1974–75 Colchester United F.C. season
1974–75 season | ||
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Chairman | Robert Jackson (until November 1974) Jack Rippingale (from November 1974)[1] | |
Manager | Jim Smith (Until 20 June 1975) | |
Third Division | 11th | |
FA Cup | 2nd Round | |
League Cup | Quarter-final | |
Top goalscorer | League: Bobby Svarc (24) All: Bobby Svarc (25) | |
Highest home attendance | 7,790 (Peterborough United) | |
Lowest home attendance | 3,202 (Bury) | |
Average home league attendance | 4,967 | |
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The 1974–75 season was Colchester United's first season back in the Football League Third Division after a seven-year absence.
Season Review
United were back in the Third Division but the board warned that a break-even gate of 9,200 was required and that players would be sold if gates didn't reach 7,500.
Manager Jim Smith returned to his old club Boston and signed Bobby Svarc's old strike partner John Froggatt. The pair rekindled their partnership with Svarc netting 24 in the League with 16 coming from Froggatt. Crowds fell way short of the board's ambitions with an average of 4,941 clicking the Layer Road turnstiles as United finished in a steady eleventh position.
Having reached the Quarter Finals of the FA Cup only four seasons previously, United emulated that achievement in the League Cup. Beating Oxford and Southend, the U's hosted First Division Carlisle beating the Cumbrians 2-0 to earn a home tie with Southampton. A 0-0 draw at Layer Road led to an amazing 1-0 replay win at The Dell, courtesy of a Barry Dominey goal, setting up a Quarter Final tie with Aston Villa. The Midlanders proved just a shade too strong for United winning 2-1 before an expectant 11,812 crowd. Whilst United's focus had been on the League Cup they were knocked out of the FA Cup by non-League minnows Leatherhead.
Out of the cups, fifth placed U's could concentrate on achieving Second Division football. Just one win in seven from New Year's Day onwards saw U's fall to mid-table and they never recovered.[2]
Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Player Info
Pos. | Name | Place of Birth | Date of Birth | Previous Club | Date Joined | Fee |
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GK | Mike Walker | Colwyn Bay | 28 November 1945 | Watford | 25 August 1973 | £4,000 |
DF | Micky Cook | Enfield | 9 April 1951 | Leyton Orient | 6 October 1969 | Free |
DF | Barry Dominey | Edmonton | 21 October 1955 | Enfield | 16 April 1974 | Free |
DF | Ray Harford | Halifax | 1 June 1945 | Port Vale | 3 February 1973 | Free |
DF | Mick Packer | Willesden | 20 April 1950 | Watford | 25 August 1973 | Free |
DF | Lindsay Smith | Enfield | 18 September 1954 | Youth Team | 1 August 1970 | Free |
MF | Ian Allinson | Hitchin | 1 October 1957 | Youth Team | 1 August 1974 | Free |
MF | Ray Bunkell | Edmonton | 18 September 1949 | Swindon Town | 8 December 1973 | £5,000 |
MF | Steve Foley | Clacton-on-Sea | 21 June 1953 | Youth Team | 1 August 1971 | Free |
MF | Steve Leslie | Hornsey | 4 September 1952 | Youth Team | 1 August 1970 | Free |
MF | Jimmy Lindsay | Hamilton | 12 July 1949 | Watford | 17 August 1974 | Free |
MF | Bobby Roberts | Edinburgh | 2 September 1940 | Coventry City | 16 March 1973 | Free |
MF | Colwyn Rowe | Ipswich | 22 March 1956 | Youth Team | 1 August 1973 | Free |
MF | Phil Thomas | Sherborne | 14 December 1952 | Bournemouth | 19 August 1972 | Free |
FW | John Froggatt | Stanton Hill | 13 December 1945 | Boston United | 17 August 1974 | £6,000 |
FW | Bobby Svarc | Leicester | 8 February 1946 | Boston United | 29 December 1972 | £6,000 |
Transfers
Transfers In
Date | Pos. | Player Name | Previous Club | Transfer Fee | Notes |
1 August 1974 | MF | Ian Allinson | Youth Team | Free | |
17 August 1974 | MF | Jimmy Lindsay | Watford | Free | |
