nd place. Fortunately The U's were still endeared to their fellow League clubs and they polled 45 votes. 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...
, wooden-spoonists, took 32 votes easily seeing off the best non-League application of Peterborough
Peterborough United F.C.
Peterborough United Football Club are a professional English football club based in Peterborough. Peterborough United formed in 1934 and played in the old Midland League, which they won six times; eventually being admitted to the Football League in 1960, replacing Gateshead. Their home ground is...
who attracted 18 votes.
From being prolific scorers in their early history United scored just 50 League goals in 1953-54.
Squad
Player Info
| Pos. | Name | Place of Birth | Date of Birth | Previous Club | Date Joined | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK |  England George Wright |
England Plymouth Plymouth Plymouth is a city and unitary authority area on the coast of Devon, England, about south-west of London. It is built between the mouths of the rivers Plym to the east and Tamar to the west, where they join Plymouth Sound... |
10 October 1919 | England Plymouth Argyle Plymouth Argyle F.C. Plymouth Argyle Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Plymouth, Devon, that plays in Football League Two.Since becoming professional in 1903, the club has won five Football League titles, five Southern League titles and one Western League title. The 2009–10 season was the... |
5 May 1949 | Free |
| DF | England Harry Bearryman Harry Bearryman Henry W. Bearryman , was an English footballer who played as a wing half in the Football League.-External links:*... |
England Wandsworth Wandsworth Wandsworth is a district of south London, England, in the London Borough of Wandsworth. It is situated southwest of Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London.-Toponymy:... |
26 September 1924 | 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... |
30 August 1947 | Free |
| DF | England Bob Dale Bob Dale Robert James "Bob" Dale born in Irlam, Greater Manchester, was a former professional footballer who played as a wing half. He played for Altrincham in non-league football, and played league football for Bury and Colchester United before retired through ill health.-External links:**... |
England Irlam Irlam Irlam is a suburban town and unparished area within the City of Salford in Greater Manchester, England. At the 2001 census it had a population of 18,504. The town lies on flat ground on the south side of the M62 motorway and the north bank of the Manchester Ship Canal, and is west-southwest of... |
31 October 1931 | England Bury Bury F.C. Bury Football Club is an association football team based in Bury, Greater Manchester. The team currently play in League One. The club's nickname is The Shakers which was bestowed upon them by club chairman JT Ingham, an industrialist and ironmonger of the late 1890s.-Formation of the club and the... |
2 January 1954 | Free |
| DF |  Scotland Jimmy ElderJimmy Elder James "Jimmy" Elder is a former Scottish professional footballer who played as a wing half for football league clubs Portsmouth and Colchester United, where he made almost 200 appearances.-External links:**... |
Scotland Scone Scone, Scotland Scone is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. The medieval village of Scone, which grew up around the monastery and royal residence, was abandoned in the early 19th century when the residents were removed and a new palace was built on the site by the Earl of Mansfield... |
5 March 1928 | England Portsmouth Portsmouth F.C. Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the city of Portsmouth. The club is nicknamed Pompey. Portsmouth's home matches have been played at Fratton Park since the club's formation in 1898. The team currently play in the Football League Championship after being relegated from... |
19 August 1950 | £1,000 |
| DF | England John Harrison John Harrison (footballer) John Walter Harrison , is an English former professional footballer who played as a fullback in The Football League for Colchester United and for Aston Villa, although there he made no appearances. Harrison retired from the game in 1956 through injury.-External links:**... |
England Leicester Leicester Leicester is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England, and the county town of Leicestershire. The city lies on the River Soar and at the edge of the National Forest... |
27 September 1927 | England Aston Villa Aston Villa F.C. Aston Villa Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Witton, Birmingham. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were founder members of The Football League in 1888. They were also founder... |
30 September 1950 | Undisclosed |
| DF | England Bertie Hill Bertie Hill (footballer) Bertie Hill is an English former professional footballer who played as a wing half in The Football League for Colchester United and for Chelsea, although there he made no appearances. Hill made over 100 appearances for United, before moving on to non-league football with Dartford.-External links:**... |
England West Ham West Ham West Ham is in the London Borough of Newham in London, England. In the west it is a post-industrial neighbourhood abutting the site of the London Olympic Park and in the east it is mostly residential, consisting of Victorian terraced housing interspersed with higher density post-War social housing... |
