List of Colchester United F.C. players (25–99 appearances)

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Colchester United Football Club is an English football club based in Colchester, Essex. Formed in 1937, the club competed in the Southern Football League from their foundation until 1950,[1] when they were elected to the Football League.[2] The club spent eleven years in the Third Division South and Third Division following the league's reorganisation in 1958, with a best finish of third place in 1957, one point behind rivals Ipswich Town and Torquay United.[3][4] Colchester suffered their first relegation in 1961 as they finished 23rd in the Third Division,[5] but spent just one season in the Fourth Division as they were promoted in second position, behind Millwall by just one point.[6] This trend of relegation followed by promotion continued over the next few decades, before the club were eventually relegated from the Football League to the Conference in 1990.[7]

Richard Garcia, the only Colchester United player to make exactly 99 appearances in all competitions.

Player-manager Roy McDonough guided the club back to the Football League in 1992, winning the non-league double of the Conference title and the FA Trophy.[8] The club then won promotion to the Second Division in 1998 with a 1–0 Third Division play-off final win at Wembley against Torquay United.[9] The club were again promoted in the 2005–06 season under the stewardship of Phil Parkinson, gaining the opportunity to play second tier football for the first time in their history. After two seasons in the Championship, Colchester were relegated back to League One.[8] Colchester were relegated to the fourth tier for the first time in 18-years at the end of the 2015–16 season.[10]

Colchester United's first team have competed in a number of professional competitions, and all players who have played between 25 and 99 of these matches, either as a member of the starting line-up or as a substitute, are listed below. Each player's details include the duration of his Colchester United career, his usual playing position while employed by the club, the number of matches started, the number of substitute appearances and total number of appearances, their total goals scored and total numbers of yellow and red cards collected. The players are sorted by total number of appearances, then by number of starts, then by player name in alphabetical order.

Introduction

Over 200 players have made between 25 and 99 appearances in all competitions for Colchester United. Richard Garcia is the only player to have made exactly 99 appearances during his Colchester United career.[11][12] Five of the players featured on this list would either go on to manage the club or were player-manager. These include Syd Fieldus, Ted Fenton, Allan Hunter, Ian Atkins and Geraint Williams.[13]

Five players who made between 25 and 99 Colchester United appearances have also been inducted into the club's Hall of Fame. All of these players were in the starting line-up when Colchester beat Leeds United 3–2 in the FA Cup fifth round in 1971, and were duly inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2009 alongside the six other players who played in that game. The five players include Ray Crawford, John Gilchrist, John Kurila, Brian Lewis and Dave Simmons.[14][15]

Key

Player

  • Players highlighted in yellow are registered Colchester United players for the 2016–17 season.
  • Players marked in italics were on loan from another club for the duration of their Colchester United career. The loaning club(s) are noted in the reference column.
More information Pre-1960s, 1960s– ...
Positions key
Pre-1960s 1960s–
GK Goalkeeper
FB Full back DF Defender
HB Half-back MF Midfielder
FW Forward
U Utility player
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Position

  • Playing positions are listed according to the tactical formations that were employed at the time. The change in the names of defensive and midfield positions reflects the tactical evolution that occurred from the 1960s onwards.

Club career

  • Club career is defined as the first and last calendar years in which the player appeared for the club in any of the competitions listed below.

Total starts, Total subs, Total apps, Total goals, Total yellow cards and Total red cards

