1992–93 Colchester United F.C. season

Colchester United
1992–93 season
Chairman Gordon Parker
Manager Roy McDonough
Division Three 10th
FA Cup 2nd Round
Rumbelows Cup 1st Round
Auto Windscreens Sheild 1st Round
Top goalscorer League:
Roy McDonough
Steve McGavin (9)
All:
Gary Bennett
Steve McGavin (10)
Highest home attendance 5,695 (Gillingham)
Lowest home attendance 2,774 (Torquay United)
Average home attendance 3,840
← 1991–92 1993–94 →

The 1992–93 season was Colchester United's first season back in the Football League and fourth tier of English football after being crowned Conference champions, finishing 1st.

Contents

Season Review

The advent of the Premier League meant that Colchester jumped two Leagues, in name, to Division Three.


James Bowdidge stepped down because of business commitments handing over the Chair to former reserve player Gordon Parker. 


United lost Mike Masters, an American, because of work permit problems and Scott Barrett to a richer contract.

The U's lost four of their first five games and sunk to the bottom, they also suffered a hefty FA fine for their indiscipline on the field with Roy McDonough one of the main culprits. 

The attacking approach was not as effective against League teams and United concede a 7, a 5 and 4 goals on six occasions.

 Despite this they rallied, with a young Mark Kinsella blossoming and finished just four points shy of a play-off place.



With 79 bookings and three red cards it was apt that their new blue shirts had an upward pointing repeating arrow which many fans, upset at the loss of striped shirts, dubbed the 'jailbird' kit.[1]

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
–– DF Simon Betts
–– DF Peter Cawley
–– DF Tony English
–– DF Paul Flowers
–– DF Martin Grainger
–– DF Andy Partner
–– DF Paul Roberts
–– MF Steve Ball
–– MF Jason Cook
No. Position Player
–– MF Robert Hopkins
–– MF Mark Kinsella
–– MF Nicky Smith
–– FW Paul Abrahams
–– FW Gary Bennett
–– FW Julian Hazel
–– FW Roy McDonough
–– FW Steve McGavin

Player Info

Pos. Name Place of Birth Date of Birth Previous Club Date Joined Fee
DF Simon Betts Middlesbrough 3 March 1973 Ipswich Town 11 December 1992 Free
DF Peter Cawley Walton-on-Thames 15 September 1965 Barnet 9 October 1992 Free
DF Tony English Luton 19 October 1966 Coventry City 1 January 1985 Free
DF Paul Flowers Stepney 7 September 1974 Youth Team 1 August 1992 Free
DF Martin Grainger Enfield 23 August 1972 Youth Team 1 August 1989 Free
DF Andy Partner Colchester 21 October 1974 Youth Team 1 August 1991 Free
DF Paul Roberts West Ham 21 October 1974 Fisher Athletic 28 September 1991 Free
MF Steve Ball Colchester 2 September 1969 Cambridge United 14 September 1992 Free
MF Jason Cook Edmonton 29 December 1969 Southend United 28 September 1991 Free
MF Robert Hopkins Birmingham 25 October 1961 Shrewsbury Town 20 February 1993 Free
MF Mark Kinsella Dublin 12 August 1972 Home Farm 26 August 1989 Free
MF Nicky Smith Berkeley 28 January 1969 Southend United 18 August 1990 Free
FW Paul Abrahams Colchester 31 October 1973 Youth Team 1 August 1991 Free
FW Gary Bennett Enfield 13 November 1970 Youth Team 1 August 1988 Free
FW Julian Hazel Luton 25 September 1973 Youth Team 1 August 1991 Free
FW Roy McDonough Solihull 16 October 1958 Southend United 13 October 1990 Free
FW Steve McGavin North Walsham 24 January 1969 Sudbury Town 1 April 1991 £3,000

Transfers

Transfers In

Date Pos. Player Name Previous Club Transfer Fee Notes
1 August 1992 DF Paul Flowers Youth Team Free
15 August 1992 DF Darren Oxbrow Maidstone United Free
15 August 1992 MF Robbie Devereux Cornard United Free
14 September 1992 MF Steve Ball Cambridge United Free
6 October 1992 GK Alistair Monk Norwich City Free
9 October 1992 DF Peter Cawley Barnet Free
7 November 1992 MF Tony Sorrell Boston United Free
11 December 1992 DF Simon Betts Ipswich Town Free
20 February 1993 MF Robert Hopkins Shrewsbury Town Free

