1988–89 Colchester United F.C. season

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Colchester United
1988–89 season
ChairmanJonathan Crisp[1]
ManagerRoger Brown
(until 15 October)
Steve Foley (caretaker)
(21 October until 12 January)
Jock Wallace
(from 12 January)
StadiumLayer Road
Fourth Division22nd
FA Cup4th round
(eliminated by
Sheffield United)
League Cup1st round
(eliminated by
Northampton Town)
Associate Members' CupQuarter-final (southern section)
(eliminated by
Hereford United)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Mario Walsh (9)
All:
Mario Walsh (15)
Highest home attendance7,588
v Sheffield United, 31 January 1989[2]
Lowest home attendance993
v Southend United, 20 December 1988[3]
Average home league attendance2,871[4]
Biggest win4–0
v Exeter City, 5 May 1989
Biggest defeat0–8
v Leyton Orient, 15 October 1988

The 1988–89 season was Colchester United's 47th season in their history and eighth 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.

Roger Brown's unsuccessful tenure came to and end following a club record 8–0 defeat at Leyton Orient in October. With the club languishing bottom of the entire football league, former Rangers manager Jock Wallace boosted the club and helped them avoid relegation to the Conference, ending the season 22nd of 24 clubs.

Remarkably, Colchester had a successful FA Cup run as they saw off Fulham, Swansea City and Shrewsbury Town on their way to a fourth round tie with Sheffield United, who knocked out the U's following a Layer Road replay. They again reached the area quarter-final of the Associate Members' Cup where they were defeated by Hereford United, and a 5–0 thrashing at Northampton Town spelt an early exit from the League Cup.

Season overview[edit]

Following a club record 8–0 defeat at Leyton Orient on 15 October, Roger Brown was dismissed from his position as manager. With the club bottom of the entire Football League for the first time since 1972, Steve Foley once again stepped up as caretaker manager. Under Foley's stewardship, the U's embarked on a successful FA Cup run, where they defeated Third Division Fulham and Second Division Swansea City and Shrewsbury Town. However, Third Division Sheffield United won 2–0 in a replay at Layer Road to progress to the fifth round.

Just weeks after signing for the club for £35,000, Paul McGee was sold to Wimbledon for a club record fee of £150,000, representing a huge profit in a short period of time.

Incoming as Brown's replacement was former Rangers manager Jock Wallace, with England World Cup winner Alan Ball his assistant. The impact of Wallace's appointment was instantaneous, with crowds rising over 3,500 the town became gripped by his passion and desire to avoid relegation to the Conference.

On 29 April, the U's travelled to their closest rivals Darlington, a game which Colchester won 2–1 thanks to a Robert Scott goal. The win lifted Colchester off the bottom of the league table for the first time since Brown's departure, and two successive home wins against Halifax Town and Exeter City confirmed Colchester's Fourth Division status for another year.

Meanwhile, in the League Cup, Colchester suffered an early exit following a 0–0 draw at home to Northampton Town and then a 5–0 hammering at the County Ground in the return leg. In the Associate Members' Cup, Colchester won their two group stage games against Lincoln City and Southend United, before regaining some pride by beating Leyton Orient at Layer Road to progress to the area quarter-final. They were then beaten 1–0 by visitors Hereford United.[5]

Players[edit]

