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Colchester United 1968–69 football season From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1968–69 season was Colchester United's 27th season in their history and their first season back in the fourth tier of English football, the Fourth Division following relegation the previous season. Alongside competing in the Fourth Division, the club also participated in the FA Cup and the League Cup.
1968–69 season | ||
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Chairman | Arthur Neville[1] | |
Manager | Dick Graham | |
Stadium | Layer Road | |
Fourth Division | 6th | |
FA Cup | 2nd round (eliminated by Exeter City) | |
League Cup | 2nd round (eliminated by Workington) | |
Top goalscorer | League: Danny Light (12) All: Danny Light (14) | |
Highest home attendance | 10,604 v Southend United, 29 November 1968[2] | |
Lowest home attendance | 3,199 v Doncaster Rovers, 31 August 1968[3] | |
Average home league attendance | 6,048[4] | |
Biggest win | 5–0 v Chesham United, 16 November 1968 | |
Biggest defeat | 0–4 v Brentford, 10 August 1968 v Scunthorpe United, 26 August 1968 v Rochdale, 8 March 1969 1–5 v Chester, 24 August 1968 | |
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In a transitional season under new manager Dick Graham, Colchester missed an instant return to the third tier by four points, finishing the season in sixth place. The U's were eliminated at the second round of both FA and League Cups.
Colchester appointed former Crystal Palace manager Dick Graham to replace Neil Franklin. Having guided Palace from the Fourth Division to the Second Division, Graham intended to emulate his work at Selhurst Park.
Seven games into the season, with his side earning just one point, Graham cleared out the squad, ousting six players and sold Duncan Forbes and Derek Trevis for a combined fee of £19,000. He brought in a number of players, including goalkeeper Tony Macedo and former Tottenham Hotspur double-winner Terry Dyson. Colchester's form drastically improved, earning 33 points from a possible 42 to propel up the table into fourth position and the promotion places. However, after a poor Easter period, earning just two points against promotion-rivals Bradford City, Halifax Town and Swansea Town saw the U's slip back into sixth place and four points short of promotion.[5]
Name | Position | Nationality | Place of birth | Date of birth | Apps | Goals | Signed from | Date signed | Fee | ||
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Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
Ernie Adams | GK | ![]() | Hackney | 17 January 1948 (aged 20) | 50 | 0 | ![]() | 1 July 1967 | Free transfer | ||
Tony Macedo | GK | ![]() | Gibraltar | 22 February 1938 (aged 30) | 0 | 0 | ![]() | 2 November 1968[lower-alpha 1] | £6,000 | ||
Ron Willis | GK | ![]() | Romford | 27 December 1947 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 | ![]() | October 1968 | £1,500 | ||
Defenders | |||||||||||
Dave Bickles | CB | ![]() | West Ham | 6 April 1944 (aged 24) | 0 | 0 | ![]() | 28 September 1968[lower-alpha 1] | Free transfer | ||
Micky Cook | FB | ![]() | Enfield | 9 April 1951 (aged 17) | 0 | 0 | ![]() | 1 March 1969 | Free transfer | ||
Alan Dennis | CB | ![]() | Colchester | 22 February 1951 (aged 17) | 0 | 0 | Apprentice | April 1967 | Free transfer | ||
Brian Hall | LB | ![]() | Burbage | 9 March 1939 (aged 29) | 154 | 16 | ![]() | March 1965 | Free transfer | ||
Brian Honeywood | CB | ![]() | Chelmsford | 8 May 1949 (aged 19) | 0 | 0 | ![]() | August 1968 | Free transfer | ||
Bobby Howlett | CB | ![]() | West Ham | 12 December 1948 (aged 19) | 0 | 0 | ![]() | Summer 1968 | Free transfer | ||
Dennis Mochan | FB | ![]() | Falkirk | 12 December 1935 (aged 32) | 81 | 2 | ![]() | 24 September 1966[lower-alpha 1] | Free transfer | ||
Owen Simpson | FB | ![]() | Mickley | 18 September 1943 (aged 24) | 0 | 0 | ![]() | 10 August 1968[lower-alpha 1] | £3,500 | ||
Adrian Webster | DF | ![]() | Colchester | 6 November 1951 (aged 16) | 0 | 0 | Apprentice | July 1968 | Free transfer | ||
Brian Wood | CB | ![]() | Hamworthy | 8 December 1940 (aged 27) | 0 | 0 | ![]() | 14 September 1968[lower-alpha 1] | £4,000 | ||
Midfielders | |||||||||||
Roger Joslyn | MF | ![]() | Colchester | 7 May 1950 (aged 18) | 12 | 0 | Apprentice | 23 December 1967[lower-alpha 1] | Free transfer | ||
