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2008–09 Colchester United F.C. season

The 2008–09 season was Colchester United's 67th season in their history and first season back in the third tier of English football following relegation, League One. Alongside competing in League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup, the League Cup and the Football League Trophy.

Colchester United
2008–09 season
OwnerRobbie Cowling
ChairmanRobbie Cowling
ManagerGeraint Williams
(until 22 September)
Kit Symons (caretaker)
(22 September until 8 October)
Paul Lambert
(from 9 October)
StadiumColchester Community Stadium
League One12th
FA Cup1st round
(eliminated by
Leyton Orient)
League Cup2nd round
(eliminated by
Ipswich Town)
Football League TrophySemi-final (southern section)
(eliminated by
Luton Town)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Mark Yeates (12)
All:
Mark Yeates (13)
Highest home attendance9,559
v Leeds United, 4 April 2009[1]
Lowest home attendance3,179
v Stockport County, 24 February 2009[2]
Average home league attendance5,076[3]
Biggest win5–0
v Carlisle United, 25 October 2008
Biggest defeat0–3
v Milton Keynes Dons, 20 September 2008
v Scunthorpe United, 28 March 2009

Colchester returned to League One following relegation from the Championship last season. It was also their first season in their new home the Colchester Community Stadium after moving from Layer Road over the summer. It took them until October to register their first home victory by beating Carlisle United 5–0, but by this time the club had already seen managerial changes. After a poor start to the season in which the U's found themselves sporadically in the relegation zone, Geraint Williams was sacked and Paul Lambert was brought in as his replacement in early October. Colchester had a good mid-season run from November through January but had to settle for a mid-table finish come the end of the season.

Colchester were eliminated from the FA Cup at the first round stage by Leyton Orient, while rivals Ipswich Town beat the U's at Portman Road in the second round of the League Cup. They made the area semi-final of the Football League Trophy where they lost out to Luton Town.

Season overview edit

Following relegation from the Championship, Colchester experienced a summer of great change. Club stalwart Karl Duguid left the club to remain in the Championship with Plymouth Argyle, while top scorer Kevin Lisbie joined neighbours Ipswich Town for £600,000. To replace him, Geraint Williams once again broke the club's transfer record, signing Cheltenham Town forward Steven Gillespie for £400,000. Construction on the Colchester Community Stadium had completed and the moving process from Layer Road was underway during the summer months.

The first event to be held at the new stadium was a ramp-up exhibition game against Spanish side Athletic Bilbao on 4 August. Scott Vernon had the honour of scoring Colchester's first goal at their new home as 5,610 witnessed the 2–1 defeat for the U's.

The first ever league fixture came on 16 August when Colchester were held to a 0–0 draw against Huddersfield Town. Mark Yeates was the first competitive goalscorer at the Community Stadium, scoring both goals in a 2–2 draw with Oldham Athletic on 30 August. United couldn't find a win at home, and following a 3–0 defeat at the Stadium by Milton Keynes Dons, Williams was relieved of his duties with a record of one league win from six games and the club in the bottom four.

Assistant manager Kit Symons took charge for four games before Paul Lambert was unveiled as the new Colchester manager in early October. They earned their first home victory of the season on 25 October, a resounding 5–0 win over Carlisle United. Lambert brought in numerous loan players, including Marc Tierney and Jimmy Walker while also signing Alan Maybury.

In December, long-serving Chief Executive Marie Partner left the club as Robbie Cowling shuffled his boardroom, bringing in Steve Bradshaw to the position. Partner had spent over 21 years with the club. Cowling would soon buy out all remaining shares in the club.

The club earned back-to-back wins for the first time in 19 months as they beat Yeovil Town and Northampton Town to set up a run across the New Year of nine games unbeaten. A run of ten wins and four draws from 18 games eventually earned Lambert the January League One Manager of the Month award as the U's rose to seven points off the play-off positions.

