1977–78 Colchester United F.C. season

Colchester United
1977–78 season
ChairmanJack Rippingale[1]
ManagerBobby Roberts
StadiumLayer Road
Third Division8th
FA Cup2nd round
(eliminated by
Watford)
League Cup3rd round
(eliminated by
Leeds United)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Bobby Gough (13)
All:
Bobby Gough (17)
Highest home attendance6,447
v Gillingham, 13 January 1978[2]
Lowest home attendance2,554
v Rotherham United, 3 May 1978[3]
Average home league attendance4,566[4]
Biggest win4–0
v Blackburn Rovers, 7 September 1977
v Portsmouth, 7 March 1978
Biggest defeat0–4
v Leeds United, 26 October 1977
v Preston North End, 28 February 1978

The 1977–78 season was Colchester United's 36th season in their history and first season back in third tier of English football, the Third Division following promotion the previous season. Alongside competing in the Third Division, the club also participated in the FA Cup and the League Cup.

Colchester made steady progress under Bobby Roberts ending the campaign in a strong eighth in the league table. They were eliminated in the League Cup by Leeds United in the third round, while they could not capitalise on last seasons FA Cup success, exiting the competition in the second round to Watford.

Season overview

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A strong start to the season saw Colchester reach the top of the Third Division table following four wins in the first five games. A slump in form ended their promotion hopes following one win in ten games after January and the sale of Colin Garwood to Portsmouth for £25,000. They ended the season in eighth position, eight points behind promoted Preston North End.

In the cups, a League Cup run saw the U's thrash former manager Jim Smith's Second Division Blackburn Rovers 4–0 in a second round replay before facing old cup adversaries Leeds United in the third round. Colchester were humbled 4–0 at Elland Road. In the FA Cup, Bournemouth were seen off after two replays, but Colchester succumbed to Watford in the second round.[5]

Players

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As of match played 3 May 1978.[6]
Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee
Goalkeepers
Ian Cranstone GK England Rochford 0 0 England Tottenham Hotspur Summer 1977 Free transfer
Bobby Hamilton GK 0 0 Unknown Summer 1977
Mike Walker GK Wales Colwyn Bay (1945-11-28)28 November 1945 (aged 31) 202 0 England Watford July 1973 £4,000
Defenders
Micky Cook FB England Enfield (1951-04-09)9 April 1951 (aged 26) 344 13 England Orient 1 March 1969 Free transfer
Steve Dowman CB England Ilford (1958-04-15)15 April 1958 (aged 19) 42 12 Apprentice 24 August 1976[a] Free transfer
Mick Packer FB England Willesden (1950-04-20)20 April 1950 (aged 27) 167 11 England Watford July 1973 Free transfer
Steve Wignall CB England Liverpool (1954-09-17)17 September 1954 (aged 22) 0 0 England Doncaster Rovers September 1977 £5,000
Johnny Williams FB England Tottenham (1947-03-26)26 March 1947 (aged 30) 91 0 England Watford June 1976 Undisclosed
Steve Wright CB England Clacton-on-Sea (1959-06-16)16 June 1959 (aged 17) 0 0 England Woods Athletic 1 October 1977 Free transfer
Midfielders
Ray Bunkell MF England Edmonton (1949-09-18)18 September 1949 (aged 27) 109 8 England Swindon Town December 1973 Part exchange
Russell Cotton MF England Wellington (1960-04-04)4 April 1960 (aged 17) 0 0 Apprentice 26 October 1977 Free transfer
Paul Dyer MF England Leicester (1953-01-24)24 January 1953 (aged 24) 83 2 England Notts County Summer 1975 Undisclosed
Tony Evans MF England Colchester (1960-03-14)14 March 1960 (aged 17) 0 0 Apprentice 4 March 1978[a] Free transfer
Steve Foley MF England Clacton-on-Sea (1953-06-21)21 June 1953 (aged 23) 149 29 Apprentice July 1969 Free transfer
Steve Leslie MF England Hornsey (1952-09-04)4 September 1952 (aged 24) 237 37 Apprentice 20 April 1971[a] Free transfer
Eddie Rowles MF England Gosport (1951-03-10)10 March 1951 (aged 26) 0 0 England Darlington 26 December 1977[a] £15,000
Forwards
Ian Allinson WG England Hitchin (1957-10-01)1 October 1957 (aged 19) 50 7 Apprentice Summer 1974 Free transfer
Bobby Gough FW England Ladywood (1949-07-20)20 July 1949 (aged 27) 74 24 England Southport January 1976 £7,000
Gary Harvey FW England Colchester (1961-11-19)19 November 1961 (aged 15) 0 0 Apprentice March 1978 Free transfer
  1. ^ a b c d Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club

