1994–95 Colchester United F.C. season

Colchester United
1994–95 season
Chairman	Gordon Parker
Manager	George Burley; (until 24 December); Dale Roberts (caretaker); (24 December until 12 January); Steve Wignall; (from 12 January)
Stadium	Layer Road
Third Division	10th
FA Cup	3rd round; (eliminated by; Wimbledon)
League Cup	1st round; (eliminated by; Brentford)
Football League Trophy	1st round (southern section)
Top goalscorer	League: ; Steve Whitton (10); All: ; Steve Whitton (13)
Highest home attendance	6,055; v Darlington, 4 March 1995
Lowest home attendance	1,486; v Leyton Orient, 27 September 1994
Average home league attendance	3,201
Biggest win	7–1; v Yeading, 22 November 1994
Biggest defeat	0–3; v Doncaster Rovers, 27 August 1994; v Chesterfield, 8 October 1994; v Hereford United, 8 April 1995; 1–4; v Bury, 25 February 1995
	Home colours
	Home colours
	← 1993–94 1995–96 →

The 1994–95 season was Colchester United's 53rd season in their history and their third 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.

George Burley was installed as Roy McDonough's replacement following his sacking at the end of last season. Following a poor start to the season, Burley turned around Colchester's fortunes as the U's lost just once in 20 league and cup matches. However, he left the club on 24 December to join local rivals Ipswich Town. Dale Roberts was placed in charge as caretaker manager before former Colchester defender Steve Wignall was appointed. He led the club to a 10th-place finish in the league.

Colchester reached the third round of the FA Cup, where they faced Premier League opposition in Wimbledon. They lost that game 1–0 at Selhurst Park. Meanwhile, the U's were eliminated from the Football League Trophy in the group stages, while Brentford won over two legs in the League Cup.

Season overview

With chairman Gordon Parker sacking former manager and his own son-in-law Roy McDonough just days after the conclusion of the 1993–94 season, former Ayr United player-manager George Burley was appointed his replacement in July. Burley had a shaky start, with a number of youth team players called up for the first game of the season due to injuries. With coach Dale Roberts his assistant, Burley brought in new players, and following six straight defeats from the beginning of the season, the management team turned results around with just one defeat in 20 league and cup matches.

Unbeknownst to Colchester United supporters for their Boxing Day clash with Northampton Town at Layer Road, Burley had in fact resigned after local rivals Ipswich Town had been refused permission to speak with him regarding their vacant managers position. He left the club in fifth place in the table, but one that soured relations with the Suffolk club. Dale Roberts was appointed caretaker manager. He led the U's out at Selhurst Park to face Wimbledon in the third round of the FA Cup, the first time that Colchester would face Premier League opposition. The hosts won 1–0, with half of the 6,903 crowd at Selhurst Park Colchester United supporters. Days later, former Colchester defender Steve Wignall was appointed as Burley's replacement.

On 4 March, Colchester allowed free admittance to all attending the clash with Darlington, including away supporters. Colchester won the game 1–0 in front of a bumper 6,055 crowd.

In the latter stages of the campaign, the U's looked well placed to claim a play-off position, but with just two points earned from the last four games of the season, Colchester eventually finished 10th, twelve points adrift of the play-off spots.^[5]

Players

As of match played 6 May 1995.^[6]

