1988–89 Colchester United F.C. season

Colchester United
1988–89 season
Chairman	Jonathan Crisp
Manager	Roger Brown; (until 15 October); Steve Foley (caretaker); (21 October until 12 January); Jock Wallace; (from 12 January)
Stadium	Layer Road
Fourth Division	22nd
FA Cup	4th round; (eliminated by; Sheffield United)
League Cup	1st round; (eliminated by; Northampton Town)
Associate Members' Cup	Quarter-final (southern section); (eliminated by; Hereford United)
Top goalscorer	League: ; Mario Walsh (9); All: ; Mario Walsh (15)
Highest home attendance	7,588; v Sheffield United, 31 January 1989
Lowest home attendance	993; v Southend United, 20 December 1988
Average home league attendance	2,871
Biggest win	4–0; v Exeter City, 5 May 1989
Biggest defeat	0–8; v Leyton Orient, 15 October 1988
	Home colours
	Home colours
	← 1987–88 1989–90 →

The 1988–89 season was Colchester United's 47th season in their history and eighth 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 Associate Members' Cup.

Roger Brown's unsuccessful tenure came to and end following a club record 8–0 defeat at Leyton Orient in October. With the club languishing bottom of the entire football league, former Rangers manager Jock Wallace boosted the club and helped them avoid relegation to the Conference, ending the season 22nd of 24 clubs.

Remarkably, Colchester had a successful FA Cup run as they saw off Fulham, Swansea City and Shrewsbury Town on their way to a fourth round tie with Sheffield United, who knocked out the U's following a Layer Road replay. They again reached the area quarter-final of the Associate Members' Cup where they were defeated by Hereford United, and a 5–0 thrashing at Northampton Town spelt an early exit from the League Cup.

Season overview

Following a club record 8–0 defeat at Leyton Orient on 15 October, Roger Brown was dismissed from his position as manager. With the club bottom of the entire Football League for the first time since 1972, Steve Foley once again stepped up as caretaker manager. Under Foley's stewardship, the U's embarked on a successful FA Cup run, where they defeated Third Division Fulham and Second Division Swansea City and Shrewsbury Town. However, Third Division Sheffield United won 2–0 in a replay at Layer Road to progress to the fifth round.

Just weeks after signing for the club for £35,000, Paul McGee was sold to Wimbledon for a club record fee of £150,000, representing a huge profit in a short period of time.

Incoming as Brown's replacement was former Rangers manager Jock Wallace, with England World Cup winner Alan Ball his assistant. The impact of Wallace's appointment was instantaneous, with crowds rising over 3,500 the town became gripped by his passion and desire to avoid relegation to the Conference.

On 29 April, the U's travelled to their closest rivals Darlington, a game which Colchester won 2–1 thanks to a Robert Scott goal. The win lifted Colchester off the bottom of the league table for the first time since Brown's departure, and two successive home wins against Halifax Town and Exeter City confirmed Colchester's Fourth Division status for another year.

Meanwhile, in the League Cup, Colchester suffered an early exit following a 0–0 draw at home to Northampton Town and then a 5–0 hammering at the County Ground in the return leg. In the Associate Members' Cup, Colchester won their two group stage games against Lincoln City and Southend United, before regaining some pride by beating Leyton Orient at Layer Road to progress to the area quarter-final. They were then beaten 1–0 by visitors Hereford United.^[5]

Players

As of match played 13 May 1989.^[6]

