1962–63 Colchester United F.C. season

Football club season of 1962-63 April 2016 April 2016 Colchester United 1962–63 Bill AllenWhitehead Jeff Drury Kevin The Who's Who of Colchester United: The Layer Road Years 2008 Breedon Books Derby 978-1-85983-629-3 278 Benny Fenton Layer Road Third Division 12th FA Cup 1st round(eliminated byWimbledon) League Cup 2nd round(eliminated byNorthampton Town) Martyn King (26) Martyn King (28) 7,244v Southend United, 4 May 1963http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=match&pd=1022&sort=shan&order=asc&fsea=23&frt=all&fhan=all&it=981 Colchester Utd 3–1 Southend United Coludata.co.uk 29 April 2016 3,059v Bradford Park Avenue, 15 December 1962http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=match&pd=1022&sort=shan&order=asc&fsea=23&frt=all&fhan=all&it=963 Colchester Utd 1–4 Bradford Park Avenue Coludata.co.uk 29 April 2016 5,313http://coludaybyday.co.uk/Statistics/Club%20Stats/LeagueAveragesAttendance.html Average Attendance Figures Per Season Coludaybyday.co.uk 29 April 2016 4–1v Brighton & Hove Albion, 10 November 1962 0–6v Notts County, 17 May 1963 Home _white_stripes _whitestripes3 _white_stripes _color_2_stripes_blue 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF 000000 FFFFFF Football kit (white jersey with blue, vertical stripes; black shorts; and white socks with two blue, horizontal hoops). 1961–62 1963–64 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 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.http://www.cu-fc.com/news/article/history-1950s-and-1960s-230131.aspx The 1950s and 1960s Hudson Matt 11 July 2012 Colchester United FC 3 May 2011 Players match played 17 May 1963.http://coludata.co.uk/content.php?pg=appearances&pd=1010#frmft=True&pg=appearances&pd=1010&fsea=23&fplist=all&flgcup=all&fcompstShowAll=&fdfaShowAll= Appearances Coludata.co.uk 29 April 2016 Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee GoalkeepersPercy AmesGKENGPlymouth1962 6 1 1931 12 13 y3350ENG Tottenham Hotspur1 May 1955Free transferGeorge RamageGKSCODalkeith1962 6 1 1937 1 29 y00SCO Third Lanark15 March 1963DG Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the clubNominal DefendersDuncan ForbesCBSCOEdinburgh1962 6 1 1941 6 19 y60SCO Musselburgh Athletic4 September 1961NominalJohn FowlerFBSCOLeith1962 6 1 1933 10 17 y2985SCO Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic20 August 1955DGFree transferRichie GriffithsFBENGEarls Colne1962 6 1 1942 3 21 y160ENG Colchester CasualsJune 1961Free transferDavid LaittFBENGColchester1962 6 1 1946 11 1 y00AmateurSummer 1962Free transferMick LoughtonCBENGColchester1962 6 1 1942 12 8 y00AmateurAugust 1961Free transferEdgar RumneyFBENGAbberton1962 6 1 1936 9 15 y250ENG Colchester Casuals1 May 1957Free transferKeith RutterCBENGLeeds1962 6 1 1934 9 10 y00ENG Queens Park Rangers26 February 1963DG£4,000 MidfieldersRon HuntWHENGColchester1962 6 1 1933 9 26 y1421AmateurOctober 1951Free transferRoy McCrohanWHENGReading1962 6 1 1930 9 22 y00ENG Norwich City1 September 1962Part exchange ForwardsMike GriceWGENGWoking1962 6 1 1931 11 3 y10916ENG Coventry City18 August 1962SDG Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game in his second spell for the club£1,000Bobby HillIFSCOEdinburgh1962 6 1 1938 6 9 y18218SCO Easthouses Lily Miners Welfare9 June 1955Free transferBobby HuntFWENGColchester1962 6 1 1942 10 1 y7747AmateurMarch 1960Free transferMartyn KingCFENGBirmingham1962 6 1 1937 8 23 y13389AmateurSummer 1955Free