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1990–91 Colchester United F.C. season

The 1990–91 season was Colchester United's 49th season in their history and their first season outside of the Football League for 40 years following relegation from the Fourth Division the season prior. Now competing in the Conference, the fifth tier of English football and the highest level on non-League football in England, the club also participated in the FA Cup, the FA Trophy and the Bob Lord Trophy.

Colchester United
1990–91 season
ChairmanJonathan Crisp[1]
ManagerIan Atkins
StadiumLayer Road
Conference2nd
FA Cup2nd round
(eliminated by
Leyton Orient)
FA TrophyQuarter-final
(eliminated by
Witton Albion)
Bob Lord Trophy3rd round
(eliminated by
Sutton United)[2]
Top goalscorerLeague:
Mario Walsh (17)
All:
Mario Walsh (18)
Highest home attendance7,221
v Altrincham, 20 April 1991[3]
Lowest home attendance1,966
v Northwich Victoria, 1 September 1990[4]
Average home league attendance3,196[5]
Biggest win4–0
v Carlisle United, 6 March 1990
Biggest defeat0–3
v Merthyr Tydfil, 15 December 1990
1–4
v Leyton Orient, 17 December 1990

Ian Atkins took over from Mick Mills as manager for Colchester's first season in the Conference. The club remained fully professional in their bid to return to the Football League at the first attempt. They fell agonisingly short, just two-points shy of champions and promoted Barnet.

Colchester were knocked out by Leyton Orient in the second round of the FA Cup. They reached the quarter-final of the FA Trophy, losing to Witton Albion, while they also suffered defeat to Sutton United in the Bob Lord Trophy.

Season overview

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Ian Atkins was appointed as the manager charged with returning Colchester United to the Football League at the first attempt, like Lincoln City and Darlington had prior to them. Atkins registered as a player, while the club reinstated its historic navy and white striped kits. To help clear club debts, Layer Road was sold back to the Council for £1.2m with the club leasing it back for a maximum of three seasons.

Colchester started the season with a 100 per cent record from their opening six home games, but it took the U's until April to reach top spot in the Conference table. Both Barnet and Kettering Town were Colchester's main title challengers throughout the season.

In the FA Cup, United were dispatched by League opposition Leyton Orient following a 0–0 draw at Layer Road. The O's beat the U's 4–1 at Brisbane Road. Colchester reached the quarter-final of the FA Trophy in their first time playing in the competition, beaten by Witton Albion. In the Bob Lord Trophy, Sutton United saw off Colchester in the third round of the competition.

In the closing weeks of the Conference season, Layer Road attracted a season record 7,221 crowd for the visit of late promotion pushers Altrincham. The U's could only manage a 1–1 draw, and with Barnet improving on Colchester's results until the close of the season pipped United to the Conference title by two points.

Chairman Jonathan Crisp was left fuming:

To come second with a fully professional squad in a part-time league is a bloody disgrace.

During the summer he left the club, handing over to new chairman James Bowdidge, while Atkins also left the club to rejoin Birmingham City as player-assistant manager.[6]

