1991–92 Colchester United F.C. season
1991–92 season | ||
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Chairman | James Bowdidge[1][2] | |
Manager | Roy McDonough | |
Stadium | Layer Road | |
Conference | 1st (promoted) | |
FA Cup | 1st round (eliminated by Exeter City) | |
FA Trophy | Winners | |
Bob Lord Trophy | 3rd round (eliminated by Wycombe Wanderers)[3] | |
Top goalscorer | League: Roy McDonough (26) All: Roy McDonough (29) | |
Highest home attendance | 7,193 v Barrow, 2 May 1992[4] | |
Lowest home attendance | 919 v Wycombe Wanderers, 16 December 1991[5] | |
Average home league attendance | 3,381[6] | |
Biggest win | 5–0 v Bath City, 31 August 1991 v Burton Albion, 26 October 1991 v Barrow, 2 May 1992 | |
Biggest defeat | 2–6 v Wycombe Wanderers, 16 December 1991 | |
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The 1991–92 season was Colchester United's 50th season in their history and their second consecutive season in the Conference, the fifth tier of English football and the highest tier of non-League football in England. Alongside competing in the Conference, the club also participated in the FA Cup, the FA Trophy and the Bob Lord Trophy.
Manager Ian Atkins left for a coaching role at Birmingham City in the summer after narrowly missing out on the Conference title the previous campaign. Experienced forward Roy McDonough was appointed the club's new player-manager tasked with taking Colchester United back to the Football League. Both Colchester and Wycombe Wanderers ended the season on 94 points, with the U's promoted on superior goal difference.
In the FA Cup, Colchester went out in the first round to Exeter City, while McDonough fielded a weakened side in the Bob Lord Trophy, crashing out 6–2 to league rivals Wycombe. However, in the FA Trophy, following two replay wins in the first two rounds of the competition, the U's reached the Wembley final, where they faced Witton Albion, who had dumped them out at the quarter-final stage the previous season. Colchester won the match 3–1 to complete a non-League double.
Season overview
[edit]Following Ian Atkins decision to return to Birmingham City in a coaching capacity, new chairman James Bowdidge appointed Roy McDonough in a player-manager role. Having been Atkins' assistant, McDonough promised to abandon Atkins' sweeper system and to instead promote a more attacking formula.
McDonough himself equalled a club record by scoring four goals in a game at Slough Town in August. On 28 September 1991, in Colchester's top-of-the-table clash against rivals Wycombe Wanderers at Adams Park, Scott Barrett became the first Colchester goalkeeper to score from open play. His long upfield goal kick in the 90th minute of the game bounced over Wycombe goalkeeper Paul Hyde and sealed what would prove to be a vital 2–1 win.
In November, the U's became the first team to be knocked out of the FA Cup without conceding a goal. After seeing off Burton Albion 5–0 in the fourth qualifying round, they twice drew 0–0 with Exeter City in the first round and following replay, only to lose on penalties.
As 1992 dawned, Colchester found themselves seven points ahead of nearest rivals Wycombe in the league, but 16 home wins in succession failed to shake off their Buckinghamshire counterparts. A poor 4–1 defeat at Welling United and a lackadaisical 4–4 draw at Macclesfield Town threatened to derail the U's attempts to reach the Football League.
Meanwhile, Colchester were focused on their FA Trophy cup run. Kingstonian and Merthyr Tydfil were dispatched in replays following a 2–2 and 0–0 draw respectively. The U's then saw off Morecambe and Telford United convincingly, and then a 4–1 aggregate win over Macclesfield in the semi-final. They progressed to the Wembley final, with the tie to be played after the final fixture of the Conference season.
Going into the last game of the season, it was evident McDonough had delivered on his promise of attacking football. The U's found themselves level on points with Wycombe, but crucially carried an eight-goal advantage. United beat already relegated Barrow 5–0 at Layer Road with a Mike Masters hat-trick sealing the Conference championship. McDonough had scored 29 goals, with 26 for Steve McGavin and 18 for Gary Bennett, with a total of 98 league goals achieved.
