1968–69 Colchester United F.C. season

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Colchester United
1968–69 season
ChairmanArthur Neville[1]
ManagerDick Graham
StadiumLayer Road
Fourth Division6th
FA Cup2nd round
(eliminated by
Exeter City)
League Cup2nd round
(eliminated by
Workington)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Danny Light (12)
All:
Danny Light (14)
Highest home attendance10,604
v Southend United, 29 November 1968[2]
Lowest home attendance3,199
v Doncaster Rovers, 31 August 1968[3]
Average home league attendance6,048[4]
Biggest win5–0
v Chesham United, 16 November 1968
Biggest defeat0–4
v Brentford, 10 August 1968
v Scunthorpe United, 26 August 1968
v Rochdale, 8 March 1969
1–5
v Chester, 24 August 1968

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.

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.

Season overview[edit]

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]

Players[edit]

As of match played 2 May 1969.[6]
Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee
Goalkeepers
Ernie Adams GK England Hackney (1948-01-17)17 January 1948 (aged 20) 50 0 England Arsenal 1 July 1967 Free transfer
Tony Macedo GK Gibraltar Gibraltar (1938-02-22)22 February 1938 (aged 30) 0 0 England Fulham 2 November 1968[a] £6,000
Ron Willis GK England Romford (1947-12-27)27 December 1947 (aged 20) 0 0 England Charlton Athletic October 1968 £1,500
Defenders
Dave Bickles CB England West Ham (1944-04-06)6 April 1944 (aged 24) 0 0 England Crystal Palace 28 September 1968[a] Free transfer
Micky Cook FB England Enfield (1951-04-09)9 April 1951 (aged 17) 0 0 England Orient 1 March 1969 Free transfer
Alan Dennis CB England Colchester (1951-02-22)22 February 1951 (aged 17) 0 0 Apprentice April 1967 Free transfer
Brian Hall LB England Burbage (1939-03-09)9 March 1939 (aged 29) 154 16 England Mansfield Town March 1965 Free transfer
Brian Honeywood CB England Chelmsford (1949-05-08)8 May 1949 (aged 19) 0 0 England Ipswich Town August 1968 Free transfer
Bobby Howlett CB England West Ham (1948-12-12)12 December 1948 (aged 19) 0 0 England Southend United Summer 1968 Free transfer
Dennis Mochan FB Scotland Falkirk (1935-12-12)12 December 1935 (aged 32) 81 2 England Nottingham Forest 24 September 1966[a] Free transfer
Owen Simpson FB England Mickley (1943-09-18)18 September 1943 (aged 24) 0 0 England Orient 10 August 1968[a] £3,500
Adrian Webster DF England Colchester (1951-11-06)6 November 1951 (aged 16) 0 0 Apprentice July 1968 Free transfer
Brian Wood CB England Hamworthy (1940-12-08)8 December 1940 (aged 27) 0 0 England Orient 14 September 1968[a] £4,000
Midfielders
Roger Joslyn MF England Colchester (1950-05-07)7 May 1950 (aged 18) 12 0 Apprentice 23 December 1967[a] Free transfer
Forwards
Micky Brown WG England Farnham Common (1944-04-11)11 April 1944 (aged 24) 0 0 England Luton Town 26 October 1968[a] £3,000
Terry Dyson WG England Malton (1934-11-29)29 November 1934 (aged 33) 0 0 England Fulham 24 August 1968[a] Free transfer
Brian Gibbs FW England Gillingham (1936-10-06)6 October 1936 (aged 31) 0 0 England Gillingham September 1968 £8,000
Danny Light FW England Chiswick (1948-07-10)10 July 1948 (aged 19) 0 0 England Crystal Palace August 1968 £4,000
Johnny Martin WG England Ashington (1946-12-04)4 December 1946 (aged 21) 80 11 England Aston Villa 20 August 1966[a] Free transfer
Jim Oliver FW Scotland Falkirk (1941-12-03)3 December 1941 (aged 26) 15 0 England Brighton & Hove Albion January 1968 £2,000
Terry Price WG England Colchester (1945-10-11)11 October 1945 (aged 22) 39 3 England Orient 16 September 1967 £2,000
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club

