The 2004–05 season was Colchester United's 63rd season in their history and their seventh successive season in the third tier of English football, the newly renamed League One. Alongside competing in League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup, the League Cup and the Football League Trophy.
| 2004–05 season | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Peter Heard[1] | |
| Manager | Phil Parkinson | |
| Stadium | Layer Road | |
| League One | 15th | |
| FA Cup | 4th round (eliminated by Blackburn Rovers) | |
| League Cup | 3rd round (eliminated by Southampton) | |
| Football League Trophy | 1st round (southern section) (eliminated by Southend United) | |
| Top goalscorer | League: Neil Danns (11) All: Craig Fagan (14) | |
| Highest home attendance | 4,834 v Torquay United, 7 May 2005[2] | |
| Lowest home attendance | 2,144 v Cheltenham Town, 24 August 2004[3] | |
| Average home league attendance | 3,481[4] | |
| Biggest win | 5–0 v Walsall, 25 January 2005 | |
| Biggest defeat | 0–3 v Blackburn Rovers, 29 January 2005 | |
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After reaching the area final of the Football League Trophy, Colchester were eliminated by the team that they played in the final, Southend United, in the first round of the competition. However, they fared better in the League Cup, defeating Premier League West Bromwich Albion in the second round but were defeated by Southampton in the third. They also reached the fourth round of the FA Cup, where the U's further Premier League opposition in Blackburn Rovers but were beaten 3–0.
In the league, Colchester had a poor mid-season run, eventually ending the season 15th in the League One table.
Season overview edit
Phil Parkinson rung the changes for the new season, with numerous new signings and multiple outgoings. After a strong start to the season, topping the table after three games, a bad spell of mid-season form saw Colchester drop down the League One rankings. Just four wins in 25 games was the catalyst to a 15th-placed finish, while fans were left frustrated at Parkinson's 4-5-1 formation at home. One positive was that no team managed to score more than two goals against the U's in the league.
On 21 September 2004, West Bromwich Albion became the last top-flight club to visit Layer Road for their League Cup fixture. Colchester won 2–1, earning a trip to another Premier League side in Southampton. They pushed their hosts close, but were eventually defeated 3–2.
In the FA Cup, Colchester needed a replay to beat Mansfield Town, while also winning on their travels at Rushden & Diamonds and Hull City. In the fourth round, they were drawn against Premier League Blackburn Rovers where they lost 3–0.[5]
Players edit
| No. | Name | Position | Nationality | Place of birth | Date of birth | Apps | Goals | Signed from | Date signed | Fee | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Aidan Davison | GK |  |
 Sedgefield |
11 May 1968 (aged 36) | 0 | 0 | Grimsby Town |
5 July 2004 | Free transfer | ||
| 13 | Dean Gerken | GK | |
Southend-on-Sea | 22 May 1985 (aged 19) | 1 | 0 | Youth team | 1 August 2002 | Free transfer | ||
| 35 | Mark Cousins | GK | |
Chelmsford | 9 January 1987 (aged 17) | 0 | 0 | Youth team | 1 August 2004 | Free transfer | ||
| Defenders | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Greg Halford | FB/MF | |
Chelmsford | 8 December 1984 (aged 19) | 25 | 4 | Youth team | 1 August 2002 | Free transfer | ||
| 3 | Joe Keith | FB | |
Plaistow | 1 October 1978 (aged 25) | 206 | 24 | West Ham United |
24 May 1999 | Free transfer | ||
| 5 | Wayne Brown | CB | |
Barking | 20 August 1977 (aged 26) | 19 | 0 | Watford |
8 July 2004 | Free transfer | ||
| 12 | Pat Baldwin | CB | |
City of London | 12 November 1982 (aged 21) | 29 | 0 | Chelsea |
16 August 2002 | Free transfer | ||
| 14 | Stephen Hunt | FB | |
Southampton | 11 November 1984 (aged 19) | 0 | 0 | Southampton |
5 July 2004 | Free transfer | ||
| 16 | George Elokobi | FB/CB |  |
Mamfe | 31 January 1986 (aged 18) | 0 | 0 | Dulwich Hamlet |
1 August 2004 | Free transfer | ||
| 18 | Liam Chilvers | CB | |
Chelmsford | 6 November 1981 (aged 22) | 51 | 0 | Arsenal |
10 June 2004 | Free transfer | ||
| 19 | Garry Richards | CB | |
Romford | 11 June 1986 (aged 17) | 0 | 0 | Youth team | 1 July 2004 | Free transfer | ||
| 23 | John White | FB | |
Colchester | 26 July 1986 (aged 17) | 0 | 0 | Youth team | 1 July 2003 | Free transfer | ||
| 25 | Sam Stockley | FB | |
Tiverton | 5 September 1977 (aged 26) | 93 | 1 | Oxford United |
