1961–62 Colchester United F.C. season
The 1961–62 season was Colchester United's 20th season in their history and their first-ever season in the fourth tier of English football, the Fourth Division. Alongside competing in the Fourth Division, the club also participated in the FA Cup and the League Cup.
1961–62 season | ||
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Chairman | Bill Allen[1] | |
Manager | Benny Fenton | |
Stadium | Layer Road | |
Fourth Division | 2nd (promoted) | |
FA Cup | 1st round (eliminated by Peterborough United) | |
League Cup | 1st round (eliminated by Crewe Alexandra) | |
Top goalscorer | League: Bobby Hunt (38) All: Bobby Hunt (40) | |
Highest home attendance | 10,653 v Peterborough United, 6 November 1961[2] | |
Lowest home attendance | 3,782 v Oldham Athletic, 23 December 1961[3] | |
Average home league attendance | 5,532[4] | |
Biggest win | 9–1 v Bradford City, 30 December 1961 | |
Biggest defeat | 0–5 v York City, 7 October 1961 | |
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Colchester bounced back to the Third Division at the first time of asking, earning their first promotion in the club's history by finishing as runners-up. By the end of the campaign, Colchester trailed Millwall by just one point, winning 23 games and scoring 104 league goals with Bobby Hunt the division's top scorer. The club experienced their record victory during the season when they beat Bradford City 9–1 on 30 December.
In the cup competitions, first-round exits were experienced in both FA and League cups. Colchester were beaten at home to Crewe Alexandra in September in the League Cup, while it took Peterborough United three attempts to overcome Colchester in the FA Cup first round following a second replay.
Season overview
At the end of a very disappointing 1960–61 season, manager Benny Fenton cut his playing squad by ten players, with players including Neil Langman, Chic Milligan and Tommy Williams all released. The club was over £3,300 in debt, and so a fresh start required for the new season with a new, slimline squad. Just 17 players would be used in the new campaign, with eight of those playing over 40 of the 44 league games possible.
The season started well for Colchester, unbeaten in their first nine league games and scoring 31 goals in the first eight home games to top the Fourth Division table.
During Colchester's heaviest defeat of the season, a 5–0 reverse at York City, the 20-month old son of full back Tommy Millar drowned in a garden pond accident while Millar was playing in the game. This tragedy would also spell the end of Millar's Colchester career when he left to return to Scotland in early 1962. This coincided with a poor run of form and the club slipped to third in the table.
On the back of a 4–1 Boxing Day defeat to Bradford City, Colchester set their record club victory in the return fixture at Layer Road on 30 December. Both Bobby Hunt and strike-partner Martyn King scored four goals each, with Bobby Hill scoring the other as Colchester ran out 9–1 winners. A 4–0 victory at Accrington Stanley saw United regain the top spot from Wrexham, but just a few weeks later, Accrington folded and Colchester's 3–2 and 4–0 wins were expunged.
Defeats to Millwall and Wrexham cost Colchester the championship. Millwall took the title by one point as United finished runners-up with eleven away defeats proving costly. Of the record 104 goals scored in the league during the season, 78 came at home, while Martyn King broke his seasonal record by scoring 31 league goals only to be surpassed by Bobby Hunt with 38, a new club record. Hunt scored three hat-tricks on his way to his tally of 38 with two of those four goal hauls.[5]
Players
- As of match played 30 April 1962.[6]
Name | Position | Nationality | Place of birth | Date of birth | Apps | Goals | Signed from | Date signed | Fee | ||
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Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
Percy Ames | GK | Plymouth | 13 December 1931 (aged 29) | 287 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1 May 1955 | Free transfer | |||
Defenders | |||||||||||
Duncan Forbes | CB | Edinburgh | 19 June 1941 (aged 19) | 0 | 0 | Musselburgh Athletic | 4 September 1961 | Nominal | |||
John Fowler | FB | Leith | 17 October 1933 (aged 27) | 250 | 5 | Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic | 20 August 1955[lower-alpha 1] | Free transfer | |||
Richie Griffiths | FB | Earls Colne | 21 March 1942 (aged 19) | 0 | 0 | Colchester Casuals | June 1961 | Free transfer | |||
Mick Loughton | CB | Colchester | 8 December 1942 (aged 18) | 0 | 0 | Amateur | August 1961 | Free transfer | |||
