1965–66 Colchester United F.C. season

May 2016 May 2016 Colchester United 1965–66 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 Neil Franklin Layer Road Fourth Division 4th (promoted) FA Cup 1st round(eliminated byQueens Park Rangers) League Cup 2nd round(eliminated byMiddlesbrough) Reg Stratton (18) Reg Stratton (21) 10,200v Luton Town, 8 April 1966http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=match&pd=1022&sort=shan&order=asc&fsea=26&frt=all&fhan=all&it=1132 Colchester Utd 2–2 Luton Town Coludata.co.uk 16 May 2016 2,768v Notts County, 22 November 1965http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=match&pd=1022&sort=shan&order=asc&fsea=26&frt=all&fhan=all&it=1111 Colchester Utd 4–1 Notts County Coludata.co.uk 16 May 2016 5,225http://coludaybyday.co.uk/Statistics/Club%20Stats/LeagueAveragesAttendance.html Average Attendance Figures Per Season Coludaybyday.co.uk 16 May 2016 4–0v Barnsley, 11 September 1965 0–4v Queens Park Rangers, 18 November 1965 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). 1964–65 1966–67 The 1965–66 season was Colchester United's 24th season in their history and their first back in the fourth tier of English football, the Fourth Division, following relegation the previous season. Alongside competing in the Fourth Division, the club also participated in the FA Cup and the League Cup. Colchester were immediately promoted back to the Third Division after ending the season in fourth position. Queens Park Rangers handed Colchester another early FA Cup exit following a replay, while Middlesbrough knocked the U's out of the League Cup in the second round. Season overview Neil Franklin brought in forward Reg Stratton to lead the line for the new season and he responded with 18 league goals and 21 in total. They won ten times on their travels, setting a new club record, while losing just three times at Layer Road. After leading the Fourth Division table across Easter, subsequent defeats to promotion rivals Darlington on two occasions and Torquay United saw Colchester drop to fourth position ahead of the final game of the season. A 2–1 defeat to Newport County left fans awaiting the result of Luton Town's game with Chester with Luton just one point behind and the game kicking off 15-minutes later than the U's fixture. The game finished 1–1 with Colchester, Luton, and Tranmere Rovers all tied on 56 points. Goal average would separate the sides, with Franklin's side pipping Tranmere to the final promotion spot by 0.08. As the club did four years prior, the U's bounced back from the Fourth Division at the first attempt. The season was also notable as player replacements were allowed for the first time. Ray Price became Colchester's first substitute when he came on to replace the injured Ted Phillips after 85-minutes of their 2–0 home win over Rochdale on 18 September.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 28 May 1966.http://coludata.co.uk/content.php?pg=appearances&pd=1010#frmft=True&pg=appearances&pd=1010&fsea=24&fplist=all&flgcup=all&fcompstShowAll=&fdfaShowAll= Appearances Coludata.co.uk 3 May 2016 Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee GoalkeepersAlan BuckGKENGColchester1965 6 1 1946 8 25 y110AmateurJuly 1963Free transferSandy KennonGKRSA 1928Johannesburg1965 6 1 1933 11 28 y100ENG Norwich CityMarch 1965Free transfer DefendersDuncan ForbesCBSCOEdinburgh1965 6 1 1941 6 19 y1410SCO Musselburgh Athletic4 September 1961NominalJohn FowlerFBSCOLeith1965 6 1 1933 10 17 