1997–98 Colchester United F.C. season

English football team season September 2018 September 2018 Colchester United 1997–98 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 4th (promoted) Play-offs Winners FA Cup 2nd round(eliminated byHereford United) League Cup 1st round(eliminated byLuton Town) Football League Trophy 1st round (southern section)(eliminated by Leyton Orient) Paul AbrahamsNeil GregoryMark SaleAaron Skelton (7) David Gregory (10) 6,220v Leyton Orient, 25 April 1998http://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=match&pd=1022&sort=sground&order=asc&fsea=58&frt=all&fhan=all&it=2849 Colchester Utd 1–1 Leyton Orient Coludata.co.uk 1 September 2018 1,867v Chester City, 19 December 1997http://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=match&pd=1022&sort=sground&order=asc&fsea=58&frt=all&fhan=all&it=2826 Colchester Utd 2–0 Chester City Coludata.co.uk 1 September 2018 3,267http://coludaybyday.co.uk/Statistics/Club%20Stats/LeagueAveragesAttendance.html Average Attendance Figures Per Season Coludaybyday.co.uk 1 September 2018 26 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150626124236/http://coludaybyday.co.uk/Statistics/Club%20Stats/LeagueAveragesAttendance.html dead 5–1v Macclesfield Town, 14 March 1998 1–4v Cambridge United, 2 September 1997 Home _bluelower _bluestripedquarters _bluelower _whitesides2 _top_on_white FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 0000FF 0000FF 1996–97 1998–99 The 1997–98 season was Colchester United's 56th season in their history and their sixth 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. Colchester ended the season with a strong finish, one point shy of automatic promotion in fourth place. This meant another attempt at promotion via the play-offs. Colchester faced Barnet in the semi-final first leg, and they lost 1–0 at Underhill Stadium. In the return leg at Layer Road, Colchester won 3–1 to defeat Barnet 3–2 on aggregate thus achieving a place in the final and a second trip to Wembley in a year. In the final, the U's faced Torquay United. A David Gregory penalty was enough to separate the sides and promote Colchester to the third tier of English football for the first time in 17 years. Despite reaching the final of the Football League Trophy the season prior, Colchester were knocked out at the first round stage by Leyton Orient this term. They suffered a same fate at the hands of Luton Town in the League Cup and saw a second round exit in the FA Cup to Hereford United. Season overview Colchester were eliminated at the first round stage of the League Cup, and also the first round of the Football League Trophy after reaching the 1997 Final. They once again lost to a non-League side in Hereford United in the FA Cup second round following a replay. The club were awarded a settlement of £300,000 from Ipswich Town owing to the saga over George Burley's acrimonious exit from Colchester to their Suffolk neighbours in late 1994. Meanwhile, Alfred McAlpine were named as the consultants commissioned for the process of building a new stadium for Colchester United, with the club's lease on Layer Road due to expire in 2002. Manager Steve Wignall broke the club's transfer record by spending £50,000 on Neil Gregory, who joined from Ipswich Town to reunite with his brother David. Colchester's had a late season upturn in form, winning ten of their final 15 games as they missed automatic promotion by just one point. This meant that they had