The 1966–67 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 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...

 after spending one season 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...

.

Season Review

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...

 boosted his squad with the signings of forwards 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...

 and Ken Hodgson

Ken Hodgson

Kenneth Hodgson born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, was an English professional association football player who played as a forward. Hodgson played for hometown Newcastle United, making six appearances before moving on to Scunthorpe, Bournemouth and Colchester United.-External links:**...

. The moves proved profitable as the pair scored 15 and 16 League goals respectively. Fellow striker Stratton helped himself to 24 goals and it was something of a surprise that U's only finished mid-table.

Franklin suggested that the 1966-67 season would be one of consolidation in readiness for a push for the elusive Second Division

Football League Second Division

From 1892 until 1992, the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football.This ended with the creation of the FA Premier League, prior to the start of the 1992–93 season, which caused an administrative split between The Football League and the teams...

 place that Colchester desired.

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
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	Scotland Dennis Mochan Dennis Mochan Dennis Mochan is a former Scottish professional footballer. He played as a fullback for Kilsyth Rangers before playing for Scottish Football League clubs East Fife and Raith Rovers...	Scotland Falkirk Falkirk Falkirk is a town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. It lies in the Forth Valley, almost midway between the two most populous cities of Scotland; north-west of Edinburgh and north-east of Glasgow....	12 December 1935	England Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest F.C. Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English Association Football club based in West Bridgford, Nottingham, that plays in the Football League Championship...	24 September 1966	Free
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 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 Johnny Martin	England Ashington Ashington Ashington is a town and civil parish in Northumberland, England with a population of around 27,000 people; it was once a centre of the coal mining industry. The town is located some north of Newcastle upon Tyne off the A189. The south of the town is bordered by the River Wansbeck...	4 December 1946	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...	20 August 1966	Free
MF	England Alan Shires	England Leigh-on-Sea Leigh-on-Sea Leigh-on-Sea , sometimes called Leigh, is a civil parish in Essex, England. It is part of Southend-on-Sea for administrative purposes. It became a civil parish in 1996. The council tax was increased to support it. A town council was formed. Leigh is the only parish in Southend...	29 June 1948	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...	27 August 1966	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 Barlow Peter Barlow (footballer) Peter Barlow , is an English footballer who played as a forward in the Football League.-External links:*...	England Portsmouth Portsmouth Portsmouth is the second largest city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire on the south coast of England. Portsmouth is notable for being the United Kingdom's only island city; it is located mainly on Portsea Island...	9 January 1950	England Youth Team	1 August 1966	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 Ken Hodgson Ken Hodgson Kenneth Hodgson born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, was an English professional association football player who played as a forward. Hodgson played for hometown Newcastle United, making six appearances before moving on to Scunthorpe, Bournemouth and Colchester United.-External links:**...	England Newcastle upon Tyne Newcastle upon Tyne Newcastle upon Tyne is a city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. Historically a part of Northumberland, it is situated on the north bank of the River Tyne...	19 January 1942	England Bournemouth A.F.C. Bournemouth A.F.C. Bournemouth is an English football club currently playing in Football League One. The club plays at Dean Court in Kings Park, Boscombe, Bournemouth, Dorset and have been in existence since 1899....	20 August 1966	£4,000
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
FW	England Brian Westlake	England Newcastle-under-Lyme Newcastle-under-Lyme Newcastle-under-Lyme is a market town in Staffordshire, England, and is the principal town of the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme. It is part of The Potteries Urban Area and North Staffordshire. In the 2001 census the town had a population of 73,944...	19 September 1943	England 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...	18 February 1967	Free

Transfers In

Date	Pos.	Player Name	Previous Club	Transfer Fee	Notes
1 August 1966	FW	England Peter Barlow Peter Barlow (footballer) Peter Barlow , is an English footballer who played as a forward in the Football League.-External links:*...	England Youth Team	Free
20 August 1966	MF	England Johnny Martin	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...	Free
20 August 1966	FW	England Ken Hodgson Ken Hodgson Kenneth Hodgson born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, was an English professional association football player who played as a forward. Hodgson played for hometown Newcastle United, making six appearances before moving on to Scunthorpe, Bournemouth and Colchester United.-External links:**...	England Bournemouth A.F.C. Bournemouth A.F.C. Bournemouth is an English football club currently playing in Football League One. The club plays at Dean Court in Kings Park, Boscombe, Bournemouth, Dorset and have been in existence since 1899....	£4,000
27 August 1966	MF	England Alan Shires	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
24 September 1966	DF	Scotland Dennis Mochan Dennis Mochan Dennis Mochan is a former Scottish professional footballer. He played as a fullback for Kilsyth Rangers before playing for Scottish Football League clubs East Fife and Raith Rovers...	England Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest F.C. Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English Association Football club based in West Bridgford, Nottingham, that plays in the Football League Championship...	Free
18 February 1967	FW	England Brian Westlake	England 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...	Free

