1986–87 Colchester United F.C. season
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The 1986–87 season was Colchester United's
sixth consecutive season in the Football League Fourth Division
.
to Arsenal
for £75,000. Maurice Cadman handed over the Chair to Jonathan Crisp and Mike Walker was appointed full-time becoming Colchester's fourth manager of the 1980s.
For the first time promotion play-offs were introduced and seven successive away defeats from December ensured The U's would have to try via this route having finished fifth. The damage was done in a rain-sodden first leg at Layer Road
as a near capacity 4,829 saw Wolves
escape with a 2-0 win. The scoreless return at Molineux
meant yet another season in the basement division.
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
Source: 1986-87 Season Colchester United Results - coludata.co.uk
Source: 1986-87 Season Colchester United Results - coludata.co.uk
Source: 1986-87 Season Colchester United Results - coludata.co.uk
Source: 1986-87 Season Colchester United Results - coludata.co.uk
Source: 1986-87 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....
sixth 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
Colchester were the bookies favourites for 1986/7 despite selling Perry GrovesPerry 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...
to Arsenal
Arsenal F.C.
Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups...
for £75,000. Maurice Cadman handed over the Chair to Jonathan Crisp and Mike Walker was appointed full-time becoming Colchester's fourth manager of the 1980s.
For the first time promotion play-offs were introduced and seven successive away defeats from December ensured The U's would have to try via this route having finished fifth. The damage was done in a rain-sodden first leg 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...
as a near capacity 4,829 saw Wolves
Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club that represents the city of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands region. They are members of the Premier League, the highest level of English football. The club was founded in 1877 and since 1889 has played at...
escape with a 2-0 win. The scoreless return at Molineux
Molineux stadium
Molineux Stadium is a Premier League football stadium situated in Whitmore Reans, Wolverhampton, England. It has been the home ground of Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club since 1889, and has a long and illustrious history as the first 'new build' stadium in Football League history, one of the...
meant yet another season in the basement division.
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 Stephen Grenfell |
England Enfield London Borough of Enfield The London Borough of Enfield is the most northerly London borough and forms part of Outer London. It borders the London Boroughs of Barnet, Haringey and Waltham Forest... |
27 October 1966 | England Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane.... |
28 November 1986 | £15,000 |
| 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 | England Paul Hinshelwood |
England Bristol Bristol Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007... |
14 August 1956 | England Millwall Millwall F.C. Millwall Football Club is an English professional football club based in South Bermondsey, south east London, that plays in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football. Founded as Millwall Rovers in 1885, the club has retained its name despite having last played in the... |
12 September 1986 | Free |
| MF | England Nicky Chatterton |
England South Norwood South Norwood South Norwood is an urban town and in south London, England, in the London Borough of Croydon. It is a suburban development 7.8 miles south-east of Charing Cross. South Norwood is an electoral with a resident population in 2001 of just over 14,000... |
18 May 1954 | England Millwall Millwall F.C. Millwall Football Club is an English professional football club based in South Bermondsey, south east London, that plays in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football. Founded as Millwall Rovers in 1885, the club has retained its name despite having last played in the... |
12 September 1986 | 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 Sean Norman |
England Lowestoft Lowestoft Lowestoft is a town in the English county of Suffolk. The town is on the North Sea coast and is the most easterly point of the United Kingdom. It is north-east of London, north-east of Ipswich and south-east of Norwich... |
27 November 1966 | England Lowestoft Town Lowestoft Town F.C. Lowestoft Town F.C. is an English football club based in Lowestoft, Suffolk. The club are currently members of the Isthmian League Premier Division and play at Crown Meadow.-History:... |
23 August 1986 | Free |
| MF | England Mark Radford |
England Leicester Leicester Leicester is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England, and the county town of Leicestershire. The city lies on the River Soar and at the edge of the National Forest... |
20 December 1968 | England Youth Team |