Forwards | |||||||||||
Micky Brown | WG | ![]() | Farnham Common | 11 April 1944 (aged 24) | 0 | 0 | ![]() | 26 October 1968[lower-alpha 1] | £3,000 | ||
Terry Dyson | WG | ![]() | Malton | 29 November 1934 (aged 33) | 0 | 0 | ![]() | 24 August 1968[lower-alpha 1] | Free transfer | ||
Brian Gibbs | FW | ![]() | Gillingham | 6 October 1936 (aged 31) | 0 | 0 | ![]() | September 1968 | £8,000 | ||
Danny Light | FW | ![]() | Chiswick | 10 July 1948 (aged 19) | 0 | 0 | ![]() | August 1968 | £4,000 | ||
Johnny Martin | WG | ![]() | Ashington | 4 December 1946 (aged 21) | 80 | 11 | ![]() | 20 August 1966[lower-alpha 1] | Free transfer | ||
Jim Oliver | FW | ![]() | Falkirk | 3 December 1941 (aged 26) | 15 | 0 | ![]() | January 1968 | £2,000 | ||
Terry Price | WG | ![]() | Colchester | 11 October 1945 (aged 22) | 39 | 3 | ![]() | 16 September 1967 | £2,000 |
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
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Summer 1968 | CB | ![]() |
Bobby Howlett | ![]() |
Free transfer | [7] |
Summer 1968 | FB | ![]() |
Gerry Perryman | ![]() |
Free transfer | [8] |
July 1968 | CB | ![]() |
Colin Moughton | ![]() |
Trial | [9] |
July 1968 | DF | ![]() |
Adrian Webster | Apprentice | Free transfer | [10] |
August 1968 | CB | ![]() |
Brian Honeywood | ![]() |
Free transfer | [11] |
August 1968 | FW | ![]() |
Danny Light | ![]() |
£4,000 | [12] |
10 August 1968 | FB | ![]() |
Owen Simpson | ![]() |
£3,500 | [13][lower-alpha 1] |
24 August 1968 | WG | ![]() |
Terry Dyson | ![]() |
Free transfer | [14][lower-alpha 1] |
September 1968 | FW | ![]() |
Brian Gibbs | ![]() |
£8,000 | [15] |
14 September 1968 | CB | ![]() |
Brian Wood | ![]() |
£4,000 | [16][lower-alpha 1] |
28 September 1968 | CB | ![]() |
Dave Bickles | ![]() |
Free transfer | [17][lower-alpha 1] |
October 1968 | GK | ![]() |
Ron Willis | ![]() |
£1,500 | [18] |
26 October 1968 | WG | ![]() |
Micky Brown | ![]() |
£3,000 | [19][lower-alpha 1] |
2 November 1968 | GK | ![]() |
Tony Macedo | ![]() |
£6,000 | [20][lower-alpha 1] |
16 November 1968 | FW | ![]() |
Ken O'Rourke | ![]() |
Trial | [21][lower-alpha 1] |
November 1968 | WG | ![]() |
Barry Rowan | ![]() |
Free transfer | [22] |
1 March 1969 | FB | ![]() |
Micky Cook | ![]() |
Free transfer | [23] |
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
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End of season | CB | ![]() |
Bob Walker | ![]() |
Free transfer | [24] |
End of season | WG | ![]() |
Alan Shires | ![]() |
Released | [25] |
Summer 1968 | WH | ![]() |
David Buck | ![]() |
Released | [26] |
Summer 1968 | CB | ![]() |
Mick Loughton | ![]() |
Released | [27] |
Summer 1968 | MF | ![]() |
Bobby Blackwood | ![]() |
Player-manager | [28] |
Summer 1968 | FW | ![]() |
Peter Bullock | ![]() |
Free transfer | [29] |
Summer 1968 | FW | ![]() |
Reg Stratton | ![]() |
Free transfer | [30] |
26 August 1968 | GK | ![]() |
Alan Buck | ![]() |
Released | [31][lower-alpha 1] |
26 August 1968 | CB | ![]() |
Colin Moughton | ![]() |
End of trial | [9][lower-alpha 1] |
September 1968 | CB | ![]() |
Duncan Forbes | ![]() |
£10,000 | [32] |
4 September 1968 | FB | ![]() |
Gerry Perryman | ![]() |
Free transfer | [8][lower-alpha 1] |
4 September 1968 | MF | ![]() |
John Mansfield | ![]() |
Free transfer | [33][lower-alpha 1] |
20 September 1968 | MF | ![]() |
Derek Trevis | ![]() |
£11,000 | [34][lower-alpha 1] |
23 November 1968 | FW | ![]() |
Ken O'Rourke | ![]() |
End of trial | [21][lower-alpha 1] |
January 1969 | WG | ![]() |
Barry Rowan | ![]() |
Released | [22] |
February 1969 | FW | ![]() |
Peter Barlow | ![]() |
Free transfer | [35] |
28 February 1969 | FW | ![]() |
Ken Hodgson | ![]() |
Released | [36][lower-alpha 1] |
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | End date | Ref. |
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31 August 1968 | CB | ![]() |
Brian Wood | ![]() |
7 September 1968 | [16][lower-alpha 1] |
7 September 1968 | GK | ![]() |
Tony Macedo | ![]() |
26 October 1968 | [20][lower-alpha 1] |
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | End date | Ref. |
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Early 1969 | FW | ![]() |
Ken Hodgson | ![]() |
February 1969 | [36] |
January 1969 | WG | ![]() |
