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1989–90 Colchester United F.C. season

Field	Value
club	Colchester United
season	1989–90
chairman	Jonathan Crisp
manager	Jock Wallace
(until 20 December)
Steve Foley (caretaker)
(20 December until 2 January)
Mick Mills
(from 3 January)
stadium	Layer Road
league	Fourth Division
league result	24th (relegated)
cup1	FA Cup
cup1 result	2nd round
(eliminated by
Birmingham City)
cup2	League Cup
cup2 result	1st round
(eliminated by
Southend United)
cup3	Associate Members' Cup
cup3 result	Preliminary round (southern section)
league topscorer
Trevor Morgan (12)
season topscorer
Trevor Morgan (12)
highest attendance	5,283
v Southend United, 16 April 1990
lowest attendance	1,720
v Torquay United, 16 December 1989
average attendance	3,139
largest win	4–0
v Carlisle United, 6 March 1990
largest loss	0–4
v Aldershot, 7 October 1989
v Scunthorpe United, 21 October 1989
v Cambridge United, 29 April 1990
pattern_name1	Home
pattern_b1	_with_white_collar
leftarm1	0000FF
body1	0000FF
rightarm1	0000FF
shorts1	FFFFFF
socks1	0000FF
prevseason	1988–89
nextseason	1990–91

(until 20 December) Steve Foley (caretaker) (20 December until 2 January) Mick Mills (from 3 January) (eliminated by Birmingham City) (eliminated by Southend United) Trevor Morgan (12) Trevor Morgan (12) v Southend United, 16 April 1990 v Torquay United, 16 December 1989 v Carlisle United, 6 March 1990 v Aldershot, 7 October 1989 v Scunthorpe United, 21 October 1989 v Cambridge United, 29 April 1990 The 1989–90 season was Colchester United's 48th season in their history and ninth 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.

Initially looking to build on manager Jock Wallace's influence towards the end of the 1988–89 season after five consecutive wins and unbeaten in eight, Colchester had a dreadful start to the new campaign, not registering a win until late September and then no further league wins until Boxing Day. By this time, Wallace had stepped aside from his role due to ill health, and after another caretaker spell for Steve Foley, Mick Mills was tasked with keeping Colchester in the Football League. Aside from a four match unbeaten run in February and early March, Mills ultimately failed as the U's finished bottom of the entire Football League and relegated to the Conference.

Only one win was registered in the cups, with a 1–0 FA Cup first round win over Brentford the only highlight prior to elimination by Birmingham City in the second round. Southend United won an Essex derby League Cup first round over two legs, and the U's failed to reach the knockout phase of the Associate Members' Cup.

Season overview

Jock Wallace began his first full season in charge with a winless run stretching eight games at the start of the season, and only two league wins were registered before the turn of the decade. Assistant manager Alan Ball left the club to join Stoke City and ahead of Christmas, Wallace stepped aside due to ill health and the onset of Parkinson's disease. Steve Foley was once again placed in temporary charge of the U's first team but declined the offer of the role full-time instead preferring his youth team duties. Chairman Jonathan Crisp brought in former Ipswich Town and England defender Mick Mills as the new manager having recently been dismissed by Stoke City.

Mills' appointment initially had a positive effect on the team, and they won three and drew one of four league games in late February and early March, but a defeat at nearest rivals Wrexham in late March, after twice leading before succumbing to a 3–2 defeat, summed up the remainder of the season. Despite having enough time to potentially improve their situation, six defeats in the final eight games of the season left Colchester bottom of the Fourth Division and so relegated to the Conference.

By now, the club was over £1m in debt, and plans for a new stadium at Wick Lane, Ardleigh had also been refused. Jonathan Crisp's initial hope of achieving Second Division football within five years of his appointment in 1985 now seemed very distant with the club out of the Football League for the first time in 40 years.