Lambert made further late season loan signings by bringing in Karl Hawley, Neal Trotman and Ashley Vincent. However, with the play-offs on the horizon, Colchester's form took a downturn as they lost six of the remaining nine home games, including consecutive defeats in the final four home games. A club record attendance was set on 4 April, when 9,599 witnessed a 1–0 win for Leeds United at the Community Stadium. This was the highest attendance for a home league game since 20 April 1974 in a 2–0 defeat by Gillingham.

Colchester ended the season in 12th position, 13 points off a play-off place. They had endured their worst-ever home season, suffering twelve defeats, while they also enjoyed their best-ever away season, registering eleven victories on the road.

In the cup competitions, Colchester returned to the Football League Trophy by reaching the southern section semi-final, where they were eliminated by eventual winners Luton Town. They were beaten by Ipswich Town 2–1 in the second round of the League Cup at Portman Road, while Leyton Orient won in the first round of the FA Cup.[4][5]

Players edit

As of match played 2 May 2009.[6][7][8]
No. Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee
Goalkeepers
1 Dean Gerken GK   Southend-on-Sea (1985-05-22)22 May 1985 (aged 23) 102 0 Youth team 1 August 2002 Free transfer
23 Mark Cousins GK   Chelmsford (1987-01-09)9 January 1987 (aged 21) 2 0 Youth team 1 August 2004 Free transfer
Defenders
2 John White FB   Colchester (1986-07-26)26 July 1986 (aged 21) 105 0 Youth team 1 July 2003 Free transfer
3 Matt Lockwood LB   Rochford (1976-10-17)17 October 1976 (aged 31) 0 0   Nottingham Forest 3 June 2008 Free transfer
5 Chris Coyne CB   Brisbane (1978-12-20)20 December 1978 (aged 29) 16 1   Luton Town 10 January 2008 £350,000
6 Paul Reid CB   Carlisle (1982-02-18)18 February 1982 (aged 26) 0 0   Barnsley 2 July 2008 Free transfer
12 Pat Baldwin CB   City of London (1982-11-12)12 November 1982 (aged 25) 177 1   Chelsea 16 August 2002 Free transfer
16 Matt Heath CB   Leicester (1981-11-01)1 November 1981 (aged 26) 5 0   Leeds United 13 May 2008 Free transfer
18 Philip Ifil RB   Willesden (1986-01-18)18 January 1986 (aged 22) 20 0   Tottenham Hotspur 10 January 2008 Undisclosed
19 Alan Maybury FB   Dublin (1978-08-08)8 August 1978 (aged 29) 0 0   Leicester City 12 December 2008 Free transfer
32 Marc Tierney FB   Prestwich (1985-08-23)23 August 1985 (aged 22) 6 0   Shrewsbury Town 2 January 2009 Undisclosed
Midfielders
4 Johnnie Jackson MF   Camden Town (1982-08-15)15 August 1982 (aged 25) 89 9   Tottenham Hotspur 20 June 2006 Free transfer
8 Dean Hammond MF   Hastings (1983-03-07)7 March 1983 (aged 25) 13 0   Brighton & Hove Albion 31 January 2008 £250,000
10 Kemal Izzet MF   Whitechapel (1980-09-29)29 September 1980 (aged 27) 287 20   Charlton Athletic 13 April 2001 Free transfer
17 David Perkins MF   Heysham (1982-06-21)21 June 1982 (aged 25) 0 0   Rochdale 8 July 2008 Undisclosed
27 Anthony Wordsworth MF   Camden Town (1989-01-03)3 January 1989 (aged 19) 4 0 Youth team 1 July 2006 Free transfer
34 Sam Corcoran MF   Enfield Town (1991-02-05)5 February 1991 (aged 17) 0 0 Youth team 31 March 2009 Free transfer
Forwards
7 Steven Gillespie FW   Liverpool (1985-06-04)4 June 1985 (aged 22) 0 0   Cheltenham Town 7 July 2008 £400,000
9 Clive Platt FW   Wolverhampton (1977-10-27)27 October 1977 (aged 30) 42 8   Milton Keynes Dons 3 July 2007 £300,000
11 Mark Yeates WG   Dublin (1985-01-11)11 January 1985 (aged 23) 83 14   Tottenham Hotspur 3 July 2007 Undisclosed
14 Akanni-Sunday Wasiu FW   Abuja (1984-03-18)18 March 1984 (aged 24) 0 0   St Albans City 24 July 2008 Free transfer
15 Jamie Guy FW   Barking (1987-08-01)1 August 1987 (aged 20) 54 3 Youth team 1 July 2004 Free transfer
22 Simon Hackney WG   Manchester (1984-02-05)5 February 1984 (aged 24) 0 0   Carlisle United 26 January 2009 £100,000
24 Scott Vernon FW   Manchester (1983-12-13)13 December 1983 (aged 24) 24 6   Blackpool 31 January 2008 Undisclosed
30 Medy Elito WG     Kinshasa (1990-03-20)20 March 1990 (aged 18) 11 1 Youth team 1 July 2007 Free transfer

