1970–71 Colchester United F.C. season

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Colchester United
1970–71 season
ChairmanBill Graver
(until March)
Roy Chapman
(from March)[1]
ManagerDick Graham
StadiumLayer Road
Fourth Division6th
FA Cup6th round
(eliminated by
Everton)
League Cup2nd round
(eliminated by
Birmingham City)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Ray Crawford (24)
All:
Ray Crawford (31)
Highest home attendance16,000
v Leeds United, 13 February 1971[2]
Lowest home attendance3,502
v Barrow, 26 April 1971[3]
Average home league attendance6,362[4]
Biggest win5–0
v Cambridge United, 19 August 1970
v Rochdale, 25 January 1971
Biggest defeat0–5
v Everton, 6 March 1971

The 1970–71 season was Colchester United's 29th season in their history and their third 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 reached the FA Cup quarter-final, famously beating First Division Leeds United 3–2 at Layer Road in the fifth round. They had already defeated Ringmer, Cambridge United, Barnet and Rochdale along the way, before being defeated 5–0 by Everton at Goodison Park. Owing to their cup run, Colchester's league form stuttered, ending the campaign in sixth place, while they suffered a second round exit in the League Cup after being beaten by Birmingham City following a replay.

Season overview[]

During the summer of 1970, manager Dick Graham increased the average age of his Colchester squad by signing a number of ageing players, including ex-England international Ray Crawford, Brian Garvey, John Kurila, Mick Mahon and Brian Owen. During the season, both Owen and Roy Massey suffered serious or career ending injuries, forcing Graham into signing Brian Lewis and Dave Simmons.

The 1970–71 season is most notable for Colchester's famous FA Cup run. In the first round, the U's disposed of non-League Ringmer courtesy of a Ray Crawford hat-trick. They then completed a cup double over Cambridge United, beating them 5–0 in the first round of the League Cup and then 3–0 in the second round of the FA Cup. Colchester defeated further non-League opposition in the third round, winning against Barnet at Underhill Stadium. The U's trailed 3–1 with five minutes remaining of their fourth round tie with Rochdale before staging a late comeback to earn a 3–3 draw and a Layer Road replay, where they thrashed Rochdale 5–0. This earned them a home tie against First Division side Leeds United, a side top of the League and who boasted ten internationals in their side.[5]

Leeds United were at the time one of the best teams in the country. However, Dick Graham's side set out to frustrate Leeds by suppressing their usual wing play and playing direct football instead. Chairs and other obstacles were placed by the sidelines to produce an illusion of a narrow playing surface. Colchester found themselves 3–0 ahead after two goals from Ray Crawford and one from Dave Simmons. However, Leeds began to fight back, pulling back two goals with 17-minutes remaining, before Colchester goalkeeper Graham Smith produced a phenomenal save to deny Mick Jones with the score at 3–2. Colchester held on to record a famous victory and one of the most notable FA Cup giant-killings.[6]

With the U's in the quarter-finals, they were drawn against Everton at Goodison Park. Dick Graham's Grandad's Army finally succumbed to defeated by a 5–0 scoreline in front of a crowd of 53,028.

Colchester's cup run had a negative impact on their league form. With fixtures backing up, a run of 17 league games following their cup exit until the end of the season proved too much as they finished the campaign in sixth position, two points shy of promotion.[5]

Players[]

