1984–85 Colchester United F.C. season

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.

Colchester United
1984–85 season
ChairmanMaurice Cadman[1]
ManagerCyril Lea
StadiumLayer Road
Fourth Division7th
FA Cup2nd round
(eliminated by
Gillingham)
League Cup1st round
(eliminated by
Gillingham)
Associate Members' Cup2nd round (southern section)
(eliminated by
Walsall
Top goalscorerLeague:
Tony Adcock (24)

All:
Tony Adcock (28)
Highest home attendance4,487
v Gillingham, 8 December 1984[2]
Lowest home attendance1,641
v Aldershot, 22 September 1984[3]
Average home league attendance2,225[4]
Biggest win5–1
v Exeter City, 23 March 1985
Biggest defeat0–5
v Gillingham, 8 December 1984

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

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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 beaten 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 its 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

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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 Chamberlain GK   March (1964-06-20)20 June 1964 (aged 19) 60 0   Ipswich Town Summer 1982 Undisclosed
Defenders
Keith Day CB   Grays (1962-11-29)29 November 1962 (aged 21) 0 0   Aveley Summer 1984 Undisclosed
Tony English DF/MF   Luton (1966-10-19)19 October 1966 (aged 17) 0 0   Coventry City 24 December 1984 Free transfer
Rudi Hedman CB   Lambeth (1964-11-16)16 November 1964 (aged 19) 4 0 Apprentice February 1984 Free transfer
Stewart Houston CB   Dunoon (1949-08-20)20 August 1949 (aged 34) 51 5   Sheffield United Summer 1983 Undisclosed
Ian Phillips FB   Cumnock (1959-04-23)23 April 1959 (aged 25) 48 5   Northampton Town September 1983 £5,000
Midfielders
Andy Farrell MF/FB   Colchester (1965-10-07)7 October 1965 (aged 18) 21 0 Apprentice Summer 1982 Free transfer
Jeff Hull MF   Rochford (1960-08-25)25 August 1960 (aged 23) 66 5   Basildon United 17 December 1982[a] Undisclosed
Roger Osborne MF   Otley (1950-03-09)9 March 1950 (aged 34) 157 8   Ipswich Town February 1981 £25,000
Noel Parkinson MF   Kingston upon Hull (1959-11-16)16 November 1959 (aged 24) 0 0   Scunthorpe United August 1984 Undisclosed
Forwards
Tony Adcock FW   Bethnal Green (1963-03-27)27 March 1963 (aged 21) 136 56 Apprentice 31 March 1981 Free transfer
Keith Bowen FW     Northampton (1958-02-26)26 February 1958 (aged 26) 68 22   Brentford 25 March 1983[b] £10,000
Simon Burman WG/MF   Ipswich (1965-11-26)26 November 1965 (aged 18) 0 0 Apprentice 15 February 1985 Free transfer
Perry Groves WG   Bow (1965-04-19)19 April 1965 (aged 19) 81 5   Cornard Dynamos Summer 1981 Free transfer
Liburd Henry FW   Roseau (1964-08-29)29 August 1964 (aged 19) 0 0 Unknown Summer 1984 Free transfer
Russell Irving FW   Wallsend (1964-01-04)4 January 1964 (aged 20) 0 0   Ipswich Town Summer 1984 Undisclosed
  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