qualified for the play-offs, where they would face seventh-placed Barnet, who themselves earned a place in the play-offs by just one point ahead of Scunthorpe United. Barnet won the first-leg at Underhill Stadium 1–0, but both sides were reduced to ten men in the game after Guy Branston was sent off for the U's and Sean Devine saw red for Barnet. Colchester won the Layer Road leg 3–1 after extra time with goals from David Gregory and David Greene. Barnet also had Lee Howarth sent off on 60 minutes while Barnet were leading 2–1 on aggregate. The win took Colchester to Wembley for the second time in a year and a third trip in six years. The fixture was moved to Friday night to accommodate an England versus Saudi Arabia friendly, and as such attracted a relatively low crowd of 19,486. The game was also broadcast on Sky Sports. David Gregory converted from the penalty spot on 22 minutes to win the match 1–0 for Colchester and earn promotion back to the third tier of English football for the first time in 17 years.https://www.cu-fc.com/news/2013/august/the-1990s-and-2000s/ The 1990s and 2000s Hudson Matt 11 August 2013 Colchester United FC 1 September 2018 Players match played 22 May 1998.http://www.coludata.co.uk/content.php?pg=appearances&pd=1010#frmft=True&pg=appearances&pd=1010&fsea=58&fplist=all&flgcup=all&fcompstShowAll=&fdfaShowAll= Appearances Coludata.co.uk 1 September 2018 Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee GoalkeepersCarl EmbersonGKENGEpsom1997 6 1 1973 7 13 y1290ENG Millwall6 July 1994£25,000Tamer FernandesGKENGPaddington1997 6 1 1974 12 7 y00ENG Peterborough United28 January 1998Free transfer DefendersSimon BettsFBENGMiddlesbrough1997 6 1 1973 3 3 y17211ENG Scarborough11 December 1992Free transferPeter CawleyCBENGWalton-on-Thames1997 6 1 1965 9 15 y1849ENG Barnet30 October 1992SDG Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game in his second spell for the clubFree transferJoe DunneFBIRLDublin1997 6 1 1973 5 25 y472ENG Gillingham27 March 1996Free transferDavid GreeneCBIRLENG Luton1997 6 1 1973 10 26 y714ENG Luton Town21 June 1996£30,000Nicky HaydonDF/MFENGBarking1997 6 1 1978 8 10 y11Youth team1 August 1995Free transferScott StampsFBENGEdgbaston1997 6 1 1975 3 20 y80ENG Torquay United26 March 1997£15,000 MidfieldersPaul BuckleMFENGHatfield1997 6 1 1970 12 16 y293ENG Wycombe Wanderers28 November 1996Free transferKarl DuguidMFENGLetchworth1997 6 1 1978 3 21 y424Youth team9 December 1995DG Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the clubFree transferSteve ForbesMFENGStoke Newington1997 6 1 1975 12 24 y11ENG Millwall14 March 1997Free transferJeremy GossMFWALGB Dhekelia1997 6 1 1965 5 11 y00SCO Heart of MidlothianJanuary 1998Free transferDavid GregoryMFENGSudbury1997 6 1 1970 1 23 y581ENG Peterborough United8 December 1995Free transferDave RainfordMFENGStepney1997 6 1 1979 4 21 y00Youth teamJuly 1997Free transferAaron SkeltonMF/DFENGWelwyn Garden City1997 6 1 1974 11 22 y00ENG Luton Town3 July 1997Free transferRichard WilkinsMF/DFENGLambeth1997 6 1 1965 5 28 y23034ENG Hereford United3 July 1996£17,500 ForwardsPaul AbrahamsFW/WGENGColchester1997 6 1 1973 10 31 y11924ENG Brentford23 October 1996£20,000Tony AdcockFWENGBethnal Green1997 6 1 1963 3 27 y314143ENG Luton Town3 August 1995Free transferNeil GregoryFWENGZAM Ndola1997 6 1 1972 10 7 y105ENG Ipswich Town26 March 1998£50,000Ian HathawayWGENGWordsley1997 6 1 1968 8 22 y00ENG Torquay United1 August 1997Free transferTony LockFWENGHarlow1997 