1963–64 Colchester United F.C. season

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.

Colchester United
1963–64 season
ChairmanBill Allen[1]
ManagerBenny Fenton
(until September)
Neil Franklin
(from December)
StadiumLayer Road
Third Division17th
FA Cup3rd round
(eliminated by
Workington)
League Cup2nd round
(eliminated by
Queens Park Rangers)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Bobby Hunt (20)

All:
Bobby Hunt (23)
Highest home attendance7,772
v Fulham, 25 September 1963[2]
Lowest home attendance3,263
v Port Vale, 4 April 1964[3]
Average home league attendance5,242[4]
Biggest win4–0
v Notts County, 30 November 1963
4–0
v Crewe Alexandra, 22 February 1964
Biggest defeat0–4
v Peterborough United, 21 October 1963

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

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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

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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 Ames GK   Plymouth (1931-12-13)13 December 1931 (aged 31) 372 0   Tottenham Hotspur 1 May 1955 Free transfer
Alan Buck GK   Colchester (1946-08-25)25 August 1946 (aged 16) 0 0 Amateur July 1963 Free transfer
George Ramage GK   Dalkeith (1937-01-29)29 January 1937 (aged 26) 12 0   Third Lanark 15 March 1963[a] Nominal
Defenders
Duncan Forbes CB   Edinburgh (1941-06-19)19 June 1941 (aged 21) 54 0   Musselburgh Athletic 4 September 1961 Nominal
John Fowler FB   Leith (1933-10-17)17 October 1933 (aged 29) 347 5   Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic 20 August 1955[a] Free transfer
Richie Griffiths FB   Earls Colne (1942-03-21)21 March 1942 (aged 21) 42 0   Colchester Casuals June 1961 Free transfer
David Laitt FB   Colchester (1946-11-01)1 November 1946 (aged 16) 0 0 Amateur Summer 1962 Free transfer
Mick Loughton CB   Colchester (1942-12-08)8 December 1942 (aged 20) 0 0 Amateur August 1961 Free transfer
Edgar Rumney FB   Abberton (1936-09-15)15 September 1936 (aged 26) 36 0   Colchester Casuals 1 May 1957 Free transfer
Keith Rutter CB   Leeds (1934-09-10)10 September 1934 (aged 28) 21 0   Queens Park Rangers 26 February 1963[a] £4,000
Midfielders
John Docherty WH   Glasgow (1935-02-28)28 February 1935 (aged 28) 0 0   Heart of Midlothian 14 September 1963[a] Free transfer
Roy McCrohan WH   Reading (1930-09-22)22 September 1930 (aged 32) 33 2   Norwich City 1 September 1962 Part exchange
Derek Trevis MF   Birmingham (1942-09-09)9 September 1942 (aged 20) 0 0   Aston Villa 7 March 1964[a] Free transfer
Forwards
Mike Grice WG   Woking (1931-11-03)3 November 1931 (aged 31) 156 24   Coventry City 18 August 1962[b] £1,000
Bobby Hill IF   Edinburgh (1938-06-09)9 June 1938 (aged 24) 213 22   Easthouses Lily Miners Welfare 9 June 1955 Free transfer
Martyn King CF   Birmingham (1937-08-23)23 August 1937 (aged 25) 177 117 Amateur Summer 1955 Free transfer
Tommy McColl IF     Glasgow (1945-09-19)19 September 1945 (aged 17) 0 0   Dennistoun Waverley 24 August 1963[a] Free transfer
Tony Miller IF   Chelmsford (1937-10-26)26 October 1937 (aged 25) 0 0 Amateur May 1958 Free transfer
Billy Stark FW   Glasgow (1937-05-27)27 May 1937 (aged 26) 21 3   Carlisle United November 1962 £3,750
Peter Wright WG   Colchester (1934-01-26)26 January 1934 (aged 29) 412 86 Amateur November 1951 Free transfer
  1. ^ a b c d e f 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

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Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
July 1963 GK   Alan Buck Amateur Free transfer [7]
August 1963 FB   Pat Woods   Western Suburbs Free transfer [8]
24 August 1963 IF   Tommy McColl   Dennistoun Waverley Free transfer [9][a]
14 September 1963 WH   John Docherty   Heart of Midlothian Free transfer [10][a]
7 March 1964 MF   Derek Trevis   Aston Villa Free transfer [11][a]
  1. ^ a b c Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club
Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
7 October 1963 WH   Ron Hunt Retired Retired [12][a]
March 1964 FW   Bobby Hunt   Northampton Town £18,000 [13]
28 March 1964 FB   Pat Woods   South Coast United Free transfer [8][a]
  • Total incoming:   ~ £18,000
  1. ^ a b Date of departure refers to the date of the player's final game for the club