As of match played 7 May 1971.[7]
Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee
Goalkeepers
Brian Sherratt GK England Stoke-on-Trent (1944-03-29)29 March 1944 (aged 26) 0 0 England Gainsborough Trinity August 1970 Free transfer
Graham Smith GK England Liverpool (1947-11-02)2 November 1947 (aged 22) 46 0 England Notts County Summer 1969 Free transfer
Defenders
Eric Burgess FB England Edgware (1944-10-27)27 October 1944 (aged 25) 0 0 England Plymouth Argyle December 1970 Free transfer
Micky Cook FB England Enfield (1951-04-09)9 April 1951 (aged 19) 21 0 England Orient 1 March 1969 Free transfer
Bobby Cram FB England Hetton-le-Hole (1939-11-19)19 November 1939 (aged 30) 21 0 Canada Vancouver Royals 17 January 1970[a] Free transfer
Alan Dennis CB England Colchester (1951-02-22)22 February 1951 (aged 19) 3 0 Apprentice April 1967 Free transfer
Brian Garvey CB England Kingston upon Hull (1937-07-03)3 July 1937 (aged 32) 0 0 England Watford June 1970 Free transfer
John Gilchrist FB Scotland Wishaw (1939-09-05)5 September 1939 (aged 30) 0 0 England Fulham 15 August 1970[a] Free transfer
Brian Hall LB England Burbage (1939-03-09)9 March 1939 (aged 31) 253 26 England Mansfield Town March 1965 Free transfer
Bobby Howlett CB England West Ham (1948-12-12)12 December 1948 (aged 21) 18 0 England Southend United Summer 1968 Free transfer
John Kurila CB Scotland Glasgow (1941-04-10)10 April 1941 (aged 29) 0 0 England Southend United Summer 1970 Free transfer
Trevor Painter CB England Norwich (1949-07-02)2 July 1949 (aged 20) 0 0 England Norwich City 30 April 1970 Free transfer
Lindsay Smith CB England Enfield (1954-09-18)18 September 1954 (aged 15) 0 0 Apprentice 20 April 1971[a] Free transfer
Adrian Webster DF England Colchester (1951-11-06)6 November 1951 (aged 18) 0 0 Apprentice July 1968 Free transfer
Midfielders
Phil Bloss MF England Colchester (1953-01-16)16 January 1953 (aged 17) 0 0 Apprentice January 1971 Free transfer
Steve Foley MF England Clacton-on-Sea (1953-06-21)21 June 1953 (aged 16) 0 0 Apprentice July 1969 Free transfer
Ken Jones MF England Keighley (1941-02-09)9 February 1941 (aged 29) 28 16 England Millwall November 1969 £5,000
Steve Leslie MF England Hornsey (1952-09-04)4 September 1952 (aged 17) 0 0 Apprentice 20 April 1971[a] Free transfer
Brian Lewis MF England Woking (1943-01-26)26 January 1943 (aged 27) 0 0 England Oxford United 26 December 1970[a] £5,000
Forwards
Micky Brown WG England Farnham Common (1944-04-11)11 April 1944 (aged 26) 58 12 England Luton Town 26 October 1968[a] £3,000
Ray Crawford FW England Portsmouth (1936-07-13)13 July 1936 (aged 33) 0 0 England Kettering Town 15 August 1970[a] £3,000
Brian Gibbs FW England Gillingham (1936-10-06)6 October 1936 (aged 33) 83 25 England Gillingham September 1968 £8,000
Mick Mahon WG England Manchester (1944-09-17)17 September 1944 (aged 25) 0 0 England York City May 1970 Free transfer
Brian Owen WG England Harefield (1944-11-01)1 November 1944 (aged 25) 0 0 England Watford May 1970 Free transfer
Dave Simmons FW England Ryde (1948-10-24)24 October 1948 (aged 21) 0 0 England Aston Villa 26 December 1970[a] £6,000
Ray Whittaker WG England Bow (1945-01-15)15 January 1945 (aged 25) 41 7 England Luton Town 9 August 1969[a] Free transfer
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i 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.
Summer 1970 CB Scotland John Kurila England Southend United Free transfer [8]
30 April 1970 CB England Trevor Painter England Norwich City Free transfer [9]
May 1970 WG England Brian Owen England Watford Free transfer [10]
May 1970 WG England Mick Mahon England York City Free transfer [11]
June 1970 CB England Brian Garvey England Watford Free transfer [12]
August 1970 GK England Brian Sherratt England Gainsborough Trinity Free transfer [13]
15 August 1970 FB Scotland John Gilchrist England Fulham Free transfer [14][a]
15 August 1970 FW England Ray Crawford England Kettering Town £3,000 [15][a]
December 1970 FB England Eric Burgess England Plymouth Argyle Free transfer [16]
26 December 1970 FW England Dave Simmons England Aston Villa £6,000 [17][a]
26 December 1970 MF England Brian Lewis England Oxford United £5,000 [18][a]
January 1971 MF England Phil Bloss Apprentice Free transfer [19]
20 April 1971 CB England Lindsay Smith Apprentice Free transfer [20][a]
20 April 1971 MF England Steve Leslie Apprentice Free transfer [21][a]
  • Total spending: Decrease ~ £14,000
  1. ^ a b c d e f 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 season FB England Bert Howe England Romford Free transfer [22]
End of season CB England Brian Wood England Workington Released [23]
Summer 1970 GK England Ron Willis South Africa Arcadia Shepherds Free transfer [24]
28 April 1970 WG England Terry Dyson England Guildford City Free transfer [25][a]
28 April 1970 FW England Danny Light England Guildford City Released [26][a]
May 1970 CB England Dave Bickles England Romford Free transfer [27]
September 1970 FW Scotland Jim Oliver England King's Lynn Free transfer [28]
October 1970 MF England Roger Joslyn England Aldershot £8,000 [29]
March 1971 FW England Roy Massey Free agent Retired [30]
  • Total incoming: Increase ~ £8,000
  1. ^ a b Date of departure refers to the date of the player's final game for the club

