1973–74 Colchester United F.C. season

Colchester United
1973–74 season
Chairman	Robert Jackson[1]
Manager	Jim Smith
Stadium	Layer Road
Fourth Division	3rd (promoted)
FA Cup	1st round; (eliminated by; Peterborough United)
League Cup	1st round; (eliminated by; Gillingham)
Top goalscorer	League: ; Bobby Svarc (25); All: ; Bobby Svarc (26)
Highest home attendance	10,007; v Gillingham, 20 April 1974[2]
Lowest home attendance	3,460; v Bradford City, 1 December 1973[3]
Average home league attendance	5,601[4]
Biggest win	4–0; v Torquay United, 19 September 1973; v Chester, 14 November 1973; v Bradford City, 1 December 1973
Biggest defeat	1–4; v Gillingham, 8 December 1973
	Home colours
	Home colours

The 1973–74 season was Colchester United's 32nd season in their history and their sixth successive season in the fourth tier of English football, the Fourth Division. Alongside competing in the Fourth Division, the club also participated in the FA Cup and the League Cup.

Jim Smith led his side to promotion to the Third Division in his first full season in charge, finishing in third position, five points behind winners Peterborough United. Colchester experienced first round cup exits in both competitions, coincidentally losing to both teams which finished above them in the league; a defeat to Peterborough in the FA Cup and a defeat at Gillingham in the League Cup.

Season overview

Manager Jim Smith brought in Watford pair Mike Walker and Mick Packer during the summer break and also spent £8,000 on forward Paul Aimson from Bournemouth. While Aimson suffered a career-ending injury early in the season, Bobby Svarc found form and registered 25 league goals, including a record-equalling four goals at Chester in November.

At Christmas, Colchester led the Fourth Division table. Bobby Svarc's goalscoring waned, and Smith brought in Gary Moore on loan from Southend United. He scored seven goals in the U's eleven remaining games as Colchester sealed a promotion place. They finished in third position, five points behind Peterborough United and two adrift of Gillingham. The final home game of the season drew a crowd of 10,007, a game in which Gillingham won 2–0 and crept above Colchester in the league table. This would be the last time that Layer Road hosted a five-figure attendance in league competition.

In the cup competitions, Colchester were knocked out in the first round of both the FA Cup and League Cup, coincidentally against their two biggest league title rivals, Peterborough and Gillingham. Gillingham beat United 4–2 at Priestfield in the League Cup in August, while Peterborough triumphed 3–2 at Layer Road in the FA Cup first round.^[5]

Players

As of match played 27 April 1974.^[6]

Name	Position	Place of birth	Date of birth	Apps	Goals	Signed from	Date signed	Fee
Goalkeepers
Mike Walker	GK	Colwyn Bay	(1945-11-28)28 November 1945 (aged 27)	0	0	Watford	July 1973	£4,000
Defenders
Micky Cook	FB	Enfield	(1951-04-09)9 April 1951 (aged 22)	146	1	Orient	1 March 1969	Free transfer
Barry Dominey	CB	Edmonton	(1955-10-21)21 October 1955 (aged 17)	0	0	Enfield WMC	September 1973	Free transfer
Ray Harford	CB	Halifax	(1945-06-01)1 June 1945 (aged 28)	21	1	Port Vale	3 February 1973^{[lower-alpha 1]}	£1,750
Stuart Morgan	CB	Swansea	(1949-09-23)23 September 1949 (aged 23)	36	2	Reading	August 1972	Free transfer
Mick Packer	FB	Willesden	(1950-04-20)20 April 1950 (aged 23)	0	0	Watford	July 1973	Free transfer
Alex Smith	FB	Thornhill	(1947-05-11)11 May 1947 (aged 26)	0	0	Southend United	27 January 1974^{[lower-alpha 1]}	£5,000
Lindsay Smith	CB	Enfield	(1954-09-18)18 September 1954 (aged 18)	54	4	Apprentice	20 April 1971^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Free transfer
Midfielders
Ray Bunkell	MF	Edmonton	(1949-09-18)18 September 1949 (aged 23)	0	0	Swindon Town	December 1973	Part exchange
Steve Foley	MF	Clacton-on-Sea	(1953-06-21)21 June 1953 (aged 19)	57	13	Apprentice	July 1969	Free transfer
Steve Leslie	MF	Hornsey	(1952-09-04)4 September 1952 (aged 20)	80	16	Apprentice	20 April 1971^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Free transfer
Bobby Mills	MF	Edmonton	(1955-03-16)16 March 1955 (aged 18)	8	0	Apprentice	4 March 1972^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Free transfer
Bobby Roberts	MF	Edinburgh	(1940-09-02)2 September 1940 (aged 32)	2	0	Coventry City	1 March 1973	Free transfer
Phil Thomas	MF	Sherborne	(1952-12-14)14 December 1952 (aged 20)	35	2	Bournemouth	Summer 1972	Free transfer
Tony Wingate	MF	Islington	(1955-03-21)21 March 1955 (aged 18)	1	0	Apprentice	18 March 1972^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Free transfer
Forwards
Barry Dyson	FW	Oldham	(1942-09-06)6 September 1942 (aged 30)	0	0	Orient	25 August 1973^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Free transfer
Colwyn Rowe	WG	Ipswich	(1956-03-22)22 March 1956 (aged 17)	0	0	Apprentice	October 1973	Free transfer
Bobby Svarc	FW	Leicester	(1946-02-08)8 February 1946 (aged 27)	20	8	Boston United	December 1972	£6,000

