1984–85 Colchester United F.C. season
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The 1984–85 season was Colchester United's
fourth consecutive season in the Football League Fourth Division
.
who joined Brentford
.
Remarkably, United were paired with Gillingham
in both major Cup competitions and the Freight Rover Trophy
. The 5-0 FA Cup
thrashing at Layer Road
on December 8th 1984 became United's biggest ever home defeat.
Forward Tony Adcock
continued to score at will and by January had 28 goals to his credit. It was rumoured that Liverpool
were only a signature away from his capture, but a cruel knee injury virtually finished his season in which he surely would have smashed Bobby Hunt's 38 goal club record.
United also lost their shirt sponsors but Cadman finally got his buyer when Jonathan Crisp paid £150,000 for overall control of United. He promised Second Division
football within five years but in the light of the horrific Bradford fire, the timber-constructed Layer Road stands and terracing meant that it was of utmost importance to accelerate United's move to a new stadium.
As was becoming the norm, United were just not quite good enough for promotion finishing seventh and ten points adrift of fourth place. The club equalled its record away win with a 5-1 return from the March 23rd 1985 trip to Exeter
but worryingly average crowds totalled just 2,076.
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
Source: 1984-85 Season Colchester United Results - coludata.co.uk
Source: 1984-85 Season Colchester United Results - coludata.co.uk
Source: 1984-85 Season Colchester United Results - coludata.co.uk
Source: 1984-85 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....
fourth 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
During the 1983–94 season, Chairman Maurice Cadman announced that win bonuses would be dropped for the 1984–85 season with an insurance-backed promotion bonus on offer and that the club was available for sale at £150,000. During the summer, only three of the eight players out of contract chose to move on despite the new bonus scheme. The biggest loss was Steve WignallSteve 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:...
who joined 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....
.
Remarkably, United were paired with Gillingham
Gillingham F.C.
Gillingham Football Club is an English professional football club based in the town of Gillingham, Kent. The only Kent-based club in the Football League, they play their home matches at the Priestfield Stadium...
in both major Cup competitions and the Freight Rover 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...
. The 5-0 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...
thrashing 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...
on December 8th 1984 became United's biggest ever home defeat.
Forward Tony Adcock
Tony Adcock
Anthony "Tony" Charles Adcock is an English former professional footballer. He was born in Bethnal Green, London.-Career:...
continued to score at will and by January had 28 goals to his credit. It was rumoured that Liverpool
Liverpool F.C.
Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...
were only a signature away from his capture, but a cruel knee injury virtually finished his season in which he surely would have smashed Bobby Hunt's 38 goal club record.
United also lost their shirt sponsors but Cadman finally got his buyer when Jonathan Crisp paid £150,000 for overall control of United. He promised 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...
football within five years but in the light of the horrific Bradford fire, the timber-constructed Layer Road stands and terracing meant that it was of utmost importance to accelerate United's move to a new stadium.
As was becoming the norm, United were just not quite good enough for promotion finishing seventh and ten points adrift of fourth place. The club equalled its record away win with a 5-1 return from the March 23rd 1985 trip to Exeter
Exeter City F.C.
Exeter City Football Club is an English football club, based in Exeter, which is owned by its fans through the Exeter City Supporters Trust.The club was a member of the Football League from 1920 to 2003...
but worryingly average crowds totalled just 2,076.
