1971–72 Colchester United F.C. season
Colchester United 1971–72 football season
| 1971–72 season | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Roy Chapman[1] | |
| Manager | Dick Graham | |
| Stadium | Layer Road | |
| Fourth Division | 11th | |
| FA Cup | 1st round (eliminated by Shrewsbury Town) | |
| League Cup | 3rd round (eliminated by Blackpool) | |
| Watney Cup | Winners | |
| Top goalscorer | League: Brian Lewis (15) All: Brian Lewis (23) | |
| Highest home attendance | 9,807 v Southend United, 18 October 1971[2] | |
| Lowest home attendance | 3,390 v Workington, 7 April 1972[3] | |
| Average home league attendance | 5,695[4] | |
| Biggest win | 4–1 v Swindon Town, 8 September 1971 v Southend United, 28 January 1972 5–2 v Lincoln City, 15 October 1971 3–0 v Exeter City, 26 November 1971 | |
| Biggest defeat | 0–4 v Blackpool, 5 October 1971 v Peterborough United, 1 April 1972 | |
| ||
The 1971–72 season was Colchester United's 30th season in their history and their fourth 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, as well as being entered into the pre-season Watney Cup.
Continuing with their cup success of the previous season, Dick Graham's high-scoring side were entered into the Watney Cup, a pre-season tournament held between the two highest scoring teams in each of the four divisions in the Football League who had not achieved promotion or entered European football. Colchester defeated West Bromwich Albion in their first ever penalty shoot-out following a 4–4 draw at The Hawthorns.
Colchester reached the third round of the League Cup, where they were knocked out by Blackpool, and were eliminated from the FA Cup in the first round by Shrewsbury Town. Meanwhile, the U's ended their league campaign in eleventh position, nine points away from promotion.
Season overview
Colchester's goalscoring exploits of the previous campaign enabled qualification for the 1971–72 pre-season Watney Cup competition, open to the two highest scoring teams from each division, exclusively for teams that had not achieved promotion or entered into European competition. Both Luton Town and Carlisle United were beaten at Layer Road ahead of the final, held against West Bromwich Albion at their Hawthorns stadium. The encounter registered four goals apiece, taking the fixture to a penalty shoot-out. Albion missed two penalties, while Colchester youngster Phil Bloss scored the decisive spot kick to win the competition.
Although early favourites for promotion, a club debt of over £21,000 meant that manager Dick Graham needed to inject youth into his ageing side, bringing apprentices Steve Leslie, Steve Foley, Lindsay Smith, Micky Cook and John McLaughlin to name but a few into the first-team picture during the season. All became regulars but youth alone was not sufficient for Colchester to maintain a promotion push as they finished the season in eleventh position, nine points adrift of promotion.
Meanwhile, Colchester experienced a brief run in the League Cup, defeating Brentford and Swindon Town at Layer Road in the first and second rounds respectively, but were heavily beaten at Blackpool in round three. An early exit in the FA Cup followed. After reaching the quarter-final stage last season, the U's were humbled 4–1 at home to Shrewsbury Town in the first round.[5]
Players
- As of match played 29 April 1972.[6]
| Name | Position | Nationality | Place of birth | Date of birth | Apps | Goals | Signed from | Date signed | Fee | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
| Barry Smith | GK |  | Colchester | (1953-03-03)3 March 1953 (aged 18) | 0 | 0 | Apprentice | July 1971 | Free transfer | ||
| Defenders | |||||||||||
| Richard Bourne | CB | | Colchester | (1954-12-09)9 December 1954 (aged 16) | 0 | 0 | Apprentice | 3 April 1972[a] | Free transfer | ||
| Eric Burgess | FB | | Edgware | (1944-10-27)27 October 1944 (aged 26) | 10 | 1 | Plymouth Argyle | December 1970 | Free transfer | ||
| Micky Cook | FB | | Enfield | (1951-04-09)9 April 1951 (aged 20) | 61 | 0 | Orient | 1 March 1969 | Free transfer | ||
| Brian Hall | LB | | Burbage | (1939-03-09)9 March 1939 (aged 32) | 305 | 31 | Mansfield Town | March 1965 | Free transfer | ||