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club

Transfers

In

Date	Position	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
Summer 1973	RB	Will Dixon	Reading	Free transfer	^[7]^[8]
July 1973	GK	Mike Walker	Watford	£4,000	^[9]
July 1973	FB	Mick Packer	Watford	Free transfer	^[10]
1 August 1973	FW	Paul Aimson	Bournemouth	£8,000	^[11]
25 August 1973	FW	Barry Dyson	Bournemouth	Free transfer	^[12]^{[lower-alpha 1]}
September 1973	CB	Barry Dominey	Enfield WMC	Free transfer	^[13]
September 1973	CB	Barry Dominey	Enfield WMC	Free transfer	^[13]
October 1973	WG	Colwyn Rowe	Apprentice	Free transfer	^[14]
December 1973	MF	Ray Bunkell	Southend United	Part-exchange (£5,000)	^[15]
27 January 1974	FB	Alex Smith	Southend United	£5,000	^[16]^{[lower-alpha 1]}

Total spending: ~ £22,000

1 2 Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club

Out

Date	Position	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
30 April 1973	GK	John McInally	Braintree & Crittall Athletic	Player-manager	^[17]^{[lower-alpha 1]}
30 April 1973	CB	Richard Bourne	Ramsgate	Released	^[18]^{[lower-alpha 1]}
30 April 1973	MF	Stan Brown	Wimbledon	Released	^[19]^{[lower-alpha 1]}
August 1973	MF	Phil Bloss	Wimbledon	Released	^[20]
September 1973	RB	Will Dixon	Swindon Town	Free transfer	^[7]^[8]
December 1973	FB	John McLaughlin	Swindon Town	Part-exchange (£25,000)	^[21]
December 1973	WG	Mick Mahon	Wimbledon	£3,000	^[22]
22 February 1974	FW	Paul Aimson	Free agent	Retired	^[11]

Total incoming: ~ £28,000

1 2 3 Date of departure refers to the date of the player's final game for the club

Loans in

Date	Position	Name	From	End date	Ref.
October 1973	FW	Peter Silvester	Norwich City	2 November 1983	^[23]^{[lower-alpha 1]}
November 1973	FB	Alex Smith	Southend United	5 January 1974	^[16]^{[lower-alpha 1]}
1 February 1974	WG	Terry Anderson	Norwich City	2 March 1974	^[24]^{[lower-alpha 1]}
March 1974	MF	Paul Taylor	York City	12 May 1974	^[25]
March 1974	FW	Gary Moore	Southend United	4 May 1974	^[26]

1 2 3 Loan start and end dates refer to the date of the player's first and final games for the club

Match details

Fourth Division

Fourth Division results round by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	H	A
Result	W	W	D	D	W	W	L	W	D	D	W	W	D	D	W	D	W	W	W	L	W	L	D	W	W	W	W	W	L	L	W	L	W	L	L	L	D	W	W	W	W	D	W	D	L	D
Position	5	1	1	3	3	2	4	1	2	4	1	1	2	3	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3

