1993–94 Colchester United F.C. season

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

The 1993–94 season was Colchester United's 52nd season in their history and their second consecutive season in the fourth tier of English football, the Third Division. Alongside competing in the Third Division, the club also participated in the FA Cup, the League Cup and the Football League Trophy. Following a 10th-placed finish the previous campaign, Colchester's defensive frailties were clear as they shipped 71 goals, the second-highest in the league and ended the season in 17th. They crashed out of the FA Cup to non-League opposition in Sutton United, while Fulham saw off the U's in the first round of the League Cup. In the Football League Trophy, Colchester progressed to the southern section quarter-final but were eliminated by old Conference rivals Wycombe Wanderers.

Season overview

Following a campaign of goalkeeping uncertainty where the U's employed six different 'keepers over the course of the season, finding a regular starter between the sticks was key for manager Roy McDonough. With youth team product Nathan Munson on the books, McDonough brought in John Keeley from Oldham Athletic in the summer. However, his performances did not convince and he played his final game for the club in November 1993. This meant a string of mid-season transfers and loans of goalkeepers into the club, and the U's ended the season having once again used six different goalkeepers. McDonough even found himself in goal in October 1993 when facing Hereford United after Keeley and substitute Munson were both sent off for professional fouls. The U's went on to lose that game 5–0. Colchester were the first Football League club to have two goalkeepers sent off in the same fixture. Hereford striker Chris Pike scored a hat-trick in the game, with each of his goals coming against three different goalkeepers.[5] The fans frustration at the defensive performances came to a head in the FA Cup first round. The U's found themselves 2–0 down at home to non-League side Sutton United, before goals from Steve McGavin and Steve Brown levelled the score at 2–2 early in the second half. Sutton struck again in the 84th minute, before Tony English equalised two minutes later. Despite their best efforts, two-minutes from time, Ollie Morah scored the winner for Sutton to send them into the second round. The financial situation was bleak. There were no funds to bring in a permanent goalkeeper, and striker Steve McGavin was sold to Birmingham City for £150,000 in January. Again, no funds were made available for a replacement. It took a consortium of local businessmen to raise £10,000 to buy Steve Whitton from Ipswich Town on deadline day to fill the gap. As such, the U's ended the season in a disappointing 17th-position in Division Three. There was an early exit from the League Cup as Fulham beat Colchester over two legs in the first round, while in the Football League Trophy, the U's progressed from the first round group stage, then beat Wrexham in the second round, before falling to defeat in the southern section quarter-final at home to Wycombe Wanderers, who won 1–0. Roy McDonough was handed a silver salver by chairman Gordon Parker on the last day of the season in recognition of McDonough's 500th career appearance. Three days later it was Parker, McDonough's father-in-law, that sacked him.[6]

Players

As of match played 7 May 1994.[7]
Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee
Goalkeepers
John Cheesewright GK England Romford (1973-01-12)12 January 1973 (aged 20) 0 0 England Braintree Town 11 January 1994[lower-alpha 1] £10,000
David Schultz GK 0 0 Apprentice Summer 1993 Free transfer
Defenders
Tim Allpress DF England Hitchin (1971-01-27)27 January 1971 (aged 22) 0 0 Germany Bayer Uerdingen 16 August 1993 Undisclosed
Simon Betts FB England Middlesbrough (1973-03-03)3 March 1973 (aged 20) 25 0 England Scarborough 11 December 1992 Free transfer
Peter Cawley CB England Walton-on-Thames (1965-09-15)15 September 1965 (aged 27) 27 3 England Barnet 30 October 1992[lower-alpha 2] Free transfer
Tony English DF/MF England Luton (1966-10-19)19 October 1966 (aged 26) 399 50 England Coventry City 24 December 1984 Free transfer
Andy Partner CB England Colchester (1974-10-21)21 October 1974 (aged 18) 4 0 Apprentice 16 December 1991[lower-alpha 1] Free transfer
Midfielders
Steve Ball MF England Colchester (1969-09-02)2 September 1969 (aged 23) 33 9 England Cambridge United 14 September 1992 Free transfer
Tony Cook MF England Hemel Hempstead (1976-09-17)17 September 1976 (aged 16) 0 0 England Queens Park Rangers 11 January 1994[lower-alpha 1] Free transfer
Alan Dickens MF England Plaistow (1964-09-03)3 September 1964 (aged 28) 0 0 England Brentford September 1993 Free transfer
Chris Fry MF/WG Wales Cardiff (1969-10-23)23 October 1969 (aged 23) 0 0 England Hereford United 24 October 1993 Nominal
Mark Kinsella MF Republic of Ireland Dublin (1972-08-12)12 August 1972 (aged 20) 121 13 Republic of Ireland Home Farm 18 August 1989 Free transfer
Forwards
Paul Abrahams FW/WG England Colchester (1973-10-31)31 October 1973 (aged 19) 32 6 Apprentice 26 August 1991[lower-alpha 1] Free transfer
Steve Brown FW England Southend-on-Sea (1973-12-06)6 December 1973 (aged 19) 0 0 England Scunthorpe United 28 August 1993[lower-alpha 1] Undisclosed
Sean Campbell WG England Bristol (1974-12-31)31 December 1974 (aged 18) 0 0 Apprentice Summer 1993 Free transfer
Roy McDonough FW England Solihull (1958-10-16)16 October 1958 (aged 34) 222 73 England Southend United 13 October 1990[lower-alpha 2] Part exchange
Steve Whitton FW England East Ham (1960-12-04)4 December 1960 (aged 32) 0 0 England Ipswich Town 24 March 1994 £10,000
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game in his second spell for the club

