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1959–60 Colchester United F.C. season

January 01, 1970

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.

Colchester United
1959–60 season
ChairmanBill Allen[1]
ManagerBenny Fenton
StadiumLayer Road
Third Division9th
FA Cup1st round
(eliminated by
Queens Park Rangers)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Martyn King (30)
All:
Martyn King (30)
Highest home attendance13,053
v Norwich City, 20 February 1960[2]
Lowest home attendance5,215
v Accrington Stanley, 30 April 1960[3]
Average home league attendance7,856[4]
Biggest win4–0
v Tranmere Rovers, 5 March 1960;
5–1
v Accrington Stanley, 30 April 1960
Biggest defeat1–4
v Grimsby Town, 1 September 1959;
1–4
v Shrewsbury Town, 19 September 1959

Season overview edit

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 edit

As of match played 30 April 1960.[6]
Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee
Goalkeepers
Percy Ames GK   Plymouth (1931-12-13)13 December 1931 (aged 27) 191 0   Tottenham Hotspur 1 May 1955 Free transfer
John Wright GK   Aldershot (1933-08-13)13 August 1933 (aged 25) 4 0   Colchester Casuals 23 May 1952 Free transfer
Defenders
George Fisher FB   Bermondsey (1925-06-19)19 June 1925 (aged 33) 169 5   Fulham 1 September 1955 £1,000
John Fowler FB   Leith (1933-10-17)17 October 1933 (aged 25) 154 3   Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic 20 August 1955[a] Free transfer
John Laidlaw FB   Aldershot (1936-07-05)5 July 1936 (aged 22) 0 0   Easthouses Lily Miners Welfare June 1957 Free transfer
Alf Marshall FB   Dagenham (1933-05-21)21 May 1933 (aged 26) 24 0   Dagenham 14 October 1957 £25
Tommy Millar FB   Edinburgh (1938-12-03)3 December 1938 (aged 20) 0 0   Bo'ness United July 1959 Free transfer
Chic Milligan CB   Ardrossan (1930-07-26)26 July 1930 (aged 28) 112 2   Ardrossan Winton Rovers 18 August 1956[a] £1,000
Edgar Rumney FB   Abberton (1936-09-15)15 September 1936 (aged 22) 5 0   Colchester Casuals 1 May 1957 Free transfer
Midfielders
Cyril Hammond WH   Woolwich (1927-10-10)10 October 1927 (aged 31) 37 0   Charlton Athletic July 1958 Free transfer
Trevor Harris WH   Colchester (1936-02-06)6 February 1936 (aged 23) 11 0 Amateur July 1951 Free transfer
Ron Hunt WH   Colchester (1933-09-26)26 September 1933 (aged 25) 59 0 Amateur October 1951 Free transfer
Derek Parker WH   Wivenhoe (1926-06-23)23 June 1926 (aged 32) 80 1   West Ham United March 1957 £2,500
Forwards
John Baines CF   Colchester (1937-09-25)25 September 1937 (aged 21) 0 0   Colchester Casuals January 1960 Free transfer
Russell Blake WG   Colchester (1935-07-24)24 July 1935 (aged 23) 44 7   Dedham Old Boys 8 September 1955[a] Free transfer
John Evans IF   Tilbury (1929-08-28)28 August 1929 (aged 29) 55 23   Liverpool 23 November 1957[a] £4,000
Bobby Hill IF   Edinburgh (1938-06-09)9 June 1938 (aged 20) 62 9   Easthouses Lily Miners Welfare 9 June 1955 Free transfer
Tony Howe WG   Colchester (1939-02-14)14 February 1939 (aged 20) 0 0   Colchester Casuals March 1960 Free transfer
Bobby Hunt FW   Colchester (1942-10-01)1 October 1942 (aged 16) 0 0 Amateur March 1960 Free transfer
Martyn King CF   Birmingham (1937-08-23)23 August 1937 (aged 21) 6 1 Amateur Summer 1955 Free transfer
Neil Langman CF   Bere Alston (1932-02-21)21 February 1932 (aged 27) 73 35   Plymouth Argyle November 1957 £6,750
Kevin McCurley CF   Consett (1926-04-02)2 April 1926 (aged 33) 225 91   Liverpool June 1951 £750
Sammy McLeod IF   Glasgow (1934-01-04)4 January 1934 (aged 25) 107 16   Easthouses Lily Miners Welfare 20 August 1955[a] Free transfer
Tony Miller IF   Chelmsford (1937-10-26)26 October 1937 (aged 21) 0 0 Amateur May 1958 Free transfer
Tommy Williams WG   Battersea (1935-02-10)10 February 1935 (aged 24) 82 14   Carshalton Athletic September 1956 Free transfer
Peter Wright WG   Colchester (1934-01-26)26 January 1934 (aged 25) 253 51 Amateur November 1951 Free transfer
  1. ^ a b c d e Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club

Transfers edit

In edit

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
July 1959 FB   Tommy Millar   Bo'ness United Free transfer [7]
January 1960 CF   John Baines   Colchester Casuals Free transfer [8]
March 1960 WG   Tony Howe   Colchester Casuals Free transfer [9]
March 1960 FW   Bobby Hunt Amateur Free transfer [10]

