2005–06 Colchester United F.C. season

Colchester United
2005–06 season
ChairmanPeter Heard[1]
ManagerPhil Parkinson
StadiumLayer Road
League One2nd (promoted)
FA Cup5th round
(eliminated by
Chelsea)
League Cup1st round
(eliminated by
Cardiff City)
Football League TrophyArea final (southern section)
(eliminated by
Swansea City)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Chris Iwelumo (17)
All:
Chris Iwelumo (19)
Highest home attendance5,933
v Derby County, 28 January 2006[2]
Lowest home attendance1,719
v Northampton Town, 23 November 2005[3]
Average home league attendance3,843[4]
Biggest win9–1
v Leamington, 5 November 2005
Biggest defeat0–3
v Southend United, 4 March 2006

The 2005–06 season was Colchester United's 64th season in their history and their eighth successive season in the third tier of English football, League One. Alongside competing in League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup, the League Cup and the Football League Trophy.

The season was hugely successful for the U's as they achieved their first-ever promotion to the second tier of English football by finishing second in League One. They finished runners-up to Essex derby rivals Southend United by three points. Southend were successful in beating Colchester home and away across the season.

Colchester had another long set of cup runs, reaching the fifth round of the FA Cup where they were defeated 3–1 by Premier League champions Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. They had beaten Leamington, Shrewsbury Town, Sheffield United and Derby County en route to the tie with Chelsea. They also embarked on a Football League Trophy run, once more reaching the area final but lost 3–1 on aggregate to eventual winners Swansea City.

Season overview

Colchester started the new season poorly. At the end of August after six games, they found themselves in the relegation zone with one win and two draws. Phil Parkinson had made a number of changes to his playing staff over the summer with numerous outgoings. He had signed Chris Iwelumo from Alemannia Aachen on a permanent basis and brought in Mark Yeates on loan from Tottenham Hotspur. It wasn't until Jamie Cureton arrived on loan from Swindon Town that the U's had an upturn in form as they earned five consecutive wins and went eight matches unbeaten.

By Christmas, Colchester were in the top four but their unbeaten run was ended by Swindon on Boxing Day. They recovered from this setback to embark on another winning streak, earning seven wins on the bounce, ten matches including cup ties and sat top of the table by the end of January. Their form fell away in mid February and through March into April when they picked up just one win in 10 games, dropping from the automatic promotion places to the play-off spots.

Meanwhile, in the FA Cup, Colchester had progressed to the fifth round to set up a tie with Premier League champions Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. The club equalled a 44-year-old record by beating Leamington 9–1 in the first round, and then saw off the challenge of Shrewsbury Town, and then Championship sides Sheffield United and Derby County.

José Mourinho's Chelsea side had been assembled for around £225m, while Colchester United's squad had a value of approximately £150,000. More than 6,000 U's fans travelled to the game and were given an early treat when the underdogs took the lead through a Ricardo Carvalho own goal in the 28th minute. Paulo Ferreira equalised ten minutes later as the sides went into half time with the score level. At half time, Mourinho made two changes, introducing star players Frank Lampard and Joe Cole. He then sent on Hernán Crespo with the score still level up until the 79th minute when Cole struck to give Chelsea the lead. He added a second in the final minute of the game to hand the hosts a 3–1 victory.

The U's again reached the area final of the Football League Trophy, but lost over two legs to eventual winners Swansea City.

In the closing stages of the season, Colchester returned to winning ways and to the automatic promotion places with four games remaining. Wins against AFC Bournemouth and Rotherham United meant United only had to secure a draw in their final game of the season at Yeovil Town. The U's nervously held on to a 0–0 draw to gain promotion to the Championship, finishing the campaign behind leaders and rivals Southend United. Southend had beaten Colchester twice over the course of the season as they finished three points shy of the title.[5]

