1992–93 Colchester United F.C. season

Colchester United
1992–93 season
Chairman	Gordon Parker[1]
Manager	Roy McDonough
Stadium	Layer Road
Third Division	10th
FA Cup	2nd round; (eliminated by; Gillingham)
League Cup	1st round; (eliminated by; Brighton & Hove Albion)
Football League Trophy	1st round (southern section)
Conference Shield	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	League: ; Roy McDonough; Steve McGavin (9); All: ; Gary Bennett; Steve McGavin (10)
Highest home attendance	5,695; v Gillingham, 16 April 1993[2]
Lowest home attendance	1,454; v Northampton Town, 1 December 1992[3]
Average home league attendance	3,768[4]
Biggest win	4–0; v Slough Town, 14 November 1992
Biggest defeat	1–7; v Crewe Alexandra, 24 April 1993
	Home colours
	Home colours

The 1992–93 season was Colchester United's 51st season in their history and their first season back in the Football League. Colchester competed in the Third Division, the fourth tier of English football, after achieving promotion from the Conference the season prior. Alongside competing in the Third Division, the club also participated in the FA Cup, the League Cup, the Football League Trophy, and the Conference Shield.

Roy McDonough led his newly-promoted side to a tenth-placed finish in Division Three, finishing just four points off the play-off places. The club performed poorly in the cup competitions, instead focusing on league form. They exited the League Cup and Football League Trophy at the first round stages, and the FA Cup in the second round. They also faced Wycombe Wanderers in the Conference Shield, an annual tie between the Conference winners and the FA Trophy winners. As Colchester had achieved a non-League double, winning both trophies, they faced the second placed side from the previous campaign, Wycombe. McDonough sent a weakened side out for the match, again in favour of league football, as the U's lost 3–0 to their previous bitter rivals.

Season overview

In the first season since the advent of the Premier League, Colchester's promotion back to the Football League meant that instead of joining the Fourth Division, they instead joined Division Three, the fourth tier of English football but no longer in name.

Chairman James Bowdidge stepped down from his role due to business commitments, and former reserve team player Gordon Parker took over.

Two major player departures occurred across the summer period, with ever-present goalkeeper Scott Barrett opting to join Gillingham on a free transfer, and Forward Mike Masters, who was unable to obtain a work permit.

Colchester lost four of their first five games and found themselves at the bottom of the league table. They also received a heavy fine from The Football Association for indiscipline, with manager Roy McDonough one of the main culprits. The U's attacking nature was not as effected against Football League opposition as it was against their Conference counterparts the previous season. They conceded seven goals and five goals on one occasion each, and also conceded four goals on six separate occasions. Despite this, they rallied late in the season to finish tenth in Division Three, just four points off the play-off positions.

In the FA Cup, Colchester defeated Slough Town by scoring four goals for the third consecutive meeting between the sides. They faced Gillingham at Priestfield Stadium in the second round, but were defeated in the Layer Road replay after a 1–1 draw.

Colchester were narrowly defeated in the first round of the League Cup, with Brighton & Hove Albion coming out on top 2–1 over two legs.

In the first round group stage of the Football League Trophy, the U's were beaten in both of their matches against Northampton Town and Barnet.

The club were also required to play in the Conference Shield, an annual match played between the victors of the FA Trophy and the Conference champions. As Colchester had sealed a non-League double in 1991–92, they faced Wycombe Wanderers who had finished as runners-up to the U's in the league. McDonough sent out a scratch side for the game and Wycombe duly won 3–0.[5]

Players

As of match played 8 May 1993.[6]

