1993–94 Colchester United F.C. season

Colchester United
1993–94 season
Chairman	Gordon Parker
Manager	Roy McDonough
Stadium	Layer Road
Third Division	17th
FA Cup	1st round; (eliminated by; Sutton United)
League Cup	1st round; (eliminated by; Fulham)
Football League Trophy	Quarter-final (southern section); (eliminated by; Wycombe Wanderers)
Top goalscorer	League: ; Steve Brown (11); All: ; Steve Brown (13)
Highest home attendance	3,478; v Mansfield Town, 27 December 1993
Lowest home attendance	1,489; v Cambridge United, 19 October 1993
Average home league attendance	2,833
Biggest win	5–2; v Wycombe Wanderers, 18 September 1993; 4–1; v Bury, 25 September 1993
Biggest defeat	0–5; v Hereford United, 16 October 1993
	Home colours
	Home colours
	← 1992–93 1994–95 →

The 1993–94 season was Colchester United's 52nd season in their history and their second consecutive season in the fourth tier of English football, the Third Division. Alongside competing in the Third Division, the club also participated in the FA Cup, the League Cup and the Football League Trophy.

Following a 10th-placed finish the previous campaign, Colchester's defensive frailties were clear as they shipped 71 goals, the second-highest in the league and ended the season in 17th. They crashed out of the FA Cup to non-League opposition in Sutton United, while Fulham saw off the U's in the first round of the League Cup. In the Football League Trophy, Colchester progressed to the southern section quarter-final but were eliminated by old Conference rivals Wycombe Wanderers.

Season overview

Following a campaign of goalkeeping uncertainty where the U's employed six different 'keepers over the course of the season, finding a regular starter between the sticks was key for manager Roy McDonough. With youth team product Nathan Munson on the books, McDonough brought in John Keeley from Oldham Athletic in the summer. However, his performances did not convince and he played his final game for the club in November 1993. This meant a string of mid-season transfers and loans of goalkeepers into the club, and the U's ended the season having once again used six different goalkeepers. McDonough even found himself in goal in October 1993 when facing Hereford United after Keeley and substitute Munson were both sent off for professional fouls. The U's went on to lose that game 5–0. Colchester were the first Football League club to have two goalkeepers sent off in the same fixture. Hereford striker Chris Pike scored a hat-trick in the game, with each of his goals coming against three different goalkeepers.^[5]

The fans frustration at the defensive performances came to a head in the FA Cup first round. The U's found themselves 2–0 down at home to non-League side Sutton United, before goals from Steve McGavin and Steve Brown levelled the score at 2–2 early in the second half. Sutton struck again in the 84th minute, before Tony English equalised two minutes later. Despite their best efforts, two-minutes from time, Ollie Morah scored the winner for Sutton to send them into the second round.

The financial situation was bleak. There were no funds to bring in a permanent goalkeeper, and striker Steve McGavin was sold to Birmingham City for £150,000 in January. Again, no funds were made available for a replacement. It took a consortium of local businessmen to raise £10,000 to buy Steve Whitton from Ipswich Town on deadline day to fill the gap. As such, the U's ended the season in a disappointing 17th-position in Division Three.

There was an early exit from the League Cup as Fulham beat Colchester over two legs in the first round, while in the Football League Trophy, the U's progressed from the first round group stage, then beat Wrexham in the second round, before falling to defeat in the southern section quarter-final at home to Wycombe Wanderers, who won 1–0.

Roy McDonough was handed a silver salver by chairman Gordon Parker on the last day of the season in recognition of McDonough's 500th career appearance. Three days later it was Parker, McDonough's father-in-law, that sacked him.^[6]

Players

As of match played 7 May 1994.^[7]

