Colchester United

Full name	Colchester United Football Club
Nickname(s)	The U's
Founded	1937
Ground	Colchester Community Stadium (Capacity: 10,084)
Chairman	Robbie Cowling
Manager	John Ward
League	League One
2011–12	League One, 10th
Home colours Away colours
Current season

Colchester United Football Club is an English football club based in Colchester. The club was formed in 1937, and briefly shared their old Layer Road home with now defunct side Colchester Town who had previously used the ground from 1910.

Colchester United are perhaps most famous for beating Don Revie's Leeds United 3–2 in the 5th round of the FA Cup in 1971. Their highest ever league finish was achieved in 2006–07, when they ended the season in 10th place in the Championship, above East Anglian rivals Ipswich Town, Norwich City and also Essex rivals Southend United while having the division's lowest attendance.

Contents 1 History 2 Colours and badge 2.1 Kit manufacturers 3 Stadium 4 Rivalries 5 Players 5.1 First Team 5.2 Youth Team 6 Achievements 6.1 Honours 6.1.1 League honours 6.1.2 Cup honours 6.1.3 Reserves honours 6.2 Player awards 7 Records 7.1 Club records 7.2 Player records 8 Notable former players 9 Managers 10 Club officials 11 Notes 12 See also 13 References 14 External links

  History

Colchester Town were the town's main club in the early 20th century and were the original tenants of Layer Road. In 1935 they joined the Eastern Counties League, but their poor performances in the league convinced supporters that the club should turn professional like nearby Ipswich Town.^[1] Officials at the club were against the idea, resulting in a new professional club, Colchester United, being formed in March 1937, which would also play at Layer Road. United joined the Southern League and crowds at Town matches quickly dwindled.^[1] In December United formed a reserve team, signing many Town players. As a result of this and financial problems (the club were £300 in debt), Town folded in the same month.^[1][2]

In the 1947–48 season Colchester, then in the Southern League, produced one of the most notable FA Cup runs by a non-league side, beating fellow-non-league side Banbury Spencer in the First Round before beating league clubs Wrexham, Huddersfield and Bradford Park Avenue. They finally fell to Blackpool in the fifth round.

United went from strength to strength, and they were elected to the Football League in 1950. They spent most of the 50s, 60s and 70s either in the third or fourth tiers before spending the 80s in the fourth tier. However the club got into financial problems towards the end of the 80s and lost their league status for two seasons from relegation in 1990 until 1992, when they won a non-league double by collecting the Conference title and the FA Trophy. They then finished around mid table in the fourth tier for the next 3 seasons before reaching the play-offs in 1995–96 but losing in the semis to Plymouth Argyle.

In the 1996–97 season Colchester were runners up in the Football League Trophy and just missed out on the play-offs by 1 point. But in 1997–98, they got themselves promoted by winning the play-offs to the third tier. They then consolidated their position in that division before achieving promotion in 2005–06 to the second tier of English football, the Championship, by finishing in second place in League One, just behind local rivals Southend United. They also had a good FA Cup run that season before losing in the 5th round to Chelsea despite taking the lead at Stamford Bridge. After a slow start to the 2006–07 season, they soon entered the higher reaches of the division and there was even talk of a challenge for promotion to the Premier League, before they finished tenth in the final table, their highest ever placing. The following season Colchester finished bottom of the Championship with 38 points and were relegated back to League One, where they currently compete.

  Colours and badge

Period	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor (home)	Shirt sponsor (away)
1975–1979	Umbro	None
1979–1980	Adidas
1980–1982		Royal London Insurance
1982–1986	Le Coq Sportif
1986–1987	None	0800 Linkline
1987–1988	Olympic	Norcross Estates
1988–1990	Spall
1990–1991	Scoreline	Holimarine
1991–1992	Ribero	Colchester Hippodrome
1992–1993		The Sun
1993–1994	Spall	Strovers
1994–1995		SGR Colchester
1995–1996	Vandanel
1996–1997		Goldstar Fabrications
1997–1999	Patrick	Guardian Direct
1999–2000		East Anglian Daily Times	Ashby's Tea & Coffee
2000–2002	Strike Force	JobServe	Ridley's Brewery
2002–2004		Tiptree Jam
2004–2005	Admiral	ICS Triplex
2005–2006		Easy-Skip	188trades.com
2006–2007	Diadora	MutualPoints.com	Smart Energy
2007–2008		Haart
2008–2009	Puma	Weston Homes
2009–2010			JobServe
2010–2012		Reader Offers Limited
2012–		Various[A]

