1977–78 Colchester United F.C. season

February 2018 February 2018 Colchester United 1977–78 Jack RippingaleWhitehead Jeff Drury Kevin The Who's Who of Colchester United: The Layer Road Years 2008 Breedon Books Derby 978-1-85983-629-3 278 Bobby Roberts Layer Road Third Division 8th FA Cup 2nd round(eliminated byWatford) League Cup 3rd round(eliminated byLeeds United) Bobby Gough (13) Bobby Gough (17) 6,447v Gillingham, 13 January 1978http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=match&pd=1022&sort=shan&order=asc&fsea=38&frt=all&fhan=all&it=1750 Colchester Utd 1–1 Gillingham Coludata.co.uk 21 February 2018 2,554v Rotherham United, 3 May 1978http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=match&pd=1022&sort=shan&order=asc&fsea=38&frt=all&fhan=all&it=1770 Colchester Utd 0–0 Rotherham United Coludata.co.uk 21 February 2018 4,566http://coludaybyday.co.uk/Statistics/Club%20Stats/LeagueAveragesAttendance.html Average Attendance Figures Per Season Coludaybyday.co.uk 21 February 2018 26 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150626124236/http://coludaybyday.co.uk/Statistics/Club%20Stats/LeagueAveragesAttendance.html dead 4–0v Blackburn Rovers, 7 September 1977v Portsmouth, 7 March 1978 0–4v Leeds United, 26 October 1977v Preston North End, 28 February 1978 Home _white_stripes _3whitestripes _white_stripes 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF Football kit (white jersey with blue, vertical stripes; blue shorts; and white socks). 1976–77 1978–79 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 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 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.https://www.cu-fc.com/news/2012/july/the-1970s-and-1980s/ The 1970s and 1980s Hudson Matt 11 July 2012 Colchester United FC 25 April 2018 Players match played 3 May 1978.http://coludata.co.uk/content.php?pg=appearances&pd=1010#frmft=True&pg=appearances&pd=1010&fsea=37&fplist=all&flgcup=all&fcompstShowAll=&fdfaShowAll= Appearances Coludata.co.uk 18 February 2018 Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee GoalkeepersIan CranstoneGKENGRochford00ENG Tottenham HotspurSummer 1977Free transferBobby HamiltonGK00UnknownSummer 1977Mike WalkerGKWALColwyn Bay1977 6 1 1945 11 28 y2020ENG WatfordJuly 1973£4,000 DefendersMicky CookFBENGEnfield1977 6 1 1951 4 9 y34413ENG Orient1 March 1969Free transferSteve DowmanCBENGIlford1977 6 1 1958 4 15 y4212Apprentice24 August 1976DGFree transferMick PackerFBENGWillesden1977 6 1 1950 4 20 y16711ENG WatfordJuly 1973Free transferSteve WignallCBENGLiverpool1977 6 1 1954 9 17 y00ENG Doncaster RoversSeptember 1977£5,000Johnny WilliamsFBENGTottenham1977 6 1 1947 3 26 y910ENG WatfordJune 1976UndisclosedSteve WrightCBENGClacton-on-Sea1977 6 1 1959 6 16 y00ENG Woods Athletic1 October 1977Free transfer MidfieldersRay BunkellMFENGEdmonton1977 6 1 1949 9 18 y1098ENG Swindon TownDecember 1973Part exchangeRussell CottonMFENGWellington1977 6 1 1960 4 4 y00Apprentice26 October 1977Free transferPaul DyerMFENGLeicester1977 6 1 1953 1 24 y832ENG Notts CountySummer 1975UndisclosedTony EvansMFENGColchester1977 6 1 1960 3 14 y00Apprentice4 March 1978DGFree transferSteve FoleyMFENGClacton-on-Sea1977 