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1997–98 Colchester United F.C. season

The 1997–98 season was Colchester United's 56th season in their history and their sixth 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
1997–98 season
ChairmanGordon Parker[1]
ManagerSteve Wignall
StadiumLayer Road
Third Division4th (promoted)
Play-offsWinners
FA Cup2nd round
(eliminated by
Hereford United)
League Cup1st round
(eliminated by
Luton Town)
Football League Trophy1st round (southern section)
(eliminated by
Leyton Orient)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Paul Abrahams
Neil Gregory
Mark Sale
Aaron Skelton (7)
All:
David Gregory (10)
Highest home attendance6,220
v Leyton Orient, 25 April 1998[2]
Lowest home attendance1,867
v Chester City, 19 December 1997[3]
Average home league attendance3,267[4]
Biggest win5–1
v Macclesfield Town, 14 March 1998
Biggest defeat1–4
v Cambridge United, 2 September 1997

Colchester ended the season with a strong finish, one point shy of automatic promotion in fourth place. This meant another attempt at promotion via the play-offs. Colchester faced Barnet in the semi-final first leg, and they lost 1–0 at Underhill Stadium. In the return leg at Layer Road, Colchester won 3–1 to defeat Barnet 3–2 on aggregate thus achieving a place in the final and a second trip to Wembley in a year. In the final, the U's faced Torquay United. A David Gregory penalty was enough to separate the sides and promote Colchester to the third tier of English football for the first time in 17 years.

Despite reaching the final of the Football League Trophy the season prior, Colchester were knocked out at the first round stage by Leyton Orient this term. They suffered a same fate at the hands of Luton Town in the League Cup and saw a second round exit in the FA Cup to Hereford United.

Season overview edit

Colchester were eliminated at the first round stage of the League Cup, and also the first round of the Football League Trophy after reaching the 1997 Final. They once again lost to a non-League side in Hereford United in the FA Cup second round following a replay.

The club were awarded a settlement of £300,000 from Ipswich Town owing to the saga over George Burley's acrimonious exit from Colchester to their Suffolk neighbours in late 1994. Meanwhile, Alfred McAlpine were named as the consultants commissioned for the process of building a new stadium for Colchester United, with the club's lease on Layer Road due to expire in 2002.

Manager Steve Wignall broke the club's transfer record by spending £50,000 on Neil Gregory, who joined from Ipswich Town to reunite with his brother David.

Colchester's had a late season upturn in form, winning ten of their final 15 games as they missed automatic promotion by just one point. This meant that they had qualified for the play-offs, where they would face seventh-placed Barnet, who themselves earned a place in the play-offs by just one point ahead of Scunthorpe United.

Barnet won the first-leg at Underhill Stadium 1–0, but both sides were reduced to ten men in the game after Guy Branston was sent off for the U's and Sean Devine saw red for Barnet. Colchester won the Layer Road leg 3–1 after extra time with goals from David Gregory and David Greene. Barnet also had Lee Howarth sent off on 60 minutes while Barnet were leading 2–1 on aggregate.

The win took Colchester to Wembley for the second time in a year and a third trip in six years. The fixture was moved to Friday night to accommodate an England versus Saudi Arabia friendly, and as such attracted a relatively low crowd of 19,486. The game was also broadcast on Sky Sports. David Gregory converted from the penalty spot on 22 minutes to win the match 1–0 for Colchester and earn promotion back to the third tier of English football for the first time in 17 years.[5]