Colchester United play in the same blue and white stripes as Colchester Town originally did, and chose the nickname "The U's" to distinguish themselves from the older club, who had been known as "The Oystermen", before they folded. The town crest was worn on United kits for the first time in the 1947–48 season, which dates back to a royal charter granted by Henry V in 1413.

The traditional shirts were changed to the newly fashionable candy stripes: white on blue in 1967 and blue on white in 1968. In 1969, when stripes of any kind were out of favour, the club adopted a strip modelled on that worn by Chelsea, with blue shirts and shorts trimmed in white together with white socks. The crest was also modified the following season and now featured a white background.

For the 1972–73 season the management decided to relaunch the club with a new badge (a Roman eagle standard), new nickname (The Eagles) and an all-white kit worn with red boots. The season was a disaster – the manager resigned and Colchester had to apply for re-election. Traditional stripes were reinstated in 1973 (without a crest of any kind) worn with blue shorts, and in 1979, the club adopted the popular striped Adidas shirt of the period, on which the stripes on the body echoed the trademarked three-stripe trim. These shirts were adorned with a simple monogramme.

Another version of the roman eagle crest was introduced in 1993 and used for two seasons. The 1994–95 version was white and placed against a blue stripe. In 1995 the crest was modified to place the eagle (now in gold) against a shield in Colchester's traditional stiped motif. This proved more durable and popular than its predecessors and was used until 2004. An amended (and the current) crest was introduced in 2004 with a modernised look.^[3].

For the 2012–13 season, the U's marked their 75th anniversary with special kit. The shirt was coloured in the usual blue and white stripes, however it does not have a main sponsorship logo, as the club look to promote local businesses on a game-by-game basis and to reflect on the club's early days without a sponsor.^[4]

  Kit manufacturers

• 1975–1979: Umbro
• 1979–1982: Adidas
• 1982–1986: Le Coq Sportif
• 1986–1987: None
• 1987–1988: Olympic
• 1988–1990: Spall
• 1990–1991: Scoreline
• 1991–1993: Ribero
• 1993–1995: Spall
• 1995–1997: Vandanel
• 1997–2000: Patrick
• 2000–2004: Strike Force
• 2004–2006: Admiral
• 2006–2008: Diadora
• 2008–present: Puma^[5]

  Stadium

Colchester United formed in 1937 and took over Layer Road from the recently defunct Colchester Town. That remained their home until 2008. At its closure, the ground had a capacity of 6,340, though it had previously been much higher, with a record attendance of 19,072.

In 2000, Colchester announced plans to move to a new 10,000 capacity all-seater community stadium at Cuckoo Farm, which were given the go-ahead by Colchester Borough Council on November 13, 2006. Construction of the stadium, funded by the club but owned by the local council, started in June 2007, and the stadium opened at the start of the 2008–09 season. Colchester's biggest attendance at the stadium of 10,064 was set at a League One match against Norwich City on 16 January 2010.

Although generally known as the Colchester Community Stadium, and sometimes as Cuckoo Farm, it is officially called, under a ten year sponsorship deal, the Weston Homes Community Stadium.^[6]

  Rivalries

Colchester's main rivalry is with fellow Essex side Southend United, with whom they contest the Essex derby. The competitive head-to-head record is 29 wins to Southend, 25 wins for Colchester and 17 draws.^[7]

Colchester United also have a rivalry with Ipswich Town, their geographically closest league opponents, whom they met for the first time in a league fixture for almost half a century in the 2006–07 season. A 1–0 win at home, followed by a 3–2 defeat away for Colchester saw Ipswich take their overall competitive record against Colchester to 10 wins, 4 losses with 4 draws.^[8]

In the 2009–10 season, a rivalry with Norwich City flared up after Colchester manager Paul Lambert first led the U's to a 7–1 victory at Norwich, and then ten days later defected to the canaries.

