1987–88 Colchester United F.C. season

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Colchester United
1987–88 season
ChairmanJonathan Crisp[1]
ManagerMike Walker
(until 1 November)
Steve Foley (caretaker)
(1 November until 6 November)
Roger Brown
(from 6 November)
StadiumLayer Road
Fourth Division9th
FA Cup3rd round
(eliminated by
Plymouth Argyle)
League Cup1st round
(eliminated by
Fulham)
Associate Members' CupQuarter-finals (southern section)
(eliminated by
Notts County)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Dale Tempest (11)
All:
Dale Tempest (14)
Highest home attendance3,215
v Tamworth, 14 November 1987[2]
Lowest home attendance912
v Peterborough United, 13 October 1987[3]
Average home league attendance1,776[4]
Biggest win4–1
v Peterborough United, 12 September 1987
v Rochdale, 3 November 1987
3–0
v Bolton Wanderers, 11 December 1987
Biggest defeat0–4
v Carlisle United, 23 April 1988
v Bolton Wanderers, 2 May 1988

The 1987–88 season was Colchester United's 46th season in their history and seventh 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.

After a promising start to the season under Mike Walker, a disagreement between him and chairman Jonathan Crisp saw Walker leave Layer Road and in his place Roger Brown was recruited. From joint top of the table, Brown's side won just five games in the second half of the season to finish the season ninth.

Colchester reached the third round of the FA Cup, beating Tamworth and Hereford United before elimination by Plymouth Argyle. In the Associate Members' Cup, Colchester reached the southern section quarter-final, where they were defeated 3–2 by Notts County. The club were less successful in the League Cup as they fell to a 5–1 aggregate defeat to Fulham.

Season overview[]

Keen to improve on last years play-off disappointment, manager Mike Walker recruited former U's boss Allan Hunter as his coach.

Club regulars Tony Adcock and Alec Chamberlain both left the club during the summer of 1987 in big money moves. Adcock signed for Second Division Manchester City for £75,000, while Chamberlain joined First Division Everton for £80,000 as understudy to Neville Southall. Walker then broke the club transfer record to bring in striker Dale Tempest for £40,000.

Chairman Jonathan Crisp announced that, in light of worsening football hooliganism across the nation, a 100% members-only scheme would be in place for the new season, banning away fans from attending matches at Layer Road. To deflect any negative attention, he also leaked details regarding a new stadium at Turner Rise while introducing developers Norcross Estates as shirt sponsors.

Owing to the new scheme, only 1,300 members attended the first fixture of the season, a drop of 1,400 on last seasons average attendance. A new record low crowd was set on 29 September when just 1,140 watched the 2–1 win over Swansea City.

Having rebuilt his side and winning seven out of eight games, Walker was abruptly sacked by Crisp while the U's were joint-top of the Fourth Division table. Crisp had claimed that Walker had resigned, but alleged personal differences were said to have been the cause. Bizarrely, Walker won the Manager of the Month award after he had been sacked.

Incoming as new manage was Roger Brown, formerly manager of Poole Town while working as a factory manager. He had been recommended to Crisp by his advisors, but he took the U's from top spot on New Year's Day to ninth at the end of the season after earning just five wins from January until May.

Crisp had to concede his membership scheme in November after hundreds of Wolverhampton Wanderers fans registered as members to boost the Layer Road attendance to an unusually high figure of 2,413 for that season. Crisp claimed the scheme had only been an experiment, and this was reflected in the season average of just 1,776.

Following on from his Turner Rise leaked plans, Crisp considered selling Layer Road and ground sharing Portman Road with Ipswich Town while the new stadium was built. His decision however was swayed by a group of former club directors. By selling up, Crisp would have recouped his outlay, but when the stadium plans were delayed over land ownership, Colchester United would have been left completely homeless with no assets except for the players.[5]

Players[]