Name	Position	Place of birth	Date of birth	Apps	Goals	Signed from	Date signed	Fee
Goalkeepers
John Cheesewright	GK	Romford	(1973-01-12)12 January 1973 (aged 21)	18	0	Braintree Town	11 January 1994^[a]	£10,000
Carl Emberson	GK	Epsom	(1973-07-13)13 July 1973 (aged 20)	13	0	Millwall	6 July 1994	£25,000
Defenders
Tim Allpress	DF	Hitchin	(1971-01-27)27 January 1971 (aged 23)	27	0	Bayer Uerdingen	16 August 1993	Undisclosed
Simon Betts	FB	Middlesbrough	(1973-03-03)3 March 1973 (aged 21)	63	1	Scarborough	11 December 1992	Free transfer
Gus Caesar	CB	Tottenham	(1966-03-05)5 March 1966 (aged 28)	0	0	Airdrieonians	11 August 1994	Free transfer
Peter Cawley	CB	Walton-on-Thames	(1965-09-15)15 September 1965 (aged 28)	68	4	Barnet	30 October 1992^[b]	Free transfer
Jean Dalli	FB	Enfield Town	(1976-08-13)13 August 1976 (aged 17)	0	0	Apprentice	13 August 1994^[a]	Free transfer
Tony English	DF/MF	Luton	(1966-10-19)19 October 1966 (aged 27)	448	55	Coventry City	24 December 1984	Free transfer
Paul Gibbs	FB	Gorleston	(1972-10-26)26 October 1972 (aged 21)	0	0	Diss Town	6 March 1995	Undisclosed
Ben Lewis	CB	Chelmsford	(1977-06-22)22 June 1977 (aged 16)	0	0	Heybridge Swifts	1 August 1994	Free transfer
Tony McCarthy	CB	Dublin	(1969-11-09)9 November 1969 (aged 24)	0	0	Millwall	17 March 1995	Free transfer
Andy Partner	CB	Colchester	(1974-10-21)21 October 1974 (aged 19)	4	0	Apprentice	16 December 1991^[a]	Free transfer
Midfielders
Steve Ball	MF	Colchester	(1969-09-02)2 September 1969 (aged 24)	71	11	Cambridge United	14 September 1992	Free transfer
Michael Cheetham	MF	Amsterdam	(1967-06-30)30 June 1967 (aged 26)	0	0	Chestefield	23 March 1995	Free transfer
Tony Cook	MF	Hemel Hempstead	(1976-09-17)17 September 1976 (aged 17)	3	0	Queens Park Rangers	11 January 1994^[a]	Free transfer
Tony Dennis	MF	Eton	(1963-12-01)1 December 1963 (aged 30)	0	0	Chesterfield	10 August 1994	Free transfer
Chris Fry	MF/WG	Cardiff	(1969-10-23)23 October 1969 (aged 24)	17	0	Hereford United	24 October 1993	Nominal
Mark Kinsella	MF	Dublin	(1972-08-12)12 August 1972 (aged 21)	159	23	Home Farm	18 August 1989	Free transfer
Adam Locke	MF/FB	Croydon	(1970-08-20)20 August 1970 (aged 23)	5	0	Southend United	23 September 1994	Free transfer
Trevor Putney	MF	Harold Hill	(1960-04-09)9 April 1960 (aged 34)	7	0	Leyton Orient	15 October 1994^[b]	Free transfer
Forwards
Leighton Allen	FW	Brighton	(1973-11-22)22 November 1973 (aged 20)	0	0	Gillingham	31 August 1994	Undisclosed
Tony Lock	FW	Harlow	(1976-09-03)3 September 1976 (aged 17)	0	0	Apprentice	28 January 1995^[a]	Free transfer
Robbie Reinelt	FW	Loughton	(1974-03-11)11 March 1974 (aged 20)	0	0	Gillingham	22 March 1995	Part exchange
Niall Thompson	FW	Birmingham	(1974-04-16)16 April 1974 (aged 20)	0	0	Crystal Palace	22 November 1994^[a]	Non-contract
Steve Whitton	FW	East Ham	(1960-12-04)4 December 1960 (aged 33)	8	2	Ipswich Town	24 March 1994	£10,000

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club
^ ^a ^b Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game in his second spell for the club

Transfers

In

Date	Position	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 June 1994	FB	George Burley	Motherwell	Undisclosed	^[7]^[8]
6 July 1994	GK	Carl Emberson	Millwall	£25,000	^[9]^[10]
1 August 1994	CB	Ben Lewis	Heybridge Swifts	Free transfer	^[11]^[12]
11 August 1994	CB	Gus Caesar	Airdrieonians	Free transfer	^[13]^[14]
11 August 1994	FB	Gary Culling	Braintree Town	£5,000	^[15]
13 August 1994	FB	Jean Dalli	Apprentice	Free transfer	^[16]^[17]^[a]
16 August 1994	MF	Danny Roberts	Apprentice	Free transfer	^[18]^[a]
18 August 1994	FB	Arron Davis	Torquay United	Trial	^[19]
31 August 1994	FW	Leighton Allen	Gillingham	Undisclosed	^[20]^[21]
23 September 1994	MF/FB	Adam Locke	Southend United	Free transfer	^[22]^[23]
15 October 1994	MF	Trevor Putney	Leyton Orient	Free transfer	^[24]^[25]^[b]
22 November 1994	FW	Niall Thompson	Crystal Palace	Non-contract	^[26]^[27]^[a]
28 January 1995	FW	Tony Lock	Apprentice	Free transfer	^[28]^[29]^[a]
6 March 1995	FB	Paul Gibbs	Diss Town	Undisclosed	^[30]^[31]
17 March 1995	CB	Tony McCarthy	Millwall	Free transfer	^[32]^[33]
22 March 1995	FW	Robbie Reinelt	Gillingham	Part exchange with Steve Brown	^[34]^[35]
23 March 1995	MF	Michael Cheetham	Chestefield	Free transfer	^[36]^[37]

