2007–08 Colchester United F.C. season

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Colchester United
2007–08 season
Owner
ChairmanRobbie Cowling[1]
ManagerGeraint Williams
StadiumLayer Road
Championship24th (relegated)
FA Cup3rd round
(eliminated by
Peterborough United)
League Cup1st round
(eliminated by
Shrewsbury Town)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Kevin Lisbie (17)
All:
Kevin Lisbie (17)
Highest home attendance6,300
v Stoke City, 26 April 2008[2]
Lowest home attendance4,003
v Peterborough United, 5 January 2008[3]
Average home league attendance5,446[4]
Biggest win3–0
v Preston North End, 25 August 2007
Biggest defeat1–5
v Norwich City, 22 March 2008
v Coventry City, 19 April 2008

The 2007–08 season was Colchester United's 66th season in their history and their second successive season in the second tier of English football, the Championship. Alongside competing in the Championship, the club also participated in the FA Cup and League Cup.

Colchester struggled during their second season in the Championship, suffering long spells without wins. The early stages of the season were promising, with the U's featuring in mid-table, but a drop in form leading into December saw them enter the relegation zone from which they would never emerge. They earned just seven wins and were relegated in 24th and last place. They never recovered from selling their midfield and defensive assets, despite owner and now chairman freeing up funds for manager Geraint Williams in January.

It was a farewell season to the club's aging Layer Road ground as they were to move to the purpose-built Colchester Community Stadium in the summer of 2008.

The U's suffered an early exit from the cup competitions to League Two opposition. Shrewsbury Town knocked Colchester out of the League Cup while Peterborough United beat them 3–1 at Layer Road in the FA Cup.

Season overview[]

Ahead of Colchester's largely unexpected second season in the Championship, their star performers Wayne Brown, Jamie Cureton, Richard Garcia, and Chris Iwelumo all left the club citing a "lack of ambition" as their reason for wanting to leave. Cureton left for Norwich City for £750,000, prompting manager Geraint Williams to break the club's record transfer fee twice on the same day by signing Mark Yeates from Tottenham Hotspur and then spending £300,000 on Milton Keynes Dons' forward Clive Platt. The following day, England legend Teddy Sheringham also signed for the club.

Over the summer, took over as chairman from Peter Heard, who stepped down after 16 years to become Life President. Cowling instigated a major change at the club by reverting Heard's previous attitude towards not using agents, admitting that if Colchester were to compete then they would have to use agents.

Once a fortress in their first season in the Championship, Layer Road faced its final season hosting Colchester United. Unfortunately, Colchester could muster only four home wins across the season, with their final Layer Road win a 2–0 victory over neighbours Ipswich Town. One of the reasons for the U's struggling was the lack of replacement for Wayne Brown in the centre of defence. While they kept up a good scoring record through Platt and fellow new signing Kevin Lisbie, the defence leaked goals, conceding 86 in the league. Despite early season promise with the U's hovering around mid-table, by Christmas it was apparent they were in a relegation battle.

In the January transfer window, Cowling made funds available to Geraint Williams. He brought in Chris Coyne from Luton Town for another club record fee of £350,000, while Dean Hammond and Philip Ifil were also brought in for six-figure fees. There was a brief turnaround in form in January and early February, but a ten game run without a win including five consecutive defeats left the writing on the wall for the U's.

Colchester could have been relegated from the Championship on 5 April, but the 2–0 win over rivals Ipswich ensured that the U's neighbours would not be the team relegating them. However, the inevitable occurred four days later when, without playing, relegation was confirmed when results went against them. In addition to conceding 86 goals, they kept a clean sheet on just two occasions all season.

