1984–85 Colchester United F.C. season

Colchester United
1984–85 season
Chairman	Maurice Cadman
Manager	Cyril Lea
Stadium	Layer Road
Fourth Division	7th
FA Cup	2nd round; (eliminated by; Gillingham)
League Cup	1st round; (eliminated by; Gillingham)
Associate Members' Cup	2nd round (southern section); (eliminated by; Walsall
Top goalscorer	League: ; Tony Adcock (24); All: ; Tony Adcock (28)
Highest home attendance	4,487; v Gillingham, 8 December 1984
Lowest home attendance	1,641; v Aldershot, 22 September 1984
Average home league attendance	2,225
Biggest win	5–1; v Exeter City, 23 March 1985
Biggest defeat	0–5; v Gillingham, 8 December 1984
	Home colours
	Home colours
	← 1983–84 1985–86 →

The 1984–85 season was Colchester United's 43rd season in their history and fourth 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.

Once again, Colchester finished high in the Fourth Division table, but ten points off promotion. Remarkably, the U's were paired against Gillingham in all three cup competitions they participated in, but only succeeded in beating them once, failing to defeat them in the first round of the League Cup and second round of the FA Cup, but won over two legs in the Associate Members' Cup.

Season overview

Despite chairman Maurice Cadman announcing the removal of win bonuses for the season, only three of the eight out-of-contract players chose to move on despite the new scheme. Steve Wignall however decided to leave for Brentford.

Colchester were paired with Gillingham in the first round of the League Cup, where they were beaten 5–2 over two legs. The U's were then drawn against them in the second round of the FA Cup after seeing off Southend United in the Essex derby following a replay. Again, Gillingham won, on this occasion scoring five in a single match and inflicting the heaviest ever home defeat on Colchester.

In-form forward Tony Adcock continued his scoring form, with 28 goals to his name by January. However, with Liverpool rumoured to be interested in signing him and Bobby Hunt's 38-goal record in sight, he suffered a serious knee injury which ruled him out for almost the remainder of the season.

Once more Colchester fell just short of promotion in seventh place, but ten points adrift of automatic promotion in fourth position. The club equalled its record away win with a 5–1 victory at Exeter City on 23 March.

Meanwhile, Maurice Cadman found a new buyer for the club, with Jonathan Crisp paying the £150,000 asking price. He promised Second Division football within five years, but in light of the Bradford City stadium fire on 11 May, a move away from the timber-constructed Layer Road stands meant fabricating a move away or redevelopment of the stadium was of utmost importance.^[5]

Players

As of match played 10 May 1985.^[6]

