1996–97 Colchester United F.C. season

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Colchester United
1996–97 season
ChairmanGordon Parker[1]
ManagerSteve Wignall
StadiumLayer Road
Third Division8th
FA Cup1st round
(eliminated by
Wycombe Wanderers)
League Cup2nd round
(eliminated by
Huddersfield Town)
Football League TrophyRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague:
Tony Adcock (11)
All:
Tony Adcock (14)
Highest home attendance5,956
v Northampton Town, 26 April 1997[2]
Lowest home attendance1,842
v Scunthorpe United, 19 November 1996[3]
Average home league attendance3,422[4]
Biggest win7–1
v Lincoln City, 30 November 1996
Biggest defeat0–3
v Carlisle United, 1 October 1996
v Darlington, 31 March 1997

The 1996–97 season was Colchester United's 55th season in their history and their fifth consecutive season in the fourth tier of English football, the Third Division. Alongside competing in the Third Division, the club also participated in the FA Cup, the League Cup and the Football League Trophy.

Following the play-off disappointment of last season, the U's looked to earn a play-off spot at the very least, but missed out by just one point, finishing in eighth.

Colchester reached the 1997 Football League Trophy Final, reaching Wembley for only the second time where they faced Carlisle United. The score remained 0–0 after extra time but Colchester were defeated 4–3 in a penalty shoot-out.

In the FA Cup, Colchester were eliminated by old foes Wycombe Wanderers in the first round, while Huddersfield Town defeated the U's at the second round stage.

Season overview[edit]

Layer Road's Clock End received a makeover during the off season, with a new covered and all seated stand in place.

In the League Cup, Colchester overturned a 3–2 first leg deficit against West Bromwich Albion into victory with a 3–1 win at The Hawthorns with Steve Whitton in goal for the entire second half following an injury to goalkeeper Garrett Caldwell. They were then defeated in the second round by Huddersfield Town.

Colchester made a first round FA Cup exit following defeat by old rivals Wycombe Wanderers.

In September, Mark Kinsella made a move to Charlton Athletic for £150,000.

Paul Buckle scored Colchester's first-ever golden goal in the Football League Trophy against Millwall following a first round win against Cambridge United. In the area quarter-final, the U's dispatched Brentford and then Northampton Town in the semi-final. Colchester then overturned a 2–0 deficit from the first leg of the area final with Peterborough United to win 3–0 after extra time to set up a Wembley final with Carlisle United.

In the final with 45,077 in attendance, neither side could find a breakthrough, and the tie went to extra time following a goalless 90 minutes. Another goalless 30 minutes followed and the match went to a penalty shoot-out. The U's took the lead in the shoot-out after Owen Archdeacon missed Carlisle's second effort, but consecutive misses from youth team product Karl Duguid and Peter Cawley meant that Steve Hayward's converted effort won the shoot-out for Carlisle 4–3.

In the league, six defeats in eight league matches saw Colchester slip to 13th in the table. Manager Steve Wignall said:

I won't be happy until I have guided this club to promotion. All I ask of the fans is trust me with your club.

Colchester ended the season in 8th position, one point shy of the play-off positions.[5]

Players[edit]

