2005–06 Colchester United F.C. season

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Colchester United
2005–06 season
ChairmanPeter Heard[1]
ManagerPhil Parkinson
StadiumLayer Road
League One2nd (promoted)
FA Cup5th round
(eliminated by
Chelsea)
League Cup1st round
(eliminated by
Cardiff City)
Football League TrophyArea final (southern section)
(eliminated by
Swansea City)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Chris Iwelumo (17)
All:
Chris Iwelumo (19)
Highest home attendance5,933
v Derby County, 28 January 2006[2]
Lowest home attendance1,719
v Northampton Town, 23 November 2005[3]
Average home league attendance3,843[4]
Biggest win9–1
v Leamington, 5 November 2005
Biggest defeat0–3
v Southend United, 4 March 2006

The 2005–06 season was Colchester United's 64th season in their history and their eighth successive season in the third tier of English football, League One. Alongside competing in League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup, the League Cup and the Football League Trophy.

The season was hugely successful for the U's as they achieved their first-ever promotion to the second tier of English football by finishing second in League One. They finished runners-up to Essex derby rivals Southend United by three points. Southend were successful in beating Colchester home and away across the season.

Colchester had another long set of cup runs, reaching the fifth round of the FA Cup where they were defeated 3–1 by Premier League champions Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. They had beaten Leamington, Shrewsbury Town, Sheffield United and Derby County en route to the tie with Chelsea. They also embarked on a Football League Trophy run, once more reaching the area final but lost 3–1 on aggregate to eventual winners Swansea City.

Season overview[]

Colchester started the new season poorly. At the end of August after six games, they found themselves in the relegation zone with one win and two draws. Phil Parkinson had made a number of changes to his playing staff over the summer with numerous outgoings. He had signed Chris Iwelumo from Alemannia Aachen on a permanent basis and brought in Mark Yeates on loan from Tottenham Hotspur. It wasn't until Jamie Cureton arrived on loan from Swindon Town that the U's had an upturn in form as they earned five consecutive wins and went eight matches unbeaten.

By Christmas, Colchester were in the top four but their unbeaten run was ended by Swindon on Boxing Day. They recovered from this setback to embark on another winning streak, earning seven wins on the bounce, ten matches including cup ties and sat top of the table by the end of January. Their form fell away in mid February and through March into April when they picked up just one win in 10 games, dropping from the automatic promotion places to the play-off spots.

Meanwhile, in the FA Cup, Colchester had progressed to the fifth round to set up a tie with Premier League champions Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. The club equalled a 44-year-old record by beating Leamington 9–1 in the first round, and then saw off the challenge of Shrewsbury Town, and then Championship sides Sheffield United and Derby County.

José Mourinho's Chelsea side had been assembled for around £225m, while Colchester United's squad had a value of approximately £150,000. More than 6,000 U's fans travelled to the game and were given an early treat when the underdogs took the lead through a Ricardo Carvalho own goal in the 28th minute. Paulo Ferreira equalised ten minutes later as the sides went into half time with the score level. At half time, Mourinho made two changes, introducing star players Frank Lampard and Joe Cole. He then sent on Hernán Crespo with the score still level up until the 79th minute when Cole struck to give Chelsea the lead. He added a second in the final minute of the game to hand the hosts a 3–1 victory.

The U's again reached the area final of the Football League Trophy, but lost over two legs to eventual winners Swansea City.

In the closing stages of the season, Colchester returned to winning ways and to the automatic promotion places with four games remaining. Wins against AFC Bournemouth and Rotherham United meant United only had to secure a draw in their final game of the season at Yeovil Town. The U's nervously held on to a 0–0 draw to gain promotion to the Championship, finishing the campaign behind leaders and rivals Southend United. Southend had beaten Colchester twice over the course of the season as they finished three points shy of the title.[5]

Players[]

