1961–62 Colchester United F.C. season

The 1961–62 season was Colchester United's 20th season in their history and their first-ever 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 United

1961–62 season
Chairman	Bill Allen[1]
Manager	Benny Fenton
Stadium	Layer Road
Fourth Division	2nd (promoted)
FA Cup	1st round (eliminated by Peterborough United)
League Cup	1st round (eliminated by Crewe Alexandra)
Top goalscorer	League: Bobby Hunt (38) All: Bobby Hunt (40)
Highest home attendance	10,653 v Peterborough United, 6 November 1961[2]
Lowest home attendance	3,782 v Oldham Athletic, 23 December 1961[3]
Average home league attendance	5,532[4]
Biggest win	9–1 v Bradford City, 30 December 1961
Biggest defeat	0–5 v York City, 7 October 1961
Home colours

Colchester bounced back to the Third Division at the first time of asking, earning their first promotion in the club's history by finishing as runners-up. By the end of the campaign, Colchester trailed Millwall by just one point, winning 23 games and scoring 104 league goals with Bobby Hunt the division's top scorer. The club experienced their record victory during the season when they beat Bradford City 9–1 on 30 December.

In the cup competitions, first-round exits were experienced in both FA and League cups. Colchester were beaten at home to Crewe Alexandra in September in the League Cup, while it took Peterborough United three attempts to overcome Colchester in the FA Cup first round following a second replay.

Season overview

At the end of a very disappointing 1960–61 season, manager Benny Fenton cut his playing squad by ten players, with players including Neil Langman, Chic Milligan and Tommy Williams all released. The club was over £3,300 in debt, and so a fresh start required for the new season with a new, slimline squad. Just 17 players would be used in the new campaign, with eight of those playing over 40 of the 44 league games possible.

The season started well for Colchester, unbeaten in their first nine league games and scoring 31 goals in the first eight home games to top the Fourth Division table.

During Colchester's heaviest defeat of the season, a 5–0 reverse at York City, the 20-month old son of full back Tommy Millar drowned in a garden pond accident while Millar was playing in the game. This tragedy would also spell the end of Millar's Colchester career when he left to return to Scotland in early 1962. This coincided with a poor run of form and the club slipped to third in the table.

On the back of a 4–1 Boxing Day defeat to Bradford City, Colchester set their record club victory in the return fixture at Layer Road on 30 December. Both Bobby Hunt and strike-partner Martyn King scored four goals each, with Bobby Hill scoring the other as Colchester ran out 9–1 winners. A 4–0 victory at Accrington Stanley saw United regain the top spot from Wrexham, but just a few weeks later, Accrington folded and Colchester's 3–2 and 4–0 wins were expunged.

Defeats to Millwall and Wrexham cost Colchester the championship. Millwall took the title by one point as United finished runners-up with eleven away defeats proving costly. Of the record 104 goals scored in the league during the season, 78 came at home, while Martyn King broke his seasonal record by scoring 31 league goals only to be surpassed by Bobby Hunt with 38, a new club record. Hunt scored three hat-tricks on his way to his tally of 38 with two of those four goal hauls.[5]

Players

As of match played 30 April 1962.[6]