31 October 2002 | Free transfer | ||
| Midfielders | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Gavin Johnson | MF | |
Eye | 10 October 1970 (aged 33) | 123 | 4 |  Dunfermline Athletic |
14 November 1999 | Free transfer | ||
| 6 | Kevin Watson | MF | |
Hackney | 3 January 1974 (aged 30) | 0 | 0 | Reading |
5 July 2004 | Free transfer | ||
| 7 | Karl Duguid | MF | |
Letchworth | 21 March 1978 (aged 26) | 308 | 39 | Youth team | 9 December 1995[a] | Free transfer | ||
| 10 | Kemal Izzet | MF | |
Whitechapel | 29 September 1980 (aged 23) | 155 | 18 | Charlton Athletic |
13 April 2001 | Free transfer | ||
| 15 | Ben Bowditch | MF | |
Harlow | 19 February 1984 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 |  AB |
10 August 2004 | Free transfer | ||
| 17 | Bobby Bowry | MF |  |
Hampstead |
19 May 1971 (aged 33) | 109 | 2 | Millwall |
25 July 2001 | Free transfer | ||
| 21 | Robbie King | MF | |
Chelmsford | 1 October 1986 (aged 17) | 0 | 0 | Youth team | 1 July 2004 | Free transfer | ||
| 27 | Craig Johnston | MF | |
4 December 1985 (aged 18) | 0 | 0 | Youth team | 1 July 2002 | Free transfer | |||
| 26 | Neil Danns | MF |  |
Liverpool |
23 November 1982 (aged 21) | 13 | 4 | Blackburn Rovers |
23 December 2004 | Nominal | ||
| 28 | Richard Garcia | MF |  |
Perth | 4 September 1981 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | West Ham United |
3 September 2004 | Nominal | ||
| Liam Coleman | MF/FW | |
Colchester | 11 January 1986 (aged 18) | 0 | 0 | Youth team | 1 July 2003 | Free transfer | |||
| Forwards | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Gareth Williams | FW |  |
Cardiff | 10 September 1982 (aged 21) | 15 | 8 | Crystal Palace |
31 August 2004 | Part-exchange | ||
| 9 | Marino Keith | FW | |
Peterhead | 16 December 1974 (aged 29) | 0 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle |
1 March 2005 | Free transfer | ||
| 11 | Jamie Cade | FW | |
Durham | 15 January 1985 (aged 19) | 15 | 0 | Middlesbrough |
25 November 2003 | Free transfer | ||
| 29 | Jamie Guy | FW | |
Barking | 1 August 1987 (aged 16) | 0 | 0 | Youth team | 1 July 2004 | Free transfer | ||
| Tristan Toney | FW | |
4 February 1984 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 | Youth team | 1 July 2002 | Free transfer | ||||
- ^ Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club
Transfers edit
In edit
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 June 2004 | CB |
|
Liam Chilvers | Arsenal
|
Free transfer | [9][10] |
| 1 July 2004 | FW |
|
Jamie Guy | Youth team | Free transfer | [11][12] |
| 1 July 2004 | MF |
|
Robbie King | Youth team | Free transfer | [13][14] |
| 1 July 2004 | CB |
|
Garry Richards | Youth team | Free transfer | [15][16] |
| 5 July 2004 | GK |
|
Aidan Davison | Grimsby Town
|
Free transfer | [17][18] |
| 5 July 2004 | FB |
|
Stephen Hunt | Southampton
|
Free transfer | [19][20] |
| 5 July 2004 | MF |
|
Kevin Watson | Reading
|
Free transfer | [21][22] |
| 8 July 2004 | CB |
|
Wayne Brown | Watford
|
Free transfer | [23][24] |
| 1 August 2004 | GK |
|
Mark Cousins | Youth team | Free transfer | [25][26] |
| 1 August 2004 | FB/CB |
|
George Elokobi | Dulwich Hamlet
|
Free transfer | [27][28] |
| 10 August 2004 | MF |
|
Ben Bowditch | AB
|
Free transfer | [29][30] |
| 31 August 2004 | FW |
|
Gareth Williams | Crystal Palace
|
Part-exchange with Wayne Andrews |
[31][32] |
| 3 September 2004 | MF |
|
Richard Garcia | West Ham United
|
Nominal | [33][34] |
| 19 October 2004 | GK |
|
Andy Marriott | Coventry City
|
Free transfer | [35][36] |
| 23 December 2004 | MF |
|
Neil Danns | Blackburn Rovers
|
Nominal | [37][38] |
| 21 January 2005 | FW | 
|
Guylain Ndumbu-Nsungu | Sheffield Wednesday
|
Free transfer | [39][40] |
| 1 March 2005 | FW |
|
Marino Keith | Plymouth Argyle
|
Free transfer | [41][42] |
- Total spending:
~ £0
Out edit
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 June 2004 | CB |
|
Alan White | Leyton Orient
|
Free transfer | [43][44] |
| 11 June 2004 | CB | 
|
Scott Fitzgerald | Brentford
|
Released | [45][46] |
| 24 June 2004 | GK |
|
Simon Brown | Hibernian
|
Free transfer | [47][48] |
| 30 June 2004 | FW |
|
Scott McGleish | Northampton Town
|
Free transfer | [49][50] |
| 30 June 2004 | GK |
|
Richard McKinney | Walsall
|
Released | [51][52] |
| 30 June 2004 | CB/FB |
|
Andy Myers | Brentford
|
Released | [53][54] |
| 24 July 2004 | MF | 
|
Thomas Pinault | Grimsby Town
|
Released | [55][56] |
| 31 August 2004 | FW |
|
Wayne Andrews | Crystal Palace
|
Part-exchange with Gareth Williams plus £100,000 |
