1983–84 Colchester United F.C. season
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The 1983–84 season was Colchester United's
third consecutive season in the Football League Fourth Division
.
was appointed full-time manager with Stewart Houston
assisting. He lost Ian Allinson
to Arsenal
on an infuriating free transfer following an administrational blunder at Layer Road
.
Always in touch with the leaders United embarked on another League Cup
run. Securing a fine 1-1 draw at Second Division
Swansea City, United Chairman Maurice Cadman pledged that if more than 5,000 attended the second leg at Layer Road that he would give Lea funds to buy two more players. The U's beat the Swans 1-0 in front of 5,204 and his promise was underwritten when Colchester drew Manchester United
in the Third Round on November 8th 1983. The 13,031 crowd would be the last-ever five figure gate at Layer Road and the slick Red Devils ran out comfortable 2-0 winners.
As had become the norm U's form tailed off and they ended 15 points adrift of promotion in eighth place despite Tony Adcock
's 33 goals. Frustrated by his Board's attempt to fund promotion that continually ended in close failure, Cadman announced that win bonuses would be dropped for the 1984–85 season with an insurance-backed promotion bonus on offer and the club was available for sale at £150,000.
Attendances continued to fall and a new low of 1,226 watched the 3-0 win over Torquay
on April 28th 1984. Micky Cook
, who had set a club record 613 appearances, and Steve Leslie both retired through injury.
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
Source: 1983-84 Season Colchester United Results - coludata.co.uk
Source: 1983-84 Season Colchester United Results - coludata.co.uk
Source: 1983-84 Season Colchester United Results - coludata.co.uk
Source: 1983-84 Season Colchester United Results - coludata.co.uk
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Colchester United F.C.
Colchester United Football Club is an English football club based in Colchester. The club was formed in 1937, and briefly shared their old Layer Road home with now defunct side Colchester Town who had previously used the ground from 1910....
third consecutive season in the Football League Fourth Division
Football League Fourth Division
The Fourth Division of The Football League was the fourth-highest division in the English football league system from the 1958–59 season until the creation of the Premier League prior to the 1992–93 season...
.
Season Review
Four months after becoming caretaker, Cyril LeaCyril Lea
Cyril Lea is a Welsh former footballer. He was born in Wrexham, and was capped on two occasions by Wales.He played for Leyton Orient and Ipswich Town, and was responsible for team selection at Portman Road for two months between the departure of Bill McGarry and the arrival of Bobby Robson.Lea...
was appointed full-time manager with Stewart Houston
Stewart Houston
Stewart Mackie Houston is a Scottish former football player and coach.A left back, Houston's first professional club were Chelsea, but he failed to break into the first team and only made 14 appearances in five years. He was sold to Brentford in 1972...
assisting. He lost Ian Allinson
Ian Allinson
Ian James Robert Allinson is an English former football player and manager.-Career:Allinson was born in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, and joined Colchester United as a schoolboy in 1974. He spent nine years with them, playing usually as a striker...
to Arsenal
Arsenal F.C.
Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups...
on an infuriating free transfer following an administrational blunder at Layer Road
Layer Road
Layer Road was a Football League stadium in Colchester, England. It was only used for football matches and was the home ground of Colchester United before being replaced by the Weston Homes Community Stadium. The stadium held spectators and was built in 1907, originally for use by Colchester Town...
.
Always in touch with the leaders United embarked on another League Cup
Football League Cup
The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis...
run. Securing a fine 1-1 draw at Second Division
Football League Second Division
From 1892 until 1992, the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football.This ended with the creation of the FA Premier League, prior to the start of the 1992–93 season, which caused an administrative split between The Football League and the teams...
Swansea City, United Chairman Maurice Cadman pledged that if more than 5,000 attended the second leg at Layer Road that he would give Lea funds to buy two more players. The U's beat the Swans 1-0 in front of 5,204 and his promise was underwritten when Colchester drew Manchester United
Manchester United F.C.
Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...
in the Third Round on November 8th 1983. The 13,031 crowd would be the last-ever five figure gate at Layer Road and the slick Red Devils ran out comfortable 2-0 winners.
As had become the norm U's form tailed off and they ended 15 points adrift of promotion in eighth place despite Tony Adcock
Tony Adcock
Anthony "Tony" Charles Adcock is an English former professional footballer. He was born in Bethnal Green, London.-Career:...
's 33 goals. Frustrated by his Board's attempt to fund promotion that continually ended in close failure, Cadman announced that win bonuses would be dropped for the 1984–85 season with an insurance-backed promotion bonus on offer and the club was available for sale at £150,000.
Attendances continued to fall and a new low of 1,226 watched the 3-0 win over Torquay
Torquay United F.C.
Torquay United Football Club, nicknamed the Gulls, are an English association football club based in the tourist resort town of Torquay, Devon. They played in the Conference National in 2008–09, but were promoted to Football League Two after a 2–0 win over Cambridge United on 17 May 2009 at Wembley...
on April 28th 1984. Micky Cook
Micky Cook
Michael "Micky" Cook is an English former professional footballer who played as a right back. Cook spent his entire career with Colchester United, making 614 appearances in the Football League and holds the all time club record for appearances...
, who had set a club record 613 appearances, and Steve Leslie both retired through injury.
Squad
Player Info
| Pos. | Name | Place of Birth | Date of Birth | Previous Club | Date Joined | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK |  England Alec ChamberlainAlec Chamberlain Alec Francis Roy Chamberlain is a former English goalkeeper currently employed by Watford as the club's goalkeeping coach. He made 788 league appearances during his 25-year playing career, the final 11 years and 247 appearances of which were with Watford.-Career:Chamberlain started his career at... |
England March March, Cambridgeshire March is a Fenland market town and civil parish in the Isle of Ely area of Cambridgeshire, England. March was the county town of the Isle of Ely, a separate administrative county between 1889 and 1965, and is now the administrative centre of Fenland District Council.The town was an important... |
20 June 1964 | England Ipswich Town Ipswich Town F.C. Ipswich Town Football Club are an English professional football team based in Ipswich, Suffolk. As of 2011, they play in the Football League Championship, having last appeared in the Premier League in 2001–02.... |
3 January 1983 | Free |
| DF | England Phil Coleman Phil Coleman (footballer) Phillip Coleman , is an English footballer who played as a defender in the Football League. He currently works as the Head of Physical Education at Colne Community School and College.-External links:*... |
England Woolwich Woolwich Woolwich is a district in south London, England, located in the London Borough of Greenwich. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London.Woolwich formed part of Kent until 1889 when the County of London was created... |
8 September 1960 | England Millwall Millwall F.C. Millwall Football Club is an English professional football club based in South Bermondsey, south east London, that plays in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football. Founded as Millwall Rovers in 1885, the club has retained its name despite having last played in the... |
21 February 1981 | £15,000 |
| DF | England Tony Hadley Tony Hadley (footballer) Anthony Paul Frederick "Tony" Hadley is an English former professional footballer who played as a central defender. He played for Essex football league rivals Southend United and Colchester United amongst a variety of Essex non-league teams.-External links:**... |
England Upminster Upminster Upminster is a suburban town in northeast London, England, and part of the London Borough of Havering. Located east-northeast of Charing Cross, it is one of the locally important district centres identified in the London Plan, and comprises a number of shopping streets and a large residential... |
