1964–65 Colchester United F.C. season

The 1964–65 season was Colchester United's 23rd season in their history and their third successive season in the Third Division, the third tier of English football. Alongside competing in the Third Division, the club also participated in the FA Cup and the League Cup.

Colchester United
1964–65 season
ChairmanBill Allen[1]
ManagerNeil Franklin
StadiumLayer Road
Third Division23rd (relegated)
FA Cup2nd round
(eliminated by
Torquay United)
League Cup1st round
(eliminated by
Torquay United)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Billy Stark (13)

All:
Billy Stark (14)
Highest home attendance6,074
v Peterborough United, 16 April 1965[2]
Lowest home attendance2,218
v Torquay United, 2 September 1964[3]
Average home league attendance3,634[4]
Biggest win4–1
v Barnsley, 9 January 1965
Biggest defeat0–5
v Queens Park Rangers, 26 February 1965

Neil Franklin's first full season in charge saw an influx of new players, with 14 new arrivals at Layer Road replacing a host of experienced players, including former apprentice Peter Wright and experienced wing half Roy McCrohan. As such, Colchester's form suffered and the club battled against relegation for much of the season. They were eventually relegated after finishing in 23rd-position.

Colchester's fortunes in the cup competitions were no better than the league. They experienced early exits in each cup, twice being eliminated by Torquay United.

Season overview

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With manager Neil Franklin looking to make his mark on the Colchester first–team, Roy McCrohan, Keith Rutter and Peter Wright all left the club, and 14 new players arrived across the season. The biggest surprise to United fans was when Wright was not named on the retained list for the season. The former apprentice who had spent his entire career as a part–time professional with Colchester had scored 99 goals in 453 league and cup matches.

Having already sold one half of the previously prolific strike force of Bobby Hunt and Martyn King when Hunt left for Northampton Town earlier in 1964, Franklin sold King to Wrexham in October of the same year, and without their goals, a season of struggle ensued. Colchester could only manage 50 league goals across the season.

Franklin's first–ever signing, Derek Trevis, was an ever–present during the season, as was Duncan Forbes, while Billy Stark ended the season as top scorer with 14 league and cup goals. It was an injury–plagued season for Colchester, with Barrie Aitchison, Mike Grice, Martyn King, Gareth Salisbury and Billy Stark all ruled out as early as September, meaning Franklin had to call upon Noel Kearney, a former Ipswich Town player who had been released by the club three months earlier. Kearney signed on a month–long trial and played three games for Colchester, all of which ended in defeat.

Colchester were relegated back to the Fourth Division with Franklin having already been handed a year's contract extension mid-season. Average attendance hit an all-time low figure of 3,634 and the Supporter's Club could only muster 997 members.[5]

The season was also notable for the introduction of inside-forward Dennis Barrett, Colchester United's first professional apprentice, who was taken on in the summer of 1964.[6]