As of match played 13 May 1989.[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 19) 24 0 England Luton Town 26 December 1987[a] £17,500
Defenders
Phil Coleman FB England Woolwich (1960-09-08)8 September 1960 (aged 27) 105 7 Finland MyPa December 1988 Free transfer
Scott Daniels CB England South Benfleet (1969-11-22)22 November 1969 (aged 18) 1 0 Apprentice 23 April 1988[b] Free transfer
Tony English DF/MF England Luton (1966-10-19)19 October 1966 (aged 21) 166 23 England Coventry City 24 December 1984 Free transfer
Stuart Hicks CB England Peterborough (1967-05-30)30 May 1967 (aged 21) 7 0 England Wisbech Town March 1988 Free transfer
Colin Hill CB Northern Ireland England Uxbridge (1963-11-12)12 November 1963 (aged 24) 30 1 Portugal Marítimo 30 October 1987[b] Undisclosed
John Pollard CB England Chelmsford (1971-11-17)17 November 1971 (aged 16) 0 0 Apprentice 5 May 1989[b] Free transfer
Rodney Rooke FB England Orsett (1970-04-07)7 April 1970 (aged 18) 0 0 Apprentice Summer 1988 Non-contract
Robert Scott FB Scotland Broxburn (1964-01-13)13 January 1964 (aged 24) 0 0 Scotland Whitburn Junior 24 March 1989[b] Free transfer
Clive Stafford FB England Ipswich (1963-04-04)4 April 1963 (aged 25) 0 0 England Diss Town February 1989 Unknown
Midfielders
Mark Radford MF England Leicester (1968-12-20)20 December 1968 (aged 19) 16 0 Apprentice 26 January 1987[b] Free transfer
Les Taylor MF England North Shields (1956-12-04)4 December 1956 (aged 31) 0 0 England Reading January 1989 £20,000
Richard Wilkins MF/DF England Lambeth (1965-05-28)28 May 1965 (aged 23) 84 15 England Haverhill Rovers 18 November 1986[b] Undisclosed
Forwards
Ian Allinson WG England Hitchin (1957-10-01)1 October 1957 (aged 30) 363 82 England Luton Town 16 December 1988[c] Free transfer
Gary Bennett WG England Enfield Town (1970-11-13)13 November 1970 (aged 17) 0 0 England Tottenham Hotpsur 21 October 1988[b] Free transfer
Steve Restarick FW England Barking (1971-11-28)28 November 1971 (aged 16) 0 0 England West Ham United Early 1988–89 season Free transfer
Mario Walsh FW England Paddington (1966-01-19)19 January 1966 (aged 22) 15 2 England Torquay United Summer 1987 £15,000
  1. ^ Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game in his third spell for the club
  2. ^ a b c d e f g 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[edit]

In[edit]

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
Summer 1988 FB England Kevin Bedford England Wimbledon Undisclosed [7]
Summer 1988 FB England Steve Cartwright England Tamworth Free transfer [8]
Summer 1988 FB England Rodney Rooke Apprentice Non-contract [9]
Summer 1988 FB England Dave Swindlehurst England Wimbledon Undisclosed [10]
Summer 1988 MF England Dave Barnett England Windsor & Eton Undisclosed [11]
Early 1988–89 season FW England Steve Restarick England West Ham United Free transfer [12]
October 1988 WG England Ian Brown England Harwich & Parkeston Non-contract [13]
21 October 1988 WG England Gary Bennett England Tottenham Hotspur Free transfer [14][a]
11 November 1988 GK England Mark Coombe England Bristol City Non-contract [15][a]
December 1988 FB England Phil Coleman Finland MyPa Free transfer [16]
16 December 1988 WG England Ian Allinson England Luton Town Free transfer [17][b]
January 1989 MF England Les Taylor England Reading £20,000 [18]
February 1989 FB England Clive Stafford England Diss Town Unknown [19]
8 February 1989 WG Republic of Ireland Paul McGee Republic of Ireland Bohemian £35,000 [20]
18 February 1989 FW England John Warner England Burnham Ramblers Free transfer [21]
24 March 1989 FB Scotland Robert Scott Scotland Whitburn Junior Free transfer [22][a]
5 May 1989 CB England John Pollard Apprentice Free transfer [23][a]
  • Total spending: Decrease ~ £55,000
  1. ^ a b c d 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

Out[edit]

