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2010–11 Colchester United F.C. season

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Colchester United
2010–11 season
OwnerRobbie Cowling
ChairmanRobbie Cowling
ManagerJohn Ward
StadiumColchester Community Stadium
League One10th
FA Cup3rd round
(eliminated by
Swansea City)
League Cup2nd round
(eliminated by
Sunderland)
Football League Trophy2nd round (southern section)
(eliminated by
Wycombe Wanderers)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Ian Henderson (10)

All:
Dave Mooney (14)
Highest home attendance6,523
v Southampton, 5 March 2011[1]
Lowest home attendance2,379
v Wycombe Wanderers, 5 October 2010[2]
Average home league attendance4,071[3]
Biggest win5–1
v Exeter City, 26 March 2011
Biggest defeat0–4
v Swansea City, 8 January 2011

The 2010–11 season was Colchester United's 69th season in their history and third successive season in the third tier of English football, League One. Alongside competing in the League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup, the League Cup and the Football League Trophy.

Aidy Boothroyd departed the club for Championship club Coventry City over the summer and his assistant John Ward was promoted to first-team manager. Owner and chairman Robbie Cowling scaled back on the spending of the previous three seasons, restricting Ward's transfer budget. Ward led the team to a credible tenth position league finish, nine points away from the play-offs while reaching the third round of the FA Cup. They were eliminated by Swansea City, while Premier League Sunderland won 2–0 in the second round of the League Cup. Old rivals Wycombe Wanderers beat the U's in the second round of the Football League Trophy.

Season overview

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After less than ten months in charge, Aidy Boothroyd left the club to join Championship side Coventry City. His assistant, John Ward, was promoted to first-team manager. Robbie Cowling announced that a more prudent long-term approach would be required by the club to survive, and so restricted his financial input after three seasons of spending large figures on transfer fees.

Key players from last season left the club over the summer including David Fox, Kevin Lisbie, Clive Platt and David Prutton, while Danny Batth and Kevin Lisbie returned to their parent clubs on the expiry of their loan deals. John Ward made several free transfers to replace them, including free agents Lloyd James and Brian Wilson, non-League players Andy Bond and Ben Coker, while Dave Mooney was signed on a season-long loan from Reading.

August

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In the opening game of the season, Colchester quickly went behind 1–0, but found themselves leading by the eleventh minute following an Anthony Wordsworth brace. A late equaliser denied Ward victory in his first game in charge. On 10 August, Dave Mooney registered his first two goals for the club in a 3–0 win at Hereford United in the League Cup. These were to be his only away goals until the penultimate game of the season.

On 14 August, Andy Bond scored his first goal for the club since joining from Barrow against Sheffield Wednesday. The U's were again denied victory by a late equaliser. Ward's first win then followed a week later with a late goal going for them on this occasion. Bond had given the U's the lead at Rochdale, and following an equaliser from the hosts, Ian Henderson grabbed an 84th-minute winner.

On 24 August, in the League Cup second round, Premier League Sunderland hosted Colchester at the Stadium of Light. Two first-half errors from Mark Cousins handed Sunderland victory, with Darren Bent capitalising on both occasions.

For a third time this month, Colchester were again denied victory by a late equaliser during their home game against Carlisle United on 27 August. Carlisle scored a 93rd minute equaliser, cancelling out Dave Mooney's opener.

September

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Colchester started September with a 1–0 win at Walsall thanks to an Andy Bond goal. He then recorded his fourth goal in five games in a 1–1 home draw with Plymouth Argyle a week later.

On 18 September, Cousins made up for his mistakes at Sunderland to record a solid point against Southampton, making numerous vital saves. This was followed up with a 3–1 home win over Tranmere Rovers, with Mooney, Wordsworth, and Magnus Okuonghae's goals all coming within the first 31-minutes of play.

On 28 September, Colchester had to settle for a point in an Essex derby game against Dagenham & Redbridge. Having come from behind to lead 2–1 through Ashley Vincent and Dave Mooney goals, the lead was surrendered in the 72nd-minute.

October

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On 2 October, the U's recorded another score draw at Milton Keynes Dons, when a dominant first half performance and a goal from Okuonghae was again cancelled out by an opposition equaliser. The U's to this point had made a 10-game unbeaten start to the campaign, while twelve points had been lost from winning positions.

With Ben Williams making a return to the first-team following injury, back-to-back home defeats followed. First, the U's lost 2–0 to rivals Wycombe Wanderers in the Football League Trophy, before being thrashed 3–0 by Huddersfield Town.

Colchester recorded a point at the Colchester Community Stadium against Oldham Athletic before two wins rounded out October. First, a 2–1 win over Notts County, coming from behind to win following a brace of Kayode Odejayi goals, and then a 2–1 win at Dean Court against Bournemouth, Tom Williams and Ian Henderson the scorers.

