1965–66 Colchester United F.C. season
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The 1965–66 season was Colchester United's
Colchester United F.C.
Colchester United Football Club is an English football club based in Colchester. The club was formed in 1937, and briefly shared their old Layer Road home with now defunct side Colchester Town who had previously used the ground from 1910....

 first season back in the Football League Fourth Division
Football League Fourth Division
The Fourth Division of The Football League was the fourth-highest division in the English football league system from the 1958–59 season until the creation of the Premier League prior to the 1992–93 season...

 after spending three consecutive seasons in the Football League Third Division
Football League Third Division
The Football League Third Division was the 3 tier of English Football from 1920 until 1992 when after the formation of the Football Association Premier League saw the league renamed The Football League Division Two...

. The season ended with promotion back to the third tier.

Season Review

As they did four years previously, United bounced back up from the Fourth Division
Football League Fourth Division
The Fourth Division of The Football League was the fourth-highest division in the English football league system from the 1958–59 season until the creation of the Premier League prior to the 1992–93 season...

 at the first attempt although it was not until the final day of the season that they sealed promotion.

Manager Neil Franklin
Neil Franklin
Cornelius 'Neil' Franklin was an English footballer.-Early career:Franklin had made a impression at schoolboy level, playing at both inside and centre forward...

 brought in Reg Stratton to lead his attack and the forward responded with 17 League goals. United won ten games on their travels, a new club record, and lost just three times at Layer Road
Layer Road
Layer Road was a Football League stadium in Colchester, England. It was only used for football matches and was the home ground of Colchester United before being replaced by the Weston Homes Community Stadium. The stadium held spectators and was built in 1907, originally for use by Colchester Town...

.



Colchester led the table at Easter 1966 despite being held twice by rivals Luton
Luton Town F.C.
Luton Town Football Club is an English professional football club based since 1905 at Kenilworth Road, Luton, Bedfordshire. The club currently competes in the fifth tier of English football, the Conference National, for the third consecutive season during the 2011–12 season.Formed in 1885, it was...

 with the Layer Road holiday fixture attracting 10,200. Subsequent defeats to promotion contenders Darlington
Darlington F.C.
Darlington Football Club is a professional association football club based in Darlington, County Durham, currently playing in the Conference National. The club was founded in 1883, and originally played its games at Feethams, before moving to the Darlington Arena in 2003...

 (twice) and Torquay
Torquay United F.C.
Torquay United Football Club, nicknamed the Gulls, are an English association football club based in the tourist resort town of Torquay, Devon. They played in the Conference National in 2008–09, but were promoted to Football League Two after a 2–0 win over Cambridge United on 17 May 2009 at Wembley...

 saw United drop to fourth place prior to the last game of the season.

A disastrous 2-1 defeat at mid-table Newport
Newport County A.F.C.
Newport County Association Football Club are a professional football club based in the city of Newport, south Wales, who currently play in the Conference National, the highest level of the National League System and fifth highest of the overall English football league system...

 had U's fans biting their nails as Luton were only a point behind and their game at Chester
Chester City F.C.
Chester City Football Club was an English football team from Chester. The club was founded as Chester F.C., and joined the Football League in 1931, spending most of their time in the lower divisions. They changed their name to Chester City in 1983. Chester won their first league title in 2004, the...

 had kicked off 15 minutes later. In the end the game finished 1-1 and with the U's, Tranmere
Tranmere Rovers F.C.
Tranmere Rovers Football Club are an English team based in Birkenhead, Wirral. The club currently compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system...

 and the Hatters tied on 56 points it was down to goal average to separate the sides. Franklin's side pipped Tranmere by 0.08 (equivalent to about 6 goals difference in today's rules).

The season was also notable as player replacements were allowed for the first time. Ray Price became United's first substitute when he took over from Ted Philips
Ted Phillips (footballer)
Edward John "Ted" Phillips was an English professional footballer.He made over 250 appearances for Ipswich Town from 1953 to 1964, almost all of them under Alf Ramsey, scoring over 150 goals making him the second highest scorer in the club's history...

 after 85 minutes of the September 18th 1965 home fixture with Rochdale. Gates had improved, with on-the-pitch success, to an average of 5,148.

Squad

Player Info


Pos. Name Place of Birth Date of Birth Previous Club Date Joined Fee
GK  England Alan Buck  England Colchester
Colchester
Colchester is an historic town and the largest settlement within the borough of Colchester in Essex, England.At the time of the census in 2001, it had a population of 104,390. However, the population is rapidly increasing, and has been named as one of Britain's fastest growing towns. As the...

25 August 1946  England Youth Team 1 August 1964 Free
GK  South Africa Sandy Kennon
Sandy Kennon
Neil Sandilands "Sandy" Kennon is a former professional footballer and amateur cricketer. His position was goalkeeper...

 South Africa Johannesburg
Johannesburg
Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa...

28 November 1933  England Norwich City
Norwich City F.C.
Norwich City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. As of the 2011–12 season, Norwich City are again playing in the Premier League after a six-year absence, having finished as runner up in the Championship in 2010–11 and winning automatic promotion.The...

6 March 1965 Free
DF  Scotland Duncan Forbes
Duncan Forbes (footballer)
Duncan Scott Forbes is a Scottish retired former professional footballer. He spent 33 Years at Norwich City, 13 as a player, 7 on the commercial staff and 13 as chief scout...

 Scotland Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...

19 June 1941  Scotland Musselburgh Athletic
Musselburgh Athletic F.C.
Musselburgh Athletic Football Club are a Scottish junior football club based in the town of Musselburgh, East Lothian. Formed in 1934, they have played under different names including Musselburgh Bruntonians, Musselburgh Juniors and Musselburgh Fern since 1898...

14 April 1962 Free
DF  Scotland John Fowler
John Fowler (footballer born 1933)
John Fowler was a former professional footballer for Colchester United.-Early career:Fowler was born in Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland...

 Scotland Leith
Leith
-South Leith v. North Leith:Up until the late 16th century Leith , comprised two separate towns on either side of the river....