6 1 1953 6 21 y14929ApprenticeJuly 1969Free transferSteve LeslieMFENGHornsey1977 6 1 1952 9 4 y23737Apprentice20 April 1971DG Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the clubFree transferEddie RowlesMFENGGosport1977 6 1 1951 3 10 y00ENG Darlington26 December 1977DG£15,000 ForwardsIan AllinsonWGENGHitchin1977 6 1 1957 10 1 y507ApprenticeSummer 1974Free transferBobby GoughFWENGLadywood1977 6 1 1949 7 20 y7424ENG SouthportJanuary 1976£7,000Gary HarveyFWENGColchester1977 6 1 1961 11 19 y00ApprenticeMarch 1978Free transfer Transfers In Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.Summer 1977GKENGIan CranstoneENG Tottenham HotspurFree transferhttp://archive.mehstg.com/fact_cranstone.htm ian cranstone – fact file mehstg.com 21 February 2018 Summer 1977GKBobby HamiltonUnknownUnknownWhitehead Jeff Drury Kevin The Who's Who of Colchester United: The Layer Road Years 2008 Breedon Books Derby 978-1-85983-629-3 239September 1977CBENGSteve WignallENG Doncaster Rovers£5,000http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=381 Steve Wignall Coludata.co.uk 21 February 2018 1 October 1977CBENGSteve WrightENG Woods AthleticFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=382 Steve Wright Coludata.co.uk 21 February 2018 pro Date of signing refers to the date of the player signing his first professional contract26 October 1977MFENGRussell CottonApprenticeFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=383 Russell Cotton Coludata.co.uk 21 February 2018 pro26 December 1977MFENGEddie RowlesENG Darlington£15,000http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=384 Eddie Rowles Coludata.co.uk 21 February 2018 DG Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the clubMarch 1978FWENGGary HarveyApprenticeFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=389 Gary Harvey Coludata.co.uk 15 April 2018 4 March 1978MFENGTony EvansApprenticeFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=385 Tony Evans Coludata.co.uk 21 February 2018 DG Total spending: ~ £20,000 Out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.October 1977CBENGLindsay SmithENG Cambridge United£12,000http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=328 Lindsay Smith Coludata.co.uk 21 February 2018 February 1978FWENGJohn FroggattENG Port Vale£10,000http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=364 John Froggatt Coludata.co.uk 21 February 2018 4 March 1978FWENGColin GarwoodENG Portsmouth£25,000http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=378 Colin Garwood Coludata.co.uk 21 February 2018 Total incoming: ~ £52,000 Loans out Date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.Summer 1977CBENGLindsay SmithENG Charlton AthleticOctober 1977October 1977CBENGLindsay SmithENG MillwallOctober 1977 Match details Third Division 1977–78 Football League Results round by round table b Round Ground A/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/H Result W/W/W/L/W/D/L/D/L/W/D/D/D/L/W/L/W/L/W/W/D/D/L/D/W/D/L/D/D/D/L/L/W/L/L/W/W/D/L/W/D/D/D/W/D/D Position 4/1/1/1/1/1/2/1/4/3/3/3/2/10/1/8/4/8/7/4/7/7/8/8/7/5/8/8/7/7/9/13/10/11/11/10/9/9/12/11/12/11/11/9/9/8 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss green1 