Players with 25 to 99 appearances

As of match played 26 November 2021
George Moncur scored 23 goals in 97 appearances for Colchester from 2014 to 2016.
Chris Porter scored 30 goals in 95 appearances for the U's between 2015 and 2017.
George Elokobi made 94 appearances for Colchester over two spells from 2005 to 2008, and 2015 to 2017.
David Perkins made 91 Colchester United appearances between 2008 and 2011.
Neil Danns scored 28 goals in 87 appearances for Colchester United over two spells between 2004 and 2006, and made the 2005–06 PFA Team of the Year.
Kevin Lisbie scored 30 goals in 86 appearances for Colchester United over two separate seasons with the club, ending the season as the club's top scorer on both occasions.
Marc Tierney made 85 Colchester appearances between 2008 and 2010, including appearances on loan from Shrewsbury Town
Craig Fagan was Colchester's leading goalscorer with 14 goals in the 2004–05 season, scoring 24 goals in 82 appearances in total.
Dean Morgan, a product of the Colchester United academy, made 77 first-team appearances for the U's, with 25 starts, 52 substitute appearances and scoring six goals between 2000 and 2003.
Lomana LuaLua scored 20 goals in 67 appearances for Colchester, earning him a move to Premier League club Newcastle United in 2000.
Jamie Cureton was the Championship top scorer in 2006–07 with 23 goals.
Rowan Vine scored 12 goals in 49 appearances during the 2003–04 season on loan from Portsmouth.
Ben Coker made his professional debut for Colchester in 2011, and made 45 first team appearances between 2011 and 2012.
John Lyons scored 13 goals in 40 games for Colchester before he committed suicide at his Layer de la Haye home in 1982.
Chris Barker made 39 appearances on loan from Cardiff City in the 2006–07 season.
Australia international Chris Coyne briefly became Colchester's most expensive player when they paid Luton Town £350,000 for him in January 2008.
Adam Virgo made 37 appearances on loan from Celtic in the 2007–08 season.
Mike Masters became the first American to score at Wembley when Colchester defeated Witton Albion in the 1992 FA Trophy final.
More information Player, Position ...
Player Position Club
career		 Total
starts		 Total
subs		 Total
apps		 Total
goals		 Total
Yellow card		 Total
Red card		 Ref
Australia Richard Garcia MF2004–20077623992180[11][12]
England Paul Hinshelwood FB1986–198898098660[16][17]
Wales Arthur Pritchard FW1937–1939980987400[18][19]
Scotland Alec Cheyne FW1937–1939970975900[20][21]
England George Moncur MF2014[a]
2014–2016		8512972330[22]
England Ben Stevenson MF2018[b]
2019–2021		8017976150[23]
England Mark Sale FW1997–199984129613150[24][25]
England Luke Norris FW2018–20205739962390[26]
England Jeff Hull MF1982–1985932951020[27][28]
England Chris Porter FW2015–20178015953020[29]
France Mikael Mandron FW2017–201966299512141[30]
England Brian Garvey DF1970–197290494220[31][32]
Cameroon George Elokobi FB2005–2008
2015–2017		877946121[33][34]
England Brennan Dickenson FW2016–20196528931570[35]
England Dale Tempest FW1987–1989839922210[36][37]
England Noel Parkinson MF1984–1986892911340[38][39]
England David Perkins MF2008–2011801191971[40]
England Mario Walsh FW1987–1989
1990–1991		7713903501[41][42]
England Johnny Martin FW1966–1969881891100[43][44]
Wales Stuart Morgan DF1972–1975872891023[45][46]
England Harry Pell MF2018–20218638913241[47]
England Stephen Grenfell FB1986[c]
1986–1988		84488240[48][49]
Montserrat Brandon Comley MF2017–2018[d]
2018–2020		6919883130[50]
England Neil Danns MF2004[e]
