2006–07 Colchester United F.C. season

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Colchester United
2006–07 season
OwnerRobbie Cowling
ChairmanPeter Heard[1]
ManagerGeraint Williams
StadiumLayer Road
Championship10th
FA Cup3rd round
(eliminated by
Barnet)
League Cup1st round
(eliminated by
Milton Keynes Dons)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Jamie Cureton (23)

All:
Jamie Cureton (24)
Highest home attendance6,065
v Ipswich Town, 29 September 2006[2]
Lowest home attendance4,249
v Barnsley, 12 August 2006[3]
Average home league attendance5,466[4]
Biggest win4–0
v Sheffield Wednesday, 18 October 2006
5–1
v Hull City, 28 November 2006
Biggest defeat1–5
v Derby County, 2 March 2007

The 2006–07 season was Colchester United's 65th season in their history and their first-ever 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.

Following Colchester's promotion from League One, bookmakers had the U's as favourites for an immediate return to the third tier, especially following manager Phil Parkinson's acrimonious resignation and subsequent appointment at Hull City. However, under the guidance of Parkinson's former assistant manager Geraint Williams, Colchester achieved a 10th-place finish in the league, defying the odds and a club record best ever league finish. Indeed, Colchester found themselves on the edges of the play-off positions for much of the season, eventually ending the campaign six points shy after a patch of poor form in February and March.

Colchester for the first time ever entered the FA Cup at the third round stage, but were immediately eliminated by League Two Barnet. They suffered a similar fate in the League Cup when another League Two club Milton Keynes Dons knocked the U's out of the competition in extra time.

Season overview[edit]

On 13 June 2006, manager Phil Parkinson who had led Colchester to their first ever promotion to the second tier, resigned. It was a situation reminiscent of George Burley's resignation and move to Ipswich Town in the 1994–95 season. Hull City's chairman Adam Pearson had approached Parkinson illegally regarding their vacant managers position, and as with Ipswich before, was made to pay when Colchester chairman Peter Heard won £400,000 in damages for the club.

New club owner Robbie Cowling's first task was to appoint Parkinson's successor, with Parkinson's former assistant Geraint Williams overseeing pre-season training. He was ultimately appointed following a lengthy recruitment process and charged with leading United into their first season in the Championship. Mick Harford was brought in as his assistant.

On the back of a successful 2005–06 season for midfielder Neil Danns, scoring 15 goals, he left for Birmingham City in a deal worth up to £850,000. Incoming were former U's loanees Jamie Cureton and Johnnie Jackson.

After a solid yet unsuccessful start to the season, Colchester were without a win after four games, albeit defeats by a single goal on each occasion. They earned their first Championship victory on 26 August when they beat Derby County 4–3 courtesy of a Cureton hat-trick. Colchester then hosted Ipswich Town in the first league derby between the two neighbouring sides for 49 years. Colchester stalwart Karl Duguid's goal was enough to hand the U's victory. Parkinson returned to Layer Road with his struggling Hull side in November as Chris Iwelumo equalled a club record and scored four for himself as the U's beat the Tigers 5–1. Parkinson was sacked by Hull five days later after Colchester's eighth successive home victory on their way to eleven consecutive home victories in the league. By Christmas, the U's found themselves in the play-off positions.

Talk at this point turned to the potential for the U's to ground-share Portman Road with Ipswich Town if they achieved the ultimate dream of promotion to the Premier League as the first turf was cut on the new stadium development at Cuckoo Farm.

In January, the U's received a club record £2.5m from Reading for their England under-20s international Greg Halford.

With two games to spare, Colchester were just one point off the play-off places. Defeat at main rivals Stoke City ended their hopes but the 10th-placed finish was the best in the club's history, making them 30th of all clubs in the English football pyramid. Gates at Layer Road had risen to an average of 5,466, the highest since the 1970–71 season with most games sold out.[5]

Players[edit]

