2012–13 Colchester United F.C. season

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Colchester United
2012–13 season
ChairmanRobbie Cowling
ManagerJohn Ward
(until 24 September)
Joe Dunne (caretaker)
(24 September to 27 September)
Joe Dunne
(from 27 September)
League One20th
FA Cup1st round
(eliminated by Chelmsford City)
League Cup1st round
(eliminated by Yeovil Town)
Football League Trophy2nd round
(eliminated by Northampton Town)
Top goalscorerLeague: Jabo Ibehre (8)
All: Jabo Ibehre
Freddie Sears (8)
Highest home attendance5,862 (v Shrewsbury Town)
Lowest home attendance2,367 (v Yeovil Town)
Average home league attendance3,530

The 2012–13 season was Colchester United's fifth consecutive season in the third tier of English football.

Season overview

Shirt and sponsorship

For the 2012–13 season, the U's marked their 75th anniversary with special home kit. The shirt was coloured in the usual blue and white stripes, however it did not have a main sponsorship logo, as the club looked to promote local businesses on a game-by-game basis and to reflect on the club's early days without a sponsor. Below is a list of home strip sponsors from the season:[1]

  • Matchday 1–7, 9–10, 12–14, 17–19, 22: JobServe
  • Matchday 8: CHAPS[2]
  • Matchday 11: Midus
  • Matchday 15: Pace Consult
  • Matchday 16, 23: Big Cheese Comedy
  • Matchday 20: Turner Business Consultants
  • Matchday 21: Plumb City

Pre-season

Colchester United got their pre-season off to a convincing start with a comfortable 6–0 win over non-league outfit Heybridge Swifts. Ian Henderson and Freddie Sears both scored twice in a one-sided first half. Substitute Tosin Olufemi also scored twice in the second half, as Colchester claimed a comfortable victory.[3] In their second pre-season friendly which took place during a training camp in the Netherlands, United ran out 3–2 winners over a youthful Vitesse Arnhem side, with goals from Freddie Ladapo, Marcus Bean and Freddie Sears giving the U's their second successive pre-season win. The game also saw defender Magnus Okuonghae play the first 45 minutes of the match, having re-signed for the U's the previous weekend after briefly leaving the club following the expiration of his contract.[4] A crowd of nearly 8,000 at the Weston Homes Community Stadium saw Premier League new boys West Ham United defeat Colchester 2–1, with Anthony Wordsworth scoring the goal for the home side.[5] A youthful Colchester United XI were defeated 4–1 by Witham Town, with two goals apiece from Jason Fontaine and Billy Hunt, with then-trialist Jackson Ramm scoring Colchester's consolation goal.[6] Colchester won 2–1 at Maldon & Tiptree courtesy of goals from Freddie Sears, his fourth of pre-season, and Drey Wright. Maldon pulled a goal back through substitute Mitchell Das in the 73rd minute.[7] The following day, Colchester won at Brentwood Town 2–1, coming from behind to win with goals from John-Joe O'Toole and Freddie Ladapo.[8] Freddie Sears scored a brace against Championship opposition Derby County in a 2–2 draw, with Magnus Okuonghae scoring an unfortunate own goal and Theo Robinson scoring an equaliser for the Rams with the last kick of the game.[9] Ipswich Town defeated Colchester 2–1 following two first half goals from Michael Chopra, but the far from full strength U's were allowed back into the game with Clinton Morrison's first goal for the club after 55 minutes.[10] Colchester completed their pre-season with a 1–0 win at Conference North side Bishop's Stortford, Drey Wright’s fine individual goal scored in the 18th minute proving the difference between the two sides at Woodside Park.[11]

League One

August

Colchester United kicked off their season with a gutsy goalless draw at Preston on 18 August. Mark Cousins made a string of excellent saves to preserve a point, the U’s improving in the second period, enjoying long stints of possession, but without threatening a winner. U’s boss John Ward handed a debut to summer signing Marcus Bean, and Clinton Morrison made his league debut for the club.[12] The first home tie of the season ended as a 2–2 draw in an entertaining game with Portsmouth on 21 August, with a first U's goal for Michael Rose. Magnus Okuonghae scored the other goal for the U's as Jordan Obita sealed a draw for the away team with a late strike.[13] Ex-Sheffield Wednesday striker Clinton Morrison struck an equaliser, his first goal for the club, in a 1–1 draw against Sheffield United with what was the U’s first shot on target, in the 73rd minute, to secure a third successive draw for the U's.[14]

September

Colchester slumped to their first defeat of the season on 1 September with a 4–0 defeat at Tranmere Rovers, with Jake Cassidy scoring a hat-trick.[15] A 1–0 defeat at Brentford consigned the U's to their worst league start since 1996, conceding an 88th-minute goal.[16] Colchester were bottom of the table after six games and no wins on 15 September after a 2–1 home defeat against Doncaster Rovers.[17] Colchester drew following a late Anthony Wordsworth penalty 1–1 at home to Crawley to lift them from the bottom of the table on 18 September.[18] The U's succumbed to their worst ever start to a league season with a 1–0 loss at Scunthorpe United on 22 September.[19] On 24 September 2012, following a winless start to the season and with the club sitting 22nd in the League One table, John Ward was sacked as Colchester manager having spent two years in charge. Assistant manager Joe Dunne was appointed caretaker manager.[20] On 27 September, Dunne was appointed full-time manager, assigning Mark Kinsella as his assistant.[21] Colchester gained their first win of the season in Joe Dunne's first game in charge with a 3–1 home win over Hartlepool United, with two debut goals for loan-signing Jabo Ibehre and an equalising goal from Gavin Massey.[22]