Out edit

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
July 1959 CF   Ken Plant   Nuneaton Borough Free transfer [11]
29 August 1959 IF   Ian Johnstone   Clacton Town Free transfer [12][a]
6 October 1959 FB   John Roe   Dundee United Free transfer [13][a]
Spring 1960 CB   Brian Dobson   Clacton Town Released [14]
  1. ^ a b Date of departure refers to the date of the player's final game for the club

Match details edit

Third Division edit

Main article: 1959–60 Football League

Results round by round edit

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ResultLDDLLWWLLWWWLLWWDLDWDWWWLWLDLDWDWDWLDDLWLLWLLW
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Source: 11v11.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
7 Bury 46 21 9 16 64 51 1.255 51
8 Queens Park Rangers 46 18 13 15 73 54 1.352 49
9 Colchester United 46 18 11 17 83 74 1.122 47
10 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 46 17 13 16 72 72 1.000 47
11 Reading 46 18 10 18 84 77 1.091 46
Source: [citation needed]


Matches edit

22 August 1959 (1959-08-22) 1 Bury 3–1 Colchester United Bury
Unknown goalscorer     Report Langman   Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 11,509
24 August 1959 (1959-08-24) 2 Colchester United 2–2 Grimsby Town Colchester
McLeod    Report Unknown goalscorer    Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 9,689
29 August 1959 (1959-08-29) 3 Colchester United 2–2 Barnsley Colchester
Fisher  
Williams  		 Report Unknown goalscorer    Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 8,246
1 September 1959 (1959-09-01) 4 Grimsby Town 4–1 Colchester United Cleethorpes
Unknown goalscorer      Report P. Wright   Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 14,000
5 September 1959 (1959-09-05) 5 Southampton 4–2 Colchester United Southampton
Paine  
Huxford  
Mulgrew  
Reeves  		 Report King  
Williams  		 Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 14,704
7 September 1959 (1959-09-07) 6 Colchester United 1–0 Halifax Town Colchester
Williams   Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 8,305
12 September 1959 (1959-09-12) 7 Colchester United 4–2 Reading Colchester
King  
Langman   
P. Wright  		 Report Unknown goalscorer    Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 7,683
14 September 1959 (1959-09-14) 8 Halifax Town 3–2 Colchester United Halifax
Unknown goalscorer     Report King  
McLeod  		 Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 5,865
19 September 1959 (1959-09-19) 9 Shrewsbury Town 4–1 Colchester United Shrewsbury
Unknown goalscorer      Report Langman   Stadium: Gay Meadow
Attendance: 9,068
21 September 1959 (1959-09-21) 10 Colchester United 3–0 Mansfield Town Colchester
Own goal   o.g.'
King   		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 8,202
26 September 1959 (1959-09-26) 11 Colchester United 3–1 Port Vale Colchester
King     Report Poole   Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 7,822
28 September 1959 (1959-09-28) 12 Mansfield Town 1–3 Colchester United Mansfield
Unknown goalscorer   Report King     Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 5,406
3 October 1959 (1959-10-03) 13 Norwich City 3–2 Colchester United Norwich
Unknown goalscorer    Report Milligan  
Langman  		 Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 27,759
6 October 1959 (1959-10-06) 14 Brentford 2–0 Colchester United Brentford
Francis  
Towers  		 Report Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 14,750
10 October 1959 (1959-10-10) 15 Colchester United 3–1 Wrexham Colchester
Hill  
Evans  
Langman  		 Report Unknown goalscorer   Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 7,683
12 October 1959 (1959-10-12) 16 Colchester United 2–1 Brentford Colchester
Langman  
P. Wright  		 Report Francis   Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 7,790
17 October 1959 (1959-10-17) 17 Tranmere Rovers 1–1 Colchester United Birkenhead
Unknown goalscorer   Report Langman   Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 8,532
24 October 1959 (1959-10-24) 18 Colchester United 1–2 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic Colchester
Williams   Report Unknown goalscorer    Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 7,938
31 October 1959 (1959-10-31) 19 Bradford City 0–0 Colchester United Bradford
Report Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 8,436
7 November 1959 (1959-11-07) 20 Colchester United 2–1 Newport County Colchester
P. Wright  
Williams  		 Report McSeveney   Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 6,620
21 November 1959 (1959-11-21) 21 Colchester United 0–0 Swindon Town Colchester
Report
Report		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 6,537
Referee: K. Stokes
28 November 1959 (1959-11-28) 22 York City 2–3 Colchester United York
Unknown goalscorer    Report McCurley    pen.'
King  		 Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 6,881
12 December 1959 (1959-12-12) 23 Accrington Stanley 1–2 Colchester United Accrington
Unknown goalscorer   Report McCurley    Stadium: Peel Park
Attendance: 2,116
19 December 1959 (1959-12-19) 24 Colchester United 3–0 Bury Colchester
McCurley  
King  
Williams  		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,503
26 December 1959 (1959-12-26) 25 Queens Park Rangers 3–1 Colchester United Shepherd's Bush
Unknown goalscorer     Report McCurley   Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 6,480
28 December 1959 (1959-12-28) 26 Colchester United 2–0 Queens Park Rangers Colchester
McCurley  
P. Wright  		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 9,095
2 January 1960 (1960-01-02) 27 Barnsley 2–1 Colchester United Barnsley
Unknown goalscorer    Report King   Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 5,526
9 January 1960 (1960-01-09) 28 Chesterfield 1–1 Colchester United Chesterfield
Whitehurst   Report P. Wright   Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 5,193
23 January 1960 (1960-01-23) 29 Reading 2–1 Colchester United Reading
Unknown goalscorer    Report King   Stadium: Elm Park
Attendance: 7,486
30 January 1960 (1960-01-30) 30 Colchester United 0–0 Coventry City Colchester
Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 7,200
6 February 1960 (1960-02-06) 31 Colchester United 3–2 Shrewsbury Town Colchester
Hill   
Williams  		 Report Unknown goalscorer    Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 7,144
13 February 1960 (1960-02-13) 32 Port Vale 1–1 Colchester United Burslem
Donaldson   Report King   Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 10,248
20 February 1960 (1960-02-20) 33 Colchester United 3–0 Norwich City Colchester
King   1'   Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 13,053
27 February 1960 (1960-02-27) 34 Wrexham 1–1 Colchester United Wrexham
Unknown goalscorer   Report King   Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 8,836
5 March 1960 (1960-03-05) 35 Colchester United 4–0 Tranmere Rovers Colchester
King   2'
Blake   30'
Hammond   65' (pen.)
Hill   70'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 6,857
12 March 1960 (1960-03-12) 36 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 3–2 Colchester United Bournemouth
Unknown goalscorer     Report King    Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 9,256
19 March 1960 (1960-03-19) 37 Colchester United 2–2 York City Colchester
King   21'
B. Hunt   86'		 Report Wilkinson   48'
Laidlaw   81' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 6,599
21 March 1960 (1960-03-21) 38 Colchester United 1–1 Southampton Colchester
Laidlaw   29' Report Reeves   43' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 10,105
26 March 1960 (1960-03-26) 39 Newport County 3–2 Colchester United Newport
McPherson   
Singer  		 Report King  
P. Wright  		 Stadium: Somerton Park
Attendance: 4,332
2 April 1960 (1960-04-02) 40 Colchester United 1–0 Chesterfield Colchester
King   Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 6,079
9 April 1960 (1960-04-09) 41 Swindon Town 4–3 Colchester United Swindon
Morgan   16'
Summerbee   22'
Gauld   37', 58' 		 Report
Report		 P. Wright   33'
Williams   63'
King   80'		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 7,342
Referee: L. Callaghan
15 April 1960 (1960-04-15) 42 Colchester United 2–3 Southend United Colchester
King  
P. Wright  		 Report
Report		 Corthine  
Price   		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 10,317
16 April 1960 (1960-04-16) 43 Colchester United 2–1 Bradford City Colchester
Langman    Report Unknown goalscorer   Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,765
18 April 1960 (1960-04-18) 44 Southend United 1–0 Colchester United Southend-on-Sea
Corthine   Report
Report		 Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 12,533
23 April 1960 (1960-04-23) 45 Coventry City 3–1 Colchester United Coventry
Hewitt   
Unknown goalscorer  		 Report P. Wright   Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 8,382
30 April 1960 (1960-04-30) 46 Colchester United 5–1 Accrington Stanley Colchester
King   
Langman  
P. Wright  
Williams  		 Report Unknown goalscorer   Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,215

