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2009–10 Colchester United F.C. season

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.

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

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 edit

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 edit

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   Manchester (1982-08-27)27 August 1982 (aged 26) 0 0   Carlisle United 10 July 2009 Undisclosed
12 Mark Cousins GK   Chelmsford (1987-01-09)9 January 1987 (aged 22) 15 0 Youth team 1 August 2004 Free transfer
Defenders
2 Alan Maybury FB   Dublin (1978-08-08)8 August 1978 (aged 30) 26 0   Leicester City 12 December 2008 Free transfer
3 Lee Beevers RB     Doncaster (1983-12-04)4 December 1983 (aged 25) 0 0   Lincoln City 26 June 2009 Free transfer
4 Magnus Okuonghae CB     Lagos (1986-02-16)16 February 1986 (aged 23) 0 0   Dagenham & Redbridge 1 July 2009 £60,000
5 Pat Baldwin CB   City of London (1982-11-12)12 November 1982 (aged 26) 215 1   Chelsea 16 August 2002 Free transfer
6 Paul Reid CB   Carlisle (1982-02-18)18 February 1982 (aged 27) 29 1   Barnsley 2 July 2008 Free transfer
23 Marc Tierney FB   Prestwich (1985-08-23)23 August 1985 (aged 23) 26 1   Shrewsbury Town 2 January 2009 Undisclosed
25 John White FB   Colchester (1986-07-26)26 July 1986 (aged 22) 137 0 Youth team 1 July 2003 Free transfer
27 Matt Lockwood LB   Rochford (1976-10-17)17 October 1976 (aged 32) 5 0   Nottingham Forest 3 June 2008 Free transfer
28 Matt Heath CB   Leicester (1981-11-01)1 November 1981 (aged 27) 26 1   Leeds United 13 May 2008 Free transfer
30 Morten Knudsen DF   (1986-10-27)27 October 1986 (aged 22) 0 0   Notodden 20 January 2010 Undisclosed
31 Philip Ifil RB   Willesden (1986-01-18)18 January 1986 (aged 23) 30 0   Tottenham Hotspur 10 January 2008 Undisclosed
34 Tom Bender CB   Harlow (1993-01-19)19 January 1993 (aged 16) 0 0 Youth team 1 July 2009 Free transfer
36 Bradley Hamilton DF   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     Harrow (1988-09-30)30 September 1988 (aged 20) 19 2   Watford 1 January 2010 Undisclosed
10 Kemal Izzet MF   Whitechapel (1980-09-29)29 September 1980 (aged 28) 335 21   Charlton Athletic 13 April 2001 Free transfer
14 David Fox MF   Leek (1983-12-13)13 December 1983 (aged 25) 0 0   Blackpool 1 July 2009 Free transfer
17 David Perkins MF   Heysham (1982-06-21)21 June 1982 (aged 26) 43 6   Rochdale 8 July 2008 Undisclosed
22 Anthony Wordsworth MF   Camden Town (1989-01-03)3 January 1989 (aged 20) 40 3 Youth team 1 July 2006 Free transfer
26 David Prutton MF   Kingston upon Hull (1981-09-12)12 September 1981 (aged 27) 1 1   Leeds United 1 February 2010 Free transfer
32 Sam Corcoran MF   Enfield Town (1991-02-05)5 February 1991 (aged 18) 1 0 Youth team 31 March 2009 Free transfer
Forwards
7 Ashley Vincent WG   Oldbury (1985-05-26)26 May 1985 (aged 24) 6 1   Cheltenham Town 1 July 2009 Free transfer
9 Clive Platt FW   Wolverhampton (1977-10-27)27 October 1977 (aged 31) 90 18   Milton Keynes Dons 3 July 2007 £300,000
11 Simon Hackney WG   Manchester (1984-02-05)5 February 1984 (aged 25) 17 0   Carlisle United 26 January 2009 £100,000
15 Kayode Odejayi FW   Ibadan (1982-02-21)21 February 1982 (aged 27) 17 7   Barnsley 1 January 2010 Undisclosed
16 Ian Henderson FW/MF   Bury St Edmunds (1985-01-24)24 January 1985 (aged 24) 0 0   Ankaragücü 7 January 2010 Free transfer
18 Steven Gillespie FW   Liverpool (1985-06-04)4 June 1985 (aged 23) 20 5   Cheltenham Town 7 July 2008 £400,000
19 Joël Thomas FW   Caen (1987-06-30)30 June 1987 (aged 21) 0 0   Hamilton Academical 21 July 2009 £125,000
29 Scott Vernon FW   Manchester (1983-12-13)13 December 1983 (aged 25) 64 10   Blackpool 31 January 2008 Undisclosed
33 Russell Malton FW/MF   Colchester (1990-11-14)14 November 1990 (aged 18) 0 0 Youth team 1 July 2009 Free transfer
35 Craig Arnott FW   Edgware (1992-09-09)9 September 1992 (aged 16) 0 0 Youth team 1 July 2009 Free transfer
39 Medy Elito WG     Kinshasa (1990-03-20)20 March 1990 (aged 19) 19 1 Youth team 1 July 2007 Free transfer

Transfers edit

In edit

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

Out edit

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

Loans in edit

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

Loans out edit

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

Match details edit

Pre-season friendly edit

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 edit

Main article: 2009–10 Football League One

League table edit

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 edit

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

Matches edit

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   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   77'   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   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   56'  		 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   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   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   42'  		 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   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   90+2'   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   90'  		 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   90' Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 5,751
Referee: Dean Whitestone

Football League Cup edit

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   90'		 Report Pătulea   2'
Melligan   63'		 Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 3,308
Referee: Darren Deadman

Football League Trophy edit

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  
Miller  
Palmer  
Weston  
McCammon  		 Vernon  
Wordsworth  
Fox  
Lockwood  
Perkins  

FA Cup edit

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 edit

Appearances and goals edit

[5][83]

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

Disciplinary record edit

[84]

Number Nationality Position Name League One FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy Total
                   
10   MF Kemal Izzet 10 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 1
23   FB Marc Tierney 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1
20   FW Kevin Lisbie 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1
8   MF John-Joe O'Toole 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
22   MF Anthony Wordsworth 9 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 0
26   MF David Prutton 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1
9   FW Clive Platt 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 1
25   FB John White 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
7   WG Ashley Vincent 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
16   FW/MF Ian Henderson 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
21   CB Danny Batth 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
4   CB Magnus Okuonghae 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
11   WG Simon Hackney 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
18   FW Steven Gillespie 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
39   WG Medy Elito 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
6   CB Paul Reid 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
1   GK Ben Williams 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2   FB Alan Maybury 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
14   MF David Fox 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
16   MF Josh Payne 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
17   MF David Perkins 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
19   FW Joël Thomas 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
31   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 edit

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   CB Magnus Okuonghae 36 3 0 0 39
2 5   CB Pat Baldwin 4 0 0 0 4
3 9   FW Clive Platt 2 0 0 1 3
3 8   MF Dean Hammond 2 0 0 0 2
10   MF Kemal Izzet 1 0 1 0 2
5 15   FW Kayode Odejayi 1 0 0 0 1
TOTALS 46 3 1 1 51

Clean sheets edit

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   Ben Williams 15 2 0 0 17
TOTALS 15 2 0 0 17

Player debuts edit

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

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

See also edit

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