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1970–71 Colchester United F.C. season

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 United
1970–71 season
ChairmanBill Graver
(until March)
Roy Chapman
(from March)[1]
ManagerDick Graham
StadiumLayer Road
Fourth Division6th
FA Cup6th round
(eliminated by
Everton)
League Cup2nd round
(eliminated by
Birmingham City)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Ray Crawford (24)
All:
Ray Crawford (31)
Highest home attendance16,000
v Leeds United, 13 February 1971[2]
Lowest home attendance3,502
v Barrow, 26 April 1971[3]
Average home league attendance6,362[4]
Biggest win5–0
v Cambridge United, 19 August 1970
v Rochdale, 25 January 1971
Biggest defeat0–5
v Everton, 6 March 1971

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 edit

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 edit

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 (1944-03-29)29 March 1944 (aged 26) 0 0   Gainsborough Trinity August 1970 Free transfer
Graham Smith GK   Liverpool (1947-11-02)2 November 1947 (aged 22) 46 0   Notts County Summer 1969 Free transfer
Defenders
Eric Burgess FB   Edgware (1944-10-27)27 October 1944 (aged 25) 0 0   Plymouth Argyle December 1970 Free transfer
Micky Cook FB   Enfield (1951-04-09)9 April 1951 (aged 19) 21 0   Orient 1 March 1969 Free transfer
Bobby Cram FB   Hetton-le-Hole (1939-11-19)19 November 1939 (aged 30) 21 0   Vancouver Royals 17 January 1970[a] Free transfer
Alan Dennis CB   Colchester (1951-02-22)22 February 1951 (aged 19) 3 0 Apprentice April 1967 Free transfer
Brian Garvey CB   Kingston upon Hull (1937-07-03)3 July 1937 (aged 32) 0 0   Watford June 1970 Free transfer
John Gilchrist FB   Wishaw (1939-09-05)5 September 1939 (aged 30) 0 0   Fulham 15 August 1970[a] Free transfer
Brian Hall LB   Burbage (1939-03-09)9 March 1939 (aged 31) 253 26   Mansfield Town March 1965 Free transfer
Bobby Howlett CB   West Ham (1948-12-12)12 December 1948 (aged 21) 18 0   Southend United Summer 1968 Free transfer
John Kurila CB   Glasgow (1941-04-10)10 April 1941 (aged 29) 0 0   Southend United Summer 1970 Free transfer
Trevor Painter CB   Norwich (1949-07-02)2 July 1949 (aged 20) 0 0   Norwich City 30 April 1970 Free transfer
Lindsay Smith CB   Enfield (1954-09-18)18 September 1954 (aged 15) 0 0 Apprentice 20 April 1971[a] Free transfer
Adrian Webster DF   Colchester (1951-11-06)6 November 1951 (aged 18) 0 0 Apprentice July 1968 Free transfer
Midfielders
Phil Bloss MF   Colchester (1953-01-16)16 January 1953 (aged 17) 0 0 Apprentice January 1971 Free transfer
Steve Foley MF   Clacton-on-Sea (1953-06-21)21 June 1953 (aged 16) 0 0 Apprentice July 1969 Free transfer
