1993–94 Colchester United F.C. season
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The 1993–94 season was Colchester United's
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....

 second consecutive season in the fourth tier of English football
Football in England
Association football is a national sport in England, where the first modern set of rules for the code were established in 1863, which were a major influence on the development of the modern Laws of the Game...

.

Season Review

The first eight games of 1993/4 yielded 40 goals - 18 in the wrong net. United just could not defend and Roy McDonough
Roy McDonough
Roy McDonough is a former professional football player and manager in the English football league. His surname is occasionally misspelt in the media as Roy McDonagh.-Playing career:...

, having used six goalkeepers in the wake of Scott Barrett
Scott Barrett (footballer)
Scott Barrett is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper, and is now assistant manager at Barnet.-Career:...

's departure, found himself in goal at Hereford
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',...

 in October 1993. 

Amazingly both John Keeley
John Keeley
John Keeley is a retired English football goalkeeper.John Keeley was signed from Chelmsford City after gaining football league experience with Southend United....

 and sub Nathan Munson were sent off for professional fouls. Needless to say U's lost 5-0.



Fans fury continued unabated as United fought back manfully to 3-3 at home to non-League Sutton
Sutton United F.C.
Sutton United Football Club is an English football club currently playing in the Conference South. They are based in Sutton, London, and play their home games at the Borough Sports Ground in Gander Green Lane....

 in 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...

, only to concede searching for an injury time winner. 



Things got worse. United used six keepers again and Steve McGavin
Steve McGavin
Steven James "Steve" McGavin is an English former professional footballer.-Biography:Born in North Walsham, McGavin played non-League football for Sudbury Town in his late teens and early 20s, before being signed by Colchester United for £10000 in July 1992. After scoring 17 goals in 58 games, he...

 moved to Birmingham
Birmingham City F.C.
Birmingham City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, then Birmingham in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City in 1943.They were relegated at the end of the...

 for £150,000 in January with no funds made available. 

It took a consortium of local businessmen to raise £10,000 to buy Steve Whitton
Steve Whitton
Stephen Paul "Steve" Whitton is a former English footballer who played as a striker. He was born in East Ham, London.In a playing career spanning 20 years , he made more than 450 league appearances. Whitton played in the Football League and Premier League in England, the Swedish Allsvenskan and...

 on deadline day to fill the gap.



On the last day of a disappointing campaign, where gates had dropped to 2,865, McDonough received a silver salver from Chairman Parker in recognition of his 500th career appearance. 

Three days later it was Parker, his father-in-law, that told McDonough he was sacked.

Squad

Player Info


Pos. Name Place of Birth Date of Birth Previous Club Date Joined Fee
GK  United States Taylor Barada  United States Charlottesville
Charlottesville, Virginia
Charlottesville is an independent city geographically surrounded by but separate from Albemarle County in the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States, and named after Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, the queen consort of King George III of the United Kingdom.The official population estimate for...

14 August 1972  England Notts County
Notts County F.C.
Notts County Football Club are an English professional football club based in Nottingham. They are the oldest of all the clubs in the world that are now professional, having been formed in 1862. They currently play in League One of The Football League, the third tier of the English football system...

30 April 1994 Free
GK  England John Cheesewright
John Cheesewright
John Anthony Cheesewright is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham City, Colchester United and Wycombe Wanderers. He played as a goalkeeper.-Career:...

 England Romford
Romford
Romford is a large suburban town in north east London, England and the administrative headquarters of the London Borough of Havering. It is located northeast of Charing Cross and is one of the major metropolitan centres identified in the London Plan...

12 January 1973  England Dagenham & Redbridge
Dagenham & Redbridge F.C.
Dagenham & Redbridge Football Club , informally known as Daggers, is an English association football club based in Dagenham, in the London Borough of Barking & Dagenham, East London. It was formed in 1992 after a merger between Redbridge Forest and Dagenham...

13 January 1994 Free
DF  England Tim Allpress  England Hitchin
Hitchin
Hitchin is a town in Hertfordshire, England, with an estimated population of 30,360.-History:Hitchin is first noted as the central place of the Hicce people mentioned in a 7th century document, the Tribal Hidage. The tribal name is Brittonic rather than Old English and derives from *siccā, meaning...

27 January 1971  England 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...

16 August 1993 Free
DF  England Simon Betts
Simon Betts
Simon Richard Betts , is an English footballer who played as a midfielder in the Football League.-External links:*...

 England Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough is a large town situated on the south bank of the River Tees in north east England, that sits within the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire...

3 March 1973  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....

11 December 1992 Free
DF  England Peter Cawley
Peter Cawley
Peter Cawley is a retired English footballer who played as a defender.Cawley is best known for his spell at Colchester United, where he made more than 200 appearances during his six years at the club between 1992 and 1998.He also had a spell at Wimbledon from 1987 to 1989, making one appearance in...

 England Walton-on-Thames
Walton-on-Thames
Walton-on-Thames is a town in the Elmbridge borough of Surrey in South East England. The town is located south west of Charing Cross and is between the towns of Weybridge and Molesey. It is situated on the River Thames between Sunbury Lock and Shepperton Lock.- History :The name "Walton" is...

15 September 1965  England Barnet
Barnet F.C.
Barnet Football Club is an English football team from High Barnet, London, England, currently playing in Football League Two. The ground is in the town of Barnet within the London Borough of Barnet....

9 October 1992 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 Christian Hyslop
Christian Hyslop
Christian Terence Hyslop is a former professional footballer who played for football league clubs Southend United, Colchester United and Northampton Town on loan. He also played in non-league football for Hendon. In 2010-11 season, he was the Fitness Coach with Leyton Orient.- External links :**...

 England Watford
Watford
Watford is a town and borough in Hertfordshire, England, situated northwest of central London and within the bounds of the M25 motorway. The borough is separated from Greater London to the south by the urbanised parish of Watford Rural in the Three Rivers District.Watford was created as an urban...

