1985–86 season | ||
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Chairman | Jonathan Crisp[1] | |
Manager | Cyril Lea (until 10 April) Mike Walker (from 10 April) | |
Stadium | Layer Road | |
Fourth Division | 6th | |
FA Cup | 1st round (eliminated by Wycombe Wanderers) | |
League Cup | 1st round (eliminated by Millwall) | |
Associate Members' Cup | Preliminary round (southern section) | |
Top goalscorer | League: Tony Adcock (15) All: Tony Adcock (16) | |
Highest home attendance | 3,927 v Exeter City, 4 October 1985[2] | |
Lowest home attendance | 1,356 v Crewe Alexandra, 25 March 1986[3] | |
Average home league attendance | 2,253[4] | |
Biggest win | 5–0 v Peterborough United, 22 April 1986 | |
Biggest defeat | 0–4 v Chester City, 6 November 1985 | |
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The 1985–86 season was Colchester United's 44th season in their history and fifth 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.
Colchester finished sixth in the league table come the end of the season, but were nine points distant of promoted Port Vale in fourth place. The U's were knocked out of the FA Cup by non-League opposition in Wycombe Wanderers in the first round, and exited the League Cup in the first round to Millwall. Despite a win against Southend United in the Associate Members' Cup, Colchester were defeated by Northampton Town who progressed from the group stages to the knockout phase of the competition.
Three weeks prior to the end of the season, manager Cyril Lea was sacked and replaced by former U's goalkeeper Mike Walker.
Season overview
[edit]Following regulation changes in the wake of the Heysel Stadium disaster and the Bradford City stadium fire, Layer Road was facing £500,000 of safety improvements to bring the ground up to standards. With the club ailing financially, sections of the ground were closed, reducing capacity to 4,900.
Manager Cyril Lea continued a trend of recruiting former Ipswich Town by bringing in forwards Robin Turner and Trevor Whymark during the season.
In October, the club were top of the table, but after suffering six successive league defeats, four without scoring, the club slid down the table and crashed out of the FA Cup to non-League Wycombe Wanderers. They had already made an early exit to Millwall in the League Cup and would soon follow suit in the Associate Members' Cup.
Lea struggled to find a strike partner for Tony Adcock following a car crash that ended Keith Bowen's playing career. The side were otherwise free scoring, and despite a good record, Lea was sacked three weeks ahead of the end of the campaign and replaced by Reserve team coach Mike Walker. Walker, initially in a caretaker capacity, took the U's on an unbeaten run for their final eight games of the season, winning five. This left the club in sixth position in the table, nine points shy of promotion.
The season was notable for hat-tricks, with Perry Groves twice achieving the feat against Southend United and brothers Tommy and Tony English scoring hat-tricks within five days of one another. The brothers were also both sent off at Crewe Alexandra in April, a game which Colchester won 2–0.[5]
Players
[edit]- As of match played 6 May 1986.[6]
Name | Position | Nationality | Place of birth | Date of birth | Apps | Goals | Signed from | Date signed | Fee | ||
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Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
Alec Chamberlain | GK | ![]() |
March | 20 June 1964 (aged 20) | 114 | 0 | ![]() |
Summer 1982 | Undisclosed | ||
Defenders | |||||||||||
Terry Baker | CB | ![]() |
Rochford | 13 November 1965 (aged 19) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
November 1985 | Free transfer | ||
Keith Day | CB | ![]() |
Grays | 29 November 1962 (aged 22) | 52 | 4 | ![]() |
Summer 1984 | Undisclosed | ||
Tony English | DF/MF | ![]() |
Luton | 19 October 1966 (aged 18) | 25 | 3 | ![]() |
24 December 1984 | Free transfer | ||
Kirk Game | CB | ![]() |
Rochford | 22 October 1966 (aged 18) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
August 1985 | Free transfer | ||
Rudi Hedman | CB | ![]() |
Lambeth | 16 November 1964 (aged 20) | 40 | 2 | Apprentice | February 1984 | Free transfer | ||
Ian Phillips | FB | ![]() |
Cumnock | 23 April 1959 (aged 26) | 93 | 6 | ![]() |
September 1983 | £5,000 | ||
Midfielders | |||||||||||
Andy Farrell | MF/FB | ![]() |
Colchester | 7 October 1965 (aged 19) | 67 | 0 | Apprentice | Summer 1982 | Free transfer | ||
John Reeves | MF | ![]() |
Hackney | 8 July 1963 (aged 21) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
August 1985 | Undisclosed | ||
Forwards | |||||||||||
