| 1993–94 season | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Gordon Parker[1] | |
| Manager | Roy McDonough | |
| Stadium | Layer Road | |
| Third Division | 17th | |
| FA Cup | 1st round (eliminated by Sutton United) | |
| League Cup | 1st round (eliminated by Fulham) | |
| Football League Trophy | Quarter-final (southern section) (eliminated by Wycombe Wanderers) | |
| Top goalscorer | League: Steve Brown (11) All: Steve Brown (13) | |
| Highest home attendance | 3,478 vMansfield Town, 27 December 1993[2] | |
| Lowest home attendance | 1,489 vCambridge United, 19 October 1993[3] | |
| Average home league attendance | 2,833[4] | |
| Biggest win | 5–2 vWycombe Wanderers, 18 September 1993 4–1 vBury, 25 September 1993 | |
| Biggest defeat | 0–5 vHereford United, 16 October 1993 | |
The1993–94 season wasColchester United's 52nd season in their history and their second consecutive season in the fourth tier ofEnglish football, theThird Division. Alongside competing in the Third Division, the club also participated in theFA Cup, theLeague Cup and theFootball League Trophy.
Following a 10th-placed finish the previous campaign, Colchester's defensive frailties were clear as they shipped 71 goals, the second-highest in the league and ended the season in 17th. They crashed out of the FA Cup tonon-League opposition inSutton United, whileFulham saw off the U's in the first round of the League Cup. In the Football League Trophy, Colchester progressed to the southern section quarter-final but were eliminated by oldConference rivalsWycombe Wanderers.
Following a campaign ofgoalkeeping uncertainty where the U's employed six different 'keepers over the course of the season, finding a regular starter between the sticks was key formanagerRoy McDonough. With youth team productNathan Munson on the books, McDonough brought inJohn Keeley fromOldham Athletic in the summer. However, his performances did not convince and he played his final game for the club in November 1993. This meant a string of mid-seasontransfers andloans of goalkeepers into the club, and the U's ended the season having once again used six different goalkeepers. McDonough even found himself in goal in October 1993 when facingHereford United after Keeley and substitute Munson were bothsent off for professional fouls. The U's went on to lose that game 5–0. Colchester were the firstFootball League club to have two goalkeepers sent off in the same fixture. HerefordstrikerChris Pike scored ahat-trick in the game, with each of his goals coming against three different goalkeepers.[5]
The fans frustration at the defensive performances came to a head in theFA Cup first round. The U's found themselves 2–0 down at home tonon-League sideSutton United, before goals fromSteve McGavin andSteve Brown levelled the score at 2–2 early in the second half. Sutton struck again in the 84th minute, beforeTony English equalised two minutes later. Despite their best efforts, two-minutes from time,Ollie Morah scored the winner for Sutton to send them into the second round.
The financial situation was bleak. There were no funds to bring in a permanent goalkeeper, and strikerSteve McGavin was sold toBirmingham City for £150,000 in January. Again, no funds were made available for a replacement. It took a consortium of local businessmen to raise £10,000 to buySteve Whitton fromIpswich Town on deadline day to fill the gap. As such, the U's ended the season in a disappointing 17th-position in Division Three.
There was an early exit from theLeague Cup asFulham beat Colchester over two legs in the first round, while in theFootball League Trophy, the U's progressed from the first round group stage, then beatWrexham in the second round, before falling to defeat in the southern section quarter-final at home toWycombe Wanderers, who won 1–0.
