1969–70 Colchester United F.C. season

Colchester United
1969–70 season
ChairmanBill Graver[1]
ManagerDick Graham
StadiumLayer Road
Fourth Division10th
FA Cup1st round
(eliminated by
Newport County)
League Cup2nd round
(eliminated by
Ipswich Town)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Ken Jones (16)
All:
Ken Jones (16)
Highest home attendance7,133
v Peterborough United, 25 August 1969[2]
Lowest home attendance2,571
v Darlington, 20 December 1969[3]
Average home league attendance4,664[4]
Biggest win3–0
v Reading, 20 August 1969
v Workington, 24 January 1970
v York City, 28 February 1970
4–1
v Chesterfield, 2 March 1970
Biggest defeat0–4
v Ipswich Town, 3 September 1969

The 1969–70 season was Colchester United's 28th season in their history and their second 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.

Colchester ended an injury blighted season in tenth position in the Fourth Division, while they were knocked out in the first round of the FA Cup by Newport County, and in the second round of the League Cup by neighbours and rivals Ipswich Town in their heaviest defeat of the campaign.

Season overview

For the new season, manager Dick Graham employed a new policy of recruiting older, more experienced players. He said:

I believe in signing players who have done something big and giving them a new lease of life

He brought in Bobby Cram, formerly of West Bromwich Albion and hitherto playing in Canada, to become his captain for the season, while also paying £5,000 for Ken Jones from Millwall.

An eleven-game unbeaten home run gave Colchester a chance for a promotion push, but an expanding injury list held back the U's progress. Trainer Dennis Mochan made a final appearance for the club during the campaign having taking up a coaching position at the end of the previous season. The club finished in tenth place, while exiting both Cups in the early rounds; a defeat to Newport County in the first round of the FA Cup, and a second round defeat to Ipswich Town in the League Cup.[5]

Players

As of match played 28 April 1970.[6]
Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee
Goalkeepers
Graham Smith GK England Liverpool (1947-11-02)2 November 1947 (aged 21) 0 0 England Notts County Summer 1969 Free transfer
Ron Willis GK England Romford (1947-12-27)27 December 1947 (aged 21) 3 0 England Charlton Athletic October 1968 £1,500
Defenders
Dave Bickles CB England West Ham (1944-04-06)6 April 1944 (aged 25) 35 3 England Crystal Palace 28 September 1968[a] Free transfer
Micky Cook FB England Enfield (1951-04-09)9 April 1951 (aged 18) 0 0 England Orient 1 March 1969 Free transfer
Bobby Cram FB England Hetton-le-Hole (1939-11-19)19 November 1939 (aged 29) 0 0 Canada Vancouver Royals 17 January 1970[a] Free transfer
Alan Dennis CB England Colchester (1951-02-22)22 February 1951 (aged 18) 0 0 Apprentice April 1967 Free transfer
Brian Hall LB England Burbage (1939-03-09)9 March 1939 (aged 30) 204 22 England Mansfield Town March 1965 Free transfer
Bert Howe FB England Charlton (1938-11-16)16 November 1938 (aged 30) 0 0 England Orient Summer 1969 Free transfer
Bobby Howlett CB England West Ham (1948-12-12)12 December 1948 (aged 20) 0 0 England Southend United Summer 1968 Free transfer
Adrian Webster DF England Colchester (1951-11-06)6 November 1951 (aged 17) 0 0 Apprentice July 1968 Free transfer
Brian Wood CB England Hamworthy (1940-12-08)8 December 1940 (aged 28) 30 1 England Orient 14 September 1968[a] £4,000
Midfielders
Steve Foley MF England Clacton-on-Sea (1953-06-21)21 June 1953 (aged 15) 0 0 Apprentice July 1969 Free transfer
Ken Jones MF England Keighley (1941-02-09)9 February 1941 (aged 28) 0 0 England Millwall November 1969 £5,000
Roger Joslyn MF England Colchester (1950-05-07)7 May 1950 (aged 19) 53 3 Apprentice 23 December 1967[a] Free transfer
Forwards
Micky Brown WG England Farnham Common (1944-04-11)11 April 1944 (aged 25) 22 3 England Luton Town 26 October 1968[a] £3,000
Terry Dyson WG England Malton (1934-11-29)29 November 1934 (aged 34) 43 3 England Fulham 24 August 1968[a] Free transfer
Brian Gibbs FW England Gillingham (1936-10-06)6 October 1936 (aged 32) 38 11 England Gillingham September 1968 £8,000
Danny Light FW England Chiswick (1948-07-10)10 July 1948 (aged 20) 45 14 England Crystal Palace August 1968 £4,000
Roy Massey FW England Mexborough (1943-09-10)10 September 1943 (aged 25) 0 0 England Orient July 1969 £5,000
Jim Oliver FW Scotland Falkirk (1941-12-03)3 December 1941 (aged 27) 58 10 England Brighton & Hove Albion January 1968 £2,000
Ray Whittaker WG England Bow (1945-01-15)15 January 1945 (aged 24) 0 0 England Luton Town 9 August 1969[a] Free transfer
  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