FA Cup edit

Main article: 1959–60 FA Cup
14 November 1959 (1959-11-14) 1st round Colchester United 2–3 Queens Park Rangers Colchester
McCurley   75'
P. Wright   84'		 Report Petchey   29'
Bedford   42'
Angell   61'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 8,860

Squad statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

[6][15]

No. Pos Nat Player Total Third Division FA Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   ENG Percy Ames 47 0 46 0 1 0
DF   ENG George Fisher 3 1 3 1 0 0
DF   SCO John Fowler 47 0 46 0 1 0
DF   ENG John Laidlaw 40 1 39 1 1 0
DF   ENG Alf Marshall 5 0 5 0 0 0
DF   SCO Tommy Millar 5 0 5 0 0 0
DF   SCO Chic Milligan 44 1 43 1 1 0
MF   ENG Cyril Hammond 44 1 43 1 1 0
MF   ENG Ron Hunt 3 0 3 0 0 0
MF   ENG Derek Parker 44 0 43 0 1 0
FW   ENG Russell Blake 11 1 11 1 0 0
FW   ENG John Evans 5 1 5 1 0 0
FW   SCO Bobby Hill 39 4 38 4 1 0
FW   ENG Bobby Hunt 1 1 1 1 0 0
FW   ENG Martyn King 40 30 39 30 1 0
FW   ENG Neil Langman 27 11 27 11 0 0
FW   ENG Kevin McCurley 12 8 11 7 1 1
FW   SCO Sammy McLeod 12 3 12 3 0 0
FW   ENG Tommy Williams 36 9 35 9 1 0
FW   ENG Peter Wright 47 12 46 11 1 1
Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season
DF   ENG Brian Dobson 2 0 2 0 0 0
DF   SCO John Roe 2 0 2 0 0 0
FW   SCO Ian Johnstone 1 0 1 0 0 0

Goalscorers edit

[15]

