Английская Википедия:1973–74 Colchester United F.C. season

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The 1973–74 season was Colchester United's 32nd season in their history and their sixth successive season in the fourth tier of English football, the Fourth Division. Alongside competing in the Fourth Division, the club also participated in the FA Cup and the League Cup.

Jim Smith led his side to promotion to the Third Division in his first full season in charge, finishing in third position, five points behind winners Peterborough United. Colchester experienced first round cup exits in both competitions, coincidentally losing to both teams which finished above them in the league; a defeat to Peterborough in the FA Cup and a defeat at Gillingham in the League Cup.

Season overview

Manager Jim Smith brought in Watford pair Mike Walker and Mick Packer during the summer break and also spent £8,000 on forward Paul Aimson from Bournemouth. While Aimson suffered a career-ending injury early in the season, Bobby Svarc found form and registered 25 league goals, including a record-equalling four goals at Chester in November.

At Christmas, Colchester led the Fourth Division table. Bobby Svarc's goalscoring waned, and Smith brought in Gary Moore on loan from Southend United. He scored seven goals in the U's eleven remaining games as Colchester sealed a promotion place. They finished in third position, five points behind Peterborough United and two adrift of Gillingham. The final home game of the season drew a crowd of 10,007, a game in which Gillingham won 2–0 and crept above Colchester in the league table. This would be the last time that Layer Road hosted a five-figure attendance in league competition.

In the cup competitions, Colchester were knocked out in the first round of both the FA Cup and League Cup, coincidentally against their two biggest league title rivals, Peterborough and Gillingham. Gillingham beat United 4–2 at Priestfield in the League Cup in August, while Peterborough triumphed 3–2 at Layer Road in the FA Cup first round.

Players

Name	Position	Nationality	Place of birth	Date of birth	Apps	Goals	Signed from	Date signed	Fee
Goalkeepers
Mike Walker	GK	Шаблон:Flagicon	Colwyn Bay	Шаблон:Birth date and age2	0	0	Шаблон:Flagicon Watford	July 1973	£4,000
Defenders
Micky Cook	FB	Шаблон:Flagicon	Enfield	Шаблон:Birth date and age2	146	1	Шаблон:Flagicon Orient	1 March 1969	Free transfer
Barry Dominey	CB	Шаблон:Flagicon	Edmonton	Шаблон:Birth date and age2	0	0	Шаблон:Flagicon Enfield WMC	September 1973	Free transfer
Ray Harford	CB	Шаблон:Flagicon	Halifax	Шаблон:Birth date and age2	21	1	Шаблон:Flagicon Port Vale	3 February 1973Шаблон:Efn	£1,750
Stuart Morgan	CB	Шаблон:Flagicon	Swansea	Шаблон:Birth date and age2	36	2	Шаблон:Flagicon Reading	August 1972	Free transfer
Mick Packer	FB	Шаблон:Flagicon	Willesden	Шаблон:Birth date and age2	0	0	Шаблон:Flagicon Watford	July 1973	Free transfer
Alex Smith	FB	Шаблон:Flagicon	Thornhill	Шаблон:Birth date and age2	0	0	Шаблон:Flagicon Southend United	27 January 1974Шаблон:Efn	£5,000
Lindsay Smith	CB	Шаблон:Flagicon	Enfield	Шаблон:Birth date and age2	54	4	Apprentice	20 April 1971Шаблон:Efn	Free transfer
Midfielders
Ray Bunkell	MF	Шаблон:Flagicon	Edmonton	Шаблон:Birth date and age2	0	0	Шаблон:Flagicon Swindon Town	December 1973	Part exchange
Steve Foley	MF	Шаблон:Flagicon	Clacton-on-Sea	Шаблон:Birth date and age2	57	13	Apprentice	July 1969	Free transfer
Steve Leslie	MF	Шаблон:Flagicon	Hornsey	Шаблон:Birth date and age2	80	16	Apprentice	20 April 1971Шаблон:Efn	Free transfer
Bobby Mills	MF	Шаблон:Flagicon	Edmonton	Шаблон:Birth date and age2	8	0	Apprentice	4 March 1972Шаблон:Efn	Free transfer
Bobby Roberts	MF	Шаблон:Flagicon	Edinburgh	Шаблон:Birth date and age2	2	0	Шаблон:Flagicon Coventry City	1 March 1973	Free transfer
Phil Thomas	MF	Шаблон:Flagicon	Sherborne	Шаблон:Birth date and age2	35	2	Шаблон:Flagicon Bournemouth	Summer 1972	Free transfer
Tony Wingate	MF	Шаблон:Flagicon	Islington	Шаблон:Birth date and age2	1	0	Apprentice	18 March 1972Шаблон:Efn	Free transfer
Forwards
Barry Dyson	FW	Шаблон:Flagicon	Oldham	Шаблон:Birth date and age2	0	0	Шаблон:Flagicon Orient	25 August 1973Шаблон:Efn	Free transfer
Colwyn Rowe	WG	Шаблон:Flagicon	Ipswich	Шаблон:Birth date and age2	0	0	Apprentice	October 1973	Free transfer
Bobby Svarc	FW	Шаблон:Flagicon	Leicester	Шаблон:Birth date and age2	20	8	Шаблон:Flagicon Boston United	December 1972	£6,000

