1985–86 Colchester United F.C. season

The 1985–86 season was Colchester United's 44th season in their history and fifth 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.

Colchester United
1985–86 season
ChairmanJonathan Crisp[1]
ManagerCyril Lea
(until 10 April)
Mike Walker
(from 10 April)
StadiumLayer Road
Fourth Division6th
FA Cup1st round
(eliminated by
Wycombe Wanderers)
League Cup1st round
(eliminated by
Millwall)
Associate Members' CupPreliminary round (southern section)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Tony Adcock (15)

All:
Tony Adcock (16)
Highest home attendance3,927
v Exeter City, 4 October 1985[2]
Lowest home attendance1,356
v Crewe Alexandra, 25 March 1986[3]
Average home league attendance2,253[4]
Biggest win5–0
v Peterborough United, 22 April 1986
Biggest defeat0–4
v Chester City, 6 November 1985

Colchester finished sixth in the league table come the end of the season, but were nine points distant of promoted Port Vale in fourth place. The U's were knocked out of the FA Cup by non-League opposition in Wycombe Wanderers in the first round, and exited the League Cup in the first round to Millwall. Despite a win against Southend United in the Associate Members' Cup, Colchester were defeated by Northampton Town who progressed from the group stages to the knockout phase of the competition.

Three weeks prior to the end of the season, manager Cyril Lea was sacked and replaced by former U's goalkeeper Mike Walker.

Season overview

Following regulation changes in the wake of the Heysel Stadium disaster and the Bradford City stadium fire, Layer Road was facing £500,000 of safety improvements to bring the ground up to standards. With the club ailing financially, sections of the ground were closed, reducing capacity to 4,900.

Manager Cyril Lea continued a trend of recruiting former Ipswich Town by bringing in forwards Robin Turner and Trevor Whymark during the season.

In October, the club were top of the table, but after suffering six successive league defeats, four without scoring, the club slid down the table and crashed out of the FA Cup to non-League Wycombe Wanderers. They had already made an early exit to Millwall in the League Cup and would soon follow suit in the Associate Members' Cup.

Lea struggled to find a strike partner for Tony Adcock following a car crash that ended Keith Bowen's playing career. The side were otherwise free scoring, and despite a good record, Lea was sacked three weeks ahead of the end of the campaign and replaced by Reserve team coach Mike Walker. Walker, initially in a caretaker capacity, took the U's on an unbeaten run for their final eight games of the season, winning five. This left the club in sixth position in the table, nine points shy of promotion.

The season was notable for hat-tricks, with Perry Groves twice achieving the feat against Southend United and brothers Tommy and Tony English scoring hat-tricks within five days of one another. The brothers were also both sent off at Crewe Alexandra in April, a game which Colchester won 2–0.[5]

Players

As of match played 6 May 1986.[6]
Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee
Goalkeepers
Alec ChamberlainGKMarch (1964-06-20)20 June 1964 (aged 20)1140 Ipswich TownSummer 1982Undisclosed
Defenders
Terry BakerCBRochford (1965-11-13)13 November 1965 (aged 19)00 Billericay TownNovember 1985Free transfer
Keith DayCBGrays (1962-11-29)29 November 1962 (aged 22)524 AveleySummer 1984Undisclosed
Tony EnglishDF/MFLuton (1966-10-19)19 October 1966 (aged 18)253 Coventry City24 December 1984Free transfer
Kirk GameCBRochford (1966-10-22)22 October 1966 (aged 18)00 Southend UnitedAugust 1985Free transfer
Rudi HedmanCBLambeth (1964-11-16)16 November 1964 (aged 20)402ApprenticeFebruary 1984Free transfer
Ian PhillipsFBCumnock (1959-04-23)23 April 1959 (aged 26)936 Northampton TownSeptember 1983£5,000
Midfielders
Andy FarrellMF/FBColchester (1965-10-07)7 October 1965 (aged 19)670ApprenticeSummer 1982Free transfer
John ReevesMFHackney (1963-07-08)8 July 1963 (aged 21)00 FulhamAugust 1985Undisclosed
Forwards
Tony AdcockFWBethnal Green (1963-03-27)27 March 1963 (aged 22)17184Apprentice31 March 1981Free transfer
Simon BurmanWG/MFIpswich (1965-11-26)26 November 1965 (aged 19)90Apprentice15 February 1985Free transfer
Tommy EnglishFWCirencester (1961-10-18)18 October 1961 (aged 23)10 Canberra City8 November 1985[lower-alpha 1]Undisclosed
Mick FergusonFWNewcastle upon Tyne (1954-10-03)3 October 1954 (aged 30)00 Brighton & Hove Albion31 March 1986Undisclosed
Perry GrovesWGBow (1965-04-19)19 April 1965 (aged 20)13317 Cornard DynamosSummer 1981Free transfer
  1. Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game in his second spell for the club