Place Nationality Position Name Third Division FA Cup Total
1   CF Martyn King 30 0 30
2   WG Peter Wright 11 1 12
3   CF Neil Langman 11 0 11
4   WG Tommy Williams 9 0 9
5   CF Kevin McCurley 7 1 8
6   IF Bobby Hill 4 0 4
7   IF Sammy McLeod 3 0 3
8   WG Russell Blake 1 0 1
  IF John Evans 1 0 1
  FB George Fisher 1 0 1
  WH Cyril Hammond 1 0 1
  FW Bobby Hunt 1 0 1
  FB John Laidlaw 1 0 1
  CB Chic Milligan 1 0 1
Own goals 1 0 1
TOTALS 83 2 85

Clean sheets edit

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

Place Nationality Player Third Division FA Cup Total
1   Percy Ames 10 0 10
TOTALS 10 0 10

Player debuts edit

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

Position Nationality Player Date Opponent Ground Notes
FB   Tommy Millar 1 September 1959 Grimsby Town Blundell Park
FB   John Laidlaw 5 September 1959 Southampton The Dell
FB   John Roe 3 October 1959 Norwich City Carrow Road
FW   Bobby Hunt 19 March 1960 York City Layer Road

See also edit

References edit

General edit

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.
  • Ambrosen, Tony (1993). Amber in the Blood: A History Of Newport County. Uxbridge: Yore Publications. ISBN 978-1-874427-40-7.
  • Kent, Jeff (1990). The Valiants' Years: The Story of Port Vale. Stafford: Witan Books. ISBN 0-9508981-4-7.
  • White, Eric (1989). 100 Years of Brentford. Redditch: Oldfield Press. ISBN 0951526200.

Websites

  • "Colchester United football club match record: 1960". 11v11.com. Retrieved 27 March 2016.

Specific edit

  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 3–0 Norwich City". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Colchester Utd 5–1 Accrington Stanley". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  4. ^ . Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  5. ^ Hudson, Matt (11 July 2012). "The 1950s and 1960s". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
  6. ^ a b "Appearances". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  7. ^ "Tommy Millar". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  8. ^ "John Baines". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  9. ^ "Tony Howe". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  10. ^ "Bobby Hunt". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  11. ^ "Ken Plant". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  12. ^ "Ian Johnstone". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  13. ^ "John Roe". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  14. ^ "Brian Dobson". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  15. ^ a b "Goals". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  16. ^ "Clean sheets (1st team)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  17. ^ . Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2016.

