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1991–92 Colchester United F.C. season

The 1991–92 season was Colchester United's 50th season in their history and their second consecutive season in the Conference, the fifth tier of English football and the highest tier of non-League football in England. Alongside competing in the Conference, the club also participated in the FA Cup, the FA Trophy and the Bob Lord Trophy.

Colchester United
1991–92 season
ChairmanJames Bowdidge[1][2]
ManagerRoy McDonough
StadiumLayer Road
Conference1st (promoted)
FA Cup1st round
(eliminated by
Exeter City)
FA TrophyWinners
Bob Lord Trophy3rd round
(eliminated by
Wycombe Wanderers)[3]
Top goalscorerLeague:
Roy McDonough (26)
All:
Roy McDonough (29)
Highest home attendance7,193
v Barrow, 2 May 1992[4]
Lowest home attendance919
v Wycombe Wanderers, 16 December 1991[5]
Average home league attendance3,381[6]
Biggest win5–0
v Bath City, 31 August 1991
v Burton Albion, 26 October 1991
v Barrow, 2 May 1992
Biggest defeat2–6
v Wycombe Wanderers, 16 December 1991

Manager Ian Atkins left for a coaching role at Birmingham City in the summer after narrowly missing out on the Conference title the previous campaign. Experienced forward Roy McDonough was appointed the club's new player-manager tasked with taking Colchester United back to the Football League. Both Colchester and Wycombe Wanderers ended the season on 94 points, with the U's promoted on superior goal difference.

In the FA Cup, Colchester went out in the first round to Exeter City, while McDonough fielded a weakened side in the Bob Lord Trophy, crashing out 6–2 to league rivals Wycombe. However, in the FA Trophy, following two replay wins in the first two rounds of the competition, the U's reached the Wembley final, where they faced Witton Albion, who had dumped them out at the quarter-final stage the previous season. Colchester won the match 3–1 to complete a non-League double.

Season overview edit

Following Ian Atkins decision to return to Birmingham City in a coaching capacity, new chairman James Bowdidge appointed Roy McDonough in a player-manager role. Having been Atkins' assistant, McDonough promised to abandon Atkins' sweeper system and to instead promote a more attacking formula.

McDonough himself equalled a club record by scoring four goals in a game at Slough Town in August. On 28 September 1991, in Colchester's top-of-the-table clash against rivals Wycombe Wanderers at Adams Park, Scott Barrett became the first Colchester goalkeeper to score from open play. His long upfield goal kick in the 90th minute of the game bounced over Wycombe goalkeeper Paul Hyde and sealed what would prove to be a vital 2–1 win.

In November, the U's became the first team to be knocked out of the FA Cup without conceding a goal. After seeing off Burton Albion 5–0 in the fourth qualifying round, they twice drew 0–0 with Exeter City in the first round and following replay, only to lose on penalties.

As 1992 dawned, Colchester found themselves seven points ahead of nearest rivals Wycombe in the league, but 16 home wins in succession failed to shake off their Buckinghamshire counterparts. A poor 4–1 defeat at Welling United and a lackadaisical 4–4 draw at Macclesfield Town threatened to derail the U's attempts to reach the Football League.

Meanwhile, Colchester were focused on their FA Trophy cup run. Kingstonian and Merthyr Tydfil were dispatched in replays following a 2–2 and 0–0 draw respectively. The U's then saw off Morecambe and Telford United convincingly, and then a 4–1 aggregate win over Macclesfield in the semi-final. They progressed to the Wembley final, with the tie to be played after the final fixture of the Conference season.

Going into the last game of the season, it was evident McDonough had delivered on his promise of attacking football. The U's found themselves level on points with Wycombe, but crucially carried an eight-goal advantage. United beat already relegated Barrow 5–0 at Layer Road with a Mike Masters hat-trick sealing the Conference championship. McDonough had scored 29 goals, with 26 for Steve McGavin and 18 for Gary Bennett, with a total of 98 league goals achieved.