A week after the promotion celebrations at Layer Road, a crowd of 32,254 witnessed Colchester United in their first-ever Wembley appearance. A famous non-League double was achieved as they gained revenge over Witton Albion, who had dumped the U's out of the competition last campaign. Colchester won 3–1 courtesy of goals from Mike Masters, Steve McGavin and Nicky Smith. Thousands of fans packed Colchester High Street a few days later as the U's team paraded their trophies around the town.[7]
Players
[edit]- As of match played 10 May 1992.[8]
Name | Position | Nationality | Place of birth | Date of birth | Apps | Goals | Signed from | Date signed | Fee | ||
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Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
Scott Barrett | GK | Ilkeston | 2 April 1963 (aged 28) | 64 | 0 | Summer 1990 | £25,000 | ||||
Defenders | |||||||||||
Tony English | DF/MF | Luton | 19 October 1966 (aged 24) | 308 | 40 | 24 December 1984 | Free transfer | ||||
James Goodwin | DF | Colchester | 20 July 1974 (aged 16) | 0 | 0 | Apprentice | 8 October 1991[a] | Free transfer | |||
Martin Grainger | FB | Enfield Town | 23 August 1972 (aged 18) | 16 | 2 | Apprentice | 16 December 1989[a] | Free transfer | |||
Andy Partner | CB | Colchester | 21 October 1974 (aged 16) | 0 | 0 | Apprentice | 16 December 1991[a] | Free transfer | |||
Ian Phillips | FB | Cumnock | 23 April 1959 (aged 32) | 175 | 10 | 26 August 1991[b] | Undisclosed[c] | ||||
Paul Roberts | DF | West Ham | 27 April 1962 (aged 29) | 0 | 0 | 28 September 1991[a] | £750 | ||||
Midfielders | |||||||||||
Eamonn Collins | MF | Dublin | 22 October 1965 (aged 25) | 87 | 5 | May 1989 | Free transfer | ||||
Jason Cook | MF | Edmonton | 29 December 1969 (aged 21) | 0 | 0 | 28 September 1991[a] | Free transfer | ||||
Robbie Devereux | MF | Great Cornard | 31 January 1971 (aged 20) | 2 | 0 | February 1992 | Non-contract | ||||
Warren Donald | MF/FB | Hillingdon | 7 October 1964 (aged 26) | 46 | 1 | 27 August 1990[a] | Free transfer | ||||
Wayne Hannigan | MF | 1 | 0 | 26 February 1991[a] | Undisclosed | ||||||
Mark Kinsella | MF | Dublin | 12 August 1972 (aged 18) | 21 | 0 | 18 August 1989 | Free transfer | ||||
Nicky Smith | LM | Berkeley | 28 January 1969 (aged 22) | 41 | 0 | 18 August 1990[a] | Free transfer | ||||
Forwards | |||||||||||
Paul Abrahams | FW/WG | Colchester | 31 October 1973 (aged 17) | 0 | 0 | Apprentice | 26 August 1991[a] | Free transfer | |||
Gary Bennett | WG | Enfield Town | 13 November 1970 (aged 20) | 94 | 19 | 21 October 1988[a] | Free transfer | ||||
Julian Dart | FW | Luton | 25 September 1973 (aged 17) | 0 | 0 | Apprentice | 14 January 1992[a] | Free transfer | |||
Roy McDonough | FW | Solihull | 16 October 1958 (aged 32) | 140 | 35 | 13 October 1990[b] | Part exchange | ||||
Steve McGavin | FW | North Walsham | 24 January 1969 (aged 22) | 8 | 0 | 1 April 1991[a] | £10,000 | ||||
Steve Restarick | FW | Barking | 28 November 1971 (aged 19) | 3 | 2 | Early 1988–89 season | Free transfer |
Transfers
[edit]In
[edit]Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
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Summer 1991 | DF | Simon Gray | Non-contract | [9] | ||
26 August 1991 | FW/WG | Paul Abrahams | Apprentice | Free transfer | [10][a] | |
26 August 1991 | FB | Ian Phillips | Undisclosed | [11][b][c] | ||
7 September 1991 | DF | James Goodwin | Apprentice | Free transfer | [12][a] | |
28 September 1991 | MF | Jason Cook | Free transfer | [13][a] | ||
28 September 1991 | DF | Paul Roberts | £750 | [14][a] | ||
8 October 1991 | FW | Sean Duffett | Free transfer | [15][a] | ||
16 December 1991 | CB | Andy Partner | Apprentice | Free transfer | [16][a] | |
14 January 1992 | FW | Julian Dart | Apprentice | Free transfer | [17][a] | |
18 January 1992 | FW | Mike Masters | Undisclosed | [18][b] | ||
February 1992 | MF | Robbie Devereux | Non-contract | [19] | ||
11 February 1992 | WG | Ian Stewart | Free transfer | [20][a] |
- Total spending:
~ £750
Out
[edit]Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
End of season | FB | Marcelle Bruce | Released | [21] | ||
End of season | CB | Neale Marmon | Undisclosed | [22] | ||
End of season | FB | Gary Osbourne | Released | [23] | ||
30 June 1991 | CB | Ian Atkins | Free transfer | [24][a] | ||
17 August 1991 | FW | Mario Walsh | £15,000 | [25][b] | ||
8 October 1991 | FW | Sean Duffett | Released | [15][b] | ||
16 December 1991 | DF | Simon Gray | Released | [9][b] | ||
2 May 1992 | CB | Shaun Elliott | Released | [26][b] | ||