Players

As of match played 6 May 2006.[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 Sedgefield (1968-05-11)11 May 1968 (aged 37) 39 0 Grimsby Town 5 July 2004 Free transfer
13 Dean Gerken GK Southend-on-Sea (1985-05-22)22 May 1985 (aged 20) 17 0 Youth team 1 August 2002 Free transfer
23 Mark Cousins GK Chelmsford (1987-01-09)9 January 1987 (aged 18) 0 0 Youth team 1 August 2004 Free transfer
Defenders
2 Greg Halford FB/MF Chelmsford (1984-12-08)8 December 1984 (aged 20) 78 13 Youth team 1 August 2002 Free transfer
3 Stephen Hunt FB Southampton (1984-11-11)11 November 1984 (aged 20) 25 1 Southampton 5 July 2004 Free transfer
5 Wayne Brown CB Barking (1977-08-20)20 August 1977 (aged 27) 66 1 Watford 8 July 2004 Free transfer
12 Pat Baldwin CB City of London (1982-11-12)12 November 1982 (aged 22) 75 0 Chelsea 16 August 2002 Free transfer
16 George Elokobi FB/CB Mamfe (1986-01-31)31 January 1986 (aged 19) 0 0 Dulwich Hamlet 1 August 2004 Free transfer
18 Liam Chilvers CB Chelmsford (1981-11-06)6 November 1981 (aged 23) 99 1 Arsenal 10 June 2004 Free transfer
17 John White FB Colchester (1986-07-26)26 July 1986 (aged 18) 24 0 Youth team 1 July 2003 Free transfer
19 Garry Richards CB Romford (1986-06-11)11 June 1986 (aged 18) 0 0 Youth team 1 July 2004 Free transfer
25 Sam Stockley FB Tiverton (1977-09-05)5 September 1977 (aged 27) 137 2 Oxford United 31 October 2002 Free transfer
30 Matthew Paine DF Sidcup (1987-12-22)22 December 1987 (aged 17) 0 0 Youth team 18 December 2005 Free transfer
Midfielders
4 Neil Danns MF Liverpool (1982-11-23)23 November 1982 (aged 22) 36 12 Blackburn Rovers 23 December 2004 Nominal
6 Kevin Watson MF Hackney (1974-01-03)3 January 1974 (aged 31) 53 2 Reading 5 July 2004 Free transfer
7 Karl Duguid MF Letchworth (1978-03-21)21 March 1978 (aged 27) 308 39 Youth team 9 December 1995[a] Free transfer
10 Kemal Izzet MF Whitechapel (1980-09-29)29 September 1980 (aged 24) 159 18 Charlton Athletic 13 April 2001 Free transfer
21 Robbie King MF Chelmsford (1986-10-01)1 October 1986 (aged 18) 0 0 Youth team 1 July 2004 Free transfer
22 Russell Pond MF Leytonstone (1987-01-27)27 January 1987 (aged 18) 0 0 Youth team 1 July 2005 Free transfer
28 Richard Garcia MF Perth (1981-09-04)4 September 1981 (aged 23) 30 6 West Ham United 3 September 2004 Nominal
Forwards
8 Gareth Williams FW Cardiff (1982-09-10)10 September 1982 (aged 22) 49 13 Crystal Palace 31 August 2004 Part-exchange
9 Marino Keith FW Peterhead (1974-12-16)16 December 1974 (aged 30) 12 4 Plymouth Argyle 1 March 2005 Free transfer
11 Chris Iwelumo FW Coatbridge (1978-08-01)1 August 1978 (aged 26) 0 0 Alemannia Aachen 6 July 2005 Free transfer
15 Jamie Guy FW Barking (1987-08-01)1 August 1987 (aged 17) 2 0 Youth team 1 July 2004 Free transfer
26 Tony Thorpe FW Leicester (1974-04-10)10 April 1974 (aged 31) 0 0 Swindon Town 11 January 2006 Free transfer
27 Craig Hughes FW Canterbury (1987-11-26)26 November 1987 (aged 17) 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

In

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2005 MF Russell Pond Youth team Free transfer [9]
6 July 2005 FW Chris Iwelumo Alemannia Aachen Free transfer [10][11]
1 August 2005 MF Dean Howell Halifax Town Free transfer [12][13]
18 December 2005 DF Matthew Paine Youth team Free transfer [14][15]
11 January 2006 FW Tony Thorpe Swindon Town Free transfer [16][17]
24 January 2006 FW Craig Hughes Youth team Free transfer [18][19]
  • Total spending: ~ £0