As of match played 6 May 2006.[6][7][8]
No. Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee
Goalkeepers
1 Aidan Davison GK Northern Ireland England Sedgefield (1968-05-11)11 May 1968 (aged 37) 39 0 England Grimsby Town 5 July 2004 Free transfer
13 Dean Gerken GK England Southend-on-Sea (1985-05-22)22 May 1985 (aged 20) 17 0 Youth team 1 August 2002 Free transfer
23 Mark Cousins GK England Chelmsford (1987-01-09)9 January 1987 (aged 18) 0 0 Youth team 1 August 2004 Free transfer
Defenders
2 Greg Halford FB/MF England Chelmsford (1984-12-08)8 December 1984 (aged 20) 78 13 Youth team 1 August 2002 Free transfer
3 Stephen Hunt FB England Southampton (1984-11-11)11 November 1984 (aged 20) 25 1 England Southampton 5 July 2004 Free transfer
5 Wayne Brown CB England Barking (1977-08-20)20 August 1977 (aged 27) 66 1 England Watford 8 July 2004 Free transfer
12 Pat Baldwin CB England City of London (1982-11-12)12 November 1982 (aged 22) 75 0 England Chelsea 16 August 2002 Free transfer
16 George Elokobi FB/CB Cameroon Mamfe (1986-01-31)31 January 1986 (aged 19) 0 0 England Dulwich Hamlet 1 August 2004 Free transfer
18 Liam Chilvers CB England Chelmsford (1981-11-06)6 November 1981 (aged 23) 99 1 England Arsenal 10 June 2004 Free transfer
17 John White FB England Colchester (1986-07-26)26 July 1986 (aged 18) 24 0 Youth team 1 July 2003 Free transfer
19 Garry Richards CB England Romford (1986-06-11)11 June 1986 (aged 18) 0 0 Youth team 1 July 2004 Free transfer
25 Sam Stockley FB England Tiverton (1977-09-05)5 September 1977 (aged 27) 137 2 England Oxford United 31 October 2002 Free transfer
30 Matthew Paine DF England Sidcup (1987-12-22)22 December 1987 (aged 17) 0 0 Youth team 18 December 2005 Free transfer
Midfielders
4 Neil Danns MF Guyana England Liverpool (1982-11-23)23 November 1982 (aged 22) 36 12 England Blackburn Rovers 23 December 2004 Nominal
6 Kevin Watson MF England Hackney (1974-01-03)3 January 1974 (aged 31) 53 2 England Reading 5 July 2004 Free transfer
7 Karl Duguid MF England Letchworth (1978-03-21)21 March 1978 (aged 27) 308 39 Youth team 9 December 1995[a] Free transfer
10 Kemal Izzet MF England Whitechapel (1980-09-29)29 September 1980 (aged 24) 159 18 England Charlton Athletic 13 April 2001 Free transfer
21 Robbie King MF England Chelmsford (1986-10-01)1 October 1986 (aged 18) 0 0 Youth team 1 July 2004 Free transfer
22 Russell Pond MF England Leytonstone (1987-01-27)27 January 1987 (aged 18) 0 0 Youth team 1 July 2005 Free transfer
28 Richard Garcia MF Australia Perth (1981-09-04)4 September 1981 (aged 23) 30 6 England West Ham United 3 September 2004 Nominal
Forwards
8 Gareth Williams FW Wales Cardiff (1982-09-10)10 September 1982 (aged 22) 49 13 England Crystal Palace 31 August 2004 Part-exchange
9 Marino Keith FW Scotland Peterhead (1974-12-16)16 December 1974 (aged 30) 12 4 England Plymouth Argyle 1 March 2005 Free transfer
11 Chris Iwelumo FW Scotland Coatbridge (1978-08-01)1 August 1978 (aged 26) 0 0 Germany Alemannia Aachen 6 July 2005 Free transfer
15 Jamie Guy FW England Barking (1987-08-01)1 August 1987 (aged 17) 2 0 Youth team 1 July 2004 Free transfer
26 Tony Thorpe FW England Leicester (1974-04-10)10 April 1974 (aged 31) 0 0 England Swindon Town 11 January 2006 Free transfer
27 Craig Hughes FW England Canterbury (1987-11-26)26 November 1987 (aged 17) 0 0 Youth team 24 January 2006 Free transfer
  1. ^ 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 2005 MF England Russell Pond Youth team Free transfer [9]
6 July 2005 FW Scotland Chris Iwelumo Germany Alemannia Aachen Free transfer [10][11]
1 August 2005 MF England Dean Howell England Halifax Town Free transfer [12][13]
18 December 2005 DF England Matthew Paine Youth team Free transfer [14][15]
11 January 2006 FW England Tony Thorpe England Swindon Town Free transfer [16][17]
24 January 2006 FW England Craig Hughes Youth team Free transfer [18][19]
  • Total spending: Decrease ~ £0

