1996–97 Colchester United F.C. season

August 2018 August 2018 Colchester United 1996–97 Gordon ParkerWhitehead Jeff Drury Kevin The Who's Who of Colchester United: The Layer Road Years 2008 Breedon Books Derby 978-1-85983-629-3 279 Steve Wignall Layer Road Third Division 8th FA Cup 1st round(eliminated byWycombe Wanderers) League Cup 2nd round(eliminated byHuddersfield Town) Football League Trophy Runners-up Tony Adcock (11) Tony Adcock (14) 5,956v Northampton Town, 26 April 1997http://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=match&pd=1022&sort=sground&order=asc&fsea=57&frt=all&fhan=all&it=2796 Colchester Utd 0–0 Northampton Town Coludata.co.uk 28 August 2018 1,842v Scunthorpe United, 19 November 1996http://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=match&pd=1022&sort=sground&order=asc&fsea=57&frt=all&fhan=all&it=2763 Colchester Utd 1–1 Scunthorpe United Coludata.co.uk 28 August 2018 3,422http://coludaybyday.co.uk/Statistics/Club%20Stats/LeagueAveragesAttendance.html Average Attendance Figures Per Season Coludaybyday.co.uk 28 August 2018 26 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150626124236/http://coludaybyday.co.uk/Statistics/Club%20Stats/LeagueAveragesAttendance.html dead 7–1v Lincoln City, 30 November 1996 0–3v Carlisle United, 1 October 1996v Darlington, 31 March 1997 Home _white_stripes _3stripesonwhite _white_stripes _top_on_white 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF FFFFFF 000080 1995–96 1997–98 The 1996–97 season was Colchester United's 55th season in their history and their fifth 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 the play-off disappointment of last season, the U's looked to earn a play-off spot at the very least, but missed out by just one point, finishing in eighth. Colchester reached the 1997 Football League Trophy Final, reaching Wembley for only the second time where they faced Carlisle United. The score remained 0–0 after extra time but Colchester were defeated 4–3 in a penalty shoot-out. In the FA Cup, Colchester were eliminated by old foes Wycombe Wanderers in the first round, while Huddersfield Town defeated the U's at the second round stage. Season overview Layer Road's Clock End received a makeover during the off season, with a new covered and all seated stand in place. In the League Cup, Colchester overturned a 3–2 first leg deficit against West Bromwich Albion into victory with a 3–1 win at The Hawthorns with Steve Whitton in goal for the entire second half following an injury to goalkeeper Garrett Caldwell. They were then defeated in the second round by Huddersfield Town. Colchester made a first round FA Cup exit following defeat by old rivals Wycombe Wanderers. In September, Mark Kinsella made a move to Charlton Athletic for £150,000. Paul Buckle scored Colchester's first-ever golden goal in the Football League Trophy against Millwall following a first round win against Cambridge United. In the area quarter-final, the U's dispatched Brentford and then Northampton Town in the semi-final. Colchester then overturned a 2–0 deficit from the first leg of the area final with Peterborough United to win 3–0 after extra time to set up a Wembley final with Carlisle United. In the final with 45,077 in attendance, neither side could find a breakthrough, and the tie went