1971–72 Colchester United F.C. season

The 1971–72 season was Colchester United's 30th season in their history and their fourth successive season in the fourth tier of English football, the Fourth Division. Alongside competing in the Fourth Division, the club also participated in the FA Cup and the League Cup, as well as being entered into the pre-season Watney Cup.

Colchester United
1971–72 season
ChairmanRoy Chapman[1]
ManagerDick Graham
StadiumLayer Road
Fourth Division11th
FA Cup1st round
(eliminated by
Shrewsbury Town)
League Cup3rd round
(eliminated by
Blackpool)
Watney CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague:
Brian Lewis (15)

All:
Brian Lewis (23)
Highest home attendance9,807
v Southend United, 18 October 1971[2]
Lowest home attendance3,390
v Workington, 7 April 1972[3]
Average home league attendance5,695[4]
Biggest win4–1
v Swindon Town, 8 September 1971
v Southend United, 28 January 1972
5–2
v Lincoln City, 15 October 1971
3–0
v Exeter City, 26 November 1971
Biggest defeat0–4
v Blackpool, 5 October 1971
v Peterborough United, 1 April 1972

Continuing with their cup success of the previous season, Dick Graham's high-scoring side were entered into the Watney Cup, a pre-season tournament held between the two highest scoring teams in each of the four divisions in the Football League who had not achieved promotion or entered European football. Colchester defeated West Bromwich Albion in their first ever penalty shoot-out following a 4–4 draw at The Hawthorns.

Colchester reached the third round of the League Cup, where they were knocked out by Blackpool, and were eliminated from the FA Cup in the first round by Shrewsbury Town. Meanwhile, the U's ended their league campaign in eleventh position, nine points away from promotion.

Season overview

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Colchester's goalscoring exploits of the previous campaign enabled qualification for the 1971–72 pre-season Watney Cup competition, open to the two highest scoring teams from each division, exclusively for teams that had not achieved promotion or entered into European competition. Both Luton Town and Carlisle United were beaten at Layer Road ahead of the final, held against West Bromwich Albion at their Hawthorns stadium. The encounter registered four goals apiece, taking the fixture to a penalty shoot-out. Albion missed two penalties, while Colchester youngster Phil Bloss scored the decisive spot kick to win the competition.

Although early favourites for promotion, a club debt of over £21,000 meant that manager Dick Graham needed to inject youth into his ageing side, bringing apprentices Steve Leslie, Steve Foley, Lindsay Smith, Micky Cook and John McLaughlin to name but a few into the first-team picture during the season. All became regulars but youth alone was not sufficient for Colchester to maintain a promotion push as they finished the season in eleventh position, nine points adrift of promotion.

Meanwhile, Colchester experienced a brief run in the League Cup, defeating Brentford and Swindon Town at Layer Road in the first and second rounds respectively, but were heavily beaten at Blackpool in round three. An early exit in the FA Cup followed. After reaching the quarter-final stage last season, the U's were humbled 4–1 at home to Shrewsbury Town in the first round.[5]

