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1968–69 Colchester United F.C. season

Field	Value
club	Colchester United
season	1968–69
chairman	Arthur Neville
manager	Dick Graham
stadium	Layer Road
league	Fourth Division
league result	6th
cup1	FA Cup
cup1 result	2nd round
(eliminated by
Exeter City)
cup2	League Cup
cup2 result	2nd round
(eliminated by
Workington)
league topscorer
Danny Light (12)
season topscorer
Danny Light (14)
highest attendance	10,604
v Southend United, 29 November 1968
lowest attendance	3,199
v Doncaster Rovers, 31 August 1968
average attendance	6,048
largest win	5–0
v Chesham United, 16 November 1968
largest loss	0–4
v Brentford, 10 August 1968
v Scunthorpe United, 26 August 1968
v Rochdale, 8 March 1969
1–5
v Chester, 24 August 1968
pattern_name1	Home
pattern_la1	_linesonwhite
pattern_b1	_4thinstripesonwhite
pattern_ra1	_linesonwhite
pattern_sh1	_white border
pattern_so1	_color_2_stripes_blue
leftarm1	0000FF
body1	0000FF
rightarm1	0000FF
shorts1	0000FF
socks1	FFFFFF
alt1	Football kit (white jersey with thin, blue, vertical stripes; blue shorts with white sides; and white socks with two blue, horizontal hoops).
prevseason	1967–68
nextseason	1969–70

(eliminated by Exeter City) (eliminated by Workington) Danny Light (12) Danny Light (14) v Southend United, 29 November 1968 v Doncaster Rovers, 31 August 1968 v Chesham United, 16 November 1968 v Brentford, 10 August 1968 v Scunthorpe United, 26 August 1968 v Rochdale, 8 March 1969 1–5 v Chester, 24 August 1968 The 1968–69 season was Colchester United's 27th season in their history and their first season back in the fourth tier of English football, the Fourth Division following relegation the previous season. Alongside competing in the Fourth Division, the club also participated in the FA Cup and the League Cup.

In a transitional season under new manager Dick Graham, Colchester missed an instant return to the third tier by four points, finishing the season in sixth place. The U's were eliminated at the second round of both FA and League Cups.

Season overview

Colchester appointed former Crystal Palace manager Dick Graham to replace Neil Franklin. Having guided Palace from the Fourth Division to the Second Division, Graham intended to emulate his work at Selhurst Park.

Seven games into the season, with his side earning just one point, Graham cleared out the squad, ousting six players and sold Duncan Forbes and Derek Trevis for a combined fee of £19,000. He brought in a number of players, including goalkeeper Tony Macedo and former Tottenham Hotspur double-winner Terry Dyson. Colchester's form drastically improved, earning 33 points from a possible 42 to propel up the table into fourth position and the promotion places. However, after a poor Easter period, earning just two points against promotion-rivals Bradford City, Halifax Town and Swansea Town saw the U's slip back into sixth place and four points short of promotion.

Players

Transfers

In

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
Summer 1968	CB	ENG	Bobby Howlett	ENG Southend United	Free transfer
Summer 1968	FB	ENG	Gerry Perryman	ENG Northampton Town	Free transfer	url=http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=295	title=Gerry Perryman	publisher=Coludata.co.uk	access-date=2 February 2017 }}
July 1968	CB	ENG	Colin Moughton	ENG Queens Park Rangers	Trial	url=http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=291	title=Colin Moughton	publisher=Coludata.co.uk	access-date=2 February 2017 }}
July 1968	DF	ENG	Adrian Webster	Apprentice	Free transfer
August 1968	CB	ENG	Brian Honeywood	ENG Ipswich Town	Free transfer
August 1968	FW	ENG	Danny Light	ENG Crystal Palace	£4,000
10 August 1968	FB	ENG	Owen Simpson	ENG Orient	£3,500
24 August 1968	WG	ENG	Terry Dyson	ENG Fulham	Free transfer
September 1968	FW	ENG	Brian Gibbs	ENG Gillingham	£8,000
14 September 1968	CB	ENG	Brian Wood	ENG Orient	£4,000	url=http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=296	title=Brian Wood	publisher=Coludata.co.uk	access-date=2 February 2017 }}
28 September 1968	CB	ENG	Dave Bickles	ENG Crystal Palace	Free transfer
October 1968	GK	ENG	Ron Willis	ENG Charlton Athletic	£1,500
26 October 1968	WG	ENG	Micky Brown	ENG Luton Town	£3,000
2 November 1968	GK	GIB	Tony Macedo	ENG Fulham	£6,000	url=http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=297	title=Tony Macedo	publisher=Coludata.co.uk	access-date=2 February 2017 }}
16 November 1968	FW	ENG	Ken O'Rourke	ENG Arsenal	Trial	url=http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=301	title=Ken O'Rourke	publisher=Coludata.co.uk	access-date=2 February 2017 }}
November 1968	WG	ENG	Barry Rowan	USA Dallas Tornado	Free transfer	url=http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=302	title=Barry Rowan	publisher=Coludata.co.uk	access-date=2 February 2017 }}
1 March 1969	FB	ENG	Micky Cook	ENG Orient	Free transfer

