1964–65 Colchester United F.C. season

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Colchester United
1964–65 season
Chairman Bill Allen[1]
Manager Neil Franklin
Stadium Layer Road
Third Division 23rd (relegated)
FA Cup 2nd round
(eliminated by
Torquay United)
League Cup 1st round
(eliminated by
Torquay United)
Top goalscorer League:
Billy Stark (13)
All:
Billy Stark (14)
Highest home attendance 6,074
v Peterborough United, 16 April 1965[2]
Lowest home attendance 2,218
v Torquay United, 2 September 1964[3]
Average home league attendance 3,634[4]
Biggest win 4–1
v Barnsley, 9 January 1965
Biggest defeat 0–5
v Queens Park Rangers, 26 February 1965
Home colours
← 1963–64 1965–66 →

The 1964–65 season was Colchester United's 23rd season in their history and their third successive season in the Third Division, the third tier of English football. Alongside competing in the Third Division, the club also participated in the FA Cup and the League Cup.

Neil Franklin's first full season in charge saw an influx of new players, with 14 new arrivals at Layer Road replacing a host of experienced players, including former apprentice Peter Wright and experienced wing half Roy McCrohan. As such, Colchester's form suffered and the club battled against relegation for much of the season. They were eventually relegated after finishing in 23rd-position.

Colchester's fortunes in the cup competitions were no better than the league. They experienced early exits in each cup, twice being eliminated by Torquay United.

Season overview

With manager Neil Franklin looking to make his mark on the Colchester first-team, out went Roy McCrohan, Keith Rutter and Peter Wright, and in came 14 new players across the season. The biggest surprise to United fans was when Wright was not named on the retained list for the season. The former apprentice who had spent his entire career as a part-time professional with Colchester had scored 99 goals in 453 league and cup matches.

Having already sold one half of the previously prolific strike force of Bobby Hunt and Martyn King when Hunt left for Northampton Town earlier in 1964, Franklin sold King to Wrexham in October of the same year, and without their goals, a season of struggle ensued. Colchester could only manage 50 league goals across the season.

Franklin's first-ever signing, Derek Trevis, was an ever-present during the season, as was Duncan Forbes, while Billy Stark ended the season as top scorer with 14 league and cup goals. It was an injury-plagued season for Colchester, with Barrie Aitchison, Mike Grice, Martyn King, Gareth Salisbury and Billy Stark all ruled out as early as September, meaning Franklin had to call upon Noel Kearney, a former Ipswich Town player who had been released by the club three months earlier. Kearney signed on a month-long trial and played three games for Colchester, all of which ended in defeat.

Colchester were relegated back to the Fourth Division with Franklin having already been handed a year's contract extension mid-season. Average attendance hit an all-time low figure of 3,634 and the Supporter's Club could only muster 997 members.[5]

Players

As of match played 23 April 1965.[6]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
England GK Alan Buck
South Africa GK Sandy Kennon
Scotland DF John Docherty
Scotland DF Duncan Forbes
Scotland DF John Fowler
England DF Brian Hall
Wales DF Tecwyn Jones
England DF Richie Griffiths
England DF David Laitt
England DF Mick Loughton
England DF Ray Price
No. Position Player
England MF John Mansfield
England MF Derek Trevis
England FW Barrie Aitchison
England FW Dennis Barrett
England FW Pat Connolly
England FW Mike Grice
Scotland FW Bobby Hill
England FW John Hornsby
England FW Arthur Langley
Wales FW Gareth Salisbury
Scotland FW Billy Stark

Match details

Friendlies

Third Division

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Main article: 1964–65 Football League

Third Division results round by round

Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46
Ground H A A H H A H H A H A A H A A H H A H H A A H A H A H A H A H A A H H A H A H A H A H H A A
Result L L W L L W L L D D L L L D L L W L D D L D W L W L W L W L D L L D L L D D W W W L L L L L
Position 22 21 17 20 22 15 20 21 21 21 22 23 24 24 24 24 22 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 22 22 22 22 21 21 20 21 21 21 22 22 22 22 21 21 21 21 21 21 22 22

Last updated: 16 May 2016.
Source: [1]
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

      Win       Draw       Loss

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv1 Pts2 Promotion, qualification or relegation
20 Oldham Athletic 46 13 10 23 61 83 0.735 36
21 Luton Town (R) 46 11 11 24 51 94 0.543 33 Relegated to Fourth Division
22 Port Vale (R) 46 9 14 23 41 76 0.539 32
23 Colchester United (R) 46 10 10 26 50 89 0.562 30
24 Barnsley (R) 46 9 11 26 54 90 0.600 29

Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Number of goals scored

(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (R) Relegated.