Total spending: ~ £30,000

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club
^ Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game in his second spell for the club

Out

Date	Position	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
End of season	GK	David Schultz			^[38]
Summer 1994	WG	Sean Campbell	Chelmsford City	Released	^[39]
15 May 1994	FW	Roy McDonough	Dagenham & Redbridge	Sacked as player-manager	^[40]^[41]
31 May 1994	MF	Alan Dickens	Chesham United	Released	^[42]^[43]
20 August 1994	FB	Gary Culling	Braintree Town	Released	^[15]^[a]
23 August 1994	MF	Danny Roberts	Grays Athletic	Released	^[18]^[a]
3 September 1994	FB	Arron Davis	Dorchester Town	End of trial	^[19]^[a]
24 December 1994	FB	George Burley	Ipswich Town	Resigned as manager	^[7]^[8]
March 1995	FW	Steve Brown	Gillingham	Part exchange with Robbie Reinelt	^[44]
9 March 1995	FW/WG	Paul Abrahams	Brentford	£30,000	^[45]^[46]

Total incoming: ~ £30,000

^ ^a ^b ^c Date of departure refers to the date of the player's final game for the club

Loans in

Date	Position	Name	From	End date	Ref.
August 1994	MF	Trevor Putney	Leyton Orient	24 September 1994	^[24]^[25]^[a]
27 December 1994	CB	Paul Stoneman	Blackpool	28 January 1995	^[47]^[48]^[b]
16 February 1995	FW	Carl Asaba	Brentford	31 May 1995	^[49]^[50]
9 March 1995	WG	Martin Williams	Luton Town	25 March 1995	^[51]^[52]^[a]

^ ^a ^b Loan end date refers to the date of the player's final game for the club
^ 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	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A
Result	L	L	L	L	W	W	W	D	W	W	L	D	W	W	D	D	W	D	W	L	W	D	L	D	L	W	D	W	L	L	W	L	W	L	L	L	W	W	D	L	L	D
Position	19	20	21	22	20	18	13	12	12	9	9	11	9	6	7	7	7	7	5	7	7	7	8	9	11	9	8	6	7	10	7	9	8	8	9	11	10	8	8	9	10	10

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

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
8	Fulham	42	16	14	12	60	54	+6	62
9	Doncaster Rovers	42	17	10	15	58	43	+15	61
10	Colchester United	42	16	10	16	56	64	−8	58
11	Barnet	42	15	11	16	56	63	−7	56
12	Lincoln City	42	15	11	16	54	55	−1	56

Source: ^[53]

Matches

13 August 1994 (1994-08-13) 1	Colchester United	1–3	Torquay United	Colchester
15:00 BST	Kinsella 12'	Report	Okorie 13' Buckle 42' Trollope 51'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,175 Referee: Graham Barber

20 August 1994 (1994-08-20) 2	Mansfield Town	2–0	Colchester United	Mansfield
	Holland 80' Hadley 90'	Report		Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 2,247 Referee: Neale Barry

27 August 1994 (1994-08-27) 3	Colchester United	0–3	Doncaster Rovers	Colchester
		Report	Jones 12' Donaldson 35', 75'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,320

30 August 1994 (1994-08-30) 4	Exeter City	1–0	Colchester United	Exeter
	Bailey 18'	Report		Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 1,804 Referee: Steve Dunn

3 September 1994 (1994-09-03) 5	Scarborough	0–1	Colchester United	Scarborough
		Report	Dennis 70'	Stadium: Athletic Ground Attendance: 1,494

10 September 1994 (1994-09-10) 6	Colchester United	1–0	Hartlepool United	Colchester
15:00 BST	Whitton 53'	Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,428 Referee: G Pooley

13 September 1994 (1994-09-13) 7	Colchester United	3–2	Walsall	Colchester
19:30 BST	Kinsella 87', 90' Whitton 89'	Report	Lightbourne 23' Houghton 90'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,239 Referee: Rob Harris