November

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November saw Colchester win two five-goal thrillers in the league and a seven-goal thriller in the FA Cup. First, they came from 2–0 down at home after 18-minutes to Leyton Orient to win 3–2, courtesy of Matt Heath, Dave Mooney and Brian Wilson goals. Then, they edged League Two Bradford City 4–3 in the FA Cup in an evenly contested game, Bond and Wilson the scorers with two from Dave Mooney. They lost 2–1 at Swindon Town on 13 November before registering a 3–2 win over Hartlepool United. Ian Henderson scored a 92nd-minute penalty to win the match after earlier Bond and Odejayi goals.

November ended with a 2–0 home defeat by Brentford, before scraping a 1–0 win over non-League side Swindon Supermarine 1–0 in the second round of the FA Cup on 27 November.

December

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Poor weather conditions meant that the U's only played once in the whole of December, a 0–0 draw with Yeovil Town.

January

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With Marc Tierney and Paul Reid sold to Championship clubs Norwich City and Scunthorpe United respectively in the transfer window, and Brian Wilson ruled out for eight-weeks through injury, the U's began 2011 with a completely different back four to the one which started the season.

Colchester drew 3–3 with Charlton Athletic on New Year's Day, with both sides having a man sent off. Heath, Bond and Wordsworth were the U's scorers. They then conceded four goals in each of their next two games, suffering a 4–2 defeat to Leyton Orient, and then losing 4–0 at Swansea City in the third round of the FA Cup.

Striker Steven Gillespie made a return from injury and came off the bench to score both of Colchester's goals in their home win against Bournemouth on 14 January.

On 22 January, Colchester held Huddersfield to a 0–0 draw, before suffering a 2–0 defeat at Brighton & Hove Albion. They saw out January by recording a 2–1 win over Peterborough United having conceded in the first minute of play.

February

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Pat Baldwin was ruled out with an ankle injury for the remainder of the season, prompting Ward to sign Huddersfield's Nathan Clarke on loan, while Mark Cousins replaced Williams in goal following another injury.

Colchester lost 1–0 on 1 February at Charlton after having a genuine goal disallowed. They then lost 1–0 at Hartlepool before returning to winning ways at home to Swindon on 12 February. Colchester's patchy form continued with a 2–0 defeat at Notts County on 15 February, and then registered a 2–0 win against Walsall four days later.

The U's away form was dipping, aside from a 1–1 draw at Peterborough on 22 February. They were then defeated on the road to ten-man Plymouth by 2–1. Only Colchester's home form kept them in touching distance of the play-off places.

March

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Kayode Odejayi became the first Colchester striker to score an away goal in just over one year when they recorded a 1–0 win at Bristol Rovers on 1 March. However, four straight defeats all by ruled out Colchester's chances at reaching the play-offs.

First, they were beaten 2–0 by Southampton at home, followed by a 1–0 defeat at Dagenham & Redbridge. A Sam Baldock hat-trick gave MK Dons a 3–1 win at the Community Stadium, before Tranmere Rovers won 1–0 at Prenton Park. This result left Colchester closer to the relegation zone than the play-offs.

Two home victories ensured the U's moved away from the relegation places, with a 1–0 win over Oldham, before registering their best result of the season, a 5–1 win against nine-man Exeter on 26 March.

April

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Colchester suffered defeat in Sheffield when they lost 2–1 to Wednesday at Hillsborough, but did earn a 1–0 home victory over Rochdale on 9 April. The long trip to Carlisle brought about a 4–1 defeat for the U's, before registering an away point at Brentford.

On 25 April, Colchester earned a point against champions-elect Brighton, but rounded off April with a 4–2 defeat at Yeovil.

May

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In their final game of the season, Colchester faced already-relegated Bristol Rovers and won 2–1 thanks to two an Ian Henderson brace.[4]