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
End of season CB England John Ray England Wycombe Wanderers Undisclosed [24]
End of season MF England Keith Williams England Swanage Town & Herston Released [25][a]
Summer 1988 WG Republic of Ireland Tommy Keane Republic of Ireland Galway United Undisclosed [26]
July 1988 MF England Gary Smith England Enfield Undisclosed [27]
October 1988 WG England Ian Brown England Harwich & Parkeston Released [13]
October 1988 WG England Winston White England Burnley £17,500 [28]
15 October 1988 FB England Steve Cartwright England Tamworth Released [8][b]
11 November 1988 FB England Stephen Grenfell England Bromley Free transfer [29]
December 1988 CB England Rudi Hedman England Crystal Palace £100,000 [30]
3 December 1988 GK England Mark Coombe England Torquay United Free transfer [15][b]
20 December 1988 MF England Nick Chatterton Free agent Retired [31][b]
31 January 1989 FB England Dave Swindlehurst England Bromley Undisclosed [10][b][c]
1 March 1989 WG Republic of Ireland Paul McGee England Wimbledon £150,000 [20]
27 March 1989 FB England Kevin Bedford Unknown Unknown [7][b]
April 1989 MF England Dave Barnett Canada Edmonton Brick Men Released [11]
21 April 1989 WG England Lee Hunter England Wivenhoe Town Released [32][b]
13 May 1989 CB England Steve Hetzke Free agent Retired [33][b][d]
13 May 1989 FW Hong Kong Dale Tempest Hong Kong Eastern Undisclosed [34][b]
13 May 1989 FW England John Warner England Heybridge Swifts Released [21][e]
  • Total incoming: Increase ~ £267,500
  1. ^ Joined as player-coach
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Date of departure refers to the date of the player's final game for the club
  3. ^ Joined as player-manager
  4. ^ Joined Chesterfield as coach
  5. ^ Date of departure refers to the date of the player's final game in his first spell for the club

Loans in[edit]

Date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
24 October 1988 MF England Tony Kelly England West Bromwich Albion 21 January 1989 [35][a]
February 1989 GK Scotland Tom McAlister England West Ham United 1 May 1989 [36][a]
  1. ^ a b Loan end date refers to the date of the player's final game for the club

Loans out[edit]

Date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.
December 1988 FB England Dave Swindlehurst England Peterborough United December 1988 [10]

Match details[edit]

Fourth Division[edit]

Main article: 1988–89 Football League

Results round by round[edit]

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAAHHAHAAHAHHAHAAHAHHAAAHHAHHA
ResultWDLDWLLWLLLLDLLDLLDLLDLLDDWWDLWLLDLWDLDDDWWWWW
Position81912101216111721212222232322232424242424242424242424242424242424242424242424242423232322
Source: 11v11.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

League table[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
20 Stockport County 46 10 21 15 54 52 +2 51
21 Halifax Town 46 13 11 22 69 75 −6 50
22 Colchester United 46 12 14 20 60 78 −18 50
23 Doncaster Rovers 46 13 10 23 49 78 −29 49
24 Darlington 46 8 18 20 53 76 −23 42 Relegated to Conference
Source: [citation needed]

Matches[edit]

