1989–90 Colchester United F.C. season

Colchester United
1989–90 season
ChairmanJonathan Crisp[1]
ManagerJock Wallace
(until 20 December)
Steve Foley (caretaker)
(20 December until 2 January)
Mick Mills
(from 3 January)
StadiumLayer Road
Fourth Division24th (relegated)
FA Cup2nd round
(eliminated by
Birmingham City)
League Cup1st round
(eliminated by
Southend United)
Associate Members' CupPreliminary round (southern section)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Trevor Morgan (12)
All:
Trevor Morgan (12)
Highest home attendance5,283
v Southend United, 16 April 1990[2]
Lowest home attendance1,720
v Torquay United, 16 December 1989[3]
Average home league attendance3,139[4]
Biggest win4–0
v Carlisle United, 6 March 1990
Biggest defeat0–4
v Aldershot, 7 October 1989
v Scunthorpe United, 21 October 1989
v Cambridge United, 29 April 1990

The 1989–90 season was Colchester United's 48th season in their history and ninth consecutive season in fourth tier of English football, the Fourth Division. Alongside competing in the Fourth Division, the club also participated in the FA Cup, the League Cup and the Associate Members' Cup.

Initially looking to build on manager Jock Wallace's influence towards the end of the 1988–89 season after five consecutive wins and unbeaten in eight, Colchester had a dreadful start to the new campaign, not registering a win until late September and then no further league wins until Boxing Day. By this time, Wallace had stepped aside from his role due to ill health, and after another caretaker spell for Steve Foley, Mick Mills was tasked with keeping Colchester in the Football League. Aside from a four match unbeaten run in February and early March, Mills ultimately failed as the U's finished bottom of the entire Football League and relegated to the Conference.

Only one win was registered in the cups, with a 1–0 FA Cup first round win over Brentford the only highlight prior to elimination by Birmingham City in the second round. Southend United won an Essex derby League Cup first round over two legs, and the U's failed to reach the knockout phase of the Associate Members' Cup.

Season overview

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Jock Wallace began his first full season in charge with winless run stretching eight games at the start of the season, and only two league wins were registered before the turn of the decade. Assistant manager Alan Ball left the club to join Stoke City and ahead of Christmas, Wallace stepped aside due to ill health and the onset of Parkinson's disease. Steve Foley was once again placed in temporary charge of the U's first-team, but declined the offer of the role full-time instead preferring his youth team duties. Chairman Jonathan Crisp brought in former Ipswich Town and England defender Mick Mills as new manager having recently been dismissed by Stoke City.

Mills' appointment initially had a positive effect on the team, and they won three and drew one of four league games in late February and early March, but a defeat at nearest rivals Wrexham in late March, after twice leading before succumbing to a 3–2 defeat, summed up the remainder of the season. Despite having enough time to potentially improve their situation, six defeats in the final eight games of the season left Colchester bottom of the Fourth Division and so relegated to the Conference.

By now, the club were over £1m in debt, and plans for a new stadium at Wick Lane, Ardleigh had also been refused. Jonathan Crisp's initial hope of achieving Second Division football within five years of his appointment in 1985 now seemed very distant with the club out of the Football League for the first time in 40 years.[5]