Players

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As of match played 7 May 2011.[5][6][7]
No. Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee
Goalkeepers
1 Ben Williams GK England Manchester (1982-08-27)27 August 1982 (aged 27) 49 0 England Carlisle United 10 July 2009 Undisclosed
12 Mark Cousins GK England Chelmsford (1987-01-09)9 January 1987 (aged 23) 17 0 Youth team 1 August 2004 Free transfer
35 Carl Pentney GK England Colchester (1989-12-29)29 December 1989 (aged 20) 0 0 England Leicester City 5 August 2010 Free transfer
Defenders
2 Conor Powell LB Republic of Ireland Dublin (1987-08-26)26 August 1987 (aged 22) 0 0 Republic of Ireland Bohemians 7 January 2010 Free transfer
3 Lee Beevers RB Wales England Doncaster (1983-12-04)4 December 1983 (aged 26) 5 0 England Lincoln City 26 June 2009 Free transfer
4 Magnus Okuonghae CB England Nigeria Lagos (1986-02-16)16 February 1986 (aged 24) 49 0 England Dagenham & Redbridge 1 July 2009 £60,000
5 Pat Baldwin CB England City of London (1982-11-12)12 November 1982 (aged 27) 223 1 England Chelsea 16 August 2002 Free transfer
20 Brian Wilson FB England Manchester (1983-05-09)9 May 1983 (aged 27) 0 0 England Bristol City 29 June 2010 Free transfer
24 Ben Coker DF/MF England Hatfield (1989-06-17)17 June 1989 (aged 20) 0 0 England Bury Town 23 July 2010 Free transfer
25 John White FB England Colchester (1986-07-26)26 July 1986 (aged 23) 180 0 Youth team 1 July 2003 Free transfer
28 Matt Heath CB England Leicester (1981-11-01)1 November 1981 (aged 28) 45 1 England Leeds United 13 May 2008 Free transfer
30 Morten Knudsen DF Norway (1986-10-27)27 October 1986 (aged 23) 0 0 Norway Notodden 20 January 2010 Undisclosed
34 Tom Bender CB England Harlow (1993-01-19)19 January 1993 (aged 17) 1 0 Youth team 1 July 2009 Free transfer
Bradley Hamilton DF England Newham (1992-08-30)30 August 1992 (aged 17) 0 0 Youth team 1 July 2009 Free transfer
Midfielders
8 John-Joe O'Toole MF Republic of Ireland England Harrow (1988-09-30)30 September 1988 (aged 21) 33 3 England Watford 1 January 2010 Undisclosed
10 Kemal Izzet MF England Whitechapel (1980-09-29)29 September 1980 (aged 29) 376 21 England Charlton Athletic 13 April 2001 Free transfer
14 Andy Bond MF England Wigan (1986-03-16)16 March 1986 (aged 24) 0 0 England Barrow 29 June 2010 Free transfer
17 David Perkins MF England Heysham (1982-06-21)21 June 1982 (aged 27) 50 7 England Rochdale 8 July 2008 Undisclosed
22 Anthony Wordsworth MF England Camden Town (1989-01-03)3 January 1989 (aged 21) 84 14 Youth team 1 July 2006 Free transfer
26 Lloyd James MF/FB Wales England Bristol (1988-02-16)16 February 1988 (aged 22) 0 0 England Southampton 22 July 2010 Free transfer
32 Sam Corcoran MF England Enfield Town (1991-02-05)5 February 1991 (aged 19) 1 0 Youth team 31 March 2009 Free transfer
33 Jordan Sanderson MF England Chingford (1993-08-07)7 August 1993 (aged 16) 0 0 Youth team 1 January 2011 Free transfer
Forwards
7 Ashley Vincent WG England Oldbury (1985-05-26)26 May 1985 (aged 25) 27 4 England Cheltenham Town 1 July 2009 Free transfer
11 Simon Hackney WG England Manchester (1984-02-05)5 February 1984 (aged 26) 39 3 England Carlisle United 26 January 2009 £100,000
15 Kayode Odejayi FW Nigeria Ibadan (1982-02-21)21 February 1982 (aged 28) 31 10 England Barnsley 1 January 2010 Undisclosed
16 Ian Henderson FW/MF England Bury St Edmunds (1985-01-24)24 January 1985 (aged 25) 13 2 Turkey Ankaragücü 7 January 2010 Free transfer
18 Steven Gillespie FW England Liverpool (1985-06-04)4 June 1985 (aged 24) 53 7 England Cheltenham Town 7 July 2008 £400,000
21 Medy Elito WG England Zaire Kinshasa (1990-03-20)20 March 1990 (aged 20) 23 1 Youth team 1 July 2007 Free transfer
Craig Arnott FW England Edgware (1992-09-09)9 September 1992 (aged 17) 0 0 Youth team 1 July 2009 Free transfer

Transfers

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In

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Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
29 June 2010 MF England Andy Bond England Barrow Free transfer [8][9]
29 June 2010 FB England Brian Wilson England Bristol City Free transfer [10][11]
22 July 2010 MF/FB Wales Lloyd James England Southampton Free transfer [12][13]
23 July 2010 DF/MF England Ben Coker England Bury Town Free transfer [14][15][16]
5 August 2010 GK England Carl Pentney England Leicester City Free transfer [17][18]
1 January 2011 MF England Jordan Sanderson Youth team Free transfer [19][20]
7 January 2011 LB Republic of Ireland Conor Powell Republic of Ireland Bohemians Free transfer [21][22]
  • Total spending: Decrease ~ £0