Name	Position	Place of birth	Date of birth	Apps	Goals	Signed from	Date signed	Fee
Goalkeepers
Mark Walton	GK	Merthyr Tydfil	(1969-06-01)1 June 1969 (aged 19)	24	0	Luton Town	26 December 1987^[a]	£17,500
Defenders
Phil Coleman	FB	Woolwich	(1960-09-08)8 September 1960 (aged 27)	105	7	MyPa	December 1988	Free transfer
Scott Daniels	CB	South Benfleet	(1969-11-22)22 November 1969 (aged 18)	1	0	Apprentice	23 April 1988^[b]	Free transfer
Tony English	DF/MF	Luton	(1966-10-19)19 October 1966 (aged 21)	166	23	Coventry City	24 December 1984	Free transfer
Stuart Hicks	CB	Peterborough	(1967-05-30)30 May 1967 (aged 21)	7	0	Wisbech Town	March 1988	Free transfer
Colin Hill	CB	Uxbridge	(1963-11-12)12 November 1963 (aged 24)	30	1	Marítimo	30 October 1987^[b]	Undisclosed
John Pollard	CB	Chelmsford	(1971-11-17)17 November 1971 (aged 16)	0	0	Apprentice	5 May 1989^[b]	Free transfer
Rodney Rooke	FB	Orsett	(1970-04-07)7 April 1970 (aged 18)	0	0	Apprentice	Summer 1988	Non-contract
Robert Scott	FB	Broxburn	(1964-01-13)13 January 1964 (aged 24)	0	0	Whitburn Junior	24 March 1989^[b]	Free transfer
Clive Stafford	FB	Ipswich	(1963-04-04)4 April 1963 (aged 25)	0	0	Diss Town	February 1989	Unknown
Midfielders
Mark Radford	MF	Leicester	(1968-12-20)20 December 1968 (aged 19)	16	0	Apprentice	26 January 1987^[b]	Free transfer
Les Taylor	MF	North Shields	(1956-12-04)4 December 1956 (aged 31)	0	0	Reading	January 1989	£20,000
Richard Wilkins	MF/DF	Lambeth	(1965-05-28)28 May 1965 (aged 23)	84	15	Haverhill Rovers	18 November 1986^[b]	Undisclosed
Forwards
Ian Allinson	WG	Hitchin	(1957-10-01)1 October 1957 (aged 30)	363	82	Luton Town	16 December 1988^[c]	Free transfer
Gary Bennett	WG	Enfield Town	(1970-11-13)13 November 1970 (aged 17)	0	0	Tottenham Hotpsur	21 October 1988^[b]	Free transfer
Steve Restarick	FW	Barking	(1971-11-28)28 November 1971 (aged 16)	0	0	West Ham United	Early 1988–89 season	Free transfer
Mario Walsh	FW	Paddington	(1966-01-19)19 January 1966 (aged 22)	15	2	Torquay United	Summer 1987	£15,000

^ Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game in his third spell for the club
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club
^ Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game in his second spell for the club

Transfers

In

Date	Position	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
Summer 1988	FB	Kevin Bedford	Wimbledon	Undisclosed	^[7]
Summer 1988	FB	Steve Cartwright	Tamworth	Free transfer	^[8]
Summer 1988	FB	Rodney Rooke	Apprentice	Non-contract	^[9]
Summer 1988	FB	Dave Swindlehurst	Wimbledon	Undisclosed	^[10]
Summer 1988	MF	Dave Barnett	Windsor & Eton	Undisclosed	^[11]
Early 1988–89 season	FW	Steve Restarick	West Ham United	Free transfer	^[12]
October 1988	WG	Ian Brown	Harwich & Parkeston	Non-contract	^[13]
21 October 1988	WG	Gary Bennett	Tottenham Hotspur	Free transfer	^[14]^[a]
11 November 1988	GK	Mark Coombe	Bristol City	Non-contract	^[15]^[a]
December 1988	FB	Phil Coleman	MyPa	Free transfer	^[16]
16 December 1988	WG	Ian Allinson	Luton Town	Free transfer	^[17]^[b]
January 1989	MF	Les Taylor	Reading	£20,000	^[18]
February 1989	FB	Clive Stafford	Diss Town	Unknown	^[19]
8 February 1989	WG	Paul McGee	Bohemian	£35,000	^[20]
18 February 1989	FW	John Warner	Burnham Ramblers	Free transfer	^[21]
24 March 1989	FB	Robert Scott	Whitburn Junior	Free transfer	^[22]^[a]
5 May 1989	CB	John Pollard	Apprentice	Free transfer	^[23]^[a]

Total spending: ~ £55,000

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club
^ Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game in his second spell for the club