Ken Jones MF   Keighley (1941-02-09)9 February 1941 (aged 29) 28 16   Millwall November 1969 £5,000
Steve Leslie MF   Hornsey (1952-09-04)4 September 1952 (aged 17) 0 0 Apprentice 20 April 1971[a] Free transfer
Brian Lewis MF   Woking (1943-01-26)26 January 1943 (aged 27) 0 0   Oxford United 26 December 1970[a] £5,000
Forwards
Micky Brown WG   Farnham Common (1944-04-11)11 April 1944 (aged 26) 58 12   Luton Town 26 October 1968[a] £3,000
Ray Crawford FW   Portsmouth (1936-07-13)13 July 1936 (aged 33) 0 0   Kettering Town 15 August 1970[a] £3,000
Brian Gibbs FW   Gillingham (1936-10-06)6 October 1936 (aged 33) 83 25   Gillingham September 1968 £8,000
Mick Mahon WG   Manchester (1944-09-17)17 September 1944 (aged 25) 0 0   York City May 1970 Free transfer
Brian Owen WG   Harefield (1944-11-01)1 November 1944 (aged 25) 0 0   Watford May 1970 Free transfer
Dave Simmons FW   Ryde (1948-10-24)24 October 1948 (aged 21) 0 0   Aston Villa 26 December 1970[a] £6,000
Ray Whittaker WG   Bow (1945-01-15)15 January 1945 (aged 25) 41 7   Luton Town 9 August 1969[a] Free transfer
  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 1970 CB   John Kurila   Southend United Free transfer [8]
30 April 1970 CB   Trevor Painter   Norwich City Free transfer [9]
May 1970 WG   Brian Owen   Watford Free transfer [10]
May 1970 WG   Mick Mahon   York City Free transfer [11]
June 1970 CB   Brian Garvey   Watford Free transfer [12]
August 1970 GK   Brian Sherratt   Gainsborough Trinity Free transfer [13]
15 August 1970 FB   John Gilchrist   Fulham Free transfer [14][a]
15 August 1970 FW   Ray Crawford   Kettering Town £3,000 [15][a]
December 1970 FB   Eric Burgess   Plymouth Argyle Free transfer [16]
26 December 1970 FW   Dave Simmons   Aston Villa £6,000 [17][a]
26 December 1970 MF   Brian Lewis   Oxford United £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
  1. ^ a b c d e f 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 FB   Bert Howe   Romford Free transfer [22]
End of season CB   Brian Wood   Workington Released [23]
Summer 1970 GK   Ron Willis   Arcadia Shepherds Free transfer [24]
28 April 1970 WG   Terry Dyson   Guildford City Free transfer [25][a]
28 April 1970 FW   Danny Light   Guildford City Released [26][a]
May 1970 CB   Dave Bickles   Romford Free transfer [27]
September 1970 FW   Jim Oliver   King's Lynn Free transfer [28]
October 1970 MF   Roger Joslyn   Aldershot £8,000 [29]
March 1971 FW   Roy Massey Free agent Retired [30]
  • Total incoming:   ~ £8,000
  1. ^ a b Date of departure refers to the date of the player's final game for the club

