1987–88 Colchester United F.C. season

The 1987–88 season was Colchester United's 46th season in their history and seventh consecutive season in fourth tier of English football, the Fourth Division. Alongside competing in the Fourth Division, the club also participated in the FA Cup, the League Cup and the Associate Members' Cup.

Colchester United
1987–88 season
ChairmanJonathan Crisp[1]
ManagerMike Walker
(until 1 November)
Steve Foley (caretaker)
(1 November until 6 November)
Roger Brown
(from 6 November)
StadiumLayer Road
Fourth Division9th
FA Cup3rd round
(eliminated by
Plymouth Argyle)
League Cup1st round
(eliminated by
Fulham)
Associate Members' CupQuarter-finals (southern section)
(eliminated by
Notts County)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Dale Tempest (11)
All:
Dale Tempest (14)
Highest home attendance3,215
v Tamworth, 14 November 1987[2]
Lowest home attendance912
v Peterborough United, 13 October 1987[3]
Average home league attendance1,776[4]
Biggest win4–1
v Peterborough United, 12 September 1987
v Rochdale, 3 November 1987
3–0
v Bolton Wanderers, 11 December 1987
Biggest defeat0–4
v Carlisle United, 23 April 1988
v Bolton Wanderers, 2 May 1988

After a promising start to the season under Mike Walker, a disagreement between him and chairman Jonathan Crisp saw Walker leave Layer Road and in his place Roger Brown was recruited. From joint top of the table, Brown's side won just five games in the second half of the season to finish the season ninth.

Colchester reached the third round of the FA Cup, beating Tamworth and Hereford United before elimination by Plymouth Argyle. In the Associate Members' Cup, Colchester reached the southern section quarter-final, where they were defeated 3–2 by Notts County. The club were less successful in the League Cup as they fell to a 5–1 aggregate defeat to Fulham.

Season overview

Keen to improve on last years play-off disappointment, manager Mike Walker recruited former U's boss Allan Hunter as his coach.

Club regulars Tony Adcock and Alec Chamberlain both left the club during the summer of 1987 in big money moves. Adcock signed for Second Division Manchester City for £75,000, while Chamberlain joined First Division Everton for £80,000 as understudy to Neville Southall. Walker then broke the club transfer record to bring in striker Dale Tempest for £40,000.

Chairman Jonathan Crisp announced that, in light of worsening football hooliganism across the nation, a 100% members-only scheme would be in place for the new season, banning away fans from attending matches at Layer Road. To deflect any negative attention, he also leaked details regarding a new stadium at Turner Rise while introducing developers Norcross Estates as shirt sponsors.

Owing to the new scheme, only 1,300 members attended the first fixture of the season, a drop of 1,400 on last seasons average attendance. A new record low crowd was set on 29 September when just 1,140 watched the 2–1 win over Swansea City.

Having rebuilt his side and winning seven out of eight games, Walker was abruptly sacked by Crisp while the U's were joint-top of the Fourth Division table. Crisp had claimed that Walker had resigned, but alleged personal differences were said to have been the cause. Bizarrely, Walker won the Manager of the Month award after he had been sacked.

Incoming as new manage was Roger Brown, formerly manager of Poole Town while working as a factory manager. He had been recommended to Crisp by his advisors, but he took the U's from top spot on New Year's Day to ninth at the end of the season after earning just five wins from January until May.

Crisp had to concede his membership scheme in November after hundreds of Wolverhampton Wanderers fans registered as members to boost the Layer Road attendance to an unusually high figure of 2,413 for that season. Crisp claimed the scheme had only been an experiment, and this was reflected in the season average of just 1,776.

