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1981–82 Colchester United F.C. season

The 1981–82 season was Colchester United's 40th season in their history and first season back in fourth tier of English football, the Fourth Division following relegation the previous campaign. Alongside competing in the Fourth Division, the club also participated in the FA Cup and the League Cup.

Colchester United
1981–82 season
ChairmanMaurice Cadman[1]
ManagerBobby Roberts
(until 3 May)
Ray Bunkell
(from 3 May to 5 May)
Allan Hunter
(from 5 May)
StadiumLayer Road
Fourth Division6th
FA Cup3rd round
(eliminated by
Newcastle United)
League Cup3rd round
(eliminated by
Tranmere Rovers)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Ian Allinson
Kevin Bremner (21)
All:
Ian Allinson (26)
Highest home attendance7,505
v Newcastle United, 18 January 1982[2]
Lowest home attendance1,470
v Port Vale, 3 May 1982[3]
Average home league attendance3,161[4]
Biggest win4–0
v Tranmere Rovers, 4 September 1981
v York City, 16 October 1981
v Hereford United, 20 October 1981
5–1
v Northampton Town, 2 October 1981
Biggest defeat0–3
v York City, 5 March 1982

Colchester mounted a serious promotion challenge for much of the season, but a downturn in form in the second half of the season led to Bobby Roberts losing his job as manager, with Allan Hunter recruited to replace him in May when the U's promotion hopes were over for the season. They exited both cups in the third round, although they took Second Division Newcastle United to a thrilling extra time finale at Layer Road where the hosts were eventually defeated 4–3.

Season overview edit

After the board had decided to keep the faith in Bobby Roberts for the new season despite relegation, the introduction of the three-points for a win format for this year helped Colchester hit the top of the league by November 1981, scoring an impressive 41 goals. The U's also reached the third round of the FA Cup, taking Newcastle United to a replay before losing 4–3 following extra time at Layer Road.

A £25,000 outlay brought forward John Lyons to Layer Road who promptly scored on his debut as Colchester thrashed promotion rivals Sheffield United 5–2 in front of the Match of the Day cameras. However, a host of injuries and suspensions in the latter stages of the season saw Colchester drop down the table, and as such the board requested Roberts resign in April. He refused to do so and was sacked a month later. Former player Ray Bunkell filled the brief void before Allan Hunter was brought in as his replacement, tasked with his first managerial role.

Colchester had gone from promotion favourites to sixth, 16 points off the promotion places, despite a prolific strike force in Ian Allinson, who scored 26 goals, and Kevin Bremner, who scored 24 goals.[5]

Players edit

As of match played 15 May 1982.[6]
Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee
Goalkeepers
Ian Cranstone GK   Rochford 0 0   Tottenham Hotspur Summer 1977 Free transfer
Bobby Hamilton GK 0 0 Unknown Summer 1977
Mike Walker GK   Colwyn Bay (1945-11-28)28 November 1945 (aged 35) 418 0   Watford July 1973 £4,000
Jeff Wood GK   Islington (1954-02-04)4 February 1954 (aged 27) 0 0   Charlton Athletic Summer 1981 Undisclosed
Defenders
Phil Coleman FB   Woolwich (1960-09-08)8 September 1960 (aged 20) 4 0   Millwall February 1981 £15,000
Micky Cook FB   Enfield (1951-04-09)9 April 1951 (aged 30) 551 15   Orient 1 March 1969 Free transfer
Allan Hunter CB   Sion Mills (1946-06-30)30 June 1946 (aged 34) 0 0   Ipswich Town May 1982 Player-manager
Mick Packer FB   Willesden (1950-04-20)20 April 1950 (aged 31) 366 21   Watford July 1973 Free transfer
Wayne Ward FB   Colchester (1964-04-28)28 April 1964 (aged 17) 0 0 Apprentice April 1982 Free transfer
Steve Wignall CB   Liverpool (1954-09-17)17 September 1954 (aged 26) 183 11   Doncaster Rovers September 1977 £5,000
Midfielders
Andy Gooding MF 0 0 Apprentice Summer 1981 Free transfer
Steve Leslie MF   Hornsey (1952-09-04)4 September 1952 (aged 28) 391 41 Apprentice 20 April 1971[a] Free transfer
Dennis Longhorn MF   Hythe (1950-09-12)12 September 1950 (aged 30) 26 0   Aldershot May 1980 Free transfer
Roger Osborne MF   Otley (1950-03-09)9 March 1950 (aged 31) 12 0   Ipswich Town February 1981 £25,000
Forwards
Tony Adcock FW   Bethnal Green (1963-03-27)27 March 1963 (aged 18) 1 0 Apprentice 31 March 1981 Free transfer
Ian Allinson WG   Hitchin (1957-10-01)1 October 1957 (aged 23) 257 30 Apprentice Summer 1974 Free transfer
Kevin Bremner FW   Banff (1957-10-07)7 October 1957 (aged 23) 38 10   Keith October 1980 £25,000
Perry Groves WG   Bow (1965-04-19)19 April 1965 (aged 16) 0 0   Cornard Dynamos Summer 1981 Free transfer
John Lyons FW   Buckley (1956-11-08)8 November 1956 (aged 24) 0 0   Cambridge United February 1982 £25,000
Roy McDonough FW   Solihull (1958-10-16)16 October 1958 (aged 22) 12 2   Chelsea February 1981 £15,000
John Taylor FW   Norwich (1964-10-24)24 October 1964 (aged 16) 0 0 Apprentice Summer 1981 Free transfer
  1. ^ Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club