Out[]

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
6 June 2005 MF England Gavin Johnson England Boston United Released [20][21]
24 June 2005 FB England Joe Keith England Leyton Orient Released [22][23]
30 June 2005 MF England Ben Bowditch England Barnet Released [24][25]
30 June 2005 MF/FW England Liam Coleman England Torquay United Released [26][27]
30 June 2005 MF England Craig Johnston England Heybridge Swifts Undisclosed [28][29]
30 June 2005 FW England Tristan Toney Free agent Released [30]
18 July 2005 MF Saint Kitts and Nevis Bobby Bowry England Gravesend & Northfleet Released [31][32]
8 August 2005 FW England Jamie Cade England Crawley Town Released [33][34]
17 February 2006 MF England Dean Howell England Halifax Town Released [12][13]
  • Total incoming: Increase ~ £0

Loans in[]

Date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
5 August 2005 WG Republic of Ireland Mark Yeates England Tottenham Hotspur 7 May 2006 [35][36]
21 October 2005 FW England Jamie Cureton England Swindon Town 3 January 2006 [37][38]
17 March 2006 FW England Scott Vernon England Blackpool 7 May 2006 [39][40]
22 March 2006 FW Republic of Ireland Billy Clarke England Ipswich Town 7 May 2006 [41][42]
23 March 2006 WG Jamaica Jamal Campbell-Ryce England Rotherham United 7 May 2006 [43][44]

Loans out[]

Date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.
October 2005 MF England Robbie King England Staines Town October 2005 [45][46][47]
6 October 2005 FW England Jamie Guy England Gravesend & Northfleet 6 November 2005 [48][49][50]
24 October 2005 FW England Jamie Guy England Staines Town 24 November 2005 [48][49][50]
9 February 2006 FW England Jamie Guy England Cambridge United 30 April 2006 [48][49][50]
19 February 2006 MF England Robbie King England Hereford United End of season [45][46][47]
17 March 2006 FB England Sam Stockley England Blackpool 7 May 2006 [51][52]
17 March 2006 FW Wales Gareth Williams England Blackpool 7 May 2006 [53][54]

Match details[]

League One[]

Main article: 2005–06 Football League

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Southend United 46 23 13 10 72 43 +29 82 Division Champions, promoted
2 Colchester United 46 22 13 11 58 40 +18 79 Promoted
3 Brentford 46 20 16 10 72 52 +20 76 Participated in play-offs
4 Huddersfield Town 46 19 16 11 72 59 +13 73
5 Barnsley 46 18 18 10 62 44 +18 72 Promoted through play-offs
Source:[citation needed]
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).

Results round by round[]

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAAHAHHHHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHA
ResultLLWDDLDWWDDLWLDWWWWWDWLWWWWWWWLDLLLWDDDLWDWWWD
Position152318181822201513151516131516131187664654421212235655444332222
Source: Statto.com (archived)
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[]

