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Colchester United

1970–71 season
Chairman	Bill Graver (until March) Roy Chapman (from March)
Manager	Dick Graham
Stadium	Layer Road
Fourth Division	6th
FA Cup	6th round (eliminated by Everton)
League Cup	2nd round (eliminated by Birmingham City)
Top goalscorer	League: Ray Crawford (24) All: Ray Crawford (31)
Highest home attendance	16,000 v Leeds United, 13 February 1971
Lowest home attendance	3,502 v Barrow, 26 April 1971
Average home league attendance	6,362
Biggest win	5–0 v Cambridge United, 19 August 1970 v Rochdale, 25 January 1971
Biggest defeat	0–5 v Everton, 6 March 1971
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The 1970–71 season was Colchester United's 29th season in their history and their third 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.

Colchester reached the FA Cup quarter-final, famously beating First Division Leeds United 3–2 at Layer Road in the fifth round. They had already defeated Ringmer, Cambridge United, Barnet and Rochdale along the way, before being defeated 5–0 by Everton at Goodison Park. Owing to their cup run, Colchester's league form stuttered, ending the campaign in sixth place, while they suffered a second round exit in the League Cup after being beaten by Birmingham City following a replay.

Season overview

During the summer of 1970, manager Dick Graham increased the average age of his Colchester squad by signing a number of ageing players, including ex-England international Ray Crawford, Brian Garvey, John Kurila, Mick Mahon and Brian Owen. During the season, both Owen and Roy Massey suffered serious or career ending injuries, forcing Graham into signing Brian Lewis and Dave Simmons.

The 1970–71 season is most notable for Colchester's famous FA Cup run. In the first round, the U's disposed of non-League Ringmer courtesy of a Ray Crawford hat-trick. They then completed a cup double over Cambridge United, beating them 5–0 in the first round of the League Cup and then 3–0 in the second round of the FA Cup. Colchester defeated further non-League opposition in the third round, winning against Barnet at Underhill Stadium. The U's trailed 3–1 with five minutes remaining of their fourth round tie with Rochdale before staging a late comeback to earn a 3–3 draw and a Layer Road replay, where they thrashed Rochdale 5–0. This earned them a home tie against First Division side Leeds United, a side top of the League and who boasted ten internationals in their side.

Leeds United were at the time one of the best teams in the country. However, Dick Graham's side set out to frustrate Leeds by suppressing their usual wing play and playing direct football instead. Chairs and other obstacles were placed by the sidelines to produce an illusion of a narrow playing surface. Colchester found themselves 3–0 ahead after two goals from Ray Crawford and one from Dave Simmons. However, Leeds began to fight back, pulling back two goals with 17-minutes remaining, before Colchester goalkeeper Graham Smith produced a phenomenal save to deny Mick Jones with the score at 3–2. Colchester held on to record a famous victory and one of the most notable FA Cup giant-killings.

With the U's in the quarter-finals, they were drawn against Everton at Goodison Park. Dick Graham's Grandad's Army finally succumbed to defeated by a 5–0 scoreline in front of a crowd of 53,028.

Colchester's cup run had a negative impact on their league form. With fixtures backing up, a run of 17 league games following their cup exit until the end of the season proved too much as they finished the campaign in sixth position, two points shy of promotion.

Players

As of match played 7 May 1971.

