1998–99 Colchester United F.C. season
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The 1998–99 season was Colchester United's
first season back in the third tier of English football
for 17 years. Colchester achieved promotion after beating Torquay United
1-0 at Wembley Stadium
in the Playoff final.
was under no illusions as to the task his side had. Division Two boasted fallen giants in Manchester City
and Stoke
and Kevin Keegan
led the Al-Fayed
revolution at Fulham
.
A preferred site was found for the new stadium and, better still, Cuckoo Farm was owned by the Council.
From the magnificent stage of Maine Road
and a loyal 25,000 home crowd, Wignall faced his FA Cup
nemesis at the tiny Northumberland
outpost of Bedlington
. The Terriers
walloped United 4-1 the most embarrassing defeat in the club's history. The U's won just one of the next nine including a 5-1 home defeat to Gillingham
in the Auto Windscreen Shield
.
In January 1999, seven days after unleashing a raw Lomana Tresor LuaLua
into the first team, Wignall quit citing that he had taken his team as far as he could and was frustrated at the role agents were playing in transfer deals he was trying to set up. Steve Whitton
, his assistant, became Caretaker before Mick Wadsworth
, recently of Scarborough
, fought off the challenge of Cheltenham
's Steve Cotterill
to become the new manager. He kept Whitton on and brought in a number of foreign players including Brazilian
Fumaça
and Frenchmen
Stéphane Pounewatchy
and Fabrice Richard
. He appointed Warren Aspinall
captain and together they staved off relegation by two points. However, Fumaça's Colchester career lasted just 14 minutes after being pole-axed.
Crowds rose to 4,479, but the seasons end brought swingeing cuts to the playing staff. Nine were axed including Joe Dunne
and Tony Adcock
, who fell tantalisingly four goals short of Martyn King's club record of 131 career league goals.
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
Source: 1998-99 Season Colchester United Results - coludata.co.uk
Source: 1998-99 Season Colchester United Results - coludata.co.uk
Source: 1998-99 Season Colchester United Results - coludata.co.uk
Source: 1998-99 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....
first season back in the third 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...
for 17 years. Colchester achieved promotion after beating 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...
1-0 at Wembley Stadium
Wembley Stadium
The original Wembley Stadium, officially known as the Empire Stadium, was a football stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the new Wembley Stadium that opened in 2007...
in the Playoff final.
Season Review
Steve WignallSteve Wignall
Steven Leslie "Steve" Wignall is an English former professional football manager and player. During his playing career, Wignall, who played as a central defender, made over 600 appearances in the Football League.-Playing career:...
was under no illusions as to the task his side had. Division Two boasted fallen giants in Manchester City
Manchester City F.C.
Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894...
and Stoke
Stoke City F.C.
Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts...
and Kevin Keegan
Kevin Keegan
Joseph Kevin Keegan, OBE is a former international footballer and former manager of the England national football team and several English clubs, most notably Newcastle United....
led the Al-Fayed
Mohamed Al-Fayed
Mohamed Abdel Moneim Al-Fayed is an Egyptian businessman and billionaire. Amongst his business interests are ownership of the English Premiership football team Fulham Football Club, Hôtel Ritz Paris and formerly Harrods Department Store, Knightsbridge...
revolution at 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 preferred site was found for the new stadium and, better still, Cuckoo Farm was owned by the Council.
From the magnificent stage of Maine Road
Maine Road
Maine Road was a football stadium in Moss Side, Manchester, England that was home to Manchester City F.C. from its construction in 1923 until 2003...
and a loyal 25,000 home crowd, Wignall faced his 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...
nemesis at the tiny Northumberland
Northumberland
Northumberland is the northernmost ceremonial county and a unitary district in North East England. For Eurostat purposes Northumberland is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three boroughs or unitary districts that comprise the "Northumberland and Tyne and Wear" NUTS 2 region...
outpost of Bedlington
Bedlington
Bedlington is a town in Northumberland, to the north of the Tyne and Wear urban area. It lies north of Newcastle and southeast of the county town of Morpeth. Other nearby places include Ashington to the north northeast, Blyth to the east and Cramlington to the south.The parish of Bedlington...
. The Terriers
Bedlington Terriers F.C.
Bedlington Terriers F.C. are a football club based in Bedlington, England. They were established in 1949 and joined the Northern Alliance in 1980 and joined the Northern League when it expanded to two divisions 3 years later...
walloped United 4-1 the most embarrassing defeat in the club's history. The U's won just one of the next nine including a 5-1 home defeat to Gillingham
Gillingham F.C.
Gillingham Football Club is an English professional football club based in the town of Gillingham, Kent. The only Kent-based club in the Football League, they play their home matches at the Priestfield Stadium...
in the Auto Windscreen Shield
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...
.
In January 1999, seven days after unleashing a raw Lomana Tresor LuaLua
Lomana LuaLua
Lomana Trésor LuaLua is a Congolese footballer who plays for Blackpool, and the Congo DR national football team.LuaLua was born in Kinshasa, but moved to England at a young age. After impressing in a college football match, he signed for Colchester United. There, he scored a total of 21 goals in...
into the first team, Wignall quit citing that he had taken his team as far as he could and was frustrated at the role agents were playing in transfer deals he was trying to set up. 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...
, his assistant, became Caretaker before Mick Wadsworth
Mick Wadsworth
Michael "Mick" Wadsworth is an English football coach and former player, who is currently the Manager at Football League One club Hartlepool United.-Playing career:...
, recently of 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...
, fought off the challenge of Cheltenham
Cheltenham Town F.C.
Cheltenham Town Football Club is an English football club playing in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. Founded in 1887, the team has played at four different grounds, namely Agg-Gardner's Recreation Ground, Carter's Field and now the Abbey Business Stadium, although it is more...
's Steve Cotterill
Steve Cotterill
Stephen "Steve" Cotterill is an English former footballer who is manager of Nottingham Forest.-Playing career:...
to become the new manager. He kept Whitton on and brought in a number of foreign players including Brazilian
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
Fumaça
Fumaça (footballer born 1976)
José Rodrigues Alves Antunes , nicknamed Fumaça, is a former Brazilian footballer.He played football in England in 1999 and 2000, having spells for Colchester United, Barnsley, Crystal Palace, and Newcastle United, where he played five Premier League games. He also played in Germany for...
and Frenchmen
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
Stéphane Pounewatchy
Stéphane Pounewatchy
Stéphane Pounewatchy is a retired French footballer, turned football agent. He was a defender who plied his trade in France, England and Scotland.-Playing career:...
and Fabrice Richard
Fabrice Richard
Fabrice Richard is a former professional footballer who played as a defender.-External links:* at chamoisfc79.fr...
. He appointed Warren Aspinall
Warren Aspinall
Warren Aspinall is an English former footballer, who played for a number of teams, having the most significant impact at Portsmouth and Carlisle United....
captain and together they staved off relegation by two points. However, Fumaça's Colchester career lasted just 14 minutes after being pole-axed.
