1962–63 Colchester United F.C. season

The 1962–63 season was Colchester United's 21st season in their history and their first season back in the third tier of English football following promotion from the Fourth Division the previous season. Alongside competing in the Third Division, the club also participated in the FA Cup and the League Cup. Colchester consolidated their Third Division return by finishing mid-table. In the cups, they bowed out in the first round of the FA Cup to Isthmian League side Wimbledon, while they overcame Watford in the first round of the League Cup only to crash out to Northampton Town in the second.

Colchester United
1962–63 season
ChairmanBill Allen[1]
ManagerBenny Fenton
StadiumLayer Road
Third Division12th
FA Cup1st round
(eliminated by
Wimbledon)
League Cup2nd round
(eliminated by
Northampton Town)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Martyn King (26)
All:
Martyn King (28)
Highest home attendance7,244
v Southend United, 4 May 1963[2]
Lowest home attendance3,059
v Bradford Park Avenue, 15 December 1962[3]
Average home league attendance5,313[4]
Biggest win4–1
v Brighton & Hove Albion, 10 November 1962
Biggest defeat0–6
v Notts County, 17 May 1963

Season overview

Despite debts of £2,000, the club were not prepared to sell prize forward Bobby Hunt when Newcastle United came in with an offer of £17,000.

During the season, Colchester made their television debut when they featured in the new Anglia Television programme Match of the Week. Highlights were shown on 13 October 1962 of Colchester's Layer Road defeat to Crystal Palace. Martyn King was back on top of the scoring charts for Colchester, leading the way with 26 league goals, Hunt following up with 19. With the defence shipping 93 goals across the season, a mid-table finish loomed for Colchester on their return to the Third Division after just one year away. However, in the FA Cup, they were ousted by Isthmian League Wimbledon in the first round, while they also experienced a second round exit in the League Cup to Northampton Town.[5]

Players
As of match played 17 May 1963.[6]
Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee
Goalkeepers
Percy AmesGKPlymouth (1931-12-13)13 December 1931 (aged 30)3350 Tottenham Hotspur1 May 1955Free transfer
George RamageGKDalkeith (1937-01-29)29 January 1937 (aged 25)00 Third Lanark15 March 1963[lower-alpha 1]Nominal
Defenders
Duncan ForbesCBEdinburgh (1941-06-19)19 June 1941 (aged 20)60 Musselburgh Athletic4 September 1961Nominal
John FowlerFBLeith (1933-10-17)17 October 1933 (aged 28)2985 Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic20 August 1955[lower-alpha 1]Free transfer
Richie GriffithsFBEarls Colne (1942-03-21)21 March 1942 (aged 20)160 Colchester CasualsJune 1961Free transfer