As of match played 3 May 1997.[6]
Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee
Goalkeepers
Garrett Caldwell GK Canada United States Princeton (1973-11-06)6 November 1973 (aged 22) 1 0 United States Princeton Tigers 25 September 1995 Free transfer
Carl Emberson GK England Epsom (1973-07-13)13 July 1973 (aged 22) 84 0 England Millwall 6 July 1994 £25,000
Defenders
Simon Betts FB England Middlesbrough (1973-03-03)3 March 1973 (aged 23) 158 10 England Scarborough 11 December 1992 Free transfer
Peter Cawley CB England Walton-on-Thames (1965-09-15)15 September 1965 (aged 30) 147 8 England Barnet 30 October 1992[a] Free transfer
Joe Dunne FB Republic of Ireland Dublin (1973-05-25)25 May 1973 (aged 23) 5 1 England Gillingham 27 March 1996 Free transfer
Paul Gibbs FB England Gorleston (1972-10-26)26 October 1972 (aged 23) 37 3 England Diss Town 6 March 1995 Undisclosed
David Greene CB Republic of Ireland England Luton (1973-10-26)26 October 1973 (aged 22) 16 1 England Luton Town 21 June 1996 £30,000
Nicky Haydon DF/MF England Barking (1978-08-10)10 August 1978 (aged 17) 0 0 Youth team 1 August 1995 Free transfer
Tony McCarthy CB Republic of Ireland Dublin (1969-11-09)9 November 1969 (aged 26) 63 1 England Millwall 17 March 1995 Free transfer
Andy Partner CB England Colchester (1974-10-21)21 October 1974 (aged 21) 5 0 Apprentice 16 December 1991[b] Free transfer
Scott Stamps FB England Edgbaston (1975-03-20)20 March 1975 (aged 21) 0 0 England Torquay United 26 March 1997 £15,000
Midfielders
Paul Buckle MF England Hatfield (1970-12-16)16 December 1970 (aged 25) 0 0 England Wycombe Wanderers 28 November 1996 Free transfer
Ernie Cooksey MF England Bishop's Stortford (1980-06-11)11 June 1980 (aged 15) 0 0 Youth team Summer 1996 Free transfer
Karl Duguid MF England Letchworth (1978-03-21)21 March 1978 (aged 18) 17 1 Youth team 9 December 1995[b] Free transfer
Steve Forbes MF England Stoke Newington (1975-12-24)24 December 1975 (aged 20) 0 0 England Millwall 14 March 1997 Free transfer
Chris Fry MF/WG Wales Cardiff (1969-10-23)23 October 1969 (aged 26) 100 10 England Hereford United 24 October 1993 Nominal
David Gregory MF England Sudbury (1970-01-23)23 January 1970 (aged 26) 10 0 England Peterborough United 8 December 1995 Free transfer
Adam Locke MF/FB England Croydon (1970-08-20)20 August 1970 (aged 25) 64 4 England Southend United 23 September 1994 Free transfer
Richard Wilkins MF/DF England Lambeth (1965-05-28)28 May 1965 (aged 31) 180 31 England Hereford United 3 July 1996 £17,500
Forwards
Paul Abrahams FW/WG England Colchester (1973-10-31)31 October 1973 (aged 22) 83 15 England Brentford 23 October 1996 £20,000
Tony Adcock FW England Bethnal Green (1963-03-27)27 March 1963 (aged 33) 267 129 England Luton Town 3 August 1995 Free transfer
Tony Lock FW England Harlow (1976-09-03)3 September 1976 (aged 19) 3 1 Apprentice 28 January 1995[b] Free transfer
Mark Sale FW England Burton upon Trent (1972-02-27)27 February 1972 (aged 24) 0 0 England Mansfield Town 10 March 1997 £23,500
Steve Whitton FW England East Ham (1960-12-04)4 December 1960 (aged 35) 68 17 England Ipswich Town 24 March 1994 £10,000
  1. ^ Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game in his second spell for the club
  2. ^ a b c Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club

Transfers[edit]

In[edit]

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
Summer 1996 MF England Ernie Cooksey Youth team Free transfer [7][8]
21 June 1996 CB Republic of Ireland David Green England Luton Town £30,000 [9][10]
3 July 1996 MF/DF England Richard Wilkins England Hereford United £17,500 [11][12]
5 August 1996 FB England David Barnes England Watford Free transfer [13][14]
11 October 1996 WG England Tony Kelly England Millwall Trial [15][16]
23 October 1996 FW/WG England Paul Abrahams England Brentford £20,000 [17][18]
28 November 1996 MF England Paul Buckle England Wycombe Wanderers Free transfer [19][20]
17 February 1997 MF England Geoff Pitcher England Kingstonian Trial [21][22]
10 March 1997 FW England Mark Sale England Mansfield Town £23,500 [23][24]
14 March 1997 MF England Steve Forbes England Millwall Free transfer [25][26]
26 March 1997 FB England Scott Stamps England Torquay United £15,000 [27][28]
  • Total spending: Decrease ~ £106,000

Out[edit]

