1994–95 Colchester United F.C. season

Colchester United
1994–95 season
Chairman Gordon Parker
Manager George Burley
(From 1 June until
24 December 1994)
Dale Roberts (Caretaker)
(24 December 1994 to
12 January 1995)
Steve Wignall
(From 12 January 1995)
Division Three 10th
FA Cup 3rd Round
Coca-Cola Cup 1st Round
Auto Windscreens Sheild 1st Round
Top goalscorer League:
Steve Whitton (10)
All:
Steve Whitton (13)
Highest home attendance 6,055 (Darlington)
Lowest home attendance 2,239 (Walsall)
Average home attendance 3,276
← 1993–94 1995–96 →

The 1994–95 season was Colchester United's third consecutive season in the fourth tier of English football.

Contents

Season Review

With Roy McDonough sacked at the end of the 1993/94 season, few, if any, listed the name of former Ipswich full-back George Burley as a candidate but the Scotsman was duly appointed in July 1994. 

Six straight defeats was not an ideal baptism, Burley dug out his boots, brought in new faces and called upon Dale Roberts as coach.

 The turn around was immediate as United suffered just one defeat in the next 20 League and Cup matches.

Few fans arriving for the Boxing Day clash with Northampton knew that Burley had resigned on Christmas Eve. 

Tapped up by Ipswich, who had been refused permission to speak to him, Burley walked out on fifth placed Colchester leaving a sour taste for years to come. 

Roberts became Caretaker for United's first-ever encounter with a Premiership side. 

Unfortunately it was Wimbledon, 1-0 winners, and half the 6,903 crowd at Selhurst Park were from Colchester.



Again the Colchester board defied speculation and appointed stalwart ex-defender Steve Wignall as new manager in January 1995.

 
Crowds increased, to 3,277, helped by an interesting promotion when all 6,055 were admitted free to the clash with Darlington on March 4th 1995.

Well-placed for a play-off berth, United gained just two points from the last four games and finished 12 points adrift.[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
–– GK John Cheesewright
–– GK Carl Emberson
–– DF Tim Allpress
–– DF Simon Betts
–– DF Gus Caesar
–– DF Peter Cawley
–– DF Gary Culling
–– DF Jean Dalli
–– DF Tony English
–– DF Paul Gibbs
–– DF Ben Lewis
–– DF Adam Locke
–– DF Tony McCarthy
No. Position Player
–– DF Paul Stoneman
–– MF Steve Ball
–– MF Michael Cheetham
–– MF Tony Dennis
–– MF Chris Fry
–– MF Mark Kinsella
–– MF Trevor Putney
–– FW Leighton Allen
–– FW Tony Lock
–– FW Robbie Reinelt
–– FW Niall Thompson
–– FW Steve Whitton

