1975–76 Colchester United F.C. season
The 1975–76 season was Colchester United's 34th season in their history and their second consecutive season in third tier of English football, the Third Division. Alongside competing in the Third Division, the club also participated in the FA Cup and the League Cup.
1975–76 season | ||
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Chairman | Jack Rippingale[1] | |
Manager | Bobby Roberts | |
Stadium | Layer Road | |
Third Division | 22nd (relegated) | |
FA Cup | 1st round (eliminated by Dover) | |
League Cup | 1st round (eliminated by Crystal Palace) | |
Top goalscorer | League: Steve Leslie (6) All: Steve Leslie (7) | |
Highest home attendance | 6,240 v Crystal Palace, 10 January 1976[2] | |
Lowest home attendance | 2,245 v Chesterfield, 7 February 1976[3] | |
Average home league attendance | 3,385[4] | |
Biggest win | 3–1 v Crystal Palace, 25 August 1975 2–0 v Brighton & Hove Albion, 20 September 1975 v Walsall, 11 October 1975 v Aldershot, 16 March 1976 | |
Biggest defeat | 0–6 v Brighton & Hove Albion, 17 January 1976 | |
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With Jim Smith departing for Second Division Blackburn Rovers in the summer, his former Colchester United coach Bobby Roberts was appointed manager in his place. A succession of poor results spelt relegation for Colchester, while they exited both cup competitions in the first round.
Season overview
Jim Smith was prized away from Colchester by Second Division Blackburn Rovers over the summer. His coach Bobby Roberts was appointed manager but his early days in charge proved ominous for the remainder of the season. A winless first five games was only worsened by Smith returned to sign top scorer Bobby Svarc for £25,000 from the cash-strapped U's.
Colchester suffered defeat at the hands of non-League opposition in the FA Cup once again after being taken to a replay and then extra time by Dover. They were soundly beaten 4–1 at the end of extra time. They also lost out in the League Cup first round 4–3 on aggregate against Crystal Palace. Despite this, Colchester rallied for a mid-season resurgence of form to climb to twelfth position in the league table, but some crushing defeats including 6–1 at Chesterfield and 6–0 at Brighton & Hove Albion put the U's back in the relegation mire. Relegation was confirmed as Colchester finished 22nd position in the table, with Steve Leslie the club's top scorer with a record low of just six league goals.[5]
Players
- As of match played 26 April 1976.[6]
Name | Position | Nationality | Place of birth | Date of birth | Apps | Goals | Signed from | Date signed | Fee | ||
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Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
Lee Smelt | GK | Edmonton | 13 March 1958 (aged 17) | 0 | 0 | Bishop's Stortford | Summer 1975 | Free transfer | |||
Mike Walker | GK | Colwyn Bay | 28 November 1945 (aged 29) | 102 | 0 | Watford | July 1973 | £4,000 | |||
Defenders | |||||||||||
Stewart Bright | FB | Colchester | 13 October 1957 (aged 17) | 0 | 0 | Apprentice | Summer 1974 | Free transfer | |||
Micky Cook | FB | Enfield | 9 April 1951 (aged 24) | 246 | 9 | Orient | 1 March 1969 | Free transfer | |||
Barry Dominey | CB | Edmonton | 21 October 1955 (aged 19) | 35 | 3 | Enfield WMC | September 1973 | Free transfer | |||
Derek Harrison | CB | Littlethorpe | 9 February 1950 (aged 25) | 0 | 0 | Torquay United | Summer 1975 | Free transfer | |||
Mick Packer | FB | Willesden | 20 April 1950 (aged 25) | 72 | 1 | Watford | July 1973 | Free transfer | |||
Lindsay Smith | CB | Enfield | 18 September 1954 (aged 20) | 138 | 6 | Apprentice | 20 April 1971[lower-alpha 1] | Free transfer | |||
Johnny Williams | FB | Tottenham | 26 March 1947 (aged 28) | 0 | 0 | Watford | June 1976 | Undisclosed | |||
Midfielders | |||||||||||
Ray Bunkell | MF | Edmonton | 18 September 1949 (aged 25) | 40 | 1 | Swindon Town | December 1973 | Part exchange | |||
Paul Dyer | MF | Leicester | 24 January 1953 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | Notts County | Summer 1975 | Undisclosed | |||
Steve Foley | MF | Clacton-on-Sea | 21 June 1953 (aged 21) | 109 | 24 | Apprentice | July 1969 | Free transfer | |||
Steve Leslie | MF | Hornsey | 4 September 1952 (aged 22) | 146 | 27 | Apprentice | 20 April 1971[lower-alpha 1] | Free transfer | |||
Forwards | |||||||||||
Ian Allinson | WG | Hitchin | 1 October 1957 (aged 17) | 1 | 0 | Apprentice | Summer 1974 | Free transfer | |||
