1971–72 Colchester United F.C. season

The 1971–72 season was Colchester United's 30th season in their history and their fourth 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, as well as being entered into the pre-season Watney Cup.

Colchester United
1971–72 season
ChairmanRoy Chapman[1]
ManagerDick Graham
StadiumLayer Road
Fourth Division11th
FA Cup1st round
(eliminated by
Shrewsbury Town)
League Cup3rd round
(eliminated by
Blackpool)
Watney CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague:
Brian Lewis (15)

All:
Brian Lewis (23)
Highest home attendance9,807
v Southend United, 18 October 1971[2]
Lowest home attendance3,390
v Workington, 7 April 1972[3]
Average home league attendance5,695[4]
Biggest win4–1
v Swindon Town, 8 September 1971
v Southend United, 28 January 1972
5–2
v Lincoln City, 15 October 1971
3–0
v Exeter City, 26 November 1971
Biggest defeat0–4
v Blackpool, 5 October 1971
v Peterborough United, 1 April 1972

Continuing with their cup success of the previous season, Dick Graham's high-scoring side were entered into the Watney Cup, a pre-season tournament held between the two highest scoring teams in each of the four divisions in the Football League who had not achieved promotion or entered European football. Colchester defeated West Bromwich Albion in their first ever penalty shoot-out following a 4–4 draw at The Hawthorns.

Colchester reached the third round of the League Cup, where they were knocked out by Blackpool, and were eliminated from the FA Cup in the first round by Shrewsbury Town. Meanwhile, the U's ended their league campaign in eleventh position, nine points away from promotion.

Season overview

Colchester's goalscoring exploits of the previous campaign enabled qualification for the 1971–72 pre-season Watney Cup competition, open to the two highest scoring teams from each division, exclusively for teams that had not achieved promotion or entered into European competition. Both Luton Town and Carlisle United were beaten at Layer Road ahead of the final, held against West Bromwich Albion at their Hawthorns stadium. The encounter registered four goals apiece, taking the fixture to a penalty shoot-out. Albion missed two penalties, while Colchester youngster Phil Bloss scored the decisive spot kick to win the competition.

Although early favourites for promotion, a club debt of over £21,000 meant that manager Dick Graham needed to inject youth into his ageing side, bringing apprentices Steve Leslie, Steve Foley, Lindsay Smith, Micky Cook and John McLaughlin to name but a few into the first-team picture during the season. All became regulars but youth alone was not sufficient for Colchester to maintain a promotion push as they finished the season in eleventh position, nine points adrift of promotion.

Meanwhile, Colchester experienced a brief run in the League Cup, defeating Brentford and Swindon Town at Layer Road in the first and second rounds respectively, but were heavily beaten at Blackpool in round three. An early exit in the FA Cup followed. After reaching the quarter-final stage last season, the U's were humbled 4–1 at home to Shrewsbury Town in the first round.[5]

