Английская Википедия:1980–81 Colchester United F.C. season

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Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use British English Шаблон:Infobox football club season The 1980–81 season was Colchester United's 39th season in their history and fourth successive season in third tier of English football, the Third Division. Alongside competing in the Third Division, the club also participated in the FA Cup and the League Cup.

On the back of the success of the previous season, Colchester crashed out of the Third Division, relegated in 22nd-position. Several winless streaks contributed to their downfall. In the cup competitions, the U's were defeated in the first round of the League Cup by Gillingham, while Watford overcame Colchester in the third round of the FA Cup.

Season overview

The club's chairman warned financial difficulties would result in an exodus of players, but in the summer months, only Steve Dowman left the club, joining Wrexham for £75,000. The club also received their first-ever shirt sponsorship from Royal London Insurance.

In the opening game of the season in the League Cup against Gillingham, debutant Nigel Crouch became the first Colchester player to be sent off on their debut following an altercation with Gillingham's Steve Bruce. Colchester failed to win any of their opening eight games. When they beat Millwall 3–0 in their ninth game, it attracted national media coverage. Sergeant Frank Ruggles of Essex Police marched on the field during play and attempted to arrest Millwall defender Mel Blyth for swearing.

Manager Bobby Roberts signed unknown Highland League player Kevin Bremner for a then-club record £25,000. Following this came six consecutive home wins, and Colchester were well-placed in the table by Christmas. However, after Trevor Lee moved to Gillingham for a club record deal worth £90,000, the U's form dipped and they began to slip down the table again. In response to this, on transfer deadline day, Roberts matched Colchester's record fee paid for Bremner, signing Roger Osborne from Ipswich Town, while also paying £15,000 each for Roy McDonough and Phil Coleman.

Eight games without a win from March to the penultimate game of the season ensured Colchester were relegated by just two points. Amid news of a 25,000 all-seater stadium development in the pipeline, the stark reality was that a new all-time low attendance of 1,430 witnessed the final day 1–0 win over Carlisle United, with a league average of just 2,641.

Despite relegation, Roberts was given a vote of confidence by the board, while the local Council refused the new stadium plans ensuring the U's would remain at Layer Road for the foreseeable future.

Players

Name	Position	Nationality	Place of birth	Date of birth	Apps	Goals	Signed from	Date signed	Fee
Goalkeepers
Ian Cranstone	GK	Шаблон:Flagicon	Rochford		0	0	Шаблон:Flagicon Tottenham Hotspur	Summer 1977	Free transfer
Bobby Hamilton	GK				0	0	Unknown	Summer 1977
Mike Walker	GK	Шаблон:Flagicon	Colwyn Bay	Шаблон:Birth date and age2	366	0	Шаблон:Flagicon Watford	July 1973	£4,000
Defenders
Phil Coleman	FB	Шаблон:Flagicon	Woolwich	Шаблон:Birth date and age2	0	0	Шаблон:Flagicon Millwall	February 1981	£15,000
Micky Cook	FB	Шаблон:Flagicon	Enfield	Шаблон:Birth date and age2	501	15	Шаблон:Flagicon Orient	1 March 1969	Free transfer
Nigel Crouch	FB	Шаблон:Flagicon	Ardleigh	Шаблон:Birth date and age2	0	0	Шаблон:Flagicon Ipswich Town	Summer 1980	Free transfer
Leo Cusenza	FB	Шаблон:Flagicon	Edmonton	Шаблон:Birth date and age2	0	0	Apprentice	Summer 1979	Free transfer
Mick Packer	FB	Шаблон:Flagicon	Willesden	Шаблон:Birth date and age2	317	18	Шаблон:Flagicon Watford	July 1973	Free transfer
Steve Wignall	CB	Шаблон:Flagicon	Liverpool	Шаблон:Birth date and age2	135	9	Шаблон:Flagicon Doncaster Rovers	September 1977	£5,000
Steve Wright	CB	Шаблон:Flagicon	Clacton-on-Sea	Шаблон:Birth date and age2	76	2	Шаблон:Flagicon Woods Athletic	1 October 1977	Free transfer
Midfielders
Russell Cotton	MF	Шаблон:Flagicon	Wellington	Шаблон:Birth date and age2	7	0	Apprentice	26 October 1977	Free transfer
Tony Evans	MF	Шаблон:Flagicon	Colchester	Шаблон:Birth date and age2	22	2	Apprentice	4 March 1978Шаблон:Efn	Free transfer
Steve Foley	MF	Шаблон:Flagicon	Clacton-on-Sea	Шаблон:Birth date and age2	276	51	Apprentice	July 1969	Free transfer
Steve Leslie	MF	Шаблон:Flagicon	Hornsey	Шаблон:Birth date and age2	344	41	Apprentice	20 April 1971Шаблон:Efn	Free transfer
Dennis Longhorn	MF	Шаблон:Flagicon	Hythe	Шаблон:Birth date and age2	0	0	Шаблон:Flagicon Aldershot	May 1980	Free transfer
Roger Osborne	MF	Шаблон:Flagicon	Otley	Шаблон:Birth date and age2	0	0	Шаблон:Flagicon Ipswich Town	February 1981	£25,000
Eddie Rowles	MF	Шаблон:Flagicon	Gosport	Шаблон:Birth date and age2	71	18	Шаблон:Flagicon Darlington	26 December 1977Шаблон:Efn	£15,000
Forwards
Tony Adcock	FW	Шаблон:Flagicon	Bethnal Green	Шаблон:Birth date and age2	0	0	Apprentice	31 March 1981	Free transfer
Ian Allinson	WG	Шаблон:Flagicon	Hitchin	Шаблон:Birth date and age2	205	23	Apprentice	Summer 1974	Free transfer
Kevin Bremner	FW	Шаблон:Flagicon	Banff	Шаблон:Birth date and age2	0	0	Шаблон:Flagicon Keith	October 1980	£25,000
Gary Harvey	FW	Шаблон:Flagicon	Colchester	Шаблон:Birth date and age2	4	2	Apprentice	March 1978	Free transfer
Bobby Hodge	WG	Шаблон:Flagicon	Exeter	Шаблон:Birth date and age2	82	10	Шаблон:Flagicon Exeter City	September 1978	£15,000
Roy McDonough	FW	Шаблон:Flagicon	Solihull	Шаблон:Birth date and age2	0	0	Шаблон:Flagicon Chelsea	February 1981	£15,000

