2009–10 Colchester United F.C. season

Colchester United
2009–10 season
OwnerRobbie Cowling
ChairmanRobbie Cowling
ManagerPaul Lambert
(until 18 August)
Joe Dunne (caretaker)
(18 August until 1 September)
Aidy Boothroyd
(from 2 September)
StadiumColchester Community Stadium
League One8th
FA Cup3rd round
(eliminated by
Preston North End)
League Cup1st round
(eliminated by
Leyton Orient)
Football League Trophy1st round (southern section)
(eliminated by
Gillingham)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Kevin Lisbie (13)
All:
Kevin Lisbie (13)
Highest home attendance10,064
v Norwich City, 16 January 2010[1]
Lowest home attendance3,308
v Leyton Orient, 11 August 2009[2]
Average home league attendance5,437[3]
Biggest win7–1
v Norwich City, 8 August 2009
Biggest defeat0–7
v Preston North End, 2 January 2010

The 2009–10 season was Colchester United's 68th season in their history and second 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.

Following a famous 7–1 opening day win at Norwich City, manager Paul Lambert left Colchester for the Canaries under a storm surrounding compensation. Aidy Boothroyd was later appointed Lambert's successor and the club spent most of the season in the play-off positions. A late season collapse in form meant the U's dropped out of the play-offs with seven games remaining, but were not able to return, eventually finishing in eighth, eight points shy of the play-offs. Eighth place was still the fourth best-ever league result in the club's history.

In the cups, Colchester were eliminated in the first rounds of the League Cup and Football League Trophy, but progressed to the third round of the FA Cup. After beating Bromley and then Hereford United, Colchester faced Preston North End but were beaten 7–0 at Deepdale following five second half goals.

Season overview

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Paul Lambert vowed he would have a mass clear out of players over the summer as each player was called in to meet him to discuss their future before May was over. He had identified his transfer targets with chairman Robbie Cowling willing to fund those ambitions. Incoming were Ashley Vincent, following a loan spell last season, as well as Lee Beevers, David Fox, Magnus Okuonghae and Ben Williams, all on permanent deals. Outgoing was Mark Yeates, last season's top scorer, who joined Middlesbrough for £450,000.

Lambert's contracted outcasts were consigned to training with the youth team and denied squad numbers and a place in the squad photo. Chris Coyne left the club to return to his native Australia, while Jamie Guy, Matt Heath, Philip Ifil, Johnnie Jackson, Matt Lockwood and John White were all among those affected by Lambert's managerial tactics. He then brought in Hamilton Academical forward Joël Thomas in a long protracted transfer deal for £125,000.

Three days prior to the season opener against Norwich City, the club announced the signing of former striker Kevin Lisbie on loan from Ipswich Town. He scored twice on his second debut for the club as Colchester thrashed Norwich 7–1 at Carrow Road. A week later, Colchester remained at the top of League One following a 2–1 win over Yeovil Town. Norwich City contacted Robbie Cowling following the game asking to approach Lambert regarding their vacant manager position after they had sacked Bryan Gunn following the U's famous victory. Cowling initially refused, but later relented with Lambert declaring his interest in joining City. Cowling offered Lambert the chance to talk to Norwich on the proviso no offer could be accepted until compensation was discussed and agreed between the two clubs. Compensation was never agreed and Lambert resigned with Colchester due to host Gillingham the same day. Lambert's assistants Ian Culverhouse and Gary Karsa also resigned the day after his appointment at Norwich.

Cowling vowed to take Norwich to a Football League tribunal. In the meantime, former Watford manager Aidy Boothroyd was unveiled on 3 September as Lambert's replacement. He enjoyed a nine game unbeaten run following his appointment, while making the loan signings of Danny Batth, Kayode Odejayi and John-Joe O'Toole. The latter two were then signed on a permanent basis in the January transfer window.

With the Lambert compensation issue still continuing into January, and with the U's set to host Lambert's Norwich in the league, Cowling refused to allocate additional tickets to the travelling Norwich fans for the fixture. Cowling claimed he would prefer the stadium have an empty seat than one occupied by another Norwich City fan. The game itself attracted a record attendance of 10,064, but Norwich gained revenge over the U's, winning 5–0 on the day.

At the end of February, Colchester's form took a negative turn, suffering an eight game winless run and dropped from third place to seventh and outside of the play-off places for only the second time this season. With seven games remaining, Colchester were unable to make a return to the play-off spots and would eventually finish eighth, eight points away from the play-offs, yet a result that was their fourth best-ever league result.

