1998–99 Colchester United F.C. season

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Colchester United
1998–99 season
ChairmanPeter Heard[1]
ManagerSteve Wignall
(until 21 January)
Steve Whitton (caretaker)
(21 January until 28 January)
Mick Wadsworth
(from 28 January)
StadiumLayer Road
Second Division18th
FA Cup1st round
(eliminated by
Bedlington Terriers)
League Cup1st round
(eliminated by
AFC Bournemouth)
Football League Trophy1st round (southern section)
(eliminated by
Gillingham)
Top goalscorerLeague:
David Gregory (11)
All:
David Gregory (14)
Highest home attendance6,554
v Manchester City, 20 March 1999[2]
Lowest home attendance1,742
v Gillingham, 5 December 1998[3]
Average home league attendance4,303[4]
Biggest win4–2
v Wrexham, 15 August 1998
3–1
v Notts County, 21 November 1998
Biggest defeat0–4
v Burnley, 9 October 1998
1–5
v Gillingham, 5 December 1998

The 1998–99 season was Colchester United's 57th season in their history and their first season back in the third tier of English football, the Second Division, following promotion via the play-offs in the previous season. Alongside competing in the Second Division, the club also participated in the FA Cup, the League Cup and the Football League Trophy.

After a reasonable start to the season, manager Steve Wignall quit in January expressing that he had taken the club as far as he could. Mick Wadsworth was appointed his replacement and duly brought in a number of new players on permanent and loan contracts. Colchester finished the season in 18th position, two points clear of the relegation zone.

The U's were ignominiously dumped out of the FA Cup in the first round by non-League outfit Bedlington Terriers. They also suffered first round exits in the League Cup and Football League Trophy to AFC Bournemouth and Gillingham respectively.

Season overview[]

Following promotion from the Third Division, Steve Wignall had a huge task ahead of him to keep Colchester in the division. The league boasted Manchester City and Stoke City amongst its ranks, as well as Kevin Keegan's Fulham during Mohamed Al-Fayed's ownership during their rise to the Premier League.

Wignall's side had a reasonable start to the campaign, but were dumped out of the League Cup and Football League Trophy at the first round stages. The U's then faced a trip to non-League side Bedlington Terriers in the FA Cup first round. Bedlington held a 2–0 lead after 23 minutes and eventually held a 4–0 lead after 86 minutes, before Tony Adcock scored a late consolation goal. Following this, Colchester one just one game in their next nine matches.

In January 1999, seven days after handing raw forward Lomana LuaLua his debut, Wignall quit the club, citing that he had taken the team as far as he could and left frustrated at the role agents were playing in deals he had been trying to set up. Assistant manager Steve Whitton stepped up as caretaker manager before Mick Wadsworth was named the new manager of Colchester United. He kept Whitton on as assistant and brought in a number of new players.

The club survived relegation by two points, ending the campaign in 18th place. Crowds had risen to an average of 4,479, but swingeing cuts were made to the playing staff at the end of the season.[5]

Players[]

