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1968–69 Colchester United F.C. season

The 1968–69 season was Colchester United's 27th season in their history and their first season back in the fourth tier of English football, the Fourth Division following relegation the previous season. Alongside competing in the Fourth Division, the club also participated in the FA Cup and the League Cup.

Colchester United
1968–69 season
ChairmanArthur Neville[1]
ManagerDick Graham
StadiumLayer Road
Fourth Division6th
FA Cup2nd round
(eliminated by
Exeter City)
League Cup2nd round
(eliminated by
Workington)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Danny Light (12)
All:
Danny Light (14)
Highest home attendance10,604
v Southend United, 29 November 1968[2]
Lowest home attendance3,199
v Doncaster Rovers, 31 August 1968[3]
Average home league attendance6,048[4]
Biggest win5–0
v Chesham United, 16 November 1968
Biggest defeat0–4
v Brentford, 10 August 1968
v Scunthorpe United, 26 August 1968
v Rochdale, 8 March 1969
1–5
v Chester, 24 August 1968

In a transitional season under new manager Dick Graham, Colchester missed an instant return to the third tier by four points, finishing the season in sixth place. The U's were eliminated at the second round of both FA and League Cups.

Season overview edit

Colchester appointed former Crystal Palace manager Dick Graham to replace Neil Franklin. Having guided Palace from the Fourth Division to the Second Division, Graham intended to emulate his work at Selhurst Park.

Seven games into the season, with his side earning just one point, Graham cleared out the squad, ousting six players and sold Duncan Forbes and Derek Trevis for a combined fee of £19,000. He brought in a number of players, including goalkeeper Tony Macedo and former Tottenham Hotspur double-winner Terry Dyson. Colchester's form drastically improved, earning 33 points from a possible 42 to propel up the table into fourth position and the promotion places. However, after a poor Easter period, earning just two points against promotion-rivals Bradford City, Halifax Town and Swansea Town saw the U's slip back into sixth place and four points short of promotion.[5]

Players edit

As of match played 2 May 1969.[6]
Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee
Goalkeepers
Ernie Adams GK   Hackney (1948-01-17)17 January 1948 (aged 20) 50 0   Arsenal 1 July 1967 Free transfer
Tony Macedo GK   Gibraltar (1938-02-22)22 February 1938 (aged 30) 0 0   Fulham 2 November 1968[a] £6,000
Ron Willis GK   Romford (1947-12-27)27 December 1947 (aged 20) 0 0   Charlton Athletic October 1968 £1,500
Defenders
Dave Bickles CB   West Ham (1944-04-06)6 April 1944 (aged 24) 0 0   Crystal Palace 28 September 1968[a] Free transfer
Micky Cook FB   Enfield (1951-04-09)9 April 1951 (aged 17) 0 0   Orient 1 March 1969 Free transfer
Alan Dennis CB   Colchester (1951-02-22)22 February 1951 (aged 17) 0 0 Apprentice April 1967 Free transfer
Brian Hall LB   Burbage (1939-03-09)9 March 1939 (aged 29) 154 16   Mansfield Town March 1965 Free transfer
Brian Honeywood CB   Chelmsford (1949-05-08)8 May 1949 (aged 19) 0 0   Ipswich Town August 1968 Free transfer
Bobby Howlett CB   West Ham (1948-12-12)12 December 1948 (aged 19) 0 0   Southend United Summer 1968 Free transfer
Dennis Mochan FB   Falkirk (1935-12-12)12 December 1935 (aged 32) 81 2   Nottingham Forest 24 September 1966[a] Free transfer
Owen Simpson FB   Mickley (1943-09-18)18 September 1943 (aged 24) 0 0   Orient 10 August 1968[a] £3,500
Adrian Webster DF   Colchester (1951-11-06)6 November 1951 (aged 16) 0 0 Apprentice July 1968 Free transfer
Brian Wood CB   Hamworthy (1940-12-08)8 December 1940 (aged 27) 0 0   Orient 14 September 1968[a] £4,000
Midfielders
Roger Joslyn MF   Colchester (1950-05-07)7 May 1950 (aged 18) 12 0 Apprentice 23 December 1967[a] Free transfer
Forwards
Micky Brown WG   Farnham Common (1944-04-11)11 April 1944 (aged 24) 0 0   Luton Town 26 October 1968[a] £3,000
Terry Dyson WG   Malton (1934-11-29)29 November 1934 (aged 33) 0 0   Fulham 24 August 1968[a] Free transfer
Brian Gibbs FW   Gillingham (1936-10-06)6 October 1936 (aged 31) 0 0   Gillingham September 1968 £8,000
Danny Light FW   Chiswick (1948-07-10)10 July 1948 (aged 19) 0 0   Crystal Palace August 1968 £4,000
Johnny Martin WG   Ashington (1946-12-04)4 December 1946 (aged 21) 80 11   Aston Villa 20 August 1966[a] Free transfer
Jim Oliver FW   Falkirk (1941-12-03)3 December 1941 (aged 26) 15 0   Brighton & Hove Albion January 1968 £2,000
Terry Price WG   Colchester (1945-10-11)11 October 1945 (aged 22) 39 3   Orient 16 September 1967 £2,000
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club

