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1952–53 Colchester United F.C. season

Field	Value
club	Colchester United
season	1952–53
chairman	Bill Allen
manager	Jimmy Allen
(until 2 May)
stadium	Layer Road
league	Third Division South
league result	22nd
cup1	FA Cup
cup1 result	3rd round
(eliminated by
Rotherham United)
league topscorer
Kevin McCurley (16)
season topscorer
Kevin McCurley (19)
highest attendance	14,674
v Ipswich Town, 23 August 1952
lowest attendance	3,382
v Crystal Palace, 19 March 1953
average attendance	8,002
largest win	6–1
v Walsall, 14 February 1953
largest loss	0–4
v Southend United, 7 March 1953;
1–5
v Torquay United, 18 April 1953;
0–4
v Norwich City, 2 May 1953
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pattern_la1	_white_stripes
pattern_b1	_whitestripes
pattern_ra1	_white_stripes
pattern_so1	_3whitehoops
leftarm1	0000FF
body1	0000FF
rightarm1	0000FF
shorts1	FFFFFF
socks1	0000FF
alt1	Football kit (white jersey with blue, vertical stripes; white shorts;; and blue socks with white, horizontal hoops).
prevseason	1951–52
nextseason	1953–54

(until 2 May) (eliminated by Rotherham United) Kevin McCurley (16) Kevin McCurley (19) v Ipswich Town, 23 August 1952 v Crystal Palace, 19 March 1953 v Walsall, 14 February 1953 v Southend United, 7 March 1953; 1–5 v Torquay United, 18 April 1953; 0–4 v Norwich City, 2 May 1953 The 1952–53 season was Colchester United's eleventh season in their history and their third season in the Third Division South, the third tier of English football. Alongside competing in the Third Division South, the club also participated in the FA Cup. Colchester reached the third round of the FA Cup for the second season running, but were knocked out by Second Division side Rotherham United after a replay. The club struggled in the league, eventually finishing 22nd of 24 teams which would ultimately cost manager Jimmy Allen his job.

Season overview

The season began with a Layer Road crowd of 14,674 witnessing a 0–0 draw with local rivals Ipswich Town, and in the early stages of the campaign, the club remained mid-table. In the FA Cup, Colchester disposed of Weymouth in the first round following a replay, and then Llanelli in the second round, before once again facing Second Division Yorkshire opposition in Rotherham United. After drawing 2–2 at Millmoor and forcing a replay, Colchester lost the Layer Road replay 2–0.

In the latter stages of the season, a poor run of just one point from six games saw United slip from 13th-position to 22nd, just one place and two points above the re-election positions. Meanwhile, forward Kevin McCurley had justified manager Jimmy Allen's £750 outlay with a return of 19 goals. However, with Allen's style of play criticised by supporters and his unwillingness to reduce the playing staff as requested by the board saw Allen tender his resignation on 2 May 1953.

Players

Transfers

In

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee
Summer 1952	IF	ENG	Bert Barlow	ENG Leicester City
Summer 1952	WG	ENG	Mike Grice	ENG Lowestoft Town	£25
23 May 1952	GK	ENG	John Wright	ENG Colchester Casuals	Free transfer
June 1952	CB	ENG	Roy Bicknell	ENG Gravesend & Northfleet	£1,000
September 1952	WH	ENG	Bert Hill	ENG Chelsea	£300
6 September 1952	CF	ENG	Stan Edwards	ENG Chelsea	£750

Total spending: ~ £3,075

Out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee
End of season	WG	SCO	Adam Davidson	SCO Carnoustie Panmure	Released
End of season	CF	ENG	Arthur Turner	ENG Headington United	Free transfer
Summer 1952	WH	ENG	John Moore	ENG Staines Town	Free transfer
Summer 1952	FW	ENG	Jack McClelland	ENG Stoke City	Undisclosed
14 March 1953	WH	ENG	Harry Wilkinson	ENG Folkestone Town	Released
4 April 1953	WH	ENG	Len Jones	ENG Ipswich Town	Released

