1976–77 Colchester United F.C. season
The 1976–77 season was Colchester United's 35th season in their history and first season back in fourth tier of English football, the Fourth Division following relegation the previous season. Alongside competing in the Fourth Division, the club also participated in the FA Cup and the League Cup.
1976–77 season | ||
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Chairman | Jack Rippingale[1] | |
Manager | Bobby Roberts | |
Stadium | Layer Road | |
Fourth Division | 3rd (promoted) | |
FA Cup | 4th round (eliminated by Derby County) | |
League Cup | 1st round (eliminated by Millwall) | |
Top goalscorer | League: Bobby Gough (17) All: Colin Garwood (24) | |
Highest home attendance | 14,030 v Derby County, 29 January 1977[2] | |
Lowest home attendance | 2,489 v Halifax Town, 24 August 1976[3] | |
Average home league attendance | 4,944[4] | |
Biggest win | 5–0 v Newport County, 1 January 1977 | |
Biggest defeat | 0–2 v Cambridge United, 21 August 1976 v Scunthorpe United, 23 October 1976 v Darlington, 7 May 1977 | |
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Colchester bounced back to the Third Division at the first attempt under Bobby Roberts with a largely unchanged team from the previous season. He led them to a third-place finish in the league, while in the FA Cup, Colchester took First Division Derby County to a replay in the fourth round. In the League Cup, it took Second Division Millwall three attempts to dispatch the U's in a replay following the initial two legs.
Season overview
Colchester made an instant return to the Third Division after the board kept the faith in manager Bobby Roberts. The season began strongly with twelve successive home victories. Despite a first round League Cup defeat to Millwall, an impressive FA Cup run saw the U's lose out in the fourth round to First Division Derby County in a replay at the Baseball Ground. Over 14,000 fans had seen Colin Garwood equalise in the seventh minute of injury time in the first match at Layer Road.
A settled side aided Colchester's progress across the season. Eight players played over 40 of the 46 league games. The two favoured forwards of Bobby Gough and Colin Garwood registered 17 and 16 goals respectively, while centre-half Steve Dowman scored twelve goals in his debut season. Colchester were promoted in third position behind only Cambridge United and Exeter City.[5]
Players
- As of match played 14 May 1977.[6]
Name | Position | Nationality | Place of birth | Date of birth | Apps | Goals | Signed from | Date signed | Fee | ||
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Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
Mike Walker | GK | ![]() | Colwyn Bay | 28 November 1945 (aged 30) | 149 | 0 | ![]() | July 1973 | £4,000 | ||
Defenders | |||||||||||
Micky Cook | FB | ![]() | Enfield | 9 April 1951 (aged 25) | 289 | 10 | ![]() | 1 March 1969 | Free transfer | ||
Steve Dowman | CB | ![]() | Ilford | 15 April 1958 (aged 18) | 0 | 0 | Apprentice | 24 August 1976[lower-alpha 1] | Free transfer | ||
Mick Packer | FB | ![]() | Willesden | 20 April 1950 (aged 26) | 120 | 4 | ![]() | July 1973 | Free transfer | ||
Lindsay Smith | CB | ![]() | Enfield | 18 September 1954 (aged 21) | 183 | 12 | Apprentice | 20 April 1971[lower-alpha 1] | Free transfer | ||
Johnny Williams | FB | ![]() | Tottenham | 26 March 1947 (aged 29) | 39 | 0 | ![]() | June 1976 | Undisclosed | ||
Midfielders | |||||||||||
Ray Bunkell | MF | ![]() | Edmonton | 18 September 1949 (aged 26) | 85 | 5 | ![]() | December 1973 | Part exchange | ||
Paul Dyer | MF | ![]() | Leicester | 24 January 1953 (aged 23) | 40 | 2 | ![]() | Summer 1975 | Undisclosed | ||
Steve Foley | MF | ![]() | Clacton-on-Sea | 21 June 1953 (aged 22) | 139 | 29 | Apprentice | July 1969 | Free transfer | ||
Steve Leslie | MF | ![]() | Hornsey | 4 September 1952 (aged 23) | 187 | 34 | Apprentice | 20 April 1971[lower-alpha 1] | Free transfer | ||
Forwards | |||||||||||
Ian Allinson | WG | ![]() | Hitchin | 1 October 1957 (aged 18) | 6 | 0 | Apprentice | Summer 1974 | Free transfer | ||
John Froggatt | FW | ![]() | Stanton Hill | 13 December 1945 (aged 30) | 98 | 23 | ![]() | Summer 1974 | £6,000 | ||
Colin Garwood | FW | ![]() | Heacham | 29 June 1949 (aged 26) | 15 | 2 | ![]() | February 1976 | £4,000 | ||
Bobby Gough | FW | ![]() | Ladywood | 20 July 1949 (aged 26) | 22 | 5 | ![]() | January 1976 | £7,000 |
- 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. |