Transfers

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In

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Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
Summer 1977 GK England Ian Cranstone England Tottenham Hotspur Free transfer [7]
Summer 1977 GK Bobby Hamilton Unknown Unknown [8]
September 1977 CB England Steve Wignall England Doncaster Rovers £5,000 [9]
1 October 1977 CB England Steve Wright England Woods Athletic Free transfer [10][a]
26 October 1977 MF England Russell Cotton Apprentice Free transfer [11][a]
26 December 1977 MF England Eddie Rowles England Darlington £15,000 [12][b]
March 1978 FW England Gary Harvey Apprentice Free transfer [13]
4 March 1978 MF England Tony Evans Apprentice Free transfer [14][b]
  • Total spending: Decrease ~ £20,000
  1. ^ a b Date of signing refers to the date of the player signing his first professional contract
  2. ^ a b Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club

Out

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Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
October 1977 CB England Lindsay Smith England Cambridge United £12,000 [15]
February 1978 FW England John Froggatt England Port Vale £10,000 [16]
4 March 1978 FW England Colin Garwood England Portsmouth £25,000 [17]
  • Total incoming: Increase ~ £52,000

Loans out

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Date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.
Summer 1977 CB England Lindsay Smith England Charlton Athletic October 1977 [15]
October 1977 CB England Lindsay Smith England Millwall October 1977 [15]

Match details

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Third Division

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Main article: 1977–78 Football League

Results round by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHHAHAAHHAAHHAHAHAAHHAAHAHAHAHAAHAAHHAHHAHAAHH
ResultWWWLWDLDLWDDDLWLWLWWDDLDWDLDDDLLWLLWWDLWDDDWDD
Position411111214333210184874778875887791310111110991211121111998
Source: 11v11.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
6 Walsall 46 18 17 11 61 50 +11 53
7 Gillingham 46 15 20 11 67 60 +7 50
8 Colchester United 46 15 18 13 55 44 +11 48
9 Chesterfield 46 17 14 15 58 49 +9 48
10 Swindon Town 46 16 16 14 67 60 +7 48
Source: rsssf.com

