1985–86 Colchester United F.C. season

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Colchester United
1985–86 season
ChairmanJonathan Crisp[1]
ManagerCyril Lea
(until 10 April)
Mike Walker
(from 10 April)
StadiumLayer Road
Fourth Division6th
FA Cup1st round
(eliminated by
Wycombe Wanderers)
League Cup1st round
(eliminated by
Millwall)
Associate Members' CupPreliminary round (southern section)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Tony Adcock (15)
All:
Tony Adcock (16)
Highest home attendance3,927
v Exeter City, 4 October 1985[2]
Lowest home attendance1,356
v Crewe Alexandra, 25 March 1986[3]
Average home league attendance2,253[4]
Biggest win5–0
v Peterborough United, 22 April 1986
Biggest defeat0–4
v Chester City, 6 November 1985

The 1985–86 season was Colchester United's 44th season in their history and fifth 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.

Colchester finished sixth in the league table come the end of the season, but were nine points distant of promoted Port Vale in fourth place. The U's were knocked out of the FA Cup by non-League opposition in Wycombe Wanderers in the first round, and exited the League Cup in the first round to Millwall. Despite a win against Southend United in the Associate Members' Cup, Colchester were defeated by Northampton Town who progressed from the group stages to the knockout phase of the competition.

Three weeks prior to the end of the season, manager Cyril Lea was sacked and replaced by former U's goalkeeper Mike Walker.

Season overview[]

Following regulation changes in the wake of the Heysel Stadium disaster and the Bradford City stadium fire, Layer Road was facing £500,000 of safety improvements to bring the ground up to standards. With the club ailing financially, sections of the ground were closed, reducing capacity to 4,900.

Manager Cyril Lea continued a trend of recruiting former Ipswich Town by bringing in forwards Robin Turner and Trevor Whymark during the season.

In October, the club were top of the table, but after suffering six successive league defeats, four without scoring, the club slid down the table and crashed out of the FA Cup to non-League Wycombe Wanderers. They had already made an early exit to Millwall in the League Cup and would soon follow suit in the Associate Members' Cup.

Lea struggled to find a strike partner for Tony Adcock following a car crash that ended Keith Bowen's playing career. The side were otherwise free scoring, and despite a good record, Lea was sacked three weeks ahead of the end of the campaign and replaced by Reserve team coach Mike Walker. Walker, initially in a caretaker capacity, took the U's on an unbeaten run for their final eight games of the season, winning five. This left the club in sixth position in the table, nine points shy of promotion.

The season was notable for hat-tricks, with Perry Groves twice achieving the feat against Southend United and brothers Tommy and Tony English scoring hat-tricks within five days of one another. The brothers were also both sent off at Crewe Alexandra in April, a game which Colchester won 2–0.[5]

Players[]