Out

Date	Position	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
End of season	CB	John Ray	Wycombe Wanderers	Undisclosed	^[24]
End of season	MF	Keith Williams	Swanage Town & Herston	Released	^[25]^[a]
Summer 1988	WG	Tommy Keane	Galway United	Undisclosed	^[26]
July 1988	MF	Gary Smith	Enfield	Undisclosed	^[27]
October 1988	WG	Ian Brown	Harwich & Parkeston	Released	^[13]
October 1988	WG	Winston White	Burnley	£17,500	^[28]
15 October 1988	FB	Steve Cartwright	Tamworth	Released	^[8]^[b]
11 November 1988	FB	Stephen Grenfell	Bromley	Free transfer	^[29]
December 1988	CB	Rudi Hedman	Crystal Palace	£100,000	^[30]
3 December 1988	GK	Mark Coombe	Torquay United	Free transfer	^[15]^[b]
20 December 1988	MF	Nick Chatterton	Free agent	Retired	^[31]^[b]
31 January 1989	FB	Dave Swindlehurst	Bromley	Undisclosed	^[10]^[b]^[c]
1 March 1989	WG	Paul McGee	Wimbledon	£150,000	^[20]
27 March 1989	FB	Kevin Bedford	Unknown	Unknown	^[7]^[b]
April 1989	MF	Dave Barnett	Edmonton Brick Men	Released	^[11]
21 April 1989	WG	Lee Hunter	Wivenhoe Town	Released	^[32]^[b]
13 May 1989	CB	Steve Hetzke	Free agent	Retired	^[33]^[b]^[d]
13 May 1989	FW	Dale Tempest	Eastern	Undisclosed	^[34]^[b]
13 May 1989	FW	John Warner	Heybridge Swifts	Released	^[21]^[e]

Total incoming: ~ £267,500

^ Joined as player-coach
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Date of departure refers to the date of the player's final game for the club
^ Joined as player-manager
^ Joined Chesterfield as coach
^ Date of departure refers to the date of the player's final game in his first spell for the club

Loans in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	End date	Ref.
24 October 1988	MF		Tony Kelly	West Bromwich Albion	21 January 1989	^[35]^[a]
February 1989	GK		Tom McAlister	West Ham United	1 May 1989	^[36]^[a]

^ ^a ^b Loan end date refers to the date of the player's final game for the club

Loans out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	End date	Ref.
December 1988	FB		Dave Swindlehurst	Peterborough United	December 1988	^[10]

Match details

Fourth 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	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A
Result	W	D	L	D	W	L	L	W	L	L	L	L	D	L	L	D	L	L	D	L	L	D	L	L	D	D	W	W	D	L	W	L	L	D	L	W	D	L	D	D	D	W	W	W	W	W
Position	8	1	9	12	10	12	16	11	17	21	21	22	22	23	23	22	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	22

Source: 11v11.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
20	Stockport County	46	10	21	15	54	52	+2	51
21	Halifax Town	46	13	11	22	69	75	−6	50
22	Colchester United	46	12	14	20	60	78	−18	50
23	Doncaster Rovers	46	13	10	23	49	78	−29	49
24	Darlington	46	8	18	20	53	76	−23	42	Relegated to Conference

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Matches

27 August 1988 (1988-08-27) 1	Colchester United	1–0	York City	Colchester
15:00 BST	Tempest 58' Barnett	Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 1,664 Referee: R Pawley

2 September 1988 (1988-09-02) 2	Tranmere Rovers	0–0	Colchester United	Birkenhead
		Report		Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 3,401 Referee: Keith Cooper

9 September 1988 (1988-09-09) 3	Colchester United	0–1	Doncaster Rovers	Colchester
		Report	Rankine 80'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 1,726 Referee: J Moules

16 September 1988 (1988-09-16) 4	Wrexham	2–2	Colchester United	Wrexham
	Hunter 55' Cooper 68'	Report	Swindlehurst 17' Tempest 83'	Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 2,873 Referee: R Hamer

20 September 1988 (1988-09-20) 5	Colchester United	3–1	Scarborough	Colchester
19:30 BST	Swindlehurst 23' (pen.) Tempest 88' Wilkins 90'	Report	Cook 50' (pen.)	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 1,420 Referee: Kelvin Morton

24 September 1988 (1988-09-24) 6	Burnley	2–0	Colchester United	Burnley
	Rowell 43' O'Connell 55'	Report		Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 7,177 Referee: Alan Wilkie

1 October 1988 (1988-10-01) 7	Colchester United	1–3	Lincoln City	Colchester
	Swindlehurst 14'	Report	Hobson 5', 90' Hill 51' (o.g.)	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 1,529 Referee: M James