Colchester were eliminated from the League Cup in the first round by Leyton Orient, while Gillingham beat the U's following a penalty shoot-out in the Football League Trophy. In the FA Cup, the U's beat Bromley and Hereford United on their way to the third round, but were heavily beaten 7–0 at Deepdale by Preston North End in the game prior to their 5–0 home defeat by Norwich.[4]

Players

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As of match played 8 May 2010.[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 26) 0 0 England Carlisle United 10 July 2009 Undisclosed
12 Mark Cousins GK England Chelmsford (1987-01-09)9 January 1987 (aged 22) 15 0 Youth team 1 August 2004 Free transfer
Defenders
2 Alan Maybury FB Republic of Ireland Dublin (1978-08-08)8 August 1978 (aged 30) 26 0 England Leicester City 12 December 2008 Free transfer
3 Lee Beevers RB Wales England Doncaster (1983-12-04)4 December 1983 (aged 25) 0 0 England Lincoln City 26 June 2009 Free transfer
4 Magnus Okuonghae CB England Nigeria Lagos (1986-02-16)16 February 1986 (aged 23) 0 0 England Dagenham & Redbridge 1 July 2009 £60,000
5 Pat Baldwin CB England City of London (1982-11-12)12 November 1982 (aged 26) 215 1 England Chelsea 16 August 2002 Free transfer
6 Paul Reid CB England Carlisle (1982-02-18)18 February 1982 (aged 27) 29 1 England Barnsley 2 July 2008 Free transfer
23 Marc Tierney FB England Prestwich (1985-08-23)23 August 1985 (aged 23) 26 1 England Shrewsbury Town 2 January 2009 Undisclosed
25 John White FB England Colchester (1986-07-26)26 July 1986 (aged 22) 137 0 Youth team 1 July 2003 Free transfer
27 Matt Lockwood LB England Rochford (1976-10-17)17 October 1976 (aged 32) 5 0 England Nottingham Forest 3 June 2008 Free transfer
28 Matt Heath CB England Leicester (1981-11-01)1 November 1981 (aged 27) 26 1 England Leeds United 13 May 2008 Free transfer
30 Morten Knudsen DF Norway (1986-10-27)27 October 1986 (aged 22) 0 0 Norway Notodden 20 January 2010 Undisclosed
31 Philip Ifil RB England Willesden (1986-01-18)18 January 1986 (aged 23) 30 0 England Tottenham Hotspur 10 January 2008 Undisclosed
34 Tom Bender CB England Harlow (1993-01-19)19 January 1993 (aged 16) 0 0 Youth team 1 July 2009 Free transfer
36 Bradley Hamilton DF England Newham (1992-08-30)30 August 1992 (aged 16) 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 20) 19 2 England Watford 1 January 2010 Undisclosed
10 Kemal Izzet MF England Whitechapel (1980-09-29)29 September 1980 (aged 28) 335 21 England Charlton Athletic 13 April 2001 Free transfer
14 David Fox MF England Leek (1983-12-13)13 December 1983 (aged 25) 0 0 England Blackpool 1 July 2009 Free transfer
17 David Perkins MF England Heysham (1982-06-21)21 June 1982 (aged 26) 43 6 England Rochdale 8 July 2008 Undisclosed
22 Anthony Wordsworth MF England Camden Town (1989-01-03)3 January 1989 (aged 20) 40 3 Youth team 1 July 2006 Free transfer
26 David Prutton MF England Kingston upon Hull (1981-09-12)12 September 1981 (aged 27) 1 1 England Leeds United 1 February 2010 Free transfer
32 Sam Corcoran MF England Enfield Town (1991-02-05)5 February 1991 (aged 18) 1 0 Youth team 31 March 2009 Free transfer
Forwards
7 Ashley Vincent WG England Oldbury (1985-05-26)26 May 1985 (aged 24) 6 1 England Cheltenham Town 1 July 2009 Free transfer
9 Clive Platt FW England Wolverhampton (1977-10-27)27 October 1977 (aged 31) 90 18 England Milton Keynes Dons 3 July 2007 £300,000
11 Simon Hackney WG England Manchester (1984-02-05)5 February 1984 (aged 25) 17 0 England Carlisle United 26 January 2009 £100,000
15 Kayode Odejayi FW Nigeria Ibadan (1982-02-21)21 February 1982 (aged 27) 17 7 England Barnsley 1 January 2010 Undisclosed
16 Ian Henderson FW/MF England Bury St Edmunds (1985-01-24)24 January 1985 (aged 24) 0 0 Turkey Ankaragücü 7 January 2010 Free transfer
18 Steven Gillespie FW England Liverpool (1985-06-04)4 June 1985 (aged 23) 20 5 England Cheltenham Town 7 July 2008 £400,000
19 Joël Thomas FW France Caen (1987-06-30)30 June 1987 (aged 21) 0 0 Scotland Hamilton Academical 21 July 2009 £125,000
29 Scott Vernon FW England Manchester (1983-12-13)13 December 1983 (aged 25) 64 10 England Blackpool 31 January 2008 Undisclosed
33 Russell Malton FW/MF England Colchester (1990-11-14)14 November 1990 (aged 18) 0 0 Youth team 1 July 2009 Free transfer
35 Craig Arnott FW England Edgware (1992-09-09)9 September 1992 (aged 16) 0 0 Youth team 1 July 2009 Free transfer
39 Medy Elito WG England Zaire Kinshasa (1990-03-20)20 March 1990 (aged 19) 19 1 Youth team 1 July 2007 Free transfer