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 Keith Day Keith Day Keith David Day is a former professional footballer who played league football as a defender for Colchester United and Leyton Orient and non-league football for Aveley, Sittingbourne, Farnborough Town and Grays Athletic.... |
England Grays Grays Grays is the largest town in the borough and unitary authority of Thurrock in Essex and one of the Thurrock's traditional parishes... |
29 November 1962 | England Aveley Aveley F.C. Aveley F.C. are an English football club based in the town of Aveley, Essex. The club are currently members of the Isthmian League Premier Division and play at the Mill Field.-Club history:... |
25 August 1984 | Free |
| DF | England Tony English Tony English Tony English played 351 league games and 45 cup games as a defender for Colchester United between 1984 and 1996, captaining the side to a Conference and FA Trophy double. Born in Luton, as a junior he played for Coventry City before joining the Colchester United youth setup and then progressing to... |
England Luton Luton Luton is a large town and unitary authority of Bedfordshire, England, 30 miles north of London. Luton and its near neighbours, Dunstable and Houghton Regis, form the Luton/Dunstable Urban Area with a population of about 250,000.... |
19 October 1966 | England Coventry City Coventry City F.C. Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip, are a professional English Football league club based in Coventry... |
1 January 1985 | 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 |
| MF | England Simon Burman |
England Ipswich Ipswich Ipswich is a large town and a non-metropolitan district. It is the county town of Suffolk, England. Ipswich is located on the estuary of the River Orwell... |
26 November 1965 | England Youth Team |
1 August 1984 | Free |
| 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 |
| MF | England Noel Parkinson |
England Hull Kingston upon Hull Kingston upon Hull , usually referred to as Hull, is a city and unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It stands on the River Hull at its junction with the Humber estuary, 25 miles inland from the North Sea. Hull has a resident population of... |
16 November 1959 | England Scunthorpe United Scunthorpe United F.C. Scunthorpe United Football Club is an English association football team based in the town of Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, who play in the Football League One.... |
28 August 1984 | Free |
| 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 Russell Irving Russell Irving Russell Irving is an English former professional footballer.-Biography:Born in Wallsend, Irving played for the Wallsend Boys Club, before joining Ipswich Town. He failed to make a first team appearance for the club, and joined Colchester United in 1984... |
England Wallsend Wallsend Wallsend is an area in North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England. Wallsend derives its name as the location of the end of Hadrian's Wall. It has a population of 42,842.-Romans:... |
4 January 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.... |
25 August 1984 | Free |
Transfers In
| Date | Pos. | Player Name | Previous Club | Transfer Fee | Notes |
| 1 August 1984 | MF | England Simon Burman |
England Youth Team |
Free | |
| 1 August 1984 | MF | England Stuart Youngman |
England Youth Team |
Free | |
| 25 August 1984 | DF | England Keith Day Keith Day Keith David Day is a former professional footballer who played league football as a defender for Colchester United and Leyton Orient and non-league football for Aveley, Sittingbourne, Farnborough Town and Grays Athletic.... |
England Aveley Aveley F.C. Aveley F.C. are an English football club based in the town of Aveley, Essex. The club are currently members of the Isthmian League Premier Division and play at the Mill Field.-Club history:... |
Free | |
| 25 August 1984 | DF | England Daryl Godbold Daryl Godbold Daryl Martin Godbold is a former professional footballer.Godbold, a full-back, began his career with Norwich City and was a member of the club's FA Youth Cup winning team of 1983. He was unable to force his way into the first team at Carrow Road, however, and made just two substitute appearances... |
England Norwich City |
Free | |
| 25 August 1984 | FW | England Russell Irving Russell Irving Russell Irving is an English former professional footballer.-Biography:Born in Wallsend, Irving played for the Wallsend Boys Club, before joining Ipswich Town. He failed to make a first team appearance for the club, and joined Colchester United in 1984... |
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 August 1984 | MF | England Noel Parkinson |
England Scunthorpe United Scunthorpe United F.C. Scunthorpe United Football Club is an English association football team based in the town of Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, who play in the Football League One.... |
Free | |
| 1 January 1985 | DF | England Tony English Tony English Tony English played 351 league games and 45 cup games as a defender for Colchester United between 1984 and 1996, captaining the side to a Conference and FA Trophy double. Born in Luton, as a junior he played for Coventry City before joining the Colchester United youth setup and then progressing to... |
England Coventry City Coventry City F.C. Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip, are a professional English Football league club based in Coventry... |
Free | |
| 5 February 1985 | FW | England Tommy English Tommy English Thomas Steven "Tommy" English is an English former professional footballer.-Biography:Born in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, After attending school in Colchester, Essex, English began his career as an apprentice at Coventry City. After making 66 league appearances for Coventry, he signed for... |
