1970–71 Colchester United F.C. season
| 1970–71 season | |||
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| Chairman | Bill Graver (until March) Roy Chapman (from March) |
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| Manager | Dick Graham | ||
| Stadium | Layer Road | ||
| Fourth Division | 6th | ||
| FA Cup | Quarter-final (eliminated by Everton) |
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| League Cup | 2nd round (eliminated by Birmingham City) |
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| Top goalscorer |
League: Ray Crawford (24) All: Ray Crawford (31) |
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| Highest home attendance | 16,000 v Leeds United, 13 February 1971 |
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| Lowest home attendance | 3,502 v Barrow, 26 April 1971 |
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| Average home league attendance | 6,362 | ||
| Biggest win | 5–0 v Cambridge United, 19 August 1970 v Rochdale, 25 January 1971 |
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| Biggest defeat | 0–5 v Everton, 6 March 1971 |
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The 1970–71 season was Colchester United's 29th season in their history and their third 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 reached the FA Cup quarter-final, famously beating First Division Leeds United 3–2 at Layer Road in the fifth round. They had already defeated Ringmer, Cambridge United, Barnet and Rochdale along the way, before being defeated 5–0 by Everton at Goodison Park. Owing to their cup run, Colchester's league form stuttered, ending the campaign in sixth place, while they suffered a second round exit in the League Cup after being beaten by Birmingham City following a replay.
During the summer of 1970, manager Dick Graham increased the average age of his Colchester squad by signing a number of ageing players, including ex-England international Ray Crawford, Brian Garvey, John Kurila, Mick Mahon and Brian Owen. During the season, both Owen and Roy Massey suffered serious or career ending injuries, forcing Graham into signing Brian Lewis and Dave Simmons.
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