1985–86 Colchester United F.C. season
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The 1985–86 season was Colchester United's
fifth consecutive season in the Football League Fourth Division
.
following on the heels of Bradford City stadium fire, Layer Road
faced £500,000 worth of safety improvements. With no money, the club closed areas of Layer Road reducing capacity to 4,900.
Manager Cyril Lea
continued the policy of recruiting ex-Ipswich
players. Topping the table in October 1985, the U's imploded, suffering six successive League defeats, four without scoring, and were knocked out of the FA Cup
by non-League . Lea could not find a strike partner for Tony Adcock
following Keith Bowen
's career-ending car crash. The manager had a good record and produced a free-scoring side but could not get the club over the promotion finishing line and three weeks from the end of the season he was sacked.
Former goalkeeper Mike Walker, coach of U's reserves, took over as caretaker and United were unbeaten in the remaining eight matches - winning five. Walker had hoisted U's to seventh, just nine points short of promotion.
It was a notable season for hat-tricks, with Perry Groves
twice achieving the feat against and brothers Tommy
and Tony English
scoring trebles within five days of each other. The English brothers were both sent off at Crewe
in a game which United won 2-0.
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
Source: 1985-86 Season Colchester United Results - coludata.co.uk
Source: 1985-86 Season Colchester United Results - coludata.co.uk
Source: 1985-86 Season Colchester United Results - coludata.co.uk
Source: 1985-86 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....
fifth 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
With the Heysel disasterHeysel Stadium disaster
The Heysel Stadium disaster occurred on 29 May 1985 when escaping fans were pressed against a wall in the Heysel Stadium in Brussels, Belgium, as a result of rioting before the start of the 1985 European Cup Final between Liverpool of England and Juventus of Italy...
following on the heels of Bradford City stadium fire, 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...
faced £500,000 worth of safety improvements. With no money, the club closed areas of Layer Road reducing capacity to 4,900.
Manager Cyril Lea
Cyril 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...
continued the policy of recruiting ex-Ipswich
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....
players. Topping the table in October 1985, the U's imploded, suffering six successive League defeats, four without scoring, and were knocked out of the 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...
by non-League . Lea could not find a strike partner for Tony Adcock
Tony Adcock
Anthony "Tony" Charles Adcock is an English former professional footballer. He was born in Bethnal Green, London.-Career:...
following 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:...
's career-ending car crash. The manager had a good record and produced a free-scoring side but could not get the club over the promotion finishing line and three weeks from the end of the season he was sacked.
Former goalkeeper Mike Walker, coach of U's reserves, took over as caretaker and United were unbeaten in the remaining eight matches - winning five. Walker had hoisted U's to seventh, just nine points short of promotion.
It was a notable season for hat-tricks, with 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...
twice achieving the feat against and brothers Tommy
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...
and 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...
scoring trebles within five days of each other. The English brothers were both sent off at Crewe
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...
in a game which United won 2-0.