to extra time following a goalless 90 minutes. Another goalless 30 minutes followed and the match went to a penalty shoot-out. The U's took the lead in the shoot-out after Owen Archdeacon missed Carlisle's second effort, but consecutive misses from youth team product Karl Duguid and Peter Cawley meant that Steve Hayward's converted effort won the shoot-out for Carlisle 4–3. In the league, six defeats in eight league matches saw Colchester slip to 13th in the table. Manager Steve Wignall said: I won't be happy until I have guided this club to promotion. All I ask of the fans is trust me with your club. Colchester ended the season in 8th position, one point shy of the play-off positions.https://www.cu-fc.com/news/2013/august/the-1990s-and-2000s/ The 1990s and 2000s Hudson Matt 11 August 2013 Colchester United FC 28 August 2018 Players match played 3 May 1997.http://www.coludata.co.uk/content.php?pg=appearances&pd=1010#frmft=True&pg=appearances&pd=1010&fsea=57&fplist=all&flgcup=all&fcompstShowAll=&fdfaShowAll= Appearances Coludata.co.uk 28 August 2018 Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee GoalkeepersGarrett CaldwellGKCANUSA Princeton1996 6 1 1973 11 6 y10USA Princeton Tigers25 September 1995Free transferCarl EmbersonGKENGEpsom1996 6 1 1973 7 13 y840ENG Millwall6 July 1994£25,000 DefendersSimon BettsFBENGMiddlesbrough1996 6 1 1973 3 3 y15810ENG Scarborough11 December 1992Free transferPeter CawleyCBENGWalton-on-Thames1996 6 1 1965 9 15 y1478ENG Barnet30 October 1992SDG Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game in his second spell for the clubFree transferJoe DunneFBIRLDublin1996 6 1 1973 5 25 y51ENG Gillingham27 March 1996Free transferPaul GibbsFBENGGorleston1996 6 1 1972 10 26 y373ENG Diss Town6 March 1995UndisclosedDavid GreeneCBIRLENG Luton1996 6 1 1973 10 26 y161ENG Luton Town21 June 1996£30,000Nicky HaydonDF/MFENGBarking1996 6 1 1978 8 10 y00Youth team1 August 1995Free transferTony McCarthyCBIRLDublin1996 6 1 1969 11 9 y631ENG Millwall17 March 1995Free transferAndy PartnerCBENGColchester1996 6 1 1974 10 21 y50Apprentice16 December 1991DG Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the clubFree transferScott StampsFBENGEdgbaston1996 6 1 1975 3 20 y00ENG Torquay United26 March 1997£15,000 MidfieldersPaul BuckleMFENGHatfield1996 6 1 1970 12 16 y00ENG Wycombe Wanderers28 November 1996Free transferErnie CookseyMFENGBishop's Stortford1996 6 1 1980 6 11 y00Youth teamSummer 1996Free transferKarl DuguidMFENGLetchworth1996 6 1 1978 3 21 y171Youth team9 December 1995DGFree transferSteve ForbesMFENGStoke Newington1996 6 1 1975 12 24 y00ENG Millwall14 March 1997Free transferChris FryMF/WGWALCardiff1996 6 1 1969 10 23 y10010ENG Hereford United24 October 1993NominalDavid GregoryMFENGSudbury1996 6 1 1970 1 23 y100ENG Peterborough United8 December 1995Free transferAdam LockeMF/FBENGCroydon1996 6 1 1970 8 20 y644ENG Southend United23 September 1994Free transferRichard WilkinsMF/DFENGLambeth1996 6 1 1965 5 28 y18031ENG Hereford United3 July 1996£17,500 ForwardsPaul AbrahamsFW/WGENGColchester1996 6 1 1973 10 31 y8315ENG Brentford23 October 1996£20,000Tony AdcockFWENGBethnal Green1996 6 1 1963 3 27 y267129ENG Luton Town3 August 1995Free transferTony LockFWENGHarlow1996 6 1 1976 9 3 y31Apprentice28 January 1995DGFree transferMark SaleFWENGBurton upon Trent1996 6 1 1972 2 27 y00ENG Mansfield Town10 March 1997£23,500Steve WhittonFWENGEast Ham1996 6 1 1960 12 4 y6817ENG Ipswich Town24 March 1994£10,000 Transfers In Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.Summer 1996MFENGErnie CookseyYouth teamFree transferhttps://www.cu-fc.com/page/News/0,,10424~1338115,00.