Colchester United 2002–03 football season
Colchester United 2002–03 season Chairman Peter Heard [1] Manager Steve Whitton (until 29 January)Geraint Williams (caretaker) (29 January until 25 February)Phil Parkinson (from 25 February)Stadium Layer Road Second Division 12th FA Cup 1st round (eliminated byChester City ) League Cup 1st round (eliminated byCoventry City ) Football League Trophy 1st round (southern section) (eliminated byCheltenham Town ) Top goalscorer League: Joe Keith (9) All: Joe Keith Scott McGleish (9) Highest home attendance 5,047 v Queens Park Rangers , 3 May 2003[2] Lowest home attendance 2,721 v Wigan Athletic , 31 August 2002[3] Average home league attendance 3,367[4] Biggest win 4–0 v Chesterfield , 18 March 2003 Biggest defeat 0–5 v Luton Town , 21 April 2003
The 2002–03 season was Colchester United's 61st season in their history and their fifth 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 .
After a first round FA Cup exit to Conference side Chester City and a seven game winless run, manager Steve Whitton left the club by mutual consent, with Phil Parkinson appointed in his first ever managerial role. He led the club from the relegation zone to a 12th place finish, their highest position for 23 years.
Season overview [ ]
Following consecutive seasons of gradual improvement under Steve Whitton , the club found themselves in the relegation zone following a run of seven games without a win and a first round FA Cup exit to non-League Chester City . He left the club by mutual consent in January as former player Geraint Williams stepped up as caretaker manager while putting his name forward for the permanent role. However, with his many contacts at FA board level, chairman Peter Heard made a surprise appointment of Reading 's player-coach Phil Parkinson .
Parkinson helped turn around the club's fortunes, lifting them from the relegation zone to 12th place, their best finish for 23 years.
In the League Cup , Colchester were eliminated by Coventry City in the first round, while Cheltenham Town defeated the U's in the first round of the Football League Trophy .
Away from the pitch, following the collapse of ITV Digital which had promised clubs greater television rights finances, a number of clubs found themselves entering administration or suffering lasting financial difficulty as a result of spending the money on players and resources before any had been received. Prudently, Peter Heard had never budgeted more than the club could afford and as such Colchester United were largely unaffected by the collapse.[5]
Players [ ]
As of match played 3 May 2003. [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 25)
85
0
Tottenham Hotspur
20 July 1999
Free transfer
31
Richard McKinney
GK
Ballymoney
(1979-05-18 ) 18 May 1979 (aged 23)
0
0
Swindon Town
10 August 2002
Free transfer
32
Dean Gerken
GK
Southend-on-Sea
(1985-05-22 ) 22 May 1985 (aged 17)
0
0
Youth team
1 August 2002
Free transfer
Defenders
2
Joe Dunne
FB
Dublin
