1995–96 Colchester United F.C. season

Colchester United
1995–96 season
ChairmanGordon Parker[1]
ManagerSteve Wignall
StadiumLayer Road
Third Division7th
Play-offsSemi-final
(eliminated by
Plymouth Argyle
FA Cup1st round
(eliminated by
Gravesend & Northfleet)
League Cup1st round
(eliminated by
Bristol City)
Football League TrophyQuarter-final (southern section)
(eliminated by
Peterborough United
Top goalscorerLeague:
Tony Adcock (12)
All:
Tony Adcock (17)
Highest home attendance6,511
v Plymouth Argyle, 12 May 1996[2]
Lowest home attendance1,122
v Torquay United, 26 September 1995[3]
Average home league attendance3,299[4]
Biggest win3–0
v Lincoln City, 26 August 1995
4–1
v Hartlepool United, 7 October 1995
5–2
v Torquay United, 26 September 1995
Biggest defeat0–2
v Swindon Town, 8 November 1995
v Gravesend & Northfleet, 11 November 1995
v Wigan Athletic, 30 January 1996
v Preston North End, 17 February 1996
1–3
v Cambridge United, 29 August 1995
v Mansfield Town, 25 November 1995
v Plymouth Argyle, 15 May 1996

The 1995–96 season was Colchester United's 54th season in their history and their fourth 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.

Steve Wignall took his side to the play-offs in his first full season in charge, finishing the campaign in seventh place. They couldn't progress further than the semi-final, after being knocked out over two legs by Neil Warnock's eventual play-off winners Plymouth Argyle.

In the cup competitions, Colchester were eliminated by non-League opposition in the FA Cup at the first round stage with Gravesend & Northfleet vanquishing, while Bristol City also beat Colchester over two legs in the League Cup first round. The U's progressed from their group in the Football League Trophy but were beaten by Peterborough United in the southern section quarter-final.

Season overview

Manager Steve Wignall settled into his first full season in charge by bringing in former fan favourite Tony Adcock during the summer. He also allowed Mark Kinsella to remain with the club on a rolling contract while he harboured ambitions of playing at a higher level.

Colchester slipped up in the FA Cup once again to non-League opposition when Gravesend & Northfleet won 2–0 in the first round. This came after Colchester had already exited the League Cup to Bristol City, also in the first round. The U's reached the area quarter-final of the Football League Trophy but were knocked out by Peterborough United

Boosted by the loan signing of striker Scott McGleish from Peterborough and they rallied for the play-off positions late season. With Joe Dunne scoring an injury time winner at Mansfield Town, Colchester needed a win on the final day of the regular season against Doncaster Rovers to secure a play-off spot. Paul Gibbs' mishit cross looped in to seal a narrow 1–0 victory and a play-off semi-final with Neil Warnock's Plymouth Argyle.

Ahead of the play-offs, Warnock taunted:

Little teams like Colchester shouldn't even be on the same pitch as big clubs like Plymouth

Mark Kinsella's long range effort gave Colchester a 1–0 win in the first leg in front of a 6,511 Layer Road crowd to make Warnock eat his words. In the away leg at Home Park, Warnock's squad, assembled for over £1m, took an early lead, before taking an aggregate lead prior to half-time through Chris Leadbitter. Kinsella scored just after the hour mark to level the aggregate score at 2–2 but with the vital away goal, but five minutes from time, Plymouth added a third and denied the U's a second trip to Wembley.[5]

