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1996–97 Colchester United F.C. season

The 1996–97 season was Colchester United's 55th season in their history and their fifth consecutive season in the fourth tier of English football, the Third Division. Alongside competing in the Third Division, the club also participated in the FA Cup, the League Cup and the Football League Trophy.

Colchester United
1996–97 season
ChairmanGordon Parker[1]
ManagerSteve Wignall
StadiumLayer Road
Third Division8th
FA Cup1st round
(eliminated by
Wycombe Wanderers)
League Cup2nd round
(eliminated by
Huddersfield Town)
Football League TrophyRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague:
Tony Adcock (11)
All:
Tony Adcock (14)
Highest home attendance5,956
v Northampton Town, 26 April 1997[2]
Lowest home attendance1,842
v Scunthorpe United, 19 November 1996[3]
Average home league attendance3,422[4]
Biggest win7–1
v Lincoln City, 30 November 1996
Biggest defeat0–3
v Carlisle United, 1 October 1996
v Darlington, 31 March 1997

Following the play-off disappointment of last season, the U's looked to earn a play-off spot at the very least, but missed out by just one point, finishing in eighth.

Colchester reached the 1997 Football League Trophy Final, reaching Wembley for only the second time where they faced Carlisle United. The score remained 0–0 after extra time but Colchester were defeated 4–3 in a penalty shoot-out.

In the FA Cup, Colchester were eliminated by old foes Wycombe Wanderers in the first round, while Huddersfield Town defeated the U's at the second round stage.

Season overview edit

Layer Road's Clock End received a makeover during the off season, with a new covered and all seated stand in place.

In the League Cup, Colchester overturned a 3–2 first leg deficit against West Bromwich Albion into victory with a 3–1 win at The Hawthorns with Steve Whitton in goal for the entire second half following an injury to goalkeeper Garrett Caldwell. They were then defeated in the second round by Huddersfield Town.

Colchester made a first round FA Cup exit following defeat by old rivals Wycombe Wanderers.

In September, Mark Kinsella made a move to Charlton Athletic for £150,000.

Paul Buckle scored Colchester's first-ever golden goal in the Football League Trophy against Millwall following a first round win against Cambridge United. In the area quarter-final, the U's dispatched Brentford and then Northampton Town in the semi-final. Colchester then overturned a 2–0 deficit from the first leg of the area final with Peterborough United to win 3–0 after extra time to set up a Wembley final with Carlisle United.

In the final with 45,077 in attendance, neither side could find a breakthrough, and the tie went to extra time following a goalless 90 minutes. Another goalless 30 minutes followed and the match went to a penalty shoot-out. The U's took the lead in the shoot-out after Owen Archdeacon missed Carlisle's second effort, but consecutive misses from youth team product Karl Duguid and Peter Cawley meant that Steve Hayward's converted effort won the shoot-out for Carlisle 4–3.

In the league, six defeats in eight league matches saw Colchester slip to 13th in the table. Manager Steve Wignall said:

I won't be happy until I have guided this club to promotion. All I ask of the fans is trust me with your club.

Colchester ended the season in 8th position, one point shy of the play-off positions.[5]