6 August 2005 (2005-08-06) 1 Gillingham 2–1 Colchester United Gillingham
15:00 BST Crofts Goal 75'
Byfield Goal 89'		 Report Danns Goal 50' Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 7,293
Referee: Phil Joslin
9 August 2005 (2005-08-09) 2 Colchester United 1–2 Swansea City Colchester
19:45 BST Halford Goal 67' Report Forbes Goal 35'
Trundle Goal 68'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,950
Referee: Jarnail Singh
13 August 2005 (2005-08-13) 3 Colchester United 1–0 Barnsley Colchester
15:00 BST Iwelumo Goal 48' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,721
Referee: Trevor Parkes
20 August 2005 (2005-08-20) 4 Milton Keynes Dons 1–1 Colchester United Milton Keynes
15:00 BST Wilbraham Goal 23' Report Chilvers Goal 79'
Davison Red card 69'		 Stadium: National Hockey Stadium
Attendance: 4,423
Referee: Kevin Wright
27 August 2005 (2005-08-27) 5 Colchester United 0–0 Oldham Athletic Colchester
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,742
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
29 August 2005 (2005-08-29) 6 Southend United 3–1 Colchester United Southend-on-Sea
12:00 BST Goater Goal 3', 78'
Cole Goal 30'		 Report Stockley Goal 19' Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 7,344
Referee: Rob Styles
3 September 2005 (2005-09-03) 7 Bristol City 0–0 Colchester United Bristol
Report Brown Red card 59' Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 10,180
Referee: Ray Olivier
10 September 2005 (2005-09-10) 8 Colchester United 3–2 Doncaster Rovers Colchester
15:00 BST Iwelumo Goal 1'
McDaid Goal 23' (o.g.)
Foster Goal 27' (o.g.)		 Report Forte Goal 5'
McIndoe Goal 53' (pen.)		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,721
Referee: Paul Taylor
17 September 2005 (2005-09-17) 9 Port Vale 0–1 Colchester United Burslem
Report Iwelumo Goal 34' Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 5,166
Referee: Colin Webster
24 September 2005 (2005-09-24) 10 Colchester United 1–1 Huddersfield Town Colchester
15:00 BST Elokobi Goal 49' Report Taylor-Fletcher Goal 65' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,415
Referee: Mick Russell
27 September 2005 (2005-09-27) 11 Bradford City 1–1 Colchester United Bradford
Petta Goal 84' Report Halford Goal 62' Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 6,891
Referee: Mike Jones
1 October 2005 (2005-10-01) 12 Colchester United 1–2 Chesterfield Colchester
15:00 BST Iwelumo Goal 90' Report Larkin Goal 25'
Hall Goal 49'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,414
Referee: Richard Beeby
9 October 2005 (2005-10-09) 13 Blackpool 1–2 Colchester United Blackpool
Wright Goal 90' Report Halford Goal 16', 90' Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 4,793
Referee: Chris Foy
15 October 2005 (2005-10-15) 14 Colchester United 0–1 AFC Bournemouth Colchester
15:00 BST Report Keene Goal 90' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,120
Referee: R Booth
22 October 2005 (2005-10-22) 15 Tranmere Rovers 0–0 Colchester United Birkenhead
Report Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 6,612
Referee: Scott Mathieson
29 October 2005 (2005-10-29) 16 Colchester United 3–2 Yeovil Town Colchester
Iwelumo Goal 43', 90'
Cureton Goal 68'		 Report Bastianini Goal 32'
Harrold Goal 51'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,409
Referee: Matt Messias
12 November 2005 (2005-11-12) 17 Rotherham United 1–2 Colchester United Rotherham
14:00 GMT Burton Goal 23' (pen.) Report Barker Goal 55' (o.g.)
Iwelumo Goal 85'		 Stadium: Millmoor
Attendance: 3,715
Referee: Graham Salisbury
19 November 2005 (2005-11-19) 18 Colchester United 3–2 Blackpool Colchester
15:00 GMT Iwelumo Goal 34', 54' (pen.)
Halford Goal 81'		 Report Murphy Goal 67'
Wright Goal 90'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,031
Referee: Grant Hegley
26 November 2005 (2005-11-26) 19 Colchester United 5–0 Gillingham Colchester
15:00 GMT Halford Goal 32', 52'
Cureton Goal 54', 66'
Brown Goal 70'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,801
Referee: Jarnail Singh
6 December 2005 (2005-12-06) 20 Hartlepool United 0–1 Colchester United Hartlepool
Report Cureton Goal 60' Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 3,375
Referee: Mike Dean
10 December 2005 (2005-12-10) 21 Swansea City 1–1 Colchester United Swansea
15:00 GMT Robinson Goal 30' Report Iwelumo Goal 13' Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 13,230
Referee: Mike Jones
17 December 2005 (2005-12-17) 22 Colchester United 2–0 Milton Keynes Dons Colchester
15:00 GMT Danns Goal 13'
Iwelumo Goal 90' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,400
Referee: P Melin
26 December 2005 (2005-12-26) 23 Swindon Town 1–0 Colchester United Swindon
Fallon Goal 90' Report Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 5,531
