1967–68 Colchester United F.C. season

Colchester United
1967–68 season
Chairman Harold Moore
(until January)
Arthur Neville
(from January)[1]
Manager Neil Franklin
Stadium Layer Road
Third Division 22nd (relegated)
FA Cup 3rd round
(eliminated by
West Bromwich Albion)
League Cup 1st round
(eliminated by
Brighton & Hove Albion)
Top goalscorer League:
Reg Stratton (9)
All:
Reg Stratton (11)
Highest home attendance 15,981
v West Bromwich Albion, 27 January 1968[2]
Lowest home attendance 2,483
v Peterborough United, 11 May 1968[3]
Average home league attendance 4,591[4]
Biggest win 2–0
v Bristol Rovers, 23 December 1967
v Chelmsford City, 6 January 1968
Biggest defeat 0–5
v Barrow, 13 November 1967
Football kit (white jersey with blue, vertical stripes; white shorts; and white socks with two blue, horizontal hoops).
Home colours
← 1966–67 1968–69 →

The 1967–68 season was Colchester United's 26th season in their history and their second successive 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 League Cup.

Colchester were relegated to the Fourth Division after a two year stay in the Third Division. They succumbed following 15 defeats in 22 games, recording just one win during this time. Manager Neil Franklin was sacked two days after the season ending 5–1 home defeat by Peterborough United. They fared better in the FA Cup, earning a third round replay against First Division West Bromwich Albion where they were defeated 4–0, but exited the League Cup in the first round, beaten by Brighton & Hove Albion by the same scoreline.

Season overview

Colchester's league and FA Cup form contrasted during the 1967–68 season. A trip to Torquay United in the first round of the Cup saw the U's earn a replay at home, where they won 2–1. Essex rivals Chelmsford City were beaten 2–0 in the second round, a joint-best result for the campaign for Colchester. Layer Road then played host to First Division West Bromwich Albion in front of a crowd just short of 16,000. With the score at 1–1, both goalscorer Reg Stratton and John Mansfield had goals ruled out for infringements late on as the tie went to a replay. The U's lost 4–0 at The Hawthorns to the eventual Cup winners.

With the attention on Colchester's cup run, their league form had dropped significantly. After challenging for the promotion positions, Colchester lost 15 of their remaining 22 games after Boxing Day, winning just once. A new all-time record low attendance of 2,483 watched the final day 5–1 defeat by Peterborough United at Layer Road.

With Colchester relegated, and their third relegation in eight seasons, manager Neil Franklin was sacked two days after the season-ending defeat to Peterborough.[5]