Roy McDonough was handed a silversalver by chairman Gordon Parker on the last day of the season in recognition of McDonough's 500th career appearance. Three days later it was Parker, McDonough's father-in-law, that sacked him.[6]
| Name | Position | Nationality | 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 20) | 0 | 0 | Braintree Town | 11 January 1994[a] | £10,000 | ||
| David Schultz | GK | 0 | 0 | Apprentice | Summer 1993 | Free transfer | |||||
| Defenders | |||||||||||
| Tim Allpress | DF | | Hitchin | (1971-01-27)27 January 1971 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 |  Bayer Uerdingen | 16 August 1993 | Undisclosed | ||
| Simon Betts | FB | | Middlesbrough | (1973-03-03)3 March 1973 (aged 20) | 25 | 0 | Scarborough | 11 December 1992 | Free transfer | ||
| Peter Cawley | CB | | Walton-on-Thames | (1965-09-15)15 September 1965 (aged 27) | 27 | 3 | Barnet | 30 October 1992[b] | Free transfer | ||
| Tony English | DF/MF | | Luton | (1966-10-19)19 October 1966 (aged 26) | 399 | 50 | Coventry City | 24 December 1984 | Free transfer | ||
| Andy Partner | CB | | Colchester | (1974-10-21)21 October 1974 (aged 18) | 4 | 0 | Apprentice | 16 December 1991[a] | Free transfer | ||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||
| Steve Ball | MF | | Colchester | (1969-09-02)2 September 1969 (aged 23) | 33 | 9 | Cambridge United | 14 September 1992 | Free transfer | ||
| Tony Cook | MF | | Hemel Hempstead | (1976-09-17)17 September 1976 (aged 16) | 0 | 0 | Queens Park Rangers | 11 January 1994[a] | Free transfer | ||
| Alan Dickens | MF | | Plaistow | (1964-09-03)3 September 1964 (aged 28) | 0 | 0 | Brentford | September 1993 | Free transfer | ||
| Chris Fry | MF/WG |  | Cardiff | (1969-10-23)23 October 1969 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 | Hereford United | 24 October 1993 | Nominal | ||
| Mark Kinsella | MF |  | Dublin | (1972-08-12)12 August 1972 (aged 20) | 121 | 13 | Home Farm | 18 August 1989 | Free transfer | ||
| Forwards | |||||||||||
| Paul Abrahams | FW/WG | | Colchester | (1973-10-31)31 October 1973 (aged 19) | 32 | 6 | Apprentice | 26 August 1991[a] | Free transfer | ||
| Steve Brown | FW | | Southend-on-Sea | (1973-12-06)6 December 1973 (aged 19) | 0 | 0 | Scunthorpe United | 28 August 1993[a] | Undisclosed | ||
| Sean Campbell | WG | | Bristol | (1974-12-31)31 December 1974 (aged 18) | 0 | 0 | Apprentice | Summer 1993 | Free transfer | ||
| Roy McDonough | FW | | Solihull | (1958-10-16)16 October 1958 (aged 34) | 222 | 73 | Southend United | 13 October 1990[b] | Part exchange | ||
| Steve Whitton | FW | | East Ham | (1960-12-04)4 December 1960 (aged 32) | 0 | 0 | Ipswich Town | 24 March 1994 | £10,000 | ||
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer 1993 | WG | | Sean Campbell | Apprentice | Free transfer | [8] |
| Summer 1993 | GK | | David Schultz | Apprentice | Free transfer | [9] |
| July 1993 | GK | | John Keeley | Oldham Athletic | Free transfer | [10] |
| August 1993 | FW |  | Grant Morrow | Doncaster Rovers | Undisclosed | [11] |
| 16 August 1993 | DF | | Tim Allpress | Bayer Uerdingen | Undisclosed | [12][13] |
| 28 August 1993 | FW | | Steve Brown | Scunthorpe United | Undisclosed | [14][a] |
| September 1993 | MF | | Alan Dickens | Brentford | Free transfer | [15] |
| September 1993 | FW | | John Richardson | Chesham United | Non-contract | [16] |
| 24 October 1993 | MF/WG | | Chris Fry | Hereford United | Nominal | [17][18] |
| 11 January 1994 | FW | | Justin Booty | Apprentice | Free transfer | [19][a] |
| 11 January 1994 | GK | | John Cheesewright | Braintree Town | £10,000 | [20][a] |
| 11 January 1994 | MF | | Tony Cook | Queens Park Rangers | Free transfer | [21][a] |
| February 1994 | FB | | Christian Hyslop | Southend United | Free transfer | [22] |
| 24 March 1994 | GK |  | Taylor Barada | Notts County | Free transfer | [23] |
| 24 March 1994 | FW | | Steve Whitton | Ipswich Town | £10,000 | [24] |
| 30 April 1994 | FW | | Justin Gentle | Luton Town | Free transfer | [25][a] |
