1945–46 Colchester United F.C. season

Colchester United
1945–46 season
ChairmanBill Allen[1]
ManagerSyd Fieldus
(until April 1946)
StadiumLayer Road
Southern League8th
FA Cup4th Qualifying Round
(eliminated by
Wisbech Town)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Chris Harman (4)
All:
Bob Hodgson (5)
Highest home attendance5,206
v Chelmsford City, 1 September 1945[2]
Lowest home attendance2,665
v Swindon Town Reserves, 23 February 1946[3]
Average home league attendance3,858[4]
Biggest win5–0
v Barry Town, 9 February 1946
Biggest defeat0–8
v Yeovil & Petters United, 22 September 1945;
v Bath City, 2 February 1946

The 1945–46 season was Colchester United's fourth season in their history and their fourth in the Southern League. It was also their first since the end of World War II hostilities. Alongside competing in the Southern League, the club also participated in the FA Cup and Southern League Cup. Relying heavily on guest appearances of players from other clubs, Colchester United finished in 8th position in the Southern League, with a total of 81 different players registering appearances over the course of the season.

Season overview

The determination of a number of club directors and former player Syd Fieldus saw the club remain alive yet dormant during the war years. Fieldus was appointed secretary-manager, and attended the first post-war Southern League meeting during the summer of 1945. Following late changes to the structure of the competitions, where a national league was created over an Eastern and Western division, the club were close to pulling out of the competition entirely, risking falling further down the football pyramid. However, the club were to remain after the supporters club pledged to fund an average of £50 required for away travel to the likes of Cardiff City, Hereford United and Worcester City.

Fieldus liaised with Major Dai Rees to forge a strong relationship with Colchester Garrison, as the club on sported four contracted players. The first-team was complemented by a number of servicemen of varying degrees of ability, which meant that by the end of the campaign, 81 different players were used to compete in only 31 league and cup games. Players were often registered just moments before a scheduled kick-off time. After competing in all 20 scheduled games for the season, Fieldus urged the board to appoint a full-time manager for the 1946–47 season.[5]

Players

As of match played 18 April 1946.[6]
Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee
Defenders
Bill Bower FB Wales Wrexham (1911-11-17)17 November 1911 (aged 33) 0 0 England Millwall 28 November 1945 Free transfer
Syd Fieldus DF England Romford (1909-05-27)27 May 1909 (aged 36) 23 3 England Brentford 3 July 1937 Free transfer
Jimmy Jenkins CH 0 0 England Bristol City 20 July 1945 Free transfer
Paddy Shiels FB Ireland Antrim 0 0 Colchester Garrison (No. 1 Holding Battalion) 3 November 1945[a] Free transfer
Forwards
Bob Collins OL England 0 0 Colchester Garrison (No. 1 Holding Battalion Infantry Training Corps) 9 February 1946[a] Free transfer
Bob Gregg CF England Ferryhill (1904-02-04)4 February 1904 (aged 41) 0 0 Republic of Ireland Sligo Rovers 26 October 1945 Free transfer
Chris Harman CF 0 0 England Bath City 25 August 1945[a] Free transfer
Bob Hodgson CF 0 0 England South Shields February 1946 Free transfer
Bobby Hoines IR 0 0 Colchester Garrison (No. 1 Holding Battalion) 11 January 1946 Free transfer
Bob Hutchings LW England Southwark 0 0 Colchester Garrison (No. 1 Holding Battalion) 9 February 1946 Free transfer
Frank Rawcliffe CF England Blackburn (1921-12-10)10 December 1921 (aged 23) 0 0 England Wolverhampton Wanderers 9 March 1946 Free transfer
Tom Tobin IR Scotland Glasgow 0 0 Colchester Garrison 18 April 1946[a] Free transfer
  1. ^ a b c d Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club