A week after the promotion celebrations at Layer Road, a crowd of 32,254 witnessed Colchester United in their first-ever Wembley appearance. A famous non-League double was achieved as they gained revenge over Witton Albion, who had dumped the U's out of the competition last campaign. Colchester won 3–1 courtesy of goals from Mike Masters, Steve McGavin and Nicky Smith. Thousands of fans packed Colchester High Street a few days later as the U's team paraded their trophies around the town.[7]

Players edit

As of match played 10 May 1992.[8]
Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee
Goalkeepers
Scott Barrett GK   Ilkeston (1963-04-02)2 April 1963 (aged 28) 64 0   Stoke City Summer 1990 £25,000
Defenders
Tony English DF/MF   Luton (1966-10-19)19 October 1966 (aged 24) 308 40   Coventry City 24 December 1984 Free transfer
James Goodwin DF   Colchester (1974-07-20)20 July 1974 (aged 16) 0 0 Apprentice 8 October 1991[a] Free transfer
Martin Grainger FB   Enfield Town (1972-08-23)23 August 1972 (aged 18) 16 2 Apprentice 16 December 1989[a] Free transfer
Andy Partner CB   Colchester (1974-10-21)21 October 1974 (aged 16) 0 0 Apprentice 16 December 1991[a] Free transfer
Ian Phillips FB   Cumnock (1959-04-23)23 April 1959 (aged 32) 175 10   Kettering Town 26 August 1991[b] Undisclosed[c]
Paul Roberts DF   West Ham (1962-04-27)27 April 1962 (aged 29) 0 0   Fisher Athletic 28 September 1991[a] £750
Midfielders
Eamonn Collins MF   Dublin (1965-10-22)22 October 1965 (aged 25) 87 5   Portsmouth May 1989 Free transfer
Jason Cook MF   Edmonton (1969-12-29)29 December 1969 (aged 21) 0 0   Southend United 28 September 1991[a] Free transfer
Robbie Devereux MF   Great Cornard (1971-01-31)31 January 1971 (aged 20) 2 0   Cornard United February 1992 Non-contract
Warren Donald MF/FB   Hillingdon (1964-10-07)7 October 1964 (aged 26) 46 1   Northampton Town 27 August 1990[a] Free transfer
Wayne Hannigan MF   1 0   Home Farm 26 February 1991[a] Undisclosed
Mark Kinsella MF   Dublin (1972-08-12)12 August 1972 (aged 18) 21 0   Home Farm 18 August 1989 Free transfer
Nicky Smith LM   Berkeley (1969-01-28)28 January 1969 (aged 22) 41 0   Southend United 18 August 1990[a] Free transfer
Forwards
Paul Abrahams FW/WG   Colchester (1973-10-31)31 October 1973 (aged 17) 0 0 Apprentice 26 August 1991[a] Free transfer
Gary Bennett WG   Enfield Town (1970-11-13)13 November 1970 (aged 20) 94 19   Tottenham Hotpsur 21 October 1988[a] Free transfer
Julian Dart FW   Luton (1973-09-25)25 September 1973 (aged 17) 0 0 Apprentice 14 January 1992[a] Free transfer
Roy McDonough FW   Solihull (1958-10-16)16 October 1958 (aged 32) 140 35   Southend United 13 October 1990[b] Part exchange
Steve McGavin FW   North Walsham (1969-01-24)24 January 1969 (aged 22) 8 0   Sudbury Town 1 April 1991[a] £10,000
Steve Restarick FW   Barking (1971-11-28)28 November 1971 (aged 19) 3 2   West Ham United Early 1988–89 season Free transfer
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club
  2. ^ a b Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game in his second spell for the club
  3. ^ Joined as player-coach

Transfers edit

In edit

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
Summer 1991 DF   Simon Gray   Ipswich Town Non-contract [9]
26 August 1991 FW/WG   Paul Abrahams Apprentice Free transfer [10][a]
26 August 1991 FB   Ian Phillips   Kettering Town Undisclosed [11][b][c]
7 September 1991 DF   James Goodwin Apprentice Free transfer [12][a]
28 September 1991 MF   Jason Cook   Southend United Free transfer [13][a]
28 September 1991 DF   Paul Roberts   Fisher Athletic £750 [14][a]
8 October 1991 FW   Sean Duffett   Gas Recreation Free transfer [15][a]
16 December 1991 CB   Andy Partner Apprentice Free transfer [16][a]
14 January 1992 FW   Julian Dart Apprentice Free transfer [17][a]
18 January 1992 FW   Mike Masters   San Francisco Bay Blackhawks Undisclosed [18][b]
February 1992 MF   Robbie Devereux   Cornard United Non-contract [19]
11 February 1992 WG   Ian Stewart   Aldershot Free transfer [20][a]
  • Total spending:   ~ £750
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club
  2. ^ a b Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game in his second spell for the club
  3. ^ Joined as player-coach

