1961–62 Colchester United F.C. season

April 2016 April 2016 Colchester United 1961–62 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 Benny Fenton Layer Road Fourth Division 2nd (promoted) FA Cup 1st round(eliminated byPeterborough United) League Cup 1st round(eliminated byCrewe Alexandra) Bobby Hunt (38) Bobby Hunt (40) 10,653v Peterborough United, 6 November 1961http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=match&pd=1022&sort=shan&order=asc&fsea=22&frt=all&fhan=all&it=907 Colchester Utd 2–2 Peterborough United Coludata.co.uk 22 April 2016 3,782v Oldham Athletic, 23 December 1961http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=match&pd=1022&sort=shan&order=asc&fsea=22&frt=all&fhan=all&it=914 Colchester Utd 5–1 Oldham Athletic Coludata.co.uk 22 April 2016 5,532http://coludaybyday.co.uk/Statistics/Club%20Stats/LeagueAveragesAttendance.html Average Attendance Figures Per Season Coludaybyday.co.uk 22 April 2016 9–1v Bradford City, 30 December 1961 0–5v York City, 7 October 1961 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). 1960–61 1962–63 The 1961–62 season was Colchester United's 20th season in their history and their first-ever 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 bounced back to the Third Division at the first time of asking, earning their first promotion in the club's history by finishing as runners–up. By the end of the campaign, Colchester trailed Millwall by just one point, winning 23 games and scoring 104 league goals with Bobby Hunt the division's top scorer. The club experienced their record victory during the season when they beat Bradford City 9–1 on 30 December. In the cup competitions, first-round exits were experienced in both FA and League cups. Colchester were beaten at home to Crewe Alexandra in September in the League Cup, while it took Peterborough United three attempts to overcome Colchester in the FA Cup first round following a second replay. Season overview At the end of a very disappointing 1960–61 season, manager Benny Fenton cut his playing squad by ten players, with players including Neil Langman, Chic Milligan and Tommy Williams all released. The club was over £3,300 in debt, and so a fresh start required for the new season with a new, slimline squad. Just 17 players would be used in the new campaign, with eight of those playing over 40 of the 44 league games possible. The season started well for Colchester, unbeaten in their first nine league games and scoring 31 goals in the first eight home games to top the Fourth Division table. During Colchester's heaviest defeat of the season, a 5–0 reverse at York City, the 20-month old son of full back Tommy Millar drowned in a garden pond accident while Millar was playing in the game. This tragedy would also spell the end of Millar's Colchester career when he left to return to Scotland in early 1962. This coincided with a poor run of form and the club slipped to third in the table. On the back of a 4–1 Boxing Day defeat to Bradford City, Colchester set their record club victory in the return fixture at Layer Road on 30 December. Both Bobby Hunt and strike–partner Martyn King scored four goals each, with Bobby Hill scoring the other as Colchester ran out 9–1 winners. A 4–0 victory at Accrington Stanley saw United regain the top spot from Wrexham, but just a few weeks later, Accrington folded and Colchester's 3–2 and 4–0 wins were expunged. Defeats to Millwall and Wrexham cost Colchester the championship. Millwall took the title by one point as United finished runners-up with eleven away defeats proving costly. Of the record 104 goals scored in the league during the season, 78 came at home, while Martyn King broke his seasonal record by scoring 31 league goals only to be surpassed by Bobby Hunt with 38, a new club record. Hunt scored three hat-tricks on his way to his tally of 38 with two of those four goal hauls.