Transfers edit

In edit

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
13 May 2008 CB   Matt Heath   Leeds United Free transfer [9][10]
3 June 2008 LB   Matt Lockwood   Nottingham Forest Free transfer [11][12]
2 July 2008 CB   Paul Reid   Barnsley Free transfer [13][14]
7 July 2008 FW   Steven Gillespie   Cheltenham Town £400,000 [15][16]
8 July 2008 MF   David Perkins   Rochdale Undisclosed [17][18]
24 July 2008 FW   Akanni-Sunday Wasiu   St Albans City Free transfer [19][20]
12 December 2008 FB   Alan Maybury   Leicester City Free transfer [21][22]
2 January 2009 FB   Marc Tierney   Shrewsbury Town Undisclosed [23][24]
26 January 2009 WG   Simon Hackney   Carlisle United £100,000 [25][26]
31 March 2009 MF   Sam Corcoran Youth team Free transfer [27][28]
  • Total spending:   ~ £500,000

Out edit

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
31 May 2008 DF   Tom Devaux Free agent Released [29]
31 May 2008 FW   Teddy Sheringham Free agent Retired [30][31]
1 June 2008 GK   Aidan Davison Free agent Retired [32][33]
3 June 2008 WG   Kevin McLeod   Brighton & Hove Albion Released [34][35]
24 June 2008 MF   Karl Duguid   Plymouth Argyle Undisclosed [36][37]
30 June 2008 GK   Ademola Bankole Free agent Retired [38][39][a]
30 June 2008 FB   Danny Granville   Leyton Orient Released [40][41]
30 June 2008 MF   Luke Guttridge   Northampton Town Released [42][43]
30 June 2008 FW   Tom Webb   Glenn Hoddle Academy Released [44][45][46]
18 July 2008 FW   Kevin Lisbie   Ipswich Town £600,000 [47][48]
1 August 2008 MF   Kevin Watson   Luton Town Released [49][50]
6 March 2009 FW   Fabian Batchelor   Grays Athletic Released [51]
6 March 2009 DF   James Hammond Free agent Released [52][53]
  • Total incoming:   ~ £600,000
  1. ^ Remained with the club as goalkeeping coach

Loans in edit

Date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
25 September 2008 LB   Gary Borrowdale   Coventry City 12 October 2008 [54][55]
3 November 2008 FW   Sam Williams   Aston Villa 29 January 2009 [56][57]
13 November 2008 LB   Lee Hills   Coventry City 13 December 2008 [58][59]
20 November 2008 FW   Jermaine Easter   Plymouth Argyle 20 December 2008 [60][61]
27 November 2008 FB   Marc Tierney   Shrewsbury Town 1 January 2009 [23][24]
27 November 2008 GK   Jimmy Walker   West Ham United 28 February 2009 [62][63]
15 January 2009 WG   Lewis Gobern   Wolverhampton Wanderers 31 May 2009 [64][65]
19 March 2009 CB   Neal Trotman   Preston North End 19 April 2009 [66][67]
19 March 2009 WG   Ashley Vincent   Cheltenham Town 31 May 2009 [68][69]
20 March 2009 FW   Karl Hawley   Preston North End 31 May 2009 [70][71]

