1954–55 Colchester United F.C. season
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The 1954–55 season was Colchester United's
fifth consecutive season in the Football League Third Division South
. They finished 24th and bottom of the football league
and successfully re-applied to the league.
squad for the new season numbered 28, 16 of whom were full-time professionals and the remainder involved in National Service
or were part-timers. The Supporters Club had dwindled to just 5,065 members and attendances continued to plummet.
Another dreadful run of eight consecutive defeats saw United locked at the bottom of the League on Christmas Day 1954. However, a four-game turn about in form saw United rise out of the re-election places, but the U's plight was having a drastic effect on Butler's health. After falling ill in November he was given indefinite leave until the end of his contract in 1956. Suffering from a nervous breakdown Butler resigned in January 1955 with club secretary Claude Orrin heading a selection committee whilst a new manager was sought.
Despite United's poor recent form they were a sought-after proposition attracting 48 applications. The Board chose Benny Fenton
to be player-manager, but the damage for the season was already done. The initial boost of Fenton's appointment tailed off and United picked up just one point from their last eight games.
Once again Colchester had to go to The Football League
to retain their status, accompanied by Walsall
for the second successive season. Both were successful and the manager announced that The U's needed a massive clear out.
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GAv = Goal average; Pts = Points
Source: 1954-55 Season Colchester United Results - coludata.co.uk
Source: 1954-55 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....
fifth 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 24th and bottom of 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...
and successfully re-applied to the league.
Season Review
Manager Jack Butler'sJack 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...
squad for the new season numbered 28, 16 of whom were full-time professionals and the remainder involved in National Service
National service
National service is a common name for mandatory government service programmes . The term became common British usage during and for some years following the Second World War. Many young people spent one or more years in such programmes...
or were part-timers. The Supporters Club had dwindled to just 5,065 members and attendances continued to plummet.
Another dreadful run of eight consecutive defeats saw United locked at the bottom of the League on Christmas Day 1954. However, a four-game turn about in form saw United rise out of the re-election places, but the U's plight was having a drastic effect on Butler's health. After falling ill in November he was given indefinite leave until the end of his contract in 1956. Suffering from a nervous breakdown Butler resigned in January 1955 with club secretary Claude Orrin heading a selection committee whilst a new manager was sought.
Despite United's poor recent form they were a sought-after proposition attracting 48 applications. The Board chose Benny Fenton
Benny Fenton
Benjamin Robert Vincent Fenton was an English professional football player and manager.-Playing career:Fenton signed for Colchester Town in 1934, moving to West Ham United a year later...
to be player-manager, but the damage for the season was already done. The initial boost of Fenton's appointment tailed off and United picked up just one point from their last eight games.
Once again Colchester had to go 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 retain their status, accompanied by 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...
for the second successive season. Both were successful and the manager announced that The U's needed a massive clear out.
Squad
Player Info
| Pos. | Name | Place of Birth | Date of Birth | Previous Club | Date Joined | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK |  England John Wright |
England Aldershot Aldershot Aldershot is a town in the English county of Hampshire, located on heathland about southwest of London. The town is administered by Rushmoor Borough Council... |
13 August 1933 | England Youth Team |
1 August 1954 | 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 Benny Fenton Benny Fenton Benjamin Robert Vincent Fenton was an English professional football player and manager.-Playing career:Fenton signed for Colchester Town in 1934, moving to West Ham United a year later... |
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... |
28 October 1918 | England Charlton Athletic Charlton Athletic F.C. Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of Greenwich. They compete in Football League One, the third tier of English football. The club was founded on 9 June 1905, when a number of youth clubs in the southeast London area,... |
1 February 1955 | Free |
| DF | England Trevor Harris Trevor Harris (footballer) Trevor John Harris , is an English former professional footballer who played as a wing half in The Football League for Colchester United, making 99 appearance, and in non-league football for Chelmsford City.... |
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... |
6 February 1936 | England Youth Team |
1 August 1954 | Free |
| 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 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 |  Wales Cliff BirchCliff Birch Clifford "Cliff" Birch born in Newport, Monmouthshire was a Welsh professional footballer. A right-winger, he began his career with Ebbw Vale and joined Norwich in 1949. In 1950 he joined Newport County and made 142 Football League appearances for the club, scoring 28 goals. In 1954 he moved to... |
Wales Crumlin |
1 September 1928 | 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... |
