1974–75 Colchester United F.C. season

The 1974–75 season was Colchester United's 33rd season in their history and their first season back in the third tier of English football for six years, the Third Division. Alongside competing in the Third Division, the club also participated in the FA Cup and the League Cup.

Colchester United
1974–75 season
ChairmanRobert Jackson
(until November)
Jack Rippingale (from November)[1]
ManagerJim Smith
StadiumLayer Road
Third Division11th
FA Cup2nd round
(eliminated by
Leatherhead)
League Cup5th round
(eliminated by
Aston Villa)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Bobby Svarc (24)

All:
Bobby Svarc (25)
Highest home attendance11,812
v Aston Villa, 3 December 1974[2]
Lowest home attendance3,202
v Bury, 2 May 1975[3]
Average home league attendance5,460[4]
Biggest win5–0
v Grimsby Town, 15 November 1974
Biggest defeat1–4
v Swindon Town, 30 November 1974
v Charlton Athletic, 1 January 1975
2–5
Walsall, 15 March 1975

Jim Smith consolidated Colchester's position back in the third tier by leading them to an eleventh position finish to the season. They experienced a successful cup run in the League Cup, eventually falling to Second Division Aston Villa in the quarter-final stage. However, they were knocked out of the FA Cup in the second round by non-League outfit Leatherhead.

Season overview

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Ahead of the new season, Colchester's board warned that a break-even gate of 9,200 was required and that players would be sold if attendances didn't reach an average of 7,500. However, manager Jim Smith returned to former club Boston United to sign Bobby Svarc's old strike partner John Froggatt for £6,000. The acquisition was fruitful, with Svarc finding the back of the net 24 times in the league and 25 times in total, with Froggatt registering 18 with 16 in the league.

Having reached the quarter-final of the FA Cup four seasons prior, the U's emulated that achievement in the League Cup. After beating Oxford United and Southend United, they hosted First Division Carlisle United, beating the Cumbrians 2–0 to earn a home tie with Southampton. A 0–0 draw at Layer Road led to a 1–0 replay win at The Dell, courtesy of a Barry Dominey goal. This set up a quarter-final tie with Second Division Aston Villa. Villa were just too strong for United, winning 2–1 before a Layer Road crowd of 11,812.

Colchester's success in the League Cup was not replicated in the FA Cup as they were knocked out by non-League outfit Leatherhead in the second round. In the league, a strong start to the season was followed up by a weaker second half to the campaign as the U's fell from fifth to eleventh where they ended the season.

Crowds fell a long way short of the target expected by the board, with a league average of 4,941 attending during the season.[5]

Players

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As of match played 2 May 1975.[6]
Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee
Goalkeepers
Mike Walker GK   Colwyn Bay (1945-11-28)28 November 1945 (aged 28) 48 0   Watford July 1973 £4,000
Defenders
Stewart Bright FB   Colchester (1957-10-13)13 October 1957 (aged 16) 0 0 Apprentice Summer 1974 Free transfer
Micky Cook FB   Enfield (1951-04-09)9 April 1951 (aged 23) 192 6   Orient 1 March 1969 Free transfer
Barry Dominey CB   Edmonton (1955-10-21)21 October 1955 (aged 18) 3 0   Enfield WMC September 1973 Free transfer
Ray Harford CB   Halifax (1945-06-01)1 June 1945 (aged 29) 69 3   Port Vale 3 February 1973[a] £1,750
Mick Packer FB   Willesden (1950-04-20)20 April 1950 (aged 24) 35 0   Watford July 1973 Free transfer
Lindsay Smith CB   Enfield (1954-09-18)18 September 1954 (aged 19) 89 5 Apprentice 20 April 1971[a] Free transfer
Midfielders
Ray Bunkell MF   Edmonton (1949-09-18)18 September 1949 (aged 24) 6 0   Swindon Town December 1973 Part exchange
Steve Foley MF   Clacton-on-Sea (1953-06-21)21 June 1953 (aged 20) 91 21 Apprentice July 1969 Free transfer
Steve Leslie MF   Hornsey (1952-09-04)4 September 1952 (aged 21) 104 21 Apprentice 20 April 1971[a] Free transfer
Jimmy Lindsay MF   Hamilton (1949-07-12)12 July 1949 (aged 24) 0 0   Watford 17 August 1974[a] Free transfer
Bobby Roberts MF   Edinburgh (1940-09-02)2 September 1940 (aged 33) 2 0   Coventry City 1 March 1973 Free transfer
Phil Thomas MF   Sherborne (1952-12-14)14 December 1952 (aged 21) 77 6   Bournemouth Summer 1972 Free transfer
Forwards
Ian Allinson WG   Hitchin (1957-10-01)1 October 1957 (aged 16) 0 0 Apprentice Summer 1974 Free transfer
John Froggatt FW   Stanton Hill (1945-12-13)13 December 1945 (aged 28) 0 0   Boston United Summer 1974 £6,000
Bobby Svarc FW   Leicester (1946-02-08)8 February 1946 (aged 28) 68 34   Boston United December 1972 £6,000
  1. ^ a b c d Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club