| Bobby Howlett | CB | | West Ham | (1948-12-12)12 December 1948 (aged 22) | 18 | 0 | Southend United | Summer 1968 | Free transfer | ||
| John McLaughlin | FB | | Edmonton | (1954-10-29)29 October 1954 (aged 16) | 0 | 0 | Apprentice | 18 March 1972[a] | Free transfer | ||
| Lindsay Smith | CB | | Enfield | (1954-09-18)18 September 1954 (aged 16) | 1 | 0 | Apprentice | 20 April 1971[a] | Free transfer | ||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||
| Phil Bloss | MF | | Colchester | (1953-01-16)16 January 1953 (aged 18) | 1 | 1 | Apprentice | January 1971 | Free transfer | ||
| Steve Foley | MF | | Clacton-on-Sea | (1953-06-21)21 June 1953 (aged 17) | 0 | 0 | Apprentice | July 1969 | Free transfer | ||
| Steve Leslie | MF | | Hornsey | (1952-09-04)4 September 1952 (aged 18) | 2 | 0 | Apprentice | 20 April 1971[a] | Free transfer | ||
| Bobby Mills | MF | | Edmonton | (1955-03-16)16 March 1955 (aged 16) | 0 | 0 | Apprentice | 4 March 1972[a] | Free transfer | ||
| Tony Wingate | MF | | Islington | (1955-03-21)21 March 1955 (aged 16) | 0 | 0 | Apprentice | 18 March 1972[a] | Free transfer | ||
| Forwards | |||||||||||
| Brian Gibbs | FW | | Gillingham | (1936-10-06)6 October 1936 (aged 34) | 138 | 36 | Gillingham | September 1968 | £8,000 | ||
| Mick Mahon | WG | | Manchester | (1944-09-17)17 September 1944 (aged 26) | 47 | 7 | York City | May 1970 | Free transfer | ||
| Dave Simmons | FW | | Ryde | (1948-10-24)24 October 1948 (aged 22) | 15 | 6 | Aston Villa | 26 December 1970[a] | £6,000 | ||
- ^ 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1971 | CB | | Barry Smith | Apprentice | Free transfer | [7] |
| 4 March 1972 | MF | | Bobby Mills | Apprentice | Free transfer | [8][a] |
| 18 March 1972 | FB | | John McLaughlin | Apprentice | Free transfer | [9][a] |
| 18 March 1972 | MF | | Tony Wingate | Apprentice | Free transfer | [10][a] |
| 3 April 1972 | CB | | Richard Bourne | Apprentice | Free transfer | [11][a] |
- ^ a b c d 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 | CB | | Trevor Painter | Wealdstone | Released | [12] |
| End of season | WG | | Ray Whittaker | King's Lynn | Released | [13] |
| Summer 1971 | WG | | Micky Brown | Wealdstone | Released | [14] |
| 31 May 1971 | DF | | Adrian Webster | Hillingdon Borough | Released | [15] |
| July 1971 | GK | | Brian Sherratt | Oxford City | Released | [16] |
| 31 July 1971 | FW | | Ray Crawford |  Durban City | Released | [17][a] |
| 13 November 1971 | GK | | Graham Smith | West Bromwich Albion | £11,000 | [18] |
| December 1971 | CB |  | John Kurila | Lincoln City | Free transfer | [19] |
| January 1972 | CB | | Alan Dennis | Dover | Free transfer | [20] |
| January 1972 | WG | | Brian Owen | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Player-coach | [21] |
| March 1972 | FB | | John Gilchrist | Tonbridge | Player-coach | [22] |
| March 1972 | MF | | Ken Jones | Margate | Released | [23] |
| 31 March 1972 | FB | | Bobby Cram |  Royal Canada | Free transfer | [24][a] |
| 3 April 1972 | MF | | Brian Lewis | Portsmouth | £8,500 | [25][a] |
| 24 April 1972 | CB | | Brian Garvey | Bedford Town | Player-manager | [26][a] |
- Total incoming:
~ £19,500
- ^ a b c d 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 November 1971 | FB | | Charlie Woods | Watford | 18 December 1972 | [27][a] |
| March 1972 | MF | | David Burnside | Bristol City | 29 April 1972 | [28][a] |
- ^ a b Loan start and end dates refer to the date of the player's first and final games for the club
Match details
Fourth Division
Results round by round
Source: 11v11.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
League table
| Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Bury | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 73 | 59 | 1.237 | 50 |
| 10 | Cambridge United | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 62 | 60 | 1.033 | 48 |
| 11 | Colchester United | 46 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 70 | 69 | 1.014 | 48 |
| 12 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 56 | 63 | 0.889 | 46 |
| 13 | Gillingham | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 61 | 67 | 0.910 | 45 |
Source: rsssf.com
Matches
Lincoln City v Colchester United