On 26 April, Layer Road hosted its final competitive game, just over 70 years since its first. With the move to the Colchester Community Stadium looming in the summer, Colchester played their final home game against Premier League-bound Stoke City, who were 1–0 victors on the day. In spite of the relegation and lowly league position, it was still Colchester's second-best-ever league performance.[5]

Players[]

As of match played 4 May 2008.[6][7][8]
No. Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee
Goalkeepers
1 Dean Gerken GK England Southend-on-Sea (1985-05-22)22 May 1985 (aged 22) 60 0 Youth team 1 August 2002 Free transfer
13 Aidan Davison GK Northern Ireland England Sedgefield (1968-05-11)11 May 1968 (aged 39) 103 0 England Grimsby Town 5 July 2004 Free transfer
23 Mark Cousins GK England Chelmsford (1987-01-09)9 January 1987 (aged 20) 0 0 Youth team 1 August 2004 Free transfer
31 Ademola Bankole GK Nigeria Lagos (1969-09-09)9 September 1969 (aged 37) 0 0 England Milton Keyes Dons 29 February 2008 Undisclosed
Defenders
2 Danny Granville FB England Islington (1975-01-19)19 January 1975 (aged 32) 0 0 England Crystal Palace 9 July 2007 Free transfer
3 John White FB England Colchester (1986-07-26)26 July 1986 (aged 20) 82 0 Youth team 1 July 2003 Free transfer
5 Chris Coyne CB Australia Brisbane (1978-12-20)20 December 1978 (aged 28) 0 0 England Luton Town 10 January 2008 £350,000
12 Pat Baldwin CB England City of London (1982-11-12)12 November 1982 (aged 24) 149 1 England Chelsea 16 August 2002 Free transfer
18 Philip Ifil RB England Willesden (1986-01-18)18 January 1986 (aged 21) 0 0 England Tottenham Hotspur 10 January 2008 Undisclosed
25 James Hammond DF England Newham (1989-11-11)11 November 1989 (aged 17) 0 0 Youth team 1 July 2007 Free transfer
28 Tom Devaux DF England 0 0 Youth team 1 July 2007 Free transfer
Midfielders
4 Johnnie Jackson MF England Camden Town (1982-08-15)15 August 1982 (aged 24) 41 2 England Tottenham Hotspur 20 June 2006 Free transfer
6 Kevin Watson MF England Hackney (1974-01-03)3 January 1974 (aged 33) 147 4 England Reading 5 July 2004 Free transfer
7 Karl Duguid MF England Letchworth (1978-03-21)21 March 1978 (aged 29) 398 45 Youth team 9 December 1995[a] Free transfer
10 Kemal Izzet MF England Whitechapel (1980-09-29)29 September 1980 (aged 26) 247 19 England Charlton Athletic 13 April 2001 Free transfer
17 Luke Guttridge MF England Barnstaple (1982-03-27)27 March 1982 (aged 25) 0 0 England Leyton Orient 5 July 2007 Free transfer
22 Dean Hammond MF England Hastings (1983-03-07)7 March 1983 (aged 24) 0 0 England Brighton & Hove Albion 31 January 2008 £250,000
27 Anthony Wordsworth MF England Camden Town (1989-01-03)3 January 1989 (aged 18) 0 0 Youth team 1 July 2006 Free transfer
Forwards
8 Teddy Sheringham FW England Highams Park (1966-04-02)2 April 1966 (aged 41) 0 0 England West Ham United 4 July 2007 Free transfer
9 Clive Platt FW England Wolverhampton (1977-10-27)27 October 1977 (aged 29) 0 0 England Milton Keynes Dons 3 July 2007 £300,000
11 Mark Yeates WG Republic of Ireland Dublin (1985-01-11)11 January 1985 (aged 22) 52 6 England Tottenham Hotspur 3 July 2007 Undisclosed
14 Kevin McLeod WG England Liverpool (1980-09-12)12 September 1980 (aged 26) 25 3 Wales Swansea City 30 August 2008 Free transfer
15 Jamie Guy FW England Barking (1987-08-01)1 August 1987 (aged 19) 42 3 Youth team 1 July 2004 Free transfer
20 Kevin Lisbie FW Jamaica England Hackney (1978-10-17)17 October 1978 (aged 28) 0 0 England Charlton Athletic 3 August 2007 Free transfer
24 Scott Vernon FW England Manchester (1983-12-13)13 December 1983 (aged 23) 7 1 England Blackpool 31 January 2008 Undisclosed
26 Fabian Quintyn FW England London (1989-11-16)16 November 1989 (aged 17) 0 0 Youth team 1 July 2007 Free transfer
29 Tom Webb FW England Chelmsford (1989-04-17)17 April 1989 (aged 18) 0 0 Youth team 4 July 2007 Free transfer
30 Medy Elito WG England Zaire Kinshasa (1990-03-20)20 March 1990 (aged 17) 0 0 Youth team 1 July 2007 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 2007 FW England Tom Devaux Youth team Free transfer [9]
1 July 2007 DF England James Hammond Youth team Free transfer [10][11]
1 July 2007 FW England Fabian Quintyn Youth team Free transfer [12]
3 July 2007 WG Republic of Ireland Mark Yeates England Tottenham Hotspur Undisclosed [13][14]
3 July 2007 FW England Clive Platt England Milton Keynes Dons £300,000 [15][16]
4 July 2007 FW England Teddy Sheringham England West Ham United Free transfer [17][18]
4 July 2007 FW England Tom Webb Youth team Free transfer [19][20][21]
5 July 2007 MF England Luke Guttridge England Leyton Orient Free transfer [22][23]
9 July 2007 WG England Medy Elito Youth team Free transfer [24][25]
9 July 2007 FB England Danny Granville England Crystal Palace Free transfer [26][27]
3 August 2008 FW Jamaica Kevin Lisbie England Charlton Athletic Free transfer [28][29]
10 January 2008 CB Australia Chris Coyne England Luton Town £350,000 [30][31]
10 January 2008 RB England Philip Ifil England Tottenham Hotspur Undisclosed [32][33]
31 January 2008 MF England Dean Hammond England Brighton & Hove Albion £250,000 [34][35]
31 January 2008 FW England Scott Vernon England Blackpool Undisclosed [36][37]
29 February 2008 FW Nigeria Ademola Bankole England Milton Keynes Dons Undisclosed [38][39]
  • Total spending: Decrease ~ £900,000