6 1 1976 9 3 y102Apprentice28 January 1995DGFree transferMark SaleFWENGBurton upon Trent1997 6 1 1972 2 27 y133ENG Mansfield Town10 March 1997£23,500 Transfers In Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.July 1997MFENGDave RainfordYouth teamFree transferhttp://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=596 David Rainford Coludata.co.uk 4 September 2018 10816 David Rainford3 July 1997MF/DFENGAaron SkeltonENG Luton TownFree transferhttp://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=591 Aaron Skelton Coludata.co.uk 1 September 2018 7332 Aaron Skelton1 August 1997WGENGIan HathawayENG Torquay UnitedFree transferhttp://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=590 Ian Hathaway Coludata.co.uk 1 September 2018 3333 Ian Hathaway8 September 1997GKENGPaul NewellENG SittingbourneNon-contract5831 Paul NewellJanuary 1998MFWALJeremy GossSCO Heart of MidlothianFree transferhttp://www.ex-canaries.co.uk/players/goss.htm Jeremy Goss Flown From the Nest 1 September 2018 28 January 1998GKENGTamer FernandesENG Peterborough UnitedFree transferhttp://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=601 Tamer Fernandes Coludata.co.uk 4 September 2018 2473 Tamer Fernades26 March 1998FWENGNeil GregoryENG Ipswich Town£50,000http://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=594 Neil Gregory Coludata.co.uk 1 September 2018 3084 Neil Gregory Total spending: ~ £50,000 Out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.End of seasonMFENGErnie CookseyENG Heybridge SwiftsReleasedhttps://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 1 September 2018 33851 Ernie CookseySummer 1997GKCANGarrett CaldwellCAN Toronto SupraUndisclosedhttp://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=573 Garrett Caldwell (Goalkeeper) Coludata.co.uk 1 September 2018 9167 Garrett CaldwellSummer 1997CBENGAndy PartnerENG Heybridge SwiftsFree transferhttp://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=514 Andy Partner Coludata.co.uk 1 September 2018 31 May 1997FBENGPaul GibbsENG Torquay UnitedFree transferhttp://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=565 Paul Gibbs Coludata.co.uk 1 September 2018 9167 Paul Gibbs31 May 1997CBIRLTony McCarthyIRL ShelbourneFollowing Tony McCarthy's release by Colchester United, he later signed for Shelbourne.Releasedhttp://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=567 Tony McCarthy Coludata.co.uk 1 September 2018 4999 Tony McCarthyJuly 1997MF/WGWALChris FryENG Exeter CityReleasedhttp://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=541 Chris Fry Coludata.co.uk 1 September 2018 2684 Chris Fry1 August 1997MF/FBENGAdam LockeENG Bristol CityFree transferhttp://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=538 Adam Locke Coludata.co.uk 1 September 2018 4576 Adam Locke17 September 1997GKENGPaul NewellENG Northampton TownFollowing Paul Newell's release by Colchester United, he later signed for Northampton Town.Released27 February 1998FWENGSteve WhittonFree agentAfter retiring through injury, Steve Whitton remained at Colchester United as assistant manager.Retiredhttp://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=549 Steve Whitton (Midfielder / Forward) Coludata.co.uk 1 September 2018 8483 Steve Whitton Total incoming: ~ £0 Loans in Date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.26 September 1997FWENGIsaiah RankinENG Arsenal26 December 1997http://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=592 Isaiah