1938–39 Colchester United F.C. season

The 1938–39 season was Colchester United's second season in their history and their second in the Southern League. Alongside competing in the Southern League, the club also participated in the Southern League Mid-Week Section and Southern League Cup. Colchester won the Southern League title after beating local rivals Chelmsford City to the top of the league by one point. They also reached the 1st round of the FA Cup, where they were eliminated by Folkestone, and finished as runners-up to Tunbridge Wells Rangers in the Mid-Week Section. They reached the semi-final of the Southern League Cup, but the competition could not be completed due to fixture congestion.

Colchester United
1938–39 season
ChairmanMaurice Pye[1]
ManagerTed Davis
StadiumLayer Road
Southern LeagueWinners
Southern League
Mid-Week Section		Runners-up
FA Cup1st round
(eliminated by Folkestone)
Southern League CupSemi-final
(competition not
completed)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Arthur Pritchard (34)
All:
Arthur Pritchard (44)
Highest home attendance13,000 (estimate)
v Guildford City, 7 April 1939[2]
Lowest home attendance4,000 (estimate)
v Barry Town, 31 December 1938[3]
Average home league attendance8,307[4]
Biggest win8–0
v Dartford, 16 March 1939
Biggest defeat0–3
v Cardiff City Reserves, 18 March 1939

Season overview

Manager Ted Davis began strengthening his squad ready for a push to reach the Football League over the summer period. The public responded by turning out in force for a game against Gillingham, with 8,142 in attendance, and a week later, a visit from Arsenal 'A' saw 10,129 watch Colchester beat their counterparts 2–0. However, Davis securing a number of high-profile players came at a cost. Many were still contracted to the Football League clubs that they were signed from, meaning that if Colchester were to gain election to the Football League, the club would have very few contracted players.

Colchester made their first FA Cup outing during the 1938–39 season. They saw off Ilford 4–1 at Layer Road, but were defeated in the first round proper by Folkestone, watched by 8,160.

In a very successful season for the club, Colchester claimed the Southern League title by one point over Guildford City, scoring 110 goals in 44 games. They finished second in the Mid-Week Section, and reached the semi-final of the Southern League Cup, although due to fixture congestion, the game could not be played during the regular season and was postponed until the 1939–40 campaign.

Overall, Colchester scored 161 goals, with Arthur Pritchard netting 44 goals, George Wallis 24, and Alec Cheyne and Len Astill scoring 21 apiece.

The case for Football League election was presented to Football League members on 23 May 1938 by club director Walter Clark. With high hopes for election following a successful season, Colchester United failed to secure a single vote from the members, put down to the fact that there were so many League-registered players on the books that Davis had signed for Colchester.

Despite the League setback, the ownership of the Layer Road ground was passed to Colchester Borough Council, with club chairman Maurice Pye declaring:

Every lover of football, will I'm sure, welcome this as a move in the right direction, for whatever happens, this fine open space will always belong to the town, and be for the benefit of Colcestrians and their love of football.[5]