Players

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As of match played 29 April 1972.[6]
Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee
Goalkeepers
Barry Smith GK   Colchester (1953-03-03)3 March 1953 (aged 18) 0 0 Apprentice July 1971 Free transfer
Defenders
Richard Bourne CB   Colchester (1954-12-09)9 December 1954 (aged 16) 0 0 Apprentice 3 April 1972[a] Free transfer
Eric Burgess FB   Edgware (1944-10-27)27 October 1944 (aged 26) 10 1   Plymouth Argyle December 1970 Free transfer
Micky Cook FB   Enfield (1951-04-09)9 April 1951 (aged 20) 61 0   Orient 1 March 1969 Free transfer
Brian Hall LB   Burbage (1939-03-09)9 March 1939 (aged 32) 305 31   Mansfield Town March 1965 Free transfer
Bobby Howlett CB   West Ham (1948-12-12)12 December 1948 (aged 22) 18 0   Southend United Summer 1968 Free transfer
John McLaughlin FB   Edmonton (1954-10-29)29 October 1954 (aged 16) 0 0 Apprentice 18 March 1972[a] Free transfer
Lindsay Smith CB   Enfield (1954-09-18)18 September 1954 (aged 16) 1 0 Apprentice 20 April 1971[a] Free transfer
Midfielders
Phil Bloss MF   Colchester (1953-01-16)16 January 1953 (aged 18) 1 1 Apprentice January 1971 Free transfer
Steve Foley MF   Clacton-on-Sea (1953-06-21)21 June 1953 (aged 17) 0 0 Apprentice July 1969 Free transfer
Steve Leslie MF   Hornsey (1952-09-04)4 September 1952 (aged 18) 2 0 Apprentice 20 April 1971[a] Free transfer
Bobby Mills MF   Edmonton (1955-03-16)16 March 1955 (aged 16) 0 0 Apprentice 4 March 1972[a] Free transfer
Tony Wingate MF   Islington (1955-03-21)21 March 1955 (aged 16) 0 0 Apprentice 18 March 1972[a] Free transfer
Forwards
Brian Gibbs FW   Gillingham (1936-10-06)6 October 1936 (aged 34) 138 36   Gillingham September 1968 £8,000
Mick Mahon WG   Manchester (1944-09-17)17 September 1944 (aged 26) 47 7   York City May 1970 Free transfer
Dave Simmons FW   Ryde (1948-10-24)24 October 1948 (aged 22) 15 6   Aston Villa 26 December 1970[a] £6,000
  1. ^ a b c d e f g Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club

Transfers

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Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
July 1971 CB   Barry Smith Apprentice Free transfer [7]
4 March 1972 MF   Bobby Mills Apprentice Free transfer [8][a]
18 March 1972 FB   John McLaughlin Apprentice Free transfer [9][a]
18 March 1972 MF   Tony Wingate Apprentice Free transfer [10][a]
3 April 1972 CB   Richard Bourne Apprentice Free transfer [11][a]
  1. ^ a b c d 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 CB   Trevor Painter   Wealdstone Released [12]
End of season WG   Ray Whittaker   King's Lynn Released [13]
Summer 1971 WG   Micky Brown   Wealdstone Released [14]
31 May 1971 DF   Adrian Webster   Hillingdon Borough Released [15]
July 1971 GK   Brian Sherratt   Oxford City Released [16]
31 July 1971 FW   Ray Crawford   Durban City Released [17][a]
13 November 1971 GK   Graham Smith   West Bromwich Albion £11,000 [18]
December 1971 CB   John Kurila   Lincoln City Free transfer [19]
January 1972 CB   Alan Dennis   Dover Free transfer [20]
January 1972 WG   Brian Owen   Wolverhampton Wanderers Player-coach [21]
March 1972 FB   John Gilchrist   Tonbridge Player-coach [22]
March 1972 MF   Ken Jones   Margate Released [23]
31 March 1972 FB   Bobby Cram   Royal Canada Free transfer [24][a]
3 April 1972 MF   Brian Lewis   Portsmouth £8,500 [25][a]
24 April 1972 CB   Brian Garvey   Bedford Town Player-manager [26][a]
  • Total incoming:   ~ £19,500
  1. ^ a b c d Date of departure refers to the date of the player's final game for the club

Loans in

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Date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
26 November 1971 FB   Charlie Woods   Watford 18 December 1972 [27][a]
March 1972 MF   David Burnside   Bristol City 29 April 1972 [28][a]
  1. ^ a b Loan start and end dates refer to the date of the player's first and final games for the club

Match details

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Fourth Division

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Results round by round

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ResultLWLLWLWDLWWWWLDDDWDLDWDLDWLDWLWWLLLWWLLWWDLWLW
Position2062022142215171816149710812128912109911111012131011108912121110101099888911
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
9 Bury 46 19 12 15 73 59 1.237 50
10 Cambridge United 46 17 14 15 62 60 1.033 48
11 Colchester United 46 19 10 17 70 69 1.014 48
12 Doncaster Rovers 46 16 14 16 56 63 0.889 46
13 Gillingham 46 16 13 17 61 67 0.910 45
Source: rsssf.com

