1974–75 Colchester United F.C. season

February 2018 February 2018 Colchester United 1974–75 Robert Jackson(until November)Jack Rippingale (from November)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 Jim Smith Layer Road Third Division 11th FA Cup 2nd round(eliminated byLeatherhead) League Cup 5th round(eliminated byAston Villa) Bobby Svarc (24) Bobby Svarc (25) 11,812v Aston Villa, 3 December 1974http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=match&pd=1022&sort=shan&order=asc&fsea=35&frt=all&fhan=all&it=1581 Colchester Utd 1–2 Aston Villa Coludata.co.uk 11 February 2018 3,202v Bury, 2 May 1975http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=match&pd=1022&sort=shan&order=asc&fsea=35&frt=all&fhan=all&it=1608 Colchester Utd 3–2 Bury Coludata.co.uk 11 February 2018 5,460http://coludaybyday.co.uk/Statistics/Club%20Stats/LeagueAveragesAttendance.html Average Attendance Figures Per Season Coludaybyday.co.uk 11 February 2018 26 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150626124236/http://coludaybyday.co.uk/Statistics/Club%20Stats/LeagueAveragesAttendance.html dead 5–0v Grimsby Town, 15 November 1974 1–4v Swindon Town, 30 November 1974v Charlton Athletic, 1 January 19752–5Walsall, 15 March 1975 Home _white_stripes _3whitestripes _white_stripes 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF Football kit (white jersey with blue, vertical stripes; blue shorts; and white socks). 1973–74 1975–76 The 1974–75 season was Colchester United's 33rd season in their history and their first season back in the third tier of English football for six years, the Third Division. Alongside competing in the Third Division, the club also participated in the FA Cup and the League Cup. Jim Smith consolidated Colchester's position back in the third tier by leading them to an eleventh position finish to the season. They experienced a successful cup run in the League Cup, eventually falling to Second Division Aston Villa in the quarter-final stage. However, they were knocked out of the FA Cup in the second round by non-League outfit Leatherhead. Season overview Ahead of the new season, Colchester's board warned that a break-even gate of 9,200 was required and that players would be sold if attendances didn't reach an average of 7,500. However, manager Jim Smith returned to former club Boston United to sign Bobby Svarc's old strike partner John Froggatt for £6,000. The acquisition was fruitful, with Svarc finding the back of the net 24 times in the league and 25 times in total, with Froggatt registering 18 with 16 in the league. Having reached the quarter-final of the FA Cup four seasons prior, the U's emulated that achievement in the League Cup. After beating Oxford United and Southend United, they hosted First Division Carlisle United, beating the Cumbrians 2–0 to earn a home tie with Southampton. A 0–0 draw at Layer Road led to a 1–0 replay win at The Dell, courtesy of a Barry Dominey goal. This set up a quarter-final tie with Second Division Aston Villa. Villa were just too strong for United, winning 2–1 before a Layer Road crowd of 11,812. Colchester's success in the League Cup was not replicated in the FA Cup as they were knocked out by non-League outfit Leatherhead in the second round. In the league, a strong start to the season was followed up by a weaker second half to the campaign as the U's fell from fifth to eleventh where they ended the season. Crowds fell a long way short of the target expected by the board, with a league average of 4,941 attending during the season.