Players

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As of match played 23 April 1965.[7]
Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee
Goalkeepers
Alan Buck GK   Colchester (1946-08-25)25 August 1946 (aged 17) 0 0 Amateur July 1963 Free transfer
Sandy Kennon GK   Johannesburg (1933-11-28)28 November 1933 (aged 30) 0 0   Norwich City March 1965 Free transfer
Defenders
Duncan Forbes CB   Edinburgh (1941-06-19)19 June 1941 (aged 22) 90 0   Musselburgh Athletic 4 September 1961 Nominal
John Fowler FB   Leith (1933-10-17)17 October 1933 (aged 30) 372 5   Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic 20 August 1955[a] Free transfer
Richie Griffiths FB   Earls Colne (1942-03-21)21 March 1942 (aged 22) 42 0   Colchester Casuals June 1961 Free transfer
Brian Hall LB   Burbage (1939-03-09)9 March 1939 (aged 25) 0 0   Mansfield Town March 1965 Free transfer
David Laitt FB   Colchester (1946-11-01)1 November 1946 (aged 17) 0 0 Amateur Summer 1962 Free transfer
Mick Loughton CB   Colchester (1942-12-08)8 December 1942 (aged 21) 0 0 Amateur August 1961 Free transfer
Ray Price FB   Hetton-le-Hole (1944-05-18)18 May 1944 (aged 20) 0 0   Norwich City Summer 1964 Free transfer
Midfielders
John Docherty WH   Glasgow (1935-02-28)28 February 1935 (aged 29) 40 1   Heart of Midlothian 14 September 1963[a] Free transfer
Tecwyn Jones WH   Ruabon (1941-01-27)27 January 1941 (aged 23) 0 0   Wrexham 1 October 1964 Part exchange
John Mansfield MF   Colchester (1946-09-13)13 September 1946 (aged 17) 0 0 Apprentice August 1964 Free transfer
Derek Trevis MF   Birmingham (1942-09-09)9 September 1942 (aged 21) 9 0   Aston Villa 7 March 1964[a] Free transfer
Forwards
Barrie Aitchison WG   Colchester (1937-11-15)15 November 1937 (aged 26) 0 0   Tottenham Hotspur 1 August 1964 £750
Dennis Barrett IF 0 0 Apprentice Summer 1964 Free transfer
Mike Grice WG   Woking (1931-11-03)3 November 1931 (aged 32) 203 29   Coventry City 18 August 1962[b] £1,000
Bobby Hill IF   Edinburgh (1938-06-09)9 June 1938 (aged 25) 238 22   Easthouses Lily Miners Welfare 9 June 1955 Free transfer
John Hornsby WG   Ferryhill (1945-08-03)3 August 1945 (aged 18) 0 0   Evenwood Town January 1965 Trial
Arthur Langley IF   Leeds (1933-01-30)30 January 1933 (aged 31) 0 0   Oxford United September 1964 £1,500
Gareth Salisbury IF   Caernarfon (1941-03-11)11 March 1941 (aged 23) 0 0   Luton Town 22 August 1964[a] Free transfer
Billy Stark FW   Glasgow (1937-05-27)27 May 1937 (aged 27) 68 20   Carlisle United November 1962 £3,750
  1. ^ a b c d Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club
  2. ^ Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game in his second spell for the club

Transfers

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Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
Summer 1964 FB   Ray Price   Norwich City Free transfer [8]
Summer 1964 IF Dennis Barrett Apprentice Free transfer [6]
August 1964 MF   John Mansfield Apprentice Free transfer [9]
1 August 1964 WG   Barrie Aitchison   Tottenham Hotspur £750 [10]
22 August 1964 CF   Pat Connolly   Macclesfield Town £1,200 [11][a]
22 August 1964 IF   Gareth Salisbury   Luton Town Free transfer [12][a]
September 1964 WG   Noel Kearney Free agent Trial [13]
September 1964 IF   Arthur Langley   Oxford United £1,500 [14]
1 October 1964 WH   Tecwyn Jones   Wrexham Part exchange with Martyn King [15]
January 1965 WG   John Hornsby   Evenwood Town Trial [16]
March 1965 GK   Sandy Kennon   Norwich City Free transfer [17]
March 1965 LB   Brian Hall   Mansfield Town Free transfer [18]
  • Total spending:   ~ £3,450
  1. ^ a b Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club
Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
End of season GK   George Ramage   Leyton Orient Released [19]
End of season WH   Roy McCrohan   Bristol Rovers Released [20]
End of season WG   Peter Wright   Romford Released [21]
Summer 1964 IF   Tony Miller   Crittall Athletic Released [22]
August 1964 CB   Keith Rutter   Romford Free transfer [23]
October 1964 WG   Noel Kearney   Chelmsford City End of trial [13]
1 October 1964 CF   Martyn King   Wrexham £3,000 plus Tecwyn Jones [24]
31 October 1964 FB   Edgar Rumney   Sudbury Town Player-coach [25][a]
December 1964 IF   Tommy McColl   Chelsea Nominal [26]
26 February 1965 GK   Percy Ames   Romford Free transfer [27][a]
16 April 1965 CF   Pat Connolly   Altrincham Released [11][a]
  • Total incoming:   ~ £3,000
  1. ^ a b c Date of departure refers to the date of the player's final game for the club