In

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
Summer 1969 GK England Graham Smith England Notts County Free transfer [7]
Summer 1969 FB England Bert Howe England Orient Free transfer [8]
Summer 1969 WG England Steve Pitt England Tottenham Hotspur Free transfer [9]
July 1969 MF England Steve Foley Apprentice Free transfer [10]
July 1969 FW England Roy Massey England Orient £5,000 [11]
9 August 1969 WG England Ray Whittaker England Luton Town Free transfer [12][a]
November 1969 MF England Ken Jones England Millwall £5,000 [13]
17 January 1970 FB England Bobby Cram Canada Vancouver Royals Free transfer [14][a]
  • Total spending: Decrease ~ £10,000
  1. ^ a b Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club

Out

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
End of season CB England Brian Honeywood England Chelmsford City Free transfer [15]
Summer 1969 WG England Johnny Martin England Workington Released [16]
31 May 1969 WG England Terry Price England Chelmsford City Free transfer [17]
1 July 1969 GK England Ernie Adams England Crewe Alexandra Free transfer [18]
August 1969 GK Gibraltar Tony Macedo South Africa Durban City £6,000 [19]
5 August 1969 FB England Owen Simpson England Southend United £4,000 [20]
October 1969 WG England Steve Pitt England Stevenage Borough Released [9]
25 October 1969 FB Scotland Dennis Mochan England Colchester United Coaching staff [21][a]
  • Total incoming: Increase ~ £10,000
  1. ^ Date of departure refers to the date of the player's final game for the club

Loans in

Date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
11 October 1969 FB England Eddie Presland England Crystal Palace 8 November 1969 [22][a]
1 November 1969 WG Scotland Malcolm Slater England Orient 25 November 1969 [23][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

Fourth Division

Main article: 1969–70 Football League

Results round by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHAHHAHAAHHAAHAHAHHAAHHHAHAHAAHHAHAAHHAAHHAHAA
ResultDWDWDLWWDDLLLWLLDLWDWWWDLWDDWLWWLDDLWWLDLWLWDL
Position747368444678109111213141313131110111310101091211101010111112101211111112101010
Source: 11v11.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Promotion or relegation
8 Lincoln City 46 17 16 13 66 52 1.269 50
9 Peterborough United 46 17 14 15 77 69 1.116 48 Qualified for 1970 Watney Cup[a]
10 Colchester United 46 17 14 15 64 63 1.016 48
11 Chester 46 21 6 19 58 66 0.879 48
12 Scunthorpe United 46 18 10 18 67 65 1.031 46
Source: rsssf.com
Notes:
  1. ^ The two teams who scored the most goals in each division, and did not qualify for Europe and were not promoted, qualified for the Watney Cup.