~ £20,000| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| End of season | WG | | Robert Hopkins | Solihull Borough | Released | [26][a] |
| 14 August 1993 | MF | | Jason Cook | Dagenham & Redbridge | Released | [27][b] |
| 28 August 1993 | FW | | Grant Morrow | Boston United | Undisclosed | [11][b] |
| 31 August 1993 | FW | | Julian Hazel | Chelmsford City | Released | [28] |
| 11 September 1993 | WG | | Gary Bennett | Woking | Free transfer | [29][b] |
| 21 October 1993 | FB | | Martin Grainger | Brentford | £60,000 | [30][31] |
| 20 November 1993 | GK | | John Keeley | Chelmsford City | Released | [10][b] |
| 11 December 1993 | GK | | Nathan Munson | Wivenhoe Town | Released | [32][b] |
| 11 December 1993 | FW | | John Richardson | Chesham United | Released | [16][b] |
| 3 January 1994 | DF | | Paul Roberts | Chesham United | Released | [33][b] |
| 7 January 1994 | FW | | Steve McGavin | Birmingham City | £150,000 | [34][35] |
| 15 January 1994 | FW | | Justin Booty | Braintree Town | Released | [19][b] |
| 29 March 1994 | FB | | Christian Hyslop | Hendon | Released | [22][b] |
| 30 April 1994 | GK | | Taylor Barada | Richmond Kickers | Undisclosed | [23][b] |
| 7 May 1994 | FW | | Justin Gentle | Chesham United | Released | [25][b] |
| 7 May 1994 | LM | | Nicky Smith | Wycombe Wanderers | Released | [36][b] |
~ £0| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | End date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 October 1993 | MF/FB | | Adam Locke | Southend United | 2 November 1993 | [37][38][a] |
| 30 October 1993 | GK | | Mike Desborough | Chelmsford City | 30 October 1993 | [39][b] |
| 18 November 1993 | CB | | Mike Basham | West Ham United | 20 November 1993 | [40][41][a] |
| 23 December 1993 | GK | | Jon Sheffield | Cambridge United | 27 January 1994 | [42][43] |
| January 1994 | FW | | Grant Watts | Crystal Palace | 4 April 1994 | [44][a] |
| 22 March 1994 | WG | | Ian Brown | Bristol City | 6 April 1994 | [45][46][c] |
| 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 | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | L | W | D | D | L | W | W | L | W | L | W | L | L | L | L | W | L | D | W | D | L | W | D | L | W | L | D | L | D | L | L | W | D | D | D | L | L | L | W | W | L |
| Position | 5 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 44 | 57 | −13 | 52 |
| 16 | Gillingham | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 44 | 51 | −7 | 51 |
| 17 | Colchester United | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 56 | 71 | −15 | 49 |
| 18 | Lincoln City | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 52 | 63 | −11 | 47 |
| 19 | Wigan Athletic | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 51 | 70 | −19 | 45 |
| 14 August 1993 (1993-08-14)1 | Colchester United | 1–0 | Lincoln City | Colchester |
Kinsella 55' | Report | Stadium:Layer Road Attendance: 3,198 Referee: Mike Reid |
| 21 August 1993 (1993-08-21)2 | Crewe Alexandra | 2–1 | Colchester United | Crewe |
| Ward 41',59' | Report | Ball 68' | Stadium:Gresty Road Attendance: 2,700 Referee: J Holbrook |
| 28 August 1993 (1993-08-28)3 | Colchester United | 3–2 | Northampton Town | Colchester |
| Grainger 34' (pen.) English 41'Mark Kinsella 71' | Report | Brown 5' Gilzean 35' | Stadium:Layer Road Attendance: 2,874 Referee: M Bailey |
| 31 August 1993 (1993-08-31)4 | Colchester United | 3–3 | Shrewsbury Town | Colchester |
| McGavin 3',23' S. Brown 45' | Report | Lynch 1' Summerfield 79'Spink 88' | Stadium:Layer Road Attendance: 2,723 Referee:Graham Poll |
| 4 September 1993 (1993-09-04)5 | Torquay United | 3–3 | Colchester United | Torquay |
| Foster 58',78',82' | Report | S. Brown 35' McGavin 36'Curran 47' (o.g.) | Stadium:Plainmoor Attendance: 2,989 Referee:Steve Dunn |
| 11 September 1993 (1993-09-11)6 | Colchester United | 2–5 | Rochdale | Colchester |
| McDonough 8' S. Brown 37' | Report | Lancaster 10',74' Butler 16'Reeves 67'Whitehall 78' | Stadium:Layer Road Attendance: 2,776 Referee: G Pooley |