Loans out edit

Date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.
10 July 2008 FW   Jamie Guy   Oxford United 3 February 2009 [72][73][74]
24 November 2008 DF   James Hammond   Fisher Athletic 24 December 2008 [52][53]
15 January 2009 FW   Akanni-Sunday Wasiu   Luton Town 15 February 2009 [19][20]
2 February 2009 LB   Matt Lockwood   Barnet 7 April 2009 [11][12]
2 March 2009 CB   Matt Heath   Brighton & Hove Albion 7 April 2009 [9][10]
3 March 2009 FW   Jamie Guy   Dagenham & Redbridge 31 May 2009 [72][73][74]

Match details edit

League One edit

Main article: 2008–09 Football League One

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
10 Oldham Athletic 46 16 17 13 66 65 +1 65
11 Bristol Rovers 46 17 12 17 79 61 +18 63
12 Colchester United 46 18 9 19 58 58 0 63
13 Walsall 46 17 10 19 61 66 −5 61
14 Leyton Orient 46 15 11 20 45 57 −12 56
Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2009. Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results round by round edit

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHAHAHAHHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHHAAHHAAAHAHAHA
ResultLDWDLLWLLLWLWDLLWWLWDWWDWDWWLLLWDDWWLDLWLLLWLW
Position22211012202317172021181916182021201616161615111111111111111112111212101011111310111314121412
Source: Statto.com (archived)
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

