1965–66 Colchester United F.C. season

Colchester United
1965–66 season
Chairman	Bill Allen
Manager	Neil Franklin
Stadium	Layer Road
Fourth Division	4th (promoted)
FA Cup	1st round; (eliminated by; Queens Park Rangers)
League Cup	2nd round; (eliminated by; Middlesbrough)
Top goalscorer	League: ; Reg Stratton (18); All: ; Reg Stratton (21)
Highest home attendance	10,200; v Luton Town, 8 April 1966
Lowest home attendance	2,768; v Notts County, 22 November 1965
Average home league attendance	5,225
Biggest win	4–0; v Barnsley, 11 September 1965
Biggest defeat	0–4; v Queens Park Rangers, 18 November 1965
	Home colours
	Home colours
	← 1964–65 1966–67 →

The 1965–66 season was Colchester United's 24th season in their history and their first back in the fourth tier of English football, the Fourth Division, following relegation the previous season. Alongside competing in the Fourth Division, the club also participated in the FA Cup and the League Cup.

Colchester were immediately promoted back to the Third Division after ending the season in fourth position. Queens Park Rangers handed Colchester another early FA Cup exit following a replay, while Middlesbrough knocked the U's out of the League Cup in the second round.

Season overview

Neil Franklin brought in forward Reg Stratton to lead the line for the new season and he responded with 18 league goals and 21 in total. They won ten times on their travels, setting a new club record, while losing just three times at Layer Road. After leading the Fourth Division table across Easter, subsequent defeats to promotion rivals Darlington on two occasions and Torquay United saw Colchester drop to fourth position ahead of the final game of the season. A 2–1 defeat to Newport County left fans awaiting the result of Luton Town's game with Chester with Luton just one point behind and the game kicking off 15-minutes later than the U's fixture. The game finished 1–1 with Colchester, Luton, and Tranmere Rovers all tied on 56 points. Goal average would separate the sides, with Franklin's side pipping Tranmere to the final promotion spot by 0.08.

As the club did four years prior, the U's bounced back from the Fourth Division at the first attempt. The season was also notable as player replacements were allowed for the first time. Ray Price became Colchester's first substitute when he came on to replace the injured Ted Phillips after 85-minutes of their 2–0 home win over Rochdale on 18 September.^[5]

Players

As of match played 28 May 1966.^[6]

Name	Position	Place of birth	Date of birth	Apps	Goals	Signed from	Date signed	Fee
Goalkeepers
Alan Buck	GK	Colchester	(1946-08-25)25 August 1946 (aged 18)	11	0	Amateur	July 1963	Free transfer
Sandy Kennon	GK	Johannesburg	(1933-11-28)28 November 1933 (aged 31)	10	0	Norwich City	March 1965	Free transfer
Defenders
Duncan Forbes	CB	Edinburgh	(1941-06-19)19 June 1941 (aged 23)	141	0	Musselburgh Athletic	4 September 1961	Nominal
John Fowler	FB	Leith	(1933-10-17)17 October 1933 (aged 31)	412	5	Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic	20 August 1955^[a]	Free transfer
Brian Hall	LB	Burbage	(1939-03-09)9 March 1939 (aged 26)	10	1	Mansfield Town	March 1965	Free transfer
David Laitt	FB	Colchester	(1946-11-01)1 November 1946 (aged 18)	0	0	Amateur	Summer 1962	Free transfer
Mick Loughton	CB	Colchester	(1942-12-08)8 December 1942 (aged 22)	28	1	Amateur	August 1961	Free transfer
Ray Price	FB	Hetton-le-Hole	(1944-05-18)18 May 1944 (aged 21)	11	0	Norwich City	Summer 1964	Free transfer
David Raine	FB	Darlington	(1937-03-28)28 March 1937 (aged 28)	0	0	Doncaster Rovers	1 June 1965	Nominal
Midfielders
Bobby Blackwood	MF	Edinburgh	(1934-08-20)20 August 1934 (aged 30)	0	0	Ipswich Town	1 June 1965	Free transfer
David Buck	WH	Colchester	(1946-08-25)25 August 1946 (aged 18)	0	0	Apprentice	16 October 1965^[a]	Free transfer
Dave Lamont	MF	Glasgow	(1949-04-02)2 April 1949 (aged 16)	0	0	Apprentice	July 1965	Free transfer
John Mansfield	MF	Colchester	(1946-09-13)13 September 1946 (aged 18)	1	0	Apprentice	August 1964	Free transfer
Derek Trevis	MF	Birmingham	(1942-09-09)9 September 1942 (aged 22)	60	7	Aston Villa	7 March 1964^[a]	Free transfer
Forwards
Barrie Aitchison	WG	Colchester	(1937-11-15)15 November 1937 (aged 26)	41	4	Tottenham Hotspur	1 August 1964	£750
Peter Barlow	FW	Portsmouth	(1950-01-09)9 January 1950 (aged 15)	0	0	Apprentice	September 1965	Free transfer
Dennis Barrett	IF			0	0	Apprentice	Summer 1964	Free transfer
Peter Bullock	FW	Stoke-on-Trent	(1941-11-17)17 November 1941 (aged 23)	0	0	Southend United	30 October 1965^[a]	Nominal
Mike Grice	WG	Woking	(1931-11-03)3 November 1931 (aged 33)	248	30	Coventry City	18 August 1962^[b]	£1,000
John Hornsby	WG	Ferryhill	(1945-08-03)3 August 1945 (aged 19)	0	0	Evenwood Town	October 1965	£25/5s
Arthur Kaye	WG	Higham	(1933-05-09)9 May 1933 (aged 32)	0	0	Middlesbrough	21 August 1965^[a]	Free transfer
Ted Phillips	IF	Leiston	(1933-08-21)21 August 1933 (aged 31)	0	0	Luton Town	11 September 1965^[a]	Part exchange
Reg Stratton	FW	Kingsley	(1939-07-10)10 July 1939 (aged 25)	0	0	Fulham	28 May 1965	Free transfer

