1973–74 Colchester United F.C. season

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Colchester United
1973–74 season
ChairmanRobert Jackson[1]
ManagerJim Smith
StadiumLayer Road
Fourth Division3rd (promoted)
FA Cup1st round
(eliminated by
Peterborough United)
League Cup1st round
(eliminated by
Gillingham)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Bobby Svarc (25)
All:
Bobby Svarc (26)
Highest home attendance10,007
v Gillingham, 20 April 1974[2]
Lowest home attendance3,460
v Bradford City, 1 December 1973[3]
Average home league attendance5,601[4]
Biggest win4–0
v Torquay United, 19 September 1973
v Chester, 14 November 1973
v Bradford City, 1 December 1973
Biggest defeat1–4
v Gillingham, 8 December 1973

The 1973–74 season was Colchester United's 32nd season in their history and their sixth 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.

Jim Smith led his side to promotion to the Third Division in his first full season in charge, finishing in third position, five points behind winners Peterborough United. Colchester experienced first round cup exits in both competitions, coincidentally losing to both teams which finished above them in the league; a defeat to Peterborough in the FA Cup and a defeat at Gillingham in the League Cup.

Season overview[]

Manager Jim Smith brought in Watford pair Mike Walker and Mick Packer during the summer break and also spent £8,000 on forward Paul Aimson from Bournemouth. While Aimson suffered a career-ending injury early in the season, Bobby Svarc found form and registered 25 league goals, including a record-equalling four goals at Chester in November.

At Christmas, Colchester led the Fourth Division table. Bobby Svarc's goalscoring waned, and Smith brought in Gary Moore on loan from Southend United. He scored seven goals in the U's eleven remaining games as Colchester sealed a promotion place. They finished in third position, five points behind Peterborough United and two adrift of Gillingham. The final home game of the season drew a crowd of 10,007, a game in which Gillingham won 2–0 and crept above Colchester in the league table. This would be the last time that Layer Road hosted a five-figure attendance in league competition.

In the cup competitions, Colchester were knocked out in the first round of both the FA Cup and League Cup, coincidentally against their two biggest league title rivals, Peterborough and Gillingham. Gillingham beat United 4–2 at Priestfield in the League Cup in August, while Peterborough triumphed 3–2 at Layer Road in the FA Cup first round.[5]

Players[]

As of match played 27 April 1974.[6]
Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee
Goalkeepers
Mike Walker GK Wales Colwyn Bay (1945-11-28)28 November 1945 (aged 27) 0 0 England Watford July 1973 £4,000
Defenders
Micky Cook FB England Enfield (1951-04-09)9 April 1951 (aged 22) 146 1 England Orient 1 March 1969 Free transfer
Barry Dominey CB England Edmonton (1955-10-21)21 October 1955 (aged 17) 0 0 England Enfield WMC September 1973 Free transfer
Ray Harford CB England Halifax (1945-06-01)1 June 1945 (aged 28) 21 1 England Port Vale 3 February 1973[a] £1,750
Stuart Morgan CB Wales Swansea (1949-09-23)23 September 1949 (aged 23) 36 2 England Reading August 1972 Free transfer
Mick Packer FB England Willesden (1950-04-20)20 April 1950 (aged 23) 0 0 England Watford July 1973 Free transfer
Alex Smith FB England Thornhill (1947-05-11)11 May 1947 (aged 26) 0 0 England Southend United 27 January 1974[a] £5,000
Lindsay Smith CB England Enfield (1954-09-18)18 September 1954 (aged 18) 54 4 Apprentice 20 April 1971[a] Free transfer
Midfielders
Ray Bunkell MF England Edmonton (1949-09-18)18 September 1949 (aged 23) 0 0 England Swindon Town December 1973 Part exchange
Steve Foley MF England Clacton-on-Sea (1953-06-21)21 June 1953 (aged 19) 57 13 Apprentice July 1969 Free transfer
Steve Leslie MF England Hornsey (1952-09-04)4 September 1952 (aged 20) 80 16 Apprentice 20 April 1971[a] Free transfer
Bobby Mills MF England Edmonton (1955-03-16)16 March 1955 (aged 18) 8 0 Apprentice 4 March 1972[a] Free transfer
Bobby Roberts MF Scotland Edinburgh (1940-09-02)2 September 1940 (aged 32) 2 0 England Coventry City 1 March 1973 Free transfer
Phil Thomas MF England Sherborne (1952-12-14)14 December 1952 (aged 20) 35 2 England Bournemouth Summer 1972 Free transfer
Tony Wingate MF England Islington (1955-03-21)21 March 1955 (aged 18) 1 0 Apprentice 18 March 1972[a] Free transfer
Forwards
Barry Dyson FW England Oldham (1942-09-06)6 September 1942 (aged 30) 0 0 England Orient 25 August 1973[a] Free transfer
Colwyn Rowe WG England Ipswich (1956-03-22)22 March 1956 (aged 17) 0 0 Apprentice October 1973 Free transfer
Bobby Svarc FW England Leicester (1946-02-08)8 February 1946 (aged 27) 20 8 England Boston United December 1972 £6,000
  1. ^ a b c d e f g 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 1973 RB England Will Dixon England Reading Free transfer [7][8]
July 1973 GK Wales Mike Walker England Watford £4,000 [9]
July 1973 FB England Mick Packer England Watford Free transfer [10]
1 August 1973 FW England Paul Aimson England Bournemouth £8,000 [11]
25 August 1973 FW England Barry Dyson England Bournemouth Free transfer [12][a]
September 1973 CB England Barry Dominey England Enfield WMC Free transfer [13]
September 1973 CB England Barry Dominey England Enfield WMC Free transfer [13]
October 1973 WG England Colwyn Rowe Apprentice Free transfer [14]
December 1973 MF England Ray Bunkell England Southend United Part-exchange (£5,000) [15]
27 January 1974 FB England Alex Smith England Southend United £5,000 [16][a]
  • Total spending: Decrease ~ £22,000
  1. ^ a b Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club