Referee: Kevin Friend
31 December 2005 (2005-12-31) 24 Brentford 0–2 Colchester United Brentford
Report Yeates Goal 30', 86' Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 6,397
Referee: Peter Walton
2 January 2006 (2006-01-02) 25 Colchester United 3–1 Nottingham Forest Colchester
15:00 GMT Danns Goal 71'
Yeates Goal 90'
Garcia Goal 90'		 Report Tyson Goal 90' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,767
Referee: P Crossley
14 January 2006 (2006-01-14) 26 Walsall 0–2 Colchester United Walsall
15:00 GMT Report Danns Goal 76'
Iwelumo Goal 88'		 Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 5,464
Referee: Steve Tanner
17 January 2006 (2006-01-17) 27 Colchester United 3–2 Bristol City Colchester
19:45 GMT Williams Goal 27'
Danns Goal 45', 61'		 Report Murray Goal 2'
Stewart Goal 90'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,022
Referee: P Armstrong
21 January 2006 (2006-01-21) 28 Colchester United 2–1 Port Vale Colchester
15:00 GMT Garcia Goal 74', 87' Report Husbands Goal 79' (pen.) Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,316
Referee: Phil Joslin
4 February 2006 (2006-02-04) 29 Colchester United 3–1 Bradford City Colchester
15:00 GMT Garcia Goal 41', 53'
Iwelumo Goal 63'		 Report Windass Goal 37' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,503
Referee: Mick Russell
7 February 2006 (2006-02-07) 30 Colchester United 1–0 Scunthorpe United Colchester
19:45 GMT Iwelumo Goal 45' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,416
Referee: Kevin Wright
11 February 2006 (2006-02-11) 31 Huddersfield Town 2–0 Colchester United Huddersfield
Worthington Goal 14'
Graham Goal 68'		 Report Richards Red card 50' Stadium: Kirklees Stadium
Attendance: 13,515
Referee: Graham Salisbury
14 February 2006 (2006-02-14) 32 Colchester United 0–0 Walsall Colchester
19:45 GMT Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,810
Referee: Pat Miller
25 February 2006 (2006-02-25) 33 Barnsley 1–0 Colchester United Barnsley
Howard Goal 72' Report Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 9,411
Referee: B Curson
4 March 2006 (2006-03-04) 34 Colchester United 0–3 Southend United Colchester
15:00 GMT Report Eastwood Goal 11'
Maher Goal 21'
Wilson Goal 32'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,920
Referee: Lee Mason
11 March 2006 (2006-03-11) 35 Oldham Athletic 1–0 Colchester United Oldham
Butcher Goal 90' Report Izzet Yellow card 87' Red card Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 5,822
Referee: Darren Drysdale
18 March 2006 (2006-03-18) 36 Colchester United 1–0 Swindon Town Colchester
15:00 GMT Iwelumo Goal 15' (pen.) Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,767
Referee: Gary Sutton
21 March 2006 (2006-03-21) 37 Doncaster Rovers 0–0 Colchester United Doncaster
Report Stadium: Belle Vue
Attendance: 4,262
Referee: Mike Pike
25 March 2006 (2006-03-25) 38 Scunthorpe United 0–0 Colchester United Scunthorpe
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 4,608
Referee: Paul Taylor
1 April 2006 (2006-04-01) 39 Colchester United 1–1 Brentford Colchester
15:00 BST Iwelumo Goal 31' Report Tabb Goal 6' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,635
Referee: R Booth
8 April 2006 (2006-04-08) 40 Nottingham Forest 1–0 Colchester United West Bridgford
15:00 BST Perch Goal 72' Report Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 22,680
Referee: Iain Williamson
11 April 2006 (2006-04-11) 41 Colchester United 2–0 Hartlepool United Colchester
19:45 BST Danns Goal 83', 90' Report D. Williams Yellow card 60' Red card Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,916
Referee: Trevor Kettle
15 April 2006 (2006-04-15) 42 Chesterfield 2–2 Colchester United Chesterfield
O'Hara Goal 3'
Hall Goal 18' (pen.)		 Report Yeates Goal 45'
Iwelumo Goal 73'		 Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 3,649
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
17 April 2006 (2006-04-17) 43 Colchester United 1–0 Tranmere Rovers Colchester
15:00 BST Brown Goal 63' Report O'Leary Red card 25' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,757
Referee: Jarnail Singh
22 April 2006 (2006-04-22) 44 AFC Bournemouth 1–2 Colchester United Bournemouth
15:00 BST Cooke Goal 8' Report Chilvers Goal 5'
Vernon Goal 51'		 Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 6,231
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
29 April 2006 (2006-04-29) 45 Colchester United 2–0 Rotherham United Colchester
15:00 BST Barker Goal 29' (o.g.)
Yeates Goal 53'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,741
Referee: Phil Joslin
6 May 2006 (2006-05-06) 46 Yeovil Town 0–0 Colchester United Yeovil
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Huish Park
Attendance: 8,785
Referee: Andre Marriner