Name	Position	Nationality	Place of birth	Date of birth	Apps	Goals	Signed from	Date signed	Fee
Goalkeepers
Percy Ames	GK		Plymouth	(1931-12-13)13 December 1931 (aged 29)	287	0	Tottenham Hotspur	1 May 1955	Free transfer
Defenders
Duncan Forbes	CB		Edinburgh	(1941-06-19)19 June 1941 (aged 19)	0	0	Musselburgh Athletic	4 September 1961	Nominal
John Fowler	FB		Leith	(1933-10-17)17 October 1933 (aged 27)	250	5	Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic	20 August 1955[lower-alpha 1]	Free transfer
Richie Griffiths	FB		Earls Colne	(1942-03-21)21 March 1942 (aged 19)	0	0	Colchester Casuals	June 1961	Free transfer
Mick Loughton	CB		Colchester	(1942-12-08)8 December 1942 (aged 18)	0	0	Amateur	August 1961	Free transfer
Alf Marshall	FB		Dagenham	(1933-05-21)21 May 1933 (aged 28)	30	0	Dagenham	14 October 1957	£25
Edgar Rumney	FB		Abberton	(1936-09-15)15 September 1936 (aged 24)	23	0	Colchester Casuals	1 May 1957	Free transfer
Midfielders
Brian Abrey	WH		Hendon	(1939-04-25)25 April 1939 (aged 22)	0	0	Chelsea	1 May 1961	Free transfer
John Brown	WH		Edinburgh	(1940-03-06)6 March 1940 (aged 21)	0	0	Dunbar United	4 September 1961	Nominal
Trevor Harris	WH		Colchester	(1936-02-06)6 February 1936 (aged 25)	42	2	Amateur	July 1951	Free transfer
Ron Hunt	WH		Colchester	(1933-09-26)26 September 1933 (aged 27)	94	1	Amateur	October 1951	Free transfer
Forwards
John Baines	CF		Colchester	(1937-09-25)25 September 1937 (aged 23)	3	0	Colchester Casuals	January 1960	Free transfer
David Coleman	CF		Colchester	(1942-03-27)27 March 1942 (aged 19)	0	0	Harwich & Parkeston	18 November 1961[lower-alpha 1]	Free transfer
Mike Foster	WG		Leicester	(1939-02-03)3 February 1939 (aged 22)	0	0	Leicester City	May 1961	Nominal
Bobby Hill	IF		Edinburgh	(1938-06-09)9 June 1938 (aged 22)	138	15	Easthouses Lily Miners Welfare	9 June 1955	Free transfer
Tony Howe	WG		Colchester	(1939-02-14)14 February 1939 (aged 22)	10	2	Colchester Casuals	March 1960	Free transfer
Bobby Hunt	FW		Colchester	(1942-10-01)1 October 1942 (aged 18)	30	7	Amateur	March 1960	Free transfer
Martyn King	CF		Birmingham	(1937-08-23)23 August 1937 (aged 23)	87	56	Amateur	Summer 1955	Free transfer
Colin Lundstrum	WG		Colchester	(1938-10-09)9 October 1938 (aged 22)	0	0	Ipswich Town	August 1961	Free transfer
Sammy McLeod	IF		Glasgow	(1934-01-04)4 January 1934 (aged 27)	141	22	Easthouses Lily Miners Welfare	20 August 1955[lower-alpha 1]	Free transfer
Tony Miller	IF		Chelmsford	(1937-10-26)26 October 1937 (aged 23)	0	0	Amateur	May 1958	Free transfer
Peter Wright	WG		Colchester	(1934-01-26)26 January 1934 (aged 27)	323	67	Amateur	November 1951	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.
May 1961	WG		Mike Foster	Leicester City	Nominal	[7]
1 May 1961	WH		Brian Abrey	Chelsea	Free transfer	[8]
June 1961	FB		Richie Griffiths	Colchester Casuals	Free transfer	[9]
August 1961	CB		Mick Loughton	Amateur	Free transfer	[10]
August 1961	WG		Colin Lundstrum	Ipswich Town	Free transfer	[11]
4 September 1961	WH		John Brown	Dunbar United	Nominal	[12]
4 September 1961	CB		Duncan Forbes	Musselburgh Athletic	Nominal	[13]
18 November 1961	CF		David Coleman	Harwich & Parkeston	Free transfer	[14][lower-alpha 1]