Players

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As of match played 4 May 1991.[7]
Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee
Goalkeepers
Scott Barrett GK   Ilkeston (1963-04-02)2 April 1963 (aged 27) 13 0   Stoke City Summer 1990 £25,000
Defenders
Ian Atkins CB   Birmingham (1957-01-16)16 January 1957 (aged 33) 0 0   Birmingham City 1 June 1990 Free transfer
Marcelle Bruce FB   Detroit (1971-03-15)15 March 1971 (aged 19) 31 1 Apprentice Summer 1989 Free transfer
Shaun Elliott CB   Haltwhistle (1957-01-26)26 January 1957 (aged 33) 0 0   Blackpool 15 December 1990[a] £7,000
Tony English DF/MF   Luton (1966-10-19)19 October 1966 (aged 23) 260 33   Coventry City 24 December 1984 Free transfer
Martin Grainger FB   Enfield Town (1972-08-23)23 August 1972 (aged 17) 8 2 Apprentice 16 December 1989[a] Free transfer
Neale Marmon CB   Bournemouth (1961-04-21)21 April 1961 (aged 29) 22 4   Hannover 96 20 January 1990[a] Nominal
Gary Osbourne FB   Wolverhampton (1969-10-22)22 October 1969 (aged 20) 0 0   Stourbridge March 1991 Undisclosed
Midfielders
Eamonn Collins MF   Dublin (1965-10-22)22 October 1965 (aged 24) 45 3   Portsmouth May 1989 Free transfer
Warren Donald MF/FB   Hillingdon (1964-10-07)7 October 1964 (aged 25) 0 0   Northampton Town 27 August 1990[a] Free transfer
Wayne Hannigan MF   0 0   Home Farm 26 February 1991[a] Undisclosed
Mark Kinsella MF   Dublin (1972-08-12)12 August 1972 (aged 17) 9 0   Home Farm 18 August 1989 Free transfer
Nicky Smith LM   Berkeley (1969-01-28)28 January 1969 (aged 21) 0 0   Southend United 18 August 1990[a] Free transfer
Forwards
Gary Bennett WG   Enfield Town (1970-11-13)13 November 1970 (aged 19) 51 7   Tottenham Hotpsur 21 October 1988[a] Free transfer
Roy McDonough FW   Solihull (1958-10-16)16 October 1958 (aged 31) 111 26   Southend United 13 October 1990[b] Part exchange
Steve McGavin FW   North Walsham (1969-01-24)24 January 1969 (aged 21) 0 0   Sudbury Town 1 April 1991[a] £10,000
Steve Restarick FW   Barking (1971-11-28)28 November 1971 (aged 18) 1 0   West Ham United Early 1988–89 season Free transfer
Mario Walsh FW   Paddington (1966-01-19)19 January 1966 (aged 24) 51 17   Southend United 1 September 1990[b] £25,000
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club
  2. ^ a b 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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In

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Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
Summer 1990 GK   Scott Barrett   Stoke City £25,000 [8]
1 June 1990 CB   Ian Atkins   Birmingham City Free transfer[a] [9]
27 August 1990 MF/FB   Warren Donald   Northampton Town Free transfer [10][b]
1 September 1990 FW   Mario Walsh   Southend United £25,000 [11][c]
3 September 1990 WG   Mark Rees   Walsall Free transfer [12]
18 September 1990 FW   Morrys Scott   Cardiff City Undisclosed [13][b]
18 September 1990 LM   Nicky Smith   Southend United Free transfer [14][b]
13 October 1990 FW   Roy McDonough   Southend United Part exchange with Morrys Scott [15][c]
December 1990 FW   Laurie Ryan   Cambridge United Free transfer [16][c]
15 December 1990 CB   Shaun Elliott   Blackpool £7,000[d] [17][b]
21 January 1991 MF   Garry Brooke   Brentford Trial [18][b]
26 February 1991 MF   Wayne Hannigan   Home Farm Undisclosed [19][b]
March 1991 FB   Gary Osbourne   Stourbridge Undisclosed [20]
1 April 1991 FW   Steve McGavin   Sudbury Town £10,000 [21][b]
  • Total spending:   ~ £67,000
  1. ^ Joined as player-manager
  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. ^ a b c Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game in his second spell for the club
  4. ^ Fee set at tribunal

Out

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Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
End of season MF   Robbie Devereux   Sudbury Town Released [22]
Summer 1990 CB   Billy Gilbert   Maidstone United[a] Released [23]
Summer 1990 FW   Trevor Morgan   Happy Valley Released [24]
27 August 1990 FW   Morrys Scott   Southend United Part exchange with Roy McDonough [13][b]
22 September 1990 WG   Mark Rees   Unknown Luxembourg club Released [12][b]
December 1990 FB   Clive Stafford   Bury Town Free transfer [25]
21 January 1991 MF   Garry Brooke   Brentford End of trial [18][b]
31 March 1991 MF   Mark Radford Free agent Released [26]
After March 1991 CB   John Pollard   Bury Town Released [27]
April 1991 MF   Les Taylor   Oxford United Released [28][c]
26 April 1991 CB   Scott Daniels   Exeter City £50,000 [29][b]
4 May 1991 FW   Laurie Ryan   Cambridge City Released [16][b]
  • Total incoming:   ~ £50,000
  1. ^ Following Billy Gilbert's release by Colchester United, he later signed for Maidstone United.
  2. ^ a b c d e Date of departure refers to the date of the player's final game for the club
  3. ^ Joined Oxford United as coach