Johnny Martin | ![]() |
January 1969 | [37] |
Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
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Ground | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | H | H | A | A |
Result | L | D | L | L | L | W | D | W | W | D | W | W | L | D | W | W | W | L | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | D | W | L | L | W | D | L | D | L | W | W | W | D | D | D | D | L | D | L |
Position | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | Bradford City (P) | 46 | 18 | 20 | 8 | 65 | 46 | 1.413 | 56 | Promotion to 1969–70 Third Division |
5 | Darlington | 46 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 62 | 45 | 1.378 | 52 | |
6 | Colchester United | 46 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 57 | 53 | 1.075 | 52 | |
7 | Southend United | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 78 | 61 | 1.279 | 51 | |
8 | Lincoln City | 46 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 54 | 52 | 1.038 | 51 |
10 August 1968 1 | Brentford | 4–0 | Colchester United | Brentford |
Deakin ![]() Moughton ![]() Terry ![]() Ross ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 7,580 Referee: H New |
17 August 1968 2 | Colchester United | 0–0 | Rochdale | Colchester |
Report | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,969 Referee: T Reynolds |
24 August 1968 3 | Chester | 5–1 | Colchester United | Chester |
Jones ![]() Dearden ![]() Talbot ![]() Sutton ![]() |
Report | Simpson ![]() |
Stadium: Sealand Road Attendance: 5,813 Referee: Clive Thomas |
26 August 1968 4 | Colchester United | 0–4 | Scunthorpe United | Colchester |
Report | Kerr ![]() Heath ![]() Deere ![]() |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,771 Referee: John Homewood |
31 August 1968 5 | Colchester United | 1–2 | Doncaster Rovers | Colchester |
Simpson ![]() |
Report | Webber ![]() Johnson ![]() |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,199 Referee: K Markham |
7 September 1968 6 | Colchester United | 1–0 | York City | Colchester |
Light ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,756 Referee: Malcolm Sinclair |
14 September 1968 7 | Bradford City | 1–1 | Colchester United | Bradford |
Bannister ![]() |
Report | Light ![]() |
Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 6,879 Referee: V Batty |
16 September 1968 8 | Chesterfield | 0–2 | Colchester United | Chesterfield |
Report | Gibbs ![]() Trevis ![]() |
Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 4,693 Referee: V James |
20 September 1968 9 | Colchester United | 1–0 | Port Vale | Colchester |
Joslyn ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 6,441 Referee: Gordon Hill |
28 September 1968 10 | Exeter City | 1–1 | Colchester United | Exeter |
Banks ![]() |
Report | Simpson ![]() |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 5,146 Referee: T Reynolds |
4 October 1968 11 | Colchester United | 2–1 | Grimsby Town | Colchester |
Gibbs ![]() |
Report | Housing ![]() |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 7,543 Referee: Keith Walker |
8 October 1968 12 | Scunthorpe United | 2–3 | Colchester United | Scunthorpe |
Kerr ![]() Heath ![]() |
Report | Gibbs ![]() Bickles ![]() |
Stadium: Old Showground Attendance: 2,748 Referee: Gordon Kew |
12 October 1968 13 | Newport County | 1–0 | Colchester United | Newport |
McClelland ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Somerton Park Attendance: 3,262 Referee: D Counsel |
19 October 1968 14 | Colchester United | 0–0 | Darlington | Colchester |
Report | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 6,323 Referee: Ron Challis |
26 October 1968 15 | Lincoln City | 0–3 | Colchester United | Lincoln |
Report | Peden ![]() Hall ![]() Oliver ![]() |
Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 6,833 Referee: H Williams |
2 November 1968 16 | Colchester United | 2–1 | Wrexham | Colchester |
Price ![]() Oliver ![]() |
Report | Smith ![]() |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 5,806 Referee: R Paine |
4 November 1968 17 | Colchester United | 3–0 | Workington | Colchester |
Light ![]() Oliver ![]() Price ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 6,702 Referee: E Wallace |
9 November 1968 18 | Bradford Park Avenue | 2–1 | Colchester United | Bradford |
Brannan ![]() Gould ![]() |