Out[]

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
30 April 1973 GK Scotland John McInally England Braintree & Crittall Athletic Player-manager [17][a]
30 April 1973 CB England Richard Bourne England Ramsgate Released [18][a]
30 April 1973 MF England Stan Brown England Wimbledon Released [19][a]
August 1973 MF England Phil Bloss England Wimbledon Released [20]
September 1973 RB England Will Dixon England Swindon Town Free transfer [7][8]
December 1973 FB England John McLaughlin England Swindon Town Part-exchange (£25,000) [21]
December 1973 WG England Mick Mahon England Wimbledon £3,000 [22]
22 February 1974 FW England Paul Aimson Free agent Retired [11]
  • Total incoming: Increase ~ £28,000
  1. ^ a b c Date of departure refers to the date of the player's final game for the club

Loans in[]

Date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
October 1973 FW England Peter Silvester England Norwich City 2 November 1983 [23][a]
November 1973 FB England Alex Smith England Southend United 5 January 1974 [16][a]
1 February 1974 WG England Terry Anderson England Norwich City 2 March 1974 [24][a]
March 1974 MF England Paul Taylor England York City 12 May 1974 [25]
March 1974 FW England Gary Moore England Southend United 4 May 1974 [26]
  1. ^ a b c Loan start and end dates refer to the date of the player's first and final games for the club

Match details[]

Fourth Division[]

Main article: 1973–74 Football League

Results round by round[]

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHAHHAAHHAHHAAHAAHHAAAHHAHAHAAHAHAHAHHAAHHHAHA
ResultWWDDWWLWDDWWDDWDWWWLWLDWWWWWLLWLWLLLDWWWWDWDLD
Position5113324124112312111212211111111111212111111123
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
1 Peterborough United 46 27 11 8 75 38 1.974 65 Division Champions, promoted
2 Gillingham 46 25 12 9 90 49 1.837 62 Promoted
3 Colchester United 46 24 12 10 73 36 2.028 60
4 Bury 46 24 11 11 81 49 1.653 59
5 Northampton Town 46 20 13 13 63 48 1.313 53
Source: rsssf.com

Matches[]