Players

As of match played 15 May 1996.[6]
Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee
Goalkeepers
Garrett Caldwell GK Princeton (1973-11-06)6 November 1973 (aged 21) 0 0 Princeton Tigers 25 September 1995 Free transfer
Carl Emberson GK Epsom (1973-07-13)13 July 1973 (aged 21) 35 0 Millwall 6 July 1994 £25,000
Defenders
Simon Betts FB Middlesbrough (1973-03-03)3 March 1973 (aged 22) 104 3 Scarborough 11 December 1992 Free transfer
Gus Caesar CB Tottenham (1966-03-05)5 March 1966 (aged 29) 47 1 Airdrieonians 11 August 1994 Free transfer
Peter Cawley CB Walton-on-Thames (1965-09-15)15 September 1965 (aged 29) 97 6 Barnet 30 October 1992[a] Free transfer
Jean Dalli FB Enfield Town (1976-08-13)13 August 1976 (aged 18) 1 0 Apprentice 13 August 1994[b] Free transfer
Joe Dunne FB Dublin (1973-05-25)25 May 1973 (aged 22) 0 0 Gillingham 27 March 1996 Free transfer
Tony English DF/MF Luton (1966-10-19)19 October 1966 (aged 28) 489 58 Coventry City 24 December 1984 Free transfer
Paul Gibbs FB Gorleston (1972-10-26)26 October 1972 (aged 22) 9 0 Diss Town 6 March 1995 Undisclosed
Nicky Haydon DF/MF Barking (1978-08-10)10 August 1978 (aged 16) 0 0 Youth team 1 August 1995 Free transfer
Ben Lewis CB Chelmsford (1977-06-22)22 June 1977 (aged 17) 0 0 Heybridge Swifts 1 August 1994 Free transfer
Tony McCarthy CB Dublin (1969-11-09)9 November 1969 (aged 25) 10 1 Millwall 17 March 1995 Free transfer
Andy Partner CB Colchester (1974-10-21)21 October 1974 (aged 20) 5 0 Apprentice 16 December 1991[b] Free transfer
Midfielders
Steve Ball MF Colchester (1969-09-02)2 September 1969 (aged 25) 71 11 Cambridge United 14 September 1992 Free transfer
Tony Cook MF Hemel Hempstead (1976-09-17)17 September 1976 (aged 18) 3 0 Queens Park Rangers 11 January 1994[b] Free transfer
Tony Dennis MF Eton (1963-12-01)1 December 1963 (aged 31) 41 2 Chesterfield 10 August 1994 Free transfer
Karl Duguid MF Letchworth (1978-03-21)21 March 1978 (aged 17) 0 0 Youth team 9 December 1995[b] Free transfer
Chris Fry MF/WG Cardiff (1969-10-23)23 October 1969 (aged 25) 54 8 Hereford United 24 October 1993 Nominal
David Gregory MF Sudbury (1970-01-23)23 January 1970 (aged 25) 0 0 Peterborough United 8 December 1995 Free transfer
Mark Kinsella MF Dublin (1972-08-12)12 August 1972 (aged 22) 209 32 Home Farm 18 August 1989 Free transfer
Adam Locke MF/FB Croydon (1970-08-20)20 August 1970 (aged 24) 33 1 Southend United 23 September 1994 Free transfer
Forwards
Tony Adcock FW Bethnal Green (1963-03-27)27 March 1963 (aged 32) 219 112 Luton Town 3 August 1995 Free transfer
Tony Lock FW Harlow (1976-09-03)3 September 1976 (aged 18) 3 1 Apprentice 28 January 1995[b] Free transfer
Robbie Reinelt FW Loughton (1974-03-11)11 March 1974 (aged 21) 5 0 Gillingham 22 March 1995 Part exchange
Steve Whitton FW East Ham (1960-12-04)4 December 1960 (aged 34) 52 15 Ipswich Town 24 March 1994 £10,000
  1. ^ Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game in his second spell for the club
  2. ^ a b c d e Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club

Transfers

In

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
August 1995 WG/FW Steve Mardenborough Stafford Rangers Free transfer [7][8]
1 August 1995 DF/MF Nicky Haydon Youth team Free transfer [9][10]
3 August 1995 FW Tony Adcock Luton Town Free transfer [11][12]
29 September 1995 GK Garrett Caldwell Princeton Tigers Free transfer [13][14]
17 October 1995 MF Robert Boyce Enfield Trial [15][16]
8 December 1995 MF David Gregory Peterborough United Free transfer [17][18]
9 December 1995 MF Karl Duguid Youth team Free transfer [19][20][a]
27 March 1996 FB Joe Dunne Gillingham Free transfer [21][22]
  • Total spending: ~ £0
  1. ^ Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club