Transfers

In

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
20 July 1945 CH Jimmy Jenkins England Bristol City Free transfer [7]
10 August 1945 FB W Milne Colchester Garrison (16th Infantry Training Corps) Free transfer [8][a]
10 August 1945 WG England Ronnie Hornby Colchester Garrison (16th Infantry Training Corps) Free transfer [9][a]
10 August 1945 IR Wilmott Colchester Garrison (No. 1 Holding Battalion) Free transfer [10]
25 August 1945 CF Chris Harman England Bath City Free transfer [11][a]
6 October 1945 LH Percy Heal Colchester Garrison (No. 1 Holding Battalion) Free transfer [12][a]
6 October 1945 CH England O'Sullivan Royal Air Force Free transfer [13]
26 October 1945 CF England Bob Gregg Republic of Ireland Sligo Rovers Free transfer [14]
3 November 1945 FB Ireland Paddy Shiels Colchester Garrison (No. 1 Holding Battalion) Free transfer [15][a]
17 November 1945 CF England George Barnard England West Ham United Free transfer [16][a]
17 November 1945 GK Bill Wilkie England Crittall Athletic Free transfer [17][a]
28 November 1945 FB Wales Bill Bower England Millwall Free transfer [18]
29 December 1945 CF England Ron Canham Royal Air Force Free transfer [19][a]
11 January 1946 IR Bobby Hoines Colchester Garrison (No. 1 Holding Battalion) Free transfer [20]
February 1946 CF Bob Hodgson England South Shields Free transfer [21]
9 February 1946 OL England Bob Collins Colchester Garrison (No. 1 Holding Battalion Infantry Training Corps) Free transfer [22][a]
9 February 1946 LW England Bob Hutchings Colchester Garrison (No. 1 Holding Battalion) Free transfer [23]
9 February 1946 WG England Righton Colchester Garrison (16th Infantry Training Corps) Free transfer [24][a]
23 February 1946 GK Robert Brown England West Ham United Free transfer [25][a]
9 March 1946 CF England Frank Rawcliffe England Wolverhampton Wanderers Free transfer [26]
18 April 1946 IR Scotland Tom Tobin Colchester Garrison Free transfer [27][a]
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club

Out

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 September 1945 GK England Billy Light Clacton Town Player-manager [28][a]
6 October 1945 CH O'Sullivan Free agent Released [13]
3 November 1945 FB W Milne Free agent Released [8][a]
17 November 1945 GK Bill Wilkie Free agent Released [17][a]
24 November 1945 CF England Ivan Thacker England Lowestoft Town Free transfer [29][a]
1 December 1945 WG England Ronnie Hornby Free agent Released [9][a]
29 December 1945 CF England Ron Canham Free agent Released [19][a]
19 January 1946 CF England George Barnard England Arsenal £800 [16][a]
19 January 1946 IR Wilmott Free agent Released [10][a]
February 1946 LH Percy Heal Free agent Released [12]
16 February 1946 WG Righton Free agent Released [24][a]
3 April 1946 GK Robert Brown Free agent Released [25][a]
  • Total incoming: Increase ~ £800
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Date of departure refers to the date of the player's final game for the club

