1969–70 Colchester United F.C. season

Colchester United
1969–70 season
Manager Dick Graham
Fourth Division 10th
FA Cup 1st Round
League Cup 2nd Round
Top goalscorer League:
Ken Jones (16)
All:
Ken Jones (16)
Highest home attendance 7,133 (Peterborough United)
Lowest home attendance 2,571 (Darlington)
Average home attendance 4,572
← 1968–69 1970–71 →

The 1969–70 season was Colchester United's second consecutive season in the Football League Fourth Division.

Contents

Season Review

Manager Dick Graham adopted a policy of employing an older more experienced player. He declared: "I believe in signing players who have done something big and giving them a new lease of life". He chose Bobby Cram, formerly of West Brom, and hitherto playing in Canada, to become his captain for his second season at the helm and paid £5,000 for forward Ken Jones to replace the unfortunate injury-hit Roy Massey.

An eleven game unbeaten home run gave United hope of a promotion push but a crippling injury list, even trainer Dennis Mochan had to dig out his boots, was a bridge too far. United finished tenth but no-one could have imagined the world fame Graham and his ageing side would acquire as the 1960s ended and the new decade began.[1]

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
–– GK Graham Smith
–– DF Micky Cook
–– DF Bobby Cram
–– DF Brian Hall
–– DF Brian Wood
–– MF Terry Dyson
No. Position Player
–– MF Ken Jones
–– MF Roger Joslyn
–– MF Ray Whittaker
–– FW Brian Gibbs
–– FW Danny Light
–– FW Roy Massey

Player Info

Pos. Name Place of Birth Date of Birth Previous Club Date Joined Fee
GK Graham Smith Liverpool 2 November 1947 Notts County 9 August 1969 Free
DF Micky Cook Enfield 9 April 1951 Leyton Orient 6 October 1969 Free
DF Bobby Cram Hetton-le-Hole 19 November 1939 Vancouver Royals 17 January 1970 Free
DF Brian Hall Burbage 9 March 1939 Mansfield Town 6 March 1965 Free
DF Brian Wood Hamworthy 8 December 1940 Leyton Orient 14 September 1968 £4,000
MF Terry Dyson Malton 29 November 1934 Fulham 24 August 1968 Free
MF Ken Jones Keighley 9 February 1941 Millwall 22 November 1969 £5,000
MF Roger Joslyn Colchester 7 May 1950 Youth Team 1 August 1967 Free
MF Ray Whittaker Bow 15 January 1945 Luton Town 9 August 1969 Free
FW Brian Gibbs Gillingham 6 October 1936 Gillingham 14 September 1968 £6,000
FW Danny Light Chiswick 10 July 1948 Crystal Palace 24 August 1968 £4,000
FW Roy Massey Mexborough 10 September 1943 Leyton Orient 9 August 1969 £5,500

Transfers

Transfers In

Date Pos. Player Name Previous Club Transfer Fee Notes
1 August 1969 DF Alan Dennis Youth Team Free
9 August 1969 GK Graham Smith Notts County Free
9 August 1969 DF Bert Howe Leyton Orient Free
9 August 1969 DF Bobby Howlett Southend United Free
9 August 1969 MF Steve Pitt Tottenham Hotspur Free
9 August 1969 MF Ray Whittaker Luton Town Free
9 August 1969 FW Roy Massey Leyton Orient £5,500
6 October 1969 DF Micky Cook Leyton Orient Free
22 November 1969 MF Ken Jones Millwall £5,000
17 January 1970 DF Bobby Cram Vancouver Royals Free