Following on from his Turner Rise leaked plans, Crisp considered selling Layer Road and ground sharing Portman Road with Ipswich Town while the new stadium was built. His decision however was swayed by a group of former club directors. By selling up, Crisp would have recouped his outlay, but when the stadium plans were delayed over land ownership, Colchester United would have been left completely homeless with no assets except for the players.[5]

Players
As of match played 6 May 1988.[6]
Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee
Goalkeepers
Mark WaltonGKWalesMerthyr Tydfil (1969-06-01)1 June 1969 (aged 18)80England Luton Town26 December 1987[lower-alpha 1]£17,500
Defenders
Scott DanielsCBEnglandSouth Benfleet (1969-11-22)22 November 1969 (aged 17)00Apprentice23 April 1988[lower-alpha 2]Free transfer
Tony EnglishDF/MFEnglandLuton (1966-10-19)19 October 1966 (aged 20)11521England Coventry City24 December 1984Free transfer
Stephen GrenfellFBEnglandEnfield Town (1966-10-27)27 October 1966 (aged 20)302England Tottenham Hotspur28 November 1986[lower-alpha 3]£15,000
Rudi HedmanCBEnglandLambeth (1964-11-16)16 November 1964 (aged 22)13810ApprenticeFebruary 1984Free transfer
Steve HetzkeCBEnglandMarlborough (1955-06-03)3 June 1955 (aged 31)00England Chester CityMarch 1988£10,000
Stuart HicksCBEnglandPeterborough (1967-05-30)30 May 1967 (aged 20)00England Wisbech TownMarch 1988Free transfer
Colin HillCBNorthern IrelandEngland Uxbridge (1963-11-12)12 November 1963 (aged 23)00Portugal Marítimo30 October 1987[lower-alpha 2]Undisclosed
John RayCBEnglandNewmarket (1968-11-21)21 November 1968 (aged 18)00ApprenticeSummer 1987Free transfer
Midfielders
Nick ChattertonMFEnglandWest Norwood (1954-05-18)18 May 1954 (aged 33)221England MillwallSeptember 1986Undisclosed
Mark RadfordMFEnglandLeicester (1968-12-20)20 December 1968 (aged 18)10Apprentice26 January 1987[lower-alpha 2]Free transfer
Gary SmithMFEnglandHarlow (1968-12-03)3 December 1968 (aged 18)00England FulhamSeptember 1987Non-contract
Richard WilkinsMF/DFEnglandLambeth (1965-05-28)28 May 1965 (aged 22)304England Haverhill Rovers18 November 1986[lower-alpha 2]Undisclosed
Keith WilliamsMFEnglandBurntwood (1967-04-12)12 April 1967 (aged 20)00England Bath CityDecember 1987Free transfer
Forwards
Lee HunterWGEnglandOldham (1969-10-05)5 October 1969 (aged 17)00Apprentice6 May 1988[lower-alpha 2]Free transfer
Tommy KeaneWGRepublic of IrelandGalway (1968-09-16)16 September 1968 (aged 18)00England AFC BournemouthDecember 1987£10,000
Dale TempestFWHong KongEngland Leeds (1963-12-30)30 December 1963 (aged 23)00Belgium Lokeren28 August 1987[lower-alpha 2]£40,000
Mario WalshFWEnglandPaddington (1966-01-19)19 January 1966 (aged 21)00England Torquay UnitedSummer 1987£15,000
Winston WhiteWGEnglandLeicester (1958-10-26)26 October 1958 (aged 28)161England BuryFebruary 1987Free transfer
  1. Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game in his third spell for the club
  2. Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club
  3. Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game in his second spell for the club

Transfers

In
Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
Summer 1987 CB England John Ray Apprentice Free transfer [7]
Summer 1987 FW England Mario Walsh England Torquay United £15,000 [8]
18 August 1987 GK England Trevor Lake England West Ham United Undisclosed [9][lower-alpha 1]
28 August 1987 FW Hong Kong Dale Tempest Belgium Lokeren £40,000 [10][lower-alpha 1]
September 1987 MF England Gary Smith England Fulham Non-contract [11]
30 October 1987 CB Northern Ireland Colin Hill Portugal Marítimo Undisclosed [12][lower-alpha 1]
December 1987 WG Republic of Ireland Tommy Keane England AFC Bournemouth £10,000 [13]
December 1987 MF England Keith Williams England Bath City Free transfer [14]
26 December 1987 GK Wales Mark Walton England Luton Town £17,500 [15][lower-alpha 2]
March 1988 CB England Steve Hetzke England Chester City £10,000 [16]
March 1988 CB England Stuart Hicks England Wisbech Town Free transfer [17]
23 April 1988 CB England Scott Daniels Apprentice Free transfer [18][lower-alpha 1]
6 May 1988 WG England Lee Hunter Apprentice Free transfer [19][lower-alpha 1]
  • Total spending: Decrease ~ £92,500
  1. Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club
  2. Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game in his third spell for the club