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club
^ Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game in his second spell for the club

Transfers

In

Date	Position	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
28 May 1965	FW	Reg Stratton	Fulham	Free transfer	^[7]
1 June 1965	FB	David Raine	Doncaster Rovers	Nominal	^[8]
1 June 1965	MF	Bobby Blackwood	Ipswich Town	Free transfer	^[9]
July 1965	MF	Dave Lamont	Apprentice	Free transfer	^[10]
21 August 1965	WH	Jackie Bell	Norwich City	Free transfer	^[11]^[a]
21 August 1965	WG	Arthur Kaye	Middlesbrough	Free transfer	^[12]^[a]
September 1965	FW	Peter Barlow	Apprentice	Free transfer	^[13]
11 September 1965	IF	Ted Phillips	Luton Town	Part exchange with Billy Stark	^[14]^[a]
October 1965	WG	John Hornsby	Evenwood Town	£25/5s	^[15]
16 October 1965	WH	David Buck	Apprentice	Free transfer	^[16]^[a]
30 October 1965	FW	Peter Bullock	Southend United	Nominal	^[17]^[a]

Total spending: ~ £25/5s

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club

Out

Date	Position	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
End of season	WH	John Docherty	Chelmsford City	Released	^[18]
End of season	FB	Richie Griffiths	Haverhill Rovers	Released	^[19]
End of season	IF	Gareth Salisbury	Chesterfield	Released	^[20]
23 April 1965	IF	Bobby Hill	Bury Town	Released	^[21]^[a]
23 April 1965	IF	Arthur Langley	Nottingham Forest	Released	^[22]^[a]
28 August 1965	FW	Billy Stark	Luton Town	£1,000 plus Ted Phillips	^[23]^[a]
October 1965	WH	Tecwyn Jones	Crewe Alexandra	Nominal	^[24]
12 February 1966	WH	Jackie Bell	Gainford Town	Released	^[11]^[a]

Total incoming: ~ £1,000

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Date of departure refers to the date of the player's final game for the club

Match details

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	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	A	A	A
Result	L	W	D	W	W	D	W	L	W	L	L	W	D	W	W	W	W	L	W	W	D	L	D	L	W	W	W	W	L	D	W	W	W	W	L	D	D	W	D	D	L	L	W	W	L	L
Position	21	10	12	8	4	3	2	4	4	6	9	7	10	7	5	3	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	4	4	2	4	4

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

League table

Matches

21 August 1965 (1965-08-21) 1	Port Vale	1–0	Colchester United	Burslem
	Bannister	Report		Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 11,212

23 August 1965 (1965-08-23) 2	Colchester United	1–0	Halifax Town	Colchester
	Kaye 83'	Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,473

28 August 1965 (1965-08-28) 3	Colchester United	1–1	Crewe Alexandra	Colchester
	Stark	Report	Unknown goalscorer	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,040

