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1993–94 Colchester United F.C. season

The 1993–94 season was Colchester United's 52nd season in their history and their second consecutive season in the fourth tier of English football, the Third Division. Alongside competing in the Third Division, the club also participated in the FA Cup, the League Cup and the Football League Trophy.

Colchester United
1993–94 season
ChairmanGordon Parker[1]
ManagerRoy McDonough
StadiumLayer Road
Third Division17th
FA Cup1st round
(eliminated by
Sutton United)
League Cup1st round
(eliminated by
Fulham)
Football League TrophyQuarter-final (southern section)
(eliminated by
Wycombe Wanderers)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Steve Brown (11)
All:
Steve Brown (13)
Highest home attendance3,478
v Mansfield Town, 27 December 1993[2]
Lowest home attendance1,489
v Cambridge United, 19 October 1993[3]
Average home league attendance2,833[4]
Biggest win5–2
v Wycombe Wanderers, 18 September 1993
4–1
v Bury, 25 September 1993
Biggest defeat0–5
v Hereford United, 16 October 1993

Following a 10th-placed finish the previous campaign, Colchester's defensive frailties were clear as they shipped 71 goals, the second-highest in the league and ended the season in 17th. They crashed out of the FA Cup to non-League opposition in Sutton United, while Fulham saw off the U's in the first round of the League Cup. In the Football League Trophy, Colchester progressed to the southern section quarter-final but were eliminated by old Conference rivals Wycombe Wanderers.

Season overview edit

Following a campaign of goalkeeping uncertainty where the U's employed six different 'keepers over the course of the season, finding a regular starter between the sticks was key for manager Roy McDonough. With youth team product Nathan Munson on the books, McDonough brought in John Keeley from Oldham Athletic in the summer. However, his performances did not convince and he played his final game for the club in November 1993. This meant a string of mid-season transfers and loans of goalkeepers into the club, and the U's ended the season having once again used six different goalkeepers. McDonough even found himself in goal in October 1993 when facing Hereford United after Keeley and substitute Munson were both sent off for professional fouls. The U's went on to lose that game 5–0. Colchester were the first Football League club to have two goalkeepers sent off in the same fixture. Hereford striker Chris Pike scored a hat-trick in the game, with each of his goals coming against three different goalkeepers.[5]

The fans frustration at the defensive performances came to a head in the FA Cup first round. The U's found themselves 2–0 down at home to non-League side Sutton United, before goals from Steve McGavin and Steve Brown levelled the score at 2–2 early in the second half. Sutton struck again in the 84th minute, before Tony English equalised two minutes later. Despite their best efforts, two-minutes from time, Ollie Morah scored the winner for Sutton to send them into the second round.

The financial situation was bleak. There were no funds to bring in a permanent goalkeeper, and striker Steve McGavin was sold to Birmingham City for £150,000 in January. Again, no funds were made available for a replacement. It took a consortium of local businessmen to raise £10,000 to buy Steve Whitton from Ipswich Town on deadline day to fill the gap. As such, the U's ended the season in a disappointing 17th-position in Division Three.

There was an early exit from the League Cup as Fulham beat Colchester over two legs in the first round, while in the Football League Trophy, the U's progressed from the first round group stage, then beat Wrexham in the second round, before falling to defeat in the southern section quarter-final at home to Wycombe Wanderers, who won 1–0.

Roy McDonough was handed a silver salver by chairman Gordon Parker on the last day of the season in recognition of McDonough's 500th career appearance. Three days later it was Parker, McDonough's father-in-law, that sacked him.[6]