As of match played 6 May 1986.[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 20) 114 0 England Ipswich Town Summer 1982 Undisclosed
Defenders
Terry Baker CB England Rochford (1965-11-13)13 November 1965 (aged 19) 0 0 England Billericay Town November 1985 Free transfer
Keith Day CB England Grays (1962-11-29)29 November 1962 (aged 22) 52 4 England Aveley Summer 1984 Undisclosed
Tony English DF/MF England Luton (1966-10-19)19 October 1966 (aged 18) 25 3 England Coventry City 24 December 1984 Free transfer
Kirk Game CB England Rochford (1966-10-22)22 October 1966 (aged 18) 0 0 England Southend United August 1985 Free transfer
Rudi Hedman CB England Lambeth (1964-11-16)16 November 1964 (aged 20) 40 2 Apprentice February 1984 Free transfer
Ian Phillips FB Scotland Cumnock (1959-04-23)23 April 1959 (aged 26) 93 6 England Northampton Town September 1983 £5,000
Midfielders
Andy Farrell MF/FB England Colchester (1965-10-07)7 October 1965 (aged 19) 67 0 Apprentice Summer 1982 Free transfer
John Reeves MF England Hackney (1963-07-08)8 July 1963 (aged 21) 0 0 England Fulham August 1985 Undisclosed
Forwards
Tony Adcock FW England Bethnal Green (1963-03-27)27 March 1963 (aged 22) 171 84 Apprentice 31 March 1981 Free transfer
Simon Burman WG/MF England Ipswich (1965-11-26)26 November 1965 (aged 19) 9 0 Apprentice 15 February 1985 Free transfer
Tommy English FW England Cirencester (1961-10-18)18 October 1961 (aged 23) 1 0 Australia Canberra City 8 November 1985[a] Undisclosed
Mick Ferguson FW England Newcastle upon Tyne (1954-10-03)3 October 1954 (aged 30) 0 0 England Brighton & Hove Albion 31 March 1986 Undisclosed
Perry Groves WG England Bow (1965-04-19)19 April 1965 (aged 20) 133 17 England Cornard Dynamos Summer 1981 Free transfer
  1. ^ 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.
August 1985 CB England Kirk Game England Southend United Free transfer [7]
August 1985 MF England John Reeves England Fulham Undisclosed [8]
November 1985 CB England Terry Baker England Billericay Town Free transfer [9]
8 November 1985 FW England Tommy English Australia Canberra City Undisclosed [10][a]
23 November 1985 FW England Trevor Whymark England Diss Town Free transfers [11][b]
20 December 1985 FW England Robin Turner Wales Swansea City Undisclosed [12][a]
31 March 1986 FW England Mick Ferguson England Brighton & Hove Albion Undisclosed [13]
  • Total spending: Decrease ~ £0
  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game in his second spell for the club
  2. ^ 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 FW Dominica Liburd Henry England Rainham Town Free transfer [14]
26 October 1985 FW Wales Keith Bowen Free agent Retired [15][a]
6 November 1985 MF England Jeff Hull Free agent Retired [16][a]
14 December 1985 FW England Trevor Whymark Free agent Released [11]
31 January 1986 MF England Russell Irving England Stowmarket Town Undisclosed [17][a]
31 March 1986 MF England Noel Parkinson Free agent Retired [18][a]
8 April 1986 CB Scotland Stewart Houston Free agent Retired [19][a][b]
6 May 1986 MF England Roger Osborne England Sudbury Town Undisclosed [20][a]
6 May 1986 FW England Robin Turner England Bury Town Released [12][a]
  • Total incoming: Increase ~ £0
  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g Date of departure refers to the date of the player's final game for the club
  2. ^ Joined Plymouth Argyle as coach

Loans in[]

Date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
November 1985 FW England Robin Turner Wales Swansea City 14 December 1985 [12][a]
  1. ^ Loan end date refers to the date of the player's final game for the club

Match details[]

Fourth Division[]

Main article: 1985–86 Football League

Results round by round[]

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAAHAAHHAHAHAAHAHHAHHAAHHAAHH
ResultWLWLWWWWWWDLDWLLLLLLWDLWDDLDWDDDLLDWLWDDWWWWWD
Position5116844221111112577912101113111110101299121215161413141212121288666
Source: 11v11.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
4 Port Vale 46 21 16 9 67 37 +30 79 Promoted
5 Orient 46 20 12 14 79 64 +15 72
6 Colchester United 46 19 13 14 88 63 +25 70
7 Hartlepool United 46 20 10 16 68 67 +1 70
8 Northampton Town 46 18 10 18 79 58 +21 64
Source:[citation needed]

Matches[]

