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1977–78 Colchester United F.C. season

The 1977–78 season was Colchester United's 36th season in their history and first season back in third tier of English football, the Third Division following promotion the previous season. Alongside competing in the Third Division, the club also participated in the FA Cup and the League Cup.

Colchester United
1977–78 season
ChairmanJack Rippingale[1]
ManagerBobby Roberts
StadiumLayer Road
Third Division8th
FA Cup2nd round
(eliminated by
Watford)
League Cup3rd round
(eliminated by
Leeds United)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Bobby Gough (13)
All:
Bobby Gough (17)
Highest home attendance6,447
v Gillingham, 13 January 1978[2]
Lowest home attendance2,554
v Rotherham United, 3 May 1978[3]
Average home league attendance4,566[4]
Biggest win4–0
v Blackburn Rovers, 7 September 1977
v Portsmouth, 7 March 1978
Biggest defeat0–4
v Leeds United, 26 October 1977
v Preston North End, 28 February 1978

Colchester made steady progress under Bobby Roberts ending the campaign in a strong eighth in the league table. They were eliminated in the League Cup by Leeds United in the third round, while they could not capitalise on last seasons FA Cup success, exiting the competition in the second round to Watford.

Season overview edit

A strong start to the season saw Colchester reach the top of the Third Division table following four wins in the first five games. A slump in form ended their promotion hopes following one win in ten games after January and the sale of Colin Garwood to Portsmouth for £25,000. They ended the season in eighth position, eight points behind promoted Preston North End.

In the cups, a League Cup run saw the U's thrash former manager Jim Smith's Second Division Blackburn Rovers 4–0 in a second round replay before facing old cup adversaries Leeds United in the third round. Colchester were humbled 4–0 at Elland Road. In the FA Cup, Bournemouth were seen off after two replays, but Colchester succumbed to Watford in the second round.[5]

Players edit

As of match played 3 May 1978.[6]
Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee
Goalkeepers
Ian Cranstone GK   Rochford 0 0   Tottenham Hotspur Summer 1977 Free transfer
Bobby Hamilton GK 0 0 Unknown Summer 1977
Mike Walker GK   Colwyn Bay (1945-11-28)28 November 1945 (aged 31) 202 0   Watford July 1973 £4,000
Defenders
Micky Cook FB   Enfield (1951-04-09)9 April 1951 (aged 26) 344 13   Orient 1 March 1969 Free transfer
Steve Dowman CB   Ilford (1958-04-15)15 April 1958 (aged 19) 42 12 Apprentice 24 August 1976[a] Free transfer
Mick Packer FB   Willesden (1950-04-20)20 April 1950 (aged 27) 167 11   Watford July 1973 Free transfer
Steve Wignall CB   Liverpool (1954-09-17)17 September 1954 (aged 22) 0 0   Doncaster Rovers September 1977 £5,000
Johnny Williams FB   Tottenham (1947-03-26)26 March 1947 (aged 30) 91 0   Watford June 1976 Undisclosed
Steve Wright CB   Clacton-on-Sea (1959-06-16)16 June 1959 (aged 17) 0 0   Woods Athletic 1 October 1977 Free transfer
Midfielders
Ray Bunkell MF   Edmonton (1949-09-18)18 September 1949 (aged 27) 109 8   Swindon Town December 1973 Part exchange
Russell Cotton MF   Wellington (1960-04-04)4 April 1960 (aged 17) 0 0 Apprentice 26 October 1977 Free transfer
Paul Dyer MF   Leicester (1953-01-24)24 January 1953 (aged 24) 83 2   Notts County Summer 1975 Undisclosed
Tony Evans MF   Colchester (1960-03-14)14 March 1960 (aged 17) 0 0 Apprentice 4 March 1978[a] Free transfer
Steve Foley MF   Clacton-on-Sea (1953-06-21)21 June 1953 (aged 23) 149 29 Apprentice July 1969 Free transfer
Steve Leslie MF   Hornsey (1952-09-04)4 September 1952 (aged 24) 237 37 Apprentice 20 April 1971[a] Free transfer
Eddie Rowles MF   Gosport (1951-03-10)10 March 1951 (aged 26) 0 0   Darlington 26 December 1977[a] £15,000
Forwards
Ian Allinson WG   Hitchin (1957-10-01)1 October 1957 (aged 19) 50 7 Apprentice Summer 1974 Free transfer
Bobby Gough FW   Ladywood (1949-07-20)20 July 1949 (aged 27) 74 24   Southport January 1976 £7,000
Gary Harvey FW   Colchester (1961-11-19)19 November 1961 (aged 15) 0 0 Apprentice March 1978 Free transfer
  1. ^ a b c d 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 1977 GK   Ian Cranstone   Tottenham Hotspur Free transfer [7]
Summer 1977 GK Bobby Hamilton Unknown Unknown [8]
September 1977 CB   Steve Wignall   Doncaster Rovers £5,000 [9]
1 October 1977 CB   Steve Wright   Woods Athletic Free transfer [10][a]
26 October 1977 MF   Russell Cotton Apprentice Free transfer [11][a]
26 December 1977 MF   Eddie Rowles   Darlington £15,000 [12][b]
March 1978 FW   Gary Harvey Apprentice Free transfer [13]
4 March 1978 MF   Tony Evans Apprentice Free transfer [14][b]
  • Total spending:   ~ £20,000
  1. ^ a b Date of signing refers to the date of the player signing his first professional contract
  2. ^ 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.
October 1977 CB   Lindsay Smith   Cambridge United £12,000 [15]
February 1978 FW   John Froggatt   Port Vale £10,000 [16]
4 March 1978 FW   Colin Garwood   Portsmouth £25,000 [17]
  • Total incoming:   ~ £52,000