Players edit

As of match played 22 May 1998.[6]
Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee
Goalkeepers
Carl Emberson GK   Epsom (1973-07-13)13 July 1973 (aged 23) 129 0   Millwall 6 July 1994 £25,000
Tamer Fernandes GK   Paddington (1974-12-07)7 December 1974 (aged 22) 0 0   Peterborough United 28 January 1998 Free transfer
Defenders
Simon Betts FB   Middlesbrough (1973-03-03)3 March 1973 (aged 24) 172 11   Scarborough 11 December 1992 Free transfer
Peter Cawley CB   Walton-on-Thames (1965-09-15)15 September 1965 (aged 31) 184 9   Barnet 30 October 1992[a] Free transfer
Joe Dunne FB   Dublin (1973-05-25)25 May 1973 (aged 24) 47 2   Gillingham 27 March 1996 Free transfer
David Greene CB     Luton (1973-10-26)26 October 1973 (aged 23) 71 4   Luton Town 21 June 1996 £30,000
Nicky Haydon DF/MF   Barking (1978-08-10)10 August 1978 (aged 18) 1 1 Youth team 1 August 1995 Free transfer
Scott Stamps FB   Edgbaston (1975-03-20)20 March 1975 (aged 22) 8 0   Torquay United 26 March 1997 £15,000
Midfielders
Paul Buckle MF   Hatfield (1970-12-16)16 December 1970 (aged 26) 29 3   Wycombe Wanderers 28 November 1996 Free transfer
Karl Duguid MF   Letchworth (1978-03-21)21 March 1978 (aged 19) 42 4 Youth team 9 December 1995[b] Free transfer
Steve Forbes MF   Stoke Newington (1975-12-24)24 December 1975 (aged 21) 1 1   Millwall 14 March 1997 Free transfer
Jeremy Goss MF     Dhekelia (1965-05-11)11 May 1965 (aged 32) 0 0   Heart of Midlothian January 1998 Free transfer
David Gregory MF   Sudbury (1970-01-23)23 January 1970 (aged 27) 58 1   Peterborough United 8 December 1995 Free transfer
Dave Rainford MF   Stepney (1979-04-21)21 April 1979 (aged 18) 0 0 Youth team July 1997 Free transfer
Aaron Skelton MF/DF   Welwyn Garden City (1974-11-22)22 November 1974 (aged 22) 0 0   Luton Town 3 July 1997 Free transfer
Richard Wilkins MF/DF   Lambeth (1965-05-28)28 May 1965 (aged 32) 230 34   Hereford United 3 July 1996 £17,500
Forwards
Paul Abrahams FW/WG   Colchester (1973-10-31)31 October 1973 (aged 23) 119 24   Brentford 23 October 1996 £20,000
Tony Adcock FW   Bethnal Green (1963-03-27)27 March 1963 (aged 34) 314 143   Luton Town 3 August 1995 Free transfer
Neil Gregory FW     Ndola (1972-10-07)7 October 1972 (aged 24) 10 5   Ipswich Town 26 March 1998 £50,000
Ian Hathaway WG   Wordsley (1968-08-22)22 August 1968 (aged 28) 0 0   Torquay United 1 August 1997 Free transfer
Tony Lock FW   Harlow (1976-09-03)3 September 1976 (aged 20) 10 2 Apprentice 28 January 1995[b] Free transfer
Mark Sale FW   Burton upon Trent (1972-02-27)27 February 1972 (aged 25) 13 3   Mansfield Town 10 March 1997 £23,500
  1. ^ Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game in his second spell for the club
  2. ^ a b 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.
July 1997 MF   Dave Rainford Youth team Free transfer [7][8]
3 July 1997 MF/DF   Aaron Skelton   Luton Town Free transfer [9][10]
1 August 1997 WG   Ian Hathaway   Torquay United Free transfer [11][12]
8 September 1997 GK   Paul Newell   Sittingbourne Non-contract [13]
January 1998 MF   Jeremy Goss   Heart of Midlothian Free transfer [14]
28 January 1998 GK   Tamer Fernandes   Peterborough United Free transfer [15][16]
26 March 1998 FW   Neil Gregory   Ipswich Town £50,000 [17][18]
  • Total spending:   ~ £50,000

Out edit

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
End of season MF   Ernie Cooksey   Heybridge Swifts Released [19][20]
Summer 1997 GK   Garrett Caldwell   Toronto Supra Undisclosed [21][22]
Summer 1997 CB   Andy Partner   Heybridge Swifts Free transfer [23]
31 May 1997 FB   Paul Gibbs   Torquay United Free transfer [24][25]
31 May 1997 CB   Tony McCarthy   Shelbourne[a] Released [26][27]
July 1997 MF/WG   Chris Fry   Exeter City Released [28][29]
1 August 1997 MF/FB   Adam Locke   Bristol City Free transfer [30][31]
17 September 1997 GK   Paul Newell   Northampton Town[b] Released [13]
27 February 1998 FW   Steve Whitton Free agent[c] Retired [32][33]
  • Total incoming:   ~ £0
  1. ^ Following Tony McCarthy's release by Colchester United, he later signed for Shelbourne.
  2. ^ Following Paul Newell's release by Colchester United, he later signed for Northampton Town.
  3. ^ After retiring through injury, Steve Whitton remained at Colchester United as assistant manager.