Players
As of match played 6 May 1939.[6]
Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee
Goalkeepers
Ronnie DunnGKSouthall (1908-11-24)24 November 1908 (aged 29)510 Crystal Palace3 July 1937Free transfer
Billy LightGKWoolston (1913-06-11)11 June 1913 (aged 24)00 West Bromwich Albion17 June 1938£1,500
Don YoungsGK70 Martlesham RAF5 November 1937Free transfer
Defenders
Cecil AllanLBBelfast (1914-08-01)1 August 1914 (aged 23)00 Chelsea27 May 1938£2,000
Jimmy BakerCB/RHTrethomas (1904-05-05)5 May 1904 (aged 34)312 Bristol City9 July 1937Free transfer
Joe BirchLB/RBHednesford (1904-07-06)6 July 1904 (aged 33)00 Fulham24 June 1938£750
Syd FieldusDFRomford (1909-05-27)27 May 1909 (aged 29)213 Brentford3 July 1937Free transfer
Ian HaleyRBNorth Bierley90 Colchester Town1 January 1938[lower-alpha 1]Free transfer
George LeslieCBSlough (1907-07-09)9 July 1907 (aged 30)430 Guildford City9 July 1937Free transfer
Alf WortonLBWolverhampton (1914-04-04)4 April 1914 (aged 24)00 Norwich City3 June 1938Free transfer
Midfielders
Robert MorrisLH/RHHatton (1913-03-11)11 March 1913 (aged 25)00 Norwich City22 July 1938£500
George RitchieLHMaryhill (1904-01-16)16 January 1904 (aged 34)311 Leicester City12 August 1937Free transfer
George SmithRHConnah's Quay242 Bath City27 October 1937Free transfer
Forwards
Len AstillIL/OLWolverhampton (1916-12-30)30 December 1916 (aged 21)00 Ipswich Town20 May 1938Free transfer
Alec CheyneIHGlasgow (1907-04-28)28 April 1907 (aged 31)5435 Chelsea13 August 1937£3,000
George CrispWGPontypool (1911-06-30)30 June 1911 (aged 26)3914 Newport County28 August 1937[lower-alpha 1]Undisclosed
Jack HodgeORPlymouth5124 Luton Town13 July 1937Free transfer
Ernie MatthewsCFChester-le-Street (1912-11-08)8 November 1912 (aged 25)00 Sheffield Wednesday26 May 1938£2,500
George MerrittIFOrmskirk00 Derby County30 September 1938Free transfer
Robert MurrayIFNewhaven (1915-03-27)27 March 1915 (aged 23)00 Bath City24 January 1939£800
Arthur PritchardCFNewport (1917-10-22)22 October 1917 (aged 20)3729 Yeovil & Petters United28 August 1937[lower-alpha 1]Free transfer
Ivan ThackerCFLowestoft41 Lowestoft Town18 February 1938Free transfer
George WallisIFSawley167 Bath City28 February 1938Free transfer
George WilliamsIR/CF40 Ipswich Town17 July 1937Free transfer
  1. 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 May 1938 IL/OL Len Astill Ipswich Town Free transfer [7]
26 May 1938 CF Ernie Matthews Sheffield Wednesday £2,500 [8]
27 May 1938 LB Cecil Allan Chelsea £2,000 [9]
3 June 1938 LB Alf Worton Norwich City Free transfer [10]
17 June 1938 GK Billy Light West Bromwich Albion £1,500 [11]
24 June 1938 LB/RB Joe Birch Fulham £750 [12]
22 July 1938 LH/RH Robert Morris Norwich City £500 [13]
30 September 1938 IF George Merritt Derby County Free transfer [14]
24 January 1939 IF Robert Murray Bath City £800 [15]
  • Total spending: ~ £8,050

Out
Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
End of season RB Cliff Fairchild Arsenal £500 [16]
14 May 1938 LH/RH Jimmy Collins Retired Released [17]
14 May 1938 OL Bill Barraclough Doncaster Rovers Free transfer [18]
31 May 1938 CF/IL Bill Pendergast Chester Free transfer [19]
23 June 1938 LB Alexander Wood Chelmsford City Free transfer [20]
September 1938 CF Albert Bennett Free agent Released [21]
12 January 1939 IL/OL Ken Mayes Chelmsford City Free transfer [22]
  • Total incoming: ~ £500

Match details

Friendlies
15 October 1938 (1938-10-15) Friendly Colchester United 4–2 Fulham Reserves Colchester
Astill  3', 18' (pen.)
Williams  25' (o.g.)
Cheyne 		Report Conroy  5'
Freeman 		Stadium: Layer Road
27 December 1938 (1938-12-27) Friendly Colchester United 2–0 Charlton Athletic Reserves Colchester
Pritchard  30'
Thacker  67'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
16 October 1937 (1937-10-16) Friendly
(Colchester Challenge Cup Final)		 Colchester United 2–1 Southend United Colchester
18:30 Cheyne  30'
Fieldus  85'		 Report Bolan  60' Stadium: Layer Road

Southern League
Main article: 1938–39 Southern Football League

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Result[lower-alpha 1]
1 Colchester United 44 31 5 8 110 37 2.973 67 Left league at end of season
2 Guildford City 44 30 6 8 126 52 2.423 66
3 Gillingham 44 29 6 9 104 57 1.825 64 Left league at end of season
4 Plymouth Argyle II 44 26 5 13 128 63 2.032 57
5 Yeovil & Petters United 44 22 10 12 85 70 1.214 54
Source:
Rules for classification: The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used up until the 1976-77 season. The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.
Notes:
  1. Number of goals for and/or against is inaccurate.

