1983–84 Colchester United F.C. season

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Colchester United
1983–84 season
ChairmanMaurice Cadman[1]
ManagerCyril Lea
StadiumLayer Road
Fourth Division8th
FA Cup3rd round
(eliminated by
Charlton Athletic)
League Cup3rd round
(eliminated by
Manchester United)
Associate Members' Cup2nd round (southern section)
(eliminated by
Southend United
Top goalscorerLeague:
Tony Adcock (26)
All:
Tony Adcock (33)
Highest home attendance13,031
v Manchester United, 9 November 1983[2]
Lowest home attendance1,226
v Torquay United, 28 April 1984[3]
Average home league attendance2,847[4]
Biggest win6–0
v Hartlepool United, 3 December 1983
Biggest defeat1–5
v Aldershot, 23 April 1984

The 1983–84 season was Colchester United's 42nd season in their history and third consecutive season in fourth tier of English football, the Fourth Division. Alongside competing in the Fourth Division, the club also participated in the FA Cup, the League Cup and the Associate Members' Cup.

Another promotion push ended a long way short with an eighth-placed finish, 15 points shy of the promotion places. Colchester reached the third round of the League Cup, where they faced Manchester United at Layer Road only to suffer a 2–0 defeat. They also reached the third round of the FA Cup, exiting to Charlton Athletic. In the inaugural Associate Members' Cup, the U's fell to a 2–0 defeat to Essex rivals Southend United in the second round.

Season overview[]

Cyril Lea began his first full season in charge by bringing in assistant Stewart Houston in a player-coach capacity. He had however already seen the frustrating exit of last seasons top scorer Ian Allinson, who was allowed to leave the club for Arsenal on a free transfer following an administrative error.

In the early stages of the season, Colchester kept pace with the leaders as they embarked on a League Cup run. Following a 1–1 draw at Second Division Swansea City, chairman Maurice Cadman pledged Lea funds to purchase two players if there was an attendance greater than 5,000 in the second leg of the tie. As such, 5,204 were in attendance to see the U's beat the Swans 1–0. They were drawn at home to Manchester United in the third round as Layer Road saw its final-ever five figure gate when 13,031 saw the 2–0 defeat for the U's.

Colchester's form tailed off in the latter stages of the season as they ended the season 15 points adrift of the promotion places in eighth position, despite Tony Adcock's 33 goals. Now frustrated at his board's successive attempts to fund promotion that ultimately ended in failure, Maurice Cadman announced that win bonuses would be dropped for the 1984–85 season replaced by an insurance-backed promotion bonus. He also announced that the club had been put up for sale at a value of £150,000.

Attendances on average were up, largely in thanks to the cup runs, but otherwise league attendances dropped off, and a new low of 1,226 witnessed Colchester's 3–0 win over Torquay United on 28 April 1984. Meanwhile, stalwarts Micky Cook, who had set a club record of 614 league appearances, and Steve Leslie both retired through injury.[5]

Players[]