Players

As of match played 11 May 1968.[6]
Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee
Goalkeepers
Ernie AdamsGKEnglandHackney17 January 1948 (aged 19)00England Arsenal1 July 1967Free transfer
Alan BuckGKEnglandColchester25 August 1946 (aged 20)370AmateurJuly 1963Free transfer
Defenders
Alan DennisCBEnglandColchester22 February 1951 (aged 16)00ApprenticeApril 1967Free transfer
Duncan ForbesCBScotlandEdinburgh19 June 1941 (aged 25)2362Scotland Musselburgh Athletic4 September 1961Nominal
Brian HallLBEnglandBurbage9 March 1939 (aged 28)10814England Mansfield TownMarch 1965Free transfer
Mick LoughtonCBEnglandColchester8 December 1942 (aged 24)1022AmateurAugust 1961Free transfer
Dennis MochanFBScotlandFalkirk12 December 1935 (aged 31)350England Nottingham Forest24 September 1966[lower-alpha 1]Free transfer
Bob WalkerCBEnglandWallsend23 July 1942 (aged 24)00England Bournemouth7 October 1967[lower-alpha 1]Free transfer
Midfielders
Bobby BlackwoodMFScotlandEdinburgh20 August 1934 (aged 32)675England Ipswich Town1 June 1965Free transfer
David BuckWHEnglandColchester25 August 1946 (aged 18)10Apprentice16 October 1965[lower-alpha 1]Free transfer
Roger JoslynMFEnglandColchester7 May 1950 (aged 17)00Apprentice23 December 1967[lower-alpha 1]Free transfer
John MansfieldMFEnglandColchester13 September 1946 (aged 20)163ApprenticeAugust 1964Free transfer
Derek TrevisMFEnglandBirmingham9 September 1942 (aged 24)15511England Aston Villa7 March 1964[lower-alpha 1]Free transfer
Forwards
Peter BarlowFWEnglandPortsmouth9 January 1950 (aged 17)40ApprenticeSeptember 1965Free transfer
Peter BullockFWEnglandStoke-on-Trent17 November 1941 (aged 25)7926England Southend United30 October 1965[lower-alpha 1]Nominal
Ken HodgsonFWEnglandNewcastle upon Tyne19 January 1942 (aged 25)4716England Bournemouth20 August 1966[lower-alpha 1]£4,000
Johnny MartinWGEnglandAshington4 December 1946 (aged 20)498England Aston Villa20 August 1966[lower-alpha 1]Free transfer
Jim OliverFWScotlandFalkirk3 December 1941 (aged 25)00England Brighton & Hove AlbionJanuary 1968£2,000
Terry PriceWGEnglandColchester11 October 1945 (aged 21)00England Orient16 September 1967£2,000
Alan ShiresWGEnglandLeigh-on-Sea29 June 1948 (aged 18)172England Southend United27 August 1966[lower-alpha 1]Free transfer
Reg StrattonFWEnglandKingsley10 July 1939 (aged 27)8845England Fulham28 May 1965Free transfer
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 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.
1 July 1967 GK England Ernie Adams England Arsenal Free transfer [7]
23 December 1967 MF England Roger Joslyn Apprentice Free transfer [8][lower-alpha 1]
9 September 1967 FB Scotland John Fowler Free agent Free transfer [9]
16 September 1967 FW Scotland Tommy McKechnie England Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic Free transfer [10][lower-alpha 1]
16 September 1967 WG England Terry Price England Orient £2,000 [11]
7 October 1967 CB England Bob Walker England Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic Free transfer [12][lower-alpha 1]
January 1968 FW Scotland Jim Oliver England Brighton & Hove Albion £2,000 [13]
  1. 1 2 3 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 GK South Africa Sandy Kennon England Lowestoft Town Released [14]
End of season FB England David Raine England Burton Albion Released [15]
Summer 1967 FB England Ray Price England Chelmsford City Released [16]
July 1967 CF England Brian Westlake Belgium Royal Daring Club de Bruxelles £5,000 [17]
13 November 1967 FB Scotland John Fowler Free agent Released [9]
28 February 1968 MF Scotland Dave Lamont England Eastern Gas Released [18][lower-alpha 1]
22 April 1968 FW Scotland Tommy McKechnie England Bury Town Free transfer [10][lower-alpha 1]
  1. 1 2 Date of departure refers to the date of the player's final game for the club

Match details

Third Division

Third Division results round by round

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Result D D W W L D W D L W D L W D L L W L D D W L W L L L L L L D W L L D L L L L D L L D D D D L
Position 12 12 8 5 7 9 6 4 7 5 7 10 8 6 9 16 11 15 15 16 13 16 12 15 16 20 20 20 20 20 19 19 20 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 23 23

Last updated: 1 February 2017.
Source:
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

  Win   Draw   Loss

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGAv1Pts2Promotion, qualification or relegation
20Mansfield Town4612132151670.76137
21Grimsby Town (R)461492323520.75437Relegated to Fourth Division
22Colchester United (R)469152250870.57533
23Scunthorpe United (R)4610122456870.64432
24Peterborough United (R)[lower-alpha 1]4620101679671.17931

Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Number of goals scored

(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (R) Relegated.