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 Terry Baker |
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... |
13 November 1965 | England Billericay Town Billericay Town F.C. Billericay Town Football Club are an English football club based in Billericay, Essex, who currently play in the Isthmian League Premier Division.... |
11 January 1986 | 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 Kirk Game Kirk Game Kirk Michael Game is a former professional footballer who played as a defender and midfielder for Southend United, Colchester United and a number of semi-professional football clubs in England.-Background:... |
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... |
22 October 1966 | 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... |
8 November 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 Ian PhillipsIan 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 |
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 |
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 |
1 August 1981 | 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 John Reeves |
England Hackney London Borough of Hackney The London Borough of Hackney is a London borough of North/North East London, and forms part of inner London. The local authority is Hackney London Borough Council.... |
8 July 1963 | England Fulham Fulham F.C. Fulham Football Club is a professional English Premier League club based in southwest London Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Founded in 1879, they play in the Premier League, their 11th current season... |
17 August 1985 | 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 |
1 August 1980 | Free |
| 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 Cirencester Cirencester Cirencester is a market town in east Gloucestershire, England, 93 miles west northwest of London. Cirencester lies on the River Churn, a tributary of the River Thames, and is the largest town in the Cotswold District. It is the home of the Royal Agricultural College, the oldest agricultural... |
18 October 1961 |  Australia Canberra City |
8 November 1985 | Free |
| FW | England Mick Ferguson Mick Ferguson Michael John "Mick" Ferguson is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker. He spent the best years of his playing career at Coventry City... |
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... |
3 October 1954 | England Brighton & Hove Albion Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club are an English association football club based in the coastal city of Brighton & Hove, East Sussex. They currently play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of the English football league system.... |
31 March 1986 | Free |
| FW | England Robin Turner Robin Turner (footballer) Robin David Turner is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward. He played in Football League for Ipswich Town, Swansea City and Colchester United before moving into non-league football with Bury Town.-External links:*... |
England Carlisle |
10 September 1955 |  Wales Swansea City |
20 December 1985 | Free |
In
| Date | Pos. | Name | Previous club | Transfer fee | Notes |
| 17 August 1985 | MF | England John Reeves |
England Fulham Fulham F.C. Fulham Football Club is a professional English Premier League club based in southwest London Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Founded in 1879, they play in the Premier League, their 11th current season... |
Free | |
| 8 November 1985 | DF | England Kirk Game Kirk Game Kirk Michael Game is a former professional footballer who played as a defender and midfielder for Southend United, Colchester United and a number of semi-professional football clubs in England.-Background:... |
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 | |
| 8 November 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 November 1985 | FW | England Trevor Whymark Trevor Whymark Trevor Whymark is a former English international footballer who played in the Football League in the 1970s and 1980s, notably with Ipswich Town.... |
England Diss Town Diss Town F.C. Diss Town F.C. are an English football club based in Diss, Norfolk. The club are currently members of the Eastern Counties League Premier Division and play at Brewers Green Lane.The club is affiliated to the Norfolk County FA.-History:... |
Free | |
| 20 December 1985 | FW | England Robin Turner Robin Turner (footballer) Robin David Turner is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward. He played in Football League for Ipswich Town, Swansea City and Colchester United before moving into non-league football with Bury Town.-External links:*... |
Wales Swansea City |
Free | |
| 11 January 1986 | DF | England Terry Baker |
England Billericay Town Billericay Town F.C. Billericay Town Football Club are an English football club based in Billericay, Essex, who currently play in the Isthmian League Premier Division.... |
Free | |
| 11 January 1986 | FW | England Mick Ferguson Mick Ferguson Michael John "Mick" Ferguson is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker. He spent the best years of his playing career at Coventry City... |
England Brighton & Hove Albion Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club are an English association football club based in the coastal city of Brighton & Hove, East Sussex. They currently play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of the English football league system.... |
Free | |
Out
| Date | Pos. | Name | New club | Transfer fee | Notes |
| 26 October 1985 | 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:... |
 European Union Retired |
Free | |
| 6 November 1985 | 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:**... |
European Union Retired |
Free | |
| 13 December 1985 | FW | England Trevor Whymark Trevor Whymark Trevor Whymark is a former English international footballer who played in the Football League in the 1970s and 1980s, notably with Ipswich Town.... |