October

On 2 October 2012, Colchester won away at Swindon Town 1–0 courtesy of a Michael Rose free-kick against his former club.[23] On 6 October, following their League Cup exit away at Yeovil in August, the U's were again defeated at Huish Park, on this occasion 3–1 with Jabo Ibehre scoring for Colchester, which was Joe Dunne's first defeat as Colchester manager.[24] Loanee Sanchez Watt scored his first goal for Colchester in a 1–0 home victory over Stevenage to end their unbeaten start to the league season on 13 October.[25] Colchester made it four league wins in five games under Joe Dunne on 20 October in a 2–0 home win over Carlisle United, with goals coming from loanees Craig Eastmond and another from Ibehre.[26] The U's secured their fifth win in six league games with a 2–0 away defeat of Leyton Orient, with goals from Anthony Wordsworth and Ian Henderson on 23 October.[27] The U's let a two-goal lead slip to draw 2–2 away at Shrewsbury on 27 October, with both goals coming from Arsenal loanees Eastmond and Watt.[28]

November

On 6 November, Colchester were defeated 2–0 at home to Notts County.[29] The U's then suffered their third defeat in as many games with a 3–2 loss at Crewe. Colchester surrendered their lead in the second half having been 2–0 up at half-time thanks to goals from Freddie Sears and Ian Henderson.[30] The team bounced back from this defeat with a 2–0 victory over Bury at home with second-half goals from Wordsworth and Sears.[31] The U's then lost 3–1 at home to Coventry City in a controversial match. Tom Eastman scored Colchester's only goal of the game.[32] Following this, Colchester suffered second defeat in a row at the hands of MK Dons with a score of 5–1, Ian Henderson scoring the U's consolation goal.[33]

December

Following a two-week break thanks to an early FA Cup exit, the U's fell to their fifth defeat in six games with a home loss to Oldham Athletic, Brian Wilson scoring an unfortunate own-goal, the final score was 2–0.[34] Bournemouth defeated Colchester 1–0 on 15 December leaving the club two points above the relegation zone.[35] Colchester were consigned to their fifth consecutive league defeat away at Walsall on 22 December with another 1–0 defeat.[36] A further defeat followed at home against high-flying Brentford, but despite the loss a youthful U's put in a promising display and featured a first goal from Drey Wright on his first league start for the U's.[37]

January

With the home tie against Swindon scheduled for 28 December postponed due to a waterlogged pitch, Colchester's next game came against Crawley on New Year's Day. The game ended in a 3–0 away defeat for the U's, which gave Crawley their first home win in nine weeks.[38] Colchester equalled their longest ever losing run on 5 January with a 1–0 defeat away at Doncaster, Josh Thompson having a goal ruled after an infringement by another player.[39] One week later, Colchester set the unwanted club record of nine consecutive defeats with a 2–1 home defeat against fellow strugglers Scunthorpe United, leaving the U's in the relegation positions and manager Joe Dunne considering his position as manager of the club.[40][41] Colchester's trip to Hartlepool scheduled for 19 January was postponed due to heavy snow,[42] with the U's next game coming on 26 January at home to Walsall. Colchester won 2–0 with goals from coming from Jabo Ibehre on his second debut for the club and Freddie Sears. This was Colchester's first win in ten games that ended a club record nine consecutive defeats.[43] The club sold youth-team product Anthony Wordsworth to neighbours Ipswich Town for a fee of £100,000, possibly rising to £200,000, on 30 January.[44]

February

The U's began February with a 3–2 win against fellow strugglers Portsmouth on 2 February, with Gavin Massey scoring a brace and Freddie Sears from the penalty spot to earn Colchester their first away win since October.[45] The side then suffered a 1–0 home defeat in the rescheduled game against Swindon Town, leaving Colchester just two points above the relegation zone.[46] However, Colchester earned three wins in four with victory at home over Preston on 9 February, with Freddie Sears again providing the U's goal.[47] A heavy 3–0 away defeat by Sheffield United left the U's again in 20th position, just hovering above the relegation zone on 16 February.[48] On 23 February, Colchester were trounced 5–1 at home to Tranmere Rovers, with Magnus Okuonghae scoring the only goal for United. This result left the club three points adrift from safety, but with one game in-hand over Scunthorpe United in 20th position.[49] A win against high-flying Yeovil rounded off February, helping to make amends for earlier league and League Cup defeats against the Glovers. The game was won 2–0 courtesy of a long range strike from Billy Clifford, his first professional goal, and another from Freddie Sears.[50]