Tony Adcock | FW | ![]() |
Bethnal Green | 27 March 1963 (aged 22) | 171 | 84 | Apprentice | 31 March 1981 | Free transfer | ||
Simon Burman | WG/MF | ![]() |
Ipswich | 26 November 1965 (aged 19) | 9 | 0 | Apprentice | 15 February 1985 | Free transfer | ||
Tommy English | FW | ![]() |
Cirencester | 18 October 1961 (aged 23) | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
8 November 1985[a] | Undisclosed | ||
Mick Ferguson | FW | ![]() |
Newcastle upon Tyne | 3 October 1954 (aged 30) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
31 March 1986 | Undisclosed | ||
Perry Groves | WG | ![]() |
Bow | 19 April 1965 (aged 20) | 133 | 17 | ![]() |
Summer 1981 | Free transfer |
- ^ 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. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
August 1985 | CB | ![]() |
Kirk Game | ![]() |
Free transfer | [7] |
August 1985 | MF | ![]() |
John Reeves | ![]() |
Undisclosed | [8] |
November 1985 | CB | ![]() |
Terry Baker | ![]() |
Free transfer | [9] |
8 November 1985 | FW | ![]() |
Tommy English | ![]() |
Undisclosed | [10][a] |
23 November 1985 | FW | ![]() |
Trevor Whymark | ![]() |
Free transfers | [11][b] |
20 December 1985 | FW | ![]() |
Robin Turner | ![]() |
Undisclosed | [12][a] |
31 March 1986 | FW | ![]() |
Mick Ferguson | ![]() |
Undisclosed | [13] |
- Total spending:
~ £0
Out
[edit]Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
End of season | FW | ![]() |
Liburd Henry | ![]() |
Free transfer | [14] |
26 October 1985 | FW | ![]() |
Keith Bowen | Free agent | Retired | [15][a] |
6 November 1985 | MF | ![]() |
Jeff Hull | Free agent | Retired | [16][a] |
14 December 1985 | FW | ![]() |
Trevor Whymark | Free agent | Released | [11] |
31 January 1986 | MF | ![]() |
Russell Irving | ![]() |
Undisclosed | [17][a] |
31 March 1986 | MF | ![]() |
Noel Parkinson | Free agent | Retired | [18][a] |
8 April 1986 | CB | ![]() |
Stewart Houston | Free agent | Retired | [19][a][b] |
6 May 1986 | MF | ![]() |
Roger Osborne | ![]() |
Undisclosed | [20][a] |
6 May 1986 | FW | ![]() |
Robin Turner | ![]() |
Released | [12][a] |
- Total incoming:
~ £0
Loans in
[edit]Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | End date | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
November 1985 | FW | ![]() |
Robin Turner | ![]() |
14 December 1985 | [12][a] |
- ^ Loan end date refers to the date of the player's final game for the club
Match details
[edit]Fourth Division
[edit]Results round by round
[edit]League table
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | Port Vale | 46 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 67 | 37 | +30 | 79 | Promoted |
5 | Orient | 46 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 79 | 64 | +15 | 72 | |
6 | Colchester United | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 88 | 63 | +25 | 70 | |
7 | Hartlepool United | 46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 68 | 67 | +1 | 70 | |
8 | Northampton Town | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 79 | 58 | +21 | 64 |
Matches
[edit]17 August 1985 1 | Colchester United | 3–1 | Stockport County | Colchester |
11:30 BST | Osborne ![]() Day ![]() Adcock ![]() |
Report | Smith ![]() |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 1,719 Referee: E Scales |
24 August 1985 2 | Wrexham | 2–1 | Colchester United | Wrexham |
Bowen ![]() Steel ![]() |
Report | Reeves ![]() |
Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 2,296 Referee: M Reed |
27 August 1985 3 | Colchester United | 4–0 | Aldershot | Colchester |
19:30 BST | Tony English ![]() Adcock ![]() Groves ![]() Hedman ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 1,928 Referee: K Baker |
31 August 1985 4 | Torquay United | 2–1 | Colchester United | Torquay |
Lambert ![]() Crowe ![]() |
Report | Adcock ![]() |
Stadium: Plainmoor Attendance: 1,023 Referee: A Robinson |
6 September 1985 5 | Colchester United | 3–1 | Halifax Town | Colchester |
19:30 BST | Adcock ![]() Bowen ![]() |
Report | Gallagher ![]() |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,023 Referee: M Cotton |
14 September 1985 6 | Tranmere Rovers | 3–4 | Colchester United | Birkenhead |
Sinclair ![]() Muir ![]() Worthington ![]() |
Report | Tony English ![]() Groves ![]() Parkinson ![]() Day ![]() |
Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 1,362 Referee: D Shaw |
17 September 1985 7 | Colchester United | 4–1 | Cambridge United | Colchester |
Adcock ![]() Groves ![]() |
Report | Crown ![]() |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,574 Referee: N Butler |
21 September 1985 8 | Orient | 1–2 | Colchester United | Leyton |
Shinners ![]() |
Report | Parkinson ![]() Bowen ![]() |
Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 2,577 Referee: G Napthine |
27 September 1985 9 | Colchester United | 1–0 | Port Vale | Colchester |
19:30 BST | Bowen ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,110 Referee: Alan Gunn |
1 October 1985 10 | Burnley | 0–2 | Colchester United | Burnley |
Report | Adcock ![]() Bowen ![]() |
Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 3,375 Referee: A Saunders |
4 October 1985 11 | Colchester United | 1–1 | Exeter City | Colchester |
19:30 BST | Day ![]() |
Report | Gale ![]() |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,927 Referee: D Reeves |
12 October 1985 12 | Mansfield Town | 2–1 | Colchester United | Mansfield |
Luke ![]() Chamberlain ![]() |
Report | Tony English ![]() |
Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 3,364 Referee: K Brean |
18 October 1985 13 | Colchester United | 1–1 | Scunthorpe United | Colchester |
19:30 BST | Reeves ![]() |
Report | Broddle ![]() |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,462 Referee: Brian Hill |
22 October 1985 14 | Southend United | 2–4 | Colchester United | Southend-on-Sea |
19:45 BST | Gymer ![]() McDonough ![]() |
Report | Bowen ![]() Groves ![]() |
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 8,120 Referee: D Vickers |
26 October 1985 15 | Colchester United | 0–2 | Northampton Town | Colchester |
11:00 BST | Report | Chard ![]() Mann ![]() |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,872 Referee: M James |
2 November 1985 16 | Hereford United | 2–0 | Colchester United | Hereford |
Phillips ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 3,081 Referee: R Groves |
6 November 1985 17 | Chester City | 4–0 | Colchester United | Chester |
Greenough ![]() Rimmer ![]() Abel ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Sealand Road Attendance: 2,809 Referee: David Allison |
8 November 1985 18 | Colchester United | 0–1 | Rochdale | Colchester |
19:30 GMT | Report | McMahon ![]() |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,624 Referee: I Hemley |
23 November 1985 19 | Preston North End | 3–2 | Colchester United | Preston |
14:00 GMT | Thomas ![]() Gray Stevens ![]() |
Report | Parkinson ![]() Adcock ![]() |
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 2,793 Referee: F Roberts |
14 December 1985 20 | Hartlepool United | 4–1 | Colchester United | Hartlepool |
Shoulder ![]() Dixon ![]() Robinson ![]() |
Report | Hedman ![]() |
Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 2,507 Referee: A Banks |
20 December 1985 21 | Colchester United | 5–2 | Wrexham | Colchester |
19:30 GMT | Comstive ![]() Adcock ![]() Groves ![]() Hedman ![]() |
Report | Cunnington ![]() Gregory ![]() |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 1,683 Referee: A Robinson |
28 December 1985 22 | Aldershot | 1–1 | Colchester United | Aldershot |
Coleman ![]() |
Report | Day ![]() |
Stadium: Recreation Ground Attendance: 1,757 Referee: Keith Cooper |
1 January 1986 23 | Swindon Town | 2–1 | Colchester United | Swindon |
Cole ![]() Wade ![]() |
Report | Parkinson ![]() |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 8,802 Referee: Rob Lewis |
3 January 1986 24 | Colchester United | 4–1 | Hereford United | Colchester |
19:30 GMT | Parkinson ![]() Tommy English ![]() Phillips ![]() |
Report | Delve ![]() |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,214 Referee: Tony Ward |
11 January 1986 25 | Colchester United | 0–0 | Torquay United | Colchester |
11:30 GMT | Report | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,063 Referee: D Hedges |
17 January 1986 26 | Stockport County | 1–1 | Colchester United | Stockport |
Hodkinson ![]() |
Report | Groves ![]() |
Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 2,336 Referee: T Mills |
24 January 1986 27 | Colchester United | 1–2 | Tranmere Rovers | Colchester |
19:30 GMT | Parkinson ![]() |
Report | Hilditch ![]() Mungall ![]() |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,013 Referee: Colin Downey |
31 January 1986 28 | Halifax Town | 2–2 | Colchester United | Halifax |
Sanderson ![]() Kellock ![]() |
Report | Baker ![]() Adcock ![]() |
Stadium: The Shay Attendance: 989 Referee: G Aplin |
4 February 1986 29 | Colchester United | 2–0 | Southend United | Colchester |
Adcock ![]() Clark ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 1,915 Referee: E Scales |
1 March 1986 30 | Port Vale | 1–1 | Colchester United | Burslem |
Jones ![]() |
Report | Groves ![]() |
Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 2,726 Referee: Peter Willis |
8 March 1986 31 | Exeter City | 2–2 | Colchester United | Exeter |
Ward ![]() Crawford ![]() |
