1982–83 Colchester United F.C. season

Colchester United
1982–83 season
ChairmanMaurice Cadman[1]
ManagerAllan Hunter
(until 18 January)
Cyril Lea
(from 1 February)
StadiumLayer Road
Fourth Division6th
FA Cup1st round
(eliminated by
Torquay United)
League Cup2nd round
(eliminated by
Southampton)
Football League TrophyGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Ian Allinson (22)
All:
Ian Allinson (26)
Highest home attendance7,679
v Southampton, 6 October 1982[2]
Lowest home attendance1,625
v Stockport County, 17 December 1982[3]
Average home league attendance2,690[4]
Biggest win5–1
v Scunthorpe United, 15 April 1983
Biggest defeat0–4
v Halifax Town, 14 January 1983

The 1982–83 season was Colchester United's 41st season in their history and second 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 Football League Trophy.

Colchester challenged for the top four but once again fell short, on this occasion missing promotion by just two points. A tragic season saw forward John Lyons take his own life, while Allan Hunter resigned two months later, replaced by his assistant Cyril Lea in February.

In the cups, Colchester were entered into the second and final iteration of the Football League Trophy, which the U's exited at the group stage, which defeats to Southampton and Torquay United in the second and first round of the League and FA Cup respectively denied the club a cup run.

Season overview

Allan Hunter continued in his role as player-manager for the new season, with former Ipswich Town coach Cyril Lea his assistant. Colchester led the table undefeated after seven games and earned a League Cup second round tie against Southampton. Following a 0–0 draw at Layer Road, with England international Peter Shilton in inspired form, the U's could not repeat their heroics from 1974 at The Dell, losing 4–2 and making another early exit.

The season then took a tragic turn, when in November, just hours after turning out for the U's against Chester City, forward John Lyons committed suicide at his home in Layer de la Haye. After this incident and having to give up his own playing career, Allan Hunter resigned as manager in January with Colchester in seventh place. Cyril Lea took over initially until the end of the campaign and promptly won eight of his first eleven games. However, four defeats in 17 days during April cost the U's and they finished sixth position in the league, missing promotion by just two points.

Ian Allinson ended the season as Colchester's top scorer with 26 league and cup goals, while youth graduate Tony Adcock scored 17 goals. Veteran goalkeeper Mike Walker, who had missed just nine games in ten seasons for the club, announced his retirement at the end of the season.[5]

Players

As of match played 13 May 1983.[6]
Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee
Goalkeepers
Alec Chamberlain GK England March (1964-06-20)20 June 1964 (aged 17) 0 0 England Ipswich Town Summer 1982 Undisclosed
Ian Cranstone GK England Rochford 0 0 England Tottenham Hotspur Summer 1977 Free transfer
Bobby Hamilton GK 0 0 Unknown Summer 1977
Defenders
Phil Coleman FB England Woolwich (1960-09-08)8 September 1960 (aged 21) 51 4 England Millwall February 1981 £15,000
Micky Cook FB England Enfield (1951-04-09)9 April 1951 (aged 31) 607 21 England Orient 1 March 1969 Free transfer
Adrian Keith CB England Colchester (1962-12-16)16 December 1962 (aged 19) 0 0 England West Ham United December 1982 Free transfer
Wayne Ward FB England Colchester (1964-04-28)28 April 1964 (aged 18) 5 0 Apprentice April 1982 Free transfer
Steve Wignall CB England Liverpool (1954-09-17)17 September 1954 (aged 27) 236 12 England Doncaster Rovers September 1977 £5,000
Midfielders
Andy Farrell MF/FB England Colchester (1965-10-07)7 October 1965 (aged 16) 0 0 Apprentice Summer 1982 Free transfer
Andy Gooding MF 0 0 Apprentice Summer 1981 Free transfer
Jeff Hull MF England Rochford (1960-08-25)25 August 1960 (aged 21) 0 0 England Basildon United 17 December 1982[a] Undisclosed
Steve Leslie MF England Hornsey (1952-09-04)4 September 1952 (aged 29) 435 44 Apprentice 20 April 1971[a] Free transfer
Roger Osborne MF England Otley (1950-03-09)9 March 1950 (aged 32) 60 5 England Ipswich Town February 1981 £25,000
Forwards
Tony Adcock FW England Bethnal Green (1963-03-27)27 March 1963 (aged 19) 49 6 Apprentice 31 March 1981 Free transfer
Keith Bowen FW Wales England Northampton (1958-02-26)26 February 1958 (aged 24) 0 0 England Brentford 25 March 1983[b] £10,000
Perry Groves WG England Bow (1965-04-19)19 April 1965 (aged 17) 9 0 England Cornard Dynamos Summer 1981 Free transfer
Roy McDonough FW England Solihull (1958-10-16)16 October 1958 (aged 23) 62 18 England Chelsea February 1981 £15,000
Craig Oldfield FW England Warley (1963-11-24)24 November 1963 (aged 18) 0 0 England Stowmarket Town Summer 1982 Free transfer
John Taylor FW England Norwich (1964-10-24)24 October 1964 (aged 17) 0 0 Apprentice Summer 1981 Free transfer
  1. ^ a b 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 second spell for the club

