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2007–08 Colchester United F.C. season

The 2007–08 season was Colchester United's 66th season in their history and their second successive season in the second tier of English football, the Championship. Alongside competing in the Championship, the club also participated in the FA Cup and League Cup.

Colchester United
2007–08 season
OwnerRobbie Cowling
ChairmanRobbie Cowling[1]
ManagerGeraint Williams
StadiumLayer Road
Championship24th (relegated)
FA Cup3rd round
(eliminated by
Peterborough United)
League Cup1st round
(eliminated by
Shrewsbury Town)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Kevin Lisbie (17)
All:
Kevin Lisbie (17)
Highest home attendance6,300
v Stoke City, 26 April 2008[2]
Lowest home attendance4,003
v Peterborough United, 5 January 2008[3]
Average home league attendance5,446[4]
Biggest win3–0
v Preston North End, 25 August 2007
Biggest defeat1–5
v Norwich City, 22 March 2008
v Coventry City, 19 April 2008

Colchester struggled during their second season in the Championship, suffering long spells without wins. The early stages of the season were promising, with the U's featuring in mid-table, but a drop in form leading into December saw them enter the relegation zone from which they would never emerge. They earned just seven wins and were relegated in 24th and last place. They never recovered from selling their midfield and defensive assets, despite owner and now chairman Robbie Cowling freeing up funds for manager Geraint Williams in January.

It was a farewell season to the club's aging Layer Road ground as they were to move to the purpose-built Colchester Community Stadium in the summer of 2008.

The U's suffered an early exit from the cup competitions to League Two opposition. Shrewsbury Town knocked Colchester out of the League Cup while Peterborough United beat them 3–1 at Layer Road in the FA Cup.

Season overview edit

Ahead of Colchester's largely unexpected second season in the Championship, their star performers Wayne Brown, Jamie Cureton, Richard Garcia, and Chris Iwelumo all left the club citing a "lack of ambition" as their reason for wanting to leave. Cureton left for Norwich City for £750,000, prompting manager Geraint Williams to break the club's record transfer fee twice on the same day by signing Mark Yeates from Tottenham Hotspur and then spending £300,000 on Milton Keynes Dons' forward Clive Platt. The following day, England legend Teddy Sheringham also signed for the club.

Over the summer, Robbie Cowling took over as chairman from Peter Heard, who stepped down after 16 years to become Life President. Cowling instigated a major change at the club by reverting Heard's previous attitude towards not using agents, admitting that if Colchester were to compete then they would have to use agents.

Once a fortress in their first season in the Championship, Layer Road faced its final season hosting Colchester United. Unfortunately, Colchester could muster only four home wins across the season, with their final Layer Road win a 2–0 victory over neighbours Ipswich Town. One of the reasons for the U's struggling was the lack of replacement for Wayne Brown in the centre of defence. While they kept up a good scoring record through Platt and fellow new signing Kevin Lisbie, the defence leaked goals, conceding 86 in the league. Despite early season promise with the U's hovering around mid-table, by Christmas it was apparent they were in a relegation battle.

In the January transfer window, Cowling made funds available to Geraint Williams. He brought in Chris Coyne from Luton Town for another club record fee of £350,000, while Dean Hammond and Philip Ifil were also brought in for six-figure fees. There was a brief turnaround in form in January and early February, but a ten game run without a win including five consecutive defeats left the writing on the wall for the U's.

Colchester could have been relegated from the Championship on 5 April, but the 2–0 win over rivals Ipswich ensured that the U's neighbours would not be the team relegating them. However, the inevitable occurred four days later when, without playing, relegation was confirmed when results went against them. In addition to conceding 86 goals, they kept a clean sheet on just two occasions all season.

