Chairman Jack Rippingale Fourth Division 3rd (Promoted) League Cup 1st Round | Manager Bobby Roberts FA Cup 4th Round | |
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Top goalscorer League:
Bobby Gough (17)
All:
Colin Garwood (24) | ||
The 1976–77 season was Colchester United's first season back in the Football League Fourth Division spending the two previous seasons playing in the Football League Third Division. The season ended in success with Colchester being promoted back to the Third Division, finishing third.
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Season Review
The Board kept faith with manager Bobby Roberts for the 1976–77 campaign and, just as they did in the 1960s, United bounced back to the Third Division at the first attempt.
Built on 12 successive home victories from the start of the season United's 'G-men' Bobby Gough and Colin Garwood scored 17 and 16 goals respectively with centre-half Steve Dowman adding an amazing twelve strikes in his first season.
A splendid FA Cup run saw United reach the Fourth Round only to lose to First Division Derby in a replay at The Baseball Ground. Over 14,000 had seen Garwood equalise in the seventh minute of injury time in the first match at Layer Road.
Once again a settled side aided United's progress - eight players played over 40 of the 46 League games.
Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Fourth Division Results Summary
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
Fourth Division Results
Source: 1976-77 Season Colchester United Results - coludata.co.uk
League Cup
Source: 1976-77 Season Colchester United Results - coludata.co.uk
FA Cup
Source: 1976-77 Season Colchester United Results - coludata.co.uk
Most Frequent Starting XI
This section shows players in a 5-2-3 formation with the most league starts during the season.