Alf Marshall | FB | Dagenham | 21 May 1933 (aged 28) | 30 | 0 | Dagenham | 14 October 1957 | £25 | |||
Edgar Rumney | FB | Abberton | 15 September 1936 (aged 24) | 23 | 0 | Colchester Casuals | 1 May 1957 | Free transfer | |||
Midfielders | |||||||||||
Brian Abrey | WH | Hendon | 25 April 1939 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | Chelsea | 1 May 1961 | Free transfer | |||
John Brown | WH | Edinburgh | 6 March 1940 (aged 21) | 0 | 0 | Dunbar United | 4 September 1961 | Nominal | |||
Trevor Harris | WH | Colchester | 6 February 1936 (aged 25) | 42 | 2 | Amateur | July 1951 | Free transfer | |||
Ron Hunt | WH | Colchester | 26 September 1933 (aged 27) | 94 | 1 | Amateur | October 1951 | Free transfer | |||
Forwards | |||||||||||
John Baines | CF | Colchester | 25 September 1937 (aged 23) | 3 | 0 | Colchester Casuals | January 1960 | Free transfer | |||
David Coleman | CF | Colchester | 27 March 1942 (aged 19) | 0 | 0 | Harwich & Parkeston | 18 November 1961[lower-alpha 1] | Free transfer | |||
Mike Foster | WG | Leicester | 3 February 1939 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | Leicester City | May 1961 | Nominal | |||
Bobby Hill | IF | Edinburgh | 9 June 1938 (aged 22) | 138 | 15 | Easthouses Lily Miners Welfare | 9 June 1955 | Free transfer | |||
Tony Howe | WG | Colchester | 14 February 1939 (aged 22) | 10 | 2 | Colchester Casuals | March 1960 | Free transfer | |||
Bobby Hunt | FW | Colchester | 1 October 1942 (aged 18) | 30 | 7 | Amateur | March 1960 | Free transfer | |||
Martyn King | CF | Birmingham | 23 August 1937 (aged 23) | 87 | 56 | Amateur | Summer 1955 | Free transfer | |||
Colin Lundstrum | WG | Colchester | 9 October 1938 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | Ipswich Town | August 1961 | Free transfer | |||
Sammy McLeod | IF | Glasgow | 4 January 1934 (aged 27) | 141 | 22 | Easthouses Lily Miners Welfare | 20 August 1955[lower-alpha 1] | Free transfer | |||
Tony Miller | IF | Chelmsford | 26 October 1937 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 | Amateur | May 1958 | Free transfer | |||
Peter Wright | WG | Colchester | 26 January 1934 (aged 27) | 323 | 67 | Amateur | November 1951 | Free transfer |
- Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club
Transfers
In
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
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May 1961 | WG | Mike Foster | Leicester City | Nominal | [7] | |
1 May 1961 | WH | Brian Abrey | Chelsea | Free transfer | [8] | |
June 1961 | FB | Richie Griffiths | Colchester Casuals | Free transfer | [9] | |
August 1961 | CB | Mick Loughton | Amateur | Free transfer | [10] | |
August 1961 | WG | Colin Lundstrum | Ipswich Town | Free transfer | [11] | |
4 September 1961 | WH | John Brown | Dunbar United | Nominal | [12] | |
4 September 1961 | CB | Duncan Forbes | Musselburgh Athletic | Nominal | [13] | |
18 November 1961 | CF | David Coleman | Harwich & Parkeston | Free transfer | [14][lower-alpha 1] |
- Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club
Out
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
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End of season | GK | John Wright | Great Bentley | Released | [15] | |
End of season | WH | Cyril Hammond | Severalls Athletic | Released | [16] | |
End of season | FB | John Laidlaw | Clacton Town | Released | [17] | |
End of season | WH | Derek Parker | Stowmarket Town | Player-manager | [18] | |
End of season | WG | Tommy Williams | Watford | Released | [19] | |
Summer 1961 | FB | Peter Carey | Aldershot | Released | [20] | |
Summer 1961 | FB | Alan Eagles | Queens Park Rangers | Released | [21] | |
27 January 1962 | FB | Tommy Millar | Dundee United | Free transfer | [22][lower-alpha 1] |
- Date of departure refers to the date of the player's final game for the club
Match details
Fourth Division
Results round by round
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Millwall | 44 | 23 | 10 | 11 | 87 | 62 | 1.403 | 56 | Division Champions, promoted |
2 | Colchester United | 44 | 23 | 9 | 12 | 104 | 71 | 1.465 | 55 | Promoted |
3 | Wrexham | 44 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 96 | 56 | 1.714 | 53 | |
4 | Carlisle United | 44 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 64 | 63 | 1.016 | 52 | |
5 | Bradford City | 44 | 21 | 9 | 14 | 94 | 86 | 1.093 | 51 |
Note: The number of games played by each team was 44 instead of the usual 46, because Accrington Stanley resigned from the league on March 11 after 33 games. Their results (P33 W5 D8 L20 F19 A60 GA 0.317 Pts 18) were expunged.