Crowds rose to 4,479, but the seasons end brought swingeing cuts to the playing staff. Nine were axed including Joe Dunne
Joe Dunne
Joseph John "Joe" Dunne is an Irish former professional footballer. He played professionally for Gillingham and Colchester United and made nearly 280 Football League appearances in a 13-year career. He is currently Colchester's Assistant Manager, having previously served as youth team manager,...
and Tony Adcock
Tony Adcock
Anthony "Tony" Charles Adcock is an English former professional footballer. He was born in Bethnal Green, London.-Career:...
, who fell tantalisingly four goals short of Martyn King's club record of 131 career league goals.
Squad
Player Info
| Pos. | Name | Place of Birth | Date of Birth | Previous Club | Date Joined | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK |  England Carl EmbersonCarl Emberson Carl Wayne Emberson is a retired English football goalkeeper and coach at Bristol Rovers.-Career:He played in the 1990–91 Final of the FA Youth Cup with Millwall, but failed to make a first-team appearance for the club.He joined Colchester United for ₤25,000 in 1994, where he had previously been... |
England Epsom Epsom Epsom is a town in the borough of Epsom and Ewell in Surrey, England. Small parts of Epsom are in the Borough of Reigate and Banstead. The town is located south-south-west of Charing Cross, within the Greater London Urban Area. The town lies on the chalk downland of Epsom Downs.-History:Epsom lies... |
13 July 1973 | 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... |
6 July 1994 | £25,000 |
| GK | England Tamer Fernandes Tamer Fernandes Tamer Fernandes is a retired English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.-Career:Born in Paddington, Fernandes played league football for Brentford and Colchester United. He later played non-league football for Hemel Hempstead Town.-References:... |
England Paddington Paddington Paddington is a district within the City of Westminster, in central London, England. Formerly a metropolitan borough, it was integrated with Westminster and Greater London in 1965... |
7 December 1974 | 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.... |
29 January 1998 | Undisclosed |
| GK | England Andy Walker Andy Walker (footballer born 1981) Andrew William 'Andy' Walker is an English footballer who currently plays for Isthmian League Premier Division side Cray Wanderers.-Career:Walker played professionally for both Colchester United and Exeter City and has also had a stint at Doncaster Rovers... |
England Sidcup Sidcup Sidcup is a district in South East London in the London Borough of Bexley and small parts of the district in the London Borough of Greenwich.Located south east of Charing Cross, Sidcup is bordered by the London Boroughs of Greenwich and Bromley and Kent County Council, and whilst now part of... |
9 June 1981 | England Youth Team |
1 August 1998 | 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 |  Republic of Ireland Joe DunneJoe Dunne Joseph John "Joe" Dunne is an Irish former professional footballer. He played professionally for Gillingham and Colchester United and made nearly 280 Football League appearances in a 13-year career. He is currently Colchester's Assistant Manager, having previously served as youth team manager,... |
Republic of Ireland Dublin |
25 May 1973 | England Gillingham Gillingham F.C. Gillingham Football Club is an English professional football club based in the town of Gillingham, Kent. The only Kent-based club in the Football League, they play their home matches at the Priestfield Stadium... |
27 March 1996 | Free |
| DF | Republic of Ireland David Greene David Greene (footballer) David Greene is a retired Irish football defender. Son of a Galway mother and a Dublin father, David played for the Republic of Ireland U21 side six times.-References:... |
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.... |
26 October 1973 | 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... |
21 June 1996 | £30,000 |
| DF |  France Stéphane PounewatchyStéphane Pounewatchy Stéphane Pounewatchy is a retired French footballer, turned football agent. He was a defender who plied his trade in France, England and Scotland.-Playing career:... |
France Paris Paris Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region... |
10 February 1968 | England Port Vale Port Vale F.C. Port Vale Football Club is an English football club currently playing in Football League Two. They are based in Burslem, Staffordshire — one of six towns that make up the city of Stoke-on-Trent. The club's traditional rivals in the city are Stoke City, and games between the two clubs are known as... |
18 February 1999 | Free |
| DF | France Fabrice Richard Fabrice Richard Fabrice Richard is a former professional footballer who played as a defender.-External links:* at chamoisfc79.fr... |
France Saintes |
16 August 1973 | France AC Ajaccio AC Ajaccio Athletic Club Ajaccio is a French association football club based in the city of Ajaccio on the island of Corsica. The club was founded in 1910 and currently plays in Ligue 1, the first division of French football, having finished 2nd in the 2010–11 campaign in Ligue 2. The club president is Alain... |
18 March 1999 | Free |
| DF | England Scott Stamps Scott Stamps Scott Stamps is a professional football currently playing for Southern Football League Division One Midlands side Sutton Coldfield Town where he plays as a defender.-Torquay United:... |
England Edgbaston Edgbaston Edgbaston is an area in the city of Birmingham in England. It is also a formal district, managed by its own district committee. The constituency includes the smaller Edgbaston ward and the wards of Bartley Green, Harborne and Quinton.... |
20 March 1975 | England 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... |
26 March 1997 | £10,000 |
| MF | England Warren Aspinall Warren Aspinall Warren Aspinall is an English former footballer, who played for a number of teams, having the most significant impact at Portsmouth and Carlisle United.... |
England Wigan Wigan Wigan is a town in Greater Manchester, England. It stands on the River Douglas, south-west of Bolton, north of Warrington and west-northwest of Manchester. Wigan is the largest settlement in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan and is its administrative centre. The town of Wigan had a total... |
13 September 1967 | England Brentford Brentford F.C. Brentford Football Club are a professional English football club based in Brentford in the London Borough of Hounslow. They are currently playing in Football League One.... |
25 March 1999 | Free |
| MF | England Paul Buckle Paul Buckle Paul John Buckle is an English professional footballer and football club manager. He is currently manager of League Two side Bristol Rovers.-Career:... |
England Welwyn Garden City Welwyn Garden City -Economy:Ever since its inception as garden city, Welwyn Garden City has attracted a strong commercial base with several designated employment areas. Among the companies trading in the town are:*Air Link Systems*Baxter*British Lead Mills*Carl Zeiss... |
16 December 1970 | 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... |
28 November 1996 | Free |
| MF | England Jason Dozzell Jason Dozzell Jason Irvin Winans Dozzell is an English former professional association footballer who made more than 500 Football League appearances for Ipswich Town, Tottenham Hotspur, Northampton Town and Colchester United... |
England Ipswich Ipswich Ipswich is a large town and a non-metropolitan district. It is the county town of Suffolk, England. Ipswich is located on the estuary of the River Orwell... |
9 December 1967 | England Northampton Town F.C. |
15 October 1998 | Free |
| MF | England Karl Duguid Karl Duguid Karl Anthony Duguid is an English footballer who plays primarily as a midfielder for Colchester United.He began his career with Colchester United and made his senior debut in 1995. He helped the club win promotion to the Second Division in 1998, via the play-offs, and the Championship in 2006, by... |
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... |
21 March 1978 | England Youth Team |
