2020–21 Colchester United F.C. season

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Colchester United
2020–21 season
OwnerRobbie Cowling
ChairmanRobbie Cowling
Head coachSteve Ball
(until 23 February)[1]
Wayne Brown (interim)
(24 February to 31 March)[2][3]
Hayden Mullins (interim)
(from 31 March)[3]
StadiumColchester Community Stadium
League Two20th
FA CupFirst round
(eliminated by Marine)
EFL CupFirst round
(eliminated by Reading)
EFL TrophyGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Callum Harriott (9)
All:
Jevani Brown (11)
Highest home attendance1,094
v Morecambe, 19 December 2020[4]
Lowest home attendance1,000
v Grimsby Town, 5 December 2020[5]
Average home league attendance1,047
Biggest win6–1
v Southend United, 10 November 2020
Biggest defeat1–6
v Exeter City, 24 November 2020
Away colours
Third colours

The 2020–21 season was Colchester United's 84th season in their history and their fifth successive season competing in League Two. Along with competing in League Two, the club also participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.

Following a promising start to the campaign, Colchester had just one win between 12 December 2020 and 9 April 2021 without a win, propelling them towards the relegation positions. This run of form cost manager Steve Ball his job in February, while his interim replacement Wayne Brown fared little better. Hayden Mullins was promoted to interim head coach on 31 March and a number of wins, including victory against bitter relegation rivals Southend United, aided Colchester to safety in the penultimate game of the season. They finished the season in 20th position, six points clear of the relegation zone.

Colchester were eliminated in the first round of the FA Cup in a penalty shoot-out to Northern Premier League Division One North West side Marine. The U's also lost in the first round of the EFL Cup to Championship club Reading, while they exited the EFL Trophy at the group stage following defeats to Portsmouth and West Ham United under-21s. Despite this, they did earned the largest Essex derby victory with a 6–1 win against Southend.

Season overview[]

Pre-season[]

Colchester's place in League Two for the 2020–21 season was confirmed on 22 June 2020 following a 3–2 aggregate defeat to Exeter City in the semi-final of the League Two play-offs.[6]

Chairman Robbie Cowling had already announced on 27 April 2020 that four first-team players would be released at the end of their contracts on 30 June. These players included Brandon Comley, Ryan Jackson, Frank Nouble, and club captain Luke Prosser. Citing the COVID-19 pandemic, Cowling admitted under normal circumstances he "would have been determined to re-sign" the released players.[7]

The following day, the club also released a list of twelve further players who would not be offered new deals on the expiry of their current contracts. These included Dean Ager, Callum Anderson, Jamal Campbell-Ryce, Louis Dunne, Chandler Hallett, Tyrique Hyde, Luke Ige, Tariq Issa, Cameron James, Callum Jones, Percy Kiangebeni, and Bailey Vose.[8]

On 14 July, Cowling released a statement to announce that John McGreal had left the club after four years as head coach.[9]

Ethan Ross left the club on 24 July to join League One side Lincoln City.[10]

On 28 July, McGreal's former assistant Steve Ball was announced as his successor.[11]

Colchester played their first pre-season friendly at home to Gillingham on 15 August. They suffered a 2–0 defeat with goals from Stuart O'Keefe and Connor Ogilvie.[12]

On 18 August, Colchester hosted back-to-back friendlies against Ipswich Town, both of which were 75-minutes in length. In the first match, Colchester lost 4–0, with a brace from Aaron Drinan and goals from Gwion Edwards and Idris El Mizouni. In the second game, Colchester were beaten 1–0. Alan Judge's first-half goal proved to be the difference between the sides.[13]

Again the U's hosted back-to-back friendlies, this time the visiting team were Peterborough United. A brace from Dan Butler and one from Siriki Dembélé all but secured victory for Peterborough, before Colchester scored their first goal of pre-season when Jevani Brown earned an 81st-minute consolation. In the second game, a young U's side were defeated by a first-half Ricky-Jade Jones brace.[14]

Following the friendly with Peterborough, Colchester announced the signing of Tommy Smith following his release from Sunderland. He agreed a two-year deal having featured in a number of pre-season friendly matches.[15]

On 28 August, the U's announced their second signing of the summer, former Liverpool goalkeeper Shamal George. He agreed a two-year deal following a trial period.[16]

Colchester fell behind to their National League opposition Wealdstone on 29 August. This followed a melee between the two sets of players which resulted in Wealdstone's Danny Green being sent off. Tom Eastman equalised in the 52nd-minute, and Jevani Brown secured a 2–1 victory ten minutes later.[17]

On 3 September, Colchester announced Steve Ball's assistant would be former Watford coach Hayden Mullins.[18]

On 4 September, Harry Pell was named as Colchester United's new club captain. His vice-captain was newly signed defender Tommy Smith.[19]

Colchester made their third summer signing ahead of the new season with the capture of Fulham striker Martell Taylor-Crossdale. He arrived on a season-long loan from the Premier League club.[20]

September[]

Colchester played their first competitive match of the season in the first round of the EFL Cup on 5 September when they faced Championship side Reading. Debuts were handed to Tommy Smith and Miquel Scarlett in defence, and Jevani Brown made a return to the Colchester first-team following his loan spell last season at Forest Green Rovers. Brown then scored his first goal for the club in the 37th-minute to give the U's a 1–0 lead, but Reading pulled level with a goal in first-half injury time through Lucas João. He then went on to score two more goals in the second-half to seal his hat-trick and send Colchester out of the Cup in the first round. Marley Marshall-Miranda also came on as a second-half substitute to make his professional debut.[21]

Martell Taylor-Crossdale came on as a second-half substitute for his club debut in Colchester's 2–0 EFL Trophy defeat to Portsmouth on 8 September. Also making his debut in goal was Shamal George. Two quick-fire first-half goals from Marcus Harness were enough to secure victory for Pompey.[22]

On 9 September, young forward Michael Fernandes signed for National League South side Dartford on loan until January.[23]

The league season opened with a trip to Valley Parade to face Bradford City on 12 September. The match ended a goalless draw.[24]

Under-23s players Ollie Sims and Matt Weaire were sent out on loan for first-team experience on 18 September until January 2021. Sims joined Southern League Premier South side Farnborough, while centre back Weaire joined Southern League Premier Central side Leiston.[25]

Colchester secured their first win of the season in only their third-ever league meeting with Bolton Wanderers on 19 September. In their first home match of the season, the U's took a first-half lead through Tom Eastman's 44th-minute goal, before doubling their advantage from Jevani Brown's second goal of the campaign after 71-minutes. Sammie McLeod came on as an 83rd-minute substitute to make his professional debut in the 2–0 victory.[26]

The U's were held to a 1–1 draw in their visit to Barrow on 26 September. Noah Chilvers' first professional goal handed the visitors a 1–0 lead after 34-minutes, but the hosts drew level on 54-minutes through Mike Jones.[27]

September ended with a third successive cup defeat of the season for the U's. West Ham United under-21s were 1–0 winners through a 61st-minute Conor Coventry goal. Left back Harvey Sayer made his debut from the substitutes bench during the match.[28]

October[]

