1972–73 Colchester United F.C. season

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Colchester United
1972–73 season
ChairmanRoy Chapman[1]
ManagerDick Graham
(until 8 September)
Dennis Mochan
(from 8 September to 1 October)
Jim Smith
(from 1 October)
StadiumLayer Road
Fourth Division22nd (re-elected)
FA Cup2nd round
(eliminated by
Bournemouth)
League Cup1st round
(eliminated by
Gillingham)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Mick Mahon (12)
All:
Mick Mahon (12)
Highest home attendance7,419
v Bournemouth, 11 December 1972[2]
Lowest home attendance2,437
v Peterborough United, 9 April 1973[3]
Average home league attendance3,440[4]
Biggest win6–0
v Bognor Regis Town, 18 November 1972
Biggest defeat0–4
v Chester, 30 August 1972
v Barnsley, 16 September 1972
v Northampton Town, 26 December 1972
v Bury, 23 April 1973

The 1972–73 season was Colchester United's 31st season in their history and their fifth successive season in the fourth tier of English football, the Fourth Division. Alongside competing in the Fourth Division, the club also participated in the FA Cup and the League Cup.

Manager Dick Graham resigned early in the new season, following two and four defeats wins in the opening six games of the campaign. Jim Smith was appointed his successor in early October, but his first win didn't arrive until mid-November. Colchester endured a very poor season, and were required to seek re-election after finishing 22nd in the league table.

Colchester suffered an early exit in the cup competitions as they were defeated in the first round of the League Cup by Gillingham, and the second round of the FA Cup by Bournemouth.

Season overview[edit]

Colchester United held its annual general meeting in September 1972. Following questioning of his tactics by a shareholder, an incensed Dick Graham tendered his resignation as manager. The club had achieved two wins in the first six games of the season, but the other four matches ended in defeat. Dennis Mochan was appointed caretaker manager until a permanent replacement could be found. He took charge of five games, but was unable to improve Colchester's fortunes, with two draws and three defeats in his five games at the helm. An unknown Jim Smith, then-manager of Northern Premier League side Boston United who had just led the team to the title, was appointed Graham's replacement. With Colchester bottom of the Football League after 13 matches with six points, Smith's influence gave United an initial boost, earning the Manager of the Month award for lifting the club off the bottom of the table.

One of Smith's early pieces of business was signing his former Boston forward Bobby Svarc for £6,000 just before Christmas. However, his goalscoring influence did not immediately show, returning eight goals in 20 league outings. Fortunes did not improve for the U's as they finished the season in 22nd position and were required to seek re-election from the Football League. Colchester earned a maximum 48 votes from their fellow League clubs to retain Football League status for another season.[5]

Players[edit]

As of match played 30 April 1973.[6]
Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee
Goalkeepers
John McInally GK Scotland Gatehouse of Fleet (1951-09-26)26 September 1951 (aged 20) 0 0 England Lincoln City 25 November 1972[a] Free transfer
Defenders
Richard Bourne CB England Colchester (1954-12-09)9 December 1954 (aged 17) 2 0 Apprentice 3 April 1972[a] Free transfer
Micky Cook FB England Enfield (1951-04-09)9 April 1951 (aged 21) 101 1 England Orient 1 March 1969 Free transfer
Ray Harford CB England Halifax (1945-06-01)1 June 1945 (aged 27) 0 0 England Port Vale 3 February 1973[a] £1,750
John McLaughlin FB England Edmonton (1954-10-29)29 October 1954 (aged 17) 9 0 Apprentice 18 March 1972[a] Free transfer
Stuart Morgan CB Wales Swansea (1949-09-23)23 September 1949 (aged 22) 0 0 England Reading August 1972 Free transfer
Lindsay Smith CB England Enfield (1954-09-18)18 September 1954 (aged 17) 19 3 Apprentice 20 April 1971[a] Free transfer
Midfielders
Phil Bloss MF England Colchester (1953-01-16)16 January 1953 (aged 19) 23 2 Apprentice January 1971 Free transfer
Stan Brown MF England Lewes (1941-09-15)15 September 1941 (aged 30) 0 0 England Fulham December 1972 Free transfer
Steve Foley MF England Clacton-on-Sea (1953-06-21)21 June 1953 (aged 18) 17 4 Apprentice July 1969 Free transfer
Steve Leslie MF England Hornsey (1952-09-04)4 September 1952 (aged 19) 47 13 Apprentice 20 April 1971[a] Free transfer
Bobby Mills MF England Edmonton (1955-03-16)16 March 1955 (aged 17) 3 0 Apprentice 4 March 1972[a] Free transfer
Bobby Roberts MF Scotland Edinburgh (1940-09-02)2 September 1940 (aged 31) 0 0 England Coventry City 1 March 1973 Free transfer
Phil Thomas MF England Sherborne (1952-12-14)14 December 1952 (aged 19) 0 0 England Bournemouth Summer 1972 Free transfer
Tony Wingate MF England Islington (1955-03-21)21 March 1955 (aged 17) 1 0 Apprentice 18 March 1972[a] Free transfer
Forwards
Mick Mahon WG England Manchester (1944-09-17)17 September 1944 (aged 27) 96 19 England York City May 1970 Free transfer
Bobby Svarc FW England Leicester (1946-02-08)8 February 1946 (aged 26) 0 0 England Boston United December 1972 £6,000
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club