Transfers

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In

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Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
29 June 2009 RB Wales Lee Beevers England Lincoln City Free transfer [8][9]
1 July 2009 FW England Craig Arnott Youth team Free transfer [10][11]
1 July 2009 CB Wales Tom Bender Youth team Free transfer [12][13]
1 July 2009 MF England David Fox England Blackpool Free transfer [14][15]
1 July 2009 DF England Bradley Hamilton Youth team Free transfer [16][17]
1 July 2009 FW/MF England Russell Malton Youth team Free transfer [18][19]
1 July 2009 CB England Magnus Okuonghae England Dagenham & Redbridge £60,000 [20][21]
1 July 2009 WG England Ashley Vincent England Cheltenham Town Free transfer [22][23]
10 July 2009 GK England Ben Williams England Carlisle United Undisclosed [24][25]
21 July 2009 FW France Joël Thomas Scotland Hamilton Academical £125,000 [26][27]
24 July 2009 MF Scotland Gary Holt England Wycombe Wanderers Free transfer [28][29]
1 January 2010 FW Nigeria Kayode Odejayi England Barnsley Undisclosed [30][31]
1 January 2010 MF Republic of Ireland John-Joe O'Toole England Watford Undisclosed [32][33]
7 January 2010 FW/MF England Ian Henderson Turkey Ankaragücü Free transfer [34][35]
20 January 2010 DF Norway Morten Knudsen Norway Notodden Undisclosed [36][37]
1 February 2010 MF England David Prutton England Leeds United Free transfer [38][39]
  • Total spending: Decrease ~ £185,000

Out

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Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
26 June 2009 WG Republic of Ireland Mark Yeates England Middlesbrough £450,000 [40][41]
30 June 2009 CB Australia Chris Coyne Australia Perth Glory Released [42][43]
30 June 2009 FW Nigeria Akanni-Sunday Wasiu Malta Floriana Released [44][45]
1 July 2009 GK England Dean Gerken England Bristol City Undisclosed [46][47]
17 August 2009 MF England Johnnie Jackson England Notts County Undisclosed [48][49]
19 August 2009 MF England Dean Hammond England Southampton £400,000 [50][51]
22 September 2009 MF Scotland Gary Holt England Lowestoft Town Released [28][29]
19 January 2010 FW England Jamie Guy England Grays Athletic Released [52][53]
  • Total incoming: Increase ~ £850,000

Loans in

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Date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
3 August 2009 FW Jamaica Kevin Lisbie England Ipswich Town 31 May 2010 [54][55]
1 September 2009 MF Republic of Ireland John-Joe O'Toole England Watford 31 December 2009 [32][33]
16 September 2009 FW Nigeria Kayode Odejayi England Barnsley 31 December 2009 [30][31]
17 September 2009 CB England Danny Batth England Wolverhampton Wanderers 29 April 2010 [56][57]
23 October 2009 MF England Josh Payne England West Ham United 15 November 2009 [58][59]
22 January 2010 FB Wales Christian Ribeiro England Bristol City 21 February 2010 [60][61]
25 January 2010 MF England David Prutton England Leeds United 31 January 2010 [38][39]
25 March 2010 LB France Franck Queudrue England Birmingham City 25 March 2010 [62][63]

