1990–91 Colchester United F.C. season

Colchester United 1990–91 football season From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The 1990–91 season was Colchester United's 49th season in their history and their first season outside of the Football League for 40 years following relegation from the Fourth Division the season prior. Now competing in the Conference, the fifth tier of English football and the highest level on non-League football in England, the club also participated in the FA Cup, the FA Trophy and the Bob Lord Trophy.

ChairmanJonathan Crisp[1]
ManagerIan Atkins
StadiumLayer Road
Conference2nd
Quick facts Chairman, Manager ...
Colchester United
1990–91 season
ChairmanJonathan Crisp[1]
ManagerIan Atkins
StadiumLayer Road
Conference2nd
FA Cup2nd round
(eliminated by
Leyton Orient)
FA TrophyQuarter-final
(eliminated by
Witton Albion)
Bob Lord Trophy3rd round
(eliminated by
Sutton United)[2]
Top goalscorerLeague:
Mario Walsh (17)
All:
Mario Walsh (18)
Highest home attendance7,221
v Altrincham, 20 April 1991[3]
Lowest home attendance1,966
v Northwich Victoria, 1 September 1990[4]
Average home league attendance3,196[5]
Biggest win4–0
v Carlisle United, 6 March 1990
Biggest defeat0–3
v Merthyr Tydfil, 15 December 1990
1–4
v Leyton Orient, 17 December 1990
Close

Ian Atkins took over from Mick Mills as manager for Colchester's first season in the Conference. The club remained fully professional in their bid to return to the Football League at the first attempt. They fell agonisingly short, just two-points shy of champions and promoted Barnet.

Colchester were knocked out by Leyton Orient in the second round of the FA Cup. They reached the quarter-final of the FA Trophy, losing to Witton Albion, while they also suffered defeat to Sutton United in the Bob Lord Trophy.

Season overview

Ian Atkins was appointed as the manager charged with returning Colchester United to the Football League at the first attempt, like Lincoln City and Darlington had prior to them. Atkins registered as a player, while the club reinstated its historic navy and white striped kits. To help clear club debts, Layer Road was sold back to the Council for £1.2m with the club leasing it back for a maximum of three seasons.

Colchester started the season with a 100 per cent record from their opening six home games, but it took the U's until April to reach top spot in the Conference table. Both Barnet and Kettering Town were Colchester's main title challengers throughout the season.

In the FA Cup, United were dispatched by League opposition Leyton Orient following a 0–0 draw at Layer Road. The O's beat the U's 4–1 at Brisbane Road. Colchester reached the quarter-final of the FA Trophy in their first time playing in the competition, beaten by Witton Albion. In the Bob Lord Trophy, Sutton United saw off Colchester in the third round of the competition.

In the closing weeks of the Conference season, Layer Road attracted a season record 7,221 crowd for the visit of late promotion pushers Altrincham. The U's could only manage a 1–1 draw, and with Barnet improving on Colchester's results until the close of the season pipped United to the Conference title by two points.

Chairman Jonathan Crisp was left fuming:

To come second with a fully professional squad in a part-time league is a bloody disgrace.

During the summer he left the club, handing over to new chairman James Bowdidge, while Atkins also left the club to rejoin Birmingham City as player-assistant manager.[6]