Rankin Coludata.co.uk 1 September 2018 10491 Isaiah Rankin16 October 1997CBENGWayne BrownENG Ipswich Town8 November 1997http://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=593 Wayne Brown Coludata.co.uk 1 September 2018 140 Wayne Brown1 January 1998FWENGNeil GregoryENG Ipswich Town2 March 19989 February 1998CBENGGuy BranstonENG Leicester City10 May 1998http://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=595 Guy Branston Coludata.co.uk 1 September 2018 10503 Guy BranstonLoanend1 Loan end date refers to the date of the player's final game in his first spell for the club Loans out Date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.24 December 1997MFENGDave RainfordENG Wivenhoe Town24 February 1998 Match details Third Division 1997–98 Football League Results round by round table b Round Ground H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A Result W/L/D/D/L/W/W/W/L/D/L/D/W/W/D/D/L/W/L/L/L/W/D/W/L/L/W/W/L/D/L/W/W/W/W/D/L/W/D/W/W/W/W/L/D/W Position 4/12/8/14/18/12/8/8/10/10/14/14/9/8/7/8/12/9/11/13/16/14/15/13/13/13/12/13/13/13/13/12/11/11/8/9/11/8/9/7/6/6/4/5/5/4 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd 3rd blue1 red1 11v11.com 6 September 2018 League table Third Division y COL Matches 1997 8 9 y 15:00 BST 1 Colchester United 2–1 Report Darlington Abrahams 32Buckle 59 pen. Oliver 75 pen.Brydon 0 81 Layer Road Colchester 2,958 Barry Knight W 1997 8 16 y 2 Hartlepool United 3–2 Report Colchester United Baker 3Allon 56 63 Buckle 38 pen.Abrahams 60 Victoria Park Hartlepool 2,174 P Robinson L 1997 8 22 y 19:45 BST 3 Colchester United 1–1 Report Barnet Wilkins 72 Howarth 59 Layer Road Colchester 3,286 M Bailey D 1997 8 30 y 4 Torquay United 1–1 Report Colchester United Gittens 85 Wilkins 65 Plainmoor Torquay 2,081 D Crick D 1997 9 2 y 19:45 BST 5 Cambridge United 4–1 Report Colchester United Butler 6 46Taylor 61 68 D. Gregory 36 Abbey Stadium Cambridge 3,264 Fraser Stretton L 1997 9 8 y 19:45 BST 6 Colchester United 3–1 Report Brighton & Hove Albion Greene 4 57Abrahams 49 Baird 47 Layer Road Colchester 3,081 J Kirkby W 1997 9 12 y 19:45 BST 7 Colchester United 1–0 Report Scarborough Lock 87 Layer Road Colchester 2,756 Alan Wiley W 1997 9 20 y 8 Swansea City 0–1 Report Colchester United Greene 49 Vetch Field Swansea 3,414 Scott Mathieson W 1997 9 27 y 15:00 BST 9 Colchester United 1–2 Report Exeter City Abrahams 52Greene 0 62 Rowbotham 28Flack 56 Layer Road Colchester 3,175 A Butler L 1997 10 4 y 10 Mansfield Town 1–1 Report Colchester United Whitehall 6 Greene 12 Field Mill Mansfield 2,341 K Lynch D 1997 10 11 y 11 Peterborough United 3–2 Report Colchester United Carruthers 55Houghton 58Quinn 78 Rankin 32Adcock 82 London Road Stadium Peterborough 6,277 Paul Taylor L 1997 10 18 y 15:00 BST 12 Colchester United 1–1 Report Shrewsbury Town Skelton 51 Seabury 25 Layer Road Colchester 2,977 Rob Harris D 1997 10 21 y 19:45 BST 13 Colchester United 2–1 Report Doncaster Rovers Sale 8Skelton 8 McDonald 31 Layer Road Colchester 2,588 Andy D'Urso W 1997 10 25 y 15:00 BST 14 Leyton Orient 0–2 Report Colchester United Adcock 4Forbes 78 Brisbane Road Leyton 4,592 Anthony Bates W 1997 10 31 y 19:30 GMT 15 Colchester United 3–3 Report Scunthorpe United Rankin 2Buckle 35Sale 40 Hope 52D'Auria 61 63 Layer Road Colchester 3,134 Roger Furnandiz D 1997 11 4 y 16 Macclesfield Town 0–0 Report Colchester United Moss Rose Macclesfield 1,577 Chris Foy D 1997 11 8 y 17 Rochdale 2–1 Report Colchester United Stuart 