1989–90 Colchester United F.C. season

Colchester United
1989–90 season
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
Fourth Division	24th (relegated)
FA Cup	2nd round; (eliminated by; Birmingham City)
League Cup	1st round; (eliminated by; Southend United)
Associate Members' Cup	Preliminary round (southern section)
Top goalscorer	League: ; Trevor Morgan (12); All: ; Trevor Morgan (12)
Highest home attendance	5,283; v Southend United, 16 April 1990
Lowest home attendance	1,720; v Torquay United, 16 December 1989
Average home league attendance	3,139
Biggest win	4–0; v Carlisle United, 6 March 1990
Biggest defeat	0–4; v Aldershot, 7 October 1989; v Scunthorpe United, 21 October 1989; v Cambridge United, 29 April 1990
	Home colours
	Home colours
	← 1988–89 1990–91 →

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 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 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 were 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.^[5]

Players

As of match played 5 May 1990.^[6]

Name	Position	Place of birth	Date of birth	Apps	Goals	Signed from	Date signed	Fee
Defenders
Marcelle Bruce	FB	Detroit	(1971-03-15)15 March 1971 (aged 18)	0	0	Apprentice	Summer 1989	Free transfer
Scott Daniels	CB	South Benfleet	(1969-11-22)22 November 1969 (aged 19)	35	0	Apprentice	23 April 1988^[a]	Free transfer
Tony English	DF/MF	Luton	(1966-10-19)19 October 1966 (aged 22)	211	31	Coventry City	24 December 1984	Free transfer
Billy Gilbert	CB	Lewisham	(1959-11-10)10 November 1959 (aged 29)	0	0	Portsmouth	October 1989	Free transfer
Martin Grainger	FB	Enfield Town	(1972-08-23)23 August 1972 (aged 16)	0	0	Apprentice	16 December 1989^[a]	Free transfer
Neale Marmon	CB	Bournemouth	(1961-04-21)21 April 1961 (aged 28)	0	0	Hannover 96	20 January 1990^[a]	Nominal
John Pollard	CB	Chelmsford	(1971-11-17)17 November 1971 (aged 17)	2	1	Apprentice	5 May 1989^[a]	Free transfer
Clive Stafford	FB	Ipswich	(1963-04-04)4 April 1963 (aged 26)	16	0	Diss Town	February 1989	Unknown
Midfielders
Eamonn Collins	MF	Dublin	(1965-10-22)22 October 1965 (aged 23)	0	0	Portsmouth	May 1989	Free transfer
Robbie Devereux	MF	Great Cornard	(1971-01-31)31 January 1971 (aged 18)	0	0	Ipswich Town	Summer 1989	Free transfer
Mark Kinsella	MF	Dublin	(1972-08-12)12 August 1972 (aged 16)	0	0	Home Farm	18 August 1989	Free transfer
Mark Radford	MF	Leicester	(1968-12-20)20 December 1968 (aged 20)	52	1	Apprentice	26 January 1987^[a]	Free transfer
Les Taylor	MF	North Shields	(1956-12-04)4 December 1956 (aged 32)	16	0	Reading	January 1989	£20,000
Forwards
Gary Bennett	WG	Enfield Town	(1970-11-13)13 November 1970 (aged 18)	9	1	Tottenham Hotpsur	21 October 1988^[a]	Free transfer
Trevor Morgan	FW	Forest Gate	(1956-09-30)30 September 1956 (aged 32)	0	0	Bolton Wanderers	October 1989	£8,000
Steve Restarick	FW	Barking	(1971-11-28)28 November 1971 (aged 17)	0	0	West Ham United	Early 1988–89 season	Free transfer

