1992–93 Colchester United F.C. season

The 1992–93 season was Colchester United's 51st season in their history and their first season back in the Football League. Colchester competed in the Third Division, the fourth tier of English football, after achieving promotion from the Conference the season prior. Alongside competing in the Third Division, the club also participated in the FA Cup, the League Cup, the Football League Trophy, and the Conference Shield.

Colchester United

1992–93 season
Chairman	Gordon Parker[1]
Manager	Roy McDonough
Stadium	Layer Road
Third Division	10th
FA Cup	2nd round (eliminated by Gillingham)
League Cup	1st round (eliminated by Brighton & Hove Albion)
Football League Trophy	1st round (southern section)
Conference Shield	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	League: Roy McDonough Steve McGavin (9) All: Gary Bennett Steve McGavin (10)
Highest home attendance	5,695 v Gillingham, 16 April 1993[2]
Lowest home attendance	1,454 v Northampton Town, 1 December 1992[3]
Average home league attendance	3,768[4]
Biggest win	4–0 v Slough Town, 14 November 1992
Biggest defeat	1–7 v Crewe Alexandra, 24 April 1993
Home colours

Roy McDonough led his newly-promoted side to a tenth-placed finish in Division Three, finishing just four points off the play-off places. The club performed poorly in the cup competitions, instead focusing on league form. They exited the League Cup and Football League Trophy at the first round stages, and the FA Cup in the second round. They also faced Wycombe Wanderers in the Conference Shield, an annual tie between the Conference winners and the FA Trophy winners. As Colchester had achieved a non-League double, winning both trophies, they faced the second placed side from the previous campaign, Wycombe. McDonough sent a weakened side out for the match, again in favour of league football, as the U's lost 3–0 to their previous bitter rivals.

Season overview

In the first season since the advent of the Premier League, Colchester's promotion back to the Football League meant that instead of joining the Fourth Division, they instead joined Division Three, the fourth tier of English football but no longer in name.

Chairman James Bowdidge stepped down from his role due to business commitments, and former reserve team player Gordon Parker took over.

Two major player departures occurred across the summer period, with ever-present goalkeeper Scott Barrett opting to join Gillingham on a free transfer, and Forward Mike Masters, who was unable to obtain a work permit.

Colchester lost four of their first five games and found themselves at the bottom of the league table. They also received a heavy fine from The Football Association for indiscipline, with manager Roy McDonough one of the main culprits. The U's attacking nature was not as effected against Football League opposition as it was against their Conference counterparts the previous season. They conceded seven goals and five goals on one occasion each, and also conceded four goals on six separate occasions. Despite this, they rallied late in the season to finish tenth in Division Three, just four points off the play-off positions.

In the FA Cup, Colchester defeated Slough Town by scoring four goals for the third consecutive meeting between the sides. They faced Gillingham at Priestfield Stadium in the second round, but were defeated in the Layer Road replay after a 1–1 draw.

Colchester were narrowly defeated in the first round of the League Cup, with Brighton & Hove Albion coming out on top 2–1 over two legs.

In the first round group stage of the Football League Trophy, the U's were beaten in both of their matches against Northampton Town and Barnet.

The club were also required to play in the Conference Shield, an annual match played between the victors of the FA Trophy and the Conference champions. As Colchester had sealed a non-League double in 1991–92, they faced Wycombe Wanderers who had finished as runners-up to the U's in the league. McDonough sent out a scratch side for the game and Wycombe duly won 3–0.[5]

Players

As of match played 8 May 1993.[6]