17 September 1994 (1994-09-17) 8	Torquay United	3–3	Colchester United	Torquay
	Trollope 3' Hancox 67' Darby 88'	Report	Whitton 63' Brown 71' Dennis 89'	Stadium: Plaimoor Attendance: 3,390 Referee: J Holbrook

24 September 1994 (1994-09-24) 9	Darlington	2–3	Colchester United	Darlington
	Chapman 45' Himsworth 47'	Report	Whitton 27', 76' Brown 36'	Stadium: Feethams Attendance: 2,260 Referee: William Burns

1 October 1994 (1994-10-01) 10	Colchester United	1–0	Bury	Colchester
	Cawley 79'	Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,286 Referee: Paul Alcock

8 October 1994 (1994-10-08) 11	Colchester United	0–3	Chesterfield	Colchester
		Report	Davis 22' Moss 67' Morris 90'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,476 Referee: Steve Dunn

15 October 1994 (1994-10-15) 12	Carlisle United	0–0	Colchester United	Carlisle
		Report		Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 5,817 Referee: G Cain

22 October 1994 (1994-10-22) 13	Colchester United	3–1	Preston North End	Colchester
15:00 BST	Brown 11', 78' Whitton 49'	Report	Trebble 46'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,015 Referee: K Leach

29 October 1994 (1994-10-29) 14	Wigan Athletic	1–2	Colchester United	Wigan
	Robertson 76'	Report	Kinsella 31' Fry 39'	Stadium: Springfield Park Attendance: 1,621 Referee: K Lynch

5 November 1994 (1994-11-05) 15	Colchester United	2–2	Gillingham	Colchester
15:00 GMT	Fry 29' Kinsella 53'	Report	Reinelt 8' Pike 27'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,817 Referee: M Pierce

19 November 1994 (1994-11-19) 16	Rochdale	0–0	Colchester United	Rochdale
		Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1,903 Referee: Uriah Rennie

26 November 1994 (1994-11-26) 17	Colchester United	4–2	Scunthorpe United	Colchester
15:00 GMT	Brown 26' Abrahams 45', 87' Whitton 79'	Report	Thornber 54' Knill 85'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,904 Referee: Keith Cooper

10 December 1994 (1994-12-10) 18	Colchester United	1–1	Mansfield Town	Colchester
15:00 GMT	Fry 8'	Report	Wilkinson 48'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,016 Referee: Graham Barber

16 December 1994 (1994-12-16) 19	Doncaster Rovers	1–2	Colchester United	Doncaster
	Brabin 79'	Report	Cawley 60' Brown 84'	Stadium: Belle Vue Attendance: 2,460 Referee: I Cruickshanks

26 December 1994 (1994-12-26) 20	Colchester United	0–1	Northampton Town	Colchester
12:00 GMT		Report	Harmon 35' (pen.)	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 5,064 Referee: Paul Alcock

27 December 1994 (1994-12-27) 21	Fulham	1–2	Colchester United	Fulham
	Hamill 5'	Report	Kinsella 31' Blake 90' (o.g.) Locke 40'	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 4,243 Referee: Steve Dunn

31 December 1994 (1994-12-31) 22	Colchester United	2–2	Hereford United	Colchester
15:00 GMT	Stoneman 76' Whitton 89'	Report	Brough 12' Whitton 38' (o.g.)	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,322 Referee: G Pooley

10 January 1995 (1995-01-10) 23	Preston North End	2–1	Colchester United	Preston
	Smart 44' Trebble 85'	Report	Fry 81' English 89'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 6,377 Referee: Neale Barry

14 January 1995 (1995-01-14) 24	Colchester United	1–1	Barnet	Colchester
15:00 GMT	Putney 49'	Report	Hodges 44'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,706 Referee: J Rushton

28 January 1995 (1995-01-28) 25	Colchester United	0–1	Wigan Athletic	Colchester
15:00 GMT		Report	Doolan 71'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,067 Referee: Andy D'Urso

4 February 1995 (1995-02-04) 26	Scunthorpe United	3–4	Colchester United	Scunthorpe
	Eyre 4', 18' Bullimore 16'	Report	Locke 25' English 28' Thompson 82', 85'	Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 2,748 Referee: Roger Furnandiz

11 February 1995 (1995-02-11) 27	Colchester United	0–0	Rochdale	Colchester
		Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,080 Referee: M Pierce