Name	Position	Place of birth	Date of birth	Apps	Goals	Signed from	Date signed	Fee
Goalkeepers
Nathan Munson	GK	Colchester	(1974-11-10)10 November 1974 (aged 17)	0	0	Apprentice	8 May 1993[lower-alpha 1]	Free transfer
Defenders
Simon Betts	FB	Middlesbrough	(1973-03-03)3 March 1973 (aged 19)	0	0	Scarborough	11 December 1992	Free transfer
Peter Cawley	CB	Walton-on-Thames	(1965-09-15)15 September 1965 (aged 26)	4	0	Barnet	30 October 1992[lower-alpha 2]	Free transfer
Tony English	DF/MF	Luton	(1966-10-19)19 October 1966 (aged 25)	360	48	Coventry City	24 December 1984	Free transfer
Martin Grainger	FB	Enfield Town	(1972-08-23)23 August 1972 (aged 19)	33	2	Apprentice	16 December 1989[lower-alpha 1]	Free transfer
Andy Partner	CB	Colchester	(1974-10-21)21 October 1974 (aged 17)	1	0	Apprentice	16 December 1991[lower-alpha 1]	Free transfer
Paul Roberts	DF	West Ham	(1962-04-27)27 April 1962 (aged 30)	45	1	Fisher Athletic	28 September 1991[lower-alpha 1]	£750
Midfielders
Steve Ball	MF	Colchester	(1969-09-02)2 September 1969 (aged 22)	5	1	Cambridge United	14 September 1992	Free transfer
Jason Cook	MF	Edmonton	(1969-12-29)29 December 1969 (aged 22)	44	3	Southend United	28 September 1991[lower-alpha 1]	Free transfer
Mark Kinsella	MF	Dublin	(1972-08-12)12 August 1972 (aged 19)	76	7	Home Farm	18 August 1989	Free transfer
Nicky Smith	LM	Berkeley	(1969-01-28)28 January 1969 (aged 23)	96	11	Southend United	18 August 1990[lower-alpha 1]	Free transfer
Forwards
Paul Abrahams	FW/WG	Colchester	(1973-10-31)31 October 1973 (aged 18)	6	0	Apprentice	26 August 1991[lower-alpha 1]	Free transfer
Gary Bennett	WG	Enfield Town	(1970-11-13)13 November 1970 (aged 21)	145	37	Tottenham Hotpsur	21 October 1988[lower-alpha 1]	Free transfer
Julian Hazel	FW	Luton	(1973-09-25)25 September 1973 (aged 18)	2	0	Apprentice	14 January 1992[lower-alpha 1]	Free transfer
Robert Hopkins	WG	Hall Green	(1961-10-25)25 October 1961 (aged 30)	0	0	Instant-Dict	February 1993	Non-contract
Roy McDonough	FW	Solihull	(1958-10-16)16 October 1958 (aged 33)	191	64	Southend United	13 October 1990[lower-alpha 2]	Part exchange
Steve McGavin	FW	North Walsham	(1969-01-24)24 January 1969 (aged 23)	61	28	Sudbury Town	1 April 1991[lower-alpha 1]	£10,000

Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club
Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game in his second spell for the club

Transfers

In

Date	Position	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
15 August 1992	CB	Darren Oxbrow	Maidstone United	Free transfer	[7][lower-alpha 1]
14 September 1992	MF	Steve Ball	Cambridge United	Free transfer	[8][9]
6 October 1992	GK	Alasdair Monk	Norwich City	Free transfer	[10][lower-alpha 1]
30 October 1992	CB	Peter Cawley	Barnet	Free transfer	[11][12][lower-alpha 2]
November 1992	MF	Tony Sorrell	Peterborough United	Free transfer	[13][lower-alpha 1]
11 December 1992	FB	Simon Betts	Scarborough	Free transfer	[14][15]
February 1993	WG	Robert Hopkins	Instant-Dict	Non-contract	[16]
12 March 1993	CB	Paul Flowers	Watford	Free transfer	[17][lower-alpha 1]
8 May 1993	GK	Nathan Munson	Apprentice	Free transfer	[18][lower-alpha 1]

Total spending: ~ £0

Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club
Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game in his second spell for the club