Name	Position	Nationality	Place of birth	Date of birth	Apps	Goals	Signed from	Date signed	Fee
Goalkeepers
Nathan Munson	GK		Colchester	10 November 1974 (aged 17)	0	0	Apprentice	8 May 1993[lower-alpha 1]	Free transfer
Defenders
Simon Betts	FB		Middlesbrough	3 March 1973 (aged 19)	0	0	Scarborough	11 December 1992	Free transfer
Peter Cawley	CB		Walton-on-Thames	15 September 1965 (aged 26)	4	0	Barnet	30 October 1992[lower-alpha 2]	Free transfer
Tony English	DF/MF		Luton	19 October 1966 (aged 25)	360	48	Coventry City	24 December 1984	Free transfer
Martin Grainger	FB		Enfield Town	23 August 1972 (aged 19)	33	2	Apprentice	16 December 1989[lower-alpha 1]	Free transfer
Andy Partner	CB		Colchester	21 October 1974 (aged 17)	1	0	Apprentice	16 December 1991[lower-alpha 1]	Free transfer
Paul Roberts	DF		West Ham	27 April 1962 (aged 30)	45	1	Fisher Athletic	28 September 1991[lower-alpha 1]	£750
Midfielders
Steve Ball	MF		Colchester	2 September 1969 (aged 22)	5	1	Cambridge United	14 September 1992	Free transfer
Jason Cook	MF		Edmonton	29 December 1969 (aged 22)	44	3	Southend United	28 September 1991[lower-alpha 1]	Free transfer
Mark Kinsella	MF		Dublin	12 August 1972 (aged 19)	76	7	Home Farm	18 August 1989	Free transfer
Nicky Smith	LM		Berkeley	28 January 1969 (aged 23)	96	11	Southend United	18 August 1990[lower-alpha 1]	Free transfer
Forwards
Paul Abrahams	FW/WG		Colchester	31 October 1973 (aged 18)	6	0	Apprentice	26 August 1991[lower-alpha 1]	Free transfer
Gary Bennett	WG		Enfield Town	13 November 1970 (aged 21)	145	37	Tottenham Hotpsur	21 October 1988[lower-alpha 1]	Free transfer
Julian Hazel	FW		Luton	25 September 1973 (aged 18)	2	0	Apprentice	14 January 1992[lower-alpha 1]	Free transfer
Robert Hopkins	WG		Hall Green	25 October 1961 (aged 30)	0	0	Instant-Dict	February 1993	Non-contract
Roy McDonough	FW		Solihull	16 October 1958 (aged 33)	191	64	Southend United	13 October 1990[lower-alpha 2]	Part exchange
Steve McGavin	FW		North Walsham	24 January 1969 (aged 23)	61	28	Sudbury Town	1 April 1991[lower-alpha 1]	£10,000

1. Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club
2. Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game in his second spell for the club

Transfers

In

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
15 August 1992	CB		Darren Oxbrow	Maidstone United	Free transfer	[7][lower-alpha 1]
14 September 1992	MF		Steve Ball	Cambridge United	Free transfer	[8][9]
6 October 1992	GK		Alasdair Monk	Norwich City	Free transfer	[10][lower-alpha 1]
30 October 1992	CB		Peter Cawley	Barnet	Free transfer	[11][12][lower-alpha 2]
November 1992	MF		Tony Sorrell	Peterborough United	Free transfer	[13][lower-alpha 1]
11 December 1992	FB		Simon Betts	Scarborough	Free transfer	[14][15]
February 1993	WG		Robert Hopkins	Instant-Dict	Non-contract	[16]
12 March 1993	CB		Paul Flowers	Watford	Free transfer	[17][lower-alpha 1]
8 May 1993	GK		Nathan Munson	Apprentice	Free transfer	[18][lower-alpha 1]

• Total spending: ~ £0

1. Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club
2. Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game in his second spell for the club

Out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
End of season	GK		Scott Barrett	Gillingham	Free transfer	[19]
End of season	MF		Wayne Hannigan	Chelmsford City	Released	[20]
End of season	FW		Steve Restarick	Chelmsford City	Released	[21]
Summer 1992	MF		Eamonn Collins	Exeter City	Free transfer	[22]
October 1992	DF		James Goodwin	Earls Colne	Released	[23]
24 October 1992	MF		Robbie Devereux	Shelbourne	Free transfer	[24][lower-alpha 1]
28 November 1992	MF/FB		Warren Donald	Kettering Town	Released	[25][lower-alpha 1]
18 December 1992	MF		Tony Sorrell	Barnet	Contract terminated[lower-alpha 2]	[13][lower-alpha 1]
21 December 1992	GK		Alasdair Monk	Brantham Athletic	Released	[10][lower-alpha 1]
21 December 1992	FB		Ian Phillips	Halstead Town	Undisclosed	[26][lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 3]
8 May 1993	CB		Paul Flowers	Grays Athletic	Released	[17][lower-alpha 1]

• Total incoming: ~ £0

1. Date of departure refers to the date of the player's final game for the club
2. Player sacked by the club following a training ground incident
3. Joined as player-manager