On 26 April, Layer Road hosted its final competitive game, just over 70 years since its first. With the move to the Colchester Community Stadium looming in the summer, Colchester played their final home game against Premier League-bound Stoke City, who were 1–0 victors on the day. In spite of the relegation and lowly league position, it was still Colchester's second-best-ever league performance.[5]

Players edit

As of match played 4 May 2008.[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 22) 60 0 Youth team 1 August 2002 Free transfer
13 Aidan Davison GK     Sedgefield (1968-05-11)11 May 1968 (aged 39) 103 0   Grimsby Town 5 July 2004 Free transfer
23 Mark Cousins GK   Chelmsford (1987-01-09)9 January 1987 (aged 20) 0 0 Youth team 1 August 2004 Free transfer
31 Ademola Bankole GK   Lagos (1969-09-09)9 September 1969 (aged 37) 0 0   Milton Keyes Dons 29 February 2008 Undisclosed
Defenders
2 Danny Granville FB   Islington (1975-01-19)19 January 1975 (aged 32) 0 0   Crystal Palace 9 July 2007 Free transfer
3 John White FB   Colchester (1986-07-26)26 July 1986 (aged 20) 82 0 Youth team 1 July 2003 Free transfer
5 Chris Coyne CB   Brisbane (1978-12-20)20 December 1978 (aged 28) 0 0   Luton Town 10 January 2008 £350,000
12 Pat Baldwin CB   City of London (1982-11-12)12 November 1982 (aged 24) 149 1   Chelsea 16 August 2002 Free transfer
18 Philip Ifil RB   Willesden (1986-01-18)18 January 1986 (aged 21) 0 0   Tottenham Hotspur 10 January 2008 Undisclosed
25 James Hammond DF   Newham (1989-11-11)11 November 1989 (aged 17) 0 0 Youth team 1 July 2007 Free transfer
28 Tom Devaux DF   0 0 Youth team 1 July 2007 Free transfer
Midfielders
4 Johnnie Jackson MF   Camden Town (1982-08-15)15 August 1982 (aged 24) 41 2   Tottenham Hotspur 20 June 2006 Free transfer
6 Kevin Watson MF   Hackney (1974-01-03)3 January 1974 (aged 33) 147 4   Reading 5 July 2004 Free transfer
7 Karl Duguid MF   Letchworth (1978-03-21)21 March 1978 (aged 29) 398 45 Youth team 9 December 1995[a] Free transfer
10 Kemal Izzet MF   Whitechapel (1980-09-29)29 September 1980 (aged 26) 247 19   Charlton Athletic 13 April 2001 Free transfer
17 Luke Guttridge MF   Barnstaple (1982-03-27)27 March 1982 (aged 25) 0 0   Leyton Orient 5 July 2007 Free transfer
22 Dean Hammond MF   Hastings (1983-03-07)7 March 1983 (aged 24) 0 0   Brighton & Hove Albion 31 January 2008 £250,000
27 Anthony Wordsworth MF   Camden Town (1989-01-03)3 January 1989 (aged 18) 0 0 Youth team 1 July 2006 Free transfer
Forwards
8 Teddy Sheringham FW   Highams Park (1966-04-02)2 April 1966 (aged 41) 0 0   West Ham United 4 July 2007 Free transfer
9 Clive Platt FW   Wolverhampton (1977-10-27)27 October 1977 (aged 29) 0 0   Milton Keynes Dons 3 July 2007 £300,000
11 Mark Yeates WG   Dublin (1985-01-11)11 January 1985 (aged 22) 52 6   Tottenham Hotspur 3 July 2007 Undisclosed
14 Kevin McLeod WG   Liverpool (1980-09-12)12 September 1980 (aged 26) 25 3   Swansea City 30 August 2008 Free transfer
15 Jamie Guy FW   Barking (1987-08-01)1 August 1987 (aged 19) 42 3 Youth team 1 July 2004 Free transfer
20 Kevin Lisbie FW     Hackney (1978-10-17)17 October 1978 (aged 28) 0 0   Charlton Athletic 3 August 2007 Free transfer
24 Scott Vernon FW   Manchester (1983-12-13)13 December 1983 (aged 23) 7 1   Blackpool 31 January 2008 Undisclosed
26 Fabian Quintyn FW   London (1989-11-16)16 November 1989 (aged 17) 0 0 Youth team 1 July 2007 Free transfer
29 Tom Webb FW   Chelmsford (1989-04-17)17 April 1989 (aged 18) 0 0 Youth team 4 July 2007 Free transfer
30 Medy Elito WG     Kinshasa (1990-03-20)20 March 1990 (aged 17) 0 0 Youth team 1 July 2007 Free transfer
  1. ^ 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.
1 July 2007 FW   Tom Devaux Youth team Free transfer [9]
1 July 2007 DF   James Hammond Youth team Free transfer [10][11]
1 July 2007 FW   Fabian Quintyn Youth team Free transfer [12]
3 July 2007 WG   Mark Yeates   Tottenham Hotspur Undisclosed [13][14]
3 July 2007 FW   Clive Platt   Milton Keynes Dons £300,000 [15][16]
4 July 2007 FW   Teddy Sheringham   West Ham United Free transfer [17][18]
4 July 2007 FW   Tom Webb Youth team Free transfer [19][20][21]
5 July 2007 MF   Luke Guttridge   Leyton Orient Free transfer [22][23]
9 July 2007 WG   Medy Elito Youth team Free transfer [24][25]
9 July 2007 FB   Danny Granville   Crystal Palace Free transfer [26][27]
3 August 2008 FW   Kevin Lisbie   Charlton Athletic Free transfer [28][29]
10 January 2008 CB   Chris Coyne   Luton Town £350,000 [30][31]
10 January 2008 RB   Philip Ifil   Tottenham Hotspur Undisclosed [32][33]
31 January 2008 MF   Dean Hammond   Brighton & Hove Albion £250,000 [34][35]
31 January 2008 FW   Scott Vernon   Blackpool Undisclosed [36][37]
29 February 2008 FW   Ademola Bankole   Milton Keynes Dons Undisclosed [38][39]
  • Total spending:   ~ £900,000

