1960–61 Colchester United F.C. season

Colchester United
1960–61 season
Chairman Bill Allen[1]
Manager Benny Fenton
Stadium Layer Road
Third Division 23rd (relegated)
FA Cup 2nd round
(eliminated by
Aldershot)
League Cup 2nd round
(eliminated by
Southampton)
Top goalscorer League:
Martyn King (23)
All:
Martyn King (25)
Highest home attendance 9,130
v Newcastle United, 10 October 1960[2]
Lowest home attendance 3,141
v Chesterfield, 29 April 1961[3]
Average home league attendance 5,203[4]
Biggest win 5–0
v Maidenhead United, 5 November 1960
Biggest defeat 0–5
v Bristol City, 10 September 1960;
2–7
v Tranmere Rovers, 11 March 1961
Football kit (white jersey with blue, vertical stripes; white shorts; and white socks with two blue, horizontal hoops).
Home colours

The 1960–61 season was Colchester United's 19th season in their history and their eleventh season in the third tier of English football, the Third Division. Alongside competing in the Third Division, the club also participated in the FA Cup and the new League Cup competition. Colchester reached the second round in both cups, beating Maidenhead United in the first round of the FA Cup before being eliminated by Aldershot. In the League Cup, Colchester hosted First Division Newcastle United in the first round. They won 4–1, but were knocked out by Southampton in round two.

In the league, Colchester had a very poor season. Seven consecutive defeats left the club languishing in the bottom four by early October 1960, and they remained no higher than one place above the relegation positions for the rest of the season. They were relegated for the first time in their history in 23rd position.

Season overview

After gathering just one point in eleven games, Colchester had hit the bottom of the Third Division by October 1960 and never managed to climb out of the bottom five places. Average attendances plummeted, with a new record-low attendance of 3,141 achieved in the final game of the season against Chesterfield. Despite this, Martyn King managed to score a hat-trick in the game, a 4–3 win for Colchester and finished the season with 25 goals to his name. Colchester had conceded a club record 101 goals in the league.

Aside from Colchester's league woes, they did enjoy some success in the inaugural League Cup competition. They hosted First Division Newcastle United at Layer Road and comprehensively beat them 4–1 in front of a season-best 9,130 crowd. In round two, they were beaten 2–0 at home to Southampton. In the FA Cup, Colchester achieved their best win of the season at home to Maidenhead United in the first round, but were dumped out of the cup by Aldershot in round two.[5]

Players

As of match played 29 April 1961.[6]
Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee
Goalkeepers
Percy AmesGKEnglandPlymouth13 December 1931 (aged 28)2380England Tottenham Hotspur1 May 1955Free transfer
John WrightGKEnglandAldershot13 August 1933 (aged 26)40England Colchester Casuals23 May 1952Free transfer
Defenders
Peter CareyFBEnglandBarking14 April 1933 (aged 27)00England Queens Park RangersNovember 1960Undisclosed
Alan EaglesFBEnglandEdgware6 September 1933 (aged 26)00England Leyton OrientJanuary 1961£3,000
John FowlerFBScotlandLeith17 October 1933 (aged 26)2013Scotland Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic20 August 1955[lower-alpha 1]Free transfer
John LaidlawFBEnglandAldershot5 July 1936 (aged 23)401Scotland Easthouses Lily Miners WelfareJune 1957Free transfer
Alf MarshallFBEnglandDagenham21 May 1933 (aged 27)290England Dagenham14 October 1957£25
Tommy MillarFBScotlandEdinburgh3 December 1938 (aged 21)50Scotland Bo'ness UnitedJuly 1959Free transfer
Edgar RumneyFBEnglandAbberton15 September 1936 (aged 23)50England Colchester Casuals1 May 1957Free transfer
Midfielders
Cyril HammondWHEnglandWoolwich10 October 1927 (aged 32)811England Charlton AthleticJuly 1958Free transfer
Trevor HarrisWHEnglandColchester6 February 1936 (aged 24)110AmateurJuly 1951Free transfer
Ron HuntWHEnglandColchester26 September 1933 (aged 26)620AmateurOctober 1951Free transfer
Derek ParkerWHEnglandWivenhoe23 June 1926 (aged 33)1241England West Ham UnitedMarch 1957£2,500
Forwards
John BainesCFEnglandColchester25 September 1937 (aged 22)00England Colchester CasualsJanuary 1960Free transfer
Bobby HillIFScotlandEdinburgh9 June 1938 (aged 21)10113Scotland Easthouses Lily Miners Welfare9 June 1955Free transfer
Tony HoweWGEnglandColchester14 February 1939 (aged 21)00England Colchester CasualsMarch 1960Free transfer
Bobby HuntFWEnglandColchester1 October 1942 (aged 17)11AmateurMarch 1960Free transfer
Martyn KingCFEnglandBirmingham23 August 1937 (aged 22)4631AmateurSummer 1955Free transfer
Sammy McLeodIFScotlandGlasgow4 January 1934 (aged 26)11919Scotland Easthouses Lily Miners Welfare20 August 1955[lower-alpha 1]Free transfer
Tony MillerIFEnglandChelmsford26 October 1937 (aged 22)00AmateurMay 1958Free transfer
Tommy WilliamsWGEnglandBattersea10 February 1935 (aged 25)11823England Carshalton AthleticSeptember 1956Free transfer
Peter WrightWGEnglandColchester26 January 1934 (aged 26)30063AmateurNovember 1951Free transfer
  1. 1 2 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.
November 1960 FB England Peter Carey England Queens Park Rangers Undisclosed [7]
January 1961 FB England Alan Eagles England Leyton Orient £3,000 [8]
  • Total spending: Decrease ~ £3,000