Loans out edit

Date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.
Summer 1977 CB   Lindsay Smith   Charlton Athletic October 1977 [15]
October 1977 CB   Lindsay Smith   Millwall October 1977 [15]

Match details edit

Third Division edit

Main article: 1977–78 Football League

Results round by round edit

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GroundAHHAHAAHHAAHHAHAHAAHHAAHAHAHAHAAHAAHHAHHAHAAHH
ResultWWWLWDLDLWDDDLWLWLWWDDLDWDLDDDLLWLLWWDLWDDDWDD
Position411111214333210184874778875887791310111110991211121111998
Source: 11v11.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
6 Walsall 46 18 17 11 61 50 +11 53
7 Gillingham 46 15 20 11 67 60 +7 50
8 Colchester United 46 15 18 13 55 44 +11 48
9 Chesterfield 46 17 14 15 58 49 +9 48
10 Swindon Town 46 16 16 14 67 60 +7 48
Source: rsssf.com

Matches edit

20 August 1977 (1977-08-20) 1 Gillingham 1–3 Colchester United Gillingham
Unknown goalscorer   Report Foley   22'
Packer   50'
Gough   75'		 Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 3,450
Referee: K Salmon
23 August 1977 (1977-08-23) 2 Colchester United 3–0 Bradford City Colchester
Froggatt   26'
Gough   38'
Leslie   77'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,371
Referee: Ron Challis
27 August 1977 (1977-08-27) 3 Colchester United 2–0 Chester Colchester
Gough   81', 85' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,169
Referee: Alan Gunn
2 September 1977 (1977-09-02) 4 Tranmere Rovers 1–0 Colchester United Birkenhead
Moore   82' Report Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 3,263
Referee: R Chadwick
9 September 1977 (1977-09-09) 5 Colchester United 3–1 Plymouth Argyle Colchester
Williams   48'
Gough   73'
Dowman   83'		 Report Hall   58' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,719
Referee: Colin Downey
13 September 1977 (1977-09-13) 6 Portsmouth 0–0 Colchester United Portsmouth
Report Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 11,757
Referee: Malcolm Sinclair
17 September 1977 (1977-09-17) 7 Rotherham United 1–0 Colchester United Rotherham
Womble   71' Report Stadium: Millmoor
Attendance: 4,906
Referee: N Glover
24 September 1977 (1977-09-24) 8 Colchester United 0–0 Preston North End Colchester
Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,978
Referee: Tom Bune
27 September 1977 (1977-09-27) 9 Colchester United 2–3 Port Vale Colchester
Gough   17'
Garwood   90'		 Report Beech   10'
Beamish   55', 85'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,820
Referee: M Taylor
1 October 1977 (1977-10-01) 10 Carlisle United 1–3 Colchester United Carlisle
McVitie   86' Report Garwood   37', 85'
Gough   83'		 Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 4,611
Referee: K Redfearn
5 October 1977 (1977-10-05) 11 Chesterfield 0–0 Colchester United Chesterfield
Report Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 4,575
Referee: David Webb
8 October 1977 (1977-10-08) 12 Colchester United 0–0 Colchester United Colchester
Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,586
Referee: C White
14 October 1977 (1977-10-14) 13 Colchester United 1–1 Oxford United Colchester
Foley   29' Report Foley   51' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,893
Referee: Alf Grey
22 October 1977 (1977-10-22) 14 Cambridge United 2–0 Colchester United Cambridge
Spriggs   43', 45' Report Leslie     Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 5,423
Referee: J Sewell
28 October 1977 (1977-10-28) 15 Colchester United 3–0 Peterborough United Colchester
Allinson   38'
Packer   40'
Gough   65'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,827
Referee: B Daniels
5 November 1977 (1977-11-05) 16 Walsall 4–2 Colchester United Walsall
Serella   17'
Dennehy   55'
Buckley   56', 80'		 Report Allinson   51'
Garwood   87'		 Stadium: Fellows Park
Attendance: 4,231
Referee: Clive Thomas
11 November 1977 (1977-11-11) 17 Colchester United 2–0 Swindon Town Colchester
Garwood   35'
Bunkell   60'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,688
Referee: D Reeves
19 November 1977 (1977-11-19) 18 Wrexham 2–1 Colchester United Wrexham
Shinton   7'
Whittle   9'		 Report Wignall   30' Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 9,198
Referee: G Owen
3 December 1977 (1977-12-03) 19 Sheffield Wednesday 1–2 Colchester United Sheffield
Wylde   63' Report Cook   26'
Garwood   53'		 Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Joe Worrall
9 December 1977 (1977-12-09) 20 Colchester United 3–1 Exeter City Colchester
Dowman   13'
Gough   63'
Garwood   66'		 Report Holman   61' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,267
Referee: C Maskell
26 December 1977 (1977-12-26) 21 Colchester United 1–1 Lincoln City Colchester