Out

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
31 May 1995 DF Tim Allpress Hitchin Town Released [23][24]
31 May 1995 FW Leighton Allen Ringmer Released [25][26]
31 May 1995 GK John Cheesewright Wimbledon Released [27][28]
31 May 1995 MF Trevor Putney Free agent Retired [29][30]
31 May 1995 FW Niall Thompson Seattle Sounders Free transfer [31][32]
18 November 1995 MF Robert Boyce Chelmsford City End of trial [15][16]
6 December 1995 WF/FW Steve Mardenborough Swansea City Free transfer [7][8]
27 February 1996 MF Michael Cheetham Sudbury Town Released [33][34]
  • Total incoming: ~ £0

Loans in

Date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
23 November 1995 CB David Greene Luton Town 1 March 1996 [35][36]
29 December 1995 FW/WG Paul Abrahams Brentford 20 February 1996 [37][38]
23 February 1996 FW Scott McGleish Peterborough United 31 May 1996 [39][40]
8 March 1996 GK Andy Petterson Charlton Athletic 31 March 1996 [41][42]

Match details

Third Division

Main article: 1995–96 Football League

Results round by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAHAAHHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAAAHHAHAAHAHHAHHAHHAAH
ResultWDWLWLDDWLWDWWDDLLDWDDWWDLDDLLDDWWDWWLWWLDDDWW
Position69685889797664455687755455646891088887888989977
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 Promotion
5 Darlington 46 20 18 8 60 42 +18 78 Qualification for the Third Division play-offs
6 Hereford United 46 20 14 12 65 47 +18 74
7 Colchester United 46 18 18 10 61 51 +10 72
8 Barnet 46 18 16 12 65 45 +20 70
9 Chester City 46 18 16 12 72 53 +19 70
Source:

Matches

12 August 1995 (1995-08-12) 1 Colchester United 2–1 Plymouth Argyle Colchester
Betts 15'
Locke 59'
English  51' 		 Report Littlejohn 54' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,585
Referee: Andy D'Urso
19 August 1995 (1995-08-19) 2 Barnet 1–1 Colchester United Chipping Barnet
15:00 BST Freedman 69' Report Adcock 81' Stadium: Underhill Stadium
Attendance: 1,966
Referee: Steve Bennett
26 August 1995 (1995-08-26) 3 Colchester United 3–0 Lincoln City Colchester
15:00 BST Dennis 2', 8'
Mardenborough 74'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,939
Referee: Rob Harris
29 August 1995 (1995-08-29) 4 Cambridge United 3–1 Colchester United Cambridge
19:45 BST Palmer 15'
Joseph 23'
Corazzin 60'		 Report Adcock 49'
Cawley  74' 		 Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 3,476
Referee: A Butler
2 September 1995 (1995-09-02) 5 Gillingham 0–1 Colchester United Gillingham
Report Adcock 75' Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 7,667
Referee: M Pierce
9 September 1995 (1995-09-09) 6 Colchester United 1–2 Chester City Colchester
15:00 BST Whitton 82' Report Priest 54'
Regis 81'
Whelan  65' 		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,422
Referee: Barry Knight
12 September 1995 (1995-09-12) 7 Colchester United 2–2 Preston North End Colchester
Fry 25'
Whitton 50'		 Report Cartwright 57'
Bryson 87'
Kidd  43'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,869
Referee: D Orr
16 September 1995 (1995-09-16) 8 Darlington 2–2 Colchester United Darlington
Muir 46'
Bannister 78'		 Report Dennis 10'
Cheetham 20'		 Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 1,685
Referee: David Allison
23 September 1995 (1995-09-23) 9 Colchester United 2–0 Hereford United Colchester
Reinelt 22', 65' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,596
Referee: G Pooley
30 September 1995 (1995-09-30) 10 Scunthorpe United 1–0 Colchester United Scunthorpe
15:00 BST Eyre 15' Report Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 2,051
Referee: William Burns
7 October 1995 (1995-10-07) 11 Colchester United 4–1 Hartlepool United Colchester
Locke 9', 64'
Adcock 20'
Reinelt 26'		 Report Howard 88' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,618
Referee: J Brandwood
14 October 1995 (1995-10-14) 12 Rochdale 1–1 Colchester United Rochdale
Stuart 67' Report Reinelt 29'
Fry  79'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,193
Referee: G Frankland
21 October 1995 (1995-10-21) 13 Colchester United 1–0 Northampton Town Colchester
15:00 BST Kinsella 60' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,823
Referee: G Pooley
28 October 1995 (1995-10-28) 14 Cardiff City 1–2 Colchester United Cardiff
15:00 GMT Adams 30' Report Adcock 13', 14' Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 3,207
Referee: J Rushton
31 October 1995 (1995-10-31) 15 Fulham 1–1 Colchester United Fulham
19:45 GMT Cusack 61' Report Mardenborough 26'
Dennis  43' 		 Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 2,870
Referee: G Singh
4 November 1995 (1995-11-04) 16 Colchester United 1–1 Exeter City Colchester
15:00 GMT Kinsella 20' Report Pears 82' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,377
18 November 1995 (1995-11-18) 17 Doncaster Rovers 3–2 Colchester United Doncaster
Colcombe 18'
Jones 25', 75'		 Report Cheetham 45'
Adcock 85'		 Stadium: Belle Vue
Attendance: 1,603
25 November 1995 (1995-11-25) 18 Colchester United 1–3 Mansfield Town Colchester
Adcock 46' (pen.) Report Hadley 41'
Boothroyd 50' (pen.)
Ireland 70'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,819
Referee: K Leach
9 December 1995 (1995-12-09) 19 Hereford United 1–1 Colchester United Hereford
Smith 62' Report Betts 77' Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 3,324
Referee: R Poulain
16 December 1995 (1995-12-16) 20 Colchester United 2–1 Scunthorpe United Colchester
15:00 GMT Ball 19'
Kinsella 40'		 Report Young 62' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,138
23 December 1995 (1995-12-23) 21 Bury 0–0 Colchester United Bury
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 3,559
Referee: Roger Furnandiz
26 December 1995 (1995-12-26) 22 Colchester United 0–0 Leyton Orient Colchester
12:00 GMT Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,965
Referee: Andy D'Urso
1 January 1996 (1996-01-01) 23 Torquay United 2–3 Colchester United Torquay
Jack 35'
Newhouse 50'		 Report Kinsella 1'
Duguid 77'
