1969–70 Colchester United F.C. season
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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.
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1969–70 season | ||
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Chairman | Bill Graver[1] | |
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[2] | |
Lowest home attendance | 2,571 v Darlington, 20 December 1969[3] | |
Average home league attendance | 4,664[4] | |
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 | |
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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.