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

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv¹	Pts²	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Peterborough United (C) (P)	46	27	11	8	75	38	1.974	65	Promoted to Third Division
2	Gillingham (P)	46	25	12	9	90	49	1.837	62
3	Colchester United (P)	46	24	12	10	73	36	2.028	60
4	Bury (P)	46	24	11	11	81	49	1.653	59
5	Northampton Town	46	20	13	13	63	48	1.313	53

^{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

25 August 1973 (1973-08-25) 1	Barnsley	0–1	Colchester United	Barnsley
		Report	Svarc 1'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 2,500 Referee: M Smith

1 September 1973 (1973-09-01) 2	Colchester United	3–2	Crewe Alexandra	Colchester
	Aimson 46' Svarc 48' Morgan 76'	Report	Lugg 52' Purdie 80'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,078 Referee: M Veith

7 September 1973 (1973-09-07) 3	Northampton Town	0–0	Colchester United	Northampton
		Report		Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 4,916 Referee: R Marshall

11 September 1973 (1973-09-11) 4	Colchester United	0–0	Reading	Colchester
		Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,565 Referee: R Robinson

15 September 1973 (1973-09-15) 5	Colchester United	4–1	Newport County	Colchester
	Thomas 6' Svarc 11' Leslie 24' Morgan 57'	Report	Hill 33'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,523 Referee: D Civil

19 September 1973 (1973-09-19) 6	Torquay United	0–4	Colchester United	Torquay
	Stuckey	Report	Thomas 35' Svarc 40' Dyson 44' Leslie 80'	Stadium: Plainmoor Attendance: 3,428 Referee: A Glasgow

22 September 1973 (1973-09-22) 7	Swansea City	2–0	Colchester United	Swansea
	Screen 37' Thomas 67'	Report		Stadium: Vetch Field Attendance: 1,981 Referee: R Brandon

28 September 1973 (1973-09-28) 8	Colchester United	1–0	Exeter City	Colchester
	Leslie 83'	Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 5,466 Referee: John Homewood

2 October 1973 (1973-10-02) 9	Colchester United	2–2	Torquay United	Colchester
	Svarc 37', 50'	Report	Myers 9' Morrall 31'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 5,291 Referee: T Page

6 October 1973 (1973-10-06) 10	Hartlepool	0–0	Colchester United	Hartlepool
		Report Report		Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 1,910 Referee: R Clay

12 October 1973 (1973-10-12) 11	Colchester United	3–0	Darlington	Colchester
	Foley 34', 55' Svarc 78'	Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 5,089 Referee: Tommy Dawes

19 October 1973 (1973-10-19) 12	Colchester United	2–0	Scunthorpe United	Colchester
	Morgan 19' Svarc 42'	Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,862 Referee: K Salmon

24 October 1973 (1973-10-24) 13	Reading	1–1	Colchester United	Reading
	Chappell 3'	Report	Svarc 70'	Stadium: Elm Park Attendance: 12,310 Referee: K Baker

27 October 1973 (1973-10-27) 14	Rotherham United	0–0	Colchester United	Rotherham
		Report		Stadium: Millmoor Attendance: 4,594 Referee: R Walmsley

2 November 1973 (1973-11-02) 15	Colchester United	3–0	Workington	Colchester
19:15 GMT	Morgan 33' Cook 57' Harford 77'	Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 5,342 Referee: A Hamil

10 November 1973 (1973-11-10) 16	Mansfield Town	2–2	Colchester United	Mansfield
	Longhorn 8' Eccles 9'	Report	Foley 61', 72'	Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 3,033 Referee: J Butcher

14 November 1973 (1973-11-14) 17	Chester	0–4	Colchester United	Chester
		Report	Svarc 25', 34', 62', 71'	Stadium: Sealand Road Attendance: 1,973 Referee: D Richardson

17 November 1973 (1973-11-17) 18	Colchester United	3–1	Stockport County	Colchester
14:15 GMT	Dyson 49' (pen.), 51' (pen.) Foley 71'	Report	Kirk 67'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,966 Referee: T Bone

1 December 1973 (1973-12-01) 19	Colchester United	4–0	Bradford City	Colchester
	Svarc 26', 80' Morgan 45' Dyson 60'	Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,460 Referee: K Dodd

8 December 1973 (1973-12-08) 20	Gillingham	4–1	Colchester United	Gillingham
	Richardson 6' Wilks 9', 60' Jacks 70'	Report	L Smith 30'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 8,411 Referee: C Newsome

