1974–75 Colchester United F.C. season

Colchester United
1974–75 season
Chairman	Robert Jackson; (until November); Jack Rippingale (from November)
Manager	Jim Smith
Stadium	Layer Road
Third Division	11th
FA Cup	2nd round; (eliminated by; Leatherhead)
League Cup	5th round; (eliminated by; Aston Villa)
Top goalscorer	League: ; Bobby Svarc (24); All: ; Bobby Svarc (25)
Highest home attendance	11,812; v Aston Villa, 3 December 1974
Lowest home attendance	3,202; v Bury, 2 May 1975
Average home league attendance	5,460
Biggest win	5–0; v Grimsby Town, 15 November 1974
Biggest defeat	1–4; v Swindon Town, 30 November 1974; v Charlton Athletic, 1 January 1975; 2–5; Walsall, 15 March 1975
	Home colours
	Home colours
	← 1973–74 1975–76 →

The 1974–75 season was Colchester United's 33rd season in their history and their first season back in the third tier of English football for six years, the Third Division. Alongside competing in the Third Division, the club also participated in the FA Cup and the League Cup.

Jim Smith consolidated Colchester's position back in the third tier by leading them to an eleventh position finish to the season. They experienced a successful cup run in the League Cup, eventually falling to Second Division Aston Villa in the quarter-final stage. However, they were knocked out of the FA Cup in the second round by non-League outfit Leatherhead.

Season overview

Ahead of the new season, Colchester's board warned that a break-even gate of 9,200 was required and that players would be sold if attendances didn't reach an average of 7,500. However, manager Jim Smith returned to former club Boston United to sign Bobby Svarc's old strike partner John Froggatt for £6,000. The acquisition was fruitful, with Svarc finding the back of the net 24 times in the league and 25 times in total, with Froggatt registering 18 with 16 in the league.

Having reached the quarter-final of the FA Cup four seasons prior, the U's emulated that achievement in the League Cup. After beating Oxford United and Southend United, they hosted First Division Carlisle United, beating the Cumbrians 2–0 to earn a home tie with Southampton. A 0–0 draw at Layer Road led to a 1–0 replay win at The Dell, courtesy of a Barry Dominey goal. This set up a quarter-final tie with Second Division Aston Villa. Villa were just too strong for United, winning 2–1 before a Layer Road crowd of 11,812.

Colchester's success in the League Cup was not replicated in the FA Cup as they were knocked out by non-League outfit Leatherhead in the second round. In the league, a strong start to the season was followed up by a weaker second half to the campaign as the U's fell from fifth to eleventh where they ended the season.

Crowds fell a long way short of the target expected by the board, with a league average of 4,941 attending during the season.^[5]

Players

As of match played 2 May 1975.^[6]