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 2 May 1975.http://coludata.co.uk/content.php?pg=appearances&pd=1010#frmft=True&pg=appearances&pd=1010&fsea=35&fplist=all&flgcup=all&fcompstShowAll=&fdfaShowAll= Appearances Coludata.co.uk 11 February 2018 Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee GoalkeepersMike WalkerGKWALColwyn Bay1974 6 1 1945 11 28 y480ENG WatfordJuly 1973£4,000 DefendersStewart BrightFBENGColchester1974 6 1 1957 10 13 y00ApprenticeSummer 1974Free transferMicky CookFBENGEnfield1974 6 1 1951 4 9 y1926ENG Orient1 March 1969Free transferBarry DomineyCBENGEdmonton1974 6 1 1955 10 21 y30ENG Enfield WMCSeptember 1973Free transferRay HarfordCBENGHalifax1974 6 1 1945 6 1 y693ENG Port Vale3 February 1973DG Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club£1,750Mick PackerFBENGWillesden1974 6 1 1950 4 20 y350ENG WatfordJuly 1973Free transferLindsay SmithCBENGEnfield1974 6 1 1954 9 18 y895Apprentice20 April 1971DGFree transfer MidfieldersRay BunkellMFENGEdmonton1974 6 1 1949 9 18 y60ENG Swindon TownDecember 1973Part exchangeSteve FoleyMFENGClacton-on-Sea1974 6 1 1953 6 21 y9121ApprenticeJuly 1969Free transferSteve LeslieMFENGHornsey1974 6 1 1952 9 4 y10421Apprentice20 April 1971DGFree transferJimmy LindsayMFSCOHamilton1974 6 1 1949 7 12 y00ENG Watford17 August 1974DGFree transferBobby RobertsMFSCOEdinburgh1974 6 1 1940 9 2 y20ENG Coventry City1 March 1973Free transferPhil ThomasMFENGSherborne1974 6 1 1952 12 14 y776ENG BournemouthSummer 1972Free transfer ForwardsIan AllinsonWGENGHitchin1974 6 1 1957 10 1 y00ApprenticeSummer 1974Free transferJohn FroggattFWENGStanton Hill1974 6 1 1945 12 13 y00ENG Boston UnitedSummer 1974£6,000Bobby SvarcFWENGLeicester1974 6 1 1946 2 8 y6834ENG Boston UnitedDecember 1972£6,000 Transfers In Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.Summer 1974FBENGStewart BrightApprenticeFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=374 Stewart Bright Coludata.co.uk 13 February 2018 Summer 1974WGENGIan AllinsonApprenticeFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=369 Ian Allinson Coludata.co.uk 11 February 2018 Summer 1974FWENGJohn FroggattENG Boston United£6,000http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=364 John Froggatt Coludata.co.uk 11 February 2018 17 August 1974MFSCOJimmy LindsayENG WatfordFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=365 Jimmy Lindsay (Midfielder) Coludata.co.uk 11 February 2018 DG Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club Total spending: ~ £6,000 Out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.Summer 1974MFENGBobby MillsENG Chelmsford CityNominalhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=333 Bobby Mills Coludata.co.uk 11 February 2018 Summer 1974MFENGTony WingateENG BarnetReleasedhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=336 Tony Wingate Coludata.co.uk 11 February 2018 25 January 1975CBWALStuart MorganENG Bournemouth£4,000http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=338 Stuart Morgan Coludata.co.uk 11 February 2018 FG Date of departure refers to the date of the player's final game for the clubFebruary 1975FBENGAlex SmithENG Halifax TownNominalhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=357 Alex Smith Coludata.co.uk 11 February 2018 2 May 1975WGENGColwyn RoweENG Chelmsford CityReleasedhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=359 Colwyn Rowe Coludata.co.uk 11 February 2018 FG31 March 1975FWENGBarry DysonENG Chelmsford CityReleasedhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=353 Barry Dyson Coludata.co.uk 11 February 2018 Total incoming: ~ £4,000 Loans in Date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.4 January 1975FWENGJohn SimsENG Derby County10 January 1975http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=366 John Sims Coludata.co.uk 11 February 2018 Loan Loan start and end