Transfers[edit]

In[edit]

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
Summer 1972 GK Republic of Ireland Des Kelly England Norwich City Free transfer [7]
Summer 1972 CB England Martin Binks England Orient Free transfer [8]
Summer 1972 FB England Steve Wooldridge England Crystal Palace Free transfer [9]
Summer 1972 MF England Phil Thomas England Bournemouth Free transfer [10]
May 1972 FW England Bobby Moss England Orient Free transfer [11]
July 1972 CB England Bobby Noble England Barrow £1,000 [12]
August 1972 CB Wales Stuart Morgan England Reading Free transfer [13]
26 August 1972 CB England John South England Orient Trial [14][a]
October 1972 MF England Jim Smith England Boston United Player-manager [15]
25 November 1972 GK Scotland John McInally England Lincoln City Free transfer [16][a]
December 1972 MF England Stan Brown England Fulham Free transfer [17]
December 1972 FW England Bobby Svarc England Boston United £6,000 [18]
3 February 1973 CB England Ray Harford England Port Vale £1,750 [19]
March 1973 MF Scotland Bobby Roberts England Coventry City (Youth team coach) Free transfer [20]
  • Total spending: Decrease ~ £8,750
  1. ^ a b Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club

Out[edit]

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
End of season FW England Brian Gibbs England Bletchley Town Player-manager [21]
Summer 1972 CB England Bobby Howlett England Bowers United Released [22]
29 April 1972 FB England Eric Burgess England Wealdstone Released [23][a]
9 October 1972 CB England John South England Orient End of trial [14][a]
December 1972 FB England Steve Wooldridge England Folkestone Free transfer [9]
29 December 1972 FB England Brian Hall England Chelmsford City Released [24]
January 1973 CB England Martin Binks England Cambridge United Free transfer [8]
February 1973 GK Republic of Ireland Des Kelly England Lowestoft Town Released [7]
February 1973 FW England Bobby Moss England Dover Athletic Free transfer [11]
17 February 1973 GK England Barry Smith England Walsall Released [25][a]
March 1973 CB England Bobby Noble England Southport £2,000 [12]
March 1973 FW England Dave Simmons England Cambridge United £3,000 [26]
6 April 1973 MF England Jim Smith England Colchester United Manager [15][a]
  • Total incoming: Increase ~ £5,000
  1. ^ a b c d Date of departure refers to the date of the player's final game for the club

Loans in[edit]

Date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
10 November 1972 GK Scotland John McInally England Lincoln City 10 November 1972 [16][a]
4 January 1973 CB England Ray Harford England Port Vale 27 January 1973 [19][a]

Loans out[edit]

Date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.
November 1972 FB England Steve Wooldridge England Folkestone December 1972 [9]
November 1972 FW England Bobby Moss England Folkestone December 1972 [11]
  1. ^ a b Loan start and end dates refer to the date of the player's first and final games for the club

Match details[edit]

Fourth Division[edit]

Main article: 1972–73 Football League

Results round by round[edit]