27 August 1988 (1988-08-27) 1 Colchester United 1–0 York City Colchester
15:00 BST Tempest 58'
Barnett Yellow card Red card		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 1,664
Referee: R Pawley
2 September 1988 (1988-09-02) 2 Tranmere Rovers 0–0 Colchester United Birkenhead
Report Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 3,401
Referee: Keith Cooper
9 September 1988 (1988-09-09) 3 Colchester United 0–1 Doncaster Rovers Colchester
Report Rankine 80' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 1,726
Referee: J Moules
16 September 1988 (1988-09-16) 4 Wrexham 2–2 Colchester United Wrexham
Hunter 55'
Cooper 68'		 Report Swindlehurst 17'
Tempest 83'		 Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 2,873
Referee: R Hamer
20 September 1988 (1988-09-20) 5 Colchester United 3–1 Scarborough Colchester
19:30 BST Swindlehurst 23' (pen.)
Tempest 88'
Wilkins 90'		 Report Cook 50' (pen.) Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 1,420
Referee: Kelvin Morton
24 September 1988 (1988-09-24) 6 Burnley 2–0 Colchester United Burnley
Rowell 43'
O'Connell 55'		 Report Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 7,177
Referee: Alan Wilkie
1 October 1988 (1988-10-01) 7 Colchester United 1–3 Lincoln City Colchester
Swindlehurst 14' Report Hobson 5', 90'
Hill 51' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 1,529
Referee: M James
4 October 1988 (1988-10-04) 8 Carlisle United 1–2 Colchester United Carlisle
Sendall 48' Report Tempest 47'
Swindlehurst 61'		 Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 2,193
Referee: A Simmons
8 October 1988 (1988-10-08) 9 Colchester United 1–2 Scunthorpe United Colchester
Hedman 28'
Barnett Red card 78'		 Report Flounders 13'
Richardson 86'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 1,299
Referee: Ian Borrett
15 October 1988 (1988-10-15) 10 Leyton Orient 8–0 Colchester United Leyton
Hull 8', 53', 74'
Sitton 11'
Baker 20'
Comfort 41'
Hales 85' (pen.)
Day 90'		 Report Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 3,421
Referee: Paul Durkin
21 October 1988 (1988-10-21) 11 Colchester United 1–2 Cambridge United Colchester
19:30 BST English 88' Report Anderson 65', 79' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,138
Referee: G Pooley
25 October 1988 (1988-10-25) 12 Rotherham United 2–0 Colchester United Rotherham
Green 48'
Williamson 90'		 Report Stadium: Millmoor
Attendance: 4,066
Referee: John Lloyd
28 October 1988 (1988-10-28) 13 Colchester United 1–1 Stockport County Colchester
19:30 GMT Tempest 37' Report Hill 48' (o.g.) Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 1,643
Referee: Paul Alcock
4 November 1988 (1988-11-04) 14 Crewe Alexandra 3–1 Colchester United Crewe
Gardiner 13'
Edwards 63'
Callaghan 76'		 Report Walsh 9' Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 2,787
Referee: David Allison
8 November 1988 (1988-11-08) 15 Halifax Town 3–2 Colchester United Halifax
Martin 42'
McPhillips 45' (pen.), 87'		 Report Kelly 13'
Wilkins 84'		 Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 2,176
Referee: Joe Timmons
11 November 1988 (1988-11-11) 16 Colchester United 2–2 Torquay United Colchester
19:30 GMT English 13'
Kelly 85'		 Report Loram 62'
Thompson 90'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 1,926
Referee: David Elleray
25 November 1988 (1988-11-25) 17 Colchester United 1–2 Darlington Colchester
19:30 GMT Radford 72' Report Worthington 26' (pen.), 62' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 1,550
Referee: Tony Ward
3 December 1988 (1988-12-03) 18 Exeter City 4–2 Colchester United Exeter
Taylor 18'
Neville 30'
Hiley 53'
Rowbotham 88'		 Report Swindlehurst 25'
Tempest 79'		 Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 2,132
Referee: Keith Cooper
16 December 1988 (1988-12-16) 19 Rochdale 1–1 Colchester United Rochdale
O'Shaughnessy 29' Report Walsh 58' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1,258
Referee: J Key
26 December 1988 (1988-12-26) 20 Colchester United 1–2 Peterborough United Colchester
15:00 GMT Walsh 65' Report Gunn 44' (pen.)
McElhinney 87'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,828
Referee: I Hemley
30 December 1988 (1988-12-30) 21 Colchester United 1–2 Hartlepool United Colchester
19:30 GMT English 45' Report Borthwick 67'
Stokes 78'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,359
Referee: Vic Callow
2 January 1989 (1989-01-02) 22 Grimsby Town 2–2 Colchester United Cleethorpes
O'Kelly 14'
Alexander 26'		 Report Wilkins 32'
Allinson 76'		 Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 4,472
Referee: Stephen Lodge
13 January 1989 (1989-01-13) 23 Colchester United 2–3 Tranmere Rovers Colchester