Loans out

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Date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.
30 July 2009 CB England Matt Heath England Southend United 30 August 2009 [64][65]
30 July 2009 FB England John White England Southend United 30 August 2009 [66][67]
2 October 2009 MF England David Perkins England Chesterfield 2 January 2010 [68][69]
6 October 2009 FW England Jamie Guy England Port Vale 17 November 2009 [52][53]
30 October 2009 LB England Matt Lockwood England Dagenham & Redbridge 30 November 2009 [70][71]
20 November 2009 CB England Pat Baldwin England Bristol Rovers 31 December 2009 [72][73]
4 December 2009 MF England Sam Corcoran England Wealdstone 4 January 2010 [74][75][76]
18 January 2010 MF England David Perkins England Stockport County 31 May 2010 [68][69]
22 January 2010 LB England Matt Lockwood England Barnet 31 May 2010 [70][71]
29 January 2010 CB England Pat Baldwin England Southend United 1 June 2010 [72][73]
29 January 2010 FW France Joël Thomas Scotland Hamilton Academical 31 May 2010 [26][27]
5 March 2010 WG England Medy Elito England Cheltenham Town 1 June 2010 [77][78]
9 March 2010 WG England Simon Hackney England Morecambe 15 April 2010 [79][80][81]

Match details

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Pre-season friendly

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21 July 2009 (2009-07-21) Friendly Colchester United 2–2 Aston Villa Colchester
19:45 BST Vernon 25'
Vincent 56'		 Report Sidwell 63'
McGurk 73'		 Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 4,164
Referee: Trevor Kettle

League One

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Main article: 2009–10 Football League One

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
6 Huddersfield Town 46 23 11 12 82 56 +26 80 Qualification for League One play-offs
7 Southampton 46 23 14 9 85 47 +38 73[a]
8 Colchester United 46 20 12 14 64 52 +12 72
9 Brentford 46 14 20 12 55 52 +3 62
10 Walsall 46 16 14 16 60 63 −3 62
Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Southampton were given a ten-point deduction for breaching insolvency regulations, regarding their holding company. As they finished in the bottom three last season, the points deduction were applied in the 2009–10 season.[82]