Transfers Out

Date Pos. Player Name New Club Transfer Fee Notes
2 May 1969 GK Tony Macedo Durban City £10,000
2 May 1969 DF Brian Honeywood Chelmsford City Free
2 May 1969 DF Owen Simpson Southend United £4,000
25 October 1969 DF Dennis Mochan Retired Free
25 October 1969 MF Steve Pitt Corinthian Casuals Free
2 March 1970 FW Jim Oliver King's Lynn Free
13 April 1970 GK Ron Willis Arcadia Shepherds Free
18 April 1970 DF Bobby Howlett Released Free
22 April 1970 DF Dave Bickles Romford Free
22 April 1970 DF Alan Dennis Dover Athletic Free
22 April 1970 DF Bert Howe Romford Free
22 April 1970 MF Mick Brown Wealdstone Free

Loans In

Date Pos. Player Name Parent Club Date Returned Notes
11 October 1969 DF Eddie Presland Crystal Palace 8 November 1969
1 November 1969 MF Malcolm Slater Leyton Orient 25 November 1969

Results

Fourth Division Results Summary

Pos Club Pld W D L GF GA Av Pts
9 Peterborough United 46 17 14 15 77 69 1.116 48
10 Colchester United 46 17 14 15 64 63 1.016 48
11 Chester City 46 21 6 19 58 66 0.879 48

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GAv = Goal average; Pts = Points

Fourth Division Results

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
09/08/1969 Lincoln City A 3-3 6,761 Gibbs (2), Massey
16/08/1969 Wrexham H 2-0 5,292 Gibbs, Whittaker
23/08/1969 Notts County A 1-1 4,901 Massey
25/08/1969 Peterborough United H 2-1 7,133 Hall, Gibbs
30/08/1969 Port Vale H 0-0 6,323
06/09/1969 Darlington A 2-3 3,767 Massey (2)
13/09/1969 Crewe Alexandra H 1-0 5,084 Massey
16/09/1969 Oldham Athletic A 2-1 3,993 Massey, Brown
20/09/1969 Hartlepool United A 0-0 3,667
27/09/1969 Swansea City H 1-1 5,748 Massey
29/09/1969 Scunthorpe United H 0-2 6,328
04/10/1969 Newport County A 1-4 2,996 Whittaker
06/10/1969 Wrexham A 2-4 11,967 Brown, Hall
11/10/1969 Bradford Park Avenue H 2-1 4,440 Whittaker, Brown
18/10/1969 York City A 2-4 3,961 Brown, Hall
25/10/1969 Chester City H 0-1 3,754
01/11/1969 Aldershot A 1-1 5,966 Brown
08/11/1969 Southend United H 0-2 6,021
22/11/1969 Grimsby Town H 3-2 3,474 Gibbs, Brown (2)
25/11/1969 Northampton Town A 1-1 3,256 Brown
13/12/1969 Crewe Alexandra A 1-0 2,670 Jones
20/12/1969 Darlington H 2-1 2,571 Jones, Gibbs
26/12/1969 Notts County H 2-1 4,789 Gibbs (2)
10/01/1970 Hartlepool United H 1-1 3,200 Jones
17/01/1970 Swansea City A 0-1 8,008
24/01/1970 Workington H 3-0 4,265 Whittaker, Gibbs, Jones
27/01/1970 Scunthorpe United A 1-1 6,276 Jones
31/01/1970 Newport County H 1-1 4,679 Gibbs
07/02/1970 Bradford Park Avenue H 1-0 2,972 Brown
21/02/1970 Southend United A 1-2 6,778 Oliver
28/02/1970 York City H 3-0 3,803 Jones (2), Gibbs
02/03/1970 Chesterfield H 4-1 5,665 Wood, Jones (2), Gibbs
11/03/1970 Exeter City A 1-2 4,010 Jones
14/03/1970 Brentford H 1-1 4,878 Jones
18/03/1970 Workington A 1-1 2,368 Jones
21/03/1970 Chesterfield A 0-2 9,257
27/03/1970 Aldershot H 3-1 6,163 Jones (2) (pen.), Howe
28/03/1970 Exeter City H 2-1 3,842 Gibbs, Jones
01/04/1970 Chester City A 0-1 2,580
04/04/1970 Peterborough United A 1-1 4,165 Jones
06/04/1970 Northampton Town H 0-3 3,776
13/04/1970 Oldham Athletic H 3-1 2,921 Whittaker, Joslyn, Hall
18/04/1970 Brentford A 0-2 4,720
22/04/1970 Lincoln City H 2-0 2,611 Whittaker (2)
25/04/1970 Port Vale A 1-1 5,626 Dyson
28/04/1970 Grimsby Town A 3-5 2,074 Light (2), Gibbs