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club

Transfers

In

Date	Position	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
Summer 1989	FB	Marcelle Bruce	Apprentice	Free transfer	^[7]
Summer 1989	MF	Robbie Devereux	Ipswich Town	Free transfer	^[8]
Summer 1989	GK	John Grace	Tolka Rovers	Undisclosed	^[9]
May 1989	MF	Eamonn Collins	Portsmouth	Free transfer	^[10]
18 August 1989	MF	Mark Kinsella	Home Farm	Free transfer	^[11]^[12]
October 1989	CB	Billy Gilbert	Portsmouth	Free transfer	^[13]
October 1989	FW	Trevor Morgan	Bolton Wanderers	£8,000	^[14]
21 October 1989	FW	Tommy English	Bishop's Stortford	Undisclosed	^[15]^[a]
2 December 1989	DF	Jim Hagan	Celta Vigo	Free transfer	^[16]^[b]
16 December 1989	FB	Martin Grainger	Apprentice	Free transfer	^[17]^[b]
26 December 1989	FW	John Warner	Heybridge Swifts	Free transfer	^[18]^[c]
29 December 1989	MF	Steve Ball	Arsenal	Non-contract	^[19]
20 January 1990	CB	Neale Marmon	Hannover 96	Nominal	^[20]^[b]

Total spending: ~ £8,000

^ Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game in his third spell for the club
^ ^a ^b ^c Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club
^ Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game in his second spell for the club

Out

Date	Position	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
End of season	FB	Phil Coleman	Wivenhoe Town	Released	^[21]
End of season	FW	Mario Walsh	Southend United	£25,000	^[22]
Summer 1989	CB	Stuart Hicks	Scunthorpe United	Free transfer	^[23]
Summer 1989	GK	Mark Walton	Norwich City	£75,000	^[24]
August 1989	CB	Colin Hill	Sheffield United	£85,000	^[25]
December 1989	WG	Ian Allinson	Baldock Town	Released	^[26]
16 December 1989	DF	Jim Hagan	IK Oddevold	Released	^[16]^[a]
January 1990	FB	Rodney Rooke	Wivenhoe Town	Released	^[27]
5 January 1990	GK	John Grace	Kilkenny City	Released	^[9]^[a]
5 January 1990	FW	John Warner	Dagenham	Free transfer	^[18]^[a]
27 January 1990	MF	Steve Ball	Norwich City	Free transfer	^[19]^[a]
10 April 1990	FW	Tommy English	Happy Valley	Undisclosed	^[15]^[a]
29 April 1990	FB	Robert Scott	East Fife	Free transfer	^[28]^[a]
5 May 1990	MF/DF	Richard Wilkins	Cambridge United	£65,000	^[29]^[a]

Total incoming: ~ £250,000

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Date of departure refers to the date of the player's final game for the club

Loans in

Date	Position	Name	From	End date	Ref.
August 1989	GK	Roger Hansbury	Birmingham City	16 September 1989	^[30]^[a]
5 September 1989	CB	Mark Blake	Southampton	26 September 1989	^[31]^[a]
January 1990	FB	Karl Goddard	Bradford City	24 April 1990	^[32]^[a]
12 January 1990	GK	Scott Barrett	Stoke City	17 March 1990	^[33]^[b]
March 1990	GK	Andy Marriott	Nottingham Forest	5 May 1990	^[34]^[a]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Loan end date refers to the date of the player's final game for the club
^ Loan start and end dates refer to the date of the player's first and final games for the club

Loans out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	End date	Ref.
February 1990	FB		Clive Stafford	Exeter City	February 1990	^[35]

Match details

Fourth Division

Results round by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	D	D	L	D	D	D	W	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	D	L	D	L	L	W	L	W	L	D	W	L	D	L	L	W	W	D	W	L	L	W	L	W	L	L	W	L	L	W	L	L
Position	11	13	19	17	19	20	15	16	18	20	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	23	23	23	22	22	22	23	24	23	22	23	22	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24

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

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
20	Doncaster Rovers	46	14	9	23	53	60	−7	51
21	Wrexham	46	13	12	21	51	67	−16	51	Welsh Cup runners-up, qualified for UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1990–91 First round^[a]
22	Aldershot	46	12	14	20	49	69	−20	50
23	Halifax Town	46	12	13	21	57	65	−8	49
24	Colchester United	46	11	10	25	48	75	−27	43	Relegated to Conference

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Notes:

^ Wrexham were runners-up in the Welsh Cup final, and since winners Hereford United are an English club, Wrexham were awarded the right to participate in the Cup Winners' Cup.