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24 August 1976 | CB | ![]() |
Steve Dowman | Apprentice | Free transfer | [7][lower-alpha 1] |
- Total spending:
~ £0
- Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club
Out
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
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End of season | CB | ![]() |
Barry Dominey | ![]() |
Released | [8] |
End of season | CB | ![]() |
Derek Harrison | ![]() |
Released | [9] |
End of season | WG | ![]() |
Terry Anderson | Free agent | Released | [10] |
August 1976 | GK | ![]() |
Lee Smelt | Margate | Free transfer | [11] |
23 November 1976 | FB | ![]() |
Stewart Bright | Chelmsford City | Free transfer | [12] |
- Total incoming:
~ £0
Loans in
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | End date | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
19 February 1977 | GK | ![]() |
Glenn Ellis | ![]() |
22 February 1977 | [13][lower-alpha 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
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Cambridge United | 46 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 87 | 40 | +47 | 65 | Division Champions, promoted |
2 | Exeter City | 46 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 70 | 46 | +24 | 62 | Promoted |
3 | Colchester United | 46 | 25 | 9 | 12 | 77 | 43 | +34 | 59 | |
4 | Bradford City | 46 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 78 | 51 | +27 | 59 | |
5 | Swansea City | 46 | 25 | 8 | 13 | 92 | 68 | +24 | 58 |
Matches
21 August 1976 1 | Cambridge United | 2–0 | Colchester United | Cambridge |
Biley ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 3,056 Referee: John Homewood |
24 August 1976 2 | Colchester United | 3–0 | Halifax Town | Colchester |
Allinson ![]() Gough ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,489 Referee: D Reeves |
28 August 1976 3 | Rochdale | 1–0 | Colchester United | Rochdale |
Hanvey ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1,440 Referee: T Mills |
4 September 1976 4 | Colchester United | 3–1 | Exeter City | Colchester |
Froggatt ![]() Cook ![]() Garwood ![]() |
Report | Smith ![]() |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,516 Referee: Colin Downey |
11 September 1976 5 | Watford | 2–1 | Colchester United | Watford |
Garner ![]() Mayes ![]() |
Report | Dowman ![]() Packer ![]() |
Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 5,386 Referee: A Turvey |
18 September 1976 6 | Colchester United | 3–2 | Crewe Alexandra | Colchester |
Froggatt ![]() Garwood ![]() Allinson ![]() |
Report | Abbott ![]() |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,519 Referee: Tom Bune |
25 September 1976 7 | Bournemouth | 0–0 | Colchester United | Bournemouth |
Report | Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 3,881 Referee: D Biddle |
1 October 1976 8 | Colchester United | 3–1 | Workington | Colchester |
Garwood ![]() Gough ![]() |
Report | Lowrey ![]() |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,957 Referee: Alan Gunn |
8 October 1976 9 | Southend United | 0–0 | Colchester United | Southend-on-Sea |
Report | Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 6,690 Referee: K Salmon |
16 October 1976 10 | Colchester United | 6–2 | Hartlepool | Colchester |
Gough ![]() Garwood ![]() Allinson ![]() |
Report | Bielby ![]() |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,180 Referee: R Robinson |
23 October 1976 11 | Scunthorpe United | 2–0 | Colchester United | Scunthorpe |
Pilling ![]() Keeley ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Old Showground Attendance: 3,157 Referee: R Horner |
25 October 1976 12 | Doncaster Rovers | 3–2 | Colchester United | Doncaster |
Taylor ![]() Kitchen ![]() Laidlaw ![]() |
Report | Packer ![]() Cook ![]() |
Stadium: Belle Vue Attendance: 3,856 Referee: T Morris |
30 October 1976 13 | Colchester United | 2–1 | Brentford | Colchester |
Garwood ![]() Cook ![]() |
Report | Cross ![]() |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,607 Referee: Ron Challis |
1 November 1976 14 | Colchester United | 4–0 | Torquay United | Colchester |
Gough ![]() Garwood ![]() Dowman ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,102 Referee: M Taylor |
12 November 1976 15 | Colchester United | 1–0 | Stockport County | Colchester |
Dowman ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,948 Referee: B Daniels |
27 November 1976 16 | Barnsley | 0–1 | Colchester United | Barnsley |
Report | Garwood ![]() |
Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 5,662 Referee: J Rice |
4 December 1976 17 | Colchester United | 4–0 | Darlington | Colchester |
Gough ![]() Dowman ![]() Smith ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,951 Referee: P Reeves |
18 December 1976 18 | Bradford City | 1–0 | Colchester United | Bradford |
Cooke ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 4,173 Referee: A Saunders |
27 December 1976 19 | Colchester United | 1–0 | Aldershot | Colchester |
Smith ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 6,007 Referee: C Maskell |
28 December 1976 20 | Swansea City | 2–1 | Colchester United | Swansea |
May ![]() Charles ![]() |
Report | Bunkell ![]() |
Stadium: Vetch Field Attendance: 5,666 Referee: B James |
1 January 1977 21 | Colchester United | 5–0 | Newport County | Colchester |
Gough ![]() Smith ![]() Dowman ![]() Garwood ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,614 Referee: Alf Grey |
3 January 1977 22 | Brentford | 1–4 | Colchester United | Brentford |
McCulloch ![]() |
Report | Garwood ![]() Gough ![]() Dowman ![]() |
Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 4,610 Referee: Tom Bune |
18 January 1977 23 | Colchester United | 4–1 | Southport | Colchester |
Bunkell ![]() Garwood ![]() Packer ![]() Allinson ![]() |
Report | Dewsnip ![]() |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 5,634 Referee: Rob Lewis |
21 January 1977 24 | Colchester United | 0–1 | Cambridge United | Colchester |
Report | Spriggs ![]() |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 7,639 Referee: T Spencer |
5 February 1977 25 | Colchester United | 1–0 | Rochdale | Colchester |
Dowman ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,943 Referee: K Salmon |
12 February 1977 26 | Exeter City | 1–0 | Colchester United | Exeter |
Hodge ![]() |
Report | Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 6,132 Referee: Malcolm Sinclair |
19 February 1977 27 | Colchester United | 1–0 | Watford | Colchester |
Packer ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 5,678 Referee: D Smith |
22 February 1977 28 | Newport County | 1–2 | Colchester United | Newport |
Emanuel ![]() |
Report | Gough ![]() |
Stadium: Somerton Park Attendance: 1,575 Referee: W Harvey |
26 February 1977 29 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–0 | Colchester United | Crewe |
Smith ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 2,410 Referee: K Hacken |
4 March 1977 30 | Colchester United | 1–0 | Bournemouth | Colchester |
Froggatt ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,948 Referee: M Taylor |
8 March 1977 31 | Halifax Town | 1–2 | Colchester United | Halifax |
Lawson ![]() |
Report | Packer ![]() Leslie ![]() |
Stadium: The Shay Attendance: 2,097 Referee: N Glover |
12 March 1977 32 | Workington | 2–4 | Colchester United | Workington |
Kavanagh ![]() Prudham ![]() |
Report | Froggatt ![]() Gough ![]() Dowman ![]() Dowman ![]() Packer ![]() |
Stadium: Borough Park Attendance: 1,223 Referee: Bob Matthewson |
19 March 1977 33 | Colchester United | 0–1 | Southend United | Colchester |
Report | Morris ![]() |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 6,637 Referee: I Hunting |
21 March 1977 34 | Huddersfield Town | 0–0 | Colchester United | Huddersfield |
Report | Stadium: Leeds Road Attendance: 7,508 Referee: J Butcher |
26 March 1977 35 | Hartlepool | 2–2 | Colchester United | Hartlepool |
Poskett ![]() |
Report | Allinson ![]() Dowman ![]() |
Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 1,822 Referee: A Porter |
2 April 1977 36 | Colchester United | 1–1 | Scunthorpe United | Colchester |
Leslie ![]() |
Report | Lumby ![]() |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,799 Referee: B James |
5 April 1977 37 | Aldershot | 1–1 | Colchester United | Aldershot |
Bell ![]() |
Report | Gough ![]() |
Stadium: Recreation Ground Attendance: 2,586 Referee: C White |
8 April 1977 38 | Colchester United | 1–1 | Swansea City | Colchester |
Dowman ![]() |
Report | Williams ![]() Lally ![]() |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 5,184 Referee: Rob Lewis |
11 April 1977 39 | Torquay United | 2–2 | Colchester United | Torquay |
Rudge ![]() Lee ![]() |
Report | Dowman ![]() Gough ![]() |
Stadium: Plainmoor Attendance: 3,189 Referee: B Stevens |
15 April 1977 40 | Colchester United | 1–0 | Doncaster Rovers | Colchester |
Gough ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,668 Referee: D Smith |
19 April 1977 41 | Colchester United | 3–1 | Huddersfield Town | Colchester |