As of match played 6 May 2007.[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 38) 84 0 England Grimsby Town 5 July 2004 Free transfer
13 Dean Gerken GK England Southend-on-Sea (1985-05-22)22 May 1985 (aged 21) 31 0 Youth team 1 August 2002 Free transfer
23 Mark Cousins GK England Chelmsford (1987-01-09)9 January 1987 (aged 19) 0 0 Youth team 1 August 2004 Free transfer
Defenders
3 John White FB England Colchester (1986-07-26)26 July 1986 (aged 19) 65 0 Youth team 1 July 2003 Free transfer
5 Wayne Brown CB England Barking (1977-08-20)20 August 1977 (aged 28) 111 4 England Watford 8 July 2004 Free transfer
12 Pat Baldwin CB England City of London (1982-11-12)12 November 1982 (aged 23) 109 0 England Chelsea 16 August 2002 Free transfer
16 George Elokobi FB/CB Cameroon Mamfe (1986-01-31)31 January 1986 (aged 20) 17 2 England Dulwich Hamlet 1 August 2004 Free transfer
17 Lawrie Wilson FB England Collier Row (1987-09-11)11 September 1987 (aged 18) 0 0 England Charlton Athletic 19 August 2006 Free transfer
19 Garry Richards CB England Romford (1986-06-11)11 June 1986 (aged 19) 19 0 Youth team 1 July 2004 Free transfer
27 Matthew Paine DF England Sidcup (1987-12-22)22 December 1987 (aged 18) 0 0 Youth team 18 December 2005 Free transfer
Midfielders
4 Johnnie Jackson MF England Camden Town (1982-08-15)15 August 1982 (aged 23) 8 0 England Tottenham Hotspur 20 June 2006 Free transfer
6 Kevin Watson MF England Hackney (1974-01-03)3 January 1974 (aged 32) 105 3 England Reading 5 July 2004 Free transfer
7 Karl Duguid MF England Letchworth (1978-03-21)21 March 1978 (aged 28) 353 40 Youth team 9 December 1995[a] Free transfer
10 Kemal Izzet MF England Whitechapel (1980-09-29)29 September 1980 (aged 25) 200 18 England Charlton Athletic 13 April 2001 Free transfer
14 Richard Garcia MF Australia Perth (1981-09-04)4 September 1981 (aged 24) 61 14 England West Ham United 3 September 2004 Nominal
21 Robbie King MF England Chelmsford (1986-10-01)1 October 1986 (aged 19) 5 0 Youth team 1 July 2004 Free transfer
25 Anthony Wordsworth MF England Camden Town (1989-01-03)3 January 1989 (aged 17) 0 0 Youth team 1 July 2006 Free transfer
Forwards
8 Jamie Cureton FW England Bristol (1975-08-28)28 August 1975 (aged 30) 10 7 England Swindon Town 6 June 2006 Free transfer
9 Marino Keith FW Scotland Peterhead (1974-12-16)16 December 1974 (aged 31) 12 4 England Plymouth Argyle 1 March 2005 Free transfer
11 Chris Iwelumo FW Scotland Coatbridge (1978-08-01)1 August 1978 (aged 27) 55 19 Germany Alemannia Aachen 6 July 2005 Free transfer
15 Jamie Guy FW England Barking (1987-08-01)1 August 1987 (aged 18) 8 0 Youth team 1 July 2004 Free transfer
20 Kevin McLeod WG England Liverpool (1980-09-12)12 September 1980 (aged 25) 0 0 Wales Swansea City 30 August 2006 Free transfer
28 Craig Hughes FW England Canterbury (1987-11-26)26 November 1987 (aged 18) 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[edit]

In[edit]

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
6 June 2006 FW England Jamie Cureton England Swindon Town Free transfer [9][10]
26 June 2006 MF England Johnnie Jackson England Tottenham Hotspur Free transfer [11][12]
1 July 2006 MF England Anthony Wordsworth Youth team Free transfer [13][14]
19 August 2006 FB England Lawrie Wilson England Charlton Athletic Free transfer [15]
30 August 2006 WG England Kevin McLeod Wales Swansea City Free transfer [16][17][18]
  • Total spending: Decrease ~ £0

Out[edit]

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
31 May 2006 MF England Russell Pond Free agent Released [19]
31 May 2006 FW Wales Gareth Williams England Weymouth Released [20][21]
19 June 2006 FB England Stephen Hunt England Notts County Released [22][23]
20 June 2006 MF Guyana Neil Danns England Birmingham City £500,000 [24][25]
11 July 2006 CB England Liam Chilvers England Preston North End Free transfer [26][27]
14 July 2006 FW England Tony Thorpe England Stevenage Borough Released [28][29]
17 July 2006 FB England Sam Stockley England Wycombe Wanderers Released [30][31]
30 January 2007 FB/MF England Greg Halford England Reading £2,500,000 [32][33]
  • Total incoming: Increase ~ £3,000,000