Match details

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Friendlies

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8 August 1964 (1964-08-08) Colchester United 1–0 Romford Colchester
15:00 BST Docherty   37' (pen.) Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 1,500
15 August 1964 (1964-08-15) Norwich City 5–1 Colchester United Norwich
15:00 BST Davies   13', 74'
Bryceland   54'
Heath   60'
Price   68' (o.g.)
Report King   37' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 3,684

Third Division

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Results round by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAAHHAHHAHAAHAAHHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHHAA
ResultLLWLLWLLDDLLLDLLWLDDLDWLWLWLWLDLLDLLDDWWWLLLLL
Position22211720221520212121222324242424222323232323232322222222212120212121222222222121212121212222
Source: 11v11.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Promotion or relegation
20 Oldham Athletic 46 13 10 23 61 83 0.735 36
21 Luton Town 46 11 11 24 51 94 0.543 33 Relegated
22 Port Vale 46 9 14 23 41 76 0.539 32
23 Colchester United 46 10 10 26 50 89 0.562 30
24 Barnsley 46 9 11 26 54 90 0.600 29
Source: [citation needed]

Matches

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22 August 1964 (1964-08-22) 1 Colchester United 0–1 Carlisle United Colchester
Report Unknown goalscorer   Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,420
26 August 1964 (1964-08-26) 2 Luton Town 3–1 Colchester United Luton
Unknown goalscorer     Report Stark   Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 9,797
29 August 1964 (1964-08-29) 3 Port Vale 1–2 Colchester United Burslem
Poole   20' Report Stark   24'
Salisbury   26'
Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 8,190
31 August 1964 (1964-08-31) 4 Colchester United 0–1 Luton Town Colchester
Report Unknown goalscorer   Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,115
5 September 1964 (1964-09-05) 5 Colchester United 1–2 Hull City Colchester
Trevis   66' Report Wilkinson   13', 75' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,310
7 September 1964 (1964-09-07) 6 Mansfield Town 0–1 Colchester United Mansfield
Report McColl   Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 11,573
12 September 1964 (1964-09-12) 7 Colchester United 0–3 Brentford Colchester
Report Fielding   
Lazarus  
Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,977
14 September 1964 (1964-09-14) 8 Colchester United 0–1 Mansfield Town Colchester
Report Unknown goalscorer   Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,544
19 September 1964 (1964-09-19) 9 Bristol Rovers 2–2 Colchester United Bristol
Unknown goalscorer    Report Stark  
King  
Stadium: Eastville Stadium
Attendance: 13,211
26 September 1964 (1964-09-26) 10 Colchester United 2–2 Oldham Athletic Colchester
Trevis  
King  
Report Unknown goalscorer    Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,642
30 September 1964 (1964-09-30) 11 Grimsby Town 2–0 Colchester United Cleethorpes
Unknown goalscorer    Report Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 8,455
3 October 1964 (1964-10-03) 12 Exeter City 2–0 Colchester United Exeter
Unknown goalscorer    Report Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 5,800
5 October 1964 (1964-10-05) 13 Colchester United 0–1 Grimsby Town Colchester
Report Unknown goalscorer   Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,837
10 October 1964 (1964-10-10) 14 Bristol City 1–1 Colchester United Bristol
Unknown goalscorer   Report Langley   Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 9,983
14 October 1964 (1964-10-14) 15 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 3–1 Colchester United Bournemouth
Unknown goalscorer     Report Stark   Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 7,526
17 October 1964 (1964-10-17) 16 Colchester United 1–2 Queens Park Rangers Colchester
Langley   Report Unknown goalscorer    Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,529
19 October 1964 (1964-10-19) 17 Colchester United 4–3 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic Colchester
Langley   19', 83'
Stark   29'
Aitchison   82'
Report Archer   14'
Woods   36'
Hodgson   47'
Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,454
24 October 1964 (1964-10-24) 18 Shrewsbury Town 3–0 Colchester United Shrewsbury
Unknown goalscorer     Report Stadium: Gay Meadow
Attendance: 4,770
26 October 1964 (1964-10-26) 19 Colchester United 1–1 Workington Colchester
Connolly   64' Report Unknown goalscorer   Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,700