4 October 1988 (1988-10-04) 8	Carlisle United	1–2	Colchester United	Carlisle
	Sendall 48'	Report	Tempest 47' Swindlehurst 61'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 2,193 Referee: A Simmons

8 October 1988 (1988-10-08) 9	Colchester United	1–2	Scunthorpe United	Colchester
	Hedman 28' Barnett 78'	Report	Flounders 13' Richardson 86'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 1,299 Referee: Ian Borrett

15 October 1988 (1988-10-15) 10	Leyton Orient	8–0	Colchester United	Leyton
	Hull 8', 53', 74' Sitton 11' Baker 20' Comfort 41' Hales 85' (pen.) Day 90'	Report		Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 3,421 Referee: Paul Durkin

21 October 1988 (1988-10-21) 11	Colchester United	1–2	Cambridge United	Colchester
19:30 BST	English 88'	Report	Anderson 65', 79'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,138 Referee: G Pooley

25 October 1988 (1988-10-25) 12	Rotherham United	2–0	Colchester United	Rotherham
	Green 48' Williamson 90'	Report		Stadium: Millmoor Attendance: 4,066 Referee: John Lloyd

28 October 1988 (1988-10-28) 13	Colchester United	1–1	Stockport County	Colchester
19:30 GMT	Tempest 37'	Report	Hill 48' (o.g.)	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 1,643 Referee: Paul Alcock

4 November 1988 (1988-11-04) 14	Crewe Alexandra	3–1	Colchester United	Crewe
	Gardiner 13' Edwards 63' Callaghan 76'	Report	Walsh 9'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 2,787 Referee: David Allison

8 November 1988 (1988-11-08) 15	Halifax Town	3–2	Colchester United	Halifax
	Martin 42' McPhillips 45' (pen.), 87'	Report	Kelly 13' Wilkins 84'	Stadium: The Shay Attendance: 2,176 Referee: Joe Timmons

11 November 1988 (1988-11-11) 16	Colchester United	2–2	Torquay United	Colchester
19:30 GMT	English 13' Kelly 85'	Report	Loram 62' Thompson 90'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 1,926 Referee: David Elleray

25 November 1988 (1988-11-25) 17	Colchester United	1–2	Darlington	Colchester
19:30 GMT	Radford 72'	Report	Worthington 26' (pen.), 62'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 1,550 Referee: Tony Ward

3 December 1988 (1988-12-03) 18	Exeter City	4–2	Colchester United	Exeter
	Taylor 18' Neville 30' Hiley 53' Rowbotham 88'	Report	Swindlehurst 25' Tempest 79'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 2,132 Referee: Keith Cooper

16 December 1988 (1988-12-16) 19	Rochdale	1–1	Colchester United	Rochdale
	O'Shaughnessy 29'	Report	Walsh 58'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1,258 Referee: J Key

26 December 1988 (1988-12-26) 20	Colchester United	1–2	Peterborough United	Colchester
15:00 GMT	Walsh 65'	Report	Gunn 44' (pen.) McElhinney 87'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,828 Referee: I Hemley

30 December 1988 (1988-12-30) 21	Colchester United	1–2	Hartlepool United	Colchester
19:30 GMT	English 45'	Report	Borthwick 67' Stokes 78'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,359 Referee: Vic Callow

2 January 1989 (1989-01-02) 22	Grimsby Town	2–2	Colchester United	Cleethorpes
	O'Kelly 14' Alexander 26'	Report	Wilkins 32' Allinson 76'	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 4,472 Referee: Stephen Lodge

13 January 1989 (1989-01-13) 23	Colchester United	2–3	Tranmere Rovers	Colchester
19:30 GMT	Walsh 16', 50'	Report	McCarrick 53' Harvey 61' Vickers 89'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,458 Referee: M James

21 January 1989 (1989-01-21) 24	York City	2–0	Colchester United	York
	Dixon 33' Howlett 66'	Report		Stadium: Bootham Crescent Attendance: 2,219 Referee: Roger Dilkes

4 February 1989 (1989-02-04) 25	Scarborough	0–0	Colchester United	Scarborough
		Report		Stadium: Athletic Ground Attendance: 1,913 Referee: Keith Hackett

10 February 1989 (1989-02-10) 26	Colchester United	2–2	Burnley	Colchester
19:30 GMT	Allinson 62' Walsh 74'	Report	White 14', 16' (pen.)	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,809 Referee: M Bailey