Name	Position	Place of birth	Date of birth	Apps	Goals	Signed from	Date signed	Fee
Goalkeepers
Alec Chamberlain	GK	March	(1964-06-20)20 June 1964 (aged 19)	60	0	Ipswich Town	Summer 1982	Undisclosed
Defenders
Keith Day	CB	Grays	(1962-11-29)29 November 1962 (aged 21)	0	0	Aveley	Summer 1984	Undisclosed
Tony English	DF/MF	Luton	(1966-10-19)19 October 1966 (aged 17)	0	0	Coventry City	24 December 1984	Free transfer
Rudi Hedman	CB	Lambeth	(1964-11-16)16 November 1964 (aged 19)	4	0	Apprentice	February 1984	Free transfer
Stewart Houston	CB	Dunoon	(1949-08-20)20 August 1949 (aged 34)	51	5	Sheffield United	Summer 1983	Undisclosed
Ian Phillips	FB	Cumnock	(1959-04-23)23 April 1959 (aged 25)	48	5	Northampton Town	September 1983	£5,000
Midfielders
Andy Farrell	MF/FB	Colchester	(1965-10-07)7 October 1965 (aged 18)	21	0	Apprentice	Summer 1982	Free transfer
Jeff Hull	MF	Rochford	(1960-08-25)25 August 1960 (aged 23)	66	5	Basildon United	17 December 1982^[a]	Undisclosed
Roger Osborne	MF	Otley	(1950-03-09)9 March 1950 (aged 34)	157	8	Ipswich Town	February 1981	£25,000
Noel Parkinson	MF	Kingston upon Hull	(1959-11-16)16 November 1959 (aged 24)	0	0	Scunthorpe United	August 1984	Undisclosed
Forwards
Tony Adcock	FW	Bethnal Green	(1963-03-27)27 March 1963 (aged 21)	136	56	Apprentice	31 March 1981	Free transfer
Keith Bowen	FW	Northampton	(1958-02-26)26 February 1958 (aged 26)	68	22	Brentford	25 March 1983^[b]	£10,000
Simon Burman	WG/MF	Ipswich	(1965-11-26)26 November 1965 (aged 18)	0	0	Apprentice	15 February 1985	Free transfer
Perry Groves	WG	Bow	(1965-04-19)19 April 1965 (aged 19)	81	5	Cornard Dynamos	Summer 1981	Free transfer
Liburd Henry	FW	Roseau	(1964-08-29)29 August 1964 (aged 19)	0	0	Unknown	Summer 1984	Free transfer
Russell Irving	FW	Wallsend	(1964-01-04)4 January 1964 (aged 20)	0	0	Ipswich Town	Summer 1984	Undisclosed

^ 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 1984	CB	Keith Day	Aveley	Undisclosed	^[7]
Summer 1984	FW	Liburd Henry	Unknown	Free transfer	^[8]
Summer 1984	FW	Russell Irving	Ipswich Town	Undisclosed	^[9]
August 1984	FB	Daryl Godbold	Norwich City	Undisclosed	^[10]
August 1984	MF	Noel Parkinson	Scunthorpe United	Undisclosed	^[11]
August 1984	MF	Stuart Youngman	Apprentice	Free transfer	^[12]
24 December 1984	DF/MF	Tony English	Coventry City	Free transfer	^[13]^[14]
5 February 1985	FW	Tommy English	Plymouth Argyle	Undisclosed	^[15]^[a]
15 February 1985	WG/MF	Simon Burman	Apprentice	Free transfer	^[16]

Total spending: ~ £0

^ 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	FB	Phil Coleman	Chelmsford City	Released	^[17]
End of season	MF	Steve Leslie	Chelmsford City	Released	^[18]
End of season	FW	Craig Oldfield	Bury Town	Released	^[19]
Summer 1984	CB	Tony Hadley	Southend United	Free transfer	^[20]
Summer 1984	FW	Les Mutrie	Hartlepool United	Released	^[21]
August 1984	CB	Steve Wignall	Brentford	Undisclosed	^[22]
December 1984	FW	John Taylor	Sudbury Town	Released	^[23]
21 December 1984	FB	Daryl Godbold	Wroxham	Undisclosed	^[10]^[a]
5 February 1985	FW	Tommy English	Canberra City	Undisclosed	^[15]^[a]
23 April 1985	MF	Stuart Youngman	Wroxham	Undisclosed	^[12]^[a]
23 April 1985	FW	Dave Hubbick	Gravesend & Northfleet	Released	^[24]^[a]

Total incoming: ~ £0

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Date of departure refers to the date of the player's final game for the club

Loans in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	End date	Ref.
March 1985	FW		Paul Shinners	Gillingham	10 May 1985	^[25]^[a]

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

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	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H
Result	D	D	D	L	W	W	W	W	L	L	W	W	L	D	L	W	D	W	L	W	D	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	D	L	D	L	W	D	W	D	L	W	L	D	D	L	W	D	L	W
Position	10	10	15	18	14	8	7	4	7	8	7	6	6	10	11	9	10	8	9	8	9	7	7	7	7	5	6	3	3	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	8	5

