1964–65 Colchester United F.C. season
1964–65 season | |||
Chairman | William Allen[1] | ||
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Manager | Neil Franklin | ||
Third Division | 23rd (Relegated) | ||
FA Cup | 2nd Round | ||
League Cup | 1st Round | ||
Top goalscorer |
League: Billy Stark (13) All: Billy Stark (14) | ||
Highest home attendance | 6,074 (Peterborough United) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 2,528 (Port Vale) | ||
Average home league attendance | 3,737 | ||
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The 1964–65 season was Colchester United's third consecutive season in the Football League Third Division. The season ended in relegation for only the second time in Colchester's history to the Football League Fourth Division.
Season Review
The biggest surprise of the 1964-65 season came when Peter Wright was not on the retained list. Playing his entire career as a part-timer Wright set the record for appearances in a United shirt completing 453 League and Cup games scoring 99 goals. He was only 30 at the time of his release.
Manager Neil Franklin also sold Martyn King to Wrexham in October 1964. This, and the sale of Bobby Hunt the previous season, did not impress the U's faithful. Bringing in 14 new players in just a season and a half proved too much of an upheaval for United. The loss of their prolific strike force was naturally the most devastating blow and only 50 League goals were scored. Inevitably United struggled throughout the season.
Franklin's first signings Derek Trevis and Duncan Forbes were ever-presents with Billy Stark being leading scorer with just 13 League goals. Colchester were relegated back to the Fourth Division with Franklin having already being given a year's contract extension mid-season. Average attendances hit an all-time low of 3,655 and the Supporters Club could only muster 997 members - a far cry from the heady days of the late 1940s.[2]
Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Player Info
Pos. | Name | Place of Birth | Date of Birth | Previous Club | Date Joined | Fee |
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GK | Alan Buck | Colchester | 25 August 1946 | Youth Team | 1 August 1964 | Free |
GK | Sandy Kennon | Johannesburg | 28 November 1933 | Norwich City | 6 March 1965 | Free |
DF | John Docherty | Glasgow | 28 February 1935 | Hearts | 14 September 1963 | Free |
DF | Duncan Forbes | Edinburgh | 19 June 1941 | Musselburgh Athletic | 14 April 1962 | Free |
DF | John Fowler | Leith | 17 October 1933 | Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic | 20 August 1955 | Free |
DF | Brian Hall | Burbage | 9 March 1939 | Mansfield Town | 6 March 1965 | Free |
DF | Tecwyn Jones | Ruabon | 27 January 1941 | Wrexham | 10 August 1964 | Part-exchange |
DF | Mick Loughton | Colchester | 8 December 1942 | Youth Team | 1 August 1964 | Free |
DF | Ray Price | Hetton-le-Hole | 18 May 1944 | Norwich City | 6 February 1965 | Free |
MF | Barrie Aitchison | Colchester | 15 November 1937 | Tottenham Hotspur | 22 August 1964 | £750 |
MF | Mike Grice | Woking | 3 November 1931 | Coventry City | 18 August 1962 | £1,000 |
MF | John Mansfield | Colchester | 13 September 1946 | Youth Team | 1 August 1964 | Free |
MF | Derek Trevis | Birmingham | 9 September 1942 | Aston Villa | 7 March 1964 | Free |
FW | Bobby Hill | Edinburgh | 9 June 1938 | Easthouses Lily | 2 April 1956 | Free |
FW | Arthur Longbottom | Leeds | 30 January 1933 | Oxford United | 10 October 1964 | Free |
FW | Gareth Salisbury | Caernarfon | 11 March 1941 | Luton Town | 22 August 1964 | Free |
FW | Billy Stark | Glasgow | 27 May 1937 | Carlisle United | 1 December 1962 | £3,750 |
Transfers
Transfers In
Date | Pos. | Player Name | Previous Club | Transfer Fee | Notes |
1 August 1964 | GK | Alan Buck | Youth Team | Free | |
1 August 1964 | DF | Mick Loughton | Youth Team | Free | |
1 August 1964 | MF | John Mansfield | Youth Team | Free | |
22 August 1964 | MF | Barrie Aitchison | Tottenham Hotspur | £750 | |
