1971–72 Colchester United F.C. season

June 2017 June 2017 Colchester United 1971–72 Roy ChapmanWhitehead Jeff Drury Kevin The Who's Who of Colchester United: The Layer Road Years 2008 Breedon Books Derby 978-1-85983-629-3 278 Dick Graham Layer Road Fourth Division 11th FA Cup 1st round(eliminated byShrewsbury Town) League Cup 3rd round(eliminated byBlackpool) Watney Cup Winners Brian Lewis (15) Brian Lewis (23) 9,807v Southend United, 18 October 1971http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?frmft=True&pg=match&pd=1022&fsea=32&fdfaShowAll=&frefShowAll=&fcomp1ShowAll=&frt=all&fhan=home&it=1418 Colchester Utd 1–0 Southend United Coludata.co.uk 22 June 2017 3,390v Workington, 7 April 1972http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?frmft=True&pg=match&pd=1022&fsea=32&fdfaShowAll=&frefShowAll=&fcomp1ShowAll=&frt=all&fhan=home&it=1446 Colchester Utd 1–0 Workington Coludata.co.uk 1 June 2017 5,695http://coludaybyday.co.uk/Statistics/Club%20Stats/LeagueAveragesAttendance.html Average Attendance Figures Per Season Coludaybyday.co.uk 22 June 2017 26 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150626124236/http://coludaybyday.co.uk/Statistics/Club%20Stats/LeagueAveragesAttendance.html dead 4–1v Swindon Town, 8 September 1971v Southend United, 28 January 19725–2v Lincoln City, 15 October 19713–0v Exeter City, 26 November 1971 0–4v Blackpool, 5 October 1971v Peterborough United, 1 April 1972 Home _with_white_collar _white border 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF FFFFFF Football kit (blue jersey; blue shorts with white sides; and white socks). 1970–71 1972–73 The 1971–72 season was Colchester United's 30th season in their history and their fourth successive season in the fourth tier of English football, the Fourth Division. Alongside competing in the Fourth Division, the club also participated in the FA Cup and the League Cup, as well as being entered into the pre-season Watney Cup. Continuing with their cup success of the previous season, Dick Graham's high-scoring side were entered into the Watney Cup, a pre-season tournament held between the two highest scoring teams in each of the four divisions in the Football League who had not achieved promotion or entered European football. Colchester defeated West Bromwich Albion in their first ever penalty shoot-out following a 4–4 draw at The Hawthorns. Colchester reached the third round of the League Cup, where they were knocked out by Blackpool, and were eliminated from the FA Cup in the first round by Shrewsbury Town. Meanwhile, the U's ended their league campaign in eleventh position, nine points away from promotion. Season overview Colchester's goalscoring exploits of the previous campaign enabled qualification for the 1971–72 pre-season Watney Cup competition, open to the two highest scoring teams from each division, exclusively for teams that had not achieved promotion or entered into European competition. Both Luton Town and Carlisle United were beaten at Layer Road ahead of the final, held against West Bromwich Albion at their Hawthorns stadium. The encounter registered four goals apiece, taking the fixture to a penalty shoot-out. Albion missed two penalties, while Colchester youngster Phil Bloss scored the decisive spot kick to win the competition. Although early favourites for promotion, a club debt of over £21,000 meant that manager Dick Graham needed to inject youth into his ageing side, bringing apprentices Steve Leslie, Steve