15 December 1973 (1973-12-15) 21	Stockport County	0–3	Colchester United	Stockport
		Report	Svarc 15' Foley 35', 80'	Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 1,472 Referee: Gordon Hill

22 December 1973 (1973-12-22) 22	Exeter City	1–0	Colchester United	Exeter
	Binney 55'	Report		Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 3,638 Referee: H Powell

26 December 1973 (1973-12-26) 23	Colchester United	1–1	Peterborough United	Colchester
	Svarc 90'	Report	Hall 80'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 7,960 Referee: M Taylor

29 December 1973 (1973-12-29) 24	Colchester United	1–0	Northampton Town	Colchester
	Dyson 77' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 5,042 Referee: B Martin

1 January 1974 (1974-01-01) 25	Crewe Alexandra	1–2	Colchester United	Crewe
	Riley 89'	Report	Svarc 12' Foley 44'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 2,383 Referee: E Garner

5 January 1974 (1974-01-05) 26	Colchester United	4–1	Lincoln City	Colchester
	Svarc 9', 43' Morgan 20' Leslie 49'	Report	McNeil 54'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,398 Referee: L Shapter

12 January 1974 (1974-01-12) 27	Newport County	1–3	Colchester United	Newport
	Hooper 50'	Report	Cook 48' Leslie 56' Thomas 90'	Stadium: Somerton Park Attendance: 3,304 Referee: P Richardson

19 January 1974 (1974-01-19) 28	Colchester United	2–0	Barnsley	Colchester
	Svarc 9' Dyson 82' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 5,793 Referee: C White

27 January 1974 (1974-01-27) 29	Doncaster Rovers	2–0	Colchester United	Doncaster
	Ternent 58' Kitchen 63'	Report		Stadium: Belle Vue Attendance: 4,285 Referee: A Morrisey

3 February 1974 (1974-02-03) 30	Bury	2–0	Colchester United	Bury
	Spence 74' Rudd 86'	Report		Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 7,796 Referee: M Williams

8 February 1974 (1974-02-08) 31	Colchester United	2–0	Swansea City	Colchester
	Morgan 4' Svarc 71'	Report	Screen	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 5,040 Referee: Alf Grey

16 February 1974 (1974-02-16) 32	Darlington	1–0	Colchester United	Darlington
	Atkins 50'	Report		Stadium: Feethams Attendance: 2,275 Referee: I Smith

22 February 1974 (1974-02-22) 33	Colchester United	3–0	Hartlepool	Colchester
	A Smith 59' Svarc 71' Aimson 82'	Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 5,608 Referee: Ron Challis

2 March 1974 (1974-03-02) 34	Peterborough United	2–0	Colchester United	Peterborough
	Hall 12' Cozens 83'	Report		Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 10,714 Referee: R Capey

8 March 1974 (1974-03-08) 35	Colchester United	0–1	Rotherham United	Colchester
		Report	Goodfellow 19'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 5,180 Referee: A Hart

16 March 1974 (1974-03-16) 36	Scunthorpe United	1–0	Colchester United	Scunthorpe
	Keeley 90'	Report		Stadium: Old Showground Attendance: 2,134 Referee: J Hough

19 March 1974 (1974-03-19) 37	Colchester United	1–1	Bury	Colchester
	Moore 34'	Report	Melledew 72'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,748 Referee: D Nippard

22 March 1974 (1974-03-22) 38	Colchester United	1–0	Mansfield Town	Colchester
	Morgan 33'	Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,695 Referee: Malcolm Sinclair

27 March 1974 (1974-03-27) 39	Lincoln City	0–1	Colchester United	Lincoln
		Report	Svarc 50'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 2,638 Referee: E Wallace

30 March 1974 (1974-03-30) 40	Workington	1–4	Colchester United	Workington
	Heslop 82'	Report	Thomas 5' Moore 45' Svarc 46' Wood 88' (o.g.)	Stadium: Borough Park Attendance: 1,103 Referee: A Porter

2 April 1974 (1974-04-02) 41	Colchester United	3–0	Doncaster Rovers	Colchester
	Cook 47', 78' Moore 74'	Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 5,124 Referee: P Reeves

5 April 1974 (1974-04-05) 42	Colchester United	1–1	Chester	Colchester
	Moore 89' (pen.)	Report	Owen 23'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 6,371 Referee: T Spencer

