The Giant Killers
Colchester United
Founded: 1937
F A Cup and First Round debut: 1938
F A Cup Quarter Finalists: 1971
Football Pyramid
5th Tier: [most recent 1998]
4th Tier: Currently
3rd Tier debut: 1950 [most recent 2016]
2nd Tier debut: 2006 [most recent 2008]
Honours:
Conference Champions [5th Tier]: 1992
Fifth Round, Saturday, February 13th 1971
Layer Road, Colchester
Attendance: 16,000
Ranked at the time: 2
Team: 1: Graham Smith.....2: Brian Hall.....3: Bobby Cram.....4: John Gilchrist.....5: Brian Garvey.....6:John Kurila.....7: Brian Lewis.....8: Dave Simmons.....9:Mick Mahon.....10:Ray Crawford.....11:Brian Gibbs.....Manager:Dick Graham
1-0 vs Huddersfield Town
Third Round: Saturday January 10th 1948
Attendance: 17,005
Scorer: Bob Curry
Ranked at the time: 39
Team: 1:Harry Wright, 2:Digger Kettle, 3:Bob Allen, 4:Harry Bearyman, 5:? 6:Ted Fenton, 7:Andy Brown, 8:Len Cater, 9:Arthur Turner, 10:Bob Curry, 11:Fred Cutting

3-2 vs Bradford Park Avenue
Attendance: 16,000
Scorers: Bob Curry {2}, Fred Cutting
Ranked at the time: 177
{image - Bob Curry head Colchester level against Bradford}
Fourth Round: Saturday January 24th 1948
Team:1:Harry Wright, 2:Digger Kettle, 3:Bob Allen, 4:Harry Bearyman, 5:? 6:Ted Fenton, 7:Andy Brown, 8:Len Cater, 9:Arthur Turner, 10:Bob Curry, 11:Fred Cutting
Colchester United 3-2 Leeds United
Fifth Round: Saturday February 13th 1971
Attendance: 16,000
Scorers: Ray crawford {2}, Dave Simmons
Ranked at the time: 2
Team: 1:Graham Smith, 2:Brian Hall, 3:Bobby Cram, 4:John Gilchrist, 5:Brian Garvey, 6:John Kurila, 7:Brian Lewis, 8:Dave Simmons, 9:Mick Mahon, 10:Ray Crawford, 11: Brian Gibbs