1969–70 Colchester United F.C. season

February 2017 February 2017 Colchester United 1969–70 Bill GraverWhitehead 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 10th FA Cup 1st round(eliminated byNewport County) League Cup 2nd round(eliminated byIpswich Town) Ken Jones (16) Ken Jones (16) 7,133v Peterborough United, 25 August 1969http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?frmft=True&pg=match&pd=1022&fsea=30&fdfaShowAll=&fcomp1ShowAll=&frt=all&fhan=home&it=1301 Colchester Utd 2–1 Peterborough United Coludata.co.uk 3 February 2017 2,571v Darlington, 20 December 1969http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?frmft=True&pg=match&pd=1022&fsea=30&fdfaShowAll=&fcomp1ShowAll=&frt=all&fhan=home&it=1321 Colchester Utd 2–1 Darlington Coludata.co.uk 3 February 2017 4,664http://coludaybyday.co.uk/Statistics/Club%20Stats/LeagueAveragesAttendance.html Average Attendance Figures Per Season Coludaybyday.co.uk 3 February 2017 3–0v Reading, 20 August 1969v Workington, 24 January 1970v York City, 28 February 19704–1v Chesterfield, 2 March 1970 0–4v Ipswich Town, 3 September 1969 Home _with_white_collar _white border 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF FFFFFF Football kit (blue jersey; blue shorts with white sides; and white socks). 1968–69 1970–71 The 1969–70 season was Colchester United's 28th season in their history and their second 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. Colchester ended an injury blighted season in tenth position in the Fourth Division, while they were knocked out in the first round of the FA Cup by Newport County, and in the second round of the League Cup by neighbours and rivals Ipswich Town in their heaviest defeat of the campaign. Season overview For the new season, manager Dick Graham employed a new policy of recruiting older, more experienced players. He said: I believe in signing players who have done something big and giving them a new lease of life He brought in Bobby Cram, formerly of West Bromwich Albion and hitherto playing in Canada, to become his captain for the season, while also paying £5,000 for Ken Jones from Millwall. An eleven-game unbeaten home run gave Colchester a chance for a promotion push, but an expanding injury list held back the U's progress. Trainer Dennis Mochan made a final appearance for the club during the campaign having taking up a coaching position at the end of the previous season. The club finished in tenth place, while exiting both Cups in the early rounds; a defeat to Newport County in the first round of the FA Cup, and a second round defeat to Ipswich Town in the League Cup.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 26 April 2011 29 August 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180829110342/https://www.cu-fc.com/news/2012/july/the-1950s-and-1960s/ dead Players match played 28 April 1970.http://coludata.co.uk/content.php?pg=appearances&pd=1010#frmft=True&pg=appearances&pd=1010&fsea=30&fplist=all&flgcup=all&fcompstShowAll=&fdfaShowAll= Appearances Coludata.co.uk 5 February 2017 Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee GoalkeepersGraham SmithGKENGLiverpool1969 6 1 1947 11 2 y00ENG Notts CountySummer 1969Free transferRon WillisGKENGRomford1969 6 1 1947 12 27 y30ENG Charlton AthleticOctober 1968£1,500 DefendersDave BicklesCBENGWest Ham1969 6 1 1944 4 6 y353ENG Crystal Palace28 September 1968DG Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the clubFree transferMicky CookFBENGEnfield1969 6 1 1951 4 9 y00ENG Orient1 March 1969Free transferBobby CramFBENGHetton-le-Hole1969 6 1 1939 11 19 y00CAN Vancouver Royals17 January 1970DGFree