As of match played 8 May 1999.[6]
Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee
Goalkeepers
Carl Emberson GK England Epsom (1973-07-13)13 July 1973 (aged 24) 185 0 England Millwall 6 July 1994 £25,000
Tamer Fernandes GK England Paddington (1974-12-07)7 December 1974 (aged 23) 0 0 England Peterborough United 28 January 1998 Free transfer
Andy Walker GK England Bexleyheath (1981-09-30)30 September 1981 (aged 16) 0 0 Youth team 1 August 1998 Free transfer
Defenders
Simon Betts FB England Middlesbrough (1973-03-03)3 March 1973 (aged 25) 195 11 England Scarborough 11 December 1992 Free transfer
Joe Dunne FB Republic of Ireland Dublin (1973-05-25)25 May 1973 (aged 25) 80 4 England Gillingham 27 March 1996 Free transfer
David Greene CB Republic of Ireland England Luton (1973-10-26)26 October 1973 (aged 24) 118 9 England Luton Town 21 June 1996 £30,000
Nicky Haydon DF/MF England Barking (1978-08-10)10 August 1978 (aged 19) 21 1 Youth team 1 August 1995 Free transfer
Sean Hillier DF England Clacton-on-Sea (1981-09-11)11 September 1981 (aged 16) 0 0 Youth team 1 August 1998 Free transfer
Stéphane Pounewatchy CB France Paris (1968-02-10)10 February 1968 (aged 30) 0 0 England Port Vale 18 February 1999 Monthly contract
Fabrice Richard FB France Saintes (1973-08-16)16 August 1973 (aged 24) 0 0 England AS Cannes 18 March 1999 Free transfer
Scott Stamps FB England Edgbaston (1975-03-20)20 March 1975 (aged 23) 40 1 England Torquay United 26 March 1997 £15,000
Midfielders
Warren Aspinall MF England Wigan (1967-09-13)13 September 1967 (aged 30) 6 0 England Brentford 25 March 1999 Undisclosed
Paul Buckle MF England Hatfield (1970-12-16)16 December 1970 (aged 27) 74 8 England Wycombe Wanderers 28 November 1996 Free transfer
Jason Dozzell MF England Ipswich (1967-12-09)9 December 1967 (aged 30) 0 0 England Northampton Town 15 October 1998 Non-contract
Karl Duguid MF England Letchworth (1978-03-21)21 March 1978 (aged 20) 70 7 Youth team 9 December 1995[a] Free transfer
Steve Forbes MF England Stoke Newington (1975-12-24)24 December 1975 (aged 22) 44 3 England Millwall 14 March 1997 Free transfer
David Gregory MF England Sudbury (1970-01-23)23 January 1970 (aged 28) 112 11 England Peterborough United 8 December 1995 Free transfer
Sam Okafor MF Nigeria Xtiam (1982-03-17)17 March 1982 (aged 16) 0 0 Youth team 1 August 1998 Free transfer
Dave Rainford MF England Stepney (1979-04-21)21 April 1979 (aged 19) 0 0 Youth team July 1997 Free transfer
Aaron Skelton MF/DF England Welwyn Garden City (1974-11-22)22 November 1974 (aged 23) 48 7 England Luton Town 3 July 1997 Free transfer
Richard Wilkins MF/DF England Lambeth (1965-05-28)28 May 1965 (aged 33) 273 39 England Hereford United 3 July 1996 £17,500
Geraint Williams MF Wales Treorchy (1962-01-05)5 January 1962 (aged 36) 0 0 England Ipswich Town 6 July 1998 Free transfer
Forwards
Paul Abrahams FW/WG England Colchester (1973-10-31)31 October 1973 (aged 24) 149 31 England Brentford 23 October 1996 £20,000
Tony Adcock FW England Bethnal Green (1963-03-27)27 March 1963 (aged 35) 346 148 England Luton Town 3 August 1995 Free transfer
Neil Gregory FW England Zambia Ndola (1972-10-07)7 October 1972 (aged 25) 18 7 England Ipswich Town 26 March 1998 £50,000
Tony Lock FW England Harlow (1976-09-03)3 September 1976 (aged 21) 51 8 Apprentice 28 January 1995[a] Free transfer
Lomana LuaLua FW Democratic Republic of the Congo Zaire Kinshasa (1980-12-28)28 December 1980 (aged 17) 0 0 Leyton Sixth Form College 1 September 1998 Non-contract
KK Opara FW Nigeria Owerri (1981-12-21)21 December 1981 (aged 16) 0 0 Youth team 1 September 1998 Free transfer
Mark Sale FW England Burton upon Trent (1972-02-27)27 February 1972 (aged 26) 61 11 England Mansfield Town 10 March 1997 £23,500
  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club

Transfers[]

In[]

