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Colchester United
1991–92 season
ChairmanJames Bowdidge[1][2]
ManagerRoy McDonough
StadiumLayer Road
Conference1st (promoted)
FA Cup1st round
(eliminated by
Exeter City)
FA TrophyWinners
Bob Lord Trophy3rd round
(eliminated by
Wycombe Wanderers)[3]
Top goalscorerLeague:
Roy McDonough (26)
All:
Roy McDonough (29)
Highest home attendance7,193
v Barrow, 2 May 1992[4]
Lowest home attendance919
v Wycombe Wanderers, 16 December 1991[5]
Average home league attendance3,381[6]
Biggest win5–0
v Bath City, 31 August 1991
v Burton Albion, 26 October 1991
v Barrow, 2 May 1992
Biggest defeat2–6
v Wycombe Wanderers, 16 December 1991

The 1991–92 season was Colchester United's 50th season in their history and their second consecutive season in the Conference, the fifth tier of English football and the highest tier of non-League football in England. Alongside competing in the Conference, the club also participated in the FA Cup, the FA Trophy and the Bob Lord Trophy.

Manager Ian Atkins left for a coaching role at Birmingham City in the summer after narrowly missing out on the Conference title the previous campaign. Experienced forward Roy McDonough was appointed the club's new player-manager tasked with taking Colchester United back to the Football League. Both Colchester and Wycombe Wanderers ended the season on 94 points, with the U's promoted on superior goal difference.

In the FA Cup, Colchester went out in the first round to Exeter City, while McDonough fielded a weakened side in the Bob Lord Trophy, crashing out 6–2 to league rivals Wycombe. However, in the FA Trophy, following two replay wins in the first two rounds of the competition, the U's reached the Wembley final, where they faced Witton Albion, who had dumped them out at the quarter-final stage the previous season. Colchester won the match 3–1 to complete a non-League double.

Season overview

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Following Ian Atkins decision to return to Birmingham City in a coaching capacity, new chairman James Bowdidge appointed Roy McDonough in a player-manager role. Having been Atkins' assistant, McDonough promised to abandon Atkins' sweeper system and to instead promote a more attacking formula.

McDonough himself equalled a club record by scoring four goals in a game at Slough Town in August. On 28 September 1991, in Colchester's top-of-the-table clash against rivals Wycombe Wanderers at Adams Park, Scott Barrett became the first Colchester goalkeeper to score from open play. His long upfield goal kick in the 90th minute of the game bounced over Wycombe goalkeeper Paul Hyde and sealed what would prove to be a vital 2–1 win.

In November, the U's became the first team to be knocked out of the FA Cup without conceding a goal. After seeing off Burton Albion 5–0 in the fourth qualifying round, they twice drew 0–0 with Exeter City in the first round and following replay, only to lose on penalties.

As 1992 dawned, Colchester found themselves seven points ahead of nearest rivals Wycombe in the league, but 16 home wins in succession failed to shake off their Buckinghamshire counterparts. A poor 4–1 defeat at Welling United and a lackadaisical 4–4 draw at Macclesfield Town threatened to derail the U's attempts to reach the Football League.

Meanwhile, Colchester were focused on their FA Trophy cup run. Kingstonian and Merthyr Tydfil were dispatched in replays following a 2–2 and 0–0 draw respectively. The U's then saw off Morecambe and Telford United convincingly, and then a 4–1 aggregate win over Macclesfield in the semi-final. They progressed to the Wembley final, with the tie to be played after the final fixture of the Conference season.

Going into the last game of the season, it was evident McDonough had delivered on his promise of attacking football. The U's found themselves level on points with Wycombe, but crucially carried an eight-goal advantage. United beat already relegated Barrow 5–0 at Layer Road with a Mike Masters hat-trick sealing the Conference championship. McDonough had scored 29 goals, with 26 for Steve McGavin and 18 for Gary Bennett, with a total of 98 league goals achieved.