England Plymouth Argyle Plymouth Argyle F.C. Plymouth Argyle Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Plymouth, Devon, that plays in Football League Two.Since becoming professional in 1903, the club has won five Football League titles, five Southern League titles and one Western League title. The 2009–10 season was the... |
Free | |
Transfers Out
| Date | Pos. | Player Name | New Club | Transfer Fee | Notes |
| 5 May 1984 | 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 Exeter City Exeter City F.C. Exeter City Football Club is an English football club, based in Exeter, which is owned by its fans through the Exeter City Supporters Trust.The club was a member of the Football League from 1920 to 2003... |
Free | |
| 11 May 1984 | 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 | |
| 11 May 1984 | 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 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.... |
Free | |
| 11 May 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 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... |
Free | |
| 21 December 1984 | DF | England Daryl Godbold Daryl Godbold Daryl Martin Godbold is a former professional footballer.Godbold, a full-back, began his career with Norwich City and was a member of the club's FA Youth Cup winning team of 1983. He was unable to force his way into the first team at Carrow Road, however, and made just two substitute appearances... |
England Wroxham Wroxham F.C. Wroxham Football Club is an English football club based in Wroxham, Norfolk. The club are currently members of the Eastern Counties League Premier Division and play at Trafford Park.The club is affiliated to the Norfolk County FA.-History:... |
Free | |
| 5 February 1985 | FW | England Tommy English Tommy English Thomas Steven "Tommy" English is an English former professional footballer.-Biography:Born in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, After attending school in Colchester, Essex, English began his career as an apprentice at Coventry City. After making 66 league appearances for Coventry, he signed for... |
 Australia Canberra City |
Free | |
| 23 April 1985 | MF | England Stuart Youngman |
England Wroxham Wroxham F.C. Wroxham Football Club is an English football club based in Wroxham, Norfolk. The club are currently members of the Eastern Counties League Premier Division and play at Trafford Park.The club is affiliated to the Norfolk County FA.-History:... |
Free | |
| 23 April 1985 | 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 Sudbury Town Sudbury Town F.C. Sudbury Town F.C. was an English football club based in Sudbury, Suffolk. Established in 1885, the club merged with Sudbury Wanderers in 1999 to form A.F.C. Sudbury.-History:... |
Free | |
Loans In
| Date | Pos. | Player Name | Parent Club | Date Returned | Notes |
| 16 April 1985 | FW | England Paul Shinners |
England Gillingham Gillingham F.C. Gillingham Football Club is an English professional football club based in the town of Gillingham, Kent. The only Kent-based club in the Football League, they play their home matches at the Priestfield Stadium... |
10 May 1985 | |
Fourth Division Results Summary
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 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... |
46 | 24 | 3 | 19 | 83 | 66 | 75 | |
| 7 | 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 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 87 | 65 | +22 | 74 |
| 7 | 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... |
46 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 62 | 58 | 72 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/08/1984 | 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 | 3-3 | 2,378 | Adcock Tony Adcock Anthony "Tony" Charles Adcock is an English former professional footballer. He was born in Bethnal Green, London.-Career:... (3) |
| 31/08/1984 | Scunthorpe United Scunthorpe United F.C. Scunthorpe United Football Club is an English association football team based in the town of Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, who play in the Football League One.... |
A | 2-2 | 1,818 | 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:... |
| 08/09/1984 | 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... |
H | 1-1 | 1,772 | Adcock Tony Adcock Anthony "Tony" Charles Adcock is an English former professional footballer. He was born in Bethnal Green, London.-Career:... |
| 15/09/1984 | 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 | 3-4 | 2,145 | 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... , 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:**... |
| 19/09/1984 | 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... |
A | 1-0 | 2,084 | Bowen Keith Bowen Keith Bryn Bowen is a former Welsh footballer who played as a forward in The Football League in the 1980s.-Career:... |
| 22/09/1984 | 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... |
H | 2-0 | 1,641 | Adcock Tony Adcock Anthony "Tony" Charles Adcock is an English former professional footballer. He was born in Bethnal Green, London.-Career:... (2) |
| 29/09/1984 | 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 | 3-1 | 1,595 | Parkinson, 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:... |
| 02/10/1984 | 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 | 2-1 | 1,813 | Bowen Keith Bowen Keith Bryn Bowen is a former Welsh footballer who played as a forward in The Football League in the 1980s.-Career:... , 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:**... |
