1966–67_Colchester_United_F.C._season

Colchester United
1966–67 season
Chairman	Bill Allen; (until January); Harold Moore; (from January)
Manager	Neil Franklin
Stadium	Layer Road
Third Division	13th
FA Cup	2nd round; (eliminated by; Peterborough United)
League Cup	1st round; (eliminated by; Queens Park Rangers)
Top goalscorer	League: ; Reg Stratton (24); All: ; Reg Stratton (24)
Highest home attendance	9,081; v Peterborough United, 7 January 1967
Lowest home attendance	3,965; v Scunthorpe United, 11 February 1967
Average home league attendance	5,714
Biggest win	5–0; v Doncaster Rovers, 15 October 1966
Biggest defeat	0–5; v Queens Park Rangers, 23 August 1966; v Torquay United, 19 November 1966
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1966–67 Colchester United F.C. season

Colchester United 1966–67 football season

The 1966–67 season was Colchester United's 25th season in their history and their first back in the third tier of English football, the Third Division, following promotion from the Fourth Division the previous season. Alongside competing in the Third Division, the club also participated in the FA Cup and the League Cup.

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Colchester finished comfortably mid-table by finishing 13th. Queens Park Rangers defeated the U's 5–0 in the League Cup, while Peterborough United knocked them out in the second round of the FA Cup.

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[DG-7] Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club

[DG-9] Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club

[FG-19] Date of departure refers to the date of the player's final game for the club

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Name	Position	Place of birth	Date of birth	Apps	Goals	Signed from	Date signed	Fee
Goalkeepers
Alan Buck	GK	Colchester	(1946-08-25)25 August 1946 (aged 19)	11	0	Amateur	July 1963	Free transfer
Sandy Kennon	GK	Johannesburg	(1933-11-28)28 November 1933 (aged 32)	60	0	Norwich City	March 1965	Free transfer
Defenders
Alan Dennis	CB	Colchester	(1951-02-22)22 February 1951 (aged 15)	0	0	Apprentice	April 1967	Free transfer
Duncan Forbes	CB	Edinburgh	(1941-06-19)19 June 1941 (aged 24)	187	1	Musselburgh Athletic	4 September 1961	Nominal
Brian Hall	LB	Burbage	(1939-03-09)9 March 1939 (aged 27)	60	12	Mansfield Town	March 1965	Free transfer
Mick Loughton	CB	Colchester	(1942-12-08)8 December 1942 (aged 23)	77	2	Amateur	August 1961	Free transfer
Dennis Mochan	FB	Falkirk	(1935-12-12)12 December 1935 (aged 30)	0	0	Nottingham Forest	24 September 1966^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Free transfer
Ray Price	FB	Hetton-le-Hole	(1944-05-18)18 May 1944 (aged 22)	16	0	Norwich City	Summer 1964	Free transfer
David Raine	FB	Darlington	(1937-03-28)28 March 1937 (aged 29)	25	0	Doncaster Rovers	1 June 1965	Nominal
Midfielders
Bobby Blackwood	MF	Edinburgh	(1934-08-20)20 August 1934 (aged 31)	45	5	Ipswich Town	1 June 1965	Free transfer
David Buck	WH	Colchester	(1946-08-25)25 August 1946 (aged 18)	1	0	Apprentice	16 October 1965^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Free transfer
Dave Lamont	MF	Glasgow	(1949-04-02)2 April 1949 (aged 17)	0	0	Apprentice	July 1965	Free transfer
John Mansfield	MF	Colchester	(1946-09-13)13 September 1946 (aged 19)	8	1	Apprentice	August 1964	Free transfer
Derek Trevis	MF	Birmingham	(1942-09-09)9 September 1942 (aged 23)	107	11	Aston Villa	7 March 1964^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Free transfer
Forwards
Peter Barlow	FW	Portsmouth	(1950-01-09)9 January 1950 (aged 16)	0	0	Apprentice	September 1965	Free transfer
Peter Bullock	FW	Stoke-on-Trent	(1941-11-17)17 November 1941 (aged 24)	36	11	Southend United	30 October 1965^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Nominal
Ken Hodgson	FW	Newcastle upon Tyne	(1942-01-19)19 January 1942 (aged 24)	0	0	Bournemouth	20 August 1966^{[lower-alpha 1]}	£4,000
Johnny Martin	WG	Ashington	(1946-12-04)4 December 1946 (aged 19)	0	0	Aston Villa	20 August 1966^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Free transfer
Alan Shires	WG	Leigh-on-Sea	(1948-06-29)29 June 1948 (aged 17)	0	0	Southend United	27 August 1966^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Free transfer
Reg Stratton	FW	Kingsley	(1939-07-10)10 July 1939 (aged 26)	39	21	Fulham	28 May 1965	Free transfer
Brian Westlake	CF	Newcastle-under-Lyme	(1943-09-19)19 September 1943 (aged 22)	0	0	Tranmere Rovers	February 1967	Nominal