2 May 1992 | WG | Ian Stewart | Released | [20][b] | ||
10 May 1992 | FW | Mike Masters | Released | [18][b] |
- Total incoming:
~ £15,000
Loans in
[edit]Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | End date | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
24 March 1992 | MF/CB | Dave Martin | 10 May 1992 | [27][a] |
- ^ Loan start and end dates refer to the date of the player's first and final games for the club
Loans out
[edit]Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | End date | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MF | Wayne Hannigan | [28] | ||||
FW | Steve Restarick | [29] | ||||
FW | Mario Walsh | [25] |
Match details
[edit]Conference
[edit]League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Colchester United[a] | 42 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 98 | 40 | +58 | 94 | Football Conference Champions, promoted to Football League Third Division |
2 | Wycombe Wanderers | 42 | 30 | 4 | 8 | 84 | 35 | +49 | 94 | Conference League Cup winners |
3 | Kettering Town | 42 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 72 | 50 | +22 | 73 | |
4 | Merthyr Tydfil | 42 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 59 | 56 | +3 | 68 | |
5 | Farnborough Town[b] | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 68 | 53 | +15 | 66 |
Notes:
Results round by round
[edit]Matches
[edit]17 August 1991 1 | Colchester United | 2–0 | Macclesfield Town | Colchester |
15:00 BST | Bennett McGavin |
Report | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,233 |
24 August 1991 2 | Barrow | 1–1 | Colchester United | Barrow-in-Furness |
15:00 BST | Cowperthwaite |
Report | Kinsella |
Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 1,480 Referee: R Poulain |
26 August 1991 3 | Slough Town | 2–4 | Colchester United | Slough |
O'Connor Thompson Donnellan |
Report | McDonough |
Stadium: Wexham Park Stadium Attendance: 2,226 |
31 August 1991 4 | Colchester United | 5–0 | Bath City | Colchester |
15:00 BST | McGavin Bennett |
Report | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,416 Referee: M Hair |
7 September 1991 5 | Witton Albion | 2–2 | Colchester United | Northwich |
15:00 BST | Thomas Ellis |
Report | Collins McDonough |
Stadium: Wincham Park Attendance: 1,045 Referee: K Whittaker |
10 September 1991 6 | Colchester United | 2–3 | Farnborough Town | Colchester |
19:30 BST | McGavin Collins |
Report | Coombs Read |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,954 Referee: W Norbury |
13 September 1991 7 | Colchester United | 4–0 | Yeovil Town | Colchester |
19:30 BST | English Bennett McGavin |
Report | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,979 Referee: I Mitchell |
21 September 1991 8 | Cheltenham Town | 1–1 | Colchester United | Cheltenham |
15:00 BST | Owen |
Report | McDonough |
Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 1,157 Referee: K Leach |
28 September 1991 9 | Wycombe Wanderers | 1–2 | Colchester United | High Wycombe |
15:00 BST | Guppy |
Report | Smith Barrett |
Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 5,186 Referee: Clive Wilkes |
5 October 1991 10 | Colchester United | 3–3 | Altrincham | Colchester |
15:00 BST | Anderson McGavin McDonough |
Report | McKenna Anderson Brady |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,853 Referee: Graham Poll |
12 October 1991 11 | Colchester United | 2–1 | Runcorn | Colchester |
15:00 BST | Bennett McDonough |
Report | Redmond |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,617 Referee: A Danskin |
18 October 1991 12 | Telford United | 0–3 | Colchester United | Telford |
19:45 BST | Report | McDonough Smith |
Stadium: Bucks Head Attendance: 1,109 Referee: T Atkinson |
30 October 1991 13 | Yeovil Town | 0–1 | Colchester United | Yeovil |
19:30 GMT | Report | McGavin |
Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 2,385 |
2 November 1991 14 | Colchester United | 2–0 | Stafford Rangers | Colchester |
15:00 GMT | Smith McDonough |
Report | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,139 Referee: G Pearson |
9 November 1991 15 | Farnborough Town | 0–2 | Colchester United | Farnborough |
15:00 GMT | Report | Bennett Elliott |
Stadium: Cherrywood Road Attendance: 3,069 Referee: S Tomlin |
23 November 1991 16 | Colchester United | 3–1 | Welling United | Colchester |
15:00 GMT | Bennett Cook English |
Report | Robbins |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,933 Referee: D Orr |
30 November 1991 17 | Nortwich Victoria | 1–1 | Colchester United | Northwich |
15:00 GMT | Butler |
Report | McDonough |