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 5 May 2011 Players match played 30 April 1962.http://coludata.co.uk/content.php?pg=appearances&pd=1010#frmft=True&pg=appearances&pd=1010&fsea=22&fplist=all&flgcup=all&fcompstShowAll=&fdfaShowAll= Appearances Coludata.co.uk 22 April 2016 Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee GoalkeepersPercy AmesGKENGPlymouth1961 6 1 1931 12 13 y2870ENG Tottenham Hotspur1 May 1955Free transfer DefendersDuncan ForbesCBSCOEdinburgh1961 6 1 1941 6 19 y00SCO Musselburgh Athletic4 September 1961NominalJohn FowlerFBSCOLeith1961 6 1 1933 10 17 y2505SCO Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic20 August 1955DG Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the clubFree transferRichie GriffithsFBENGEarls Colne1961 6 1 1942 3 21 y00ENG Colchester CasualsJune 1961Free transferMick LoughtonCBENGColchester1961 6 1 1942 12 8 y00AmateurAugust 1961Free transferAlf MarshallFBENGDagenham1961 6 1 1933 5 21 y300ENG Dagenham14 October 1957£25Edgar RumneyFBENGAbberton1961 6 1 1936 9 15 y230ENG Colchester Casuals1 May 1957Free transfer MidfieldersBrian AbreyWHENGHendon1961 6 1 1939 4 25 y00ENG Chelsea1 May 1961Free transferJohn BrownWHSCOEdinburgh1961 6 1 1940 3 6 y00SCO Dunbar United4 September 1961NominalTrevor HarrisWHENGColchester1961 6 1 1936 2 6 y422AmateurJuly 1951Free transferRon HuntWHENGColchester1961 6 1 1933 9 26 y941AmateurOctober 1951Free transfer ForwardsJohn BainesCFENGColchester1961 6 1 1937 9 25 y30ENG Colchester CasualsJanuary 1960Free transferDavid ColemanCFENGColchester1961 6 1 1942 3 27 y00ENG Harwich & Parkeston18 November 1961DGFree transferMike FosterWGENGLeicester1961 6 1 1939 2 3 y00ENG Leicester CityMay 1961NominalBobby HillIFSCOEdinburgh1961 6 1 1938 6 9 y13815SCO Easthouses Lily Miners Welfare9 June 1955Free transferTony HoweWGENGColchester1961 6 1 1939 2 14 y102ENG Colchester CasualsMarch 1960Free transferBobby HuntFWENGColchester1961 6 1 1942 10 1 y307AmateurMarch 1960Free transferMartyn KingCFENGBirmingham1961 6 1 1937 8 23 y8756AmateurSummer 1955Free transferColin LundstrumWGENGColchester1961 6 1 1938 10 9 y00ENG Ipswich TownAugust 1961Free transferSammy McLeodIFSCOGlasgow1961 6 1 1934 1 4 y14122SCO Easthouses Lily Miners Welfare20 August 1955DGFree transferTony MillerIFENGChelmsford1961 6 1 1937 10 26 y00AmateurMay 1958Free transferPeter WrightWGENGColchester1961 6 1 1934 1 26 y32367AmateurNovember 1951Free transfer Transfers In Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.May 1961WGENGMike FosterENG Leicester CityNominalhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=239 Mike Foster Coludata.co.uk 28 April 2016 1 May 1961WHENGBrian AbreyENG ChelseaFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=238 Brian Abrey Coludata.co.uk 28 April 2016 June 1961FBENGRichie GriffithsENG Colchester CasualsFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=242 Richie Griffiths Coludata.co.uk 28 April 2016 August 1961CBENGMick LoughtonAmateurFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=262 Mick Loughton Coludata.co.uk 3 May 2016 August 1961WGENGColin LundstrumENG Ipswich TownFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=241 Colin Lundstrum Coludata.co.uk 28 April 2016 4 September 1961WHSCOJohn BrownSCO Dunbar UnitedNominalhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=246 John Brown Coludata.co.uk 29 April 2016 4 September 1961CBSCODuncan ForbesSCO Musselburgh AthleticNominalhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=244 Duncan Forbes Coludata.co.uk 28 April 2016 18 November 