Guest players

Date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
13 July 1945 WH Scotland David Nelson England Arsenal April 1946 [30]
13 July 1945 IR A Thompson Colchester Garrison (No. 1 Holding Battalion) 29 September 1945 [31][a]
20 July 1945 GK England Ray Dring Colchester Garrison (17th Infantry Training Corps) 3 November 1945 [32][a]
20 July 1945 FB England Jack Southam England West Bromwich Albion 11 April 1946 [33][a]
20 July 1945 CH Ron West Colchester Garrison (No. 1 Holding Battalion) 8 December 1945 [34][a]
20 July 1945 WG England Albert Day England Brighton & Hove Albion 11 April 1946 [35][a]
20 July 1945 WG Reeves Wales Swansea City 10 November 1945 [36][a]
27 July 1945 FB Wales Bill Bower England Millwall 28 November 1945 [18]
10 August 1945 GK Peter Dawson England Rowhedge 29 September 1945 [37][a]
10 August 1945 FB England Doug Beach England Luton Town 18 April 1946 [38][b]
10 August 1945 CF Paddy Kernohan Colchester Garrison (Army Fire Fighting Centre) 29 September 1945 [39][a]
10 August 1945 WG England Stan Titcombe England Swindon Town 16 May 1946 [40]
22 August 1945 IR/CF Godfrey Colchester Garrison (17th Infantry Training Corps) 22 September 1945 [41][b]
25 August 1945 CH Robson England York City 3 November 1945 [42][b]
1 September 1945 IF England Jackie Robinson England Sheffield Wednesday 24 November 1945 [43][b]
8 September 1945 WH England Bobby Browne England Leeds United 13 October 1945 [44][a]
22 September 1945 LH Bramhall Colchester Garrison (Army Fire Fighting Centre) 22 September 1945 [45][b]
22 September 1945 RH Scotland Gray Colchester Garrison (Army Fire Fighting Centre) 22 September 1945 [46][b]
22 September 1945 RH Holmes Colchester Garrison (Army Fire Fighting Centre) 22 September 1945 [47][b]
22 September 1945 WG Stanyon Colchester Garrison (Army Fire Fighting Centre) 22 September 1945 [48][b]
29 September 1945 LB Ireland Cecil Allan England Colchester Casuals 29 September 1945 [49][b]
29 September 1945 IR Buckley Colchester Garrison (No. 1 Holding Battalion) 29 September 1945 [50][b]
29 September 1945 IL Scotland Jock Cameron Colchester Garrison (Army Fire Fighting Centre) 29 September 1945 [51][b]
29 September 1945 WG England Fred Inskip England Nottingham Forest 29 September 1945 [52][b]
6 October 1945 GK England Harry Brown England Queens Park Rangers 18 April 1946 [53][b]
6 October 1945 CF Andrews Unknown 6 October 1945 [54][b]
6 October 1945 CF Wales Rod Williams England West Ham United 13 October 1945 [55][b]
10 November 1945 IF England Alf Smirk England Southend United 9 February 1946 [56][b]
17 November 1945 CB England Joe James England Brentford 2 February 1946 [57][b]
17 November 1945 CF England George Barnard England West Ham United 17 November 1945 [16]
24 November 1945 IL Scotland Jock Ferguson Colchester Garrison (No. 1 Holding Battalion) 2 February 1946 [58]
8 December 1945 FB England Sid Jones England Arsenal 18 April 1946 [59][b]
8 December 1945 OL Bickmore Colchester Garrison (No. 1 Holding Battalion) 8 December 1945 [60][b]
8 December 1945 WG England Derek Hawksworth England Bradford Park Avenue 12 January 1946 [61][b]
15 December 1945 IF Wales Leslie Jones England Arsenal 15 December 1945 [62][b]
29 December 1945 FB Wales Charlie Jones England Southend United 19 January 1946 [63][b]
29 December 1945 IF England Billy Leighton England Southend United 19 January 1946 [64][b]
January 1946 GK England Alf Jefferies England Oxford City 9 March 1946 [65][a]
19 January 1946 IR England Len Townsend England Brentford 19 January 1946 [66][b]
2 February 1946 WG England Cliff Hubbard Colchester Garrison (No. 1 Holding Battalion) 2 February 1946 [67][b]
2 February 1946 WG England Ernest Steele British Army 2 February 1946 [68][b]
9 February 1946 GK Alex Kingston England Southampton 16 February 1946 [69][b]
9 February 1946 CF England Frank Dudley England Southend United 9 February 1946 [70][b]
23 February 1946 CF England H Fletcher Colchester Garrison 3 April 1946 [71][b]
23 February 1946 CF England Frank Rawcliffe England Wolverhampton Wanderers 9 March 1946 [26][b]
23 February 1946 WG England Douglas Smale England Chelsea 6 April 1946 [72][b]
23 February 1946 OL England Johnny Westwood England Tottenham Hotspur 23 February 1946 [73][b]
16 March 1946 IF England Sid Bidewell England Chelsea 13 April 1946 [74][b]
3 April 1946 RH England Geoff Fox England Ipswich Town 3 April 1946 [75][b]
3 April 1946 CF England Len Duquemin England Tottenham Hotspur 3 April 1946 [76][b]
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Guest end date refers to the date of the player's final game for the club
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai Guest start and end dates refer to the date of the player's first and final games for the club

Loans in

Date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
29 December 1945 IR England Cecil Green England Cheltenham Town 29 December 1945 [77][a]
26 January 1946 OR Beveridge England Worcester City 26 January 1946 [78][a]
26 January 1946 LW Hogg England Worcester City 26 January 1946 [79][a]
13 April 1946 LH England Harry Bamford England Brentford 13 April 1946 [80][a]
13 April 1946 CH George Coulson England Brentford 13 April 1946 [81][a]
13 April 1946 FB Scotland Roddy Munro England Brentford 13 April 1946 [82][a]
13 April 1946 WG England Jim Gotts England Brentford 13 April 1946 [83][a]
13 April 1946 IF England Ernest Muttitt England Brentford 13 April 1946 [84][a]
13 April 1946 CF John Sutton England Brentford 13 April 1946 [85][a]
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Loan start and end dates refer to the date of the player's first and final games for the club