Players

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As of match played 5 May 1990.[6]
Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee
Defenders
Marcelle Bruce FB United States Detroit (1971-03-15)15 March 1971 (aged 18) 0 0 Apprentice Summer 1989 Free transfer
Scott Daniels CB England South Benfleet (1969-11-22)22 November 1969 (aged 19) 35 0 Apprentice 23 April 1988[a] Free transfer
Tony English DF/MF England Luton (1966-10-19)19 October 1966 (aged 22) 211 31 England Coventry City 24 December 1984 Free transfer
Billy Gilbert CB England Lewisham (1959-11-10)10 November 1959 (aged 29) 0 0 England Portsmouth October 1989 Free transfer
Martin Grainger FB England Enfield Town (1972-08-23)23 August 1972 (aged 16) 0 0 Apprentice 16 December 1989[a] Free transfer
Neale Marmon CB England Bournemouth (1961-04-21)21 April 1961 (aged 28) 0 0 Germany Hannover 96 20 January 1990[a] Nominal
John Pollard CB England Chelmsford (1971-11-17)17 November 1971 (aged 17) 2 1 Apprentice 5 May 1989[a] Free transfer
Clive Stafford FB England Ipswich (1963-04-04)4 April 1963 (aged 26) 16 0 England Diss Town February 1989 Unknown
Midfielders
Eamonn Collins MF Republic of Ireland Dublin (1965-10-22)22 October 1965 (aged 23) 0 0 England Portsmouth May 1989 Free transfer
Robbie Devereux MF England Great Cornard (1971-01-31)31 January 1971 (aged 18) 0 0 England Ipswich Town Summer 1989 Free transfer
Mark Kinsella MF Republic of Ireland Dublin (1972-08-12)12 August 1972 (aged 16) 0 0 Republic of Ireland Home Farm 18 August 1989 Free transfer
Mark Radford MF England Leicester (1968-12-20)20 December 1968 (aged 20) 52 1 Apprentice 26 January 1987[a] Free transfer
Les Taylor MF England North Shields (1956-12-04)4 December 1956 (aged 32) 16 0 England Reading January 1989 £20,000
Forwards
Gary Bennett WG England Enfield Town (1970-11-13)13 November 1970 (aged 18) 9 1 England Tottenham Hotpsur 21 October 1988[a] Free transfer
Trevor Morgan FW England Forest Gate (1956-09-30)30 September 1956 (aged 32) 0 0 England Bolton Wanderers October 1989 £8,000
Steve Restarick FW England Barking (1971-11-28)28 November 1971 (aged 17) 0 0 England West Ham United Early 1988–89 season Free transfer
  1. ^ a b c d e f 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 1989 FB United States Marcelle Bruce Apprentice Free transfer [7]
Summer 1989 MF England Robbie Devereux England Ipswich Town Free transfer [8]
Summer 1989 GK Republic of Ireland John Grace Republic of Ireland Tolka Rovers Undisclosed [9]
May 1989 MF Republic of Ireland Eamonn Collins England Portsmouth Free transfer [10]
18 August 1989 MF Republic of Ireland Mark Kinsella Republic of Ireland Home Farm Free transfer [11][12]
October 1989 CB England Billy Gilbert England Portsmouth Free transfer [13]
October 1989 FW England Trevor Morgan England Bolton Wanderers £8,000 [14]
21 October 1989 FW England Tommy English England Bishop's Stortford Undisclosed [15][a]
2 December 1989 DF Northern Ireland Jim Hagan Spain Celta Vigo Free transfer [16][b]
16 December 1989 FB England Martin Grainger Apprentice Free transfer [17][b]
26 December 1989 FW England John Warner England Heybridge Swifts Free transfer [18][c]
29 December 1989 MF England Steve Ball England Arsenal Non-contract [19]
20 January 1990 CB England Neale Marmon Germany Hannover 96 Nominal [20][b]
  • Total spending: Decrease ~ £8,000
  1. ^ Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game in his third spell for the club
  2. ^ a b c Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club
  3. ^ Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game in his second spell for the club

Out

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Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
End of season FB England Phil Coleman England Wivenhoe Town Released [21]
End of season FW England Mario Walsh England Southend United £25,000 [22]
Summer 1989 CB England Stuart Hicks England Scunthorpe United Free transfer [23]
Summer 1989 GK Wales Mark Walton England Norwich City £75,000 [24]
August 1989 CB Northern Ireland Colin Hill England Sheffield United £85,000 [25]
December 1989 WG England Ian Allinson England Baldock Town Released [26]
16 December 1989 DF Northern Ireland Jim Hagan Sweden IK Oddevold Released [16][a]
January 1990 FB England Rodney Rooke England Wivenhoe Town Released [27]
5 January 1990 GK Republic of Ireland John Grace Republic of Ireland Kilkenny City Released [9][a]
5 January 1990 FW England John Warner England Dagenham Free transfer [18][a]
27 January 1990 MF England Steve Ball England Norwich City Free transfer [19][a]
10 April 1990 FW England Tommy English Hong Kong Happy Valley Undisclosed [15][a]
29 April 1990 FB Scotland Robert Scott Scotland East Fife Free transfer [28][a]
5 May 1990 MF/DF England Richard Wilkins England Cambridge United £65,000 [29][a]
  • Total incoming: Increase ~ £250,000
  1. ^ a b c d e f g Date of departure refers to the date of the player's final game for the club

