Colchester United 2001–02 football season
Colchester United 2001–02 season Chairman Peter Heard [1] Manager Steve Whitton Stadium Layer Road Second Division 15th FA Cup 1st round (eliminated byYork City ) League Cup 2nd round (eliminated byBarnsley ) Football League Trophy 2nd round (southern section) (eliminated byReading ) Top goalscorer League: Scott McGleish (15) All: Scott McGleish (16) Highest home attendance 5,186 v Wycombe Wanderers , 23 October 2001[2] Lowest home attendance 1,251 v Swindon Town , 16 October 2001[3] Average home league attendance 3,705[4] Biggest win 6–3 v Chesterfield , 11 August 2001 Biggest defeat 0–3 v Stoke City , 26 September 2001 v Reading , 26 January 2002 1–4 v Brentford , 29 September 2001 v Oldham Athletic , 2 March 2002 v Brighton & Hove Albion , 30 March 2002
The 2001–02 season was Colchester United's 60th season in their history and their fourth successive season in the third tier of English football , the Second Division . Alongside competing in the Second Division, the club also participated in the FA Cup , the League Cup and the Football League Trophy .
Steve Whitton led the U's to a 15th placed league finish. They were knocked out of the FA Cup by York City in the first round. In the League Cup, Colchester defeated First Division Portsmouth at Fratton Park , before falling to defeat to Barnsley in the second round. They also reached the second round of the Football League Trophy, beating Swindon Town in the first round but they were eliminated by Reading in the second round.
Season overview [ ]
Colchester leapt to the top of the Second Division table by the end of August, having beaten Chesterfield 6–3 in the opening game of the season, and also knocked out First Division Portsmouth out of the League Cup at Fratton Park . However, they failed to capitalise on this despite manager Steve Whitton equalling the club's record transfer fee of £50,000 for Northern Ireland international Adrian Coote from Norwich City . They finished 15th, a steady year-on-year improvement after recording 18th and then 17th-place finishes in the previous campaigns respectively.
After beating Portsmouth in the first round of the League Cup, Barnsley proved too much for the U's in the second round. York City eliminated Colchester from the FA Cup in the first round, and Reading defeated the U's in the second round of the Football League Trophy following a first round win over Swindon Town .[5]
Players [ ]
As of match played 20 April 2002. [6] [7] [8]
No.
Name
Position
Nationality
Place of birth
Date of birth
Apps
Goals
Signed from
Date signed
Fee
Goalkeepers
1
Simon Brown
GK
Chelmsford
(1976-12-03 ) 3 December 1976 (aged 24)
64
0
Tottenham Hotspur
20 July 1999
Free transfer
13
Glenn Williamson
GK
Enfield Town
(1982-12-22 ) 22 December 1982 (aged 18)
0
0
Youth team
1 August 1999
Free transfer
Defenders
2
Joe Dunne
FB
Dublin
(1973-05-25 ) 25 May 1973 (aged 28)
178
5
Dover Athletic
7 December 1999[a]
Nominal
3
Joe Keith
FB
Plaistow
(1978-10-01 ) 1 October 1978 (aged 22)
79
5
West Ham United
24 May 1999
Free transfer
5
Ross Johnson
CB
Brighton
(1976-01-02 ) 2 January 1976 (aged 25)
36
0
Brighton & Hove Albion
14 February 2000
Free transfer
6
Con Blatsis
CB
Melbourne
(1977-07-06 ) 6 July 1977 (aged 23)
0
0
Lillestrøm
15 March 2002
Non-contract
12
Scott Fitzgerald
CB
Westminster
(1969-08-13 ) 13 August 1969 (aged 31)
32
0
Millwall
19 October 2000
Free transfer
18
Anthony Allman
DF /MF
Sidcup
(1980-12-14 ) 14 December 1980 (aged 20)
0
0
Charlton Athletic
27 July 2001
Free transfer
19
Alan White
CB
Darlington
(1975-03-22 ) 22 March 1975 (aged 26)
42
0
Luton Town
16 July 2000
Free transfer
26
David Hadrava
FB
Ilford
(1983-02-26 ) 26 February 1983 (aged 18)
0
0
Youth team
1 August 2001
Free transfer
Midfielders
4
Gavin Johnson
MF
Eye
(1970-10-10 ) 10 October 1970 (aged 30)
69
2
Dunfermline Athletic
14 November 1999
Free transfer
7
Karl Duguid
MF
Letchworth
(1978-03-21 ) 21 March 1978 (aged 23)