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
6 July 1998 MF Wales Geraint Williams England Ipswich Town Free transfer [7][8]
1 August 1998 DF England Sean Hillier Youth team Free transfer [9][10]
1 August 1998 MF Nigeria Sam Okafor Youth team Free transfer [11][12]
1 August 1998 FW Nigeria KK Opara Youth team Free transfer [13][14]
1 August 1998 GK England Andy Walker Youth team Free transfer [15][16]
1 August 1998 CB England Ian Wiles Youth team Free transfer [17][18]
1 September 1998 FW Democratic Republic of the Congo Lomana LuaLua Leyton Sixth Form College Non-contract [19][20]
15 October 1998 MF England Jason Dozzell England Northampton Town Non-contract [21][22]
18 February 1999 CB France Stéphane Pounewatchy England Port Vale Monthly contract [23][24]
18 March 1999 MF Brazil Fumaça Brazil Catuense Undisclosed [25][26]
18 March 1999 FB France Fabrice Richard France AS Cannes Free transfer [27][28]
25 March 1999 MF France Warren Aspinall England Brentford Undisclosed [29][30]
  • Total spending: Decrease ~ £0

Out[]

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
End of season MF Wales Jeremy Goss England King's Lynn Released [31]
31 May 1998 CB England Peter Cawley England Braintree Town Undisclosed [32][33]
15 August 1998 CB England Ian Wiles England Heybridge Swifts Undisclosed [17][a]
24 October 1998 WG England Ian Hathaway England Aldershot Town Released [34][35]
24 March 1999 MF Brazil Fumaça England Barnsley Released [25][26]
  • Total incoming: Increase ~ £0
  1. ^ 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.
3 October 1998 CB England Guy Branston England Leicester City 3 October 1998 [36][37][a]
9 November 1998 CB England Keith Dublin England Southend United 9 December 1998 [38][39]
8 February 1999 MF England Warren Aspinall England Brentford 24 March 1999 [29][30]
24 February 1999 FW England Bradley Allen England Charlton Athletic 18 March 1999 [40][41]
25 March 1999 FW France Steve Germain France AS Cannes 9 May 1999 [42][43]
25 March 1999 MF Republic of Ireland Brian Launders England Derby County 27 March 1999 [44][45]
  1. ^ Loan start and end dates refer to the date of the player's first and final games in his second spell for the club

Loans out[]

Date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.
25 September 1998 WG England Ian Hathaway England Aldershot Town 23 October 1998 [34][35]
1 January 1999 MF England Dave Rainford England Scarborough 24 January 1999 [46][47]
March 1999 DF/MF England Nicky Haydon England Kettering Town March 1999 [48][49]
5 March 1999 MF England Steve Forbes England Peterborough United 5 April 1999 [50][51]
25 March 1999 FW England Mark Sale England Plymouth Argyle 9 May 1999 [52][53]

Match details[]

Second Division[]

Main article: 1998–99 Football League

Results round by round[]

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAHAHAAHAHAHAAAHHAHAHAHHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA
ResultWWLLLWDDDWLLLDLDWWDDDLLDLLDDWWDDDDLLLWLWLWDWLL
Position8351112912121210121617182019181414141415161617181718171515151616161717151717181518161718
Source: 11v11.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GS Pts
16 Notts County 46 14 12 20 52 61 52 54
17 Wrexham 46 13 14 19 43 62 43 53
18 Colchester United 46 12 16 18 52 70 52 52
19 Wycombe Wanderers 46 13 12 21 52 58 52 51
20 Oldham Athletic 46 14 9 23 48 66 48 51
Source:[citation needed]
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).

Matches[]