[57][58] |
| 4 November 2004 | GK |
|
Andy Marriott | Bury
|
Free transfer | [35][36] |
| 28 February 2005 | FW |
|
Craig Fagan | Hull City
|
Undisclosed | [59][60] |
| 31 March 2005 | CB |
|
Ross Crouch | Halstead Town
|
Undisclosed | [61][62] |
| 31 March 2005 | FW |
|
Guylain Ndumbu-Nsungu | Darlington
|
Free transfer | [39][40] |
- Total incoming:
~ £100,000
Loans in edit
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | End date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 August 2004 | FW |
|
Ben May | Millwall
|
20 October 2004 | [63][64] |
| 10 September 2004 | MF |
|
Neil Danns | Blackburn Rovers
|
10 November 2004 | [37][38] |
| 17 March 2005 | WG |
|
Marc Goodfellow | Bristol City
|
8 May 2005 | [65][66] |
| 24 March 2005 | FW |
|
Ryan Jarvis | Norwich City
|
8 May 2005 | [67][68] |
Loans out edit
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | End date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 September 2004 | CB |
|
Ross Crouch | Wivenhoe Town
|
24 October 2004 | [61][62] |
| 29 September 2004 | FW |
|
Jamie Guy | Tiptree United
|
29 October 2004 | [11][12][69] |
| 29 September 2004 | FW |
|
Tristan Toney | Tiptree United
|
29 October 2004 | [70] |
| 14 January 2005 | CB |
|
Ross Crouch | Redbridge
|
14 February 2005 | [61][62] |
| 14 January 2005 | CB |
|
Garry Richards | Gravesend & Northfleet
|
14 February 2005 | [15][16][71] |
| 14 January 2005 | FW |
|
Tristan Toney | Redbridge
|
14 February 2005 | [70] |
| 27 January 2005 | FB/CB |
|
George Elokobi | Chester City
|
27 February 2005 | [27][28] |
| 18 February 2005 | CB |
|
Garry Richards | Redbridge
|
18 March 2005 | [15][16][71] |
| 17 March 2005 | FB |
|
Joe Keith | Bristol City
|
8 May 2005 | [72][73] |
Match details edit
League One edit
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Barnsley | 46 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 69 | 64 | +5 | 61 |
| 14 | Walsall | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 65 | 69 | −4 | 60 |
| 15 | Colchester United | 46 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 60 | 50 | +10 | 59 |
| 16 | Blackpool | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 54 | 59 | −5 | 57 |
| 17 | Chesterfield | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 55 | 62 | −7 | 57 |
Updated to match(es) played on May 2005. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Results round by round edit
Matches edit
| 7 August 2004 1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 0–3 | Colchester United | Sheffield |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Fagan  85'Stockley 89'Keith 90' |
Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 24,138 Referee: Paul Taylor |
| 10 August 2004 2 | Colchester United | 3–2 | Stockport County | Colchester |
| Watson 19' Andrews 30'Fagan 41' |
Report | Cartwright 66' Beckett 79' |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,356 Referee: Clive Penton |
| 14 August 2004 3 | Colchester United | 2–1 | Peterborough United | Colchester |
| 15:00 BST | Andrews 58' (pen.) Ireland 64' (o.g.) |
Report | Farrell 10' |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,754 Referee: Paul Danson |
| 21 August 2004 4 | Chesterfield | 2–1 | Colchester United | Chesterfield |
| 15:00 BST | N'Toya 9', 55' |
Report | Johnson 44' Hunt  67' |
Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 4,028 Referee: Andy Hall |
| 28 August 2004 5 | Colchester United | 4–1 | Doncaster Rovers | Colchester |
| 15:00 BST | Fagan 16' Johnson 22'Halford 27'Keith 70' |
Report | Doolan 45' |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,803 Referee: Grant Hegley |
| 30 August 2004 6 | Hartlepool United | 2–1 | Colchester United | Hartlepool |
| Williams 38' Boyd 70' |
Report | Keith 90' |
Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 4,371 Referee: Mike Pike |
| 4 September 2004 7 | Colchester United | 0–1 | Swindon Town | Colchester |
| Report | Parkin 7' |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,868 Referee: Kevin Wright |
| 11 September 2004 8 | AFC Bournemouth | 1–3 | Colchester United | Bournemouth |
| 15:00 BST | Stockley 74' (o.g.) |
Report | Fagan 10' Williams 24'May 79' |
Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 5,944 Referee: Joe Ross |
| 18 September 2004 9 | Colchester United | 0–1 | Milton Keynes Dons | Colchester |
| 15:00 BST | Report | McLeod 45' |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,460 Referee: Eddie Evans |
| 25 September 2004 10 | Oldham Athletic | 1–1 | Colchester United | Oldham |