dates refer to the date of the player's first and final games for the clubFebruary 1975FBSCODanny CameronENG Sheffield Wednesday4 March 1975http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=367 Danny Cameron Coludata.co.uk 11 February 2018 LoanFebruary 1975MFENGIan McDonaldENG Liverpool4 March 1975http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=368 Ian McDonald Coludata.co.uk 11 February 2018 Loan Loans out Date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.February 1975FWENGBarry DysonENG Chelmsford City31 March 1975Loan Loan start and end dates refer to the date of the player's first and final games for the club Match details Third Division 1974–75 Football League Results round by round table b Round Ground H/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/H/A/H/A/H/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/A/H/A/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/H Result D/L/W/D/W/W/W/D/L/D/W/W/W/L/D/D/D/L/L/W/L/W/D/W/L/D/L/L/W/L/D/D/W/W/L/W/L/L/L/W/L/L/D/W/D/W Position 15/18/11/12/7/3/3/3/5/5/3/4/2/4/4/3/3/4/4/2/5/3/4/5/6/4/4/9/8/11/12/11/8/7/10/9/10/10/11/10/13/13/14/12/11/11 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss green1 red1 11v11.com 24 April 2018 League table Third Division y COL Matches 1974 8 17 y 1 Colchester United 1–1 Report Watford Leslie 37 Scullion 56 Layer Road Colchester 5,715 L Shapter D 1974 8 24 y 2 Blackburn Rovers 3–2 Report Colchester United Martin 29Oates 46Hawkins 53 Cook 43Froggatt 51 Ewood Park Blackburn 8,390 G Nolan L 1974 8 31 y 3 Colchester United 1–0 Report Bournemouth Cook 44 Layer Road Colchester 4,930 R Toseland W 1974 9 7 y 4 Chesterfield 1–1 Report Colchester United Moss 83 Svarc 7 Saltergate Chesterfield 3,474 N Ashley D 1974 9 14 y 5 Colchester United 3–0 Report Charlton Athletic Leslie 23 pen.Thomas 31Svarc 67 Layer Road Colchester 5,527 R Kirkpatrick W 1974 9 17 y 6 Colchester United 1–0 Report Plymouth Argyle Packer 90 Layer Road Colchester 5,389 T Spencer W 1974 9 21 y 7 Aldershot 0–1 Report Colchester United Svarc 79 Recreation Ground Aldershot 3,539 K Salmon W 1974 9 24 y 8 Bury 0–0 Report Colchester United Leslie 0 78 Gigg Lane Bury 5,223 L Douglas D 1974 9 28 y 9 Colchester United 1–2 Report Walsall Svarc 56 Buckley 8 80 Layer Road Colchester 4,877 Rob Lewis L 1974 9 30 y 10 Port Vale 2–2 Report Colchester United Williams 64Bailey 72 Froggatt 9Lindsay 47 Vale Park Burslem 3,722 J Cross D 1974 10 5 y 11 Colchester United 4–2 Report Gillingham Froggatt 20 40Svarc 46 79 Feely 18 31 Layer Road Colchester 4,684 R Clay W 1974 10 12 y 12 Preston North End 0–2 Report Colchester United Harford 11 84 Deepdale Preston 10,259 J Hough W 1974 10 15 y 13 Colchester United 2–0 Report Port Vale Svarc 11 30 Layer Road Colchester 5,184 Ray Tinkler W 1974 10 23 y 14 Hereford United 3–1 Report Colchester United McNeil 7Redrobe 30Lee 70 pen. Thomas 88 Edgar Street Hereford 6,390 K Baker L 1974 10 26 y 15 Halifax Town 1–1 Report Colchester United Blair 31 Svarc 60 The Shay Halifax 1,935 I Smith D 1974 10 29 y 16 Colchester United 1–1 Report Southend United Lindsay 73 pen. Guthrie 26 Layer Road Colchester 6,547 P Richardson D 1974 11 2 y 17 Colchester United 1–1 Report Wrexham Svarc 20 Gareth Davies 78 Layer Road Colchester 4,432 T Page D 1974 11 6 y 18 Colchester United 1–2 Report Hereford United Svarc 69 McNeil 41Tyler 49 Layer Road Colchester 5,131 R Robinson L 1974 11 9 y 19 Huddersfield Town 3–2 Report Colchester United Gowling 17Gray 24Dolan 57 Froggatt 38Svarc 75 Leeds Road Huddersfield 5,233 D Richardson L 1974 11 15 y 20 Colchester United 5–0 Report Grimsby Town Froggatt 4 12 62Svarc 16 87 Layer Road Colchester 4,489 Ron Challis W 1974 11 30 y 21 Swindon Town 4–1 