1989–90 Colchester United F.C. season
1989–90 season | |||
Chairman | Jonathan Crisp[1] | ||
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Manager |
![]() (Until 20 December 1989) ![]() (20 December 1989 to 2 January 1990) ![]() (From 3 January 1990 until 9 May 1990) | ||
Fourth Division | 24th (Relegated) | ||
FA Cup | 2nd Round | ||
Littlewoods Cup | 1st Round | ||
Leyland DAF Cup | 1st Round | ||
Top goalscorer |
League: Trevor Morgan (12) All: Trevor Morgan (12) | ||
Highest home attendance | 5,283 (Southend United) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 1,720 (Torquay United) | ||
Average home league attendance | 3,122 | ||
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The 1989–90 season was Colchester United's ninth consecutive season in the Football League Fourth Division. The season ended in relegation to the Football Conference.
Season Review
Hopes of building on the Jock Wallace regime were tattered when Colchester failed to win any of the opening eight games of 1989/90. Only two wins were secured before the turn of the year. Assistant manager Alan Ball left for Stoke and it was a closely guarded secret that Wallace was very ill with the onset of Parkinson's disease. Wallace moved upstairs and once again Steve Foley was in temporary charge. Many wanted him appointed permanently but Foley preferred his youth team duties.
Chairman Jonathan Crisp's regime was now over; £1m in debt and his next new manager was former Ipswich Town and England defender Mick Mills, recently sacked from Stoke. The new appointment had immediate effect as U's won three out of four in February and, as with the season before, faced up to a crunch game at the home of their nearest rivals. Leading Wrexham twice United succumbed to a 3-2 defeat. There was still time to recover but six defeats in the last eight games ended United's 40 season Football League tenure.
Crisp's dream of Second Division football in five years was light years away and new plans for a stadium at Wick Lane, Ardleigh had been thrown out before ink was dry.[2]
Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Player Info
Pos. | Name | Place of Birth | Date of Birth | Previous Club | Date Joined | Fee |
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DF | ![]() |
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15 March 1971 | ![]() |
1 August 1989 | Free |
DF | ![]() |
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22 November 1969 | ![]() |
1 August 1987 | Free |
DF | ![]() |
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19 October 1966 | ![]() |
1 January 1985 | Free |
DF | ![]() |
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10 November 1959 | ![]() |
21 October 1989 | Free |
DF | ![]() |
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23 August 1972 | ![]() |
1 August 1989 | Free |
DF | ![]() |
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30 May 1967 | ![]() |
8 April 1988 | Free |
DF | ![]() |
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21 April 1961 | ![]() |
20 January 1990 | Nominal |
DF | ![]() |
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17 November 1971 | ![]() |
1 August 1988 | Free |
MF | ![]() |
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2 September 1969 | ![]() |
1 January 1990 | Free |
MF | ![]() |
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22 October 1965 | ![]() |
19 August 1989 | Free |
MF | ![]() |
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12 August 1972 | ![]() |
26 August 1989 | Free |
MF | ![]() |
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20 December 1968 | ![]() |
1 August 1986 | Free |
MF | ![]() |
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4 December 1956 | ![]() |
13 January 1989 | £20,000 |
MF | ![]() |
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28 May 1965 | ![]() |
17 November 1986 | Free |
FW | ![]() |
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13 November 1970 | ![]() |
1 August 1988 | Free |
FW | ![]() |
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30 September 1956 | ![]() |
28 October 1989 | £8,000 |
FW | ![]() |
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28 November 1971 | ![]() |
1 August 1989 | Free |
Transfers
Transfers In
Date | Pos. | Player Name | Previous Club | Transfer Fee | Notes |
1 August 1989 | DF | ![]() |
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Free | |
1 August 1989 | DF | ![]() |
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Free | |
1 August 1989 | FW | ![]() |
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Free | |
19 August 1989 | GK | ![]() |
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Free | |
19 August 1989 | MF | ![]() |
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Free | |
26 August 1989 | MF | ![]() |
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Free | |
13 October 1989 | DF | ![]() |
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Free | |
21 October 1989 | DF | ![]() |
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Free | |
21 October 1989 | FW | ![]() |
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Free | |
28 October 1989 | FW | ![]() |
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£8,000 | |
2 December 1989 | MF | ![]() |
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Free | |
1 January 1990 | MF | ![]() |