Loans out[]

Date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.
April 1971 WG England Micky Brown England Romford End of season [31]

Match details[]

Fourth Division[]

Main article: 1970–71 Football League

Results round by round[]

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAHAAHAAHAAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHHHAHAAHHHAAHHAAAHHAH
ResultWLDWLLLDWDWLWWDWDWDWLLWWDWWWWWDLDWWLLWDLLLDWWD
Position412157121517181415141514121281086689977786565777777777777666
Source: 11v11.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Promotion or relegation
4 York City 46 23 10 13 78 54 1.444 56 Promoted
5 Chester 46 24 7 15 69 55 1.255 55
6 Colchester United 46 21 12 13 70 54 1.296 54
7 Northampton Town 46 19 13 14 63 59 1.068 51
8 Southport 46 21 6 19 63 57 1.105 48
Source: rsssf.com

Matches[]

15 August 1970 (1970-08-15) 1 Colchester United 1–0 Hartlepool Colchester
Brian Gibbs 35' Report
Report		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,866
Referee: D Civil
22 August 1970 (1970-08-22) 2 Chester 2–1 Colchester United Chester
Draper 30'
Cheetham 38'		 Report Owen 15' Stadium: Sealand Road
Attendance: 5,447
Referee: T Farley
29 August 1970 (1970-08-29) 3 Colchester United 1–1 Northampton Town Colchester
Owen 3' Report East 43' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,220
Referee: H Hackney
31 August 1970 (1970-08-31) 4 Barrow 0–2 Colchester United Barrow-in-Furness
Report Gibbs 77'
Crawford 87'		 Stadium: Holker Street
Attendance: 2,422
Referee: P Baldwin
4 September 1970 (1970-09-04) 5 Southport 2–1 Colchester United Southport
Field 15' (pen.)
Redrobe 21'		 Report
Report		 Gibbs 88' Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 3,792
Referee: Jim Finney
12 September 1970 (1970-09-12) 6 Colchester United 2–3 Notts County Colchester
Gibbs 40'
Crawford 89'		 Report Stubbs 25'
Barker 27'
Bradd 79'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,285
Referee: R Toseland
18 September 1970 (1970-09-18) 7 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 4–1 Colchester United Bournemouth
MacDougall 26', 61', 72', 81' Report Crawford 47' Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 7,769
Referee: R Crabb
21 September 1970 (1970-09-21) 8 Darlington 0–0 Colchester United Darlington
Report Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 4,042
Referee: W Johnson
25 September 1970 (1970-09-25) 9 Colchester United 3–0 Crewe Alexandra Colchester
Crawford 41', 81', 90' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,012
Referee: Ron Challis
30 September 1970 (1970-09-30) 10 Workington 1–1 Colchester United Workington
Wookey 36' Report Gibbs 75' Stadium: Borough Park
Attendance: 2,350
Referee: E Garner
3 October 1970 (1970-10-03) 11 Peterborough United 1–2 Colchester United Peterborough
Robson 40' Report
Report		 Gibbs 18'
Massey 88'		 Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 5,935
Referee: H Robinson
9 October 1970 (1970-10-09) 12 Colchester United 1–2 Oldham Athletic Colchester
Crawford 51' Report Bebbington 50'
Mundy 55'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,423
Referee: T Spencer
17 October 1970 (1970-10-17) 13 Hartlepool 1–2 Colchester United Hartlepool
Sharkey 43' Report
Report		 Mahon 58'
Gibbs 85'		 Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 2,913
19 October 1970 (1970-10-19) 14 Colchester United 1–0 York City Colchester
Crawford 50' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,457
Referee: A Hart
23 October 1970 (1970-10-23) 15 Stockport County 0–0 Colchester United Stockport
Report Stadium:
Attendance: 5,113
Referee: Don Mapp
30 October 1970 (1970-10-30) 16 Colchester United 5–2 Aldershot Colchester
Brodie 13' (o.g.)
Crawford 28'
Hall 54'
Jones 75', 79'		 Report Walton 44'
Howarth 46'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,848
Referee: G Lewis
7 November 1970 (1970-11-07) 17 Exeter City 2–2 Colchester United Exeter
Gadston 22'
Banks 80'		 Report Jones 36'
Massey 50'		 Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 4,420
Referee: H Powell
10 November 1970 (1970-11-10) 18 Newport County 1–3 Colchester United Newport
Jones 29' Report Jones 28'
Massey 35', 55'		 Stadium: Somerton Park
Attendance: 1,973
Referee: R Fennerty
13 November 1970 (1970-11-13) 19 Colchester United 1–1 Southend United Colchester
Crawford 36' Report
Report		 Moore 41' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 7,777
Referee: K Burns
28 November 1970 (1970-11-28) 20 Colchester United 4–0 Brentford Colchester
Gibbs 10'
Cram 14'
Crawford 49', 87'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,673
Referee: R Sheppard
5 December 1970 (1970-12-05) 21 Cambridge United 2–1 Colchester United Cambridge
Harris 13'