Players edit

As of match played 3 May 1997.[6]
Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee
Goalkeepers
Garrett Caldwell GK     Princeton (1973-11-06)6 November 1973 (aged 22) 1 0   Princeton Tigers 25 September 1995 Free transfer
Carl Emberson GK   Epsom (1973-07-13)13 July 1973 (aged 22) 84 0   Millwall 6 July 1994 £25,000
Defenders
Simon Betts FB   Middlesbrough (1973-03-03)3 March 1973 (aged 23) 158 10   Scarborough 11 December 1992 Free transfer
Peter Cawley CB   Walton-on-Thames (1965-09-15)15 September 1965 (aged 30) 147 8   Barnet 30 October 1992[a] Free transfer
Joe Dunne FB   Dublin (1973-05-25)25 May 1973 (aged 23) 5 1   Gillingham 27 March 1996 Free transfer
Paul Gibbs FB   Gorleston (1972-10-26)26 October 1972 (aged 23) 37 3   Diss Town 6 March 1995 Undisclosed
David Greene CB     Luton (1973-10-26)26 October 1973 (aged 22) 16 1   Luton Town 21 June 1996 £30,000
Nicky Haydon DF/MF   Barking (1978-08-10)10 August 1978 (aged 17) 0 0 Youth team 1 August 1995 Free transfer
Tony McCarthy CB   Dublin (1969-11-09)9 November 1969 (aged 26) 63 1   Millwall 17 March 1995 Free transfer
Andy Partner CB   Colchester (1974-10-21)21 October 1974 (aged 21) 5 0 Apprentice 16 December 1991[b] Free transfer
Scott Stamps FB   Edgbaston (1975-03-20)20 March 1975 (aged 21) 0 0   Torquay United 26 March 1997 £15,000
Midfielders
Paul Buckle MF   Hatfield (1970-12-16)16 December 1970 (aged 25) 0 0   Wycombe Wanderers 28 November 1996 Free transfer
Ernie Cooksey MF   Bishop's Stortford (1980-06-11)11 June 1980 (aged 15) 0 0 Youth team Summer 1996 Free transfer
Karl Duguid MF   Letchworth (1978-03-21)21 March 1978 (aged 18) 17 1 Youth team 9 December 1995[b] Free transfer
Steve Forbes MF   Stoke Newington (1975-12-24)24 December 1975 (aged 20) 0 0   Millwall 14 March 1997 Free transfer
Chris Fry MF/WG   Cardiff (1969-10-23)23 October 1969 (aged 26) 100 10   Hereford United 24 October 1993 Nominal
David Gregory MF   Sudbury (1970-01-23)23 January 1970 (aged 26) 10 0   Peterborough United 8 December 1995 Free transfer
Adam Locke MF/FB   Croydon (1970-08-20)20 August 1970 (aged 25) 64 4   Southend United 23 September 1994 Free transfer
Richard Wilkins MF/DF   Lambeth (1965-05-28)28 May 1965 (aged 31) 180 31   Hereford United 3 July 1996 £17,500
Forwards
Paul Abrahams FW/WG   Colchester (1973-10-31)31 October 1973 (aged 22) 83 15   Brentford 23 October 1996 £20,000
Tony Adcock FW   Bethnal Green (1963-03-27)27 March 1963 (aged 33) 267 129   Luton Town 3 August 1995 Free transfer
Tony Lock FW   Harlow (1976-09-03)3 September 1976 (aged 19) 3 1 Apprentice 28 January 1995[b] Free transfer
Mark Sale FW   Burton upon Trent (1972-02-27)27 February 1972 (aged 24) 0 0   Mansfield Town 10 March 1997 £23,500
Steve Whitton FW   East Ham (1960-12-04)4 December 1960 (aged 35) 68 17   Ipswich Town 24 March 1994 £10,000
  1. ^ Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game in his second spell for the club
  2. ^ a b c Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club

Transfers edit

In edit

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
Summer 1996 MF   Ernie Cooksey Youth team Free transfer [7][8]
21 June 1996 CB   David Green   Luton Town £30,000 [9][10]
3 July 1996 MF/DF   Richard Wilkins   Hereford United £17,500 [11][12]
5 August 1996 FB   David Barnes   Watford Free transfer [13][14]
11 October 1996 WG   Tony Kelly   Millwall Trial [15][16]
23 October 1996 FW/WG   Paul Abrahams   Brentford £20,000 [17][18]
28 November 1996 MF   Paul Buckle   Wycombe Wanderers Free transfer [19][20]
17 February 1997 MF   Geoff Pitcher   Kingstonian Trial [21][22]
10 March 1997 FW   Mark Sale   Mansfield Town £23,500 [23][24]
14 March 1997 MF   Steve Forbes   Millwall Free transfer [25][26]
26 March 1997 FB   Scott Stamps   Torquay United £15,000 [27][28]
  • Total spending:   ~ £106,000