Transfers

In

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
Summer 1982 GK England Alec Chamberlain England Ipswich Town Undisclosed [7]
Summer 1982 CB England Kevin Beattie Free agent Free transfer [8]
Summer 1982 MF/FB England Andy Farrell Apprentice Free transfer [9]
Summer 1982 FW England Craig Oldfield England Stowmarket Town Free transfer [10]
December 1982 CB England Adrian Keith England West Ham United Free transfer [11]
17 December 1982 MF England Jeff Hull England Basildon United Undisclosed [12][a]
25 March 1983 FW Wales Keith Bowen England Brentford £10,000 [13][b]
  • Total spending: Decrease ~ £10,000
  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 second spell for the club

Out

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
End of season GK England Jeff Wood Finland HJK Helsinki Free transfer [14]
November 1982 CB England Kevin Beattie England Middlesbrough Free transfer [8]
9 November 1982 FW Wales John Lyons [15][a][b]
January 1983 CB Northern Ireland Allan Hunter Free agent Retired [16][c]
February 1983 FW Scotland Kevin Bremner England Millwall £25,000 [17]
22 April 1983 MF England Dennis Longhorn England Chelmsford City Released [18][a]
2 May 1983 GK Wales Mike Walker Free agent Retired [19][a][d]
13 May 1983 FB England Mick Packer England Wivenhoe Town Became player-manager [20][a]
13 May 1983 WG England Ian Allinson England Arsenal Free transfer [21][a]
  • Total incoming: Increase ~ £25,000
  1. ^ a b c d e Date of departure refers to the date of the player's final game for the club
  2. ^ John Lyons committed suicide on 10 November 1982
  3. ^ Allan Hunter resigned from his position as player-manager at Colchester United on 18 January
  4. ^ Mike Walker joined Colchester United's coaching staff after retiring from playing

Loans in

Date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
1 January 1983 FW England John Linford England Ipswich Town 1 March 1983 [22][a]
12 March 1983 FW Wales Keith Bowen England Brentford 19 March 1983 [13][b]
  1. ^ Loan end date refers to the date of the player's final game for the club
  2. ^ 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.
October 1982 FW Scotland Kevin Bremner England Birmingham City October 1982 [17][23]
December 1982 FW Scotland Kevin Bremner Wales Wrexham December 1982 [17][23]
January 1983 FW Scotland Kevin Bremner England Plymouth Argyle January 1983 [17][23]

Match details

Fourth Division

Main article: 1982–83 Football League

Results round by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAAHAHHAAHAAHHHAAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHAHHAAHHAAHAH
ResultWDDWWWDLLDLLWWWWWDLWLDLWWLWWLWWWDWDDWWLLWLLWWW
Position7931112588101310987667577877766755555555555556555
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
4 Scunthorpe United 46 23 14 9 71 42 +29 83 Promoted
5 Bury 46 23 12 11 74 46 +28 81
6 Colchester United 46 24 9 13 75 55 +20 81
7 York City 46 22 13 11 88 58 +30 79
8 Swindon Town 46 19 11 16 61 54 +7 68
Source: [citation needed]

