1995–96 Colchester United F.C. season

Colchester United
1995–96 season
Chairman	Gordon Parker[1]
Manager	Steve Wignall
Stadium	Layer Road
Third Division	7th
Play-offs	Semi-final; (eliminated by; Plymouth Argyle
FA Cup	1st round; (eliminated by; Gravesend & Northfleet)
League Cup	1st round; (eliminated by; Bristol City)
Football League Trophy	Quarter-final (southern section); (eliminated by; Peterborough United
Top goalscorer	League: ; Tony Adcock (12); All: ; Tony Adcock (17)
Highest home attendance	6,511; v Plymouth Argyle, 12 May 1996[2]
Lowest home attendance	1,122; v Torquay United, 26 September 1995[3]
Average home league attendance	3,299[4]
Biggest win	3–0; v Lincoln City, 26 August 1995; 4–1; v Hartlepool United, 7 October 1995; 5–2; v Torquay United, 26 September 1995
Biggest defeat	0–2; v Swindon Town, 8 November 1995; v Gravesend & Northfleet, 11 November 1995; v Wigan Athletic, 30 January 1996; v Preston North End, 17 February 1996; 1–3; v Cambridge United, 29 August 1995; v Mansfield Town, 25 November 1995; v Plymouth Argyle, 15 May 1996
	Home colours
	Home colours

The 1995–96 season was Colchester United's 54th season in their history and their fourth 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.

Steve Wignall took his side to the play-offs in his first full season in charge, finishing the campaign in seventh place. They couldn't progress further than the semi-final, after being knocked out over two legs by Neil Warnock's eventual play-off winners Plymouth Argyle.

In the cup competitions, Colchester were eliminated by non-League opposition in the FA Cup at the first round stage with Gravesend & Northfleet vanquishing, while Bristol City also beat Colchester over two legs in the League Cup first round. The U's progressed from their group in the Football League Trophy but were beaten by Peterborough United in the southern section quarter-final.

Season overview

Manager Steve Wignall settled into his first full season in charge by bringing in former fan favourite Tony Adcock during the summer. He also allowed Mark Kinsella to remain with the club on a rolling contract while he harboured ambitions of playing at a higher level.

Colchester slipped up in the FA Cup once again to non-League opposition when Gravesend & Northfleet won 2–0 in the first round. This came after Colchester had already exited the League Cup to Bristol City, also in the first round. The U's reached the area quarter-final of the Football League Trophy but were knocked out by Peterborough United

Boosted by the loan signing of striker Scott McGleish from Peterborough and they rallied for the play-off positions late season. With Joe Dunne scoring an injury time winner at Mansfield Town, Colchester needed a win on the final day of the regular season against Doncaster Rovers to secure a play-off spot. Paul Gibbs' mishit cross looped in to seal a narrow 1–0 victory and a play-off semi-final with Neil Warnock's Plymouth Argyle.

Ahead of the play-offs, Warnock taunted:

Little teams like Colchester shouldn't even be on the same pitch as big clubs like Plymouth

Mark Kinsella's long range effort gave Colchester a 1–0 win in the first leg in front of a 6,511 Layer Road crowd to make Warnock eat his words. In the away leg at Home Park, Warnock's squad, assembled for over £1m, took an early lead, before taking an aggregate lead prior to half-time through Chris Leadbitter. Kinsella scored just after the hour mark to level the aggregate score at 2–2 but with the vital away goal, but five minutes from time, Plymouth added a third and denied the U's a second trip to Wembley.[5]

Players

As of match played 15 May 1996.[6]

