2008–09 Colchester United F.C. season

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

Colchester United

2008–09 season
Owner	Robbie Cowling
Chairman	Robbie Cowling
Manager	Geraint Williams (until 22 September) Kit Symons (caretaker) (22 September until 8 October) Paul Lambert (from 9 October)
Stadium	Colchester Community Stadium
League One	12th
FA Cup	1st round (eliminated by Leyton Orient)
League Cup	2nd round (eliminated by Ipswich Town)
Football League Trophy	Semi-final (southern section) (eliminated by Luton Town)
Top goalscorer	League: Mark Yeates (12) All: Mark Yeates (13)
Highest home attendance	9,559 v Leeds United, 4 April 2009[1]
Lowest home attendance	3,179 v Stockport County, 24 February 2009[2]
Average home league attendance	5,076[3]
Biggest win	5–0 v Carlisle United, 25 October 2008
Biggest defeat	0–3 v Milton Keynes Dons, 20 September 2008 v Scunthorpe United, 28 March 2009
Home colours Away colours Third colours

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

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

Season overview

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Players

As of match played 2 May 2009.[6][7][8]

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

Transfers

In

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

• Total spending: ~ £500,000

Out

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

• Total incoming: ~ £600,000

1. Remained with the club as goalkeeping coach

Loans in

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

Loans out

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

Match details

League One

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
10	Oldham Athletic	46	16	17	13	66	65	+1	65
11	Bristol Rovers	46	17	12	17	79	61	+18	63
12	Colchester United	46	18	9	19	58	58	0	63
13	Walsall	46	17	10	19	61	66	−5	61
14	Leyton Orient	46	15	11	20	45	57	−12	56

Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2009. Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results round by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	D	W	D	L	L	W	L	L	L	W	L	W	D	L	L	W	W	L	W	D	W	W	D	W	D	W	W	L	L	L	W	D	D	W	W	L	D	L	W	L	L	L	W	L	W
Position	22	21	10	12	20	23	17	17	20	21	18	19	16	18	20	21	20	16	16	16	16	15	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	11	12	12	10	10	11	11	13	10	11	13	14	12	14	12

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

Matches

9 August 2008 1	Hartlepool United	4–2	Colchester United	Hartlepool
15:00 BST	Brown  13', 14' Boland  66' Jones  76'	Report	Gillespie  78' (pen.), 90'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 3,831 Referee: Anthony Taylor

16 August 2008 2	Colchester United	0–0	Huddersfield Town	Colchester
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 5,340 Referee: Rob Shoebridge

23 August 2008 3	Swindon Town	1–3	Colchester United	Swindon
15:00 BST	Cox  67' (pen.)	Report	Jackson  32' Vernon  45' Wasiu  89'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 7,031 Referee: Clive Penton

30 August 2008 4	Colchester United	2–2	Oldham Athletic	Colchester
15:00 BST	Yeates  42', 63'	Report	Taylor  64' Smalley  88'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 4,708 Referee: Paul Taylor

13 September 2008 5	Crewe Alexandra	2–0	Colchester United	Crewe
15:00 BST	O'Connor  46' Pope  69'	Report	Gillespie  87'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 3,510 Referee: Iain Williamson

20 September 2008 6	Colchester United	0–3	Milton Keynes Dons	Colchester
15:00 BST		Report	Wilbraham  2' Baldock  88', 90'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 4,888 Referee: Trevor Kettle

26 September 2008 7	Tranmere Rovers	3–4	Colchester United	Birkenhead
19:45 BST	Kay  12' Taylor  76' Shotton  78'	Report	Perkins  4' Yeates  15' Platt  40' Jackson  47'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 5,713 Referee: Neil Swarbrick

30 September 2008 8	Colchester United	0–1	Leicester City	Colchester
19:45 BST		Report	Dyer  49'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 5,133 Referee: Dean Whitestone

4 October 2008 9	Colchester United	0–1	Bristol Rovers	Colchester
15:00 BST		Report	Lambert  53'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 4,811 Referee: Jarnail Singh

11 October 2008 10	Cheltenham Town	4–3	Colchester United	Cheltenham
15:00 BST	Kenton  36' Owusu  53' Fleetwood  57' (pen.) Hayles  90'	Report	Wordsworth  20', 43' Jackson  51'	Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 3,580 Referee: Andy Penn

18 October 2008 11	Stockport County	1–2	Colchester United	Stockport
15:00 BST	McNeil  42'	Report	Perkins  20' Platt  87'	Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 6,025 Referee: Darren Deadman

21 October 2008 12	Colchester United	1–2	Millwall	Colchester
19:45 BST	Izzet  35'	Report	Grabban  8' Robinson  22'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 5,506 Referee: Grant Hegley

25 October 2008 13	Colchester United	5–0	Carlisle United	Colchester
15:00 BST	Perkins  3' Yeates  14', 31' D. Hammond  89' Wasiu  90'	Report		Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 5,152 Referee: Kevin Friend

1 November 2008 14	Southend United	3–3	Colchester United	Southend-on-Sea
13:00 GMT	Clarke  8' Laurent  13' Christophe  90'	Report	Jackson  35' Yeates  71' Wordsworth  81'	Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 8,920 Referee: Mick Russell

15 November 2008 15	Colchester United	0–2	Walsall	Colchester
15:00 GMT		Report	Mattis  16' Ricketts  62'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 4,071 Referee: P Crossley