8 March 1930 | 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... |
11 April 1953 | Free |
| DF | England Ron Hunt Ron Hunt (footballer born 1933) Ronald Malcolm Hunt born in Colchester, England, was an English professional footballer who played as a wing half for Colchester United his entire career, making over 150 appearances for the club before retiring through injury in 1963.-External links:* *... |
England Colchester Colchester Colchester is an historic town and the largest settlement within the borough of Colchester in Essex, England.At the time of the census in 2001, it had a population of 104,390. However, the population is rapidly increasing, and has been named as one of Britain's fastest growing towns. As the... |
26 September 1933 | England Youth Team |
1 August 1951 | Free |
| DF | England Digger Kettle Digger Kettle Albert Henry "Digger" Kettle was a footballer who played for Colchester United.-Biography:Born in Colchester, Kettle served in the Royal Air Force in Rhodesia and Italy during World War II. After playing for Stanway Rovers, Chapel and Wakes Colne and Arclight Sports as a teenager, he signed for... |
England Colchester Colchester Colchester is an historic town and the largest settlement within the borough of Colchester in Essex, England.At the time of the census in 2001, it had a population of 104,390. However, the population is rapidly increasing, and has been named as one of Britain's fastest growing towns. As the... |
3 June 1922 | England Arclight Sports |
26 December 1946 | Free |
| DF | England Fred Lewis |
England Broughton Gifford Broughton Gifford Broughton Gifford is a village and civil parish about west of Melksham in Wiltshire, England. The 2001 census recorded a parish population of 822.The village has two parts:... |
26 July 1923 | 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... |
20 August 1953 | Free |
| DF | England Reg Stewart Reg Stewart Reginald 'Reg' Stewart was an English footballer who played for Sheffield Wednesday and Colchester United in the Football League from 1946 until 1957, and with non-league clubs Hastings United and Clacton Town.... |
England Sheffield Sheffield Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. Its name derives from the River Sheaf, which runs through the city. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and with some of its southern suburbs annexed from Derbyshire, the city has grown from its largely... |
30 October 1925 | 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... |
20 August 1949 | £1,000 |
| MF | England Peter Aitchinson |
England Harlow Harlow Harlow is a new town and local government district in Essex, England. It is located in the west of the county and on the border with Hertfordshire, on the Stort Valley, The town is near the M11 motorway and forms part of the London commuter belt.The district has a current population of 78,889... |
19 September 1931 | England Youth Team |
1 August 1951 | Free |
| MF | England Mike Grice Mike Grice Michael John "Mike" Grice born in Woking, Surrey, was an English footballer who played as a winger.Grice played for Colchester United. He was selected to play for the Third Division South representative side in 1954–55. He joined West Ham United for £10,000 in 1955... |
England Woking Woking Woking is a large town and civil parish that shares its name with the surrounding local government district, located in the west of Surrey, UK. It is part of the Greater London Urban Area and the London commuter belt, with frequent trains and a journey time of 24 minutes to Waterloo station.... |
3 November 1931 | England Lowestoft Town Lowestoft Town F.C. Lowestoft Town F.C. is an English football club based in Lowestoft, Suffolk. The club are currently members of the Isthmian League Premier Division and play at Crown Meadow.-History:... |
11 September 1952 | £50 |
| MF | England Peter Wright Peter Wright (footballer) Peter Brooke Wright is an English former footballer who played for Colchester United from 1951 until 1964.A dashing left-winger, who loved to cut in from the byeline and have a crack at goal, Wright was a £15,000 target of Birmingham City in October 1957 and a key member of the U's side that held... |
England Colchester Colchester Colchester is an historic town and the largest settlement within the borough of Colchester in Essex, England.At the time of the census in 2001, it had a population of 104,390. However, the population is rapidly increasing, and has been named as one of Britain's fastest growing towns. As the... |
26 January 1934 | England Youth Team |
1 August 1951 | Free |
| FW | England Kevin McCurley |
England Consett Consett Consett is a town in the northwest of County Durham, England, about southwest of Newcastle upon Tyne. It is home to 27,394 .Consett sits high on the edge of the Pennines. In 1841, it was a village community of only 145, but it was about to become a boom town: below the ground was coking coal and... |
2 April 1926 | England Liverpool Liverpool F.C. Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups... |
22 March 1952 | £750 |
| FW | Scotland Johnny McKim |
Scotland Greenock Greenock Greenock is a town and administrative centre in the Inverclyde council area in United Kingdom, and a former burgh within the historic county of Renfrewshire, located in the west central Lowlands of Scotland... |