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Free | |
20 January 1990 | DF | ![]() |
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Nominal | |
Transfers Out
Date | Pos. | Player Name | New Club | Transfer Fee | Notes |
13 May 1989 | GK | ![]() |
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£75,000 | |
13 May 1989 | DF | ![]() |
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Free | |
13 May 1989 | DF | ![]() |
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Free | |
13 May 1989 | DF | ![]() |
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£85,000 | |
13 May 1989 | FW | ![]() |
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Free | |
13 May 1989 | FW | ![]() |
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£30,000 | |
7 October 1989 | DF | ![]() |
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Free | |
21 October 1989 | DF | ![]() |
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Free | |
16 December 1989 | MF | ![]() |
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Free | Player-manager |
5 January 1990 | GK | ![]() |
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Free | Player-manager |
5 January 1990 | FW | ![]() |
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Free | |
14 March 1990 | DF | ![]() |
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Free | |
10 April 1990 | FW | ![]() |
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Free | |
29 April 1990 | DF | ![]() |
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Free | |
Loans In
Date | Pos. | Player Name | Parent Club | Date Returned | Notes |
26 August 1989 | GK | ![]() |
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16 September 1989 | |
8 September 1989 | DF | ![]() |
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26 September 1989 | |
12 January 1990 | GK | ![]() |
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17 March 1990 | |
3 February 1990 | DF | ![]() |
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24 April 1990 | |
24 March 1990 | GK | ![]() |
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5 May 1990 | |
Results
Fourth Division Results Summary
Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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22 | Aldershot | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 49 | 69 | -20 | 50 |
23 | Halifax Town | 46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 57 | 65 | -8 | 49 |
24 | Colchester United (R) | 46 | 11 | 10 | 25 | 48 | 75 | -27 | 43 |
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
Fourth Division Results
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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18/08/1989 | Chesterfield | A | 1-1 | 3,161 | Radford |
26/08/1989 | Halifax Town | H | 2-2 | 2,404 | Bennett, Radford (pen.) |
02/09/1989 | Grimsby Town | A | 1-4 | 4,678 | Allinson |
08/09/1989 | Hereford United | H | 1-1 | 3,269 | Allinson (pen.) |
16/09/1989 | Rochdale | A | 2-2 | 1,466 | Collins, Blake |
23/09/1989 | Scarborough | H | 0-0 | 2,420 | |
26/09/1989 | Maidstone United | H | 4-1 | 2,946 | Radford, Allinson (pen.), Taylor, Bennett |
30/09/1989 | Carlisle United | A | 0-1 | 3,979 | |
07/10/1989 | Aldershot | A | 0-4 | 2,092 | |
13/10/1989 | York City | H | 0-2 | 3,274 | |
17/10/1989 | Wrexham | H | 1-3 | 2,564 | Scott |
21/10/1989 | Scunthorpe United | A | 0-4 | 3,254 | |
28/10/1989 | Peterborough United | H | 0-1 | 3,460 | |
01/11/1989 | Exeter City | A | 1-2 | 3,905 | Tony English |
04/11/1989 | Burnley | A | 0-0 | 6,145 | |
10/11/1989 | Cambridge United | A | 1-2 | 3,771 | Tommy English (pen.) |
24/11/1989 | Gillingham | A | 3-3 | 3,816 | Tommy English (pen.), Bennett, Morgan |
02/12/1989 | Lincoln City | H | 0-1 | 2,517 | |
16/12/1989 | Torquay United | H | 0-3 | 1,720 | |
26/12/1989 | Southend United | A | 2-0 | 5,563 | Grainger, Tommy English |
30/12/1989 | Doncaster Rovers | A | 0-2 | 2,942 | |
01/01/1990 | Hartlepool United | H | 3-1 | 3,826 | Morgan, Grainger, Radford |
05/01/1990 | Stockport County | H | 0-1 | 3,609 | |
12/01/1990 | Halifax Town | A | 1-1 | 1,397 | Scott |
20/01/1990 | Chesterfield | H | 1-0 | 3,016 | Wilkins |
27/01/1990 | York City | A | 1-3 | 2,311 | Wilkins |
03/02/1990 | Scarborough | A | 2-2 | 1,786 | Tony English, Morgan |
10/02/1990 | Rochdale | H | 1-2 | 2,744 | Morgan |
17/02/1990 | Lincoln City | A | 1-2 | 3,284 | Wilkins |
20/02/1990 | Grimsby Town | H | 1-0 | 3,026 | Bruce |
23/02/1990 | Gillingham | H | 2-0 | 4,456 | Morgan (pen.), Scott |
02/03/1990 | Stockport County | A | 1-1 | 3,452 | Goddard |
06/03/1990 | Carlisle United | H | 4-0 | 3,752 | Wilkins, Marmon, Morgan (pen.) (2) |
10/03/1990 | Maidstone United | A | 1-4 | 2,856 | Morgan (pen.) |
14/03/1990 | Hereford United | A | 0-2 | 2,253 | |
17/03/1990 | Aldershot | H | 1-0 | 2,682 | Morgan |
24/03/1990 | Wrexham | A | 2-3 | 4,653 | Marmon, Wilkins |
31/03/1990 | Scunthorpe United | H | 1-0 | 2,920 | Morgan |
07/04/1990 | Peterborough United | A | 0-1 | 4,025 | |
10/04/1990 | Exeter City | H | 0-1 | 3,369 | |
14/04/1990 | Hartlepool United | A | 2-0 | 3,397 | Bennett, Collins |
16/04/1990 | Southend United | H | 0-2 | 5,283 | |
21/04/1990 | Torquay United | A | 1-4 | 1,531 | Morgan (pen.) |
24/04/1990 | Doncaster Rovers | H | 2-0 | 2,631 | Marmon (2) |
29/04/1990 | Cambridge United | A | 0-4 | 4,558 | |