Loans out edit

Date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.
April 1971 WG   Micky Brown   Romford End of season [31]

Match details edit

Fourth Division edit

Main article: 1970–71 Football League

Results round by round edit

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAHAAHAAHAAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHHHAHAAHHHAAHHAAAHHAH
ResultWLDWLLLDWDWLWWDWDWDWLLWWDWWWWWDLDWWLLWDLLLDWWD
Position412157121517181415141514121281086689977786565777777777777666
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 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
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 edit

15 August 1970 (1970-08-15) 1 Colchester United 1–0 Hartlepool Colchester
Brian Gibbs   35' Report
Report		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,866
Referee: D Civil
22 August 1970 (1970-08-22) 2 Chester 2–1 Colchester United Chester
Draper   30'
Cheetham   38'		 Report Owen   15' Stadium: Sealand Road
Attendance: 5,447
Referee: T Farley
29 August 1970 (1970-08-29) 3 Colchester United 1–1 Northampton Town Colchester
Owen   3' Report East   43' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,220
Referee: H Hackney
31 August 1970 (1970-08-31) 4 Barrow 0–2 Colchester United Barrow-in-Furness
Report Gibbs   77'
Crawford   87'		 Stadium: Holker Street
Attendance: 2,422
Referee: P Baldwin
4 September 1970 (1970-09-04) 5 Southport 2–1 Colchester United Southport
Field   15' (pen.)
Redrobe   21'		 Report
Report		 Gibbs   88' Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 3,792
Referee: Jim Finney
12 September 1970 (1970-09-12) 6 Colchester United 2–3 Notts County Colchester
Gibbs   40'
Crawford   89'		 Report Stubbs   25'
Barker   27'
Bradd   79'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,285
Referee: R Toseland
18 September 1970 (1970-09-18) 7 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 4–1 Colchester United Bournemouth
MacDougall   26', 61', 72', 81' Report Crawford   47' Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 7,769
Referee: R Crabb
21 September 1970 (1970-09-21) 8 Darlington 0–0 Colchester United Darlington
Report Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 4,042
Referee: W Johnson
25 September 1970 (1970-09-25) 9 Colchester United 3–0 Crewe Alexandra Colchester
Crawford   41', 81', 90' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,012
Referee: Ron Challis
30 September 1970 (1970-09-30) 10 Workington 1–1 Colchester United Workington
Wookey   36' Report Gibbs   75' Stadium: Borough Park
Attendance: 2,350
Referee: E Garner
3 October 1970 (1970-10-03) 11 Peterborough United 1–2 Colchester United Peterborough
Robson   40' Report
Report		 Gibbs   18'
Massey   88'		 Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 5,935
Referee: H Robinson
9 October 1970 (1970-10-09) 12 Colchester United 1–2 Oldham Athletic Colchester
Crawford   51' Report Bebbington   50'
Mundy   55'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,423
Referee: T Spencer
17 October 1970 (1970-10-17) 13 Hartlepool 1–2 Colchester United Hartlepool
Sharkey   43' Report
Report		 Mahon   58'
Gibbs   85'		 Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 2,913
19 October 1970 (1970-10-19) 14 Colchester United 1–0 York City Colchester
Crawford   50' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,457
Referee: A Hart
23 October 1970 (1970-10-23) 15 Stockport County 0–0 Colchester United Stockport
Report Stadium: Edgeley Road
Attendance: 5,113
Referee: Don Mapp
30 October 1970 (1970-10-30) 16 Colchester United 5–2 Aldershot Colchester
Brodie   13' (o.g.)
Crawford   28'
Hall   54'
Jones   75', 79'		 Report Walton   44'
Howarth   46'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,848
Referee: G Lewis
7 November 1970 (1970-11-07) 17 Exeter City 2–2 Colchester United Exeter
Gadston   22'
Banks   80'		 Report Jones   36'
Massey   50'		 Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 4,420
Referee: H Powell
10 November 1970 (1970-11-10) 18 Newport County 1–3 Colchester United Newport
Jones   29' Report Jones   28'
Massey   35', 55'		 Stadium: Somerton Park
Attendance: 1,973
Referee: R Fennerty
13 November 1970 (1970-11-13) 19 Colchester United 1–1 Southend United Colchester
Crawford   36' Report
Report		 Moore   41' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 7,777
Referee: K Burns
28 November 1970 (1970-11-28) 20 Colchester United 4–0 Brentford Colchester
Gibbs   10'
Cram   14'
Crawford   49', 87'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,673
Referee: R Sheppard
5 December 1970 (1970-12-05) 21 Cambridge United 2–1 Colchester United Cambridge
Harris   13'
Horrey   80'		 Report Crawford   16' Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 5,183