Transfers Out

Date Pos. Player Name New Club Transfer Fee Notes
31 May 1992 GK Scott Barrett Gillingham Free
31 May 1992 DF Shaun Elliott Gateshead Free
31 May 1992 MF Eamonn Collins Exeter City Free
31 May 1992 MF Ian Stewart Harrow Borough Free
31 May 1992 FW Mike Masters Newbury Town Free
24 October 1992 MF Robbie Devereux Shelbourne Free
28 November 1992 DF Warren Donald Kettering Town Free
28 November 1992 DF Darren Oxbrow Barnet Free
18 December 1992 MF Tony Sorrell Barnet Free
21 December 1992 GK Alistair Monk Released Free
21 December 1992 DF Ian Phillips Halstead Town Free

Loans In

Date Pos. Player Name Parent Club Date Returned Notes
12 August 1992 GK Paul Newell Leyton Orient 3 November 1992
7 November 1992 GK Ron Green Kidderminster Harriers 16 December 1992
17 December 1992 GK Carl Emberson Millwall 12 March 1993
2 January 1993 MF Dean Martin West Ham United 20 February 1993
19 March 1993 GK Fred Barber Peterborough United 4 May 1993

Results

Division Three Results Summary

Pos Club Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9 Shrewsbury Town 42 17 11 14 57 52 +5 62
10 Colchester United 42 18 5 19 67 76 -9 59
11 Rochdale 42 16 10 16 70 70 0 58

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Division Three Results

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
15/08/1992 Lincoln City H 2-1 4,131 McDonough, Oxbrow
21/08/1992 Barnet A 1-3 3,600 Kinsella
29/08/1992 Darlington H 0-3 3,524
01/09/1992 Shrewsbury Town H 0-2 3,530
05/09/1992 Bury A 2-3 2,072 Bennett, McDonough (pen.)
12/09/1992 Walsall H 3-1 3,218 Bennett, Smith, McDonough (pen.)
15/09/1992 Doncaster Rovers A 0-1 1,719
19/09/1992 York City A 0-2 3,820
26/09/1992 Chesterfield H 3-0 3,436 Bennett, Kinsella
10/10/1992 Halifax Town A 4-2 2,445 Kinsella, Oxbrow, McDonough, Bennett
16/10/1992 Crewe Alexandra H 3-2 4,524 Bennett, McDonough, Oxbrow
24/10/1992 Scunthorpe United A 1-3 2,473 McGavin
30/10/1992 Wrexham H 2-4 4,423 Ball, Kinsella
03/11/1992 Carlisle United H 2-1 3,263 Roberts, Cawley
07/11/1992 Cardiff City A 1-3 5,505 Kinsella
21/11/1992 Rochdale H 4-4 3,172 Cawley, Ball, Sorrell, McDonough
28/11/1992 Hereford United A 1-3 1,671 Oxbrow
11/12/1992 Torquay United H 2-0 2,774 McDonough, Smith
18/12/1992 Gillingham A 1-0 2,331 McGavin
26/12/1992 Northampton Town A 0-1 4,861
29/12/1992 Scarborough H 1-0 3,640 McGavin
02/01/1993 Walsall A 3-1 3,669 Martin, McGavin, Cawley
08/01/1993 Doncaster Rovers H 2-0 4,402 Grainger, McGavin
16/01/1993 Chesterfield A 0-4 3,016
22/01/1993 York City H 0-0 4,528
29/01/1993 Barnet H 1-2 5,609 Bennett
06/02/1993 Lincoln City A 1-1 3,380 Martin
13/02/1993 Bury H 0-0 3,264
20/02/1993 Shrewsbury Town A 3-4 2,653 Hopkins, Grainger (pen.), McGavin
26/02/1993 Halifax Town H 2-1 3,007 McGavin, Grainger
12/03/1993 Cardiff City H 2-4 4,538 McDonough (pen), McGavin
20/03/1993 Carlisle United A 2-0 3,003 Cook, Edmondson (o.g.)
23/03/1993 Hereford United H 3-1 3,024 Titterton (o.g.), McDonough, Abrahams
27/03/1993 Rochdale A 2-5 1,783 Smith, Abrahams
06/04/1993 Torquay United A 2-2 2,915 McGavin, Ball
13/04/1993 Scarborough A 1-0 1,803 Abrahams
16/04/1993 Gillingham H 3-0 5,695 Clark (o.g.), Smith, Abrahams
20/04/1993 Northampton Town H 2-0 3,519 Ball (pen.), Abrahams
24/04/1993 Crewe Alexandra A 1-7 3,250 English
01/05/1993 Scunthorpe United H 1-0 3,421 Abrahams
04/05/1993 Darlington A 0-1 2,007
08/05/1993 Wrexham A 3-4 9,705 Hardy (o.g.), Bennett, Kinsella

Source: 1992-93 Season Colchester United Results - coludata.co.uk

League Cup

Main article: 1992–93 Football League Cup
Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
18/08/1992 R1 (L1) Brighton & Hove Albion H 1-1 3,814 English
26/08/1992 R1 (L2) Brighton & Hove Albion A 0-1 4,125