Transfers edit

In edit

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
Summer 1981 GK   Jeff Wood   Charlton Athletic Undisclosed [7]
Summer 1981 MF Andy Gooding Apprentice Free transfer [8]
Summer 1981 WG   Perry Groves   Cornard Dynamos Free transfer [9]
Summer 1981 FW   John Taylor Apprentice Free transfer [10]
February 1982 FW   John Lyons   Cambridge United £25,000 [11]
April 1982 FB   Wayne Ward Apprentice Free transfer [12]
May 1982 CB   Allan Hunter   Ipswich Town Player-manager [13]
  • Total spending:   ~ £25,000

Out edit

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
End of season FB   Nigel Crouch   Harwich & Parkeston Released [14]
End of season FB   Leo Cusenza   Harlow Town Released [15]
End of season MF   Tony Evans   Tiptree United Released [16]
End of season WG   Bobby Hodge   Torquay United Released [17]
End of season FW   Gary Harvey   Harwich & Parkeston Released [18]
12 September 1981 MF   Steve Foley   Wivenhoe Town Released [19][a]
23 January 1982 MF   Eddie Rowles Free agent Retired [20][a]
30 March 1982 MF   Russell Cotton Free agent Released [21][a]
7 May 1982 CB   Steve Wright   HJK Helsinki Undisclosed [22][a]
  • Total incoming:   ~ £0
  1. ^ a b c d Date of departure refers to the date of the player's final game for the club

Match details edit

Fourth Division edit

Main article: 1981–82 Football League

Results round by round edit

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHAHHAAHAHHAHAAHAHAHHAHAAHHAAAHHAAHHAHAAHHAHHA
ResultWWLWDLLWWWWWLWWWWWDDDLWDWLWLLDDLLDWDLLDDWDLWLW
Position2161378674534242111223354657776776666666666666
Source: 11v11.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
4 Bournemouth 46 23 19 4 62 30 +32 88 Promoted
5 Peterborough United 46 24 10 12 71 57 +14 82
6 Colchester United 46 20 12 14 82 57 +25 72
7 Port Vale 46 18 16 12 56 49 +7 70
8 Hull City 46 19 12 15 70 61 +9 69
Source: [citation needed]