8 August 1998 (1998-08-08) 1 Colchester United 1–0 Chesterfield Colchester
15:00 BST Sale Goal 90' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,042
Referee: Paul Danson
15 August 1998 (1998-08-15) 2 Wrexham 2–4 Colchester United Wrexham
Roberts Goal 62'
Connolly Goal 78' (pen.)		 Report Abrahams Goal 16'
Haydon Goal 43'
N. Gregory Goal 48'
D. Gregory Goal 64' (pen.)		 Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 4,157
Referee: E Lomas
22 August 1998 (1998-08-22) 3 Colchester United 0–1 Fulham Colchester
15:00 BST Report Collins Goal 82' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 6,377
Referee: Steve Bennett
29 August 1998 (1998-08-29) 4 Luton Town 2–0 Colchester United Luton
15:00 BST Douglas Goal 61'
Davis Goal 81'
Johnson Red card 53'		 Report Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 5,005
Referee: Roger Furnandiz
31 August 1998 (1998-08-31) 5 Colchester United 0–1 Stoke City Colchester
15:00 BST Kavanagh Goal 78' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,728
Referee: Paul Taylor
5 September 1998 (1998-09-05) 6 York City 1–2 Colchester United York
15:00 BST Thompson Goal 76' (pen.) Report N. Gregory Goal 2'
Forbes Goal 86'		 Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 2,699
Referee: Steve Baines
8 September 1998 (1998-09-08) 7 Wigan Athletic 1–1 Colchester United Wigan
Lee Goal 86' Report Sale Goal 62' Stadium: Springfield Park
Attendance: 2,784
Referee: Anthony Bates
12 September 1998 (1998-09-12) 8 Colchester United 1–1 Gillingham Colchester
N. Gregory Goal 28' Report Asaba Goal 27' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,612
Referee: G Frankland
19 September 1998 (1998-09-19) 9 Reading 1–1 Colchester United Reading
Williams Goal 17' Report Duguid Goal 89' Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 9,058
Referee: D Pugh
26 September 1998 (1998-09-26) 10 Colchester United 2–1 Wycombe Wanderers Colchester
15:00 BST Forbes Goal 65'
D. Gregory Goal 89' (pen.)		 Report Stallard Goal 60' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,205
Referee: Andy D'Urso
3 October 1998 (1998-10-03) 11 Oldham Athletic 1–0 Colchester United Oldham
Rickers Goal 20' Report Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 4,231
Referee: B Coddington
9 October 1998 (1998-10-09) 12 Colchester United 0–4 Burnley Colchester
19:45 BST Report Payton Goal 2', 11'
Vindheim Goal 50'
Cooke Goal 72'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,532
Referee: D Crick
17 October 1998 (1998-10-17) 13 Preston North End 2–0 Colchester United Preston
Eyres Goal 12'
Nogan Goal 39'		 Report Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 10,483
Referee: Phil Dowd
20 October 1998 (1998-10-20) 14 Walsall 1–1 Colchester United Walsall
Platt Goal 47' Report Lock Goal 87' Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 3,319
Referee: Graham Laws
31 October 1998 (1998-10-31) 15 Manchester City 2–1 Colchester United Manchester
15:00 GMT Horlock Goal 50' (pen.)
Morrison Goal 53'		 Report Dozzell Goal 59' Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 24,820
Referee: Mike Pike
6 November 1998 (1998-11-06) 16 Colchester United 1–1 Macclesfield Town Colchester
19:45 GMT Goal 75' Report Griffiths Goal 28' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,927
Referee: Ray Olivier
10 November 1998 (1998-11-10) 17 Colchester United 1–0 Northampton Town Colchester
19:45 GMT Goal 88' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,597
Referee: Roger Furnandiz
21 November 1998 (1998-11-21) 18 Notts County 1–3 Colchester United Nottingham
15:00 GMT Murray Goal 52' Report Goal 10', 23'
D. Gregory Goal 48'		 Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 4,598
Referee: Mike Jones
28 November 1998 (1998-11-28) 19 Colchester United 0–0 Millwall Colchester
15:00 GMT Report Nethercott Red card 40' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,476
Referee: Andy Hall
12 December 1998 (1998-12-12) 20 Lincoln City 0–0 Colchester United Lincoln
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 4,513
Referee: Alan Wiley
18 December 1998 (1998-12-18) 21 Colchester United 2–2 Blackpool Colchester
19:45 GMT Greene Goal 7'
D. Gregory Goal 78'		 Report Ormerod Goal 11'
Hughes Goal 88'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,228
Referee: Steve Baines
26 December 1998 (1998-12-26) 22 Fulham 2–0 Colchester United Fulham
12:00 GMT Smith Goal 26'
Hayles Goal 72' (pen.)		 Report Emberson Red card 72' Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 11,939
Referee: Peter Walton
28 December 1998 (1998-12-28) 23 Colchester United 0–3 Bristol Rovers Colchester
13:00 GMT Report Cureton Goal 2'
Roberts Goal 44'
Ipoua Goal 84'
Shore Red card 69'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,609
Referee: Keith Hill
2 January 1999 (1999-01-02) 24 Colchester United 2–2 Luton Town Colchester
15:00 GMT D. Gregory Goal 20' (pen.)
Abrahams Goal 84'		 Report Alexander Goal 7' (pen.)
White Goal 72'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,964