David LaittFBColchester (1946-11-01)1 November 1946 (aged 15)00AmateurSummer 1962Free transfer
Mick LoughtonCBColchester (1942-12-08)8 December 1942 (aged 19)00AmateurAugust 1961Free transfer
Edgar RumneyFBAbberton (1936-09-15)15 September 1936 (aged 25)250 Colchester Casuals1 May 1957Free transfer
Keith RutterCBLeeds (1934-09-10)10 September 1934 (aged 27)00 Queens Park Rangers26 February 1963[lower-alpha 1]£4,000
Midfielders
Ron HuntWHColchester (1933-09-26)26 September 1933 (aged 28)1421AmateurOctober 1951Free transfer
Roy McCrohanWHReading (1930-09-22)22 September 1930 (aged 31)00 Norwich City1 September 1962Part exchange
Forwards
Mike GriceWGWoking (1931-11-03)3 November 1931 (aged 30)10916 Coventry City18 August 1962[lower-alpha 2]£1,000
Bobby HillIFEdinburgh (1938-06-09)9 June 1938 (aged 23)18218 Easthouses Lily Miners Welfare9 June 1955Free transfer
Bobby HuntFWColchester (1942-10-01)1 October 1942 (aged 19)7747AmateurMarch 1960Free transfer
Martyn KingCFBirmingham (1937-08-23)23 August 1937 (aged 24)13389AmateurSummer 1955Free transfer
Tony MillerIFChelmsford (1937-10-26)26 October 1937 (aged 24)00AmateurMay 1958Free transfer
Billy StarkFWGlasgow (1937-05-27)27 May 1937 (aged 25)00 Carlisle UnitedNovember 1962£3,750
Peter WrightWGColchester (1934-01-26)26 January 1934 (aged 28)37180AmateurNovember 1951Free transfer
  1. Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club
  2. 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 1962 FB David Laitt Amateur Free transfer [7]
18 August 1962 WG Mike Grice Coventry City £1,000 [8][lower-alpha 1]
1 September 1962 WH Roy McCrohan Norwich City Part exchange with Mike Foster [9]
November 1962 FW Billy Stark Carlisle United £3,750 [10]
26 February 1963 CB Keith Rutter Queens Park Rangers £4,000 [11][lower-alpha 2]
15 March 1963 GK George Ramage Third Lanark Nominal [12][lower-alpha 2]
  • Total spending: ~ £8,750
  1. Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game in his second spell for the club
  2. 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 WG Colin Lundstrum Clacton Town Released [13]
Summer 1962 FB Alf Marshall Clacton Town Released [14]
Summer 1962 WG Tony Howe Haverhill Rovers Released [15]
1 September 1962 CF John Baines Lexden Wanderers Free transfer [16][lower-alpha 1]
1 September 1962 WG Mike Foster Norwich City £3,000 plus Roy McCrohan [17]
20 October 1962 CF David Coleman Clacton Town Released [18][lower-alpha 1]
3 November 1962 WH John Brown Stenhousemuir Released [19][lower-alpha 1]
December 1962 IF Sammy McLeod Romford £1,000 [20]
April 1963 WH Brian Abrey Retired Retired [21]
16 April 1963 WH Trevor Harris Chelmsford City Free transfer [22][lower-alpha 1]
  • Total incoming: ~ £4,000
  1. Date of departure refers to the date of the player's final game for the club