Matches

9 August 1969 (1969-08-09) 1 Lincoln City 3–3 Colchester United Lincoln
Fletcher 20', 21'
Harford 80'		 Report Gibbs 36', 56'
Massey 75'		 Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 6,761
16 August 1969 (1969-08-16) 2 Colchester United 2–0 Wrexham Colchester
Gibbs 52'
Whittaker 61'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,292
Referee: N Graham
23 August 1969 (1969-08-23) 3 Notts County 1–1 Colchester United Nottingham
Hobson 32' Report Massey 21' Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 4,901
Referee: A Seeley
25 August 1969 (1969-08-25) 4 Colchester United 2–1 Peterborough United Colchester
Hall 54'
Gibbs 90'		 Report
Report		 Moss 83' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 7,133
Referee: L Sinkins
30 August 1969 (1969-08-30) 5 Colchester United 0–0 Port Vale Colchester
Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 6,323
Referee: J Quinn
6 September 1969 (1969-09-06) 6 Darlington 3–2 Colchester United Darlington
Melling 21' (pen.), 70'
Robson 26'		 Report Massey 59', 84' Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 3,767
Referee: I Smith
13 September 1969 (1969-09-13) 7 Colchester United 1–0 Crewe Alexandra Colchester
Massey 69' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,084
Referee: N Paget
16 September 1969 (1969-09-16) 8 Oldham Athletic 1–2 Colchester United Oldham
Beardall 15' Report Massey 50'
Brown 64'		 Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 3,993
Referee: T Gill
20 September 1969 (1969-09-20) 9 Hartlepool 0–0 Colchester United Hartlepool
Report
Report		 Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 3,667
Referee: H Davey
27 September 1969 (1969-09-27) 10 Colchester United 1–1 Swansea City Colchester
Massey 60' Report Gwyther 74' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,748
Referee: A Green
29 September 1969 (1969-09-29) 11 Colchester United 0–2 Scunthorpe United Colchester
Report Deere 52'
Heath 57' (pen.)		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 6,328
4 October 1969 (1969-10-04) 12 Newport County 4–1 Colchester United Newport
Derrick 3'
Hill 13', 35'
Raybould 33'		 Report Whittaker 86' Stadium: Somerton Park
Attendance: 2,996
Referee: G Jones
6 October 1969 (1969-10-06) 13 Wrexham 4–2 Colchester United Wrexham
Smith 6', 9', 14'
Park 8'		 Report Brown 4'
Hall 60'		 Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 11,967
11 October 1969 (1969-10-11) 14 Colchester United 2–1 Bradford Park Avenue Colchester
Whittaker 67'
Brown 90'		 Report Massie 32' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,440
Referee: J Lewis
18 October 1969 (1969-10-18) 15 York City 4–2 Colchester United York
Hall 25' (o.g.)
Boyer 50', 82'
Mahon 90'		 Report Brown 69'
Hall 86'		 Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 3,961
25 October 1969 (1969-10-25) 16 Colchester United 0–1 Chester Colchester
Report Bradbury 80' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,754
Referee: H Hackney
1 November 1969 (1969-11-01) 17 Aldershot 1–1 Colchester United Aldershot
Melia 23' Report Brown 40' Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 5,966
Referee: W Hall
8 November 1969 (1969-11-08) 18 Colchester United 0–2 Southend United Colchester
Report
Report		 Clayton 20'
McMillan 77'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 6,021
Referee: Ken Burns
22 November 1969 (1969-11-22) 19 Colchester United 3–2 Grimsby Town Colchester
Gibbs 56'
Brown 59', 82'		 Report Brace 2'
Hickman 84'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,474
Referee: F Bassett
25 November 1969 (1969-11-25) 20 Northampton Town 1–1 Colchester United Northampton
Kiernan 9' Report Brown 27' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 3,256
Referee: R Weedon
13 December 1969 (1969-12-13) 21 Crewe Alexandra 0–1 Colchester United Crewe
Report Jones 22' Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 2,670
Referee: K Styles
20 December 1969 (1969-12-20) 22 Colchester United 2–1 Darlington Colchester
Jones 21'
Gibbs 57'		 Report Gauden 58' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,571
Referee: K Sweet
26 December 1969 (1969-12-26) 23 Colchester United 2–1 Notts County Colchester
Gibbs 35', 76' Report Ryan 42' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,789
10 January 1970 (1970-01-10) 24 Colchester United 1–1 Hartlepool Colchester
Jones 29' Report
Report		 Kirk 75' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,200
Referee: J Sier
17 January 1970 (1970-01-17) 25 Swansea City 1–0 Colchester United Swansea
Thomas 1' Report Stadium: Vetch Field
Attendance: 8,008
24 January 1970 (1970-01-24) 26 Colchester United 3–0 Workington Colchester
Whittaker 30'
Gibbs 39'
Jones 45'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,265
Referee: K Wynn
27 January 1970 (1970-01-27) 27 Scunthorpe United 1–1 Colchester United Scunthorpe
Cassidy 18' Report Jones 78' Stadium: Old Showground
Attendance: 6,276
Referee: J Thacker
31 January 1970 (1970-01-31) 28 Colchester United 1–1 Newport County Colchester
Gibbs 16' Report Wood o.g.' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,679
Referee: H Ellis
7 February 1970 (1970-02-07) 29 Bradford Park Avenue 0–1 Colchester United Bradford
Report Brown 6' Stadium: Park Avenue
Attendance: 2,972
Referee: C Robinson
21 February 1970 (1970-02-21) 30 Southend United 2–1 Colchester United Southend-on-Sea
Best 9'
Moore 76'		 Report
Report		 Oliver 31' Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 6,778
Referee: G Hartley
28 February 1970 (1970-02-28) 31 Colchester United 3–0 York City Colchester
Jones 21', 70'
Gibbs 73'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,803
Referee: I Hunting
2 March 1970 (1970-03-02) 32 Colchester United 4–1 Chesterfield Colchester
Wood 30'
Jones 39', 60'
Gibbs 85'		 Report Pugh 47' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,665
Referee: R Johnson
11 March 1970 (1970-03-11) 33 Exeter City 2–1 Colchester United Exeter
Mitten 30'
Banks 82'		 Report Jones 75' Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 4,010
Referee: T Reynolds
14 March 1970 (1970-03-14) 34 Colchester United 1–1 Brentford Colchester
Jones 58' Report Ross 37' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,878
Referee: J Yates
18 March 1970 (1970-03-18) 35 Workington 1–1 Colchester United Workington
Spencer 47' Report Jones 60' Stadium: Borough Park
Attendance: 2,368
Referee: P Baldwin
21 March 1970 (1970-03-21) 36 Chesterfield 2–0 Colchester United Chesterfield
Randall 33'
Moss 86'		 Report Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 9,257
27 March 1970 (1970-03-27) 37 Colchester United 3–1 Aldershot Colchester
Jones 16', 46' (pen.)
Howe 44'		 Report Brown 58' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 6,163
Referee: Kevin Howley
28 March 1970 (1970-03-28) 38 Colchester United 2–1 Exeter City Colchester
Gibbs 3'
Jones 72'		 Report Wingate 20' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,842
Referee: K Styles
1 April 1970 (1970-04-01) 39 Chester 1–0 Colchester United Chester
Tarbuck 82' Report Stadium: Sealand Road
Attendance: 2,580
Referee: B Golightly
4 April 1970 (1970-04-04) 40 Peterborough United 1–1 Colchester United Peterborough
Hall 53' Report
Report		 Jones 7' Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 4,165
Referee: A Hart
6 April 1970 (1970-04-06) 41 Colchester United 0–3 Northampton Town Colchester
Report McNeil 24', 43', 50' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,776
13 April 1970 (1970-04-13) 42 Colchester United 3–1 Oldham Athletic Colchester
Whittaker 5'
Joslyn 24'
Hall 60'		 Report Blore 23' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,921
Referee: Ron Challis
18 April 1970 (1970-04-18) 43 Brentford 2–0 Colchester United Brentford
Renwick 12'
Docherty 63'		 Report Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 4,720
22 April 1970 (1970-04-22) 44 Colchester United 2–0 Lincoln City Colchester
Whittaker 13', 18' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,611
25 April 1970 (1970-04-25) 45 Port Vale 1–1 Colchester United Burslem
McLaren 38' Report Dyson 75' Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 5,626
Referee: W Wallace
28 April 1970 (1970-04-28) 46 Grimsby Town 5–3 Colchester United Cleethorpes
Oates 20', 41'
Hickman 56', 71', 82'		 Report Light 44', 63'
Gibbs 55'		 Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 2,074
Referee: A Bone

