Colchester United 1963–64 football season
The 1963–64 season was Colchester United's 22nd season in their history and their second 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 .
A mid-season managerial change saw Benny Fenton leave for Leyton Orient and ex-England international Neil Franklin arrive from APOEL . They finished the season in 17th-place and had a good run in the League Cup, seeing off First Division Fulham in the first round, and then Second Division Northampton Town in the second round, before being knocked out in the third round by Fourth Division side Workington . Colchester made the second round of the FA Cup but were beaten by Queens Park Rangers .
Season overview
The 1963–64 season proved to be one of change for Colchester United. Benny Fenton left the club to take over at Second Division Leyton Orient in September. Incoming was former England international Neil Franklin , who had been managing APOEL in Cyprus. Franklin's first piece of business was the sale of prolific forward Bobby Hunt to Northampton Town for £18,000. Hunt's 23 goals scored by the end of February was not surpassed despite his exit as Colchester finished the season in a disappointing 17th–position.
Colchester had an impressive run in the League Cup , seeing off Fulham of the First Division 5–3 in the first round, before beating Northampton in the second round but falling to defeat against Workington in the third. They beat Brighton & Hove Albion in the first round of the FA Cup , but were defeated in the second by Queens Park Rangers .[ 5]
Players
As of match played 25 April 1964. [ 6]
^ a b c d e f Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club
^ Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game in his second spell for the club
Transfers
In
^ a b c Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club
Out
Total incoming:
^ a b Date of departure refers to the date of the player's final game for the club
Match details
Friendlies
Third Division
Results round by round
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 Ground H A A H H A A H A H H A H H H A A H H A A H A H H A A H A A H A A H A H A A A H H A H H H A Result W D D L D L W W L W L D D D W L D W L D W W D D W L D W L D L D W D D D L L L D L L D D W L Position 3 2 4 12 10 15 9 7 11 8 11 11 12 11 12 13 14 10 15 14 11 10 10 10 8 10 10 8 10 9 11 10 9 9 9 9 11 13 13 13 14 16 16 16 15 16
Source:
11v11.com A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
League table
Matches
League Cup
FA Cup
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
[ 6] [ 14]
Goalscorers
[ 14]
Disciplinary record
[ 15]
Nationality
Position
Name
Third Division
FA Cup
League Cup
Total
CF
Martyn King
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
WG
Peter Wright
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
TOTALS
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
Clean sheets
Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet .[ 16]
Place
Nationality
Player
Third Division
FA Cup
League Cup
Total
1
George Ramage
8
1
0
9
2
Percy Ames
4
0
0
4
TOTALS
12
1
0
13
Player debuts
Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.[ 17]
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 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
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