| 14 August 1971 (1971-08-14) 1 | Lincoln City | 2–0 | Colchester United | Lincoln |
Hubbard  51'Smith 63' | Report | Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 6,607 Referee: H Powell |
Colchester United v Hartlepool
| 20 August 1971 (1971-08-20) 2 | Colchester United | 1–0 | Hartlepool | Colchester |
| Ashurst 74' (o.g.) | Report | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 5,634 Referee: H Robinson |
Bury v Colchester United
| 28 August 1971 (1971-08-28) 3 | Bury | 3–0 | Colchester United | Bury |
| Jones 11', 13' White 70' | Report | Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 2,557 Referee: Peter Willis |
Newport County v Colchester United
| 31 August 1971 (1971-08-31) 4 | Newport County | 2–1 | Colchester United | Newport |
| Sprague 3' Brown 88' | Report | Lewis 33' | Stadium: Somerton Park Attendance: 4,168 Referee: T Bosi |
Colchester United v Southport
| 3 September 1971 (1971-09-03) 5 | Colchester United | 1–0 | Southport | Colchester |
| Mahon 57' | Report | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 5,439 |
Darlington v Colchester United
| 11 September 1971 (1971-09-11) 6 | Darlington | 2–0 | Colchester United | Darlington |
| Harding 83' Gauden 84' | Report | Stadium: Feethams Attendance: 2,683 Referee: H Hackney |
Colchester United v Crewe Alexandra
| 17 September 1971 (1971-09-17) 7 | Colchester United | 4–2 | Crewe Alexandra | Colchester |
| Burgess 22' Lewis 59'Mahon 67'Leslie 77' | Report | East 21' Morrissey 52' | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 6,133 Referee: P Reeves |
Northampton Town v Colchester United
| 25 September 1971 (1971-09-25) 8 | Northampton Town | 1–1 | Colchester United | Northampton |
| Hawkins 67' | Report | Hall 75' | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 5,800 Referee: J Whalley |
Scunthorpe United v Colchester United
| 28 September 1971 (1971-09-28) 9 | Scunthorpe United | 2–0 | Colchester United | Scunthorpe |
| Fletcher 7' Davidson 17' | Report | Stadium: Old Showground Attendance: 5,111 Referee: T Farley |
Colchester United v Chester
| 1 October 1971 (1971-10-01) 10 | Colchester United | 1–0 | Chester | Colchester |
| Leslie 9' | Report | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 6,048 Referee: M Kerkhoff |
Aldershot v Colchester United
| 9 October 1971 (1971-10-09) 11 | Aldershot | 0–2 | Colchester United | Aldershot |
| Report | Lewis 22' Leslie 24' | Stadium: Recreation Ground Attendance: 5,285 Referee: L Hayes |
Colchester United v Lincoln City
| 15 October 1971 (1971-10-15) 12 | Colchester United | 5–2 | Lincoln City | Colchester |
| Lewis 2', 71', 74' Bloss 45'Hall 86' | Report | Freeman 20', 24' | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 5,834 Referee: J Orpin |
Colchester United v Southend United
| 18 October 1971 (1971-10-18) 13 | Colchester United | 1–0 | Southend United | Colchester |
| Leslie 78' | Report | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 9,807 Referee: John Homewood |
Cambridge United v Colchester United
| 23 October 1971 (1971-10-23) 14 | Cambridge United | 4–2 | Colchester United | Cambridge |
| Foote 45' Lill 50'Harris 73', 87' | Report | Jones 61' Thompson 67' (o.g.) | Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 7,230 |
Colchester United v Gillingham
| 29 October 1971 (1971-10-29) 15 | Colchester United | 2–2 | Gillingham | Colchester |
| Lewis 63' Kurila 90' | Report | Yeo 31' Peach 58' (pen.) | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 6,622 Referee: Tommy Dawes |
Barrow v Colchester United
| 6 November 1971 (1971-11-06) 16 | Barrow | 2–2 | Colchester United | Barrow-in-Furness |
| Patrick 19' Irvine 39' | Report | Gibbs 35' Kurila 78' | Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 1,954 |
Colchester United v Brentford
| 13 November 1971 (1971-11-13) 17 | Colchester United | 1–1 | Brentford | Colchester |
| Jones 14' | Report | O'Mara 26' | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 6,698 Referee: J Bent |
Colchester United v Exeter City
| 26 November 1971 (1971-11-26) 18 | Colchester United | 3–0 | Exeter City | Colchester |
| Foley 20', 25' Lewis 75' | Report | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 5,116 |