Out edit

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
21 May 2007 FW   Chris Iwelumo   Charlton Athletic Free transfer [40][41]
31 May 2007 MF   Robbie King   Heybridge Swifts Released [42][43]
29 June 2007 FW   Jamie Cureton   Norwich City £750,000 [44][45]
30 June 2007 FW   Craig Hughes   Heybridge Swifts Undisclosed [46][47]
30 June 2007 FW   Marino Keith   Peterhead Free transfer [48][49]
30 June 2007 DF   Matthew Paine   Thurrock Undisclosed [50][51]
30 June 2007 FB   Lawrie Wilson   Stevenage Borough Released [52][53]
2 July 2007 MF   Richard Garcia   Hull City Free transfer [54][55]
13 July 2007 CB   Wayne Brown   Hull City £450,000 [56][57]
4 August 2007 CB   Garry Richards   Southend United £50,000 [58][59]
30 January 2008 FB/CB   George Elokobi   Wolverhampton Wanderers £500,000 [60][61]
  • Total incoming:   ~ £1,750,000

Loans in edit

Date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
20 July 2007 CB   Matthew Connolly   Arsenal 16 December 2007 [62][63]
2 August 2007 DF   Béla Balogh   MTK Budapest 31 May 2007 [64][65]
15 August 2007 DF/FW   Adam Virgo   Celtic 27 April 2008 [66][67]
29 February 2008 FW   Izale McLeod   Charlton Athletic 31 March 2008 [68][69]
14 March 2008 CB   Matt Heath   Leeds United 12 May 2008 [70][71]

Loans out edit

Date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.
22 November 2007 FB   John White   Stevenage Borough 30 December 2007 [72][73]
28 February 2008 FW   Tom Webb   Folkestone Invicta 28 March 2008 [19][20][21]

Match details edit

Championship edit

Main article: 2007–08 Football League Championship

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
20 Southampton 46 13 15 18 56 72 −16 54
21 Coventry City 46 14 11 21 52 64 −12 53
22 Leicester City (R) 46 12 16 18 42 45 −3 52 Relegation to Football League One
23 Scunthorpe United (R) 46 11 13 22 46 69 −23 46
24 Colchester United (R) 46 7 17 22 62 86 −24 38
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2008. Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Results round by round edit

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHAHHAAHHAHAAHHAHAAHAHAHHAAAHAHAHHAAHHHAAHAHHA
ResultDDWLDDDLWLWLLDDDLLWLLDLDLWDLDDWDLLLLLDLLLWDLLD
Position1013513161414181217121516161718182019192222242424232424242423222324242424242424242424242424
Source: Statto.com (archived)
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