Stadium: Drill Field Attendance: 1,042 Referee: J McGrath |
3 December 1991 18 | Stafford Rangers | 3–3 | Colchester United | Stafford |
Wolverson Simpson Bradshaw |
Report | Bennett McGavin |
Stadium: Marston Road Attendance: 961 Referee: R Andrews |
7 December 1991 19 | Colchester United | 3–0 | Wycombe Wanderers | Colchester |
Bennett McGavin |
Report | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 5,086 Referee: Paul Taylor |
14 December 1991 20 | Gateshead | 0–2 | Colchester United | Gateshead |
13:30 GMT | Report | Bennett McDonough |
Stadium: Gateshead International Stadium Attendance: 542 Referee: G Bradbury |
21 December 1991 21 | Colchester United | 3–2 | Witton Albion | Colchester |
15:00 GMT | McGavin Bennett English |
Report | Thomas |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,842 |
26 December 1991 22 | Redbridge Forest | 2–1 | Colchester United | Dagenham |
Pamphlett Walsh |
Report | McDonough |
Stadium: Victoria Road Attendance: 2,327 Referee: J Smyth |
28 December 1991 23 | Runcorn | 1–3 | Colchester United | Runcorn |
15:00 GMT | Saunders |
Report | Bennett Cook McGavin |
Stadium: Canal Street Attendance: 883 Referee: Eddie Wolstenholme |
1 January 1992 24 | Colchester United | 1–0 | Redbridge Forest | Colchester |
11:30 GMT | McGavin |
Report | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,773 Referee: K Bullivant |
4 January 1992 25 | Merthyr Tydfil | 2–0 | Colchester United | Merthyr Tydfil |
Coates D'Auria |
Report | Stadium: Penydarren Park Attendance: 1,032 Referee: D Colwell |
18 January 1992 26 | Colchester United | 4–0 | Cheltenham Town | Colchester |
15:00 GMT | McGavin McDonough Kinsella |
Report | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,643 Referee: A Danskin |
24 January 1992 27 | Kettering Town | 2–2 | Colchester United | Kettering |
Hill |
Report | McGavin Smith |
Stadium: Rockingham Road Attendance: 4,100 Referee: D Shadwell |
7 February 1992 28 | Kidderminster Harriers | 2–2 | Colchester United | Kidderminster |
Davies Humphreys |
Report | Bennett Smith |
Stadium: Aggborough Stadium Attendance: 1,828 Referee: D Mansfield |
11 February 1992 29 | Colchester United | 1–0 | Boston United | Colchester |
19:30 GMT | McGavin |
Report | Nuttell |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,229 Referee: J Moore |
15 February 1992 30 | Welling United | 4–1 | Colchester United | Welling |
Robbins Ransom White |
Report | McDonough |
Stadium: Park View Road Attendance: 1,837 Referee: I Mitchell |
28 February 1992 31 | Altrincham | 1–2 | Colchester United | Altrincham |
19:30 GMT | McKenna |
Report | McGavin McDonough |
Stadium: Moss Lane Attendance: 905 Referee: Terry Heilbron |
7 March 1992 32 | Colchester United | 2–0 | Gateshead | Colchester |
15:00 GMT | Roberts Masters |
Report | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,897 Referee: D Madgewick |
21 March 1992 33 | Colchester United | 1–0 | Northwich Victoria | Colchester |
15:00 GMT | Smith |
Report | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,218 Referee: M Hair |
24 March 1992 34 | Bath City | 0–0 | Colchester United | Bath |
Report | Stadium: Twerton Park Attendance: 1,101 Referee: B Priest |
28 March 1992 35 | Colchester United | 3–0 | Kidderminster Harriers | Colchester |
15:00 GMT | English Benton Stewart |
Report | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,073 Referee: Paul Taylor |
14 April 1992 36 | Colchester United | 4–0 | Slough Town | Colchester |
19:30 BST | McDonough Masters Stewart Kinsella |
Report | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,197 Referee: J Moore |
18 April 1992 37 | Colchester United | 2–0 | Telford United | Colchester |
15:00 BST | McDonough |
Report | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,964 Referee: C Finch |
20 April 1992 38 | Colchester United | 2–0 | Merthyr Tydfil | Colchester |
Smith Masters |
Report | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,148 |
22 April 1992 39 | Boston United | 0–4 | Colchester United | Boston |
19:30 BST | Nuttell |
Report | McGavin McDonough Masters |
Stadium: York Street Attendance: 2,305 Referee: Alan Streets |
25 April 1992 40 | Macclesfield Town | 4–4 | Colchester United | Macclesfield |
15:00 BST | Lambert Doherty Edwards |
Report | Kendall English McDonough |
Stadium: Moss Rose Attendance: 886 Referee: P Roberts |
28 April 1992 41 | Colchester United | 3–1 | Kettering Town | Colchester |
19:30 BST | McDonough McGavin |
Report | North |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 6,303 Referee: W Norbury |