16 July 1995 | Free |
| MF | England Steve Forbes Steve Forbes (footballer) Steve Forbes is an English former professional football player. His clubs included Millwall, Colchester United and Peterborough Utd . He made just under 100 Football League appearances.- External links :... |
England Stoke Newington Stoke Newington Stoke Newington is a district in the London Borough of Hackney. It is north-east of Charing Cross.-Boundaries:In modern terms, Stoke Newington can be roughly defined by the N16 postcode area . Its southern boundary with Dalston is quite ill-defined too... |
24 December 1975 | 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... |
14 March 1997 | Undisclosed |
| MF | England David Gregory |
England Polstead Polstead Polstead is a small village and civil parish in the South of Suffolk, England.- History :It is noted for being the site of the Red Barn Murder in 1827... |
23 January 1970 | England 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... |
7 December 1995 | Free |
| MF | England Nicky Haydon |
England Barking Barking Barking is a suburban town in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, in East London, England. A retail and commercial centre situated in the west of the borough, it lies east of Charing Cross. Barking was in the historic county of Essex until it was absorbed by Greater London. The area is... |
10 August 1978 | England Youth Team |
1 August 1995 | Free |
| MF |  Nigeria Sam Okafor |
Nigeria Nigeria Nigeria Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in... |
17 March 1982 | England Youth Team |
1 August 1998 | Free |
| MF | England Dave Rainford Dave Rainford David John Rainford is an English footballer who plays for Chelmsford City in the Conference South. He combines his football with a job as a teacher.... |
England Stepney Stepney Stepney is a district of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in London's East End that grew out of a medieval village around St Dunstan's church and the 15th century ribbon development of Mile End Road... |
21 April 1979 | England Youth Team |
1 August 1996 | Free |
| MF | England Aaron Skelton Aaron Skelton Aaron Skelton is a former professional footballer who played at right-back, right-wing, center-midfield and center-back during his time at Luton Town and Colchester.... |
England Welwyn Garden City Welwyn Garden City -Economy:Ever since its inception as garden city, Welwyn Garden City has attracted a strong commercial base with several designated employment areas. Among the companies trading in the town are:*Air Link Systems*Baxter*British Lead Mills*Carl Zeiss... |
22 November 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... |
3 July 1997 | 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 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',... |
3 July 1996 | £30,000 |
| MF |  Wales Geraint WilliamsGeraint Williams David Geraint Williams is a former professional footballer who also played for Wales. He has also managed Colchester United and Leyton Orient.- Career :... |
Wales Cwmparc Cwmparc Cwmparc is a village and a district of the community of Treorchy, in the Rhondda Valley, Wales.- History :Early legends tell of a medieval park, or hunting preserve, in the area called Parc Cwm Brychiniog, which was subsequently made into four farms in Tudor times, one of which was called Parc... |
5 January 1962 | 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.... |
7 July 1998 | Undisclosed |
| 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 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.... |
23 October 1996 | £20,000 |
| FW | England Tony Adcock Tony Adcock Anthony "Tony" Charles Adcock is an English former professional footballer. He was born in Bethnal Green, London.-Career:... |
England Bethnal Green Bethnal Green Bethnal Green is a district of the East End of London, England and part of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, with the far northern parts falling within the London Borough of Hackney. Located northeast of Charing Cross, it was historically an agrarian hamlet in the ancient parish of Stepney,... |
27 February 1963 | 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... |
3 August 1995 | Free |
| FW | England Neil Gregory Neil Gregory Neil Richard Gregory is an English professional football striker, who, until recently, has been playing for Canvey Island.Gregory began his career as an apprentice with Ipswich Town, turning professional in February 1992... |
 Zambia NdolaNdola Ndola is the third largest city in Zambia, with a population of 495,000 . It is the industrial, commercial, on the Copperbelt, Zambia's copper-mining region, and capital of Copperbelt Province. It is also the commercial capital city of Zambia and has one of the three international airports, others... |
7 October 1972 | 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.... |
26 March 1998 | £50,000 |
| FW | England Tony Lock Tony Lock (footballer) Anthony "Tony" Lock is an English football forward currently without a club.-Clubs:*1995-2001 : Colchester United*2002-2006 : Grays Athletic-References:... |
England Harlow Harlow Harlow is a new town and local government district in Essex, England. It is located in the west of the county and on the border with Hertfordshire, on the Stort Valley, The town is near the M11 motorway and forms part of the London commuter belt.The district has a current population of 78,889... |
3 September 1976 | England Youth Team |
1 August 1994 | Free |
| FW |  Democratic Republic of the Congo Lomana LuaLuaLomana LuaLua Lomana Trésor LuaLua is a Congolese footballer who plays for Blackpool, and the Congo DR national football team.LuaLua was born in Kinshasa, but moved to England at a young age. After impressing in a college football match, he signed for Colchester United. There, he scored a total of 21 goals in... |
 Zaire KinshasaKinshasa Kinshasa is the capital and largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The city is located on the Congo River.... |
28 December 1980 | England Youth Team |
1 August 1998 | Free |
| FW | Nigeria Kelechie-Krisantes Opara |
Nigeria Owerri Owerri Owerri is the capital of Imo State in Nigeria, set in the heart of the Igboland. Owerri consists of three Local Govern Areas including Owerri Municipal, Owerri North and Owerri West, it has an estimated population of about 400,000 as of 2006... |
21 December 1981 | England Youth Team |
1 August 1998 | Free |
| FW | England Mark Sale Mark Sale Mark David Sale is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward. He made more than 200 appearances in the Football League and many more in non-league football. He is currently youth team manager at Burton Albion.... |
England Burton upon Trent Burton upon Trent Burton upon Trent, also known as Burton-on-Trent or simply Burton, is a town straddling the River Trent in the east of Staffordshire, England. Its associated adjective is "Burtonian".... |
27 February 1972 | England 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... |
10 March 1997 | £23,500 |
Transfers In
| Date | Pos. | Player Name | Previous Club | League | Transfer Fee | Notes |
| 7 July 1998 | MF | Wales Geraint Williams Geraint Williams David Geraint Williams is a former professional footballer who also played for Wales. He has also managed Colchester United and Leyton Orient.- Career :... |
England Ipswich Town |
Football League Division One | Undisclosed | |
| 1 August 1998 | GK | England Andy Walker Andy Walker (footballer born 1981) Andrew William 'Andy' Walker is an English footballer who currently plays for Isthmian League Premier Division side Cray Wanderers.-Career:Walker played professionally for both Colchester United and Exeter City and has also had a stint at Doncaster Rovers... |
England Youth Team |
N/A | Free | |
| 1 August 1998 | MF | Nigeria Sam Okafor |
England Youth Team |
N/A | Free | |
| 1 August 1998 | MF | England Ian Wiles |
England Youth Team |
N/A | Free | |
| 1 August 1998 | FW | Democratic Republic of the Congo Lomana LuaLua Lomana LuaLua Lomana Trésor LuaLua is a Congolese footballer who plays for Blackpool, and the Congo DR national football team.LuaLua was born in Kinshasa, but moved to England at a young age. After impressing in a college football match, he signed for Colchester United. There, he scored a total of 21 goals in... |