Players edit

As of match played 7 May 1994.[7]
Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee
Goalkeepers
John Cheesewright GK   Romford (1973-01-12)12 January 1973 (aged 20) 0 0   Braintree Town 11 January 1994[a] £10,000
David Schultz GK 0 0 Apprentice Summer 1993 Free transfer
Defenders
Tim Allpress DF   Hitchin (1971-01-27)27 January 1971 (aged 22) 0 0   Bayer Uerdingen 16 August 1993 Undisclosed
Simon Betts FB   Middlesbrough (1973-03-03)3 March 1973 (aged 20) 25 0   Scarborough 11 December 1992 Free transfer
Peter Cawley CB   Walton-on-Thames (1965-09-15)15 September 1965 (aged 27) 27 3   Barnet 30 October 1992[b] Free transfer
Tony English DF/MF   Luton (1966-10-19)19 October 1966 (aged 26) 399 50   Coventry City 24 December 1984 Free transfer
Andy Partner CB   Colchester (1974-10-21)21 October 1974 (aged 18) 4 0 Apprentice 16 December 1991[a] Free transfer
Midfielders
Steve Ball MF   Colchester (1969-09-02)2 September 1969 (aged 23) 33 9   Cambridge United 14 September 1992 Free transfer
Tony Cook MF   Hemel Hempstead (1976-09-17)17 September 1976 (aged 16) 0 0   Queens Park Rangers 11 January 1994[a] Free transfer
Alan Dickens MF   Plaistow (1964-09-03)3 September 1964 (aged 28) 0 0   Brentford September 1993 Free transfer
Chris Fry MF/WG   Cardiff (1969-10-23)23 October 1969 (aged 23) 0 0   Hereford United 24 October 1993 Nominal
Mark Kinsella MF   Dublin (1972-08-12)12 August 1972 (aged 20) 121 13   Home Farm 18 August 1989 Free transfer
Forwards
Paul Abrahams FW/WG   Colchester (1973-10-31)31 October 1973 (aged 19) 32 6 Apprentice 26 August 1991[a] Free transfer
Steve Brown FW   Southend-on-Sea (1973-12-06)6 December 1973 (aged 19) 0 0   Scunthorpe United 28 August 1993[a] Undisclosed
Sean Campbell WG   Bristol (1974-12-31)31 December 1974 (aged 18) 0 0 Apprentice Summer 1993 Free transfer
Roy McDonough FW   Solihull (1958-10-16)16 October 1958 (aged 34) 222 73   Southend United 13 October 1990[b] Part exchange
Steve Whitton FW   East Ham (1960-12-04)4 December 1960 (aged 32) 0 0   Ipswich Town 24 March 1994 £10,000
  1. ^ a b c d e 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

Transfers edit

In edit

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
Summer 1993 WG   Sean Campbell Apprentice Free transfer [8]
Summer 1993 GK   David Schultz Apprentice Free transfer [9]
July 1993 GK   John Keeley   Oldham Athletic Free transfer [10]
August 1993 FW   Grant Morrow   Doncaster Rovers Undisclosed [11]
16 August 1993 DF   Tim Allpress   Bayer Uerdingen Undisclosed [12][13]
28 August 1993 FW   Steve Brown   Scunthorpe United Undisclosed [14][a]
September 1993 MF   Alan Dickens   Brentford Free transfer [15]
September 1993 FW   John Richardson   Chesham United Non-contract [16]
24 October 1993 MF/WG   Chris Fry   Hereford United Nominal [17][18]
11 January 1994 FW   Justin Booty Apprentice Free transfer [19][a]
11 January 1994 GK   John Cheesewright   Braintree Town £10,000 [20][a]
11 January 1994 MF   Tony Cook   Queens Park Rangers Free transfer [21][a]
February 1994 FB   Christian Hyslop   Southend United Free transfer [22]
24 March 1994 GK   Taylor Barada   Notts County Free transfer [23]
24 March 1994 FW   Steve Whitton   Ipswich Town £10,000 [24]
30 April 1994 FW   Justin Gentle   Luton Town Free transfer [25][a]
  • Total spending:   ~ £20,000
  1. ^ a b c d e Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club