Out[]

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
21 May 2007 FW Scotland Chris Iwelumo England Charlton Athletic Free transfer [40][41]
31 May 2007 MF England Robbie King England Heybridge Swifts Released [42][43]
29 June 2007 FW England Jamie Cureton England Norwich City £750,000 [44][45]
30 June 2007 FW England Craig Hughes England Heybridge Swifts Undisclosed [46][47]
30 June 2007 FW Scotland Marino Keith Scotland Peterhead Free transfer [48][49]
30 June 2007 DF England Matthew Paine England Thurrock Undisclosed [50][51]
30 June 2007 FB England Lawrie Wilson England Stevenage Borough Released [52][53]
2 July 2007 MF Australia Richard Garcia England Hull City Free transfer [54][55]
13 July 2007 CB England Wayne Brown England Hull City £450,000 [56][57]
4 August 2007 CB England Garry Richards England Southend United £50,000 [58][59]
30 January 2008 FB/CB Cameroon George Elokobi England Wolverhampton Wanderers £500,000 [60][61]
  • Total incoming: Increase ~ £1,750,000

Loans in[]

Date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
20 July 2007 CB England Matthew Connolly England Arsenal 16 December 2007 [62][63]
2 August 2007 DF Hungary Béla Balogh Hungary MTK Budapest 31 May 2007 [64][65]
15 August 2007 DF/FW Scotland Adam Virgo Scotland Celtic 27 April 2008 [66][67]
29 February 2008 FW England Izale McLeod England Charlton Athetic 31 March 2008 [68][69]
14 March 2008 CB England Matt Heath England Leeds United 12 May 2008 [70][71]

Loans out[]

Date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.
22 November 2007 FB England John White England Stevenage Borough 30 December 2007 [72][73]
28 February 2008 FW England Tom Webb England Folkestone Invicta 28 March 2008 [19][20][21]