March

Colchester made it two wins for the season over Stevenage on 2 March with a 2–0 away win, piling the misery on Boro who had before the match lost five matches on the bounce. The goals both came from Jabo Ibehre, his first since he scored on second debut for the club. The result lifted the U's out of the relegation zone.[51] Man of the moment Ibehre was then sent off in the following match against relegation-threatened rivals Hartlepool, as the 10-man U's battled to a 0–0 draw at Victoria Park.[52] Following this came defeat at home to Crewe 2–1, George Porter providing the United goal. With Colchester's relegation-rivals all losing, the club remained in 19th position in the League One table.[53] The U's let a two-goal lead slip at Coventry on 12 March, having taken the lead through Gavin Massey and loanee Michael Smith doubling the advantage after half time. The game finished 2–2, with Coventry clawing the game back with goals in the 77th minute and injury time.[54] Colchester then started off their away game against Bury in the worst possible fashion with George Porter dismissed for violent conduct in only the fourth minute of the game, and then going behind to a Craig Fagan goal, a former U's player. Colchester then took the initiative, scoring in the 30th and 31st minutes through Josh Thompson and Clinton Morrison to hold out for a 2–1 scoreline, moving the team seven points away from the relegation zone.[55] Good Friday yielded a 1–0 home defeat for Colchester against Bournemouth, leaving the U's just three points above the relegation positions with six games remaining.[56]

April

A match with relegation rivals Oldham Athletic was played on 1 April, resulting in a 1–1 draw. Drey Wright scored his second professional goal for the club in the first half, before Oldham equalised midway through the second half. A win for the home side would have leapfrogged Oldham over Colchester in the League One table.[57] A vital 2–1 win over Leyton Orient on 6 April moved Colchester six points above the relegation zone, with Scunthorpe and Oldham both failing to win. Goals came courtesy of Gavin Massey and for the second match in succession, Drey Wright. Orient pulled a goal back from United old boy Kevin Lisbie, who also had a penalty saved by Sam Walker with 12 minutes remaining.[58] A 3–1 defeat away to Notts County reduced the gap to the relegation positions on 13 April, the U's goal provided by Ibehre.[59] A second defeat on the bounce, a 2–0 home defeat by MK Dons, threatened to reduce the club's advantage over Scunthorpe in the relegation battle, but with Scunthorpe losing to already-relegated Bury, the U's maintained their five-point advantage, requiring a win from their next two games to guarantee safety.[60] A lacklustre 0–0 draw with Shrewsbury in the final home game of the season, coupled with a win for Scunthorpe over MK Dons meant that the relegation battle would go to the last day of the season with the teams separated by three points. Anything but a win for Scunthorpe over Swindon would spell relegation for the club, where a Scunthorpe loss or draw or any points claimed for the U's at Carlisle would also result in relegation for Scunthorpe.[61] With the future of the club to be decided on the final day of the season, it was imperative that Colchester got at least a point from their away game at Carlisle to guarantee safety, and goals from Gavin Massey and Tom Eastman secured another season in League One in a 2–0 victory, with Scunthorpe relegated from the league despite winning at Swindon.[62]

League Cup

Colchester bowed out of the League Cup with a 3–0 defeat at Yeovil. A first half double from Richard Hinds was added to in the second half by sub Keanu Marsh-Brown. The match saw the first-team debuts of Drey Wright and Clinton Morrison, with Mark Cousins also making decent saves to prevent the Glovers adding to their tally in his first appearance as first-choice goalkeeper.[63]

League Trophy

Colchester received a bye in the first round of the trophy, and so faced former manager Aidy Boothroyd's Northampton Town in the second round. With the U's leading 1–0 at half time courtesy of a Freddie Sears goal, young debutant Alex Gilbey gave away a penalty from which Northampton scored, with a second goal coming two minutes later for Town, with a final score of 2–1.[64]

FA Cup

The U's were drawn away to Essex rivals Chelmsford City in the first round of the FA Cup. It was the first encounter between the two sides in 44 years since an FA Cup second round tie in January 1968. Chelmsford won on this occasion 3–1 courtesy of two goals from Donovan Simmonds and a late goal from Jamie Slabber to seal the win, with Colchester's solitary goal coming from Michael Rose.[65]

Squad

Source:[66]

First team

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK England ENG Mark Cousins
2 MF England ENG David Wright
4 DF England ENG Magnus Okuonghae
6 DF England ENG Matt Heath
7 MF England ENG Karl Duguid
8 MF Republic of Ireland IRL John-Joe O'Toole
9 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Clinton Morrison
10 MF England ENG Kemal Izzet (captain)
11 FW England ENG Freddie Sears
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF England ENG Andrew Bond
15 MF Jamaica JAM Marcus Bean
17 FW England ENG Jabo Ibehre
18 DF England ENG Tom Eastman
20 DF England ENG Brian Wilson
21 FW England ENG Gavin Massey
25 DF England ENG John White
40 DF England ENG Josh Thompson

Development squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW Nigeria NGA Freddie Ladapo
23 DF England ENG Jackson Ramm
26 MF England ENG Ryan Melaugh
27 MF England ENG Tosin Olufemi
28 MF England ENG Alex Gilbey
29 GK England ENG Shaun Phillips
30 FW England ENG Drey Wright
No. Pos. Nation Player
31 DF England ENG Bradley Hamilton
32 MF England ENG Jordan Sanderson
35 FW Nigeria NGA Nnamdi Nwachuku
43 MF England ENG Tom Lapslie
— DF Republic of Ireland IRL Michael O'Donoghue
— DF England ENG Billy Roast
— FW Wales WAL Jack Simmons