Name	Position	Place of birth	Date of birth	Apps	Goals	Signed from	Date signed	Fee
Goalkeepers
John Cheesewright	GK	Romford	(1973-01-12)12 January 1973 (aged 20)	0	0	Braintree Town	11 January 1994^[a]	£10,000
David Schultz	GK			0	0	Apprentice	Summer 1993	Free transfer
Defenders
Tim Allpress	DF	Hitchin	(1971-01-27)27 January 1971 (aged 22)	0	0	Bayer Uerdingen	16 August 1993	Undisclosed
Simon Betts	FB	Middlesbrough	(1973-03-03)3 March 1973 (aged 20)	25	0	Scarborough	11 December 1992	Free transfer
Peter Cawley	CB	Walton-on-Thames	(1965-09-15)15 September 1965 (aged 27)	27	3	Barnet	30 October 1992^[b]	Free transfer
Tony English	DF/MF	Luton	(1966-10-19)19 October 1966 (aged 26)	399	50	Coventry City	24 December 1984	Free transfer
Andy Partner	CB	Colchester	(1974-10-21)21 October 1974 (aged 18)	4	0	Apprentice	16 December 1991^[a]	Free transfer
Midfielders
Steve Ball	MF	Colchester	(1969-09-02)2 September 1969 (aged 23)	33	9	Cambridge United	14 September 1992	Free transfer
Tony Cook	MF	Hemel Hempstead	(1976-09-17)17 September 1976 (aged 16)	0	0	Queens Park Rangers	11 January 1994^[a]	Free transfer
Alan Dickens	MF	Plaistow	(1964-09-03)3 September 1964 (aged 28)	0	0	Brentford	September 1993	Free transfer
Chris Fry	MF/WG	Cardiff	(1969-10-23)23 October 1969 (aged 23)	0	0	Hereford United	24 October 1993	Nominal
Mark Kinsella	MF	Dublin	(1972-08-12)12 August 1972 (aged 20)	121	13	Home Farm	18 August 1989	Free transfer
Forwards
Paul Abrahams	FW/WG	Colchester	(1973-10-31)31 October 1973 (aged 19)	32	6	Apprentice	26 August 1991^[a]	Free transfer
Steve Brown	FW	Southend-on-Sea	(1973-12-06)6 December 1973 (aged 19)	0	0	Scunthorpe United	28 August 1993^[a]	Undisclosed
Sean Campbell	WG	Bristol	(1974-12-31)31 December 1974 (aged 18)	0	0	Apprentice	Summer 1993	Free transfer
Roy McDonough	FW	Solihull	(1958-10-16)16 October 1958 (aged 34)	222	73	Southend United	13 October 1990^[b]	Part exchange
Steve Whitton	FW	East Ham	(1960-12-04)4 December 1960 (aged 32)	0	0	Ipswich Town	24 March 1994	£10,000

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club
^ ^a ^b 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 1993	WG	Sean Campbell	Apprentice	Free transfer	^[8]
Summer 1993	GK	David Schultz	Apprentice	Free transfer	^[9]
July 1993	GK	John Keeley	Oldham Athletic	Free transfer	^[10]
August 1993	FW	Grant Morrow	Doncaster Rovers	Undisclosed	^[11]
16 August 1993	DF	Tim Allpress	Bayer Uerdingen	Undisclosed	^[12]^[13]
28 August 1993	FW	Steve Brown	Scunthorpe United	Undisclosed	^[14]^[a]
September 1993	MF	Alan Dickens	Brentford	Free transfer	^[15]
September 1993	FW	John Richardson	Chesham United	Non-contract	^[16]
24 October 1993	MF/WG	Chris Fry	Hereford United	Nominal	^[17]^[18]
11 January 1994	FW	Justin Booty	Apprentice	Free transfer	^[19]^[a]
11 January 1994	GK	John Cheesewright	Braintree Town	£10,000	^[20]^[a]
11 January 1994	MF	Tony Cook	Queens Park Rangers	Free transfer	^[21]^[a]
February 1994	FB	Christian Hyslop	Southend United	Free transfer	^[22]
24 March 1994	GK	Taylor Barada	Notts County	Free transfer	^[23]
24 March 1994	FW	Steve Whitton	Ipswich Town	£10,000	^[24]
30 April 1994	FW	Justin Gentle	Luton Town	Free transfer	^[25]^[a]

