1970–71 season | ||
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Chairman | Bill Graver (until March) Roy Chapman (from March)[1] | |
Manager | Dick Graham | |
Stadium | Layer Road | |
Fourth Division | 6th | |
FA Cup | 6th round (eliminated by Everton) | |
League Cup | 2nd round (eliminated by Birmingham City) | |
Top goalscorer | League: Ray Crawford (24) All: Ray Crawford (31) | |
Highest home attendance | 16,000 v Leeds United, 13 February 1971[2] | |
Lowest home attendance | 3,502 v Barrow, 26 April 1971[3] | |
Average home league attendance | 6,362[4] | |
Biggest win | 5–0 v Cambridge United, 19 August 1970 v Rochdale, 25 January 1971 | |
Biggest defeat | 0–5 v Everton, 6 March 1971 | |
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The 1970–71 season was Colchester United's 29th season in their history and their third 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 reached the FA Cup quarter-final, famously beating First Division Leeds United 3–2 at Layer Road in the fifth round. They had already defeated Ringmer, Cambridge United, Barnet and Rochdale along the way, before being defeated 5–0 by Everton at Goodison Park. Owing to their cup run, Colchester's league form stuttered, ending the campaign in sixth place, while they suffered a second round exit in the League Cup after being beaten by Birmingham City following a replay.
Season overview
During the summer of 1970, manager Dick Graham increased the average age of his Colchester squad by signing a number of ageing players, including ex-England international Ray Crawford, Brian Garvey, John Kurila, Mick Mahon and Brian Owen. During the season, both Owen and Roy Massey suffered serious or career ending injuries, forcing Graham into signing Brian Lewis and Dave Simmons.
The 1970–71 season is most notable for Colchester's famous FA Cup run. In the first round, the U's disposed of non-League Ringmer courtesy of a Ray Crawford hat-trick. They then completed a cup double over Cambridge United, beating them 5–0 in the first round of the League Cup and then 3–0 in the second round of the FA Cup. Colchester defeated further non-League opposition in the third round, winning against Barnet at Underhill Stadium. The U's trailed 3–1 with five minutes remaining of their fourth round tie with Rochdale before staging a late comeback to earn a 3–3 draw and a Layer Road replay, where they thrashed Rochdale 5–0. This earned them a home tie against First Division side Leeds United, a side top of the League and who boasted ten internationals in their side.[5]
Leeds United were at the time one of the best teams in the country. However, Dick Graham's side set out to frustrate Leeds by suppressing their usual wing play and playing direct football instead. Chairs and other obstacles were placed by the sidelines to produce an illusion of a narrow playing surface. Colchester found themselves 3–0 ahead after two goals from Ray Crawford and one from Dave Simmons. However, Leeds began to fight back, pulling back two goals with 17-minutes remaining, before Colchester goalkeeper Graham Smith produced a phenomenal save to deny Mick Jones with the score at 3–2. Colchester held on to record a famous victory and one of the most notable FA Cup giant-killings.[6]
With the U's in the quarter-finals, they were drawn against Everton at Goodison Park. Dick Graham's Grandad's Army finally succumbed to defeated by a 5–0 scoreline in front of a crowd of 53,028.