14 June 1972  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...

19 February 1994 Free
DF  England Andy Partner  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...

21 October 1974  England Youth Team 1 August 1991 Free
MF  England Steve Ball
Steve Ball
Steven James "Steve" Ball is an English former professional football player. He played as a midfielder.-Career:...

 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...

2 September 1969  England Cambridge United
Cambridge United F.C.
Cambridge United Football Club is a professional football club from Cambridge, England. They are currently playing the 2011-2012 season in the Conference National, the fifth tier of the English league system, where they have competed since 2005 following their relegation from the Football League...

14 September 1992 Free
MF  England Sean Campbell  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...

31 December 1974  England Youth Team 1 August 1993 Free
MF  England Tony Cook  England Hemel Hempstead
Hemel Hempstead
Hemel Hempstead is a town in Hertfordshire in the East of England, to the north west of London and part of the Greater London Urban Area. The population at the 2001 Census was 81,143 ....

17 September 1976  England Youth Team 1 August 1993 Free
MF  England Alan Dickens
Alan Dickens
Alan Dickens is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder. He played the majority of his football at West Ham United and Chelsea....

 England London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...

3 September 1964  England Chelsea
Chelsea F.C.
Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four...

4 September 1993 Free
MF  Wales Chris Fry
Chris Fry (footballer)
Christopher David Fry is a Welsh former professional footballer.-Career:Fry began his career at his hometown club Cardiff City, making his debut at the end of the 1988–89 season...

 Wales Cardiff
Cardiff
Cardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for...

23 October 1969  England 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',...

24 October 1993 Undisclosed
MF  Republic of Ireland Mark Kinsella
Mark Kinsella
Mark Anthony Kinsella is an Irish former professional footballer and current football coach. He played as a central midfielder for most of his career....

 Republic of Ireland Dublin 12 August 1972  Republic of Ireland Home Farm
Home Farm F.C.
Home Farm Football Club is an Irish football club based in Whitehall, Dublin. Originally founded in 1928, the club joined the League of Ireland in 1972 after merging with Drumcondra. Following this merger they were briefly known as Home Farm Drumcondra...

26 August 1989 Free
MF  England Nicky Smith
Nicky Smith
Nicholas Leslie "Nicky" Smith is a former professional footballer. After his professional career ended, he played for several non-League teams whilst serving as a policeman and has captained, coached and managed the England police team, as well as managing A.F.C...

 England Berkeley
Berkeley, Gloucestershire
Berkeley is a town and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England. It lies in the Vale of Berkeley between the east bank of the River Severn and the M5 motorway within the Stroud administrative district. The town is noted for Berkeley Castle where the imprisoned Edward II was murdered.- Geography...

28 January 1969  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...

18 August 1990 Free
FW  England Paul Abrahams
Paul Abrahams
Paul Abrahams is an English retired professional association football who played as a striker. In a Football League career that lasted from 1992 to 1999, Abrahams made a total of 179 league appearances, scoring 34 goals, for both Colchester United and Brentford...

 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...

31 October 1973  England Youth Team 1 August 1991 Free
FW  England Justin Booty  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...

2 June 1976  England Youth Team 1 August 1993 Free
FW  England Steve Brown
Steve Brown (footballer born 1973)
Steven Robert "Steve" Brown is an English former professional association football player. Born in Southend-on-Sea, he played for Southend United, Colchester United, Gillingham, Lincoln City and Macclesfield Town between 1992 and 1999 and made over 150 appearances in The Football League.-External...

 England Southend-on-Sea
Southend-on-Sea
Southend-on-Sea is a unitary authority area, town, and seaside resort in Essex, England. The district has Borough status, and comprises the towns of Chalkwell, Eastwood, Leigh-on-Sea, North Shoebury, Prittlewell, Shoeburyness, Southchurch, Thorpe Bay, and Westcliff-on-Sea. The district is situated...

6 December 1973  England Scunthorpe United
Scunthorpe United F.C.
Scunthorpe United Football Club is an English association football team based in the town of Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, who play in the Football League One....

27 August 1993 Free
FW  England Justin Gentle  England England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

6 June 1974  England Luton Town
Luton Town F.C.
Luton Town Football Club is an English professional football club based since 1905 at Kenilworth Road, Luton, Bedfordshire. The club currently competes in the fifth tier of English football, the Conference National, for the third consecutive season during the 2011–12 season.Formed in 1885, it was...

30 April 1994 Free
FW  England Roy McDonough
Roy McDonough
Roy McDonough is a former professional football player and manager in the English football league. His surname is occasionally misspelt in the media as Roy McDonagh.-Playing career:...

 England Solihull
Solihull
Solihull is a town in the West Midlands of England with a population of 94,753. It is a part of the West Midlands conurbation and is located 9 miles southeast of Birmingham city centre...

16 October 1958  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...

13 October 1990 Free
FW  England Steve Whitton
Steve Whitton
Stephen Paul "Steve" Whitton is a former English footballer who played as a striker. He was born in East Ham, London.In a playing career spanning 20 years , he made more than 450 league appearances. Whitton played in the Football League and Premier League in England, the Swedish Allsvenskan and...

 England London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...

4 December 1960  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....

24 March 1994 £10,000

Transfers In

Date Pos. Player Name Previous Club Transfer Fee Notes
8 May 1993 GK  England Nathan Munson  England Youth Team Free
1 August 1993 MF  England Sean Campbell  England Youth Team Free
1 August 1993 MF  England Tony Cook  England Youth Team Free
1 August 1993 FW  England Justin Booty  England Youth Team Free
14 August 1993 GK  England John Keeley
John Keeley
John Keeley is a retired English football goalkeeper.John Keeley was signed from Chelmsford City after gaining football league experience with Southend United....