As of match played 6 May 1988.[6]
Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee
Goalkeepers
Mark Walton GK Wales Merthyr Tydfil (1969-06-01)1 June 1969 (aged 18) 8 0 England Luton Town 26 December 1987[a] £17,500
Defenders
Scott Daniels CB England South Benfleet (1969-11-22)22 November 1969 (aged 17) 0 0 Apprentice 23 April 1988[b] Free transfer
Tony English DF/MF England Luton (1966-10-19)19 October 1966 (aged 20) 115 21 England Coventry City 24 December 1984 Free transfer
Stephen Grenfell FB England Enfield Town (1966-10-27)27 October 1966 (aged 20) 30 2 England Tottenham Hotspur 28 November 1986[c] £15,000
Rudi Hedman CB England Lambeth (1964-11-16)16 November 1964 (aged 22) 138 10 Apprentice February 1984 Free transfer
Steve Hetzke CB England Marlborough (1955-06-03)3 June 1955 (aged 31) 0 0 England Chester City March 1988 £10,000
Stuart Hicks CB England Peterborough (1967-05-30)30 May 1967 (aged 20) 0 0 England Wisbech Town March 1988 Free transfer
Colin Hill CB Northern Ireland England Uxbridge (1963-11-12)12 November 1963 (aged 23) 0 0 Portugal Marítimo 30 October 1987[b] Undisclosed
John Ray CB England Newmarket (1968-11-21)21 November 1968 (aged 18) 0 0 Apprentice Summer 1987 Free transfer
Midfielders
Nick Chatterton MF England West Norwood (1954-05-18)18 May 1954 (aged 33) 22 1 England Millwall September 1986 Undisclosed
Mark Radford MF England Leicester (1968-12-20)20 December 1968 (aged 18) 1 0 Apprentice 26 January 1987[b] Free transfer
Gary Smith MF England Harlow (1968-12-03)3 December 1968 (aged 18) 0 0 England Fulham September 1987 Non-contract
Richard Wilkins MF/DF England Lambeth (1965-05-28)28 May 1965 (aged 22) 30 4 England Haverhill Rovers 18 November 1986[b] Undisclosed
Keith Williams MF England Burntwood (1967-04-12)12 April 1967 (aged 20) 0 0 England Bath City December 1987 Free transfer
Forwards
Lee Hunter WG England Oldham (1969-10-05)5 October 1969 (aged 17) 0 0 Apprentice 6 May 1988[b] Free transfer
Tommy Keane WG Republic of Ireland Galway (1968-09-16)16 September 1968 (aged 18) 0 0 England AFC Bournemouth December 1987 £10,000
Dale Tempest FW Hong Kong England Leeds (1963-12-30)30 December 1963 (aged 23) 0 0 Belgium Lokeren 28 August 1987[b] £40,000
Mario Walsh FW England Paddington (1966-01-19)19 January 1966 (aged 21) 0 0 England Torquay United Summer 1987 £15,000
Winston White WG England Leicester (1958-10-26)26 October 1958 (aged 28) 16 1 England Bury February 1987 Free transfer
  1. ^ Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game in his third spell for the club
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club
  3. ^ 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 1987 CB England John Ray Apprentice Free transfer [7]
Summer 1987 FW England Mario Walsh England Torquay United £15,000 [8]
18 August 1987 GK England Trevor Lake England West Ham United Undisclosed [9][a]
28 August 1987 FW Hong Kong Dale Tempest Belgium Lokeren £40,000 [10][a]
September 1987 MF England Gary Smith England Fulham Non-contract [11]
30 October 1987 CB Northern Ireland Colin Hill Portugal Marítimo Undisclosed [12][a]
December 1987 WG Republic of Ireland Tommy Keane England AFC Bournemouth £10,000 [13]
December 1987 MF England Keith Williams England Bath City Free transfer [14]
26 December 1987 GK Wales Mark Walton England Luton Town £17,500 [15][b]
March 1988 CB England Steve Hetzke England Chester City £10,000 [16]
March 1988 CB England Stuart Hicks England Wisbech Town Free transfer [17]
23 April 1988 CB England Scott Daniels Apprentice Free transfer [18][a]
6 May 1988 WG England Lee Hunter Apprentice Free transfer [19][a]
  • Total spending: Decrease ~ £92,500
  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e 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 third spell for the club

Out[]

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
End of season FB Scotland Ian Phillips England Aldershot Undisclosed [20]
End of season WG/MF England Simon Burman England Weymouth Undisclosed [21]
Summer 1987 GK England Alec Chamberlain England Everton £80,000 [22]
Summer 1987 MF/FB England Andy Farrell England Burnley £5,000 [23]
Summer 1987 CB England Kirk Game England Dartford Released [24]
June 1987 FW England Tony Adcock England Manchester City £75,000 [25]
July 1987 CB England Keith Day England Leyton Orient Undisclosed [26]
18 August 1987 GK England Trevor Lake Free agent Retired [9][a]
13 October 1987 MF England Sean Norman England Wycombe Wanderers Undisclosed [27][a]
5 December 1987 FW England Simon Lowe England Scarborough Undisclosed [28][a]
Early 1988 FB England Scott Young England Wycombe Wanderers £5,000 [29]
2 January 1988 FB England Terry Baker England Billericay Town Released [30][a]
15 April 1988 FB England Paul Hinshelwood England Dartford Undisclosed [31][a]
2 May 1988 MF England John Reeves England Enfield Released [32][a]
  • Total incoming: Increase ~ £165,000
  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f Date of departure refers to the date of the player's final game for the club

