1965–66 Colchester United F.C. season

Colchester United
1965–66 season
Chairman Bill Allen[1]
Manager Neil Franklin
Stadium Layer Road
Fourth Division 4th (promoted)
FA Cup 1st round
(eliminated by
Queens Park Rangers)
League Cup 2nd round
(eliminated by
Middlesbrough)
Top goalscorer League:
Reg Stratton (18)
All:
Reg Stratton (21)
Highest home attendance 10,200
v Luton Town, 8 April 1966[2]
Lowest home attendance 2,768
v Notts County, 22 November 1965[3]
Average home league attendance 5,225[4]
Biggest win 4–0
v Barnsley, 11 September 1965
Biggest defeat 0–4
v Queens Park Rangers, 18 November 1965
Football kit (white jersey with blue, vertical stripes; black shorts; and white socks with two blue, horizontal hoops).
Home colours

The 1965–66 season was Colchester United's 24th season in their history and their first back in the fourth tier of English football, the Fourth Division, following relegation the previous season. Alongside competing in the Fourth Division, the club also participated in the FA Cup and the League Cup.

Colchester were immediately promoted back to the Third Division after ending the season in fourth position. Queens Park Rangers handed Colchester another early FA Cup exit following a replay, while Middlesbrough knocked the U's out of the League Cup in the second round.

Season overview

Neil Franklin brought in forward Reg Stratton to lead the line for the new season and he responded with 18 league goals and 21 in total. They won ten times on their travels, setting a new club record, while losing just three times at Layer Road. After leading the Fourth Division table across Easter, subsequent defeats to promotion rivals Darlington on two occasions and Torquay United saw Colchester drop to fourth position ahead of the final game of the season. A 2–1 defeat to Newport County left fans awaiting the result of Luton Town's game with Chester with Luton just one point behind and the game kicking off 15-minutes later than the U's fixture. The game finished 1–1 with Colchester, Luton, and Tranmere Rovers all tied on 56 points. Goal average would separate the sides, with Franklin's side pipping Tranmere to the final promotion spot by 0.08.

As the club did four years prior, the U's bounced back from the Fourth Division at the first attempt. The season was also notable as player replacements were allowed for the first time. Ray Price became Colchester's first substitute when he came on to replace the injured Ted Phillips after 85-minutes of their 2–0 home win over Rochdale on 18 September.[5]