17 October 1933  Scotland Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic
Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic F.C.
Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic F.C. are a Scottish junior football club from the town of Bonnyrigg, Midlothian. Formed in 1890 and nicknamed the Rose, they play in the Scottish Junior Football Association's East Region Super League, in which they finished as runners-up in the 2006–07 season, and...

20 August 1955 Free
DF  England Brian Hall
Brian Hall (footballer born 1939)
Brian Samuel Hall was an English footballer who most notably played for Mansfield Town and Colchester United between 1958 and 1973....

 England Burbage
Burbage, Leicestershire
Burbage is a civil parish in Leicestershire, England. It is a southern suburb of the town of Hinckley. According to the United Kingdom Census 2001 the parish had a population of 14,324.-History:...

9 March 1939  England Mansfield Town
Mansfield Town F.C.
Mansfield Town Football Club is an English football club from the former mining town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. The club was formed in 1897 as Mansfield Wesleyans and changed its name to Mansfield Wesley in 1906 before settling on Mansfield Town in 1910...

6 March 1965 Free
DF  England Mick Loughton  England Colchester
Colchester
Colchester is an historic town and the largest settlement within the borough of Colchester in Essex, England.At the time of the census in 2001, it had a population of 104,390. However, the population is rapidly increasing, and has been named as one of Britain's fastest growing towns. As the...

8 December 1942  England Youth Team 1 August 1964 Free
DF  England Ray Price  England Hetton-le-Hole
Hetton-le-Hole
Hetton-le-Hole is a town and civil parish situated in the City of Sunderland in Tyne and Wear, England. It is on the A182 between Houghton-le-Spring and Easington Lane. It is located on the southwest corner of Sunderland on the A182, off A690 close to the A1. It has a population of 14,402 but this...

18 May 1944  England Norwich City
Norwich City F.C.
Norwich City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. As of the 2011–12 season, Norwich City are again playing in the Premier League after a six-year absence, having finished as runner up in the Championship in 2010–11 and winning automatic promotion.The...

6 February 1965 Free
DF  England David Raine
David Raine
David Raine is a former English footballer.-Playing career:Raine graduated through the Vale juniors to make his debut in a 2–1 home win against Rotherham United on 27 April 1957. He signed his first professional contract the following month and by October 1957 had established himself in the first...

 England Darlington
Darlington
Darlington is a market town in the Borough of Darlington, part of the ceremonial county of County Durham, England. It lies on the small River Skerne, a tributary of the River Tees, not far from the main river. It is the main population centre in the borough, with a population of 97,838 as of 2001...

28 March 1937  England Doncaster Rovers
Doncaster Rovers F.C.
Doncaster Rovers Football Club is an English football club, based at the Keepmoat Stadium in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. The team currently competes in the Football League Championship, after being promoted via the League One play-offs in 2008, and have remained there since.The club was founded in...

24 September 1965 Free
MF  England Barrie Aitchinson  England Colchester
Colchester
Colchester is an historic town and the largest settlement within the borough of Colchester in Essex, England.At the time of the census in 2001, it had a population of 104,390. However, the population is rapidly increasing, and has been named as one of Britain's fastest growing towns. As the...

15 November 1937  England Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane....

22 August 1964 £750
MF  Scotland Bobby Blackwood
Bobby Blackwood
Robert Rankin Blackwood , was a Scottish footballer who played as a wing half in the Football League.- External links :*, Neil Brown...

 Scotland Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...

20 August 1934  England Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town F.C.
Ipswich Town Football Club are an English professional football team based in Ipswich, Suffolk. As of 2011, they play in the Football League Championship, having last appeared in the Premier League in 2001–02....

1 September 1965 Free
MF  England Arthur Kaye
Arthur Kaye
Arthur Kaye was an English professional footballer who played as a winger. Born in Higham, South Yorkshire, he played for local club Barnsley, followed by Blackpool, Middlesbrough and Colchester United before retiring....

 England Higham
Higham, South Yorkshire
Higham is a village in the metropolitan borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England.-The village:The village of Higham is also known locally as 'Hickam', as the saying goes: Higham where they fry'em, Hickam where they stick'em....

9 May 1933  England Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough F.C.
Middlesbrough Football Club , also known as Boro, are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Football League Championship. Formed in 1876, they have played at the Riverside Stadium since August 1995, their third ground since turning professional in 1889...

21 August 1965 Free
MF  England John Mansfield  England Colchester
Colchester
Colchester is an historic town and the largest settlement within the borough of Colchester in Essex, England.At the time of the census in 2001, it had a population of 104,390. However, the population is rapidly increasing, and has been named as one of Britain's fastest growing towns. As the...

13 September 1946  England Youth Team 1 August 1964 Free
MF  England Derek Trevis
Derek Trevis
Derek Alan Trevis was an English professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Active in both England and the United States, Trevis made nearly 500 career league appearances.-Career:...

 England Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...

9 September 1942  England Aston Villa
Aston Villa F.C.
Aston Villa Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Witton, Birmingham. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were founder members of The Football League in 1888. They were also founder...

7 March 1964 Free
FW  England Peter Bullock
Peter Bullock (footballer)
Peter L. Bullock is an English former footballer who played as an inside forward. He scored 54 goals in 199 appearances in the Football League playing for Stoke City, Birmingham City, Southend United, Colchester United, Exeter City and Walsall.Bullock comes from a footballing family...

 England Stoke-on-Trent
Stoke-on-Trent
Stoke-on-Trent , also called The Potteries is a city in Staffordshire, England, which forms a linear conurbation almost 12 miles long, with an area of . Together with the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme Stoke forms The Potteries Urban Area...

17 November 1941  England Southend United
Southend United F.C.
Southend United Football Club is an English football club based at Roots Hall Stadium, Prittlewell, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, who play in Football League Two. Their home ground is Roots Hall, and the club plan to move into a new 22,000-seater stadium located at Fossetts Farm.-Stadium:The club has had...

30 October 1965 Free
FW  England Reg Stratton  England Kingsley
Kingsley, Hampshire
Kingsley is a village in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It is 2.1 miles north of Bordon, on the B3004 road. The village has a community centre and an inn, the Cricketers....