Out

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Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
31 May 2010 RB England Philip Ifil England Dagenham & Redbridge Released [23][24]
3 June 2010 MF England David Fox England Norwich City Free transfer [25][26]
29 June 2010 MF England David Prutton England Swindon Town Released [27][28]
30 June 2010 LB England Matt Lockwood Scotland Dundee Free transfer [29][30]
30 June 2010 MF/FW England Russell Malton Free agent Released [31][32]
30 June 2010 FB Republic of Ireland Alan Maybury Scotland St Johnstone Released [33][34]
26 July 2010 FW England Scott Vernon Scotland Aberdeen Released [35][36]
29 July 2010 FW England Clive Platt England Coventry City Undisclosed [37][38]
31 July 2010 FW France Joël Thomas Scotland Hamilton Academical Released [39][40]
13 January 2010 FB England Marc Tierney England Norwich City Undisclosed [41][42]
14 January 2010 CB England Paul Reid England Scunthorpe United Undisclosed [43][44]
  • Total incoming: Increase ~ £0

Loans in

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Date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
5 August 2010 ST Republic of Ireland Dave Mooney England Reading 31 May 2011 [45][46]
14 September 2010 CF England Liam Henderson England Watford 4 January 2011 [47][48]
30 September 2010 LB Cyprus Tom Williams England Bristol City 31 December 2010 [49][50]
14 January 2011 AM/CF Iceland Matthías Vilhjálmsson Iceland FH 3 March 2011 [51][52]
27 January 2011 CB England Nathan Clarke England Huddersfield Town 31 May 2011 [53][54]
17 March 2011 CB New Zealand Tommy Smith England Ipswich Town 31 May 2011 [55][56]

Loans out

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Date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.
1 August 2010 DF/MF England Ben Coker England Chelmsford City 31 December 2010 [14][15][16]
5 November 2010 GK England Carl Pentney England Bath City 5 January 2011 [17][18]
12 November 2010 WG England Medy Elito England Dagenham & Redbridge 12 February 2011 [57][58][59]
31 January 2011 WG England Simon Hackney England Oxford United 31 May 2011 [60][61]
25 February 2011 WG England Medy Elito England Cheltenham Town 22 March 2011 [57][58][59]
10 March 2011 MF England Sam Corcoran England Lowestoft Town 7 April 2011 [62][63][64]
10 March 2011 GK England Carl Pentney England Chelmsford City 31 May 2011 [17][18]