Matches
27 August 1938 (1938-08-27) 1 Colchester United 2–0 Gillingham Colchester
Wallis  35'
Matthews  43'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 8,142
3 September 1938 (1938-09-03) 2 Colchester United 2–0 Arsenal 'A' Colchester
Cheyne  37'
Morris  87'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 10,129
7 September 1938 (1938-09-07) 3 Dartford 0–1 Colchester United Dartford
Report Cheyne  28' Stadium: Watling Street
10 September 1938 (1938-09-10) 4 Colchester United 8–1 Yeovil & Petters United Colchester
Pritchard  14', 18', 29'
Morris  34'
Wallis  54'
Cheyne  54'
Gilmour  70' (o.g.)
Astill  75'		 Report Graham  19' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 7,160
15 September 1938 (1938-09-15) 5 Colchester United 4–0 Dartford Colchester
Astill  2', 65' (pen.)
Pritchard  32', 48'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 6,000
24 September 1938 (1938-09-24) 6 Exeter City Reserves 2–1 Colchester United Exeter
15:15 Bussey  65'
Worton  75' (o.g.)		 Report Pritchard  30' Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 2,500
1 October 1938 (1938-10-01) 7 Colchester United 3–2 Cardiff City Reserves Colchester
15:15 Pritchard  80'
Wallis 		Report Turner  40'
Birch (o.g.)		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 7,247
Referee: G. Hamilton-Jones
8 October 1938 (1938-10-08) 8 Aldershot Reserves 0–1 Colchester United Aldershot
Report Crisp  43' Stadium: Recreation Ground
13 October 1938 (1938-10-13) 9 Colchester United 1–0 Folkestone Colchester
Pritchard  30' Report Stadium: Layer Road
22 October 1938 (1938-10-22) 10 Cheltenham Town 2–1 Colchester United Cheltenham
Prior  15'
Leedham 		Report Pritchard  52' Stadium: Whaddon Road
Referee: W. Harper
29 October 1938 (1938-10-29) 11 Colchester United 3–1 Bristol Rovers Reserves Colchester
Cheyne  21', 35', 49' Report Kitchen  44' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 6,000
5 November 1938 (1938-11-05) 12 Norwich City Reserves 1–5 Colchester United Norwich
14:45 O'Reilly  84' Report Pritchard  20', 47', 67'
Crisp  41', 87'		 Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 3,005
19 November 1938 (1938-11-19) 13 Yeovil & Petters United 2–1 Colchester United Yeovil
Graham  3'
Green  44'		 Report Pritchard  87' Stadium: Huish Athletic Ground
3 December 1938 (1938-12-03) 14 Colchester United 3–1 Cheltenham Town Colchester
Cheyne  16', 45'
Hodge  87'		 Report Butt  65' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,000
10 December 1938 (1938-12-10) 15 Colchester United 4–0 Bath City Colchester
Cheyne  2'
Matthews  48'
Hodge 		Report Stadium: Layer Road
17 December 1938 (1938-12-17) 16 Bristol Rovers Reserves 0–1 Colchester United Bristol
Report Wallis  20' Stadium: Eastville Stadium
31 December 1938 (1938-12-31) 17 Colchester United 5–1 Barry Town Colchester
Wallis  15', 23', 63'
Hodge  76'
Pritchard  87'		 Report James  73' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,000
7 January 1939 (1939-01-07) 18 Tunbridge Wells Rangers 0–2 Colchester United Royal Tunbridge Wells
14:45 Report Pritchard  55', 65' Stadium: Down Farm
14 January 1939 (1939-01-14) 19 Gillingham 1–3 Colchester United Gillingham
Johnson  50' Report Whitelaw  10' (o.g.)
Crisp  20'
Pritchard  85'		 Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 3,748
Referee: W. Daly
21 January 1939 (1939-01-21) 20 Colchester United 7–0 Newport County Reserves Colchester
Hodge  3'
Pritchard  5', 7'
Astill  37', 54'
Wallis  80', 89'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
4 February 1939 (1939-02-04) 21 Colchester United 3–1 Swindon Town Reserves Colchester