Transfers Out

Date	Pos.	Player Name	New Club	Transfer Fee	Notes
28 May 1966	MF	England Barrie Aitchinson	England Cambridge City Cambridge City F.C. Cambridge City Football Club is an English football club currently playing in the Southern League Premier Division.-History:The club was founded in 1908 Cambridge Town F.C., as Cambridge had not been granted city status at that point, and were committed to amateur sport...	Free
11 February 1967	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....	European Union Released	Free
11 March 1967	DF	England Ray Price	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
22 April 1967	GK	South Africa Sandy Kennon Sandy Kennon Neil Sandilands "Sandy" Kennon is a former professional footballer and amateur cricketer. His position was goalkeeper...	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
22 April 1967	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 Burton Albion Burton Albion F.C. Burton Albion Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire. The club's home ground is the Pirelli Stadium, having moved from Eton Park in 2005...	Free

Third Division Results Summary

Pos	Club	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Av	Pts
12	Walsall Walsall F.C. Walsall Football Club are an English association football club based in Walsall, West Midlands. They currently play in League One. The club was founded in 1888 as Walsall Town Swifts, an amalgamation of Walsall Town F.C. and Walsall Swifts F.C. The club was one of the founder members of the Second...	46	18	10	18	65	72	0.903	46
13	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....	46	17	10	19	76	73	1.041	44
14	Leyton Orient Leyton Orient F.C. Leyton Orient F.C. are an English professional football club in East London. They currently play in Football League One and are known to their fans as the O's.Leyton Orient have spent one season in the top flight of English football, in 1962–63...	46	13	18	15	58	68	0.853	44