Youth team

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
42 FW Zimbabwe ZIM Macauley Bonne
— GK   Ron Carroll
— GK   Miles Palmer
— GK   Dan Wheeler
— DF England ENG Marley Andrews
— DF   Conor Clarke
— DF   Charlie Gardiner
— DF England ENG Frankie Kent
— DF   Callum Rogers
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF   Harry Seal
— MF   Bachiro Bari
— MF England ENG Jack Curtis
— MF England ENG Callum Harrison
— MF   Tom Monk
— MF Portugal POR Sandro Semedo
— MF England ENG Sammie Szmodics
— FW   Joel Atkin
— FW England ENG Tyler Brampton

Results

League One results round by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHHAAHHAHAAHHAAHAHHAHAAHAAHHAHHAHHAAHAAHAHAHHA
ResultDDDLLLDLWWLWWWDLLWLLLLLLLLLWWLWLLWWDLDWLDWLLDW
Position15141620222422222017191715121213141316171717192020202120191919202121191919191919191919202020
Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2013. Source: [67]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Pre-season friendlies

14 July 2012 Heybridge Swifts 0–6 Colchester United Scraley Road
15:00 (Report) Henderson 16', 19'
Sears 26', 28'
Olufemi 75', 86'		 Attendance: 279
18 July 2012 Vitesse Arnhem Netherlands 2–3 Colchester United National Sports Centre Papendal
14:30 (Report) Ladapo 20'
Bean 38'
Sears 48'		 Attendance: 87
21 July 2012 Colchester United 1–2 West Ham United Colchester Community Stadium
15:00 Wordsworth 36' (Report) Maynard 19'
Noble 28' (pen.)		 Attendance: 7,985
24 July 2012 Witham Town 4–1 Colchester United XI Spa Road
19:45 Fontaine 3', 28'
Hunt 6', 54'		 (Report) Ramm 56' Attendance: 200
27 July 2012 Maldon & Tiptree 1–2 Colchester United Wallace Binder Stadium
19:45 Das 73' (Report) Sears 15'
Drey Wright 52'		 Attendance: 160
28 July 2012 Brentwood Town 1–2 Colchester United The Brentwood Centre Arena
14:00 Stanley 40' (Report) O'Toole 41'
Ladapo 43'		 Attendance: 130
31 July 2012 Needham Market 3–1 Colchester United XI Bloomfields
19:30 Newson 5', 56' (pen.), 70' (Report) Olufemi 66' Attendance: 191
3 August 2012 Colchester United 2–2 Derby County Colchester Community Stadium
19:30 Sears 42', 55' (Report) Okuongae 9' (o.g.)
Robinson 90'		 Attendance: 1,352
8 August 2012 Colchester United 1–2 Ipswich Town Colchester Community Stadium
19:45 Morrison 55' (Report) Chopra 23', 37' Attendance: 3,873
11 August 2012 Bishop's Stortford 0–1 Colchester United Woodside Park
15:00 (Report) Drey Wright 18'