Loans in edit

Date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
26 September 1997 FW   Isaiah Rankin   Arsenal 26 December 1997 [34][35]
16 October 1997 CB   Wayne Brown   Ipswich Town 8 November 1997 [36][37]
1 January 1998 FW   Neil Gregory   Ipswich Town 2 March 1998 [17][18]
9 February 1998 CB   Guy Branston   Leicester City 10 May 1998 [38][39][a]
  1. ^ Loan end date refers to the date of the player's final game in his first spell for the club

Loans out edit

Date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.
24 December 1997 MF   Dave Rainford   Wivenhoe Town 24 February 1998 [7][8]

Match details edit

Third Division edit

Main article: 1997–98 Football League

Results round by round edit

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAHAAHHAHAAHHAHAAHHAAHAHHAHHAAHHAAHHAHAAHAHAHA
ResultWLDDLWWWLDLDWWDDLWLLLWDWLLWWLDLWWWWDLWDWWWWLDW
Position412814181288101014149878129111316141513131312131313131211118911897664554
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 or relegation
2 Macclesfield Town[a] 46 23 13 10 63 44 +19 82 Promoted
3 Lincoln City 46 20 15 11 60 51 +9 75
4 Colchester United 46 21 11 14 72 60 +12 74 Promoted through play-offs
5 Torquay United 46 21 11 14 68 59 +9 74 Participated in play-offs
6 Scarborough 46 19 15 12 67 58 +9 72
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
Notes:
  1. ^ New club in the league