 England Oldham Athletic Free
16 August 1993 DF  England Tim Allpress  England Preston North End Free
27 August 1993 FW  England Steve Brown
Steve Brown (footballer born 1973)
Steven Robert "Steve" Brown is an English former professional association football player. Born in Southend-on-Sea, he played for Southend United, Colchester United, Gillingham, Lincoln City and Macclesfield Town between 1992 and 1999 and made over 150 appearances in The Football League.-External...

 England Scunthorpe United Free
4 September 1993 MF  England Alan Dickens
Alan Dickens
Alan Dickens is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder. He played the majority of his football at West Ham United and Chelsea....

 England Chelsea
Chelsea F.C.
Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four...

Free
25 September 1993 FW  England John Richardson  England Chesham United Free
24 October 1993 MF  Wales Chris Fry
Chris Fry (footballer)
Christopher David Fry is a Welsh former professional footballer.-Career:Fry began his career at his hometown club Cardiff City, making his debut at the end of the 1988–89 season...

 England 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',...

Undisclosed
13 January 1994 GK  England John Cheesewright
John Cheesewright
John Anthony Cheesewright is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham City, Colchester United and Wycombe Wanderers. He played as a goalkeeper.-Career:...

 England Dagenham & Redbridge Free
19 February 1994 DF  England Christian Hyslop
Christian Hyslop
Christian Terence Hyslop is a former professional footballer who played for football league clubs Southend United, Colchester United and Northampton Town on loan. He also played in non-league football for Hendon. In 2010-11 season, he was the Fitness Coach with Leyton Orient.- External links :**...

 England Southend United Free
24 March 1994 FW  England Steve Whitton
Steve Whitton
Stephen Paul "Steve" Whitton is a former English footballer who played as a striker. He was born in East Ham, London.In a playing career spanning 20 years , he made more than 450 league appearances. Whitton played in the Football League and Premier League in England, the Swedish Allsvenskan and...

 England Ipswich Town £10,000
30 April 1994 GK  United States Taylor Barada  England Notts County
Notts County F.C.
Notts County Football Club are an English professional football club based in Nottingham. They are the oldest of all the clubs in the world that are now professional, having been formed in 1862. They currently play in League One of The Football League, the third tier of the English football system...

Free
30 April 1994 FW  England Justin Gentle  England Luton Town Free

Transfers Out

Date Pos. Player Name New Club Transfer Fee Notes
31 May 1993 DF  England Paul Flowers  England Grays Athletic Free
31 May 1993 MF  England Robert Hopkins  England Solihull Borough
Solihull Borough F.C.
Solihull Borough F.C. was an English football club from Solihull. In 2007 the club merged with Moor Green to form a new club, Solihull Moors.-History:...

Free
14 August 1993 MF  England Jason Cook  England Dagenham & Redbridge Free
18 August 1993 FW  Scotland Grant Morrow  England Boston United Free
31 August 1993 FW  England Julian Hazel  England Braintree Town Free
11 September 1993 FW  England Gary Bennett
Gary Bennett (footballer born 1970)
Gary Bennett is a former English professional footballer. A prolific striker, he holds goalscoring records at two of his former clubs.-Biography:...

 England Woking
Woking F.C.
Woking Football Club is a football club from in Woking, Surrey, England, formed in 1889. They are playing in the Conference South in the 2011–12 season. For the 2011/2012 season, Woking are sharing their ground with Conference National club Hayes & Yeading United.-Promotion to the...

Free
28 September 1993 DF  England Martin Grainger
Martin Grainger
Martin Grainger is a former English football player, he was a defender who ended his playing career with Birmingham City in December 2004...

 England Brentford
Brentford F.C.
Brentford Football Club are a professional English football club based in Brentford in the London Borough of Hounslow. They are currently playing in Football League One....

£60,000
20 November 1993 GK  England John Keeley
John Keeley
John Keeley is a retired English football goalkeeper.John Keeley was signed from Chelmsford City after gaining football league experience with Southend United....

 England Chelmsford City Free
11 December 1993 GK  England Nathan Munson  England Billericay Town Free
11 December 1993 FW  England John Richardson  England Chesham United Free
3 January 1994 DF  England Paul Roberts
Paul Roberts (footballer)
Paul Roberts is an English former professional footballer who played as a full back, making over 400 appearances in the Football League.-Career:...

 England Chesham United Free
7 January 1994 FW  England Steve McGavin
Steve McGavin
Steven James "Steve" McGavin is an English former professional footballer.-Biography:Born in North Walsham, McGavin played non-League football for Sudbury Town in his late teens and early 20s, before being signed by Colchester United for £10000 in July 1992. After scoring 17 goals in 58 games, he...

 England Birmingham City £150,000

Loans In

Date Pos. Player Name Parent Club Date Returned Notes
8 October 1993 DF  England Adam Locke
Adam Locke
Adam Locke is a retired English professional footballer.Locke was born in Croydon, London. He played as a defender for various teams in the Football League.-External links:* Luton Town FC player profile...

 England Southend United 2 November 1993
30 October 1993 GK  England Mike Desborough  England Chelmsford City 30 October 1993
18 November 1993 DF  England Michael Basham
Michael Basham
Michael "Mike" Basham is an English former professional footballer who played as a central defender. Born in Barking, he started his career with West Ham United, although he failed to make a first-team appearance for the club. After a loan spell at Colchester United, he joined Swansea City in 1994...

 England West Ham United 20 November 1993
23 December 1993 GK  England Jon Sheffield
Jon Sheffield
Jonathon Sheffield is a former professional goalkeeper.Sheffield came through the youth system at Norwich City, but made just one appearance for their first team when he deputised for the suspended Bryan Gunn in a 2-2 draw against Aston Villa at Carrow Road on 15 April 1989...

 England Cambridge United 22 January 1994
11 January 1994 FW  England Grant Watts
Grant Watts
Grant Watts is an English football forward.-References:*...