18 February 1995 (1995-02-18) 28	Barnet	0–1	Colchester United	Chipping Barnet
	Walker 81'	Report	Carl Asaba 18'	Stadium: Underhill Stadium Attendance: 2,242 Referee: Rob Harris

21 February 1995 (1995-02-21) 29	Lincoln City	2–0	Colchester United	Lincoln
	Bannister 78' Johnson 90'	Report		Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 1,969 Referee: M Bailey

25 February 1995 (1995-02-25) 30	Bury	4–1	Colchester United	Bury
	Stant 32' Hughes 47' Betts 57' (o.g.) Lucketti 68'	Report	Fry 78' Putney 42'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 2,484 Referee: Jeff Winter

4 March 1995 (1995-03-04) 31	Colchester United	1–0	Darlington	Colchester
15:00 GMT	Asaba 3'	Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 6,055 Referee: A Butler

11 March 1995 (1995-03-11) 32	Hartlepool United	3–1	Colchester United	Hartlepool
	Southall 13' (pen.), 35', 85' (pen.)	Report	Fry 17'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 1,371 Referee: J Kirkby

18 March 1995 (1995-03-18) 33	Colchester United	3–1	Exeter City	Colchester
15:00 GMT	Thompson 4' Betts 78' (pen.) Lock 87'	Report	Cecere 82'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,375 Referee: J Holbrook

25 March 1995 (1995-03-25) 34	Colchester United	0–2	Scarborough	Colchester
15:00 GMT		Report	Charles 46' Trebble 52'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,025 Referee: D Orr

1 April 1995 (1995-04-01) 35	Walsall	2–0	Colchester United	Walsall
	Lightbourne 71' O'Connor 82' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 3,622 Referee: P Harrison

8 April 1995 (1995-04-08) 36	Hereford United	3–0	Colchester United	Hereford
	White 4', 34' Smith 57'	Report		Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 1,669 Referee: Scott Mathieson

11 April 1995 (1995-04-11) 37	Gillingham	1–3	Colchester United	Gillingham
	Watson 15'	Report	Betts 58' (pen.) Thompson 87', 90'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 3,328 Referee: Paul Rejer

15 April 1995 (1995-04-15) 38	Colchester United	5–2	Fulham	Colchester
15:00 BST	Cheetham 8' English 11' Caesar 18' Fry 36', 56'	Report	Morgan 4' Mison 80' Jupp	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,448 Referee: K Leach

17 April 1995 (1995-04-17) 39	Northampton Town	1–1	Colchester United	Northampton
	Brown 8'	Report	Whitton 66'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,011 Referee: Uriah Rennie

22 April 1995 (1995-04-22) 40	Colchester United	1–2	Lincoln City	Colchester
15:00 BST	McCarthy 38'	Report	Bannister 22' Huckerby 72'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,654 Referee: M Bailey

29 April 1995 (1995-04-29) 41	Colchester United	0–1	Carlisle United	Colchester
		Report	Walling 58'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,333 Referee: Steve Dunn

6 May 1995 (1995-05-06) 42	Chesterfield	2–2	Colchester United	Chesterfield
	Lormor 7', 73'	Report	Whitton 38' Putney 65' (pen.)	Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 4,133 Referee: A Dawson

League Cup

16 August 1994 (1994-08-16) 1st round 1st leg	Colchester United	0–2	Brentford	Colchester
19:45 BST		Report	Stephenson 26' Taylor 55'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,521 Referee: Andy D'Urso

23 August 1994 (1994-08-23) 1st round 2nd leg	Brentford	2–0	Colchester United	Brentford
	Parris 33' Smith 61'	Report		Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 2,315 Referee: D Orr
Note: Brentford won 4–0 on aggregate.

Football League Trophy

Group 6
Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
Leyton Orient	2	1	1	5	3	+2	3	Qualified for next round
Fulham	2	1	1	5	7	−2	3	Qualified for next round
Colchester United	2	1	1	3	3	0	3

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

27 September 1994 (1994-09-27) 1st round (southern section)	Colchester United	1–0	Leyton Orient	Colchester
19:45 BST	Abrahams 63'	Report	Hague 66'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 1,486 Referee: M Bailey

8 November 1994 (1994-11-08) 1st round (southern section)	Fulham	3–2	Colchester United	Fulham
	Haworth 3' Adams 75' Cusack 90'	Report	Abrahams 62' Kinsella 66'	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 1,451 Referee: G Pooley

