Colchester bounced back to the Third Division at the first attempt under Bobby Roberts with a largely unchanged team from the previous season.

He led them to a third-place finish in the league, while in the FA Cup, Colchester took First Division Derby County to a replay in the fourth round.

Colchester made an instant return to the Third Division after the board kept the faith in manager Bobby Roberts.

Over 14,000 fans had seen Colin Garwood equalise in the seventh minute of injury time in the first match at Layer Road.

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