Transfers[edit]

In[edit]

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
Summer 1968 CB England Bobby Howlett England Southend United Free transfer [7]
Summer 1968 FB England Gerry Perryman England Northampton Town Free transfer [8]
July 1968 CB England Colin Moughton England Queens Park Rangers Trial [9]
July 1968 DF England Adrian Webster Apprentice Free transfer [10]
August 1968 CB England Brian Honeywood England Ipswich Town Free transfer [11]
August 1968 FW England Danny Light England Crystal Palace £4,000 [12]
10 August 1968 FB England Owen Simpson England Orient £3,500 [13][a]
24 August 1968 WG England Terry Dyson England Fulham Free transfer [14][a]
September 1968 FW England Brian Gibbs England Gillingham £8,000 [15]
14 September 1968 CB England Brian Wood England Orient £4,000 [16][a]
28 September 1968 CB England Dave Bickles England Crystal Palace Free transfer [17][a]
October 1968 GK England Ron Willis England Charlton Athletic £1,500 [18]
26 October 1968 WG England Micky Brown England Luton Town £3,000 [19][a]
2 November 1968 GK Gibraltar Tony Macedo England Fulham £6,000 [20][a]
16 November 1968 FW England Ken O'Rourke England Arsenal Trial [21][a]
November 1968 WG England Barry Rowan United States Dallas Tornado Free transfer [22]
1 March 1969 FB England Micky Cook England Orient Free transfer [23]
  • Total spending: Decrease ~ £30,000
  1. ^ a b c d e f g Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club

Out[edit]

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
End of season CB England Bob Walker England Bedford Town Free transfer [24]
End of season WG England Alan Shires England Chelmsford City Released [25]
Summer 1968 WH England David Buck England Halstead Town Released [26]
Summer 1968 CB England Mick Loughton England Brentwood Town Released [27]
Summer 1968 MF Scotland Bobby Blackwood Scotland Hawick Royal Albert Player-manager [28]
Summer 1968 FW England Peter Bullock England Exeter City Free transfer [29]
Summer 1968 FW England Reg Stratton England Brentwood Town Free transfer [30]
26 August 1968 GK England Alan Buck England Poole Town Released [31][a]
26 August 1968 CB England Colin Moughton England Bedford Town End of trial [9][a]
September 1968 CB Scotland Duncan Forbes England Norwich City £10,000 [32]
4 September 1968 FB England Gerry Perryman England Corby Town Free transfer [8][a]
4 September 1968 MF England John Mansfield England Brentwood Town Free transfer [33][a]
20 September 1968 MF England Derek Trevis England Walsall £11,000 [34][a]
23 November 1968 FW England Ken O'Rourke England Bedford Town End of trial [21][a]
January 1969 WG England Barry Rowan South Africa Durban United Released [22]
February 1969 FW England Peter Barlow England Workington Free transfer [35]
28 February 1969 FW England Ken Hodgson England Poole Town Released [36][a]
  • Total incoming: Increase ~ £21,000
  1. ^ a b c d e f g Date of departure refers to the date of the player's final game for the club

Loans in[edit]

Date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
31 August 1968 CB England Brian Wood England Orient 7 September 1968 [16][a]
7 September 1968 GK Gibraltar Tony Macedo England Fulham 26 October 1968 [20][a]
  1. ^ a b Loan start and end dates refer to the date of the player's first and final games for the club

Loans out[edit]

Date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.
Early 1969 FW England Ken Hodgson England Chelmsford City February 1969 [36]
January 1969 WG England Johnny Martin England Chelmsford City January 1969 [37]