Transfers

In

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
Summer 1993 WG England Sean Campbell Apprentice Free transfer [8]
Summer 1993 GK England David Schultz Apprentice Free transfer [9]
July 1993 GK England John Keeley England Oldham Athletic Free transfer [10]
August 1993 FW Scotland Grant Morrow England Doncaster Rovers Undisclosed [11]
16 August 1993 DF England Tim Allpress Germany Bayer Uerdingen Undisclosed [12][13]
28 August 1993 FW England Steve Brown England Scunthorpe United Undisclosed [14][lower-alpha 1]
September 1993 MF England Alan Dickens England Brentford Free transfer [15]
September 1993 FW England John Richardson England Chesham United Non-contract [16]
24 October 1993 MF/WG Wales Chris Fry England Hereford United Nominal [17][18]
11 January 1994 FW England Justin Booty Apprentice Free transfer [19][lower-alpha 1]
11 January 1994 GK England John Cheesewright England Braintree Town £10,000 [20][lower-alpha 1]
11 January 1994 MF England Tony Cook England Queens Park Rangers Free transfer [21][lower-alpha 1]
February 1994 FB England Christian Hyslop England Southend United Free transfer [22]
24 March 1994 GK United States Taylor Barada England Notts County Free transfer [23]
24 March 1994 FW England Steve Whitton England Ipswich Town £10,000 [24]
30 April 1994 FW England Justin Gentle England Luton Town Free transfer [25][lower-alpha 1]
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club

Out

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
End of season WG England Robert Hopkins England Solihull Borough Released [26][lower-alpha 1]
14 August 1993 MF England Jason Cook England Dagenham & Redbridge Released [27][lower-alpha 2]
28 August 1993 FW Scotland Grant Morrow England Boston United Undisclosed [11][lower-alpha 2]
31 August 1993 FW England Julian Hazel England Chelmsford City Released [28]
11 September 1993 WG England Gary Bennett England Woking Free transfer [29][lower-alpha 2]
21 October 1993 FB England Martin Grainger England Brentford £60,000 [30][31]
20 November 1993 GK England John Keeley England Chelmsford City Released [10][lower-alpha 2]
11 December 1993 GK England Nathan Munson England Wivenhoe Town Released [32][lower-alpha 2]
11 December 1993 FW England John Richardson England Chesham United Released [16][lower-alpha 2]
3 January 1994 DF England Paul Roberts England Chesham United Released [33][lower-alpha 2]
7 January 1994 FW England Steve McGavin England Birmingham City £150,000 [34][35]
15 January 1994 FW England Justin Booty England Braintree Town Released [19][lower-alpha 2]
29 March 1994 FB England Christian Hyslop England Hendon Released [22][lower-alpha 2]
30 April 1994 GK United States Taylor Barada United States Richmond Kickers Undisclosed [23][lower-alpha 2]
7 May 1994 FW England Justin Gentle England Chesham United Released [25][lower-alpha 2]
7 May 1994 LM England Nicky Smith England Wycombe Wanderers Released [36][lower-alpha 2]
  1. ↑ Joined as player-coach
  2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 Date of departure refers to the date of the player's final game for the club

Loans in

Date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
8 October 1993 MF/FB England Adam Locke England Southend United 2 November 1993 [37][38][lower-alpha 1]
30 October 1993 GK England Mike Desborough England Chelmsford City 30 October 1993 [39][lower-alpha 2]
18 November 1993 CB England Mike Basham England West Ham United 20 November 1993 [40][41][lower-alpha 1]
23 December 1993 GK England Jon Sheffield England Cambridge United 27 January 1994 [42][43]
January 1994 FW England Grant Watts England Crystal Palace 4 April 1994 [44][lower-alpha 1]
22 March 1994 WG England Ian Brown England Bristol City 6 April 1994 [45][46][lower-alpha 3]
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Loan end date refers to the date of the player's final game for the club
  2. ↑ Loan start and end dates refer to the date of the player's first and final games for the club
  3. ↑ Second spell with the club

Match details

Third Division

Main article: 1993–94 Football League

Results round by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundHAHHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAAHAHAHA
ResultWLWDDLWWLWLWLLLLWLDWDLWDLWLDLDLLWDDDLLLWWL
Position5118981285668591114151315171312141111151314151518181815171516181818181617
Source: 11v11.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
15 Doncaster Rovers 42 14 10 18 44 57 −13 52
16 Gillingham 42 12 15 15 44 51 −7 51
17 Colchester United 42 13 10 19 56 71 −15 49
18 Lincoln City 42 12 11 19 52 63 −11 47
19 Wigan Athletic 42 11 12 19 51 70 −19 45
Source: [citation needed]

