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Colchester United
1957–58 season
ChairmanBill Allen[1]
ManagerBenny Fenton
StadiumLayer Road
Third Division South12th
FA Cup1st round
(eliminated by
Wisbech Town)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Ken Plant (19)
All:
Ken Plant (19)
Highest home attendance11,077
v Norwich City, 14 September 1957[2]
Lowest home attendance4,391
v Northampton Town, 30 September 1957[3]
Average home league attendance10,891[4]
Biggest win4–0
v Watford, 26 December 1957
Biggest defeat0–7
v Reading, 18 September 1957

The 1957–58 season was Colchester United's 16th season in their history and their eighth 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. They were eliminated at the first round stage of the cup for the fifth successive season, on this occasion to non-league side Wisbech Town. In the league, with the division being restructured at the end of the season, Colchester managed to finish in the top half of the table by three points to avoid a move to the newly-formed Fourth Division, instead remaining in the third tier.

Season overview

With Football League reorganisation looming at the end of the season, Colchester's priority for the 1957–58 season was to finish in the top half of the table to join the top half of the Third Division North to form the new nationwide Third Division. The other teams would form the Fourth Division.

During the campaign, Benny Fenton's squad suffered from numerous call-ups for national service, and as such Fenton brought in reinforcements in November with Neil Langman arriving from Plymouth Argyle for £6,750 and John Evans for £4,000 from Liverpool. Meanwhile, Birmingham City offered Colchester £10,000 for winger Peter Wright, but he opted to remain as a part-time player.

Colchester secured their place in the third tier for another season in the final game of the season when they beat Southampton 4–2 at Layer Road.[5]

Players

As of match played 1 May 1957.[6]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK England ENG Percy Ames
— GK England ENG John Wright
— DF England ENG Brian Dobson
— DF England ENG Benny Fenton
— DF England ENG George Fisher
— DF Scotland SCO John Fowler
— DF England ENG Trevor Harris
— DF England ENG Bertie Hill
— DF England ENG Ron Hunt
— DF England ENG John Laidlaw
— DF England ENG Alf Marshall
— DF Scotland SCO Chic Milligan
— DF England ENG Derek Parker
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF England ENG Edgar Rumney
— FW England ENG Russell Blake
— FW England ENG John Evans
— FW Scotland SCO Bobby Hill
— FW England ENG Martyn King
— FW England ENG Neil Langman
— FW England ENG Kevin McCurley
— FW Scotland SCO Sammy McLeod
— FW Scotland SCO Hamish McNeill
— FW England ENG Ken Plant
— FW England ENG Tommy Williams
— FW England ENG Peter Wright

Match details

Third Division South

Main article: 1957–58 Football League

Third Division South results round by round

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  Win   Draw   Loss

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv1 Pts2 Notes
10 Queens Park Rangers 46 18 14 14 64 65 0.985 50
11 Newport County 46 17 14 15 73 67 1.090 48
12 Colchester United 46 17 13 16 77 79 0.975 47
13 Northampton Town 46 19 6 21 87 79 1.101 44 Moved to Fourth Division
14 Crystal Palace 46 15 13 18 70 72 0.972 43