Out

Date	Position	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
End of season	GK	Scott Barrett	Gillingham	Free transfer	[19]
End of season	MF	Wayne Hannigan	Chelmsford City	Released	[20]
End of season	FW	Steve Restarick	Chelmsford City	Released	[21]
Summer 1992	MF	Eamonn Collins	Exeter City	Free transfer	[22]
October 1992	DF	James Goodwin	Earls Colne	Released	[23]
24 October 1992	MF	Robbie Devereux	Shelbourne	Free transfer	[24][lower-alpha 1]
28 November 1992	MF/FB	Warren Donald	Kettering Town	Released	[25][lower-alpha 1]
18 December 1992	MF	Tony Sorrell	Barnet	Contract terminated[lower-alpha 2]	[13][lower-alpha 1]
21 December 1992	GK	Alasdair Monk	Brantham Athletic	Released	[10][lower-alpha 1]
21 December 1992	FB	Ian Phillips	Halstead Town	Undisclosed	[26][lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 3]
8 May 1993	CB	Paul Flowers	Grays Athletic	Released	[17][lower-alpha 1]

Total incoming: ~ £0

Date of departure refers to the date of the player's final game for the club
Player sacked by the club following a training ground incident
Joined as player-manager

Loans in

Date	Position	Name	From	End date	Ref.
12 August 1992	GK	Paul Newell	Leyton Orient	3 November 1992	[27][28][lower-alpha 1]
October 1992	CB	Peter Cawley	Barnet	24 October 1992	[11][lower-alpha 2]
7 November 1992	GK	Ron Green	Kidderminster Harriers	16 December 1992	[29][lower-alpha 3]
17 December 1992	GK	Carl Emberson	Millwall	12 March 1993	[30][31][lower-alpha 2]
31 December 1992	FW	Dean Martin	West Ham United	28 February 1993	[32]
19 March 1993	GK	Fred Barber	Peterborough United	31 May 1993	[33][34]

Loan end date refers to the date of the player's final game for the club
Loan end date refers to the date of the player's final game in his first spell for the club
Loan start and end dates refer to the date of the player's first and final games for the club

Match details

Third Division

Results round by round

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

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
8	Lincoln City	42	18	9	15	57	53	+4	63
9	Shrewsbury Town	42	17	11	14	57	52	+5	62
10	Colchester United[lower-alpha 1]	42	18	5	19	67	76	−9	59
11	Rochdale	42	16	10	16	70	70	0	58
12	Chesterfield	42	15	11	16	59	63	−4	56

Source: [35]
Notes:

New club in the league

Matches

15 August 1992 (1992-08-15) 1	Colchester United	2–1	Lincoln City	Colchester
15:00 BST	McDonough 3' Oxbrow 7'	Report	West 1'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,131 Referee: Graham Poll

21 August 1992 (1992-08-21) 2	Barnet	3–1	Colchester United	Chipping Barnet
19:45 BST	Willis 72' Bull 73' Hoddle 81'	Report	Kinsella 16'	Stadium: Underhill Stadium Attendance: 3,600 Referee: A Smith

29 August 1992 (1992-08-29) 3	Colchester United	0–3	Darlington	Colchester
15:00 BST		Report	Shaw 10' Juryeff 75' Dobson 90'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,524 Referee: Gary Willard

1 September 1992 (1992-09-01) 4	Colchester United	0–2	Shrewsbury Town	Colchester
19:30 BST	McDonough 15'	Report	Griffiths 44' Brough 76'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,530 Referee: Paul Taylor

5 September 1992 (1992-09-05) 5	Bury	3–2	Colchester United	Bury
	Lyons 44' Robinson 79' Scott 87'	Report	Bennett 85' McDonough 90' (pen.)	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 2,072 Referee: K Leach

12 September 1992 (1992-09-12) 6	Colchester United	3–1	Walsall	Colchester
15:00 BST	Bennett 15' Smith 35' McDonough 84' (pen.)	Report	Ntamark 64'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,218 Referee: Paul Alcock

15 September 1992 (1992-09-15) 7	Doncaster Rovers	1–0	Colchester United	Doncaster
	Jeffrey 24'	Report		Stadium: Belle Vue Attendance: 1,719 Referee: Roger Dilkes