Players

As of match played 4 May 1991.[7]
More information Name, Position ...
Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee
Goalkeepers
Scott BarrettGKEnglandIlkeston (1963-04-02)2 April 1963 (aged 27)130England Stoke CitySummer 1990£25,000
Defenders
Ian AtkinsCBEnglandBirmingham (1957-01-16)16 January 1957 (aged 33)00England Birmingham City1 June 1990Free transfer
Marcelle BruceFBUnited StatesDetroit (1971-03-15)15 March 1971 (aged 19)311ApprenticeSummer 1989Free transfer
Shaun ElliottCBEnglandHaltwhistle (1957-01-26)26 January 1957 (aged 33)00England Blackpool15 December 1990[a]£7,000
Tony EnglishDF/MFEnglandLuton (1966-10-19)19 October 1966 (aged 23)26033England Coventry City24 December 1984Free transfer
Martin GraingerFBEnglandEnfield Town (1972-08-23)23 August 1972 (aged 17)82Apprentice16 December 1989[a]Free transfer
Neale MarmonCBEnglandBournemouth (1961-04-21)21 April 1961 (aged 29)224Germany Hannover 9620 January 1990[a]Nominal
Gary OsbourneFBEnglandWolverhampton (1969-10-22)22 October 1969 (aged 20)00England StourbridgeMarch 1991Undisclosed
Midfielders
Eamonn CollinsMFRepublic of IrelandDublin (1965-10-22)22 October 1965 (aged 24)453England PortsmouthMay 1989Free transfer
Warren DonaldMF/FBEnglandHillingdon (1964-10-07)7 October 1964 (aged 25)00England Northampton Town27 August 1990[a]Free transfer
Wayne HanniganMFRepublic of Ireland00Republic of Ireland Home Farm26 February 1991[a]Undisclosed
Mark KinsellaMFRepublic of IrelandDublin (1972-08-12)12 August 1972 (aged 17)90Republic of Ireland Home Farm18 August 1989Free transfer
Nicky SmithLMEnglandBerkeley (1969-01-28)28 January 1969 (aged 21)00England Southend United18 August 1990[a]Free transfer
Forwards
Gary BennettWGEnglandEnfield Town (1970-11-13)13 November 1970 (aged 19)517England Tottenham Hotpsur21 October 1988[a]Free transfer
Roy McDonoughFWEnglandSolihull (1958-10-16)16 October 1958 (aged 31)11126England Southend United13 October 1990[b]Part exchange
Steve McGavinFWEnglandNorth Walsham (1969-01-24)24 January 1969 (aged 21)00England Sudbury Town1 April 1991[a]£10,000
Steve RestarickFWEnglandBarking (1971-11-28)28 November 1971 (aged 18)10England West Ham UnitedEarly 1988–89 seasonFree transfer
Mario WalshFWEnglandPaddington (1966-01-19)19 January 1966 (aged 24)5117England Southend United1 September 1990[b]£25,000
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  1. [a]
    Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club
  2. [b]
    Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game in his second spell for the club

Transfers

In

More information Date, Position ...
Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
Summer 1990 GK England Scott Barrett England Stoke City £25,000 [8]
1 June 1990 CB England Ian Atkins England Birmingham City Free transfer[a] [9]
27 August 1990 MF/FB England Warren Donald England Northampton Town Free transfer [10][b]
1 September 1990 FW England Mario Walsh England Southend United £25,000 [11][c]
3 September 1990 WG England Mark Rees England Walsall Free transfer [12]
18 September 1990 FW Wales Morrys Scott Wales Cardiff City Undisclosed [13][b]
18 September 1990 LM England Nicky Smith England Southend United Free transfer [14][b]
13 October 1990 FW England Roy McDonough England Southend United Part exchange with Morrys Scott [15][c]
December 1990 FW England Laurie Ryan England Cambridge United Free transfer [16][c]
15 December 1990 CB England Shaun Elliott England Blackpool £7,000[d] [17][b]
21 January 1991 MF England Garry Brooke England Brentford Trial [18][b]
26 February 1991 MF Republic of Ireland Wayne Hannigan Republic of Ireland Home Farm Undisclosed [19][b]
March 1991 FB England Gary Osbourne England Stourbridge Undisclosed [20]
1 April 1991 FW England Steve McGavin England Sudbury Town £10,000 [21][b]
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  • Total spending: Decrease ~ £67,000
  1. [a]
    Joined as player-manager
  2. [b]
    Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club
  3. [c]
    Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game in his second spell for the club
  4. [d]
    Fee set at tribunal