18 February 1989 (1989-02-18) 27	Scunthorpe United	2–3	Colchester United	Scunthorpe
	Lister 57' Nicol 75'	Report	Wilkins 10' English 23' Warner 84'	Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 4,286 Referee: K Redfearn

24 February 1989 (1989-02-24) 28	Colchester United	1–0	Leyton Orient	Colchester
19:30 GMT	Allinson 20'	Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,269 Referee: Ian Borrett

28 February 1989 (1989-02-28) 29	Colchester United	1–1	Rotherham United	Colchester
19:30 GMT	Allinson 81'	Report	Grealish 27'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,671 Referee: D Hedges

5 March 1989 (1989-03-05) 30	Cambridge United	3–1	Colchester United	Cambridge
	Taylor 32' Leadbitter 42' Ryan 53'	Report	Wilkins 30'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 4,205 Referee: J Moules

10 March 1989 (1989-03-10) 31	Colchester United	2–1	Crewe Alexandra	Colchester
19:30 GMT	English 19', 82'	Report	Murphy 43'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,088 Referee: A Seville

13 March 1989 (1989-03-13) 32	Stockport County	1–0	Colchester United	Stockport
	Cooke 49'	Report		Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 2,027 Referee: George Courtney

18 March 1989 (1989-03-18) 33	Doncaster Rovers	3–1	Colchester United	Doncaster
	Rankine 22', 38' Jones 89'	Report	Walsh 16' 84'	Stadium: Belle Vue Attendance: 1,237 Referee: R Pawley

24 March 1989 (1989-03-24) 34	Colchester United	0–0	Grimsby Town	Colchester
19:30 GMT		Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,507 Referee: Alan Gunn

27 March 1989 (1989-03-27) 35	Peterborough United	3–0	Colchester United	Peterborough
	Hetzke 34' (o.g.) Longhurst 85', 90'	Report	Hetzke 88'	Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 3,529 Referee: D Reeves

31 March 1989 (1989-03-31) 36	Colchester United	3–0	Rochdale	Colchester
19:30 BST	Scott 50' Bennett Wilkins 75'	Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,631 Referee: D Axcell

4 April 1989 (1989-04-04) 37	Colchester United	1–1	Hereford United	Colchester
19:30 BST	English 35'	Report	Bradley 27'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,862 Referee: I Hemley

8 April 1989 (1989-04-08) 38	Hartlepool United	2–1	Colchester United	Hartlepool
	Tinkler 47' Barker 69'	Report	Scott 66'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 2,015 Referee: I Hendrick

12 April 1989 (1989-04-12) 39	Hereford United	1–1	Colchester United	Hereford
	McLoughlin 85'	Report	Scott 44'	Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 2,015 Referee: Roger Gifford

15 April 1989 (1989-04-15) 40	Lincoln City	1–1	Colchester United	Lincoln
	McGinley 62'	Report	Wilkins 83'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 3,519 Referee: T West

21 April 1989 (1989-04-21) 41	Colchester United	1–1	Carlisle United	Colchester
19:30 BST	Scott 90'	Report	Proudlock 44'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,906 Referee: Brian Hill

25 April 1989 (1989-04-25) 42	Colchester United	2–1	Wrexham	Colchester
	Allinson 26' Hetzke 88'	Report	Russell 40' Buxton 73'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,918 Referee: Kelvin Morton

29 April 1989 (1989-04-29) 43	Darlington	1–2	Colchester United	Darlington
	Bonnyman 21' (pen.)	Report	Walsh 39' Scott 66'	Stadium: Feethams Attendance: 7,126 Referee: Keith Hackett

1 May 1989 (1989-05-01) 44	Colchester United	3–2	Halifax Town	Colchester
19:30 BST	Wilkins 61' Warner 74' Allinson 79' (pen.)	Report	Hill 27' (o.g.) McPhillips 54'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 5,065 Referee: Phil Don

5 May 1989 (1989-05-05) 45	Colchester United	4–0	Exeter City	Colchester
19:30 BST	Walsh 5' Allinson 40' Pollard 83' English 90'	Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 5,256 Referee: J Ashworth

13 May 1989 (1989-05-13) 46	Torquay United	1–3	Colchester United	Torquay
	Allinson 46' (o.g.)	Report	Warner 52' Hetzke 88' Tempest 90'	Stadium: Plainmoor Attendance: 2,066 Referee: J Deakin

League Cup

29 August 1988 (1988-08-29) 1st round 1st leg	Colchester United	0–0	Northampton Town	Colchester
19:30 BST		Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 1,678 Referee: Phil Don

6 September 1988 (1988-09-06) 1st round 2nd leg	Northampton Town	5–0	Colchester United	Northampton
	Singleton 9' Culpin 27' Adcock 43', 81' Gilbert 68' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 3,957
Note: Northampton won 5–0 on aggregate.

