1967–68 season | |||
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Chairman | Harold Moore (until January) Arthur Neville (from January) |
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Manager | Neil Franklin | ||
Stadium | Layer Road | ||
Third Division | 22nd (relegated) | ||
FA Cup | 3rd round (eliminated by West Bromwich Albion) |
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League Cup | 1st round (eliminated by Brighton & Hove Albion) |
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Top goalscorer |
League: Reg Stratton (9) All: Reg Stratton (11) |
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Highest home attendance | 15,981 v West Bromwich Albion, 27 January 1968 |
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Lowest home attendance | 2,483 v Peterborough United, 11 May 1968 |
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Average home league attendance | 4,591 | ||
Biggest win | 2–0 v Bristol Rovers, 23 December 1967 v Chelmsford City, 6 January 1968 |
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Biggest defeat | 0–5 v Barrow, 13 November 1967 |
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The 1967–68 season was Colchester United's 26th season in their history and their second successive 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 and the League Cup.
Colchester were relegated to the Fourth Division after a two year stay in the Third Division. They succumbed following 15 defeats in 22 games, recording just one win during this time. Manager Neil Franklin was sacked two days after the season ending 5–1 home defeat by Peterborough United. They fared better in the FA Cup, earning a third round replay against First Division West Bromwich Albion where they were defeated 4–0, but exited the League Cup in the first round, beaten by Brighton & Hove Albion by the same scoreline.
Colchester's league and FA Cup form contrasted during the 1967–68 season. A trip to Torquay United in the first round of the Cup saw the U's earn a replay at home, where they won 2–1. Essex rivals Chelmsford City were beaten 2–0 in the second round, a joint-best result for the campaign for Colchester. Layer Road then played host to First Division West Bromwich Albion in front of a crowd just short of 16,000. With the score at 1–1, both goalscorer Reg Stratton and John Mansfield had goals ruled out for infringements late on as the tie went to a replay. The U's lost 4–0 at The Hawthorns to the eventual Cup winners.