Total spending: ~ £20,000

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club

Out

Date	Position	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
End of season	WG	Robert Hopkins	Solihull Borough	Released	^[26]^[a]
14 August 1993	MF	Jason Cook	Dagenham & Redbridge	Released	^[27]^[b]
28 August 1993	FW	Grant Morrow	Boston United	Undisclosed	^[11]^[b]
31 August 1993	FW	Julian Hazel	Chelmsford City	Released	^[28]
11 September 1993	WG	Gary Bennett	Woking	Free transfer	^[29]^[b]
21 October 1993	FB	Martin Grainger	Brentford	£60,000	^[30]^[31]
20 November 1993	GK	John Keeley	Chelmsford City	Released	^[10]^[b]
11 December 1993	GK	Nathan Munson	Wivenhoe Town	Released	^[32]^[b]
11 December 1993	FW	John Richardson	Chesham United	Released	^[16]^[b]
3 January 1994	DF	Paul Roberts	Chesham United	Released	^[33]^[b]
7 January 1994	FW	Steve McGavin	Birmingham City	£150,000	^[34]^[35]
15 January 1994	FW	Justin Booty	Braintree Town	Released	^[19]^[b]
29 March 1994	FB	Christian Hyslop	Hendon	Released	^[22]^[b]
30 April 1994	GK	Taylor Barada	Richmond Kickers	Undisclosed	^[23]^[b]
7 May 1994	FW	Justin Gentle	Chesham United	Released	^[25]^[b]
7 May 1994	LM	Nicky Smith	Wycombe Wanderers	Released	^[36]^[b]

Total incoming: ~ £0

^ Joined as player-coach
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l Date of departure refers to the date of the player's final game for the club

Loans in

Date	Position	Name	From	End date	Ref.
8 October 1993	MF/FB	Adam Locke	Southend United	2 November 1993	^[37]^[38]^[a]
30 October 1993	GK	Mike Desborough	Chelmsford City	30 October 1993	^[39]^[b]
18 November 1993	CB	Mike Basham	West Ham United	20 November 1993	^[40]^[41]^[a]
23 December 1993	GK	Jon Sheffield	Cambridge United	27 January 1994	^[42]^[43]
January 1994	FW	Grant Watts	Crystal Palace	4 April 1994	^[44]^[a]
22 March 1994	WG	Ian Brown	Bristol City	6 April 1994	^[45]^[46]^[c]

^ ^a ^b ^c Loan end date refers to the date of the player's final game for the club
^ Loan start and end dates refer to the date of the player's first and final games for the club
^ Second spell with the club

Match details

Third Division

Results round by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42
Ground	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	L	W	D	D	L	W	W	L	W	L	W	L	L	L	L	W	L	D	W	D	L	W	D	L	W	L	D	L	D	L	L	W	D	D	D	L	L	L	W	W	L
Position	5	11	8	9	8	12	8	5	6	6	8	5	9	11	14	15	13	15	17	13	12	14	11	11	15	13	14	15	15	18	18	18	15	17	15	16	18	18	18	18	16	17

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
15	Doncaster Rovers	42	14	10	18	44	57	−13	52
16	Gillingham	42	12	15	15	44	51	−7	51
17	Colchester United	42	13	10	19	56	71	−15	49
18	Lincoln City	42	12	11	19	52	63	−11	47
19	Wigan Athletic	42	11	12	19	51	70	−19	45

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Matches

14 August 1993 (1993-08-14) 1	Colchester United	1–0	Lincoln City	Colchester
	Kinsella 55'	Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,198 Referee: Mike Reid

21 August 1993 (1993-08-21) 2	Crewe Alexandra	2–1	Colchester United	Crewe
	Ward 41', 59'	Report	Ball 68'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 2,700 Referee: J Holbrook

28 August 1993 (1993-08-28) 3	Colchester United	3–2	Northampton Town	Colchester
	Grainger 34' (pen.) English 41' Mark Kinsella 71'	Report	Brown 5' Gilzean 35'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,874 Referee: M Bailey

31 August 1993 (1993-08-31) 4	Colchester United	3–3	Shrewsbury Town	Colchester
	McGavin 3', 23' S. Brown 45'	Report	Lynch 1' Summerfield 79' Spink 88'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,723 Referee: Graham Poll

