1964–65 Colchester United F.C. season

Colchester United
1964–65 season
Chairman Bill Allen[1]
Manager Neil Franklin
Stadium Layer Road
Third Division 23rd (relegated)
FA Cup 2nd round
(eliminated by
Torquay United)
League Cup 1st round
(eliminated by
Torquay United)
Top goalscorer League:
Billy Stark (13)
All:
Billy Stark (14)
Highest home attendance 6,074
v Peterborough United, 16 April 1965[2]
Lowest home attendance 2,218
v Torquay United, 2 September 1964[3]
Average home league attendance 3,634[4]
Biggest win 4–1
v Barnsley, 9 January 1965
Biggest defeat 0–5
v Queens Park Rangers, 26 February 1965
Football kit (white jersey with blue, vertical stripes; black shorts; and white socks with two blue, horizontal hoops).
Home colours

The 1964–65 season was Colchester United's 23rd season in their history and their third 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.

Neil Franklin's first full season in charge saw an influx of new players, with 14 new arrivals at Layer Road replacing a host of experienced players, including former apprentice Peter Wright and experienced wing half Roy McCrohan. As such, Colchester's form suffered and the club battled against relegation for much of the season. They were eventually relegated after finishing in 23rd-position.

Colchester's fortunes in the cup competitions were no better than the league. They experienced early exits in each cup, twice being eliminated by Torquay United.

Season overview

With manager Neil Franklin looking to make his mark on the Colchester first-team, Roy McCrohan, Keith Rutter and Peter Wright all left the club, and 14 new players arrived across the season. The biggest surprise to United fans was when Wright was not named on the retained list for the season. The former apprentice who had spent his entire career as a part-time professional with Colchester had scored 99 goals in 453 league and cup matches.

Having already sold one half of the previously prolific strike force of Bobby Hunt and Martyn King when Hunt left for Northampton Town earlier in 1964, Franklin sold King to Wrexham in October of the same year, and without their goals, a season of struggle ensued. Colchester could only manage 50 league goals across the season.

Franklin's first-ever signing, Derek Trevis, was an ever-present during the season, as was Duncan Forbes, while Billy Stark ended the season as top scorer with 14 league and cup goals. It was an injury-plagued season for Colchester, with Barrie Aitchison, Mike Grice, Martyn King, Gareth Salisbury and Billy Stark all ruled out as early as September, meaning Franklin had to call upon Noel Kearney, a former Ipswich Town player who had been released by the club three months earlier. Kearney signed on a month-long trial and played three games for Colchester, all of which ended in defeat.

Colchester were relegated back to the Fourth Division with Franklin having already been handed a year's contract extension mid-season. Average attendance hit an all-time low figure of 3,634 and the Supporter's Club could only muster 997 members.[5]

The season was also notable for the introduction of inside-forward Dennis Barrett, Colchester United's first professional apprentice, who was taken on in the summer of 1964.[6]