League Cup

Main article: 1969–70 Football League Cup
13 August 1969 (1969-08-13) 1st round Colchester United 1–1 Reading Colchester
Massey 9' Report Harris 43' (pen.) Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,165
20 August 1969 (1969-08-20) 1st round replay Reading 0–3 Colchester United Reading
Report Massey 43', 72', 83' Stadium: Elm Park
Attendance: 11,065
Referee: Ron Challis
3 September 1969 (1969-09-03) 2nd round Ipswich Town 4–0 Colchester United Ipswich
Carroll 21'
Mills 49'
Brogan 80' (pen.), 81' (pen.)		 Report
Report		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 19,012
Referee: R Paine

FA Cup

Main article: 1969–70 FA Cup
15 November 1969 (1969-11-15) 1st round Newport County 2–1 Colchester United Newport
White 1'
Thomas 50'		 Report Ferguson 24' (o.g.) Stadium: Somerton Park
Attendance: 4,224
Referee: J Sier

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

[6][24]

No. Pos Nat Player Total Fourth Division FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK England ENG Graham Smith 46 0 43 0 1 0 2 0
GK England ENG Ron Willis 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 0
DF England ENG Dave Bickles 36 0 33 0 1 0 2 0
DF England ENG Micky Cook 21 0 19+1 0 1 0 0 0
DF England ENG Bobby Cram 21 0 21 0 0 0 0 0
DF England ENG Alan Dennis 3 0 2+1 0 0 0 0 0
DF England ENG Brian Hall 49 4 45 4 1 0 3 0
DF England ENG Bert Howe 30 1 29 1 0 0 1 0
DF England ENG Bobby Howlett 18 0 10+6 0 0 0 1+1 0
DF England ENG Brian Wood 47 1 43 1 1 0 3 0
MF England ENG Ken Jones 28 16 28 16 0 0 0 0
MF England ENG Roger Joslyn 45 1 38+4 1 0 0 2+1 0
FW England ENG Micky Brown 36 9 30+2 9 1 0 3 0
FW England ENG Terry Dyson 15 1 13+2 1 0 0 0 0
FW England ENG Brian Gibbs 45 14 41 14 1 0 3 0
FW England ENG Danny Light 28 2 23+1 2 1 0 3 0
FW England ENG Roy Massey 23 11 18+1 7 1 0 3 4
FW Scotland SCO Jim Oliver 22 1 17+2 1 0+1 0 2 0
FW England ENG Ray Whittaker 41 7 36+1 7 1 0 3 0
Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season
DF Scotland SCO Dennis Mochan 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
DF England ENG Eddie Presland 6 0 5 0 1 0 0 0
FW England ENG Steve Pitt 7 0 4+2 0 0 0 1 0
FW Scotland SCO Malcolm Slater 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0

