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1998–99 Colchester United F.C. season

Field	Value
club	Colchester United
season	1998–99
chairman	Peter Heard
manager	Steve Wignall
(until 21 January)
Steve Whitton (caretaker)
(21 January until 28 January)
Mick Wadsworth
(from 28 January)
stadium	Layer Road
league	Second Division
league result	18th
cup1	FA Cup
cup1 result	1st round
(eliminated by
Bedlington Terriers)
cup2	League Cup
cup2 result	1st round
(eliminated by
AFC Bournemouth)
cup3	Football League Trophy
cup3 result	1st round (southern section)
(eliminated by
Gillingham)
league topscorer
David Gregory (11)
season topscorer
David Gregory (14)
highest attendance	6,554
v Manchester City, 20 March 1999
lowest attendance	1,742
v Gillingham, 5 December 1998
average attendance	4,303
largest win	4–2
v Wrexham, 15 August 1998
3–1
v Notts County, 21 November 1998
largest loss	0–4
v Burnley, 9 October 1998
1–5
v Gillingham, 5 December 1998
pattern_name1	Home
pattern_la1	_bluelower
pattern_b1	_bluestripedquarters
pattern_ra1	_bluelower
pattern_sh1	_whitesides2
pattern_so1	_whitetop
leftarm1	FFFFFF
body1	FFFFFF
rightarm1	FFFFFF
shorts1	0000FF
socks1	0000FF
prevseason	1997–98
nextseason	1999–2000

(until 21 January) Steve Whitton (caretaker) (21 January until 28 January) Mick Wadsworth (from 28 January) (eliminated by Bedlington Terriers) (eliminated by AFC Bournemouth) (eliminated by Gillingham) David Gregory (11) David Gregory (14) v Manchester City, 20 March 1999 v Gillingham, 5 December 1998 v Wrexham, 15 August 1998 3–1 v Notts County, 21 November 1998 v Burnley, 9 October 1998 1–5 v Gillingham, 5 December 1998

The 1998–99 season was Colchester United's 57th season in their history and their first season back in the third tier of English football, the Second Division, following promotion via the play-offs in the previous season. Alongside competing in the Second Division, the club also participated in the FA Cup, the League Cup and the Football League Trophy.

After a reasonable start to the season, manager Steve Wignall quit in January expressing that he had taken the club as far as he could. Mick Wadsworth was appointed his replacement and duly brought in a number of new players on permanent and loan contracts. Colchester finished the season in 18th position, two points clear of the relegation zone.

The U's were ignominiously dumped out of the FA Cup in the first round by non-League outfit Bedlington Terriers. They also suffered first round exits in the League Cup and Football League Trophy to AFC Bournemouth and Gillingham respectively.

Season overview

Following promotion from the Third Division, Steve Wignall had a huge task ahead of him to keep Colchester in the division. The league boasted Manchester City and Stoke City amongst its ranks, as well as Kevin Keegan's Fulham during Mohamed Al-Fayed's ownership during their rise to the Premier League.

Wignall's side had a reasonable start to the campaign, but were dumped out of the League Cup and Football League Trophy at the first round stages. The U's then faced a trip to non-League side Bedlington Terriers in the FA Cup first round. Bedlington held a 2–0 lead after 23 minutes and eventually held a 4–0 lead after 86 minutes, before Tony Adcock scored a late consolation goal. Following this, Colchester one just one game in their next nine matches.

In January 1999, seven days after handing raw forward Lomana LuaLua his debut, Wignall quit the club, citing that he had taken the team as far as he could and left frustrated at the role agents were playing in deals he had been trying to set up. Assistant manager Steve Whitton stepped up as caretaker manager before Mick Wadsworth was named the new manager of Colchester United. He kept Whitton on as assistant and brought in a number of new players.

The club survived relegation by two points, ending the campaign in 18th place. Crowds had risen to an average of 4,479, but swingeing cuts were made to the playing staff at the end of the season.