As of match played 11 May 1984.[6]
Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee
Goalkeepers
Alec Chamberlain GK England March (1964-06-20)20 June 1964 (aged 18) 4 0 England Ipswich Town Summer 1982 Undisclosed
Defenders
Phil Coleman FB England Woolwich (1960-09-08)8 September 1960 (aged 22) 96 7 England Millwall February 1981 £15,000
Tony Hadley CB England Upminster (1955-07-05)5 July 1955 (aged 27) 0 0 England Southend United August 1983 Undisclosed
Rudi Hedman CB England Lambeth (1964-11-16)16 November 1964 (aged 18) 0 0 Apprentice February 1984 Free transfer
Stewart Houston CB Scotland Dunoon (1949-08-20)20 August 1949 (aged 33) 0 0 England Sheffield United Summer 1983 Undisclosed
Ian Phillips FB Scotland Cumnock (1959-04-23)23 April 1959 (aged 24) 0 0 England Northampton Town September 1983 £5,000
Steve Wignall CB England Liverpool (1954-09-17)17 September 1954 (aged 28) 288 17 England Doncaster Rovers September 1977 £5,000
Midfielders
Andy Farrell MF/FB England Colchester (1965-10-07)7 October 1965 (aged 17) 0 0 Apprentice Summer 1982 Free transfer
Jeff Hull MF England Rochford (1960-08-25)25 August 1960 (aged 22) 27 4 England Basildon United 17 December 1982[a] Undisclosed
Steve Leslie MF England Hornsey (1952-09-04)4 September 1952 (aged 30) 471 45 Apprentice 20 April 1971[a] Free transfer
Roger Osborne MF England Otley (1950-03-09)9 March 1950 (aged 33) 113 7 England Ipswich Town February 1981 £25,000
Forwards
Tony Adcock FW England Bethnal Green (1963-03-27)27 March 1963 (aged 20) 83 23 Apprentice 31 March 1981 Free transfer
Keith Bowen FW Wales England Northampton (1958-02-26)26 February 1958 (aged 25) 13 4 England Brentford 25 March 1983[b] £10,000
Perry Groves WG England Bow (1965-04-19)19 April 1965 (aged 18) 31 3 England Cornard Dynamos Summer 1981 Free transfer
Dave Hubbick FW England South Shields (1960-03-16)16 March 1960 (aged 23) 0 0 England Dagenham 15 October 1983[a] Free transfer
Les Mutrie FW England Newcastle upon Tyne (1951-04-01)1 April 1951 (aged 32) 0 0 England Hull City January 1984 £10,000
Craig Oldfield FW England Warley (1963-11-24)24 November 1963 (aged 19) 0 0 England Stowmarket Town Summer 1982 Free transfer
John Taylor FW England Norwich (1964-10-24)24 October 1964 (aged 18) 0 0 Apprentice Summer 1981 Free transfer
  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club
  2. ^ Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game in his second spell for the club

Transfers[]

In[]

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
Summer 1983 CB Scotland Stewart Houston England Sheffield United Undisclosed [7]
August 1983 CB England Tony Hadley England Southend United Undisclosed [8]
September 1983 FB Scotland Ian Phillips England Northampton Town £5,000 [9]
October 1983 CB England Adam Nichols England Wits University Free transfer [10]
15 October 1983 FW England Dave Hubbick England Dagenham Free transfer [11][a]
January 1984 FW England Les Mutrie England Hull City £10,000 [12]
February 1984 CB England Rudi Hedman Apprentice Free transfer [13]
  • Total spending: Decrease ~ £15,000
  1. ^ Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club

Out[]

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
End of season GK England Ian Cranstone England Wealdstone Free transfer [14]
End of season GK Bobby Hamilton Free agent Released [15]
End of season CB England Adrian Keith England Haverhill Rovers Released [16]
End of season FB England Wayne Ward England Wivenhoe Town Released [17]
End of season MF Andy Gooding England Wivenhoe Town Released [18]
Summer 1983 FW England Roy McDonough England Southend United Undisclosed [19]
2 January 1984 CB England Adam Nichols Free agent Released [10][a]
14 April 1984 FB England Micky Cook Free agent Retired [20][a][b]
  • Total incoming: Increase ~ £0
  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Date of departure refers to the date of the player's final game for the club
  2. ^ Stayed on with Colchester United as coach

Loans out[]

Date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.
September 1983 FB England Phil Coleman Wales Wrexham March 1984 [21][22]

Match details[]

Fourth Division[]

Main article: 1983–84 Football League

Results round by round[]

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHHAHAAHAHHAHAHAAHHAHHHHAHHAHAAHHAAAHAAHAHAAHA
ResultWWDDWDLWLDWLWDWDLWWLWDWDWWDDDDLWLLLDLDDDLWLWWL
Position53222443353444247436465775566666679899991099877
Source: 11v11.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

  Win   Draw   Loss

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
6 Blackpool 46 21 9 16 70 52 +18 72
7 Peterborough United 46 18 14 14 72 48 +24 68
8 Colchester United 46 17 16 13 69 53 +16 67
9 Torquay United 46 18 13 15 59 64 −5 67
10 Tranmere Rovers 46 17 15 14 53 53 0 66
Source:[citation needed]

Matches[]