England Youth Team |
N/A | Free | |
| 1 August 1998 | FW | Nigeria Kelechie-Krisantes Opara |
England Youth Team |
N/A | Free | |
| 15 October 1998 | MF | England Jason Dozzell Jason Dozzell Jason Irvin Winans Dozzell is an English former professional association footballer who made more than 500 Football League appearances for Ipswich Town, Tottenham Hotspur, Northampton Town and Colchester United... |
England Northampton Town |
Football League Division Two | Free | |
| 18 February 1999 | DF | France Stéphane Pounewatchy Stéphane Pounewatchy Stéphane Pounewatchy is a retired French footballer, turned football agent. He was a defender who plied his trade in France, England and Scotland.-Playing career:... |
England Port Vale Port Vale F.C. Port Vale Football Club is an English football club currently playing in Football League Two. They are based in Burslem, Staffordshire — one of six towns that make up the city of Stoke-on-Trent. The club's traditional rivals in the city are Stoke City, and games between the two clubs are known as... |
Football League Division One | Free | |
| 18 March 1999 | DF | France Fabrice Richard Fabrice Richard Fabrice Richard is a former professional footballer who played as a defender.-External links:* at chamoisfc79.fr... |
France AC Ajaccio AC Ajaccio Athletic Club Ajaccio is a French association football club based in the city of Ajaccio on the island of Corsica. The club was founded in 1910 and currently plays in Ligue 1, the first division of French football, having finished 2nd in the 2010–11 campaign in Ligue 2. The club president is Alain... |
Ligue 2 Ligue 2 Ligue 2 , formerly known as Division 2, is a French professional football league. The league serves as the second division of French football and is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel , the other being Ligue 1, the country's top football division... |
Free | |
| 25 March 1999 | MF | England Warren Aspinall Warren Aspinall Warren Aspinall is an English former footballer, who played for a number of teams, having the most significant impact at Portsmouth and Carlisle United.... |
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.... |
Football League Division Three | Free | |
Transfers Out
| Date | Pos. | Player Name | New Club | League | Transfer Fee | Notes |
| 31 May 1998 | GK |  United States Garrett Caldwell |
 Canada Toronto Supra |
Canadian National Soccer League Canadian National Soccer League The Canadian National Soccer League, known as the National Soccer League until 1993, was a professional soccer league in Canada that existed from 1926 to 1997... |
Free | |
| 31 May 1998 | 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... |
 European Union Retired |
N/A | Free | |
| 31 May 1998 | 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... |
European Union Retired |
N/A | Free | |
| 15 August 1998 | MF | England Ian Wiles |
England Heybridge Swifts |
Isthmian League Premier Division | Undisclosed | |
| 24 October 1998 | MF | England Ian Hathaway Ian Hathaway Ian Ashley Hathaway is an English former professional football midfielder.Hathaway began his career as an apprentice with West Bromwich Albion after youth training with Wolverhampton Wanderers... |
England Aldershot Town |
Football Conference Football Conference The Football Conference is a football league in England which consists of three divisions called Conference National, Conference North, and Conference South. Some Football Conference clubs are fully professional, such as Luton Town, but most of them are semi-professional... |
Undisclosed | |
Loans In
| Date | Pos. | Player Name | Parent Club | League | Date Returned | Notes |
| 1 August 1998 | DF | England Guy Branston Guy Branston Guy Peter Bromley Branston is an English football defender who plays for Rotherham United, on loan from Bradford City. Branston has enjoyed spells at Kettering Town, Notts County, Peterborough United and Burton Albion amongst many others.... |
England Leicester City |
Premier League | 3 October 1998 | |
| 9 November 1998 | DF | England Keith Dublin Keith Dublin Keith Dublin is an English former footballer who played at left-back for Chelsea, Brighton & Hove Albion, Watford, Southend United and Colchester United in the Football League.... |
England Southend United |
Football League Division Three | 9 December 1998 | |
| 8 February 1999 | MF | England Warren Aspinall Warren Aspinall Warren Aspinall is an English former footballer, who played for a number of teams, having the most significant impact at Portsmouth and Carlisle United.... |
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.... |
Football League Division Three | 24 March 1999 | |
| 24 February 1999 | FW | England Bradley Allen Bradley Allen Bradley James Allen is a former English professional footballer who played as a striker. He notably played for Queens Park Rangers, Charlton Athletic and Grimsby Town. He also played as a professional for Colchester United, Peterborough United and Bristol Rovers in a professional career that... |
England Charlton Athletic Charlton Athletic F.C. Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of Greenwich. They compete in Football League One, the third tier of English football. The club was founded on 9 June 1905, when a number of youth clubs in the southeast London area,... |
Premier League | 18 March 1999 | |
| 18 March 1999 | MF |  Brazil FumaçaFumaça (footballer born 1976) José Rodrigues Alves Antunes , nicknamed Fumaça, is a former Brazilian footballer.He played football in England in 1999 and 2000, having spells for Colchester United, Barnsley, Crystal Palace, and Newcastle United, where he played five Premier League games. He also played in Germany for... |
 Portugal S.L. Benfica |
Portuguese Liga Portuguese Liga The Primeira Liga , formerly called Primeira Divisão, currently named Liga ZON Sagres after their main sponsors, is the top professional association football division of the Portuguese football league system... |
24 March 1999 | |
| 25 March 1999 | MF | Republic of Ireland Brian Launders Brian Launders Brian Launders is a retired Irish football midfielder.-Clubs:*1993-1996 : Crystal Palace*1996-1997 : Crewe Alexandra*1997-1998 : BV Veendam*1998-1999 : Derby County*1999-1999 : Colchester United... |
England Derby County Derby County F.C. Derby County Football Club is an English football based in Derby. the club play in the Football League Championship and is notable as being one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888 and is, therefore, one of only ten clubs to have competed in every season of the English... |
Premier League | 27 March 1999 | |
| 25 March 1999 | FW | France Steve Germain |
France AS Cannes AS Cannes Association Sportive de Cannes Football is a French association football club based in Cannes. The club was formed 1902 as a sports club and currently play in the Championnat de France amateur, the fourth division of French football. Cannes plays its home matches at the Stade Pierre de Coubertin... |
Championnat National Championnat National The Championnat de France National, commonly referred to as simply National or Division 3, serves as the third division of the French football league system behind Ligue 1 and Ligue 2... |
9 May 1999 | |
Loans Out
| Date | Pos. | Player Name | New Club | League | Date Returned | Notes |
| 25 September 1998 | MF | England Ian Hathaway Ian Hathaway Ian Ashley Hathaway is an English former professional football midfielder.Hathaway began his career as an apprentice with West Bromwich Albion after youth training with Wolverhampton Wanderers... |
England Aldershot Town |
Football Conference Football Conference The Football Conference is a football league in England which consists of three divisions called Conference National, Conference North, and Conference South. Some Football Conference clubs are fully professional, such as Luton Town, but most of them are semi-professional... |
24 October 1998 | |