Matches

19 August 1989 (1989-08-19) 1	Chesterfield	1–1	Colchester United	Chesterfield
	Thompson 38'	Report	Radford 9'	Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 3,161 Referee: A Smith

26 August 1989 (1989-08-26) 2	Colchester United	2–2	Halifax Town	Colchester
15:00 BST	Bennett 64' Radford 90' (pen.)	Report	Hicks 51' (o.g.) Watson 69'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,404 Referee: R Pawley

2 September 1989 (1989-09-02) 3	Grimsby Town	4–1	Colchester United	Cleethorpes
	Rees 11', 75' Watson 45' Daniels 59' (o.g.)	Report	Allinson 48'	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 4,678 Referee: J Kirkby

8 September 1989 (1989-09-08) 4	Colchester United	1–1	Hereford United	Colchester
19:30 BST	Allinson 35' (pen.)	Report	Pejic 90'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,269 Referee: Peter Jones

16 September 1989 (1989-09-16) 5	Rochdale	2–2	Colchester United	Rochdale
	Whellans 25' Walling 66'	Report	Collins 23' Blake 68'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1,466 Referee: A Dawson

23 September 1989 (1989-09-23) 6	Colchester United	0–0	Scarborough	Colchester
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,420 Referee: R Bigger

26 September 1989 (1989-09-26) 7	Colchester United	4–1	Maidstone United	Colchester
	Radford 2' Allinson 57' (pen.) Taylor 64' Bennett 69'	Report	Cooper 70' (pen.)	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,946 Referee: Kelvin Morton

30 September 1989 (1989-09-30) 8	Carlisle United	1–0	Colchester United	Carlisle
	Fyfe 17'	Report		Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 3,979 Referee: P Harrison

7 October 1989 (1989-10-07) 9	Aldershot	4–0	Colchester United	Aldershot
	Puckett 6', 17' (pen.) Wignall 77' Burvill 90'	Report		Stadium: Recreation Ground Attendance: 2,092 Referee: G Pooley

13 October 1989 (1989-10-13) 10	Colchester United	0–2	York City	Colchester
19:30 BST		Report	Himsworth 8', 28'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,274 Referee: M James

17 October 1989 (1989-10-17) 11	Colchester United	1–3	Wrexham	Colchester
19:30 BST	Scott 33'	Report	Reck 3' Worthington 53' (pen.), 79'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,564 Referee: Alf Buksh

21 October 1989 (1989-10-21) 12	Scunthorpe United	4–0	Colchester United	Scunthorpe
	Stevenson 20' Daws 41' Hamilton 63' Taylor 88'	Report		Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 3,254 Referee: Paul Danson

28 October 1989 (1989-10-28) 13	Colchester United	0–1	Peterborough United	Colchester
		Report	Osborne 88'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,460 Referee: J Carter

1 November 1989 (1989-11-01) 14	Exeter City	2–1	Colchester United	Exeter
	Neville 39', 79'	Report	Tony English 30'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 3,905 Referee: J Martin

4 November 1989 (1989-11-04) 15	Burnley	0–0	Colchester United	Burnley
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 6,145 Referee: Stephen Lodge

10 November 1989 (1989-11-10) 16	Colchester United	1–2	Cambridge United	Colchester
19:30 GMT	Tommy English 32' (pen.)	Report	Dennis 36' Dublin 74'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,771 Referee: R Wiseman

24 November 1989 (1989-11-24) 17	Gillingham	3–3	Colchester United	Gillingham
	Heritage 15' Lovell 26' (pen.) O'Shea 87'	Report	Tommy English 50' (pen.) Bennett 56' Morgan 63'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 3,816 Referee: M Bailey

2 December 1989 (1989-12-02) 18	Colchester United	0–1	Lincoln City	Colchester
15:00 GMT	Collins 74'	Report	Nicholson 29'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,517 Referee: M Pierce

16 December 1989 (1989-12-16) 19	Colchester United	0–3	Torquay United	Colchester
15:00 GMT		Report	Loram (26) Caldwell 71' Smith 87'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 1,720 Referee: Paul Alcock