Report | Oliver ![]() |
Stadium: Park Avenue Attendance: 2,011 |
23 November 1968 19 | Swansea Town | 2–0 | Colchester United | Swansea |
Gwyther ![]() Hall ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Vetch Field Attendance: 5,080 Referee: D Smith |
29 November 1968 20 | Colchester United | 4–0 | Southend United | Colchester |
Oliver ![]() Simpson ![]() Gibbs ![]() Dyson ![]() |
Report Report |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 10,604 Referee: R Barker |
14 December 1968 21 | Colchester United | 2–1 | Newport County | Colchester |
Light ![]() Wood ![]() |
Report | Deacy ![]() |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,532 Referee: J Yates |
26 December 1968 22 | Grimsby Town | 2–4 | Colchester United | Cleethorpes |
Oates ![]() Hickman ![]() |
Report | Oliver ![]() Bickles ![]() Light ![]() |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 5,559 Referee: H Davey |
11 January 1969 23 | Wrexham | 0–3 | Colchester United | Wrexham |
Report | Gibbs ![]() Light ![]() |
Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 7,471 Referee: Bob Matthewson |
18 January 1969 24 | Colchester United | 3–0 | Bradford Park Avenue | Colchester |
Hall ![]() Dyson ![]() Oliver ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 5,914 Referee: Malcolm Sinclair |
24 January 1969 25 | Workington | 0–1 | Colchester United | Workington |
Report | Oliver ![]() |
Stadium: Borough Park Attendance: 2,584 Referee: J Hill |
1 February 1969 26 | Aldershot | 1–2 | Colchester United | Aldershot |
Howarth ![]() |
Report | Gibbs ![]() Dyson ![]() |
Stadium: Recreation Ground Attendance: 8,383 Referee: Ron Challis |
14 February 1969 27 | Southend United | 3–1 | Colchester United | Southend-on-Sea |
Moore ![]() Best ![]() |
Report Report |
Light ![]() |
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 12,681 Referee: Keith Walker |
22 February 1969 28 | Colchester United | 1–1 | Notts County | Colchester |
Gibbs ![]() |
Report | Butlin ![]() |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 6,612 Referee: R Johnson |
28 February 1969 29 | Colchester United | 2–1 | Brentford | Colchester |
Joslyn ![]() Light ![]() |
Report | Neilson ![]() Terry ![]() |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 7,268 Referee: Tommy Dawes |
4 March 1969 30 | Halifax Town | 2–1 | Colchester United | Halifax |
Pearson ![]() Massie ![]() |
Report | Shawcross ![]() |
Stadium: The Shay Attendance: 3,400 Referee: R Darlington |
8 March 1969 31 | Rochdale | 4–0 | Colchester United | Rochdale |
Jenkins ![]() Butler ![]() Buck ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4,988 Referee: J Thacker |
10 March 1969 32 | Colchester United | 2–0 | Aldershot | Colchester |
Hall ![]() Light ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 6,577 Referee: John Homewood |
14 March 1969 33 | Colchester United | 1–1 | Chester | Colchester |
Oliver ![]() |
Report | Draper ![]() |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 7,312 Referee: R Kirkpatrick |
22 March 1969 34 | Doncaster Rovers | 1–0 | Colchester United | Doncaster |
Robertson ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Belle Vue Attendance: 10,799 Referee: R Capey |
24 March 1969 35 | Colchester United | 1–1 | Lincoln City | Colchester |
Joslyn ![]() |
Report | Harford ![]() |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 6,787 Referee: D Lyden |
29 March 1969 36 | York City | 2–0 | Colchester United | York |
Boyer ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Bootham Crescent Attendance: 3,140 Referee: J Quinn |
4 April 1969 37 | Colchester United | 1–0 | Chesterfield | Colchester |
Brown ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 7,180 Referee: H New |
5 April 1969 38 | Colchester United | 1–0 | Exeter City | Colchester |
Light ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 5,650 Referee: M Fussey |
8 April 1969 39 | Peterborough United | 0–1 | Colchester United | Peterborough |
Report Report |
Brown ![]() |
Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 6,548 |
12 April 1969 40 | Port Vale | 0–0 | Colchester United | Burslem |
Report | Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 3,774 Referee: F Cowan |
14 April 1969 41 | Colchester United | 2–2 | Peterborough United | Colchester |
Brown ![]() Bickles ![]() |
Report Report |