transferAlan DennisCBENGColchester1969 6 1 1951 2 22 y00ApprenticeApril 1967Free transferBrian HallLBENGBurbage1969 6 1 1939 3 9 y20422ENG Mansfield TownMarch 1965Free transferBert HoweFBENGCharlton1969 6 1 1938 11 16 y00ENG OrientSummer 1969Free transferBobby HowlettCBENGWest Ham1969 6 1 1948 12 12 y00ENG Southend UnitedSummer 1968Free transferAdrian WebsterDFENGColchester1969 6 1 1951 11 6 y00ApprenticeJuly 1968Free transferBrian WoodCBENGHamworthy1969 6 1 1940 12 8 y301ENG Orient14 September 1968DG£4,000 MidfieldersSteve FoleyMFENGClacton-on-Sea1969 6 1 1953 6 21 y00ApprenticeJuly 1969Free transferKen JonesMFENGKeighley1969 6 1 1941 2 9 y00ENG MillwallNovember 1969£5,000Roger JoslynMFENGColchester1969 6 1 1950 5 7 y533Apprentice23 December 1967DGFree transfer ForwardsMicky BrownWGENGFarnham Common1969 6 1 1944 4 11 y223ENG Luton Town26 October 1968DG£3,000Terry DysonWGENGMalton1969 6 1 1934 11 29 y433ENG Fulham24 August 1968DGFree transferBrian GibbsFWENGGillingham1969 6 1 1936 10 6 y3811ENG GillinghamSeptember 1968£8,000Danny LightFWENGChiswick1969 6 1 1948 7 10 y4514ENG Crystal PalaceAugust 1968£4,000Roy MasseyFWENGMexborough1969 6 1 1943 9 10 y00ENG OrientJuly 1969£5,000Jim OliverFWSCOFalkirk1969 6 1 1941 12 3 y5810ENG Brighton & Hove AlbionJanuary 1968£2,000Ray WhittakerWGENGBow1969 6 1 1945 1 15 y00ENG Luton Town9 August 1969DGFree transfer Transfers In Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.Summer 1969GKENGGraham SmithENG Notts CountyFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=308 Graham Smith Coludata.co.uk 5 February 2017 Summer 1969FBENGBert HoweENG OrientFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=304 Bert Howe Coludata.co.uk 5 February 2017 Summer 1969WGENGSteve PittENG Tottenham HotspurFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=307 Steve Pitt Coludata.co.uk 5 February 2017 July 1969MFENGSteve FoleyApprenticeFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=331 Steve Foley Coludata.co.uk 22 June 2017 July 1969FWENGRoy MasseyENG Orient£5,000http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=306 Roy Massey Coludata.co.uk 5 February 2017 9 August 1969WGENGRay WhittakerENG Luton TownFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=309 Ray Whittaker Coludata.co.uk 5 February 2017 DG Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the clubNovember 1969MFENGKen JonesENG Millwall£5,000http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=313 Ken Jones Coludata.co.uk 5 February 2017 17 January 1970FBENGBobby CramCAN Vancouver RoyalsFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=314 Bobby Cram Coludata.co.uk 5 February 2017 DG Total spending: ~ £10,000 Out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.End of seasonCBENGBrian HoneywoodENG Chelmsford CityFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=290 Brian Honeywood Coludata.co.uk 5 February 2017 Summer 1969WGENGJohnny MartinENG WorkingtonReleasedhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=277 Johnny Martin Coludata.co.uk 5 February 2017 31 May 1969WGENGTerry PriceENG Chelmsford CityFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=284 Terry Price Coludata.co.uk 5 February 2017 1 July 1969GKENGErnie AdamsENG Crewe AlexandraFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=282 Ernie Adams Coludata.co.uk 5 February 2017 August 1969GKGIB ensignTony MacedoRSA 1928 Durban City£6,000http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=297 Tony Macedo Coludata.co.uk 5 February 2017 5 August 1969FBENGOwen SimpsonENG Southend United£4,000http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=292 Owen