Loans in[]

Date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
Summer 1987 GK Wales Graham Benstead England Norwich City 24 November 1987 [33][a]
August 1987 GK Wales Mark Walton England Luton Town 13 October 1987 [15][b]
14 November 1987 GK Wales Mark Walton England Luton Town 18 December 1987 [15][c]
December 1987 CB England Darren Angell England Portsmouth 18 December 1987 [34][a]
February 1988 GK Canada Craig Forrest England Ipswich Town 29 April 1988 [35][a]
February 1988 CB England Glenn Keeley England Oldham Athletic 26 February 1988 [36][a]
19 February 1988 FB England David Coleman England AFC Bournemouth 19 March 1988 [35][d]
25 March 1988 FW England Sean Farrell England Luton Town 6 May 1988 [37][d]
  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Loan end date refers to the date of the player's final game for the club
  2. ^ Loan end date refers to the date of the player's final game in his first spell for the club
  3. ^ Loan start and end dates refer to the date of the player's first and final games in his second spell for the club
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Loan start and end dates refer to the date of the player's first and final games for the club

Loans out[]

Date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.
CB England John Ray England Wycombe Wanderers [7]
FB England Scott Young England Wycombe Wanderers [29]

Match details[]

Fourth Division[]

Main article: 1987–88 Football League

Results round by round[]

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAAHAHAAHHAHAHAHHAHAAHHAHAHAHAH
ResultWLDLDWLLLWWDWWWWWWLDWWWWLLDLLLLDWLDLDWLWDWLWLD
Position259161591419191817131512935152211123244671089121211111310128107109
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
7 Peterborough United 46 20 10 16 52 53 −1 70
8 Leyton Orient 46 19 12 15 85 63 +22 69
9 Colchester United 46 19 10 17 47 51 −4 67
10 Burnley 46 20 7 19 57 62 −5 67
11 Wrexham 46 20 6 20 69 58 +11 66
Source:[citation needed]

Matches[]