9 August 2008 (2008-08-09) 1 Hartlepool United 4–2 Colchester United Hartlepool
15:00 BST Brown   13', 14'
Boland   66'
Jones   76'		 Report Gillespie   78' (pen.), 90' Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 3,831
Referee: Anthony Taylor
16 August 2008 (2008-08-16) 2 Colchester United 0–0 Huddersfield Town Colchester
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 5,340
Referee: Rob Shoebridge
23 August 2008 (2008-08-23) 3 Swindon Town 1–3 Colchester United Swindon
15:00 BST Cox   67' (pen.) Report Jackson   32'
Vernon   45'
Wasiu   89'		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 7,031
Referee: Clive Penton
30 August 2008 (2008-08-30) 4 Colchester United 2–2 Oldham Athletic Colchester
15:00 BST Yeates   42', 63' Report Taylor   64'
Smalley   88'		 Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 4,708
Referee: Paul Taylor
13 September 2008 (2008-09-13) 5 Crewe Alexandra 2–0 Colchester United Crewe
15:00 BST O'Connor   46'
Pope   69'		 Report Gillespie   87' Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 3,510
Referee: Iain Williamson
20 September 2008 (2008-09-20) 6 Colchester United 0–3 Milton Keynes Dons Colchester
15:00 BST Report Wilbraham   2'
Baldock   88', 90'		 Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 4,888
Referee: Trevor Kettle
26 September 2008 (2008-09-26) 7 Tranmere Rovers 3–4 Colchester United Birkenhead
19:45 BST Kay   12'
Taylor   76'
Shotton   78'		 Report Perkins   4'
Yeates   15'
Platt   40'
Jackson   47'		 Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 5,713
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
30 September 2008 (2008-09-30) 8 Colchester United 0–1 Leicester City Colchester
19:45 BST Report Dyer   49' Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 5,133
Referee: Dean Whitestone
4 October 2008 (2008-10-04) 9 Colchester United 0–1 Bristol Rovers Colchester
15:00 BST Report Lambert   53' Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 4,811
Referee: Jarnail Singh
11 October 2008 (2008-10-11) 10 Cheltenham Town 4–3 Colchester United Cheltenham
15:00 BST Kenton   36'
Owusu   53'
Fleetwood   57' (pen.)
Hayles   90'		 Report Wordsworth   20', 43'
Jackson   51'		 Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 3,580
Referee: Andy Penn
18 October 2008 (2008-10-18) 11 Stockport County 1–2 Colchester United Stockport
15:00 BST McNeil   42' Report Perkins   20'
Platt   87'		 Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 6,025
Referee: Darren Deadman
21 October 2008 (2008-10-21) 12 Colchester United 1–2 Millwall Colchester
19:45 BST Izzet   35' Report Grabban   8'
Robinson   22'		 Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 5,506
Referee: Grant Hegley
25 October 2008 (2008-10-25) 13 Colchester United 5–0 Carlisle United Colchester
15:00 BST Perkins   3'
Yeates   14', 31'
D. Hammond   89'
Wasiu   90'		 Report Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 5,152
Referee: Kevin Friend
1 November 2008 (2008-11-01) 14 Southend United 3–3 Colchester United Southend-on-Sea
13:00 GMT Clarke   8'
Laurent   13'
Christophe   90'		 Report Jackson   35'
Yeates   71'
Wordsworth   81'		 Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 8,920
Referee: Mick Russell
15 November 2008 (2008-11-15) 15 Colchester United 0–2 Walsall Colchester
15:00 GMT Report Mattis   16'
Ricketts   62'		 Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 4,071
Referee: P Crossley
22 November 2008 (2008-11-22) 16 Peterborough United 2–1 Colchester United Peterborough
15:00 GMT Mackail-Smith   45'
Boyd   63'		 Report Platt   61' Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 7,401
Referee: Mark Heywood
25 November 2008 (2008-11-25) 17 Colchester United 1–0 Yeovil Town Colchester
19:45 GMT Easter   55' Report Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 3,214
Referee: David Phillips
29 November 2008 (2008-11-29) 18 Northampton Town 1–2 Colchester United Northampton
15:00 GMT Jackman   53' Report Platt   23'
Reid   26'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,833
Referee: James Linington
6 December 2008 (2008-12-06) 19 Colchester United 1–2 Hereford United Colchester
15:00 GMT Easter   71' Report Guinan   29'
Ainsworth   39'		 Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 4,794
Referee: Andy Hall
13 December 2008 (2008-12-13) 20 Leeds United 1–2 Colchester United Leeds
15:00 GMT Snodgrass   34'
Prutton   65'  		 Report D. Hammond   45'
Yeates   66'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 19,625
Referee: Nigel Miller
20 December 2008 (2008-12-20) 21 Colchester United 0–0 Scunthorpe United Colchester
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 4,606
Referee: Graham Horwood
26 December 2008 (2008-12-26) 22 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–2 Colchester United Brighton
15:00 GMT Forster   21' Report Hinshelwood   35' (o.g.)
Vernon   87'		 Stadium: Withdean Stadium
Attendance: 6,299