Betts 90'		 Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 2,425
13 January 1996 (1996-01-13) 24 Colchester United 3–2 Barnet Colchester
15:00 GMT Betts 5' (pen.)
Abrahams 10', 16'		 Report Primus 22'
Devine 36' 		Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,252
Referee: Steve Bennett
20 January 1996 (1996-01-20) 25 Plymouth Argyle 1–1 Colchester United Plymouth
Baird 30' Report Greene 89' Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 5,800
Referee: D Orr
30 January 1996 (1996-01-30) 26 Wigan Athletic 2–0 Colchester United Wigan
Johnson 14', 37' Report Stadium: Springfield Park
Attendance: 2,101
Referee: Terry Heilbron
3 February 1996 (1996-02-03) 27 Lincoln City 0–0 Colchester United Lincoln
Report Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 2,531
Referee: G Frankland
6 February 1996 (1996-02-06) 28 Colchester United 1–1 Scarborough Colchester
19:30 GMT Cawley 5' Report Trebble 66' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,299
Referee: Barry Knight
10 February 1996 (1996-02-10) 29 Colchester United 1–2 Wigan Athletic Colchester
15:00 GMT Adcock 52' Report Lancashire 64', 86' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,082
Referee: J Kirkby
17 February 1996 (1996-02-17) 30 Preston North End 2–0 Colchester United Preston
Saville 13', 39' Report Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 9,335
Referee: G Pearson
24 February 1996 (1996-02-24) 31 Colchester United 1–1 Darlington Colchester
15:00 GMT Adcock 38' Report Blake 72' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,653
Referee: D Orr
27 February 1996 (1996-02-27) 32 Chester City 1–1 Colchester United Chester
Richardson 77' Report Gibbs 72' Stadium: Deva Stadium
Attendance: 2,001
Referee: J Brandwood
2 March 1996 (1996-03-02) 33 Leyton Orient 0–1 Colchester United Leyton
Report Adcock 41' (pen.) Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 4,049
Referee: Steve Baines
9 March 1996 (1996-03-09) 34 Colchester United 1–0 Bury Colchester
15:00 GMT Caesar 75' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,832
Referee: M Bailey
16 March 1996 (1996-03-16) 35 Scarborough 0–0 Colchester United Scarborough
Report Stadium: Athletic Ground
Attendance: 1,201
Referee: T West
19 March 1996 (1996-03-19) 36 Colchester United 2–1 Cambridge United Colchester
19:45 GMT Adcock 9'
McGleish 51'		 Report Middleton 31' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,995
Referee: M Pierce
23 March 1996 (1996-03-23) 37 Colchester United 3–1 Torquay United Colchester
15:00 GMT Fry 6'
McGleish 47'
Betts 74' (pen.)		 Report Laight 86' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,888
Referee: G Pooley
30 March 1996 (1996-03-30) 38 Hartlepool United 2–1 Colchester United Hartlepool
Halliday 17'
Howard 73'		 Report Gibbs 45'
Locke  50'		 Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 1,364
Referee: K Lynch
2 April 1996 (1996-04-02) 39 Colchester United 1–0 Rochdale Colchester
19:45 BST Reinelt 54' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,021
Referee: Roger Furnandiz
6 April 1996 (1996-04-06) 40 Colchester United 1–0 Cardiff City Colchester
15:00 BST Kinsella 56' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,345
Referee: G Singh
8 April 1996 (1996-04-08) 41 Northampton Town 2–1 Colchester United Northampton
15:00 BST Grayson 65'
Gibb 81'		 Report Reinelt 90' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,021
Referee: Steve Bennett
13 April 1996 (1996-04-13) 42 Colchester United 2–2 Fulham Colchester
15:00 BST McGleish 43', 76'
Adcock 		Report Morgan 30'
Conroy 46'
Angus 		Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,795
Referee: Uriah Rennie
16 April 1996 (1996-04-16) 43 Colchester United 1–1 Gillingham Colchester
19:45 BST McGleish 64' Report Gayle 58'
Smith  70'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,952
Referee: P Richards
20 April 1996 (1996-04-20) 44 Exeter City 2–2 Colchester United Exeter
Braithwaite 10'
Chamberlain 25'		 Report Caesar 6'
McGleish 65'		 Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 2,788
Referee: Eddie Wolstenholme
27 April 1996 (1996-04-27) 45 Mansfield Town 1–2 Colchester United Mansfield
Eustace 49' Report Reinelt 68'
Dunne 90'		 Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 2,073
Referee: M Fletcher
4 May 1996 (1996-05-04) 46 Colchester United 1–0 Doncaster Rovers Colchester
15:00 BST Gibbs 45' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,038
Referee: Clive Wilkes