Terry Anderson | WG | Woking | 11 March 1944 (aged 31) | 4 | 0 | Baltimore Comets | 23 August 1975[lower-alpha 2] | Free transfer | |||
John Froggatt | FW | Stanton Hill | 13 December 1945 (aged 29) | 54 | 18 | Boston United | Summer 1974 | £6,000 | |||
Colin Garwood | FW | Heacham | 29 June 1949 (aged 25) | 0 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | February 1976 | £4,000 | |||
Bobby Gough | FW | Ladywood | 20 July 1949 (aged 25) | 0 | 0 | Southport | January 1976 | £7,000 |
- Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club
- Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game in his second spell for the club
Transfers
In
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Summer 1975 | GK | Lee Smelt | Bishop's Stortford | Free transfer | [7] | |
Summer 1975 | CB | Derek Harrison | Torquay United | Free transfer | [8] | |
Summer 1975 | MF | Paul Dyer | Notts County | Undisclosed | [9] | |
June 1975 | FB | Johnny Williams | Watford | Undisclosed | [10] | |
23 August 1975 | WG | Terry Anderson | Baltimore Comets | Free transfer | [11][lower-alpha 1] | |
January 1976 | FW | Bobby Gough | Southport | £7,000 | [12] | |
February 1976 | FW | Colin Garwood | Huddersfield Town | £4,000 | [13] |
- Total spending: ~ £11,000
- Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game in his second spell for the club
Out
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
End of season | CB | Ray Harford | Romford | Player-coach | [14] | |
Summer 1975 | MF | Jimmy Lindsay | Hereford United | £13,000 | [15] | |
18 August 1975 | MF | Bobby Roberts | Colchester United | Manager | [16] | |
October 1975 | FW | Bobby Svarc | Blackburn Rovers | £25,000 | [17] | |
January 1976 | MF | Phil Thomas | Free agent | Retired | [18] |
- Total incoming: ~ £38,000
Loans in
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | End date | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
16 August 1975 | FB | Jon O'Donnell | Cambridge United | 16 August 1975 | [19][lower-alpha 1] | |
January 1976 | FW | Billy Telford | Peterborough United | 7 February 1976 | [20][lower-alpha 2] | |
24 January 1976 | GK | Len Bond | Bristol City | 14 February 1976 | [21][lower-alpha 1] | |
February 1976 | FW | Colin Garwood | Huddersfield Town | February 1976 | [13] |
- Loan start and end dates refer to the date of the player's first and final games for the club
- Loan end date refers to the date of the player's final game for the club
Match details
Third Division
Results round by round
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
20 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 48 | 59 | 0.814 | 40 | |
21 | Aldershot | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 59 | 75 | 0.787 | 39 | Relegated |
22 | Colchester United | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 41 | 65 | 0.631 | 38 | |
23 | Southend United | 46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 65 | 75 | 0.867 | 37 | |
24 | Halifax Town | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 41 | 61 | 0.672 | 35 |
Matches
16 August 1975 1 | Preston North End | 2–1 | Colchester United | Preston |
Treacy 68', 70' | Report | Svarc 16' | Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 8,324 Referee: R Lee |
23 August 1975 2 | Colchester United | 0–2 | Mansfield Town | Colchester |
Report | Bird 40' Clarke 42' |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,333 Referee: B James |
30 August 1975 3 | Crystal Palace | 3–2 | Colchester United | Selhurst |
Unknown goalscorer | Report | Svarc 15' Bunkell 16' |
Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 13,713 Referee: R Kirkpatrick |
6 September 1975 4 | Colchester United | 0–1 | Halifax Town | Colchester |
Report | McHale 46' (pen.) | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,819 |
13 September 1975 5 | Hereford United | 0–0 | Colchester United | Hereford |
Report | Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 5,577 Referee: A Hamil |
20 September 1975 6 | Colchester United | 2–0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Colchester |
Froggatt 49' Svarc 90' |
Report | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,176 Referee: E Read |
24 September 1975 7 | Chester | 1–0 | Colchester United | Chester |
Owen 5' | Report | Stadium: Sealand Road Attendance: 3,954 Referee: G Flint |
27 September 1975 8 | Swindon Town | 0–1 | Colchester United | Swindon |