Match details[edit]

Fourth Division[edit]

Main article: 1968–69 Football League

Results round by round[edit]

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHAHHHAAHAHAAHAHHAAHHAAHAAAHHAAHHAHAHHAAHHHHAA
ResultLDLLLWDWWDWWLDWWWLLWWWWWWWLDWLLWDLDLWWWDDDDLDL
Position212223242424232113141210151413106912898672344236436464222222335
Source: 11v11.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

League table[edit]

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
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal average; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted

Matches[edit]

10 August 1968 (1968-08-10) 1 Brentford 4–0 Colchester United Brentford
Deakin 3'
Moughton 60' (o.g.)
Terry 73'
Ross 81'		 Report Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 7,580
Referee: H New
17 August 1968 (1968-08-17) 2 Colchester United 0–0 Rochdale Colchester
Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,969
Referee: T Reynolds
24 August 1968 (1968-08-24) 3 Chester 5–1 Colchester United Chester
Jones 6', 23'
Dearden 50'
Talbot 62'
Sutton 72'		 Report Simpson 23' Stadium: Sealand Road
Attendance: 5,813
Referee: Clive Thomas
26 August 1968 (1968-08-26) 4 Colchester United 0–4 Scunthorpe United Colchester
Report Kerr 24', 68'
Heath 63'
Deere 88'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,771
Referee: John Homewood
31 August 1968 (1968-08-31) 5 Colchester United 1–2 Doncaster Rovers Colchester
Simpson 90' (pen.) Report Webber 52'
Johnson 90'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,199
Referee: K Markham
7 September 1968 (1968-09-07) 6 Colchester United 1–0 York City Colchester
Light 68' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,756
Referee: Malcolm Sinclair
14 September 1968 (1968-09-14) 7 Bradford City 1–1 Colchester United Bradford
Bannister 66' Report Light 32' Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 6,879
Referee: V Batty
16 September 1968 (1968-09-16) 8 Chesterfield 0–2 Colchester United Chesterfield
Report Gibbs 11'
Trevis 58'		 Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 4,693
Referee: V James
20 September 1968 (1968-09-20) 9 Colchester United 1–0 Port Vale Colchester
Joslyn 39' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 6,441
Referee: Gordon Hill
28 September 1968 (1968-09-28) 10 Exeter City 1–1 Colchester United Exeter
Banks 40' Report Simpson 2' Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 5,146
Referee: T Reynolds
4 October 1968 (1968-10-04) 11 Colchester United 2–1 Grimsby Town Colchester
Gibbs 8', 77' Report Housing 29' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 7,543
Referee: Keith Walker
8 October 1968 (1968-10-08) 12 Scunthorpe United 2–3 Colchester United Scunthorpe
Kerr 22'
Heath 68' (pen.)		 Report Gibbs 46', 64'
Bickles 83'		 Stadium: Old Showground
Attendance: 2,748
Referee: Gordon Kew
12 October 1968 (1968-10-12) 13 Newport County 1–0 Colchester United Newport
McClelland Report Stadium: Somerton Park
Attendance: 3,262
Referee: D Counsel
19 October 1968 (1968-10-19) 14 Colchester United 0–0 Darlington Colchester
Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 6,323
Referee: Ron Challis
26 October 1968 (1968-10-26) 15 Lincoln City 0–3 Colchester United Lincoln
Report Peden 36' (o.g.)
Hall 44'
Oliver 65'		 Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 6,833
Referee: H Williams
2 November 1968 (1968-11-02) 16 Colchester United 2–1 Wrexham Colchester
Price 68'
Oliver 90+3'		 Report Smith 73' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,806
Referee: R Paine
4 November 1968 (1968-11-04) 17 Colchester United 3–0 Workington Colchester
Light 36'
Oliver 57'
Price 71'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 6,702
Referee: E Wallace
9 November 1968 (1968-11-09) 18 Bradford Park Avenue 2–1 Colchester United Bradford
Brannan 39'
Gould 67'		 Report Oliver 5' Stadium: Park Avenue
Attendance: 2,011
23 November 1968 (1968-11-23) 19 Swansea Town 2–0 Colchester United Swansea
Gwyther 72'
Hall 85' (o.g.)		 Report Stadium: Vetch Field
Attendance: 5,080
Referee: D Smith
29 November 1968 (1968-11-29) 20 Colchester United 4–0 Southend United Colchester
Oliver 12'
Simpson 56'
Gibbs 87'
Dyson 90' (pen.)		 Report
Report		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 10,604
Referee: R Barker
14 December 1968 (1968-12-14) 21 Colchester United 2–1 Newport County Colchester
Light 23'
Wood 80'		 Report Deacy 27' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,532
Referee: J Yates