| 13/10/1984 | 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... |
A | 0-4 | 2,021 | |
| 16/10/1984 | Exeter City Exeter City F.C. Exeter City Football Club is an English football club, based in Exeter, which is owned by its fans through the Exeter City Supporters Trust.The club was a member of the Football League from 1920 to 2003... |
H | 3-4 | 1,846 | Adcock Tony Adcock Anthony "Tony" Charles Adcock is an English former professional footballer. He was born in Bethnal Green, London.-Career:... , 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:**... , 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... |
| 20/10/1984 | 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 | 2-1 | 1,400 | Adcock Tony Adcock Anthony "Tony" Charles Adcock is an English former professional footballer. He was born in Bethnal Green, London.-Career:... (2) |
| 23/10/1984 | 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 | 3-0 | 2,153 | 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:**... (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... |
| 26/10/1984 | Halifax Town | H | 1-3 | 2,295 | Adcock Tony Adcock Anthony "Tony" Charles Adcock is an English former professional footballer. He was born in Bethnal Green, London.-Career:... |
| 03/11/1984 | 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... |
A | 1-1 | 3,614 | Adcock Tony Adcock Anthony "Tony" Charles Adcock is an English former professional footballer. He was born in Bethnal Green, London.-Career:... |
| 06/11/1984 | 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... |
A | 1-3 | 1,587 | Godbold Daryl Godbold Daryl Martin Godbold is a former professional footballer.Godbold, a full-back, began his career with Norwich City and was a member of the club's FA Youth Cup winning team of 1983. He was unable to force his way into the first team at Carrow Road, however, and made just two substitute appearances... |
| 09/11/1984 | 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... |
H | 1-0 | 2,136 | Adcock Tony Adcock Anthony "Tony" Charles Adcock is an English former professional footballer. He was born in Bethnal Green, London.-Career:... |
| 24/11/1984 | Rochdale | A | 1-1 | 1,012 | 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... |
| 01/12/1984 | 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 | 3-1 | 2,070 | Irving Russell Irving Russell Irving is an English former professional footballer.-Biography:Born in Wallsend, Irving played for the Wallsend Boys Club, before joining Ipswich Town. He failed to make a first team appearance for the club, and joined Colchester United in 1984... , 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... , Adcock Tony Adcock Anthony "Tony" Charles Adcock is an English former professional footballer. He was born in Bethnal Green, London.-Career:... |
| 15/12/1984 | 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... |
A | 1-2 | 2,263 | Adcock Tony Adcock Anthony "Tony" Charles Adcock is an English former professional footballer. He was born in Bethnal Green, London.-Career:... |
| 21/12/1984 | 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 | 4-1 | 1,529 | Adcock Tony Adcock Anthony "Tony" Charles Adcock is an English former professional footballer. He was born in Bethnal Green, London.-Career:... , 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... , 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) |
| 26/12/1984 | 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 | 2-2 | 2,525 | 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:... |
| 28/12/1984 | Port Vale Port Vale F.C. Port Vale Football Club is an English football club currently playing in Football League Two. They are based in Burslem, Staffordshire — one of six towns that make up the city of Stoke-on-Trent. The club's traditional rivals in the city are Stoke City, and games between the two clubs are known as... |
H | 3-2 | 2,014 | 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... , Bowen Keith Bowen Keith Bryn Bowen is a former Welsh footballer who played as a forward in The Football League in the 1980s.-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) |
| 01/01/1985 | Wrexham | A | 2-2 | 1,376 | 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:**... , Irving Russell Irving Russell Irving is an English former professional footballer.-Biography:Born in Wallsend, Irving played for the Wallsend Boys Club, before joining Ipswich Town. He failed to make a first team appearance for the club, and joined Colchester United in 1984... |
| 26/01/1985 | 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 | 2,028 | 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:... |
| 29/01/1985 | 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... |
A | 5-2 | 2,401 | Adcock Tony Adcock Anthony "Tony" Charles Adcock is an English former professional footballer. He was born in Bethnal Green, London.-Career:... , 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... (2), 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) |
| 01/02/1985 | 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 | 4-1 | 2,314 | Hedman Rudi Hedman Rudolph Gideon "Rudi" Hedman is a retired English professional footballer. He mainly played as a defender.-External links:**... , Adcock Tony Adcock Anthony "Tony" Charles Adcock is an English former professional footballer. He was born in Bethnal Green, London.-Career:... , Day Keith Day Keith David Day is a former professional footballer who played league football as a defender for Colchester United and Leyton Orient and non-league football for Aveley, Sittingbourne, Farnborough Town and Grays Athletic.... , Parkinson (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... ) |