Players

As of match played 28 May 1966.[6]
Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee
Goalkeepers
Alan BuckGKEnglandColchester25 August 1946 (aged 18)110AmateurJuly 1963Free transfer
Sandy KennonGKSouth AfricaJohannesburg28 November 1933 (aged 31)100England Norwich CityMarch 1965Free transfer
Defenders
Duncan ForbesCBScotlandEdinburgh19 June 1941 (aged 23)1410Scotland Musselburgh Athletic4 September 1961Nominal
John FowlerFBScotlandLeith17 October 1933 (aged 31)4125Scotland Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic20 August 1955[lower-alpha 1]Free transfer
Brian HallLBEnglandBurbage9 March 1939 (aged 26)101England Mansfield TownMarch 1965Free transfer
David LaittFBEnglandColchester1 November 1946 (aged 18)00AmateurSummer 1962Free transfer
Mick LoughtonCBEnglandColchester8 December 1942 (aged 22)281AmateurAugust 1961Free transfer
Ray PriceFBEnglandHetton-le-Hole18 May 1944 (aged 21)110England Norwich CitySummer 1964Free transfer
David RaineFBEnglandDarlington28 March 1937 (aged 28)00England Doncaster Rovers1 June 1965Nominal
Midfielders
Bobby BlackwoodMFScotlandEdinburgh20 August 1934 (aged 30)00England Ipswich Town1 June 1965Free transfer
David BuckWHEnglandColchester25 August 1946 (aged 18)00Apprentice16 October 1965[lower-alpha 1]Free transfer
Dave LamontMFScotlandGlasgow2 April 1949 (aged 16)00ApprenticeJuly 1965Free transfer
John MansfieldMFEnglandColchester13 September 1946 (aged 18)10ApprenticeAugust 1964Free transfer
Derek TrevisMFEnglandBirmingham9 September 1942 (aged 22)607England Aston Villa7 March 1964[lower-alpha 1]Free transfer
Forwards
Barrie AitchisonWGEnglandColchester15 November 1937 (aged 26)414England Tottenham Hotspur1 August 1964£750
Peter BarlowFWEnglandPortsmouth9 January 1950 (aged 15)00ApprenticeSeptember 1965Free transfer
Dennis BarrettIF00ApprenticeSummer 1964Free transfer
Peter BullockFWEnglandStoke-on-Trent17 November 1941 (aged 23)00England Southend United30 October 1965[lower-alpha 1]Nominal
Mike GriceWGEnglandWoking3 November 1931 (aged 33)24830England Coventry City18 August 1962[lower-alpha 2]£1,000
John HornsbyWGEnglandFerryhill3 August 1945 (aged 19)00England Evenwood TownOctober 1965£25/5s
Arthur KayeWGEnglandHigham9 May 1933 (aged 32)00England Middlesbrough21 August 1965[lower-alpha 1]Free transfer
Ted PhillipsIFEnglandLeiston21 August 1933 (aged 31)00England Luton Town11 September 1965[lower-alpha 1]Part exchange
Reg StrattonFWEnglandKingsley10 July 1939 (aged 25)00England Fulham28 May 1965Free 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.
28 May 1965 FW England Reg Stratton England Fulham Free transfer [7]
1 June 1965 FB England David Raine England Doncaster Rovers Nominal [8]
1 June 1965 MF Scotland Bobby Blackwood England Ipswich Town Free transfer [9]
July 1965 MF Scotland Dave Lamont Apprentice Free transfer [10]
21 August 1965 WH England Jackie Bell England Norwich City Free transfer [11][lower-alpha 1]
21 August 1965 WG England Arthur Kaye England Middlesbrough Free transfer [12][lower-alpha 1]
September 1965 FW England Peter Barlow Apprentice Free transfer [13]
11 September 1965 IF England Ted Phillips England Luton Town Part exchange with Billy Stark [14][lower-alpha 1]
October 1965 WG England John Hornsby England Evenwood Town £25/5s [15]
16 October 1965 WH England David Buck Apprentice Free transfer [16][lower-alpha 1]
30 October 1965 FW England Peter Bullock England Southend United Nominal [17][lower-alpha 1]
  • Total spending: Decrease ~ £25/5s
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 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 WH Scotland John Docherty England Chelmsford City Released [18]
End of season FB England Richie Griffiths England Haverhill Rovers Released [19]
End of season IF Wales Gareth Salisbury England Chesterfield Released [20]
23 April 1965 IF Scotland Bobby Hill England Bury Town Released [21][lower-alpha 1]
23 April 1965 IF England Arthur Langley England Nottingham Forest Released [22][lower-alpha 1]
28 August 1965 FW Scotland Billy Stark England Luton Town £1,000 plus Ted Phillips [23][lower-alpha 1]
October 1965 WH Wales Tecwyn Jones England Crewe Alexandra Nominal [24]
12 February 1966 WH England Jackie Bell England Gainford Town Released [11][lower-alpha 1]
  • Total incoming: Increase ~ £1,000
  1. 1 2 3 4 Date of departure refers to the date of the player's final game for the club

Match details

Fourth Division

Fourth Division results round by round

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ResultLWDWWDWLWLLWDWWWWLWWDLDLWWWWLDWWWWLDDWDDLLWWLL
Position21101284324469710753444334454444443221111111244244

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

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGAv1Pts2Promotion, qualification or relegation
2Darlington (P)462591272531.35859Promoted to Third Division
3Torquay United (P)4624101272491.46958
4Colchester United (P)4623101370471.48956
5Tranmere Rovers462481493661.40956
6Luton Town462481490701.28656

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][25]