15:10 Astill  3', 66'
Morris  71'		 Report Woodman  63' Stadium: Layer Road
11 February 1939 (1939-02-11) 22 Torquay United Reserves 0–2 Colchester United Torquay
Report Baker  30'
Pritchard  89'		 Stadium: Plainmoor
18 February 1939 (1939-02-18) 23 Colchester United 2–0 Aldershot Reserves Colchester
Murray  9'
Hodge 		Report Stadium: Layer Road
25 February 1939 (1939-02-25) 24 Folkestone 1–4 Colchester United Folkestone
Davis Report Pritchard  13', 43'
Wallis  15'
Astill 		Stadium: Cheriton Road
2 March 1939 (1939-03-02) 25 Colchester United 6–1 Exeter City Reserves Colchester
Pritchard  25', 28', 58'
Astill  31', 56'
Murray  35'		 Report Bussey  86' Stadium: Layer Road
4 March 1939 (1939-03-04) 26 Plymouth Argyle Reserves 0–3 Colchester United Plymouth
Report Pritchard  18'
Murray  30'
Hodge  67'		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 5,200
11 March 1939 (1939-03-11) 27 Swindon Town Reserves 2–1 Colchester United Swindon
Woolhouse  72'
Woodman 		Report Pritchard  85' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 5,000
18 March 1939 (1939-03-18) 28 Cardiff City Reserves 3–0 Colchester United Cardiff
Prescott  1'
Court  39', 42'		 Report Stadium: Ninian Park
25 March 1939 (1939-03-25) 29 Newport County Reserves 0–1 Colchester United Newport
Report Cheyne  80' Stadium: Somerton Park
29 March 1939 (1939-03-29) 30 Arsenal 'A' 0–0 Colchester United Enfield
Report Stadium: Enfield Stadium
30 March 1939 (1939-03-30) 31 Colchester United 1–1 Tunbridge Wells Rangers Colchester
Murray  67' Report Wood  25' Stadium: Layer Road
1 April 1939 (1939-04-01) 32 Colchester United 5–1 Torquay United Reserves Colchester
15:15 Pritchard  36', 38', 55'
Crisp  43'
Cheyne  61'		 Report Dyer  15' Stadium: Layer Road
7 April 1939 (1939-04-07) 33 Colchester United 1–0 Guildford City Colchester
Pritchard  50' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 13,000
8 April 1939 (1939-04-08) 34 Colchester United 1–1 Worcester City Colchester
Pritchard  14' Report Melaniphy  75' Stadium: Layer Road
10 April 1939 (1939-04-10) 35 Guildford City 3–1 Colchester United Guildford
J. Brown  27'
McPheat  53'
R. Brown  68'		 Report Crisp  18' Stadium: St Joseph's Road
Attendance: 10,000
11 April 1939 (1939-04-11) 36 Colchester United 5–1 Norwich City Reserves Colchester
Cheyne  8'
Wallis  35'
Hodge 		Report Johnson Stadium: Layer Road
15 April 1939 (1939-04-15) 37 Barry Town 0–2 Colchester United Barry
Report Crisp  12'
Matthews 		Stadium: Jenner Park Stadium
20 April 1939 (1939-04-20) 38 Bath City 0–3 Colchester United Bath
Report Hodge  25'
Pritchard 		Stadium: Twerton Park
22 April 1939 (1939-04-22) 39 Colchester United 2–3 Plymouth Argyle Reserves Colchester
Cheyne  20'
Pritchard  22'		 Report Chitty  4', 46'
Olver  72'		 Stadium: Layer Road
24 April 1939 (1939-04-24) 40 Chelmsford City 0–0 Colchester United Chelmsford
Report Stadium: New Writtle Street
Attendance: 7,000
27 April 1939 (1939-04-27) 41 Worcester City 1–0 Colchester United Worcester
Burns  80' Report Stadium: St George's Lane
29 April 1939 (1939-04-29) 42 Colchester United 4–0 Ipswich Town Reserves Colchester
15:15 Hodge  28'
Wallis  33', 55'
Birch  70' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
1 May 1939 (1939-05-01) 43 Colchester United 2–2 Chelmsford City Colchester
Astill  32'
Morris  88'		 Report Palethorpe  13'
Wright  70'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,000
6 May 1939 (1939-05-06) 44 Ipswich Town Reserves 2–3 Colchester United Ipswich
Lawrence  26'
O'Leary  72'		 Report Cheyne  20'
Wallis  21'
Astill  82'		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 12,000

