1998–99 Colchester United F.C. season

Colchester United
1998–99 season
ChairmanPeter Heard[1]
ManagerSteve Wignall
(until 21 January)
Steve Whitton (caretaker)
(21 January until 28 January)
Mick Wadsworth
(from 28 January)
StadiumLayer Road
Second Division18th
FA Cup1st round
(eliminated by
Bedlington Terriers)
League Cup1st round
(eliminated by
AFC Bournemouth)
Football League Trophy1st round (southern section)
(eliminated by
Gillingham)
Top goalscorerLeague:
David Gregory (11)
All:
David Gregory (14)
Highest home attendance6,554
v Manchester City, 20 March 1999[2]
Lowest home attendance1,742
v Gillingham, 5 December 1998[3]
Average home league attendance4,303[4]
Biggest win4–2
v Wrexham, 15 August 1998
3–1
v Notts County, 21 November 1998
Biggest defeat0–4
v Burnley, 9 October 1998
1–5
v Gillingham, 5 December 1998

The 1998–99 season was Colchester United's 57th season in their history and their first season back in the third tier of English football, the Second Division, following promotion via the play-offs in the previous season. Alongside competing in the Second Division, the club also participated in the FA Cup, the League Cup and the Football League Trophy.

After a reasonable start to the season, manager Steve Wignall quit in January expressing that he had taken the club as far as he could. Mick Wadsworth was appointed his replacement and duly brought in a number of new players on permanent and loan contracts. Colchester finished the season in 18th position, two points clear of the relegation zone.

The U's were ignominiously dumped out of the FA Cup in the first round by non-League outfit Bedlington Terriers. They also suffered first round exits in the League Cup and Football League Trophy to AFC Bournemouth and Gillingham respectively.

Season overview

Following promotion from the Third Division, Steve Wignall had a huge task ahead of him to keep Colchester in the division. The league boasted Manchester City and Stoke City amongst its ranks, as well as Kevin Keegan's Fulham during Mohamed Al-Fayed's ownership during their rise to the Premier League.

Wignall's side had a reasonable start to the campaign, but were dumped out of the League Cup and Football League Trophy at the first round stages. The U's then faced a trip to non-League side Bedlington Terriers in the FA Cup first round. Bedlington held a 2–0 lead after 23 minutes and eventually held a 4–0 lead after 86 minutes, before Tony Adcock scored a late consolation goal. Following this, Colchester one just one game in their next nine matches.

In January 1999, seven days after handing raw forward Lomana LuaLua his debut, Wignall quit the club, citing that he had taken the team as far as he could and left frustrated at the role agents were playing in deals he had been trying to set up. Assistant manager Steve Whitton stepped up as caretaker manager before Mick Wadsworth was named the new manager of Colchester United. He kept Whitton on as assistant and brought in a number of new players.

The club survived relegation by two points, ending the campaign in 18th place. Crowds had risen to an average of 4,479, but swingeing cuts were made to the playing staff at the end of the season.[5]