Football League Cup[]

Main article: 2005–06 Football League Cup
24 August 2005 (2005-08-24) 1st round Colchester United 0–2 Cardiff City Colchester
19:45 BST Report Purse Goal 31' (pen.)
Jerome Goal 34'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 1,904
Referee: Richard Beeby

FA Cup[]

Main article: 2005–06 FA Cup
5 November 2005 (2005-11-05) 1st round Colchester United 9–1 Leamington Colchester
15:00 GMT Halford Goal 39'
Brown Goal 44'
Iwelumo Goal 48'
Cureton Goal 60', 70'
Watson Goal 63'
Yeates Goal 67'
Danns Goal 89', 90'		 Report Adams Goal 72' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,513
Referee: Gary Lewis
3 December 2005 (2005-12-03) 2nd round Shrewsbury Town 1–2 Colchester United Shrewsbury
15:00 GMT Edwards Goal 45' Report Cureton Goal 23'
Iwelumo Goal 50'		 Stadium: Gay Meadow
Attendance: 3,695
Referee: Steve Tanner
7 January 2006 (2006-01-07) 3rd round Sheffield United 1–2 Colchester United Sheffield
15:00 GMT Kabba Goal 5' Report Danns Goal 33'
Williams Goal 72'		 Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 11,820
Referee: Anthony Leake
28 January 2006 (2006-01-28) 4th round Colchester United 3–1 Derby County Colchester
15:00 GMT Danns Goal 44', 52'
Garcia Goal 59'		 Report Smith Goal 79' (pen.) Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,933
Referee: B Curson
19 February 2006 (2006-02-19) 5th round Chelsea 3–1 Colchester United Fulham
16:00 GMT Ferreira Goal 37'
J. Cole Goal 79', 90'		 Report Carvalho Goal 28' (o.g.) Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,810
Referee: Dermot Gallagher

Football League Trophy[]

Main article: 2005–06 Football League Trophy
23 November 2005 (2005-11-23) 2nd round (southern section) Colchester United 3–2 (a.e.t.) Northampton Town Colchester
Elokobi Goal 57'
Garcia Goal 90'
Danns Goal 101'		 Report Kirk Goal 26'
Bojić Goal 67'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 1,719
Referee: Clive Penton
20 December 2005 (2005-12-20) Quarter final (southern section) Milton Keynes Dons 1–2 Colchester United Milton Keynes
19:45 GMT Mills Goal 58' Report Duguid Goal 61'
Danns Goal 74'		 Stadium: National Hockey Stadium
Attendance: 2,649
Referee: Keith Hill
24 January 2006 (2006-01-24) Semi final (southern section) Cheltenham Town 0–1 Colchester United Cheltenham
Report Garcia Goal 21' Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 2,243
Referee: Iain Williamson
7 March 2006 (2006-03-07) Area final (southern section) 1st leg Swansea City 1–0 Colchester United Swansea
Akinfenwa Goal 40' Report Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 7,285
Referee: Paul Taylor
14 March 2006 (2006-03-14) Area final (southern section) 2nd leg Colchester United 1–2 Swansea City Colchester
19:45 GMT Danns Goal 46' Report Britton Goal 52'
Knight Goal 56'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,236
Referee: P Crossley
Note: Swansea win 3–1 on aggregate.