26 December 1989 (1989-12-26) 20	Southend United	0–2	Colchester United	Southend-on-Sea
		Report	Grainger 65' Tommy English 69'	Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 5,563 Referee: Rob Lewis

30 December 1989 (1989-12-30) 21	Doncaster Rovers	2–0	Colchester United	Doncaster
	Robinson 41' (pen.) Turnbull 51' Jones 26'	Report		Stadium: Belle Vue Attendance: 2,942 Referee: K Brean

1 January 1990 (1990-01-01) 22	Colchester United	3–1	Hartlepool United	Colchester
	Morgan 60' Grainger 63' Radford 86'	Report	Dalton 3'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,826 Referee: Alan Gunn

5 January 1990 (1990-01-05) 23	Colchester United	0–1	Stockport County	Colchester
19:30 GMT		Report	Frain 89'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,609 Referee: I Hemley

12 January 1990 (1990-01-12) 24	Halifax Town	1–1	Colchester United	Halifax
19:30 GMT	Hall 17'	Report	Scott 79'	Stadium: The Shay Attendance: 1,397 Referee: Peter Jones

20 January 1990 (1990-01-20) 25	Colchester United	1–0	Chesterfield	Colchester
	Wilkins 35'	Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,016 Referee: D Hedges

27 January 1990 (1990-01-27) 26	York City	3–1	Colchester United	York
	Longhurst 30', 36' Reid 58'	Report	Wilkins 9'	Stadium: Bootham Crescent Attendance: 2,311 Referee: G Aplin

3 February 1990 (1990-02-03) 27	Scarborough	2–2	Colchester United	Scarborough
	Dobson 59' Russell 70' (pen.)	Report	Tony English 67' Morgan 85'	Stadium: Athletic Ground Attendance: 1,786 Referee: T West

10 February 1990 (1990-02-10) 28	Colchester United	1–2	Rochdale	Colchester
15:00 GMT	Morgan 26'	Report	Cole 39' Johnson 45'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,744 Referee: G Pooley

17 February 1990 (1990-02-17) 29	Lincoln City	2–1	Colchester United	Lincoln
	Lormor 6' Smith 23'	Report	Wilkins 88'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 3,284 Referee: D Scott

20 February 1990 (1990-02-20) 30	Colchester United	1–0	Grimsby Town	Colchester
	Bruce 31'	Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,026 Referee: M James

23 February 1990 (1990-02-23) 31	Colchester United	2–0	Gillingham	Colchester
19:45 GMT	Morgan 38' (pen.) Scott 70'	Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,456 Referee: P Vanes

2 March 1990 (1990-03-02) 32	Stockport County	1–1	Colchester United	Stockport
	Angell 47'	Report	Goddard 51'	Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 3,452 Referee: Keren Barratt

6 March 1990 (1990-03-06) 33	Colchester United	4–0	Carlisle United	Colchester
19:30 GMT	Wilkins 2' Marmon 31' Morgan 52' (pen.), 64' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,752 Referee: Kelvin Morton

10 March 1990 (1990-03-10) 34	Maidstone United	4–1	Colchester United	Dartford
	Lillis 15', 42', 43' Butler 86'	Report	Morgan 68' (pen.)	Stadium: Watling Street Attendance: 2,856 Referee: R Hamer

14 March 1990 (1990-03-14) 35	Hereford United	2–0	Colchester United	Hereford
	Wheeler 49', 73'	Report		Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 2,253 Referee: T Mills

17 March 1990 (1990-03-17) 36	Colchester United	1–0	Aldershot	Colchester
15:00 GMT	Morgan 87'	Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,682 Referee: D Vickers

24 March 1990 (1990-03-24) 37	Wrexham	3–2	Colchester United	Wrexham
	Worthington 69', 89' Thackeray 76'	Report	Marmon 27' Wilkins 72'	Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 4,653 Referee: J Kirkby

31 March 1990 (1990-03-31) 38	Colchester United	1–0	Scunthorpe United	Colchester
15:00 BST	Morgan 45'	Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,920 Referee: J Carter