(1973-05-25 ) 25 May 1973 (aged 29)
188
7
Dover Athletic
7 December 1999[a]
Nominal
3
Joe Keith
FB
Plaistow
(1978-10-01 ) 1 October 1978 (aged 23)
126
10
West Ham United
24 May 1999
Free transfer
5
Scott Fitzgerald
CB
Westminster
(1969-08-13 ) 13 August 1969 (aged 32)
74
0
Millwall
19 October 2000
Free transfer
8
Mark Warren
CB
Lower Clapton
(1974-11-12 ) 12 November 1974 (aged 27)
0
0
Notts County
6 August 2002
Free transfer
19
Alan White
CB
Darlington
(1975-03-22 ) 22 March 1975 (aged 27)
77
3
Luton Town
16 July 2000
Free transfer
24
Pat Baldwin
CB
City of London
(1982-11-12 ) 12 November 1982 (aged 19)
0
0
Chelsea
16 August 2002
Free transfer
25
Sam Stockley
FB
Tiverton
(1977-09-05 ) 5 September 1977 (aged 24)
11
1
Oxford United
31 October 2002
Free transfer
27
Greg Halford
FB /MF
Chelmsford
(1984-12-08 ) 8 December 1984 (aged 17)
0
0
Youth team
1 August 2002
Free transfer
29
Mike Edwards
CB
Hessle
(1980-04-25 ) 25 April 1980 (aged 22)
0
0
Hull City
27 March 2003
Free transfer
Midfielders
4
Gavin Johnson
MF
Eye
(1970-10-10 ) 10 October 1970 (aged 31)
93
3
Dunfermline Athletic
14 November 1999
Free transfer
6
Thomas Pinault
MF
Grasse
(1981-12-04 ) 4 December 1981 (aged 20)
58
1
AS Cannes
1 July 1999
Free transfer
7
Karl Duguid
MF
Letchworth
(1978-03-21 ) 21 March 1978 (aged 24)
239
34
Youth team
9 December 1995[b]
Free transfer
10
Kemal Izzet
MF
Whitechapel
(1980-09-29 ) 29 September 1980 (aged 21)
51
6
Charlton Athletic
13 April 2001
Free transfer
14
Chris Keeble
MF
Colchester
(1978-09-17 ) 17 September 1978 (aged 23)
25
2
Ipswich Town
23 March 2000
Free transfer
16
Marc Canham
MF
Wegberg
(1982-09-11 ) 11 September 1982 (aged 19)
1
0
Youth team
1 August 2001
Free transfer
17
Bobby Bowry
MF
Hampstead
(1971-05-19 ) 19 May 1971 (aged 31)
41
1
Millwall
25 July 2001
Free transfer
20
Mick Stockwell
MF
Chelmsford
(1965-02-14 ) 14 February 1965 (aged 37)
104
22
Ipswich Town
23 July 2000
Free transfer
Matt Hearn
MF
Barking
(1984-01-17 ) 17 January 1984 (aged 18)
0
0
Youth team
1 July 2000
Free transfer
Craig Johnston
MF
(1985-12-04 ) 4 December 1985 (aged 16)
0
0
Youth team
1 July 2002
Free transfer
Forwards
9
Scott McGleish
FW
Chipping Barnet
(1974-02-10 ) 10 February 1974 (aged 28)
90
27
Barnet
12 January 2001
£15,000
11
Dean Morgan
FW
Edmonton
(1983-10-03 ) 3 October 1983 (aged 18)
38
0
Youth team
1 August 2000
Free transfer
12
Kevin Rapley
FW
Reading
(1977-09-21 ) 21 September 1977 (aged 24)
40
9
Notts County
1 August 2001
Free transfer
15
Adrian Coote
FW
Great Yarmouth
(1978-09-30 ) 30 September 1978 (aged 23)
19
4
Norwich City
21 December 2001
£50,000
21
Mvondo Atangana
FW
Yaoundé
(1979-07-10 ) 10 July 1979 (aged 22)
0
0
Dundee United
8 November 2002
Undisclosed
27
Ben Cranfield
FW
Ipswich
(1984-03-01 ) 1 March 1984 (aged 18)
0
0
Youth team
1 August 2001
Free transfer
Tristan Toney
FW
(1984-02-04 ) 4 February 1984 (aged 18)
0
0
Youth team
1 July 2002
Free transfer
^ 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 [ ]
Date
Position
Nationality
Name
From
Fee
Ref.