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAHAAHAAHHAAHHAAHAHAAHAHAHAAHAHHHAHAAHAHHHAAHH
ResultWLLLLWLLDDLLLDLDDLWWLWLDLWWLLLDLDLLLDDLWWLDLLW
Position7121820231822232221232323232424242424232323232323232323232323232323232323232323222322232322
Source: 11v11.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

League table[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Promotion or relegation
20 Hartlepool 46 12 17 17 34 49 0.694 41
21 Crewe Alexandra 46 9 18 19 38 61 0.623 36 Re-elected
22 Colchester United 46 10 11 25 48 76 0.632 31
23 Northampton Town 46 10 11 25 40 73 0.548 31
24 Darlington 46 7 15 24 42 85 0.494 29
Source: rsssf.com

Matches[edit]

12 August 1972 (1972-08-12) 1 Colchester United 1–0 Hereford United Colchester
Foley 47' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 6,083
Referee: Keith Walker
19 August 1972 (1972-08-19) 2 Hartlepool 2–1 Colchester United Hartlepool
Coyne 10'
Smith 70' (pen.)		 Report Green o.g.' Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 5,472
Referee: J Hough
26 August 1972 (1972-08-26) 3 Colchester United 1–3 Newport County Colchester
Mahon 66' Report Coldrick
Hawkins
Thomas 		Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,639
Referee: D Harwood
30 August 1972 (1972-08-30) 4 Chester 4–0 Colchester United Chester
Wallace 6' (pen.), 29' (pen.)
Hollis 18'
Owen 79'		 Report Stadium: Sealand Road
Attendance: 4,304
Referee: J Wrennall
2 September 1972 (1972-09-02) 5 Darlington 2–1 Colchester United Darlington
Sinclair 30' (pen.)
Graham 69'		 Report Moss 23' Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 1,251
Referee: R Swallow
8 September 1972 (1972-09-08) 6 Colchester United 5–1 Crewe Alexandra Colchester
Simmons 8', 58', 71'
Mahon 55'
McLaughlin 88'		 Report Nicholl 66' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,767
16 September 1972 (1972-09-16) 7 Barnsley 4–0 Colchester United Barnsley
Mahoney 26', 65'
Greenwood 44', 69'		 Report Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 2,297
Referee: N Saul
20 September 1972 (1972-09-20) 8 Southport 1–0 Colchester United Southport
Sibbald 57' (pen.) Report Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 2,527
Referee: R Capey
22 September 1972 (1972-09-22) 9 Colchester United 2–2 Northampton Town Colchester
McLaughlin 24'
Mahon 32'		 Report Neal 2'
Robertson 64'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,543
Referee: J Bent
25 September 1972 (1972-09-25) 10 Colchester United 0–0 Bradford City Colchester
Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,474
Referee: Tommy Dawes
30 September 1972 (1972-09-30) 11 Exeter City 1–0 Colchester United Exeter
Plumb 57' Report Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 5,005
Referee: D Lloyd
7 October 1972 (1972-10-07) 12 Lincoln City 3–2 Colchester United Lincoln
McNeil 11', 60' (pen.)
Bradley 15'		 Report Simmons 62'
Moss 89'		 Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 6,268
Referee: E White
9 October 1972 (1972-10-09) 13 Colchester United 2–3 Aldershot Colchester
Moss 13'
Mahon 74'		 Report Melledew 58'
Stenson 60', 73'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,455
Referee: L Hart
13 October 1972 (1972-10-13) 14 Colchester United 1–1 Workington Colchester
Simmons 32' Report Irving 75'
Rowlands Red card 69'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,997
Referee: N Paget
20 October 1972 (1972-10-20) 15 Cambridge United 3–0 Colchester United Cambridge
Ross 7'
Noble 28' (o.g.)
Collins 81'		 Report Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 4,465
Referee: R Clay
23 October 1972 (1972-10-23) 16 Peterborough United 2–2 Colchester United Peterborough
Mahon 23', 33' Report Oakes 71'
Heath 82'		 Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 5,648
Referee: D Civil
28 October 1972 (1972-10-28) 17 Colchester United 1–1 Mansfield Town Colchester
Mahon 15' Report Ellis 62' (pen.) Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,789
Referee: K Crofts
4 November 1972 (1972-11-04) 18 Bradford City 3–0 Colchester United Bradford
Gilliver 18'
Brown 44'
Bairstow 89'		 Report Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 3,047
Referee: R Boyles
10 November 1972 (1972-11-10) 19 Colchester United 3–1 Southport Colchester
Mahon 36'
Thomas 48'
Foley 52'		 Report Lee 15' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,306
Referee: Ron Challis
25 November 1972 (1972-11-25) 20 Reading 0–1 Colchester United Reading
Report Foley 80' Stadium: Elm Park
Attendance: 4,955
Referee: A Porter
16 December 1972 (1972-12-16) 21 Doncaster Rovers 1–0 Colchester United Doncaster
Elwiss 65' Report Stadium: Belle Vue
Attendance: 1,880