| 18 September 1993 (1993-09-18)7 | Wycombe Wanderers | 2–5 | Colchester United | High Wycombe |
| Scott 19' (pen.) Langford 49'Cousins  30' | Report | Kinsella 43' McGavin 59'McDonough 65'Grainger 75'S. Brown 89' | Stadium:Adams Park Attendance: 8,025 Referee: Clive Wilkes |
| 25 September 1993 (1993-09-25)8 | Colchester United | 4–1 | Bury | Colchester |
| S. Brown 8',48',53' McGavin 38' | Report | Kearney 55' | Stadium:Layer Road Attendance: 2,702 Referee:Paul Alcock |
| 2 October 1993 (1993-10-02)9 | Preston North End | 1–0 | Colchester United | Preston |
| Ellis 73' | Report | Stadium:Deepdale Attendance: 6,412 Referee: J Watson |
| 9 October 1993 (1993-10-09)10 | Colchester United | 2–1 | Scunthorpe United | Colchester |
| Kinsella 32' S. Brown 78' | Report | Carmichael 5' | Stadium:Layer Road Attendance: 3,405 Referee: Kelvin Morton |
| 16 October 1993 (1993-10-16)11 | Hereford United | 5–0 | Colchester United | Hereford |
| Pike 28',43' (pen.),51' Fry 65'Hall 88' | Report | Keeley 43' Munson 68' | Stadium:Edgar Street Attendance: 1,848 Referee: R Groves |
| 23 October 1993 (1993-10-23)12 | Colchester United | 3–1 | Wigan Athletic | Colchester |
| McDonough 4',51' Kinsella 65' | Report | Gillespie 27' | Stadium:Layer Road Attendance: 2,814 Referee: I Hemley |
| 30 October 1993 (1993-10-30)13 | Gillingham | 3–0 | Colchester United | Gillingham |
| Green 17' Forster 40'Reinelt 90' | Report | Stadium:Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 3,964 Referee:Gary Willard |
| 2 November 1993 (1993-11-02)14 | Darlington | 7–3 | Colchester United | Darlington |
| Ellison 1',80' Painter 20',58'Chapman 33',84'Himsworth 71' | Report | Dickens 9' McGavin 59'Kinsella 75' | Stadium:Feethams Attendance: 1,299 Referee: P Harrison |
| 6 November 1993 (1993-11-06)15 | Colchester United | 0–1 | Walsall | Colchester |
| Report | Peer 9' | Stadium:Layer Road Attendance: 2,736 Referee: D Orr |
| 20 November 1993 (1993-11-20)16 | Doncaster Rovers | 2–1 | Colchester United | Doncaster |
| Yates 54' Page 67' | Report | McGavin 62' | Stadium:Belle Vue Attendance: 2,034 Referee:Brian Hill |
| 27 November 1993 (1993-11-27)17 | Colchester United | 2–1 | Carlisle United | Colchester |
| English 43',88' | Report | Thomas 5' | Stadium:Layer Road Attendance: 2,316 Referee:Paul Danson |
| 11 December 1993 (1993-12-11)18 | Colchester United | 2–4 | Crewe Alexandra | Colchester |
| English 44' S. Brown 64' | Report | Rowbotham 2',17' Gardiner 64'Whalley 90' | Stadium:Layer Road Attendance: 2,647 Referee: B Coddington |
| 27 December 1993 (1993-12-27)19 | Colchester United | 0–0 | Mansfield Town | Colchester |
| Report | Stadium:Layer Road Attendance: 3,478 Referee: M Bailey |
| 28 December 1993 (1993-12-28)20 | Scarborough | 0–2 | Colchester United | Scarborough |
| Report | McDonough 65' McGavin 88' | Stadium:Athletic Ground Attendance: 1,226 Referee:Neale Barry |
| 1 January 1994 (1994-01-01)21 | Colchester United | 0–0 | Chester City | Colchester |
| Report | Stadium:Layer Road Attendance: 3,170 Referee:Gary Willard |
| 3 January 1994 (1994-01-03)22 | Shrewsbury Town | 2–1 | Colchester United | Shrewsbury |
| Walton 55' Spink 80' | Report | Ball 40' | Stadium:Gay Meadow Attendance: 4,245 Referee:Roger Milford |
| 15 January 1994 (1994-01-15)23 | Colchester United | 1–0 | Hereford United | Colchester |
| 15:00GMT | Dickens 75' | Report | Davies 11' | Stadium:Layer Road Attendance: 2,439 Referee: G Pooley |
| 22 January 1994 (1994-01-22)24 | Scunthorpe United | 1–1 | Colchester United | Scunthorpe |
| Carmichael 54' | Report | Cawley 67' | Stadium:Glanford Park Attendance: 2,854 Referee: I Cruickshanks |
| 29 January 1994 (1994-01-29)25 | Colchester United | 1–2 | Gillingham | Colchester |
| 15:00GMT | Watts 67' | Report | Smith 51' Forster 89' | Stadium:Layer Road Attendance: 3,436 Referee: J Key |
| 5 February 1994 (1994-02-05)26 | Wigan Athletic | 0–1 | Colchester United | Wigan |
| Report | Dickens 80' | Stadium:Springfield Park Attendance: 1,695 Referee: G Singh |