Transfers

In

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
August 1985 CB Kirk Game Southend United Free transfer [7]
August 1985 MF John Reeves Fulham Undisclosed [8]
November 1985 CB Terry Baker Billericay Town Free transfer [9]
8 November 1985 FW Tommy English Canberra City Undisclosed [10][lower-alpha 1]
23 November 1985 FW Trevor Whymark Diss Town Free transfers [11][lower-alpha 2]
20 December 1985 FW Robin Turner Swansea City Undisclosed [12][lower-alpha 1]
31 March 1986 FW Mick Ferguson Brighton & Hove Albion Undisclosed [13]
  • Total spending: ~ £0
  1. Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game in his second spell for the club
  2. Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club

Out

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
End of season FW Liburd Henry Rainham Town Free transfer [14]
26 October 1985 FW Keith Bowen Free agent Retired [15][lower-alpha 1]
6 November 1985 MF Jeff Hull Free agent Retired [16][lower-alpha 1]
14 December 1985 FW Trevor Whymark Free agent Released [11]
31 January 1986 MF Russell Irving Stowmarket Town Undisclosed [17][lower-alpha 1]
31 March 1986 MF Noel Parkinson Free agent Retired [18][lower-alpha 1]
8 April 1986 CB Stewart Houston Free agent Retired [19][lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2]
6 May 1986 MF Roger Osborne Sudbury Town Undisclosed [20][lower-alpha 1]
6 May 1986 FW Robin Turner Bury Town Released [12][lower-alpha 1]
  • Total incoming: ~ £0
  1. Date of departure refers to the date of the player's final game for the club
  2. Joined Plymouth Argyle as coach

Loans in

Date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
November 1985 FW Robin Turner Swansea City 14 December 1985 [12][lower-alpha 1]
  1. Loan end date refers to the date of the player's final game for the club

Match details

Fourth Division

Results round by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAAHAAHHAHAHAAHAHHAHHAAHHAAHH
ResultWLWLWWWWWWDLDWLLLLLLWDLWDDLDWDDDLLDWLWDDWWWWWD
Position5116844221111112577912101113111110101299121215161413141212121288666
Source: 11v11.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
4 Port Vale 46 21 16 9 67 37 +30 79 Promoted
5 Orient 46 20 12 14 79 64 +15 72
6 Colchester United 46 19 13 14 88 63 +25 70
7 Hartlepool United 46 20 10 16 68 67 +1 70
8 Northampton Town 46 18 10 18 79 58 +21 64
Source:

Matches

17 August 1985 (1985-08-17) 1 Colchester United 3–1 Stockport County Colchester
11:30 BST Osborne  36'
Day  71'
Adcock  74'
Report Smith  78' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 1,719
Referee: E Scales
24 August 1985 (1985-08-24) 2 Wrexham 2–1 Colchester United Wrexham
Bowen  59' (o.g.)
Steel  63'
Report Reeves  30' Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 2,296
Referee: M Reed
27 August 1985 (1985-08-27) 3 Colchester United 4–0 Aldershot Colchester
19:30 BST Tony English  36'
Adcock  73'
Groves  78'
Hedman  82'
Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 1,928
Referee: K Baker
31 August 1985 (1985-08-31) 4 Torquay United 2–1 Colchester United Torquay
Lambert  3'
Crowe  54'
Report Adcock  27' Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 1,023
Referee: A Robinson
6 September 1985 (1985-09-06) 5 Colchester United 3–1 Halifax Town Colchester
19:30 BST Adcock  1', 20'
Bowen  56'
Report Gallagher  60' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,023
Referee: M Cotton
14 September 1985 (1985-09-14) 6 Tranmere Rovers 3–4 Colchester United Birkenhead
Sinclair  30'
Muir  41'
Worthington  58' (pen.)
Report Tony English  34'
Groves  38'
Parkinson  40'
Day  46'
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 1,362
Referee: D Shaw
17 September 1985 (1985-09-17) 7 Colchester United 4–1 Cambridge United Colchester
Adcock  2', 30', 57'
Groves  85'
Report Crown  75' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,574
Referee: N Butler
21 September 1985 (1985-09-21) 8 Orient 1–2 Colchester United Leyton
Shinners  33' Report Parkinson  56'
Bowen  88'
Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 2,577
Referee: G Napthine
27 September 1985 (1985-09-27) 9 Colchester United 1–0 Port Vale Colchester
19:30 BST Bowen  32' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,110
Referee: Alan Gunn
1 October 1985 (1985-10-01) 10 Burnley 0–2 Colchester United Burnley
Report Adcock  46'
Bowen  60'
Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 3,375
Referee: A Saunders
4 October 1985 (1985-10-04) 11 Colchester United 1–1 Exeter City Colchester
19:30 BST Day  29' Report Gale  47' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,927
Referee: D Reeves
12 October 1985 (1985-10-12) 12 Mansfield Town 2–1 Colchester United Mansfield
Luke  56'
Chamberlain  62'
Report Tony English  51' Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 3,364
Referee: K Brean
18 October 1985 (1985-10-18) 13 Colchester United 1–1 Scunthorpe United Colchester
19:30 BST Reeves  78' Report Broddle  67' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,462
Referee: Brian Hill
22 October 1985 (1985-10-22) 14 Southend United 2–4 Colchester United Southend-on-Sea
19:45 BST Gymer  74'
McDonough  77'
Report Bowen  16'
Groves  49', 63', 85'
Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 8,120
Referee: D Vickers
26 October 1985 (1985-10-26) 15 Colchester United 0–2 Northampton Town Colchester
11:00 BST Report Chard  2'
Mann  23'
Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,872
Referee: M James
2 November 1985 (1985-11-02) 16 Hereford United 2–0 Colchester United Hereford
Phillips  7', 37' Report Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 3,081
Referee: R Groves
6 November 1985 (1985-11-06) 17 Chester City 4–0 Colchester United Chester
Greenough  16'
Rimmer  59', 70'
Abel  75'
Report Stadium: Sealand Road
Attendance: 2,809
Referee: David Allison
8 November 1985 (1985-11-08) 18 Colchester United 0–1 Rochdale Colchester
19:30 GMT Report McMahon  70' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,624
Referee: I Hemley
23 November 1985 (1985-11-23) 19 Preston North End 3–2 Colchester United Preston
14:00 GMT Thomas  16'
Gray
Stevens  47'
Report Parkinson  68' (pen.)
Adcock  80'
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 2,793
Referee: F Roberts
14 December 1985 (1985-12-14) 20 Hartlepool United 4–1 Colchester United Hartlepool
Shoulder  2', 43' (pen.)
Dixon  74'
Robinson  78'
Report Hedman  36' Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 2,507
Referee: A Banks
20 December 1985 (1985-12-20) 21 Colchester United 5–2 Wrexham Colchester
19:30 GMT Comstive  9' (o.g.)
Adcock  17', 84'
Groves  77'
Hedman  79'
Report Cunnington  55'
Gregory  77'
Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 1,683
Referee: A Robinson
28 December 1985 (1985-12-28) 22 Aldershot 1–1 Colchester United Aldershot
Coleman  35' Report Day  4' Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 1,757
Referee: Keith Cooper
1 January 1986 (1986-01-01) 23 Swindon Town 2–1 Colchester United Swindon
Cole  4'
Wade  45'
Report Parkinson  55' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 8,802
Referee: Rob Lewis