League One

18 August 2012 Preston North End 0–0 Colchester United Deepdale
15:00 (Report) Attendance: 10,034
Referee: P. Gibbs
21 August 2012 Colchester United 2–2 Portsmouth Colchester Community Stadium
19:45 Rose 45'
Okuonghae 83'		 (Report) Rodgers 30'
Obita 86'		 Attendance: 4,335
Referee: L. Collins
25 August 2012 Colchester United 1–1 Sheffield United Colchester Community Stadium
15:00 Morrison 72' (Report) Cofie 17' Attendance: 4,017
Referee: G. Sutton
1 September 2012 Tranmere Rovers 4–0 Colchester United Prenton Park
15:00 Cassidy 40', 49', 77'
Bakayogo 58'		 (Report) Attendance: 4,711
Referee: R. Madley
8 September 2012 Brentford 1–0 Colchester United Griffin Park
15:00 El Alagui 88' (Report) Attendance: 5,499
Referee: S. Attwell
15 September 2012 Colchester United 1–2 Doncaster Rovers Colchester Community Stadium
15:00 Okuonghae 30' (Report) Cotterill 3'
Bond 48' (O.G.)		 Attendance: 3,262
Referee: G. Sutton
18 September 2012 Colchester United 1–1 Crawley Town Colchester Community Stadium
19:45 Wordsworth 87' (pen.) (Report) McFadzean 71' Attendance: 2,484
Referee: A. Woolmer
22 September 2012 Scunthorpe United 1–0 Colchester United Glanford Park
15:00 Clarke 76' (pen.) (Report) Attendance: 3,133
Referee: C. Sarginson
29 September 2012 Colchester United 3–1 Hartlepool United Colchester Community Stadium
15:00 Massey 39'
Ibehre 43', 62'		 (Report) Lynch 6' Attendance: 3,471
Referee: M. Russell
2 October 2012 Swindon Town 0–1 Colchester United County Ground
19:45 (Report) Rose 70' Attendance: 7,443
Referee: I. Williamson
6 October 2012 Yeovil Town 3–1 Colchester United Huish Park
15:00 Madden 20', 34'
Hayter 78'		 (Report) Ibehre 25' Attendance: 3,002
Referee: S. Bratt
13 October 2012 Colchester United 1–0 Stevenage Colchester Community Stadium
15:00 Watt 55' (Report) Grant Red card Attendance: 4,045
Referee: G. Salisbury
20 October 2012 Colchester United 2–0 Carlisle United Colchester Community Stadium
15:00 Eastmond 25'
Ibehre 31'		 (Report) Attendance: 3,335
Referee: S. Rushton
23 October 2012 Leyton Orient 0–2 Colchester United Brisbane Road
19:45 (Report) Wordsworth 33'
Henderson 51'		 Attendance: 3,378
Referee: D. Whitestone
27 October 2012 Shrewsbury Town 2–2 Colchester United New Meadow
15:00 Hall 79', 82' (Report) Eastmond 3'
Watt 62'		 Attendance: 5,066
Referee: J. Simpson
6 November 2012 Colchester United 0–2 Notts County Colchester Community Stadium
19:45 (Report) Bishop 17'
Judge 44'		 Attendance: 3,051
Referee: C. Barry
10 November 2012 Crewe Alexandra 3–2 Colchester United Alexandra Stadium
15:00 Dalla Valle 51'
Murphy 64' (pen.)
Pogba 74'		 (Report) Sears 3'
Henderson 30'		 Attendance: 4,292
Referee: E. Ilderton
17 November 2012 Colchester United 2–0 Bury Colchester Community Stadium
15:00 Wordsworth 56'
Sears 61'		 (Report) Attendance: 3,214
Referee: S. Martin
20 November 2012 Colchester United 1–3 Coventry City Colchester Community Stadium
19:45 Eastman 71' (Report) Moussa 34'
Edjenguélé 37'
McGoldrick 87'		 Attendance: 3,229
Referee: T. Kettle
24 November 2012 MK Dons 5–1 Colchester United Stadium mk
15:00 Chadwick 28', 64'
Williams 37' (pen.)
Otsemobor 61'
Lowe 81'		 (Report) Henderson 63'
Massey Red card		 Attendance: 7,443
Referee: D. Deadman
8 December 2012 Colchester United 0–2 Oldham Athletic Colchester Community Stadium
15:00 (Report) M'voto 33'
Wilson (o.g.) (O.G.)		 Attendance: 2,987
Referee: I. Williamson
15 December 2012 Bournemouth 1–0 Colchester United Dean Court
15:00 Grabban 41' (Report) Attendance: 6,145
Referee: B. Malone
22 December 2012 Walsall 1–0 Colchester United Bescot Stadium
15:00 Brandy 61' (Report) Attendance: 3,006
Referee: R. Madley
26 December 2012 Colchester United 1–3 Brentford Colchester Community Stadium
15:00 Drey Wright 23'
Thompson Red card 10'		 (Report) Trotta 4'
Forshaw 12'
Dean 85'
Adeyemi 		Attendance: 4,200
Referee: G. Ward
1 January 2013 Crawley Town 3–0 Colchester United Broadfield Stadium
15:00 Connolly 5'
Clarke 71'
Adams 87'		 (Report) Attendance: 3,160
Referee: G. Scott
5 January 2013 Doncaster Rovers 1–0 Colchester United Keepmoat Stadium
15:00 Cotterill 84' (Report) Attendance: 6,373
Referee: R. Clark
12 January 2013 Colchester United 1–2 Scunthorpe United Colchester Community Stadium
15:00 Sears 59' (Report) Ryan 41'
Hawley 46'		 Attendance: 3,258
Referee: K. Stroud
26 January 2013 Colchester United 2–0 Walsall Colchester Community Stadium
15:00 Ibehre 79'
Sears 89'		 (Report) Attendance: 2,865
Referee: D. Whitestone
2 February 2013 Portsmouth 2–3 Colchester United Fratton Park
15:00 Wallace 5'
Keene 73'		 (Report) Massey 2', 20'
Sears 16' (pen.)		 Attendance: 11,132
Referee: D. Phillips
6 February 2013 Colchester United 0–1 Swindon Town Colchester Community Stadium
19:45 (Report) Collins 53' Attendance: 3,214
Referee: T. Robinson
9 February 2013 Colchester United 1–0 Preston North End Colchester Community Stadium
15:00 Sears 55' (Report) Wright Attendance: 3,215
Referee: M. Haywood
16 February 2013 Sheffield United 3–0 Colchester United Bramall Lane
15:00 Robson 4' (pen.)
McDonald 73'
Kitson 90'		 (Report) Attendance: 16,860
Referee: D. Webb
23 February 2013 Colchester United 1–5 Tranmere Rovers Colchester Community Stadium
15:00 Okuonghae 29' (Report) Power 11'
Akpa Akpro 41'
Taylor 65'
Stockton 85'
O'Halloran 90' (pen.)		 Attendance: 3,077
Referee: K. Stroud
26 February 2013 Colchester United 2–0 Yeovil Town Colchester Community Stadium
19:45 Clifford 45'
Sears 62'		 (Report) Attendance: 2,367
Referee: S. Rushton
2 March 2013 Stevenage 0–2 Colchester United Broadhall Way
15:00 (Report) Ibehre 62', 73' Attendance: 3,144
Referee: S. Duncan
5 March 2013 Hartlepool United 0–0 Colchester United Victoria Park
19:45 (Report) Ibehre Red card Attendance: 3,148
Referee: G. Eltringham
9 March 2013 Colchester United 1–2 Crewe Alexandra Colchester Community Stadium
15:00 Porter 42' (Report) Murphy 25' (pen)
Pogba 72'		 Attendance: 3,085
Referee: K. Hill
12 March 2013 Coventry City 2–2 Colchester United Ricoh Arena
19:45 Wilson 77'
Baker 90'		 (Report) Massey 39'
Smith 72'		 Attendance: 9,431
Referee: S. Martin
16 March 2013 Bury 1–2 Colchester United Gigg Lane
15:00 Fagan 26' (Report) Thompson 30'
Morrison 31'
Porter Red card		 Attendance: 2,018
Referee: R. Madley
29 March 2013 Colchester United 0–1 Bournemouth Colchester Community Stadium
15:00 (Report) Pittman 19' Attendance: 4,727
Referee: O. Langford
1 April 2013 Oldham Athletic 1–1 Colchester United Boundary Park
15:00 Baxter 68' (Report) Drey Wright 20' Attendance: 4,244
Referee: M. Haywood
6 April 2013 Colchester United 2–1 Leyton Orient Colchester Community Stadium
15:00 Massey 20'
Drey Wright 24'		 (Report) Lisbie 37' Attendance: 4,704
Referee: R. Clark
14 April 2013 Notts County 3–1 Colchester United Meadow Lane
15:00 Hughes 18'
Arquin 77'
Nangle 90'		 (Report) Ibehre 37' Attendance: 4,306
Referee: T. Harrington
16 April 2013 Colchester United 0–2 MK Dons Colchester Community Stadium
19:45 (Report) Powell 11'
Bamford 78'		 Attendance: 3,175
Referee: R. East
20 April 2013 Colchester United 0–0 Shrewsbury Town Colchester Community Stadium
15:00 (Report) Attendance: 5,862
Referee: H. Webb
27 April 2013 Carlisle United 0–2 Colchester United Brunton Park
15:00 (Report) Massey 65'
Eastman 80'		 Attendance: 5,427
Referee: C. Boyeson