Matches

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14 August 1971 (1971-08-14) 1 Lincoln City 2–0 Colchester United Lincoln
Hubbard   51'
Smith   63'
Report Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 6,607
Referee: H Powell
20 August 1971 (1971-08-20) 2 Colchester United 1–0 Hartlepool Colchester
Ashurst   74' (o.g.) Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,634
Referee: H Robinson
28 August 1971 (1971-08-28) 3 Bury 3–0 Colchester United Bury
Jones   11', 13'
White   70'
Report Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 2,557
Referee: Peter Willis
31 August 1971 (1971-08-31) 4 Newport County 2–1 Colchester United Newport
Sprague   3'
Brown   88'
Report Lewis   33' Stadium: Somerton Park
Attendance: 4,168
Referee: T Bosi
3 September 1971 (1971-09-03) 5 Colchester United 1–0 Southport Colchester
Mahon   57' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,439
11 September 1971 (1971-09-11) 6 Darlington 2–0 Colchester United Darlington
Harding   83'
Gauden   84'
Report Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 2,683
Referee: H Hackney
17 September 1971 (1971-09-17) 7 Colchester United 4–2 Crewe Alexandra Colchester
Burgess   22'
Lewis   59'
Mahon   67'
Leslie   77'
Report East   21'
Morrissey   52'
Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 6,133
Referee: P Reeves
25 September 1971 (1971-09-25) 8 Northampton Town 1–1 Colchester United Northampton
Hawkins   67' Report Hall   75' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 5,800
Referee: J Whalley
28 September 1971 (1971-09-28) 9 Scunthorpe United 2–0 Colchester United Scunthorpe
Fletcher   7'
Davidson   17'
Report Stadium: Old Showground
Attendance: 5,111
Referee: T Farley
1 October 1971 (1971-10-01) 10 Colchester United 1–0 Chester Colchester
Leslie   9' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 6,048
Referee: M Kerkhoff
9 October 1971 (1971-10-09) 11 Aldershot 0–2 Colchester United Aldershot
Report Lewis   22'
Leslie   24'
Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 5,285
Referee: L Hayes
15 October 1971 (1971-10-15) 12 Colchester United 5–2 Lincoln City Colchester
Lewis   2', 71', 74'
Bloss   45'
Hall   86'
Report Freeman   20', 24' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,834
Referee: J Orpin
18 October 1971 (1971-10-18) 13 Colchester United 1–0 Southend United Colchester
Leslie   78' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 9,807
Referee: John Homewood
23 October 1971 (1971-10-23) 14 Cambridge United 4–2 Colchester United Cambridge
Foote   45'
Lill   50'
Harris   73', 87'
Report Jones   61'
Thompson   67' (o.g.)
Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 7,230
29 October 1971 (1971-10-29) 15 Colchester United 2–2 Gillingham Colchester
Lewis   63'
Kurila   90'
Report Yeo   31'
Peach   58' (pen.)
Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 6,622
Referee: Tommy Dawes
6 November 1971 (1971-11-06) 16 Barrow 2–2 Colchester United Barrow-in-Furness
Patrick   19'
Irvine   39'
Report Gibbs   35'
Kurila   78'
Stadium: Holker Street
Attendance: 1,954
13 November 1971 (1971-11-13) 17 Colchester United 1–1 Brentford Colchester
Jones   14' Report O'Mara   26' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 6,698
Referee: J Bent
26 November 1971 (1971-11-26) 18 Colchester United 3–0 Exeter City Colchester
Foley   20', 25'
Lewis   75'
Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,116
3 December 1971 (1971-12-03) 19 Stockport County 2–2 Colchester United Stockport
Lawther   60' (pen.)
Garvey   75' (o.g.)
Report Mahon   20', 73' Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 2,043
Referee: Peter Willis
18 December 1971 (1971-12-18) 20 Southport 3–0 Colchester United Southport
Redrobe   16'
Peat   43'
Sibbald   62' (pen.)
Report Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 2,657
Referee: D Civil
27 December 1971 (1971-12-27) 21 Colchester United 1–1 Peterborough United Colchester
Leslie   84' Report Hall   59' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 7,750
Referee: H Robinson
1 January 1972 (1972-01-01) 22 Crewe Alexandra 2–4 Colchester United Crewe
Bradshaw   45'
East   75'
Report Leslie   24'
Hall   51'
Lewis   52' (pen.)
Cook   76'
Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 1,992
Referee: E Jolly
8 January 1972 (1972-01-08) 23 Colchester United 0–0 Bury Colchester
Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,924