17 August 1985 (1985-08-17) 1 Colchester United 3–1 Stockport County Colchester
11:30 BST Osborne Goal 36'
Day Goal 71'
Adcock Goal 74'		 Report Smith Goal 78' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 1,719
Referee: E Scales
24 August 1985 (1985-08-24) 2 Wrexham 2–1 Colchester United Wrexham
Bowen Goal 59' (o.g.)
Steel Goal 63'		 Report Reeves Goal 30' Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 2,296
Referee: M Reed
27 August 1985 (1985-08-27) 3 Colchester United 4–0 Aldershot Colchester
19:30 BST Tony English Goal 36'
Adcock Goal 73'
Groves Goal 78'
Hedman Goal 82'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 1,928
Referee: K Baker
31 August 1985 (1985-08-31) 4 Torquay United 2–1 Colchester United Torquay
Lambert Goal 3'
Crowe Goal 54'		 Report Adcock Goal 27' Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 1,023
Referee: A Robinson
6 September 1985 (1985-09-06) 5 Colchester United 3–1 Halifax Town Colchester
19:30 BST Adcock Goal 1', 20'
Bowen Goal 56'		 Report Gallagher Goal 60' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,023
Referee: M Cotton
14 September 1985 (1985-09-14) 6 Tranmere Rovers 3–4 Colchester United Birkenhead
Sinclair Goal 30'
Muir Goal 41'
Worthington Goal 58' (pen.)		 Report Tony English Goal 34'
Groves Goal 38'
Parkinson Goal 40'
Day Goal 46'		 Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 1,362
Referee: D Shaw
17 September 1985 (1985-09-17) 7 Colchester United 4–1 Cambridge United Colchester
Adcock Goal 2', 30', 57'
Groves Goal 85'		 Report Crown Goal 75' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,574
Referee: N Butler
21 September 1985 (1985-09-21) 8 Orient 1–2 Colchester United Leyton
Shinners Goal 33' Report Parkinson Goal 56'
Bowen Goal 88'		 Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 2,577
Referee: G Napthine
27 September 1985 (1985-09-27) 9 Colchester United 1–0 Port Vale Colchester
19:30 BST Bowen Goal 32' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,110
Referee: Alan Gunn
1 October 1985 (1985-10-01) 10 Burnley 0–2 Colchester United Burnley
Report Adcock Goal 46'
Bowen Goal 60'		 Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 3,375
Referee: A Saunders
4 October 1985 (1985-10-04) 11 Colchester United 1–1 Exeter City Colchester
19:30 BST Day Goal 29' Report Gale Goal 47' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,927
Referee: D Reeves
12 October 1985 (1985-10-12) 12 Mansfield Town 2–1 Colchester United Mansfield
Luke Goal 56'
Chamberlain Goal 62'		 Report Tony English Goal 51' Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 3,364
Referee: K Brean
18 October 1985 (1985-10-18) 13 Colchester United 1–1 Scunthorpe United Colchester
19:30 BST Reeves Goal 78' Report Broddle Goal 67' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,462
Referee: Brian Hill
22 October 1985 (1985-10-22) 14 Southend United 2–4 Colchester United Southend-on-Sea
19:45 BST Gymer Goal 74'
McDonough Goal 77'		 Report Bowen Goal 16'
Groves Goal 49', 63', 85'		 Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 8,120
Referee: D Vickers
26 October 1985 (1985-10-26) 15 Colchester United 0–2 Northampton Town Colchester
11:00 BST Report Chard Goal 2'
Mann Goal 23'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,872
Referee: M James
2 November 1985 (1985-11-02) 16 Hereford United 2–0 Colchester United Hereford
Phillips Goal 7', 37' Report Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 3,081
Referee: R Groves
6 November 1985 (1985-11-06) 17 Chester City 4–0 Colchester United Chester
Greenough Goal 16'
Rimmer Goal 59', 70'
Abel Goal 75'		 Report Stadium: Sealand Road
Attendance: 2,809
Referee: David Allison
8 November 1985 (1985-11-08) 18 Colchester United 0–1 Rochdale Colchester
19:30 GMT Report McMahon Goal 70' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,624
Referee: I Hemley
23 November 1985 (1985-11-23) 19 Preston North End 3–2 Colchester United Preston
14:00 GMT Thomas Goal 16'
Gray
Stevens Goal 47'		 Report Parkinson Goal 68' (pen.)
Adcock Goal 80'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 2,793
Referee: F Roberts
14 December 1985 (1985-12-14) 20 Hartlepool United 4–1 Colchester United Hartlepool
Shoulder Goal 2', 43' (pen.)
Dixon Goal 74'
Robinson Goal 78'		 Report Hedman Goal 36' Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 2,507
Referee: A Banks
20 December 1985 (1985-12-20) 21 Colchester United 5–2 Wrexham Colchester
19:30 GMT Comstive Goal 9' (o.g.)
Adcock Goal 17', 84'
Groves Goal 77'
Hedman Goal 79'		 Report Cunnington Goal 55'
Gregory Goal 77'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 1,683
Referee: A Robinson
28 December 1985 (1985-12-28) 22 Aldershot 1–1 Colchester United Aldershot
Coleman Goal 35' Report Day Goal 4' Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 1,757
Referee: Keith Cooper
1 January 1986 (1986-01-01) 23 Swindon Town 2–1 Colchester United Swindon
Cole Goal 4'
Wade Goal 45'		 Report Parkinson Goal 55' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 8,802
Referee: Rob Lewis
3 January 1986 (1986-01-03) 24 Colchester United 4–1 Hereford United Colchester