22 January 1926 | 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... |
19 August 1950 | £1,000 |
| FW | England Ken Plant Ken Plant Kenneth George Plant is an English former professional footballer who played as a centre-forward in The Football League for Bury and Colchester United. Plant also made appearances for hometown club Nuneaton Borough and Atherstone Town in the non-leagues.-External links:**... |
England Nuneaton Nuneaton Nuneaton is the largest town in the Borough of Nuneaton and Bedworth and in the English county of Warwickshire.Nuneaton is most famous for its associations with the 19th century author George Eliot, who was born on a farm on the Arbury Estate just outside Nuneaton in 1819 and lived in the town for... |
15 August 1925 | England Bury Bury F.C. Bury Football Club is an association football team based in Bury, Greater Manchester. The team currently play in League One. The club's nickname is The Shakers which was bestowed upon them by club chairman JT Ingham, an industrialist and ironmonger of the late 1890s.-Formation of the club and the... |
6 February 1954 | Free |
Transfers In
| Date | Pos. | Player Name | Previous Club | Transfer Fee | Notes |
| 20 August 1953 | DF | England Doug Keene Doug Keene Douglas Charles Keene was an English professional footballer who played as a wing half. Born in Hendon, London, Keene played for Brentford, Brighton and Colchester United, before moving to non-league football with Dartford.... |
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.... |
Free | |
| 20 August 1953 | DF | England Fred Lewis |
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... |
Free | |
| 10 October 1953 | FW | England Tommy Harris |
England Leyton 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 | |
| 2 January 1954 | DF | England Bob Dale Bob Dale Robert James "Bob" Dale born in Irlam, Greater Manchester, was a former professional footballer who played as a wing half. He played for Altrincham in non-league football, and played league football for Bury and Colchester United before retired through ill health.-External links:**... |
England Bury Bury F.C. Bury Football Club is an association football team based in Bury, Greater Manchester. The team currently play in League One. The club's nickname is The Shakers which was bestowed upon them by club chairman JT Ingham, an industrialist and ironmonger of the late 1890s.-Formation of the club and the... |
Free | |
| 6 February 1954 | FW | England Ken Plant Ken Plant Kenneth George Plant is an English former professional footballer who played as a centre-forward in The Football League for Bury and Colchester United. Plant also made appearances for hometown club Nuneaton Borough and Atherstone Town in the non-leagues.-External links:**... |
England Bury Bury F.C. Bury Football Club is an association football team based in Bury, Greater Manchester. The team currently play in League One. The club's nickname is The Shakers which was bestowed upon them by club chairman JT Ingham, an industrialist and ironmonger of the late 1890s.-Formation of the club and the... |
Free | |
Transfers Out
| Date | Pos. | Player Name | New Club | Transfer Fee | Notes |
| 2 May 1953 | DF | England Phil Rookes Phil Rookes Philip "Phil" Rookes was an English footballer born in Dulverton, Somerset, who played as a full back in the Football League for Bradford City, Portsmouth and Colchester United.... |
 European Union Retired |
Free | Became manager at Chichester |
| 19 September 1953 | DF | England George French |
England Parkside |
Free | |
| 5 December 1953 | FW | England Tommy Harris |
England Tonbridge Angels 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.... |
Free | |
| 16 January 1954 | MF | England John Church John Church (footballer) John 'Johnny' Church , is a retired English footballer who played as a left winger in the Football League.-External links:*... |
England Crittall Athletic |
Free | |
| 23 January 1954 | FW | England Dick Cullum |
England Sittingbourne Sittingbourne F.C. Sittingbourne F.C. are a football club based in Sittingbourne, Kent, England. They were established in 1886 and were founder members of the Kent League. They have reached the 2nd round of the FA Cup at least twice in their history... |
Free | |
| 13 March 1954 | FW | England Bert Barlow Bert Barlow Herbert "Bert" Barlow was a professional footballer, who was a member of the Portsmouth team that beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 4-1 in the 1939 FA Cup Final, in which he scored.-Honours:Portsmouth... |
England Crittall Athletic |
Free | |
| 27 March 1954 | GK | England Frank Coombs Frank Coombs (footballer) Francis Henry "Frank" Coombs is a former professional footballer. Coombs was born in East Ham, London and played as a goalkeeper for Football League clubs Bristol City, Southend United and Colchester United. He died in 1998.... |
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... |
Free | |
| 16 April 1954 | DF | England Doug Keene Doug Keene Douglas Charles Keene was an English professional footballer who played as a wing half. Born in Hendon, London, Keene played for Brentford, Brighton and Colchester United, before moving to non-league football with Dartford.... |