Transfers

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Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
Summer 1974 FB   Stewart Bright Apprentice Free transfer [7]
Summer 1974 WG   Ian Allinson Apprentice Free transfer [8]
Summer 1974 FW   John Froggatt   Boston United £6,000 [9]
17 August 1974 MF   Jimmy Lindsay   Watford Free transfer [10][a]
  • Total spending:   ~ £6,000
  1. ^ Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club
Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
Summer 1974 MF   Bobby Mills   Chelmsford City Nominal [11]
Summer 1974 MF   Tony Wingate   Barnet Released [12]
25 January 1975 CB   Stuart Morgan   Bournemouth £4,000 [13][a]
February 1975 FB   Alex Smith   Halifax Town Nominal [14]
2 May 1975 WG   Colwyn Rowe   Chelmsford City Released [15][a]
31 March 1975 FW   Barry Dyson   Chelmsford City Released [16]
  • Total incoming:   ~ £4,000
  1. ^ a b Date of departure refers to the date of the player's final game for the club

Loans in

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Date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
4 January 1975 FW   John Sims   Derby County 10 January 1975 [17][a]
February 1975 FB   Danny Cameron   Sheffield Wednesday 4 March 1975 [18][a]
February 1975 MF   Ian McDonald   Liverpool 4 March 1975 [19][a]
  1. ^ a b c Loan start and end dates refer to the date of the player's first and final games for the club

Loans out

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Date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.
February 1975 FW   Barry Dyson   Chelmsford City 31 March 1975 [16][a]
  1. ^ Loan start and end dates refer to the date of the player's first and final games for the club

Match details

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Third Division

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Results round by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAHAHHAAHAHAHAAHHHAHAHHHAHAAHAHAAHAAHAAHAAHHAH
ResultDLWDWWWDLDWWWLDDDLLWLWDWLDLLWLDDWWLWLLLWLLDWDW
Position1518111273335534244334425345644981112118710910101110131314121111
Source: 11v11.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification or relegation
9 Preston North End 46 19 11 16 63 56 1.125 49
10 Gillingham 46 17 14 15 65 60 1.083 48
11 Colchester United 46 17 13 16 70 63 1.111 47
12 Hereford United 46 16 14 16 64 66 0.970 46
13 Wrexham 46 15 15 16 65 55 1.182 45 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