5 July 1955 | England Southend United Southend United F.C. Southend United Football Club is an English football club based at Roots Hall Stadium, Prittlewell, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, who play in Football League Two. Their home ground is Roots Hall, and the club plan to move into a new 22,000-seater stadium located at Fossetts Farm.-Stadium:The club has had... |
27 August 1983 | Free |
| DF | England Rudi Hedman Rudi Hedman Rudolph Gideon "Rudi" Hedman is a retired English professional footballer. He mainly played as a defender.-External links:**... |
England Lambeth Lambeth Lambeth is a district of south London, England, and part of the London Borough of Lambeth. It is situated southeast of Charing Cross.-Toponymy:... |
16 November 1964 | England Youth Team |
1 August 1983 | Free |
| DF |  Scotland Stewart HoustonStewart Houston Stewart Mackie Houston is a Scottish former football player and coach.A left back, Houston's first professional club were Chelsea, but he failed to break into the first team and only made 14 appearances in five years. He was sold to Brentford in 1972... |
Scotland Dunoon Dunoon Dunoon is a resort town situated on the Cowal Peninsula in Argyll, Scotland. It sits on the Firth of Clyde to the south of Holy Loch and to the west of Gourock.-Waterfront:... |
20 August 1949 | England Sheffield United Sheffield United F.C. Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire.They were the first sporting team to use the name 'United' and are nicknamed 'The Blades', thanks to Sheffield's worldwide reputation for steel production... |
27 August 1983 | Free |
| DF | Scotland Ian Phillips Ian Phillips Ian Alexander Phillips is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a fullback in The Football League for Mansfield, Peterborough, Northampton, Colchester in two spells and Aldershot. He left Colchester after his second spell to become player-manager of Halstead Town-External links:**... |
Scotland Cumnock Cumnock Cumnock is a town in East Ayrshire, Scotland. The town sits at the confluence of the Glaisnock Water and the Lugar Water... |
23 April 1959 | England Northampton Town Northampton Town F.C. Northampton Town Football Club are an English professional football club based in Northampton, Northamptonshire. They currently play in Football League Two, the lowest league division, after being relegated from League One on the last day of the 2008–09 season... |
9 September 1983 | Free |
| DF | England Steve Wignall Steve Wignall Steven Leslie "Steve" Wignall is an English former professional football manager and player. During his playing career, Wignall, who played as a central defender, made over 600 appearances in the Football League.-Playing career:... |
England Liverpool Liverpool Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880... |
17 September 1954 | England Doncaster Rovers Doncaster Rovers F.C. Doncaster Rovers Football Club is an English football club, based at the Keepmoat Stadium in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. The team currently competes in the Football League Championship, after being promoted via the League One play-offs in 2008, and have remained there since.The club was founded in... |
13 September 1977 | £5,000 |
| MF | England Andy Farrell Andy Farrell (footballer) Andrew James "Andy" Farrell is an English former professional association footballer who played as a midfielder.-References:* at the Post-War Player Database... |
England Colchester Colchester Colchester is an historic town and the largest settlement within the borough of Colchester in Essex, England.At the time of the census in 2001, it had a population of 104,390. However, the population is rapidly increasing, and has been named as one of Britain's fastest growing towns. As the... |
7 October 1965 | England Youth Team |
1 August 1983 | Free |
| MF | England Perry Groves Perry Groves Perry Groves is a former English footballer, known chiefly for his time at Arsenal. He was a fast-paced player who usually played as winger, and occasionally as a striker... |
England Bow Bow, London Bow is an area of London, England, United Kingdom in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It is a built-up, mostly residential district located east of Charing Cross, and is a part of the East End.-Bridges at Bowe:... |
19 April 1965 | England Youth Team |
1 August 1981 | Free |
| MF | England Jeff Hull Jeff Hull Jeffrey Hull is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for football league clubs Southend United and Essex rivals Colchester United. He retired from the professional game in 1985 through injury.-External links:**... |
England Rochford Rochford Rochford is a small town in the Rochford district of Essex in the East of England. It is sited about 43 miles from Central London and approximately 21 miles from the Essex county town, Chelmsford... |
25 August 1960 | England Basildon United Basildon United F.C. Basildon United Football Club is an English football club based in Basildon, Essex. They currently compete in the Essex Senior League and are nicknamed the Bees, due to the club adopting amber and black as the team colours.-1967 to 1970:... |
17 December 1982 | Free |
| MF | England Roger Osborne Roger Osborne Roger Charles Osborne is a former professional footballer who is best known for scoring the winning goal in the 1978 FA Cup Final.-Biography:... |
England Otley Otley, Suffolk Otley is a village located in the county of Suffolk, England, about eight miles north of Ipswich. The village is home to Otley Hall, a 16th century, Grade I listed house which was historically the seat of the family of Bartholomew Gosnold, and Otley College, offering vocationally focused courses... |
9 March 1950 | England Ipswich Town Ipswich Town F.C. Ipswich Town Football Club are an English professional football team based in Ipswich, Suffolk. As of 2011, they play in the Football League Championship, having last appeared in the Premier League in 2001–02.... |
14 February 1981 | £25,000 |
| FW | England Tony Adcock Tony Adcock Anthony "Tony" Charles Adcock is an English former professional footballer. He was born in Bethnal Green, London.-Career:... |
England Bethnal Green Bethnal Green Bethnal Green is a district of the East End of London, England and part of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, with the far northern parts falling within the London Borough of Hackney. Located northeast of Charing Cross, it was historically an agrarian hamlet in the ancient parish of Stepney,... |
27 March 1963 | England Youth Team |
1 August 1980 | Free |
| FW |  Wales Keith BowenKeith Bowen Keith Bryn Bowen is a former Welsh footballer who played as a forward in The Football League in the 1980s.-Career:... |
England Northampton Northampton Northampton is a large market town and local government district in the East Midlands region of England. Situated about north-west of London and around south-east of Birmingham, Northampton lies on the River Nene and is the county town of Northamptonshire. The demonym of Northampton is... |
26 February 1958 | England Brentford Brentford F.C. Brentford Football Club are a professional English football club based in Brentford in the London Borough of Hounslow. They are currently playing in Football League One.... |
25 March 1983 | Free |
| FW | England Dave Hubbick Dave Hubbick Dave Hubbick is a former professional footballer who played for Wimbledon and Colchester United.-Biography:Born in South Shields, Hubbick started his career at Ipswich Town, but failed to make a first team appearance for the club... |
England South Shields South Shields South Shields is a coastal town in Tyne and Wear, England, located at the mouth of the River Tyne to Tyne Dock, and about downstream from Newcastle upon Tyne... |
16 March 1960 | England Dagenham Dagenham F.C. Dagenham F.C. was an English football club based in Dagenham. Established in 1949, the club played at Victoria Road from 1955 until its merger with Redbridge Forest in 1992 to form Dagenham & Redbridge.-History:... |
15 October 1983 | Free |
| FW | England Les Mutrie Les Mutrie Leslie Alan "Les" Mutrie is an English former footballer who played for Gateshead, Carlisle United, Blyth Spartans, Hull City, Doncaster Rovers, Colchester United, Hartlepool United and Dudley Welfare.-References:... |
England Newcastle upon Tyne Newcastle upon Tyne Newcastle upon Tyne is a city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. Historically a part of Northumberland, it is situated on the north bank of the River Tyne... |
5 May 1952 | England Hull City Hull City A.F.C. Hull City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, founded in 1904. The club participates in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football... |
28 January 1984 | £10,000 |
Transfers In
| Date | Pos. | Player Name | Previous Club | Transfer Fee | Notes |
| 1 August 1983 | DF | England Rudi Hedman Rudi Hedman Rudolph Gideon "Rudi" Hedman is a retired English professional footballer. He mainly played as a defender.-External links:**... |
England Youth Team |
Free | |