England Dartford Dartford F.C. Dartford F.C. are an English football club based in Dartford, Kent. After finishing as champions of the Isthmian League Division One North in the 2007–08 season, they compete in the Isthmian League Premier Division. They finished in 8th position in their first season... |
Free | |
| 17 April 1954 | FW | England Augie Scott |
England 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:... |
Free | Player-manager |
| 26 April 1954 | DF | England Roy Bicknell |
England Clacton Town Clacton Town F.C. F.C. Clacton is an English football club based in Clacton-on-Sea, Essex. The club are currently members of the Eastern Counties League Premier Division and play at the Rush Green Bowl.-History:... |
Free | |
Third Division South Results Summary
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Av | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Crystal Palace Crystal Palace F.C. Crystal Palace Football Club are an English Football league club based in South Norwood, London. The team plays its home matches at Selhurst Park, where they have been based since 1924. The club currently competes in the second tier of English Football, The Championship.Crystal Palace was formed in... |
46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 60 | 86 | 0.698 | 40 |
| 23 | 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.... |
46 | 10 | 10 | 26 | 50 | 78 | 0.641 | 30 |
| 24 | 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... |
46 | 9 | 8 | 29 | 40 | 87 | 0.460 | 26 |
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GAv = Goal average; Pts = Points
Third Division South Results
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20/08/1953 | Torquay United Torquay United F.C. Torquay United Football Club, nicknamed the Gulls, are an English association football club based in the tourist resort town of Torquay, Devon. They played in the Conference National in 2008–09, but were promoted to Football League Two after a 2–0 win over Cambridge United on 17 May 2009 at Wembley... |
H | 3-1 | 8,841 | Barlow Bert Barlow Herbert "Bert" Barlow was a professional footballer, who was a member of the Portsmouth team that beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 4-1 in the 1939 FA Cup Final, in which he scored.-Honours:Portsmouth... , Elder Jimmy Elder James "Jimmy" Elder is a former Scottish professional footballer who played as a wing half for football league clubs Portsmouth and Colchester United, where he made almost 200 appearances.-External links:**... , McCurley |
| 22/08/1953 | 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.... |
A | 0-3 | 18,130 | |
| 26/08/1953 | Exeter City Exeter City F.C. Exeter City Football Club is an English football club, based in Exeter, which is owned by its fans through the Exeter City Supporters Trust.The club was a member of the Football League from 1920 to 2003... |
A | 2-1 | 10,589 | Barlow Bert Barlow Herbert "Bert" Barlow was a professional footballer, who was a member of the Portsmouth team that beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 4-1 in the 1939 FA Cup Final, in which he scored.-Honours:Portsmouth... , McKim |
| 29/08/1953 | Crystal Palace Crystal Palace F.C. Crystal Palace Football Club are an English Football league club based in South Norwood, London. The team plays its home matches at Selhurst Park, where they have been based since 1924. The club currently competes in the second tier of English Football, The Championship.Crystal Palace was formed in... |
H | 4-1 | 6,811 | Barlow Bert Barlow Herbert "Bert" Barlow was a professional footballer, who was a member of the Portsmouth team that beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 4-1 in the 1939 FA Cup Final, in which he scored.-Honours:Portsmouth... , McCurley (2), Scott |
| 03/09/1953 | Exeter City Exeter City F.C. Exeter City Football Club is an English football club, based in Exeter, which is owned by its fans through the Exeter City Supporters Trust.The club was a member of the Football League from 1920 to 2003... |
H | 0-1 | 8,791 | |
| 05/09/1953 | Bristol City Bristol City F.C. Bristol City Football Club is one of two football league clubs in Bristol, England . They play at Ashton Gate, located in the south-west of the City... |
A | 0-3 | 17,219 | |
| 09/09/1953 | Norwich City Norwich City F.C. Norwich City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. As of the 2011–12 season, Norwich City are again playing in the Premier League after a six-year absence, having finished as runner up in the Championship in 2010–11 and winning automatic promotion.The... |
A | 1-2 | 22,228 | Scott |
| 12/09/1953 | Aldershot Aldershot F.C. Aldershot Football Club was an English Football League club, which was wound up in the High Court in March 1992. They became the first Football League club since Accrington Stanley to resign from the League during the course of a season. The club was nicknamed the Shots for both the last syllable... |
H | 3-0 | 8,170 | Barlow Bert Barlow Herbert "Bert" Barlow was a professional footballer, who was a member of the Portsmouth team that beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 4-1 in the 1939 FA Cup Final, in which he scored.-Honours:Portsmouth... , Bearryman Harry Bearryman Henry W. Bearryman , was an English footballer who played as a wing half in the Football League.-External links:*... , McCurley |