21 August 1954 | 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 |  Republic of Ireland Paddy Leonard |
Republic of Ireland Dublin |
25 July 1929 | England Bristol Rovers Bristol Rovers F.C. Bristol Rovers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Bristol, that competes in Football League Two. The team plays its home matches at the Memorial Stadium, in the Horfield area of the city.... |
21 August 1954 | 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 |
| 1 August 1954 | GK | England John Wright |
England Youth Team |
Free | |
| 1 August 1954 | DF | England Trevor Harris Trevor Harris (footballer) Trevor John Harris , is an English former professional footballer who played as a wing half in The Football League for Colchester United, making 99 appearance, and in non-league football for Chelmsford City.... |
England Youth Team |
Free | |
| 21 August 1954 | GK | Scotland Jimmy Kirk |
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 | |
| 21 August 1954 | DF |  Northern Ireland Frank McCourt |
England Manchester City Manchester City F.C. Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894... |
Free | |
| 21 August 1954 | MF | Wales Cliff Birch Cliff Birch Clifford "Cliff" Birch born in Newport, Monmouthshire was a Welsh professional footballer. A right-winger, he began his career with Ebbw Vale and joined Norwich in 1949. In 1950 he joined Newport County and made 142 Football League appearances for the club, scoring 28 goals. In 1954 he moved to... |
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 | |
| 21 August 1955 | FW | Republic of Ireland Paddy Leonard |
England Bristol Rovers Bristol Rovers F.C. Bristol Rovers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Bristol, that competes in Football League Two. The team plays its home matches at the Memorial Stadium, in the Horfield area of the city.... |
Free | |
| 16 October 1954 | DF | England Ron George Ron George (footballer) Ronald Anthony "Ron" George was an English professional footballer. He played for Crystal Palace and Colchester United between 1948 and 1955, making 127 appearances in the Football League.-Biography:... |
England 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... |
Free | |
| 1 February 1955 | DF | England Benny Fenton Benny Fenton Benjamin Robert Vincent Fenton was an English professional football player and manager.-Playing career:Fenton signed for Colchester Town in 1934, moving to West Ham United a year later... |
England Charlton Athletic Charlton Athletic F.C. Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of Greenwich. They compete in Football League One, the third tier of English football. The club was founded on 9 June 1905, when a number of youth clubs in the southeast London area,... |
Free | Player-manager |
| 9 April 1955 | DF | Republic of Ireland Austin Dunne |
Republic of Ireland Limerick Limerick F.C. Limerick Football Club is an association football club based in Limerick, Ireland. The club currently play in the First Division of the League of Ireland. The first Limerick FC was founded in 1937 and has had a number of guises through its history, known at different times as Limerick FC, Limerick... |
Free | |
Transfers Out
| Date | Pos. | Player Name | New Club | Transfer Fee | Notes |
| 1 May 1954 | 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 Metropolitan Police Metropolitan Police F.C. Metropolitan Police F.C. is the football club of the Metropolitan Police Service, although in recent years there has been a relaxation in the rule that players had to be serving members of the police force... |
Free | |
| 6 November 1954 | MF | England Peter Aitchinson |
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 | |
| 5 February 1955 | DF | England Ron George Ron George (footballer) Ronald Anthony "Ron" George was an English professional footballer. He played for Crystal Palace and Colchester United between 1948 and 1955, making 127 appearances in the Football League.-Biography:... |
England Sudbury Town Sudbury Town F.C. Sudbury Town F.C. was an English football club based in Sudbury, Suffolk. Established in 1885, the club merged with Sudbury Wanderers in 1999 to form A.F.C. Sudbury.-History:... |
Free | |
| 19 February 1955 | 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 Sudbury Town Sudbury Town F.C. Sudbury Town F.C. was an English football club based in Sudbury, Suffolk. Established in 1885, the club merged with Sudbury Wanderers in 1999 to form A.F.C. Sudbury.-History:... |
Free | |
| 19 February 1955 | DF | Northern Ireland Frank McCourt |
England Poole Town Poole Town F.C. Poole Town F.C. is a football club based in Poole, England. They were established in 1890 and joined the Western League Division Two in 1930. They won the Western League title in 1957 and reached the First Round Proper of the FA Cup four times in their history. They are currently members of the... |
Free | |
| 9 April 1955 | DF | Republic of Ireland Austin Dunne |
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 | |
| 11 April 1955 | GK | England George Wright |
 European Union Retired |
Free | |
| 28 April 1955 | GK | Scotland Jimmy Kirk |
England 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... |
Free | |
Third Division South Results Summary
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Av | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | 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... |
46 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 47 | 73 | 0.644 | 37 |
| 23 | 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 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 75 | 86 | 0.872 | 34 |
| 24 | 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 | 9 | 13 | 24 | 53 | 91 | 0.582 | 31 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21/08/1954 | 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 | 0-0 | 9,767 | |