Out

More information Date, Position ...
Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
End of season MF England Robbie Devereux England Sudbury Town Released [22]
Summer 1990 CB England Billy Gilbert England Maidstone United[a] Released [23]
Summer 1990 FW England Trevor Morgan Hong Kong Happy Valley Released [24]
27 August 1990 FW Wales Morrys Scott England Southend United Part exchange with Roy McDonough [13][b]
22 September 1990 WG England Mark Rees Luxembourg Unknown Luxembourg club Released [12][b]
December 1990 FB England Clive Stafford England Bury Town Free transfer [25]
21 January 1991 MF England Garry Brooke England Brentford End of trial [18][b]
31 March 1991 MF England Mark Radford Free agent Released [26]
After March 1991 CB England John Pollard England Bury Town Released [27]
April 1991 MF England Les Taylor England Oxford United Released [28][c]
26 April 1991 CB England Scott Daniels England Exeter City £50,000 [29][b]
4 May 1991 FW England Laurie Ryan England Cambridge City Released [16][b]
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  • Total incoming: Increase ~ £50,000
  1. [a]
    Following Billy Gilbert's release by Colchester United, he later signed for Maidstone United.
  2. [b]
    Date of departure refers to the date of the player's final game for the club
  3. [c]
    Joined Oxford United as coach

Loans in

More information Date, Position ...
Date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
18 August 1990 MF England Mark Yates England Birmingham City 2 February 1991 [30][a]
September 1990 FW England Laurie Ryan England Cambridge United 29 September 1990 [16][b]
24 November 1990 FW United States Mike Masters United States San Francisco Bay Blackhawks 25 March 1991 [31][a]
30 March 1991 CB England Rudi Hedman England Crystal Palace 4 May 1991 [32][c]
30 March 1991 FW England Dave Leworthy England Reading 30 April 1991 [33][a]
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  1. [a]
    Loan start and end dates refer to the date of the player's first and final games for the club
  2. [b]
    Loan end date refers to the date of the player's final game in his first spell for the club
  3. [c]
    Loan start and end dates refer to the date of the player's first and final games in his second spell for the club

Loans out

More information Date, Position ...
Date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.
Autumn 1990 FW England Steve Restarick England Bury Town Autumn 1990 [34]
October 1990 FB England Clive Stafford England Bury Town October 1990 [25]
March 1991 CB England John Pollard England Fisher Athletic March 1991 [27]
March 1991 FW England Steve Restarick England Fisher Athletic March 1991 [34]
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Match details

Pre-season friendly

11 August 1990 (1990-08-11) Friendly Colchester United 0–1 Crystal Palace Colchester
Report Unknown goalscorer Stadium: Layer Road

Conference

Main article: 1990–91 Football Conference

League table

More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Barnet (C, P) 42 26 9 7 103 52 +51 87 Promotion to the Football League Fourth Division
2 Colchester United 42 25 10 7 68 35 +33 85
3 Altrincham 42 23 13 6 87 46 +41 82
4 Kettering Town 42 23 11 8 67 45 +22 80
5 Wycombe Wanderers 42 21 11 10 75 46 +29 74
Close
Source: [35]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Results round by round

More information Round, Ground ...
Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundAAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAAAHHAHAAHAHHHAHAAHHHAAHH
ResultLDWDWDWWWWLWWWWLDWLWDWWWDWWWWDWLLWDWWDDLWW
Position2018101168633333333333333322224332224331112222
Close
Source: Statto.com (archived)
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