Stockport County v Colchester United
| 3 December 1971 (1971-12-03) 19 | Stockport County | 2–2 | Colchester United | Stockport |
| Lawther 60' (pen.) Garvey 75' (o.g.) | Report | Mahon 20', 73' | Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 2,043 Referee: Peter Willis |
Southport v Colchester United
| 18 December 1971 (1971-12-18) 20 | Southport | 3–0 | Colchester United | Southport |
| Redrobe 16' Peat 43'Sibbald 62' (pen.) | Report | Stadium: Haig Avenue Attendance: 2,657 Referee: D Civil |
Colchester United v Peterborough United
| 27 December 1971 (1971-12-27) 21 | Colchester United | 1–1 | Peterborough United | Colchester |
| Leslie 84' | Report | Hall 59' | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 7,750 Referee: H Robinson |
Crewe Alexandra v Colchester United
| 1 January 1972 (1972-01-01) 22 | Crewe Alexandra | 2–4 | Colchester United | Crewe |
| Bradshaw 45' East 75' | Report | Leslie 24' Hall 51'Lewis 52' (pen.)Cook 76' | Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 1,992 Referee: E Jolly |
Colchester United v Bury
| 8 January 1972 (1972-01-08) 23 | Colchester United | 0–0 | Bury | Colchester |
| Report | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,924 |
Doncaster Rovers v Colchester United
| 15 January 1972 (1972-01-15) 24 | Doncaster Rovers | 2–0 | Colchester United | Doncaster |
| Elwiss 36' Haselden 90' | Report | Stadium: Belle Vue Attendance: 3,247 Referee: J Goggins |
Colchester United v Scunthorpe United
| 21 January 1972 (1972-01-21) 25 | Colchester United | 1–1 | Scunthorpe United | Colchester |
| Gibbs 9' | Report | Fletcher 4' | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,867 |
Southend United v Colchester United
| 28 January 1972 (1972-01-28) 26 | Southend United | 1–4 | Colchester United | Southend-on-Sea |
| Taylor 30' | Report | Foley 22' Mahon 25'Leslie 68', 73' | Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 8,871 Referee: A Hart |
Workington v Colchester United
| 5 February 1972 (1972-02-05) 27 | Workington | 1–0 | Colchester United | Workington |
| Ogilvie 55' | Report | Stadium: Borough Park Attendance: 2,170 Referee: P Baldwin |
Colchester United v Cambridge United
| 12 February 1972 (1972-02-12) 28 | Colchester United | 1–1 | Cambridge United | Colchester |
| 14:45 GMT | Lewis 66' | Report | Lill 87' | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 5,663 Referee: John Homewood |
Gillingham v Colchester United
| 19 February 1972 (1972-02-19) 29 | Gillingham | 0–2 | Colchester United | Gillingham |
| Report | Leslie 46', 57' | Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 5,313 Referee: I Hunting |
Colchester United v Barrow
| 26 February 1972 (1972-02-26) 30 | Colchester United | 0–1 | Barrow | Colchester |
| Report | Rowlands 80' | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,618 |
Brentford v Colchester United
| 4 March 1972 (1972-03-04) 31 | Brentford | 0–2 | Colchester United | Brentford |
| Report | Mahon 48' Lewis 70' | Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 9,210 Referee: J Yates |
Colchester United v Aldershot
| 11 March 1972 (1972-03-11) 32 | Colchester United | 1–0 | Aldershot | Colchester |
| Lewis 12' | Report | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,776 Referee: R Perkin |
Colchester United v Doncaster Rovers
| 13 March 1972 (1972-03-13) 33 | Colchester United | 1–2 | Doncaster Rovers | Colchester |
| L Smith 68' | Report | Irvine 20' Elwiss 43' | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 5,004 Referee: Malcolm Sinclair |
Hartlepool v Colchester United
| 18 March 1972 (1972-03-18) 34 | Hartlepool | 3–2 | Colchester United | Hartlepool |
| Waddell 10' Smith 20' (pen.)Young 60' | Report | Mahon 43' Garvey 83' | Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 2,621 |
Grimsby Town v Colchester United
| 21 March 1972 (1972-03-21) 35 | Grimsby Town | 3–0 | Colchester United | Cleethorpes |
| Gauden 7' Brace 85' (pen.)Tees 87' | Report | Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 13,288 Referee: H Davey |
Colchester United v Darlington
| 24 March 1972 (1972-03-24) 36 | Colchester United | 4–3 | Darlington | Colchester |