19:30 GMT Walsh 16', 50' Report McCarrick 53'
Harvey 61'
Vickers 89'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,458
Referee: M James
21 January 1989 (1989-01-21) 24 York City 2–0 Colchester United York
Dixon 33'
Howlett 66'		 Report Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 2,219
Referee: Roger Dilkes
4 February 1989 (1989-02-04) 25 Scarborough 0–0 Colchester United Scarborough
Report Stadium: Athletic Ground
Attendance: 1,913
Referee: Keith Hackett
10 February 1989 (1989-02-10) 26 Colchester United 2–2 Burnley Colchester
19:30 GMT Allinson 62'
Walsh 74'		 Report White 14', 16' (pen.) Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,809
Referee: M Bailey
18 February 1989 (1989-02-18) 27 Scunthorpe United 2–3 Colchester United Scunthorpe
Lister 57'
Nicol 75'		 Report Wilkins 10'
English 23'
Warner 84'		 Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 4,286
Referee: K Redfearn
24 February 1989 (1989-02-24) 28 Colchester United 1–0 Leyton Orient Colchester
19:30 GMT Allinson 20' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,269
Referee: Ian Borrett
28 February 1989 (1989-02-28) 29 Colchester United 1–1 Rotherham United Colchester
19:30 GMT Allinson 81' Report Grealish 27' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,671
Referee: D Hedges
5 March 1989 (1989-03-05) 30 Cambridge United 3–1 Colchester United Cambridge
Taylor 32'
Leadbitter 42'
Ryan 53'		 Report Wilkins 30' Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 4,205
Referee: J Moules
10 March 1989 (1989-03-10) 31 Colchester United 2–1 Crewe Alexandra Colchester
19:30 GMT English 19', 82' Report Murphy 43' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,088
Referee: A Seville
13 March 1989 (1989-03-13) 32 Stockport County 1–0 Colchester United Stockport
Cooke 49' Report Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 2,027
Referee: George Courtney
18 March 1989 (1989-03-18) 33 Doncaster Rovers 3–1 Colchester United Doncaster
Rankine 22', 38'
Jones 89'		 Report Walsh 16' Red card 84' Stadium: Belle Vue
Attendance: 1,237
Referee: R Pawley
24 March 1989 (1989-03-24) 34 Colchester United 0–0 Grimsby Town Colchester
19:30 GMT Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,507
Referee: Alan Gunn
27 March 1989 (1989-03-27) 35 Peterborough United 3–0 Colchester United Peterborough
Hetzke 34' (o.g.)
Longhurst 85', 90'		 Report Hetzke Red card 88' Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 3,529
Referee: D Reeves
31 March 1989 (1989-03-31) 36 Colchester United 3–0 Rochdale Colchester
19:30 BST Scott 50'
Bennett
Wilkins 75'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,631
Referee: D Axcell
4 April 1989 (1989-04-04) 37 Colchester United 1–1 Hereford United Colchester
19:30 BST English 35' Report Bradley 27' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,862
Referee: I Hemley
8 April 1989 (1989-04-08) 38 Hartlepool United 2–1 Colchester United Hartlepool
Tinkler 47'
Barker 69'		 Report Scott 66' Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 2,015
Referee: I Hendrick
12 April 1989 (1989-04-12) 39 Hereford United 1–1 Colchester United Hereford
McLoughlin 85' Report Scott 44' Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 2,015
Referee: Roger Gifford
15 April 1989 (1989-04-15) 40 Lincoln City 1–1 Colchester United Lincoln
McGinley 62' Report Wilkins 83' Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 3,519
Referee: T West
21 April 1989 (1989-04-21) 41 Colchester United 1–1 Carlisle United Colchester
19:30 BST Scott 90' Report Proudlock 44' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,906
Referee: Brian Hill
25 April 1989 (1989-04-25) 42 Colchester United 2–1 Wrexham Colchester
Allinson 26'
Hetzke 88'		 Report Russell 40'
Buxton Red card 73'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,918
Referee: Kelvin Morton
29 April 1989 (1989-04-29) 43 Darlington 1–2 Colchester United Darlington
Bonnyman 21' (pen.) Report Walsh 39'
Scott 66'		 Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 7,126
Referee: Keith Hackett
1 May 1989 (1989-05-01) 44 Colchester United 3–2 Halifax Town Colchester
19:30 BST Wilkins 61'
Warner 74'
Allinson 79' (pen.)		 Report Hill 27' (o.g.)
McPhillips 54'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,065
Referee: Phil Don
5 May 1989 (1989-05-05) 45 Colchester United 4–0 Exeter City Colchester
19:30 BST Walsh 5'
Allinson 40'
Pollard 83'
English 90'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,256
Referee: J Ashworth
13 May 1989 (1989-05-13) 46 Torquay United 1–3 Colchester United Torquay
Allinson 46' (o.g.) Report Warner 52'
Hetzke 88'
Tempest 90'		 Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 2,066
Referee: J Deakin