10 July 1939  England Fulham
Fulham F.C.
Fulham Football Club is a professional English Premier League club based in southwest London Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Founded in 1879, they play in the Premier League, their 11th current season...

21 August 1965 Free

Transfers In

Date Pos. Player Name Previous Club Transfer Fee Notes
1 August 1965 DF  England David Buck  England Youth Team Free
1 August 1965 DF  England David Laitt  England Youth Team Free
21 August 1965 DF  England Jackie Bell
Jackie Bell
John Russell "Jackie" Bell was an English footballer. He played as a wing-back for Newcastle United between the years of 1956 and 1962, making 117 appearances and scoring 8 goals....

 England Norwich City
Norwich City F.C.
Norwich City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. As of the 2011–12 season, Norwich City are again playing in the Premier League after a six-year absence, having finished as runner up in the Championship in 2010–11 and winning automatic promotion.The...

Free
21 August 1965 MF  England John Hornsby  England Evenwood Town Free
21 August 1965 MF  England Arthur Kaye
Arthur Kaye
Arthur Kaye was an English professional footballer who played as a winger. Born in Higham, South Yorkshire, he played for local club Barnsley, followed by Blackpool, Middlesbrough and Colchester United before retiring....

 England Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough F.C.
Middlesbrough Football Club , also known as Boro, are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Football League Championship. Formed in 1876, they have played at the Riverside Stadium since August 1995, their third ground since turning professional in 1889...

Free
21 August 1965 FW  England Reg Stratton  England Fulham
Fulham F.C.
Fulham Football Club is a professional English Premier League club based in southwest London Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Founded in 1879, they play in the Premier League, their 11th current season...

Free
28 August 1965 FW  England Ted Phillips
Ted Phillips (footballer)
Edward John "Ted" Phillips was an English professional footballer.He made over 250 appearances for Ipswich Town from 1953 to 1964, almost all of them under Alf Ramsey, scoring over 150 goals making him the second highest scorer in the club's history...

 England Luton Town
Luton Town F.C.
Luton Town Football Club is an English professional football club based since 1905 at Kenilworth Road, Luton, Bedfordshire. The club currently competes in the fifth tier of English football, the Conference National, for the third consecutive season during the 2011–12 season.Formed in 1885, it was...

Swap Swap deal for Billy Stark
Billy Stark (footballer born 1937)
William Reid "Billy" Stark is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a forward. He played in Football League most notably for Colchester United, making 95 league appearances, and he also made appearances for Crewe Alexandra, Carlisle United, Luton Town, Chesterfield and Newport...

1 September 1965 MF  Scotland Bobby Blackwood
Bobby Blackwood
Robert Rankin Blackwood , was a Scottish footballer who played as a wing half in the Football League.- External links :*, Neil Brown...

 England Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town F.C.
Ipswich Town Football Club are an English professional football team based in Ipswich, Suffolk. As of 2011, they play in the Football League Championship, having last appeared in the Premier League in 2001–02....

Free
24 September 1965 DF  England David Raine
David Raine
David Raine is a former English footballer.-Playing career:Raine graduated through the Vale juniors to make his debut in a 2–1 home win against Rotherham United on 27 April 1957. He signed his first professional contract the following month and by October 1957 had established himself in the first...

 England Doncaster Rovers
Doncaster Rovers F.C.
Doncaster Rovers Football Club is an English football club, based at the Keepmoat Stadium in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. The team currently competes in the Football League Championship, after being promoted via the League One play-offs in 2008, and have remained there since.The club was founded in...

Free
30 October 1965 FW  England Peter Bullock
Peter Bullock (footballer)
Peter L. Bullock is an English former footballer who played as an inside forward. He scored 54 goals in 199 appearances in the Football League playing for Stoke City, Birmingham City, Southend United, Colchester United, Exeter City and Walsall.Bullock comes from a footballing family...

 England Southend United
Southend United F.C.
Southend United Football Club is an English football club based at Roots Hall Stadium, Prittlewell, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, who play in Football League Two. Their home ground is Roots Hall, and the club plan to move into a new 22,000-seater stadium located at Fossetts Farm.-Stadium:The club has had...

Free

Transfers Out

Date Pos. Player Name New Club Transfer Fee Notes
1 May 1965 DF  Scotland John Docherty
John Docherty (Scottish footballer)
John Docherty is a former Scottish professional footballer who played as a wing half for football league club Colchester United and played Scottish league football for Albion Rovers, Stirling Albion, St. Johnstone and Hearts.-External links:**...

 England Chelmsford City
Chelmsford City F.C.
Chelmsford City F.C. is an English semi-professional football club based in the town of Chelmsford, Essex. The club are currently members of the Conference South and play at the Melbourne Stadium.-Chelmsford:...

Free
1 May 1965 FW  Scotland Bobby Hill
Bobby Hill (footballer)
Robert "Bobby" Hill is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as an inside forward in The Football League for Colchester United. He signed from Easthouses Lily and made over 200 appearances for the club before moving to non-league side Bury Town in 1965.-External links:**...

 England Bury Town
Bury Town F.C.
Bury Town Football Club is an English semi-professional football club, based in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. The club are currently members of the Isthmian League Premier Division and play at Ram Meadow.-Early history:...

Free
1 May 1965 FW  England Arthur Longbottom
Arthur Longbottom (footballer)
Arthur Langley is a former English footballer.-Playing career:He signed for QPR from Methley United in 1954 and made his debut in the 3–0 defeat against Leyton Orient in March 1955...

 England Scarborough
Scarborough F.C.
Scarborough Football Club was an English football club based in the seaside resort of Scarborough, North Yorkshire. They were one of the oldest football clubs in England, formed in 1879, before they were wound up on 20 June 2007, with debts of £2.5 million.In the 2006–07 season...

Free
1 May 1965 FW  Wales Gareth Salisbury
Gareth Salisbury
Gareth Salisbury is a Welsh former professional footballer who played as a forward in The Football League for Wrexham, Norwich City , Luton Town, Colchester United and Chesterfield. He also went on to represent Kidderminster Harriers in the English non-leagues.-External links:**...