 England Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace F.C.
Crystal Palace Football Club are an English Football league club based in South Norwood, London. The team plays its home matches at Selhurst Park, where they have been based since 1924. The club currently competes in the second tier of English Football, The Championship.Crystal Palace was formed in...

4 April 1994
22 March 1994 DF  England Ian Brown
Ian Brown (footballer)
Ian O'Neill Brown is an English former professional footballer. A striker, he was a schoolboy at Luton Town before beginning his professional career at Birmingham City, but dropped into non-League after only playing for 10 minutes as a substitute in a Football League Cup match...

 England Bristol City 6 April 1994

Division Three Results Summary

Pos Club Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
16 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...

42 12 15 15 44 51
51
17 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....

42 13 10 19 56 71 -15 49
18 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....

42 12 11 19 52 63
47

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Division Three Results

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
14/08/1993 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 1-0 3,198 Kinsella
Mark Kinsella
Mark Anthony Kinsella is an Irish former professional footballer and current football coach. He played as a central midfielder for most of his career....

21/08/1993 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 1-2 2,700 Ball
Steve Ball
Steven James "Steve" Ball is an English former professional football player. He played as a midfielder.-Career:...

28/08/1993 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 3-2 2,874 Grainger
Martin Grainger
Martin Grainger is a former English football player, he was a defender who ended his playing career with Birmingham City in December 2004...

 (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...

), 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...

, Kinsella
Mark Kinsella
Mark Anthony Kinsella is an Irish former professional footballer and current football coach. He played as a central midfielder for most of his career....

31/08/1993 Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town F.C.
Shrewsbury Town Football Club is an English Association football club based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, who play in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. The club was formed in 1886 and has played in all the bottom three divisions in various guises since being elected into the Football...

H 3-3 2,723 McGavin
Steve McGavin
Steven James "Steve" McGavin is an English former professional footballer.-Biography:Born in North Walsham, McGavin played non-League football for Sudbury Town in his late teens and early 20s, before being signed by Colchester United for £10000 in July 1992. After scoring 17 goals in 58 games, he...

 (2), S.Brown
Steve Brown (footballer born 1973)
Steven Robert "Steve" Brown is an English former professional association football player. Born in Southend-on-Sea, he played for Southend United, Colchester United, Gillingham, Lincoln City and Macclesfield Town between 1992 and 1999 and made over 150 appearances in The Football League.-External...

04/09/1993 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 3-3 2,989 S.Brown
Steve Brown (footballer born 1973)
Steven Robert "Steve" Brown is an English former professional association football player. Born in Southend-on-Sea, he played for Southend United, Colchester United, Gillingham, Lincoln City and Macclesfield Town between 1992 and 1999 and made over 150 appearances in The Football League.-External...

, McGavin
Steve McGavin
Steven James "Steve" McGavin is an English former professional footballer.-Biography:Born in North Walsham, McGavin played non-League football for Sudbury Town in his late teens and early 20s, before being signed by Colchester United for £10000 in July 1992. After scoring 17 goals in 58 games, he...

, Curran
Chris Curran (footballer)
Christopher Curran is an English former professional footballer.Curran was born in Birmingham and began his career as a trainee with Torquay United, making his debut during the 1989-90 season whilst still a trainee. He turned professional on 13 July 1990 and went on to make 152 appearances for the...

 (o.g.
Own goal
An own net occurs in goal-scoring games when a player scores a goal that is registered against his or her own team. It is usually accidental, and may be a result of an attempt at defensive play that failed or was spoiled by opponents....

)
11/09/1993 Rochdale H 2-5 2,776 McDonough
Roy McDonough
Roy McDonough is a former professional football player and manager in the English football league. His surname is occasionally misspelt in the media as Roy McDonagh.-Playing career:...

, S.Brown
Steve Brown (footballer born 1973)
Steven Robert "Steve" Brown is an English former professional association football player. Born in Southend-on-Sea, he played for Southend United, Colchester United, Gillingham, Lincoln City and Macclesfield Town between 1992 and 1999 and made over 150 appearances in The Football League.-External...

18/09/1993 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 5-2 8,025 Kinsella
Mark Kinsella
Mark Anthony Kinsella is an Irish former professional footballer and current football coach. He played as a central midfielder for most of his career....

, McGavin
Steve McGavin
Steven James "Steve" McGavin is an English former professional footballer.-Biography:Born in North Walsham, McGavin played non-League football for Sudbury Town in his late teens and early 20s, before being signed by Colchester United for £10000 in July 1992. After scoring 17 goals in 58 games, he...

, McDonough
Roy McDonough
Roy McDonough is a former professional football player and manager in the English football league. His surname is occasionally misspelt in the media as Roy McDonagh.-Playing career:...

, Grainger
Martin Grainger
Martin Grainger is a former English football player, he was a defender who ended his playing career with Birmingham City in December 2004...

, S.Brown
Steve Brown (footballer born 1973)
Steven Robert "Steve" Brown is an English former professional association football player. Born in Southend-on-Sea, he played for Southend United, Colchester United, Gillingham, Lincoln City and Macclesfield Town between 1992 and 1999 and made over 150 appearances in The Football League.-External...

25/09/1993 Bury
Bury F.C.
Bury Football Club is an association football team based in Bury, Greater Manchester. The team currently play in League One. The club's nickname is The Shakers which was bestowed upon them by club chairman JT Ingham, an industrialist and ironmonger of the late 1890s.-Formation of the club and the...

H 4-1 2,702 S.Brown
Steve Brown (footballer born 1973)
Steven Robert "Steve" Brown is an English former professional association football player. Born in Southend-on-Sea, he played for Southend United, Colchester United, Gillingham, Lincoln City and Macclesfield Town between 1992 and 1999 and made over 150 appearances in The Football League.-External...

 (3), McGavin
Steve McGavin
Steven James "Steve" McGavin is an English former professional footballer.-Biography:Born in North Walsham, McGavin played non-League football for Sudbury Town in his late teens and early 20s, before being signed by Colchester United for £10000 in July 1992. After scoring 17 goals in 58 games, he...