Name	Position	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 28)	48	0	Watford	July 1973	£4,000
Defenders
Stewart Bright	FB	Colchester	(1957-10-13)13 October 1957 (aged 16)	0	0	Apprentice	Summer 1974	Free transfer
Micky Cook	FB	Enfield	(1951-04-09)9 April 1951 (aged 23)	192	6	Orient	1 March 1969	Free transfer
Barry Dominey	CB	Edmonton	(1955-10-21)21 October 1955 (aged 18)	3	0	Enfield WMC	September 1973	Free transfer
Ray Harford	CB	Halifax	(1945-06-01)1 June 1945 (aged 29)	69	3	Port Vale	3 February 1973^[a]	£1,750
Mick Packer	FB	Willesden	(1950-04-20)20 April 1950 (aged 24)	35	0	Watford	July 1973	Free transfer
Lindsay Smith	CB	Enfield	(1954-09-18)18 September 1954 (aged 19)	89	5	Apprentice	20 April 1971^[a]	Free transfer
Midfielders
Ray Bunkell	MF	Edmonton	(1949-09-18)18 September 1949 (aged 24)	6	0	Swindon Town	December 1973	Part exchange
Steve Foley	MF	Clacton-on-Sea	(1953-06-21)21 June 1953 (aged 20)	91	21	Apprentice	July 1969	Free transfer
Steve Leslie	MF	Hornsey	(1952-09-04)4 September 1952 (aged 21)	104	21	Apprentice	20 April 1971^[a]	Free transfer
Jimmy Lindsay	MF	Hamilton	(1949-07-12)12 July 1949 (aged 24)	0	0	Watford	17 August 1974^[a]	Free transfer
Bobby Roberts	MF	Edinburgh	(1940-09-02)2 September 1940 (aged 33)	2	0	Coventry City	1 March 1973	Free transfer
Phil Thomas	MF	Sherborne	(1952-12-14)14 December 1952 (aged 21)	77	6	Bournemouth	Summer 1972	Free transfer
Forwards
Ian Allinson	WG	Hitchin	(1957-10-01)1 October 1957 (aged 16)	0	0	Apprentice	Summer 1974	Free transfer
John Froggatt	FW	Stanton Hill	(1945-12-13)13 December 1945 (aged 28)	0	0	Boston United	Summer 1974	£6,000
Bobby Svarc	FW	Leicester	(1946-02-08)8 February 1946 (aged 28)	68	34	Boston United	December 1972	£6,000

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

Transfers

In

Date	Position	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
Summer 1974	FB	Stewart Bright	Apprentice	Free transfer	^[7]
Summer 1974	WG	Ian Allinson	Apprentice	Free transfer	^[8]
Summer 1974	FW	John Froggatt	Boston United	£6,000	^[9]
17 August 1974	MF	Jimmy Lindsay	Watford	Free transfer	^[10]^[a]

Total spending: ~ £6,000

^ Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club

Out

Date	Position	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
Summer 1974	MF	Bobby Mills	Chelmsford City	Nominal	^[11]
Summer 1974	MF	Tony Wingate	Barnet	Released	^[12]
25 January 1975	CB	Stuart Morgan	Bournemouth	£4,000	^[13]^[a]
February 1975	FB	Alex Smith	Halifax Town	Nominal	^[14]
2 May 1975	WG	Colwyn Rowe	Chelmsford City	Released	^[15]^[a]
31 March 1975	FW	Barry Dyson	Chelmsford City	Released	^[16]

Total incoming: ~ £4,000

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

Loans in

Date	Position	Name	From	End date	Ref.
4 January 1975	FW	John Sims	Derby County	10 January 1975	^[17]^[a]
February 1975	FB	Danny Cameron	Sheffield Wednesday	4 March 1975	^[18]^[a]
February 1975	MF	Ian McDonald	Liverpool	4 March 1975	^[19]^[a]

^ ^a ^b ^c Loan start and end dates refer to the date of the player's first and final games for the club

Loans out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	End date	Ref.
February 1975	FW		Barry Dyson	Chelmsford City	31 March 1975	^[16]^[a]

^ Loan start and end dates refer to the date of the player's first and final games for the club

Match details

Third 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	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H
Result	D	L	W	D	W	W	W	D	L	D	W	W	W	L	D	D	D	L	L	W	L	W	D	W	L	D	L	L	W	L	D	D	W	W	L	W	L	L	L	W	L	L	D	W	D	W
Position	15	18	11	12	7	3	3	3	5	5	3	4	2	4	4	3	3	4	4	2	5	3	4	5	6	4	4	9	8	11	12	11	8	7	10	9	10	10	11	10	13	13	14	12	11	11

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

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	Qualification or relegation
9	Preston North End	46	19	11	16	63	56	1.125	49
10	Gillingham	46	17	14	15	65	60	1.083	48
11	Colchester United	46	17	13	16	70	63	1.111	47
12	Hereford United	46	16	14	16	64	66	0.970	46
13	Wrexham	46	15	15	16	65	55	1.182	45	Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