Name	Position	Place of birth	Date of birth	Apps	Goals	Signed from	Date signed	Fee
Goalkeepers
Garrett Caldwell	GK	Princeton	(1973-11-06)6 November 1973 (aged 21)	0	0	Princeton Tigers	25 September 1995	Free transfer
Carl Emberson	GK	Epsom	(1973-07-13)13 July 1973 (aged 21)	35	0	Millwall	6 July 1994	£25,000
Defenders
Simon Betts	FB	Middlesbrough	(1973-03-03)3 March 1973 (aged 22)	104	3	Scarborough	11 December 1992	Free transfer
Gus Caesar	CB	Tottenham	(1966-03-05)5 March 1966 (aged 29)	47	1	Airdrieonians	11 August 1994	Free transfer
Peter Cawley	CB	Walton-on-Thames	(1965-09-15)15 September 1965 (aged 29)	97	6	Barnet	30 October 1992[lower-alpha 1]	Free transfer
Jean Dalli	FB	Enfield Town	(1976-08-13)13 August 1976 (aged 18)	1	0	Apprentice	13 August 1994[lower-alpha 2]	Free transfer
Joe Dunne	FB	Dublin	(1973-05-25)25 May 1973 (aged 22)	0	0	Gillingham	27 March 1996	Free transfer
Tony English	DF/MF	Luton	(1966-10-19)19 October 1966 (aged 28)	489	58	Coventry City	24 December 1984	Free transfer
Paul Gibbs	FB	Gorleston	(1972-10-26)26 October 1972 (aged 22)	9	0	Diss Town	6 March 1995	Undisclosed
Nicky Haydon	DF/MF	Barking	(1978-08-10)10 August 1978 (aged 16)	0	0	Youth team	1 August 1995	Free transfer
Ben Lewis	CB	Chelmsford	(1977-06-22)22 June 1977 (aged 17)	0	0	Heybridge Swifts	1 August 1994	Free transfer
Tony McCarthy	CB	Dublin	(1969-11-09)9 November 1969 (aged 25)	10	1	Millwall	17 March 1995	Free transfer
Andy Partner	CB	Colchester	(1974-10-21)21 October 1974 (aged 20)	5	0	Apprentice	16 December 1991[lower-alpha 2]	Free transfer
Midfielders
Steve Ball	MF	Colchester	(1969-09-02)2 September 1969 (aged 25)	71	11	Cambridge United	14 September 1992	Free transfer
Tony Cook	MF	Hemel Hempstead	(1976-09-17)17 September 1976 (aged 18)	3	0	Queens Park Rangers	11 January 1994[lower-alpha 2]	Free transfer
Tony Dennis	MF	Eton	(1963-12-01)1 December 1963 (aged 31)	41	2	Chesterfield	10 August 1994	Free transfer
Karl Duguid	MF	Letchworth	(1978-03-21)21 March 1978 (aged 17)	0	0	Youth team	9 December 1995[lower-alpha 2]	Free transfer
Chris Fry	MF/WG	Cardiff	(1969-10-23)23 October 1969 (aged 25)	54	8	Hereford United	24 October 1993	Nominal
David Gregory	MF	Sudbury	(1970-01-23)23 January 1970 (aged 25)	0	0	Peterborough United	8 December 1995	Free transfer
Mark Kinsella	MF	Dublin	(1972-08-12)12 August 1972 (aged 22)	209	32	Home Farm	18 August 1989	Free transfer
Adam Locke	MF/FB	Croydon	(1970-08-20)20 August 1970 (aged 24)	33	1	Southend United	23 September 1994	Free transfer
Forwards
Tony Adcock	FW	Bethnal Green	(1963-03-27)27 March 1963 (aged 32)	219	112	Luton Town	3 August 1995	Free transfer
Tony Lock	FW	Harlow	(1976-09-03)3 September 1976 (aged 18)	3	1	Apprentice	28 January 1995[lower-alpha 2]	Free transfer
Robbie Reinelt	FW	Loughton	(1974-03-11)11 March 1974 (aged 21)	5	0	Gillingham	22 March 1995	Part exchange
Steve Whitton	FW	East Ham	(1960-12-04)4 December 1960 (aged 34)	52	15	Ipswich Town	24 March 1994	£10,000

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

Transfers

In

Date	Position	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
August 1995	WG/FW	Steve Mardenborough	Stafford Rangers	Free transfer	[7][8]
1 August 1995	DF/MF	Nicky Haydon	Youth team	Free transfer	[9][10]
3 August 1995	FW	Tony Adcock	Luton Town	Free transfer	[11][12]
29 September 1995	GK	Garrett Caldwell	Princeton Tigers	Free transfer	[13][14]
17 October 1995	MF	Robert Boyce	Enfield	Trial	[15][16]
8 December 1995	MF	David Gregory	Peterborough United	Free transfer	[17][18]
9 December 1995	MF	Karl Duguid	Youth team	Free transfer	[19][20][lower-alpha 1]
27 March 1996	FB	Joe Dunne	Gillingham	Free transfer	[21][22]