Out

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
6 June 2005 MF Gavin Johnson Boston United Released [20][21]
24 June 2005 FB Joe Keith Leyton Orient Released [22][23]
30 June 2005 MF Ben Bowditch Barnet Released [24][25]
30 June 2005 MF/FW Liam Coleman Torquay United Released [26][27]
30 June 2005 MF Craig Johnston Heybridge Swifts Undisclosed [28][29]
30 June 2005 FW Tristan Toney Free agent Released [30]
18 July 2005 MF Bobby Bowry Gravesend & Northfleet Released [31][32]
8 August 2005 FW Jamie Cade Crawley Town Released [33][34]
17 February 2006 MF Dean Howell Halifax Town Released [12][13]
  • Total incoming: ~ £0

Loans in

Date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
5 August 2005 WG Mark Yeates Tottenham Hotspur 7 May 2006 [35][36]
21 October 2005 FW Jamie Cureton Swindon Town 3 January 2006 [37][38]
17 March 2006 FW Scott Vernon Blackpool 7 May 2006 [39][40]
22 March 2006 FW Billy Clarke Ipswich Town 7 May 2006 [41][42]
23 March 2006 WG Jamal Campbell-Ryce Rotherham United 7 May 2006 [43][44]

Loans out

Date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.
October 2005 MF Robbie King Staines Town October 2005 [45][46][47]
6 October 2005 FW Jamie Guy Gravesend & Northfleet 6 November 2005 [48][49][50]
24 October 2005 FW Jamie Guy Staines Town 24 November 2005 [48][49][50]
9 February 2006 FW Jamie Guy Cambridge United 30 April 2006 [48][49][50]
19 February 2006 MF Robbie King Hereford United End of season [45][46][47]
17 March 2006 FB Sam Stockley Blackpool 7 May 2006 [51][52]
17 March 2006 FW Gareth Williams Blackpool 7 May 2006 [53][54]

Match details

League One

Main article: 2005–06 Football League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Southend United (C, P) 46 23 13 10 72 43 +29 82 Promotion to the Championship
2 Colchester United (P) 46 22 13 11 58 40 +18 79
3 Brentford 46 20 16 10 72 52 +20 76 Qualification for the League One play-offs
4 Huddersfield Town 46 19 16 11 72 59 +13 73
5 Barnsley (O, P) 46 18 18 10 62 44 +18 72
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Results round by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAAHAHHHHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHA
ResultLLWDDLDWWDDLWLDWWWWWDWLWWWWWWWLDLLLWDDDLWDWWWD
Position152318181822201513151516131516131187664654421212235655444332222
Source: Statto.com (archived)
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