Matches

28 August 1982 (1982-08-28) 1 Colchester United 1–0 Halifax Town Colchester
McDonough 47' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,610
Referee: Rob Lewis
4 September 1982 (1982-09-04) 2 Hereford United 0–0 Colchester United Hereford
Crabbe Red card 65' Report Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 2,465
Referee: L Robinson
6 September 1982 (1982-09-06) 3 Port Vale 0–0 Colchester United Burslem
Report Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 2,877
Referee: Vic Callow
10 September 1982 (1982-09-10) 4 Colchester United 4–1 Rochdale Colchester
Allinson 44' (pen.)
Wignall 45'
Lyons 49', 90'		 Report Wellings 17' (pen.) Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,836
Referee: D Brazier
17 September 1982 (1982-09-17) 5 Crewe Alexandra 0–1 Colchester United Crewe
Report Lyons 33' Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 2,539
25 September 1982 (1982-09-25) 6 Colchester United 4–1 Blackpool Colchester
15:00 BST Lyons 27'
Leslie 37'
Groves 63'
Allinson 85'		 Report Pashley 36' (pen.) Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,918
Referee: Ian Borrett
28 September 1982 (1982-09-28) 7 Colchester United 0–0 Hull City Colchester
19:30 BST Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,071
Referee: Colin Downey
2 October 1982 (1982-10-02) 8 Scunthorpe United 2–1 Colchester United Scunthorpe
O'Berg 32'
Angus 48'		 Report Osborne 50' Stadium: Old Showground
Attendance: 2,616
Referee: A Robinson
10 October 1982 (1982-10-10) 9 Swindon Town 3–0 Colchester United Swindon
15:00 BST Rideout 36' (pen.)
Rowland 44', 53'		 Report Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 4,473
Referee: L Burden
15 October 1982 (1982-10-15) 10 Colchester United 2–2 Darlington Colchester
Allinson 14'
McDonough 65'		 Report Walsh 50', 56' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,547
Referee: D Letts
19 October 1982 (1982-10-19) 11 Northampton Town 2–1 Colchester United Northampton
19:30 BST Denyer 46'
Burrows 88'		 Report Allinson 85' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 1,955
Referee: T Spencer
30 October 1982 (1982-10-30) 12 Bury 1–0 Colchester United Bury
Parker 63' Report Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 2,653
Referee: G Tyson
2 November 1982 (1982-11-02) 13 Colchester United 3–0 Wimbledon Colchester
19:30 GMT Allinson 31'
McDonough 52', 70'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,219
Referee: H Taylor
6 November 1982 (1982-11-06) 14 Colchester United 2–0 Mansfield Town Colchester
Lyons 9', 44'
Cook Red card 50'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,009
Referee: J Martin
9 November 1982 (1982-11-09) 15 Colchester United 1–0 Chester City Colchester
Wignall 84' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,362
Referee: Tony Ward
13 November 1982 (1982-11-13) 16 Tranmere Rovers 2–4 Colchester United Birkenhead
Mungall 43'
Kerr 74'		 Report McDonough 1'
Allinson 3', 20'
Adcock 82'		 Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 1,410
27 November 1982 (1982-11-27) 17 Bristol City 0–2 Colchester United Bristol
Report Bremner 12'
Allinson 85'		 Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 4,310
Referee: Tom Bune
3 December 1982 (1982-12-03) 18 Colchester United 0–0 York City Colchester
19:30 GMT Wignall Red card 20' Report Byrne Red card 20' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,214
Referee: Alan Gunn
11 December 1982 (1982-12-11) 19 Hull City 3–0 Colchester United Kingston upon Hull
Flounders 69', 81'
Hawley 77'		 Report Stadium: Boothferry Park
Attendance: 4,323
Referee: David Hutchinson
17 December 1982 (1982-12-17) 20 Colchester United 3–0 Stockport County Colchester
19:30 GMT Allinson 24', 70'
McDonough 51'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 1,625
Referee: Alf Grey
27 December 1982 (1982-12-27) 21 Peterborough United 2–1 Colchester United Peterborough
Winters 6'
Firm 70'		 Report Bremner 44'
McDonough Red card 34'
Packer Red card 69'		 Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 4,235
Referee: J Key
28 December 1982 (1982-12-28) 22 Colchester United 0–0 Aldershot Colchester
19:30 GMT Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,463
Referee: J Deakin
1 January 1983 (1983-01-01) 23 Torquay United 2–0 Colchester United Torquay
Cooper 16'
Hughes 85'		 Report Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 2,758
Referee: A Glasson
3 January 1983 (1983-01-03) 24 Colchester United 4–1 Hartlepool United Colchester
Allinson 14'
Adcock 22', 85'