2004–2006		8258728190[51][52]
Guyana Callum Harriott FW2015[f]
2019–2021		77108719160[53]
England Stan Foxall FW1948–1950860861600[54][55]
England Ken Jones MF1969–1972815862710[56][57]
Jamaica Kevin Lisbie FW2007–2008
2009–2010[g]		7798630121[58][59]
Scotland John Docherty HB1963–196585085200[60][61]
England Marc Tierney FB2008[h]
2009–2010		832851131[62]
Zimbabwe Macauley Bonne FW2013–20172560851540[63]
England Jason Cook MF1991–199376884500[64][65]
South Africa Sandy Kennon GK1965–196783083000[66][67]
England George Wallis FW1938–1939830833001[42][68]
Northern Ireland Colin Hill DF1987–198976682200[69][70]
England Craig Fagan FW2003–2004[i]
2004–2005		7488224253[71][72]
England Roy McCrohan HB1962–196481081500[73][74]
England Steve Ball MF1990
1992–1996		6615811200[75][76]
England Ashley Vincent FW2009[j]
2009–2012		6120811070[77]
England Mark Radford MF1987–1991562581500[78][79]
Scotland Jim Oliver FW1968–19706911801120[80][81]
England Barry Dominey DF1974–1977651580500[82][83]
England Martin Grainger FB1989–1993611879811[84][85]
England Winston White FW1987–1988771781211[86][87]
England Dennis Longhorn MF1980–1983671178000[88][89]
England Brian Wood DF1968[k]
1968–1970		77077200[90][91]
England Tony Dennis MF1994–1996641377511[92][93]
Wales Gareth Williams FW2003[l]
2004[l]
2004–2006		3740771500[94][95]
Montserrat Dean Morgan FW2000–2003255277610[96][97]
Scotland Andy Brown FW1947–194976076300[98][99]
England Gus Caesar DF1994–199676076300[100][101]
England Jabo Ibehre FW2012[m]
2013–2015		706761771[102]
England Richard Brindley DF2015[n]
2015–		69776240[103]
England Stuart Hicks DF1988–199069776120[104][105]
England Noah Chilvers AM2019–591776690[106]
Republic of Ireland John-Joe O'Toole MF2009[o]
2010–2013		5026763141[107]
Ghana Kwame Poku MF2019–2021611475620[108]
Wales Bill Bower FB1945–194974074100[109][110]
England Len Jones HB1950–195374074400[111][112]
England Steve Brown FW1993–1995686742100[113][114]
England Phil Rookes FB1951–195373073000[115][116]
England John McLaughlin FB1972–197372173200[117][118]
England Danny Light FW1968–1970712731600[119][120]
Jamaica Marcus Bean MF2012–20146310735180[121]
England Scott Vernon FW2006[p]
2008–2010		3736731300[122][123]
England John Reeves MF1985–198866672741[124][125]
England Dave Bickles DF1968–197071071300[126][127]
England Dave Simmons FB1970–1973656711900[128][129]
England Tommy English FW1985
1985–1987
1989–1990		5516712511[130][131]
Republic of Ireland Clinton Morrison FW2012–2014393271461[132]
England Harry Wright GK1946–194970070000[133][134]
England Mark Cousins GK2007–201467370000[135][136]
England Robert Morris HB1938–193969069500[137][138]
New Zealand Tommy Smith CB2011[g]
2020–		65369290[139]
Wales George Crisp FW1937–1939680682500[140][141]
England Keith Rutter DF1963–196468068000[142][143]
England Alf Worton FB1938–193968068000[144][145]
England Craig Eastmond MF2012[q]
2013–2014		5612687160[146]
England Terry Baker DF1986–198867067340[147][148]
England Bert Barlow FW1952–1954670671700[149][150]
England Neale Marmon DF1990–199165267920[151][152]
Democratic Republic of the Congo Lomana LuaLua FW1999–20004324672061[153][154]
England Joe Birch FB1938–193966066300[155][156]
England Ted Fenton HB1946–194866066710[157][158]
England Shaun Elliott DF1990–1992561066111[159][160]
Scotland John Kurila DF1970–197165065430[161][162]
England Paul Reid DF2008–201161465190[163]
England Scott Stamps FB1997–1999605651120[164][165]
Guyana Matthew Briggs DF2015[r]
2015–2017		587650111[166]
England Simon Clark DF2000–2002604640121[167][168]