12 April 1974 (1974-04-12) 43	Colchester United	2–1	Brentford	Colchester
	Moore 31', 76'	Report	Simmons 61'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 8,155 Referee: A Lees

16 April 1974 (1974-04-16) 44	Brentford	0–0	Colchester United	Brentford
		Report		Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 7,480 Referee: I Jones

20 April 1974 (1974-04-20) 45	Colchester United	0–2	Gillingham	Colchester
15:00 BST		Report	Yeo 40', 52'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 10,007 Referee: R Crabb

27 April 1974 (1974-04-27) 46	Bradford City	1–1	Colchester United	Bradford
	Fretwell 34' (pen.)	Report	Moore 28'	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 3,702 Referee: G Flint

League Cup

29 August 1973 (1973-08-29) 1st round	Gillingham	4–2	Colchester United	Gillingham
	Peach 40' Wilks 69' Quirke 76' Yeo 88'	Report	Cook 16' Svarc 42'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 3,991 Referee: Gordon Kew

FA Cup

24 November 1973 (1973-11-24) 1st round	Colchester United	2–3	Peterborough United	Colchester
	Mahon 22' Harford 90'	Report	Cozens 71', 77' Murray 73'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 9,664 Referee: P Reeves

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

^[6]^[27]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Fourth Division		FA Cup		League Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK		Mike Walker	48	0	46	0	1	0	1	0
	DF		Micky Cook	46	5	44	4	1	0	1	1
	DF		Barry Dominey	3	0	1+2	0	0	0	0	0
	DF		Ray Harford	48	2	46	1	1	1	1	0
	DF		Stuart Morgan	40	8	38	8	1	0	1	0
	DF		Mick Packer	35	0	32+1	0	1	0	1	0
	DF		Alex Smith	29	1	29	1	0	0	0	0
	DF		Lindsay Smith	35	1	23+11	1	0+1	0	0	0
	MF		Ray Bunkell	6	0	5+1	0	0	0	0	0
	MF		Steve Foley	34	8	32	8	1	0	1	0
	MF		Steve Leslie	24	0	21+3	0	0	0	0	0
	MF		Bobby Mills	23	0	14+4	0	5	0	0	0
	MF		Phil Thomas	42	4	38+2	4	1	0	1	0
	FW		Barry Dyson	38	6	36	6	1	0	1	0
	FW		Colwyn Rowe	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
	FW		Bobby Svarc	48	26	46	25	1	0	1	1
Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season
	DF		John McLaughlin	20	0	18	0	1	0	1	0
	MF		Paul Taylor	9	0	6+3	0	0	0	0	0
	FW		Paul Aimson	5	2	3+1	2	0	0	1	0
	FW		Terry Anderson	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
	FW		Mick Mahon	14	1	9+3	0	1	1	1	0
	FW		Gary Moore	11	7	11	7	0	0	0	0
	FW		Peter Silvester	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0

Goalscorers

^[27]

Place	Position	Name	Fourth Division	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
1	FW	Bobby Svarc	25	0	1	26
2	MF	Steve Foley	8	0	0	8
2	CB	Stuart Morgan	8	0	0	8
4	FW	Gary Moore	7	0	0	7
5	FW	Barry Dyson	6	0	0	6
6	FB	Micky Cook	4	0	1	5
6	MF	Steve Leslie	5	0	0	5
8	MF	Phil Thomas	4	0	0	4
9	FW	Paul Aimson	2	0	0	2
9	CB	Ray Harford	1	1	0	2
11	WG	Mick Mahon	0	1	0	1
	FB	Alex Smith	1	0	0	1
	CB	Lindsay Smith	1	0	0	1
		Own goals	1	0	0	1
		TOTALS	73	2	2	77

Disciplinary record

^[28]

Nationality	Position	Name	Fourth Division		FA Cup		League Cup		Total
Nationality	Position	Name
	CB	Stuart Morgan	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
	FB	Micky Cook	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	CB	Ray Harford	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	FB	Micky Cook	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	MF	Bobby Mills	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	FB	Mick Packer	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	FB	Alex Smith	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	CB	Lindsay Smith	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
		TOTALS	7	1	0	0	0	0	7	1

Clean sheets

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

Place	Nationality	Player	Fourth Division	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
1		Mike Walker	21	0	0	21
		TOTALS	21	0	0	21