Players

Transfers

In

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
Summer 1989	FB	USA	Marcelle Bruce	Apprentice	Free transfer
Summer 1989	MF	ENG	Robbie Devereux	ENG Ipswich Town	Free transfer
Summer 1989	GK	IRL	John Grace	IRL Tolka Rovers	Undisclosed	url=http://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=479	title=John Grace (Goalkeeper)	publisher=Coludata.co.uk	access-date=29 July 2018 }}
May 1989	MF	IRL	Eamonn Collins	ENG Portsmouth	Free transfer
18 August 1989	MF	IRL	Mark Kinsella	IRL Home Farm	Free transfer
October 1989	CB	ENG	Billy Gilbert	ENG Portsmouth	Free transfer
October 1989	FW	ENG	Trevor Morgan	ENG Bolton Wanderers	£8,000
21 October 1989	FW	ENG	Tommy English	ENG Bishop's Stortford	Undisclosed	url=http://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=423	title=Tommy English	publisher=Coludata.co.uk	access-date=29 July 2018 }}
2 December 1989	DF	NIR	Jim Hagan	ESP Celta Vigo	Free transfer	url=http://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=486	title=Jim Hagan	publisher=Coludata.co.uk	access-date=29 July 2018 }}
16 December 1989	FB	ENG	Martin Grainger	Apprentice	Free transfer
26 December 1989	FW	ENG	John Warner	ENG Heybridge Swifts	Free transfer	url=http://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=473	title=John Warner	publisher=Coludata.co.uk	access-date=29 July 2018 }}
29 December 1989	MF	ENG	Steve Ball	ENG Arsenal	Non-contract	url=http://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=488	title=Steve Ball	publisher=Coludata.co.uk	access-date=29 July 2018 }}
20 January 1990	CB	ENG	Neale Marmon	GER Hannover 96	Nominal

Total spending: ~ £8,000

Out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
End of season	FB	ENG	Phil Coleman	ENG Wivenhoe Town	Released
End of season	FW	ENG	Mario Walsh	ENG Southend United	£25,000
Summer 1989	CB	ENG	Stuart Hicks	ENG Scunthorpe United	Free transfer
Summer 1989	GK	WAL	Mark Walton	ENG Norwich City	£75,000
August 1989	CB	NIR	Colin Hill	ENG Sheffield United	£85,000
December 1989	WG	ENG	Ian Allinson	ENG Baldock Town	Released
16 December 1989	DF	NIR	Jim Hagan	SWE IK Oddevold	Released	name=FG	Date of departure refers to the date of the player's final game for the club}}
January 1990	FB	ENG	Rodney Rooke	ENG Wivenhoe Town	Released
5 January 1990	GK	IRL	John Grace	IRL Kilkenny City	Released	name=FG}}
5 January 1990	FW	ENG	John Warner	ENG Dagenham	Free transfer	name=FG}}
27 January 1990	MF	ENG	Steve Ball	ENG Norwich City	Free transfer	name=FG}}
10 April 1990	FW	ENG	Tommy English	HKG Happy Valley	Undisclosed	name=FG}}
29 April 1990	FB	SCO	Robert Scott	SCO East Fife	Free transfer
5 May 1990	MF/DF	ENG	Richard Wilkins	ENG Cambridge United	£65,000

Total incoming: ~ £250,000

Loans in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	End date
August 1989	GK	ENG	Roger Hansbury	ENG Birmingham City	16 September 1989
5 September 1989	CB	ENG	Mark Blake	ENG Southampton	26 September 1989
January 1990	FB	ENG	Karl Goddard	ENG Bradford City	24 April 1990
12 January 1990	GK	ENG	Scott Barrett	ENG Stoke City	17 March 1990
March 1990	GK	WAL	Andy Marriott	ENG Nottingham Forest	5 May 1990

Loans out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	End date	Ref.
February 1990	FB	ENG	Clive Stafford	ENG Exeter City	February 1990

Match details

Fourth Division

Main article: 1989–90 Football League#Fourth Division

Results round by round

League table

Matches

Radford Watson Watson Daniels Walling Blake Allinson Taylor Bennett Wignall Burvill Worthington Daws Hamilton Taylor Dublin Lovell O'Shea Bennett Morgan Caldwell Smith Tommy English Turnbull Jones Grainger Radford Reid Russell Morgan Johnson Smith Scott Marmon Morgan Butler Thackeray Wilkins Collins Daley Gilbert Elliott Loram Claridge White