FA Cup

19 November 1988 (1988-11-19) 1st round	Fulham	0–1	Colcheter United	Fulham
		Report	Walsh 10'	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 4,481 Referee: J Moules

10 December 1988 (1988-12-10) 2nd round	Colchester United	2–2	Swansea City	Colchester
15:00 GMT	Hedman 13' Wilkins 66'	Report	Coleman 38' Melville 66'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,697 Referee: Keith Cooper

13 February 1988 (1988-02-13) 2nd round replay	Swansea City	1–3	Colchester United	Swansea
	Wade 55'	Report	Hedman 9' Walsh 39' Wilkins 65'	Stadium: Vetch Field Attendance: 4,045 Referee: Keith Cooper

7 January 1989 (1989-01-07) 3rd round	Shrewsbury Town	0–3	Colchester United	Shrewsbury
		Report	Walsh 17' Pratley 47' (o.g.) Allinson 85' (pen.)	Stadium: Gay Meadow Attendance: 3,982 Referee: R Nixon

28 January 1989 (1989-01-28) 4th round	Sheffield United	3–3	Colchester United	Sheffield
15:00 GMT	Todd 40' Deane 58' Bryson 72'	Report	Hicks 27' Hill 37' Hetzke 81'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 14,406 Referee: Alan Gunn

31 January 1989 (1989-01-31) 4th round replay	Colchester United	0–2	Sheffield United	Colchester
19:30 GMT		Report	Deane 3', 76'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 7,588 Referee: Alan Gunn

Associate Members' Cup

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	F	A	GD
Colchester United (Q)	6	2	2	0	4	2	+2
Southend United (Q)	3	2	1	1	3	3	0
Lincoln City	0	2	0	2	2	4	-2

^{(Q) Qualified for next round}

30 November 1988 (1988-11-30) Preliminary round (southern section)	Lincoln City	1–2	Colchester United	Lincoln
	Gamble 57' (pen.)	Report	Walsh 55', 85'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 1,448 Referee: G Stones

20 December 1988 (1988-12-20) Preliminary round (southern section)	Colchester United	2–1	Southend United	Colchester
	Tempest 23' Swindlehurst 90'	Report	Young 29'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 993 Referee: D Vickers

17 January 1989 (1989-01-17) 1st round (southern section)	Colchester United	3–1	Leyton Orient	Colchester
19:30 GMT	Walsh 27' Allinson 58' Wilkins 77'	Report	Hull 66'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 1,736 Referee: R Wiseman

14 February 1989 (1989-02-14) Quarter-final (southern section)	Colchester United	0–1	Hereford United	Colchester
		Report	Stant 18'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,059 Referee: Alf Buksh