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120213230945/https://www.cu-fc.com/page/News/0,,10424~1338115,00.html 13 February 2012 Ernie Loses Battle With Cancer Colchester United FC 3 July 2008 28 August 2018 33851 Ernie Cooksey21 June 1996CBIRLDavid GreenENG Luton Town£30,000http://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=574 David Greene Coludata.co.uk 28 August 2018 3070 David Greene3 July 1996MF/DFENGRichard WilkinsENG Hereford United£17,500http://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=438 Richard Wilkins (Defender / Midfielder) Coludata.co.uk 28 August 2018 8509 Richard Wilkins5 August 1996FBENGDavid BarnesENG WatfordFree transferhttp://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=582 David Barnes Coludata.co.uk 28 August 2018 414 David Barnes11 October 1996WGENGTony KellyENG MillwallTrialhttp://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=583 Tony Kelly Coludata.co.uk 28 August 2018 4111 Tony Kelly23 October 1996FW/WGENGPaul AbrahamsENG Brentford£20,000http://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=508 Paul Abrahams Coludata.co.uk 28 August 2018 10 Paul Abrahams28 November 1996MFENGPaul BuckleENG Wycombe WanderersFree transferhttp://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=584 Paul Buckle Coludata.co.uk 28 August 2018 131 Paul Buckle17 February 1997MFENGGeoff PitcherENG KingstonianTrialhttp://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=586 Geoff Pitcher Coludata.co.uk 28 August 2018 6374 Geoff Pitcher10 March 1997FWENGMark SaleENG Mansfield Town£23,500http://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=587 Mark Sale Coludata.co.uk 28 August 2018 6982 Mark Sale14 March 1997MFENGSteve ForbesENG MillwallFree transferhttp://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=589 Steve Forbes Coludata.co.uk 28 August 2018 2582 Steve Forbes26 March 1997FBENGScott StampsENG Torquay United£15,000http://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=588 Scott Stamps Coludata.co.uk 28 August 2018 7548 Scott Stamps Total spending: ~ £106,000 Out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.End of seasonMFENGTony CookENG Berkhamsted TownUndisclosedhttp://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=546 Tony Cook Coludata.co.uk 28 August 2018 Summer 1996CBENGBen LewisENG Southend UnitedReleasedhttp://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=571 Ben Lewis Coludata.co.uk 28 August 2018 9168 Ben Lewis31 May 1996MFENGSteve BallENG Sudbury TownFree transferhttp://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=488 Steve Ball Coludata.co.uk 28 August 2018 359 Steve Ball31 May 1996CBENGGus CaesarENG Dagenham & RedbridgeReleasedhttp://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=552 Gus Caesar Coludata.co.uk 28 August 2018 1218 Gus Caesar31 May 1996DF/MFENGTony EnglishENG Sudbury TownFree transferhttp://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=422 Tony English Coludata.co.uk 