1 August 1986 | Free |
| 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 |
| MF | England Winston White Winston White Eric Winston White is an English former footballer. He made over 100 appearances each for Hereford United, Bury and Burnley.-Playing career:... |
England Leicester Leicester Leicester is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England, and the county town of Leicestershire. The city lies on the River Soar and at the edge of the National Forest... |
26 October 1958 | England 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... |
3 April 1987 | Free |
| MF | England Richard Wilkins Richard Wilkins (footballer) Richard Wilkins is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He currently manages Bury Town.-Biography:... |
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:... |
28 May 1965 | England Haverhill Rovers Haverhill Rovers F.C. Haverhill Rovers F.C. is an English football club based in Haverhill, Suffolk. The club are currently members of the Eastern Counties League Premier Division and play at the New Croft.The club is affiliated to the Suffolk County FA.-History:... |
17 November 1986 | 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 | England Simon Lowe |
England Westminster Westminster Westminster is an area of central London, within the City of Westminster, England. It lies on the north bank of the River Thames, southwest of the City of London and southwest of Charing Cross... |
26 December 1963 | 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... |
10 January 1987 | £5,000 |
Transfers In
| Date | Pos. | Player Name | Previous Club | Transfer Fee | Notes |
| 1 August 1986 | DF | England Scott Young |
England Youth Team |
Free | |
| 1 August 1986 | MF | England Mark Radford |
England Youth Team |
Free | |
| 23 August 1986 | MF | England Sean Norman |
England Lowestoft Town Lowestoft Town F.C. Lowestoft Town F.C. is an English football club based in Lowestoft, Suffolk. The club are currently members of the Isthmian League Premier Division and play at Crown Meadow.-History:... |
Free | |
| 12 September 1986 | DF | England Paul Hinshelwood |
England Millwall Town 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... |
Free | |
| 12 September 1986 | MF | England Nicky Chatterton |
England Millwall Millwall F.C. Millwall Football Club is an English professional football club based in South Bermondsey, south east London, that plays in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football. Founded as Millwall Rovers in 1885, the club has retained its name despite having last played in the... |
Free | |
| 17 November 1986 | MF | England Richard Wilkins Richard Wilkins (footballer) Richard Wilkins is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He currently manages Bury Town.-Biography:... |
England Haverhill Rovers Haverhill Rovers F.C. Haverhill Rovers F.C. is an English football club based in Haverhill, Suffolk. The club are currently members of the Eastern Counties League Premier Division and play at the New Croft.The club is affiliated to the Suffolk County FA.-History:... |
Free | |
| 28 November 1986 | DF | England Stephen Grenfell |
England Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane.... |
£15,000 | |
| 10 January 1987 | FW | England Simon Lowe |
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... |
£5,000 | |
| 3 April 1987 | MF | England Winston White Winston White Eric Winston White is an English former footballer. He made over 100 appearances each for Hereford United, Bury and Burnley.-Playing career:... |
England 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... |
Free | |
Transfers Out
| Date | Pos. | Player Name | New Club | Transfer Fee | Notes |
| 6 May 1986 | 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 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 | |
| 6 May 1986 | 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:*... |
 European Union Retired |
Free | |
| 29 August 1986 | 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 Arsenal Arsenal F.C. Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups... |
£70,000 | |
| 7 November 1986 | MF | England Simon Burman |
England Weymouth Weymouth F.C. Weymouth F.C. are an English football club based in the town of Weymouth, who currently play in the Southern League Premier Division.-History:Weymouth Football Club were founded in 1890 and played their first game on 24 September of that year... |
Free | |
| 7 November 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 Wealdstone Wealdstone F.C. Wealdstone Football Club are an English semi-professional football club who formed in Wealdstone, in the London Borough of Harrow, but are currently based a few miles away in Ruislip, in the London Borough of Hillingdon. At present, the club are members of the Isthmian League Premier Division. They... |
Free | |
| 9 December 1986 | DF | England Scott Young |
England 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... |
£5,000 | |