Out edit

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
End of season WG   Robert Hopkins   Solihull Borough Released [26][a]
14 August 1993 MF   Jason Cook   Dagenham & Redbridge Released [27][b]
28 August 1993 FW   Grant Morrow   Boston United Undisclosed [11][b]
31 August 1993 FW   Julian Hazel   Chelmsford City Released [28]
11 September 1993 WG   Gary Bennett   Woking Free transfer [29][b]
21 October 1993 FB   Martin Grainger   Brentford £60,000 [30][31]
20 November 1993 GK   John Keeley   Chelmsford City Released [10][b]
11 December 1993 GK   Nathan Munson   Wivenhoe Town Released [32][b]
11 December 1993 FW   John Richardson   Chesham United Released [16][b]
3 January 1994 DF   Paul Roberts   Chesham United Released [33][b]
7 January 1994 FW   Steve McGavin   Birmingham City £150,000 [34][35]
15 January 1994 FW   Justin Booty   Braintree Town Released [19][b]
29 March 1994 FB   Christian Hyslop   Hendon Released [22][b]
30 April 1994 GK   Taylor Barada   Richmond Kickers Undisclosed [23][b]
7 May 1994 FW   Justin Gentle   Chesham United Released [25][b]
7 May 1994 LM   Nicky Smith   Wycombe Wanderers Released [36][b]
  • Total incoming:   ~ £0
  1. ^ Joined as player-coach
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l 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.
8 October 1993 MF/FB   Adam Locke   Southend United 2 November 1993 [37][38][a]
30 October 1993 GK   Mike Desborough   Chelmsford City 30 October 1993 [39][b]
18 November 1993 CB   Mike Basham   West Ham United 20 November 1993 [40][41][a]
23 December 1993 GK   Jon Sheffield   Cambridge United 27 January 1994 [42][43]
January 1994 FW   Grant Watts   Crystal Palace 4 April 1994 [44][a]
22 March 1994 WG   Ian Brown   Bristol City 6 April 1994 [45][46][c]
  1. ^ a b c Loan end date refers to the date of the player's final game for the club
  2. ^ Loan start and end dates refer to the date of the player's first and final games for the club
  3. ^ Second spell with the club

Match details edit

Third Division edit

Main article: 1993–94 Football League

Results round by round edit

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundHAHHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAAHAHAHA
ResultWLWDDLWWLWLWLLLLWLDWDLWDLWLDLDLLWDDDLLLWWL
Position5118981285668591114151315171312141111151314151518181815171516181818181617
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
15 Doncaster Rovers 42 14 10 18 44 57 −13 52
16 Gillingham 42 12 15 15 44 51 −7 51
17 Colchester United 42 13 10 19 56 71 −15 49
18 Lincoln City 42 12 11 19 52 63 −11 47
19 Wigan Athletic 42 11 12 19 51 70 −19 45
Source: [citation needed]