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
End of season MF England Tony Cook England Berkhamsted Town Undisclosed [29]
Summer 1996 CB England Ben Lewis England Southend United Released [30][31]
31 May 1996 MF England Steve Ball England Sudbury Town Free transfer [32][33]
31 May 1996 CB England Gus Caesar England Dagenham & Redbridge Released [34][35]
31 May 1996 DF/MF England Tony English England Sudbury Town Free transfer [36][37]
30 July 1996 MF England Tony Dennis England Lincoln City Released [38][39]
September 1996 FB England Jean Dalli England Dover Athletic Free transfer [40][41]
20 September 1996 MF Republic of Ireland Mark Kinsella England Charlton Athletic £150,000 [42][43]
19 October 1996 WG England Tony Kelly England St Albans City End of trial [15][16]
13 February 1997 FW England Robbie Reinelt England Brighton & Hove Albion £15,000 [44][45]
1 March 1997 FB England David Barnes Free agent Retired [13][14]
14 March 1997 MF England Geoff Pitcher England Kingstonian End of trial [21][22][a]
  • Total incoming: Increase ~ £165,000
  1. ^ Date of departure refers to the date of the player's final game for the club

Loans in[edit]

Date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
8 November 1996 FW England John Taylor England Luton Town 26 December 1996 [46][47]
3 February 1997 GK England John Vaughan England Lincoln City 28 February 1997 [48][49]

Loans out[edit]

Date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.
4 October 1996 FW England Tony Lock England Chelmsford City 4 November 1996 [50][51]

Match details[edit]

Third Division[edit]

Main article: 1996–97 Football League

Results round by round[edit]

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAAHAHHAHAAHHAAHHAHAHAAHAAHHAHHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHA
ResultLDDDLWDDDLDWWLLWDWDWWDDDDDWDWWWWDLLLWWLLLLWWDW
Position2422202122171716192218171316201616131210788891178776666788671012128798
Source: 11v11.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

League table[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
6 Chester City 46 18 16 12 55 43 +12 70 Participated in play-offs
7 Cardiff City 46 20 9 17 57 55 +2 69
8 Colchester United 46 17 17 12 62 51 +11 68
9 Lincoln City 46 18 12 16 70 69 +1 66
10 Cambridge United 46 18 11 17 53 59 −6 65
Source: [52]
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).

Matches[edit]