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	GK		John Wright	Great Bentley	Released	[15]
End of season	WH		Cyril Hammond	Severalls Athletic	Released	[16]
End of season	FB		John Laidlaw	Clacton Town	Released	[17]
End of season	WH		Derek Parker	Stowmarket Town	Player-manager	[18]
End of season	WG		Tommy Williams	Watford	Released	[19]
Summer 1961	FB		Peter Carey	Aldershot	Released	[20]
Summer 1961	FB		Alan Eagles	Queens Park Rangers	Released	[21]
27 January 1962	FB		Tommy Millar	Dundee United	Free transfer	[22][lower-alpha 1]

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

Match details

Fourth Division

Main article: 1961–62 Football League

Results round by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44
Ground	H	H	A	A	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H
Result	W	W	D	D	W	W	W	W	L	W	W	W	L	D	D	L	D	D	W	W	L	W	W	L	W	L	W	W	D	W	L	W	L	W	L	W	L	D	L	W	W	L	D	W
Position	6	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	3	3	2	3	3	2

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

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Millwall	44	23	10	11	87	62	1.403	56	Division Champions, promoted
2	Colchester United	44	23	9	12	104	71	1.465	55	Promoted
3	Wrexham	44	22	9	13	96	56	1.714	53
4	Carlisle United	44	22	8	14	64	63	1.016	52
5	Bradford City	44	21	9	14	94	86	1.093	51

Source: rsssf.com
Note: The number of games played by each team was 44 instead of the usual 46, because Accrington Stanley resigned from the league on March 11 after 33 games. Their results (P33 W5 D8 L20 F19 A60 GA 0.317 Pts 18) were expunged.

Matches

Colchester United v Stockport County

19 August 1961 (1961-08-19) 1	Colchester United	3–0	Stockport County	Colchester
	B. Hunt King Wright	Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,318

Colchester United v Carlisle United

21 August 1961 (1961-08-21) 2	Colchester United	2–0	Carlisle United	Colchester
	King  80' Millar  87'	Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,979

Oldham Athletic v Colchester United

26 August 1961 (1961-08-26) 3	Oldham Athletic	2–2	Colchester United	Oldham
	Shackleton  22' Johnstone  61'	Report	Foster  9' King  52'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 15,746

Carlisle United v Colchester United

29 August 1961 (1961-08-29) 4	Carlisle United	1–1	Colchester United	Carlisle
	Unknown goalscorer	Report	King	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 8,547

Colchester United v Accrington Stanley

2 September 1961 (1961-09-02)	Colchester United	3–2	Accrington Stanley	Colchester
	King Millar	Report	Unknown goalscorer	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 5,129
Note: Result expunged due Accrington Stanley withdrawing from the league with 33 matches played.

Doncaster Rovers v Colchester United

5 September 1961 (1961-09-05) 5	Doncaster Rovers	1–4	Colchester United	Doncaster
	Unknown goalscorer	Report	B. Hunt King Foster	Stadium: Belle Vue Attendance: 3,705

Darlington v Colchester United

9 September 1961 (1961-09-09) 6	Darlington	0–2	Colchester United	Darlington
		Report	B. Hunt King	Stadium: Feethams Attendance: 8,958

Colchester United v Hartlepools United

16 September 1961 (1961-09-16) 7	Colchester United	6–1	Hartlepools United	Colchester
	B. Hunt Foster Millar	Report Report	Edgar	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 5,036

Workington v Colchester United

21 September 1961 (1961-09-21) 8	Workington	1–2	Colchester United	Workington
	Unknown goalscorer	Report	B. Hunt King	Stadium: Borough Park Attendance: 5,914

Southport v Colchester United

23 September 1961 (1961-09-23) 9	Southport	3–0	Colchester United	Southport
	Blain Blore Jones	Report Report		Stadium: Haig Avenue Attendance: 5,258

Colchester United v Workington

25 September 1961 (1961-09-25) 10	Colchester United	6–1	Workington	Colchester
	B. Hunt King Wright Harris  pen.'	Report	Unknown goalscorer	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 5,961