transferTony MillerIFENGChelmsford1962 6 1 1937 10 26 y00AmateurMay 1958Free transferBilly StarkFWSCOGlasgow1962 6 1 1937 5 27 y00ENG Carlisle UnitedNovember 1962£3,750Peter WrightWGENGColchester1962 6 1 1934 1 26 y37180AmateurNovember 1951Free transfer Transfers In Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.Summer 1962FBENGDavid LaittAmateurFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=275 David Laitt Coludata.co.uk 16 May 2016 18 August 1962WGENGMike GriceENG Coventry City£1,000http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=187 Mike Grice Coludata.co.uk 1 May 2016 SDG Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game in his second spell for the club1 September 1962WHENGRoy McCrohanENG Norwich CityPart exchange with Mike Fosterhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=245 Roy McCrohan Coludata.co.uk 1 May 2016 November 1962FWSCOBilly StarkENG Carlisle United£3,750http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=247 Billy Stark Coludata.co.uk 1 May 2016 26 February 1963CBENGKeith RutterENG Queens Park Rangers£4,000http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=248 Keith Rutter Coludata.co.uk 1 May 2016 DG Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club15 March 1963GKSCOGeorge RamageSCO Third LanarkNominalhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=249 George Ramage Coludata.co.uk 29 April 2016 DG Total spending: ~ £8,750 Out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.End of seasonWGENGColin LundstrumENG Clacton TownReleasedhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=241 Colin Lundstrum Coludata.co.uk 1 May 2016 Summer 1962FBENGAlf MarshallENG Clacton TownReleasedhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=227 Alf Marshall Coludata.co.uk 1 May 2016 Summer 1962WGENGTony HoweENG Haverhill RoversReleasedhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=234 Tony Howe Coludata.co.uk 1 May 2016 1 September 1962CFENGJohn BainesENG Lexden WanderersFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=237 John Baines Coludata.co.uk 1 May 2016 FG Date of departure refers to the date of the player's final game for the club1 September 1962WGENGMike FosterENG Norwich City£3,000 plus Roy McCrohanhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=239 Mike Foster Coludata.co.uk 1 May 2016 20 October 1962CFENGDavid ColemanENG Clacton TownReleasedhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=240 David J Coleman Coludata.co.uk 1 May 2016 FG3 November 1962WHSCOJohn BrownSCO StenhousemuirReleasedhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=246 John Brown Coludata.co.uk 1 May 2016 FGDecember 1962IFSCOSammy McLeodENG Romford£1,000http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=209 Sammy McLeod Coludata.co.uk 1 May 2016 April 1963WHENGBrian AbreyRetiredRetiredhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=238 Brian Abrey Coludata.co.uk 1 May 2016 16 April 1963WHENGTrevor HarrisENG Chelmsford CityFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=205 Trevor Harris Coludata.co.uk 1 May 2016 FG Total incoming: ~ £4,000 Match details Third Division 1962–63 Football League Results round by round table b Round Ground A/H/H/A/A/A/H/H/H/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/H/A/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/A/A/H/A/A/H/H/H/A/H/H/H/A/A Result D/W/D/W/D/L/D/L/D/D/W/W/L/W/D/W/L/L/D/W/L/L/D/L/L/D/L/D/L/W/W/W/L/W/W/L/D/W/W/W/W/W/L/W/L/L Position 