17 August 1996 (1996-08-17) 1 Colchester United 0–2 Hartlepool United Colchester
15:00 BST McCarthy Yellow card 40' Red card Report Allon 52'
McAuley 60'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,942
Referee: P Robinson
24 August 1996 (1996-08-24) 2 Rochdale 0–0 Colchester United Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1,816
Referee: D Laws
27 August 1996 (1996-08-27) 3 Darlington 1–1 Colchester United Darlington
Atkinson 1' (pen.) Report Locke 44' Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 2,906
Referee: Roger Furnandiz
31 August 1996 (1996-08-31) 4 Colchester United 1–1 Hereford United Colchester
Reinelt 79' Report Smith 63' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,723
Referee: M Fletcher
7 September 1996 (1996-09-07) 5 Fulham 3–1 Colchester United Fulham
Conroy 5', 51'
Morgan 79'		 Report Whitton 66' Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 5,189
Referee: Andy D'Urso
10 September 1996 (1996-09-10) 6 Colchester United 2–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Colchester
19:45 BST Kinsella 24'
Reinelt 53'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,540
Referee: Barry Knight
14 September 1996 (1996-09-14) 7 Colchester United 1–1 Hull City Colchester
15:00 BST Kinsella 50' Report Gordon 52' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,073
Referee: Rob Styles
21 September 1996 (1996-09-21) 8 Leyton Orient 1–1 Colchester United Leyton
Channing 69' Report Fry 52'
Cawley Yellow card 51' Red card		 Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 5,254
Referee: Mark Halsey
28 September 1996 (1996-09-28) 9 Colchester United 2–2 Doncaster Rovers Colchester
15:00 BST Cawley 26'
Adcock 40'		 Report Colcombe 29'
Schofield 39' (pen.)		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,672
Referee: Paul Taylor
1 October 1996 (1996-10-01) 10 Carlisle United 3–0 Colchester United Carlisle
Currie 43'
Reeves 57'
Archdeacon 58'		 Report Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 4,089
Referee: Terry Heilbron
4 October 1996 (1996-10-04) 11 Swansea City 1–1 Colchester United Swansea
Torpey 38' Report Greene 4' Stadium: Vetch Field
Attendance: 2,531
Referee: Fraser Stretton
12 October 1996 (1996-10-12) 12 Colchester United 3–1 Wigan Athletic Colchester
15:00 BST Adcock 69'
Gregory 76'
Duguid 80'		 Report Sharp 41'
Kilford Yellow card Red card		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,700
Referee: C Finch
15 October 1996 (1996-10-15) 13 Colchester United 1–0 Barnet Colchester
19:45 BST Fry 81' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,732
Referee: R Poulain
19 October 1996 (1996-10-19) 14 Northampton Town 2–1 Colchester United Northampton
Parrish 45'
Grayson 55'		 Report Fry 41' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,119
Referee: Steve Baines
26 October 1996 (1996-10-26) 15 Lincoln City 3–2 Colchester United Lincoln
Ainsworth 32'
Martin 59'
Greene 62' (o.g.)
Bos Red card 75'		 Report Betts 26' (pen.)
Duguid 43' (pen.)
Whitton Yellow card 67' Red card		 Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 2,768
Referee: A Butler
29 October 1996 (1996-10-29) 16 Colchester United 1–0 Exeter City Colchester
19:45 GMT Myers 61' (o.g.) Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,384
Referee: G Pooley
2 November 1996 (1996-11-02) 17 Colchester United 1–1 Cardiff City Colchester
15:00 GMT Duguid 18' Report White 57' (pen.) Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,226
Referee: Rob Harris
9 November 1996 (1996-11-09) 18 Torquay United 0–2 Colchester United Torquay
Report Reinelt 62'
Abrahams 90'		 Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 2,251
Referee: M Pierce
19 November 1996 (1996-11-19) 19 Colchester United 1–1 Scunthorpe United Colchester
19:45 GMT Sertori 71' (o.g.) Report Clarkson 59' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 1,842
Referee: Clive Wilkes
22 November 1996 (1996-11-22) 20 Chester City 1–2 Colchester United Chester
Whelan 53' Report Taylor 7', 19' Stadium: Deva Stadium
Attendance: 2,028
Referee: Graham Laws
30 November 1996 (1996-11-30) 21 Colchester United 7–1 Lincoln City Colchester
15:00 GMT Abrahams 19'
Taylor 42' (pen.), 45' (pen.)
Whitton 61'
Adcock 83'
Fry 86', 90'		 Report Martin 64' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,738
Referee: D Orr
3 December 1996 (1996-12-03) 22 Scarborough 1–1 Colchester United Scarborough
Mitchell 52' Report Locke 24' Stadium: Athletic Ground
Attendance: 1,605
Referee: Roger Furnandiz
14 December 1996 (1996-12-14) 23 Mansfield Town 1–1 Colchester United Mansfield
Sale 90' Report Abrahams 73' Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 1,653