y4125SCO Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic20 August 1955DG Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the clubFree transferBrian HallLBENGBurbage1965 6 1 1939 3 9 y101ENG Mansfield TownMarch 1965Free transferDavid LaittFBENGColchester1965 6 1 1946 11 1 y00AmateurSummer 1962Free transferMick LoughtonCBENGColchester1965 6 1 1942 12 8 y281AmateurAugust 1961Free transferRay PriceFBENGHetton-le-Hole1965 6 1 1944 5 18 y110ENG Norwich CitySummer 1964Free transferDavid RaineFBENGDarlington1965 6 1 1937 3 28 y00ENG Doncaster Rovers1 June 1965Nominal MidfieldersBobby BlackwoodMFSCOEdinburgh1965 6 1 1934 8 20 y00ENG Ipswich Town1 June 1965Free transferDavid BuckWHENGColchester1965 6 1 1946 8 25 y00Apprentice16 October 1965DGFree transferDave LamontMFSCOGlasgow1965 6 1 1949 4 2 y00ApprenticeJuly 1965Free transferJohn MansfieldMFENGColchester1965 6 1 1946 9 13 y10ApprenticeAugust 1964Free transferDerek TrevisMFENGBirmingham1965 6 1 1942 9 9 y607ENG Aston Villa7 March 1964DGFree transfer ForwardsBarrie AitchisonWGENGColchester1964 6 1 1937 11 15 y414ENG Tottenham Hotspur1 August 1964£750Peter BarlowFWENGPortsmouth1965 6 1 1950 1 9 y00ApprenticeSeptember 1965Free transferDennis BarrettIF00ApprenticeSummer 1964Free transferPeter BullockFWENGStoke-on-Trent1965 6 1 1941 11 17 y00ENG Southend United30 October 1965DGNominalMike GriceWGENGWoking1965 6 1 1931 11 3 y24830ENG Coventry City18 August 1962SDG Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game in his second spell for the club£1,000John HornsbyWGENGFerryhill1965 6 1 1945 8 3 y00ENG Evenwood TownOctober 1965£25/5sArthur KayeWGENGHigham1965 6 1 1933 5 9 y00ENG Middlesbrough21 August 1965DGFree transferTed PhillipsIFENGLeiston1965 6 1 1933 8 21 y00ENG Luton Town11 September 1965DGPart exchangeReg StrattonFWENGKingsley1965 6 1 1939 7 10 y00ENG Fulham28 May 1965Free transfer Transfers In Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.28 May 1965FWENGReg StrattonENG FulhamFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=269 Reg Stratton Coludata.co.uk 23 January 2017 1 June 1965FBENGDavid RaineENG Doncaster RoversNominalhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=272 David Raine Coludata.co.uk 23 January 2017 1 June 1965MFSCOBobby BlackwoodENG Ipswich TownFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=270 Bobby Blackwood Coludata.co.uk 23 January 2017 July 1965MFSCODave LamontApprenticeFree transferWhitehead Jeff Drury Kevin The Who's Who of Colchester United: The Layer Road Years 2008 Breedon Books Derby 978-1-85983-629-3 14621 August 1965WHENGJackie BellENG Norwich CityFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=266 Jackie Bell Coludata.co.uk 23 January 2017 DG Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club21 August 1965WGENGArthur KayeENG MiddlesbroughFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=268 Arthur Kaye Coludata.co.uk 23 January 2017 DGSeptember 1965FWENGPeter BarlowApprenticeFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=280 Peter Barlow Coludata.co.uk 23 January 2017 11 September 1965IFENGTed PhillipsENG Luton TownPart exchange with Billy Starkhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=271 Ted Phillips Coludata.co.uk 23 January 2017 DGOctober 1965WGENGJohn HornsbyENG Evenwood Town£25/5shttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=267 John Hornsby Coludata.co.uk 21 March 2017 16 October 1965WHENGDavid BuckApprenticeFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=273 David Buck Coludata.co.uk 23 January 2017 DG30 October 