Horrey 80'		 Report Crawford 16' Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 5,183
Referee: R Bowling
18 December 1970 (1970-12-18) 22 Colchester United 0–1 Chester Colchester
Report Draper 6' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,342
Referee: Malcolm Sinclair
26 December 1970 (1970-12-26) 23 Lincoln City 1–2 Colchester United Lincoln
Svarc 66' Report Lewis 30'
Simmons 58'		 Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 5,919
Referee: K Baker
8 January 1971 (1971-01-08) 24 Colchester United 2–1 Workington Colchester
Cram 63'
Crawford 71'		 Report Geidmintis 27' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,239
Referee: J Flye
16 January 1971 (1971-01-16) 25 York City 1–1 Colchester United York
McMahon 17' Report Kurila 5' Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 3,804
5 February 1971 (1971-02-05) 26 Colchester United 2–1 Cambridge United Colchester
Crawford 13', 74' Report Horrey 58' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 6,469
Referee: H Robinson
20 February 1971 (1971-02-20) 27 Colchester United 4–2 Newport County Colchester
Simmons 44'
Mahon 45'
Lewis 65' (pen.)
Crawford 79'		 Report Young 18'
Brown 23'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 6,444
Referee: R Crabb
22 February 1971 (1971-02-22) 28 Colchester United 1–0 Grimsby Town Colchester
Mahon 47' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 7,253
Referee: F Bassett
26 February 1971 (1971-02-26) 29 Aldershot 0–1 Colchester United Aldershot
Report Cram 3' Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 7,609
Referee: C Nicholls
8 March 1971 (1971-03-08) 30 Colchester United 2–0 Darlington Colchester
Crawford 23'
Simmons 35'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 7,110
Referee: R Johnson
12 March 1971 (1971-03-12) 31 Southend United 1–1 Colchester United Southend-on-Sea
Smith 77' Report
Report		 Barker 23' (o.g.) Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 9,406
Referee: Gordon Hill
16 March 1971 (1971-03-16) 32 Scunthorpe United 2–0 Colchester United Scunthorpe
Woolmer 48'
O'Riley 77'		 Report Stadium: Old Showground
Attendance: 3,715
20 March 1971 (1971-03-20) 33 Colchester United 1–1 Exeter City Colchester
Crawford 60' Report Banks 75' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,630
22 March 1971 (1971-03-22) 34 Colchester United 2–0 Scunthorpe United Colchester
Crawford 52', 55' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,592
Referee: D Biddle
27 March 1971 (1971-03-27) 35 Colchester United 1–0 Southport Colchester
Crawford 7' Report
Report		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,909
Referee: M Washer
29 March 1971 (1971-03-29) 36 Brentford 1–0 Colchester United Brentford
Neilson 87' Report Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 9,190
Referee: A Fussey
3 April 1971 (1971-04-03) 37 Northampton Town 2–1 Colchester United Northampton
McNeil 6', 40' Report Kurila 49' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 7,909
Referee: Clive Thomas
9 April 1971 (1971-04-09) 38 Colchester United 3–0 Peterborough United Colchester
Gibbs 65'
Gilchrist 73'
Hall 90'		 Report
Report		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 7,645
10 April 1971 (1971-04-10) 39 Colchester United 1–1 Lincoln City Colchester
Gibbs 2' Report Hubbard 34' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 6,430
Referee: D Lyden
12 April 1971 (1971-04-12) 40 Notts County 4–0 Colchester United Nottingham
Hateley 2', 9', 66'
Masson 72'		 Report Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 14,084
17 April 1971 (1971-04-17) 41 Oldham Athletic 4–0 Colchester United Oldham
Hall 10' (o.g.)
Bebbington 59', 86'
Shaw 85'		 Report Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 10,045
20 April 1971 (1971-04-20) 42 Grimsby Town 3–1 Colchester United Cleethorpes
Brace 36'
Lewis 49'
Ross 58' (pen.)		 Report Burgess 63' Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 4,166
Referee: R Raby
23 April 1971 (1971-04-23) 43 Colchester United 1–1 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic Colchester
Crawford 11' Report MacDougall 39' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,168
Referee: J Taylor
26 April 1971 (1971-04-26) 44 Colchester United 4–1 Barrow Colchester
Mahon 11'
Hall 16'
Bloss 23'
Cram 58' (pen.)		 Report Irvine 45' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,502
Referee: N Burtenshaw
1 May 1971 (1971-05-01) 45 Crewe Alexandra 0–3 Colchester United Crewe
Report Hall 11'
Crawford 46'
Mahon 49'		 Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 2,708
Referee: K Styles
7 May 1971 (1971-05-07) 46 Colchester United 1–1 Stockport County Colchester
Gibbs 23' Report Collier 79' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,477

