1992–93 Colchester United F.C. season

Colchester United
1992–93 season
Chairman Gordon Parker[1]
Manager Roy McDonough
Stadium Layer Road
Third Division 10th
FA Cup 2nd round
(eliminated by
Gillingham)
League Cup 1st round
(eliminated by
Brighton & Hove Albion)
Football League Trophy 1st round (southern section)
Conference Shield Runners-up
Top goalscorer League:
Roy McDonough
Steve McGavin (9)
All:
Gary Bennett
Steve McGavin (10)
Highest home attendance 5,695
v Gillingham, 16 April 1993[2]
Lowest home attendance 1,454
v Northampton Town, 1 December 1992[3]
Average home league attendance 3,768[4]
Biggest win 4–0
v Slough Town, 14 November 1992
Biggest defeat 1–7
v Crewe Alexandra, 24 April 1993
Home colours

The 1992–93 season was Colchester United's 51st season in their history and their first season back in the Football League. Colchester competed in the Third Division, the fourth tier of English football, after achieving promotion from the Conference the season prior. Alongside competing in the Third Division, the club also participated in the FA Cup, the League Cup, the Football League Trophy, and the Conference Shield.

Roy McDonough led his newly-promoted side to a tenth-placed finish in Division Three, finishing just four points off the play-off places. The club performed poorly in the cup competitions, instead focusing on league form. They exited the League Cup and Football League Trophy at the first round stages, and the FA Cup in the second round. They also faced Wycombe Wanderers in the Conference Shield, an annual tie between the Conference winners and the FA Trophy winners. As Colchester had achieved a non-League double, winning both trophies, they faced the second placed side from the previous campaign, Wycombe. McDonough sent a weakened side out for the match, again in favour of league football, as the U's lost 3–0 to their previous bitter rivals.

Season overview

In the first season since the advent of the Premier League, Colchester's promotion back to the Football League meant that instead of joining the Fourth Division, they instead joined Division Three, the fourth tier of English football but no longer in name.

Chairman James Bowdidge stepped down from his role due to business commitments, and former reserve team player Gordon Parker took over.

Two major player departures occurred across the summer period, with ever-present goalkeeper Scott Barrett opting to join Gillingham on a free transfer, and Forward Mike Masters, who was unable to obtain a work permit.

Colchester lost four of their first five games and found themselves at the bottom of the league table. They also received a heavy fine from The Football Association for indiscipline, with manager Roy McDonough one of the main culprits. The U's attacking nature was not as effected against Football League opposition as it was against their Conference counterparts the previous season. They conceded seven goals and five goals on one occasion each, and also conceded four goals on six separate occasions. Despite this, they rallied late in the season to finish tenth in Division Three, just four points off the play-off positions.

In the FA Cup, Colchester defeated Slough Town by scoring four goals for the third consecutive meeting between the sides. They faced Gillingham at Priestfield Stadium in the second round, but were defeated in the Layer Road replay after a 1–1 draw.

Colchester were narrowly defeated in the first round of the League Cup, with Brighton & Hove Albion coming out on top 2–1 over two legs.

In the first round group stage of the Football League Trophy, the U's were beaten in both of their matches against Northampton Town and Barnet.

The club were also required to play in the Conference Shield, an annual match played between the victors of the FA Trophy and the Conference champions. As Colchester had sealed a non-League double in 1991–92, they faced Wycombe Wanderers who had finished as runners-up to the U's in the league. McDonough sent out a scratch side for the game and Wycombe duly won 3–0.[5]