Report | Packer 82' | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 5,750 Referee: A Lees |
4 October 1975 9 | Colchester United | 0–0 | Bury | Colchester |
Report | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,035 Referee: L Shapter |
11 October 1975 10 | Colchester United | 2–0 | Walsall | Colchester |
Froggatt 8' Dominey 56' |
Report | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,980 Referee: L Burden |
18 October 1975 11 | Aldershot | 2–2 | Colchester United | Aldershot |
Howarth 7' Bell 22' |
Report | Foley 23', 60' | Stadium: Recreation Ground Attendance: 3,586 Referee: D Reeves |
21 October 1975 12 | Colchester United | 0–0 | Rotherham United | Colchester |
Report | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,468 Referee: D Lloyd |
25 October 1975 13 | Colchester United | 1–0 | Port Vale | Colchester |
Foley 17' | Report | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,053 Referee: A Turvey |
1 November 1975 14 | Millwall | 1–1 | Colchester United | New Cross |
Hill 34' | Report | Smith 63' | Stadium: The Den Attendance: 7,492 Referee: A Robinson |
5 November 1975 15 | Chesterfield | 6–1 | Colchester United | Chesterfield |
Darling 36', 78' Moss 42' Shanahan 45', 87', 90' |
Report | Smith 43' | Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 2,906 Referee: Joe Worrall |
8 November 1975 16 | Colchester United | 1–1 | Shrewsbury Town | Colchester |
Smith 54' | Report | Bates 5' | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,088 Referee: Ray Tinkler |
15 November 1975 17 | Cardiff City | 2–0 | Colchester United | Cardiff |
Evans 2' Alston 83' |
Report | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 6,781 Referee: T Bosi |
29 November 1975 18 | Gillingham | 0–1 | Colchester United | Gillingham |
Report | Foley 84' | Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 5,402 Referee: D Civil |
6 December 1975 19 | Colchester United | 2–1 | Sheffield Wednesday | Colchester |
Smith 69' Cook 71' |
Report | Potts 51' | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,534 Referee: K Salmon |
13 December 1975 20 | Wrexham | 1–1 | Colchester United | Wrexham |
Lee 80' | Report | Froggatt 80' | Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 2,143 Referee: I Smith |
20 December 1975 21 | Colchester United | 0–2 | Wrexham | Colchester |
Report | Lee 36' Lyons 43' |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,608 Referee: J Roost |
26 December 1975 22 | Southend United | 2–0 | Colchester United | Southend-on-Sea |
Brace 40', 49' | Report | Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 6,167 Referee: Tom Bune |
27 December 1975 23 | Colchester United | 1–0 | Grimsby Town | Colchester |
Foley 62' | Report | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,136 Referee: M Taylor |
10 January 1976 24 | Colchester United | 0–3 | Crystal Palace | Colchester |
Report | Taylor 7' (pen.) Swindlehurst 26' Whittle 69' |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 6,240 Referee: D Biddle |
14 January 1976 25 | Peterborough United | 3–1 | Colchester United | Peterborough |
Gregory 5' Turner 58' Hughes 81' |
Report | Packer 88' | Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 7,453 Referee: Alf Grey |
17 January 1976 26 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 6–0 | Colchester United | Hove |
Mellor 16' Rollings 37' Binney 45', 64' Fell 66', 75' |
Report | Stadium: Goldstone Ground Attendance: 16,302 Referee: T Reynolds |
24 January 1976 27 | Colchester United | 1–4 | Hereford United | Colchester |
Telford 3' | Report | McNeil 2', 38' Dominey 27' (o.g.) Davey 87' |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,626 Referee: D Richardson |
31 January 1976 28 | Rotherham United | 2–0 | Colchester United | Rotherham |
Spencer 30' Leng 89' |
Report | Stadium: Millmoor Attendance: 3,943 Referee: E Garner |
7 February 1976 29 | Colchester United | 2–3 | Chesterfield | Colchester |
Bunkell 64' (pen.) Leslie 66' |
Report | Cammack 20' Fern 27' Darling 57' |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,245 Referee: R Crabb |
14 February 1976 30 | Shrewsbury Town | 1–0 | Colchester United | Shrewsbury |
Kearney 82' | Report | Stadium: Gay Meadow Attendance: 4,485 Referee: T Spencer |
21 February 1976 31 | Colchester United | 3–2 | Cardiff City | Colchester |
Froggatt 60' Garwood 64', 80' |
Report | Dwyer 18' Anderson 86' (pen.) |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,248 Referee: B Martin |
24 February 1976 32 | Colchester United | 1–0 | Chester | Colchester |