Loans in

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Date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
August 1989 GK England Roger Hansbury England Birmingham City 16 September 1989 [30][a]
5 September 1989 CB England Mark Blake England Southampton 26 September 1989 [31][a]
January 1990 FB England Karl Goddard England Bradford City 24 April 1990 [32][a]
12 January 1990 GK England Scott Barrett England Stoke City 17 March 1990 [33][b]
March 1990 GK Wales Andy Marriott England Nottingham Forest 5 May 1990 [34][a]
  1. ^ a b c d 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

Loans out

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Date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.
February 1990 FB England Clive Stafford England Exeter City February 1990 [35]

Match details

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Fourth Division

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Main article: 1989–90 Football League § Fourth Division

Results round by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHAHAHHAAHHAHAAHAHHAAHHAHAAHAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultDDLDDDWLLLLLLLDLDLLWLWLDWLDLLWWDWLLWLWLLWLLWLL
Position11131917192015161820222323232323232323232423232322222223242322232223242424242424242424242424
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 or relegation
20 Doncaster Rovers 46 14 9 23 53 60 −7 51
21 Wrexham 46 13 12 21 51 67 −16 51 Welsh Cup runners-up, qualified for UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1990–91 First round[a]
22 Aldershot 46 12 14 20 49 69 −20 50
23 Halifax Town 46 12 13 21 57 65 −8 49
24 Colchester United 46 11 10 25 48 75 −27 43 Relegated to Conference
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ Wrexham were runners-up in the Welsh Cup final, and since winners Hereford United are an English club, Wrexham were awarded the right to participate in the Cup Winners' Cup.