Colchester's cup run had a negative impact on their league form. With fixtures backing up, a run of 17 league games following their cup exit until the end of the season proved too much as they finished the campaign in sixth position, two points shy of promotion.[5]
Players
- As of match played 7 May 1971.[7]
Name | Position | Nationality | Place of birth | Date of birth | Apps | Goals | Signed from | Date signed | Fee | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
Brian Sherratt | GK | ![]() |
Stoke-on-Trent | 29 March 1944 (aged 26) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
August 1970 | Free transfer | ||
Graham Smith | GK | ![]() |
Liverpool | 2 November 1947 (aged 22) | 46 | 0 | ![]() |
Summer 1969 | Free transfer | ||
Defenders | |||||||||||
Eric Burgess | FB | ![]() |
Edgware | 27 October 1944 (aged 25) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
December 1970 | Free transfer | ||
Micky Cook | FB | ![]() |
Enfield | 9 April 1951 (aged 19) | 21 | 0 | ![]() |
1 March 1969 | Free transfer | ||
Bobby Cram | FB | ![]() |
Hetton-le-Hole | 19 November 1939 (aged 30) | 21 | 0 | ![]() |
17 January 1970[a] | Free transfer | ||
Alan Dennis | CB | ![]() |
Colchester | 22 February 1951 (aged 19) | 3 | 0 | Apprentice | April 1967 | Free transfer | ||
Brian Garvey | CB | ![]() |
Kingston upon Hull | 3 July 1937 (aged 32) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
June 1970 | Free transfer | ||
John Gilchrist | FB | ![]() |
Wishaw | 5 September 1939 (aged 30) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
15 August 1970[a] | Free transfer | ||
Brian Hall | LB | ![]() |
Burbage | 9 March 1939 (aged 31) | 253 | 26 | ![]() |
March 1965 | Free transfer | ||
Bobby Howlett | CB | ![]() |
West Ham | 12 December 1948 (aged 21) | 18 | 0 | ![]() |
Summer 1968 | Free transfer | ||
John Kurila | CB | ![]() |
Glasgow | 10 April 1941 (aged 29) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
Summer 1970 | Free transfer | ||
Trevor Painter | CB | ![]() |
Norwich | 2 July 1949 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
30 April 1970 | Free transfer | ||
Lindsay Smith | CB | ![]() |
Enfield | 18 September 1954 (aged 15) | 0 | 0 | Apprentice | 20 April 1971[a] | Free transfer | ||
Adrian Webster | DF | ![]() |
Colchester | 6 November 1951 (aged 18) | 0 | 0 | Apprentice | July 1968 | Free transfer | ||
Midfielders | |||||||||||
Phil Bloss | MF | ![]() |
Colchester | 16 January 1953 (aged 17) | 0 | 0 | Apprentice | January 1971 | Free transfer | ||
Steve Foley | MF | ![]() |
Clacton-on-Sea | 21 June 1953 (aged 16) | 0 | 0 | Apprentice | July 1969 | Free transfer | ||
Ken Jones | MF | ![]() |
Keighley | 9 February 1941 (aged 29) | 28 | 16 | ![]() |
November 1969 | £5,000 | ||
Steve Leslie | MF | ![]() |
Hornsey | 4 September 1952 (aged 17) | 0 | 0 | Apprentice | 20 April 1971[a] | Free transfer | ||
Brian Lewis | MF | ![]() |
Woking | 26 January 1943 (aged 27) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
26 December 1970[a] | £5,000 | ||
Forwards | |||||||||||
Micky Brown | WG | ![]() |
Farnham Common | 11 April 1944 (aged 26) | 58 | 12 | ![]() |
26 October 1968[a] | £3,000 | ||
Ray Crawford | FW | ![]() |
Portsmouth | 13 July 1936 (aged 33) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
15 August 1970[a] | £3,000 | ||
Brian Gibbs | FW | ![]() |
Gillingham | 6 October 1936 (aged 33) | 83 | 25 | ![]() |
September 1968 | £8,000 | ||
Mick Mahon | WG | ![]() |
Manchester | 17 September 1944 (aged 25) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
May 1970 | Free transfer | ||
Brian Owen | WG | ![]() |
Harefield | 1 November 1944 (aged 25) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
May 1970 | Free transfer | ||
Dave Simmons | FW | ![]() |
Ryde | 24 October 1948 (aged 21) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
26 December 1970[a] | £6,000 | ||
Ray Whittaker | WG | ![]() |
Bow | 15 January 1945 (aged 25) | 41 | 7 | ![]() |
9 August 1969[a] | Free transfer |
Transfers
In
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Summer 1970 | CB | ![]() |
John Kurila | ![]() |
Free transfer | [8] |
30 April 1970 | CB | ![]() |
Trevor Painter | ![]() |
Free transfer | [9] |
May 1970 | WG | ![]() |
Brian Owen | ![]() |
Free transfer | [10] |
May 1970 | WG | ![]() |
Mick Mahon | ![]() |
Free transfer | [11] |
June 1970 | CB | ![]() |
Brian Garvey | ![]() |
Free transfer | [12] |
August 1970 | GK | ![]() |
Brian Sherratt | ![]() |
