1966–67 Colchester United F.C. season

Colchester United
1966–67 season
ChairmanBill Allen
(until January)
Harold Moore
(from January)[1]
ManagerNeil Franklin
StadiumLayer Road
Third Division13th
FA Cup2nd round
(eliminated by
Peterborough United)
League Cup1st round
(eliminated by
Queens Park Rangers)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Reg Stratton (24)
All:
Reg Stratton (24)
Highest home attendance9,081
v Peterborough United, 7 January 1967[2]
Lowest home attendance3,965
v Scunthorpe United, 11 February 1967[3]
Average home league attendance5,714[4]
Biggest win5–0
v Doncaster Rovers, 15 October 1966
Biggest defeat0–5
v Queens Park Rangers, 23 August 1966
v Torquay United, 19 November 1966

The 1966–67 season was Colchester United's 25th season in their history and their first back in the third tier of English football, the Third Division, following promotion from the Fourth Division the previous season. Alongside competing in the Third Division, the club also participated in the FA Cup and the League Cup.

Colchester finished comfortably mid-table by finishing 13th. Queens Park Rangers defeated the U's 5–0 in the League Cup, while Peterborough United knocked them out in the second round of the FA Cup.

Season overview

Neil Franklin spent £4,000 to sign Ken Hodgson from Bournemouth in the summer, and alongside Peter Bullock, the pair amassed 31 goals between them. Meanwhile, Reg Stratton scored 24 league goals as Colchester ended their first season back in the Third Division with a mid-table 13th position finish.[5]

Players

As of match played 13 May 1967.[6]
Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee
Goalkeepers
Alan Buck GK England Colchester (1946-08-25)25 August 1946 (aged 19) 11 0 Amateur July 1963 Free transfer
Sandy Kennon GK South Africa Johannesburg (1933-11-28)28 November 1933 (aged 32) 60 0 England Norwich City March 1965 Free transfer
Defenders
Alan Dennis CB England Colchester (1951-02-22)22 February 1951 (aged 15) 0 0 Apprentice April 1967 Free transfer
Duncan Forbes CB Scotland Edinburgh (1941-06-19)19 June 1941 (aged 24) 187 1 Scotland Musselburgh Athletic 4 September 1961 Nominal
Brian Hall LB England Burbage (1939-03-09)9 March 1939 (aged 27) 60 12 England Mansfield Town March 1965 Free transfer
Mick Loughton CB England Colchester (1942-12-08)8 December 1942 (aged 23) 77 2 Amateur August 1961 Free transfer
Dennis Mochan FB Scotland Falkirk (1935-12-12)12 December 1935 (aged 30) 0 0 England Nottingham Forest 24 September 1966[a] Free transfer
Ray Price FB England Hetton-le-Hole (1944-05-18)18 May 1944 (aged 22) 16 0 England Norwich City Summer 1964 Free transfer
David Raine FB England Darlington (1937-03-28)28 March 1937 (aged 29) 25 0 England Doncaster Rovers 1 June 1965 Nominal
Midfielders
Bobby Blackwood MF Scotland Edinburgh (1934-08-20)20 August 1934 (aged 31) 45 5 England Ipswich Town 1 June 1965 Free transfer
David Buck WH England Colchester (1946-08-25)25 August 1946 (aged 18) 1 0 Apprentice 16 October 1965[a] Free transfer
Dave Lamont MF Scotland Glasgow (1949-04-02)2 April 1949 (aged 17) 0 0 Apprentice July 1965 Free transfer
John Mansfield MF England Colchester (1946-09-13)13 September 1946 (aged 19) 8 1 Apprentice August 1964 Free transfer
Derek Trevis MF England Birmingham (1942-09-09)9 September 1942 (aged 23) 107 11 England Aston Villa 7 March 1964[a] Free transfer
Forwards
Peter Barlow FW England Portsmouth (1950-01-09)9 January 1950 (aged 16) 0 0 Apprentice September 1965 Free transfer
Peter Bullock FW England Stoke-on-Trent (1941-11-17)17 November 1941 (aged 24) 36 11 England Southend United 30 October 1965[a] Nominal
Ken Hodgson FW England Newcastle upon Tyne (1942-01-19)19 January 1942 (aged 24) 0 0 England Bournemouth 20 August 1966[a] £4,000
Johnny Martin WG England Ashington (1946-12-04)4 December 1946 (aged 19) 0 0 England Aston Villa 20 August 1966[a] Free transfer
Alan Shires WG England Leigh-on-Sea (1948-06-29)29 June 1948 (aged 17) 0 0 England Southend United 27 August 1966[a] Free transfer
Reg Stratton FW England Kingsley (1939-07-10)10 July 1939 (aged 26) 39 21 England Fulham 28 May 1965 Free transfer
Brian Westlake CF England Newcastle-under-Lyme (1943-09-19)19 September 1943 (aged 22) 0 0 England Tranmere Rovers February 1967 Nominal
  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.
20 August 1966 FW England Ken Hodgson England Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic £4,000 [7][a]
20 August 1966 WG England Johnny Martin England Aston Villa Free transfer [8][a]
27 August 1966 WG England Alan Shires England Southend United Free transfer [9][a]
24 September 1966 FB Scotland Dennis Mochan England Nottingham Forest Free transfer [10][a]
February 1967 CF England Brian Westlake England Tranmere Rovers Nominal [11]
April 1967 CB England Alan Dennis Apprentice Free transfer [12]
  • Total spending: Decrease ~ £4,000
  1. ^ a b c d 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 FB England David Laitt England Crittall Athletic Released [13]
End of season WG England John Hornsby England South Shields Released [14]
End of season IF England Ted Phillips Malta Floriana Player-manager [15]
28 May 1966 FB Scotland John Fowler England Heybridge Swifts Player-manager [16][a]
28 May 1966 WG England Barrie Aitchison England Cambridge City Released [17][a]
31 May 1966 IF England Dennis Barrett Free agent Released [18]
August 1966 WG England Mike Grice England Lowestoft Town Released [19]
11 February 1967 WG England Arthur Kaye Free agent Retired [20][a]
  1. ^ a b c Date of departure refers to the date of the player's final game for the club