A week after the promotion celebrations at Layer Road, a crowd of 32,254 witnessed Colchester United in their first-ever Wembley appearance. A famous non-League double was achieved as they gained revenge over Witton Albion, who had dumped the U's out of the competition last campaign. Colchester won 3–1 courtesy of goals from Mike Masters, Steve McGavin and Nicky Smith. Thousands of fans packed Colchester High Street a few days later as the U's team paraded their trophies around the town.[7]

Players

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As of match played 10 May 1992.[8]
Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee
Goalkeepers
Scott Barrett GK England Ilkeston (1963-04-02)2 April 1963 (aged 28) 64 0 England Stoke City Summer 1990 £25,000
Defenders
Tony English DF/MF England Luton (1966-10-19)19 October 1966 (aged 24) 308 40 England Coventry City 24 December 1984 Free transfer
James Goodwin DF England Colchester (1974-07-20)20 July 1974 (aged 16) 0 0 Apprentice 8 October 1991[a] Free transfer
Martin Grainger FB England Enfield Town (1972-08-23)23 August 1972 (aged 18) 16 2 Apprentice 16 December 1989[a] Free transfer
Andy Partner CB England Colchester (1974-10-21)21 October 1974 (aged 16) 0 0 Apprentice 16 December 1991[a] Free transfer
Ian Phillips FB Scotland Cumnock (1959-04-23)23 April 1959 (aged 32) 175 10 England Kettering Town 26 August 1991[b] Undisclosed[c]
Paul Roberts DF England West Ham (1962-04-27)27 April 1962 (aged 29) 0 0 England Fisher Athletic 28 September 1991[a] £750
Midfielders
Eamonn Collins MF Republic of Ireland Dublin (1965-10-22)22 October 1965 (aged 25) 87 5 England Portsmouth May 1989 Free transfer
Jason Cook MF England Edmonton (1969-12-29)29 December 1969 (aged 21) 0 0 England Southend United 28 September 1991[a] Free transfer
Robbie Devereux MF England Great Cornard (1971-01-31)31 January 1971 (aged 20) 2 0 England Cornard United February 1992 Non-contract
Warren Donald MF/FB England Hillingdon (1964-10-07)7 October 1964 (aged 26) 46 1 England Northampton Town 27 August 1990[a] Free transfer
Wayne Hannigan MF Republic of Ireland 1 0 Republic of Ireland Home Farm 26 February 1991[a] Undisclosed
Mark Kinsella MF Republic of Ireland Dublin (1972-08-12)12 August 1972 (aged 18) 21 0 Republic of Ireland Home Farm 18 August 1989 Free transfer
Nicky Smith LM England Berkeley (1969-01-28)28 January 1969 (aged 22) 41 0 England Southend United 18 August 1990[a] Free transfer
Forwards
Paul Abrahams FW/WG England Colchester (1973-10-31)31 October 1973 (aged 17) 0 0 Apprentice 26 August 1991[a] Free transfer
Gary Bennett WG England Enfield Town (1970-11-13)13 November 1970 (aged 20) 94 19 England Tottenham Hotpsur 21 October 1988[a] Free transfer
Julian Dart FW England Luton (1973-09-25)25 September 1973 (aged 17) 0 0 Apprentice 14 January 1992[a] Free transfer
Roy McDonough FW England Solihull (1958-10-16)16 October 1958 (aged 32) 140 35 England Southend United 13 October 1990[b] Part exchange
Steve McGavin FW England North Walsham (1969-01-24)24 January 1969 (aged 22) 8 0 England Sudbury Town 1 April 1991[a] £10,000
Steve Restarick FW England Barking (1971-11-28)28 November 1971 (aged 19) 3 2 England West Ham United Early 1988–89 season Free transfer
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club
  2. ^ a b Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game in his second spell for the club
  3. ^ Joined as player-coach