19 September 1992 (1992-09-19) 8	York City	2–0	Colchester United	York
	Blackstone 14', 46'	Report		Stadium: Bootham Crescent Attendance: 3,820 Referee: Jeff Winter

26 September 1992 (1992-09-26) 9	Colchester United	3–0	Chesterfield	Colchester
15:00 BST	Bennett 45', 56' Kinsella 90'	Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,436 Referee: M Bailey

10 October 1992 (1992-10-10) 10	Halifax Town	2–4	Colchester United	Halifax
	Matthews 74' German 85'	Report	Kinsella 13' Oxbrow 35' McDonough 46' Bennett 82'	Stadium: The Shay Attendance: 2,445 Referee: Alan Wilkie

16 October 1992 (1992-10-16) 11	Colchester United	3–2	Crewe Alexandra	Colchester
19:45 BST	Bennett 4' McDonough 40' Oxbrow 75'	Report	McCauley 7' Naylor 77'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,524 Referee: David Elleray

24 October 1992 (1992-10-24) 12	Scunthorpe United	3–1	Colchester United	Scunthorpe
	Daws 34' Martin 36' Helliwell 61'	Report	McGavin 38'	Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 2,473 Referee: Peter Jones

30 October 1992 (1992-10-30) 13	Colchester United	2–4	Wrexham	Colchester
19:45 GMT	Ball 40' Kinsella 58'	Report	Bennett 23', 67' B Jones 45' Connolly 77'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,423 Referee: R Bigger

3 November 1992 (1992-11-03) 14	Colchester United	2–1	Carlisle United	Colchester
19:45 GMT	Roberts 20' Cawley 90'	Report	Barnsley 49'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,263 Referee: Ian Borrett

7 November 1992 (1992-11-07) 15	Cardiff City	3–1	Colchester United	Cardiff
	Dale 46' Blake 77' English 78' (o.g.)	Report	Kinsella 90'	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 5,505 Referee: K Leach

21 November 1992 (1992-11-21) 16	Colchester United	4–4	Rochdale	Colchester
15:00 GMT	Cawley 24' Ball 27' Sorrell 71' McDonough 79'	Report	Payne 15' (pen.) Milner 36' Flounders 76' (pen.)	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,172 Referee: P Scobie

28 November 1992 (1992-11-28) 17	Hereford United	3–1	Colchester United	Hereford
	Pickard 9' Donald 16' (o.g.) Jones 45'	Report	Oxbrow 58'	Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 1,671 Referee: R Groves

11 December 1992 (1992-12-11) 18	Colchester United	2–0	Torquay United	Colchester
19:45 GMT	McDonough 6' Smith 33'	Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,774 Referee: Gary Willard

18 December 1992 (1992-12-18) 19	Gillingham	0–1	Colchester United	Gillingham
		Report	McGavin 86'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 2,331 Referee: R Pawley

26 December 1992 (1992-12-26) 20	Northampton Town	1–0	Colchester United	Northampton
	McParland 23'	Report		Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 4,861 Referee: Kelvin Morton

29 December 1992 (1992-12-29) 21	Colchester United	1–0	Scarborough	Colchester
19:45 GMT	McGavin 14'	Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,640 Referee: G Pooley

2 January 1993 (1993-01-02) 22	Walsall	1–3	Colchester United	Walsall
	Clarke 81'	Report	Martin 17' McGavin 44' Cawley 62'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 3,669 Referee: J Kirkby

8 January 1993 (1993-01-08) 23	Colchester United	2–0	Doncaster Rovers	Colchester
19:45 GMT	Grainger 81' McGavin 88'	Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,402 Referee: Paul Taylor

16 January 1993 (1993-01-16) 24	Chesterfield	4–0	Colchester United	Chesterfield
	Williams 66', 76' Lemon 75' Lancaster 88'	Report		Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 3,016 Referee: T Fitzharris

22 January 1993 (1993-01-22) 25	Colchester United	0–0	York City	Colchester
19:45 GMT		Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,528 Referee: M James