On 3 October, Colchester hosted Oldham Athletic on match day four. Colchester took a 27th-minute lead through Ben Stevenson, who recorded his first goal of the season. Ten minutes later, the U's were two ahead when Callum Harriott doubled their lead from the penalty spot after Conor McAleny's handball offence. McAleny made amends in the second-half, scoring from a penalty kick after Cohen Bramall was deemed to have fouled Dylan Bahamboula. Then two minutes later, Oldham equalised through Carl Piergianni. Colchester retook the lead on 65-minutes from a Miles Welch-Hayes header, but Oldham again equalised in the 89th-minute, McAleny again the scorer.[29]

Noah Chilvers signed a new three-year contract on 5 October to keep him at the club until summer 2023.[30]

Defender Danny Collinge was sent out on loan to Isthmian League North Division side A.F.C. Sudbury on 8 October until January 2021.[31]

On 9 October, Colchester announced the signing of former Manchester United Academy forward Joshua Bohui, who had his contract cancelled at Dutch side NAC Breda earlier in the week.[32] He signed a two-year deal with the club, joining up with Jon De Souza, who he played under at the Brentford Academy.[33]

Colchester were held to a third successive draw on 10 October. Callum Harriott's second goal in as many games had given the U's a first-half lead, but Walsall struck back in the second-half through Elijah Adebayo to draw 1–1.[34]

Ollie Kensdale was loaned out to National League South side Braintree Town, making his debut for the club on 10 October.[35]

Colchester fell to their first defeat of the season on 17 October. Hosts Carlisle United took a 2–0 first-half lead before Luke Norris scored his first goal of the season a minute before the interval. It was 2–2 by the 52nd-minute, Norris converting a penalty kick. However, Carlisle nicked the win with an 81st-minute goal from Aaron Hayden.[36]

Having been on loan at Dartford, Michael Fernandes joined Ollie Sims on loan at Farnborough on 20 October, signing with his former club until January 2021.[37]

The U's returned to winning ways with a 1–0 victory over Forest Green Rovers on 20 October. Noah Chilvers' second-minute goal and second goal of the season was enough to secure the win.[38]

On 24 October, Colchester beat Harrogate Town 2–1 in their first-ever league meeting. Callum Harriott scored his third goal of the season on 52-minutes, before Ben Stevenson followed up two minutes later to double the U's lead. Jon Stead pulled a goal back for the visitors on 61-minutes, but the hosts held on for victory.[39]

Colchester suffered their second league defeat of the season on 27 October at top of the table Newport County. Scott Twine opened the scoring on 51-minutes, but substitute Jevani Brown scored an 89th-minute equaliser for the visitors. In the first minute of injury time, Newport scored their winner through Pádraig Amond.[40]

On 27 October, it was announced that Scunthorpe United had eight players test positive for COVID-19, and their next three fixtures would be postponed, including their match against Colchester originally scheduled for 30 October.[41]

November[]

Colchester signed former Watford striker Michael Folivi on 2 November on a contract until the end of the season.[42]

Colchester returned to winning ways on 3 November with a 3–1 home win against Stevenage. Jevani Brown scored an 11th-minute opener, before the visitors equalised from the penalty spot four minutes later following a Tommy Smith foul. After the break, Brown added a second in the 57th-minute, and completed his hat-trick in the 81st-minute.[43]

Colchester were knocked out of the FA Cup first round by Northern Premier League Division One North West side Marine on 7 November. The eighth-tier visitors took a 22nd-minute lead through Anthony Miley, but captain Harry Pell brought the U's back into the tie with a 64th-minute equaliser. The resilient Mariners took the tie to extra time, and held out to a penalty shoot-out. Colchester and Marine converted all of their penalties until Josh Bohui stepped up to take United's fourth, which he put wide. Jay Devine scored the subsequent kick and put Marine through to the second round of the Cup for the first time since the 1992–93 season.[44]

In the first Essex derby match since 2018, Colchester faced league rivals Southend United in their final dead rubber EFL Trophy group match on 10 November. Colchester took the lead through leading scorer Jevani Brown after 16-minutes, before he doubled the U's lead after 38-minutes. He secured his second hat-trick in a week after the break when he converted from the penalty spot following a foul on Josh Bohui. Brown was then replaced by Samson Tovide who came on to make his professional debut for the club. Michael Folivi registered his first goal for Colchester to make the score 4–0 on 62-minutes. Noah Chilvers made it 5–0 with 20 minutes remaining, and Kwame Poku scored his first of the season to make it six on 83-minutes. Southend did manage to score a consolation in the second minute of injury time through Kazaiah Sterling. The victory was Colchester's biggest of the season to date, and the largest margin of victory in any Essex derby encounter for either side.[45]

Brown continued his excellent goalscoring form with a brace against Leyton Orient in League Two on 14 November. A goal in each half put the U's in charge, despite the O's scoring a late consolation goal from Conor Wilkinson.[46]

The U's salvaged a late draw against Mansfield Town on 20 November. Nicky Maynard had opened the scoring for the hosts mid-way through the second-half, but Luke Norris' third goal of the season on 85-minutes secured a point for the visitors.[47]

Colchester were thrashed 6–1 by Exeter City on 24 November. Matt Jay's 20th-minute goal gave Exeter a 1–0 lead going into the interval. Steve Ball made three half-time substitutions, but their effect was minimal as the floodgates opened. Joel Randall doubled Exeter's lead on 53-minutes, then Ryan Bowman scored his first of three goals four minutes later. He made it 4–0 on 71-minutes, before Colchester pulled a goal back through substitute Michael Folivi. Bowman completed his hat-trick in the third minute of stoppage time, but Exeter still had enough time to add a sixth when Jay scored his second goal of the game with 95-minutes on the clock.[48]

December[]

Colchester were held to a draw by Crawley Town on 1 December. The U's had taken the lead through Callum Harriott's 13th-minute goal, but were pegged back by a Jordan Tunnicliffe goal seven minutes later. The scores remained level through the second-half.[49]

The return of supporters to the Colchester Community Stadium on 5 December was overshadowed by a minority of the 1,000 Colchester supporters who booed when the players took a knee prior to kick-off, a gesture that has been commonplace throughout the Premier League and English Football League since June to raise awareness of racial inequality.[50] During the match against Grimsby Town, Colchester took the lead through Tommy Smith, who registered his first goal for the club. Luke Hendrie equalised for the visitors mid-way through the second-half, but Callum Harriott scored his second goal in as many games to secure victory for the U's.[5] The match also saw Junior Tchamadeu make his debut at right-back, becoming the youngest player to start for the club.[51]

Tommy Smith scored his second goal in as many fixtures on 8 December as Colchester held on for a 1–0 victory following his 26th-minute opener at Scunthorpe United. It was Colchester's first away victory of the season.[52]

Colchester came from behind to draw with Port Vale on 12 December. Devante Rodney's 58th-minute goal gave Vale the lead, but Luke Norris struck seven minutes later as the U's held out for a 1–1 away draw.[53]

On 15 December, Colchester were beaten 2–1 at Cambridge United in front of almost 2,000 fans, but the match was overshadowed by a small number of the home supporters booing when players took the knee before kick-off. The home side took the lead through Paul Mullin after 50-minutes, and he scored his second of the game 15-minutes later. Michael Folivi was fouled in the penalty area and stepped up to score, but it was not enough for the U's as they fell to defeat.[54]

On 18 December, the Football Association announced no further action would be taken against Colchester after fans had booed players taking a knee in the home win against Grimsby. They did announce however that an investigation would take place into a similar incident in the Cambridge away fixture.[55]