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
5	Hereford United	46	22	11	13	65	47	+18	77
6	Tranmere Rovers	46	24	3	19	83	66	+17	75
7	Colchester United	46	20	14	12	87	65	+22	74
8	Swindon Town	46	21	9	16	62	58	+4	72
9	Scunthorpe United	46	19	14	13	83	62	+21	71

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Matches

25 August 1984 (1984-08-25) 1	Colchester United	3–3	Southend United	Colchester
15:00 BST	Adcock 9', 32', 44'	Report	Whymark 21' Phillips 22' Ferguson 80'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,378 Referee: Brian Hill

31 August 1984 (1984-08-31) 2	Scunthorpe United	2–2	Colchester United	Scunthorpe
	Cammack 31' Cowling 90'	Report	Bowen 4' Adcock 77'	Stadium: Old Showground Attendance: 1,818 Referee: T Curtis

8 September 1984 (1984-09-08) 3	Colchester United	1–1	Blackpool	Colchester
15:00 BST	Adcock 83'	Report	Deary 35' (pen.)	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 1,772 Referee: M Cotton

15 September 1984 (1984-09-15) 4	Bury	4–3	Colchester United	Bury
	Entwistle 15' Madden 71', 87' White 74'	Report	Adcock 79' Houston 84' Hull 90'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 2,145 Referee: P Vanes

19 September 1984 (1984-09-19) 5	Mansfield Town	0–1	Colchester United	Mansfield
		Report	Bowen 34'	Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 2,084 Referee: L Robinson

22 September 1984 (1984-09-22) 6	Colchester United	2–0	Aldershot	Colchester
15:00 BST	Adcock 4', 39'	Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 1,641 Referee: Ian Borrett

29 September 1984 (1984-09-29) 7	Northampton Town	1–3	Colchester United	Northampton
	Hayes 24' Mundee 64'	Report	Parkinson 70' Adcock 74' Bowen 78'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 1,595 Referee: J Martin

2 October 1984 (1984-10-02) 8	Colchester United	2–1	Torquay United	Colchester
	Bowen 81' Hull 83'	Report	Barnes 64'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 1,813 Referee: Tony Ward

13 October 1984 (1984-10-13) 9	Darlington	4–0	Colchester United	Darlington
	Forster 11', 75' McLean 61' (pen.) Airey 72'	Report	Groves 38'	Stadium: Feethams Attendance: 2,021 Referee: J McAulay

16 October 1984 (1984-10-16) 10	Colchester United	3–4	Exeter City	Colchester
	Adcock 6' Hull 35' Groves 52'	Report	Sims 4' Smith 51' Harrower 54' Pratt 55'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 1,846 Referee: Martin Bodenham

20 October 1984 (1984-10-20) 11	Chester City	1–2	Colchester United	Chester
	Fox 60'	Report	Adcock 23', 45'	Stadium: Sealand Road Attendance: 1,400 Referee: Roger Dilkes

23 October 1984 (1984-10-23) 12	Colchester United	3–0	Stockport County	Colchester
19:30 BST	Hull 27', 87' Groves 55'	Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,153 Referee: Colin Downey

26 October 1984 (1984-10-26) 13	Colchester United	1–3	Halifax Town	Colchester
19:30 BST	Adcock 9'	Report	Lowe 16' Ayre 57' Gallagher 86'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,295 Referee: Tom Bune

3 November 1984 (1984-11-03) 14	Chesterfield	1–1	Colchester United	Chesterfield
	Moss 75'	Report	Adcock 45'	Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 3,614 Referee: George Courtney

6 November 1984 (1984-11-06) 15	Tranmere Rovers	3–1	Colchester United	Birkenhead
	Clayton 34', 54' Clarke 36' (pen.)	Report	Godbold 90'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 1,587 Referee: T Mills

9 November 1984 (1984-11-09) 16	Colchester United	1–0	Hartlepool United	Colchester
19:30 GMT	Adcock 78'	Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,136 Referee: Alf Buksh