29 January 1993 (1993-01-29) 26	Colchester United	1–2	Barnet	Colchester
19:45 GMT	Bennett 53'	Report	Bull 63' Payne 69'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 5,609 Referee: D Shadwell

6 February 1993 (1993-02-06) 27	Lincoln City	1–1	Colchester United	Lincoln
	Bressington 81'	Report	Martin 75'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 3,380 Referee: J Rushton

13 February 1993 (1993-02-13) 28	Colchester United	0–0	Bury	Colchester
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,264 Referee: D Axcell

20 February 1993 (1993-02-20) 29	Shrewsbury Town	4–3	Colchester United	Shrewsbury
	Griffiths 8', 88' Smith 60' English 66' (o.g.) Worsley 84'	Report	Hopkins 52' Grainger 74' (pen.) McGavin 82'	Stadium: Gay Meadow Attendance: 2,653 Referee: R Hamer

26 February 1993 (1993-02-26) 30	Colchester United	2–1	Halifax Town	Colchester
19:45 GMT	McGavin 31' Grainger 57'	Report	Thompstone 10' Bracey 54'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,007 Referee: Paul Alcock

12 March 1993 (1993-03-12) 31	Colchester United	2–4	Cardiff City	Colchester
19:45 GMT	McDonough 17' (pen.) McGavin 57'	Report	Pike 21', 33' Richardson 23' Matthews 63'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,538 Referee: G Pooley

20 March 1993 (1993-03-20) 32	Carlisle United	0–2	Colchester United	Carlisle
		Report	Cook 23' Edmondson 38' (o.g.)	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 3,003 Referee: K Redfearn

23 March 1993 (1993-03-23) 33	Colchester United	3–1	Hereford United	Colchester
19:45 GMT	Titterton 7' (o.g.) McDonough 78' Abrahams 88'	Report	Unknown goalscorer	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,024 Referee: M Bailey

27 March 1993 (1993-03-27) 34	Rochdale	5–2	Colchester United	Rochdale
	Jones 36' Howard 39' Whitehall 46' Thackeray 50' Bowden 73'	Report	Smith 28' Abrahams 41' McDonough 65' 66'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1,783 Referee: M Peck

6 April 1993 (1993-04-06) 35	Torquay United	2–2	Colchester United	Torquay
	Barrow 54' Hodges 60'	Report	McGavin 41' Ball 66'	Stadium: Plainmoor Attendance: 2,915 Referee: Gerald Ashby

13 April 1993 (1993-04-13) 36	Scarborough	0–1	Colchester United	Scarborough
		Report	Abrahams 33'	Stadium: Athletic Ground Attendance: 1,803 Referee: J Kirkby

16 April 1993 (1993-04-16) 37	Colchester United	3–0	Gillingham	Colchester
19:45 BST	Clark 19' (o.g.) Smith 26' Abrahams 56'	Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 5,695 Referee: J Martin

20 April 1993 (1993-04-20) 38	Colchester United	2–0	Northampton Town	Colchester
19:45 BST	Ball 62' (pen.) Abrahams 90'	Report	Brown 83'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,519 Referee: R Wiseman

24 April 1993 (1993-04-24) 39	Crewe Alexandra	7–1	Colchester United	Crewe
	Naylor 2', 39', 63', 77', 86' McKearney 23' Clarkson 45'	Report	English 22'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 3,250 Referee: J Watson

1 May 1993 (1993-05-01) 40	Colchester United	1–0	Scunthorpe United	Colchester
15:00 BST	Abrahams 29'	Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,421 Referee: R Bigger

4 May 1993 (1993-05-04) 41	Darlington	1–0	Colchester United	Darlington
	Reed 36'	Report		Stadium: Feethams Attendance: 2,007 Referee: T West

8 May 1993 (1993-05-08) 42	Wrexham	4–3	Colchester United	Wrexham
	Connolly 10' Betts 43' (o.g.) Watkin 63', 89'	Report	Hardy 54' (o.g.) Bennett 68' Kinsella 79'	Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 9,705 Referee: David Allison