Match details

Third Division

Main article: 1966–67 Football League

Results round by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAHAHAHHAAHHAHAHAAAHAAHHAHAAHAHAHHHHAHAHHAHAAH
ResultLLWDWDWWLWWDLWLLDLWLLDWWLLLLLLWWDWWDLWLDWDLLDW
Position182219161312107875585612101412141618131314161617181917141713101013121211111214161412
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
11 Gillingham 46 15 16 15 58 62 0.935 46
12 Walsall 46 18 10 18 65 72 0.903 46
13 Colchester United 46 17 10 19 76 73 1.041 44
14 Orient 46 13 18 15 58 68 0.853 44
15 Peterborough United 46 14 15 17 66 71 0.930 43
Source: [citation needed]

Matches

20 August 1966 (1966-08-20) 1 Colchester United 2–3 Middlesbrough Colchester
Bullock
Stratton 		Report
Report		 O'Rourke
Lawson 		Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,385
27 August 1966 (1966-08-27) 2 Shrewsbury Town 2–1 Colchester United Shrewsbury
Unknown goalscorer Report Stratton Stadium: Gay Meadow
Attendance: 4,819
3 September 1966 (1966-09-03) 3 Colchester United 2–1 Watford Colchester
Hodgson 15'
Stratton 55' (pen.)		 Report Garbett 70' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,232
6 September 1966 (1966-09-06) 4 Swindon Town 1–1 Colchester United Swindon
Rogers 16' Report
Report		 Hodgson 11' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 11,600
10 September 1966 (1966-09-10) 5 Colchester United 3–1 Bristol Rovers Colchester
Own goal o.g.'
Hodgson
Stratton 		Report Unknown goalscorer Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,736
17 September 1966 (1966-09-17) 6 Oxford United 1–1 Colchester United Oxford
Unknown goalscorer Report Hodgson Stadium: Manor Ground
Attendance: 6,503
24 September 1966 (1966-09-24) 7 Colchester United 3–2 Oldham Athletic Colchester
Own goal o.g.'
Hodgson 		Report Unknown goalscorer Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,921
26 September 1966 (1966-09-26) 8 Colchester United 2–1 Swindon Town Colchester
Forbes
Hodgson 68'		 Report
Report		 Willie Penman 45' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 7,874
30 September 1966 (1966-09-30) 9 Scunthorpe United 3–1 Colchester United Scunthorpe
Unknown goalscorer Report Stratton Stadium: Old Showground
Attendance: 5,222
8 October 1966 (1966-10-08) 10 Reading 2–3 Colchester United Reading
Webb 80'
Harris pen.'		 Report Martin 3'
Shires 16', 90'		 Stadium: Elm Park
Attendance: 7,213
15 October 1966 (1966-10-15) 11 Colchester United 5–0 Doncaster Rovers Colchester
Hodgson
Bullock
Stratton 		Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 6,461
17 October 1966 (1966-10-17) 12 Colchester United 2–2 Orient Colchester
Stratton Report Unknown goalscorer Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 8,969
22 October 1966 (1966-10-22) 13 Mansfield Town 2–0 Colchester United Mansfield
Unknown goalscorer Report Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 6,028
29 October 1966 (1966-10-29) 14 Colchester United 4–0 Grimsby Town Colchester
Hodgson
Bullock
Stratton 		Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 6,330
4 November 1966 (1966-11-04) 15 Walsall 1–0 Colchester United Walsall
Unknown goalscorer Report Stadium: Fellows Park
Attendance: 8,192
12 November 1966 (1966-11-12) 16 Colchester United 1–4 Peterborough United Colchester
Hodgson Report
Report		 Fairbrother
Mason 		Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 6,353
14 November 1966 (1966-11-14) 17 Orient 3–3 Colchester United Leyton
Unknown goalscorer Report Hodgson
Stratton 		Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 5,714
19 November 1966 (1966-11-19) 18 Torquay United 5–0 Colchester United Torquay
Unknown goalscorer Report Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 5,056
3 December 1966 (1966-12-03) 19 Darlington 0–4 Colchester United Darlington
Report Mansfield
Martin
Stratton 		Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 5,706
10 December 1966 (1966-12-10) 20 Colchester United 1–3 Queens Park Rangers Colchester
Stratton Report Unknown goalscorer Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 8,195
17 December 1966 (1966-12-17) 21 Middlesbrough 4–0 Colchester United Middlesbrough
O'Rourke
Horsfield 		Report