Players

As of match played 8 May 1999.[6]
Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee
Goalkeepers
Carl Emberson GK England Epsom (1973-07-13)13 July 1973 (aged 24) 185 0 England Millwall 6 July 1994 £25,000
Tamer Fernandes GK England Paddington (1974-12-07)7 December 1974 (aged 23) 0 0 England Peterborough United 28 January 1998 Free transfer
Andy Walker GK England Bexleyheath (1981-09-30)30 September 1981 (aged 16) 0 0 Youth team 1 August 1998 Free transfer
Defenders
Simon Betts FB England Middlesbrough (1973-03-03)3 March 1973 (aged 25) 195 11 England Scarborough 11 December 1992 Free transfer
Joe Dunne FB Republic of Ireland Dublin (1973-05-25)25 May 1973 (aged 25) 80 4 England Gillingham 27 March 1996 Free transfer
David Greene CB Republic of Ireland England Luton (1973-10-26)26 October 1973 (aged 24) 118 9 England Luton Town 21 June 1996 £30,000
Nicky Haydon DF/MF England Barking (1978-08-10)10 August 1978 (aged 19) 21 1 Youth team 1 August 1995 Free transfer
Sean Hillier DF England Clacton-on-Sea (1981-09-11)11 September 1981 (aged 16) 0 0 Youth team 1 August 1998 Free transfer
Stéphane Pounewatchy CB France Paris (1968-02-10)10 February 1968 (aged 30) 0 0 England Port Vale 18 February 1999 Monthly contract
Fabrice Richard FB France Saintes (1973-08-16)16 August 1973 (aged 24) 0 0 England AS Cannes 18 March 1999 Free transfer
Scott Stamps FB England Edgbaston (1975-03-20)20 March 1975 (aged 23) 40 1 England Torquay United 26 March 1997 £15,000
Midfielders
Warren Aspinall MF England Wigan (1967-09-13)13 September 1967 (aged 30) 6 0 England Brentford 25 March 1999 Undisclosed
Paul Buckle MF England Hatfield (1970-12-16)16 December 1970 (aged 27) 74 8 England Wycombe Wanderers 28 November 1996 Free transfer
Jason Dozzell MF England Ipswich (1967-12-09)9 December 1967 (aged 30) 0 0 England Northampton Town 15 October 1998 Non-contract
Karl Duguid MF England Letchworth (1978-03-21)21 March 1978 (aged 20) 70 7 Youth team 9 December 1995[a] Free transfer
Steve Forbes MF England Stoke Newington (1975-12-24)24 December 1975 (aged 22) 44 3 England Millwall 14 March 1997 Free transfer
David Gregory MF England Sudbury (1970-01-23)23 January 1970 (aged 28) 112 11 England Peterborough United 8 December 1995 Free transfer
Sam Okafor MF Nigeria Xtiam (1982-03-17)17 March 1982 (aged 16) 0 0 Youth team 1 August 1998 Free transfer
Dave Rainford MF England Stepney (1979-04-21)21 April 1979 (aged 19) 0 0 Youth team July 1997 Free transfer
Aaron Skelton MF/DF England Welwyn Garden City (1974-11-22)22 November 1974 (aged 23) 48 7 England Luton Town 3 July 1997 Free transfer
Richard Wilkins MF/DF England Lambeth (1965-05-28)28 May 1965 (aged 33) 273 39 England Hereford United 3 July 1996 £17,500
Geraint Williams MF Wales Treorchy (1962-01-05)5 January 1962 (aged 36) 0 0 England Ipswich Town 6 July 1998 Free transfer
Forwards
Paul Abrahams FW/WG England Colchester (1973-10-31)31 October 1973 (aged 24) 149 31 England Brentford 23 October 1996 £20,000
Tony Adcock FW England Bethnal Green (1963-03-27)27 March 1963 (aged 35) 346 148 England Luton Town 3 August 1995 Free transfer
Neil Gregory FW England Zambia Ndola (1972-10-07)7 October 1972 (aged 25) 18 7 England Ipswich Town 26 March 1998 £50,000
Tony Lock FW England Harlow (1976-09-03)3 September 1976 (aged 21) 51 8 Apprentice 28 January 1995[a] Free transfer
Lomana LuaLua FW Democratic Republic of the Congo Zaire Kinshasa (1980-12-28)28 December 1980 (aged 17) 0 0 Leyton Sixth Form College 1 September 1998 Non-contract
KK Opara FW Nigeria Owerri (1981-12-21)21 December 1981 (aged 16) 0 0 Youth team 1 September 1998 Free transfer
Mark Sale FW England Burton upon Trent (1972-02-27)27 February 1972 (aged 26) 61 11 England Mansfield Town 10 March 1997 £23,500
  1. ^ a b Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club