Players

As of match played 8 May 1993.[6]
Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee
Goalkeepers
Nathan MunsonGKEnglandColchester10 November 1974 (aged 17)00Apprentice8 May 1993[lower-alpha 1]Free transfer
Defenders
Simon BettsFBEnglandMiddlesbrough3 March 1973 (aged 19)00England Scarborough11 December 1992Free transfer
Peter CawleyCBEnglandWalton-on-Thames15 September 1965 (aged 26)40England Barnet30 October 1992[lower-alpha 2]Free transfer
Tony EnglishDF/MFEnglandLuton19 October 1966 (aged 25)36048England Coventry City24 December 1984Free transfer
Martin GraingerFBEnglandEnfield Town23 August 1972 (aged 19)332Apprentice16 December 1989[lower-alpha 1]Free transfer
Andy PartnerCBEnglandColchester21 October 1974 (aged 17)10Apprentice16 December 1991[lower-alpha 1]Free transfer
Paul RobertsDFEnglandWest Ham27 April 1962 (aged 30)451England Fisher Athletic28 September 1991[lower-alpha 1]£750
Midfielders
Steve BallMFEnglandColchester2 September 1969 (aged 22)51England Cambridge United14 September 1992Free transfer
Jason CookMFEnglandEdmonton29 December 1969 (aged 22)443England Southend United28 September 1991[lower-alpha 1]Free transfer
Mark KinsellaMFRepublic of IrelandDublin12 August 1972 (aged 19)767Republic of Ireland Home Farm18 August 1989Free transfer
Nicky SmithLMEnglandBerkeley28 January 1969 (aged 23)9611England Southend United18 August 1990[lower-alpha 1]Free transfer
Forwards
Paul AbrahamsFW/WGEnglandColchester31 October 1973 (aged 18)60Apprentice26 August 1991[lower-alpha 1]Free transfer
Gary BennettWGEnglandEnfield Town13 November 1970 (aged 21)14537England Tottenham Hotpsur21 October 1988[lower-alpha 1]Free transfer
Julian HazelFWEnglandLuton25 September 1973 (aged 18)20Apprentice14 January 1992[lower-alpha 1]Free transfer
Robert HopkinsWGEnglandHall Green25 October 1961 (aged 30)00Hong Kong Instant-DictFebruary 1993Non-contract
Roy McDonoughFWEnglandSolihull16 October 1958 (aged 33)19164England Southend United13 October 1990[lower-alpha 2]Part exchange
Steve McGavinFWEnglandNorth Walsham24 January 1969 (aged 23)6128England Sudbury Town1 April 1991[lower-alpha 1]£10,000
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club
  2. 1 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.
15 August 1992 CB England Darren Oxbrow England Maidstone United Free transfer [7][lower-alpha 1]
14 September 1992 MF England Steve Ball England Cambridge United Free transfer [8][9]
6 October 1992 GK England Alasdair Monk England Norwich City Free transfer [10][lower-alpha 1]
30 October 1992 CB England Peter Cawley England Barnet Free transfer [11][12][lower-alpha 2]
November 1992 MF England Tony Sorrell England Peterborough United Free transfer [13][lower-alpha 1]
11 December 1992 FB England Simon Betts England Scarborough Free transfer [14][15]
February 1993 WG England Robert Hopkins Hong Kong Instant-Dict Non-contract [16]
12 March 1993 CB England Paul Flowers England Watford Free transfer [17][lower-alpha 1]
8 May 1993 GK England Nathan Munson Apprentice Free transfer [18][lower-alpha 1]
  • Total spending: Decrease ~ £0
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 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

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
End of season GK England Scott Barrett England Gillingham Free transfer [19]
End of season MF Republic of Ireland Wayne Hannigan England Chelmsford City Released [20]
End of season FW England Steve Restarick England Chelmsford City Released [21]
Summer 1992 MF Republic of Ireland Eamonn Collins England Exeter City Free transfer [22]
October 1992 DF England James Goodwin England Earls Colne Released [23]
24 October 1992 MF England Robbie Devereux Republic of Ireland Shelbourne Free transfer [24][lower-alpha 1]
28 November 1992 MF/FB England Warren Donald England Kettering Town Released [25][lower-alpha 1]
18 December 1992 MF England Tony Sorrell England Barnet Contract terminated[lower-alpha 2] [13][lower-alpha 1]
21 December 1992 GK England Alasdair Monk England Brantham Athletic Released [10][lower-alpha 1]
21 December 1992 FB Scotland Ian Phillips England Halstead Town Undisclosed [26][lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 3]
8 May 1993 CB England Paul Flowers England Grays Athletic Released [17][lower-alpha 1]
  • Total incoming: Increase ~ £0
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Date of departure refers to the date of the player's final game for the club
  2. ↑ Player sacked by the club following a training ground incident
  3. ↑ Joined as player-manager