League Cup[edit]

Main article: 1988–89 Football League Cup
29 August 1988 (1988-08-29) 1st round 1st leg Colchester United 0–0 Northampton Town Colchester
19:30 BST Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 1,678
Referee: Phil Don
6 September 1988 (1988-09-06) 1st round 2nd leg Northampton Town 5–0 Colchester United Northampton
Singleton 9'
Culpin 27'
Adcock 43', 81'
Gilbert 68' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 3,957
Note: Northampton won 5–0 on aggregate.

FA Cup[edit]

Main article: 1988–89 FA Cup
19 November 1988 (1988-11-19) 1st round Fulham 0–1 Colcheter United Fulham
Report Walsh 10' Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 4,481
Referee: J Moules
10 December 1988 (1988-12-10) 2nd round Colchester United 2–2 Swansea City Colchester
15:00 GMT Hedman 13'
Wilkins 66'		 Report Coleman 38'
Melville 66'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,697
Referee: Keith Cooper
13 February 1988 (1988-02-13) 2nd round replay Swansea City 1–3 Colchester United Swansea
Wade 55' Report Hedman 9'
Walsh 39'
Wilkins 65'		 Stadium: Vetch Field
Attendance: 4,045
Referee: Keith Cooper
7 January 1989 (1989-01-07) 3rd round Shrewsbury Town 0–3 Colchester United Shrewsbury
Report Walsh 17'
Pratley 47' (o.g.)
Allinson 85' (pen.)		 Stadium: Gay Meadow
Attendance: 3,982
Referee: R Nixon
28 January 1989 (1989-01-28) 4th round Sheffield United 3–3 Colchester United Sheffield
15:00 GMT Todd 40'
Deane 58'
Bryson 72'		 Report Hicks 27'
Hill 37'
Hetzke 81'		 Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 14,406
Referee: Alan Gunn
31 January 1989 (1989-01-31) 4th round replay Colchester United 0–2 Sheffield United Colchester
19:30 GMT Report Deane 3', 76' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 7,588
Referee: Alan Gunn

Associate Members' Cup[edit]

Main article: 1988–89 Football League Trophy
Team Pts Pld W D L F A GD
Colchester United (Q) 6 2 2 0 0 4 2 +2
Southend United (Q) 3 2 1 0 1 3 3 0
Lincoln City 0 2 0 0 2 2 4 -2