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification
1 Tunbridge Wells Rangers (C) 16 8 7 1 37 18 2.056 23 Southern League Midweek Section champions
2 Colchester United 16 9 2 5 36 21 1.714 20
3 Norwich City Reserves 16 7 4 5 40 26 1.538 18
4 Millwall Reserves 16 7 4 5 33 23 1.435 18
5 Portsmouth 'A' 16 5 4 7 21 29 0.724 14
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Number of goals scored. The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used up until the 1976–77 season. The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.
(C) Champion.

Matches
22 September 1938 (1938-09-22) 1 Norwich City Reserves 0–2 Colchester United Norwich
Report Astill  9'
Cassidy  43' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 2,505
28 September 1938 (1938-09-28) 2 Folkestone 1–2 Colchester United Folkestone
Appleby  32' Report Hodge  5'
Pritchard  53'		 Stadium: Cheriton Road
Referee: J. Farmer
6 October 1938 (1938-10-06) 3 Colchester United 2–2 Tunbridge Wells Rangers Colchester
Wallis  27'
Astill  29'		 Report Wood  31'
Grainger  63'		 Stadium: Layer Road
20 October 1938 (1938-10-20) 4 Colchester United 4–1 Portsmouth 'A' Colchester
Cheyne  60', 83', 89'
Thacker 		Report Jepson  80' Stadium: Layer Road
27 October 1938 (1938-10-27) 5 Colchester United 1–3 Aldershot Reserves Colchester
Smith  42' Report Turner  3', 86'
Gray  32'		 Stadium: Layer Road
14 December 1938 (1938-12-14) 6 Aldershot Reserves 1–2 Colchester United Aldershot
Curtis  25' Report Matthews  34'
Hodge  68'		 Stadium: Recreation Ground
9 January 1939 (1939-01-09) 7 Millwall Reserves 1–2 Colchester United Millwall
Daniels  10' Report Crisp  48'
Pritchard  65'		 Stadium: The Den
2 February 1939 (1939-02-02) 8 Colchester United 3–1 Folkestone Colchester
Wallis  10', 42'
Astill  88'		 Report Birch  49' (o.g.) Stadium: Layer Road
8 February 1939 (1939-02-08) 9 Guildford City 1–0 Colchester United Guildford
Woolf  47' Report Stadium: St Joseph's Road
Attendance: 750
15 February 1939 (1939-02-15) 10 Tunbridge Wells Rangers 2–1 Colchester United Royal Tunbridge Wells
Archibald  57'
Robinson  80'		 Report Pritchard  18' Stadium: Down Farm
23 February 1939 (1939-02-23) 11 Colchester United 3–0 Guildford City Colchester
Morris  30'
Cheyne  78'
Astill  88'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
16 March 1939 (1939-03-16) 12 Colchester United 8–0 Dartford Colchester
Hodge  2'
Cheyne  34'
Murray  49'
Wallis  65'
Pritchard  75', 80'
Crisp  89'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
22 March 1939 (1939-03-22) 13 Portsmouth 'A' 1–0 Colchester United Portsmouth
Candy  49' Report Stadium: Fratton Park
23 March 1939 (1939-03-23) 14 Colchester United 2–1 Millwall Reserves Colchester
Astill Report Walsh  15' Stadium: Layer Road
2 May 1939 (1939-05-02) 15 Dartford 2–2 Colchester United Dartford
Heathcote  30'
Kitchener 		Report Pritchard  6'
Wallis  85'		 Stadium: Watling Street
4 May 1939 (1939-05-04) 16 Colchester United 2–4 Norwich City Reserves Colchester
Murray  64'
Wallis  89'		 Report Bates  5', 15'
Maskell  25'		 Stadium: Layer Road