Matches edit

9 August 1997 (1997-08-09) 1 Colchester United 2–1 Darlington Colchester
15:00 BST Abrahams   32'
Buckle   59' (pen.)		 Report Oliver   75' (pen.)
Brydon   81'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,958
Referee: Barry Knight
16 August 1997 (1997-08-16) 2 Hartlepool United 3–2 Colchester United Hartlepool
Baker   3'
Allon   56', 63'		 Report Buckle   38' (pen.)
Abrahams   60'		 Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 2,174
Referee: P Robinson
22 August 1997 (1997-08-22) 3 Colchester United 1–1 Barnet Colchester
19:45 BST Wilkins   72' Report Howarth   59' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,286
Referee: M Bailey
30 August 1997 (1997-08-30) 4 Torquay United 1–1 Colchester United Torquay
Gittens   85' Report Wilkins   65' Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 2,081
Referee: D Crick
2 September 1997 (1997-09-02) 5 Cambridge United 4–1 Colchester United Cambridge
19:45 BST Butler   6', 46'
Taylor   61', 68'		 Report D. Gregory   36' Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 3,264
Referee: Fraser Stretton
8 September 1997 (1997-09-08) 6 Colchester United 3–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Colchester
19:45 BST Greene   4', 57'
Abrahams   49'		 Report Baird   47' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,081
Referee: J Kirkby
12 September 1997 (1997-09-12) 7 Colchester United 1–0 Scarborough Colchester
19:45 BST Lock   87' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,756
Referee: Alan Wiley
20 September 1997 (1997-09-20) 8 Swansea City 0–1 Colchester United Swansea
Report Greene   49' Stadium: Vetch Field
Attendance: 3,414
Referee: Scott Mathieson
27 September 1997 (1997-09-27) 9 Colchester United 1–2 Exeter City Colchester
15:00 BST Abrahams   52'
Greene   62'		 Report Rowbotham   28'
Flack   56'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,175
Referee: A Butler
4 October 1997 (1997-10-04) 10 Mansfield Town 1–1 Colchester United Mansfield
Whitehall   6' Report Greene   12' Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 2,341
Referee: K Lynch
11 October 1997 (1997-10-11) 11 Peterborough United 3–2 Colchester United Peterborough
Carruthers   55'
Houghton   58'
Quinn   78'		 Report Rankin   32'
Adcock   82'		 Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 6,277
Referee: Paul Taylor
18 October 1997 (1997-10-18) 12 Colchester United 1–1 Shrewsbury Town Colchester
15:00 BST Skelton   51' Report Seabury   25' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,977
Referee: Rob Harris
21 October 1997 (1997-10-21) 13 Colchester United 2–1 Doncaster Rovers Colchester
19:45 BST Sale   8'
Skelton   8'		 Report McDonald   31' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,588
Referee: Andy D'Urso
25 October 1997 (1997-10-25) 14 Leyton Orient 0–2 Colchester United Leyton
15:00 BST Report Adcock   4'
Forbes   78'		 Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 4,592
Referee: Anthony Bates
31 October 1997 (1997-10-31) 15 Colchester United 3–3 Scunthorpe United Colchester
19:30 GMT Rankin   2'
Buckle   35'
Sale   40'		 Report Hope   52'
D'Auria   61', 63'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,134
Referee: Roger Furnandiz
4 November 1997 (1997-11-04) 16 Macclesfield Town 0–0 Colchester United Macclesfield
Report Stadium: Moss Rose
Attendance: 1,577
Referee: Chris Foy
8 November 1997 (1997-11-08) 17 Rochdale 2–1 Colchester United Rochdale
Stuart   44'
Painter   65' (pen.)		 Report Duguid   60' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1,702
Referee: Terry Heilbron
18 November 1997 (1997-11-18) 18 Colchester United 2–0 Notts County Colchester
19:45 GMT Sale   67'
Rankin   86'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,643
Referee: Rob Styles
22 November 1997 (1997-11-22) 19 Colchester United 0–1 Lincoln City Colchester
Cawley   61'   90' Report Gordon   61' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,932
Referee: R Pearson
29 November 1997 (1997-11-29) 20 Rotherham United 3–2 Colchester United Rotherham
Glover   11', 62'
Knill   73'		 Report Skelton   47'
Sale   61'		 Stadium: Millmoor
Attendance: 3,259
Referee: William Burns
13 December 1997 (1997-12-13) 21 Hull City 3–1 Colchester United Kingston upon Hull
Dewhurst   54'
Rioch   57' (pen.)
Darby   82'		 Report Adcock   88' Stadium: Boothferry Park
Attendance: 3,896
Referee: Mike Jones
19 December 1997 (1997-12-19) 22 Colchester United 2–0 Chester City Colchester
19:45 GMT Adcock   13'
Duguid   75'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 1,867
Referee: M Pierce
26 December 1997 (1997-12-26) 23 Brighton & Hove Albion 4–4 Colchester United Gillingham
Emblen   47', 61', 67'
Minton   86' (pen.)		 Report Rankin   15', 29'
Adcock   13'
Stamps   75'		 Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 2,647
Referee: Mark Halsey
29 December 1997 (1997-12-29) 24 Colchester United 3–2 Cambridge United Colchester
19:45 GMT Wilkins   45', 48'
Skelton   67'		 Report Barnwell-Edinboro   6', 69' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,518
Referee: Paul Rejer
3 January 1998 (1998-01-03) 25 Colchester United 1–2 Hartlepool United Colchester
15:00 GMT Buckle   81' Report Clark   13'
Howard   74'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,885
Referee: Alan Wiley
10 January 1998 (1998-01-10) 26 Darlington 4–2 Colchester United Darlington
Gaughan   40'
Roberts   59'
Haydon   84' (o.g.)
Dorner   86'		 Report N. Gregory   69', 78' Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 2,170
Referee: Scott Mathieson
16 January 1998 (1998-01-16) 27 Colchester United 1–0 Torquay United Colchester
19:45 GMT Lock   86' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,776
Referee: Fraser Stretton
20 January 1998 (1998-01-20) 28 Colchester United 2–1 Cardiff City Colchester
N. Gregory   69'
Buckle   79'		 Report Dale   85' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 1,929
Referee: M Bailey
24 January 1998 (1998-01-24) 29 Barnet 3–2 Colchester United Chipping Barnet
Devine   44', 65'
McGleish   59'		 Report Skelton   4'
Wilkins   83'		 Stadium: Underhill Stadium
Attendance: 2,471
Referee: Paul Danson
31 January 1998 (1998-01-31) 30 Scarborough 1–1 Colchester United Scarborough
Campbell   83' Report Whitton   46' Stadium: Athletic Ground
Attendance: 2,219
Referee: Graham Laws
6 February 1998 (1998-02-06) 31 Colchester United 1–2 Swansea City Colchester
19:45 GMT N. Gregory   27' Report Coates   52'
Price   78'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,789
Referee: J Kirkby
13 February 1998 (1998-02-13) 32 Colchester United 2–0 Mansfield Town Colchester
19:45 GMT Lock   30'
D. Gregory   68'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,320
Referee: J Robinson
21 February 1998 (1998-02-21) 33 Exeter City 0–1 Colchester United Exeter
Report Lock   68' Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 3,346
Referee: Anthony Bates
24 February 1998 (1998-02-24) 34 Shrewsbury Town 0–2 Colchester United Shrewsbury
Report N. Gregory   7'
D. Gregory   68'		 Stadium: Gay Meadow
Attendance: 1,972
Referee: Clive Wilkes
27 February 1998 (1998-02-27) 35 Colchester United 1–0 Peterborough United Colchester
19:45 GMT Branston   61' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,117
Referee: D Crick
3 March 1998 (1998-03-03) 36 Colchester United 0–0 Rochdale Colchester
19:45 GMT Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,112
Referee: Steve Baines
7 March 1998 (1998-03-07) 37 Scunthorpe United 1–0 Colchester United Scunthorpe
McAuley   17' Report Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 2,143
Referee: K Lynch
14 March 1998 (1998-03-14) 38 Colchester United 5–1 Macclesfield Town Colchester
15:00 GMT Sale   36', 57'
Skelton   76'
Abrahams   79'
Lock   88'		 Report Whittaker   38' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,760
Referee: Steve Bennett
21 March 1998 (1998-03-21) 39 Notts County 0–0 Colchester United Nottingham
Report Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 6,284
Referee: E Lomas
28 March 1998 (1998-03-28) 40 Lincoln City 0–1 Colchester United Lincoln
Report Dunne   28' Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 4,040
Referee: J Brandwood
3 April 1998 (1998-04-03) 41 Colchester United 2–1 Rotherham United Colchester
19:30 BST Skelton   11'
Sale   55'		 Report Martindale   12' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,824
Referee: Rob Styles
11 April 1998 (1998-04-11) 42 Cardiff City 0–2 Colchester United Cardiff
Report Abrahams   48'
D. Gregory   60'		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 2,809
Referee: M Fletcher
13 April 1998 (1998-04-13) 43 Colchester United 4–3 Hull City Colchester
15:00 BST D. Gregory   6'
Lock   13'
Dunne   79'
Duguid   90'		 Report Boyack   24'
McGinty   48'
Darby   70'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,700
Referee: Paul Taylor
18 April 1998 (1998-04-18) 44 Chester City 3–1 Colchester United Chester
Whelan   19'
Fisher   35'
Rimmer   36'		 Report Abrahams   75' Stadium: Deva Stadium
Attendance: 1,780
Referee: P Richards
25 April 1998 (1998-04-25) 45 Colchester United 1–1 Leyton Orient Colchester
15:00 BST N. Gregory   45' Report Inglethorpe   44' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 6,220
Referee: Andy Hall
2 May 1998 (1998-05-02) 46 Doncaster Rovers 0–1 Colchester United Doncaster
15:00 BST Report N. Gregory   56' Stadium: Belle Vue
Attendance: 3,572
Referee: Terry Heilbron