League Cup

18 August 1992 (1992-08-18) 1st round 1st leg	Colchester United	1–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Colchester
19:30 BST	English 74'	Report	Wilkins 64'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,814 Referee: Ian Borrett

26 August 1992 (1992-08-26) 1st round 2nd leg	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–0	Colchester United	Hove
19:45 BST	Wilkins 61'	Report		Stadium: Goldstone Ground Attendance: 4,125 Referee: Alf Buksh
Note: Brighton won 2–1 on aggregate.

Conference Shield

6 October 1992 (1992-10-06) Final	Wycombe Wanderers	3–0	Colchester United	High Wycombe
	Scott 34' Casey 57', 79'	Report		Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 3,309 Referee: P Scobie

FA Cup

14 November 1992 (1992-11-14) 1st round	Colchester United	4–0	Slough Town	Colchester
	Sorrell 16' Bennett 42', 90' Ball 85'	Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,858 Referee: Paul Alcock

5 December 1992 (1992-12-05) 2nd round	Gillingham	1–1	Colchester United	Gillingham
	Crown 15'	Report	McGavin 65' Sorrell 90'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 5,319 Referee: Kelvin Morton

16 December 1992 (1992-12-16) 2nd round replay	Colchester United	2–3	Gillingham	Colchester
19:45 GMT	Ball 88', 90'	Report	Forster 7' Arnott 17' Henry 45' (pen.)	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,440 Referee: Kelvin Morton

Football League Trophy

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

Source:

1 December 1992 (1992-12-01) 1st round (southern section)	Colchester United	1–2	Northampton Town	Colchester
19:45 GMT	Grainger 27' (pen.)	Report	Beavon 45' (pen.) Brown 63'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 1,454 Referee: D Axcell

21 December 1992 (1992-12-21) 1st round (southern section)	Barnet	4–2	Colchester United	Chipping Barnet
	Evans 3' Carter 13' Stein 34' Hunt 54'	Report	Ball 57' Cook 58'	Stadium: Underhill Stadium Attendance: 1,193 Referee: Dermot Gallagher

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

[6][36]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Third Division		FA Cup		League Cup		Football League Trophy		Conference Shield
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK		Nathan Munson	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF		Simon Betts	25	0	23	0	0+1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
	DF		Peter Cawley	27	3	22+2	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	FW		Tony English	39	2	30+3	1	3	0	2	1	1	0	0	0
	DF		Martin Grainger	35	4	28+3	3	2	0	1	0	1	1	0	0
	DF		Andy Partner	3	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0+1	0
	DF		Paul Roberts	50	1	42	1	3	0	2	0	2	0	1	0
	MF		Steve Ball	28	8	19+5	4	2	3	0	0	1	1	1	0
	MF		Jason Cook	39	2	30+4	1	2	0	1	0	1	1	1	0
	MF		Mark Kinsella	45	6	37+1	6	3	0	2	0	0+1	0	1	0
	MF		Nicky Smith	50	4	42	4	3	0	2	0	2	0	1	0
	FW		Paul Abrahams	26	6	9+14	6	0	0	0+1	0	1	0	1	0
	FW		Gary Bennett	45	10	30+8	8	1+1	2	2	0	1+1	0	1	0
	FW		Julian Hazel	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
	FW		Robert Hopkins	14	1	13+1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW		Roy McDonough	31	9	21+4	9	3	0	2	0	1	0	0	0
	FW		Steve McGavin	43	10	35+2	9	3	1	0	0	2	0	1	0
Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season
	GK		Fred Barber	10	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	GK		Carl Emberson	13	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	GK		Ron Green	8	0	4	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
	GK		Alasdair Monk	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
	GK		Paul Newell	16	0	14	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
	DF		Paul Flowers	3	0	2+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF		Darren Oxbrow	21	4	12+4	4	0+1	0	2	0	1	0	1	0
	DF		Ian Phillips	2	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
	MF		Robbie Devereux	8	0	3+3	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
	MF		Tony Sorrell	8	2	4+1	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW		Warren Donald	15	0	8+2	0	0	0	2	0	1+1	0	0+1	0
	FW		Dean Martin	8	2	8	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Goalscorers