11 August 2007 (2007-08-11) 1 Sheffield United 2–2 Colchester United Sheffield
15:00 BST Beattie   68'
Tonge   82'		 Report K. McLeod   68'
Platt   89'		 Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 26,202
Referee: Mike Jones
18 August 2007 (2007-08-18) 2 Colchester United 2–2 Barnsley Colchester
Sheringham   45'
Connolly   48'
Gerken   26'		 Report Howard   28' (pen.), 85' (pen.)
Reid   51'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,450
Referee: Andy Hall
25 August 2007 (2007-08-25) 3 Preston North End 0–3 Colchester United Preston
Report Lisbie   41'
Sheringham   61' (pen.)
Yeates   72'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 11,582
Referee: Steve Tanner
1 September 2007 (2007-09-01) 4 Colchester United 2–3 Burnley Colchester
Lisbie   45'
Virgo   88'		 Report Mahon   15'
Gray   29', 63' (pen.)		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,925
Referee: Phil Joslin
15 September 2007 (2007-09-15) 5 Colchester United 2–2 Charlton Athletic Colchester
Yeates   32'
Lisbie   38'
Connolly   55'		 Report Todorov   45'
Zhi   73'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,860
Referee: Mick Russell
19 September 2007 (2007-09-19) 6 Southampton 1–1 Colchester United Southampton
Wright-Phillips   52' Report Skácel   58' (o.g.) Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 18,773
Referee: Andy D'Urso
22 September 2007 (2007-09-22) 7 Blackpool 2–2 Colchester United Blackpool
Morrell   54'
Barker   84'		 Report Yeates   63', 86' Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 7,959
Referee: Scott Mathieson
29 September 2007 (2007-09-29) 8 Colchester United 0–1 Scunthorpe United Colchester
Report Hayes   41' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,218
Referee: Andy Woolmer
3 October 2007 (2007-10-03) 9 Colchester United 4–2 Queens Park Rangers Colchester
Leigertwood   19' (o.g.)
Izzet   30'
Yeates   38'
Platt   63'		 Report Ephraim   29'
Vine   58'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,361
Referee: Jonathan Moss
6 October 2007 (2007-10-06) 10 Stoke City 2–1 Colchester United Stoke-on-Trent
Shawcross   8'
Lawrence   73'		 Report Platt   58' Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Attendance: 12,395
Referee: Clive Penton
20 October 2007 (2007-10-20) 11 Colchester United 3–2 West Bromwich Albion Colchester
Yeates   8', 68' (pen.)
Lisbie   19'		 Report Phillips   6'
Miller   39'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,798
Referee: Kevin Friend
23 October 2007 (2007-10-23) 12 Ipswich Town 3–1 Colchester United Ipswich
19:45 BST Walters   71'
Trotter   81'
Haynes   84'		 Report Platt   31' Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 25,727
Referee: Keith Stroud
27 October 2007 (2007-10-27) 13 Coventry City 1–0 Colchester United Coventry
Mifsud   81' Report Sheringham   90' Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 23,431
Referee: R Lee
3 November 2007 (2007-11-03) 14 Colchester United 1–1 Leicester City Colchester
Jackson   45' Report John   7' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,661
Referee: Andy Penn
6 November 2007 (2007-11-06) 15 Colchester United 1–1 Plymouth Argyle Colchester
Lisbie   56' Report Norris   88' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,833
Referee: Grant Hegley
10 November 2007 (2007-11-10) 16 Watford 2–2 Colchester United Watford
15:00 GMT Johnson   4'
King   64'		 Report Platt   20'
Lisbie   46'		 Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 16,069
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
24 November 2007 (2007-11-24) 17 Colchester United 1–2 Crystal Palace Colchester
Jackson   69'
Baldwin   8'		 Report Morrison   6', 74' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,856
Referee: Paul Taylor
28 November 2007 (2007-11-28) 18 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 Colchester United Wolverhampton
Elliott   32' Report Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Attendance: 20,966
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
1 December 2007 (2007-12-01) 19 Sheffield Wednesday 1–2 Colchester United Sheffield
Sodje   36' Report Sheringham   1'
Elokobi   26'		 Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 22,331
Referee: Anthony Bates
4 December 2007 (2007-12-04) 20 Colchester United 2–3 Watford Colchester
Platt   7'
Connolly   28'		 Report King   40'
O'Toole   42'
Priskin   64'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,760
Referee: Trevor Kettle
8 December 2007 (2007-12-08) 21 Cardiff City 4–1 Colchester United Cardiff
Thompson   52'
Whittingham   57'
Hasselbaink   66'
Virgo   70' (o.g.)		 Report Jackson   45' Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 11,006
Referee: Rob Shoebridge
15 December 2007 (2007-12-15) 22 Colchester United 1–1 Norwich City Colchester
K. McLeod   78' Report Granville   90' (o.g.) Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,560
Referee: Mike Jones
22 December 2007 (2007-12-22) 23 Queens Park Rangers 2–1 Colchester United Shepherd's Bush