15 January 1972 (1972-01-15) 24 Doncaster Rovers 2–0 Colchester United Doncaster
Elwiss   36'
Haselden   90'
Report Stadium: Belle Vue
Attendance: 3,247
Referee: J Goggins
21 January 1972 (1972-01-21) 25 Colchester United 1–1 Scunthorpe United Colchester
Gibbs   9' Report Fletcher   4' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,867
28 January 1972 (1972-01-28) 26 Southend United 1–4 Colchester United Southend-on-Sea
Taylor   30' Report Foley   22'
Mahon   25'
Leslie   68', 73'
Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 8,871
Referee: A Hart
5 February 1972 (1972-02-05) 27 Workington 1–0 Colchester United Workington
Ogilvie   55' Report Stadium: Borough Park
Attendance: 2,170
Referee: P Baldwin
12 February 1972 (1972-02-12) 28 Colchester United 1–1 Cambridge United Colchester
14:45 GMT Lewis   66' Report Lill   87' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,663
Referee: John Homewood
19 February 1972 (1972-02-19) 29 Gillingham 0–2 Colchester United Gillingham
Report Leslie   46', 57' Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 5,313
Referee: I Hunting
26 February 1972 (1972-02-26) 30 Colchester United 0–1 Barrow Colchester
Report Rowlands   80' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,618
4 March 1972 (1972-03-04) 31 Brentford 0–2 Colchester United Brentford
Report Mahon   48'
Lewis   70'
Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 9,210
Referee: J Yates
11 March 1972 (1972-03-11) 32 Colchester United 1–0 Aldershot Colchester
Lewis   12' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,776
Referee: R Perkin
13 March 1972 (1972-03-13) 33 Colchester United 1–2 Doncaster Rovers Colchester
L Smith   68' Report Irvine   20'
Elwiss   43'
Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,004
Referee: Malcolm Sinclair
18 March 1972 (1972-03-18) 34 Hartlepool 3–2 Colchester United Hartlepool
Waddell   10'
Smith   20' (pen.)
Young   60'
Report Mahon   43'
Garvey   83'
Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 2,621
21 March 1972 (1972-03-21) 35 Grimsby Town 3–0 Colchester United Cleethorpes
Gauden   7'
Brace   85' (pen.)
Tees   87'
Report Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 13,288
Referee: H Davey
24 March 1972 (1972-03-24) 36 Colchester United 4–3 Darlington Colchester
Burgess   11'
Leslie   42'
Lewis   52'
Simmons   68'
Report Graham   33', 69'
Barker   74'
Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,865
Referee: D Biddle
31 March 1972 (1972-03-31) 37 Colchester United 2–0 Northampton Town Colchester
Simmons   16'
Lewis   41' (pen.)
Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,375
1 April 1972 (1972-04-01) 38 Peterborough United 4–0 Colchester United Peterborough
Price   20'
Hall   33'
Turner   35' (pen.)
Robson   70'
Report Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 4,367
3 April 1972 (1972-04-03) 39 Chester 2–1 Colchester United Chester
Moore   44', 87' Report Lewis   79' (pen.) Stadium: Sealand Road
Attendance: 3,317
7 April 1972 (1972-04-07) 40 Colchester United 1–0 Workington Colchester
19:00 BST Foley   57' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,390
Referee: R Toseland
10 April 1972 (1972-04-10) 41 Colchester United 2–1 Reading Colchester
Gibbs   30'
Leslie   76'
Report Habbin   3' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,110
Referee: Tommy Dawes
15 April 1972 (1972-04-15) 42 Exeter City 3–3 Colchester United Exeter
Binney   16'
Rowan   58'
Banks   71'
Report Gibbs   30' (pen.)
Burgess   63'
Mahon   82'
Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 4,052
Referee: P Jones
17 April 1972 (1972-04-17) 43 Colchester United 0–1 Grimsby Town Colchester
Report Chatterley   9' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,086
Referee: Jack Taylor
21 April 1972 (1972-04-21) 44 Colchester United 3–2 Stockport County Colchester
Burgess   63', 83'
Simmons   87'
Report Griffiths   33'
McMillan   41'
Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,010
Referee: R Crabb
24 April 1972 (1972-04-24) 45 Colchester United 2–3 Newport County Colchester
Burgess   38', 42' Report Brown   45'
Hill   54' (pen.)
Jones   72'
Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,311
Referee: Ron Challis
29 April 1972 (1972-04-29) 46 Reading 2–4 Colchester United Reading
Habbin   10'
Harman   72'
Report Leslie   21'
L Smith   42', 65'
Burgess   61'
Stadium: Elm Park
Attendance: 3,202
Referee: W Castle