4 September 1993 (1993-09-04) 5	Torquay United	3–3	Colchester United	Torquay
	Foster 58', 78', 82'	Report	S. Brown 35' McGavin 36' Curran 47' (o.g.)	Stadium: Plainmoor Attendance: 2,989 Referee: Steve Dunn

11 September 1993 (1993-09-11) 6	Colchester United	2–5	Rochdale	Colchester
	McDonough 8' S. Brown 37'	Report	Lancaster 10', 74' Butler 16' Reeves 67' Whitehall 78'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,776 Referee: G Pooley

18 September 1993 (1993-09-18) 7	Wycombe Wanderers	2–5	Colchester United	High Wycombe
	Scott 19' (pen.) Langford 49' Cousins 30'	Report	Kinsella 43' McGavin 59' McDonough 65' Grainger 75' S. Brown 89'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 8,025 Referee: Clive Wilkes

25 September 1993 (1993-09-25) 8	Colchester United	4–1	Bury	Colchester
	S. Brown 8', 48', 53' McGavin 38'	Report	Kearney 55'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,702 Referee: Paul Alcock

2 October 1993 (1993-10-02) 9	Preston North End	1–0	Colchester United	Preston
	Ellis 73'	Report		Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 6,412 Referee: J Watson

9 October 1993 (1993-10-09) 10	Colchester United	2–1	Scunthorpe United	Colchester
	Kinsella 32' S. Brown 78'	Report	Carmichael 5'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,405 Referee: Kelvin Morton

16 October 1993 (1993-10-16) 11	Hereford United	5–0	Colchester United	Hereford
	Pike 28', 43' (pen.), 51' Fry 65' Hall 88'	Report	Keeley 43' Munson 68'	Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 1,848 Referee: R Groves

23 October 1993 (1993-10-23) 12	Colchester United	3–1	Wigan Athletic	Colchester
	McDonough 4', 51' Kinsella 65'	Report	Gillespie 27'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,814 Referee: I Hemley

30 October 1993 (1993-10-30) 13	Gillingham	3–0	Colchester United	Gillingham
	Green 17' Forster 40' Reinelt 90'	Report		Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 3,964 Referee: Gary Willard

2 November 1993 (1993-11-02) 14	Darlington	7–3	Colchester United	Darlington
	Ellison 1', 80' Painter 20', 58' Chapman 33', 84' Himsworth 71'	Report	Dickens 9' McGavin 59' Kinsella 75'	Stadium: Feethams Attendance: 1,299 Referee: P Harrison

6 November 1993 (1993-11-06) 15	Colchester United	0–1	Walsall	Colchester
		Report	Peer 9'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,736 Referee: D Orr

20 November 1993 (1993-11-20) 16	Doncaster Rovers	2–1	Colchester United	Doncaster
	Yates 54' Page 67'	Report	McGavin 62'	Stadium: Belle Vue Attendance: 2,034 Referee: Brian Hill

27 November 1993 (1993-11-27) 17	Colchester United	2–1	Carlisle United	Colchester
	English 43', 88'	Report	Thomas 5'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,316 Referee: Paul Danson

11 December 1993 (1993-12-11) 18	Colchester United	2–4	Crewe Alexandra	Colchester
	English 44' S. Brown 64'	Report	Rowbotham 2', 17' Gardiner 64' Whalley 90'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,647 Referee: B Coddington

27 December 1993 (1993-12-27) 19	Colchester United	0–0	Mansfield Town	Colchester
		Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,478 Referee: M Bailey

28 December 1993 (1993-12-28) 20	Scarborough	0–2	Colchester United	Scarborough
		Report	McDonough 65' McGavin 88'	Stadium: Athletic Ground Attendance: 1,226 Referee: Neale Barry

1 January 1994 (1994-01-01) 21	Colchester United	0–0	Chester City	Colchester
		Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,170 Referee: Gary Willard

3 January 1994 (1994-01-03) 22	Shrewsbury Town	2–1	Colchester United	Shrewsbury
	Walton 55' Spink 80'	Report	Ball 40'	Stadium: Gay Meadow Attendance: 4,245 Referee: Roger Milford