7 April 1990 (1990-04-07) 39	Peterborough United	1–0	Colchester United	Peterborough
	Sterling 30'	Report		Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 4,025 Referee: Neil Midgley

10 April 1990 (1990-04-10) 40	Colchester United	0–1	Exeter City	Colchester
19:30 BST		Report	McNichol 60'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,369 Referee: D Reed

14 April 1990 (1990-04-14) 41	Hartlepool United	0–2	Colchester United	Hartlepool
		Report	Bennett 76' Collins 83'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 3,397 Referee: William Burns

16 April 1990 (1990-04-16) 42	Colchester United	0–2	Southend United	Colchester
15:00 BST		Report	Benjamin 42' Daley 82'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 5,283 Referee: Ian Borrett

21 April 1990 (1990-04-21) 43	Torquay United	4–1	Colchester United	Torquay
	Cookson 11' Gilbert 24' (o.g.) Elliott 43' Loram 59'	Report	Morgan 78' (pen.)	Stadium: Plainmoor Attendance: 1,531 Referee: Howard King

24 April 1990 (1990-04-24) 44	Colchester United	2–0	Doncaster Rovers	Colchester
	Marmon 31', 38'	Report	Harle 45'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,631 Referee: David Elleray

29 April 1990 (1990-04-29) 45	Cambridge United	4–0	Colchester United	Cambridge
	Cheetham 25', 67' (pen.), 70' (pen.) Claridge 35'	Report		Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 4,558 Referee: G Pooley

5 May 1990 (1990-05-05) 46	Colchester United	1–2	Burnley	Colchester
15:00 BST	Morgan 17' (pen.)	Report	Taylor 39' (o.g.) White 65' (pen.)	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,786 Referee: J Ashworth

League Cup

22 August 1989 (1989-08-22) 1st round 1st leg	Colchester United	3–4	Southend United	Colchester
	Scott 27', 78' Bennett 34'	Report	Bennett 15' Crown 53', 80' Martin 55'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,537 Referee: Tony Ward

29 August 1988 (1988-08-29) 1st round 2nd leg	Southend United	2–1	Colchester United	Southend-on-Sea
	Crown 3' (pen.) Bennett 78'	Report	Collins 79'	Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 3,763
Note: Southend won 6–4 on aggregate.

Associate Members' Cup

Group 7
Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
Maidstone United	2	2	0	6	3	+3	6	Qualified for next round
Northampton Town	2	1	1	5	4	+1	3	Qualified for next round
Colchester United	2	0	2	1	5	−4	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

7 November 1989 (1989-11-07) Preliminary round (southern section)	Colchester United	0–3	Northampton Town	Colchester
19:30 GMT		Report	Barnes 26' Chard 76' Collins 88'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 1,780 Referee: D Vickers

10 January 1990 (1990-01-10) Preliminary round (southern section)	Maidstone United	2–1	Colchester United	Dartford
	Gall 8' Butler 29'	Report	Ball 88'	Stadium: Watling Street Attendance: 1,176 Referee: Phil Don

FA Cup

18 November 1989 (1989-11-18) 1st round	Brentford	0–1	Colcheter United	Brentford
		Report	Bennett 46'	Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 4,171 Referee: Brian Hill

9 December 1989 (1989-12-09) 2nd round	Colchester United	0–2	Birmingham City	Colchester
15:00 GMT		Report	Gleghorn 4', 90'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,858 Referee: Tony Ward