Date	Position	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
20 August 1966	FW	Ken Hodgson	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	£4,000	^[7]^{[lower-alpha 1]}
20 August 1966	WG	Johnny Martin	Aston Villa	Free transfer	^[8]^{[lower-alpha 1]}
27 August 1966	WG	Alan Shires	Southend United	Free transfer	^[9]^{[lower-alpha 1]}
24 September 1966	FB	Dennis Mochan	Nottingham Forest	Free transfer	^[10]^{[lower-alpha 1]}
February 1967	CF	Brian Westlake	Tranmere Rovers	Nominal	^[11]
April 1967	CB	Alan Dennis	Apprentice	Free transfer	^[12]

Date	Position	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
End of season	FB	David Laitt	Crittall Athletic	Released	^[13]
End of season	WG	John Hornsby	South Shields	Released	^[14]
End of season	IF	Ted Phillips	Floriana	Player-manager	^[15]
28 May 1966	FB	John Fowler	Heybridge Swifts	Player-manager	^[16]^{[lower-alpha 1]}
28 May 1966	WG	Barrie Aitchison	Cambridge City	Released	^[17]^{[lower-alpha 1]}
31 May 1966	IF	Dennis Barrett	Free agent	Released	^[18]
August 1966	WG	Mike Grice	Lowestoft Town	Released	^[19]
11 February 1967	WG	Arthur Kaye	Free agent	Retired	^[20]^{[lower-alpha 1]}

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
11	Gillingham	46	15	16	15	58	62	0.935	46
12	Walsall	46	18	10	18	65	72	0.903	46
13	Colchester United	46	17	10	19	76	73	1.041	44
14	Orient	46	13	18	15	58	68	0.853	44
15	Peterborough United	46	14	15	17	66	71	0.930	43

20 August 1966 (1966-08-20) 1	Colchester United	2–3	Middlesbrough	Colchester
	Bullock Stratton	Report Report	O'Rourke Lawson	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,385

1966–67_Colchester_United_F.C._season

1966–67 Colchester United F.C. season

Season overview

Players

Transfers

In

Out

Match details

Third Division

Results round by round

League table

Matches

League Cup

FA Cup

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

Goalscorers

Clean sheets

Player debuts

See also

References

General

Specific

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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
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H
Result	L	L	W	D	W	D	W	W	L	W	W	D	L	W	L	L	D	L	W	L	L	D	W	W	L	L	L	L	L	L	W	W	D	W	W	D	L	W	L	D	W	D	L	L	D	W
Position	18	22	19	16	13	12	10	7	8	7	5	5	8	5	6	12	10	14	12	14	16	18	13	13	14	16	16	17	18	19	17	14	17	13	10	10	13	12	12	11	11	12	14	16	14	12

27 August 1966 (1966-08-27) 2	Shrewsbury Town	2–1	Colchester United	Shrewsbury
	Unknown goalscorer	Report	Stratton	Stadium: Gay Meadow Attendance: 4,819

3 September 1966 (1966-09-03) 3	Colchester United	2–1	Watford	Colchester
	Hodgson 15' Stratton 55' (pen.)	Report	Garbett 70'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,232

6 September 1966 (1966-09-06) 4	Swindon Town	1–1	Colchester United	Swindon
	Rogers 16'	Report Report	Hodgson 11'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 11,600

10 September 1966 (1966-09-10) 5	Colchester United	3–1	Bristol Rovers	Colchester
	Own goal o.g.' Hodgson Stratton	Report	Unknown goalscorer	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,736

17 September 1966 (1966-09-17) 6	Oxford United	1–1	Colchester United	Oxford
	Unknown goalscorer	Report	Hodgson	Stadium: Manor Ground Attendance: 6,503