Loans in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	End date	Ref.
12 August 1992	GK		Paul Newell	Leyton Orient	3 November 1992	[27][28][lower-alpha 1]
October 1992	CB		Peter Cawley	Barnet	24 October 1992	[11][lower-alpha 2]
7 November 1992	GK		Ron Green	Kidderminster Harriers	16 December 1992	[29][lower-alpha 3]
17 December 1992	GK		Carl Emberson	Millwall	12 March 1993	[30][31][lower-alpha 2]
31 December 1992	FW		Dean Martin	West Ham United	28 February 1993	[32]
19 March 1993	GK		Fred Barber	Peterborough United	31 May 1993	[33][34]

1. Loan end date refers to the date of the player's final game for the club
2. Loan end date refers to the date of the player's final game in his first spell for the club
3. Loan start and end dates refer to the date of the player's first and final games for the club

Match details

Third Division

Results round by round

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

Source: 11v11.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
8	Lincoln City	42	18	9	15	57	53	+4	63
9	Shrewsbury Town	42	17	11	14	57	52	+5	62
10	Colchester United[lower-alpha 1]	42	18	5	19	67	76	−9	59
11	Rochdale	42	16	10	16	70	70	0	58
12	Chesterfield	42	15	11	16	59	63	−4	56

Source: [35]
Notes:

1. New club in the league

Matches

15 August 1992 1	Colchester United	2–1	Lincoln City	Colchester
15:00 BST	McDonough  3' Oxbrow  7'	Report	West  1'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,131 Referee: Graham Poll

21 August 1992 2	Barnet	3–1	Colchester United	Chipping Barnet
19:45 BST	Willis  72' Bull  73' Hoddle  81'	Report	Kinsella  16'	Stadium: Underhill Stadium Attendance: 3,600 Referee: A Smith

29 August 1992 3	Colchester United	0–3	Darlington	Colchester
15:00 BST		Report	Shaw  10' Juryeff  75' Dobson  90'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,524 Referee: Gary Willard

1 September 1992 4	Colchester United	0–2	Shrewsbury Town	Colchester
19:30 BST	McDonough  15'	Report	Griffiths  44' Brough  76'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,530 Referee: Paul Taylor

5 September 1992 5	Bury	3–2	Colchester United	Bury
	Lyons  44' Robinson  79' Scott  87'	Report	Bennett  85' McDonough  90' (pen.)	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 2,072 Referee: K Leach

12 September 1992 6	Colchester United	3–1	Walsall	Colchester
15:00 BST	Bennett  15' Smith  35' McDonough  84' (pen.)	Report	Ntamark  64'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,218 Referee: Paul Alcock

15 September 1992 7	Doncaster Rovers	1–0	Colchester United	Doncaster
	Jeffrey  24'	Report		Stadium: Belle Vue Attendance: 1,719 Referee: Roger Dilkes

19 September 1992 8	York City	2–0	Colchester United	York
	Blackstone  14', 46'	Report		Stadium: Bootham Crescent Attendance: 3,820 Referee: Jeff Winter

26 September 1992 9	Colchester United	3–0	Chesterfield	Colchester
15:00 BST	Bennett  45', 56' Kinsella  90'	Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,436 Referee: M Bailey

10 October 1992 10	Halifax Town	2–4	Colchester United	Halifax
	Matthews  74' German  85'	Report	Kinsella  13' Oxbrow  35' McDonough  46' Bennett  82'	Stadium: The Shay Attendance: 2,445 Referee: Alan Wilkie

16 October 1992 11	Colchester United	3–2	Crewe Alexandra	Colchester
19:45 BST	Bennett  4' McDonough  40' Oxbrow  75'	Report	McCauley  7' Naylor  77'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,524 Referee: David Elleray

24 October 1992 12	Scunthorpe United	3–1	Colchester United	Scunthorpe
	Daws  34' Martin  36' Helliwell  61'	Report	McGavin  38'	Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 2,473 Referee: Peter Jones

30 October 1992 13	Colchester United	2–4	Wrexham	Colchester
19:45 GMT	Ball  40' Kinsella  58'	Report	Bennett  23', 67' B Jones  45' Connolly  77'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,423 Referee: R Bigger

3 November 1992 14	Colchester United	2–1	Carlisle United	Colchester
19:45 GMT	Roberts  20' Cawley  90'	Report	Barnsley  49'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,263 Referee: Ian Borrett

7 November 1992 15	Cardiff City	3–1	Colchester United	Cardiff
	Dale  46' Blake  77' English  78' (o.g.)	Report	Kinsella  90'	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 5,505 Referee: K Leach

21 November 1992 16	Colchester United	4–4	Rochdale	Colchester
15:00 GMT	Cawley  24' Ball  27' Sorrell  71' McDonough  79'	Report	Payne  15' (pen.) Milner  36' Flounders  76' (pen.)	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,172 Referee: P Scobie