Players

Transfers

In

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
6 July 1998	MF	WAL	Geraint Williams	ENG Ipswich Town	Free transfer
1 August 1998	DF	ENG	Sean Hillier	Youth team	Free transfer
1 August 1998	MF	NGA	Sam Okafor	Youth team	Free transfer
1 August 1998	FW	NGA	KK Opara	Youth team	Free transfer
1 August 1998	GK	ENG	Andy Walker	Youth team	Free transfer
1 August 1998	CB	ENG	Ian Wiles	Youth team	Free transfer	url=http://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=598	title=Ian Wiles	publisher=Coludata.co.uk	access-date=11 September 2018 }}
1 September 1998	FW	DRC	Lomana LuaLua	Leyton Sixth Form College	Non-contract
15 October 1998	MF	ENG	Jason Dozzell	ENG Northampton Town	Non-contract
18 February 1999	CB	FRA	Stéphane Pounewatchy	ENG Port Vale	Monthly contract
18 March 1999	MF	BRA	Fumaça	BRA Catuense	Undisclosed	url=http://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=606	title=Fumaca	publisher=Coludata.co.uk	access-date=11 September 2018 }}
18 March 1999	FB	FRA	Fabrice Richard	FRA AS Cannes	Free transfer
25 March 1999	MF	FRA	Warren Aspinall	ENG Brentford	Undisclosed	url=http://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=603	title=Warren Aspinall	publisher=Coludata.co.uk	access-date=11 September 2018 }}

Total spending: ~ £0

Out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
End of season	MF	WAL	Jeremy Goss	ENG King's Lynn	Released
31 May 1998	CB	ENG	Peter Cawley	ENG Braintree Town	Undisclosed
15 August 1998	CB	ENG	Ian Wiles	ENG Heybridge Swifts	Undisclosed	name=FG	Date of departure refers to the date of the player's final game for the club}}
24 October 1998	WG	ENG	Ian Hathaway	ENG Aldershot Town	Released	url=http://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=590	title=Ian Hathaway	publisher=Coludata.co.uk	access-date=11 September 2018 }}
24 March 1999	MF	BRA	Fumaça	ENG Barnsley	Released

Total incoming: ~ £0

Loans in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	End date
3 October 1998	CB	ENG	Guy Branston	ENG Leicester City	3 October 1998
9 November 1998	CB	ENG	Keith Dublin	ENG Southend United	9 December 1998
8 February 1999	MF	ENG	Warren Aspinall	ENG Brentford	24 March 1999
24 February 1999	FW	ENG	Bradley Allen	ENG Charlton Athletic	18 March 1999
25 March 1999	FW	FRA	Steve Germain	FRA AS Cannes	9 May 1999
25 March 1999	MF	IRL	Brian Launders	ENG Derby County	27 March 1999

Loans out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	End date
25 September 1998	WG	ENG	Ian Hathaway	ENG Aldershot Town	23 October 1998
1 January 1999	MF	ENG	Dave Rainford	ENG Scarborough	24 January 1999
March 1999	DF/MF	ENG	Nicky Haydon	ENG Kettering Town	March 1999
5 March 1999	MF	ENG	Steve Forbes	ENG Peterborough United	5 April 1999
25 March 1999	FW	ENG	Mark Sale	ENG Plymouth Argyle	9 May 1999

Match details

Second Division

Main article: 1998–99 Football League

Results round by round

League table

Matches

Connolly Haydon N. Gregory D. Gregory Davis Johnson Forbes Vindheim Cooke Nogan Morrison D. Gregory D. Gregory Hughes Hayles Roberts Ipoua Shore Abrahams White Howard Reeves Haydon Griffiths Lightbourne Sigurðsson D. Gregory Dozzell Greene D. Gregory Greene Scott D. Gregory D. Gregory Duxbury Bailey Hughes Payton LuaLua Aspinall Corazzin Howey Aspinall Duguid Dozzell Thorpe Clarkson