Smith ![]() Garwood ![]() |
Report | Dowman ![]() |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 5,051 Referee: John Homewood |
22 April 1977 42 | Stockport County | 1–1 | Colchester United | Stockport |
Daniels ![]() |
Report | Garwood ![]() |
Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 2,826 Referee: D Richardson |
29 April 1977 43 | Colchester United | 1–0 | Barnsley | Colchester |
Smith ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 5,802 Referee: Tom Bune |
3 May 1977 44 | Southport | 1–3 | Colchester United | Southport |
Walker ![]() |
Report | Froggatt ![]() Gough ![]() |
Stadium: Haig Avenue Attendance: 867 Referee: C Newsome |
7 May 1977 45 | Darlington | 2–0 | Colchester United | Darlington |
Rowles ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Feethams Attendance: 1,964 Referee: M Lowe |
14 May 1977 46 | Colchester United | 2–1 | Bradford City | Colchester |
Ratcliffe ![]() Allinson ![]() |
Report | Watson ![]() |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 8,912 Referee: Malcolm Sinclair |
League Cup
14 August 1976 1st round 1st leg | Millwall | 2–1 | Colchester United | New Cross |
Seasman ![]() Shanahan ![]() |
Report | Smith ![]() |
Stadium: The Den Attendance: 4,599 Referee: C Maskell |
17 August 1976 1st round 2nd leg | Colchester United | 2–1 | Millwall | Colchester |
Gough ![]() Garwood ![]() |
Report | Evans ![]() |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,155 Referee: B Daniels | |
Note: Colchester and Millwall drew 3–3 on aggregate |
30 August 1976 1st round replay | Colchester United | 4–4 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p) | Millwall | Colchester |
Garwood ![]() Bunkell ![]() |
Report | Lee ![]() Salvage ![]() Fairbrother ![]() |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,695 Referee: Alf Grey |
FA Cup
20 November 1976 1st round | Cambridge United | 1–1 | Colchester United | Cambridge |
Fallon ![]() |
Report | Packer ![]() |
Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 5,090 Referee: R Toseland |
24 November 1976 1st round replay | Colchester United | 2–0 | Cambridge United | Colchester |
Garwood ![]() Leslie ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 6,041 Referee: R Toseland |
11 December 1976 2nd round | Colchester United | A–A | Brentford | Colchester |
Report | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 5,286 Referee: J Sewell | |||
Note: Match abandoned after 62-minutes with the score at 0–0 due to a frozen pitch. |
20 December 1976 2nd round | Colchester United | 3–2 | Brentford | Colchester |
Gough ![]() Froggatt ![]() Packer ![]() |
Report | Rolph ![]() Fraser ![]() |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,730 Referee: J Sewell |
8 January 1977 3rd round | Kettering Town | 2–3 | Colchester United | Kettering |
Clayton ![]() Kellock ![]() |
Report | Froggatt ![]() Garwood ![]() |
Stadium: Rockingham Road Attendance: 7,176 Referee: John Homewood |
29 January 1977 4th round | Colchester United | 1–1 | Derby County | Colchester |
Garwood ![]() |
Report | Hales ![]() |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 14,030 Referee: R Crabb |
2 February 1977 4th round replay | Derby County | 1–0 | Colchester United | Derby |
James ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 22,155 Referee: R Crabb |
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Fourth Division | FA Cup | League Cup | ||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
GK | ![]() |
Mike Walker | 53 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
DF | ![]() |
Micky Cook | 55 | 3 | 46 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
DF | ![]() |
Steve Dowman | 42 | 12 | 33+3 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
DF | ![]() |
Mick Packer | 47 | 7 | 35+4 | 5 | 4+1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |||
DF | ![]() |
Lindsay Smith | 54 | 7 | 45 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |||
DF | ![]() |
Johnny Williams | 52 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
MF | ![]() |
Ray Bunkell | 24 | 3 | 16+2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |||
MF | ![]() |
Paul Dyer | 43 | 0 | 29+5 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
MF | ![]() |
Steve Foley | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
MF | ![]() |
Steve Leslie | 50 | 3 | 40+1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |||
FW | ![]() |
Ian Allinson | 44 | 7 | 31+9 | 7 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | |||