17 August 1974 | FW | John Froggatt | Boston United | £6,000 |
Transfers Out
Date | Pos. | Player Name | New Club | Transfer Fee | Notes |
10 January 1975 | FW | Barry Dyson | Chelmsford City | Free | |
25 January 1975 | DF | Stuart Morgan | Bournemouth | £4,000 | |
1 February 1975 | DF | Alex Smith | Halifax Town | Free |
Loans In
Date | Pos. | Player Name | Parent Club | Date Returned | Notes |
4 January 1975 | FW | John Sims | Derby County | 10 January 1975 | |
8 February 1975 | DF | Danny Cameron | Sheffield Wednesday | 4 March 1975 | |
8 February 1975 | MF | Ian McDonald | Liverpool | 4 March 1975 |
Results
Third Division Results Summary
Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Av | Pts |
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10 | Gillingham | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 65 | 60 | 1.083 | 48 |
11 | Colchester United | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 70 | 63 | 1.111 | 47 |
12 | Hereford United | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 64 | 66 | 0.970 | 46 |
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GAv = Goal average; Pts = Points
Third Division Results
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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17/08/1974 | Watford | H | 1-1 | 5,715 | Leslie |
24/08/1974 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 2-3 | 8,390 | Cook, Froggatt |
31/08/1974 | Bournemouth | H | 1-0 | 4,930 | Cook |
07/09/1974 | Chesterfield | A | 1-1 | 3,474 | Svarc |
14/09/1974 | Charlton Athletic | H | 3-0 | 5,527 | Leslie (pen.), Thomas, Svarc |
17/09/1974 | Plymouth Argyle | H | 1-0 | 5,389 | Packer |
21/09/1974 | Aldershot | A | 1-0 | 3,539 | Svarc |
24/09/1974 | Bury | A | 0-0 | 5,223 | |
28/09/1974 | Walsall | H | 1-2 | 4,877 | Svarc |
30/09/1974 | Port Vale | A | 2-2 | 3,722 | Froggatt, Lindsay |
05/10/1974 | Gillingham | H | 4-2 | 4,684 | Froggatt (2), Svarc (2) |
12/10/1974 | Preston North End | A | 2-0 | 10,259 | Harford (2) |
15/10/1974 | Port Vale | H | 2-0 | 5,184 | Svarc (2) |
23/10/1974 | Hereford United | A | 1-3 | 6,390 | Thomas |
26/10/1974 | Halifax Town | A | 1-1 | 1,935 | Svarc |
29/10/1974 | Southend United | H | 1-1 | 6,547 | Lindsay (pen.) |
02/11/1974 | Wrexham | H | 1-1 | 4,432 | Svarc |
06/11/1974 | Hereford United | H | 1-2 | 5,131 | Svarc |
09/11/1974 | Huddersfield Town | A | 2-3 | 5,233 | Froggatt, Svarc |
15/11/1974 | Grimsby Town | H | 5-0 | 4,489 | Froggatt (3), Svarc (2) |
30/11/1974 | Swinon Town | A | 1-4 | 10,072 | Svarc |
06/12/1974 | Tranmere Rovers | H | 2-1 | 4,554 | L.Smith, Froggatt |
20/12/1974 | Crystal Palace | H | 1-1 | 6,914 | Leslie |
28/12/1974 | Peterborough United | H | 4-1 | 7,790 | Froggatt, Dominey, Cook, Bradley (o.g.) |
01/01/1975 | Charlton Athletic | A | 1-4 | 15,246 | Dyson |
04/01/1975 | Aldershot | H | 0-0 | 5,096 | |
10/01/1975 | Tranmere Rovers | A | 0-2 | 2,819 | |
25/01/1975 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 0-2 | 9,937 | |
01/02/1975 | Huddersfield Town | H | 3-2 | 3,921 | Froggatt (2), Dominey |
08/02/1975 | Wrexham | A | 1-2 | 3,433 | Lindsay |
15/02/1975 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 2-2 | 4,161 | Svarc, McDonald |
22/02/1975 | Grimsby Town | H | 1-1 | 5,608 | McDonald |
01/03/1975 | Bournemouth | A | 2-0 | 4,578 | Froggatt, Foley |
04/03/1975 | Swindon Town | H | 2-0 | 4,041 | Svarc (2) |
15/03/1975 | Walsall | A | 2-5 | 4,914 | Foley, Lindsay |
19/03/1975 | Watford | A | 2-1 | 3,941 | Froggatt, Svarc |
22/03/1975 | Chesterfield | H | 1-2 | 4,152 | Lindsay |
25/03/1975 | Crystal Palace | A | 1-2 | 16,851 | Froggatt |
28/03/1975 | Peterborough United | A | 0-1 | 7,559 | |
04/04/1975 | Halifax Town | H | 2-0 | 3,501 | Svarc, Rowe |
12/04/1975 | Gillingham | A | 1-2 | 6,504 | Rowe |
15/04/1975 | Plymouth Argyle | A | 0-1 | 23,551 | |
19/04/1975 | Preston North End | H | 2-2 | 5,228 | Bunkell, Svarc |