Match details

Friendlies

30 August 1945 (1945-08-30) Friendly Colchester United 1–1 Ipswich Town Colchester
18:00 Day Report Smythe Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,525
8 September 1945 (1945-09-08) Friendly Colchester United 2–1 Guildford City Colchester
15:15 Beach 15' (pen.), 30' Report Green 2' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,875
10 September 1945 (1945-09-10) Friendly Ipswich Town 2–1 Colchester United Ipswich
15:00 Own goal 20'
Price 83'		 Report Hornby 36' Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 8,420
20 October 1945 (1945-10-20) Friendly Guildford City 5–3 Colchester United Guildford
McPheat 15', 37', 89'
Stock 35'
Lucas 		Report Harman 87'
Hornby 		Stadium: St Joseph's Road
Attendance: 1,800
27 October 1945 (1945-10-27) Friendly Colchester United 5–0 Tottenham Hotspur XI Colchester
Southam 25', 27'
Harman 34', 35'
Wilmott 55'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,929
1 December 1945 (1945-12-01) Friendly Colchester United 2–1 Arsenal XI Colchester
14:30 Harman
Wilmott 		Report Jones 20' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,010
22 December 1945 (1945-12-22) Friendly Gillingham 3–7 Colchester United Gillingham
Herbert
Temlett
Tukehurst 		Report Harman
Hawksworth
Barnard 		Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
25 December 1945 (1945-12-25) Friendly Colchester United 7–2 Colchester Junior League XI Colchester
Ferguson 3'
Harman
Barnard
Canham 		Report Naunton Stadium: Layer Road
Referee: E. Vince
26 December 1945 (1945-12-26) Friendly Colchester United 8–2 Short Sports (Rochester) Colchester
Barnard 17', 20'
Wilmott 65'
Harman
Hawksworth
Ferguson 		Report Foss
Kelly 		Stadium: Layer Road
5 January 1946 (1946-01-05) Friendly Colchester United 3–3 Ekco Sports Colchester
14:15 Southam 12' (pen.)
Titcombe 		Report Lewis 89'
West 		Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,000
19 April 1946 (1946-04-19) Friendly Colchester United 1–1 Brentford Colchester
15:30 Rawcliffe Report Boulter 43' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,790
Referee: W. Lawrence
22 April 1946 (1946-04-22) Friendly Colchester United 2–2 Norwich City Colchester
15:30 Bower 22' (pen.)
Own goal 25'		 Report Hutchinson 20'
Kingston 33' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,317
27 April 1946 (1946-04-27) Friendly Ipswich Town Reserves 1–0 Colchester United Ipswich
Parker Report Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: W. Hillyard
4 May 1946 (1946-05-04) Friendly Norwich City Reserves 4–1 Colchester United Norwich
Walker 1'
Methven 25'
Colley 		Report Hodgson 90' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 1,063

Southern League

Main article: 1945–46 Southern Football League

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Results
6 Yeovil & Petters United 18 7 1 10 57 52 1.096 18[a]
7 Worcester City 20 8 2 10 60 58 1.034 18
8 Colchester United 20 7 3 10 29 47 0.617 17
9 Bedford Town 16 4 1 11 30 49 0.612 15[a]
10 Swindon Town II 18 4 3 11 36 65 0.554 14[a] Resigned from the league
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Chelmsford City, Cheltenham Town, Yeovil & Petters and Swindon Town II awarded three points for two unfulfilled matches. Bedford Town awarded six points for four unfulfilled matches.

The table contains an error as the goals for are 515 and the goals against are 513.