| 25 March 1999 | FW | England Mark Sale Mark Sale Mark David Sale is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward. He made more than 200 appearances in the Football League and many more in non-league football. He is currently youth team manager at Burton Albion.... |
England Plymouth Argyle |
Football League Division Three | 9 May 1999 | |
Division Two Results Summary
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Wrexham | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 43 | 62 | ||
| 53 | |||||||||
| 18 | Colchester United Colchester United F.C. Colchester United Football Club is an English football club based in Colchester. The club was formed in 1937, and briefly shared their old Layer Road home with now defunct side Colchester Town who had previously used the ground from 1910.... |
46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 52 | 70 | -18 | 52 |
| 19 | 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... |
46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 52 | 58 | ||
| 51 | |||||||||
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
Division Two Results
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/08/1998 | 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 | 1-0 | 4,042 | Sale Mark Sale Mark David Sale is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward. He made more than 200 appearances in the Football League and many more in non-league football. He is currently youth team manager at Burton Albion.... |
| 15/08/1998 | Wrexham | A | 4-2 | 4,157 | 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... , Haydon, N.Gregory Neil Gregory Neil Richard Gregory is an English professional football striker, who, until recently, has been playing for Canvey Island.Gregory began his career as an apprentice with Ipswich Town, turning professional in February 1992... , D.Gregory (pen. Penalty kick A penalty kick is a type of direct free kick in association football, taken from twelve yards out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of the defending team between the penalty taker and the goal.Penalty kicks are performed during normal play... ) |
| 22/08/1998 | 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 | 0-1 | 6,377 | |
| 29/08/1998 | 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... |
A | 0-2 | 5,005 | |
| 31/08/1998 | Stoke City Stoke City F.C. Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts... |
H | 0-1 | 4,728 | |
| 05/09/1998 | York City York City F.C. York City Football Club is an English football club based in York, North Yorkshire. The club participates in the Conference National, the fifth tier of English football. Founded in 1922, they joined the Football League in 1929, and have spent most of their history in the lower divisions... |
A | 2-1 | 2,699 | N.Gregory Neil Gregory Neil Richard Gregory is an English professional football striker, who, until recently, has been playing for Canvey Island.Gregory began his career as an apprentice with Ipswich Town, turning professional in February 1992... , Forbes Steve Forbes (footballer) Steve Forbes is an English former professional football player. His clubs included Millwall, Colchester United and Peterborough Utd . He made just under 100 Football League appearances.- External links :... |
| 08/09/1998 | 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 | 1-1 | 2,784 | Sale Mark Sale Mark David Sale is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward. He made more than 200 appearances in the Football League and many more in non-league football. He is currently youth team manager at Burton Albion.... |
| 12/09/1998 | 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 | 1-1 | 4,612 | N.Gregory Neil Gregory Neil Richard Gregory is an English professional football striker, who, until recently, has been playing for Canvey Island.Gregory began his career as an apprentice with Ipswich Town, turning professional in February 1992... |
| 19/09/1998 | Reading Reading F.C. Reading Football Club is an English association football club based in the town of Reading, Berkshire who currently play in the Championship... |
A | 1-1 | 9,058 | Duguid Karl Duguid Karl Anthony Duguid is an English footballer who plays primarily as a midfielder for Colchester United.He began his career with Colchester United and made his senior debut in 1995. He helped the club win promotion to the Second Division in 1998, via the play-offs, and the Championship in 2006, by... |
| 26/09/1998 | 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 | 2-1 | 4,205 | Forbes Steve Forbes (footballer) Steve Forbes is an English former professional football player. His clubs included Millwall, Colchester United and Peterborough Utd . He made just under 100 Football League appearances.- External links :... , D.Gregory (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... ) |
| 03/10/1998 | Oldham Athletic | A | 0-1 | 4,231 | |
| 09/10/1998 | 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 | 0-4 | 5,532 | |
| 17/10/1998 | 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 | 0-2 | 10,483 | |
| 20/10/1998 | 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 | 1-1 | 3,319 | Lock Tony Lock (footballer) Anthony "Tony" Lock is an English football forward currently without a club.-Clubs:*1995-2001 : Colchester United*2002-2006 : Grays Athletic-References:... |
| 31/10/1998 | Manchester City Manchester City F.C. Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894... |
A | 1-2 | 24,820 | Dozzell Jason Dozzell Jason Irvin Winans Dozzell is an English former professional association footballer who made more than 500 Football League appearances for Ipswich Town, Tottenham Hotspur, Northampton Town and Colchester United... |
| 06/11/1998 | Macclesfield Town Macclesfield Town F.C. Macclesfield Town Football Club is an English football team. The club was formed in 1874 and is based in the town of Macclesfield in Cheshire. The team play its home games at the 6,355 capacity Moss Rose stadium... |
H | 1-1 | 3,927 | Greene David Greene (footballer) David Greene is a retired Irish football defender. Son of a Galway mother and a Dublin father, David played for the Republic of Ireland U21 side six times.-References:... |
| 10/11/1998 | 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 | 1-0 | 3,597 | Greene David Greene (footballer) David Greene is a retired Irish football defender. Son of a Galway mother and a Dublin father, David played for the Republic of Ireland U21 side six times.-References:... |
| 21/11/1998 | 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... |
A | 3-1 | 4,598 | Greene David Greene (footballer) David Greene is a retired Irish football defender. Son of a Galway mother and a Dublin father, David played for the Republic of Ireland U21 side six times.-References:... (2), D.Gregory |
| 28/11/1998 | Millwall Millwall F.C. Millwall Football Club is an English professional football club based in South Bermondsey, south east London, that plays in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football. Founded as Millwall Rovers in 1885, the club has retained its name despite having last played in the... |
H | 0-0 | 4,476 | |
| 12/12/1998 | 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 | 0-0 | 4,513 | |
| 18/12/1998 | Blackpool Blackpool F.C. Blackpool Football Club are an English football club founded in 1887 from the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool. They are competing in the 2011–12 season of the The Championship, the second tier of professional football in England, having been relegated from the Premier League at the end of the... |
H | 2-2 | 3,228 | Greene David Greene (footballer) David Greene is a retired Irish football defender. Son of a Galway mother and a Dublin father, David played for the Republic of Ireland U21 side six times.-References:... , D.Gregory |
| 26/12/1998 | 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 | 0-2 | 11,939 | |
| 28/12/1998 | Bristol Rovers Bristol Rovers F.C. Bristol Rovers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Bristol, that competes in Football League Two. The team plays its home matches at the Memorial Stadium, in the Horfield area of the city.... |
H | 0-3 | 4,609 | |
| 02/01/1999 | 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... |