| 1 August 1983 | MF | England Andy Farrell Andy Farrell (footballer) Andrew James "Andy" Farrell is an English former professional association footballer who played as a midfielder.-References:* at the Post-War Player Database... |
England Youth Team |
Free | |
| 1 August 1983 | FW | England Craig Oldfield |
England Youth Team |
Free | |
| 1 August 1983 | FW | England John Taylor |
England Youth Team |
Free | |
| 27 August 1983 | DF | Scotland Stewart Houston Stewart Houston Stewart Mackie Houston is a Scottish former football player and coach.A left back, Houston's first professional club were Chelsea, but he failed to break into the first team and only made 14 appearances in five years. He was sold to Brentford in 1972... |
England Sheffield United Sheffield United F.C. Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire.They were the first sporting team to use the name 'United' and are nicknamed 'The Blades', thanks to Sheffield's worldwide reputation for steel production... |
Free | |
| 27 August 1983 | DF | England Tony Hadley Tony Hadley (footballer) Anthony Paul Frederick "Tony" Hadley is an English former professional footballer who played as a central defender. He played for Essex football league rivals Southend United and Colchester United amongst a variety of Essex non-league teams.-External links:**... |
England Southend United Southend United F.C. Southend United Football Club is an English football club based at Roots Hall Stadium, Prittlewell, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, who play in Football League Two. Their home ground is Roots Hall, and the club plan to move into a new 22,000-seater stadium located at Fossetts Farm.-Stadium:The club has had... |
Free | |
| 9 September 1983 | DF | Scotland Ian Phillips Ian Phillips Ian Alexander Phillips is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a fullback in The Football League for Mansfield, Peterborough, Northampton, Colchester in two spells and Aldershot. He left Colchester after his second spell to become player-manager of Halstead Town-External links:**... |
England Northampton Town Northampton Town F.C. Northampton Town Football Club are an English professional football club based in Northampton, Northamptonshire. They currently play in Football League Two, the lowest league division, after being relegated from League One on the last day of the 2008–09 season... |
Free | |
| 15 October 1983 | FW | England Dave Hubbick Dave Hubbick Dave Hubbick is a former professional footballer who played for Wimbledon and Colchester United.-Biography:Born in South Shields, Hubbick started his career at Ipswich Town, but failed to make a first team appearance for the club... |
England Dagenham Dagenham F.C. Dagenham F.C. was an English football club based in Dagenham. Established in 1949, the club played at Victoria Road from 1955 until its merger with Redbridge Forest in 1992 to form Dagenham & Redbridge.-History:... |
Free | |
| 18 October 1983 | DF | England Adam Nichols |
England Ipswich Town Ipswich Town F.C. Ipswich Town Football Club are an English professional football team based in Ipswich, Suffolk. As of 2011, they play in the Football League Championship, having last appeared in the Premier League in 2001–02.... |
Free | |
| 28 January 1984 | FW | England Les Mutrie Les Mutrie Leslie Alan "Les" Mutrie is an English former footballer who played for Gateshead, Carlisle United, Blyth Spartans, Hull City, Doncaster Rovers, Colchester United, Hartlepool United and Dudley Welfare.-References:... |
England Hull City Hull City A.F.C. Hull City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, founded in 1904. The club participates in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football... |
£10,000 | |
Transfers Out
| Date | Pos. | Player Name | New Club | Transfer Fee | Notes |
| 2 May 1983 | GK | Wales Mike Walker |
 European Union Retired |
Free | |
| 13 May 1983 | DF | England Mick Packer |
England Wivenhoe Town Wivenhoe Town F.C. Wivenhoe Town F.C. is an English football club based in Wivenhoe, Essex. The club are currently members of the Eastern Counties League Premier Division and play at Broad Lane.-History:... |
Free | |
| 13 May 1983 | DF | England Wayne Ward Wayne Ward Wayne Ward is an English former footballer.-Career:Ward started his career with Colchester United in May 1982. He made 22 appearances for the club in the Football League before joining non-league side Tiptree United in 1983.-Notes:... |
England Tiptree United Tiptree United F.C. Tiptree United F.C. was an English football club based in Tiptree, Essex. Established in 1933, the club was absorbed into Maldon Town in 2010, creating Maldon & Tiptree.-History:... |
Free | |
| 13 May 1983 | MF | England Ian Allinson Ian Allinson Ian James Robert Allinson is an English former football player and manager.-Career:Allinson was born in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, and joined Colchester United as a schoolboy in 1974. He spent nine years with them, playing usually as a striker... |
England Arsenal Arsenal F.C. Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups... |
Free | |
| 13 May 1983 | FW | England Roy McDonough Roy McDonough Roy McDonough is a former professional football player and manager in the English football league. His surname is occasionally misspelt in the media as Roy McDonagh.-Playing career:... |
England Southend United Southend United F.C. Southend United Football Club is an English football club based at Roots Hall Stadium, Prittlewell, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, who play in Football League Two. Their home ground is Roots Hall, and the club plan to move into a new 22,000-seater stadium located at Fossetts Farm.-Stadium:The club has had... |
Free | |
| 14 September 1983 | FW | England John Taylor |
England Cambridge United Cambridge United F.C. Cambridge United Football Club is a professional football club from Cambridge, England. They are currently playing the 2011-2012 season in the Conference National, the fifth tier of the English league system, where they have competed since 2005 following their relegation from the Football League... |
Free | |
| 2 January 1984 | DF | England Adam Nichols |
 South Africa Wits University |
Free | |
| 21 February 1984 | DF | England Craig Oldfield |
England Stowmarket Town Stowmarket Town F.C. Stowmarket Town FC is an English football club based in Stowmarket, Suffolk. The club are currently members of Eastern Counties League Division One and play at Greens Meadow.The club is affiliated to the Suffolk County FA.-History:... |
Free | |
| 31 March 1984 | MF | England Steve Leslie |
England Brentwood |
Free | |
| 14 April 1984 | DF | England Micky Cook Micky Cook Michael "Micky" Cook is an English former professional footballer who played as a right back. Cook spent his entire career with Colchester United, making 614 appearances in the Football League and holds the all time club record for appearances... |
European Union Retired |
Free | |
Fourth Division Results Summary
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Peterborough United Peterborough United F.C. Peterborough United Football Club are a professional English football club based in Peterborough. Peterborough United formed in 1934 and played in the old Midland League, which they won six times; eventually being admitted to the Football League in 1960, replacing Gateshead. Their home ground is... |
46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 72 | 48 | 68 | |
| 8 | Colchester United Colchester United F.C. Colchester United Football Club is an English football club based in Colchester. The club was formed in 1937, and briefly shared their old Layer Road home with now defunct side Colchester Town who had previously used the ground from 1910.... |
46 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 69 | 53 | +16 | 67 |
| 9 | Torquay United Torquay United F.C. Torquay United Football Club, nicknamed the Gulls, are an English association football club based in the tourist resort town of Torquay, Devon. They played in the Conference National in 2008–09, but were promoted to Football League Two after a 2–0 win over Cambridge United on 17 May 2009 at Wembley... |
46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 59 | 64 | ||
| 67 | |||||||||
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
Fourth Division Results
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27/08/1983 | Darlington Darlington F.C. Darlington Football Club is a professional association football club based in Darlington, County Durham, currently playing in the Conference National. The club was founded in 1883, and originally played its games at Feethams, before moving to the Darlington Arena in 2003... |
A | 2-0 | 1,441 | Adcock Tony Adcock Anthony "Tony" Charles Adcock is an English former professional footballer. He was born in Bethnal Green, London.-Career:... , Houston Stewart Houston Stewart Mackie Houston is a Scottish former football player and coach.A left back, Houston's first professional club were Chelsea, but he failed to break into the first team and only made 14 appearances in five years. He was sold to Brentford in 1972... |