| 21 February 1987 | 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 Dartford Dartford F.C. Dartford F.C. are an English football club based in Dartford, Kent. After finishing as champions of the Isthmian League Division One North in the 2007–08 season, they compete in the Isthmian League Premier Division. They finished in 8th position in their first season... |
Free | |
| 10 April 1987 | 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:**... |
England 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... |
Free | |
| 21 April 1987 | 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 Wealdstone Wealdstone F.C. Wealdstone Football Club are an English semi-professional football club who formed in Wealdstone, in the London Borough of Harrow, but are currently based a few miles away in Ruislip, in the London Borough of Hillingdon. At present, the club are members of the Isthmian League Premier Division. They... |
Free | |
Loans In
| Date | Pos. | Player Name | Parent Club | Date Returned | Notes |
| 3 October 1986 | MF | England Keith Gorman |
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 October 1986 | |
| 31 October 1986 | DF | England Stephen Grenfell |
England Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane.... |
25 November 1986 | |
| 20 December 1986 | FW | England Simon Lowe |
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... |
3 January 1987 | |
Fourth Division Results Summary
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club that represents the city of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands region. They are members of the Premier League, the highest level of English football. The club was founded in 1877 and since 1889 has played at... (PO) |
46 | 24 | 7 | 15 | 69 | 50 | 79 | |
| 5 | 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.... (PO) |
46 | 21 | 7 | 18 | 64 | 56 | +8 | 70 |
| 6 | 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... (PO) (P) |
46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 64 | 57 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/08/1986 | Lincoln City Lincoln City F.C. Lincoln City Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Lincoln, Lincolnshire. The club are currently members of the Conference National in 2011–12 following relegation from the Football League.... |
A | 1-3 | 2,303 | Adcock Tony Adcock Anthony "Tony" Charles Adcock is an English former professional footballer. He was born in Bethnal Green, London.-Career:... |
| 29/08/1986 | 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... |
H | 1-1 | 1,633 | 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... |
| 05/09/1986 | 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... |
A | 4-3 | 1,281 | Reeves, Adcock Tony Adcock Anthony "Tony" Charles Adcock is an English former professional footballer. He was born in Bethnal Green, London.-Career:... , 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) |
| 12/09/1986 | 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 | 3-0 | 2,476 | 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) |
| 16/09/1986 | 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 | 2-1 | 2,326 | Adcock Tony Adcock Anthony "Tony" Charles Adcock is an English former professional footballer. He was born in Bethnal Green, London.-Career:... (2) |
| 20/09/1986 | Rochdale | A | 0-1 | 1,240 | |
| 27/09/1986 | 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 | 1-3 | 2,343 | 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.... |
| 01/10/1986 | 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',... |
A | 3-2 | 2,144 | Burman, Hedman Rudi Hedman Rudolph Gideon "Rudi" Hedman is a retired English professional footballer. He mainly played as a defender.-External links:**... , 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... |
| 03/10/1986 | Wrexham | H | 2-1 | 2,633 | 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... , Williams Mike Williams (footballer born 1965) Mike Williams is a former Welsh professional footballer. He played in The Football League for Chester City and Wrexham as both a defender and a midfielder.-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.... ) |
| 10/10/1986 | 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... |
A | 1-1 | 4,004 | Hedman Rudi Hedman Rudolph Gideon "Rudi" Hedman is a retired English professional footballer. He mainly played as a defender.-External links:**... |
| 17/10/1986 | Cardiff City Cardiff City F.C. Cardiff City Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Cardiff, Wales. The club competes in the English football pyramid and is currently playing in the Football League Championship. Cardiff City is the best supported football club in Wales, averaging approximately 22,500 for... |
H | 3-1 | 3,160 | Reeves, 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... , Burman |
| 21/10/1986 | 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 | 1-1 | 1,812 | 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... |
| 24/10/1986 | 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 | 1,278 | 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... |