44Painter 65 pen. Duguid 60 Spotland Stadium Rochdale 1,702 Terry Heilbron L 1997 11 18 y 19:45 GMT 18 Colchester United 2–0 Report Notts County Sale 67Rankin 86 Layer Road Colchester 2,643 Rob Styles W 1997 11 22 y 19 Colchester United 0–1 Report Lincoln City Cawley 1 61 90 Gordon 61 Layer Road Colchester 2,932 R Pearson L 1997 11 29 y 20 Rotherham United 3–2 Report Colchester United Glover 11 62Knill 73 Skelton 47Sale 61 Millmoor Rotherham 3,259 William Burns L 1997 12 13 y 21 Hull City 3–1 Report Colchester United Dewhurst 54Rioch 57 pen.Darby 82 Adcock 88 Boothferry Park Kingston upon Hull 3,896 Mike Jones L 1997 12 19 y 19:45 GMT 22 Colchester United 2–0 Report Chester City Adcock 13Duguid 75 Layer Road Colchester 1,867 M Pierce W 1997 12 26 y 23 Brighton & Hove Albion 4–4 Report Colchester United Emblen 47 61 67Minton 86 pen. Rankin 15 29Adcock 13Stamps 75 Priestfield Stadium Gillingham 2,647 Mark Halsey D 1997 12 29 y 19:45 GMT 24 Colchester United 3–2 Report Cambridge United Wilkins 45 48Skelton 67 Barnwell-Edinboro 6 69 Layer Road Colchester 4,518 Paul Rejer W 1998 1 3 y 15:00 GMT 25 Colchester United 1–2 Report Hartlepool United Buckle 81 Clark 13Howard 74 Layer Road Colchester 2,885 Alan Wiley L 1998 1 10 y 26 Darlington 4–2 Report Colchester United Gaughan 40Roberts 59Haydon 84 o.g.Dorner 86 N. Gregory 69 78 Feethams Darlington 2,170 Scott Mathieson L 1998 1 16 y 19:45 GMT 27 Colchester United 1–0 Report Torquay United Lock 86 Layer Road Colchester 2,776 Fraser Stretton W 1998 1 20 y 28 Colchester United 2–1 Report Cardiff City N. Gregory 69Buckle 79 Dale 85 Layer Road Colchester 1,929 M Bailey W 1998 1 24 y 29 Barnet 3–2 Report Colchester United Devine 44 65McGleish 59 Skelton 4Wilkins 83 Underhill Stadium Chipping Barnet 2,471 Paul Danson L 1998 1 31 y 30 Scarborough 1–1 Report Colchester United Campbell 83 Whitton 46 Athletic Ground Scarborough 2,219 Graham Laws D 1998 2 6 y 19:45 GMT 31 Colchester United 1–2 Report Swansea City N. Gregory 27 Coates 52Price 78 Layer Road Colchester 2,789 J Kirkby L 1998 2 13 y 19:45 GMT 32 Colchester United 2–0 Report Mansfield Town Lock 30D. Gregory 68 Layer Road Colchester 2,320 J Robinson W 1998 2 21 y 33 Exeter City 0–1 Report Colchester United Lock 68 St James Park Exeter 3,346 Anthony Bates W 1998 2 24 y 34 Shrewsbury Town 0–2 Report Colchester United N. Gregory 7D. Gregory 68 Gay Meadow Shrewsbury 1,972 Clive Wilkes W 1998 2 27 y 19:45 GMT 35 Colchester United 1–0 Report Peterborough United Branston 61 Layer Road Colchester 4,117 D Crick W 1998 3 3 y 19:45 GMT 36 Colchester United 0–0 Report Rochdale Layer Road Colchester 2,112 Steve Baines D 1998 3 7 y 37 Scunthorpe United 1–0 Report Colchester United McAuley 17 Glanford Park Scunthorpe 2,143 K Lynch L 1998 3 14 y 15:00 GMT 38 Colchester United 5–1 Report Macclesfield Town Sale 36 57Skelton 76Abrahams 79Lock 88 Whittaker 38 Layer Road Colchester 2,760 Steve Bennett W 1998 3 21 y 39 Notts County 0–0 Report Colchester United Meadow Lane Nottingham 6,284 E Lomas D 1998 3 28 y 40 Lincoln City 0–1 Report Colchester United Dunne 28 Sincil Bank Lincoln 4,040 J Brandwood W 1998 4 3 y 19:30 BST 41 Colchester United 2–1 Report Rotherham United Skelton 11Sale 55 Martindale 12 Layer Road Colchester 3,824 Rob Styles W 1998 4 11 y 42 Cardiff City 0–2 Report Colchester United Abrahams 48D. Gregory 60 Ninian Park Cardiff 2,809 M Fletcher W 1998 4 13 y 15:00 BST 43 Colchester United 4–3 Report Hull City D. Gregory 6Lock 13Dunne 79Duguid 