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1964–65 Colchester United F.C. season

Field	Value
club	Colchester United
season	1964–65
chairman	Bill Allen
manager	Neil Franklin
stadium	Layer Road
league	Third Division
league result	23rd (relegated)
cup1	FA Cup
cup1 result	2nd round
(eliminated by
Torquay United)
cup2	League Cup
cup2 result	1st round
(eliminated by
Torquay United)
league topscorer
Billy Stark (13)
season topscorer
Billy Stark (14)
highest attendance	6,074
v Peterborough United, 16 April 1965
lowest attendance	2,218
v Torquay United, 2 September 1964
average attendance	3,634
largest win	4–1
v Barnsley, 9 January 1965
largest loss	0–5
v Queens Park Rangers, 26 February 1965
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	000000
socks1	FFFFFF
alt1	Football kit (white jersey with blue, vertical stripes; black shorts; and white socks with two blue, horizontal hoops).
prevseason	1963–64
nextseason	1965–66

(eliminated by Torquay United) (eliminated by Torquay United) Billy Stark (13) Billy Stark (14) v Peterborough United, 16 April 1965 v Torquay United, 2 September 1964 v Barnsley, 9 January 1965 v Queens Park Rangers, 26 February 1965 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, Roy McCrohan, Keith Rutter and Peter Wright all left the club, and 14 new players arrived 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.

The season was also notable for the introduction of inside-forward Dennis Barrett, Colchester United's first professional apprentice, who was taken on in the summer of 1964.

Players

Transfers

In

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
Summer 1964	FB	ENG	Ray Price	ENG Norwich City	Free transfer
Summer 1964	IF		Dennis Barrett	Apprentice	Free transfer
August 1964	MF	ENG	John Mansfield	Apprentice	Free transfer
1 August 1964	WG	ENG	Barrie Aitchison	ENG Tottenham Hotspur	£750
22 August 1964	CF	ENG	Pat Connolly	ENG Macclesfield Town	£1,200	url=http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=255	title=Pat Connolly	publisher=Coludata.co.uk	access-date=14 May 2016 }}
22 August 1964	IF	WAL	Gareth Salisbury	ENG Luton Town	Free transfer
September 1964	WG	ENG	Noel Kearney	Free agent	Trial	url=http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=257	title=Noel Kearney	publisher=Coludata.co.uk	access-date=14 May 2016 }}
September 1964	IF	ENG	Arthur Langley	ENG Oxford United	£1,500
1 October 1964	WH	WAL	Tecwyn Jones	WAL Wrexham	Part exchange with Martyn King
January 1965	WG	ENG	John Hornsby	ENG Evenwood Town	Trial
March 1965	GK	RSA	Sandy Kennon	ENG Norwich City	Free transfer
March 1965	LB	ENG	Brian Hall	ENG Mansfield Town	Free transfer

Total spending: ~ £3,450

Out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
End of season	GK	SCO	George Ramage	ENG Leyton Orient	Released
End of season	WH	ENG	Roy McCrohan	ENG Bristol Rovers	Released
End of season	WG	ENG	Peter Wright	ENG Romford	Released
Summer 1964	IF	ENG	Tony Miller	ENG Crittall Athletic	Released
August 1964	CB	ENG	Keith Rutter	ENG Romford	Free transfer
October 1964	WG	ENG	Noel Kearney	ENG Chelmsford City	End of trial
1 October 1964	CF	ENG	Martyn King	WAL Wrexham	£3,000 plus Tecwyn Jones
31 October 1964	FB	ENG	Edgar Rumney	ENG Sudbury Town	Player-coach
December 1964	IF	AUS	Tommy McColl	ENG Chelsea	Nominal
26 February 1965	GK	ENG	Percy Ames	ENG Romford	Free transfer
16 April 1965	CF	ENG	Pat Connolly	ENG Altrincham	Released	name=FG}}

Total incoming: ~ £3,000

Match details

Friendlies

Bryceland Heath Price

Third Division

Main article: 1964–65 Football League

Results round by round

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League table

Matches

Salisbury Lazarus King King Stark Aitchison Woods Hodgson Stark Report McKinven Connolly Connolly Trevis Chilton Henderson McSeveney Stark Docherty Houghton Own goal Report Langley Connolly Hall Grice