By finishing above both Ipswich & Norwich in the 2006–07 season, Colchester United took the "Pride of Anglia" title for the first time.

League One side Wycombe Wanderers are also fierce rivals to Colchester United, dating back to both clubs' latter years in the Conference.^[9] Whilst not a local derby, the rivalry goes back to the 1985–86 season, when Wycombe defeated Colchester 2–0 in an FA Cup tie marred by crowd trouble at Loakes Park.

Colchester and Wycombe were also involved in a race for the Conference title throughout the 1991–92 season, during which Colchester defeated Wycombe 2–1 at Adams Park with an injury-time wind-assisted winner from their goalkeeper, Scott Barrett. Another controversial meeting was during the 1998–99 season. Relegation-threatened Wycombe were leading Colchester 2–1 at Adams Park until the sixth minute of stoppage time, when Colchester were awarded, and converted, an equalising penalty. However, due to lack of recent games between the two sides, Colchester United fans consider Ipswich and Southend bigger rivals.

  Players

As of 7 May 2012^[10]

  First Team

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player –– GK Mark Cousins –– GK Carl Pentney –– GK Shaun Phillips –– GK Ben Williams ✝ –– DF Tom Aldred –– DF Thomas Bender –– DF Ben Coker –– DF Tom Eastman –– DF Bradley Hamilton –– DF Matt Heath –– DF Magnus Okuonghae ✝ –– DF Michael Rose –– DF John White –– DF Brian Wilson

No. Position Player –– MF Marcus Bean –– MF Andrew Bond –– MF Karl Duguid –– MF Alex Gilbey –– MF Kemal Izzet (captain)✝ –– MF Ryan Melaugh –– MF Tosin Olufemi –– MF John-Joe O'Toole –– MF Jordan Sanderson –– MF Anthony Wordsworth –– FW Ian Henderson –– FW Freddie Ladapo –– FW Drey Wright

✝ indicates player who will become out of contract during the current close season.

  Youth Team

^[11]

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player GK Miles Palmer GK Dan Wheeler DF Matthew Brown DF Conor Clarke DF Frankie Kent DF Michael O'Donaghue DF Callum Rogers MF Jack Curtis

No. Position Player MF Tom Lapslie MF Augustin Panga-Mafuta MF Billy Roast FW Macauley Bonne FW Toby Morris FW Nnamdi Nwachuku FW Jack Simmons FW Samuel Szmodics

  Achievements

  Honours

^[12]

  League honours

• Football League One
  • Runners-up 2005–06
• Football League Third Division
  • Playoff Winners 1997–98
• Football League Fourth Division
  • Runners-up 1961–62
• Football Conference
  • Champions 1991–92
  • Runners-up 1990–91
• Southern Football League
  • Champions 1938–39
  • Runners-up 1949–50

  Cup honours

• Football League Trophy
  • Runners-up 1996–97
• FA Trophy
  • Winners 1991–92
• Watney Cup
  • Winners 1971–72
• Essex Senior Cup
  • Winners 2009–10
• Southern League Cup
  • Winners 1939–40, 1949–50
• Essex Senior League Challenge Cup
  • Winners 1974–75 (Colchester United 'A')

  Reserves honours

• Eastern Counties Football League
  • Champions 1938–39, 1956–57, 1958–59
• Eastern Counties Football League Cup
  • Winners 1946–47, 1947–48, 1952–53, 1957–58
• Football Combination Northern Division
  • Champions 2011–12

  Player awards

A full list of Colchester United seasons can be found here: List of Colchester United F.C. seasons
A full list of Colchester United records and statistics can be found here: List of Colchester United F.C. records and statistics