Results round by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHHAHAAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHHAAHAHAAHHAHHAAHAH
ResultWWWLLDDWDWWWDWLDDWLWWWWLDWLWWDWWLDLLDDLLWLLDLW
Position1113576554434343434434444444443344566667777888
Source: Statto.com (archived)
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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8 August 2009 (2009-08-08) 1 Norwich City 1–7 Colchester United Norwich
15:00 BST McDonald 72' Report Lisbie 10', 38'
Platt 13', 19'
Fox 22'
Perkins 76'
Vernon 90'		 Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 25,217
Referee: Rob Shoebridge
15 August 2009 (2009-08-15) 2 Colchester United 2–1 Yeovil Town Colchester
15:00 BST Fox 8'
Vincent 18'		 Report Mason 82' Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 4,263
Referee: R Booth
18 August 2009 (2009-08-18) 3 Colchester United 2–1 Gillingham Colchester
19:45 BST Vernon 38'
Lisbie 66'		 Report Weston 11' Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 4,849
Referee: Grant Hegley
22 August 2009 (2009-08-22) 4 Milton Keynes Dons 2–1 Colchester United Milton Keynes
15:00 BST Easter 22' (pen.)
Carrington 58'		 Report Vernon 69' Stadium: Stadium MK
Attendance: 8,633
Referee: Keith Stroud
29 August 2009 (2009-08-29) 5 Colchester United 1–2 Leeds United Colchester
15:00 BST Lisbie 57' (pen.) Report Johnson 47'
Beckford 64'		 Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 8,810
Referee: David Phillips
5 September 2009 (2009-09-05) 6 Southampton 0–0 Colchester United Southampton
15:00 BST Report Izzet Red card 36' Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 17,070
Referee: Graham Scott
12 September 2009 (2009-09-12) 7 Swindon Town 1–1 Colchester United Swindon
15:00 BST Obadeyi 45' Report Vincent 21' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 6,621
Referee: Karl Evans
19 September 2009 (2009-09-19) 8 Colchester United 2–0 Hartlepool United Colchester
15:00 BST Lisbie 45' (pen.), 47' Report Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 4,259
Referee: Andy Woolmer
26 September 2009 (2009-09-26) 9 Tranmere Rovers 1–1 Colchester United Birkenhead
15:00 BST Welsh 35' Report O'Toole 37' Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 5,314
Referee: Steve Bratt
29 September 2009 (2009-09-29) 10 Colchester United 3–0 Charlton Athletic Colchester
19:45 BST Llera 29' (o.g.)
Odejayi 31', 57'		 Report Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 7,098
Referee: Mick Russell
3 October 2009 (2009-10-03) 11 Colchester United 1–0 Huddersfield Town Colchester
15:00 BST Odejayi 80' Report P. Clarke Yellow card 77' Red card Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 5,154
Referee: Gavin Ward
10 October 2009 (2009-10-10) 12 Leyton Orient 0–1 Colchester United Leyton
15:00 BST Report Odejayi 54' Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 5,410
Referee: Danny McDermid
17 October 2009 (2009-10-17) 13 Wycombe Wanderers 1–1 Colchester United High Wycombe
15:00 BST Pittman 87' Report Odejayi 23' Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 5,394
Referee: Chris Sarginson
24 October 2009 (2009-10-24) 14 Colchester United 2–1 Walsall Colchester
15:00 BST Lisbie 26', 61' (pen.) Report Byfield 28' Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 4,880
Referee: Roger East
31 October 2009 (2009-10-31) 15 Millwall 2–1 Colchester United Bermondsey
15:00 GMT Dunne 66'
Henry 90'		 Report Wordsworth 18' Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 10,036
Referee: Graham Horwood
14 November 2009 (2009-11-14) 16 Colchester United 2–2 Exeter City Colchester
15:00 GMT Platt 41', 85'
Elito Red card 89'		 Report Fleetwood 6'
Harley 45'		 Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 5,208
Referee: Paul Taylor
21 November 2009 (2009-11-21) 17 Oldham Athletic 2–2 Colchester United Oldham
15:00 GMT Taylor 63' (pen.)
Brooke 88'		 Report Fox 12'
Odejayi 50'
Tierney Yellow card 56' Red card		 Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 3,607
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
24 November 2009 (2009-11-24) 18 Colchester United 2–0 Stockport County Colchester
19:45 GMT Lisbie 10'
Platt 15'		 Report Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 3,818
Referee: Phil Gibbs
1 December 2009 (2009-12-01) 19 Brentford 1–0 Colchester United Brentford
19:45 GMT MacDonald 15' Report Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Graham Scott
5 December 2009 (2009-12-05) 20 Colchester United 1–0 Bristol Rovers Colchester
15:00 GMT Lisbie 30' Report Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 4,942
Referee: Trevor Kettle
11 December 2009 (2009-12-11) 21 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–2 Colchester United Brighton
19:45 GMT Dicker 42' Report Ifil 9'
Wordsworth 14'		 Stadium: Withdean Stadium
Attendance: 5,898
Referee: Steve Tanner
19 December 2009 (2009-12-19) Colchester United P–P Carlisle United Colchester
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
26 December 2009 (2009-12-26) 22 Southend United 1–2 Colchester United Southend-on-Sea
13:00 GMT Barnard 76' Report Ifil 46'
Wordsworth 57'		 Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 10,329
Referee: Grant Hegley
28 December 2009 (2009-12-28) 23 Colchester United 2–1 Southampton Colchester
15:00 GMT Wordsworth 23'
