1966–67 Colchester United F.C. season

January 2017 January 2017 Colchester United 1966–67 Bill Allen(until January)Harold Moore(from January)Whitehead Jeff Drury Kevin The Who's Who of Colchester United: The Layer Road Years 2008 Breedon Books Derby 978-1-85983-629-3 278 Neil Franklin Layer Road Third Division 13th FA Cup 2nd round(eliminated byPeterborough United) League Cup 1st round(eliminated byQueens Park Rangers) Reg Stratton (24) Reg Stratton (24) 9,081v Peterborough United, 7 January 1967http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=match&pd=1022&sort=sground&order=asc&fsea=27&frt=all&fhan=home&it=1169 Colchester Utd 0–3 Peterborough United Coludata.co.uk 23 January 2017 3,965v Scunthorpe United, 11 February 1967http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=match&pd=1022&sort=sground&order=asc&fsea=27&frt=all&fhan=home&it=1173 Colchester Utd 0–1 Scunthorpe United Coludata.co.uk 23 January 2017 5,714http://coludaybyday.co.uk/Statistics/Club%20Stats/LeagueAveragesAttendance.html Average Attendance Figures Per Season Coludaybyday.co.uk 23 January 2017 5–0v Doncaster Rovers, 15 October 1966 0–5v Queens Park Rangers, 23 August 1966v Torquay United, 19 November 1966 Home _white_stripes _whitestripes3 _white_stripes _color_2_stripes_blue 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF FFFFFF FFFFFF Football kit (white jersey with blue, vertical stripes; white shorts; and white socks with two blue, horizontal hoops). 1965–66 1967–68 The 1966–67 season was Colchester United's 25th season in their history and their first back in the third tier of English football, the Third Division, 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 finished comfortably mid-table by finishing 13th. Queens Park Rangers defeated the U's 5–0 in the League Cup, while Peterborough United knocked them out in the second round of the FA Cup. Season overview Neil Franklin spent £4,000 to sign Ken Hodgson from Bournemouth in the summer, and alongside Peter Bullock, the pair amassed 31 goals between them. Meanwhile, Reg Stratton scored 24 league goals as Colchester ended their first season back in the Third Division with a mid-table 13th position finish.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 29 April 2011 Players match played 13 May 1967.http://coludata.co.uk/content.php?pg=appearances&pd=1010#frmft=True&pg=appearances&pd=1010&fsea=27&fplist=all&flgcup=all&fcompstShowAll=&fdfaShowAll= Appearances Coludata.co.uk 23 January 2017 Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee GoalkeepersAlan BuckGKENGColchester1966 6 1 1946 8 25 y110AmateurJuly 1963Free transferSandy KennonGKRSA 1928Johannesburg1966 6 1 1933 11 28 y600ENG Norwich CityMarch 1965Free transfer DefendersAlan DennisCBENGColchester1966 6 1 1951 2 22 y00ApprenticeApril 1967Free transferDuncan ForbesCBSCOEdinburgh1966 6 1 1941 6 19 y1871SCO Musselburgh Athletic4 September 1961NominalBrian HallLBENGBurbage1966 6 1 1939 3 9 y6012ENG Mansfield TownMarch 1965Free transferMick LoughtonCBENGColchester1966 6 1 1942 12 8 y772AmateurAugust 1961Free transferDennis MochanFBSCOFalkirk1966 6 1 1935 12 12 y00ENG Nottingham Forest24 September 1966DG Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the clubFree transferRay PriceFBENGHetton-le-Hole1966 6 1 1944 5 18 y160ENG Norwich CitySummer 1964Free transferDavid RaineFBENGDarlington1966 6 1 1937 3 28 y250ENG Doncaster Rovers1 June 1965Nominal MidfieldersBobby BlackwoodMFSCOEdinburgh1966 6 1 1934 8 20 y455ENG Ipswich Town1 June 1965Free transferDavid BuckWHENGColchester1965 6 1 1946 8 25 y10Apprentice16 October 1965DGFree transferDave LamontMFSCOGlasgow1966 6 1 1949 4 2 y00ApprenticeJuly 1965Free transferJohn MansfieldMFENGColchester1966 6 1 1946 9 13 y81ApprenticeAugust 1964Free transferDerek TrevisMFENGBirmingham1966 6 1 1942 9 9 y10711ENG Aston Villa7 March 1964DGFree transfer ForwardsPeter BarlowFWENGPortsmouth1966 6 1 1950 1 9 y00ApprenticeSeptember 1965Free transferPeter BullockFWENGStoke-on-Trent1966 