Southern League Cup
17 September 1938 (1938-09-17) 1st round Colchester United 5–0 Ipswich Town Reserves Colchester
15:15 Hodge  17'
Cheyne  19'
Pritchard  65'
Astill  71', 84'		 Report Shufflebottom  60' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: S. Flaxman
28 January 1939 (1939-01-28) 2nd round Colchester United 3–1 Arsenal 'A' Colchester
15:00 Wallis  4'
Astill  21'
Pritchard  72'		 Report Bremner  20' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 10,000
13 April 1939 (1939-04-13) 3rd round Colchester United 2–0 Folkestone Colchester
Cheyne  6'
Pritchard  75'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road

FA Cup
Main article: 1938–39 FA Cup
12 November 1938 (1938-11-12) 4th qualifying round Colchester United 4–1 Ilford Colchester
14:30 Pritchard  15'
Wallis  53'
Crisp  60'
Hodge  69'		 Report Robinson  48' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 6,100
26 November 1938 (1938-11-26) 1st round Folkestone 2–1 Colchester United Folkestone
Ashley  76'
Birch (o.g.)		 Report Leslie  87' Stadium: Cheriton Road
Attendance: 4,700

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

[6][23]

No. Pos Nat Player TotalSouthern LeagueFA CupSouthern League
Mid-Week Section		Southern League
Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Ronnie Dunn 3010002000
GK Billy Light 4202602012020
GK Don Youngs 200170002010
DF Cecil Allan 3000003000
DF Jimmy Baker 211141205000
DF Joe Birch 6214412013030
DF Syd Fieldus 1000001000
DF Ian Haley 1000001000
DF George Leslie 5814002113030
DF Alf Worton 6404402015030
MF Robert Morris 6554442016130
MF George Ritchie 1000000010
MF George Smith 3612100013120
FW Len Astill 412127120012623
FW Alec Cheyne 40212914206532
FW George Crisp 3111207218310
FW Jack Hodge 601742122113331
FW Ernie Matthews 7463001100
FW George Merritt 4030001000
FW Robert Murray 296214008200
FW Arthur Pritchard 594440342114633
FW Ivan Thacker 1100001100
FW George Wallis 632443162115631
Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season
FW Ken Mayes 3020001000

Goalscorers

[23]

Place Nationality Position Name Southern League FA Cup SL Mid-Week Section Southern League Cup Total
1 CF Arthur Pritchard 34 1 6 3 44
2 IF George Wallis 16 1 6 1 24
3 IL/OL Len Astill 12 0 6 3 21
IH Alec Cheyne 14 0 5 2 21
5 OR Jack Hodge 12 1 3 1 17
6 WG George Crisp 7 1 3 0 11
7 IF Robert Murray 4 0 2 0 6
8 LH/RH Robert Morris 4 0 1 0 5
9 CF Ernie Matthews 3 0 1 0 4
10 CB/RH Jimmy Baker 1 0 0 0 1
LB/RB Joe Birch 1 0 0 0 1
CB George Leslie 0 1 0 0 1
RH George Smith 0 0 1 0 1
CF Ivan Thacker 0 0 1 0 1
Own goals 2 0 1 0 3
TOTALS 110 5 36 10 161

Captains

Number of games played as team captain.[24]

Place Nationality Position Player Southern League FA Cup SL Mid-Week Section Southern League Cup Total
1 CB George Leslie 38 2 12 2 54
Not recorded
 6 0 4 1 11
TOTALS 44 2 16 3 65

Clean sheets

Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.[25]

Place Nationality Player Southern League FA Cup SL Mid-Week Section Southern League Cup Total
1 Billy Light 13 2 0 1 16
2 Don Youngs 6 1 0 1 8
3 Ronnie Dunn 1 0 0 0 1
TOTALS 20 0 3 2 25

Player debuts

Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.[26]

Position Nationality Player Date Opponent Ground Notes
GK Billy Light 28 August 1938 Gillingham Layer Road
LB/RB Joe Birch 28 August 1938 Gillingham Layer Road
LH/RH Robert Morris 28 August 1938 Gillingham Layer Road
LB Alf Worton 28 August 1938 Gillingham Layer Road
IL/OL Len Astill 28 August 1938 Gillingham Layer Road
CF Ernie Matthews 28 August 1938 Gillingham Layer Road
LB Cecil Allan 22 September 1938 Norwich City Reserves Carrow Road
IF George Merritt 8 October 1938 Aldershot Reserves Recreation Ground
IF Robert Murray 2 February 1939 Folkestone Layer Road

See also

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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