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

Third Division Results

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
20/08/1966	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	2-3	4,385	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... , Stratton
27/08/1966	Shrewsbury Town Shrewsbury Town F.C. Shrewsbury Town Football Club is an English Association football club based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, who play in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. The club was formed in 1886 and has played in all the bottom three divisions in various guises since being elected into the Football...	A	1-2	4,819	Stratton
03/09/1966	Watford Watford F.C. Watford Football Club is an English professional football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire. It is often referred to as Watford F.C., Watford, or by the team's nickname The Hornets . Watford Rovers, Founded in 1881, entered the FA Cup for the first time in 1886, and the Southern League a decade...	H	2-1	4,232	Hodgson Ken Hodgson Kenneth Hodgson born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, was an English professional association football player who played as a forward. Hodgson played for hometown Newcastle United, making six appearances before moving on to Scunthorpe, Bournemouth and Colchester United.-External links:**... , Stratton (pen. Penalty kick A penalty kick is a type of direct free kick in association football, taken from twelve yards out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of the defending team between the penalty taker and the goal.Penalty kicks are performed during normal play... )
06/09/1966	Swindon Town Swindon Town F.C. Swindon Town Football Club are a team based in Swindon, Wiltshire. Currently in League Two, Swindon have been managed by Paolo Di Canio since 23 May 2011...	A	1-1	11,600	Hodgson Ken Hodgson Kenneth Hodgson born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, was an English professional association football player who played as a forward. Hodgson played for hometown Newcastle United, making six appearances before moving on to Scunthorpe, Bournemouth and Colchester United.-External links:**...
10/09/1966	Bristol Rovers Bristol Rovers F.C. Bristol Rovers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Bristol, that competes in Football League Two. The team plays its home matches at the Memorial Stadium, in the Horfield area of the city....	H	3-1	4,736	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.... , Hodgson Ken Hodgson Kenneth Hodgson born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, was an English professional association football player who played as a forward. Hodgson played for hometown Newcastle United, making six appearances before moving on to Scunthorpe, Bournemouth and Colchester United.-External links:**... , Stratton
17/09/1966	Oxford United Oxford United F.C. Oxford United Football Club is an English association football club based in Oxford, Oxfordshire. The club play in League Two, following promotion from the Conference National in May 2010. The club had been a non-League side since their relegation from the Football League in the 2005–06 season. The...	A	1-1	6,503	Hodgson Ken Hodgson Kenneth Hodgson born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, was an English professional association football player who played as a forward. Hodgson played for hometown Newcastle United, making six appearances before moving on to Scunthorpe, Bournemouth and Colchester United.-External links:**...
24/09/1966	Oldham Athletic	H	3-2	5,921	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.... , Hodgson Ken Hodgson Kenneth Hodgson born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, was an English professional association football player who played as a forward. Hodgson played for hometown Newcastle United, making six appearances before moving on to Scunthorpe, Bournemouth and Colchester United.-External links:**...  (2)
26/09/1966	Swindon Town Swindon Town F.C. Swindon Town Football Club are a team based in Swindon, Wiltshire. Currently in League Two, Swindon have been managed by Paolo Di Canio since 23 May 2011...	H	2-1	7,874	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... , Hodgson Ken Hodgson Kenneth Hodgson born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, was an English professional association football player who played as a forward. Hodgson played for hometown Newcastle United, making six appearances before moving on to Scunthorpe, Bournemouth and Colchester United.-External links:**...
30/09/1966	Scunthorpe United Scunthorpe United F.C. Scunthorpe United Football Club is an English association football team based in the town of Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, who play in the Football League One....	A	1-3	5,222	Stratton
08/10/1966	Reading Reading F.C. Reading Football Club is an English association football club based in the town of Reading, Berkshire who currently play in the Championship...	A	3-2	7,213	Martin, Shires (2)
15/10/1966	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	5-0	6,461	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), Hodgson Ken Hodgson Kenneth Hodgson born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, was an English professional association football player who played as a forward. Hodgson played for hometown Newcastle United, making six appearances before moving on to Scunthorpe, Bournemouth and Colchester United.-External links:**... , Stratton (2)
17/10/1966	Leyton Orient Leyton Orient F.C. Leyton Orient F.C. are an English professional football club in East London. They currently play in Football League One and are known to their fans as the O's.Leyton Orient have spent one season in the top flight of English football, in 1962–63...	H	2-2	8,969	Stratton (2)
22/10/1966	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...	A	0-2	6,028
29/10/1966	Grimsby Town Grimsby Town F.C. Grimsby Town Football Club is an English football club based in the seaside town of Cleethorpes, in North East Lincolnshire, England, who compete in the Conference National. They were formed in 1878 as Grimsby Pelham and later became Grimsby Town...	H	4-0	6,330	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... , Hodgson Ken Hodgson Kenneth Hodgson born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, was an English professional association football player who played as a forward. Hodgson played for hometown Newcastle United, making six appearances before moving on to Scunthorpe, Bournemouth and Colchester United.-External links:**... , Stratton (2)
04/11/1966	Walsall Walsall F.C. Walsall Football Club are an English association football club based in Walsall, West Midlands. They currently play in League One. The club was founded in 1888 as Walsall Town Swifts, an amalgamation of Walsall Town F.C. and Walsall Swifts F.C. The club was one of the founder members of the Second...	A	0-1	8,192
12/11/1966	Peterborough United Peterborough United F.C. Peterborough United Football Club are a professional English football club based in Peterborough. Peterborough United formed in 1934 and played in the old Midland League, which they won six times; eventually being admitted to the Football League in 1960, replacing Gateshead. Their home ground is...	H	1-4	6,353	Hodgson Ken Hodgson Kenneth Hodgson born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, was an English professional association football player who played as a forward. Hodgson played for hometown Newcastle United, making six appearances before moving on to Scunthorpe, Bournemouth and Colchester United.-External links:**...
14/11/1966	Leyton Orient Leyton Orient F.C. Leyton Orient F.C. are an English professional football club in East London. They currently play in Football League One and are known to their fans as the O's.Leyton Orient have spent one season in the top flight of English football, in 1962–63...	A	3-3	5,714	Hodgson Ken Hodgson Kenneth Hodgson born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, was an English professional association football player who played as a forward. Hodgson played for hometown Newcastle United, making six appearances before moving on to Scunthorpe, Bournemouth and Colchester United.-External links:**... , Stratton (2)
19/11/1966	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	0-5	5,056