Report Colchester United Moss 20 pen. 54 84 pen.Eastoe 22 Svarc 23 County Ground Swindon 10,072 Clive Thomas L 1974 12 6 y 22 Colchester United 2–1 Report Tranmere Rovers L Smith 32Froggatt 49 Tynan 34 Layer Road Colchester 4,554 A Glasson W 1974 12 20 y 23 Colchester United 1–1 Report Crystal Palace Leslie 63 Evans 28 Layer Road Colchester 6,914 A Robinson D 1974 12 28 y 24 Colchester United 4–1 Report Peterborough United Froggatt 2Dominey 4Cook 36Bradley 51 o.g. Turner 75 Layer Road Colchester 7,790 T Reynolds W 1975 1 1 y 25 Charlton Athletic 4–1 Report Colchester United Horsfield 12 76Powell 39Warman 70 Dyson 16 The Valley Charlton 15,246 A Hamil L 1975 1 4 y 26 Colchester United 0–0 Report Aldershot Layer Road Colchester 5,096 Tom Bune D 1975 1 10 y 27 Tranmere Rovers 2–0 Report Colchester United Crossley 70 pen.Coppell 82 Prenton Park Birkenhead 2,819 L 1975 1 18 y Colchester United A–A Report Swindon Town Lindsay Cook Morgan Layer Road Colchester 4,441 V Match abandoned after 57-minutes with the score at 3–0 due to a waterlogged pitch. 1975 1 25 y 28 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–0 Report Colchester United Binney 28 64 Morgan Goldstone Ground Hove 9,937 B Newsome L 1975 2 1 y 29 Colchester United 3–2 Report Huddersfield Town Froggatt 23 32Dominey 75 Gowling 59 pen. 73 pen. Layer Road Colchester 3,921 J Bent W 1975 2 8 y 30 Wrexham 2–1 Report Colchester United Whittle 38Smallman 60 Lindsay 85 Racecourse Ground Wrexham 3,433 W Johnson L 1975 2 15 y 31 Colchester United 2–2 Report Brighton & Hove Albion Svarc 5McDonald 6 Binney 14Towner 68 Layer Road Colchester 4,161 M Taylor D 1975 2 22 y 32 Grimsby Town 1–1 Report Colchester United Lewis 61 McDonald 41 Blundell Park Cleethorpes 5,608 G Trevett D 1975 3 1 y 33 Bournemouth 0–2 Report Colchester United Froggatt 22Foley 61 Dean Court Bournemouth 4,578 Malcolm Sinclair W 1975 3 4 y 34 Colchester United 2–0 Report Swindon Town Svarc 14 55 Layer Road Colchester 4,041 L Shapter W 1975 3 15 y 35 Walsall 5–2 Report Colchester United Atthey 40Bennett 48Andrews 70Harrison 73Buckley 76 Foley 25Lindsay 64 Fellows Park Walsall 4,914 J Williams L 1975 3 19 y 36 Watford 1–2 Report Colchester United Scullion 19 Froggatt 4Svarc 59 Vicarage Road Watford 3,941 D Nippard W 1975 3 22 y 37 Colchester United 1–2 Report Chesterfield Lindsay 62 Shanahan 5Moss 17 Layer Road Colchester 4,152 R Crabb L 1975 3 25 y 38 Crystal Palace 2–1 Report Colchester United Evans 67Cannon 78 Froggatt 54 Selhurst Park Selhurst 16,851 E Read L 1975 3 28 y 39 Peterborough United 1–0 Report Colchester United Gregory 79 London Road Stadium Peterborough 7,559 L 1975 4 4 y 40 Colchester United 2–0 Report Halifax Town Svarc 4Rowe 29 Layer Road Colchester 3,501 Ray Tinkler W 1975 4 12 y 41 Gillingham 2–1 Report Colchester United Yeo 32Richardson 62 Rowe 50 Priestfield Stadium Gillingham 6,504 D Biddle L 1975 4 15 y 42 Plymouth Argyle 1–0 Report Colchester United Mariner 50 Home Park Plymouth 23,551 A Lees L 1975 4 19 y 43 Colchester United 2–2 Report Preston North End Bunkell 34Svarc 62 Smith 24Morley 77 Layer Road Colchester 5,228 D 1975 4 22 y 44 Colchester United 2–0 Report Blackburn Rovers Lindsay 6Svarc 82 Layer Road Colchester 4,183 John Homewood W 1975 4 25 y 45 Southend United 1–1 Report Colchester United Dominey 44 o.g. Foley 78 Roots Hall Southend-on-Sea 5,924 C White D 1975 5 2 y 46 Colchester United 3–2 Report Bury Froggatt 1Svarc 3 5 Hamstead 41Bailey 82 Layer Road Colchester 3,202 K Salmon W League Cup 1974–75 Football League Cup 1974 8 20 y 1st round Colchester United 1–0 Report Oxford United Lindsay 27 pen. Layer Road Colchester 4,609 M Taylor W 1974 9 11 y 2nd round Southend United 0–2 Report Colchester United