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

^[6]^[36]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Fourth Division		FA Cup		League Cup		Football League Trophy
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	DF	USA	Marcelle Bruce	31	1	28+1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	Scott Daniels	52	0	46	0	2	0	2	0	2	0
	DF	ENG	Tony English	49	2	44	2	2	0	2	0	1	0
	DF	ENG	Billy Gilbert	30	0	26+1	0	2	0	0	0	1	0
	DF	ENG	Martin Grainger	8	2	4+3	2	0	0	0	0	1	0
	DF	ENG	Neale Marmon	22	4	22	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	John Pollard	8	0	1+6	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
	DF	ENG	Clive Stafford	19	0	15+2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
	MF	IRL	Eamonn Collins	45	3	39	2	2	0	2	1	2	0
	MF	ENG	Robbie Devereux	2	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	IRL	Mark Kinsella	9	0	1+5	0	0	0	0+1	0	1+1	0
	MF	ENG	Mark Radford	23	4	19+1	4	0	0	2	0	1	0
	MF	ENG	Les Taylor	41	1	30+6	1	0+2	0	0+2	0	1	0
	FW	ENG	Gary Bennett	42	6	26+10	4	2	1	2	1	2	0
	FW	ENG	Trevor Morgan	36	12	31+1	12	2	0	0	0	2	0
	FW	ENG	Steve Restarick	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season
	GK	ENG	Scott Barrett	13	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	GK	IRL	John Grace	25	0	19	0	2	0	2	0	2	0
	GK	ENG	Roger Hansbury	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	GK	WAL	Andy Marriott	10	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	Mark Blake	4	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	Karl Goddard	16	1	16	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	NIR	Jim Hagan	3	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	Stuart Hicks	23	0	16+4	0	0	0	2	0	1	0
	DF	ENG	Rodney Rooke	6	0	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
	DF	SCO	Robert Scott	30	5	14+11	3	0+1	0	2	2	1+1	0
	MF	ENG	Steve Ball	5	1	3+1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
	MF	ENG	Richard Wilkins	49	5	43	5	2	0	2	0	1+1	0
	FW	ENG	Ian Allinson	15	3	12+1	3	0	0	2	0	0	0
	FW	ENG	Tommy English	16	3	12+1	3	2	0	0	0	1	0
	FW	ENG	John Warner	2	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Goalscorers

^[36]

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

Disciplinary record

^[37]

Nationality	Position	Name	Fourth Division		FA Cup		League Cup		Football League Trophy		Total
Nationality	Position	Name
	MF	Eamonn Collins	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
	DF/MF	Tony English	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
		TOTALS	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1

Clean sheets

Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.^[38]

Place	Player	Fourth Division	FA Cup	Total
1	Scott Barrett	5	0	5
2	John Grace	3	1	4
3	Andy Marriott	3	0	3
	TOTALS	11	1	12

Player debuts

Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.^[39]

Position	Player	Date	Opponent	Ground	Notes
MF	Eamonn Collins	18 August 1989	Chesterfield	Saltergate
GK	John Grace	18 August 1989	Chesterfield	Saltergate
GK	Roger Hansbury	26 August 1989	Halifax Town	Layer Road
MF	Mark Kinsella	26 August 1989	Halifax Town	Layer Road
CB	Mark Blake	8 September 1989	Hereford United	Layer Road
MF	Robbie Devereux	13 October 1989	York City	Layer Road
FW	Tommy English	21 October 1989	Scunthorpe United	Glanford Park	^[40]^[a]
CB	Billy Gilbert	21 October 1989	Scunthorpe United	Glanford Park
FW	Trevor Morgan	28 October 1989	Peterborough United	Layer Road
FB	Marcelle Bruce	10 November 1989	Cambridge United	Layer Road
DF	Jim Hagan	2 December 1989	Lincoln City	Layer Road
FB	Martin Grainger	16 December 1989	Torquay United	Layer Road
FW	John Warner	26 December 1989	Southend United	Roots Hall	^[41]^[b]
MF	Steve Ball	1 January 1990	Hartlepool United	Layer Road
GK	Scott Barrett	12 January 1990	Halifax Town	The Shay
CB	Neale Marmon	20 January 1990	Chesterfield	Layer Road
FB	Karl Goddard	3 February 1990	Scarborough	Athletic Ground
GK	Andy Marriott	24 March 1990	Wrexham	Racecourse Ground
FW	Steve Restarick	7 April 1990	Peterborough United	London Road Stadium

^ Third debut for the club
^ Second debut for the club

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

"Colchester United football club match record: 1990". 11v11.com. Retrieved 30 July 2018.