Match details[]

Championship[]

Main article: 2007–08 Football League Championship

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
20 Southampton 46 13 15 18 56 72 −16 54
21 Coventry City 46 14 11 21 52 64 −12 53
22 Leicester City (R) 46 12 16 18 42 45 −3 52 Relegation to Football League One
23 Scunthorpe United (R) 46 11 13 22 46 69 −23 46
24 Colchester United (R) 46 7 17 22 62 86 −24 38
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2008. Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Results round by round[]

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHAHHAAHHAHAAHHAHAAHAHAHHAAAHAHAHHAAHHHAAHAHHA
ResultDDWLDDDLWLWLLDDDLLWLLDLDLWDLDDWDLLLLLDLLLWDLLD
Position1013513161414181217121516161718182019192222242424232424242423222324242424242424242424242424
Source: Statto.com (archived)
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[]

11 August 2007 (2007-08-11) 1 Sheffield United 2–2 Colchester United Sheffield
15:00 BST Beattie 68'
Tonge 82'		 Report K. McLeod 68'
Platt 89'		 Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 26,202
Referee: Mike Jones
18 August 2007 (2007-08-18) 2 Colchester United 2–2 Barnsley Colchester
Sheringham 45'
Connolly 48'
Gerken Red card 26'		 Report Howard 28' (pen.), 85' (pen.)
Reid Red card 51'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,450
Referee: Andy Hall
25 August 2007 (2007-08-25) 3 Preston North End 0–3 Colchester United Preston
Report Lisbie 41'
Sheringham 61' (pen.)
Yeates 72'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 11,582
Referee: Steve Tanner
1 September 2007 (2007-09-01) 4 Colchester United 2–3 Burnley Colchester
Lisbie 45'
Virgo 88'		 Report Mahon 15'
Gray 29', 63' (pen.)		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,925
Referee: Phil Joslin
15 September 2007 (2007-09-15) 5 Colchester United 2–2 Charlton Athletic Colchester
Yeates 32'
Lisbie 38'
Connolly Red card 55'		 Report Todorov 45'
Zhi 73'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,860
Referee: Mick Russell
19 September 2007 (2007-09-19) 6 Southampton 1–1 Colchester United Southampton
Wright-Phillips 52' Report Skácel 58' (o.g.) Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 18,773
Referee: Andy D'Urso
22 September 2007 (2007-09-22) 7 Blackpool 2–2 Colchester United Blackpool
Morrell 54'
Barker 84'		 Report Yeates 63', 86' Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 7,959
Referee: Scott Mathieson
29 September 2007 (2007-09-29) 8 Colchester United 0–1 Scunthorpe United Colchester
Report Hayes 41' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,218
Referee: Andy Woolmer
3 October 2007 (2007-10-03) 9 Colchester United 4–2 Queens Park Rangers Colchester
Leigertwood 19' (o.g.)
Izzet 30'
Yeates 38'
Platt 63'		 Report Ephraim 29'
Vine 58'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,361
Referee: Jonathan Moss
6 October 2007 (2007-10-06) 10 Stoke City 2–1 Colchester United Stoke-on-Trent
Shawcross 8'
Lawrence 73'		 Report Platt 58' Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Attendance: 12,395
Referee: Clive Penton
20 October 2007 (2007-10-20) 11 Colchester United 3–2 West Bromwich Albion Colchester
Yeates 8', 68' (pen.)
Lisbie 19'		 Report Phillips 6'
Miller 39'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,798
Referee: Kevin Friend
23 October 2007 (2007-10-23) 12 Ipswich Town 3–1 Colchester United Ipswich
19:45 BST Walters 71'
Trotter 81'
Haynes 84'		 Report Platt 31' Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 25,727
Referee: Keith Stroud
27 October 2007 (2007-10-27) 13 Coventry City 1–0 Colchester United Coventry