[36]

Place	Position	Name	Third Division	FA Cup	League Cup	Football League Trophy	Total
1	WG	Gary Bennett	8	2	0	0	10
1	FW	Steve McGavin	9	1	0	0	10
3	FW	Roy McDonough	9	0	0	0	9
4	MF	Steve Ball	4	3	0	1	8
5	FW/WG	Paul Abrahams	6	0	0	0	6
5	MF	Mark Kinsella	6	0	0	0	6
7	FB	Martin Grainger	3	0	0	1	4
	CB	Darren Oxbrow	4	0	0	0	4
	LM	Nicky Smith	4	0	0	0	4
10	CB	Peter Cawley	3	0	0	0	3
11	MF	Jason Cook	1	0	0	1	2
	DF/MF	Tony English	1	0	1	0	2
	FW	Dean Martin	2	0	0	0	2
	MF	Tony Sorrell	1	1	0	0	2
15	WG	Robert Hopkins	1	0	0	0	1
15	DF	Paul Roberts	1	0	0	0	1
		Own goals	4	0	0	0	4
		TOTALS	67	7	1	3	78

Disciplinary record

[37]

Nationality	Position	Name	Third Division		FA Cup		League Cup		Football League Trophy		Conference Shield		Total
Nationality	Position	Name
	FW	Roy McDonough	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
	MF	Tony Sorrell	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
		TOTALS	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3

Clean sheets

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

Place	Player	Third Division	FA Cup	Total
1	Fred Barber	5	0	5
1	Carl Emberson	5	0	5
3	Ron Green	1	1	2
4	Paul Newell	1	0	1
	TOTALS	12	1	13

Player debuts

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

Position	Player	Date	Opponent	Ground	Notes
MF	Robbie Devereux	15 August 1992	Lincoln City	Layer Road	[40][lower-alpha 1]
GK	Paul Newell	15 August 1992	Lincoln City	Layer Road
CB	Darren Oxbrow	15 August 1992	Lincoln City	Layer Road
MF	Steve Ball	19 September 1992	York City	Bootham Crescent	[41][lower-alpha 1]
CB	Peter Cawley	6 October 1992	Wycombe Wanderers	Adams Park
GK	Alasdair Monk	6 October 1992	Wycombe Wanderers	Adams Park
CB	Peter Cawley	30 October 1992	Wrexham	Layer Road	[42][lower-alpha 1]
GK	Ron Green	7 November 1992	Cardiff City	Ninian Park
MF	Tony Sorrell	7 November 1992	Cardiff City	Ninian Park
FB	Simon Betts	16 December 1992	Gillingham	Layer Road
GK	Carl Emberson	18 December 1992	Gillingham	Priestfield Stadium
FW	Dean Martin	2 January 1993	Walsall	Bescot Stadium
WG	Robert Hopkins	20 February 1993	Shrewsbury Town	Gay Meadow
CB	Paul Flowers	12 March 1993	Cardiff City	Layer Road
GK	Fred Barber	20 March 1993	Carlisle United	Brunton Park
GK	Nathan Munson	8 May 1993	Wrexham	Racecourse Ground

Second debut for the club

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References

General

Books

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

Websites

"Colchester United football club match record: 1993". 11v11.com. Retrieved 14 August 2018.