15 August 1987 (1987-08-15) 1 Burnley 0–3 Colchester United Burnley
Report Walsh Goal 25'
English Goal 27'
Lowe Goal 75'		 Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 5,369
Referee: J Penrose
21 August 1987 (1987-08-21) 2 Colchester United 0–1 Torquay United Colchester
19:30 BST Report Dobson Goal 66' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 1,372
Referee: Martin Bodenham
29 August 1987 (1987-08-29) 3 Scunthorpe United 2–2 Colchester United Scunthorpe
Johnson Goal 23'
Flounders Goal 65'		 Report Wilkins Goal 61'
White Goal 83'		 Stadium: Old Showground
Attendance: 2,003
31 August 1987 (1987-08-31) 4 Colchester United 1–3 Scarborough Colchester
15:00 BST Tempest Goal 18' Report Thompson Goal 68' (pen.)
Mell Goal 70'
Moss Goal 72'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 1,525
Referee: Tony Ward
4 September 1987 (1987-09-04) 5 Crewe Alexandra 0–0 Colchester United Crewe
Report Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 1,843
Referee: G Aplin
12 September 1987 (1987-09-12) 6 Colchester United 4–1 Peterborough United Colchester
15:00 BST White Goal 35'
Tempest Goal 51'
Chatterton Goal 74' (pen.)
Walsh Goal 83'		 Report Lawrence Goal 54' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 1,164
Referee: R Wiseman
16 September 1987 (1987-09-16) 7 Hereford United 1–0 Colchester United Hereford
Stant Goal 90' Report Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 1,951
Referee: Gerald Ashby
19 September 1987 (1987-09-19) 8 Hartlepool United 3–1 Colchester United Hartlepool
Baker Goal 41' (pen.), 51', 80' (pen.) Report Hinshelwood Goal 71' Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 1,698
Referee: I Hendrick
25 September 1987 (1987-09-25) 9 Colchester United 0–2 Exeter City Colchester
19:30 BST Report Batty Goal 32'
Edwards Goal 58'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 1,443
Referee: Alf Buksh
29 September 1987 (1987-09-29) 10 Colchester United 2–1 Swansea City Colchester
Tempest Goal 3'
Hinshelwood Goal 47'		 Report Raynor Goal 90' (pen.) Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 1,140
Referee: Rob Lewis
3 October 1987 (1987-10-03) 11 Newport County 1–2 Colchester United Newport
Thompson Goal 87' Report Wilkins Goal 22'
Chatterton Goal 51'		 Stadium: Somerton Park
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: N Butler
9 October 1987 (1987-10-09) 12 Colchester United 0–0 Leyton Orient Colchester
19:30 BST Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 1,665
Referee: M James
17 October 1987 (1987-10-17) 13 Wrexham 0–1 Colchester United Wrexham
Report Reeves Goal 26' Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 1,493
Referee: P Harrison
20 October 1987 (1987-10-20) 14 Colchester United 1–0 Carlisle United Colchester
Tempest Goal 75' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 1,328
Referee: D Reeves
24 October 1987 (1987-10-24) 15 Cambridge United 0–1 Colchester United Cambridge
Report Chatterton Goal 64' (pen.) Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 2,450
Referee: David Phillips
30 October 1987 (1987-10-30) 16 Colchester United 2–1 Darlington Colchester
19:30 GMT Wilkins Goal 56'
Chatterton Goal 68'		 Report Worthington Goal 87'
Phil Bonnyman Red card		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 1,659
Referee: I Hemley
3 November 1987 (1987-11-03) 17 Rochdale 1–4 Colchester United Rochdale
Simmonds Goal 45' Report Wilkins Goal 34', 42'
Chatterton Goal 58' (pen.)
Hinshelwood Goal 72'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1,399
Referee: Keith Hackett
6 November 1987 (1987-11-06) 18 Halifax Town 1–2 Colchester United Halifax
Galloway Goal 42' Report Wilkins Goal 14'
Chatterton Goal 83' (pen.)		 Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 1,432
Referee: M Dimblebee
21 November 1987 (1987-11-21) 19 Colchester United 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Colchester
15:00 GMT Reeves Red card 65' Report Thompson Goal 76' (pen.)
Bull Red card 65'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,413
Referee: M Bailey
27 November 1987 (1987-11-27) 20 Stockport County 1–1 Colchester United Stockport
Farnaby Goal 43' Report Chatterton Goal 50' Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 1,703
Referee: John Lloyd
11 December 1987 (1987-12-11) 21 Colchester United 3–0 Bolton Wanderers Colchester
19:30 GMT Wilkins Goal 29'
White Goal 68', 81'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 1,725
Referee: Brian Hill
18 December 1987 (1987-12-18) 22 Tranmere Rovers 0–2 Colchester United Birkenhead
Report White Goal 45', 70' Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 2,642
Referee: F Roberts
