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Colchester United 1976–77 football season
The 1976–77 season was Colchester United's first season back in the Football League Fourth Division spending the two previous seasons playing in the Football League Third Division . The season ended in success with Colchester being promoted back to the Third Division, finishing third.
Season Review
The Board kept faith with manager Bobby Roberts for the 1976–77 campaign and, just as they did in the 1960s, United bounced back to the Third Division at the first attempt.
Built on 12 successive home victories from the start of the season United's 'G-men' Bobby Gough and Colin Garwood scored 17 and 16 goals respectively with centre-half Steve Dowman adding an amazing twelve strikes in his first season.
A splendid FA Cup run saw United reach the Fourth Round only to lose to First Division Derby in a replay at The Baseball Ground . Over 14,000 had seen Garwood equalise in the seventh minute of injury time in the first match at Layer Road .
Once again a settled side aided United's progress - eight players played over 40 of the 46 League games.[ 2]
Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Player Info
Transfers
Transfers In
Date
Pos.
Player Name
Previous Club
Transfer Fee
Notes
1 August 1976
DF
Steve Dowman
Youth Team
Free
Transfers Out
Loans In
Date
Pos.
Player Name
Parent Club
Date Returned
Notes
19 February 1977
GK
Glenn Ellis
Ipswich Town
22 February 1977
Results
Fourth Division Results Summary
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
Fourth Division Results
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
21/08/1976
Cambridge United
A
0-2
3,056
24/08/1976
Halifax Town
H
3-0
2,489
Allinson (2), Gough
28/08/1976
Rochdale
A
0-1
1,440
04/09/1976
Exeter City
H
3-1
2,516
Froggatt , Cook , Garwood
11/09/1976
Watford
A
1-2
5,386
Dowman
18/09/1976
Crewe Alexandra
H
3-2
2,519
Froggatt , Garwood , Allinson
25/09/1976
Bournemouth
A
0-0
3,881
01/10/1976
Workington
H
3-1
2,957
Garwood (2), Gough
08/10/1976
Southend United
A
0-0
6,690
16/10/1976
Hartlepool United
H
6-2
3,180
Gough (2), Garwood (3), Allinson
23/10/1976
Scunthorpe United
A
0-2
3,157
25/10/1976
Doncaster Rovers
A
2-3
3,856
Packer (pen. ), Cook
30/10/1976
Brentford
H
2-1
3,607
Garwood , Cook
01/11/1976
Torquay United
H
4-0
3,102
Gough , Garwood (2), Dowman
12/11/1976
Stockport County
H
1-0
3,948
Dowman
27/11/1976
Barnsley
A
0-1
5,662
Garwood
04/12/1976
Darlington
H
4-0
2,951
Gough , Dowman (2), Smith
18/12/1976
Bradford City
A
0-1
4,173
27/12/1976
Aldershot
H
1-0
6,007
Smith
28/12/1976
Swansea City
A
1-2
5,666
Bunkell
01/01/1977
Newport County
H
5-0
4,614
Gough (2), Smith , Dowman , Garwood
03/01/1977
Brentford
A
4-1
4,610
Garwood , Gough (2), Dowman
18/01/1977
Southport
H
4-1
5,634
Bunkell , Garwood , Packer (pen. ), Allinson
21/01/1977
Cambridge United
H
0-1
7,639
05/02/1977
Rochdale
H
1-0
4,943
Dowman
12/02/1977
Exeter City
A
0-1
6,132
19/02/1977
Watford
H
1-0
5,678
Packer (pen. )
22/02/1977
Newport County
A
2-1
1,575
Gough (2)
26/02/1977
Crewe Alexandra
A
0-1
2,410
04/03/1977
Bournemouth
H
1-0
4,948
Froggatt
08/03/1977
Halifax Town
A
2-1
2,097
Packer , Leslie
12/03/1977
Workington
A
4-2
1,223
Froggatt , Gough , Dowman , Packer (pen. )
19/03/1977
Southend United
H
0-1
6,637
21/03/1977
Huddersfield Town
A
0-0
7,508
26/03/1977
Hartlepool United
A
2-2
1,822
Allinson , Dowman
02/04/1977
Scunthorpe United
H
1-1
3,799
Leslie
05/04/1977
Aldershot
A
1-1
2,586
Gough
08/04/1977
Swansea City
H
1-1
5,184
Dowman
11/04/1977
Torquay United
A
2-2
3,189
Dowman , Gough
15/04/1977
Doncaster Rovers
H
1-0
4,668
Gough
19/04/1977
Huddersfield Town
H
3-1
5,051
Smith (2), Garwood
22/04/1977
Stockport County
A
1-1
2,826
Garwood
29/04/1977
Barnsley
H
1-0
5,802
Smith
03/05/1977
Southport
A
3-1
867
Froggatt (2), Gough
07/05/1977
Darlington
A
0-2
1,964
14/05/1977
Bradford City
H
2-1
8,912
Ratcliffe (o.g. ), Allinson
Source : 1976-77 Season Colchester United Results - coludata.co.uk
League Cup
Source : 1976-77 Season Colchester United Results - coludata.co.uk
FA Cup
Date
Round
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
20/11/1976
R1
Cambridge United
A
1-1
5,090
Packer (pen. )
24/11/1976
R1 (R)
Cambridge United
H
2-0
6,041
Garwood , Leslie
20/12/1976
R2
Brentford
H
3-2
4,730
Gough , Froggatt , Packer (pen. )
08/01/1977
R3
Kettering Town
A
3-2
7,176
Froggatt , Garwood (2)
29/01/1977
R4
Derby County
H
1-1
14,030
Garwood
02/02/1977
R4 (R)
Derby County
A
0-1
22,155
Source : 1976-77 Season Colchester United Results - coludata.co.uk
Squad statistics
[ 3]
Scorers
[ 4]
All
League
FA Cup
League Cup
Most Frequent Starting XI
This section shows players in a 5-2-3 formation with the most league starts during the season.
References
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