January 01, 1970
1959, colchester, united, season, 1959, season, colchester, united, 18th, season, their, history, their, tenth, season, third, tier, english, football, third, division, alongside, competing, third, division, club, also, participated, with, colchester, being, k. 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 Colchester United1959 60 seasonChairmanBill Allen 1 ManagerBenny FentonStadiumLayer RoadThird Division9thFA Cup1st round eliminated byQueens Park Rangers Top goalscorerLeague Martyn King 30 All Martyn King 30 Highest home attendance13 053v Norwich City 20 February 1960 2 Lowest home attendance5 215v Accrington Stanley 30 April 1960 3 Average home league attendance7 856 4 Biggest win4 0v Tranmere Rovers 5 March 1960 5 1v Accrington Stanley 30 April 1960Biggest defeat1 4v Grimsby Town 1 September 1959 1 4v Shrewsbury Town 19 September 1959Home colours 1958 591960 61 Contents 1 Season overview 2 Players 3 Transfers 3 1 In 3 2 Out 4 Match details 4 1 Third Division 4 1 1 Results round by round 4 1 2 League table 4 1 3 Matches 4 2 FA Cup 5 Squad statistics 5 1 Appearances and goals 5 2 Goalscorers 5 3 Clean sheets 5 4 Player debuts 6 See also 7 References 7 1 General 7 2 SpecificSeason overview editColchester 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 editAs of match played 30 April 1960 6 Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee Goalkeepers Percy Ames GK nbsp Plymouth 1931 12 13 13 December 1931 aged 27 191 0 nbsp Tottenham Hotspur 1 May 1955 Free transfer John Wright GK nbsp Aldershot 1933 08 13 13 August 1933 aged 25 4 0 nbsp Colchester Casuals 23 May 1952 Free transfer Defenders George Fisher FB nbsp Bermondsey 1925 06 19 19 June 1925 aged 33 169 5 nbsp Fulham 1 September 1955 1 000 John Fowler FB nbsp Leith 1933 10 17 17 October 1933 aged 25 154 3 nbsp Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic 20 August 1955 a Free transfer John Laidlaw FB nbsp Aldershot 1936 07 05 5 July 1936 aged 22 0 0 nbsp Easthouses Lily Miners Welfare June 1957 Free transfer Alf Marshall FB nbsp Dagenham 1933 05 21 21 May 1933 aged 26 24 0 nbsp Dagenham 14 October 1957 25 Tommy Millar FB nbsp Edinburgh 1938 12 03 3 December 1938 aged 20 0 0 nbsp Bo ness United July 1959 Free transfer Chic Milligan CB nbsp Ardrossan 1930 07 26 26 July 1930 aged 28 112 2 nbsp Ardrossan Winton Rovers 18 August 1956 a 1 000 Edgar Rumney FB nbsp Abberton 1936 09 15 15 September 1936 aged 22 5 0 nbsp Colchester Casuals 1 May 1957 Free transfer Midfielders Cyril Hammond WH nbsp Woolwich 1927 10 10 10 October 1927 aged 31 37 0 nbsp Charlton Athletic July 1958 Free transfer Trevor Harris WH nbsp Colchester 1936 02 06 6 February 1936 aged 23 11 0 Amateur July 1951 Free transfer Ron Hunt WH nbsp Colchester 1933 09 26 26 September 1933 aged 25 59 0 Amateur October 1951 Free transfer Derek Parker WH nbsp Wivenhoe 1926 06 23 23 June 1926 aged 32 80 1 nbsp West Ham United March 1957 2 500 Forwards John Baines CF nbsp Colchester 1937 09 25 25 September 1937 aged 21 0 0 nbsp Colchester Casuals January 1960 Free transfer Russell Blake WG nbsp Colchester 1935 07 24 24 July 1935 aged 23 44 7 nbsp Dedham Old Boys 8 September 1955 a Free transfer John Evans IF nbsp Tilbury 1929 08 28 28 August 1929 aged 29 55 23 nbsp Liverpool 23 November 1957 a 4 000 Bobby Hill IF nbsp Edinburgh 1938 06 09 9 June 1938 aged 20 62 9 nbsp Easthouses Lily Miners Welfare 9 June 1955 Free transfer Tony Howe WG nbsp Colchester 1939 02 14 14 February 1939 aged 20 0 0 nbsp Colchester Casuals March 1960 Free transfer Bobby Hunt FW nbsp Colchester 1942 10 01 1 October 1942 aged 16 0 0 Amateur March 1960 Free transfer Martyn King CF nbsp Birmingham 1937 08 23 23 August 1937 aged 21 6 1 Amateur Summer 1955 Free transfer Neil Langman CF nbsp Bere Alston 1932 02 21 21 February 1932 aged 27 73 35 nbsp Plymouth Argyle November 1957 6 750 Kevin McCurley CF nbsp Consett 1926 04 02 2 April 1926 aged 33 225 91 nbsp Liverpool June 1951 750 Sammy McLeod IF nbsp Glasgow 1934 01 04 4 January 1934 aged 25 107 16 nbsp Easthouses Lily Miners Welfare 20 August 1955 a Free transfer Tony Miller IF nbsp Chelmsford 1937 10 26 26 October 1937 aged 21 0 0 Amateur May 1958 Free transfer Tommy Williams WG nbsp Battersea 1935 02 10 10 February 1935 aged 24 82 14 nbsp Carshalton Athletic September 1956 Free transfer Peter Wright WG nbsp Colchester 1934 01 26 26 January 1934 aged 25 253 51 Amateur November 1951 Free transfer a b c d e Date of signing refers to the date of the player s first game for the clubTransfers editIn edit Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref July 1959 FB nbsp Tommy Millar nbsp Bo ness United Free transfer 7 January 1960 CF nbsp John Baines nbsp Colchester Casuals Free transfer 8 March 1960 WG nbsp Tony Howe nbsp Colchester Casuals