26 December 1968 (1968-12-26) 22 Grimsby Town 2–4 Colchester United Cleethorpes
Oates 20'
Hickman 80'		 Report Oliver 31'
Bickles 63'
Light 71', 81'		 Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 5,559
Referee: H Davey
11 January 1969 (1969-01-11) 23 Wrexham 0–3 Colchester United Wrexham
Report Gibbs 20'
Light 29', 88'		 Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 7,471
Referee: Bob Matthewson
18 January 1969 (1969-01-18) 24 Colchester United 3–0 Bradford Park Avenue Colchester
Hall 16'
Dyson 50' (pen.)
Oliver 53'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,914
Referee: Malcolm Sinclair
24 January 1969 (1969-01-24) 25 Workington 0–1 Colchester United Workington
Report Oliver 31' Stadium: Borough Park
Attendance: 2,584
Referee: J Hill
1 February 1969 (1969-02-01) 26 Aldershot 1–2 Colchester United Aldershot
Howarth 4' Report Gibbs 42'
Dyson 88'		 Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 8,383
Referee: Ron Challis
14 February 1969 (1969-02-14) 27 Southend United 3–1 Colchester United Southend-on-Sea
Moore 38'
Best 54', 78'		 Report
Report		 Light 84' Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 12,681
Referee: Keith Walker
22 February 1969 (1969-02-22) 28 Colchester United 1–1 Notts County Colchester
Gibbs 67' Report Butlin 53' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 6,612
Referee: R Johnson
28 February 1969 (1969-02-28) 29 Colchester United 2–1 Brentford Colchester
Joslyn 38'
Light 84'		 Report Neilson 15'
Terry Red card 18'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 7,268
Referee: Tommy Dawes
4 March 1969 (1969-03-04) 30 Halifax Town 2–1 Colchester United Halifax
Pearson 25'
Massie 31'		 Report Shawcross 16' (o.g.) Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 3,400
Referee: R Darlington
8 March 1969 (1969-03-08) 31 Rochdale 4–0 Colchester United Rochdale
Jenkins 57'
Butler 75', 90'
Buck 82'		 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4,988
Referee: J Thacker
10 March 1969 (1969-03-10) 32 Colchester United 2–0 Aldershot Colchester
Hall
Light 		Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 6,577
Referee: John Homewood
14 March 1969 (1969-03-14) 33 Colchester United 1–1 Chester Colchester
Oliver 90' Report Draper 17' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 7,312
Referee: R Kirkpatrick
22 March 1969 (1969-03-22) 34 Doncaster Rovers 1–0 Colchester United Doncaster
Robertson 62' Report Stadium: Belle Vue
Attendance: 10,799
Referee: R Capey
24 March 1969 (1969-03-24) 35 Colchester United 1–1 Lincoln City Colchester
Joslyn 71' Report Harford 71' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 6,787
Referee: D Lyden
29 March 1969 (1969-03-29) 36 York City 2–0 Colchester United York
Boyer 14', 50' Report Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 3,140
Referee: J Quinn
4 April 1969 (1969-04-04) 37 Colchester United 1–0 Chesterfield Colchester
Brown 41' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 7,180
Referee: H New
5 April 1969 (1969-04-05) 38 Colchester United 1–0 Exeter City Colchester
Light 36' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,650
Referee: M Fussey
8 April 1969 (1969-04-08) 39 Peterborough United 0–1 Colchester United Peterborough
Report
Report		 Brown 88' Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 6,548
12 April 1969 (1969-04-12) 40 Port Vale 0–0 Colchester United Burslem
Report Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 3,774
Referee: F Cowan
14 April 1969 (1969-04-14) 41 Colchester United 2–2 Peterborough United Colchester
Brown 25'
Bickles 56'		 Report
Report		 Price 43'
Hall 48'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 6,564
Referee: A Dimond
18 April 1969 (1969-04-18) 42 Colchester United 1–1 Bradford City Colchester
Gibbs 47' Report Hall 52' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 8,196
Referee: R Paine
21 April 1969 (1969-04-21) 43 Colchester United 0–0 Halifax Town Colchester
Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 7,429
Referee: R Spittle
25 April 1969 (1969-04-25) 44 Colchester United 0–1 Swansea Town Colchester
Report Raybould 3' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 7,136
Referee: Norman Burtenshaw
28 April 1969 (1969-04-28) 45 Darlington 1–1 Colchester United Darlington
Melling 4' Report Gibbs 71' Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 7,505
Referee: Alan Gunn
2 May 1969 (1969-05-02) 46 Notts County 2–0 Colchester United Nottingham
Masson 26', 78' Report Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 3,576
Referee: W Castle