18 August 1990 (1990-08-18) 1 Yeovil Town 2–0 Colchester United Yeovil
Spencer 20'
Conning 74'		 Report Stadium: Huish Park
Attendance: 4,169
22 August 1990 (1990-08-22) 2 Welling United 1–1 Colchester United Welling
Clemmence 38' Report Yates 76' Stadium: Park View Road
Attendance: 1,828
Referee: M Daughtery
25 August 1990 (1990-08-25) 3 Colchester United 3–1 Merthyr Tydfil Colchester
15:00 BST Yates 9'
Bennett 45'
Collins 56'		 Report Unknown goalscorer Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,008
Referee: D Madgewick
27 August 1990 (1990-08-27) 4 Fisher Athletic 0–0 Colchester United Rotherhithe
Report Stadium: Surrey Docks Stadium
Attendance: 1,395
Referee: D Orr
1 September 1990 (1990-09-01) 5 Colchester United 4–0 Northwich Victoria Colchester
Walsh 8', 73'
Yates 15'
English 48'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 1,966
Referee: P Vosper
8 September 1990 (1990-09-08) 6 Barrow 2–2 Colchester United Barrow-in-Furness
Cowperthwaite 18', 21' Report Walsh 5'
Yates 76'		 Stadium: Holker Street
Attendance: 1,441
Referee: J Parker
15 September 1990 (1990-09-15) 7 Colchester United 2–0 Telford United Colchester
15:00 BST Daniels 3'
Walsh 25'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,164
Referee: B Foreman
19 September 1990 (1990-09-19) 8 Boston United 1–3 Colchester United Boston
Cavell 60' Report Walsh 15', 87'
Bennett 38'		 Stadium: York Street
Attendance: 1,620
Referee: M Swift
22 September 1990 (1990-09-22) 9 Colchester United 3–1 Cheltenham Town Colchester
Atkins 23' (pen.)
Bennett 49'
Walsh 90'		 Report Buckland 10'
Burns Red card 60'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,527
Referee: M Alexander
29 September 1990 (1990-09-29) 10 Runcorn 0–3 Colchester United Runcorn
Report Atkins 7', 88' (pen.)
Marmon 16'		 Stadium: Canal Street
Attendance: 861
Referee: Andy Davies
6 October 1990 (1990-10-06) 11 Macclesfield Town 1–0 Colchester United Macclesfield
Heesom 80' Report Stadium: Moss Rose
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Jeff Winter
13 October 1990 (1990-10-13) 12 Colchester United 1–0 Sutton United Colchester
15:00 BST Bennett 35' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,716
Referee: C Proud
20 October 1990 (1990-10-20) 13 Bath City 1–2 Colchester United Bath
Randall 78' Report Atkins 1' (pen.)
Yates 16'		 Stadium: Twerton Park
Attendance: 1,078
Referee: B Baker
27 October 1990 (1990-10-27) 14 Colchester United 1–0 Barrow Colchester
Walsh 35' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,650
Referee: L Short
3 November 1990 (1990-11-03) 15 Colchester United 2–0 Stafford Rangers Colchester
15:00 GMT Walsh 2'
English 32'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,403
Referee: C Finch
10 November 1990 (1990-11-10) 16 Kettering Town 1–0 Colchester United Kettering
Keast 10' Report Stadium: Rockingham Road
Attendance: 5,020
Referee: Graham Poll
24 November 1990 (1990-11-24) 17 Colchester United 2–2 Wycombe Wanderers Colchester
Yates 69'
Walsh 80'		 Report Ryan 32', 77' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,970
Referee: W Norbury
1 December 1990 (1990-12-01) 18 Stafford Rangers 0–2 Colchester United Stafford
Report Marmon 7'
McDonough 8' Yellow card 43' Red card 80'		 Stadium: Marston Road
Attendance: 1,304
Referee: B Rudkin
15 December 1990 (1990-12-15) 19 Merthyr Tydfil 3–0 Colchester United Merthyr Tydfil
Green 8', 12', 77' Report Stadium: Penydarren Park
Attendance: 710
Referee: A Danskin
22 December 1990 (1990-12-22) 20 Cheltenham Town 1–2 Colchester United Cheltenham
Casey 2' Report English 7'
Walsh 39'		 Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 1,397
Referee: Rob Harris
26 December 1990 (1990-12-26) 21 Colchester United 0–0 Barnet Colchester
11:00 GMT Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,946
Referee: J Moore
29 December 1990 (1990-12-29) 22 Colchester United 3–1 Boston United Colchester
15:00 GMT Collins 39'
English 45'