Free transfer 9 March 1960 FW nbsp Bobby Hunt Amateur Free transfer 10 Out edit Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref July 1959 CF nbsp Ken Plant nbsp Nuneaton Borough Free transfer 11 29 August 1959 IF nbsp Ian Johnstone nbsp Clacton Town Free transfer 12 a 6 October 1959 FB nbsp John Roe nbsp Dundee United Free transfer 13 a Spring 1960 CB nbsp Brian Dobson nbsp Clacton Town Released 14 a b Date of departure refers to the date of the player s final game for the clubMatch details editThird Division edit Main article 1959 60 Football League Results round by round edit Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546GroundAHHAAHHAAHHAAAHHAHAHHAAHAHAAAHHAHAHAHHAHAHHAAHResultLDDLLWWLLWWWLLWWDLDWDWWWLWLDLDWDWDWLDDLWLLWLLWPosition191718202019161718181411161614131214151212109888881188866578587999999Source 11v11 comA Away H Home W Win D Draw L Loss League table edit Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts 7 Bury 46 21 9 16 64 51 1 255 51 8 Queens Park Rangers 46 18 13 15 73 54 1 352 49 9 Colchester United 46 18 11 17 83 74 1 122 47 10 Bournemouth amp Boscombe Athletic 46 17 13 16 72 72 1 000 47 11 Reading 46 18 10 18 84 77 1 091 46Source citation needed Matches edit Bury v Colchester United 22 August 1959 1959 08 22 1Bury3 1Colchester UnitedBuryUnknown goalscorer nbsp nbsp nbsp Report Langman nbsp Stadium Gigg Lane Attendance 11 509 Colchester United v Grimsby Town 24 August 1959 1959 08 24 2Colchester United2 2Grimsby TownColchesterMcLeod nbsp nbsp Report Unknown goalscorer nbsp nbsp Stadium Layer Road Attendance 9 689 Colchester United v Barnsley 29 August 1959 1959 08 29 3Colchester United2 2BarnsleyColchesterFisher nbsp Williams nbsp Report Unknown goalscorer nbsp nbsp Stadium Layer Road Attendance 8 246 Grimsby Town v Colchester United 1 September 1959 1959 09 01 4Grimsby Town4 1Colchester UnitedCleethorpesUnknown goalscorer nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Report P Wright nbsp Stadium Blundell Park Attendance 14 000 Southampton v Colchester United 5 September 1959 1959 09 05 5Southampton4 2Colchester UnitedSouthamptonPaine nbsp Huxford nbsp Mulgrew nbsp Reeves nbsp Report King nbsp Williams nbsp Stadium The Dell Attendance 14 704 Colchester United v Halifax Town 7 September 1959 1959 09 07 6Colchester United1 0Halifax TownColchesterWilliams nbsp Report Stadium Layer Road Attendance 8 305 Colchester United v Reading 12 September 1959 1959 09 12 7Colchester United4 2ReadingColchesterKing nbsp Langman nbsp nbsp P Wright nbsp Report Unknown goalscorer nbsp nbsp Stadium Layer Road Attendance 7 683 Halifax Town v Colchester United 14 September 1959 1959 09 14 8Halifax Town3 2Colchester UnitedHalifaxUnknown goalscorer nbsp nbsp nbsp Report King nbsp McLeod nbsp Stadium The Shay Attendance 5 865 Shrewsbury Town v Colchester United 19 September 1959 1959 09 19 9Shrewsbury Town4 1Colchester UnitedShrewsburyUnknown goalscorer nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Report Langman nbsp Stadium Gay Meadow Attendance 9 068 Colchester United v Mansfield Town 21 September 1959 1959 09 21 10Colchester United3 0Mansfield TownColchesterOwn goal nbsp o g King nbsp nbsp Report Stadium Layer Road Attendance 8 202 Colchester United v Port Vale 26 September 1959 1959 09 26 11Colchester United3 1Port ValeColchesterKing nbsp nbsp nbsp Report Poole nbsp Stadium Layer Road Attendance 7 822 Mansfield Town v Colchester United 28 September 1959 1959 09 28 12Mansfield Town1 3Colchester UnitedMansfieldUnknown goalscorer nbsp Report King nbsp nbsp nbsp Stadium Field Mill Attendance 5 406 Norwich City v Colchester United 3 October 1959 1959 10 03 13Norwich City3 2Colchester UnitedNorwichUnknown goalscorer nbsp nbsp Report Milligan nbsp Langman nbsp Stadium Carrow Road Attendance 27 759 Brentford v Colchester United 6 October 1959 1959 10 06 14Brentford2 0Colchester UnitedBrentfordFrancis nbsp Towers nbsp Report Stadium Griffin Park Attendance 14 750 Colchester United v Wrexham 10 October 1959 1959 10 10 15Colchester United3 1WrexhamColchesterHill nbsp Evans nbsp Langman nbsp Report Unknown goalscorer nbsp Stadium Layer Road Attendance 7 683 Colchester United v Brentford 12 October 1959 1959 10 12 16Colchester United2 1BrentfordColchesterLangman nbsp P Wright nbsp Report Francis nbsp Stadium Layer Road Attendance 7 790 Tranmere Rovers v Colchester United 17 October 1959 1959 10 17 17Tranmere Rovers1 1Colchester UnitedBirkenheadUnknown goalscorer nbsp Report Langman nbsp Stadium Prenton Park Attendance 8 532 Colchester United v Bournemouth amp Boscombe Athletic 24 October 1959 1959 10 24 18Colchester United1 2Bournemouth amp Boscombe AthleticColchesterWilliams nbsp Report Unknown goalscorer nbsp nbsp Stadium Layer Road Attendance 7 938 Bradford City v Colchester United 31 