| 15:00 BST | Eyres 22' |
Report | Halford 56' |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 5,166 Referee: P Armstrong |
| 2 October 2004 11 | Colchester United | 2–1 | Port Vale | Colchester |
| 15:00 BST | Danns 10', 19' |
Report | Matthews 83' |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,230 Referee: Martin Atkinson |
| 9 October 2004 12 | Walsall | 2–1 | Colchester United | Walsall |
| 13:00 BST | Bennett 73' Emblen 84' |
Report | Garcia 71' |
Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 5,203 Referee: Richard Beeby |
| 16 October 2004 13 | Blackpool | 1–1 | Colchester United | Blackpool |
| 15:00 BST | Murphy 10' |
Report | Watson 80' |
Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 6,464 Referee: Andy Penn |
| 19 October 2004 14 | Colchester United | 1–2 | Wrexham | Colchester |
| 19:45 BST | Danns 49' |
Report | Roberts 59' Llewellyn 90' |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,866 Referee: Keith Stroud |
| 23 October 2004 15 | Colchester United | 1–2 | Tranmere Rovers | Colchester |
| 15:00 BST | Halford 83' |
Report | Dagnall 29' Zola 81' |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,420 Referee: Keith Hill |
| 30 October 2004 16 | Bristol City | 0–0 | Colchester United | Bristol |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 11,678 Referee: Peter Walton |
| 6 November 2004 17 | Bradford City | 2–2 | Colchester United | Bradford |
| 15:00 GMT | Windass 23', 81' |
Report | Johnson 8', 39' |
Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 7,851 Referee: Clive Oliver |
| 20 November 2004 18 | Colchester United | 0–0 | Huddersfield Town | Colchester |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,972 Referee: Mick Russell |
| 27 November 2004 19 | Torquay United | 1–3 | Colchester United | Torquay |
| 15:00 GMT | Gritton 74' (pen.) |
Report | Fagan 67', 72' Garcia 78' |
Stadium: Plainmoor Attendance: 2,984 Referee: Mark Warren |
| 7 December 2004 20 | Colchester United | 0–2 | Barnsley | Colchester |
| 19:45 GMT | Fagan  90' |
Report | Kay 34', 54' |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,927 Referee: Clive Penton |
| 11 December 2004 21 | Colchester United | 1–2 | Hull City | Colchester |
| 15:00 GMT | Williams 73' |
Report | France 11' Elliott 50' |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,046 Referee: Steve Tanner |
| 18 December 2004 22 | Brentford | 1–0 | Colchester United | Brentford |
| 15:00 GMT | Salako 45' |
Report | Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 5,634 Referee: Paul Robinson |
| 28 December 2004 23 | Luton Town | 2–2 | Colchester United | Luton |
| 15:00 GMT | Vine 37', 48' |
Report | Garcia 34' Halford 62' |
Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 8,806 Referee: Alan Kaye |
| 1 January 2005 24 | Swindon Town | 0–3 | Colchester United | Swindon |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Johnson 31' Danns 38'Garcia 47' |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 6,468 Referee: Iain Williamson |
| 3 January 2005 25 | Colchester United | 0–0 | Oldham Athletic | Colchester |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,873 Referee: Paul Danson |
| 15 January 2005 26 | Milton Keynes Dons | 2–0 | Colchester United | Milton Keynes |
| 15:00 GMT | Harding 2' Small 18' |
Report | Stadium: National Hockey Stadium Attendance: 3,833 Referee: R Booth |
| 22 January 2005 27 | Colchester United | 0–0 | Luton Town | Colchester |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,309 Referee: Mike Dean |
| 25 January 2005 28 | Colchester United | 5–0 | Walsall | Colchester |
| 19:45 GMT | Fagan 18' (pen.), 22' Johnson 34'Williams 44'Hunt 90' |
Report | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,616 Referee: Mike Thorpe |
| 5 February 2005 29 | Colchester United | 0–1 | Blackpool | Colchester |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Grayson 75' |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,526 Referee: B Curson |
| 12 February 2005 30 | Tranmere Rovers | 1–1 | Colchester United | Birkenhead |
| Dadi 8' |
Report | Keith 65' |
Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 8,098 Referee: Scott Mathieson |
| 15 February 2005 31 | Colchester United | 3–1 | AFC Bournemouth | Colchester |
| 19:45 GMT | Johnson 54' Ndumbu-Nsungu 82'Danns 83' |
Report | Cummings 47' |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,820 Referee: Kevin Friend |
| 19 February 2005 32 | Colchester United | 0–2 | Bristol City | Colchester |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Brooker 51' Lita 71' |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,412 Referee: Paul Taylor |