Referee: Barry Knight
9 January 1999 (1999-01-09) 25 Chesterfield 3–1 Colchester United Chesterfield
Wilkinson Goal 61'
Howard Goal 68'
Reeves Goal 81'		 Report LuaLua Goal 75' Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 3,761
Referee:
15 January 1999 (1999-01-15) 26 Colchester United 1–3 Wrexham Colchester
19:45 GMT Wilkins Goal 15' Report Whitley Goal 9'
Haydon Goal 11' (o.g.)
Griffiths Goal 24'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,491
Referee: Steve Bennett
23 January 1999 (1999-01-23) 27 Stoke City 3–3 Colchester United Stoke-on-Trent
D. Gregory Goal 30' (o.g.)
Lightbourne Goal 34'
Sigurðsson Goal 42'		 Report Betts Goal 9'
D. Gregory Goal 44'
Dozzell Goal 80'		 Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Attendance: 12,507
Referee: T Jones
30 January 1999 (1999-01-30) 28 Bristol Rovers 1–1 Colchester United Bristol
Roberts Goal 28' Report D. Gregory Goal 88' (pen.) Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 6,249
Referee: P Richards
5 February 1999 (1999-02-05) 29 Colchester United 2–1 York City Colchester
19:45 GMT Betts Goal 1'
Greene Goal 4'		 Report Cresswell Goal 74' (pen.) Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,982
Referee: Paul Rejer
12 February 1999 (1999-02-12) 30 Colchester United 2–1 Wigan Athletic Colchester
19:45 GMT Wilkins Goal 22'
D. Gregory Goal 28'		 Report Sharp Goal 70' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,934
Referee: M Fletcher
20 February 1999 (1999-02-20) 31 Gillingham 1–1 Colchester United Gillingham
15:00 GMT Asaba Goal 22' Red card 41' Report Duguid Goal 64'
Greene Red card 41'		 Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 7,276
Referee: J Kirkby
27 February 1999 (1999-02-27) 32 Colchester United 1–1 Reading Colchester
15:00 GMT N. Gregory Goal 8' Report Parkinson Goal 81' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,686
Referee: Anthony Bates
6 March 1999 (1999-03-06) 33 Wycombe Wanderers 2–2 Colchester United High Wycombe
15:00 GMT Baird Goal 57'
Scott Goal 75'		 Report Dozzell Goal 18'
D. Gregory Goal 90' (pen.)		 Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 4,670
Referee: Fraser Stretton
9 March 1999 (1999-03-09) 34 Colchester United 2–2 Oldham Athletic Colchester
19:45 GMT Allen Goal 40'
D. Gregory Goal 67' (pen.)		 Report Whitehall Goal 5'
Duxbury Goal 75'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,616
Referee: Keith Hill
13 March 1999 (1999-03-13) 35 Macclesfield Town 2–0 Colchester United Macclesfield
Landon Goal 65'
Bailey Goal 90'		 Report Stadium: Moss Rose
Attendance: 2,796
Referee: B Coddington
20 March 1999 (1999-03-20) 36 Colchester United 0–1 Manchester City Colchester
18:00 GMT Report Goater Goal 55' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 6,554
Referee: Rob Styles
27 March 1999 (1999-03-27) 37 AFC Bournemouth 2–1 Colchester United Bournemouth
12:00 GMT Warren Goal 35'
Hughes Goal 40'		 Report Greene Goal 20' Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 6,442
Referee: M Pierce
2 April 1999 (1999-04-02) 38 Colchester United 1–0 Preston North End Colchester
19:45 BST Aspinall Goal 78' Report Clement Yellow card 51' Red card Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,644
Referee: P Robinson
5 April 1999 (1999-04-05) 39 Burnley 3–1 Colchester United Burnley
Johnrose Goal 57'
Payton Goal 82', 89'		 Report D. Gregory Goal 26'
LuaLua Red card 54'		 Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 10,747
Referee: G Cain
10 April 1999 (1999-04-10) 40 Colchester United 1–0 Walsall Colchester
15:00 BST Greene Goal 45' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,082
Referee: Mark Halsey
14 April 1999 (1999-04-14) 41 Millwall 2–0 Colchester United Bermondsey
Grant Goal 1', 16' (pen.) Report Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 4,686
Referee: Lee Cable
16 April 1999 (1999-04-16) 42 Colchester United 2–1 Notts County Colchester
19:45 BST Buckle Goal 37'
Aspinall Goal 86' (pen.)		 Report Stallard Goal 7' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,215
Referee: D Crick
24 April 1999 (1999-04-24) 43 Northampton Town 3–3 Colchester United Northampton
15:00 BST Savage Goal 18'
Corazzin Goal 41' (pen.)
Howey Goal 63'		 Report Buckle Goal 3'
Aspinall Goal 47' (pen.)
Duguid Goal 71'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,146
Referee: G Frankland
27 April 1999 (1999-04-27) 44 Colchester United 2–1 AFC Bournemouth Colchester
19:45 BST Hayter Goal 11' (o.g.)
Dozzell Goal 67'		 Report Greene Goal 34' (o.g.) Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,168
Referee: Lee Cable
1 May 1999 (1999-05-01) 45 Colchester United 1–3 Lincoln City Colchester
15:00 BST Duguid Goal 49' Report Gordon Goal 43'
Thorpe Goal 44', 75'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,613
Referee: Andy Hall
8 May 1999 (1999-05-08) 46 Blackpool 2–1 Colchester United Blackpool
Ormerod Goal 1'
Clarkson Goal 89'		 Report Pounewatchy Goal 27' Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 4,866
Referee: D Laws