Free transfer | [13] |
15 August 1970 | FB | ![]() |
John Gilchrist | ![]() |
Free transfer | [14][a] |
15 August 1970 | FW | ![]() |
Ray Crawford | ![]() |
£3,000 | [15][a] |
December 1970 | FB | ![]() |
Eric Burgess | ![]() |
Free transfer | [16] |
26 December 1970 | FW | ![]() |
Dave Simmons | ![]() |
£6,000 | [17][a] |
26 December 1970 | MF | ![]() |
Brian Lewis | ![]() |
£5,000 | [18][a] |
January 1971 | MF | ![]() |
Phil Bloss | Apprentice | Free transfer | [19] |
20 April 1971 | CB | ![]() |
Lindsay Smith | Apprentice | Free transfer | [20][a] |
20 April 1971 | MF | ![]() |
Steve Leslie | Apprentice | Free transfer | [21][a] |
- Total spending:
~ £14,000
Out
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
End of season | FB | ![]() |
Bert Howe | ![]() |
Free transfer | [22] |
End of season | CB | ![]() |
Brian Wood | ![]() |
Released | [23] |
Summer 1970 | GK | ![]() |
Ron Willis | ![]() |
Free transfer | [24] |
28 April 1970 | WG | ![]() |
Terry Dyson | ![]() |
Free transfer | [25][a] |
28 April 1970 | FW | ![]() |
Danny Light | ![]() |
Released | [26][a] |
May 1970 | CB | ![]() |
Dave Bickles | ![]() |
Free transfer | [27] |
September 1970 | FW | ![]() |
Jim Oliver | ![]() |
Free transfer | [28] |
October 1970 | MF | ![]() |
Roger Joslyn | ![]() |
£8,000 | [29] |
March 1971 | FW | ![]() |
Roy Massey | Free agent | Retired | [30] |
- Total incoming:
~ £8,000
Loans out
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | End date | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
April 1971 | WG | ![]() |
Micky Brown | ![]() |
End of season | [31] |
Match details
Fourth Division
Results round by round
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | York City | 46 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 78 | 54 | 1.444 | 56 | Promoted |
5 | Chester | 46 | 24 | 7 | 15 | 69 | 55 | 1.255 | 55 | |
6 | Colchester United | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 70 | 54 | 1.296 | 54 | Qualified for 1971 Watney Cup[a] |
7 | Northampton Town | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 63 | 59 | 1.068 | 51 | |
8 | Southport | 46 | 21 | 6 | 19 | 63 | 57 | 1.105 | 48 |
Notes:
- ^ 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
15 August 1970 1 | Colchester United | 1–0 | Hartlepool | Colchester |
Brian Gibbs ![]() |
Report Report |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,866 Referee: D Civil |
22 August 1970 2 | Chester | 2–1 | Colchester United | Chester |
Draper ![]() Cheetham ![]() |
Report | Owen ![]() |
Stadium: Sealand Road Attendance: 5,447 Referee: T Farley |
29 August 1970 3 | Colchester United | 1–1 | Northampton Town | Colchester |
Owen ![]() |
Report | East ![]() |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 5,220 Referee: H Hackney |
31 August 1970 4 | Barrow | 0–2 | Colchester United | Barrow-in-Furness |
Report | Gibbs ![]() Crawford ![]() |
Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 2,422 Referee: P Baldwin |
4 September 1970 5 | Southport | 2–1 | Colchester United | Southport |
Field ![]() Redrobe ![]() |
Report Report |
Gibbs ![]() |
Stadium: Haig Avenue Attendance: 3,792 Referee: Jim Finney |
12 September 1970 6 | Colchester United | 2–3 | Notts County | Colchester |
Gibbs ![]() Crawford ![]() |
Report | Stubbs ![]() Barker ![]() Bradd ![]() |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,285 Referee: R Toseland |
18 September 1970 7 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 4–1 | Colchester United | Bournemouth |
MacDougall ![]() |
Report | Crawford ![]() |
Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 7,769 Referee: R Crabb |
21 September 1970 8 | Darlington | 0–0 | Colchester United | Darlington |
Report | Stadium: Feethams Attendance: 4,042 Referee: W Johnson |
25 September 1970 9 | Colchester United | 3–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Colchester |
Crawford ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 5,012 Referee: Ron Challis |
30 September 1970 10 | Workington | 1–1 | Colchester United | Workington |
Wookey ![]() |
Report | Gibbs ![]() |
Stadium: Borough Park Attendance: 2,350 Referee: E Garner |
3 October 1970 11 | Peterborough United | 1–2 | Colchester United | Peterborough |
Robson ![]() |
Report Report |
Gibbs ![]() Massey ![]() |
Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 5,935 Referee: H Robinson |
9 October 1970 12 | Colchester United | 1–2 | Oldham Athletic | Colchester |
Crawford ![]() |