6 1 1941 11 17 y3611ENG Southend United30 October 1965DGNominalKen HodgsonFWENGNewcastle upon Tyne1966 6 1 1942 1 19 y00ENG Bournemouth20 August 1966DG£4,000Johnny MartinWGENGAshington1966 6 1 1946 12 4 y00ENG Aston Villa20 August 1966DGFree transferAlan ShiresWGENGLeigh-on-Sea1966 6 1 1948 6 29 y00ENG Southend United27 August 1966DGFree transferReg StrattonFWENGKingsley1966 6 1 1939 7 10 y3921ENG Fulham28 May 1965Free transferBrian WestlakeCFENGNewcastle-under-Lyme1966 6 1 1943 9 19 y00ENG Tranmere RoversFebruary 1967Nominal Transfers In Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.20 August 1966FWENGKen HodgsonENG Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic£4,000http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=276 Ken Hodgson Coludata.co.uk 24 January 2017 DG Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club20 August 1966WGENGJohnny MartinENG Aston VillaFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=277 Johnny Martin Coludata.co.uk 24 January 2017 DG27 August 1966WGENGAlan ShiresENG Southend UnitedFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=278 Alan Shires Coludata.co.uk 24 January 2017 DG24 September 1966FBSCODennis MochanENG Nottingham ForestFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=279 Dennis Mochan Coludata.co.uk 24 January 2017 DGFebruary 1967CFENGBrian WestlakeENG Tranmere RoversNominalhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=281 Brian Westlake Coludata.co.uk 24 January 2017 April 1967CBENGAlan DennisApprenticeFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=315 Alan Dennis Coludata.co.uk 3 February 2017 Total spending: ~ £4,000 Out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.End of seasonFBENGDavid LaittENG Crittall AthleticReleasedhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=275 David Laitt Coludata.co.uk 24 January 2017 End of seasonWGENGJohn HornsbyENG South ShieldsReleasedhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=267 John Hornsby Coludata.co.uk 24 January 2017 End of seasonIFENGTed PhillipsMLT FlorianaPlayer-managerhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=271 Ted Phillips Coludata.co.uk 24 January 2017 28 May 1966FBSCOJohn FowlerENG Heybridge SwiftsPlayer-managerhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=208 John Fowler Coludata.co.uk 24 January 2017 FG Date of departure refers to the date of the player's final game for the club28 May 1966WGENGBarrie AitchisonENG Cambridge CityReleasedhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=254 Barrie Aitchison Coludata.co.uk 24 January 2017 FG31 May 1966IFENGDennis BarrettFree agentReleasedWhitehead Jeff Drury Kevin The Who's Who of Colchester United: The Layer Road Years 2008 Breedon Books Derby 978-1-85983-629-3 262August 1966WGENGMike GriceENG Lowestoft TownReleasedhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=187 Mike Grice Coludata.co.uk 24 January 2017 11 February 1967WGENGArthur KayeFree agentRetiredhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=268 Arthur Kaye Coludata.co.uk 1 February 2017 FG Match details Third Division 1966–67 Football League Results round by round table b Round Ground H/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/H/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/A/H Result L/L/W/D/W/D/W/W/L/W/W/D/L/W/L/L/D/L/W/L/L/D/W/W/L/L/L/L/L/L/W/W/D/W/W/D/L/W/L/D/W/D/L/L/D/W Position 18/22/19/16/13/12/10/7/8/7/5/5/8/5/6/12/10/14/12/14/16/18/13/13/14/16/16/17/18/19/17/14/17/13/10/10/13/12/12/11/11/12/14/16/14/12 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss green1 red1 11v11.com 24 January 2017 League table Third Division y COL Matches 1966 8 20 y 1 Colchester United 2–3 ReportReport Middlesbrough Bullock Stratton O'Rourke Lawson Layer Road Colchester 4,385 L 1966 8 27 y 2 Shrewsbury Town 2–1 Report Colchester United Unknown goalscorer Stratton Gay Meadow Shrewsbury 4,819 L 1966 9 3 y 3 Colchester United 2–1 Report Watford Hodgson 15Stratton 55 pen. Garbett 70 