15 January 1994 (1994-01-15) 23	Colchester United	1–0	Hereford United	Colchester
15:00 GMT	Dickens 75'	Report	Davies 11'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,439 Referee: G Pooley

22 January 1994 (1994-01-22) 24	Scunthorpe United	1–1	Colchester United	Scunthorpe
	Carmichael 54'	Report	Cawley 67'	Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 2,854 Referee: I Cruickshanks

29 January 1994 (1994-01-29) 25	Colchester United	1–2	Gillingham	Colchester
15:00 GMT	Watts 67'	Report	Smith 51' Forster 89'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,436 Referee: J Key

5 February 1994 (1994-02-05) 26	Wigan Athletic	0–1	Colchester United	Wigan
		Report	Dickens 80'	Stadium: Springfield Park Attendance: 1,695 Referee: G Singh

12 February 1994 (1994-02-12) 27	Colchester United	0–2	Chesterfield	Colchester
15:00 GMT		Report	Morris 6', 58'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,783 Referee: R Bigger

19 February 1994 (1994-02-19) 28	Northampton Town	1–1	Colchester United	Northampton
	Wilkin 19'	Report	McDonough 24' Hyslop 7'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 3,185 Referee: T Lunt

25 February 1994 (1994-02-25) 29	Colchester United	1–2	Torquay United	Colchester
15:00 GMT	Betts 73'	Report	Hathaway 56' Hodges 77'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,573 Referee: M Pierce

5 March 1994 (1994-03-05) 30	Rochdale	1–1	Colchester United	Rochdale
	Stuart 73'	Report	Watts 6'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,202 Referee: K Lupton

12 March 1994 (1994-03-12) 31	Colchester United	0–2	Wycombe Wanderers	Colchetser
15:00 GMT		Report	Stapleton 58' Titterton 89'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,932 Referee: Paul Alcock

15 March 1994 (1994-03-15) 32	Lincoln City	2–0	Colchester United	Lincoln
	Mardenborough 75' Matthews 84'	Report		Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 1,631 Referee: R Poulain

19 March 1994 (1994-03-19) 33	Bury	0–1	Colchester United	Bury
		Report	McDonough 57'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 2,108 Referee: P Wright

26 March 1994 (1994-03-26) 34	Colchester United	1–1	Preston North End	Colchester
15:00 GMT	I. Brown 76'	Report	Norbury 16'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,950 Referee: Peter Jones

29 March 1994 (1994-03-29) 35	Chesterfield	0–0	Colchester United	Chesterfield
		Report		Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 3,089 Referee: Joe Worrall

2 April 1994 (1994-04-02) 36	Mansfield Town	1–1	Colchester United	Mansfield
	Holland 5'	Report	Gray 34' (o.g.)	Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 2,117 Referee: Steve Dunn

4 April 1994 (1994-04-04) 37	Colchester United	1–2	Scarborough	Colchester
15:00 BST	Meyer 72' (o.g.)	Report	Thompson 6' Young 41'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,501 Referee: Gary Willard

9 April 1994 (1994-04-09) 38	Chester City	2–1	Colchester United	Chester
	Lightfoot 30', 89'	Report	S. Brown 34'	Stadium: Deva Stadium Attendance: 3,394 Referee: R Sheppard

16 April 1994 (1994-04-16) 39	Colchester United	1–2	Darlington	Colchester
15:00 BST	Kinsella 45'	Report	Shaw 8' Chapman 78'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,337 Referee: K Leach

23 April 1994 (1994-04-23) 40	Walsall	1–2	Colchester United	Walsall
	Watkiss 19'	Report	Watkiss 19' (o.g.) Kinsella 74'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 2,980 Referee: J Key

30 April 1994 (1994-04-30) 41	Colchester United	3–1	Doncaster Rovers	Colchester
	Whitton 79', 81' S. Brown 83'	Report	Wilcox 43'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,378 Referee: Paul Alcock

7 May 1994 (1994-05-07) 42	Carlisle United	2–0	Colchester United	Carlisle
	Kinsella 3' (o.g.) Conway 61'	Report		Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 9,305

League Cup

17 August 1993 (1993-08-17) 1st round 1st leg	Fulham	2–1	Colchester United	Fulham
	Betts 59' (o.g.) Farrell	Report	Kinsella 35'	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 2,820 Referee: A Smith

24 August 1993 (1993-08-24) 1st round 2nd leg	Colchester United	1–2	Fulham	Colchester
	McDonough 5'	Report	Brazil 55' Farrell 63'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,360 Referee: R Bigger
Note: Fulham won 4–2 on aggregate.