Transfers

In

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
Summer 1980	FB	Шаблон:Flagicon	Nigel Crouch	Шаблон:Flagicon Ipswich Town	Free transfer
May 1980	MF	Шаблон:Flagicon	Dennis Longhorn	Шаблон:Flagicon Aldershot	Free transfer
October 1980	FW	Шаблон:Flagicon	Kevin Bremner	Шаблон:Flagicon Keith	£25,000
February 1981	FB	Шаблон:Flagicon	Phil Coleman	Шаблон:Flagicon Millwall	£15,000
February 1981	MF	Шаблон:Flagicon	Roger Osborne	Шаблон:Flagicon Ipswich Town	£25,000
February 1981	FW	Шаблон:Flagicon	Roy McDonough	Шаблон:Flagicon Chelsea	£15,000
31 March 1981	FW	Шаблон:Flagicon	Tony Adcock	Apprentice	Free transfer

• Total spending: Шаблон:Loss ~ £80,000

Out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
End of season	CB	Шаблон:Flagicon	Steve Dowman	Шаблон:Flagicon Wrexham	£75,000
3 January 1981	FW	Шаблон:Flagicon	Trevor Lee	Шаблон:Flagicon Gillingham	£90,000	Шаблон:Efn
March 1981	FW	Шаблон:Flagicon	Bobby Gough	Шаблон:Flagicon Hendon	Released

• Total incoming: Шаблон:Gain ~ £170,000

Loans out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	End date	Ref.
Late 1980	MF	Шаблон:Flagicon	Tony Evans	Шаблон:Flagicon Kongsvinger	Late 1980
Late 1980	FW	Шаблон:Flagicon	Gary Harvey	Шаблон:Flagicon Kongsvinger	Late 1980

Match details

Third Division

Results round by round

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League table

1980–81 Football League

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

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Goalscorers

Place	Nationality	Position	Name	Third Division	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
1	Шаблон:Flagicon	FW	Kevin Bremner	8	2	0	10
2	Шаблон:Flagicon	FW	Trevor Lee	7	2	0	9
3	Шаблон:Flagicon	WG	Ian Allinson	6	1	0	7
4	Шаблон:Flagicon	WG	Bobby Hodge	6	0	0	6
5	Шаблон:Flagicon	MF	Steve Foley	5	0	0	5
	Шаблон:Flagicon	FW	Bobby Gough	4	0	1	5
7	Шаблон:Flagicon	FB	Mick Packer	3	0	0	3
8	Шаблон:Flagicon	FW	Roy McDonough	2	0	0	2
	Шаблон:Flagicon	MF	Eddie Rowles	2	0	0	2
	Шаблон:Flagicon	CB	Steve Wignall	1	1	0	2
11	Шаблон:Flagicon	MF	Russell Cotton	1	0	0	1
			Own goals	0	0	0	0
			TOTALS	45	6	1	52

Disciplinary record

Nationality	Position	Name	Third Division		FA Cup		League Cup		Total
			Шаблон:Yel	Шаблон:Sent off	Шаблон:Yel	Шаблон:Sent off	Шаблон:Yel	Шаблон:Sent off	Шаблон:Yel	Шаблон:Sent off
Шаблон:Flagicon	FB	Nigel Crouch	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
Шаблон:Flagicon	MF	Steve Foley	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
		TOTALS	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1

Clean sheets

Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.

Place	Nationality	Player	Third Division	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
1	Шаблон:Flagicon	Mike Walker	12	2	0	14
		TOTALS	12	2	0	14

Player debuts

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

Position	Nationality	Player	Date	Opponent	Ground	Notes
FB	Шаблон:Flagicon	Nigel Crouch	9 August 1980	Gillingham	Layer Road
FB	Шаблон:Flagicon	Leo Cusenza	9 August 1980	Gillingham	Layer Road
MF	Шаблон:Flagicon	Dennis Longhorn	9 August 1980	Gillingham	Layer Road
FW	Шаблон:Flagicon	Kevin Bremner	11 October 1980	Barnsley	Layer Road
MF	Шаблон:Flagicon	Roger Osborne	14 February 1981	Burnley	Layer Road
FW	Шаблон:Flagicon	Roy McDonough	14 February 1981	Burnley	Layer Road
FB	Шаблон:Flagicon	Phil Coleman	21 February 1981	Chester	Sealand Road
FW	Шаблон:Flagicon	Tony Adcock	2 May 1981	Carlisle United	Layer Road

See also

• List of Colchester United F.C. seasons

References

General

Books

• Шаблон:Cite book

Websites

• Шаблон:Cite web