Colchester United’s 1978/79 Squad that was pictured in an FA Cup 5th Round programme versus Manchester United on Tuesday 20th February 1979, featured no less than ten players who would pull on a Wivenhoe Town shirt in the future. Steve Dowman (130 appearances 11 goals), Bobby Hamilton (20 app), Steve Wright (177 app, 2 gls), Steve Foley (18 app, 1gl), Mick Packer (134 app, 9 gls), Mickey Cook (6 app), Bobb Gough (10 app, 2 gls), Tony Evans (1 app), Bobby Hodge (1 app) and Steve Leslie (125 app, 6 gls). In addition Steve Wignall had a spell coaching at Broad Lane while Dowman, Foley, Packer and Cook all had spells as manager of the Dragons
