1984–85 Colchester United F.C. season

Colchester United
1984–85 season
Chairman Maurice Cadman[1]
Manager Cyril Lea
Stadium Layer Road
Fourth Division 7th
FA Cup 2nd round
(eliminated by
Gillingham)
League Cup 1st round
(eliminated by
Gillingham)
Associate Members' Cup 2nd round (southern section)
(eliminated by
Walsall
Top goalscorer League:
Tony Adcock (24)
All:
Tony Adcock (28)
Highest home attendance 4,487
v Gillingham, 8 December 1984[2]
Lowest home attendance 1,641
v Aldershot, 22 September 1984[3]
Average home league attendance 2,225[4]
Biggest win 5–1
v Exeter City, 23 March 1985
Biggest defeat 0–5
v Gillingham, 8 December 1984
Home colours

The 1984–85 season was Colchester United's 43rd season in their history and fourth 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.

Once again, Colchester finished high in the Fourth Division table, but ten points off promotion. Remarkably, the U's were paired against Gillingham in all three cup competitions they participated in, but only succeeded in beating them once, failing to defeat them in the first round of the League Cup and second round of the FA Cup, but won over two legs in the Associate Members' Cup.

Season overview

Despite chairman Maurice Cadman announcing the removal of win bonuses for the season, only three of the eight out-of-contract players chose to move on despite the new scheme. Steve Wignall however decided to leave for Brentford.

Colchester were paired with Gillingham in the first round of the League Cup, where they were 5–2 over two legs. The U's were then drawn against them in the second round of the FA Cup after seeing off Southend United in the Essex derby following a replay. Again, Gillingham won, on this occasion scoring five in a single match and inflicting the heaviest ever home defeat on Colchester.

In-form forward Tony Adcock continued his scoring form, with 28 goals to his name by January. However, with Liverpool rumoured to be interested in signing him and Bobby Hunt's 38-goal record in sight, he suffered a serious knee injury which ruled him out for almost the remainder of the season.

Once more Colchester fell just short of promotion in seventh place, but ten points adrift of automatic promotion in fourth position. The club equalled it's record away win with a 5–1 victory at Exeter City on 23 March.

Meanwhile, Maurice Cadman found a new buyer for the club, with Jonathan Crisp paying the £150,000 asking price. He promised Second Division football within five years, but in light of the Bradford City stadium fire on 11 May, a move away from the timber-constructed Layer Road stands meant fabricating a move away or redevelopment of the stadium was of utmost importance.[5]

Players

As of match played 10 May 1985.[6]
Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee
Goalkeepers
Alec ChamberlainGKEnglandMarch20 June 1964 (aged 19)600England Ipswich TownSummer 1982Undisclosed
Defenders
Keith DayCBEnglandGrays29 November 1962 (aged 21)00England AveleySummer 1984Undisclosed
Tony EnglishDF/MFEnglandLuton19 October 1966 (aged 17)00England Coventry City24 December 1984Free transfer
Rudi HedmanCBEnglandLambeth16 November 1964 (aged 19)40ApprenticeFebruary 1984Free transfer
Stewart HoustonCBScotlandDunoon20 August 1949 (aged 34)515England Sheffield UnitedSummer 1983Undisclosed
Ian PhillipsFBScotlandCumnock23 April 1959 (aged 25)485England Northampton TownSeptember 1983£5,000
Midfielders
Andy FarrellMF/FBEnglandColchester7 October 1965 (aged 18)210ApprenticeSummer 1982Free transfer
Jeff HullMFEnglandRochford25 August 1960 (aged 23)665England Basildon United17 December 1982[lower-alpha 1]Undisclosed
Roger OsborneMFEnglandOtley9 March 1950 (aged 34)1578England Ipswich TownFebruary 1981£25,000
Noel ParkinsonMFEnglandKingston upon Hull16 November 1959 (aged 24)00England Scunthorpe UnitedAugust 1984Undisclosed
Forwards
Tony AdcockFWEnglandBethnal Green27 March 1963 (aged 21)13656Apprentice31 March 1981Free transfer
Keith BowenFWWalesEngland Northampton26 February 1958 (aged 26)6822England Brentford25 March 1983[lower-alpha 2]£10,000
Simon BurmanWG/MFEnglandIpswich26 November 1965 (aged 18)00Apprentice15 February 1985Free transfer
Perry GrovesWGEnglandBow19 April 1965 (aged 19)815England Cornard DynamosSummer 1981Free transfer
Liburd HenryFWDominicaRoseau29 August 1964 (aged 19)00UnknownSummer 1984Free transfer
Russell IrvingFWEnglandWallsend4 January 1964 (aged 20)00England Ipswich TownSummer 1984Undisclosed
  1. ↑ Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club
  2. ↑ Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game in his second spell for the club