| 22/02/1985 | 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 | 3-1 | 2,303 | Adcock Tony Adcock Anthony "Tony" Charles Adcock is an English former professional footballer. He was born in Bethnal Green, London.-Career:... (3) |
| 26/02/1985 | 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 | 2-1 | 2,267 | Day Keith Day Keith David Day is a former professional footballer who played league football as a defender for Colchester United and Leyton Orient and non-league football for Aveley, Sittingbourne, Farnborough Town and Grays Athletic.... , 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... |
| 01/03/1985 | Halifax Town | A | 0-0 | 1,022 | |
| 04/03/1985 | 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 | 0-1 | 1,561 | |
| 08/03/1985 | 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 | 1-1 | 2,224 | Irving Russell Irving Russell Irving is an English former professional footballer.-Biography:Born in Wallsend, Irving played for the Wallsend Boys Club, before joining Ipswich Town. He failed to make a first team appearance for the club, and joined Colchester United in 1984... |
| 15/03/1985 | 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 | 1-2 | 1,739 | Irving Russell Irving Russell Irving is an English former professional footballer.-Biography:Born in Wallsend, Irving played for the Wallsend Boys Club, before joining Ipswich Town. He failed to make a first team appearance for the club, and joined Colchester United in 1984... |
| 23/03/1985 | Exeter City Exeter City F.C. Exeter City Football Club is an English football club, based in Exeter, which is owned by its fans through the Exeter City Supporters Trust.The club was a member of the Football League from 1920 to 2003... |
A | 5-1 | 1,828 | 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), Parkinson, Irving Russell Irving Russell Irving is an English former professional footballer.-Biography:Born in Wallsend, Irving played for the Wallsend Boys Club, before joining Ipswich Town. He failed to make a first team appearance for the club, and joined Colchester United in 1984... (2) |
| 26/03/1985 | 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 | 1-1 | 4,057 | Tony English Tony English Tony English played 351 league games and 45 cup games as a defender for Colchester United between 1984 and 1996, captaining the side to a Conference and FA Trophy double. Born in Luton, as a junior he played for Coventry City before joining the Colchester United youth setup and then progressing to... |
| 29/03/1985 | 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 | 2-1 | 2,044 | Day Keith Day Keith David Day is a former professional footballer who played league football as a defender for Colchester United and Leyton Orient and non-league football for Aveley, Sittingbourne, Farnborough Town and Grays Athletic.... , Tony English Tony English Tony English played 351 league games and 45 cup games as a defender for Colchester United between 1984 and 1996, captaining the side to a Conference and FA Trophy double. Born in Luton, as a junior he played for Coventry City before joining the Colchester United youth setup and then progressing to... |
| 02/04/1985 | Scunthorpe United Scunthorpe United F.C. Scunthorpe United Football Club is an English association football team based in the town of Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, who play in the Football League One.... |
H | 1-1 | 2,409 | Day Keith Day Keith David Day is a former professional footballer who played league football as a defender for Colchester United and Leyton Orient and non-league football for Aveley, Sittingbourne, Farnborough Town and Grays Athletic.... |
| 06/04/1985 | 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 | 1-2 | 3,485 | Bowen Keith Bowen Keith Bryn Bowen is a former Welsh footballer who played as a forward in The Football League in the 1980s.-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... ) |
| 08/04/1985 | Wrexham | H | 4-1 | 2,204 | Bowen Keith Bowen Keith Bryn Bowen is a former Welsh footballer who played as a forward in The Football League in the 1980s.-Career:... , Irving Russell Irving Russell Irving is an English former professional footballer.-Biography:Born in Wallsend, Irving played for the Wallsend Boys Club, before joining Ipswich Town. He failed to make a first team appearance for the club, and joined Colchester United in 1984... (2), 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... |
| 13/04/1985 | 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 | 1-2 | 1,512 | Parkinson |
| 16/04/1985 | 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 | 1-1 | 1,191 | Bowen Keith Bowen Keith Bryn Bowen is a former Welsh footballer who played as a forward in The Football League in the 1980s.-Career:... |
| 19/04/1985 | Rochdale | H | 1-1 | 1,853 | Parkinson |
| 23/04/1985 | 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 | 0-1 | 1,624 | |
| 27/04/1985 | 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 | 1-0 | 1,624 | Hedman Rudi Hedman Rudolph Gideon "Rudi" Hedman is a retired English professional footballer. He mainly played as a defender.-External links:**... |
| 04/05/1985 | 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 | 1-1 | 1,867 | Tony English Tony English Tony English played 351 league games and 45 cup games as a defender for Colchester United between 1984 and 1996, captaining the side to a Conference and FA Trophy double. Born in Luton, as a junior he played for Coventry City before joining the Colchester United youth setup and then progressing to... |
