Colchester United 1960–61 football season
Colchester United 1960–61 season Chairman Bill Allen[1] Manager Benny Fenton Stadium Layer Road Third Division 23rd (relegated) FA Cup 2nd round (eliminated byAldershot ) League Cup 2nd round (eliminated bySouthampton ) Top goalscorer League: Martyn King (23) All: Martyn King (25) Highest home attendance 9,130 v Newcastle United , 10 October 1960[2] Lowest home attendance 3,141 v Chesterfield , 29 April 1961[3] Average home league attendance 5,203[4] Biggest win 5–0 v Maidenhead United , 5 November 1960 Biggest defeat 0–5 v Bristol City , 10 September 1960; 2–7 v Tranmere Rovers , 11 March 1961
The 1960–61 season was Colchester United's 19th season in their history and their eleventh season in the third tier of English football , the Third Division . Alongside competing in the Third Division, the club also participated in the FA Cup and the new League Cup competition. Colchester reached the second round in both cups, beating Maidenhead United in the first round of the FA Cup before being eliminated by Aldershot . In the League Cup, Colchester hosted First Division Newcastle United in the first round. They won 4–1, but were knocked out by Southampton in round two.
In the league, Colchester had a very poor season. Seven consecutive defeats left the club languishing in the bottom four by early October 1960, and they remained no higher than one place above the relegation positions for the rest of the season. They were relegated for the first time in their history in 23rd position.
Season overview [ ]
After gathering just one point in eleven games, Colchester had hit the bottom of the Third Division by October 1960 and never managed to climb out of the bottom five places. Average attendances plummeted, with a new record–low attendance of 3,141 achieved in the final game of the season against Chesterfield . Despite this, Martyn King managed to score a in the game, a 4–3 win for Colchester and finished the season with 25 goals to his name. Colchester had conceded a club record 101 goals in the league.
Aside from Colchester's league woes, they did enjoy some success in the inaugural League Cup competition. They hosted First Division Newcastle United at Layer Road and comprehensively beat them 4–1 in front of a season-best 9,130 crowd. In round two, they were beaten 2–0 at home to Southampton . In the FA Cup , Colchester achieved their best win of the season at home to Maidenhead United in the first round, but were dumped out of the cup by Aldershot in round two.[5]
Players [ ]
As of match played 29 April 1961. [6]
Name
Position
Nationality
Place of birth
Date of birth
Apps
Goals
Signed from
Date signed
Fee
Goalkeepers
Percy Ames
GK
Plymouth
(1931-12-13 ) 13 December 1931 (aged 28)
238
0
Tottenham Hotspur
1 May 1955
Free transfer
John Wright
GK
Aldershot
(1933-08-13 ) 13 August 1933 (aged 26)
4
0
Colchester Casuals
23 May 1952
Free transfer
Defenders
Peter Carey
FB
Barking
(1933-04-14 ) 14 April 1933 (aged 27)
0
0
Queens Park Rangers
November 1960
Undisclosed
Alan Eagles
FB
Edgware
(1933-09-06 ) 6 September 1933 (aged 26)
0
0
Leyton Orient
January 1961
£3,000
John Fowler
FB
Leith
(1933-10-17 ) 17 October 1933 (aged 26)
201
3
Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic
20 August 1955[a]
Free transfer
John Laidlaw
FB
Aldershot
(1936-07-05 ) 5 July 1936 (aged 23)
40
1
Easthouses Lily Miners Welfare
June 1957
Free transfer
Alf Marshall
FB
Dagenham
(1933-05-21 ) 21 May 1933 (aged 27)
29
0
Dagenham
14 October 1957
£25
Tommy Millar
FB
Edinburgh
(1938-12-03 ) 3 December 1938 (aged 21)
5
0
Bo'ness United
July 1959
Free transfer
Edgar Rumney
FB
Abberton
(1936-09-15 ) 15 September 1936 (aged 23)
5
0
Colchester Casuals
1 May 1957
Free transfer
Midfielders
Cyril Hammond
WH
Woolwich
(1927-10-10 ) 10 October 1927 (aged 32)
81
1
Charlton Athletic
July 1958
Free transfer