Source: 1992-93 Season Colchester United Results - coludata.co.uk

FA Cup

Main article: 1992–93 FA Cup
Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
14/11/1992 R1 Slough Town H 4-0 3,858 Sorrell, Bennett (2), Ball
05/12/1992 R2 Gillingham A 1-1 5,319 McGavin
16/12/1992 R2 (R) Gillingham H 2-3 4,440 Ball (2)

Source: 1992-93 Season Colchester United Results - coludata.co.uk

League Trophy

Southern Section

Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
01/12/1992 R1 (Group) Northampton Town H 1-2 1,454 Grainger (pen.)
21/12/1992 R1 (Group) Barnet A 2-4 1,193 Ball, Cook

Source: 1992-93 Season Colchester United Results - coludata.co.uk

Squad statistics

[2]

No. Nat. Pos. Name Total Division Three FA Cup League Cup League Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
–– GK Fred Barber 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
–– GK Carl Emberson 13 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
–– GK Ron Green 8 0 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 0
–– GK Alistair Monk 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
–– GK Paul Newell 16 0 14 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
–– DF Simon Betts 25 0 23 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
–– DF Peter Cawley 26 3 24 3 2 0 0 0 0 0
–– DF Warren Donald 14 0 10 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
–– DF Tony English 39 2 33 1 3 0 2 1 1 0
–– DF Paul Flowers 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
–– DF Martin Grainger 35 4 31 3 2 0 1 0 1 1
–– DF Darren Oxbrow 20 4 16 4 1 0 2 0 1 0
–– DF Andy Partner 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
–– DF Ian Phillips 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
–– DF Paul Roberts 49 1 42 1 3 0 2 0 2 0
–– MF Steve Ball 27 8 24 4 2 3 0 0 1 1
–– MF Jason Cook 38 2 34 1 2 0 1 0 1 1
–– MF Robbie Devereux 8 0 6 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
–– MF Robert Hopkins 14 1 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
–– MF Mark Kinsella 44 6 38 6 3 0 2 0 1 0
–– MF Nicky Smith 49 4 42 4 3 0 2 0 2 0
–– MF Tony Sorrell 8 2 5 1 3 1 0 0 0 0
–– FW Paul Abrahams 25 6 23 6 0 0 1 0 1 0
–– FW Gary Bennett 44 10 38 8 2 2 2 0 2 0
–– FW Julian Hazel 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
–– FW Dean Martin 8 2 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
–– FW Roy McDonough 31 9 25 9 3 0 2 0 1 0
–– FW Steve McGavin 42 10 37 9 3 1 0 0 2 0

Scorers

[3]

All

Scorer Goals
Gary Bennett 10
Steve McGavin
Roy McDonough 9
Steve Ball 8
Paul Abrahams 6
Mark Kinsella
Martin Grainger 4
Darren Oxbrow
Nicky Smith
Peter Cawley 3
Jason Cook 2
Tony English
Dean Martin
Tony Sorrell
Robert Hopkins 1
Paul Roberts
Own goal 4

League

Scorer Goals
Roy McDonough 9
Steve McGavin
Gary Bennett 8
Paul Abrahams 6
Mark Kinsella
Steve Ball 4
Darren Oxbrow
Nicky Smith
Peter Cawley 3
Martin Grainger
Dean Martin 2
Jason Cook 1
Tony English
Robert Hopkins
Paul Roberts
Tony Sorrell
Own goal 4

FA Cup

Scorer Goals
Steve Ball 3
Gary Bennett 2
Steve McGavin 1
Tony Sorrell

League Cup

Scorer Goals
Tony English 1

League Trophy

Scorer Goals
Steve Ball 1
Jason Cook
Martin Grainger

Most Frequent Starting XI

This section shows players in a 4-4-2 formation with the most league starts during the season.

Pos. Name Apps. Goals
GK Paul Newell 14 0
DF Simon Betts 23 0
DF Paul Roberts 42 1
DF Martin Grainger 28 3
DF Tony English 30 1
MF Nicky Smith 42 4
MF Steve Ball 19 4
MF Mark Kinsella 37 6
MF Jason Cook 30 1
FW Gary Bennett 30 8
FW Steve McGavin 35 9

References

  1. ^ "The U's History: The 90s". Colchester United F.C.. http://www.cu-fc.com/page/History/0,,10424~1320440,00.html. Retrieved 31 March 2011. 
  2. ^ "1992–93 Season Appearance Data". Colchester United F.C.. http://www.coludata.co.uk/appearances.asp?sid=53&cid=All. Retrieved 31 March 2011. 
  3. ^ "1992–93 Season Goalscorers Data". Colchester United F.C.. http://www.coludata.co.uk/goals.asp?sid=53&cid=All. Retrieved 31 March 2011. 
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