Match details

Third Division South

Main article: 1952–53 Football League

Results round by round

League table

Matches

Report Report McKim Edwards McCurley Elder Church McCurley Report McKim McCurley Stubbs Cook Church McKim McCurley Report Jones McCurley Report Elder Rowlands McCurley Report Grant Thompson McCurley Church McCurley McKim Beattie Report Mason Edwards Edwards Anslow Short P. Wright Edwards

FA Cup

Main article: 1952–53 FA Cup

McKim Edwards Church McCurley Programme

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

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Goalscorers

Place	Nationality	Position	Name	Third Division South	FA Cup	Total
1	ENG	CF	Kevin McCurley	16	3	19
2	SCO	IF	Johnny McKim	13	2	15
3	ENG	WG	John Church	8	1	9
4	ENG	IF	Bert Barlow	6	1	7
ENG	CF	Stan Edwards	5	2	7
6	SCO	WH	Jimmy Elder	3	0	3
7	WAL	FB	Trevor Rowlands	2	0	2
ENG	IF	Augie Scott	2	0	2
ENG	WG	Peter Wright	2	0	2
10	ENG	WH	Harry Bearryman	1	0	1
ENG	WG	Mike Grice	1	0	1
	Own goals	0	1	1
	TOTALS	60	9	69

Disciplinary record

Nationality	Position	Name	Third Division South	FA Cup	Total
SCO	IF	Johnny McKim	0	1	0
	TOTALS	0	1	0	0

Clean sheets

Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.

Place	Nationality	Player	Third Division South	FA Cup	Total
1	ENG	George Wright	6	1	7
2	ENG	Frank Coombs	4	0	4
	TOTALS	10	1	11

Player debuts

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

Position	Nationality	Player	Date	Opponent	Ground
CF	ENG	Stan Edwards	6 September 1952	Swindon Town	Layer Road
WG	ENG	Mike Grice	11 September 1952	Bristol Rovers	Layer Road
IF	ENG	Bert Barlow	13 September 1952	Queens Park Rangers	Loftus Road
CB	ENG	Roy Bicknell	4 October 1952	Gillingham	Layer Road
FB	ENG	George French	4 October 1952	Gillingham	Layer Road
WH	ENG	Harry Wilkinson	14 March 1953	Watford	Layer Road
WH	ENG	Bert Hill	11 April 1953	Bristol City	Layer Road

References

General

Books

Websites

Specific

References

(2008). "The Who's Who of Colchester United: The Layer Road Years". Breedon Books.
"Colchester Utd 0–0 Ipswich Town". Coludata.co.uk.
"Colchester Utd 3–0 Crystal Palace". Coludata.co.uk.
"Average Attendance Figures Per Season". Coludaybyday.co.uk.
Hudson, Matt. (11 July 2012). "The 1950s and 1960s". Colchester United FC.
"Appearances". Coludata.co.uk.
"Bert Barlow". Coludata.co.uk.
"Mike Grice". Coludata.co.uk.
"John Wright". Coludata.co.uk.
"Roy Bicknell". Coludata.co.uk.
"Bert Hill". Coludata.co.uk.
"Stan Edwards". Coludata.co.uk.
"Adam Davidson". Coludata.co.uk.
"Arthur Turner". Coludata.co.uk.
"John Moore". Coludata.co.uk.
"JOHNNY McCLELLAND". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database.
(1994). "The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City Football Club 1868 to 1994". Lion Press.
"Harry Wilkinson". Coludata.co.uk.
"Len Jones". Coludata.co.uk.
"Goals". Coludata.co.uk.
"Discipline". Coludata.co.uk.
"Clean sheets (1st team)". Coludata.co.uk.
"Alltime- List of Debuts". Coludaybyday.co.uk.

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