Matches edit

14 August 1993 (1993-08-14) 1 Colchester United 1–0 Lincoln City Colchester
Kinsella   55' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,198
Referee: Mike Reid
21 August 1993 (1993-08-21) 2 Crewe Alexandra 2–1 Colchester United Crewe
Ward   41', 59' Report Ball   68' Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 2,700
Referee: J Holbrook
28 August 1993 (1993-08-28) 3 Colchester United 3–2 Northampton Town Colchester
Grainger   34' (pen.)
English   41'
Mark Kinsella   71'		 Report Brown   5'
Gilzean   35'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,874
Referee: M Bailey
31 August 1993 (1993-08-31) 4 Colchester United 3–3 Shrewsbury Town Colchester
McGavin   3', 23'
S. Brown   45'		 Report Lynch   1'
Summerfield   79'
Spink   88'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,723
Referee: Graham Poll
4 September 1993 (1993-09-04) 5 Torquay United 3–3 Colchester United Torquay
Foster   58', 78', 82' Report S. Brown   35'
McGavin   36'
Curran   47' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 2,989
Referee: Steve Dunn
11 September 1993 (1993-09-11) 6 Colchester United 2–5 Rochdale Colchester
McDonough   8'
S. Brown   37'		 Report Lancaster   10', 74'
Butler   16'
Reeves   67'
Whitehall   78'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,776
Referee: G Pooley
18 September 1993 (1993-09-18) 7 Wycombe Wanderers 2–5 Colchester United High Wycombe
Scott   19' (pen.)
Langford   49'
Cousins   30'		 Report Kinsella   43'
McGavin   59'
McDonough   65'
Grainger   75'
S. Brown   89'		 Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 8,025
Referee: Clive Wilkes
25 September 1993 (1993-09-25) 8 Colchester United 4–1 Bury Colchester
S. Brown   8', 48', 53'
McGavin   38'		 Report Kearney   55' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,702
Referee: Paul Alcock
2 October 1993 (1993-10-02) 9 Preston North End 1–0 Colchester United Preston
Ellis   73' Report Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 6,412
Referee: J Watson
9 October 1993 (1993-10-09) 10 Colchester United 2–1 Scunthorpe United Colchester
Kinsella   32'
S. Brown   78'		 Report Carmichael   5' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,405
Referee: Kelvin Morton
16 October 1993 (1993-10-16) 11 Hereford United 5–0 Colchester United Hereford
Pike   28', 43' (pen.), 51'
Fry   65'
Hall   88'		 Report Keeley   43'
Munson   68'		 Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 1,848
Referee: R Groves
23 October 1993 (1993-10-23) 12 Colchester United 3–1 Wigan Athletic Colchester
McDonough   4', 51'
Kinsella   65'		 Report Gillespie   27' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,814
Referee: I Hemley
30 October 1993 (1993-10-30) 13 Gillingham 3–0 Colchester United Gillingham
Green   17'
Forster   40'
Reinelt   90'		 Report Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 3,964
Referee: Gary Willard
2 November 1993 (1993-11-02) 14 Darlington 7–3 Colchester United Darlington
Ellison   1', 80'
Painter   20', 58'
Chapman   33', 84'
Himsworth   71'		 Report Dickens   9'
McGavin   59'
Kinsella   75'		 Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 1,299
Referee: P Harrison
6 November 1993 (1993-11-06) 15 Colchester United 0–1 Walsall Colchester
Report Peer   9' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,736
Referee: D Orr
20 November 1993 (1993-11-20) 16 Doncaster Rovers 2–1 Colchester United Doncaster
Yates   54'
Page   67'		 Report McGavin   62' Stadium: Belle Vue
Attendance: 2,034
Referee: Brian Hill
27 November 1993 (1993-11-27) 17 Colchester United 2–1 Carlisle United Colchester
English   43', 88' Report Thomas   5' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,316
Referee: Paul Danson
11 December 1993 (1993-12-11) 18 Colchester United 2–4 Crewe Alexandra Colchester
English   44'
S. Brown   64'		 Report Rowbotham   2', 17'
Gardiner   64'
Whalley   90'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,647
Referee: B Coddington
27 December 1993 (1993-12-27) 19 Colchester United 0–0 Mansfield Town Colchester
Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,478
Referee: M Bailey
28 December 1993 (1993-12-28) 20 Scarborough 0–2 Colchester United Scarborough
Report McDonough   65'
McGavin   88'		 Stadium: Athletic Ground
