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1951–52 Colchester United F.C. season

Colchester United
1951–52 season
Chairman Bill Allen
Manager Jimmy Allen
Stadium Layer Road
Third Division South 10th
FA Cup 3rd round
(eliminated by
Barnsley)
Top goalscorer League:
Vic Keeble (16)

All:
Vic Keeble (17)
Highest home attendance 15,175
v Ipswich Town, 1 March 1952
Lowest home attendance 6,128
v Watford, 3 May 1952
Average home league attendance 9,429
Biggest win 4–1
v Bristol City, 20 October 1951;
4–1
v Reading, 3 April 1952
Biggest defeat 0–7
v Leyton Orient, 5 January 1952

The 1951–52 season was Colchester United's tenth season in their history and their second 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 before being knocked out by Second Division side Barnsley. In the league, they bettered the previous season's 16th-placed finish by finishing 10th.

Colchester's 1951–52 season began poorly, with six defeats in the opening seven games due to an injury-ravaged squad. Rooted to the foot of the table, a mid-season revival including a double over local rivals Ipswich Town eventually saw the U's finish the season 10th in the final standings.

Vic Keeble became Colchester's first export that commanded a high transfer fee when he moved to First Division Newcastle United for a £15,000 fee in January 1952. Despite his mid-season sale, Keeble remained the top scorer for the U's with 17 goals. Manager Jimmy Allen signed Kevin McCurley from Liverpool for £750 as a replacement for Keeble in March 1952. He scored six times in eleven games during the final two months of the campaign.

Last updated: 28 February 2016.
Source: [1]
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

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