24 November 1984 (1984-11-24) 17	Rochdale	1–1	Colchester United	Rochdale
	Cooke 90'	Report	Groves 84'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1,012 Referee: R Bridges

1 December 1984 (1984-12-01) 18	Colchester United	3–1	Peterborough United	Colchester
	Irving 22' Groves 24' Adcock 38'	Report Report	Kelly 41'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,070 Referee: M James

15 December 1984 (1984-12-15) 19	Swindon Town	2–1	Colchester United	Swindon
	Coyne 18' Gordon 41'	Report	Adcock 33'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 2,263 Referee: Keith Cooper

21 December 1984 (1984-12-21) 20	Crewe Alexandra	1–4	Colchester United	Crewe
	Allatt 16'	Report	Adcock 31' Groves 33' Bowen 59', 90'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 1,529 Referee: J Bray

26 December 1984 (1984-12-26) 21	Colchester United	2–2	Hereford United	Colchester
15:00 GMT	Adcock 79' Bowen 80'	Report	S Phillips 31' I Phillips 89' (o.g.)	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,525 Referee: D Reeves

28 December 1984 (1984-12-28) 22	Colchester United	3–2	Port Vale	Colchester
19:30 GMT	Groves 4' Bowen 32' (pen.), 56' (pen.)	Report	Brown 50' Smith 66'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,014 Referee: E Scales

1 January 1985 (1985-01-01) 23	Wrexham	2–2	Colchester United	Wrexham
	Edwards 61' Horne 85'	Report	Phillips 21' Irving 75'	Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 1,376 Referee: R Banks

26 January 1985 (1985-01-26) 24	Colchester United	1–0	Bury	Colchester
15:00 GMT	Osborne 46'	Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,028 Referee: Rob Lewis

29 January 1985 (1985-01-29) 25	Southend United	2–5	Colchester United	Southend-on-Sea
	Hadley 64' Pennyfather 80'	Report	Adcock 8' Groves 11', 23' Bowen 62', 73'	Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 2,401

1 February 1985 (1985-02-01) 26	Colchester United	4–1	Northampton Town	Colchester
19:30 GMT	Hedman 63' Adcock 70' Day 72' Parkinson 83' (pen.)	Report	Mundee 85'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,314 Referee: Tony Ward

22 February 1985 (1985-02-22) 27	Colchester United	3–1	Chesterfield	Colchester
	Adcock 33', 60', 77'	Report	Newton 56'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,303 Referee: N Butler

26 February 1985 (1985-02-26) 28	Colchester United	2–1	Mansfield Town	Colchester
	Day 4' Groves 82'	Report	Vinter 38' Kearney 84'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,267 Referee: D Letts

1 March 1985 (1985-03-01) 29	Halifax Town	0–0	Colchester United	Halifax
		Report		Stadium: The Shay Attendance: 1,022 Referee: M Peek

4 March 1985 (1985-03-04) 30	Stockport County	1–0	Colchester United	Stockport
	Evans 88'	Report		Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 1,561 Referee: A Seville

8 March 1985 (1985-03-08) 31	Colchester United	1–1	Chester City	Colchester
19:30 GMT	Irving 75'	Report	Rimmer 31'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,224 Referee: K Baker

15 March 1985 (1985-03-15) 32	Colchester United	1–2	Darlington	Colchester
19:30 GMT	Irving 40'	Report	McLean 22' Airey 38'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 1,739 Referee: Alan Gunn

23 March 1985 (1985-03-23) 33	Exeter City	1–5	Colchester United	Exeter
	Morgan 49'	Report	Bowen 32', 55' Parkinson 61' Irving 83', 87'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 1,828 Referee: Roger Milford

26 March 1985 (1985-03-26) 34	Blackpool	1–1	Colchester United	Blackpool
	Pashley 68'	Report	Tony English 7'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 4,057 Referee: D Shaw