 England Chesterfield
Chesterfield F.C.
Chesterfield Football Club is an English football club based in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. The club currently plays in Football League One, the third tier of English football. Despite being the fourth oldest Football League club in England, they have spent most of their existence in the lower...

Free
28 August 1965 FW  Scotland Billy Stark
Billy Stark (footballer born 1937)
William Reid "Billy" Stark is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a forward. He played in Football League most notably for Colchester United, making 95 league appearances, and he also made appearances for Crewe Alexandra, Carlisle United, Luton Town, Chesterfield and Newport...

 England Luton Town
Luton Town F.C.
Luton Town Football Club is an English professional football club based since 1905 at Kenilworth Road, Luton, Bedfordshire. The club currently competes in the fifth tier of English football, the Conference National, for the third consecutive season during the 2011–12 season.Formed in 1885, it was...

Swap Swap deal for Ted Phillips
Ted Phillips (footballer)
Edward John "Ted" Phillips was an English professional footballer.He made over 250 appearances for Ipswich Town from 1953 to 1964, almost all of them under Alf Ramsey, scoring over 150 goals making him the second highest scorer in the club's history...

9 October 1965 DF  Wales Tecwyn Jones
Tecwyn Jones
Tecwyn Lloyd Jones is a former Welsh professional footballer who played for football league clubs Wrexham, Colchester United and Crewe Alexandra before moving into Welsh non-league football.- External links :**...

 England Crewe Alexandra
Crewe Alexandra F.C.
Crewe Alexandra Football Club is an English professional football club based in Crewe, Cheshire. Nicknamed The Railwaymen due to the town's links with the rail industry, they currently play in Football League Two, the fourth tier of English football, and are based at the Alexandra Stadium.The club...

Free
16 October 1965 FW  England David Buck  European Union Released Free
30 October 1965 FW  England David Laitt  England Crittall Athletic Free
12 February 1966 DF  England Jackie Bell
Jackie Bell
John Russell "Jackie" Bell was an English footballer. He played as a wing-back for Newcastle United between the years of 1956 and 1962, making 117 appearances and scoring 8 goals....

 England Gainford Town Free
8 April 1966 MF  England Mike Grice
Mike Grice
Michael John "Mike" Grice born in Woking, Surrey, was an English footballer who played as a winger.Grice played for Colchester United. He was selected to play for the Third Division South representative side in 1954–55. He joined West Ham United for £10,000 in 1955...

 England Lowestoft Town
Lowestoft Town F.C.
Lowestoft Town F.C. is an English football club based in Lowestoft, Suffolk. The club are currently members of the Isthmian League Premier Division and play at Crown Meadow.-History:...

Free
16 April 1966 MF  England John Hornsby  England Ferryhill Athletic Free
25 April 1966 FW  England Ted Phillips
Ted Phillips (footballer)
Edward John "Ted" Phillips was an English professional footballer.He made over 250 appearances for Ipswich Town from 1953 to 1964, almost all of them under Alf Ramsey, scoring over 150 goals making him the second highest scorer in the club's history...

 Malta Floriana Free

Fourth Division Results Summary

Pos Club Pld W D L GF GA Av Pts
3 Torquay United
Torquay United F.C.
Torquay United Football Club, nicknamed the Gulls, are an English association football club based in the tourist resort town of Torquay, Devon. They played in the Conference National in 2008–09, but were promoted to Football League Two after a 2–0 win over Cambridge United on 17 May 2009 at Wembley...

 (P)
46 24 10 12 72 49 1.469 58
4 Colchester United
Colchester United F.C.
Colchester United Football Club is an English football club based in Colchester. The club was formed in 1937, and briefly shared their old Layer Road home with now defunct side Colchester Town who had previously used the ground from 1910....

 (P)
46 23 10 13 70 47 1.489 56
5 Tranmere Rovers
Tranmere Rovers F.C.
Tranmere Rovers Football Club are an English team based in Birkenhead, Wirral. The club currently compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system...

46 24 8 14 93 66 1.409 56

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GAv = Goal average; Pts = Points

Fourth Division Results

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
21/08/1965 Port Vale
Port Vale F.C.
Port Vale Football Club is an English football club currently playing in Football League Two. They are based in Burslem, Staffordshire — one of six towns that make up the city of Stoke-on-Trent. The club's traditional rivals in the city are Stoke City, and games between the two clubs are known as...

A 0-1 11,212
23/08/1965 Halifax Town H 1-0 4,473 Kaye
Arthur Kaye
Arthur Kaye was an English professional footballer who played as a winger. Born in Higham, South Yorkshire, he played for local club Barnsley, followed by Blackpool, Middlesbrough and Colchester United before retiring....

28/08/1965 Crewe Alexandra
Crewe Alexandra F.C.
Crewe Alexandra Football Club is an English professional football club based in Crewe, Cheshire. Nicknamed The Railwaymen due to the town's links with the rail industry, they currently play in Football League Two, the fourth tier of English football, and are based at the Alexandra Stadium.The club...

H 1-1 4,040 Stark
Billy Stark (footballer born 1937)
William Reid "Billy" Stark is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a forward. He played in Football League most notably for Colchester United, making 95 league appearances, and he also made appearances for Crewe Alexandra, Carlisle United, Luton Town, Chesterfield and Newport...

04/09/1965 Bradford City A 2-1 2,692 Aitchinson, Stratton
11/09/1965 Barnsley
Barnsley F.C.
Barnsley Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Nicknamed the Tykes, they were founded in 1887 under the name Barnsley St. Peter's...

H 4-0 5,082 Aitchinson, Phillips
Ted Phillips (footballer)
Edward John "Ted" Phillips was an English professional footballer.He made over 250 appearances for Ipswich Town from 1953 to 1964, almost all of them under Alf Ramsey, scoring over 150 goals making him the second highest scorer in the club's history...