Simpson Coludata.co.uk 5 February 2017 October 1969WGENGSteve PittENG Stevenage BoroughReleased25 October 1969FBSCODennis MochanENG Colchester UnitedCoaching staffhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=279 Dennis Mochan Coludata.co.uk 5 February 2017 FG Date of departure refers to the date of the player's final game for the club Total incoming: ~ £10,000 Loans in Date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.11 October 1969FBENGEddie PreslandENG Crystal Palace8 November 1969http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=311 Eddie Presland Coludata.co.uk 5 February 2017 Loan Loan start and end dates refer to the date of the player's first and final games for the club1 November 1969WGSCOMalcolm SlaterENG Orient25 November 1969http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=312 Malcolm Slater Coludata.co.uk 5 February 2017 Loan Match details Fourth Division 1969–70 Football League Results round by round table b Round Ground A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/A Result D/W/D/W/D/L/W/W/D/D/L/L/L/W/L/L/D/L/W/D/W/W/W/D/L/W/D/D/W/L/W/W/L/D/D/L/W/W/L/D/L/W/L/W/D/L Position 7/4/7/3/6/8/4/4/4/6/7/8/10/9/11/12/13/14/13/13/13/11/10/11/13/10/10/10/9/12/11/10/10/10/11/11/12/10/12/11/11/11/12/10/10/10 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss green1 red1 11v11.com 1 June 2017 League table Fourth Division y COL Matches 1969 8 9 y 1 Lincoln City 3–3 Report Colchester United Fletcher 20 21Harford 80 Gibbs 36 56Massey 75 Sincil Bank Lincoln 6,761 D 1969 8 16 y 2 Colchester United 2–0 Report Wrexham Gibbs 52Whittaker 61 Layer Road Colchester 5,292 N Graham W 1969 8 23 y 3 Notts County 1–1 Report Colchester United Hobson 32 Massey 21 Meadow Lane Nottingham 4,901 A Seeley D 1969 8 25 y 4 Colchester United 2–1 ReportReport Peterborough United Hall 54Gibbs 90 Moss 83 Layer Road Colchester 7,133 L Sinkins W 1969 8 30 y 5 Colchester United 0–0 Report Port Vale Layer Road Colchester 6,323 J Quinn D 1969 9 6 y 6 Darlington 3–2 Report Colchester United Melling 21 pen. 70Robson 26 Massey 59 84 Feethams Darlington 3,767 I Smith L 1969 9 13 y 7 Colchester United 1–0 Report Crewe Alexandra Massey 69 Layer Road Colchester 5,084 N Paget W 1969 9 16 y 8 Oldham Athletic 1–2 Report Colchester United Beardall 15 Massey 50Brown 64 Boundary Park Oldham 3,993 T Gill W 1969 9 20 y 9 Hartlepool 0–0 ReportReport Colchester United Victoria Park Hartlepool 3,667 H Davey D 1969 9 27 y 10 Colchester United 1–1 Report Swansea City Massey 60 Gwyther 74 Layer Road Colchester 5,748 A Green D 1969 9 29 y 11 Colchester United 0–2 Report Scunthorpe United Deere 52Heath 57 pen. Layer Road Colchester 6,328 L 1969 10 4 y 12 Newport County 4–1 Report Colchester United Derrick 3Hill 13 35Raybould 33 Whittaker 86 Somerton Park Newport 2,996 G Jones L 1969 10 6 y 13 Wrexham 4–2 Report Colchester United Smith 6 9 14Park 8 Brown 4Hall 60 Racecourse Ground Wrexham 11,967 L 1969 10 11 y 14 Colchester United 2–1 Report Bradford Park Avenue Whittaker 67Brown 90 Massie 32 Layer Road Colchester 4,440 J Lewis W 1969 10 18 y 15 York City 4–2 Report Colchester United Hall 25 o.g.Boyer 50 82Mahon 90 Brown 69Hall 86 Bootham Crescent York 3,961 L 1969 10 25 y 16 Colchester United 0–1 Report Chester Bradbury 80 Layer Road Colchester 3,754 H Hackney L 1969 11 1 y 17 Aldershot 1–1 Report Colchester United Melia 23 Brown 40 Recreation Ground Aldershot 5,966 W Hall D 1969 11 8 y 18 Colchester United 0–2 ReportReport Southend United Clayton 20McMillan 77 Layer Road Colchester 6,021 Ken Burns L 1969 11 22 y 19 Colchester United 3–2 Report Grimsby Town Gibbs 56Brown 59 82 Brace 