Transfers

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In

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Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
Summer 1991 DF England Simon Gray England Ipswich Town Non-contract [9]
26 August 1991 FW/WG England Paul Abrahams Apprentice Free transfer [10][a]
26 August 1991 FB Scotland Ian Phillips England Kettering Town Undisclosed [11][b][c]
7 September 1991 DF England James Goodwin Apprentice Free transfer [12][a]
28 September 1991 MF England Jason Cook England Southend United Free transfer [13][a]
28 September 1991 DF England Paul Roberts England Fisher Athletic £750 [14][a]
8 October 1991 FW England Sean Duffett England Gas Recreation Free transfer [15][a]
16 December 1991 CB England Andy Partner Apprentice Free transfer [16][a]
14 January 1992 FW England Julian Dart Apprentice Free transfer [17][a]
18 January 1992 FW United States Mike Masters United States San Francisco Bay Blackhawks Undisclosed [18][b]
February 1992 MF England Robbie Devereux England Cornard United Non-contract [19]
11 February 1992 WG Northern Ireland Ian Stewart England Aldershot Free transfer [20][a]
  • Total spending: Decrease ~ £750
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club
  2. ^ a b Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game in his second spell for the club
  3. ^ Joined as player-coach

Out

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Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
End of season FB United States Marcelle Bruce England Baldock Town Released [21]
End of season CB England Neale Marmon Germany FC Homburg Undisclosed [22]
End of season FB England Gary Osbourne England Cradley Town Released [23]
30 June 1991 CB England Ian Atkins England Birmingham City Free transfer [24][a]
17 August 1991 FW England Mario Walsh England Redbridge Forest £15,000 [25][b]
8 October 1991 FW England Sean Duffett England Wivenhoe Town Released [15][b]
16 December 1991 DF England Simon Gray England Wivenhoe Town Released [9][b]
2 May 1992 CB England Shaun Elliott England Gateshead Released [26][b]
2 May 1992 WG Northern Ireland Ian Stewart England Harrow Borough Released [20][b]
10 May 1992 FW United States Mike Masters England Newbury Town Released [18][b]
  • Total incoming: Increase ~ £15,000
  1. ^ Joined as player-assistant manager
  2. ^ a b c d e f Date of departure refers to the date of the player's final game for the club

Loans in

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Date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
24 March 1992 MF/CB England Dave Martin England Southend United 10 May 1992 [27][a]
  1. ^ Loan start and end dates refer to the date of the player's first and final games for the club

Loans out

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Date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.
MF Republic of Ireland Wayne Hannigan England Wivenhoe Town [28]
FW England Steve Restarick England Wivenhoe Town [29]
FW England Mario Walsh England Kettering Town [25]

Match details

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Conference

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Main article: 1991–92 Football Conference

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Colchester United[a] 42 28 10 4 98 40 +58 94 Football Conference Champions, promoted to Football League Third Division
2 Wycombe Wanderers 42 30 4 8 84 35 +49 94 Conference League Cup winners
3 Kettering Town 42 20 13 9 72 50 +22 73
4 Merthyr Tydfil 42 18 14 10 59 56 +3 68
5 Farnborough Town[b] 42 18 12 12 68 53 +15 66
Source: [30]
Notes:
  1. ^ FA Trophy winners
  2. ^ New club in the Conference