England Paul Gibbs FB1995–1997481664330[169][170]
England Kevin Rapley FW2001–20024717641131[171][172]
England Steve Forbes MF1997–19994222645100[173][174]
England Russell Blake FW1955–196163063800[175][176]
England Terry Price FW1967–196961263600[19][177]
England Dean Hammond MF2008–200957663590[178][179]
Jamaica Jevani Brown AM2019–20214121621130[180]
England Ken Hodgson FW1966–1969601611900[181][182]
England John Evans FW1957–1959600602400[183][184]
Wales George Smith HB1937–193960060300[185][186]
England Alex Wynter DF2014[l]
2015–2017		491160170[187]
England Philip Ifil FB2008–2010461460260[188][189]
England Brian Lewis MF1970–1972590592720[190][191]
England Andy Woodman GK2000[s]
2001–2002		59059020[192][193]
England Nick Chatterton MF1986–1988563591000[194][195]
England Neil Gregory FW1998[g]
1998–1999		4712591180[49][196]
Wales Lloyd James MF2010–2012382159370[197]
England Jamie Guy FW2005–200945559330[198][199]
England Terry Dyson FW1968–197055358420[200][201]
England Micky Brown FW1968–1970526581200[202][203]
England Les Taylor MF1989–1991461258100[204][205]
England Russell Irving FW1984–19864315581000[206][189]
England Cohen Bramall LB2019–202157057261[207]
England Eric Burgess FB1971–197255257900[208][209]
England Robbie Reinelt FW1995–19973027571351[210][125]
England Ernie Adams GK1967–196856056000[211][212]
England Ray Crawford FW1970–1971560563100[213][141]
Wales Mark Walton GK1987[t]
1987[t]
1987–1989		56056000[214][215]
England Barrie Aitchison FW1964–196655156700[216][217]
England Arthur Kaye FW1965–196755156200[218][219]
England Jamie Cureton FW2005[u]
2006–2007		542563130[220][221]
Scotland John Gilchrist FB1970–197254256210[222][223]
England Wayne Andrews FW2003–20044412561651[224][225]
Republic of Ireland Sean Murray MF2017–2018371956331[226]
England Alex Smith FB1973–1974[v]
1974–1975		55055110[227][228]
England Tony Hadley DF1983–198454155011[229][230]
England Ross Johnson DF2000[w]
2000–2002		50555130[231][232]
England Sanchez Watt FW2012[q]
2013–2015		45105510111[233]
England Kevin McLeod FW2006–2008371855750[234][235]
England Ronnie Dunn GK1937–193954054000[236][237]
United States Alexander Wood FB1937–193854054100[238][239]
England David Fox MF2009–2010
2014–2015		50454520[240]
England Richie Griffiths FB1962–196453053000[241][242]
Scotland Tommy Millar FB1960–196253053400[243][244]
Republic of Ireland Owen Garvan MF2015–201749453280[245]
Wales Jimmy Baker HB1937–193952052300[246][247]
England Cliff Fairchild FB1937–193852052000[72][248]
Scotland Jimmy Lindsay MF1974–197552052700[249][250]
England David Raine FB1965–196748452000[79][251]
England David Wright DF2013–201446652120[252]
England Bill Layton HB1949–195151051800[253][254]
England Edgar Rumney FB1957–196451051100[255][256]
England Frank Stamper HB1947–194951051000[257][165]
England Miles Welch-Hayes DF2020–44751180[258]
England Barry Smith GK1971–197350050000[259][228]
England Ray Whittaker FW1969–197146450700[260][261]
Malta Luke Gambin WG2019–2020212950230[262]
England Ian Atkins DF1990–199149049810[263][264]
England Kurtis Guthrie FW2016–2019436491370[265]
England Rowan Vine FW2003–2004[x]409491290[266][267]
England Billy Light GK1938–194548048000[268][250]
England Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu MF2019[f]
2021–		444482130[269]
England Ryan Clampin LW/LB2018–42648260[270]
England John Cheesewright GK1994–199547047000[271][272]
England Len Astill FW1938–1939460462400[273][274]
Wales Trevor Rowlands FB1951–195346046500[275][276]