League Cup

14 August 2012 Yeovil Town 3–0 Colchester United Huish Park
19:45 Hinds 4', 44'
Marsh-Brown 79'		 (Report) Attendance: 1,907
Referee: S. Hooper

League Trophy

9 October 2012 Northampton Town 2–1 Colchester United Sixfields Stadium
19:45 Akinfenwa 52' (pen.)
Mukendi 54'		 (Report) Sears 31' Attendance: 1,561
Referee: O. Langford

FA Cup

3 November 2012 Chelmsford City 3–1 Colchester United Melbourne Stadium
15:00 Simmonds 23', 63'
Slabber 89'		 (Report) Rose 70' Attendance: 3,016
Referee: M. Naylor

League table

Template:2012–13 Football League One table

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

Source:[68]

No. Pos Nat Player Total League One FA Cup League Cup FL Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England ENG Mark Cousins 26 0 23 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
2 MF England ENG David Wright 12 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 DF England ENG Magnus Okuonghae 46 3 42+1 3 1 0 1 0 1 0
6 DF England ENG Matt Heath 7 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
7 MF England ENG Karl Duguid 7 0 3+2 0 0 0 0+1 0 1 0
8 MF Republic of Ireland IRL John-Joe O'Toole 16 0 4+11 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
9 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Clinton Morrison 35 2 17+15 2 0+1 0 1 0 1 0
10 MF England ENG Kemal Izzet 12 0 9+2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
11 FW England ENG Freddie Sears 37 8 22+13 7 0+1 0 0 0 1 1
14 MF England ENG Andrew Bond 28 0 16+11 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
15 MF Jamaica JAM Marcus Bean 33 0 26+5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
17 FW England ENG Jabo Ibehre[A] 31 8 30 8 1 0 0 0 0 0
18 DF England ENG Tom Eastman 32 2 26+3 2 1 0 1 0 0+1 0
19 FW Nigeria NGA Freddie Ladapo 4 0 0+4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 DF England ENG Brian Wilson 42 0 41 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
21 FW England ENG Gavin Massey 41 6 34+6 6 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
23 DF England ENG Jackson Ramm 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 DF England ENG John White 24 0 16+6 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
26 MF England ENG Ryan Melaugh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 MF England ENG Tosin Olufemi 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 MF England ENG Alex Gilbey 4 0 2+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
29 GK England ENG Shaun Phillips 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 FW England ENG Drey Wright 23 3 9+12 3 0 0 1 0 0+1 0
31 DF England ENG Bradley Hamilton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 MF England ENG Jordan Sanderson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 FW Nigeria NGA Nnamdi Nwachuku 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
40 DF England ENG Josh Thompson 22 1 16+6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
42 FW Zimbabwe ZIM Macauley Bonne 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
43 MF England ENG Tom Lapslie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season
3 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Bradley Garmston 13 0 10+3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF England ENG Michael Rose 24 3 22 2 1 1 1 0 0 0
12 FW England ENG Troy Hewitt 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 FW England ENG Dominic Samuel 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 GK England ENG John Sullivan 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 FW England ENG Ian Henderson 25 3 14+8 3 1 0 1 0 1 0
22 FW England ENG Michael Smith 8 1 3+5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 MF England ENG Anthony Wordsworth 27 3 23+1 3 1 0 1 0 1 0
24 MF England ENG Ben Coker 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
33 FW England ENG Jack Compton 7 0 1+6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 MF England ENG Craig Eastmond 13 2 12 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
39 FW England ENG George Porter 19 1 13+6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 FW England ENG Sanchez Watt 7 2 5+1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
41 MF England ENG Billy Clifford 18 1 18 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
41 DF England ENG Daniel Potts 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
44 GK England ENG Sam Walker 19 0 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Goalscorers