28 August 2018 2337 Tony English30 July 1996MFENGTony DennisENG Lincoln CityReleasedhttp://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=555 Tony Dennis Coludata.co.uk 28 August 2018 2006 Tony DennisSeptember 1996FBENGJean DalliENG Dover AthleticFree transferhttp://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=554 Jean Dalli Coludata.co.uk 28 August 2018 1886 Jean Dalli20 September 1996MFIRLMark KinsellaENG Charlton Athletic£150,000http://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=481 Mark Kinsella Coludata.co.uk 28 August 2018 4218 Mark Kinsella19 October 1996WGENGTony KellyENG St Albans CityEnd of trial13 February 1997FWENGRobbie ReineltENG Brighton & Hove Albion£15,000http://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=569 Robbie Reinelt Coludata.co.uk 28 August 2018 6658 Robbie Reinelt1 March 1997FBENGDavid BarnesFree agentRetired14 March 1997MFENGGeoff PitcherENG KingstonianEnd of trialFG Date of departure refers to the date of the player's final game for the club Total incoming: ~ £165,000 Loans in Date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.8 November 1996FWENGJohn TaylorENG Luton Town26 December 1996http://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=413 John Taylor Coludata.co.uk 28 August 2018 7823 John Taylor3 February 1997GKENGJohn VaughanENG Lincoln City28 February 1997http://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=585 John Vaughan (Goalkeeper) Coludata.co.uk 28 August 2018 8124 John Vaughan Loans out Date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.4 October 1996FWENGTony LockENG Chelmsford City4 November 1996http://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=563 Tony Lock Coludata.co.uk 28 August 2018 4574 Tony Lock Match details Third Division 1996–97 Football League Results round by round table b Round Ground H/A/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A Result L/D/D/D/L/W/D/D/D/L/D/W/W/L/L/W/D/W/D/W/W/D/D/D/D/D/W/D/W/W/W/W/D/L/L/L/W/W/L/L/L/L/W/W/D/W Position 24/22/20/21/22/17/17/16/19/22/18/17/13/16/20/16/16/13/12/10/7/8/8/8/9/11/7/8/7/7/6/6/6/6/7/8/8/6/7/10/12/12/8/7/9/8 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd 3rd blue1 red1 11v11.com 2 September 2018 League table Third Division y COL Matches 1996 8 17 y 15:00 BST 1 Colchester United 0–2 Report Hartlepool United McCarthy 1 40 Allon 52McAuley 60 Layer Road Colchester 2,942 P Robinson L 1996 8 24 y 2 Rochdale 0–0 Report Colchester United Spotland Stadium Rochdale 1,816 D Laws D 1996 8 27 y 3 Darlington 1–1 Report Colchester United Atkinson 1 pen. Locke 44 Feethams Darlington 2,906 Roger Furnandiz D 1996 8 31 y 4 Colchester United 1–1 Report Hereford United Reinelt 79 Smith 63 Layer Road Colchester 2,723 M Fletcher D 1996 9 7 y 5 Fulham 3–1 Report Colchester United Conroy 5 51Morgan 79 Whitton 66 Craven Cottage Fulham 5,189 Andy D'Urso L 1996 9 10 y 19:45 BST 6 Colchester United 2–0 Report Brighton & Hove Albion Kinsella 24Reinelt 53 Layer Road Colchester 2,540 Barry Knight W 1996 9 14 y 15:00 BST 7 Colchester United 1–1 Report Hull City Kinsella 50 Gordon 52 Layer Road Colchester 3,073 Rob Styles D 1996 9 21 y 8 Leyton Orient 1–1 Report Colchester United Channing 69 Fry 52Cawley 1 51 Brisbane Road Leyton 5,254 Mark Halsey D 1996 9 28 y 15:00 BST 9 Colchester United 2–2 