FA Cup

12 November 1994 (1994-11-12) 1st round	Yeading	2–2	Colchester United	Yeading
	Hippolyte 45' Dicker 64'	Report	Kinsella 9' Abrahams 56'	Stadium: The Warren Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Graham Barber

22 November 1994 (1994-11-22) 1st round replay	Colchester United	7–1	Yeading	Colchester
19:45 GMT	Abrahams 3', 56' Whitton 28', 53' Brown 33', 53' Kinsella 82'	Report	McKinnon 27' (pen.)	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,016 Referee: Graham Barber

3 December 1994 (1994-12-03) 2nd round	Exeter City	1–2	Colchester United	Exeter
	Morgan 22' Woodman 23'	Report	Whitton 47' English 87'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 3,528 Referee: Paul Durkin

7 January 1995 (1995-01-07) 3rd round	Wimbledon	1–0	Colchester United	Selhurst
	Harford 9'	Report		Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 6,903 Referee: Paul Danson

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

^[6]^[54]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Third Division		FA Cup		League Cup		Football League Trophy
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	ENG	John Cheesewright	29	0	23	0	3	0	1	0	2	0
	GK	ENG	Carl Emberson	22	0	19+1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	Tim Allpress	13	0	3+8	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	Simon Betts	41	2	34+1	2	4	0	0	0	2	0
	DF	ENG	Gus Caesar	47	1	39	1	4	0	2	0	2	0
	DF	ENG	Peter Cawley	29	2	23	2	4	0	0	0	2	0
	DF	ENG	Jean Dalli	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	Tony English	41	3	33	2	4	1	2	0	2	0
	DF	ENG	Paul Gibbs	9	0	8+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	IRL	Tony McCarthy	10	1	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	Andy Partner	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	ENG	Michael Cheetham	9	1	8+1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	ENG	Tony Dennis	41	2	32+1	2	1+3	0	2	0	2	0
	MF	WAL	Chris Fry	37	8	24+9	8	1+1	0	1	0	0+1	0
	MF	IRL	Mark Kinsella	50	9	42	6	4	2	2	0	2	1
	MF	ENG	Adam Locke	28	1	20+2	1	4	0	0	0	2	0
	MF	ENG	Trevor Putney	30	2	28	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	ENG	Leighton Allen	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	ENG	Tony Lock	3	1	0+3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	ENG	Robbie Reinelt	5	0	2+3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	CAN	Niall Thompson	14	5	5+8	5	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	ENG	Steve Whitton	44	13	36	10	4	3	2	0	2	0
Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season
	DF	SCO	George Burley	9	0	5+2	0	0	0	0+1	0	0+1	0
	DF	ENG	Gary Culling	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	Arron Davis	5	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	Paul Stoneman	3	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	ENG	Danny Roberts	2	0	0	0	0	0	1+1	0	0	0
	FW	ENG	Paul Abrahams	36	7	20+8	2	4	3	2	0	2	2
	FW	ENG	Carl Asaba	12	2	9+3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	ENG	Steve Brown	36	8	26+2	6	4	2	2	0	2	0
	FW	ENG	Martin Williams	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Goalscorers

^[54]

Place	Position	Name	Third Division	FA Cup	Football League Trophy	Total
1	FW	Steve Whitton	10	3	0	13
2	MF	Mark Kinsella	6	2	1	9
3	FW	Steve Brown	6	2	0	8
3	MF/WG	Chris Fry	8	0	0	8
5	FW/WG	Paul Abrahams	2	3	2	7
6	FW	Niall Thompson	5	0	0	5
7	DF/MF	Tony English	2	1	0	3
8	FW	Carl Asaba	2	0	0	2
	FB	Simon Betts	2	0	0	2
	CB	Peter Cawley	2	0	0	2
	MF	Tony Dennis	2	0	0	2
	MF	Trevor Putney	2	0	0	2
13	CB	Gus Caesar	1	0	0	1
	MF	Michael Cheetham	1	0	0	1
	FW	Tony Lock	1	0	0	1
	MF/FB	Adam Locke	1	0	0	1
	CB	Tony McCarthy	1	0	0	1
	CB	Paul Stoneman	1	0	0	1
		Own goals	1	0	0	1
		TOTALS	56	11	3	70

Disciplinary record

^[55]

Nationality	Position	Name	Third Division		FA Cup		League Cup		Football League Trophy		Total
Nationality	Position	Name
	DF/MF	Tony English	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
	MF/FB	Adam Locke	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
	MF	Trevor Putney	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
		TOTALS	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3