6 August 2005 (2005-08-06) 1 Gillingham 2–1 Colchester United Gillingham
15:00 BST Crofts 75'
Byfield 89'		 Report Danns 50' Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 7,293
Referee: Phil Joslin
9 August 2005 (2005-08-09) 2 Colchester United 1–2 Swansea City Colchester
19:45 BST Halford 67' Report Forbes 35'
Trundle 68'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,950
Referee: Jarnail Singh
13 August 2005 (2005-08-13) 3 Colchester United 1–0 Barnsley Colchester
15:00 BST Iwelumo 48' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,721
Referee: Trevor Parkes
20 August 2005 (2005-08-20) 4 Milton Keynes Dons 1–1 Colchester United Milton Keynes
15:00 BST Wilbraham 23' Report Chilvers 79'
Davison  69'		 Stadium: National Hockey Stadium
Attendance: 4,423
Referee: Kevin Wright
27 August 2005 (2005-08-27) 5 Colchester United 0–0 Oldham Athletic Colchester
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,742
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
29 August 2005 (2005-08-29) 6 Southend United 3–1 Colchester United Southend-on-Sea
12:00 BST Goater 3', 78'
Cole 30'		 Report Stockley 19' Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 7,344
Referee: Rob Styles
3 September 2005 (2005-09-03) 7 Bristol City 0–0 Colchester United Bristol
Report Brown  59' Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 10,180
Referee: Ray Olivier
10 September 2005 (2005-09-10) 8 Colchester United 3–2 Doncaster Rovers Colchester
15:00 BST Iwelumo 1'
McDaid 23' (o.g.)
Foster 27' (o.g.)		 Report Forte 5'
McIndoe 53' (pen.)		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,721
Referee: Paul Taylor
17 September 2005 (2005-09-17) 9 Port Vale 0–1 Colchester United Burslem
Report Iwelumo 34' Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 5,166
Referee: Colin Webster
24 September 2005 (2005-09-24) 10 Colchester United 1–1 Huddersfield Town Colchester
15:00 BST Elokobi 49' Report Taylor-Fletcher 65' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,415
Referee: Mick Russell
27 September 2005 (2005-09-27) 11 Bradford City 1–1 Colchester United Bradford
Petta 84' Report Halford 62' Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 6,891
Referee: Mike Jones
1 October 2005 (2005-10-01) 12 Colchester United 1–2 Chesterfield Colchester
15:00 BST Iwelumo 90' Report Larkin 25'
Hall 49'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,414
Referee: Richard Beeby
9 October 2005 (2005-10-09) 13 Blackpool 1–2 Colchester United Blackpool
Wright 90' Report Halford 16', 90' Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 4,793
Referee: Chris Foy
15 October 2005 (2005-10-15) 14 Colchester United 0–1 AFC Bournemouth Colchester
15:00 BST Report Keene 90' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,120
Referee: R Booth
22 October 2005 (2005-10-22) 15 Tranmere Rovers 0–0 Colchester United Birkenhead
Report Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 6,612
Referee: Scott Mathieson
29 October 2005 (2005-10-29) 16 Colchester United 3–2 Yeovil Town Colchester
Iwelumo 43', 90'
Cureton 68'		 Report Bastianini 32'
Harrold 51'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,409
Referee: Matt Messias
12 November 2005 (2005-11-12) 17 Rotherham United 1–2 Colchester United Rotherham
14:00 GMT Burton 23' (pen.) Report Barker 55' (o.g.)
Iwelumo 85'		 Stadium: Millmoor
Attendance: 3,715
Referee: Graham Salisbury
19 November 2005 (2005-11-19) 18 Colchester United 3–2 Blackpool Colchester
15:00 GMT Iwelumo 34', 54' (pen.)
Halford 81'		 Report Murphy 67'
Wright 90'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,031
Referee: Grant Hegley
26 November 2005 (2005-11-26) 19 Colchester United 5–0 Gillingham Colchester
15:00 GMT Halford 32', 52'
Cureton 54', 66'
Brown 70'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,801
Referee: Jarnail Singh
6 December 2005 (2005-12-06) 20 Hartlepool United 0–1 Colchester United Hartlepool
Report Cureton 60' Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 3,375
Referee: Mike Dean
10 December 2005 (2005-12-10) 21 Swansea City 1–1 Colchester United Swansea
15:00 GMT Robinson 30' Report Iwelumo 13' Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 13,230
Referee: Mike Jones
17 December 2005 (2005-12-17) 22 Colchester United 2–0 Milton Keynes Dons Colchester
15:00 GMT Danns 13'
Iwelumo 90' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,400
Referee: P Melin
26 December 2005 (2005-12-26) 23 Swindon Town 1–0 Colchester United Swindon
Fallon 90' Report Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 5,531