194
29
Youth team
9 December 1995[b]
Free transfer
8
David Gregory
MF
Sudbury
(1970-01-23 ) 23 January 1970 (aged 31)
240
28
Peterborough United
8 December 1995
Free transfer
10
Kemal Izzet
MF
Whitechapel
(1980-09-29 ) 29 September 1980 (aged 20)
6
1
Charlton Athletic
13 April 2001
Free transfer
14
Chris Keeble
MF
Colchester
(1978-09-17 ) 17 September 1978 (aged 22)
25
2
Ipswich Town
23 March 2000
Free transfer
15
Thomas Pinault
MF
Grasse
(1981-12-04 ) 4 December 1981 (aged 19)
10
1
AS Cannes
1 July 1999
Free transfer
17
Bobby Bowry
MF
Hampstead
(1971-05-19 ) 19 May 1971 (aged 30)
0
0
Millwall
25 July 2001
Free transfer
20
Mick Stockwell
MF
Chelmsford
(1965-02-14 ) 14 February 1965 (aged 36)
52
11
Ipswich Town
23 July 2000
Free transfer
23
Matt Hearn
MF
Barking
(1984-01-17 ) 17 January 1984 (aged 17)
0
0
Youth team
1 July 2000
Free transfer
25
Marc Canham
MF
Wegberg
(1982-09-11 ) 11 September 1982 (aged 18)
0
0
Youth team
1 August 2001
Free transfer
Forwards
9
Scott McGleish
FW
Chipping Barnet
(1974-02-10 ) 10 February 1974 (aged 27)
38
11
Barnet
12 January 2001
£15,000
16
Dean Morgan
FW
Edmonton
(1983-10-03 ) 3 October 1983 (aged 17)
4
0
Youth team
1 August 2000
Free transfer
21
Kevin Rapley
FW
Reading
(1977-09-21 ) 21 September 1977 (aged 23)
0
0
Notts County
1 August 2001
Free transfer
22
Triston Chambers
FW
Enfield Town
(1982-12-25 ) 25 December 1982 (aged 18)
0
0
Youth team
20 August 2001
Free transfer
23
Lloyd Opara
FW
Enfield Town
(1984-01-06 ) 6 January 1984 (aged 17)
0
0
Youth team
20 August 2001
Free transfer
27
Ben Cranfield
FW
Ipswich
(1984-03-01 ) 1 March 1984 (aged 17)
0
0
Youth team
1 August 2001
Free transfer
28
Adrian Coote
FW
Great Yarmouth
(1978-09-30 ) 30 September 1978 (aged 22)
0
0
Norwich City
21 December 2001
£50,000
^ Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game in his second spell for the club
^ Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club
Transfers [ ]
In [ ]
Total spending: ~ £50,000
Out [ ]
Total incoming: ~ £0
Loans in [ ]
Loans out [ ]
Date
Position
Nationality
Name
To
End date
Ref.
18 January 2002
GK
Andy Woodman
Oxford United
18 March 2002
[44] [45]
15 February 2002
MF
Matt Hearn
Southend United
15 March 2002
[54] [55]
Match details [ ]
Second Division [ ]
League table [ ]
13
Swindon Town
46
15
14
17
46
56
−10
59
14
Port Vale
46
16
10
20
51
62
−11
58
15
Colchester United
46
15
12
19
65
76
−11
57
16
Blackpool
46
14
14
18
66
69
−3
56
17
Peterborough United
46
15
10
21
64
59
+5
55
Source:[citation needed ] Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
Results round by round [ ]
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 43 44 45 46 Ground A H A H A H A H H A A H A H H A H A A H A H H A A H A H A A H H A H H A A H A H A H A H A H Result W W D W L W L W L L L W L W D L L W D L D W D W L W D L L L L D W D D D L L L W D L W L W D Position 1 2 2 1 2 2 5 2 4 9 11 7 11 8 8 9 12 9 9 13 12 11 12 12 12 12 10 12 12 12 13 14 12 13 14 15 15 15 16 16 16 17 16 16 16 15
Matches [ ]
Chesterfield v Colchester United
Colchester United v Tranmere Rovers
18 August 2001 (2001-08-18 ) 2 Colchester United 2–1 Tranmere Rovers show Colchester
Rapley 84' McGleish 89'
Report
Barlow 90' (pen. ) Hazell 87'
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,618 Referee: Phil Prosser
Wrexham v Colchester United
25 August 2001 (2001-08-25 ) 3 Wrexham 1–1 Colchester United show Wrexham
Edwards 73' Chalk 45' Ferguson 65'
Report
Stockwell 20'
Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 2,952 Referee: M Cowburn
Colchester United v Port Vale
27 August 2001 (2001-08-27 ) 4 Colchester United 2–0 Port Vale show Colchester 15:00 BST
Keith 21' McGleish 46'
Report
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,611 Referee: P Armstrong
Swindon Town v Colchester United
1 September 2001 (2001-09-01 ) 5 Swindon Town 1–0 Colchester United show Swindon
Ruddock 53'
Report
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 4,889 Referee: Rob Harris