Referee: T Bosi
23 December 1972 (1972-12-23) 22 Colchester United 2–1 Bury Colchester
Morgan 29'
Foley 52'		 Report Jones 50' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,739
Referee: A Robinson
26 December 1972 (1972-12-26) 23 Northampton Town 4–0 Colchester United Northampton
Baxter 27' (pen.)
Riddick 33'
Hunt 55', 65'		 Report Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 3,298
Referee: G Flint
29 December 1972 (1972-12-29) 24 Colchester United 1–1 Hartlepool Colchester
Mahon 29' Report Veart 28' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,172
Referee: D Biddle
6 January 1973 (1973-01-06) 25 Newport County 1–0 Colchester United Newport
Screen 51' Report Stadium: Somerton Park
Attendance: 3,465
Referee: K Baker
20 January 1973 (1973-01-20) 26 Colchester United 1–0 Darlington Colchester
Mahon 54' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,360
Referee: Malcolm Sinclair
27 January 1973 (1973-01-27) 27 Crewe Alexandra 1–2 Colchester United Crewe
Unknown goalscorer Report Thomas 36'
Simmons 86'		 Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 1,825
Referee: A Jones
3 February 1973 (1973-02-03) 28 Aldershot 2–0 Colchester United Aldershot
Walker 65' (pen.)
Howarth 80'		 Report Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 3,574
Referee: A Lees
10 February 1973 (1973-02-10) 29 Colchester United 1–2 Barnsley Colchester
Svarc 79' Report Lea 64'
Mahoney 87'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,148
Referee: Bob Matthewson
17 February 1973 (1973-02-17) 30 Hereford United 4–1 Colchester United Hereford
Tucker 2', 65'
Gregory 40'
Redrobe 83'		 Report Svarc 78' Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 7,624
Referee: J Rice
24 February 1973 (1973-02-24) 31 Colchester United 1–1 Doncaster Rovers Colchester
Foley 2' Report Unknown goalscorer Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,550
Referee: John Homewood
3 March 1973 (1973-03-03) 32 Colchester United 0–2 Lincoln City Colchester
Report Unknown goalscorer Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,649
Referee: P Walters
5 March 1973 (1973-03-05) 33 Colchester United 1–1 Torquay United Colchester
Leslie 60' (pen.) Report Unknown goalscorer Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,639
Referee: I Hunting
10 March 1973 (1973-03-10) 34 Workington 1–0 Colchester United Workington
McDonald 51' Report Stadium: Borough Park
Attendance: 1,297
Referee: R Perkin
16 March 1973 (1973-03-16) 35 Colchester United 0–1 Cambridge United Colchester
Report Ross 46' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,888
Referee: Alf Grey
19 March 1973 (1973-03-19) 36 Stockport County 2–0 Colchester United Stockport
Griffiths 47'
Garbett 80'		 Report Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 3,056
Referee: D Laing
24 March 1973 (1973-03-24) 37 Mansfield Town 1–1 Colchester United Mansfield
Ellis 74' Report Foley 65' Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 4,664
Referee: D Richardson
30 March 1973 (1973-03-30) 38 Colchester United 2–2 Reading Colchester
Svarc 25'
Leslie 41' (pen.)		 Report Cumming
Hunt 		Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,092
Referee: T Spencer
6 April 1973 (1973-04-06) 39 Gillingham 2–1 Colchester United Gillingham
Yeo 45'
Jacques 75'		 Report Svarc 48' (pen.) Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 3,072
Referee: M Davey
9 April 1973 (1973-04-09) 40 Colchester United 1–0 Peterborough United Colchester
Foley Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,437
Referee: T Dawes
13 April 1973 (1973-04-13) 41 Colchester United 3–0 Stockport County Colchester
Mahon 28', 60'
Svarc 84'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,772
Referee: Gordon Hill
16 April 1973 (1973-04-16) 42 Colchester United 1–2 Exeter City Colchester
Svarc 43' Report Binney 36', 46' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,489
Referee: Ken Burns
20 April 1973 (1973-04-20) 43 Torquay United 0–0 Colchester United Torquay
Report Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 4,081
Referee: John Homewood
23 April 1973 (1973-04-23) 44 Bury 4–0 Colchester United Bury
Connelly 17'
Murray 28'
Warburton 30'
Tinsley 64'		 Report Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 3,079
Referee: P Baldwin
27 April 1973 (1973-04-27) 45 Colchester United 2–3 Chester Colchester
Harford 59'
Svarc 75'		 Report James 4', 35'
Davies 18'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,689
Referee: W Gow
30 April 1973 (1973-04-30) 46 Colchester United 4–0 Gillingham Colchester
Svarc 5'
Foley 12'
Leslie 37'
L Smith 90'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,590
Referee: D Nippard