27 August 1983 (1983-08-27) 1 Darlington 0–2 Colchester United Darlington
Report Adcock Goal 74'
Houston Goal 86'		 Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 1,441
Referee: Roger Dilkes
3 September 1983 (1983-09-03) 2 Colchester United 2–1 Blackpool Colchester
15:00 BST Adcock Goal 14' (pen.)
Serella Goal 87' (o.g.)		 Report Serella Goal 46' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,169
Referee: J Ashworth
6 September 1983 (1983-09-06) 3 Colchester United 0–0 Bristol City Colchester
19:30 BST Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,120
Referee: M James
9 September 1983 (1983-09-09) 4 Stockport County 0–0 Colchester United Stockport
Report Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 2,077
Referee: Vic Callow
17 September 1983 (1983-09-17) 5 Colchester United 4–0 Rochdale Colchester
15:00 BST Bowen Goal 30'
Adcock Goal 38', 51'
Wignall Goal 53'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 1,955
Referee: Colin Downey
24 September 1983 (1983-09-24) 6 Chesterfield 1–1 Colchester United Chesterfield
Birch Goal 66' Report Wignall Goal 73' Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 4,106
Referee: D Scott
26 September 1983 (1983-09-26) 7 Tranmere Rovers 2–1 Colchester United Birkenhead
Williams Goal 18' (pen.)
Ferguson Goal 89'		 Report Adcock Goal 60' (pen.) Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 1,866
Referee: M Heath
1 October 1983 (1983-10-01) 8 Colchester United 1–0 Chester City Colchester
15:00 BST Adcock Goal 55' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 1,976
Referee: Martin Bodenham
7 October 1983 (1983-10-07) 9 York City 3–0 Colchester United York
McPhail Goal 41'
Pollard Goal 72' (pen.)
Walwyn Goal 85'		 Report Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 6,207
Referee: R Guy
15 October 1983 (1983-10-15) 10 Colchester United 2–2 Northampton Town Colchester
15:00 BST Houston Goal 16'
Cook Goal 78'		 Report Austin Goal 11'
O'Neill Goal 81'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 1,964
Referee: D Letts
18 October 1983 (1983-10-18) 11 Colchester United 1–0 Bury Colchester
19:30 BST Adcock Goal 20' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 1,969
Referee: Ian Borrett
22 October 1983 (1983-10-22) 12 Swindon Town 2–1 Colchester United Swindon
Rowland Goal 52'
Hockaday Goal 77'		 Report Adcock Goal 44' (pen.) Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 3,079
Referee: A Crickmore
29 October 1983 (1983-10-29) 13 Colchester United 2–0 Crewe Alexandra Colchester
15:00 GMT Adcock Goal 50', 89' (pen.) Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,402
Referee: M Taylor
1 November 1983 (1983-11-01) 14 Doncaster Rovers 3–3 Colchester United Doncaster
Douglas Goal 21'
Miller Goal 50'
Snodin Goal 87' (pen.)
Humphries Red card		 Report Bowen Goal 6'
Humphries Goal 13' (o.g.)
Adcock Goal 62' (pen.)		 Stadium: Belle Vue
Attendance: 3,491
Referee: I Hendrick
5 November 1983 (1983-11-05) 15 Colchester United 3–0 Reading Colchester
Houston Goal 15'
Leslie Goal 17'
Adcock Goal 62'		 Report White Red card 74' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,433
Referee: E Scales
12 November 1983 (1983-11-12) 16 Mansfield Town 0–0 Colchester United Mansfield
Report Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 3,042
Referee: J Hough
26 November 1983 (1983-11-26) 17 Torquay United 2–1 Colchester United Torquay
Curle Goal 38' (pen.), 45' (pen.) Report Cook Goal 32' Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 1,364
Referee: J Deakin
3 December 1983 (1983-12-03) 18 Colchester United 6–0 Hartlepool United Colchester
15:00 GMT Wignall Goal 14', 82'
Nichols Goal 58'
Phillips Goal 69', 89'
Groves Goal 79'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 1,935
Referee: Alan Gunn
17 December 1983 (1983-12-17) 19 Colchester United 4–1 Halifax Town Colchester
Houston Goal 5'
Adcock Goal 34'
Bowen Goal 88'		 Report Greenaway Goal 54' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 1,866
Referee: Alf Buksh
26 December 1983 (1983-12-26) 20 Peterborough United 2–0 Colchester United Peterborough
Beech Goal 75'
Waddle Goal 89'		 Report Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 6,527
Referee: H Taylor
27 December 1983 (1983-12-27) 21 Colchester United 4–1 Aldershot Colchester
Adcock Goal 1' (pen.), 23'
Wignall Goal 20'
Bowen Goal 51'		 Report McDonald Goal 22' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,123
Referee: J Bray
31 December 1983 (1983-12-31) Hereford United A–A Colchester United Hereford
Report Stadium: Edgar Street
Note: Match abandoned after 68-minutes with the score at 1–0 to Hereford United due to a floodlight failure.
2 January 1984 (1984-01-02) 22 Colchester United 1–1 Wrexham Colchester
15:00 GMT Adcock Goal 43' Report Muldoon Goal 60' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,182
Referee: D Hedges