| 03/09/1983 | Blackpool Blackpool F.C. Blackpool Football Club are an English football club founded in 1887 from the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool. They are competing in the 2011–12 season of the The Championship, the second tier of professional football in England, having been relegated from the Premier League at the end of the... |
H | 2-1 | 2,169 | Adcock Tony Adcock Anthony "Tony" Charles Adcock is an English former professional footballer. He was born in Bethnal Green, London.-Career:... (pen. Penalty kick A penalty kick is a type of direct free kick in association football, taken from twelve yards out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of the defending team between the penalty taker and the goal.Penalty kicks are performed during normal play... ), Serella (o.g. Own goal An own net occurs in goal-scoring games when a player scores a goal that is registered against his or her own team. It is usually accidental, and may be a result of an attempt at defensive play that failed or was spoiled by opponents.... ) |
| 06/09/1983 | Bristol City Bristol City F.C. Bristol City Football Club is one of two football league clubs in Bristol, England . They play at Ashton Gate, located in the south-west of the City... |
H | 0-0 | 2,120 | |
| 09/09/1983 | Stockport County Stockport County F.C. Stockport County Football Club is an English football club based in Stockport, Greater Manchester. The club formed in 1883 as Heaton Norris Rovers, shortly afterwards merging with Heaton Norris F.C., and adopted the current name on 24 May 1890 on the creation of the County Borough of Stockport... |
A | 0-0 | 2,077 | |
| 17/09/1983 | Rochdale | H | 4-0 | 1,955 | Bowen Keith Bowen Keith Bryn Bowen is a former Welsh footballer who played as a forward in The Football League in the 1980s.-Career:... , Adcock Tony Adcock Anthony "Tony" Charles Adcock is an English former professional footballer. He was born in Bethnal Green, London.-Career:... (2), Wignall Steve Wignall Steven Leslie "Steve" Wignall is an English former professional football manager and player. During his playing career, Wignall, who played as a central defender, made over 600 appearances in the Football League.-Playing career:... |
| 24/09/1983 | Chesterfield Chesterfield F.C. Chesterfield Football Club is an English football club based in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. The club currently plays in Football League One, the third tier of English football. Despite being the fourth oldest Football League club in England, they have spent most of their existence in the lower... |
A | 1-1 | 4,106 | Wignall Steve Wignall Steven Leslie "Steve" Wignall is an English former professional football manager and player. During his playing career, Wignall, who played as a central defender, made over 600 appearances in the Football League.-Playing career:... |
| 26/09/1983 | Tranmere Rovers Tranmere Rovers F.C. Tranmere Rovers Football Club are an English team based in Birkenhead, Wirral. The club currently compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system... |
A | 1-2 | 1,866 | Adcock Tony Adcock Anthony "Tony" Charles Adcock is an English former professional footballer. He was born in Bethnal Green, London.-Career:... (pen. Penalty kick A penalty kick is a type of direct free kick in association football, taken from twelve yards out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of the defending team between the penalty taker and the goal.Penalty kicks are performed during normal play... ) |
| 01/10/1983 | Chester City Chester City F.C. Chester City Football Club was an English football team from Chester. The club was founded as Chester F.C., and joined the Football League in 1931, spending most of their time in the lower divisions. They changed their name to Chester City in 1983. Chester won their first league title in 2004, the... |
H | 1-0 | 1,976 | Adcock Tony Adcock Anthony "Tony" Charles Adcock is an English former professional footballer. He was born in Bethnal Green, London.-Career:... |
| 07/10/1983 | York City York City F.C. York City Football Club is an English football club based in York, North Yorkshire. The club participates in the Conference National, the fifth tier of English football. Founded in 1922, they joined the Football League in 1929, and have spent most of their history in the lower divisions... |
A | 0-3 | 6,207 | |
| 15/10/1983 | Northampton Town Northampton Town F.C. Northampton Town Football Club are an English professional football club based in Northampton, Northamptonshire. They currently play in Football League Two, the lowest league division, after being relegated from League One on the last day of the 2008–09 season... |
H | 2-2 | 1,964 | Houston Stewart Houston Stewart Mackie Houston is a Scottish former football player and coach.A left back, Houston's first professional club were Chelsea, but he failed to break into the first team and only made 14 appearances in five years. He was sold to Brentford in 1972... , Cook Micky Cook Michael "Micky" Cook is an English former professional footballer who played as a right back. Cook spent his entire career with Colchester United, making 614 appearances in the Football League and holds the all time club record for appearances... |
| 18/10/1983 | Bury Bury F.C. Bury Football Club is an association football team based in Bury, Greater Manchester. The team currently play in League One. The club's nickname is The Shakers which was bestowed upon them by club chairman JT Ingham, an industrialist and ironmonger of the late 1890s.-Formation of the club and the... |
H | 1-0 | 1,969 | Adcock Tony Adcock Anthony "Tony" Charles Adcock is an English former professional footballer. He was born in Bethnal Green, London.-Career:... |
| 22/10/1983 | Swindon Town Swindon Town F.C. Swindon Town Football Club are a team based in Swindon, Wiltshire. Currently in League Two, Swindon have been managed by Paolo Di Canio since 23 May 2011... |
A | 1-2 | 3,079 | Adcock Tony Adcock Anthony "Tony" Charles Adcock is an English former professional footballer. He was born in Bethnal Green, London.-Career:... (pen. Penalty kick A penalty kick is a type of direct free kick in association football, taken from twelve yards out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of the defending team between the penalty taker and the goal.Penalty kicks are performed during normal play... ) |
| 29/10/1983 | Crewe Alexandra Crewe Alexandra F.C. Crewe Alexandra Football Club is an English professional football club based in Crewe, Cheshire. Nicknamed The Railwaymen due to the town's links with the rail industry, they currently play in Football League Two, the fourth tier of English football, and are based at the Alexandra Stadium.The club... |
H | 2-0 | 3,402 | Adcock Tony Adcock Anthony "Tony" Charles Adcock is an English former professional footballer. He was born in Bethnal Green, London.-Career:... (2) (pen. Penalty kick A penalty kick is a type of direct free kick in association football, taken from twelve yards out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of the defending team between the penalty taker and the goal.Penalty kicks are performed during normal play... ) |
| 01/11/1983 | Doncaster Rovers Doncaster Rovers F.C. Doncaster Rovers Football Club is an English football club, based at the Keepmoat Stadium in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. The team currently competes in the Football League Championship, after being promoted via the League One play-offs in 2008, and have remained there since.The club was founded in... |
A | 3-3 | 3,491 | Bowen Keith Bowen Keith Bryn Bowen is a former Welsh footballer who played as a forward in The Football League in the 1980s.-Career:... , Humphries (o.g. Own goal An own net occurs in goal-scoring games when a player scores a goal that is registered against his or her own team. It is usually accidental, and may be a result of an attempt at defensive play that failed or was spoiled by opponents.... ), Adcock Tony Adcock Anthony "Tony" Charles Adcock is an English former professional footballer. He was born in Bethnal Green, London.-Career:... (pen. Penalty kick A penalty kick is a type of direct free kick in association football, taken from twelve yards out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of the defending team between the penalty taker and the goal.Penalty kicks are performed during normal play... ) |
| 05/11/1983 | Reading Reading F.C. Reading Football Club is an English association football club based in the town of Reading, Berkshire who currently play in the Championship... |
H | 3-0 | 2,433 | Houston Stewart Houston Stewart Mackie Houston is a Scottish former football player and coach.A left back, Houston's first professional club were Chelsea, but he failed to break into the first team and only made 14 appearances in five years. He was sold to Brentford in 1972... , Steve Leslie, Adcock Tony Adcock Anthony "Tony" Charles Adcock is an English former professional footballer. He was born in Bethnal Green, London.-Career:... |