Layer Road Colchester 4,232 W 1966 9 6 y 4 Swindon Town 1–1 ReportReport Colchester United Rogers 16 Hodgson 11 County Ground Swindon 11,600 D 1966 9 10 y 5 Colchester United 3–1 Report Bristol Rovers Own goal o.g.Hodgson Stratton Unknown goalscorer Layer Road Colchester 4,736 W 1966 9 17 y 6 Oxford United 1–1 Report Colchester United Unknown goalscorer Hodgson Manor Ground Oxford 6,503 D 1966 9 24 y 7 Colchester United 3–2 Report Oldham Athletic Own goal o.g.Hodgson Unknown goalscorer Layer Road Colchester 5,921 W 1966 9 26 y 8 Colchester United 2–1 ReportReport Swindon Town Forbes Hodgson 68 Willie Penman 45 Layer Road Colchester 7,874 W 1966 9 30 y 9 Scunthorpe United 3–1 Report Colchester United Unknown goalscorer Stratton Old Showground Scunthorpe 5,222 L 1966 10 8 y 10 Reading 2–3 Report Colchester United Webb 80Harris pen. Martin 3Shires 16 90 Elm Park Reading 7,213 W 1966 10 15 y 11 Colchester United 5–0 Report Doncaster Rovers Hodgson Bullock Stratton Layer Road Colchester 6,461 W 1966 10 17 y 12 Colchester United 2–2 Report Orient Stratton Unknown goalscorer Layer Road Colchester 8,969 D 1966 10 22 y 13 Mansfield Town 2–0 Report Colchester United Unknown goalscorer Field Mill Mansfield 6,028 L 1966 10 29 y 14 Colchester United 4–0 Report Grimsby Town Hodgson Bullock Stratton Layer Road Colchester 6,330 W 1966 11 4 y 15 Walsall 1–0 Report Colchester United Unknown goalscorer Fellows Park Walsall 8,192 L 1966 11 12 y 16 Colchester United 1–4 ReportReport Peterborough United Hodgson Fairbrother Mason Layer Road Colchester 6,353 L 1966 11 14 y 17 Orient 3–3 Report Colchester United Unknown goalscorer Hodgson Stratton Brisbane Road Leyton 5,714 D 1966 11 19 y 18 Torquay United 5–0 Report Colchester United Unknown goalscorer Plainmoor Torquay 5,056 L 1966 12 3 y 19 Darlington 0–4 Report Colchester United Mansfield Martin Stratton Feethams Darlington 5,706 W 1966 12 10 y 20 Colchester United 1–3 Report Queens Park Rangers Stratton Unknown goalscorer Layer Road Colchester 8,195 L 1966 12 17 y 21 Middlesbrough 4–0 ReportReport Colchester United O'Rourke Horsfield Ayresome Park Middlesbrough 8,891 L 1966 12 26 y 22 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 1–1 Report Colchester United Unknown goalscorer Martin Dean Court Bournemouth 5,478 D 1966 12 27 y 23 Colchester United 2–0 Report Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic Hodgson Bullock Layer Road Colchester 6,140 W 1966 12 31 y 24 Colchester United 3–1 Report Shrewsbury Town Hodgson Bullock Stratton Unknown goalscorer Layer Road Colchester 4,980 W 1967 1 14 y 25 Bristol Rovers 4–1 Report Colchester United Unknown goalscorer Stratton Eastville Stadium Bristol 15,415 L 1967 1 21 y 26 Colchester United 1–2 Report Oxford United Stratton Unknown goalscorer Layer Road Colchester 4,755 L 1967 1 28 y 27 Workington 1–0 Report Colchester United Unknown goalscorer Borough Park Workington 2,589 L 1967 2 4 y 28 Oldham Athletic 4–0 Report Colchester United Unknown goalscorer Boundary Park Oldham 8,961 L 1967 2 11 y 29 Colchester United 0–1 Report Scunthorpe United Unknown goalscorer Layer Road Colchester 3,965 L 1967 2 18 y 30 Gillingham 2–1 Report Colchester United Unknown goalscorer Stratton Priestfield Stadium Gillingham 6,147 L 1967 2 25 y 31 Colchester United 2–0 Report Reading Westlake 17Stratton 40 Layer Road Colchester 4,331 W 1967 3 3 y 32 Doncaster Rovers 1–4 Report Colchester United Unknown goalscorer Westlake Martin pen.Stratton Belle Vue Doncaster 8,481 W 1967 3 11 y 33 Colchester United 0–0 Report Gillingham Layer Road Colchester 4,915 D 1967 3 18 y 34 Colchester United 3–0 Report Mansfield Town Westlake Martin Bullock Layer Road Colchester 4,175 W 1967 3 24 y 35 Colchester United 3–1 Report Swansea Town Hodgson Bullock Unknown goalscorer Layer Road Colchester 7,277 W 1967 3 25 y 36 Colchester United 0–0 Report Grimsby Town Layer Road Colchester 4,487 D 1967 3 27 y 37 Swansea Town 1–0 Report Colchester United Unknown goalscorer Vetch Field Swansea 