1963–64 Colchester United F.C. season

Colchester United
1963–64 season
Chairman Bill Allen[1]
Manager Benny Fenton
(until September)
Neil Franklin
(from December)
Stadium Layer Road
Third Division 17th
FA Cup 3rd round
(eliminated by
Workington)
League Cup 2nd round
(eliminated by
Queens Park Rangers)
Top goalscorer League:
Bobby Hunt (20)
All:
Bobby Hunt (23)
Highest home attendance 7,772
v Fulham, 25 September 1963[2]
Lowest home attendance 3,263
v Port Vale, 4 April 1964[3]
Average home league attendance 5,242[4]
Biggest win 4–0
v Notts County, 30 November 1963
4–0
v Crewe Alexandra, 22 February 1964
Biggest defeat 0–4
v Peterborough United, 21 October 1963
Football kit (white jersey with blue, vertical stripes; black shorts; and white socks with two blue, horizontal hoops).
Home colours

The 1963–64 season was Colchester United's 22nd season in their history and their second successive season in the Third Division, the third tier of English football. Alongside competing in the Third Division, the club also participated in the FA Cup and the League Cup.

A mid-season managerial change saw Benny Fenton leave for Leyton Orient and ex-England international Neil Franklin arrive from APOEL. They finished the season in 17th-place and had a good run in the League Cup, seeing off First Division Fulham in the first round, and then Second Division Northampton Town in the second round, before being knocked out in the third round by Fourth Division side Workington. Colchester made the second round of the FA Cup but were beaten by Queens Park Rangers.

Season overview

The 1963–64 season proved to be one of change for Colchester United. Benny Fenton left the club to take over at Second Division Leyton Orient in September. Incoming was former England international Neil Franklin, who had been managing APOEL in Cyprus. Franklin's first piece of business was the sale of prolific forward Bobby Hunt to Northampton Town for £18,000. Hunt's 23 goals scored by the end of February was not surpassed despite his exit as Colchester finished the season in a disappointing 17th-position.

Colchester had an impressive run in the League Cup, seeing off Fulham of the First Division 5–3 in the first round, before beating Northampton in the second round but falling to defeat against Workington in the third. They beat Brighton & Hove Albion in the first round of the FA Cup, but were defeated in the second by Queens Park Rangers.[5]

Players

As of match played 25 April 1964.[6]
Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee
Goalkeepers
Percy AmesGKEnglandPlymouth13 December 1931 (aged 31)3720England Tottenham Hotspur1 May 1955Free transfer
Alan BuckGKEnglandColchester25 August 1946 (aged 16)00AmateurJuly 1963Free transfer
George RamageGKScotlandDalkeith29 January 1937 (aged 26)120Scotland Third Lanark15 March 1963[lower-alpha 1]Nominal
Defenders
Duncan ForbesCBScotlandEdinburgh19 June 1941 (aged 21)540Scotland Musselburgh Athletic4 September 1961Nominal
John FowlerFBScotlandLeith17 October 1933 (aged 29)3475Scotland Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic20 August 1955[lower-alpha 1]Free transfer
Richie GriffithsFBEnglandEarls Colne21 March 1942 (aged 21)420England Colchester CasualsJune 1961Free transfer
David LaittFBEnglandColchester1 November 1946 (aged 16)00AmateurSummer 1962Free transfer
Mick LoughtonCBEnglandColchester8 December 1942 (aged 20)00AmateurAugust 1961Free transfer
Edgar RumneyFBEnglandAbberton15 September 1936 (aged 26)360England Colchester Casuals1 May 1957Free transfer
Keith RutterCBEnglandLeeds10 September 1934 (aged 28)210England Queens Park Rangers26 February 1963[lower-alpha 1]£4,000
Midfielders
John DochertyWHScotlandGlasgow28 February 1935 (aged 28)00Scotland Heart of Midlothian14 September 1963[lower-alpha 1]Free transfer
Roy McCrohanWHEnglandReading22 September 1930 (aged 32)332England Norwich City1 September 1962Part exchange
Derek TrevisMFEnglandBirmingham9 September 1942 (aged 20)00England Aston Villa7 March 1964[lower-alpha 1]Free transfer
Forwards
Mike GriceWGEnglandWoking3 November 1931 (aged 31)15624England Coventry City18 August 1962[lower-alpha 2]£1,000
Bobby HillIFScotlandEdinburgh9 June 1938 (aged 24)21322Scotland Easthouses Lily Miners Welfare9 June 1955Free transfer
Martyn KingCFEnglandBirmingham23 August 1937 (aged 25)177117AmateurSummer 1955Free transfer
Tommy McCollIFAustraliaScotland Glasgow19 September 1945 (aged 17)00Scotland Dennistoun Waverley24 August 1963[lower-alpha 1]Free transfer
Tony MillerIFEnglandChelmsford26 October 1937 (aged 25)00AmateurMay 1958Free transfer
Billy StarkFWScotlandGlasgow27 May 1937 (aged 26)213England Carlisle UnitedNovember 1962£3,750
Peter WrightWGEnglandColchester26 January 1934 (aged 29)41286AmateurNovember 1951Free transfer
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 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.
July 1963 GK England Alan Buck Amateur Free transfer [7]
August 1963 FB England Pat Woods Australia Western Suburbs Free transfer [8]
24 August 1963 IF Australia Tommy McColl Scotland Dennistoun Waverley Free transfer [9][lower-alpha 1]
14 September 1963 WH Scotland John Docherty Scotland Heart of Midlothian Free transfer [10][lower-alpha 1]
7 March 1964 MF England Derek Trevis England Aston Villa Free transfer [11][lower-alpha 1]
  1. 1 2 3 Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club