02/10/1993 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 6,412
09/10/1993 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 2-1 3,405 Kinsella
Mark Kinsella
Mark Anthony Kinsella is an Irish former professional footballer and current football coach. He played as a central midfielder for most of his career....

, S.Brown
Steve Brown (footballer born 1973)
Steven Robert "Steve" Brown is an English former professional association football player. Born in Southend-on-Sea, he played for Southend United, Colchester United, Gillingham, Lincoln City and Macclesfield Town between 1992 and 1999 and made over 150 appearances in The Football League.-External...

16/10/1993 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 0-5 1,848
23/10/1993 Wigan Athletic
Wigan Athletic F.C.
Wigan Athletic Football Club is an English Premier League Association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, having been promoted from the Championship in 2005. Wigan's current spell in the Premier League is the only top flight run in the club's history.They have played at the DW...

H 3-1 2,814 McDonough
Roy McDonough
Roy McDonough is a former professional football player and manager in the English football league. His surname is occasionally misspelt in the media as Roy McDonagh.-Playing career:...

 (2), Kinsella
Mark Kinsella
Mark Anthony Kinsella is an Irish former professional footballer and current football coach. He played as a central midfielder for most of his career....

30/10/1993 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 0-3 3,964
02/11/1993 Darlington
Darlington F.C.
Darlington Football Club is a professional association football club based in Darlington, County Durham, currently playing in the Conference National. The club was founded in 1883, and originally played its games at Feethams, before moving to the Darlington Arena in 2003...

A 3-7 1,299 Dickens
Alan Dickens
Alan Dickens is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder. He played the majority of his football at West Ham United and Chelsea....

, McGavin
Steve McGavin
Steven James "Steve" McGavin is an English former professional footballer.-Biography:Born in North Walsham, McGavin played non-League football for Sudbury Town in his late teens and early 20s, before being signed by Colchester United for £10000 in July 1992. After scoring 17 goals in 58 games, he...

, Kinsella
Mark Kinsella
Mark Anthony Kinsella is an Irish former professional footballer and current football coach. He played as a central midfielder for most of his career....

06/11/1993 Walsall
Walsall F.C.
Walsall Football Club are an English association football club based in Walsall, West Midlands. They currently play in League One. The club was founded in 1888 as Walsall Town Swifts, an amalgamation of Walsall Town F.C. and Walsall Swifts F.C. The club was one of the founder members of the Second...

H 0-1 2,736
20/11/1993 Doncaster Rovers
Doncaster Rovers F.C.
Doncaster Rovers Football Club is an English football club, based at the Keepmoat Stadium in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. The team currently competes in the Football League Championship, after being promoted via the League One play-offs in 2008, and have remained there since.The club was founded in...

A 1-2 2,034 McGavin
Steve McGavin
Steven James "Steve" McGavin is an English former professional footballer.-Biography:Born in North Walsham, McGavin played non-League football for Sudbury Town in his late teens and early 20s, before being signed by Colchester United for £10000 in July 1992. After scoring 17 goals in 58 games, he...

27/11/1993 Carlisle United
Carlisle United F.C.
Carlisle United F.C. is an English football club based in Carlisle, Cumbria, where they play at Brunton Park. Formed in 1904, the club currently compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system....

H 2-1 2,316 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...

 (2)
11/12/1993 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 2-4 2,647 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...

, S.Brown
Steve Brown (footballer born 1973)
Steven Robert "Steve" Brown is an English former professional association football player. Born in Southend-on-Sea, he played for Southend United, Colchester United, Gillingham, Lincoln City and Macclesfield Town between 1992 and 1999 and made over 150 appearances in The Football League.-External...

27/12/1993 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 3,478
28/12/1993 Scarborough
Scarborough F.C.
Scarborough Football Club was an English football club based in the seaside resort of Scarborough, North Yorkshire. They were one of the oldest football clubs in England, formed in 1879, before they were wound up on 20 June 2007, with debts of £2.5 million.In the 2006–07 season...

A 2-0 1,226 McDonough
Roy McDonough
Roy McDonough is a former professional football player and manager in the English football league. His surname is occasionally misspelt in the media as Roy McDonagh.-Playing career:...

, McGavin
Steve McGavin
Steven James "Steve" McGavin is an English former professional footballer.-Biography:Born in North Walsham, McGavin played non-League football for Sudbury Town in his late teens and early 20s, before being signed by Colchester United for £10000 in July 1992. After scoring 17 goals in 58 games, he...

01/01/1994 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 0-0 3,170
03/01/1994 Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town F.C.
Shrewsbury Town Football Club is an English Association football club based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, who play in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. The club was formed in 1886 and has played in all the bottom three divisions in various guises since being elected into the Football...

A 1-2 4,245 Ball
Steve Ball
Steven James "Steve" Ball is an English former professional football player. He played as a midfielder.-Career:...

15/01/1994 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 1-0 2,439 Dickens
Alan Dickens
Alan Dickens is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder. He played the majority of his football at West Ham United and Chelsea....

22/01/1994 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 2,854 Cawley
Peter Cawley
Peter Cawley is a retired English footballer who played as a defender.Cawley is best known for his spell at Colchester United, where he made more than 200 appearances during his six years at the club between 1992 and 1998.He also had a spell at Wimbledon from 1987 to 1989, making one appearance in...

29/01/1994 Gillingham
Gillingham F.C.
Gillingham Football Club is an English professional football club based in the town of Gillingham, Kent. The only Kent-based club in the Football League, they play their home matches at the Priestfield Stadium...

H 1-2 3,436 Watts
Grant Watts
Grant Watts is an English football forward.-References:*...

