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1966–67 Colchester United F.C. season

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Manager
  
Neil Franklin

Third Division
  
13th

Stadium
  
Layer Road

Chairman
  
Bill Allen (until January) Harold Moore (from January)

FA Cup
  
2nd round (eliminated by Peterborough United)

League Cup
  
1st round (eliminated by Queens Park Rangers)

The 1966–67 season was Colchester United's 25th season in their history and their first back in the third tier of English football, the Third Division, following promotion from the Fourth Division the previous season. Alongside competing in the Third Division, the club also participated in the FA Cup and the League Cup.

Contents

Colchester finished comfortably mid-table by finishing 13th. Queens Park Rangers defeated the U's 5–0 in the League Cup, while Peterborough United knocked them out in the second round of the FA Cup.

Season overview

Neil Franklin spent £4,000 to sign Ken Hodgson from Bournemouth in the summer, and alongside Peter Bullock, the pair amassed 31 goals between them. Meanwhile, Reg Stratton scored 24 league goals as Colchester ended their first season back in the Third Division with a mid-table 13th position finish.

Players

As of match played 13 May 1967.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Third Division results round by round

Last updated: 24 January 2017.
Source: [1]
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

  Win   Draw   Loss

League table

Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Number of goals scored

(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (R) Relegated.

Notes:

1 The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used up until the 1976–77 season.

2 The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.

Captains

Number of games played as team captain.

Player debuts

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

References

1966–67 Colchester United F.C. season Wikipedia