26 December 1987 (1987-12-26) 23 Exeter City 0–2 Colchester United Exeter
Report Wilkins Goal 62'
Tempest Goal 75'		 Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 2,675
Referee: Roger Gifford
28 December 1987 (1987-12-28) 24 Colchester United 2–1 Cardiff City Colchester
19:30 GMT Tempest Goal 40'
English Goal 75'		 Report Kelly Goal 24' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,599
Referee: Phil Don
1 January 1988 (1988-01-01) 25 Colchester United 0–3 Scunthorpe United Colchester
Report Daws Goal 53', 77'
Lister Goal 61'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,287
Referee: David Allison
2 January 1988 (1988-01-02) 26 Peterborough United 2–0 Colchester United Peterborough
White Goal 56'
Luke Goal 81'		 Report Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 3,666
Referee: N Butler
15 January 1988 (1988-01-15) 27 Colchester United 0–0 Hartlepool United Colchester
19:30 GMT Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 1,768
Referee: Tony Ward
30 January 1988 (1988-01-30) 28 Scarborough 3–1 Colchester United Scarborough
Graham Goal 47'
Cook Goal 56', 64' (pen.)
Russell Red card		 Report Hinshelwood Goal 84' (pen.) Stadium: Athletic Ground
Attendance: 2,155
Referee: A Robinson
5 February 1988 (1988-02-05) 29 Colchester United 1–4 Crewe Alexandra Colchester
19:30 GMT Tempest Goal 47' Report Goulet Goal 15', 62'
Fishenden Goal 22'
English Goal 88' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 1,822
Referee: J Moules
13 February 1988 (1988-02-13) 30 Cardiff City 1–0 Colchester United Cardiff
Ford Goal 49' Report Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 5,458
Referee: David Hutchinson
19 February 1988 (1988-02-19) 31 Colchester United 0–1 Burnley Colchester
19:30 GMT Report Reeves Goal 32' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,520
Referee: Rob Lewis
26 February 1988 (1988-02-26) 32 Colchester United 0–0 Newport County Colchester
19:30 GMT White Red card 86' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 1,784
Referee: Keren Barratt
1 March 1988 (1988-03-01) 33 Swansea City 1–2 Colchester United Swansea
Love Goal 90' Report Tempest Goal 63'
White Goal 74'		 Stadium: Vetch Field
Attendance: 4,011
Referee: B Stevens
4 March 1988 (1988-03-04) 34 Colchester United 1–2 Wrexham Colchester
19:30 GMT Coleman Goal 18' Report Goal 7' Red card
Carter Goal 38'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 1,797
Referee: Alf Buksh
12 March 1988 (1988-03-12) 35 Leyton Orient 0–0 Colchester United Leyton
Report Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 3,125
Referee: Howard King
19 March 1988 (1988-03-19) 36 Darlington 2–0 Colchester United Darlington
Bonnyman Goal 60'
MacDonald Goal 79'		 Report Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 2,034
Referee: J Ireland
25 March 1988 (1988-03-25) 37 Colchester United 0–0 Cambridge United Colchester
19:30 GMT Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,146
Referee: Phil Don
1 April 1988 (1988-04-01) 38 Colchester United 2–1 Halifax Town Colchester
19:30 BST Hinshelwood Goal 62'
Farrell Goal 80'		 Report Matthews Goal 12' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 1,992
Referee: Keith Cooper
4 April 1988 (1988-04-04) 39 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–0 Colchester United Wolverhampton
Bull Goal 10', 75' Report Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Attendance: 13,433
Referee: R Walmsley
8 April 1988 (1988-04-08) 40 Colchester United 1–0 Rochdale Colchester
19:30 BST Tempest Goal 51' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 1,864
15 April 1988 (1988-04-15) 41 Torquay United 0–0 Colchester United Torquay
Report Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 3,508
Referee: Keith Cooper
19 April 1988 (1988-04-19) 42 Colchester United 1–0 Hereford United Colchester
19:30 BST Tempest Goal 55' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 1,367
Referee: M Dimblebee
23 April 1988 (1988-04-23) 43 Carlisle United 4–0 Colchester United Carlisle
Fyfe Goal 11', 90'
Saddington Goal 20'
Halpin Goal 80'		 Report Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 1,496
Referee: George Courtney
29 April 1988 (1988-04-29) 44 Colchester United 2–0 Stockport County Colchester
19:30 BST Tempest Goal 59'
Wilkins Goal 60'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 1,607
Referee: Alan Gunn
2 May 1988 (1988-05-02) 45 Bolton Wanderers 4–0 Colchester United Bolton
Savage Goal 6'
Thomas Goal 37'
Came Goal 57'
Chandler Goal 82'		 Report Stadium:
Attendance: 5,540
Referee: T Simpson
6 May 1988 (1988-05-06) 46 Colchester United 0–0 Tranmere Rovers Colchester
19:30 BST Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 1,704
Referee: David Elleray