05/02/1994 Wigan Athletic
Wigan Athletic F.C.
Wigan Athletic Football Club is an English Premier League Association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, having been promoted from the Championship in 2005. Wigan's current spell in the Premier League is the only top flight run in the club's history.They have played at the DW...

A 1-0 1,695 Dickens
Alan Dickens
Alan Dickens is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder. He played the majority of his football at West Ham United and Chelsea....

12/02/1994 Chesterfield
Chesterfield F.C.
Chesterfield Football Club is an English football club based in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. The club currently plays in Football League One, the third tier of English football. Despite being the fourth oldest Football League club in England, they have spent most of their existence in the lower...

H 0-2 2,783
19/02/1994 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 1-1 3,185 McDonough
Roy McDonough
Roy McDonough is a former professional football player and manager in the English football league. His surname is occasionally misspelt in the media as Roy McDonagh.-Playing career:...

25/02/1994 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 1-2 2,573 Betts
Simon Betts
Simon Richard Betts , is an English footballer who played as a midfielder in the Football League.-External links:*...

05/03/1994 Rochdale A 1-1 2,202 Watts
Grant Watts
Grant Watts is an English football forward.-References:*...

12/03/1994 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...

H 0-2 3,932
15/03/1994 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 0-2 1,631
19/03/1994 Bury
Bury F.C.
Bury Football Club is an association football team based in Bury, Greater Manchester. The team currently play in League One. The club's nickname is The Shakers which was bestowed upon them by club chairman JT Ingham, an industrialist and ironmonger of the late 1890s.-Formation of the club and the...

A 1-0 2,108 McDonough
Roy McDonough
Roy McDonough is a former professional football player and manager in the English football league. His surname is occasionally misspelt in the media as Roy McDonagh.-Playing career:...

26/03/1994 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 1-1 2,950 I.Brown
Ian Brown (footballer)
Ian O'Neill Brown is an English former professional footballer. A striker, he was a schoolboy at Luton Town before beginning his professional career at Birmingham City, but dropped into non-League after only playing for 10 minutes as a substitute in a Football League Cup match...

29/03/1994 Chesterfield
Chesterfield F.C.
Chesterfield Football Club is an English football club based in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. The club currently plays in Football League One, the third tier of English football. Despite being the fourth oldest Football League club in England, they have spent most of their existence in the lower...

A 0-0 3,089
02/04/1994 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 1-1 2,117 Gray
Kevin Gray
Kevin John Gray is an English footballer, playing as a defender for Workington.-Football career:He started his career at Mansfield Town signing as a trainee in July 1990 and had a successful four year period at Mansfiled...

 (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....

)
04/04/1994 Scarborough
Scarborough F.C.
Scarborough Football Club was an English football club based in the seaside resort of Scarborough, North Yorkshire. They were one of the oldest football clubs in England, formed in 1879, before they were wound up on 20 June 2007, with debts of £2.5 million.In the 2006–07 season...

H 1-2 2,501 Meyer (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....

)
09/04/1994 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 1-2 3,394 S.Brown
Steve Brown (footballer born 1973)
Steven Robert "Steve" Brown is an English former professional association football player. Born in Southend-on-Sea, he played for Southend United, Colchester United, Gillingham, Lincoln City and Macclesfield Town between 1992 and 1999 and made over 150 appearances in The Football League.-External...

16/04/1994 Darlington
Darlington F.C.
Darlington Football Club is a professional association football club based in Darlington, County Durham, currently playing in the Conference National. The club was founded in 1883, and originally played its games at Feethams, before moving to the Darlington Arena in 2003...

H 1-2 2,337 Kinsella
Mark Kinsella
Mark Anthony Kinsella is an Irish former professional footballer and current football coach. He played as a central midfielder for most of his career....

23/04/1994 Walsall
Walsall F.C.
Walsall Football Club are an English association football club based in Walsall, West Midlands. They currently play in League One. The club was founded in 1888 as Walsall Town Swifts, an amalgamation of Walsall Town F.C. and Walsall Swifts F.C. The club was one of the founder members of the Second...

A 2-1 2,980 Watkiss
Stuart Watkiss
Stuart Watkiss is an English former footballer who notably played for Hereford United and Mansfield Town. He is currently Development Coach at Hull City.-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....

), Kinsella
Mark Kinsella
Mark Anthony Kinsella is an Irish former professional footballer and current football coach. He played as a central midfielder for most of his career....

30/04/1994 Doncaster Rovers
Doncaster Rovers F.C.
Doncaster Rovers Football Club is an English football club, based at the Keepmoat Stadium in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. The team currently competes in the Football League Championship, after being promoted via the League One play-offs in 2008, and have remained there since.The club was founded in...

H 3-1 2,378 Whitton
Steve Whitton
Stephen Paul "Steve" Whitton is a former English footballer who played as a striker. He was born in East Ham, London.In a playing career spanning 20 years , he made more than 450 league appearances. Whitton played in the Football League and Premier League in England, the Swedish Allsvenskan and...

 (2), S.Brown
Steve Brown (footballer born 1973)
Steven Robert "Steve" Brown is an English former professional association football player. Born in Southend-on-Sea, he played for Southend United, Colchester United, Gillingham, Lincoln City and Macclesfield Town between 1992 and 1999 and made over 150 appearances in The Football League.-External...

07/05/1994 Carlisle United
Carlisle United F.C.
Carlisle United F.C. is an English football club based in Carlisle, Cumbria, where they play at Brunton Park. Formed in 1904, the club currently compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system....

A 0-2 9,305

Source: 1993-94 Season Colchester United Results - coludata.co.uk

League Cup

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
17/08/1993 R1 (L1) 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...

A 1-2 2,820 Kinsella
Mark Kinsella
Mark Anthony Kinsella is an Irish former professional footballer and current football coach. He played as a central midfielder for most of his career....

24/08/1993 R1 (L2) 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...

H 1-2 3,360 McDonough
Roy McDonough
Roy McDonough is a former professional football player and manager in the English football league. His surname is occasionally misspelt in the media as Roy McDonagh.-Playing career:...