Place Number Nation Position Name League One FA Cup League Cup FL Trophy Total
1 17 England FW Jabo Ibehre 8 0 0 0 8
11 England FW Freddie Sears 7 0 0 1 8
2 21 England FW Gavin Massey 6 0 0 0 6
3 4 England DF Magnus Okuonghae 3 0 0 0 3
3 England DF Michael Rose 2 1 0 0 3
22 England MF Anthony Wordsworth 3 0 0 0 3
30 England FW Drey Wright 3 0 0 0 3
4 18 England DF Tom Eastman 2 0 0 0 2
33 England MF Craig Eastmond 2 0 0 0 2
9 Republic of Ireland FW Clinton Morrison 2 0 0 0 2
39 England FW Sanchez Watt 2 0 0 0 2
5 41 England MF Billy Clifford 1 0 0 0 1
39 England FW George Porter 1 0 0 0 1
22 England FW Michael Smith 1 0 0 0 1
40 England DF Josh Thompson 1 0 0 0 1
TOTALS 47 1 0 1 49

Disciplinary record

Number Nationality Position Player League One FA Cup League Cup FL Trophy Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
40 England DF Josh Thompson 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1
20 England DF Brian Wilson 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
22 England MF Anthony Wordsworth 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
17 England FW Jabo Ibehre 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
39 England FW George Porter 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
21 England FW Gavin Massey 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
15 Jamaica MF Marcus Bean 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
4 England DF Magnus Okuonghae 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
9 Republic of Ireland FW Clinton Morrison 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1
16 England FW Ian Henderson 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
33 England MF Craig Eastmond 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
3 England DF Michael Rose 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
25 England DF John White 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
41 England MF Billy Clifford 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
33 England FW Jack Compton 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
3 Republic of Ireland DF Bradley Garmston 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
10 England MF Kemal Izzet 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
8 Republic of Ireland MF John-Joe O'Toole 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
41 England DF Daniel Potts 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
11 England FW Freddie Sears 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
39 England FW Sanchez Watt 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
TOTALS 76 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 76 5

Player debuts

Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.[69]

Number Position Player Date Opponent Ground Notes
9 FW Republic of Ireland Clinton Morrison 14 August 2012 Yeovil Town Huish Park League Cup[70]
30 FW England Drey Wright 14 August 2012 Yeovil Town Huish Park Sub, League Cup[70]
15 MF Jamaica Marcus Bean 18 August 2012 Preston North End Deepdale [71]
33 MF England Craig Eastmond 29 September 2012 Hartlepool United Colchester Community Stadium On loan[72]
29 FW England Jabo Ibehre 29 September 2012 Hartlepool United Colchester Community Stadium On loan[72]
39 FW England Sanchez Watt 29 September 2012 Hartlepool United Colchester Community Stadium On loan[72]
28 MF England Alex Gilbey 9 October 2012 Northampton Town Sixfields Stadium Sub, FL Trophy[73]
13 GK England John Sullivan 10 November 2012 Crewe Alexandra Alexandra Stadium On loan[74]
40 DF England Josh Thompson 17 November 2012 Bury Colchester Community Stadium Sub, on loan[75]
41 DF England Daniel Potts 24 November 2012 Milton Keynes Dons Stadium mk On loan[76]
19 FW Nigeria Freddie Ladapo 26 December 2012 Brentford Colchester Community Stadium Sub[77]
33 FW England Jack Compton 1 January 2013 Crawley Town Broadfield Stadium Sub[78]
39 FW England George Porter 1 January 2013 Crawley Town Broadfield Stadium Sub, on loan[78]
12 FW England Dominic Samuel 5 January 2013 Doncaster Rovers Keepmoat Stadium On loan[79]
41 MF England Billy Clifford 13 January 2013 Scunthorpe United Colchester Community Stadium On loan[80]
44 GK England Sam Walker 26 January 2013 Walsall Colchester Community Stadium On loan[81]
2 MF England David Wright 26 January 2013 Walsall Colchester Community Stadium [81]
3 DF Republic of Ireland Bradley Garmston 16 February 2013 Sheffield United Brammall Lane On loan[82]
22 FW England Michael Smith 9 March 2013 Crewe Alexandra Colchester Community Stadium Sub, on loan[83]
12 FW England Troy Hewitt 9 March 2013 Crewe Alexandra Colchester Community Stadium Sub, on loan[83]
27 MF England Tosin Olufemi 16 March 2013 Bury Gigg Lane Sub[84]

Transfers

Main articles: List of English football transfers summer 2012 and List of English football transfers winter 2012–13

In

Date Pos Player From Fee Ref
8 May 2012 GK England Shaun Phillips Youth team Free [85]
8 May 2012 MF England Tosin Olufemi Youth team Free [85]
8 May 2012 MF England Ryan Melaugh Youth team Free [85]
8 June 2012 MF England Marcus Bean England Brentford Free [86]
4 July 2012 FW England Freddie Sears England West Ham United Free [87]
10 July 2012 FW England Drey Wright Youth team Free [85][88]
16 July 2012 FW Republic of Ireland Clinton Morrison England Sheffield Wednesday Free [89]
30 July 2012 MF England Merrick James-Lewis England Southend United Free [90]
30 July 2012 DF England Jackson Ramm England Blackburn Rovers Free [90]
21 August 2012 FW England Gavin Massey England Watford Free [91]
1 January 2013 FW England Jack Compton England Portsmouth Free [92]
1 January 2013 DF England Josh Thompson England Portsmouth Free [93]
22 January 2013 FW England Jabo Ibehre England Milton Keynes Dons Free [94]
25 January 2013 MF England David Wright England Crystal Palace Free [95]
5 March 2013 FW Nigeria Nnamdi Nwachuku Youth team Free [96]
5 March 2013 DF England Billy Roast Youth team Free [96]
28 March 2013 FW Wales Jack Simmons Youth team Free [97]
25 April 2013 MF England Tom Lapslie Youth team Free [98]
25 April 2013 DF Republic of Ireland Michael O'Donoghue Youth team Free [98]