Match details

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Friendlies

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10 August 1963 (1963-08-10) Southend United 4–1 Colchester United Southend-on-Sea
15:00 BST Jones   26'
Beesley   59', 78'
Bradbury   63' (pen.)
Report Loughton   35' Stadium: Roots Hall
17 August 1963 (1963-08-17) Colchester United 1–3 Southend United Colchester
15:15 BST McCrohan   70' (pen.) Report Smith   4'
Jones   21'
Gilfillan   46'
Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 885

Third Division

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Results round by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAAHHAAHAHHAHHHAAHHAAHAHHAAHAAHAAHAHAAAHHAHHHA
ResultWDDLDLWWLWLDDDWLDWLDWWDDWLDWLDLDWDDDLLLDLLDDWL
Position3241210159711811111211121314101514111010108101081091110999911131313141616161516
Source: 11v11.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
15 Queens Park Rangers 46 18 9 19 76 78 0.974 45
16 Brentford 46 15 14 17 87 80 1.088 44
17 Colchester United 46 12 19 15 70 68 1.029 43
18 Luton Town 46 16 10 20 64 80 0.800 42
19 Walsall 46 13 14 19 59 76 0.776 40
Source: [citation needed]

Matches

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24 August 1963 (1963-08-24) 1 Colchester United 4–1 Barnsley Colchester
B. Hunt   27' (pen.), 49', 54'
Wright   72'
Report O'Hara   66' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,507
Referee: Ray Tinkler
27 August 1963 (1963-08-27) 2 Walsall 1–1 Colchester United Walsall
Fell   1' Report McColl   33' Stadium: Fellows Park
Attendance: 9,489
31 August 1963 (1963-08-31) 3 Hull City 0–0 Colchester United Kingston upon Hull
Report Stadium: Boothferry Park
Attendance: 11,844
Referee: J. Burlough
7 September 1963 (1963-09-07) 4 Colchester United 1–2 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic Colchester
Wright   48' Report Reeves   3'
Singer   67'
Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,348
Referee: K. Stokes
9 September 1963 (1963-09-09) 5 Colchester United 0–0 Walsall Colchester
Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,419
14 September 1963 (1963-09-14) 6 Wrexham 5–4 Colchester United Wrexham
Fox   pen.'
Griffiths  
Metcalf  
Phythian  
Whitehouse  
Report Stark  
King   
Wright  
Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 6,410
16 September 1963 (1963-09-16) 7 Millwall 0–1 Colchester United New Cross
Report B. Hunt   64' Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 9,321
Referee: Eric Jennings
21 September 1963 (1963-09-21) 8 Colchester United 2–0 Queens Park Rangers Colchester
B. Hunt   43' (pen.)
Stark   88'
Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,418
28 September 1963 (1963-09-28) 9 Bristol Rovers 3–1 Colchester United Bristol
Jones   20'
Biggs   27'
Jarman   81'
Report Stark   29' Stadium: Eastville Stadium
Attendance: 10,724
30 September 1963 (1963-09-30) 10 Colchester United 2–0 Millwall Colchester
B. Hunt   21'
Wright   89'
Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,482
5 October 1963 (1963-10-05) 11 Colchester United 2–3 Oldham Athletic Colchester
King   70', 87' Report Bowie   64'
Lister   68', 69'
Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,190
7 October 1963 (1963-10-07) 12 Southend United 0–0 Colchester United Southend-on-Sea
Report
Report
Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 8,875
12 October 1963 (1963-10-12) 13 Colchester United 1–1 Crewe Alexandra Colchester
King   65' Report Lord   38' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,232
Referee: J. Parr
14 October 1963 (1963-10-14) 14 Colchester United 3–3 Southend United Colchester
Stark   8', 85'
King  
Report
Report
Ashworth   7'
Smith   75' 
Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 6,610
19 October 1963 (1963-10-19) 15 Colchester United 2–1 Coventry City Colchester
B. Hunt   12'
Grice   32'
Report Humphries   86' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 7,189
21 October 1963 (1963-10-21) 16 Peterborough United 4–0 Colchester United Peterborough
Smith   
Dougan   
Report
Report
Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 11,505
26 October 1963 (1963-10-26) 17 Mansfield Town 1–1 Colchester United Mansfield
Wagstaff   56' Report King   24' Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 10,278
Referee: H. Richards
28 October 1963 (1963-10-28) 18 Colchester United 4–1 Peterborough United Colchester
King   16'
B. Hunt   19'
Stark   70'
Wright   76'
Report
Report
Smith   89' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 6,966
2 November 1963 (1963-11-02) 19 Colchester United 1–2 Brentford Colchester
King   82' Report Block   44'
Dick   62'
Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 7,117
9 November 1963 (1963-11-09) 20 Shrewsbury Town 1–1 Colchester United Shrewsbury
Rowley   65' Report Stark   1' Stadium: Gay Meadow
Attendance: 6,427
23 November 1963 (1963-11-23) 21 Port Vale 0–2 Colchester United Burslem
Report B. Hunt   3', 50' Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 11,158
Referee: A. Jones
