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1973–74 Colchester United F.C. season

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.

Colchester United
1973–74 season
ChairmanRobert Jackson[1]
ManagerJim Smith
StadiumLayer Road
Fourth Division3rd (promoted)
FA Cup1st round
(eliminated by
Peterborough United)
League Cup1st round
(eliminated by
Gillingham)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Bobby Svarc (25)
All:
Bobby Svarc (26)
Highest home attendance10,007
v Gillingham, 20 April 1974[2]
Lowest home attendance3,460
v Bradford City, 1 December 1973[3]
Average home league attendance5,601[4]
Biggest win4–0
v Torquay United, 19 September 1973
v Chester, 14 November 1973
v Bradford City, 1 December 1973
Biggest defeat1–4
v Gillingham, 8 December 1973

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 edit

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 edit

As of match played 27 April 1974.[6]
Name Position Nationality 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[a] £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[a] £5,000
Lindsay Smith CB   Enfield (1954-09-18)18 September 1954 (aged 18) 54 4 Apprentice 20 April 1971[a] 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[a] Free transfer
Bobby Mills MF   Edmonton (1955-03-16)16 March 1955 (aged 18) 8 0 Apprentice 4 March 1972[a] 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[a] Free transfer
Forwards
Barry Dyson FW   Oldham (1942-09-06)6 September 1942 (aged 30) 0 0   Orient 25 August 1973[a] 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. ^ a b c d e f g Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club

Transfers edit

In edit

Date Position Nationality 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][a]
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][a]
  • Total spending:   ~ £22,000
  1. ^ a b Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club

Out edit

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
30 April 1973 GK   John McInally   Braintree & Crittall Athletic Player-manager [17][a]
30 April 1973 CB   Richard Bourne   Ramsgate Released [18][a]
30 April 1973 MF   Stan Brown   Wimbledon Released [19][a]
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. ^ a b c Date of departure refers to the date of the player's final game for the club

Loans in edit

Date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
October 1973 FW   Peter Silvester   Norwich City 2 November 1983 [23][a]
November 1973 FB   Alex Smith   Southend United 5 January 1974 [16][a]
1 February 1974 WG   Terry Anderson   Norwich City 2 March 1974 [24][a]
March 1974 MF   Paul Taylor   York City 12 May 1974 [25]
March 1974 FW   Gary Moore   Southend United 4 May 1974 [26]
  1. ^ a b c Loan start and end dates refer to the date of the player's first and final games for the club

Match details edit

Fourth Division edit

Main article: 1973–74 Football League

Results round by round edit

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHAHHAAHHAHHAAHAAHHAAAHHAHAHAAHAHAHAHHAAHHHAHA
ResultWWDDWWLWDDWWDDWDWWWLWLDWWWWWLLWLWLLLDWWWWDWDLD
Position5113324124112312111212211111111111212111111123
Source: 11v11.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Peterborough United 46 27 11 8 75 38 1.974 65 Division Champions, promoted
2 Gillingham 46 25 12 9 90 49 1.837 62 Promoted
3 Colchester United 46 24 12 10 73 36 2.028 60
4 Bury 46 24 11 11 81 49 1.653 59
5 Northampton Town 46 20 13 13 63 48 1.313 53
Source: rsssf.com

Matches edit

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 edit

Main article: 1973–74 Football 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 edit

Main article: 1973–74 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 edit

Appearances and goals edit

[6][27]

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

Goalscorers edit

[27]

Place Nationality 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
  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
  MF Steve Leslie 5 0 0 5
8   MF Phil Thomas 4 0 0 4
9   FW Paul Aimson 2 0 0 2
  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 edit

[28]

Nationality Position Name Fourth Division FA Cup League Cup Total
               
  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 edit

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 edit

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

Position Nationality 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][a]
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
  1. ^ Second debut for the club

See also edit

References edit

General edit

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

Specific edit

  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 0–2 Gillingham". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Colchester Utd 4–0 Bradford City". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  4. ^ "Average Attendance Figures Per Season". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  5. ^ Hudson, Matt (11 July 2012). "The 1970s and 1980s". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  6. ^ a b "Appearances". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  7. ^ a b "Will Dixon". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  8. ^ a b "Will DIXON". Swindon-Town-FC.co.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  9. ^ "Mike Walker". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  10. ^ "Mick Packer". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  11. ^ a b "Paul Aimson". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  12. ^ "Barry Dyson". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  13. ^ a b "Barry Dominey". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  14. ^ "Colwyn Rowe". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  15. ^ "Ray Bunkell". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  16. ^ a b "Alex Smith". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  17. ^ "Brian Gibbs". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  18. ^ "Richard Bourne". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  19. ^ "Stan Brown". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  20. ^ "Phil Bloss". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  21. ^ "John McLaughlin". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  22. ^ "Mick Mahon". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  23. ^ "Peter Silvester". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  24. ^ "Terry Anderson". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  25. ^ "Paul Taylor". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  26. ^ "Gary Moore". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  27. ^ a b "Goals". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  28. ^ "Discipline". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  29. ^ "Clean sheets (1st team)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  30. ^ "Alltime- List of Debuts". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  31. ^ "Doncaster Rovers 2–0 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
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