Referee: R Bowling
18 December 1970 (1970-12-18) 22 Colchester United 0–1 Chester Colchester
Report Draper   6' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,342
Referee: Malcolm Sinclair
26 December 1970 (1970-12-26) 23 Lincoln City 1–2 Colchester United Lincoln
Svarc   66' Report Lewis   30'
Simmons   58'		 Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 5,919
Referee: K Baker
8 January 1971 (1971-01-08) 24 Colchester United 2–1 Workington Colchester
Cram   63'
Crawford   71'		 Report Geidmintis   27' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,239
Referee: J Flye
16 January 1971 (1971-01-16) 25 York City 1–1 Colchester United York
McMahon   17' Report Kurila   5' Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 3,804
5 February 1971 (1971-02-05) 26 Colchester United 2–1 Cambridge United Colchester
Crawford   13', 74' Report Horrey   58' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 6,469
Referee: H Robinson
20 February 1971 (1971-02-20) 27 Colchester United 4–2 Newport County Colchester
Simmons   44'
Mahon   45'
Lewis   65' (pen.)
Crawford   79'		 Report Young   18'
Brown   23'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 6,444
Referee: R Crabb
22 February 1971 (1971-02-22) 28 Colchester United 1–0 Grimsby Town Colchester
Mahon   47' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 7,253
Referee: F Bassett
26 February 1971 (1971-02-26) 29 Aldershot 0–1 Colchester United Aldershot
Report Cram   3' Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 7,609
Referee: C Nicholls
8 March 1971 (1971-03-08) 30 Colchester United 2–0 Darlington Colchester
Crawford   23'
Simmons   35'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 7,110
Referee: R Johnson
12 March 1971 (1971-03-12) 31 Southend United 1–1 Colchester United Southend-on-Sea
Smith   77' Report
Report		 Barker   23' (o.g.) Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 9,406
Referee: Gordon Hill
16 March 1971 (1971-03-16) 32 Scunthorpe United 2–0 Colchester United Scunthorpe
Woolmer   48'
O'Riley   77'		 Report Stadium: Old Showground
Attendance: 3,715
20 March 1971 (1971-03-20) 33 Colchester United 1–1 Exeter City Colchester
Crawford   60' Report Banks   75' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,630
22 March 1971 (1971-03-22) 34 Colchester United 2–0 Scunthorpe United Colchester
Crawford   52', 55' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,592
Referee: D Biddle
27 March 1971 (1971-03-27) 35 Colchester United 1–0 Southport Colchester
Crawford   7' Report
Report		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,909
Referee: M Washer
29 March 1971 (1971-03-29) 36 Brentford 1–0 Colchester United Brentford
Neilson   87' Report Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 9,190
Referee: A Fussey
3 April 1971 (1971-04-03) 37 Northampton Town 2–1 Colchester United Northampton
McNeil   6', 40' Report Kurila   49' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 7,909
Referee: Clive Thomas
9 April 1971 (1971-04-09) 38 Colchester United 3–0 Peterborough United Colchester
Gibbs   65'
Gilchrist   73'
Hall   90'		 Report
Report		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 7,645
10 April 1971 (1971-04-10) 39 Colchester United 1–1 Lincoln City Colchester
Gibbs   2' Report Hubbard   34' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 6,430
Referee: D Lyden
12 April 1971 (1971-04-12) 40 Notts County 4–0 Colchester United Nottingham
Hateley   2', 9', 66'
Masson   72'		 Report Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 14,084
17 April 1971 (1971-04-17) 41 Oldham Athletic 4–0 Colchester United Oldham
Hall   10' (o.g.)
Bebbington   59', 86'
Shaw   85'		 Report Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 10,045
20 April 1971 (1971-04-20) 42 Grimsby Town 3–1 Colchester United Cleethorpes
Brace   36'
Lewis   49'
Ross   58' (pen.)		 Report Burgess   63' Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 4,166
Referee: R Raby
23 April 1971 (1971-04-23) 43 Colchester United 1–1 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic Colchester
Crawford   11' Report MacDougall   39' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,168
Referee: J Taylor
26 April 1971 (1971-04-26) 44 Colchester United 4–1 Barrow Colchester
Mahon   11'
Hall   16'
Bloss   23'
Cram   58' (pen.)		 Report Irvine   45' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,502
Referee: N Burtenshaw
1 May 1971 (1971-05-01) 45 Crewe Alexandra 0–3 Colchester United Crewe
Report Hall   11'
Crawford   46'
Mahon   49'		 Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 2,708
Referee: K Styles
7 May 1971 (1971-05-07) 46 Colchester United 1–1 Stockport County Colchester
Gibbs   23' Report Collier   79' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,477