| 31/10/1986 | Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club that represents the city of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands region. They are members of the Premier League, the highest level of English football. The club was founded in 1877 and since 1889 has played at... |
H | 3-0 | 4,741 | 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... , Streete Floyd Streete Floyd Anthony Streete is an English former professional footballer who played as a central defender.-Career:Streete played in the Football League for Cambridge United, Derby County, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Reading, making a total of 357 appearances for all four clubs... (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.... ), 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... |
| 04/11/1986 | 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... |
A | 1-2 | 1,692 | 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... |
| 07/11/1986 | 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 | 0-0 | 3,924 | |
| 21/11/1986 | 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 | 2-5 | 1,725 | Hedman Rudi Hedman Rudolph Gideon "Rudi" Hedman is a retired English professional footballer. He mainly played as a defender.-External links:**... , Grenfell |
| 28/11/1986 | Halifax Town | H | 3-1 | 2,567 | 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... , Adcock Tony Adcock Anthony "Tony" Charles Adcock is an English former professional footballer. He was born in Bethnal Green, London.-Career:... , 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:**... |
| 13/12/1986 | 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 | 0-2 | 2,240 | |
| 20/12/1986 | Swansea City | A | 2-1 | 4,515 | 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... , 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... |
| 26/12/1986 | 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... |
H | 1-2 | 3,376 | Lowe |
| 27/12/1986 | 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 | 2,594 | |
| 01/01/1987 | 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 | 2-3 | 8,215 | Adcock Tony Adcock Anthony "Tony" Charles Adcock is an English former professional footballer. He was born in Bethnal Green, London.-Career:... (2) |
| 03/01/1987 | 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 | 1-0 | 2,100 | Adcock Tony Adcock Anthony "Tony" Charles Adcock is an English former professional footballer. He was born in Bethnal Green, London.-Career:... |
| 10/01/1987 | Lincoln City Lincoln City F.C. Lincoln City Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Lincoln, Lincolnshire. The club are currently members of the Conference National in 2011–12 following relegation from the Football League.... |
H | 2-0 | 1,768 | 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... (2) |
| 17/01/1987 | 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 | 0-2 | 2,553 | |
| 23/01/1987 | 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 | 1-1 | 2,167 | Norman |
| 31/01/1987 | 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 | 1-3 | 1,034 | Adcock Tony Adcock Anthony "Tony" Charles Adcock is an English former professional footballer. He was born in Bethnal Green, London.-Career:... |
| 06/02/1987 | Hartlepool United Hartlepool United F.C. Hartlepool United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Hartlepool that currently play in League One. The team won promotion to League One in the 2006–07 season... |
A | 0-1 | 1,235 | |
| 13/02/1987 | Rochdale | H | 2-0 | 2,020 | 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... , Wilkins Richard Wilkins (footballer) Richard Wilkins is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He currently manages Bury Town.-Biography:... |
| 21/02/1987 | Peterborough United Peterborough United F.C. Peterborough United Football Club are a professional English football club based in Peterborough. Peterborough United formed in 1934 and played in the old Midland League, which they won six times; eventually being admitted to the Football League in 1960, replacing Gateshead. Their home ground is... |
A | 0-2 | 3,474 | |
| 27/02/1987 | 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 | 2-0 | 1,999 | 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... ), 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:**... |
| 03/03/1987 | Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club that represents the city of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands region. They are members of the Premier League, the highest level of English football. The club was founded in 1877 and since 1889 has played at... |
A | 0-2 | 5,715 | |
| 06/03/1987 | 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 | 5-1 | 2,001 | Lowe (3), 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... , 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.... |
| 14/03/1987 | Cardiff City Cardiff City F.C. Cardiff City Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Cardiff, Wales. The club competes in the English football pyramid and is currently playing in the Football League Championship. Cardiff City is the best supported football club in Wales, averaging approximately 22,500 for... |