Transfers

In

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
6 July 1998 MF Wales Geraint Williams England Ipswich Town Free transfer [7][8]
1 August 1998 DF England Sean Hillier Youth team Free transfer [9][10]
1 August 1998 MF Nigeria Sam Okafor Youth team Free transfer [11][12]
1 August 1998 FW Nigeria KK Opara Youth team Free transfer [13][14]
1 August 1998 GK England Andy Walker Youth team Free transfer [15][16]
1 August 1998 CB England Ian Wiles Youth team Free transfer [17][18]
1 September 1998 FW Democratic Republic of the Congo Lomana LuaLua Leyton Sixth Form College Non-contract [19][20]
15 October 1998 MF England Jason Dozzell England Northampton Town Non-contract [21][22]
18 February 1999 CB France Stéphane Pounewatchy England Port Vale Monthly contract [23][24]
18 March 1999 MF Brazil Fumaça Brazil Catuense Undisclosed [25][26]
18 March 1999 FB France Fabrice Richard France AS Cannes Free transfer [27][28]
25 March 1999 MF France Warren Aspinall England Brentford Undisclosed [29][30]
  • Total spending: Decrease ~ £0

Out

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
End of season MF Wales Jeremy Goss England King's Lynn Released [31]
31 May 1998 CB England Peter Cawley England Braintree Town Undisclosed [32][33]
15 August 1998 CB England Ian Wiles England Heybridge Swifts Undisclosed [17][a]
24 October 1998 WG England Ian Hathaway England Aldershot Town Released [34][35]
24 March 1999 MF Brazil Fumaça England Barnsley Released [25][26]
  • Total incoming: Increase ~ £0
  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.
3 October 1998 CB England Guy Branston England Leicester City 3 October 1998 [36][37][a]
9 November 1998 CB England Keith Dublin England Southend United 9 December 1998 [38][39]
8 February 1999 MF England Warren Aspinall England Brentford 24 March 1999 [29][30]
24 February 1999 FW England Bradley Allen England Charlton Athletic 18 March 1999 [40][41]
25 March 1999 FW France Steve Germain France AS Cannes 9 May 1999 [42][43]
25 March 1999 MF Republic of Ireland Brian Launders England Derby County 27 March 1999 [44][45]
  1. ^ Loan start and end dates refer to the date of the player's first and final games in his second spell for the club

Loans out

Date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.
25 September 1998 WG England Ian Hathaway England Aldershot Town 23 October 1998 [34][35]
1 January 1999 MF England Dave Rainford England Scarborough 24 January 1999 [46][47]
March 1999 DF/MF England Nicky Haydon England Kettering Town March 1999 [48][49]
5 March 1999 MF England Steve Forbes England Peterborough United 5 April 1999 [50][51]
25 March 1999 FW England Mark Sale England Plymouth Argyle 9 May 1999 [52][53]

Match details

Second Division

Main article: 1998–99 Football League

Results round by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAHAHAAHAHAHAAAHHAHAHAHHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA
ResultWWLLLWDDDWLLLDLDWWDDDLLDLLDDWWDDDDLLLWLWLWDWLL
Position8351112912121210121617182019181414141415161617181718171515151616161717151717181518161718
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
16 Notts County 46 14 12 20 52 61 −9 54
17 Wrexham 46 13 14 19 43 62 −19 53
18 Colchester United 46 12 16 18 52 70 −18 52
19 Wycombe Wanderers 46 13 12 21 52 58 −6 51
20 Oldham Athletic 46 14 9 23 48 66 −18 51
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference

Matches

8 August 1998 (1998-08-08) 1 Colchester United 1–0 Chesterfield Colchester
15:00 BST Sale 90' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,042
Referee: Paul Danson
15 August 1998 (1998-08-15) 2 Wrexham 2–4 Colchester United Wrexham
Roberts 62'
Connolly 78' (pen.)		 Report Abrahams 16'
Haydon 43'
N. Gregory 48'
D. Gregory 64' (pen.)		 Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 4,157
Referee: E Lomas
22 August 1998 (1998-08-22) 3 Colchester United 0–1 Fulham Colchester
15:00 BST Report Collins 82' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 6,377
Referee: Steve Bennett
29 August 1998 (1998-08-29) 4 Luton Town 2–0 Colchester United Luton
15:00 BST Douglas 61'
Davis 81'
Johnson Red card 53'		 Report Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 5,005
Referee: Roger Furnandiz
31 August 1998 (1998-08-31) 5 Colchester United 0–1 Stoke City Colchester
15:00 BST Kavanagh 78' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,728
Referee: Paul Taylor
5 September 1998 (1998-09-05) 6 York City 1–2 Colchester United York
15:00 BST Thompson 76' (pen.) Report N. Gregory 2'
Forbes 86'		 Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 2,699
Referee: Steve Baines
8 September 1998 (1998-09-08) 7 Wigan Athletic 1–1 Colchester United Wigan
Lee 86' Report Sale 62' Stadium: Springfield Park
Attendance: 2,784
Referee: Anthony Bates
12 September 1998 (1998-09-12) 8 Colchester United 1–1 Gillingham Colchester
N. Gregory 28' Report Asaba 27' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,612
Referee: G Frankland
19 September 1998 (1998-09-19) 9 Reading 1–1 Colchester United Reading
Williams 17' Report Duguid 89' Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 9,058
Referee: D Pugh
26 September 1998 (1998-09-26) 10 Colchester United 2–1 Wycombe Wanderers Colchester
15:00 BST Forbes 65'
D. Gregory 89' (pen.)		 Report Stallard 60' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,205
Referee: Andy D'Urso
3 October 1998 (1998-10-03) 11 Oldham Athletic 1–0 Colchester United Oldham
Rickers 20' Report Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 4,231
Referee: B Coddington
9 October 1998 (1998-10-09) 12 Colchester United 0–4 Burnley Colchester
19:45 BST Report Payton 2', 11'
Vindheim 50'
Cooke 72'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,532
Referee: D Crick
17 October 1998 (1998-10-17) 13 Preston North End 2–0 Colchester United Preston
Eyres 12'
Nogan 39'		 Report Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 10,483
Referee: Phil Dowd
20 October 1998 (1998-10-20) 14 Walsall 1–1 Colchester United Walsall
Platt 47' Report Lock 87' Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 3,319
Referee: Graham Laws
31 October 1998 (1998-10-31) 15 Manchester City 2–1 Colchester United Manchester
15:00 GMT Horlock 50' (pen.)
Morrison 53'		 Report Dozzell 59' Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 24,820
Referee: Mike Pike
6 November 1998 (1998-11-06) 16 Colchester United 1–1 Macclesfield Town Colchester
19:45 GMT Greene 75' Report Griffiths 28' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,927
Referee: Ray Olivier
10 November 1998 (1998-11-10) 17 Colchester United 1–0 Northampton Town Colchester
19:45 GMT Greene 88' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,597
Referee: Roger Furnandiz
21 November 1998 (1998-11-21) 18 Notts County 1–3 Colchester United Nottingham
15:00 GMT Murray 52' Report Greene 10', 23'
D. Gregory 48'		 Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 4,598
Referee: Mike Jones
28 November 1998 (1998-11-28) 19 Colchester United 0–0 Millwall Colchester
15:00 GMT Report Nethercott Red card 40' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,476
Referee: Andy Hall
12 December 1998 (1998-12-12) 20 Lincoln City 0–0 Colchester United Lincoln
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 4,513
Referee: Alan Wiley
18 December 1998 (1998-12-18) 21 Colchester United 2–2 Blackpool Colchester
19:45 GMT Greene 7'
D. Gregory 78'		 Report Ormerod 11'
Hughes 88'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,228
Referee: Steve Baines
26 December 1998 (1998-12-26) 22 Fulham 2–0 Colchester United Fulham
12:00 GMT Smith 26'
Hayles 72' (pen.)		 Report Emberson Red card 72' Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 11,939
Referee: Peter Walton
28 December 1998 (1998-12-28) 23 Colchester United 0–3 Bristol Rovers Colchester
13:00 GMT Report Cureton 2'
Roberts 44'
Ipoua 84'
Shore Red card 69'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,609
Referee: Keith Hill
2 January 1999 (1999-01-02) 24 Colchester United 2–2 Luton Town Colchester
15:00 GMT D. Gregory 20' (pen.)
Abrahams 84'		 Report Alexander 7' (pen.)