Out edit

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
End of season FB   Marcelle Bruce   Baldock Town Released [21]
End of season CB   Neale Marmon   FC Homburg Undisclosed [22]
End of season FB   Gary Osbourne   Cradley Town Released [23]
30 June 1991 CB   Ian Atkins   Birmingham City Free transfer [24][a]
17 August 1991 FW   Mario Walsh   Redbridge Forest £15,000 [25][b]
8 October 1991 FW   Sean Duffett   Wivenhoe Town Released [15][b]
16 December 1991 DF   Simon Gray   Wivenhoe Town Released [9][b]
2 May 1992 CB   Shaun Elliott   Gateshead Released [26][b]
2 May 1992 WG   Ian Stewart   Harrow Borough Released [20][b]
10 May 1992 FW   Mike Masters   Newbury Town Released [18][b]
  • Total incoming:   ~ £15,000
  1. ^ Joined as player-assistant manager
  2. ^ a b c d e f Date of departure refers to the date of the player's final game for the club

Loans in edit

Date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
24 March 1992 MF/CB   Dave Martin   Southend United 10 May 1992 [27][a]
  1. ^ Loan start and end dates refer to the date of the player's first and final games for the club

Loans out edit

Date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.
MF   Wayne Hannigan   Wivenhoe Town [28]
FW   Steve Restarick   Wivenhoe Town [29]
FW   Mario Walsh   Kettering Town [25]

Match details edit

Conference edit

Main article: 1991–92 Football Conference

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Colchester United[a] 42 28 10 4 98 40 +58 94 Football Conference Champions, promoted to Football League Third Division
2 Wycombe Wanderers 42 30 4 8 84 35 +49 94 Conference League Cup winners
3 Kettering Town 42 20 13 9 72 50 +22 73
4 Merthyr Tydfil 42 18 14 10 59 56 +3 68
5 Farnborough Town[b] 42 18 12 12 68 53 +15 66
Source: [30]
Notes:
  1. ^ FA Trophy winners
  2. ^ New club in the Conference

Results round by round edit

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundHAAHAHHAAHHAAHAHAAHAHAAHAHAAHAAHHAHHHHAAHH
ResultWDWWDLWDWDWWWWWWDDWWWLWWLWDDWLWWWDWWWWWDWW
Position352223234433221111111111111111111111111111
Source: Statto.com (archived)
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