Match details

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League One

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
8 Exeter City 46 20 10 16 66 73 −7 70
9 Rochdale 46 18 14 14 63 55 +8 68
10 Colchester United 46 16 14 16 57 63 −6 62
11 Brentford 46 17 10 19 55 62 −7 61
12 Carlisle United 46 16 11 19 60 62 −2 59
Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2011. Source: BBC
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results round by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHHHAHAAHAAHAHAAAHAHAHHAHAAHAH
ResultDDWDWDDWDDLDWWWLWLDDLWDLWLLWLWDLWLLLLWWLWLDDLW
Position111497589566111063363661011710119910101110910781012141091191111121210
Source: Statto.com (archived)
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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7 August 2010 (2010-08-07) 1 Exeter City 2–2 Colchester United Exeter
15:00 BST Harley 7' (pen.)
Logan 87'
Report Wordsworth 10', 11' Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 5,927
Referee: Phil Gibbs
14 August 2010 (2010-08-14) 2 Colchester United 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday Colchester
15:00 BST Bond 50' Report Mellor 83' Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 6,011
Referee: David Phillips
21 August 2010 (2010-08-21) 3 Rochdale 1–2 Colchester United Rochdale
15:00 BST Dawson 47' Report Bond 38'
I. Henderson 84'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3,016
Referee: Nigel Miller
27 August 2010 (2010-08-27) 4 Colchester United 1–1 Carlisle United Colchester
19:45 BST Mooney 29' Report Thirlwell 90+3' Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 4,475
Referee: Gavin Ward
4 September 2010 (2010-09-04) 5 Walsall 0–1 Colchester United Walsall
15:00 BST Report Bond 83' Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 3,416
Referee: Karl Evans
11 September 2010 (2010-09-11) 6 Colchester United 1–1 Plymouth Argyle Colchester
15:00 BST Bond 22' Report Johnson 48'
Molyneux Yellow card 86' Red card
Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 4,201
Referee: Danny McDermid
18 September 2010 (2010-09-18) 7 Southampton 0–0 Colchester United Southampton
15:00 BST Report Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 17,857
Referee: Graham Horwood
25 September 2010 (2010-09-25) 8 Colchester United 3–1 Tranmere Rovers Colchester
15:00 BST Mooney 6'
Wordsworth 15'
Okuonghae 30'
Report Showunmi 81' Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 3,637
Referee: P Crossley
28 September 2010 (2010-09-28) 9 Colchester United 2–2 Dagenham & Redbridge Colchester
19:45 BST Vincent 43'
Mooney 65'
Report Savage 15'
Vincelot 72'
Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 4,515
Referee: Keith Hill
2 October 2010 (2010-10-02) 10 Milton Keynes Dons 1–1 Colchester United Milton Keynes
15:00 BST Balanta 66' Report Okuonghae 26' Stadium: Stadium MK
Attendance: 11,280
Referee: Mick Russell
9 October 2010 (2010-10-09) 11 Colchester United 0–3 Huddersfield Town Colchester
15:00 BST Report Novak 34'
Pilkington 42'
Rhodes 78'
Croft Yellow card 82' Red card
Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 4,211
Referee: Pat Miller
16 October 2010 (2010-10-16) 12 Oldham Athletic 0–0 Colchester United Oldham
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 4,136
Referee: Peter Quinn
23 October 2010 (2010-10-23) 13 Colchester United 2–1 Notts County Colchester
15:00 BST Odejayi 76', 83' Report Westcarr 8' Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 3,811
Referee: Darren Sheldrake
30 October 2010 (2010-10-30) 14 AFC Bournemouth 1–2 Colchester United Bournemouth
15:00 BST Fletcher 87' Report T. Williams 18'
I. Henderson 80'
Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 6,575
Referee: Simon Hooper
2 November 2010 (2010-11-02) 15 Colchester United 3–2 Leyton Orient Colchester
19:45 GMT Heath 22'
Mooney 32' (pen.)
Wilson 80'
Report Revell 10', 18' Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 3,899
Referee: Grant Hegley
13 November 2010 (2010-11-13) 16 Swindon Town 2–1 Colchester United Swindon
15:00 GMT Dossevi 29'
Austin 54'
Report Vincent 45' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 7,679
Referee: Rob Lewis
20 November 2010 (2010-11-20) 17 Colchester United 3–2 Hartlepool United Colchester
15:00 GMT Bond 58'
Odejayi 60'
I. Henderson 90+2' (pen.)
Report Murray 28'
Horwood 88'
Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 3,640
Referee: Oliver Langford
23 November 2010 (2010-11-23) 18 Colchester United 0–2 Brentford Colchester
19:45 GMT Report Alexander 26'
MacDonald 90'
Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 3,172
Referee: David Foster
4 December 2010 (2010-12-04) Brighton & Hove Albion P–P Colchester United Brighton
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Withdean Stadium
Note: Match postponed due to snowy conditions on Friday 3 December
11 December 2010 (2010-12-11) 19 Colchester United 0–0 Yeovil Town Colchester
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 3,748
Referee: Steve Rushton
18 December 2010 (2010-12-18) Bristol Rovers P–P Colchester United Bristol
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Note: Match postponed due to snow
26 December 2010 (2010-12-26) Peterborough United P–P Colchester United Peterborough
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: London Road Stadium
Note: Match postponed due to a frozen pitch on Friday 24 December
28 December 2010 (2010-12-28) Colchester United P–P Oldham Athletic Colchester
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Note: Match postponed due to a frozen pitch on Monday 27 December
1 January 2011 (2011-01-01) 20 Colchester United 3–3 Charlton Athletic Colchester
15:00 GMT Heath 16'
Bond 24'
Wordsworth 64'