Referee: Kevin Friend
31 December 2005 (2005-12-31) 24 Brentford 0–2 Colchester United Brentford
Report Yeates 30', 86' Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 6,397
Referee: Peter Walton
2 January 2006 (2006-01-02) 25 Colchester United 3–1 Nottingham Forest Colchester
15:00 GMT Danns 71'
Yeates 90'
Garcia 90'		 Report Tyson 90' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,767
Referee: P Crossley
14 January 2006 (2006-01-14) 26 Walsall 0–2 Colchester United Walsall
15:00 GMT Report Danns 76'
Iwelumo 88'		 Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 5,464
Referee: Steve Tanner
17 January 2006 (2006-01-17) 27 Colchester United 3–2 Bristol City Colchester
19:45 GMT Williams 27'
Danns 45', 61'		 Report Murray 2'
Stewart 90'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,022
Referee: P Armstrong
21 January 2006 (2006-01-21) 28 Colchester United 2–1 Port Vale Colchester
15:00 GMT Garcia 74', 87' Report Husbands 79' (pen.) Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,316
Referee: Phil Joslin
4 February 2006 (2006-02-04) 29 Colchester United 3–1 Bradford City Colchester
15:00 GMT Garcia 41', 53'
Iwelumo 63'		 Report Windass 37' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,503
Referee: Mick Russell
7 February 2006 (2006-02-07) 30 Colchester United 1–0 Scunthorpe United Colchester
19:45 GMT Iwelumo 45' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,416
Referee: Kevin Wright
11 February 2006 (2006-02-11) 31 Huddersfield Town 2–0 Colchester United Huddersfield
Worthington 14'
Graham 68'		 Report Richards  50' Stadium: Kirklees Stadium
Attendance: 13,515
Referee: Graham Salisbury
14 February 2006 (2006-02-14) 32 Colchester United 0–0 Walsall Colchester
19:45 GMT Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,810
Referee: Pat Miller
25 February 2006 (2006-02-25) 33 Barnsley 1–0 Colchester United Barnsley
Howard 72' Report Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 9,411
Referee: B Curson
4 March 2006 (2006-03-04) 34 Colchester United 0–3 Southend United Colchester
15:00 GMT Report Eastwood 11'
Maher 21'
Wilson 32'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,920
Referee: Lee Mason
11 March 2006 (2006-03-11) 35 Oldham Athletic 1–0 Colchester United Oldham
Butcher 90' Report Izzet  87'  Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 5,822
Referee: Darren Drysdale
18 March 2006 (2006-03-18) 36 Colchester United 1–0 Swindon Town Colchester
15:00 GMT Iwelumo 15' (pen.) Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,767
Referee: Gary Sutton
21 March 2006 (2006-03-21) 37 Doncaster Rovers 0–0 Colchester United Doncaster
Report Stadium: Belle Vue
Attendance: 4,262
Referee: Mike Pike
25 March 2006 (2006-03-25) 38 Scunthorpe United 0–0 Colchester United Scunthorpe
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 4,608
Referee: Paul Taylor
1 April 2006 (2006-04-01) 39 Colchester United 1–1 Brentford Colchester
15:00 BST Iwelumo 31' Report Tabb 6' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,635
Referee: R Booth
8 April 2006 (2006-04-08) 40 Nottingham Forest 1–0 Colchester United West Bridgford
15:00 BST Perch 72' Report Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 22,680
Referee: Iain Williamson
11 April 2006 (2006-04-11) 41 Colchester United 2–0 Hartlepool United Colchester
19:45 BST Danns 83', 90' Report D. Williams  60'  Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,916
Referee: Trevor Kettle
15 April 2006 (2006-04-15) 42 Chesterfield 2–2 Colchester United Chesterfield
O'Hara 3'
Hall 18' (pen.)		 Report Yeates 45'
Iwelumo 73'		 Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 3,649
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
17 April 2006 (2006-04-17) 43 Colchester United 1–0 Tranmere Rovers Colchester
15:00 BST Brown 63' Report O'Leary  25' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,757
Referee: Jarnail Singh
22 April 2006 (2006-04-22) 44 AFC Bournemouth 1–2 Colchester United Bournemouth
15:00 BST Cooke 8' Report Chilvers 5'
Vernon 51'		 Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 6,231
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
29 April 2006 (2006-04-29) 45 Colchester United 2–0 Rotherham United Colchester
15:00 BST Barker 29' (o.g.)
Yeates 53'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,741
Referee: Phil Joslin
6 May 2006 (2006-05-06) 46 Yeovil Town 0–0 Colchester United Yeovil
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Huish Park
Attendance: 8,785
Referee: Andre Marriner