Match details

Third Division
Main article: 1962–63 Football League

Results round by round
Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHHAAAHHHHAHHAAHHAHHAAHHAAHHAAHAAAHAAHHHAHHHAA
ResultDWDWDLDLDDWWLWDWLLDWLLDLLDLDLWWWLWWLDWWWWWLWLL
Position1426357991317148151093711141213131314181819171917161717151416161412109898910
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
10 Hull City 46 19 10 17 74 69 1.072 48
11 Crystal Palace 46 17 13 16 68 58 1.172 47
12 Colchester United 46 18 11 17 73 93 0.785 47
13 Queens Park Rangers 46 17 11 18 85 76 1.118 45
14 Bristol City 46 16 13 17 100 92 1.087 45
Source:

Matches
18 August 1962 (1962-08-18) 1Bradford Park Avenue1–1Colchester UnitedBradford
Maxwell  3' Report King  1' Stadium: Park Avenue
Attendance: 9,482
Referee: A. Edge
20 August 1962 (1962-08-20) 2Colchester United1–0Bristol CityColchester
B. Hunt  44' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 6,824
Referee: Denis Howell
25 August 1962 (1962-08-25) 3Colchester United0–0Coventry CityColchester
Report
Report		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,781
Referee: Ray Tinkler
28 August 1962 (1962-08-28) 4Bristol City1–2Colchester UnitedBristol
Etheridge  18' (pen.) Report King  17', 85' Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 12,508
Referee: Jack Taylor
1 September 1962 (1962-09-01) 5Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic1–1Colchester UnitedBournemouth
Spelman  6' Report B. Hunt  42' Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 9,208
Referee: C. Woan
3 September 1962 (1962-09-03) 6Port Vale4–2Colchester UnitedBurslem
Longbottom  4'
Grainger  15'
Poole  26'
Ford  28'		 Report King  27', 52' Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 11,729
8 September 1962 (1962-09-08) 7Colchester United2–2Notts CountyColchester
Hampton  17' (o.g.)
Hill  88'		 Report Astle  19'
Jones  80'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,524
Referee: J. Cooke
10 September 1962 (1962-09-10) 8Colchester United0–1Port ValeColchester
Report Wright  39' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 6,039
15 September 1962 (1962-09-15) 9Colchester United2–2Northampton TownColchester
B. Hunt  34'
Wright  69'		 Report Ashworth  26', 51' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,512
Referee: Norman Burtenshaw
19 September 1962 (1962-09-19) 10Colchester United1–4ReadingReading
B. Hunt Report Unknown goalscorer Stadium: Elm Park
Attendance: 5,207
22 September 1962 (1962-09-22) 11Southend United2–3Colchester UnitedSouthend-on-Sea
Beesley  22'
Smith  59'		 Report
Report		 B. Hunt  4', 30'
King  5'		 Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 11,487
Referee: P. Bye
24 September 1962 (1962-09-24) 12Colchester United4–2ReadingColchester
King  25'
B. Hunt  53', 58'
Hill  71'		 Report Wheeler  75'
Allen  83'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,999
29 September 1962 (1962-09-29) 13Colchester United2–5MillwallColchester
Grice  57'
McCrohan  88'		 Report Stocks  14'
Gilchrist  20'
Jones  33'
Towers  64'
Haverty  74'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 7,096
Referee: C. Woan
3 October 1962 (1962-10-03) 14Shrewsbury Town1–2Colchester UnitedShrewsbury
Rowley  35' Report Grice  48'
Hill  87'		 Stadium: Gay Meadow
Attendance: 8,261
6 October 1962 (1962-10-06) 15Hull City2–2Colchester UnitedKingston upon Hull
Clarke Report King Stadium: Boothferry Park
Attendance: 9,360
8 October 1962 (1962-10-08) 16Colchester United3–2Shrewsbury TownColchester
B. Hunt  52'
King  57'
Grice  61'		 Report Harley  48'
Pountney  55'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 6,472
13 October 1962 (1962-10-13) 17Colchester United1–2Crystal PalaceColchester
McCrohan  25' Report Smillie  45', 52' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 6,371
Referee: T. Dawes
20 October 1962 (1962-10-20) 18Wrexham4–1Colchester UnitedWrexham
K. Barnes
R. Barnes
Metcalf 		Report Coleman  40' Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 12,750
27 October 1962 (1962-10-27) 19Colchester United1–1Halifax TownColchester
B. Hunt  3' (pen.) Report Priestley  39' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,697
Referee: G. Pullin
10 November 1962 (1962-11-10) 20Colchester United4–1Brighton & Hove AlbionColchester
King  5', 44', 62'
Hill  66'		 Report Hannam  10' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,853
Referee: W. Handley
17 November 1962 (1962-11-17) 21Carlisle United3–1Colchester UnitedCarlisle
Thompson  48'
Brayton  82'
Taylor  88'		 Report King  23' Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 3,518
Referee: L. Tirebuck
1 December 1962 (1962-12-01) 22Peterborough United6–2Colchester UnitedPeterborough
Horobin  1', 27'
Sheavills  25', 82'
Forbes  41' (o.g.)
McNamee  79'		 Report