Referee: Terry Heilbron
20 December 1996 (1996-12-20) 24 Colchester United 2–2 Cambridge United Colchester
19:45 GMT Taylor 60'
Adcock 90'		 Report Beall 39'
Raynor 63'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,707
Referee: Neale Barry
26 December 1996 (1996-12-26) 25 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–1 Colchester United Hove
Mundee 34' (pen.) Report Whitton 15' Stadium: Goldstone Ground
Attendance: 4,830
Referee: Alan Wiley
11 January 1997 (1997-01-11) 26 Doncaster Rovers 0–0 Colchester United Doncaster
Report Stadium: Belle Vue
Attendance: 1,458
Referee: Uriah Rennie
14 January 1997 (1997-01-14) 27 Colchester United 2–1 Fulham Colchester
15:00 GMT Abrahams 43'
Fry 71'
Greene Yellow card 67' Red card		 Report Morgan 65' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,820
Referee: M Bailey
18 January 1997 (1997-01-18) 28 Colchester United 1–1 Carlisle United Colchester
15:00 GMT Adcock 4' (pen.)
Reinelt Yellow card 67' Red card 70'		 Report Archdeacon 34' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,588
Referee: Paul Taylor
25 January 1997 (1997-01-25) 29 Exeter City 0–3 Colchester United Exeter
Report Abrahams 15'
Locke 28', 55'		 Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 2,666
Referee: J Brandwood
31 January 1997 (1997-01-31) 30 Colchester United 2–0 Torquay United Colchester
19:45 GMT Adcock 44', 56' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,895
Referee: Steve Baines
4 February 1997 (1997-02-04) 31 Colchester United 2–1 Leyton Orient Colchester
Wilkins 11', 75' Report Channing 33' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,689
Referee: Steve Bennett
8 February 1997 (1997-02-08) 32 Cardiff City 1–2 Colchester United Cardiff
Haworth 90' Report Adcock 6'
Whitton 20'		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 3,912
Referee: G Singh
14 February 1997 (1997-02-14) 33 Colchester United 0–0 Chester City Colchester
19:45 GMT Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,855
Referee: J Kirkby
22 February 1997 (1997-02-22) 34 Scunthorpe United 2–1 Colchester United Scunthorpe
D'Auria 50'
Jones 61'		 Report Whitton 89' Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 2,738
Referee: D Laws
28 February 1997 (1997-02-28) 35 Colchester United 1–3 Scarborough Colchester
19:45 GMT Adcock 24' Report Williams 36', 70'
Rigby 74'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,719
Referee: D Crick
7 March 1997 (1997-03-07) 36 Cambridge United 1–0 Colchester United Cambridge
Wanless 6' Report Lock Red card 38' Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 3,485
Referee: Clive Wilkes
14 March 1997 (1997-03-14) 37 Colchester United 2–1 Mansfield Town Colchester
19:45 GMT Greene 37'
Adcock 42'		 Report Dunne 82' (o.g.)
Doolan Red card 46'
Harper Red card 83'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,064
Referee: Andy D'Urso
21 March 1997 (1997-03-21) 38 Colchester United 1–0 Rochdale Colchester
19:45 GMT Abrahams 59' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,211
Referee: Alan Wiley
29 March 1997 (1997-03-29) 39 Hartlepool United 1–0 Colchester United Hartlepool
Beech 78' Report McCarthy Yellow card 36' Red card Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 2,725
Referee: Anthony Leake
31 March 1997 (1997-03-31) 40 Colchester United 0–3 Darlington Colchester
15:00 BST Report Naylor 2', 13', 73' (pen.) Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,604
Referee: G Pooley
5 April 1997 (1997-04-05) 41 Hereford United 1–0 Colchester United Hereford
McGorry 45' Report Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 2,535
Referee: Rob Styles
8 April 1997 (1997-04-08) 42 Wigan Athletic 1–0 Colchester United Wigan
McGibbon 45' Report Stadium: Springfield Park
Attendance: 4,571
Referee: K Lynch
11 April 1997 (1997-04-11) 43 Colchester United 3–1 Swansea City Colchester
19:45 BST Whitton 22'
Sale 56'
Abrahams 66'		 Report Mølby 58' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,162
Referee: Roger Furnandiz
15 April 1997 (1997-04-15) 44 Hull City 1–2 Colchester United Kingston upon Hull
Darby 19' Yellow card 36' Red card 49' Report Adcock 22'
Sale 27'		 Stadium: Boothferry Park
Attendance: 2,035
Referee: R Pearson
26 April 1997 (1997-04-26) 45 Colchester United 0–0 Northampton Town Colchester
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,956
Referee: Paul Rejer
3 May 1997 (1997-05-03) 46 Barnet 2–4 Colchester United Chipping Barnet
Campbell 6'
Hodges 58'		 Report Lock 14'
Sale 35'
Forbes 56'
Haydon 86'		 Stadium: Underhill Stadium
Attendance: 1,909
Referee: Rob Harris

