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Colchester United
1980–81 season
ChairmanJack Rippingale[1]
ManagerBobby Roberts
StadiumLayer Road
Third Division22nd (relegated)
FA Cup3rd round
(eliminated by
Watford)
League Cup1st round
(eliminated by
Gillingham)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Kevin Bremner (10)
All:
Kevin Bremner (8)
Highest home attendance7,769
v Watford, 3 January 1981[2]
Lowest home attendance1,430
v Carlisle United, 2 May 1981[3]
Average home league attendance2,956[4]
Biggest win3–0
v Millwall, 13 September 1980
v Portsmouth, 22 November 1980
v Oxford United, 29 November 1980
Biggest defeat0–4
v Exeter City, 30 August 1980
v Carlisle United, 6 December 1980

The 1980–81 season was Colchester United's 39th season in their history and fourth successive season in third tier of English football, the Third Division. Alongside competing in the Third Division, the club also participated in the FA Cup and the League Cup.

On the back of the success of the previous season, Colchester crashed out of the Third Division, relegated in 22nd-position. Several winless streaks contributed to their downfall. In the cup competitions, the U's were defeated in the first round of the League Cup by Gillingham, while Watford overcame Colchester in the third round of the FA Cup.

Season overview

The club's chairman warned financial difficulties would result in an exodus of players, but in the summer months, only Steve Dowman left the club, joining Wrexham for £75,000. The club also received their first-ever shirt sponsorship from Royal London Insurance.

In the opening game of the season in the League Cup against Gillingham, debutant Nigel Crouch became the first Colchester player to the sent off on their debut following an altercation with Gillingham's Steve Bruce. Colchester failed to win any of their opening eight games. When they beat Millwall 3–0 in their ninth game, it attracted national media coverage. Sergeant Frank Ruggles of Essex Police marched on the field during play and attempted to arrest Millwall defender Mel Blyth for swearing.

Manager Bobby Roberts signed unknown Highland League player Kevin Bremner for a then-club record £25,000. Following this came six consecutive home wins, and Colchester were well-placed in the table by Christmas. However, after Trevor Lee moved to Gillingham for a club record deal worth £90,000, the U's form dipped and they began to slip down the table again. In response to this, on transfer deadline day, Roberts matched Colchester's record fee paid for Bremner, signing Roger Osborne from Ipswich Town, while also paying £15,000 each for Roy McDonough and Phil Coleman.

Eight games without a win from March to the penultimate game of the season ensured Colchester were relegated by just two points. Amid news of a 25,000 all-seater stadium development in the pipeline, the stark reality was that a new all-time low attendance of 1,430 witnessed the final day 1–0 win over Carlisle United, with a league average of just 2,641.

Despite relegation, Roberts was given a vote of confidence by the board, while the local Council refused the new stadium plans ensuring the U's would remain at Layer Road for the foreseeable future.[5]