| 12/11/1983 | Mansfield Town Mansfield Town F.C. Mansfield Town Football Club is an English football club from the former mining town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. The club was formed in 1897 as Mansfield Wesleyans and changed its name to Mansfield Wesley in 1906 before settling on Mansfield Town in 1910... |
A | 0-0 | 3,042 | |
| 26/11/1983 | Torquay United Torquay United F.C. Torquay United Football Club, nicknamed the Gulls, are an English association football club based in the tourist resort town of Torquay, Devon. They played in the Conference National in 2008–09, but were promoted to Football League Two after a 2–0 win over Cambridge United on 17 May 2009 at Wembley... |
A | 1-2 | 1,364 | Cook Micky Cook Michael "Micky" Cook is an English former professional footballer who played as a right back. Cook spent his entire career with Colchester United, making 614 appearances in the Football League and holds the all time club record for appearances... |
| 03/12/1983 | Hartlepool United Hartlepool United F.C. Hartlepool United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Hartlepool that currently play in League One. The team won promotion to League One in the 2006–07 season... |
H | 6-0 | 1,935 | Wignall Steve Wignall Steven Leslie "Steve" Wignall is an English former professional football manager and player. During his playing career, Wignall, who played as a central defender, made over 600 appearances in the Football League.-Playing career:... (2), Nichols, Phillips Ian Phillips Ian Alexander Phillips is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a fullback in The Football League for Mansfield, Peterborough, Northampton, Colchester in two spells and Aldershot. He left Colchester after his second spell to become player-manager of Halstead Town-External links:**... (2), Groves Perry Groves Perry Groves is a former English footballer, known chiefly for his time at Arsenal. He was a fast-paced player who usually played as winger, and occasionally as a striker... |
| 17/12/1983 | Halifax Town | H | 4-1 | 1,866 | Houston Stewart Houston Stewart Mackie Houston is a Scottish former football player and coach.A left back, Houston's first professional club were Chelsea, but he failed to break into the first team and only made 14 appearances in five years. He was sold to Brentford in 1972... , Adcock Tony Adcock Anthony "Tony" Charles Adcock is an English former professional footballer. He was born in Bethnal Green, London.-Career:... , Bowen Keith Bowen Keith Bryn Bowen is a former Welsh footballer who played as a forward in The Football League in the 1980s.-Career:... (2) |
| 26/12/1983 | Peterborough United Peterborough United F.C. Peterborough United Football Club are a professional English football club based in Peterborough. Peterborough United formed in 1934 and played in the old Midland League, which they won six times; eventually being admitted to the Football League in 1960, replacing Gateshead. Their home ground is... |
A | 0-2 | 6,527 | |
| 27/12/1983 | Aldershot Aldershot F.C. Aldershot Football Club was an English Football League club, which was wound up in the High Court in March 1992. They became the first Football League club since Accrington Stanley to resign from the League during the course of a season. The club was nicknamed the Shots for both the last syllable... |
H | 4-1 | 3,123 | Adcock Tony Adcock Anthony "Tony" Charles Adcock is an English former professional footballer. He was born in Bethnal Green, London.-Career:... (2) (pen Penalty kick A penalty kick is a type of direct free kick in association football, taken from twelve yards out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of the defending team between the penalty taker and the goal.Penalty kicks are performed during normal play... ), Wignall Steve Wignall Steven Leslie "Steve" Wignall is an English former professional football manager and player. During his playing career, Wignall, who played as a central defender, made over 600 appearances in the Football League.-Playing career:... , Bowen Keith Bowen Keith Bryn Bowen is a former Welsh footballer who played as a forward in The Football League in the 1980s.-Career:... |
| 02/01/1984 | Wrexham | H | 1-1 | 3,182 | Adcock Tony Adcock Anthony "Tony" Charles Adcock is an English former professional footballer. He was born in Bethnal Green, London.-Career:... |
| 14/01/1984 | Darlington Darlington F.C. Darlington Football Club is a professional association football club based in Darlington, County Durham, currently playing in the Conference National. The club was founded in 1883, and originally played its games at Feethams, before moving to the Darlington Arena in 2003... |
H | 2-1 | 2,151 | Adcock Tony Adcock Anthony "Tony" Charles Adcock is an English former professional footballer. He was born in Bethnal Green, London.-Career:... (2) (pen. Penalty kick A penalty kick is a type of direct free kick in association football, taken from twelve yards out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of the defending team between the penalty taker and the goal.Penalty kicks are performed during normal play... ) |
| 28/01/1984 | Stockport County Stockport County F.C. Stockport County Football Club is an English football club based in Stockport, Greater Manchester. The club formed in 1883 as Heaton Norris Rovers, shortly afterwards merging with Heaton Norris F.C., and adopted the current name on 24 May 1890 on the creation of the County Borough of Stockport... |
H | 1-1 | 2,213 | Adcock Tony Adcock Anthony "Tony" Charles Adcock is an English former professional footballer. He was born in Bethnal Green, London.-Career:... |
| 04/02/1984 | Chester City Chester City F.C. Chester City Football Club was an English football team from Chester. The club was founded as Chester F.C., and joined the Football League in 1931, spending most of their time in the lower divisions. They changed their name to Chester City in 1983. Chester won their first league title in 2004, the... |
A | 4-1 | 1,179 | Bowen Keith Bowen Keith Bryn Bowen is a former Welsh footballer who played as a forward in The Football League in the 1980s.-Career:... (2), Phillips Ian Phillips Ian Alexander Phillips is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a fullback in The Football League for Mansfield, Peterborough, Northampton, Colchester in two spells and Aldershot. He left Colchester after his second spell to become player-manager of Halstead Town-External links:**... , Mutrie Les Mutrie Leslie Alan "Les" Mutrie is an English former footballer who played for Gateshead, Carlisle United, Blyth Spartans, Hull City, Doncaster Rovers, Colchester United, Hartlepool United and Dudley Welfare.-References:... |
| 11/02/1984 | Chesterfield Chesterfield F.C. Chesterfield Football Club is an English football club based in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. The club currently plays in Football League One, the third tier of English football. Despite being the fourth oldest Football League club in England, they have spent most of their existence in the lower... |
H | 2-0 | 2,358 | Adcock Tony Adcock Anthony "Tony" Charles Adcock is an English former professional footballer. He was born in Bethnal Green, London.-Career:... , Wignall Steve Wignall Steven Leslie "Steve" Wignall is an English former professional football manager and player. During his playing career, Wignall, who played as a central defender, made over 600 appearances in the Football League.-Playing career:... |
| 14/02/1984 | Doncaster Rovers Doncaster Rovers F.C. Doncaster Rovers Football Club is an English football club, based at the Keepmoat Stadium in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. The team currently competes in the Football League Championship, after being promoted via the League One play-offs in 2008, and have remained there since.The club was founded in... |
H | 1-1 | 2,821 | Bowen Keith Bowen Keith Bryn Bowen is a former Welsh footballer who played as a forward in The Football League in the 1980s.-Career:... |
| 18/02/1984 | Crewe Alexandra Crewe Alexandra F.C. Crewe Alexandra Football Club is an English professional football club based in Crewe, Cheshire. Nicknamed The Railwaymen due to the town's links with the rail industry, they currently play in Football League Two, the fourth tier of English football, and are based at the Alexandra Stadium.The club... |
A | 1-1 | 2,532 | Bowen Keith Bowen Keith Bryn Bowen is a former Welsh footballer who played as a forward in The Football League in the 1980s.-Career:... |
| 25/02/1984 | Swindon Town Swindon Town F.C. Swindon Town Football Club are a team based in Swindon, Wiltshire. Currently in League Two, Swindon have been managed by Paolo Di Canio since 23 May 2011... |
H | 0-0 | 2,448 | |
