1962–63 season | ||
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Chairman | Bill Allen[1] | |
Manager | Benny Fenton | |
Stadium | Layer Road | |
Third Division | 12th | |
FA Cup | 1st round (eliminated by Wimbledon) | |
League Cup | 2nd round (eliminated by Northampton Town) | |
Top goalscorer | League: Martyn King (26) All: Martyn King (28) | |
Highest home attendance | 7,244 v Southend United, 4 May 1963[2] | |
Lowest home attendance | 3,059 v Bradford Park Avenue, 15 December 1962[3] | |
Average home league attendance | 5,313[4] | |
Biggest win | 4–1 v Brighton & Hove Albion, 10 November 1962 | |
Biggest defeat | 0–6 v Notts County, 17 May 1963 | |
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The 1962–63 season was Colchester United's 21st season in their history and their first season back in the third tier of English football following promotion from the Fourth Division the previous season. Alongside competing in the Third Division, the club also participated in the FA Cup and the League Cup. Colchester consolidated their Third Division return by finishing mid-table. In the cups, they bowed out in the first round of the FA Cup to Isthmian League side Wimbledon, while they overcame Watford in the first round of the League Cup only to crash out to Northampton Town in the second.
Season overview
[edit]Despite debts of £2,000, the club were not prepared to sell prize forward Bobby Hunt when Newcastle United came in with an offer of £17,000.
During the season, Colchester made their television debut when they featured in the new Anglia Television programme Match of the Week. Highlights were shown on 13 October 1962 of Colchester's Layer Road defeat to Crystal Palace. Martyn King was back on top of the scoring charts for Colchester, leading the way with 26 league goals, Hunt following up with 19. With the defence shipping 93 goals across the season, a mid-table finish loomed for Colchester on their return to the Third Division after just one year away. However, in the FA Cup, they were ousted by Isthmian League Wimbledon in the first round, while they also experienced a second round exit in the League Cup to Northampton Town.[5]
Players
[edit]- As of match played 17 May 1963.[6]
Name | Position | Nationality | Place of birth | Date of birth | Apps | Goals | Signed from | Date signed | Fee | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
Percy Ames | GK | ![]() |
Plymouth | 13 December 1931 (aged 30) | 335 | 0 | ![]() |
1 May 1955 | Free transfer | ||
George Ramage | GK | ![]() |
Dalkeith | 29 January 1937 (aged 25) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
15 March 1963[a] | Nominal | ||
Defenders | |||||||||||
Duncan Forbes | CB | ![]() |
Edinburgh | 19 June 1941 (aged 20) | 6 | 0 | ![]() |
4 September 1961 | Nominal | ||
John Fowler | FB | ![]() |
Leith | 17 October 1933 (aged 28) | 298 | 5 | ![]() |
20 August 1955[a] | Free transfer | ||
Richie Griffiths | FB | ![]() |
Earls Colne | 21 March 1942 (aged 20) | 16 | 0 | ![]() |
June 1961 | Free transfer | ||
David Laitt | FB | ![]() |
Colchester | 1 November 1946 (aged 15) | 0 | 0 | Amateur | Summer 1962 | Free transfer | ||
Mick Loughton | CB | ![]() |
Colchester | 8 December 1942 (aged 19) | 0 | 0 | Amateur | August 1961 | Free transfer | ||
Edgar Rumney | FB | ![]() |
Abberton | 15 September 1936 (aged 25) | 25 | 0 | ![]() |
1 May 1957 | Free transfer | ||
Keith Rutter | CB | ![]() |
Leeds | 10 September 1934 (aged 27) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
26 February 1963[a] | £4,000 | ||
Midfielders | |||||||||||
Ron Hunt | WH | ![]() |
Colchester | 26 September 1933 (aged 28) | 142 | 1 | Amateur | October 1951 | Free transfer | ||
Roy McCrohan | WH | ![]() |
Reading | 22 September 1930 (aged 31) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
1 September 1962 | Part exchange | ||
Forwards | |||||||||||
Mike Grice | WG | ![]() |
Woking | 3 November 1931 (aged 30) | 109 | 16 | ![]() |
18 August 1962[b] | £1,000 | ||
Bobby Hill | IF | ![]() |
Edinburgh | 9 June 1938 (aged 23) | 182 | 18 | ![]() |
9 June 1955 | Free transfer | ||
Bobby Hunt | FW | ![]() |
Colchester | 1 October 1942 (aged 19) | 77 | 47 | Amateur | March 1960 | Free transfer | ||
Martyn King | CF | ![]() |
Birmingham | 23 August 1937 (aged 24) | 133 | 89 | Amateur | Summer 1955 | Free transfer | ||
Tony Miller | IF | ![]() |
Chelmsford | 26 October 1937 (aged 24) | 0 | 0 | Amateur | May 1958 | Free transfer | ||
Billy Stark | FW | ![]() |
Glasgow | 27 May 1937 (aged 25) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
November 1962 | £3,750 | ||
Peter Wright | WG | ![]() |