| Burgess 11' Leslie 42'Lewis 52'Simmons 68' | Report | Graham 33', 69' Barker 74' | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,865 Referee: D Biddle |
Colchester United v Northampton Town
| 31 March 1972 (1972-03-31) 37 | Colchester United | 2–0 | Northampton Town | Colchester |
| Simmons 16' Lewis 41' (pen.) | Report | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 5,375 |
Peterborough United v Colchester United
| 1 April 1972 (1972-04-01) 38 | Peterborough United | 4–0 | Colchester United | Peterborough |
| Price 20' Hall 33'Turner 35' (pen.)Robson 70' | Report | Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 4,367 |
Chester v Colchester United
| 3 April 1972 (1972-04-03) 39 | Chester | 2–1 | Colchester United | Chester |
| Moore 44', 87' | Report | Lewis 79' (pen.) | Stadium: Sealand Road Attendance: 3,317 |
Colchester United v Workington
| 7 April 1972 (1972-04-07) 40 | Colchester United | 1–0 | Workington | Colchester |
| 19:00 BST | Foley 57' | Report | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,390 Referee: R Toseland |
Colchester United v Reading
| 10 April 1972 (1972-04-10) 41 | Colchester United | 2–1 | Reading | Colchester |
| Gibbs 30' Leslie 76' | Report | Habbin 3' | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,110 Referee: Tommy Dawes |
Exeter City v Colchester United
| 15 April 1972 (1972-04-15) 42 | Exeter City | 3–3 | Colchester United | Exeter |
| Binney 16' Rowan 58'Banks 71' | Report | Gibbs 30' (pen.) Burgess 63'Mahon 82' | Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 4,052 Referee: P Jones |
Colchester United v Grimsby Town
| 17 April 1972 (1972-04-17) 43 | Colchester United | 0–1 | Grimsby Town | Colchester |
| Report | Chatterley 9' | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 5,086 Referee: Jack Taylor |
Colchester United v Stockport County
| 21 April 1972 (1972-04-21) 44 | Colchester United | 3–2 | Stockport County | Colchester |
| Burgess 63', 83' Simmons 87' | Report | Griffiths 33' McMillan 41' | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,010 Referee: R Crabb |
Colchester United v Newport County
| 24 April 1972 (1972-04-24) 45 | Colchester United | 2–3 | Newport County | Colchester |
| Burgess 38', 42' | Report | Brown 45' Hill 54' (pen.)Jones 72' | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,311 Referee: Ron Challis |
Reading v Colchester United
| 29 April 1972 (1972-04-29) 46 | Reading | 2–4 | Colchester United | Reading |
| Habbin 10' Harman 72' | Report | Leslie 21' L Smith 42', 65'Burgess 61' | Stadium: Elm Park Attendance: 3,202 Referee: W Castle |
Watney Cup
Colchester United v Luton Town
| 31 July 1971 (1971-07-31) 1st round | Colchester United | 1–0 | Luton Town | Colchester |
| Lewis 78' (pen.) | Report | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 8,186 Referee: Norman Burtenshaw |
Colchester United v Carlisle United
| 4 August 1971 (1971-08-04) Semi-final | Colchester United | 2–0 | Carlisle United | Colchester |
| Gibbs 46' Lewis 52' | Report | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 7,871 Referee: Ray Tinkler |
West Bromwich Albion v Colchester United
| 7 August 1971 (1971-08-07) Final | West Bromwich Albion | 4–4 (2–4 p) | Colchester United | West Bromwich |
| Cantello 16' Astle 30', 89'Hope 34' | Report | Mahon 8', 67' Simmons 32'Lewis 86' (pen.) | Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 18,487 |
League Cup
Colchester United v Brentford
| 18 August 1971 (1971-08-18) 1st round | Colchester United | 3–1 | Brentford | Colchester |
| Mahon 33' Lewis 53', 67' (pen.) | Report | Ross 87' | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 6,125 Referee: K Baker |
Colchester United v Swindon Town
| 8 September 1971 (1971-09-08) 2nd round | Colchester United | 4–1 | Swindon Town | Colchester |
| Lewis 7', 52' (pen.), 70' Mahon 60' | Report Report | Horsfield | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 7,437 Referee: Ron Challis |
Blackpool v Colchester United
| 5 October 1971 (1971-10-05) 3rd round | Blackpool | 4–0 | Colchester United | Blackpool |
| Suddick 47' Green 63'Burns 68', 82' | Report | Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 11,042 |
FA Cup
Colchester United v Shrewsbury Town
