1981–82 Colchester United F.C. season

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

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 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

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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

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

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In

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

Out

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

Match details

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Fourth Division

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Main article: 1981–82 Football League

Results round by round

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

League table

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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

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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 Red card 39'		 Report Walwyn Red card 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 Yellow card 52' Red card		 Report Syrett 76'
Smith Yellow card Red card		 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 Red card 67'		 Report Bremner 1'
Allinson 39'
McDonough 41'		 Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 1,226
Referee: Keith Hackett

League Cup

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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 Red card 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

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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

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Appearances and goals

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[6][23]

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

Goalscorers

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[23]

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

Disciplinary record

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[24]

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

Clean sheets

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

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

Player debuts

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

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

See also

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References

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General

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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

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  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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