2 May 1992 42 | Colchester United | 5–0 | Barrow | Colchester |
15:00 BST | Masters Smith McDonough |
Report | Power |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 7,193 Referee: Graham Poll |
Bob Lord Trophy
[edit]8 October 1991 2nd round[3] | Colchester United | 4–0 | Kettering Town | Colchester |
19:30 BST | McGavin Collins Kinsella |
Report | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 1,289 |
16 December 1991 3rd round[3] | Colchester United | 2–6 | Wycombe Wanderers | Colchester |
Restarick McGavin |
Report | West Hutchinson Creaser |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 919 Referee: J Moore |
FA Cup
[edit]26 October 1991 4th qualifying round | Colchester United | 5–0 | Burton Albion | Colchester |
15:00 BST | McDonough McGavin Restarick Kinsella |
Report | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,547 Referee: R Bigger |
16 November 1991 1st round | Colchester United | 0–0 | Exeter City | Colchester |
Report | Williams |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,965 Referee: G Pooley |
27 November 1991 1st round replay | Exeter City | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) | Colchester United | Exeter |
19:30 GMT | Report | Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 4,066 Referee: G Pooley |
FA Trophy
[edit]11 January 1992 1st round | Colchester United | 2–2 | Kingstonian | Colchester |
15:00 GMT | Restarick English |
Report | Cherry Tutt |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,724 Referee: Paul Taylor |
14 January 1992 1st round replay | Kingstonian | 2–3 | Colchester United | Kingston upon Thames |
Cherry |
Report | Smith Bennett McGavin |
Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: 1,642 Referee: Paul Taylor |
2 February 1992 2nd round | Merthyr Tydfil | 0–0 | Colchester United | Merthyr Tydfil |
Report | Stadium: Penydarren Park Attendance: 1,211 |
4 February 1992 2nd round replay | Colchester United | 1–0 | Merthyr Tydfil | Colchester |
19:30 GMT | McDonough |
Report | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,746 Referee: Dermot Gallagher |
22 February 1992 3rd round | Colchester United | 3–1 | Morecambe | Colchester |
15:00 GMT | Stewart Collins McGavin |
Report | Cain |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,206 Referee: P Vanes |
14 March 1992 4th round | Colchester United | 4–0 | Telford United | Colchester |
15:00 GMT | McGavin Kinsella Bennett Smith |
Report | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,894 |
4 April 1992 Semi-final 1st leg | Colchester United | 3–0 | Macclesfield Town | Colchester |
15:00 BST | Stewart English McDonough |
Report | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 5,443 Referee: Tony Ward |
10 April 1992 Semi-final 2nd leg | Macclesfield Town | 1–1 | Colchester United | Macclesfield |
20:00 BST | Timmons |
Report | Cook |
Stadium: Moss Rose Attendance: 1,650 |
Note: Colchester won 4–1 on aggregate. |
10 May 1992 Final | Colchester United | 3–1 | Witton Albion | Wembley |
15:00 BST | Masters Smith McGavin Cook |
Report | Lutkevich |
Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 32,254 |
Squad statistics
[edit]Appearances and goals
[edit]No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Conference | FA Cup | FA Trophy | Bob Lord Trophy | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
GK | Scott Barrett | 56 | 1 | 42 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
DF | Tony English | 52 | 8 | 37+1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
DF | James Goodwin | 5 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
DF | Martin Grainger | 17 | 0 | 9+2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
DF | Andy Partner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
DF | Ian Phillips | 4 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
DF | Paul Roberts | 45 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
MF | Eamonn Collins | 41 | 4 | 29+3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3+2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
MF | Jason Cook | 44 | 3 | 28+3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
MF | Warren Donald | 53 | 0 | 38+3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
MF | Wayne Hannigan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
MF | Mark Kinsella | 55 | 7 | 37+5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 2 | ||
MF | Nicky Smith | 55 | 11 | 42 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||
FW | Paul Abrahams | 6 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||