Football League Cup[]

Main article: 1998–99 Football League Cup
11 August 1998 (1998-08-11) 1st round 1st leg AFC Bournemouth 2–0 Colchester United Bournemouth
Robinson Goal 16'
Howe Goal 87'		 Report Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 3,745
Referee: Clive Wilkes
18 August 1998 (1998-08-18) 1st round 2nd leg Colchester United 3–2 AFC Bournemouth Colchester
19:45 BST D. Gregory Goal 12' (pen.), 90' (pen.)
Abrahams Goal 66'		 Report Stein Goal 23'
Fletcher Goal 28'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,550
Referee: Barry Knight
Note: Bournemouth win 4–3 on aggregate.

FA Cup[]

Main article: 1998–99 FA Cup
14 November 1998 (1998-11-14) 1st round Bedlington Terriers 4–1 Colchester United Bedlington
Ditchburn Goal 16'
Milner Goal 23', 86' (pen.)
Cross Goal 60'		 Report Adcock Goal 88' Stadium: Welfare Park
Attendance: 2,027
Referee: Matt Messias

Football League Trophy[]

Main article: 1998–99 Football League Trophy
5 December 1998 (1998-12-05) 1st round (southern section) Colchester United 1–5 Gillingham Colchester
15:00 GMT D. Gregory Goal 23' Report Asaba Goal 22'
Pennock Goal 29'
Taylor Goal 34', 67'
Smith Goal 37'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 1,742
Referee: B Jordan

Squad statistics[]

Appearances and goals[]

[6][54]