29 March 1985 (1985-03-29) 35	Colchester United	2–1	Tranmere Rovers	Colchester
19:30 GMT	Day 80' Tony English 84'	Report	Clarke 22' Sinclair 65'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,044 Referee: D Hedges

2 April 1985 (1985-04-02) 36	Colchester United	1–1	Scunthorpe United	Colchester
19:30 BST	Day 49'	Report	Broddle 51' Graham 30' Lees 87'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,409 Referee: M James

6 April 1985 (1985-04-06) 37	Hereford United	2–1	Colchester United	Hereford
	Phillips 11' Price 25'	Report	Bowen 75' (pen.)	Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 3,485 Referee: P Tyldesley

8 April 1985 (1985-04-08) 38	Colchester United	4–1	Wrexham	Colchester
15:00 BST	Bowen 17' Irving 32', 80' Hubbick 90'	Report	Edwards 25'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,204 Referee: Ian Borrett

13 April 1985 (1985-04-13) 39	Hartlepool United	2–1	Colchester United	Hartlepool
	Dobson 32', 77'	Report	Parkinson 76'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 1,512 Referee: N Glover

16 April 1985 (1985-04-16) 40	Torquay United	1–1	Colchester United	Torquay
	Walsh 54'	Report	Bowen 34'	Stadium: Plainmoor Attendance: 1,191

19 April 1985 (1985-04-19) 41	Colchester United	1–1	Rochdale	Colchester
19:30 BST	Parkinson 15'	Report	Diamond 13' (pen.)	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 1,853 Referee: J Ball

23 April 1985 (1985-04-23) 42	Aldershot	1–0	Colchester United	Aldershot
	McDonald 76'	Report		Stadium: Recreation Ground Attendance: 1,624 Referee: D Brazier

27 April 1985 (1985-04-27) 43	Peterborough United	0–1	Colchester United	Peterborough
		Report	Hedman 30'	Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 1,624 Referee: L Robinson

4 May 1985 (1985-05-04) 44	Colchester United	1–1	Swindon Town	Colchester
	Tony English 77'	Report	Ramsey 43'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 1,867 Referee: G Napthine

6 May 1985 (1985-05-06) 45	Port Vale	3–2	Colchester United	Burslem
	Brown 40' Kellock 65' Earle 71' (pen.)	Report	Shinners 85' Groves 89'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 2,526 Referee: G Aplin

10 May 1985 (1985-05-10) 46	Colchester United	4–1	Crewe Alexandra	Colchester
19:30 BST	Osborne 35' Bowen 66' Parkinson 70' Irving 89'	Report	Allatt 20'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 1,864 Referee: Brian Hill

League Cup

28 August 1984 (1984-08-28) 1st round 1st leg	Gillingham	3–2	Colchester United	Gillingham
	Weatherly 31' Mehmet 49' Leslie 90'	Report	Bowen 54' Houston 87'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 2,689 Referee: Rob Lewis

4 September 1984 (1984-09-04) 1st round 2nd leg	Colchester United	0–2	Gillingham	Colchester
19:30 BST		Report	Weatherly 68', 86'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,162 Referee: Keith Hackett
Note: Gillingham won 5–2 on aggregate.

FA Cup

17 November 1984 (1984-11-17) 1st round	Southend United	2–2	Colchester United	Southend-on-Sea
	Clark 14' Phillips 51' (pen.)	Report	Irving 3' Houston 21'	Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 2,935 Referee: E Scales

21 November 1984 (1984-11-21) 1st round replay	Colchester United	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Colchester United	Colchester
19:30 GMT	Adcock 29' Pennyfather 74' (o.g.) Groves 104'	Report	Shepherd 13' Phillips 31'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,907 Referee: E Scales

8 December 1984 (1984-12-08) 2nd round	Colchester United	0–5	Gillingham	Colchester
		Report	Robinson 30' Shearer 31', 61', 90' Cascarino 86'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,487 Referee: Colin Downey

Associate Members' Cup

23 January 1985 (1985-01-23) 1st round 1st leg (southern section)	Gillingham	2–2	Colchester United	Gillingham
	Oakes 62' Shinners 89'	Report	Groves 22' Adcock 29'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium

5 February 1985 (1985-02-05) 1st round 2nd leg (southern section)	Colchester United	2–0	Gillingham	Colchester
19:30 GMT	Adcock 34', 43'	Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 1,762 Referee: Colin Downey
Note: Colchester won 4–2 on aggregate.