Referee: Rob Shoebridge
28 December 2008 (2008-12-28) 23 Colchester United 1–0 Leyton Orient Colchester
15:00 GMT Gillespie   39' (pen.) Report Melligan   82'   Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 6,290
Referee: Graham Scott
12 January 2009 (2009-01-12) 24 Milton Keynes Dons 1–1 Colchester United Milton Keynes
19:45 GMT Wilbraham   65'
Puncheon   61'		 Report Platt   12' Stadium: Stadium MK
Attendance: 8,408
Referee: Anthony Taylor
17 January 2009 (2009-01-17) 25 Colchester United 3–1 Cheltenham Town Colchester
15:00 GMT D. Hammond   62'
Gillespie   77'
Yeates   88'		 Report Westwood   57'
Finnigan   72'  		 Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 4,183
Referee: Lee Probert
24 January 2009 (2009-01-24) 26 Bristol Rovers 0–0 Colchester United Bristol
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 6,634
Referee: Oliver Langford
27 January 2009 (2009-01-27) 27 Colchester United 2–1 Northampton Town Colchester
19:45 GMT Yeates   57'
Vernon   58'		 Report Akinfenwa   18'
Rodgers   45'  		 Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 3,973
Referee: Iain Williamson
31 January 2009 (2009-01-31) 28 Carlisle United 0–2 Colchester United Carlisle
15:00 GMT Report Livesey   11' (o.g.)
Perkins   82'		 Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 5,745
Referee: Clive Oliver
10 February 2009 (2009-02-10) 29 Colchester United 0–1 Tranmere Rovers Colchester
19:45 GMT Report Shotton   50' Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 3,588
Referee: Gavin Ward
14 February 2009 (2009-02-14) 30 Walsall 2–0 Colchester United Walsall
15:00 GMT Ricketts   17'
Deeney   42'		 Report Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 3,719
Referee: Graham Salisbury
21 February 2009 (2009-02-21) 31 Colchester United 0–1 Southend United Colchester
15:00 GMT Report Moussa   14' Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 8,651
Referee: Kevin Wright
24 February 2009 (2009-02-24) 32 Colchester United 1–0 Stockport County Colchester
19:45 GMT Tierney   17' Report Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 3,179
Referee: James Linington
28 February 2009 (2009-02-28) 33 Colchester United 1–1 Hartlepool United Colchester
15:00 GMT Vernon   45' Report Nelson   71' Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 5,158
Referee: Mike Jones
3 March 2009 (2009-03-03) 34 Huddersfield Town 2–2 Colchester United Huddersfield
19:45 GMT Pilkington   51'
Roberts   66'		 Report D. Hammond   19' (pen.), 90' Stadium: Kirklees Stadium
Attendance: 10,580
Referee: Andy Woolmer
7 March 2009 (2009-03-07) 35 Oldham Athletic 0–1 Colchester United Oldham
15:00 GMT Report Platt   2' Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 4,591
Referee: Chris Sarginson
10 March 2009 (2009-03-10) 36 Colchester United 3–2 Swindon Town Colchester
19:45 GMT Platt   1', 45'
Perkins   71'		 Report Cox   38' (pen.)
Robson-Kanu   64'		 Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 3,827
Referee: Dean Whitestone
14 March 2009 (2009-03-14) 37 Colchester United 0–1 Crewe Alexandra Colchester
15:00 GMT Report Zola   63' Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 4,907
Referee: David Phillips
21 March 2009 (2009-03-21) 38 Leicester City 1–1 Colchester United Leicester
15:00 GMT Dickov   67' Report Yeates   23' Stadium: Walkers Stadium
Attendance: 20,218
Referee: Keith Stroud
28 March 2009 (2009-03-28) 39 Scunthorpe United 3–0 Colchester United Scunthorpe
15:00 GMT Hooper   36', 59'
Lansbury   69'		 Report Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 4,304
Referee: Graham Scott
31 March 2009 (2009-03-31) 40 Millwall 0–1 Colchester United Bermondsey
19:45 BST Report Platt   84' Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 8,071
Referee: Andy Woolmer
4 April 2009 (2009-04-04) 41 Colchester United 0–1 Leeds United Colchester
15:00 BST Report Becchio   29' Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 9,559
Referee: Paul Taylor
11 April 2009 (2009-04-11) 42 Leyton Orient 2–1 Colchester United Leyton
15:00 BST Daniels   45'
Smith   80'		 Report Platt   43' Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 4,685
Referee: Darren Deadman
13 April 2009 (2009-04-13) 43 Colchester United 0–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Colchester
15:00 BST Report Owusu   57' Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 4,873
Referee: R Booth
18 April 2009 (2009-04-18) 44 Hereford United 0–2 Colchester United Hereford
15:00 BST Report Yeates   36'
Beckwith   43' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 2,100
Referee: Carl Boyeson
25 April 2009 (2009-04-25) 45 Colchester United 0–1 Peterborough United Colchester
15:00 BST Report Lee   40' Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 6,532
Referee: Stuart Attwell
2 May 2009 (2009-05-02) 46 Yeovil Town 0–2 Colchester United Yeovil
15:00 BST Report Vincent   13'
Yeates   15'		 Stadium: Huish Park
Attendance: 5,237
Referee: Fred Graham