Foley, Lindsay Smith, Micky Cook and John McLaughlin to name but a few into the first-team picture during the season. All became regulars but youth alone was not sufficient for Colchester to maintain a promotion push as they finished the season in eleventh position, nine points adrift of promotion. Meanwhile, Colchester experienced a brief run in the League Cup, defeating Brentford and Swindon Town at Layer Road in the first and second rounds respectively, but were heavily beaten at Blackpool in round three. An early exit in the FA Cup followed. After reaching the quarter-final stage last season, the U's were humbled 4–1 at home to Shrewsbury Town in the first 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 29 April 1972.http://coludata.co.uk/content.php?pg=appearances&pd=1010#frmft=True&pg=appearances&pd=1010&fsea=31&fplist=all&flgcup=all&fcompstShowAll=&fdfaShowAll= Appearances Coludata.co.uk 1 June 2017 Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee GoalkeepersBarry SmithGKENGColchester1971 6 1 1953 3 3 y00ApprenticeJuly 1971Free transfer DefendersRichard BourneCBENGColchester1971 6 1 1954 12 9 y00Apprentice3 April 1972DG Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the clubFree transferEric BurgessFBENGEdgware1971 6 1 1944 10 27 y101ENG Plymouth ArgyleDecember 1970Free transferMicky CookFBENGEnfield1971 6 1 1951 4 9 y610ENG Orient1 March 1969Free transferBrian HallLBENGBurbage1971 6 1 1939 3 9 y30531ENG Mansfield TownMarch 1965Free transferBobby HowlettCBENGWest Ham1971 6 1 1948 12 12 y180ENG Southend UnitedSummer 1968Free transferJohn McLaughlinFBENGEdmonton1971 6 1 1954 10 29 y00Apprentice18 March 1972DGFree transferLindsay SmithCBENGEnfield1971 6 1 1954 9 18 y10Apprentice20 April 1971DGFree transfer MidfieldersPhil BlossMFENGColchester1971 6 1 1953 1 16 y11ApprenticeJanuary 1971Free transferSteve FoleyMFENGClacton-on-Sea1971 6 1 1953 6 21 y00ApprenticeJuly 1969Free transferSteve LeslieMFENGHornsey1971 6 1 1952 9 4 y20Apprentice20 April 1971DGFree transferBobby MillsMFENGEdmonton1971 6 1 1955 3 16 y00Apprentice4 March 1972DGFree transferTony WingateMFENGIslington1971 6 1 1955 3 21 y00Apprentice18 March 1972DGFree transfer ForwardsBrian GibbsFWENGGillingham1971 6 1 1936 10 6 y13836ENG GillinghamSeptember 1968£8,000Mick MahonWGENGManchester1971 6 1 1944 9 17 y477ENG York CityMay 1970Free transferDave SimmonsFWENGRyde1971 6 1 1948 10 24 y156ENG Aston Villa26 December 1970DG£6,000 Transfers In Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.July 1971CBENGBarry SmithApprenticeFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=330 Barry Smith Coludata.co.uk 22 June 2017 4 March 1972MFENGBobby MillsApprenticeFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=333 Bobby Mills Coludata.co.uk 22 June 2017 DG Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club18 March 1972FBENGJohn McLaughlinApprenticeFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=335 John McLaughlin Coludata.co.uk 22 June 2017 DG18 March 1972MFENGTony WingateApprenticeFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=336 Tony Wingate Coludata.co.uk 22 June 2017 DG3 April 1972CBENGRichard BourneApprenticeFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=337 Richard Bourne Coludata.co.uk 22 June 2017 DG Out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.End of seasonCBENGTrevor PainterENG WealdstoneReleasedhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=323 Trevor Painter Coludata.co.uk 22 June 