1 The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used up until the 1976–77 season.

2 The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.

Matches

24 August 1957 (1957-08-24) 1 Colchester United 3–0 Torquay United Colchester
McCurley pen.'
P. Wright 		Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 9,760
26 August 1957 (1957-08-26) 2 Queens Park Rangers 1–0 Colchester United Shepherd's Bush
Cameron Report Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 12,135
31 August 1957 (1957-08-31) 3 Brentford 3–3 Colchester United Brentford
Newcombe 1'
Towers 		Report Parker
P. Wright 		Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 12,730
2 September 1957 (1957-09-02) 4 Colchester United 2–1 Queens Park Rangers Colchester
P. Wright 90'
McCurley 		Report Finney Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 8,992
7 September 1957 (1957-09-07) 5 Southend United 2–3 Colchester United Southend-on-Sea
Crossan 17' Report
Report		 Plant 6'
P. Wright 12'
McCurley 51' (pen.)		 Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 18,125
9 September 1957 (1957-09-09) 6 Colchester United 1–3 Reading Colchester
McCurley Report Unknown goalscorer Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 8,774
14 September 1957 (1957-09-14) 7 Colchester United 1–2 Norwich City Colchester
McCurley Report Unknown goalscorer Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 11,077
18 September 1957 (1957-09-18) 8 Reading 7–0 Colchester United Reading
Unknown goalscorer Report Stadium: Elm Park
Attendance: 13,811
21 September 1957 (1957-09-21) 9 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 1–1 Colchester United Bournemouth
Dowsett 46' Report McNeill 4' Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 16,057
26 September 1957 (1957-09-26) 10 Northampton Town 4–1 Colchester United Northampton
Unknown goalscorer Report Plant Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 4,000
28 September 1957 (1957-09-28) 11 Colchester United 1–1 Walsall Colchester
P. Wright Report Unknown goalscorer Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 7,366
30 September 1957 (1957-09-30) 12 Colchester United 1–0 Northampton Town Colchester
P. Wright Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,391
5 October 1957 (1957-10-05) 13 Coventry City 1–0 Colchester United Coventry
Griffiths 40' Report Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 14,423
9 October 1957 (1957-10-09) 14 Plymouth Argyle 1–1 Colchester United Plymouth
Langman Report
Report		 McLeod Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 22,550
12 October 1957 (1957-10-12) 15 Colchester United 3–0 Exeter City Colchester
Plant
McCurley 		Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 7,930
15 October 1957 (1957-10-15) 16 Watford 1–1 Colchester United Watford
Anderson Report P. Wright Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 6,580
19 October 1957 (1957-10-19) 17 Gillingham 2–3 Colchester United Gillingham
Unknown goalscorer Report McCurley
Williams 		Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 8,535
26 October 1957 (1957-10-26) 18 Colchester United 2–1 Millwall Colchester
P. Wright 65'
Plant 79'		 Report Shepherd 8' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 9,260
2 November 1957 (1957-11-02) 19 Swindon Town 4–0 Colchester United Swindon
Micklewright 26'
Edwards 37'
Skull 76'
Richards 83'		 Report
Report		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 14,198
9 November 1957 (1957-11-09) 20 Colchester United 1–1 Aldershot Colchester
Fenton 71' Report Lacey 83' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 7,569
23 November 1957 (1957-11-23) 21 Colchester United 2–1 Port Vale Colchester
Plant 5'
Williams 45'		 Report Askey 79' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 9,106
Referee: C. Woan
30 November 1957 (1957-11-30) 22 Newport County 2–2 Colchester United Newport
Harris 17'
Dixon 28'		 Report Langman 2'
Plant 8'		 Stadium: Somerton Park
Attendance: 8,866
14 December 1957 (1957-12-14) 23 Brighton & Hove Albion 5–2 Colchester United Hove
Gordon 4', 76'
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Harburn 50'
Howard 55'		 Report Fisher 16' (pen.)
Williams 51'		 Stadium: Goldstone Ground
Attendance: 9,716
21 December 1957 (1957-12-21) 24 Torquay United 1–3 Colchester United Torquay
Northcott 80' Report P. Wright 20', 40'
Evans 		Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 5,749
26 December 1957 (1957-12-26) 25 Colchester United 4–0 Watford Colchester
Plant
Langman 		Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 9,379
28 December 1957 (1957-12-28) 26 Colchester United 1–1 Brentford Colchester
Langman Report Unknown goalscorer Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 9,548
4 January 1958 (1958-01-04) 27 Shrewsbury Town 0–0 Colchester United Shrewsbury
Report Stadium: Gay Meadow
Attendance: 5,600
11 January 1958 (1958-01-11) 28 Colchester United 1–0 Southend United Colchester
Williams 55' Report
Report		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 9,357
18 January 1958 (1958-01-18) 29 Norwich City 1–1 Colchester United Norwich
Unknown goalscorer Report Plant Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 17,523
1 February 1958 (1958-02-01) 30 Colchester United 3–2 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic Colchester
Evans
P. Wright 		Report Unknown goalscorer Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 8,091
8 February 1958 (1958-02-08) 31 Walsall 3–0 Colchester United Walsall
Unknown goalscorer Report Stadium: Fellows Park
Attendance: 7,639
15 February 1958 (1958-02-15) 32 Colchester United 4–1 Coventry City Colchester
Fenton pen.' pen.'
Plant 		Report Unknown goalscorer Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 8,613
22 February 1958 (1958-02-22) 33 Exeter City 4–3 Colchester United Exeter
Unknown goalscorer Report Evans
Plant
Langman 		Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 7,636
1 March 1958 (1958-03-01) 34 Colchester United 3–2 Gillingham Colchester
Plant
Langman 		Report Unknown goalscorer Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 8,158
8 March 1958 (1958-03-08) 35 Millwall 1–4 Colchester United New Cross
Johnson Report Plant
Langman
P. Wright 		Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 7,307
15 March 1958 (1958-03-15) 36 Colchester United 1–3 Swindon Town Colchester
Langman Report
Report		 Edwards
Richards
Kelly 		Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 9,241
22 March 1958 (1958-03-22) 37 Port Vale 2–0 Colchester United Burslem
Steele
Wilkinson 		Report Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 7,161
29 March 1958 (1958-03-29) 38 Colchester United 1–2 Brighton & Hove Albion Colchester
Evans Report Unknown goalscorer Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 8,751
4 April 1958 (1958-04-04) 39 Crystal Palace 1–1 Colchester United South Norwood
Unknown goalscorer Report Plant Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 17,787
7 April 1958 (1958-04-07) 40 Colchester United 1–1 Crystal Palace Colchester
Evans Report Unknown goalscorer Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 9,528
12 April 1958 (1958-04-12) 41 Colchester United 1–1 Newport County Colchester
Langman Report Harris Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 7,472
16 April 1958 (1958-04-16) 42 Aldershot 2–1 Colchester United Aldershot
Unknown goalscorer Report Plant Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 2,630
19 April 1958 (1958-04-19) 43 Southampton 3–2 Colchester United Southampton
Roper
Reeves
Page 		Report McCurley Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 13,842
21 April 1958 (1958-04-21) 44 Colchester United 3–0 Shrewsbury Town Colchester
Evans
McCurley
P. Wright 		Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 7,092
26 April 1958 (1958-04-26) 45 Colchester United 1–2 Plymouth Argyle Colchester
Blake 1' Report
Report		 Carter 56' (pen.)
Baker 81'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 8,593
1 May 1958 (1958-05-01) 46 Colchester United 4–2 Southampton Colchester
McCurley
Blake
McLeod
Williams 		Report Mulgrew
Reeves 		Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 8,914