Mifsud 81' Report Sheringham Red card 90' Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 23,431
Referee: R Lee
3 November 2007 (2007-11-03) 14 Colchester United 1–1 Leicester City Colchester
Jackson 45' Report John 7' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,661
Referee: Andy Penn
6 November 2007 (2007-11-06) 15 Colchester United 1–1 Plymouth Argyle Colchester
Lisbie 56' Report Norris 88' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,833
Referee: Grant Hegley
10 November 2007 (2007-11-10) 16 Watford 2–2 Colchester United Watford
15:00 GMT Johnson 4'
King 64'		 Report Platt 20'
Lisbie 46'		 Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 16,069
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
24 November 2007 (2007-11-24) 17 Colchester United 1–2 Crystal Palace Colchester
Jackson 69'
Baldwin Red card 8'		 Report Morrison 6', 74' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,856
Referee: Paul Taylor
28 November 2007 (2007-11-28) 18 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 Colchester United Wolverhampton
Elliott 32' Report Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Attendance: 20,966
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
1 December 2007 (2007-12-01) 19 Sheffield Wednesday 1–2 Colchester United Sheffield
Sodje 36' Report Sheringham 1'
Elokobi 26'		 Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 22,331
Referee: Anthony Bates
4 December 2007 (2007-12-04) 20 Colchester United 2–3 Watford Colchester
Platt 7'
Connolly 28'		 Report King 40'
O'Toole 42'
Priskin 64'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,760
Referee: Trevor Kettle
8 December 2007 (2007-12-08) 21 Cardiff City 4–1 Colchester United Cardiff
Thompson 52'
Whittingham 57'
Hasselbaink 66'
Virgo 70' (o.g.)		 Report Jackson 45' Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 11,006
Referee: Rob Shoebridge
15 December 2007 (2007-12-15) 22 Colchester United 1–1 Norwich City Colchester
K. McLeod 78' Report Granville 90' (o.g.) Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,560
Referee: Mike Jones
22 December 2007 (2007-12-22) 23 Queens Park Rangers 2–1 Colchester United Shepherd's Bush
15:00 GMT Buzsáky 27', 52'
Stewart Yellow card 82' Red card		 Report Yeates 62' Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 12,464
Referee: Dean Whitestone
26 December 2007 (2007-12-26) 24 Colchester United 1–1 Southampton Colchester
Platt 47' Report Viáfara 19' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 6,157
Referee: Jarnail Singh
29 December 2007 (2007-12-29) 25 Colchester United 0–2 Blackpool Colchester
Report Vernon 26', 36' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,160
Referee: P Armstrong
1 January 2008 (2008-01-01) 26 Charlton Athletic 1–2 Colchester United Charlton
15:00 GMT Varney 45' Report Lisbie 16' (pen.), 29' Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 21,508
Referee: Clive Penton
12 January 2008 (2008-01-12) 27 Bristol City 1–1 Colchester United Bristol
Sproule 33' Report Lisbie 6' Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 16,484
Referee: Grant Hegley
29 January 2008 (2008-01-29) 28 Barnsley 1–0 Colchester United Barnsley
Macken 45' Report Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 9,246
Referee: Nigel Miller
2 February 2008 (2008-02-02) 29 Colchester United 2–2 Sheffield United Colchester
Lisbie 46'
Armstrong 64' (o.g.)		 Report Shelton 45'
Carney 66'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,695
Referee: Keith Hill