Matches
19 August 1961 1 | Colchester United | 3–0 | Stockport County | Colchester |
B. Hunt King Wright |
Report | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,318 |
21 August 1961 2 | Colchester United | 2–0 | Carlisle United | Colchester |
King 80' Millar 87' |
Report | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,979 |
26 August 1961 3 | Oldham Athletic | 2–2 | Colchester United | Oldham |
Shackleton 22' Johnstone 61' |
Report | Foster 9' King 52' |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 15,746 |
29 August 1961 4 | Carlisle United | 1–1 | Colchester United | Carlisle |
Unknown goalscorer | Report | King | Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 8,547 |
2 September 1961 | Colchester United | 3–2 | Accrington Stanley | Colchester |
King Millar |
Report | Unknown goalscorer | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 5,129 | |
Note: Result expunged due Accrington Stanley withdrawing from the league with 33 matches played. |
5 September 1961 5 | Doncaster Rovers | 1–4 | Colchester United | Doncaster |
Unknown goalscorer | Report | B. Hunt King Foster |
Stadium: Belle Vue Attendance: 3,705 |
9 September 1961 6 | Darlington | 0–2 | Colchester United | Darlington |
Report | B. Hunt King |
Stadium: Feethams Attendance: 8,958 |
16 September 1961 7 | Colchester United | 6–1 | Hartlepools United | Colchester |
B. Hunt Foster Millar |
Report Report |
Edgar | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 5,036 |
21 September 1961 8 | Workington | 1–2 | Colchester United | Workington |
Unknown goalscorer | Report | B. Hunt King |
Stadium: Borough Park Attendance: 5,914 |
23 September 1961 9 | Southport | 3–0 | Colchester United | Southport |
Blain Blore Jones |
Report Report |
Stadium: Haig Avenue Attendance: 5,258 |
25 September 1961 10 | Colchester United | 6–1 | Workington | Colchester |
B. Hunt King Wright Harris pen.' |
Report | Unknown goalscorer | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 5,961 |
30 September 1961 11 | Colchester United | 3–0 | Tranmere Rovers | Colchester |
B. Hunt King |
Report | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 6,446 |
2 October 1961 12 | Colchester United | 5–2 | Chester | Colchester |
B. Hunt McLeod Millar |
Report | Clarke Davies |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 7,148 |
7 October 1961 13 | York City | 5–0 | Colchester United | Colchester |
Unknown goalscorer | Report | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 5,714 |
11 October 1961 14 | Chester | 2–2 | Colchester United | Chester |
Clarke Davies |
Report | B. Hunt King |
Stadium: Sealand Road Attendance: 7,186 |
14 October 1961 15 | Colchester United | 3–3 | Chesterfield | Colchester |
B. Hunt McLeod Harris |
Report | Unknown goalscorer | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 6,043 |
21 October 1961 16 | Gillingham | 2–1 | Colchester United | Gillingham |
Unknown goalscorer | Report | B. Hunt | Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 8,962 |
28 October 1961 17 | Colchester United | 2–2 | Millwall | Colchester |
B. Hunt 30' Abrey 87' King 13' |
Report | Obeney 34' McQuade 45' Brady 13' |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 6,868 |
11 November 1961 18 | Colchester United | 1–1 | Barrow | Colchester |
B. Hunt | Report | Unknown goalscorer | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,553 |
18 November 1961 19 | Rochdale | 0–1 | Colchester United | Rochdale |
Report | B. Hunt | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4,618 |
2 December 1961 20 | Exeter City | 0–2 | Colchester United | Exeter |
Report | B. Hunt | Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 4,530 |
9 December 1961 21 | Colchester United | 2–4 | Wrexham | Colchester |
B. Hunt King |
Report | Unknown goalscorer | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 5,587 |
16 December 1961 22 | Stockport County | 1–4 | Colchester United | Stockport |
Ward | Report | B. Hunt King Wright |
Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 2,803 |
23 December 1961 23 | Colchester United | 5–1 | Oldham Athletic | Colchester |
B. Hunt King Wright |
Report | Unknown goalscorer | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,782 |
26 December 1961 24 | Bradford City | 4–1 | Colchester United | Bradford |
Unknown goalscorer | Report | King | Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 5,571 |
30 December 1961 25 | Colchester United | 9–1 | Bradford City | Colchester |
Hill 1' B. Hunt 28' (pen.) King 34' |
Report | Tait 18' | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,415 Referee: J. Finney |
13 January 1962 | Accrington Stanley | 0–4 | Colchester United | Accrington |
Report | B. Hunt Foster Wright |
Stadium: Peel Park Attendance: 1,411 | ||
Note: Result expunged due Accrington Stanley withdrawing from the league with 33 matches played. |
15 January 1962 26 | Mansfield Town | 4–0 | Colchester United | Mansfield |
Unknown goalscorer | Report | Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 5,880 |
20 January 1962 27 | Colchester United | 2–0 | Darlington | Colchester |
King 68' B. Hunt 85' |