| 25/08/1954 | 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 | 2-2 | 11,500 | 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... , Leonard |
| 28/08/1954 | 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 | 0-0 | 14,348 | |
| 02/09/1954 | 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 | 1-2 | 7,963 | 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:**... |
| 04/09/1954 | 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... |
H | 4-1 | 7,467 | Birch Cliff Birch Clifford "Cliff" Birch born in Newport, Monmouthshire was a Welsh professional footballer. A right-winger, he began his career with Ebbw Vale and joined Norwich in 1949. In 1950 he joined Newport County and made 142 Football League appearances for the club, scoring 28 goals. In 1954 he moved to... , 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:**... (3) |
| 09/09/1954 | 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 | 8,522 | |
| 11/09/1954 | 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 | 0-2 | 13,794 | |
| 14/09/1954 | 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... |
A | 0-4 | 18,455 | |
| 18/09/1954 | 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 | 3-3 | 7,801 | 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:**... , 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... , 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:**... |
| 23/09/1954 | 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 | 1-0 | 8,506 | 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:**... |
| 25/09/1954 | 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 | 1-4 | 11,738 | Birch Cliff Birch Clifford "Cliff" Birch born in Newport, Monmouthshire was a Welsh professional footballer. A right-winger, he began his career with Ebbw Vale and joined Norwich in 1949. In 1950 he joined Newport County and made 142 Football League appearances for the club, scoring 28 goals. In 1954 he moved to... |
| 29/09/1954 | 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 | 2-0 | 15,672 | 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:**... |
| 02/10/1954 | 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 | 1-0 | 8,691 | McKim |
| 09/10/1954 | 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 | 2-4 | 9,334 | McKim, 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:**... (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... ) |
| 16/10/1954 | 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.... |
A | 2-3 | 10,200 | 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... , McKim |
| 23/10/1954 | 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... |
H | 0-1 | 8,124 | |
| 30/10/1954 | 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 | 1-3 | 11,117 | McKim |
| 06/11/1954 | 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 | 0-2 | 7,551 | |
| 13/11/1954 | 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 | 0-2 | 16,782 | |
| 27/11/1954 | 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... |
A | 0-4 | 6,512 | |
| 05/12/1954 | 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 | 2-4 | 5,168 | 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:**... , 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... |
| 18/12/1954 | 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... |
A | 1-1 | 5,254 | 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:**... |
| 25/12/1954 | 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 | 2-2 | 5,123 | McKim, 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... |
| 27/12/1954 | 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... |
H | 1-1 | 7,967 | 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... |
| 01/01/1955 | 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 | 2-0 | 5,806 | 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:**... , 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... |
| 08/01/1955 | 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 | 1-0 | 12,449 | 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... |
| 22/01/1955 | 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 | 1-3 | 6,700 | 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... |
| 05/02/1955 | Bournemouth & Boscome 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 | 0-2 | 7,417 | |
| 12/02/1955 | 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 | 1-0 | 4,903 | Leonard |
| 19/02/1955 | 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 | 0-0 | 5,000 | |
| 26/02/1955 | 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 | 1-1 | 11,074 | 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:**... |
| 05/03/1955 | 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.... |
H | 3-2 | 8,251 | 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... ), Leonard, 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:**... |
| 12/03/1955 | 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 | 0-0 | 10,058 | |
| 19/03/1955 | 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 | 2-2 | 7,361 | 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... , 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... |
| 26/03/1955 | 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 | 2-5 | 8,349 | Leonard, 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... |
| 31/03/1955 | 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 | 0-2 | 3,517 | |
| 02/04/1955 | 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 | 2-2 | 9,448 | Fenton Benny Fenton Benjamin Robert Vincent Fenton was an English professional football player and manager.-Playing career:Fenton signed for Colchester Town in 1934, moving to West Ham United a year later... , 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:**... |
| 08/04/1955 | 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 | 2-0 | 10,809 | Fenton Benny Fenton Benjamin Robert Vincent Fenton was an English professional football player and manager.-Playing career:Fenton signed for Colchester Town in 1934, moving to West Ham United a year later... , 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.... |