Colchester United v Tranmere Rovers

30 September 1961 (1961-09-30) 11	Colchester United	3–0	Tranmere Rovers	Colchester
	B. Hunt King	Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 6,446

Colchester United v Chester

2 October 1961 (1961-10-02) 12	Colchester United	5–2	Chester	Colchester
	B. Hunt McLeod Millar	Report	Clarke Davies	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 7,148

York City v Colchester United

7 October 1961 (1961-10-07) 13	York City	5–0	Colchester United	Colchester
	Unknown goalscorer	Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 5,714

Chester v Colchester United

11 October 1961 (1961-10-11) 14	Chester	2–2	Colchester United	Chester
	Clarke Davies	Report	B. Hunt King	Stadium: Sealand Road Attendance: 7,186

Colchester United v Chesterfield

14 October 1961 (1961-10-14) 15	Colchester United	3–3	Chesterfield	Colchester
	B. Hunt McLeod Harris	Report	Unknown goalscorer	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 6,043

Gillingham v Colchester United

21 October 1961 (1961-10-21) 16	Gillingham	2–1	Colchester United	Gillingham
	Unknown goalscorer	Report	B. Hunt	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 8,962

Colchester United v Millwall

28 October 1961 (1961-10-28) 17	Colchester United	2–2	Millwall	Colchester
	B. Hunt  30' Abrey  87' King  13'	Report	Obeney  34' McQuade  45' Brady  13'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 6,868

Colchester United v Barrow

11 November 1961 (1961-11-11) 18	Colchester United	1–1	Barrow	Colchester
	B. Hunt	Report	Unknown goalscorer	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,553

Rochdale v Colchester United

18 November 1961 (1961-11-18) 19	Rochdale	0–1	Colchester United	Rochdale
		Report	B. Hunt	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4,618

Exeter City v Colchester United

2 December 1961 (1961-12-02) 20	Exeter City	0–2	Colchester United	Exeter
		Report	B. Hunt	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 4,530

Colchester United v Wrexham

9 December 1961 (1961-12-09) 21	Colchester United	2–4	Wrexham	Colchester
	B. Hunt King	Report	Unknown goalscorer	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 5,587

Stockport County v Colchester United

16 December 1961 (1961-12-16) 22	Stockport County	1–4	Colchester United	Stockport
	Ward	Report	B. Hunt King Wright	Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 2,803

Colchester United v Oldham Athletic

23 December 1961 (1961-12-23) 23	Colchester United	5–1	Oldham Athletic	Colchester
	B. Hunt King Wright	Report	Unknown goalscorer	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,782

Bradford City v Colchester United

26 December 1961 (1961-12-26) 24	Bradford City	4–1	Colchester United	Bradford
	Unknown goalscorer	Report	King	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 5,571

Colchester United v Bradford City

30 December 1961 (1961-12-30) 25	Colchester United	9–1	Bradford City	Colchester
	Hill  1' B. Hunt  28' (pen.) King  34'	Report	Tait  18'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,415 Referee: J. Finney

Accrington Stanley v Colchester United

13 January 1962 (1962-01-13)	Accrington Stanley	0–4	Colchester United	Accrington
		Report	B. Hunt Foster Wright	Stadium: Peel Park Attendance: 1,411
Note: Result expunged due Accrington Stanley withdrawing from the league with 33 matches played.

Mansfield Town v Colchester United

15 January 1962 (1962-01-15) 26	Mansfield Town	4–0	Colchester United	Mansfield
	Unknown goalscorer	Report		Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 5,880

Colchester United v Darlington

20 January 1962 (1962-01-20) 27	Colchester United	2–0	Darlington	Colchester
	King  68' B. Hunt  85'	Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,923

Colchester United v Crewe Alexandra

27 January 1962 (1962-01-27) 28	Colchester United	5–3	Crewe Alexandra	Colchester
	Wright  14' B. Hunt  17', 79' King  36' Harris  60' (pen.)	Report	Wheatley  27' Smith  59' Morgans	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 5,435