Matches

17 August 1974 (1974-08-17) 1	Colchester United	1–1	Watford	Colchester
	Leslie 37'	Report	Scullion 56'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 5,715 Referee: L Shapter

24 August 1974 (1974-08-24) 2	Blackburn Rovers	3–2	Colchester United	Blackburn
	Martin 29' Oates 46' Hawkins 53'	Report	Cook 43' Froggatt 51'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 8,390 Referee: G Nolan

31 August 1974 (1974-08-31) 3	Colchester United	1–0	Bournemouth	Colchester
	Cook 44'	Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,930 Referee: R Toseland

7 September 1974 (1974-09-07) 4	Chesterfield	1–1	Colchester United	Chesterfield
	Moss 83'	Report	Svarc 7'	Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 3,474 Referee: N Ashley

14 September 1974 (1974-09-14) 5	Colchester United	3–0	Charlton Athletic	Colchester
	Leslie 23' (pen.) Thomas 31' Svarc 67'	Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 5,527 Referee: R Kirkpatrick

17 September 1974 (1974-09-17) 6	Colchester United	1–0	Plymouth Argyle	Colchester
	Packer 90'	Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 5,389 Referee: T Spencer

21 September 1974 (1974-09-21) 7	Aldershot	0–1	Colchester United	Aldershot
		Report	Svarc 79'	Stadium: Recreation Ground Attendance: 3,539 Referee: K Salmon

24 September 1974 (1974-09-24) 8	Bury	0–0	Colchester United	Bury
		Report	Leslie 78'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 5,223 Referee: L Douglas

28 September 1974 (1974-09-28) 9	Colchester United	1–2	Walsall	Colchester
	Svarc 56'	Report	Buckley 8', 80'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,877 Referee: Rob Lewis

30 September 1974 (1974-09-30) 10	Port Vale	2–2	Colchester United	Burslem
	Williams 64' Bailey 72'	Report	Froggatt 9' Lindsay 47'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 3,722 Referee: J Cross

5 October 1974 (1974-10-05) 11	Colchester United	4–2	Gillingham	Colchester
	Froggatt 20', 40' Svarc 46', 79'	Report	Feely 18', 31'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,684 Referee: R Clay

12 October 1974 (1974-10-12) 12	Preston North End	0–2	Colchester United	Preston
		Report	Harford 11', 84'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 10,259 Referee: J Hough

15 October 1974 (1974-10-15) 13	Colchester United	2–0	Port Vale	Colchester
	Svarc 11', 30'	Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 5,184 Referee: Ray Tinkler

23 October 1974 (1974-10-23) 14	Hereford United	3–1	Colchester United	Hereford
	McNeil 7' Redrobe 30' Lee 70' (pen.)	Report	Thomas 88'	Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 6,390 Referee: K Baker

26 October 1974 (1974-10-26) 15	Halifax Town	1–1	Colchester United	Halifax
	Blair 31'	Report	Svarc 60'	Stadium: The Shay Attendance: 1,935 Referee: I Smith

29 October 1974 (1974-10-29) 16	Colchester United	1–1	Southend United	Colchester
	Lindsay 73' (pen.)	Report	Guthrie 26'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 6,547 Referee: P Richardson

2 November 1974 (1974-11-02) 17	Colchester United	1–1	Wrexham	Colchester
	Svarc 20'	Report	Gareth Davies 78'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,432 Referee: T Page

6 November 1974 (1974-11-06) 18	Colchester United	1–2	Hereford United	Colchester
	Svarc 69'	Report	McNeil 41' Tyler 49'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 5,131 Referee: R Robinson

9 November 1974 (1974-11-09) 19	Huddersfield Town	3–2	Colchester United	Huddersfield
	Gowling 17' Gray 24' Dolan 57'	Report	Froggatt 38' Svarc 75'	Stadium: Leeds Road Attendance: 5,233 Referee: D Richardson