H | 2-2 | 4,964 | D.Gregory, 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... |
| 09/01/1999 | Chesterfield Chesterfield F.C. Chesterfield Football Club is an English football club based in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. The club currently plays in Football League One, the third tier of English football. Despite being the fourth oldest Football League club in England, they have spent most of their existence in the lower... |
A | 1-3 | 3,761 | LuaLua Lomana LuaLua Lomana Trésor LuaLua is a Congolese footballer who plays for Blackpool, and the Congo DR national football team.LuaLua was born in Kinshasa, but moved to England at a young age. After impressing in a college football match, he signed for Colchester United. There, he scored a total of 21 goals in... |
| 15/01/1999 | Wrexham | A | 1-3 | 3,491 | Wilkins Richard Wilkins (footballer) Richard Wilkins is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He currently manages Bury Town.-Biography:... |
| 23/01/1999 | Stoke City Stoke City F.C. Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts... |
A | 3-3 | 12,507 | Betts Simon Betts Simon Richard Betts , is an English footballer who played as a midfielder in the Football League.-External links:*... , D.Gregory, Dozzell Jason Dozzell Jason Irvin Winans Dozzell is an English former professional association footballer who made more than 500 Football League appearances for Ipswich Town, Tottenham Hotspur, Northampton Town and Colchester United... |
| 30/01/1999 | Bristol Rovers Bristol Rovers F.C. Bristol Rovers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Bristol, that competes in Football League Two. The team plays its home matches at the Memorial Stadium, in the Horfield area of the city.... |
A | 1-1 | 6,249 | D.Gregory (pen. Penalty kick A penalty kick is a type of direct free kick in association football, taken from twelve yards out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of the defending team between the penalty taker and the goal.Penalty kicks are performed during normal play... ) |
| 05/02/1999 | York City York City F.C. York City Football Club is an English football club based in York, North Yorkshire. The club participates in the Conference National, the fifth tier of English football. Founded in 1922, they joined the Football League in 1929, and have spent most of their history in the lower divisions... |
H | 2-1 | 3,982 | Betts Simon Betts Simon Richard Betts , is an English footballer who played as a midfielder in the Football League.-External links:*... , Greene David Greene (footballer) David Greene is a retired Irish football defender. Son of a Galway mother and a Dublin father, David played for the Republic of Ireland U21 side six times.-References:... |
| 12/02/1999 | 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 | 2-1 | 3,934 | Wilkins Richard Wilkins (footballer) Richard Wilkins is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He currently manages Bury Town.-Biography:... , D.Gregory |
| 20/02/1999 | 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 | 1-1 | 7,276 | Duguid Karl Duguid Karl Anthony Duguid is an English footballer who plays primarily as a midfielder for Colchester United.He began his career with Colchester United and made his senior debut in 1995. He helped the club win promotion to the Second Division in 1998, via the play-offs, and the Championship in 2006, by... |
| 27/02/1999 | Reading Reading F.C. Reading Football Club is an English association football club based in the town of Reading, Berkshire who currently play in the Championship... |
H | 1-1 | 4,686 | N.Gregory Neil Gregory Neil Richard Gregory is an English professional football striker, who, until recently, has been playing for Canvey Island.Gregory began his career as an apprentice with Ipswich Town, turning professional in February 1992... |
| 06/03/1999 | 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 | 2-2 | 4,670 | Dozzell Jason Dozzell Jason Irvin Winans Dozzell is an English former professional association footballer who made more than 500 Football League appearances for Ipswich Town, Tottenham Hotspur, Northampton Town and Colchester United... , D.Gregory |
| 09/03/1999 | Oldham Athletic | H | 2-2 | 3,616 | Allen Bradley Allen Bradley James Allen is a former English professional footballer who played as a striker. He notably played for Queens Park Rangers, Charlton Athletic and Grimsby Town. He also played as a professional for Colchester United, Peterborough United and Bristol Rovers in a professional career that... , D.Gregory (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... ) |
| 13/03/1999 | Macclesfield Town Macclesfield Town F.C. Macclesfield Town Football Club is an English football team. The club was formed in 1874 and is based in the town of Macclesfield in Cheshire. The team play its home games at the 6,355 capacity Moss Rose stadium... |
A | 0-2 | 2,796 | |
| 20/03/1999 | Manchester City Manchester City F.C. Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894... |
H | 0-1 | 6,554 | |
| 27/03/1999 | Bournemouth A.F.C. Bournemouth A.F.C. Bournemouth is an English football club currently playing in Football League One. The club plays at Dean Court in Kings Park, Boscombe, Bournemouth, Dorset and have been in existence since 1899.... |
A | 1-2 | 6,442 | Greene David Greene (footballer) David Greene is a retired Irish football defender. Son of a Galway mother and a Dublin father, David played for the Republic of Ireland U21 side six times.-References:... |
| 02/04/1999 | 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 | 1-0 | 5,644 | Aspinall Warren Aspinall Warren Aspinall is an English former footballer, who played for a number of teams, having the most significant impact at Portsmouth and Carlisle United.... |
| 05/04/1999 | 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 | 1-3 | 10,747 | D.Gregory |
| 10/04/1999 | 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 | 1-0 | 4,082 | Greene David Greene (footballer) David Greene is a retired Irish football defender. Son of a Galway mother and a Dublin father, David played for the Republic of Ireland U21 side six times.-References:... |
| 14/04/1999 | Millwall Millwall F.C. Millwall Football Club is an English professional football club based in South Bermondsey, south east London, that plays in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football. Founded as Millwall Rovers in 1885, the club has retained its name despite having last played in the... |
A | 0-2 | 4,686 | |
| 16/04/1999 | 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... |
H | 2-1 | 4,215 | Buckle Paul Buckle Paul John Buckle is an English professional footballer and football club manager. He is currently manager of League Two side Bristol Rovers.-Career:... , Aspinall Warren Aspinall Warren Aspinall is an English former footballer, who played for a number of teams, having the most significant impact at Portsmouth and Carlisle United.... (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... ) |
| 24/04/1999 | Northampton Town Northampton Town F.C. Northampton Town Football Club are an English professional football club based in Northampton, Northamptonshire. They currently play in Football League Two, the lowest league division, after being relegated from League One on the last day of the 2008–09 season... |
A | 3-3 | 6,146 | Buckle Paul Buckle Paul John Buckle is an English professional footballer and football club manager. He is currently manager of League Two side Bristol Rovers.-Career:... , Aspinall Warren Aspinall Warren Aspinall is an English former footballer, who played for a number of teams, having the most significant impact at Portsmouth and Carlisle United.... (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... ), Duguid Karl Duguid Karl Anthony Duguid is an English footballer who plays primarily as a midfielder for Colchester United.He began his career with Colchester United and made his senior debut in 1995. He helped the club win promotion to the Second Division in 1998, via the play-offs, and the Championship in 2006, by... |