1 July 2002
MF
Craig Johnston
Youth team
Free transfer
[9] [10]
1 July 2002
FW
Tristan Toney
Youth team
Free transfer
[11]
29 July 2002
CB
Danny Steele
Millwall
Free transfer
[12] [13]
1 August 2002
GK
Dean Gerken
Youth team
Free transfer
[14] [15]
1 August 2002
FB/MF
Greg Halford
Youth team
Free transfer
[16] [17]
6 August 2002
CB
Mark Warren
Notts County
Free transfer
[18] [19]
10 August 2002
GK
Richard McKinney
Swindon Town
Free transfer
[20] [21]
16 August 2002
CB
Pat Baldwin
Chelsea
Free transfer
[22] [23]
31 October 2002
FB
Sam Stockley
Oxford United
Free transfer
[24] [25]
8 November 2002
FW
Mvondo Atangana
Dundee United
Undisclosed
[26] [27]
27 March 2003
CB
Mike Edwards
Hull City
Free transfer
[28] [29]
Total spending: ~ £0
Out [ ]
Total incoming: ~ £0
^ Rejected offer of a new one-year deal
Loans in [ ]
^ Loan end date refers to the date of the player's final game for the club
Loans out [ ]
Match details [ ]
Second Division [ ]
League table [ ]
10
Swindon Town
46
16
12
18
59
63
−4
60
11
Peterborough United
46
14
16
16
51
54
−3
58
12
Colchester United
46
14
16
16
52
56
−4
58
13
Blackpool
46
15
13
18
56
64
−8
58
14
Stockport County
46
15
10
21
65
70
−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 H A A H A H H A A H A H A H A H A H A H A H H A H H A H A A H A H H A A H A A H A H A H A H Result W D L L W W D L L L L L D W D D L D W D W L D L D L L L D W W D W W L D W W D W D D W L D L Position 10 8 15 19 12 9 11 14 16 16 20 20 21 17 19 18 18 21 19 19 15 16 17 18 17 19 21 22 21 20 16 18 17 15 17 16 15 12 14 11 11 11 10 10 10 12
Matches [ ]
Colchester United v Stockport County
10 August 2002 (2002-08-10 ) 1 Colchester United 1–0 Stockport County show Colchester 15:00 BST
Pinault 58'
Report
McLachlan 49'
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,300 Referee: Paul Danson
Tranmere Rovers v Colchester United
13 August 2002 (2002-08-13 ) 2 Tranmere Rovers 1–1 Colchester United show Birkenhead
Koumas 15'
Report
Keith 53'
Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 7,499 Referee: Mike Pike
Crewe Alexandra v Colchester United
17 August 2002 (2002-08-17 ) 3 Crewe Alexandra 2–0 Colchester United show Crewe
Hulse 9' Bell 81'
Report
Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 5,138 Referee: Graham Salisbury
Peterborough United v Colchester United
26 August 2002 (2002-08-26 ) 5 Peterborough United 0–1 Colchester United show Peterborough
Report
Keith 80' Warren 90'
Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 4,203 Referee: P Armstrong
Colchester United v Wigan Athletic
31 August 2002 (2002-08-31 ) 6 Colchester United 1–0 Wigan Athletic show Colchester 15:00 BST
Morgan 41'
Report
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,721 Referee: Keith Hill
Colchester United v Cheltenham Town
7 September 2002 (2002-09-07 ) 7 Colchester United 1–1 Cheltenham Town show Colchester 14:00 BST
Keith 59' (pen. )
Report
Naylor 45'
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,845 Referee: B Curson
Port Vale v Colchester United
14 September 2002 (2002-09-14 ) 8 Port Vale 1–0 Colchester United show Burslem
Collins 47'
Report
Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 3,328 Referee: M Ryan
Northampton Town v Colchester United
17 September 2002 (2002-09-17 ) 9 Northampton Town 4–1 Colchester United show Northampton
Gabbiadini 15' , 45' , 69' Oné 23'
Report
Sampson 39' (o.g. )
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 3,663 Referee: G Cain
Colchester United v Oldham Athletic
21 September 2002 (2002-09-21 ) 10 Colchester United 0–1 Oldham Athletic show Colchester 15:00 BST
Warren 56'
Report
Andrews 64' Hill 53'
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,021 Referee: Grant Hegley
Queens Park Rangers v Colchester United
Colchester United v Wycombe Wanderers
5 October 2002 (2002-10-05 ) 12 Colchester United 0–1 Wycombe Wanderers show Colchester 15:00 BST
Report
Brown 4' (pen. )
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,252 Referee: D Pugh
Swindon Town v Colchester United
12 October 2002 (2002-10-12 ) 13 Swindon Town 2–2 Colchester United show Swindon
Gurney 66' Sabin 68'
Report
McGleish 3' Pinault 49'
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 4,152 Referee: Mark Warren