28 November 1992 17	Hereford United	3–1	Colchester United	Hereford
	Pickard  9' Donald  16' (o.g.) Jones  45'	Report	Oxbrow  58'	Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 1,671 Referee: R Groves

11 December 1992 18	Colchester United	2–0	Torquay United	Colchester
19:45 GMT	McDonough  6' Smith  33'	Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,774 Referee: Gary Willard

18 December 1992 19	Gillingham	0–1	Colchester United	Gillingham
		Report	McGavin  86'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 2,331 Referee: R Pawley

26 December 1992 20	Northampton Town	1–0	Colchester United	Northampton
	McParland  23'	Report		Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 4,861 Referee: Kelvin Morton

29 December 1992 21	Colchester United	1–0	Scarborough	Colchester
19:45 GMT	McGavin  14'	Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,640 Referee: G Pooley

2 January 1993 22	Walsall	1–3	Colchester United	Walsall
	Clarke  81'	Report	Martin  17' McGavin  44' Cawley  62'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 3,669 Referee: J Kirkby

8 January 1993 23	Colchester United	2–0	Doncaster Rovers	Colchester
19:45 GMT	Grainger  81' McGavin  88'	Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,402 Referee: Paul Taylor

16 January 1993 24	Chesterfield	4–0	Colchester United	Chesterfield
	Williams  66', 76' Lemon  75' Lancaster  88'	Report		Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 3,016 Referee: T Fitzharris

22 January 1993 25	Colchester United	0–0	York City	Colchester
19:45 GMT		Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,528 Referee: M James

29 January 1993 26	Colchester United	1–2	Barnet	Colchester
19:45 GMT	Bennett  53'	Report	Bull  63' Payne  69'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 5,609 Referee: D Shadwell

6 February 1993 27	Lincoln City	1–1	Colchester United	Lincoln
	Bressington  81'	Report	Martin  75'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 3,380 Referee: J Rushton

13 February 1993 28	Colchester United	0–0	Bury	Colchester
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,264 Referee: D Axcell

20 February 1993 29	Shrewsbury Town	4–3	Colchester United	Shrewsbury
	Griffiths  8', 88' Smith  60' English  66' (o.g.) Worsley  84'	Report	Hopkins  52' Grainger  74' (pen.) McGavin  82'	Stadium: Gay Meadow Attendance: 2,653 Referee: R Hamer

26 February 1993 30	Colchester United	2–1	Halifax Town	Colchester
19:45 GMT	McGavin  31' Grainger  57'	Report	Thompstone  10' Bracey  54'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,007 Referee: Paul Alcock

12 March 1993 31	Colchester United	2–4	Cardiff City	Colchester
19:45 GMT	McDonough  17' (pen.) McGavin  57'	Report	Pike  21', 33' Richardson  23' Matthews  63'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,538 Referee: G Pooley

20 March 1993 32	Carlisle United	0–2	Colchester United	Carlisle
		Report	Cook  23' Edmondson  38' (o.g.)	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 3,003 Referee: K Redfearn

23 March 1993 33	Colchester United	3–1	Hereford United	Colchester
19:45 GMT	Titterton  7' (o.g.) McDonough  78' Abrahams  88'	Report	Unknown goalscorer	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,024 Referee: M Bailey

27 March 1993 34	Rochdale	5–2	Colchester United	Rochdale
	Jones  36' Howard  39' Whitehall  46' Thackeray  50' Bowden  73'	Report	Smith  28' Abrahams  41' McDonough  65'  66'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1,783 Referee: M Peck

6 April 1993 35	Torquay United	2–2	Colchester United	Torquay
	Barrow  54' Hodges  60'	Report	McGavin  41' Ball  66'	Stadium: Plainmoor Attendance: 2,915 Referee: Gerald Ashby

13 April 1993 36	Scarborough	0–1	Colchester United	Scarborough
		Report	Abrahams  33'	Stadium: Athletic Ground Attendance: 1,803 Referee: J Kirkby

16 April 1993 37	Colchester United	3–0	Gillingham	Colchester
19:45 BST	Clark  19' (o.g.) Smith  26' Abrahams  56'	Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 5,695 Referee: J Martin

20 April 1993 38	Colchester United	2–0	Northampton Town	Colchester
19:45 BST	Ball  62' (pen.) Abrahams  90'	Report	Brown  83'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,519 Referee: R Wiseman