Loans in[edit]

Date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
16 August 2006 FB England Chris Barker Wales Cardiff City 7 May 2007 [34][35]
27 August 2006 MF England Ritchie Jones England Manchester United 27 November 2006 [36][37]
23 November 2006 FW England Hogan Ephraim England West Ham United 7 May 2007 [38][39]
26 January 2007 CB England Matt Mills England Manchester City 30 March 2007 [40][41]

Loans out[edit]

Date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.
3 November 2006 GK England Mark Cousins England Yeading 3 December 2006 [42][43][44]
8 December 2006 FB England Lawrie Wilson England Welling United 8 January 2007 [45][46]
12 January 2007 MF England Robbie King England Heybridge Swifts 12 March 2007 [47][48][49]
26 January 2007 DF England Matthew Paine England Thurrock 31 May 2007 [50][51]
9 February 2007 CB England Garry Richards England Brentford 9 March 2007 [52][53][54]
22 March 2007 FW England Craig Hughes England Cambridge United 22 April 2007 [55][56]

Match details[edit]

Championship[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
8 Stoke City 46 19 16 11 62 41 +21 73
9 Sheffield Wednesday 46 20 11 15 70 66 +4 71
10 Colchester United 46 20 9 17 70 56 +14 69
11 Plymouth Argyle 46 17 16 13 63 62 +1 67
12 Crystal Palace 46 18 11 17 58 50 +8 65
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (F) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).

Results round by round[edit]

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAH
ResultLLLLWWDWDWLWLWDWLLWWDWWLWWLDLWDWLLDLDLWWWWDWLL
Position17212223222020161591310141010911131171086876668898891010101010109999910
Source: Statto.com (archived)
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[edit]