Watney Cup

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31 July 1971 (1971-07-31) 1st round Colchester United 1–0 Luton Town Colchester
Lewis   78' (pen.) Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 8,186
Referee: Norman Burtenshaw
4 August 1971 (1971-08-04) Semi-final Colchester United 2–0 Carlisle United Colchester
Gibbs   46'
Lewis   52'
Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 7,871
Referee: Ray Tinkler
7 August 1971 (1971-08-07) Final West Bromwich Albion 4–4
(2–4 p)
Colchester United West Bromwich
Cantello   16'
Astle   30', 89'
Hope   34'
Report Mahon   8', 67'
Simmons   32'
Lewis   86' (pen.)
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 18,487

League Cup

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18 August 1971 (1971-08-18) 1st round Colchester United 3–1 Brentford Colchester
Mahon   33'
Lewis   53', 67' (pen.)
Report Ross   87' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 6,125
Referee: K Baker
8 September 1971 (1971-09-08) 2nd round Colchester United 4–1 Swindon Town Colchester
Lewis   7', 52' (pen.), 70'
Mahon   60'
Report
Report
Horsfield   Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 7,437
Referee: Ron Challis
5 October 1971 (1971-10-05) 3rd round Blackpool 4–0 Colchester United Blackpool
Suddick   47'
Green   63'
Burns   68', 82'
Report Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 11,042

FA Cup

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20 November 1971 (1971-11-20) 1st round Colchester United 1–4 Shrewsbury Town Colchester
Hall   41' Report Wood   10'
Andrews   24', 67', 83'
Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,773
Referee: R Toseland

Squad statistics

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Appearances and goals

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[6][29]

No. Pos Nat Player Total Fourth Division FA Cup League Cup Watney Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   ENG Barry Smith 31 0 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF   ENG Richard Bourne 2 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF   ENG Eric Burgess 47 8 41 8 0 0 3 0 3 0
DF   ENG Micky Cook 40 1 36+2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
DF   ENG Brian Hall 41 4 36+2 3 1 1 1+1 0 0 0
DF   ENG John McLaughlin 9 0 8+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF   ENG Lindsay Smith 18 3 14+4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF   ENG Phil Bloss 22 1 19 1 0 0 2 0 1 0
MF   ENG Steve Foley 17 4 17 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF   ENG Steve Leslie 45 13 40+1 13 0+1 0 1+1 0 0+1 0
MF   ENG Bobby Mills 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF   ENG Tony Wingate 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW   ENG Brian Gibbs 40 5 30+3 4 1 0 3 0 3 1
FW   ENG Mick Mahon 49 12 41+1 8 1 0 3 2 3 2
FW   ENG Dave Simmons 28 4 20+3 3 0 0 2 0 3 1
Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season
GK   ENG Graham Smith 22 0 15 0 1 0 3 0 3 0
DF   ENG Bobby Cram 42 0 35+1 0 1 0 2 0 3 0
DF   ENG Brian Garvey 39 1 31+1 1 1 0 2+1 0 3 0
DF   SCO John Gilchrist 19 0 13 0 1 0 2 0 3 0
DF   SCO John Kurila 11 2 9 2 1 0 1 0 0 0
DF   ENG Charlie Woods 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF   ENG David Burnside 13 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF   ENG Ken Jones 21 2 13+4 2 1 0 1 0 1+1 0
MF   ENG Brian Lewis 37 23 30 15 1 0 3 5 3 3
FW   ENG Ray Crawford 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
FW   ENG Brian Owen 13 0 7 0 0 0 3 0 3 0