| 17/09/1953 | Norwich City Norwich City F.C. Norwich City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. As of the 2011–12 season, Norwich City are again playing in the Premier League after a six-year absence, having finished as runner up in the Championship in 2010–11 and winning automatic promotion.The... |
H | 0-1 | 10,218 | |
| 19/09/1953 | 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... |
A | 0-3 | 12,284 | |
| 23/09/1953 | Southampton Southampton F.C. Southampton Football Club is an English football team, nicknamed The Saints, based in the city of Southampton, Hampshire. The club gained promotion to the Championship from League One in the 2010–2011 season after being relegated in 2009. Their home ground is the St Mary's Stadium, where the club... |
A | 1-2 | 14,842 | McKim |
| 26/09/1953 | 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... |
H | 1-1 | 7,643 | Grice Mike Grice Michael John "Mike" Grice born in Woking, Surrey, was an English footballer who played as a winger.Grice played for Colchester United. He was selected to play for the Third Division South representative side in 1954–55. He joined West Ham United for £10,000 in 1955... |
| 01/10/1953 | Southampton Southampton F.C. Southampton Football Club is an English football team, nicknamed The Saints, based in the city of Southampton, Hampshire. The club gained promotion to the Championship from League One in the 2010–2011 season after being relegated in 2009. Their home ground is the St Mary's Stadium, where the club... |
H | 0-1 | 6,705 | |
| 03/10/1953 | Shrewsbury Town Shrewsbury Town F.C. Shrewsbury Town Football Club is an English Association football club based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, who play in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. The club was formed in 1886 and has played in all the bottom three divisions in various guises since being elected into the Football... |
A | 1-3 | 9,915 | Barlow Bert Barlow Herbert "Bert" Barlow was a professional footballer, who was a member of the Portsmouth team that beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 4-1 in the 1939 FA Cup Final, in which he scored.-Honours:Portsmouth... |
| 10/10/1953 | Coventry City Coventry City F.C. Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip, are a professional English Football league club based in Coventry... |
H | 0-3 | 8,174 | |
| 17/10/1953 | Gillingham Gillingham F.C. Gillingham Football Club is an English professional football club based in the town of Gillingham, Kent. The only Kent-based club in the Football League, they play their home matches at the Priestfield Stadium... |
A | 0-2 | 8,296 | |
| 24/10/1953 | Northampton Town Northampton Town F.C. Northampton Town Football Club are an English professional football club based in Northampton, Northamptonshire. They currently play in Football League Two, the lowest league division, after being relegated from League One on the last day of the 2008–09 season... |
H | 1-1 | 7,599 | Elder Jimmy Elder James "Jimmy" Elder is a former Scottish professional footballer who played as a wing half for football league clubs Portsmouth and Colchester United, where he made almost 200 appearances.-External links:**... (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... ) |
| 31/10/1953 | Torquay United Torquay United F.C. Torquay United Football Club, nicknamed the Gulls, are an English association football club based in the tourist resort town of Torquay, Devon. They played in the Conference National in 2008–09, but were promoted to Football League Two after a 2–0 win over Cambridge United on 17 May 2009 at Wembley... |
A | 1-3 | 6,251 | McCurley |
| 07/11/1953 | Watford Watford F.C. Watford Football Club is an English professional football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire. It is often referred to as Watford F.C., Watford, or by the team's nickname The Hornets . Watford Rovers, Founded in 1881, entered the FA Cup for the first time in 1886, and the Southern League a decade... |
H | 2-2 | 6,505 | Barlow Bert Barlow Herbert "Bert" Barlow was a professional footballer, who was a member of the Portsmouth team that beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 4-1 in the 1939 FA Cup Final, in which he scored.-Honours:Portsmouth... , McCurley |
| 14/11/1953 | 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.... |
A | 0-1 | 6,000 | |
| 28/11/1953 | Reading Reading F.C. Reading Football Club is an English association football club based in the town of Reading, Berkshire who currently play in the Championship... |
A | 0-2 | 12,036 | |
| 05/12/1953 | Leyton 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... |
H | 1-0 | 6,819 | Grice Mike Grice Michael John "Mike" Grice born in Woking, Surrey, was an English footballer who played as a winger.Grice played for Colchester United. He was selected to play for the Third Division South representative side in 1954–55. He joined West Ham United for £10,000 in 1955... |
| 19/12/1953 | 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.... |
H | 1-2 | 10,316 | Scott |
| 25/12/1953 | 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... |
H | 5-0 | 6,155 | Barlow Bert Barlow Herbert "Bert" Barlow was a professional footballer, who was a member of the Portsmouth team that beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 4-1 in the 1939 FA Cup Final, in which he scored.-Honours:Portsmouth... (2), McKim (2), Scott |
| 26/12/1953 | 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... |