5 August 2006 (2006-08-05) 1 Birmingham City 2–1 Colchester United Birmingham
15:00 BST Campbell 30'
Bendtner 79'
Jerome Red card 70'
Report Garcia 51' Stadium: St Andrews
Attendance: 24,238
Referee: Keith Stroud
8 August 2006 (2006-08-08) 2 Colchester United 0–1 Plymouth Argyle Colchester
Report Summerfield 30' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,627
Referee: R Booth
12 August 2006 (2006-08-12) 3 Colchester United 1–2 Barnsley Colchester
15:00 BST Halford 42' Report Richards 57'
Howard 78'
Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,249
Referee: Graham Poll
19 August 2006 (2006-08-19) 4 West Bromwich Albion 2–1 Colchester United West Bromwich
Ellington 11' (pen.)
Wallwork 41'
Report Guy 83' Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 17,509
Referee: Paul Taylor
26 August 2006 (2006-08-26) 5 Colchester United 4–3 Derby County Colchester
15:00 BST Cureton 28', 30', 67'
Iwelumo 49' (pen.)
Report Lupoli 42', 80'
Peschisolido 89'
Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,574
Referee: Peter Walton
9 September 2006 (2006-09-09) 6 Burnley 1–2 Colchester United Burnley
Gray 88' Report Watson 26'
Iwelumo 54' (pen.)
Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 10,039
Referee: Ray Olivier
12 September 2006 (2006-09-12) 7 Luton Town 1–1 Colchester United Luton
Parkin 32' Report Cureton 40' Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 7,609
Referee: Kevin Friend
16 September 2006 (2006-09-16) 8 Colchester United 2–1 Queens Park Rangers Colchester
Iwelumo 9'
Garcia 18'
Report Brown 76' (o.g.) Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,246
Referee: Steve Tanner
23 September 2006 (2006-09-23) 9 Leicester City 0–0 Colchester United Leicester
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Walkers Stadium
Attendance: 22,449
Referee: C Oliver
29 September 2006 (2006-09-29) 10 Colchester United 1–0 Ipswich Town Colchester
19:45 BST Duguid 9' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 6,065
Referee: Lee Probert
14 October 2006 (2006-10-14) 11 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 Colchester United Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Bothroyd 51' Report Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Attendance: 19,318
Referee: Scott Mathieson
18 October 2006 (2006-10-18) 12 Colchester United 4–0 Sheffield Wednesday Colchester
Cureton 28'
Halford 56'
Iwelumo 61'
Duguid 83'
Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,097
Referee: Richard Beeby
23 October 2006 (2006-10-23) 13 Coventry City 2–1 Colchester United Coventry
John 45'
Doyle 69'
Report Guy 85' Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 16,178
Referee: Mike Pike
28 October 2006 (2006-10-28) 14 Colchester United 2–0 Southampton Colchester
McLeod 3'
Cureton 90'
Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,893
Referee: Dean Whitestone
31 October 2006 (2006-10-31) 15 Norwich City 1–1 Colchester United Norwich
19:45 GMT Etuhu 72' Report Cureton 53' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 25,065
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
4 November 2006 (2006-11-04) 16 Colchester United 3–1 Cardiff City Colchester
15:00 GMT McLeod 49'
Guy 84'
Cureton 90' (pen.)
Report Chopra 66'
McPhail Red card 90'
Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,393
Referee: Jonathan Moss
11 November 2006 (2006-11-11) 17 Leeds United 3–0 Colchester United Leeds
Blake 36', 53' (pen.)
Cresswell 48'
Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 17,678
Referee: Mike Jones
18 November 2006 (2006-11-18) 18 Sunderland 3–1 Colchester United Sunderland
15:00 GMT Elliott 45', 53'
Connolly 90'
Report Iwelumo 79' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 25,197
Referee: Andy Hall
25 November 2006 (2006-11-25) 19 Colchester United 3–0 Southend United Colchester
Halford 68'
Baldwin 74'
Cureton 85'
Barker Yellow card 78' Red card
Report Maher Red card 51'
Gower Yellow card 56' Red card
Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,954
Referee: Steve Bennett
28 November 2006 (2006-11-28) 20 Colchester United 5–1 Hull City Colchester
19:45 GMT Iwelumo 19', 54' (pen.), 66', 79'
Cureton 57'
Report Forster 16' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,373
Referee: Pat Miller
2 December 2006 (2006-12-02) 21 Cardiff City 0–0 Colchester United Cardiff
Report Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 13,512
Referee: Mike Pike
9 December 2006 (2006-12-09) 22 Crystal Palace 1–3 Colchester United Selhurst
15:00 GMT Morrison 87' Report Duguid 63'
Garcia 70'
Iwelumo 90' (pen.)
Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 16,762
Referee: Rob Lewis
16 December 2006 (2006-12-16) 23 Colchester United 3–0 Stoke City Colchester
Cureton 2', 17'
Garcia 63'
Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,345
Referee: Kevin Wright