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

^[6]^[37]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Fourth Division		FA Cup		League Cup		Football League Trophy
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	WAL	Mark Walton	32	0	23	0	5	0	2	0	2	0
	DF	ENG	Phil Coleman	14	0	6+4	0	2	0	0	0	2	0
	DF	ENG	Scott Daniels	34	0	18+8	0	5	0	0	0	2+1	0
	DF	ENG	Tony English	45	8	36	8	6	0	1	0	2	0
	DF	ENG	Stuart Hicks	46	1	34+3	0	5	1	0	0	4	0
	DF	NIR	Colin Hill	52	1	42+2	0	5	1	2	0	1	0
	DF	ENG	John Pollard	2	1	0+2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	Rodney Rooke	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	DF	SCO	Robert Scott	12	5	12	5	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	Clive Stafford	16	0	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	ENG	Mark Radford	36	1	16+14	1	2+2	0	0+1	0	1	0
	MF	ENG	Les Taylor	16	0	14+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	ENG	Richard Wilkins	47	11	39+1	8	2+1	2	2	0	1+1	1
	FW	ENG	Ian Allinson	31	9	24+1	7	3	1	0	0	3	1
	FW	ENG	Gary Bennett	9	1	6+3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	ENG	Mario Walsh	36	15	25+2	9	6	3	0	0	3	3
Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season
	GK	ENG	Mark Coombe	5	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
	GK	SCO	Tom McAlister	21	0	20	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	DF	ENG	Kevin Bedford	36	0	24+2	0	6	0	0+1	0	3	0
	DF	ENG	Steve Cartwright	12	0	10	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	Stephen Grenfell	9	0	5+1	0	0	0	2	0	1	0
	DF	ENG	Rudi Hedman	22	3	17	1	3	2	1	0	1	0
	DF	ENG	Steve Hetzke	32	3	22+2	2	3	1	2	0	3	0
	DF	ENG	Dave Swindlehurst	18	6	12	5	2	0	2	0	2	1
	MF	ENG	Dave Barnett	30	0	19+1	0	3+2	0	2	0	3	0
	MF	ENG	Nick Chatterton	4	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0	1+1	0
	MF	ENG	Tony Kelly	20	2	13	2	4	0	0	0	3	0
	FW	ENG	Lee Hunter	8	0	4+4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	IRL	Paul McGee	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	FW	ENG	Dale Tempest	41	8	25+8	7	3+1	0	2	0	2	1
	FW	ENG	John Warner	15	3	7+8	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	ENG	Winston White	12	0	10	0	0	0	2	0	0	0

Goalscorers

^[37]

Place	Position	Name	Fourth Division	FA Cup	Football League Trophy	Total
1	FW	Mario Walsh	9	3	3	15
2	MF/DF	Richard Wilkins	8	2	1	11
3	WG	Ian Allinson	7	1	1	9
4	DF/MF	Tony English	8	0	0	8
4	FW	Dale Tempest	7	0	1	8
6	FB	Dave Swindlehurst	5	0	1	6
7	FB	Robert Scott	5	0	0	5
8	CB	Rudi Hedman	1	2	0	3
	CB	Steve Hetzke	2	1	0	3
	FW	John Warner	3	0	0	3
11	MF	Tony Kelly	2	0	0	2
12	WG	Gary Bennett	1	0	0	1
	CB	Stuart Hicks	0	1	0	1
	CB	Colin Hill	0	1	0	1
	CB	John Pollard	1	0	0	1
	MF	Mark Radford	1	0	0	1
		Own goals	0	1	0	1
		TOTALS	60	12	7	79

Disciplinary record

^[38]

Nationality	Position	Name	Fourth Division		FA Cup		League Cup		Football League Trophy		Total
Nationality	Position	Name
	MF	Dave Barnett	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
	CB	Steve Hetzke	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
	FW	Mario Walsh	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
		TOTALS	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4

Clean sheets

Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.^[39]

Place	Player	Fourth Division	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
1	Tom McAlister	4	0	0	4
1	Mark Walton	3	0	1	4
3	Mark Coombe	0	1	0	1
	TOTALS	7	1	1	9

Player debuts

Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.^[40]

Position	Player	Date	Opponent	Ground	Notes
MF	Dave Barnett	27 August 1988	York City	Layer Road
FB	Steve Cartwright	27 August 1988	York City	Layer Road
FB	Dave Swindlehurst	27 August 1988	York City	Layer Road
FB	Kevin Bedford	2 September 1988	Tranmere Rovers	Prenton Park
WG	Gary Bennett	21 October 1988	Cambridge United	Layer Road
MF	Tony Kelly	25 October 1988	Rotherham United	Millmoor
GK	Mark Coombe	11 November 1988	Torquay United	Layer Road
WG	Ian Allinson	16 December 1988	Rochdale	Spotland Stadium	^[41]^[a]
FB	Phil Coleman	20 December 1988	Southend United	Layer Road	^[42]^[a]
FB	Rodney Rooke	20 December 1988	Southend United	Layer Road
MF	Les Taylor	13 January 1989	Tranmere Rovers	Layer Road
GK	Tom McAlister	4 February 1989	Scarborough	Athletic Ground
WG	Paul McGee	10 February 1989	Burnley	Layer Road
FW	John Warner	18 February 1989	Scunthorpe United	Glanford Park
FB	Clive Stafford	5 March 1989	Cambridge United	Abbey Stadium
FB	Robert Scott	24 March 1989	Grimsby Town	Layer Road
CB	John Pollard	5 May 1989	Exeter City	Layer Road

