Colchester United
1967–68 season
ChairmanHarold Moore
(until January)
Arthur Neville
(from January)[1]
ManagerNeil Franklin
StadiumLayer Road
Third Division22nd (relegated)
FA Cup3rd round
(eliminated by
West Bromwich Albion)
League Cup1st round
(eliminated by
Brighton & Hove Albion)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Reg Stratton (9)
All:
Reg Stratton (11)
Highest home attendance15,981
v West Bromwich Albion, 27 January 1968[2]
Lowest home attendance2,483
v Peterborough United, 11 May 1968[3]
Average home league attendance4,591[4]
Biggest win2–0
v Bristol Rovers, 23 December 1967
v Chelmsford City, 6 January 1968
Biggest defeat0–5
v Barrow, 13 November 1967

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]
  • Total spending: Decrease ~ £4,000
  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]
  • Total incoming: Increase ~ £5,000
  1. 1 2 Date of departure refers to the date of the player's final game for the club

Match details

Third Division

Results round by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAAHAHAHAHAHHAAHHAAHHAHHAAHAAHH
ResultDDWWLDWDLWDLWDLLWLDDWLWLLLLLLDWLLDLLLLDLLDDDDL
Position12128579647571086916111515161316121516202020202019192022222222222222222222222323
Source: 11v11.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Promotion or relegation
20 Mansfield Town 46 12 13 21 51 67 0.761 37
21 Grimsby Town (R) 46 14 9 23 52 69 0.754 37 Relegation to 1968–69 Fourth Division
22 Colchester United (R) 46 9 15 22 50 87 0.575 33
23 Scunthorpe United (R) 46 10 12 24 56 87 0.644 32
24 Peterborough United (R) 46 20 10 16 79 67 1.179 31[lower-alpha 1]
Source: rsssf.com
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ↑ Peterborough deducted 19 points for making irregular payments to players

Matches

19 August 1967 (1967-08-19) 1 Colchester United 0–0 Oldham Athletic Colchester
Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,989
26 August 1967 (1967-08-26) 2 Bristol Rovers 1–1 Colchester United Colchester
Unknown goalscorer Report Hall Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,989
4 September 1967 (1967-09-04) 3 Southport 2–3 Colchester United Southport
Spence
Redrobe 		Report
Report		 Hodgson
Bullock 		Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 7,058
5 September 1967 (1967-09-05) 4 Colchester United 3–2 Barrow Colchester
Stratton 37'
Bullock 39'
Mochan 54'		 Report Knox 80'
Edwards 86'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,609
9 September 1967 (1967-09-09) 5 Oxford United 3–1 Colchester United Oxford
Unknown goalscorer Report Hall Stadium: Manor Ground
Attendance: 5,873
16 September 1967 (1967-09-16) 6 Colchester United 0–0 Bury Colchester
Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,331
23 September 1967 (1967-09-23) 7 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 1–2 Colchester United Bournemouth
Pound 7' Report McKechnie 6', 70' Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 5,766
25 September 1967 (1967-09-25) 8 Colchester United 1–1 Southport Colchester
Bullock Report
Report		 Andrews Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,873
29 September 1967 (1967-09-29) 9 Tranmere Rovers 4–2 Colchester United Birkenhead
Unknown goalscorer Report Bullock
McKechnie 		Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 7,133
2 October 1967 (1967-10-02) 10 Colchester United 2–1 Watford Colchester
McKechnie Report Garbett Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 6,420
7 October 1967 (1967-10-07) 11 Colchester United 0–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Colchester
Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,075
14 October 1967 (1967-10-14) 12 Shrewsbury Town 4–0 Colchester United Shrewsbury
Unknown goalscorer Report Stadium: Gay Meadow
Attendance: 4,162
21 October 1967 (1967-10-21) 13 Colchester United 2–1 Swindon Town Colchester
Blackwood 60'
Price 77'		 Report
Report		 Penman 43' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,907
24 October 1967 (1967-10-24) 14 Watford 1–1 Colchester United Watford
Garvey Report Bullock Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 10,669
28 October 1967 (1967-10-28) 15 Reading 1–0 Colchester United Reading
Unknown goalscorer Report Stadium: Elm Park
Attendance: 5,741
4 November 1967 (1967-11-04) 16 Colchester United 3–5 Torquay United Colchester
Shires
Hodgson
Stratton 		Report Unknown goalscorer Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,249
11 November 1967 (1967-11-11) 17 Grimsby Town 1–2 Colchester United Cleethorpes
Moore 63' Report Barlow 61'
Blackwood 77'		 Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 3,667
13 November 1967 (1967-11-13) 18 Barrow 5–0 Colchester United Barrow-in-Furness
Unknown goalscorer Report Stadium: Holker Street
Attendance: 5,685
18 November 1967 (1967-11-18) 19 Colchester United 2–2 Gillingham Colchester
Stratton Report Unknown goalscorer Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,190
25 November 1967 (1967-11-25) 20 Walsall 1–1 Colchester United Walsall
Unknown goalscorer Report Forbes Stadium: Fellows Park
Attendance: 10,001
2 December 1967 (1967-12-02) 21 Colchester United 2–1 Northampton Town Colchester
Trevis
Price 		Report Unknown goalscorer Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,505
16 December 1967 (1967-12-16) 22 Oldham Athletic 2–1 Colchester United Oldham
Unknown goalscorer Report Barlow Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 4,177
23 December 1967 (1967-12-23) 23 Colchester United 2–0 Bristol Rovers Colchester
Barlow
Stratton 		Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,324
26 December 1967 (1967-12-26) 24 Mansfield Town 2–1 Colchester United Mansfield
Unknown goalscorer Report Stratton Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 6,679
30 December 1967 (1967-12-30) 25 Colchester United 1–2 Mansfield Town Colchester
Stratton Report Unknown goalscorer Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,180
20 January 1968 (1968-01-20) 26 Bury 2–0 Colchester United Bury
Unknown goalscorer Report Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 7,000
3 February 1968 (1968-02-03) 27 Colchester United 0–1 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic Colchester
Report Unknown goalscorer Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,075
10 February 1968 (1968-02-10) 28 Colchester United 1–2 Tranmere Rovers Colchester
Martin Report Unknown goalscorer Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,739
17 February 1968 (1968-02-17) 29 Peterborough United 3–1 Colchester United Peterborough
Thompson
Hall 		Report
Report		 Loughton Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 5,066
24 February 1968 (1968-02-24) 30 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–0 Colchester United Hove
Report Stadium: Goldstone Ground
Attendance: 6,512
26 February 1968 (1968-02-26) 31 Colchester United 1–0 Scunthorpe United Colchester
Barlow Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,979
2 March 1968 (1968-03-02) 32 Colchester United 0–3 Shrewsbury Town Colchester
Report Unknown goalscorer Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,877
9 March 1968 (1968-03-09) 33 Scunthorpe United 5–1 Colchester United Scunthorpe
Unknown goalscorer Report Mochan Stadium: Old Showground
Attendance: 3,003
16 March 1968 (1968-03-16) 34 Swindon Town 1–1 Colchester United Swindon
Rogers 34' Report
Report		 Martin 40' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 13,515
23 March 1968 (1968-03-23) 35 Colchester United 2–5 Reading Colchester
Bullock Report Unknown goalscorer Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,136
25 March 1968 (1968-03-25) 36 Colchester United 1–2 Oxford United Colchester
Stratton Report Unknown goalscorer Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,516
30 March 1968 (1968-03-30) 37 Torquay United 3–0 Colchester United Torquay
Unknown goalscorer Report Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 9,801
6 April 1968 (1968-04-06) 38 Colchester United 1–3 Grimsby Town Colchester
Blackwood Report Unknown goalscorer Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,231
12 April 1968 (1968-04-12) 39 Colchester United 1–1 Stockport County Colchester
Loughton Report Atkins Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,059
13 April 1968 (1968-04-13) 40 Gillingham 1–0 Colchester United Gillingham
Unknown goalscorer Report Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 5,734
15 April 1968 (1968-04-15) 41 Stockport County 1–0 Colchester United Stockport
Atkins Report Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 7,149
20 April 1968 (1968-04-20) 42 Colchester United 2–2 Walsall Colchester
Loughton Report Unknown goalscorer Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,764
22 April 1968 (1968-04-22) 43 Orient 1–1 Colchester United Leyton
Unknown goalscorer Report Stratton Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 6,125
27 April 1968 (1968-04-27) 44 Northampton Town 2–2 Colchester United Northampton
Unknown goalscorer Report Loughton
Price 		Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 6,859
4 May 1968 (1968-05-04) 45 Colchester United 1–1 Orient Colchester
Martin Report Unknown goalscorer Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,124
11 May 1968 (1968-05-11) 46 Colchester United 1–5 Peterborough United Colchester
Trevis Report Thompson
Conmy
Hall
Garwood 		Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,483