League Cup

Main article: 1989–90 Football League Cup

Bennett Crown Martin Bennett

Associate Members' Cup

Main article: 1989–90 Associate Members' Cup

Chard Collins Butler

FA Cup

Main article: 1989–90 FA Cup

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

|- !colspan="14"|Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season |}

Goalscorers

Place	Nationality	Position	Name	Fourth Division	FA Cup	League Cup	Football League Trophy	Total
1	ENG	FW	Trevor Morgan	12	0	0	0	12
2	ENG	WG	Gary Bennett	4	1	1	0	6
3	SCO	FB	Robert Scott	3	0	2	0	5
ENG	MF/DF	Richard Wilkins	5	0	0	0	5
5	ENG	CB	Neale Marmon	4	0	0	0	4
ENG	MF	Mark Radford	4	0	0	0	4
7	ENG	WG	Ian Allinson	3	0	0	0	3
IRL	MF	Eamonn Collins	2	0	1	0	3
ENG	FW	Tommy English	3	0	0	0	3
10	ENG	DF/MF	Tony English	2	0	0	0	2
ENG	FB	Martin Grainger	2	0	0	0	2
12	ENG	MF	Steve Ball	0	0	0	1	1
ENG	CB	Mark Blake	1	0	0	0	1
USA	FB	Marcelle Bruce	1	0	0	0	1
ENG	FB	Karl Goddard	1	0	0	0	1
ENG	MF	Les Taylor	1	0	0	0	1
	Own goals	0	0	0	0	0
	TOTALS	48	1	4	1	54

Disciplinary record

Nationality	Position	Name	Fourth Division	FA Cup
IRL	MF	Eamonn Collins	0	1
ENG	DF/MF	Tony English	1	0
	TOTALS	1	1	0

Clean sheets

Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.

Place	Nationality	Player	Fourth Division	FA Cup	Football League Trophy	Total
1	ENG	Scott Barrett	5	0	0	5
2	IRL	John Grace	3	1	0	4
3	WAL	Andy Marriott	3	0	0	3
	TOTALS	11	1	0	12

Player debuts

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

Position	Nationality	Player	Date	Opponent	Ground
MF	IRL	Eamonn Collins	18 August 1989	Chesterfield	Saltergate
GK	IRL	John Grace	18 August 1989	Chesterfield	Saltergate
GK	ENG	Roger Hansbury	26 August 1989	Halifax Town	Layer Road
MF	IRL	Mark Kinsella	26 August 1989	Halifax Town	Layer Road
CB	ENG	Mark Blake	8 September 1989	Hereford United	Layer Road
MF	ENG	Robbie Devereux	13 October 1989	York City	Layer Road
FW	ENG	Tommy English	21 October 1989	Scunthorpe United	Glanford Park
CB	ENG	Billy Gilbert	21 October 1989	Scunthorpe United	Glanford Park
FW	ENG	Trevor Morgan	28 October 1989	Peterborough United	Layer Road
FB	USA	Marcelle Bruce	10 November 1989	Cambridge United	Layer Road
DF	NIR	Jim Hagan	2 December 1989	Lincoln City	Layer Road
FB	ENG	Martin Grainger	16 December 1989	Torquay United	Layer Road
FW	ENG	John Warner	26 December 1989	Southend United	Roots Hall
MF	ENG	Steve Ball	1 January 1990	Hartlepool United	Layer Road
GK	ENG	Scott Barrett	12 January 1990	Halifax Town	The Shay
CB	ENG	Neale Marmon	20 January 1990	Chesterfield	Layer Road
FB	ENG	Karl Goddard	3 February 1990	Scarborough	Athletic Ground
GK	WAL	Andy Marriott	24 March 1990	Wrexham	Racecourse Ground
FW	ENG	Steve Restarick	7 April 1990	Peterborough United	London Road 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 Southend United". Coludata.co.uk.
"Colchester Utd 0–3 Torquay 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.
"Marcelle Bruce". Coludata.co.uk.
"Robbie Devereux". Coludata.co.uk.
"John Grace (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk.
"Eamonn Collins". Coludata.co.uk.
"Mark Kinsella". Coludata.co.uk.
{{Soccerbase. 4218. Mark Kinsella
"Billy Gilbert". Coludata.co.uk.
"Trevor Morgan". Coludata.co.uk.
"Tommy English". Coludata.co.uk.
"Jim Hagan". Coludata.co.uk.
"Martin Grainger". Coludata.co.uk.
"John Warner". Coludata.co.uk.
"Steve Ball". Coludata.co.uk.
"Neale Marmon (Defender)". Coludata.co.uk.
"Phil Coleman". Coludata.co.uk.
"Mario Walsh". Coludata.co.uk.
"Stuart Hicks". Coludata.co.uk.
"Mark Walton (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk.
"Colin Hill". Coludata.co.uk.
"Ian Allinson". Coludata.co.uk.
"Rodney Rooke". Coludata.co.uk.
"Robert Scott". Coludata.co.uk.
"Richard Wilkins (Defender / Midfielder)". Coludata.co.uk.
"Roger Hansbury (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk.
"Mark Blake". Coludata.co.uk.
"Karl Goddard". Coludata.co.uk.
"Scott Barrett (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk.
"Andy Marriott (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk.
"Clive Stafford". 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.
"Scunthorpe United 4–0 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk.
"Southend United 0–2 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk.

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