| 27/04/1999 | Bournemouth A.F.C. Bournemouth A.F.C. Bournemouth is an English football club currently playing in Football League One. The club plays at Dean Court in Kings Park, Boscombe, Bournemouth, Dorset and have been in existence since 1899.... |
H | 2-1 | 4,168 | Hayter James Hayter (footballer) James Edward Hayter is an English footballer who plays as a forward for Doncaster Rovers.-Bournemouth:... (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.... ), Dozzell Jason Dozzell Jason Irvin Winans Dozzell is an English former professional association footballer who made more than 500 Football League appearances for Ipswich Town, Tottenham Hotspur, Northampton Town and Colchester United... |
| 01/05/1999 | 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 | 1-3 | 4,613 | Duguid Karl Duguid Karl Anthony Duguid is an English footballer who plays primarily as a midfielder for Colchester United.He began his career with Colchester United and made his senior debut in 1995. He helped the club win promotion to the Second Division in 1998, via the play-offs, and the Championship in 2006, by... |
| 08/05/1999 | Blackpool Blackpool F.C. Blackpool Football Club are an English football club founded in 1887 from the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool. They are competing in the 2011–12 season of the The Championship, the second tier of professional football in England, having been relegated from the Premier League at the end of the... |
H | 1-2 | 4,866 | Pounewatchy Stéphane Pounewatchy Stéphane Pounewatchy is a retired French footballer, turned football agent. He was a defender who plied his trade in France, England and Scotland.-Playing career:... |
Source: 1998-99 Season Colchester United Results - coludata.co.uk
League Cup
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/08/1998 | R1 (L1) | Bournemouth A.F.C. Bournemouth A.F.C. Bournemouth is an English football club currently playing in Football League One. The club plays at Dean Court in Kings Park, Boscombe, Bournemouth, Dorset and have been in existence since 1899.... |
A | 0-2 | 3,745 | |
| 18/08/1998 | R1 (L2) | Bournemouth A.F.C. Bournemouth A.F.C. Bournemouth is an English football club currently playing in Football League One. The club plays at Dean Court in Kings Park, Boscombe, Bournemouth, Dorset and have been in existence since 1899.... |
H | 3-2 | 2,550 | D.Gregory (pen. Penalty kick A penalty kick is a type of direct free kick in association football, taken from twelve yards out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of the defending team between the penalty taker and the goal.Penalty kicks are performed during normal play... ) (2), 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... |
Source: 1998-99 Season Colchester United Results - coludata.co.uk
FA Cup
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/11/1998 | R1 | Bedlington Terriers Bedlington Terriers F.C. Bedlington Terriers F.C. are a football club based in Bedlington, England. They were established in 1949 and joined the Northern Alliance in 1980 and joined the Northern League when it expanded to two divisions 3 years later... |
A | 1-4 | 2,027 | Adcock Tony Adcock Anthony "Tony" Charles Adcock is an English former professional footballer. He was born in Bethnal Green, London.-Career:... |
Source: 1998-99 Season Colchester United Results - coludata.co.uk
League Trophy
Southern Section| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/12/1998 | R1 (S) | 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 | 1-5 | 1,742 | D.Gregory (pen. Penalty kick A penalty kick is a type of direct free kick in association football, taken from twelve yards out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of the defending team between the penalty taker and the goal.Penalty kicks are performed during normal play... ) |
Source: 1998-99 Season Colchester United Results - coludata.co.uk
Squad statistics
| No. | Nat. | Pos. | Name | Total | Division Two | FA Cup FA Cup The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's... |
League Cup Football League Cup The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis... |
League Trophy Football League Trophy The Football League Trophy, currently known as the Johnstone's Paint Trophy for sponsorship reasons, is an annual English association football knock-out competition open to the 48 clubs in Football League One and Football League Two, the bottom two divisions in the four fully professional top... |
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| Scorer | Goals |
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| England David Gregory |
14 |
| Republic of Ireland David Greene David Greene (footballer) David Greene is a retired Irish football defender. Son of a Galway mother and a Dublin father, David played for the Republic of Ireland U21 side six times.-References:... |
8 |
| England Jason Dozzell Jason Dozzell Jason Irvin Winans Dozzell is an English former professional association footballer who made more than 500 Football League appearances for Ipswich Town, Tottenham Hotspur, Northampton Town and Colchester United... |
4 |
| England Karl Duguid Karl Duguid Karl Anthony Duguid is an English footballer who plays primarily as a midfielder for Colchester United.He began his career with Colchester United and made his senior debut in 1995. He helped the club win promotion to the Second Division in 1998, via the play-offs, and the Championship in 2006, by... |
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| England Neil Gregory Neil Gregory Neil Richard Gregory is an English professional football striker, who, until recently, has been playing for Canvey Island.Gregory began his career as an apprentice with Ipswich Town, turning professional in February 1992... |
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| 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... |
3 |
| England Warren Aspinall Warren Aspinall Warren Aspinall is an English former footballer, who played for a number of teams, having the most significant impact at Portsmouth and Carlisle United.... |
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| England Simon Betts Simon Betts Simon Richard Betts , is an English footballer who played as a midfielder in the Football League.-External links:*... |
2 |
| England Paul Buckle Paul Buckle Paul John Buckle is an English professional footballer and football club manager. He is currently manager of League Two side Bristol Rovers.-Career:... |
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| England Steve Forbes Steve Forbes (footballer) Steve Forbes is an English former professional football player. His clubs included Millwall, Colchester United and Peterborough Utd . He made just under 100 Football League appearances.- External links :... |
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| England Mark Sale Mark Sale Mark David Sale is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward. He made more than 200 appearances in the Football League and many more in non-league football. He is currently youth team manager at Burton Albion.... |
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| 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:... |
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| England Tony Adcock Tony Adcock Anthony "Tony" Charles Adcock is an English former professional footballer. He was born in Bethnal Green, London.-Career:... |
1 |
| England Bradley Allen Bradley Allen Bradley James Allen is a former English professional footballer who played as a striker. He notably played for Queens Park Rangers, Charlton Athletic and Grimsby Town. He also played as a professional for Colchester United, Peterborough United and Bristol Rovers in a professional career that... |
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| England Nicky Haydon |
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| England Tony Lock Tony Lock (footballer) Anthony "Tony" Lock is an English football forward currently without a club.-Clubs:*1995-2001 : Colchester United*2002-2006 : Grays Athletic-References:... |