Matches edit

29 August 1981 (1981-08-29) 1 Hartlepool United 1–3 Colchester United Hartlepool
Harding   81' Report Bremner   34', 59'
Packer   39' (pen.)		 Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 2,007
Referee: N Wilson
4 September 1981 (1981-09-04) 2 Colchester United 4–0 Tranmere Rovers Colchester
Allinson   9', 36' (pen.)
Cook   58'
Bremner   90'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,474
Referee: Tony Ward
12 September 1981 (1981-09-12) 3 Sheffield United 1–0 Colchester United Sheffield
Hatton   43' Report Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 11,293
Referee: A Robinson
18 September 1981 (1981-09-18) 4 Colchester United 3–0 Torquay United Colchester
Adcock   18', 77'
Cook   51'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,820
Referee: K Salmon
22 September 1981 (1981-09-22) 5 Colchester United 1–1 Aldershot Colchester
Coleman   39' Report Crosby   46' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,719
Referee: B Hill
26 September 1981 (1981-09-26) 6 Bradford City 2–1 Colchester United Bradford
Gallagher   5'
Staniforth   88'		 Report Leslie   63' Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 4,772
Referee: M Heath
28 September 1981 (1981-09-28) 7 Port Vale 2–1 Colchester United Burslem
Sproson   80'
Moss   88'		 Report McDonough   52' Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 3,351
2 October 1981 (1981-10-02) 8 Colchester United 5–1 Northampton Town Colchester
Coleman   5'
Allinson   7' (pen.)
Bremner   72', 86'
McDonough   83'		 Report Denyer   50' (pen.) Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,760
Referee: D Reeves
11 October 1981 (1981-10-11) 9 Rochdale 1–2 Colchester United Rochdale
Wellings   51' Report Allinson   66'
McDonough   84'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1,366
16 October 1981 (1981-10-16) 10 Colchester United 4–0 York City Colchester
McDonough   8'
Bremner   38'
Leslie   70'
Allinson   76'
Wright   39'		 Report Walwyn   39' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,139
Referee: Alan Gunn
20 October 1981 (1981-10-20) 11 Colchester United 4–0 Hereford United Colchester
19:30 BST Allinson   20'
Bremner   40'
Osborne   56', 61'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,064
Referee: J Deakin
24 October 1981 (1981-10-24) 12 Halifax Town 0–2 Colchester United Halifax
Report Allinson   2' (pen.)
McDonough   50'		 Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 1,374
Referee: David Webb
30 October 1981 (1981-10-30) 13 Colchester United 1–2 Wigan Athletic Colchester
Coleman   86' Report McMahon   11'
Houghton   42'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,882
Referee: M James
2 November 1981 (1981-11-02) 14 Mansfield Town 1–3 Colchester United Mansfield
Morgan   84' Report Allinson   42', 57', 81' (pen.) Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 2,294
Referee: Joe Worrall
7 November 1981 (1981-11-07) 15 Hull City 2–3 Colchester United Kingston upon Hull
19:30 GMT Mutrie   15'
Roberts   48'		 Report Bremner   12'
McDonough   61', 77'		 Stadium: Boothferry Park
Attendance: 3,040
Referee: T Fitzharris
13 November 1981 (1981-11-13) 16 Colchester United 2–1 Scunthorpe United Colchester
Allinson   38'
Cook   65'		 Report Stewart   36' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,838
Referee: D Letts
28 November 1981 (1981-11-28) 17 Darlington 1–2 Colchester United Darlington
15:00 GMT Speedie   25' Report Bremner   5'
Osborne   53'		 Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 1,456
Referee: T Mills
4 December 1981 (1981-12-04) 18 Colchester United 2–1 Blackpool Colchester
Allinson   14'
Noble   84' (o.g.)		 Report Bamber   31' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,875
Referee: A Robinson
26 December 1981 (1981-12-26) 19 Bournemouth 1–1 Colchester United Bournemouth
Goddard   20' Report McDonough   78' Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 8,829
Referee: S Bates
16 January 1982 (1982-01-16) 20 Colchester United 1–1 Bury Colchester
Adcock   14' Report Hilton   18' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,504
Referee: Tom Bune
23 January 1982 (1982-01-23) 21 Colchester United 3–3 Hartlepool United Colchester
15:00 GMT McDonough   10'
Bird   58' (o.g.)
Allinson   64' (pen.)		 Report Houchen   14', 16' (pen.)
Bird   38'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,862
Referee: Martin Bodenham
30 January 1982 (1982-01-30) 22 Torquay United 1–0 Colchester United Torquay
19:30 GMT Unknown goalscorer   Report Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 2,037
Referee: B Stevens
6 February 1982 (1982-02-06) 23 Colchester United 5–2 Sheffield United Colchester
15:00 GMT Lyons   4'
McDonough   8'