2Hickman 84 Layer Road Colchester 3,474 F Bassett W 1969 11 25 y 20 Northampton Town 1–1 Report Colchester United Kiernan 9 Brown 27 County Ground Northampton 3,256 R Weedon D 1969 12 13 y 21 Crewe Alexandra 0–1 Report Colchester United Jones 22 Gresty Road Crewe 2,670 K Styles W 1969 12 20 y 22 Colchester United 2–1 Report Darlington Jones 21Gibbs 57 Gauden 58 Layer Road Colchester 2,571 K Sweet W 1969 12 26 y 23 Colchester United 2–1 Report Notts County Gibbs 35 76 Ryan 42 Layer Road Colchester 4,789 W 1970 1 10 y 24 Colchester United 1–1 ReportReport Hartlepool Jones 29 Kirk 75 Layer Road Colchester 3,200 J Sier D 1970 1 17 y 25 Swansea City 1–0 Report Colchester United Thomas 1 Vetch Field Swansea 8,008 L 1970 1 24 y 26 Colchester United 3–0 Report Workington Whittaker 30Gibbs 39Jones 45 Layer Road Colchester 4,265 K Wynn W 1970 1 27 y 27 Scunthorpe United 1–1 Report Colchester United Cassidy 18 Jones 78 Old Showground Scunthorpe 6,276 J Thacker D 1970 1 31 y 28 Colchester United 1–1 Report Newport County Gibbs 16 Wood o.g. Layer Road Colchester 4,679 H Ellis D 1970 2 7 y 29 Bradford Park Avenue 0–1 Report Colchester United Brown 6 Park Avenue Bradford 2,972 C Robinson W 1970 2 21 y 30 Southend United 2–1 ReportReport Colchester United Best 9Moore 76 Oliver 31 Roots Hall Southend-on-Sea 6,778 G Hartley L 1970 2 28 y 31 Colchester United 3–0 Report York City Jones 21 70Gibbs 73 Layer Road Colchester 3,803 I Hunting W 1970 3 2 y 32 Colchester United 4–1 Report Chesterfield Wood 30Jones 39 60Gibbs 85 Pugh 47 Layer Road Colchester 5,665 R Johnson W 1970 3 11 y 33 Exeter City 2–1 Report Colchester United Mitten 30Banks 82 Jones 75 St James Park Exeter 4,010 T Reynolds L 1970 3 14 y 34 Colchester United 1–1 Report Brentford Jones 58 Ross 37 Layer Road Colchester 4,878 J Yates D 1970 3 18 y 35 Workington 1–1 Report Colchester United Spencer 47 Jones 60 Borough Park Workington 2,368 P Baldwin D 1970 3 21 y 36 Chesterfield 2–0 Report Colchester United Randall 33Moss 86 Saltergate Chesterfield 9,257 L 1970 3 27 y 37 Colchester United 3–1 Report Aldershot Jones 16 46 pen.Howe 44 Brown 58 Layer Road Colchester 6,163 Kevin Howley W 1970 3 28 y 38 Colchester United 2–1 Report Exeter City Gibbs 3Jones 72 Wingate 20 Layer Road Colchester 3,842 K Styles W 1970 4 1 y 39 Chester 1–0 Report Colchester United Tarbuck 82 Sealand Road Chester 2,580 B Golightly L 1970 4 4 y 40 Peterborough United 1–1 ReportReport Colchester United Hall 53 Jones 7 London Road Stadium Peterborough 4,165 A Hart D 1970 4 6 y 41 Colchester United 0–3 Report Northampton Town McNeil 24 43 50 Layer Road Colchester 3,776 L 1970 4 13 y 42 Colchester United 3–1 Report Oldham Athletic Whittaker 5Joslyn 24Hall 60 Blore 23 Layer Road Colchester 2,921 Ron Challis W 1970 4 18 y 43 Brentford 2–0 Report Colchester United Renwick 12Docherty 63 Griffin Park Brentford 4,720 L 1970 4 22 y 44 Colchester United 2–0 Report Lincoln City Whittaker 13 18 Layer Road Colchester 2,611 W 1970 4 25 y 45 Port Vale 1–1 Report Colchester United McLaren 38 Dyson 75 Vale Park Burslem 5,626 W Wallace D 1970 4 28 y 46 Grimsby Town 5–3 Report Colchester United Oates 20 41Hickman 56 71 82 Light 44 63Gibbs 55 Blundell Park Cleethorpes 2,074 A Bone L League Cup 1969–70 Football League Cup 1969 8 13 y 1st round Colchester United 1–1 Report Reading Massey 9 Harris 43 pen. Layer Road Colchester 5,165 D 1969 8 20 y 1st round replay Reading 0–3 Report Colchester United Massey 43 72 83 Elm Park Reading 11,065 Ron Challis W 1969 9 3 y 2nd round Ipswich Town 4–0 ReportReport Colchester United Carroll 21Mills 49Brogan 80 pen. 81 pen. Portman Road Ipswich 19,012 R