A | 0-0 | 10,674 | |
| 02/01/1954 | Crystal Palace Crystal Palace F.C. Crystal Palace Football Club are an English Football league club based in South Norwood, London. The team plays its home matches at Selhurst Park, where they have been based since 1924. The club currently competes in the second tier of English Football, The Championship.Crystal Palace was formed in... |
A | 1-0 | 6,971 | McCurley |
| 09/01/1954 | 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... |
H | 2-2 | 6,434 | Barlow Bert Barlow Herbert "Bert" Barlow was a professional footballer, who was a member of the Portsmouth team that beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 4-1 in the 1939 FA Cup Final, in which he scored.-Honours:Portsmouth... , Dale Bob Dale Robert James "Bob" Dale born in Irlam, Greater Manchester, was a former professional footballer who played as a wing half. He played for Altrincham in non-league football, and played league football for Bury and Colchester United before retired through ill health.-External links:**... |
| 16/01/1954 | Bristol City Bristol City F.C. Bristol City Football Club is one of two football league clubs in Bristol, England . They play at Ashton Gate, located in the south-west of the City... |
H | 0-2 | 7,931 | |
| 23/01/1954 | Aldershot Aldershot F.C. Aldershot Football Club was an English Football League club, which was wound up in the High Court in March 1992. They became the first Football League club since Accrington Stanley to resign from the League during the course of a season. The club was nicknamed the Shots for both the last syllable... |
A | 0-3 | 4,502 | |
| 06/02/1954 | 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... |
H | 2-2 | 6,824 | Dale Bob Dale Robert James "Bob" Dale born in Irlam, Greater Manchester, was a former professional footballer who played as a wing half. He played for Altrincham in non-league football, and played league football for Bury and Colchester United before retired through ill health.-External links:**... , Plant Ken Plant Kenneth George Plant is an English former professional footballer who played as a centre-forward in The Football League for Bury and Colchester United. Plant also made appearances for hometown club Nuneaton Borough and Atherstone Town in the non-leagues.-External links:**... |
| 13/02/1954 | 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... |
A | 3-2 | 9,819 | Plant Ken Plant Kenneth George Plant is an English former professional footballer who played as a centre-forward in The Football League for Bury and Colchester United. Plant also made appearances for hometown club Nuneaton Borough and Atherstone Town in the non-leagues.-External links:**... (2), P.Wright Peter Wright (footballer) Peter Brooke Wright is an English former footballer who played for Colchester United from 1951 until 1964.A dashing left-winger, who loved to cut in from the byeline and have a crack at goal, Wright was a £15,000 target of Birmingham City in October 1957 and a key member of the U's side that held... |
| 20/02/1954 | Shrewsbury Town Shrewsbury Town F.C. Shrewsbury Town Football Club is an English Association football club based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, who play in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. The club was formed in 1886 and has played in all the bottom three divisions in various guises since being elected into the Football... |
H | 3-1 | 7,852 | Barlow Bert Barlow Herbert "Bert" Barlow was a professional footballer, who was a member of the Portsmouth team that beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 4-1 in the 1939 FA Cup Final, in which he scored.-Honours:Portsmouth... , Keene Doug Keene Douglas Charles Keene was an English professional footballer who played as a wing half. Born in Hendon, London, Keene played for Brentford, Brighton and Colchester United, before moving to non-league football with Dartford.... , Plant Ken Plant Kenneth George Plant is an English former professional footballer who played as a centre-forward in The Football League for Bury and Colchester United. Plant also made appearances for hometown club Nuneaton Borough and Atherstone Town in the non-leagues.-External links:**... |
| 27/02/1954 | Coventry City Coventry City F.C. Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip, are a professional English Football league club based in Coventry... |
A | 1-2 | 11,852 | Plant Ken Plant Kenneth George Plant is an English former professional footballer who played as a centre-forward in The Football League for Bury and Colchester United. Plant also made appearances for hometown club Nuneaton Borough and Atherstone Town in the non-leagues.-External links:**... |
| 06/03/1954 | Gillingham Gillingham F.C. Gillingham Football Club is an English professional football club based in the town of Gillingham, Kent. The only Kent-based club in the Football League, they play their home matches at the Priestfield Stadium... |
H | 0-1 | 6,824 | |
| 13/03/1954 | 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... |
A | 0-3 | 8,100 | |
| 20/03/1954 | Reading Reading F.C. Reading Football Club is an English association football club based in the town of Reading, Berkshire who currently play in the Championship... |