League Cup[]

Main article: 1970–71 Football League Cup
19 August 1970 (1970-08-19) 1st round Colchester United 5–0 Cambridge United Colchester
Hall 10'
Owen 23', 80'
Jones 57' (pen.), 69'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 6,952
9 September 1970 (1970-09-09) 2nd round Colchester United 1–1 Birmingham City Colchester
Jones 54' Report Summerill 67' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 8,095
15 September 1970 (1970-09-15) 2nd round replay Birmingham City 2–1 Colchester United Birmingham
Vowden 83'
Summerill 88'		 Report Jones 13' Stadium: St Andrews
Attendance: 17,606

FA Cup[]

Main article: 1970–71 FA Cup
21 November 1970 (1970-11-21) 1st round Colchester United 3–0 Ringmer Colchester
Crawford 7', 45', 84' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 6,139
Referee: R Morphew
12 December 1970 (1970-12-12) 2nd round Colchester United 3–0 Cambridge United Colchester
Jones 31'
Gilchrist 39'
Garvey 65'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 7,348
5 January 1971 (1971-01-05) 3rd round Barnet 0–1 Colchester United Chipping Barnet
Report Mahon 7' Stadium: Underhill Stadium
Attendance: 4,990
23 January 1971 (1971-01-23) 4th round Rochdale 3–3 Colchester United Rochdale
Ashworth 27'
Buck 53', 61'		 Report Crawford 3'
Lewis 85'
Simmons 87'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 12,321
25 January 1971 (1971-01-25) 4th round Colchester United 5–0 Rochdale Colchester
Lewis 42'
Simmons 44'
Parry 50' (o.g.)
Crawford 70'
Mahon 76'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 11,205
Referee: R Capey
13 February 1971 (1971-02-13) 5th round Colchester United 3–2 Leeds United Colchester
Crawford 18', 24'
Simmons 54'		 Report Hunter 60'
Giles 78'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: D Lyden
6 March 1971 (1971-03-06) 6th round Everton 5–0 Colchester United Liverpool
15:00 BST Kendall 23', 32'
Royle 33'
Husband 36'
Ball 82'		 Report Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 53,028
Referee: J Taylor

Squad statistics[]

Appearances and goals[]

[7][32]