Total spending: ~ £30,000

Out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
End of season	CB	ENG	Bob Walker	ENG Bedford Town	Free transfer
End of season	WG	ENG	Alan Shires	ENG Chelmsford City	Released
Summer 1968	WH	ENG	David Buck	ENG Halstead Town	Released
Summer 1968	CB	ENG	Mick Loughton	ENG Brentwood Town	Released
Summer 1968	MF	SCO	Bobby Blackwood	SCO Hawick Royal Albert	Player-manager
Summer 1968	FW	ENG	Peter Bullock	ENG Exeter City	Free transfer
Summer 1968	FW	ENG	Reg Stratton	ENG Brentwood Town	Free transfer
26 August 1968	GK	ENG	Alan Buck	ENG Poole Town	Released
26 August 1968	CB	ENG	Colin Moughton	ENG Bedford Town	End of trial	name=FG}}
September 1968	CB	SCO	Duncan Forbes	ENG Norwich City	£10,000
4 September 1968	FB	ENG	Gerry Perryman	ENG Corby Town	Free transfer	name=FG}}
4 September 1968	MF	ENG	John Mansfield	ENG Brentwood Town	Free transfer
20 September 1968	MF	ENG	Derek Trevis	ENG Walsall	£11,000
23 November 1968	FW	ENG	Ken O'Rourke	ENG Bedford Town	End of trial	name=FG}}
January 1969	WG	ENG	Barry Rowan	RSA Durban United	Released
February 1969	FW	ENG	Peter Barlow	ENG Workington	Free transfer
28 February 1969	FW	ENG	Ken Hodgson	ENG Poole Town	Released	url=http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=276	title=Ken Hodgson	publisher=Coludata.co.uk	access-date=2 February 2017 }}

Total incoming: ~ £21,000

Loans in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	End date	Ref.
31 August 1968	CB	ENG	Brian Wood	ENG Orient	7 September 1968	name=Loan	Loan start and end dates refer to the date of the player's first and final games for the club}}
7 September 1968	GK	GIB	Tony Macedo	ENG Fulham	26 October 1968	name=Loan}}

Loans out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	End date	Ref.
Early 1969	FW	ENG	Ken Hodgson	ENG Chelmsford City	February 1969
January 1969	WG	ENG	Johnny Martin	ENG Chelmsford City	January 1969

Match details

Fourth Division

Main article: 1968–69 Football League

Results round by round

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League table

Matches

Moughton Terry Ross Dearden Talbot Sutton Heath Deere Johnson Trevis Heath Bickles Hall Oliver Oliver Oliver Price Gould Hall Report Simpson Gibbs Dyson Wood Hickman Bickles Light Light Dyson Oliver Dyson Report Best Light Terry Massie Butler Buck Light

Bickles Hall

League Cup

Main article: 1968–69 Football League Cup

Oliver

FA Cup

Main article: 1968–69 FA Cup

Hall Price

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

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Goalscorers

Place	Nationality	Position	Name	Fourth Division	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
1	ENG	FW	Danny Light	12	2	0	14
2	ENG	FW	Brian Gibbs	11	0	0	11
3	SCO	FW	Jim Oliver	9	0	1	10
4	ENG	LB	Brian Hall	3	2	1	6
5	ENG	FB	Owen Simpson	4	0	0	4
6	ENG	CB	Dave Bickles	3	0	0	3
ENG	WG	Micky Brown	3	0	0	3
ENG	WG	Terry Dyson	3	0	0	3
ENG	MF	Roger Joslyn	3	0	0	3
ENG	WG	Terry Price	2	1	0	3
11	ENG	MF	Derek Trevis	1	0	0	1
ENG	CB	Brian Wood	1	0	0	1
	Own goals	2	0	0	2
	TOTALS	57	5	2	64

Disciplinary record

Nationality	Position	Name	Fourth Division	Total
ENG	FB	Owen Simpson	2	0
ENG	WG	Terry Dyson	1	0
SCO	CB	Duncan Forbes	0	0
SCO	FW	Jim Oliver	1	0
ENG	MF	Derek Trevis	0	0
	TOTALS	4	0	2

Clean sheets

Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.