Report | Bebbington ![]() Mundy ![]() |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 5,423 Referee: T Spencer |
17 October 1970 13 | Hartlepool | 1–2 | Colchester United | Hartlepool |
Sharkey ![]() |
Report Report |
Mahon ![]() Gibbs ![]() |
Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 2,913 |
19 October 1970 14 | Colchester United | 1–0 | York City | Colchester |
Crawford ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,457 Referee: A Hart |
23 October 1970 15 | Stockport County | 0–0 | Colchester United | Stockport |
Report | Stadium: Edgeley Road Attendance: 5,113 Referee: Don Mapp |
30 October 1970 16 | Colchester United | 5–2 | Aldershot | Colchester |
Brodie ![]() Crawford ![]() Hall ![]() Jones ![]() |
Report | Walton ![]() Howarth ![]() |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 5,848 Referee: G Lewis |
7 November 1970 17 | Exeter City | 2–2 | Colchester United | Exeter |
Gadston ![]() Banks ![]() |
Report | Jones ![]() Massey ![]() |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 4,420 Referee: H Powell |
10 November 1970 18 | Newport County | 1–3 | Colchester United | Newport |
Jones ![]() |
Report | Jones ![]() Massey ![]() |
Stadium: Somerton Park Attendance: 1,973 Referee: R Fennerty |
13 November 1970 19 | Colchester United | 1–1 | Southend United | Colchester |
Crawford ![]() |
Report Report |
Moore ![]() |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 7,777 Referee: K Burns |
28 November 1970 20 | Colchester United | 4–0 | Brentford | Colchester |
Gibbs ![]() Cram ![]() Crawford ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,673 Referee: R Sheppard |
5 December 1970 21 | Cambridge United | 2–1 | Colchester United | Cambridge |
Harris ![]() Horrey ![]() |
Report | Crawford ![]() |
Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 5,183 Referee: R Bowling |
18 December 1970 22 | Colchester United | 0–1 | Chester | Colchester |
Report | Draper ![]() |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,342 Referee: Malcolm Sinclair |
26 December 1970 23 | Lincoln City | 1–2 | Colchester United | Lincoln |
Svarc ![]() |
Report | Lewis ![]() Simmons ![]() |
Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 5,919 Referee: K Baker |
8 January 1971 24 | Colchester United | 2–1 | Workington | Colchester |
Cram ![]() Crawford ![]() |
Report | Geidmintis ![]() |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 5,239 Referee: J Flye |
16 January 1971 25 | York City | 1–1 | Colchester United | York |
McMahon ![]() |
Report | Kurila ![]() |
Stadium: Bootham Crescent Attendance: 3,804 |
5 February 1971 26 | Colchester United | 2–1 | Cambridge United | Colchester |
Crawford ![]() |
Report | Horrey ![]() |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 6,469 Referee: H Robinson |
20 February 1971 27 | Colchester United | 4–2 | Newport County | Colchester |
Simmons ![]() Mahon ![]() Lewis ![]() Crawford ![]() |
Report | Young ![]() Brown ![]() |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 6,444 Referee: R Crabb |
22 February 1971 28 | Colchester United | 1–0 | Grimsby Town | Colchester |
Mahon ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 7,253 Referee: F Bassett |
26 February 1971 29 | Aldershot | 0–1 | Colchester United | Aldershot |
Report | Cram ![]() |
Stadium: Recreation Ground Attendance: 7,609 Referee: C Nicholls |
8 March 1971 30 | Colchester United | 2–0 | Darlington | Colchester |
Crawford ![]() Simmons ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 7,110 Referee: R Johnson |
12 March 1971 31 | Southend United | 1–1 | Colchester United | Southend-on-Sea |
Smith ![]() |
Report Report |
Barker ![]() |
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 9,406 Referee: Gordon Hill |
16 March 1971 32 | Scunthorpe United | 2–0 | Colchester United | Scunthorpe |
Woolmer ![]() O'Riley ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Old Showground Attendance: 3,715 |
20 March 1971 33 | Colchester United | 1–1 | Exeter City | Colchester |
Crawford ![]() |
Report | Banks ![]() |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 5,630 |
22 March 1971 34 | Colchester United | 2–0 | Scunthorpe United | Colchester |
Crawford ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 5,592 Referee: D Biddle |
27 March 1971 35 | Colchester United | 1–0 | Southport | Colchester |
Crawford ![]() |
Report Report |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 5,909 Referee: M Washer |