Transfers edit

In edit

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
Summer 1968 CB   Bobby Howlett   Southend United Free transfer [7]
Summer 1968 FB   Gerry Perryman   Northampton Town Free transfer [8]
July 1968 CB   Colin Moughton   Queens Park Rangers Trial [9]
July 1968 DF   Adrian Webster Apprentice Free transfer [10]
August 1968 CB   Brian Honeywood   Ipswich Town Free transfer [11]
August 1968 FW   Danny Light   Crystal Palace £4,000 [12]
10 August 1968 FB   Owen Simpson   Orient £3,500 [13][a]
24 August 1968 WG   Terry Dyson   Fulham Free transfer [14][a]
September 1968 FW   Brian Gibbs   Gillingham £8,000 [15]
14 September 1968 CB   Brian Wood   Orient £4,000 [16][a]
28 September 1968 CB   Dave Bickles   Crystal Palace Free transfer [17][a]
October 1968 GK   Ron Willis   Charlton Athletic £1,500 [18]
26 October 1968 WG   Micky Brown   Luton Town £3,000 [19][a]
2 November 1968 GK   Tony Macedo   Fulham £6,000 [20][a]
16 November 1968 FW   Ken O'Rourke   Arsenal Trial [21][a]
November 1968 WG   Barry Rowan   Dallas Tornado Free transfer [22]
1 March 1969 FB   Micky Cook   Orient Free transfer [23]
  • Total spending:   ~ £30,000
  1. ^ a b c d e f g Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club

Out edit

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
End of season CB   Bob Walker   Bedford Town Free transfer [24]
End of season WG   Alan Shires   Chelmsford City Released [25]
Summer 1968 WH   David Buck   Halstead Town Released [26]
Summer 1968 CB   Mick Loughton   Brentwood Town Released [27]
Summer 1968 MF   Bobby Blackwood   Hawick Royal Albert Player-manager [28]
Summer 1968 FW   Peter Bullock   Exeter City Free transfer [29]
Summer 1968 FW   Reg Stratton   Brentwood Town Free transfer [30]
26 August 1968 GK   Alan Buck   Poole Town Released [31][a]
26 August 1968 CB   Colin Moughton   Bedford Town End of trial [9][a]
September 1968 CB   Duncan Forbes   Norwich City £10,000 [32]
4 September 1968 FB   Gerry Perryman   Corby Town Free transfer [8][a]
4 September 1968 MF   John Mansfield   Brentwood Town Free transfer [33][a]
20 September 1968 MF   Derek Trevis   Walsall £11,000 [34][a]
23 November 1968 FW   Ken O'Rourke   Bedford Town End of trial [21][a]
January 1969 WG   Barry Rowan   Durban United Released [22]
February 1969 FW   Peter Barlow   Workington Free transfer [35]
28 February 1969 FW   Ken Hodgson   Poole Town Released [36][a]
  • Total incoming:   ~ £21,000
  1. ^ a b c d e f g Date of departure refers to the date of the player's final game for the club