FW | Gary Bennett | 51 | 18 | 31+8 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 4+4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
FW | Julian Dart | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
FW | Roy McDonough | 51 | 29 | 40 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
FW | Steve McGavin | 53 | 28 | 39 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||
FW | Steve Restarick | 12 | 3 | 1+6 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season | |||||||||||||
DF | Shaun Elliott | 44 | 1 | 32+5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
DF | Simon Gray | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
MF | Dave Martin | 12 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
FW | Sean Duffett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
FW | Mike Masters | 19 | 8 | 7+8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
FW | Ian Stewart | 14 | 4 | 6+4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
FW | Mario Walsh | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goalscorers
[edit]Place | Nationality | Position | Name | Conference | FA Cup | FA Trophy | Bob Lord Trophy | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | FW | Roy McDonough | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 29 | |
2 | FW | Steve McGavin | 20 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 28 | |
3 | WG | Gary Bennett | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
4 | LM | Nicky Smith | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | |
5 | DF/MF | Tony English | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
FW | Mike Masters | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | ||
7 | MF | Mark Kinsella | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | |
8 | MF | Eamonn Collins | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
WG | Ian Stewart | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | ||
10 | MF | Jason Cook | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
FW | Steve Restarick | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
12 | GK | Scott Barrett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
CB | Shaun Elliott | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
DF | Paul Roberts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
Own goals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||
TOTALS | 98 | 5 | 20 | 6 | 129 |
Disciplinary record
[edit]Nationality | Position | Name | Conference | FA Cup | FA Trophy | Bob Lord Trophy | Total | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MF | Jason Cook | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
WG | Gary Bennett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
FB | Martin Grainger | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
FW | Roy McDonough | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
FW | Steve McGavin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
TOTALS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
Clean sheets
[edit]Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.[33]
Place | Nationality | Player | Conference | FA Cup | FA Trophy | Bob Lord Trophy | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Scott Barrett | 21 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 29 | |
TOTALS | 21 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 29 |
Player debuts
[edit]Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.[34]
Position | Nationality | Player | Date | Opponent | Ground | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FW/WG | Paul Abrahams | 26 August 1991 | Slough Town | Wexham Park Stadium | ||
FB | Ian Phillips | 26 August 1991 | Slough Town | Wexham Park Stadium | [35][a] | |
DF | James Goodwin | 7 September 1991 | Witton Albion | Wincham Park | ||
DF | Simon Gray | 21 September 1991 | Cheltenham Town | Whaddon Road | ||
MF | Jason Cook | 28 September 1991 | Wycombe Wanderers | Adams Park | ||
DF | Paul Roberts | 28 September 1991 | Wycombe Wanderers | Adams Park | ||
FW | Sean Duffett | 8 October 1991 | Kettering Town | Layer Road | ||
CB | Andy Partner | 16 December 1991 | Wycombe Wanderers | Layer Road | ||
FW | Julian Dart | 14 January 1992 | Kingstonian | Kingsmeadow | ||
FW | Mike Masters | 18 January 1992 | Cheltenham Town | Layer Road | [36][a] | |
WG | Ian Stewart | 11 February 1992 | Boston United | Layer Road | ||
MF/CB | Dave Martin | 24 March 1992 | Bath City | Twerton Park |
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.
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.
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