Colchester's unbeaten home record came to an end as they dropped out of the play-off places with defeat at home to Morecambe on 19 December. John O'Sullivan opened the scoring for the visitors after eight minutes of play, but Michael Folivi scored his second goal in as many games to level the scores on 23-minutes. Yann Songo'o's second-half header would prove to be the winner for Morecambe.[4]

On 21 December, Marley Marshall-Miranda, who had made his first-team debut earlier in the season, signed a new two-and-a-half year contract to keep him with the club until summer 2023.[56]

In their Boxing Day Essex Derby match against Southend United, Colchester were beaten 2–0, with two first-half goals from Simeon Akinola and Timothée Dieng.[57]

Colchester's run of games without a win extended to five on 29 December, when they were held to a goalless draw by Cheltenham Town.[58]

January[]

Colchester's first scheduled game of 2021 was postponed on the morning of the fixture with Tranmere Rovers due to players in both squads showing symptoms of COVID-19.[59]

On 5 January, striker Luke Norris departed the club to sign for League Two rivals Stevenage.[60]

Yet to play in 2021, Colchester's match at Salford City scheduled for 9 January was postponed on 8 January due to a frozen pitch, with worsening weather conditions expected overnight.[61]

Harvey Sayer, who made his debut for the club earlier in the season, signed his first professional contract with the club on 11 January. His new deal would keep him with the U's until summer 2023.[62]

Colchester played their first game of 2021 on 16 January when they hosted Cambridge United. The visitors took a 12th-minute lead through Harvey Knibbs, but a Greg Taylor own goal on 39-minutes denied the visitors a third consecutive league win as both sides settled for a point.[63]

On 19 January, Colchester signed Queens Park Rangers striker Aramide Oteh on loan for the rest of the season, having been on loan at the U's League Two rivals Stevenage earlier in the season. He was recalled from his Stevenage loan by QPR on 11 January.[64]

Luke Gambin departed Colchester on 20 January to join fellow League Two club Newport County on loan until the end of the campaign.[65]

On 23 January, Colchester fell to a 3–0 defeat at Morecambe. Despite hitting the woodwork twice in the first half, Colchester went into the break a goal down after Adam Phillips' opener on the stroke of half-time. Colchester again conceded in the 58th-minute to a Toumani Diagouraga goal before captain Harry Pell was sent off for an off-the-ball incident on the hour mark. Morecambe scored a third through John O'Sullivan ten minutes from full time.[66]

Colchester were held to a 0–0 draw at Stevenage on 26 January,[67] before suffering yet another defeat to Scunthorpe United on 29 January, who won 1–0 at the Community Stadium.[68]

February[]

On transfer deadline day, Colchester re-signed Frank Nouble on loan from Plymouth Argyle until the end of the season, while 2019 Charlton Athletic loanee Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu joined the club on a permanent basis.[69] Cohen Bramall left the club to join League One side Lincoln City for an undisclosed fee, while incoming loan signing Josh Doherty from Crawley Town was a direct replacement.[70]

Prior to the transfer window closing, Colchester released seven of their under-23 registered players. These players included Danny Collinge, Michael Fernandes, Ollie Kensdale, Sammie McLeod, Miquel Scarlett, Ollie Sims and Matt Weaire, who all left after cancelling their contracts by mutual consent.[71]

Colchester's rescheduled trip to Salford on 2 February was once again postponed, this time less than one hour before kickoff due to a waterlogged pitch.[72]

Josh Doherty made his Colchester debut on 7 February in Colchester's 0–0 draw at Leyton Orient. Frank Nouble and Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu made their second debuts for the club in the fixture, while Shamal George made his first league start in goal for the U's.[73]

Colchester's home game with Mansfield Town on 13 February was moved back a day to 14 February due to adverse weather conditions. The visitors took the lead when Tommy Smith scored an own goal after just four minutes. The U's were on level terms going into the break through Callum Harriott. James Perch put Mansfield back in front with nine minutes remaining, but Frank Nouble scored his first goal of his loan spell to rescue a point for Colchester in the 89th-minute.[74]

On 20 February, Colchester's winless run extended to 12 games with a 1–0 defeat at Crawley Town. A goal in the third minute of stoppage time ensured yet another defeat for the U's.[75]

Yet again Colchester were beaten on 23 February to leave them fourth from bottom of League Two after Exeter City beat them 2–1 at the Community Stadium. Aramide Oteh scored his first goal for the club, which proved only to be a consolation.[76] Manager Steve Ball parted company with the club following the match amidst a run of 13 games without a win.[1]

On 24 February, Wayne Brown was named interim manager for a second occasion, having previously taken charge of the U's in the 2015–16 season.[2]

Brown's first match in charge ended in a 3–0 defeat to ten-man Forest Green Rovers on 27 February. Colchester trailed by two Jamille Matt goals after 31-minutes, before Rovers had a man sent off in first-half stoppage time. Despite the one man advantage, Colchester could not capitalise, and conceded a third with a Sarpong-Wiredu own goal on 67-minutes.[77]

March[]

Colchester finally recorded their first victory of 2021, and their first since 8 December with a 2–1 home victory against Carlisle United on 2 March. The U's trailed 1–0 at the break to a Jon Mellish goal, Carlisle then had a penalty decision overturned early in the second half, before Colchester won and converted a penalty of their own. Frank Nouble had been fouled in the area, and Callum Harriott converted. Seven minutes later, Harriott secured his brace, and with it Colchester's first win in 15 matches, despite having a penalty decision of their own overturned later in the game.[78]

However, Colchester returned to their previous form with a 2–0 home defeat by Newport County on 6 March. In the match, Frank Nouble was sent off for a second bookable offence.[79]

Another dreadful display followed on 9 March as Colchester were humbled 3–0 at Harrogate Town, failing to score away from home once again with the U's not recording a goal in 10 hours and 35 minutes.[80]

On 13 March, Colchester played out a 0–0 away draw against bottom club Grimsby Town.[81]

Colchester again saw out another 0–0 away draw, this time at Salford City on 16 March.[82]

A 1–0 home defeat to fellow strugglers Port Vale on 20 March dropped Colchester to 22nd in the League Two table, just seven points clear of the relegation places.[83]

Colchester recorded a point at home to high-flying Tranmere Rovers on 23 March. The U's held a first half lead through Harry Pell's first league goal of the season. Pell then turned provider for Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu in the 55th minute as the midfielder scored his first professional goal. However, Tranmere pulled a goal back from the penalty spot seven minutes later after Tommy Smith was judged to have handled the ball in the area. In the 67th-minute, the visitors levelled through Jay Spearing.[84]

On 27 March, Colchester were beaten 2–1 at home by Bradford City. The visitors took a tenth-minute lead, before Frank Nouble struck three minutes before half-time to level the scores. Andy Cook handed the Bantams all three points with a goal in the 58th-minute.[85]

After only one win in his nine games in charge, Wayne Brown was replaced by Hayden Mullins as interim manager on 31 March.[3]

April[]

On 1 April, former Exeter City, Milton Keynes Dons and Bristol Rovers manager Paul Tisdale joined the club in an advisory role alongside Mullins until the end of the season.[86]