29 March 1971 36 | Brentford | 1–0 | Colchester United | Brentford |
Neilson ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 9,190 Referee: A Fussey |
3 April 1971 37 | Northampton Town | 2–1 | Colchester United | Northampton |
McNeil ![]() |
Report | Kurila ![]() |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 7,909 Referee: Clive Thomas |
9 April 1971 38 | Colchester United | 3–0 | Peterborough United | Colchester |
Gibbs ![]() Gilchrist ![]() Hall ![]() |
Report Report |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 7,645 |
10 April 1971 39 | Colchester United | 1–1 | Lincoln City | Colchester |
Gibbs ![]() |
Report | Hubbard ![]() |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 6,430 Referee: D Lyden |
12 April 1971 40 | Notts County | 4–0 | Colchester United | Nottingham |
Hateley ![]() Masson ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 14,084 |
17 April 1971 41 | Oldham Athletic | 4–0 | Colchester United | Oldham |
Hall ![]() Bebbington ![]() Shaw ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 10,045 |
20 April 1971 42 | Grimsby Town | 3–1 | Colchester United | Cleethorpes |
Brace ![]() Lewis ![]() Ross ![]() |
Report | Burgess ![]() |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 4,166 Referee: R Raby |
23 April 1971 43 | Colchester United | 1–1 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | Colchester |
Crawford ![]() |
Report | MacDougall ![]() |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,168 Referee: J Taylor |
26 April 1971 44 | Colchester United | 4–1 | Barrow | Colchester |
Mahon ![]() Hall ![]() Bloss ![]() Cram ![]() |
Report | Irvine ![]() |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,502 Referee: N Burtenshaw |
1 May 1971 45 | Crewe Alexandra | 0–3 | Colchester United | Crewe |
Report | Hall ![]() Crawford ![]() Mahon ![]() |
Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 2,708 Referee: K Styles |
7 May 1971 46 | Colchester United | 1–1 | Stockport County | Colchester |
Gibbs ![]() |
Report | Collier ![]() |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 5,477 |
League Cup
19 August 1970 1st round | Colchester United | 5–0 | Cambridge United | Colchester |
Hall ![]() Owen ![]() Jones ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 6,952 |
9 September 1970 2nd round | Colchester United | 1–1 | Birmingham City | Colchester |
Jones ![]() |
Report | Summerill ![]() |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 8,095 |
15 September 1970 2nd round replay | Birmingham City | 2–1 | Colchester United | Birmingham |
Vowden ![]() Summerill ![]() |
Report | Jones ![]() |
Stadium: St Andrews Attendance: 17,606 |
FA Cup
21 November 1970 1st round | Colchester United | 3–0 | Ringmer | Colchester |
Crawford ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 6,139 Referee: R Morphew |
12 December 1970 2nd round | Colchester United | 3–0 | Cambridge United | Colchester |
Jones ![]() Gilchrist ![]() Garvey ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 7,348 |
5 January 1971 3rd round | Barnet | 0–1 | Colchester United | Chipping Barnet |
Report | Mahon ![]() |
Stadium: Underhill Stadium Attendance: 4,990 |
23 January 1971 4th round | Rochdale | 3–3 | Colchester United | Rochdale |
Ashworth ![]() Buck ![]() |
Report | Crawford ![]() Lewis ![]() Simmons ![]() |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 12,321 |
25 January 1971 4th round | Colchester United | 5–0 | Rochdale | Colchester |
Lewis ![]() Simmons ![]() Parry ![]() Crawford ![]() Mahon ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 11,205 Referee: R Capey |
13 February 1971 5th round | Colchester United | 3–2 | Leeds United | Colchester |
Crawford ![]() Simmons ![]() |
Report | Hunter ![]() Giles ![]() |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 16,000 Referee: D Lyden |
6 March 1971 6th round | Everton | 5–0 | Colchester United | Liverpool |
15:00 BST | Kendall ![]() Royle ![]() Husband ![]() Ball ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 53,028 Referee: J Taylor |
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Fourth Division | FA Cup | League Cup | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
GK | ![]() |
Brian Sherratt | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
GK | ![]() |
Graham Smith | 47 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
DF | ![]() |
Eric Burgess | 10 | 1 | 8+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