14 January 1984 (1984-01-14) 23 Colchester United 2–1 Darlington Colchester
15:00 GMT Adcock Goal 63' (pen.), 65' Report Walsh Goal 66' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,151
Referee: J Martin
28 January 1984 (1984-01-28) 24 Colchester United 1–1 Stockport County Colchester
15:00 GMT Adcock Goal 43' Report Sword Goal 9' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,213
Referee: D Reeves
4 February 1984 (1984-02-04) 25 Chester City 1–4 Colchester United Chester
Blackwell Goal 82' Report Bowen Goal 10', 66'
Phillips Goal 32'
Mutrie Goal 50'		 Stadium: Sealand Road
Attendance: 1,179
Referee: J Key
11 February 1984 (1984-02-11) 26 Colchester United 2–0 Chesterfield Colchester
15:00 GMT Adcock Goal 28'
Wignall Goal 29'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,358
Referee: Rob Lewis
14 February 1984 (1984-02-14) 27 Colchester United 1–1 Doncaster Rovers Colchester
19:30 GMT Bowen Goal 21' Report Snodin Goal 48' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,821
Referee: Tony Ward
18 February 1984 (1984-02-18) 28 Crewe Alexandra 1–1 Colchester United Crewe
Crabbe Goal 86' (pen.) Report Bowen Goal 12' Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 2,532
Referee: M Scott
25 February 1984 (1984-02-25) 29 Colchester United 0–0 Swindon Town Colchester
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,448
Referee: Ian Borrett
4 March 1984 (1984-03-04) 30 Bury 1–1 Colchester United Bury
Madden Goal 72' Report Adcock Goal 54' (pen.) Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 1,576
Referee: David Hutchinson
7 March 1984 (1984-03-07) 31 Reading 1–0 Colchester United Reading
Senior Goal 67' Report Stadium: Elm Park
Attendance: 3,360
Referee: Martin Bodenham
10 March 1984 (1984-03-10) 32 Colchester United 2–0 Mansfield Town Colchester
15:00 GMT Bowen Goal 66' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,007
Referee: M James
17 March 1984 (1984-03-17) 33 Colchester United 1–3 York City Colchester
15:00 GMT Bowen Goal 86' Report McPhail Goal 30'
Walwyn Goal 32'
Pearce Goal 84'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,032
Referee: T Spencer
24 March 1984 (1984-03-24) 34 Northampton Town 3–1 Colchester United Northampton
Austin Goal 2'
Gage Goal 59'
Belfon Goal 64'		 Report Phillips Goal 14' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 1,499
Referee: N Ashley
31 March 1984 (1984-03-31) 35 Bristol City 4–1 Colchester United Bristol
Ritchie Goal 26', 65'
Riley Goal 67', 81'		 Report Wignall Goal 78' Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 6,504
Referee: M Heath
4 April 1984 (1984-04-04) 36 Hereford United 1–1 Colchester United Hereford
Phillips Goal 50' Report Goal 35' Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 2,501
Referee: Joe Worrall
7 April 1984 (1984-04-07) 37 Colchester United 0–1 Tranmere Rovers Colchester
15:00 BST Report Palios Goal 47' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 1,679
Referee: L Burden
14 April 1984 (1984-04-14) 38 Hartlepool United 0–0 Colchester United Hartlepool
Report Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 1,001
Referee: A Robinson
17 April 1984 (1984-04-17) 39 Rochdale 0–0 Colchester United Rochdale
Allatt Red card 64' Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1,020
Referee: Peter Willis
21 April 1984 (1984-04-21) 40 Colchester United 1–1 Peterborough United Colchester
15:00 BST Adcock Goal 26' Report Holmes Goal 88' (pen.) Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 1,746
Referee: M Dimblebee
23 April 1984 (1984-04-23) 41 Aldershot 5–1 Colchester United Aldershot
Burvill Goal 8'
Banton Goal 26', 66'
Lawrence Goal 30'
Lucas Goal 74'		 Report Adcock Goal 44' Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 2,443
Referee: Keren Barratt
28 April 1984 (1984-04-28) 42 Colchester United 3–0 Torquay United Colchester
15:00 BST Compton Goal 8' (o.g.)
Phillips Goal 28' (pen.)
Adcock Goal 46'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 1,226
Referee: I Hunting
1 May 1984 (1984-05-01) 43 Blackpool 3–2 Colchester United Blackpool
McNiven Goal 10'
Stonehouse Goal 42', 86'		 Report Hull Goal 12'
Adcock Goal 26'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 3,111
Referee: C Seel
5 May 1984 (1984-05-05) 44 Wrexham 0–2 Colchester United Wrexham
Report Osborne Goal 55'
Groves Goal 58'		 Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 1,016
Referee: T Fitzharris
7 May 1984 (1984-05-07) 45 Colchester United 3–0 Hereford United Colchester
15:00 BST Bowen Goal 19'
Adcock Goal 55'
Larkin Goal 72' (o.g.)		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 1,286
Referee: D Letts
11 May 1984 (1984-05-11) 46 Halifax Town 4–1 Colchester United Halifax
Ward Goal 10'
Gallagher Goal 44', 47'
Mell Goal 87'		 Report Mutrie Goal 90' Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 1,248
Referee: D Owen