12 March 1985 (1985-03-12) 2nd round (southern section)	Walsall	1–0	Colchester United	Walsall
	Childs 15'	Report		Stadium: Fellows Park Attendance: 4,108 Referee: K Nixon

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

^[6]^[26]

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	ENG	Alec Chamberlain	54	0	46	0	3	0	2	0	3	0
	DF	ENG	Keith Day	52	4	45	4	3	0	2	0	2	0
	DF	ENG	Tony English	25	3	20+2	3	0	0	0	0	2+1	0
	DF	ENG	Rudi Hedman	36	2	29+1	2	1+2	0	0	0	3	0
	DF	SCO	Stewart Houston	35	3	28+1	1	2	1	2	1	1+1	0
	DF	SCO	Ian Phillips	45	1	37	1	3	0	2	0	3	0
	MF	ENG	Andy Farrell	46	0	35+3	0	3	0	2	0	3	0
	MF	ENG	Jeff Hull	24	5	18	5	3	0	2	0	0+1	0
	MF	ENG	Roger Osborne	47	2	39+1	2	2	0	2	0	3	0
	MF	ENG	Noel Parkinson	51	6	44	6	3	0	0+1	0	3	0
	FW	ENG	Tony Adcock	35	28	27+1	24	3	1	2	0	2	3
	FW	WAL	Keith Bowen	47	18	41+1	17	0+1	0	2	1	2	0
	FW	ENG	Simon Burman	9	0	8+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	ENG	Perry Groves	52	12	44	10	3	1	2	0	3	1
	FW	ENG	Russell Irving	48	10	34+7	9	3	1	0+1	0	3	0
Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season
	DF	ENG	Daryl Godbold	9	1	4+2	1	1	0	2	0	0	0
	MF	ENG	Stuart Youngman	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	ENG	Tommy English	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
	FW	ENG	Dave Hubbick	5	1	1+4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	ENG	Paul Shinners	6	1	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0

Goalscorers

^[26]

Place	Position	Name	Fourth Division	FA Cup	League Cup	Football League Trophy	Total
1	FW	Tony Adcock	24	1	0	3	28
2	FW	Keith Bowen	17	0	1	0	18
3	WG	Perry Groves	10	1	0	1	12
4	FW	Russell Irving	9	1	0	0	10
5	MF	Noel Parkinson	6	0	0	0	6
6	MF	Jeff Hull	5	0	0	0	5
7	CB	Keith Day	4	0	0	0	4
8	DF/MF	Tony English	3	0	0	0	3
8	CB	Stewart Houston	1	1	1	0	3
10	CB	Rudi Hedman	2	0	0	0	2
10	MF	Roger Osborne	2	0	0	0	2
12	FB	Daryl Godbold	1	0	0	0	1
	FW	Dave Hubbick	1	0	0	0	1
	FB	Ian Phillips	1	0	0	0	1
	FW	Paul Shinners	1	0	0	0	1
		Own goals	0	1	0	0	1
		TOTALS	87	5	2	4	98

Disciplinary record

^[27]

Nationality	Position	Name	Fourth Division		FA Cup		League Cup		Football League Trophy		Total
Nationality	Position	Name
	WG	Perry Groves	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
	FB	Ian Phillips	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
	FW	Keith Bowen	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	GK	Alec Chamberlain	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	MF	Jeff Hull	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	MF	Noel Parkinson	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	WG	Simon Burman	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	CB	Keith Day	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF/MF	Tony English	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	MF/FB	Andy Farrell	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	FB	Daryl Godbold	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	CB	Rudi Hedman	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	FW	Paul Shinners	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
		TOTALS	20	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	1