Matches

25 August 1945 (1945-08-25) 1 Chelmsford City 1–2 Colchester United Chelmsford
Holliday 67' Report Titcombe 20'
Hornby 48'		 Stadium: New Writtle Street
Attendance: 5,000
1 September 1945 (1945-09-01) 2 Colchester United 3–4 Chelmsford City Colchester
15:15 Reeves 10'
Robinson 25'
Harman 40'		 Report Foreman 55', 65'
Buchanan 75'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,206
15 September 1945 (1945-09-15) 3 Bedford Town 2–0 Colchester United Bedford
Mulligan 70'
McCormack 		Report Stadium: Ford End Road
22 September 1945 (1945-09-22) 4 Yeovil & Petters United 8–0 Colchester United Yeovil
Laing 25'
Hunt
Langley
Regan (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Huish Athletic Ground
29 September 1945 (1945-09-29) 5 Colchester United 1–4 Bedford Town Colchester
Southam 5' (pen.) Report Flint 14'
Pope 45', 52'
Dellahay 		Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,676
6 October 1945 (1945-10-06) 6 Colchester United 1–0 Cheltenham Town Colchester
Hornby 8' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,318
13 October 1945 (1945-10-13) 7 Colchester United 1–0 Cardiff City Reserves Colchester
15:15 Hornby 85' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,554
10 November 1945 (1945-11-10) 8 Colchester United 3–1 Bath City Colchester
14:30 Smirk 20'
Harman 37'
Gregg 50' (pen.)		 Report Mitchell 75' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,949
17 November 1945 (1945-11-17) 9 Hereford United 3–1 Colchester United Hereford
Shell 70', 80'
Brown 		Report Harman 60' Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 3,000
24 November 1945 (1945-11-24) 10 Colchester United 2–1 Worcester City Colchester
14:30 Robinson 26' (pen.), 35' Report Layton 60' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,294
Referee: R. Savage
8 December 1945 (1945-12-08) 11 Barry Town 0–0 Colchester United Barry
Report Stadium: Jenner Park Stadium
15 December 1945 (1945-12-15) 12 Colchester United 3–3 Yeovil & Petters United Colchester
14:15 Hawksworth 10'
Wilmott 15'
Barnard 30'		 Report Lewis 16'
Langley 75'
Hunt 78'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,135
29 December 1945 (1945-12-29) 13 Cheltenham Town 1–0 Colchester United Cheltenham
Goring 25' Report Stadium: Whaddon Road
12 January 1946 (1946-01-12) 14 Colchester United 0–3 Hereford United Colchester
14:15 Report Bowyer 5'
Blair 75'
Thompson 76'		 Stadium: Layer Road
26 January 1946 (1946-01-26) 15 Worcester City 6–2 Colchester United Worcester
Sheveling 14'
James (o.g.)
Brown
Duggan
Layton 		Report Beach Stadium: St George's Lane
2 February 1946 (1946-02-02) 16 Bath City 8–0 Colchester United Bath
Davies 48'
Browne
Caldwell
Mustard 		Report Stadium: Twerton Park
9 February 1946 (1946-02-09) 17 Colchester United 5–0 Barry Town Colchester
Dudley 5', 20'
Righton
Harman 46'
Collins 75'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,896
Referee: R. Savage
16 February 1946 (1946-02-16) 18 Swindon Town Reserves 1–0 Colchester United Swindon
Hardman 78' Report Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 1,769
23 February 1946 (1946-02-23) 19 Colchester United 5–1 Swindon Town Reserves Colchester
Hodgson 18', 28'
Smale
Westwood
Jones 		Report Higgs 17' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,665
16 March 1946 (1946-03-16) 20 Cardiff City Reserves 0–0 Colchester United Colchester
15:15 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,944

FA Cup

Main article: 1945–46 FA Cup
3 November 1945 (1945-11-03) 4th qualifying round Wisbech Town 5–0 Colchester United Wisbech
Pownall 8', 23'
Corry 26', 42'
Roberts 82'		 Report Stadium: Fenland Stadium
Attendance: 2,748

Southern League Cup

19 January 1946 (1946-01-19) 1 Colchester United 3–1 Guildford City Colchester
Townsend 7', 60', 88' Report Hawkes 15' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,843
9 March 1946 (1946-03-09) 2 Cheltenham Town 0–1 Colchester United Cheltenham
Report Hodgson 30' Stadium: Whaddon Road
23 March 1946 (1946-03-23) 3 Colchester United 2–0 Swindon Town Reserves Colchester
15:15 Bidewell 14'
Smale 70'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,907
28 March 1946 (1946-03-28) 4 Bedford Town 2–2 Colchester United Bedford
17:00 Unknown goalscorer Report Rawcliffe
Bidewell 		Stadium: The Eyrie
30 March 1946 (1946-03-30) 5 Colchester United 3–3 Cheltenham Town Colchester
15:15 Shiels 35'
Bidewell 		Report Goring 1', 24'
Parris 85'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Referee: G. Clack
3 April 1946 (1946-04-03) 6 Chelmsford City 2–0 Colchester United Chelmsford
Foreman 20'
Burley 46'		 Report Stadium: New Writtle Street
Attendance: 6,000
6 April 1946 (1946-04-06) 7 Swindon Town Reserves 4–2 Colchester United Swindon
Higgs 20', 85', 86'
Wells 80'		 Report Hodgson 44'
Rawcliffe 81'		 Stadium: County Ground
11 April 1946 (1946-04-11) 8 Colchester United 1–1 Chelmsford City Swindon
Collins Report Unknown goalscorer Stadium: County Ground
13 April 1946 (1946-04-13) 9 Guildford City 2–5 Colchester United Guildford
Davies
Elmwood 		Report Sutton 15', 61', 80'
Bamford 89' (pen.)
Rawcliffe 		Stadium: St Joseph's Road
Attendance: 2,700
18 April 1946 (1946-04-18) 10 Colchester United 3–3 Bedford Town Colchester
18:15 Bower
Hodgson
Jones 		Report Unknown goalscorer Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,521