Out
Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
End of season FB Scotland Ian Phillips England Aldershot Undisclosed [20]
End of season WG/MF England Simon Burman England Weymouth Undisclosed [21]
Summer 1987 GK England Alec Chamberlain England Everton £80,000 [22]
Summer 1987 MF/FB England Andy Farrell England Burnley £5,000 [23]
Summer 1987 CB England Kirk Game England Dartford Released [24]
June 1987 FW England Tony Adcock England Manchester City £75,000 [25]
July 1987 CB England Keith Day England Leyton Orient Undisclosed [26]
18 August 1987 GK England Trevor Lake Free agent Retired [9][lower-alpha 1]
13 October 1987 MF England Sean Norman England Wycombe Wanderers Undisclosed [27][lower-alpha 1]
5 December 1987 FW England Simon Lowe England Scarborough Undisclosed [28][lower-alpha 1]
Early 1988 FB England Scott Young England Wycombe Wanderers £5,000 [29]
2 January 1988 FB England Terry Baker England Billericay Town Released [30][lower-alpha 1]
15 April 1988 FB England Paul Hinshelwood England Dartford Undisclosed [31][lower-alpha 1]
2 May 1988 MF England John Reeves England Enfield Released [32][lower-alpha 1]
  • Total incoming: Increase ~ £165,000
  1. Date of departure refers to the date of the player's final game for the club

Loans in
Date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
Summer 1987 GK Wales Graham Benstead England Norwich City 24 November 1987 [33][lower-alpha 1]
August 1987 GK Wales Mark Walton England Luton Town 13 October 1987 [15][lower-alpha 2]
14 November 1987 GK Wales Mark Walton England Luton Town 18 December 1987 [15][lower-alpha 3]
December 1987 CB England Darren Angell England Portsmouth 18 December 1987 [34][lower-alpha 1]
February 1988 GK Canada Craig Forrest England Ipswich Town 29 April 1988 [35][lower-alpha 1]
February 1988 CB England Glenn Keeley England Oldham Athletic 26 February 1988 [36][lower-alpha 1]
19 February 1988 FB England David Coleman England AFC Bournemouth 19 March 1988 [35][lower-alpha 4]
25 March 1988 FW England Sean Farrell England Luton Town 6 May 1988 [37][lower-alpha 4]
  1. Loan end date refers to the date of the player's final game for the club
  2. Loan end date refers to the date of the player's final game in his first spell for the club
  3. Loan start and end dates refer to the date of the player's first and final games in his second spell for the club
  4. 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.
CB England John Ray England Wycombe Wanderers [7]
FB England Scott Young England Wycombe Wanderers [29]

    Match details

    Fourth Division
    Main article: 1987–88 Football League

    Results round by round
    Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
    GroundAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAAHAHAAHHAHAHAHHAHAAHHAHAHAHAH
    ResultWLDLDWLLLWWDWWWWWWLDWWWWLLDLLLLDWLDLDWLWDWLWLD
    Position259161591419191817131512935152211123244671089121211111310128107109
    Source: 11v11.com
    A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

    League table

    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
    7 Peterborough United 46 20 10 16 52 53 −1 70
    8 Leyton Orient 46 19 12 15 85 63 +22 69
    9 Colchester United 46 19 10 17 47 51 −4 67
    10 Burnley 46 20 7 19 57 62 −5 67
    11 Wrexham 46 20 6 20 69 58 +11 66
    Source:

    Matches
    15 August 1987 (1987-08-15) 1 Burnley 0–3 Colchester United Burnley
    Report Walsh 25'
    English 27'
    Lowe 75'    		 Stadium: Turf Moor
    Attendance: 5,369
    Referee: J Penrose
    21 August 1987 (1987-08-21) 2 Colchester United 0–1 Torquay United Colchester
    19:30 BST Report Dobson 66' Stadium: Layer Road
    Attendance: 1,372
    Referee: Martin Bodenham
    29 August 1987 (1987-08-29) 3 Scunthorpe United 2–2 Colchester United Scunthorpe
    Johnson 23'
    Flounders 65'    		 Report Wilkins 61'
    White 83'    		 Stadium: Old Showground
    Attendance: 2,003
    31 August 1987 (1987-08-31) 4 Colchester United 1–3 Scarborough Colchester
    15:00 BST Tempest 18' Report Thompson 68' (pen.)
    Mell 70'
    Moss 72'    		 Stadium: Layer Road
    Attendance: 1,525
    Referee: Tony Ward
    4 September 1987 (1987-09-04) 5 Crewe Alexandra 0–0 Colchester United Crewe
    Report Stadium: Gresty Road
    Attendance: 1,843
    Referee: G Aplin
    12 September 1987 (1987-09-12) 6 Colchester United 4–1 Peterborough United Colchester
    15:00 BST White 35'
    Tempest 51'
    Chatterton 74' (pen.)
    Walsh 83'    		 Report Lawrence 54' Stadium: Layer Road
    Attendance: 1,164
    Referee: R Wiseman
    16 September 1987 (1987-09-16) 7 Hereford United 1–0 Colchester United Hereford
    Stant 90' Report Stadium: Edgar Street
    Attendance: 1,951
    Referee: Gerald Ashby
    19 September 1987 (1987-09-19) 8 Hartlepool United 3–1 Colchester United Hartlepool
    Baker 41' (pen.), 51', 80' (pen.) Report Hinshelwood 71' Stadium: Victoria Park
    Attendance: 1,698
    Referee: I Hendrick
    25 September 1987 (1987-09-25) 9 Colchester United 0–2 Exeter City Colchester
    19:30 BST Report Batty 32'
    Edwards 58'    		 Stadium: Layer Road
    Attendance: 1,443
    Referee: Alf Buksh
    29 September 1987 (1987-09-29) 10 Colchester United 2–1 Swansea City Colchester
    Tempest 3'
    Hinshelwood 47'    		 Report Raynor 90' (pen.) Stadium: Layer Road
    Attendance: 1,140
    Referee: Rob Lewis
    3 October 1987 (1987-10-03) 11 Newport County 1–2 Colchester United Newport
    Thompson 87' Report Wilkins 22'
    Chatterton 51'    		 Stadium: Somerton Park
    Attendance: 1,200
    Referee: N Butler
    9 October 1987 (1987-10-09) 12 Colchester United 0–0 Leyton Orient Colchester
    19:30 BST Report Stadium: Layer Road
    Attendance: 1,665
    Referee: M James
    17 October 1987 (1987-10-17) 13 Wrexham 0–1 Colchester United Wrexham
    Report Reeves 26' Stadium: Racecourse Ground
    Attendance: 1,493
    Referee: P Harrison
    20 October 1987 (1987-10-20) 14 Colchester United 1–0 Carlisle United Colchester
    Tempest 75' Report Stadium: Layer Road
    Attendance: 1,328
    Referee: D Reeves
    24 October 1987 (1987-10-24) 15 Cambridge United 0–1 Colchester United Cambridge
    Report Chatterton 64' (pen.) Stadium: Abbey Stadium
    Attendance: 2,450
    Referee: David Phillips
    30 October 1987 (1987-10-30) 16 Colchester United 2–1 Darlington Colchester
    19:30 GMT Wilkins 56'
    Chatterton 68'    		 Report Worthington 87'