| 22 February 2005 33 | Wrexham | 2–2 | Colchester United | Wrexham |
| Jones 50' Sam 80' |
Report | Danns 60' Brown 71' |
Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 2,391 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
| 26 February 2005 34 | Hull City | 2–0 | Colchester United | Kingston upon Hull |
| Cort 16' Barmby 33' |
Report | Stadium: KC Stadium Attendance: 16,484 Referee: Nigel Miller |
| 5 March 2005 35 | Colchester United | 0–1 | Brentford | Colchester |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Tabb 58' |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,066 Referee: Phil Prosser |
| 8 March 2005 36 | Port Vale | 0–0 | Colchester United | Burslem |
| Cummins 68' Reid 82' |
Report | Chilvers 45' |
Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 3,496 Referee: Paul Robinson |
| 12 March 2005 37 | Stockport County | 1–2 | Colchester United | Stockport |
| 15:00 GMT | Feeney 4' |
Report | Danns 30' (pen.), 90' |
Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 4,004 Referee: Andy Hall |
| 19 March 2005 38 | Colchester United | 1–1 | Sheffield Wednesday | Colchester |
| 15:00 GMT | Heckingbottom 48' (o.g.) |
Report | McGovern 63' |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,169 Referee: Richard Beeby |
| 25 March 2005 39 | Peterborough United | 0–3 | Colchester United | Peterborough |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Goodfellow 45' Danns 70'Keith 83' (pen.) |
Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 4,084 Referee: Uriah Rennie |
| 28 March 2005 40 | Colchester United | 1–0 | Chesterfield | Colchester |
| 15:00 BST | Keith 76' |
Report | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,471 Referee: Clive Penton |
| 1 April 2005 41 | Doncaster Rovers | 1–1 | Colchester United | Doncaster |
| 19:45 BST | Guy 76' |
Report | Keith 14' |
Stadium: Belle Vue Attendance: 6,774 Referee: Anthony Leake |
| 9 April 2005 42 | Colchester United | 1–1 | Hartlepool United | Colchester |
| 15:00 BST | Johnson 39' |
Report | Sweeney 54' |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,148 Referee: Mark Warren |
| 16 April 2005 43 | Huddersfield Town | 2–2 | Colchester United | Huddersfield |
| Abbott 20' Schofield 62' |
Report | Danns 19' Chilvers 90' |
Stadium: Kirklees Stadium Attendance: 10,831 Referee: Andy Woolmer |
| 23 April 2005 44 | Colchester United | 0–0 | Bradford City | Colchester |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,351 Referee: Trevor Parkes |
| 30 April 2005 45 | Barnsley | 1–1 | Colchester United | Barnsley |
| 15:00 BST | Nardiello 41' |
Report | Johnson 88' |
Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 8,162 Referee: Peter Walton |
| 7 May 2005 46 | Colchester United | 2–1 | Torquay United | Colchester |
| 15:00 BST | Danns 42' Keith 89' |
Report | Woodman 90' |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,834 Referee: Kevin Friend |
Football League Cup edit
| 24 August 2004 1st round | Colchester United | 2–1 | Cheltenham Town | Colchester |
| 19:45 BST | Fagan 12' Johnson 61' |
Report | Devaney 70' |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,144 Referee: P Crossley |
| 21 September 2004 2nd round | Colchester United | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | West Bromwich Albion | Colchester |
| 19:45 BST | Fagan 29' May 117' |
Report | Horsfield 50' |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,591 Referee: Alan Kaye |
| 27 October 2004 3rd round | Southampton | 3–2 | Colchester United | Southampton |
| 19:45 BST | Blackstock 50', 54', 80' |
Report | Danns 7' Halford 64' |
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 20,588 Referee: Mike Jones |
Football League Trophy edit
| 29 September 2004 1st round (southern section) | Colchester United | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–5 p) | Southend United | Colchester |
| 20:00 BST | Garcia 63' |
Report | Bramble 40' Bentley 114' |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,469 Referee: Paul Robinson |
FA Cup edit
| 13 November 2004 1st round | Mansfield Town | 1–1 | Colchester United | Mansfield |
| 15:00 GMT | Baptiste 28' Asamoah 81' |
Report | Halford 25' |
Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 3,202 Referee: Phil Prosser |
| 23 November 2004 1st round replay | Colchester United | 4–1 | Mansfield Town | Colchester |
| 19:45 GMT | Garcia 10' Curtis 14' (o.g.)Fagan 67' (pen.)Williams 90' (pen.) |