FW | ![]() |
John Froggatt | 52 | 8 | 43 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |||
FW | ![]() |
Colin Garwood | 51 | 24 | 40+2 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | |||
FW | ![]() |
Bobby Gough | 52 | 19 | 43 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |||
Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season | |||||||||||||
GK | ![]() |
Glenn Ellis | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
DF | ![]() |
Stewart Bright | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
DF | ![]() |
Barry Dominey | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goalscorers
Place | Nationality | Position | Name | Fourth Division | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
FW | Colin Garwood | 16 | 4 | 4 | 24 |
2 | ![]() |
FW | Bobby Gough | 17 | 1 | 1 | 19 |
3 | ![]() |
CB | Steve Dowman | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
4 | ![]() |
FW | John Froggatt | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
5 | ![]() |
WG | Ian Allinson | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
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FB | Mick Packer | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 | |
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CB | Lindsay Smith | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
8 | ![]() |
MF | Ray Bunkell | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
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FB | Micky Cook | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
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MF | Steve Leslie | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
Own goals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
TOTALS | 77 | 10 | 7 | 94 |
Disciplinary record
Nationality | Position | Name | Fourth Division | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||
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FB | Mick Packer | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
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FW | John Froggatt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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FB | Johnny Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
TOTALS | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
Clean sheets
Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.[16]
Place | Nationality | Player | Fourth Division | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
Mike Walker | 14 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
2 | ![]() |
Glenn Ellis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
TOTALS | 15 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
Player debuts
Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.[17]
Position | Nationality | Player | Date | Opponent | Ground | Notes |
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CB | ![]() |
Steve Dowman | 24 August 1976 | Halifax Town | Layer Road | |
GK | ![]() |
Glenn Ellis | 19 February 1977 | Watford | Layer Road | |
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: 1977". 11v11.com. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
Specific
- 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.
- "Colchester Utd 1–1 Derby County". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
- "Colchester Utd 3–0 Halifax Town". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
- "Average Attendance Figures Per Season". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
- Hudson, Matt (11 July 2012). "The 1970s and 1980s". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- "Appearances". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
- "Steve Dowman (Defender)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
- "Barry Dominey". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
- "Derek Harrison". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
- "Terry Anderson". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
- "Lee Smelt". Margate Football Club history. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
- "Stewart Bright". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
- "Glen Ellis (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
- "Goals". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
- "Discipline". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
- "Clean sheets (1st team)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
- "Alltime- List of Debuts". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2018.