DF | ![]() |
Micky Cook | 40 | 0 | 34+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
DF | ![]() |
Bobby Cram | 53 | 4 | 43 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
DF | ![]() |
Alan Dennis | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
DF | ![]() |
Brian Garvey | 54 | 1 | 44+1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |||
DF | ![]() |
John Gilchrist | 38 | 2 | 28 | 1 | 5+2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |||
DF | ![]() |
Brian Hall | 52 | 5 | 41+1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |||
DF | ![]() |
John Kurila | 54 | 2 | 44 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
DF | ![]() |
Trevor Painter | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
DF | ![]() |
Lindsay Smith | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
MF | ![]() |
Phil Bloss | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
MF | ![]() |
Ken Jones | 37 | 9 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||
MF | ![]() |
Steve Leslie | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
MF | ![]() |
Brian Lewis | 22 | 4 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
FW | ![]() |
Ray Crawford | 55 | 31 | 45 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | |||
FW | ![]() |
Brian Gibbs | 55 | 11 | 45+1 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
FW | ![]() |
Mick Mahon | 47 | 7 | 37+1 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |||
FW | ![]() |
Brian Owen | 9 | 4 | 4+2 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||
FW | ![]() |
Dave Simmons | 15 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
FW | ![]() |
Ray Whittaker | 9 | 0 | 5+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season | |||||||||||||
MF | ![]() |
Roger Joslyn | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
FW | ![]() |
Roy Massey | 18 | 4 | 12+4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
Goalscorers
Place | Nationality | Position | Name | Fourth Division | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
FW | Ray Crawford | 24 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
2 | ![]() |
FW | Brian Gibbs | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
3 | ![]() |
MF | Ken Jones | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
4 | ![]() |
WG | Mick Mahon | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
5 | ![]() |
FW | Dave Simmons | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
6 | ![]() |
LB | Brian Hall | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
7 | ![]() |
FB | Bobby Cram | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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MF | Brian Lewis | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
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FW | Roy Massey | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
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WG | Brian Owen | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
11 | ![]() |
FB | John Gilchrist | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
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CB | John Kurila | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
13 | ![]() |
MF | Phil Bloss | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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FB | Eric Burgess | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
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CB | Brian Garvey | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Own goals | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |||
TOTALS | 70 | 18 | 7 | 95 |
Disciplinary record
Nationality | Position | Name | Fourth Division | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||
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CB | John Kurila | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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GK | Graham Smith | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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WG | Brian Owen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
TOTALS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Clean sheets
Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.[34]
Place | Nationality | Player | Fourth Division | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
Graham Smith | 11 | 4 | 1 | 16 |
2 | ![]() |
Brian Sherratt | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