Leslie 64 pen. 67 pen. Roots Hall Southend-on-Sea 7,865 J Bent W 1974 10 9 y 3rd round Colchester United 2–0 Report Carlisle United Svarc 75Leslie 78 pen. Layer Road Colchester 7,842 P Reeves W 1974 11 13 y 4th round Colchester United 0–0 Report Southampton Layer Road Colchester 9,515 D Turner D 1974 11 25 y 4th round replay Southampton 0–1 Report Colchester United Dominey 58 The Dell Southampton 11,492 D Turner W 1974 12 3 y 5th round Colchester United 1–2 Report Aston Villa Froggatt 84 Little 28Graydon 60 Layer Road Colchester 11,812 I Hunting L FA Cup 1974–75 FA Cup 1974 11 23 y 1st round Watford 0–1 Report Colchester United Froggatt 75 Vicarage Road Watford 8,228 I Hunting W 1974 12 14 y 2nd round Leatherhead 1–0 Report Colchester United Doyle 20 Fetcham Grove Leatherhead 3,500 A Hart L Squad statistics Appearances and goals http://coludata.co.uk/content.php?pg=goals&pd=1014#frmft=True&pg=goals&pd=1014&fsea=35&fplist=all&flgcup=all&fcompstShowAll=&fdfaShowAll= Goals Coludata.co.uk 13 February 2018 Third Division FA Cup League Cup Mike Walker WAL GK 46 0 2 0 6 0 Micky Cook ENG DF 46 3 2 0 6 0 Barry Dominey ENG DF 22+5 2 2 0 3 1 Ray Harford ENG DF 40+1 2 2 0 6 0 Mick Packer ENG DF 30 1 2 0 5 0 Lindsay Smith ENG DF 38+5 1 1 0 2+3 0 Ray Bunkell ENG MF 23+6 1 1+1 0 3 0 Steve Foley ENG MF 16+2 3 0 0 0 0 Steve Leslie ENG MF 32+2 3 2 0 6 3 Jimmy Lindsay SCO MF 45 6 2 0 5 1 Phil Thomas ENG MF 26+1 2 2 0 6 0 Ian Allinson ENG FW 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 John Froggatt ENG FW 46 16 2 1 6 1 Bobby Svarc ENG FW 42 24 2 0 6 1 |- !colspan="14"|Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season Danny Cameron SCO DF 5 0 0 0 0 0 Stuart Morgan WAL DF 11 0 0 0 2 0 Alex Smith ENG DF 22 0 0 0 4 0 Ian McDonald ENG MF 5 2 0 0 0 0 Barry Dyson ENG FW 5+1 1 0 0 0+1 0 Colwyn Rowe ENG FW 4+7 2 0 0 0 0 John Sims ENG FW 2 0 0 0 0 0 |} Goalscorers Place Nationality Position Name Third Division FA Cup League Cup Total1ENGFWBobby Svarc2401252ENGFWJohn Froggatt1611183SCOMFJimmy Lindsay60174ENGMFSteve Leslie30365ENGFBMicky Cook3003ENGCBBarry Dominey2013ENGMFSteve Foley30038ENGCBRay Harford2002ENGMFIan McDonald2002ENGWGColwyn Rowe2002ENGMFPhil Thomas200212ENGMFRay Bunkell1001ENGFWBarry Dyson1001ENGFBMick Packer1001ENGCBLindsay Smith1001Own goals1001TOTALS701778 Disciplinary record http://coludata.co.uk/content.php?pg=discipline&pd=1013#frmft=True&pg=discipline&pd=1013&fsea=35&fplist=all&flgcup=all&fcompstShowAll=&fdfaShowAll= Discipline Coludata.co.uk 13 February 2018 Nationality Position Name Third Division FA Cup League Cup TotalENGMFSteve Leslie01000001WALCBStuart Morgan01000001ENGCBRay Harford10000010TOTALS12000012 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=35&fplist=all&flgcup=all&fcompstShowAll=&fdfa=1 Clean sheets (1st team) Coludata.co.uk 10 February 2018 Place Nationality Player Third Division FA Cup League Cup Total1WALMike Walker131519TOTALS131519 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 13 February 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20150626101319/http://coludaybyday.co.uk/Statistics/Player%20Stats/PlayersDebuts/Alldebut.html 26 June 2015 dead Position Nationality Player Date Opponent Ground NotesMFSCOJimmy Lindsay17 August 1974WatfordLayer RoadFWENGJohn Froggatt17 August 1974WatfordLayer RoadFWENGJohn Sims4 January 1975AldershotLayer RoadFBSCODanny Cameron8 February 1975WrexhamRacecourse GroundMFENGIan McDonald8 February 1975WrexhamRacecourse GroundWGENGIan Allinson19 April 1975Preston North EndLayer 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/1975/ Colchester United football club match record: 1975 11v11.com 24 April 2018 Specific 2 1974-75 Category:English football clubs 1974–75 season