Colchester United v Chesterfield
18 October 2002 (2002-10-18 ) 14 Colchester United 2–0 Chesterfield show Colchester 19:45 BST
Izzet 58' , 73'
Report
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,211 Referee: Trevor Parkes
Huddersfield Town v Colchester United
26 October 2002 (2002-10-26 ) 15 Huddersfield Town 1–1 Colchester United show Huddersfield
Stead 90'
Report
Rapley 11'
Stadium: Kirklees Stadium Attendance: 8,912 Referee: Phil Joslin
Colchester United v Barnsley
29 October 2002 (2002-10-29 ) 16 Colchester United 1–1 Barnsley show Colchester 19:45 GMT
Stockley 10' Steele 17'
Report
Dyer 15'
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,096 Referee: Clive Penton
Mansfield Town v Colchester United
1 November 2002 (2002-11-01 ) 17 Mansfield Town 4–2 Colchester United show Mansfield
Christie 19' , 25' , 29' , 64'
Report
Keith 25' (pen. ) Rapley 31' White 81'
Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 3,414 Referee: Howard Webb
Colchester United v Bristol City
9 November 2002 (2002-11-09 ) 18 Colchester United 2–2 Bristol City show Colchester 15:00 GMT
Pinault 55' Bowry 66'
Report
Peacock 42' , 58'
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,338 Referee: Joe Ross
Notts County v Colchester United
23 November 2002 (2002-11-23 ) 19 Notts County 2–3 Colchester United show Nottingham
Allsopp 16' Brough 18'
Report
Morgan 7' , 35' McGleish 83'
Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 4,626 Referee: Anthony Leake
Colchester United v Plymouth Argyle
30 November 2002 (2002-11-30 ) 20 Colchester United 0–0 Plymouth Argyle show Colchester 15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,714 Referee: Carl Boyeson
Luton Town v Colchester United
14 December 2002 (2002-12-14 ) 21 Luton Town 1–2 Colchester United show Luton
Fotiadis 35'
Report
Duguid 45' Morgan 58'
Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 5,890 Referee: M Cowburn
Colchester United v Peterborough United
26 December 2002 (2002-12-26 ) 23 Colchester United 1–1 Peterborough United show Colchester 15:00 GMT
Izzet 45'
Report
Clarke 82'
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,760 Referee: Fraser Stretton
Blackpool v Colchester United
28 December 2002 (2002-12-28 ) 24 Blackpool 3–1 Colchester United show Blackpool
Walker 34' Grayson 45' Murphy 59'
Report
Izzet 71'
Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 6,040 Referee: A Kaye
Colchester United v Tranmere Rovers
4 January 2003 (2003-01-04 ) 25 Colchester United 2–2 Tranmere Rovers show Colchester 15:00 GMT
McGleish 12' Keith 69' (pen. )
Report
Haworth 38' Mellon 60'
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,846 Referee: Lee Cable
Colchester United v Crewe Alexandra
11 January 2003 (2003-01-11 ) 26 Colchester United 1–2 Crewe Alexandra show Colchester 15:00 GMT
Stockwell 41'
Report
Jones 56' , 62'
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,949 Referee: Keith Hill
Wigan Athletic v Colchester United
18 January 2003 (2003-01-18 ) 27 Wigan Athletic 2–1 Colchester United show Wigan
de Vos 44' Liddell 74' (pen. )
Report
Keith 90' (pen. )
Stadium: JJB Stadium Attendance: 5,792 Referee: Andy Penn
Colchester United v Blackpool
25 January 2003 (2003-01-25 ) 28 Colchester United 0–2 Blackpool show Colchester 15:00 GMT
Duguid 82'
Report
Murphy 52' Coid 70'
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,305 Referee: Colin Webster
Stockport County v Colchester United
1 February 2003 (2003-02-01 ) 29 Stockport County 1–1 Colchester United show Stockport
Beckett 36'
Report
Keith 88'
Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 4,011 Referee: Joe Ross
Bristol City v Colchester United
8 February 2003 (2003-02-08 ) 30 Bristol City 1–2 Colchester United show Bristol
Fagan 51'
Report
McGleish 12' Pinault 69'
Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 11,107 Referee: Andy Hall
Colchester United v Mansfield Town
14 February 2003 (2003-02-14 ) 31 Colchester United 1–0 Mansfield Town show Colchester 19:45 GMT
McGleish 88'
Report
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,247 Referee: Iain Williamson
Cheltenham Town v Colchester United
Colchester United v Port Vale
1 March 2003 (2003-03-01 ) 33 Colchester United 4–1 Port Vale show Colchester 15:00 GMT