Football League Cup edit

Main article: 2008–09 Football League Cup
12 August 2008 (2008-08-12) 1st round Gillingham 0–1 Colchester United Gillingham
19:45 BST Report Heath   11' Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 2,566
Referee: P Crossley
26 August 2008 (2008-08-26) 2nd round Ipswich Town 2–1 Colchester United Ipswich
19:45 BST Couñago   28'
Lisbie   56'		 Report Gillespie   87' Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 17,084
Referee: Richard Beeby

Football League Trophy edit

Main article: 2008–09 Football League Trophy
2 September 2008 (2008-09-02) 1st round (southern section) Millwall 0–1 Colchester United Bermondsey
19:45 BST Report Perkins   8' Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 2,456
Referee: Gavin Ward
7 October 2008 (2008-10-07) 2nd round (southern section) Gillingham 0–1 Colchester United Gillingham
19:45 BST Report Yeates   60' Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 1,557
Referee: Fred Graham
4 November 2008 (2008-11-04) Area quarter-final (southern section) AFC Bournemouth 0–1 Colchester United Bournemouth
19:45 GMT Report Williams   17' Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 2,275
Referee: Andy Woolmer
16 December 2008 (2008-12-16) Area semi-final (southern section) Luton Town 1–0 Colchester United Luton
19:45 GMT Gnakpa   29' Report Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 2,638
Referee: Kevin Friend

FA Cup edit

Main article: 2008–09 FA Cup
8 November 2008 (2008-11-08) 1st round Colchester United 0–1 Leyton Orient Colchester
15:00 GMT Report Demetriou   80' Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 4,600
Referee: Pat Miller

Squad statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

[6][75]

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   ENG Dean Gerken 24 0 21 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
2 DF   ENG John White 32 0 19+7 0 1 0 1 0 4 0
3 DF   ENG Matt Lockwood 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 MF   ENG Johnnie Jackson 34 4 22+7 4 1 0 1 0 3 0
5 DF   AUS Chris Coyne 22 0 17+2 0 0 0 1 0 1+1 0
6 DF   ENG Paul Reid 29 1 25+1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0
7 FW   ENG Steven Gillespie 20 5 8+9 4 0 0 0+1 1 1+1 0
8 MF   ENG Dean Hammond 47 5 38+3 5 0 0 2 0 4 0
9 FW   ENG Clive Platt 48 10 39+4 10 1 0 2 0 1+1 0
10 MF   ENG Kemal Izzet 48 1 39+4 1 1 0 1+1 0 2 0
11 FW   IRL Mark Yeates 50 13 42+1 12 1 0 2 0 1+3 1
12 DF   ENG Pat Baldwin 38 0 35 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
14 FW   NGA Akanni-Sunday Wasiu 19 2 3+12 2 0+1 0 0 0 2+1 0
15 FW   ENG Jamie Guy 4 0 1+3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 DF   ENG Matt Heath 21 1 11+3 0 1 0 2 1 4 0
17 MF   ENG David Perkins 43 6 35+3 5 1 0 0+1 0 2+1 1
18 DF   ENG Philip Ifil 10 0 5+1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
19 DF   IRL Alan Maybury 26 0 25 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
22 FW   ENG Simon Hackney 17 0 11+6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 GK   ENG Mark Cousins 13 0 9 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
24 FW   ENG Scott Vernon 40 4 15+18 4 0+1 0 2 0 3+1 0
27 MF   ENG Anthony Wordsworth 36 3 9+21 3 1 0 2 0 3 0
30 FW   ENG Medy Elito 8 0 0+5 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 1 0
32 DF   ENG Marc Tierney 26 1 26 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 MF   ENG Sam Corcoran 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season
19 DF   ENG Gary Borrowdale 5 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
20 DF   ENG Neal Trotman 6 0 5+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 FW   ENG Sam Williams 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1
21 FW   ENG Ashley Vincent 6 1 5+1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 GK   ENG Jimmy Walker 16 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 DF   ENG Lee Hills 2 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 FW   WAL Jermaine Easter 5 2 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 FW   ENG Lewis Gobern 12 0 5+7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 FW   ENG Karl Hawley 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Goalscorers edit