Hartlepools United v Colchester United

3 February 1962 (1962-02-03) 29	Hartlepools United	1–1	Colchester United	Hartlepool
	Bircham	Report Report	King  25'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 6,738 Referee: P. Rhodes

Colchester United v Southport

10 February 1962 (1962-02-10) 30	Colchester United	2–0	Southport	Colchester
	B. Hunt  4' Hill  83'	Report Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 5,379

Tranmere Rovers v Colchester United

17 February 1962 (1962-02-17) 31	Tranmere Rovers	5–2	Colchester United	Birkenhead
	Unknown goalscorer	Report	King Wright	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 6,481

Colchester United v York City

24 February 1962 (1962-02-24) 32	Colchester United	3–1	York City	Colchester
	Wright  32' B. Hunt King	Report	Fountain	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,633 Referee: E. Jennings

Chesterfield v Colchester United

3 March 1962 (1962-03-03) 33	Chesterfield	4–1	Colchester United	Chesterfield
	Poole  5', 36', 40'	Report	King  27'	Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 2,906

Colchester United v Gillingham

10 March 1962 (1962-03-10) 34	Colchester United	6–0	Gillingham	Colchester
	Foster  7', 80' King  27' Hill  47' Wright  51' B. Hunt  61'	Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,503 Referee: C. Woan

Millwall v Colchester United

17 March 1962 (1962-03-17) 35	Millwall	2–0	Colchester United	New Cross
	Broadfoot  13', 64'	Report		Stadium: The Old Den Attendance: 16,585 Referee: G. Pullin

Colchester United v Mansfield Town

23 March 1962 (1962-03-23) 36	Colchester United	2–0	Mansfield Town	Colchester
	Foster  18' King  78'	Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 5,730

Barrow v Colchester United

31 March 1962 (1962-03-31) 37	Barrow	4–0	Colchester United	Barrow-in-Furness
	Howard  39' Kemp  74' Robertson  82' Maddison  88'	Report		Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 3,672 Referee: H. Wilson

Colchester United v Rochdale

7 April 1962 (1962-04-07) 38	Colchester United	1–1	Rochdale	Colchester
	B. Hunt  70'	Report	Richardson  79'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,616

Crewe Alexandra v Colchester United

14 April 1962 (1962-04-14) 39	Crewe Alexandra	4–0	Colchester United	Crewe
	Lord  10', 88' Tighe  42' Wheatley  89'	Report		Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 6,456 Referee: P. Brandwood

Colchester United v Aldershot

20 April 1962 (1962-04-20) 40	Colchester United	3–0	Aldershot	Colchester
	Wright  47' Harris  76' (pen.) McLeod  90'	Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 6,399 Referee: J. Cooke

Colchester United v Exeter City

21 April 1962 (1962-04-21) 41	Colchester United	2–1	Exeter City	Colchester
	King  17' Wright  60'	Report	Unknown goalscorer	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 5,530

Aldershot v Colchester United

23 April 1962 (1962-04-23) 42	Aldershot	1–0	Colchester United	Aldershot
	Norris  18'	Report		Stadium: Recreation Ground Attendance: 6,338 Referee: A. Mason

Wrexham v Colchester United

28 April 1962 (1962-04-28) 43	Wrexham	0–0	Colchester United	Wrexham
		Report		Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 16,027

Colchester United v Doncaster Rovers

30 April 1962 (1962-04-30) 44	Colchester United	5–3	Doncaster Rovers	Colchester
	King  40' B. Hunt  41', 43', 58', 60' (pen.)	Report	Larkin  35', 61' (pen.) Bonson  80'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 6,108

League Cup

Main article: 1961–62 Football League Cup

Colchester United v Crewe Alexandra

13 September 1961 (1961-09-13) 1st round	Colchester United	1–2	Crewe Alexandra	Colchester
	King	Report	Unknown goalscorer	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,806