| 12 February 1994 (1994-02-12)27 | Colchester United | 0–2 | Chesterfield | Colchester |
| 15:00GMT | Report | Morris 6',58' | Stadium:Layer Road Attendance: 2,783 Referee: R Bigger |
| 19 February 1994 (1994-02-19)28 | Northampton Town | 1–1 | Colchester United | Northampton |
| Wilkin 19' | Report | McDonough 24' Hyslop 7' | Stadium:County Ground Attendance: 3,185 Referee: T Lunt |
| 25 February 1994 (1994-02-25)29 | Colchester United | 1–2 | Torquay United | Colchester |
| 15:00GMT | Betts 73' | Report | Hathaway 56' Hodges 77' | Stadium:Layer Road Attendance: 2,573 Referee: M Pierce |
| 5 March 1994 (1994-03-05)30 | Rochdale | 1–1 | Colchester United | Rochdale |
| Stuart 73' | Report | Watts 6' | Stadium:Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,202 Referee: K Lupton |
| 12 March 1994 (1994-03-12)31 | Colchester United | 0–2 | Wycombe Wanderers | Colchetser |
| 15:00GMT | Report | Stapleton 58' Titterton 89' | Stadium:Layer Road Attendance: 3,932 Referee:Paul Alcock |
| 15 March 1994 (1994-03-15)32 | Lincoln City | 2–0 | Colchester United | Lincoln |
| Mardenborough 75' Matthews 84' | Report | Stadium:Sincil Bank Attendance: 1,631 Referee: R Poulain |
| 19 March 1994 (1994-03-19)33 | Bury | 0–1 | Colchester United | Bury |
| Report | McDonough 57' | Stadium:Gigg Lane Attendance: 2,108 Referee: P Wright |
| 26 March 1994 (1994-03-26)34 | Colchester United | 1–1 | Preston North End | Colchester |
| 15:00GMT | I. Brown 76' | Report | Norbury 16' | Stadium:Layer Road Attendance: 2,950 Referee:Peter Jones |
| 29 March 1994 (1994-03-29)35 | Chesterfield | 0–0 | Colchester United | Chesterfield |
| Report | Stadium:Saltergate Attendance: 3,089 Referee:Joe Worrall |
| 2 April 1994 (1994-04-02)36 | Mansfield Town | 1–1 | Colchester United | Mansfield |
| Holland 5' | Report | Gray 34' (o.g.) | Stadium:Field Mill Attendance: 2,117 Referee:Steve Dunn |
| 4 April 1994 (1994-04-04)37 | Colchester United | 1–2 | Scarborough | Colchester |
| 15:00BST | Meyer 72' (o.g.) | Report | Thompson 6' Young 41' | Stadium:Layer Road Attendance: 2,501 Referee:Gary Willard |
| 9 April 1994 (1994-04-09)38 | Chester City | 2–1 | Colchester United | Chester |
| Lightfoot 30',89' | Report | S. Brown 34' | Stadium:Deva Stadium Attendance: 3,394 Referee: R Sheppard |
| 16 April 1994 (1994-04-16)39 | Colchester United | 1–2 | Darlington | Colchester |
| 15:00BST | Kinsella 45' | Report | Shaw 8' Chapman 78' | Stadium:Layer Road Attendance: 2,337 Referee: K Leach |
| 23 April 1994 (1994-04-23)40 | Walsall | 1–2 | Colchester United | Walsall |
| Watkiss 19' | Report | Watkiss 19' (o.g.) Kinsella 74' | Stadium:Bescot Stadium Attendance: 2,980 Referee: J Key |
| 30 April 1994 (1994-04-30)41 | Colchester United | 3–1 | Doncaster Rovers | Colchester |
| Whitton 79',81' S. Brown 83' | Report | Wilcox 43' | Stadium:Layer Road Attendance: 2,378 Referee:Paul Alcock |
| 7 May 1994 (1994-05-07)42 | Carlisle United | 2–0 | Colchester United | Carlisle |
| Kinsella 3' (o.g.) Conway 61' | Report | Stadium:Brunton Park Attendance: 9,305 |
| 17 August 1993 (1993-08-17)1st round 1st leg | Fulham | 2–1 | Colchester United | Fulham |
| Betts 59' (o.g.) Farrell | Report | Kinsella 35' | Stadium:Craven Cottage Attendance: 2,820 Referee: A Smith |
| 24 August 1993 (1993-08-24)1st round 2nd leg | Colchester United | 1–2 | Fulham | Colchester |
| McDonough 5' | Report | Brazil 55' Farrell 63' | Stadium:Layer Road Attendance: 3,360 Referee: R Bigger | |
| Note: Fulham won 4–2 on aggregate. | ||||
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge United | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 | Qualified for next round |
| Colchester United | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Gillingham | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 1 |
| 28 September 1993 (1993-09-28)1st round (southern section) | Gillingham | 0–0 | Colchester United | Gillingham |
| Report | Stadium:Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 1,091 Referee: Alan Gunn |