15:00 GMT Buzsáky   27', 52'
Stewart   82'  		 Report Yeates   62' Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 12,464
Referee: Dean Whitestone
26 December 2007 (2007-12-26) 24 Colchester United 1–1 Southampton Colchester
Platt   47' Report Viáfara   19' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 6,157
Referee: Jarnail Singh
29 December 2007 (2007-12-29) 25 Colchester United 0–2 Blackpool Colchester
Report Vernon   26', 36' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,160
Referee: P Armstrong
1 January 2008 (2008-01-01) 26 Charlton Athletic 1–2 Colchester United Charlton
15:00 GMT Varney   45' Report Lisbie   16' (pen.), 29' Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 21,508
Referee: Clive Penton
12 January 2008 (2008-01-12) 27 Bristol City 1–1 Colchester United Bristol
Sproule   33' Report Lisbie   6' Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 16,484
Referee: Grant Hegley
29 January 2008 (2008-01-29) 28 Barnsley 1–0 Colchester United Barnsley
Macken   45' Report Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 9,246
Referee: Nigel Miller
2 February 2008 (2008-02-02) 29 Colchester United 2–2 Sheffield United Colchester
Lisbie   46'
Armstrong   64' (o.g.)		 Report Shelton   45'
Carney   66'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,695
Referee: Keith Hill
9 February 2008 (2008-02-09) 30 Burnley 1–1 Colchester United Burnley
Cole   23' Report Jackson   38' Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 15,376
Referee: Steve Bratt
12 February 2008 (2008-02-12) 31 Colchester United 2–1 Preston North End Colchester
Vernon   68' (pen.)
Jackson   88'		 Report Mellor   81'
St Ledger   68'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,122
Referee: Paul Taylor
16 February 2008 (2008-02-16) 32 Hull City 1–1 Colchester United Kingston upon Hull
Campbell   64' Report Jackson   47' Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 15,664
Referee: Peter Walton
23 February 2008 (2008-02-23) 33 Colchester United 1–2 Bristol City Colchester
Platt   50' Report Adebola   52'
McIndoe   58'
Orr   79'  		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,609
Referee: Anthony Taylor
1 March 2008 (2008-03-01) 34 Colchester United 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Colchester
Report Ebanks-Blake   30' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,989
Referee: Iain Williamson
4 March 2008 (2008-03-04) 35 Plymouth Argyle 4–1 Colchester United Plymouth
Ifil   11' (o.g.)
Easter   57'
MacLean   60'
Sawyer   68'		 Report Lisbie   64' Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 11,562
Referee: Mick Russell
8 March 2008 (2008-03-08) 36 Crystal Palace 2–1 Colchester United Selhurst
15:00 GMT Ifil   21' (o.g.)
Watson   74'		 Report Lisbie   23' Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 13,895
Referee: Phil Joslin
11 March 2008 (2008-03-11) 37 Colchester United 1–2 Sheffield Wednesday Colchester
Lisbie   4' Report Burtpn   18'
Small   44'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,086
Referee: Kevin Friend
15 March 2008 (2008-03-15) 38 Colchester United 1–1 Cardiff City Colchester
Jackson   71' Report Parry   11'
Hasselbaink   62'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,699
Referee: Kevin Wright
18 March 2008 (2008-03-18) 39 Colchester United 1–3 Hull City Colchester
Lisbie   37' Report Campbell   20', 33'
Folan   87'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,497
Referee: Pat Miller
22 March 2008 (2008-03-22) 40 Norwich City 5–1 Colchester United Norwich
15:00 GMT Otsemobor   6'
Cureton   36', 53' (pen.), 87'
Dublin   90'		 Report Lisbie   41' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 25,215
Referee: Mark Heywood
29 March 2008 (2008-03-29) 41 West Bromwich Albion 4–3 Colchester United West Bromwich
15:00 GMT Phillips   36'
Brunt   39'
Morrison   90'
Bednář   90'		 Report Coyne   14'
Elito   17'
Lisbie   76'		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 20,433
Referee: G Laws
5 April 2008 (2008-04-05) 42 Colchester United 2–0 Ipswich Town Colchester
Vernon   29', 73' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 6,264
Referee: Andy D'Urso
12 April 2008 (2008-04-12) 43 Leicester City 1–1 Colchester United Leicester
Hume   89' Report Lisbie   76' Stadium: Walkers Stadium
Attendance: 22,719
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
19 April 2008 (2008-04-19) 44 Colchester United 1–5 Coventry City Colchester
Vernon   17' Report Best   48'
Fox   51'
Ward   78' (pen.), 90' (pen.)
Doyle   80'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,836
Referee: Colin Webster
26 April 2008 (2008-04-26) 45 Colchester United 0–1 Stoke City Colchester
Report Cresswell   45' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 6,300
Referee: Kevin Friend
4 May 2008 (2008-05-04) 46 Scunthorpe United 3–3 Colchester United Scunthorpe
Forte   15'
Hayes   67', 82'		 Report McLeod   11', 48'
Vernon   47'		 Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 5,554
Referee: R Booth