Matches

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20 August 1977 (1977-08-20) 1 Gillingham 1–3 Colchester United Gillingham
Unknown goalscorer Report Foley 22'
Packer 50'
Gough 75'		 Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 3,450
Referee: K Salmon
23 August 1977 (1977-08-23) 2 Colchester United 3–0 Bradford City Colchester
Froggatt 26'
Gough 38'
Leslie 77'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,371
Referee: Ron Challis
27 August 1977 (1977-08-27) 3 Colchester United 2–0 Chester Colchester
Gough 81', 85' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,169
Referee: Alan Gunn
2 September 1977 (1977-09-02) 4 Tranmere Rovers 1–0 Colchester United Birkenhead
Moore 82' Report Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 3,263
Referee: R Chadwick
9 September 1977 (1977-09-09) 5 Colchester United 3–1 Plymouth Argyle Colchester
Williams 48'
Gough 73'
Dowman 83'		 Report Hall 58' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,719
Referee: Colin Downey
13 September 1977 (1977-09-13) 6 Portsmouth 0–0 Colchester United Portsmouth
Report Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 11,757
Referee: Malcolm Sinclair
17 September 1977 (1977-09-17) 7 Rotherham United 1–0 Colchester United Rotherham
Womble 71' Report Stadium: Millmoor
Attendance: 4,906
Referee: N Glover
24 September 1977 (1977-09-24) 8 Colchester United 0–0 Preston North End Colchester
Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,978
Referee: Tom Bune
27 September 1977 (1977-09-27) 9 Colchester United 2–3 Port Vale Colchester
Gough 17'
Garwood 90'		 Report Beech 10'
Beamish 55', 85'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,820
Referee: M Taylor
1 October 1977 (1977-10-01) 10 Carlisle United 1–3 Colchester United Carlisle
McVitie 86' Report Garwood 37', 85'
Gough 83'		 Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 4,611
Referee: K Redfearn
5 October 1977 (1977-10-05) 11 Chesterfield 0–0 Colchester United Chesterfield
Report Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 4,575
Referee: David Webb
8 October 1977 (1977-10-08) 12 Colchester United 0–0 Colchester United Colchester
Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,586
Referee: C White
14 October 1977 (1977-10-14) 13 Colchester United 1–1 Oxford United Colchester
Foley 29' Report Foley 51' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,893
Referee: Alf Grey
22 October 1977 (1977-10-22) 14 Cambridge United 2–0 Colchester United Cambridge
Spriggs 43', 45' Report Leslie Yellow card Red card Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 5,423
Referee: J Sewell
28 October 1977 (1977-10-28) 15 Colchester United 3–0 Peterborough United Colchester
Allinson 38'
Packer 40'
Gough 65'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,827
Referee: B Daniels
5 November 1977 (1977-11-05) 16 Walsall 4–2 Colchester United Walsall
Serella 17'
Dennehy 55'
Buckley 56', 80'		 Report Allinson 51'
Garwood 87'		 Stadium: Fellows Park
Attendance: 4,231
Referee: Clive Thomas
11 November 1977 (1977-11-11) 17 Colchester United 2–0 Swindon Town Colchester
Garwood 35'
Bunkell 60'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,688
Referee: D Reeves
19 November 1977 (1977-11-19) 18 Wrexham 2–1 Colchester United Wrexham
Shinton 7'
Whittle 9'		 Report Wignall 30' Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 9,198
Referee: G Owen
3 December 1977 (1977-12-03) 19 Sheffield Wednesday 1–2 Colchester United Sheffield
Wylde 63' Report Cook 26'
Garwood 53'		 Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Joe Worrall
9 December 1977 (1977-12-09) 20 Colchester United 3–1 Exeter City Colchester
Dowman 13'
Gough 63'
Garwood 66'		 Report Holman 61' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,267
Referee: C Maskell
26 December 1977 (1977-12-26) 21 Colchester United 1–1 Lincoln City Colchester
Froggatt 18' Report Graham 69' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,840
Referee: B Hill
27 December 1977 (1977-12-27) 22 Bury 1–1 Colchester United Bury
Tucker 53' Report Foley 79' Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 5,409
Referee: R Bridges
31 December 1977 (1977-12-31) 23 Shrewsbury Town 1–0 Colchester United Shrewsbury
Irvine 74' Report Stadium: Gay Meadow
Attendance: 4,336
Referee: N Ashley
2 January 1978 (1978-01-02) 24 Colchester United 1–1 Walsall Colchester
Gough 67' Report Buckley 38' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 6,039
Referee: T Cox
7 January 1978 (1978-01-07) 25 Bradford City 1–2 Colchester United Bradford
Wright 20' Report Gough 3'
Dowman 13'		 Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 3,266
Referee: P Richardson
13 January 1978 (1978-01-13) 26 Colchester United 1–1 Gillingham Colchester
Gough 39' Report Walker 82' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 6,447
Referee: A Turvey
21 January 1978 (1978-01-21) 27 Chester 2–1 Colchester United Chester
Crossley 45' (pen.)
I. Edwards 58'		 Report Rowles 28' Stadium: Sealand Road
Attendance: 2,855
Referee: D Richardson
27 January 1978 (1978-01-27) 28 Colchester United 0–0 Tranmere Rovers Colchester
Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,465
Referee: A Robinson
4 February 1978 (1978-02-04) 29 Plymouth Argyle 1–1 Colchester United Plymouth
Taylor 5' Report Rowles 28' Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 4,639
Referee: W Gow
25 February 1978 (1978-02-25) 30 Colchester United 2–2 Carlisle United Colchester
Garwood 3'
Dowman 7'		 Report Rafferty 51'
Lathan 89'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,867
Referee: Rob Lewis
28 February 1978 (1978-02-28) 31 Preston North End 4–0 Colchester United Preston
Bruce 60' (pen.), 75', 78' (pen.), 85' (pen.) Report Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 9,225
Referee: Peter Willis
4 March 1978 (1978-03-04) 32 Hereford United 1–0 Colchester United Hereford
Barton 44' (pen.) Report Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 3,831
Referee: A McDonald
7 March 1978 (1978-03-07) 33 Colchester United 4–0 Portsmouth Colchester
Foley 17'
Rowles 28'
Taylor 55' (o.g.)
Allinson 67'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,570
11 March 1978 (1978-03-11) 34 Oxford United 3–0 Colchester United Oxford
Curran 47', 71'
Jeffrey 86'		 Report Stadium: Manor Ground
Attendance: 4,060
Referee: K Baker
14 March 1978 (1978-03-14) 35 Peterborough United 1–0 Colchester United Peterborough
Camp 83' Report Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 4,468
Referee: R Perkin
17 March 1978 (1978-03-17) 36 Colchester United 2–1 Cambridge United Colchester
Allinson 24'
Wignall 80'		 Report Streete 51'
Finney Yellow card Red card		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,260
Referee: D Lloyd
25 March 1978 (1978-03-25) 37 Colchester United 1–0 Bury Colchester
Allinson 77' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,661
Referee: David Hutchinson
27 March 1978 (1978-03-27) 38 Lincoln City 0–0 Colchester United Lincoln
Report Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 4,709
Referee: P Reeves
1 April 1978 (1978-04-01) 39 Colchester United 1–2 Shrewsbury Town Colchester
Leslie 54' Report Loughnane 38'
Biggins 52'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,910
4 April 1978 (1978-04-04) 40 Colchester United 2–0 Chesterfield Colchester
Gough 60'
Leslie 64'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,303
Referee: J Bent
8 April 1978 (1978-04-08) 41 Swindon Town 0–0 Colchester United Swindon
Report Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 4,596
Referee: Clive White
15 April 1978 (1978-04-15) 42 Colchester United 1–1 Wrexham Colchester
Foley 12' Report Thomas 13' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,385
Referee: T Spencer
22 April 1978 (1978-04-22) 43 Exeter City 0–0 Colchester United Exeter
Report Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 3,853
Referee: L Burden
24 April 1978 (1978-04-24) 44 Port Vale 0–3 Colchester United Burslem
Report Allinson 37'
Foley 54', 60'		 Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 3,684
Referee: T Morris
29 April 1978 (1978-04-29) 45 Colchester United 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday Colchester
Dowman 3' Report Rushbury 69' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,337
Referee: John Homewood
3 May 1978 (1978-05-03) 46 Colchester United 0–0 Rotherham United Colchester
Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,554
Referee: H Robinson