Players

As of match played 23 April 1965.[7]
Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee
Goalkeepers
Alan BuckGKEnglandColchester25 August 1946 (aged 17)00AmateurJuly 1963Free transfer
Sandy KennonGKSouth AfricaJohannesburg28 November 1933 (aged 30)00England Norwich CityMarch 1965Free transfer
Defenders
Duncan ForbesCBScotlandEdinburgh19 June 1941 (aged 22)900Scotland Musselburgh Athletic4 September 1961Nominal
John FowlerFBScotlandLeith17 October 1933 (aged 30)3725Scotland Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic20 August 1955[lower-alpha 1]Free transfer
Richie GriffithsFBEnglandEarls Colne21 March 1942 (aged 22)420England Colchester CasualsJune 1961Free transfer
Brian HallLBEnglandBurbage9 March 1939 (aged 25)00England Mansfield TownMarch 1965Free transfer
David LaittFBEnglandColchester1 November 1946 (aged 17)00AmateurSummer 1962Free transfer
Mick LoughtonCBEnglandColchester8 December 1942 (aged 21)00AmateurAugust 1961Free transfer
Ray PriceFBEnglandHetton-le-Hole18 May 1944 (aged 20)00England Norwich CitySummer 1964Free transfer
Midfielders
John DochertyWHScotlandGlasgow28 February 1935 (aged 29)401Scotland Heart of Midlothian14 September 1963[lower-alpha 1]Free transfer
Tecwyn JonesWHWalesRuabon27 January 1941 (aged 23)00Wales Wrexham1 October 1964Part exchange
John MansfieldMFEnglandColchester13 September 1946 (aged 17)00ApprenticeAugust 1964Free transfer
Derek TrevisMFEnglandBirmingham9 September 1942 (aged 21)90England Aston Villa7 March 1964[lower-alpha 1]Free transfer
Forwards
Barrie AitchisonWGEnglandColchester15 November 1937 (aged 26)00England Tottenham Hotspur1 August 1964£750
Dennis BarrettIF00ApprenticeSummer 1964Free transfer
Mike GriceWGEnglandWoking3 November 1931 (aged 32)20329England Coventry City18 August 1962[lower-alpha 2]£1,000
Bobby HillIFScotlandEdinburgh9 June 1938 (aged 25)23822Scotland Easthouses Lily Miners Welfare9 June 1955Free transfer
John HornsbyWGEnglandFerryhill3 August 1945 (aged 18)00England Evenwood TownJanuary 1965Trial
Arthur LangleyIFEnglandLeeds30 January 1933 (aged 31)00England Oxford UnitedSeptember 1964£1,500
Gareth SalisburyIFWalesCaernarfon11 March 1941 (aged 23)00England Luton Town22 August 1964[lower-alpha 1]Free transfer
Billy StarkFWScotlandGlasgow27 May 1937 (aged 27)6820England Carlisle UnitedNovember 1962£3,750
  1. 1 2 3 4 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 1964 FB England Ray Price England Norwich City Free transfer [8]
Summer 1964 IF Dennis Barrett Apprentice Free transfer [6]
August 1964 MF England John Mansfield Apprentice Free transfer [9]
1 August 1964 WG England Barrie Aitchison England Tottenham Hotspur £750 [10]
22 August 1964 CF England Pat Connolly England Macclesfield Town £1,200 [11][lower-alpha 1]
22 August 1964 IF Wales Gareth Salisbury England Luton Town Free transfer [12][lower-alpha 1]
September 1964 WG England Noel Kearney Free agent Trial [13]
September 1964 IF England Arthur Langley England Oxford United £1,500 [14]
1 October 1964 WH Wales Tecwyn Jones Wales Wrexham Part exchange with Martyn King [15]
January 1965 WG England John Hornsby England Evenwood Town Trial [16]
March 1965 GK South Africa Sandy Kennon England Norwich City Free transfer [17]
March 1965 LB England Brian Hall England Mansfield Town Free transfer [18]
  • Total spending: Decrease ~ £3,450
  1. 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 GK Scotland George Ramage England Leyton Orient Released [19]
End of season WH England Roy McCrohan England Bristol Rovers Released [20]
End of season WG England Peter Wright England Romford Released [21]
Summer 1964 IF England Tony Miller England Crittall Athletic Released [22]
August 1964 CB England Keith Rutter England Romford Free transfer [23]
October 1964 WG England Noel Kearney England Chelmsford City End of trial [13]
1 October 1964 CF England Martyn King Wales Wrexham £3,000 plus Tecwyn Jones [24]
31 October 1964 FB England Edgar Rumney England Sudbury Town Player-coach [25][lower-alpha 1]
December 1964 IF Australia Tommy McColl England Chelsea Nominal [26]
26 February 1965 GK England Percy Ames England Romford Free transfer [27][lower-alpha 1]
16 April 1965 CF England Pat Connolly England Altrincham Released [11][lower-alpha 1]
  • Total incoming: Increase ~ £3,000
  1. 1 2 3 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

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAAHHAHHAHAAHAAHHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHHAA
ResultLLWLLWLLDDLLLDLLWLDDLDWLWLWLWLDLLDLLDDWWWLLLLL
Position22211720221520212121222324242424222323232323232322222222212120212121222222222121212121212222

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

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGAv1Pts2Promotion, qualification or relegation
20Oldham Athletic4613102361830.73536
21Luton Town (R)4611112451940.54333Relegated to Fourth Division
22Port Vale (R)469142341760.53932
23Colchester United (R)4610102650890.56230
24Barnsley (R)469112654900.60029

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

[7][28]