Player Info

Pos. Name Place of Birth Date of Birth Previous Club Date Joined Fee
GK John Cheesewright Romford 12 January 1973 Dagenham & Redbridge 13 January 1994 Free
GK Carl Emberson Epsom 13 July 1973 Millwall 6 July 1994 £25,000
DF Tim Allpress Hitchin 27 January 1971 Preston North End 16 August 1993 Free
DF Simon Betts Middlesbrough 3 March 1973 Ipswich Town 11 December 1992 Free
DF Gus Caesar Tottenham 5 March 1966 Airdrieonians 11 August 1994 Free
DF Peter Cawley Walton-on-Thames 15 September 1965 Barnet 9 October 1992 Free
DF Gary Culling Braintree 6 April 1972 Braintree Town 11 August 1994 Free
DF Jean Dalli Enfield 13 August 1976 Youth Team 1 August 1994 Free
DF Tony English Luton 19 October 1966 Coventry City 1 January 1985 Free
DF Paul Gibbs Gorleston 26 October 1972 Diss Town 6 March 1995 Undisclosed
DF Ben Lewis Chelmsford 22 June 1977 Youth Team 1 August 1994 Free
DF Adam Locke Croydon 20 August 1970 Southend United 23 September 1994 Free
DF Tony McCarthy Dublin 9 November 1969 Millwall 17 March 1995 Free
DF Paul Stoneman Whitley Bay 26 February 1973 Blackpool 1 August 1994 Undisclosed
MF Steve Ball Colchester 2 September 1969 Cambridge United 14 September 1992 Free
MF Michael Cheetham Amsterdam 30 June 1967 Chesterfield 23 March 1995 Free
MF Tony Dennis Eton 1 December 1963 Chesterfield 10 August 1994 Free
MF Chris Fry Cardiff 23 October 1969 Hereford United 24 October 1993 Undisclosed
MF Mark Kinsella Dublin 12 August 1972 Home Farm 26 August 1989 Free
MF Trevor Putney Harold Hill 9 April 1960 Leyton Orient 1 August 1994 Free
FW Leighton Allen Brighton 22 November 1973 Gillingham 31 August 1994 Free
FW Tony Lock Harlow 3 September 1976 Youth Team 1 August 1994 Free
FW Robbie Reinelt Loughton 11 March 1974 Gillingham 22 March 1995 Free
FW Niall Thompson Birmingham 16 April 1974 Crystal Palace 4 November 1994 Free
FW Steve Whitton London 4 December 1960 Ipswich Town 24 March 1994 £10,000

Transfers

Transfers In

Date Pos. Player Name Previous Club Transfer Fee Notes
6 July 1994 GK Carl Emberson Millwall £25,000
1 August 1994 DF Jean Dalli Youth Team Free
1 August 1994 DF Ben Lewis Youth Team Free
1 August 1994 DF Paul Stoneman Blackpool Undisclosed
1 August 1994 MF Trevor Putney Leyton Orient Free
1 August 1994 FW Tony Lock Youth Team Free
3 August 1994 DF George Burley Motherwell Free Player-manager
10 August 1994 MF Tony Dennis Chesterfield Free
11 August 1994 DF Gus Caesar Airdrieonians Free
11 August 1994 DF Gary Culling Braintree Town Free
31 August 1994 FW Leighton Allen Gillingham Free
23 September 1994 DF Adam Locke Southend United Free
4 November 1994 FW Niall Thompson Crystal Palace Free
6 March 1995 DF Paul Gibbs Diss Town Undisclosed
17 March 1995 DF Tony McCarthy Millwall Free
22 March 1995 FW Robbie Reinelt Gillingham Free Swap deal with Steve Brown
23 March 1995 MF Michael Cheetham Chesterfield Free

Transfers Out

Date Pos. Player Name New Club Transfer Fee Notes
31 May 1994 GK Taylor Barada Richmond Kickers Free
31 May 1994 DF Christian Hyslop Hendon Free
31 May 1994 DF Sean Campbell Chelmsford City Free
31 May 1994 MF Tony Cook Berkhamsted Town Free
31 May 1994 MF Alan Dickens Chesham United Free
31 May 1994 MF Nicky Smith Northampton Town Free
31 May 1994 FW Justin Booty Braintree Town Free
31 May 1994 FW Justin Gentle Chesham United Free
31 May 1994 FW Roy McDonough Dagenham & Redbridge Free Player-manager
30 August 1994 DF Andy Partner Released Free
16 December 1994 DF George Burley Retired Free Left to become manager of Ipswich Town
22 March 1995 FW Steve Brown Gillingham Free Swap deal with Robbie Reinelt

Loans In

Date Pos. Player Name Parent Club Date Returned Notes
16 August 1994 DF Arron Davis Torquay United 31 May 1995
16 February 1995 FW Carl Asaba Brentford 29 April 1995
9 March 1995 FW Martin Williams Luton Town 25 March 1995

Results

Division Three Results Summary

Pos Club Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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