Report		 Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 8,891
26 December 1966 (1966-12-26) 22 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 1–1 Colchester United Bournemouth
Unknown goalscorer Report Martin Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 5,478
27 December 1966 (1966-12-27) 23 Colchester United 2–0 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic Colchester
Hodgson
Bullock 		Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 6,140
31 December 1966 (1966-12-31) 24 Colchester United 3–1 Shrewsbury Town Colchester
Hodgson
Bullock
Stratton 		Report Unknown goalscorer Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,980
14 January 1967 (1967-01-14) 25 Bristol Rovers 4–1 Colchester United Bristol
Unknown goalscorer Report Stratton Stadium: Eastville Stadium
Attendance: 15,415
21 January 1967 (1967-01-21) 26 Colchester United 1–2 Oxford United Colchester
Stratton Report Unknown goalscorer Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,755
28 January 1967 (1967-01-28) 27 Workington 1–0 Colchester United Workington
Unknown goalscorer Report Stadium: Borough Park
Attendance: 2,589
4 February 1967 (1967-02-04) 28 Oldham Athletic 4–0 Colchester United Oldham
Unknown goalscorer Report Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 8,961
11 February 1967 (1967-02-11) 29 Colchester United 0–1 Scunthorpe United Colchester
Report Unknown goalscorer Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,965
18 February 1967 (1967-02-18) 30 Gillingham 2–1 Colchester United Gillingham
Unknown goalscorer Report Stratton Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 6,147
25 February 1967 (1967-02-25) 31 Colchester United 2–0 Reading Colchester
Westlake 17'
Stratton 40'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,331
3 March 1967 (1967-03-03) 32 Doncaster Rovers 1–4 Colchester United Doncaster
Unknown goalscorer Report Westlake
Martin pen.'
Stratton 		Stadium: Belle Vue
Attendance: 8,481
11 March 1967 (1967-03-11) 33 Colchester United 0–0 Gillingham Colchester
Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,915
18 March 1967 (1967-03-18) 34 Colchester United 3–0 Mansfield Town Colchester
Westlake
Martin
Bullock 		Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,175
24 March 1967 (1967-03-24) 35 Colchester United 3–1 Swansea Town Colchester
Hodgson
Bullock 		Report Unknown goalscorer Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 7,277
25 March 1967 (1967-03-25) 36 Colchester United 0–0 Grimsby Town Colchester
Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,487
27 March 1967 (1967-03-27) 37 Swansea Town 1–0 Colchester United Swansea
Unknown goalscorer Report Stadium: Vetch Field
Attendance: 5,748
1 April 1967 (1967-04-01) 38 Colchester United 5–1 Walsall Colchester
Westlake
Martin
Bullock 		Report Unknown goalscorer Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,809
8 April 1967 (1967-04-08) 39 Peterborough United 2–1 Colchester United Peterborough
Watson
Byrne 		Report
Report		 Hodgson Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 5,362
10 April 1967 (1967-04-10) 40 Colchester United 2–2 Workington Colchester
Hodgson
Bullock 		Report Unknown goalscorer Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,767
15 April 1967 (1967-04-15) 41 Colchester United 1–0 Torquay United Colchester
Stratton Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,672
22 April 1967 (1967-04-22) 42 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–1 Colchester United Hove
Gould Report Stratton Stadium: Goldstone Ground
Attendance: 10,567
29 April 1967 (1967-04-29) 43 Colchester United 2–3 Darlington Colchester
Martin
Stratton 		Report Unknown goalscorer Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,578
6 May 1967 (1967-05-06) 44 Queens Park Rangers 2–1 Colchester United Shepherd's Bush
Unknown goalscorer Report Hall Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 10,935
9 May 1967 (1967-05-09) 45 Watford 0–0 Colchester United Watford
Report Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 20,169
13 May 1967 (1967-05-13) 46 Colchester United 3–2 Brighton & Hove Albion Colchester
Bullock Report Livesey
Turner 		Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,238