| 06/05/1985 | Port Vale Port Vale F.C. Port Vale Football Club is an English football club currently playing in Football League Two. They are based in Burslem, Staffordshire — one of six towns that make up the city of Stoke-on-Trent. The club's traditional rivals in the city are Stoke City, and games between the two clubs are known as... |
A | 2-3 | 2,526 | Shinners, 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... |
| 10/05/1985 | 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 | 4-1 | 1,864 | 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:... , Bowen Keith Bowen Keith Bryn Bowen is a former Welsh footballer who played as a forward in The Football League in the 1980s.-Career:... , Parkinson, Irving Russell Irving Russell Irving is an English former professional footballer.-Biography:Born in Wallsend, Irving played for the Wallsend Boys Club, before joining Ipswich Town. He failed to make a first team appearance for the club, and joined Colchester United in 1984... |
Source: 1984-85 Season Colchester United Results - coludata.co.uk
League Cup
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28/08/1984 | R1 (L1) | Gillingham Gillingham F.C. Gillingham Football Club is an English professional football club based in the town of Gillingham, Kent. The only Kent-based club in the Football League, they play their home matches at the Priestfield Stadium... |
A | 2-3 | 2,689 | Bowen Keith Bowen Keith Bryn Bowen is a former Welsh footballer who played as a forward in The Football League in the 1980s.-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... |
| 02/09/1985 | R1 (L2) | Gillingham Gillingham F.C. Gillingham Football Club is an English professional football club based in the town of Gillingham, Kent. The only Kent-based club in the Football League, they play their home matches at the Priestfield Stadium... |
H | 0-2 | 2,162 |
Source: 1984-85 Season Colchester United Results - coludata.co.uk
FA Cup
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/11/1984 | R1 | 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... |
A | 2-2 | 2,935 | Irving Russell Irving Russell Irving is an English former professional footballer.-Biography:Born in Wallsend, Irving played for the Wallsend Boys Club, before joining Ipswich Town. He failed to make a first team appearance for the club, and joined Colchester United in 1984... , 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... |
| 21/11/1984 | R1 (R) | 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 | 3-2 (AET) | 3,907 | Adcock Tony Adcock Anthony "Tony" Charles Adcock is an English former professional footballer. He was born in Bethnal Green, London.-Career:... , Pennyfather Glenn Pennyfather Glenn Pennyfather is a retired English football defender/midfielder.Glenn is the current manager of Chelmsford City, becoming manager after being coach of the club, when he worked alongside long time friend Jeff King... (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.... ), 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... |
| 08/12/1984 | R2 | Gillingham Gillingham F.C. Gillingham Football Club is an English professional football club based in the town of Gillingham, Kent. The only Kent-based club in the Football League, they play their home matches at the Priestfield Stadium... |
H | 0-5 | 4,487 |
Source: 1984-85 Season Colchester United Results - coludata.co.uk
League Trophy
Southern Section| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/01/1985 | R1 (L1) | Gillingham Gillingham F.C. Gillingham Football Club is an English professional football club based in the town of Gillingham, Kent. The only Kent-based club in the Football League, they play their home matches at the Priestfield Stadium... |
A | 2-2 | –– | 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... , Adcock Tony Adcock Anthony "Tony" Charles Adcock is an English former professional footballer. He was born in Bethnal Green, London.-Career:... |
| 05/02/1985 | R1 (L2) | Gillingham Gillingham F.C. Gillingham Football Club is an English professional football club based in the town of Gillingham, Kent. The only Kent-based club in the Football League, they play their home matches at the Priestfield Stadium... |
H | 2-0 | 1,762 | Adcock Tony Adcock Anthony "Tony" Charles Adcock is an English former professional footballer. He was born in Bethnal Green, London.-Career:... (2) |
| 12/03/1985 | R2 | Walsall Walsall F.C. Walsall Football Club are an English association football club based in Walsall, West Midlands. They currently play in League One. The club was founded in 1888 as Walsall Town Swifts, an amalgamation of Walsall Town F.C. and Walsall Swifts F.C. The club was one of the founder members of the Second... |
A | 0-1 | 4,108 |
Source: 1984-85 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 |
|---|---|
| England Tony Adcock Tony Adcock Anthony "Tony" Charles Adcock is an English former professional footballer. He was born in Bethnal Green, London.-Career:... |
28 |
| 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 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... |
12 |
| England Russell Irving Russell Irving Russell Irving is an English former professional footballer.-Biography:Born in Wallsend, Irving played for the Wallsend Boys Club, before joining Ipswich Town. He failed to make a first team appearance for the club, and joined Colchester United in 1984... |
10 |
| England Noel Parkinson |
6 |
| 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:**... |
5 |
| England Keith Day Keith Day Keith David Day is a former professional footballer who played league football as a defender for Colchester United and Leyton Orient and non-league football for Aveley, Sittingbourne, Farnborough Town and Grays Athletic.... |
4 |