League Cup[edit]

Main article: 1972–73 Football League Cup
16 August 1972 (1972-08-16) 1st round Gillingham 1–0 Colchester United Gillingham
Noble o.g.' Report Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 3,966
Referee: D Nippard

FA Cup[edit]

Main article: 1972–73 FA Cup
18 November 1972 (1972-11-18) 1st round Colchester United 6–0 Bognor Regis Town Colchester
Simmons 9', 23', 54'
Morgan 43'
Hall 45'
Foley 52'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,321
Referee: C Smith
9 December 1972 (1972-12-09) 2nd round Bournemouth 0–0 Colchester United Bournemouth
Report Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 11,164
Referee: M Sinclair
11 December 1972 (1972-12-11) 2nd round replay Colchester United 0–2 Bournemouth Colchester
Report Clark 8'
Boyer 35'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 7,419
Referee: M Sinclair

Squad statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals[edit]

[6][27]

No. Pos Nat Player Total Fourth Division FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Scotland SCO John McInally 29 0 27 0 2 0 0 0
DF England ENG Richard Bourne 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
DF England ENG Micky Cook 45 0 43 0 2 0 0 0
DF England ENG Ray Harford 21 1 21 1 0 0 0 0
DF England ENG John McLaughlin 44 2 40 2 3 0 1 0
DF Wales WAL Stuart Morgan 36 2 30+2 1 3 1 1 0
DF England ENG Lindsay Smith 35 1 26+5 1 3 0 1 0
MF England ENG Phil Bloss 16 0 12+2 0 0+2 0 0 0
MF England ENG Stan Brown 23 0 23 0 0 0 0 0
MF England ENG Steve Foley 40 9 36 8 3 1 1 0
MF England ENG Steve Leslie 33 3 27+3 3 2 0 1 0
MF England ENG Bobby Mills 5 0 3+2 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Bobby Roberts 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0
MF England ENG Phil Thomas 35 2 32+1 2 1 0 1 0
FW England ENG Mick Mahon 48 12 44 12 3 0 1 0
FW England ENG Bobby Svarc 20 8 20 8 0 0 0 0
Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season
GK England ENG Barry Smith 19 0 18 0 0 0 1 0
GK Republic of Ireland IRL Des Kelly 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
DF England ENG Martin Binks 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
DF England ENG Brian Hall 18 1 14+1 0 3 1 0 0
DF England ENG Bobby Noble 31 0 25+2 0 3 0 1 0
DF England ENG John South 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
DF England ENG Steve Wooldridge 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 0
MF England ENG Jim Smith 9 0 7+1 0 1 0 0 0
FW England ENG Bobby Moss 19 3 16+2 3 0 0 1 0
FW England ENG Dave Simmons 28 9 22+2 6 3 3 0+1 0

Goalscorers[edit]

[27]

Place Nationality Position Name Fourth Division FA Cup League Cup Total
1 England WG Mick Mahon 12 0 0 12
2 England MF Steve Foley 8 1 0 9
England FW Dave Simmons 6 3 0 9
4 England FW Bobby Svarc 8 0 0 8
5 England MF Steve Leslie 3 0 0 3
England FW Bobby Moss 3 0 0 3
7 England FB John McLaughlin 2 0 0 2
Wales CB Stuart Morgan 1 1 0 2
England MF Phil Thomas 2 0 0 2
10 England FB Brian Hall 1 0 0 1
England CB Ray Harford 1 0 0 1
England CB Lindsay Smith 1 0 0 1
Own goals 1 0 0 1
TOTALS 48 6 0 54