Total spending: ~ £0

Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club

Out

Date	Position	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
31 May 1995	DF	Tim Allpress	Hitchin Town	Released	[23][24]
31 May 1995	FW	Leighton Allen	Ringmer	Released	[25][26]
31 May 1995	GK	John Cheesewright	Wimbledon	Released	[27][28]
31 May 1995	MF	Trevor Putney	Free agent	Retired	[29][30]
31 May 1995	FW	Niall Thompson	Seattle Sounders	Free transfer	[31][32]
18 November 1995	MF	Robert Boyce	Chelmsford City	End of trial	[15][16]
6 December 1995	WF/FW	Steve Mardenborough	Swansea City	Free transfer	[7][8]
27 February 1996	MF	Michael Cheetham	Sudbury Town	Released	[33][34]

Total incoming: ~ £0

Loans in

Date	Position	Name	From	End date	Ref.
23 November 1995	CB	David Greene	Luton Town	1 March 1996	[35][36]
29 December 1995	FW/WG	Paul Abrahams	Brentford	20 February 1996	[37][38]
23 February 1996	FW	Scott McGleish	Peterborough United	31 May 1996	[39][40]
8 March 1996	GK	Andy Petterson	Charlton Athletic	31 March 1996	[41][42]

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	43	44	45	46
Ground	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	H
Result	W	D	W	L	W	L	D	D	W	L	W	D	W	W	D	D	L	L	D	W	D	D	W	W	D	L	D	D	L	L	D	D	W	W	D	W	W	L	W	W	L	D	D	D	W	W
Position	6	9	6	8	5	8	8	9	7	9	7	6	6	4	4	5	5	6	8	7	7	5	5	4	5	5	6	4	6	8	9	10	8	8	8	8	7	8	8	8	9	8	9	9	7	7

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	Promotion
5	Darlington	46	20	18	8	60	42	+18	78	Participated in play-offs
6	Hereford United	46	20	14	12	65	47	+18	74
7	Colchester United	46	18	18	10	61	51	+10	72
8	Barnet	46	18	16	12	65	45	+20	70
9	Chester City	46	18	16	12	72	53	+19	70

Source:

Matches

12 August 1995 (1995-08-12) 1	Colchester United	2–1	Plymouth Argyle	Colchester
	Betts 15' Locke 59' English 51'	Report	Littlejohn 54'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,585 Referee: Andy D'Urso

19 August 1995 (1995-08-19) 2	Barnet	1–1	Colchester United	Chipping Barnet
15:00 BST	Freedman 69'	Report	Adcock 81'	Stadium: Underhill Stadium Attendance: 1,966 Referee: Steve Bennett

26 August 1995 (1995-08-26) 3	Colchester United	3–0	Lincoln City	Colchester
15:00 BST	Dennis 2', 8' Mardenborough 74'	Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,939 Referee: Rob Harris

29 August 1995 (1995-08-29) 4	Cambridge United	3–1	Colchester United	Cambridge
19:45 BST	Palmer 15' Joseph 23' Corazzin 60'	Report	Adcock 49' Cawley 74'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 3,476 Referee: A Butler

2 September 1995 (1995-09-02) 5	Gillingham	0–1	Colchester United	Gillingham
		Report	Adcock 75'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 7,667 Referee: M Pierce

9 September 1995 (1995-09-09) 6	Colchester United	1–2	Chester City	Colchester
15:00 BST	Whitton 82'	Report	Priest 54' Regis 81' Whelan 65'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,422 Referee: Barry Knight

12 September 1995 (1995-09-12) 7	Colchester United	2–2	Preston North End	Colchester
	Fry 25' Whitton 50'	Report	Cartwright 57' Bryson 87' Kidd 43'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,869 Referee: D Orr

