1959–60 Colchester United F.C. season explained

Club:Colchester United
Season:1959–60
Chairman:Bill Allen[1]
Manager:Benny Fenton
Stadium:Layer Road
League:Third Division
League Result:9th
Cup1:FA Cup
Cup1 Result:1st round
(eliminated by
Queens Park Rangers)
League Topscorer:
Martyn King (30)
Season Topscorer:
Martyn King (30)
Highest Attendance:13,053
v Norwich City, 20 February 1960[2]
Lowest Attendance:5,215
v Accrington Stanley, 30 April 1960[3]
Average Attendance:7,856[4]
Largest Win:4–0
v Tranmere Rovers, 5 March 1960;
5–1
v Accrington Stanley, 30 April 1960
Largest Loss:1–4
v Grimsby Town, 1 September 1959;
1–4
v Shrewsbury Town, 19 September 1959
Pattern Name1:Home
Pattern La1:_white_stripes
Pattern B1:_whitestripes3
Pattern Ra1:_white_stripes
Pattern So1:_3whitehoops
Leftarm1:0000FF
Body1:0000FF
Rightarm1:0000FF
Shorts1:FFFFFF
Socks1:0000FF
Alt1:Football kit (white jersey with blue, vertical stripes; white shorts;; and blue socks with white, horizontal hoops).
Prevseason:1958–59
Nextseason:1960–61

The 1959–60 season was Colchester United's 18th season in their history and their tenth season in the third tier of English football, the Third Division. Alongside competing in the Third Division, the club also participated in the FA Cup, with Colchester being knocked out by league rivals Queens Park Rangers in the first round. Colchester ended the season in ninth place in the Third Division.

Season overview

Colchester's first game under floodlights at Layer Road was on 24 August 1959 when 9,689 watched the 2–2 draw with Grimsby Town. The ground became somewhat of a fortress, losing only twice throughout the campaign. However, Colchester struggled on their travels, earning just three wins. The mixed form led to a ninth position finish in the Third Division table.

The most notable bonus for the season was Martyn King's completion of national service meaning he was available for every game. Playing in 40 matches, forward King equalled Kevin McCurley's club record of 30 Football League goals in a season which included a trio of hat-tricks.[5]

Players

[6]

NamePositionNationalityPlace of birthDate of birthAppsGoalsSigned fromDate signedFee
Goalkeepers
Percy AmesGKPlymouthJune 1, 19591910 Tottenham Hotspur1 May 1955Free transfer
John WrightGKAldershotJune 1, 195940 Colchester Casuals23 May 1952Free transfer
Defenders
George FisherFBBermondseyJune 1, 19591695 Fulham1 September 1955£1,000
John FowlerFBLeithJune 1, 19591543 Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic20 August 1955Free transfer
John LaidlawFBAldershotJune 1, 195900 Easthouses Lily Miners WelfareJune 1957Free transfer
Alf MarshallFBDagenhamJune 1, 1959240 Dagenham14 October 1957£25
Tommy MillarFBEdinburghJune 1, 195900 Bo'ness UnitedJuly 1959Free transfer
Chic MilliganCBArdrossanJune 1, 19591122 Ardrossan Winton Rovers18 August 1956£1,000
Edgar RumneyFBAbbertonJune 1, 195950 Colchester Casuals1 May 1957Free transfer
Midfielders
Cyril HammondWHWoolwichJune 1, 1959370 Charlton AthleticJuly 1958Free transfer
Trevor HarrisWHColchesterJune 1, 1959110AmateurJuly 1951Free transfer
Ron HuntWHColchesterJune 1, 1959590AmateurOctober 1951Free transfer
Derek ParkerWHWivenhoeJune 1, 1959801 West Ham UnitedMarch 1957£2,500
Forwards
John BainesCFColchesterJune 1, 195900 Colchester CasualsJanuary 1960Free transfer
Russell BlakeWGColchesterJune 1, 1959447 Dedham Old Boys8 September 1955Free transfer
John EvansIFTilburyJune 1, 19595523 Liverpool23 November 1957£4,000
Bobby HillIFEdinburghJune 1, 1959629 Easthouses Lily Miners Welfare9 June 1955Free transfer
Tony HoweWGColchesterJune 1, 195900 Colchester CasualsMarch 1960Free transfer
Bobby HuntFWColchesterJune 1, 195900AmateurMarch 1960Free transfer
Martyn KingCFBirminghamJune 1, 195961AmateurSummer 1955Free transfer
Neil LangmanCFBere AlstonJune 1, 19597335 Plymouth ArgyleNovember 1957£6,750
Kevin McCurleyCFConsettJune 1, 195922591 LiverpoolJune 1951£750
Sammy McLeodIFGlasgowJune 1, 195910716 Easthouses Lily Miners Welfare20 August 1955Free transfer
Tony MillerIFChelmsfordJune 1, 195900AmateurMay 1958Free transfer
Tommy WilliamsWGBatterseaJune 1, 19598214 Carshalton AthleticSeptember 1956Free transfer
Peter WrightWGColchesterJune 1, 195925351AmateurNovember 1951Free transfer