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

[6][86]

No. Pos Nat Player Total Southern League Southern League
Cup		 FA Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
DF Wales WAL Bill Bower 30 1 20 0 10 1 0 0
DF England ENG Syd Fieldus 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
DF   Jimmy Jenkins 27 0 19 0 7 0 1 0
DF Northern Ireland NIR Paddy Shiels 15 1 6 0 8 1 1 0
FW England ENG Bob Collins 8 2 2 1 6 1 0 0
FW England ENG Bob Gregg 3 1 2 1 0 0 1 0
FW   Chris Harman 15 4 11 4 3 0 1 0
FW   Bob Hodgson 9 5 3 2 6 3 0 0
FW   Bobby Hoines 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
FW England ENG Bob Hutchings 12 0 4 0 8 0 0 0
FW England ENG Frank Rawcliffe 11 3 2 0 9 3 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Tom Tobin 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season
GK England ENG Harry Brown 12 0 10 0 2 0 0 0
GK   Robert Brown 7 0 2 0 5 0 0 0
GK   Peter Dawson 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
GK England ENG Ray Dring 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
GK England ENG Alf Jefferies 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
GK   Alex Kingston 4 0 2 0 2 0 0 0
GK England ENG Billy Light 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
GK   Bill Wilkie 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
DF Northern Ireland NIR Cecil Allan 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
DF England ENG Doug Beach 4 2 3 2 1 0 0 0
DF   George Coulson 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
DF England ENG Joe James 9 0 8 0 1 0 0 0
DF Wales WAL Charlie Jones 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
DF England ENG Sid Jones 15 2 8 1 7 1 0 0
DF   W Milne 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 0
DF Scotland SCO Roddy Munro 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
DF   O'Sullivan 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
DF   Robson 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 0
DF England ENG Jack Southam 13 1 11 1 2 0 0 0
DF   Ron West 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
MF England ENG Harry Bamford 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0
MF   Bramhall 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
MF England ENG Bobby Browne 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
MF England ENG Geoff Fox 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
MF England ENG Gray 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
MF   Percy Heal 6 0 5 0 0 0 1 0
MF   Holmes 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO David Nelson 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 0
FW   Andrews 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
FW England ENG George Barnard 4 1 3 1 1 0 0 0
FW   Beveridge 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
FW   Bickmore 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
FW England ENG Sid Bidewell 7 4 1 0 6 4 0 0
FW   Buckley 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Jock Cameron 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
FW England ENG Ron Canham 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
FW England ENG Albert Day 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
FW England ENG Frank Dudley 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 0
FW England ENG Len Duquemin 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Jock Ferguson 6 0 5 0 1 0 0 0
FW   H Fletcher 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
FW   Godfrey 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
FW England ENG Jim Gotts 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
FW England ENG Cecil Green 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
FW England ENG Derek Hawksworth 4 1 4 1 0 0 0 0
FW   Hogg 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
FW England ENG Ronnie Hornby 8 3 7 3 0 0 1 0
FW England ENG Cliff Hubbard 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
FW England ENG Fred Inskip 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
FW Wales WAL Leslie Jones 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
FW   Paddy Kernohan 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
FW England ENG Billy Leighton 4 0 3 0 1 0 0 0
FW England ENG Ernest Muttitt 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
FW   Reeves 5 1 5 1 0 0 0 0
FW   Righton 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
FW England ENG Jackie Robinson 2 3 2 3 0 0 0 0
FW England ENG Douglas Smale 8 2 2 1 6 1 0 0
FW England ENG Alf Smirk 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
FW   Stanyon 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
FW England ENG Ernest Steele 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
FW   John Sutton 1 3 0 0 1 3 0 0
FW England ENG Ivan Thacker 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
FW   A Thompson 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
FW England ENG Stan Titcombe 6 1 5 1 0 0 1 0
FW England ENG Len Townsend 1 3 0 0 1 3 0 0
FW England ENG Johnny Westwood 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
FW Wales WAL Rod Williams 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
FW   Wilmott 8 1 6 1 1 0 1 0