Froggatt   18' Report Graham   69' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,840
Referee: B Hill
27 December 1977 (1977-12-27) 22 Bury 1–1 Colchester United Bury
Tucker   53' Report Foley   79' Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 5,409
Referee: R Bridges
31 December 1977 (1977-12-31) 23 Shrewsbury Town 1–0 Colchester United Shrewsbury
Irvine   74' Report Stadium: Gay Meadow
Attendance: 4,336
Referee: N Ashley
2 January 1978 (1978-01-02) 24 Colchester United 1–1 Walsall Colchester
Gough   67' Report Buckley   38' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 6,039
Referee: T Cox
7 January 1978 (1978-01-07) 25 Bradford City 1–2 Colchester United Bradford
Wright   20' Report Gough   3'
Dowman   13'		 Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 3,266
Referee: P Richardson
13 January 1978 (1978-01-13) 26 Colchester United 1–1 Gillingham Colchester
Gough   39' Report Walker   82' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 6,447
Referee: A Turvey
21 January 1978 (1978-01-21) 27 Chester 2–1 Colchester United Chester
Crossley   45' (pen.)
I. Edwards   58'		 Report Rowles   28' Stadium: Sealand Road
Attendance: 2,855
Referee: D Richardson
27 January 1978 (1978-01-27) 28 Colchester United 0–0 Tranmere Rovers Colchester
Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,465
Referee: A Robinson
4 February 1978 (1978-02-04) 29 Plymouth Argyle 1–1 Colchester United Plymouth
Taylor   5' Report Rowles   28' Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 4,639
Referee: W Gow
25 February 1978 (1978-02-25) 30 Colchester United 2–2 Carlisle United Colchester
Garwood   3'
Dowman   7'		 Report Rafferty   51'
Lathan   89'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,867
Referee: Rob Lewis
28 February 1978 (1978-02-28) 31 Preston North End 4–0 Colchester United Preston
Bruce   60' (pen.), 75', 78' (pen.), 85' (pen.) Report Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 9,225
Referee: Peter Willis
4 March 1978 (1978-03-04) 32 Hereford United 1–0 Colchester United Hereford
Barton   44' (pen.) Report Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 3,831
Referee: A McDonald
7 March 1978 (1978-03-07) 33 Colchester United 4–0 Portsmouth Colchester
Foley   17'
Rowles   28'
Taylor   55' (o.g.)
Allinson   67'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,570
11 March 1978 (1978-03-11) 34 Oxford United 3–0 Colchester United Oxford
Curran   47', 71'
Jeffrey   86'		 Report Stadium: Manor Ground
Attendance: 4,060
Referee: K Baker
14 March 1978 (1978-03-14) 35 Peterborough United 1–0 Colchester United Peterborough
Camp   83' Report Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 4,468
Referee: R Perkin
17 March 1978 (1978-03-17) 36 Colchester United 2–1 Cambridge United Colchester
Allinson   24'
Wignall   80'		 Report Streete   51'
Finney    		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,260
Referee: D Lloyd
25 March 1978 (1978-03-25) 37 Colchester United 1–0 Bury Colchester
Allinson   77' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,661
Referee: David Hutchinson
27 March 1978 (1978-03-27) 38 Lincoln City 0–0 Colchester United Lincoln
Report Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 4,709
Referee: P Reeves
1 April 1978 (1978-04-01) 39 Colchester United 1–2 Shrewsbury Town Colchester
Leslie   54' Report Loughnane   38'
Biggins   52'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,910
4 April 1978 (1978-04-04) 40 Colchester United 2–0 Chesterfield Colchester
Gough   60'
Leslie   64'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,303
Referee: J Bent
8 April 1978 (1978-04-08) 41 Swindon Town 0–0 Colchester United Swindon
Report Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 4,596
Referee: Clive White
15 April 1978 (1978-04-15) 42 Colchester United 1–1 Wrexham Colchester
Foley   12' Report Thomas   13' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,385
Referee: T Spencer
22 April 1978 (1978-04-22) 43 Exeter City 0–0 Colchester United Exeter
Report Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 3,853
Referee: L Burden
24 April 1978 (1978-04-24) 44 Port Vale 0–3 Colchester United Burslem
Report Allinson   37'
Foley   54', 60'		 Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 3,684
Referee: T Morris
29 April 1978 (1978-04-29) 45 Colchester United 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday Colchester
Dowman   3' Report Rushbury   69' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,337
Referee: John Homewood
3 May 1978 (1978-05-03) 46 Colchester United 0–0 Rotherham United Colchester
Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,554
Referee: H Robinson