30 November 1963 (1963-11-30) 22 Colchester United 4–0 Notts County Colchester
B. Hunt   15'
Stark   85'
King   
Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,377
14 December 1963 (1963-12-14) 23 Barnsley 1–1 Colchester United Barnsley
O'Hara   61' Report Stark   23' Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 4,984
Referee: J. Cattlin
21 December 1963 (1963-12-21) 24 Colchester United 1–1 Hull City Colchester
B. Hunt   64' (pen.) Report Wilkinson   25' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,609
Referee: J. Loynton
26 December 1963 (1963-12-26) 25 Colchester United 2–1 Reading Colchester
B. Hunt   56'
King   75'
Report Neate   49' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,607
Referee: G. Roper
28 December 1963 (1963-12-28) 26 Reading 5–3 Colchester United Reading
Kerr   14'
Jones   16', 85'
Fowler   52' (o.g.)
Rutter   80' (o.g.)
Report B. Hunt   22'
Stark   28'
Wright   60'
Stadium: Elm Park
Attendance: 7,878
Referee: Norman Burtenshaw
11 January 1964 (1964-01-11) 27 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 2–2 Colchester United Bournemouth
Crickmore   60'
Coughlan   80'
Report Wright   76'
King   82'
Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 8,090
Referee: D. Smith
18 January 1964 (1964-01-18) 28 Colchester United 4–1 Wrexham Colchester
Stark   4', 24'
B. Hunt   45', 80' (pen.)
Report Colbridge   43' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,460
Referee: Ray Tinkler
25 January 1964 (1964-01-25) 29 Luton Town 3–1 Colchester United Luton
Walden   7'
O'Rourke   79'
Turner   83' (pen.)
Report B. Hunt   26' Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 4,725
Referee: W. Handley
1 February 1964 (1964-02-01) 30 Queens Park Rangers 0–0 Colchester United Shepherd's Bush
Report Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 5,225
8 February 1964 (1964-02-08) 31 Colchester United 2–3 Bristol Rovers Colchester
King    Report Brown  
Hamilton  
Jarman  
Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,747
15 February 1964 (1964-02-15) 32 Oldham Athletic 2–2 Colchester United Oldham
Ledger   32'
Whitaker   80'
Frizzell   54'
Report B. Hunt   20' (pen.), 90'
King   54'
Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 11,525
Referee: K. Stokes
22 February 1964 (1964-02-22) 33 Crewe Alexandra 0–4 Colchester United Crewe
Report McCrohan   7'
King   18'
B. Hunt   54'
Stark   70'
Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 3,866
Referee: B. Setchell
24 February 1964 (1964-02-24) 34 Colchester United 1–1 Bristol City Colchester
Docherty   61' Report Atyeo   52' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,803
29 February 1964 (1964-02-29) 35 Crystal Palace 0–0 Colchester United Selhurst
Report Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 15,421
Referee: H. New
7 March 1964 (1964-03-07) 36 Colchester United 1–1 Mansfield Town Colchester
Grice   53' Report Hollett   30' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,666
Referee: V. Batty
14 March 1964 (1964-03-14) 37 Brentford 3–1 Colchester United Brentford
Ward   
Lazarus  
Report Thomson   o.g.' Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 7,050
Referee: Arthur Holland
21 March 1964 (1964-03-21) Colchester United A–A Crystal Palace Colchester
King   30' Report Stephenson   28' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,333
Referee: D. Corbett
Note: Match abandoned after 57–minutes with the score at 1–1 due to a waterlogged pitch.
27 March 1964 (1964-03-27) 38 Watford 3–1 Colchester United Watford
Crisp   26'
Harris   pen.'
Oliver  
Report Grice   Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 18,393
28 March 1964 (1964-03-28) 39 Bristol City 3–1 Colchester United Bristol
Clark   45'
Clark   64'
Atyeo  
Report Stark   87' Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 7,780
Referee: W. Gow
31 March 1964 (1964-03-31) 40 Colchester United 1–1 Watford Colchester
McCrohan   pen.' Report Livesey   Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 6,477
4 April 1964 (1964-04-04) 41 Colchester United 1–2 Port Vale Colchester
Stark   66' Report Miles   4'
Rowland   77'
Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,263
Referee: T. Dawes
11 April 1964 (1964-04-11) 42 Notts County 3–1 Colchester United Nottingham
Flower   44' 
Woolley   74'
Report McCrohan   61' (pen.) Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 3,912
15 April 1964 (1964-04-15) 43 Colchester United 1–1 Crystal Palace Colchester
Grice   37' Report Imlach   10' (pen.) Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,633
18 April 1964 (1964-04-18) 44 Colchester United 1–1 Luton Town Colchester
King   74' Report O'Rourke   66' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,913
20 April 1964 (1964-04-20) 45 Colchester United 1–0 Shrewsbury Town Colchester
King   Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,647
25 April 1964 (1964-04-25) 46 Coventry City 1–0 Colchester United Coventry
Hudson   22' Report Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 36,901