League Cup[]

Main article: 1987–88 Football League Cup
18 August 1987 (1987-08-18) 1st round 1st leg Fulham 3–1 Colchester United Fulham
Davies Goal 49'
Marshall Goal 68'
Rosenior Goal 70'		 Report White Goal 45' Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 2,782
Referee: B Stevens
25 August 1987 (1987-08-25) 1st round 2nd leg Colchester United 0–2 Fulham Colchester
Report Barnett Goal 48' (pen.)
Davies Goal 59'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 1,554
Referee: Kelvin Morton
Note: Fulham won 5–1 on aggregate.

Associate Members' Cup[]

Main article: 1987–88 Associate Members' Cup
Group 4
Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Colchester United 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 4
Peterborough 2 1 0 1 5 3 +2 3
Cambridge United 2 0 1 1 0 3 −3 1
Source:[citation needed]
13 October 1987 (1987-10-13) Preliminary round (southern section) Colchester United 3–2 Peterborough United Colchester
19:30 BST Tempest Goal 3', 52'
Norman Goal 35'		 Report Nuttell Goal 70'
Gooding Goal 84'
Halsall Red card 90'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 912
Referee: Kelvin Morton
24 November 1987 (1987-11-24) Preliminary round (southern section) Cambridge United 0–0 Colchester United Cambridge
Report Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 857
Referee: D Vickers
19 January 1988 (1988-01-19) 1st round (southern section) Colchester United 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(6–5 p)		 Leyton Orient Colchester
19:30 GMT White Goal 26' Report Juryeff Goal 18' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 1,351
Referee: D Hedges
9 February 1988 (1988-02-09) Quarter-final (southern section) Colchester United 2–3 Notts County Colchester
19:30 GMT White Goal 51', 59' Report McParland Goal 2'
Thorpe Goal 60'
Lund Goal 71'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 1,564
Referee: J Martin

FA Cup[]

Main article: 1987–88 FA Cup
14 November 1987 (1987-11-14) 1st round Colchester United 3–0 Tamworth Colchester
Wilkins Goal 55'
Tempest Goal 56'
Chatterton Goal 87' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,215
Referee: J Ashworth
5 December 1987 (1987-12-05) 2nd round Colchester United 3–2 Hereford United Colchester
15:00 GMT Chatterton Goal 2' (pen.)
Wilkins Goal 37'
Hill Goal 76'		 Report Stant Goal 9'
Phillips Goal 89'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,216
Referee: Alan Gunn
11 January 1988 (1988-01-11) 3rd round Plymouth Argyle 2–0 Colchester United Plymouth
Cooper Goal 41'
Matthews Goal 44'		 Report Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 10,351
Referee: I Hemley

Squad statistics[]

Appearances and goals[]

[6][38]

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 Wales Mark Walton 24 0 17 0 3 0 1 0 3 0
DF England Scott Daniels 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF England Tony English 51 2 43 2 3 0 2 0 3 0
DF England Stephen Grenfell 49 0 39+2 0 3 0 0+1 0 4 0
DF England Rudi Hedman 51 0 41+1 0 3 0 2 0 4 0
DF England Steve Hetzke 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF England Stuart Hicks 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF Northern Ireland Colin Hill 30 1 22+3 0 2 1 0 0 2+1 0
DF England John Ray 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF England Nick Chatterton 33 9 26 7 3 2 2 0 2 0
MF England Mark Radford 15 0 12+2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF England Gary Smith 12 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF England Richard Wilkins 54 11 46 9 3 2 2 0 3 0
MF England Keith Williams 10 0 9+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW England Lee Hunter 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Republic of Ireland Tommy Keane 19 0 9+7 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
FW England Dale Tempest 51 14 44 11 3 1 0 0 4 2
FW England Mario Walsh 15 2 4+7 2 0+2 0 2 0 0 0
FW England Winston White 50 11 40+1 7 3 0 2 1 4 3
Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season
GK England Graham Benstead 19 0 18 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
GK Canada Craig Forrest 11 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GK England Trevor Lake 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
DF England Darren Angell 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF England Terry Baker 21 0 15 0 2 0 2 0 2 0
DF England David Coleman 6 1 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF England Paul Hinshelwood 49 5 40 5 3 0 2 0 4 0
DF England Glenn Keeley 5 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF England Sean Norman 11 1 6+2 0 0 0 2 0 1 1
MF England John Reeves 25 1 18+2 1 1 0 0+2 0 2 0
FW England Sean Farrell 9 1 4+5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW England Simon Lowe 12 1 7+3 1 0 0 2 0 0 0

Goalscorers[]

[38]

Place Nationality Position Name Fourth Division FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy Total
1 Hong Kong FW Dale Tempest 11 1 0 2 14
2 England WG Winston White 7 0 1 3 11
England MF/DF Richard Wilkins 9 2 0 0 11
4 England MF Nick Chatterton 7 2 0 0 9
5 England FB Paul Hinshelwood 5 0 0 0 5
6 England DF/MF Tony English 2 0 0 0 2
England FW Mario Walsh 2 0 0 0 2
8 England FB David Coleman 1 0 0 0 1
England FW Sean Farrell 1 0 0 0 1
Northern Ireland CB Colin Hill 0 1 0 0 1
England FW Simon Lowe 1 0 0 0 1
England MF Sean Norman 0 0 0 1 1
England MF John Reeves 1 0 0 0 1
Own goals 0 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 47 6 1 6 60