Clean sheets

Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.^[56]

Place	Player	Third Division	Football League Trophy	Total
1	John Cheesewright	5	1	6
2	Carl Emberson	3	0	3
	TOTALS	8	1	9

Player debuts

Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.^[57]

Position	Player	Date	Opponent	Ground	Notes
CB	Gus Caesar	13 August 1994	Torquay United	Layer Road
FB	Gary Culling	13 August 1994	Torquay United	Layer Road
FB	Jean Dalli	13 August 1994	Torquay United	Layer Road
MF	Tony Dennis	13 August 1994	Torquay United	Layer Road
MF	Danny Roberts	16 August 1994	Brentford	Layer Road
FB	Arron Davis	20 August 1994	Mansfield Town	Field Mill
FB	George Burley	23 August 1994	Brentford	Griffin Park
GK	Carl Emberson	23 August 1994	Brentford	Griffin Park	^[58]^[a]
MF	Trevor Putney	27 August 1994	Doncaster Rovers	Layer Road
FW	Leighton Allen	10 September 1994	Hartlepool United	Layer Road
MF/FB	Adam Locke	24 September 1994	Darlington	Feethams	^[59]^[a]
MF	Trevor Putney	15 October 1994	Carlisle United	Brunton Park	^[60]^[a]
FW	Niall Thompson	22 November 1994	Yeading	Layer Road
CB	Paul Stoneman	27 December 1994	Fulham	Craven Cottage
FW	Tony Lock	28 January 1995	Wigan Athletic	Layer Road
FW	Carl Asaba	18 February 1995	Barnet	Underhill Stadium
FB	Paul Gibbs	11 March 1995	Hartlepool United	Victoria Park
WG	Martin Williams	11 March 1995	Hartlepool United	Victoria Park
CB	Tony McCarthy	18 March 1995	Exeter City	Layer Road
MF	Michael Cheetham	18 March 1995	Scarborough	Layer Road
FW	Robbie Reinelt	11 April 1995	Gillingham	Priestfield Stadium

^ ^a ^b ^c Second debut for the club

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: 1995". 11v11.com. Retrieved 25 August 2018.

Specific

^ Whitehead, Jeff; Drury, Kevin (2008). The Who's Who of Colchester United: The Layer Road Years. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 279. ISBN 978-1-85983-629-3.
^ "Colchester Utd 1–0 Darlington". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
^ "Colchester Utd 1–0 Leyton Orient". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
^ "Average Attendance Figures Per Season". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
^ Hudson, Matt (11 August 2013). "The 1990s and 2000s". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Appearances". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
^ ^a ^b "George Burley". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
^ ^a ^b George Burley at Soccerbase
^ "Carl Emberson (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
^ Carl Emberson at Soccerbase
^ "Ben Lewis". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
^ Ben Lewis at Soccerbase
^ "Gus Caesar". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
^ Gus Caesar at Soccerbase
^ ^a ^b "Gary Culling (Defender)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
^ "Jean Dalli". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
^ Jean Dalli at Soccerbase
^ ^a ^b "Danny Roberts". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Arron Davis". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
^ "Leighton Allen". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
^ Leighton Allen at Soccerbase
^ "Adam Locke". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
^ Adam Locke at Soccerbase
^ ^a ^b "Trevor Putney". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
^ ^a ^b Trevor Putney at Soccerbase
^ "Niall Thompson". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
^ Niall Thompson at Soccerbase
^ "Tony Lock". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
^ Tony Lock at Soccerbase
^ "Paul Gibbs". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
^ Paul Gibbs at Soccerbase
^ "Tony McCarthy". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
^ Tony McCarthy at Soccerbase
^ "Robbie Reinelt". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
^ Robbie Reinelt at Soccerbase
^ "Michael Cheetham". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
^ Michael Cheetham at Soccerbase
^ Whitehead, Jeff; Drury, Kevin (2008). The Who's Who of Colchester United: The Layer Road Years. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 262. ISBN 978-1-85983-629-3.
^ "Sean Campbell". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
^ "Roy McDonough (Forward)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
^ Roy McDonough at Soccerbase
^ "Alan Dickens". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
^ Alan Dickens at Soccerbase
^ "Steve Brown". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
^ "Paul Abrahams". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
^ Paul Abrahams at Soccerbase
^ "Paul Stoneman". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
^ Paul Stoneman at Soccerbase
^ "Carl Asaba". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
^ Carl Asaba at Soccerbase
^ "Martin Williams". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
^ Martin Williams at Soccerbase
^ "England 1994–95". RSSSF. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
^ ^a ^b "Goals". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
^ "Discipline". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
^ "Clean sheets (1st team)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
^ "Alltime- List of Debuts". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
^ "Brentford 2–0 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
^ "Darlington 2–3 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
^ "Carlisle United 0–0 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 August 2018.