Report | Adcock ![]() Burman ![]() |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 1,520 Referee: Keith Cooper |
14 March 1986 32 | Colchester United | 0–0 | Mansfield Town | Colchester |
19:30 GMT | Report | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 1,956 Referee: L Shapter |
22 March 1986 33 | Northampton Town | 1–0 | Colchester United | Northampton |
Donald ![]() |
Report | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 2,035 Referee: P Tyldesley |
25 March 1986 34 | Colchester United | 1–2 | Crewe Alexandra | Colchester |
Tony English ![]() |
Report | Cutler ![]() Phillips ![]() |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 1,356 Referee: I Hemley |
28 March 1986 35 | Colchester United | 1–1 | Swindon Town | Colchester |
19:30 GMT | Tony English ![]() |
Report | Bamber ![]() |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,997 Referee: Alan Gunn |
31 March 1986 36 | Peterborough United | 1–2 | Colchester United | Peterborough |
Fuccillo ![]() |
Report | Tony English ![]() Baker ![]() |
Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 2,316 Referee: M Reed |
4 April 1986 37 | Colchester United | 2–3 | Chester City | Colchester |
19:30 BST | Tommy English ![]() |
Report | Johnson ![]() Glenn ![]() Greenough ![]() |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,281 Referee: D Reeves |
8 April 1986 38 | Colchester United | 4–0 | Orient | Colchester |
Ferguson ![]() Day ![]() Phillips ![]() Tony English ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 1,771 Referee: J Holbrook |
12 April 1986 39 | Rochdale | 3–3 | Colchester United | Rochdale |
Baker ![]() Taylor ![]() |
Report | Ferguson ![]() Farrell ![]() Tommy English ![]() |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1,182 Referee: P Vanes |
15 April 1986 40 | Scunthorpe United | 1–1 | Colchester United | Scunthorpe |
Dixon ![]() |
Report | Ferguson ![]() |
Stadium: Old Showground Attendance: 1,238 Referee: G Tyson |
18 April 1986 41 | Colchester United | 4–0 | Preston North End | Colchester |
19:30 BST | Tommy English ![]() Ferguson ![]() |
Report | Gibson ![]() Atkins ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,046 Referee: Tony Ward |
22 April 1986 42 | Colchester United | 5–0 | Peterborough United | Colchester |
19:30 BST | Reeves ![]() Tommy English ![]() Tony English ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 1,863 Referee: Martin Bodenham |
26 April 1986 43 | Crewe Alexandra | 0–2 | Colchester United | Crewe |
Blissett ![]() |
Report | Groves ![]() Tommy English ![]() Tony English ![]() |
Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 1,555 Referee: N Glover |
29 April 1986 44 | Cambridge United | 1–3 | Colchester United | Cambridge |
Crown ![]() |
Report | Reeves ![]() Ferguson ![]() |
Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 3,115 Referee: G Napthine |
2 May 1986 45 | Colchester United | 3–1 | Hartlepool United | Colchester |
19:30 BST | Ferguson ![]() Tommy English ![]() Tony English ![]() Groves ![]() ![]() |
Report | Hogan ![]() |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,410 Referee: H Taylor |
6 May 1986 46 | Colchester United | 2–2 | Burnley | Colchester |
19:30 BST | Groves ![]() Tommy English ![]() |
Report | Lawrence ![]() Devine ![]() |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,726 Referee: M Cotton |
League Cup
[edit]21 August 1985 1st round 1st leg | Colchester United | 2–3 | Millwall | Colchester |
18:30 BST | Bowen ![]() |
Report | Lovell ![]() Fashanu ![]() |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 1,430 |
2 September 1985 1st round 2nd leg | Millwall | 4–1 | Colchester United | New Cross |
Lovell ![]() Lowndes ![]() Fashanu ![]() Leslie ![]() |
Report | Bowen ![]() |
Stadium: The Den Attendance: 3,330 Referee: J Bray | |
Note: Millwall won 7–3 on aggregate. |
FA Cup
[edit]16 November 1985 1st round | Wycombe Wanderers | 2–0 | Colchester United | High Wycombe |
West ![]() Read ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Loakes Park Attendance: 3,089 Referee: E Scales |
Associate Members' Cup
[edit]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Northampton Town | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 |
Colchester United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 3 |
Southend United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 |
14 January 1986 Preliminary round (southern section) | Colchester United | 4–1 | Southend United | Colchester |
Groves ![]() Adcock ![]() |
Report | Clark ![]() |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 1,364 Referee: J Moules |
21 January 1986 Preliminary round (southern section) | Northampton Town | 2–1 | Colchester United | Northampton |