4 September 1965 (1965-09-04) 4	Bradford City	1–2	Colchester United	Bradford
	Thorpe 63'	Report	Stratton 41' Aitchison 57'	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 2,692

11 September 1965 (1965-09-11) 5	Colchester United	4–0	Barnsley	Colchester
	Phillips 5', 22', 50' Aitchison 69'	Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 5,082

14 September 1965 (1965-09-14) 6	Halifax Town	1–1	Colchester United	Halifax
	Unknown goalscorer	Report	Stratton	Stadium: The Shay Attendance: 2,773

18 September 1965 (1965-09-18) 7	Colchester United	2–0	Rochdale	Colchester
	Stratton	Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,968

24 September 1965 (1965-09-24) 8	Tranmere Rovers	2–0	Colchester United	Birkenhead
	Unknown goalscorer	Report		Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 8,821

2 October 1965 (1965-10-02) 9	Colchester United	3–2	Stockport County	Colchester
	Stratton Phillips	Report	Haydock White	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,968

7 October 1965 (1965-10-07) 10	Notts County	1–0	Colchester United	Nottingham
	Unknown goalscorer	Report		Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 5,681

9 October 1965 (1965-10-09) 11	Barrow	3–0	Colchester United	Barrow-in-Furness
	Unknown goalscorer	Report		Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 5,378

16 October 1965 (1965-10-16) 12	Colchester United	2–0	Hartlepools United	Colchester
	Stratton 20' Trevis 44'	Report Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,421 Referee: R. Spittle

30 October 1965 (1965-10-30) 13	Colchester United	0–0	Southport	Colchester
		Report Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,165 Referee: E. Wallace

6 November 1965 (1965-11-06) 14	Wrexham	2–3	Colchester United	Wrexham
	Unknown goalscorer	Report	Hall Loughton Phillips	Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 3,743

20 November 1965 (1965-11-20) 15	Aldershot	1–3	Colchester United	Aldershot
	Walden 78'	Report	Phillips 12' Trevis 12' Blackwood 25'	Stadium: Recreation Ground Attendance: 3,097

22 November 1965 (1965-11-22) 16	Colchester United	4–1	Notts County	Colchester
	Bullock 11' Hall 29' Forbes 33' Butler 62' (o.g.)	Report	Still 65'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,768

27 November 1965 (1965-11-27) 17	Colchester United	3–2	Newport County	Colchester
	Hall	Report	Jones Hale	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,593

4 December 1965 (1965-12-04) 18	Doncaster Rovers	2–0	Colchester United	Doncaster
	Unknown goalscorer	Report		Stadium: Belle Vue Attendance: 6,035

11 December 1965 (1965-12-11) 19	Colchester United	3–0	Chesterfield	Colchester
	Blackwood Hall Bullock	Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,867

18 December 1965 (1965-12-18) 20	Hartlepools United	0–1	Colchester United	Hartlepool
		Report	Phillips	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 4,067

27 December 1965 (1965-12-27) 21	Colchester United	1–1	Chester	Colchester
	Phillips	Report	Morris	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 7,840

28 December 1965 (1965-12-28) 22	Chester	2–1	Colchester United	Chester
	Jones Morris	Report	Bullock	Stadium: Sealand Road Attendance: 8,361

1 January 1966 (1966-01-01) 23	Colchester United	2–2	Barrow	Colchester
	Blackwood Stratton	Report	Mulholland Worthington	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,676

8 January 1966 (1966-01-08) 24	Bradford Park Avenue	1–0	Colchester United	Bradford
	Unknown goalscorer	Report		Stadium: Park Avenue Attendance: 5,867

15 January 1966 (1966-01-15) 25	Colchester United	2–1	Doncaster Rovers	Colchester
	Bullock	Report	Unknown goalscorer	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,778

29 January 1966 (1966-01-29) 26	Colchester United	3–0	Port Vale	Colchester
	Own goal 25' (o.g.) Phillips 76' Hornsby 90'	Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,481

5 February 1966 (1966-02-05) 27	Crewe Alexandra	0–2	Colchester United	Crewe
		Report	Phillips	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 5,470

12 February 1966 (1966-02-12) 28	Lincoln City	0–2	Colchester United	Lincoln
		Report	Stratton Phillips	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 2,294

19 February 1966 (1966-02-19) 29	Colchester United	0–1	Bradford City	Colchester
		Report	Unknown goalscorer	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,936

26 February 1966 (1966-02-26) 30	Barnsley	1–1	Colchester United	Barnsley
	Unknown goalscorer	Report	Hall	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 3,166