    Phil Bonnyman Red card    		 Stadium: Layer Road
    Attendance: 1,659
    Referee: I Hemley
    3 November 1987 (1987-11-03) 17 Rochdale 1–4 Colchester United Rochdale
    Simmonds 45' Report Wilkins 34', 42'
    Chatterton 58' (pen.)
    Hinshelwood 72'    		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
    Attendance: 1,399
    Referee: Keith Hackett
    6 November 1987 (1987-11-06) 18 Halifax Town 1–2 Colchester United Halifax
    Galloway 42' Report Wilkins 14'
    Chatterton 83' (pen.)    		 Stadium: The Shay
    Attendance: 1,432
    Referee: M Dimblebee
    21 November 1987 (1987-11-21) 19 Colchester United 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Colchester
    15:00 GMT Reeves Red card 65' Report Thompson 76' (pen.)
    Bull Red card 65'    		 Stadium: Layer Road
    Attendance: 2,413
    Referee: M Bailey
    27 November 1987 (1987-11-27) 20 Stockport County 1–1 Colchester United Stockport
    Farnaby 43' Report Chatterton 50' Stadium: Edgeley Park
    Attendance: 1,703
    Referee: John Lloyd
    11 December 1987 (1987-12-11) 21 Colchester United 3–0 Bolton Wanderers Colchester
    19:30 GMT Wilkins 29'
    White 68', 81'    		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
    Attendance: 1,725
    Referee: Brian Hill
    18 December 1987 (1987-12-18) 22 Tranmere Rovers 0–2 Colchester United Birkenhead
    Report White 45', 70' Stadium: Prenton Park
    Attendance: 2,642
    Referee: F Roberts
    26 December 1987 (1987-12-26) 23 Exeter City 0–2 Colchester United Exeter
    Report Wilkins 62'
    Tempest 75'    		 Stadium: St James Park
    Attendance: 2,675
    Referee: Roger Gifford
    28 December 1987 (1987-12-28) 24 Colchester United 2–1 Cardiff City Colchester
    19:30 GMT Tempest 40'
    English 75'    		 Report Kelly 24' Stadium: Layer Road
    Attendance: 2,599
    Referee: Phil Don
    1 January 1988 (1988-01-01) 25 Colchester United 0–3 Scunthorpe United Colchester
    Report Daws 53', 77'
    Lister 61'    		 Stadium: Layer Road
    Attendance: 2,287
    Referee: David Allison
    2 January 1988 (1988-01-02) 26 Peterborough United 2–0 Colchester United Peterborough
    White 56'
    Luke 81'    		 Report Stadium: London Road Stadium
    Attendance: 3,666
    Referee: N Butler
    15 January 1988 (1988-01-15) 27 Colchester United 0–0 Hartlepool United Colchester
    19:30 GMT Report Stadium: Layer Road
    Attendance: 1,768
    Referee: Tony Ward
    30 January 1988 (1988-01-30) 28 Scarborough 3–1 Colchester United Scarborough
    Graham 47'
    Cook 56', 64' (pen.)
    Russell Red card    		 Report Hinshelwood 84' (pen.) Stadium: Athletic Ground
    Attendance: 2,155
    Referee: A Robinson
    5 February 1988 (1988-02-05) 29 Colchester United 1–4 Crewe Alexandra Colchester
    19:30 GMT Tempest 47' Report Goulet 15', 62'
    Fishenden 22'
    English 88' (o.g.)    		 Stadium: Layer Road
    Attendance: 1,822
    Referee: J Moules
    13 February 1988 (1988-02-13) 30 Cardiff City 1–0 Colchester United Cardiff
    Ford 49' Report Stadium: Ninian Park
    Attendance: 5,458