Football League Cup edit

Main article: 2007–08 Football League Cup
14 August 2007 (2007-08-14) 1st round Shrewsbury Town 1–0 (a.e.t.) Colchester United Shrewsbury
Kempson   106' Report Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 3,069
Referee: Richard Beeby

FA Cup edit

Main article: 2007–08 FA Cup
5 January 2008 (2008-01-05) 3rd round Colchester United 1–3 Peterborough United Colchester
Sheringham   43' (pen.) Report McLean   4'
Boyd   46'
Lee   73'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,003
Referee: Andre Marriner

Squad statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

[6][74]

No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   ENG Dean Gerken 42 0 40 0 1 0 1 0
2 DF   ENG Danny Granville 20 0 14+5 0 0 0 1 0
3 DF   ENG John White 23 0 21 0 1 0 1 0
4 MF   ENG Johnnie Jackson 48 7 46 7 1 0 1 0
5 DF   AUS Chris Coyne 16 1 16 1 0 0 0 0
6 MF   ENG Kevin Watson 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0
7 MF   ENG Karl Duguid 39 0 37 0 0+1 0 1 0
8 FW   ENG Teddy Sheringham 20 4 11+8 3 1 1 0 0
9 FW   ENG Clive Platt 42 8 34+7 8 0 0 1 0
10 MF   ENG Kemal Izzet 40 1 35+4 1 0 0 0+1 0
11 FW   IRL Mark Yeates 31 8 29 8 1 0 1 0
12 DF   ENG Pat Baldwin 28 0 23+3 0 1 0 1 0
13 GK   NIR Aidan Davison 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0
14 FW   ENG Kevin McLeod 30 4 21+7 4 1 0 1 0
15 FW   ENG Jamie Guy 12 0 0+11 0 0+1 0 0 0
17 MF   ENG Luke Guttridge 16 0 5+9 0 1 0 1 0
18 DF   ENG Philip Ifil 20 0 20 0 0 0 0 0
20 FW   JAM Kevin Lisbie 43 17 39+3 17 1 0 0 0
22 MF   ENG Dean Hammond 13 0 11+2 0 0 0 0 0
23 GK   ENG Mark Cousins 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0
24 FW   ENG Scott Vernon 17 5 8+9 5 0 0 0 0
27 MF   ENG Anthony Wordsworth 4 0 1+2 0 0 0 0+1 0
29 FW   ENG Tom Webb 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
30 FW   ENG Medy Elito 11 1 7+4 1 0 0 0 0
Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season
16 DF   CMR George Elokobi 19 1 17 1 1 0 1 0
16 DF   ENG Matt Heath 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
18 DF   ENG Matthew Connolly 16 2 13+3 2 0 0 0 0
19 DF   SCO Adam Virgo 37 1 30+6 1 1 0 0 0
21 DF   HUN Béla Balogh 17 0 10+7 0 0 0 0 0
25 FW   ENG Izale McLeod 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0

