1995–96 Colchester United F.C. season
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The 1995–96 season was Colchester United's 54th season in their history and their fourth consecutive season in the fourth tier of English football, the Third Division. Alongside competing in the Third Division, the club also participated in the FA Cup, the League Cup and the Football League Trophy.
1995–96 season | ||
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Chairman | Gordon Parker[1] | |
Manager | Steve Wignall | |
Stadium | Layer Road | |
Third Division | 7th | |
Play-offs | Semi-final (eliminated by Plymouth Argyle | |
FA Cup | 1st round (eliminated by Gravesend & Northfleet) | |
League Cup | 1st round (eliminated by Bristol City) | |
Football League Trophy | Quarter-final (southern section) (eliminated by Peterborough United | |
Top goalscorer | League: Tony Adcock (12) All: Tony Adcock (17) | |
Highest home attendance | 6,511 v Plymouth Argyle, 12 May 1996[2] | |
Lowest home attendance | 1,122 v Torquay United, 26 September 1995[3] | |
Average home league attendance | 3,299[4] | |
Biggest win | 3–0 v Lincoln City, 26 August 1995 4–1 v Hartlepool United, 7 October 1995 5–2 v Torquay United, 26 September 1995 | |
Biggest defeat | 0–2 v Swindon Town, 8 November 1995 v Gravesend & Northfleet, 11 November 1995 v Wigan Athletic, 30 January 1996 v Preston North End, 17 February 1996 1–3 v Cambridge United, 29 August 1995 v Mansfield Town, 25 November 1995 v Plymouth Argyle, 15 May 1996 | |
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Steve Wignall took his side to the play-offs in his first full season in charge, finishing the campaign in seventh place. They couldn't progress further than the semi-final, after being knocked out over two legs by Neil Warnock's eventual play-off winners Plymouth Argyle.
In the cup competitions, Colchester were eliminated by non-League opposition in the FA Cup at the first round stage with Gravesend & Northfleet vanquishing, while Bristol City also beat Colchester over two legs in the League Cup first round. The U's progressed from their group in the Football League Trophy but were beaten by Peterborough United in the southern section quarter-final.