Report Doncaster Rovers Cawley 26Adcock 40 Colcombe 29Schofield 39 pen. Layer Road Colchester 2,672 Paul Taylor D 1996 10 1 y 10 Carlisle United 3–0 Report Colchester United Currie 43Reeves 57Archdeacon 58 Brunton Park Carlisle 4,089 Terry Heilbron L 1996 10 4 y 11 Swansea City 1–1 Report Colchester United Torpey 38 Greene 4 Vetch Field Swansea 2,531 Fraser Stretton D 1996 10 12 y 15:00 BST 12 Colchester United 3–1 Report Wigan Athletic Adcock 69Gregory 76Duguid 80 Sharp 41Kilford 1 Layer Road Colchester 2,700 C Finch W 1996 10 15 y 19:45 BST 13 Colchester United 1–0 Report Barnet Fry 81 Layer Road Colchester 2,732 R Poulain W 1996 10 19 y 14 Northampton Town 2–1 Report Colchester United Parrish 45Grayson 55 Fry 41 Sixfields Stadium Northampton 4,119 Steve Baines L 1996 10 26 y 15 Lincoln City 3–2 Report Colchester United Ainsworth 32Martin 59Greene 62 o.g.Bos 0 75 Betts 26 pen.Duguid 43 pen.Whitton 1 67 Sincil Bank Lincoln 2,768 A Butler L 1996 10 29 y 19:45 GMT 16 Colchester United 1–0 Report Exeter City Myers 61 o.g. Layer Road Colchester 2,384 G Pooley W 1996 11 2 y 15:00 GMT 17 Colchester United 1–1 Report Cardiff City Duguid 18 White 57 pen. Layer Road Colchester 3,226 Rob Harris D 1996 11 9 y 18 Torquay United 0–2 Report Colchester United Reinelt 62Abrahams 90 Plainmoor Torquay 2,251 M Pierce W 1996 11 19 y 19:45 GMT 19 Colchester United 1–1 Report Scunthorpe United Sertori 71 o.g. Clarkson 59 Layer Road Colchester 1,842 Clive Wilkes D 1996 11 22 y 20 Chester City 1–2 Report Colchester United Whelan 53 Taylor 7 19 Deva Stadium Chester 2,028 Graham Laws W 1996 11 30 y 15:00 GMT 21 Colchester United 7–1 Report Lincoln City Abrahams 19Taylor 42 pen. 45 pen.Whitton 61Adcock 83Fry 86 90 Martin 64 Layer Road Colchester 2,738 D Orr W 1996 12 3 y 22 Scarborough 1–1 Report Colchester United Mitchell 52 Locke 24 Athletic Ground Scarborough 1,605 Roger Furnandiz D 1996 12 14 y 23 Mansfield Town 1–1 Report Colchester United Sale 90 Abrahams 73 Field Mill Mansfield 1,653 Terry Heilbron D 1996 12 20 y 19:45 GMT 24 Colchester United 2–2 Report Cambridge United Taylor 60Adcock 90 Beall 39Raynor 63 Layer Road Colchester 3,707 Neale Barry D 1996 12 26 y 25 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–1 Report Colchester United Mundee 34 pen. Whitton 15 Goldstone Ground Hove 4,830 Alan Wiley D 1997 1 11 y 26 Doncaster Rovers 0–0 Report Colchester United Belle Vue Doncaster 1,458 Uriah Rennie D 1997 1 14 y 15:00 GMT 27 Colchester United 2–1 Report Fulham Abrahams 43Fry 71Greene 1 67 Morgan 65 Layer Road Colchester 3,820 M Bailey W 1997 1 18 y 15:00 GMT 28 Colchester United 1–1 Report Carlisle United Adcock 4 pen.Reinelt 1 67 70 Archdeacon 34 Layer Road Colchester 3,588 Paul Taylor D 1997 1 25 y 29 Exeter City 0–3 Report Colchester United Abrahams 15Locke 28 55 St James Park Exeter 2,666 J Brandwood W 1997 1 31 y 19:45 GMT 30 Colchester United 2–0 Report Torquay United Adcock 44 56 Layer Road Colchester 3,895 Steve Baines W 1997 2 4 y 31 Colchester United 2–1 Report Leyton Orient Wilkins 11 75 Channing 33 Layer Road Colchester 3,689 Steve Bennett W 1997 2 8 y 32 Cardiff City 1–2 Report Colchester United Haworth 90 Adcock 6Whitton 20 Ninian Park Cardiff 3,912 G Singh W 1997 2 14 y 19:45 GMT 33 Colchester United 0–0 Report Chester City Layer Road Colchester 3,855 J