Out

Date Pos Player To Fee Ref
5 May 2012 MF Republic of Ireland Martin Rowlands England Leyton Orient Released [99][100]
15 May 2012 FW Nigeria Kayode Odejayi England Rotherham United Free [101]
9 June 2012 MF England Ashley Vincent England Port Vale Released [102][103]
18 June 2012 FW England Steven Gillespie England Fleetwood Town Undisclosed [104]
26 June 2012 MF Wales Lloyd James England Leyton Orient Free [105][106]
3 July 2012 GK England Ben Williams Scotland Hibernian Free [107][108]
13 December 2012 MF England Merrick James-Lewis England Ebbsfleet United Released [109]
25 January 2013 DF Scotland Tom Aldred England Accrington Stanley Released [95]
29 January 2013 GK England Carl Pentney England Bishop's Stortford Released [110]
30 January 2013 MF England Anthony Wordsworth England Ipswich Town £100,000 [44]
31 January 2013 DF Wales Thomas Bender England Millwall Released [111]
31 January 2013 MF England Ian Henderson England Rochdale Released [111]
31 January 2013 DF England Michael Rose England Rochdale Released [111]
4 February 2013 MF England Ben Coker England Histon Released [112]
11 April 2013 FW England Jack Compton England Hartlepool United Released [113][114]

Loans in

Date Pos Player From End date Ref
27 September 2012 MF England Craig Eastmond England Arsenal 7 December 2012 [115]
27 September 2012 FW England Jabo Ibehre England Milton Keynes Dons 27 December 2012 [116]
27 September 2012 FW England Sanchez Watt England Arsenal 15 November 2012 [115]
23 October 2012 DF England Archange Nkumu England Chelsea 13 December 2012 [117]
9 November 2012 GK England John Sullivan England Charlton Athletic 5 December 2012 [118]
9 November 2012 DF England Josh Thompson England Portsmouth 31 December 2012 [119]
22 November 2012 DF England Daniel Potts England West Ham United 3 January 2013 [120][121]
1 January 2013 FW England George Porter England Burnley 1 May 2013 [122]
1 January 2013 FW England Dominic Samuel England Reading 31 January 2013 [123]
11 January 2013 MF England Billy Clifford England Chelsea 27 April 2013 [124]
14 January 2013 GK England Sam Walker England Chelsea 27 April 2013 [125]
14 February 2013 DF Republic of Ireland Bradley Garmston England West Bromwich Albion 27 April 2013 [126]
7 March 2013 FW England Troy Hewitt England Queens Park Rangers 11 April 2013 [127]
8 March 2013 FW England Michael Smith England Charlton Athletic 27 April 2013 [128]

Loans out

Date Pos Player To End date Ref
27 August 2012 DF Scotland Tom Aldred England Barrow 27 November 2012 [129]
28 September 2012 MF England Andrew Bond England Crewe Alexandra 30 October 2012 [130]
28 September 2012 FW Nigeria Freddie Ladapo England Bishop's Stortford 28 October 2012 [131]
12 October 2012 MF England Ben Coker England Histon 12 November 2012 [132]
9 November 2012 GK England Carl Pentney England Histon 5 December 2012 [133]
30 November 2012 DF Wales Thomas Bender England Chelmsford City 7 January 2013 [134]
30 November 2012 DF England Bradley Hamilton England Chelmsford City 27 April 2013 [134][135]
17 December 2012 DF England Jackson Ramm England Cambridge City 17 January 2013 [136]
31 December 2012 MF Republic of Ireland John-Joe O'Toole England Bristol Rovers 2 April 2013 [137][138]
18 January 2013 GK England Carl Pentney England Bishop's Stortford 29 January 2013 [139]
27 March 2013 MF England Alex Gilbey England Newport County 5 May 2013 [140]

Honours and awards

League One Team of the Week

Week Position Player
7 FW England Jabo Ibehre[141]
7 MF England Gavin Massey[141]
9 DF England Tom Eastman[142]
11 MF England Craig Eastmond[143]
14 MF England Anthony Wordsworth[144]
23 GK England Sam Walker[145]
28 FW England Jabo Ibehre[146]
33 GK England Sam Walker[147]

End of season awards

Award Player Notes
Player of the Year award England Jabo Ibehre [148]
Young Player of the Year award England Drey Wright [148]
Player's Player of the Year award England Gavin Massey [148]
Goal of the Season award England Michael Rose v Portsmouth[148]
Community Player of the Year award England Matt Heath [148]
Colchester United Supporters Association Home Player of the Year award England Jabo Ibehre [148]
Colchester United Supporters Association Away Player of the Year award England Jabo Ibehre [148]

See also

Notes

A. ^ : Jabo Ibehre's squad number during his first stint was 12.

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