Loans in edit

Date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
31 August 1968 CB   Brian Wood   Orient 7 September 1968 [16][a]
7 September 1968 GK   Tony Macedo   Fulham 26 October 1968 [20][a]
  1. ^ a b Loan start and end dates refer to the date of the player's first and final games for the club

Loans out edit

Date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.
Early 1969 FW   Ken Hodgson   Chelmsford City February 1969 [36]
January 1969 WG   Johnny Martin   Chelmsford City January 1969 [37]

Match details edit

Fourth Division edit

Main article: 1968–69 Football League

Results round by round edit

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHAHHHAAHAHAAHAHHAAHHAAHAAAHHAAHHAHAHHAAHHHHAA
ResultLDLLLWDWWDWWLDWWWLLWWWWWWWLDWLLWDLDLWWWDDDDLDL
Position212223242424232113141210151413106912898672344236436464222222335
Source: 11v11.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Promotion or relegation
4 Bradford City (P) 46 18 20 8 65 46 1.413 56 Promotion to 1969–70 Third Division
5 Darlington 46 17 18 11 62 45 1.378 52
6 Colchester United 46 20 12 14 57 53 1.075 52
7 Southend United 46 19 13 14 78 61 1.279 51
8 Lincoln City 46 17 17 12 54 52 1.038 51
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal average; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted

Matches edit

10 August 1968 (1968-08-10) 1 Brentford 4–0 Colchester United Brentford
Deakin   3'
Moughton   60' (o.g.)
Terry   73'
Ross   81'		 Report Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 7,580
Referee: H New
17 August 1968 (1968-08-17) 2 Colchester United 0–0 Rochdale Colchester
Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,969
Referee: T Reynolds
24 August 1968 (1968-08-24) 3 Chester 5–1 Colchester United Chester
Jones   6', 23'
Dearden   50'
Talbot   62'
Sutton   72'		 Report Simpson   23' Stadium: Sealand Road
Attendance: 5,813
Referee: Clive Thomas
26 August 1968 (1968-08-26) 4 Colchester United 0–4 Scunthorpe United Colchester
Report Kerr   24', 68'
Heath   63'
Deere   88'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,771
Referee: John Homewood
31 August 1968 (1968-08-31) 5 Colchester United 1–2 Doncaster Rovers Colchester
Simpson   90' (pen.) Report Webber   52'
Johnson   90'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,199
Referee: K Markham
7 September 1968 (1968-09-07) 6 Colchester United 1–0 York City Colchester
Light   68' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,756
Referee: Malcolm Sinclair
14 September 1968 (1968-09-14) 7 Bradford City 1–1 Colchester United Bradford
Bannister   66' Report Light   32' Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 6,879
Referee: V Batty
16 September 1968 (1968-09-16) 8 Chesterfield 0–2 Colchester United Chesterfield
Report Gibbs   11'
Trevis   58'		 Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 4,693
Referee: V James
20 September 1968 (1968-09-20) 9 Colchester United 1–0 Port Vale Colchester
Joslyn   39' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 6,441
Referee: Gordon Hill
28 September 1968 (1968-09-28) 10 Exeter City 1–1 Colchester United Exeter
Banks   40' Report Simpson   2' Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 5,146
Referee: T Reynolds
4 October 1968 (1968-10-04) 11 Colchester United 2–1 Grimsby Town Colchester
Gibbs   8', 77' Report Housing   29' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 7,543
Referee: Keith Walker
8 October 1968 (1968-10-08) 12 Scunthorpe United 2–3 Colchester United Scunthorpe
Kerr   22'
Heath   68' (pen.)		 Report Gibbs   46', 64'
Bickles   83'		 Stadium: Old Showground
Attendance: 2,748
Referee: Gordon Kew
12 October 1968 (1968-10-12) 13 Newport County 1–0 Colchester United Newport
McClelland   Report Stadium: Somerton Park
Attendance: 3,262
Referee: D Counsel
19 October 1968 (1968-10-19) 14 Colchester United 0–0 Darlington Colchester
Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 6,323
Referee: Ron Challis
26 October 1968 (1968-10-26) 15 Lincoln City 0–3 Colchester United Lincoln
Report Peden   36' (o.g.)
Hall   44'
Oliver   65'		 Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 6,833
Referee: H Williams
2 November 1968 (1968-11-02) 16 Colchester United 2–1 Wrexham Colchester
Price   68'
Oliver   90+3'		 Report Smith   73' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,806
Referee: R Paine
4 November 1968 (1968-11-04) 17 Colchester United 3–0 Workington Colchester
Light   36'
Oliver   57'
Price   71'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 6,702
Referee: E Wallace
9 November 1968 (1968-11-09) 18 Bradford Park Avenue 2–1 Colchester United Bradford
Brannan   39'
Gould   67'		 Report Oliver   5' Stadium: Park Avenue
Attendance: 2,011
23 November 1968 (1968-11-23) 19 Swansea Town 2–0 Colchester United Swansea
Gwyther   72'
Hall   85' (o.g.)		 Report Stadium: Vetch Field
Attendance: 5,080
Referee: D Smith
29 November 1968 (1968-11-29) 20 Colchester United 4–0 Southend United Colchester
Oliver   12'
Simpson   56'
Gibbs   87'
Dyson   90' (pen.)		 Report
Report		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 10,604
Referee: R Barker
14 December 1968 (1968-12-14) 21 Colchester United 2–1 Newport County Colchester
Light   23'
Wood   80'		 Report Deacy   27' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,532
Referee: J Yates
26 December 1968 (1968-12-26) 22 Grimsby Town 2–4 Colchester United Cleethorpes
Oates   20'
Hickman   80'		 Report Oliver   31'
Bickles   63'
Light   71', 81'		 Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 5,559
Referee: H Davey
11 January 1969 (1969-01-11) 23 Wrexham 0–3 Colchester United Wrexham
Report Gibbs   20'
Light   29', 88'		 Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 7,471
Referee: Bob Matthewson
18 January 1969 (1969-01-18) 24 Colchester United 3–0 Bradford Park Avenue Colchester
Hall   16'
Dyson   50' (pen.)
Oliver   53'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,914
Referee: Malcolm Sinclair
24 January 1969 (1969-01-24) 25 Workington 0–1 Colchester United Workington
Report Oliver   31' Stadium: Borough Park
Attendance: 2,584
Referee: J Hill
1 February 1969 (1969-02-01) 26 Aldershot 1–2 Colchester United Aldershot
Howarth   4' Report Gibbs   42'
Dyson   88'		 Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 8,383
Referee: Ron Challis
14 February 1969 (1969-02-14) 27 Southend United 3–1 Colchester United Southend-on-Sea
Moore   38'
Best   54', 78'		 Report
Report		 Light   84' Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 12,681
Referee: Keith Walker
22 February 1969 (1969-02-22) 28 Colchester United 1–1 Notts County Colchester
Gibbs   67' Report Butlin   53' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 6,612
Referee: R Johnson
28 February 1969 (1969-02-28) 29 Colchester United 2–1 Brentford Colchester
Joslyn   38'
Light   84'		 Report Neilson   15'
Terry   18'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 7,268
Referee: Tommy Dawes
4 March 1969 (1969-03-04) 30 Halifax Town 2–1 Colchester United Halifax
Pearson   25'
Massie   31'		 Report Shawcross   16' (o.g.) Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 3,400
Referee: R Darlington
8 March 1969 (1969-03-08) 31 Rochdale 4–0 Colchester United Rochdale
Jenkins   57'
Butler   75', 90'
Buck   82'		 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4,988
Referee: J Thacker
10 March 1969 (1969-03-10) 32 Colchester United 2–0 Aldershot Colchester
Hall  
Light  		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 6,577
Referee: John Homewood
14 March 1969 (1969-03-14) 33 Colchester United 1–1 Chester Colchester
Oliver   90' Report Draper   17' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 7,312
Referee: R Kirkpatrick
22 March 1969 (1969-03-22) 34 Doncaster Rovers 1–0 Colchester United Doncaster
Robertson   62' Report Stadium: Belle Vue
Attendance: 10,799
Referee: R Capey
24 March 1969 (1969-03-24) 35 Colchester United 1–1 Lincoln City Colchester
Joslyn   71' Report Harford   71' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 6,787
Referee: D Lyden
29 March 1969 (1969-03-29) 36 York City 2–0 Colchester United York
Boyer   14', 50' Report Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 3,140
Referee: J Quinn
4 April 1969 (1969-04-04) 37 Colchester United 1–0 Chesterfield Colchester
Brown   41' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 7,180
Referee: H New
5 April 1969 (1969-04-05) 38 Colchester United 1–0 Exeter City Colchester
Light   36' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,650
Referee: M Fussey
8 April 1969 (1969-04-08) 39 Peterborough United 0–1 Colchester United Peterborough
Report
Report		 Brown   88' Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 6,548
12 April 1969 (1969-04-12) 40 Port Vale 0–0 Colchester United Burslem
Report Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 3,774
Referee: F Cowan
14 April 1969 (1969-04-14) 41 Colchester United 2–2 Peterborough United Colchester
Brown   25'
Bickles   56'		 Report
Report		 Price   43'
Hall   48'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 6,564
Referee: A Dimond
18 April 1969 (1969-04-18) 42 Colchester United 1–1 Bradford City Colchester
Gibbs   47' Report Hall   52' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 8,196
Referee: R Paine
21 April 1969 (1969-04-21) 43 Colchester United 0–0 Halifax Town Colchester
Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 7,429
Referee: R Spittle
25 April 1969 (1969-04-25) 44 Colchester United 0–1 Swansea Town Colchester
Report Raybould   3' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 7,136
Referee: Norman Burtenshaw
28 April 1969 (1969-04-28) 45 Darlington 1–1 Colchester United Darlington
Melling   4' Report Gibbs   71' Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 7,505
Referee: Alan Gunn
2 May 1969 (1969-05-02) 46 Notts County 2–0 Colchester United Nottingham
Masson   26', 78' Report Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 3,576
Referee: W Castle