19:30 GMT Parkinson Goal 43', 83'
Tommy English Goal 77'
Phillips Goal 80'		 Report Delve Goal 84' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,214
Referee: Tony Ward
11 January 1986 (1986-01-11) 25 Colchester United 0–0 Torquay United Colchester
11:30 GMT Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,063
Referee: D Hedges
17 January 1986 (1986-01-17) 26 Stockport County 1–1 Colchester United Stockport
Hodkinson Goal 9' Report Groves Goal 30' Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 2,336
Referee: T Mills
24 January 1986 (1986-01-24) 27 Colchester United 1–2 Tranmere Rovers Colchester
19:30 GMT Parkinson Goal 78' Report Hilditch Goal 30'
Mungall Goal 41'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,013
Referee: Colin Downey
31 January 1986 (1986-01-31) 28 Halifax Town 2–2 Colchester United Halifax
Sanderson Goal 70'
Kellock Goal 73'		 Report Baker Goal 36'
Adcock Goal 60'		 Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 989
Referee: G Aplin
4 February 1986 (1986-02-04) 29 Colchester United 2–0 Southend United Colchester
Adcock Goal 4'
Clark Goal 22' (o.g.)		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 1,915
Referee: E Scales
1 March 1986 (1986-03-01) 30 Port Vale 1–1 Colchester United Burslem
Jones Goal 77' Report Groves Goal 68' Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 2,726
Referee: Peter Willis
8 March 1986 (1986-03-08) 31 Exeter City 2–2 Colchester United Exeter
Ward Goal 67'
Crawford Goal 67'		 Report Adcock Goal 42'
Burman Goal 85'		 Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 1,520
Referee: Keith Cooper
14 March 1986 (1986-03-14) 32 Colchester United 0–0 Mansfield Town Colchester
19:30 GMT Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 1,956
Referee: L Shapter
22 March 1986 (1986-03-22) 33 Northampton Town 1–0 Colchester United Northampton
Donald Goal 13' Report Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 2,035
Referee: P Tyldesley
25 March 1986 (1986-03-25) 34 Colchester United 1–2 Crewe Alexandra Colchester
Tony English Goal 62' Report Cutler Goal 20'
Phillips Goal 31' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 1,356
Referee: I Hemley
28 March 1986 (1986-03-28) 35 Colchester United 1–1 Swindon Town Colchester
19:30 GMT Tony English Goal 54' Report Bamber Goal 62' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,997
Referee: Alan Gunn
31 March 1986 (1986-03-31) 36 Peterborough United 1–2 Colchester United Peterborough
Fuccillo Goal 29' Report Tony English Goal 6'
Baker Goal 84'		 Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 2,316
Referee: M Reed
4 April 1986 (1986-04-04) 37 Colchester United 2–3 Chester City Colchester
19:30 BST Tommy English Goal 57', 62' (pen.) Report Johnson Goal 3'
Glenn Goal 30'
Greenough Goal 62'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,281
Referee: D Reeves
8 April 1986 (1986-04-08) 38 Colchester United 4–0 Orient Colchester
Ferguson Goal 17'
Day Goal 33'
Phillips Goal 66'
Tony English Goal 78'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 1,771
Referee: J Holbrook
12 April 1986 (1986-04-12) 39 Rochdale 3–3 Colchester United Rochdale
Baker Goal 32' (o.g.)
Taylor Goal 50', 74' (pen.)		 Report Ferguson Goal 20'
Farrell Goal 76'
Tommy English Goal 83' (pen.)		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1,182
Referee: P Vanes
15 April 1986 (1986-04-15) 40 Scunthorpe United 1–1 Colchester United Scunthorpe
Dixon Goal 21' Report Ferguson Goal 7' Stadium: Old Showground
Attendance: 1,238
Referee: G Tyson
18 April 1986 (1986-04-18) 41 Colchester United 4–0 Preston North End Colchester
19:30 BST Tommy English Goal 30' (pen.), 75', 83' (pen.)
Ferguson Goal 78'		 Report Gibson Red card 27'
Atkins Yellow card 85' Red card		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,046
Referee: Tony Ward
22 April 1986 (1986-04-22) 42 Colchester United 5–0 Peterborough United Colchester
19:30 BST Reeves Goal 26'
Tommy English Goal 64'
Tony English Goal 66', 80', 89'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 1,863
Referee: Martin Bodenham
26 April 1986 (1986-04-26) 43 Crewe Alexandra 0–2 Colchester United Crewe
Blissett Red card 66' Report Groves Goal 25', 39'
Tommy English Red card 66'
Tony English Red card 66'		 Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 1,555
Referee: N Glover
29 April 1986 (1986-04-29) 44 Cambridge United 1–3 Colchester United Cambridge
Crown Goal 69' (pen.) Report Reeves Goal 7'
Ferguson Goal 14', 35'		 Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 3,115
Referee: G Napthine
2 May 1986 (1986-05-02) 45 Colchester United 3–1 Hartlepool United Colchester
19:30 BST Ferguson Goal 25'
Tommy English Goal 89'
Tony English Goal 90'
Groves Yellow card 79' Red card		 Report Hogan Goal 7' (pen.) Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,410
Referee: H Taylor
6 May 1986 (1986-05-06) 46 Colchester United 2–2 Burnley Colchester
19:30 BST Groves Goal 41'
Tommy English Goal 80'		 Report Lawrence Goal 62'
Devine Goal 84'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,726
Referee: M Cotton