Source: 1993-94 Season Colchester United Results - coludata.co.uk

FA Cup

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
13/11/1993 R1 Sutton United
Sutton United F.C.
Sutton United Football Club is an English football club currently playing in the Conference South. They are based in Sutton, London, and play their home games at the Borough Sports Ground in Gander Green Lane....

H 3-4 3,051 McGavin
Steve McGavin
Steven James "Steve" McGavin is an English former professional footballer.-Biography:Born in North Walsham, McGavin played non-League football for Sudbury Town in his late teens and early 20s, before being signed by Colchester United for £10000 in July 1992. After scoring 17 goals in 58 games, he...

, S.Brown
Steve Brown (footballer born 1973)
Steven Robert "Steve" Brown is an English former professional association football player. Born in Southend-on-Sea, he played for Southend United, Colchester United, Gillingham, Lincoln City and Macclesfield Town between 1992 and 1999 and made over 150 appearances in The Football League.-External...

, 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...


Source: 1993-94 Season Colchester United Results - coludata.co.uk

League Trophy

Southern Section
DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
28/09/1993 R1 (Group) 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 0-0 1,091
19/10/1993 R1 (Group) 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 2-2 1,489 Kinsella
Mark Kinsella
Mark Anthony Kinsella is an Irish former professional footballer and current football coach. He played as a central midfielder for most of his career....

, S.Brown
Steve Brown (footballer born 1973)
Steven Robert "Steve" Brown is an English former professional association football player. Born in Southend-on-Sea, he played for Southend United, Colchester United, Gillingham, Lincoln City and Macclesfield Town between 1992 and 1999 and made over 150 appearances in The Football League.-External...

04/12/1993 R2 (S) Wrexham A 1-0 1,860 McDonough
Roy McDonough
Roy McDonough is a former professional football player and manager in the English football league. His surname is occasionally misspelt in the media as Roy McDonagh.-Playing career:...

11/01/1994 R3 (S) 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...

H 0-1 2,751

Source: 1993-94 Season Colchester United Results - coludata.co.uk

Squad statistics

No. Nat. Pos. Name Total Division Three 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...

Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps

All

Scorer Goals
 England Steve Brown
Steve Brown (footballer born 1973)
Steven Robert "Steve" Brown is an English former professional association football player. Born in Southend-on-Sea, he played for Southend United, Colchester United, Gillingham, Lincoln City and Macclesfield Town between 1992 and 1999 and made over 150 appearances in The Football League.-External...

13
 Republic of Ireland Mark Kinsella
Mark Kinsella
Mark Anthony Kinsella is an Irish former professional footballer and current football coach. He played as a central midfielder for most of his career....

10
 England Roy McDonough
Roy McDonough
Roy McDonough is a former professional football player and manager in the English football league. His surname is occasionally misspelt in the media as Roy McDonagh.-Playing career:...

9
 England Steve McGavin
Steve McGavin
Steven James "Steve" McGavin is an English former professional footballer.-Biography:Born in North Walsham, McGavin played non-League football for Sudbury Town in his late teens and early 20s, before being signed by Colchester United for £10000 in July 1992. After scoring 17 goals in 58 games, he...

 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...

5
 England Alan Dickens
Alan Dickens
Alan Dickens is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder. He played the majority of his football at West Ham United and Chelsea....

3
 England Steve Ball
Steve Ball
Steven James "Steve" Ball is an English former professional football player. He played as a midfielder.-Career:...

2
 England Martin Grainger
Martin Grainger
Martin Grainger is a former English football player, he was a defender who ended his playing career with Birmingham City in December 2004...

 England Grant Watts
Grant Watts
Grant Watts is an English football forward.-References:*...

 England Steve Whitton
Steve Whitton
Stephen Paul "Steve" Whitton is a former English footballer who played as a striker. He was born in East Ham, London.In a playing career spanning 20 years , he made more than 450 league appearances. Whitton played in the Football League and Premier League in England, the Swedish Allsvenskan and...

 England Simon Betts
Simon Betts
Simon Richard Betts , is an English footballer who played as a midfielder in the Football League.-External links:*...

1
 England Ian Brown
Ian Brown (footballer)
Ian O'Neill Brown is an English former professional footballer. A striker, he was a schoolboy at Luton Town before beginning his professional career at Birmingham City, but dropped into non-League after only playing for 10 minutes as a substitute in a Football League Cup match...

 England Peter Cawley
Peter Cawley
Peter Cawley is a retired English footballer who played as a defender.Cawley is best known for his spell at Colchester United, where he made more than 200 appearances during his six years at the club between 1992 and 1998.He also had a spell at Wimbledon from 1987 to 1989, making one appearance in...

Own goal
Own goal
An own net occurs in goal-scoring games when a player scores a goal that is registered against his or her own team. It is usually accidental, and may be a result of an attempt at defensive play that failed or was spoiled by opponents....

4


League

Scorer Goals
 England Steve Brown
Steve Brown (footballer born 1973)
Steven Robert "Steve" Brown is an English former professional association football player. Born in Southend-on-Sea, he played for Southend United, Colchester United, Gillingham, Lincoln City and Macclesfield Town between 1992 and 1999 and made over 150 appearances in The Football League.-External...

11
 Republic of Ireland Mark Kinsella
Mark Kinsella
Mark Anthony Kinsella is an Irish former professional footballer and current football coach. He played as a central midfielder for most of his career....

8
 England Steve McGavin
Steve McGavin
Steven James "Steve" McGavin is an English former professional footballer.-Biography:Born in North Walsham, McGavin played non-League football for Sudbury Town in his late teens and early 20s, before being signed by Colchester United for £10000 in July 1992. After scoring 17 goals in 58 games, he...

 England Roy McDonough
Roy McDonough
Roy McDonough is a former professional football player and manager in the English football league. His surname is occasionally misspelt in the media as Roy McDonagh.-Playing career:...