Name	Position	Nationality	Place of birth	Date of birth	Apps	Goals	Signed from	Date signed	Fee
Goalkeepers
Brian Sherratt	GK		Stoke-on-Trent	(1944-03-29)29 March 1944 (aged 26)	0	0	Gainsborough Trinity	August 1970	Free transfer
Graham Smith	GK		Liverpool	(1947-11-02)2 November 1947 (aged 22)	46	0	Notts County	Summer 1969	Free transfer
Defenders
Eric Burgess	FB		Edgware	(1944-10-27)27 October 1944 (aged 25)	0	0	Plymouth Argyle	December 1970	Free transfer
Micky Cook	FB		Enfield	(1951-04-09)9 April 1951 (aged 19)	21	0	Orient	1 March 1969	Free transfer
Bobby Cram	FB		Hetton-le-Hole	(1939-11-19)19 November 1939 (aged 30)	21	0	Vancouver Royals	17 January 1970	Free transfer
Alan Dennis	CB		Colchester	(1951-02-22)22 February 1951 (aged 19)	3	0	Apprentice	April 1967	Free transfer
Brian Garvey	CB		Kingston upon Hull	(1937-07-03)3 July 1937 (aged 32)	0	0	Watford	June 1970	Free transfer
John Gilchrist	FB		Wishaw	(1939-09-05)5 September 1939 (aged 30)	0	0	Fulham	15 August 1970	Free transfer
Brian Hall	LB		Burbage	(1939-03-09)9 March 1939 (aged 31)	253	26	Mansfield Town	March 1965	Free transfer
Bobby Howlett	CB		West Ham	(1948-12-12)12 December 1948 (aged 21)	18	0	Southend United	Summer 1968	Free transfer
John Kurila	CB		Glasgow	(1941-04-10)10 April 1941 (aged 29)	0	0	Southend United	Summer 1970	Free transfer
Trevor Painter	CB		Norwich	(1949-07-02)2 July 1949 (aged 20)	0	0	Norwich City	30 April 1970	Free transfer
Lindsay Smith	CB		Enfield	(1954-09-18)18 September 1954 (aged 15)	0	0	Apprentice	20 April 1971	Free transfer
Adrian Webster	DF		Colchester	(1951-11-06)6 November 1951 (aged 18)	0	0	Apprentice	July 1968	Free transfer
Midfielders
Phil Bloss	MF		Colchester	(1953-01-16)16 January 1953 (aged 17)	0	0	Apprentice	January 1971	Free transfer
Steve Foley	MF		Clacton-on-Sea	(1953-06-21)21 June 1953 (aged 16)	0	0	Apprentice	July 1969	Free transfer
Ken Jones	MF		Keighley	(1941-02-09)9 February 1941 (aged 29)	28	16	Millwall	November 1969	£5,000
Steve Leslie	MF		Hornsey	(1952-09-04)4 September 1952 (aged 17)	0	0	Apprentice	20 April 1971	Free transfer
Brian Lewis	MF		Woking	(1943-01-26)26 January 1943 (aged 27)	0	0	Oxford United	26 December 1970	£5,000
Forwards
Micky Brown	WG		Farnham Common	(1944-04-11)11 April 1944 (aged 26)	58	12	Luton Town	26 October 1968	£3,000
Ray Crawford	FW		Portsmouth	(1936-07-13)13 July 1936 (aged 33)	0	0	Kettering Town	15 August 1970	£3,000
Brian Gibbs	FW		Gillingham	(1936-10-06)6 October 1936 (aged 33)	83	25	Gillingham	September 1968	£8,000
Mick Mahon	WG		Manchester	(1944-09-17)17 September 1944 (aged 25)	0	0	York City	May 1970	Free transfer
Brian Owen	WG		Harefield	(1944-11-01)1 November 1944 (aged 25)	0	0	Watford	May 1970	Free transfer
Dave Simmons	FW		Ryde	(1948-10-24)24 October 1948 (aged 21)	0	0	Aston Villa	26 December 1970	£6,000
Ray Whittaker	WG		Bow	(1945-01-15)15 January 1945 (aged 25)	41	7	Luton Town	9 August 1969	Free transfer

1. ^ Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club

Transfers

In

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
Summer 1970	CB		John Kurila	Southend United	Free transfer
30 April 1970	CB		Trevor Painter	Norwich City	Free transfer
May 1970	WG		Brian Owen	Watford	Free transfer
May 1970	WG		Mick Mahon	York City	Free transfer
June 1970	CB		Brian Garvey	Watford	Free transfer
August 1970	GK		Brian Sherratt	Gainsborough Trinity	Free transfer
15 August 1970	FB		John Gilchrist	Fulham	Free transfer
15 August 1970	FW		Ray Crawford	Kettering Town	£3,000
December 1970	FB		Eric Burgess	Plymouth Argyle	Free transfer
26 December 1970	FW		Dave Simmons	Aston Villa	£6,000
26 December 1970	MF		Brian Lewis	Oxford United	£5,000
January 1971	MF		Phil Bloss	Apprentice	Free transfer
20 April 1971	CB		Lindsay Smith	Apprentice	Free transfer
20 April 1971	MF		Steve Leslie	Apprentice	Free transfer

• Total spending: ~ £14,000

1. ^ Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club

Out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
End of season	FB		Bert Howe	Romford	Free transfer
End of season	CB		Brian Wood	Workington	Released
Summer 1970	GK		Ron Willis	Arcadia Shepherds	Free transfer
28 April 1970	WG		Terry Dyson	Guildford City	Free transfer
28 April 1970	FW		Danny Light	Guildford City	Released
May 1970	CB		Dave Bickles	Romford	Free transfer
September 1970	FW		Jim Oliver	King's Lynn	Free transfer
October 1970	MF		Roger Joslyn	Aldershot	£8,000
March 1971	FW		Roy Massey	Free agent	Retired

• Total incoming: ~ £8,000

1. ^ Date of departure refers to the date of the player's final game for the club

Loans out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	End date	Ref.
April 1971	WG		Micky Brown	Romford	End of season

Match details

Fourth Division

Results round by round

League table

1. The two teams who scored the most goals in each division, and did not qualify for Europe and were not promoted, qualified for the Watney Cup.