Football League Cup

Main article: 2005–06 Football League Cup
24 August 2005 (2005-08-24) 1st round Colchester United 0–2 Cardiff City Colchester
19:45 BST Report Purse 31' (pen.)
Jerome 34'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 1,904
Referee: Richard Beeby

FA Cup

Main article: 2005–06 FA Cup
5 November 2005 (2005-11-05) 1st round Colchester United 9–1 Leamington Colchester
15:00 GMT Halford 39'
Brown 44'
Iwelumo 48'
Cureton 60', 70'
Watson 63'
Yeates 67'
Danns 89', 90'		 Report Adams 72' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,513
Referee: Gary Lewis
3 December 2005 (2005-12-03) 2nd round Shrewsbury Town 1–2 Colchester United Shrewsbury
15:00 GMT Edwards 45' Report Cureton 23'
Iwelumo 50'		 Stadium: Gay Meadow
Attendance: 3,695
Referee: Steve Tanner
7 January 2006 (2006-01-07) 3rd round Sheffield United 1–2 Colchester United Sheffield
15:00 GMT Kabba 5' Report Danns 33'
Williams 72'		 Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 11,820
Referee: Anthony Leake
28 January 2006 (2006-01-28) 4th round Colchester United 3–1 Derby County Colchester
15:00 GMT Danns 44', 52'
Garcia 59'		 Report Smith 79' (pen.) Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,933
Referee: B Curson
19 February 2006 (2006-02-19) 5th round Chelsea 3–1 Colchester United Fulham
16:00 GMT Ferreira 37'
J. Cole 79', 90'		 Report Carvalho 28' (o.g.) Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,810
Referee: Dermot Gallagher

Football League Trophy

Main article: 2005–06 Football League Trophy
23 November 2005 (2005-11-23) 2nd round (southern section) Colchester United 3–2 (a.e.t.) Northampton Town Colchester
Elokobi 57'
Garcia 90'
Danns 101'		 Report Kirk 26'
Bojić 67'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 1,719
Referee: Clive Penton
20 December 2005 (2005-12-20) Quarter final (southern section) Milton Keynes Dons 1–2 Colchester United Milton Keynes
19:45 GMT Mills 58' Report Duguid 61'
Danns 74'		 Stadium: National Hockey Stadium
Attendance: 2,649
Referee: Keith Hill
24 January 2006 (2006-01-24) Semi final (southern section) Cheltenham Town 0–1 Colchester United Cheltenham
Report Garcia 21' Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 2,243
Referee: Iain Williamson
7 March 2006 (2006-03-07) Area final (southern section) 1st leg Swansea City 1–0 Colchester United Swansea
Akinfenwa 40' Report Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 7,285
Referee: Paul Taylor
14 March 2006 (2006-03-14) Area final (southern section) 2nd leg Colchester United 1–2 Swansea City Colchester
19:45 GMT Danns 46' Report Britton 52'
Knight 56'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,236
Referee: P Crossley
Note: Swansea win 3–1 on aggregate.

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

[6][55]

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  NIR Aidan Davison 45 0 41 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF  ENG Greg Halford 55 8 45 7 5 1 1 0 3+1 0
3 DF  ENG Stephen Hunt 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 MF  GUY Neil Danns 51 16 38+3 8 4+1 5 1 0 3+1 3
5 DF  ENG Wayne Brown 45 3 38 2 4 1 1 0 2 0
6 MF  ENG Kevin Watson 52 1 43+1 0 4 1 1 0 2+1 0
7 MF  ENG Karl Duguid 45 1 26+9 0 4+1 0 0 0 5 1
8 FW  WAL Gareth Williams 28 2 6+12 1 0+4 1 0+1 0 4+1 0
10 MF  ENG Kemal Izzet 41 0 19+14 0 2+1 0 1 0 3+1 0
11 FW  SCO Chris Iwelumo 55 19 46 17 5 2 1 0 2+1 0
12 DF  ENG Pat Baldwin 34 0 20+5 0 3 0 1 0 4+1 0
13 GK  ENG Dean Gerken 14 0 5+2 0 1 0 1 0 5 0
15 FW  ENG Jamie Guy 6 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 1+3 0
16 DF  CMR George Elokobi 17 2 10+2 1 0 0 0+1 0 4 1
17 DF  ENG John White 41 0 32+3 0 4 0 0 0 1+1 0
18 DF  ENG Liam Chilvers 40 2 33+1 2 2+1 0 1 0 2 0
19 DF  ENG Garry Richards 19 0 12+3 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
21 MF  ENG Robbie King 5 0 0+3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
25 DF  ENG Sam Stockley 35 1 21+6 1 2+1 0 1 0 4 0
26 FW  ENG Tony Thorpe 14 0 5+9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 MF  AUS Richard Garcia 30 8 9+13 5 3+1 1 0 0 4 2
Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season
14 FW  IRL Mark Yeates 52 6 42+2 5 5 1 1 0 1+1 0
20 MF  ENG Dean Howell 5 0 1+3 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
20 FW  ENG Scott Vernon 7 1 4+3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 FW  JAM Jamal Campbell-Ryce 4 0 1+3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 FW  ENG Jamie Cureton 10 7 7+1 4 2 3 0 0 0 0
31 FW  IRL Billy Clarke 6 0 2+4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Goalscorers