Out edit

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
End of season MF   Tony Cook   Berkhamsted Town Undisclosed [29]
Summer 1996 CB   Ben Lewis   Southend United Released [30][31]
31 May 1996 MF   Steve Ball   Sudbury Town Free transfer [32][33]
31 May 1996 CB   Gus Caesar   Dagenham & Redbridge Released [34][35]
31 May 1996 DF/MF   Tony English   Sudbury Town Free transfer [36][37]
30 July 1996 MF   Tony Dennis   Lincoln City Released [38][39]
September 1996 FB   Jean Dalli   Dover Athletic Free transfer [40][41]
20 September 1996 MF   Mark Kinsella   Charlton Athletic £150,000 [42][43]
19 October 1996 WG   Tony Kelly   St Albans City End of trial [15][16]
13 February 1997 FW   Robbie Reinelt   Brighton & Hove Albion £15,000 [44][45]
1 March 1997 FB   David Barnes Free agent Retired [13][14]
14 March 1997 MF   Geoff Pitcher   Kingstonian End of trial [21][22][a]
  • Total incoming:   ~ £165,000
  1. ^ Date of departure refers to the date of the player's final game for the club

Loans in edit

Date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
8 November 1996 FW   John Taylor   Luton Town 26 December 1996 [46][47]
3 February 1997 GK   John Vaughan   Lincoln City 28 February 1997 [48][49]

Loans out edit

Date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.
4 October 1996 FW   Tony Lock   Chelmsford City 4 November 1996 [50][51]

Match details edit

Third Division edit

Main article: 1996–97 Football League

Results round by round edit

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAAHAHHAHAAHHAAHHAHAHAAHAAHHAHHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHA
ResultLDDDLWDDDLDWWLLWDWDWWDDDDDWDWWWWDLLLWWLLLLWWDW
Position2422202122171716192218171316201616131210788891178776666788671012128798
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
6 Chester City 46 18 16 12 55 43 +12 70 Participated in play-offs
7 Cardiff City 46 20 9 17 57 55 +2 69
8 Colchester United 46 17 17 12 62 51 +11 68
9 Lincoln City 46 18 12 16 70 69 +1 66
10 Cambridge United 46 18 11 17 53 59 −6 65
Source: [52]
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).