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Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
Summer 1984 CB   Keith Day   Aveley Undisclosed [7]
Summer 1984 FW   Liburd Henry Unknown Free transfer [8]
Summer 1984 FW   Russell Irving   Ipswich Town Undisclosed [9]
August 1984 FB   Daryl Godbold   Norwich City Undisclosed [10]
August 1984 MF   Noel Parkinson   Scunthorpe United Undisclosed [11]
August 1984 MF   Stuart Youngman Apprentice Free transfer [12]
24 December 1984 DF/MF   Tony English   Coventry City Free transfer [13][14]
5 February 1985 FW   Tommy English   Plymouth Argyle Undisclosed [15][a]
15 February 1985 WG/MF   Simon Burman Apprentice Free transfer [16]
  • Total spending:   ~ £0
  1. ^ Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club
Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
End of season FB   Phil Coleman   Chelmsford City Released [17]
End of season MF   Steve Leslie   Chelmsford City Released [18]
End of season FW   Craig Oldfield   Bury Town Released [19]
Summer 1984 CB   Tony Hadley   Southend United Free transfer [20]
Summer 1984 FW   Les Mutrie   Hartlepool United Released [21]
August 1984 CB   Steve Wignall   Brentford Undisclosed [22]
December 1984 FW   John Taylor   Sudbury Town Released [23]
21 December 1984 FB   Daryl Godbold   Wroxham Undisclosed [10][a]
5 February 1985 FW   Tommy English   Canberra City Undisclosed [15][a]
23 April 1985 MF   Stuart Youngman   Wroxham Undisclosed [12][a]
23 April 1985 FW   Dave Hubbick   Gravesend & Northfleet Released [24][a]
  • Total incoming:   ~ £0
  1. ^ a b c d Date of departure refers to the date of the player's final game for the club

Loans in

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Date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
March 1985 FW   Paul Shinners   Gillingham 10 May 1985 [25][a]
  1. ^ Loan end date refers to the date of the player's final game for the club

Match details

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Fourth Division

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Results round by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAHAAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAAHHAHAHHHAAHHAAHHAHAAHAAHAH
ResultDDDLWWWWLLWWLDLWDWLWDWDWWWWWDLDLWDWDLWLDDLWDLW
Position101015181487478766101191089897777563356666666666666685
Source: 11v11.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
5 Hereford United 46 22 11 13 65 47 +18 77
6 Tranmere Rovers 46 24 3 19 83 66 +17 75
7 Colchester United 46 20 14 12 87 65 +22 74
8 Swindon Town 46 21 9 16 62 58 +4 72
9 Scunthorpe United 46 19 14 13 83 62 +21 71
Source: [citation needed]

