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1969–70 Colchester United F.C. season

Colchester United
1969–70 season
Chairman Bill Graver
Manager Dick Graham
Stadium Layer Road
Fourth Division 10th
FA Cup 1st round
(eliminated by
Newport County)
League Cup 2nd round
(eliminated by
Ipswich Town)
Top goalscorer League:
Ken Jones (16)

All:
Ken Jones (16)
Highest home attendance 7,133
v Peterborough United, 25 August 1969
Lowest home attendance 2,571
v Darlington, 20 December 1969
Average home league attendance 4,664
Biggest win 3–0
v Reading, 20 August 1969
v Workington, 24 January 1970
v York City, 28 February 1970
4–1
v Chesterfield, 2 March 1970
Biggest defeat 0–4
v Ipswich Town, 3 September 1969

The 1969–70 season was Colchester United's 28th season in their history and their second 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.

Colchester ended an injury blighted season in tenth position in the Fourth Division, while they were knocked out in the first round of the FA Cup by Newport County, and in the second round of the League Cup by neighbours and rivals Ipswich Town in their heaviest defeat of the campaign.

For the new season, manager Dick Graham employed a new policy of recruiting older, more experienced players. He said:

He brought in Bobby Cram, formerly of West Bromwich Albion and hitherto playing in Canada, to become his capatain for the season, while also paying £5,000 for Ken Jones from Millwall.

An eleven-game unbeaten home run gave Colchester a chance for a promotion push, but an expanding injury list held back the U's progress. Trainer Dennis Mochan made a final appearance for the club during the campaign having taking up a coaching position at the end of the previous season. The club finished in tenth place, while exiting both Cups in the early rounds; a defeat to Newport County in the first round of the FA Cup, and a second round defeat to Ipswich Town in the League Cup.

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


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