24 September 1966 (1966-09-24) 7	Colchester United	3–2	Oldham Athletic	Colchester
	Own goal o.g.' Hodgson	Report	Unknown goalscorer	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 5,921

26 September 1966 (1966-09-26) 8	Colchester United	2–1	Swindon Town	Colchester
	Forbes Hodgson 68'	Report Report	Willie Penman 45'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 7,874

30 September 1966 (1966-09-30) 9	Scunthorpe United	3–1	Colchester United	Scunthorpe
	Unknown goalscorer	Report	Stratton	Stadium: Old Showground Attendance: 5,222

8 October 1966 (1966-10-08) 10	Reading	2–3	Colchester United	Reading
	Webb 80' Harris pen.'	Report	Martin 3' Shires 16', 90'	Stadium: Elm Park Attendance: 7,213

15 October 1966 (1966-10-15) 11	Colchester United	5–0	Doncaster Rovers	Colchester
	Hodgson Bullock Stratton	Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 6,461

17 October 1966 (1966-10-17) 12	Colchester United	2–2	Orient	Colchester
	Stratton	Report	Unknown goalscorer	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 8,969

22 October 1966 (1966-10-22) 13	Mansfield Town	2–0	Colchester United	Mansfield
	Unknown goalscorer	Report		Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 6,028

29 October 1966 (1966-10-29) 14	Colchester United	4–0	Grimsby Town	Colchester
	Hodgson Bullock Stratton	Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 6,330

4 November 1966 (1966-11-04) 15	Walsall	1–0	Colchester United	Walsall
	Unknown goalscorer	Report		Stadium: Fellows Park Attendance: 8,192

12 November 1966 (1966-11-12) 16	Colchester United	1–4	Peterborough United	Colchester
	Hodgson	Report Report	Fairbrother Mason	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 6,353

14 November 1966 (1966-11-14) 17	Orient	3–3	Colchester United	Leyton
	Unknown goalscorer	Report	Hodgson Stratton	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 5,714

19 November 1966 (1966-11-19) 18	Torquay United	5–0	Colchester United	Torquay
	Unknown goalscorer	Report		Stadium: Plainmoor Attendance: 5,056

3 December 1966 (1966-12-03) 19	Darlington	0–4	Colchester United	Darlington
		Report	Mansfield Martin Stratton	Stadium: Feethams Attendance: 5,706

10 December 1966 (1966-12-10) 20	Colchester United	1–3	Queens Park Rangers	Colchester
	Stratton	Report	Unknown goalscorer	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 8,195

17 December 1966 (1966-12-17) 21	Middlesbrough	4–0	Colchester United	Middlesbrough
	O'Rourke Horsfield	Report Report		Stadium: Ayresome Park Attendance: 8,891

26 December 1966 (1966-12-26) 22	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	1–1	Colchester United	Bournemouth
	Unknown goalscorer	Report	Martin	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 5,478

27 December 1966 (1966-12-27) 23	Colchester United	2–0	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	Colchester
	Hodgson Bullock	Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 6,140

31 December 1966 (1966-12-31) 24	Colchester United	3–1	Shrewsbury Town	Colchester
	Hodgson Bullock Stratton	Report	Unknown goalscorer	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,980

14 January 1967 (1967-01-14) 25	Bristol Rovers	4–1	Colchester United	Bristol
	Unknown goalscorer	Report	Stratton	Stadium: Eastville Stadium Attendance: 15,415

21 January 1967 (1967-01-21) 26	Colchester United	1–2	Oxford United	Colchester
	Stratton	Report	Unknown goalscorer	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,755

28 January 1967 (1967-01-28) 27	Workington	1–0	Colchester United	Workington
	Unknown goalscorer	Report		Stadium: Borough Park Attendance: 2,589

4 February 1967 (1967-02-04) 28	Oldham Athletic	4–0	Colchester United	Oldham
	Unknown goalscorer	Report		Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 8,961

11 February 1967 (1967-02-11) 29	Colchester United	0–1	Scunthorpe United	Colchester
		Report	Unknown goalscorer	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,965

18 February 1967 (1967-02-18) 30	Gillingham	2–1	Colchester United	Gillingham
	Unknown goalscorer	Report	Stratton	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 6,147