No. Pos Nat Player Total Second Division FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK England Carl Emberson 41 0 37 0 1 0 2 0 1 0
GK England Tamer Fernandes 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GK England Andy Walker 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF England Simon Betts 31 2 22+6 2 0 0 2 0 1 0
DF Republic of Ireland Joe Dunne 39 0 32+4 0 1 0 0+1 0 1 0
DF Republic of Ireland David Greene 46 8 42 8 1 0 2 0 1 0
DF England Nicky Haydon 16 1 7+6 1 0+1 0 2 0 0 0
DF France Stéphane Pounewatchy 15 1 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF France Fabrice Richard 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF England Scott Stamps 25 0 19+2 0 1 0 2 0 0+1 0
MF England Warren Aspinall 15 3 15 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF England Paul Buckle 47 2 39+4 2 1 0 2 0 1 0
MF England Jason Dozzell 31 4 23+6 4 1 0 0 0 0+1 0
MF England Karl Duguid 35 4 23+10 4 0+1 0 0+1 0 0 0
MF England Steve Forbes 18 2 8+7 2 1 0 0+1 0 1 0
MF England David Gregory 48 14 43+1 11 1 0 2 2 1 1
MF Nigeria Sam Okafor 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF England Dave Rainford 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF England Aaron Skelton 9 0 7+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF England Richard Wilkins 26 2 25+1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Wales Geraint Williams 43 0 38+1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0
FW England Paul Abrahams 30 3 13+14 2 0 0 2 1 1 0
FW England Tony Adcock 8 1 0+6 0 0+1 1 0+1 0 0 0
FW England Neil Gregory 41 4 29+9 4 0 0 2 0 1 0
FW England Tony Lock 25 1 14+9 1 1 0 0 0 0+1 0
FW Democratic Republic of the Congo Lomana LuaLua 13 1 6+7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Nigeria KK Opara 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW England Mark Sale 35 2 21+10 2 1 0 2 0 1 0
Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season
DF England Guy Branston 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF England Keith Dublin 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF England Ian Wiles 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Brazil Fumaça 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Republic of Ireland Brian Launders 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW England Bradley Allen 4 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW France Steve Germain 6 0 1+5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Goalscorers[]

[54]

Place Nationality Position Name Second Division FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy Total
1 England MF David Gregory 11 0 2 1 14
2 Republic of Ireland CB David Greene 8 0 0 0 8
3 England MF Jason Dozzell 4 0 0 0 4
England MF Karl Duguid 4 0 0 0 4
England FW Neil Gregory 4 0 0 0 4
6 England FW/WG Paul Abrahams 2 0 1 0 3
England MF Warren Aspinall 3 0 0 0 3
8 England FB Simon Betts 2 0 0 0 2
England MF Paul Buckle 2 0 0 0 2
England MF Steve Forbes 2 0 0 0 2
England FW Mark Sale 2 0 0 0 2
England MF/DF Richard Wilkins 2 0 0 0 2
13 England FW Tony Adcock 0 1 0 0 1
England FW Bradley Allen 1 0 0 0 1
England DF/MF Nicky Haydon 1 0 0 0 1
England FW Tony Lock 1 0 0 0 1
Democratic Republic of the Congo FW Lomana LuaLua 1 0 0 0 1
France CB Stéphane Pounewatchy 1 0 0 0 1
Own goals 1 0 0 0 1
TOTALS 52 1 3 1 57

Disciplinary record[]

[55]

Nationality Position Name Second 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
Republic of Ireland CB David Greene 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 1
England FW Neil Gregory 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
England FW Mark Sale 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
England FB Scott Stamps 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
England MF Jason Dozzell 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
England MF Karl Duguid 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
France CB Stéphane Pounewatchy 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
England MF Warren Aspinall 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
England FB Simon Betts 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
England MF Paul Buckle 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Republic of Ireland FB Joe Dunne 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
England GK Carl Emberson 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
England MF David Gregory 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
England MF Steve Forbes 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Democratic Republic of the Congo FW Lomana LuaLua 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
England FW/WG Paul Abrahams 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
England MF/DF Richard Wilkins 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Wales MF Geraint Williams 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
England FW Bradley Allen 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
England CB Keith Dublin 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
France FB Fabrice Richard 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
TOTALS 67 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 72 3

Clean sheets[]

Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.[56]

Place Nationality Player Second Division FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy Total
1 England Carl Emberson 6 0 0 0 6
TOTALS 6 0 0 0 6

Player debuts[]

Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.[57]