H | 2-4 | 6,726 | Elder Jimmy Elder James "Jimmy" Elder is a former Scottish professional footballer who played as a wing half for football league clubs Portsmouth and Colchester United, where he made almost 200 appearances.-External links:**... (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... ) (2) |
| 27/03/1954 | Watford Watford F.C. Watford Football Club is an English professional football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire. It is often referred to as Watford F.C., Watford, or by the team's nickname The Hornets . Watford Rovers, Founded in 1881, entered the FA Cup for the first time in 1886, and the Southern League a decade... |
A | 0-3 | 10,466 | |
| 03/04/1954 | 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.... |
H | 1-1 | 8,282 | Hill Bertie Hill (footballer) Bertie Hill is an English former professional footballer who played as a wing half in The Football League for Colchester United and for Chelsea, although there he made no appearances. Hill made over 100 appearances for United, before moving on to non-league football with Dartford.-External links:**... |
| 10/04/1954 | Leyton 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... |
A | 1-3 | 9,309 | McKim |
| 16/04/1954 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic A.F.C. Bournemouth A.F.C. Bournemouth is an English football club currently playing in Football League One. The club plays at Dean Court in Kings Park, Boscombe, Bournemouth, Dorset and have been in existence since 1899.... |
H | 1-1 | 8,223 | Dale Bob Dale Robert James "Bob" Dale born in Irlam, Greater Manchester, was a former professional footballer who played as a wing half. He played for Altrincham in non-league football, and played league football for Bury and Colchester United before retired through ill health.-External links:**... |
| 17/04/1954 | 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... |
H | 3-0 | 7,450 | Bearryman Harry Bearryman Henry W. Bearryman , was an English footballer who played as a wing half in the Football League.-External links:*... , McKim (2) |
| 19/04/1954 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic A.F.C. Bournemouth A.F.C. Bournemouth is an English football club currently playing in Football League One. The club plays at Dean Court in Kings Park, Boscombe, Bournemouth, Dorset and have been in existence since 1899.... |
A | 2-4 | 7,778 | Dale Bob Dale Robert James "Bob" Dale born in Irlam, Greater Manchester, was a former professional footballer who played as a wing half. He played for Altrincham in non-league football, and played league football for Bury and Colchester United before retired through ill health.-External links:**... , P.Wright Peter Wright (footballer) Peter Brooke Wright is an English former footballer who played for Colchester United from 1951 until 1964.A dashing left-winger, who loved to cut in from the byeline and have a crack at goal, Wright was a £15,000 target of Birmingham City in October 1957 and a key member of the U's side that held... |
| 22/04/1954 | 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... |
A | 1-1 | 7,396 | Plant Ken Plant Kenneth George Plant is an English former professional footballer who played as a centre-forward in The Football League for Bury and Colchester United. Plant also made appearances for hometown club Nuneaton Borough and Atherstone Town in the non-leagues.-External links:**... |
| 24/04/1954 | Northampton Town Northampton Town F.C. Northampton Town Football Club are an English professional football club based in Northampton, Northamptonshire. They currently play in Football League Two, the lowest league division, after being relegated from League One on the last day of the 2008–09 season... |
A | 0-3 | 7,344 | |
| 26/04/1954 | 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... |
A | 0-0 | 5,572 | |
| 29/04/1954 | 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... |
H | 0-1 | 6,035 |
Source: 1953-54 Season Colchester United Results - coludata.co.uk
FA Cup
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21/11/1953 | R1 | 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... |
H | 1-1 | 9,765 | McCurley |
| 23/11/1953 | R1 (R) | 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... |
A | 0-4 | 8,898 |
Source: 1953-54 Season Colchester United Results - coludata.co.uk
Squad statistics
| No. | Nat. | Pos. | Name | Total | Third Division South Football League Third Division The Football League Third Division was the 3 tier of English Football from 1920 until 1992 when after the formation of the Football Association Premier League saw the league renamed The Football League Division Two... |
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... |
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| England Bert Barlow Bert Barlow Herbert "Bert" Barlow was a professional footballer, who was a member of the Portsmouth team that beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 4-1 in the 1939 FA Cup Final, in which he scored.-Honours:Portsmouth... |
10 |
| England Kevin McCurley |
8 |
| Scotland Johnny McKim |
7 |
| England Ken Plant Ken Plant Kenneth George Plant is an English former professional footballer who played as a centre-forward in The Football League for Bury and Colchester United. Plant also made appearances for hometown club Nuneaton Borough and Atherstone Town in the non-leagues.-External links:**... |