No. Pos Nat Player Total Fourth Division FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK England ENG Brian Sherratt 9 0 9 0 0 0 0 0
GK England ENG Graham Smith 47 0 37 0 7 0 3 0
DF England ENG Eric Burgess 10 1 8+2 1 0 0 0 0
DF England ENG Micky Cook 40 0 34+1 0 4 0 1 0
DF England ENG Bobby Cram 53 4 43 4 7 0 3 0
DF England ENG Alan Dennis 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0
DF England ENG Brian Garvey 54 1 44+1 0 6 1 3 0
DF Scotland SCO John Gilchrist 38 2 28 1 5+2 1 3 0
DF England ENG Brian Hall 52 5 41+1 4 7 0 3 1
DF Scotland SCO John Kurila 54 2 44 2 7 0 3 0
DF England ENG Trevor Painter 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
DF England ENG Lindsay Smith 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
MF England ENG Phil Bloss 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
MF England ENG Ken Jones 37 9 32 4 2 1 3 4
MF England ENG Steve Leslie 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
MF England ENG Brian Lewis 22 4 17 2 5 2 0 0
FW England ENG Ray Crawford 55 31 45 24 7 7 3 0
FW England ENG Brian Gibbs 55 11 45+1 11 6 0 3 0
FW England ENG Mick Mahon 47 7 37+1 5 7 2 2 0
FW England ENG Brian Owen 9 4 4+2 2 0+1 0 2 2
FW England ENG Dave Simmons 15 6 10 3 5 3 0 0
FW England ENG Ray Whittaker 9 0 5+3 0 1 0 0 0
Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season
MF England ENG Roger Joslyn 8 0 7 0 0 0 1 0
FW England ENG Roy Massey 18 4 12+4 4 1 0 0+1 0

Goalscorers[]

[32]

Place Nationality Position Name Fourth Division FA Cup League Cup Total
1 England FW Ray Crawford 24 7 0 31
2 England FW Brian Gibbs 11 0 0 11
3 England MF Ken Jones 4 1 4 9
4 England WG Mick Mahon 5 2 0 7
5 England FW Dave Simmons 3 3 0 6
6 England LB Brian Hall 4 0 1 5
7 England FB Bobby Cram 4 0 0 4
England MF Brian Lewis 2 2 0 4
England FW Roy Massey 4 0 0 4
England WG Brian Owen 2 0 2 4
11 Scotland FB John Gilchrist 1 1 0 2
Scotland CB John Kurila 2 0 0 2
13 England MF Phil Bloss 1 0 0 1
England FB Eric Burgess 1 0 0 1
England CB Brian Garvey 0 1 0 1
Own goals 2 1 0 3
TOTALS 70 18 7 95

Disciplinary record[]

[33]

Nationality Position Name Fourth Division FA Cup League Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
Scotland CB John Kurila 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
England GK Graham Smith 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
England WG Brian Owen 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
TOTALS 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 0

Clean sheets[]

Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.[34]

Place Nationality Player Fourth Division FA Cup League Cup Total
1 England Graham Smith 11 4 1 16
2 England Brian Sherratt 3 0 0 3
TOTALS 14 4 1 19

Player debuts[]

Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.[35]

Position Nationality Player Date Opponent Ground Notes
CB England Brian Garvey 15 August 1970 Hartlepool Layer Road
FB Scotland John Gilchrist 15 August 1970 Hartlepool Layer Road
FW England Ray Crawford 15 August 1970 Hartlepool Layer Road
WG England Mick Mahon 15 August 1970 Hartlepool Layer Road
CB Scotland John Kurila 19 August 1970 Cambridge United Layer Road
WG England Brian Owen 19 August 1970 Cambridge United Layer Road
GK England Brian Sherratt 21 September 1970 Darlington Feethams
CB England Trevor Painter 18 December 1970 Chester Layer Road
FW England Dave Simmons 26 December 1970 Lincoln City Sincil Bank
MF England Brian Lewis 26 December 1970 Lincoln City Sincil Bank
FB England Eric Burgess 20 February 1971 Newport County Layer Road
CB England Lindsay Smith 20 April 1971 Grimsby Town Blundell Park
MF England Steve Leslie 20 April 1971 Grimsby Town Blundell Park
MF England Phil Bloss 26 April 1971 Barrow Layer Road

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.
  • White, Eric (1989). 100 Years of Brentford. Redditch: Oldfield Press. ISBN 0951526200.
  • Ambrosen, Tony (1993). Amber in the Blood: A History Of Newport County. Uxbridge: Yore Publications. ISBN 978-1-874427-40-7.

Websites

Specific[]

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