Squad statistics[]

Appearances and goals[]

[6][55]

No. Pos Nat Player Total League One FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Northern Ireland Aidan Davison 45 0 41 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF England Greg Halford 55 8 45 7 5 1 1 0 3+1 0
3 DF England Stephen Hunt 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 MF Guyana Neil Danns 51 16 38+3 8 4+1 5 1 0 3+1 3
5 DF England Wayne Brown 45 3 38 2 4 1 1 0 2 0
6 MF England Kevin Watson 52 1 43+1 0 4 1 1 0 2+1 0
7 MF England Karl Duguid 45 1 26+9 0 4+1 0 0 0 5 1
8 FW Wales Gareth Williams 28 2 6+12 1 0+4 1 0+1 0 4+1 0
10 MF England Kemal Izzet 41 0 19+14 0 2+1 0 1 0 3+1 0
11 FW Scotland Chris Iwelumo 55 19 46 17 5 2 1 0 2+1 0
12 DF England Pat Baldwin 34 0 20+5 0 3 0 1 0 4+1 0
13 GK England Dean Gerken 14 0 5+2 0 1 0 1 0 5 0
15 FW England Jamie Guy 6 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 1+3 0
16 DF Cameroon George Elokobi 17 2 10+2 1 0 0 0+1 0 4 1
17 DF England John White 41 0 32+3 0 4 0 0 0 1+1 0
18 DF England Liam Chilvers 40 2 33+1 2 2+1 0 1 0 2 0
19 DF England Garry Richards 19 0 12+3 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
21 MF England Robbie King 5 0 0+3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
25 DF England Sam Stockley 35 1 21+6 1 2+1 0 1 0 4 0
26 FW England Tony Thorpe 14 0 5+9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 MF Australia Richard Garcia 30 8 9+13 5 3+1 1 0 0 4 2
Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season
14 FW Republic of Ireland Mark Yeates 52 6 42+2 5 5 1 1 0 1+1 0
20 MF England Dean Howell 5 0 1+3 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
20 FW England Scott Vernon 7 1 4+3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 FW Jamaica Jamal Campbell-Ryce 4 0 1+3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 FW England Jamie Cureton 10 7 7+1 4 2 3 0 0 0 0
31 FW Republic of Ireland Billy Clarke 6 0 2+4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Goalscorers[]

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Place Number Nationality Position Name League One FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy Total
1 11 Scotland FW Chris Iwelumo 17 2 0 0 19
2 4 Guyana MF Neil Danns 8 5 0 3 16
3 2 England FB/MF Greg Halford 7 1 0 0 8
28 Australia MF Richard Garcia 5 1 0 2 8
5 24 England FW Jamie Cureton 4 3 0 0 7
6 14 Republic of Ireland WG Mark Yeates 5 1 0 0 6
7 5 England CB Wayne Brown 2 1 0 0 3
8 8 Wales FW Gareth Williams 1 1 0 0 2
16 Cameroon FB/CB George Elokobi 1 0 0 1 2
18 England CB Liam Chilvers 2 0 0 0 2
11 6 England MF Kevin Watson 0 1 0 0 1
7 England MF Karl Duguid 0 0 0 1 1
20 England FW Scott Vernon 1 0 0 0 1
25 England FB Sam Stockley 1 0 0 0 1
Own goals 4 1 0 0 5
TOTALS 58 17 0 7 82

Disciplinary record[]

[56]

Number Nationality Position Name League One FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
14 Republic of Ireland WG Mark Yeates 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
18 England CB Liam Chilvers 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
4 Guyana MF Neil Danns 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 0
5 England CB Wayne Brown 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
2 England FB/MF Greg Halford 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
10 England MF Kemal Izzet 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
19 England CB Garry Richards 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
25 England FB Sam Stockley 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
1 Northern Ireland GK Aidan Davison 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
6 England MF Kevin Watson 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
7 England MF Karl Duguid 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
12 England CB Pat Baldwin 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
16 Cameroon FB/CB George Elokobi 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
11 Scotland FW Chris Iwelumo 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
17 England FB John White 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
20 England MF Dean Howell 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
24 Jamaica WG Jamal Campbell-Ryce 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
26 England FW Tony Thorpe 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
28 Australia MF Richard Garcia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
31 Republic of Ireland FW Billy Clarke 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
TOTALS 56 4 5 0 0 0 2 0 63 4