Schiavi ![]() Benjamin ![]() |
Report | Baker ![]() |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 1,958 Referee: Gerald Ashby |
Squad statistics
[edit]Appearances and goals
[edit]No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Fourth Division | FA Cup | League Cup | Football League Trophy | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
GK | ![]() |
Alec Chamberlain | 51 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
DF | ![]() |
Terry Baker | 23 | 3 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |||
DF | ![]() |
Keith Day | 32 | 5 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
DF | ![]() |
Tony English | 50 | 11 | 45 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
DF | ![]() |
Kirk Game | 6 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |||
DF | ![]() |
Rudi Hedman | 44 | 3 | 38+1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
DF | ![]() |
Ian Phillips | 41 | 2 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
MF | ![]() |
Andy Farrell | 25 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
MF | ![]() |
John Reeves | 27 | 4 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
FW | ![]() |
Tony Adcock | 38 | 16 | 33 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |||
FW | ![]() |
Simon Burman | 11 | 1 | 10+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
FW | ![]() |
Tommy English | 24 | 10 | 16+7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |||
FW | ![]() |
Mick Ferguson | 10 | 7 | 9+1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
FW | ![]() |
Perry Groves | 47 | 15 | 42+1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |||
Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season | |||||||||||||||
DF | ![]() |
Stewart Houston | 41 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
MF | ![]() |
Jeff Hull | 5 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
MF | ![]() |
Roger Osborne | 38 | 1 | 28+6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
MF | ![]() |
Noel Parkinson | 40 | 7 | 35 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
FW | ![]() |
Keith Bowen | 17 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
FW | ![]() |
Russell Irving | 10 | 0 | 2+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
FW | ![]() |
Robin Turner | 14 | 0 | 6+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
FW | ![]() |
Trevor Whymark | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goalscorers
[edit]Place | Nationality | Position | Name | Fourth Division | FA Cup | League Cup | Football League Trophy | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
FW | Tony Adcock | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
2 | ![]() |
WG | Perry Groves | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 |
3 | ![]() |
DF/MF | Tony English | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
4 | ![]() |
FW | Tommy English | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
5 | ![]() |
FW | Keith Bowen | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
6 | ![]() |
FW | Mick Ferguson | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
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MF | Noel Parkinson | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
8 | ![]() |
CB | Keith Day | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
9 | ![]() |
MF | John Reeves | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
10 | ![]() |
CB | Terry Baker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
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CB | Rudi Hedman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
12 | ![]() |
FB | Ian Phillips | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
13 | ![]() |
WG/MF | Simon Burman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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MF/FB | Andy Farrell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
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MF | Roger Osborne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Own goals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
TOTALS | 88 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 96 |
Disciplinary record
[edit]Nationality | Position | Name | Fourth Division | FA Cup | League Cup | Football League Trophy | Total | |||||
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WG | Perry Groves | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
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DF/MF | Tony English | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