White 72'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,964
Referee: Barry Knight
9 January 1999 (1999-01-09) 25 Chesterfield 3–1 Colchester United Chesterfield
Wilkinson 61'
Howard 68'
Reeves 81'		 Report LuaLua 75' Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 3,761
Referee: William Burns
15 January 1999 (1999-01-15) 26 Colchester United 1–3 Wrexham Colchester
19:45 GMT Wilkins 15' Report Whitley 9'
Haydon 11' (o.g.)
Griffiths 24'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,491
Referee: Steve Bennett
23 January 1999 (1999-01-23) 27 Stoke City 3–3 Colchester United Stoke-on-Trent
D. Gregory 30' (o.g.)
Lightbourne 34'
Sigurðsson 42'		 Report Betts 9'
D. Gregory 44'
Dozzell 80'		 Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Attendance: 12,507
Referee: T Jones
30 January 1999 (1999-01-30) 28 Bristol Rovers 1–1 Colchester United Bristol
Roberts 28' Report D. Gregory 88' (pen.) Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 6,249
Referee: P Richards
5 February 1999 (1999-02-05) 29 Colchester United 2–1 York City Colchester
19:45 GMT Betts 1'
Greene 4'		 Report Cresswell 74' (pen.) Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,982
Referee: Paul Rejer
12 February 1999 (1999-02-12) 30 Colchester United 2–1 Wigan Athletic Colchester
19:45 GMT Wilkins 22'
D. Gregory 28'		 Report Sharp 70' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,934
Referee: M Fletcher
20 February 1999 (1999-02-20) 31 Gillingham 1–1 Colchester United Gillingham
15:00 GMT Asaba 22' Red card 41' Report Duguid 64'
Greene Red card 41'		 Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 7,276
Referee: J Kirkby
27 February 1999 (1999-02-27) 32 Colchester United 1–1 Reading Colchester
15:00 GMT N. Gregory 8' Report Parkinson 81' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,686
Referee: Anthony Bates
6 March 1999 (1999-03-06) 33 Wycombe Wanderers 2–2 Colchester United High Wycombe
15:00 GMT Baird 57'
Scott 75'		 Report Dozzell 18'
D. Gregory 90' (pen.)		 Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 4,670
Referee: Fraser Stretton
9 March 1999 (1999-03-09) 34 Colchester United 2–2 Oldham Athletic Colchester
19:45 GMT Allen 40'
D. Gregory 67' (pen.)		 Report Whitehall 5'
Duxbury 75'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,616
Referee: Keith Hill
13 March 1999 (1999-03-13) 35 Macclesfield Town 2–0 Colchester United Macclesfield
Landon 65'
Bailey 90'		 Report Stadium: Moss Rose
Attendance: 2,796
Referee: B Coddington
20 March 1999 (1999-03-20) 36 Colchester United 0–1 Manchester City Colchester
18:00 GMT Report Goater 55' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 6,554
Referee: Rob Styles
27 March 1999 (1999-03-27) 37 AFC Bournemouth 2–1 Colchester United Bournemouth
12:00 GMT Warren 35'
Hughes 40'		 Report Greene 20' Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 6,442
Referee: M Pierce
2 April 1999 (1999-04-02) 38 Colchester United 1–0 Preston North End Colchester
19:45 BST Aspinall 78' Report Clement Yellow card 51' Red card Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,644
Referee: P Robinson
5 April 1999 (1999-04-05) 39 Burnley 3–1 Colchester United Burnley
Johnrose 57'
Payton 82', 89'		 Report D. Gregory 26'
LuaLua Red card 54'		 Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 10,747
Referee: G Cain
10 April 1999 (1999-04-10) 40 Colchester United 1–0 Walsall Colchester
15:00 BST Greene 45' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,082
Referee: Mark Halsey
14 April 1999 (1999-04-14) 41 Millwall 2–0 Colchester United Bermondsey
Grant 1', 16' (pen.) Report Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 4,686
Referee: Lee Cable
16 April 1999 (1999-04-16) 42 Colchester United 2–1 Notts County Colchester
19:45 BST Buckle 37'
Aspinall 86' (pen.)		 Report Stallard 7' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,215
Referee: D Crick
24 April 1999 (1999-04-24) 43 Northampton Town 3–3 Colchester United Northampton
15:00 BST Savage 18'
Corazzin 41' (pen.)
Howey 63'		 Report Buckle 3'
Aspinall 47' (pen.)
Duguid 71'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,146
Referee: G Frankland
27 April 1999 (1999-04-27) 44 Colchester United 2–1 AFC Bournemouth Colchester
19:45 BST Hayter 11' (o.g.)
Dozzell 67'		 Report Greene 34' (o.g.) Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,168
Referee: Lee Cable
1 May 1999 (1999-05-01) 45 Colchester United 1–3 Lincoln City Colchester
15:00 BST Duguid 49' Report Gordon 43'
Thorpe 44', 75'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,613
Referee: Andy Hall
8 May 1999 (1999-05-08) 46 Blackpool 2–1 Colchester United Blackpool
Ormerod 1'
Clarkson 89'		 Report Pounewatchy 27' Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 4,866
Referee: D Laws