League Cup

Main article: 1966–67 Football League Cup
23 August 1966 (1966-08-23) 1st round Queens Park Rangers 5–0 Colchester United Shepherd's Bush
Marsh 23', 37', 40', 53'
Lazarus 		Report Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 5,497

FA Cup

Main article: 1966–67 FA Cup
26 November 1966 (1966-11-26) 1st round Gainsborough Trinity 0–1 Colchester United Gainsborough
Report Hall Stadium: The Northolme
Attendance: 3,968
7 January 1966 (1966-01-07) 2nd round Colchester United 0–3 Peterborough United Colchester
Report
Report		 Watson
Fairbrother 		Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 9,081

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

[6][21]

No. Pos Nat Player Total Third Division FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK England ENG Alan Buck 26 0 25 0 0 0 1 0
GK South Africa RSA Sandy Kennon 23 0 21 0 2 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Duncan Forbes 49 1 46 1 2 0 1 0
DF England ENG Brian Hall 48 2 45 1 2 1 1 0
DF England ENG Mick Loughton 25 0 23 0 1 0 1 0
DF Scotland SCO Dennis Mochan 35 0 31+3 0 1 0 0 0
DF England ENG Ray Price 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
DF England ENG David Raine 27 0 25+1 0 1 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Bobby Blackwood 22 0 20 0 1 0 1 0
MF England ENG John Mansfield 8 2 7+1 2 0 0 0 0
MF England ENG Derek Trevis 48 0 45 0 2 0 1 0
FW England ENG Peter Barlow 4 0 3+1 0 0 0 0 0
FW England ENG Peter Bullock 43 15 40+1 15 1 0 1 0
FW England ENG Ken Hodgson 47 16 44 16 2 0 1 0
FW England ENG Johnny Martin 49 8 46 8 2 0 1 0
FW England ENG Alan Shires 17 2 15 2 1 0 0+1 0
FW England ENG Reg Stratton 49 24 46 24 2 0 1 0
FW England ENG Brian Westlake 15 5 14+1 5 0 0 0 0
Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season
FW England ENG Arthur Kaye 14 0 10+1 0 2 0 1 0

Goalscorers

[21]

Place Nationality Position Name Third Division FA Cup League Cup Total
1 England FW Reg Stratton 24 0 0 24
2 England FW Ken Hodgson 16 0 0 16
3 England FW Peter Bullock 15 0 0 15
4 England WG Johnny Martin 8 0 0 8
5 England CF Brian Westlake 5 0 0 5
6 England LB Brian Hall 1 1 0 2
England MF John Mansfield 2 0 0 2
England WG Alan Shires 2 0 0 2
9 Scotland CB Duncan Forbes 1 0 0 1
Own goals 2 0 0 2
TOTALS 76 1 0 77

Clean sheets

Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.[22]

Place Nationality Player Third Division FA Cup League Cup Total
1 South Africa Sandy Kennon 7 1 0 8
2 England Alan Buck 3 0 0 3
TOTALS 10 1 0 11

Player debuts

Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.[23]

Position Nationality Player Date Opponent Ground Notes
FW England Ken Hodgson 20 August 1966 Middlesbrough Layer Road
WG England Johnny Martin 20 August 1966 Middlesbrough Layer Road
WG England Alan Shires 23 August 1966 Queens Park Rangers Loftus Road
FB Scotland Dennis Mochan 24 September 1966 Oldham Athletic Layer Road
FW England Peter Barlow 27 December 1966 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic Layer Road
CF England Brian Westlake 18 February 1967 Gillingham Priestfield Stadium

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.

Websites

Specific

  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 0–3 Peterborough United". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Colchester Utd 0–1 Scunthorpe United". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Average Attendance Figures Per Season". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  5. ^ Hudson, Matt (11 July 2012). "The 1950s and 1960s". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
  6. ^ a b "Appearances". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  7. ^ "Ken Hodgson". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  8. ^ "Johnny Martin". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  9. ^ "Alan Shires". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  10. ^ "Dennis Mochan". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  11. ^ "Brian Westlake". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  12. ^ "Alan Dennis". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  13. ^ "David Laitt". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  14. ^ "John Hornsby". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  15. ^ "Ted Phillips". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  16. ^ "John Fowler". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  17. ^ "Barrie Aitchison". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  18. ^ 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.
  19. ^ "Mike Grice". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  20. ^ "Arthur Kaye". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  21. ^ a b "Goals". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  22. ^ "Clean sheets (1st team)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  23. ^ "Alltime- List of Debuts". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2017.