Matches

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19 August 1989 (1989-08-19) 1 Chesterfield 1–1 Colchester United Chesterfield
Thompson 38' Report Radford 9' Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 3,161
Referee: A Smith
26 August 1989 (1989-08-26) 2 Colchester United 2–2 Halifax Town Colchester
15:00 BST Bennett 64'
Radford 90' (pen.)		 Report Hicks 51' (o.g.)
Watson 69'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,404
Referee: R Pawley
2 September 1989 (1989-09-02) 3 Grimsby Town 4–1 Colchester United Cleethorpes
Rees 11', 75'
Watson 45'
Daniels 59' (o.g.)		 Report Allinson 48' Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 4,678
Referee: J Kirkby
8 September 1989 (1989-09-08) 4 Colchester United 1–1 Hereford United Colchester
19:30 BST Allinson 35' (pen.) Report Pejic 90' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,269
Referee: Peter Jones
16 September 1989 (1989-09-16) 5 Rochdale 2–2 Colchester United Rochdale
Whellans 25'
Walling 66'		 Report Collins 23'
Blake 68'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1,466
Referee: A Dawson
23 September 1989 (1989-09-23) 6 Colchester United 0–0 Scarborough Colchester
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,420
Referee: R Bigger
26 September 1989 (1989-09-26) 7 Colchester United 4–1 Maidstone United Colchester
Radford 2'
Allinson 57' (pen.)
Taylor 64'
Bennett 69'		 Report Cooper 70' (pen.) Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,946
Referee: Kelvin Morton
30 September 1989 (1989-09-30) 8 Carlisle United 1–0 Colchester United Carlisle
Fyfe 17' Report Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 3,979
Referee: P Harrison
7 October 1989 (1989-10-07) 9 Aldershot 4–0 Colchester United Aldershot
Puckett 6', 17' (pen.)
Wignall 77'
Burvill 90'		 Report Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 2,092
Referee: G Pooley
13 October 1989 (1989-10-13) 10 Colchester United 0–2 York City Colchester
19:30 BST Report Himsworth 8', 28' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,274
Referee: M James
17 October 1989 (1989-10-17) 11 Colchester United 1–3 Wrexham Colchester
19:30 BST Scott 33' Report Reck 3'
Worthington 53' (pen.), 79'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,564
Referee: Alf Buksh
21 October 1989 (1989-10-21) 12 Scunthorpe United 4–0 Colchester United Scunthorpe
Stevenson 20'
Daws 41'
Hamilton 63'
Taylor 88'		 Report Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 3,254
Referee: Paul Danson
28 October 1989 (1989-10-28) 13 Colchester United 0–1 Peterborough United Colchester
Report Osborne 88' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,460
Referee: J Carter
1 November 1989 (1989-11-01) 14 Exeter City 2–1 Colchester United Exeter
Neville 39', 79' Report Tony English 30' Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 3,905
Referee: J Martin
4 November 1989 (1989-11-04) 15 Burnley 0–0 Colchester United Burnley
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 6,145
Referee: Stephen Lodge
10 November 1989 (1989-11-10) 16 Colchester United 1–2 Cambridge United Colchester
19:30 GMT Tommy English 32' (pen.) Report Dennis 36'
Dublin 74'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,771
Referee: R Wiseman
24 November 1989 (1989-11-24) 17 Gillingham 3–3 Colchester United Gillingham
Heritage 15'
Lovell 26' (pen.)
O'Shea 87'		 Report Tommy English 50' (pen.)
Bennett 56'
Morgan 63'		 Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 3,816
Referee: M Bailey
2 December 1989 (1989-12-02) 18 Colchester United 0–1 Lincoln City Colchester
15:00 GMT Collins Red card 74' Report Nicholson 29' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,517
Referee: M Pierce
16 December 1989 (1989-12-16) 19 Colchester United 0–3 Torquay United Colchester
15:00 GMT Report Loram (26)
Caldwell 71'
Smith 87'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 1,720
Referee: Paul Alcock
26 December 1989 (1989-12-26) 20 Southend United 0–2 Colchester United Southend-on-Sea
Report Grainger 65'
Tommy English 69'		 Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 5,563
Referee: Rob Lewis
30 December 1989 (1989-12-30) 21 Doncaster Rovers 2–0 Colchester United Doncaster
Robinson 41' (pen.)
Turnbull 51'
Jones Red card 26'		 Report Stadium: Belle Vue
Attendance: 2,942
Referee: K Brean
1 January 1990 (1990-01-01) 22 Colchester United 3–1 Hartlepool United Colchester
Morgan 60'
Grainger 63'
Radford 86'		 Report Dalton 3' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,826
Referee: Alan Gunn
5 January 1990 (1990-01-05) 23 Colchester United 0–1 Stockport County Colchester