Players

As of match played 2 May 1981.[6]
Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee
Goalkeepers
Ian Cranstone GK England Rochford 0 0 England Tottenham Hotspur Summer 1977 Free transfer
Bobby Hamilton GK 0 0 Unknown Summer 1977
Mike Walker GK Wales Colwyn Bay (1945-11-28)28 November 1945 (aged 34) 366 0 England Watford July 1973 £4,000
Defenders
Phil Coleman FB England Woolwich (1960-09-08)8 September 1960 (aged 19) 0 0 England Millwall February 1981 £15,000
Micky Cook FB England Enfield (1951-04-09)9 April 1951 (aged 29) 501 15 England Orient 1 March 1969 Free transfer
Nigel Crouch FB England Ardleigh (1958-11-24)24 November 1958 (aged 21) 0 0 England Ipswich Town Summer 1980 Free transfer
Leo Cusenza FB England Edmonton (1963-02-20)20 February 1963 (aged 17) 0 0 Apprentice Summer 1979 Free transfer
Mick Packer FB England Willesden (1950-04-20)20 April 1950 (aged 30) 317 18 England Watford July 1973 Free transfer
Steve Wignall CB England Liverpool (1954-09-17)17 September 1954 (aged 25) 135 9 England Doncaster Rovers September 1977 £5,000
Steve Wright CB England Clacton-on-Sea (1959-06-16)16 June 1959 (aged 20) 76 2 England Woods Athletic 1 October 1977 Free transfer
Midfielders
Russell Cotton MF England Wellington (1960-04-04)4 April 1960 (aged 20) 7 0 Apprentice 26 October 1977 Free transfer
Tony Evans MF England Colchester (1960-03-14)14 March 1960 (aged 20) 22 2 Apprentice 4 March 1978[a] Free transfer
Steve Foley MF England Clacton-on-Sea (1953-06-21)21 June 1953 (aged 26) 276 51 Apprentice July 1969 Free transfer
Steve Leslie MF England Hornsey (1952-09-04)4 September 1952 (aged 27) 344 41 Apprentice 20 April 1971[a] Free transfer
Dennis Longhorn MF England Hythe (1950-09-12)12 September 1950 (aged 29) 0 0 England Aldershot May 1980 Free transfer
Roger Osborne MF England Otley (1950-03-09)9 March 1950 (aged 30) 0 0 England Ipswich Town February 1981 £25,000
Eddie Rowles MF England Gosport (1951-03-10)10 March 1951 (aged 29) 71 18 England Darlington 26 December 1977[a] £15,000
Forwards
Tony Adcock FW England Bethnal Green (1963-03-27)27 March 1963 (aged 17) 0 0 Apprentice 31 March 1981 Free transfer
Ian Allinson WG England Hitchin (1957-10-01)1 October 1957 (aged 22) 205 23 Apprentice Summer 1974 Free transfer
Kevin Bremner FW Scotland Banff (1957-10-07)7 October 1957 (aged 22) 0 0 Scotland Keith October 1980 £25,000
Gary Harvey FW England Colchester (1961-11-19)19 November 1961 (aged 18) 4 2 Apprentice March 1978 Free transfer
Bobby Hodge WG England Exeter (1952-04-30)30 April 1952 (aged 28) 82 10 England Exeter City September 1978 £15,000
Roy McDonough FW England Solihull (1958-10-16)16 October 1958 (aged 21) 0 0 England Chelsea February 1981 £15,000
  1. ^ a b c 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.
Summer 1980 FB England Nigel Crouch England Ipswich Town Free transfer [7]
May 1980 MF England Dennis Longhorn England Aldershot Free transfer [8]
October 1980 FW Scotland Kevin Bremner Scotland Keith £25,000 [9]
February 1981 FB England Phil Coleman England Millwall £15,000 [10]
February 1981 MF England Roger Osborne England Ipswich Town £25,000 [11]
February 1981 FW England Roy McDonough England Chelsea £15,000 [12]
31 March 1981 FW England Tony Adcock Apprentice Free transfer [13]
  • Total spending: Decrease ~ £80,000

Out

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
End of season CB England Steve Dowman Wales Wrexham £75,000 [14]
3 January 1981 FW England Trevor Lee England Gillingham £90,000 [15][a]
March 1981 FW England Bobby Gough England Hendon Released [16]
  • Total incoming: Increase ~ £170,000
  1. ^ Date of departure refers to the date of the player's final game for the club

Loans out

Date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.
Late 1980 MF England Tony Evans Norway Kongsvinger Late 1980 [17]
Late 1980 FW England Gary Harvey Norway Kongsvinger Late 1980 [18]

Match details

Third Division

Main article: 1980–81 Football League

Results round by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAHAAHHAHAAHHAAHHAAHHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHHAHAHAAAHAH
ResultDLDLLWDWDLLWDDLDWLLWWDWLWLWWLLLLWDWLWLLDLLDLLW
Position9161522222118151519201617171819161819181415131513141212151515161514121314141619202121212222
Source: 11v11.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
20 Walsall 46 13 15 18 59 74 −15 41
21 Sheffield United 46 14 12 20 65 63 +2 40 Relegated
22 Colchester United 46 14 11 21 45 65 −20 39
23 Blackpool 46 9 14 23 45 75 −30 32
24 Hull City 46 8 16 22 40 71 −31 32
Source: rsssf.com