Football League Cup

Main article: 1998–99 Football League Cup
11 August 1998 (1998-08-11) 1st round 1st leg AFC Bournemouth 2–0 Colchester United Bournemouth
Robinson 16'
Howe 87'		 Report Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 3,745
Referee: Clive Wilkes
18 August 1998 (1998-08-18) 1st round 2nd leg Colchester United 3–2 AFC Bournemouth Colchester
19:45 BST D. Gregory 12' (pen.), 90' (pen.)
Abrahams 66'		 Report Stein 23'
Fletcher 28'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,550
Referee: Barry Knight
Note: Bournemouth win 4–3 on aggregate.

FA Cup

Main article: 1998–99 FA Cup
14 November 1998 (1998-11-14) 1st round Bedlington Terriers 4–1 Colchester United Bedlington
Ditchburn 16'
Milner 23', 86' (pen.)
Cross 60'		 Report Adcock 88' Stadium: Welfare Park
Attendance: 2,027
Referee: Matt Messias

Football League Trophy

Main article: 1998–99 Football League Trophy
5 December 1998 (1998-12-05) 1st round (southern section) Colchester United 1–5 Gillingham Colchester
15:00 GMT D. Gregory 23' Report Asaba 22'
Pennock 29'
Taylor 34', 67'
Smith 37'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 1,742
Referee: B Jordan

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

[6][54]

No. Pos Nat Player Total Second Division FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK England ENG Carl Emberson 41 0 37 0 1 0 2 0 1 0
GK England ENG Tamer Fernandes 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GK England ENG Andy Walker 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF England ENG Simon Betts 31 2 22+6 2 0 0 2 0 1 0
DF Republic of Ireland IRL Joe Dunne 39 0 32+4 0 1 0 0+1 0 1 0
DF Republic of Ireland IRL David Greene 46 8 42 8 1 0 2 0 1 0
DF England ENG Nicky Haydon 16 1 7+6 1 0+1 0 2 0 0 0
DF France FRA Stéphane Pounewatchy 15 1 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF France FRA Fabrice Richard 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF England ENG Scott Stamps 25 0 19+2 0 1 0 2 0 0+1 0
MF England ENG Warren Aspinall 15 3 15 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF England ENG Paul Buckle 47 2 39+4 2 1 0 2 0 1 0
MF England ENG Jason Dozzell 31 4 23+6 4 1 0 0 0 0+1 0
MF England ENG Karl Duguid 35 4 23+10 4 0+1 0 0+1 0 0 0
MF England ENG Steve Forbes 18 2 8+7 2 1 0 0+1 0 1 0
MF England ENG David Gregory 48 14 43+1 11 1 0 2 2 1 1
MF Nigeria NGA Sam Okafor 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF England ENG Dave Rainford 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF England ENG Aaron Skelton 9 0 7+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF England ENG Richard Wilkins 26 2 25+1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Wales WAL Geraint Williams 43 0 38+1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0
FW England ENG Paul Abrahams 30 3 13+14 2 0 0 2 1 1 0
FW England ENG Tony Adcock 8 1 0+6 0 0+1 1 0+1 0 0 0
FW England ENG Neil Gregory 41 4 29+9 4 0 0 2 0 1 0
FW England ENG Tony Lock 25 1 14+9 1 1 0 0 0 0+1 0
FW Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Lomana LuaLua 13 1 6+7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Nigeria NGA KK Opara 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW England ENG Mark Sale 35 2 21+10 2 1 0 2 0 1 0
Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season
DF England ENG Guy Branston 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF England ENG Keith Dublin 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF England ENG Ian Wiles 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Brazil BRA Fumaça 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Republic of Ireland IRL Brian Launders 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW England ENG Bradley Allen 4 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW France FRA Steve Germain 6 0 1+5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Goalscorers