Out

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
Summer 1960 FB England George Fisher England Bexleyheath & Welling Released [9]
Summer 1960 CF England Kevin McCurley England Oldham Athletic Nominal [10]
June 1960 IF England John Evans England Romford Released [11]
3 April 1961 WG England Russell Blake England Chelmsford City Released [12][lower-alpha 1]
22 April 1961 CB Scotland Chic Milligan England Clacton Town Released [13][lower-alpha 1]
24 April 1961 CF England Neil Langman England Bath City Released [14][lower-alpha 1]
  1. 1 2 3 Date of departure refers to the date of the player's final game for the club

Match details

Third Division

Third Division results round by round

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ResultWDLLWWLLLLLLLDLLDWDWWDLDDLLLLLLDLWWLLDLWLDWDLW
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Source: 11v11.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGAv1Pts2Promotion, qualification or relegation
20Southend United4614112160760.78939
21Tranmere Rovers (R)4615823791150.68738Relegated to Fourth Division
22Bradford City (R)4611142165870.74736
23Colchester United (R)46111124681010.67333
24Chesterfield (R)4610122467870.77032

Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Number of goals scored

(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (R) Relegated.

Notes:

1 The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used up until the 1976–77 season.

2 The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.

Matches

League Cup

FA Cup

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

[6][15]

No. Pos Nat Player TotalThird DivisionFA CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK England Percy Ames 4904502020
GK England John Wright 10100000
DF England Peter Carey 1001000000
DF England Alan Eagles 1611610000
DF Scotland John Fowler 4924522020
DF England John Laidlaw 20200000
DF England Alf Marshall 10100000
DF Scotland Tommy Millar 1701402010
DF England Edgar Rumney 1801700010
MF England Cyril Hammond 1941940000
MF England Trevor Harris 3122722020
MF England Ron Hunt 3212812020
MF England Derek Parker 1401400000
FW England John Baines 30300000
FW Scotland Bobby Hill 3723312120
FW England Tony Howe 1021020000
FW England Bobby Hunt 2962742200
FW England Martyn King 412538231022
FW Scotland Sammy McLeod 2232031010
FW England Tommy Williams 40103682121
FW England Peter Wright 2342130021
Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season
DF Scotland Chic Milligan 4203802020
FW England Russell Blake 70700000
FW England Neil Langman 371334112210

Goalscorers

[15]

Place Nationality Position Name Third Division FA Cup League Cup Total
1 England CF Martyn King 23 0 2 25
2 England CF Neil Langman 11 2 0 13
3 England WG Tommy Williams 8 1 1 10
4 England FW Bobby Hunt 4 2 0 6
5 England WH Cyril Hammond 4 0 0 4
England WG Peter Wright 3 0 1 4
7 Scotland IF Sammy McLeod 3 0 0 3
8 Scotland FB John Fowler 2 0 0 2
England WH Trevor Harris 2 0 0 2
Scotland IF Bobby Hill 1 1 0 2
England WG Tony Howe 2 0 0 2
12 England FB Alan Eagles 1 0 0 1
England WH Ron Hunt 1 0 0 1
Own goals 3 0 0 3
TOTALS 68 6 4 78

Clean sheets

Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.[16]

Place Nationality Player Third Division FA Cup League Cup Total
1 England Percy Ames 6 1 0 7
TOTALS 6 1 0 7

Player debuts

Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.[17]

Position Nationality Player Date Opponent Ground Notes
WG England Tony Howe 20 August 1960 Hull City Layer Road
FB England Peter Carey 14 January 1961 Coventry City Highfield Road
FB England Alan Eagles 14 January 1961 Coventry City Highfield Road
CF England John Baines 4 March 1961 Halifax Town Layer Road

    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.
    • Ambrosen, Tony (1993). Amber in the Blood: A History Of Newport County. Uxbridge: Yore Publications. ISBN 978-1-874427-40-7.
    • 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

    • "Colchester United football club match record: 1961". 11v11.com. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
    • "Season View". TigerBase. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
    • "1960/61 to 1969/70" (PDF). Watford Football Club archive 1881–2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 March 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2016.

    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 4–1 Newcastle United". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
    3. ↑ "Colchester Utd 4–3 Chesterfield". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
    4. ↑ "Average Attendance Figures Per Season". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
    5. ↑ Hudson, Matt (11 July 2012). "The 1950s and 1960s". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
    6. 1 2 "Appearances". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
    7. ↑ "Peter Carey". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
    8. ↑ "Alan Eagles". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
    9. ↑ "George Fisher". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
    10. ↑ "Kevin McCurley". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
    11. ↑ "John Evans". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
    12. ↑ "Russell Blake". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
    13. ↑ "Chic Milligan". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
    14. ↑ "Neil Langman". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
    15. 1 2 "Goals". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
    16. ↑ "Clean sheets (1st team)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
    17. ↑ "Alltime- List of Debuts". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
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