25 August 1973 (1973-08-25) 1 Barnsley 0–1 Colchester United Barnsley
Report Svarc 1' Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: M Smith
1 September 1973 (1973-09-01) 2 Colchester United 3–2 Crewe Alexandra Colchester
Aimson 46'
Svarc 48'
Morgan 76'		 Report Lugg 52'
Purdie 80'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,078
Referee: M Veith
7 September 1973 (1973-09-07) 3 Northampton Town 0–0 Colchester United Northampton
Report Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 4,916
Referee: R Marshall
11 September 1973 (1973-09-11) 4 Colchester United 0–0 Reading Colchester
Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,565
Referee: R Robinson
15 September 1973 (1973-09-15) 5 Colchester United 4–1 Newport County Colchester
Thomas 6'
Svarc 11'
Leslie 24'
Morgan 57'		 Report Hill 33' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,523
Referee: D Civil
19 September 1973 (1973-09-19) 6 Torquay United 0–4 Colchester United Torquay
Stuckey Red card Report Thomas 35'
Svarc 40'
Dyson 44'
Leslie 80'		 Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 3,428
Referee: A Glasgow
22 September 1973 (1973-09-22) 7 Swansea City 2–0 Colchester United Swansea
Screen 37'
Thomas 67'		 Report Stadium: Vetch Field
Attendance: 1,981
Referee: R Brandon
28 September 1973 (1973-09-28) 8 Colchester United 1–0 Exeter City Colchester
Leslie 83' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,466
Referee: John Homewood
2 October 1973 (1973-10-02) 9 Colchester United 2–2 Torquay United Colchester
Svarc 37', 50' Report Myers 9'
Morrall 31'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,291
Referee: T Page
6 October 1973 (1973-10-06) 10 Hartlepool 0–0 Colchester United Hartlepool
Report
Report		 Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 1,910
Referee: R Clay
12 October 1973 (1973-10-12) 11 Colchester United 3–0 Darlington Colchester
Foley 34', 55'
Svarc 78'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,089
Referee: Tommy Dawes
19 October 1973 (1973-10-19) 12 Colchester United 2–0 Scunthorpe United Colchester
Morgan 19'
Svarc 42'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,862
Referee: K Salmon
24 October 1973 (1973-10-24) 13 Reading 1–1 Colchester United Reading
Chappell 3' Report Svarc 70' Stadium: Elm Park
Attendance: 12,310
Referee: K Baker
27 October 1973 (1973-10-27) 14 Rotherham United 0–0 Colchester United Rotherham
Report Stadium: Millmoor
Attendance: 4,594
Referee: R Walmsley
2 November 1973 (1973-11-02) 15 Colchester United 3–0 Workington Colchester
19:15 GMT Morgan 33'
Cook 57'
Harford 77'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,342
Referee: A Hamil
10 November 1973 (1973-11-10) 16 Mansfield Town 2–2 Colchester United Mansfield
Longhorn 8'
Eccles 9'		 Report Foley 61', 72' Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 3,033
Referee: J Butcher
14 November 1973 (1973-11-14) 17 Chester 0–4 Colchester United Chester
Report Svarc 25', 34', 62', 71' Stadium: Sealand Road
Attendance: 1,973
Referee: D Richardson
17 November 1973 (1973-11-17) 18 Colchester United 3–1 Stockport County Colchester
14:15 GMT Dyson 49' (pen.), 51' (pen.)
Foley 71'		 Report Kirk 67' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,966
Referee: T Bone
1 December 1973 (1973-12-01) 19 Colchester United 4–0 Bradford City Colchester
Svarc 26', 80'
Morgan 45'
Dyson 60'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,460
Referee: K Dodd
8 December 1973 (1973-12-08) 20 Gillingham 4–1 Colchester United Gillingham
Richardson 6'
Wilks 9', 60'
Jacks 70'		 Report L Smith 30' Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 8,411
Referee: C Newsome
15 December 1973 (1973-12-15) 21 Stockport County 0–3 Colchester United Stockport
Report Svarc 15'
Foley 35', 80'		 Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 1,472
Referee: Gordon Hill
22 December 1973 (1973-12-22) 22 Exeter City 1–0 Colchester United Exeter
Binney 55' Report Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 3,638
Referee: H Powell
26 December 1973 (1973-12-26) 23 Colchester United 1–1 Peterborough United Colchester
Svarc 90' Report Hall 80' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 7,960