2017 End of seasonWGENGRay WhittakerENG King's LynnReleasedhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=309 Ray Whittaker Coludata.co.uk 22 June 2017 Summer 1971WGENGMicky BrownENG WealdstoneReleasedhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=300 Micky Brown Coludata.co.uk 22 June 2017 31 May 1971DFENGAdrian WebsterENG Hillingdon BoroughReleasedhttps://goalwa.wordpress.com/2012/12/29/catching-up-with-nasl-sounder-adrian-webster/ Catching up with NASL Sounder Adrian Webster Falk David 29 December 2012 GoalWA 22 June 2017 July 1971GKENGBrian SherrattENG Oxford CityReleasedhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=322 Brian Sherratt Coludata.co.uk 22 June 2017 31 July 1971FWENGRay CrawfordRSA 1928 Durban CityReleasedhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=316 Ray Crawford Coludata.co.uk 22 June 2017 FG Date of departure refers to the date of the player's final game for the club13 November 1971GKENGGraham SmithENG West Bromwich Albion£11,000http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=308 Graham Smith Coludata.co.uk 22 June 2017 December 1971CBSCOJohn KurilaENG Lincoln CityFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=320 John Kurila Coludata.co.uk 22 June 2017 January 1972CBENGAlan DennisENG DoverFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=315 Alan Dennis Coludata.co.uk 22 June 2017 January 1972WGENGBrian OwenENG Wolverhampton WanderersPlayer-coachhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=321 Brian Owen Coludata.co.uk 22 June 2017 March 1972FBSCOJohn GilchristENG TonbridgePlayer-coachhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=318 John Gilchrist Coludata.co.uk 22 June 2017 March 1972MFENGKen JonesENG MargateReleasedhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=313 Ken Jones Coludata.co.uk 22 June 2017 31 March 1972FBENGBobby CramCAN Royal CanadaFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=314 Bobby Cram Coludata.co.uk 22 June 2017 FG3 April 1972MFENGBrian LewisENG Portsmouth£8,500http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=324 Brian Lewis Coludata.co.uk 22 June 2017 FG24 April 1972CBENGBrian GarveyENG Bedford TownPlayer-managerhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=317 Brian Garvey Coludata.co.uk 22 June 2017 FG Total incoming: ~ £19,500 Loans in Date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.26 November 1971FBENGCharlie WoodsENG Watford18 December 1972http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=332 Charlie Woods Coludata.co.uk 22 June 2017 Loan Loan start and end dates refer to the date of the player's first and final games for the clubMarch 1972MFENGDavid BurnsideENG Bristol City29 April 1972http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=334 David Burnside Coludata.co.uk 22 June 2017 Loan Match details Fourth Division 1971–72 Football League Results round by round table b Round Ground A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/H/H/A Result L/W/L/L/W/L/W/D/L/W/W/W/W/L/D/D/D/W/D/L/D/W/D/L/D/W/L/D/W/L/W/W/L/L/L/W/W/L/L/W/W/D/L/W/L/W Position 20/6/20/22/14/22/15/17/18/16/14/9/7/10/8/12/12/8/9/12/10/9/9/11/11/10/12/13/10/11/10/8/9/12/12/11/10/10/10/9/9/8/8/8/9/11 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss green1 red1 11v11.com 24 April 2018 League table Fourth Division y COL Matches 1971 8 14 y 1 Lincoln City 2–0 Report Colchester United Hubbard 51Smith 63 Sincil Bank Lincoln 6,607 H Powell L 1971 8 20 y 2 Colchester United 