Gillespie 75'		 Report Lambert 90' (pen.) Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 8,514
Referee: Darren Deadman
9 January 2010 (2010-01-09) Yeovil Town P–P Colchester United Yeovil
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Huish Park
16 January 2010 (2010-01-16) 24 Colchester United 0–5 Norwich City Colchester
15:00 GMT Henderson Red card 90' Report Martin 16', 45'
Doherty 49'
Johnson 81'
Holt 90'		 Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 10,064
Referee: Mike Dean
23 January 2010 (2010-01-23) 25 Gillingham 0–0 Colchester United Gillingham
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 4,948
Referee: Oliver Langford
26 January 2010 (2010-01-26) 26 Colchester United 2–0 Milton Keynes Dons Colchester
19:45 GMT Lisbie 18'
Prutton 67'		 Report Stirling Red card 53' Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 3,601
Referee: Simon Hooper
30 January 2010 (2010-01-30) 27 Leeds United 2–0 Colchester United Leeds
Beckford 38' (pen.), 55' Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 23,425
Referee: Andy Woolmer
2 February 2010 (2010-02-02) 28 Colchester United 2–1 Carlisle United Colchester
19:45 GMT Platt 61'
Odejayi 90+3'		 Report Harte 24' Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 3,903
Referee: Gary Sutton
8 February 2010 (2010-02-08) 29 Colchester United 2–0 Southend United Colchester
19:45 GMT Wordsworth 3', 62' Report Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 6,466
Referee: Nigel Miller
13 February 2010 (2010-02-13) 30 Stockport County 2–2 Colchester United Stockport
15:00 GMT Ibehre 22', 77' Report Prutton 10'
Wordsworth 18'		 Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 3,642
Referee: Andy Haines
16 February 2010 (2010-02-16) 31 Yeovil Town 0–1 Colchester United Yeovil
19:45 GMT Report Odejayi 38' Stadium: Huish Park
Attendance: 3,469
Referee: Darren Sheldrake
20 February 2010 (2010-02-20) 32 Colchester United 1–0 Oldham Athletic Colchester
15:00 GMT Batth 64' Report Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 5,321
Referee: James Linington
23 February 2010 (2010-02-23) Colchester United P–P Brentford Colchester
Report Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
27 February 2010 (2010-02-27) 33 Bristol Rovers 3–2 Colchester United Bristol
15:00 GMT Blizzard 16'
Kuffour 67'
Lines 79'		 Report O'Toole 21'
Odejayi 89'		 Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 6,023
Referee: Oliver Langford
8 March 2010 (2010-03-08) 34 Colchester United 0–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Colchester
19:45 GMT Report Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 3,914
Referee: Anthony Bates
13 March 2010 (2010-03-13) 35 Carlisle United 2–1 Colchester United Carlisle
15:00 GMT Marshall 68'
Price 73'
Taiwo Yellow card 42' Red card		 Report Platt 66' Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 4,469
Referee: Jock Waugh
20 March 2010 (2010-03-20) 36 Walsall 1–0 Colchester United Walsall
15:00 GMT Byfield 90'
Hughes Red card 45'		 Report Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 3,510
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
23 March 2010 (2010-03-23) 37 Colchester United 3–3 Brentford Colchester
19:45 GMT Hunt 32' (o.g.)
Wordsworth 45'
Prutton 76'		 Report Hunt 13'
Legge 17'
MacDonald 57'		 Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 3,915
Referee: Fred Graham
27 March 2010 (2010-03-27) 38 Colchester United 1–1 Wycombe Wanderers Colchester
15:00 GMT Henderson 59' Report Ainsworth 90' Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 5,593
Referee: S Cook
2 April 2010 (2010-04-02) 39 Exeter City 2–0 Colchester United Exeter
15:00 BST Fleetwood 33'
Harley 90'		 Report Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 6,297
Referee: Phil Gibbs
5 April 2010 (2010-04-05) 40 Colchester United 1–2 Millwall Colchester
13:00 BST Lisbie 50' Report Morison 43'
Batth 78' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 7,393
Referee: Andy D'Urso
10 April 2010 (2010-04-10) 41 Colchester United 3–0 Swindon Town Colchester
15:00 BST Vincent 24'
Wordsworth 69', 90'		 Report Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 5,111
Referee: Andy Penn
13 April 2010 (2010-04-13) 42 Charlton Athletic 1–0 Colchester United Charlton
19:45 BST Forster 21' Report Lisbie Yellow card 90+2' Red card Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 17,247
Referee: Mike Jones
17 April 2010 (2010-04-17) 43 Hartlepool United 3–1 Colchester United Hartlepool
15:00 BST Brown 11'
O'Donovan 19', 85' (pen.)		 Report Henderson 8' Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 3,126
Referee: Jonathan Moss
24 April 2010 (2010-04-24) 44 Colchester United 1–1 Tranmere Rovers Colchester
15:00 BST Wordsworth 4'
Prutton Yellow card 90' Red card		 Report Thomas-Moore 6' Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 4,353
Referee: P Crossley
1 May 2010 (2010-05-01) 45 Huddersfield Town 2–1 Colchester United Huddersfield
15:00 BST Robinson 17' (pen.)
Novak 90+5'		 Report Hackney 76' Stadium: Kirklees Stadium
Attendance: 17,950
Referee: Keith Stroud
8 May 2010 (2010-05-08) 46 Colchester United 1–0 Leyton Orient Colchester
15:00 BST Lisbie 90' (pen.) Report Ashworth Red card 90' Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 5,751
Referee: Dean Whitestone