15 November 1974 (1974-11-15) 20	Colchester United	5–0	Grimsby Town	Colchester
	Froggatt 4', 12', 62' Svarc 16', 87'	Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,489 Referee: Ron Challis

30 November 1974 (1974-11-30) 21	Swindon Town	4–1	Colchester United	Swindon
	Moss 20' (pen.), 54', 84' (pen.) Eastoe 22'	Report	Svarc 23'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 10,072 Referee: Clive Thomas

6 December 1974 (1974-12-06) 22	Colchester United	2–1	Tranmere Rovers	Colchester
	L Smith 32' Froggatt 49'	Report	Tynan 34'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,554 Referee: A Glasson

20 December 1974 (1974-12-20) 23	Colchester United	1–1	Crystal Palace	Colchester
	Leslie 63'	Report	Evans 28'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 6,914 Referee: A Robinson

28 December 1974 (1974-12-28) 24	Colchester United	4–1	Peterborough United	Colchester
	Froggatt 2' Dominey 4' Cook 36' Bradley 51' (o.g.)	Report	Turner 75'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 7,790 Referee: T Reynolds

1 January 1975 (1975-01-01) 25	Charlton Athletic	4–1	Colchester United	Charlton
	Horsfield 12', 76' Powell 39' Warman 70'	Report	Dyson 16'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 15,246 Referee: A Hamil

4 January 1975 (1975-01-04) 26	Colchester United	0–0	Aldershot	Colchester
		Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 5,096 Referee: Tom Bune

10 January 1975 (1975-01-10) 27	Tranmere Rovers	2–0	Colchester United	Birkenhead
	Crossley 70' (pen.) Coppell 82'	Report		Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 2,819

18 January 1975 (1975-01-18)	Colchester United	A–A	Swindon Town	Colchester
	Lindsay Cook Morgan	Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,441
Note: Match abandoned after 57-minutes with the score at 3–0 due to a waterlogged pitch.

25 January 1975 (1975-01-25) 28	Brighton & Hove Albion	2–0	Colchester United	Hove
	Binney 28', 64'	Report	Morgan	Stadium: Goldstone Ground Attendance: 9,937 Referee: B Newsome

1 February 1975 (1975-02-01) 29	Colchester United	3–2	Huddersfield Town	Colchester
	Froggatt 23', 32' Dominey 75'	Report	Gowling 59' (pen.), 73' (pen.)	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,921 Referee: J Bent

8 February 1975 (1975-02-08) 30	Wrexham	2–1	Colchester United	Wrexham
	Whittle 38' Smallman 60'	Report	Lindsay 85'	Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 3,433 Referee: W Johnson

15 February 1975 (1975-02-15) 31	Colchester United	2–2	Brighton & Hove Albion	Colchester
	Svarc 5' McDonald 6'	Report	Binney 14' Towner 68'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,161 Referee: M Taylor

22 February 1975 (1975-02-22) 32	Grimsby Town	1–1	Colchester United	Cleethorpes
	Lewis 61'	Report	McDonald 41'	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 5,608 Referee: G Trevett

1 March 1975 (1975-03-01) 33	Bournemouth	0–2	Colchester United	Bournemouth
		Report	Froggatt 22' Foley 61'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 4,578 Referee: Malcolm Sinclair

4 March 1975 (1975-03-04) 34	Colchester United	2–0	Swindon Town	Colchester
	Svarc 14', 55'	Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,041 Referee: L Shapter

15 March 1975 (1975-03-15) 35	Walsall	5–2	Colchester United	Walsall
	Atthey 40' Bennett 48' Andrews 70' Harrison 73' Buckley 76'	Report	Foley 25' Lindsay 64'	Stadium: Fellows Park Attendance: 4,914 Referee: J Williams

19 March 1975 (1975-03-19) 36	Watford	1–2	Colchester United	Watford
	Scullion 19'	Report	Froggatt 4' Svarc 59'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 3,941 Referee: D Nippard