1–0 Report Hartlepool Ashurst 74 o.g. Layer Road Colchester 5,634 H Robinson W 1971 8 28 y 3 Bury 3–0 Report Colchester United Jones 11 13White 70 Gigg Lane Bury 2,557 Peter Willis L 1971 8 31 y 4 Newport County 2–1 Report Colchester United Sprague 3Brown 88 Lewis 33 Somerton Park Newport 4,168 T Bosi L 1971 9 3 y 5 Colchester United 1–0 Report Southport Mahon 57 Layer Road Colchester 5,439 W 1971 9 11 y 6 Darlington 2–0 Report Colchester United Harding 83Gauden 84 Feethams Darlington 2,683 H Hackney L 1971 9 17 y 7 Colchester United 4–2 Report Crewe Alexandra Burgess 22Lewis 59Mahon 67Leslie 77 East 21Morrissey 52 Layer Road Colchester 6,133 P Reeves W 1971 9 25 y 8 Northampton Town 1–1 Report Colchester United Hawkins 67 Hall 75 County Ground Northampton 5,800 J Whalley D 1971 9 28 y 9 Scunthorpe United 2–0 Report Colchester United Fletcher 7Davidson 17 Old Showground Scunthorpe 5,111 T Farley L 1971 10 1 y 10 Colchester United 1–0 Report Chester Leslie 9 Layer Road Colchester 6,048 M Kerkhoff W 1971 10 9 y 11 Aldershot 0–2 Report Colchester United Lewis 22Leslie 24 Recreation Ground Aldershot 5,285 L Hayes W 1971 10 15 y 12 Colchester United 5–2 Report Lincoln City Lewis 2 71 74Bloss 45Hall 86 Freeman 20 24 Layer Road Colchester 5,834 J Orpin W 1971 10 18 y 13 Colchester United 1–0 Report Southend United Leslie 78 Layer Road Colchester 9,807 John Homewood W 1971 10 23 y 14 Cambridge United 4–2 Report Colchester United Foote 45Lill 50Harris 73 87 Jones 61Thompson 67 o.g. Abbey Stadium Cambridge 7,230 L 1971 10 29 y 15 Colchester United 2–2 Report Gillingham Lewis 63Kurila 90 Yeo 31Peach 58 pen. Layer Road Colchester 6,622 Tommy Dawes D 1971 11 6 y 16 Barrow 2–2 Report Colchester United Patrick 19Irvine 39 Gibbs 35Kurila 78 Holker Street Barrow-in-Furness 1,954 D 1971 11 13 y 17 Colchester United 1–1 Report Brentford Jones 14 O'Mara 26 Layer Road Colchester 6,698 J Bent D 1971 11 26 y 18 Colchester United 3–0 Report Exeter City Foley 20 25Lewis 75 Layer Road Colchester 5,116 W 1971 12 3 y 19 Stockport County 2–2 Report Colchester United Lawther 60 pen.Garvey 75 o.g. Mahon 20 73 Edgeley Park Stockport 2,043 Peter Willis D 1971 12 18 y 20 Southport 3–0 Report Colchester United Redrobe 16Peat 43Sibbald 62 pen. Haig Avenue Southport 2,657 D Civil L 1971 12 27 y 21 Colchester United 1–1 Report Peterborough United Leslie 84 Hall 59 Layer Road Colchester 7,750 H Robinson D 1972 1 1 y 22 Crewe Alexandra 2–4 Report Colchester United Bradshaw 45East 75 Leslie 24Hall 51Lewis 52 pen.Cook 76 Gresty Road Crewe 1,992 E Jolly W 1972 1 8 y 23 Colchester United 0–0 Report Bury Layer Road Colchester 4,924 D 1972 1 15 y 24 Doncaster Rovers 2–0 Report Colchester United Elwiss 36Haselden 90 Belle Vue Doncaster 3,247 J Goggins L 1972 1 21 y 25 Colchester United 1–1 Report Scunthorpe United Gibbs 9 Fletcher 4 Layer Road Colchester 4,867 D 1972 1 28 y 26 Southend United 1–4 Report Colchester United Taylor 30 Foley 22Mahon 25Leslie 68 73 Roots Hall Southend-on-Sea 8,871 A Hart W 1972 2 5 y 27 Workington 1–0 Report Colchester United Ogilvie 55 Borough Park Workington 2,170 P Baldwin L 1972 2 12 y 14:45 GMT 28 Colchester United 1–1 Report Cambridge United Lewis 66 Lill 87 Layer Road Colchester 5,663 John Homewood D 1972 2 19 y 29 Gillingham 0–2 Report Colchester United Leslie 46 57 Priestfield Stadium Gillingham 5,313 I Hunting W 1972 2 26 y 30 Colchester United 0–1 Report Barrow Rowlands 80 Layer Road Colchester 4,618 L 1972 3 4 y 31 Brentford 0–2 Report