1961CFENGDavid ColemanENG Harwich & ParkestonFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=240 David J Coleman Coludata.co.uk 28 April 2016 DG Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club Out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.End of seasonGKENGJohn WrightENG Great BentleyReleasedhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=206 John Wright Coludata.co.uk 28 April 2016 End of seasonWHENGCyril HammondENG Severalls AthleticReleasedhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=226 Cyril Hammond Coludata.co.uk 28 April 2016 End of seasonFBENGJohn LaidlawENG Clacton TownReleasedhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=230 John Laidlaw Coludata.co.uk 28 April 2016 End of seasonWHENGDerek ParkerENG Stowmarket TownPlayer-managerhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=221 Derek Parker Coludata.co.uk 28 April 2016 End of seasonWGENGTommy WilliamsENG WatfordReleasedhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=220 Tommy Williams Coludata.co.uk 28 April 2016 Summer 1961FBENGPeter CareyENG AldershotReleasedhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=235 Peter Carey Coludata.co.uk 28 April 2016 Summer 1961FBENGAlan EaglesENG Queens Park RangersReleasedhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=236 Alan Eagles Coludata.co.uk 28 April 2016 27 January 1962FBSCOTommy MillarSCO Dundee UnitedFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=233 Tommy Millar Coludata.co.uk 28 April 2016 FG Date of departure refers to the date of the player's final game for the club Match details Fourth Division 1961–62 Football League Results round by round table b Round Ground H/H/A/A/A/A/H/A/A/H/H/H/A/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/H Result W/W/D/D/W/W/W/W/L/W/W/W/L/D/D/L/D/D/W/W/L/W/W/L/W/L/W/W/D/W/L/W/L/W/L/W/L/D/L/W/W/L/D/W Position 6/1/1/1/2/1/1/1/2/1/1/1/2/1/1/3/3/3/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/2/1/3/3/2/3/3/2 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss green1 red1 11v11.com 28 April 2016 League table Fourth Division y COL Matches 1961 08 19 y 1 Colchester United 3–0 Report Stockport County B. Hunt King Wright Layer Road Colchester 4,318 W 1961 08 21 y 2 Colchester United 2–0 Report Carlisle United King 80Millar 87 Layer Road Colchester 4,979 W 1961 08 26 y 3 Oldham Athletic 2–2 Report Colchester United Shackleton 22Johnstone 61 Foster 9King 52 Boundary Park Oldham 15,746 D 1961 08 29 y 4 Carlisle United 1–1 Report Colchester United Unknown goalscorer King Brunton Park Carlisle 8,547 D 1961 09 02 y Colchester United 3–2 Report Accrington Stanley King Millar Unknown goalscorer Layer Road Colchester 5,129 V Result expunged due Accrington Stanley withdrawing from the league with 33 matches played. 1961 09 05 y 5 Doncaster Rovers 1–4 Report Colchester United Unknown goalscorer B. Hunt King Foster Belle Vue Doncaster 3,705 W 1961 09 09 y 6 Darlington 0–2 Report Colchester United B. Hunt King Feethams Darlington 8,958 W 1961 09 16 y 7 Colchester United 6–1 ReportReport Hartlepools United B. Hunt Foster Millar Edgar Layer Road Colchester 5,036 W 1961 09 21 y 8 Workington 1–2 Report Colchester United Unknown goalscorer B. Hunt King Borough Park Workington 5,914 W 1961 09 23 y 9 Southport 3–0 ReportReport Colchester United Blain Blore Jones Haig Avenue Southport 5,258 L 1961 09 25 y 10 Colchester United 6–1 Report Workington B. Hunt King Wright Harris pen. Unknown goalscorer Layer Road Colchester 5,961 W 1961 09 30 y 11 Colchester United 3–0 Report Tranmere Rovers B. Hunt King Layer Road Colchester 6,446 W 1961 10 02 y 12 Colchester United 5–2 Report Chester B. Hunt McLeod Millar Clarke Davies Layer Road Colchester 7,148 W 1961 10 07 y 13 