Kirkby D 1997 2 22 y 34 Scunthorpe United 2–1 Report Colchester United D'Auria 50Jones 61 Whitton 89 Glanford Park Scunthorpe 2,738 D Laws L 1997 2 28 y 19:45 GMT 35 Colchester United 1–3 Report Scarborough Adcock 24 Williams 36 70Rigby 74 Layer Road Colchester 3,719 D Crick L 1997 3 7 y 36 Cambridge United 1–0 Report Colchester United Wanless 6 Lock 0 38 Abbey Stadium Cambridge 3,485 Clive Wilkes L 1997 3 14 y 19:45 GMT 37 Colchester United 2–1 Report Mansfield Town Greene 37Adcock 42 Dunne 82 o.g.Doolan 0 46Harper 0 83 Layer Road Colchester 3,064 Andy D'Urso W 1997 3 21 y 19:45 GMT 38 Colchester United 1–0 Report Rochdale Abrahams 59 Layer Road Colchester 3,211 Alan Wiley W 1997 3 29 y 39 Hartlepool United 1–0 Report Colchester United Beech 78 McCarthy 1 36 Victoria Park Hartlepool 2,725 Anthony Leake L 1997 3 31 y 15:00 BST 40 Colchester United 0–3 Report Darlington Naylor 2 13 73 pen. Layer Road Colchester 3,604 G Pooley L 1997 4 5 y 41 Hereford United 1–0 Report Colchester United McGorry 45 Edgar Street Hereford 2,535 Rob Styles L 1997 4 8 y 42 Wigan Athletic 1–0 Report Colchester United McGibbon 45 Springfield Park Wigan 4,571 K Lynch L 1997 4 11 y 19:45 BST 43 Colchester United 3–1 Report Swansea City Whitton 22Sale 56Abrahams 66 Mølby 58 Layer Road Colchester 3,162 Roger Furnandiz W 1997 4 15 y 44 Hull City 1–2 Report Colchester United Darby 19 1 36 49 Adcock 22Sale 27 Boothferry Park Kingston upon Hull 2,035 R Pearson W 1997 4 26 y 15:00 BST 45 Colchester United 0–0 Report Northampton Town Layer Road Colchester 5,956 Paul Rejer D 1997 5 3 y 46 Barnet 2–4 Report Colchester United Campbell 6Hodges 58 Lock 14Sale 35Forbes 56Haydon 86 Underhill Stadium Chipping Barnet 1,909 Rob Harris W League Cup 1996–97 Football League Cup 1996 8 20 y 19:45 BST 1st round 1st leg Colchester United 2–3 Report West Bromwich Albion Kinsella 1Fry 76 Hunt 22Hamilton 71Donovan 85 Layer Road Colchester 3,521 D Orr L 1996 9 3 y 1st round 2nd leg West Bromwich Albion 1–3 Report Colchester United Groves 83 Reinelt 22 49Dunne 53 The Hawthorns West Bromwich 9,809 W Colchester win 5–4 on aggregate 1996 9 17 y 2nd round 1st leg Huddersfield Town 1–1 Report Colchester United Cowan 45 Adcock 46 Kirklees Stadium Huddersfield 5,112 Steve Baines D 1996 9 24 y 19:45 BST 2nd round 2nd leg Colchester United 0–2 yes Report Huddersfield Town Stewart 98Collins 110 Layer Road Colchester 4,095 M Pierce L Huddersfield win 3–1 on aggregate FA Cup 1996–97 FA Cup 1996 11 16 y 15:00 GMT 1st round Colchester United 1–2 Report Wycombe Wanderers Wilkins 69 de Souza 43Williams 65 Layer Road Colchester 4,378 Jeff Winter L Football League Trophy 1996–97 Football League Trophy 1996 12 10 y 1st round (southern section) Cambridge United 0–1 Report Colchester United Whitton 89 Abbey Stadium Cambridge 1,108 Scott Mathieson W 1997 1 7 y 2nd round (southern section) Millwall 2–3 yes Report Colchester United Crawford 10Savage 76 Adcock 53 88Buckle 93 The Den Bermondsey 2,795 Rob Harris W 1997 1 28 y Quarter-final (southern section) Brentford 0–1 Report Colchester United Abrahams 35 Griffin Park Brentford 2,253 K Leach W 1997 2 18 y 19:45 GMT Semi-final (southern section) Colchester United 2–1 Report Northampton Town Greene 66Buckle 75Vaughan 0 22 Martin 67 Layer Road Colchester 3,978 Neale Barry W 1997 3 11 y