Goalscorers

[86]

Place Nationality Position Name Southern League Southern League Cup FA Cup Total
1 CF Bob Hodgson 2 3 0 5
2 England IF Sid Bidewell 0 4 0 4
CF Chris Harman 4 0 0 4
4 England WG Ronnie Hornby 3 0 0 3
England CF Frank Rawcliffe 0 3 0 3
England IF Jackie Robinson 3 0 0 3
CF John Sutton 0 3 0 3
England IR Len Townsend 0 3 0 3
9 England FB Doug Beach 2 0 0 2
England OL Bob Collins 1 1 0 2
England CF Frank Dudley 2 0 0 2
England FB Sid Jones 1 1 0 2
England WG Douglas Smale 1 1 0 2
14 England LH Harry Bamford 0 1 0 1
England CF George Barnard 1 0 0 1
Wales FB Bill Bower 0 1 0 1
England CF Bob Gregg 1 0 0 1
England WG Derek Hawksworth 1 0 0 1
WG Reeves 1 0 0 1
WG Righton 1 0 0 1
Ireland FB Paddy Shiels 0 1 0 1
England IF Alf Smirk 1 0 0 1
England FB Jack Southam 1 0 0 1
England WG Stan Titcombe 1 0 0 1
England OL Johnny Westwood 1 0 0 1
IR Wilmott 1 0 0 1
Own goals 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 0 0 0 0

Captains

Number of games played as team captain.[87]

Place Nationality Position Player Southern League Southern League Cup FA Cup Total
1 CH Jimmy Jenkins 19 5 1 25
2 Wales FB Bill Bower 0 2 0 2
Not recorded
 1 3 0 4
TOTALS 20 10 1 31

Clean sheets

Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.[88]

Place Nationality Player Southern League Southern League Cup FA Cup Total
1 England Harry Brown 3 0 0 3
Robert Brown 1 2 0 3
3 Alex Kingston 1 0 0 1
TOTALS 5 2 0 7

Player debuts

Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.[89]