[DG-7] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club

[SDG-8] Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game in his second spell for the club

[DG-20] Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club

[SDG-29] Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game in his second spell for the club

[FG-48] Date of departure refers to the date of the player's final game for the club

[Loanend-52] Loan end date refers to the date of the player's final game for the club

[Loan-55] Loan start and end dates refer to the date of the player's first and final games for the club

[2deb-66] Second debut for the club

[WWCU-1] Whitehead, Jeff; Drury, Kevin (2008). The Who's Who of Colchester United: The Layer Road Years. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 279. ISBN 978-1-85983-629-3.

[2] "Colchester Utd 1–0 Darlington". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 23 August 2018.

[3] "Colchester Utd 1–0 Leyton Orient". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 23 August 2018.

[4] "Average Attendance Figures Per Season". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2018.

[5] Hudson, Matt (11 August 2013). "The 1990s and 2000s". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 23 August 2018.

[apps-6] "Appearances". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 22 August 2018.

[Burley-9] "George Burley". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 23 August 2018.

[Burley_SB-10] George Burley at Soccerbase

[11] "Carl Emberson (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 23 August 2018.

[12] Carl Emberson at Soccerbase

[13] "Ben Lewis". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 August 2018.

[14] Ben Lewis at Soccerbase

[15] "Gus Caesar". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 23 August 2018.

[16] Gus Caesar at Soccerbase

[Culling-17] "Gary Culling (Defender)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 23 August 2018.

[18] "Jean Dalli". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 23 August 2018.

[19] Jean Dalli at Soccerbase

[Roberts-21] "Danny Roberts". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 23 August 2018.

[Davis-22] "Arron Davis". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 23 August 2018.

[23] "Leighton Allen". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 23 August 2018.

[24] Leighton Allen at Soccerbase

[25] "Adam Locke". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 23 August 2018.

[26] Adam Locke at Soccerbase

[Putney-27] "Trevor Putney". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 23 August 2018.

[Putney_SB-28] Trevor Putney at Soccerbase

[30] "Niall Thompson". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 23 August 2018.

[31] Niall Thompson at Soccerbase

[32] "Tony Lock". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 23 August 2018.

[33] Tony Lock at Soccerbase

[34] "Paul Gibbs". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 23 August 2018.

[35] Paul Gibbs at Soccerbase

[36] "Tony McCarthy". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 23 August 2018.

[37] Tony McCarthy at Soccerbase

[38] "Robbie Reinelt". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 23 August 2018.

[39] Robbie Reinelt at Soccerbase

[40] "Michael Cheetham". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 23 August 2018.

[41] Michael Cheetham at Soccerbase

[42] Whitehead, Jeff; Drury, Kevin (2008). The Who's Who of Colchester United: The Layer Road Years. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 262. ISBN 978-1-85983-629-3.

[43] "Sean Campbell". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 23 August 2018.

[44] "Roy McDonough (Forward)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 23 August 2018.

[45] Roy McDonough at Soccerbase

[46] "Alan Dickens". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 23 August 2018.

[47] Alan Dickens at Soccerbase

[49] "Steve Brown". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 23 August 2018.

[50] "Paul Abrahams". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 23 August 2018.

[51] Paul Abrahams at Soccerbase

[53] "Paul Stoneman". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 23 August 2018.

[54] Paul Stoneman at Soccerbase

[56] "Carl Asaba". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 23 August 2018.

[57] Carl Asaba at Soccerbase

[58] "Martin Williams". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 23 August 2018.

[59] Martin Williams at Soccerbase

[60] "England 1994–95". RSSSF. Retrieved 24 February 2010.

[goals-61] "Goals". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 August 2018.

[62] "Discipline". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 August 2018.

[63] "Clean sheets (1st team)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 August 2018.

[64] "Alltime- List of Debuts". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2018.

[65] "Brentford 2–0 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 August 2018.

[67] "Darlington 2–3 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 August 2018.

[68] "Carlisle United 0–0 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 August 2018.

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