Matches

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25 August 1984 (1984-08-25) 1 Colchester United 3–3 Southend United Colchester
15:00 BST Adcock   9', 32', 44' Report Whymark   21'
Phillips   22'
Ferguson   80'
Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,378
Referee: Brian Hill
31 August 1984 (1984-08-31) 2 Scunthorpe United 2–2 Colchester United Scunthorpe
Cammack   31'
Cowling   90'
Report Bowen   4'
Adcock   77'
Stadium: Old Showground
Attendance: 1,818
Referee: T Curtis
8 September 1984 (1984-09-08) 3 Colchester United 1–1 Blackpool Colchester
15:00 BST Adcock   83' Report Deary   35' (pen.) Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 1,772
Referee: M Cotton
15 September 1984 (1984-09-15) 4 Bury 4–3 Colchester United Bury
Entwistle   15'
Madden   71', 87'
White   74'
Report Adcock   79'
Houston   84'
Hull   90'
Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 2,145
Referee: P Vanes
19 September 1984 (1984-09-19) 5 Mansfield Town 0–1 Colchester United Mansfield
Report Bowen   34' Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 2,084
Referee: L Robinson
22 September 1984 (1984-09-22) 6 Colchester United 2–0 Aldershot Colchester
15:00 BST Adcock   4', 39' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 1,641
Referee: Ian Borrett
29 September 1984 (1984-09-29) 7 Northampton Town 1–3 Colchester United Northampton
Hayes   24'
Mundee   64'
Report Parkinson   70'
Adcock   74'
Bowen   78'
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 1,595
Referee: J Martin
2 October 1984 (1984-10-02) 8 Colchester United 2–1 Torquay United Colchester
Bowen   81'
Hull   83'
Report Barnes   64' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 1,813
Referee: Tony Ward
13 October 1984 (1984-10-13) 9 Darlington 4–0 Colchester United Darlington
Forster   11', 75'
McLean   61' (pen.)
Airey   72'
Report Groves   38' Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 2,021
Referee: J McAulay
16 October 1984 (1984-10-16) 10 Colchester United 3–4 Exeter City Colchester
Adcock   6'
Hull   35'
Groves   52'
Report Sims   4'
Smith   51'
Harrower   54'
Pratt   55'
Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 1,846
Referee: Martin Bodenham
20 October 1984 (1984-10-20) 11 Chester City 1–2 Colchester United Chester
Fox   60' Report Adcock   23', 45' Stadium: Sealand Road
Attendance: 1,400
Referee: Roger Dilkes
23 October 1984 (1984-10-23) 12 Colchester United 3–0 Stockport County Colchester
19:30 BST Hull   27', 87'
Groves   55'
Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,153
Referee: Colin Downey
26 October 1984 (1984-10-26) 13 Colchester United 1–3 Halifax Town Colchester
19:30 BST Adcock   9' Report Lowe   16'
Ayre   57'
Gallagher   86'
Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,295
Referee: Tom Bune
3 November 1984 (1984-11-03) 14 Chesterfield 1–1 Colchester United Chesterfield
Moss   75' Report Adcock   45' Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 3,614
Referee: George Courtney
6 November 1984 (1984-11-06) 15 Tranmere Rovers 3–1 Colchester United Birkenhead
Clayton   34', 54'
Clarke   36' (pen.)
Report Godbold   90' Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 1,587
Referee: T Mills
9 November 1984 (1984-11-09) 16 Colchester United 1–0 Hartlepool United Colchester
19:30 GMT Adcock   78' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,136
Referee: Alf Buksh
24 November 1984 (1984-11-24) 17 Rochdale 1–1 Colchester United Rochdale
Cooke   90' Report Groves   84' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1,012
Referee: R Bridges
1 December 1984 (1984-12-01) 18 Colchester United 3–1 Peterborough United Colchester
Irving   22'
Groves   24'
Adcock   38'
Report
Report
Kelly   41' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,070
Referee: M James
15 December 1984 (1984-12-15) 19 Swindon Town 2–1 Colchester United Swindon
Coyne   18'
Gordon   41'
Report Adcock   33' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 2,263
Referee: Keith Cooper
21 December 1984 (1984-12-21) 20 Crewe Alexandra 1–4 Colchester United Crewe
Allatt   16' Report Adcock   31'
Groves   33'
Bowen   59', 90'
Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 1,529
Referee: J Bray
26 December 1984 (1984-12-26) 21 Colchester United 2–2 Hereford United Colchester
15:00 GMT Adcock   79'
Bowen   80'
Report S Phillips   31'
I Phillips   89' (o.g.)
Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,525
Referee: D Reeves
28 December 1984 (1984-12-28) 22 Colchester United 3–2 Port Vale Colchester
19:30 GMT Groves   4'
Bowen   32' (pen.), 56' (pen.)
Report Brown   50'
Smith   66'
Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,014
Referee: E Scales
1 January 1985 (1985-01-01) 23 Wrexham 2–2 Colchester United Wrexham
Edwards   61'