16 September 1995 (1995-09-16) 8	Darlington	2–2	Colchester United	Darlington
	Muir 46' Bannister 78'	Report	Dennis 10' Cheetham 20'	Stadium: Feethams Attendance: 1,685 Referee: David Allison

23 September 1995 (1995-09-23) 9	Colchester United	2–0	Hereford United	Colchester
	Reinelt 22', 65'	Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,596 Referee: G Pooley

30 September 1995 (1995-09-30) 10	Scunthorpe United	1–0	Colchester United	Scunthorpe
15:00 BST	Eyre 15'	Report		Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 2,051 Referee: William Burns

7 October 1995 (1995-10-07) 11	Colchester United	4–1	Hartlepool United	Colchester
	Locke 9', 64' Adcock 20' Reinelt 26'	Report	Howard 88'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,618 Referee: J Brandwood

14 October 1995 (1995-10-14) 12	Rochdale	1–1	Colchester United	Rochdale
	Stuart 67'	Report	Reinelt 29' Fry 79'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,193 Referee: G Frankland

21 October 1995 (1995-10-21) 13	Colchester United	1–0	Northampton Town	Colchester
15:00 BST	Kinsella 60'	Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,823 Referee: G Pooley

28 October 1995 (1995-10-28) 14	Cardiff City	1–2	Colchester United	Cardiff
15:00 GMT	Adams 30'	Report	Adcock 13', 14'	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 3,207 Referee: J Rushton

31 October 1995 (1995-10-31) 15	Fulham	1–1	Colchester United	Fulham
19:45 GMT	Cusack 61'	Report	Mardenborough 26' Dennis 43'	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 2,870 Referee: G Singh

4 November 1995 (1995-11-04) 16	Colchester United	1–1	Exeter City	Colchester
15:00 GMT	Kinsella 20'	Report	Pears 82'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,377

18 November 1995 (1995-11-18) 17	Doncaster Rovers	3–2	Colchester United	Doncaster
	Colcombe 18' Jones 25', 75'	Report	Cheetham 45' Adcock 85'	Stadium: Belle Vue Attendance: 1,603

25 November 1995 (1995-11-25) 18	Colchester United	1–3	Mansfield Town	Colchester
	Adcock 46' (pen.)	Report	Hadley 41' Boothroyd 50' (pen.) Ireland 70'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,819 Referee: K Leach

9 December 1995 (1995-12-09) 19	Hereford United	1–1	Colchester United	Hereford
	Smith 62'	Report	Betts 77'	Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 3,324 Referee: R Poulain

16 December 1995 (1995-12-16) 20	Colchester United	2–1	Scunthorpe United	Colchester
15:00 GMT	Ball 19' Kinsella 40'	Report	Young 62'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,138

23 December 1995 (1995-12-23) 21	Bury	0–0	Colchester United	Bury
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 3,559 Referee: Roger Furnandiz

26 December 1995 (1995-12-26) 22	Colchester United	0–0	Leyton Orient	Colchester
12:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,965 Referee: Andy D'Urso

1 January 1996 (1996-01-01) 23	Torquay United	2–3	Colchester United	Torquay
	Jack 35' Newhouse 50'	Report	Kinsella 1' Duguid 77' Betts 90'	Stadium: Plainmoor Attendance: 2,425

13 January 1996 (1996-01-13) 24	Colchester United	3–2	Barnet	Colchester
15:00 GMT	Betts 5' (pen.) Abrahams 10', 16'	Report	Primus 22' Devine 36'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,252 Referee: Steve Bennett

20 January 1996 (1996-01-20) 25	Plymouth Argyle	1–1	Colchester United	Plymouth
	Baird 30'	Report	Greene 89'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 5,800 Referee: D Orr

30 January 1996 (1996-01-30) 26	Wigan Athletic	2–0	Colchester United	Wigan
	Johnson 14', 37'	Report		Stadium: Springfield Park Attendance: 2,101 Referee: Terry Heilbron

3 February 1996 (1996-02-03) 27	Lincoln City	0–0	Colchester United	Lincoln
		Report		Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 2,531 Referee: G Frankland