Attendance: 1,226
Referee: Neale Barry
1 January 1994 (1994-01-01) 21 Colchester United 0–0 Chester City Colchester
Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,170
Referee: Gary Willard
3 January 1994 (1994-01-03) 22 Shrewsbury Town 2–1 Colchester United Shrewsbury
Walton   55'
Spink   80'		 Report Ball   40' Stadium: Gay Meadow
Attendance: 4,245
Referee: Roger Milford
15 January 1994 (1994-01-15) 23 Colchester United 1–0 Hereford United Colchester
15:00 GMT Dickens   75' Report Davies   11' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,439
Referee: G Pooley
22 January 1994 (1994-01-22) 24 Scunthorpe United 1–1 Colchester United Scunthorpe
Carmichael   54' Report Cawley   67' Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 2,854
Referee: I Cruickshanks
29 January 1994 (1994-01-29) 25 Colchester United 1–2 Gillingham Colchester
15:00 GMT Watts   67' Report Smith   51'
Forster   89'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,436
Referee: J Key
5 February 1994 (1994-02-05) 26 Wigan Athletic 0–1 Colchester United Wigan
Report Dickens   80' Stadium: Springfield Park
Attendance: 1,695
Referee: G Singh
12 February 1994 (1994-02-12) 27 Colchester United 0–2 Chesterfield Colchester
15:00 GMT Report Morris   6', 58' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,783
Referee: R Bigger
19 February 1994 (1994-02-19) 28 Northampton Town 1–1 Colchester United Northampton
Wilkin   19' Report McDonough   24'
Hyslop   7'		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 3,185
Referee: T Lunt
25 February 1994 (1994-02-25) 29 Colchester United 1–2 Torquay United Colchester
15:00 GMT Betts   73' Report Hathaway   56'
Hodges   77'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,573
Referee: M Pierce
5 March 1994 (1994-03-05) 30 Rochdale 1–1 Colchester United Rochdale
Stuart   73' Report Watts   6' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,202
Referee: K Lupton
12 March 1994 (1994-03-12) 31 Colchester United 0–2 Wycombe Wanderers Colchetser
15:00 GMT Report Stapleton   58'
Titterton   89'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,932
Referee: Paul Alcock
15 March 1994 (1994-03-15) 32 Lincoln City 2–0 Colchester United Lincoln
Mardenborough   75'
Matthews   84'		 Report Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 1,631
Referee: R Poulain
19 March 1994 (1994-03-19) 33 Bury 0–1 Colchester United Bury
Report McDonough   57' Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 2,108
Referee: P Wright
26 March 1994 (1994-03-26) 34 Colchester United 1–1 Preston North End Colchester
15:00 GMT I. Brown   76' Report Norbury   16' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,950
Referee: Peter Jones
29 March 1994 (1994-03-29) 35 Chesterfield 0–0 Colchester United Chesterfield
Report Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 3,089
Referee: Joe Worrall
2 April 1994 (1994-04-02) 36 Mansfield Town 1–1 Colchester United Mansfield
Holland   5' Report Gray   34' (o.g.) Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 2,117
Referee: Steve Dunn
4 April 1994 (1994-04-04) 37 Colchester United 1–2 Scarborough Colchester
15:00 BST Meyer   72' (o.g.) Report Thompson   6'
Young   41'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,501
Referee: Gary Willard
9 April 1994 (1994-04-09) 38 Chester City 2–1 Colchester United Chester
Lightfoot   30', 89' Report S. Brown   34' Stadium: Deva Stadium
Attendance: 3,394
Referee: R Sheppard
16 April 1994 (1994-04-16) 39 Colchester United 1–2 Darlington Colchester
15:00 BST Kinsella   45' Report Shaw   8'
Chapman   78'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,337
Referee: K Leach
23 April 1994 (1994-04-23) 40 Walsall 1–2 Colchester United Walsall
Watkiss   19' Report Watkiss   19' (o.g.)
Kinsella   74'		 Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 2,980
Referee: J Key
30 April 1994 (1994-04-30) 41 Colchester United 3–1 Doncaster Rovers Colchester
Whitton   79', 81'
S. Brown   83'		 Report Wilcox   43' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,378
Referee: Paul Alcock
7 May 1994 (1994-05-07) 42 Carlisle United 2–0 Colchester United Carlisle
Kinsella   3' (o.g.)
Conway   61'		 Report Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 9,305