Results round by round

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundHAAHAHHAAHHAAHAHAAHAHAAHAHAAHAAHHAHHHHAAHH
ResultWDWWDLWDWDWWWWWWDDWWWLWWLWDDWLWWWDWWWWWDWW
Position352223234433221111111111111111111111111111
Source: Statto.com (archived)
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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17 August 1991 (1991-08-17) 1 Colchester United 2–0 Macclesfield Town Colchester
15:00 BST Bennett 10'
McGavin 45'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,233
24 August 1991 (1991-08-24) 2 Barrow 1–1 Colchester United Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 BST Cowperthwaite 49' Report Kinsella 5' Stadium: Holker Street
Attendance: 1,480
Referee: R Poulain
26 August 1991 (1991-08-26) 3 Slough Town 2–4 Colchester United Slough
O'Connor 6'
Thompson 12'
Donnellan Red card 90'		 Report McDonough 4', 24', 28', 41' Stadium: Wexham Park Stadium
Attendance: 2,226
31 August 1991 (1991-08-31) 4 Colchester United 5–0 Bath City Colchester
15:00 BST McGavin 28', 51'
Bennett 32', 39', 87'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,416
Referee: M Hair
7 September 1991 (1991-09-07) 5 Witton Albion 2–2 Colchester United Northwich
15:00 BST Thomas 19'
Ellis 60'		 Report Collins 27'
McDonough 47'		 Stadium: Wincham Park
Attendance: 1,045
Referee: K Whittaker
10 September 1991 (1991-09-10) 6 Colchester United 2–3 Farnborough Town Colchester
19:30 BST McGavin 21'
Collins 86'		 Report Coombs 25'
Read 45', 67'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,954
Referee: W Norbury
13 September 1991 (1991-09-13) 7 Colchester United 4–0 Yeovil Town Colchester
19:30 BST English 41'
Bennett 51', 90'
McGavin 56'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,979
Referee: I Mitchell
21 September 1991 (1991-09-21) 8 Cheltenham Town 1–1 Colchester United Cheltenham
15:00 BST Owen 40' Report McDonough 15' Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 1,157
Referee: K Leach
28 September 1991 (1991-09-28) 9 Wycombe Wanderers 1–2 Colchester United High Wycombe
15:00 BST Guppy 57' Report Smith 49'
Barrett 90'		 Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 5,186
Referee: Clive Wilkes
5 October 1991 (1991-10-05) 10 Colchester United 3–3 Altrincham Colchester
15:00 BST Anderson 16' (o.g.)
McGavin 35'
McDonough 70' (pen.)		 Report McKenna 19'
Anderson 50'
Brady 76' (pen.)		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,853
Referee: Graham Poll
12 October 1991 (1991-10-12) 11 Colchester United 2–1 Runcorn Colchester
15:00 BST Bennett 52'
McDonough 86' (pen.)		 Report Redmond 69' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,617
Referee: A Danskin
18 October 1991 (1991-10-18) 12 Telford United 0–3 Colchester United Telford
19:45 BST Report McDonough 9', 23' (pen.)
Smith 38'		 Stadium: Bucks Head
Attendance: 1,109
Referee: T Atkinson
30 October 1991 (1991-10-30) 13 Yeovil Town 0–1 Colchester United Yeovil
19:30 GMT Report McGavin 90' Stadium: Huish Park
Attendance: 2,385
2 November 1991 (1991-11-02) 14 Colchester United 2–0 Stafford Rangers Colchester
15:00 GMT Smith 35'
McDonough 41'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,139
Referee: G Pearson
9 November 1991 (1991-11-09) 15 Farnborough Town 0–2 Colchester United Farnborough
15:00 GMT Report Bennett 67'
Elliott 80'		 Stadium: Cherrywood Road
Attendance: 3,069
Referee: S Tomlin
23 November 1991 (1991-11-23) 16 Colchester United 3–1 Welling United Colchester
15:00 GMT Bennett 51'
Cook 60'
English 73'		 Report Robbins 62' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,933
Referee: D Orr
30 November 1991 (1991-11-30) 17 Nortwich Victoria 1–1 Colchester United Northwich
15:00 GMT Butler 44' (pen.) Report McDonough 64' Stadium: Drill Field
Attendance: 1,042
Referee: J McGrath
3 December 1991 (1991-12-03) 18 Stafford Rangers 3–3 Colchester United Stafford
Wolverson 59'
Simpson 58'
Bradshaw 86'		 Report Bennett 41', 77'
McGavin 66'		 Stadium: Marston Road
Attendance: 961
Referee: R Andrews
7 December 1991 (1991-12-07) 19 Colchester United 3–0 Wycombe Wanderers Colchester
Bennett 33'
McGavin 62', 86'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,086
Referee: Paul Taylor
14 December 1991 (1991-12-14) 20 Gateshead 0–2 Colchester United Gateshead
13:30 GMT Report Bennett 5'
McDonough 30'		 Stadium: Gateshead International Stadium
Attendance: 542