Report		 Wright  35'
King  77'		 Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 11,290
Referee: G. McCabe
8 December 1962 (1962-12-08) 23Colchester United1–1BarnsleyColchester
King  86' Report Hopper  66' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,071
Referee: P. Bye
15 December 1962 (1962-12-15) 24Colchester United1–4Bradford Park AvenueColchester
B. Hunt  41' Report Walker  30'
Hector  59'
Hannigan  79'
Bird  87'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,059
Referee: A. Sturgeon
22 December 1962 (1962-12-22) Coventry CityA–AColchester UnitedCoventry
Farmer  25' (pen.)
Hale 		Report Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 11,803
Referee: J. Bollough
Note: Match abandoned at half-time with the score at 2–0 to Coventry City due to fog.
16 February 1963 (1963-02-16) 25Millwall2–1Colchester UnitedNew Cross
Jones  28', 85' Report R. Hunt  50' Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 9,783
Referee: J. Parkinson
26 February 1963 (1963-02-26) 26Coventry City2–2Colchester UnitedCoventry
Bly  2'
Humphries  49'		 Report B. Hunt  64', 79' Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 13,062
4 March 1963 (1963-03-04) 27Colchester United2–3Hull CityColchester
King
Wright 		Report McSeveney
Henderson 		Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,365
8 March 1963 (1963-03-08) 28Colchester United1–1WrexhamColchester
King Report Unknown goalscorer Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,725
12 March 1963 (1963-03-12) 29Northampton Town3–1Colchester UnitedNorthampton
Large  4', 43', 78' Report King  15' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 9,981
15 March 1963 (1963-03-15) 30Halifax Town1–2Colchester UnitedHalifax
Tait Report B. Hunt  pen.'
R. Hunt 		Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 5,053
22 March 1963 (1963-03-22) 31Colchester United1–0Bristol RoversColchester
King  41' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,560
Referee: Ray Tinkler
27 March 1963 (1963-03-27) 32Crystal Palace0–1Colchester UnitedSelhurst
Report Wright  71' Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 11,672
30 March 1963 (1963-03-30) 33Brighton & Hove Albion3–0Colchester UnitedHove
Baxter  3'
Collins  8'
Cooper  75'		 Report Stadium: Goldstone Ground
Attendance: 6,153
Referee: Norman Burtenshaw
1 April 1963 (1963-04-01) 34Queens Park Rangers1–2Colchester UnitedShepherd's Bush
Malcolm Report Wright  50'
Grice 		Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 7,688
9 April 1963 (1963-04-09) 35Colchester United2–1Carlisle UnitedColchester
King  55'
Grice  65'		 Report Livingstone  21' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,282
Referee: A. Moore
13 April 1963 (1963-04-13) 36Swindon Town6–1Colchester UnitedSwindon
Summerbee  8'
Stevens  44', 46', 50'
Hunt  66', 85'		 Report
Report		 King  15' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 12,159
Referee: P. Brandwood
15 April 1963 (1963-04-15) 37Watford1–1Colchester UnitedWatford
Harris  11' Report King  15' Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 6,749
16 April 1963 (1963-04-16) 38Colchester United3–2WatfordColchester
Wright  31'
Nicholas  53' (o.g.)
King  65'		 Report Gregory  30'
Harris  76'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,315
20 April 1963 (1963-04-20) 39Colchester United2–0Peterborough UnitedColchester
Grice  36'
B. Hunt  82'		 Report
Report		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,143
Referee: G. McCabe
22 April 1963 (1963-04-22) 40Colchester United2–1Queens Park RangersColchester
Grice  9'
B. Hunt  25'		 Report McClelland Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 6,556
27 April 1963 (1963-04-27) 41Barnsley2–3Colchester UnitedBarnsley
Houghton  57'
Rutter  86' (o.g.)		 Report Grice  14'
B. Hunt  31'
Stark  82'		 Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 5,283
Referee: J. Parr
4 May 1963 (1963-05-04) 42Colchester United3–1Southend UnitedColchester
B. Hunt  50'
Stark  54', 85'		 Report
Report		 Jones  43' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 7,244
Referee: Arthur Holland
6 May 1963 (1963-05-06) 43Colchester United0–2Swindon TownColchester
Report
Report		 Smart  26', 50' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 6,952
Referee: M. Fussey
11 May 1963 (1963-05-11) 44Colchester United3–1Bournemouth & Boscombe AthleticColchester
King  65', 78'
B. Hunt 		Report Singer  27' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,414
Referee: N. Matthews
14 May 1963 (1963-05-14) 45Bristol Rovers2–0Colchester UnitedBristol
Biggs  pen.'
Bradford 		Report Stadium: Eastville Stadium
Attendance: 9,004
17 May 1963 (1963-05-17) 46Notts County6–0Colchester UnitedNottingham
Unknown goalscorer Report Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 4,103