League Cup edit

Main article: 1977–78 Football League Cup
13 August 1977 (1977-08-13) 1st round 1st leg Aldershot 1–1 Colchester United Aldershot
Crosby   25' Report Gough   15' Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 2,574
Referee: J Bent
16 August 1977 (1977-08-16) 1st round 2nd leg Colchester United 4–1 Aldershot Colchester
Howitt   35' (o.g.)
Dowman   41'
Froggatt   62', 69'		 Report Needham   11' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,360
Note: Colchester won 5–2 on aggregate
31 August 1977 (1977-08-31) 2nd round Blackburn Rovers 1–1 Colchester United Blackburn
Metcalfe   8' Report Garwood   38' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 6,193
Referee: G Flint
7 September 1977 (1977-09-07) 2nd round replay Colchester United 4–0 Blackburn Rovers Colchester
Gough   22', 76'
Allinson   50'
Garwood   83'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,843
Referee: John Homewood
26 October 1977 (1977-10-26) 3rd round Leeds United 4–0 Colchester United Leeds
Jordan   12'
Graham   21'
Lorimer   53'
Hankin   83'		 Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 17,713
Referee: J Butcher

FA Cup edit

Main article: 1977–78 FA Cup
26 November 1977 (1977-11-26) 1st round Colchester United 1–1 Bournemouth Colchester
Gough   83' Report Howarth   29' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,465
Referee: Clive White
29 November 1977 (1977-11-29) 1st round replay Bournemouth 0–0 Colchester United Bournemouth
Report Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 3,838
5 December 1977 (1977-12-05) 1st round 2nd replay Colchester United 4–1 Bournemouth Watford
Dowman   26'
Garwood   32', 39', 89'		 Report Barton   8' Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 2,230
Referee: Ron Challis
17 December 1977 (1977-12-17) 2nd round Watford 2–0 Colchester United Watford
Jenkins   31'
Mercer   59'		 Report Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 11,907
Referee: Tom Bune