Report | Neil 86' |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,492 Referee: Keith Hill |
| 4 December 2004 2nd round | Rushden & Diamonds | 2–5 | Colchester United | Irthlingborough |
| 15:00 GMT | Broughton 82' Gray 86' |
Report | Halford 4', 47', 90' Fagan 25', 35' |
Stadium: Nene Park Attendance: 3,077 Referee: Trevor Kettle |
| 8 January 2005 3rd round | Hull City | 0–2 | Colchester United | Kingston upon Hull |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Williams 27' Fagan 29' |
Stadium: KC Stadium Attendance: 14,027 Referee: Phil Joslin |
| 29 January 2005 4th round | Blackburn Rovers | 3–0 | Colchester United | Blackburn |
| 15:00 GMT | Watson 21' (o.g.) Johnson 27'Matteo 51' |
Report | Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 10,634 Referee: Howard Webb |
Squad statistics edit
Appearances and goals edit
| 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 | 39 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2 | DF | ENG
|
Greg Halford | 53 | 9 | 43+1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 3 | DF | ENG
|
Joe Keith | 40 | 4 | 27+4 | 4 | 4+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 4 | MF | ENG
|
Gavin Johnson | 44 | 10 | 36+1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 5 | DF | ENG
|
Wayne Brown | 47 | 1 | 38+2 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 6 | MF | ENG
|
Kevin Watson | 53 | 2 | 44 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 8 | FW | WAL
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Gareth Williams | 34 | 5 | 12+17 | 3 | 2+1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 9 | FW | SCO
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Marino Keith | 12 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10 | MF | ENG
|
Kemal Izzet | 4 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11 | FW | ENG
|
Jamie Cade | 14 | 0 | 4+5 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 12 | DF | ENG
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Pat Baldwin | 46 | 0 | 35+3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 13 | GK | ENG
|
Dean Gerken | 16 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 14 | DF | ENG
|
Stephen Hunt | 25 | 1 | 16+4 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 15 | MF | ENG
|
Ben Bowditch | 7 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 17 | MF | SKN
|
Bobby Bowry | 15 | 0 | 7+4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 18 | DF | ENG
|
Liam Chilvers | 48 | 1 | 40+1 | 1 | 4+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 23 | DF | ENG
|
John White | 24 | 0 | 16+4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 25 | DF | ENG
|
Sam Stockley | 44 | 1 | 33+4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 26 | MF | GUY
|
Neil Danns | 36 | 12 | 32 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 28 | MF | AUS
|
Richard Garcia | 30 | 6 | 20+4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 29 | FW | ENG
|
Jamie Guy | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
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| 8 | FW | ENG
|
Wayne Andrews | 6 | 2 | 4+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9 | FW | ENG
|
Craig Fagan | 34 | 14 | 25+1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 20 | FW | ENG
|
Marc Goodfellow | 5 | 1 | 4+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 20 | FW | ENG
|
Ben May | 16 | 2 | 5+9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 24 | FW | COD
|
Guylain Ndumbu-Nsungu | 9 | 1 | 2+6 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 30 | FW | ENG
|
Ryan Jarvis | 6 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Goalscorers edit
| Place | Number | Nationality | Position | Name | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | Football League Trophy | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 |
|
FW | Craig Fagan | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | 26 |
|
MF | Neil Danns | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| 3 | 4 |
|
MF | Gavin Johnson | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| 4 | 2 |
|
FB/MF | Greg Halford | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 5 | 28 |
|
MF | Richard Garcia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | 8 |
|
FW | Gareth Williams | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | 3 |
|
FB | Joe Keith | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 |
|
FW | Marino Keith | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 9 | 6 |
|
MF | Kevin Watson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 |