European Union Retired |
Free | |
| 31 January 1986 | 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 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 | |
| 31 March 1986 | MF | England Noel Parkinson |
European Union Retired |
Free | |
| 8 April 1986 | 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... |
European Union Retired |
Free | |
Loans in
| Date | Pos. | Name | Parent club | Date returned | Notes |
| 8 November 1985 | FW | England Robin Turner Robin Turner (footballer) Robin David Turner is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward. He played in Football League for Ipswich Town, Swansea City and Colchester United before moving into non-league football with Bury Town.-External links:*... |
Wales Swansea City |
14 December 1985 | |
Fourth Division points summary
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Leyton Orient Leyton Orient F.C. Leyton Orient F.C. are an English professional football club in East London. They currently play in Football League One and are known to their fans as the O's.Leyton Orient have spent one season in the top flight of English football, in 1962–63... |
46 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 79 | 64 | 72 | |
| 6 | 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 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 88 | 63 | +25 | 70 |
| 7 | 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... |
46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 68 | 67 | 70 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/08/1985 | 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... |
H | 3-1 | 1,719 | 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:... , 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.... , Adcock Tony Adcock Anthony "Tony" Charles Adcock is an English former professional footballer. He was born in Bethnal Green, London.-Career:... |
| 24/08/1985 | Wrexham | A | 1-2 | 2,296 | Reeves |
| 27/08/1985 | 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... |
H | 4-0 | 1,928 | 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... , 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... , Hedman Rudi Hedman Rudolph Gideon "Rudi" Hedman is a retired English professional footballer. He mainly played as a defender.-External links:**... |
| 31/08/1985 | 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 | 1-2 | 1,023 | Adcock Tony Adcock Anthony "Tony" Charles Adcock is an English former professional footballer. He was born in Bethnal Green, London.-Career:... |
| 06/09/1985 | Halifax Town | H | 3-1 | 2,023 | Adcock Tony Adcock Anthony "Tony" Charles Adcock is an English former professional footballer. He was born in Bethnal Green, London.-Career:... (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:... |
| 14/09/1985 | 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... |
A | 4-3 | 1,362 | 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... , 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... , Parkinson, 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.... |
| 17/09/1985 | 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... |
H | 4-1 | 2,574 | Adcock Tony Adcock Anthony "Tony" Charles Adcock is an English former professional footballer. He was born in Bethnal Green, London.-Career:... (3), 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... |
| 21/09/1985 | Leyton Orient Leyton Orient F.C. Leyton Orient F.C. are an English professional football club in East London. They currently play in Football League One and are known to their fans as the O's.Leyton Orient have spent one season in the top flight of English football, in 1962–63... |
H | 2-1 | 2,577 | Parkinson, Bowen Keith Bowen Keith Bryn Bowen is a former Welsh footballer who played as a forward in The Football League in the 1980s.-Career:... |
| 27/09/1985 | 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... |
H | 1-0 | 3,110 | Bowen Keith Bowen Keith Bryn Bowen is a former Welsh footballer who played as a forward in The Football League in the 1980s.-Career:... |
| 01/10/1985 | Burnley Burnley F.C. Burnley Football Club are a professional English Football League club based in Burnley, Lancashire. Nicknamed the Clarets, due to the dominant colour of their home shirts, they were founder members of the Football League in 1888... |
A | 2-0 | 3,375 | 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:... |
| 04/10/1985 | 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... |
H | 1-1 | 3,927 | 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.... |
| 12/10/1985 | 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... |
A | 1-2 | 3,364 | 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... |
| 18/10/1985 | 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 | 3,462 | Reeves |
| 22/10/1985 | 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 | 4-2 | 8,120 | Bowen Keith Bowen Keith Bryn Bowen is a former Welsh footballer who played as a forward in The Football League in the 1980s.-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... (3) |
| 26/10/1985 | 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 | 0-2 | 2,872 | |
| 02/11/1985 | 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',... |
H | 0-2 | 3,081 | |
| 06/11/1985 | 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... |
A | 0-4 | 2,809 | |
| 08/11/1985 | Rochdale | H | 0-1 | 2,624 | |
| 23/11/1985 | Preston North End Preston North End F.C. Preston North End Football Club is an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire, currently playing in the third tier of English league football, League One... |
A | 2-3 | 2,793 | 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... ), Adcock Tony Adcock Anthony "Tony" Charles Adcock is an English former professional footballer. He was born in Bethnal Green, London.-Career:... |