Football League play-offs edit

Main article: 1998 Football League play-offs § Third Division
10 May 1998 (1998-05-10) Semi-final 1st leg Barnet 1–0 Colchester United Chipping Barnet
13:30 BST Heald   48'
Devine   82'		 Report Branston   82'   Stadium: Underhill Stadium
Attendance: 3,858
Referee: Eddie Wolstenholme
13 May 1998 (1998-05-13) Semi-final 2nd leg Colchester United 3–1 (a.e.t.) Barnet Colchester
19:45 BST D. Gregory   12' (pen.), 95'
Greene   65'		 Report Goodhind   41'
Howarth   60'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,863
Referee: Terry Heilbron
Note: Colchester win 3–2 on aggregate.
22 May 1998 (1998-05-22) Final Colchester United 1–0 Torquay United Wembley
19:45 BST D. Gregory   22' (pen.) Report Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 19,486
Referee: M Fletcher

Football League Cup edit

Main article: 1997–98 Football League Cup
12 August 1997 (1997-08-12) 1st round 1st leg Colchester United 0–1 Luton Town Colchester
19:45 BST Report Thorpe   87' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,840
Referee: Steve Bennett
26 August 1997 (1997-08-26) 1st round 2nd leg Luton Town 1–1 Colchester United Luton
Thorpe   34' Report Hathaway   51' Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 2,816
Note: Luton win 2–1 on aggregate.