A | 2-0 | 2,222 | Lowe (2) |
| 17/03/1987 | Crewe Alexandra Crewe Alexandra F.C. Crewe Alexandra Football Club is an English professional football club based in Crewe, Cheshire. Nicknamed The Railwaymen due to the town's links with the rail industry, they currently play in Football League Two, the fourth tier of English football, and are based at the Alexandra Stadium.The club... |
H | 2-1 | 2,249 | 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.... , Lowe |
| 20/03/1987 | 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 | 1-2 | 3,357 | White Winston White Eric Winston White is an English former footballer. He made over 100 appearances each for Hereford United, Bury and Burnley.-Playing career:... |
| 28/03/1987 | Wrexham | A | 1-0 | 1,320 | 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... |
| 03/04/1987 | 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... |
A | 0-1 | 3,105 | |
| 10/04/1987 | 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 | 1-0 | 2,635 | Adcock Tony Adcock Anthony "Tony" Charles Adcock is an English former professional footballer. He was born in Bethnal Green, London.-Career:... |
| 17/04/1987 | 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 | 3-1 | 3,676 | Wilkins Richard Wilkins (footballer) Richard Wilkins is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He currently manages Bury Town.-Biography:... , Chatterton (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... ), Hedman Rudi Hedman Rudolph Gideon "Rudi" Hedman is a retired English professional footballer. He mainly played as a defender.-External links:**... |
| 21/04/1987 | 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 | 1-0 | 2,946 | 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... |
| 24/04/1987 | Swansea City | H | 2-1 | 3,323 | Hinshelwood, Adcock Tony Adcock Anthony "Tony" Charles Adcock is an English former professional footballer. He was born in Bethnal Green, London.-Career:... |
| 29/04/1987 | Halifax Town | A | 0-0 | 911 | |
| 04/05/1987 | 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 | 0-1 | 4,310 | |
| 09/05/1987 | 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 | 0-1 | 8,757 |
Source: 1986-87 Season Colchester United Results - coludata.co.uk
Play-Offs
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/05/1987 | SF (L1) | Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club that represents the city of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands region. They are members of the Premier League, the highest level of English football. The club was founded in 1877 and since 1889 has played at... |
H | 0-2 | 4,829 | |
| 17/05/1987 | SF (L2) | Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club that represents the city of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands region. They are members of the Premier League, the highest level of English football. The club was founded in 1877 and since 1889 has played at... |
A | 0-0 | 16,330 |
Source: 1986-87 Season Colchester United Results - coludata.co.uk
League Cup
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/08/1986 | R1 (L1) | 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 | 0-0 | 1,551 | |
| 03/09/1986 | R1 (L2) | Peterborough United Peterborough United F.C. Peterborough United Football Club are a professional English football club based in Peterborough. Peterborough United formed in 1934 and played in the old Midland League, which they won six times; eventually being admitted to the Football League in 1960, replacing Gateshead. Their home ground is... |
A | 0-2 | 2,658 |
Source: 1986-87 Season Colchester United Results - coludata.co.uk
FA Cup
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/11/1986 | R1 | Bishop's Stortford Bishop's Stortford F.C. Bishop's Stortford F.C. is an English football club based in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire. The club are currently members of the Conference North and play at Woodside Park.-History:The club was established in 1874... |
A | 1-1 | 2,413 | 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... |
| 18/11/1986 | R1 (R) | Bishop's Stortford Bishop's Stortford F.C. Bishop's Stortford F.C. is an English football club based in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire. The club are currently members of the Conference North and play at Woodside Park.-History:The club was established in 1874... |
H | 2-0 | 3,516 | 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... , Adcock Tony Adcock Anthony "Tony" Charles Adcock is an English former professional footballer. He was born in Bethnal Green, London.-Career:... |
| 11/01/1988 | R2 | 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 | 2-3 | 2,997 | 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... , Grenfell |
Source: 1986-87 Season Colchester United Results - coludata.co.uk
League Trophy