17 August 1991 (1991-08-17) 1 Colchester United 2–0 Macclesfield Town Colchester
15:00 BST Bennett   10'
McGavin   45'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,233
24 August 1991 (1991-08-24) 2 Barrow 1–1 Colchester United Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 BST Cowperthwaite   49' Report Kinsella   5' Stadium: Holker Street
Attendance: 1,480
Referee: R Poulain
26 August 1991 (1991-08-26) 3 Slough Town 2–4 Colchester United Slough
O'Connor   6'
Thompson   12'
Donnellan   90'		 Report McDonough   4', 24', 28', 41' Stadium: Wexham Park Stadium
Attendance: 2,226
31 August 1991 (1991-08-31) 4 Colchester United 5–0 Bath City Colchester
15:00 BST McGavin   28', 51'
Bennett   32', 39', 87'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,416
Referee: M Hair
7 September 1991 (1991-09-07) 5 Witton Albion 2–2 Colchester United Northwich
15:00 BST Thomas   19'
Ellis   60'		 Report Collins   27'
McDonough   47'		 Stadium: Wincham Park
Attendance: 1,045
Referee: K Whittaker
10 September 1991 (1991-09-10) 6 Colchester United 2–3 Farnborough Town Colchester
19:30 BST McGavin   21'
Collins   86'		 Report Coombs   25'
Read   45', 67'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,954
Referee: W Norbury
13 September 1991 (1991-09-13) 7 Colchester United 4–0 Yeovil Town Colchester
19:30 BST English   41'
Bennett   51', 90'
McGavin   56'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,979
Referee: I Mitchell
21 September 1991 (1991-09-21) 8 Cheltenham Town 1–1 Colchester United Cheltenham
15:00 BST Owen   40' Report McDonough   15' Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 1,157
Referee: K Leach
28 September 1991 (1991-09-28) 9 Wycombe Wanderers 1–2 Colchester United High Wycombe
15:00 BST Guppy   57' Report Smith   49'
Barrett   90'		 Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 5,186
Referee: Clive Wilkes
5 October 1991 (1991-10-05) 10 Colchester United 3–3 Altrincham Colchester
15:00 BST Anderson   16' (o.g.)
McGavin   35'
McDonough   70' (pen.)		 Report McKenna   19'
Anderson   50'
Brady   76' (pen.)		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,853
Referee: Graham Poll
12 October 1991 (1991-10-12) 11 Colchester United 2–1 Runcorn Colchester
15:00 BST Bennett   52'
McDonough   86' (pen.)		 Report Redmond   69' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,617
Referee: A Danskin
18 October 1991 (1991-10-18) 12 Telford United 0–3 Colchester United Telford
19:45 BST Report McDonough   9', 23' (pen.)
Smith   38'		 Stadium: Bucks Head
Attendance: 1,109
Referee: T Atkinson
30 October 1991 (1991-10-30) 13 Yeovil Town 0–1 Colchester United Yeovil
19:30 GMT Report McGavin   90' Stadium: Huish Park
Attendance: 2,385
2 November 1991 (1991-11-02) 14 Colchester United 2–0 Stafford Rangers Colchester
15:00 GMT Smith   35'
McDonough   41'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,139
Referee: G Pearson
9 November 1991 (1991-11-09) 15 Farnborough Town 0–2 Colchester United Farnborough
15:00 GMT Report Bennett   67'
Elliott   80'		 Stadium: Cherrywood Road
Attendance: 3,069
Referee: S Tomlin
23 November 1991 (1991-11-23) 16 Colchester United 3–1 Welling United Colchester
15:00 GMT Bennett   51'
Cook   60'
English   73'		 Report Robbins   62' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,933
Referee: D Orr
30 November 1991 (1991-11-30) 17 Nortwich Victoria 1–1 Colchester United Northwich
15:00 GMT Butler   44' (pen.) Report McDonough   64' Stadium: Drill Field
Attendance: 1,042
Referee: J McGrath
3 December 1991 (1991-12-03) 18 Stafford Rangers 3–3 Colchester United Stafford
Wolverson   59'
Simpson   58'
Bradshaw   86'		 Report Bennett   41', 77'
McGavin   66'		 Stadium: Marston Road
Attendance: 961
Referee: R Andrews
7 December 1991 (1991-12-07) 19 Colchester United 3–0 Wycombe Wanderers Colchester
Bennett   33'
McGavin   62', 86'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,086
Referee: Paul Taylor
14 December 1991 (1991-12-14) 20 Gateshead 0–2 Colchester United Gateshead
13:30 GMT Report Bennett   5'
McDonough   30'		 Stadium: Gateshead International Stadium
Attendance: 542
Referee: G Bradbury
21 December 1991 (1991-12-21) 21 Colchester United 3–2 Witton Albion Colchester
15:00 GMT McGavin   3'
Bennett   9'