League Cup[]

Main article: 1985–86 Football League Cup
21 August 1985 (1985-08-21) 1st round 1st leg Colchester United 2–3 Millwall Colchester
18:30 BST Bowen Goal 12', 89' Report Lovell Goal 7' (pen.), 10' (pen.)
Fashanu Goal 14'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 1,430
2 September 1985 (1985-09-02) 1st round 2nd leg Millwall 4–1 Colchester United New Cross
Lovell Goal 9'
Lowndes Goal 35'
Fashanu Goal 72'
Leslie Goal 80'		 Report Bowen Goal 78' (pen.) Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 3,330
Referee: J Bray
Note: Millwall won 7–3 on aggregate.

FA Cup[]

Main article: 1985–86 FA Cup
16 November 1985 (1985-11-16) 1st round Wycombe Wanderers 2–0 Colchester United High Wycombe
West Goal 3'
Read Goal 40'		 Report Stadium: Loakes Park
Attendance: 3,089
Referee: E Scales

Associate Members' Cup[]

Main article: 1985–86 Associate Members' Cup
Group 2
Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Northampton Town 2 2 0 0 5 2 +3 6
Colchester United 2 1 0 1 5 3 +2 3
Southend United 2 0 0 2 2 7 −5 0
Source:[citation needed]
14 January 1986 (1986-01-14) Preliminary round (southern section) Colchester United 4–1 Southend United Colchester
Groves Goal 12', 38', 39'
Adcock Goal 29'		 Report Clark Goal 47' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 1,364
Referee: J Moules
21 January 1986 (1986-01-21) Preliminary round (southern section) Northampton Town 2–1 Colchester United Northampton
Schiavi Goal 4'
Benjamin Goal 82'		 Report Baker Goal 36' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 1,958
Referee: Gerald Ashby

Squad statistics[]

Appearances and goals[]

[6][21]