9 February 2008 (2008-02-09) 30 Burnley 1–1 Colchester United Burnley
Cole 23' Report Jackson 38' Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 15,376
Referee: Steve Bratt
12 February 2008 (2008-02-12) 31 Colchester United 2–1 Preston North End Colchester
Vernon 68' (pen.)
Jackson 88'		 Report Mellor 81'
St Ledger Red card 68'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,122
Referee: Paul Taylor
16 February 2008 (2008-02-16) 32 Hull City 1–1 Colchester United Kingston upon Hull
64' Report Jackson 47' Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 15,664
Referee: Peter Walton
23 February 2008 (2008-02-23) 33 Colchester United 1–2 Bristol City Colchester
Platt 50' Report Adebola 52'
McIndoe 58'
Orr Yellow card 79' Red card		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,609
Referee: Anthony Taylor
1 March 2008 (2008-03-01) 34 Colchester United 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Colchester
Report Ebanks-Blake 30' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,989
Referee: Iain Williamson
4 March 2008 (2008-03-04) 35 Plymouth Argyle 4–1 Colchester United Plymouth
Ifil 11' (o.g.)
Easter 57'
MacLean 60'
Sawyer 68'		 Report Lisbie 64' Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 11,562
Referee: Mick Russell
8 March 2008 (2008-03-08) 36 Crystal Palace 2–1 Colchester United Selhurst
15:00 GMT Ifil 21' (o.g.)
Watson 74'		 Report Lisbie 23' Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 13,895
Referee: Phil Joslin
11 March 2008 (2008-03-11) 37 Colchester United 1–2 Sheffield Wednesday Colchester
Lisbie 4' Report Burtpn 18'
Small 44'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,086
Referee: Kevin Friend
15 March 2008 (2008-03-15) 38 Colchester United 1–1 Cardiff City Colchester
Jackson 71' Report Parry 11'
Hasselbaink Red card 62'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,699
Referee: Kevin Wright
18 March 2008 (2008-03-18) 39 Colchester United 1–3 Hull City Colchester
Lisbie 37' Report Campbell 20', 33'
Folan 87'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,497
Referee: Pat Miller
22 March 2008 (2008-03-22) 40 Norwich City 5–1 Colchester United Norwich
15:00 GMT Otsemobor 6'
Cureton 36', 53' (pen.), 87'
Dublin 90'		 Report Lisbie 41' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 25,215
Referee: Mark Heywood
29 March 2008 (2008-03-29) 41 West Bromwich Albion 4–3 Colchester United West Bromwich
15:00 GMT Phillips 36'
Brunt 39'
Morrison 90'
Bednář 90'		 Report Coyne 14'
Elito 17'
Lisbie 76'		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 20,433
Referee: G Laws
5 April 2008 (2008-04-05) 42 Colchester United 2–0 Ipswich Town Colchester
Vernon 29', 73' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 6,264
Referee: Andy D'Urso
12 April 2008 (2008-04-12) 43 Leicester City 1–1 Colchester United Leicester
Hume 89' Report Lisbie 76' Stadium: Walkers Stadium
Attendance: 22,719
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
19 April 2008 (2008-04-19) 44 Colchester United 1–5 Coventry City Colchester
Vernon 17' Report Best 48'
Fox 51'
Ward 78' (pen.), 90' (pen.)
Doyle 80'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,836
Referee: Colin Webster
26 April 2008 (2008-04-26) 45 Colchester United 0–1 Stoke City Colchester
Report Cresswell 45' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 6,300
Referee: Kevin Friend
4 May 2008 (2008-05-04) 46 Scunthorpe United 3–3 Colchester United Scunthorpe
Forte 15'
Hayes 67', 82'		 Report McLeod 11', 48'
Vernon 47'		 Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 5,554
Referee: R Booth