19:30 GMT Report Frain 89' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,609
Referee: I Hemley
12 January 1990 (1990-01-12) 24 Halifax Town 1–1 Colchester United Halifax
19:30 GMT Hall 17' Report Scott 79' Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 1,397
Referee: Peter Jones
20 January 1990 (1990-01-20) 25 Colchester United 1–0 Chesterfield Colchester
Wilkins 35' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,016
Referee: D Hedges
27 January 1990 (1990-01-27) 26 York City 3–1 Colchester United York
Longhurst 30', 36'
Reid 58'		 Report Wilkins 9' Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 2,311
Referee: G Aplin
3 February 1990 (1990-02-03) 27 Scarborough 2–2 Colchester United Scarborough
Dobson 59'
Russell 70' (pen.)		 Report Tony English 67'
Morgan 85'		 Stadium: Athletic Ground
Attendance: 1,786
Referee: T West
10 February 1990 (1990-02-10) 28 Colchester United 1–2 Rochdale Colchester
15:00 GMT Morgan 26' Report Cole 39'
Johnson 45'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,744
Referee: G Pooley
17 February 1990 (1990-02-17) 29 Lincoln City 2–1 Colchester United Lincoln
Lormor 6'
Smith 23'		 Report Wilkins 88' Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 3,284
Referee: D Scott
20 February 1990 (1990-02-20) 30 Colchester United 1–0 Grimsby Town Colchester
Bruce 31' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,026
Referee: M James
23 February 1990 (1990-02-23) 31 Colchester United 2–0 Gillingham Colchester
19:45 GMT Morgan 38' (pen.)
Scott 70'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,456
Referee: P Vanes
2 March 1990 (1990-03-02) 32 Stockport County 1–1 Colchester United Stockport
Angell 47' Report Goddard 51' Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 3,452
Referee: Keren Barratt
6 March 1990 (1990-03-06) 33 Colchester United 4–0 Carlisle United Colchester
19:30 GMT Wilkins 2'
Marmon 31'
Morgan 52' (pen.), 64' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,752
Referee: Kelvin Morton
10 March 1990 (1990-03-10) 34 Maidstone United 4–1 Colchester United Dartford
Lillis 15', 42', 43'
Butler 86'		 Report Morgan 68' (pen.) Stadium: Watling Street
Attendance: 2,856
Referee: R Hamer
14 March 1990 (1990-03-14) 35 Hereford United 2–0 Colchester United Hereford
Wheeler 49', 73' Report Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 2,253
Referee: T Mills
17 March 1990 (1990-03-17) 36 Colchester United 1–0 Aldershot Colchester
15:00 GMT Morgan 87' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,682
Referee: D Vickers
24 March 1990 (1990-03-24) 37 Wrexham 3–2 Colchester United Wrexham
Worthington 69', 89'
Thackeray 76'		 Report Marmon 27'
Wilkins 72'		 Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 4,653
Referee: J Kirkby
31 March 1990 (1990-03-31) 38 Colchester United 1–0 Scunthorpe United Colchester
15:00 BST Morgan 45' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,920
Referee: J Carter
7 April 1990 (1990-04-07) 39 Peterborough United 1–0 Colchester United Peterborough
Sterling 30' Report Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 4,025
Referee: Neil Midgley
10 April 1990 (1990-04-10) 40 Colchester United 0–1 Exeter City Colchester
19:30 BST Report McNichol 60' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,369
Referee: D Reed
14 April 1990 (1990-04-14) 41 Hartlepool United 0–2 Colchester United Hartlepool
Report Bennett 76'
Collins 83'		 Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 3,397
Referee: William Burns
16 April 1990 (1990-04-16) 42 Colchester United 0–2 Southend United Colchester
15:00 BST Report Benjamin 42'
Daley 82'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,283
Referee: Ian Borrett
21 April 1990 (1990-04-21) 43 Torquay United 4–1 Colchester United Torquay
Cookson 11'
Gilbert 24' (o.g.)
Elliott 43'
Loram 59'		 Report Morgan 78' (pen.) Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 1,531
Referee: Howard King
24 April 1990 (1990-04-24) 44 Colchester United 2–0 Doncaster Rovers Colchester
Marmon 31', 38' Report Harle Yellow card 45' Red card Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,631
Referee: David Elleray
29 April 1990 (1990-04-29) 45 Cambridge United 4–0 Colchester United Cambridge
Cheetham 25', 67' (pen.), 70' (pen.)
Claridge 35'		 Report Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 4,558
Referee: G Pooley
5 May 1990 (1990-05-05) 46 Colchester United 1–2 Burnley Colchester
15:00 BST Morgan 17' (pen.) Report Taylor 39' (o.g.)
White 65' (pen.)		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,786
Referee: J Ashworth