Notes:

1 The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used up until the 1976–77 season.

2 The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.

Matches

League Cup

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FA Cup

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Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

[6][7]

No. Pos Nat Player Total Third Division FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK England Alan Buck 11 0 10 0 1 0 0 0
GK South Africa Sandy Kennon 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland John Docherty 46 1 41 1 3 0 2 0
DF Scotland Duncan Forbes 51 0 46 0 3 0 2 0
DF Scotland John Fowler 40 0 35 0 3 0 2 0
DF England Richie Griffiths 11 0 9 0 0 0 2 0
DF England Brian Hall 10 1 10 1 0 0 0 0
DF Wales Tecwyn Jones 25 0 25 0 0 0 0 0
DF England Mick Loughton 28 1 25 1 3 0 0 0
DF England Ray Price 11 0 11 0 0 0 0 0
MF England John Mansfield 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
MF England Derek Trevis 51 7 46 6 3 1 2 0
FW England Barrie Aitchison 41 4 36 3 3 0 2 1
FW England Pat Connolly 25 7 21 6 3 1 1 0
MF England Mike Grice 45 1 40 1 3 0 2 0
FW Scotland Bobby Hill 15 0 14 0 0 0 1 0
FW England Arthur Langley 36 13 33 12 3 1 0 0
FW Wales Gareth Salisbury 17 3 15 2 1 1 1 0
FW Scotland Billy Stark 30 14 28 13 2 1 0 0
Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season
GK England Percy Ames 30 0 26 0 2 0 2 0
DF England Edgar Rumney 11 0 11 0 0 0 0 0
FW England Noel Kearney 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
FW England Martyn King 7 2 6 2 0 0 1 0
FW Australia Tommy McColl 6 1 4 1 0 0 2 0

Goalscorers

[7]

Place Nation Position Name Third Division FA Cup League Cup Total
1 Scotland FW Billy Stark 13 1 0 14
2 England FW Arthur Langley 12 1 0 13
3 England FW Pat Connolly 6 1 0 7
England MF Derek Trevis 6 1 0 7
5 England FW Barrie Aitchison 3 0 1 4
6 Wales FW Gareth Salisbury 2 1 0 3
7 England FW Martyn King 2 0 0 2
8 Scotland DF John Docherty 1 0 0 1
England FW Mike Grice 1 0 0 1
England DF Brian Hall 1 0 0 1
England DF Mick Loughton 1 0 0 1
Australia FW Tommy McColl 1 0 0 1
Own goals 1 0 0 1
TOTALS 50 5 1 56

Disciplinary record

[8]

Nationality Position Player Third Division FA Cup League Cup Total
Booked Red card Booked Red card Booked Red card Booked Red card
TOTALS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Captains

Number of games played as team captain.[9]

Place Nation Position Player Third Division FA Cup League Cup Total
Not recorded
 46 3 2 51

Player debuts

Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.[10]

Position Player Date Opponent Ground Notes
FW England Barrie Aitchison 22 August 1964 Carlisle United Layer Road
FW England Pat Connolly 22 August 1964 Carlisle United Layer Road
FW Wales Gareth Salisbury 22 August 1964 Carlisle United Layer Road
MF England John Mansfield 12 September 1964 Brentford Layer Road
FW England Noel Kearney 12 September 1964 Brentford Layer Road
GK England Alan Buck 3 October 1964 Exeter City St James Park
DF Wales Tecwyn Jones 10 October 1964 Bristol City Ashton Gate Stadium
FW England Arthur Langley 10 October 1964 Bristol City Ashton Gate Stadium
DF England Mick Loughton 7 November 1964 Southend United Roots Hall
DF England Ray Price 6 February 1965 Oldham Athletic Boundary Park
GK South Africa Sandy Kennon 6 March 1965 Watford Layer Road
DF England Brian Hall 6 March 1965 Watford Layer Road

Transfers and contracts

In

Date Pos Player From Fee Ref
1 August 1964 DF England Ray Price England Norwich City Free transfer [11]
1 August 1964 MF England John Mansfield Apprentice Free transfer [12]
1 August 1964 FW England Barrie Aitchison England Tottenham Hotspur £750 [13]
1 August 1964 FW England Dennis Barrett Apprentice Free transfer [14]
22 August 1964 FW England Pat Connolly England Macclesfield Town £1,200 [15]
22 August 1964 FW Wales Gareth Salisbury England Luton Town Free transfer [16]
1 September 1964 FW England Arthur Langley England Oxford United £1,500 [17]
12 September 1964 FW England Noel Kearney Free agent Trial [18]
1 October 1964 DF Wales Tecwyn Jones Wales Wrexham Part exchange with Martyn King [19]
1 January 1965 FW England John Hornsby England Evenwood Town £25/5s [20]
6 March 1965 GK South Africa Sandy Kennon England Norwich City Free transfer [21]
6 March 1965 DF England Brian Hall England Mansfield Town Free transfer [22]

Out

Date Pos Player To Fee Ref
31 May 1964 GK Scotland George Ramage England Leyton Orient Released [23]
31 May 1964 DF England Roy McCrohan England Bristol Rovers Released [24]
31 May 1964 FW England Tony Miller England Crittall Athletic Released [25]
31 May 1964 FW England Peter Wright England Romford Released [26]
1 August 1964 DF England Keith Rutter England Romford Free transfer [27]
30 September 1964 FW England Martyn King Wales Wrexham £3,000 plus Tecwyn Jones [28]
5 October 1964 FW England Noel Kearney England Chelmsford City Released [18]
31 October 1964 DF England Edgar Rumney England Sudbury Town Player-coach [29]
1 December 1964 FW Australia Tommy McColl England Chelsea Nominal [30]
26 February 1965 GK England Percy Ames England Romford Free transfer [31]

See also

References

General

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