    Referee: David Hutchinson
    19 February 1988 (1988-02-19) 31 Colchester United 0–1 Burnley Colchester
    19:30 GMT Report Reeves 32' Stadium: Layer Road
    Attendance: 2,520
    Referee: Rob Lewis
    26 February 1988 (1988-02-26) 32 Colchester United 0–0 Newport County Colchester
    19:30 GMT White Red card 86' Report Stadium: Layer Road
    Attendance: 1,784
    Referee: Keren Barratt
    1 March 1988 (1988-03-01) 33 Swansea City 1–2 Colchester United Swansea
    Love 90' Report Tempest 63'
    White 74'    		 Stadium: Vetch Field
    Attendance: 4,011
    Referee: B Stevens
    4 March 1988 (1988-03-04) 34 Colchester United 1–2 Wrexham Colchester
    19:30 GMT Coleman 18' Report Buxton 7' Red card
    Carter 38'    		 Stadium: Layer Road
    Attendance: 1,797
    Referee: Alf Buksh
    12 March 1988 (1988-03-12) 35 Leyton Orient 0–0 Colchester United Leyton
    Report Stadium: Brisbane Road
    Attendance: 3,125
    Referee: Howard King
    19 March 1988 (1988-03-19) 36 Darlington 2–0 Colchester United Darlington
    Bonnyman 60'
    MacDonald 79'    		 Report Stadium: Feethams
    Attendance: 2,034
    Referee: J Ireland
    25 March 1988 (1988-03-25) 37 Colchester United 0–0 Cambridge United Colchester
    19:30 GMT Report Stadium: Layer Road
    Attendance: 2,146
    Referee: Phil Don
    1 April 1988 (1988-04-01) 38 Colchester United 2–1 Halifax Town Colchester
    19:30 BST Hinshelwood 62'
    Farrell 80'    		 Report Matthews 12' Stadium: Layer Road
    Attendance: 1,992
    Referee: Keith Cooper
    4 April 1988 (1988-04-04) 39 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–0 Colchester United Wolverhampton
    Bull 10', 75' Report Stadium: Molineux Stadium
    Attendance: 13,433
    Referee: R Walmsley
    8 April 1988 (1988-04-08) 40 Colchester United 1–0 Rochdale Colchester
    19:30 BST Tempest 51' Report Stadium: Layer Road
    Attendance: 1,864
    15 April 1988 (1988-04-15) 41 Torquay United 0–0 Colchester United Torquay
    Report Stadium: Plainmoor
    Attendance: 3,508
    Referee: Keith Cooper
    19 April 1988 (1988-04-19) 42 Colchester United 1–0 Hereford United Colchester
    19:30 BST Tempest 55' Report Stadium: Layer Road
    Attendance: 1,367
    Referee: M Dimblebee
    23 April 1988 (1988-04-23) 43 Carlisle United 4–0 Colchester United Carlisle
    Fyfe 11', 90'
    Saddington 20'
    Halpin 80'    		 Report Stadium: Brunton Park
    Attendance: 1,496
    Referee: George Courtney
    29 April 1988 (1988-04-29) 44 Colchester United 2–0 Stockport County Colchester
    19:30 BST Tempest 59'
    Wilkins 60'    		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
    Attendance: 1,607
    Referee: Alan Gunn
    2 May 1988 (1988-05-02) 45 Bolton Wanderers 4–0 Colchester United Bolton
    Savage 6'
    Thomas 37'
    Came 57'
    Chandler 82'    		 Report Stadium: Burden Park
    Attendance: 5,540
    Referee: T Simpson
    6 May 1988 (1988-05-06) 46 Colchester United 0–0 Tranmere Rovers Colchester
    19:30 BST Report Stadium: Layer Road
    Attendance: 1,704
    Referee: David Elleray