League Cup[edit]

Main article: 1968–69 Football League Cup
14 August 1968 (1968-08-14) 1st round Colchester United 2–0 Reading Colchester
Hall 41'
Oliver 69' (pen.)		 Report Chapman Yellow card 17' Red card 72' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,824
Referee: J Yates
4 September 1968 (1968-09-04) 2nd round Colchester United 0–1 Workington Colchester
Report Tyrer 35' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,523
Referee: I Hunting

FA Cup[edit]

Main article: 1968–69 FA Cup
16 November 1968 (1968-11-16) 1st round Colchester United 5–0 Chesham United Colchester
Light 34', 74'
Hall 49', 54'
Price 80'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,497
Referee: R Johnson
7 December 1968 (1968-12-07) 2nd round Colchester United 0–1 Exeter City Colchester
Report Banks 10' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 6,180
Referee: D Smith

Squad statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals[edit]

[6][38]

No. Pos Nat Player Total Fourth Division FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK England ENG Ernie Adams 6 0 4 0 0 0 2 0
GK Gibraltar GIB Tony Macedo 40 0 38 0 2 0 0 0
GK England ENG Ron Willis 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
DF England ENG Dave Bickles 35 3 34 3 1 0 0 0
DF England ENG Brian Hall 50 6 46 3 2 2 2 1
DF England ENG Brian Honeywood 21 0 12+6 0 1 0 2 0
DF Scotland SCO Dennis Mochan 43 0 41 0 2 0 0 0
DF England ENG Owen Simpson 45 4 41+2 4 1 0 1 0
DF England ENG Brian Wood 30 1 28 1 2 0 0 0
MF England ENG Roger Joslyn 41 3 37+1 3 1 0 2 0
FW England ENG Micky Brown 22 3 17+3 3 1+1 0 0 0
FW England ENG Terry Dyson 43 3 40+1 3 2 0 0 0
FW England ENG Brian Gibbs 38 11 37 11 1 0 0 0
FW England ENG Danny Light 45 14 42+1 12 2 2 0 0
FW England ENG Johnny Martin 9 0 6+1 0 0 0 2 0
FW Scotland SCO Jim Oliver 43 10 34+7 9 1 0 1 1
FW England ENG Terry Price 24 3 19+2 2 1 1 2 0
Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season
GK England ENG Alan Buck 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Duncan Forbes 8 0 6 0 0 0 2 0
DF England ENG Colin Moughton 5 0 4 0 0 0 1 0
DF England ENG Gerry Perryman 3 0 1+1 0 0 0 1 0
MF England ENG John Mansfield 5 0 2+1 0 0 0 2 0
MF England ENG Derek Trevis 10 1 8 1 0 0 2 0
FW England ENG Peter Barlow 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
FW England ENG Ken Hodgson 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
FW England ENG Ken O'Rourke 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
FW England ENG Barry Rowan 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0

