1971–72 Colchester United F.C. season
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The 1971–72 season was Colchester United's 30th season in their history and their fourth 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, as well as being entered into the pre-season Watney Cup.
1971–72 season | ||
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Chairman | Roy Chapman[1] | |
Manager | Dick Graham | |
Stadium | Layer Road | |
Fourth Division | 11th | |
FA Cup | 1st round (eliminated by Shrewsbury Town) | |
League Cup | 3rd round (eliminated by Blackpool) | |
Watney Cup | Winners | |
Top goalscorer | League: Brian Lewis (15) All: Brian Lewis (23) | |
Highest home attendance | 9,807 v Southend United, 18 October 1971[2] | |
Lowest home attendance | 3,390 v Workington, 7 April 1972[3] | |
Average home league attendance | 5,695[4] | |
Biggest win | 4–1 v Swindon Town, 8 September 1971 v Southend United, 28 January 1972 5–2 v Lincoln City, 15 October 1971 3–0 v Exeter City, 26 November 1971 | |
Biggest defeat | 0–4 v Blackpool, 5 October 1971 v Peterborough United, 1 April 1972 | |
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Continuing with their cup success of the previous season, Dick Graham's high-scoring side were entered into the Watney Cup, a pre-season tournament held between the two highest scoring teams in each of the four divisions in the Football League who had not achieved promotion or entered European football. Colchester defeated West Bromwich Albion in their first ever penalty shoot-out following a 4–4 draw at The Hawthorns.
Colchester reached the third round of the League Cup, where they were knocked out by Blackpool, and were eliminated from the FA Cup in the first round by Shrewsbury Town. Meanwhile, the U's ended their league campaign in eleventh position, nine points away from promotion.