22 August 1964 | FW | Pat Connolly | Macclesfield Town | Free | |
22 August 1964 | FW | Gareth Salisbury | Luton Town | Free | |
12 September 1964 | MF | Noel Kearney | Ipswich Town | Free | |
10 October 1964 | DF | Tecwyn Jones | Wrexham | Part-exchange | Part-exchange deal for Martyn King |
10 October 1964 | FW | Arthur Longbottom | Oxford United | Free | |
6 February 1965 | DF | Ray Price | Norwich City | Free | |
6 March 1965 | GK | Sandy Kennon | Norwich City | Free | |
6 March 1965 | DF | Brian Hall | Mansfield Town | Free | |
Transfers Out
Date | Pos. | Player Name | New Club | Transfer Fee | Notes |
1 May 1964 | DF | Roy McCrohan | Bristol Rovers | Free | |
1 May 1964 | DF | Keith Rutter | Ashford Town | Free | |
1 May 1964 | MF | Peter Wright | Romford | Free | |
14 September 1964 | FW | Tommy McColl | Chelsea | £7,500 | |
4 October 1964 | MF | Noel Kearney | Chelmsford City | Free | |
5 October 1964 | DF | Richie Griffiths | Colchester Casuals | Free | |
10 October 1964 | FW | Martyn King | Wrexham | Part-exchange | Part-exchange deal for Tecwyn Jones |
31 October 1964 | DF | Edgar Rumney | Sudbury Town | Free | Player-coach |
25 February 1965 | GK | Percy Ames | Romford | Free | |
16 April 1965 | FW | Pat Connolly | Altrincham | Free | |
Results
Third Division Results Summary
Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Av | Pts |
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22 | Port Vale (R) | 46 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 41 | 76 | 0.539 | 32 |
23 | Colchester United (R) | 46 | 10 | 10 | 26 | 50 | 89 | 0.562 | 30 |
24 | Barnsley (R) | 46 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 54 | 90 | 0.600 | 29 |
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GAv = Goal average; Pts = Points
Third Division Results
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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22/08/1964 | Carlisle United | H | 0-1 | 4,420 | |
26/08/1964 | Luton Town | A | 1-3 | 9,797 | Stark |
29/08/1964 | Port Vale | A | 2-1 | 8,190 | Salisbury, Stark |
31/08/1964 | Luton Town | H | 0-1 | 5,115 | |
05/09/1964 | Hull City | H | 1-2 | 3,310 | Trevis |
07/09/1964 | Mansfield Town | A | 1-0 | 11,573 | McColl |
12/09/1964 | Brentford | H | 0-3 | 3,977 | |
14/09/1964 | Mansfield Town | H | 0-1 | 3,544 | |
19/09/1964 | Bristol Rovers | A | 2-2 | 13,211 | King, Stark |
26/09/1964 | Oldham Athletic | H | 2-2 | 3,462 | King, Trevis |
30/09/1964 | Grimsby Town | A | 0-2 | 8,455 | |
03/10/1964 | Exeter City | H | 0-2 | 5,800 | |
05/10/1964 | Grimsby Town | H | 0-1 | 3,837 | |
10/10/1964 | Bristol City | A | 1-1 | 9,983 | Longbottom |
14/10/1964 | Bournemouth | A | 1-3 | 7,526 | Stark |
17/10/1964 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 1-2 | 3,529 | Longbottom |
19/10/1964 | Bournemouth | H | 4-3 | 3,454 | Aitchison, Longbottom (2), Stark |
24/10/1964 | Shrewsbury Town | A | 0-3 | 4,770 | |
26/10/1964 | Workington | H | 1-1 | 3,700 | Connolly |
31/10/1964 | Reading | H | 2-2 | 3,350 | Longbottom |
07/11/1964 | Southend United | A | 3-6 | 6,941 | Connolly (2), Longbottom |
20/11/1964 | Scunthorpe United | A | 0-0 | 7,454 | |
28/11/1964 | Walsall | H | 2-1 | 3,394 | Connolly, Stark |
12/12/1964 | Carlisle United | A | 1-4 | 5,747 | Aitchison |
19/12/1964 | Port Vale | H | 2-0 | 2,528 | Longbottom, Trevis |
26/12/1964 | Gillingham | A | 1-2 | 10,692 | Stark |
28/12/1964 | Gillingham | H | 2-1 | 3,966 | Trevis (2) |
02/01/1965 | Hull City | A | 1-5 | 16,928 | Stark |
09/01/1965 | Barnsley | H | 4-1 | 2,824 | Docherty, Longbottom (2), Stark |
16/01/1965 | Brentford | A | 0-1 | 9,000 | |
23/01/1965 | Bristol Rovers | H | 1-1 | 4,851 | Stark |
30/01/1965 | Watford | A | 0-3 | 5,720 | |
06/02/1965 | Oldham Athletic | A | 1-3 | 6,926 | Salisbury |
13/02/1965 | Exeter City | H | 1-1 | 3,073 | Longbottom |
20/02/1965 | Bristol City | H | 2-3 | 2,905 | Stark (2) |
26/02/1965 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 0-5 | 4,462 | |
06/03/1965 | Watford | H | 0-0 | 3,385 | |