Report | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,923 |
27 January 1962 28 | Colchester United | 5–3 | Crewe Alexandra | Colchester |
Wright 14' B. Hunt 17', 79' King 36' Harris 60' (pen.) |
Report | Wheatley 27' Smith 59' Morgans |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 5,435 |
3 February 1962 29 | Hartlepools United | 1–1 | Colchester United | Hartlepool |
Bircham | Report Report |
King 25' | Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 6,738 Referee: P. Rhodes |
10 February 1962 30 | Colchester United | 2–0 | Southport | Colchester |
B. Hunt 4' Hill 83' |
Report Report |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 5,379 |
17 February 1962 31 | Tranmere Rovers | 5–2 | Colchester United | Birkenhead |
Unknown goalscorer | Report | King Wright |
Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 6,481 |
24 February 1962 32 | Colchester United | 3–1 | York City | Colchester |
Wright 32' B. Hunt King |
Report | Fountain | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,633 Referee: E. Jennings |
3 March 1962 33 | Chesterfield | 4–1 | Colchester United | Chesterfield |
Poole 5', 36', 40' | Report | King 27' | Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 2,906 |
10 March 1962 34 | Colchester United | 6–0 | Gillingham | Colchester |
Foster 7', 80' King 27' Hill 47' Wright 51' B. Hunt 61' |
Report | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,503 Referee: C. Woan |
17 March 1962 35 | Millwall | 2–0 | Colchester United | New Cross |
Broadfoot 13', 64' | Report | Stadium: The Old Den Attendance: 16,585 Referee: G. Pullin |
23 March 1962 36 | Colchester United | 2–0 | Mansfield Town | Colchester |
Foster 18' King 78' |
Report | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 5,730 |
31 March 1962 37 | Barrow | 4–0 | Colchester United | Barrow-in-Furness |
Howard 39' Kemp 74' Robertson 82' Maddison 88' |
Report | Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 3,672 Referee: H. Wilson |
7 April 1962 38 | Colchester United | 1–1 | Rochdale | Colchester |
B. Hunt 70' | Report | Richardson 79' | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,616 |
14 April 1962 39 | Crewe Alexandra | 4–0 | Colchester United | Crewe |
Lord 10', 88' Tighe 42' Wheatley 89' |
Report | Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 6,456 Referee: P. Brandwood |
20 April 1962 40 | Colchester United | 3–0 | Aldershot | Colchester |
Wright 47' Harris 76' (pen.) McLeod 90' |
Report | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 6,399 Referee: J. Cooke |
21 April 1962 41 | Colchester United | 2–1 | Exeter City | Colchester |
King 17' Wright 60' |
Report | Unknown goalscorer | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 5,530 |
23 April 1962 42 | Aldershot | 1–0 | Colchester United | Aldershot |
Norris 18' | Report | Stadium: Recreation Ground Attendance: 6,338 Referee: A. Mason |
28 April 1962 43 | Wrexham | 0–0 | Colchester United | Wrexham |
Report | Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 16,027 |
30 April 1962 44 | Colchester United | 5–3 | Doncaster Rovers | Colchester |
King 40' B. Hunt 41', 43', 58', 60' (pen.) |
Report | Larkin 35', 61' (pen.) Bonson 80' |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 6,108 |
League Cup
13 September 1961 1st round | Colchester United | 1–2 | Crewe Alexandra | Colchester |
King | Report | Unknown goalscorer | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,806 |
FA Cup
4 November 1961 1st round | Peterborough United | 3–3 | Colchester United | Peterborough |
McNamee 43' Bly 48' Hudson 69' |
Report Report |
Abrey 75' Wright 84' B. Hunt 87' |
Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 16,469 Referee: T. Dawes |
6 November 1961 1st round replay | Colchester United | 2–2 | Peterborough United | Colchester |
King 40' B. Hunt 86' |
Report Report |
Bly 75' Emery 88' |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 10,653 |
13 November 1961 1st round 2nd replay | Colchester United | 0–3 | Peterborough United | Norwich |
Report Report |
Hudson 11', 31', 43' | Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 11,857 |
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Fourth Division | FA Cup | League Cup | ||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
GK | Percy Ames | 48 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
DF | Duncan Forbes | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
DF | John Fowler | 48 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
DF | Richie Griffiths | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
DF | Edgar Rumney | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
MF | Brian Abrey | 42 | 2 | 38 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
MF | Trevor Harris | 47 | 4 | 43 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
MF | Ron Hunt | 48 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
FW | David Coleman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
FW | Mike Foster | 40 | 8 | 36 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
FW | Bobby Hill | 44 | 3 | 40 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