In Mullins' first game in charge, he led his Colchester side to a 0–0 draw away at high flying Bolton Wanderers on 2 April.[87]

A late equaliser from relegation rivals Barrow denied Mullins his first win in charge of Colchester on 5 April. The U's had taken the lead in the 33rd-minute through Callum Harriott, but Tom Beadling's 88th-minute goal denied Colchester all three points.[88]

On 9 April, Colchester were beaten 5–2 at Oldham Athletic. The hosts had opened up a 3–0 lead by the 56th-minute, before the U's pulled a goal back through Frank Nouble after 64-minutes. Tom Eastman's goal in the 81st-minute gave Colchester hope, but two late goals from Davis Keillor-Dunn secured the win for League Two's highest scoring team.[89]

Colchester earned their first win under Mullins on 17 April when they beat Walsall 2–1 at home. The visitors had taken the lead in the 20th-minute before Michael Folivi's first goal since December levelled the score. In the fourth minute of first-half injury time, Ryan Clampin's volleyed strike handed the U's the lead, and they held on in the second-half for the three points.[90]

The U's followed their victory over Walsall up with a 2–0 home win in the Essex derby against Southend United on 20 April. First-half goals from Michael Folivi and Harry Pell secured the win, with Southend having Jason Demetriou sent off in the 69th-minute.[91]

Colchester travelled to second-placed Cheltenham Town on 24 April, but the home side took all three points with an 82nd-minute winner.[92]

May[]

Colchester confirmed their League Two status on 1 May with a game to spare as they beat nine man Salford City 1–0. Josh Bohui scored his first goal in English football from the substitutes bench to ensure that the U's would finish the season no lower than 22nd in the table.[93]

Colchester played out a goalless draw with Tranmere Rovers on 8 May as they finished the season in 20th position. The match saw the debut of teenage striker Tom Stagg.[94]

Players[]

As of 8 May 2021[95][96]
No. Name Position Nat. 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 35) 170 0 England Ipswich Town 13 July 2019[a] Free transfer
28 Callum Coulter GK England Frimley (2000-10-24)24 October 2000 (aged 19) 0 0 Academy Free transfer
29 Shamal George GK England Birkenhead (1998-01-06)6 January 1998 (aged 22) 0 0 England Liverpool 28 August 2020 Free transfer
Defenders
2 Miles Welch-Hayes RB England Oxford (1996-10-25)25 October 1996 (aged 23) 1 0 England Macclesfield Town 21 February 2020 Free transfer
5 Tommy Smith CB New Zealand England Macclesfield (1990-03-31)31 March 1990 (aged 30) 6 0 England Sunderland 25 August 2020[a] Free transfer
6 Omar Sowunmi CB England Colchester (1995-11-07)7 November 1995 (aged 24) 11 0 England Yeovil Town 1 July 2019 Undisclosed
18 Tom Eastman CB England Colchester (1991-10-21)21 October 1991 (aged 28) 362 20 England Ipswich Town 19 May 2011 Free transfer
21 Ryan Clampin LB/LW England Colchester (1999-01-29)29 January 1999 (aged 21) 18 1 Academy Free transfer
30 Al-Amin Kazeem LB England (2002-04-06)6 April 2002 (aged 18) 0 0 Academy Free transfer
35 Billy Cracknell DF England Brentwood (2002-01-19)19 January 2002 (aged 18) 0 0 Academy Free transfer
36 Harvey Sayer LB England Gorleston-on-Sea (2003-01-06)6 January 2003 (aged 17) 0 0 Academy Free transfer
38 Junior Tchamadeu RB England (2003-12-22)22 December 2003 (aged 16) 0 0 Academy Free transfer
40 Frankie Terry CB England 0 0 Academy Free transfer
Midfielders
4 Tom Lapslie CM England Waltham Forest (1995-10-05)5 October 1995 (aged 24) 157 4 Academy 25 April 2013 Free transfer
8 Harry Pell (c) MF England Tilbury (1991-10-21)21 October 1991 (aged 28) 61 10 England Cheltenham Town 10 May 2018 Undisclosed
10 Jevani Brown AM Jamaica England Letchworth (1994-10-16)16 October 1994 (aged 25) 17 0 England Cambridge United 4 July 2019 Undisclosed
14 Noah Chilvers AM England Chelmsford (2001-02-22)22 February 2001 (aged 19) 5 0 Academy 3 July 2017 Free transfer
16 Diaz Wright MF England Greenwich (1998-02-22)22 February 1998 (aged 22) 14 0 Academy 30 June 2016 Free transfer
22 Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu MF England London (1999-11-07)7 November 1999 (aged 20) 10 0 England Charlton Athletic 1 February 2021[a] Undisclosed
23 Kwame Poku MF Ghana England Croydon (2001-08-11)11 August 2001 (aged 18) 38 5 England Worthing 17 May 2019 Undisclosed
24 Ben Stevenson MF England Leicester (1997-03-23)23 March 1997 (aged 23) 63 4 England Wolves 30 January 2019 Undisclosed
25 Andre Hasanally MF England Waltham Forest (2002-02-10)10 February 2002 (aged 18) 2 0 Academy Free transfer
33 Marley Marshall-Miranda MF England (2002-10-22)22 October 2002 (aged 17) 0 0 Academy Free transfer
41 Sam Cornish MF England Brentwood (2001-09-26)26 September 2001 (aged 18) 0 0 Academy Free transfer
Forwards
7 Courtney Senior WG England Croydon (1997-06-30)30 June 1997 (aged 22) 106 14 England Brentford 28 June 2016 Free transfer
11 Callum Harriott WG Guyana England Norbury (1994-03-04)4 March 1994 (aged 26) 49 10 England Reading 5 September 2019[a] Free transfer
12 Paris Cowan-Hall WG England Hillingdon (1990-10-05)5 October 1990 (aged 29) 10 2 England Wycombe Wanderers 4 July 2019 Free transfer
26 Luke Gambin WG Malta England Sutton (1993-03-16)16 March 1993 (aged 27) 37 2 England Luton Town 26 June 2019 Free transfer
32 Jake Hutchinson CF England Colchester (2002-05-08)8 May 2002 (aged 18) 0 0 Academy Free transfer
34 Samson Tovide CF England (2004-01-04)4 January 2004 (aged 16) 0 0 Academy Free transfer
37 Joshua Bohui FW England London (1999-03-03)3 March 1999 (aged 21) 0 0 Netherlands NAC Breda 9 October 2020 Free transfer
39 Michael Folivi FW England Wembley (1998-02-25)25 February 1998 (aged 22) 0 0 England Watford 2 November 2020 Free transfer
42 Tom Stagg CF England Harlow (2002-09-09)9 September 2002 (aged 17) 0 0 Academy Free transfer
  1. ^ a b c d Date of signing refers to the date of the player's signing for his second spell with the club

Transfers and contracts[]

In[]

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
25 August 2020 CB New Zealand Tommy Smith England Sunderland Free transfer [15]
28 August 2020 GK England Shamal George England Liverpool Free transfer [16]
9 October 2020 FW England Joshua Bohui Netherlands NAC Breda Free transfer [32]
2 November 2020 FW England Michael Folivi England Watford Free transfer [42]
1 February 2021 MF England Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu England Charlton Athletic Undisclosed [69]

Out[]