Perkins Red card 39'
Report Jackson 18' (pen.), 40' (pen.)
Benson 76' Red card 88'
Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 6,112
Referee: Nigel Miller
3 January 2011 (2011-01-03) 21 Leyton Orient 4–2 Colchester United Leyton
15:00 GMT Smith 41'
Revell 49'
M'Poku 75'
Téhoué 86'
Report Wordsworth 69'
I. Henderson 81'
Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 4,339
Referee: Danny McDermid
14 January 2011 (2011-01-14) 22 Colchester United 2–1 AFC Bournemouth Colchester
19:45 GMT Gillespie 77', 84' Report Fletcher 54' Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 3,445
Referee: Darren Deadman
22 January 2011 (2011-01-22) 23 Huddersfield Town 0–0 Colchester United Huddersfield
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Kirklees Stadium
Attendance: 12,689
Referee: Gavin Ward
25 January 2011 (2011-01-25) 24 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–0 Colchester United Brighton
19:45 GMT Calderón 45'
Noone 76'
Report Baldwin Yellow card 86' Red card Stadium: Withdean Stadium
Attendance: 6,798
Referee: Graham Scott
28 January 2011 (2011-01-28) 25 Colchester United 2–1 Peterborough United Colchester
19:45 GMT Gillespie 37'
Mooney 86'
Report Rowe 1' Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 4,645
Referee: P Crossley
1 February 2011 (2011-02-01) 26 Charlton Athletic 1–0 Colchester United Charlton
19:45 GMT Wright-Phillips 78' Report Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 13,830
Referee: Darren Sheldrake
5 February 2011 (2011-02-05) 27 Hartlepool United 1–0 Colchester United Hartlepool
15:00 GMT Sweeney 88' Report Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 2,646
Referee: Trevor Kettle
12 February 2011 (2011-02-12) 28 Colchester United 2–1 Swindon Town Colchester
15:00 GMT Mooney 7' (pen.)
Gillespie 90+3'
Report Cuthbert 51' Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 3,624
Referee: Graham Salisbury
15 February 2011 (2011-02-15) 29 Notts County 2–0 Colchester United Nottingham
19:45 GMT Westcarr 21'
Clarke 37' (o.g.)
Report Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 4,041
Referee: Colin Webster
19 February 2011 (2011-02-19) 30 Colchester United 2–0 Walsall Colchester
15:00 GMT Perkins 18'
Mooney 56' (pen.)
Report Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 3,439
Referee: Mick Russell
22 February 2011 (2011-02-22) 31 Peterborough United 1–1 Colchester United Peterborough
19:45 GMT Boyd 6' Report I. Henderson 17' Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 5,758
Referee: Darren Drysdale
26 February 2011 (2011-02-26) 32 Plymouth Argyle 2–1 Colchester United Plymouth
15:00 GMT Fallon 8'
Bolasie 74' (pen.)
Clark Red card 58'
Report Zubar 41' (o.g.) Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 8,982
Referee: Oliver Langford
1 March 2011 (2011-03-01) 33 Bristol Rovers 0–1 Colchester United Bristol
19:45 GMT Report Odejayi 22' Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 5,181
Referee: Michael Naylor
5 March 2011 (2011-03-05) 34 Colchester United 0–2 Southampton Colchester
15:00 GMT Mooney Red card 32' Report Oxlade-Chamberlain 30'
Hammond 50'
Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 6,523
Referee: Phil Gibbs
8 March 2011 (2011-03-08) 35 Dagenham & Redbridge 1–0 Colchester United Dagenham
19:45 GMT Savage 11' Report Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 2,140
Referee: Gavin Ward
12 March 2011 (2011-03-12) 36 Colchester United 1–3 Milton Keynes Dons Colchester
15:00 GMT Gillespie 28' Report Baldock 48', 62', 86' Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 4,103
Referee: Chris Sarginson
19 March 2011 (2011-03-19) 37 Tranmere Rovers 1–0 Colchester United Birkenhead
15:00 GMT Showunmi 63' Report Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 4,292
Referee: Andy Woolmer
22 March 2011 (2011-03-22) 38 Colchester United 1–0 Oldham Athletic Colchester
19:45 GMT Vincent 52' Report Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 2,892
Referee: James Linington
26 March 2011 (2011-03-26) 39 Colchester United 5–1 Exeter City Colchester
13:00 GMT Gillespie 31', 77'
Mooney 73' (pen.)
Vincent 76'
Bond 86'
Report Nardiello 21'
Tully Red card 36'
Golbourne Red card 72'
Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 3,629
Referee: Karl Evans
2 April 2011 (2011-04-02) 40 Sheffield Wednesday 2–1 Colchester United Sheffield
15:00 BST Mellor 25', 51' Report Gillespie 90' Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 15,663
Referee: Scott Mathieson
9 April 2011 (2011-04-09) 41 Colchester United 1–0 Rochdale Colchester
15:00 BST I. Henderson 87' Report Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 4,052
Referee: Roger East
16 April 2011 (2011-04-16) 42 Carlisle United 4–1 Colchester United Carlisle
15:00 BST Berrett 9'
Curran 26', 61'
Noble 31'
Report Gillespie 71' Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 4,405
Referee: Peter Quinn
22 April 2011 (2011-04-22) 43 Brentford 1–1 Colchester United Brentford
15:00 BST Saunders 76' Report I. Henderson 15' Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 4,480
Referee: Graham Horwood
25 April 2011 (2011-04-25) 44 Colchester United 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Colchester
12:15 BST I. Henderson 16' Report Barnes 72' Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 5,132
Referee: Keith Stroud
30 April 2011 (2011-04-30) 45 Yeovil Town 4–2 Colchester United Yeovil
15:00 BST Alcock 15'
Tutte 22'
Bowditch 44'
Welsh 64'
Report Vincent 43'
Mooney 63'
Stadium: Huish Park
Attendance: 3,797
Referee: Oliver Langford
7 May 2011 (2011-05-07) 46 Colchester United 2–1 Bristol Rovers Colchester
15:00 BST I. Henderson 28', 30' Report Richards 72' Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 4,759
Referee: David Webb

