From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base

1960–61 Colchester United F.C. season

Field	Value
club	Colchester United
season	1960–61
chairman	Bill Allen
manager	Benny Fenton
stadium	Layer Road
league	Third Division
league result	23rd (relegated)
cup1	FA Cup
cup1 result	2nd round
(eliminated by
Aldershot)
cup2	League Cup
cup2 result	2nd round
(eliminated by
Southampton)
league topscorer
Martyn King (23)
season topscorer
Martyn King (25)
highest attendance	9,130
v Newcastle United, 10 October 1960
lowest attendance	3,141
v Chesterfield, 29 April 1961
average attendance	5,203
largest win	5–0
v Maidenhead United, 5 November 1960
largest loss	0–5
v Bristol City, 10 September 1960;
2–7
v Tranmere Rovers, 11 March 1961
pattern_name1	Home
pattern_la1	_white_stripes
pattern_b1	_whitestripes3
pattern_ra1	_white_stripes
pattern_so1	_color_2_stripes_blue
leftarm1	0000FF
body1	0000FF
rightarm1	0000FF
shorts1	FFFFFF
socks1	FFFFFF
alt1	Football kit (white jersey with blue, vertical stripes; white shorts; and white socks with two blue, horizontal hoops).
prevseason	1959–60
nextseason	1961–62

(eliminated by Aldershot) (eliminated by Southampton) Martyn King (23) Martyn King (25) v Newcastle United, 10 October 1960 v Chesterfield, 29 April 1961 v Maidenhead United, 5 November 1960 v Bristol City, 10 September 1960; 2–7 v Tranmere Rovers, 11 March 1961 The 1960–61 season was Colchester United's 19th season in their history and their eleventh season in the third tier of English football, the Third Division. Alongside competing in the Third Division, the club also participated in the FA Cup and the new League Cup competition. Colchester reached the second round in both cups, beating Maidenhead United in the first round of the FA Cup before being eliminated by Aldershot. In the League Cup, Colchester hosted First Division Newcastle United in the first round. They won 4–1, but were knocked out by Southampton in round two.

In the league, Colchester had a very poor season. Seven consecutive defeats left the club languishing in the bottom four by early October 1960, and they remained no higher than one place above the relegation positions for the rest of the season. They were relegated for the first time in their history in 23rd position.

Season overview

After gathering just one point in eleven games, Colchester had hit the bottom of the Third Division by October 1960 and never managed to climb out of the bottom five places. Average attendances plummeted, with a new record–low attendance of 3,141 achieved in the final game of the season against Chesterfield. Despite this, Martyn King managed to score a hat–trick in the game, a 4–3 win for Colchester and finished the season with 25 goals to his name. Colchester had conceded a club record 101 goals in the league.

Aside from Colchester's league woes, they did enjoy some success in the inaugural League Cup competition. They hosted First Division Newcastle United at Layer Road and comprehensively beat them 4–1 in front of a season-best 9,130 crowd. In round two, they were beaten 2–0 at home to Southampton. In the FA Cup, Colchester achieved their best win of the season at home to Maidenhead United in the first round, but were dumped out of the cup by Aldershot in round two.

Players

Transfers

In

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
November 1960	FB	ENG	Peter Carey	ENG Queens Park Rangers	Undisclosed
January 1961	FB	ENG	Alan Eagles	ENG Leyton Orient	£3,000

Total spending: ~ £3,000

Out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee
Summer 1960	FB	ENG	George Fisher	ENG Bexleyheath & Welling	Released
Summer 1960	CF	ENG	Kevin McCurley	ENG Oldham Athletic	Nominal
June 1960	IF	ENG	John Evans	ENG Romford	Released
3 April 1961	WG	ENG	Russell Blake	ENG Chelmsford City	Released
22 April 1961	CB	SCO	Chic Milligan	ENG Clacton Town	Released
24 April 1961	CF	ENG	Neil Langman	ENG Bath City	Released

Match details

Third Division

Main article: 1960–61 Football League

Results round by round

|color_-2=green1|color_21-=red1

League table

Matches

King Wheeler King Langman Williams Straw King Howe Williams Holton Williams Report Fowler Langman Report Williams Frear Harris King Meyer Langman Williams Straw Williams Bristow Towers Williams Portwood King McLeod Report McKinven Harris King Nicholas Walker Report King P. Wright Baker B. Hunt P. Wright King

League Cup

Main article: 1960–61 Football League Cup

King P. Wright Sydenham

FA Cup

Main article: 1960–61 FA Cup

Langman Williams

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

|- !colspan="14"|Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season |}

Goalscorers

Place	Nationality	Position	Name	Third Division	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
1	ENG	CF	Martyn King	23	0	2	25
2	ENG	CF	Neil Langman	11	2	0	13
3	ENG	WG	Tommy Williams	8	1	1	10
4	ENG	FW	Bobby Hunt	4	2	0	6
5	ENG	WH	Cyril Hammond	4	0	0	4
ENG	WG	Peter Wright	3	0	1	4
7	SCO	IF	Sammy McLeod	3	0	0	3
8	SCO	FB	John Fowler	2	0	0	2
ENG	WH	Trevor Harris	2	0	0	2
SCO	IF	Bobby Hill	1	1	0	2
ENG	WG	Tony Howe	2	0	0	2
12	ENG	FB	Alan Eagles	1	0	0	1
ENG	WH	Ron Hunt	1	0	0	1
	Own goals	3	0	0	3
	TOTALS	68	6	4	78

Clean sheets

Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.

Place	Nationality	Player	Third Division	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
1	ENG	Percy Ames	6	1	0	7
	TOTALS	6	1	0	7

Player debuts

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

Position	Nationality	Player	Date	Opponent	Ground
WG	ENG	Tony Howe	20 August 1960	Hull City	Layer Road
FB	ENG	Peter Carey	14 January 1961	Coventry City	Highfield Road
FB	ENG	Alan Eagles	14 January 1961	Coventry City	Highfield Road
CF	ENG	John Baines	4 March 1961	Halifax Town	Layer Road

References

General

Books

Websites

Specific

References

(2008). "The Who's Who of Colchester United: The Layer Road Years". Breedon Books.
"Colchester Utd 4–1 Newcastle United". Coludata.co.uk.
"Colchester Utd 4–3 Chesterfield". Coludata.co.uk.
"Average Attendance Figures Per Season". Coludaybyday.co.uk.
Hudson, Matt. (11 July 2012). "The 1950s and 1960s". Colchester United FC.
"Appearances". Coludata.co.uk.
"Peter Carey". Coludata.co.uk.
"Alan Eagles". Coludata.co.uk.
"George Fisher". Coludata.co.uk.
"Kevin McCurley". Coludata.co.uk.
"John Evans". Coludata.co.uk.
"Russell Blake". Coludata.co.uk.
"Chic Milligan". Coludata.co.uk.
"Neil Langman". Coludata.co.uk.
"Goals". Coludata.co.uk.
"Clean sheets (1st team)". Coludata.co.uk.
"Alltime- List of Debuts". Coludaybyday.co.uk.

Info: Wikipedia Source

This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.

colchester-united-f.c.-seasons english-football-clubs-1960–61-season

Want to explore this topic further?

Ask Mako anything about 1960–61 Colchester United F.C. season — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.

Research with Mako

Free with your Surf account

Content sourced from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

This content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.

Report