| 04/03/1984 | Bury Bury F.C. Bury Football Club is an association football team based in Bury, Greater Manchester. The team currently play in League One. The club's nickname is The Shakers which was bestowed upon them by club chairman JT Ingham, an industrialist and ironmonger of the late 1890s.-Formation of the club and the... |
A | 1-1 | 1,576 | Adcock Tony Adcock Anthony "Tony" Charles Adcock is an English former professional footballer. He was born in Bethnal Green, London.-Career:... (pen. Penalty kick A penalty kick is a type of direct free kick in association football, taken from twelve yards out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of the defending team between the penalty taker and the goal.Penalty kicks are performed during normal play... ) |
| 07/03/1984 | Reading Reading F.C. Reading Football Club is an English association football club based in the town of Reading, Berkshire who currently play in the Championship... |
A | 0-1 | 3,360 | |
| 10/03/1984 | Mansfield Town Mansfield Town F.C. Mansfield Town Football Club is an English football club from the former mining town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. The club was formed in 1897 as Mansfield Wesleyans and changed its name to Mansfield Wesley in 1906 before settling on Mansfield Town in 1910... |
H | 1-0 | 2,007 | Bowen Keith Bowen Keith Bryn Bowen is a former Welsh footballer who played as a forward in The Football League in the 1980s.-Career:... |
| 17/03/1984 | York City York City F.C. York City Football Club is an English football club based in York, North Yorkshire. The club participates in the Conference National, the fifth tier of English football. Founded in 1922, they joined the Football League in 1929, and have spent most of their history in the lower divisions... |
H | 1-3 | 3,032 | Bowen Keith Bowen Keith Bryn Bowen is a former Welsh footballer who played as a forward in The Football League in the 1980s.-Career:... |
| 24/03/1984 | Northampton Town Northampton Town F.C. Northampton Town Football Club are an English professional football club based in Northampton, Northamptonshire. They currently play in Football League Two, the lowest league division, after being relegated from League One on the last day of the 2008–09 season... |
A | 1-3 | 1,499 | Phillips Ian Phillips Ian Alexander Phillips is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a fullback in The Football League for Mansfield, Peterborough, Northampton, Colchester in two spells and Aldershot. He left Colchester after his second spell to become player-manager of Halstead Town-External links:**... |
| 31/03/1984 | Bristol City Bristol City F.C. Bristol City Football Club is one of two football league clubs in Bristol, England . They play at Ashton Gate, located in the south-west of the City... |
A | 1-4 | 6,504 | Wignall Steve Wignall Steven Leslie "Steve" Wignall is an English former professional football manager and player. During his playing career, Wignall, who played as a central defender, made over 600 appearances in the Football League.-Playing career:... |
| 04/04/1984 | Hereford United Hereford United F.C. Hereford United Football Club is an English professional football club based in the city of Hereford. Founded in 1924, they are competing in Football League Two in the 2011–12 season. Hereford have played at Edgar Street for their entire history and are nicknamed 'The Whites' or 'The Lilywhites',... |
A | 1-1 | 2,501 | Wignall Steve Wignall Steven Leslie "Steve" Wignall is an English former professional football manager and player. During his playing career, Wignall, who played as a central defender, made over 600 appearances in the Football League.-Playing career:... |
| 07/04/1984 | Tranmere Rovers Tranmere Rovers F.C. Tranmere Rovers Football Club are an English team based in Birkenhead, Wirral. The club currently compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system... |
H | 0-1 | 1,679 | |
| 14/04/1984 | Hartlepool United Hartlepool United F.C. Hartlepool United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Hartlepool that currently play in League One. The team won promotion to League One in the 2006–07 season... |
A | 0-0 | 1,001 | |
| 17/04/1984 | Rochdale | A | 0-0 | 1,020 | |
| 21/04/1984 | Peterborough United Peterborough United F.C. Peterborough United Football Club are a professional English football club based in Peterborough. Peterborough United formed in 1934 and played in the old Midland League, which they won six times; eventually being admitted to the Football League in 1960, replacing Gateshead. Their home ground is... |
H | 1-1 | 1,746 | Adcock Tony Adcock Anthony "Tony" Charles Adcock is an English former professional footballer. He was born in Bethnal Green, London.-Career:... |
| 23/04/1984 | Aldershot Aldershot F.C. Aldershot Football Club was an English Football League club, which was wound up in the High Court in March 1992. They became the first Football League club since Accrington Stanley to resign from the League during the course of a season. The club was nicknamed the Shots for both the last syllable... |
A | 1-5 | 2,443 | Adcock Tony Adcock Anthony "Tony" Charles Adcock is an English former professional footballer. He was born in Bethnal Green, London.-Career:... |
| 28/04/1984 | Torquay United Torquay United F.C. Torquay United Football Club, nicknamed the Gulls, are an English association football club based in the tourist resort town of Torquay, Devon. They played in the Conference National in 2008–09, but were promoted to Football League Two after a 2–0 win over Cambridge United on 17 May 2009 at Wembley... |
H | 3-0 | 1,226 | Compton Paul Compton Paul David Compton is an English former professional footballer and football club manager. He most notably managed Torquay United during the 1992-93 season, and was assistant manager at Dorchester Town prior to rejoining Torquay United in the summer of 2008 as joint manager of their new youth set-up... (o.g. Own goal An own net occurs in goal-scoring games when a player scores a goal that is registered against his or her own team. It is usually accidental, and may be a result of an attempt at defensive play that failed or was spoiled by opponents.... ), Phillips Ian Phillips Ian Alexander Phillips is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a fullback in The Football League for Mansfield, Peterborough, Northampton, Colchester in two spells and Aldershot. He left Colchester after his second spell to become player-manager of Halstead Town-External links:**... (pen. Penalty kick A penalty kick is a type of direct free kick in association football, taken from twelve yards out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of the defending team between the penalty taker and the goal.Penalty kicks are performed during normal play... ), Adcock Tony Adcock Anthony "Tony" Charles Adcock is an English former professional footballer. He was born in Bethnal Green, London.-Career:... |
| 01/05/1984 | Blackpool Blackpool F.C. Blackpool Football Club are an English football club founded in 1887 from the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool. They are competing in the 2011–12 season of the The Championship, the second tier of professional football in England, having been relegated from the Premier League at the end of the... |
A | 2-3 | 3,111 | Hull Jeff Hull Jeffrey Hull is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for football league clubs Southend United and Essex rivals Colchester United. He retired from the professional game in 1985 through injury.-External links:**... , Adcock Tony Adcock Anthony "Tony" Charles Adcock is an English former professional footballer. He was born in Bethnal Green, London.-Career:... |
| 05/05/1984 | Wrexham | A | 2-0 | 1,016 | Osborne Roger Osborne Roger Charles Osborne is a former professional footballer who is best known for scoring the winning goal in the 1978 FA Cup Final.-Biography:... , Groves Perry Groves Perry Groves is a former English footballer, known chiefly for his time at Arsenal. He was a fast-paced player who usually played as winger, and occasionally as a striker... |
| 07/05/1984 | Hereford United Hereford United F.C. Hereford United Football Club is an English professional football club based in the city of Hereford. Founded in 1924, they are competing in Football League Two in the 2011–12 season. Hereford have played at Edgar Street for their entire history and are nicknamed 'The Whites' or 'The Lilywhites',... |
H | 3-0 | 1,286 | Bowen Keith Bowen Keith Bryn Bowen is a former Welsh footballer who played as a forward in The Football League in the 1980s.-Career:... , Adcock Tony Adcock Anthony "Tony" Charles Adcock is an English former professional footballer. He was born in Bethnal Green, London.-Career:... , Larkin Tony Larkin Anthony Gerard "Tony" Larkin is a former English professional footballer and the current manager and coach of the England blind football team, which is based at the Royal National College for the Blind in Hereford... (o.g. Own goal An own net occurs in goal-scoring games when a player scores a goal that is registered against his or her own team. It is usually accidental, and may be a result of an attempt at defensive play that failed or was spoiled by opponents.... ) |