6 February 1996 (1996-02-06) 28	Colchester United	1–1	Colchester United	Colchester
19:30 GMT	Cawley 5'	Report	Trebble 66'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,299 Referee: Barry Knight

10 February 1996 (1996-02-10) 29	Colchester United	1–2	Wigan Athletic	Colchester
15:00 GMT	Adcock 52'	Report	Lancashire 64', 86'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,082 Referee: J Kirkby

17 February 1996 (1996-02-17) 30	Preston North End	2–0	Colchester United	Preston
	Saville 13', 39'	Report		Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 9,335 Referee: G Pearson

24 February 1996 (1996-02-24) 31	Colchester United	1–1	Darlington	Colchester
15:00 GMT	Adcock 38'	Report	Blake 72'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,653 Referee: D Orr

27 February 1996 (1996-02-27) 32	Chester City	1–1	Colchester United	Chester
	Richardson 77'	Report	Gibbs 72'	Stadium: Deva Stadium Attendance: 2,001 Referee: J Brandwood

2 March 1996 (1996-03-02) 33	Leyton Orient	0–1	Colchester United	Leyton
		Report	Adcock 41' (pen.)	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 4,049 Referee: Steve Baines

9 March 1996 (1996-03-09) 34	Colchester United	1–0	Bury	Colchester
15:00 GMT	Caesar 75'	Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,832 Referee: M Bailey

16 March 1996 (1996-03-16) 35	Scarborough	0–0	Colchester United	Scarborough
		Report		Stadium: Athletic Ground Attendance: 1,201 Referee: T West

19 March 1996 (1996-03-19) 36	Colchester United	2–1	Cambridge United	Colchester
19:45 GMT	Adcock 9' McGleish 51'	Report	Middleton 31'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,995 Referee: M Pierce

23 March 1996 (1996-03-23) 37	Colchester United	3–1	Torquay United	Colchester
15:00 GMT	Fry 6' McGleish 47' Betts 74' (pen.)	Report	Laight 86'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,888 Referee: G Pooley

30 March 1996 (1996-03-30) 38	Hartlepool United	2–1	Colchester United	Hartlepool
	Halliday 17' Howard 73'	Report	Gibbs 45' Locke 50'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 1,364 Referee: K Lynch

2 April 1996 (1996-04-02) 39	Colchester United	1–0	Rochdale	Colchester
19:45 BST	Reinelt 54'	Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,021 Referee: Roger Furnandiz

6 April 1996 (1996-04-06) 40	Colchester United	1–0	Cardiff City	Colchester
15:00 BST	Kinsella 56'	Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,345 Referee: G Singh

8 April 1996 (1996-04-08) 41	Northampton Town	2–1	Colchester United	Northampton
15:00 BST	Grayson 65' Gibb 81'	Report	Reinelt 90'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,021 Referee: Steve Bennett

13 April 1996 (1996-04-13) 42	Colchester United	2–2	Fulham	Colchester
15:00 BST	McGleish 43', 76' Adcock	Report	Morgan 30' Conroy 46' Angus	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,795 Referee: Uriah Rennie

16 April 1996 (1996-04-16) 43	Colchester United	1–1	Gillingham	Colchester
19:45 BST	McGleish 64'	Report	Gayle 58' Smith 70'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,952 Referee: P Richards

20 April 1996 (1996-04-20) 44	Exeter City	2–2	Colchester United	Exeter
	Braithwaite 10' Chamberlain 25'	Report	Caesar 6' McGleish 65'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 2,788 Referee: Eddie Wolstenholme

27 April 1996 (1996-04-27) 45	Mansfield Town	1–2	Colchester United	Mansfield
	Eustace 49'	Report	Reinelt 68' Dunne 90'	Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 2,073 Referee: M Fletcher

4 May 1996 (1996-05-04) 46	Colchester United	1–0	Doncaster Rovers	Colchester
15:00 BST	Gibbs 45'	Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 5,038 Referee: Clive Wilkes

Football League play-offs

12 May 1996 (1996-05-12) Semi-final 1st leg	Colchester United	1–0	Plymouth Argyle	Colchester
15:00 BST	Kinsella 44'	Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 6,511 Referee: M Pierce