Allinson   9', 36'
Bremner   59'		 Report Kenworthy   38' (pen.)
Edwards   62'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,194
Referee: C White
9 February 1982 (1982-02-09) 24 Aldershot 1–1 Colchester United Aldershot
19:45 GMT Jopling   33' Report Lyons   44' Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 2,324
Referee: Howard King
14 February 1982 (1982-02-14) 25 Northampton Town 1–2 Colchester United Northampton
15:00 GMT Coffill   56' Report Allinson   19'
Bremner   75'		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 3,102
Referee: P Richardson
19 February 1982 (1982-02-19) 26 Colchester United 1–2 Bradford City Colchester
Cook   73' Report Jackson   41'
McNiven   58'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,975
Referee: Tony Ward
26 February 1982 (1982-02-26) 27 Colchester United 3–2 Rochdale Colchester
Bremner   29'
Adcock   38', 88'		 Report O'Loughlin   28'
Hilditch   75'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,760
Referee: M Dimblebee
2 March 1982 (1982-03-02) 28 Tranmere Rovers 2–1 Colchester United Birkenhead
Craven   12'
Kerr   34'		 Report Bremner   75' Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 1,252
Referee: Peter Willis
5 March 1982 (1982-03-05) 29 York City 3–0 Colchester United York
Hood   35' (pen.)
Walwyn   77', 90'		 Report Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 1,854
Referee: R Chadwick
10 March 1982 (1982-03-10) 30 Hereford United 2–2 Colchester United Hereford
Phillips   23', 82' Report Allinson   48' (pen.)
Osborne   54'		 Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 2,060
Referee: A Hamil
12 March 1982 (1982-03-12) 31 Colchester United 1–1 Halifax Town Colchester
Bremner   8' Report Ayre   28' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,464
Referee: D Reeves
16 March 1982 (1982-03-16) 32 Colchester United 0–1 Mansfield Town Colchester
Report Lumby   81' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Alf Grey
20 March 1982 (1982-03-20) 33 Wigan Athletic 3–2 Colchester United Wigan
15:00 GMT Barrow   1', 60'
Bradd   27'		 Report Bremner   62'
Osborne   88'		 Stadium: Springfield Park
Attendance: 6,747
Referee: J Hough
22 March 1982 (1982-03-22) 34 Stockport County 0–0 Colchester United Stockport
Report Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 1,740
Referee: G Flint
26 March 1982 (1982-03-26) 35 Colchester United 2–0 Hull City Colchester
Bremner   54'
Coleman   78'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,195
Referee: Colin Downey
30 March 1982 (1982-03-30) 36 Colchester United 1–1 Crewe Alexandra Colchester
Allinson   35' Report Palios   41' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 1,904
Referee: K Baker
2 April 1982 (1982-04-02) 37 Scunthorpe United 2–1 Colchester United Scunthorpe
19:15 BST Moss   19'
Telfer   60'		 Report Bremner   65' Stadium: Old Showground
Attendance: 1,762
Referee: David Allison
10 April 1982 (1982-04-10) 38 Colchester United 1–2 Bournemouth Colchester
Allinson   76' Report Funnell   30'
Crawford   34'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,662
Referee: Ian Borrett
13 April 1982 (1982-04-13) 39 Peterborough United 2–2 Colchester United Peterborough
19:30 BST Smith   56'
Kellock   60'		 Report Allinson   58'
McDonough   79'		 Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 5,402
Referee: A Challinor
17 April 1982 (1982-04-17) 40 Blackpool 0–0 Colchester United Blackpool
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 2,298
Referee: K Redfearn
24 April 1982 (1982-04-24) 41 Colchester United 1–0 Darlington Colchester
Bremner   77' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 1,764
Referee: Rob Lewis
27 April 1982 (1982-04-27) 42 Colchester United 1–1 Peterborough United Colchester
Bremner   34'
Wright   52'  		 Report Syrett   76'
Smith    		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,212
Referee: M Taylor
1 May 1982 (1982-05-01) 43 Bury 4–3 Colchester United Bury
15:15 BST Butler   18'
Madden   41', 60'
Hilton   44'		 Report Lyons   40'
Bremner   68'
McDonough   86'		 Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 1,720
Referee: C Seel
3 May 1982 (1982-05-03) 44 Colchester United 1–0 Port Vale Colchester
McDonough   6' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 1,470
Referee: K Salmon
7 May 1982 (1982-05-07) 45 Colchester United 0–1 Stockport County Colchester
Report Phillips   83' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,132
Referee: D Letts
15 May 1982 (1982-05-15) 46 Crewe Alexandra 1–3 Colchester United Crewe
15:00 BST Scott   44'
Heath   67'		 Report Bremner   1'
Allinson   39'
McDonough   41'		 Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 1,226
Referee: Keith Hackett