Goalscorers

[24]

Place Nationality Position Name Fourth Division FA Cup League Cup Total
1 England MF Ken Jones 16 0 0 16
2 England FW Brian Gibbs 14 0 0 14
3 England FW Roy Massey 7 0 4 11
4 England WG Micky Brown 9 0 0 9
5 England WG Ray Whittaker 7 0 0 7
6 England LB Brian Hall 4 0 0 4
7 England FW Danny Light 2 0 0 2
8 England WG Terry Dyson 1 0 0 1
England FB Bert Howe 1 0 0 1
England MF Roger Joslyn 1 0 0 1
Scotland FW Jim Oliver 1 0 0 1
England CB Brian Wood 1 0 0 1
Own goals 0 1 0 1
TOTALS 64 1 4 69

Disciplinary record

[25]

Nationality Position Name Fourth Division FA Cup League Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
England WG Terry Dyson 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
England FW Brian Gibbs 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
England LB Brian Hall 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
England FB Bert Howe 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
England CB Bobby Howlett 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Scotland FW Jim Oliver 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Scotland WG Malcolm Slater 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
TOTALS 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0

Clean sheets

Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.[26]

Place Nationality Player Fourth Division FA Cup League Cup Total
1 England Graham Smith 9 0 1 10
TOTALS 9 0 1 10

Player debuts

Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.[27]

Position Nationality Player Date Opponent Ground Notes
GK England Graham Smith 9 August 1969 Lincoln City Sincil Bank
FB England Bert Howe 9 August 1969 Lincoln City Sincil Bank
CB England Bobby Howlett 9 August 1969 Lincoln City Sincil Bank
FW England Roy Massey 9 August 1969 Lincoln City Sincil Bank
WG England Steve Pitt 9 August 1969 Lincoln City Sincil Bank
WG England Ray Whittaker 9 August 1969 Lincoln City Sincil Bank
FB England Micky Cook 6 October 1969 Wrexham Racecourse Ground
FB England Eddie Presland 11 October 1969 Bradford Park Avenue Layer Road
WG Scotland Malcolm Slater 1 November 1969 Aldershot Recreation Ground
MF England Ken Jones 22 November 1969 Grimsby Town Layer Road
FB England Bobby Cram 17 January 1970 Swansea City Vetch Field
CB England Alan Dennis 22 April 1970 Lincoln City Layer Road

See also

References

General

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.
  • White, Eric (1989). 100 Years of Brentford. Redditch: Oldfield Press. ISBN 0951526200.
  • Kent, Jeff (1990). The Valiants' Years: The Story of Port Vale. Stafford: Witan Books. ISBN 0-9508981-4-7.
  • Ambrosen, Tony (1993). Amber in the Blood: A History Of Newport County. Uxbridge: Yore Publications. ISBN 978-1-874427-40-7.

Websites

Specific

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  3. ^ "Colchester Utd 2–1 Darlington". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
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  5. ^ Hudson, Matt (11 July 2012). "The 1950s and 1960s". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
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  10. ^ "Steve Foley". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  11. ^ "Roy Massey". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  12. ^ "Ray Whittaker". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  13. ^ "Ken Jones". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  14. ^ "Bobby Cram". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  15. ^ "Brian Honeywood". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  16. ^ "Johnny Martin". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  17. ^ "Terry Price". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  18. ^ "Ernie Adams". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  19. ^ "Tony Macedo". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  20. ^ "Owen Simpson". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  21. ^ "Dennis Mochan". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  22. ^ "Eddie Presland". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  23. ^ "Malcolm Slater". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  24. ^ a b "Goals". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  25. ^ "Discipline". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  26. ^ "Clean sheets (1st team)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  27. ^ "Alltime- List of Debuts". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2017.