Horne   85'
Report Phillips   21'
Irving   75'
Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 1,376
Referee: R Banks
26 January 1985 (1985-01-26) 24 Colchester United 1–0 Bury Colchester
15:00 GMT Osborne   46' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,028
Referee: Rob Lewis
29 January 1985 (1985-01-29) 25 Southend United 2–5 Colchester United Southend-on-Sea
Hadley   64'
Pennyfather   80'
Report Adcock   8'
Groves   11', 23'
Bowen   62', 73'
Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 2,401
1 February 1985 (1985-02-01) 26 Colchester United 4–1 Northampton Town Colchester
19:30 GMT Hedman   63'
Adcock   70'
Day   72'
Parkinson   83' (pen.)
Report Mundee   85' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,314
Referee: Tony Ward
22 February 1985 (1985-02-22) 27 Colchester United 3–1 Chesterfield Colchester
Adcock   33', 60', 77' Report Newton   56' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,303
Referee: N Butler
26 February 1985 (1985-02-26) 28 Colchester United 2–1 Mansfield Town Colchester
Day   4'
Groves   82'
Report Vinter   38'
Kearney   84'  
Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,267
Referee: D Letts
1 March 1985 (1985-03-01) 29 Halifax Town 0–0 Colchester United Halifax
Report Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 1,022
Referee: M Peek
4 March 1985 (1985-03-04) 30 Stockport County 1–0 Colchester United Stockport
Evans   88' Report Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 1,561
Referee: A Seville
8 March 1985 (1985-03-08) 31 Colchester United 1–1 Chester City Colchester
19:30 GMT Irving   75' Report Rimmer   31' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,224
Referee: K Baker
15 March 1985 (1985-03-15) 32 Colchester United 1–2 Darlington Colchester
19:30 GMT Irving   40' Report McLean   22'
Airey   38'
Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 1,739
Referee: Alan Gunn
23 March 1985 (1985-03-23) 33 Exeter City 1–5 Colchester United Exeter
Morgan   49' Report Bowen   32', 55'
Parkinson   61'
Irving   83', 87'
Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 1,828
Referee: Roger Milford
26 March 1985 (1985-03-26) 34 Blackpool 1–1 Colchester United Blackpool
Pashley   68' Report Tony English   7' Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 4,057
Referee: D Shaw
29 March 1985 (1985-03-29) 35 Colchester United 2–1 Tranmere Rovers Colchester
19:30 GMT Day   80'
Tony English   84'
Report Clarke   22'
Sinclair   65'
Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,044
Referee: D Hedges
2 April 1985 (1985-04-02) 36 Colchester United 1–1 Scunthorpe United Colchester
19:30 BST Day   49' Report Broddle   51'
Graham   30'  
Lees   87'  
Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,409
Referee: M James
6 April 1985 (1985-04-06) 37 Hereford United 2–1 Colchester United Hereford
Phillips   11'
Price   25'
Report Bowen   75' (pen.) Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 3,485
Referee: P Tyldesley
8 April 1985 (1985-04-08) 38 Colchester United 4–1 Wrexham Colchester
15:00 BST Bowen   17'
Irving   32', 80'
Hubbick   90'
Report Edwards   25' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,204
Referee: Ian Borrett
13 April 1985 (1985-04-13) 39 Hartlepool United 2–1 Colchester United Hartlepool
Dobson   32', 77' Report Parkinson   76' Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 1,512
Referee: N Glover
16 April 1985 (1985-04-16) 40 Torquay United 1–1 Colchester United Torquay
Walsh   54' Report Bowen   34' Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 1,191
19 April 1985 (1985-04-19) 41 Colchester United 1–1 Rochdale Colchester
19:30 BST Parkinson   15' Report Diamond   13' (pen.) Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 1,853
Referee: J Ball
23 April 1985 (1985-04-23) 42 Aldershot 1–0 Colchester United Aldershot
McDonald   76' Report Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 1,624
Referee: D Brazier
27 April 1985 (1985-04-27) 43 Peterborough United 0–1 Colchester United Peterborough
Report Hedman   30' Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 1,624
Referee: L Robinson
4 May 1985 (1985-05-04) 44 Colchester United 1–1 Swindon Town Colchester
Tony English   77' Report Ramsey   43' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 1,867
Referee: G Napthine
6 May 1985 (1985-05-06) 45 Port Vale 3–2 Colchester United Burslem
Brown   40'
Kellock   65'
Earle   71' (pen.)
Report Shinners   85'
Groves   89'
Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 2,526
Referee: G Aplin
10 May 1985 (1985-05-10) 46 Colchester United 4–1 Crewe Alexandra Colchester
19:30 BST Osborne   35'
Bowen   66'
Parkinson   70'
Irving   89'
Report Allatt   20' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 1,864
Referee: Brian Hill