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Place Number Nationality Position Name League One FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy Total
1 11   WG Mark Yeates 12 0 0 1 13
2 9   FW Clive Platt 10 0 0 0 10
3 17   MF David Perkins 5 0 0 1 6
4 7   FW Steven Gillespie 4 0 1 0 5
8   MF Dean Hammond 5 0 0 0 5
6 4   MF Johnnie Jackson 4 0 0 0 4
24   FW Scott Vernon 4 0 0 0 4
8 27   MF Anthony Wordsworth 3 0 0 0 3
9 14   FW Akanni-Sunday Wasiu 2 0 0 0 2
26   FW Jermaine Easter 2 0 0 0 2
11 6   CB Paul Reid 1 0 0 0 1
10   MF Kemal Izzet 1 0 0 0 1
16   CB Matt Heath 0 0 1 0 1
20   FW Sam Williams 0 0 0 1 1
21   WG Ashley Vincent 1 0 0 0 1
32   FB Marc Tierney 1 0 0 0 1
Own goals 3 0 0 0 3
TOTALS 58 0 2 3 63

Disciplinary record edit

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Number Nationality Position Name League One FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy Total
                   
8   MF Dean Hammond 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
9   FW Clive Platt 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
10   MF Kemal Izzet 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
19   FB Alan Maybury 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0
27   MF Anthony Wordsworth 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0
6   CB Paul Reid 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0
7   FW Steven Gillespie 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
11   WG Mark Yeates 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
5   CB Chris Coyne 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
16   CB Matt Heath 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 0
32   FB Marc Tierney 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
2   FB John White 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
4   MF Johnnie Jackson 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
12   CB Pat Baldwin 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
18   RB Philip Ifil 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
1   GK Dean Gerken 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
22   WG Simon Hackney 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
26   FW Jermaine Easter 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
3   LB Matt Lockwood 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
14   FW Akanni-Sunday Wasiu 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
17   MF David Perkins 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
20   CB Neal Trotman 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
26   WG Lewis Gobern 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
30   WG Medy Elito 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
TOTALS 72 1 2 0 3 0 6 0 83 1

Clean sheets edit

Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.[77]

Place Number Nationality Player League One FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy Total
1 1   Dean Gerken 5 1 0 0 6
2 21   Jimmy Walker 5 0 0 0 5
23   Mark Cousins 2 0 0 3 5
TOTALS 12 1 0 3 16

Player debuts edit

Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.[78]

Number Position Nationality Player Date Opponent Ground Notes
3 LB   Matt Lockwood 9 August 2008 Hartlepool United Victoria Park
6 CB   Paul Reid 9 August 2008 Hartlepool United Victoria Park
7 FW   Steven Gillespie 9 August 2008 Hartlepool United Victoria Park
14 FW   Akanni-Sunday Wasiu 9 August 2008 Hartlepool United Victoria Park
16 CB   Matt Heath 12 August 2008 Gillingham Priestfield Stadium [79][a]
17 MF   David Perkins 26 August 2008 Ipswich Town Portman Road
19 LB   Gary Borrowdale 26 September 2008 Tranmere Rovers Prenton Park
20 FW   Sam Williams 4 November 2008 AFC Bournemouth Dean Court
25 LB   Lee Hills 15 November 2008 Walsall Colchester Community Stadium
26 FW   Jermaine Easter 22 November 2008 Peterborough United London Road Stadium
21 GK   Jimmy Walker 29 November 2008 Northampton Town Sixfields Stadium
32 FB   Marc Tierney 29 November 2008 Northampton Town Sixfields Stadium
19 FB   Alan Maybury 13 December 2008 Leeds United Elland Road
26 WG   Lewis Gobern 17 January 2009 Cheltenham Town Colchester Community Stadium
32 FB   Marc Tierney 24 January 2009 Bristol Rovers Memorial Stadium [80][a]
22 WG   Simon Hackney 27 January 2009 Northampton Town Colchester Community Stadium
20 CB   Neal Trotman 21 March 2009 Leicester City Walkers Stadium
28 FW   Karl Hawley 21 March 2009 Leicester City Walkers Stadium
21 WG   Ashley Vincent 4 April 2009 Leeds United Colchester Community Stadium
34 MF   Sam Corcoran 18 April 2009 Hereford United Edgar Street
  1. ^ a b Second debut for the club

See also edit

References edit

General edit

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Specific edit

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