Southern section final 1st leg Peterborough United 2–0 Report Colchester United Otto 14Charlery 35 London Road Stadium Peterborough 4,556 William Burns L 1997 3 18 y 19:45 GMT Southern section final 2nd leg Colchester United 3–0 yes Report Peterborough United Fry 38Buckle 80Abrahams 100 Charlery 1 Layer Road Colchester 5,000 Uriah Rennie W Colchester win 3–2 on aggregate 1997 4 20 y 13:30 BST Final Colchester United 0–0 3–4 yes ReportReport Carlisle United Conway Archdeacon Walling Aspinall Hayward Wilkins Adcock Greene Duguid Cawley Wembley Stadium Wembley 45,077 J Kirkby D Squad statistics Appearances and goals http://www.coludata.co.uk/content.php?pg=goals&pd=1014#frmft=True&pg=goals&pd=1014&fsea=57&fplist=all&flgcup=all&fcompstShowAll=&fdfaShowAll= Goals Coludata.co.uk 29 August 2018 Third Division FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy Garrett Caldwell CAN GK 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 Carl Emberson ENG GK 36 0 1 0 2 0 6 0 Simon Betts ENG DF 10 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 Peter Cawley ENG DF 28 1 1 0 4 0 3+1 0 Joe Dunne IRL DF 23+12 0 1 0 3 1 2+1 0 Paul Gibbs ENG DF 18+2 0 1 0 0 0 5+1 0 David Greene IRL DF 44 2 1 0 4 0 6 1 Nicky Haydon ENG DF 0+1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tony McCarthy IRL DF 34+1 0 0 0 3 0 5 0 Scott Stamps ENG DF 7+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Paul Buckle ENG MF 24 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 Karl Duguid ENG MF 10+10 3 0+1 0 0+2 0 1+1 0 Steve Forbes ENG MF 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Chris Fry WAL MF 31+11 6 1 0 2+2 1 6+1 1 David Gregory ENG MF 32+6 1 1 0 1+1 0 7 0 Adam Locke ENG MF 22+10 4 1 0 3+1 0 4+3 0 Richard Wilkins ENG MF 40 2 1 1 3 0 6 0 Paul Abrahams ENG FW 27+2 7 1 0 0 0 5+1 2 Tony Adcock ENG FW 26+10 11 0+1 0 3+1 1 6 2 Tony Lock ENG FW 1+5 1 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 Mark Sale ENG FW 10 3 0 0 0 0 2+1 0 Steve Whitton ENG FW 36+3 6 0 0 2+1 0 5 1 |- !colspan="14"|Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season John Vaughan ENG GK 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 David Barnes ENG DF 11 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Mark Kinsella IRL MF 7 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 Geoff Pitcher ENG MF 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tony Kelly ENG FW 2+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Robbie Reinelt ENG FW 8+13 3 1 0 4 2 0 0 John Taylor ENG FW 8 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 |} Goalscorers Place Nationality Position Name Third Division FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy Total1ENGFWTony Adcock11012142ENGFW/WGPaul Abrahams700293WALMF/WGChris Fry601184ENGFWSteve Whitton600175ENGFWRobbie Reinelt30205ENGFWJohn Taylor500057ENGMF/FBAdam Locke400048ENGMFPaul Buckle00033ENGMFKarl Duguid30003IRLCBDavid Greene20013IRLMFMark Kinsella20103ENGFWMark Sale30003ENGMF/DFRichard Wilkins2100314ENGFBSimon Betts10001ENGCBPeter Cawley10001IRLFBJoe Dunne00101ENGMFSteve Forbes10001ENGMFDavid Gregory10001ENGDF/MFNicky Haydon10001ENGFWTony Lock10001Own goals20002TOTALS62161079 Disciplinary record http://www.coludata.co.uk/content.php?pg=discipline&pd=1013#frmft=True&pg=discipline&pd=1013&fsea=57&fplist=all&flgcup=all&fcompstShowAll=&fdfaShowAll= Discipline