1994–95 Colchester United F.C. season

Season overview

With chairman Gordon Parker sacking former manager and his own son-in-law Roy McDonough just days after the conclusion of the 1993–94 season, former Ayr United player-manager George Burley was appointed his replacement in July. Burley had a shaky start, with a number of youth team players called up for the first game of the season due to injuries. With coach Dale Roberts his assistant, Burley brought in new players, and following six straight defeats from the beginning of the season, the management team turned results around with just one defeat in 20 league and cup matches.

Unbeknownst to Colchester United supporters for their Boxing Day clash with Northampton Town at Layer Road, Burley had in fact resigned after local rivals Ipswich Town had been refused permission to speak with him regarding their vacant managers position. He left the club in fifth place in the table, but one that soured relations with the Suffolk club. Dale Roberts was appointed caretaker manager. He led the U's out at Selhurst Park to face Wimbledon in the third round of the FA Cup, the first time that Colchester would face Premier League opposition. The hosts won 1–0, with half of the 6,903 crowd at Selhurst Park Colchester United supporters. Days later, former Colchester defender Steve Wignall was appointed as Burley's replacement.

On 4 March, Colchester allowed free admittance to all attending the clash with Darlington, including away supporters. Colchester won the game 1–0 in front of a bumper 6,055 crowd.

In the latter stages of the campaign, the U's looked well placed to claim a play-off position, but with just two points earned from the last four games of the season, Colchester eventually finished 10th, twelve points adrift of the play-off spots.

Players

Transfers

In

• Total spending: ~ £30,000

Out

• Total incoming: ~ £30,000

Loans in

Match details

Third Division

Main article: 1994–95 Football League

Results round by round

League table

Matches

Buckle Trollope Hadley Donaldson Whitton Houghton Hancox Darby Brown Dennis Himsworth Brown Moss Morris Whitton Fry Kinsella Pike Abrahams Whitton Knill Brown Blake Locke Whitton Whitton Trebble English Bullimore English Thompson Johnson Hughes Betts Lucketti Putney Betts Lock Trebble O'Connor Smith Thompson English Caesar Fry Mison Jupp Huckerby Putney

League Cup

Main article: 1994–95 Football League Cup

Taylor Smith

Football League Trophy

Main article: 1994–95 Football League Trophy

Adams Cusack Kinsella

FA Cup

Main article: 1994–95 FA Cup

Dicker Abrahams Whitton Brown Kinsella Woodman English

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

|- !colspan="14"|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 1–0 Darlington". Coludata.co.uk.
3. "Colchester Utd 1–0 Leyton Orient". 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. "George Burley". Coludata.co.uk.
8. {{Soccerbase. 1141. George Burley
9. "Carl Emberson (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk.
10. {{Soccerbase. 2325. Carl Emberson
11. "Ben Lewis". Coludata.co.uk.
12. {{Soccerbase. 9168. Ben Lewis
13. "Gus Caesar". Coludata.co.uk.
14. {{Soccerbase. 1218. Gus Caesar
15. "Gary Culling (Defender)". Coludata.co.uk.
16. "Jean Dalli". Coludata.co.uk.
17. {{Soccerbase. 1886. Jean Dalli
18. "Danny Roberts". Coludata.co.uk.
19. "Arron Davis". Coludata.co.uk.
20. "Leighton Allen". Coludata.co.uk.
21. {{Soccerbase. 112. Leighton Allen
22. "Adam Locke". Coludata.co.uk.
23. {{Soccerbase. 4576. Adam Locke
24. "Trevor Putney". Coludata.co.uk.
25. {{Soccerbase. 6513. Trevor Putney
26. "Niall Thompson". Coludata.co.uk.
27. {{Soccerbase. 7907. Niall Thompson
28. "Tony Lock". Coludata.co.uk.
29. {{Soccerbase. 4574. Tony Lock
30. "Paul Gibbs". Coludata.co.uk.
31. {{Soccerbase. 2841. Paul Gibbs
32. "Tony McCarthy". Coludata.co.uk.
33. {{Soccerbase. 4999. Tony McCarthy
34. "Robbie Reinelt". Coludata.co.uk.
35. {{Soccerbase. 6658. Robbie Reinelt
36. "Michael Cheetham". Coludata.co.uk.
37. {{Soccerbase. 1429. Michael Cheetham
38. (2008). "The Who's Who of Colchester United: The Layer Road Years". Breedon Books.
39. "Sean Campbell". Coludata.co.uk.
40. "Roy McDonough (Forward)". Coludata.co.uk.
41. {{Soccerbase. 5063. Roy McDonough
42. "Alan Dickens". Coludata.co.uk.
43. {{Soccerbase. 2039. Alan Dickens
44. "Steve Brown". Coludata.co.uk.
45. "Paul Abrahams". Coludata.co.uk.
46. {{Soccerbase. 10. Paul Abrahams
47. "Paul Stoneman". Coludata.co.uk.
48. {{Soccerbase. 7659. Paul Stoneman
49. "Carl Asaba". Coludata.co.uk.
50. {{Soccerbase. 252. Carl Asaba
51. "Martin Williams". Coludata.co.uk.
52. {{Soccerbase. 8546. Martin Williams
53. "Goals". Coludata.co.uk.
54. "Discipline". Coludata.co.uk.
55. "Clean sheets (1st team)". Coludata.co.uk.
56. "Alltime- List of Debuts". Coludaybyday.co.uk.
57. "Brentford 2–0 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk.
58. "Darlington 2–3 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk.
59. "Carlisle United 0–0 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk.