1983–84 Colchester United F.C. season

April 2018 April 2018 Colchester United 1983–84 Maurice CadmanWhitehead Jeff Drury Kevin The Who's Who of Colchester United: The Layer Road Years 2008 Breedon Books Derby 978-1-85983-629-3 279 Cyril Lea Layer Road Fourth Division 8th FA Cup 3rd round(eliminated byCharlton Athletic) League Cup 3rd round(eliminated byManchester United) Associate Members' Cup 2nd round (southern section)(eliminated bySouthend United Tony Adcock (26) Tony Adcock (33) 13,031v Manchester United, 9 November 1983http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=match&pd=1022&sort=shan&order=asc&fsea=44&frt=all&fhan=all&it=2061 Colchester Utd 0–2 Manchester United Coludata.co.uk 29 April 2018 1,226v Torquay United, 28 April 1984http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=match&pd=1022&sort=shan&order=asc&fsea=44&frt=all&fhan=all&it=2093 Colchester Utd 3–0 Torquay United Coludata.co.uk 29 April 2018 2,847http://coludaybyday.co.uk/Statistics/Club%20Stats/LeagueAveragesAttendance.html Average Attendance Figures Per Season Coludaybyday.co.uk 29 April 2018 26 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150626124236/http://coludaybyday.co.uk/Statistics/Club%20Stats/LeagueAveragesAttendance.html dead 6–0v Hartlepool United, 3 December 1983 1–5v Aldershot, 23 April 1984 Home _blue_stripes4 _bluestripes4 _blue_stripes4 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF FFFFFF FFFFFF 1982–83 1984–85 The 1983–84 season was Colchester United's 42nd season in their history and third 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. Another promotion push ended a long way short with an eighth-placed finish, 15 points shy of the promotion places. Colchester reached the third round of the League Cup, where they faced Manchester United at Layer Road only to suffer a 2–0 defeat. They also reached the third round of the FA Cup, exiting to Charlton Athletic. In the inaugural Associate Members' Cup, the U's fell to a 2–0 defeat to Essex rivals Southend United in the second round. Season overview Cyril Lea began his first full season in charge by bringing in assistant Stewart Houston in a player-coach capacity. He had however already seen the frustrating exit of last seasons top scorer Ian Allinson, who was allowed to leave the club for Arsenal on a free transfer following an administrative error. In the early stages of the season, Colchester kept pace with the leaders as they embarked on a League Cup run. Following a 1–1 draw at Second Division Swansea City, chairman Maurice Cadman pledged Lea funds to purchase two players if there was an attendance greater than 5,000 in the second leg of the tie. As such, 5,204 were in attendance to see the U's beat the Swans 1–0. They were drawn at home to Manchester United in the third round as Layer Road saw its final-ever five figure gate when 13,031 saw the 2–0 defeat for the U's. Colchester's form tailed off in the latter stages of the season as they ended the season 15 points adrift of the promotion places in eighth position, despite Tony Adcock's 33 goals. Now frustrated at his board's successive attempts to fund promotion that ultimately ended in failure, Maurice Cadman announced that win bonuses would be dropped for the 1984–85 season replaced by an insurance-backed promotion bonus. He also announced that the club had been put up for sale at a value of £150,000. Attendances on average were up, largely in thanks to the cup runs, but otherwise league attendances dropped off, and a new low of 1,226 witnessed Colchester's 3–0 win over Torquay United on 28 April 1984. Meanwhile, stalwarts Micky Cook, who had set a club record of 614 league appearances, and Steve Leslie both retired through injury.https://www.cu-fc.com/news/2012/july/the-1970s-and-1980s/ The 1970s and 1980s Hudson Matt 11 July 2012 Colchester United FC 29 April 2018 28 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160328042617/http://www.cu-fc.com/news/article/history-1970s-and-1980s-230070.aspx dead Players match played 11 May 1984.http://coludata.co.uk/content.php?pg=appearances&pd=1010#frmft=True&pg=appearances&pd=1010&fsea=44&fplist=all&flgcup=all&fcompstShowAll=&fdfaShowAll= Appearances Coludata.co.uk 29 April 2018 Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee GoalkeepersAlec ChamberlainGKENGMarch1983 6 1 1964 6 20 y40ENG Ipswich TownSummer 1982Undisclosed DefendersPhil ColemanFBENGWoolwich1983 6 1 1960 9 8 y967ENG MillwallFebruary 1981£15,000Tony HadleyCBENGUpminster1983 6 1 1955 7 5 y00ENG Southend UnitedAugust 1983UndisclosedRudi HedmanCBENGLambeth1983 6 1 1964 11 16 y00ApprenticeFebruary 1984Free transferStewart HoustonCBSCODunoon1983 6 1 1949 8 20 y00ENG Sheffield UnitedSummer 1983UndisclosedIan PhillipsFBSCOCumnock1983 6 1 1959 4 23 y00ENG Northampton TownSeptember 1983£5,000Steve WignallCBENGLiverpool1983 6 1 1954 9 17 y28817ENG Doncaster RoversSeptember 1977£5,000 MidfieldersAndy FarrellMF/FBENGColchester1983 6 1 1965 10 7 y00ApprenticeSummer 1982Free transferJeff HullMFENGRochford1983 6 1 1960 8 25 y274ENG Basildon United17 December 1982DG Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the clubUndisclosedSteve LeslieMFENGHornsey1983 6 1 1952 9 4 y47145Apprentice20 April 1971DGFree transferRoger OsborneMFENGOtley1983 6 1 1950 3 9 y1137ENG Ipswich TownFebruary 1981£25,000 ForwardsTony AdcockFWENGBethnal Green1983 6 1 1963 3 27 y8323Apprentice31 March 1981Free transferKeith BowenFWWALENG Northampton1983 6 1 1958 2 26 y134ENG Brentford25 March 1983SDG Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game in his second spell for the club£10,000Perry GrovesWGENGBow1983 6 1 1965 4 19 y313ENG Cornard DynamosSummer 1981Free transferDave HubbickFWENGSouth Shields1983 6 1 1960 3 16 y00ENG Dagenham15 October 1983DGFree transferLes MutrieFWENGNewcastle upon Tyne1983 6 1 1951 4 1 y00ENG Hull CityJanuary 1984£10,000Craig OldfieldFWENGWarley1983 6 1 1963 11 24 y00ENG Stowmarket TownSummer 1982Free transferJohn TaylorFWENGNorwich1983 6 1 1964 10 24 y00ApprenticeSummer 1981Free transfer Transfers In Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.Summer 1983CBSCOStewart HoustonENG Sheffield UnitedUndisclosedhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=410 Stewart Houston Coludata.co.uk 29 April 2018 August 1983CBENGTony HadleyENG Southend UnitedUndisclosedhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=409 Tony Hadley Coludata.co.uk 29 April 2018 September 1983FBSCOIan PhillipsENG Northampton Town£5,000http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=412 Ian Phillips Coludata.co.uk 29 April 2018 October 1983CBENGAdam NicholsENG Wits UniversityFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=415 Adam Nichols Coludata.co.uk 29 April 2018 15 October 1983FWENGDave HubbickENG DagenhamFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=414 Dave Hubbick Coludata.co.uk 29 April 2018 DG Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the clubJanuary 1984FWENGLes MutrieENG Hull City£10,000http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=416 Les Mutrie Coludata.co.uk 29 April 2018 February 1984CBENGRudi HedmanApprenticeFree transferhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=417 Rudi Hedman Coludata.co.uk 29 April 2018 Total spending: ~ £15,000 Out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.End of seasonGKENGIan CranstoneENG WealdstoneFree transferhttp://archive.mehstg.com/fact_cranstone.htm Ian Cranstone – fact file mehstg.com 29 April 2018 End of seasonGKBobby HamiltonFree agentReleasedWhitehead Jeff Drury Kevin The Who's Who of Colchester United: The Layer Road Years 2008 Breedon Books Derby 978-1-85983-629-3 239End of seasonCBENGAdrian KeithENG Haverhill RoversReleasedhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=404 Adrian Keith Coludata.co.uk 29 April 2018 End of seasonFBENGWayne WardENG Wivenhoe TownReleasedhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=400 Wayne Ward Coludata.co.uk 25 April 2018 End of seasonMFAndy GoodingENG Wivenhoe TownReleasedhttps://memoriesofadragon.wordpress.com/2015/08/02/essex-senior-league-dragons-a-z-part-three/ ESSEX SENIOR LEAGUE DRAGONS A – Z PART THREE 2 August 2015 Welcome To The Dragons' Den 29 April 2018 Summer 1983FWENGRoy McDonoughENG Southend UnitedUndisclosedhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=394 Roy McDonough Coludata.co.uk 29 April 2018 2 January 1984CBENGAdam NicholsFree agentReleasedFG Date of departure refers to the date of the player's final game for the club14 April 1984FBENGMicky CookFree agentRetiredhttp://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=310 Micky Cook Coludata.co.uk 29 April 2018 FGStayed on with Colchester United as coach Total incoming: ~ £0 Loans out Date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.September 1983FBENGPhil ColemanWAL WrexhamMarch 1984http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=396 Phil Coleman Coludata.co.uk 29 April 2018 http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player/philcoleman.html Phil Coleman Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database 29 April 2018 Match details Fourth Division 1983–84 Football League Results round by round table b Round Ground A/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/H/H/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/A/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A Result W/W/D/D/W/D/L/W/L/D/W/L/W/D/W/D/L/W/W/L/W/D/W/D/W/W/D/D/D/D/L/W/L/L/L/D/L/D/D/D/L/W/L/W/W/L Position 5/3/2/2/2/4/4/3/3/5/3/4/4/4/2/4/7/4/3/6/4/6/5/7/7/5/5/6/6/6/6/6/6/7/9/8/9/9/9/9/10/9/9/8/7/7 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss green1 red1 11v11.com 8 July 2018 #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA League table Fourth Division y COL Matches 1983 8 27 y 1 Darlington 0–2 Report Colchester United Adcock 74Houston 86 Feethams Darlington 1,441 Roger Dilkes W 1983 9 3 y 15:00 BST 2 Colchester United 2–1 Report Blackpool Adcock 14 pen.Serella 87 o.g. Serella 46 Layer Road Colchester 2,169 J Ashworth W 1983 9 6 y 19:30 BST 3 Colchester United 0–0 Report Bristol City Layer Road Colchester 2,120 M James D 1983 9 9 y 4 Stockport County 0–0 Report Colchester United Edgeley Park Stockport 2,077 Vic Callow D 1983 9 17 y 15:00 BST 5 Colchester United 4–0 Report Rochdale Bowen 30Adcock 38 51Wignall 53 Layer Road Colchester 1,955 Colin Downey W 1983 9 24 y 6 Chesterfield 1–1 Report Colchester United Birch 66 Wignall 73 Saltergate Chesterfield 4,106 D Scott D 1983 9 26 y 7 Tranmere Rovers 2–1 Report Colchester United Williams 18 pen.Ferguson 89 Adcock 60 pen. Prenton Park Birkenhead 1,866 M Heath L 1983 10 1 y 15:00 BST 8 Colchester United 1–0 Report Chester City Adcock 55 Layer Road Colchester 1,976 Martin Bodenham W 1983 10 7 y 9 York City 3–0 Report Colchester United McPhail 41Pollard 72 pen.Walwyn 85 Bootham Crescent York 6,207 R Guy L 1983 10 15 y 15:00 BST 10 Colchester United 2–2 Report Northampton Town Houston 16Cook 78 Austin 11O'Neill 81 Layer Road Colchester 1,964 D Letts D 1983 10 18 y 19:30 BST 11 Colchester United 1–0 Report Bury Adcock 20 Layer Road Colchester 1,969 Ian Borrett W 1983 10 22 y 12 Swindon Town 2–1 Report Colchester United Rowland 52Hockaday 77 Adcock 44 pen. County Ground Swindon 3,079 A Crickmore L 1983 10 29 y 15:00 GMT 13 Colchester United 2–0 Report Crewe Alexandra Adcock 50 89 pen. Layer Road Colchester 3,402 M Taylor W 1983 11 1 y 14 Doncaster Rovers 3–3 Report Colchester United Douglas 21Miller 50Snodin 87 pen.Humphries Bowen 6Humphries 13 o.g.Adcock 62 pen. Belle Vue Doncaster 3,491 I Hendrick D 1983 11 5 y 15 Colchester United 3–0 Report Reading Houston 15Leslie 17Adcock 62 White 0 74 Layer Road Colchester 2,433 E Scales W 1983 11 12 y 16 Mansfield Town 0–0 Report Colchester United Field Mill Mansfield 3,042 J Hough D 1983 11 26 y 17 Torquay United 2–1 Report Colchester United Curle 38 pen. 45 pen. Cook 32 Plainmoor Torquay 1,364 J Deakin L 1983 12 3 y 15:00 GMT 18 Colchester United 6–0 Report Hartlepool United Wignall 14 82Nichols 58Phillips 69 89Groves 79 Layer Road Colchester 1,935 Alan Gunn W 1983 12 17 y 19 Colchester United 4–1 Report Halifax Town Houston 5Adcock 34Bowen 88 Greenaway 54 Layer Road Colchester 1,866 Alf Buksh W 1983 12 26 y 20 Peterborough United 2–0 Report Colchester United Beech 75Waddle 89 London Road Stadium Peterborough 6,527 H Taylor L 1983 12 27 y 21 Colchester United 4–1 Report Aldershot Adcock 1 pen. 23Wignall 20Bowen 51 McDonald 22 Layer Road Colchester 3,123 J Bray W 1983 12 31 y Hereford United A–A Report Colchester United Edgar Street Hereford V Match abandoned after 68-minutes with the score at 1–0 to Hereford United due to a floodlight failure. 1984 1 2 y 15:00 GMT 22 Colchester United 1–1 Report Wrexham Adcock 43 Muldoon 60 Layer Road Colchester 3,182 D Hedges D 1984 1 14 y 15:00 GMT 23 Colchester United 2–1 Report Darlington Adcock 63 pen. 65 Walsh 66 Layer Road Colchester 2,151 J Martin W 1984 1 28 y 15:00 GMT 24 Colchester United 1–1 Report Stockport County Adcock 43 Sword 9 Layer Road Colchester 2,213 D Reeves D 1984 2 4 y 25 Chester City 1–4 Report Colchester United Blackwell 82 Bowen 10 66Phillips 32Mutrie 50 Sealand Road Chester 1,179 J Key W 1984 2 11 y 15:00 GMT 26 Colchester United 2–0 Report Chesterfield Adcock 28Wignall 29 Layer Road Colchester 2,358 Rob Lewis W 1984 2 14 y 19:30 GMT 27 Colchester United 1–1 Report Doncaster Rovers Bowen 21 Snodin 48 Layer Road Colchester 2,821 Tony Ward D 1984 2 18 y 28 Crewe Alexandra 1–1 Report Colchester United Crabbe 86 pen. Bowen 12 Gresty Road Crewe 2,532 M Scott D 1984 2 25 y 15:00 GMT 29 Colchester United 0–0 Report Swindon Town Layer Road Colchester 2,448 Ian Borrett D 1984 3 4 y 30 Bury 1–1 Report Colchester United Madden 72 Adcock 54 pen. Gigg Lane Bury 1,576 David Hutchinson D 1984 3 7 y 31 Reading 1–0 Report Colchester United Senior 67 Elm Park Reading 3,360 Martin Bodenham L 1984 3 10 y 15:00 GMT 32 Colchester United 2–0 Report Mansfield Town Bowen 66 Layer Road Colchester 2,007 M James W 1984 3 17 y 15:00 GMT 33 Colchester United 1–3 Report York City Bowen 86 McPhail 30Walwyn 32Pearce 84 Layer Road Colchester 3,032 T Spencer L 1984 3 24 y 34 Northampton Town 3–1 Report Colchester United Austin 2Gage 59Belfon 64 Phillips 14 County Ground Northampton 1,499 N Ashley L 1984 3 31 y 35 Bristol City 4–1 Report Colchester United Ritchie 26 65Riley 67 81 Wignall 78 Ashton Gate Stadium Bristol 6,504 M Heath L 1984 4 4 y 36 Hereford United 1–1 Report Colchester United Phillips 50 Steve WignallWignall 35 Edgar Street Hereford 2,501 Joe Worrall D 1984 4 7 y 15:00 BST 37 Colchester United 0–1 Report Tranmere Rovers Palios 47 Layer Road Colchester 1,679 L Burden L 1984 4 14 y 38 Hartlepool United 0–0 Report Colchester United Victoria Park Hartlepool 1,001 A Robinson D 1984 4 17 y 39 Rochdale 0–0 Report Colchester United Allatt 0 64 Spotland Stadium Rochdale 1,020 Peter Willis D 1984 4 21 y 15:00 BST 40 Colchester United 1–1 Report Peterborough United Adcock 26 Holmes 88 pen. Layer Road Colchester 1,746 M Dimblebee D 1984 4 23 y 41 Aldershot 5–1 Report Colchester United Burvill 8Banton 26 66Lawrence 30Lucas 74 Adcock 44 Recreation Ground Aldershot 2,443 Keren Barratt L 1984 4 28 y 15:00 BST 42 Colchester United 3–0 Report Torquay United Compton 8 o.g.Phillips 28 pen.Adcock 46 Layer Road Colchester 1,226 I Hunting W 1984 5 1 y 43 Blackpool 3–2 Report Colchester United McNiven 10Stonehouse 42 86 Hull 12Adcock 26 Bloomfield Road Blackpool 3,111 C Seel L 1984 5 5 y 44 Wrexham 0–2 Report Colchester United Osborne 55Groves 58 Racecourse Ground Wrexham 1,016 T Fitzharris W 1984 5 7 y 15:00 BST 45 Colchester United 3–0 Report Hereford United Bowen 19Adcock 55Larkin 72 o.g. Layer Road Colchester 1,286 D Letts W 1984 5 11 y 46 Halifax Town 4–1 Report Colchester United Ward 10Gallagher 44 47Mell 87 Mutrie 90 The Shay Halifax 1,248 D Owen L League Cup 1983–84 Football League Cup 1983 8 30 y 19:30 BST 1st round 1st leg Colchester United 3–2 Report Reading Adcock 27 50Wignall 36 Barnes 41Senior 83 Layer Road Colchester 2,418 M Scott W 1983 9 14 y 1st round 2nd leg Reading 4–3 yes Report Colchester United Beavon 15Senior 47 48 103 Adcock 22Wignall 30Bowen 119 Elm Park Reading 3,460 Tony Ward L Match drawn at 6–6. Colchester won on the away goals rule. 1983 10 4 y 2nd round 1st leg Swansea City 1–1 Report Colchester United Gale 45 Adcock 15 Vetch Field Swansea 3,758 A Saville D 1983 10 25 y 19:30 GMT 2nd round 2nd leg Colchester United 1–0 Report Swansea City Adcock 40 Layer Road Colchester 5,204 K Salmon W Colchester won 2–1 on aggregate 1983 11 8 y 19:30 GMT 3rd round Colchester United 0–2 Report Manchester United McQueen 8Moses 24 Layer Road Colchester 13,031 Tom Bune L FA Cup 1983–84 FA Cup 1983 11 19 y 1st round Torquay United 1–2 Report Colchester United Curle 55 Bowen 17 78Hadley 1 85 Plainmoor Torquay 2,126 Keith Cooper W 1983 12 10 y 15:00 GMT 2nd round Colchester United 4–0 Report Wealdstone Bowen 4 23 43Houston 12 Layer Road Colchester 2,673 Martin Bodenham W 1984 1 12 y 3rd round Colchester United 0–1 Report Charlton Athletic Phillips 79 o.g. Layer Road Colchester 6,296 T Spencer L Associate Members' Cup 1983–84 Football League Trophy 1984 2 21 y 19:30 GMT 1st round (southern section) Colchester United 2–1 Report Wimbledon Adcock 20 pen. 40 pen. Fishenden 26Peters 0 30 Layer Road Colchester 1,888 M Taylor W 1984 3 13 y 19:30 GMT 2nd round (southern section) Colchester United 0–2 Report Southend United Whymark 66Kellock 88 Layer Road Colchester 2,841 Keith Hackett L Squad statistics Appearances and goals http://coludata.co.uk/content.php?pg=goals&pd=1014#frmft=True&pg=goals&pd=1014&fsea=44&fplist=all&flgcup=all&fcompstShowAll=&fdfaShowAll= Goals Coludata.co.uk 1 May 2018 Fourth Division FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy Alec Chamberlain ENG GK 46 0 3 0 5 0 2 0 Phil Coleman ENG DF 7+1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Tony Hadley ENG DF 44+1 0 3 0 5 0 2 0 Rudi Hedman ENG DF 3+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Stewart Houston SCO DF 42 4 3 1 5 0 1 0 Ian Phillips SCO DF 43 5 3 0 0 0 2 0 Steve Wignall ENG DF 36 8 3 0 4 2 2 0 Andy Farrell ENG MF 15 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 Jeff Hull ENG MF 33 1 0 0 4 0 2 0 Steve Leslie ENG MF 25 1 3 0 2 0 1+1 0 Roger Osborne ENG MF 34+2 1 3 0 4 0 1 0 Tony Adcock ENG FW 41+2 26 3 0 5 5 2 2 Keith Bowen WAL FW 46 12 3 5 4 1 2 0 Perry Groves ENG FW 38+4 2 2 0 4+1 0 1 0 Dave Hubbick ENG FW 3+7 0 1+1 0 2 0 0 0 Les Mutrie ENG FW 10+4 2 0 0 0 0 1+1 0 Craig Oldfield ENG FW 0+3 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 John Taylor ENG FW 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 |- !colspan="16"|Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season Micky Cook ENG DF 36 2 2 0 5 0 2 0 Adam Nichols ENG DF 4+2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 |} Goalscorers Place Nationality Position Name Fourth Division FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy Total1ENGFWTony Adcock26052332WALFWKeith Bowen12510183ENGCBSteve Wignall8020104SCOCBStewart Houston41005SCOFBIan Phillips500056ENGFBMicky Cook20002ENGWGPerry Groves20002ENGFWLes Mutrie200029ENGMFJeff Hull10001ENGMFSteve Leslie10001ENGCBAdam Nichols10001ENGMFRoger Osborne10001Own goals40004TOTALS6968285 Disciplinary record http://coludata.co.uk/content.php?pg=discipline&pd=1013#frmft=True&pg=discipline&pd=1013&fsea=44&fplist=all&flgcup=all&fcompstShowAll=&fdfaShowAll= Discipline Coludata.co.uk 1 May 2018 Nationality Position Name Fourth Division FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy TotalENGCBTony Hadley0011000011ENGFBMicky Cook2000000020TOTALS2011000031 Clean sheets Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.http://coludata.co.uk/content.php?pg=cleansheets&pd=1035#frmft=True&pg=cleansheets&pd=1035&fsea=44&fplist=all&flgcup=all&fcompstShowAll=&fdfa=1 Clean sheets (1st team) Coludata.co.uk 1 May 2018 Place Nationality Player Fourth Division FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy Total1ENGAlec Chamberlain1811020TOTALS1811020 Player debuts Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.http://coludaybyday.co.uk/Statistics/Player%20Stats/PlayersDebuts/Alldebut.html Alltime- List of Debuts Coludaybyday.co.uk 1 May 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20150626101319/http://coludaybyday.co.uk/Statistics/Player%20Stats/PlayersDebuts/Alldebut.html 26 June 2015 dead Position Nationality Player Date Opponent Ground NotesCBENGTony Hadley27 August 1983DarlingtonFeethamsCBSCOStewart Houston27 August 1983DarlingtonFeethamsMFENGAndy Farrell27 August 1983DarlingtonFeethamsFWENGCraig Oldfield3 September 1983BlackpoolLayer RoadFBSCOIan Phillips9 September 1983Stockport CountyEdgeley ParkFWENGJohn Taylor14 September 1983ReadingElm ParkFWENGDave Hubbick15 October 1983Northampton TownLayer RoadCBENGAdam Nichols18 October 1983BuryLayer RoadFWENGLes Mutrie28 January 1984Stockport CountyLayer RoadCBENGRudi Hedman4 March 1984BuryGigg Lane 2 See also List of Colchester United F.C. seasons References General Books Whitehead Jeff Drury Kevin The Who's Who of Colchester United: The Layer Road Years 2008 Breedon Books Derby 978-1-85983-629-3 Websites http://www.11v11.com/teams/colchester-united/tab/matches/season/1984/ Colchester United football club match record: 1984 11v11.com 1 May 2018 Specific 2 1983-84 Category:English football clubs 1983–84 season