Referee: G Bradbury
21 December 1991 (1991-12-21) 21 Colchester United 3–2 Witton Albion Colchester
15:00 GMT McGavin 3'
Bennett 9'
English 79'		 Report Thomas 42', 63' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,842
26 December 1991 (1991-12-26) 22 Redbridge Forest 2–1 Colchester United Dagenham
Pamphlett 20'
Walsh 81'		 Report McDonough 15' Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 2,327
Referee: J Smyth
28 December 1991 (1991-12-28) 23 Runcorn 1–3 Colchester United Runcorn
15:00 GMT Saunders 8' Report Bennett 15'
Cook 69'
McGavin 88'		 Stadium: Canal Street
Attendance: 883
Referee: Eddie Wolstenholme
1 January 1992 (1992-01-01) 24 Colchester United 1–0 Redbridge Forest Colchester
11:30 GMT McGavin 17' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,773
Referee: K Bullivant
4 January 1992 (1992-01-04) 25 Merthyr Tydfil 2–0 Colchester United Merthyr Tydfil
Coates 54'
D'Auria 83'		 Report Stadium: Penydarren Park
Attendance: 1,032
Referee: D Colwell
18 January 1992 (1992-01-18) 26 Colchester United 4–0 Cheltenham Town Colchester
15:00 GMT McGavin 46', 86'
McDonough 75'
Kinsella 90'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,643
Referee: A Danskin
24 January 1992 (1992-01-24) 27 Kettering Town 2–2 Colchester United Kettering
Hill 15', 20' (pen.) Report McGavin 5'
Smith 11'		 Stadium: Rockingham Road
Attendance: 4,100
Referee: D Shadwell
7 February 1992 (1992-02-07) 28 Kidderminster Harriers 2–2 Colchester United Kidderminster
Davies 4'
Humphreys 25'		 Report Bennett 60'
Smith 61'		 Stadium: Aggborough Stadium
Attendance: 1,828
Referee: D Mansfield
11 February 1992 (1992-02-11) 29 Colchester United 1–0 Boston United Colchester
19:30 GMT McGavin 52' Report Nuttell Yellow card 62' Red card Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,229
Referee: J Moore
15 February 1992 (1992-02-15) 30 Welling United 4–1 Colchester United Welling
Robbins 5', 75'
Ransom 24'
White 89'		 Report McDonough 10' (pen.) Stadium: Park View Road
Attendance: 1,837
Referee: I Mitchell
28 February 1992 (1992-02-28) 31 Altrincham 1–2 Colchester United Altrincham
19:30 GMT McKenna 23' Report McGavin 15'
McDonough 35'		 Stadium: Moss Lane
Attendance: 905
Referee: Terry Heilbron
7 March 1992 (1992-03-07) 32 Colchester United 2–0 Gateshead Colchester
15:00 GMT Roberts 45'
Masters		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,897
Referee: D Madgewick
21 March 1992 (1992-03-21) 33 Colchester United 1–0 Northwich Victoria Colchester
15:00 GMT Smith 83' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,218
Referee: M Hair
24 March 1992 (1992-03-24) 34 Bath City 0–0 Colchester United Bath
Report Stadium: Twerton Park
Attendance: 1,101
Referee: B Priest
28 March 1992 (1992-03-28) 35 Colchester United 3–0 Kidderminster Harriers Colchester
15:00 GMT English 42'
Benton 45' (o.g.)
Stewart 90'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,073
Referee: Paul Taylor
14 April 1992 (1992-04-14) 36 Colchester United 4–0 Slough Town Colchester
19:30 BST McDonough 38'
Masters 83'
Stewart 87'
Kinsella 90'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,197
Referee: J Moore
18 April 1992 (1992-04-18) 37 Colchester United 2–0 Telford United Colchester
15:00 BST McDonough 67', 89' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,964
Referee: C Finch
20 April 1992 (1992-04-20) 38 Colchester United 2–0 Merthyr Tydfil Colchester
Smith 25'
Masters 64'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,148
22 April 1992 (1992-04-22) 39 Boston United 0–4 Colchester United Boston
19:30 BST Nuttell Red card 50' Report McGavin 14'
McDonough 70', 74' (pen.)
Masters 88'		 Stadium: York Street
Attendance: 2,305
Referee: Alan Streets
25 April 1992 (1992-04-25) 40 Macclesfield Town 4–4 Colchester United Macclesfield
15:00 BST Lambert 27', 62'
Doherty 47'
Edwards 49'		 Report Kendall 3' (o.g.)
English 22', 76'
McDonough 60'		 Stadium: Moss Rose
Attendance: 886
Referee: P Roberts
28 April 1992 (1992-04-28) 41 Colchester United 3–1 Kettering Town Colchester
19:30 BST McDonough 27', 57'
McGavin 61'		 Report North 90' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 6,303
Referee: W Norbury
2 May 1992 (1992-05-02) 42 Colchester United 5–0 Barrow Colchester
15:00 BST Masters 8', 15', 77'
Smith 47'
McDonough 65'		 Report Power Red card 17' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 7,193
Referee: Graham Poll