Player debuts

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

Position	Player	Date	Opponent	Ground	Notes
GK	Mike Walker	25 August 1973	Barnsley	Oakwell
FB	Mick Packer	25 August 1973	Barnsley	Oakwell
FW	Paul Aimson	25 August 1973	Barnsley	Oakwell
FW	Barry Dyson	25 August 1973	Barnsley	Oakwell
FW	Peter Silvester	6 October 1973	Hartlepool	Victoria Park
FB	Alex Smith	10 November 1973	Mansfield Town	Field Mill
MF	Ray Bunkell	8 December 1973	Gillingham	Priestfield Stadium
FB	Alex Smith	27 January 1974	Doncaster Rovers	Belle Vue	^[31]^{[lower-alpha 1]}
WG	Colwyn Rowe	3 February 1974	Bury	Gigg Lane
WG	Terry Anderson	8 February 1974	Swansea City	Layer Road
CB	Barry Dominey	16 March 1974	Scunthorpe United	Old Showground
MF	Paul Taylor	16 March 1974	Scunthorpe United	Old Showground
FW	Gary Moore	16 March 1974	Scunthorpe United	Old Showground

↑ Second debut for the club

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.

Websites

"Colchester United football club match record: 1974". 11v11.com. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
"Chester fixtures 1973/74". Chester Football Club. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
"Season 1973–74". Royalsrecord.co.uk. Retrieved 30 January 2018.

Specific

↑ 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.
↑ "Colchester Utd 0–2 Gillingham". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
↑ "Colchester Utd 4–0 Bradford City". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
↑ "Average Attendance Figures Per Season". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
↑ Hudson, Matt (11 July 2012). "The 1970s and 1980s". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
1 2 "Appearances". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
1 2 "Will Dixon". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
1 2 "Will DIXON". Swindon-Town-FC.co.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
↑ "Mike Walker". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
↑ "Mick Packer". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
1 2 "Paul Aimson". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
↑ "Barry Dyson". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
1 2 "Barry Dominey". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
↑ "Colwyn Rowe". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
↑ "Ray Bunkell". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
1 2 "Alex Smith". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
↑ "Brian Gibbs". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
↑ "Richard Bourne". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
↑ "Stan Brown". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
↑ "Phil Bloss". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
↑ "John McLaughlin". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
↑ "Mick Mahon". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
↑ "Peter Silvester". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
↑ "Terry Anderson". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
↑ "Paul Taylor". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
↑ "Gary Moore". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
1 2 "Goals". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
↑ "Discipline". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
↑ "Clean sheets (1st team)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
↑ "Alltime- List of Debuts". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
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[DG-7] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club

[DG-14] 1 2 Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club

[FG-20] 1 2 3 Date of departure refers to the date of the player's final game for the club

[Loan-27] 1 2 3 Loan start and end dates refer to the date of the player's first and final games for the club

[2deb-36] Second debut for the club

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[STFC-9] 1 2 "Will DIXON". Swindon-Town-FC.co.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2018.

[10] "Mike Walker". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 15 July 2017.

[11] "Mick Packer". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 15 July 2017.

[Aimson-12] 1 2 "Paul Aimson". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 15 July 2017.

[13] "Barry Dyson". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 15 July 2017.

[Barry_Dominey-15] 1 2 "Barry Dominey". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 15 July 2017.

[16] "Colwyn Rowe". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 15 July 2017.

[17] "Ray Bunkell". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 15 July 2017.

[A_Smith-18] 1 2 "Alex Smith". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 15 July 2017.

[19] "Brian Gibbs". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 28 June 2017.

[21] "Richard Bourne". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 30 July 2017.

[22] "Stan Brown". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 August 2017.

[23] "Phil Bloss". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 August 2017.

[24] "John McLaughlin". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 August 2017.

[25] "Mick Mahon". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 August 2017.

[26] "Peter Silvester". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 15 July 2017.

[28] "Terry Anderson". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 15 July 2017.

[29] "Paul Taylor". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 15 July 2017.

[30] "Gary Moore". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 15 July 2017.

[goals-31] 1 2 "Goals". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 10 February 2018.

[32] "Discipline". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 10 February 2018.

[33] "Clean sheets (1st team)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 10 February 2018.

[34] "Alltime- List of Debuts". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 10 February 2018.

[35] "Doncaster Rovers 2–0 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 10 February 2018.

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