League Cup edit

Main article: 1981–82 Football League Cup
1 September 1981 (1981-09-01) 1st round 1st leg Colchester United 2–0 Gillingham Colchester
Bremner   11'
Allinson   60' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,431
Referee: J Bray
15 September 1981 (1981-09-15) 1st round 2nd leg Gillingham 1–1 Colchester United Gillingham
Price   53' Report Bremner   52' Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 3,260
Referee: Colin Downey
Note: Colchester won 3–1 on aggregate
6 October 1981 (1981-10-06) 2nd round 1st leg Colchester United 3–1 Cambridge United Colchester
Cook   27'
McDonough   82', 88'		 Report Gibbins   87' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,844
Referee: J Martin
27 October 1981 (1981-10-27) 2nd round 2nd leg Cambridge United 3–2 (a.e.t.) Colchester United Cambridge
19:45 GMT Gibbins   20', 54'
Reilly   65'
Donaldson   34'		 Report Allinson   17'
Bremner   110'		 Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 4,762
Referee: Rob Lewis
Note: Colchester won 5–4 on aggregate after extra time
10 November 1981 (1981-11-10) 3rd round Tranmere Rovers 1–0 Colchester United Birkenhead
Hutchinson   1' Report Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 2,502
Referee: M Baker

FA Cup edit

Main article: 1981–82 FA Cup
21 November 1981 (1981-11-21) 1st round Colchester United 2–0 Newport County Colchester
15:00 GMT Leslie   50'
Adcock   74'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,535
Referee: B Hill
16 December 1981 (1981-12-16) 2nd round Brentford 1–1 Colchester United Brentford
15:00 GMT Roberts   33' Report Allinson   15' Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 5,550
Referee: David Hutchinson
30 December 1981 (1981-12-30) 2nd round replay Colchester United 1–0 Brentford Colchester
McNichol   37' (o.g.) Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,532
Referee: J Deakin
4 January 1982 (1982-01-04) 3rd round Newcastle United 1–1 Colchester United Newcastle upon Tyne
Varadi   31' Report Wignall   83' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 16,977
18 January 1982 (1982-01-18) 3rd round replay Colchester United 3–4 (a.e.t.) Newcastle United Colchester
19:30 GMT Cook   44'
Allinson   67' (pen.), 116' (pen.)		 Report Waddle   12'
Saunders   42'
Brownlie   94'
Varadi   115'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 7,505
Referee: T Mills

Squad statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

[6][23]