Bob Lord Trophy

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8 October 1991 (1991-10-08) 2nd round[3] Colchester United 4–0 Kettering Town Colchester
19:30 BST McGavin 16'
Collins 45'
Kinsella 74', 84'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 1,289
16 December 1991 (1991-12-16) 3rd round[3] Colchester United 2–6 Wycombe Wanderers Colchester
Restarick 34'
McGavin 86'		 Report West 27', 51', 90'
Hutchinson 61', 65'
Creaser 76'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 919
Referee: J Moore

FA Cup

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Main article: 1991–92 FA Cup
26 October 1991 (1991-10-26) 4th qualifying round Colchester United 5–0 Burton Albion Colchester
15:00 BST McDonough 1' (pen.)
McGavin 51', 80' (pen.)
Restarick 85'
Kinsella 89'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,547
Referee: R Bigger
16 November 1991 (1991-11-16) 1st round Colchester United 0–0 Exeter City Colchester
Report Williams Red card 18' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,965
Referee: G Pooley
27 November 1991 (1991-11-27) 1st round replay Exeter City 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)		 Colchester United Exeter
19:30 GMT Report Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 4,066
Referee: G Pooley

FA Trophy

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Main article: 1991–92 FA Trophy
11 January 1992 (1992-01-11) 1st round Colchester United 2–2 Kingstonian Colchester
15:00 GMT Restarick 9'
English 90'		 Report Cherry 5'
Tutt 10'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,724
Referee: Paul Taylor
14 January 1992 (1992-01-14) 1st round replay Kingstonian 2–3 Colchester United Kingston upon Thames
Cherry 51' (pen.), 84' (pen.) Report Smith 39'
Bennett 72'
McGavin 79'		 Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 1,642
Referee: Paul Taylor
2 February 1992 (1992-02-02) 2nd round Merthyr Tydfil 0–0 Colchester United Merthyr Tydfil
Report Stadium: Penydarren Park
Attendance: 1,211
4 February 1992 (1992-02-04) 2nd round replay Colchester United 1–0 Merthyr Tydfil Colchester
19:30 GMT McDonough 86' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,746
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
22 February 1992 (1992-02-22) 3rd round Colchester United 3–1 Morecambe Colchester
15:00 GMT Stewart 12'
Collins 32'
McGavin 65'		 Report Cain 26' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,206
Referee: P Vanes
14 March 1992 (1992-03-14) 4th round Colchester United 4–0 Telford United Colchester
15:00 GMT McGavin 19'
Kinsella 50'
Bennett 53'
Smith 67'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,894
4 April 1992 (1992-04-04) Semi-final 1st leg Colchester United 3–0 Macclesfield Town Colchester
15:00 BST Stewart 23'
English 25'
McDonough 70' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,443
Referee: Tony Ward
10 April 1992 (1992-04-10) Semi-final 2nd leg Macclesfield Town 1–1 Colchester United Macclesfield
20:00 BST Timmons 20' Report Cook 45' Stadium: Moss Rose