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
13/08/1994 Torquay United H 1-3 3,175 Kinsella
20/08/1994 Mansfield Town A 0-2 2,247
27/08/1994 Doncaster Rovers H 0-3 2,320
30/08/1994 Exeter City A 0-1 1,804
03/09/1994 Scarborough A 0-1 1,494
10/09/1994 Hartlepool United H 1-0 2,428 Whitton
13/09/1994 Walsall H 3-2 2,239 Kinsella (2), Whitton
17/09/1994 Torquay United A 3-3 3,390 Whitton, Brown, Dennis
24/09/1994 Darlington A 3-2 2,260 Whitton (2), Bronw
01/10/1994 Bury H 1-0 3,286 Cawley
08/10/1994 Chesterfield H 0-3 3,476
15/10/1994 Carlisle United A 0-0 5,817
22/10/1994 Preston North End H 3-1 3,015 Brown, Whitton
29/10/1994 Wigan Athletic A 2-1 1,621 Kinsella, Fry
05/11/1994 Gillingham H 2-2 3,817 Fry, Kinsella
19/11/1994 Rochdale A 0-0 1,903
26/11/1994 Scunthorpe United H 4-2 2,904 Brown, Abrahams (2), Whitton
10/12/1994 Mansfield Town H 1-1 3,016 Fry
16/12/1994 Doncaster Rovers A 2-1 2,460 Cawley, Brown
26/12/1994 Northampton Town H 0-1 5,064
27/12/1994 Fulham A 2-1 4,243 Kinsella, Blake (o.g.)
31/12/1994 Hereford United H 2-2 3,322 Stoneman, Whitton
10/01/1995 Preston North End A 1-2 6,377 Fry
14/01/1995 Barnet H 1-1 3,706 Putney
28/01/1995 Wigan Athletic H 0-1 3,067
04/02/1995 Scunthorpe United A 4-3 2,748 Locke, English, Thompson (2)
11/02/1995 Rochdale H 0-0 3,080
18/02/1995 Barnet A 1-0 2,242 Asaba
21/02/1995 Lincoln City A 0-2 1,969
25/02/1995 Bury A 1-4 2,484 Fry
04/03/1995 Darlington H 1-0 6,055 Asaba
11/03/1995 Hartlepool United A 1-3 1,371 Fry
18/03/1995 Exeter City H 3-1 2,375 Thompson, Betts (pen.), Lock
25/03/1995 Scarborough H 0-2 3,025
01/04/1995 Walsall A 0-2 3,622
08/04/1995 Hereford United A 0-3 1,669
11/04/1995 Gillingham A 3-1 3,328 Betts (pen.), Thompson (2)
15/04/1995 Fulham H 5-2 3,448 Cheetham, English, Caesar, Fry (2)
17/04/1995 Northampton Town A 1-1 5,011 Whitton
22/04/1995 Lincoln City H 1-2 2,654 McCarthy
29/04/1995 Carlisle United H 0-1 3,333
06/05/1995 Chesterfield A 2-2 4,133 Whitton, Putney (pen.)

Source: 1994-95 Season Colchester United Results - coludata.co.uk

League Cup

Main article: 1994–95 Football League Cup
Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
16/08/1994 R1 (L1) Brentford H 0-2 2,521
23/08/1994 R1 (L2) Brentford A 0-2 2,315

Source: 1994-95 Season Colchester United Results - coludata.co.uk

FA Cup

Main article: 1994–95 FA Cup
Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
12/11/1994 R1 Yeading A 2-2 1,500 Kinsella, Abrahams
22/11/1994 R1 (R) Yeading H 7-1 4,016 Abrahams (2), Whitton (2), Brown (2), Kinsella
03/12/1994 R2 Exeter City A 2-1 3,528 Whitton, English
07/01/1995 R3 Wimbledon A 0-1 6,903