York City 5–0 Report Colchester United Unknown goalscorer Layer Road Colchester 5,714 L 1961 10 11 y 14 Chester 2–2 Report Colchester United Clarke Davies B. HuntKing Sealand Road Chester 7,186 D 1961 10 14 y 15 Colchester United 3–3 Report Chesterfield B. Hunt McLeod Harris Unknown goalscorer Layer Road Colchester 6,043 D 1961 10 21 y 16 Gillingham 2–1 Report Colchester United Unknown goalscorer B. Hunt Priestfield Stadium Gillingham 8,962 L 1961 10 28 y 17 Colchester United 2–2 Report Millwall B. Hunt 30Abrey 87King 0 13 Obeney 34McQuade 45Brady 0 13 Layer Road Colchester 6,868 D 1961 11 11 y 18 Colchester United 1–1 Report Barrow B. Hunt Unknown goalscorer Layer Road Colchester 4,553 D 1961 11 18 y 19 Rochdale 0–1 Report Colchester United B. Hunt Spotland Stadium Rochdale 4,618 W 1961 12 02 y 20 Exeter City 0–2 Report Colchester United B. Hunt St James Park Exeter 4,530 W 1961 12 09 y 21 Colchester United 2–4 Report Wrexham B. Hunt King Unknown goalscorer Layer Road Colchester 5,587 L 1961 12 16 y 22 Stockport County 1–4 Report Colchester United Ward B. Hunt King Wright Edgeley Park Stockport 2,803 W 1961 12 23 y 23 Colchester United 5–1 Report Oldham Athletic B. Hunt King Wright Unknown goalscorer Layer Road Colchester 3,782 W 1961 12 26 y 24 Bradford City 4–1 Report Colchester United Unknown goalscorer King Valley Parade Bradford 5,571 L 1961 12 30 y 25 Colchester United 9–1 Report Bradford City Hill 1B. Hunt 28 pen.King 34 Tait 18 Layer Road Colchester 4,415 J. Finney W 1962 01 13 y Accrington Stanley 0–4 Report Colchester United B. Hunt Foster Wright Peel Park Accrington 1,411 V Result expunged due Accrington Stanley withdrawing from the league with 33 matches played. 1962 01 15 y 26 Mansfield Town 4–0 Report Colchester United Unknown goalscorer Field Mill Mansfield 5,880 L 1962 01 20 y 27 Colchester United 2–0 Report Darlington King 68B. Hunt 85 Layer Road Colchester 4,923 W 1962 01 27 y 28 Colchester United 5–3 Report Crewe Alexandra Wright 14B. Hunt 17 79King 36Harris 60 pen. Wheatley 27Smith 59Morgans Layer Road Colchester 5,435 W 1962 02 03 y 29 Hartlepools United 1–1 ReportReport Colchester United Bircham King 25 Victoria Park Hartlepool 6,738 P. Rhodes D 1962 02 10 y 30 Colchester United 2–0 ReportReport Southport B. Hunt 4Hill 83 Layer Road Colchester 5,379 W 1962 02 17 y 31 Tranmere Rovers 5–2 Report Colchester United Unknown goalscorer King Wright Prenton Park Birkenhead 6,481 L 1962 02 24 y 32 Colchester United 3–1 Report York City Wright 32B. Hunt King Fountain Layer Road Colchester 4,633 E. Jennings W 1962 03 03 y 33 Chesterfield 4–1 Report Colchester United Poole 5 36 40 King 27 Saltergate Chesterfield 2,906 L 1962 03 10 y 34 Colchester United 6–0 Report Gillingham Foster 7 80King 27Hill 47Wright 51B. Hunt 61 Layer Road Colchester 4,503 C. Woan W 1962 03 17 y 35 Millwall 2–0 Report Colchester United Broadfoot 13 64 The Old Den New Cross 16,585 G. Pullin L 1962 03 23 y 36 Colchester United 2–0 Report Mansfield Town Foster 18King 78 Layer Road Colchester 5,730 W 1962 03 31 y 37 Barrow 4–0 Report Colchester United Howard 39Kemp 74Robertson 82Maddison 88 Holker Street Barrow-in-Furness 3,672 H. Wilson L 1962 04 07 y 38 Colchester United 1–1 Report Rochdale B. Hunt 70 Richardson 79 Layer Road Colchester 4,616 D 1962 04 14 y 39 Crewe Alexandra 4–0 Report Colchester United Lord 10 88Tighe 42Wheatley 89 Gresty Road Crewe 6,456 P. Brandwood L 1962 04 20 y 40 Colchester United 3–0 Report Aldershot Wright 47Harris 76 pen.McLeod 90 Layer Road Colchester 6,399 J. Cooke W 1962 04 21 y 41 Colchester United 2–1 Report Exeter City King 17Wright 60 Unknown goalscorer Layer Road Colchester 5,530 W 1962 04 23 y 42 Aldershot 1–0 Report Colchester United Norris 18 Recreation