(Q) Qualified for next round

30 November 1988 (1988-11-30) Preliminary round (southern section) Lincoln City 1–2 Colchester United Lincoln
Gamble 57' (pen.) Report Walsh 55', 85' Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 1,448
Referee: G Stones
20 December 1988 (1988-12-20) Preliminary round (southern section) Colchester United 2–1 Southend United Colchester
Tempest 23'
Swindlehurst 90'		 Report Young 29' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 993
Referee: D Vickers
17 January 1989 (1989-01-17) 1st round (southern section) Colchester United 3–1 Leyton Orient Colchester
19:30 GMT Walsh 27'
Allinson 58'
Wilkins 77'		 Report Hull 66' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 1,736
Referee: R Wiseman
14 February 1989 (1989-02-14) Quarter-final (southern section) Colchester United 0–1 Hereford United Colchester
Report Stant 18' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,059
Referee: Alf Buksh

Squad statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals[edit]

[6][37]

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 WAL Mark Walton 32 0 23 0 5 0 2 0 2 0
DF England ENG Phil Coleman 14 0 6+4 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
DF England ENG Scott Daniels 34 0 18+8 0 5 0 0 0 2+1 0
DF England ENG Tony English 45 8 36 8 6 0 1 0 2 0
DF England ENG Stuart Hicks 46 1 34+3 0 5 1 0 0 4 0
DF Northern Ireland NIR Colin Hill 52 1 42+2 0 5 1 2 0 1 0
DF England ENG John Pollard 2 1 0+2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF England ENG Rodney Rooke 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF Scotland SCO Robert Scott 12 5 12 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF England ENG Clive Stafford 16 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF England ENG Mark Radford 36 1 16+14 1 2+2 0 0+1 0 1 0
MF England ENG Les Taylor 16 0 14+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF England ENG Richard Wilkins 47 11 39+1 8 2+1 2 2 0 1+1 1
FW England ENG Ian Allinson 31 9 24+1 7 3 1 0 0 3 1
FW England ENG Gary Bennett 9 1 6+3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW England ENG Mario Walsh 36 15 25+2 9 6 3 0 0 3 3
Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season
GK England ENG Mark Coombe 5 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
GK Scotland SCO Tom McAlister 21 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF England ENG Kevin Bedford 36 0 24+2 0 6 0 0+1 0 3 0
DF England ENG Steve Cartwright 12 0 10 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
DF England ENG Stephen Grenfell 9 0 5+1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
DF England ENG Rudi Hedman 22 3 17 1 3 2 1 0 1 0
DF England ENG Steve Hetzke 32 3 22+2 2 3 1 2 0 3 0
DF England ENG Dave Swindlehurst 18 6 12 5 2 0 2 0 2 1
MF England ENG Dave Barnett 30 0 19+1 0 3+2 0 2 0 3 0
MF England ENG Nick Chatterton 4 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 0
MF England ENG Tony Kelly 20 2 13 2 4 0 0 0 3 0
FW England ENG Lee Hunter 8 0 4+4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Republic of Ireland IRL Paul McGee 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
FW England ENG Dale Tempest 41 8 25+8 7 3+1 0 2 0 2 1
FW England ENG John Warner 15 3 7+8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW England ENG Winston White 12 0 10 0 0 0 2 0 0 0

Goalscorers[edit]

[37]

Place Nationality Position Name Fourth Division FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy Total
1 England FW Mario Walsh 9 3 0 3 15
2 England MF/DF Richard Wilkins 8 2 0 1 11
3 England WG Ian Allinson 7 1 0 1 9
4 England DF/MF Tony English 8 0 0 0 8
Hong Kong FW Dale Tempest 7 0 0 1 8
6 England FB Dave Swindlehurst 5 0 0 1 6
7 England FB Robert Scott 5 0 0 0 5
8 England CB Rudi Hedman 1 2 0 0 3
England CB Steve Hetzke 2 1 0 0 3
England FW John Warner 3 0 0 0 3
11 England MF Tony Kelly 2 0 0 0 2
12 England WG Gary Bennett 1 0 0 0 1
England CB Stuart Hicks 0 1 0 0 1
Northern Ireland CB Colin Hill 0 1 0 0 1
England CB John Pollard 1 0 0 0 1
England MF Mark Radford 1 0 0 0 1
Own goals 0 1 0 0 1
TOTALS 60 12 0 7 79