No. Pos Nat Player Total Fourth Division FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   WAL Mike Walker 56 0 46 0 5 0 5 0
DF   ENG Phil Coleman 47 4 34+3 4 4+1 0 4+1 0
DF   ENG Micky Cook 56 6 46 4 5 1 5 1
DF   NIR Allan Hunter 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
DF   ENG Mick Packer 15 1 14 1 0 0 1 0
DF   ENG Wayne Ward 5 0 3+2 0 0 0 0 0
DF   ENG Steve Wignall 53 1 43 0 5 1 5 0
MF   ENG Steve Leslie 44 3 31+3 2 4+1 1 5 0
MF   ENG Dennis Longhorn 23 0 14+7 0 0 0 1+1 0
MF   ENG Roger Osborne 48 5 39 5 5 0 4 0
FW   ENG Tony Adcock 48 6 31+9 5 2+1 1 4+1 0
FW   ENG Ian Allinson 52 26 41+1 21 5 3 5 2
FW   SCO Kevin Bremner 56 24 46 21 5 0 5 3
FW   ENG Perry Groves 9 0 9 0 0 0 0 0
FW   WAL John Lyons 18 3 16+2 3 0 0 0 0
FW   ENG Roy McDonough 50 16 40 14 5 0 5 2
Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season
DF   ENG Steve Wright 48 0 38 0 5 0 5 0
MF   ENG Russell Cotton 11 0 9+2 0 0 0 0 0
MF   ENG Steve Foley 2 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0
MF   ENG Eddie Rowles 12 0 4+2 0 5 0 1 0

Goalscorers edit

[23]

Place Nationality Position Name Fourth Division FA Cup League Cup Total
1   WG Ian Allinson 21 3 2 26
2   FW Kevin Bremner 21 0 3 24
3   FW Roy McDonough 14 0 2 16
4   FW Tony Adcock 5 1 0 6
  FB Micky Cook 4 1 1 6
6   MF Roger Osborne 5 0 0 5
7   FB Phil Coleman 4 0 0 4
8   MF Steve Leslie 2 1 0 3
  FW John Lyons 3 0 0 3
10   FB Mick Packer 1 0 0 1
  CB Steve Wignall 0 1 0 1
Own goals 2 1 0 3
TOTALS 82 8 8 98

Disciplinary record edit

[24]

Nationality Position Name Fourth Division FA Cup League Cup Total
               
  CB Steve Wright 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2
  FW Roy McDonough 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
TOTALS 3 2 0 0 0 0 3 2

Clean sheets edit

Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.[25]

Place Nationality Player Fourth Division FA Cup League Cup Total
1   Mike Walker 10 2 1 13
TOTALS 10 2 1 13

Player debuts edit

Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.[26]

Position Nationality Player Date Opponent Ground Notes
FW   John Lyons 6 February 1982 Sheffield United Layer Road
WG   Perry Groves 10 April 1982 Bournemouth Layer Road
FB   Wayne Ward 24 April 1982 Darlington Layer Road
CB   Allan Hunter 15 May 1982 Crewe Alexandra Gresty Road

See also edit

References edit

General edit

Books

  • Whitehead, Jeff; Drury, Kevin (2008). The Who's Who of Colchester United: The Layer Road Years. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 978-1-85983-629-3.

Websites

Specific edit

  1. ^ Whitehead, Jeff; Drury, Kevin (2008). The Who's Who of Colchester United: The Layer Road Years. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 279. ISBN 978-1-85983-629-3.
  2. ^ "Colchester Utd 3–4 aet Newcastle United". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Colchester Utd 1–0 Port Vale". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Average Attendance Figures Per Season". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  5. ^ Hudson, Matt (11 July 2012). "The 1970s and 1980s". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  6. ^ a b "Appearances". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  7. ^ "Jeff Wood". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  8. ^ "ESSEX SENIOR LEAGUE DRAGONS A – Z PART THREE". Welcome To The Dragons' Den. 2 August 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  9. ^ "Perry Groves". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  10. ^ "John Taylor". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  11. ^ "John Lyons". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  12. ^ "Wayne Ward". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  13. ^ "Allan Hunter". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  14. ^ "Nigel Crouch". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  15. ^ "Leo Cusenza". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  16. ^ "Tony Evans". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  17. ^ "Bobby Hodge". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  18. ^ "Gary Harvey". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  19. ^ "Steve Foley". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  20. ^ "Eddie Rowles". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  21. ^ "Russell Cotton". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  22. ^ "Steve Wright". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  23. ^ a b "Goals". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  24. ^ "Discipline". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  25. ^ "Clean sheets (1st team)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  26. ^ "Alltime- List of Debuts". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
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