| 14/12/1985 | 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 | 1-4 | 2,507 | Hedman Rudi Hedman Rudolph Gideon "Rudi" Hedman is a retired English professional footballer. He mainly played as a defender.-External links:**... |
| 20/12/1985 | Wrexham | H | 5-2 | 1,683 | Comstive Paul Comstive Paul Comstive is a former English professional footballer who mainly played as a midfielder. He played in The Football League for seven different clubs and also played non-league football.-Playing career:... (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:... (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... , Hedman Rudi Hedman Rudolph Gideon "Rudi" Hedman is a retired English professional footballer. He mainly played as a defender.-External links:**... |
| 28/12/1985 | 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 | 1-1 | 1,757 | 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.... |
| 01/01/1986 | 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 | 8.802 | Parkinson |
| 03/01/1986 | 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 | 4-1 | 2,214 | Parkinson (2), 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... , 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:**... |
| 11/01/1986 | 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 | 0-0 | 2,063 | |
| 17/01/1986 | 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 | 1-1 | 2,336 | 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... |
| 24/01/1986 | 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 | 1-2 | 2,013 | Parkinson |
| 31/01/1986 | Halifax Town | A | 2-2 | 989 | Baker, Adcock Tony Adcock Anthony "Tony" Charles Adcock is an English former professional footballer. He was born in Bethnal Green, London.-Career:... |
| 04/02/1986 | 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 | 2-0 | 1,915 | Adcock Tony Adcock Anthony "Tony" Charles Adcock is an English former professional footballer. He was born in Bethnal Green, London.-Career:... , Clark Paul Clark (footballer) Paul Peterson Clark is an English former professional association football player. His clubs included Southend United, Brighton & Hove Albion and Gillingham.-Career:... (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.... ) |
| 01/03/1986 | 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 | 1-1 | 2,726 | 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... |
| 08/03/1986 | 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 | 2-2 | 1,520 | Adcock Tony Adcock Anthony "Tony" Charles Adcock is an English former professional footballer. He was born in Bethnal Green, London.-Career:... , Burman |
| 14/03/1986 | 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 | 0-0 | 1,956 | |
| 22/03/1986 | 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 | 0-1 | 2,035 | |
| 25/03/1986 | 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 | 1-2 | 1,356 | 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... |
| 28/03/1986 | 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 | 2,997 | 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... |
| 31/03/1986 | 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 | 1-2 | 2,316 | 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... , Baker |
| 04/04/1986 | 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 | 2-3 | 2,281 | 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... (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... ) |
| 08/04/1986 | Leyton Orient Leyton Orient F.C. Leyton Orient F.C. are an English professional football club in East London. They currently play in Football League One and are known to their fans as the O's.Leyton Orient have spent one season in the top flight of English football, in 1962–63... |
H | 4-0 | 1,771 | Ferguson Mick Ferguson Michael John "Mick" Ferguson is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker. He spent the best years of his playing career at Coventry City... , 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.... , 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:**... , 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... |
| 12/04/1986 | Rochdale | A | 3-3 | 1,182 | Ferguson Mick Ferguson Michael John "Mick" Ferguson is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker. He spent the best years of his playing career at Coventry City... , 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... , 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... (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... ) |
| 15/04/1986 | 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 | 1-1 | 1,238 | Ferguson Mick Ferguson Michael John "Mick" Ferguson is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker. He spent the best years of his playing career at Coventry City... |
| 18/04/1986 | Preston North End Preston North End F.C. Preston North End Football Club is an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire, currently playing in the third tier of English league football, League One... |
H | 4-0 | 2,046 | 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... (3) (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... ), Ferguson Mick Ferguson Michael John "Mick" Ferguson is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker. He spent the best years of his playing career at Coventry City... |
| 22/04/1986 | 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 | 5-0 | 1,863 | Reeves, 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... , 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) |
| 26/04/1986 | 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 | 0-2 | 1,555 | |
| 29/04/1986 | 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... |
A | 3-1 | 3,115 | Reeves, Ferguson Mick Ferguson Michael John "Mick" Ferguson is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker. He spent the best years of his playing career at Coventry City... (2) |