Loans in

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Date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
18 August 1990 MF   Mark Yates   Birmingham City 2 February 1991 [30][a]
September 1990 FW   Laurie Ryan   Cambridge United 29 September 1990 [16][b]
24 November 1990 FW   Mike Masters   San Francisco Bay Blackhawks 25 March 1991 [31][a]
30 March 1991 CB   Rudi Hedman   Crystal Palace 4 May 1991 [32][c]
30 March 1991 FW   Dave Leworthy   Reading 30 April 1991 [33][a]
  1. ^ a b c Loan start and end dates refer to the date of the player's first and final games for the club
  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 in his second spell for the club

Loans out

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Date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.
Autumn 1990 FW   Steve Restarick   Bury Town Autumn 1990 [34]
October 1990 FB   Clive Stafford   Bury Town October 1990 [25]
March 1991 CB   John Pollard   Fisher Athletic March 1991 [27]
March 1991 FW   Steve Restarick   Fisher Athletic March 1991 [34]

Match details

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Pre-season friendly

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11 August 1990 (1990-08-11) Friendly Colchester United 0–1 Crystal Palace Colchester
Report Unknown goalscorer   Stadium: Layer Road

Conference

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Main article: 1990–91 Football Conference

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Barnet 42 26 9 7 103 52 +51 87 Football Conference Champions, promoted to Football League Fourth Division
2 Colchester United[a] 42 25 10 7 68 35 +33 85
3 Altrincham 42 23 13 6 87 46 +41 82
4 Kettering Town 42 23 11 8 67 45 +22 80
5 Wycombe Wanderers 42 21 11 10 75 46 +29 74 FA Trophy winners
Source: [35]
Notes:
  1. ^ Relegated from The Football League