| 09/04/1955 | 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 | 1-2 | 11,002 | 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... ) |
| 11/04/1955 | 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 | 2-4 | 14,000 | Leonard, McKim |
| 16/04/1955 | 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 | 0-2 | 8,000 | |
| 18/04/1955 | 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 | 1-6 | 3,198 | McKim |
| 23/04/1955 | 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 | 0-2 | 6,735 | |
| 28/04/1955 | 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 | 2-2 | 5,300 | 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... (2) |
| 30/04/1955 | 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 | 3-5 | 6,386 | McCurley, 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:**... , 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... |
| 04/05/1955 | 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 | 1-2 | 2,907 | Birch Cliff Birch Clifford "Cliff" Birch born in Newport, Monmouthshire was a Welsh professional footballer. A right-winger, he began his career with Ebbw Vale and joined Norwich in 1949. In 1950 he joined Newport County and made 142 Football League appearances for the club, scoring 28 goals. In 1954 he moved to... |
Source: 1954-55 Season Colchester United Results - coludata.co.uk
FA Cup
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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| 20/11/1954 | R1 | 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 | 3-3 | 12,800 | Birch Cliff Birch Clifford "Cliff" Birch born in Newport, Monmouthshire was a Welsh professional footballer. A right-winger, he began his career with Ebbw Vale and joined Norwich in 1949. In 1950 he joined Newport County and made 142 Football League appearances for the club, scoring 28 goals. In 1954 he moved to... , 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... , McKim |
| 25/11/1954 | R1 (R) | 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 | 1-2 | 4,636 | 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... ) |
Source: 1954-55 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 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 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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| Scotland Johnny McKim |
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| 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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| Republic of Ireland Paddy Leonard |
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| Wales Cliff Birch Cliff Birch Clifford "Cliff" Birch born in Newport, Monmouthshire was a Welsh professional footballer. A right-winger, he began his career with Ebbw Vale and joined Norwich in 1949. In 1950 he joined Newport County and made 142 Football League appearances for the club, scoring 28 goals. In 1954 he moved to... |
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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:**... |
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| 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 Benny Fenton Benny Fenton Benjamin Robert Vincent Fenton was an English professional football player and manager.-Playing career:Fenton signed for Colchester Town in 1934, moving to West Ham United a year later... |
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| England Kevin McCurley |
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| 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.... |
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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:**... |
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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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| Scotland Johnny McKim |
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| 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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| Republic of Ireland Paddy Leonard |
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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:**... |
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| Wales Cliff Birch Cliff Birch Clifford "Cliff" Birch born in Newport, Monmouthshire was a Welsh professional footballer. A right-winger, he began his career with Ebbw Vale and joined Norwich in 1949. In 1950 he joined Newport County and made 142 Football League appearances for the club, scoring 28 goals. In 1954 he moved to... |
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| 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 Benny Fenton Benny Fenton Benjamin Robert Vincent Fenton was an English professional football player and manager.-Playing career:Fenton signed for Colchester Town in 1934, moving to West Ham United a year later... |
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| England Kevin McCurley |
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| 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.... |
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FA Cup
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| Wales Cliff Birch Cliff Birch Clifford "Cliff" Birch born in Newport, Monmouthshire was a Welsh professional footballer. A right-winger, he began his career with Ebbw Vale and joined Norwich in 1949. In 1950 he joined Newport County and made 142 Football League appearances for the club, scoring 28 goals. In 1954 he moved to... |
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| 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 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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| Scotland Johnny McKim |
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