Squad statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

[6][18]

No. Pos Nat Player Total Third Division FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   WAL Mike Walker 55 0 46 0 4 0 5 0
DF   ENG Micky Cook 53 1 44 1 4 0 5 0
DF   ENG Steve Dowman 52 7 43 5 4 1 5 1
DF   ENG Mick Packer 52 2 44 2 3 0 5 0
DF   ENG Steve Wignall 38 2 32+2 2 4 0 0 0
DF   ENG Johnny Williams 35 1 26+1 1 3 0 5 0
DF   ENG Steve Wright 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
MF   ENG Ray Bunkell 28 1 24 1 1 0 3 0
MF   ENG Russell Cotton 2 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0
MF   ENG Paul Dyer 32 0 21+9 0 0+1 0 1 0
MF   ENG Tony Evans 7 0 5+2 0 0 0 0 0
MF   ENG Steve Foley 35 7 29+3 7 1 0 2 0
MF   ENG Steve Leslie 49 3 41 3 4 0 4 0
MF   ENG Eddie Rowles 9 3 9 3 0 0 0 0
FW   ENG Ian Allinson 54 7 45 6 4 0 5 1
FW   ENG Bobby Gough 51 17 42 13 4 1 5 3
Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season
FW   ENG John Froggatt 34 4 25 2 4 0 5 2
FW   ENG Colin Garwood 39 13 28+2 8 4 3 5 2

Goalscorers edit

[18]

Place Nationality Position Name Third Division FA Cup League Cup Total
1   FW Bobby Gough 13 1 3 17
2   FW Colin Garwood 8 3 2 13
3   WG Ian Allinson 6 0 1 7
  CB Steve Dowman 5 1 1 7
  MF Steve Foley 7 0 0 7
6   FW John Froggatt 2 0 2 4
7   MF Steve Leslie 3 0 0 3
  MF Eddie Rowles 3 0 0 3
9   FB Mick Packer 2 0 0 2
  CB Steve Wignall 2 0 0 2
11   MF Ray Bunkell 1 0 0 1
  FB Micky Cook 1 0 0 1
  FB Johnny Williams 1 0 0 1
Own goals 1 0 1 2
TOTALS 55 5 10 70

Disciplinary record edit

[19]

Nationality Position Name Third Division FA Cup League Cup Total
               
  MF Steve Leslie 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
  WG Ian Allinson 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
  FW Colin Garwood 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
  FW Bobby Gough 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
TOTALS 4 1 0 0 0 0 4 1

Clean sheets edit

Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.[20]

Place Nationality Player Third Division FA Cup League Cup Total
1   Mike Walker 17 1 1 19
TOTALS 17 1 1 19

Player debuts edit

Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.[21]

Position Nationality Player Date Opponent Ground Notes
CB   Steve Wignall 13 September 1977 Portsmouth Fratton Park
MF   Eddie Rowles 27 December 1977 Bury Gigg Lane
MF   Tony Evans 4 March 1978 Hereford United Edgar Street
CB   Steve Wright 8 April 1978 Swindon Town County Ground
MF   Russell Cotton 24 April 1978 Port Vale Vale Park

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.

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 1–1 Gillingham". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Colchester Utd 0–0 Rotherham United". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Average Attendance Figures Per Season". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  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 18 February 2018.
  7. ^ "ian cranstone – fact file". mehstg.com. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  8. ^ Whitehead, Jeff; Drury, Kevin (2008). The Who's Who of Colchester United: The Layer Road Years. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 239. ISBN 978-1-85983-629-3.
  9. ^ "Steve Wignall". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  10. ^ "Steve Wright". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  11. ^ "Russell Cotton". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  12. ^ "Eddie Rowles". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  13. ^ "Gary Harvey". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  14. ^ "Tony Evans". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  15. ^ a b c "Lindsay Smith". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  16. ^ "John Froggatt". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  17. ^ "Colin Garwood". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  18. ^ a b "Goals". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  19. ^ "Discipline". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  20. ^ "Clean sheets (1st team)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  21. ^ "Alltime- List of Debuts". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
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