22 March 1975 (1975-03-22) 37	Colchester United	1–2	Chesterfield	Colchester
	Lindsay 62'	Report	Shanahan 5' Moss 17'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,152 Referee: R Crabb

25 March 1975 (1975-03-25) 38	Crystal Palace	2–1	Colchester United	Selhurst
	Evans 67' Cannon 78'	Report	Froggatt 54'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 16,851 Referee: E Read

28 March 1975 (1975-03-28) 39	Peterborough United	1–0	Colchester United	Peterborough
	Gregory 79'	Report		Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 7,559

4 April 1975 (1975-04-04) 40	Colchester United	2–0	Halifax Town	Colchester
	Svarc 4' Rowe 29'	Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,501 Referee: Ray Tinkler

12 April 1975 (1975-04-12) 41	Gillingham	2–1	Colchester United	Gillingham
	Yeo 32' Richardson 62'	Report	Rowe 50'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 6,504 Referee: D Biddle

15 April 1975 (1975-04-15) 42	Plymouth Argyle	1–0	Colchester United	Plymouth
	Mariner 50'	Report		Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 23,551 Referee: A Lees

19 April 1975 (1975-04-19) 43	Colchester United	2–2	Preston North End	Colchester
	Bunkell 34' Svarc 62'	Report	Smith 24' Morley 77'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 5,228

22 April 1975 (1975-04-22) 44	Colchester United	2–0	Blackburn Rovers	Colchester
	Lindsay 6' Svarc 82'	Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,183 Referee: John Homewood

25 April 1975 (1975-04-25) 45	Southend United	1–1	Colchester United	Southend-on-Sea
	Dominey 44' (o.g.)	Report	Foley 78'	Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 5,924 Referee: C White

2 May 1975 (1975-05-02) 46	Colchester United	3–2	Bury	Colchester
	Froggatt 1' Svarc 3', 5'	Report	Hamstead 41' Bailey 82'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,202 Referee: K Salmon

League Cup

20 August 1974 (1974-08-20) 1st round	Colchester United	1–0	Oxford United	Colchester
	Lindsay 27' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,609 Referee: M Taylor

11 September 1974 (1974-09-11) 2nd round	Southend United	0–2	Colchester United	Southend-on-Sea
		Report	Leslie 64' (pen.), 67' (pen.)	Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 7,865 Referee: J Bent

9 October 1974 (1974-10-09) 3rd round	Colchester United	2–0	Carlisle United	Colchester
	Svarc 75' Leslie 78' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 7,842 Referee: P Reeves

13 November 1974 (1974-11-13) 4th round	Colchester United	0–0	Southampton	Colchester
		Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 9,515 Referee: D Turner

25 November 1974 (1974-11-25) 4th round replay	Southampton	0–1	Colchester United	Southampton
		Report	Dominey 58'	Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 11,492 Referee: D Turner

3 December 1974 (1974-12-03) 5th round	Colchester United	1–2	Aston Villa	Colchester
	Froggatt 84'	Report	Little 28' Graydon 60'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 11,812 Referee: I Hunting

FA Cup

23 November 1974 (1974-11-23) 1st round	Watford	0–1	Colchester United	Watford
		Report	Froggatt 75'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 8,228 Referee: I Hunting

14 December 1974 (1974-12-14) 2nd round	Leatherhead	1–0	Colchester United	Leatherhead
	Doyle 20'	Report		Stadium: Fetcham Grove Attendance: 3,500 Referee: A Hart