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| England Bob Dale Bob Dale Robert James "Bob" Dale born in Irlam, Greater Manchester, was a former professional footballer who played as a wing half. He played for Altrincham in non-league football, and played league football for Bury and Colchester United before retired through ill health.-External links:**... |
4 |
| Scotland Jimmy Elder Jimmy Elder James "Jimmy" Elder is a former Scottish professional footballer who played as a wing half for football league clubs Portsmouth and Colchester United, where he made almost 200 appearances.-External links:**... |
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| England Augie Scott |
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| England Harry Bearryman Harry Bearryman Henry W. Bearryman , was an English footballer who played as a wing half in the Football League.-External links:*... |
2 |
| England Mike Grice Mike Grice Michael John "Mike" Grice born in Woking, Surrey, was an English footballer who played as a winger.Grice played for Colchester United. He was selected to play for the Third Division South representative side in 1954–55. He joined West Ham United for £10,000 in 1955... |
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| England Peter Wright Peter Wright (footballer) Peter Brooke Wright is an English former footballer who played for Colchester United from 1951 until 1964.A dashing left-winger, who loved to cut in from the byeline and have a crack at goal, Wright was a £15,000 target of Birmingham City in October 1957 and a key member of the U's side that held... |
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| England Bertie Hill Bertie Hill (footballer) Bertie Hill is an English former professional footballer who played as a wing half in The Football League for Colchester United and for Chelsea, although there he made no appearances. Hill made over 100 appearances for United, before moving on to non-league football with Dartford.-External links:**... |
1 |
| England Doug Keene Doug Keene Douglas Charles Keene was an English professional footballer who played as a wing half. Born in Hendon, London, Keene played for Brentford, Brighton and Colchester United, before moving to non-league football with Dartford.... |
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League
| Scorer | Goals |
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| England Bert Barlow Bert Barlow Herbert "Bert" Barlow was a professional footballer, who was a member of the Portsmouth team that beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 4-1 in the 1939 FA Cup Final, in which he scored.-Honours:Portsmouth... |
10 |
| England Kevin McCurley |
7 |
| Scotland Johnny McKim |
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| England Ken Plant Ken Plant Kenneth George Plant is an English former professional footballer who played as a centre-forward in The Football League for Bury and Colchester United. Plant also made appearances for hometown club Nuneaton Borough and Atherstone Town in the non-leagues.-External links:**... |
6 |
| England Bob Dale Bob Dale Robert James "Bob" Dale born in Irlam, Greater Manchester, was a former professional footballer who played as a wing half. He played for Altrincham in non-league football, and played league football for Bury and Colchester United before retired through ill health.-External links:**... |
4 |
| Scotland Jimmy Elder Jimmy Elder James "Jimmy" Elder is a former Scottish professional footballer who played as a wing half for football league clubs Portsmouth and Colchester United, where he made almost 200 appearances.-External links:**... |
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| England Augie Scott |
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| England Harry Bearryman Harry Bearryman Henry W. Bearryman , was an English footballer who played as a wing half in the Football League.-External links:*... |
2 |
| England Mike Grice Mike Grice Michael John "Mike" Grice born in Woking, Surrey, was an English footballer who played as a winger.Grice played for Colchester United. He was selected to play for the Third Division South representative side in 1954–55. He joined West Ham United for £10,000 in 1955... |
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| England Peter Wright Peter Wright (footballer) Peter Brooke Wright is an English former footballer who played for Colchester United from 1951 until 1964.A dashing left-winger, who loved to cut in from the byeline and have a crack at goal, Wright was a £15,000 target of Birmingham City in October 1957 and a key member of the U's side that held... |
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| England Bertie Hill Bertie Hill (footballer) Bertie Hill is an English former professional footballer who played as a wing half in The Football League for Colchester United and for Chelsea, although there he made no appearances. Hill made over 100 appearances for United, before moving on to non-league football with Dartford.-External links:**... |
1 |
| England Doug Keene Doug Keene Douglas Charles Keene was an English professional footballer who played as a wing half. Born in Hendon, London, Keene played for Brentford, Brighton and Colchester United, before moving to non-league football with Dartford.... |
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FA Cup
| Scorer | Goals |
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| England Kevin McCurley |
1 |