League Cup edit

Main article: 1993–94 Football League Cup
17 August 1993 (1993-08-17) 1st round 1st leg Fulham 2–1 Colchester United Fulham
Betts   59' (o.g.)
Farrell  		 Report Kinsella   35' Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 2,820
Referee: A Smith
24 August 1993 (1993-08-24) 1st round 2nd leg Colchester United 1–2 Fulham Colchester
McDonough   5' Report Brazil   55'
Farrell   63'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,360
Referee: R Bigger
Note: Fulham won 4–2 on aggregate.

Football League Trophy edit

Main article: 1993–94 Football League Trophy

Group 6
Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
Cambridge United 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 4 Qualified for next round
Colchester United 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 2
Gillingham 2 0 1 1 0 2 −2 1
Source: [citation needed]
28 September 1993 (1993-09-28) 1st round (southern section) Gillingham 0–0 Colchester United Gillingham
Report Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 1,091
Referee: Alan Gunn
19 October 1993 (1993-10-19) 1st round (southern section) Colchester United 2–2 Cambridge United Colchester
Kinsella   12'
S. Brown   56'		 Report Clayton   47'
Heathcote   90'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 1,489
Referee: R Bigger
4 December 1993 (1993-12-04) 2nd round (southern section) Wrexham 0–1 Colchester United Wrexham
Report McDonough   87' Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 1,860
Referee: J Brandwood
11 January 1994 (1994-01-11) Quarter-final (southern section) Colchester United 0–1 Wycombe Wanderers Colchester
19:45 GMT Report Guppy   86' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,751
Referee: Peter Jones

FA Cup edit

Main article: 1993–94 FA Cup
13 November 1993 (1993-11-13) 1st round Colchester United 3–4 Sutton United Colchester
McGavin   40'
S. Brown   52'
English   86'		 Report Quail   18'
Smart   30'
Newman   84'
Morah   88'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,051
Referee: Neale Barry

Squad statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

[7][47]

No. Pos Nat Player Total Third Division FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   ENG John Cheesewright 18 0 17 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF   ENG Tim Allpress 27 0 21+2 0 0 0 1+1 0 2 0
DF   ENG Simon Betts 38 1 31+2 1 1 0 1 0 3 0
DF   ENG Peter Cawley 41 1 36 1 1 0 0 0 4 0
DF   ENG Tony English 49 5 42 4 1 1 2 0 4 0
MF   ENG Steve Ball 38 2 27+5 2 0 0 2 0 3+1 0
MF   ENG Alan Dickens 36 3 28+4 3 1 0 0 0 3 0
MF   WAL Chris Fry 17 0 12+5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF   IRL Mark Kinsella 48 10 42 8 1 0 2 1 3 1
FW   ENG Paul Abrahams 6 0 1+3 0 0 0 0+2 0 0 0
FW   ENG Steve Brown 38 13 30+4 11 1 1 0 0 3 1
FW   ENG Sean Campbell 5 0 1+3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
FW   ENG Tony Cook 3 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
FW   ENG Roy McDonough 45 9 36+2 7 1 0 2 1 3+1 1
FW   ENG Steve Whitton 8 2 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season
GK   USA Taylor Barada 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GK   ENG Mike Desborough 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GK   ENG John Keeley 20 0 15 0 1 0 2 0 2 0
GK   ENG Nathan Munson 4 0 2+1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
GK   ENG Jon Sheffield 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF   ENG Mike Basham 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF   ENG Martin Grainger 11 2 5+3 2 0 0 2 0 1 0
DF   ENG Christian Hyslop 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF   ENG Paul Roberts 26 0 21 0 1 0 2 0 2 0
MF   ENG Jason Cook 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF   ENG Adam Locke 5 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF   ENG Nicky Smith 44 0 29+10 0 1 0 2 0 2 0
FW   ENG Gary Bennett 6 0 3+1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
FW   ENG Justin Booty 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
FW   ENG Ian Brown 4 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW   ENG Justin Gentle 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW   ENG Steve McGavin 27 9 20+1 8 1 1 2 0 3 0
FW   SCO Grant Morrow 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW   ENG John Richardson 10 0 1+7 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 0
FW   ENG Grant Watts 13 2 8+4 2 0 0 0 0 0+1 0

Goalscorers edit

[47]

Place Nationality Position Name Third Division FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy Total
1   FW Steve Brown 11 1 0 1 13
2   MF Mark Kinsella 8 0 1 1 10
3   FW Roy McDonough 7 0 1 1 9
  FW Steve McGavin 8 1 0 0 9
5   DF/MF Tony English 4 1 0 0 5
6   MF Alan Dickens 3 0 0 0 3
7   MF Steve Ball 2 0 0 0 2
  FB Martin Grainger 2 0 0 0 2
  FW Grant Watts 2 0 0 0 2
  FW Steve Whitton 2 0 0 0 2
11   FB Simon Betts 1 0 0 0 1
  WG Ian Brown 1 0 0 0 1
  CB Peter Cawley 1 0 0 0 1
Own goals 4 0 0 0 4
TOTALS 56 3 2 3 64