Matches

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17 August 1974 (1974-08-17) 1 Colchester United 1–1 Watford Colchester
Leslie   37' Report Scullion   56' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,715
Referee: L Shapter
24 August 1974 (1974-08-24) 2 Blackburn Rovers 3–2 Colchester United Blackburn
Martin   29'
Oates   46'
Hawkins   53'
Report Cook   43'
Froggatt   51'
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 8,390
Referee: G Nolan
31 August 1974 (1974-08-31) 3 Colchester United 1–0 Bournemouth Colchester
Cook   44' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,930
Referee: R Toseland
7 September 1974 (1974-09-07) 4 Chesterfield 1–1 Colchester United Chesterfield
Moss   83' Report Svarc   7' Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 3,474
Referee: N Ashley
14 September 1974 (1974-09-14) 5 Colchester United 3–0 Charlton Athletic Colchester
Leslie   23' (pen.)
Thomas   31'
Svarc   67'
Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,527
Referee: R Kirkpatrick
17 September 1974 (1974-09-17) 6 Colchester United 1–0 Plymouth Argyle Colchester
Packer   90' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,389
Referee: T Spencer
21 September 1974 (1974-09-21) 7 Aldershot 0–1 Colchester United Aldershot
Report Svarc   79' Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 3,539
Referee: K Salmon
24 September 1974 (1974-09-24) 8 Bury 0–0 Colchester United Bury
Report Leslie   78' Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 5,223
Referee: L Douglas
28 September 1974 (1974-09-28) 9 Colchester United 1–2 Walsall Colchester
Svarc   56' Report Buckley   8', 80' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,877
Referee: Rob Lewis
30 September 1974 (1974-09-30) 10 Port Vale 2–2 Colchester United Burslem
Williams   64'
Bailey   72'
Report Froggatt   9'
Lindsay   47'
Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 3,722
Referee: J Cross
5 October 1974 (1974-10-05) 11 Colchester United 4–2 Gillingham Colchester
Froggatt   20', 40'
Svarc   46', 79'
Report Feely   18', 31' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,684
Referee: R Clay
12 October 1974 (1974-10-12) 12 Preston North End 0–2 Colchester United Preston
Report Harford   11', 84' Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 10,259
Referee: J Hough
15 October 1974 (1974-10-15) 13 Colchester United 2–0 Port Vale Colchester
Svarc   11', 30' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,184
Referee: Ray Tinkler
23 October 1974 (1974-10-23) 14 Hereford United 3–1 Colchester United Hereford
McNeil   7'
Redrobe   30'
Lee   70' (pen.)
Report Thomas   88' Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 6,390
Referee: K Baker
26 October 1974 (1974-10-26) 15 Halifax Town 1–1 Colchester United Halifax
Blair   31' Report Svarc   60' Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 1,935
Referee: I Smith
29 October 1974 (1974-10-29) 16 Colchester United 1–1 Southend United Colchester
Lindsay   73' (pen.) Report Guthrie   26' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 6,547
Referee: P Richardson
2 November 1974 (1974-11-02) 17 Colchester United 1–1 Wrexham Colchester
Svarc   20' Report Gareth Davies   78' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,432
Referee: T Page
6 November 1974 (1974-11-06) 18 Colchester United 1–2 Hereford United Colchester
Svarc   69' Report McNeil   41'
Tyler   49'
Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,131
Referee: R Robinson
9 November 1974 (1974-11-09) 19 Huddersfield Town 3–2 Colchester United Huddersfield
Gowling   17'
Gray   24'
Dolan   57'
Report Froggatt   38'
Svarc   75'
Stadium: Leeds Road
Attendance: 5,233
Referee: D Richardson
15 November 1974 (1974-11-15) 20 Colchester United 5–0 Grimsby Town Colchester
Froggatt   4', 12', 62'
Svarc   16', 87'
Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,489
Referee: Ron Challis
30 November 1974 (1974-11-30) 21 Swindon Town 4–1 Colchester United Swindon
Moss   20' (pen.), 54', 84' (pen.)
Eastoe   22'
Report Svarc   23' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 10,072
Referee: Clive Thomas
6 December 1974 (1974-12-06) 22 Colchester United 2–1 Tranmere Rovers Colchester
L Smith   32'
Froggatt   49'
Report Tynan   34' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,554
Referee: A Glasson
20 December 1974 (1974-12-20) 23 Colchester United 1–1 Crystal Palace Colchester
Leslie   63' Report Evans   28' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 6,914
Referee: A Robinson
28 December 1974 (1974-12-28) 24 Colchester United 4–1 Peterborough United Colchester
Froggatt   2'
Dominey   4'
Cook   36'
Bradley   51' (o.g.)
Report Turner   75' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 7,790
Referee: T Reynolds
1 January 1975 (1975-01-01) 25 Charlton Athletic 4–1 Colchester United Charlton
Horsfield   12', 76'
Powell   39'
Warman   70'
Report Dyson   16' Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 15,246
Referee: A Hamil
4 January 1975 (1975-01-04) 26 Colchester United 0–0 Aldershot Colchester
Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,096
Referee: Tom Bune
10 January 1975 (1975-01-10) 27 Tranmere Rovers 2–0 Colchester United Birkenhead
Crossley   70' (pen.)
Coppell   82'
Report Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 2,819
18 January 1975 (1975-01-18) Colchester United A–A Swindon Town Colchester
Lindsay  
Cook  
Morgan  
Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,441
Note: Match abandoned after 57-minutes with the score at 3–0 due to a waterlogged pitch.
25 January 1975 (1975-01-25) 28 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–0 Colchester United Hove
Binney   28', 64' Report Morgan   Stadium: Goldstone Ground
Attendance: 9,937
Referee: B Newsome
1 February 1975 (1975-02-01) 29 Colchester United 3–2 Huddersfield Town Colchester
Froggatt   23', 32'
Dominey   75'
Report Gowling   59' (pen.), 73' (pen.) Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,921
Referee: J Bent
8 February 1975 (1975-02-08) 30 Wrexham 2–1 Colchester United Wrexham
Whittle   38'
Smallman   60'
Report Lindsay   85' Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 3,433
Referee: W Johnson
15 February 1975 (1975-02-15) 31 Colchester United 2–2 Brighton & Hove Albion Colchester
Svarc   5'
McDonald   6'
Report Binney   14'
Towner   68'
Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,161
Referee: M Taylor
22 February 1975 (1975-02-22) 32 Grimsby Town 1–1 Colchester United Cleethorpes
Lewis   61' Report McDonald   41' Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 5,608
Referee: G Trevett
1 March 1975 (1975-03-01) 33 Bournemouth 0–2 Colchester United Bournemouth
Report Froggatt   22'
Foley   61'
Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 4,578
Referee: Malcolm Sinclair
4 March 1975 (1975-03-04) 34 Colchester United 2–0 Swindon Town Colchester
Svarc   14', 55' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,041
Referee: L Shapter
15 March 1975 (1975-03-15) 35 Walsall 5–2 Colchester United Walsall
Atthey   40'
Bennett   48'
Andrews   70'
Harrison   73'
Buckley   76'
Report Foley   25'
Lindsay   64'
Stadium: Fellows Park
Attendance: 4,914
Referee: J Williams
19 March 1975 (1975-03-19) 36 Watford 1–2 Colchester United Watford
Scullion   19' Report Froggatt   4'
Svarc   59'
Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 3,941
Referee: D Nippard
22 March 1975 (1975-03-22) 37 Colchester United 1–2 Chesterfield Colchester
Lindsay   62' Report Shanahan   5'
Moss   17'
Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,152
Referee: R Crabb
25 March 1975 (1975-03-25) 38 Crystal Palace 2–1 Colchester United Selhurst
Evans   67'
Cannon   78'
Report Froggatt   54' Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 16,851
Referee: E Read
28 March 1975 (1975-03-28) 39 Peterborough United 1–0 Colchester United Peterborough
Gregory   79' Report Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 7,559
4 April 1975 (1975-04-04) 40 Colchester United 2–0 Halifax Town Colchester
Svarc   4'
Rowe   29'
Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,501
Referee: Ray Tinkler
12 April 1975 (1975-04-12) 41 Gillingham 2–1 Colchester United Gillingham
Yeo   32'
Richardson   62'
Report Rowe   50' Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 6,504
Referee: D Biddle
15 April 1975 (1975-04-15) 42 Plymouth Argyle 1–0 Colchester United Plymouth
Mariner   50' Report Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 23,551
Referee: A Lees
19 April 1975 (1975-04-19) 43 Colchester United 2–2 Preston North End Colchester
Bunkell   34'
Svarc   62'
Report Smith   24'
Morley   77'
Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,228
22 April 1975 (1975-04-22) 44 Colchester United 2–0 Blackburn Rovers Colchester
Lindsay   6'
Svarc   82'
Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,183
Referee: John Homewood
25 April 1975 (1975-04-25) 45 Southend United 1–1 Colchester United Southend-on-Sea
Dominey   44' (o.g.) Report Foley   78' Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 5,924
Referee: C White
2 May 1975 (1975-05-02) 46 Colchester United 3–2 Bury Colchester
Froggatt   1'
Svarc   3', 5'
Report Hamstead   41'
Bailey   82'
Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,202
Referee: K Salmon