Specific

^ 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.
^ "Colchester Utd 0–2 Southend United". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
^ "Colchester Utd 0–3 Torquay United". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
^ "Average Attendance Figures Per Season". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
^ Hudson, Matt (11 July 2012). "The 1970s and 1980s". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Appearances". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
^ "Marcelle Bruce". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
^ "Robbie Devereux". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
^ ^a ^b "John Grace (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
^ "Eamonn Collins". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
^ "Mark Kinsella". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
^ Mark Kinsella at Soccerbase
^ "Billy Gilbert". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
^ "Trevor Morgan". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Tommy English". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Jim Hagan". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
^ "Martin Grainger". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
^ ^a ^b "John Warner". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Steve Ball". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
^ "Neale Marmon (Defender)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
^ "Phil Coleman". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
^ "Mario Walsh". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
^ "Stuart Hicks". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
^ "Mark Walton (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
^ "Colin Hill". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
^ "Ian Allinson". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
^ "Rodney Rooke". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
^ "Robert Scott". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
^ "Richard Wilkins (Defender / Midfielder)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
^ "Roger Hansbury (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
^ "Mark Blake". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
^ "Karl Goddard". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
^ "Scott Barrett (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
^ "Andy Marriott (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
^ "Clive Stafford". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Goals". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
^ "Discipline". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
^ "Clean sheets (1st team)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
^ "Alltime- List of Debuts". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
^ "Scunthorpe United 4–0 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
^ "Southend United 0–2 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 30 July 2018.

[DG-7] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club

[17] Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game in his third spell for the club

[DG-19] Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club

[SDG-22] Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game in his second spell for the club

[FG-31] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Date of departure refers to the date of the player's final game for the club

[Loanend-36] Loan end date refers to the date of the player's final game for the club

[Loan-40] Loan start and end dates refer to the date of the player's first and final games for the club

[table_note_res_WC0.92164589507582-43] Wrexham were runners-up in the Welsh Cup final, and since winners Hereford United are an English club, Wrexham were awarded the right to participate in the Cup Winners' Cup.

[49] Third debut for the club

[51] Second debut for the club

[WWCU-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.

[2] "Colchester Utd 0–2 Southend United". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2018.

[3] "Colchester Utd 0–3 Torquay United". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2018.

[4] "Average Attendance Figures Per Season". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2018.

[5] Hudson, Matt (11 July 2012). "The 1970s and 1980s". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 29 July 2018.

[apps-6] "Appearances". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2018.

[8] "Marcelle Bruce". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2018.

[9] "Robbie Devereux". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2018.

[Grace-10] "John Grace (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2018.

[11] "Eamonn Collins". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2018.

[12] "Mark Kinsella". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2018.

[13] Mark Kinsella at Soccerbase

[14] "Billy Gilbert". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2018.

[15] "Trevor Morgan". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2018.

[English-16] "Tommy English". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2018.

[Hagan-18] "Jim Hagan". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2018.

[20] "Martin Grainger". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2018.

[Warner-21] "John Warner". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2018.

[Ball-23] "Steve Ball". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2018.

[24] "Neale Marmon (Defender)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2018.

[25] "Phil Coleman". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2018.

[26] "Mario Walsh". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2018.

[27] "Stuart Hicks". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2018.

[28] "Mark Walton (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2018.

[29] "Colin Hill". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2018.

[30] "Ian Allinson". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2018.

[32] "Rodney Rooke". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2018.

[33] "Robert Scott". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2018.

[34] "Richard Wilkins (Defender / Midfielder)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2018.

[35] "Roger Hansbury (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2018.

[37] "Mark Blake". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2018.

[38] "Karl Goddard". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2018.

[39] "Scott Barrett (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2018.

[41] "Andy Marriott (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2018.

[42] "Clive Stafford". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2018.

[goals-44] "Goals". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 30 July 2018.

[45] "Discipline". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 30 July 2018.

[46] "Clean sheets (1st team)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 30 July 2018.

[47] "Alltime- List of Debuts". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2018.

[48] "Scunthorpe United 4–0 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 30 July 2018.

[50] "Southend United 0–2 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 30 July 2018.

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