Goalscorers[edit]

[38]

Place Nationality Position Name Fourth Division FA Cup League Cup Total
1 England FW Danny Light 12 2 0 14
2 England FW Brian Gibbs 11 0 0 11
3 Scotland FW Jim Oliver 9 0 1 10
4 England LB Brian Hall 3 2 1 6
5 England FB Owen Simpson 4 0 0 4
6 England CB Dave Bickles 3 0 0 3
England WG Micky Brown 3 0 0 3
England WG Terry Dyson 3 0 0 3
England MF Roger Joslyn 3 0 0 3
England WG Terry Price 2 1 0 3
11 England MF Derek Trevis 1 0 0 1
England CB Brian Wood 1 0 0 1
Own goals 2 0 0 2
TOTALS 57 5 2 64

Disciplinary record[edit]

[39]

Nationality Position Name Fourth Division FA Cup League Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
England FB Owen Simpson 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
England WG Terry Dyson 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Scotland CB Duncan Forbes 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Scotland FW Jim Oliver 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
England MF Derek Trevis 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
TOTALS 4 0 0 0 2 0 6 0

Clean sheets[edit]

Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.[40]

Place Nationality Player Fourth Division FA Cup League Cup Total
1 Gibraltar Tony Macedo 15 1 0 16
2 England Ernie Adams 1 0 1 2
3 England Ron Willis 1 0 0 1
TOTALS 17 1 1 19

Player debuts[edit]

Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.[41]

Position Nationality Player Date Opponent Ground Notes
CB England Brian Honeywood 10 August 1968 Brentford Griffin Park
CB England Colin Moughton 10 August 1968 Brentford Griffin Park
FB England Owen Simpson 10 August 1968 Brentford Griffin Park
FB England Gerry Perryman 24 August 1968 Chester Sealand Road
WG England Terry Dyson 24 August 1968 Chester Sealand Road
FW England Danny Light 24 August 1968 Chester Sealand Road
CB England Brian Wood 31 August 1968 Doncaster Rovers Layer Road
GK Gibraltar Tony Macedo 7 September 1968 York City Layer Road
CB England Brian Wood 14 September 1968 Bradford City Valley Parade [42][a]
FW England Brian Gibbs 14 September 1968 Bradford City Valley Parade
CB England Dave Bickles 28 September 1968 Exeter City St James Park
WG England Micky Brown 26 October 1968 Lincoln City Sincil Bank
GK Gibraltar Tony Macedo 2 November 1968 Wrexham Layer Road [43][a]
FW England Ken O'Rourke 16 November 1968 Chesham United Layer Road
GK England Ron Willis 23 November 1958 Swansea Town Vetch Field
WG England Barry Rowan 23 November 1958 Swansea Town Vetch Field
  1. ^ a b Second debut for the club

See also[edit]

References[edit]

General[edit]

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.
  • White, Eric (1989). 100 Years of Brentford. Redditch: Oldfield Press. ISBN 0951526200.
  • Kent, Jeff (1990). The Valiants' Years: The Story of Port Vale. Stafford: Witan Books. ISBN 0-9508981-4-7.
  • Ambrosen, Tony (1993). Amber in the Blood: A History Of Newport County. Uxbridge: Yore Publications. ISBN 978-1-874427-40-7.

Websites

Specific[edit]

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