England Barry Dyson FW1973–197543245710[277][201]
England Owen Simpson FB1968–196943245420[278][279]
England Joe Edwards MF2015–201642345291[280]
England Ben Coker MF2011–201239645150[281]
Republic of Ireland Dave Mooney FW2010–2011[y]
2011[y]		422441461[282]
England Brian Abrey HB1961–196243043200[283][284]
Wales Geraint Williams MF1998–199942143020[285][286]
England Michael Cheetham MF1995–199639443400[287][288]
England Bob Hutchings FW1946–194742042100[289][290]
England John Laidlaw FB1959–196042042100[291][292]
Scotland George Ramage GK196342042000[293][294]
England John Mansfield MF1964–196836642300[295][296]
Scotland Robert Scott FB1989–19902913421000[297][298]
Scotland Craig Slater MF2016–2017271542330[299]
England Roy Massey FW1969–1970356411500[300][301]
England Alan Buck GK1964–196840040000[302][303]
England Mike Foster FW1961–196240040800[304][305]
Gibraltar Tony Macedo GK1968[z]
1968–1969		40040000[306][307]
England Ken Mayes FW1937–193840040000[308][309]
England Pat Woods FB1963–196440040000[310][311]
Wales John Lyons FW1982382401300[312][313]
England Michael Rose FB2011–201338240340[314]
England Simon Lowe FW1986–1987[aa]
1987		36440800[315][316]
England Tim Allpress DF1993–1995291140000[317][318]
England Simon Hackney FW2009–2011251540350[319]
England Chris Barker FB2006–2007[ab]39039042[320][321]
England Albert Walker FB1946–194839039000[322][323]
England Phil Bloss MF1971–197335439200[324][325]
England Doug Beach FB1945–1946
1949–1950		38038200[326][327]
England Frank Coombs GK1952–195438038000[328][329]
England Denis Maffey FW1948–194938038100[330][331]
England Eddie Smith FW1956–1957380381300[332][333]
England Ken Whitehead GK1948–194938038000[334][261]
Australia Chris Coyne DF2008–200935338160[335][336]
England Kirk Game DF1985–198735338010[337][12]
United States Marcelle Bruce FB1989–199134438100[338][303]
England Russell Cotton MF1978–198234438100[339][340]
England Sean Clohessy DF2014–201535237020[341]
England Steve Hetzke DF1988–198935237301[342][343]
Scotland Adam Virgo DF2007–2008[ac]31637160[344][345]
England Nicky Haydon DF1997–1999201737250[346][347]
England Arthur Langley FW1964–1965360361300[348][349]
England Trevor Morgan FW1989–1990351361200[350][351]
England Shamal George GK2020–34236020[352]
England Kevin Bedford FB1988–198933336000[353][354]
England Alan Dickens MF1993–199432436300[355][356]
England Dominic Vose MF2013–2014221436010[357]
Northern Ireland Adrian Coote FW2001–2003122436450[358][359]
England Clive Stafford FB1989–199033235000[360][165]
England Ryan Dickson FB2013–201430535040[361]
Scotland Denny Johnstone FW2016–2017201535210[362]
United States Mike Masters FW1990–1991
1992		1421351000[363][364]
Republic of Ireland Paddy Leonard FW1954–195534034500[365][366]
England Ted Phillips FW1965–1966340341300[367][368]
England Simon Burman MF1985–198629534350[369][370]
Jamaica Theo Robinson ST2019–2020[v]2014341211[371]
England Tarique Fosu FW2016–2017[y]142034650[372]
Scotland Jimmy Kirk GK1954–195532032000[373][374]
Scotland Bob Murray FW193932032600[375][376]
Scotland George Ritchie HB1937–193932032100[377][378]
England Tony Evans MF1978–1980211132200[379][184]
England Bobby Noble DF1972–197329231010[380][381]
England Cameron James DF2016–2020201131020[382]
England Bert Howe FB1969–197030030110[383][384]
England Alf Marshall FB1958–196130030000[370][385]
England Dillon Barnes GK2016–201929130011[386]
England Billy Gilbert DF1989–199029130000[387][223]
Northern Ireland Richard McKinney GK2002–200429130011[388][389]
England Dave Barnett MF1988–198927330012[390][391]