31 October 1964 (1964-10-31) 20 Colchester United 2–2 Reading Colchester
Langley  
Stark  
Report Unknown goalscorer    Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,350
7 November 1964 (1964-11-07) 21 Southend United 6–3 Colchester United Southend-on-Sea
Gilfillan     
McKinven   
Report
Report
Langley  
Connolly   
Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 6,941
20 November 1964 (1964-11-20) 22 Scunthorpe United 0–0 Colchester United Scunthorpe
Report Stadium: Old Showground
Attendance: 7,454
28 November 1964 (1964-11-28) 23 Colchester United 2–1 Walsall Colchester
Stark  
Connolly  
Report Unknown goalscorer   Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,394
12 December 1964 (1964-12-12) 24 Carlisle United 4–1 Colchester United Carlisle
Unknown goalscorer      Report Aitchison   Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 5,747
19 December 1964 (1964-12-19) 25 Colchester United 2–0 Port Vale Colchester
Langley  
Trevis  
Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,528
26 December 1964 (1964-12-26) 26 Gillingham 2–1 Colchester United Gillingham
Unknown goalscorer    Report Stark   Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 10,692
28 December 1964 (1964-12-28) 27 Colchester United 2–1 Gillingham Colchester
Trevis    Report Unknown goalscorer   Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,966
2 January 1965 (1965-01-02) 28 Hull City 5–1 Colchester United Kingston-upon-Hull
Wagstaff   
Chilton  
Henderson  
McSeveney  
Report Stark   Stadium: Boothferry Park
Attendance: 16,928
9 January 1965 (1965-01-09) 29 Colchester United 4–1 Barnsley Colchester
Langley   
Stark  
Docherty  
Report Unknown goalscorer   Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,824
16 January 1965 (1965-01-16) 30 Brentford 1–0 Colchester United Brentford
Gelson   Report Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 9,000
23 January 1965 (1965-01-23) 31 Colchester United 1–1 Bristol Rovers Colchester
Stark   Report Unknown goalscorer   Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,851
30 January 1965 (1965-01-30) 32 Watford 3–0 Colchester United Watford
Harris  
Houghton  
Own goal   o.g.'
Report Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 5,720
6 February 1965 (1965-02-06) 33 Oldham Athletic 3–1 Colchester United Oldham
Unknown goalscorer     Report Salisbury   Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 6,926
13 February 1965 (1965-02-13) 34 Colchester United 1–1 Exeter City Colchester
Langley   Report Unknown goalscorer   Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,073
20 February 1965 (1965-02-20) 35 Colchester United 2–3 Bristol City Colchester
Stark    Report Unknown goalscorer     Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,905
Referee: R. Paine
26 February 1965 (1965-02-26) 36 Queens Park Rangers 5–0 Colchester United Shepherd's Bush
Unknown goalscorer       Report Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 4,462
6 March 1965 (1965-03-06) 37 Colchester United 0–0 Watford Colchester
Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,385
13 March 1965 (1965-03-13) 38 Reading 1–1 Colchester United Reading
Unknown goalscorer   Report Connolly   Stadium: Elm Park
Attendance: 5,502
20 March 1965 (1965-03-20) 39 Colchester United 3–1 Southend United Colchester
Own goal   o.g.'
Langley  
Connolly  
Report
Report
Bullock   Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,929
26 March 1965 (1965-03-26) 40 Barnsley 1–2 Colchester United Barnsley
O'Hara   55' Report Loughton   58'
Hall   86'
Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 3,070
3 April 1965 (1965-04-03) 41 Colchester United 2–1 Scunthorpe United Colchester
Trevis  
Grice  
Report Unknown goalscorer   Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,212
10 April 1965 (1965-04-10) 42 Walsall 2–1 Colchester United Walsall
Unknown goalscorer    Report Langley   Stadium: Fellows Park
Attendance: 2,766
16 April 1965 (1965-04-16) 43 Colchester United 0–1 Peterborough United Colchester
Report
Report
Dougan   Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 6,074
17 April 1965 (1965-04-17) 44 Colchester United 0–4 Shrewsbury Town Colchester
Report Unknown goalscorer      Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,058
19 April 1965 (1965-04-19) 45 Peterborough United 4–1 Colchester United Peterborough
Barnes  
Dougan  
Thompson   
Report
Report
Aitchison   Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 6,262
23 April 1965 (1965-04-23) 46 Workington 1–0 Colchester United Workington
Unknown goalscorer   Report Stadium: Borough Park
Attendance: 3,001