Matches edit

17 August 1996 (1996-08-17) 1 Colchester United 0–2 Hartlepool United Colchester
15:00 BST McCarthy   40'   Report Allon   52'
McAuley   60'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,942
Referee: P Robinson
24 August 1996 (1996-08-24) 2 Rochdale 0–0 Colchester United Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1,816
Referee: D Laws
27 August 1996 (1996-08-27) 3 Darlington 1–1 Colchester United Darlington
Atkinson   1' (pen.) Report Locke   44' Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 2,906
Referee: Roger Furnandiz
31 August 1996 (1996-08-31) 4 Colchester United 1–1 Hereford United Colchester
Reinelt   79' Report Smith   63' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,723
Referee: M Fletcher
7 September 1996 (1996-09-07) 5 Fulham 3–1 Colchester United Fulham
Conroy   5', 51'
Morgan   79'		 Report Whitton   66' Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 5,189
Referee: Andy D'Urso
10 September 1996 (1996-09-10) 6 Colchester United 2–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Colchester
19:45 BST Kinsella   24'
Reinelt   53'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,540
Referee: Barry Knight
14 September 1996 (1996-09-14) 7 Colchester United 1–1 Hull City Colchester
15:00 BST Kinsella   50' Report Gordon   52' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,073
Referee: Rob Styles
21 September 1996 (1996-09-21) 8 Leyton Orient 1–1 Colchester United Leyton
Channing   69' Report Fry   52'
Cawley   51'  		 Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 5,254
Referee: Mark Halsey
28 September 1996 (1996-09-28) 9 Colchester United 2–2 Doncaster Rovers Colchester
15:00 BST Cawley   26'
Adcock   40'		 Report Colcombe   29'
Schofield   39' (pen.)		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,672
Referee: Paul Taylor
1 October 1996 (1996-10-01) 10 Carlisle United 3–0 Colchester United Carlisle
Currie   43'
Reeves   57'
Archdeacon   58'		 Report Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 4,089
Referee: Terry Heilbron
4 October 1996 (1996-10-04) 11 Swansea City 1–1 Colchester United Swansea
Torpey   38' Report Greene   4' Stadium: Vetch Field
Attendance: 2,531
Referee: Fraser Stretton
12 October 1996 (1996-10-12) 12 Colchester United 3–1 Wigan Athletic Colchester
15:00 BST Adcock   69'
Gregory   76'
Duguid   80'		 Report Sharp   41'
Kilford    		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,700
Referee: C Finch
15 October 1996 (1996-10-15) 13 Colchester United 1–0 Barnet Colchester
19:45 BST Fry   81' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,732
Referee: R Poulain
19 October 1996 (1996-10-19) 14 Northampton Town 2–1 Colchester United Northampton
Parrish   45'
Grayson   55'		 Report Fry   41' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,119
Referee: Steve Baines
26 October 1996 (1996-10-26) 15 Lincoln City 3–2 Colchester United Lincoln
Ainsworth   32'
Martin   59'
Greene   62' (o.g.)
Bos   75'		 Report Betts   26' (pen.)
Duguid   43' (pen.)
Whitton   67'  		 Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 2,768
Referee: A Butler
29 October 1996 (1996-10-29) 16 Colchester United 1–0 Exeter City Colchester
19:45 GMT Myers   61' (o.g.) Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,384
Referee: G Pooley
2 November 1996 (1996-11-02) 17 Colchester United 1–1 Cardiff City Colchester
15:00 GMT Duguid   18' Report White   57' (pen.) Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,226
Referee: Rob Harris
9 November 1996 (1996-11-09) 18 Torquay United 0–2 Colchester United Torquay
Report Reinelt   62'
Abrahams   90'		 Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 2,251
Referee: M Pierce
19 November 1996 (1996-11-19) 19 Colchester United 1–1 Scunthorpe United Colchester
19:45 GMT Sertori   71' (o.g.) Report Clarkson   59' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 1,842
Referee: Clive Wilkes
22 November 1996 (1996-11-22) 20 Chester City 1–2 Colchester United Chester
Whelan   53' Report Taylor   7', 19' Stadium: Deva Stadium
Attendance: 2,028
Referee: Graham Laws
30 November 1996 (1996-11-30) 21 Colchester United 7–1 Lincoln City Colchester
15:00 GMT Abrahams   19'
Taylor   42' (pen.), 45' (pen.)
Whitton   61'
Adcock   83'
Fry   86', 90'		 Report Martin   64' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,738
Referee: D Orr
3 December 1996 (1996-12-03) 22 Scarborough 1–1 Colchester United Scarborough
Mitchell   52' Report Locke   24' Stadium: Athletic Ground
Attendance: 1,605
Referee: Roger Furnandiz
14 December 1996 (1996-12-14) 23 Mansfield Town 1–1 Colchester United Mansfield