28 February 1966 (1966-02-28) 31	Colchester United	6–3	Bradford Park Avenue	Colchester
	Kaye Trevis Bullock Stratton	Report	Unknown goalscorer	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,921

5 March 1966 (1966-03-05) 32	Colchester United	3–0	Lincoln City	Colchester
	Hall Bullock Phillips	Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 5,055

11 March 1966 (1966-03-11) 33	Rochdale	0–1	Colchester United	Rochdale
		Report	Stratton	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1,780

19 March 1966 (1966-03-19) 34	Colchester United	2–1	Tranmere Rovers	Colchester
	Stratton	Report	Unknown goalscorer	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 6,611

25 March 1966 (1966-03-25) 35	Stockport County	1–0	Colchester United	Stockport
	Clark	Report		Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 6,500

2 April 1966 (1966-04-02) 36	Colchester United	1–1	Wrexham	Colchester
	Stratton	Report	Unknown goalscorer	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 5,012

8 April 1966 (1966-04-08) 37	Colchester United	2–2	Luton Town	Colchester
	Stratton	Report	Unknown goalscorer	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 10,200

9 April 1966 (1966-04-09) 38	Torquay United	0–1	Colchester United	Torquay
		Report	Aitchison	Stadium: Plainmoor Attendance: 7,678

11 April 1966 (1966-04-11) 39	Luton Town	1–1	Colchester United	Luton
	Unknown goalscorer	Report	Stratton	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 15,245

16 April 1966 (1966-04-16) 40	Colchester United	0–0	Aldershot	Colchester
		Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 5,356

25 April 1966 (1966-04-25) 41	Colchester United	0–1	Darlington	Colchester
		Report	Unknown goalscorer	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 7,353

30 April 1966 (1966-04-30) 42	Colchester United	0–2	Torquay United	Colchester
		Report	Unknown goalscorer	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 5,922

7 May 1966 (1966-05-07) 43	Chesterfield	2–4	Colchester United	Chesterfield
	Unknown goalscorer	Report	Hall Bullock Stratton	Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 3,943

10 May 1966 (1966-05-10) 44	Southport	0–1	Colchester United	Southport
		Report	Mansfield	Stadium: Haig Avenue Attendance: 4,983

16 May 1966 (1966-05-16) 45	Darlington	2–0	Colchester United	Darlington
	Unknown goalscorer	Report		Stadium: Feethams Attendance: 12,474

28 May 1966 (1966-05-28) 46	Newport County	2–1	Colchester United	Newport
	Morgan Hale	Report	Trevis	Stadium: Somerton Park Attendance: 2,905

League Cup

1 September 1965 (1965-09-01) 1st round	Colchester United	2–1	Exeter City	Colchester
	Stratton	Report	Unknown goalscorer	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,988

22 September 1965 (1965-09-22) 2nd round	Colchester United	2–4	Middlesbrough	Colchester
	Hall Stratton	Report Report	Horner Irvine McMordie	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 7,777

FA Cup

13 November 1965 (1965-11-13) 1st round	Colchester United	3–3	Queens Park Rangers	Colchester
	Hall 27' Blackwood 35'	Report	Allen 40' Sanderson 64' Collins	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 6,693

17 November 1965 (1965-11-17) 1st round replay	Queens Park Rangers	4–0	Colchester United	Shepherd's Bush
	Unknown goalscorer	Report		Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 6,166

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

^[6]^[25]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Fourth Division		FA Cup		League Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	RSA	Sandy Kennon	50	0	46	0	2	0	2	0
	DF	SCO	Duncan Forbes	46	1	42	1	2	0	2	0
	DF	SCO	John Fowler	27	0	25	0	2	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	Brian Hall	50	11	46	9	2	1	2	1
	DF	ENG	David Laitt	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	Mick Loughton	49	1	45	1	2	0	2	0
	DF	ENG	Ray Price	5	0	4+1	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	David Raine	25	0	19+3	0	2	0	1	0
	MF	SCO	Bobby Blackwood	45	5	41	3	2	2	2	0
	MF	ENG	David Buck	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	ENG	John Mansfield	7	1	5+2	1	0	0	0	0
	MF	ENG	Derek Trevis	47	4	43	4	2	0	2	0
	FW	ENG	Barrie Aitchison	15	3	13+1	3	0	0	1	0
	FW	ENG	Peter Bullock	36	11	34	11	2	0	0	0
	FW	ENG	Mike Grice	15	0	12+1	0	0	0	2	0
	FW	ENG	John Hornsby	12	1	11	1	0	0	1	0
	FW	ENG	Arthur Kaye	42	2	38	2	2	0	2	0
	FW	ENG	Ted Phillips	34	13	32	13	2	0	0	0
	FW	ENG	Reg Stratton	39	21	37	18	0	0	2	3
Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season
	MF	ENG	Jackie Bell	7	0	7	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	WAL	Tecwyn Jones	4	0	3	0	0	0	1	0
	FW	SCO	Billy Stark	3	1	3	1	0	0	0	0