Matches

16 August 1980 (1980-08-16) 1 Colchester United 2–2 Plymouth Argyle Colchester
Hodge 53'
Gough 90'		 Report Kemp 18'
Murphy 46'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,061
Referee: D Letts
20 August 1980 (1980-08-20) 2 Fulham 1–0 Colchester United Fulham
Lock 59' (pen.) Report Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 4,250
Referee: R Toseland
23 August 1980 (1980-08-23) 3 Colchester United 1–1 Walsall Colchester
Rowles 74' Report O'Kelly 23' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 1,979
Referee: Ron Challis
30 August 1980 (1980-08-30) 4 Exeter City 4–0 Colchester United Exeter
Neville 45'
Giles 64'
Delve 72'
Kellow 82' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 3,918
Referee: T Spencer
6 September 1980 (1980-09-06) 5 Burnley 1–0 Colchester United Burnley
Hamilton 27' Report Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 4,391
Referee: T Farley
13 September 1980 (1980-09-13) 6 Colchester United 3–0 Millwall Colchester
Foley 23'
Lee 51'
Rowles 74'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,724
Referee: H Taylor
16 September 1980 (1980-09-16) 7 Colchester United 1–1 Chesterfield Colchester
Lee 60' Report Green 39' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,171
Referee: J Deakin
20 September 1980 (1980-09-20) 8 Charlton Athletic 1–2 Colchester United Charlton
Hales 35' (pen.) Report Foley 43'
Hodge 88'		 Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 4,323
Referee: L Burden
27 September 1980 (1980-09-27) 9 Colchester United 1–1 Chester Colchester
Lee 90' Report Jones 77' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,147
Referee: J Martin
30 September 1980 (1980-09-30) 10 Chesterfield 3–0 Colchester United Chesterfield
Moss 4'
Walker 43'
Birch 44'		 Report Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 6,674
Referee: George Courtney
4 October 1980 (1980-10-04) 11 Huddersfield Town 2–0 Colchester United Huddersfield
Kindon 50' (pen.)
Brown 64'		 Report Stadium: Leeds Road
Attendance: 8,400
Referee: K McNally
7 October 1980 (1980-10-07) 12 Colchester United 1–0 Portsmouth Colchester
Lee 86' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,702
Referee: Tony Ward
11 October 1980 (1980-10-11) 13 Colchester United 2–2 Barnsley Colchester
Gough 20'
Hodge 87'		 Report Parker 30'
Glavin 37'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,749
Referee: M Dimblebee
18 October 1980 (1980-10-18) 14 Blackpool 1–1 Colchester United Blackpool
Williams 24' Report Allinson 57' Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 6,997
Referee: G Owen
22 October 1980 (1980-10-22) 15 Reading 1–0 Colchester United Reading
Williams 37' Report Stadium: Elm Park
Attendance: 3,955
Referee: A Hamil
25 October 1980 (1980-10-25) 16 Colchester United 0–0 Rotherham United Colchester
Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,623
Referee: B Hill
28 October 1980 (1980-10-28) 17 Colchester United 2–0 Hull City Colchester
Allinson 16'
Lee 89'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,239
Referee: D Reeves
1 November 1980 (1980-11-01) 18 Sheffield United 3–0 Colchester United Sheffield
Kenworthy 1'
Trusson 44'
Charles 68'		 Report Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 12,810
Referee: G Nolan
4 November 1980 (1980-11-04) 19 Portsmouth 2–1 Colchester United Portsmouth
Gregory 34', 65' Report Lee 38' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 10,895
Referee: E Read
8 November 1980 (1980-11-08) 20 Colchester United 1–0 Swindon Town Colchester
Hodge 76' (pen.) Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,153
Referee: B Martin
11 November 1980 (1980-11-11) 21 Colchester United 3–2 Fulham Colchester
Wignall 16'
Allinson 17', 70'		 Report Beck 24'
Davies 53'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,543
Referee: D Lloyd
15 November 1980 (1980-11-15) 22 Plymouth Argyle 1–1 Colchester United Plymouth
Kemp 78' Report Bremner 38' Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 4,905
Referee: David Hutchinson
29 November 1980 (1980-11-29) 23 Colchester United 3–0 Oxford United Colchester
Hodge 73' (pen.)
Bremner 75', 78'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,114
Referee: Colin Downey
6 December 1980 (1980-12-06) 24 Carlisle United 4–0 Colchester United Carlisle
Brown 34'
Beardsley 43', 46'
Staniforth 75'		 Report Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 3,196
Referee: J Hough
20 December 1980 (1980-12-20) 25 Colchester United 1–0 Newport County Colchester
Hodge 43' (pen.) Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,160
Referee: Alf Grey
26 December 1980 (1980-12-26) 26 Brentford 2–1 Colchester United Brentford
Kruse 18'
Hurlock 71'		 Report Bremner 43' Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 6,240
Referee: G Napthine
27 December 1980 (1980-12-27) 27 Colchester United 2–1 Gillingham Colchester
Packer 27'
Lee 90'		 Report Price 37' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,879
Referee: C White
10 January 1981 (1981-01-10) 28 Colchester United 3–2 Blackpool Colchester
Foley 12'
Gough 56', 74'		 Report Morris 37'
Ball 68'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,378
Referee: M Bidmead
17 January 1981 (1981-01-17) 29 Oxford United 2–1 Colchester United Oxford
Shotton 18'
Jeffrey 68'		 Report Foley 89' Stadium: Manor Ground
Attendance: 3,498
Referee: M Baker
31 January 1981 (1981-01-31) 30 Walsall 3–1 Colchester United Walsall
Waddington 8'
Mower 25'
Smith 90'		 Report Allinson 78' Stadium: Fellows Park
Attendance: 3,195
Referee: D Owen
3 February 1981 (1981-02-03) 31 Colchester United 1–2 Exeter City Colchester
Bremner 33' Report Forbes 11'
Pullar 29'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,357
Referee: J Bray
7 February 1981 (1981-02-07) 32 Millwall 3–1 Colchester United New Cross
Bartley 18'
Martin 57'
Horrix 66'		 Report Bremner 44' Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 4,565
Referee: L Shapter
14 February 1981 (1981-02-14) 33 Colchester United 2–1 Burnley Colchester
McDonough 25'
Bremner 63'		 Report Hamilton 79' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,082
Referee: Tom Bune
21 February 1981 (1981-02-21) 34 Chester 0–0 Colchester United Chester
Report Stadium: Sealand Road
Attendance: 1,778
Referee: A Challinor
28 February 1981 (1981-02-28) 35 Colchester United 2–0 Charlton Athletic Colchester
Foley 6'
Packer 10' (pen.)		 Report Tydeman Yellow card 80' Red card Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,864
Referee: D Richardson
7 March 1981 (1981-03-07) 36 Colchester United 1–2 Huddersfield Town Colchester
Packer 45' Report Robins 39'
Lillis 67'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,644
Referee: J Deakin
17 March 1981 (1981-03-17) 37 Hull City 0–1 Colchester United Kingston upon Hull
Report Cotton 4' Stadium: Boothferry Park
Attendance: 3,586
Referee: R Chadwick
22 March 1981 (1981-03-22) 38 Colchester United 1–2 Reading Colchester
Bremner 27' Report Heale 8', 35' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,705
Referee: Ron Challis
28 March 1981 (1981-03-28) 39 Rotherham United 2–0 Colchester United Rotherham
Moore 7', 76' Report Stadium: Millmoor
Attendance: 7,956
Referee: Peter Willis
4 April 1981 (1981-04-04) 40 Colchester United 1–1 Sheffield United Colchester
Allinson 13' Report Wiggan 52' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,439
Referee: K Salmon
7 April 1981 (1981-04-07) 41 Barnsley 3–0 Colchester United Barnsley
McHale 30'
Parker 37', 84'		 Report Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 13,283
Referee: P Richardson
11 April 1981 (1981-04-11) 42 Swindon Town 3–0 Colchester United Swindon
Rideout 33', 77'
Rowland 74'		 Report Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 6,120
Referee: Rob Lewis
18 April 1981 (1981-04-18) 43 Gillingham 0–0 Colchester United Gillingham
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 4,408
Referee: A Robinson
20 April 1981 (1981-04-20) 44 Colchester United 0–2 Brentford Colchester
Report Shrubb 22'
Booker 43'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,609
Referee: B Hill
25 April 1981 (1981-04-25) 45 Newport County 1–0 Colchester United Newport
Aldridge 24' Report Stadium: Somerton Park
Attendance: 4,619
Referee: T Spencer
2 May 1981 (1981-05-02) 46 Colchester United 1–0 Carlisle United Colchester
McDonough 24' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 1,430
Referee: Tony Ward