Position Nationality Player Date Opponent Ground Notes
MF Wales Geraint Williams 8 August 1998 Chesterfield Layer Road
CB England Ian Wiles 15 August 1998 Wrexham Racecourse Ground
MF Wales Dave Rainford 5 September 1998 York City Bootham Crescent
CB England Guy Branston 3 October 1998 Oldham Athletic Boundary Park [58][a]
MF England Jason Dozzell 17 October 1998 Preston North End Deepdale
CB England Keith Dublin 21 November 1998 Notts County Meadow Lane
GK England Tamer Fernandes 2 January 1999 Luton Town Layer Road
FW Democratic Republic of the Congo Lomana LuaLua 9 January 1999 Chesterfield Saltergate
MF England Warren Aspinall 20 February 1999 Gillingham Priestfield Stadium
CB France Stéphane Pounewatchy 20 February 1999 Gillingham Priestfield Stadium
FW England Bradley Allen 27 February 1999 Reading Layer Road
MF Brazil Fumaça 29 March 1999 Manchester City Layer Road
MF England Warren Aspinall 27 March 1999 AFC Bournemouth Dean Court [59][a]
MF Republic of Ireland Brian Launders 27 March 1999 AFC Bournemouth Dean Court
FB France Fabrice Richard 27 March 1999 AFC Bournemouth Dean Court
FW France Steve Germain 2 April 1999 Preston North End Layer Road
MF Nigeria Sam Okafor 8 May 1999 Blackpool Bloomfield Road
FW Nigeria KK Opara 8 May 1999 Blackpool Bloomfield Road
GK England Andy Walker 8 May 1999 Blackpool Bloomfield Road
  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.
  2. ^ "Colchester Utd 0–1 Manchester City". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Colchester Utd 1–5 Gillingham". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  4. ^ "Average Attendance Figures Per Season". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  5. ^ Hudson, Matt (11 August 2013). "The 1990s and 2000s". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b "Appearances". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  7. ^ "Geraint Williams". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  8. ^ Geraint Williams at Soccerbase
  9. ^ Whitehead, Jeff; Drury, Kevin (2008). The Who's Who of Colchester United: The Layer Road Years. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 262. ISBN 978-1-85983-629-3.
  10. ^ Sean Hillier at Soccerbase
  11. ^ "Sam Okafor". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  12. ^ Sam Okafor at Soccerbase
  13. ^ "KK Opara". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  14. ^ KK Opara at Soccerbase
  15. ^ "Andy Walker". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  16. ^ Andy Walker at Soccerbase
  17. ^ Jump up to: a b "Ian Wiles". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  18. ^ Ian Wiles at Soccerbase
  19. ^ "Lomana Tresor Lua Lua". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  20. ^ Lomana LuaLua at Soccerbase
  21. ^ "Jason Dozzell". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  22. ^ Jason Dozzell at Soccerbase
  23. ^ "Stephane Pounewatchy". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  24. ^ Stephane Pounewatchy at Soccerbase
  25. ^ Jump up to: a b "Fumaca". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  26. ^ Jump up to: a b Fumaca at Soccerbase
  27. ^ "Fabrice Richard". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  28. ^ Fabrice Richard at Soccerbase
  29. ^ Jump up to: a b "Warren Aspinall". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  30. ^ Jump up to: a b Warren Aspinall at Soccerbase
  31. ^ "Jeremy Goss". Flown From the Nest. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  32. ^ "Peter Cawley". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  33. ^ Peter Cawley at Soccerbase
  34. ^ Jump up to: a b "Ian Hathaway". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  35. ^ Jump up to: a b Ian Hathaway at Soccerbase
  36. ^ "Guy Branston (Defender)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  37. ^ Guy Branston at Soccerbase
  38. ^ "Keith Dublin". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  39. ^ Keith Dublin at Soccerbase
  40. ^ "Bradley Allen". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  41. ^ Bradley Allen at Soccerbase
  42. ^ "Steve Germain". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  43. ^ Steve Germain at Soccerbase
  44. ^ "Brian Launders". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  45. ^ Brian Launders at Soccerbase
  46. ^ "David Rainford". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  47. ^ Dave Rainford at Soccerbase
  48. ^ "Nicky Haydon". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  49. ^ Nicky Haydon at Soccerbase
  50. ^ "Steve Forbes". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  51. ^ Steve Forbes at Soccerbase
  52. ^ "Mark Sale". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  53. ^ Mark Sale at Soccerbase
  54. ^ Jump up to: a b "Goals". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  55. ^ "Discipline". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  56. ^ "Clean sheets (1st team)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  57. ^ "Alltime- List of Debuts". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  58. ^ "Colchester Utd 0–1 Oldham Athletic". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  59. ^ "AFC Bournemouth 2–1 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
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