 (3)
14/09/1965 Halifax Town A 1-1 2,773 Stratton
18/09/1965 Rochdale H 2-0 4,968 Stratton (2)
24/09/1965 Tranmere Rovers
Tranmere Rovers F.C.
Tranmere Rovers Football Club are an English team based in Birkenhead, Wirral. The club currently compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system...

A 0-2 8,821
02/10/1965 Stockport County
Stockport County F.C.
Stockport County Football Club is an English football club based in Stockport, Greater Manchester. The club formed in 1883 as Heaton Norris Rovers, shortly afterwards merging with Heaton Norris F.C., and adopted the current name on 24 May 1890 on the creation of the County Borough of Stockport...

H 3-2 4,968 Phillips
Ted Phillips (footballer)
Edward John "Ted" Phillips was an English professional footballer.He made over 250 appearances for Ipswich Town from 1953 to 1964, almost all of them under Alf Ramsey, scoring over 150 goals making him the second highest scorer in the club's history...

, Stratton (2)
07/10/1965 Notts County
Notts County F.C.
Notts County Football Club are an English professional football club based in Nottingham. They are the oldest of all the clubs in the world that are now professional, having been formed in 1862. They currently play in League One of The Football League, the third tier of the English football system...

A 0-1 5,681
09/10/1965 Barrow A 0-3 5,378
16/10/1965 Hartlepool United
Hartlepool United F.C.
Hartlepool United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Hartlepool that currently play in League One. The team won promotion to League One in the 2006–07 season...

H 2-0 4,421 Stratton, Trevis
Derek Trevis
Derek Alan Trevis was an English professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Active in both England and the United States, Trevis made nearly 500 career league appearances.-Career:...

30/10/1965 Southport
Southport F.C.
Southport Football Club are an English football club, based in Southport, Merseyside. They are currently in the Conference National, and play their home matches at Haig Avenue, which has a capacity of 6,008...

H 0-0 4,165
06/11/1965 Wrexham A 3-2 3,743 Hall
Brian Hall (footballer born 1939)
Brian Samuel Hall was an English footballer who most notably played for Mansfield Town and Colchester United between 1958 and 1973....

, Loughton, Phillips
Ted Phillips (footballer)
Edward John "Ted" Phillips was an English professional footballer.He made over 250 appearances for Ipswich Town from 1953 to 1964, almost all of them under Alf Ramsey, scoring over 150 goals making him the second highest scorer in the club's history...

20/11/1965 Aldershot
Aldershot F.C.
Aldershot Football Club was an English Football League club, which was wound up in the High Court in March 1992. They became the first Football League club since Accrington Stanley to resign from the League during the course of a season. The club was nicknamed the Shots for both the last syllable...

A 3-1 3,097 Blackwood
Bobby Blackwood
Robert Rankin Blackwood , was a Scottish footballer who played as a wing half in the Football League.- External links :*, Neil Brown...

, Phillips
Ted Phillips (footballer)
Edward John "Ted" Phillips was an English professional footballer.He made over 250 appearances for Ipswich Town from 1953 to 1964, almost all of them under Alf Ramsey, scoring over 150 goals making him the second highest scorer in the club's history...

, Trevis
Derek Trevis
Derek Alan Trevis was an English professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Active in both England and the United States, Trevis made nearly 500 career league appearances.-Career:...

22/11/1965 Notts County
Notts County F.C.
Notts County Football Club are an English professional football club based in Nottingham. They are the oldest of all the clubs in the world that are now professional, having been formed in 1862. They currently play in League One of The Football League, the third tier of the English football system...

H 4-1 2,768 O.G.
Own goal
An own net occurs in goal-scoring games when a player scores a goal that is registered against his or her own team. It is usually accidental, and may be a result of an attempt at defensive play that failed or was spoiled by opponents....

, Bullock
Peter Bullock (footballer)
Peter L. Bullock is an English former footballer who played as an inside forward. He scored 54 goals in 199 appearances in the Football League playing for Stoke City, Birmingham City, Southend United, Colchester United, Exeter City and Walsall.Bullock comes from a footballing family...

, Forbes
Duncan Forbes (footballer)
Duncan Scott Forbes is a Scottish retired former professional footballer. He spent 33 Years at Norwich City, 13 as a player, 7 on the commercial staff and 13 as chief scout...

, Hall
Brian Hall (footballer born 1939)
Brian Samuel Hall was an English footballer who most notably played for Mansfield Town and Colchester United between 1958 and 1973....

27/11/1965 Newport County
Newport County A.F.C.
Newport County Association Football Club are a professional football club based in the city of Newport, south Wales, who currently play in the Conference National, the highest level of the National League System and fifth highest of the overall English football league system...

H 3-2 3,593 Hall
Brian Hall (footballer born 1939)
Brian Samuel Hall was an English footballer who most notably played for Mansfield Town and Colchester United between 1958 and 1973....

 (3)
04/12/1965 Doncaster Rovers
Doncaster Rovers F.C.
Doncaster Rovers Football Club is an English football club, based at the Keepmoat Stadium in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. The team currently competes in the Football League Championship, after being promoted via the League One play-offs in 2008, and have remained there since.The club was founded in...

A 0-2 6,035
11/12/1965 Chesterfield
Chesterfield F.C.
Chesterfield Football Club is an English football club based in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. The club currently plays in Football League One, the third tier of English football. Despite being the fourth oldest Football League club in England, they have spent most of their existence in the lower...

H 3-0 3,867 Blackwood
Bobby Blackwood
Robert Rankin Blackwood , was a Scottish footballer who played as a wing half in the Football League.- External links :*, Neil Brown...

, Bullock
Peter Bullock (footballer)
Peter L. Bullock is an English former footballer who played as an inside forward. He scored 54 goals in 199 appearances in the Football League playing for Stoke City, Birmingham City, Southend United, Colchester United, Exeter City and Walsall.Bullock comes from a footballing family...

, Hall
Brian Hall (footballer born 1939)
Brian Samuel Hall was an English footballer who most notably played for Mansfield Town and Colchester United between 1958 and 1973....

18/12/1965 Hartlepool United
Hartlepool United F.C.
Hartlepool United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Hartlepool that currently play in League One. The team won promotion to League One in the 2006–07 season...