Dougan Thompson

League Cup

Main article: 1964–65 Football League Cup

FA Cup

Main article: 1964–65 FA Cup

Langley Trevis Bennett Penny Stark

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

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Goalscorers

Place	Nationality	Position	Name	Third Division	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
1	SCO	FW	Billy Stark	13	1	0	14
2	ENG	IF	Arthur Langley	12	1	0	13
3	ENG	CF	Pat Connolly	6	1	0	7
ENG	MF	Derek Trevis	6	1	0	7
5	ENG	WG	Barrie Aitchison	3	0	1	4
6	WAL	IF	Gareth Salisbury	2	1	0	3
7	ENG	CF	Martyn King	2	0	0	2
8	SCO	WH	John Docherty	1	0	0	1
ENG	WG	Mike Grice	1	0	0	1
ENG	LB	Brian Hall	1	0	0	1
ENG	CB	Mick Loughton	1	0	0	1
AUS	IF	Tommy McColl	1	0	0	1
	Own goals	1	0	0	1
	TOTALS	50	5	1	56

Clean sheets

Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.

Place	Nationality	Player	Third Division	League Cup	Total
1	ENG	Percy Ames	3	0	3
2	RSA	Sandy Kennon	1	0	1
	TOTALS	4	0	4

Player debuts

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

Position	Nationality	Player	Date	Opponent	Ground
WG	ENG	Barrie Aitchison	22 August 1964	Carlisle United	Layer Road
CF	ENG	Pat Connolly	22 August 1964	Carlisle United	Layer Road
IF	WAL	Gareth Salisbury	22 August 1964	Carlisle United	Layer Road
MF	ENG	John Mansfield	12 September 1964	Brentford	Layer Road
WG	ENG	Noel Kearney	12 September 1964	Brentford	Layer Road
GK	ENG	Alan Buck	3 October 1964	Exeter City	St James Park
WH	WAL	Tecwyn Jones	10 October 1964	Bristol City	Ashton Gate Stadium
IF	ENG	Arthur Langley	10 October 1964	Bristol City	Ashton Gate Stadium
CB	ENG	Mick Loughton	7 November 1964	Southend United	Roots Hall
FB	ENG	Ray Price	6 February 1965	Oldham Athletic	Boundary Park
GK	RSA	Sandy Kennon	6 March 1965	Watford	Layer Road
LB	ENG	Brian Hall	6 March 1965	Watford	Layer Road

References

General

Books

Websites

Specific

References

(2008). "The Who's Who of Colchester United: The Layer Road Years". Breedon Books.
"Colchester Utd 0–1 Peterborough United". Coludata.co.uk.
"Colchester Utd 1–1 Torquay United". Coludata.co.uk.
"Average Attendance Figures Per Season". Coludaybyday.co.uk.
Hudson, Matt. (11 July 2012). "The 1950s and 1960s". Colchester United FC.
(2008). "The Who's Who of Colchester United: The Layer Road Years". Breedon Books.
"Appearances". Coludata.co.uk.
"Ray Price". Coludata.co.uk.
"John Mansfield". Coludata.co.uk.
"Barrie Aitchison". Coludata.co.uk.
"Pat Connolly". Coludata.co.uk.
"Gareth Salisbury". Coludata.co.uk.
"Noel Kearney". Coludata.co.uk.
"Arthur Langley". Coludata.co.uk.
"Tecwyn Jones". Coludata.co.uk.
"John Hornsby". Coludata.co.uk.
"Sandy Kennon". Coludata.co.uk.
"Brian Hall". Coludata.co.uk.
"George Ramage". Coludata.co.uk.
"Roy McCrohan". Coludata.co.uk.
"Peter Wright". Coludata.co.uk.
"Tony Miller". Coludata.co.uk.
"Keith Rutter". Coludata.co.uk.
"Martyn King". Coludata.co.uk.
"Edgar Rumney". Coludata.co.uk.
"Tommy McColl". Coludata.co.uk.
"Percy Ames". Coludata.co.uk.
"Goals". Coludata.co.uk.
"Clean sheets (1st team)". Coludata.co.uk.
"Alltime- List of Debuts". Coludaybyday.co.uk.

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