1987–88 Colchester United F.C. season
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The 1987–88 season was Colchester United's 46th season in their history and seventh 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.
1987–88 season | ||
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Chairman | Jonathan Crisp[1] | |
Manager | Mike Walker (until 1 November) Steve Foley (caretaker) (1 November until 6 November) Roger Brown (from 6 November) | |
Stadium | Layer Road | |
Fourth Division | 9th | |
FA Cup | 3rd round (eliminated by Plymouth Argyle) | |
League Cup | 1st round (eliminated by Fulham) | |
Associate Members' Cup | Quarter-finals (southern section) (eliminated by Notts County) | |
Top goalscorer | League: Dale Tempest (11) All: Dale Tempest (14) | |
Highest home attendance | 3,215 v Tamworth, 14 November 1987[2] | |
Lowest home attendance | 912 v Peterborough United, 13 October 1987[3] | |
Average home league attendance | 1,776[4] | |
Biggest win | 4–1 v Peterborough United, 12 September 1987 v Rochdale, 3 November 1987 3–0 v Bolton Wanderers, 11 December 1987 | |
Biggest defeat | 0–4 v Carlisle United, 23 April 1988 v Bolton Wanderers, 2 May 1988 | |
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After a promising start to the season under Mike Walker, a disagreement between him and chairman Jonathan Crisp saw Walker leave Layer Road and in his place Roger Brown was recruited. From joint top of the table, Brown's side won just five games in the second half of the season to finish the season ninth.
Colchester reached the third round of the FA Cup, beating Tamworth and Hereford United before elimination by Plymouth Argyle. In the Associate Members' Cup, Colchester reached the southern section quarter-final, where they were defeated 3–2 by Notts County. The club were less successful in the League Cup as they fell to a 5–1 aggregate defeat to Fulham.