1992–93 Colchester United F.C. season

Season overview

In the first season since the advent of the Premier League, Colchester's promotion back to the Football League meant that instead of joining the Fourth Division, they instead joined Division Three, the fourth tier of English football but no longer in name.

Chairman James Bowdidge stepped down from his role due to business commitments, and former reserve team player Gordon Parker took over.

Two major player departures occurred across the summer period, with ever-present goalkeeper Scott Barrett opting to join Gillingham on a free transfer, and Forward Mike Masters, who was unable to obtain a work permit.

Colchester lost four of their first five games and found themselves at the bottom of the league table. They also received a heavy fine from The Football Association for indiscipline, with manager Roy McDonough one of the main culprits. The U's attacking nature was not as effected against Football League opposition as it was against their Conference counterparts the previous season. They conceded seven goals and five goals on one occasion each, and also conceded four goals on six separate occasions. Despite this, they rallied late in the season to finish tenth in Division Three, just four points off the play-off positions.

In the FA Cup, Colchester defeated Slough Town by scoring four goals for the third consecutive meeting between the sides. They faced Gillingham at Priestfield Stadium in the second round, but were defeated in the Layer Road replay after a 1–1 draw.

Colchester were narrowly defeated in the first round of the League Cup, with Brighton & Hove Albion coming out on top 2–1 over two legs.

In the first round group stage of the Football League Trophy, the U's were beaten in both of their matches against Northampton Town and Barnet.

The club were also required to play in the Conference Shield, an annual match played between the victors of the FA Trophy and the Conference champions. As Colchester had sealed a non-League double in 1991–92, they faced Wycombe Wanderers who had finished as runners-up to the U's in the league. McDonough sent out a scratch side for the game and Wycombe duly won 3–0.

Players

Transfers

In

• Total spending: ~ £0

Out

• Total incoming: ~ £0

Loans in

Match details

Third Division

Main article: 1992–93 Football League

Results round by round

League table

Matches

Oxbrow Bull Hoddle Juryeff Dobson Brough Robinson Scott McDonough Smith McDonough Kinsella German Oxbrow McDonough Bennett McDonough Oxbrow Naylor Martin Helliwell Kinsella B Jones Connolly Cawley Blake English Ball Sorrell McDonough Milner Flounders Donald Jones Smith McGavin Cawley McGavin Lemon Lancaster Payne Smith English Worsley Grainger McGavin Grainger Bracey McGavin Richardson Matthews Edmondson McDonough Abrahams Howard Whitehall Thackeray Bowden Abrahams McDonough Hodges Ball Smith Abrahams Abrahams McKearney Clarkson Betts Watkin Bennett Kinsella

League Cup

Main article: 1992–93 Football League Cup

Conference Shield

Casey

FA Cup

Main article: 1992–93 FA Cup

Bennett Ball Sorrell Arnott Henry

Football League Trophy

Main article: 1992–93 Football League Trophy

Brown Carter Stein Hunt Cook

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

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

Goalscorers

Disciplinary record

Clean sheets

Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.

Player debuts

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

References

General

Books

Websites

Specific

References

1. (2008). "The Who's Who of Colchester United: The Layer Road Years". Breedon Books.
2. "Colchester Utd 3–0 Gillingham". Coludata.co.uk.
3. "Colchester Utd 1–2 Northampton Town". Coludata.co.uk.
4. "Average Attendance Figures Per Season". Coludaybyday.co.uk.
5. Hudson, Matt. (11 August 2013). "The 1990s and 2000s". Colchester United FC.
6. "Appearances". Coludata.co.uk.
7. "Darren Oxbrow". Coludata.co.uk.
8. "Steve Ball". Coludata.co.uk.
9. {{Soccerbase. 359. Steve Ball
10. "Alasdair Monk (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk.
11. "Peter Cawley". Coludata.co.uk.
12. {{Soccerbase. 1373. Peter Cawley
13. "Tony Sorrell". Coludata.co.uk.
14. "Simon Betts". Coludata.co.uk.
15. {{Soccerbase. 660. Simon Betts
16. "Robert Hopkins". Coludata.co.uk.
17. "Paul Flowers". Coludata.co.uk.
18. "Nathan Munson (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk.
19. "Scott Barrett (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk.
20. "Wayne Hannigan". Coludata.co.uk.
21. "Steve Restarick". Coludata.co.uk.
22. "Eamonn Collins". Coludata.co.uk.
23. "James Goodwin". Coludata.co.uk.
24. "Robbie Devereux". Coludata.co.uk.
25. "Warren Donald". Coludata.co.uk.
26. "Ian Phillips". Coludata.co.uk.
27. "Paul Newell (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk.
28. {{Soccerbase. 5831. Paul Newell
29. "Ron Green (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk.
30. "Carl Emberson (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk.
31. {{Soccerbase. 2325. Carl Emberson
32. "Dean Martin". Coludata.co.uk.
33. "Fred Barber (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk.
34. {{Soccerbase. 388. Fred Barber
35. "Goals". Coludata.co.uk.
36. "Discipline". Coludata.co.uk.
37. "Clean sheets (1st team)". Coludata.co.uk.
38. "Alltime- List of Debuts". Coludaybyday.co.uk.
39. "Colchester Utd 2–1 Lincoln City". Coludata.co.uk.
40. "York City 2–0 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk.
41. "Colchester Utd 2–4 Wrexham". Coludata.co.uk.