Colchester United v Northampton Town
8 September 2001 (2001-09-08 ) 6 Colchester United 3–1 Northampton Town show Colchester 15:00 BST
Rapley 7' McGleish 8' (pen. ) Hope 42' (o.g. ) Gregory 56'
Report
Hargreaves 78'
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,705 Referee: Paul Rejer
Bristol City v Colchester United
Colchester United v Oldham Athletic
18 September 2001 (2001-09-18 ) 8 Colchester United 2–1 Oldham Athletic show Colchester 19:45 BST
Izzet 10' McGleish 27'
Report
Eyres 81' J. Sheridan 71'
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,991 Referee: Paul Alcock
Colchester United v Notts County
22 September 2001 (2001-09-22 ) 9 Colchester United 0–1 Notts County show Colchester 15:00 BST
Report
Allsopp 62'
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,796 Referee: S Tomlin
Stoke City v Colchester United
26 September 2001 (2001-09-26 ) 10 Stoke City 3–0 Colchester United show Stoke-on-Trent
Vandeurzen 45' Þórðarson 57' , 90'
Report
Stadium: Britannia Stadium Attendance: 9,515 Referee: R Pearson
Colchester United v Reading
5 October 2001 (2001-10-05 ) 12 Colchester United 2–0 Reading show Colchester 19:45 BST
Rapley 8' McGleish 26'
Report
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,691 Referee: Keith Hill
Blackpool v Colchester United
13 October 2001 (2001-10-13 ) 13 Blackpool 2–1 Colchester United show Blackpool
Ormerod 50' , 90'
Report
Izzet 86'
Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 11,097 Referee: Mark Clattenburg
Colchester United v Cambridge United
20 October 2001 (2001-10-20 ) 14 Colchester United 3–1 Cambridge United show Colchester 15:00 BST
McGleish 37' , 87' G. Johnson 42'
Report
Oné 14'
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,684 Referee: Phil Dowd
Colchester United v Wycombe Wanderers
23 October 2001 (2001-10-23 ) 15 Colchester United 2–2 Wycombe Wanderers show Colchester 19:45 BST
Stockwell 13' Rapley 28'
Report
Brown 14' Currie 45'
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 5,186 Referee: Trevor Parkes
Colchester United v AFC Bournemouth
3 November 2001 (2001-11-03 ) 17 Colchester United 1–2 AFC Bournemouth show Colchester 15:00 GMT
Duguid 25'
Report
Feeney 13' Howe 20' Hayter 87'
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,369 Referee: Mark Warren
Wigan Athletic v Colchester United
9 November 2001 (2001-11-09 ) 18 Wigan Athletic 2–3 Colchester United show Wigan
Fitzgerald 52' (o.g. ) Liddell 56'
Report
Stockwell 13' , 19' R. Johnson 77'
Stadium: JJB Stadium Attendance: 5,735 Referee: Graham Laws
Cardiff City v Colchester United
20 November 2001 (2001-11-20 ) 19 Cardiff City 1–1 Colchester United show Cardiff
Collins 33'
Report
Dunne 87'
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 8,013 Referee: Clive Wilkes
Queens Park Rangers v Colchester United
Colchester United v Peterborough United
15 December 2001 (2001-12-15 ) 22 Colchester United 2–1 Peterborough United show Colchester 15:00 GMT
McGleish 8' White 70'
Report
Edwards 7'
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,480 Referee: Peter Jones
Northampton Town v Colchester United
26 December 2001 (2001-12-26 ) 24 Northampton Town 2–3 Colchester United show Northampton
Hope 36' Forrester 80'
Report
Sampson 45' (o.g. ) Barrett 50' , 66'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,740 Referee: Anthony Bates
Port Vale v Colchester United
Colchester United v Wrexham
Tranmere Rovers v Colchester United
12 January 2002 (2002-01-12 ) 27 Tranmere Rovers 0–0 Colchester United show Birkenhead
Allen 53'
Report
Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 8,387 Referee: Mike Pike
Colchester United v Chesterfield
19 January 2002 (2002-01-19 ) 28 Colchester United 1–2 Chesterfield show Colchester 15:00 GMT
Barrett 49' Duguid 54'
Report
Burt 17' Hurst 75'
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,060 Referee: Paul Danson
Reading v Colchester United
26 January 2002 (2002-01-26 ) 30 Reading 3–0 Colchester United show Reading 15:00 GMT