Loans in

Date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
12 August 1992 GK England Paul Newell England Leyton Orient 3 November 1992 [27][28][lower-alpha 1]
October 1992 CB England Peter Cawley England Barnet 24 October 1992 [11][lower-alpha 2]
7 November 1992 GK England Ron Green England Kidderminster Harriers 16 December 1992 [29][lower-alpha 3]
17 December 1992 GK England Carl Emberson England Millwall 12 March 1993 [30][31][lower-alpha 2]
31 December 1992 FW England Dean Martin England West Ham United 28 February 1993 [32]
19 March 1993 GK England Fred Barber England Peterborough United 31 May 1993 [33][34]
  1. ↑ Loan end date refers to the date of the player's final game for the club
  2. 1 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 for the club

Match details

Third Division

Third Division results round by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundHAHHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAAAHHAHAA
ResultWLLLLWLLWWWLLWLDLWWLWWWLDLDDLWLWWLDWWWLWLL
Position89182222182122151691515141415171311151110677911121212131313131413111011101010

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

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts1Promotion, qualification or relegation
8Lincoln City42189155753+463
9Shrewsbury Town421711145752+562
10Colchester United42185196776-959
11Rochdale421610167070058
12Chesterfield421511165963-456

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

Conference Shield

FA Cup

Football League Trophy

Team Pts Pld W D L F A GD
Northampton Town (Q) 6220042+2
Barnet (Q) 3210154+1
Colchester United 0200236-3

(Q) Qualified for next round

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

[6][35]

No. Pos Nat Player TotalThird DivisionFA CupLeague CupFootball League TrophyConference Shield
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK England Nathan Munson 101000000000
DF England Simon Betts 2502300+10001000
DF England Peter Cawley 27322+2320000010
FW England Tony English 39230+3130211000
DF England Martin Grainger 35428+3320101100
DF England Andy Partner 300+100000100+10
DF England Paul Roberts 50142130202010
MF England Steve Ball 28819+5423001110
MF England Jason Cook 39230+4120101110
MF Republic of Ireland Mark Kinsella 45637+1630200+1010
MF England Nicky Smith 50442430202010
FW England Paul Abrahams 2669+146000+101010
FW England Gary Bennett 451030+881+12201+1010
FW England Julian Hazel 402000101000
FW England Robert Hopkins 14113+1100000000
FW England Roy McDonough 31921+4930201000
FW England Steve McGavin 431035+2931002010
Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season
GK England Fred Barber 10010000000000
GK England Carl Emberson 13013000000000
GK England Ron Green 804030001000
GK England Alasdair Monk 200000001010
GK England Paul Newell 16014000200000
DF England Paul Flowers 302+1000000000
DF England Darren Oxbrow 21412+440+10201010
DF Scotland Ian Phillips 200+1000001000
MF England Robbie Devereux 803+3000101000
MF England Tony Sorrell 824+1131000000
FW England Warren Donald 1508+2000201+100+10
FW England Dean Martin 828200000000

Goalscorers

[35]

Place Nationality Position Name Third Division FA Cup EFL Cup Football League Trophy Conference Shield Total
1 England WG Gary Bennett 8 2 0 0 0 10
England FW Steve McGavin 9 1 0 0 0 10
3 England FW Roy McDonough 9 0 0 0 0 9
4 England MF Steve Ball 4 3 0 1 0 8
5 England FW/WG Paul Abrahams 6 0 0 0 0 6
Republic of Ireland MF Mark Kinsella 6 0 0 0 0 6
7 England FB Martin Grainger 3 0 0 1 0 4
England CB Darren Oxbrow 4 0 0 0 0 4
England LM Nicky Smith 4 0 0 0 0 4
10 England CB Peter Cawley 3 0 0 0 0 3
11 England MF Jason Cook 1 0 0 1 0 2
England DF/MF Tony English 1 0 1 0 0 2
England FW Dean Martin 2 0 0 0 0 2
England MF Tony Sorrell 1 1 0 0 0 2
15 England WG Robert Hopkins 1 0 0 0 0 1
England DF Paul Roberts 1 0 0 0 0 1
Own goals 4 0 0 0 0 4
TOTALS 67 7 1 3 0 78