League Cup

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Main article: 1989–90 Football League Cup
22 August 1989 (1989-08-22) 1st round 1st leg Colchester United 3–4 Southend United Colchester
Scott 27', 78'
Bennett 34'		 Report Bennett 15'
Crown 53', 80'
Martin 55'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,537
Referee: Tony Ward
29 August 1988 (1988-08-29) 1st round 2nd leg Southend United 2–1 Colchester United Southend-on-Sea
Crown 3' (pen.)
Bennett 78'		 Report Collins 79' Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 3,763
Note: Southend won 6–4 on aggregate.

Associate Members' Cup

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Main article: 1989–90 Associate Members' Cup

Group 7
Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
Maidstone United 2 2 0 0 6 3 +3 6 Qualified for next round
Northampton Town 2 1 0 1 5 4 +1 3
Colchester United 2 0 0 2 1 5 −4 0
Source: [citation needed]
7 November 1989 (1989-11-07) Preliminary round (southern section) Colchester United 0–3 Northampton Town Colchester
19:30 GMT Report Barnes 26'
Chard 76'
Collins 88'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 1,780
Referee: D Vickers
10 January 1990 (1990-01-10) Preliminary round (southern section) Maidstone United 2–1 Colchester United Dartford
Gall 8'
Butler 29'		 Report Ball 88' Stadium: Watling Street
Attendance: 1,176
Referee: Phil Don

FA Cup

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Main article: 1989–90 FA Cup
18 November 1989 (1989-11-18) 1st round Brentford 0–1 Colcheter United Brentford
Report Bennett 46' Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 4,171
Referee: Brian Hill
9 December 1989 (1989-12-09) 2nd round Colchester United 0–2 Birmingham City Colchester
15:00 GMT Report Gleghorn 4', 90' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,858
Referee: Tony Ward

Squad statistics

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Appearances and goals

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[6][36]

No. Pos Nat Player Total Fourth Division FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
DF United States USA Marcelle Bruce 31 1 28+1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
DF England ENG Scott Daniels 52 0 46 0 2 0 2 0 2 0
DF England ENG Tony English 49 2 44 2 2 0 2 0 1 0
DF England ENG Billy Gilbert 30 0 26+1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
DF England ENG Martin Grainger 8 2 4+3 2 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF England ENG Neale Marmon 22 4 22 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF England ENG John Pollard 8 0 1+6 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
DF England ENG Clive Stafford 19 0 15+2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
MF Republic of Ireland IRL Eamonn Collins 45 3 39 2 2 0 2 1 2 0
MF England ENG Robbie Devereux 2 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Republic of Ireland IRL Mark Kinsella 9 0 1+5 0 0 0 0+1 0 1+1 0
MF England ENG Mark Radford 23 4 19+1 4 0 0 2 0 1 0
MF England ENG Les Taylor 41 1 30+6 1 0+2 0 0+2 0 1 0
FW England ENG Gary Bennett 42 6 26+10 4 2 1 2 1 2 0
FW England ENG Trevor Morgan 36 12 31+1 12 2 0 0 0 2 0
FW England ENG Steve Restarick 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season
GK England ENG Scott Barrett 13 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GK Republic of Ireland IRL John Grace 25 0 19 0 2 0 2 0 2 0
GK England ENG Roger Hansbury 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GK Wales WAL Andy Marriott 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF England ENG Mark Blake 4 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF England ENG Karl Goddard 16 1 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF Northern Ireland NIR Jim Hagan 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
DF England ENG Stuart Hicks 23 0 16+4 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
DF England ENG Rodney Rooke 6 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Robert Scott 30 5 14+11 3 0+1 0 2 2 1+1 0
MF England ENG Steve Ball 5 1 3+1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
MF England ENG Richard Wilkins 49 5 43 5 2 0 2 0 1+1 0
FW England ENG Ian Allinson 15 3 12+1 3 0 0 2 0 0 0
FW England ENG Tommy English 16 3 12+1 3 2 0 0 0 1 0
FW England ENG John Warner 2 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Goalscorers

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Place Nationality Position Name Fourth Division FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy Total
1 England FW Trevor Morgan 12 0 0 0 12
2 England WG Gary Bennett 4 1 1 0 6
3 Scotland FB Robert Scott 3 0 2 0 5
England MF/DF Richard Wilkins 5 0 0 0 5
5 England CB Neale Marmon 4 0 0 0 4
England MF Mark Radford 4 0 0 0 4
7 England WG Ian Allinson 3 0 0 0 3
Republic of Ireland MF Eamonn Collins 2 0 1 0 3
England FW Tommy English 3 0 0 0 3
10 England DF/MF Tony English 2 0 0 0 2
England FB Martin Grainger 2 0 0 0 2
12 England MF Steve Ball 0 0 0 1 1
England CB Mark Blake 1 0 0 0 1
United States FB Marcelle Bruce 1 0 0 0 1
England FB Karl Goddard 1 0 0 0 1
England MF Les Taylor 1 0 0 0 1
Own goals 0 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 48 1 4 1 54