Walsh 71'		 Report Unknown goalscorer Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,416
Referee: D Orr
1 January 1991 (1991-01-01) 23 Barnet 1–3 Colchester United Chipping Barnet
15:00 GMT Poole 64' (pen.) Report Bennett 9'
Walsh 57'
Masters 87'		 Stadium: Underhill Stadium
Attendance: 5,105
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
5 January 1991 (1991-01-05) 24 Colchester United 2–1 Slough Town Colchester
15:00 GMT Bennett 16'
Walsh 22'		 Report Unknown goalscorer Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,175
Referee: H Brown
19 January 1991 (1991-01-19) 25 Altrincham 2–2 Colchester United Altrincham
McKenna 14'
Shaw 32'		 Report English 68'
McDonough 90'		 Stadium: Moss Lane
Attendance: 1,388
Referee: R Sheppard
26 January 1991 (1991-01-26) 26 Sutton United 0–1 Colchester United Sutton
Report McDonough 9' Stadium: Gander Green Lane
Attendance: 1,496
Referee: S Tomlin
2 March 1991 (1991-03-02) 27 Colchester United 2–0 Bath City Colchester
15:00 GMT Atkins 23' (pen.)
Walsh 72'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,277
Referee: R Tye
5 March 1991 (1991-03-05) 28 Slough Town 0–2 Colchester United Slough
19:30 GMT Report McDonough 38', 79' Stadium: Wexham Park Stadium
Attendance: 1,120
Referee: G Bargery
9 March 1991 (1991-03-09) 29 Colchester United 1–0 Macclesfield Town Colchester
15:00 GMT Atkins 33' (pen.) Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,735
Referee: D Madgewick
12 March 1991 (1991-03-12) 30 Colchester United 2–2 Runcorn Colchester
19:30 GMT Ryan 55'
Bennett 60'		 Report Saunders 36'
Byrne 69'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,969
Referee: I Mitchell
23 March 1991 (1991-03-23) 31 Colchester United 2–1 Fisher Athletic Colchester
15:00 GMT McDonough 26'
Walsh 79'		 Report Martin 72' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,493
Referee: C Proud
25 March 1991 (1991-03-25) 32 Wycombe Wanderers 1–0 Colchester United High Wycombe
19:30 GMT Scott 37' Report Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 3,200
Referee: A Murphy
30 March 1991 (1991-03-30) 33 Colchester United 0–1 Yeovil Town Colchester
15:00 GMT Report Batty 67' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,115
Referee: G Pearson
1 April 1991 (1991-04-01) 34 Gateshead 1–2 Colchester United Gateshead
15:00 BST Granycombe 38' Report Leworthy 6'
McDonough 77'		 Stadium: Gateshead International Stadium
Attendance: 753
Referee: D Oliver
5 April 1991 (1991-04-05) 35 Northwich Victoria 2–2 Colchester United Northwich
19:30 BST O'Connor 43'
Blain 90' (pen.)		 Report Walsh 23'
McDonough 58'		 Stadium: Drill Field
Attendance: 1,094
Referee: K Whittaker
9 April 1991 (1991-04-09) 36 Colchester United 2–1 Welling United Colchester
19:45 BST Atkins 14' (pen.)
English 62'		 Report Hone 65' (pen.) Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,889
Referee: C Finch
17 April 1991 (1991-04-17) 37 Colchester United 3–1 Kettering Town Colchester
19:30 BST Bennett 52'
English 60'
Donald 62'		 Report Brown 7' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,048
Referee: Paul Taylor
20 April 1991 (1991-04-20) 38 Colchester United 1–1 Altrincham Colchester
15:00 BST Leworthy 6' Report Daws 19' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 7,221
Referee: Gary Willard
22 April 1991 (1991-04-22) 39 Kidderminster Harriers 0–0 Colchester United Kidderminster
Report Stadium: Aggborough Stadium
Attendance: 1,721
Referee: B Millership
26 April 1991 (1991-04-26) 40 Telford United 2–0 Colchester United Telford
19:30 BST Hurst 84'
Langford 90'		 Report Stadium: Bucks Head
Attendance: 1,592
Referee: J Everton
30 April 1991 (1991-04-30) 41 Colchester United 3–0 Gateshead Colchester
19:30 BST Bennett 38'
Leworthy 45', 78'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,667
Referee: Graham Poll
4 May 1991 (1991-05-04) 42 Colchester United 2–0 Kidderminster Harriers Colchester
15:00 BST Ryan 22', 42' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,481
Referee: Dermot Gallagher