No. Pos Nat Player TotalFourth DivisionFA CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK South Africa Sandy Kennon 5004602020
DF Scotland Duncan Forbes 4614212020
DF Scotland John Fowler 2702502000
DF England Brian Hall 50114692121
DF England David Laitt 100+100000
DF England Mick Loughton 4914512020
DF England Ray Price 504+100000
DF England David Raine 25019+302010
MF Scotland Bobby Blackwood 4554132220
MF England David Buck 100+100000
MF England John Mansfield 715+210000
MF England Derek Trevis 4744342020
FW England Barrie Aitchison 15313+130010
FW England Peter Bullock 361134112000
FW England Mike Grice 15012+100020
FW England John Hornsby 1211110010
FW England Arthur Kaye 4223822020
FW England Ted Phillips 341332132000
FW England Reg Stratton 392137180023
Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season
MF England Jackie Bell 70700000
MF Wales Tecwyn Jones 40300010
FW Scotland Billy Stark 31310000

Goalscorers

[25]

Place Nationality Position Name Fourth Division FA Cup League Cup Total
1 England FW Reg Stratton 18 0 3 21
2 England IF Ted Phillips 13 0 0 13
3 England FW Peter Bullock 11 0 0 11
England LB Brian Hall 9 1 1 11
5 Scotland MF Bobby Blackwood 3 2 0 5
6 England MF Derek Trevis 4 0 0 4
7 England WG Barrie Aitchison 3 0 0 3
8 England WG Arthur Kaye 2 0 0 2
9 Scotland CB Duncan Forbes 1 0 0 1
England WG John Hornsby 1 0 0 1
England CB Mick Loughton 1 0 0 1
England MF John Mansfield 1 0 0 1
Scotland FW Billy Stark 1 0 0 1
Own goals 2 0 0 2
TOTALS 70 3 4 77

Clean sheets

Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.[26]

Place Nationality Player Fourth Division FA Cup League Cup Total
1 South Africa Sandy Kennon 15 0 0 15
TOTALS 15 0 0 15

Player debuts

Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.[27]

Position Nationality Player Date Opponent Ground Notes
WH England Jackie Bell 21 August 1965 Port Vale Vale Park
WG England John Hornsby 21 August 1965 Port Vale Vale Park
WG England Arthur Kaye 21 August 1965 Port Vale Vale Park
FW England Reg Stratton 21 August 1965 Port Vale Vale Park
MF Scotland Bobby Blackwood 1 September 1965 Exeter City Layer Road
IF England Ted Phillips 11 September 1965 Barnsley Layer Road
FB England David Raine 22 September 1965 Middlesbrough Layer Road
WH England David Buck 16 October 1965 Hartlepools United Layer Road
FB England David Laitt 30 October 1965 Southport Layer Road
FW England Peter Bullock 30 October 1965 Southport 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.

    Websites

    • "Colchester United football club match record: 1966". 11v11.com. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
    • "First team 1965-66 - Football League : Division Four". Go Go Go County. Retrieved 18 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 2–2 Luton Town". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
    3. ↑ "Colchester Utd 4–1 Notts County". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
    4. ↑ "Average Attendance Figures Per Season". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
    5. ↑ Hudson, Matt (11 July 2012). "The 1950s and 1960s". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
    6. 1 2 "Appearances". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
    7. ↑ "Reg Stratton". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
    8. ↑ "David Raine". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
    9. ↑ "Bobby Blackwood". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
    10. ↑ Whitehead, Jeff; Drury, Kevin (2008). The Who's Who of Colchester United: The Layer Road Years. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 146. ISBN 978-1-85983-629-3.
    11. 1 2 "Jackie Bell". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
    12. ↑ "Arthur Kaye". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
    13. ↑ "Peter Barlow". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
    14. ↑ "Ted Phillips". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
    15. ↑ "John Hornsby". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
    16. ↑ "David Buck". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
    17. ↑ "Peter Bullock". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
    18. ↑ "John Docherty". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
    19. ↑ "Richie Griffiths". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
    20. ↑ "Gareth Salisbury". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
    21. ↑ "Bobby Hill". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
    22. ↑ "Arthur Langley". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
    23. ↑ "Billy Stark". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
    24. ↑ "Tecwyn Jones". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
    25. 1 2 "Goals". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
    26. ↑ "Clean sheets (1st team)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
    27. ↑ "Alltime- List of Debuts". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
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