Place	Nationality	Player	Fourth Division	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
1	GIB	Tony Macedo	15	1	0	16
2	ENG	Ernie Adams	1	0	1	2
3	ENG	Ron Willis	1	0	0	1
	TOTALS	17	1	1	19

Player debuts

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

Position	Nationality	Player	Date	Opponent	Ground
CB	ENG	Brian Honeywood	10 August 1968	Brentford	Griffin Park
CB	ENG	Colin Moughton	10 August 1968	Brentford	Griffin Park
FB	ENG	Owen Simpson	10 August 1968	Brentford	Griffin Park
FB	ENG	Gerry Perryman	24 August 1968	Chester	Sealand Road
WG	ENG	Terry Dyson	24 August 1968	Chester	Sealand Road
FW	ENG	Danny Light	24 August 1968	Chester	Sealand Road
CB	ENG	Brian Wood	31 August 1968	Doncaster Rovers	Layer Road
GK	GIB	Tony Macedo	7 September 1968	York City	Layer Road
CB	ENG	Brian Wood	14 September 1968	Bradford City	Valley Parade
FW	ENG	Brian Gibbs	14 September 1968	Bradford City	Valley Parade
CB	ENG	Dave Bickles	28 September 1968	Exeter City	St James Park
WG	ENG	Micky Brown	26 October 1968	Lincoln City	Sincil Bank
GK	GIB	Tony Macedo	2 November 1968	Wrexham	Layer Road
FW	ENG	Ken O'Rourke	16 November 1968	Chesham United	Layer Road
GK	ENG	Ron Willis	23 November 1958	Swansea Town	Vetch Field
WG	ENG	Barry Rowan	23 November 1958	Swansea Town	Vetch Field

References

General

Books

Websites

Specific

References

(2008). "The Who's Who of Colchester United: The Layer Road Years". Breedon Books.
"Colchester Utd 4–0 Southend United". Coludata.co.uk.
"Colchester Utd 1–2 Doncaster Rovers". 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.
"Bobby Howlett". Coludata.co.uk.
"Gerry Perryman". Coludata.co.uk.
"Colin Moughton". Coludata.co.uk.
Falk, David. (29 December 2012). "Catching up with NASL Sounder Adrian Webster". GoalWA.
"Brian Honeywood". Coludata.co.uk.
"Danny Light". Coludata.co.uk.
"Owen Simpson". Coludata.co.uk.
"Terry Dyson". Coludata.co.uk.
"Brian Gibbs". Coludata.co.uk.
"Brian Wood". Coludata.co.uk.
"Dave Bickles". Coludata.co.uk.
"Ron Willis". Coludata.co.uk.
"Micky Brown". Coludata.co.uk.
"Tony Macedo". Coludata.co.uk.
"Ken O'Rourke". Coludata.co.uk.
"Barry Rowan". Coludata.co.uk.
"Micky Cook". Coludata.co.uk.
"Bob Walker". Coludata.co.uk.
"Alan Shires". Coludata.co.uk.
"David Buck". Coludata.co.uk.
"Mick Loughton". Coludata.co.uk.
"Bobby Blackwood". Coludata.co.uk.
"Peter Bullock". Coludata.co.uk.
"Reg Stratton". Coludata.co.uk.
"Alan Buck". Coludata.co.uk.
"Duncan Forbes". Coludata.co.uk.
"John Mansfield". Coludata.co.uk.
"Derek Trevis". Coludata.co.uk.
"Peter Barlow". Coludata.co.uk.
"Ken Hodgson". Coludata.co.uk.
"Johnny Martin". Coludata.co.uk.
"Goals". Coludata.co.uk.
"Discipline". Coludata.co.uk.
"Clean sheets (1st team)". Coludata.co.uk.
"Alltime- List of Debuts". Coludaybyday.co.uk.
"Bradford City 1–1 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk.
"Colchester Utd 2–1 Wrexham". Coludata.co.uk.

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