Coludata.co.uk 30 August 2018 Nationality Position Name Third Division FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy TotalIRLCBDavid Greene6100100071IRLCBTony McCarthy4200000042ENGCBPeter Cawley4100100051ENGFWRobbie Reinelt5100000051ENGFWSteve Whitton4100000041ENGMFPaul Buckle5000000050ENGFBDavid Barnes2000100030WALMF/WGChris Fry2000100030ENGFBPaul Gibbs3000000030ENGFWTony Lock0100000001ENGGKJohn Vaughan0000000101ENGFW/WGPaul Abrahams2000000020ENGFWTony Adcock2000000020ENGGKCarl Emberson2000000020ENGMFDavid Gregory2000000020ENGMF/FBAdam Locke2000000020ENGMF/DFRichard Wilkins2000000020ENGFBSimon Betts1000000010IRLFBJoe Dunne1000000010ENGDF/MFNicky Haydon1000000010TOTALS507004001548 Clean sheets Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.http://www.coludata.co.uk/content.php?pg=cleansheets&pd=1035#frmft=True&pg=cleansheets&pd=1035&fsea=57&fplist=all&flgcup=all&fcompstShowAll=&fdfa=1 Clean sheets (1st team) Coludata.co.uk 5 September 2018 Place Nationality Player Third Division FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy Total1ENGCarl Emberson8004122CANGarrett Caldwell200023ENGJohn Vaughan10001TOTALS1100415 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 30 August 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 NotesFBENGDavid Barnes17 August 1996Hartlepool UnitedLayer RoadCBIRLDavid Greene17 August 1996Hartlepool UnitedLayer Roadhttp://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=matchesplayed&fplyShowAll=true&fdfaShowAll=true&frt=rescomp&pd=1026&fsea=57&fdfa=1&fply=574&it=2740 Colchester Utd 0–2 Hartlepool United Coludata.co.uk 30 August 2018 2deb Second debut for the clubMF/DFENGRichard Wilkins27 August 1996DarlingtonFeethamshttp://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=matchesplayed&fplyShowAll=true&fdfaShowAll=true&frt=rescomp&pd=1026&fsea=57&fdfa=1&fply=438&it=2743 Darlington 1–1 Colchester Utd Coludata.co.uk 30 August 2018 2debWGENGTony Kelly12 October 1996Wigan AthleticLayer RoadFW/WGENGPaul Abrahams26 October 1996Lincoln CitySincil Bankhttp://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=matchesplayed&fplyShowAll=true&fdfaShowAll=true&frt=rescomp&pd=1026&fsea=57&fdfa=1&fply=508&it=2758 Lincoln City 3–2 Colchester Utd Coludata.co.uk 30 August 2018 2debFWENGJohn Taylor9 November 1996Torquay UnitedPlainmoorhttp://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=matchesplayed&fplyShowAll=true&fdfaShowAll=true&frt=rescomp&pd=1026&fsea=57&fdfa=1&fply=413&it=2761 Torquay United 0–2 Colchester Utd Coludata.co.uk 30 August 2018 2debMFENGPaul Buckle14 December 1996Mansfield TownField MillGKENGJohn Vaughan4 February 1997Leyton OrientLayer RoadFWENGMark Sale11 March 1997Peterborough UnitedLondon Road StadiumMFENGGeoff Pitcher14 March 1997Mansfield TownLayer RoadFBENGScott Stamps29 March 1997Hartlepool UnitedVictoria ParkMFENGSteve Forbes3 May 1997BarnetUnderhill StadiumDF/MFENGNicky Haydon3 May 1997BarnetUnderhill Stadium 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 https://www.11v11.com/teams/colchester-united/tab/matches/season/1997/ Colchester United football club match record: 1997 11v11.com 30 August 2018 Specific 2 1996-97 Category:English football clubs 1996–97 season Category:1996–97 Football League Third Division by team