October 1959 1959 10 31 19Bradford City0 0Colchester UnitedBradfordReport Stadium Valley Parade Attendance 8 436 Colchester United v Newport County 7 November 1959 1959 11 07 20Colchester United2 1Newport CountyColchesterP Wright nbsp Williams nbsp Report McSeveney nbsp Stadium Layer Road Attendance 6 620 Colchester United v Swindon Town 21 November 1959 1959 11 21 21Colchester United0 0Swindon TownColchesterReportReport Stadium Layer Road Attendance 6 537Referee K Stokes York City v Colchester United 28 November 1959 1959 11 28 22York City2 3Colchester UnitedYorkUnknown goalscorer nbsp nbsp Report McCurley nbsp nbsp pen King nbsp Stadium Bootham Crescent Attendance 6 881 Accrington Stanley v Colchester United 12 December 1959 1959 12 12 23Accrington Stanley1 2Colchester UnitedAccringtonUnknown goalscorer nbsp Report McCurley nbsp nbsp Stadium Peel Park Attendance 2 116 Colchester United v Bury 19 December 1959 1959 12 19 24Colchester United3 0BuryColchesterMcCurley nbsp King nbsp Williams nbsp Report Stadium Layer Road Attendance 5 503 Queens Park Rangers v Colchester United 26 December 1959 1959 12 26 25Queens Park Rangers3 1Colchester UnitedShepherd s BushUnknown goalscorer nbsp nbsp nbsp Report McCurley nbsp Stadium Loftus Road Attendance 6 480 Colchester United v Queens Park Rangers 28 December 1959 1959 12 28 26Colchester United2 0Queens Park RangersColchesterMcCurley nbsp P Wright nbsp Report Stadium Layer Road Attendance 9 095 Barnsley v Colchester United 2 January 1960 1960 01 02 27Barnsley2 1Colchester UnitedBarnsleyUnknown goalscorer nbsp nbsp Report King nbsp Stadium Oakwell Attendance 5 526 Chesterfield v Colchester United 9 January 1960 1960 01 09 28Chesterfield1 1Colchester UnitedChesterfieldWhitehurst nbsp Report P Wright nbsp Stadium Saltergate Attendance 5 193 Reading v Colchester United 23 January 1960 1960 01 23 29Reading2 1Colchester UnitedReadingUnknown goalscorer nbsp nbsp Report King nbsp Stadium Elm Park Attendance 7 486 Colchester United v Coventry City 30 January 1960 1960 01 30 30Colchester United0 0Coventry CityColchesterReport Stadium Layer Road Attendance 7 200 Colchester United v Shrewsbury Town 6 February 1960 1960 02 06 31Colchester United3 2Shrewsbury TownColchesterHill nbsp nbsp Williams nbsp Report Unknown goalscorer nbsp nbsp Stadium Layer Road Attendance 7 144 Port Vale v Colchester United 13 February 1960 1960 02 13 32Port Vale1 1Colchester UnitedBurslemDonaldson nbsp Report King nbsp Stadium Vale Park Attendance 10 248 Colchester United v Norwich City 20 February 1960 1960 02 20 33Colchester United3 0Norwich CityColchesterKing nbsp 1 nbsp nbsp Report Stadium Layer Road Attendance 13 053 Wrexham v Colchester United 27 February 1960 1960 02 27 34Wrexham1 1Colchester UnitedWrexhamUnknown goalscorer nbsp Report King nbsp Stadium Racecourse Ground Attendance 8 836 Colchester United v Tranmere Rovers 5 March 1960 1960 03 05 35Colchester United4 0Tranmere RoversColchesterKing nbsp 2 Blake nbsp 30 Hammond nbsp 65 pen Hill nbsp 70 Report Stadium Layer Road Attendance 6 857 Bournemouth amp Boscombe Athletic v Colchester United 12 March 1960 1960 03 12 36Bournemouth amp Boscombe Athletic3 2Colchester UnitedBournemouthUnknown goalscorer nbsp nbsp nbsp Report King nbsp nbsp Stadium Dean Court Attendance 9 256 Colchester United v York City 19 March 1960 1960 03 19 37Colchester United2 2York CityColchesterKing nbsp 21 B Hunt nbsp 86 Report Wilkinson nbsp 48 Laidlaw nbsp 81 o g Stadium Layer Road Attendance 6 599 Colchester United v Southampton 21 March 1960 1960 03 21 38Colchester United1 1SouthamptonColchesterLaidlaw nbsp 29 Report Reeves nbsp 43 Stadium Layer Road Attendance 10 105 Newport County v Colchester United 26 March 1960 1960 03 26 39Newport County3 2Colchester UnitedNewportMcPherson nbsp nbsp Singer nbsp Report King nbsp P Wright nbsp Stadium Somerton Park Attendance 4 332 Colchester United v Chesterfield 2 April 1960 1960 04 02 40Colchester United1 0ChesterfieldColchesterKing nbsp Report Stadium Layer Road Attendance 6 079 Swindon Town v Colchester United 9 April 1960 1960 04 09 41Swindon Town4 3Colchester UnitedSwindonMorgan nbsp 16 Summerbee nbsp 22 Gauld nbsp 37 58 nbsp ReportReport P Wright nbsp 33 Williams nbsp 63 King nbsp 80 Stadium County Ground Attendance 7 342Referee L Callaghan Colchester United v Southend United 15 April 1960 1960 04 15 42Colchester United2 3Southend UnitedColchesterKing nbsp P Wright nbsp ReportReport Corthine nbsp Price nbsp nbsp Stadium Layer Road Attendance 10 317 Colchester United v Bradford City 16 April 1960 1960 04 16 43Colchester United2 1Bradford CityColchesterLangman nbsp nbsp Report Unknown goalscorer nbsp Stadium Layer Road Attendance 5 765 Southend United v Colchester United 18 April 1960 1960 04 18 44Southend United1 0Colchester UnitedSouthend