Attendance: 1,650
Note: Colchester won 4–1 on aggregate.
10 May 1992 (1992-05-10) Final Colchester United 3–1 Witton Albion Wembley
15:00 BST Masters 5'
Smith 19'
McGavin 89'
Cook Red card 81'		 Report Lutkevich 57' Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 32,254

Squad statistics

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Appearances and goals

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[8][31]

No. Pos Nat Player Total Conference FA Cup FA Trophy Bob Lord Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK England ENG Scott Barrett 56 1 42 1 3 0 9 0 2 0
DF England ENG Tony English 52 8 37+1 6 3 2 9 0 2 0
DF England ENG James Goodwin 5 0 0+3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
DF England ENG Martin Grainger 17 0 9+2 0 0+2 0 0+2 0 2 0
DF England ENG Andy Partner 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF Scotland SCO Ian Phillips 4 0 1+2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
DF England ENG Paul Roberts 45 1 34 1 0 0 9 0 2 0
MF Republic of Ireland IRL Eamonn Collins 41 4 29+3 2 3 0 3+2 1 1 1
MF England ENG Jason Cook 44 3 28+3 2 2 0 9 1 2 0
MF England ENG Warren Donald 53 0 38+3 0 3 0 8 0 1 0
MF Republic of Ireland IRL Wayne Hannigan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
MF Republic of Ireland IRL Mark Kinsella 55 7 37+5 3 3 1 8+1 1 0+1 2
MF England ENG Nicky Smith 55 11 42 8 3 0 9 3 1 0
FW England ENG Paul Abrahams 6 0 0+3 0 0+1 0 0 0 1+1 0
FW England ENG Gary Bennett 51 18 31+8 16 3 0 4+4 2 1 0
FW England ENG Julian Dart 2 0 0 0 0 0 0+2 0 0 0
FW England ENG Roy McDonough 51 29 40 26 3 1 7 2 1 0
FW England ENG Steve McGavin 53 28 39 20 3 2 9 4 2 2
FW England ENG Steve Restarick 12 3 1+6 0 0+2 1 2 1 1 1
Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season
DF England ENG Shaun Elliott 44 1 32+5 1 2 0 5 0 0 0
DF England ENG Simon Gray 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
MF England ENG Dave Martin 12 0 8+1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
FW England ENG Sean Duffett 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
FW United States USA Mike Masters 19 8 7+8 7 0 0 2+2 1 0 0
FW Northern Ireland NIR Ian Stewart 14 4 6+4 2 0 0 3+1 2 0 0
FW England ENG Mario Walsh 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Goalscorers

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[31]

Place Nationality Position Name Conference FA Cup FA Trophy Bob Lord Trophy Total
1 England FW Roy McDonough 26 1 2 0 29
2 England FW Steve McGavin 20 2 4 2 28
3 England WG Gary Bennett 16 2 0 0 18
4 England LM Nicky Smith 8 3 0 0 11
5 England DF/MF Tony English 6 2 0 0 8
United States FW Mike Masters 7 0 1 0 8
7 England MF Mark Kinsella 3 1 1 2 7
8 Republic of Ireland MF Eamonn Collins 2 0 1 1 4
Northern Ireland WG Ian Stewart 2 0 2 0 4
10 England MF Jason Cook 2 0 1 0 3
England FW Steve Restarick 0 1 1 1 3
12 England GK Scott Barrett 1 0 0 0 1
England CB Shaun Elliott 1 0 0 0 1
England DF Paul Roberts 1 0 0 0 1
Own goals 3 0 0 0 3
TOTALS 98 5 20 6 129