Colchester | 26 January 1934 (aged 28) | 371 | 80 | Amateur | November 1951 | Free transfer |
Transfers
[edit]In
[edit]Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Summer 1962 | FB | ![]() |
David Laitt | Amateur | Free transfer | [7] |
18 August 1962 | WG | ![]() |
Mike Grice | ![]() |
£1,000 | [8][a] |
1 September 1962 | WH | ![]() |
Roy McCrohan | ![]() |
Part exchange with Mike Foster | [9] |
November 1962 | FW | ![]() |
Billy Stark | ![]() |
£3,750 | [10] |
26 February 1963 | CB | ![]() |
Keith Rutter | ![]() |
£4,000 | [11][b] |
15 March 1963 | GK | ![]() |
George Ramage | ![]() |
Nominal | [12][b] |
- Total spending:
~ £8,750
Out
[edit]Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
End of season | WG | ![]() |
Colin Lundstrum | ![]() |
Released | [13] |
Summer 1962 | FB | ![]() |
Alf Marshall | ![]() |
Released | [14] |
Summer 1962 | WG | ![]() |
Tony Howe | ![]() |
Released | [15] |
1 September 1962 | CF | ![]() |
John Baines | ![]() |
Free transfer | [16][a] |
1 September 1962 | WG | ![]() |
Mike Foster | ![]() |
£3,000 plus Roy McCrohan | [17] |
20 October 1962 | CF | ![]() |
David Coleman | ![]() |
Released | [18][a] |
3 November 1962 | WH | ![]() |
John Brown | ![]() |
Released | [19][a] |
December 1962 | IF | ![]() |
Sammy McLeod | ![]() |
£1,000 | [20] |
April 1963 | WH | ![]() |
Brian Abrey | Retired | Retired | [21] |
16 April 1963 | WH | ![]() |
Trevor Harris | ![]() |
Free transfer | [22][a] |
- Total incoming:
~ £4,000
Match details
[edit]Third Division
[edit]Results round by round
[edit]League table
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10 | Hull City | 46 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 74 | 69 | 1.072 | 48 |
11 | Crystal Palace | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 68 | 58 | 1.172 | 47 |
12 | Colchester United | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 73 | 93 | 0.785 | 47 |
13 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 85 | 76 | 1.118 | 45 |
14 | Bristol City | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 100 | 92 | 1.087 | 45 |
Matches
[edit]18 August 1962 1 | Bradford Park Avenue | 1–1 | Colchester United | Bradford |
Maxwell ![]() |
Report | King ![]() |
Stadium: Park Avenue Attendance: 9,482 Referee: A. Edge |
20 August 1962 2 | Colchester United | 1–0 | Bristol City | Colchester |
B. Hunt ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 6,824 Referee: Denis Howell |
25 August 1962 3 | Colchester United | 0–0 | Coventry City | Colchester |
Report Report |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 5,781 Referee: Ray Tinkler |
28 August 1962 4 | Bristol City | 1–2 | Colchester United | Bristol |
Etheridge ![]() |
Report | King ![]() |
Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 12,508 Referee: Jack Taylor |
1 September 1962 5 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 1–1 | Colchester United | Bournemouth |
Spelman ![]() |
Report | B. Hunt ![]() |
Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 9,208 Referee: C. Woan |
3 September 1962 6 | Port Vale | 4–2 | Colchester United | Burslem |
Longbottom ![]() Grainger ![]() Poole ![]() Ford ![]() |
Report | King ![]() |
Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 11,729 |
8 September 1962 7 | Colchester United | 2–2 | Notts County | Colchester |
Hampton ![]() Hill ![]() |
Report | Astle ![]() Jones ![]() |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 5,524 Referee: J. Cooke |
10 September 1962 8 | Colchester United | 0–1 | Port Vale | Colchester |
Report | Wright ![]() |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 6,039 |
15 September 1962 9 | Colchester United | 2–2 | Northampton Town | Colchester |
B. Hunt ![]() Wright ![]() |
Report | Ashworth ![]() |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 5,512 Referee: Norman Burtenshaw |
19 September 1962 10 | Colchester United | 1–4 | Reading | Reading |
B. Hunt ![]() |
Report | Unknown goalscorer ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Elm Park Attendance: 5,207 |
22 September 1962 11 | Southend United | 2–3 | Colchester United | Southend-on-Sea |
Beesley ![]() Smith ![]() |
Report Report |
B. Hunt ![]() King ![]() |
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 11,487 Referee: P. Bye |
24 September 1962 12 | Colchester United | 4–2 | Reading | Colchester |
King ![]() B. Hunt ![]() Hill ![]() |
Report | Wheeler ![]() Allen ![]() |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 5,999 |
29 September 1962 13 | Colchester United | 2–5 | Millwall | Colchester |
Grice ![]() McCrohan ![]() |
Report | Stocks ![]() Gilchrist ![]() Jones ![]() Towers ![]() Haverty ![]() |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 7,096 Referee: C. Woan |