Paine L FA Cup 1969–70 FA Cup 1969 11 15 y 1st round Newport County 2–1 Report Colchester United White 1Thomas 50 Ferguson 24 o.g. Somerton Park Newport 4,224 J Sier L Squad statistics Appearances and goals http://coludata.co.uk/content.php?pg=goals&pd=1014#frmft=True&pg=goals&pd=1014&fsea=30&fplist=all&flgcup=all&fcompstShowAll=&fdfaShowAll= Goals Coludata.co.uk 5 February 2017 Fourth Division FA Cup League Cup Graham Smith ENG GK 43 0 1 0 2 0 Ron Willis ENG GK 3 0 0 0 1 0 Dave Bickles ENG DF 33 0 1 0 2 0 Micky Cook ENG DF 19+1 0 1 0 0 0 Bobby Cram ENG DF 21 0 0 0 0 0 Alan Dennis ENG DF 2+1 0 0 0 0 0 Brian Hall ENG DF 45 4 1 0 3 0 Bert Howe ENG DF 29 1 0 0 1 0 Bobby Howlett ENG DF 10+6 0 0 0 1+1 0 Brian Wood ENG DF 43 1 1 0 3 0 Ken Jones ENG MF 28 16 0 0 0 0 Roger Joslyn ENG MF 38+4 1 0 0 2+1 0 Micky Brown ENG FW 30+2 9 1 0 3 0 Terry Dyson ENG FW 13+2 1 0 0 0 0 Brian Gibbs ENG FW 41 14 1 0 3 0 Danny Light ENG FW 23+1 2 1 0 3 0 Roy Massey ENG FW 18+1 7 1 0 3 4 Jim Oliver SCO FW 17+2 1 0+1 0 2 0 Ray Whittaker ENG FW 36+1 7 1 0 3 0 |- !colspan="14"|Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season Dennis Mochan SCO DF 1 0 0 0 0 0 Eddie Presland ENG DF 5 0 1 0 0 0 Steve Pitt ENG FW 4+2 0 0 0 1 0 Malcolm Slater SCO FW 4 0 0 0 0 0 |} Goalscorers Place Nationality Position Name Fourth Division FA Cup League Cup Total1ENGMFKen Jones1600162ENGFWBrian Gibbs1400143ENGFWRoy Massey704114ENGWGMicky Brown90095ENGWGRay Whittaker70076ENGLBBrian Hall40047ENGFWDanny Light20028ENGWGTerry Dyson1001ENGFBBert Howe1001ENGMFRoger Joslyn1001SCOFWJim Oliver1001ENGCBBrian Wood1001Own goals0101TOTALS641469 Disciplinary record http://coludata.co.uk/content.php?pg=discipline&pd=1013#frmft=True&pg=discipline&pd=1013&fsea=30&fplist=all&flgcup=all&fcompstShowAll=&fdfaShowAll= Discipline Coludata.co.uk 5 February 2017 Nationality Position Name Fourth Division FA Cup League Cup TotalENGWGTerry Dyson10000010ENGFWBrian Gibbs10000010ENGLBBrian Hall10000010ENGFBBert Howe10000010ENGCBBobby Howlett10000010SCOFWJim Oliver10000010SCOWGMalcolm Slater10000010TOTALS70000070 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=30&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 Total1ENGGraham Smith90110TOTALS90110 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 5 February 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 NotesGKENGGraham Smith9 August 1969Lincoln CitySincil BankFBENGBert Howe9 August 1969Lincoln CitySincil BankCBENGBobby Howlett9 August 1969Lincoln CitySincil BankFWENGRoy Massey9 August 1969Lincoln CitySincil BankWGENGSteve Pitt9 August 1969Lincoln CitySincil BankWGENGRay Whittaker9 August 1969Lincoln CitySincil BankFBENGMicky Cook6 October 1969WrexhamRacecourse GroundFBENGEddie Presland11 October 1969Bradford Park AvenueLayer RoadWGSCOMalcolm Slater1 November 1969AldershotRecreation GroundMFENGKen Jones22 November 1969Grimsby TownLayer RoadFBENGBobby Cram17 January 1970Swansea CityVetch FieldCBENGAlan Dennis22 April 1970Lincoln CityLayer 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 White Eric 100 Years of Brentford 1989 Oldfield Press Redditch 0951526200 Kent Jeff The Valiants' Years: The Story of Port Vale 1990 Witan Books Stafford 0-9508981-4-7 Ambrosen Tony Amber in the Blood: A History Of Newport County 1993 Yore Publications Uxbridge 978-1-874427-40-7 Websites http://www.11v11.com/teams/colchester-united/tab/matches/season/1970/ Colchester United football club match record: 1970 11v11.com 24 April 2018 http://www.chester-city.co.uk/fixtures_69-70.asp Chester Fixtures 1969/70 Chester FC 5 February 2017 Specific 2 1969-70 Category:English football clubs 1969–70 season