on SeaCorthine nbsp ReportReport Stadium Roots Hall Attendance 12 533 Coventry City v Colchester United 23 April 1960 1960 04 23 45Coventry City3 1Colchester UnitedCoventryHewitt nbsp nbsp Unknown goalscorer nbsp Report P Wright nbsp Stadium Highfield Road Attendance 8 382 Colchester United v Accrington Stanley 30 April 1960 1960 04 30 46Colchester United5 1Accrington StanleyColchesterKing nbsp nbsp Langman nbsp P Wright nbsp Williams nbsp Report Unknown goalscorer nbsp Stadium Layer Road Attendance 5 215 FA Cup edit Main article 1959 60 FA Cup Colchester United v Queens Park Rangers 14 November 1959 1959 11 14 1st roundColchester United2 3Queens Park RangersColchesterMcCurley nbsp 75 P Wright nbsp 84 Report Petchey nbsp 29 Bedford nbsp 42 Angell nbsp 61 Stadium Layer Road Attendance 8 860Squad statistics editAppearances and goals edit 6 15 No Pos Nat Player Total Third Division FA Cup Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals GK nbsp ENG Percy Ames 47 0 46 0 1 0 DF nbsp ENG George Fisher 3 1 3 1 0 0 DF nbsp SCO John Fowler 47 0 46 0 1 0 DF nbsp ENG John Laidlaw 40 1 39 1 1 0 DF nbsp ENG Alf Marshall 5 0 5 0 0 0 DF nbsp SCO Tommy Millar 5 0 5 0 0 0 DF nbsp SCO Chic Milligan 44 1 43 1 1 0 MF nbsp ENG Cyril Hammond 44 1 43 1 1 0 MF nbsp ENG Ron Hunt 3 0 3 0 0 0 MF nbsp ENG Derek Parker 44 0 43 0 1 0 FW nbsp ENG Russell Blake 11 1 11 1 0 0 FW nbsp ENG John Evans 5 1 5 1 0 0 FW nbsp SCO Bobby Hill 39 4 38 4 1 0 FW nbsp ENG Bobby Hunt 1 1 1 1 0 0 FW nbsp ENG Martyn King 40 30 39 30 1 0 FW nbsp ENG Neil Langman 27 11 27 11 0 0 FW nbsp ENG Kevin McCurley 12 8 11 7 1 1 FW nbsp SCO Sammy McLeod 12 3 12 3 0 0 FW nbsp ENG Tommy Williams 36 9 35 9 1 0 FW nbsp ENG Peter Wright 47 12 46 11 1 1 Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season DF nbsp ENG Brian Dobson 2 0 2 0 0 0 DF nbsp SCO John Roe 2 0 2 0 0 0 FW nbsp SCO Ian Johnstone 1 0 1 0 0 0 Goalscorers edit 15 Place Nationality Position Name Third Division FA Cup Total 1 nbsp CF Martyn King 30 0 30 2 nbsp WG Peter Wright 11 1 12 3 nbsp CF Neil Langman 11 0 11 4 nbsp WG Tommy Williams 9 0 9 5 nbsp CF Kevin McCurley 7 1 8 6 nbsp IF Bobby Hill 4 0 4 7 nbsp IF Sammy McLeod 3 0 3 8 nbsp WG Russell Blake 1 0 1 nbsp IF John Evans 1 0 1 nbsp FB George Fisher 1 0 1 nbsp WH Cyril Hammond 1 0 1 nbsp FW Bobby Hunt 1 0 1 nbsp FB John Laidlaw 1 0 1 nbsp CB Chic Milligan 1 0 1 Own goals 1 0 1 TOTALS 83 2 85 Clean sheets edit Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet 16 Place Nationality Player Third Division FA Cup Total 1 nbsp Percy Ames 10 0 10 TOTALS 10 0 10 Player debuts edit Players making their first team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match 17 Position Nationality Player Date Opponent Ground Notes FB nbsp Tommy Millar 1 September 1959 Grimsby Town Blundell Park FB nbsp John Laidlaw 5 September 1959 Southampton The Dell FB nbsp John Roe 3 October 1959 Norwich City Carrow Road FW nbsp Bobby Hunt 19 March 1960 York City Layer RoadSee also editList of Colchester United F C seasonsReferences editGeneral edit 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 Ambrosen Tony 1993 Amber in the Blood A History Of Newport County Uxbridge Yore Publications ISBN 978 1 874427 40 7 Kent Jeff 1990 The Valiants Years The Story of Port Vale Stafford Witan Books ISBN 0 9508981 4 7 White Eric 1989 100 Years of Brentford Redditch Oldfield Press ISBN 0951526200 Websites Colchester United football club match record 1960 11v11 com Retrieved 27 March 2016 Specific edit 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 3 0 Norwich City Coludata co uk Retrieved 23 March 2016 Colchester Utd 5 1 Accrington Stanley Coludata co uk Retrieved 23 March 2016 Average Attendance Figures Per Season Coludaybyday co uk Archived from the original on 26 June 2015 Retrieved 23 March 2016 Hudson Matt 11 July 2012 The 1950s and 1960s Colchester United FC Retrieved 11 May 2011 a b Appearances Coludata co uk Retrieved 23 March 2016 Tommy Millar Coludata co uk Retrieved 23 March 2016 John Baines Coludata co uk Retrieved 27 March 2016 Tony Howe Coludata co uk Retrieved 27 March 2016 Bobby Hunt Coludata co uk Retrieved 23 March 2016 Ken Plant Coludata co uk Retrieved 23 March 2016 Ian Johnstone Coludata co uk Retrieved 23 March 2016 John Roe Coludata co uk Retrieved 23 March 2016 Brian Dobson Coludata co uk Retrieved 23 March 2016 a b Goals Coludata co uk Retrieved 23 March 2016 Clean sheets 1st team Coludata co uk Retrieved 22 June 2017 Alltime List of Debuts Coludaybyday co uk Archived from the original on 26 June 2015 Retrieved 23 March 2016 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1959 60 Colchester United F C season amp oldid 1133630446, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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