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FW | Tommy English | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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MF | John Reeves | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
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CB | Keith Day | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
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WG/MF | Simon Burman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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MF/FB | Andy Farrell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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MF | Noel Parkinson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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FW | Tony Adcock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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FW | Keith Bowen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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FW | Mick Ferguson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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CB | Rudi Hedman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
TOTALS | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 3 |
Clean sheets
[edit]Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.[23]
Place | Nationality | Player | Fourth Division | FA Cup | League Cup | Football League Trophy | Total |
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1 | ![]() |
Alec Chamberlain | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
TOTALS | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Player debuts
[edit]Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.[24]
Position | Nationality | Player | Date | Opponent | Ground | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MF | ![]() |
John Reeves | 17 August 1985 | Stockport County | Layer Road | |
CB | ![]() |
Kirk Game | 8 November 1985 | Rochdale | Layer Road | |
FW | ![]() |
Tommy English | 9 November 1985 | Rochdale | Layer Road | [25][a] |
FW | ![]() |
Robin Turner | 8 November 1985 | Rochdale | Layer Road | |
FW | ![]() |
Trevor Whymark | 23 November 1985 | Preston North End | Deepdale | |
FW | ![]() |
Robin Turner | 20 December 1985 | Wrexham | Layer Road | [26][a] |
CB | ![]() |
Terry Baker | 11 January 1986 | Torquay United | Layer Road | |
FW | ![]() |
Mick Ferguson | 31 March 1986 | Peterborough United | London Road Stadium |
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
- "Colchester United football club match record: 1986". 11v11.com. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
Specific
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ "Colchester Utd 1–1 Exeter City". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
- ^ "Colchester Utd 1–2 Crewe Alexandra". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
- ^ "Average Attendance Figures Per Season". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
- ^ Hudson, Matt (11 July 2012). "The 1970s and 1980s". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
- ^ a b "Appearances". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
- ^ "Kirk Game". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- ^ "John Reeves". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- ^ "Terry Baker". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- ^ "Tommy English". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- ^ a b "Trevor Whymark". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- ^ a b c "Robin Turner". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- ^ "Mick Ferguson". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- ^ Triggs, Roger (2001). The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd. pp. 153–154. ISBN 0-7524-2243-X.
- ^ "Keith Bowen". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- ^ "Jeff Hull". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- ^ "Russell Irving". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- ^ "Noel Parkinson". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- ^ "Stewart Houston". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- ^ "Roger Osborne". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- ^ a b "Goals". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
- ^ "Discipline". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
- ^ "Clean sheets (1st team)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
- ^ "Alltime- List of Debuts". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
- ^ "Colchester Utd 0–1 Rochdale". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
- ^ "Colchester Utd 5–2 Wrexham". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 10 July 2018.