| 20 November 1971 (1971-11-20) 1st round | Colchester United | 1–4 | Shrewsbury Town | Colchester |
| Hall 41' | Report | Wood 10' Andrews 24', 67', 83' | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 5,773 Referee: R Toseland |
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Fourth Division | FA Cup | League Cup | Watney Cup | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| GK | ENG | Barry Smith | 31 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG | Richard Bourne | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG | Eric Burgess | 47 | 8 | 41 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG | Micky Cook | 40 | 1 | 36+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG | Brian Hall | 41 | 4 | 36+2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG | John McLaughlin | 9 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG | Lindsay Smith | 18 | 3 | 14+4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG | Phil Bloss | 22 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG | Steve Foley | 17 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG | Steve Leslie | 45 | 13 | 40+1 | 13 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG | Bobby Mills | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG | Tony Wingate | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG | Brian Gibbs | 40 | 5 | 30+3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| FW | ENG | Mick Mahon | 49 | 12 | 41+1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| FW | ENG | Dave Simmons | 28 | 4 | 20+3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season | |||||||||||||
| GK | ENG | Graham Smith | 22 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG | Bobby Cram | 42 | 0 | 35+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG | Brian Garvey | 39 | 1 | 31+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | John Gilchrist | 19 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | John Kurila | 11 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG | Charlie Woods | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG | David Burnside | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG | Ken Jones | 21 | 2 | 13+4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG | Brian Lewis | 37 | 23 | 30 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | |
| FW | ENG | Ray Crawford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG | Brian Owen | 13 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
Goalscorers
| Place | Nationality | Position | Name | Fourth Division | FA Cup | League Cup | Watney Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | MF | Brian Lewis | 15 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 23 |
| 2 | | MF | Steve Leslie | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 3 | | WG | Mick Mahon | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| 4 | | FB | Eric Burgess | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 5 | | FW | Brian Gibbs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | | MF | Steve Foley | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| | FB | Brian Hall | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| | FW | Dave Simmons | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 9 | | CB | Lindsay Smith | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | | MF | Ken Jones | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| | CB | John Kurila | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 12 | | MF | Phil Bloss | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| | FB | Micky Cook | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| | CB | Brian Garvey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Own goals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| TOTALS | 70 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 85 | |||
Disciplinary record
| Nationality | Position | Name | Fourth Division | FA Cup | League Cup | Watney Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  | | | | | | | | | |||