FA Cup

Main article: 1990–91 FA Cup
17 November 1990 (1990-11-17) 1st round Colchester United 2–1 Reading Colchester
15:00 GMT Atkins 46' (pen.)
Marmon 60'		 Report Hicks 33' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,761
Referee: Alf Buksh
12 December 1990 (1990-12-12) 2nd round Colchester United 0–0 Leyton Orient Colchester
20:00 GMT Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 6,150
Referee: R Wiseman
17 December 1990 (1990-12-17) 2nd round replay Leyton Orient 4–1 Colchester United Leyton
Carter 31'
Howard 45'
Pike 51'
Castle 72'		 Report Masters 22'
Grainger Red card 80'		 Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 4,615
Referee: R Wiseman

FA Trophy

Main article: 1990–91 FA Trophy
15 January 1991 (1991-01-15) 1st round Windsor & Eton 0–1 Colchester United Windsor
Report Bennett 42' Stadium: Stag Meadow
Attendance: 727
Referee: Graham Poll
2 February 1991 (1991-02-02) 2nd round Colchester United 2–0 Runcorn Colchester
15:00 GMT Walsh 33'
Marmon 81'
Elliott Yellow card 86' Red card		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,348
Referee: J Moore
23 February 1991 (1991-02-23) 1st round Colchester United 3–0 Wivenhoe Town Colchester
15:00 GMT McDonough 25'
Bennett 57', 68'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,923
Referee: M Bailey
16 March 1991 (1991-03-16) 4th round Colchester United 0–2 Witton Albion Colchester
15:00 GMT Report Connor 86', 88' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,079
Referee: Peter Jones

Bob Lord Trophy

21 January 1991 (1991-01-21) 2nd round[2] Fisher Athletic 2–3 (a.e.t.) Colchester United Rotherhithe
Gorman 7'
Mehmet 106'		 Report Marmon 2'
Restarick 99', 117'		 Stadium: Surrey Docks Stadium
Attendance: 293
Referee: G Pearson
26 February 1991 (1991-02-26) 3rd round[2] Sutton United 2–0 Colchester United Sutton
Dennis 13'
Massey 73'		 Report Stadium: Gander Green Lane
Attendance: 582
Referee: D Orr

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

[7][36]

More information No., Pos ...
No. Pos Nat Player TotalConferenceFA CupFA TrophyBob Lord Trophy
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK England ENG Scott Barrett 510420304020
DF England ENG Ian Atkins 498417314010
DF United States USA Marcelle Bruce 702+200+100020
DF England ENG Shaun Elliott 22014+50003000
DF England ENG Tony English 48739+17303+1010
DF England ENG Martin Grainger 803+20100+1010
DF England ENG Neale Marmon 45536+12312+1121
DF England ENG Gary Osbourne 605+10000000
MF Republic of Ireland IRL Eamonn Collins 422352304000
MF England ENG Warren Donald 46133+51304010
MF Republic of Ireland IRL Wayne Hannigan 100000000+10
MF Republic of Ireland IRL Mark Kinsella 1206+50000010
MF England ENG Nicky Smith 410340204010
FW England ENG Gary Bennett 431234+291+204300
FW England ENG Roy McDonough 29917+78104100
FW England ENG Steve McGavin 802+60000000
FW England ENG Steve Restarick 220000000+22
FW England ENG Mario Walsh 381831+117303100
Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season
DF England ENG Scott Daniels 471401304000
DF England ENG Rudi Hedman 100100000000
DF England ENG John Pollard 2000000020
MF England ENG Garry Brooke 1000000010
MF England ENG Mark Radford 601+3000001+10
MF England ENG Les Taylor 1000000010
MF England ENG Mark Yates 30622+36300+1010
FW England ENG Dave Leworthy 9494000000
FW United States USA Mike Masters 1622+91110+2020
FW England ENG Mark Rees 100+10000000
FW England ENG Laurie Ryan 1733+103001+1020
FW Wales WAL Morrys Scott 401+30000000
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Goalscorers