League Cup

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20 August 1974 (1974-08-20) 1st round Colchester United 1–0 Oxford United Colchester
Lindsay   27' (pen.) Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,609
Referee: M Taylor
11 September 1974 (1974-09-11) 2nd round Southend United 0–2 Colchester United Southend-on-Sea
Report Leslie   64' (pen.), 67' (pen.) Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 7,865
Referee: J Bent
9 October 1974 (1974-10-09) 3rd round Colchester United 2–0 Carlisle United Colchester
Svarc   75'
Leslie   78' (pen.)
Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 7,842
Referee: P Reeves
13 November 1974 (1974-11-13) 4th round Colchester United 0–0 Southampton Colchester
Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 9,515
Referee: D Turner
25 November 1974 (1974-11-25) 4th round replay Southampton 0–1 Colchester United Southampton
Report Dominey   58' Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 11,492
Referee: D Turner
3 December 1974 (1974-12-03) 5th round Colchester United 1–2 Aston Villa Colchester
Froggatt   84' Report Little   28'
Graydon   60'
Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 11,812
Referee: I Hunting

FA Cup

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23 November 1974 (1974-11-23) 1st round Watford 0–1 Colchester United Watford
Report Froggatt   75' Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 8,228
Referee: I Hunting
14 December 1974 (1974-12-14) 2nd round Leatherhead 1–0 Colchester United Leatherhead
Doyle   20' Report Stadium: Fetcham Grove
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: A Hart