| 02/05/1986 | 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 | 3-1 | 2,410 | Ferguson Mick Ferguson Michael John "Mick" Ferguson is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker. He spent the best years of his playing career at Coventry City... , 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... , 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... |
| 06/05/1986 | Burnley Burnley F.C. Burnley Football Club are a professional English Football League club based in Burnley, Lancashire. Nicknamed the Clarets, due to the dominant colour of their home shirts, they were founder members of the Football League in 1888... |
H | 1-1 | 2,726 | 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... , 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... |
Source: 1985-86 Season Colchester United Results - coludata.co.uk
League Cup
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21/08/1985 | R1 (L1) | 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... |
H | 2-3 | –– | 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) |
| 02/09/1985 | R1 (L2) | 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... |
A | 1-4 | 3,330 | 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... ) |
Source: 1985-86 Season Colchester United Results - coludata.co.uk
FA Cup
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/11/1985 | R1 | Wycombe Wanderers Wycombe Wanderers F.C. Wycombe Wanderers Football Club is an English professional football team from High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, which has been promoted to Football League One after finishing third in Football League Two in the season 2010–11. The club's nicknames are "The Chairboys" and "The Blues", and they play... |
A | 0-2 | 3,089 |
Source: 1985-86 Season Colchester United Results - coludata.co.uk
League Trophy
Southern Section| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/11/1986 | R1 (Group) | 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 | 4-1 | 1,364 | 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... (3), Adcock Tony Adcock Anthony "Tony" Charles Adcock is an English former professional footballer. He was born in Bethnal Green, London.-Career:... |
| 21/01/1986 | R1 (Group) | 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 | 1-2 | 1,958 | Baker |
Source: 1985-86 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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All
| 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:... |
16 |
| 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... |
15 |
| 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... |
11 |
| 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... |
10 |
| 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:... |
8 |
| England Mick Ferguson Mick Ferguson Michael John "Mick" Ferguson is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker. He spent the best years of his playing career at Coventry City... |
7 |
| England Noel Parkinson |
|
| 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.... |
5 |
| England John Reeves |
4 |
| England Terry Baker |
3 |
| England Rudi Hedman Rudi Hedman Rudolph Gideon "Rudi" Hedman is a retired English professional footballer. He mainly played as a defender.-External links:**... |
|
| 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:**... |
2 |
| England Simon Burman |
1 |
| 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 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:... |
|
| 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.... |
2 |
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:... |
15 |
| 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 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... |
11 |
| 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... |
10 |
| England Mick Ferguson Mick Ferguson Michael John "Mick" Ferguson is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker. He spent the best years of his playing career at Coventry City... |
7 |
| England Noel Parkinson |
|
| 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:... |
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.... |
|
| England John Reeves |
4 |
| England Rudi Hedman Rudi Hedman Rudolph Gideon "Rudi" Hedman is a retired English professional footballer. He mainly played as a defender.-External links:**... |
3 |
| England Terry Baker |
2 |
| 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 Simon Burman |
1 |
| 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 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:... |
|
| 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.... |
2 |
League Cup
| Scorer | Goals |
|---|---|
| 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:... |
3 |
League Trophy
| Scorer | Goals |
|---|---|
| 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... |
3 |
| England Tony Adcock Tony Adcock Anthony "Tony" Charles Adcock is an English former professional footballer. He was born in Bethnal Green, London.-Career:... |
1 |
| England Terry Baker |
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Most Frequent Starting XI
This section shows players in a 5-4-1 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 | 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 | 2 |
| DF | England Rudi Hedman Rudi Hedman Rudolph Gideon "Rudi" Hedman is a retired English professional footballer. He mainly played as a defender.-External links:**... |
38 | 3 |
| 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... |
45 | 11 |
| 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... |
36 | 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.... |
30 | 5 |
| 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... |
42 | 12 |
| MF | England Noel Parkinson |
35 | 7 |
| 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:... |
28 | 1 |
| 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... |
24 | 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:... |
33 | 15 |
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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