Forster 38' (pen. ) , 69' Hughes 48'
Report
Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 12,743 Referee: Paul Taylor
Colchester United v Swindon Town
30 January 2002 (2002-01-30 ) 31 Colchester United 1–3 Swindon Town show Colchester
Keith 41' (pen. )
Report
Gurney 61' (pen. ) , 74' Sabin 63'
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,132 Referee: B Jordan
Cambridge United v Colchester United
9 February 2002 (2002-02-09 ) 33 Cambridge United 1–2 Colchester United show Cambridge 15:00 GMT
Youngs 1'
Report
Coote 68' Rapley 85'
Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 3,954 Referee: Paul Alcock
Colchester United v Blackpool
16 February 2002 (2002-02-16 ) 34 Colchester United 1–1 Blackpool show Colchester 15:00 GMT
Keith 72' (pen. )
Report
Walker 41'
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,553 Referee: Phil Joslin
Colchester United v Bristol City
23 February 2002 (2002-02-23 ) 35 Colchester United 0–0 Bristol City show Colchester 15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,558 Referee: A Butler
Notts County v Colchester United
26 February 2002 (2002-02-26 ) 36 Notts County 1–1 Colchester United show Nottingham
Allsopp 51'
Report
White 36'
Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 3,140 Referee: Graham Salisbury
Oldham Athletic v Colchester United
26 February 2002 (2002-02-26 ) 37 Oldham Athletic 4–1 Colchester United show Oldham
Smart 24' Murray 44' Eyres 77' Corazzin 90'
Report
Izzet 12'
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 5,457 Referee: Howard Webb
Colchester United v Stoke City
Peterborough United v Colchester United
9 March 2002 (2002-03-09 ) 39 Peterborough United 3–1 Colchester United show Peterborough
Farrell 26' Greene 39' McKenzie 77'
Report
Barrett 87'
Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 4,625 Referee: S Tomlin
Colchester United v Queens Park Rangers
16 March 2002 (2002-03-16 ) 40 Colchester United 3–1 Queens Park Rangers show Colchester 15:00 GMT
Rapley 12' , 85' McGleish 53'
Report
Doudou 90'
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,903 Referee: Lee Cable
Wycombe Wanderers v Colchester United
23 March 2002 (2002-03-23 ) 41 Wycombe Wanderers 0–0 Colchester United show High Wycombe 15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 6,737 Referee: Scott Mathieson
AFC Bournemouth v Colchester United
2 April 2002 (2002-04-02 ) 43 AFC Bournemouth 0–1 Colchester United show Bournemouth
Report
Maher 62' (o.g. )
Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 4,908 Referee: Trevor Parkes
Bury v Colchester United
13 April 2002 (2002-04-13 ) 45 Bury 1–3 Colchester United show Bury
Billy 74'
Report
McGleish 45' Coote 72' , 87'
Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 5,014 Referee: Ray Olivier
Colchester United v Wigan Athletic
[ ]
Portsmouth v Colchester United
21 August 2001 (2001-08-21 ) 1st round Portsmouth 1–2 Colchester United show Portsmouth
Crouch 77'
Report
Stockwell 53' Izzet 82'
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 7,078 Referee: Paul Taylor
Colchester United v Barnsley
[ ]
Colchester United v Swindon Town
Reading v Colchester United
FA Cup [ ]
Colchester United v York City
York City v Colchester United
Squad statistics [ ]
Appearances and goals [ ]
[6] [56]
Goalscorers [ ]
[56]
Disciplinary record [ ]
[57]
Clean sheets [ ]
Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet .[58]
Place
Number
Nationality
Player
Second Division
FA Cup
League Cup
Football League Trophy
Total
1
1
Simon Brown
4
0
0
1
5
2
29
Andy Woodman
2
1
0
0
3
TOTALS
6
1
0
1
8
Player debuts [ ]
Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.[59]
See also [ ]
References [ ]
General [ ]
Books
Whitehead, Jeff; Drury, Kevin (2008). The Who's Who of Colchester United: The Layer Road Years . Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 978-1-85983-629-3 .
Websites
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