Trevor Harris
WH
Colchester
(1936-02-06 ) 6 February 1936 (aged 24)
11
0
Amateur
July 1951
Free transfer
Ron Hunt
WH
Colchester
(1933-09-26 ) 26 September 1933 (aged 26)
62
0
Amateur
October 1951
Free transfer
Derek Parker
WH
Wivenhoe
(1926-06-23 ) 23 June 1926 (aged 33)
124
1
West Ham United
March 1957
£2,500
Forwards
John Baines
CF
Colchester
(1937-09-25 ) 25 September 1937 (aged 22)
0
0
Colchester Casuals
January 1960
Free transfer
Bobby Hill
IF
Edinburgh
(1938-06-09 ) 9 June 1938 (aged 21)
101
13
Easthouses Lily Miners Welfare
9 June 1955
Free transfer
Tony Howe
WG
Colchester
(1939-02-14 ) 14 February 1939 (aged 21)
0
0
Colchester Casuals
March 1960
Free transfer
Bobby Hunt
FW
Colchester
(1942-10-01 ) 1 October 1942 (aged 17)
1
1
Amateur
March 1960
Free transfer
Martyn King
CF
Birmingham
(1937-08-23 ) 23 August 1937 (aged 22)
46
31
Amateur
Summer 1955
Free transfer
Sammy McLeod
IF
Glasgow
(1934-01-04 ) 4 January 1934 (aged 26)
119
19
Easthouses Lily Miners Welfare
20 August 1955[a]
Free transfer
Tony Miller
IF
Chelmsford
(1937-10-26 ) 26 October 1937 (aged 22)
0
0
Amateur
May 1958
Free transfer
Tommy Williams
WG
Battersea
(1935-02-10 ) 10 February 1935 (aged 25)
118
23
Carshalton Athletic
September 1956
Free transfer
Peter Wright
WG
Colchester
(1934-01-26 ) 26 January 1934 (aged 26)
300
63
Amateur
November 1951
Free transfer
^ Jump up to: a b Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club
Transfers [ ]
In [ ]
Date
Position
Nationality
Name
From
Fee
Ref.
November 1960
FB
Peter Carey
Queens Park Rangers
Undisclosed
[7]
January 1961
FB
Alan Eagles
Leyton Orient
£3,000
[8]
Total spending: ~ £3,000
Out [ ]
^ Jump up to: a b c Date of departure refers to the date of the player's final game for the club
Match details [ ]
Third Division [ ]
Results round by round [ ]
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 Ground H H A A H H A A H A A H H H A H A A H H A A A H H A H H A A H A A H A A H A H H A A H A H H Result W D L L W W L L L L L L L D L L D W D W W D L D D L L L L L L D L W W L L D L W L D W D L W Position 4 1 9 14 13 5 12 15 18 20 23 24 24 23 24 24 24 23 23 22 20 20 20 20 20 22 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 22 23 23 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 23
Source:
11v11.com A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
League table [ ]
20
Southend United
46
14
11
21
60
76
0.789
39
21
Tranmere Rovers
46
15
8
23
79
115
0.687
38
Relegated
22
Bradford City
46
11
14
21
65
87
0.747
36
23
Colchester United
46
11
11
24
68
101
0.673
33
24
Chesterfield
46
10
12
24
67
87
0.770
32
Source:[citation needed ]
Matches [ ]
Colchester United v Hull City
Colchester United v Grimsby Town
22 August 1960 (1960-08-22 ) 2 Colchester United 1–1 Grimsby Town show Colchester
King
Report
Unknown goalscorer
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 7,194
Reading v Colchester United
27 August 1960 (1960-08-27 ) 3 Reading 2–1 Colchester United show Reading
Lacey 15' Wheeler 66'
Report
Howe 37'
Stadium: Elm Park Attendance: 7,775
Grimsby Town v Colchester United
30 August 1960 (1960-08-30 ) 4 Grimsby Town 2–1 Colchester United show Cleethorpes
Unknown goalscorer
Report
King
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 11,000
Colchester United v Coventry City
Colchester United v Barnsley
Barnsley v Colchester United
14 September 1960 (1960-09-14 ) 8 Barnsley 3–0 Colchester United show Barnsley
Unknown goalscorer
Report
Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 3,000
Colchester United v Queens Park Rangers
17 September 1960 (1960-09-17 ) 9 Colchester United 0–1 Queens Park Rangers show Colchester
Report
Unknown goalscorer
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 5,750
Bury v Colchester United
20 September 1960 (1960-09-20 ) 10 Bury 4–0 Colchester United show Bury
Unknown goalscorer
Report
Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 9,253