90 Boyack 24McGinty 48Darby 70 Layer Road Colchester 4,700 Paul Taylor W 1998 4 18 y 44 Chester City 3–1 Report Colchester United Whelan 19Fisher 35Rimmer 36 Abrahams 75 Deva Stadium Chester 1,780 P Richards L 1998 4 25 y 15:00 BST 45 Colchester United 1–1 Report Leyton Orient N. Gregory 45 Inglethorpe 44 Layer Road Colchester 6,220 Andy Hall D 1998 5 2 y 15:00 BST 46 Doncaster Rovers 0–1 Report Colchester United N. Gregory 56 Belle Vue Doncaster 3,572 Terry Heilbron W Football League play-offs 1998 Football League play-offs#Third Division 1998 5 10 y 13:30 BST Semi-final 1st leg Barnet 1–0 Report Colchester United Heald 48Devine 0 82 Branston 1 82 Underhill Stadium Chipping Barnet 3,858 Eddie Wolstenholme L 1998 5 13 y 19:45 BST Semi-final 2nd leg Colchester United 3–1 yes Report Barnet D. Gregory 12 pen. 95Greene 65 Goodhind 41Howarth 0 60 Layer Road Colchester 5,863 Terry Heilbron W Colchester win 3–2 on aggregate. 1998 5 22 y 19:45 BST Final Colchester United 1–0 Report Torquay United D. Gregory 22 pen. Wembley Stadium Wembley 19,486 M Fletcher W Football League Cup 1997–98 Football League Cup 1997 8 12 y 19:45 BST 1st round 1st leg Colchester United 0–1 Report Luton Town Thorpe 87 Layer Road Colchester 2,840 Steve Bennett L 1997 8 26 y 1st round 2nd leg Luton Town 1–1 Report Colchester United Thorpe 34 Hathaway 51 Kenilworth Road Luton 2,816 D Luton win 2–1 on aggregate. FA Cup 1997–98 FA Cup 1997 11 15 y 15:00 GMT 1st round Brentford 2–2 Report Colchester United Taylor 9 55 Sale 38D. Gregory 88 Griffin Park Brentford 2,899 Barry Knight D 1997 11 25 y 19:45 GMT 1st round replay Colchester United 0–0 yes 4–2 Report Brentford Layer Road Colchester 3,613 Barry Knight D 1997 12 6 y 15:00 GMT 2nd round Colchester United 1–1 Report Hereford United D. Gregory 10 Grayson 61 Layer Road Colchester 3,558 K Lynch D 1997 12 16 y 2nd round replay Hereford United 1–1 yes 5–4 Report Colchester United Grayson 48 Forbes 47 Edgar Street Hereford 3,725 K Lynch D Football League Trophy 1997–98 Football League Trophy 1997 12 9 y 1st round (southern section) Leyton Orient 1–0 Report Colchester United Inglethorpe 51 Brisbane Road Leyton 933 Andy Hall L Squad statistics Appearances and goals http://www.coludata.co.uk/content.php?pg=goals&pd=1014#frmft=True&pg=goals&pd=1014&fsea=58&fplist=all&flgcup=all&fcompstShowAll=&fdfaShowAll= Goals Coludata.co.uk 5 September 2018 Third Division FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy Football League play-offs Carl Emberson ENG GK 46 0 4 0 2 0 1 0 3 0 Simon Betts ENG DF 17 0 2+1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Peter Cawley ENG DF 27 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 Joe Dunne IRL DF 22+3 2 3+1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 David Greene IRL DF 38 4 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 1 Nicky Haydon ENG DF 9+8 0 1+1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Scott Stamps ENG DF 26 1 2+1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 Paul Buckle ENG MF 33+5 5 1 0 2 0 1 0 3 0 Karl Duguid ENG MF 6+15 3 3+1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0+2 0 Steve Forbes ENG MF 25+10 1 2 1 1+1 0 0+1 0 3 0 David Gregory ENG MF 42+2 5 4 2 2 0 1 0 3 3 Aaron Skelton ENG MF 37+2 7 3+1 0 1 0 1 0 2+1 0 Richard Wilkins ENG MF 37 5 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 Paul Abrahams ENG FW 16+9 7 1+1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 Tony Adcock ENG FW 19+6 5 3+1 0 0+2 0 