English   79'		 Report Thomas   42', 63' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,842
26 December 1991 (1991-12-26) 22 Redbridge Forest 2–1 Colchester United Dagenham
Pamphlett   20'
Walsh   81'		 Report McDonough   15' Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 2,327
Referee: J Smyth
28 December 1991 (1991-12-28) 23 Runcorn 1–3 Colchester United Runcorn
15:00 GMT Saunders   8' Report Bennett   15'
Cook   69'
McGavin   88'		 Stadium: Canal Street
Attendance: 883
Referee: Eddie Wolstenholme
1 January 1992 (1992-01-01) 24 Colchester United 1–0 Redbridge Forest Colchester
11:30 GMT McGavin   17' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,773
Referee: K Bullivant
4 January 1992 (1992-01-04) 25 Merthyr Tydfil 2–0 Colchester United Merthyr Tydfil
Coates   54'
D'Auria   83'		 Report Stadium: Penydarren Park
Attendance: 1,032
Referee: D Colwell
18 January 1992 (1992-01-18) 26 Colchester United 4–0 Cheltenham Town Colchester
15:00 GMT McGavin   46', 86'
McDonough   75'
Kinsella   90'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,643
Referee: A Danskin
24 January 1992 (1992-01-24) 27 Kettering Town 2–2 Colchester United Kettering
Hill   15', 20' (pen.) Report McGavin   5'
Smith   11'		 Stadium: Rockingham Road
Attendance: 4,100
Referee: D Shadwell
7 February 1992 (1992-02-07) 28 Kidderminster Harriers 2–2 Colchester United Kidderminster
Davies   4'
Humphreys   25'		 Report Bennett   60'
Smith   61'		 Stadium: Aggborough Stadium
Attendance: 1,828
Referee: D Mansfield
11 February 1992 (1992-02-11) 29 Colchester United 1–0 Boston United Colchester
19:30 GMT McGavin   52' Report Nuttell   62'   Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,229
Referee: J Moore
15 February 1992 (1992-02-15) 30 Welling United 4–1 Colchester United Welling
Robbins   5', 75'
Ransom   24'
White   89'		 Report McDonough   10' (pen.) Stadium: Park View Road
Attendance: 1,837
Referee: I Mitchell
28 February 1992 (1992-02-28) 31 Altrincham 1–2 Colchester United Altrincham
19:30 GMT McKenna   23' Report McGavin   15'
McDonough   35'		 Stadium: Moss Lane
Attendance: 905
Referee: Terry Heilbron
7 March 1992 (1992-03-07) 32 Colchester United 2–0 Gateshead Colchester
15:00 GMT Roberts   45'
Masters		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,897
Referee: D Madgewick
21 March 1992 (1992-03-21) 33 Colchester United 1–0 Northwich Victoria Colchester
15:00 GMT Smith   83' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,218
Referee: M Hair
24 March 1992 (1992-03-24) 34 Bath City 0–0 Colchester United Bath
Report Stadium: Twerton Park
Attendance: 1,101
Referee: B Priest
28 March 1992 (1992-03-28) 35 Colchester United 3–0 Kidderminster Harriers Colchester
15:00 GMT English   42'
Benton   45' (o.g.)
Stewart   90'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,073
Referee: Paul Taylor
14 April 1992 (1992-04-14) 36 Colchester United 4–0 Slough Town Colchester
19:30 BST McDonough   38'
Masters   83'
Stewart   87'
Kinsella   90'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,197
Referee: J Moore
18 April 1992 (1992-04-18) 37 Colchester United 2–0 Telford United Colchester
15:00 BST McDonough   67', 89' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,964
Referee: C Finch
20 April 1992 (1992-04-20) 38 Colchester United 2–0 Merthyr Tydfil Colchester
Smith   25'
Masters   64'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,148
22 April 1992 (1992-04-22) 39 Boston United 0–4 Colchester United Boston
19:30 BST Nuttell   50' Report McGavin   14'
McDonough   70', 74' (pen.)
Masters   88'		 Stadium: York Street
Attendance: 2,305
Referee: Alan Streets
25 April 1992 (1992-04-25) 40 Macclesfield Town 4–4 Colchester United Macclesfield
15:00 BST Lambert   27', 62'
Doherty   47'
Edwards   49'		 Report Kendall   3' (o.g.)
English   22', 76'
McDonough   60'		 Stadium: Moss Rose
Attendance: 886
Referee: P Roberts
28 April 1992 (1992-04-28) 41 Colchester United 3–1 Kettering Town Colchester
19:30 BST McDonough   27', 57'
McGavin   61'		 Report North   90' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 6,303
Referee: W Norbury
2 May 1992 (1992-05-02) 42 Colchester United 5–0 Barrow Colchester
15:00 BST Masters   8', 15', 77'
Smith   47'
McDonough   65'		 Report Power   17' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 7,193
Referee: Graham Poll