League Cup[edit]

Main article: 1996–97 Football League Cup
20 August 1996 (1996-08-20) 1st round 1st leg Colchester United 2–3 West Bromwich Albion Colchester
19:45 BST Kinsella 1'
Fry 76'		 Report Hunt 22'
Hamilton 71'
Donovan 85'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,521
Referee: D Orr
3 September 1996 (1996-09-03) 1st round 2nd leg West Bromwich Albion 1–3 Colchester United West Bromwich
Groves 83' Report Reinelt 22', 49'
Dunne 53'		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 9,809
Note: Colchester win 5–4 on aggregate
17 September 1996 (1996-09-17) 2nd round 1st leg Huddersfield Town 1–1 Colchester United Huddersfield
Cowan 45' Report Adcock 46' Stadium: Kirklees Stadium
Attendance: 5,112
Referee: Steve Baines
24 September 1996 (1996-09-24) 2nd round 2nd leg Colchester United 0–2 (a.e.t.) Huddersfield Town Colchester
19:45 BST Report Stewart 98'
Collins 110'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,095
Referee: M Pierce
Note: Huddersfield win 3–1 on aggregate

FA Cup[edit]

Main article: 1996–97 FA Cup
16 November 1996 (1996-11-16) 1st round Colchester United 1–2 Wycombe Wanderers Colchester
15:00 GMT Wilkins 69' Report de Souza 43'
Williams 65'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,378
Referee: Jeff Winter

Football League Trophy[edit]

Main article: 1996–97 Football League Trophy
10 December 1996 (1996-12-10) 1st round (southern section) Cambridge United 0–1 Colchester United Cambridge
Report Whitton 89' Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 1,108
Referee: Scott Mathieson
7 January 1997 (1997-01-07) 2nd round (southern section) Millwall 2–3 (a.e.t.) Colchester United Bermondsey
Crawford 10'
Savage 76'		 Report Adcock 53', 88'
Buckle gold-colored soccer ball 93' 		Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 2,795
Referee: Rob Harris
28 January 1997 (1997-01-28) Quarter-final (southern section) Brentford 0–1 Colchester United Brentford
Report Abrahams 35' Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 2,253
Referee: K Leach
18 February 1997 (1997-02-18) Semi-final (southern section) Colchester United 2–1 Northampton Town Colchester
19:45 GMT Greene 66'
Buckle 75'
Vaughan Red card 22'		 Report Martin 67' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,978
Referee: Neale Barry
11 March 1997 (1997-03-11) Southern section final 1st leg Peterborough United 2–0 Colchester United Peterborough
Otto 14'
Charlery 35'		 Report Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 4,556
Referee: William Burns
18 March 1997 (1997-03-18) Southern section final 2nd leg Colchester United 3–0 (a.e.t.) Peterborough United Colchester
19:45 GMT Fry 38'
Buckle 80'
Abrahams gold-colored soccer ball 100' 		Report Charlery Yellow card Red card Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Uriah Rennie
Note: Colchester win 3–2 on aggregate
20 April 1997 (1997-04-20) Final Colchester United 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)		 Carlisle United Wembley
13:30 BST Report
Report		 Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 45,077
Referee: J Kirkby
Penalties
Conway soccer ball with check mark
Archdeacon soccer ball with red X
Walling soccer ball with check mark
Aspinall soccer ball with check mark
Hayward soccer ball with check mark		 Wilkins soccer ball with check mark
Adcock soccer ball with check mark
Greene soccer ball with check mark
Duguid soccer ball with red X
Cawley soccer ball with red X

Squad statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals[edit]

[6][53]