Clean sheets[]

Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.[57]

Place Number Nationality Player League One FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy Total
1 1 Northern Ireland Aidan Davison 16 0 0 0 16
2 13 England Dean Gerken 3 0 0 1 4
TOTALS 19 0 0 1 20

Player debuts[]

Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.[58]

Number Position Nationality Player Date Opponent Ground Notes
11 FW Scotland Chris Iwelumo 6 August 2005 Gillingham Priestfield Stadium
14 FW Republic of Ireland Mark Yeates 6 August 2005 Gillingham Priestfield Stadium
20 MF England Dean Howell 9 August 2005 Swansea City Layer Road
16 FB/CB Cameroon George Elokobi 24 August 2005 Cardiff City Layer Road
19 CB England Garry Richards 3 September 2005 Bristol City Ashton Gate Stadium
21 MF England Robbie King 3 September 2005 Bristol City Ashton Gate Stadium
24 FW England Jamie Cureton 22 October 2005 Tranmere Rovers Prenton Park
26 FW England Tony Thorpe 17 January 2006 Bristol City Layer Road
20 FW England Scott Vernon 21 March 2006 Doncaster Rovers Belle Vue
31 FW Republic of Ireland Billy Clarke 25 March 2006 Scunthorpe United Glanford Park
24 WG Jamaica Jamal Campbell-Ryce 4 April 2006 Nottingham Forest City Ground

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

Specific[]

  1. ^ Whitehead, Jeff; Drury, Kevin (2008). The Who's Who of Colchester United: The Layer Road Years. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 279. ISBN 978-1-85983-629-3.
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  9. ^ Russell Pond at Soccerbase
  10. ^ "Chris Iwelumo". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  11. ^ Chris Iwelumo at Soccerbase
  12. ^ Jump up to: a b "Dean Howell". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  13. ^ Jump up to: a b Dean Howell at Soccerbase
  14. ^ "Matt Paine". 11v11.com. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  15. ^ Matthew Paine at Soccerbase
  16. ^ "Tony Thorpe". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  17. ^ Tony Thorpe at Soccerbase
  18. ^ "Craig Hughes". 11v11.com. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  19. ^ Craig Hughes at Soccerbase
  20. ^ "Gavin Johnson". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  21. ^ Gavin Johnson at Soccerbase
  22. ^ "Joe Keith". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  23. ^ Joe Keith at Soccerbase
  24. ^ "Ben Bowditch". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  25. ^ Ben Bowditch at Soccerbase
  26. ^ "Liam Coleman". 11v11.com. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  27. ^ Liam Coleman at Soccerbase
  28. ^ "Craig Johnston". 11v11.com. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  29. ^ Craig Johnston at Soccerbase
  30. ^ "Tristan Toney". 11v11.com. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  31. ^ "Bobby Bowry". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  32. ^ Bobby Bowry at Soccerbase
  33. ^ "Jamie Cade". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  34. ^ Jamie Cade at Soccerbase
  35. ^ "Mark Yeates". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  36. ^ Mark Yeates at Soccerbase
  37. ^ "Jamie Cureton (Forward)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  38. ^ Jamie Cureton at Soccerbase
  39. ^ "Scott Vernon". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  40. ^ Scott Vernon at Soccerbase
  41. ^ "Billy Clarke". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  42. ^ Billy Clarke at Soccerbase
  43. ^ "Jamal Campbell-Ryce". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  44. ^ Jamal Campbell-Ryce at Soccerbase
  45. ^ Jump up to: a b "Robbie King". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  46. ^ Jump up to: a b Robbie King at Soccerbase
  47. ^ Jump up to: a b "Robbie King". 11v11.com. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  48. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Jamie Guy". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  49. ^ Jump up to: a b c Jamie Guy at Soccerbase
  50. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Jamie Guy". 11v11.com. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  51. ^ "Sam Stockley". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  52. ^ Sam Stockley at Soccerbase
  53. ^ "Gareth Williams". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  54. ^ Gareth Williams at Soccerbase
  55. ^ Jump up to: a b "Goals". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  56. ^ "Discipline". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  57. ^ "Clean sheets (1st team)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  58. ^ "Alltime- List of Debuts". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
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