FA Cup

Main article: 1957–58 FA Cup
16 November 1957 (1957-11-16) 1st round Wisbech Town 1–0 Colchester United Wisbech
Pye 67' Report Stadium: Fenland Park
Attendance: 9,552

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

[6][7]

No. Pos Nat Player Total Third Division
South		 FA Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK England ENG Percy Ames 47 0 46 0 1 0
DF England ENG Brian Dobson 17 0 16 0 1 0
DF England ENG Benny Fenton 23 3 23 3 0 0
DF England ENG George Fisher 46 1 45 1 1 0
DF Scotland SCO John Fowler 46 0 46 0 0 0
DF England ENG Trevor Harris 7 0 7 0 0 0
DF England ENG Bertie Hill 32 0 31 0 1 0
DF England ENG Ron Hunt 4 0 4 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Chic Milligan 27 0 26 0 1 0
DF England ENG Derek Parker 30 1 29 1 1 0
DF England ENG Edgar Rumney 5 0 5 0 0 0
FW England ENG Russell Blake 8 2 8 2 0 0
FW England ENG John Evans 24 7 24 7 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Bobby Hill 11 0 11 0 0 0
FW England ENG Neil Langman 23 8 23 8 0 0
FW England ENG Kevin McCurley 29 12 28 12 1 0
FW Scotland SCO Sammy McLeod 16 2 15 2 1 0
FW Scotland SCO Hamish McNeill 2 1 2 1 0 0
FW England ENG Ken Plant 45 19 44 19 1 0
FW England ENG Tommy Williams 29 5 28 5 1 0
FW England ENG Peter Wright 46 16 45 16 1 0