| 11/05/1984 | Halifax Town | H | 1-4 | 1,248 | Mutrie Les Mutrie Leslie Alan "Les" Mutrie is an English former footballer who played for Gateshead, Carlisle United, Blyth Spartans, Hull City, Doncaster Rovers, Colchester United, Hartlepool United and Dudley Welfare.-References:... |
Source: 1983-84 Season Colchester United Results - coludata.co.uk
League Cup
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30/08/1983 | R1 (L1) | Reading Reading F.C. Reading Football Club is an English association football club based in the town of Reading, Berkshire who currently play in the Championship... |
H | 3-2 | 2,418 | Adcock Tony Adcock Anthony "Tony" Charles Adcock is an English former professional footballer. He was born in Bethnal Green, London.-Career:... (2), Wignall Steve Wignall Steven Leslie "Steve" Wignall is an English former professional football manager and player. During his playing career, Wignall, who played as a central defender, made over 600 appearances in the Football League.-Playing career:... |
| 14/09/1983 | R1 (L2) | Reading Reading F.C. Reading Football Club is an English association football club based in the town of Reading, Berkshire who currently play in the Championship... |
A | 3-4 Away goals Away goals rule The away goals rule is a method of breaking ties in association football and other sports when teams play each other twice, once at each team's home ground. By the away goals rule, the team that has scored more goals "away from home" will win if scores are otherwise equal... |
3,460 | Adcock Tony Adcock Anthony "Tony" Charles Adcock is an English former professional footballer. He was born in Bethnal Green, London.-Career:... , Wignall Steve Wignall Steven Leslie "Steve" Wignall is an English former professional football manager and player. During his playing career, Wignall, who played as a central defender, made over 600 appearances in the Football League.-Playing career:... , Bowen Keith Bowen Keith Bryn Bowen is a former Welsh footballer who played as a forward in The Football League in the 1980s.-Career:... |
| 04/10/1983 | R2 (L1) | Swansea City | A | 1-1 | 3,758 | Adcock Tony Adcock Anthony "Tony" Charles Adcock is an English former professional footballer. He was born in Bethnal Green, London.-Career:... |
| 25/10/1983 | R2 (L2) | Swansea City | H | 1-0 | 5,204 | Adcock Tony Adcock Anthony "Tony" Charles Adcock is an English former professional footballer. He was born in Bethnal Green, London.-Career:... |
| 08/11/1983 | R3 | Manchester United Manchester United F.C. Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958... |
H | 0-2 | 13,031 |
Source: 1983-84 Season Colchester United Results - coludata.co.uk
FA Cup
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19/11/1983 | R1 | Torquay United Torquay United F.C. Torquay United Football Club, nicknamed the Gulls, are an English association football club based in the tourist resort town of Torquay, Devon. They played in the Conference National in 2008–09, but were promoted to Football League Two after a 2–0 win over Cambridge United on 17 May 2009 at Wembley... |
A | 2-1 | 2,126 | Bowen Keith Bowen Keith Bryn Bowen is a former Welsh footballer who played as a forward in The Football League in the 1980s.-Career:... (2) |
| 10/12/1983 | R2 | Wealdstone Wealdstone F.C. Wealdstone Football Club are an English semi-professional football club who formed in Wealdstone, in the London Borough of Harrow, but are currently based a few miles away in Ruislip, in the London Borough of Hillingdon. At present, the club are members of the Isthmian League Premier Division. They... |
H | 4-0 | 2,673 | Bowen Keith Bowen Keith Bryn Bowen is a former Welsh footballer who played as a forward in The Football League in the 1980s.-Career:... (3), Houston Stewart Houston Stewart Mackie Houston is a Scottish former football player and coach.A left back, Houston's first professional club were Chelsea, but he failed to break into the first team and only made 14 appearances in five years. He was sold to Brentford in 1972... |
| 07/01/1984 | R3 | Charlton Athletic Charlton Athletic F.C. Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of Greenwich. They compete in Football League One, the third tier of English football. The club was founded on 9 June 1905, when a number of youth clubs in the southeast London area,... |
H | 0-1 | 6,296 |
Source: 1983-84 Season Colchester United Results - coludata.co.uk
League Trophy
Southern Section| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21/02/1984 | R1 | Wimbledon Wimbledon F.C. Wimbledon Football Club was an English professional association football club from Wimbledon, south-west London. Founded in 1889 as Wimbledon Old Central Football Club, the club spent most of its history in amateur and semi-professional non-League football before being elected to the Football... |
H | 2-1 | 1,888 | Adcock Tony Adcock Anthony "Tony" Charles Adcock is an English former professional footballer. He was born in Bethnal Green, London.-Career:... (pen. Penalty kick A penalty kick is a type of direct free kick in association football, taken from twelve yards out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of the defending team between the penalty taker and the goal.Penalty kicks are performed during normal play... ) (2) |
| 13/03/1984 | R2 | Southend United Southend United F.C. Southend United Football Club is an English football club based at Roots Hall Stadium, Prittlewell, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, who play in Football League Two. Their home ground is Roots Hall, and the club plan to move into a new 22,000-seater stadium located at Fossetts Farm.-Stadium:The club has had... |
H | 0-2 | 2,841 |
Source: 1983-84 Season Colchester United Results - coludata.co.uk
Squad statistics
| No. | Nat. | Pos. | Name | Total | Division Four | FA Cup FA Cup The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's... |
League Cup Football League Cup The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis... |
League Trophy Football League Trophy The Football League Trophy, currently known as the Johnstone's Paint Trophy for sponsorship reasons, is an annual English association football knock-out competition open to the 48 clubs in Football League One and Football League Two, the bottom two divisions in the four fully professional top... |
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| Scorer | Goals |
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| England Tony Adcock Tony Adcock Anthony "Tony" Charles Adcock is an English former professional footballer. He was born in Bethnal Green, London.-Career:... |
33 |
| Wales Keith Bowen Keith Bowen Keith Bryn Bowen is a former Welsh footballer who played as a forward in The Football League in the 1980s.-Career:... |
18 |
| England Steve Wignall Steve Wignall Steven Leslie "Steve" Wignall is an English former professional football manager and player. During his playing career, Wignall, who played as a central defender, made over 600 appearances in the Football League.-Playing career:... |
10 |
| Scotland Stewart Houston Stewart Houston Stewart Mackie Houston is a Scottish former football player and coach.A left back, Houston's first professional club were Chelsea, but he failed to break into the first team and only made 14 appearances in five years. He was sold to Brentford in 1972... |
5 |
| Scotland Ian Phillips Ian Phillips Ian Alexander Phillips is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a fullback in The Football League for Mansfield, Peterborough, Northampton, Colchester in two spells and Aldershot. He left Colchester after his second spell to become player-manager of Halstead Town-External links:**... |
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| England Micky Cook Micky Cook Michael "Micky" Cook is an English former professional footballer who played as a right back. Cook spent his entire career with Colchester United, making 614 appearances in the Football League and holds the all time club record for appearances... |
2 |
| England Perry Groves Perry Groves Perry Groves is a former English footballer, known chiefly for his time at Arsenal. He was a fast-paced player who usually played as winger, and occasionally as a striker... |
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| England Les Mutrie Les Mutrie Leslie Alan "Les" Mutrie is an English former footballer who played for Gateshead, Carlisle United, Blyth Spartans, Hull City, Doncaster Rovers, Colchester United, Hartlepool United and Dudley Welfare.-References:... |
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| England Jeff Hull Jeff Hull Jeffrey Hull is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for football league clubs Southend United and Essex rivals Colchester United. He retired from the professional game in 1985 through injury.-External links:**... |
1 |
| England Steve Leslie |
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| England Adam Nichols |
