Colchester United F.C. Managers - Aidy Boothroyd, Benny Fenton, Bobby Roberts (Footballer), Dale Roberts (Footballer Born 1956), Dick Graham, George Bu (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 33. Chapters: Aidy Boothroyd, Benny Fenton, Bobby Roberts (footballer), Dale Roberts (footballer born 1956), Dick Graham, George Burley, Geraint Williams, Ian Atkins, Jack Butler (footballer), Jimmy Allen (footballer born 1909), Jim Smith (footballer), Jock Wallace, Jr., Joe Dunne, John Ward (footballer), List of Colchester United F.C. managers, Micky Cook, Mick Mills, Mick Wadsworth, Mike Walker (Welsh footballer), Neil Franklin, Paul Lambert, Phil Parkinson, Roy McDonough, Steve Foley (footballer born 1953), Steve Whitton, Steve Wignall, Ted Fenton. Excerpt: Colchester United Football Club is an English association football club based in Colchester, Essex that plays in Football League One. The twelve directors that formed the Board appointed Ted Davis, a former Huddersfield goalkeeper and Bath City manager, to be in charge of team affairs. On 14 July 1937 came the public announcement that the new club would be named Colchester United - a week after Davis' Yorkshire contacts enabled the players to be kitted out in the same blue and white strip as his former club Huddersfield. In the 1939-40 season, after just three Southern League games, the Second World War was declared and the club closed down until the war was over in 1945. The determination of former Colchester Town player Syd Fieldus along with a couple of Directors kept the club alive but dormant during the war years. Fieldus was appointed Secretary-Manager for 1945-46, and liaising with Major Dai Rees, forged a strong relationship with the Garrison and as United only had four contracted players the Colchester team was complimented by servicemen of varying degrees of ability. Fieldus urged the board to appoint a full-time manager for the 1946-47 season. The new manager was no stranger to Layer Road. Ted Fenton, of West Ham fame, had turned out for Colchester Town in...