red1 11v11.com 24 April 2018 League table Third Division y COL Matches 1977 8 20 y 1 Gillingham 1–3 Report Colchester United Unknown goalscorer Foley 22Packer 50Gough 75 Priestfield Stadium Gillingham 3,450 K Salmon W 1977 8 23 y 2 Colchester United 3–0 Report Bradford City Froggatt 26Gough 38Leslie 77 Layer Road Colchester 4,371 Ron Challis W 1977 8 27 y 3 Colchester United 2–0 Report Chester Gough 81 85 Layer Road Colchester 4,169 Alan Gunn W 1977 9 2 y 4 Tranmere Rovers 1–0 Report Colchester United Moore 82 Prenton Park Birkenhead 3,263 R Chadwick L 1977 9 9 y 5 Colchester United 3–1 Report Plymouth Argyle Williams 48Gough 73Dowman 83 Hall 58 Layer Road Colchester 5,719 Colin Downey W 1977 9 13 y 6 Portsmouth 0–0 Report Colchester United Fratton Park Portsmouth 11,757 Malcolm Sinclair D 1977 9 17 y 7 Rotherham United 1–0 Report Colchester United Womble 71 Millmoor Rotherham 4,906 N Glover L 1977 9 24 y 8 Colchester United 0–0 Report Preston North End Layer Road Colchester 4,978 Tom Bune D 1977 9 27 y 9 Colchester United 2–3 Report Port Vale Gough 17Garwood 90 Beech 10Beamish 55 85 Layer Road Colchester 4,820 M Taylor L 1977 10 1 y 10 Carlisle United 1–3 Report Colchester United McVitie 86 Garwood 37 85Gough 83 Brunton Park Carlisle 4,611 K Redfearn W 1977 10 5 y 11 Chesterfield 0–0 Report Colchester United Saltergate Chesterfield 4,575 David Webb D 1977 10 8 y 12 Colchester United 0–0 Report Colchester United Layer Road Colchester 4,586 C White D 1977 10 14 y 13 Colchester United 1–1 Report Oxford United Foley 29 Foley 51 Layer Road Colchester 4,893 Alf Grey D 1977 10 22 y 14 Cambridge United 2–0 Report Colchester United Spriggs 43 45 Leslie 1 Abbey Stadium Cambridge 5,423 J Sewell L 1977 10 28 y 15 Colchester United 3–0 Report Peterborough United Allinson 38Packer 40Gough 65 Layer Road Colchester 4,827 B Daniels W 1977 11 5 y 16 Walsall 4–2 Report Colchester United Serella 17Dennehy 55Buckley 56 80 Allinson 51Garwood 87 Fellows Park Walsall 4,231 Clive Thomas L 1977 11 11 y 17 Colchester United 2–0 Report Swindon Town Garwood 35Bunkell 60 Layer Road Colchester 4,688 D Reeves W 1977 11 19 y 18 Wrexham 2–1 Report Colchester United Shinton 7Whittle 9 Wignall 30 Racecourse Ground Wrexham 9,198 G Owen L 1977 12 3 y 19 Sheffield Wednesday 1–2 Report Colchester United Wylde 63 Cook 26Garwood 53 Hillsborough Stadium Sheffield 9,000 Joe Worrall W 1977 12 9 y 20 Colchester United 3–1 Report Exeter City Dowman 13Gough 63Garwood 66 Holman 61 Layer Road Colchester 4,267 C Maskell W 1977 12 26 y 21 Colchester United 1–1 Report Lincoln City Froggatt 18 Graham 69 Layer Road Colchester 5,840 B Hill D 1977 12 27 y 22 Bury 1–1 Report Colchester United Tucker 53 Foley 79 Gigg Lane Bury 5,409 R Bridges D 1977 12 31 y 23 Shrewsbury Town 1–0 Report Colchester United Irvine 74 Gay Meadow Shrewsbury 4,336 N Ashley L 1978 1 2 y 24 Colchester United 1–1 Report Walsall Gough 67 Buckley 38 Layer Road Colchester 6,039 T Cox D 1978 1 7 y 25 Bradford City 1–2 Report Colchester United Wright 20 Gough 3Dowman 13 Valley Parade Bradford 3,266 P Richardson W 1978 1 13 y 26 Colchester United 1–1 Report Gillingham Gough 39 Walker 82 Layer Road Colchester 6,447 A Turvey D 1978 1 21 