Football League Cup

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Main article: 2009–10 Football League Cup
11 August 2009 (2009-08-11) 1st round Colchester United 1–2 Leyton Orient Colchester
19:45 BST Hackney 90'
Platt Red card 90'		 Report Pătulea 2'
Melligan 63'		 Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 3,308
Referee: Darren Deadman

Football League Trophy

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Main article: 2009–10 Football League Trophy
1 September 2009 (2009-09-01) 1st round (southern section) Gillingham 1–1
(4–3 p)		 Colchester United Gillingham
19:45 BST Jackson 77' (pen.) Report
Report (archived)		 Platt 84' Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 1,725
Referee: Dean Whitestone
Penalties
Jackson soccer ball with check mark
Miller soccer ball with red X
Palmer soccer ball with check mark
Weston soccer ball with check mark
McCammon soccer ball with check mark		 Vernon soccer ball with check mark
Wordsworth soccer ball with check mark
Fox soccer ball with red X
Lockwood soccer ball with check mark
Perkins soccer ball with red X

FA Cup

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Main article: 2009–10 FA Cup
7 November 2009 (2009-11-07) 1st round Bromley 0–4 Colchester United Bromley
13:00 GMT Report Hackney 32'
Odejayi 35'
Platt 71'
Gillespie 89'		 Stadium: Hayes Lane
Attendance: 4,242
Referee: David Phillips
28 November 2009 (2009-11-28) 2nd round Hereford United 0–1 Colchester United Hereford
15:00 GMT Report O'Toole 90' Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 2,225
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
2 January 2010 (2010-01-02) 3rd round Preston North End 7–0 Colchester United Preston
15:00 GMT Brown 13'
Sedgwick 27'
Parkin 48', 50', 72' (pen.)
Williams 52' (o.g.)
Carter 64'		 Report Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 7,621
Referee: Colin Webster

Squad statistics

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Appearances and goals

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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 49 0 46 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Alan Maybury 3 0 1+1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
3 DF Wales WAL Lee Beevers 5 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
4 DF England ENG Magnus Okuonghae 49 0 44 0 3 0 1 0 1 0
5 DF England ENG Pat Baldwin 8 0 6+1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
6 DF England ENG Paul Reid 14 0 10+2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
7 FW England ENG Ashley Vincent 21 3 15+4 3 0 0 1 0 1 0
8 MF Republic of Ireland IRL John-Joe O'Toole 33 3 30+1 2 2 1 0 0 0 0
9 FW England ENG Clive Platt 45 9 36+5 7 1+1 1 1 0 1 1
10 MF England ENG Kemal Izzet 41 0 31+6 0 1+1 0 1 0 1 0
11 FW England ENG Simon Hackney 22 3 9+8 1 3 1 1 1 1 0
12 GK England ENG Mark Cousins 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
14 MF England ENG David Fox 21 3 15+3 3 2 0 0 0 1 0
15 FW Nigeria NGA Kayode Odejayi 31 10 19+9 9 3 1 0 0 0 0
16 FW England ENG Ian Henderson 13 2 6+7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 MF England ENG David Perkins 7 1 0+5 1 0 0 1 0 0+1 0
18 FW England ENG Steven Gillespie 33 2 8+22 1 2+1 1 0 0 0 0
19 FW France FRA Joël Thomas 7 0 0+4 0 0+2 0 0 0 0+1 0
22 MF England ENG Anthony Wordsworth 44 11 36+5 11 1+1 0 0 0 0+1 0
23 DF England ENG Marc Tierney 44 0 41 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
25 DF England ENG John White 43 0 38+1 0 3 0 0 0 1 0
26 MF England ENG David Prutton 19 3 18+1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 DF England ENG Matt Lockwood 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
28 DF England ENG Matt Heath 19 0 13+5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
29 FW England ENG Scott Vernon 9 3 4+3 3 0 0 0+1 0 1 0
31 DF England ENG Philip Ifil 30 2 15+12 2 2+1 0 0 0 0 0
34 DF Wales WAL Tom Bender 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 FW England ENG Medy Elito 4 0 0+3 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season
8 MF England ENG Dean Hammond 3 0 2 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
16 MF England ENG Josh Payne 3 0 2+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 FW Jamaica JAM Kevin Lisbie 43 13 35+6 13 1 0 1 0 0 0
21 DF England ENG Danny Batth 18 1 16+1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
24 DF France FRA Franck Queudrue 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 DF Wales WAL Christian Ribeiro 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 FW England ENG Jamie Guy 1 0 0+1 0 0 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 20 Jamaica FW Kevin Lisbie 13 0 0 0 13
2 22 England MF Anthony Wordsworth 11 0 0 0 11
3 15 Nigeria FW Kayode Odejayi 9 1 0 0 10
4 9 England FW Clive Platt 7 1 0 1 9
5 7 England WG Ashley Vincent 3 0 0 0 3
8 Republic of Ireland MF John-Joe O'Toole 2 1 0 0 3
11 England WG Simon Hackney 1 1 1 0 3
14 England MF David Fox 3 0 0 0 3
26 England MF David Prutton 3 0 0 0 3
29 England FW Scott Vernon 3 0 0 0 3
11 16 England FW/MF Ian Henderson 2 0 0 0 2
18 England FW Steven Gillespie 1 1 0 0 2
31 England RB Philip Ifil 2 0 0 0 2
14 17 England MF David Perkins 1 0 0 0 1
21 England CB Danny Batth 1 0 0 0 1
Own goals 2 0 0 0 2
TOTALS 64 5 1 1 71