League Cup

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2 September 1964 (1964-09-02) 1st round Colchester United 1–1 Torquay United Colchester
Aitchison   Report Unknown goalscorer   Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,218
10 September 1964 (1964-09-10) 1st round Torquay United 3–0 Colchester United Torquay
Unknown goalscorer     Report Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 4,683

FA Cup

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14 November 1964 (1964-11-14) 1st round Colchester United 3–3 Bideford Colchester
Salisbury   4'
Langley   27'
Trevis   75'
Report Court   2'
Bennett   37'
Penny   58'
Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,566
18 November 1964 (1964-11-18) 1st round replay Bideford 1–2 Colchester United Bideford
Bennett   31' Report Connolly   44'
Stark   76'
Stadium: The Sports Ground
Attendance: 4,513
5 December 1964 (1964-12-05) 2nd round Torquay United 2–0 Colchester United Torquay
Unknown goalscorer    Report Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 4,724

Squad statistics

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Appearances and goals

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[7][28]

No. Pos Nat Player Total Third Division FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   ENG Alan Buck 11 0 10 0 1 0 0 0
GK   RSA Sandy Kennon 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
DF   SCO Duncan Forbes 51 0 46 0 3 0 2 0
DF   SCO John Fowler 40 0 35 0 3 0 2 0
DF   ENG Richie Griffiths 11 0 9 0 0 0 2 0
DF   ENG Brian Hall 10 1 10 1 0 0 0 0
DF   ENG Mick Loughton 28 1 25 1 3 0 0 0
DF   ENG Ray Price 11 0 11 0 0 0 0 0
MF   SCO John Docherty 46 1 41 1 3 0 2 0
MF   WAL Tecwyn Jones 25 0 25 0 0 0 0 0
MF   ENG John Mansfield 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
MF   ENG Derek Trevis 51 7 46 6 3 1 2 0
FW   ENG Barrie Aitchison 41 4 36 3 3 0 2 1
FW   ENG Mike Grice 45 1 40 1 3 0 2 0
FW   SCO Bobby Hill 15 0 14 0 0 0 1 0
FW   ENG Arthur Langley 36 13 33 12 3 1 0 0
FW   WAL Gareth Salisbury 17 3 15 2 1 1 1 0
FW   SCO Billy Stark 30 14 28 13 2 1 0 0
Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season
GK   ENG Percy Ames 30 0 26 0 2 0 2 0
DF   ENG Edgar Rumney 11 0 11 0 0 0 0 0
FW   ENG Pat Connolly 25 7 21 6 3 1 1 0
FW   ENG Noel Kearney 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
FW   ENG Martyn King 7 2 6 2 0 0 1 0
FW   AUS Tommy McColl 6 1 4 1 0 0 2 0

Goalscorers

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[28]