[54]

Place Nationality Position Name Second Division FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy Total
1 England MF David Gregory 11 0 2 1 14
2 Republic of Ireland CB David Greene 8 0 0 0 8
3 England MF Jason Dozzell 4 0 0 0 4
England MF Karl Duguid 4 0 0 0 4
England FW Neil Gregory 4 0 0 0 4
6 England FW/WG Paul Abrahams 2 0 1 0 3
England MF Warren Aspinall 3 0 0 0 3
8 England FB Simon Betts 2 0 0 0 2
England MF Paul Buckle 2 0 0 0 2
England MF Steve Forbes 2 0 0 0 2
England FW Mark Sale 2 0 0 0 2
England MF/DF Richard Wilkins 2 0 0 0 2
13 England FW Tony Adcock 0 1 0 0 1
England FW Bradley Allen 1 0 0 0 1
England DF/MF Nicky Haydon 1 0 0 0 1
England FW Tony Lock 1 0 0 0 1
Democratic Republic of the Congo FW Lomana LuaLua 1 0 0 0 1
France CB Stéphane Pounewatchy 1 0 0 0 1
Own goals 1 0 0 0 1
TOTALS 52 1 3 1 57

Disciplinary record

[55]

Nationality Position Name Second Division FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
Republic of Ireland CB David Greene 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 1
England FW Neil Gregory 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
England FW Mark Sale 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
England FB Scott Stamps 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
England MF Jason Dozzell 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
England MF Karl Duguid 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
France CB Stéphane Pounewatchy 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
England MF Warren Aspinall 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
England FB Simon Betts 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
England MF Paul Buckle 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Republic of Ireland FB Joe Dunne 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
England GK Carl Emberson 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
England MF David Gregory 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
England MF Steve Forbes 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Democratic Republic of the Congo FW Lomana LuaLua 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
England FW/WG Paul Abrahams 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
England MF/DF Richard Wilkins 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Wales MF Geraint Williams 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
England FW Bradley Allen 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
England CB Keith Dublin 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
France FB Fabrice Richard 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
TOTALS 67 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 72 3

Clean sheets

Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.[56]

Place Nationality Player Second Division FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy Total
1 England Carl Emberson 6 0 0 0 6
TOTALS 6 0 0 0 6

Player debuts

Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.[57]

Position Nationality Player Date Opponent Ground Notes
MF Wales Geraint Williams 8 August 1998 Chesterfield Layer Road
CB England Ian Wiles 15 August 1998 Wrexham Racecourse Ground
MF Wales Dave Rainford 5 September 1998 York City Bootham Crescent
CB England Guy Branston 3 October 1998 Oldham Athletic Boundary Park [58][a]
MF England Jason Dozzell 17 October 1998 Preston North End Deepdale
CB England Keith Dublin 21 November 1998 Notts County Meadow Lane
GK England Tamer Fernandes 2 January 1999 Luton Town Layer Road
FW Democratic Republic of the Congo Lomana LuaLua 9 January 1999 Chesterfield Saltergate
MF England Warren Aspinall 20 February 1999 Gillingham Priestfield Stadium
CB France Stéphane Pounewatchy 20 February 1999 Gillingham Priestfield Stadium
FW England Bradley Allen 27 February 1999 Reading Layer Road
MF Brazil Fumaça 29 March 1999 Manchester City Layer Road
MF England Warren Aspinall 27 March 1999 AFC Bournemouth Dean Court [59][a]
MF Republic of Ireland Brian Launders 27 March 1999 AFC Bournemouth Dean Court
FB France Fabrice Richard 27 March 1999 AFC Bournemouth Dean Court
FW France Steve Germain 2 April 1999 Preston North End Layer Road
MF Nigeria Sam Okafor 8 May 1999 Blackpool Bloomfield Road
FW Nigeria KK Opara 8 May 1999 Blackpool Bloomfield Road
GK England Andy Walker 8 May 1999 Blackpool Bloomfield Road
  1. ^ a b 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

