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1986–87 Colchester United F.C. season

Field	Value
club	Colchester United
season	1986–87
chairman	Jonathan Crisp
manager	Mike Walker
stadium	Layer Road
league	Fourth Division
league result	5th
cup1	Play-offs
cup1 result	Semi-final
(eliminated by
Wolverhampton Wanderers
cup2	FA Cup
cup2 result	2nd round
(eliminated by
Aldershot)
cup3	League Cup
cup3 result	1st round
(eliminated by
Peterborough United)
cup4	Associate Members' Cup
cup4 result	1st round (southern section)
(eliminated by
Gillingham)
league topscorer
Tony Adcock (11)
season topscorer
Tony Adcock
Tommy English (12)
highest attendance	4,829
v Wolverhampton Wanderers, 14 May 1987
lowest attendance	1,404
v Peterborough United, 25 November 1986
average attendance	2,753
largest win	5–1
v Stockport County, 6 March 1987
largest loss	2–5
v Scunthorpe United, 21 November 1986
pattern_name1	Home
pattern_la1	_white_stripes
pattern_b1	_stripesonwhite2
pattern_ra1	_white_stripes
leftarm1	87CEEB
body1	87CEEB
rightarm1	87CEEB
shorts1	87CEEB
socks1	87CEEB
prevseason	1985–86
nextseason	1987–88

(eliminated by Wolverhampton Wanderers (eliminated by Aldershot) (eliminated by Peterborough United) (eliminated by Gillingham) Tony Adcock (11) Tony Adcock Tommy English (12) v Wolverhampton Wanderers, 14 May 1987 v Peterborough United, 25 November 1986 v Stockport County, 6 March 1987 v Scunthorpe United, 21 November 1986 The 1986–87 season was Colchester United's 45th season in their history and sixth 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.

The play-offs were introduced in 1987 for clubs finishing in fourth, fifth and sixth positions. United ended the campaign in fifth place, ten points adrift of automatic promotion. They faced fourth placed Wolverhampton Wanderers in the semi-final, but were eliminated following a 2–0 defeat in the first leg and a 0–0 draw at Molineux Stadium in the second leg.

Colchester were eliminated from the FA Cup by eventual play-off winners Aldershot in the second round, and were defeated by Peterborough United and Gillingham respectively in the League Cup and Associate Members' Cup.

Season overview

Mike Walker was appointed as permanent manager after finishing the previous campaign in a caretaker capacity.

Early in the season, Perry Groves was sold to Arsenal for £50,000, but despite this Colchester were bookmakers favourites heading into the new term. Seven successive away defeats from December denied the U's this opportunity as they came home in fifth position, ten points shy of promoted Essex rivals Southend United. However, with the introduction of the play-offs in 1987, Colchester had an opportunity to achieve promotion. They faced fourth-placed Wolverhampton Wanderers at a rain-soaked Layer Road in their semi-final first leg tie in front of a near-capacity 4,829. The visitors came away with a 2–0 victory, and a 0–0 draw at Molineux Stadium in the second leg meant Colchester would remain in the Fourth Division for at least another year.

Colchester did not fare well in cup competition once again, with an early exit in the League Cup to Peterborough United in the first round. They needed a replay against non-League Bishop's Stortford in the FA Cup to reach the second round, but were defeated 3–2 at Aldershot in the second round. The U's progressed from the preliminary round of the Associate Members' Cup to face Gillingham in the southern section first round, but were beaten 2–0 at Priestfield Stadium.

Players

Transfers

In

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
23 August 1986	MF	ENG	Sean Norman	ENG Lowestoft Town	Undisclosed
September 1986	FB	ENG	Paul Hinshelwood	ENG Millwall	Undisclosed
September 1986	MF	ENG	Nick Chatterton	ENG Millwall	Undisclosed
18 November 1986	MF/DF	ENG	Richard Wilkins	ENG Haverhill Rovers	Undisclosed
28 November 1986	FB	ENG	Stephen Grenfell	ENG Tottenham Hotspur	£15,000	url=http://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=437	title=Stephen Grenfell	publisher=Coludata.co.uk	access-date=12 July 2018 }}
9 December 1986	FB	ENG	Scott Young	Apprentice	Free transfer
10 January 1987	FW	ENG	Simon Lowe	ENG Hartlepool United	£5,000	url=http://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=440	title=Simon Lowe	publisher=Coludata.co.uk	access-date=12 July 2018 }}
26 January 1987	MF	ENG	Mark Radford	Apprentice	Free transfer
February 1987	WG	ENG	Winston White	ENG Bury	Free transfer

Total spending: ~ £20,000

Out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee
September 1986	WG	ENG	Perry Groves	ENG Arsenal	£50,000
7 November 1986	FW	WAL	Mick Ferguson	ENG Wealdstone	Undisclosed
21 April 1987	FW	ENG	Tommy English	ENG Wealdstone	Undisclosed

Total incoming: ~ £50,000

Loans in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	End date	Ref.
September 1986	WG	ENG	Keith Gorman	ENG Ipswich Town	3 October 1986
October 1986	FB	ENG	Stephen Grenfell	ENG Tottenham Hotspur	25 November 1986	name=Loanend}}
December 1986	FW	ENG	Simon Lowe	ENG Hartlepool United	3 January 1987	name=Loanend}}

Match details

Fourth Division

Main article: 1986–87 Football League

Results round by round

League table

Matches

Lund Cooper Anderson Hughes Adcock Tommy English Gunn Lawrence Halliday Hedman Ferguson Williams Tony English Burman Streete Tony English Hoskin Broddle Johnson McLean Grenfell Adcock Phillips Hildersley Farrell Spriggs Morley Gilbert Robson Dobson Nardiello Wilkins Gallagher Phillips Bull Tommy English Day Allatt Lowe Cadette Chatterton Hedman Adcock