Disciplinary record[]

[39]

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 Winston White 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
England CB Terry Baker 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
England MF John Reeves 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
England MF Gary Smith 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
England DF/MF Tony English 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
England FB Stephen Grenfell 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
England CB Stuart Hicks 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
England FB Paul Hinshelwood 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
England CB Glenn Keeley 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
England CB Rudi Hedman 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
England MF Sean Norman 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Hong Kong FW Dale Tempest 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
England MF Keith Williams 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
TOTALS 20 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 21 2

Clean sheets[]

Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.[40]

Place Nationality Player Fourth Division FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy Total
1 England Graham Benstead 6 0 0 1 7
Wales Mark Walton 6 1 0 0 7
3 Canada Craig Forrest 6 0 0 0 6
TOTALS 18 1 0 1 20

Player debuts[]

Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.[41]

Position Nationality Player Date Opponent Ground Notes
GK England Graham Benstead 15 August 1987 Burnley Turf Moor
FW England Mario Walsh 15 August 1987 Burnley Turf Moor
GK England Trevor Lake 18 August 1987 Fulham Craven Cottage
GK Wales Mark Walton 25 August 1987 Fulham Layer Road
FW Hong Kong Dale Tempest 29 August 1987 Scunthorpe United Old Showground
CB Northern Ireland Colin Hill 30 October 1987 Darlington Layer Road
MF England Gary Smith 6 November 1987 Halifax Town The Shay
GK Wales Mark Walton 14 November 1987 Tamworth Layer Road [42][a]
MF England Keith Williams 11 December 1987 Bolton Wanderers Layer Road
CB England Darren Angell 18 December 1987 Tranmere Rovers Prenton Park
GK Wales Mark Walton 26 December 1987 Exeter City St James Park [43][b]
WG Republic of Ireland Tommy Keane 1 January 1988 Scunthorpe United Layer Road
CB England John Ray 30 January 1988 Scarborough Athletic Ground
CB England Glenn Keeley 5 February 1988 Crewe Alexandra Layer Road
FB England David Coleman 19 February 1988 Burnley Layer Road
CB England Steve Hetzke 1 March 1988 Swansea City Vetch Field
GK Canada Craig Forrest 4 March 1988 Wrexham Layer Road
FW England Sean Farrell 25 March 1988 Cambridge United Layer Road
CB England Stuart Hicks 8 April 1988 Rochdale Layer Road
CB England Scott Daniels 23 April 1988 Carlisle United Brunton Park
WG England Lee Hunter 6 May 1988 Tranmere Rovers Layer Road
  1. ^ Second debut for the club
  2. ^ Third 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[]

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  7. ^ Jump up to: a b "John Ray". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  8. ^ "Mario Walsh". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  9. ^ Jump up to: a b "Trevor Lake (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  10. ^ "Dale Tempest". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  11. ^ "Gary Smith". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  12. ^ "Colin Hill". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  13. ^ "Tommy Keane". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  14. ^ "Keith Williams". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  15. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Mark Walton (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  16. ^ "Steve Hetzke". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  17. ^ "Stuart Hicks". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  18. ^ "Scott Daniels". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  19. ^ "Lee Hunter". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  20. ^ "Ian Phillips". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  21. ^ "Simon Burman". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  22. ^ "Alec Chamberlain (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  23. ^ "Andy Farrell". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  24. ^ "Kirk Game". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  25. ^ "Tony Adcock". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  26. ^ "Keith Day". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  27. ^ "Sean Norman". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  28. ^ "Simon Lowe". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  29. ^ Jump up to: a b "Scott Young". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  30. ^ "Terry Baker". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  31. ^ "Paul Hinshelwood". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  32. ^ "John Reeves". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  33. ^ "Graham Benstead (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  34. ^ "Darren Angell". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  35. ^ Jump up to: a b "David H Coleman". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  36. ^ "Glenn Keeley". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  37. ^ "Sean Farrell". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  38. ^ Jump up to: a b "Goals". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  39. ^ "Discipline". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  40. ^ "Clean sheets (1st team)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  41. ^ "Alltime- List of Debuts". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  42. ^ "Colchester Utd 3–0 Tamworth". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  43. ^ "Exeter City 0–2 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
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