Out

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
7 October 1963 WH England Ron Hunt Retired Retired [12][lower-alpha 1]
March 1964 FW England Bobby Hunt England Northampton Town £18,000 [13]
28 March 1964 FB England Pat Woods Australia South Coast United Free transfer [8][lower-alpha 1]
  • Total incoming: Increase ~ £18,000
  1. 1 2 Date of departure refers to the date of the player's final game for the club

Match details

Friendlies

Third Division

Third Division results round by round

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ResultWDDLDLWWLWLDDDWLDWLDWWDDWLDWLDLDWDDDLLLDLLDDWL
Position3241210159711811111211121314101514111010108101081091110999911131313141616161516

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

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGAv1Pts2Promotion, qualification or relegation
15Queens Park Rangers461891176780.97445
16Brentford4615141787801.08744
17Colchester United4612191570681.02943
18Luton Town4616102064800.80042
19Walsall4613141959760.77640

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][14]

No. Pos Nat Player TotalThird DivisionFA CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK England Percy Ames 2002000000
GK Scotland George Ramage 3102602030
DF Scotland Duncan Forbes 3603201030
DF Scotland John Fowler 2502401000
DF England Edgar Rumney 50500000
DF England Keith Rutter 4704202030
MF Scotland John Docherty 4013612020
MF England Roy McCrohan 4834332030
MF England Derek Trevis 90900000
FW England Mike Grice 4754242031
FW Scotland Bobby Hill 2502400010
FW England Martyn King 432038182032
FW Australia Tommy McColl 71710000
FW England Tony Miller 10100000
FW Scotland Billy Stark 471743152022
FW England Peter Wright 39103472033
Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season
DF England Pat Woods 4103602030
MF England Ron Hunt 1201100010
FW England Bobby Hunt 382333202132

Goalscorers

[14]

Place Nationality Position Name Third Division FA Cup League Cup Total
1 England FW Bobby Hunt 20 1 2 23
2 England CF Martyn King 18 0 2 20
3 Scotland FW Billy Stark 15 0 2 17
4 England WG Peter Wright 7 0 3 10
5 England WG Mike Grice 4 0 1 5
6 England WH Roy McCrohan 3 0 0 3
7 Scotland WH John Docherty 1 0 0 1
Australia IF Tommy McColl 1 0 0 1
Own goals 1 0 0 1
TOTALS 70 1 10 81

Disciplinary record

[15]

Nationality Position Name Third Division FA Cup League Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
England CF Martyn King 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
England WG Peter Wright 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
TOTALS 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1

Clean sheets

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

Place Nationality Player Third Division FA Cup League Cup Total
1 Scotland George Ramage 8 1 0 9
2 England Percy Ames 4 0 0 4
TOTALS 12 1 0 13

Player debuts

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

Position Nationality Player Date Opponent Ground Notes
FB England Pat Woods 24 August 1963 Barnsley Layer Road
IF Australia Tommy McColl 24 August 1963 Barnsley Layer Road
WH Scotland John Docherty 14 September 1963 Wrexham Racecourse Ground
IF England Tony Miller 1 February 1964 Queens Park Rangers Loftus Road
MF England Derek Trevis 7 March 1964 Mansfield 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.
    • 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: 1964". 11v11.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
    • "TigerBase – Season View". TigerBase. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
    • "Statistics 1963/64". The Millwall History Files. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
    • "1960/61 to 1969/70" (PDF). Watford Football Club archive 1881–2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 March 2016. Retrieved 4 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 5–3 Fulham". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
    3. ↑ "Colchester Utd 1–2 Port Vale". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
    4. ↑ "Average Attendance Figures Per Season". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 3 May 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 3 May 2016.
    7. ↑ "Alan Buck". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
    8. 1 2 "Pat Woods". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
    9. ↑ "Tommy McColl". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
    10. ↑ "John Docherty". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
    11. ↑ "Derek Trevis". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
    12. ↑ "Ron Hunt". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
    13. ↑ "Bobby Hunt". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
    14. 1 2 "Goals". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
    15. ↑ "Discipline". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 7 May 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 7 May 2016.
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