[36]

More information Place, Nationality ...
Place Nationality Position Name Conference FA Cup FA Trophy Bob Lord Trophy Total
1 England FW Mario Walsh 17 0 1 0 18
2 England WG Gary Bennett 9 0 3 0 12
3 England FW Roy McDonough 8 0 1 0 9
4 England CB Ian Atkins 7 1 0 0 8
5 England DF/MF Tony English 7 0 0 0 7
6 England MF Mark Yates 6 0 0 0 6
7 England CB Neale Marmon 2 1 1 1 5
8 England FW Dave Leworthy 4 0 0 0 4
9 England FW Laurie Ryan 3 0 0 0 3
10 Republic of Ireland MF Eamonn Collins 2 0 0 0 2
United States FW Mike Masters 1 1 0 0 2
England FW Steve Restarick 0 0 0 2 2
13 England CB Scott Daniels 1 0 0 0 1
England MF/FB Warren Donald 1 0 0 0 1
Own goals 0 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 68 3 6 3 80
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Disciplinary record

[37]

More information Nationality, Position ...
Nationality Position Name Conference FA Cup FA Trophy Bob Lord Trophy Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
England FW Roy McDonough 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
England CB Shaun Elliott 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1
England FB Martin Grainger 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
England CB Neale Marmon 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
England CB Ian Atkins 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
Republic of Ireland MF Eamonn Collins 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
England MF/FB Warren Donald 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
TOTALS 6 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 9 3
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Clean sheets

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

More information Place, Nationality ...
Place Nationality Player Conference FA Cup FA Trophy Bob Lord Trophy Total
1 England Scott Barrett 16 1 3 0 20
TOTALS 16 1 3 0 20
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Player debuts

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

More information Position, Nationality ...
Position Nationality Player Date Opponent Ground Notes
CB England Ian Atkins 18 August 1990 Yeovil Town Huish Park
GK England Scott Barrett 18 August 1990 Yeovil Town Huish Park [40][a]
FW Wales Morrys Scott 18 August 1990 Yeovil Town Huish Park
LM England Nicky Smith 18 August 1990 Yeovil Town Huish Park
MF England Mark Yates 18 August 1990 Yeovil Town Huish Park
MF/FB England Warren Donald 27 August 1990 Fisher Athletic Surrey Docks Stadium
FW England Mario Walsh 1 September 1990 Northwich Victoria Layer Road [41][a]
FW England Laurie Ryan 19 September 1990 Boston United York Street
WG England Mark Rees 22 September 1990 Cheltenham Town Layer Road
FW England Roy McDonough 13 October 1990 Sutton United Layer Road [42][a]
FW United States Mike Masters 24 November 1990 Wycombe Wanderers Layer Road
CB England Shaun Elliott 15 December 1990 Merthyr Tydfil Penydarren Park
FW England Laurie Ryan 15 December 1990 Merthyr Tydfil Penydarren Park [43][a]
MF England Garry Brooke 21 January 1991 Fisher Athletic Surrey Docks Stadium
MF Republic of Ireland Wayne Hannigan 26 February 1991 Sutton United Gander Green Lane
CB England Rudi Hedman 30 March 1991 Yeovil Town Layer Road [44][a]
FW England Dave Leworthy 30 March 1991 Yeovil Town Layer Road
FW England Steve McGavin 1 April 1991 Gateshead Gateshead International Stadium
FB England Gary Osbourne 1 April 1991 Gateshead Gateshead International Stadium
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    Second debut for the club

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