23 December 2006 (2006-12-23) 24 Preston North End 1–0 Colchester United Preston
Nugent 33' Report Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 14,225
Referee: Mark Halsey
26 December 2006 (2006-12-26) 25 Colchester United 4–1 Luton Town Colchester
15:00 GMT McLeod 23'
Iwelumo 41', 65'
Garcia 59'
Report Vine 85' (pen.) Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,427
Referee: P Crossley
30 December 2006 (2006-12-30) 26 Colchester United 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Colchester
Cureton 4'
Iwelumo 45'
Report Collins 90' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,893
Referee: Richard Beeby
1 January 2007 (2007-01-01) 27 Queens Park Rangers 1–0 Colchester United Shepherd's Bush
15:00 GMT Jones 36' Report Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 11,319
Referee: Peter Walton
13 January 2007 (2007-01-13) 28 Colchester United 1–1 Leicester City Colchester
15:00 GMT Iwelumo 48' (pen.) Report Hume 19' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,915
Referee: Danny McDermid
20 January 2007 (2007-01-20) 29 Ipswich Town 3–2 Colchester United Ipswich
15:00 GMT Lee 31' (pen.)
Legwinski 56'
Haynes 82'
Wright Red card 90'
Report Duguid 15'
Iwelumo 90' (pen.)
Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 28,355
Referee: G Laws
30 January 2007 (2007-01-30) 30 Colchester United 1–0 Preston North End Colchester
Richards 67' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,085
Referee: Chris Foy
3 February 2007 (2007-02-03) 31 Colchester United 1–1 Birmingham City Colchester
15:00 GMT Izzet 55' Report Clemence 66' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,918
Referee: Andy Woolmer
10 February 2007 (2007-02-10) 32 Barnsley 0–3 Colchester United Barnsley
Report Duguid 3'
Cureton 10'
Ephraim 83'
Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 11,192
Referee: Colin Webster
13 February 2007 (2007-02-13) 33 Colchester United 1–2 West Bromwich Albion Colchester
Jackson 55' Report McShane 51'
Kamara 52'
Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,611
Referee: Martin Atkinson
20 February 2007 (2007-02-20) 34 Plymouth Argyle 3–0 Colchester United Plymouth
Norris 12'
Ebanks-Blake 59' (pen.)
Gosling 67'
Report Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 12,895
Referee: Ray Olivier
24 February 2007 (2007-02-24) 35 Colchester United 0–0 Burnley Colchester
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,934
Referee: Carl Boyeson
2 March 2007 (2007-03-02) 36 Derby County 5–1 Colchester United Derby
Jones 2'
Lupoli 20'
Barnes 30'
Howard 62' (pen.)
Barker 69' (o.g.)
Report Jackson 56' Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 26,704
Referee: Mike Jones
10 March 2007 (2007-03-10) 37 Colchester United 0–0 Coventry City Colchester
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,453
Referee: Keith Stroud
13 March 2007 (2007-03-13) 38 Sheffield Wednesday 2–0 Colchester United Sheffield
19:45 GMT Simek 27'
Mills 35' (o.g.)
Report Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 18,752
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
16 March 2007 (2007-03-16) 39 Southampton 1–2 Colchester United Southampton
Saganowski 26' Report Cureton 4', 27' Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 18,736
Referee: Trevor Kettle
31 March 2007 (2007-03-31) 40 Colchester United 3–0 Norwich City Colchester
Cureton 52'
Garcia 64'
Iwelumo 73'
Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,851
Referee: Iain Williamson
6 April 2007 (2007-04-06) 41 Southend United 0–3 Colchester United Southend-on-Sea
12:30 BST Report Cureton 1', 63', 73' Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 10,552
Referee: Kevin Friend
9 April 2007 (2007-04-09) 42 Colchester United 2–1 Leeds United Colchester
15:00 BST Iwelumo 82'
Cureton 90'
Report Lewis 53'
Douglas Yellow card Red card
Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,916
Referee: Alan Wiley
14 April 2007 (2007-04-14) 43 Hull City 1–1 Colchester United Kingston upon Hull
Forster 25' Report Cureton 63' Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 20,887
Referee: Nigel Miller
21 April 2007 (2007-04-21) 44 Colchester United 3–1 Sunderland Colchester
Brown 45'
Garcia 82'
Cureton 89' (pen.)
Report Yorke 55' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 6,042
Referee: Lee Probert
28 April 2007 (2007-04-28) 45 Stoke City 3–1 Colchester United Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 BST Russell 53'
Sidibé 57'
Higginbotham 62'
Report Iwelumo 38' (pen.)
Barker Red card 78'
Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Attendance: 20,108
Referee: Graham Salisbury
6 May 2007 (2007-05-06) 46 Colchester United 0–2 Crystal Palace Colchester
13:00 BST Report Scowcroft 11'
Watson 69'
Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,857
Referee: Richard Beeby