Transfers

In

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
Summer 1984 CB England Keith Day England Aveley Undisclosed [7]
Summer 1984 FW Dominica Liburd Henry Unknown Free transfer [8]
Summer 1984 FW England Russell Irving England Ipswich Town Undisclosed [9]
August 1984 FB England Daryl Godbold England Norwich City Undisclosed [10]
August 1984 MF England Noel Parkinson England Scunthorpe United Undisclosed [11]
August 1984 MF England Stuart Youngman Apprentice Free transfer [12]
24 December 1984 DF/MF England Tony English England Coventry City Free transfer [13][14]
5 February 1985 FW England Tommy English England Plymouth Argyle Undisclosed [15][lower-alpha 1]
15 February 1985 WG/MF England Simon Burman Apprentice Free transfer [16]
  • Total spending: Decrease ~ £0
  1. ↑ Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club

Out

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
End of season FB England Phil Coleman England Chelmsford City Released [17]
End of season MF England Steve Leslie England Chelmsford City Released [18]
End of season FW England Craig Oldfield England Bury Town Released [19]
Summer 1984 CB England Tony Hadley England Southend United Free transfer [20]
Summer 1984 FW England Les Mutrie England Hartlepool United Released [21]
August 1984 CB England Steve Wignall England Brentford Undisclosed [22]
December 1984 FW England John Taylor England Sudbury Town Released [23]
21 December 1984 FB England Daryl Godbold England Wroxham Undisclosed [10][lower-alpha 1]
5 February 1985 FW England Tommy English Australia Canberra City Undisclosed [15][lower-alpha 1]
23 April 1985 MF England Stuart Youngman England Wroxham Undisclosed [12][lower-alpha 1]
23 April 1985 FW England Dave Hubbick England Gravesend & Northfleet Released [24][lower-alpha 1]
  • Total incoming: Increase ~ £0
  1. 1 2 3 4 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.
March 1985 FW England Paul Shinners England Gillingham 10 May 1985 [25][lower-alpha 1]
  1. ↑ Loan end date refers to the date of the player's final game for the club

Match details

Fourth Division

Fourth Division results round by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAHAAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAAHHAHAHHHAAHHAAHHAHAAHAAHAH
ResultDDDLWWWWLLWWLDLWDWLWDWDWWWWWDLDLWDWDLWLDDLWDLW
Position101015181487478766101191089897777563356666666666666685

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

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts1Promotion, qualification or relegation
5Hereford United462211136547+1877
6Tranmere Rovers46243198366+1775
7Colchester United462014128765+2274
8Swindon Town46219166258+472
9Scunthorpe United461914138362+2171

Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (R) Relegated.

Notes:

1 The points system: 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.

Matches

League Cup

FA Cup

Associate Members' Cup

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

[6][26]

No. Pos Nat Player TotalFourth DivisionFA CupLeague CupFootball League Trophy
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK England Alec Chamberlain 540460302030
DF England Keith Day 524454302020
DF England Tony English 25320+2300002+10
DF England Rudi Hedman 36229+121+200030
DF Scotland Stewart Houston 35328+1121211+10
DF Scotland Ian Phillips 451371302030
MF England Andy Farrell 46035+30302030
MF England Jeff Hull 24518530200+10
MF England Roger Osborne 47239+12202030
MF England Noel Parkinson 516446300+1030
FW England Tony Adcock 352827+124312023
FW Wales Keith Bowen 471841+1170+102120
FW England Simon Burman 908+10000000
FW England Perry Groves 52124410312031
FW England Russell Irving 481034+79310+1030
Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season
DF England Daryl Godbold 914+21102000
MF England Stuart Youngman 100+10000000
FW England Tommy English 100000000+10
FW England Dave Hubbick 511+41000000
FW England Paul Shinners 6161000000