Goalscorers

^[25]

Place	Position	Name	Fourth Division	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
1	FW	Reg Stratton	18	0	3	21
2	IF	Ted Phillips	13	0	0	13
3	FW	Peter Bullock	11	0	0	11
3	LB	Brian Hall	9	1	1	11
5	MF	Bobby Blackwood	3	2	0	5
6	MF	Derek Trevis	4	0	0	4
7	WG	Barrie Aitchison	3	0	0	3
8	WG	Arthur Kaye	2	0	0	2
9	CB	Duncan Forbes	1	0	0	1
	WG	John Hornsby	1	0	0	1
	CB	Mick Loughton	1	0	0	1
	MF	John Mansfield	1	0	0	1
	FW	Billy Stark	1	0	0	1
		Own goals	2	0	0	2
		TOTALS	70	3	4	77

Clean sheets

Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.^[26]

Place	Nationality	Player	Fourth Division	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
1		Sandy Kennon	15	0	0	15
		TOTALS	15	0	0	15

Player debuts

Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.^[27]

Position	Player	Date	Opponent	Ground
WH	Jackie Bell	21 August 1965	Port Vale	Vale Park
WG	John Hornsby	21 August 1965	Port Vale	Vale Park
WG	Arthur Kaye	21 August 1965	Port Vale	Vale Park
FW	Reg Stratton	21 August 1965	Port Vale	Vale Park
MF	Bobby Blackwood	1 September 1965	Exeter City	Layer Road
IF	Ted Phillips	11 September 1965	Barnsley	Layer Road
FB	David Raine	22 September 1965	Middlesbrough	Layer Road
WH	David Buck	16 October 1965	Hartlepools United	Layer Road
FB	David Laitt	30 October 1965	Southport	Layer Road
FW	Peter Bullock	30 October 1965	Southport	Layer Road

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.
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: 1966". 11v11.com. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
"First team 1965-66 - Football League : Division Four". Go Go Go County. Retrieved 18 May 2016.

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 2–2 Luton Town". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
^ "Colchester Utd 4–1 Notts County". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
^ "Average Attendance Figures Per Season". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
^ Hudson, Matt (11 July 2012). "The 1950s and 1960s". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
^ ^a ^b "Appearances". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
^ "Reg Stratton". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
^ "David Raine". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
^ "Bobby Blackwood". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
^ Whitehead, Jeff; Drury, Kevin (2008). The Who's Who of Colchester United: The Layer Road Years. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 146. ISBN 978-1-85983-629-3.
^ ^a ^b "Jackie Bell". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
^ "Arthur Kaye". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
^ "Peter Barlow". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
^ "Ted Phillips". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
^ "John Hornsby". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
^ "David Buck". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
^ "Peter Bullock". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
^ "John Docherty". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
^ "Richie Griffiths". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
^ "Gareth Salisbury". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
^ "Bobby Hill". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
^ "Arthur Langley". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
^ "Billy Stark". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
^ "Tecwyn Jones". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Goals". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
^ "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 14 May 2016.

[DG-7] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club

[SDG-8] Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game in his second spell for the club

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

[FG-25] Date of departure refers to the date of the player's final game for the club

[WWCU-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 2–2 Luton Town". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 16 May 2016.

[3] "Colchester Utd 4–1 Notts County". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 16 May 2016.

[4] "Average Attendance Figures Per Season". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 16 May 2016.

[5] Hudson, Matt (11 July 2012). "The 1950s and 1960s". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 29 April 2011.

[apps-6] "Appearances". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 3 May 2016.

[9] "Reg Stratton". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2017.

[10] "David Raine". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2017.

[11] "Bobby Blackwood". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2017.

[12] Whitehead, Jeff; Drury, Kevin (2008). The Who's Who of Colchester United: The Layer Road Years. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 146. ISBN 978-1-85983-629-3.

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