Disciplinary record

[36]

Nationality Position Name Third Division FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy Conference Shield Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
England FW Roy McDonough 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
England MF Tony Sorrell 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
TOTALS 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3

Clean sheets

Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.[37]

Place Nationality Player Third Division FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy Conference Shield Total
1 England Fred Barber 5 0 0 0 0 5
England Carl Emberson 5 0 0 0 0 5
3 England Ron Green 1 1 0 0 0 2
4 England Paul Newell 1 0 0 0 0 1
TOTALS 12 1 0 0 0 13

Player debuts

Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.[38]

Position Nationality Player Date Opponent Ground Notes
MF England Robbie Devereux 15 August 1992 Lincoln City Layer Road [39][lower-alpha 1]
GK England Paul Newell 15 August 1992 Lincoln City Layer Road
CB England Darren Oxbrow 15 August 1992 Lincoln City Layer Road
MF England Steve Ball 19 September 1992 York City Bootham Crescent [40][lower-alpha 1]
CB England Peter Cawley 6 October 1992 Wycombe Wanderers Adams Park
GK England Alasdair Monk 6 October 1992 Wycombe Wanderers Adams Park
CB England Peter Cawley 30 October 1992 Wrexham Layer Road [41][lower-alpha 1]
GK England Ron Green 7 November 1992 Cardiff City Ninian Park
MF England Tony Sorrell 7 November 1992 Cardiff City Ninian Park
FB England Simon Betts 16 December 1992 Gillingham Layer Road
GK England Carl Emberson 18 December 1992 Gillingham Priestfield Stadium
FW England Dean Martin 2 January 1993 Walsall Bescot Stadium
WG England Robert Hopkins 20 February 1993 Shrewsbury Town Gay Meadow
CB England Paul Flowers 12 March 1993 Cardiff City Layer Road
GK England Fred Barber 20 March 1993 Carlisle United Brunton Park
GK England Nathan Munson 8 May 1993 Wrexham Racecourse Ground
  1. 1 2 3 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

  • "Colchester United football club match record: 1993". 11v11.com. Retrieved 14 August 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 3–0 Gillingham". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  3. ↑ "Colchester Utd 1–2 Northampton Town". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  4. ↑ "Average Attendance Figures Per Season". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  5. ↑ Hudson, Matt (11 August 2013). "The 1990s and 2000s". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  6. 1 2 "Appearances". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  7. ↑ "Darren Oxbrow". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  8. ↑ "Steve Ball". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  9. ↑ Steve Ball at Soccerbase
  10. 1 2 "Alasdair Monk (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  11. 1 2 "Peter Cawley". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  12. ↑ Peter Cawley at Soccerbase
  13. 1 2 "Tony Sorrell". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  14. ↑ "Simon Betts". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  15. ↑ Simon Betts at Soccerbase
  16. ↑ "Robert Hopkins". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  17. 1 2 "Paul Flowers". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  18. ↑ "Nathan Munson (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  19. ↑ "Scott Barrett (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  20. ↑ "Wayne Hannigan". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  21. ↑ "Steve Restarick". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  22. ↑ "Eamonn Collins". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  23. ↑ "James Goodwin". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  24. ↑ "Robbie Devereux". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  25. ↑ "Warren Donald". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  26. ↑ "Ian Phillips". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  27. ↑ "Paul Newell (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  28. ↑ Paul Newell at Soccerbase
  29. ↑ "Ron Green (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  30. ↑ "Carl Emberson (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  31. ↑ Carl Emberson at Soccerbase
  32. ↑ "Dean Martin". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  33. ↑ "Fred Barber (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  34. ↑ Fred Barber at Soccerbase
  35. 1 2 "Goals". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  36. ↑ "Discipline". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  37. ↑ "Clean sheets (1st team)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  38. ↑ "Alltime- List of Debuts". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  39. ↑ "Colchester Utd 2–1 Lincoln City". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  40. ↑ "York City 2–0 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  41. ↑ "Colchester Utd 2–4 Wrexham". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
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