Despite debts of £2,000, the club were not prepared to sell prize forward Bobby Hunt when Newcastle United came in with an offer of £17,000.

Highlights were shown on 13 October 1962 of Colchester's Layer Road defeat to Crystal Palace.

Martyn King was back on top of the scoring charts for Colchester, leading the way with 26 league goals, Hunt following up with 19.

With the defence shipping 93 goals across the season, a mid-table finish loomed for Colchester on their return to the Third Division after just one year away.

[24] Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.