Football League play-offs

Main article: 1987 Football League play-offs#Fourth Division

Bull

League Cup

Main article: 1986–87 Football League Cup

Luke

FA Cup

Main article: 1986–87 FA Cup

Adcock Foyle Grenfell

Associate Members' Cup

Main article: 1986–87 Associate Members' Cup

Gage Fielder Mazzon Ring Cascarino

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

|- !colspan="16"|Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season |}

Goalscorers

Place	Nationality	Position	Name	Fourth Division	FA Cup	League Cup	Football League Trophy	Football League play-offs	Total
1	ENG	FW	Tony Adcock	11	1	0	0	0	12
ENG	FW	Tommy English	9	3	0	0	0	12
3	ENG	DF/MF	Tony English	7	0	0	0	0	7
ENG	FW	Simon Lowe	7	0	0	0	0	7
5	ENG	CB	Rudi Hedman	4	0	0	1	0	5
6	ENG	MF/FB	Andy Farrell	4	0	0	0	0	4
ENG	FW	Mick Ferguson	4	0	0	0	0	4
ENG	MF/DF	Richard Wilkins	2	0	0	2	0	4
9	ENG	CB	Keith Day	3	0	0	0	0	3
10	ENG	WG/MF	Simon Burman	2	0	0	0	0	2
ENG	FB	Stephen Grenfell	1	1	0	0	0	2
SCO	FB	Ian Phillips	2	0	0	0	0	2
ENG	MF	John Reeves	2	0	0	0	0	2
14	ENG	MF	Nick Chatterton	1	0	0	0	0	1
ENG	FB	Paul Hinshelwood	1	0	0	0	0	1
ENG	MF	Sean Norman	1	0	0	0	0	1
ENG	WG	Winston White	1	0	0	0	0	1
	Own goals	2	0	0	1	0	3
	TOTALS	64	5	0	4	0	73

Disciplinary record

Nationality	Position	Name	Fourth Division	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
ENG	CB	Keith Day	3	0	1	1
ENG	FB	Paul Hinshelwood	3	0	1	0
SCO	FB	Ian Phillips	0	1	0	0
ENG	WG/MF	Simon Burman	2	0	0	0
ENG	FB	Stephen Grenfell	1	0	1	0
ENG	CB	Rudi Hedman	0	0	1	0
ENG	FW	Tony Adcock	1	0	0	0
ENG	CB	Terry Baker	1	0	0	0
ENG	GK	Alec Chamberlain	1	0	0	0
ENG	DF/MF	Tony English	1	0	0	0
ENG	MF/FB	Andy Farrell	1	0	0	0
ENG	FW	Mick Ferguson	1	0	0	0
ENG	CB	Kirk Game	0	0	1	0
	TOTALS	15	1	5	0	2

Clean sheets

Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.

Place	Nationality	Player	Fourth Division	FA Cup	League Cup	Football League Trophy	Football League play-offs	Total
1	ENG	Alec Chamberlain	12	1	1	0	1	15
	TOTALS	12	1	1	0	1	15

Player debuts

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

Position	Nationality	Player	Date	Opponent	Ground
MF	ENG	Sean Norman	23 August 1986	Lincoln City	Sincil Bank
MF	ENG	Nick Chatterton	12 September 1986	Torquay United	Layer Road
FB	ENG	Paul Hinshelwood	12 September 1986	Torquay United	Layer Road
WG	ENG	Keith Gorman	3 October 1986	Wrexham	Layer Road
FB	ENG	Stephen Grenfell	31 October 1986	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Layer Road
MF/DF	ENG	Richard Wilkins	18 November 1986	Bishop's Stortford	Layer Road
FB	ENG	Stephen Grenfell	28 November 1986	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Layer Road
FB	ENG	Scott Young	9 December 1986	Aldershot	Recreation Ground
FW	ENG	Simon Lowe	20 December 1986	Swansea City	Vetch Field
FW	ENG	Simon Lowe	10 January 1987	Lincoln City	Layer Road
MF	ENG	Mark Radford	26 January 1987	Gillingham	Priestfield Stadium
WG	ENG	Winston White	3 March 1987	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Molineux Stadium

References

General

Books

Websites

Specific

References

(2008). "The Who's Who of Colchester United: The Layer Road Years". Breedon Books.
"Colchester Utd 0–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers". Coludata.co.uk.
"Colchester Utd 2–1 Peterborough United". Coludata.co.uk.
"Average Attendance Figures Per Season". Coludaybyday.co.uk.
Hudson, Matt. (11 July 2012). "The 1970s and 1980s". Colchester United FC.
"Appearances". Coludata.co.uk.
"Sean Norman". Coludata.co.uk.
"Paul Hinshelwood". Coludata.co.uk.
"Nicky Chatterton". Coludata.co.uk.
"Richard Wilkins (Defender / Midfielder)". Coludata.co.uk.
"Stephen Grenfell". Coludata.co.uk.
"Scott Young". Coludata.co.uk.
"Simon Lowe". Coludata.co.uk.
"Mark Radford". Coludata.co.uk.
"Winston White". Coludata.co.uk.
"Perry Groves". Coludata.co.uk.
"Mick Ferguson". Coludata.co.uk.
"Tommy English". Coludata.co.uk.
"Keith Gorman". Coludata.co.uk.
"Goals". Coludata.co.uk.
"Discipline". Coludata.co.uk.
"Clean sheets (1st team)". Coludata.co.uk.
"Alltime- List of Debuts". Coludaybyday.co.uk.
"Colchester Utd 3–1 Halifax Town". Coludata.co.uk.
"Colchester Utd 2–0 Lincoln City". Coludata.co.uk.

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