Results round by round

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundAAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAAAHHAHAAHAHHHAHAAHHHAAHH
ResultLDWDWDWWWWLWWWWLDWLWDWWWDWWWWDWLLWDWWDDLWW
Position2018101168633333333333333322224332224331112222
Source: Statto.com (archived)
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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18 August 1990 (1990-08-18) 1 Yeovil Town 2–0 Colchester United Yeovil
Spencer   20'
Conning   74'		 Report Stadium: Huish Park
Attendance: 4,169
22 August 1990 (1990-08-22) 2 Welling United 1–1 Colchester United Welling
Clemmence   38' Report Yates   76' Stadium: Park View Road
Attendance: 1,828
Referee: M Daughtery
25 August 1990 (1990-08-25) 3 Colchester United 3–1 Merthyr Tydfil Colchester
15:00 BST Yates   9'
Bennett   45'
Collins   56'		 Report Unknown goalscorer   Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,008
Referee: D Madgewick
27 August 1990 (1990-08-27) 4 Fisher Athletic 0–0 Colchester United Rotherhithe
Report Stadium: Surrey Docks Stadium
Attendance: 1,395
Referee: D Orr
1 September 1990 (1990-09-01) 5 Colchester United 4–0 Northwich Victoria Colchester
Walsh   8', 73'
Yates   15'
English   48'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 1,966
Referee: P Vosper
8 September 1990 (1990-09-08) 6 Barrow 2–2 Colchester United Barrow-in-Furness
Cowperthwaite   18', 21' Report Walsh   5'
Yates   76'		 Stadium: Holker Street
Attendance: 1,441
Referee: J Parker
15 September 1990 (1990-09-15) 7 Colchester United 2–0 Telford United Colchester
15:00 BST Daniels   3'
Walsh   25'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,164
Referee: B Foreman
19 September 1990 (1990-09-19) 8 Boston United 1–3 Colchester United Boston
Cavell   60' Report Walsh   15', 87'
Bennett   38'		 Stadium: York Street
Attendance: 1,620
Referee: M Swift
22 September 1990 (1990-09-22) 9 Colchester United 3–1 Cheltenham Town Colchester
Atkins   23' (pen.)
Bennett   49'
Walsh   90'		 Report Buckland   10'
Burns   60'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,527
Referee: M Alexander
29 September 1990 (1990-09-29) 10 Runcorn 0–3 Colchester United Runcorn
Report Atkins   7', 88' (pen.)
Marmon   16'		 Stadium: Canal Street
Attendance: 861
Referee: Andy Davies
6 October 1990 (1990-10-06) 11 Macclesfield Town 1–0 Colchester United Macclesfield
Heesom   80' Report Stadium: Moss Rose
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Jeff Winter
13 October 1990 (1990-10-13) 12 Colchester United 1–0 Sutton United Colchester
15:00 BST Bennett   35' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,716
Referee: C Proud
20 October 1990 (1990-10-20) 13 Bath City 1–2 Colchester United Bath
Randall   78' Report Atkins   1' (pen.)
Yates   16'		 Stadium: Twerton Park
Attendance: 1,078
Referee: B Baker
27 October 1990 (1990-10-27) 14 Colchester United 1–0 Barrow Colchester
Walsh   35' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,650
Referee: L Short
3 November 1990 (1990-11-03) 15 Colchester United 2–0 Stafford Rangers Colchester
15:00 GMT Walsh   2'
English   32'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,403
Referee: C Finch
10 November 1990 (1990-11-10) 16 Kettering Town 1–0 Colchester United Kettering
Keast   10' Report Stadium: Rockingham Road
Attendance: 5,020
Referee: Graham Poll
24 November 1990 (1990-11-24) 17 Colchester United 2–2 Wycombe Wanderers Colchester
Yates   69'
Walsh   80'		 Report Ryan   32', 77' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,970
Referee: W Norbury
1 December 1990 (1990-12-01) 18 Stafford Rangers 0–2 Colchester United Stafford
Report Marmon   7'
McDonough   8'   43'   80'		 Stadium: Marston Road
Attendance: 1,304
Referee: B Rudkin
15 December 1990 (1990-12-15) 19 Merthyr Tydfil 3–0 Colchester United Merthyr Tydfil
Green   8', 12', 77' Report Stadium: Penydarren Park
Attendance: 710
Referee: A Danskin
22 December 1990 (1990-12-22) 20 Cheltenham Town 1–2 Colchester United Cheltenham
Casey   2' Report English   7'
Walsh   39'		 Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 1,397
Referee: Rob Harris
26 December 1990 (1990-12-26) 21 Colchester United 0–0 Barnet Colchester
11:00 GMT Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,946