England Mark Yates MF1990–1991[i]26430600[392][393]
England Omar Sowunmi CB2019–2021201030041[394]
England Dion Sembie-Ferris FW2015–201672330100[395]
England Roy Bicknell DF1952–195429029000[396][397]
Wales Tecwyn Jones HB1964–196529029000[398][399]
Scotland John McInally GK1972[ad]
1972–1973		29029000[400][401]
England Mick Ferguson FW1986281291120[402][403]
Republic of Ireland Alan Maybury FB2008–200928129070[404]
England Jamie Moralee FW1999–200021829210[405][406]
England Lewis Kinsella DF2016–201720929080[407]
England Michael Folivi FW2020–2021131629610[408]
England Jamie Cade FW2003–2005111829000[409][101]
England Elliot Parish GK2015–201627128000[410]
Republic of Ireland Barry Conlon FW2000–2001[ae]25328820[411][412]
England Sean Norman MF1986–198725328210[413][381]
England Chris Keeble MF2000–2003141428210[414][415]
England Jimmy Jenkins DF1945–194627027000[416][417]
England Don Youngs GK1938–193927027000[418][419]
Scotland Tommy McKechnie FW1967–196826127600[420][421]
England Stephen Hunt FB2004–200520727121[422][423]
England Bill Barraclough FW1937–193826026402[424][425]
Republic of Ireland Rene Gilmartin GK2017–201926026000[426]
England Andy Myers DF200326026021[427][428]
France Fabrice Richard FB1999–200024226020[429][430]
Northern Ireland Allan Hunter DF198223326000[431][432]
England Bobby Mills MF1972–197420626010[433][434]
Wales Lee Beevers DF2009–201118826120[435]
England Tosin Olufemi FB2013–2015161026020[436]
England Darren Ambrose MF2015–2016141226420[437]
England Pat Connolly FW1964–196525025700[438][412]
England Brian Dobson DF1956–195925025000[439][356]
England Syd Fieldus DF1937–194725025300[440][441]
Republic of Ireland John Grace GK1989–199025025000[442][443]
England Doug Keene HB1953–195425025100[444][445]
England Alan Shires FW1966–196824125300[446][447]
England Stewart Bright FB1975–197623225000[448][449]
England Marvin Sordell FW2015–201622325610[450]
England Paris Cowan-Hall WG2019–202161925220[451]
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  1. [a]
    On loan from West Ham United
  2. [b]
    On loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers
  3. [c]
    On loan from Tottenham Hotspur
  4. [d]
    On loan from Queens Park Rangers
  5. [e]
    On loan from Blackburn Rovers
  6. [f]
    On loan from Charlton Athletic
  7. [g]
    On loan from Ipswich Town
  8. [h]
    On loan from Shrewsbury Town
  9. [i]
    On loan from Birmingham City
  10. [j]
    On loan from Cheltenham Town
  11. [k]
    On loan from Orient
  12. [l]
    On loan from Crystal Palace
  13. [m]
    On loan from Milton Keynes Dons
  14. [n]
    On loan from Rotherham United
  15. [o]
    On loan from Watford
  16. [p]
    On loan from Blackpool
  17. [q]
    On loan from Arsenal
  18. [r]
    On loan from Millwall
  19. [s]
    On loan from Brentford
  20. [t]
    On loan from Luton Town
  21. [u]
    On loan from Swindon Town
  22. [v]
    On loan from Southend United
  23. [w]
    On loan from Brighton & Hove Albion
  24. [x]
    On loan from Portsmouth
  25. [y]
    On loan from Reading
  26. [z]
    On loan from Fulham
  27. [aa]
    On loan from Hartlepool United
  28. [ab]
    On loan from Cardiff City
  29. [ac]
    On loan from Celtic
  30. [ad]
    On loan from Lincoln City
  31. [ae]
    On loan from York City

Players with fewer than 25 or 100 or more appearances

Main articles: List of Colchester United F.C. players (1–24 appearances) and List of Colchester United F.C. players

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