Squad statistics

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Appearances and goals

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[6][20]

No. Pos Nat Player Total Third Division FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   WAL Mike Walker 54 0 46 0 2 0 6 0
DF   ENG Micky Cook 54 3 46 3 2 0 6 0
DF   ENG Barry Dominey 32 3 22+5 2 2 0 3 1
DF   ENG Ray Harford 49 2 40+1 2 2 0 6 0
DF   ENG Mick Packer 37 1 30 1 2 0 5 0
DF   ENG Lindsay Smith 49 1 38+5 1 1 0 2+3 0
MF   ENG Ray Bunkell 34 1 23+6 1 1+1 0 3 0
MF   ENG Steve Foley 18 3 16+2 3 0 0 0 0
MF   ENG Steve Leslie 42 6 32+2 3 2 0 6 3
MF   SCO Jimmy Lindsay 52 7 45 6 2 0 5 1
MF   ENG Phil Thomas 35 2 26+1 2 2 0 6 0
FW   ENG Ian Allinson 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
FW   ENG John Froggatt 54 18 46 16 2 1 6 1
FW   ENG Bobby Svarc 50 25 42 24 2 0 6 1
Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season
DF   SCO Danny Cameron 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
DF   WAL Stuart Morgan 13 0 11 0 0 0 2 0
DF   ENG Alex Smith 26 0 22 0 0 0 4 0
MF   ENG Ian McDonald 5 2 5 2 0 0 0 0
FW   ENG Barry Dyson 7 1 5+1 1 0 0 0+1 0
FW   ENG Colwyn Rowe 11 2 4+7 2 0 0 0 0
FW   ENG John Sims 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0

Goalscorers

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Place Nationality Position Name Third Division FA Cup League Cup Total
1   FW Bobby Svarc 24 0 1 25
2   FW John Froggatt 16 1 1 18
3   MF Jimmy Lindsay 6 0 1 7
4   MF Steve Leslie 3 0 3 6
5   FB Micky Cook 3 0 0 3
  CB Barry Dominey 2 0 1 3
  MF Steve Foley 3 0 0 3
8   CB Ray Harford 2 0 0 2
  MF Ian McDonald 2 0 0 2
  WG Colwyn Rowe 2 0 0 2
  MF Phil Thomas 2 0 0 2
12   MF Ray Bunkell 1 0 0 1
  FW Barry Dyson 1 0 0 1
  FB Mick Packer 1 0 0 1
  CB Lindsay Smith 1 0 0 1
Own goals 1 0 0 1
TOTALS 70 1 7 78

Disciplinary record

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[21]

Nationality Position Name Third Division FA Cup League Cup Total
               
  MF Steve Leslie 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
  CB Stuart Morgan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
  CB Ray Harford 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
TOTALS 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 2

Clean sheets

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

Place Nationality Player Third Division FA Cup League Cup Total
1   Mike Walker 13 1 5 19
TOTALS 13 1 5 19

Player debuts

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

Position Nationality Player Date Opponent Ground Notes
MF   Jimmy Lindsay 17 August 1974 Watford Layer Road
FW   John Froggatt 17 August 1974 Watford Layer Road
FW   John Sims 4 January 1975 Aldershot Layer Road
FB   Danny Cameron 8 February 1975 Wrexham Racecourse Ground
MF   Ian McDonald 8 February 1975 Wrexham Racecourse Ground
WG   Ian Allinson 19 April 1975 Preston North End Layer Road

See also

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References

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General

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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

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  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 1–2 Aston Villa". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Colchester Utd 3–2 Bury". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Average Attendance Figures Per Season". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  5. ^ Hudson, Matt (11 July 2012). "The 1970s and 1980s". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  6. ^ a b "Appearances". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  7. ^ "Stewart Bright". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  8. ^ "Ian Allinson". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  9. ^ "John Froggatt". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  10. ^ "Jimmy Lindsay (Midfielder)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  11. ^ "Bobby Mills". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  12. ^ "Tony Wingate". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  13. ^ "Stuart Morgan". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  14. ^ "Alex Smith". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  15. ^ "Colwyn Rowe". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  16. ^ a b "Barry Dyson". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  17. ^ "John Sims". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  18. ^ "Danny Cameron". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  19. ^ "Ian McDonald". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  20. ^ a b "Goals". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  21. ^ "Discipline". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  22. ^ "Clean sheets (1st team)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  23. ^ "Alltime- List of Debuts". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2018.