No. Pos Nat Player Total Third Division FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Canada CAN Garrett Caldwell 7 0 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
GK England ENG Carl Emberson 45 0 36 0 1 0 2 0 6 0
DF England ENG Simon Betts 14 1 10 1 0 0 4 0 0 0
DF England ENG Peter Cawley 37 1 28 1 1 0 4 0 3+1 0
DF Republic of Ireland IRL Joe Dunne 42 1 23+12 0 1 0 3 1 2+1 0
DF England ENG Paul Gibbs 27 0 18+2 0 1 0 0 0 5+1 0
DF Republic of Ireland IRL David Greene 55 3 44 2 1 0 4 0 6 1
DF England ENG Nicky Haydon 1 1 0+1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF Republic of Ireland IRL Tony McCarthy 43 0 34+1 0 0 0 3 0 5 0
DF England ENG Scott Stamps 8 0 7+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF England ENG Paul Buckle 29 3 24 0 0 0 0 0 5 3
MF England ENG Karl Duguid 25 3 10+10 3 0+1 0 0+2 0 1+1 0
MF England ENG Steve Forbes 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Wales WAL Chris Fry 54 8 31+11 6 1 0 2+2 1 6+1 1
MF England ENG David Gregory 48 1 32+6 1 1 0 1+1 0 7 0
MF England ENG Adam Locke 44 4 22+10 4 1 0 3+1 0 4+3 0
MF England ENG Richard Wilkins 50 3 40 2 1 1 3 0 6 0
FW England ENG Paul Abrahams 36 9 27+2 7 1 0 0 0 5+1 2
FW England ENG Tony Adcock 47 14 26+10 11 0+1 0 3+1 1 6 2
FW England ENG Tony Lock 7 1 1+5 1 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
FW England ENG Mark Sale 13 3 10 3 0 0 0 0 2+1 0
FW England ENG Steve Whitton 47 7 36+3 6 0 0 2+1 0 5 1
Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season
GK England ENG John Vaughan 6 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF England ENG David Barnes 13 0 11 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
MF Republic of Ireland IRL Mark Kinsella 10 3 7 2 0 0 3 1 0 0
MF England ENG Geoff Pitcher 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW England ENG Tony Kelly 3 0 2+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW England ENG Robbie Reinelt 26 5 8+13 3 1 0 4 2 0 0
FW England ENG John Taylor 9 5 8 5 0 0 0 0 1 0

Goalscorers[edit]

[53]

Place Nationality Position Name Third Division FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy Total
1 England FW Tony Adcock 11 0 1 2 14
2 England FW/WG Paul Abrahams 7 0 0 2 9
3 Wales MF/WG Chris Fry 6 0 1 1 8
4 England FW Steve Whitton 6 0 0 1 7
5 England FW Robbie Reinelt 3 0 2 0 5
England FW John Taylor 5 0 0 0 5
7 England MF/FB Adam Locke 4 0 0 0 4
8 England MF Paul Buckle 0 0 0 3 3
England MF Karl Duguid 3 0 0 0 3
Republic of Ireland CB David Greene 2 0 0 1 3
Republic of Ireland MF Mark Kinsella 2 0 1 0 3
England FW Mark Sale 3 0 0 0 3
England MF/DF Richard Wilkins 2 1 0 0 3
14 England FB Simon Betts 1 0 0 0 1
England CB Peter Cawley 1 0 0 0 1
Republic of Ireland FB Joe Dunne 0 0 1 0 1
England MF Steve Forbes 1 0 0 0 1
England MF David Gregory 1 0 0 0 1
England DF/MF Nicky Haydon 1 0 0 0 1
England FW Tony Lock 1 0 0 0 1
Own goals 2 0 0 0 2
TOTALS 62 1 6 10 79

Disciplinary record[edit]

[54]

Nationality Position Name Third Division FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
Republic of Ireland CB David Greene 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 1
Republic of Ireland CB Tony McCarthy 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2
England CB Peter Cawley 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 1
England FW Robbie Reinelt 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
England FW Steve Whitton 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
England MF Paul Buckle 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
England FB David Barnes 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
Wales MF/WG Chris Fry 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
England FB Paul Gibbs 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
England FW Tony Lock 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
England GK John Vaughan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
England FW/WG Paul Abrahams 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
England FW Tony Adcock 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
England GK Carl Emberson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
England MF David Gregory 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
England MF/FB Adam Locke 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
England MF/DF Richard Wilkins 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
England FB Simon Betts 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Republic of Ireland FB Joe Dunne 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
England DF/MF Nicky Haydon 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
TOTALS 50 7 0 0 4 0 0 1 54 8

Clean sheets[edit]

Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.[55]

Place Nationality Player Third Division FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy Total
1 England Carl Emberson 8 0 0 4 12
2 Canada Garrett Caldwell 2 0 0 0 2
3 England John Vaughan 1 0 0 0 1
TOTALS 11 0 0 4 15

Player debuts[edit]

Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.[56]