Bob Lord Trophy edit

8 October 1991 (1991-10-08) 2nd round[3] Colchester United 4–0 Kettering Town Colchester
19:30 BST McGavin   16'
Collins   45'
Kinsella   74', 84'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 1,289
16 December 1991 (1991-12-16) 3rd round[3] Colchester United 2–6 Wycombe Wanderers Colchester
Restarick   34'
McGavin   86'		 Report West   27', 51', 90'
Hutchinson   61', 65'
Creaser   76'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 919
Referee: J Moore

FA Cup edit

Main article: 1991–92 FA Cup
26 October 1991 (1991-10-26) 4th qualifying round Colchester United 5–0 Burton Albion Colchester
15:00 BST McDonough   1' (pen.)
McGavin   51', 80' (pen.)
Restarick   85'
Kinsella   89'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,547
Referee: R Bigger
16 November 1991 (1991-11-16) 1st round Colchester United 0–0 Exeter City Colchester
Report Williams   18' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,965
Referee: G Pooley
27 November 1991 (1991-11-27) 1st round replay Exeter City 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)		 Colchester United Exeter
19:30 GMT Report Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 4,066
Referee: G Pooley

FA Trophy edit

Main article: 1991–92 FA Trophy
11 January 1992 (1992-01-11) 1st round Colchester United 2–2 Kingstonian Colchester
15:00 GMT Restarick   9'
English   90'		 Report Cherry   5'
Tutt   10'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,724
Referee: Paul Taylor
14 January 1992 (1992-01-14) 1st round replay Kingstonian 2–3 Colchester United Kingston upon Thames
Cherry   51' (pen.), 84' (pen.) Report Smith   39'
Bennett   72'
McGavin   79'		 Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 1,642
Referee: Paul Taylor
2 February 1992 (1992-02-02) 2nd round Merthyr Tydfil 0–0 Colchester United Merthyr Tydfil
Report Stadium: Penydarren Park
Attendance: 1,211
4 February 1992 (1992-02-04) 2nd round replay Colchester United 1–0 Merthyr Tydfil Colchester
19:30 GMT McDonough   86' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,746
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
22 February 1992 (1992-02-22) 3rd round Colchester United 3–1 Morecambe Colchester
15:00 GMT Stewart   12'
Collins   32'
McGavin   65'		 Report Cain   26' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,206
Referee: P Vanes
14 March 1992 (1992-03-14) 4th round Colchester United 4–0 Telford United Colchester
15:00 GMT McGavin   19'
Kinsella   50'
Bennett   53'
Smith   67'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,894
4 April 1992 (1992-04-04) Semi-final 1st leg Colchester United 3–0 Macclesfield Town Colchester
15:00 BST Stewart   23'
English   25'
McDonough   70' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,443
Referee: Tony Ward
10 April 1992 (1992-04-10) Semi-final 2nd leg Macclesfield Town 1–1 Colchester United Macclesfield
20:00 BST Timmons   20' Report Cook   45' Stadium: Moss Rose
Attendance: 1,650
Note: Colchester won 4–1 on aggregate.
10 May 1992 (1992-05-10) Final Colchester United 3–1 Witton Albion Wembley
15:00 BST Masters   5'
Smith   19'
McGavin   89'
Cook   81'		 Report Lutkevich   57' Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 32,254

Squad statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

[8][31]

No. Pos Nat Player Total Conference FA Cup FA Trophy Bob Lord Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   ENG Scott Barrett 56 1 42 1 3 0 9 0 2 0
DF   ENG Tony English 52 8 37+1 6 3 2 9 0 2 0
DF   ENG James Goodwin 5 0 0+3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
DF   ENG Martin Grainger 17 0 9+2 0 0+2 0 0+2 0 2 0
DF   ENG Andy Partner 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF   SCO Ian Phillips 4 0 1+2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
DF   ENG Paul Roberts 45 1 34 1 0 0 9 0 2 0
MF   IRL Eamonn Collins 41 4 29+3 2 3 0 3+2 1 1 1
MF   ENG Jason Cook 44 3 28+3 2 2 0 9 1 2 0
MF   ENG Warren Donald 53 0 38+3 0 3 0 8 0 1 0
MF   IRL Wayne Hannigan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
MF   IRL Mark Kinsella 55 7 37+5 3 3 1 8+1 1 0+1 2
MF   ENG Nicky Smith 55 11 42 8 3 0 9 3 1 0
FW   ENG Paul Abrahams 6 0 0+3 0 0+1 0 0 0 1+1 0
FW   ENG Gary Bennett 51 18 31+8 16 3 0 4+4 2 1 0
FW   ENG Julian Dart 2 0 0 0 0 0 0+2 0 0 0
FW   ENG Roy McDonough 51 29 40 26 3 1 7 2 1 0
FW   ENG Steve McGavin 53 28 39 20 3 2 9 4 2 2
FW   ENG Steve Restarick 12 3 1+6 0 0+2 1 2 1 1 1
Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season
DF   ENG Shaun Elliott 44 1 32+5 1 2 0 5 0 0 0
DF   ENG Simon Gray 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
MF   ENG Dave Martin 12 0 8+1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
FW   ENG Sean Duffett 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
FW   USA Mike Masters 19 8 7+8 7 0 0 2+2 1 0 0
FW   NIR Ian Stewart 14 4 6+4 2 0 0 3+1 2 0 0
FW   ENG Mario Walsh 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Goalscorers edit