22/04/1975 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 2-0 | 4,138 | Lindsay, Svarc |
25/04/1975 | Southend United | A | 1-1 | 5,924 | Foley |
02/05/1975 | Bury | H | 3-2 | 3,202 | Froggatt, Svarc (2) |
Source: 1974-75 Season Colchester United Results - coludata.co.uk
League Cup
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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20/08/1974 | R1 | Oxford United | H | 1-0 | 4,609 | Lindsay (pen.) |
11/09/1974 | R2 | Southend United | A | 2-0 | 7,856 | Leslie (pen.) (2) |
09/10/1974 | R3 | Carlisle United | H | 2-0 | 7,842 | Svarc, Leslie (pen.) |
13/11/1974 | R4 | Southampton | H | 0-0 | 9,515 | |
25/11/1974 | R4 (R) | Southampton | A | 1-0 | 11,492 | Dominey |
03/12/1974 | QF | Aston Villa | H | 1-2 | 11,812 | Froggatt |
Source: 1974-75 Season Colchester United Results - coludata.co.uk
FA Cup
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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23/11/1974 | R1 | Watford | A | 1-0 | 8,228 | Froggatt |
14/12/1974 | R2 | Leatherhead | A | 0-1 | 3,500 |
Source: 1974-75 Season Colchester United Results - coludata.co.uk
Squad statistics
No. | Nat. | Pos. | Name | Total | Division Three | FA Cup | League Cup | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
–– | GK | WAL | Mike Walker | 54 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
–– | DF | SCO | Danny Cameron | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
–– | DF | ENG | Micky Cook | 54 | 3 | 46 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
–– | DF | ENG | Barry Dominey | 32 | 3 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
–– | DF | ENG | Ray Harford | 49 | 2 | 41 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
–– | DF | WAL | Stuart Morgan | 13 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
–– | DF | ENG | Mick Packer | 37 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
–– | DF | ENG | Alex Smith | 26 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
–– | DF | ENG | Lindsay Smith | 49 | 1 | 43 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
–– | MF | ENG | Ian Allinson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
–– | MF | ENG | Ray Bunkell | 34 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
–– | MF | ENG | Steve Foley | 18 | 3 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
–– | MF | ENG | Steve Leslie | 42 | 6 | 34 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
–– | MF | SCO | Jimmy Lindsay | 52 | 7 | 45 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
–– | MF | ENG | Ian McDonald | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
–– | MF | SCO | Bobby Roberts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
–– | MF | ENG | Colwyn Rowe | 11 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
–– | MF | ENG | Phil Thomas | 35 | 2 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
–– | FW | ENG | Barry Dyson | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
–– | FW | ENG | John Froggatt | 54 | 18 | 46 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
–– | FW | ENG | John Sims | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
–– | FW | ENG | Bobby Svarc | 50 | 25 | 42 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
Scorers
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League Cup
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Most Frequent Starting XI
This section shows players in a 4-4-2 formation with the most league starts during the season.
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References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "The U's History: The 70s". Colchester United F.C. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
- ^ "1974–75 Season Appearance Data". coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
- ^ "1974–75 Season Goalscorers Data". coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 17 April 2011.