League Cup

Main article: 1980–81 Football League Cup
9 August 1980 (1980-08-09) 1st round 1st leg Colchester United 0–2 Gillingham Colchester
Crouch Red card Report Price 13'
Bruce 60'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,514
Referee: K Salmon
12 August 1980 (1980-08-12) 1st round 2nd leg Gillingham 2–1 Colchester United Gillingham
Ford 88'
Bruce 90'		 Report Gough 52' Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 5,220
Note: Gillingham won 4–1 on aggregate

FA Cup

Main article: 1980–81 FA Cup
22 November 1980 (1980-11-22) 1st round Colchester United 3–0 Portsmouth Colchester
Lee 26'
Allinson 81'
Bremner 87'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,387
Referee: C Maskell
13 December 1980 (1980-12-13) 2nd round Colchester United 1–1 Yeovil Town Colchester
Wignall 86' Report Green 14'
Broom Red card		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,394
Referee: K Salmon
17 December 1980 (1980-12-17) 2nd round replay Yeovil Town 0–2 Colchester United Yeovil
Report Lee 58'
Bremner 67'		 Stadium: Huish Athletic Ground
Attendance: 5,803
3 January 1981 (1981-01-03) 3rd round Colchester United 0–1 Watford Colchester
Report Poskett Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 7,769
Referee: J Martin