Colchester United Mahon 48Lewis 70 Griffin Park Brentford 9,210 J Yates W 1972 3 11 y 32 Colchester United 1–0 Report Aldershot Lewis 12 Layer Road Colchester 3,776 R Perkin W 1972 3 13 y 33 Colchester United 1–2 Report Doncaster Rovers L Smith 68 Irvine 20Elwiss 43 Layer Road Colchester 5,004 Malcolm Sinclair L 1972 3 18 y 34 Hartlepool 3–2 Report Colchester United Waddell 10Smith 20 pen.Young 60 Mahon 43Garvey 83 Victoria Park Hartlepool 2,621 L 1972 3 21 y 35 Grimsby Town 3–0 Report Colchester United Gauden 7Brace 85 pen.Tees 87 Blundell Park Cleethorpes 13,288 H Davey L 1972 3 24 y 36 Colchester United 4–3 Report Darlington Burgess 11Leslie 42Lewis 52Simmons 68 Graham 33 69Barker 74 Layer Road Colchester 3,865 D Biddle W 1972 3 31 y 37 Colchester United 2–0 Report Northampton Town Simmons 16Lewis 41 pen. Layer Road Colchester 5,375 W 1972 4 1 y 38 Peterborough United 4–0 Report Colchester United Price 20Hall 33Turner 35 pen.Robson 70 London Road Stadium Peterborough 4,367 L 1972 4 3 y 39 Chester 2–1 Report Colchester United Moore 44 87 Lewis 79 pen. Sealand Road Chester 3,317 L 1972 4 7 y 19:00 BST 40 Colchester United 1–0 Report Workington Foley 57 Layer Road Colchester 3,390 R Toseland W 1972 4 10 y 41 Colchester United 2–1 Report Reading Gibbs 30Leslie 76 Habbin 3 Layer Road Colchester 4,110 Tommy Dawes W 1972 4 15 y 42 Exeter City 3–3 Report Colchester United Binney 16Rowan 58Banks 71 Gibbs 30 pen.Burgess 63Mahon 82 St James Park Exeter 4,052 P Jones D 1972 4 17 y 43 Colchester United 0–1 Report Grimsby Town Chatterley 9 Layer Road Colchester 5,086 Jack Taylor L 1972 4 21 y 44 Colchester United 3–2 Report Stockport County Burgess 63 83Simmons 87 Griffiths 33McMillan 41 Layer Road Colchester 4,010 R Crabb W 1972 4 24 y 45 Colchester United 2–3 Report Newport County Burgess 38 42 Brown 45Hill 54 pen.Jones 72 Layer Road Colchester 4,311 Ron Challis L 1972 4 29 y 46 Reading 2–4 Report Colchester United Habbin 10Harman 72 Leslie 21L Smith 42 65Burgess 61 Elm Park Reading 3,202 W Castle W Watney Cup 1971 7 31 y 1st round Colchester United 1–0 Report Luton Town Lewis 78 pen. Layer Road Colchester 8,186 Norman Burtenshaw W 1971 8 4 y Semi-final Colchester United 2–0 Report Carlisle United Gibbs 46Lewis 52 Layer Road Colchester 7,871 Ray Tinkler W 1971 8 7 y Final West Bromwich Albion 4–4 Report Colchester United Cantello 16Astle 30 89Hope 34 Mahon 8 67Simmons 32Lewis 86 pen. 2–4 The Hawthorns West Bromwich 18,487 D League Cup 1971–72 Football League Cup 1971 8 18 y 1st round Colchester United 3–1 Report Brentford Mahon 33Lewis 53 67 pen. Ross 87 Layer Road Colchester 6,125 K Baker W 1971 9 8 y 2nd round Colchester United 4–1 ReportReport Swindon Town Lewis 7 52 pen. 70Mahon 60 Horsfield Layer Road Colchester 7,437 Ron Challis W 1971 10 5 y 3rd round Blackpool 4–0 Report Colchester United Suddick 47Green 63Burns 68 82 Bloomfield Road Blackpool 11,042 L FA Cup 1971–72 FA Cup 1971 11 20 y 1st round Colchester United 1–4 Report Shrewsbury Town Hall 41 Wood 10Andrews 24 67 83 Layer Road Colchester 5,773 R Toseland L Squad statistics Appearances and goals http://coludata.co.uk/content.php?pg=goals&pd=1014#frmft=True&pg=goals&pd=1014&fsea=32&fplist=all&flgcup=all&fcompstShowAll=&fdfaShowAll= Goals Coludata.co.uk 27 June 2017 Fourth Division FA Cup League Cup Watney Cup Barry Smith ENG GK 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Richard Bourne ENG DF 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Eric Burgess ENG DF 