Players

As of match played 29 April 1972.[6]
Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee
Goalkeepers
Barry SmithGKColchester (1953-03-03)3 March 1953 (aged 18)00ApprenticeJuly 1971Free transfer
Defenders
Richard BourneCBColchester (1954-12-09)9 December 1954 (aged 16)00Apprentice3 April 1972[lower-alpha 1]Free transfer
Eric BurgessFBEdgware (1944-10-27)27 October 1944 (aged 26)101 Plymouth ArgyleDecember 1970Free transfer
Micky CookFBEnfield (1951-04-09)9 April 1951 (aged 20)610 Orient1 March 1969Free transfer
Brian HallLBBurbage (1939-03-09)9 March 1939 (aged 32)30531 Mansfield TownMarch 1965Free transfer
Bobby HowlettCBWest Ham (1948-12-12)12 December 1948 (aged 22)180 Southend UnitedSummer 1968Free transfer
John McLaughlinFBEdmonton (1954-10-29)29 October 1954 (aged 16)00Apprentice18 March 1972[lower-alpha 1]Free transfer
Lindsay SmithCBEnfield (1954-09-18)18 September 1954 (aged 16)10Apprentice20 April 1971[lower-alpha 1]Free transfer
Midfielders
Phil BlossMFColchester (1953-01-16)16 January 1953 (aged 18)11ApprenticeJanuary 1971Free transfer
Steve FoleyMFClacton-on-Sea (1953-06-21)21 June 1953 (aged 17)00ApprenticeJuly 1969Free transfer
Steve LeslieMFHornsey (1952-09-04)4 September 1952 (aged 18)20Apprentice20 April 1971[lower-alpha 1]Free transfer
Bobby MillsMFEdmonton (1955-03-16)16 March 1955 (aged 16)00Apprentice4 March 1972[lower-alpha 1]Free transfer
Tony WingateMFIslington (1955-03-21)21 March 1955 (aged 16)00Apprentice18 March 1972[lower-alpha 1]Free transfer
Forwards
Brian GibbsFWGillingham (1936-10-06)6 October 1936 (aged 34)13836 GillinghamSeptember 1968£8,000
Mick MahonWGManchester (1944-09-17)17 September 1944 (aged 26)477 York CityMay 1970Free transfer
Dave SimmonsFWRyde (1948-10-24)24 October 1948 (aged 22)156 Aston Villa26 December 1970[lower-alpha 1]£6,000
  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.
July 1971 CB Barry Smith Apprentice Free transfer [7]
4 March 1972 MF Bobby Mills Apprentice Free transfer [8][lower-alpha 1]
18 March 1972 FB John McLaughlin Apprentice Free transfer [9][lower-alpha 1]
18 March 1972 MF Tony Wingate Apprentice Free transfer [10][lower-alpha 1]
3 April 1972 CB Richard Bourne Apprentice Free transfer [11][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 CB Trevor Painter Wealdstone Released [12]
End of season WG Ray Whittaker King's Lynn Released [13]
Summer 1971 WG Micky Brown Wealdstone Released [14]
31 May 1971 DF Adrian Webster Hillingdon Borough Released [15]
July 1971 GK Brian Sherratt Oxford City Released [16]
31 July 1971 FW Ray Crawford Durban City Released [17][lower-alpha 1]
13 November 1971 GK Graham Smith West Bromwich Albion £11,000 [18]
December 1971 CB John Kurila Lincoln City Free transfer [19]
January 1972 CB Alan Dennis Dover Free transfer [20]
January 1972 WG Brian Owen Wolverhampton Wanderers Player-coach [21]
March 1972 FB John Gilchrist Tonbridge Player-coach [22]
March 1972 MF Ken Jones Margate Released [23]
31 March 1972 FB Bobby Cram Royal Canada Free transfer [24][lower-alpha 1]
3 April 1972 MF Brian Lewis Portsmouth £8,500 [25][lower-alpha 1]
24 April 1972 CB Brian Garvey Bedford Town Player-manager [26][lower-alpha 1]
  • Total incoming: ~ £19,500
  1. Date of departure refers to the date of the player's final game for the club

Loans in

Date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
26 November 1971 FB Charlie Woods Watford 18 December 1972 [27][lower-alpha 1]
March 1972 MF David Burnside Bristol City 29 April 1972 [28][lower-alpha 1]
  1. Loan start and end dates refer to the date of the player's first and final games for the club

Match details

Fourth Division

Results round by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHAAHAHAAHAHHAHAHHAAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAAHHAAHHAHHHA
ResultLWLLWLWDLWWWWLDDDWDLDWDLDWLDWLWWLLLWWLLWWDLWLW
Position2062022142215171816149710812128912109911111012131011108912121110101099888911
Source: 11v11.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
9 Bury 46 19 12 15 73 59 1.237 50
10 Cambridge United 46 17 14 15 62 60 1.033 48
11 Colchester United 46 19 10 17 70 69 1.014 48
12 Doncaster Rovers 46 16 14 16 56 63 0.889 46
13 Gillingham 46 16 13 17 61 67 0.910 45
Source: rsssf.com