03/12/1966	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	4-0	5,706	Mansfield (2), Martin, Stratton
10/12/1966	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	1-3	8,195	Stratton
17/12/1966	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...	A	0-4	8,891
26/12/1966	Bournemouth A.F.C. Bournemouth A.F.C. Bournemouth is an English football club currently playing in Football League One. The club plays at Dean Court in Kings Park, Boscombe, Bournemouth, Dorset and have been in existence since 1899....	A	1-1	5,478	Martin
27/12/1966	Bournemouth A.F.C. Bournemouth A.F.C. Bournemouth is an English football club currently playing in Football League One. The club plays at Dean Court in Kings Park, Boscombe, Bournemouth, Dorset and have been in existence since 1899....	H	2-0	6,140	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... , Hodgson Ken Hodgson Kenneth Hodgson born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, was an English professional association football player who played as a forward. Hodgson played for hometown Newcastle United, making six appearances before moving on to Scunthorpe, Bournemouth and Colchester United.-External links:**...
31/12/1966	Shrewsbury Town Shrewsbury Town F.C. Shrewsbury Town Football Club is an English Association football club based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, who play in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. The club was formed in 1886 and has played in all the bottom three divisions in various guises since being elected into the Football...	H	3-1	4,980	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... , Hodgson Ken Hodgson Kenneth Hodgson born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, was an English professional association football player who played as a forward. Hodgson played for hometown Newcastle United, making six appearances before moving on to Scunthorpe, Bournemouth and Colchester United.-External links:**... , Stratton
14/01/1967	Bristol Rovers Bristol Rovers F.C. Bristol Rovers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Bristol, that competes in Football League Two. The team plays its home matches at the Memorial Stadium, in the Horfield area of the city....	A	1-4	15,415	Stratton
21/01/1967	Oxford United Oxford United F.C. Oxford United Football Club is an English association football club based in Oxford, Oxfordshire. The club play in League Two, following promotion from the Conference National in May 2010. The club had been a non-League side since their relegation from the Football League in the 2005–06 season. The...	H	1-2	4,755	Stratton
28/01/1967	Workington	A	0-1	2,589
04/02/1967	Oldham Athletic	A	0-4	8,961
11/02/1967	Scunthorpe United Scunthorpe United F.C. Scunthorpe United Football Club is an English association football team based in the town of Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, who play in the Football League One....	H	0-1	3,965
18/02/1967	Gillingham Gillingham F.C. Gillingham Football Club is an English professional football club based in the town of Gillingham, Kent. The only Kent-based club in the Football League, they play their home matches at the Priestfield Stadium...	A	1-2	6,147	Stratton
25/02/1967	Reading Reading F.C. Reading Football Club is an English association football club based in the town of Reading, Berkshire who currently play in the Championship...	H	2-0	4,331	Stratton, Westlake
03/03/1967	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	4-1	8,481	Martin (2) (pen. Penalty kick A penalty kick is a type of direct free kick in association football, taken from twelve yards out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of the defending team between the penalty taker and the goal.Penalty kicks are performed during normal play... ), Stratton, Westlake
11/03/1967	Gillingham Gillingham F.C. Gillingham Football Club is an English professional football club based in the town of Gillingham, Kent. The only Kent-based club in the Football League, they play their home matches at the Priestfield Stadium...	H	0-0	4,915
18/03/1967	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...	H	3-0	4,175	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... , Martin, Westlake
24/03/1967	Swansea City Swansea City A.F.C. Swansea City Association Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Swansea, Wales. One of the most successful clubs in Welsh football, it has won 10 Welsh Cups and led the English Football League First Division in December 1981, before finishing the season in 6th position...	H	3-1	7,277	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), Hodgson Ken Hodgson Kenneth Hodgson born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, was an English professional association football player who played as a forward. Hodgson played for hometown Newcastle United, making six appearances before moving on to Scunthorpe, Bournemouth and Colchester United.-External links:**...
25/03/1967	Grimsby Town Grimsby Town F.C. Grimsby Town Football Club is an English football club based in the seaside town of Cleethorpes, in North East Lincolnshire, England, who compete in the Conference National. They were formed in 1878 as Grimsby Pelham and later became Grimsby Town...	H	0-0	4,487
27/03/1967	Swansea City Swansea City A.F.C. Swansea City Association Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Swansea, Wales. One of the most successful clubs in Welsh football, it has won 10 Welsh Cups and led the English Football League First Division in December 1981, before finishing the season in 6th position...	A	0-1	5,748
01/04/1967	Walsall Walsall F.C. Walsall Football Club are an English association football club based in Walsall, West Midlands. They currently play in League One. The club was founded in 1888 as Walsall Town Swifts, an amalgamation of Walsall Town F.C. and Walsall Swifts F.C. The club was one of the founder members of the Second...	H	5-1	4,809	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), Martin, Westlake (2)
08/04/1967	Peterborough United Peterborough United F.C. Peterborough United Football Club are a professional English football club based in Peterborough. Peterborough United formed in 1934 and played in the old Midland League, which they won six times; eventually being admitted to the Football League in 1960, replacing Gateshead. Their home ground is...	A	1-2	5,362	Hodgson Ken Hodgson Kenneth Hodgson born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, was an English professional association football player who played as a forward. Hodgson played for hometown Newcastle United, making six appearances before moving on to Scunthorpe, Bournemouth and Colchester United.-External links:**...
10/04/1967	Workington	H	2-2	4,767	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... , Hodgson Ken Hodgson Kenneth Hodgson born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, was an English professional association football player who played as a forward. Hodgson played for hometown Newcastle United, making six appearances before moving on to Scunthorpe, Bournemouth and Colchester United.-External links:**...
15/04/1967	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	1-0	5,672	Stratton
22/04/1967	Brighton & Hove Albion Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club are an English association football club based in the coastal city of Brighton & Hove, East Sussex. They currently play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of the English football league system....	A	1-1	10,567	Stratton
29/04/1967	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...	H	2-3	4,578	Martin, Stratton
06/05/1967	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	1-2	10,935	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....
09/05/1967	Watford Watford F.C. Watford Football Club is an English professional football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire. It is often referred to as Watford F.C., Watford, or by the team's nickname The Hornets . Watford Rovers, Founded in 1881, entered the FA Cup for the first time in 1886, and the Southern League a decade...	A	0-0	20,169
13/05/1967	Brighton & Hove Albion Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club are an English association football club based in the coastal city of Brighton & Hove, East Sussex. They currently play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of the English football league system....	H	3-2	4,238	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)