Referee: J Moore
29 December 1990 (1990-12-29) 22 Colchester United 3–1 Boston United Colchester
15:00 GMT Collins   39'
English   45'
Walsh   71'		 Report Unknown goalscorer   Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,416
Referee: D Orr
1 January 1991 (1991-01-01) 23 Barnet 1–3 Colchester United Chipping Barnet
15:00 GMT Poole   64' (pen.) Report Bennett   9'
Walsh   57'
Masters   87'		 Stadium: Underhill Stadium
Attendance: 5,105
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
5 January 1991 (1991-01-05) 24 Colchester United 2–1 Slough Town Colchester
15:00 GMT Bennett   16'
Walsh   22'		 Report Unknown goalscorer   Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,175
Referee: H Brown
19 January 1991 (1991-01-19) 25 Altrincham 2–2 Colchester United Altrincham
McKenna   14'
Shaw   32'		 Report English   68'
McDonough   90'		 Stadium: Moss Lane
Attendance: 1,388
Referee: R Sheppard
26 January 1991 (1991-01-26) 26 Sutton United 0–1 Colchester United Sutton
Report McDonough   9' Stadium: Gander Green Lane
Attendance: 1,496
Referee: S Tomlin
2 March 1991 (1991-03-02) 27 Colchester United 2–0 Bath City Colchester
15:00 GMT Atkins   23' (pen.)
Walsh   72'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,277
Referee: R Tye
5 March 1991 (1991-03-05) 28 Slough Town 0–2 Colchester United Slough
19:30 GMT Report McDonough   38', 79' Stadium: Wexham Park Stadium
Attendance: 1,120
Referee: G Bargery
9 March 1991 (1991-03-09) 29 Colchester United 1–0 Macclesfield Town Colchester
15:00 GMT Atkins   33' (pen.) Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,735
Referee: D Madgewick
12 March 1991 (1991-03-12) 30 Colchester United 2–2 Runcorn Colchester
19:30 GMT Ryan   55'
Bennett   60'		 Report Saunders   36'
Byrne   69'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,969
Referee: I Mitchell
23 March 1991 (1991-03-23) 31 Colchester United 2–1 Fisher Athletic Colchester
15:00 GMT McDonough   26'
Walsh   79'		 Report Martin   72' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,493
Referee: C Proud
25 March 1991 (1991-03-25) 32 Wycombe Wanderers 1–0 Colchester United High Wycombe
19:30 GMT Scott   37' Report Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 3,200
Referee: A Murphy
30 March 1991 (1991-03-30) 33 Colchester United 0–1 Yeovil Town Colchester
15:00 GMT Report Batty   67' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,115
Referee: G Pearson
1 April 1991 (1991-04-01) 34 Gateshead 1–2 Colchester United Gateshead
15:00 BST Granycombe   38' Report Leworthy   6'
McDonough   77'		 Stadium: Gateshead International Stadium
Attendance: 753
Referee: D Oliver
5 April 1991 (1991-04-05) 35 Northwich Victoria 2–2 Colchester United Northwich
19:30 BST O'Connor   43'
Blain   90' (pen.)		 Report Walsh   23'
McDonough   58'		 Stadium: Drill Field
Attendance: 1,094
Referee: K Whittaker
9 April 1991 (1991-04-09) 36 Colchester United 2–1 Welling United Colchester
19:45 BST Atkins   14' (pen.)
English   62'		 Report Hone   65' (pen.) Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,889
Referee: C Finch
17 April 1991 (1991-04-17) 37 Colchester United 3–1 Kettering Town Colchester
19:30 BST Bennett   52'
English   60'
Donald   62'		 Report Brown   7' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,048
Referee: Paul Taylor
20 April 1991 (1991-04-20) 38 Colchester United 1–1 Altrincham Colchester
15:00 BST Leworthy   6' Report Daws   19' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 7,221
Referee: Gary Willard
22 April 1991 (1991-04-22) 39 Kidderminster Harriers 0–0 Colchester United Kidderminster
Report Stadium: Aggborough Stadium
Attendance: 1,721
Referee: B Millership
26 April 1991 (1991-04-26) 40 Telford United 2–0 Colchester United Telford
19:30 BST Hurst   84'
Langford   90'		 Report Stadium: Bucks Head
Attendance: 1,592
Referee: J Everton
30 April 1991 (1991-04-30) 41 Colchester United 3–0 Gateshead Colchester
19:30 BST Bennett   38'
Leworthy   45', 78'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,667
Referee: Graham Poll
4 May 1991 (1991-05-04) 42 Colchester United 2–0 Kidderminster Harriers Colchester
15:00 BST Ryan   22', 42' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,481
Referee: Dermot Gallagher