No. Pos Nat Player TotalThird DivisionFA CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK England Alan Buck 1101001000
GK South Africa Sandy Kennon 1001000000
DF Scotland Duncan Forbes 5104603020
DF Scotland John Fowler 4003503020
DF England Richie Griffiths 110900020
DF England Brian Hall 1011010000
DF England Mick Loughton 2812513000
DF England Ray Price 1101100000
MF Scotland John Docherty 4614113020
MF Wales Tecwyn Jones 2502500000
MF England John Mansfield 10100000
MF England Derek Trevis 5174663120
FW England Barrie Aitchison 4143633021
FW England Mike Grice 4514013020
FW Scotland Bobby Hill 1501400010
FW England Arthur Langley 361333123100
FW Wales Gareth Salisbury 1731521110
FW Scotland Billy Stark 301428132100
Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season
GK England Percy Ames 3002602020
DF England Edgar Rumney 1101100000
FW England Pat Connolly 2572163110
FW England Noel Kearney 30300000
FW England Martyn King 72620010
FW Australia Tommy McColl 61410020

Goalscorers

[28]

Place Nationality Position Name Third Division FA Cup League Cup Total
1 Scotland FW Billy Stark 13 1 0 14
2 England IF Arthur Langley 12 1 0 13
3 England CF Pat Connolly 6 1 0 7
England MF Derek Trevis 6 1 0 7
5 England WG Barrie Aitchison 3 0 1 4
6 Wales IF Gareth Salisbury 2 1 0 3
7 England CF Martyn King 2 0 0 2
8 Scotland WH John Docherty 1 0 0 1
England WG Mike Grice 1 0 0 1
England LB Brian Hall 1 0 0 1
England CB Mick Loughton 1 0 0 1
Australia IF Tommy McColl 1 0 0 1
Own goals 1 0 0 1
TOTALS 50 5 1 56

Clean sheets

Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.[29]

Place Nationality Player Third Division FA Cup League Cup Total
1 England Percy Ames 3 0 0 3
2 South Africa Sandy Kennon 1 0 0 1
TOTALS 4 0 0 4

Player debuts

Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.[30]

Position Nationality Player Date Opponent Ground Notes
WG England Barrie Aitchison 22 August 1964 Carlisle United Layer Road
CF England Pat Connolly 22 August 1964 Carlisle United Layer Road
IF Wales Gareth Salisbury 22 August 1964 Carlisle United Layer Road
MF England John Mansfield 12 September 1964 Brentford Layer Road
WG England Noel Kearney 12 September 1964 Brentford Layer Road
GK England Alan Buck 3 October 1964 Exeter City St James Park
WH Wales Tecwyn Jones 10 October 1964 Bristol City Ashton Gate Stadium
IF England Arthur Langley 10 October 1964 Bristol City Ashton Gate Stadium
CB England Mick Loughton 7 November 1964 Southend United Roots Hall
FB England Ray Price 6 February 1965 Oldham Athletic Boundary Park
GK South Africa Sandy Kennon 6 March 1965 Watford Layer Road
LB England Brian Hall 6 March 1965 Watford 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: 1965". 11v11.com. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
    • "TigerBase – Season View". TigerBase. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
    • "1960/61 to 1969/70" (PDF). Watford Football Club archive 1881–2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 March 2016. Retrieved 12 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 0–1 Peterborough United". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
    3. ↑ "Colchester Utd 1–1 Torquay United". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
    4. ↑ "Average Attendance Figures Per Season". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
    5. ↑ Hudson, Matt (11 July 2012). "The 1950s and 1960s". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
    6. 1 2 Whitehead, Jeff; Drury, Kevin (2008). The Who's Who of Colchester United: The Layer Road Years. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 262. ISBN 978-1-85983-629-3.
    7. 1 2 "Appearances". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
    8. ↑ "Ray Price". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
    9. ↑ "John Mansfield". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
    10. ↑ "Barrie Aitchison". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
    11. 1 2 "Pat Connolly". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
    12. ↑ "Gareth Salisbury". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
    13. 1 2 "Noel Kearney". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
    14. ↑ "Arthur Langley". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
    15. ↑ "Tecwyn Jones". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
    16. ↑ "John Hornsby". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
    17. ↑ "Sandy Kennon". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
    18. ↑ "Brian Hall". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
    19. ↑ "George Ramage". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
    20. ↑ "Roy McCrohan". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
    21. ↑ "Peter Wright". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
    22. ↑ "Tony Miller". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
    23. ↑ "Keith Rutter". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
    24. ↑ "Martyn King". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
    25. ↑ "Edgar Rumney". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
    26. ↑ "Tommy McColl". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
    27. ↑ "Percy Ames". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
    28. 1 2 "Goals". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
    29. ↑ "Clean sheets (1st team)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
    30. ↑ "Alltime- List of Debuts". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
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