15 May 1996 (1996-05-15) Semi-final 2nd leg	Plymouth Argyle	3–1	Colchester United	Plymouth
	Evans 3' Leadbitter 41' Williams 85'	Report	Mark Kinsella 66'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 14,525 Referee: J Kirkby
Note: Plymouth won 3–2 on aggregate

League Cup

15 August 1995 (1995-08-15) 1st round 1st leg	Colchester United	2–1	Bristol City	Colchester
19:45 BST	Adcock 15' Kinsella 16'	Report	Seal 3'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,831 Referee: Paul Taylor

22 August 1995 (1995-08-22) 1st round 2nd leg	Bristol City	2–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)	Colchester United	Bristol
	Seal 20', 81'	Report	Cheetham 61'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 3,648 Referee: Graham Barber
Note: Match tied 3–3, Bristol proceed following a penalty shoot-out

Football League Trophy

Group 8
Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
Swindon Town	2	1	1	0	3	1	+2	4	Qualified for next round
Colchester United	2	1	0	1	5	4	+1	3	Qualified for next round
Torquay United	2	0	1	1	3	6	−3	1

Source:

26 September 1995 (1995-09-26) 1st round (southern section)	Colchester United	5–2	Torquay United	Colchester
19:45 BST	Adcock 2', 57', 68' Reinelt 35' Cawley 55'	Report	Hathaway 67' Stamps 78'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 1,122 Referee: Paul Taylor

8 November 1995 (1995-11-08) 1st round (southern section)	Swindon Town	2–0	Colchester United	Swindon
	Thorne 82' Finney 89'	Report		Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 6,222 Referee: Paul Taylor

28 November 1995 (1995-11-28) 2nd round (southern section)	Oxford United	1–2	Colchester United	Oxford
	Angel 41'	Report	Adcock 26' Betts 68' (pen.)	Stadium: Manor Ground Attendance: 1,943 Referee: D Orr

9 January 1996 (1996-01-09) Quarter-final (southern section)	Peterborough United	3–2	Colchester United	Peterborough
	Martindale 44', 78' McGleish 66'	Report	Betts 71' Kinsella 75'	Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 2,460 Referee: Roger Furnandiz

FA Cup

11 November 1995 (1995-11-11) 1st round	Gravesend & Northfleet	2–0	Colchester United	Northfleet
15:00 GMT	Jackson 35' Mortley 70'	Report		Stadium: Stonebridge Road Attendance: 3,128 Referee: G Pooley

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

[6][43]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Third Division		FA Cup		League Cup		Football League Trophy		Football League play-offs
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK		Garrett Caldwell	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
	GK		Carl Emberson	49	0	41	0	1	0	2	0	3	0	2	0
	DF		Simon Betts	54	7	45	5	1	0	2	0	4	2	2	0
	DF		Gus Caesar	29	2	23	2	1	0	2	0	1	0	2	0
	DF		Peter Cawley	50	2	42	1	1	0	2	0	3	1	2	0
	DF		Joe Dunne	5	1	2+3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF		Tony English	28	0	20+1	0	1	0	2	0	3+1	0	0	0
	DF		Paul Gibbs	28	3	13+11	3	0+1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
	DF		Ben Lewis	3	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
	DF		Tony McCarthy	53	0	44	0	1	0	2	0	4	0	2	0
	MF		Steve Ball	10	1	6+2	1	0	0	0	0	1+1	0	0	0
	MF		Tony Dennis	36	3	24+8	3	0	0	0	0	1+1	0	2	0
	MF		Karl Duguid	17	1	7+9	1	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
	MF		Chris Fry	46	2	35+3	2	1	0	0+1	0	4	0	2	0
	MF		David Gregory	10	0	7+3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF		Mark Kinsella	54	9	45	5	1	0	2	1	4	1	2	2
	MF		Adam Locke	31	3	22+3	3	0	0	2	0	2	0	0+2	0
	FW		Tony Adcock	48	17	41	12	1	0	2	1	3	4	0+1	0
	FW		Robbie Reinelt	26	8	12+10	7	0	0	0+1	1	1	0	2	0
	FW		Steve Whitton	16	2	10+2	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0+2	0
Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season
	GK		Andy Petterson	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF		David Greene	16	1	14	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
	MF		Robert Boyce	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF		Michael Cheetham	34	3	25+3	2	1	0	2	1	3	0	0	0
	FW		Paul Abrahams	9	2	8	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
	FW		Steve Mardenborough	14	2	4+8	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
	FW		Scott McGleish	17	6	10+5	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0