14/2/6/3/5/7/9/9/13/17/14/8/15/10/9/3/7/11/14/12/13/13/13/14/18/18/19/17/19/17/16/17/17/15/14/16/16/14/12/10/9/8/9/8/9/10 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss green1 red1 11v11.com 1 May 2016 League table Third Division y COL Matches 1962 08 18 y 1 Bradford Park Avenue 1–1 Report Colchester United Maxwell 3 King 1 Park Avenue Bradford 9,482 A. Edge D 1962 08 20 y 2 Colchester United 1–0 Report Bristol City B. Hunt 44 Layer Road Colchester 6,824 Denis Howell W 1962 08 25 y 3 Colchester United 0–0 ReportReport Coventry City Layer Road Colchester 5,781 Ray Tinkler D 1962 08 28 y 4 Bristol City 1–2 Report Colchester United Etheridge 18 pen. King 17 85 Ashton Gate Stadium Bristol 12,508 Jack Taylor W 1962 09 01 y 5 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 1–1 Report Colchester United Spelman 6 B. Hunt 42 Dean Court Bournemouth 9,208 C. Woan D 1962 09 03 y 6 Port Vale 4–2 Report Colchester United Longbottom 4Grainger 15Poole 26Ford 28 King 27 52 Vale Park Burslem 11,729 L 1962 09 08 y 7 Colchester United 2–2 Report Notts County Hampton 17 o.g.Hill 88 Astle 19Jones 80 Layer Road Colchester 5,524 J. Cooke D 1962 09 10 y 8 Colchester United 0–1 Report Port Vale Wright 39 Layer Road Colchester 6,039 L 1962 09 15 y 9 Colchester United 2–2 Report Northampton Town B. Hunt 34Wright 69 Ashworth 26 51 Layer Road Colchester 5,512 Norman Burtenshaw D 1962 09 19 y 10 Colchester United 1–4 Report Reading B. Hunt Unknown goalscorer Elm Park Reading 5,207 D 1962 09 22 y 11 Southend United 2–3 ReportReport Colchester United Beesley 22Smith 59 B. Hunt 4 30King 5 Roots Hall Southend-on-Sea 11,487 P. Bye W 1962 09 24 y 12 Colchester United 4–2 Report Reading King 25B. Hunt 53 58Hill 71 Wheeler 75Allen 83 Layer Road Colchester 5,999 W 1962 09 29 y 13 Colchester United 2–5 Report Millwall Grice 57McCrohan 88 Stocks 14Gilchrist 20Jones 33Towers 64Haverty 74 Layer Road Colchester 7,096 C. Woan L 1962 10 03 y 14 Shrewsbury Town 1–2 Report Colchester United Rowley 35 Grice 48Hill 87 Gay Meadow Shrewsbury 8,261 W 1962 10 06 y 15 Hull City 2–2 Report Colchester United Clarke King Boothferry Park Kingston upon Hull 9,360 D 1962 10 08 y 16 Colchester United 3–2 Report Shrewsbury Town B. Hunt 52King 57Grice 61 Harley 48Pountney 55 Layer Road Colchester 6,472 W 1962 10 13 y 17 Colchester United 1–2 Report Crystal Palace McCrohan 25 Smillie 45 52 Layer Road Colchester 6,371 T. Dawes L 1962 10 20 y 18 Wrexham 4–1 Report Colchester United K. Barnes R. Barnes Metcalf Coleman 40 Racecourse Ground Wrexham 12,750 L 1962 10 27 y 19 Colchester United 1–1 Report Halifax Town B. Hunt 3 pen. Priestley 39 Layer Road Colchester 4,697 G. Pullin D 1962 11 10 y 20 Colchester United 4–1 Report Brighton & Hove Albion King 5 44 62Hill 66 Hannam 10 Layer Road Colchester 3,853 W. Handley W 1962 11 17 y 21 Carlisle United 3–1 Report Colchester United Thompson 48Brayton 82Taylor 88 King 23 Brunton Park Carlisle 3,518 L. Tirebuck L 1962 12 01 y 22 Peterborough United 6–2 ReportReport Colchester United Horobin 1 27Sheavills 25 82Forbes 41 o.g.McNamee 79 Wright 35King 77 London Road Stadium Peterborough 11,290 G. McCabe L 1962 12 08 y 23 Colchester United 1–1 Report Barnsley King 86 Hopper 66 Layer Road Colchester 3,071 P. Bye D 1962 12 15 y 24 Colchester United 1–4 Report Bradford Park Avenue B. Hunt 41 Walker 30Hector 59Hannigan 79Bird 87 Layer Road Colchester 3,059 A. Sturgeon L 1962 12 22 y Coventry City A–A Report Colchester United Farmer 25 pen.Hale Highfield Road Coventry 11,803 J. Bollough