41 8 0 0 3 0 3 0 Micky Cook ENG DF 36+2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 Brian Hall ENG DF 36+2 3 1 1 1+1 0 0 0 John McLaughlin ENG DF 8+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lindsay Smith ENG DF 14+4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Phil Bloss ENG MF 19 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 Steve Foley ENG MF 17 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 Steve Leslie ENG MF 40+1 13 0+1 0 1+1 0 0+1 0 Bobby Mills ENG MF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tony Wingate ENG MF 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Brian Gibbs ENG FW 30+3 4 1 0 3 0 3 1 Mick Mahon ENG FW 41+1 8 1 0 3 2 3 2 Dave Simmons ENG FW 20+3 3 0 0 2 0 3 1 |- !colspan="14"|Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season Graham Smith ENG GK 15 0 1 0 3 0 3 0 Bobby Cram ENG DF 35+1 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 Brian Garvey ENG DF 31+1 1 1 0 2+1 0 3 0 John Gilchrist SCO DF 13 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 John Kurila SCO DF 9 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 Charlie Woods ENG DF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 David Burnside ENG MF 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ken Jones ENG MF 13+4 2 1 0 1 0 1+1 0 Brian Lewis ENG MF 30 15 1 0 3 5 3 3 Ray Crawford ENG FW 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Brian Owen ENG FW 7 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 |} Goalscorers Place Nationality Position Name Fourth Division FA Cup League Cup Watney Cup Total1ENGMFBrian Lewis15053232ENGMFSteve Leslie13000133ENGWGMick Mahon8022124ENGFBEric Burgess800085ENGFWBrian Gibbs400156ENGMFSteve Foley40004ENGFBBrian Hall31004ENGFWDave Simmons300149ENGCBLindsay Smith3000310ENGMFKen Jones20002SCOCBJohn Kurila2000212ENGMFPhil Bloss10001ENGFBMicky Cook10001ENGCBBrian Garvey10001Own goals20002TOTALS7017785 Disciplinary record http://coludata.co.uk/content.php?pg=discipline&pd=1013#frmft=True&pg=discipline&pd=1013&fsea=32&fplist=all&flgcup=all&fcompstShowAll=&fdfaShowAll= Discipline Coludata.co.uk 27 June 2017 Nationality Position Name Fourth Division FA Cup League Cup Watney Cup TotalENGFWBrian Gibbs3000000030ENGFBMicky Cook1010000020ENGCBBrian Garvey2000000020ENGMFBrian Lewis2000000020SCOFBJohn Gilchrist1000000010ENGMFKen Jones1000000010SCOCBJohn Kurila1000000010ENGMFSteve Leslie1000000010ENGWGMick Mahon1000000010TOTALS130100000140 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=32&fplist=all&flgcup=all&fcompstShowAll=&fdfa=1 Clean sheets (1st team) Coludata.co.uk 22 June 2017 Place Nationality Player Fourth Division FA Cup League Cup Watney Cup Total1ENGBarry Smith70007ENGGraham Smith50027TOTALS1200214 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 27 June 2017 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 NotesGKENGBarry Smith28 August 1971BuryGigg LaneFBENGCharlie Woods26 November 1971Exeter CityLayer RoadMFENGSteve Foley26 November 1971Exeter CityLayer RoadMFENGBobby Mills4 March 1972BrentfordGriffin ParkMFENGDavid Burnside11 March 1972AldershotLayer RoadFBENGJohn McLaughlin18 March 1972HartlepoolVictoria ParkMFENGTony Wingate18 March 1972HartlepoolVictoria ParkCBENGRichard Bourne3 April 1972ChesterSealand Road 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/1972/ Colchester United football club match record: 1972 11v11.com 24 April 2018 Specific 2 1971-72 Category:English football clubs 1971–72 season