1965FWENGPeter BullockENG Southend UnitedNominalhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=274 Peter Bullock Coludata.co.uk 23 January 2017 DG Total spending: ~ £25/5s Out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.End of seasonWHSCOJohn DochertyENG Chelmsford CityReleasedhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=252 John Docherty Coludata.co.uk 23 January 2017 End of seasonFBENGRichie GriffithsENG Haverhill RoversReleasedhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=242 Richie Griffiths Coludata.co.uk 23 January 2017 End of seasonIFWALGareth SalisburyENG ChesterfieldReleasedhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=256 Gareth Salisbury Coludata.co.uk 23 January 2017 23 April 1965IFSCOBobby HillENG Bury TownReleasedhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=215 Bobby Hill Coludata.co.uk 23 January 2017 FG Date of departure refers to the date of the player's final game for the club23 April 1965IFENGArthur LangleyENG Nottingham ForestReleasedhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=261 Arthur Langley Coludata.co.uk 23 January 2017 FG28 August 1965FWSCOBilly StarkENG Luton Town£1,000 plus Ted Phillipshttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=247 Billy Stark Coludata.co.uk 23 January 2017 FGOctober 1965WHWALTecwyn JonesENG Crewe AlexandraNominalhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=260 Tecwyn Jones Coludata.co.uk 23 January 2017 12 February 1966WHENGJackie BellENG Gainford TownReleasedFG Total incoming: ~ £1,000 Match details Fourth Division 1965–66 Football League Results round by round table b Round Ground A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/H/H/A/A/A/A Result L/W/D/W/W/D/W/L/W/L/L/W/D/W/W/W/W/L/W/W/D/L/D/L/W/W/W/W/L/D/W/W/W/W/L/D/D/W/D/D/L/L/W/W/L/L Position 21/10/12/8/4/3/2/4/4/6/9/7/10/7/5/3/4/4/4/3/3/4/4/5/4/4/4/4/4/4/3/2/2/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/2/4/4/2/4/4 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss green1 red1 11v11.com 23 January 2017 League table Fourth Division y COL Matches 1965 08 21 y 1 Port Vale 1–0 Report Colchester United Bannister Vale Park Burslem 11,212 L 1965 08 23 y 2 Colchester United 1–0 Report Halifax Town Kaye 83 Layer Road Colchester 4,473 W 1965 08 28 y 3 Colchester United 1–1 Report Crewe Alexandra Stark Unknown goalscorer Layer Road Colchester 4,040 D 1965 09 04 y 4 Bradford City 1–2 Report Colchester United Thorpe 63 Stratton 41Aitchison 57 Valley Parade Bradford 2,692 W 1965 09 11 y 5 Colchester United 4–0 Report Barnsley Phillips 5 22 50Aitchison 69 Layer Road Colchester 5,082 W 1965 09 14 y 6 Halifax Town 1–1 Report Colchester United Unknown goalscorer Stratton The Shay Halifax 2,773 D 1965 09 18 y 7 Colchester United 2–0 Report Rochdale Stratton Layer Road Colchester 4,968 W 1965 09 24 y 8 Tranmere Rovers 2–0 Report Colchester United Unknown goalscorer Prenton Park Birkenhead 8,821 L 1965 10 02 y 9 Colchester United 3–2 Report Stockport County Stratton Phillips Haydock White Layer Road Colchester 4,968 W 1965 10 07 y 10 Notts County 1–0 Report Colchester United Unknown goalscorer Meadow Lane Nottingham 5,681 L 1965 10 09 y 11 Barrow 3–0 Report Colchester United Unknown goalscorer Holker Street Barrow-in-Furness 5,378 L 1965 10 16 y 12 Colchester United 2–0 ReportReport Hartlepools United Stratton 20Trevis 44 Layer Road Colchester 4,421 R. Spittle W 1965 10 30 y 13 Colchester United 0–0 ReportReport Southport Layer Road Colchester 4,165 E. Wallace D 1965 11 06 y 14 