Football League Cup[]

Main article: 2007–08 Football League Cup
14 August 2007 (2007-08-14) 1st round Shrewsbury Town 1–0 (a.e.t.) Colchester United Shrewsbury
Kempson 106' Report Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 3,069
Referee: Richard Beeby

FA Cup[]

Main article: 2007–08 FA Cup
5 January 2008 (2008-01-05) 3rd round Colchester United 1–3 Peterborough United Colchester
Sheringham 43' (pen.) Report McLean 4'
Boyd 46'
Lee 73'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,003
Referee: Andre Marriner

Squad statistics[]

Appearances and goals[]

[6][74]

No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England ENG Dean Gerken 42 0 40 0 1 0 1 0
2 DF England ENG Danny Granville 20 0 14+5 0 0 0 1 0
3 DF England ENG John White 23 0 21 0 1 0 1 0
4 MF England ENG Johnnie Jackson 48 7 46 7 1 0 1 0
5 DF Australia AUS Chris Coyne 16 1 16 1 0 0 0 0
6 MF England ENG Kevin Watson 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0
7 MF England ENG Karl Duguid 39 0 37 0 0+1 0 1 0
8 FW England ENG Teddy Sheringham 20 4 11+8 3 1 1 0 0
9 FW England ENG Clive Platt 42 8 34+7 8 0 0 1 0
10 MF England ENG Kemal Izzet 40 1 35+4 1 0 0 0+1 0
11 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Mark Yeates 31 8 29 8 1 0 1 0
12 DF England ENG Pat Baldwin 28 0 23+3 0 1 0 1 0
13 GK Northern Ireland NIR Aidan Davison 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0
14 FW England ENG Kevin McLeod 30 4 21+7 4 1 0 1 0
15 FW England ENG Jamie Guy 12 0 0+11 0 0+1 0 0 0
17 MF England ENG Luke Guttridge 16 0 5+9 0 1 0 1 0
18 DF England ENG Philip Ifil 20 0 20 0 0 0 0 0
20 FW Jamaica JAM Kevin Lisbie 43 17 39+3 17 1 0 0 0
22 MF England ENG Dean Hammond 13 0 11+2 0 0 0 0 0
23 GK England ENG Mark Cousins 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0
24 FW England ENG Scott Vernon 17 5 8+9 5 0 0 0 0
27 MF England ENG Anthony Wordsworth 4 0 1+2 0 0 0 0+1 0
29 FW England ENG Tom Webb 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
30 FW England ENG Medy Elito 11 1 7+4 1 0 0 0 0
Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season
16 DF Cameroon CMR George Elokobi 19 1 17 1 1 0 1 0
16 DF England ENG Matt Heath 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
18 DF England ENG Matthew Connolly 16 2 13+3 2 0 0 0 0
19 DF Scotland SCO Adam Virgo 37 1 30+6 1 1 0 0 0
21 DF Hungary HUN Béla Balogh 17 0 10+7 0 0 0 0 0
25 FW England ENG Izale McLeod 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0

Goalscorers[]

[74]

Place Number Nationality Position Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
1 20 Jamaica FW Kevin Lisbie 17 0 0 17
2 9 England FW Clive Platt 8 0 0 8
11 Republic of Ireland WG Mark Yeates 8 0 0 8
4 4 England MF Johnnie Jackson 7 0 0 7
5 24 England FW Scott Vernon 5 0 0 5
6 8 England FW Teddy Sheringham 3 1 0 4
14 England WG Kevin McLeod 4 0 0 4
8 18 England CB Matthew Connolly 2 0 0 2
9 5 Australia CB Chris Coyne 1 0 0 1
10 England MF Kemal Izzet 1 0 0 1
16 Cameroon FB/CB George Elokobi 1 0 0 1
19 Scotland DF/FW Adam Virgo 1 0 0 1
30 England WG Medy Elito 1 0 0 1
Own goals 3 0 0 3
TOTALS 62 1 0 63

Disciplinary record[]

[75]

Number Nationality Position Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
10 England MF Kemal Izzet 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
19 Scotland DF/FW Adam Virgo 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
12 England CB Pat Baldwin 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1
1 England GK Dean Gerken 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
4 England MF Johnnie Jackson 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
11 Republic of Ireland WG Mark Yeates 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
18 England CB Matthew Connolly 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
20 Jamaica FW Kevin Lisbie 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
7 England MF Karl Duguid 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
8 England FW Teddy Sheringham 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
9 England FW Clive Platt 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
14 England WG Kevin McLeod 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
15 England FW Jamie Guy 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
16 England CB Matt Heath 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
17 England MF Luke Guttridge 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
18 England RB Philip Ifil 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
21 Hungary DF Béla Balogh 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2 England FB Danny Granville 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
16 Cameroon FB/CB George Elokobi 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
TOTALS 52 4 0 0 0 0 52 4