FA Cup

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Main article: 1990–91 FA Cup
17 November 1990 (1990-11-17) 1st round Colchester United 2–1 Reading Colchester
15:00 GMT Atkins   46' (pen.)
Marmon   60'		 Report Hicks   33' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,761
Referee: Alf Buksh
12 December 1990 (1990-12-12) 2nd round Colchester United 0–0 Leyton Orient Colchester
20:00 GMT Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 6,150
Referee: R Wiseman
17 December 1990 (1990-12-17) 2nd round replay Leyton Orient 4–1 Colchester United Leyton
Carter   31'
Howard   45'
Pike   51'
Castle   72'		 Report Masters   22'
Grainger   80'		 Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 4,615
Referee: R Wiseman

FA Trophy

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Main article: 1990–91 FA Trophy
15 January 1991 (1991-01-15) 1st round Windsor & Eton 0–1 Colchester United Windsor
Report Bennett   42' Stadium: Stag Meadow
Attendance: 727
Referee: Graham Poll
2 February 1991 (1991-02-02) 2nd round Colchester United 2–0 Runcorn Colchester
15:00 GMT Walsh   33'
Marmon   81'
Elliott   86'  		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,348
Referee: J Moore
23 February 1991 (1991-02-23) 1st round Colchester United 3–0 Wivenhoe Town Colchester
15:00 GMT McDonough   25'
Bennett   57', 68'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,923
Referee: M Bailey
16 March 1991 (1991-03-16) 4th round Colchester United 0–2 Witton Albion Colchester
15:00 GMT Report Connor   86', 88' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,079
Referee: Peter Jones

Bob Lord Trophy

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21 January 1991 (1991-01-21) 2nd round[2] Fisher Athletic 2–3 (a.e.t.) Colcheter United Rotherhithe
Gorman   7'
Mehmet   106'		 Report Marmon   2'
Restarick   99', 117'		 Stadium: Surrey Docks Stadium
Attendance: 293
Referee: G Pearson
26 February 1991 (1991-02-26) 3rd round[2] Sutton United 2–0 Colchester United Sutton
Dennis   13'
Massey   73'		 Report Stadium: Gander Green Lane
Attendance: 582
Referee: D Orr

Squad statistics

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Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Conference FA Cup FA Trophy Bob Lord Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   ENG Scott Barrett 51 0 42 0 3 0 4 0 2 0
DF   ENG Ian Atkins 49 8 41 7 3 1 4 0 1 0
DF   USA Marcelle Bruce 7 0 2+2 0 0+1 0 0 0 2 0
DF   ENG Shaun Elliott 22 0 14+5 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
DF   ENG Tony English 48 7 39+1 7 3 0 3+1 0 1 0
DF   ENG Martin Grainger 8 0 3+2 0 1 0 0+1 0 1 0
DF   ENG Neale Marmon 45 5 36+1 2 3 1 2+1 1 2 1
DF   ENG Gary Osbourne 6 0 5+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF   IRL Eamonn Collins 42 2 35 2 3 0 4 0 0 0
MF   ENG Warren Donald 46 1 33+5 1 3 0 4 0 1 0
MF   IRL Wayne Hannigan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
MF   IRL Mark Kinsella 12 0 6+5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF   ENG Nicky Smith 41 0 34 0 2 0 4 0 1 0
FW   ENG Gary Bennett 43 12 34+2 9 1+2 0 4 3 0 0
FW   ENG Roy McDonough 29 9 17+7 8 1 0 4 1 0 0
FW   ENG Steve McGavin 8 0 2+6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW   ENG Steve Restarick 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+2 2
FW   ENG Mario Walsh 38 18 31+1 17 3 0 3 1 0 0
Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season
DF   ENG Scott Daniels 47 1 40 1 3 0 4 0 0 0
DF   ENG Rudi Hedman 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF   ENG John Pollard 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
MF   ENG Garry Brooke 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF   ENG Mark Radford 6 0 1+3 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 0
MF   ENG Les Taylor 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF   ENG Mark Yates 30 6 22+3 6 3 0 0+1 0 1 0
FW   ENG Dave Leworthy 9 4 9 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW   USA Mike Masters 16 2 2+9 1 1 1 0+2 0 2 0
FW   ENG Mark Rees 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW   ENG Laurie Ryan 17 3 3+10 3 0 0 1+1 0 2 0
FW   WAL Morrys Scott 4 0 1+3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Goalscorers