13/03/1965 | Reading | A | 1-1 | 5,502 | Connolly |
20/03/1965 | Southend United | H | 3-1 | 2,929 | O.G., Connolly, Longbottom |
26/03/1965 | Barnsley | A | 2-1 | 3,070 | Hall, Loughton |
03/04/1965 | Scunthorpe United | H | 2-1 | 3,212 | Grice, Trevis |
10/04/1965 | Walsall | A | 1-2 | 2,766 | Longbottom |
16/04/1965 | Peterborough United | H | 0-1 | 6,074 | |
17/04/1965 | Shrewsbury Town | H | 0-4 | 3,058 | |
19/04/1965 | Peterborough United | A | 1-4 | 6,262 | Aitchison |
23/04/1965 | Workington | A | 0-1 | 3,001 |
Source: 1964-65 Season Colchester United Results - coludata.co.uk
League Cup
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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02/09/1964 | R1 | Torquay United | H | 1-1 | 2,218 | Aitchison |
10/09/1964 | R1 (R) | Torquay United | A | 0-3 | 4,683 |
Source: 1964-65 Season Colchester United Results - coludata.co.uk
FA Cup
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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14/11/1964 | R1 | Bideford | H | 3-3 | 4,566 | Longbottom, Salisbury, Trevis |
18/11/1964 | R1 (R) | Bideford | A | 2-1 | 4,513 | Connolly, Stark |
05/12/1964 | R2 | Torquay United | A | 0-2 | 4,724 |
Source: 1964-65 Season Colchester United Results - coludata.co.uk
Squad statistics
No. | Nat. | Pos. | Name | Total | Third Division | FA Cup | League Cup | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
–– | GK | Percy Ames | 30 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
–– | GK | Alan Buck | 11 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
–– | GK | Sandy Kennon | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
–– | DF | John Docherty | 46 | 1 | 41 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
–– | DF | Duncan Forbes | 51 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
–– | DF | John Fowler | 40 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
–– | DF | Richie Griffiths | 11 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
–– | DF | Brian Hall | 10 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
–– | DF | Tecwyn Jones | 25 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
–– | DF | Mick Loughton | 28 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
–– | DF | Ray Price | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
–– | DF | Edgar Rumney | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
–– | MF | Barrie Aitchison | 41 | 4 | 36 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
–– | MF | Mike Grice | 45 | 1 | 40 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
–– | MF | Noel Kearney | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
–– | MF | John Mansfield | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
–– | MF | Derek Trevis | 51 | 7 | 46 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
–– | FW | Pat Connolly | 25 | 7 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
–– | FW | Bobby Hill | 15 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
–– | FW | Martyn King | 7 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
–– | FW | Arthur Longbottom | 36 | 13 | 33 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
–– | FW | Tommy McColl | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
–– | FW | Gareth Salisbury | 17 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
–– | FW | Billy Stark | 30 | 14 | 28 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Scorers
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References
- ↑ Whitehead, Jeff; Drury, Kevin (2008). The Who's Who of Colchester United: The Layer Road Years. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 278. ISBN 978-1-85983-629-3.
- ↑ "The U's History: The 60s". Colchester United F.C. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
- ↑ "1964–65 Season Appearance Data". coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
- ↑ "1964–65 Season Goalscorers Data". coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
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