1962–63 Colchester United F.C. season

Colchester United
1962–63 season
Chairman Bill Allen[1]
Manager Benny Fenton
Stadium Layer Road
Third Division 12th
FA Cup 1st round
(eliminated by
Wimbledon)
League Cup 2nd round
(eliminated by
Northampton Town)
Top goalscorer League:
Martyn King (26)
All:
Martyn King (28)
Highest home attendance 7,244
v Southend United, 4 May 1963[2]
Lowest home attendance 3,059
v Bradford Park Avenue, 15 December 1962[3]
Average home league attendance 5,313[4]
Biggest win 4–1
v Brighton & Hove Albion, 10 November 1962
Biggest defeat 0–6
v Notts County, 17 May 1963
Football kit (white jersey with blue, vertical stripes; black shorts; and white socks with two blue, horizontal hoops).
Home colours

The 1962–63 season was Colchester United's 21st season in their history and their first season back in the third tier of English football 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 consolidated their Third Division return by finishing mid-table. In the cups, they bowed out in the first round of the FA Cup to Isthmian League side Wimbledon, while they overcame Watford in the first round of the League Cup only to crash out to Northampton Town in the second.

Season overview

Despite debts of £2,000, the club were not prepared to sell prize forward Bobby Hunt when Newcastle United came in with an offer of £17,000.

During the season, Colchester made their television debut when they featured in the new Anglia Television programme Match of the Week. Highlights were shown on 13 October 1962 of Colchester's Layer Road defeat to Crystal Palace. Martyn King was back on top of the scoring charts for Colchester, leading the way with 26 league goals, Hunt following up with 19. With the defence shipping 93 goals across the season, a mid-table finish loomed for Colchester on their return to the Third Division after just one year away. However, in the FA Cup, they were ousted by Isthmian League Wimbledon in the first round, while they also experienced a second round exit in the League Cup to Northampton Town.[5]

Players

As of match played 17 May 1963.[6]
Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee
Goalkeepers
Percy AmesGKEnglandPlymouth13 December 1931 (aged 30)3350England Tottenham Hotspur1 May 1955Free transfer
George RamageGKScotlandDalkeith29 January 1937 (aged 25)00Scotland Third Lanark15 March 1963[lower-alpha 1]Nominal
Defenders
Duncan ForbesCBScotlandEdinburgh19 June 1941 (aged 20)60Scotland Musselburgh Athletic4 September 1961Nominal
John FowlerFBScotlandLeith17 October 1933 (aged 28)2985Scotland Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic20 August 1955[lower-alpha 1]Free transfer
Richie GriffithsFBEnglandEarls Colne21 March 1942 (aged 20)160England Colchester CasualsJune 1961Free transfer
David LaittFBEnglandColchester1 November 1946 (aged 15)00AmateurSummer 1962Free transfer
Mick LoughtonCBEnglandColchester8 December 1942 (aged 19)00AmateurAugust 1961Free transfer
Edgar RumneyFBEnglandAbberton15 September 1936 (aged 25)250England Colchester Casuals1 May 1957Free transfer
Keith RutterCBEnglandLeeds10 September 1934 (aged 27)00England Queens Park Rangers26 February 1963[lower-alpha 1]£4,000
Midfielders
Ron HuntWHEnglandColchester26 September 1933 (aged 28)1421AmateurOctober 1951Free transfer
Roy McCrohanWHEnglandReading22 September 1930 (aged 31)00England Norwich City1 September 1962Part exchange
Forwards
Mike GriceWGEnglandWoking3 November 1931 (aged 30)10916England Coventry City18 August 1962[lower-alpha 2]£1,000
Bobby HillIFScotlandEdinburgh9 June 1938 (aged 23)18218Scotland Easthouses Lily Miners Welfare9 June 1955Free transfer
Bobby HuntFWEnglandColchester1 October 1942 (aged 19)7747AmateurMarch 1960Free transfer
Martyn KingCFEnglandBirmingham23 August 1937 (aged 24)13389AmateurSummer 1955Free transfer
Tony MillerIFEnglandChelmsford26 October 1937 (aged 24)00AmateurMay 1958Free transfer
Billy StarkFWScotlandGlasgow27 May 1937 (aged 25)00England Carlisle UnitedNovember 1962£3,750
Peter WrightWGEnglandColchester26 January 1934 (aged 28)37180AmateurNovember 1951Free transfer
  1. 1 2 3 Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club
  2. ↑ Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game in his second spell for the club