7
 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...

4
 England Alan Dickens
Alan Dickens
Alan Dickens is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder. He played the majority of his football at West Ham United and Chelsea....

3
 England Steve Ball
Steve Ball
Steven James "Steve" Ball is an English former professional football player. He played as a midfielder.-Career:...

2
 England Martin Grainger
Martin Grainger
Martin Grainger is a former English football player, he was a defender who ended his playing career with Birmingham City in December 2004...

 England Grant Watts
Grant Watts
Grant Watts is an English football forward.-References:*...

 England Steve Whitton
Steve Whitton
Stephen Paul "Steve" Whitton is a former English footballer who played as a striker. He was born in East Ham, London.In a playing career spanning 20 years , he made more than 450 league appearances. Whitton played in the Football League and Premier League in England, the Swedish Allsvenskan and...

 England Simon Betts
Simon Betts
Simon Richard Betts , is an English footballer who played as a midfielder in the Football League.-External links:*...

1
 England Ian Brown
Ian Brown (footballer)
Ian O'Neill Brown is an English former professional footballer. A striker, he was a schoolboy at Luton Town before beginning his professional career at Birmingham City, but dropped into non-League after only playing for 10 minutes as a substitute in a Football League Cup match...

 England Peter Cawley
Peter Cawley
Peter Cawley is a retired English footballer who played as a defender.Cawley is best known for his spell at Colchester United, where he made more than 200 appearances during his six years at the club between 1992 and 1998.He also had a spell at Wimbledon from 1987 to 1989, making one appearance in...

Own goal
Own goal
An own net occurs in goal-scoring games when a player scores a goal that is registered against his or her own team. It is usually accidental, and may be a result of an attempt at defensive play that failed or was spoiled by opponents....

4


FA Cup

Scorer Goals
 England Steve Brown
Steve Brown (footballer born 1973)
Steven Robert "Steve" Brown is an English former professional association football player. Born in Southend-on-Sea, he played for Southend United, Colchester United, Gillingham, Lincoln City and Macclesfield Town between 1992 and 1999 and made over 150 appearances in The Football League.-External...

1
 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 Steve McGavin
Steve McGavin
Steven James "Steve" McGavin is an English former professional footballer.-Biography:Born in North Walsham, McGavin played non-League football for Sudbury Town in his late teens and early 20s, before being signed by Colchester United for £10000 in July 1992. After scoring 17 goals in 58 games, he...



League Cup

Scorer Goals
 Republic of Ireland Mark Kinsella
Mark Kinsella
Mark Anthony Kinsella is an Irish former professional footballer and current football coach. He played as a central midfielder for most of his career....

1
 England Roy McDonough
Roy McDonough
Roy McDonough is a former professional football player and manager in the English football league. His surname is occasionally misspelt in the media as Roy McDonagh.-Playing career:...



League Trophy

Scorer Goals
 England Steve Brown
Steve Brown (footballer born 1973)
Steven Robert "Steve" Brown is an English former professional association football player. Born in Southend-on-Sea, he played for Southend United, Colchester United, Gillingham, Lincoln City and Macclesfield Town between 1992 and 1999 and made over 150 appearances in The Football League.-External...

1
 Republic of Ireland Mark Kinsella
Mark Kinsella
Mark Anthony Kinsella is an Irish former professional footballer and current football coach. He played as a central midfielder for most of his career....

 England Roy McDonough
Roy McDonough
Roy McDonough is a former professional football player and manager in the English football league. His surname is occasionally misspelt in the media as Roy McDonagh.-Playing career:...


Most Frequent Starting XI

This section shows players in a 4-4-2 formation with the most league starts during the season.
Pos. Name Apps. Goals
GK  England John Cheesewright
John Cheesewright
John Anthony Cheesewright is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham City, Colchester United and Wycombe Wanderers. He played as a goalkeeper.-Career:...

17 0
DF  England Simon Betts
Simon Betts
Simon Richard Betts , is an English footballer who played as a midfielder in the Football League.-External links:*...

31 1
DF  England Tim Allpress 21 0
DF  England Peter Cawley
Peter Cawley
Peter Cawley is a retired English footballer who played as a defender.Cawley is best known for his spell at Colchester United, where he made more than 200 appearances during his six years at the club between 1992 and 1998.He also had a spell at Wimbledon from 1987 to 1989, making one appearance in...

36 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...

42 4
MF  England Nicky Smith
Nicky Smith
Nicholas Leslie "Nicky" Smith is a former professional footballer. After his professional career ended, he played for several non-League teams whilst serving as a policeman and has captained, coached and managed the England police team, as well as managing A.F.C...

29 0
MF  England Alan Dickens
Alan Dickens
Alan Dickens is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder. He played the majority of his football at West Ham United and Chelsea....

28 3
MF  Republic of Ireland Mark Kinsella
Mark Kinsella
Mark Anthony Kinsella is an Irish former professional footballer and current football coach. He played as a central midfielder for most of his career....

42 8
MF  England Steve Ball
Steve Ball
Steven James "Steve" Ball is an English former professional football player. He played as a midfielder.-Career:...

27 2
FW  England Roy McDonough
Roy McDonough
Roy McDonough is a former professional football player and manager in the English football league. His surname is occasionally misspelt in the media as Roy McDonagh.-Playing career:...

36 7
FW  England Steve Brown
Steve Brown (footballer born 1973)
Steven Robert "Steve" Brown is an English former professional association football player. Born in Southend-on-Sea, he played for Southend United, Colchester United, Gillingham, Lincoln City and Macclesfield Town between 1992 and 1999 and made over 150 appearances in The Football League.-External...

30 11

Cheesewright
John Cheesewright
John Anthony Cheesewright is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham City, Colchester United and Wycombe Wanderers. He played as a goalkeeper.-Career:...

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