League Cup

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Main article: 1977–78 Football League Cup
13 August 1977 (1977-08-13) 1st round 1st leg Aldershot 1–1 Colchester United Aldershot
Crosby 25' Report Gough 15' Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 2,574
Referee: J Bent
16 August 1977 (1977-08-16) 1st round 2nd leg Colchester United 4–1 Aldershot Colchester
Howitt 35' (o.g.)
Dowman 41'
Froggatt 62', 69'		 Report Needham 11' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,360
Note: Colchester won 5–2 on aggregate
31 August 1977 (1977-08-31) 2nd round Blackburn Rovers 1–1 Colchester United Blackburn
Metcalfe 8' Report Garwood 38' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 6,193
Referee: G Flint
7 September 1977 (1977-09-07) 2nd round replay Colchester United 4–0 Blackburn Rovers Colchester
Gough 22', 76'
Allinson 50'
Garwood 83'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,843
Referee: John Homewood
26 October 1977 (1977-10-26) 3rd round Leeds United 4–0 Colchester United Leeds
Jordan 12'
Graham 21'
Lorimer 53'
Hankin 83'		 Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 17,713
Referee: J Butcher

FA Cup

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Main article: 1977–78 FA Cup
26 November 1977 (1977-11-26) 1st round Colchester United 1–1 Bournemouth Colchester
Gough 83' Report Howarth 29' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,465
Referee: Clive White
29 November 1977 (1977-11-29) 1st round replay Bournemouth 0–0 Colchester United Bournemouth
Report Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 3,838
5 December 1977 (1977-12-05) 1st round 2nd replay Colchester United 4–1 Bournemouth Watford
Dowman 26'
Garwood 32', 39', 89'		 Report Barton 8' Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 2,230
Referee: Ron Challis
17 December 1977 (1977-12-17) 2nd round Watford 2–0 Colchester United Watford
Jenkins 31'
Mercer 59'		 Report Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 11,907
Referee: Tom Bune

Squad statistics

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Appearances and goals

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[6][18]