Matches

15 August 1970 (1970-08-15) 1	Colchester United	1–0	Hartlepool	Colchester
	Brian Gibbs 35'	Report Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,866 Referee: D Civil

22 August 1970 (1970-08-22) 2	Chester	2–1	Colchester United	Chester
	Draper 30' Cheetham 38'	Report	Owen 15'	Stadium: Sealand Road Attendance: 5,447 Referee: T Farley

29 August 1970 (1970-08-29) 3	Colchester United	1–1	Northampton Town	Colchester
	Owen 3'	Report	East 43'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 5,220 Referee: H Hackney

31 August 1970 (1970-08-31) 4	Barrow	0–2	Colchester United	Barrow-in-Furness
		Report	Gibbs 77' Crawford 87'	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 2,422 Referee: P Baldwin

4 September 1970 (1970-09-04) 5	Southport	2–1	Colchester United	Southport
	Field 15' (pen.) Redrobe 21'	Report Report	Gibbs 88'	Stadium: Haig Avenue Attendance: 3,792 Referee: Jim Finney

12 September 1970 (1970-09-12) 6	Colchester United	2–3	Notts County	Colchester
	Gibbs 40' Crawford 89'	Report	Stubbs 25' Barker 27' Bradd 79'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,285 Referee: R Toseland

18 September 1970 (1970-09-18) 7	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	4–1	Colchester United	Bournemouth
	MacDougall 26', 61', 72', 81'	Report	Crawford 47'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 7,769 Referee: R Crabb

25 September 1970 (1970-09-25) 9	Colchester United	3–0	Crewe Alexandra	Colchester
	Crawford 41', 81', 90'	Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 5,012 Referee: Ron Challis

30 September 1970 (1970-09-30) 10	Workington	1–1	Colchester United	Workington
	Wookey 36'	Report	Gibbs 75'	Stadium: Borough Park Attendance: 2,350 Referee: E Garner

3 October 1970 (1970-10-03) 11	Peterborough United	1–2	Colchester United	Peterborough
	Robson 40'	Report Report	Gibbs 18' Massey 88'	Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 5,935 Referee: H Robinson

9 October 1970 (1970-10-09) 12	Colchester United	1–2	Oldham Athletic	Colchester
	Crawford 51'	Report	Bebbington 50' Mundy 55'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 5,423 Referee: T Spencer

17 October 1970 (1970-10-17) 13	Hartlepool	1–2	Colchester United	Hartlepool
	Sharkey 43'	Report Report	Mahon 58' Gibbs 85'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 2,913

19 October 1970 (1970-10-19) 14	Colchester United	1–0	York City	Colchester
	Crawford 50'	Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,457 Referee: A Hart

30 October 1970 (1970-10-30) 16	Colchester United	5–2	Aldershot	Colchester
	Brodie 13' (o.g.) Crawford 28' Hall 54' Jones 75', 79'	Report	Walton 44' Howarth 46'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 5,848 Referee: G Lewis

7 November 1970 (1970-11-07) 17	Exeter City	2–2	Colchester United	Exeter
	Gadston 22' Banks 80'	Report	Jones 36' Massey 50'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 4,420 Referee: H Powell

10 November 1970 (1970-11-10) 18	Newport County	1–3	Colchester United	Newport
	Jones 29'	Report	Jones 28' Massey 35', 55'	Stadium: Somerton Park Attendance: 1,973 Referee: R Fennerty

13 November 1970 (1970-11-13) 19	Colchester United	1–1	Southend United	Colchester
	Crawford 36'	Report Report	Moore 41'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 7,777 Referee: K Burns

28 November 1970 (1970-11-28) 20	Colchester United	4–0	Brentford	Colchester
	Gibbs 10' Cram 14' Crawford 49', 87'	Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,673 Referee: R Sheppard