Season	Player of the year[13]	Top goalscorer	Most appearances
1964–65	Percy Ames	Billy Stark 14	Duncan Forbes 51
1965–66	Brian Hall	Reg Stratton 21	Brian Hall 50
1966–67	Duncan Forbes	Reg Stratton 24	Duncan Forbes 50
1967–68	Derek Trevis	Reg Stratton 11	Duncan Forbes 52
1968–69	Brian Hall	Danny Light 14	Brian Hall 50
1969–70	Ken Jones	Ken Jones 16	Brian Hall 49
1970–71	Ray Crawford	Ray Crawford 31	Brian Gibbs 56
1971–72	Micky Cook	Brian Lewis 22	Mick Mahon 49
1972–73	Mick Mahon	Mick Mahon 12	Mick Mahon 48
1973–74	Ray Harford	Bobby Svarc 26	Ray Harford 48
1974–75	John Froggatt	Bobby Svarc 25	Micky Cook 54
1975–76	Lindsay Smith	Steve Leslie 7	Mick Packer 48
1976–77	Steve Dowman	Colin Garwood 24	Micky Cook 55
1977–78	Steve Leslie	Bobby Gough 17	Mike Walker 55
1978–79	Steve Wignall	Bobby Gough 22	Mike Walker 55
1979–80	Mike Walker	Trevor Lee 18	Steve Leslie 54
1980–81	Mike Walker	Kevin Bremner 10	Mike Walker 52
1981–82	Kevin Bremner	Ian Allinson 26	Kevin Bremner 56
1982–83	Mike Walker	Ian Allinson 26	Ian Allinson 54
1983–84	Steve Wignall	Tony Adcock 33	Alec Chamberlain 56
1984–85	Alec Chamberlain	Tony Adcock 28	Alec Chamberlain 54
1985–86	Roger Osborne	Tony Adcock 16	Alec Chamberlain 51
1986–87	Rudi Hedman	Tony Adcock 12	Alec Chamberlain 54
1987–88	Colin Hill	Dale Tempest 14	Richard Wilkins 54
1988–89	Colin Hill	Mario Walsh 15	Colin Hill 52
1989–90	Neale Marmon	Trevor Morgan 12	Scott Daniels 52
1990–91	Scott Barrett	Mario Walsh 18	Scott Barrett 51
1991–92	Nicky Smith	Roy McDonough 29	Scott Barrett 56
1992–93	Paul Roberts	Gary Bennett 10	Paul Roberts 50
1993–94	Mark Kinsella	Steve Brown 13	Tony English 49
1994–95	Steve Whitton	Steve Whitton 13	Mark Kinsella 50
1995–96	Mark Kinsella	Tony Adcock 17	Simon Betts 52
1996–97	Chris Fry	Tony Adcock 14	David Greene 55
1997–98	Richard Wilkins	Mark Sale 8	Carl Emberson 53
1998–99	David Greene	David Gregory 14	David Gregory 48
1999–2000	David Greene	Steve McGavin 16	David Gregory 49
2000–01	Mick Stockwell	Mick Stockwell 11	Mick Stockwell 52
2001–02	Karl Duguid	Scott McGleish 16	Scott McGleish 52
2002–03	Simon Brown	Joe Keith 9	Kemal Izzet 48
2003–04	Alan White	Scott McGleish 17	Sam Stockley 58
2004–05	Pat Baldwin	Craig Fagan 14	Kevin Watson 53
2005–06	Wayne Brown	Chris Iwelumo 19	Greg Halford 55
2006–07	Jamie Cureton	Jamie Cureton 24	Wayne Brown 48
2007–08	Johnnie Jackson	Kevin Lisbie 17	Johnnie Jackson 48
2008–09	Dean Hammond	Mark Yeates 13	Mark Yeates 50
2009–10	Ben Williams	Kevin Lisbie 13	Magnus Okuonghae 49
2010–11	David Perkins	Dave Mooney 14	Kayode Odejayi 50
2011–12	Kayode Odejayi	Anthony Wordsworth 13	Brian Wilson 50
2012–13*	TBC	TBC	TBC

* Season in progress.