Matches

14 August 1971 (1971-08-14) 1 Lincoln City 2–0 Colchester United Lincoln
Hubbard  51'
Smith  63'
Report Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 6,607
Referee: H Powell
20 August 1971 (1971-08-20) 2 Colchester United 1–0 Hartlepool Colchester
Ashurst  74' (o.g.) Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,634
Referee: H Robinson
28 August 1971 (1971-08-28) 3 Bury 3–0 Colchester United Bury
Jones  11', 13'
White  70'
Report Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 2,557
Referee: Peter Willis
31 August 1971 (1971-08-31) 4 Newport County 2–1 Colchester United Newport
Sprague  3'
Brown  88'
Report Lewis  33' Stadium: Somerton Park
Attendance: 4,168
Referee: T Bosi
3 September 1971 (1971-09-03) 5 Colchester United 1–0 Southport Colchester
Mahon  57' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,439
11 September 1971 (1971-09-11) 6 Darlington 2–0 Colchester United Darlington
Harding  83'
Gauden  84'
Report Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 2,683
Referee: H Hackney
17 September 1971 (1971-09-17) 7 Colchester United 4–2 Crewe Alexandra Colchester
Burgess  22'
Lewis  59'
Mahon  67'
Leslie  77'
Report East  21'
Morrissey  52'
Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 6,133
Referee: P Reeves
25 September 1971 (1971-09-25) 8 Northampton Town 1–1 Colchester United Northampton
Hawkins  67' Report Hall  75' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 5,800
Referee: J Whalley
28 September 1971 (1971-09-28) 9 Scunthorpe United 2–0 Colchester United Scunthorpe
Fletcher  7'
Davidson  17'
Report Stadium: Old Showground
Attendance: 5,111
Referee: T Farley
1 October 1971 (1971-10-01) 10 Colchester United 1–0 Chester Colchester
Leslie  9' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 6,048
Referee: M Kerkhoff
9 October 1971 (1971-10-09) 11 Aldershot 0–2 Colchester United Aldershot
Report Lewis  22'
Leslie  24'
Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 5,285
Referee: L Hayes
15 October 1971 (1971-10-15) 12 Colchester United 5–2 Lincoln City Colchester
Lewis  2', 71', 74'
Bloss  45'
Hall  86'
Report Freeman  20', 24' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,834
Referee: J Orpin
18 October 1971 (1971-10-18) 13 Colchester United 1–0 Southend United Colchester
Leslie  78' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 9,807
Referee: John Homewood
23 October 1971 (1971-10-23) 14 Cambridge United 4–2 Colchester United Cambridge
Foote  45'
Lill  50'
Harris  73', 87'
Report Jones  61'
Thompson  67' (o.g.)
Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 7,230
29 October 1971 (1971-10-29) 15 Colchester United 2–2 Gillingham Colchester
Lewis  63'
Kurila  90'
Report Yeo  31'
Peach  58' (pen.)
Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 6,622
Referee: Tommy Dawes
6 November 1971 (1971-11-06) 16 Barrow 2–2 Colchester United Barrow-in-Furness
Patrick  19'
Irvine  39'
Report Gibbs  35'
Kurila  78'
Stadium: Holker Street
Attendance: 1,954
13 November 1971 (1971-11-13) 17 Colchester United 1–1 Brentford Colchester
Jones  14' Report O'Mara  26' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 6,698
Referee: J Bent
26 November 1971 (1971-11-26) 18 Colchester United 3–0 Exeter City Colchester
Foley  20', 25'
Lewis  75'
Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,116
3 December 1971 (1971-12-03) 19 Stockport County 2–2 Colchester United Stockport
Lawther  60' (pen.)
Garvey  75' (o.g.)
Report Mahon  20', 73' Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 2,043
Referee: Peter Willis
18 December 1971 (1971-12-18) 20 Southport 3–0 Colchester United Southport
Redrobe  16'
Peat  43'
Sibbald  62' (pen.)
Report Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 2,657
Referee: D Civil
27 December 1971 (1971-12-27) 21 Colchester United 1–1 Peterborough United Colchester
Leslie  84' Report Hall  59' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 7,750
Referee: H Robinson
1 January 1972 (1972-01-01) 22 Crewe Alexandra 2–4 Colchester United Crewe
Bradshaw  45'
East  75'
Report Leslie  24'
Hall  51'
Lewis  52' (pen.)
Cook  76'
Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 1,992
Referee: E Jolly
8 January 1972 (1972-01-08) 23 Colchester United 0–0 Bury Colchester
Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,924