Goalscorers

[43]

Place	Position	Name	Third Division	League Cup	Football League Trophy	Football League play-offs	Total
1	FW	Tony Adcock	12	1	4	0	17
2	MF	Mark Kinsella	5	1	1	2	9
3	FW	Robbie Reinelt	7	0	1	0	8
4	FB	Simon Betts	5	0	2	0	7
5	FW	Scott McGleish	6	0	0	0	6
6	MF	Michael Cheetham	2	1	0	0	3
	MF	Tony Dennis	3	0	0	0	3
	FB	Paul Gibbs	3	0	0	0	3
	MF/FB	Adam Locke	3	0	0	0	3
10	FW/WG	Paul Abrahams	2	0	0	0	2
	CB	Gus Caesar	2	0	0	0	2
	CB	Peter Cawley	1	0	1	0	2
	MF/WG	Chris Fry	2	0	0	0	2
	WG/FW	Steve Mardenborough	2	0	0	0	2
	FW	Steve Whitton	2	0	0	0	2
16	MF	Steve Ball	1	0	0	0	1
	MF	Karl Duguid	1	0	0	0	1
	FB	Joe Dunne	1	0	0	0	1
	CB	David Greene	1	0	0	0	1
		Own goals	0	0	0	0	0
		TOTALS	61	3	9	2	75

Disciplinary record

[44]

Nationality	Position	Name	Third Division		FA Cup		League Cup		Football League Trophy		Football League play-offs		Total
Nationality	Position	Name
	CB	Peter Cawley	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
	MF	Tony Dennis	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
	DF/MF	Tony English	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
	FW	Tony Adcock	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
	MF/WG	Chris Fry	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
	MF/FB	Adam Locke	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
	MF	Mark Kinsella	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
		TOTALS	5	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	6

Clean sheets

Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.[45]

Place	Player	Third Division	Football League play-offs	Total
1	Carl Emberson	11	1	12
2	Andy Petterson	2	0	2
	TOTALS	13	1	14

Player debuts

Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.[46]

Position	Player	Date	Opponent	Ground	Notes
FW	Tony Adcock	12 August 1995	Plymouth Argyle	Layer Road	[47][lower-alpha 1]
WG/FW	Steve Mardenborough	26 August 1995	Lincoln City	Layer Road
CB	Ben Lewis	30 September 1995	Scunthorpe United	Glanford Park
MF	Robert Boyce	28 October 1995	Cardiff City	Ninian Park
GK	Garrett Caldwell	8 November 1995	Swindon Town	County Ground
CB	David Greene	25 November 1995	Mansfield Town	Layer Road
MF	Karl Duguid	9 December 1995	Hereford United	Edgar Street
FW/WG	Paul Abrahams	1 January 1996	Torquay United	Plainmoor	[48][lower-alpha 1]
MF	David Gregory	13 January 1996	Barnet	Layer Road
FW	Scott McGleish	24 February 1996	Darlington	Layer Road
GK	Andy Petterson	9 March 1996	Bury	Layer Road
FB	Joe Dunne	30 March 1996	Hartlepool United	Victoria Park

Second debut for the club

gollark: ++remind 12h check

gollark: Wow, I really should not have already submitted my half-finished game. Sad!

gollark: This round went exactly as I planned it, down to the colour of the bees on the side of the final entry.

gollark: Wow, I fear quintopia's accurate guessing.

gollark: We would need to invent a currency, of course.