  1. ^ Whitehead, Jeff; Drury, Kevin (2008). The Who's Who of Colchester United: The Layer Road Years. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 279. ISBN 978-1-85983-629-3.
  2. ^ "Colchester Utd 0–1 Manchester City". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Colchester Utd 1–5 Gillingham". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  4. ^ "Average Attendance Figures Per Season". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  5. ^ Hudson, Matt (11 August 2013). "The 1990s and 2000s". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  6. ^ a b "Appearances". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  7. ^ "Geraint Williams". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  8. ^ Geraint Williams at Soccerbase
  9. ^ Whitehead, Jeff; Drury, Kevin (2008). The Who's Who of Colchester United: The Layer Road Years. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 262. ISBN 978-1-85983-629-3.
  10. ^ Sean Hillier at Soccerbase
  11. ^ "Sam Okafor". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  12. ^ Sam Okafor at Soccerbase
  13. ^ "KK Opara". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  14. ^ KK Opara at Soccerbase
  15. ^ "Andy Walker". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  16. ^ Andy Walker at Soccerbase
  17. ^ a b "Ian Wiles". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  18. ^ Ian Wiles at Soccerbase
  19. ^ "Lomana Tresor Lua Lua". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  20. ^ Lomana LuaLua at Soccerbase
  21. ^ "Jason Dozzell". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  22. ^ Jason Dozzell at Soccerbase
  23. ^ "Stephane Pounewatchy". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  24. ^ Stephane Pounewatchy at Soccerbase
  25. ^ a b "Fumaca". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  26. ^ a b Fumaca at Soccerbase
  27. ^ "Fabrice Richard". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  28. ^ Fabrice Richard at Soccerbase
  29. ^ a b "Warren Aspinall". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  30. ^ a b Warren Aspinall at Soccerbase
  31. ^ "Jeremy Goss". Flown From the Nest. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  32. ^ "Peter Cawley". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  33. ^ Peter Cawley at Soccerbase
  34. ^ a b "Ian Hathaway". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  35. ^ a b Ian Hathaway at Soccerbase
  36. ^ "Guy Branston (Defender)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  37. ^ Guy Branston at Soccerbase
  38. ^ "Keith Dublin". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  39. ^ Keith Dublin at Soccerbase
  40. ^ "Bradley Allen". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  41. ^ Bradley Allen at Soccerbase
  42. ^ "Steve Germain". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  43. ^ Steve Germain at Soccerbase
  44. ^ "Brian Launders". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  45. ^ Brian Launders at Soccerbase
  46. ^ "David Rainford". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  47. ^ Dave Rainford at Soccerbase
  48. ^ "Nicky Haydon". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  49. ^ Nicky Haydon at Soccerbase
  50. ^ "Steve Forbes". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  51. ^ Steve Forbes at Soccerbase
  52. ^ "Mark Sale". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  53. ^ Mark Sale at Soccerbase
  54. ^ a b "Goals". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  55. ^ "Discipline". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  56. ^ "Clean sheets (1st team)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  57. ^ "Alltime- List of Debuts". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  58. ^ "Colchester Utd 0–1 Oldham Athletic". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  59. ^ "AFC Bournemouth 2–1 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 19 September 2018.