Disciplinary record[edit]

[38]

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 MF Dave Barnett 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
England CB Steve Hetzke 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
England FW Mario Walsh 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
TOTALS 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4

Clean sheets[edit]

Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.[39]

Place Nationality Player Fourth Division FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy Total
1 Scotland Tom McAlister 4 0 0 0 4
Wales Mark Walton 3 0 1 0 4
3 England Mark Coombe 0 1 0 0 1
TOTALS 7 1 1 0 9

Player debuts[edit]

Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.[40]

Position Nationality Player Date Opponent Ground Notes
MF England Dave Barnett 27 August 1988 York City Layer Road
FB England Steve Cartwright 27 August 1988 York City Layer Road
FB England Dave Swindlehurst 27 August 1988 York City Layer Road
FB England Kevin Bedford 2 September 1988 Tranmere Rovers Prenton Park
WG England Gary Bennett 21 October 1988 Cambridge United Layer Road
MF England Tony Kelly 25 October 1988 Rotherham United Millmoor
GK England Mark Coombe 11 November 1988 Torquay United Layer Road
WG England Ian Allinson 16 December 1988 Rochdale Spotland Stadium [41][a]
FB England Phil Coleman 20 December 1988 Southend United Layer Road [42][a]
FB England Rodney Rooke 20 December 1988 Southend United Layer Road
MF England Les Taylor 13 January 1989 Tranmere Rovers Layer Road
GK Scotland Tom McAlister 4 February 1989 Scarborough Athletic Ground
WG Republic of Ireland Paul McGee 10 February 1989 Burnley Layer Road
FW England John Warner 18 February 1989 Scunthorpe United Glanford Park
FB England Clive Stafford 5 March 1989 Cambridge United Abbey Stadium
FB Scotland Robert Scott 24 March 1989 Grimsby Town Layer Road
CB England John Pollard 5 May 1989 Exeter City Layer Road
  1. ^ a b Second debut for the club

See also[edit]

References[edit]

General[edit]

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[edit]

  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 0–2 Sheffield United". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Colchester Utd 2–1 Southend United". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Average Attendance Figures Per Season". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  5. ^ Hudson, Matt (11 July 2012). "The 1970s and 1980s". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  6. ^ a b "Appearances". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  7. ^ a b "Kevin Bedford". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  8. ^ a b "Steve Cartwright". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  9. ^ "Rodney Rooke". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  10. ^ a b c "Dave Swindlehurst". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  11. ^ a b "Dave Barnett". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  12. ^ "Steve Restarick". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  13. ^ a b "Ian Brown". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  14. ^ "Gary Bennett". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  15. ^ a b "Mark Coombe (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  16. ^ "Phil Coleman". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  17. ^ "Ian Allinson". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  18. ^ "Les Taylor". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  19. ^ "Clive Stafford". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  20. ^ a b "Paul McGee (Midfielder / Forward)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  21. ^ a b "John Warner". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  22. ^ "Robert Scott". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  23. ^ "John Pollad". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  24. ^ "John Ray". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  25. ^ "Keith Williams". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  26. ^ "Tommy Keane". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  27. ^ "Gary Smith". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  28. ^ "Winston White". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  29. ^ "Stephen Grenfell". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  30. ^ "Rudi Hedman". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  31. ^ "Nicky Chatterton". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  32. ^ "Lee Hunter". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  33. ^ "Steve Hetzke". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  34. ^ "Dale Tempest". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  35. ^ "Tony Kelly". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  36. ^ "Tom McAlister (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  37. ^ a b "Goals". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  38. ^ "Discipline". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  39. ^ "Clean sheets (1st team)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  40. ^ "Alltime- List of Debuts". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  41. ^ "Rochdale 1–1 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  42. ^ "Colchester Utd 2–1 Southend United". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
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