Wrexham 2–3 Report Colchester United Unknown goalscorer Hall Loughton Phillips Racecourse Ground Wrexham 3,743 W 1965 11 20 y 15 Aldershot 1–3 Report Colchester United Walden 78 Phillips 12Trevis 12Blackwood 25 Recreation Ground Aldershot 3,097 W 1965 11 22 y 16 Colchester United 4–1 Report Notts County Bullock 11Hall 29Forbes 33Butler 62 o.g. Still 65 Layer Road Colchester 2,768 W 1965 11 27 y 17 Colchester United 3–2 Report Newport County Hall Jones Hale Layer Road Colchester 3,593 W 1965 12 04 y 18 Doncaster Rovers 2–0 Report Colchester United Unknown goalscorer Belle Vue Doncaster 6,035 L 1965 12 11 y 19 Colchester United 3–0 Report Chesterfield Blackwood Hall Bullock Layer Road Colchester 3,867 W 1965 12 18 y 20 Hartlepools United 0–1 Report Colchester United Phillips Victoria Park Hartlepool 4,067 W 1965 12 27 y 21 Colchester United 1–1 Report Chester Phillips Morris Layer Road Colchester 7,840 D 1965 12 28 y 22 Chester 2–1 Report Colchester United Jones Morris Bullock Sealand Road Chester 8,361 L 1966 1 1 y 23 Colchester United 2–2 Report Barrow Blackwood Stratton Mulholland Worthington Layer Road Colchester 4,676 D 1966 1 8 y 24 Bradford Park Avenue 1–0 Report Colchester United Unknown goalscorer Park Avenue Bradford 5,867 L 1966 1 15 y 25 Colchester United 2–1 Report Doncaster Rovers Bullock Unknown goalscorer Layer Road Colchester 3,778 W 1966 1 29 y 26 Colchester United 3–0 Report Port Vale Own goal 25 o.g.Phillips 76Hornsby 90 Layer Road Colchester 4,481 W 1966 2 5 y 27 Crewe Alexandra 0–2 Report Colchester United Phillips Gresty Road Crewe 5,470 W 1966 2 12 y 28 Lincoln City 0–2 Report Colchester United Stratton Phillips Sincil Bank Lincoln 2,294 W 1966 2 19 y 29 Colchester United 0–1 Report Bradford City Unknown goalscorer Layer Road Colchester 4,936 L 1966 2 26 y 30 Barnsley 1–1 Report Colchester United Unknown goalscorer Hall Oakwell Barnsley 3,166 D 1966 2 28 y 31 Colchester United 6–3 Report Bradford Park Avenue Kaye Trevis Bullock Stratton Unknown goalscorer Layer Road Colchester 4,921 W 1966 3 5 y 32 Colchester United 3–0 Report Lincoln City Hall Bullock Phillips Layer Road Colchester 5,055 W 1966 3 11 y 33 Rochdale 0–1 Report Colchester United Stratton Spotland Stadium Rochdale 1,780 W 1966 3 19 y 34 Colchester United 2–1 Report Tranmere Rovers Stratton Unknown goalscorer Layer Road Colchester 6,611 W 1966 3 25 y 35 Stockport County 1–0 Report Colchester United Clark Edgeley Park Stockport 6,500 L 1966 4 2 y 36 Colchester United 1–1 Report Wrexham Stratton Unknown goalscorer Layer Road Colchester 5,012 D 1966 4 8 y 37 Colchester United 2–2 Report Luton Town Stratton Unknown goalscorer Layer Road Colchester 10,200 D 1966 4 9 y 38 Torquay United 0–1 Report Colchester United Aitchison Plainmoor Torquay 7,678 W 1966 4 11 y 39 Luton Town 1–1 Report Colchester United Unknown goalscorer Stratton Kenilworth Road Luton 15,245 D 1966 4 16 y 40 Colchester United 0–0 Report Aldershot Layer Road Colchester 5,356 D 1966 4 25 y 41 Colchester United 0–1 Report Darlington Unknown goalscorer Layer Road Colchester 7,353 L 1966 4 30 y 42 Colchester United 0–2 Report Torquay United Unknown goalscorer Layer Road Colchester 5,922 L 1966 5 7 y 43 Chesterfield 2–4 Report Colchester United Unknown goalscorer Hall Bullock Stratton Saltergate Chesterfield 3,943 W 1966 5 10 y 44 Southport 0–1 Report Colchester United Mansfield Haig Avenue Southport 4,983 W 1966 5 16 y 45 Darlington 2–0 Report Colchester United Unknown goalscorer Feethams Darlington 12,474 L 1966 5 28 y 46 Newport