| | FW | Brian Gibbs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | FB | Micky Cook | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | CB | Brian Garvey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | MF | Brian Lewis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | FB | John Gilchrist | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | Ken Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | CB | John Kurila | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | Steve Leslie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | WG | Mick Mahon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTALS | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
Clean sheets
Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.[31]
| Place | Nationality | Player | Fourth Division | FA Cup | League Cup | Watney Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Barry Smith | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| | Graham Smith | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| TOTALS | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | ||
Player debuts
Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.[32]
| Position | Nationality | Player | Date | Opponent | Ground | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | | Barry Smith | 28 August 1971 | Bury | Gigg Lane | |
| FB | | Charlie Woods | 26 November 1971 | Exeter City | Layer Road | |
| MF | | Steve Foley | 26 November 1971 | Exeter City | Layer Road | |
| MF | | Bobby Mills | 4 March 1972 | Brentford | Griffin Park | |
| MF | | David Burnside | 11 March 1972 | Aldershot | Layer Road | |
| FB | | John McLaughlin | 18 March 1972 | Hartlepool | Victoria Park | |
| MF | | Tony Wingate | 18 March 1972 | Hartlepool | Victoria Park | |
| CB | | Richard Bourne | 3 April 1972 | Chester | Sealand Road |
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.
Websites
- "Colchester United football club match record: 1972". 11v11.com. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
Specific
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Colchester Utd 1–0 Southend United". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ^ "Colchester Utd 1–0 Workington". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
- ^ "Average Attendance Figures Per Season". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ^ Hudson, Matt (11 July 2012). "The 1970s and 1980s". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ a b "Appearances". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
- ^ "Barry Smith". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ^ "Bobby Mills". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ^ "John McLaughlin". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ^ "Tony Wingate". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ^ "Richard Bourne". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ^ "Trevor Painter". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ^ "Ray Whittaker". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ^ "Micky Brown". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ^ Falk, David (29 December 2012). "Catching up with NASL Sounder Adrian Webster". GoalWA. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ^ "Brian Sherratt". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ^ "Ray Crawford". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ^ "Graham Smith". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ^ "John Kurila". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ^ "Alan Dennis". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ^ "Brian Owen". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ^ "John Gilchrist". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ^ "Ken Jones". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ^ "Bobby Cram". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ^ "Brian Lewis". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ^ "Brian Garvey". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ^ "Charlie Woods". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ^ "David Burnside". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ^ a b "Goals". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ "Discipline". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ "Clean sheets (1st team)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ^ "Alltime- List of Debuts". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