3 January 1986 (1986-01-03) 24 Colchester United 4–1 Hereford United Colchester
19:30 GMT Parkinson  43', 83'
Tommy English  77'
Phillips  80'
Report Delve  84' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,214
Referee: Tony Ward
11 January 1986 (1986-01-11) 25 Colchester United 0–0 Torquay United Colchester
11:30 GMT Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,063
Referee: D Hedges
17 January 1986 (1986-01-17) 26 Stockport County 1–1 Colchester United Stockport
Hodkinson  9' Report Groves  30' Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 2,336
Referee: T Mills
24 January 1986 (1986-01-24) 27 Colchester United 1–2 Tranmere Rovers Colchester
19:30 GMT Parkinson  78' Report Hilditch  30'
Mungall  41'
Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,013
Referee: Colin Downey
31 January 1986 (1986-01-31) 28 Halifax Town 2–2 Colchester United Halifax
Sanderson  70'
Kellock  73'
Report Baker  36'
Adcock  60'
Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 989
Referee: G Aplin
4 February 1986 (1986-02-04) 29 Colchester United 2–0 Southend United Colchester
Adcock  4'
Clark  22' (o.g.)
Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 1,915
Referee: E Scales
1 March 1986 (1986-03-01) 30 Port Vale 1–1 Colchester United Burslem
Jones  77' Report Groves  68' Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 2,726
Referee: Peter Willis
8 March 1986 (1986-03-08) 31 Exeter City 2–2 Colchester United Exeter
Ward  67'
Crawford  67'
Report Adcock  42'
Burman  85'
Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 1,520
Referee: Keith Cooper
14 March 1986 (1986-03-14) 32 Colchester United 0–0 Mansfield Town Colchester
19:30 GMT Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 1,956
Referee: L Shapter
22 March 1986 (1986-03-22) 33 Northampton Town 1–0 Colchester United Northampton
Donald  13' Report Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 2,035
Referee: P Tyldesley
25 March 1986 (1986-03-25) 34 Colchester United 1–2 Crewe Alexandra Colchester
Tony English  62' Report Cutler  20'
Phillips  31' (o.g.)
Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 1,356
Referee: I Hemley
28 March 1986 (1986-03-28) 35 Colchester United 1–1 Swindon Town Colchester
19:30 GMT Tony English  54' Report Bamber  62' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,997
Referee: Alan Gunn
31 March 1986 (1986-03-31) 36 Peterborough United 1–2 Colchester United Peterborough
Fuccillo  29' Report Tony English  6'
Baker  84'
Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 2,316
Referee: M Reed
4 April 1986 (1986-04-04) 37 Colchester United 2–3 Chester City Colchester
19:30 BST Tommy English  57', 62' (pen.) Report Johnson  3'
Glenn  30'
Greenough  62'
Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,281
Referee: D Reeves
8 April 1986 (1986-04-08) 38 Colchester United 4–0 Orient Colchester
Ferguson  17'
Day  33'
Phillips  66'
Tony English  78'
Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 1,771
Referee: J Holbrook
12 April 1986 (1986-04-12) 39 Rochdale 3–3 Colchester United Rochdale
Baker  32' (o.g.)
Taylor  50', 74' (pen.)
Report Ferguson  20'
Farrell  76'
Tommy English  83' (pen.)
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1,182
Referee: P Vanes
15 April 1986 (1986-04-15) 40 Scunthorpe United 1–1 Colchester United Scunthorpe
Dixon  21' Report Ferguson  7' Stadium: Old Showground
Attendance: 1,238
Referee: G Tyson
18 April 1986 (1986-04-18) 41 Colchester United 4–0 Preston North End Colchester
19:30 BST Tommy English  30' (pen.), 75', 83' (pen.)
Ferguson  78'
Report Gibson  27'
Atkins  85' 
Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,046
Referee: Tony Ward
22 April 1986 (1986-04-22) 42 Colchester United 5–0 Peterborough United Colchester
19:30 BST Reeves  26'
Tommy English  64'
Tony English  66', 80', 89'
Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 1,863
Referee: Martin Bodenham
26 April 1986 (1986-04-26) 43 Crewe Alexandra 0–2 Colchester United Crewe
Blissett  66' Report Groves  25', 39'
Tommy English  66'
Tony English  66'
Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 1,555
Referee: N Glover
29 April 1986 (1986-04-29) 44 Cambridge United 1–3 Colchester United Cambridge
Crown  69' (pen.) Report Reeves  7'
Ferguson  14', 35'
Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 3,115
Referee: G Napthine
2 May 1986 (1986-05-02) 45 Colchester United 3–1 Hartlepool United Colchester
19:30 BST Ferguson  25'
Tommy English  89'
Tony English  90'
Groves  79' 
Report Hogan  7' (pen.) Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,410
Referee: H Taylor
6 May 1986 (1986-05-06) 46 Colchester United 2–2 Burnley Colchester
19:30 BST Groves  41'
Tommy English  80'
Report Lawrence  62'
Devine  84'
Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,726
Referee: M Cotton