3 October 1962 14 | Shrewsbury Town | 1–2 | Colchester United | Shrewsbury |
Rowley ![]() |
Report | Grice ![]() Hill ![]() |
Stadium: Gay Meadow Attendance: 8,261 |
6 October 1962 15 | Hull City | 2–2 | Colchester United | Kingston upon Hull |
Clarke ![]() ![]() |
Report | King ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Boothferry Park Attendance: 9,360 |
8 October 1962 16 | Colchester United | 3–2 | Shrewsbury Town | Colchester |
B. Hunt ![]() King ![]() Grice ![]() |
Report | Harley ![]() Pountney ![]() |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 6,472 |
13 October 1962 17 | Colchester United | 1–2 | Crystal Palace | Colchester |
McCrohan ![]() |
Report | Smillie ![]() |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 6,371 Referee: T. Dawes |
20 October 1962 18 | Wrexham | 4–1 | Colchester United | Wrexham |
K. Barnes ![]() R. Barnes ![]() ![]() Metcalf ![]() |
Report | Coleman ![]() |
Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 12,750 |
27 October 1962 19 | Colchester United | 1–1 | Halifax Town | Colchester |
B. Hunt ![]() |
Report | Priestley ![]() |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,697 Referee: G. Pullin |
10 November 1962 20 | Colchester United | 4–1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Colchester |
King ![]() Hill ![]() |
Report | Hannam ![]() |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,853 Referee: W. Handley |
17 November 1962 21 | Carlisle United | 3–1 | Colchester United | Carlisle |
Thompson ![]() Brayton ![]() Taylor ![]() |
Report | King ![]() |
Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 3,518 Referee: L. Tirebuck |
1 December 1962 22 | Peterborough United | 6–2 | Colchester United | Peterborough |
Horobin ![]() Sheavills ![]() Forbes ![]() McNamee ![]() |
Report Report |
Wright ![]() King ![]() |
Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 11,290 Referee: G. McCabe |
8 December 1962 23 | Colchester United | 1–1 | Barnsley | Colchester |
King ![]() |
Report | Hopper ![]() |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,071 Referee: P. Bye |
15 December 1962 24 | Colchester United | 1–4 | Bradford Park Avenue | Colchester |
B. Hunt ![]() |
Report | Walker ![]() Hector ![]() Hannigan ![]() Bird ![]() |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,059 Referee: A. Sturgeon |
22 December 1962 | Coventry City | A–A | Colchester United | Coventry |
Farmer ![]() Hale ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 11,803 Referee: J. Bollough | ||
Note: Match abandoned at half–time with the score at 2–0 to Coventry City due to fog. |
16 February 1963 25 | Millwall | 2–1 | Colchester United | New Cross |
Jones ![]() |
Report | R. Hunt ![]() |
Stadium: The Den Attendance: 9,783 Referee: J. Parkinson |
26 February 1963 26 | Coventry City | 2–2 | Colchester United | Coventry |
Bly ![]() Humphries ![]() |
Report | B. Hunt ![]() |
Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 13,062 |
4 March 1963 27 | Colchester United | 2–3 | Hull City | Colchester |
King ![]() Wright ![]() |
Report | McSeveney ![]() ![]() Henderson ![]() |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,365 |
8 March 1963 28 | Colchester United | 1–1 | Wrexham | Colchester |
King ![]() |
Report | Unknown goalscorer ![]() |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,725 |
12 March 1963 29 | Northampton Town | 3–1 | Colchester United | Northampton |
Large ![]() |
Report | King ![]() |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 9,981 |
15 March 1963 30 | Halifax Town | 1–2 | Colchester United | Halifax |
Tait ![]() |
Report | B. Hunt ![]() R. Hunt ![]() |
Stadium: The Shay Attendance: 5,053 |
22 March 1963 31 | Colchester United | 1–0 | Bristol Rovers | Colchester |
King ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,560 Referee: Ray Tinkler |
27 March 1963 32 | Crystal Palace | 0–1 | Colchester United | Selhurst |
Report | Wright ![]() |
Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 11,672 |
30 March 1963 33 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3–0 | Colchester United | Hove |
Baxter ![]() Collins ![]() Cooper ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Goldstone Ground Attendance: 6,153 Referee: Norman Burtenshaw |
1 April 1963 34 | Queens Park Rangers | 1–2 | Colchester United | Shepherd's Bush |
Malcolm ![]() |
Report | Wright ![]() Grice ![]() |
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 7,688 |
9 April 1963 35 | Colchester United | 2–1 | Carlisle United | Colchester |
King ![]() Grice ![]() |
Report | Livingstone ![]() |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,282 Referee: A. Moore |