Goalscorers

[26]

Place Nationality Position Name Fourth Division FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy Total
1 England FW Tony Adcock 24 1 0 3 28
2 Wales FW Keith Bowen 17 0 1 0 18
3 England WG Perry Groves 10 1 0 1 12
4 England FW Russell Irving 9 1 0 0 10
5 England MF Noel Parkinson 6 0 0 0 6
6 England MF Jeff Hull 5 0 0 0 5
7 England CB Keith Day 4 0 0 0 4
8 England DF/MF Tony English 3 0 0 0 3
Scotland CB Stewart Houston 1 1 1 0 3
10 England CB Rudi Hedman 2 0 0 0 2
England MF Roger Osborne 2 0 0 0 2
12 England FB Daryl Godbold 1 0 0 0 1
England FW Dave Hubbick 1 0 0 0 1
Scotland FB Ian Phillips 1 0 0 0 1
England FW Paul Shinners 1 0 0 0 1
Own goals 0 1 0 0 1
TOTALS 87 5 2 4 98

Disciplinary record

[27]

Nationality Position Name Fourth Division FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
England WG Perry Groves 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Scotland FB Ian Phillips 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Wales FW Keith Bowen 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
England GK Alec Chamberlain 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
England MF Jeff Hull 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
England MF Noel Parkinson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
England WG Simon Burman 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
England CB Keith Day 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
England DF/MF Tony English 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
England MF/FB Andy Farrell 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
England FB Daryl Godbold 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
England CB Rudi Hedman 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
England FW Paul Shinners 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
TOTALS 20 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 1

Clean sheets

Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.[28]

Place Nationality Player Fourth Division FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy Total
1 England Alec Chamberlain 7 0 0 1 8
TOTALS 7 0 0 1 8

Player debuts

Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.[29]

Position Nationality Player Date Opponent Ground Notes
CB England Keith Day 25 August 1984 Southend United Layer Road
FB England Daryl Godbold 25 August 1984 Southend United Layer Road
FW England Russell Irving 25 August 1984 Southend United Layer Road
MF England Noel Parkinson 28 August 1984 Gillingham Priestfield Stadium
DF/MF England Tony English 23 January 1985 Gillingham Priestfield Stadium
FW England Tommy English 5 February 1985 Gillingham Layer Road
WG/MF England Simon Burman 29 March 1985 Tranmere Rovers Layer Road
FW England Paul Shinners 16 April 1985 Torquay United Plainmoor
MF England Stuart Youngman 23 April 1985 Aldershot Recreation Ground

    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

    • "Colchester United football club match record: 1985". 11v11.com. Retrieved 5 July 2018.

    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 0–5 Gillingham". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
    3. ↑ "Colchester Utd 2–0 Aldershot". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
    4. ↑ "Average Attendance Figures Per Season". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
    5. ↑ Hudson, Matt (11 July 2012). "The 1970s and 1980s". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
    6. 1 2 "Appearances". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
    7. ↑ "Keith Day". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
    8. ↑ Triggs, Roger (2001). The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd. pp. 153–154. ISBN 0-7524-2243-X.
    9. ↑ "Russell Irving". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
    10. 1 2 "Daryl Godbold". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
    11. ↑ "Noel Parkinson". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
    12. 1 2 "Stuart Youngman". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
    13. ↑ "Tony English". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
    14. ↑ Tony English at Soccerbase
    15. 1 2 "Tommy English". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
    16. ↑ "Simon Burman". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
    17. ↑ "Phil Coleman". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
    18. ↑ "Steve Leslie". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
    19. ↑ "Craig Oldfield". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
    20. ↑ "Tony Hadley". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
    21. ↑ "Les Mutrie". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
    22. ↑ "Steve Wignall". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
    23. ↑ "John Taylor". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
    24. ↑ "Dave Hubbick". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
    25. ↑ "Paul Shinners". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
    26. 1 2 "Goals". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
    27. ↑ "Discipline". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
    28. ↑ "Clean sheets (1st team)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
    29. ↑ "Alltime- List of Debuts". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
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