Sale   90' Report Abrahams   73' Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 1,653
Referee: Terry Heilbron
20 December 1996 (1996-12-20) 24 Colchester United 2–2 Cambridge United Colchester
19:45 GMT Taylor   60'
Adcock   90'		 Report Beall   39'
Raynor   63'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,707
Referee: Neale Barry
26 December 1996 (1996-12-26) 25 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–1 Colchester United Hove
Mundee   34' (pen.) Report Whitton   15' Stadium: Goldstone Ground
Attendance: 4,830
Referee: Alan Wiley
11 January 1997 (1997-01-11) 26 Doncaster Rovers 0–0 Colchester United Doncaster
Report Stadium: Belle Vue
Attendance: 1,458
Referee: Uriah Rennie
14 January 1997 (1997-01-14) 27 Colchester United 2–1 Fulham Colchester
15:00 GMT Abrahams   43'
Fry   71'
Greene   67'  		 Report Morgan   65' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,820
Referee: M Bailey
18 January 1997 (1997-01-18) 28 Colchester United 1–1 Carlisle United Colchester
15:00 GMT Adcock   4' (pen.)
Reinelt   67'   70'		 Report Archdeacon   34' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,588
Referee: Paul Taylor
25 January 1997 (1997-01-25) 29 Exeter City 0–3 Colchester United Exeter
Report Abrahams   15'
Locke   28', 55'		 Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 2,666
Referee: J Brandwood
31 January 1997 (1997-01-31) 30 Colchester United 2–0 Torquay United Colchester
19:45 GMT Adcock   44', 56' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,895
Referee: Steve Baines
4 February 1997 (1997-02-04) 31 Colchester United 2–1 Leyton Orient Colchester
Wilkins   11', 75' Report Channing   33' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,689
Referee: Steve Bennett
8 February 1997 (1997-02-08) 32 Cardiff City 1–2 Colchester United Cardiff
Haworth   90' Report Adcock   6'
Whitton   20'		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 3,912
Referee: G Singh
14 February 1997 (1997-02-14) 33 Colchester United 0–0 Chester City Colchester
19:45 GMT Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,855
Referee: J Kirkby
22 February 1997 (1997-02-22) 34 Scunthorpe United 2–1 Colchester United Scunthorpe
D'Auria   50'
Jones   61'		 Report Whitton   89' Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 2,738
Referee: D Laws
28 February 1997 (1997-02-28) 35 Colchester United 1–3 Scarborough Colchester
19:45 GMT Adcock   24' Report Williams   36', 70'
Rigby   74'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,719
Referee: D Crick
7 March 1997 (1997-03-07) 36 Cambridge United 1–0 Colchester United Cambridge
Wanless   6' Report Lock   38' Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 3,485
Referee: Clive Wilkes
14 March 1997 (1997-03-14) 37 Colchester United 2–1 Mansfield Town Colchester
19:45 GMT Greene   37'
Adcock   42'		 Report Dunne   82' (o.g.)
Doolan   46'
Harper   83'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,064
Referee: Andy D'Urso
21 March 1997 (1997-03-21) 38 Colchester United 1–0 Rochdale Colchester
19:45 GMT Abrahams   59' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,211
Referee: Alan Wiley
29 March 1997 (1997-03-29) 39 Hartlepool United 1–0 Colchester United Hartlepool
Beech   78' Report McCarthy   36'   Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 2,725
Referee: Anthony Leake
31 March 1997 (1997-03-31) 40 Colchester United 0–3 Darlington Colchester
15:00 BST Report Naylor   2', 13', 73' (pen.) Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,604
Referee: G Pooley
5 April 1997 (1997-04-05) 41 Hereford United 1–0 Colchester United Hereford
McGorry   45' Report Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 2,535
Referee: Rob Styles
8 April 1997 (1997-04-08) 42 Wigan Athletic 1–0 Colchester United Wigan
McGibbon   45' Report Stadium: Springfield Park
Attendance: 4,571
Referee: K Lynch
11 April 1997 (1997-04-11) 43 Colchester United 3–1 Swansea City Colchester
19:45 BST Whitton   22'
Sale   56'
Abrahams   66'		 Report Mølby   58' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,162
Referee: Roger Furnandiz
15 April 1997 (1997-04-15) 44 Hull City 1–2 Colchester United Kingston upon Hull
Darby   19'   36'   49' Report Adcock   22'
Sale   27'		 Stadium: Boothferry Park
Attendance: 2,035
Referee: R Pearson
26 April 1997 (1997-04-26) 45 Colchester United 0–0 Northampton Town Colchester
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,956
Referee: Paul Rejer
3 May 1997 (1997-05-03) 46 Barnet 2–4 Colchester United Chipping Barnet
Campbell   6'
Hodges   58'		 Report Lock   14'
Sale   35'
Forbes   56'
Haydon   86'		 Stadium: Underhill Stadium
Attendance: 1,909
Referee: Rob Harris