Football League play-offs

Main article: 1996 Football League play-offs § Third Division
12 May 1996 (1996-05-12) Semi-final 1st leg Colchester United 1–0 Plymouth Argyle Colchester
15:00 BST Kinsella 44' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 6,511
Referee: M Pierce
15 May 1996 (1996-05-15) Semi-final 2nd leg Plymouth Argyle 3–1 Colchester United Plymouth
Evans 3'
Leadbitter 41'
Williams 85'		 Report Mark Kinsella 66' Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 14,525
Referee: J Kirkby
Note: Plymouth won 3–2 on aggregate

League Cup

Main article: 1995–96 Football League Cup
15 August 1995 (1995-08-15) 1st round 1st leg Colchester United 2–1 Bristol City Colchester
19:45 BST Adcock 15'
Kinsella 16'		 Report Seal 3' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,831
Referee: Paul Taylor
22 August 1995 (1995-08-22) 1st round 2nd leg Bristol City 2–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)		 Colchester United Bristol
Seal 20', 81' Report Cheetham 61' Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 3,648
Referee: Graham Barber
Note: Match tied 3–3, Bristol proceed following a penalty shoot-out

Football League Trophy

Main article: 1995–96 Football League Trophy

Group 8
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
Swindon Town 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 4 Qualified for next round
Colchester United 2 1 0 1 5 4 +1 3
Torquay United 2 0 1 1 3 6 −3 1
Source:
26 September 1995 (1995-09-26) 1st round (southern section) Colchester United 5–2 Torquay United Colchester
19:45 BST Adcock 2', 57', 68'
Reinelt 35'
Cawley 55'		 Report Hathaway 67'
Stamps 78'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 1,122
Referee: Paul Taylor
8 November 1995 (1995-11-08) 1st round (southern section) Swindon Town 2–0 Colchester United Swindon
Thorne 82'
Finney 89'		 Report Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 6,222
Referee: Paul Taylor
28 November 1995 (1995-11-28) 2nd round (southern section) Oxford United 1–2 Colchester United Oxford
Angel 41' Report Adcock 26'
Betts 68' (pen.)		 Stadium: Manor Ground
Attendance: 1,943
Referee: D Orr
9 January 1996 (1996-01-09) Quarter-final (southern section) Peterborough United 3–2 Colchester United Peterborough
Martindale 44', 78'
McGleish 66'		 Report Betts 71'
Kinsella 75'		 Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 2,460
Referee: Roger Furnandiz

FA Cup

Main article: 1995–96 FA Cup
11 November 1995 (1995-11-11) 1st round Gravesend & Northfleet 2–0 Colchester United Northfleet
15:00 GMT Jackson 35'
Mortley 70'		 Report Stadium: Stonebridge Road
Attendance: 3,128
Referee: G Pooley

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

[6][43]

No. Pos Nat Player Total Third Division FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy Football League play-offs
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK  CAN Garrett Caldwell 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
GK  ENG Carl Emberson 49 0 41 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 2 0
DF  ENG Simon Betts 54 7 45 5 1 0 2 0 4 2 2 0
DF  ENG Gus Caesar 29 2 23 2 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 0
DF  ENG Peter Cawley 50 2 42 1 1 0 2 0 3 1 2 0
DF  IRL Joe Dunne 5 1 2+3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF  ENG Tony English 28 0 20+1 0 1 0 2 0 3+1 0 0 0
DF  ENG Paul Gibbs 28 3 13+11 3 0+1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
DF  ENG Ben Lewis 3 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
DF  IRL Tony McCarthy 53 0 44 0 1 0 2 0 4 0 2 0
MF  ENG Steve Ball 10 1 6+2 1 0 0 0 0 1+1 0 0 0
MF  ENG Tony Dennis 36 3 24+8 3 0 0 0 0 1+1 0 2 0
MF  ENG Karl Duguid 17 1 7+9 1 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
MF  WAL Chris Fry 46 2 35+3 2 1 0 0+1 0 4 0 2 0
MF  ENG David Gregory 10 0 7+3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF  IRL Mark Kinsella 54 9 45 5 1 0 2 1 4 1 2 2
MF  ENG Adam Locke 31 3 22+3 3 0 0 2 0 2 0 0+2 0
FW  ENG Tony Adcock 48 17 41 12 1 0 2 1 3 4 0+1 0
FW  ENG Robbie Reinelt 26 8 12+10 7 0 0 0+1 1 1 0 2 0
FW  ENG Steve Whitton 16 2 10+2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0+2 0
Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season
GK  AUS Andy Petterson 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF  IRL David Greene 16 1 14 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
MF  ENG Robert Boyce 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF  ENG Michael Cheetham 34 3 25+3 2 1 0 2 1 3 0 0 0
FW  ENG Paul Abrahams 9 2 8 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
FW  ENG Steve Mardenborough 14 2 4+8 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
FW  ENG Scott McGleish 17 6 10+5 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0

Goalscorers

[43]