Place Nationality Position Name Third Division FA Cup League Cup Total
1   FW Billy Stark 13 1 0 14
2   IF Arthur Langley 12 1 0 13
3   CF Pat Connolly 6 1 0 7
  MF Derek Trevis 6 1 0 7
5   WG Barrie Aitchison 3 0 1 4
6   IF Gareth Salisbury 2 1 0 3
7   CF Martyn King 2 0 0 2
8   WH John Docherty 1 0 0 1
  WG Mike Grice 1 0 0 1
  LB Brian Hall 1 0 0 1
  CB Mick Loughton 1 0 0 1
  IF Tommy McColl 1 0 0 1
Own goals 1 0 0 1
TOTALS 50 5 1 56

Clean sheets

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Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.[29]

Place Nationality Player Third Division FA Cup League Cup Total
1   Percy Ames 3 0 0 3
2   Sandy Kennon 1 0 0 1
TOTALS 4 0 0 4

Player debuts

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Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.[30]

Position Nationality Player Date Opponent Ground Notes
WG   Barrie Aitchison 22 August 1964 Carlisle United Layer Road
CF   Pat Connolly 22 August 1964 Carlisle United Layer Road
IF   Gareth Salisbury 22 August 1964 Carlisle United Layer Road
MF   John Mansfield 12 September 1964 Brentford Layer Road
WG   Noel Kearney 12 September 1964 Brentford Layer Road
GK   Alan Buck 3 October 1964 Exeter City St James Park
WH   Tecwyn Jones 10 October 1964 Bristol City Ashton Gate Stadium
IF   Arthur Langley 10 October 1964 Bristol City Ashton Gate Stadium
CB   Mick Loughton 7 November 1964 Southend United Roots Hall
FB   Ray Price 6 February 1965 Oldham Athletic Boundary Park
GK   Sandy Kennon 6 March 1965 Watford Layer Road
LB   Brian Hall 6 March 1965 Watford Layer Road

See also

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References

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General

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Books

  • Whitehead, Jeff; Drury, Kevin (2008). The Who's Who of Colchester United: The Layer Road Years. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 978-1-85983-629-3.
  • Kent, Jeff (1990). The Valiants' Years: The Story of Port Vale. Stafford: Witan Books. ISBN 0-9508981-4-7.
  • White, Eric (1989). 100 Years of Brentford. Redditch: Oldfield Press. ISBN 0951526200.

Websites

Specific

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  1. ^ Whitehead, Jeff; Drury, Kevin (2008). The Who's Who of Colchester United: The Layer Road Years. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 278. ISBN 978-1-85983-629-3.
  2. ^ "Colchester Utd 0–1 Peterborough United". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Colchester Utd 1–1 Torquay United". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  4. ^ "Average Attendance Figures Per Season". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  5. ^ Hudson, Matt (11 July 2012). "The 1950s and 1960s". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
  6. ^ a b Whitehead, Jeff; Drury, Kevin (2008). The Who's Who of Colchester United: The Layer Road Years. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 262. ISBN 978-1-85983-629-3.
  7. ^ a b "Appearances". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  8. ^ "Ray Price". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  9. ^ "John Mansfield". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  10. ^ "Barrie Aitchison". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  11. ^ a b "Pat Connolly". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  12. ^ "Gareth Salisbury". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  13. ^ a b "Noel Kearney". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  14. ^ "Arthur Langley". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  15. ^ "Tecwyn Jones". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  16. ^ "John Hornsby". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  17. ^ "Sandy Kennon". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  18. ^ "Brian Hall". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  19. ^ "George Ramage". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  20. ^ "Roy McCrohan". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  21. ^ "Peter Wright". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  22. ^ "Tony Miller". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  23. ^ "Keith Rutter". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  24. ^ "Martyn King". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  25. ^ "Edgar Rumney". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  26. ^ "Tommy McColl". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  27. ^ "Percy Ames". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
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  29. ^ "Clean sheets (1st team)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  30. ^ "Alltime- List of Debuts". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2016.