Football League Trophy

Group 6
Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
Cambridge United	2	1	1	0	4	2	+2	4	Qualified for next round
Colchester United	2	0	2	0	2	2	0	2	Qualified for next round
Gillingham	2	0	1	1	0	2	−2	1

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

28 September 1993 (1993-09-28) 1st round (southern section)	Gillingham	0–0	Colchester United	Gillingham
		Report		Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 1,091 Referee: Alan Gunn

19 October 1993 (1993-10-19) 1st round (southern section)	Colchester United	2–2	Cambridge United	Colchester
	Kinsella 12' S. Brown 56'	Report	Clayton 47' Heathcote 90'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 1,489 Referee: R Bigger

4 December 1993 (1993-12-04) 2nd round (southern section)	Wrexham	0–1	Colchester United	Wrexham
		Report	McDonough 87'	Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 1,860 Referee: J Brandwood

11 January 1994 (1994-01-11) Quarter-final (southern section)	Colchester United	0–1	Wycombe Wanderers	Colchester
19:45 GMT		Report	Guppy 86'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,751 Referee: Peter Jones

FA Cup

13 November 1993 (1993-11-13) 1st round	Colchester United	3–4	Sutton United	Colchester
	McGavin 40' S. Brown 52' English 86'	Report	Quail 18' Smart 30' Newman 84' Morah 88'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,051 Referee: Neale Barry

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

^[7]^[47]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Third Division		FA Cup		League Cup		Football League Trophy
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	ENG	John Cheesewright	18	0	17	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	DF	ENG	Tim Allpress	27	0	21+2	0	0	0	1+1	0	2	0
	DF	ENG	Simon Betts	38	1	31+2	1	1	0	1	0	3	0
	DF	ENG	Peter Cawley	41	1	36	1	1	0	0	0	4	0
	DF	ENG	Tony English	49	5	42	4	1	1	2	0	4	0
	MF	ENG	Steve Ball	38	2	27+5	2	0	0	2	0	3+1	0
	MF	ENG	Alan Dickens	36	3	28+4	3	1	0	0	0	3	0
	MF	WAL	Chris Fry	17	0	12+5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	IRL	Mark Kinsella	48	10	42	8	1	0	2	1	3	1
	FW	ENG	Paul Abrahams	6	0	1+3	0	0	0	0+2	0	0	0
	FW	ENG	Steve Brown	38	13	30+4	11	1	1	0	0	3	1
	FW	ENG	Sean Campbell	5	0	1+3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	FW	ENG	Tony Cook	3	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
	FW	ENG	Roy McDonough	45	9	36+2	7	1	0	2	1	3+1	1
	FW	ENG	Steve Whitton	8	2	8	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season
	GK	USA	Taylor Barada	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	GK	ENG	Mike Desborough	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	GK	ENG	John Keeley	20	0	15	0	1	0	2	0	2	0
	GK	ENG	Nathan Munson	4	0	2+1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	GK	ENG	Jon Sheffield	6	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	Mike Basham	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	Martin Grainger	11	2	5+3	2	0	0	2	0	1	0
	DF	ENG	Christian Hyslop	8	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	Paul Roberts	26	0	21	0	1	0	2	0	2	0
	MF	ENG	Jason Cook	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	ENG	Adam Locke	5	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	MF	ENG	Nicky Smith	44	0	29+10	0	1	0	2	0	2	0
	FW	ENG	Gary Bennett	6	0	3+1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
	FW	ENG	Justin Booty	2	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	FW	ENG	Ian Brown	4	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	ENG	Justin Gentle	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	ENG	Steve McGavin	27	9	20+1	8	1	1	2	0	3	0
	FW	SCO	Grant Morrow	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	ENG	John Richardson	10	0	1+7	0	0	0	0	0	1+1	0
	FW	ENG	Grant Watts	13	2	8+4	2	0	0	0	0	0+1	0