League Cup edit

Main article: 1996–97 Football League Cup
20 August 1996 (1996-08-20) 1st round 1st leg Colchester United 2–3 West Bromwich Albion Colchester
19:45 BST Kinsella   1'
Fry   76'		 Report Hunt   22'
Hamilton   71'
Donovan   85'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,521
Referee: D Orr
3 September 1996 (1996-09-03) 1st round 2nd leg West Bromwich Albion 1–3 Colchester United West Bromwich
Groves   83' Report Reinelt   22', 49'
Dunne   53'		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 9,809
Note: Colchester win 5–4 on aggregate
17 September 1996 (1996-09-17) 2nd round 1st leg Huddersfield Town 1–1 Colchester United Huddersfield
Cowan   45' Report Adcock   46' Stadium: Kirklees Stadium
Attendance: 5,112
Referee: Steve Baines
24 September 1996 (1996-09-24) 2nd round 2nd leg Colchester United 0–2 (a.e.t.) Huddersfield Town Colchester
19:45 BST Report Stewart   98'
Collins   110'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,095
Referee: M Pierce
Note: Huddersfield win 3–1 on aggregate

FA Cup edit

Main article: 1996–97 FA Cup
16 November 1996 (1996-11-16) 1st round Colchester United 1–2 Wycombe Wanderers Colchester
15:00 GMT Wilkins   69' Report de Souza   43'
Williams   65'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,378
Referee: Jeff Winter

Football League Trophy edit

Main article: 1996–97 Football League Trophy
10 December 1996 (1996-12-10) 1st round (southern section) Cambridge United 0–1 Colchester United Cambridge
Report Whitton   89' Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 1,108
Referee: Scott Mathieson
7 January 1997 (1997-01-07) 2nd round (southern section) Millwall 2–3 (a.e.t.) Colchester United Bermondsey
Crawford   10'
Savage   76'		 Report Adcock   53', 88'
Buckle   93' 		Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 2,795
Referee: Rob Harris
28 January 1997 (1997-01-28) Quarter-final (southern section) Brentford 0–1 Colchester United Brentford
Report Abrahams   35' Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 2,253
Referee: K Leach
18 February 1997 (1997-02-18) Semi-final (southern section) Colchester United 2–1 Northampton Town Colchester
19:45 GMT Greene   66'
Buckle   75'
Vaughan   22'		 Report Martin   67' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,978
Referee: Neale Barry
11 March 1997 (1997-03-11) Southern section final 1st leg Peterborough United 2–0 Colchester United Peterborough
Otto   14'
Charlery   35'		 Report Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 4,556
Referee: William Burns
18 March 1997 (1997-03-18) Southern section final 2nd leg Colchester United 3–0 (a.e.t.) Peterborough United Colchester
19:45 GMT Fry   38'
Buckle   80'
Abrahams   100' 		Report Charlery     Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Uriah Rennie
Note: Colchester win 3–2 on aggregate
20 April 1997 (1997-04-20) Final Colchester United 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)		 Carlisle United Wembley
13:30 BST Report
Report		 Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 45,077
Referee: J Kirkby
Penalties
Conway  
Archdeacon  
Walling  
Aspinall  
Hayward  		 Wilkins  
Adcock  
Greene  
Duguid  
Cawley  

Squad statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

[6][53]

No. Pos Nat Player Total Third Division FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   CAN Garrett Caldwell 7 0 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
GK   ENG Carl Emberson 45 0 36 0 1 0 2 0 6 0
DF   ENG Simon Betts 14 1 10 1 0 0 4 0 0 0
DF   ENG Peter Cawley 37 1 28 1 1 0 4 0 3+1 0
DF   IRL Joe Dunne 42 1 23+12 0 1 0 3 1 2+1 0
DF   ENG Paul Gibbs 27 0 18+2 0 1 0 0 0 5+1 0
DF   IRL David Greene 55 3 44 2 1 0 4 0 6 1
DF   ENG Nicky Haydon 1 1 0+1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF   IRL Tony McCarthy 43 0 34+1 0 0 0 3 0 5 0
DF   ENG Scott Stamps 8 0 7+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF   ENG Paul Buckle 29 3 24 0 0 0 0 0 5 3
MF   ENG Karl Duguid 25 3 10+10 3 0+1 0 0+2 0 1+1 0
MF   ENG Steve Forbes 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF   WAL Chris Fry 54 8 31+11 6 1 0 2+2 1 6+1 1
MF   ENG David Gregory 48 1 32+6 1 1 0 1+1 0 7 0
MF   ENG Adam Locke 44 4 22+10 4 1 0 3+1 0 4+3 0
MF   ENG Richard Wilkins 50 3 40 2 1 1 3 0 6 0
FW   ENG Paul Abrahams 36 9 27+2 7 1 0 0 0 5+1 2
FW   ENG Tony Adcock 47 14 26+10 11 0+1 0 3+1 1 6 2
FW   ENG Tony Lock 7 1 1+5 1 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
FW   ENG Mark Sale 13 3 10 3 0 0 0 0 2+1 0
FW   ENG Steve Whitton 47 7 36+3 6 0 0 2+1 0 5 1
Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season
GK   ENG John Vaughan 6 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF   ENG David Barnes 13 0 11 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
MF   IRL Mark Kinsella 10 3 7 2 0 0 3 1 0 0
MF   ENG Geoff Pitcher 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW   ENG Tony Kelly 3 0 2+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW   ENG Robbie Reinelt 26 5 8+13 3 1 0 4 2 0 0
FW   ENG John Taylor 9 5 8 5 0 0 0 0 1 0