| 19 October 1993 (1993-10-19)1st round (southern section) | Colchester United | 2–2 | Cambridge United | Colchester |
| Kinsella 12' S. Brown 56' | Report | Clayton 47' Heathcote 90' | Stadium:Layer Road Attendance: 1,489 Referee: R Bigger |
| 4 December 1993 (1993-12-04)2nd round (southern section) | Wrexham | 0–1 | Colchester United | Wrexham |
| Report | McDonough 87' | Stadium:Racecourse Ground Attendance: 1,860 Referee: J Brandwood |
| 11 January 1994 (1994-01-11)Quarter-final (southern section) | Colchester United | 0–1 | Wycombe Wanderers | Colchester |
| 19:45GMT | Report | Guppy 86' | Stadium:Layer Road Attendance: 2,751 Referee:Peter Jones |
| 13 November 1993 (1993-11-13)1st round | Colchester United | 3–4 | Sutton United | Colchester |
| McGavin 40' S. Brown 52'English 86' | Report | Quail 18' Smart 30'Newman 84'Morah 88' | Stadium:Layer Road Attendance: 3,051 Referee:Neale Barry |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Third Division | FA Cup | League Cup | Football League Trophy | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| GK | ENG | John Cheesewright | 18 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG | Tim Allpress | 27 | 0 | 21+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG | Simon Betts | 38 | 1 | 31+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG | Peter Cawley | 41 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG | Tony English | 49 | 5 | 42 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG | Steve Ball | 38 | 2 | 27+5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG | Alan Dickens | 36 | 3 | 28+4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| MF | WAL | Chris Fry | 17 | 0 | 12+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | IRL | Mark Kinsella | 48 | 10 | 42 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
| FW | ENG | Paul Abrahams | 6 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG | Steve Brown | 38 | 13 | 30+4 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| FW | ENG | Sean Campbell | 5 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG | Tony Cook | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG | Roy McDonough | 45 | 9 | 36+2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3+1 | 1 | |
| FW | ENG | Steve Whitton | 8 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season | |||||||||||||
| GK | USA | Taylor Barada | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| GK | ENG | Mike Desborough | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| GK | ENG | John Keeley | 20 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| GK | ENG | Nathan Munson | 4 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| GK | ENG | Jon Sheffield | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG | Mike Basham | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG | Martin Grainger | 11 | 2 | 5+3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG | Christian Hyslop | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG | Paul Roberts | 26 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG | Jason Cook | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG | Adam Locke | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG | Nicky Smith | 44 | 0 | 29+10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG | Gary Bennett | 6 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG | Justin Booty | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG | Ian Brown | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG | Justin Gentle | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG | Steve McGavin | 27 | 9 | 20+1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | Grant Morrow | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG | John Richardson | 10 | 0 | 1+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG | Grant Watts | 13 | 2 | 8+4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| Place | Nationality | Position | Name | Third Division | FA