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
30 June 2020 AM England Dean Ager Free agent Released [8]
30 June 2020 MF England Callum Anderson England Haverhill Rovers[a] Released [8]
30 June 2020 WG Jamaica Jamal Campbell-Ryce Free agent Retired [8]
30 June 2020 MF Montserrat Brandon Comley England Bolton Wanderers[b] Released [7]
30 June 2020 MF Republic of Ireland Louis Dunne England Farnborough[c] Released [8]
30 June 2020 GK England Chandler Hallett England Wellington[d] Released [8]
30 June 2020 MF England Tyrique Hyde England Dulwich Hamlet[e] Released [8]
30 June 2020 RB England Luke Ige England Merstham[f] Released [8]
30 June 2020 FW England Tariq Issa England Needham Market[g] Released [8]
30 June 2020 RB England Ryan Jackson England Gillingham[h] Released [7]
30 June 2020 CB/FB/DM England Cameron James England Chelmsford City[i] Released [8]
30 June 2020 CF England Callum Jones England Chelmsford City[j] Released [8]
30 June 2020 DF England Percy Kiangebeni England Enfield Town[k] Released [8]
30 June 2020 CF England Frank Nouble England Plymouth Argyle[l] Released [7]
30 June 2020 CB England Luke Prosser England Stevenage[m] Released [7]
30 June 2020 GK England Bailey Vose England Margate[n] Released [8]
24 July 2020 GK England Ethan Ross England Lincoln City Undisclosed [10]
5 January 2021 CF England Luke Norris England Stevenage Undisclosed [60]
1 February 2021 LB England Cohen Bramall England Lincoln City Undisclosed [70]
1 February 2021 DF England Danny Collinge England Dover Athletic[o] Released [71]
1 February 2021 WG England Michael Fernandes Free agent Released [71]
1 February 2021 CB England Ollie Kensdale England Concord Rangers[p] Released [71]
1 February 2021 MF England Sammie McLeod England Concord Rangers[q] Released [71]
1 February 2021 WG England Ollie Sims Free agent Released [71]
1 February 2021 RB/MF England Miquel Scarlett Free agent Released [71]
1 February 2021 CB England Matthew Weaire Free agent Released [71]
  1. ^ Following Callum Anderson's release by Colchester United, he later signed for Haverhill Rovers.[97]
  2. ^ Following Brandon Comley's release by Colchester United, he later signed for Bolton Wanderers.[98]
  3. ^ Following Louis Dunne's release by Colchester United, he later signed for Farnborough.[99]
  4. ^ Following Chandler Hallett's release by Colchester United, he later signed for Wellington[100]
  5. ^ Following Tyrique Hyde's release by Colchester United, he later signed for Dulwich Hamlet[101]
  6. ^ Following Luke Ige's release by Colchester United, he later signed for Merstham[102]
  7. ^ Following Tariq Issa's release by Colchester United, he later signed for Needham Market[103]
  8. ^ Following Ryan Jackson's release by Colchester United, he later signed for Gillingham.[104]
  9. ^ Following Cameron James' release by Colchester United, he later signed for Chelmsford City.[105]
  10. ^ Following Callum Jones' release by Colchester United, he later signed for Chelmsford City.[106]
  11. ^ Following Percy Kiangebeni's release by Colchester United, he later signed for Enfield Town.[107]
  12. ^ Following Frank Nouble's release by Colchester United, he later signed for Plymouth Argyle.[108]
  13. ^ Following Luke Prosser's release by Colchester United, he later signed for Stevenage.[109]
  14. ^ Following Bailey Vose's release by Colchester United, he later signed for Margate.[110]
  15. ^ Following Danny Collinge's release by Colchester United, he later signed for Dover Athletic.[111]
  16. ^ Following Ollie Kensdale's release by Colchester United, he later signed for Concord Rangers.[112]
  17. ^ Following Sammie McLeod's release by Colchester United, he later signed for Concord Rangers.[96]

Loans in[]

Date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
4 September 2020 CF England Martell Taylor-Crossdale England Fulham 19 October 2020 [20][113]
19 January 2021 ST England Aramide Oteh England Queens Park Rangers End of season [64]
1 February 2021 CF England Frank Nouble England Plymouth Argyle End of season [69]
1 February 2021 LB Northern Ireland Josh Doherty England Crawley Town End of season [70]

Loans out[]

Date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.
September 2020 DF England Billy Cracknell England Maldon & Tiptree December 2020 [114]
9 September 2020 WG England Michael Fernandes England Dartford October 2020 [23]
18 September 2020 WG England Ollie Sims England Farnborough January 2021 [25]
18 September 2020 CB Denmark Matthew Weaire England Leiston January 2021 [25]
October 2020 MF England Andre Hasanally England Maldon & Tiptree December 2020 [115]
8 October 2020 DF England Danny Collinge England A.F.C. Sudbury January 2021 [31]
10 October 2020 CB England Ollie Kensdale England Braintree Town January 2021 [35]
20 October 2020 WG England Michael Fernandes England Farnborough January 2021 [37]
20 January 2021 WG Malta Luke Gambin Wales Newport County End of season [65]

Contracts[]

New contracts and contract extensions.

Date Position Nationality Name Length Expiry Ref.
25 August 2020 CB New Zealand Tommy Smith 2 years June 2022 [15]
28 August 2020 GK England Shamal George 2 years June 2022 [16]
5 October 2020 AM England Noah Chilvers 3 years June 2023 [30]
9 October 2020 FW England Joshua Bohui 2 years June 2022 [32][33]
2 November 2020 FW England Michael Folivi 7 months June 2021 [42]
21 December 2020 MF England Marley Marshall-Miranda 2½ years June 2023 [56]
11 January 2021 LB England Harvey Sayer 2½ years June 2023 [62]
1 February 2021 MF England Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu 1½ years June 2022 [69]

Match details[]

Pre-season friendlies[]

On 13 August 2020, Colchester United announced pre-season home friendlies against Gillingham and Ipswich Town. The first against Gillingham involved players playing no more than 45 minutes each, while the U's hosted two 75-minute long games against Ipswich on the same day.[116] Similarly, Colchester hosted two full friendly matches against Peterborough United on 25 August.[117]

15 August 2020 (2020-08-15) Friendly Colchester United 0–2 Gillingham Colchester
13:30 BST Report
Report		 O'Keefe Goal 21'
Ogilvie Goal 52'		 Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Referee: C Hicks
18 August 2020 (2020-08-18) Friendly Colchester United 0–4 Ipswich Town Colchester
18:00 BST Report Drinan Goal 7', 25'
Edwards Goal 30'
El Mizouni Goal 48'		 Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
18 August 2020 (2020-08-18) Friendly Colchester United 0–1 Ipswich Town Colchester
20:00 BST Report Judge Goal 23' Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
25 August 2020 (2020-08-25) Friendly Colchester United 1–3 Peterborough United Colchester
17:00 BST Brown Goal 81' Report Butler Goal 30', 53'
Dembélé Goal 33'		 Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
25 August 2020 (2020-08-25) Friendly Colchester United 0–2 Peterborough United Colchester
19:15 BST Report Jones Goal 24', 29' Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
29 August 2020 (2020-08-29) Friendly Wealdstone 1–2 Colchester United Ruislip
19:15 BST Emmanuel Goal 45'
Green Red card 40'		 Report Eastman Goal 52'
Brown Goal 62'		 Stadium: Grosvenor Vale