Disciplinary record[edit]

[28]

Nationality Position Name Fourth Division FA Cup League Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
Wales CB Stuart Morgan 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1
England CB Lindsay Smith 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
England FB Brian Hall 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
England CB Ray Harford 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
England CB Bobby Noble 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
TOTALS 6 1 1 0 0 0 7 1

Clean sheets[edit]

Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.[29]

Place Nationality Player Fourth Division FA Cup League Cup Total
1 Scotland John McInally 6 1 0 7
2 England Barry Smith 2 0 0 2
2 Republic of Ireland Des Kelly 0 1 0 1
TOTALS 8 2 0 10

Player debuts[edit]

Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.[30]

Position Nationality Player Date Opponent Ground Notes
CB Wales Stuart Morgan 12 August 1972 Hereford United Layer Road
CB England Bobby Noble 12 August 1972 Hereford United Layer Road
FB England Steve Wooldridge 12 August 1972 Hereford United Layer Road
FW England Bobby Moss 12 August 1972 Hereford United Layer Road
MF England Phil Thomas 16 August 1972 Gillingham Priestfield Stadium
CB England Martin Binks 19 August 1972 Hartlepool Victoria Park
CB England John South 26 August 1972 Newport County Layer Road
GK Republic of Ireland Des Kelly 4 November 1972 Bradford City Valley Parade
GK Scotland John McInally 10 November 1972 Southport Layer Road
MF England Jim Smith 10 November 1972 Southport Layer Road
GK Scotland John McInally 25 November 1972 Reading Elm Park [31][a]
MF England Stan Brown 29 December 1972 Hartlepool Layer Road
FW England Bobby Svarc 29 December 1972 Hartlepool Layer Road
CB England Ray Harford 6 January 1973 Newport County Somerton Park
CB England Ray Harford 3 February 1973 Aldershot Recreation Ground [32][a]
MF Scotland Bobby Roberts 16 March 1973 Cambridge United Layer Road
  1. ^ a b Second debut for the club

See also[edit]

References[edit]

General[edit]

Books

  • Whitehead, Jeff; Drury, Kevin (2008). The Who's Who of Colchester United: The Layer Road Years. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 978-1-85983-629-3.
  • Ambrosen, Tony (1993). Amber in the Blood: A History Of Newport County. Uxbridge: Yore Publications. ISBN 978-1-874427-40-7.

Websites

Specific[edit]

  1. ^ Whitehead, Jeff; Drury, Kevin (2008). The Who's Who of Colchester United: The Layer Road Years. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 278. ISBN 978-1-85983-629-3.
  2. ^ "Colchester Utd 0–2 Bournemouth". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Colchester Utd 1–0 Peterborough United". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  4. ^ "Average Attendance Figures Per Season". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  5. ^ Hudson, Matt (11 July 2012). "The 1970s and 1980s". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  6. ^ a b "Appearances". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  7. ^ a b "Des Kelly". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  8. ^ a b "Martin Binks". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  9. ^ a b c "Steve Wooldridge". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  10. ^ "Phil Thomas". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  11. ^ a b c "Bobby Moss". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  12. ^ a b "Bobby Noble". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  13. ^ "Stuart Morgan". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  14. ^ a b "John South". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  15. ^ a b "Jim Smith". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  16. ^ a b "John McInally". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  17. ^ "Stan Brown". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  18. ^ "Bobby Svarc". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  19. ^ a b "Ray Harford". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  20. ^ "Bobby Roberts". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  21. ^ "Brian Gibbs". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  22. ^ "Bobby Howlett". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  23. ^ "Eric Burgess". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  24. ^ "Brian Hall". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  25. ^ "Barry Smith". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  26. ^ "Dave Simmons". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  27. ^ a b "Goals". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  28. ^ "Discipline". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  29. ^ "Clean sheets (1st team)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  30. ^ "Alltime- List of Debuts". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  31. ^ "Reading 0–1 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  32. ^ "Aldershot 2–0 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
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