y 27 Chester 2–1 Report Colchester United Crossley 45 pen.I. Edwards 58 Rowles 28 Sealand Road Chester 2,855 D Richardson L 1978 1 27 y 28 Colchester United 0–0 Report Tranmere Rovers Layer Road Colchester 4,465 A Robinson D 1978 2 4 y 29 Plymouth Argyle 1–1 Report Colchester United Taylor 5 Rowles 28 Home Park Plymouth 4,639 W Gow D 1978 2 25 y 30 Colchester United 2–2 Report Carlisle United Garwood 3Dowman 7 Rafferty 51Lathan 89 Layer Road Colchester 3,867 Rob Lewis D 1978 2 28 y 31 Preston North End 4–0 Report Colchester United Bruce 60 pen. 75 78 pen. 85 pen. Deepdale Preston 9,225 Peter Willis L 1978 3 4 y 32 Hereford United 1–0 Report Colchester United Barton 44 pen. Edgar Street Hereford 3,831 A McDonald L 1978 3 7 y 33 Colchester United 4–0 Report Portsmouth Foley 17Rowles 28Taylor 55 o.g.Allinson 67 Layer Road Colchester 3,570 W 1978 3 11 y 34 Oxford United 3–0 Report Colchester United Curran 47 71Jeffrey 86 Manor Ground Oxford 4,060 K Baker L 1978 3 14 y 35 Peterborough United 1–0 Report Colchester United Camp 83 London Road Stadium Peterborough 4,468 R Perkin L 1978 3 17 y 36 Colchester United 2–1 Report Cambridge United Allinson 24Wignall 80 Streete 51Finney 1 Layer Road Colchester 5,260 D Lloyd W 1978 3 25 y 37 Colchester United 1–0 Report Bury Allinson 77 Layer Road Colchester 3,661 David Hutchinson W 1978 3 27 y 38 Lincoln City 0–0 Report Colchester United Sincil Bank Lincoln 4,709 P Reeves D 1978 4 1 y 39 Colchester United 1–2 Report Shrewsbury Town Leslie 54 Loughnane 38Biggins 52 Layer Road Colchester 2,910 L 1978 4 4 y 40 Colchester United 2–0 Report Chesterfield Gough 60Leslie 64 Layer Road Colchester 3,303 J Bent W 1978 4 8 y 41 Swindon Town 0–0 Report Colchester United County Ground Swindon 4,596 Clive White D 1978 4 15 y 42 Colchester United 1–1 Report Wrexham Foley 12 Thomas 13 Layer Road Colchester 5,385 T Spencer D 1978 4 22 y 43 Exeter City 0–0 Report Colchester United St James Park Exeter 3,853 L Burden D 1978 4 24 y 44 Port Vale 0–3 Report Colchester United Allinson 37Foley 54 60 Vale Park Burslem 3,684 T Morris W 1978 4 29 y 45 Colchester United 1–1 Report Sheffield Wednesday Dowman 3 Rushbury 69 Layer Road Colchester 4,337 John Homewood D 1978 5 3 y 46 Colchester United 0–0 Report Rotherham United Layer Road Colchester 2,554 H Robinson D League Cup 1977–78 Football League Cup 1977 8 13 y 1st round 1st leg Aldershot 1–1 Report Colchester United Crosby 25 Gough 15 Recreation Ground Aldershot 2,574 J Bent D 1977 8 16 y 1st round 2nd leg Colchester United 4–1 Report Aldershot Howitt 35 o.g.Dowman 41Froggatt 62 69 Needham 11 Layer Road Colchester 3,360 W Colchester won 5–2 on aggregate 1977 8 31 y 2nd round Blackburn Rovers 1–1 Report Colchester United Metcalfe 8 Garwood 38 Ewood Park Blackburn 6,193 G Flint D 1977 9 7 y 2nd round replay Colchester United 4–0 Report Blackburn Rovers Gough 22 76Allinson 50Garwood 83 Layer Road Colchester 5,843 John Homewood W 1977 10 26 y 3rd round Leeds United 4–0 Report Colchester United Jordan 12Graham 21Lorimer 53Hankin 83 Elland Road Leeds 17,713 J Butcher L FA Cup 1977–78 FA Cup 1977 11 26 y 1st round Colchester United 1–1 Report Bournemouth Gough 83 Howarth 29 Layer Road Colchester 4,465 