A 1-0 4,067 Phillips
Ted Phillips (footballer)
Edward John "Ted" Phillips was an English professional footballer.He made over 250 appearances for Ipswich Town from 1953 to 1964, almost all of them under Alf Ramsey, scoring over 150 goals making him the second highest scorer in the club's history...

27/12/1965 Chester City
Chester City F.C.
Chester City Football Club was an English football team from Chester. The club was founded as Chester F.C., and joined the Football League in 1931, spending most of their time in the lower divisions. They changed their name to Chester City in 1983. Chester won their first league title in 2004, the...

H 1-1 7,840 Phillips
Ted Phillips (footballer)
Edward John "Ted" Phillips was an English professional footballer.He made over 250 appearances for Ipswich Town from 1953 to 1964, almost all of them under Alf Ramsey, scoring over 150 goals making him the second highest scorer in the club's history...

28/12/1965 Chester City
Chester City F.C.
Chester City Football Club was an English football team from Chester. The club was founded as Chester F.C., and joined the Football League in 1931, spending most of their time in the lower divisions. They changed their name to Chester City in 1983. Chester won their first league title in 2004, the...

A 1-2 8,361 Bullock
Peter Bullock (footballer)
Peter L. Bullock is an English former footballer who played as an inside forward. He scored 54 goals in 199 appearances in the Football League playing for Stoke City, Birmingham City, Southend United, Colchester United, Exeter City and Walsall.Bullock comes from a footballing family...

01/01/1966 Barrow H 2-2 4,676 Blackwood
Bobby Blackwood
Robert Rankin Blackwood , was a Scottish footballer who played as a wing half in the Football League.- External links :*, Neil Brown...

, Stratton
08/01/1966 Bradford Park Avenue A 0-1 5,867
15/01/1966 Doncaster Rovers
Doncaster Rovers F.C.
Doncaster Rovers Football Club is an English football club, based at the Keepmoat Stadium in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. The team currently competes in the Football League Championship, after being promoted via the League One play-offs in 2008, and have remained there since.The club was founded in...

H 2-1 3,778 Bullock
Peter Bullock (footballer)
Peter L. Bullock is an English former footballer who played as an inside forward. He scored 54 goals in 199 appearances in the Football League playing for Stoke City, Birmingham City, Southend United, Colchester United, Exeter City and Walsall.Bullock comes from a footballing family...

 (2)
29/01/1966 Port Vale
Port Vale F.C.
Port Vale Football Club is an English football club currently playing in Football League Two. They are based in Burslem, Staffordshire — one of six towns that make up the city of Stoke-on-Trent. The club's traditional rivals in the city are Stoke City, and games between the two clubs are known as...

H 3-0 4,481 O.G.
Own goal
An own net occurs in goal-scoring games when a player scores a goal that is registered against his or her own team. It is usually accidental, and may be a result of an attempt at defensive play that failed or was spoiled by opponents....

, Hornsby, Phillips
Ted Phillips (footballer)
Edward John "Ted" Phillips was an English professional footballer.He made over 250 appearances for Ipswich Town from 1953 to 1964, almost all of them under Alf Ramsey, scoring over 150 goals making him the second highest scorer in the club's history...

05/02/1966 Crewe Alexandra
Crewe Alexandra F.C.
Crewe Alexandra Football Club is an English professional football club based in Crewe, Cheshire. Nicknamed The Railwaymen due to the town's links with the rail industry, they currently play in Football League Two, the fourth tier of English football, and are based at the Alexandra Stadium.The club...

A 2-0 5,470 Phillips
Ted Phillips (footballer)
Edward John "Ted" Phillips was an English professional footballer.He made over 250 appearances for Ipswich Town from 1953 to 1964, almost all of them under Alf Ramsey, scoring over 150 goals making him the second highest scorer in the club's history...

 (2)
12/02/1966 Lincoln City
Lincoln City F.C.
Lincoln City Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Lincoln, Lincolnshire. The club are currently members of the Conference National in 2011–12 following relegation from the Football League....

A 2-0 2,294 Phillips
Ted Phillips (footballer)
Edward John "Ted" Phillips was an English professional footballer.He made over 250 appearances for Ipswich Town from 1953 to 1964, almost all of them under Alf Ramsey, scoring over 150 goals making him the second highest scorer in the club's history...

, Stratton
19/02/1966 Bradford City H 0-1 4,936
26/02/1966 Barnsley
Barnsley F.C.
Barnsley Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Nicknamed the Tykes, they were founded in 1887 under the name Barnsley St. Peter's...

A 1-1 3,166 Hall
Brian Hall (footballer born 1939)
Brian Samuel Hall was an English footballer who most notably played for Mansfield Town and Colchester United between 1958 and 1973....

28/02/1966 Bradford Park Avenue H 6-3 4,921 Bullock
Peter Bullock (footballer)
Peter L. Bullock is an English former footballer who played as an inside forward. He scored 54 goals in 199 appearances in the Football League playing for Stoke City, Birmingham City, Southend United, Colchester United, Exeter City and Walsall.Bullock comes from a footballing family...

 (3), Kaye
Arthur Kaye
Arthur Kaye was an English professional footballer who played as a winger. Born in Higham, South Yorkshire, he played for local club Barnsley, followed by Blackpool, Middlesbrough and Colchester United before retiring....

, Stratton, Trevis
Derek Trevis
Derek Alan Trevis was an English professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Active in both England and the United States, Trevis made nearly 500 career league appearances.-Career:...

05/03/1966 Lincoln City
Lincoln City F.C.
Lincoln City Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Lincoln, Lincolnshire. The club are currently members of the Conference National in 2011–12 following relegation from the Football League....

H 3-0 5,055 Bullock
Peter Bullock (footballer)
Peter L. Bullock is an English former footballer who played as an inside forward. He scored 54 goals in 199 appearances in the Football League playing for Stoke City, Birmingham City, Southend United, Colchester United, Exeter City and Walsall.Bullock comes from a footballing family...