Football League Cup[edit]

22 August 2006 (2006-08-22) 1st round Milton Keynes Dons 1–0 (a.e.t.) Colchester United Milton Keynes
McLeod 94' Report Stadium: National Hockey Stadium
Attendance: 2,747
Referee: P Crossley

FA Cup[edit]

9 January 2007 (2007-01-09) 3rd round Barnet 2–1 Colchester United Chipping Barnet
Yakubu 62'
Puncheon 80'
Report Cureton 35' Stadium: Underhill Stadium
Attendance: 3,075
Referee: Trevor Kettle

Squad statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals[edit]

[6][57]

No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Northern Ireland NIR Aidan Davison 19 0 19 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF England ENG John White 17 0 8+8 0 0 0 1 0
4 MF England ENG Johnnie Jackson 33 2 24+8 2 0+1 0 0 0
5 DF England ENG Wayne Brown 48 1 46 1 1 0 1 0
6 MF England ENG Kevin Watson 42 1 38+2 1 1 0 1 0
7 MF England ENG Karl Duguid 45 5 42+1 5 0+1 0 1 0
8 FW England ENG Jamie Cureton 46 24 44 23 1 1 0+1 0
10 MF England ENG Kemal Izzet 47 1 45 1 1 0 1 0
11 FW Scotland SCO Chris Iwelumo 48 18 41+5 18 1 0 1 0
12 DF England ENG Pat Baldwin 40 1 35+3 1 1 0 1 0
13 GK England ENG Dean Gerken 29 0 27 0 1 0 1 0
14 MF Australia AUS Richard Garcia 38 7 33+3 7 1 0 1 0
15 FW England ENG Jamie Guy 34 3 1+31 3 0+1 0 1 0
16 DF Cameroon CMR George Elokobi 10 0 8+2 0 0 0 0 0
19 DF England ENG Garry Richards 5 1 3+2 1 0 0 0 0
20 FW England ENG Kevin McLeod 25 3 13+11 3 1 0 0 0
Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season
2 DF England ENG Greg Halford 30 3 28 3 1 0 1 0
18 DF England ENG Chris Barker 39 0 38 0 1 0 0 0
22 MF England ENG Ritchie Jones 6 0 0+6 0 0 0 0 0
22 DF England ENG Matt Mills 9 0 8+1 0 0 0 0 0
24 FW England ENG Hogan Ephraim 21 1 5+16 1 0 0 0 0

Goalscorers[edit]

[57]

Place Number Nationality Position Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
1 8 England FW Jamie Cureton 23 1 0 24
2 11 Scotland FW Chris Iwelumo 18 0 0 18
3 14 Australia MF Richard Garcia 7 0 0 7
4 7 England MF Karl Duguid 5 0 0 5
5 2 England FB/MF Greg Halford 3 0 0 3
15 England FW Jamie Guy 3 0 0 3
20 England WG Kevin McLeod 3 0 0 3
8 4 England MF Johnnie Jackson 2 0 0 2
9 5 England CB Wayne Brown 1 0 0 1
6 England MF Kevin Watson 1 0 0 1
10 England MF Kemal Izzet 1 0 0 1
12 England CB Pat Baldwin 1 0 0 1
19 England CB Garry Richards 1 0 0 1
24 England FW Hogan Ephraim 1 0 0 1
Own goals 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 70 1 0 71

Disciplinary record[edit]

[58]

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
18 England FB Chris Barker 4 2 0 0 0 0 4 2
10 England MF Kemal Izzet 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
7 England MF Karl Duguid 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
14 Australia MF Richard Garcia 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
5 England CB Wayne Brown 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
24 England FW Hogan Ephraim 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
2 England FB/MF Greg Halford 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
8 England FW Jamie Cureton 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
12 England CB Pat Baldwin 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
4 England MF Johnnie Jackson 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
6 England MF Kevin Watson 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
11 Scotland FW Chris Iwelumo 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
20 England WG Kevin McLeod 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
22 England CB Matt Mills 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
15 England FW Jamie Guy 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
16 Cameroon FB/CB George Elokobi 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
22 England MF Ritchie Jones 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
TOTALS 49 2 0 0 1 0 50 2

Clean sheets[edit]

Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.[59]

Place Number Nationality Player Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
1 13 England Dean Gerken 8 0 0 8
2 1 Northern Ireland Aidan Davison 5 0 0 5
TOTALS 13 0 0 13

Player debuts[edit]

Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.[60]

Number Position Nationality Player Date Opponent Ground Notes
4 MF England Johnnie Jackson 5 August 2006 Birmingham City St Andrews [61][a]
8 FW England Jamie Cureton 5 August 2006 Birmingham City St Andrews [61][a]
18 CB England Chris Barker 19 August 2006 West Bromwich Albion The Hawthorns
20 WG England Kevin McLeod 9 September 2006 Burnley Turf Moor
22 MF England Ritchie Jones 28 October 2006 Southampton Layer Road
24 FW England Hogan Ephraim 28 November 2006 Hull City Layer Road
22 CB England Matt Mills 30 January 2007 Preston North End Layer Road
  1. ^ a b Second debut for the club

See also[edit]

References[edit]

General[edit]

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[edit]

  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.
  2. ^ "Colchester Utd 1–0 Ipswich Town". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Colchester Utd 1–2 Barnsley". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  4. ^ "Average Attendance Figures Per Season". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  5. ^ Hudson, Matt (11 August 2013). "The 1990s and 2000s". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  6. ^ a b "Appearances". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  7. ^ "Colchester United". FootballSquads. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  8. ^ "All Colchester United football club players: 2007". 11v11.com. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
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