V Match abandoned at half–time with the score at 2–0 to Coventry City due to fog. 1963 02 16 y 25 Millwall 2–1 Report Colchester United Jones 28 85 R. Hunt 50 The Den New Cross 9,783 J. Parkinson L 1963 02 26 y 26 Coventry City 2–2 Report Colchester United Bly 2Humphries 49 B. Hunt 64 79 Highfield Road Coventry 13,062 D 1963 03 04 y 27 Colchester United 2–3 Report Hull City King Wright McSeveney Henderson Layer Road Colchester 4,365 L 1963 03 08 y 28 Colchester United 1–1 Report Wrexham King Unknown goalscorer Layer Road Colchester 4,725 D 1963 03 12 y 29 Northampton Town 3–1 Report Colchester United Large 4 43 78 King 15 County Ground Northampton 9,981 L 1963 03 15 y 30 Halifax Town 1–2 Report Colchester United Tait B. Hunt pen.R. Hunt The Shay Halifax 5,053 W 1963 03 22 y 31 Colchester United 1–0 Report Bristol Rovers King 41 Layer Road Colchester 4,560 Ray Tinkler W 1963 03 27 y 32 Crystal Palace 0–1 Report Colchester United Wright 71 Selhurst Park Selhurst 11,672 W 1963 03 30 y 33 Brighton & Hove Albion 3–0 Report Colchester United Baxter 3Collins 8Cooper 75 Goldstone Ground Hove 6,153 Norman Burtenshaw L 1963 04 01 y 34 Queens Park Rangers 1–2 Report Colchester United Malcolm Wright 50Grice Loftus Road Shepherd's Bush 7,688 W 1963 04 09 y 35 Colchester United 2–1 Report Carlisle United King 55Grice 65 Livingstone 21 Layer Road Colchester 4,282 A. Moore W 1963 04 13 y 36 Swindon Town 6–1 ReportReport Colchester United Summerbee 8Stevens 44 46 50Hunt 66 85 King 15 County Ground Swindon 12,159 P. Brandwood L 1963 04 15 y 37 Watford 1–1 Report Colchester United Harris 11 King 15 Vicarage Road Watford 6,749 D 1963 04 16 y 38 Colchester United 3–2 Report Watford Wright 31Nicholas 53 o.g.King 65 Gregory 30Harris 76 Layer Road Colchester 5,315 W 1963 04 20 y 39 Colchester United 2–0 ReportReport Peterborough United Grice 36B. Hunt 82 Layer Road Colchester 5,143 G. McCabe W 1963 04 22 y 40 Colchester United 2–1 Report Queens Park Rangers Grice 9B. Hunt 25 McClelland Layer Road Colchester 6,556 W 1963 04 27 y 41 Barnsley 2–3 Report Colchester United Houghton 57Rutter 86 o.g. Grice 14B. Hunt 31Stark 82 Oakwell Barnsley 5,283 J. Parr W 1963 05 04 y 42 Colchester United 3–1 ReportReport Southend United B. Hunt 50Stark 54 85 Jones 43 Layer Road Colchester 7,244 Arthur Holland W 1963 05 06 y 43 Colchester United 0–2 ReportReport Swindon Town Smart 26 50 Layer Road Colchester 6,952 M. Fussey L 1963 05 11 y 44 Colchester United 3–1 Report Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic King 65 78B. Hunt Singer 27 Layer Road Colchester 4,414 N. Matthews W 1963 05 14 y 45 Bristol Rovers 2–0 Report Colchester United Biggs pen.Bradford Eastville Stadium Bristol 9,004 L 1963 05 17 y 46 Notts County 6–0 Report Colchester United Unknown goalscorer Meadow Lane Nottingham 4,103 L League Cup 1962–63 Football League Cup 1962 09 06 y 1st round Watford 1–2 Report Colchester United Fraser 83 B. Hunt King Vicarage Road Watford 4,726 W 1962 09 26 y 2nd round Northampton Town 2–0 Report Colchester United Unknown goalscorer County Ground Northampton 7,771 L FA Cup 1962–63 FA Cup 1962 11 03 y 1st round Wimbledon 2–1 Report Colchester United Brown 22Reynolds 76 King 80 Plough Lane Wimbledon 8,500 Ray Tinkler L Squad statistics Appearances and goals http://coludata.co.uk/content.php?pg=goals&pd=1014#frmft=True&pg=goals&pd=1014&fsea=23&fplist=all&flgcup=all&fcompstShowAll=&fdfaShowAll= Goals Coludata.co.uk 28 April 2016 Third Division FA Cup League Cup Percy