FW | Bobby Hunt | 47 | 40 | 43 | 38 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||
FW | Martyn King | 46 | 33 | 43 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
FW | Colin Lundstrum | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
FW | Sammy McLeod | 13 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
FW | Peter Wright | 48 | 13 | 44 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season | |||||||||||||
DF | Tommy Millar | 31 | 4 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Goalscorers
Place | Nationality | Position | Name | Fourth Division | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | FW | Bobby Hunt | 38 | 2 | 0 | 40 | |
2 | CF | Martyn King | 31 | 1 | 1 | 33 | |
3 | WG | Peter Wright | 12 | 1 | 0 | 13 | |
4 | WG | Mike Foster | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
5 | WH | Trevor Harris | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
FB | Tommy Millar | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
7 | IF | Bobby Hill | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
IF | Sammy McLeod | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
9 | WH | Brian Abrey | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
Own goals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
TOTALS | 104 | 5 | 1 | 110 |
Disciplinary record
Nationality | Position | Name | Fourth Division | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CF | Martyn King | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
TOTALS | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Clean sheets
Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.[25]
Place | Nationality | Player | Fourth Division | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Percy Ames | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
TOTALS | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
Player debuts
Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.[26]
Position | Nationality | Player | Date | Opponent | Ground | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
WH | Brian Abrey | 19 August 1961 | Stockport County | Layer Road | ||
WG | Mike Foster | 19 August 1961 | Stockport County | Layer Road | ||
CF | David Coleman | 18 November 1961 | Rochdale | Spotland Stadium | ||
WG | Colin Lundstrum | 15 January 1962 | Mansfield Town | Field Mill | ||
FB | Richie Griffiths | 3 February 1962 | Hartlepools United | Victoria Park | ||
CB | Duncan Forbes | 14 April 1962 | Crewe Alexandra | Gresty Road |
References
General
Books
- Whitehead, Jeff; Drury, Kevin (2008). The Who's Who of Colchester United: The Layer Road Years. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 978-1-85983-629-3.
Websites
- "Colchester United football club match record: 1962". 11v11.com. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
- "Chester fixtures 1961/62". Chester-City.co.uk. Archived from the original on 22 April 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
- "Statistics 1961/62". The Millwall History Files. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
- "First team 1961–62 Football League : Division Four". Go Go Go County. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
Specific
- 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.
- "Colchester Utd 2–2 Peterborough United". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
- "Colchester Utd 5–1 Oldham Athletic". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
- "Average Attendance Figures Per Season". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
- Hudson, Matt (11 July 2012). "The 1950s and 1960s". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
- "Appearances". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
- "Mike Foster". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- "Brian Abrey". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- "Richie Griffiths". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- "Mick Loughton". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- "Colin Lundstrum". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- "John Brown". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
- "Duncan Forbes". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- "David J Coleman". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- "John Wright". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- "Cyril Hammond". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- "John Laidlaw". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- "Derek Parker". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- "Tommy Williams". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- "Peter Carey". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- "Alan Eagles". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- "Tommy Millar". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- "Goals". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- "Discipline". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- "Clean sheets (1st team)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- "Alltime- List of Debuts". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2016.