Ground Aldershot 6,338 A. Mason L 1962 04 28 y 43 Wrexham 0–0 Report Colchester United Racecourse Ground Wrexham 16,027 D 1962 04 30 y 44 Colchester United 5–3 Report Doncaster Rovers King 40B. Hunt 41 43 58 60 pen. Larkin 35 61 pen.Bonson 80 Layer Road Colchester 6,108 W League Cup 1961–62 Football League Cup 1961 09 13 y 1st round Colchester United 1–2 Report Crewe Alexandra King Unknown goalscorer Layer Road Colchester 4,806 L FA Cup 1961–62 FA Cup 1961 11 04 y 1st round Peterborough United 3–3 ReportReport Colchester United McNamee 43Bly 48Hudson 69 Abrey 75Wright 84B. Hunt 87 London Road Stadium Peterborough 16,469 T. Dawes D 1961 11 06 y 1st round replay Colchester United 2–2 ReportReport Peterborough United King 40B. Hunt 86 Bly 75Emery 88 Layer Road Colchester 10,653 D 1961 11 13 y 1st round 2nd replay Colchester United 0–3 ReportReport Peterborough United Hudson 11 31 43 Carrow Road Norwich 11,857 L Squad statistics Appearances and goals http://coludata.co.uk/content.php?pg=goals&pd=1014#frmft=True&pg=goals&pd=1014&fsea=22&fplist=all&flgcup=all&fcompstShowAll=&fdfaShowAll= Goals Coludata.co.uk 28 April 2016 Fourth Division FA Cup League Cup Percy Ames ENG GK 44 0 3 0 1 0 Duncan Forbes SCO DF 6 0 0 0 0 0 John Fowler SCO DF 44 0 3 0 1 0 Richie Griffiths ENG DF 16 0 0 0 0 0 Edgar Rumney ENG DF 2 0 0 0 0 0 Brian Abrey ENG MF 38 1 3 1 1 0 Trevor Harris ENG MF 43 4 3 0 1 0 Ron Hunt ENG MF 44 0 3 0 1 0 David Coleman ENG FW 1 0 0 0 0 0 Mike Foster ENG FW 36 8 3 0 1 0 Bobby Hill SCO FW 40 3 3 0 1 0 Bobby Hunt ENG FW 43 38 3 2 1 0 Martyn King ENG FW 43 31 2 1 1 1 Colin Lundstrum ENG FW 1 0 0 0 0 0 Sammy McLeod SCO FW 12 3 1 0 0 0 Peter Wright ENG FW 44 12 3 1 1 0 |- !colspan="14"|Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season Tommy Millar SCO DF 27 4 3 0 1 0 |} Goalscorers Place Nationality Position Name Fourth Division FA Cup League Cup Total1ENGFWBobby Hunt3820402ENGCFMartyn King3111333ENGWGPeter Wright1210134ENGWGMike Foster80085ENGWHTrevor Harris4004SCOFBTommy Millar40047SCOIFBobby Hill3003SCOIFSammy McLeod30039ENGWHBrian Abrey1102Own goals0000TOTALS10451110 Disciplinary record http://coludata.co.uk/content.php?pg=discipline&pd=1013#frmft=True&pg=discipline&pd=1013&fsea=22&fplist=all&flgcup=all&fcompstShowAll=&fdfaShowAll= Discipline Coludata.co.uk 28 April 2016 Nationality Position Name Fourth Division FA Cup League Cup TotalENGCFMartyn King01000001TOTALS01000001 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=22&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 Total1ENGPercy Ames120012TOTALS120012 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 28 April 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 NotesWHENGBrian Abrey19 August 1961Stockport CountyLayer RoadWGENGMike Foster19 August 1961Stockport CountyLayer RoadCFENGDavid Coleman18 November 1961RochdaleSpotland StadiumWGENGColin Lundstrum15 January 1962Mansfield TownField MillFBENGRichie Griffiths3 February 1962Hartlepools UnitedVictoria ParkCBSCODuncan Forbes14 April 1962Crewe AlexandraGresty 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/1962/ Colchester United football club match record: 1962 11v11.com 27 March 2016 http://www.chester-city.co.uk/fixtures_61-62.asp Chester fixtures 1961/62 Chester-City.co.uk 22 April 2016 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160422091523/http://www.chester-city.co.uk/fixtures_61-62.asp 22 April 2016 http://www.millwall-history.org.uk/Millwall-Stats61-62.htm Statistics 1961/62 The Millwall History Files 22 April 2016 http://gogogocounty.org/seasons/196162/196162Fdetails.html First team 1961–62 Football League : Division Four Go Go Go County 22 April 2016 Specific 2 1961-62 Category:English football clubs 1961–62 season