|
FW | Wayne Andrews | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 20 |
|
FW | Ben May | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 12 | 5 |
|
CB | Wayne Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 |
|
FB | Stephen Hunt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 18 |
|
CB | Liam Chilvers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 20 |
|
WG | Marc Goodfellow | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 24 |
|
FW | Guylain Ndumbu-Nsungu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 25 |
|
FB | Sam Stockley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Own goals | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| TOTALS | 60 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 79 | ||||
Disciplinary record edit
| Number | Nationality | Position | Name | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | Football League Trophy | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 9 |
|
FW | Craig Fagan | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| 26 |
|
MF | Neil Danns | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 18 |
|
CB | Liam Chilvers | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 2 |
|
FB/MF | Greg Halford | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 12 |
|
CB | Pat Baldwin | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 14 |
|
FB | Stephen Hunt | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 |
|
CB | Wayne Brown | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 |
|
FB | Joe Keith | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 |
|
MF | Gavin Johnson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 25 |
|
FB | Sam Stockley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 |
|
MF | Kevin Watson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 |
|
MF | Richard Garcia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 |
|
GK | Aidan Davison | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 |
|
FW | Marino Keith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 |
|
FW | Guylain Ndumbu-Nsungu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTALS | 54 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 63 | 3 | |||
Clean sheets edit
Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.[76]
| Place | Number | Nationality | Player | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | Football League Trophy | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |
|
Aidan Davison | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | 13 |
|
Dean Gerken | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| TOTALS | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||
Player debuts edit
Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.[77]
| Number | Position | Nationality | Player | Date | Opponent | Ground | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK |
|
Aidan Davison | 7 August 2004 | Sheffield Wednesday | Hillsborough Stadium | |
| 5 | CB |
|
Wayne Brown | 7 August 2004 | Sheffield Wednesday | Hillsborough Stadium | [78][a] |
| 6 | MF |
|
Kevin Watson | 7 August 2004 | Sheffield Wednesday | Hillsborough Stadium | |
| 18 | CB |
|
Liam Chilvers | 7 August 2004 | Sheffield Wednesday | Hillsborough Stadium | [78][a] |
| 20 | FW |
|
Ben May | 7 August 2004 | Sheffield Wednesday | Hillsborough Stadium | [78][b] |
| 14 | FB |
|
Stephen Hunt | 21 August 2004 | Chesterfield | Saltergate | |
| 15 | MF |
|
Ben Bowditch | 24 August 2004 | Cheltenham Town | Layer Road | |
| 23 | FB |
|
John White | 24 August 2004 | Cheltenham Town | Layer Road | |
| 8 | FW |
|
Gareth Williams | 4 September 2004 | Swindon Town | Layer Road | [79][b] |
| 28 | MF |
|
Richard Garcia | 4 September 2004 | Swindon Town | Layer Road | |
| 26 | MF |
|
Neil Danns | 11 September 2004 | AFC Bournemouth | Dean Court | |
| 26 | MF |
|
Neil Danns | 28 December 2004 | Luton Town | Kenilworth Road | [80][b] |
| 24 | FW |
|
Guylain Ndumbu-Nsungu | 22 January 2005 | Luton Town | Layer Road | |
| 29 | FW |
|
Jamie Guy | 5 February 2005 | Blackpool | Layer Road | |
| 9 | FW |
|
Marino Keith | 5 March 2005 | Brentford | Layer Road | |
| 20 | WG |
|
Marc Goodfellow | 19 March 2005 | Sheffield Wednesday | Layer Road | |
| 30 | FW |
|
Ryan Jarvis | 1 April 2005 | Doncaster Rovers | Belle Vue |
See also edit
References edit
General edit
Books
- Whitehead, Jeff; Drury, Kevin (2008). The Who's Who of Colchester United: The Layer Road Years. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 978-1-85983-629-3.