League Two[]

Main article: 2020–21 EFL League Two

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
16 Mansfield Town 46 13 19 14 57 55 +2 58
17 Harrogate Town 46 16 9 21 52 61 −9 57
18 Oldham Athletic 46 15 9 22 72 81 −9 54
19 Walsall 46 11 20 15 45 53 −8 53
20 Colchester United 46 11 18 17 44 61 −17 51
21 Barrow 46 13 11 22 53 59 −6 50
22 Scunthorpe United 46 13 9 24 41 64 −23 48
23 Southend United (R) 46 10 15 21 29 58 −29 45 Relegation to National League
24 Grimsby Town (R) 46 10 13 23 37 69 −32 43
Updated to match(es) played on 31 May 2021. Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[118]
(R) Relegated

Results round by round[]

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHAHAAHHAHHAAHHAAAHAHHAAHAHAHAHHAAAHHHAHAHHAHA
ResultDWDDDLWWLWWDLDWWDLLLDDLDLDDLLLWLLDDLDLDDLWWLWD
Position156899141191111771012966710111212151416171720212120202020212221212122222221202020
Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 2021. Source: 11v11 for league tables and fixtures
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[]

The 2020–21 season EFL League Two fixtures were revealed on 21 August 2020.[119]

12 September 2020 (2020-09-12) 1 Bradford City 0–0 Colchester United Bradford
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Valley Parade
Referee: Ross Joyce
19 September 2020 (2020-09-19) 2 Colchester United 2–0 Bolton Wanderers Colchester
15:00 BST Eastman Goal 44'
Brown Goal 71'		 Report Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Referee: James Oldham
26 September 2020 (2020-09-26) 3 Barrow 1–1 Colchester United Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 BST M. Jones Goal 54' Report Chilvers Goal 34' Stadium: Holker Street
Referee: Samuel Barrott
3 October 2020 (2020-10-03) 4 Colchester United 3–3 Oldham Athletic Colchester
15:00 BST Stevenson Goal 27'
Harriott Goal 37' (pen.)
Welch-Hayes Goal 65'		 Report McAleny Goal 52' (pen.), 89'
Piergianni Goal 54'		 Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Referee: Paul Howard
10 October 2020 (2020-10-10) 5 Walsall 1–1 Colchester United Walsall
15:00 BST Adebayo Goal 53' Report Harriott Goal 24' Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Referee: Declan Bourne
17 October 2020 (2020-10-17) 6 Carlisle United 3–2 Colchester United Carlisle
15:00 BST Alessandra Goal 4'
Mellish Goal 29'
Hayden Goal 81'		 Report Norris Goal 44', 52' (pen.) Stadium: Brunton Park
Referee: Martin Coy
20 October 2020 (2020-10-20) 7 Colchester United 1–0 Forest Green Rovers Colchester
19:00 BST Chilvers Goal 2' Report Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Referee: Carl Brook
24 October 2020 (2020-10-24) 8 Colchester United 2–1 Harrogate Town Colchester
15:00 BST Harriott Goal 52'
Stevenson Goal 54'		 Report Stead Goal 61' Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Referee: Will Finnie
27 October 2020 (2020-10-27) 9 Newport County 2–1 Colchester United Newport
19:00 GMT Twine Goal 51'
Amond Goal 90+1'		 Report Brown Goal 89' Stadium: Rodney Parade
Referee: Peter Wright
30 October 2020 (2020-10-30) Scunthorpe United P–P Colchester United Scunthorpe
19:00 GMT Stadium: Glanford Park
Note: Match postponed on 27 October 2020 due to eight Scunthorpe United players testing positive for COVID-19.[41]
3 November 2020 (2020-11-03) 10 Colchester United 3–1 Stevenage Colchester
19:00 GMT Brown Goal 11', 57', 81' Report Dinanga Goal 15' (pen.) Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Referee: James Adcock
14 November 2020 (2020-11-14) 11 Colchester United 2–1 Leyton Orient Colchester
15:00 GMT Brown Goal 10', 72' Report Wilkinson Goal 88' Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Referee: Carl Boyeson
20 November 2020 (2020-11-20) 12 Mansfield Town 1–1 Colchester United Mansfield
19:00 GMT Maynard Goal 67' Report Norris Goal 85' Stadium: Field Mill
Referee: Ben Speedie
24 November 2020 (2020-11-24) 13 Exeter City 6–1 Colchester United Exeter
19:00 GMT Jay Goal 20', 90+5'
Randall Goal 53'
Bowman Goal 57', 71', 90+3'		 Report Folivi Goal 73' Stadium: St James Park
Referee: Trevor Kettle
1 December 2020 (2020-12-01) 14 Colchester United 1–1 Crawley Town Colchester
19:00 GMT Harriott Goal 13' Report Tunnicliffe Goal 20' Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Referee: Brett Huxtable
5 December 2020 (2020-12-05) 15 Colchester United 2–1 Grimsby Town Colchester
17:30 GMT Smith Goal 9'
Harriott Goal 56'		 Report Hendrie Goal 23' Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Lee Swabey
8 December 2020 (2020-12-08) 16 Scunthorpe United 0–1 Colchester United Scunthorpe
19:00 GMT Report Smith Goal 26' Stadium: Glanford Park
Referee: Charles Breakspear
12 December 2020 (2020-12-12) 17 Port Vale 1–1 Colchester United Burslem
15:00 GMT Rodney Goal 58' Report Norris Goal 65' Stadium: Vale Park
Referee: Chris Sarginson
15 December 2020 (2020-12-15) 18 Cambridge United 2–1 Colchester United Cambridge
19:45 GMT Goal 50', 65' Report Folivi Goal 68' (pen.) Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 1,949
Referee: Kevin Johnson
19 December 2020 (2020-12-19) 19 Colchester United 1–2 Morecambe Colchester
15:00 GMT Folivi Goal 23' Report O'Sullivan Goal 8'
Songo'o Goal 61'		 Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 1,094
Referee: Sam Allison
26 December 2020 (2020-12-26) 20 Southend United 2–0 Colchester United Southend-on-Sea
13:00 GMT Akinola Goal 10'
Dieng Goal 22'		 Report Stadium: Roots Hall
Referee: Neil Hair
29 December 2020 (2020-12-29) 21 Colchester United 0–0 Cheltenham Town Colchester
19:45 GMT Report Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Referee: David Rock
2 January 2021 (2021-01-02) Colchester United P–P Tranmere Rovers Colchester
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Note: Match postponed on 2 January 2021 due to players in both squads showing symptoms of COVID-19.[59]
9 January 2021 (2021-01-09) Salford City P–P Colchester United Salford
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Moor Lane
Note: Match postponed on 8 January 2021 due to a frozen pitch.[61]
16 January 2021 (2021-01-16) 22 Colchester United 1–1 Cambridge United Colchester
15:00 GMT Taylor Goal 39' (o.g.) Report Knibbs Goal 12' Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Referee: Steve Martin
23 January 2021 (2021-01-23) 23 Morecambe 3–0 Colchester United Morecambe
15:00 GMT Phillips Goal 45+1'
Diagouraga Goal 58'
O'Sullivan Goal 80'		 Report Pell Red card 60' Stadium: Globe Arena
Referee: Robert Lewis
26 January 2021 (2021-01-26) 24 Stevenage 0–0 Colchester United Stevenage
19:00 GMT Report Stadium: Broadhall Way
Referee: Paul Howard
29 January 2021 (2021-01-29) 25 Colchester United 0–1 Scunthorpe United Colchester
19:00 GMT Report Beestin Goal 5' Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Referee: Lee Swabey
2 February 2021 (2021-02-02) Salford City P–P Colchester United Salford
19:00 GMT Report Stadium: Moor Lane
Note: Match postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.[72]
6 February 2021 (2021-02-06) 26 Leyton Orient 0–0 Colchester United Leyton
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Brisbane Road
Referee: Neil Hair
14 February 2021 (2021-02-14) 27 Colchester United 2–2 Mansfield Town Colchester
15:00 GMT Harriott Goal 39'
Nouble Goal 89'		 Report Smith Goal 4' (o.g.)
Perch Goal 81'		 Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Referee: Chris Sarginson
20 February 2021 (2021-02-20) 28 Crawley Town 1–0 Colchester United Crawley
15:00 GMT Tilly Goal 90+3' Report Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Referee: Tom Nield
23 February 2021 (2021-02-23) 29 Colchester United 1–2 Exeter City Colchester
19:00 GMT Oteh Goal 66' Report Willmott Goal 27'
Seymour Goal 64'		 Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Referee: Will Finnie
27 February 2021 (2021-02-27) 30 Forest Green Rovers 3–0 Colchester United Nailsworth
17:30 GMT Matt Goal 25', 31'
Sarpong-Wiredu Goal 67' (o.g.)
Adams Red card 45+2'		 Report Stadium: The New Lawn
Referee: Carl Brook
2 March 2021 (2021-03-02) 31 Colchester United 2–1 Carlisle United Colchester
19:00 GMT Harriott Goal 67' (pen.), 74' Report Mellish Goal 29' Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Referee: Trevor Kettle
6 March 2021 (2021-03-06) 32 Colchester United 0–2 Newport County Colchester
15:00 GMT Nouble Yellow card 74' Yellow-red card 76' Report Labadie Goal 30'
Amond Goal 78'		 Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Referee: Antony Coggins
9 March 2021 (2021-03-09) 33 Harrogate Town 3–0 Colchester United Harrogate
19:00 GMT Beck Goal 1'
Smith Goal 45+1'
McPake Goal 56'		 Report Stadium: Wetherby Road
Referee: Simon Mather
13 March 2021 (2021-03-13) 34 Grimsby Town 0–0 Colchester United Cleethorpes
17:30 GMT Report Stadium: Blundell Park
Referee: Marc Edwards
16 March 2021 (2021-03-16) 35 Salford City 0–0 Colchester United Salford
19:00 GMT Report Stadium: Moor Lane
Referee: Scott Oldham
20 March 2021 (2021-03-20) 36 Colchester United 0–1 Port Vale Colchester
15:00 GMT Report Rodney Goal 19' Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Referee: Bobby Madley
23 March 2021 (2021-03-23) 37 Colchester United 2–2 Tranmere Rovers Colchester
19:00 GMT Pell Goal 30'
Sarpong-Wiredu Goal 55'		 Report Lloyd Goal 62' (pen.)
Spearing Goal 67'		 Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Referee: Declan Bourne
27 March 2021 (2021-03-27) 38 Colchester United 1–2 Bradford City Colchester
15:00 GMT Nouble Goal 42' Report Scales Goal 10'
Cook Goal 58'		 Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Referee: Graham Salisbury
2 April 2021 (2021-04-02) 39 Bolton Wanderers 0–0 Colchester United Horwich
13:00 BST Report Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium
Referee: Ollie Yates
5 April 2021 (2021-04-05) 40 Colchester United 1–1 Barrow Colchester
15:00 BST Harriott Goal 33' Report Beadling Goal 88' Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Referee: John Busby
9 April 2021 (2021-04-09) 41 Oldham Athletic 5–2 Colchester United Oldham
19:00 BST McAleny Goal 37' (pen.)
McCalmont Goal 42'
Piergianni Goal 46'
Keillor-Dunn Goal 90', 90+5'		 Report Nouble Goal 64'
Eastman Goal 81'		 Stadium: Boundary Park
Referee: Martin Coy
17 April 2021 (2021-04-17) 42 Colchester United 2–1 Walsall Colchester
17:30 BST Folivi Goal 37'
Clampin Goal 45+4'		 Report Clarke Goal 20' Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Referee: Carl Boyeson
20 April 2021 (2021-04-20) 43 Colchester United 2–0 Southend United Colchester
19:00 BST Folivi Goal 30'
Pell Goal 37'		 Report Demetriou Red card 69' Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Referee: Kevin Johnson
24 April 2021 (2021-04-24) 44 Cheltenham Town 1–0 Colchester United Cheltenham
15:00 BST Thomas Goal 82' Report Stadium: Whaddon Road
Referee: Paul Howard
1 May 2021 (2021-05-01) 45 Colchester United 1–0 Salford City Colchester
15:00 BST Bohui Goal 68' Report Bernard Yellow card 15' Yellow-red card 32'
Hunter Yellow card 90+5' Red card		 Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Referee: Leigh Doughty
8 May 2021 (2021-05-08) 46 Tranmere Rovers 0–0 Colchester United Birkenhead
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Prenton Park
Referee: James Bell