Ames ENG GK 34 0 1 0 2 0 George Ramage SCO GK 12 0 0 0 0 0 Duncan Forbes SCO DF 46 0 1 0 1 0 John Fowler SCO DF 46 0 1 0 2 0 Richie Griffiths ENG DF 23 0 1 0 2 0 Edgar Rumney ENG DF 10 0 0 0 1 0 Keith Rutter ENG DF 21 0 0 0 0 0 Ron Hunt ENG MF 33 2 0 0 1 0 Roy McCrohan ENG MF 32 2 1 0 0 0 Mike Grice ENG FW 45 8 1 0 1 0 Bobby Hill SCO FW 28 4 1 0 2 0 Bobby Hunt ENG FW 45 19 1 0 1 1 Martyn King ENG FW 42 26 1 1 1 1 Billy Stark SCO FW 21 3 0 0 0 0 Peter Wright ENG FW 38 6 1 0 2 0 |- !colspan="14"|Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season Brian Abrey ENG MF 0 0 0 0 1 0 John Brown SCO MF 1 0 1 0 1 0 Trevor Harris ENG MF 18 0 0 0 2 0 John Baines ENG FW 1 0 0 0 0 0 David Coleman ENG FW 1 1 0 0 1 0 Sammy McLeod SCO FW 9 0 0 0 1 0 |} Goalscorers Place Nationality Position Name Third Division FA Cup League Cup Total1ENGCFMartyn King2611282ENGFWBobby Hunt1901203ENGWGMike Grice80084ENGWGPeter Wright60065SCOIFBobby Hill40046SCOFWBilly Stark30037ENGWHRon Hunt2002ENGWHRoy McCrohan20029ENGCFDavid Coleman1001Own goals2002TOTALS731276 Clean sheets Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.http://coludata.co.uk/content.php?pg=cleansheets&pd=1035#frmft=True&pg=cleansheets&pd=1035&fsea=23&fplist=all&flgcup=all&fcompstShowAll=&fdfa=1 Clean sheets (1st team) Coludata.co.uk 22 June 2017 Place Nationality Player Third Division FA Cup League Cup Total1ENGPercy Ames30032SCOGeorge Ramage2002TOTALS5005 Player debuts Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.http://coludaybyday.co.uk/Statistics/Player%20Stats/PlayersDebuts/Alldebut.html Alltime- List of Debuts Coludaybyday.co.uk 1 May 2016 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150626101319/http://coludaybyday.co.uk/Statistics/Player%20Stats/PlayersDebuts/Alldebut.html 26 June 2015 Position Nationality Player Date Opponent Ground NotesWGENGMike Grice18 August 1962Bradford Park AvenuePark Avenuehttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?frmft=True&pg=match&pd=1022&fsea=23&fdfaShowAll=&fcomp1ShowAll=&frt=all&fhan=all&it=937 Bradford Park Avenue 1–1 Colchester Utd Coludata.co.uk 1 May 2016 Second debut for the club.WHENGRoy McCrohan15 September 1962Northampton TownLayer RoadWHSCOJohn Brown26 September 1962Northampton TownCounty GroundFWSCOBilly Stark1 December 1962Peterborough UnitedLondon Road StadiumCBENGKeith Rutter26 February 1963Coventry CityHighfield RoadGKSCOGeorge Ramage15 March 1963Halifax TownThe Shay 2 See also List of Colchester United F.C. seasons References General Books Whitehead Jeff Drury Kevin The Who's Who of Colchester United: The Layer Road Years 2008 Breedon Books Derby 978-1-85983-629-3 Kent Jeff The Valiants' Years: The Story of Port Vale 1990 Witan Books Stafford 0-9508981-4-7 Websites http://www.11v11.com/teams/colchester-united/tab/matches/season/1963/ Colchester United football club match record: 1963 11v11.com 30 April 2016 http://tigerbase.hullcity.com/tigers-seasons.php#season_view TigerBase – Season View TigerBase 30 April 2016 http://www.millwall-history.org.uk/Millwall-Stats62-63.htm Statistics 1962/63 The Millwall History Files 30 April 2016 http://www.watfordfcarchive.com/downloads/seasons/Mergedseasons1960to1970.pdf 1960/61 to 1969/70 Watford Football Club archive 1881–2015 PDF 1 May 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160309025248/http://www.watfordfcarchive.com/downloads/seasons/Mergedseasons1960to1970.pdf 9 March 2016 dead dmy-all Specific 2 1962-63 Category:English football clubs 1962–63 season