Referee: M Taylor
29 December 1973 (1973-12-29) 24 Colchester United 1–0 Northampton Town Colchester
Dyson 77' (pen.) Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,042
Referee: B Martin
1 January 1974 (1974-01-01) 25 Crewe Alexandra 1–2 Colchester United Crewe
Riley 89' Report Svarc 12'
Foley 44'		 Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 2,383
Referee: E Garner
5 January 1974 (1974-01-05) 26 Colchester United 4–1 Lincoln City Colchester
Svarc 9', 43'
Morgan 20'
Leslie 49'		 Report McNeil 54' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,398
Referee: L Shapter
12 January 1974 (1974-01-12) 27 Newport County 1–3 Colchester United Newport
Hooper 50' Report Cook 48'
Leslie 56'
Thomas 90'		 Stadium: Somerton Park
Attendance: 3,304
Referee: P Richardson
19 January 1974 (1974-01-19) 28 Colchester United 2–0 Barnsley Colchester
Svarc 9'
Dyson 82' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,793
Referee: C White
27 January 1974 (1974-01-27) 29 Doncaster Rovers 2–0 Colchester United Doncaster
Ternent 58'
Kitchen 63'		 Report Stadium: Belle Vue
Attendance: 4,285
Referee: A Morrisey
3 February 1974 (1974-02-03) 30 Bury 2–0 Colchester United Bury
Spence 74'
Rudd 86'		 Report Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 7,796
Referee: M Williams
8 February 1974 (1974-02-08) 31 Colchester United 2–0 Swansea City Colchester
Morgan 4'
Svarc 71'		 Report Screen Red card Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,040
Referee: Alf Grey
16 February 1974 (1974-02-16) 32 Darlington 1–0 Colchester United Darlington
Atkins 50' Report Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 2,275
Referee: I Smith
22 February 1974 (1974-02-22) 33 Colchester United 3–0 Hartlepool Colchester
A Smith 59'
Svarc 71'
Aimson 82'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,608
Referee: Ron Challis
2 March 1974 (1974-03-02) 34 Peterborough United 2–0 Colchester United Peterborough
Hall 12'
Cozens 83'		 Report Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 10,714
Referee: R Capey
8 March 1974 (1974-03-08) 35 Colchester United 0–1 Rotherham United Colchester
Report Goodfellow 19' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,180
Referee: A Hart
16 March 1974 (1974-03-16) 36 Scunthorpe United 1–0 Colchester United Scunthorpe
Keeley 90' Report Stadium: Old Showground
Attendance: 2,134
Referee: J Hough
19 March 1974 (1974-03-19) 37 Colchester United 1–1 Bury Colchester
Moore 34' Report Melledew 72' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,748
Referee: D Nippard
22 March 1974 (1974-03-22) 38 Colchester United 1–0 Mansfield Town Colchester
Morgan 33' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,695
Referee: Malcolm Sinclair
27 March 1974 (1974-03-27) 39 Lincoln City 0–1 Colchester United Lincoln
Report Svarc 50' Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 2,638
Referee: E Wallace
30 March 1974 (1974-03-30) 40 Workington 1–4 Colchester United Workington
Heslop 82' Report Thomas 5'
Moore 45'
Svarc 46'
Wood 88' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Borough Park
Attendance: 1,103
Referee: A Porter
2 April 1974 (1974-04-02) 41 Colchester United 3–0 Doncaster Rovers Colchester
Cook 47', 78'
Moore 74'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,124
Referee: P Reeves
5 April 1974 (1974-04-05) 42 Colchester United 1–1 Chester Colchester
Moore 89' (pen.) Report Owen 23' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 6,371
Referee: T Spencer
12 April 1974 (1974-04-12) 43 Colchester United 2–1 Brentford Colchester
Moore 31', 76' Report Simmons 61' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 8,155
Referee: A Lees
16 April 1974 (1974-04-16) 44 Brentford 0–0 Colchester United Brentford
Report Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 7,480
Referee: I Jones
20 April 1974 (1974-04-20) 45 Colchester United 0–2 Gillingham Colchester
15:00 BST Report Yeo 40', 52' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 10,007
Referee: R Crabb
27 April 1974 (1974-04-27) 46 Bradford City 1–1 Colchester United Bradford
Fretwell 34' (pen.) Report Moore 28' Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 3,702
Referee: G Flint