Gough 54' | Report | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,534 Referee: E Read |
28 February 1976 33 | Port Vale | 3–2 | Colchester United | Burslem |
Cullerton 8' Brownbill 75' Bailey 90' |
Report | Dyer 20', 63' | Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 2,803 Referee: C Seel |
13 March 1976 34 | Walsall | 1–1 | Colchester United | Walsall |
Andrews 3' | Report | Leslie 64' | Stadium: Fellows Park Attendance: 5,371 Referee: K Styles |
16 March 1976 35 | Colchester United | 2–0 | Aldershot | Colchester |
Gough 32' Leslie 70' |
Report | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,040 Referee: P Reeves |
20 March 1976 36 | Colchester United | 2–2 | Gillingham | Colchester |
Bunkell 62' Leslie 65' |
Report | Richardson 74' (pen.) Durrell 84' |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,981 Referee: C White |
23 March 1976 37 | Colchester United | 0–1 | Millwall | Colchester |
Report | Brisley 27' | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,573 Referee: A Robinson |
27 March 1976 38 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1–0 | Colchester United | Sheffield |
Henson 72' | Report | Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 6,905 Referee: R Perkin |
3 April 1976 39 | Colchester United | 1–1 | Preston North End | Colchester |
Leslie 34' | Report | Elwiss 17' Williams 37' |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,657 Referee: M Taylor |
6 April 1976 40 | Colchester United | 1–2 | Swindon Town | Colchester |
Leslie 23' | Report | Anderson 17' (pen.) Syrett 26' |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,694 Referee: B James |
12 April 1976 41 | Bury | 0–0 | Colchester United | Bury |
Report | Froggatt 65' | Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 4,505 Referee: J Yates |
16 April 1976 42 | Colchester United | 1–1 | Peterborough United | Colchester |
Bunkell 2' Foley 70' |
Report | Leslie 48' (o.g.) Hughes 70' |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,687 Referee: Rob Lewis |
17 April 1976 43 | Colchester United | 2–1 | Southend United | Colchester |
Gough 60' Froggatt 69' |
Report | Moody 44' (pen.) | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,260 Referee: A Glasson |
19 April 1976 44 | Grimsby Town | 0–1 | Colchester United | Cleethorpes |
Report | Gough 18' | Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 4,862 Referee: G Nolan |
24 April 1976 45 | Mansfield Town | 0–0 | Colchester United | Mansfield |
Report | Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 7,407 |
League Cup
18 August 1975 1st round 1st leg | Crystal Palace | 3–0 | Colchester United | Selhurst |
Swindlehurst 2' Kemp 26', 49' |
Report | Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 10,006 Referee: R Robinson |
25 August 1975 1st round 2nd leg | Colchester United | 3–1 | Crystal Palace | Colchester |
Svarc 40', 68' Smith 66' |
Report | Chatterton 16' | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,912 Referee: R Robinson | |
Note: Colchester lost 4–3 on aggregate |
FA Cup
22 November 1975 1st round | Colchester United | 3–3 | Dover | Colchester |
Leslie 24' Dominey 40' Smith 75' |
Report | Coupland 16' Waite 45' Rogers 82' |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,705 Referee: B James |
26 November 1975 1st round replay | Dover | 4–1 (a.e.t.) | Colchester United | River |
Hamshire 52' Coxhill 102' (pen.) Coupland 108', 120' |
Report | Packer 60' (pen.) | Stadium: Crabble Athletic Ground Attendance: 3,779 Referee: B James |
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Third Division | FA Cup | League Cup | ||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
GK | Mike Walker | 47 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
DF | Stewart Bright | 20 | 0 | 18+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
DF | Micky Cook | 43 | 1 | 39 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
DF | Barry Dominey | 42 | 2 | 32+6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||
DF | Derek Harrison | 8 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
DF | Mick Packer | 46 | 3 | 44 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
DF | Lindsay Smith | 45 | 6 | 39+2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||
DF | Johnny Williams | 39 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
MF | Ray Bunkell | 45 | 4 | 40+1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