FA Cup[]

Main article: 2020–21 FA Cup

The draw for the first round was made on 26 October 2020.[120]

7 November 2020 (2020-11-07) First round Colchester United 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–5 p)		 Marine Colchester
15:00 GMT Pell Goal 64' Report Miley Goal 22' Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Referee: Sam Allison
Penalties
Pell Penalty scored
Chilvers Penalty scored
Brown Penalty scored
Bohui Penalty missed		 Touray Penalty scored
Hughes Penalty scored
Kengni Penalty scored
Raven Penalty scored
Devine Penalty scored

EFL Cup[]

Main article: 2020–21 EFL Cup

The first round draw for the EFL Cup was made on 18 August 2020.[121]

5 September 2020 (2020-09-05) First round Reading 3–1 Colchester United Reading
15:00 BST João Goal 45+1', 56', 75' Report Brown Goal 37' Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Referee: Josh Smith

EFL Trophy[]

Main article: 2020–21 EFL Trophy

The regional group stage draw for the EFL Trophy was confirmed on 18 August 2020.[122]

Pos Div Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 ACA West Ham United U21 3 3 0 0 0 5 1 +4 9 Advance to Round 2
2 L1 Portsmouth 3 2 0 0 1 5 1 +4 6
3 L2 Colchester United 3 1 0 0 2 6 4 +2 3
4 L2 Southend United 3 0 0 0 3 2 12 −10 0
Source: EFL.com
8 September 2020 (2020-09-08) Group stage Portsmouth 2–0 Colchester United Portsmouth
19:00 BST Harness Goal 37', 38' Report Stadium: Fratton Park
Referee: Craig Hicks
29 September 2020 (2020-09-29) Group stage Colchester United 0–1 West Ham United U21 Colchester
19:00 BST Report Coventry Goal 61' Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Referee: Sam Purkiss
10 November 2020 (2020-11-10) Group stage Colchester United 6–1 Southend United Colchester
19:00 GMT Brown Goal 16', 38', 57' (pen.)
Folivi Goal 62'
Chilvers Goal 70'
Poku Goal 83'		 Report Sterling Goal 90+2' Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Referee: Alan Young