FA Cup edit

Main article: 1997–98 FA Cup
15 November 1997 (1997-11-15) 1st round Brentford 2–2 Colchester United Brentford
15:00 GMT Taylor   9', 55' Report Sale   38'
D. Gregory   88'		 Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 2,899
Referee: Barry Knight
25 November 1997 (1997-11-25) 1st round replay Colchester United 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)		 Brentford Colchester
19:45 GMT Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,613
Referee: Barry Knight
6 December 1997 (1997-12-06) 2nd round Colchester United 1–1 Hereford United Colchester
15:00 GMT D. Gregory   10' Report Grayson   61' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,558
Referee: K Lynch
16 December 1997 (1997-12-16) 2nd round replay Hereford United 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)		 Colchester United Hereford
Grayson   48' Report Forbes   47' Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 3,725
Referee: K Lynch

Football League Trophy edit

Main article: 1997–98 Football League Trophy
9 December 1997 (1997-12-09) 1st round (southern section) Leyton Orient 1–0 Colchester United Leyton
Inglethorpe   51' Report Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 933
Referee: Andy Hall

Squad statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

[6][40]

No. Pos Nat Player Total Third Division FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy Football League play-offs
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   ENG Carl Emberson 56 0 46 0 4 0 2 0 1 0 3 0
DF   ENG Simon Betts 23 0 17 0 2+1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
DF   ENG Peter Cawley 33 0 27 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0
DF   IRL Joe Dunne 33 2 22+3 2 3+1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
DF   IRL David Greene 47 5 38 4 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 1
DF   ENG Nicky Haydon 20 0 9+8 0 1+1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
DF   ENG Scott Stamps 32 1 26 1 2+1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0
MF   ENG Paul Buckle 45 5 33+5 5 1 0 2 0 1 0 3 0
MF   ENG Karl Duguid 28 3 6+15 3 3+1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0+2 0
MF   ENG Steve Forbes 43 2 25+10 1 2 1 1+1 0 0+1 0 3 0
MF   ENG David Gregory 54 10 42+2 5 4 2 2 0 1 0 3 3
MF   ENG Aaron Skelton 48 7 37+2 7 3+1 0 1 0 1 0 2+1 0
MF   ENG Richard Wilkins 43 5 37 5 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
FW   ENG Paul Abrahams 30 7 16+9 7 1+1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
FW   ENG Tony Adcock 32 5 19+6 5 3+1 0 0+2 0 1 0 0 0
FW   ENG Neil Gregory 18 7 12+3 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
FW   ENG Ian Hathaway 16 1 5+7 0 1+1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
FW   ENG Tony Lock 41 6 14+18 6 0+3 0 0+2 0 0+1 0 0+3 0
FW   ENG Mark Sale 48 8 38+1 7 3 1 2 0 1 0 3 0
Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season
DF   ENG Guy Branston 13 1 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF   ENG Wayne Brown 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW   ENG Isaiah Rankin 12 5 10+1 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
FW   ENG Steve Whitton 23 1 15+6 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Goalscorers edit

[40]

Place Nationality Position Name Third Division FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy Football League play-offs Total
1   MF David Gregory 5 2 0 0 3 10
2   FW Mark Sale 7 1 0 0 0 8
3   FW/WG Paul Abrahams 7 0 0 0 0 7
  FW Neil Gregory 7 0 0 0 0 7
  MF/DF Aaron Skelton 7 0 0 0 0 7
6   FW Tony Lock 6 0 0 0 0 6
7   FW Tony Adcock 5 0 0 0 0 5
  MF Paul Buckle 5 0 0 0 0 5
  CB David Greene 4 0 0 0 1 5
  FW Isaiah Rankin 5 0 0 0 0 5
  MF/DF Richard Wilkins 5 0 0 0 0 5
12   MF Karl Duguid 3 0 0 0 0 3
13   FB Joe Dunne 2 0 0 0 0 2
  MF Steve Forbes 1 1 0 0 0 2
15   CB Guy Branston 1 0 0 0 0 1
  WG Ian Hathaway 0 0 1 0 0 1
  FB Scott Stamps 1 0 0 0 0 1
  FW Steve Whitton 1 0 0 0 0 1
Own goals 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 72 4 1 0 4 81