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| Democratic Republic of the Congo Lomana LuaLua Lomana LuaLua Lomana Trésor LuaLua is a Congolese footballer who plays for Blackpool, and the Congo DR national football team.LuaLua was born in Kinshasa, but moved to England at a young age. After impressing in a college football match, he signed for Colchester United. There, he scored a total of 21 goals in... |
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| France Stéphane Pounewatchy Stéphane Pounewatchy Stéphane Pounewatchy is a retired French footballer, turned football agent. He was a defender who plied his trade in France, England and Scotland.-Playing career:... |
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| Own goal Own goal An own net occurs in goal-scoring games when a player scores a goal that is registered against his or her own team. It is usually accidental, and may be a result of an attempt at defensive play that failed or was spoiled by opponents.... |
1 |
League
| Scorer | Goals |
|---|---|
| England David Gregory |
11 |
| Republic of Ireland David Greene David Greene (footballer) David Greene is a retired Irish football defender. Son of a Galway mother and a Dublin father, David played for the Republic of Ireland U21 side six times.-References:... |
8 |
| England Jason Dozzell Jason Dozzell Jason Irvin Winans Dozzell is an English former professional association footballer who made more than 500 Football League appearances for Ipswich Town, Tottenham Hotspur, Northampton Town and Colchester United... |
4 |
| England Karl Duguid Karl Duguid Karl Anthony Duguid is an English footballer who plays primarily as a midfielder for Colchester United.He began his career with Colchester United and made his senior debut in 1995. He helped the club win promotion to the Second Division in 1998, via the play-offs, and the Championship in 2006, by... |
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| England Neil Gregory Neil Gregory Neil Richard Gregory is an English professional football striker, who, until recently, has been playing for Canvey Island.Gregory began his career as an apprentice with Ipswich Town, turning professional in February 1992... |
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| England Warren Aspinall Warren Aspinall Warren Aspinall is an English former footballer, who played for a number of teams, having the most significant impact at Portsmouth and Carlisle United.... |
3 |
| 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... |
2 |
| England Simon Betts Simon Betts Simon Richard Betts , is an English footballer who played as a midfielder in the Football League.-External links:*... |
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| England Paul Buckle Paul Buckle Paul John Buckle is an English professional footballer and football club manager. He is currently manager of League Two side Bristol Rovers.-Career:... |
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| England Steve Forbes Steve Forbes (footballer) Steve Forbes is an English former professional football player. His clubs included Millwall, Colchester United and Peterborough Utd . He made just under 100 Football League appearances.- External links :... |
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| England Mark Sale Mark Sale Mark David Sale is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward. He made more than 200 appearances in the Football League and many more in non-league football. He is currently youth team manager at Burton Albion.... |
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| 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:... |
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| England Bradley Allen Bradley Allen Bradley James Allen is a former English professional footballer who played as a striker. He notably played for Queens Park Rangers, Charlton Athletic and Grimsby Town. He also played as a professional for Colchester United, Peterborough United and Bristol Rovers in a professional career that... |
1 |
| England Nicky Haydon |
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| England Tony Lock Tony Lock (footballer) Anthony "Tony" Lock is an English football forward currently without a club.-Clubs:*1995-2001 : Colchester United*2002-2006 : Grays Athletic-References:... |
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| Democratic Republic of the Congo Lomana LuaLua Lomana LuaLua Lomana Trésor LuaLua is a Congolese footballer who plays for Blackpool, and the Congo DR national football team.LuaLua was born in Kinshasa, but moved to England at a young age. After impressing in a college football match, he signed for Colchester United. There, he scored a total of 21 goals in... |
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| France Stéphane Pounewatchy Stéphane Pounewatchy Stéphane Pounewatchy is a retired French footballer, turned football agent. He was a defender who plied his trade in France, England and Scotland.-Playing career:... |
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| Own goal Own goal An own net occurs in goal-scoring games when a player scores a goal that is registered against his or her own team. It is usually accidental, and may be a result of an attempt at defensive play that failed or was spoiled by opponents.... |
1 |
FA Cup
| 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:... |
1 |
League Cup
| Scorer | Goals |
|---|---|
| England David Gregory |
2 |
| 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... |
1 |
League Trophy
| Scorer | Goals |
|---|---|
| England David Gregory |
1 |
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 Carl Emberson Carl Emberson Carl Wayne Emberson is a retired English football goalkeeper and coach at Bristol Rovers.-Career:He played in the 1990–91 Final of the FA Youth Cup with Millwall, but failed to make a first-team appearance for the club.He joined Colchester United for ₤25,000 in 1994, where he had previously been... |
37 | 0 |
| DF | Republic of Ireland David Greene David Greene (footballer) David Greene is a retired Irish football defender. Son of a Galway mother and a Dublin father, David played for the Republic of Ireland U21 side six times.-References:... |
42 | 8 |
| DF | Republic of Ireland Joe Dunne Joe Dunne Joseph John "Joe" Dunne is an Irish former professional footballer. He played professionally for Gillingham and Colchester United and made nearly 280 Football League appearances in a 13-year career. He is currently Colchester's Assistant Manager, having previously served as youth team manager,... |
32 | 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:*... |
22 | 2 |
| DF | England Scott Stamps Scott Stamps Scott Stamps is a professional football currently playing for Southern Football League Division One Midlands side Sutton Coldfield Town where he plays as a defender.-Torquay United:... |
19 | 0 |
| 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:... |
25 | 2 |
| MF | England David Gregory |
43 | 11 |
| MF | England Paul Buckle Paul Buckle Paul John Buckle is an English professional footballer and football club manager. He is currently manager of League Two side Bristol Rovers.-Career:... |
39 | 2 |
| MF | Wales Geraint Williams Geraint Williams David Geraint Williams is a former professional footballer who also played for Wales. He has also managed Colchester United and Leyton Orient.- Career :... |
38 | 0 |
| FW | England Neil Gregory Neil Gregory Neil Richard Gregory is an English professional football striker, who, until recently, has been playing for Canvey Island.Gregory began his career as an apprentice with Ipswich Town, turning professional in February 1992... |
29 | 4 |
| FW | England Mark Sale Mark Sale Mark David Sale is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward. He made more than 200 appearances in the Football League and many more in non-league football. He is currently youth team manager at Burton Albion.... |
21 | 2 |
Emberson
Carl Emberson
Carl Wayne Emberson is a retired English football goalkeeper and coach at Bristol Rovers.-Career:He played in the 1990–91 Final of the FA Youth Cup with Millwall, but failed to make a first-team appearance for the club.He joined Colchester United for ₤25,000 in 1994, where he had previously been...
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