[55]

Place Number Nationality Position Name League One FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy Total
1 11 FW Chris Iwelumo 17 2 0 0 19
2 4 MF Neil Danns 8 5 0 3 16
3 2 FB/MF Greg Halford 7 1 0 0 8
28 MF Richard Garcia 5 1 0 2 8
5 24 FW Jamie Cureton 4 3 0 0 7
6 14 WG Mark Yeates 5 1 0 0 6
7 5 CB Wayne Brown 2 1 0 0 3
8 8 FW Gareth Williams 1 1 0 0 2
16 FB/CB George Elokobi 1 0 0 1 2
18 CB Liam Chilvers 2 0 0 0 2
11 6 MF Kevin Watson 0 1 0 0 1
7 MF Karl Duguid 0 0 0 1 1
20 FW Scott Vernon 1 0 0 0 1
25 FB Sam Stockley 1 0 0 0 1
Own goals 4 1 0 0 5
TOTALS 58 17 0 7 82

Disciplinary record

[56]

Number Nationality Position Name League One FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy Total
14 WG Mark Yeates 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
18 CB Liam Chilvers 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
4 MF Neil Danns 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 0
5 CB Wayne Brown 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
2 FB/MF Greg Halford 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
10 MF Kemal Izzet 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
19 CB Garry Richards 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
25 FB Sam Stockley 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
1 GK Aidan Davison 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
6 MF Kevin Watson 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
7 MF Karl Duguid 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
12 CB Pat Baldwin 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
16 FB/CB George Elokobi 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
11 FW Chris Iwelumo 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
17 FB John White 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
20 MF Dean Howell 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
24 WG Jamal Campbell-Ryce 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
26 FW Tony Thorpe 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
28 MF Richard Garcia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
31 FW Billy Clarke 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
TOTALS 56 4 5 0 0 0 2 0 63 4

Clean sheets

Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.[57]

Place Number Nationality Player League One FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy Total
1 1 Aidan Davison 16 0 0 0 16
2 13 Dean Gerken 3 0 0 1 4
TOTALS 19 0 0 1 20

Player debuts

Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.[58]

Number Position Nationality Player Date Opponent Ground Notes
11 FW Chris Iwelumo 6 August 2005 Gillingham Priestfield Stadium
14 FW Mark Yeates 6 August 2005 Gillingham Priestfield Stadium
20 MF Dean Howell 9 August 2005 Swansea City Layer Road
16 FB/CB George Elokobi 24 August 2005 Cardiff City Layer Road
19 CB Garry Richards 3 September 2005 Bristol City Ashton Gate Stadium
21 MF Robbie King 3 September 2005 Bristol City Ashton Gate Stadium
24 FW Jamie Cureton 22 October 2005 Tranmere Rovers Prenton Park
26 FW Tony Thorpe 17 January 2006 Bristol City Layer Road
20 FW Scott Vernon 21 March 2006 Doncaster Rovers Belle Vue
31 FW Billy Clarke 25 March 2006 Scunthorpe United Glanford Park
24 WG Jamal Campbell-Ryce 4 April 2006 Nottingham Forest City Ground

See also

References

General

Books

  • Whitehead, Jeff; Drury, Kevin (2008). The Who's Who of Colchester United: The Layer Road Years. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 978-1-85983-629-3.

Websites

Specific

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  39. ^ "Scott Vernon". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  40. ^ Scott Vernon at Soccerbase
  41. ^ "Billy Clarke". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  42. ^ Billy Clarke at Soccerbase
  43. ^ "Jamal Campbell-Ryce". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  44. ^ Jamal Campbell-Ryce at Soccerbase
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  51. ^ "Sam Stockley". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  52. ^ Sam Stockley at Soccerbase
  53. ^ "Gareth Williams". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  54. ^ Gareth Williams at Soccerbase
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  56. ^ "Discipline". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
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  58. ^ "Alltime- List of Debuts". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
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