Disciplinary record

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[32]

Nationality Position Name Conference FA Cup FA Trophy Bob Lord Trophy Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
England MF Jason Cook 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
England WG Gary Bennett 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
England FB Martin Grainger 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
England FW Roy McDonough 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
England FW Steve McGavin 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
TOTALS 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 4 1

Clean sheets

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Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.[33]

Place Nationality Player Conference FA Cup FA Trophy Bob Lord Trophy Total
1 England Scott Barrett 21 3 4 1 29
TOTALS 21 3 4 1 29

Player debuts

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Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.[34]

Position Nationality Player Date Opponent Ground Notes
FW/WG England Paul Abrahams 26 August 1991 Slough Town Wexham Park Stadium
FB Scotland Ian Phillips 26 August 1991 Slough Town Wexham Park Stadium [35][a]
DF England James Goodwin 7 September 1991 Witton Albion Wincham Park
DF England Simon Gray 21 September 1991 Cheltenham Town Whaddon Road
MF England Jason Cook 28 September 1991 Wycombe Wanderers Adams Park
DF England Paul Roberts 28 September 1991 Wycombe Wanderers Adams Park
FW England Sean Duffett 8 October 1991 Kettering Town Layer Road
CB England Andy Partner 16 December 1991 Wycombe Wanderers Layer Road
FW England Julian Dart 14 January 1992 Kingstonian Kingsmeadow
FW United States Mike Masters 18 January 1992 Cheltenham Town Layer Road [36][a]
WG Northern Ireland Ian Stewart 11 February 1992 Boston United Layer Road
MF/CB England Dave Martin 24 March 1992 Bath City Twerton Park
  1. ^ a b Second debut for the club

See also

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References

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General

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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.

Specific

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  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. ^ "Our People". The Property Merchant Group. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
  3. ^ a b c "GM Vauxhall Conference 1991-92". English Non-League Archive. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Colchester Utd 5–0 Barrow". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Colchester Utd 2–6 Wycombe Wanderers". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  6. ^ "Average Attendance Figures Per Season". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  7. ^ Hudson, Matt (11 August 2013). "The 1990s and 2000s". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  8. ^ a b "Appearances". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  9. ^ a b "Simon Gray". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  10. ^ "Paul Abrahams". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  11. ^ "Ian Phillips". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  12. ^ "James Goodwin". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  13. ^ "Jason Cook". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  14. ^ "Paul Roberts". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  15. ^ a b "Sean Duffett". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  16. ^ "Andy Partner". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  17. ^ "Julian Hazel". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  18. ^ a b "Mike Masters". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  19. ^ "Robbie Devereux". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  20. ^ a b "Ian Stewart". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  21. ^ "Marcelle Bruce". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  22. ^ "Neale Marmon". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  23. ^ "Gary Osbourne". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  24. ^ "Ian Atkins". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  25. ^ a b "Mario Walsh". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  26. ^ "Shaun Elliott". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  27. ^ "Dave Martin". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  28. ^ "Wayne Hannigan". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  29. ^ "Steve Restarick". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  30. ^ Jack Rollin (ed.), Rothmans Football Yearbook 1992–93. Headline, 1992.
  31. ^ a b "Goals". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  32. ^ "Discipline". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  33. ^ "Clean sheets (1st team)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  34. ^ "Alltime- List of Debuts". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  35. ^ "Slough Town 2–4 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  36. ^ "Colchester Utd 4–0 Cheltenham Town". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
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