Bolton were still suffering from the after-effects of the Burnden Park disaster in which 33 spectators were killed as a result of overcrowding.
Charlton won the semi-final to set up a Cup Final against Derby County.
Success took some time to arrive, and it was not until 1950 that Colchester (then managed by Jimmy Allen) finally achieved their dream, when they were one of two clubs elected to join an expanded Football League Third Division South.
[5] Turner scored Colchester's first Football League goal at Layer Road, when he struck five minutes into a 4–1 win against Swindon Town on 31 August 1950.
[6][7] Turner made 36 appearances in Colchester's inaugural Football League season, scoring twelve goals, but injury restricted him to only nine further appearances, and he retired from football in the summer of 1951, although he did subsequently return to the Southern League with Headington United.