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 51 0 46 0 1 0 2 0 2 0
DF England Terry Baker 23 3 21 2 0 0 0 0 2 1
DF England Keith Day 32 5 30 5 0 0 2 0 0 0
DF England Tony English 50 11 45 11 1 0 2 0 2 0
DF England Kirk Game 6 0 3+1 0 1 0 0 0 0+1 0
DF England Rudi Hedman 44 3 38+1 3 1 0 2 0 2 0
DF Scotland Ian Phillips 41 2 37 2 0 0 2 0 2 0
MF England Andy Farrell 25 1 24 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
MF England John Reeves 27 4 24 4 1 0 2 0 0 0
FW England Tony Adcock 38 16 33 15 1 0 2 0 2 1
FW England Simon Burman 11 1 10+1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW England Tommy English 24 10 16+7 10 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
FW England Mick Ferguson 10 7 9+1 7 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW England Perry Groves 47 15 42+1 12 1 0 1 0 2 3
Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season
DF Scotland Stewart Houston 41 0 36 0 1 0 2 0 2 0
MF England Jeff Hull 5 0 4+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF England Roger Osborne 38 1 28+6 1 0 0 1+1 0 2 0
MF England Noel Parkinson 40 7 35 7 1 0 1+1 0 2 0
FW Wales Keith Bowen 17 8 15 5 0 0 2 3 0 0
FW England Russell Irving 10 0 2+7 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
FW England Robin Turner 14 0 6+5 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
FW England Trevor Whymark 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Goalscorers[]

[21]

Place Nationality Position Name Fourth Division FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy Total
1 England FW Tony Adcock 15 0 0 1 16
2 England WG Perry Groves 12 0 0 3 15
3 England DF/MF Tony English 11 0 0 0 11
4 England FW Tommy English 10 0 0 0 10
5 Wales FW Keith Bowen 5 0 3 0 8
6 England FW Mick Ferguson 7 0 0 0 7
England MF Noel Parkinson 7 0 0 0 7
8 England CB Keith Day 5 0 0 0 5
9 England MF John Reeves 4 0 0 0 4
10 England CB Terry Baker 2 0 0 1 3
England CB Rudi Hedman 3 0 0 0 3
12 Scotland FB Ian Phillips 2 0 0 0 2
13 England WG/MF Simon Burman 1 0 0 0 1
England MF/FB Andy Farrell 1 0 0 0 1
England MF Roger Osborne 1 0 0 0 1
Own goals 2 0 0 0 2
TOTALS 88 0 3 5 96

Disciplinary record[]

[22]

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 WG Perry Groves 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1
England DF/MF Tony English 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
England FW Tommy English 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
England MF John Reeves 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
England CB Keith Day 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
England WG/MF Simon Burman 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
England MF/FB Andy Farrell 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
England MF Noel Parkinson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
England FW Tony Adcock 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Wales FW Keith Bowen 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
England FW Mick Ferguson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
England CB Rudi Hedman 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
TOTALS 26 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 3

Clean sheets[]

Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.[23]

Place Nationality Player Fourth Division FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy Total
1 England Alec Chamberlain 10 0 0 0 10
TOTALS 10 0 0 0 10

Player debuts[]

Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.[24]

Position Nationality Player Date Opponent Ground Notes
MF England John Reeves 17 August 1985 Stockport County Layer Road
CB England Kirk Game 8 November 1985 Rochdale Layer Road
FW England Tommy English 9 November 1985 Rochdale Layer Road [25][a]
FW England Robin Turner 8 November 1985 Rochdale Layer Road
FW England Trevor Whymark 23 November 1985 Preston North End Deepdale
FW England Robin Turner 20 December 1985 Wrexham Layer Road [26][a]
CB England Terry Baker 11 January 1986 Torquay United Layer Road
FW England Mick Ferguson 31 March 1986 Peterborough United London Road Stadium
  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Second debut for the club

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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  3. ^ "Colchester Utd 1–2 Crewe Alexandra". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Average Attendance Figures Per Season". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  5. ^ Hudson, Matt (11 July 2012). "The 1970s and 1980s". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b "Appearances". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  7. ^ "Kirk Game". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  8. ^ "John Reeves". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
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