League Cup

21 August 1985 (1985-08-21) 1st round 1st leg Colchester United 2–3 Millwall Colchester
18:30 BST Bowen  12', 89' Report Lovell  7' (pen.), 10' (pen.)
Fashanu  14'
Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 1,430
2 September 1985 (1985-09-02) 1st round 2nd leg Millwall 4–1 Colchester United New Cross
Lovell  9'
Lowndes  35'
Fashanu  72'
Leslie  80'
Report Bowen  78' (pen.) Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 3,330
Referee: J Bray
Note: Millwall won 7–3 on aggregate.

FA Cup

16 November 1985 (1985-11-16) 1st round Wycombe Wanderers 2–0 Colchester United High Wycombe
West  3'
Read  40'
Report Stadium: Loakes Park
Attendance: 3,089
Referee: E Scales

Associate Members' Cup

Group 2
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Northampton Town 2 2 0 0 5 2 +3 6
Colchester United 2 1 0 1 5 3 +2 3
Southend United 2 0 0 2 2 7 5 0
Source:
14 January 1986 (1986-01-14) Preliminary round (southern section) Colchester United 4–1 Southend United Colchester
Groves  12', 38', 39'
Adcock  29'
Report Clark  47' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 1,364
Referee: J Moules
21 January 1986 (1986-01-21) Preliminary round (southern section) Northampton Town 2–1 Colchester United Northampton
Schiavi  4'
Benjamin  82'
Report Baker  36' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 1,958
Referee: Gerald Ashby

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

[6][21]

No. Pos Nat Player TotalFourth DivisionFA CupLeague CupFootball League Trophy
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Alec Chamberlain 510460102020
DF Terry Baker 233212000021
DF Keith Day 325305002000
DF Tony English 50114511102020
DF Kirk Game 603+1010000+10
DF Rudi Hedman 44338+13102020
DF Ian Phillips 412372002020
MF Andy Farrell 251241100000
MF John Reeves 274244102000
FW Tony Adcock 38163315102021
FW Simon Burman 11110+11000000
FW Tommy English 241016+71000000+10
FW Mick Ferguson 1079+17000000
FW Perry Groves 471542+112101023
Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season
DF Stewart Houston 410360102020
MF Jeff Hull 504+10000000
MF Roger Osborne 38128+61001+1020
MF Noel Parkinson 407357101+1020
FW Keith Bowen 178155002300
FW Russell Irving 1002+70001000
FW Robin Turner 1406+50100020
FW Trevor Whymark 2020000000

Goalscorers

[21]

Place Nationality Position Name Fourth Division FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy Total
1 FW Tony Adcock 15 0 0 1 16
2 WG Perry Groves 12 0 0 3 15
3 DF/MF Tony English 11 0 0 0 11
4 FW Tommy English 10 0 0 0 10
5 FW Keith Bowen 5 0 3 0 8
6 FW Mick Ferguson 7 0 0 0 7
MF Noel Parkinson 7 0 0 0 7
8 CB Keith Day 5 0 0 0 5
9 MF John Reeves 4 0 0 0 4
10 CB Terry Baker 2 0 0 1 3
CB Rudi Hedman 3 0 0 0 3
12 FB Ian Phillips 2 0 0 0 2
13 WG/MF Simon Burman 1 0 0 0 1
MF/FB Andy Farrell 1 0 0 0 1
MF Roger Osborne 1 0 0 0 1
Own goals 2 0 0 0 2
TOTALS 88 0 3 5 96

Disciplinary record

[22]

Nationality Position Name Fourth Division FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy Total
WG Perry Groves 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1
DF/MF Tony English 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
FW Tommy English 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
MF John Reeves 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
CB Keith Day 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
WG/MF Simon Burman 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
MF/FB Andy Farrell 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
MF Noel Parkinson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
FW Tony Adcock 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
FW Keith Bowen 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
FW Mick Ferguson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
CB Rudi Hedman 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
TOTALS 26 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 3

Clean sheets

Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.[23]

Place Nationality Player Fourth Division FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy Total
1 Alec Chamberlain 10 0 0 0 10
TOTALS 10 0 0 0 10

Player debuts

Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.[24]

Position Nationality Player Date Opponent Ground Notes
MF John Reeves 17 August 1985 Stockport County Layer Road
CB Kirk Game 8 November 1985 Rochdale Layer Road
FW Tommy English 9 November 1985 Rochdale Layer Road [25][lower-alpha 1]
FW Robin Turner 8 November 1985 Rochdale Layer Road
FW Trevor Whymark 23 November 1985 Preston North End Deepdale
FW Robin Turner 20 December 1985 Wrexham Layer Road [26][lower-alpha 1]
CB Terry Baker 11 January 1986 Torquay United Layer Road
FW Mick Ferguson 31 March 1986 Peterborough United London Road Stadium
  1. Second debut for the club

See also

References

General

Books

  • Whitehead, Jeff; Drury, Kevin (2008). The Who's Who of Colchester United: The Layer Road Years. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 978-1-85983-629-3.

Websites

Specific

  1. Whitehead, Jeff; Drury, Kevin (2008). The Who's Who of Colchester United: The Layer Road Years. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 279. ISBN 978-1-85983-629-3.
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  11. "Trevor Whymark". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  12. "Robin Turner". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  13. "Mick Ferguson". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
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  16. "Jeff Hull". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  17. "Russell Irving". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  18. "Noel Parkinson". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  19. "Stewart Houston". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  20. "Roger Osborne". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  21. "Goals". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  22. "Discipline". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  23. "Clean sheets (1st team)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
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