Transfers

In

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
Summer 1962 FB England David Laitt Amateur Free transfer [7]
18 August 1962 WG England Mike Grice England Coventry City £1,000 [8][lower-alpha 1]
1 September 1962 WH England Roy McCrohan England Norwich City Part exchange with Mike Foster [9]
November 1962 FW Scotland Billy Stark England Carlisle United £3,750 [10]
26 February 1963 CB England Keith Rutter England Queens Park Rangers £4,000 [11][lower-alpha 2]
15 March 1963 GK Scotland George Ramage Scotland Third Lanark Nominal [12][lower-alpha 2]
  • Total spending: Decrease ~ £8,750
  1. ↑ Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game in his second spell for the club
  2. 1 2 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 WG England Colin Lundstrum England Clacton Town Released [13]
Summer 1962 FB England Alf Marshall England Clacton Town Released [14]
Summer 1962 WG England Tony Howe England Haverhill Rovers Released [15]
1 September 1962 CF England John Baines England Lexden Wanderers Free transfer [16][lower-alpha 1]
1 September 1962 WG England Mike Foster England Norwich City £3,000 plus Roy McCrohan [17]
20 October 1962 CF England David Coleman England Clacton Town Released [18][lower-alpha 1]
3 November 1962 WH Scotland John Brown Scotland Stenhousemuir Released [19][lower-alpha 1]
December 1962 IF Scotland Sammy McLeod England Romford £1,000 [20]
April 1963 WH England Brian Abrey Retired Retired [21]
16 April 1963 WH England Trevor Harris England Chelmsford City Free transfer [22][lower-alpha 1]
  • Total incoming: Increase ~ £4,000
  1. 1 2 3 4 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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ResultDWDWDLDLDDWWLWDWLLDWLLDLLDLDLWWWLWWLDWWWWWLWLL
Position1426357991317148151093711141213131314181819171917161717151416161412109898910

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

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGAv1Pts2Promotion, qualification or relegation
10Hull City4619101774691.07248
11Crystal Palace4617131668581.17247
12Colchester United4618111773930.78547
13Queens Park Rangers4617111885761.11845
14Bristol City46161317100921.08745

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][23]

No. Pos Nat Player TotalThird DivisionFA CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK England Percy Ames 3703401020
GK Scotland George Ramage 1201200000
DF Scotland Duncan Forbes 4804601010
DF Scotland John Fowler 4904601020
DF England Richie Griffiths 2602301020
DF England Edgar Rumney 1101000010
DF England Keith Rutter 2102100000
MF England Ron Hunt 3423320010
MF England Roy McCrohan 3323221000
FW England Mike Grice 4784581010
FW Scotland Bobby Hill 3142841020
FW England Bobby Hunt 472045191011
FW England Martyn King 442842261111
FW Scotland Billy Stark 2132130000
FW England Peter Wright 4163861020
Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season
MF England Brian Abrey 10000010
MF Scotland John Brown 30101010
MF England Trevor Harris 2001800020
FW England John Baines 10100000
FW England David Coleman 21110010
FW Scotland Sammy McLeod 100900010

Goalscorers

[23]

Place Nationality Position Name Third Division FA Cup League Cup Total
1 England CF Martyn King 26 1 1 28
2 England FW Bobby Hunt 19 0 1 20
3 England WG Mike Grice 8 0 0 8
4 England WG Peter Wright 6 0 0 6
5 Scotland IF Bobby Hill 4 0 0 4
6 Scotland FW Billy Stark 3 0 0 3
7 England WH Ron Hunt 2 0 0 2
England WH Roy McCrohan 2 0 0 2
9 England CF David Coleman 1 0 0 1
Own goals 2 0 0 2
TOTALS 73 1 2 76

Clean sheets

Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.[24]

Place Nationality Player Third Division FA Cup League Cup Total
1 England Percy Ames 3 0 0 3
2 Scotland George Ramage 2 0 0 2
TOTALS 5 0 0 5

Player debuts

Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.[25]

Position Nationality Player Date Opponent Ground Notes
WG England Mike Grice 18 August 1962 Bradford Park Avenue Park Avenue [26][lower-alpha 1]
WH England Roy McCrohan 15 September 1962 Northampton Town Layer Road
WH Scotland John Brown 26 September 1962 Northampton Town County Ground
FW Scotland Billy Stark 1 December 1962 Peterborough United London Road Stadium
CB England Keith Rutter 26 February 1963 Coventry City Highfield Road
GK Scotland George Ramage 15 March 1963 Halifax Town The Shay
  1. ↑ Second debut for the club.

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.
  • Kent, Jeff (1990). The Valiants' Years: The Story of Port Vale. Stafford: Witan Books. ISBN 0-9508981-4-7.

Websites

  • "Colchester United football club match record: 1963". 11v11.com. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  • "TigerBase – Season View". TigerBase. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  • "Statistics 1962/63". The Millwall History Files. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  • "1960/61 to 1969/70" (PDF). Watford Football Club archive 1881–2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 March 2016. Retrieved 1 May 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 3–1 Southend United". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  3. ↑ "Colchester Utd 1–4 Bradford Park Avenue". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  4. ↑ "Average Attendance Figures Per Season". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  5. ↑ Hudson, Matt (11 July 2012). "The 1950s and 1960s". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
  6. 1 2 "Appearances". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  7. ↑ "David Laitt". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  8. ↑ "Mike Grice". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  9. ↑ "Roy McCrohan". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  10. ↑ "Billy Stark". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  11. ↑ "Keith Rutter". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  12. ↑ "George Ramage". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  13. ↑ "Colin Lundstrum". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  14. ↑ "Alf Marshall". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  15. ↑ "Tony Howe". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  16. ↑ "John Baines". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  17. ↑ "Mike Foster". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  18. ↑ "David J Coleman". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  19. ↑ "John Brown". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  20. ↑ "Sammy McLeod". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  21. ↑ "Brian Abrey". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  22. ↑ "Trevor Harris". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  23. 1 2 "Goals". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  24. ↑ "Clean sheets (1st team)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  25. ↑ "Alltime- List of Debuts". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  26. ↑ "Bradford Park Avenue 1–1 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
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