League Cup[]

Main article: 1973–74 Football League Cup
29 August 1973 (1973-08-29) 1st round Gillingham 4–2 Colchester United Gillingham
Peach 40'
Wilks 69'
Quirke 76'
Yeo 88'		 Report Cook 16'
Svarc 42'		 Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 3,991
Referee: Gordon Kew

FA Cup[]

Main article: 1973–74 FA Cup
24 November 1973 (1973-11-24) 1st round Colchester United 2–3 Peterborough United Colchester
Mahon 22'
Harford 90'		 Report Cozens 71', 77'
Murray 73'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 9,664
Referee: P Reeves

Squad statistics[]

Appearances and goals[]

[6][27]

No. Pos Nat Player Total Fourth Division FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Wales WAL Mike Walker 48 0 46 0 1 0 1 0
DF England ENG Micky Cook 46 5 44 4 1 0 1 1
DF England ENG Barry Dominey 3 0 1+2 0 0 0 0 0
DF England ENG Ray Harford 48 2 46 1 1 1 1 0
DF Wales WAL Stuart Morgan 40 8 38 8 1 0 1 0
DF England ENG Mick Packer 35 0 32+1 0 1 0 1 0
DF England ENG Alex Smith 29 1 29 1 0 0 0 0
DF England ENG Lindsay Smith 35 1 23+11 1 0+1 0 0 0
MF England ENG Ray Bunkell 6 0 5+1 0 0 0 0 0
MF England ENG Steve Foley 34 8 32 8 1 0 1 0
MF England ENG Steve Leslie 24 0 21+3 0 0 0 0 0
MF England ENG Bobby Mills 23 0 14+4 0 5 0 0 0
MF England ENG Phil Thomas 42 4 38+2 4 1 0 1 0
FW England ENG Barry Dyson 38 6 36 6 1 0 1 0
FW England ENG Colwyn Rowe 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
FW England ENG Bobby Svarc 48 26 46 25 1 0 1 1
Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season
DF England ENG John McLaughlin 20 0 18 0 1 0 1 0
MF England ENG Paul Taylor 9 0 6+3 0 0 0 0 0
FW England ENG Paul Aimson 5 2 3+1 2 0 0 1 0
FW England ENG Terry Anderson 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
FW England ENG Mick Mahon 14 1 9+3 0 1 1 1 0
FW England ENG Gary Moore 11 7 11 7 0 0 0 0
FW England ENG Peter Silvester 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0

Goalscorers[]

[27]

Place Nationality Position Name Fourth Division FA Cup League Cup Total
1 England FW Bobby Svarc 25 0 1 26
2 England MF Steve Foley 8 0 0 8
Wales CB Stuart Morgan 8 0 0 8
4 England FW Gary Moore 7 0 0 7
5 England FW Barry Dyson 6 0 0 6
6 England FB Micky Cook 4 0 1 5
England MF Steve Leslie 5 0 0 5
8 England MF Phil Thomas 4 0 0 4
9 England FW Paul Aimson 2 0 0 2
England CB Ray Harford 1 1 0 2
11 England WG Mick Mahon 0 1 0 1
England FB Alex Smith 1 0 0 1
England CB Lindsay Smith 1 0 0 1
Own goals 1 0 0 1
TOTALS 73 2 2 77

Disciplinary record[]

[28]

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
Wales CB Stuart Morgan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
England FB Micky Cook 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
England CB Ray Harford 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
England FB Micky Cook 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
England MF Bobby Mills 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
England FB Mick Packer 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
England FB Alex Smith 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
England CB Lindsay Smith 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
TOTALS 7 1 0 0 0 0 7 1

Clean sheets[]

Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.[29]

Place Nationality Player Fourth Division FA Cup League Cup Total
1 Wales Mike Walker 21 0 0 21
TOTALS 21 0 0 21

Player debuts[]

Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.[30]

Position Nationality Player Date Opponent Ground Notes
GK Wales Mike Walker 25 August 1973 Barnsley Oakwell
FB England Mick Packer 25 August 1973 Barnsley Oakwell
FW England Paul Aimson 25 August 1973 Barnsley Oakwell
FW England Barry Dyson 25 August 1973 Barnsley Oakwell
FW England Peter Silvester 6 October 1973 Hartlepool Victoria Park
FB England Alex Smith 10 November 1973 Mansfield Town Field Mill
MF England Ray Bunkell 8 December 1973 Gillingham Priestfield Stadium
FB England Alex Smith 27 January 1974 Doncaster Rovers Belle Vue [31][a]
WG England Colwyn Rowe 3 February 1974 Bury Gigg Lane
WG England Terry Anderson 8 February 1974 Swansea City Layer Road
CB England Barry Dominey 16 March 1974 Scunthorpe United Old Showground
MF England Paul Taylor 16 March 1974 Scunthorpe United Old Showground
FW England Gary Moore 16 March 1974 Scunthorpe United Old Showground
  1. ^ Second debut for the club

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.

Websites

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