Notts County v Colchester United
Colchester United v Bury
26 September 1960 (1960-09-26 ) 12 Colchester United 0–2 Bury show Colchester
Report
Unknown goalscorer
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 5,263
Colchester United v Shrewsbury Town
8 October 1960 (1960-10-08 ) 14 Colchester United 1–1 Shrewsbury Town show Colchester
Langman
Report
Unknown goalscorer
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,191
Halifax Town v Colchester United
15 October 1960 (1960-10-15 ) 15 Halifax Town 2–1 Colchester United show Halifax
Unknown goalscorer
Report
King
Stadium: The Shay Attendance: 6,210
Colchester United v Tranmere Rovers
22 October 1960 (1960-10-22 ) 16 Colchester United 0–3 Tranmere Rovers show Colchester
Report
Unknown goalscorer
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,569
Watford v Colchester United
Swindon Town v Colchester United
Chesterfield v Colchester United
Hull City v Colchester United
17 December 1960 (1960-12-17 ) 22 Hull City 1–1 Colchester United show Kingston upon Hull
Sewell
Report
King
Stadium: Boothferry Park Attendance: 6,047
Colchester United v Reading
Coventry City v Colchester United
Queens Park Rangers v Colchester United
Port Vale v Colchester United
6 February 1961 (1961-02-06 ) 30 Port Vale 3–0 Colchester United show Burslem
Poole Portwood
Report
Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 6,504
Colchester United v Notts County
11 February 1961 (1961-02-11 ) 31 Colchester United 1–2 Notts County show Colchester
Williams
Report
Unknown goalscorer
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,634
Colchester United v Halifax Town
4 March 1961 (1961-03-04 ) 34 Colchester United 3–1 Halifax Town show Colchester
McLeod Harris pen.'
Report
Unknown goalscorer
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,710
Bradford City v Colchester United
Tranmere Rovers v Colchester United
11 March 1961 (1961-03-11 ) 36 Tranmere Rovers 7–2 Colchester United show Birkenhead
Unknown goalscorer
Report
Own goal o.g.' King
Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 11,299
Colchester United v Watford
Colchester United v Swindon Town
Walsall v Colchester United
3 April 1961 (1961-04-03 ) 41 Walsall 3–0 Colchester United show Walsall
Unknown goalscorer
Report
Stadium: Fellows Park Attendance: 12,985
Colchester United v Port Vale
15 April 1961 (1961-04-15 ) 43 Colchester United 2–0 Port Vale show Colchester
King
Report
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,500
Shrewsbury Town v Colchester United
Colchester United v Bradford City
Colchester United v Chesterfield
29 April 1961 (1961-04-29 ) 46 Colchester United 4–3 Chesterfield show Colchester
Own goal o.g.' King
Report
Unknown goalscorer
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,141
League Cup [ ]
Colchester United v Newcastle United
Colchester United v Southampton
FA Cup [ ]
Colchester United v Maidenhead United
Squad statistics [ ]
Appearances and goals [ ]
[6] [15]
Goalscorers [ ]
[15]
Clean sheets [ ]
Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet .[16]
Place
Nationality
Player
Third Division
FA Cup
League Cup
Total
1
Percy Ames
6
1
0
7
TOTALS
6
1
0
7
Player debuts [ ]
Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.[17]
See also [ ]
References [ ]
General [ ]
Books
Whitehead, Jeff; Drury, Kevin (2008). The Who's Who of Colchester United: The Layer Road Years . Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 978-1-85983-629-3 .
Ambrosen, Tony (1993). Amber in the Blood: A History Of Newport County . Uxbridge: Yore Publications. ISBN 978-1-874427-40-7 .
Kent, Jeff (1990). The Valiants' Years: The Story of Port Vale . Stafford: Witan Books. ISBN 0-9508981-4-7 .
White, Eric (1989). 100 Years of Brentford . Redditch: Oldfield Press. ISBN 0951526200 .
Websites
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