Notes:

1 The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used up until the 1976–77 season.

2 The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.

  1. ↑ Peterborough deducted 19 points for making irregular payments to players

Matches

League Cup

FA Cup

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

[6][19]

No. Pos Nat Player TotalThird Division FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK England Ernie Adams 50 0 44 0 5 0 1 0
GK England Alan Buck 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland Duncan Forbes 52 1 46 1 5 0 1 0
DF England Brian Hall 46 2 41 2 5 0 0 0
DF England Mick Loughton 31 5 28+1 5 1 0 1 0
DF Scotland Dennis Mochan 46 2 40 2 5 0 1 0
DF England Bob Walker 19 0 13+4 0 0+2 0 0 0
MF Scotland Bobby Blackwood 50 3 43+1 3 5 0 1 0
MF England Roger Joslyn 12 0 10+2 0 0 0 0 0
MF England John Mansfield 21 0 13+2 0 5 0 1 0
MF England Derek Trevis 51 4 45 2 5 2 1 0
FW England Peter Barlow 18 5 14+2 4 2 1 0 0
FW England Peter Bullock 23 7 20 7 1+1 0 1 0
FW England Ken Hodgson 13 3 11+1 3 0 0 1 0
FW England Johnny Martin 31 3 25 3 5 0 1 0
FW Scotland Jim Oliver 15 0 14+1 0 0 0 0 0
FW England Terry Price 39 3 35 3 4 0 0 0
FW England Alan Shires 8 1 8 1 0 0 0 0
FW England Reg Stratton 33 11 29 9 3 2 1 0
Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season
DF Scotland John Fowler 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland Dave Lamont 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland Tommy McKechnie 27 6 22+1 5 4 1 0 0

Goalscorers

[19]

Place Nationality Position Name Third Division FA Cup League Cup Total
1 England FW Reg Stratton 9 2 0 11
2 England FW Peter Bullock 7 0 0 7
3 Scotland FW Tommy McKechnie 5 1 0 6
4 England FW Peter Barlow 4 1 0 5
England CB Mick Loughton 5 0 0 5
6 England MF Derek Trevis 2 2 0 4
7 Scotland MF Bobby Blackwood 3 0 0 3
England FW Ken Hodgson 3 0 0 3
England WG Johnny Martin 3 0 0 3
England WG Terry Price 3 0 0 3
11 England LB Brian Hall 2 0 0 2
Scotland FB Dennis Mochan 2 0 0 2
13 Scotland CB Duncan Forbes 1 0 0 1
England WG Alan Shires 1 0 0 1
Own goals 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 50 6 0 56

Clean sheets

Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.[20]

Place Nationality Player Third Division FA Cup League Cup Total
1 England Ernie Adams 6 1 0 7
TOTALS 6 1 0 7

Player debuts

Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.[21]

Position Nationality Player Date Opponent Ground Notes
GK England Ernie Adams 19 August 1967 Oldham Athletic Layer Road
FB Scotland John Fowler 9 September 1967 Oxford United Manor Ground [22][lower-alpha 1]
FW Scotland Tommy McKechnie 16 September 1967 Bury Layer Road
WG England Terry Price 16 September 1967 Bury Layer Road
CB England Bob Walker 7 October 1967 Brighton & Hove Albion Layer Road
MF Scotland Dave Lamont 4 November 1967 Torquay United Layer Road
MF England Roger Joslyn 23 December 1967 Bristol Rovers Layer Road
FW Scotland Jim Oliver 24 February 1968 Brighton & Hove Albion Goldstone Ground
  1. ↑ Second debut for the club

See also

References

General

Books

Websites

Specific

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ "Colchester Utd 1–1 West Bromwich Albion". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  3. ↑ "Colchester Utd 1–5 Peterborough United". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  4. ↑ "Average Attendance Figures Per Season". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  5. ↑ Hudson, Matt (11 July 2012). "The 1950s and 1960s". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
  6. 1 2 "Appearances". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  7. ↑ "Ernie Adams". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  8. ↑ "Roger Joslyn". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  9. 1 2 "John Fowler". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  10. 1 2 "Tommy McKechnie". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  11. ↑ "Terry Price". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  12. ↑ "Bob Walker". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  13. ↑ "Jim Oliver". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  14. ↑ "Sandy Kennon". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  15. ↑ "David Raine". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  16. ↑ "Ray Price". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  17. ↑ "Brian Westlake". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  18. ↑ "Dave Lamont". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  19. 1 2 "Goals". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  20. ↑ "Clean sheets (1st team)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  21. ↑ "Alltime- List of Debuts". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  22. ↑ "Oxford United 3–1 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
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