24 April 1993 39	Crewe Alexandra	7–1	Colchester United	Crewe
	Naylor  2', 39', 63', 77', 86' McKearney  23' Clarkson  45'	Report	English  22'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 3,250 Referee: J Watson

1 May 1993 40	Colchester United	1–0	Scunthorpe United	Colchester
15:00 BST	Abrahams  29'	Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,421 Referee: R Bigger

4 May 1993 41	Darlington	1–0	Colchester United	Darlington
	Reed  36'	Report		Stadium: Feethams Attendance: 2,007 Referee: T West

8 May 1993 42	Wrexham	4–3	Colchester United	Wrexham
	Connolly  10' Betts  43' (o.g.) Watkin  63', 89'	Report	Hardy  54' (o.g.) Bennett  68' Kinsella  79'	Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 9,705 Referee: David Allison

League Cup

18 August 1992 1st round 1st leg	Colchester United	1–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Colchester
19:30 BST	English  74'	Report	Wilkins  64'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,814 Referee: Ian Borrett

26 August 1992 1st round 2nd leg	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–0	Colchester United	Hove
19:45 BST	Wilkins  61'	Report		Stadium: Goldstone Ground Attendance: 4,125 Referee: Alf Buksh
Note: Brighton won 2–1 on aggregate.

Conference Shield

6 October 1992 Final	Wycombe Wanderers	3–0	Colchester United	High Wycombe
	Scott  34' Casey  57', 79'	Report		Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 3,309 Referee: P Scobie

FA Cup

14 November 1992 1st round	Colchester United	4–0	Slough Town	Colchester
	Sorrell  16' Bennett  42', 90' Ball  85'	Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,858 Referee: Paul Alcock

5 December 1992 2nd round	Gillingham	1–1	Colchester United	Gillingham
	Crown  15'	Report	McGavin  65' Sorrell  90'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 5,319 Referee: Kelvin Morton

16 December 1992 2nd round replay	Colchester United	2–3	Gillingham	Colchester
19:45 GMT	Ball  88', 90'	Report	Forster  7' Arnott  17' Henry  45' (pen.)	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,440 Referee: Kelvin Morton

Football League Trophy

Group 1

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
Northampton Town	2	2	0	0	4	2	+2	6	Qualified for next round
Barnet	2	1	0	1	5	4	+1	3
Colchester United	2	0	0	2	3	6	−3	0

Source:

1 December 1992 1st round (southern section)	Colchester United	1–2	Northampton Town	Colchester
19:45 GMT	Grainger  27' (pen.)	Report	Beavon  45' (pen.) Brown  63'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 1,454 Referee: D Axcell

21 December 1992 1st round (southern section)	Barnet	4–2	Colchester United	Chipping Barnet
	Evans  3' Carter  13' Stein  34' Hunt  54'	Report	Ball  57' Cook  58'	Stadium: Underhill Stadium Attendance: 1,193 Referee: Dermot Gallagher

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

[6][36]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Third Division		FA Cup		League Cup		Football League Trophy		Conference Shield
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK		Nathan Munson	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF		Simon Betts	25	0	23	0	0+1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
	DF		Peter Cawley	27	3	22+2	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	FW		Tony English	39	2	30+3	1	3	0	2	1	1	0	0	0
	DF		Martin Grainger	35	4	28+3	3	2	0	1	0	1	1	0	0
	DF		Andy Partner	3	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0+1	0
	DF		Paul Roberts	50	1	42	1	3	0	2	0	2	0	1	0
	MF		Steve Ball	28	8	19+5	4	2	3	0	0	1	1	1	0
	MF		Jason Cook	39	2	30+4	1	2	0	1	0	1	1	1	0
	MF		Mark Kinsella	45	6	37+1	6	3	0	2	0	0+1	0	1	0
	MF		Nicky Smith	50	4	42	4	3	0	2	0	2	0	1	0
	FW		Paul Abrahams	26	6	9+14	6	0	0	0+1	0	1	0	1	0
	FW		Gary Bennett	45	10	30+8	8	1+1	2	2	0	1+1	0	1	0
	FW		Julian Hazel	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
	FW		Robert Hopkins	14	1	13+1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW		Roy McDonough	31	9	21+4	9	3	0	2	0	1	0	0	0
	FW		Steve McGavin	43	10	35+2	9	3	1	0	0	2	0	1	0
Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season
	GK		Fred Barber	10	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	GK		Carl Emberson	13	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	GK		Ron Green	8	0	4	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
	GK		Alasdair Monk	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
	GK		Paul Newell	16	0	14	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
	DF		Paul Flowers	3	0	2+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF		Darren Oxbrow	21	4	12+4	4	0+1	0	2	0	1	0	1	0
	DF		Ian Phillips	2	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
	MF		Robbie Devereux	8	0	3+3	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
	MF		Tony Sorrell	8	2	4+1	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW		Warren Donald	15	0	8+2	0	0	0	2	0	1+1	0	0+1	0
	FW		Dean Martin	8	2	8	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Goalscorers