1 0 0 0 Neil Gregory ENG FW 12+3 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Ian Hathaway ENG FW 5+7 0 1+1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 Tony Lock ENG FW 14+18 6 0+3 0 0+2 0 0+1 0 0+3 0 Mark Sale ENG FW 38+1 7 3 1 2 0 1 0 3 0 |- !colspan="16"|Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season Guy Branston ENG DF 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Wayne Brown ENG DF 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Isaiah Rankin ENG FW 10+1 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Steve Whitton ENG FW 15+6 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |} Goalscorers Place Nationality Position Name Third Division FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy Football League play-offs Total1ENGMFDavid Gregory52003102ENGFWMark Sale7100083ENGFW/WGPaul Abrahams700007ENGFWNeil Gregory700007ENGMF/DFAaron Skelton7000076ENGFWTony Lock6000067ENGFWTony Adcock500005ENGMFPaul Buckle500005IRLCBDavid Greene400015ENGFWIsaiah Rankin500005ENGMF/DFRichard Wilkins50000512ENGMFKarl Duguid30000313IRLFBJoe Dunne200002ENGMFSteve Forbes11000215ENGCBGuy Branston100001ENGWGIan Hathaway001001ENGFBScott Stamps100001ENGFWSteve Whitton100001Own goals000000TOTALS72410481 Disciplinary record http://www.coludata.co.uk/content.php?pg=discipline&pd=1013#frmft=True&pg=discipline&pd=1013&fsea=58&fplist=all&flgcup=all&fcompstShowAll=&fdfaShowAll= Discipline Coludata.co.uk 5 September 2018 Nationality Position Name Third Division FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy Football League play-offs TotalIRLCBDavid Greene511000001071ENGCBPeter Cawley510010000061ENGFWMark Sale701000001090IRLFBJoe Dunne303000101080ENGFWSteve Whitton701000000080ENGMFSteve Forbes601000000070ENGMFDavid Gregory500000001060ENGFBScott Stamps500010000060ENGFW/WGPaul Abrahams400000001050ENGFBSimon Betts400000001050ENGCBGuy Branston100000001121ENGMFKarl Duguid301000100050ENGDF/MFNicky Haydon400000000040ENGFWTony Lock400000000040ENGMFRichard Wilkins300000001040ENGFWTony Adcock300000000030ENGMFPaul Buckle300000000030ENGFWNeil Gregory200000000020ENGFWIsaiah Rankin200000000020ENGCBWayne Brown000000100010ENGGKCarl Emberson100000000010ENGWGIan Hathaway100000000010ENGMF/DFAaron Skelton001000000010TOTALS742902030811003 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=58&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 Football League play-offs Total1ENGCarl Emberson15100117TOTALS15100117 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 5 September 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 NotesWGENGIan Hathaway9 August 1997DarlingtonLayer RoadMF/DFENGAaron Skelton9 August 1997DarlingtonLayer RoadFWENGIsaiah Rankin27 September 1997Exeter CityLayer RoadCBENGWayne Brown18 October 1997Shrewsbury TownLayer RoadFWENGNeil Gregory3 January 1998Hartlepool UnitedLayer RoadCBENGGuy Branston13 February 1998Mansfield TownLayer RoadFWENGNeil Gregory3 April 1998Rotherham UnitedLayer Roadhttp://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=matchesplayed&fplyShowAll=true&fdfaShowAll=true&frt=rescomp&pd=1026&fsea=all&fply=594&it=2845 Colchester Utd 2–1 Rotherham United Coludata.co.uk 5 September 2018 2deb Second debut for the club 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/1998/ Colchester United football club match record: 1998 11v11.com 5 September 2018 Specific 2 1997-98 Category:English football clubs 1997–98 season Category:1997–98 Football League Third Division by team