FA Cup

Main article: 1961–62 FA Cup

Peterborough United v Colchester United

4 November 1961 (1961-11-04) 1st round	Peterborough United	3–3	Colchester United	Peterborough
	McNamee  43' Bly  48' Hudson  69'	Report Report	Abrey  75' Wright  84' B. Hunt  87'	Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 16,469 Referee: T. Dawes

Colchester United v Peterborough United

6 November 1961 (1961-11-06) 1st round replay	Colchester United	2–2	Peterborough United	Colchester
	King  40' B. Hunt  86'	Report Report	Bly  75' Emery  88'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 10,653

Colchester United v Peterborough United

13 November 1961 (1961-11-13) 1st round 2nd replay	Colchester United	0–3	Peterborough United	Norwich
		Report Report	Hudson  11', 31', 43'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 11,857

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

[6][23]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Fourth Division		FA Cup		League Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK		Percy Ames	48	0	44	0	3	0	1	0
	DF		Duncan Forbes	6	0	6	0	0	0	0	0
	DF		John Fowler	48	0	44	0	3	0	1	0
	DF		Richie Griffiths	16	0	16	0	0	0	0	0
	DF		Edgar Rumney	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
	MF		Brian Abrey	42	2	38	1	3	1	1	0
	MF		Trevor Harris	47	4	43	4	3	0	1	0
	MF		Ron Hunt	48	0	44	0	3	0	1	0
	FW		David Coleman	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	FW		Mike Foster	40	8	36	8	3	0	1	0
	FW		Bobby Hill	44	3	40	3	3	0	1	0
	FW		Bobby Hunt	47	40	43	38	3	2	1	0
	FW		Martyn King	46	33	43	31	2	1	1	1
	FW		Colin Lundstrum	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	FW		Sammy McLeod	13	3	12	3	1	0	0	0
	FW		Peter Wright	48	13	44	12	3	1	1	0
Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season
	DF		Tommy Millar	31	4	27	4	3	0	1	0

Goalscorers

[23]

Place	Nationality	Position	Name	Fourth Division	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
1		FW	Bobby Hunt	38	2	0	40
2		CF	Martyn King	31	1	1	33
3		WG	Peter Wright	12	1	0	13
4		WG	Mike Foster	8	0	0	8
5		WH	Trevor Harris	4	0	0	4
		FB	Tommy Millar	4	0	0	4
7		IF	Bobby Hill	3	0	0	3
		IF	Sammy McLeod	3	0	0	3
9		WH	Brian Abrey	1	1	0	2
			Own goals	0	0	0	0
			TOTALS	104	5	1	110

Disciplinary record

[24]

Nationality	Position	Name	Fourth Division		FA Cup		League Cup		Total
	CF	Martyn King	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
		TOTALS	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1

Clean sheets

Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.[25]

Place	Nationality	Player	Fourth Division	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
1		Percy Ames	12	0	0	12
		TOTALS	12	0	0	12

Player debuts

Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.[26]

Position	Nationality	Player	Date	Opponent	Ground	Notes
WH		Brian Abrey	19 August 1961	Stockport County	Layer Road
WG		Mike Foster	19 August 1961	Stockport County	Layer Road
CF		David Coleman	18 November 1961	Rochdale	Spotland Stadium
WG		Colin Lundstrum	15 January 1962	Mansfield Town	Field Mill
FB		Richie Griffiths	3 February 1962	Hartlepools United	Victoria Park
CB		Duncan Forbes	14 April 1962	Crewe Alexandra	Gresty 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.

Websites

• "Colchester United football club match record: 1962". 11v11.com. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
• "Chester fixtures 1961/62". Chester-City.co.uk. Archived from the original on 22 April 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
• "Statistics 1961/62". The Millwall History Files. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
• "First team 1961–62 Football League : Division Four". Go Go Go County. Retrieved 22 April 2016.

Specific

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