Goalscorers

[7]

Place Nation Position Name Third Division South FA Cup Total
1 England FW Ken Plant 19 0 19
2 England FW Peter Wright 16 0 16
3 England FW Kevin McCurley 12 0 12
4 England FW Neil Langman 8 0 8
5 England FW John Evans 7 0 7
6 England FW Tommy Williams 5 0 5
7 England DF Benny Fenton 3 0 3
8 England FW Russell Blake 2 0 2
Scotland FW Sammy McLeod 2 0 2
10 England DF George Fisher 1 0 1
Scotland FW Hamish McNeill 1 0 1
England DF Derek Parker 1 0 1
Own goals 0 0 0
TOTALS 77 0 77

Disciplinary record

[8]

Nationality Position Player Third Division South FA Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
England DF Benny Fenton 1 0 0 0 1 0
TOTALS 1 0 0 0 1 0

Captains

Number of games played as team captain.[9]

Place Nation Position Player Third Division South FA Cup Total
Not recorded
 46 1 47

Player debuts

Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.[10]

Position Player Date Opponent Ground Notes
DF England Edgar Rumney 2 September 1957 Queens Park Rangers Layer Road
FW Scotland Hamish McNeill 21 September 1957 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic Dean Court
FW England John Evans 23 November 1957 Port Vale Layer Road
FW England Neil Langman 23 November 1957 Port Vale Layer Road

Transfers and contracts

In

Date Pos Player From Fee Ref
1 May 1957 DF England Edgar Rumney England Colchester Casuals Free transfer [11]
1 June 1957 DF England John Laidlaw Scotland Easthouses Lily Miners Welfare Free transfer [12]
1 August 1957 FW Scotland Hamish McNeill Scotland Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic £600 [13]
14 October 1957 DF England Alf Marshall England Dagenham £25 [14]
23 November 1957 FW England John Evans England Liverpool £4,000 [15]
23 November 1957 FW England Neil Langman England Plymouth Argyle £6,750 [16]

Out

Date Pos Player To Fee Ref
31 May 1957 FW England Les Barrell England Clacton Town Released [17]
1 June 1957 FW England Eddie Smith England Queens Park Rangers £1,050 [18]
1 July 1957 DF England Reg Stewart England Hastings Town Free transfer [19]

See also

References

General

Books

  • 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.
  • Ambrosen, Tony (1993). Amber in the Blood: A History Of Newport County. Uxbridge: Yore Publications. ISBN 978-1-874427-40-7.
  • Kent, Jeff (1990). The Valiants' Years: The Story of Port Vale. Stafford: Witan Books. ISBN 0-9508981-4-7.

Websites

Specific

  1. ^ Whitehead, Jeff; Drury, Kevin (2008). The Who's Who of Colchester United: The Layer Road Years. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 278. ISBN 978-1-85983-629-3.
  2. ^ "Colchester Utd 1–2 Norwich City". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Colchester Utd 1–0 Northampton Town". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  4. ^ "Average Attendance Figures Per Season". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  5. ^ Hudson, Matt (11 July 2012). "The 1950s and 1960s". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
  6. ^ a b "Appearances". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  7. ^ a b "Goals". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  8. ^ "Discipline". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  9. ^ "All matches". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  10. ^ "Alltime- List of Debuts". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  11. ^ "Edgar Rumney". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  12. ^ "John Laidlaw". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  13. ^ "Hamish McNeill". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  14. ^ "Alf Marshall". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  15. ^ "John Evans". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  16. ^ "Neil Langman". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  17. ^ "Les Barrell". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  18. ^ "Eddie Smith". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  19. ^ "Reg Stewart". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
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