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Place	Nationality	Position	Name	Third Division	FA Cup	League Cup	Football League Trophy	Conference Shield	Total
1		WG	Gary Bennett	8	2	0	0	0	10
		FW	Steve McGavin	9	1	0	0	0	10
3		FW	Roy McDonough	9	0	0	0	0	9
4		MF	Steve Ball	4	3	0	1	0	8
5		FW/WG	Paul Abrahams	6	0	0	0	0	6
		MF	Mark Kinsella	6	0	0	0	0	6
7		FB	Martin Grainger	3	0	0	1	0	4
		CB	Darren Oxbrow	4	0	0	0	0	4
		LM	Nicky Smith	4	0	0	0	0	4
10		CB	Peter Cawley	3	0	0	0	0	3
11		MF	Jason Cook	1	0	0	1	0	2
		DF/MF	Tony English	1	0	1	0	0	2
		FW	Dean Martin	2	0	0	0	0	2
		MF	Tony Sorrell	1	1	0	0	0	2
15		WG	Robert Hopkins	1	0	0	0	0	1
		DF	Paul Roberts	1	0	0	0	0	1
			Own goals	4	0	0	0	0	4
			TOTALS	67	7	1	3	0	78

Disciplinary record

[37]

Nationality	Position	Name	Third Division		FA Cup		League Cup		Football League Trophy		Conference Shield		Total
	FW	Roy McDonough	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
	MF	Tony Sorrell	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
		TOTALS	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3

Clean sheets

Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.[38]

Place	Nationality	Player	Third Division	FA Cup	League Cup	Football League Trophy	Conference Shield	Total
1		Fred Barber	5	0	0	0	0	5
		Carl Emberson	5	0	0	0	0	5
3		Ron Green	1	1	0	0	0	2
4		Paul Newell	1	0	0	0	0	1
		TOTALS	12	1	0	0	0	13

Player debuts

Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.[39]

Position	Nationality	Player	Date	Opponent	Ground	Notes
MF		Robbie Devereux	15 August 1992	Lincoln City	Layer Road	[40][lower-alpha 1]
GK		Paul Newell	15 August 1992	Lincoln City	Layer Road
CB		Darren Oxbrow	15 August 1992	Lincoln City	Layer Road
MF		Steve Ball	19 September 1992	York City	Bootham Crescent	[41][lower-alpha 1]
CB		Peter Cawley	6 October 1992	Wycombe Wanderers	Adams Park
GK		Alasdair Monk	6 October 1992	Wycombe Wanderers	Adams Park
CB		Peter Cawley	30 October 1992	Wrexham	Layer Road	[42][lower-alpha 1]
GK		Ron Green	7 November 1992	Cardiff City	Ninian Park
MF		Tony Sorrell	7 November 1992	Cardiff City	Ninian Park
FB		Simon Betts	16 December 1992	Gillingham	Layer Road
GK		Carl Emberson	18 December 1992	Gillingham	Priestfield Stadium
FW		Dean Martin	2 January 1993	Walsall	Bescot Stadium
WG		Robert Hopkins	20 February 1993	Shrewsbury Town	Gay Meadow
CB		Paul Flowers	12 March 1993	Cardiff City	Layer Road
GK		Fred Barber	20 March 1993	Carlisle United	Brunton Park
GK		Nathan Munson	8 May 1993	Wrexham	Racecourse Ground

1. Second debut for the club

See also

• List of Colchester United F.C. seasons

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: 1993". 11v11.com. Retrieved 14 August 2018.

Specific

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12. Peter Cawley at Soccerbase
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28. Paul Newell at Soccerbase
29. "Ron Green (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
30. "Carl Emberson (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
31. Carl Emberson at Soccerbase
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34. Fred Barber at Soccerbase
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38. "Clean sheets (1st team)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
39. "Alltime- List of Debuts". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
40. "Colchester Utd 2–1 Lincoln City". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
41. "York City 2–0 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
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