Clive White D 1977 11 29 y 1st round replay Bournemouth 0–0 Report Colchester United Dean Court Bournemouth 3,838 D 1977 12 5 y 1st round 2nd replay Colchester United 4–1 Report Bournemouth Dowman 26Garwood 32 39 89 Barton 8 Vicarage Road Watford 2,230 Ron Challis W 1977 12 17 y 2nd round Watford 2–0 Report Colchester United Jenkins 31Mercer 59 Vicarage Road Watford 11,907 Tom Bune L Squad statistics Appearances and goals http://coludata.co.uk/content.php?pg=goals&pd=1014#frmft=True&pg=goals&pd=1014&fsea=38&fplist=all&flgcup=all&fcompstShowAll=&fdfaShowAll= Goals Coludata.co.uk 10 April 2018 Third Division FA Cup League Cup Mike Walker WAL GK 46 0 4 0 5 0 Micky Cook ENG DF 44 1 4 0 5 0 Steve Dowman ENG DF 43 5 4 1 5 1 Mick Packer ENG DF 44 2 3 0 5 0 Steve Wignall ENG DF 32+2 2 4 0 0 0 Johnny Williams ENG DF 26+1 1 3 0 5 0 Steve Wright ENG DF 1 0 0 0 0 0 Ray Bunkell ENG MF 24 1 1 0 3 0 Russell Cotton ENG MF 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 Paul Dyer ENG MF 21+9 0 0+1 0 1 0 Tony Evans ENG MF 5+2 0 0 0 0 0 Steve Foley ENG MF 29+3 7 1 0 2 0 Steve Leslie ENG MF 41 3 4 0 4 0 Eddie Rowles ENG MF 9 3 0 0 0 0 Ian Allinson ENG FW 45 6 4 0 5 1 Bobby Gough ENG FW 42 13 4 1 5 3 |- !colspan="14"|Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season John Froggatt ENG FW 25 2 4 0 5 2 Colin Garwood ENG FW 28+2 8 4 3 5 2 |} Goalscorers Place Nationality Position Name Third Division FA Cup League Cup Total1ENGFWBobby Gough1313172ENGFWColin Garwood832133ENGWGIan Allinson6017ENGCBSteve Dowman5117ENGMFSteve Foley70076ENGFWJohn Froggatt20247ENGMFSteve Leslie3003ENGMFEddie Rowles30039ENGFBMick Packer2002ENGCBSteve Wignall200211ENGMFRay Bunkell1001ENGFBMicky Cook1001ENGFBJohnny Williams1001Own goals1012TOTALS5551070 Disciplinary record http://coludata.co.uk/content.php?pg=discipline&pd=1013#frmft=True&pg=discipline&pd=1013&fsea=37&fplist=all&flgcup=all&fcompstShowAll=&fdfaShowAll= Discipline Coludata.co.uk 20 February 2018 Nationality Position Name Third Division FA Cup League Cup TotalENGMFSteve Leslie11000011ENGWGIan Allinson10000010ENGFWColin Garwood10000010ENGFWBobby Gough10000010TOTALS41000041 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=38&fplist=all&flgcup=all&fcompstShowAll=&fdfa=1 Clean sheets (1st team) Coludata.co.uk 10 April 2018 Place Nationality Player Third Division FA Cup League Cup Total1WALMike Walker171119TOTALS171119 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 10 April 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20150626101319/http://coludaybyday.co.uk/Statistics/Player%20Stats/PlayersDebuts/Alldebut.html 26 June 2015 dead Position Nationality Player Date Opponent Ground NotesCBENGSteve Wignall13 September 1977PortsmouthFratton ParkMFENGEddie Rowles27 December 1977BuryGigg LaneMFENGTony Evans4 March 1978Hereford UnitedEdgar StreetCBENGSteve Wright8 April 1978Swindon TownCounty GroundMFENGRussell Cotton24 April 1978Port ValeVale Park 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 Websites http://www.11v11.com/teams/colchester-united/tab/matches/season/1978/ Colchester United football club match record: 1978 11v11.com 24 April 2018 Specific 2 1977-78 Category:English football clubs 1977–78 season