1963–64 Colchester United F.C. season

Colchester United

1963–64 season

Chairman

William Allen^[1]

Manager

Benny Fenton
(Until 31 October 1963)

Neil Franklin
(From 1 November 1963)

Third Division

17th

FA Cup

3rd Round

League Cup

2nd Round

Top goalscorer

League:
Bobby Hunt (20)
All:
Bobby Hunt (23)

Highest home attendance

7,189 (Coventry City)

Lowest home attendance

3,263 (Port Vale)

Average home league attendance

5,073

Home colours

← 1962–63

1964–65 →

The 1963–64 season was Colchester United's second consecutive season in the Football League Third Division

Season Review

The 1963-64 season proved to be one of change. Out went manager Benny Fenton who took over the manager's role at Orient in November 1963. Replacing him was former Stoke and England centre-half Neil Franklin. Franklin had been a regular alongside Billy Wright in the England side just after the War, but blotted his CV when he embarked on a fools gold trip to Colombia to become part of an underworld-funded attempt to attract the World's best players to play in a renegade League. The competition was not FIFA sanctioned, the financial promises not met and Franklin returned to the UK to face a lengthy FA ban.

His first transfer at Layer Road was to sell Bobby Hunt to First Division-bound Northampton for £20,000 (around £650,000 based on the average earnings index). Hunt already had 20 goals from 33 League games when he left with Martyn King reaching 18 by the end of a disappointing 16th placed campaign.

United had claimed another First Division scalp when beating Fulham 5-3 in the League Cup at Layer Road but crashed out to Workington at the Third Round stage.^[2]

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Position	Player
––	GK	Percy Ames
––	DF	John Docherty
––	DF	Duncan Forbes
––	DF	John Fowler
––	DF	Richie Griffiths
––	DF	Roy McCrohan
––	DF	Edgar Rumney
––	DF	Keith Rutter

No.	Position	Player
––	MF	Mike Grice
––	MF	Derek Trevis
––	MF	Peter Wright
––	FW	Bobby Hill
––	FW	Martyn King
––	FW	Tommy McColl
––	FW	Billy Stark

Player Info

Pos.	Name	Place of Birth	Date of Birth	Previous Club	Date Joined	Fee
GK	Percy Ames	Bedford	13 December 1931	Tottenham Hotspur	20 August 1955	Free
DF	John Docherty	Glasgow	28 February 1935	Hearts	14 September 1963	Free
DF	Duncan Forbes	Edinburgh	19 June 1941	Musselburgh Athletic	14 April 1962	Free
DF	John Fowler	Leith	17 October 1933	Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic	20 August 1955	Free
DF	Richie Griffiths	Earls Colne	21 March 1942	Youth Team	1 August 1961	Free
DF	Roy McCrohan	Reading	22 September 1930	Norwich City	1 September 1962	Part-exchange
DF	Edgar Rumney	Abberton	15 September 1936	Youth Team	1 August 1957	Free
DF	Keith Rutter	Leeds	10 September 1931	Queens Park Rangers	26 February 1963	£4,000
MF	Mike Grice	Woking	3 November 1931	Coventry City	18 August 1962	£1,000
MF	Derek Trevis	Birmingham	9 September 1942	Aston Villa	7 March 1964	Free
MF	Peter Wright	Colchester	26 January 1934	Youth Team	1 August 1951	Free
FW	Bobby Hill	Edinburgh	9 June 1938	Easthouses Lily	2 April 1956	Free
FW	Martyn King	Birmingham	23 August 1937	Pegasus	27 August 1956	Free
FW	Tommy McColl	Glasgow	19 September 1945	Dennistoun Waverley	24 August 1963	Free
FW	Billy Stark	Glasgow	27 May 1937	Carlisle United	1 December 1962	£3,750