League Cup

23 August 1967 (1967-08-23) 1st round Brighton & Hove Albion 4–0 Colchester United Hove
Flood
Livesey
Napier 		Report Stadium: Goldstone Ground
Attendance: 10,745

FA Cup

12 December 1967 (1967-12-12) 1st round Torquay United 1–1 Colchester United Torquay
Unknown goalscorer Report Barlow Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 6,655
18 December 1967 (1967-12-18) 1st round replay Colchester United 2–1 Torquay United Colchester
Trevis Report Unknown goalscorer Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 7,079
6 January 1968 (1968-01-06) 2nd round Chelmsford City 0–2 Colchester United Chelmsford
Report Stratton
McKechnie 		Stadium: New Writtle Street
Attendance: 16,400
27 January 1968 (1968-01-27) 3rd round Colchester United 1–1 West Bromwich Albion Colchester
Stratton Report Brown pen.' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 15,981
31 January 1968 (1968-01-31) 3rd round West Bromwich Albion 4–0 Colchester United West Bromwich
Astle
Clark
Kaye 		Report Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 40,008

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

[6][19]

No. Pos Nat Player TotalThird DivisionFA CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK England ENG Ernie Adams 5004405010
GK England ENG Alan Buck 20200000
DF Scotland SCO Duncan Forbes 5214615010
DF England ENG Brian Hall 4624125000
DF England ENG Mick Loughton 31528+151010
DF Scotland SCO Dennis Mochan 4624025010
DF England ENG Bob Walker 19013+400+2000
MF Scotland SCO Bobby Blackwood 50343+135010
MF England ENG Roger Joslyn 12010+200000
MF England ENG John Mansfield 21013+205010
MF England ENG Derek Trevis 5144525210
FW England ENG Peter Barlow 18514+242100
FW England ENG Peter Bullock 2372071+1010
FW England ENG Ken Hodgson 13311+130010
FW England ENG Johnny Martin 3132535010
FW Scotland SCO Jim Oliver 15014+100000
FW England ENG Terry Price 3933534000
FW England ENG Alan Shires 81810000
FW England ENG Reg Stratton 33112993210
Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season
DF Scotland SCO John Fowler 30300000
MF Scotland SCO Dave Lamont 100+100000
FW Scotland SCO Tommy McKechnie 27622+154100

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

  • 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

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. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. 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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