Английская Википедия:1983–84 Colchester United F.C. season
Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use British English Шаблон:Infobox football club season 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.[1]
Players
Transfers
In
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
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Summer 1983 | CB | Шаблон:Flagicon | Stewart Houston | Шаблон:Flagicon Sheffield United | Undisclosed | [3] |
August 1983 | CB | Шаблон:Flagicon | Tony Hadley | Шаблон:Flagicon Southend United | Undisclosed | [4] |
September 1983 | FB | Шаблон:Flagicon | Ian Phillips | Шаблон:Flagicon Northampton Town | £5,000 | [5] |
October 1983 | CB | Шаблон:Flagicon | Adam Nichols | Шаблон:Flagicon Wits University | Free transfer | [6] |
15 October 1983 | FW | Шаблон:Flagicon | Dave Hubbick | Шаблон:Flagicon Dagenham | Free transfer | [7]Шаблон:Efn |
January 1984 | FW | Шаблон:Flagicon | Les Mutrie | Шаблон:Flagicon Hull City | £10,000 | [8] |
February 1984 | CB | Шаблон:Flagicon | Rudi Hedman | Apprentice | Free transfer | [9] |
- Total spending: Шаблон:Loss ~ £15,000
Out
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
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End of season | GK | Шаблон:Flagicon | Ian Cranstone | Шаблон:Flagicon Wealdstone | Free transfer | [10] |
End of season | GK | Bobby Hamilton | Free agent | Released | [11] | |
End of season | CB | Шаблон:Flagicon | Adrian Keith | Шаблон:Flagicon Haverhill Rovers | Released | [12] |
End of season | FB | Шаблон:Flagicon | Wayne Ward | Шаблон:Flagicon Wivenhoe Town | Released | [13] |
End of season | MF | Andy Gooding | Шаблон:Flagicon Wivenhoe Town | Released | [14] | |
Summer 1983 | FW | Шаблон:Flagicon | Roy McDonough | Шаблон:Flagicon Southend United | Undisclosed | [15] |
2 January 1984 | CB | Шаблон:Flagicon | Adam Nichols | Free agent | Released | [6]Шаблон:Efn |
14 April 1984 | FB | Шаблон:Flagicon | Micky Cook | Free agent | Retired | [16]Шаблон:EfnШаблон:Efn |
- Total incoming: Шаблон:Gain ~ £0
Loans out
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | End date | Ref. |
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September 1983 | FB | Шаблон:Flagicon | Phil Coleman | Шаблон:Flagicon Wrexham | March 1984 | [17][18] |
Match details
Fourth Division
Results round by round
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League table
Matches
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League Cup
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Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
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Goalscorers
Place | Nationality | Position | Name | Fourth Division | FA Cup | League Cup | Football League Trophy | Total |
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1 | Шаблон:Flagicon | FW | Tony Adcock | 26 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 33 |
2 | Шаблон:Flagicon | FW | Keith Bowen | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
3 | Шаблон:Flagicon | CB | Steve Wignall | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
4 | Шаблон:Flagicon | CB | Stewart Houston | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Шаблон:Flagicon | FB | Ian Phillips | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
6 | Шаблон:Flagicon | FB | Micky Cook | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Шаблон:Flagicon | WG | Perry Groves | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
Шаблон:Flagicon | FW | Les Mutrie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
9 | Шаблон:Flagicon | MF | Jeff Hull | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Шаблон:Flagicon | MF | Steve Leslie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Шаблон:Flagicon | CB | Adam Nichols | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Шаблон:Flagicon | MF | Roger Osborne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Own goals | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||
TOTALS | 69 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 85 |
Disciplinary record
Nationality | Position | Name | Fourth Division | FA Cup | League Cup | Football League Trophy | Total | |||||
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Шаблон:Flagicon | CB | Tony Hadley | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Шаблон:Flagicon | FB | Micky Cook | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
TOTALS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
Clean sheets
Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.[21]
Place | Nationality | Player | Fourth Division | FA Cup | League Cup | Football League Trophy | Total |
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1 | Шаблон:Flagicon | Alec Chamberlain | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20 |
TOTALS | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20 |
Player debuts
Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.[22]
Position | Nationality | Player | Date | Opponent | Ground | Notes |
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CB | Шаблон:Flagicon | Tony Hadley | 27 August 1983 | Darlington | Feethams | |
CB | Шаблон:Flagicon | Stewart Houston | 27 August 1983 | Darlington | Feethams | |
MF | Шаблон:Flagicon | Andy Farrell | 27 August 1983 | Darlington | Feethams | |
FW | Шаблон:Flagicon | Craig Oldfield | 3 September 1983 | Blackpool | Layer Road | |
FB | Шаблон:Flagicon | Ian Phillips | 9 September 1983 | Stockport County | Edgeley Park | |
FW | Шаблон:Flagicon | John Taylor | 14 September 1983 | Reading | Elm Park | |
FW | Шаблон:Flagicon | Dave Hubbick | 15 October 1983 | Northampton Town | Layer Road | |
CB | Шаблон:Flagicon | Adam Nichols | 18 October 1983 | Bury | Layer Road | |
FW | Шаблон:Flagicon | Les Mutrie | 28 January 1984 | Stockport County | Layer Road | |
CB | Шаблон:Flagicon | Rudi Hedman | 4 March 1984 | Bury | Gigg Lane |
See also
References
General
Books
Websites
Specific
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