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: 1996". 11v11.com. Retrieved 28 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 1–0 Plymouth Argyle". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
"Colchester Utd 5–2 Torquay United". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
"Average Attendance Figures Per Season". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
Hudson, Matt (11 August 2013). "The 1990s and 2000s". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
"Appearances". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
"Steve Mardenborough". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
Steve Mardenborough at Soccerbase
"Nicky Haydon". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
Nicky Haydon at Soccerbase
"Tony Adcock (Forward)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
Tony Adcock at Soccerbase
"Garrett Caldwell (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
Garrett Caldwell at Soccerbase
"Robert Boyce". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
Robert Boyce at Soccerbase
"David Gregory (Midfielder)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
David Gregory at Soccerbase
"Karl Duguid (Midfielder)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
Karl Duguid at Soccerbase
"Joe Dunne". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
Joe Dunne at Soccerbase
"Tim Allpress". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
Tim Allpress at Soccerbase
"Leighton Allen". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
Leighton Allen at Soccerbase
"John Cheesewright (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
John Cheesewright at Soccerbase
"Trevor Putney". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
Trevor Putney at Soccerbase
"Niall Thompson". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
Niall Thompson at Soccerbase
"Michael Cheetham". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
Michael Cheetham at Soccerbase
"David Greene". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
David Greene at Soccerbase
"Paul Abrahams". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
Paul Abrahams at Soccerbase
"Scott McGleish". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
Scott McGleish at Soccerbase
"Andy Petterson (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
Andy Petterson at Soccerbase
"Goals". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
"Discipline". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
"Clean sheets (1st team)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
"Alltime- List of Debuts". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
"Colchester Utd 2–1 Plymouth Argyle". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
"Torquay United 2–3 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 28 August 2018.

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[DG-23] Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club

[2deb-51] 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 1–0 Plymouth Argyle". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 August 2018.

[3] "Colchester Utd 5–2 Torquay United". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 August 2018.

[4] "Average Attendance Figures Per Season". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 26 August 2018.

[5] Hudson, Matt (11 August 2013). "The 1990s and 2000s". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 26 August 2018.

[apps-6] "Appearances". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 August 2018.

[Mardenborough-9] "Steve Mardenborough". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 August 2018.

[Mardenborough_SB-10] Steve Mardenborough at Soccerbase

[11] "Nicky Haydon". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 28 August 2018.

[12] Nicky Haydon at Soccerbase

[13] "Tony Adcock (Forward)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 August 2018.

[14] Tony Adcock at Soccerbase

[15] "Garrett Caldwell (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 August 2018.

[16] Garrett Caldwell at Soccerbase

[Boyce-17] "Robert Boyce". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 August 2018.

[Boyce_SB-18] Robert Boyce at Soccerbase

[19] "David Gregory (Midfielder)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 August 2018.

[20] David Gregory at Soccerbase

[21] "Karl Duguid (Midfielder)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 August 2018.

[22] Karl Duguid at Soccerbase

[24] "Joe Dunne". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 August 2018.

[25] Joe Dunne at Soccerbase

[26] "Tim Allpress". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 August 2018.

[27] Tim Allpress at Soccerbase

[28] "Leighton Allen". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 August 2018.

[29] Leighton Allen at Soccerbase

[30] "John Cheesewright (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 August 2018.

[31] John Cheesewright at Soccerbase

[32] "Trevor Putney". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 August 2018.

[33] Trevor Putney at Soccerbase

[34] "Niall Thompson". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 August 2018.

[35] Niall Thompson at Soccerbase

[36] "Michael Cheetham". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 August 2018.

[37] Michael Cheetham at Soccerbase

[38] "David Greene". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 August 2018.

[39] David Greene at Soccerbase

[40] "Paul Abrahams". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 August 2018.

[41] Paul Abrahams at Soccerbase

[42] "Scott McGleish". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 August 2018.

[43] Scott McGleish at Soccerbase

[44] "Andy Petterson (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 August 2018.

[45] Andy Petterson at Soccerbase

[goals-46] "Goals". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 27 August 2018.

[47] "Discipline". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 28 August 2018.

[48] "Clean sheets (1st team)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 28 August 2018.

[49] "Alltime- List of Debuts". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2018.

[50] "Colchester Utd 2–1 Plymouth Argyle". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 28 August 2018.

[52] "Torquay United 2–3 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 28 August 2018.