Specific

Whitehead, Jeff; Drury, Kevin (2008). The Who's Who of Colchester United: The Layer Road Years. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 279. ISBN 978-1-85983-629-3.
"Colchester Utd 3–0 Gillingham". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
"Colchester Utd 1–2 Northampton Town". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
"Average Attendance Figures Per Season". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
Hudson, Matt (11 August 2013). "The 1990s and 2000s". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
"Appearances". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
"Darren Oxbrow". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
"Steve Ball". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
Steve Ball at Soccerbase
"Alasdair Monk (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
"Peter Cawley". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
Peter Cawley at Soccerbase
"Tony Sorrell". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
"Simon Betts". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
Simon Betts at Soccerbase
"Robert Hopkins". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
"Paul Flowers". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
"Nathan Munson (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
"Scott Barrett (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
"Wayne Hannigan". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
"Steve Restarick". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
"Eamonn Collins". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
"James Goodwin". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
"Robbie Devereux". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
"Warren Donald". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
"Ian Phillips". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
"Paul Newell (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
Paul Newell at Soccerbase
"Ron Green (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
"Carl Emberson (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
Carl Emberson at Soccerbase
"Dean Martin". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
"Fred Barber (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
Fred Barber at Soccerbase
"England 1992–93". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
"Goals". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
"Discipline". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
"Clean sheets (1st team)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
"Alltime- List of Debuts". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
"Colchester Utd 2–1 Lincoln City". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
"York City 2–0 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
"Colchester Utd 2–4 Wrexham". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 14 August 2018.

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[DG-7] Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club

[SDG-8] Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game in his second spell for the club

[DG-10] Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club

[SDG-16] Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game in his second spell for the club

[FG-29] Date of departure refers to the date of the player's final game for the club

[31] Player sacked by the club following a training ground incident

[33] Joined as player-manager

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

[Loanend1-37] Loan end date refers to the date of the player's final game in his first spell for the club

[Loan-39] Loan start and end dates refer to the date of the player's first and final games for the club

[table_note_COL0.97244993782251-45] New club in the league

[2deb-52] Second debut for the club

[WWCU-1] Whitehead, Jeff; Drury, Kevin (2008). The Who's Who of Colchester United: The Layer Road Years. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 279. ISBN 978-1-85983-629-3.

[2] "Colchester Utd 3–0 Gillingham". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2018.

[3] "Colchester Utd 1–2 Northampton Town". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2018.

[4] "Average Attendance Figures Per Season". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2018.

[5] Hudson, Matt (11 August 2013). "The 1990s and 2000s". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 12 August 2018.

[apps-6] "Appearances". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2018.

[Oxbrow-9] "Darren Oxbrow". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2018.

[11] "Steve Ball". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2018.

[12] Steve Ball at Soccerbase

[Monk-13] "Alasdair Monk (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2018.

[Cawley-14] "Peter Cawley". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2018.

[15] Peter Cawley at Soccerbase

[Sorrell-17] "Tony Sorrell". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2018.

[18] "Simon Betts". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2018.

[19] Simon Betts at Soccerbase

[20] "Robert Hopkins". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2018.

[Flowers-21] "Paul Flowers". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2018.

[22] "Nathan Munson (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2018.

[23] "Scott Barrett (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2018.

[24] "Wayne Hannigan". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2018.

[25] "Steve Restarick". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2018.

[26] "Eamonn Collins". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2018.

[27] "James Goodwin". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2018.

[28] "Robbie Devereux". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2018.

[30] "Warren Donald". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2018.

[32] "Ian Phillips". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2018.

[34] "Paul Newell (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2018.

[35] Paul Newell at Soccerbase

[38] "Ron Green (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2018.

[40] "Carl Emberson (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2018.

[41] Carl Emberson at Soccerbase

[42] "Dean Martin". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2018.

[43] "Fred Barber (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2018.

[44] Fred Barber at Soccerbase

[rsssf-46] "England 1992–93". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 24 February 2010.

[goals-47] "Goals". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 14 August 2018.

[48] "Discipline". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 14 August 2018.

[49] "Clean sheets (1st team)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 14 August 2018.

[50] "Alltime- List of Debuts". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2018.

[51] "Colchester Utd 2–1 Lincoln City". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 14 August 2018.

[53] "York City 2–0 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 14 August 2018.

[54] "Colchester Utd 2–4 Wrexham". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 14 August 2018.