League Cup
Main article: 1962–63 Football League Cup
6 September 1962 (1962-09-06) 1st roundWatford1–2Colchester UnitedWatford
Fraser  83' Report B. Hunt
King 		Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 4,726
26 September 1962 (1962-09-26) 2nd roundNorthampton Town2–0Colchester UnitedNorthampton
Unknown goalscorer Report Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 7,771

FA Cup
Main article: 1962–63 FA Cup
3 November 1962 (1962-11-03) 1st roundWimbledon2–1Colchester UnitedWimbledon
Brown  22'
Reynolds  76'		 Report King  80' Stadium: Plough Lane
Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Ray Tinkler

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

[6][23]

No. Pos Nat Player TotalThird DivisionFA CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Percy Ames 3703401020
GK George Ramage 1201200000
DF Duncan Forbes 4804601010
DF John Fowler 4904601020
DF Richie Griffiths 2602301020
DF Edgar Rumney 1101000010
DF Keith Rutter 2102100000
MF Ron Hunt 3423320010
MF Roy McCrohan 3323221000
FW Mike Grice 4784581010
FW Bobby Hill 3142841020
FW Bobby Hunt 472045191011
FW Martyn King 442842261111
FW Billy Stark 2132130000
FW Peter Wright 4163861020
Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season
MF Brian Abrey 10000010
MF John Brown 30101010
MF Trevor Harris 2001800020
FW John Baines 10100000
FW David Coleman 21110010
FW Sammy McLeod 100900010

Goalscorers

[23]

Place Nationality Position Name Third Division FA Cup League Cup Total
1 CF Martyn King 26 1 1 28
2 FW Bobby Hunt 19 0 1 20
3 WG Mike Grice 8 0 0 8
4 WG Peter Wright 6 0 0 6
5 IF Bobby Hill 4 0 0 4
6 FW Billy Stark 3 0 0 3
7 WH Ron Hunt 2 0 0 2
WH Roy McCrohan 2 0 0 2
9 CF David Coleman 1 0 0 1
Own goals 2 0 0 2
TOTALS 73 1 2 76

Clean sheets

Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.[24]

Place Nationality Player Third Division FA Cup League Cup Total
1 Percy Ames 3 0 0 3
2 George Ramage 2 0 0 2
TOTALS 5 0 0 5

Player debuts

Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.[25]

Position Nationality Player Date Opponent Ground Notes
WG Mike Grice 18 August 1962 Bradford Park Avenue Park Avenue [26][lower-alpha 1]
WH Roy McCrohan 15 September 1962 Northampton Town Layer Road
WH John Brown 26 September 1962 Northampton Town County Ground
FW Billy Stark 1 December 1962 Peterborough United London Road Stadium
CB Keith Rutter 26 February 1963 Coventry City Highfield Road
GK George Ramage 15 March 1963 Halifax Town The Shay
  1. Second debut for the club.
gollark: Yep!
gollark: Stupid coppers being too expensive...
gollark: Golds are still expensive.
gollark: Sure you do!
gollark: CB golds at 700 shards.

See also

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.
  • Kent, Jeff (1990). The Valiants' Years: The Story of Port Vale. Stafford: Witan Books. ISBN 0-9508981-4-7.

Websites

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 3–1 Southend United". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  3. "Colchester Utd 1–4 Bradford Park Avenue". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  4. "Average Attendance Figures Per Season". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  5. Hudson, Matt (11 July 2012). "The 1950s and 1960s". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
  6. "Appearances". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  7. "David Laitt". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  8. "Mike Grice". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  9. "Roy McCrohan". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  10. "Billy Stark". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  11. "Keith Rutter". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  12. "George Ramage". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  13. "Colin Lundstrum". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  14. "Alf Marshall". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  15. "Tony Howe". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  16. "John Baines". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  17. "Mike Foster". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  18. "David J Coleman". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  19. "John Brown". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  20. "Sammy McLeod". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  21. "Brian Abrey". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  22. "Trevor Harris". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  23. "Goals". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  24. "Clean sheets (1st team)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  25. "Alltime- List of Debuts". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  26. "Bradford Park Avenue 1–1 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
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