Disciplinary record edit

[41]

Nationality Position Name Third Division FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy Football League play-offs Total
                       
  CB David Greene 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 1
  CB Peter Cawley 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 1
  FW Mark Sale 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 0
  FB Joe Dunne 3 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 8 0
  FW Steve Whitton 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
  MF Steve Forbes 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
  MF David Gregory 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0
  FB Scott Stamps 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
  FW/WG Paul Abrahams 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0
  FB Simon Betts 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0
  CB Guy Branston 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1
  MF Karl Duguid 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0
  DF/MF Nicky Haydon 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
  FW Tony Lock 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
  MF Richard Wilkins 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
  FW Tony Adcock 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
  MF Paul Buckle 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
  FW Neil Gregory 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
  FW Isaiah Rankin 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
  CB Wayne Brown 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
  GK Carl Emberson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
  WG Ian Hathaway 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
  MF/DF Aaron Skelton 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
TOTALS 74 2 9 0 2 0 3 0 8 1 100 3

Clean sheets edit

Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.[42]

Place Nationality Player Third Division FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy Football League play-offs Total
1   Carl Emberson 15 1 0 0 1 17
TOTALS 15 1 0 0 1 17

Player debuts edit

Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.[43]

Position Nationality Player Date Opponent Ground Notes
WG   Ian Hathaway 9 August 1997 Darlington Layer Road
MF/DF   Aaron Skelton 9 August 1997 Darlington Layer Road
FW   Isaiah Rankin 27 September 1997 Exeter City Layer Road
CB   Wayne Brown 18 October 1997 Shrewsbury Town Layer Road
FW   Neil Gregory 3 January 1998 Hartlepool United Layer Road
CB   Guy Branston 13 February 1998 Mansfield Town Layer Road
FW   Neil Gregory 3 April 1998 Rotherham United Layer Road [44][a]
  1. ^ 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.

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 1–1 Leyton Orient". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Colchester Utd 2–0 Chester City". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  4. ^ "Average Attendance Figures Per Season". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  5. ^ Hudson, Matt (11 August 2013). "The 1990s and 2000s". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  6. ^ a b "Appearances". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  7. ^ a b "David Rainford". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  8. ^ a b David Rainford at Soccerbase
  9. ^ "Aaron Skelton". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  10. ^ Aaron Skelton at Soccerbase
  11. ^ "Ian Hathaway". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  12. ^ Ian Hathaway at Soccerbase
  13. ^ a b Paul Newell at Soccerbase
  14. ^ "Jeremy Goss". Flown From the Nest. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  15. ^ "Tamer Fernandes". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  16. ^ Tamer Fernades at Soccerbase
  17. ^ a b "Neil Gregory". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  18. ^ a b Neil Gregory at Soccerbase
  19. ^ "Ernie Loses Battle With Cancer". Colchester United FC. 3 July 2008. Archived from the original on 13 February 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  20. ^ Ernie Cooksey at Soccerbase
  21. ^ "Garrett Caldwell (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  22. ^ Garrett Caldwell at Soccerbase
  23. ^ "Andy Partner". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  24. ^ "Paul Gibbs". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  25. ^ Paul Gibbs at Soccerbase
  26. ^ "Tony McCarthy". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  27. ^ Tony McCarthy at Soccerbase
  28. ^ "Chris Fry". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  29. ^ Chris Fry at Soccerbase
  30. ^ "Adam Locke". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  31. ^ Adam Locke at Soccerbase
  32. ^ "Steve Whitton (Midfielder / Forward)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  33. ^ Steve Whitton at Soccerbase
  34. ^ "Isaiah Rankin". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  35. ^ Isaiah Rankin at Soccerbase
  36. ^ "Wayne Brown". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  37. ^ Wayne Brown at Soccerbase
  38. ^ "Guy Branston". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  39. ^ Guy Branston at Soccerbase
  40. ^ a b "Goals". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  41. ^ "Discipline". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  42. ^ "Clean sheets (1st team)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  43. ^ "Alltime- List of Debuts". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  44. ^ "Colchester Utd 2–1 Rotherham United". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
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