| England Tony English Tony English Tony English played 351 league games and 45 cup games as a defender for Colchester United between 1984 and 1996, captaining the side to a Conference and FA Trophy double. Born in Luton, as a junior he played for Coventry City before joining the Colchester United youth setup and then progressing to... |
3 |
| 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 Rudi Hedman Rudi Hedman Rudolph Gideon "Rudi" Hedman is a retired English professional footballer. He mainly played as a defender.-External links:**... |
2 |
| 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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| England Daryl Godbold Daryl Godbold Daryl Martin Godbold is a former professional footballer.Godbold, a full-back, began his career with Norwich City and was a member of the club's FA Youth Cup winning team of 1983. He was unable to force his way into the first team at Carrow Road, however, and made just two substitute appearances... |
1 |
| 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... |
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| 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 Paul Shinners |
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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.... |
1 |
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:... |
24 |
| 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:... |
17 |
| 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... |
10 |
| England Russell Irving Russell Irving Russell Irving is an English former professional footballer.-Biography:Born in Wallsend, Irving played for the Wallsend Boys Club, before joining Ipswich Town. He failed to make a first team appearance for the club, and joined Colchester United in 1984... |
9 |
| England Noel Parkinson |
6 |
| 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:**... |
5 |
| England Keith Day Keith Day Keith David Day is a former professional footballer who played league football as a defender for Colchester United and Leyton Orient and non-league football for Aveley, Sittingbourne, Farnborough Town and Grays Athletic.... |
4 |
| England Tony English Tony English Tony English played 351 league games and 45 cup games as a defender for Colchester United between 1984 and 1996, captaining the side to a Conference and FA Trophy double. Born in Luton, as a junior he played for Coventry City before joining the Colchester United youth setup and then progressing to... |
3 |
| England Rudi Hedman Rudi Hedman Rudolph Gideon "Rudi" Hedman is a retired English professional footballer. He mainly played as a defender.-External links:**... |
2 |
| 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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| England Daryl Godbold Daryl Godbold Daryl Martin Godbold is a former professional footballer.Godbold, a full-back, began his career with Norwich City and was a member of the club's FA Youth Cup winning team of 1983. He was unable to force his way into the first team at Carrow Road, however, and made just two substitute appearances... |
1 |
| 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 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... |
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| 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 Paul Shinners |
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FA 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 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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| 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 Russell Irving Russell Irving Russell Irving is an English former professional footballer.-Biography:Born in Wallsend, Irving played for the Wallsend Boys Club, before joining Ipswich Town. He failed to make a first team appearance for the club, and joined Colchester United in 1984... |
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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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League 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 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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| 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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Most Frequent Starting XI
This section shows players in a 4-4-2 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 Keith Day Keith Day Keith David Day is a former professional footballer who played league football as a defender for Colchester United and Leyton Orient and non-league football for Aveley, Sittingbourne, Farnborough Town and Grays Athletic.... |
45 | 4 |
| 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:**... |
37 | 1 |
| DF | England Rudi Hedman Rudi Hedman Rudolph Gideon "Rudi" Hedman is a retired English professional footballer. He mainly played as a defender.-External links:**... |
29 | 2 |
| 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... |
28 | 1 |
| 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... |
44 | 10 |
| MF | England Noel Parkinson |
44 | 6 |
| 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:... |
39 | 2 |
| 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... |
35 | 0 |
| 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:... |
41 | 17 |
| FW | England Russell Irving Russell Irving Russell Irving is an English former professional footballer.-Biography:Born in Wallsend, Irving played for the Wallsend Boys Club, before joining Ipswich Town. He failed to make a first team appearance for the club, and joined Colchester United in 1984... |
34 | 9 |
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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