Place Nationality Position Name Third Division FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy Football League play-offs Total
1 FW Tony Adcock 12 0 1 4 0 17
2 MF Mark Kinsella 5 0 1 1 2 9
3 FW Robbie Reinelt 7 0 0 1 0 8
4 FB Simon Betts 5 0 0 2 0 7
5 FW Scott McGleish 6 0 0 0 0 6
6 MF Michael Cheetham 2 0 1 0 0 3
MF Tony Dennis 3 0 0 0 0 3
FB Paul Gibbs 3 0 0 0 0 3
MF/FB Adam Locke 3 0 0 0 0 3
10 FW/WG Paul Abrahams 2 0 0 0 0 2
CB Gus Caesar 2 0 0 0 0 2
CB Peter Cawley 1 0 0 1 0 2
MF/WG Chris Fry 2 0 0 0 0 2
WG/FW Steve Mardenborough 2 0 0 0 0 2
FW Steve Whitton 2 0 0 0 0 2
16 MF Steve Ball 1 0 0 0 0 1
MF Karl Duguid 1 0 0 0 0 1
FB Joe Dunne 1 0 0 0 0 1
CB David Greene 1 0 0 0 0 1
Own goals 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 61 0 3 9 2 75

Disciplinary record

[44]

Nationality Position Name Third Division FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy Football League play-offs Total
CB Peter Cawley 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
MF Tony Dennis 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
DF/MF Tony English 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
FW Tony Adcock 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
MF/WG Chris Fry 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
MF/FB Adam Locke 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
MF Mark Kinsella 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
TOTALS 5 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 6

Clean sheets

Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.[45]

Place Nationality Player Third Division FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy Football League play-offs Total
1 Carl Emberson 11 0 0 0 1 12
2 Andy Petterson 2 0 0 0 0 2
TOTALS 13 0 0 0 1 14

Player debuts

Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.[46]

Position Nationality Player Date Opponent Ground Notes
FW Tony Adcock 12 August 1995 Plymouth Argyle Layer Road [47][a]
WG/FW Steve Mardenborough 26 August 1995 Lincoln City Layer Road
CB Ben Lewis 30 September 1995 Scunthorpe United Glanford Park
MF Robert Boyce 28 October 1995 Cardiff City Ninian Park
GK Garrett Caldwell 8 November 1995 Swindon Town County Ground
CB David Greene 25 November 1995 Mansfield Town Layer Road
MF Karl Duguid 9 December 1995 Hereford United Edgar Street
FW/WG Paul Abrahams 1 January 1996 Torquay United Plainmoor [48][a]
MF David Gregory 13 January 1996 Barnet Layer Road
FW Scott McGleish 24 February 1996 Darlington Layer Road
GK Andy Petterson 9 March 1996 Bury Layer Road
FB Joe Dunne 30 March 1996 Hartlepool United Victoria Park
  1. ^ a b Second debut for the club

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.
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  8. ^ a b Steve Mardenborough at Soccerbase
  9. ^ "Nicky Haydon". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  10. ^ Nicky Haydon at Soccerbase
  11. ^ "Tony Adcock (Forward)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  12. ^ Tony Adcock at Soccerbase
  13. ^ "Garrett Caldwell (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  14. ^ Garrett Caldwell at Soccerbase
  15. ^ a b "Robert Boyce". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  16. ^ a b Robert Boyce at Soccerbase
  17. ^ "David Gregory (Midfielder)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  18. ^ David Gregory at Soccerbase
  19. ^ "Karl Duguid (Midfielder)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  20. ^ Karl Duguid at Soccerbase
  21. ^ "Joe Dunne". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  22. ^ Joe Dunne at Soccerbase
  23. ^ "Tim Allpress". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  24. ^ Tim Allpress at Soccerbase
  25. ^ "Leighton Allen". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  26. ^ Leighton Allen at Soccerbase
  27. ^ "John Cheesewright (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  28. ^ John Cheesewright at Soccerbase
  29. ^ "Trevor Putney". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  30. ^ Trevor Putney at Soccerbase
  31. ^ "Niall Thompson". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  32. ^ Niall Thompson at Soccerbase
  33. ^ "Michael Cheetham". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  34. ^ Michael Cheetham at Soccerbase
  35. ^ "David Greene". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  36. ^ David Greene at Soccerbase
  37. ^ "Paul Abrahams". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  38. ^ Paul Abrahams at Soccerbase
  39. ^ "Scott McGleish". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  40. ^ Scott McGleish at Soccerbase
  41. ^ "Andy Petterson (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  42. ^ Andy Petterson at Soccerbase
  43. ^ a b "Goals". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  44. ^ "Discipline". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
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  48. ^ "Torquay United 2–3 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
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