5 December 1970 (1970-12-05) 21	Cambridge United	2–1	Colchester United	Cambridge
	Harris 13' Horrey 80'	Report	Crawford 16'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 5,183 Referee: R Bowling

18 December 1970 (1970-12-18) 22	Colchester United	0–1	Chester	Colchester
		Report	Draper 6'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,342 Referee: Malcolm Sinclair

26 December 1970 (1970-12-26) 23	Lincoln City	1–2	Colchester United	Lincoln
	Svarc 66'	Report	Lewis 30' Simmons 58'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 5,919 Referee: K Baker

8 January 1971 (1971-01-08) 24	Colchester United	2–1	Workington	Colchester
	Cram 63' Crawford 71'	Report	Geidmintis 27'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 5,239 Referee: J Flye

16 January 1971 (1971-01-16) 25	York City	1–1	Colchester United	York
	McMahon 17'	Report	Kurila 5'	Stadium: Bootham Crescent Attendance: 3,804

5 February 1971 (1971-02-05) 26	Colchester United	2–1	Cambridge United	Colchester
	Crawford 13', 74'	Report	Horrey 58'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 6,469 Referee: H Robinson

20 February 1971 (1971-02-20) 27	Colchester United	4–2	Newport County	Colchester
	Simmons 44' Mahon 45' Lewis 65' (pen.) Crawford 79'	Report	Young 18' Brown 23'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 6,444 Referee: R Crabb

22 February 1971 (1971-02-22) 28	Colchester United	1–0	Grimsby Town	Colchester
	Mahon 47'	Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 7,253 Referee: F Bassett

26 February 1971 (1971-02-26) 29	Aldershot	0–1	Colchester United	Aldershot
		Report	Cram 3'	Stadium: Recreation Ground Attendance: 7,609 Referee: C Nicholls

8 March 1971 (1971-03-08) 30	Colchester United	2–0	Darlington	Colchester
	Crawford 23' Simmons 35'	Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 7,110 Referee: R Johnson

12 March 1971 (1971-03-12) 31	Southend United	1–1	Colchester United	Southend-on-Sea
	Smith 77'	Report Report	Barker 23' (o.g.)	Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 9,406 Referee: Gordon Hill

16 March 1971 (1971-03-16) 32	Scunthorpe United	2–0	Colchester United	Scunthorpe
	Woolmer 48' O'Riley 77'	Report		Stadium: Old Showground Attendance: 3,715

20 March 1971 (1971-03-20) 33	Colchester United	1–1	Exeter City	Colchester
	Crawford 60'	Report	Banks 75'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 5,630

22 March 1971 (1971-03-22) 34	Colchester United	2–0	Scunthorpe United	Colchester
	Crawford 52', 55'	Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 5,592 Referee: D Biddle

27 March 1971 (1971-03-27) 35	Colchester United	1–0	Southport	Colchester
	Crawford 7'	Report Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 5,909 Referee: M Washer

29 March 1971 (1971-03-29) 36	Brentford	1–0	Colchester United	Brentford
	Neilson 87'	Report		Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 9,190 Referee: A Fussey

3 April 1971 (1971-04-03) 37	Northampton Town	2–1	Colchester United	Northampton
	McNeil 6', 40'	Report	Kurila 49'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 7,909 Referee: Clive Thomas

9 April 1971 (1971-04-09) 38	Colchester United	3–0	Peterborough United	Colchester
	Gibbs 65' Gilchrist 73' Hall 90'	Report Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 7,645

10 April 1971 (1971-04-10) 39	Colchester United	1–1	Lincoln City	Colchester
	Gibbs 2'	Report	Hubbard 34'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 6,430 Referee: D Lyden

12 April 1971 (1971-04-12) 40	Notts County	4–0	Colchester United	Nottingham
	Hateley 2', 9', 66' Masson 72'	Report		Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 14,084

17 April 1971 (1971-04-17) 41	Oldham Athletic	4–0	Colchester United	Oldham
	Hall 10' (o.g.) Bebbington 59', 86' Shaw 85'	Report		Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 10,045

20 April 1971 (1971-04-20) 42	Grimsby Town	3–1	Colchester United	Cleethorpes
	Brace 36' Lewis 49' Ross 58' (pen.)	Report	Burgess 63'	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 4,166 Referee: R Raby

23 April 1971 (1971-04-23) 43	Colchester United	1–1	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	Colchester
	Crawford 11'	Report	MacDougall 39'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,168 Referee: J Taylor