Clean sheets[]

Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.[76]

Place Number Nationality Player Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
1 1 England Dean Gerken 1 0 0 1
13 Northern Ireland Aidan Davison 1 0 0 1
TOTALS 2 0 0 2

Player debuts[]

Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.[77]

Number Position Nationality Player Date Opponent Ground Notes
8 FW England Teddy Sheringham 11 August 2007 Sheffield United Bramall Lane
9 FW England Clive Platt 11 August 2007 Sheffield United Bramall Lane
11 WG Republic of Ireland Mark Yeates 11 August 2007 Sheffield United Bramall Lane [78][a]
17 MF England Luke Guttridge 11 August 2007 Sheffield United Bramall Lane
18 CB England Matthew Connolly 11 August 2007 Sheffield United Bramall Lane
2 FB England Danny Granville 14 August 2007 Shrewsbury Town New Meadow
27 MF England Anthony Wordsworth 14 August 2007 Shrewsbury Town New Meadow
29 FW England Tom Webb 14 August 2007 Shrewsbury Town New Meadow
19 DF/FW Scotland Adam Virgo 18 August 2007 Barnsley Layer Road
20 FW Jamaica Kevin Lisbie 18 August 2007 Barnsley Layer Road
23 GK England Mark Cousins 18 August 2007 Barnsley Layer Road
5 CB Australia Chris Coyne 12 January 2008 Bristol City Ashton Gate Stadium
18 RB England Philip Ifil 12 January 2008 Bristol City Ashton Gate Stadium
24 FW England Scott Vernon 2 February 2008 Sheffield United Layer Road [79][a]
23 MF England Dean Hammond 23 February 2008 Bristol City Layer Road
25 FW England Izale McLeod 1 March 2008 Wolverhampton Wanderers Layer Road
30 WG England Medy Elito 4 March 2008 Plymouth Argyle Home Park
16 CB England Matt Heath 15 March 2008 Cardiff City Layer Road
  1. ^ a b 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.

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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  15. ^ "Clive Platt". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  16. ^ Clive Platt at Soccerbase
  17. ^ "Teddy Sheringham". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  18. ^ Teddy Sheringham at Soccerbase
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  20. ^ a b Tom Webb at Soccerbase
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  25. ^ Medy Elito at Soccerbase
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  27. ^ Danny Granville at Soccerbase
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  29. ^ Kevin Lisbie at Soccerbase
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  31. ^ Chris Coyne at Soccerbase
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  33. ^ Phil Ifil at Soccerbase
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  35. ^ Dean Hammond at Soccerbase
  36. ^ "Scott Vernon". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  37. ^ Scott Vernon at Soccerbase
  38. ^ Ademola Bankole at Soccerbase
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  41. ^ Chris Iwelumo at Soccerbase
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  43. ^ Robbie King at Soccerbase
  44. ^ "Jamie Cureton (Forward)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
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  46. ^ Craig Hughes at Soccerbase
  47. ^ "Craig Hughes". 11v11.com. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
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  57. ^ Wayne Brown at Soccerbase
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  59. ^ Garry Richards at Soccerbase
  60. ^ "15. George Elokobi (Defender)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  61. ^ George Elokobi at Soccerbase
  62. ^ "Matthew Connolly". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  63. ^ Matthew Connolly at Soccerbase
  64. ^ "Bela Balogh". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  65. ^ Bela Balogh at Soccerbase
  66. ^ "Adam Virgo". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  67. ^ Adam Virgo at Soccerbase
  68. ^ "Izale McLeod". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  69. ^ Izale McLeod at Soccerbase
  70. ^ "Matt Heath". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  71. ^ Matt Heath at Soccerbase
  72. ^ "John White". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  73. ^ John White at Soccerbase
  74. ^ a b "Goals". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  75. ^ "Discipline". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  76. ^ "Clean sheets (1st team)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  77. ^ "Alltime- List of Debuts". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
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  79. ^ "Colchester Utd 2–2 Sheffield United". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
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