Cup | League Cup | Football League Trophy | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | FW | Steve Brown | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| 2 | | MF | Mark Kinsella | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 3 | | FW | Roy McDonough | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| FW | Steve McGavin | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| 5 | | DF/MF | Tony English | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | | MF | Alan Dickens | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | | MF | Steve Ball | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| FB | Martin Grainger | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| FW | Grant Watts | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| FW | Steve Whitton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 11 | | FB | Simon Betts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| WG | Ian Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| CB | Peter Cawley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Own goals | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||
| TOTALS | 56 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 64 | |||
| Nationality | Position | Name | Third Division | FA Cup | League Cup | Football League Trophy | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | | | | | | | | | | |||
| FB | Christian Hyslop | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GK | John Keeley | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GK | Nathan Munson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTALS | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
Number of games goalkeepers kept aclean sheet.[49]
| Place | Nationality | Player | Third Division | FA Cup | League Cup | Football League Trophy | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Jon Sheffield | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | | John Cheesewright | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | | John Keeley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | | Nathan Munson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTALS | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | ||
Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.[50]
| Position | Nationality | Player | Date | Opponent | Ground | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | | John Keeley | 14 August 1993 | Lincoln City | Layer Road | |
| DF | | Tim Allpress | 17 August 1993 | Fulham | Craven Cottage | |
| WG | | Sean Campbell | 21 August 1993 | Crewe Alexandra | Gresty Road | |
| FW | | Steve Brown | 28 August 1993 | Northampton Town | Layer Road | |
| FW | | Grant Morrow | 28 August 1993 | Northampton Town | Layer Road | |
| MF | | Alan Dickens | 4 September 1993 | Torquay United | Plainmoor | |
| FW | | John Richardson | 25 September 1993 | Bury | Layer Road | |
| MF/FB | | Adam Locke | 9 October 1993 | Scunthorpe United | Layer Road | |
| GK | | Mike Desborough | 30 October 1993 | Gillingham | Priestfield Stadium | |
| CB | | Mike Basham | 20 November 1993 | Doncaster Rovers | Belle Vue | |
| MF/WG | | Chris Fry | 27 December 1993 | Mansfield Town | Layer Road | |
| GK | | Jon Sheffield | 27 December 1993 | Mansfield Town | Layer Road | |
| FW | | Justin Booty | 11 January 1994 | Wycombe Wanderers | Layer Road | |
| GK | | John Cheesewright | 11 January 1994 | Wycombe Wanderers | Layer Road | |
| MF | | Tony Cook | 11 January 1994 | Wycombe Wanderers | Layer Road | |
| FW | | Grant Watts | 11 January 1994 | Wycombe Wanderers | Layer Road | |
| FB | | Christian Hyslop | 19 February 1994 | Northampton Town | County Ground | |
| WG | | Ian Brown | 26 March 1994 | Preston North End | Layer Road | |
| FW | | Steve Whitton | 29 March 1994 | Chesterfield | Saltergate | |
| GK | | Taylor Barada | 30 April 1994 | Doncaster Rovers | Layer Road | |
| FW | | Justin Gentle | 30 April 1994 | Doncaster Rovers | Layer Road |
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