League Cup

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25 September 1963 (1963-09-25) 1st round Colchester United 5–3 Fulham Colchester
Stark   21', 48'
King   67'
B. Hunt   pen.'
Grice  
Report Metchick   82', 88'
Key  
Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 7,772
4 November 1963 (1963-11-04) 2nd round Colchester United 4–1 Northampton Town Colchester
King   23'
Wright    
Report Robson   49' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 6,237
Referee: T. Dawes
26 November 1963 (1963-11-26) 3rd round Workington 2–1 Colchester United Workington
Unknown goalscorer    Report B. Hunt   Stadium: Borough Park
Attendance: 8,237

FA Cup

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16 November 1963 (1963-11-16) 1st round Brighton & Hove Albion 0–1 Colchester United Hove
Report B. Hunt   54' Stadium: Goldstone Ground
Attendance: 14,400
Referee: D. Wells
7 December 1963 (1963-12-07) 2nd round Colchester United 0–1 Queens Park Rangers Colchester
Report Leary   70' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 6,481
Referee: G. Grundy

Squad statistics

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Appearances and goals

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[6][14]

No. Pos Nat Player Total Third Division FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   ENG Percy Ames 20 0 20 0 0 0 0 0
GK   SCO George Ramage 31 0 26 0 2 0 3 0
DF   SCO Duncan Forbes 36 0 32 0 1 0 3 0
DF   SCO John Fowler 25 0 24 0 1 0 0 0
DF   ENG Edgar Rumney 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
DF   ENG Keith Rutter 47 0 42 0 2 0 3 0
MF   SCO John Docherty 40 1 36 1 2 0 2 0
MF   ENG Roy McCrohan 48 3 43 3 2 0 3 0
MF   ENG Derek Trevis 9 0 9 0 0 0 0 0
FW   ENG Mike Grice 47 5 42 4 2 0 3 1
FW   SCO Bobby Hill 25 0 24 0 0 0 1 0
FW   ENG Martyn King 43 20 38 18 2 0 3 2
FW   AUS Tommy McColl 7 1 7 1 0 0 0 0
FW   ENG Tony Miller 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
FW   SCO Billy Stark 47 17 43 15 2 0 2 2
FW   ENG Peter Wright 39 10 34 7 2 0 3 3
Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season
DF   ENG Pat Woods 41 0 36 0 2 0 3 0
MF   ENG Ron Hunt 12 0 11 0 0 0 1 0
FW   ENG Bobby Hunt 38 23 33 20 2 1 3 2

Goalscorers

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

Disciplinary record

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[15]

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

Clean sheets

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

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

Player debuts

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

Position Nationality Player Date Opponent Ground Notes
FB   Pat Woods 24 August 1963 Barnsley Layer Road
IF   Tommy McColl 24 August 1963 Barnsley Layer Road
WH   John Docherty 14 September 1963 Wrexham Racecourse Ground
IF   Tony Miller 1 February 1964 Queens Park Rangers Loftus Road
MF   Derek Trevis 7 March 1964 Mansfield Town Layer Road

See also

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References

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General

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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

Specific

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  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. ^ a b "Appearances". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  7. ^ "Alan Buck". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  8. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "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.