League Cup

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28 August 1984 (1984-08-28) 1st round 1st leg Gillingham 3–2 Colchester United Gillingham
Weatherly   31'
Mehmet   49'
Leslie   90'
Report Bowen   54'
Houston   87'
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 2,689
Referee: Rob Lewis
4 September 1984 (1984-09-04) 1st round 2nd leg Colchester United 0–2 Gillingham Colchester
19:30 BST Report Weatherly   68', 86' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,162
Referee: Keith Hackett
Note: Gillingham won 5–2 on aggregate.

FA Cup

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17 November 1984 (1984-11-17) 1st round Southend United 2–2 Colchester United Southend-on-Sea
Clark   14'
Phillips   51' (pen.)
Report Irving   3'
Houston   21'
Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 2,935
Referee: E Scales
21 November 1984 (1984-11-21) 1st round replay Colchester United 3–2 (a.e.t.) Colchester United Colchester
19:30 GMT Adcock   29'
Pennyfather   74' (o.g.)
Groves   104'
Report Shepherd   13'
Phillips   31'
Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,907
Referee: E Scales
8 December 1984 (1984-12-08) 2nd round Colchester United 0–5 Gillingham Colchester
Report Robinson   30'
Shearer   31', 61', 90'
Cascarino   86'
Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,487
Referee: Colin Downey

Associate Members' Cup

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23 January 1985 (1985-01-23) 1st round 1st leg (southern section) Gillingham 2–2 Colchester United Gillingham
Oakes   62'
Shinners   89'
Report Groves   22'
Adcock   29'
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
5 February 1985 (1985-02-05) 1st round 2nd leg (southern section) Colchester United 2–0 Gillingham Colchester
19:30 GMT Adcock   34', 43' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 1,762
Referee: Colin Downey
Note: Colchester won 4–2 on aggregate.
12 March 1985 (1985-03-12) 2nd round (southern section) Walsall 1–0 Colchester United Walsall
Childs   15' Report Stadium: Fellows Park
Attendance: 4,108
Referee: K Nixon

Squad statistics

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Appearances and goals

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[6][26]

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   ENG Alec Chamberlain 54 0 46 0 3 0 2 0 3 0
DF   ENG Keith Day 52 4 45 4 3 0 2 0 2 0
DF   ENG Tony English 25 3 20+2 3 0 0 0 0 2+1 0
DF   ENG Rudi Hedman 36 2 29+1 2 1+2 0 0 0 3 0
DF   SCO Stewart Houston 35 3 28+1 1 2 1 2 1 1+1 0
DF   SCO Ian Phillips 45 1 37 1 3 0 2 0 3 0
MF   ENG Andy Farrell 46 0 35+3 0 3 0 2 0 3 0
MF   ENG Jeff Hull 24 5 18 5 3 0 2 0 0+1 0
MF   ENG Roger Osborne 47 2 39+1 2 2 0 2 0 3 0
MF   ENG Noel Parkinson 51 6 44 6 3 0 0+1 0 3 0
FW   ENG Tony Adcock 35 28 27+1 24 3 1 2 0 2 3
FW   WAL Keith Bowen 47 18 41+1 17 0+1 0 2 1 2 0
FW   ENG Simon Burman 9 0 8+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW   ENG Perry Groves 52 12 44 10 3 1 2 0 3 1
FW   ENG Russell Irving 48 10 34+7 9 3 1 0+1 0 3 0
Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season
DF   ENG Daryl Godbold 9 1 4+2 1 1 0 2 0 0 0
MF   ENG Stuart Youngman 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW   ENG Tommy English 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
FW   ENG Dave Hubbick 5 1 1+4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW   ENG Paul Shinners 6 1 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

Goalscorers

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

Disciplinary record

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

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

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

Player debuts

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

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

See also

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References

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General

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Books

  • Whitehead, Jeff; Drury, Kevin (2008). The Who's Who of Colchester United: The Layer Road Years. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 978-1-85983-629-3.

Websites

Specific

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  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. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  5. ^ Hudson, Matt (11 July 2012). "The 1970s and 1980s". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  6. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "Daryl Godbold". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
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