Position Nationality Player Date Opponent Ground Notes
FB England David Barnes 17 August 1996 Hartlepool United Layer Road
CB Republic of Ireland David Greene 17 August 1996 Hartlepool United Layer Road [57][a]
MF/DF England Richard Wilkins 27 August 1996 Darlington Feethams [58][a]
WG England Tony Kelly 12 October 1996 Wigan Athletic Layer Road
FW/WG England Paul Abrahams 26 October 1996 Lincoln City Sincil Bank [59][a]
FW England John Taylor 9 November 1996 Torquay United Plainmoor [60][a]
MF England Paul Buckle 14 December 1996 Mansfield Town Field Mill
GK England John Vaughan 4 February 1997 Leyton Orient Layer Road
FW England Mark Sale 11 March 1997 Peterborough United London Road Stadium
MF England Geoff Pitcher 14 March 1997 Mansfield Town Layer Road
FB England Scott Stamps 29 March 1997 Hartlepool United Victoria Park
MF England Steve Forbes 3 May 1997 Barnet Underhill Stadium
DF/MF England Nicky Haydon 3 May 1997 Barnet Underhill Stadium
  1. ^ a b c d Second debut for the club

See also[edit]

References[edit]

General[edit]

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[edit]

  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 0–0 Northampton Town". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Colchester Utd 1–1 Scunthorpe United". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Average Attendance Figures Per Season". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  5. ^ Hudson, Matt (11 August 2013). "The 1990s and 2000s". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  6. ^ a b "Appearances". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  7. ^ "Ernie Loses Battle With Cancer". Colchester United FC. 3 July 2008. Archived from the original on 13 February 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  8. ^ Ernie Cooksey at Soccerbase
  9. ^ "David Greene". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  10. ^ David Greene at Soccerbase
  11. ^ "Richard Wilkins (Defender / Midfielder)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  12. ^ Richard Wilkins at Soccerbase
  13. ^ a b "David Barnes". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  14. ^ a b David Barnes at Soccerbase
  15. ^ a b "Tony Kelly". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  16. ^ a b Tony Kelly at Soccerbase
  17. ^ "Paul Abrahams". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  18. ^ Paul Abrahams at Soccerbase
  19. ^ "Paul Buckle". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  20. ^ Paul Buckle at Soccerbase
  21. ^ a b "Geoff Pitcher". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  22. ^ a b Geoff Pitcher at Soccerbase
  23. ^ "Mark Sale". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  24. ^ Mark Sale at Soccerbase
  25. ^ "Steve Forbes". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  26. ^ Steve Forbes at Soccerbase
  27. ^ "Scott Stamps". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  28. ^ Scott Stamps at Soccerbase
  29. ^ "Tony Cook". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  30. ^ "Ben Lewis". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  31. ^ Ben Lewis at Soccerbase
  32. ^ "Steve Ball". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  33. ^ Steve Ball at Soccerbase
  34. ^ "Gus Caesar". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  35. ^ Gus Caesar at Soccerbase
  36. ^ "Tony English". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  37. ^ Tony English at Soccerbase
  38. ^ "Tony Dennis". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  39. ^ Tony Dennis at Soccerbase
  40. ^ "Jean Dalli". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  41. ^ Jean Dalli at Soccerbase
  42. ^ "Mark Kinsella". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  43. ^ Mark Kinsella at Soccerbase
  44. ^ "Robbie Reinelt". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  45. ^ Robbie Reinelt at Soccerbase
  46. ^ "John Taylor". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  47. ^ John Taylor at Soccerbase
  48. ^ "John Vaughan (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  49. ^ John Vaughan at Soccerbase
  50. ^ "Tony Lock". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  51. ^ Tony Lock at Soccerbase
  52. ^ "England 1996–97". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 28 March 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
  53. ^ a b "Goals". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  54. ^ "Discipline". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  55. ^ "Clean sheets (1st team)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  56. ^ "Alltime- List of Debuts". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  57. ^ "Colchester Utd 0–2 Hartlepool United". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  58. ^ "Darlington 1–1 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  59. ^ "Lincoln City 3–2 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  60. ^ "Torquay United 0–2 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
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