Goalscorers

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[29]

Place Nationality Position Name Fourth Division FA Cup League Cup Watney Cup Total
1   MF Brian Lewis 15 0 5 3 23
2   MF Steve Leslie 13 0 0 0 13
3   WG Mick Mahon 8 0 2 2 12
4   FB Eric Burgess 8 0 0 0 8
5   FW Brian Gibbs 4 0 0 1 5
6   MF Steve Foley 4 0 0 0 4
  FB Brian Hall 3 1 0 0 4
  FW Dave Simmons 3 0 0 1 4
9   CB Lindsay Smith 3 0 0 0 3
10   MF Ken Jones 2 0 0 0 2
  CB John Kurila 2 0 0 0 2
12   MF Phil Bloss 1 0 0 0 1
  FB Micky Cook 1 0 0 0 1
  CB Brian Garvey 1 0 0 0 1
Own goals 2 0 0 0 2
TOTALS 70 1 7 7 85

Disciplinary record

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[30]

Nationality Position Name Fourth Division FA Cup League Cup Watney Cup Total
                   
  FW Brian Gibbs 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
  FB Micky Cook 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
  CB Brian Garvey 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
  MF Brian Lewis 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
  FB John Gilchrist 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
  MF Ken Jones 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
  CB John Kurila 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
  MF Steve Leslie 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
  WG Mick Mahon 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
TOTALS 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 0

Clean sheets

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Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.[31]

Place Nationality Player Fourth Division FA Cup League Cup Watney Cup Total
1   Barry Smith 7 0 0 0 7
  Graham Smith 5 0 0 2 7
TOTALS 12 0 0 2 14

Player debuts

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Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.[32]

Position Nationality Player Date Opponent Ground Notes
GK   Barry Smith 28 August 1971 Bury Gigg Lane
FB   Charlie Woods 26 November 1971 Exeter City Layer Road
MF   Steve Foley 26 November 1971 Exeter City Layer Road
MF   Bobby Mills 4 March 1972 Brentford Griffin Park
MF   David Burnside 11 March 1972 Aldershot Layer Road
FB   John McLaughlin 18 March 1972 Hartlepool Victoria Park
MF   Tony Wingate 18 March 1972 Hartlepool Victoria Park
CB   Richard Bourne 3 April 1972 Chester Sealand 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.

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 1–0 Southend United". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Colchester Utd 1–0 Workington". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  4. ^ "Average Attendance Figures Per Season". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  5. ^ Hudson, Matt (11 July 2012). "The 1970s and 1980s". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  6. ^ a b "Appearances". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  7. ^ "Barry Smith". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  8. ^ "Bobby Mills". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  9. ^ "John McLaughlin". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  10. ^ "Tony Wingate". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  11. ^ "Richard Bourne". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  12. ^ "Trevor Painter". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  13. ^ "Ray Whittaker". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  14. ^ "Micky Brown". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  15. ^ Falk, David (29 December 2012). "Catching up with NASL Sounder Adrian Webster". GoalWA. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  16. ^ "Brian Sherratt". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  17. ^ "Ray Crawford". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  18. ^ "Graham Smith". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  19. ^ "John Kurila". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  20. ^ "Alan Dennis". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  21. ^ "Brian Owen". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  22. ^ "John Gilchrist". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  23. ^ "Ken Jones". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  24. ^ "Bobby Cram". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
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