County 2–1 Report Colchester United Morgan Hale Trevis Somerton Park Newport 2,905 L League Cup 1965–66 Football League Cup 1965 9 1 y 1st round Colchester United 2–1 Report Exeter City Stratton Unknown goalscorer Layer Road Colchester 2,988 W 1965 9 22 y 2nd round Colchester United 2–4 ReportReport Middlesbrough Hall Stratton Horner Irvine McMordie Layer Road Colchester 7,777 L FA Cup 1965–66 FA Cup 1965 11 13 y 1st round Colchester United 3–3 Report Queens Park Rangers Hall 27Blackwood 35 Allen 40Sanderson 64Collins Layer Road Colchester 6,693 D 1965 11 17 y 1st round replay Queens Park Rangers 4–0 Report Colchester United R. MorganAllen (2)Sanderson Loftus Road Shepherd's Bush 6,166 L Squad statistics Appearances and goals http://coludata.co.uk/content.php?pg=goals&pd=1014#frmft=True&pg=goals&pd=1014&fsea=26&fplist=all&flgcup=all&fcompstShowAll=&fdfaShowAll= Goals Coludata.co.uk 23 January 2017 Fourth Division FA Cup League Cup Sandy Kennon RSA GK 46 0 2 0 2 0 Duncan Forbes SCO DF 42 1 2 0 2 0 John Fowler SCO DF 25 0 2 0 0 0 Brian Hall ENG DF 46 9 2 1 2 1 David Laitt ENG DF 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 Mick Loughton ENG DF 45 1 2 0 2 0 Ray Price ENG DF 4+1 0 0 0 0 0 David Raine ENG DF 19+3 0 2 0 1 0 Bobby Blackwood SCO MF 41 3 2 2 2 0 David Buck ENG MF 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 John Mansfield ENG MF 5+2 1 0 0 0 0 Derek Trevis ENG MF 43 4 2 0 2 0 Barrie Aitchison ENG FW 13+1 3 0 0 1 0 Peter Bullock ENG FW 34 11 2 0 0 0 Mike Grice ENG FW 12+1 0 0 0 2 0 John Hornsby ENG FW 11 1 0 0 1 0 Arthur Kaye ENG FW 38 2 2 0 2 0 Ted Phillips ENG FW 32 13 2 0 0 0 Reg Stratton ENG FW 37 18 0 0 2 3 |- !colspan="14"|Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season Jackie Bell ENG MF 7 0 0 0 0 0 Tecwyn Jones WAL MF 3 0 0 0 1 0 Billy Stark SCO FW 3 1 0 0 0 0 |} Goalscorers Place Nationality Position Name Fourth Division FA Cup League Cup Total1ENGFWReg Stratton1803212ENGIFTed Phillips1300133ENGFWPeter Bullock110011ENGLBBrian Hall911115SCOMFBobby Blackwood32056ENGMFDerek Trevis40047ENGWGBarrie Aitchison30038ENGWGArthur Kaye20029SCOCBDuncan Forbes1001ENGWGJohn Hornsby1001ENGCBMick Loughton1001ENGMFJohn Mansfield1001SCOFWBilly Stark1001Own goals2002TOTALS703477 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=26&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 Total1RSA 1928Sandy Kennon150015TOTALS150015 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 14 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 NotesWHENGJackie Bell21 August 1965Port ValeVale ParkWGENGJohn Hornsby21 August 1965Port ValeVale ParkWGENGArthur Kaye21 August 1965Port ValeVale ParkFWENGReg Stratton21 August 1965Port ValeVale ParkMFSCOBobby Blackwood1 September 1965Exeter CityLayer RoadIFENGTed Phillips11 September 1965BarnsleyLayer RoadFBENGDavid Raine22 September 1965MiddlesbroughLayer RoadWHENGDavid Buck16 October 1965Hartlepools UnitedLayer RoadFBENGDavid Laitt30 October 1965SouthportLayer RoadFWENGPeter Bullock30 October 1965SouthportLayer 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 Ambrosen Tony Amber in the Blood: A History Of Newport County 1993 Yore Publications Uxbridge 978-1-874427-40-7 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/1966/ Colchester United football club match record: 1966 11v11.com 18 May 2016 http://gogogocounty.org/seasons/196566/196566Fdetails.html First team 1965-66 - Football League : Division Four Go Go Go County 18 May 2016 Specific 2 1965-66 Category:English football clubs 1965–66 season