Williams 7' , 36' , 72' Keith 53'
Report
Bridge-Wilkinson 55'
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,581 Referee: Scott Mathieson
Colchester United v Northampton Town
4 March 2003 (2003-03-04 ) 34 Colchester United 2–0 Northampton Town show Colchester 19:45 GMT
Williams 28' McGleish 76'
Report
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,408 Referee: D Crick
Oldham Athletic v Colchester United
8 March 2003 (2003-03-08 ) 35 Oldham Athletic 2–0 Colchester United show Oldham
Eyre 13' Eyres 19'
Report
White 45'
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 5,223 Referee: Paul Danson
Colchester United v Huddersfield Town
15 March 2003 (2003-03-15 ) 37 Colchester United 2–0 Huddersfield Town show Colchester 15:00 GMT
Izzet 74' McGleish 81'
Report
Sharp 40'
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,835 Referee: P Armstrong
Chesterfield v Colchester United
18 March 2003 (2003-03-18 ) 38 Chesterfield 0–4 Colchester United show Chesterfield
Report
Izzet 43' Williams 48' Payne 68' (o.g. ) Morgan 81'
Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 3,226 Referee: Neale Barry
Barnsley v Colchester United
22 March 2003 (2003-03-22 ) 39 Barnsley 1–1 Colchester United show Barnsley
Dyer 36'
Report
McGleish 38'
Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 9,154 Referee: Eddie Evans
Colchester United v Swindon Town
29 March 2003 (2003-03-29 ) 40 Colchester United 1–0 Swindon Town show Colchester 15:00 GMT
Izzet 57'
Report
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,787 Referee: Graham Poll
Plymouth Argyle v Colchester United
5 April 2003 (2003-04-05 ) 41 Plymouth Argyle 0–0 Colchester United show Plymouth
Report
Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 7,122 Referee: Paul Taylor
Colchester United v Notts County
12 April 2003 (2003-04-12 ) 42 Colchester United 1–1 Notts County show Colchester 15:00 BST
Duguid 2'
Report
Stallard 45'
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,435 Referee: Mark Warren
Colchester United v Luton Town
21 April 2003 (2003-04-21 ) 44 Colchester United 0–5 Luton Town show Colchester 15:00 BST
Report
Howard 14' , 45' , 90' Griffiths 21' Nicholls 43' (pen. )
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,967 Referee: Clive Penton
Wycombe Wanderers v Colchester United
26 April 2003 (2003-04-26 ) 45 Wycombe Wanderers 0–0 Colchester United show High Wycombe 15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 6,283 Referee: B Curson
Colchester United v Queens Park Rangers
[ ]
Coventry City v Colchester United
11 September 2002 (2002-09-11 ) 1st round Coventry City 3–0 Colchester United show Coventry
McSheffrey 1' McAllister 15' Mills 83'
Report
Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 6,075 Referee: Ray Olivier
[ ]
Cheltenham Town v Colchester United
FA Cup [ ]
Colchester United v Chester City
16 November 2002 (2002-11-16 ) 1st round Colchester United 0–1 Chester City show Colchester 15:00 GMT
Report
Tate 83'
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,901 Referee: Steve Tomlin
Squad statistics [ ]
Appearances and goals [ ]
[6] [61]
Total
Second Division
FA Cup
League Cup
Football League Trophy
1
GK
Simon Brown
29
0
26+1
0
1
0
0
0
0+1
0
3
DF
Joe Keith
39
9
36
9
1
0
1
0
1
0
4
MF
Gavin Johnson
9
0
8
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
5
DF
Scott Fitzgerald
26
0
26
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
MF
Thomas Pinault
45
4
32+10
4
1
0
1
0
1
0
7
MF
Karl Duguid
27
3
26+1
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
DF
Mark Warren
21
0
20
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
9
FW
Scott McGleish
46
9
38+5
8
1
0
1
0
1
1
10
MF
Kemal Izzet
48
8
43+2
8
1
0
1
0
1
0
11
FW
Dean Morgan
39
6
22+15
6
0+1
0
1
0
0
0
12
FW
Kevin Rapley
24
2
14+7
2
1
0
0+1
0
1
0
14
MF
Chris Keeble
3
0
0+3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
15
FW
Adrian Coote
16
0
7+9
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
16
MF
Marc Canham
3
0
2+1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
17
MF
Bobby Bowry
38
1
33+2
1
1
0
1
0
1
0
19
DF
Alan White
43
0
41
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
20
MF
Mick Stockwell
42
2
30+9
2
1
0
1
0
1
0
21
FW
Mvondo Atangana
7
0
1+5
0
0+1
0
0
0
0
0
24
DF
Pat Baldwin