Goalscorers

^[47]

Place	Position	Name	Third Division	FA Cup	League Cup	Football League Trophy	Total
1	FW	Steve Brown	11	1	0	1	13
2	MF	Mark Kinsella	8	0	1	1	10
3	FW	Roy McDonough	7	0	1	1	9
3	FW	Steve McGavin	8	1	0	0	9
5	DF/MF	Tony English	4	1	0	0	5
6	MF	Alan Dickens	3	0	0	0	3
7	MF	Steve Ball	2	0	0	0	2
	FB	Martin Grainger	2	0	0	0	2
	FW	Grant Watts	2	0	0	0	2
	FW	Steve Whitton	2	0	0	0	2
11	FB	Simon Betts	1	0	0	0	1
	WG	Ian Brown	1	0	0	0	1
	CB	Peter Cawley	1	0	0	0	1
		Own goals	4	0	0	0	4
		TOTALS	56	3	2	3	64

Disciplinary record

^[48]

Nationality	Position	Name	Third Division		FA Cup		League Cup		Football League Trophy		Total
Nationality	Position	Name
	FB	Christian Hyslop	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
	GK	John Keeley	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
	GK	Nathan Munson	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
		TOTALS	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3

Clean sheets

Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.^[49]

Place	Player	Third Division	Football League Trophy	Total
1	Jon Sheffield	4	0	4
2	John Cheesewright	3	0	3
3	John Keeley	1	1	2
4	Nathan Munson	0	1	1
	TOTALS	8	2	10

Player debuts

Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.^[50]

Position	Player	Date	Opponent	Ground
GK	John Keeley	14 August 1993	Lincoln City	Layer Road
DF	Tim Allpress	17 August 1993	Fulham	Craven Cottage
WG	Sean Campbell	21 August 1993	Crewe Alexandra	Gresty Road
FW	Steve Brown	28 August 1993	Northampton Town	Layer Road
FW	Grant Morrow	28 August 1993	Northampton Town	Layer Road
MF	Alan Dickens	4 September 1993	Torquay United	Plainmoor
FW	John Richardson	25 September 1993	Bury	Layer Road
MF/FB	Adam Locke	9 October 1993	Scunthorpe United	Layer Road
GK	Mike Desborough	30 October 1993	Gillingham	Priestfield Stadium
CB	Mike Basham	20 November 1993	Doncaster Rovers	Belle Vue
MF/WG	Chris Fry	27 December 1993	Mansfield Town	Layer Road
GK	Jon Sheffield	27 December 1993	Mansfield Town	Layer Road
FW	Justin Booty	11 January 1994	Wycombe Wanderers	Layer Road
GK	John Cheesewright	11 January 1994	Wycombe Wanderers	Layer Road
MF	Tony Cook	11 January 1994	Wycombe Wanderers	Layer Road
FW	Grant Watts	11 January 1994	Wycombe Wanderers	Layer Road
FB	Christian Hyslop	19 February 1994	Northampton Town	County Ground
WG	Ian Brown	26 March 1994	Preston North End	Layer Road
FW	Steve Whitton	29 March 1994	Chesterfield	Saltergate
GK	Taylor Barada	30 April 1994	Doncaster Rovers	Layer Road
FW	Justin Gentle	30 April 1994	Doncaster Rovers	Layer Road

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: 1994". 11v11.com. Retrieved 22 August 2018.