Source: 1966-67 Season Colchester United Results - coludata.co.uk

League Cup

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
23/08/1966	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...	A	0-5	5,497

Source: 1966-67 Season Colchester United Results - coludata.co.uk

FA Cup

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
26/11/1966	R1	Gainsborough Trinity Gainsborough Trinity F.C. Gainsborough Trinity Football Club are an English football club based in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire.Between 1896 and 1912 they were members of the Football League. They are currently in the Conference North, and play their home matches at The Northolme, which has a capacity of 4,304...	A	1-0	3,968	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....
07/01/1967	R2	Peterborough United Peterborough United F.C. Peterborough United Football Club are a professional English football club based in Peterborough. Peterborough United formed in 1934 and played in the old Midland League, which they won six times; eventually being admitted to the Football League in 1960, replacing Gateshead. Their home ground is...	H	0-3	9,081

Source: 1966-67 Season Colchester United Results - coludata.co.uk

Squad statistics

No.	Nat.	Pos.	Name	Total		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...		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	24
England Ken Hodgson Ken Hodgson Kenneth Hodgson born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, was an English professional association football player who played as a forward. Hodgson played for hometown Newcastle United, making six appearances before moving on to Scunthorpe, Bournemouth and Colchester United.-External links:**...	16
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...	15
England Johnny Martin	8
England Brian Westlake	5
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....	2
England John Mansfield
England Alan Shires
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
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	24
England Ken Hodgson Ken Hodgson Kenneth Hodgson born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, was an English professional association football player who played as a forward. Hodgson played for hometown Newcastle United, making six appearances before moving on to Scunthorpe, Bournemouth and Colchester United.-External links:**...	16
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...	15
England Johnny Martin	8
England Brian Westlake	5
England John Mansfield	2
England Alan Shires
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 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....
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
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