, Hall
Brian Hall (footballer born 1939)
Brian Samuel Hall was an English footballer who most notably played for Mansfield Town and Colchester United between 1958 and 1973....

, Phillips
Ted Phillips (footballer)
Edward John "Ted" Phillips was an English professional footballer.He made over 250 appearances for Ipswich Town from 1953 to 1964, almost all of them under Alf Ramsey, scoring over 150 goals making him the second highest scorer in the club's history...

11/03/1966 Rochdale A 1-0 1,780 Stratton
19/03/1966 Tranmere Rovers
Tranmere Rovers F.C.
Tranmere Rovers Football Club are an English team based in Birkenhead, Wirral. The club currently compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system...

H 2-1 6,611 Stratton (2)
25/03/1966 Stockport County
Stockport County F.C.
Stockport County Football Club is an English football club based in Stockport, Greater Manchester. The club formed in 1883 as Heaton Norris Rovers, shortly afterwards merging with Heaton Norris F.C., and adopted the current name on 24 May 1890 on the creation of the County Borough of Stockport...

A 0-1 6,500
02/04/1966 Wrexham H 1-1 5,012 Stratton
08/04/1966 Luton Town
Luton Town F.C.
Luton Town Football Club is an English professional football club based since 1905 at Kenilworth Road, Luton, Bedfordshire. The club currently competes in the fifth tier of English football, the Conference National, for the third consecutive season during the 2011–12 season.Formed in 1885, it was...

H 2-2 10,200 Stratton (2)
09/04/1966 Torquay United
Torquay United F.C.
Torquay United Football Club, nicknamed the Gulls, are an English association football club based in the tourist resort town of Torquay, Devon. They played in the Conference National in 2008–09, but were promoted to Football League Two after a 2–0 win over Cambridge United on 17 May 2009 at Wembley...

A 1-0 7,678 Aitchinson
11/04/1966 Luton Town
Luton Town F.C.
Luton Town Football Club is an English professional football club based since 1905 at Kenilworth Road, Luton, Bedfordshire. The club currently competes in the fifth tier of English football, the Conference National, for the third consecutive season during the 2011–12 season.Formed in 1885, it was...

A 1-1 15,245 Stratton
16/04/1966 Aldershot
Aldershot F.C.
Aldershot Football Club was an English Football League club, which was wound up in the High Court in March 1992. They became the first Football League club since Accrington Stanley to resign from the League during the course of a season. The club was nicknamed the Shots for both the last syllable...

H 0-0 5,356
25/04/1966 Darlington
Darlington F.C.
Darlington Football Club is a professional association football club based in Darlington, County Durham, currently playing in the Conference National. The club was founded in 1883, and originally played its games at Feethams, before moving to the Darlington Arena in 2003...

A 0-1 7,353
30/04/1966 Torquay United
Torquay United F.C.
Torquay United Football Club, nicknamed the Gulls, are an English association football club based in the tourist resort town of Torquay, Devon. They played in the Conference National in 2008–09, but were promoted to Football League Two after a 2–0 win over Cambridge United on 17 May 2009 at Wembley...

H 0-2 5,922
07/05/1966 Chesterfield
Chesterfield F.C.
Chesterfield Football Club is an English football club based in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. The club currently plays in Football League One, the third tier of English football. Despite being the fourth oldest Football League club in England, they have spent most of their existence in the lower...

A 4-2 3,943 Bullock
Peter Bullock (footballer)
Peter L. Bullock is an English former footballer who played as an inside forward. He scored 54 goals in 199 appearances in the Football League playing for Stoke City, Birmingham City, Southend United, Colchester United, Exeter City and Walsall.Bullock comes from a footballing family...

 (2), Hall
Brian Hall (footballer born 1939)
Brian Samuel Hall was an English footballer who most notably played for Mansfield Town and Colchester United between 1958 and 1973....

, Stratton
10/05/1966 Southport
Southport F.C.
Southport Football Club are an English football club, based in Southport, Merseyside. They are currently in the Conference National, and play their home matches at Haig Avenue, which has a capacity of 6,008...

A 1-0 4,983 Mansfield
16/05/1966 Darlington
Darlington F.C.
Darlington Football Club is a professional association football club based in Darlington, County Durham, currently playing in the Conference National. The club was founded in 1883, and originally played its games at Feethams, before moving to the Darlington Arena in 2003...

A 0-2 12,474
28/05/1966 Newport County
Newport County A.F.C.
Newport County Association Football Club are a professional football club based in the city of Newport, south Wales, who currently play in the Conference National, the highest level of the National League System and fifth highest of the overall English football league system...

A 1-2 2,905 Trevis
Derek Trevis
Derek Alan Trevis was an English professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Active in both England and the United States, Trevis made nearly 500 career league appearances.-Career:...


Source: 1965-66 Season Colchester United Results - coludata.co.uk

League Cup

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
01/09/1965 R1 Exeter City
Exeter City F.C.
Exeter City Football Club is an English football club, based in Exeter, which is owned by its fans through the Exeter City Supporters Trust.The club was a member of the Football League from 1920 to 2003...

H 2-1 2,988 Stratton (2)
22/09/1965 R2 Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough F.C.
Middlesbrough Football Club , also known as Boro, are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Football League Championship. Formed in 1876, they have played at the Riverside Stadium since August 1995, their third ground since turning professional in 1889...

H 2-4 7,777 Hall
Brian Hall (footballer born 1939)
Brian Samuel Hall was an English footballer who most notably played for Mansfield Town and Colchester United between 1958 and 1973....

, Stratton

Source: 1965-66 Season Colchester United Results - coludata.co.uk

FA Cup

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
13/11/1965 R1 Queens Park Rangers
Queens Park Rangers F.C.
Queens Park Rangers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in White City, Hammersmith and Fulham, west London. As the 2010-11 Football League Championship champions, they now play in the top tier of English football the Premier League, for the first time in 15 years...

H 3-3 6,693 Blackwood
Bobby Blackwood
Robert Rankin Blackwood , was a Scottish footballer who played as a wing half in the Football League.- External links :*, Neil Brown...