15 January 1972 (1972-01-15) 24 Doncaster Rovers 2–0 Colchester United Doncaster
Elwiss  36'
Haselden  90'
Report Stadium: Belle Vue
Attendance: 3,247
Referee: J Goggins
21 January 1972 (1972-01-21) 25 Colchester United 1–1 Scunthorpe United Colchester
Gibbs  9' Report Fletcher  4' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,867
28 January 1972 (1972-01-28) 26 Southend United 1–4 Colchester United Southend-on-Sea
Taylor  30' Report Foley  22'
Mahon  25'
Leslie  68', 73'
Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 8,871
Referee: A Hart
5 February 1972 (1972-02-05) 27 Workington 1–0 Colchester United Workington
Ogilvie  55' Report Stadium: Borough Park
Attendance: 2,170
Referee: P Baldwin
12 February 1972 (1972-02-12) 28 Colchester United 1–1 Cambridge United Colchester
14:45 GMT Lewis  66' Report Lill  87' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,663
Referee: John Homewood
19 February 1972 (1972-02-19) 29 Gillingham 0–2 Colchester United Gillingham
Report Leslie  46', 57' Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 5,313
Referee: I Hunting
26 February 1972 (1972-02-26) 30 Colchester United 0–1 Barrow Colchester
Report Rowlands  80' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,618
4 March 1972 (1972-03-04) 31 Brentford 0–2 Colchester United Brentford
Report Mahon  48'
Lewis  70'
Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 9,210
Referee: J Yates
11 March 1972 (1972-03-11) 32 Colchester United 1–0 Aldershot Colchester
Lewis  12' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,776
Referee: R Perkin
13 March 1972 (1972-03-13) 33 Colchester United 1–2 Doncaster Rovers Colchester
L Smith  68' Report Irvine  20'
Elwiss  43'
Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,004
Referee: Malcolm Sinclair
18 March 1972 (1972-03-18) 34 Hartlepool 3–2 Colchester United Hartlepool
Waddell  10'
Smith  20' (pen.)
Young  60'
Report Mahon  43'
Garvey  83'
Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 2,621
21 March 1972 (1972-03-21) 35 Grimsby Town 3–0 Colchester United Cleethorpes
Gauden  7'
Brace  85' (pen.)
Tees  87'
Report Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 13,288
Referee: H Davey
24 March 1972 (1972-03-24) 36 Colchester United 4–3 Darlington Colchester
Burgess  11'
Leslie  42'
Lewis  52'
Simmons  68'
Report Graham  33', 69'
Barker  74'
Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,865
Referee: D Biddle
31 March 1972 (1972-03-31) 37 Colchester United 2–0 Northampton Town Colchester
Simmons  16'
Lewis  41' (pen.)
Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,375
1 April 1972 (1972-04-01) 38 Peterborough United 4–0 Colchester United Peterborough
Price  20'
Hall  33'
Turner  35' (pen.)
Robson  70'
Report Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 4,367
3 April 1972 (1972-04-03) 39 Chester 2–1 Colchester United Chester
Moore  44', 87' Report Lewis  79' (pen.) Stadium: Sealand Road
Attendance: 3,317
7 April 1972 (1972-04-07) 40 Colchester United 1–0 Workington Colchester
19:00 BST Foley  57' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,390
Referee: R Toseland
10 April 1972 (1972-04-10) 41 Colchester United 2–1 Reading Colchester
Gibbs  30'
Leslie  76'
Report Habbin  3' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,110
Referee: Tommy Dawes
15 April 1972 (1972-04-15) 42 Exeter City 3–3 Colchester United Exeter
Binney  16'
Rowan  58'
Banks  71'
Report Gibbs  30' (pen.)
Burgess  63'
Mahon  82'
Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 4,052
Referee: P Jones
17 April 1972 (1972-04-17) 43 Colchester United 0–1 Grimsby Town Colchester
Report Chatterley  9' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,086
Referee: Jack Taylor
21 April 1972 (1972-04-21) 44 Colchester United 3–2 Stockport County Colchester
Burgess  63', 83'
Simmons  87'
Report Griffiths  33'
McMillan  41'
Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,010
Referee: R Crabb
24 April 1972 (1972-04-24) 45 Colchester United 2–3 Newport County Colchester
Burgess  38', 42' Report Brown  45'
Hill  54' (pen.)
Jones  72'
Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,311
Referee: Ron Challis
29 April 1972 (1972-04-29) 46 Reading 2–4 Colchester United Reading
Habbin  10'
Harman  72'
Report Leslie  21'
L Smith  42', 65'
Burgess  61'
Stadium: Elm Park
Attendance: 3,202
Referee: W Castle