Football League Cup

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10 August 2010 (2010-08-10) 1st round Hereford United 0–3 Colchester United Hereford
19:45 BST Report Mooney 40', 44'
I. Henderson 65'
Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 1,996
Referee: Chris Sarginson
24 August 2010 (2010-08-24) 2nd round Sunderland 2–0 Colchester United Sunderland
19:45 BST Bent 19', 37' Report Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 13,532
Referee: Scott Mathieson

Football League Trophy

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5 October 2010 (2010-10-05) 2nd round (southern section) Colchester United 0–2 Wycombe Wanderers Colchester
19:30 BST Report Betsy 75'
Davies 82'
Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 2,379
Referee: Andy Woolmer

FA Cup

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6 November 2010 (2010-11-06) 1st round Colchester United 4–3 Bradford City Colchester
15:00 GMT Bond 7'
Mooney 30', 64' (pen.)
Wilson 54'
Report Hanson 8', 79'
Syers 32'
Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 2,736
Referee: Iain Williamson
28 November 2010 (2010-11-28) 2nd round Colchester United 1–0 Swindon Supermarine Colchester
15:00 GMT Mooney 21' Report Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 3,047
Referee: David Phillips
8 January 2011 (2011-01-08) 3rd round Swansea City 4–0 Colchester United Swansea
15:00 GMT Monk 25'
Pratley 35'
Van der Gun 68'
Sinclair 82'
Report Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 7,005
Referee: Rob Shoebridge

Squad statistics

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Appearances and goals

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[5][65]

No. Pos Nat Player Total League One FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England ENG Ben Williams 37 0 33 0 3 0 0 0 1 0
2 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Conor Powell 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF Wales WAL Lee Beevers 21 0 12+7 0 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
4 DF England ENG Magnus Okuonghae 17 2 14 2 0 0 2 0 1 0
5 DF England ENG Pat Baldwin 13 0 10+1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
7 FW England ENG Ashley Vincent 42 5 28+9 5 2 0 0+2 0 1 0
8 MF Republic of Ireland IRL John-Joe O'Toole 11 0 5+6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 MF England ENG Kemal Izzet 47 0 38+3 0 3 0 2 0 1 0
11 FW England ENG Simon Hackney 2 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
12 GK England ENG Mark Cousins 16 0 13+1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
14 MF England ENG Andy Bond 46 8 36+7 7 2 1 1 0 0 0
15 FW Nigeria NGA Kayode Odejayi 50 4 18+26 4 2+1 0 1+1 0 0+1 0
16 FW England ENG Ian Henderson 41 11 24+12 10 2 0 2 1 1 0
17 MF England ENG David Perkins 41 1 36 1 3 0 2 0 0 0
18 FW England ENG Steven Gillespie 19 9 11+7 9 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
20 DF England ENG Brian Wilson 30 2 25+1 1 2 1 2 0 0 0
21 FW England ENG Medy Elito 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
22 MF England ENG Anthony Wordsworth 41 5 26+9 5 1+2 0 2 0 1 0
24 DF England ENG Ben Coker 20 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 DF England ENG John White 25 0 15+7 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
26 MF Wales WAL Lloyd James 32 0 17+11 0 0+1 0 1+1 0 1 0
28 DF England ENG Matt Heath 30 2 26+1 2 2 0 0 0 1 0
33 MF England ENG Jordan Sanderson 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 DF Wales WAL Tom Bender 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season
6 DF England ENG Nathan Clarke 18 0 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 DF England ENG Paul Reid 22 0 17+1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0
19 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Dave Mooney 44 14 37+2 9 3 3 1 2 1 0
23 DF England ENG Marc Tierney 15 0 12+1 0 0+1 0 1 0 0 0
27 FW England ENG Liam Henderson 11 0 0+8 0 0+2 0 0 0 1 0
27 MF Iceland ISL Matthías Vilhjálmsson 3 0 0+3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 DF New Zealand NZL Tommy Smith 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 DF Cyprus CYP Tom Williams 9 1 7 1 2 0 0 0 0 0

Goalscorers

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Place Number Nationality Position Name League One FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy Total
1 19 Republic of Ireland ST Dave Mooney 9 3 2 0 14
2 16 England FW/MF Ian Henderson 10 0 1 0 11
3 18 England FW Steven Gillespie 9 0 0 0 9
4 14 England MF Andy Bond 7 1 0 0 8
5 7 England WG Ashley Vincent 5 0 0 0 5
22 England MF Anthony Wordsworth 5 0 0 0 5
7 15 Nigeria FW Kayode Odejayi 4 0 0 0 4
8 4 England CB Magnus Okuonghae 2 0 0 0 2
20 England FB Brian Wilson 1 1 0 0 2
28 England CB Matt Heath 2 0 0 0 2
11 17 England MF David Perkins 1 0 0 0 1
31 Cyprus LB Tom Williams 1 0 0 0 1
Own goals 1 0 0 0 1
TOTALS 57 5 3 0 65

Disciplinary record

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[66]

Number Nationality Position Name League One FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
17 England MF David Perkins 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1
19 Republic of Ireland ST Dave Mooney 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 1
10 England MF Kemal Izzet 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
22 England MF Anthony Wordsworth 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
5 England CB Pat Baldwin 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
16 England FW/MF Ian Henderson 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0
15 Nigeria FW Kayode Odejayi 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
20 England FB Brian Wilson 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
25 England FB John White 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
26 Wales MF/FB Lloyd James 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
3 Wales RB Lee Beevers 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
6 England CB Nathan Clarke 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
24 England DF/MF Ben Coker 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
28 England CB Matt Heath 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
6 England CB Paul Reid 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
7 England WG Ashley Vincent 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
1 England GK Ben Williams 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
4 England CB Magnus Okuonghae 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
14 England MF Andy Bond 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
18 England FW Steven Gillespie 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
27 England CF Liam Henderson 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
31 New Zealand CB Tommy Smith 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
TOTALS 63 3 5 0 1 0 1 0 70 3

