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The 1955–56 season was Colchester United's sixth consecutive season in the Football League Third Division South. They finished 12th, their second best ever league finish, after placing 24th and bottom of The Football League the previous season. ==Season Review== Manager Benny Fenton assembled his own squad for 1955-56. He began with Percy Ames who would have an incredible run of appearances in United's goal and then Fenton gained a reputation for spotting players in Scottish Junior football with the acquisition of John Fowler, Sammy McLeod and Bobby Hill. After an initial bedding-in period, Fenton turned his team into an exciting attacking side. U's scored 76 times with Kevin McCurley (30 goals) and strike partner Ken Plant (16 goals) both grabbing two hat tricks apiece. Safe from the ignominy of re-election, Fenton spent the period covering the last seven games scouting for new players. United finished 12th, their best-ever League finish, and hopes were high that Colchester could emulate Ipswich and climb into the Second Division, albeit that Town only lasted one season at the higher level. The club also played their first-ever League game under floodlights when they beat Reading 3-1 at Elm Park on 28 February 1955. Layer Road was still bereft of floodlighting although lights had been installed for training purposes.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The U's History: The 50s )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「1955–56 Colchester United F.C. season」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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