1950–51 Colchester United F.C. season

The club ended the league season in 16th-position, while they exited the FA Cup in the first round following a defeat to Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic.Arthur Turner, the season's top–scorer with 15 goals, struck five minutes into a 4–1 win in the return game with Swindon.Colchester remained unbeaten in their first seven games, a run that equalled a record for new clubs entering the Football League set by Aberdare Athletic in 1921–22.After occupying second position in the Third Division South table, the U's suffered a slump in form, losing nine of the next ten games.[26] Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.
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