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

^[6]^[20]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Third Division		FA Cup		League Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	WAL	Mike Walker	54	0	46	0	2	0	6	0
	DF	ENG	Micky Cook	54	3	46	3	2	0	6	0
	DF	ENG	Barry Dominey	32	3	22+5	2	2	0	3	1
	DF	ENG	Ray Harford	49	2	40+1	2	2	0	6	0
	DF	ENG	Mick Packer	37	1	30	1	2	0	5	0
	DF	ENG	Lindsay Smith	49	1	38+5	1	1	0	2+3	0
	MF	ENG	Ray Bunkell	34	1	23+6	1	1+1	0	3	0
	MF	ENG	Steve Foley	18	3	16+2	3	0	0	0	0
	MF	ENG	Steve Leslie	42	6	32+2	3	2	0	6	3
	MF	SCO	Jimmy Lindsay	52	7	45	6	2	0	5	1
	MF	ENG	Phil Thomas	35	2	26+1	2	2	0	6	0
	FW	ENG	Ian Allinson	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	ENG	John Froggatt	54	18	46	16	2	1	6	1
	FW	ENG	Bobby Svarc	50	25	42	24	2	0	6	1
Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season
	DF	SCO	Danny Cameron	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	WAL	Stuart Morgan	13	0	11	0	0	0	2	0
	DF	ENG	Alex Smith	26	0	22	0	0	0	4	0
	MF	ENG	Ian McDonald	5	2	5	2	0	0	0	0
	FW	ENG	Barry Dyson	7	1	5+1	1	0	0	0+1	0
	FW	ENG	Colwyn Rowe	11	2	4+7	2	0	0	0	0
	FW	ENG	John Sims	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0

Goalscorers

^[20]

Place	Position	Name	Third Division	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
1	FW	Bobby Svarc	24	0	1	25
2	FW	John Froggatt	16	1	1	18
3	MF	Jimmy Lindsay	6	0	1	7
4	MF	Steve Leslie	3	0	3	6
5	FB	Micky Cook	3	0	0	3
	CB	Barry Dominey	2	0	1	3
	MF	Steve Foley	3	0	0	3
8	CB	Ray Harford	2	0	0	2
	MF	Ian McDonald	2	0	0	2
	WG	Colwyn Rowe	2	0	0	2
	MF	Phil Thomas	2	0	0	2
12	MF	Ray Bunkell	1	0	0	1
	FW	Barry Dyson	1	0	0	1
	FB	Mick Packer	1	0	0	1
	CB	Lindsay Smith	1	0	0	1
		Own goals	1	0	0	1
		TOTALS	70	1	7	78

Disciplinary record

^[21]

Nationality	Position	Name	Third Division		FA Cup		League Cup		Total
Nationality	Position	Name
	MF	Steve Leslie	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
	CB	Stuart Morgan	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
	CB	Ray Harford	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
		TOTALS	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	2

Clean sheets

Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.^[22]

Place	Nationality	Player	Third Division	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
1		Mike Walker	13	1	5	19
		TOTALS	13	1	5	19

Player debuts

Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.^[23]

Position	Player	Date	Opponent	Ground
MF	Jimmy Lindsay	17 August 1974	Watford	Layer Road
FW	John Froggatt	17 August 1974	Watford	Layer Road
FW	John Sims	4 January 1975	Aldershot	Layer Road
FB	Danny Cameron	8 February 1975	Wrexham	Racecourse Ground
MF	Ian McDonald	8 February 1975	Wrexham	Racecourse Ground
WG	Ian Allinson	19 April 1975	Preston North End	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.

Websites

"Colchester United football club match record: 1975". 11v11.com. Retrieved 24 April 2018.

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 1–2 Aston Villa". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
^ "Colchester Utd 3–2 Bury". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
^ "Average Attendance Figures Per Season". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
^ Hudson, Matt (11 July 2012). "The 1970s and 1980s". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Appearances". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
^ "Stewart Bright". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
^ "Ian Allinson". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
^ "John Froggatt". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
^ "Jimmy Lindsay (Midfielder)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
^ "Bobby Mills". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
^ "Tony Wingate". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
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[DG-7] Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club

[DG-12] Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club

[FG-16] Date of departure refers to the date of the player's final game for the club

[Loan-21] Loan start and end dates refer to the date of the player's first and final games for the club

[Loan-24] Loan start and end dates refer to the date of the player's first and final games for the club

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