Captains

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Number of games played as team captain.[67]

Place Number Nationality Position Player League One FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy Total
1 10 England MF Kemal Izzet 37 3 2 1 43
2 6 England CB Paul Reid 4 0 0 0 4
3 28 England CB Matt Heath 3 0 0 0 3
4 17 England MF David Perkins 1 0 0 0 1
Not recorded 1 0 0 0 1
TOTALS 46 3 2 1 51

Clean sheets

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Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.[68]

Place Number Nationality Player League One FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy Total
1 1 England Ben Williams 7 1 0 0 8
2 12 England Mark Cousins 2 0 1 0 3
TOTALS 9 1 1 0 11

Player debuts

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

Number Position Nationality Player Date Opponent Ground Notes
14 MF England Andy Bond 7 August 2010 Exeter City St James Park
19 ST Republic of Ireland Dave Mooney 7 August 2010 Exeter City St James Park
20 FB England Brian Wilson 7 August 2010 Exeter City St James Park
26 MF/FB Wales Lloyd James 10 August 2010 Hereford United Edgar Street
27 CF England Liam Henderson 25 September 2010 Tranmere Rovers Colchester Community Stadium
31 LB Cyprus Tom Williams 2 October 2010 Milton Keynes Dons Stadium MK
24 DF/MF England Ben Coker 14 January 2011 AFC Bournemouth Colchester Community Stadium
27 AM/CF Iceland Matthías Vilhjálmsson 25 January 2011 Brighton & Hove Albion Withdean Stadium
6 CB England Nathan Clarke 28 January 2011 Peterborough United Colchester Community Stadium
31 CB New Zealand Tommy Smith 19 March 2011 Tranmere Rovers Prenton Park
2 LB Republic of Ireland Conor Powell 22 April 2011 Brentford Griffin Park
33 MF England Jordan Sanderson 7 May 2011 Bristol Rovers Colchester Community Stadium

See also

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References

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General

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  • "Colchester United football club match record: 2011". 11v11.com. Retrieved 18 December 2018.

Specific

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  10. ^ "Brian Wilson". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  11. ^ Brian Wilson at Soccerbase
  12. ^ "Lloyd James". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  13. ^ Lloyd James at Soccerbase
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  18. ^ a b c Carl Pentney at Soccerbase
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  20. ^ Jordan Sanderson at Soccerbase
  21. ^ "Conor Powell". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  22. ^ Conor Powell at Soccerbase
  23. ^ "Phil Ifil". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  24. ^ Phil Ifil at Soccerbase
  25. ^ "David Fox". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  26. ^ David Fox at Soccerbase
  27. ^ "David Prutton". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  28. ^ David Prutton at Soccerbase
  29. ^ "Matt Lockwood". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  30. ^ Matt Lockwood at Soccerbase
  31. ^ "Russell Malton". 11v11.com. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  32. ^ Russell Malton at Soccerbase
  33. ^ "Alan Maybury". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  34. ^ Alan Maybury at Soccerbase
  35. ^ "Scott Vernon". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  36. ^ Scott Vernon at Soccerbase
  37. ^ "Clive Platt". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  38. ^ Clive Platt at Soccerbase
  39. ^ "Joël Thomas". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  40. ^ Joel Thomas at Soccerbase
  41. ^ "Marc Tierney". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  42. ^ Marc Tierney at Soccerbase
  43. ^ "Paul Reid". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  44. ^ Paul Reid at Soccerbase
  45. ^ "David Mooney". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  46. ^ David Mooney at Soccerbase
  47. ^ "Liam Henderson". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  48. ^ Liam Henderson at Soccerbase
  49. ^ "Tom Williams (Defender)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  50. ^ Tom Williams at Soccerbase
  51. ^ "Matthías Vilhjálmsson". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  52. ^ Matthias Vilhjalmsson at Soccerbase
  53. ^ "Nathan Clarke (Defender)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  54. ^ Nathan Clarke at Soccerbase
  55. ^ "Tommy Smith". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  56. ^ Tommy Smith at Soccerbase
  57. ^ a b "Medy Elito". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  58. ^ a b Medy Elito at Soccerbase
  59. ^ a b "Medy Elito". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  60. ^ "Simon Hackney". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  61. ^ Simon Hackney at Soccerbase
  62. ^ "Sam Corcoran". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  63. ^ Sam Corcoran at Soccerbase
  64. ^ "Sam Corcoran". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
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  66. ^ "Discipline". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  67. ^ "All matches". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  68. ^ "Clean sheets (1st team)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  69. ^ "Alltime- List of Debuts". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2018.