Goalscorers edit

[74]

Place Number Nationality Position Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
1 20   FW Kevin Lisbie 17 0 0 17
2 9   FW Clive Platt 8 0 0 8
11   WG Mark Yeates 8 0 0 8
4 4   MF Johnnie Jackson 7 0 0 7
5 24   FW Scott Vernon 5 0 0 5
6 8   FW Teddy Sheringham 3 1 0 4
14   WG Kevin McLeod 4 0 0 4
8 18   CB Matthew Connolly 2 0 0 2
9 5   CB Chris Coyne 1 0 0 1
10   MF Kemal Izzet 1 0 0 1
16   FB/CB George Elokobi 1 0 0 1
19   DF/FW Adam Virgo 1 0 0 1
30   WG Medy Elito 1 0 0 1
Own goals 3 0 0 3
TOTALS 62 1 0 63

Disciplinary record edit

[75]

Number Nationality Position Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
               
10   MF Kemal Izzet 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
19   DF/FW Adam Virgo 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
12   CB Pat Baldwin 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1
1   GK Dean Gerken 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
4   MF Johnnie Jackson 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
11   WG Mark Yeates 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
18   CB Matthew Connolly 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
20   FW Kevin Lisbie 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
7   MF Karl Duguid 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
8   FW Teddy Sheringham 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
9   FW Clive Platt 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
14   WG Kevin McLeod 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
15   FW Jamie Guy 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
16   CB Matt Heath 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
17   MF Luke Guttridge 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
18   RB Philip Ifil 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
21   DF Béla Balogh 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2   FB Danny Granville 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
16   FB/CB George Elokobi 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
TOTALS 52 4 0 0 0 0 52 4

Clean sheets edit

Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.[76]

Place Number Nationality Player Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
1 1   Dean Gerken 1 0 0 1
13   Aidan Davison 1 0 0 1
TOTALS 2 0 0 2

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
8 FW   Teddy Sheringham 11 August 2007 Sheffield United Bramall Lane
9 FW   Clive Platt 11 August 2007 Sheffield United Bramall Lane
11 WG   Mark Yeates 11 August 2007 Sheffield United Bramall Lane [78][a]
17 MF   Luke Guttridge 11 August 2007 Sheffield United Bramall Lane
18 CB   Matthew Connolly 11 August 2007 Sheffield United Bramall Lane
2 FB   Danny Granville 14 August 2007 Shrewsbury Town New Meadow
27 MF   Anthony Wordsworth 14 August 2007 Shrewsbury Town New Meadow
29 FW   Tom Webb 14 August 2007 Shrewsbury Town New Meadow
19 DF/FW   Adam Virgo 18 August 2007 Barnsley Layer Road
20 FW   Kevin Lisbie 18 August 2007 Barnsley Layer Road
23 GK   Mark Cousins 18 August 2007 Barnsley Layer Road
5 CB   Chris Coyne 12 January 2008 Bristol City Ashton Gate Stadium
18 RB   Philip Ifil 12 January 2008 Bristol City Ashton Gate Stadium
24 FW   Scott Vernon 2 February 2008 Sheffield United Layer Road [79][a]
23 MF   Dean Hammond 23 February 2008 Bristol City Layer Road
25 FW   Izale McLeod 1 March 2008 Wolverhampton Wanderers Layer Road
30 WG   Medy Elito 4 March 2008 Plymouth Argyle Home Park
16 CB   Matt Heath 15 March 2008 Cardiff City Layer Road
  1. ^ a b Second debut for the club

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

Specific edit

  1. ^ 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.
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