Goalscorers edit

[53]

Place Nationality Position Name Third Division FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy Total
1   FW Tony Adcock 11 0 1 2 14
2   FW/WG Paul Abrahams 7 0 0 2 9
3   MF/WG Chris Fry 6 0 1 1 8
4   FW Steve Whitton 6 0 0 1 7
5   FW Robbie Reinelt 3 0 2 0 5
  FW John Taylor 5 0 0 0 5
7   MF/FB Adam Locke 4 0 0 0 4
8   MF Paul Buckle 0 0 0 3 3
  MF Karl Duguid 3 0 0 0 3
  CB David Greene 2 0 0 1 3
  MF Mark Kinsella 2 0 1 0 3
  FW Mark Sale 3 0 0 0 3
  MF/DF Richard Wilkins 2 1 0 0 3
14   FB Simon Betts 1 0 0 0 1
  CB Peter Cawley 1 0 0 0 1
  FB Joe Dunne 0 0 1 0 1
  MF Steve Forbes 1 0 0 0 1
  MF David Gregory 1 0 0 0 1
  DF/MF Nicky Haydon 1 0 0 0 1
  FW Tony Lock 1 0 0 0 1
Own goals 2 0 0 0 2
TOTALS 62 1 6 10 79

Disciplinary record edit

[54]

Nationality Position Name Third Division FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy Total
                   
  CB David Greene 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 1
  CB Tony McCarthy 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2
  CB Peter Cawley 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 1
  FW Robbie Reinelt 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
  FW Steve Whitton 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
  MF Paul Buckle 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
  FB David Barnes 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
  MF/WG Chris Fry 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
  FB Paul Gibbs 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
  FW Tony Lock 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
  GK John Vaughan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
  FW/WG Paul Abrahams 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
  FW Tony Adcock 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
  GK Carl Emberson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
  MF David Gregory 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
  MF/FB Adam Locke 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
  MF/DF Richard Wilkins 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
  FB Simon Betts 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
  FB Joe Dunne 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
  DF/MF Nicky Haydon 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
TOTALS 50 7 0 0 4 0 0 1 54 8

Clean sheets edit

Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.[55]

Place Nationality Player Third Division FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy Total
1   Carl Emberson 8 0 0 4 12
2   Garrett Caldwell 2 0 0 0 2
3   John Vaughan 1 0 0 0 1
TOTALS 11 0 0 4 15

Player debuts edit

Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.[56]

Position Nationality Player Date Opponent Ground Notes
FB   David Barnes 17 August 1996 Hartlepool United Layer Road
CB   David Greene 17 August 1996 Hartlepool United Layer Road [57][a]
MF/DF   Richard Wilkins 27 August 1996 Darlington Feethams [58][a]
WG   Tony Kelly 12 October 1996 Wigan Athletic Layer Road
FW/WG   Paul Abrahams 26 October 1996 Lincoln City Sincil Bank [59][a]
FW   John Taylor 9 November 1996 Torquay United Plainmoor [60][a]
MF   Paul Buckle 14 December 1996 Mansfield Town Field Mill
GK   John Vaughan 4 February 1997 Leyton Orient Layer Road
FW   Mark Sale 11 March 1997 Peterborough United London Road Stadium
MF   Geoff Pitcher 14 March 1997 Mansfield Town Layer Road
FB   Scott Stamps 29 March 1997 Hartlepool United Victoria Park
MF   Steve Forbes 3 May 1997 Barnet Underhill Stadium
DF/MF   Nicky Haydon 3 May 1997 Barnet Underhill Stadium
  1. ^ a b c d 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.
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  10. ^ David Greene at Soccerbase
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  12. ^ Richard Wilkins at Soccerbase
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  22. ^ a b Geoff Pitcher at Soccerbase
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  24. ^ Mark Sale at Soccerbase
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  26. ^ Steve Forbes at Soccerbase
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  28. ^ Scott Stamps at Soccerbase
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  46. ^ "John Taylor". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  47. ^ John Taylor at Soccerbase
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  49. ^ John Vaughan at Soccerbase
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  51. ^ Tony Lock at Soccerbase
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  58. ^ "Darlington 1–1 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
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