5,748 L 1967 4 1 y 38 Colchester United 5–1 Report Walsall Westlake Martin Bullock Unknown goalscorer Layer Road Colchester 4,809 W 1967 4 8 y 39 Peterborough United 2–1 ReportReport Colchester United Watson Byrne Hodgson London Road Stadium Peterborough 5,362 L 1967 4 10 y 40 Colchester United 2–2 Report Workington Hodgson Bullock Unknown goalscorer Layer Road Colchester 4,767 D 1967 4 15 y 41 Colchester United 1–0 Report Torquay United Stratton Layer Road Colchester 5,672 W 1967 4 22 y 42 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–1 Report Colchester United Gould Stratton Goldstone Ground Hove 10,567 D 1967 4 29 y 43 Colchester United 2–3 Report Darlington Martin Stratton Unknown goalscorer Layer Road Colchester 4,578 L 1967 5 6 y 44 Queens Park Rangers 2–1 Report Colchester United Unknown goalscorer Hall Loftus Road Shepherd's Bush 10,935 L 1967 5 9 y 45 Watford 0–0 Report Colchester United Vicarage Road Watford 20,169 D 1967 5 13 y 46 Colchester United 3–2 Report Brighton & Hove Albion Bullock Livesey Turner Layer Road Colchester 4,238 W League Cup 1966–67 Football League Cup 1966 8 23 y 1st round Queens Park Rangers 5–0 Report Colchester United Marsh 23 37 40 53Lazarus Loftus Road Shepherd's Bush 5,497 L FA Cup 1966–67 FA Cup 1966 11 26 y 1st round Gainsborough Trinity 0–1 Report Colchester United Hall The Northolme Gainsborough 3,968 W 1966 1 7 y 2nd round Colchester United 0–3 ReportReport Peterborough United Watson Fairbrother Layer Road Colchester 9,081 L Squad statistics Appearances and goals http://coludata.co.uk/content.php?pg=goals&pd=1014#frmft=True&pg=goals&pd=1014&fsea=27&fplist=all&flgcup=all&fcompstShowAll=&fdfaShowAll= Goals Coludata.co.uk 24 January 2017 Third Division FA Cup League Cup Alan Buck ENG GK 25 0 0 0 1 0 Sandy Kennon RSA GK 21 0 2 0 0 0 Duncan Forbes SCO DF 46 1 2 0 1 0 Brian Hall ENG DF 45 1 2 1 1 0 Mick Loughton ENG DF 23 0 1 0 1 0 Dennis Mochan SCO DF 31+3 0 1 0 0 0 Ray Price ENG DF 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 David Raine ENG DF 25+1 0 1 0 0 0 Bobby Blackwood SCO MF 20 0 1 0 1 0 John Mansfield ENG MF 7+1 2 0 0 0 0 Derek Trevis ENG MF 45 0 2 0 1 0 Peter Barlow ENG FW 3+1 0 0 0 0 0 Peter Bullock ENG FW 40+1 15 1 0 1 0 Ken Hodgson ENG FW 44 16 2 0 1 0 Johnny Martin ENG FW 46 8 2 0 1 0 Alan Shires ENG FW 15 2 1 0 0+1 0 Reg Stratton ENG FW 46 24 2 0 1 0 Brian Westlake ENG FW 14+1 5 0 0 0 0 |- !colspan="14"|Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season Arthur Kaye ENG FW 10+1 0 2 0 1 0 |} Goalscorers Place Nationality Position Name Third Division FA Cup League Cup Total1ENGFWReg Stratton2400242ENGFWKen Hodgson1600163ENGFWPeter Bullock1500154ENGWGJohnny Martin80085ENGCFBrian Westlake50056ENGLBBrian Hall1102ENGMFJohn Mansfield2002ENGWGAlan Shires20029SCOCBDuncan Forbes1001Own goals2002TOTALS761077 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=27&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 Total1RSA 1928Sandy Kennon71082ENGAlan Buck3003TOTALS101011 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 24 January 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 NotesFWENGKen Hodgson20 August 1966MiddlesbroughLayer RoadWGENGJohnny Martin20 August 1966MiddlesbroughLayer RoadWGENGAlan Shires23 August 1966Queens Park RangersLoftus RoadFBSCODennis Mochan24 September 1966Oldham AthleticLayer RoadFWENGPeter Barlow27 December 1966Bournemouth & Boscombe AthleticLayer RoadCFENGBrian Westlake18 February 1967GillinghamPriestfield Stadium 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/1966/ Colchester United football club match record: 1967 11v11.com 23 January 2017 http://www.watfordfcarchive.com/downloads/seasons/Mergedseasons1960to1970.pdf 1960/61 to 1969/70 Watford Football Club archive PDF 23 January 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20160309025248/http://www.watfordfcarchive.com/downloads/seasons/Mergedseasons1960to1970.pdf 9 March 2016 dead dmy-all Specific 2 1966-67 Category:English football clubs 1966–67 season