League Cup edit

Main article: 1970–71 Football League Cup
19 August 1970 (1970-08-19) 1st round Colchester United 5–0 Cambridge United Colchester
Hall   10'
Owen   23', 80'
Jones   57' (pen.), 69'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 6,952
9 September 1970 (1970-09-09) 2nd round Colchester United 1–1 Birmingham City Colchester
Jones   54' Report Summerill   67' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 8,095
15 September 1970 (1970-09-15) 2nd round replay Birmingham City 2–1 Colchester United Birmingham
Vowden   83'
Summerill   88'		 Report Jones   13' Stadium: St Andrews
Attendance: 17,606

FA Cup edit

Main article: 1970–71 FA Cup
21 November 1970 (1970-11-21) 1st round Colchester United 3–0 Ringmer Colchester
Crawford   7', 45', 84' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 6,139
Referee: R Morphew
12 December 1970 (1970-12-12) 2nd round Colchester United 3–0 Cambridge United Colchester
Jones   31'
Gilchrist   39'
Garvey   65'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 7,348
5 January 1971 (1971-01-05) 3rd round Barnet 0–1 Colchester United Chipping Barnet
Report Mahon   7' Stadium: Underhill Stadium
Attendance: 4,990
23 January 1971 (1971-01-23) 4th round Rochdale 3–3 Colchester United Rochdale
Ashworth   27'
Buck   53', 61'		 Report Crawford   3'
Lewis   85'
Simmons   87'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 12,321
25 January 1971 (1971-01-25) 4th round Colchester United 5–0 Rochdale Colchester
Lewis   42'
Simmons   44'
Parry   50' (o.g.)
Crawford   70'
Mahon   76'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 11,205
Referee: R Capey
13 February 1971 (1971-02-13) 5th round Colchester United 3–2 Leeds United Colchester
Crawford   18', 24'
Simmons   54'		 Report Hunter   60'
Giles   78'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: D Lyden
6 March 1971 (1971-03-06) 6th round Everton 5–0 Colchester United Liverpool
15:00 BST Kendall   23', 32'
Royle   33'
Husband   36'
Ball   82'		 Report Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 53,028
Referee: J Taylor

Squad statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

[7][32]

No. Pos Nat Player Total Fourth Division FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   ENG Brian Sherratt 9 0 9 0 0 0 0 0
GK   ENG Graham Smith 47 0 37 0 7 0 3 0
DF   ENG Eric Burgess 10 1 8+2 1 0 0 0 0
DF   ENG Micky Cook 40 0 34+1 0 4 0 1 0
DF   ENG Bobby Cram 53 4 43 4 7 0 3 0
DF   ENG Alan Dennis 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0
DF   ENG Brian Garvey 54 1 44+1 0 6 1 3 0
DF   SCO John Gilchrist 38 2 28 1 5+2 1 3 0
DF   ENG Brian Hall 52 5 41+1 4 7 0 3 1
DF   SCO John Kurila 54 2 44 2 7 0 3 0
DF   ENG Trevor Painter 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
DF   ENG Lindsay Smith 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
MF   ENG Phil Bloss 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
MF   ENG Ken Jones 37 9 32 4 2 1 3 4
MF   ENG Steve Leslie 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
MF   ENG Brian Lewis 22 4 17 2 5 2 0 0
FW   ENG Ray Crawford 55 31 45 24 7 7 3 0
FW   ENG Brian Gibbs 55 11 45+1 11 6 0 3 0
FW   ENG Mick Mahon 47 7 37+1 5 7 2 2 0
FW   ENG Brian Owen 9 4 4+2 2 0+1 0 2 2
FW   ENG Dave Simmons 15 6 10 3 5 3 0 0
FW   ENG Ray Whittaker 9 0 5+3 0 1 0 0 0
Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season
MF   ENG Roger Joslyn 8 0 7 0 0 0 1 0
FW   ENG Roy Massey 18 4 12+4 4 1 0 0+1 0

Goalscorers edit

[32]

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
  MF Brian Lewis 2 2 0 4
  FW Roy Massey 4 0 0 4
  WG Brian Owen 2 0 2 4
11   FB John Gilchrist 1 1 0 2
  CB John Kurila 2 0 0 2
13   MF Phil Bloss 1 0 0 1
  FB Eric Burgess 1 0 0 1
  CB Brian Garvey 0 1 0 1
Own goals 2 1 0 3
TOTALS 70 18 7 95

Disciplinary record edit

[33]

Nationality Position Name Fourth Division FA Cup League Cup Total
               
  CB John Kurila 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
  GK Graham Smith 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
  WG Brian Owen 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
TOTALS 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 0

Clean sheets edit

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 edit

Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.[35]

Position Nationality Player Date Opponent Ground Notes
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 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.
  • 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.
  2. ^ "Colchester Utd 3–2 Leeds United". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Colchester Utd 4–1 Barrow". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  4. ^ "Average Attendance Figures Per Season". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
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