Transfers

In

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
Summer 1973	RB	Шаблон:Flagicon	Will Dixon	Шаблон:Flagicon Reading	Free transfer
July 1973	GK	Шаблон:Flagicon	Mike Walker	Шаблон:Flagicon Watford	£4,000
July 1973	FB	Шаблон:Flagicon	Mick Packer	Шаблон:Flagicon Watford	Free transfer
1 August 1973	FW	Шаблон:Flagicon	Paul Aimson	Шаблон:Flagicon Bournemouth	£8,000
25 August 1973	FW	Шаблон:Flagicon	Barry Dyson	Шаблон:Flagicon Bournemouth	Free transfer	Шаблон:Efn
September 1973	CB	Шаблон:Flagicon	Barry Dominey	Шаблон:Flagicon Enfield WMC	Free transfer
September 1973	CB	Шаблон:Flagicon	Barry Dominey	Шаблон:Flagicon Enfield WMC	Free transfer
October 1973	WG	Шаблон:Flagicon	Colwyn Rowe	Apprentice	Free transfer
December 1973	MF	Шаблон:Flagicon	Ray Bunkell	Шаблон:Flagicon Southend United	Part-exchange (£5,000)
27 January 1974	FB	Шаблон:Flagicon	Alex Smith	Шаблон:Flagicon Southend United	£5,000	Шаблон:Efn

• Total spending: Шаблон:Loss ~ £22,000

Out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
30 April 1973	GK	Шаблон:Flagicon	John McInally	Шаблон:Flagicon Braintree & Crittall Athletic	Player-manager	Шаблон:Efn
30 April 1973	CB	Шаблон:Flagicon	Richard Bourne	Шаблон:Flagicon Ramsgate	Released	Шаблон:Efn
30 April 1973	MF	Шаблон:Flagicon	Stan Brown	Шаблон:Flagicon Wimbledon	Released	Шаблон:Efn
August 1973	MF	Шаблон:Flagicon	Phil Bloss	Шаблон:Flagicon Wimbledon	Released
September 1973	RB	Шаблон:Flagicon	Will Dixon	Шаблон:Flagicon Swindon Town	Free transfer
December 1973	FB	Шаблон:Flagicon	John McLaughlin	Шаблон:Flagicon Swindon Town	Part-exchange (£25,000)
December 1973	WG	Шаблон:Flagicon	Mick Mahon	Шаблон:Flagicon Wimbledon	£3,000
22 February 1974	FW	Шаблон:Flagicon	Paul Aimson	Free agent	Retired

• Total incoming: Шаблон:Gain ~ £28,000

Loans in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	End date	Ref.
October 1973	FW	Шаблон:Flagicon	Peter Silvester	Шаблон:Flagicon Norwich City	2 November 1983	Шаблон:Efn
November 1973	FB	Шаблон:Flagicon	Alex Smith	Шаблон:Flagicon Southend United	5 January 1974	Шаблон:Efn
1 February 1974	WG	Шаблон:Flagicon	Terry Anderson	Шаблон:Flagicon Norwich City	2 March 1974	Шаблон:Efn
March 1974	MF	Шаблон:Flagicon	Paul Taylor	Шаблон:Flagicon York City	12 May 1974
March 1974	FW	Шаблон:Flagicon	Gary Moore	Шаблон:Flagicon Southend United	4 May 1974

Match details

Fourth Division

Results round by round

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League table

1973–74 Football League

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

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Goalscorers

Place	Nationality	Position	Name	Fourth Division	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
1	Шаблон:Flagicon	FW	Bobby Svarc	25	0	1	26
2	Шаблон:Flagicon	MF	Steve Foley	8	0	0	8
	Шаблон:Flagicon	CB	Stuart Morgan	8	0	0	8
4	Шаблон:Flagicon	FW	Gary Moore	7	0	0	7
5	Шаблон:Flagicon	FW	Barry Dyson	6	0	0	6
6	Шаблон:Flagicon	FB	Micky Cook	4	0	1	5
	Шаблон:Flagicon	MF	Steve Leslie	5	0	0	5
8	Шаблон:Flagicon	MF	Phil Thomas	4	0	0	4
9	Шаблон:Flagicon	FW	Paul Aimson	2	0	0	2
	Шаблон:Flagicon	CB	Ray Harford	1	1	0	2
11	Шаблон:Flagicon	WG	Mick Mahon	0	1	0	1
	Шаблон:Flagicon	FB	Alex Smith	1	0	0	1
	Шаблон:Flagicon	CB	Lindsay Smith	1	0	0	1
			Own goals	1	0	0	1
			TOTALS	73	2	2	77

Disciplinary record

Nationality	Position	Name	Fourth Division		FA Cup		League Cup		Total
			Шаблон:Yel	Шаблон:Sent off	Шаблон:Yel	Шаблон:Sent off	Шаблон:Yel	Шаблон:Sent off	Шаблон:Yel	Шаблон:Sent off
Шаблон:Flagicon	CB	Stuart Morgan	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Шаблон:Flagicon	FB	Micky Cook	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Шаблон:Flagicon	CB	Ray Harford	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Шаблон:Flagicon	FB	Micky Cook	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Шаблон:Flagicon	MF	Bobby Mills	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Шаблон:Flagicon	FB	Mick Packer	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Шаблон:Flagicon	FB	Alex Smith	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Шаблон:Flagicon	CB	Lindsay Smith	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
		TOTALS	7	1	0	0	0	0	7	1

Clean sheets

Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.

Place	Nationality	Player	Fourth Division	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
1	Шаблон:Flagicon	Mike Walker	21	0	0	21
		TOTALS	21	0	0	21

Player debuts

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

Position	Nationality	Player	Date	Opponent	Ground	Notes
GK	Шаблон:Flagicon	Mike Walker	25 August 1973	Barnsley	Oakwell
FB	Шаблон:Flagicon	Mick Packer	25 August 1973	Barnsley	Oakwell
FW	Шаблон:Flagicon	Paul Aimson	25 August 1973	Barnsley	Oakwell
FW	Шаблон:Flagicon	Barry Dyson	25 August 1973	Barnsley	Oakwell
FW	Шаблон:Flagicon	Peter Silvester	6 October 1973	Hartlepool	Victoria Park
FB	Шаблон:Flagicon	Alex Smith	10 November 1973	Mansfield Town	Field Mill
MF	Шаблон:Flagicon	Ray Bunkell	8 December 1973	Gillingham	Priestfield Stadium
FB	Шаблон:Flagicon	Alex Smith	27 January 1974	Doncaster Rovers	Belle Vue	Шаблон:Efn
WG	Шаблон:Flagicon	Colwyn Rowe	3 February 1974	Bury	Gigg Lane
WG	Шаблон:Flagicon	Terry Anderson	8 February 1974	Swansea City	Layer Road
CB	Шаблон:Flagicon	Barry Dominey	16 March 1974	Scunthorpe United	Old Showground
MF	Шаблон:Flagicon	Paul Taylor	16 March 1974	Scunthorpe United	Old Showground
FW	Шаблон:Flagicon	Gary Moore	16 March 1974	Scunthorpe United	Old Showground

See also

• List of Colchester United F.C. seasons

References

General

Books

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Websites

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