    League Cup
    Main article: 1987–88 Football League Cup
    18 August 1987 (1987-08-18) 1st round 1st leg Fulham 3–1 Colchester United Fulham
    Davies 49'
    Marshall 68'
    Rosenior 70'    		 Report White 45' Stadium: Craven Cottage
    Attendance: 2,782
    Referee: B Stevens
    25 August 1987 (1987-08-25) 1st round 2nd leg Colchester United 0–2 Fulham Colchester
    Report Barnett 48' (pen.)
    Davies 59'    		 Stadium: Layer Road
    Attendance: 1,554
    Referee: Kelvin Morton
    Note: Fulham won 5–1 on aggregate.

    Associate Members' Cup
    Main article: 1987–88 Associate Members' Cup

    Group 4
    Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
    Colchester United 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 4
    Peterborough 2 1 0 1 5 3 +2 3
    Cambridge United 2 0 1 1 0 3 −3 1
    Source:
    13 October 1987 (1987-10-13) Preliminary round (southern section) Colchester United 3–2 Peterborough United Colchester
    19:30 BST Tempest 3', 52'
    Norman 35'    		 Report Nuttell 70'
    Gooding 84'
    Halsall Red card 90'    		 Stadium: Layer Road
    Attendance: 912
    Referee: Kelvin Morton
    24 November 1987 (1987-11-24) Preliminary round (southern section) Cambridge United 0–0 Colchester United Cambridge
    Report Stadium: Abbey Stadium
    Attendance: 857
    Referee: D Vickers
    19 January 1988 (1988-01-19) 1st round (southern section) Colchester United 1–1 (a.e.t.)
    (6–5 p)    		 Leyton Orient Colchester
    19:30 GMT White 26' Report Juryeff 18' Stadium: Layer Road
    Attendance: 1,351
    Referee: D Hedges
    9 February 1988 (1988-02-09) Quarter-final (southern section) Colchester United 2–3 Notts County Colchester
    19:30 GMT White 51', 59' Report McParland 2'
    Thorpe 60'
    Lund 71'    		 Stadium: Layer Road
    Attendance: 1,564
    Referee: J Martin

    FA Cup
    Main article: 1987–88 FA Cup
    14 November 1987 (1987-11-14) 1st round Colchester United 3–0 Tamworth Colchester
    Wilkins 55'
    Tempest 56'
    Chatterton 87' (pen.)    		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
    Attendance: 3,215
    Referee: J Ashworth
    5 December 1987 (1987-12-05) 2nd round Colchester United 3–2 Hereford United Colchester
    15:00 GMT Chatterton 2' (pen.)
    Wilkins 37'
    Hill 76'    		 Report Stant 9'
    Phillips 89'    		 Stadium: Layer Road
    Attendance: 2,216
    Referee: Alan Gunn
    11 January 1988 (1988-01-11) 3rd round Plymouth Argyle 2–0 Colchester United Plymouth
    Cooper 41'
    Matthews 44'    		 Report Stadium: Home Park
    Attendance: 10,351
    Referee: I Hemley

    Squad statistics

    Appearances and goals

    [6][38]

    No. Pos Nat Player TotalFourth DivisionFA CupLeague CupFootball League Trophy
    AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
    GK Wales WAL Mark Walton 240170301030
    DF England ENG Scott Daniels 100+10000000
    DF England ENG Tony English 512432302030
    DF England ENG Stephen Grenfell 49039+20300+1040
    DF England ENG Rudi Hedman 51041+10302040
    DF England ENG Steve Hetzke 5050000000
    DF England ENG Stuart Hicks 7070000000
    DF Northern Ireland NIR Colin Hill 30122+3021002+10
    DF England ENG John Ray 100+10000000
    MF England ENG Nick Chatterton 339267322020
    MF England ENG Mark Radford 15012+20000010
    MF England ENG Gary Smith 120110000010
    MF England ENG Richard Wilkins 5411469322030
    MF England ENG Keith Williams 1009+10000000
    FW England ENG Lee Hunter 1010000000
    FW Republic of Ireland IRL Tommy Keane 1909+70100020
    FW England ENG Dale Tempest 51144411310042
    FW England ENG Mario Walsh 1524+720+202000
    FW England ENG Winston White 501140+17302143
    Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season
    GK England ENG Graham Benstead 190180000010
    GK Canada CAN Craig Forrest 110110000000
    GK England ENG Trevor Lake 1000001000
    DF England ENG Darren Angell 1010000000
    DF England ENG Terry Baker 210150202020
    DF England ENG David Coleman 6161000000
    DF England ENG Paul Hinshelwood 495405302040
    DF England ENG Glenn Keeley 5040000010
    MF England ENG Sean Norman 1116+20002011
    MF England ENG John Reeves 25118+21100+2020
    FW England ENG Sean Farrell 914+51000000
    FW England ENG Simon Lowe 1217+31002000