No. Pos Nat Player Total Third Division FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Wales WAL Mike Walker 55 0 46 0 4 0 5 0
DF England ENG Micky Cook 53 1 44 1 4 0 5 0
DF England ENG Steve Dowman 52 7 43 5 4 1 5 1
DF England ENG Mick Packer 52 2 44 2 3 0 5 0
DF England ENG Steve Wignall 38 2 32+2 2 4 0 0 0
DF England ENG Johnny Williams 35 1 26+1 1 3 0 5 0
DF England ENG Steve Wright 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
MF England ENG Ray Bunkell 28 1 24 1 1 0 3 0
MF England ENG Russell Cotton 2 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0
MF England ENG Paul Dyer 32 0 21+9 0 0+1 0 1 0
MF England ENG Tony Evans 7 0 5+2 0 0 0 0 0
MF England ENG Steve Foley 35 7 29+3 7 1 0 2 0
MF England ENG Steve Leslie 49 3 41 3 4 0 4 0
MF England ENG Eddie Rowles 9 3 9 3 0 0 0 0
FW England ENG Ian Allinson 54 7 45 6 4 0 5 1
FW England ENG Bobby Gough 51 17 42 13 4 1 5 3
Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season
FW England ENG John Froggatt 34 4 25 2 4 0 5 2
FW England ENG Colin Garwood 39 13 28+2 8 4 3 5 2

Goalscorers

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Place Nationality Position Name Third Division FA Cup League Cup Total
1 England FW Bobby Gough 13 1 3 17
2 England FW Colin Garwood 8 3 2 13
3 England WG Ian Allinson 6 0 1 7
England CB Steve Dowman 5 1 1 7
England MF Steve Foley 7 0 0 7
6 England FW John Froggatt 2 0 2 4
7 England MF Steve Leslie 3 0 0 3
England MF Eddie Rowles 3 0 0 3
9 England FB Mick Packer 2 0 0 2
England CB Steve Wignall 2 0 0 2
11 England MF Ray Bunkell 1 0 0 1
England FB Micky Cook 1 0 0 1
England FB Johnny Williams 1 0 0 1
Own goals 1 0 1 2
TOTALS 55 5 10 70

Disciplinary record

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Nationality Position Name Third Division FA Cup League Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
England MF Steve Leslie 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
England WG Ian Allinson 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
England FW Colin Garwood 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
England FW Bobby Gough 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
TOTALS 4 1 0 0 0 0 4 1

Clean sheets

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Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.[20]

Place Nationality Player Third Division FA Cup League Cup Total
1 Wales Mike Walker 17 1 1 19
TOTALS 17 1 1 19

Player debuts

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Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.[21]

Position Nationality Player Date Opponent Ground Notes
CB England Steve Wignall 13 September 1977 Portsmouth Fratton Park
MF England Eddie Rowles 27 December 1977 Bury Gigg Lane
MF England Tony Evans 4 March 1978 Hereford United Edgar Street
CB England Steve Wright 8 April 1978 Swindon Town County Ground
MF England Russell Cotton 24 April 1978 Port Vale Vale Park

See also

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References

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General

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Books

  • Whitehead, Jeff; Drury, Kevin (2008). The Who's Who of Colchester United: The Layer Road Years. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 978-1-85983-629-3.

Websites

Specific

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  1. ^ Whitehead, Jeff; Drury, Kevin (2008). The Who's Who of Colchester United: The Layer Road Years. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 278. ISBN 978-1-85983-629-3.
  2. ^ "Colchester Utd 1–1 Gillingham". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Colchester Utd 0–0 Rotherham United". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Average Attendance Figures Per Season". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  5. ^ Hudson, Matt (11 July 2012). "The 1970s and 1980s". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  6. ^ a b "Appearances". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  7. ^ "ian cranstone – fact file". mehstg.com. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  8. ^ Whitehead, Jeff; Drury, Kevin (2008). The Who's Who of Colchester United: The Layer Road Years. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 239. ISBN 978-1-85983-629-3.
  9. ^ "Steve Wignall". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  10. ^ "Steve Wright". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  11. ^ "Russell Cotton". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  12. ^ "Eddie Rowles". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  13. ^ "Gary Harvey". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  14. ^ "Tony Evans". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  15. ^ a b c "Lindsay Smith". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  16. ^ "John Froggatt". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  17. ^ "Colin Garwood". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  18. ^ a b "Goals". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  19. ^ "Discipline". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  20. ^ "Clean sheets (1st team)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  21. ^ "Alltime- List of Debuts". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
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