Disciplinary record

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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
10 England MF Kemal Izzet 10 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 1
23 England FB Marc Tierney 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1
20 Jamaica FW Kevin Lisbie 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1
8 Republic of Ireland MF John-Joe O'Toole 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
22 England MF Anthony Wordsworth 9 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 0
26 England MF David Prutton 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1
9 England FW Clive Platt 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 1
25 England FB John White 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
7 England WG Ashley Vincent 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
16 England FW/MF Ian Henderson 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
21 England CB Danny Batth 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
4 England CB Magnus Okuonghae 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
11 England WG Simon Hackney 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
18 England FW Steven Gillespie 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
39 England WG Medy Elito 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
6 England CB Paul Reid 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
1 England GK Ben Williams 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2 Republic of Ireland FB Alan Maybury 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
14 England MF David Fox 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
16 England MF Josh Payne 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
17 England MF David Perkins 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
19 France FW Joël Thomas 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
31 England RB Philip Ifil 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
TOTALS 85 6 5 0 0 1 2 0 92 7

Captains

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Number of games played as team captain.[85]

Place Number Nationality Position Player League One FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy Total
1 4 England CB Magnus Okuonghae 36 3 0 0 39
2 5 England CB Pat Baldwin 4 0 0 0 4
3 9 England FW Clive Platt 2 0 0 1 3
3 8 England MF Dean Hammond 2 0 0 0 2
10 England MF Kemal Izzet 1 0 1 0 2
5 15 Nigeria FW Kayode Odejayi 1 0 0 0 1
TOTALS 46 3 1 1 51

Clean sheets

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Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.[86]

Place Number Nationality Player League One FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy Total
1 1 England Ben Williams 15 2 0 0 17
TOTALS 15 2 0 0 17

Player debuts

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Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.[87]

Number Position Nationality Player Date Opponent Ground Notes
1 GK England Ben Williams 8 August 2009 Norwich City Carrow Road
3 RB Wales Lee Beevers 8 August 2009 Norwich City Carrow Road
4 CB England Magnus Okuonghae 8 August 2009 Norwich City Carrow Road
7 WG England Ashley Vincent 8 August 2009 Norwich City Carrow Road [88][a]
14 MF England David Fox 8 August 2009 Norwich City Carrow Road
20 FW Jamaica Kevin Lisbie 8 August 2009 Norwich City Carrow Road [88][a]
19 FW France Joël Thomas 18 August 2009 Gillingham Colchester Community Stadium
8 MF Republic of Ireland John-Joe O'Toole 5 September 2009 Southampton St Mary's Stadium
15 FW Nigeria Kayode Odejayi 19 September 2009 Hartlepool United Colchester Community Stadium
21 CB England Danny Batth 19 September 2009 Hartlepool United Colchester Community Stadium
34 CB Wales Tom Bender 19 September 2009 Hartlepool United Colchester Community Stadium
16 MF England Josh Payne 24 October 2009 Walsall Colchester Community Stadium
15 FW Nigeria Kayode Odejayi 2 January 2010 Preston North End Deepdale [89][a]
16 FW/MF England Ian Henderson 16 January 2010 Norwich City Colchester Community Stadium
8 MF Republic of Ireland John-Joe O'Toole 23 January 2010 Gillingham Priestfield Stadium [90][a]
24 FB Wales Christian Ribeiro 23 January 2010 Gillingham Priestfield Stadium
26 MF England David Prutton 26 January 2010 Milton Keynes Dons Colchester Community Stadium
26 MF England David Prutton 2 February 2010 Carlisle United Colchester Community Stadium [91][a]
24 LB France Franck Queudrue 27 March 2010 Wycombe Wanderers Colchester Community Stadium
  1. ^ a b c d e Second debut for the club

See also

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References

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General

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  • "Colchester United football club match record: 2010". 11v11.com. Retrieved 15 December 2018.

Specific

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  1. ^ "Colchester Utd 0–5 Norwich City". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Colchester Utd 1–2 Leyton Orient". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Average Attendance Figures Per Season". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  4. ^ Hudson, Matt (11 August 2013). "The 1990s and 2000s". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  5. ^ a b "Appearances". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  6. ^ "Colchester United". FootballSquads. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  7. ^ "All Colchester United football club players: 2010". 11v11.com. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  8. ^ "Lee Beevers". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  9. ^ Lee Beevers at Soccerbase
  10. ^ "Craig Arnott". 11v11.com. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  11. ^ Craig Arnott at Soccerbase
  12. ^ "Thomas Bender". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  13. ^ Tom Bender at Soccerbase
  14. ^ "David Fox". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  15. ^ David Fox at Soccerbase
  16. ^ "Bradley Hamilton". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  17. ^ Bradley Hamilton at Soccerbase
  18. ^ "Russell Malton". 11v11.com. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  19. ^ Russell Malton at Soccerbase
  20. ^ "Magnus Okuonghae". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  21. ^ Magnus Okuonghae at Soccerbase
  22. ^ "Ashley Vincent". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 12 December 2018