Transfers

Transfers In

Date	Pos.	Player Name	Previous Club	Transfer Fee	Notes
24 August 1963	DF	Pat Woods	Hellenic	Free
24 August 1963	FW	Tommy McColl	Dennistoun Waverley	Free
14 September 1963	DF	John Docherty	Hearts	Free
7 March 1964	MF	Derek Trevis	Aston Villa	Free

Transfers Out

Date	Pos.	Player Name	New Club	Transfer Fee	Notes
7 October 1963	DF	Ron Hunt	Retired	Free
28 December 1963	GK	George Ramage	Leyton Orient	Free
1 February 1964	FW	Tony Miller	Released	Free
26 February 1964	FW	Bobby Hunt	Northampton Town	£20,000
28 March 1964	DF	Pat Woods	South Coast United	Free

Results

Third Division Results Summary

Pos	Club	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Av	Pts
16	Brentford	46	15	14	17	87	80	1.087	44
17	Colchester United	46	12	19	15	70	68	1.029	43
18	Luton Town	46	16	10	20	64	80	0.800	42

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GAv = Goal average; Pts = Points

Third Division Results

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
24/08/1963	Barnsley	H	4-1	3,507	B.Hunt (3) (pen.), Wright
27/08/1963	Walsall	A	1-1	9,489	McColl
31/08/1963	Hull City	A	0-0	11,844
07/09/1963	Bournemouth	H	1-2	4,348	Wright
09/09/1963	Walsall	H	0-0	5,419
14/09/1963	Wrexham	A	4-5	6,310	King (2), Stark, Wright
16/09/1963	Millwall	A	1-0	9,321	B.Hunt
21/09/1963	Queens Park Rangers	H	2-0	5,418	B.Hunt (pen.), Stark
28/09/1963	Bristol Rovers	A	1-3	10,724	Stark
30/09/1963	Millwall	H	2-0	5,482	B.Hunt, Wright
05/10/1963	Oldham Athletic	H	2-3	5,190	King (2)
07/10/1963	Southend United	A	0-0	8,875
12/10/1963	Crewe Alexandra	H	1-1	5,232	King
14/10/1963	Southend United	H	3-3	6,610	King, Stark (2)
19/10/1963	Coventry City	H	2-1	7,189	B.Hunt, Grice
21/10/1963	Peterborough United	A	0-4	11,505
26/10/1963	Mansfield Town	A	1-1	10,278	King
28/10/1963	Peterborough United	H	4-1	6,966	King, B.Hunt, Stark, Wright
02/11/1963	Brentford	H	1-2	7,117	King
09/11/1963	Shrewsbury Town	A	1-1	6,427	Stark
23/11/1963	Port Vale	A	2-0	11,158	B.Hunt (2)
30/11/1963	Notts County	H	4-0	4,377	King (2), B.Hunt, Stark
14/12/1963	Barnsley	A	1-1	4,984	Stark
21/12/1963	Hull City	H	1-1	3,609	B.Hunt (pen.)
26/12/1963	Reading	H	2-1	5,607	B.Hunt, King
28/12/1963	Reading	A	3-5	7,878	B.Hunt, Stark, Wright
11/01/1964	Bournemouth	A	2-2	8,090	Wright, King
18/01/1964	Wrexham	H	4-1	4,460	Stark (2), B.Hunt (2) (pen.)
25/01/1964	Luton Town	A	1-3	4,725	B.Hunt
01/02/1964	Queens Park Rangers	A	0-0	5,225
08/02/1964	Bristol Rovers	H	2-3	4,747	King
15/02/1964	Oldham Athletic	A	2-2	11,525	B.Hunt (2) (pen.)
22/02/1964	Crewe Alexandra	A	4-0	3,866	McCrohan, King, B.Hunt, Stark
24/02/1964	Bristol City	H	1-1	4,803	Docherty
29/02/1964	Crystal Palace	A	0-0	15,421
07/03/1964	Mansfield Town	H	1-1	3,666	Grice
14/03/1964	Brentford	A	1-3	7,050	Thomson (o.g.)
27/03/1964	Watford	A	1-3	18,393	Grice
28/03/1964	Bristol City	A	1-3	7,780	Stark
31/03/1964	Watford	H	1-1	6,477	McCrohan (pen.)
04/04/1964	Port Vale	H	1-2	3,263	Stark
11/04/1964	Notts County	A	1-3	3,912	McCrohan (pen.)
15/04/1964	Crystal Palace	H	1-1	5,633	Grice
18/04/1964	Luton Town	H	1-1	3,913	King
20/04/1964	Shrewsbury Town	H	1-0	3,647	King
23/04/1964	Coventry City	A	0-1	36,901