22
0
13+7
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
25
DF
Sam Stockley
35
1
31+2
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
27
DF
Greg Halford
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
29
DF
Mike Edwards
5
0
3+2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
31
GK
Richard McKinney
23
0
20+1
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season
18
DF
Liam Chilvers
6
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
18
FW
Justin Richards
3
0
0+2
0
0
0
0
0
0+1
0
22
DF
Danny Steele
9
0
6+2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
23
MF
Leke Odunsi
8
0
3+3
0
0
0
0+1
0
0+1
0
23
FW
Gareth Williams
8
6
6+2
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
26
MF
Johnnie Jackson
8
0
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
26
FW
Lloyd Opara
6
0
0+5
0
0
0
0+1
0
0
0
28
FW
Ben May
6
0
4+2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Goalscorers [ ]
[61]
Disciplinary record [ ]
[62]
Number
Nationality
Position
Name
Second Division
FA Cup
League Cup
Football League Trophy
Total
19
CB
Alan White
13
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
13
2
8
CB
Mark Warren
5
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
2
7
MF
Karl Duguid
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
1
10
MF
Kemal Izzet
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
12
FW
Kevin Rapley
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
1
22
CB
Danny Steele
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
24
CB
Pat Baldwin
3
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
4
0
31
GK
Richard McKinney
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
6
MF
Thomas Pinault
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
17
MF
Bobby Bowry
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
25
FB
Sam Stockley
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
5
CB
Scott Fitzgerald
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
9
FW
Scott McGleish
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
18
CB
Liam Chilvers
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
3
FB
Joe Keith
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
4
MF
Gavin Johnson
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
15
FW
Adrian Coote
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
18
FW
Justin Richards
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
20
MF
Mick Stockwell
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
23
MF
Leke Odunsi
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
26
MF
Johnnie Jackson
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
28
FW
Ben May
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
29
CB
Mike Edwards
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
TOTALS
56
7
0
0
1
0
2
1
59
8
Clean sheets [ ]
Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet .[63]
Place
Number
Nationality
Player
Second Division
FA Cup
League Cup
Football League Trophy
Total
1
31
Richard McKinney
9
0
0
0
9
2
1
Simon Brown
3
0
0
0
3
TOTALS
12
0
0
0
12
Player debuts [ ]
Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.[64]
Number
Position
Nationality
Player
Date
Opponent
Ground
Notes
8
CB
Mark Warren
10 August 2002
Stockport County
Layer Road
31
GK
Richard McKinney
10 August 2002
Stockport County
Layer Road
22
CB
Danny Steele
24 August 2002
Brentford
Layer Road
23
MF
Leke Odunsi
26 August 2002
Peterborough United
London Road Stadium
25
FB
Sam Stockley
7 September 2002
Cheltenham Town
Layer Road
24
CB
Pat Baldwin
11 September 2002
Coventry City
Highfield Road
18
FW
Justin Richards
22 October 2002
Cheltenham Town
Whaddon Road
25
FB
Sam Stockley
9 November 2002
Bristol City
Layer Road
[65] [a]
21
FW
Mvondo Atangana
16 November 2002
Chester City
Layer Road
18
CB
Liam Chilvers
25 January 2003
Blackpool
Layer Road
23
FW
Gareth Williams
25 January 2003
Blackpool
Layer Road
26
MF
Johnnie Jackson
11 March 2003
Brentford
Griffin Park
28
FW
Ben May
29 March 2003
Swindon Town
Layer Road
29
CB
Mike Edwards
5 April 2003
Plymouth Argyle
Home Park
27
FB/MF
Greg Halford
21 April 2003
Luton Town
Layer Road
^ Second debut for the club
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 .
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