Transfers

In

DatePositionNationalityNameFromFeeRef.
July 1959FBTommy Millar Bo'ness UnitedFree transfer[7]
January 1960CFJohn Baines Colchester CasualsFree transfer[8]
March 1960WGTony Howe Colchester CasualsFree transfer[9]
March 1960FWBobby HuntAmateurFree transfer[10]

Out

DatePositionNationalityNameToFeeRef.
July 1959CFKen Plant Nuneaton BoroughFree transfer[11]
29 August 1959IFIan Johnstone Clacton TownFree transfer[12]
6 October 1959FBJohn Roe Dundee UnitedFree transfer[13]
Spring 1960CBBrian Dobson Clacton TownReleased[14]

Match details

Third Division

See main article: 1959–60 Football League.

Matches

FA Cup

See main article: 1959–60 FA Cup.

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

[6] [15] |-!colspan="14"|Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season|}

Goalscorers

[15]

PlaceNationalityPositionNameThird DivisionFA CupTotal
1CFMartyn King30030
2WGPeter Wright11112
3CFNeil Langman11011
4WGTommy Williams909
5CFKevin McCurley718
6IFBobby Hill404
7IFSammy McLeod303
8WGRussell Blake101
IFJohn Evans101
FBGeorge Fisher101
WHCyril Hammond101
FWBobby Hunt101
FBJohn Laidlaw101
CBChic Milligan101
Own goals101
TOTALS83285

Clean sheets

Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.[16]

PlaceNationalityPlayerThird DivisionFA CupTotal
1Percy Ames10010
TOTALS10010

Player debuts

Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.[17]

PositionNationalityPlayerDateOpponentGroundNotes
FBTommy Millar1 September 1959Grimsby TownBlundell Park
FBJohn Laidlaw5 September 1959SouthamptonThe Dell
FBJohn Roe3 October 1959Norwich CityCarrow Road
FWBobby Hunt19 March 1960York CityLayer Road

See also

References

General

Books

Websites

Specific

Notes and References

  1. Book: Whitehead . Jeff . Drury . Kevin . The Who's Who of Colchester United: The Layer Road Years . 2008 . Breedon Books . Derby . 978-1-85983-629-3 . 278.
  2. Web site: Colchester Utd 3–0 Norwich City . Coludata.co.uk . 23 March 2016 .
  3. Web site: Colchester Utd 5–1 Accrington Stanley . Coludata.co.uk . 23 March 2016 .
  4. Web site: Average Attendance Figures Per Season . Coludaybyday.co.uk . 23 March 2016 . 26 June 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150626124236/http://coludaybyday.co.uk/Statistics/Club%20Stats/LeagueAveragesAttendance.html . dead .
  5. Web site: The 1950s and 1960s . Hudson . Matt . 11 July 2012 . Colchester United FC . 11 May 2011 .
  6. Web site: Appearances . Coludata.co.uk . 23 March 2016 .
  7. Web site: Tommy Millar . Coludata.co.uk . 23 March 2016 .
  8. Web site: John Baines . Coludata.co.uk . 27 March 2016 .
  9. Web site: Tony Howe . Coludata.co.uk . 27 March 2016 .
  10. Web site: Bobby Hunt . Coludata.co.uk . 23 March 2016 .
  11. Web site: Ken Plant . Coludata.co.uk . 23 March 2016 .
  12. Web site: Ian Johnstone . Coludata.co.uk . 23 March 2016 .
  13. Web site: John Roe . Coludata.co.uk . 23 March 2016 .
  14. Web site: Brian Dobson . Coludata.co.uk . 23 March 2016 .
  15. Web site: Goals . Coludata.co.uk . 23 March 2016 .
  16. Web site: Clean sheets (1st team) . Coludata.co.uk . 22 June 2017 .
  17. Web site: Alltime- List of Debuts . Coludaybyday.co.uk . 23 March 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150626101319/http://coludaybyday.co.uk/Statistics/Player%20Stats/PlayersDebuts/Alldebut.html . 26 June 2015 .

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