Source: 1963-64 Season Colchester United Results - coludata.co.uk

League Cup

Main article: 1963–64 Football League Cup

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
25/09/1963	R1	Fulham	H	5-3	7,772	Grice, B.Hunt (pen.), Stark (2), King
04/11/1963	R2	Northampton Town	H	4-1	6,237	Wright (3), King
26/11/1963	R3	Workington	A	1-2	8,237	B.Hunt

Source: 1963-64 Season Colchester United Results - coludata.co.uk

FA Cup

Main article: 1963–64 FA Cup

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
16/11/1963	R1	Brighton & Hove Albion	A	1-0	14,400	B.Hunt
07/12/1963	R2	Queens Park Rangers	H	0-1	6,481

Source: 1963-64 Season Colchester United Results - coludata.co.uk

Squad statistics

^[3]

No.	Nat.	Pos.	Name	Total		Third Division		FA Cup		League Cup
No.	Nat.	Pos.	Name	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
––	GK		Percy Ames	20	0	20	0	0	0	0	0
––	GK		George Ramage	30	0	26	0	2	0	2	0
––	DF		John Docherty	39	1	35	1	2	0	2	0
––	DF		Duncan Forbes	36	0	32	0	1	0	3	0
––	DF		John Fowler	25	0	24	0	1	0	0	0
––	DF		Ron Hunt	13	0	12	0	0	0	1	0
––	DF		Roy McCrohan	48	3	43	3	2	0	3	0
––	DF		Edgar Rumney	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	0
––	DF		Keith Rutter	47	0	42	0	2	0	3	0
––	DF		Pat Woods	40	0	36	0	1	0	3	0
––	MF		Mike Grice	46	5	41	4	2	0	3	1
––	MF		Derek Trevis	10	0	9	0	1	0	0	0
––	MF		Peter Wright	40	10	35	7	2	0	3	3
––	FW		Bobby Hill	25	0	24	0	0	0	1	0
––	FW		Bobby Hunt	38	23	33	20	2	1	3	2
––	FW		Martyn King	43	20	38	18	2	0	3	2
––	FW		Tommy McColl	7	1	7	1	0	0	0	0
––	FW		Tony Miller	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
––	FW		Billy Stark	47	17	43	15	2	0	2	2

Scorers

^[4]

All

Scorer	Goals
Bobby Hunt	23
Martyn King	20
Billy Stark	17
Peter Wright	10
Mike Grice	5
Roy McCrohan	3
John Docherty	1
Tommy McColl	1
Own goal	1

League

Scorer	Goals
Bobby Hunt	20
Martyn King	18
Billy Stark	15
Peter Wright	7
Mike Grice	4
Roy McCrohan	3
John Docherty	1
Tommy McColl	1
Own goal	1

FA Cup

Scorer	Goals
Bobby Hunt	1

League Cup

Scorer	Goals
Peter Wright	3
Bobby Hunt	2
Martyn King
Billy Stark
Mike Grice	1

References

↑ 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.
↑ "The U's History: The 60s". Colchester United F.C. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
↑ "1963–64 Season Appearance Data". coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
↑ "1963–64 Season Goalscorers Data". coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 May 2011.

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