Wignall 44'		 Report Brown 20' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,239
Referee: M James
7 January 1983 (1983-01-07) 25 Colchester United 3–2 Hereford United Colchester
19:30 GMT Allinson 22' (pen.), 34'
Adcock 59'		 Report Harvey 4'
Bartley 52'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,216
Referee: D Reeves
14 January 1983 (1983-01-14) 26 Halifax Town 4–0 Colchester United Halifax
Nuttall 31'
Staniforth 34', 83', 86'		 Report Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 1,863
Referee: R Guy
21 January 1983 (1983-01-21) 27 Colchester United 4–3 Crewe Alexandra Colchester
15:00 GMT Adcock 8', 37', 86'
Allinson 11' (pen.)		 Report Cliss 9', 69'
Bancroft 90'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,221
Referee: K Salmon
5 February 1983 (1983-02-05) 28 Blackpool 1–2 Colchester United Blackpool
Hetzke 75' Report Adcock 50'
Hull 61'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 1,747
Referee: P Tyldesley
15 February 1983 (1983-02-15) 29 Wimbledon 2–1 Colchester United Wimbledon
19:30 GMT Smith 70'
Hodges 72'		 Report Adcock 20' Stadium: Plough Lane
Attendance: 1,753
Referee: L Shapter
18 February 1983 (1983-02-18) 30 Colchester United 1–0 Swindon Town Colchester
19:30 GMT Cook 71' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,386
Referee: Martin Bodenham
26 February 1983 (1983-02-26) 31 Darlington 1–3 Colchester United Darlington
McLean 72' (pen.) Report McDonough 9'
Adcock 41', 57'		 Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 1,089
Referee: A Challinor
1 March 1983 (1983-03-01) 32 Colchester United 3–1 Northampton Town Colchester
19:30 GMT Allinson 25' (pen.)
Hull 56'
Adcock 66'		 Report Massey 2' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,501
Referee: M Taylor
5 March 1983 (1983-03-05) 33 Chester City 1–1 Colchester United Chester
Simpson 61' Report Adcock 56' Stadium: Sealand Road
Attendance: 1,136
Referee: Keith Cooper
12 March 1983 (1983-03-12) 34 Colchester United 2–1 Bury Colchester
15:00 GMT Allinson 38'
Bowen 44'		 Report Potts 83' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,357
Referee: M Dimblebee
19 March 1983 (1983-03-19) 35 Mansfield Town 1–1 Colchester United Mansfield
Nicholson 81' Report Hull 48' Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 2,371
Referee: R Bridges
25 March 1983 (1983-03-25) 36 Colchester United 3–3 Tranmere Rovers Colchester
19:30 GMT Osborne 4'
Bowen 47'
Adcock 60'		 Report Griffiths 12'
Aspinall 44'
Brown 75'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,547
Referee: E Scales
1 April 1983 (1983-04-01) 37 Colchester United 1–0 Peterborough United Colchester
Allinson 9' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,759
Referee: Rob Lewis
2 April 1983 (1983-04-02) 38 Aldershot 0–1 Colchester United Aldershot
Report Hull 34' Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 1,670
Referee: M Robinson
9 April 1983 (1983-04-09) 39 York City 3–0 Colchester United York
Busby 37'
Pollard 48' (pen.)
Senior 89'		 Report Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 2,538
Referee: R Nixon
12 April 1983 (1983-04-12) 40 Colchester United 1–2 Port Vale Colchester
Adcock 2' Report Newton 18'
Fox 76'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,275
Referee: D Hedges
15 April 1983 (1983-04-15) 41 Colchester United 5–1 Scunthorpe United Colchester
19:30 BST Adcock 9', 54'
Allinson 10', 81' (pen.)
Bowen 89'		 Report Cammack 17' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,155
Referee: Ian Borrett
22 April 1983 (1983-04-22) 42 Stockport County 3–0 Colchester United Stockport
19:30 BST Smith 16'
Coyle 63'
Quinn 64'		 Report Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 1,733
Referee: H Wilson
26 April 1983 (1983-04-26) 43 Rochdale 2–1 Colchester United Rochdale
Higgins 22'
French 32'		 Report Allinson 80' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1,219
Referee: M Peck
29 April 1983 (1983-04-29) 44 Colchester United 3–1 Bristol City Colchester
19:30 BST Allinson 35' (pen.)
Bowen 39'
McDonough 87'		 Report Ritchie 41' (pen.) Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,196
Referee: Tony Ward
2 May 1983 (1983-05-02) 45 Hartlepool United 1–4 Colchester United Hartlepool
11:45 BST Linacre 74' Report Allinson 32'
Coleman 65', 66'
Groves 80'		 Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 804
Referee: D Shaw
13 May 1983 (1983-05-13) 46 Colchester United 1–0 Torquay United Colchester
Wignall 71' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,181
Referee: Alan Gunn