Football League Cup

Main article: 1998–99 Football League Cup

Howe Abrahams Fletcher

FA Cup

Main article: 1998–99 FA Cup

Milner Cross

Football League Trophy

Main article: 1998–99 Football League Trophy

Pennock Taylor Smith

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

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

Goalscorers

Place	Nationality	Position	Name	Second Division	FA Cup	League Cup	Football League Trophy	Total
1	ENG	MF	David Gregory	11	0	2	1	14
2	IRL	CB	David Greene	8	0	0	0	8
3	ENG	MF	Jason Dozzell	4	0	0	0	4
ENG	MF	Karl Duguid	4	0	0	0	4
ENG	FW	Neil Gregory	4	0	0	0	4
6	ENG	FW/WG	Paul Abrahams	2	0	1	0	3
ENG	MF	Warren Aspinall	3	0	0	0	3
8	ENG	FB	Simon Betts	2	0	0	0	2
ENG	MF	Paul Buckle	2	0	0	0	2
ENG	MF	Steve Forbes	2	0	0	0	2
ENG	FW	Mark Sale	2	0	0	0	2
ENG	MF/DF	Richard Wilkins	2	0	0	0	2
13	ENG	FW	Tony Adcock	0	1	0	0	1
ENG	FW	Bradley Allen	1	0	0	0	1
ENG	DF/MF	Nicky Haydon	1	0	0	0	1
ENG	FW	Tony Lock	1	0	0	0	1
DRC	FW	Lomana LuaLua	1	0	0	0	1
FRA	CB	Stéphane Pounewatchy	1	0	0	0	1
	Own goals	1	0	0	0	1
	TOTALS	52	1	3	1	57

Disciplinary record

Nationality	Position	Name	Second Division	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
IRL	CB	David Greene	5	1	1	0
ENG	FW	Neil Gregory	6	0	0	0
ENG	FW	Mark Sale	5	0	1	0
ENG	FB	Scott Stamps	6	0	0	0
ENG	MF	Jason Dozzell	5	0	0	0
ENG	MF	Karl Duguid	5	0	0	0
FRA	CB	Stéphane Pounewatchy	5	0	0	0
ENG	MF	Warren Aspinall	4	0	0	0
ENG	FB	Simon Betts	3	0	0	0
ENG	MF	Paul Buckle	4	0	0	0
IRL	FB	Joe Dunne	4	0	0	0
ENG	GK	Carl Emberson	0	1	1	0
ENG	MF	David Gregory	4	0	0	0
ENG	MF	Steve Forbes	3	0	0	0
DRC	FW	Lomana LuaLua	0	1	0	0
ENG	FW/WG	Paul Abrahams	2	0	0	0
ENG	MF/DF	Richard Wilkins	2	0	0	0
WAL	MF	Geraint Williams	1	0	0	1
ENG	FW	Bradley Allen	1	0	0	0
ENG	CB	Keith Dublin	1	0	0	0
FRA	FB	Fabrice Richard	1	0	0	0
	TOTALS	67	3	3	1	0

Clean sheets

Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.

Place	Nationality	Player	Second Division	FA Cup	League Cup	Football League Trophy	Total
1	ENG	Carl Emberson	6	0	0	0	6
	TOTALS	6	0	0	0	6

Player debuts

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

Position	Nationality	Player	Date	Opponent	Ground
MF	WAL	Geraint Williams	8 August 1998	Chesterfield	Layer Road
CB	ENG	Ian Wiles	15 August 1998	Wrexham	Racecourse Ground
MF	WAL	Dave Rainford	5 September 1998	York City	Bootham Crescent
CB	ENG	Guy Branston	3 October 1998	Oldham Athletic	Boundary Park
MF	ENG	Jason Dozzell	17 October 1998	Preston North End	Deepdale
CB	ENG	Keith Dublin	21 November 1998	Notts County	Meadow Lane
GK	ENG	Tamer Fernandes	2 January 1999	Luton Town	Layer Road
FW	DRC	Lomana LuaLua	9 January 1999	Chesterfield	Saltergate
MF	ENG	Warren Aspinall	20 February 1999	Gillingham	Priestfield Stadium
CB	FRA	Stéphane Pounewatchy	20 February 1999	Gillingham	Priestfield Stadium
FW	ENG	Bradley Allen	27 February 1999	Reading	Layer Road
MF	BRA	Fumaça	29 March 1999	Manchester City	Layer Road
MF	ENG	Warren Aspinall	27 March 1999	AFC Bournemouth	Dean Court
MF	IRL	Brian Launders	27 March 1999	AFC Bournemouth	Dean Court
FB	FRA	Fabrice Richard	27 March 1999	AFC Bournemouth	Dean Court
FW	FRA	Steve Germain	2 April 1999	Preston North End	Layer Road
MF	NGA	Sam Okafor	8 May 1999	Blackpool	Bloomfield Road
FW	NGA	KK Opara	8 May 1999	Blackpool	Bloomfield Road
GK	ENG	Andy Walker	8 May 1999	Blackpool	Bloomfield Road

