Manny Shinwell in finding employment for his son Ernie, and Stanley had obtained information on the disbandment of the Transjordan Frontier Force from some government source. Shinwell's seat became Easington at the February 1950 election, after which he was promoted to Minister of Defence and became a full member of the Cabinet once more. Edmund Dell described him as "putty in the hands of the defence chiefs" and his promotion as "[a] ludicrous appointment. No failure was ever great enough to persuade Attlee to deny one of his cohorts new opportunities to do damage … Shinwell never forgave Gaitskell, whom he blamed
1950–51 Colchester United F.C. season 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. They finished the season in 16th-position, averaging 10,571 through the Layer Road turnstiles. It would be the only season that Layer Road would host a five-figure season average. !colspan="14"|"Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season" Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet. Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match. Books Websites 1950–51 Colchester United F.C. season The 1950–51 season was Colchester United's ninth season