 (2), Hall
Brian Hall (footballer born 1939)
Brian Samuel Hall was an English footballer who most notably played for Mansfield Town and Colchester United between 1958 and 1973....

17/11/1965 R1 (R) Queens Park Rangers
Queens Park Rangers F.C.
Queens Park Rangers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in White City, Hammersmith and Fulham, west London. As the 2010-11 Football League Championship champions, they now play in the top tier of English football the Premier League, for the first time in 15 years...

A 0-4 6,166

Source: 1965-66 Season Colchester United Results - coludata.co.uk

Squad statistics

No. Nat. Pos. Name Total Fourth Division
Football League Fourth Division
The Fourth Division of The Football League was the fourth-highest division in the English football league system from the 1958–59 season until the creation of the Premier League prior to the 1992–93 season...

FA Cup
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...

League Cup
Football League Cup
The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis...

Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps

All

Scorer Goals
 England Reg Stratton 21
 England Ted Phillips
Ted Phillips (footballer)
Edward John "Ted" Phillips was an English professional footballer.He made over 250 appearances for Ipswich Town from 1953 to 1964, almost all of them under Alf Ramsey, scoring over 150 goals making him the second highest scorer in the club's history...

13
 England Peter Bullock
Peter Bullock (footballer)
Peter L. Bullock is an English former footballer who played as an inside forward. He scored 54 goals in 199 appearances in the Football League playing for Stoke City, Birmingham City, Southend United, Colchester United, Exeter City and Walsall.Bullock comes from a footballing family...

11
 England Brian Hall
Brian Hall (footballer born 1939)
Brian Samuel Hall was an English footballer who most notably played for Mansfield Town and Colchester United between 1958 and 1973....

 Scotland Bobby Blackwood
Bobby Blackwood
Robert Rankin Blackwood , was a Scottish footballer who played as a wing half in the Football League.- External links :*, Neil Brown...

5
 England Derek Trevis
Derek Trevis
Derek Alan Trevis was an English professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Active in both England and the United States, Trevis made nearly 500 career league appearances.-Career:...

4
 England Barrie Aitchinson 3
 England Arthur Kaye
Arthur Kaye
Arthur Kaye was an English professional footballer who played as a winger. Born in Higham, South Yorkshire, he played for local club Barnsley, followed by Blackpool, Middlesbrough and Colchester United before retiring....

2
 Scotland Duncan Forbes
Duncan Forbes (footballer)
Duncan Scott Forbes is a Scottish retired former professional footballer. He spent 33 Years at Norwich City, 13 as a player, 7 on the commercial staff and 13 as chief scout...

1
 England John Hornsby
 England Mick Loughton
 England John Mansfield
 Scotland Billy Stark
Billy Stark (footballer born 1937)
William Reid "Billy" Stark is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a forward. He played in Football League most notably for Colchester United, making 95 league appearances, and he also made appearances for Crewe Alexandra, Carlisle United, Luton Town, Chesterfield and Newport...

Own goal
Own goal
An own net occurs in goal-scoring games when a player scores a goal that is registered against his or her own team. It is usually accidental, and may be a result of an attempt at defensive play that failed or was spoiled by opponents....

2


League

Scorer Goals
 England Reg Stratton 18
 England Ted Phillips
Ted Phillips (footballer)
Edward John "Ted" Phillips was an English professional footballer.He made over 250 appearances for Ipswich Town from 1953 to 1964, almost all of them under Alf Ramsey, scoring over 150 goals making him the second highest scorer in the club's history...

13
 England Peter Bullock
Peter Bullock (footballer)
Peter L. Bullock is an English former footballer who played as an inside forward. He scored 54 goals in 199 appearances in the Football League playing for Stoke City, Birmingham City, Southend United, Colchester United, Exeter City and Walsall.Bullock comes from a footballing family...

11
 England Brian Hall
Brian Hall (footballer born 1939)
Brian Samuel Hall was an English footballer who most notably played for Mansfield Town and Colchester United between 1958 and 1973....

9
 England Derek Trevis
Derek Trevis
Derek Alan Trevis was an English professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Active in both England and the United States, Trevis made nearly 500 career league appearances.-Career:...

4
 England Barrie Aitchinson 3
 Scotland Bobby Blackwood
Bobby Blackwood
Robert Rankin Blackwood , was a Scottish footballer who played as a wing half in the Football League.- External links :*, Neil Brown...

 England Arthur Kaye
Arthur Kaye
Arthur Kaye was an English professional footballer who played as a winger. Born in Higham, South Yorkshire, he played for local club Barnsley, followed by Blackpool, Middlesbrough and Colchester United before retiring....

2
 Scotland Duncan Forbes
Duncan Forbes (footballer)
Duncan Scott Forbes is a Scottish retired former professional footballer. He spent 33 Years at Norwich City, 13 as a player, 7 on the commercial staff and 13 as chief scout...

1
 England John Hornsby
 England Mick Loughton
 England John Mansfield
 Scotland Billy Stark
Billy Stark (footballer born 1937)
William Reid "Billy" Stark is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a forward. He played in Football League most notably for Colchester United, making 95 league appearances, and he also made appearances for Crewe Alexandra, Carlisle United, Luton Town, Chesterfield and Newport...

Own goal
Own goal
An own net occurs in goal-scoring games when a player scores a goal that is registered against his or her own team. It is usually accidental, and may be a result of an attempt at defensive play that failed or was spoiled by opponents....

2


FA Cup

Scorer Goals
 Scotland Bobby Blackwood
Bobby Blackwood
Robert Rankin Blackwood , was a Scottish footballer who played as a wing half in the Football League.- External links :*, Neil Brown...

2
 England Brian Hall
Brian Hall (footballer born 1939)
Brian Samuel Hall was an English footballer who most notably played for Mansfield Town and Colchester United between 1958 and 1973....

1


League Cup

Scorer Goals
 England Reg Stratton 3
 England Brian Hall
Brian Hall (footballer born 1939)
Brian Samuel Hall was an English footballer who most notably played for Mansfield Town and Colchester United between 1958 and 1973....

1
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