Disciplinary record edit

[48]

Nationality Position Name Third Division FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy Total
                   
  FB Christian Hyslop 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
  GK John Keeley 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
  GK Nathan Munson 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
TOTALS 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3

Clean sheets edit

Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.[49]

Place Nationality Player Third Division FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy Total
1   Jon Sheffield 4 0 0 0 4
2   John Cheesewright 3 0 0 0 3
3   John Keeley 1 0 0 1 2
4   Nathan Munson 0 0 0 1 1
TOTALS 8 0 0 2 10

Player debuts edit

Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.[50]

Position Nationality Player Date Opponent Ground Notes
GK   John Keeley 14 August 1993 Lincoln City Layer Road
DF   Tim Allpress 17 August 1993 Fulham Craven Cottage
WG   Sean Campbell 21 August 1993 Crewe Alexandra Gresty Road
FW   Steve Brown 28 August 1993 Northampton Town Layer Road
FW   Grant Morrow 28 August 1993 Northampton Town Layer Road
MF   Alan Dickens 4 September 1993 Torquay United Plainmoor
FW   John Richardson 25 September 1993 Bury Layer Road
MF/FB   Adam Locke 9 October 1993 Scunthorpe United Layer Road
GK   Mike Desborough 30 October 1993 Gillingham Priestfield Stadium
CB   Mike Basham 20 November 1993 Doncaster Rovers Belle Vue
MF/WG   Chris Fry 27 December 1993 Mansfield Town Layer Road
GK   Jon Sheffield 27 December 1993 Mansfield Town Layer Road
FW   Justin Booty 11 January 1994 Wycombe Wanderers Layer Road
GK   John Cheesewright 11 January 1994 Wycombe Wanderers Layer Road
MF   Tony Cook 11 January 1994 Wycombe Wanderers Layer Road
FW   Grant Watts 11 January 1994 Wycombe Wanderers Layer Road
FB   Christian Hyslop 19 February 1994 Northampton Town County Ground
WG   Ian Brown 26 March 1994 Preston North End Layer Road
FW   Steve Whitton 29 March 1994 Chesterfield Saltergate
GK   Taylor Barada 30 April 1994 Doncaster Rovers Layer Road
FW   Justin Gentle 30 April 1994 Doncaster Rovers Layer 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 0–0 Mansfield Town". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Colchester Utd 2–2 Cambridge United". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
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  12. ^ "Tim Allpress". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  13. ^ Tim Allpress at Soccerbase
  14. ^ "Steve Brown". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  15. ^ "Alan Dickens". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  16. ^ a b "John Richardson". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  17. ^ "Chris Fry". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  18. ^ Chris Fry at Soccerbase
  19. ^ a b "Justin Booty". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  20. ^ "John Cheesewright (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  21. ^ "Tony Cook". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  22. ^ a b "Christian Hyslop". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  23. ^ a b "Taylor Barada (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  24. ^ "Steve Whitton (Midfielder / Forward)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  25. ^ a b "Justin Gentle". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  26. ^ "Robert Hopkins". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  27. ^ "Jason Cook". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  28. ^ "Julian Hazel". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
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  30. ^ "Martin Grainger". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  31. ^ Martin Grainger at Soccerbase
  32. ^ "Nathan Munson (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  33. ^ "Paul Roberts". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  34. ^ "Steve McGavin". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  35. ^ Steve McGavin at Soccerbase
  36. ^ "Nicky Smith". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  37. ^ "Adam Locke". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  38. ^ Adam Locke at Soccerbase
  39. ^ "Mike Desborough (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  40. ^ "Mike Basham". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  41. ^ Mike Basham at Soccerbase
  42. ^ "Jon Sheffield (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  43. ^ Jon Sheffield at Soccerbase
  44. ^ "Grant Watts". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  45. ^ "Ian Brown". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  46. ^ Ian Brown at Soccerbase
  47. ^ a b "Goals". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  48. ^ "Discipline". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  49. ^ "Clean sheets (1st team)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  50. ^ "Alltime- List of Debuts". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
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