  Records

  Club records

^[14]

• Record attendance: Layer Road, 19,042 (vs. Reading, 1948– abandoned due to fog), Weston Homes Community Stadium, 10,064 (vs. Norwich City, 2010)
• Record league victory: 9–1 (vs. Bradford City, 1961)
• Record cup victory: 9–1 (vs. Leamington, 2005)
• Record league defeat: 0–8 (vs. Leyton Orient, 1988)
• Record cup defeat: 0–7 (vs. Preston North End, 2010)
• Most points in a season (2 for a win): 60, 1973/74
• Most points in a season (3 for a win): 81, 1982/83

  Player records

• Highest fee paid: Steven Gillespie, £400,000 in 2008 from Cheltenham Town
• Highest fee received: Greg Halford, £2,500,000 in 2007 to Reading
• Most appearances (all competitions): Micky Cook, 700 (1969–1984)
• Most appearances (league): Micky Cook, 613 (1969–1984)
• Most league goals: Martyn King, 131 (1959–1965)
• Most league goals by one player in a season: Bobby Hunt, 37 (1961/62)
• Most league goals by one player in a game: Chris Iwelumo, 4 (vs. Hull City, 2006), Bobby Hunt, 4 (vs. Doncaster Rovers, 1962 & vs. Bradford City, 1961), Martyn King, 4 (vs. Bradford City, 1961)
• Youngest league player: Lindsay Smith, 16 years 214 days (vs. Grimsby Town, 1971)
• Most capped player (whilst at the club): Chris Coyne, 7 (Australia)
• Most capped player (whole career): Craig Forrest, 56 (Canada)

  Notable former players

The following players have been inducted into Colchester United's Hall of Fame for being one of "...those who have made a difference to the club's history."^[15][16] The whole of the team that beat Leeds United in 1971 are included,^[17] and in addition, Peter Wright was awarded the title of "U's Player of the Century".^[18]

A list of notable former players can be found here: List of Colchester United F.C. players

Year inducted	Pos.	Player name	Years with club	Apps.	Goals	Notes
2007	DF	Micky Cook	1969–1984	700	24	Club record appearance holder
2007	DF	Tony English	1985–1996	515	58
2007	DF	Brian Hall	1965–1972	364	36
2007	MF	Mark Kinsella	1989–1996	281	42
2007	FW	Peter Wright	1951–1964	452	95	Voted 'Player of the Century' in 2000
2008	FW	Tony Adcock	1981–1987 1995–1998	386	149	Club record goalscorer
2008	FW	Bobby Hunt	1960–1964	162	90
2008	FW	Vic Keeble	1947–1952	129	84
2008	FW	Martyn King	1956–1964	230	140	Club record league goalscorer
2008	DF	Reg Stewart	1949–1957	317	2
2009	DF	Bobby Cram	1970–1972	116	4	Member of the team that beat Leeds in 1971
2009	FW	Ray Crawford	1970–1971	56	31	Member of the team that beat Leeds in 1971
2009	DF	Brian Garvey	1970–1972	93	2	Member of the team that beat Leeds in 1971
2009	FW	Brian Gibbs	1968–1972	179	41	Member of the team that beat Leeds in 1971
2009	DF	John Gilchrist	1970–1972	56	2	Member of the team that beat Leeds in 1971
2009	DF	John Kurila	1970–1971	65	4	Member of the team that beat Leeds in 1971
2009	MF	Brian Lewis	1970–1972	59	26	Member of the team that beat Leeds in 1971
2009	FW	Mick Mahon	1970–1973	158	33	Member of the team that beat Leeds in 1971
2009	FW	Dave Simmons	1970–1973	71	19	Member of the team that beat Leeds in 1971
2009	GK	Graham Smith	1969–1971	115	0	Member of the team that beat Leeds in 1971
2010	GK	Percy Ames	1955–1965	422	0
2010	DF	Mick Packer	1973–1983	393	22
2010	GK	Mike Walker	1973–1983	524	0
2011	FW	Bob Curry	1946–1951	206	105
2011	MF	Kemal Izzet	2001–	423	21
2012	FW	Roy McDonough	1981–1983 1991–1994	267	82	Manager of the team 1991–1994
Year Inducted	–	Manager Name	Years with Club	–	–	Notes
2007		Dick Graham	1968–1972			Manager of the team that beat Leeds in 1971

  Managers

The below list indicates Colchester United managers since 1937.^[19][20]