References

General

Books

Websites

Specific

References

(2008). "The Who's Who of Colchester United: The Layer Road Years". Breedon Books.
"Colchester Utd 0–1 Manchester City". Coludata.co.uk.
"Colchester Utd 1–5 Gillingham". Coludata.co.uk.
"Average Attendance Figures Per Season". Coludaybyday.co.uk.
Hudson, Matt. (11 August 2013). "The 1990s and 2000s". Colchester United FC.
"Appearances". Coludata.co.uk.
"Geraint Williams". Coludata.co.uk.
{{Soccerbase. 8539. Geraint Williams
(2008). "The Who's Who of Colchester United: The Layer Road Years". Breedon Books.
{{Soccerbase. 16744. Sean Hillier
"Sam Okafor". Coludata.co.uk.
{{Soccerbase. 16742. Sam Okafor
"KK Opara". Coludata.co.uk.
{{Soccerbase. 16743. KK Opara
"Andy Walker". Coludata.co.uk.
{{Soccerbase. 15063. Andy Walker
"Ian Wiles". Coludata.co.uk.
{{Soccerbase. 14931. Ian Wiles
"Lomana Tresor Lua Lua". Coludata.co.uk.
{{Soccerbase. 16127. Lomana LuaLua
"Jason Dozzell". Coludata.co.uk.
{{Soccerbase. 2159. Jason Dozzell
"Stephane Pounewatchy". Coludata.co.uk.
{{Soccerbase. 9612. Stephane Pounewatchy
"Fumaca". Coludata.co.uk.
{{Soccerbase. 16500. Fumaca
"Fabrice Richard". Coludata.co.uk.
{{Soccerbase. 16499. Fabrice Richard
"Warren Aspinall". Coludata.co.uk.
{{Soccerbase. 265. Warren Aspinall
"Jeremy Goss". Flown From the Nest.
"Peter Cawley". Coludata.co.uk.
{{Soccerbase. 1373. Peter Cawley
"Ian Hathaway". Coludata.co.uk.
{{Soccerbase. 3333. Ian Hathaway
"Guy Branston (Defender)". Coludata.co.uk.
{{Soccerbase. 10503. Guy Branston
"Keith Dublin". Coludata.co.uk.
{{Soccerbase. 2177. Keith Dublin
"Bradley Allen". Coludata.co.uk.
{{Soccerbase. 104. Bradley Allen
"Steve Germain". Coludata.co.uk.
{{Soccerbase. 16530. Steve Germain
"Brian Launders". Coludata.co.uk.
{{Soccerbase. 4414. Brian Launders
"David Rainford". Coludata.co.uk.
{{Soccerbase. 10816. Dave Rainford
"Nicky Haydon". Coludata.co.uk.
{{Soccerbase. 9617. Nicky Haydon
"Steve Forbes". Coludata.co.uk.
{{Soccerbase. 2582. Steve Forbes
"Mark Sale". Coludata.co.uk.
{{Soccerbase. 6982. Mark Sale
"Goals". Coludata.co.uk.
"Discipline". Coludata.co.uk.
"Clean sheets (1st team)". Coludata.co.uk.
"Alltime- List of Debuts". Coludaybyday.co.uk.
"Colchester Utd 0–1 Oldham Athletic". Coludata.co.uk.
"AFC Bournemouth 2–1 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk.

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