13 April 1963 36 | Swindon Town | 6–1 | Colchester United | Swindon |
Summerbee ![]() Stevens ![]() Hunt ![]() |
Report Report |
King ![]() |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 12,159 Referee: P. Brandwood |
15 April 1963 37 | Watford | 1–1 | Colchester United | Watford |
Harris ![]() |
Report | King ![]() |
Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 6,749 |
16 April 1963 38 | Colchester United | 3–2 | Watford | Colchester |
Wright ![]() Nicholas ![]() King ![]() |
Report | Gregory ![]() Harris ![]() |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 5,315 |
20 April 1963 39 | Colchester United | 2–0 | Peterborough United | Colchester |
Grice ![]() B. Hunt ![]() |
Report Report |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 5,143 Referee: G. McCabe |
22 April 1963 40 | Colchester United | 2–1 | Queens Park Rangers | Colchester |
Grice ![]() B. Hunt ![]() |
Report | McClelland ![]() |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 6,556 |
27 April 1963 41 | Barnsley | 2–3 | Colchester United | Barnsley |
Houghton ![]() Rutter ![]() |
Report | Grice ![]() B. Hunt ![]() Stark ![]() |
Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 5,283 Referee: J. Parr |
4 May 1963 42 | Colchester United | 3–1 | Southend United | Colchester |
B. Hunt ![]() Stark ![]() |
Report Report |
Jones ![]() |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 7,244 Referee: Arthur Holland |
6 May 1963 43 | Colchester United | 0–2 | Swindon Town | Colchester |
Report Report |
Smart ![]() |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 6,952 Referee: M. Fussey |
11 May 1963 44 | Colchester United | 3–1 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | Colchester |
King ![]() B. Hunt ![]() |
Report | Singer ![]() |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,414 Referee: N. Matthews |
14 May 1963 45 | Bristol Rovers | 2–0 | Colchester United | Bristol |
Biggs ![]() Bradford ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Eastville Stadium Attendance: 9,004 |
17 May 1963 46 | Notts County | 6–0 | Colchester United | Nottingham |
Unknown goalscorer ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 4,103 |
League Cup
[edit]6 September 1962 1st round | Watford | 1–2 | Colchester United | Watford |
Fraser ![]() |
Report | B. Hunt ![]() King ![]() |
Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 4,726 |
26 September 1962 2nd round | Northampton Town | 2–0 | Colchester United | Northampton |
Unknown goalscorer ![]() ![]() |
Report | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 7,771 |
FA Cup
[edit]3 November 1962 1st round | Wimbledon | 2–1 | Colchester United | Wimbledon |
Brown ![]() Reynolds ![]() |
Report | King ![]() |
Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Ray Tinkler |
Squad statistics
[edit]Appearances and goals
[edit]No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Third Division | FA Cup | League Cup | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
GK | ![]() |
Percy Ames | 37 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
GK | ![]() |
George Ramage | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
DF | ![]() |
Duncan Forbes | 48 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
DF | ![]() |
John Fowler | 49 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
DF | ![]() |
Richie Griffiths | 26 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
DF | ![]() |
Edgar Rumney | 11 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
DF | ![]() |
Keith Rutter | 21 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
MF | ![]() |
Ron Hunt | 34 | 2 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
MF | ![]() |
Roy McCrohan | 33 | 2 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
FW | ![]() |
Mike Grice | 47 | 8 | 45 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
FW | ![]() |
Bobby Hill | 31 | 4 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
FW | ![]() |
Bobby Hunt | 47 | 20 | 45 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
FW | ![]() |
Martyn King | 44 | 28 | 42 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
FW | ![]() |
Billy Stark | 21 | 3 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
FW | ![]() |
Peter Wright | 41 | 6 | 38 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season | |||||||||||||
MF | ![]() |
Brian Abrey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
MF | ![]() |
John Brown | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
MF | ![]() |
Trevor Harris | 20 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
FW | ![]() |
John Baines | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
FW | ![]() |
David Coleman | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
FW | ![]() |
Sammy McLeod | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Goalscorers
[edit]Place | Nationality | Position | Name | Third Division | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
CF | Martyn King | 26 | 1 | 1 | 28 |
2 | ![]() |
FW | Bobby Hunt | 19 | 0 | 1 | 20 |
3 | ![]() |
WG | Mike Grice | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
4 | ![]() |
WG | Peter Wright | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
5 | ![]() |
IF | Bobby Hill | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
6 | ![]() |
FW | Billy Stark | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
7 | ![]() |
WH | Ron Hunt | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
![]() |
WH | Roy McCrohan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
9 | ![]() |
CF | David Coleman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Own goals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
TOTALS | 73 | 1 | 2 | 76 |
Clean sheets
[edit]Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.[24]
Place | Nationality | Player | Third Division | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
Percy Ames | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
2 | ![]() |
George Ramage | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
TOTALS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Player debuts
[edit]Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.[25]
Position | Nationality | Player | Date | Opponent | Ground | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
WG | ![]() |
Mike Grice | 18 August 1962 | Bradford Park Avenue | Park Avenue | [26][a] |
WH | ![]() |
Roy McCrohan | 15 September 1962 | Northampton Town | Layer Road | |
WH | ![]() |
John Brown | 26 September 1962 | Northampton Town | County Ground | |
FW | ![]() |
Billy Stark | 1 December 1962 | Peterborough United | London Road Stadium | |
CB | ![]() |
Keith Rutter | 26 February 1963 | Coventry City | Highfield Road | |
GK | ![]() |
George Ramage | 15 March 1963 | Halifax Town | The Shay |
- ^ 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.
- 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: 1963". 11v11.com. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- "TigerBase – Season View". TigerBase. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- "Statistics 1962/63". The Millwall History Files. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- "1960/61 to 1969/70" (PDF). Watford Football Club archive 1881–2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 March 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
Specific
[edit]- ^ 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 3–1 Southend United". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
- ^ "Colchester Utd 1–4 Bradford Park Avenue". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
- ^ "Average Attendance Figures Per Season". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
- ^ Hudson, Matt (11 July 2012). "The 1950s and 1960s". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
- ^ a b "Appearances". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
- ^ "David Laitt". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- ^ "Mike Grice". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ^ "Roy McCrohan". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ^ "Billy Stark". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ^ "Keith Rutter". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ^ "George Ramage". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
- ^ "Colin Lundstrum". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ^ "Alf Marshall". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ^ "Tony Howe". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ^ "John Baines". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ^ "Mike Foster". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ^ "David J Coleman". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ^ "John Brown". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ^ "Sammy McLeod". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ^ "Brian Abrey". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ^ "Trevor Harris". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ^ a b "Goals". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- ^ "Clean sheets (1st team)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ^ "Alltime- List of Debuts". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ^ "Bradford Park Avenue 1–1 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 May 2016.