Disciplinary record

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[37]

Nationality Position Name Fourth Division FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
Republic of Ireland MF Eamonn Collins 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
England DF/MF Tony English 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
TOTALS 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1

Clean sheets

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Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.[38]

Place Nationality Player Fourth Division FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy Total
1 England Scott Barrett 5 0 0 0 5
2 Republic of Ireland John Grace 3 1 0 0 4
3 Wales Andy Marriott 3 0 0 0 3
TOTALS 11 1 0 0 12

Player debuts

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Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.[39]

Position Nationality Player Date Opponent Ground Notes
MF Republic of Ireland Eamonn Collins 18 August 1989 Chesterfield Saltergate
GK Republic of Ireland John Grace 18 August 1989 Chesterfield Saltergate
GK England Roger Hansbury 26 August 1989 Halifax Town Layer Road
MF Republic of Ireland Mark Kinsella 26 August 1989 Halifax Town Layer Road
CB England Mark Blake 8 September 1989 Hereford United Layer Road
MF England Robbie Devereux 13 October 1989 York City Layer Road
FW England Tommy English 21 October 1989 Scunthorpe United Glanford Park [40][a]
CB England Billy Gilbert 21 October 1989 Scunthorpe United Glanford Park
FW England Trevor Morgan 28 October 1989 Peterborough United Layer Road
FB United States Marcelle Bruce 10 November 1989 Cambridge United Layer Road
DF Northern Ireland Jim Hagan 2 December 1989 Lincoln City Layer Road
FB England Martin Grainger 16 December 1989 Torquay United Layer Road
FW England John Warner 26 December 1989 Southend United Roots Hall [41][b]
MF England Steve Ball 1 January 1990 Hartlepool United Layer Road
GK England Scott Barrett 12 January 1990 Halifax Town The Shay
CB England Neale Marmon 20 January 1990 Chesterfield Layer Road
FB England Karl Goddard 3 February 1990 Scarborough Athletic Ground
GK Wales Andy Marriott 24 March 1990 Wrexham Racecourse Ground
FW England Steve Restarick 7 April 1990 Peterborough United London Road Stadium
  1. ^ Third debut for the club
  2. ^ Second debut for the club

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 0–2 Southend United". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Colchester Utd 0–3 Torquay United". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Average Attendance Figures Per Season". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  5. ^ Hudson, Matt (11 July 2012). "The 1970s and 1980s". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  6. ^ a b "Appearances". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  7. ^ "Marcelle Bruce". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  8. ^ "Robbie Devereux". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  9. ^ a b "John Grace (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  10. ^ "Eamonn Collins". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  11. ^ "Mark Kinsella". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  12. ^ Mark Kinsella at Soccerbase
  13. ^ "Billy Gilbert". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  14. ^ "Trevor Morgan". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  15. ^ a b "Tommy English". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  16. ^ a b "Jim Hagan". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  17. ^ "Martin Grainger". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  18. ^ a b "John Warner". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  19. ^ a b "Steve Ball". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  20. ^ "Neale Marmon (Defender)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  21. ^ "Phil Coleman". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  22. ^ "Mario Walsh". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  23. ^ "Stuart Hicks". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  24. ^ "Mark Walton (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  25. ^ "Colin Hill". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  26. ^ "Ian Allinson". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  27. ^ "Rodney Rooke". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  28. ^ "Robert Scott". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  29. ^ "Richard Wilkins (Defender / Midfielder)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  30. ^ "Roger Hansbury (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  31. ^ "Mark Blake". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  32. ^ "Karl Goddard". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  33. ^ "Scott Barrett (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  34. ^ "Andy Marriott (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  35. ^ "Clive Stafford". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  36. ^ a b "Goals". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  37. ^ "Discipline". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  38. ^ "Clean sheets (1st team)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  39. ^ "Alltime- List of Debuts". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  40. ^ "Scunthorpe United 4–0 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  41. ^ "Southend United 0–2 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
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