Specific

^ Whitehead, Jeff; Drury, Kevin (2008). The Who's Who of Colchester United: The Layer Road Years. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 279. ISBN 978-1-85983-629-3.
^ "Colchester Utd 0–0 Mansfield Town". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
^ "Colchester Utd 2–2 Cambridge United". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
^ "Average Attendance Figures Per Season". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
^ "Hereford United 5–0 Colchester United". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
^ Hudson, Matt (11 August 2013). "The 1990s and 2000s". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Appearances". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
^ "Sean Campbell". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
^ 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.
^ ^a ^b "John Keeley (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Grant Morrow". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
^ "Tim Allpress". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
^ Tim Allpress at Soccerbase
^ "Steve Brown". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
^ "Alan Dickens". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
^ ^a ^b "John Richardson". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
^ "Chris Fry". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
^ Chris Fry at Soccerbase
^ ^a ^b "Justin Booty". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
^ "John Cheesewright (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
^ "Tony Cook". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Christian Hyslop". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Taylor Barada (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
^ "Steve Whitton (Midfielder / Forward)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Justin Gentle". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
^ "Robert Hopkins". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
^ "Jason Cook". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
^ "Julian Hazel". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
^ "Gary Bennett". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
^ "Martin Grainger". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
^ Martin Grainger at Soccerbase
^ "Nathan Munson (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
^ "Paul Roberts". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
^ "Steve McGavin". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
^ Steve McGavin at Soccerbase
^ "Nicky Smith". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
^ "Adam Locke". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
^ Adam Locke at Soccerbase
^ "Mike Desborough (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
^ "Mike Basham". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
^ Mike Basham at Soccerbase
^ "Jon Sheffield (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
^ Jon Sheffield at Soccerbase
^ "Grant Watts". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
^ "Ian Brown". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
^ Ian Brown at Soccerbase
^ ^a ^b "Goals". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
^ "Discipline". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
^ "Clean sheets (1st team)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
^ "Alltime- List of Debuts". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2018.

[DG-8] 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-17] Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club

[30] Joined as player-coach

[FG-32] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l Date of departure refers to the date of the player's final game for the club

[Loanend-44] Loan end date refers to the date of the player's final game for the club

[Loan-46] Loan start and end dates refer to the date of the player's first and final games for the club

[54] Second spell with 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 0–0 Mansfield Town". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 17 August 2018.

[3] "Colchester Utd 2–2 Cambridge United". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 17 August 2018.

[4] "Average Attendance Figures Per Season". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2018.

[5] "Hereford United 5–0 Colchester United". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.

[6] Hudson, Matt (11 August 2013). "The 1990s and 2000s". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 18 August 2018.

[apps-7] "Appearances". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.

[10] "Sean Campbell". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.

[11] 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.

[Keeley-12] "John Keeley (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.

[Morrow-13] "Grant Morrow". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.

[14] "Tim Allpress". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.

[15] Tim Allpress at Soccerbase

[16] "Steve Brown". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.

[18] "Alan Dickens". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.

[Richardson-19] "John Richardson". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.

[20] "Chris Fry". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.

[21] Chris Fry at Soccerbase

[Booty-22] "Justin Booty". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.

[23] "John Cheesewright (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.

[24] "Tony Cook". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.

[Hyslop-25] "Christian Hyslop". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.

[Barada-26] "Taylor Barada (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.

[27] "Steve Whitton (Midfielder / Forward)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.

[Gentle-28] "Justin Gentle". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.

[29] "Robert Hopkins". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.

[31] "Jason Cook". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.

[33] "Julian Hazel". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.

[34] "Gary Bennett". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.

[35] "Martin Grainger". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.

[36] Martin Grainger at Soccerbase

[37] "Nathan Munson (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.

[38] "Paul Roberts". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.

[39] "Steve McGavin". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.

[40] Steve McGavin at Soccerbase

[41] "Nicky Smith". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.

[42] "Adam Locke". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.

[43] Adam Locke at Soccerbase

[45] "Mike Desborough (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.

[47] "Mike Basham". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.

[48] Mike Basham at Soccerbase

[49] "Jon Sheffield (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.

[50] Jon Sheffield at Soccerbase

[51] "Grant Watts". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.

[52] "Ian Brown". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.

[53] Ian Brown at Soccerbase

[goals-55] "Goals". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 August 2018.

[56] "Discipline". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 August 2018.

[57] "Clean sheets (1st team)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 August 2018.

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

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