Squad statistics[]

Appearances and goals[]

As of 8 May 2021[123]
No. Pos Nat Player Total League Two FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England ENG Dean Gerken 35 0 33 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
2 DF England ENG Miles Welch-Hayes 42 1 35+3 1 1 0 0 0 2+1 0
4 MF England ENG Tom Lapslie 13 0 6+7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF New Zealand NZL Tommy Smith 47 2 45 2 0+1 0 1 0 0 0
6 DF England ENG Omar Sowunmi 19 0 8+7 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
7 FW England ENG Courtney Senior 39 0 23+12 0 1 0 0+1 0 2 0
8 MF England ENG Harry Pell 28 3 24+1 2 1 1 1 0 1 0
10 MF Jamaica JAM Jevani Brown 45 11 28+12 7 1 0 1 1 2+1 3
11 FW Guyana GUY Callum Harriott 38 9 33+3 9 1 0 1 0 0 0
12 FW England ENG Paris Cowan-Hall 15 0 2+11 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 0
14 MF England ENG Noah Chilvers 49 3 36+8 2 1 0 1 0 3 1
18 DF England ENG Tom Eastman 49 2 45 2 1 0 1 0 2 0
21 DF England ENG Ryan Clampin 22 1 17+4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
22 MF England ENG Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu 20 1 19+1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 MF Ghana GHA Kwame Poku 37 1 27+6 0 1 0 1 0 2 1
24 MF England ENG Ben Stevenson 34 2 26+6 2 0 0 1 0 1 0
26 FW Malta MLT Luke Gambin 13 0 6+5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
29 GK England ENG Shamal George 18 0 13+2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
33 MF England ENG Marley Marshall-Miranda 5 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0+3 0
34 FW England ENG Samson Tovide 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
35 DF England ENG Billy Cracknell 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 DF England ENG Harvey Sayer 5 0 0+4 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
37 FW England ENG Joshua Bohui 15 1 0+13 1 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
38 DF England ENG Junior Tchamadeu 11 0 8+3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 FW England ENG Michael Folivi 29 6 12+15 5 0+1 0 0 0 1 1
42 FW England ENG Tom Stagg 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season
3 DF England ENG Cohen Bramall 25 0 23 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
3 DF Northern Ireland NIR Josh Doherty 5 0 4+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW England ENG Luke Norris 18 4 7+10 4 0 0 0 0 1 0
9 FW England ENG Aramide Oteh 13 1 4+9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 FW England ENG Martell Taylor-Crossdale 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
17 DF England ENG Miquel Scarlett 7 0 2+1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
19 DF England ENG Ollie Kensdale 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
31 MF England ENG Sammie McLeod 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
45 FW England ENG Frank Nouble 20 3 20 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

Goalscorers[]

Place Number Nation Position Name League Two FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Total
1 10 Jamaica AM Jevani Brown 7 0 1 3 11
2 11 Guyana WG Callum Harriott 9 0 0 0 9
3 39 England FW Michael Folivi 5 0 0 1 6
4 9 England CF Luke Norris 4 0 0 0 4
5 8 England MF Harry Pell 2 1 0 0 3
14 England AM Noah Chilvers 2 0 0 1 3
45 England CF Frank Nouble 3 0 0 0 3
8 5 England CB Tommy Smith 2 0 0 0 2
18 England CB Tom Eastman 2 0 0 0 2
24 England MF Ben Stevenson 2 0 0 0 2
11 2 England RB Miles Welch-Hayes 1 0 0 0 1
9 England ST Aramide Oteh 1 0 0 0 1
21 England LB/LW Ryan Clampin 1 0 0 0 1
22 England MF Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu 1 0 0 0 1
23 Ghana MF Kwame Poku 0 0 0 1 1
37 England FW Joshua Bohui 1 0 0 0 1
Own goals 1 0 0 0 1
TOTALS 44 1 1 6 52

Disciplinary record[]

Number Nationality Position Player League Two FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
8 England MF Harry Pell 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1
18 England CB Tom Eastman 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
2 England RB Miles Welch-Hayes 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
5 New Zealand CB Tommy Smith 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
11 Guyana WG Callum Harriott 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
24 England MF Ben Stevenson 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
7 England WG Courtney Senior 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
14 England AM Noah Chilvers 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
45 England CF Frank Nouble 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
3 England LB Cohen Bramall 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
4 England CM Tom Lapslie 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
9 England CF Luke Norris 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
10 Jamaica AM Jevani Brown 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
22 England MF Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
21 England LB/LW Ryan Clampin 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
26 Malta WG Luke Gambin 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
3 Northern Ireland LB Josh Doherty 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
6 England CB Omar Sowunmi 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
9 England ST Aramide Oteh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
12 England WG Paris Cowan-Hall 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
29 England GK Shamal George 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
31 England MF Sammie McLeod 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
33 England MF Marley Marshall-Miranda 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
38 England RB Junior Tchamadeu 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
39 England FW Michael Folivi 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
TOTALS 77 2 2 0 0 0 3 0 82 2

Player debuts[]

Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.[124]

Number Position Player Date Opponent Ground Notes
5 CB New Zealand Tommy Smith 5 September 2020 Reading Madejski Stadium [125][a]
17 RB/MF England Miquel Scarlett 5 September 2020 Reading Madejski Stadium [125]
33 MF England Marley Marshall-Miranda 5 September 2020 Reading Madejski Stadium [125]
29 GK England Shamal George 8 September 2020 Portsmouth Fratton Park [126]
15 CF England Martell Taylor-Crossdale 8 September 2020 Portsmouth Fratton Park [126]
31 MF England Sammie McLeod 19 September 2020 Bolton Wanderers Colchester Community Stadium [127]
36 LB England Harvey Sayer 29 September 2020 West Ham United U21 Colchester Community Stadium [128]
37 FW England Joshua Bohui 10 October 2020 Walsall Bescot Stadium [129]
39 FW England Michael Folivi 3 November 2020 Stevenage Colchester Community Stadium [130]
34 CF England Samson Tovide 10 November 2020 Southend United Colchester Community Stadium [131]
38 RB England Junior Tchamadeu 5 December 2020 Grimsby Town Colchester Community Stadium [132]
9 ST England Aramide Oteh 23 January 2021 Morecambe Globe Arena [133]
3 LB Northern Ireland Josh Doherty 6 February 2021 Leyton Orient Brisbane Road [134]
22 MF England Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu 6 February 2021 Leyton Orient Brisbane Road [134][a]
45 CF England Frank Nouble 6 February 2021 Leyton Orient Brisbane Road [134][a]
35 DF England Billy Cracknell 3 March 2021 Carlisle United Colchester Community Stadium [135]
42 CF England Tom Stagg 8 May 2021 Tranmere Rovers Prenton Park [136]
  1. ^ a b c Second debut for the club.

Honours and awards[]

End-of-season awards[]

Award Player Notes
Player of the Year award England Noah Chilvers [137]
Young Player of the Year award England Noah Chilvers [137]
Player's Player of the Year award Guyana Callum Harriott [137]
Goal of the Season award England Noah Chilvers [137]
Hospital Radio Player of the Year award England Harry Pell [137]
Colchester United Supporters Association Player of the Year award England Tom Eastman [137]

See also[]

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