    Goalscorers

    [38]

    Place Nationality Position Name Fourth Division FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy Total
    1 Hong Kong FW Dale Tempest 11 1 0 2 14
    2 England WG Winston White 7 0 1 3 11
    England MF/DF Richard Wilkins 9 2 0 0 11
    4 England MF Nick Chatterton 7 2 0 0 9
    5 England FB Paul Hinshelwood 5 0 0 0 5
    6 England DF/MF Tony English 2 0 0 0 2
    England FW Mario Walsh 2 0 0 0 2
    8 England FB David Coleman 1 0 0 0 1
    England FW Sean Farrell 1 0 0 0 1
    Northern Ireland CB Colin Hill 0 1 0 0 1
    England FW Simon Lowe 1 0 0 0 1
    England MF Sean Norman 0 0 0 1 1
    England MF John Reeves 1 0 0 0 1
    Own goals 0 0 0 0 0
    TOTALS 47 6 1 6 60

    Disciplinary record

    [39]

    Nationality Position Name Fourth 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
    England WG Winston White 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
    England CB Terry Baker 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
    England MF John Reeves 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
    England MF Gary Smith 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
    England DF/MF Tony English 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
    England FB Stephen Grenfell 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
    England CB Stuart Hicks 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
    England FB Paul Hinshelwood 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
    England CB Glenn Keeley 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
    England CB Rudi Hedman 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
    England MF Sean Norman 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
    Hong Kong FW Dale Tempest 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
    England MF Keith Williams 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
    TOTALS 20 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 21 2

    Clean sheets

    Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.[40]

    Place Nationality Player Fourth Division FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy Total
    1 England Graham Benstead 6 0 0 1 7
    Wales Mark Walton 6 1 0 0 7
    3 Canada Craig Forrest 6 0 0 0 6
    TOTALS 18 1 0 1 20

    Player debuts

    Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.[41]

    Position Nationality Player Date Opponent Ground Notes
    GK England Graham Benstead 15 August 1987 Burnley Turf Moor
    FW England Mario Walsh 15 August 1987 Burnley Turf Moor
    GK England Trevor Lake 18 August 1987 Fulham Craven Cottage
    GK Wales Mark Walton 25 August 1987 Fulham Layer Road
    FW Hong Kong Dale Tempest 29 August 1987 Scunthorpe United Old Showground
    CB Northern Ireland Colin Hill 30 October 1987 Darlington Layer Road
    MF England Gary Smith 6 November 1987 Halifax Town The Shay
    GK Wales Mark Walton 14 November 1987 Tamworth Layer Road [42][lower-alpha 1]
    MF England Keith Williams 11 December 1987 Bolton Wanderers Layer Road
    CB England Darren Angell 18 December 1987 Tranmere Rovers Prenton Park
    GK Wales Mark Walton 26 December 1987 Exeter City St James Park [43][lower-alpha 2]
    WG Republic of Ireland Tommy Keane 1 January 1988 Scunthorpe United Layer Road
    CB England John Ray 30 January 1988 Scarborough Athletic Ground
    CB England Glenn Keeley 5 February 1988 Crewe Alexandra Layer Road
    FB England David Coleman 19 February 1988 Burnley Layer Road
    CB England Steve Hetzke 1 March 1988 Swansea City Vetch Field
    GK Canada Craig Forrest 4 March 1988 Wrexham Layer Road
    FW England Sean Farrell 25 March 1988 Cambridge United Layer Road
    CB England Stuart Hicks 8 April 1988 Rochdale Layer Road
    CB England Scott Daniels 23 April 1988 Carlisle United Brunton Park
    WG England Lee Hunter 6 May 1988 Tranmere Rovers Layer Road
    1. Second debut for the club
    2. Third debut for the club

    See also

    References

    General

    Books

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

    Websites

    Specific
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    35. "David H Coleman". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
    36. "Glenn Keeley". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
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    43. "Exeter City 0–2 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
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