Clean sheets

Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.^[28]

Place	Nationality	Player	Fourth Division	FA Cup	League Cup	Football League Trophy	Total
1		Alec Chamberlain	7	0	0	1	8
		TOTALS	7	0	0	1	8

Player debuts

Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.^[29]

Position	Player	Date	Opponent	Ground
CB	Keith Day	25 August 1984	Southend United	Layer Road
FB	Daryl Godbold	25 August 1984	Southend United	Layer Road
FW	Russell Irving	25 August 1984	Southend United	Layer Road
MF	Noel Parkinson	28 August 1984	Gillingham	Priestfield Stadium
DF/MF	Tony English	23 January 1985	Gillingham	Priestfield Stadium
FW	Tommy English	5 February 1985	Gillingham	Layer Road
WG/MF	Simon Burman	29 March 1985	Tranmere Rovers	Layer Road
FW	Paul Shinners	16 April 1985	Torquay United	Plainmoor
MF	Stuart Youngman	23 April 1985	Aldershot	Recreation Ground

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: 1985". 11v11.com. Retrieved 5 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 0–5 Gillingham". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
^ "Colchester Utd 2–0 Aldershot". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
^ "Average Attendance Figures Per Season". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
^ Hudson, Matt (11 July 2012). "The 1970s and 1980s". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Appearances". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
^ "Keith Day". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
^ Triggs, Roger (2001). The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd. pp. 153–154. ISBN 0-7524-2243-X.
^ "Russell Irving". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Daryl Godbold". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
^ "Noel Parkinson". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Stuart Youngman". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
^ "Tony English". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
^ Tony English at Soccerbase
^ ^a ^b "Tommy English". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
^ "Simon Burman". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
^ "Phil Coleman". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
^ "Steve Leslie". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
^ "Craig Oldfield". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
^ "Tony Hadley". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
^ "Les Mutrie". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
^ "Steve Wignall". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
^ "John Taylor". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
^ "Dave Hubbick". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
^ "Paul Shinners". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Goals". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
^ "Discipline". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
^ "Clean sheets (1st team)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
^ "Alltime- List of Debuts". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2018.

[DG-7] Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club

[SDG-8] 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

[FG-27] Date of departure refers to the date of the player's final game for the club

[Loanend-30] Loan end date refers to the date of the player's final game 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 0–5 Gillingham". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 May 2018.

[3] "Colchester Utd 2–0 Aldershot". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 May 2018.

[4] "Average Attendance Figures Per Season". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2018.

[5] Hudson, Matt (11 July 2012). "The 1970s and 1980s". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 1 May 2018.

[apps-6] "Appearances". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2018.

[9] "Keith Day". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2018.

[10] Triggs, Roger (2001). The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd. pp. 153–154. ISBN 0-7524-2243-X.

[11] "Russell Irving". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2018.

[Godbold-12] "Daryl Godbold". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2018.

[13] "Noel Parkinson". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2018.

[Youngman-14] "Stuart Youngman". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2018.

[15] "Tony English". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2018.

[16] Tony English at Soccerbase

[Tommy-17] "Tommy English". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2018.

[19] "Simon Burman". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2018.

[20] "Phil Coleman". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2018.

[21] "Steve Leslie". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2018.

[22] "Craig Oldfield". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2018.

[23] "Tony Hadley". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2018.

[24] "Les Mutrie". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2018.

[25] "Steve Wignall". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2018.

[26] "John Taylor". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2018.

[28] "Dave Hubbick". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2018.

[29] "Paul Shinners". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 April 2018.

[goals-31] "Goals". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 5 July 2018.

[32] "Discipline". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 5 July 2018.

[33] "Clean sheets (1st team)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 5 July 2018.

[34] "Alltime- List of Debuts". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2018.

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