TOTALS | 14 | 4 | 1 | 19 |
Player debuts
Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.[35]
Position | Nationality | Player | Date | Opponent | Ground | Notes |
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CB | ![]() |
Brian Garvey | 15 August 1970 | Hartlepool | Layer Road | |
FB | ![]() |
John Gilchrist | 15 August 1970 | Hartlepool | Layer Road | |
FW | ![]() |
Ray Crawford | 15 August 1970 | Hartlepool | Layer Road | |
WG | ![]() |
Mick Mahon | 15 August 1970 | Hartlepool | Layer Road | |
CB | ![]() |
John Kurila | 19 August 1970 | Cambridge United | Layer Road | |
WG | ![]() |
Brian Owen | 19 August 1970 | Cambridge United | Layer Road | |
GK | ![]() |
Brian Sherratt | 21 September 1970 | Darlington | Feethams | |
CB | ![]() |
Trevor Painter | 18 December 1970 | Chester | Layer Road | |
FW | ![]() |
Dave Simmons | 26 December 1970 | Lincoln City | Sincil Bank | |
MF | ![]() |
Brian Lewis | 26 December 1970 | Lincoln City | Sincil Bank | |
FB | ![]() |
Eric Burgess | 20 February 1971 | Newport County | Layer Road | |
CB | ![]() |
Lindsay Smith | 20 April 1971 | Grimsby Town | Blundell Park | |
MF | ![]() |
Steve Leslie | 20 April 1971 | Grimsby Town | Blundell Park | |
MF | ![]() |
Phil Bloss | 26 April 1971 | Barrow | 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.
- Ambrosen, Tony (1993). Amber in the Blood: A History Of Newport County. Uxbridge: Yore Publications. ISBN 978-1-874427-40-7.
Websites
- "Colchester United football club match record: 1971". 11v11.com. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
- "Chester Fixtures 1970/71". Chester FC. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
- "First team 1970-71 – Football League : Division Four". Go Go Go County. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
Specific
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Colchester Utd 3–2 Leeds United". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
- ^ "Colchester Utd 4–1 Barrow". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
- ^ "Average Attendance Figures Per Season". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
- ^ a b Hudson, Matt (11 July 2012). "The 1970s and 1980s". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ "The harder they fall". ESPN. 2 December 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
- ^ a b "Appearances". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
- ^ "John Kurila". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
- ^ "Trevor Painter". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
- ^ "Brian Owen". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
- ^ "Mick Mahon". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
- ^ "Brian Garvey". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
- ^ "Brian Sherratt". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
- ^ "John Gilchrist". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
- ^ "Ray Crawford". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
- ^ "Eric Burgess". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
- ^ "Dave Simmons". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
- ^ "Brian Lewis". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
- ^ "Phil Bloss". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
- ^ "Lindsay Smith". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
- ^ "Steve Leslie". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
- ^ "Bert Howe". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
- ^ "Brian Wood". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
- ^ "Ron Willis". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
- ^ "Terry Dyson". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
- ^ "Danny Light". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
- ^ "Dave Bickles". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
- ^ "Jim Oliver". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
- ^ "Roger Joslyn". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
- ^ "Roy Massey". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
- ^ "Micky Brown". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
- ^ a b "Goals". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
- ^ "Discipline". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
- ^ "Clean sheets (1st team)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ^ "Alltime- List of Debuts". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2017.