Position Nationality Player Date Opponent Ground Notes
FB England Doug Beach 25 August 1945 Chelmsford City New Writtle Street
FB Wales Bill Bower 25 August 1945 Chelmsford City New Writtle Street
CH Jimmy Jenkins 25 August 1945 Chelmsford City New Writtle Street
FB W Milne 25 August 1945 Chelmsford City New Writtle Street
CH Robson 25 August 1945 Chelmsford City New Writtle Street
IR/CF Godfrey 25 August 1945 Chelmsford City New Writtle Street
CF Chris Harman 25 August 1945 Chelmsford City New Writtle Street
WG England Ronnie Hornby 25 August 1945 Chelmsford City New Writtle Street
WG Reeves 25 August 1945 Chelmsford City New Writtle Street
WG England Stan Titcombe 25 August 1945 Chelmsford City New Writtle Street
GK England Ray Dring 15 September 1945 Bedford Town Ford End Road
WG England Albert Day 15 September 1945 Bedford Town Ford End Road
LH Bramhall 22 September 1945 Yeovil & Petters United Huish Athletic Ground
RH England Gray 22 September 1945 Yeovil & Petters United Huish Athletic Ground
RH Holmes 22 September 1945 Yeovil & Petters United Huish Athletic Ground
FB England Jack Southam 22 September 1945 Yeovil & Petters United Huish Athletic Ground
CF Paddy Kernohan 22 September 1945 Yeovil & Petters United Huish Athletic Ground
WG Stanyon 22 September 1945 Yeovil & Petters United Huish Athletic Ground
GK Peter Dawson 29 September 1945 Bedford Town Layer Road
LB Ireland Cecil Allan 29 September 1945 Bedford Town Layer Road [a]
IR Buckley 29 September 1945 Bedford Town Layer Road
IL Scotland Jock Cameron 29 September 1945 Bedford Town Layer Road
WG England Fred Inskip 29 September 1945 Bedford Town Layer Road
IR A Thompson 29 September 1945 Bedford Town Layer Road
GK England Harry Brown 6 October 1945 Cheltenham Town Layer Road
LH Percy Heal 6 October 1945 Cheltenham Town Layer Road
CH O'Sullivan 6 October 1945 Cheltenham Town Layer Road
CF Andrews 6 October 1945 Cheltenham Town Layer Road
CF Wales Rod Williams 6 October 1945 Cheltenham Town Layer Road
IR Wilmott 6 October 1945 Cheltenham Town Layer Road
WH Scotland David Nelson 13 October 1945 Cardiff City Reserves Layer Road
WH England Bobby Browne 13 October 1945 Cardiff City Reserves Layer Road
FB Ireland Paddy Shiels 3 November 1945 Wisbech Town Fenland Stadium
CF England Bob Gregg 3 November 1945 Wisbech Town Fenland Stadium
IF England Alf Smirk 10 November 1945 Bath City Layer Road
GK Bill Wilkie 17 November 1945 Hereford United Edgar Street
CB England Joe James 17 November 1945 Hereford United Edgar Street
CF England George Barnard 17 November 1945 Hereford United Edgar Street
IL Scotland Jock Ferguson 24 November 1945 Worcester City Layer Road
IF England Jackie Robinson 24 November 1945 Worcester City Layer Road
FB England Sid Jones 8 December 1945 Barry Town Jenner Park Stadium
CH Ron West 8 December 1945 Barry Town Jenner Park Stadium
OL Bickmore 8 December 1945 Barry Town Jenner Park Stadium
WG England Derek Hawksworth 8 December 1945 Barry Town Jenner Park Stadium
IF Wales Leslie Jones 15 December 1945 Yeovil & Petters United Layer Road
FB Wales Charlie Jones 29 December 1945 Cheltenham Town Whaddon Road
CF England Ron Canham 29 December 1945 Cheltenham Town Whaddon Road
IR England Cecil Green 29 December 1945 Cheltenham Town Whaddon Road
IF England Billy Leighton 29 December 1945 Cheltenham Town Whaddon Road
IR Bobby Hoines 12 January 1946 Hereford United Layer Road
GK England Alf Jefferies 19 January 1946 Guildford City Layer Road
IR England Len Townsend 19 January 1946 Guildford City Layer Road
OR Beveridge 26 January 1946 Worcester City St George's Lane
LW Hogg 26 January 1946 Worcester City St George's Lane
WG England Cliff Hubbard 2 February 1946 Bath City Twerton Park
WG England Ernest Steele 2 February 1946 Bath City Twerton Park
GK Alex Kingston 9 February 1946 Barry Town Layer Road
OL England Bob Collins 9 February 1946 Barry Town Layer Road
CF England Frank Dudley 9 February 1946 Barry Town Layer Road
LW England Bob Hutchings 9 February 1946 Barry Town Layer Road
WG Righton 9 February 1946 Barry Town Layer Road
CF Bob Hodgson 16 February 1946 Swindon Town Reserves County Ground
GK Robert Brown 23 February 1946 Swindon Town Reserves Layer Road
CF H Fletcher 23 February 1946 Swindon Town Reserves Layer Road
CF England Frank Rawcliffe 23 February 1946 Swindon Town Reserves Layer Road
WG England Douglas Smale 23 February 1946 Swindon Town Reserves Layer Road
OL England Johnny Westwood 23 February 1946 Swindon Town Reserves Layer Road
IF England Sid Bidewell 16 March 1946 Cardiff City Reserves Ninian Park
RH England Geoff Fox 3 April 1946 Chelmsford City New Writtle Street
CF England Len Duquemin 3 April 1946 Chelmsford City New Writtle Street
LH England Harry Bamford 13 April 1946 Guildford City St Joseph's Road
CH George Coulson 13 April 1946 Guildford City St Joseph's Road
FB Scotland Roddy Munro 13 April 1946 Guildford City St Joseph's Road
WG England Jim Gotts 13 April 1946 Guildford City St Joseph's Road
IF England Ernest Muttitt 13 April 1946 Guildford City St Joseph's Road
CF John Sutton 13 April 1946 Guildford City St Joseph's Road
IR Scotland Tom Tobin 18 April 1946 Bedford Town Layer Road
  1. ^ Second debut for the club

See also

Notes

References

General

Whitehead, Jeff; Drury, Kevin (2008). The Who's Who of Colchester United: The Layer Road Years. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 978-1-85983-629-3.

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