League Cup edit

Main article: 1968–69 Football League Cup
14 August 1968 (1968-08-14) 1st round Colchester United 2–0 Reading Colchester
Hall   41'
Oliver   69' (pen.)		 Report Chapman   17'   72' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,824
Referee: J Yates
4 September 1968 (1968-09-04) 2nd round Colchester United 0–1 Workington Colchester
Report Tyrer   35' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,523
Referee: I Hunting

FA Cup edit

Main article: 1968–69 FA Cup
16 November 1968 (1968-11-16) 1st round Colchester United 5–0 Chesham United Colchester
Light   34', 74'
Hall   49', 54'
Price   80'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,497
Referee: R Johnson
7 December 1968 (1968-12-07) 2nd round Colchester United 0–1 Exeter City Colchester
Report Banks   10' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 6,180
Referee: D Smith

Squad statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

[6][38]

No. Pos Nat Player Total Fourth Division FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   ENG Ernie Adams 6 0 4 0 0 0 2 0
GK   GIB Tony Macedo 40 0 38 0 2 0 0 0
GK   ENG Ron Willis 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
DF   ENG Dave Bickles 35 3 34 3 1 0 0 0
DF   ENG Brian Hall 50 6 46 3 2 2 2 1
DF   ENG Brian Honeywood 21 0 12+6 0 1 0 2 0
DF   SCO Dennis Mochan 43 0 41 0 2 0 0 0
DF   ENG Owen Simpson 45 4 41+2 4 1 0 1 0
DF   ENG Brian Wood 30 1 28 1 2 0 0 0
MF   ENG Roger Joslyn 41 3 37+1 3 1 0 2 0
FW   ENG Micky Brown 22 3 17+3 3 1+1 0 0 0
FW   ENG Terry Dyson 43 3 40+1 3 2 0 0 0
FW   ENG Brian Gibbs 38 11 37 11 1 0 0 0
FW   ENG Danny Light 45 14 42+1 12 2 2 0 0
FW   ENG Johnny Martin 9 0 6+1 0 0 0 2 0
FW   SCO Jim Oliver 43 10 34+7 9 1 0 1 1
FW   ENG Terry Price 24 3 19+2 2 1 1 2 0
Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season
GK   ENG Alan Buck 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
DF   SCO Duncan Forbes 8 0 6 0 0 0 2 0
DF   ENG Colin Moughton 5 0 4 0 0 0 1 0
DF   ENG Gerry Perryman 3 0 1+1 0 0 0 1 0
MF   ENG John Mansfield 5 0 2+1 0 0 0 2 0
MF   ENG Derek Trevis 10 1 8 1 0 0 2 0
FW   ENG Peter Barlow 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
FW   ENG Ken Hodgson 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
FW   ENG Ken O'Rourke 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
FW   ENG Barry Rowan 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0