26 April 1971 (1971-04-26) 44	Colchester United	4–1	Barrow	Colchester
	Mahon 11' Hall 16' Bloss 23' Cram 58' (pen.)	Report	Irvine 45'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,502 Referee: N Burtenshaw

1 May 1971 (1971-05-01) 45	Crewe Alexandra	0–3	Colchester United	Crewe
		Report	Hall 11' Crawford 46' Mahon 49'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 2,708 Referee: K Styles

7 May 1971 (1971-05-07) 46	Colchester United	1–1	Stockport County	Colchester
	Gibbs 23'	Report	Collier 79'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 5,477

League Cup

19 August 1970 (1970-08-19) 1st round	Colchester United	5–0	Cambridge United	Colchester
	Hall 10' Owen 23', 80' Jones 57' (pen.), 69'	Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 6,952

9 September 1970 (1970-09-09) 2nd round	Colchester United	1–1	Birmingham City	Colchester
	Jones 54'	Report	Summerill 67'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 8,095

15 September 1970 (1970-09-15) 2nd round replay	Birmingham City	2–1	Colchester United	Birmingham
	Vowden 83' Summerill 88'	Report	Jones 13'	Stadium: St Andrews Attendance: 17,606

FA Cup

21 November 1970 (1970-11-21) 1st round	Colchester United	3–0	Ringmer	Colchester
	Crawford 7', 45', 84'	Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 6,139 Referee: R Morphew

12 December 1970 (1970-12-12) 2nd round	Colchester United	3–0	Cambridge United	Colchester
	Jones 31' Gilchrist 39' Garvey 65'	Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 7,348

5 January 1971 (1971-01-05) 3rd round	Barnet	0–1	Colchester United	Chipping Barnet
		Report	Mahon 7'	Stadium: Underhill Stadium Attendance: 4,990

23 January 1971 (1971-01-23) 4th round	Rochdale	3–3	Colchester United	Rochdale
	Ashworth 27' Buck 53', 61'	Report	Crawford 3' Lewis 85' Simmons 87'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 12,321

25 January 1971 (1971-01-25) 4th round	Colchester United	5–0	Rochdale	Colchester
	Lewis 42' Simmons 44' Parry 50' (o.g.) Crawford 70' Mahon 76'	Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 11,205 Referee: R Capey

13 February 1971 (1971-02-13) 5th round	Colchester United	3–2	Leeds United	Colchester
	Crawford 18', 24' Simmons 54'	Report	Hunter 60' Giles 78'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 16,000 Referee: D Lyden

6 March 1971 (1971-03-06) 6th round	Everton	5–0	Colchester United	Liverpool
15:00 BST	Kendall 23', 32' Royle 33' Husband 36' Ball 82'	Report		Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 53,028 Referee: J Taylor

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Fourth Division		FA Cup		League Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	ENG	Brian Sherratt	9	0	9	0	0	0	0	0
	GK	ENG	Graham Smith	47	0	37	0	7	0	3	0
	DF	ENG	Eric Burgess	10	1	8+2	1	0	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	Micky Cook	40	0	34+1	0	4	0	1	0
	DF	ENG	Bobby Cram	53	4	43	4	7	0	3	0
	DF	ENG	Alan Dennis	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	Brian Garvey	54	1	44+1	0	6	1	3	0
	DF	SCO	John Gilchrist	38	2	28	1	5+2	1	3	0
	DF	ENG	Brian Hall	52	5	41+1	4	7	0	3	1
	DF	SCO	John Kurila	54	2	44	2	7	0	3	0
	DF	ENG	Trevor Painter	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	Lindsay Smith	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	ENG	Phil Bloss	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
	MF	ENG	Ken Jones	37	9	32	4	2	1	3	4
	MF	ENG	Steve Leslie	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	ENG	Brian Lewis	22	4	17	2	5	2	0	0
	FW	ENG	Ray Crawford	55	31	45	24	7	7	3	0
	FW	ENG	Brian Gibbs	55	11	45+1	11	6	0	3	0
	FW	ENG	Mick Mahon	47	7	37+1	5	7	2	2	0
	FW	ENG	Brian Owen	9	4	4+2	2	0+1	0	2	2
	FW	ENG	Dave Simmons	15	6	10	3	5	3	0	0
	FW	ENG	Ray Whittaker	9	0	5+3	0	1	0	0	0
Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season
	MF	ENG	Roger Joslyn	8	0	7	0	0	0	1	0
	FW	ENG	Roy Massey	18	4	12+4	4	1	0	0+1	0