Source: 1994-95 Season Colchester United Results - coludata.co.uk

League Trophy

Southern Section

Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
27/09/1994 R1 (Group) Leyton Orient H 1-0 1,486 Abrahams
08/11/1994 R1 (Group) Fulham A 2-3 1,451 Abrahams, Kinsella

Source: 1994-95 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 John Cheesewright 29 0 23 0 3 0 1 0 2 0
–– GK Carl Emberson 22 0 20 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
–– DF Tim Allpress 13 0 11 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
–– DF Simon Betts 41 2 35 2 4 0 0 0 2 0
–– DF George Burley 9 0 7 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
–– DF Gus Caesar 47 1 39 1 4 0 2 0 2 0
–– DF Peter Cawley 29 2 23 2 4 0 0 0 2 0
–– DF Gary Culling 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
–– DF Jean Dalli 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
–– DF Arron Davis 5 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
–– DF Tony English 41 3 33 2 4 1 2 0 2 0
–– DF Paul Gibbs 9 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
–– DF Adam Locke 28 1 22 1 4 0 0 0 2 0
–– DF Tony McCarthy 10 1 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
–– DF Andy Partner 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
–– DF Paul Stoneman 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
–– MF Michael Cheetham 9 1 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
–– MF Tony Dennis 41 2 33 2 4 0 2 0 2 0
–– MF Chris Fry 37 8 33 8 2 0 1 0 1 0
–– MF Mark Kinsella 50 9 42 6 4 2 2 0 2 1
–– MF Trevor Putney 30 2 28 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
–– MF Danny Roberts 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
–– FW Paul Abrahams 36 7 28 2 4 3 2 0 2 2
–– FW Leighton Allen 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
–– FW Carl Asaba 12 2 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
–– FW Steve Brown 36 8 28 6 4 2 2 0 2 0
–– FW Tony Lock 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
–– FW Robbie Reinelt 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
–– FW Niall Thompson 14 5 13 5 1 0 0 0 0 0
–– FW Steve Whitton 44 13 36 10 4 3 2 0 2 0
–– FW Martin Williams 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Scorers

[3]

All

Scorer Goals
Steve Whitton 13
Mark Kinsella 9
Steve Brown 8
Chris Fry
Paul Abrahams 7
Niall Thompson 5
Tony English 3
Carl Asaba 2
Simon Betts
Peter Cawley
Tony Dennis
Trevor Putney
Gus Caesar 1
Michael Cheetham
Tony Lock
Adam Locke
Tony McCarthy
Paul Stoneman
Own goal 1

League

Scorer Goals
Steve Whitton 10
Chris Fry 8
Steve Brown 6
Mark Kinsella
Niall Thompson 5
Paul Abrahams 2
Carl Asaba
Simon Betts
Peter Cawley
Tony Dennis
Tony English
Trevor Putney
Gus Caesar 1
Michael Cheetham
Tony Lock
Adam Locke
Tony McCarthy
Paul Stoneman
Own goal 1

FA Cup

Scorer Goals
Paul Abrahams 3
Steve Whitton
Steve Brown 2
Mark Kinsella
Tony English 1

League Cup

Scorer Goals

League Trophy

Scorer Goals
Paul Abrahams 2
Mark Kinsella 1

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 John Cheesewright 23 0
DF Simon Betts 34 2
DF Gus Caesar 39 1
DF Peter Cawley 23 2
DF Tony English 33 2
MF Tony Dennis 32 2
MF Trevor Putney 28 2
MF Mark Kinsella 42 6
MF Chris Fry 24 8
FW Steve Whitton 36 10
FW Steve Brown 26 6

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. ^ "1994–95 Season Appearance Data". coludata.co.uk. http://www.coludata.co.uk/appearances.asp?sid=55&cid=All. Retrieved 31 March 2011. 
  3. ^ "1994–95 Season Goalscorers Data". coludata.co.uk. http://www.coludata.co.uk/goals.asp?sid=55&cid=All. Retrieved 31 March 2011. 
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