^ ^a ^b Second debut for the club

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: 1989". 11v11.com. Retrieved 28 July 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 0–2 Sheffield United". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
^ "Colchester Utd 2–1 Southend United". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
^ "Average Attendance Figures Per Season". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
^ Hudson, Matt (11 July 2012). "The 1970s and 1980s". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Appearances". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Kevin Bedford". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Steve Cartwright". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
^ "Rodney Rooke". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Dave Swindlehurst". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Dave Barnett". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
^ "Steve Restarick". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Ian Brown". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
^ "Gary Bennett". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Mark Coombe (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
^ "Phil Coleman". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
^ "Ian Allinson". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
^ "Les Taylor". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
^ "Clive Stafford". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Paul McGee (Midfielder / Forward)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
^ ^a ^b "John Warner". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
^ "Robert Scott". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
^ "John Pollad". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
^ "John Ray". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
^ "Keith Williams". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
^ "Tommy Keane". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
^ "Gary Smith". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
^ "Winston White". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
^ "Stephen Grenfell". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
^ "Rudi Hedman". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
^ "Nicky Chatterton". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
^ "Lee Hunter". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
^ "Steve Hetzke". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
^ "Dale Tempest". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
^ "Tony Kelly". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
^ "Tom McAlister (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Goals". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
^ "Discipline". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
^ "Clean sheets (1st team)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
^ "Alltime- List of Debuts". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
^ "Rochdale 1–1 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
^ "Colchester Utd 2–1 Southend United". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 30 July 2018.

[TDG-7] Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game in his third spell for the club

[DG-8] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club

[SDG-9] Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game in his second spell for the club

[DG-18] Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club

[SDG-22] Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game in his second spell for the club

[31] Joined as player-coach

[FG-35] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Date of departure refers to the date of the player's final game for the club

[39] Joined as player-manager

[42] Joined Chesterfield as coach

[44] Date of departure refers to the date of the player's final game in his first spell for the club

[Loanend-46] Loan end date refers to the date of the player's final game for the club

[2deb-53] 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 0–2 Sheffield United". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 24 July 2018.

[3] "Colchester Utd 2–1 Southend United". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 24 July 2018.

[4] "Average Attendance Figures Per Season". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2018.

[5] Hudson, Matt (11 July 2012). "The 1970s and 1980s". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 24 July 2018.

[apps-6] "Appearances". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2018.

[Bedford-10] "Kevin Bedford". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2018.

[Cartwright-11] "Steve Cartwright". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2018.

[12] "Rodney Rooke". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2018.

[Swindlehurst-13] "Dave Swindlehurst". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2018.

[Barnett-14] "Dave Barnett". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2018.

[15] "Steve Restarick". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2018.

[Brown-16] "Ian Brown". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 15 August 2018.

[17] "Gary Bennett". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2018.

[Coombe-19] "Mark Coombe (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2018.

[20] "Phil Coleman". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2018.

[21] "Ian Allinson". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2018.

[23] "Les Taylor". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2018.

[24] "Clive Stafford". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2018.

[McGee-25] "Paul McGee (Midfielder / Forward)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2018.

[Warner-26] "John Warner". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2018.

[27] "Robert Scott". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2018.

[28] "John Pollad". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2018.

[29] "John Ray". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2018.

[30] "Keith Williams". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2018.

[32] "Tommy Keane". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2018.

[33] "Gary Smith". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2018.

[34] "Winston White". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2018.

[36] "Stephen Grenfell". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2018.

[37] "Rudi Hedman". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2018.

[38] "Nicky Chatterton". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2018.

[40] "Lee Hunter". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2018.

[41] "Steve Hetzke". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2018.

[43] "Dale Tempest". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2018.

[45] "Tony Kelly". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2018.

[47] "Tom McAlister (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2018.

[goals-48] "Goals". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 28 July 2018.

[49] "Discipline". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 28 July 2018.

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

[51] "Alltime- List of Debuts". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2018.

[52] "Rochdale 1–1 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 30 July 2018.

[54] "Colchester Utd 2–1 Southend United". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 30 July 2018.

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