Football League Trophy

Main article: 1982–83 Football League Trophy § Group A

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD BP Pts
Watford 3 3 0 0 10 3 +7 2 11
Colchester United 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 1 7
Southend United 3 0 1 2 3 8 −5 0 1
Orient 3 0 1 2 2 7 −5 0 1
Source: [citation needed]
13 August 1982 (1982-08-13) 1st round Colchester United 3–1 Southend United Colchester
Coleman 36'
Allinson 46'
Lyons 85'		 Report Cusack 34' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 1,662
Referee: K Salmon
17 August 1982 (1982-08-17) 1st round Watford 2–1 Colchester United Watford
19:30 BST Blissett 72'
Jenkins 79'		 Report Allinson 80' Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 3,837
Referee: D Hedges
21 August 1982 (1982-08-21) 1st round Orient 0–2 Colchester United Leyton
15:00 BST Report Lyons 60', 89' Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 1,384
Referee: K Baker

League Cup

Main article: 1982–83 Football League Cup
31 August 1982 (1982-08-31) 1st round 1st leg Colchester United 2–0 Aldershot Colchester
Wignall 12'
Groves 35'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 1,665
Referee: M Dimblebee
14 September 1982 (1982-09-14) 1st round 2nd leg Aldershot 0–1 Colchester United Aldershot
Report Allinson 85' Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 1,680
Referee: M Taylor
Note: Colchester won 3–0 on aggregate
6 October 1982 (1982-10-06) 2nd round 1st leg Colchester United 0–0 Southampton Colchester
19:30 BST Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 7,679
Referee: B Hill
26 October 1982 (1982-10-26) 2nd round 2nd leg Southampton 4–2 Colchester United Southampton
Wallace 28'
Cassells 40'
Armstrong 73'
Moran 90'		 Report Allinson 14' (pen.)
Lyons 50'		 Stadium: The Dell
Referee: E Read
Note: Southampton won 4–2 on aggregate

FA Cup

Main article: 1982–83 FA Cup
20 November 1982 (1982-11-20) 1st round Colchester United 0–2 Torquay United Colchester
Report Little 34'
Cooper 62'
Grapes Red card 40'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,913
Referee: D Reeves