Goalscorers edit

[38]

Place Nationality Position Name Fourth Division FA Cup League Cup Total
1   FW Danny Light 12 2 0 14
2   FW Brian Gibbs 11 0 0 11
3   FW Jim Oliver 9 0 1 10
4   LB Brian Hall 3 2 1 6
5   FB Owen Simpson 4 0 0 4
6   CB Dave Bickles 3 0 0 3
  WG Micky Brown 3 0 0 3
  WG Terry Dyson 3 0 0 3
  MF Roger Joslyn 3 0 0 3
  WG Terry Price 2 1 0 3
11   MF Derek Trevis 1 0 0 1
  CB Brian Wood 1 0 0 1
Own goals 2 0 0 2
TOTALS 57 5 2 64

Disciplinary record edit

[39]

Nationality Position Name Fourth Division FA Cup League Cup Total
               
  FB Owen Simpson 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
  WG Terry Dyson 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
  CB Duncan Forbes 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
  FW Jim Oliver 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
  MF Derek Trevis 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
TOTALS 4 0 0 0 2 0 6 0

Clean sheets edit

Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.[40]

Place Nationality Player Fourth Division FA Cup League Cup Total
1   Tony Macedo 15 1 0 16
2   Ernie Adams 1 0 1 2
3   Ron Willis 1 0 0 1
TOTALS 17 1 1 19

Player debuts edit

Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.[41]

Position Nationality Player Date Opponent Ground Notes
CB   Brian Honeywood 10 August 1968 Brentford Griffin Park
CB   Colin Moughton 10 August 1968 Brentford Griffin Park
FB   Owen Simpson 10 August 1968 Brentford Griffin Park
FB   Gerry Perryman 24 August 1968 Chester Sealand Road
WG   Terry Dyson 24 August 1968 Chester Sealand Road
FW   Danny Light 24 August 1968 Chester Sealand Road
CB   Brian Wood 31 August 1968 Doncaster Rovers Layer Road
GK   Tony Macedo 7 September 1968 York City Layer Road
CB   Brian Wood 14 September 1968 Bradford City Valley Parade [42][a]
FW   Brian Gibbs 14 September 1968 Bradford City Valley Parade
CB   Dave Bickles 28 September 1968 Exeter City St James Park
WG   Micky Brown 26 October 1968 Lincoln City Sincil Bank
GK   Tony Macedo 2 November 1968 Wrexham Layer Road [43][a]
FW   Ken O'Rourke 16 November 1968 Chesham United Layer Road
GK   Ron Willis 23 November 1958 Swansea Town Vetch Field
WG   Barry Rowan 23 November 1958 Swansea Town Vetch Field
  1. ^ a b Second debut for the club

See also edit

References edit

General edit

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 edit

  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.
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  9. ^ a b "Colin Moughton". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
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  12. ^ "Danny Light". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  13. ^ "Owen Simpson". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  14. ^ "Terry Dyson". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
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  19. ^ "Micky Brown". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
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  21. ^ a b "Ken O'Rourke". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  22. ^ a b "Barry Rowan". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  23. ^ "Micky Cook". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  24. ^ "Bob Walker". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  25. ^ "Alan Shires". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
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