Websites
- "Colchester United football club match record: 2005". 11v11.com. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
Specific edit
- ^ Whitehead, Jeff; Drury, Kevin (2008). The Who's Who of Colchester United: The Layer Road Years. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 279. ISBN 978-1-85983-629-3.
- ^ "Colchester Utd 2–1 Torquay United". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ "Colchester Utd 2–1 Cheltenham Town". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ "Average Attendance Figures Per Season". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ Hudson, Matt (11 August 2013). "The 1990s and 2000s". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ a b "Appearances". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ "Colchester United". FootballSquads. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ "All Colchester United football club players: 2005". 11v11.com. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ "Liam Chilvers". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ Liam Chilvers at Soccerbase
- ^ a b "Jamie Guy". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ a b Jamie Guy at Soccerbase
- ^ "Robbie King". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ Robbie King at Soccerbase
- ^ a b c "Garry Richards". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ a b c Garry Richards at Soccerbase
- ^ "Aidan Davison (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ Aidan Davison at Soccerbase
- ^ "Stephen Hunt". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ Stephen Hunt at Soccerbase
- ^ "Kevin Watson". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ Kevin Watson at Soccerbase
- ^ "Wayne Brown". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ Wayne Brown at Soccerbase
- ^ "Mark Cousins (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ Mark Cousins at Soccerbase
- ^ a b "George Elokobi (Defender)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ a b George Elokobi at Soccerbase
- ^ "Ben Bowditch". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ Ben Bowditch at Soccerbase
- ^ "Gareth Williams". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ Gareth Williams at Soccerbase
- ^ "Richard Garcia". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ Richard Garcia at Soccerbase
- ^ a b "Andy Marriott (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ a b Andy Marriott at Soccerbase
- ^ a b "Neil Danns (Midfielder)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ a b Neil Danns at Soccerbase
- ^ a b "Guylian Ndumbu-Nsungu". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ a b Guylain Ndumbu-Nsungu at Soccerbase
- ^ "Marino Keith". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ Marino Keith at Soccerbase
- ^ "Alan White". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ Alan White at Soccerbase
- ^ "Scott Fitzgerald". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ Scott Fitzgerald at Soccerbase
- ^ "Simon Brown (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ Simon Brown at Soccerbase
- ^ "Scott McGleish". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ Scott McGleish at Soccerbase
- ^ "Richard McKinney (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ Richard McKinney at Soccerbase
- ^ "Andy Myers (Defender)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ Andy Myers at Soccerbase
- ^ "Thomas Pinault". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ Thomas Pinault at Soccerbase
- ^ "Wayne Andrews". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ Wayne Andrews at Soccerbase
- ^ "Craig Fagan". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ Craig Fagan at Soccerbase
- ^ a b c "Ross Crouch". 11v11.com. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ a b c Ross Crouch at Soccerbase
- ^ "Ben May". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ Ben May at Soccerbase
- ^ "Marc Goodfellow". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ Marc Goodfellow at Soccerbase
- ^ "Ryan Jarvis". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ Ryan Jarvis at Soccerbase
- ^ "Jamie Guy". 11v11.com. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ a b "Tristan Toney". 11v11.com. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ a b "Garry Richards". 11v11.com. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ "Joe Keith". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ Joe Keith at Soccerbase
- ^ a b "Goals". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
- ^ "Discipline". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
- ^ "Clean sheets (1st team)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
- ^ "Alltime- List of Debuts". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
- ^ a b c "Sheffield Wednesday 0–3 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
- ^ "Colchester Utd 0–1 Swindon Town". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
- ^ "Luton Town 2–2 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 December 2018.