Price ![]() Hall ![]() |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 6,564 Referee: A Dimond |
18 April 1969 42 | Colchester United | 1–1 | Bradford City | Colchester |
Gibbs ![]() |
Report | Hall ![]() |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 8,196 Referee: R Paine |
21 April 1969 43 | Colchester United | 0–0 | Halifax Town | Colchester |
Report | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 7,429 Referee: R Spittle |
25 April 1969 44 | Colchester United | 0–1 | Swansea Town | Colchester |
Report | Raybould ![]() |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 7,136 Referee: Norman Burtenshaw |
28 April 1969 45 | Darlington | 1–1 | Colchester United | Darlington |
Melling ![]() |
Report | Gibbs ![]() |
Stadium: Feethams Attendance: 7,505 Referee: Alan Gunn |
2 May 1969 46 | Notts County | 2–0 | Colchester United | Nottingham |
Masson ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 3,576 Referee: W Castle |
14 August 1968 1st round | Colchester United | 2–0 | Reading | Colchester |
Hall ![]() Oliver ![]() |
Report | Chapman ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,824 Referee: J Yates |
4 September 1968 2nd round | Colchester United | 0–1 | Workington | Colchester |
Report | Tyrer ![]() |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,523 Referee: I Hunting |
16 November 1968 1st round | Colchester United | 5–0 | Chesham United | Colchester |
Light ![]() Hall ![]() Price ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 5,497 Referee: R Johnson |
7 December 1968 2nd round | Colchester United | 0–1 | Exeter City | Colchester |
Report | Banks ![]() |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 6,180 Referee: D Smith |
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Fourth Division | FA Cup | League Cup | ||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
GK | ![]() |
Ernie Adams | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
GK | ![]() |
Tony Macedo | 40 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
GK | ![]() |
Ron Willis | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
DF | ![]() |
Dave Bickles | 35 | 3 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
DF | ![]() |
Brian Hall | 50 | 6 | 46 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |||
DF | ![]() |
Brian Honeywood | 21 | 0 | 12+6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
DF | ![]() |
Dennis Mochan | 43 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
DF | ![]() |
Owen Simpson | 45 | 4 | 41+2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
DF | ![]() |
Brian Wood | 30 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
MF | ![]() |
Roger Joslyn | 41 | 3 | 37+1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
FW | ![]() |
Micky Brown | 22 | 3 | 17+3 | 3 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
FW | ![]() |
Terry Dyson | 43 | 3 | 40+1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
FW | ![]() |
Brian Gibbs | 38 | 11 | 37 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
FW | ![]() |
Danny Light | 45 | 14 | 42+1 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
FW | ![]() |
Johnny Martin | 9 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
FW | ![]() |
Jim Oliver | 43 | 10 | 34+7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
FW | ![]() |
Terry Price | 24 | 3 | 19+2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||
Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season | |||||||||||||
GK | ![]() |
Alan Buck | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
DF | ![]() |
Duncan Forbes | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
DF | ![]() |
Colin Moughton | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
DF | ![]() |
Gerry Perryman | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
MF | ![]() |
John Mansfield | 5 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
MF | ![]() |
Derek Trevis | 10 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
FW | ![]() |
Peter Barlow | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
FW | ![]() |
Ken Hodgson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
FW | ![]() |
Ken O'Rourke | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
FW | ![]() |
Barry Rowan | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Place | Nationality | Position | Name | Fourth Division | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
