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1966–67 Colchester United F.C. season

Field	Value
club	Colchester United
season	1966–67
chairman	Bill Allen
(until January)
Harold Moore
(from January)
manager	Neil Franklin
stadium	Layer Road
league	Third Division
league result	13th
cup1	FA Cup
cup1 result	2nd round
(eliminated by
Peterborough United)
cup2	League Cup
cup2 result	1st round
(eliminated by
Queens Park Rangers)
league topscorer
Reg Stratton (24)
season topscorer
Reg Stratton (24)
highest attendance	9,081
v Peterborough United, 7 January 1967
lowest attendance	3,965
v Scunthorpe United, 11 February 1967
average attendance	5,714
largest win	5–0
v Doncaster Rovers, 15 October 1966
largest loss	0–5
v Queens Park Rangers, 23 August 1966
v Torquay United, 19 November 1966
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	1965–66
nextseason	1967–68

(until January) Harold Moore (from January) (eliminated by Peterborough United) (eliminated by Queens Park Rangers) Reg Stratton (24) Reg Stratton (24) v Peterborough United, 7 January 1967 v Scunthorpe United, 11 February 1967 v Doncaster Rovers, 15 October 1966 v Queens Park Rangers, 23 August 1966 v Torquay United, 19 November 1966 The 1966–67 season was Colchester United's 25th season in their history and their first back in the third tier of English football, the Third Division, following promotion from the Fourth Division the previous season. Alongside competing in the Third Division, the club also participated in the FA Cup and the League Cup.

Colchester finished comfortably mid-table by finishing 13th. Queens Park Rangers defeated the U's 5–0 in the League Cup, while Peterborough United knocked them out in the second round of the FA Cup.

Season overview

Neil Franklin spent £4,000 to sign Ken Hodgson from Bournemouth in the summer, and alongside Peter Bullock, the pair amassed 31 goals between them. Meanwhile, Reg Stratton scored 24 league goals as Colchester ended their first season back in the Third Division with a mid-table 13th position finish.

Players

Transfers

In

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee
20 August 1966	FW	ENG	Ken Hodgson	ENG Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	£4,000
20 August 1966	WG	ENG	Johnny Martin	ENG Aston Villa	Free transfer
27 August 1966	WG	ENG	Alan Shires	ENG Southend United	Free transfer
24 September 1966	FB	SCO	Dennis Mochan	ENG Nottingham Forest	Free transfer
February 1967	CF	ENG	Brian Westlake	ENG Tranmere Rovers	Nominal
April 1967	CB	ENG	Alan Dennis	Apprentice	Free transfer

Total spending: ~ £4,000

Out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee
End of season	FB	ENG	David Laitt	ENG Crittall Athletic	Released
End of season	WG	ENG	John Hornsby	ENG South Shields	Released
End of season	IF	ENG	Ted Phillips	MLT Floriana	Player-manager
28 May 1966	FB	SCO	John Fowler	ENG Heybridge Swifts	Player-manager
28 May 1966	WG	ENG	Barrie Aitchison	ENG Cambridge City	Released
31 May 1966	IF	ENG	Dennis Barrett	Free agent	Released
August 1966	WG	ENG	Mike Grice	ENG Lowestoft Town	Released
11 February 1967	WG	ENG	Arthur Kaye	Free agent	Retired

Match details

Third Division

Main article: 1966–67 Football League

Results round by round

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League table

Matches

Report Stratton Lawson Stratton Report Hodgson Stratton Hodgson Report Hodgson Harris Shires Bullock Stratton Bullock Stratton

Mason Stratton Martin Stratton Report Horsfield Bullock Bullock Stratton Stratton Martin Stratton Martin Bullock Bullock Martin Bullock

Byrne Bullock Stratton Turner

League Cup

Main article: 1966–67 Football League Cup

Lazarus

FA Cup

Main article: 1966–67 FA Cup

Fairbrother

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

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Goalscorers

Place	Nationality	Position	Name	Third Division	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
1	ENG	FW	Reg Stratton	24	0	0	24
2	ENG	FW	Ken Hodgson	16	0	0	16
3	ENG	FW	Peter Bullock	15	0	0	15
4	ENG	WG	Johnny Martin	8	0	0	8
5	ENG	CF	Brian Westlake	5	0	0	5
6	ENG	LB	Brian Hall	1	1	0	2
ENG	MF	John Mansfield	2	0	0	2
ENG	WG	Alan Shires	2	0	0	2
9	SCO	CB	Duncan Forbes	1	0	0	1
	Own goals	2	0	0	2
	TOTALS	76	1	0	77

Clean sheets

Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.

Place	Nationality	Player	Third Division	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
1	RSA	Sandy Kennon	7	1	0	8
2	ENG	Alan Buck	3	0	0	3
	TOTALS	10	1	0	11

Player debuts

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

Position	Nationality	Player	Date	Opponent	Ground
FW	ENG	Ken Hodgson	20 August 1966	Middlesbrough	Layer Road
WG	ENG	Johnny Martin	20 August 1966	Middlesbrough	Layer Road
WG	ENG	Alan Shires	23 August 1966	Queens Park Rangers	Loftus Road
FB	SCO	Dennis Mochan	24 September 1966	Oldham Athletic	Layer Road
FW	ENG	Peter Barlow	27 December 1966	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	Layer Road
CF	ENG	Brian Westlake	18 February 1967	Gillingham	Priestfield Stadium

References

General

Books

Websites

Specific

References

(2008). "The Who's Who of Colchester United: The Layer Road Years". Breedon Books.
"Colchester Utd 0–3 Peterborough United". Coludata.co.uk.
"Colchester Utd 0–1 Scunthorpe United". 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.
"Ken Hodgson". Coludata.co.uk.
"Johnny Martin". Coludata.co.uk.
"Alan Shires". Coludata.co.uk.
"Dennis Mochan". Coludata.co.uk.
"Brian Westlake". Coludata.co.uk.
"Alan Dennis". Coludata.co.uk.
"David Laitt". Coludata.co.uk.
"John Hornsby". Coludata.co.uk.
"Ted Phillips". Coludata.co.uk.
"John Fowler". Coludata.co.uk.
"Barrie Aitchison". Coludata.co.uk.
(2008). "The Who's Who of Colchester United: The Layer Road Years". Breedon Books.
"Mike Grice". Coludata.co.uk.
"Arthur Kaye". 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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