Source: 1969-70 Season Colchester United Results - coludata.co.uk

League Cup

Main article: 1969–70 Football League Cup
Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
13/08/1969 R1 Reading H 1-1 5,165 Massey
20/08/1969 R1 (R) Reading A 3-0 11,065 Massey (3)
15/09/1970 R2 Ipswich Town A 0-4 19,012

Source: 1969-70 Season Colchester United Results - coludata.co.uk

FA Cup

Main article: 1969–70 FA Cup
Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
15/11/1969 R1 Newport County A 1-2 4,224 Ferguson (o.g.)

Source: 1969-70 Season Colchester United Results - coludata.co.uk

Squad statistics

[2]

No. Nat. Pos. Name Total Division Four FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
–– GK Graham Smith 46 0 43 0 1 0 2 0
–– GK Ron Willis 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 0
–– DF Dave Bickles 36 0 33 0 1 0 2 0
–– DF Micky Cook 21 0 20 0 1 0 0 0
–– DF Bobby Cram 21 0 21 0 0 0 0 0
–– DF Alan Dennis 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
–– DF Brian Hall 49 4 45 4 1 0 3 0
–– DF Bert Howe 30 1 29 1 0 0 1 0
–– DF Bobby Howlett 18 0 16 0 0 0 2 0
–– DF Dennis Mochan 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
–– DF Eddie Presland 6 0 5 0 1 0 0 0
–– DF Brian Wood 47 1 43 1 1 0 3 0
–– MF Mick Brown 36 9 32 9 1 0 3 0
–– MF Terry Dyson 15 1 15 1 0 0 0 0
–– MF Ken Jones 28 16 28 16 0 0 0 0
–– MF Roger Joslyn 45 1 42 1 0 0 3 0
–– MF Steve Pitt 7 0 6 0 0 0 1 0
–– MF Malcolm Slater 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
–– MF Ray Whittaker 41 7 37 7 1 0 3 0
–– FW Brian Gibbs 45 14 41 14 1 0 3 0
–– FW Danny Light 28 2 24 2 1 0 3 0
–– FW Roy Massey 23 11 19 7 1 0 3 4
–– FW Jim Oliver 22 1 19 1 1 0 2 0

Scorers

[3]

All

Scorer Goals
Ken Jones 16
Brian Gibbs 14
Roy Massey 11
Mick Brown 9
Ray Whittaker 7
Brian Hall 4
Danny Light 2
Terry Dyson 1
Bert Howe
Roger Joslyn
Jim Oliver
Brian Wood
Own goal 1

League

Scorer Goals
Ken Jones 16
Brian Gibbs 14
Mick Brown 9
Roy Massey 7
Ray Whittaker
Brian Hall 4
Danny Light 2
Terry Dyson 1
Bert Howe
Roger Joslyn
Jim Oliver
Brian Wood

FA Cup

Scorer Goals
Own goal 1

League Cup

Scorer Goals
Roy Massey 4

References

  1. ^ "The U's History: The 60s". Colchester United F.C.. http://www.cu-fc.com/page/History/0,,10424~1320513,00.html. Retrieved 26 April 2011. 
  2. ^ "1969–70 Season Appearance Data". coludata.co.uk. http://www.coludata.co.uk/appearances.asp?sid=30&cid=All. Retrieved 26 April 2011. 
  3. ^ "1969–70 Season Goalscorers Data". coludata.co.uk. http://www.coludata.co.uk/goals.asp?sid=30&cid=All. Retrieved 26 April 2011. 
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