[31]

Place Nationality Position Name Conference FA Cup FA Trophy Bob Lord Trophy Total
1   FW Roy McDonough 26 1 2 0 29
2   FW Steve McGavin 20 2 4 2 28
3   WG Gary Bennett 16 2 0 0 18
4   LM Nicky Smith 8 3 0 0 11
5   DF/MF Tony English 6 2 0 0 8
  FW Mike Masters 7 0 1 0 8
7   MF Mark Kinsella 3 1 1 2 7
8   MF Eamonn Collins 2 0 1 1 4
  WG Ian Stewart 2 0 2 0 4
10   MF Jason Cook 2 0 1 0 3
  FW Steve Restarick 0 1 1 1 3
12   GK Scott Barrett 1 0 0 0 1
  CB Shaun Elliott 1 0 0 0 1
  DF Paul Roberts 1 0 0 0 1
Own goals 3 0 0 0 3
TOTALS 98 5 20 6 129

Disciplinary record edit

[32]

Nationality Position Name Conference FA Cup FA Trophy Bob Lord Trophy Total
                   
  MF Jason Cook 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
  WG Gary Bennett 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
  FB Martin Grainger 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
  FW Roy McDonough 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
  FW Steve McGavin 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
TOTALS 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 4 1

Clean sheets edit

Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.[33]

Place Nationality Player Conference FA Cup FA Trophy Bob Lord Trophy Total
1   Scott Barrett 21 3 4 1 29
TOTALS 21 3 4 1 29

Player debuts edit

Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.[34]

Position Nationality Player Date Opponent Ground Notes
FW/WG   Paul Abrahams 26 August 1991 Slough Town Wexham Park Stadium
FB   Ian Phillips 26 August 1991 Slough Town Wexham Park Stadium [35][a]
DF   James Goodwin 7 September 1991 Witton Albion Wincham Park
DF   Simon Gray 21 September 1991 Cheltenham Town Whaddon Road
MF   Jason Cook 28 September 1991 Wycombe Wanderers Adams Park
DF   Paul Roberts 28 September 1991 Wycombe Wanderers Adams Park
FW   Sean Duffett 8 October 1991 Kettering Town Layer Road
CB   Andy Partner 16 December 1991 Wycombe Wanderers Layer Road
FW   Julian Dart 14 January 1992 Kingstonian Kingsmeadow
FW   Mike Masters 18 January 1992 Cheltenham Town Layer Road [36][a]
WG   Ian Stewart 11 February 1992 Boston United Layer Road
MF/CB   Dave Martin 24 March 1992 Bath City Twerton Park
  1. ^ a b Second debut for the club

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.

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. ^ "Our People". The Property Merchant Group. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
  3. ^ a b c "GM Vauxhall Conference 1991-92". English Non-League Archive. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Colchester Utd 5–0 Barrow". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Colchester Utd 2–6 Wycombe Wanderers". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  6. ^ "Average Attendance Figures Per Season". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  7. ^ Hudson, Matt (11 August 2013). "The 1990s and 2000s". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  8. ^ a b "Appearances". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  9. ^ a b "Simon Gray". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  10. ^ "Paul Abrahams". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  11. ^ "Ian Phillips". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  12. ^ "James Goodwin". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  13. ^ "Jason Cook". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  14. ^ "Paul Roberts". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  15. ^ a b "Sean Duffett". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  16. ^ "Andy Partner". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  17. ^ "Julian Hazel". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  18. ^ a b "Mike Masters". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  19. ^ "Robbie Devereux". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  20. ^ a b "Ian Stewart". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  21. ^ "Marcelle Bruce". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  22. ^ "Neale Marmon". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  23. ^ "Gary Osbourne". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  24. ^ "Ian Atkins". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  25. ^ a b "Mario Walsh". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  26. ^ "Shaun Elliott". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  27. ^ "Dave Martin". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  28. ^ "Wayne Hannigan". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  29. ^ "Steve Restarick". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  30. ^ Jack Rollin (ed.), Rothmans Football Yearbook 1992–93. Headline, 1992.
  31. ^ a b "Goals". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  32. ^ "Discipline". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  33. ^ "Clean sheets (1st team)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  34. ^ "Alltime- List of Debuts". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  35. ^ "Slough Town 2–4 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  36. ^ "Colchester Utd 4–0 Cheltenham Town". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
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