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Place Nationality Position Name Conference FA Cup FA Trophy Bob Lord Trophy Total
1   FW Mario Walsh 17 0 1 0 18
2   WG Gary Bennett 9 0 3 0 12
3   FW Roy McDonough 8 0 1 0 9
4   CB Ian Atkins 7 1 0 0 8
5   DF/MF Tony English 7 0 0 0 7
6   MF Mark Yates 6 0 0 0 6
7   CB Neale Marmon 2 1 1 1 5
8   FW Dave Leworthy 4 0 0 0 4
9   FW Laurie Ryan 3 0 0 0 3
10   MF Eamonn Collins 2 0 0 0 2
  FW Mike Masters 1 1 0 0 2
  FW Steve Restarick 0 0 0 2 2
13   CB Scott Daniels 1 0 0 0 1
  MF/FB Warren Donald 1 0 0 0 1
Own goals 0 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 68 3 6 3 80

Disciplinary record

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Nationality Position Name Conference FA Cup FA Trophy Bob Lord Trophy Total
                   
  FW Roy McDonough 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
  CB Shaun Elliott 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1
  FB Martin Grainger 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
  CB Neale Marmon 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
  CB Ian Atkins 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
  MF Eamonn Collins 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
  MF/FB Warren Donald 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
TOTALS 6 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 9 3

Clean sheets

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Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.[38]

Place Nationality Player Conference FA Cup FA Trophy Bob Lord Trophy Total
1   Scott Barrett 16 1 3 0 20
TOTALS 16 1 3 0 20

Player debuts

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Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.[39]

Position Nationality Player Date Opponent Ground Notes
CB   Ian Atkins 18 August 1990 Yeovil Town Huish Park
GK   Scott Barrett 18 August 1990 Yeovil Town Huish Park [40][a]
FW   Morrys Scott 18 August 1990 Yeovil Town Huish Park
LM   Nicky Smith 18 August 1990 Yeovil Town Huish Park
MF   Mark Yates 18 August 1990 Yeovil Town Huish Park
MF/FB   Warren Donald 27 August 1990 Fisher Athletic Surrey Docks Stadium
FW   Mario Walsh 1 September 1990 Northwich Victoria Layer Road [41][a]
FW   Laurie Ryan 19 September 1990 Boston United York Street
WG   Mark Rees 22 September 1990 Cheltenham Town Layer Road
FW   Roy McDonough 13 October 1990 Sutton United Layer Road [42][a]
FW   Mike Masters 24 November 1990 Wycombe Wanderers Layer Road
CB   Shaun Elliott 15 December 1990 Merthyr Tydfil Penydarren Park
FW   Laurie Ryan 15 December 1990 Merthyr Tydfil Penydarren Park [43][a]
MF   Garry Brooke 21 January 1991 Fisher Athletic Surrey Docks Stadium
MF   Wayne Hannigan 26 February 1991 Sutton United Gander Green Lane
CB   Rudi Hedman 30 March 1991 Yeovil Town Layer Road [44][a]
FW   Dave Leworthy 30 March 1991 Yeovil Town Layer Road
FW   Steve McGavin 1 April 1991 Gateshead Gateshead International Stadium
FB   Gary Osbourne 1 April 1991 Gateshead Gateshead International Stadium
  1. ^ a b c d e Second debut for the club

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.

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.
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  18. ^ a b "Garry Brooke". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
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  21. ^ "Steve McGavin". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  22. ^ "Robbie Devereux". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
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  32. ^ "Rudi Hedman". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
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  40. ^ "Yeovil Town 2–0 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  41. ^ "Colchester Utd 4–0 Northwich Victoria". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  42. ^ "Colchester Utd 1–0 Sutton United". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  43. ^ "Merthyr Tydfil 3–0 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  44. ^ "Colchester Utd 0–1 Yeovil Town". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
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