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| England Roger Osborne Roger Osborne Roger Charles Osborne is a former professional footballer who is best known for scoring the winning goal in the 1978 FA Cup Final.-Biography:... |
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| Own goal Own goal An own net occurs in goal-scoring games when a player scores a goal that is registered against his or her own team. It is usually accidental, and may be a result of an attempt at defensive play that failed or was spoiled by opponents.... |
4 |
League
| Scorer | Goals |
|---|---|
| England Tony Adcock Tony Adcock Anthony "Tony" Charles Adcock is an English former professional footballer. He was born in Bethnal Green, London.-Career:... |
26 |
| Wales Keith Bowen Keith Bowen Keith Bryn Bowen is a former Welsh footballer who played as a forward in The Football League in the 1980s.-Career:... |
12 |
| England Steve Wignall Steve Wignall Steven Leslie "Steve" Wignall is an English former professional football manager and player. During his playing career, Wignall, who played as a central defender, made over 600 appearances in the Football League.-Playing career:... |
8 |
| Scotland Ian Phillips Ian Phillips Ian Alexander Phillips is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a fullback in The Football League for Mansfield, Peterborough, Northampton, Colchester in two spells and Aldershot. He left Colchester after his second spell to become player-manager of Halstead Town-External links:**... |
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| Scotland Stewart Houston Stewart Houston Stewart Mackie Houston is a Scottish former football player and coach.A left back, Houston's first professional club were Chelsea, but he failed to break into the first team and only made 14 appearances in five years. He was sold to Brentford in 1972... |
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| England Micky Cook Micky Cook Michael "Micky" Cook is an English former professional footballer who played as a right back. Cook spent his entire career with Colchester United, making 614 appearances in the Football League and holds the all time club record for appearances... |
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| England Perry Groves Perry Groves Perry Groves is a former English footballer, known chiefly for his time at Arsenal. He was a fast-paced player who usually played as winger, and occasionally as a striker... |
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| England Les Mutrie Les Mutrie Leslie Alan "Les" Mutrie is an English former footballer who played for Gateshead, Carlisle United, Blyth Spartans, Hull City, Doncaster Rovers, Colchester United, Hartlepool United and Dudley Welfare.-References:... |
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| England Jeff Hull Jeff Hull Jeffrey Hull is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for football league clubs Southend United and Essex rivals Colchester United. He retired from the professional game in 1985 through injury.-External links:**... |
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| England Steve Leslie |
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| England Adam Nichols |
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| England Roger Osborne Roger Osborne Roger Charles Osborne is a former professional footballer who is best known for scoring the winning goal in the 1978 FA Cup Final.-Biography:... |
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| Own goal Own goal An own net occurs in goal-scoring games when a player scores a goal that is registered against his or her own team. It is usually accidental, and may be a result of an attempt at defensive play that failed or was spoiled by opponents.... |
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FA Cup
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| Wales Keith Bowen Keith Bowen Keith Bryn Bowen is a former Welsh footballer who played as a forward in The Football League in the 1980s.-Career:... |
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| Scotland Stewart Houston Stewart Houston Stewart Mackie Houston is a Scottish former football player and coach.A left back, Houston's first professional club were Chelsea, but he failed to break into the first team and only made 14 appearances in five years. He was sold to Brentford in 1972... |
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League Cup
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| England Tony Adcock Tony Adcock Anthony "Tony" Charles Adcock is an English former professional footballer. He was born in Bethnal Green, London.-Career:... |
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| England Steve Wignall Steve Wignall Steven Leslie "Steve" Wignall is an English former professional football manager and player. During his playing career, Wignall, who played as a central defender, made over 600 appearances in the Football League.-Playing career:... |
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| Wales Keith Bowen Keith Bowen Keith Bryn Bowen is a former Welsh footballer who played as a forward in The Football League in the 1980s.-Career:... |
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League Trophy
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| England Tony Adcock Tony Adcock Anthony "Tony" Charles Adcock is an English former professional footballer. He was born in Bethnal Green, London.-Career:... |
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Most Frequent Starting XI
This section shows players in a 5-3-2 formation with the most league starts during the season.| Pos. | Name | Apps. | Goals |
| GK | England Alec Chamberlain Alec Chamberlain Alec Francis Roy Chamberlain is a former English goalkeeper currently employed by Watford as the club's goalkeeping coach. He made 788 league appearances during his 25-year playing career, the final 11 years and 247 appearances of which were with Watford.-Career:Chamberlain started his career at... |
46 | 0 |
| DF | England Tony Hadley Tony Hadley (footballer) Anthony Paul Frederick "Tony" Hadley is an English former professional footballer who played as a central defender. He played for Essex football league rivals Southend United and Colchester United amongst a variety of Essex non-league teams.-External links:**... |
44 | 0 |
| DF | Scotland Ian Phillips Ian Phillips Ian Alexander Phillips is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a fullback in The Football League for Mansfield, Peterborough, Northampton, Colchester in two spells and Aldershot. He left Colchester after his second spell to become player-manager of Halstead Town-External links:**... |
43 | 5 |
| DF | Scotland Stewart Houston Stewart Houston Stewart Mackie Houston is a Scottish former football player and coach.A left back, Houston's first professional club were Chelsea, but he failed to break into the first team and only made 14 appearances in five years. He was sold to Brentford in 1972... |
42 | 4 |
| DF | England Steve Wignall Steve Wignall Steven Leslie "Steve" Wignall is an English former professional football manager and player. During his playing career, Wignall, who played as a central defender, made over 600 appearances in the Football League.-Playing career:... |
36 | 8 |
| DF | England Micky Cook Micky Cook Michael "Micky" Cook is an English former professional footballer who played as a right back. Cook spent his entire career with Colchester United, making 614 appearances in the Football League and holds the all time club record for appearances... |
36 | 2 |
| MF | England Perry Groves Perry Groves Perry Groves is a former English footballer, known chiefly for his time at Arsenal. He was a fast-paced player who usually played as winger, and occasionally as a striker... |
38 | 2 |
| MF | England Roger Osborne Roger Osborne Roger Charles Osborne is a former professional footballer who is best known for scoring the winning goal in the 1978 FA Cup Final.-Biography:... |
34 | 1 |
| MF | England Jeff Hull Jeff Hull Jeffrey Hull is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for football league clubs Southend United and Essex rivals Colchester United. He retired from the professional game in 1985 through injury.-External links:**... |
33 | 1 |
| FW | England Tony Adcock Tony Adcock Anthony "Tony" Charles Adcock is an English former professional footballer. He was born in Bethnal Green, London.-Career:... |
41 | 26 |
| FW | Wales Keith Bowen Keith Bowen Keith Bryn Bowen is a former Welsh footballer who played as a forward in The Football League in the 1980s.-Career:... |
46 | 12 |
Chamberlain
Alec Chamberlain
Alec Francis Roy Chamberlain is a former English goalkeeper currently employed by Watford as the club's goalkeeping coach. He made 788 league appearances during his 25-year playing career, the final 11 years and 247 appearances of which were with Watford.-Career:Chamberlain started his career at...
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