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

[6][19]

No. Pos Nat Player Total Third Division FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Wales WAL Mike Walker 52 0 46 0 4 0 2 0
DF England ENG Phil Coleman 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
DF England ENG Micky Cook 50 0 45 0 4 0 1 0
DF England ENG Nigel Crouch 11 0 9+1 0 0 0 1 0
DF England ENG Leo Cusenza 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF England ENG Mick Packer 49 3 43 3 4 0 2 0
DF England ENG Steve Wignall 48 2 42 1 4 1 2 0
DF England ENG Steve Wright 17 0 17 0 0 0 0 0
MF England ENG Russell Cotton 20 1 18+1 1 0 0 1 0
MF England ENG Tony Evans 10 0 6+2 0 0 0 0+2 0
MF England ENG Steve Foley 36 5 30+1 5 3 0 2 0
MF England ENG Steve Leslie 47 0 41+2 0 4 0 0 0
MF England ENG Dennis Longhorn 26 0 21+1 0 2+1 0 1 0
MF England ENG Roger Osborne 12 0 11+1 0 0 0 0 0
MF England ENG Eddie Rowles 26 2 21 2 3 0 2 0
FW England ENG Tony Adcock 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
FW England ENG Ian Allinson 52 7 43+3 6 4 1 2 0
FW Scotland SCO Kevin Bremner 38 10 33+1 8 4 2 0 0
FW England ENG Gary Harvey 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
FW England ENG Bobby Hodge 29 6 22+2 6 3 0 2 0
FW England ENG Roy McDonough 12 2 11+1 2 0 0 0 0
Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season
FW England ENG Bobby Gough 18 5 15 4 1+1 0 1 1
FW England ENG Trevor Lee 32 9 25+1 7 4 2 2 0

Goalscorers

[19]

Place Nationality Position Name Third Division FA Cup League Cup Total
1 Scotland FW Kevin Bremner 8 2 0 10
2 England FW Trevor Lee 7 2 0 9
3 England WG Ian Allinson 6 1 0 7
4 England WG Bobby Hodge 6 0 0 6
5 England MF Steve Foley 5 0 0 5
England FW Bobby Gough 4 0 1 5
7 England FB Mick Packer 3 0 0 3
8 England FW Roy McDonough 2 0 0 2
England MF Eddie Rowles 2 0 0 2
England CB Steve Wignall 1 1 0 2
11 England MF Russell Cotton 1 0 0 1
Own goals 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 45 6 1 52

Disciplinary record

[20]

Nationality Position Name Third Division FA Cup League Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
England FB Nigel Crouch 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
England MF Steve Foley 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
TOTALS 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1

Clean sheets

Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.[21]

Place Nationality Player Third Division FA Cup League Cup Total
1 Wales Mike Walker 12 2 0 14
TOTALS 12 2 0 14

Player debuts

Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.[22]

Position Nationality Player Date Opponent Ground Notes
FB England Nigel Crouch 9 August 1980 Gillingham Layer Road
FB England Leo Cusenza 9 August 1980 Gillingham Layer Road
MF England Dennis Longhorn 9 August 1980 Gillingham Layer Road
FW Scotland Kevin Bremner 11 October 1980 Barnsley Layer Road
MF England Roger Osborne 14 February 1981 Burnley Layer Road
FW England Roy McDonough 14 February 1981 Burnley Layer Road
FB England Phil Coleman 21 February 1981 Chester Sealand Road
FW England Tony Adcock 2 May 1981 Carlisle United Layer 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

  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 0–1 Watford". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Colchester Utd 1–0 Carlisle United". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Average Attendance Figures Per Season". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  5. ^ Hudson, Matt (11 July 2012). "The 1970s and 1980s". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  6. ^ a b "Appearances". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  7. ^ "Nigel Crouch". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  8. ^ "Dennis Longhorn". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  9. ^ "Kevin Bremner". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  10. ^ "Phil Coleman". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  11. ^ "Roger Osborne". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  12. ^ "Roy McDonough". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  13. ^ "Tony Adcock (Forward)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  14. ^ "Steve Dowman (Defender)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  15. ^ "Trevor Lee". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  16. ^ "Bobby Gough (Forward)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  17. ^ "Tony Evans". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  18. ^ "Gary Harvey". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  19. ^ a b "Goals". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  20. ^ "Discipline". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  21. ^ "Clean sheets (1st team)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  22. ^ "Alltime- List of Debuts". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
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