1989–90 Colchester United F.C. season
Position Player Date Opponent Ground
MF Eamonn Collins 18 August 1989 Chesterfield Saltergate
GK John Grace 18 August 1989 Chesterfield Saltergate
GK Roger Hansbury 26 August 1989 Halifax Town Layer Road
MF Mark Kinsella 26 August 1989 Halifax Town Layer Road
CB Mark Blake 8 September 1989 Hereford United Layer Road
MF Robbie Devereux 13 October 1989 York City Layer Road
FW Tommy English 21 October 1989 Scunthorpe United Glanford Park
CB Billy Gilbert 21 October 1989 Scunthorpe United Glanford Park
FW Trevor Morgan 28 October 1989 Peterborough United Layer Road
FB Marcelle Bruce 10 November 1989 Cambridge United Layer Road
DF Jim Hagan 2 December 1989 Lincoln City Layer Road
FB Martin Grainger 16 December 1989 Torquay United Layer Road
FW John Warner 26 December 1989 Southend United Roots Hall
MF Steve Ball 1 January 1990 Hartlepool United Layer Road
GK Scott Barrett 12 January 1990 Halifax Town The Shay
CB Neale Marmon 20 January 1990 Chesterfield Layer Road
FB Karl Goddard 3 February 1990 Scarborough Athletic Ground
GK Andy Marriott 24 March 1990 Wrexham Racecourse Ground
FW Steve Restarick 7 April 1990 Peterborough United London Road Stadium
Squad statistics -- Player debuts
Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match . [ 39 ]
The 1989-90 season was Colchester United's 48th season in their history and ninth consecutive season in fourth tier of English football, the Fourth Division. Alongside competing in the Fourth Division, the club also participated in the FA Cup, the League Cup and the Associate Members' Cup. Initially looking to build on manager Jock Wallace's influence towards the end of the 1988-89 season after five consecutive wins and unbeaten in eight, Colchester had a dreadful start to the new campaign, not registering a win until late September and then no further league wins until Boxing Day. By this time, Wallace had stepped aside from his role due to ill health, and after another caretaker spell for Steve Foley, Mick Mills was tasked with keeping Colchester in the Football League. Aside from a four match unbeaten run in February and early March, Mills ultimately failed as the U's finished bottom of the entire Football League and relegated to the Conference. Only one win was registered in the cups, with a 1-0 FA Cup first round win over Brentford the only highlight prior to elimination by Birmingham City in the second round. Southend United won an Essex derby League Cup first round over two legs, and the U's failed to reach the knockout phase of the Associate Members' Cup.