Goalscorers

Place	Nationality	Position	Name	Fourth Division	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
1		FW	Ray Crawford	24	7	0	31
2		FW	Brian Gibbs	11	0	0	11
3		MF	Ken Jones	4	1	4	9
4		WG	Mick Mahon	5	2	0	7
5		FW	Dave Simmons	3	3	0	6
6		LB	Brian Hall	4	0	1	5
7		FB	Bobby Cram	4	0	0	4
		MF	Brian Lewis	2	2	0	4
		FW	Roy Massey	4	0	0	4
		WG	Brian Owen	2	0	2	4
11		FB	John Gilchrist	1	1	0	2
		CB	John Kurila	2	0	0	2
13		MF	Phil Bloss	1	0	0	1
		FB	Eric Burgess	1	0	0	1
		CB	Brian Garvey	0	1	0	1
			Own goals	2	1	0	3
			TOTALS	70	18	7	95

Disciplinary record

Nationality	Position	Name	Fourth Division		FA Cup		League Cup		Total
	CB	John Kurila	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	GK	Graham Smith	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
	WG	Brian Owen	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
		TOTALS	4	0	1	0	0	0	5	0

Clean sheets

Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.

Place	Nationality	Player	Fourth Division	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
1		Graham Smith	11	4	1	16
2		Brian Sherratt	3	0	0	3
		TOTALS	14	4	1	19

Player debuts

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

Position	Nationality	Player	Date	Opponent	Ground	Notes
CB		Brian Garvey	15 August 1970	Hartlepool	Layer Road
FB		John Gilchrist	15 August 1970	Hartlepool	Layer Road
FW		Ray Crawford	15 August 1970	Hartlepool	Layer Road
WG		Mick Mahon	15 August 1970	Hartlepool	Layer Road
CB		John Kurila	19 August 1970	Cambridge United	Layer Road
WG		Brian Owen	19 August 1970	Cambridge United	Layer Road
GK		Brian Sherratt	21 September 1970	Darlington	Feethams
CB		Trevor Painter	18 December 1970	Chester	Layer Road
FW		Dave Simmons	26 December 1970	Lincoln City	Sincil Bank
MF		Brian Lewis	26 December 1970	Lincoln City	Sincil Bank
FB		Eric Burgess	20 February 1971	Newport County	Layer Road
CB		Lindsay Smith	20 April 1971	Grimsby Town	Blundell Park
MF		Steve Leslie	20 April 1971	Grimsby Town	Blundell Park
MF		Phil Bloss	26 April 1971	Barrow	Layer Road

See also

• List of Colchester United F.C. seasons

References

General

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.
• White, Eric (1989). 100 Years of Brentford. Redditch: Oldfield Press. ISBN 0951526200.
• Ambrosen, Tony (1993). Amber in the Blood: A History Of Newport County. Uxbridge: Yore Publications. ISBN 978-1-874427-40-7.

Websites

• "Colchester United football club match record: 1971". 11v11.com. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
• "Chester Fixtures 1970/71". Chester FC. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
• "First team 1970-71 – Football League : Division Four". Go Go Go County. Retrieved 11 June 2017.

Specific

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 3–2 Leeds United". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
3. "Colchester Utd 4–1 Barrow". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
4. "Average Attendance Figures Per Season". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
5. ^ Hudson, Matt (11 July 2012). "The 1970s and 1980s". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
6. "The harder they fall". ESPN. 2 December 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
7. ^ "Appearances". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
8. "John Kurila". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
9. "Trevor Painter". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
10. "Brian Owen". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
11. "Mick Mahon". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
12. "Brian Garvey". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
13. "Brian Sherratt". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
14. "John Gilchrist". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
15. "Ray Crawford". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
16. "Eric Burgess". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
17. "Dave Simmons". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
18. "Brian Lewis". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
19. "Phil Bloss". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
20. "Lindsay Smith". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
21. "Steve Leslie". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
22. "Bert Howe". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
23. "Brian Wood". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
24. "Ron Willis". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
25. "Terry Dyson". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
26. "Danny Light". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
27. "Dave Bickles". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
28. "Jim Oliver". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
29. "Roger Joslyn". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
30. "Roy Massey". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
31. "Micky Brown". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
32. ^ "Goals". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
33. "Discipline". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
34. "Clean sheets (1st team)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
35. "Alltime- List of Debuts". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2017.

• Colchester United F.C. seasons
• English football clubs 1970–71 season