05/05/1990 | Burnley | H | 1-2 | 2,786 | Morgan (pen.) |
Source: 1989-90 Season Colchester United Results - coludata.co.uk
League Cup
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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22/08/1989 | R1 (L1) | Southend United | H | 3-4 | 3,537 | Scott (2), Bennett |
29/08/1989 | R1 (L2) | Southend United | A | 1-2 | 3,763 | Collins |
Source: 1989-90 Season Colchester United Results - coludata.co.uk
FA Cup
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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18/11/1989 | R1 | Brentford | A | 1-0 | 4,171 | Bennett |
09/12/1989 | R2 | Birmingham City | H | 0-2 | 3,858 |
Source: 1989-90 Season Colchester United Results - coludata.co.uk
League Trophy
Southern Section
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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07/11/1989 | R1 (Group) | Northampton Town | H | 0-3 | 1,780 | |
10/01/1990 | R1 (Group) | Maidstone United | A | 1-2 | 1,176 | Ball |
Source: 1989-90 Season Colchester United Results - coludata.co.uk
Squad statistics
No. | Nat. | Pos. | Name | Total | Division Four | FA Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
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Scott Barrett | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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John Grace | 25 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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Roger Hansbury | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Andy Marriott | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Mark Blake | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
–– | DF | ![]() |
Marcelle Bruce | 31 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Scott Daniels | 52 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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Robbie Devereux | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Tony English | 49 | 2 | 44 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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Billy Gilbert | 30 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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Karl Goddard | 16 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Martin Grainger | 8 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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Jim Hagan | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Stuart Hicks | 23 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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Neale Marmon | 22 | 4 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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John Pollard | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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Rodney Rooke | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Robert Scott | 30 | 5 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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Clive Stafford | 19 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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Ian Allinson | 15 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Steve Ball | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Eamonn Collins | 45 | 3 | 39 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
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Mark Kinsella | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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Mark Radford | 23 | 4 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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Les Taylor | 41 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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Richard Wilkins | 49 | 5 | 43 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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Gary Bennett | 42 | 6 | 36 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
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Tommy English | 16 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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Trevor Morgan | 36 | 12 | 32 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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Steve Restarick | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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John Warner | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scorers
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FA Cup
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League Cup
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League Trophy
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Most Frequent Starting XI
This section shows players in a 5-3-2 formation with the most league starts during the season.
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References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "The U's History: The 80s". Colchester United F.C. Retrieved 31 March 2011.
- ↑ "1988–89 Season Appearance Data". coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 31 March 2011.
- ↑ "1988–89 Season Goalscorers Data". coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 31 March 2011.