MF | Paul Dyer | 40 | 2 | 34+2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
MF | Steve Foley | 30 | 5 | 26+3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
MF | Steve Leslie | 41 | 7 | 36+3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
FW | Ian Allinson | 5 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
FW | Terry Anderson | 18 | 0 | 13+3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
FW | John Froggatt | 44 | 5 | 41 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
FW | Colin Garwood | 15 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
FW | Bobby Gough | 22 | 5 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season | |||||||||||||
GK | Len Bond | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
DF | Jon O'Donnell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
MF | Bobby Roberts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
MF | Phil Thomas | 10 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
FW | Bobby Svarc | 10 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||
FW | Billy Telford | 2 | 1 | 1+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goalscorers
Place | Nationality | Position | Name | Third Division | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | MF | Steve Leslie | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | |
2 | CB | Lindsay Smith | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
3 | MF | Steve Foley | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
FW | John Froggatt | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
FW | Bobby Gough | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
FW | Bobby Svarc | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | ||
7 | MF | Ray Bunkell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
8 | FB | Mick Packer | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
9 | CB | Barry Dominey | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
MF | Paul Dyer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
FW | Colin Garwood | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
12 | FB | Micky Cook | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
FW | Billy Telford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
Own goals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
TOTALS | 41 | 4 | 3 | 48 |
Disciplinary record
Nationality | Position | Name | Third Division | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MF | Steve Foley | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
FW | John Froggatt | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
FB | Micky Cook | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
FB | Johnny Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
TOTALS | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Clean sheets
Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.[24]
Place | Nationality | Player | Third Division | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Mike Walker | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | |
TOTALS | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Player debuts
Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.[25]
Position | Nationality | Player | Date | Opponent | Ground | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MF | Paul Dyer | 16 August 1975 | Preston North End | Deepdale | ||
CB | Derek Harrison | 16 August 1975 | Preston North End | Deepdale | ||
FB | Jon O'Donnell | 16 August 1975 | Preston North End | Deepdale | ||
FB | Johnny Williams | 23 August 1975 | Mansfield Town | Layer Road | ||
FB | Stewart Bright | 8 November 1975 | Shrewsbury Town | Layer Road | ||
FW | Bobby Gough | 10 January 1976 | Crystal Palace | Layer Road | ||
GK | Len Bond | 24 January 1976 | Hereford United | Layer Road | ||
FW | Billy Telford | 24 January 1976 | Hereford United | Layer Road | ||
FW | Colin Garwood | 14 February 1976 | Shrewsbury Town | Gay Meadow | ||
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.
Websites
- "Colchester United football club match record: 1976". 11v11.com. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
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- 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.
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- "Bobby Svarc". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
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- "Jon O'Donnell". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
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