League Cup[]

Main article: 1983–84 Football League Cup
30 August 1983 (1983-08-30) 1st round 1st leg Colchester United 3–2 Reading Colchester
19:30 BST Adcock Goal 27', 50'
Wignall Goal 36'		 Report Barnes Goal 41'
Senior Goal 83'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,418
Referee: M Scott
14 September 1983 (1983-09-14) 1st round 2nd leg Reading 4–3 (a.e.t.) Colchester United Reading
Beavon Goal 15'
Senior Goal 47', 48', 103'		 Report Adcock Goal 22'
Wignall Goal 30'
Bowen Goal 119'		 Stadium: Elm Park
Attendance: 3,460
Referee: Tony Ward
Note: Match drawn at 6–6. Colchester won on the away goals rule.
4 October 1983 (1983-10-04) 2nd round 1st leg Swansea City 1–1 Colchester United Swansea
Gale Goal 45' Report Adcock Goal 15' Stadium: Vetch Field
Attendance: 3,758
Referee: A Saville
25 October 1983 (1983-10-25) 2nd round 2nd leg Colchester United 1–0 Swansea City Colchester
19:30 GMT Adcock Goal 40' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,204
Referee: K Salmon
Note: Colchester won 2–1 on aggregate
8 November 1983 (1983-11-08) 3rd round Colchester United 0–2 Manchester United Colchester
19:30 GMT Report McQueen Goal 8'
Moses Goal 24'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 13,031
Referee: Tom Bune

FA Cup[]

Main article: 1983–84 FA Cup
19 November 1983 (1983-11-19) 1st round Torquay United 1–2 Colchester United Torquay
Curle Goal 55' Report Bowen Goal 17', 78'
Hadley Yellow card 85' Red card		 Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 2,126
Referee: Keith Cooper
10 December 1983 (1983-12-10) 2nd round Colchester United 4–0 Wealdstone Colchester
15:00 GMT Bowen Goal 4', 23', 43'
Houston Goal 12'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,673
Referee: Martin Bodenham
12 January 1984 (1984-01-12) 3rd round Colchester United 0–1 Charlton Athletic Colchester
Report Phillips Goal 79' (o.g.) Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 6,296
Referee: T Spencer

Associate Members' Cup[]

Main article: 1983–84 Football League Trophy
21 February 1984 (1984-02-21) 1st round (southern section) Colchester United 2–1 Wimbledon Colchester
19:30 GMT Adcock Goal 20' (pen.), 40' (pen.) Report Fishenden Goal 26'
Peters Red card 30'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 1,888
Referee: M Taylor
13 March 1984 (1984-03-13) 2nd round (southern section) Colchester United 0–2 Southend United Colchester
19:30 GMT Report Whymark Goal 66'
Kellock Goal 88'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,841
Referee: Keith Hackett