Southern Section| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/11/1986 | Group | 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 | 2-1 | 1,404 | Hedman Rudi Hedman Rudolph Gideon "Rudi" Hedman is a retired English professional footballer. He mainly played as a defender.-External links:**... , Gage Wakeley Gage Wakeley Gage is a former English professional footballer who played as a defender. He played in The Football League for four clubs, with the majority of his appearances coming for hometown club Northampton Town.... (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.... ) |
| 09/12/1986 | Group | 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 | 2-4 | 993 | Wilkins Richard Wilkins (footballer) Richard Wilkins is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He currently manages Bury Town.-Biography:... (2) |
| 26/01/1987 | R1 | 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 | 0-2 | 1,984 |
Source: 1986-87 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:... |
12 |
| 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 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... |
7 |
| England Simon Lowe |
|
| England Rudi Hedman Rudi Hedman Rudolph Gideon "Rudi" Hedman is a retired English professional footballer. He mainly played as a defender.-External links:**... |
5 |
| 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... |
4 |
| 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 Richard Wilkins Richard Wilkins (footballer) Richard Wilkins is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He currently manages Bury Town.-Biography:... |
|
| 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.... |
3 |
| England Simon Burman |
2 |
| England Stephen Grenfell |
|
| 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 John Reeves |
|
| England Nicky Chatterton |
1 |
| England Paul Hinshelwood |
|
| England Sean Norman |
|
| England Winston White Winston White Eric Winston White is an English former footballer. He made over 100 appearances each for Hereford United, Bury and Burnley.-Playing career:... |
|
| 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.... |
3 |
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:... |
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... |
9 |
| 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... |
7 |
| England Simon Lowe |
|
| 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... |
4 |
| 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 Rudi Hedman Rudi Hedman Rudolph Gideon "Rudi" Hedman is a retired English professional footballer. He mainly played as a defender.-External links:**... |
|
| 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.... |
3 |
| England Simon Burman |
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 John Reeves |
|
| England Richard Wilkins Richard Wilkins (footballer) Richard Wilkins is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He currently manages Bury Town.-Biography:... |
|
| England Nicky Chatterton |
1 |
| England Stephen Grenfell |
|
| England Paul Hinshelwood |
|
| England Sean Norman |
|
| England Winston White Winston White Eric Winston White is an English former footballer. He made over 100 appearances each for Hereford United, Bury and Burnley.-Playing career:... |
|
| 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 |
FA Cup
| Scorer | Goals |
|---|---|
| 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... |
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 Stephen Grenfell |
|
League Trophy
| Scorer | Goals |
|---|---|
| England Richard Wilkins Richard Wilkins (footballer) Richard Wilkins is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He currently manages Bury Town.-Biography:... |
2 |
| England Rudi Hedman Rudi Hedman Rudolph Gideon "Rudi" Hedman is a retired English professional footballer. He mainly played as a defender.-External links:**... |
1 |
| 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 |
Most Frequent Starting XI
This section shows players in a 5-3-2 formation with the most league starts during the season.| Pos. | Name | Apps. | Goals |
| GK | England Alec Chamberlain Alec Chamberlain Alec Francis Roy Chamberlain is a former English goalkeeper currently employed by Watford as the club's goalkeeping coach. He made 788 league appearances during his 25-year playing career, the final 11 years and 247 appearances of which were with Watford.-Career:Chamberlain started his career at... |
46 | 0 |
| DF | England Rudi Hedman Rudi Hedman Rudolph Gideon "Rudi" Hedman is a retired English professional footballer. He mainly played as a defender.-External links:**... |
38 | 4 |
| DF | England Paul Hinshelwood |
41 | 1 |
| 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... |
32 | 7 |
| 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.... |
38 | 3 |
| 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:**... |
33 | 2 |
| MF | England Richard Wilkins Richard Wilkins (footballer) Richard Wilkins is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He currently manages Bury Town.-Biography:... |
22 | 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... |
24 | 4 |
| MF | England Nicky Chatterton |
20 | 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 | 11 |
| FW | England Simon Lowe |
25 | 7 |
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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