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

[6][24]

No. Pos Nat Player Total Fourth Division FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK England ENG Alec Chamberlain 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF England ENG Phil Coleman 45 3 37 2 1 0 4 0 3 1
DF England ENG Micky Cook 48 1 41 1 0 0 4 0 3 0
DF England ENG Adrian Keith 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF England ENG Wayne Ward 16 0 14 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
DF England ENG Steve Wignall 52 5 44 4 1 0 4 1 3 0
MF England ENG Jeff Hull 27 4 27 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF England ENG Steve Leslie 36 1 26+3 1 1 0 4 0 1+1 0
MF England ENG Roger Osborne 53 2 45 2 1 0 4 0 3 0
FW England ENG Tony Adcock 34 17 26+4 17 0+1 0 1 0 2 0
FW Wales WAL Keith Bowen 13 4 13 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW England ENG Perry Groves 22 3 8+9 2 0 0 2 1 3 0
FW England ENG Roy McDonough 49 8 38+3 8 1 0 4 0 2+1 0
Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season
GK Wales WAL Mike Walker 50 0 42 0 1 0 4 0 3 0
DF England ENG Kevin Beattie 7 0 3+1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
DF Northern Ireland NIR Allan Hunter 25 0 17+1 0 1 0 3 0 1+2 0
DF England ENG Mick Packer 12 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF England ENG Dennis Longhorn 29 0 27+1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
FW England ENG Ian Allinson 54 26 46 22 1 0 4 2 3 2
FW Scotland SCO Kevin Bremner 19 2 10+5 2 1 0 0+2 0 1 0
FW England ENG John Linford 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Wales WAL John Lyons 22 10 15 6 0 0 4 1 3 3

Goalscorers

[24]

Place Nationality Position Name Fourth Division FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy Total
1 England WG Ian Allinson 22 0 2 2 26
2 England FW Tony Adcock 17 0 0 0 17
3 Wales FW John Lyons 6 0 1 3 10
4 England FW Roy McDonough 8 0 0 0 8
5 England CB Steve Wignall 4 0 1 0 5
6 Wales FW Keith Bowen 4 0 0 0 4
England MF Jeff Hull 4 0 0 0 4
8 England FB Phil Coleman 2 0 0 1 3
England WG Perry Groves 2 0 1 0 3
10 Scotland FW Kevin Bremner 2 0 0 0 2
England MF Roger Osborne 2 0 0 0 2
12 England FB Micky Cook 1 0 0 0 1
England MF Steve Leslie 1 0 0 0 1
Own goals 0 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 75 0 5 6 86

Disciplinary record

[25]

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 FB Micky Cook 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
England FW Roy McDonough 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
England FB Mick Packer 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
England CB Steve Wignall 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
TOTALS 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4

Clean sheets

Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.[26]

Place Nationality Player Fourth Division FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy Total
1 Wales Mike Walker 15 0 3 1 19
2 England Alec Chamberlain 1 0 0 0 1
TOTALS 16 0 3 1 20

Player debuts

Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.[27]

Position Nationality Player Date Opponent Ground Notes
CB England Kevin Beattie 17 August 1982 Watford Vicarage Road
MF England Jeff Hull 17 December 1982 Stockport County Layer Road
CB England Adrian Keith 1 January 1983 Torquay United Plainmoor
GK England Alec Chamberlain 3 January 1983 Hartlepool United Layer Road
FW England John Linford 14 January 1983 Halifax Town The Shay
FW Wales Keith Bowen 12 March 1983 Bury Layer Road
FW Wales Keith Bowen 25 March 1983 Tranmere Rovers Layer Road [28][a]
  1. ^ Second 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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  13. ^ a b "Keith Bowen". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
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  16. ^ "Allan Hunter". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  17. ^ a b c d "Kevin Bremner". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  18. ^ "Dennis Longhorn". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  19. ^ "Mike Walker (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  20. ^ "Mick Packer". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
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