Squad statistics[]

Appearances and goals[]

[6][23]

No. Pos Nat Player Total Fourth Division FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK England Alec Chamberlain 56 0 46 0 3 0 5 0 2 0
DF England Phil Coleman 9 0 7+1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF England Tony Hadley 55 0 44+1 0 3 0 5 0 2 0
DF England Rudi Hedman 4 0 3+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland Stewart Houston 51 5 42 4 3 1 5 0 1 0
DF Scotland Ian Phillips 48 5 43 5 3 0 0 0 2 0
DF England Steve Wignall 45 10 36 8 3 0 4 2 2 0
MF England Andy Farrell 21 0 15 0 1 0 5 0 0 0
MF England Jeff Hull 39 1 33 1 0 0 4 0 2 0
MF England Steve Leslie 32 1 25 1 3 0 2 0 1+1 0
MF England Roger Osborne 44 1 34+2 1 3 0 4 0 1 0
FW England Tony Adcock 53 33 41+2 26 3 0 5 5 2 2
FW Wales Keith Bowen 55 18 46 12 3 5 4 1 2 0
FW England Perry Groves 50 2 38+4 2 2 0 4+1 0 1 0
FW England Dave Hubbick 14 0 3+7 0 1+1 0 2 0 0 0
FW England Les Mutrie 16 2 10+4 2 0 0 0 0 1+1 0
FW England Craig Oldfield 4 0 0+3 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
FW England John Taylor 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season
DF England Micky Cook 45 2 36 2 2 0 5 0 2 0
DF England Adam Nichols 7 1 4+2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0

Goalscorers[]

[23]

Place Nationality Position Name Fourth Division FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy Total
1 England FW Tony Adcock 26 0 5 2 33
2 Wales FW Keith Bowen 12 5 1 0 18
3 England CB Steve Wignall 8 0 2 0 10
4 Scotland CB Stewart Houston 4 1 0 0 5
Scotland FB Ian Phillips 5 0 0 0 5
6 England FB Micky Cook 2 0 0 0 2
England WG Perry Groves 2 0 0 0 2
England FW Les Mutrie 2 0 0 0 2
9 England MF Jeff Hull 1 0 0 0 1
England MF Steve Leslie 1 0 0 0 1
England CB Adam Nichols 1 0 0 0 1
England MF Roger Osborne 1 0 0 0 1
Own goals 4 0 0 0 4
TOTALS 69 6 8 2 85

Disciplinary record[]

[24]

Nationality Position Name Fourth Division FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
England CB Tony Hadley 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
England FB Micky Cook 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
TOTALS 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 1

Clean sheets[]

Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.[25]

Place Nationality Player Fourth Division FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy Total
1 England Alec Chamberlain 18 1 1 0 20
TOTALS 18 1 1 0 20

Player debuts[]

Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.[26]

Position Nationality Player Date Opponent Ground Notes
CB England Tony Hadley 27 August 1983 Darlington Feethams
CB Scotland Stewart Houston 27 August 1983 Darlington Feethams
MF England Andy Farrell 27 August 1983 Darlington Feethams
FW England Craig Oldfield 3 September 1983 Blackpool Layer Road
FB Scotland Ian Phillips 9 September 1983 Stockport County Edgeley Park
FW England John Taylor 14 September 1983 Reading Elm Park
FW England Dave Hubbick 15 October 1983 Northampton Town Layer Road
CB England Adam Nichols 18 October 1983 Bury Layer Road
FW England Les Mutrie 28 January 1984 Stockport County Layer Road
CB England Rudi Hedman 4 March 1984 Bury Gigg Lane

See also[]

References[]

General[]

Books

  • Whitehead, Jeff; Drury, Kevin (2008). The Who's Who of Colchester United: The Layer Road Years. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 978-1-85983-629-3.

Websites

Specific[]

  1. ^ Whitehead, Jeff; Drury, Kevin (2008). The Who's Who of Colchester United: The Layer Road Years. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 279. ISBN 978-1-85983-629-3.
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  5. ^ Hudson, Matt (11 July 2012). "The 1970s and 1980s". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b "Appearances". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  7. ^ "Stewart Houston". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  8. ^ "Tony Hadley". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
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