FW | Danny Light | 12 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
2 | ![]() |
FW | Brian Gibbs | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
3 | ![]() |
FW | Jim Oliver | 9 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
4 | ![]() |
LB | Brian Hall | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
5 | ![]() |
FB | Owen Simpson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
6 | ![]() |
CB | Dave Bickles | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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WG | Micky Brown | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
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WG | Terry Dyson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
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MF | Roger Joslyn | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
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WG | Terry Price | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
11 | ![]() |
MF | Derek Trevis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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CB | Brian Wood | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Own goals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
TOTALS | 57 | 5 | 2 | 64 |
Nationality | Position | Name | Fourth Division | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||
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FB | Owen Simpson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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WG | Terry Dyson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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CB | Duncan Forbes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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FW | Jim Oliver | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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MF | Derek Trevis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
TOTALS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.[40]
Place | Nationality | Player | Fourth Division | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
Tony Macedo | 15 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
2 | ![]() |
Ernie Adams | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
3 | ![]() |
Ron Willis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
TOTALS | 17 | 1 | 1 | 19 |
Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.[41]
Position | Nationality | Player | Date | Opponent | Ground | Notes |
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CB | ![]() |
Brian Honeywood | 10 August 1968 | Brentford | Griffin Park | |
CB | ![]() |
Colin Moughton | 10 August 1968 | Brentford | Griffin Park | |
FB | ![]() |
Owen Simpson | 10 August 1968 | Brentford | Griffin Park | |
FB | ![]() |
Gerry Perryman | 24 August 1968 | Chester | Sealand Road | |
WG | ![]() |
Terry Dyson | 24 August 1968 | Chester | Sealand Road | |
FW | ![]() |
Danny Light | 24 August 1968 | Chester | Sealand Road | |
CB | ![]() |
Brian Wood | 31 August 1968 | Doncaster Rovers | Layer Road | |
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Tony Macedo | 7 September 1968 | York City | Layer Road | |
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Brian Wood | 14 September 1968 | Bradford City | Valley Parade | [42][lower-alpha 1] |
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Brian Gibbs | 14 September 1968 | Bradford City | Valley Parade | |
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Dave Bickles | 28 September 1968 | Exeter City | St James Park | |
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Micky Brown | 26 October 1968 | Lincoln City | Sincil Bank | |
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Tony Macedo | 2 November 1968 | Wrexham | Layer Road | [43][lower-alpha 1] |
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Ken O'Rourke | 16 November 1968 | Chesham United | Layer Road | |
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Ron Willis | 23 November 1958 | Swansea Town | Vetch Field | |
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Barry Rowan | 23 November 1958 | Swansea Town | Vetch Field |
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