Period	Name	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %	Notes
1937–1939	Ted Davis	128	80	17	31	327	155	+172	62.5%	Colchester United's first ever manager
1945–1946	Syd Fieldus	30	10	7	13	49	69	−20	33.3%
1946–1948	Ted Fenton	88	48	17	23	214	135	+79	54.5%
1948–1953	Jimmy Allen	249	108	59	82	433	380	+53	43.4%
1953–1955	Jack Butler	77	16	19	42	85	138	−53	20.8%
1955–1963	Benny Fenton	427	166	107	154	736	733	+3	38.9%
1963–1968	Neil Franklin	234	72	62	100	313	383	−70	30.8%
1968–1972	Dick Graham	216	93	51	72	322	288	+34	43.1%
1972	Dennis Mochan	5	0	2	3	2	8	−6	0.0%	Caretaker manager
1972–1975	Jim Smith	140	55	36	49	198	167	+31	39.3%
1975–1982	Bobby Roberts	375	143	108	124	504	451	+53	38.1%
1982–1983	Allan Hunter	36	17	7	12	51	39	+12	47.2%
1983–1986	Cyril Lea	173	71	46	56	294	243	+51	41.0%
1986–1987	Mike Walker	83	37	16	30	120	102	+18	44.6%
1987–1988	Roger Brown	48	16	12	20	46	68	−22	33.3%
1988–1989 1989–1990	Steve Foley	21	7	5	9	33	34	−1	33.3%	Caretaker manager
1989	Jock Wallace	52	12	16	24	63	87	−24	23.1%
1990	Mick Mills	25	8	3	14	27	37	−10	32.0%
1990–1991	Ian Atkins	51	30	11	10	80	46	+34	58.8%
1991–1994	Roy McDonough	155	69	33	53	271	226	+45	44.5%
1994	George Burley	26	12	6	8	41	38	+3	46.2%
1994–1995	Dale Roberts	5	1	1	3	5	7	−2	20.0%	Caretaker manager
1995–1999	Steve Wignall	218	81	64	73	289	283	+6	37.2%
1999	Mick Wadsworth	24	7	7	10	28	41	−13	29.2%
1999–2003	Steve Whitton	181	52	45	84	224	290	−66	28.7%	Includes time as caretaker
2003–2006	Phil Parkinson	187	80	52	55	256	203	+53	42.8%
2006–2008	Geraint Williams	109	33	30	46	150	165	−15	30.3%	Includes time as caretaker
2008	Kit Symons	5	2	0	3	8	9	−1	40.0%	Caretaker manager
2008–2009	Paul Lambert	42	19	7	16	55	43	+12	45.2%
2009	Joe Dunne	4	1	1	2	5	6	−1	25.0%	Caretaker manager
2009–2010	Aidy Boothroyd	44	19	12	13	56	52	+4	43.2%
2010–	John Ward	102	33	35	34	134	148	–14	32.4%	Current manager

  Club officials

Board and Directors^[21]

• Chairman – Robbie Cowling
• Vice Chairman – Richard Cowling
• Directors – John Cowling, Peter Powell, Gary White
• Associate Directors – John Worsp, Terry Sutton
• Life President – P.J. Heard

Management Team

• Manager – John Ward
• Assistant Manager – Joe Dunne
• Sports Scientist – David Carolan
• First Team Physio – Tony Flynn
• Head of Youth – Tony Humes
• Early Years Development Manager – Dmitri Halajko
• Development Coach – Richard Hall
• Goalkeeper Coach – Ademola Bankole
• Performance Anaylst – Jonathan Duckett
• Club Doctor – Dr. Stuart Rudge

  Notes

A. ^ : As part of the club's 75th anniversary, for the 2012–13 season, shirt sponsorship was provided by local businesses on a game-by-game basis.

  See also

• History of Colchester United F.C.
• List of Colchester United F.C. players
• List of Colchester United F.C. records and statistics
• List of Colchester United F.C. seasons

  References

  External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Colchester United F.C.

• Official website
• Colchester United Community Sports Trust
• Colchester United at the Football Club History Database
• Colchester United Reserves at the Football Club History Database
• Colchester United "A" at the Football Club History Database

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