Matches

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

League Cup

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

Football League Trophy

Main article: 1993–94 Football League Trophy

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

FA Cup

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

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

[7][47]

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

Goalscorers

[47]

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

Disciplinary record

[48]

Nationality Position Name Third 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
England FB Christian Hyslop 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
England GK John Keeley 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
England GK Nathan Munson 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
TOTALS 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3

Clean sheets

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

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

Player debuts

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

Position Nationality Player Date Opponent Ground Notes
GK England John Keeley 14 August 1993 Lincoln City Layer Road
DF England Tim Allpress 17 August 1993 Fulham Craven Cottage
WG England Sean Campbell 21 August 1993 Crewe Alexandra Gresty Road
FW England Steve Brown 28 August 1993 Northampton Town Layer Road
FW Scotland Grant Morrow 28 August 1993 Northampton Town Layer Road
MF England Alan Dickens 4 September 1993 Torquay United Plainmoor
FW England John Richardson 25 September 1993 Bury Layer Road
MF/FB England Adam Locke 9 October 1993 Scunthorpe United Layer Road
GK England Mike Desborough 30 October 1993 Gillingham Priestfield Stadium
CB England Mike Basham 20 November 1993 Doncaster Rovers Belle Vue
MF/WG Wales Chris Fry 27 December 1993 Mansfield Town Layer Road
GK England Jon Sheffield 27 December 1993 Mansfield Town Layer Road
FW England Justin Booty 11 January 1994 Wycombe Wanderers Layer Road
GK England John Cheesewright 11 January 1994 Wycombe Wanderers Layer Road
MF England Tony Cook 11 January 1994 Wycombe Wanderers Layer Road
FW England Grant Watts 11 January 1994 Wycombe Wanderers Layer Road
FB England Christian Hyslop 19 February 1994 Northampton Town County Ground
WG England Ian Brown 26 March 1994 Preston North End Layer Road
FW England Steve Whitton 29 March 1994 Chesterfield Saltergate
GK United States Taylor Barada 30 April 1994 Doncaster Rovers Layer Road
FW United States Justin Gentle 30 April 1994 Doncaster Rovers Layer Road

See also

References

General

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

  1. ↑ Whitehead, Jeff; Drury, Kevin (2008). The Who's Who of Colchester United: The Layer Road Years. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 279. ISBN 978-1-85983-629-3.
  2. ↑ "Colchester Utd 0–0 Mansfield Town". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  3. ↑ "Colchester Utd 2–2 Cambridge United". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  4. ↑ "Average Attendance Figures Per Season". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  5. ↑ "Hereford United 5–0 Colchester United". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  6. ↑ Hudson, Matt (11 August 2013). "The 1990s and 2000s". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Appearances". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  8. ↑ "Sean Campbell". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  9. ↑ Whitehead, Jeff; Drury, Kevin (2008). The Who's Who of Colchester United: The Layer Road Years. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 262. ISBN 978-1-85983-629-3.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "John Keeley (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Grant Morrow". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  12. ↑ "Tim Allpress". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  13. ↑ Tim Allpress at Soccerbase
  14. ↑ "Steve Brown". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  15. ↑ "Alan Dickens". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 "John Richardson". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  17. ↑ "Chris Fry". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  18. ↑ Chris Fry at Soccerbase
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 "Justin Booty". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  20. ↑ "John Cheesewright (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  21. ↑ "Tony Cook". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 "Christian Hyslop". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 "Taylor Barada (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  24. ↑ "Steve Whitton (Midfielder / Forward)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 "Justin Gentle". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  26. ↑ "Robert Hopkins". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  27. ↑ "Jason Cook". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  28. ↑ "Julian Hazel". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  29. ↑ "Gary Bennett". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  30. ↑ "Martin Grainger". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  31. ↑ Martin Grainger at Soccerbase
  32. ↑ "Nathan Munson (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  33. ↑ "Paul Roberts". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  34. ↑ "Steve McGavin". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  35. ↑ Steve McGavin at Soccerbase
  36. ↑ "Nicky Smith". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  37. ↑ "Adam Locke". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  38. ↑ Adam Locke at Soccerbase
  39. ↑ "Mike Desborough (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  40. ↑ "Mike Basham". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  41. ↑ Mike Basham at Soccerbase
  42. ↑ "Jon Sheffield (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  43. ↑ Jon Sheffield at Soccerbase
  44. ↑ "Grant Watts". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  45. ↑ "Ian Brown". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  46. ↑ Ian Brown at Soccerbase
  47. ↑ 47.0 47.1 "Goals". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  48. ↑ "Discipline". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  49. ↑ "Clean sheets (1st team)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  50. ↑ "Alltime- List of Debuts". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
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