Watney Cup

31 July 1971 (1971-07-31) 1st round Colchester United 1–0 Luton Town Colchester
Lewis  78' (pen.) Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 8,186
Referee: Norman Burtenshaw
4 August 1971 (1971-08-04) Semi-final Colchester United 2–0 Carlisle United Colchester
Gibbs  46'
Lewis  52'
Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 7,871
Referee: Ray Tinkler
7 August 1971 (1971-08-07) Final West Bromwich Albion 4–4
(2–4 p)
Colchester United West Bromwich
Cantello  16'
Astle  30', 89'
Hope  34'
Report Mahon  8', 67'
Simmons  32'
Lewis  86' (pen.)
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 18,487

League Cup

18 August 1971 (1971-08-18) 1st round Colchester United 3–1 Brentford Colchester
Mahon  33'
Lewis  53', 67' (pen.)
Report Ross  87' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 6,125
Referee: K Baker
8 September 1971 (1971-09-08) 2nd round Colchester United 4–1 Swindon Town Colchester
Lewis  7', 52' (pen.), 70'
Mahon  60'
Report
Report
Horsfield Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 7,437
Referee: Ron Challis
5 October 1971 (1971-10-05) 3rd round Blackpool 4–0 Colchester United Blackpool
Suddick  47'
Green  63'
Burns  68', 82'
Report Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 11,042

FA Cup

20 November 1971 (1971-11-20) 1st round Colchester United 1–4 Shrewsbury Town Colchester
Hall  41' Report Wood  10'
Andrews  24', 67', 83'
Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,773
Referee: R Toseland

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

[6][29]

No. Pos Nat Player TotalFourth DivisionFA CupLeague CupWatney Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Barry Smith 310310000000
DF Richard Bourne 201+10000000
DF Eric Burgess 478418003030
DF Micky Cook 40136+21101000
DF Brian Hall 41436+23111+1000
DF John McLaughlin 908+10000000
DF Lindsay Smith 18314+43000000
MF Phil Bloss 221191002010
MF Steve Foley 174174000000
MF Steve Leslie 451340+1130+101+100+10
MF Bobby Mills 3030000000
MF Tony Wingate 100+10000000
FW Brian Gibbs 40530+34103031
FW Mick Mahon 491241+18103232
FW Dave Simmons 28420+33002031
Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season
GK Graham Smith 220150103030
DF Bobby Cram 42035+10102030
DF Brian Garvey 39131+11102+1030
DF John Gilchrist 190130102030
DF John Kurila 11292101000
DF Charlie Woods 3030000000
MF David Burnside 130130000000
MF Ken Jones 21213+4210101+10
MF Brian Lewis 37233015103533
FW Ray Crawford 1000000010
FW Brian Owen 13070003030

Goalscorers

[29]

Place Nationality Position Name Fourth Division FA Cup League Cup Watney Cup Total
1 MF Brian Lewis 15 0 5 3 23
2 MF Steve Leslie 13 0 0 0 13
3 WG Mick Mahon 8 0 2 2 12
4 FB Eric Burgess 8 0 0 0 8
5 FW Brian Gibbs 4 0 0 1 5
6 MF Steve Foley 4 0 0 0 4
FB Brian Hall 3 1 0 0 4
FW Dave Simmons 3 0 0 1 4
9 CB Lindsay Smith 3 0 0 0 3
10 MF Ken Jones 2 0 0 0 2
CB John Kurila 2 0 0 0 2
12 MF Phil Bloss 1 0 0 0 1
FB Micky Cook 1 0 0 0 1
CB Brian Garvey 1 0 0 0 1
Own goals 2 0 0 0 2
TOTALS 70 1 7 7 85

Disciplinary record

[30]

Nationality Position Name Fourth Division FA Cup League Cup Watney Cup Total
FW Brian Gibbs 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
FB Micky Cook 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
CB Brian Garvey 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
MF Brian Lewis 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
FB John Gilchrist 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF Ken Jones 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
CB John Kurila 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF Steve Leslie 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
WG Mick Mahon 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
TOTALS 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 0

Clean sheets

Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.[31]

Place Nationality Player Fourth Division FA Cup League Cup Watney Cup Total
1 Barry Smith 7 0 0 0 7
Graham Smith 5 0 0 2 7
TOTALS 12 0 0 2 14

Player debuts

Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.[32]

Position Nationality Player Date Opponent Ground Notes
GK Barry Smith 28 August 1971 Bury Gigg Lane
FB Charlie Woods 26 November 1971 Exeter City Layer Road
MF Steve Foley 26 November 1971 Exeter City Layer Road
MF Bobby Mills 4 March 1972 Brentford Griffin Park
MF David Burnside 11 March 1972 Aldershot Layer Road
FB John McLaughlin 18 March 1972 Hartlepool Victoria Park
MF Tony Wingate 18 March 1972 Hartlepool Victoria Park
CB Richard Bourne 3 April 1972 Chester Sealand Road

    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.

    Websites

    Specific

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    22. "John Gilchrist". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
    23. "Ken Jones". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
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