22 November 2008 16	Peterborough United	2–1	Colchester United	Peterborough
15:00 GMT	Mackail-Smith  45' Boyd  63'	Report	Platt  61'	Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 7,401 Referee: Mark Heywood

25 November 2008 17	Colchester United	1–0	Yeovil Town	Colchester
19:45 GMT	Easter  55'	Report		Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 3,214 Referee: David Phillips

29 November 2008 18	Northampton Town	1–2	Colchester United	Northampton
15:00 GMT	Jackman  53'	Report	Platt  23' Reid  26'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,833 Referee: James Linington

6 December 2008 19	Colchester United	1–2	Hereford United	Colchester
15:00 GMT	Easter  71'	Report	Guinan  29' Ainsworth  39'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 4,794 Referee: Andy Hall

13 December 2008 20	Leeds United	1–2	Colchester United	Leeds
15:00 GMT	Snodgrass  34' Prutton  65'	Report	D. Hammond  45' Yeates  66'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 19,625 Referee: Nigel Miller

20 December 2008 21	Colchester United	0–0	Scunthorpe United	Colchester
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 4,606 Referee: Graham Horwood

26 December 2008 22	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–2	Colchester United	Brighton
15:00 GMT	Forster  21'	Report	Hinshelwood  35' (o.g.) Vernon  87'	Stadium: Withdean Stadium Attendance: 6,299 Referee: Rob Shoebridge

28 December 2008 23	Colchester United	1–0	Leyton Orient	Colchester
15:00 GMT	Gillespie  39' (pen.)	Report	Melligan  82'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 6,290 Referee: Graham Scott

12 January 2009 24	Milton Keynes Dons	1–1	Colchester United	Milton Keynes
19:45 GMT	Wilbraham  65' Puncheon  61'	Report	Platt  12'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 8,408 Referee: Anthony Taylor

17 January 2009 25	Colchester United	3–1	Cheltenham Town	Colchester
15:00 GMT	D. Hammond  62' Gillespie  77' Yeates  88'	Report	Westwood  57' Finnigan  72'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 4,183 Referee: Lee Probert

24 January 2009 26	Bristol Rovers	0–0	Colchester United	Bristol
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 6,634 Referee: Oliver Langford

27 January 2009 27	Colchester United	2–1	Northampton Town	Colchester
19:45 GMT	Yeates  57' Vernon  58'	Report	Akinfenwa  18' Rodgers  45'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 3,973 Referee: Iain Williamson

31 January 2009 28	Carlisle United	0–2	Colchester United	Carlisle
15:00 GMT		Report	Livesey  11' (o.g.) Perkins  82'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 5,745 Referee: Clive Oliver

10 February 2009 29	Colchester United	0–1	Tranmere Rovers	Colchester
19:45 GMT		Report	Shotton  50'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 3,588 Referee: Gavin Ward

14 February 2009 30	Walsall	2–0	Colchester United	Walsall
15:00 GMT	Ricketts  17' Deeney  42'	Report		Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 3,719 Referee: Graham Salisbury

21 February 2009 31	Colchester United	0–1	Southend United	Colchester
15:00 GMT		Report	Moussa  14'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 8,651 Referee: Kevin Wright

24 February 2009 32	Colchester United	1–0	Stockport County	Colchester
19:45 GMT	Tierney  17'	Report		Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 3,179 Referee: James Linington

28 February 2009 33	Colchester United	1–1	Hartlepool United	Colchester
15:00 GMT	Vernon  45'	Report	Nelson  71'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 5,158 Referee: Mike Jones

3 March 2009 34	Huddersfield Town	2–2	Colchester United	Huddersfield
19:45 GMT	Pilkington  51' Roberts  66'	Report	D. Hammond  19' (pen.), 90'	Stadium: Kirklees Stadium Attendance: 10,580 Referee: Andy Woolmer

7 March 2009 35	Oldham Athletic	0–1	Colchester United	Oldham
15:00 GMT		Report	Platt  2'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4,591 Referee: Chris Sarginson

10 March 2009 36	Colchester United	3–2	Swindon Town	Colchester
19:45 GMT	Platt  1', 45' Perkins  71'	Report	Cox  38' (pen.) Robson-Kanu  64'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 3,827 Referee: Dean Whitestone

14 March 2009 37	Colchester United	0–1	Crewe Alexandra	Colchester
15:00 GMT		Report	Zola  63'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 4,907 Referee: David Phillips

21 March 2009 38	Leicester City	1–1	Colchester United	Leicester
15:00 GMT	Dickov  67'	Report	Yeates  23'	Stadium: Walkers Stadium Attendance: 20,218 Referee: Keith Stroud

28 March 2009 39	Scunthorpe United	3–0	Colchester United	Scunthorpe
15:00 GMT	Hooper  36', 59' Lansbury  69'	Report		Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 4,304 Referee: Graham Scott

31 March 2009 40	Millwall	0–1	Colchester United	Bermondsey
19:45 BST		Report	Platt  84'	Stadium: The Den Attendance: 8,071 Referee: Andy Woolmer

4 April 2009 41	Colchester United	0–1	Leeds United	Colchester
15:00 BST		Report	Becchio  29'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 9,559 Referee: Paul Taylor

11 April 2009 42	Leyton Orient	2–1	Colchester United	Leyton
15:00 BST	Daniels  45' Smith  80'	Report	Platt  43'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 4,685 Referee: Darren Deadman

13 April 2009 43	Colchester United	0–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Colchester
15:00 BST		Report	Owusu  57'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 4,873 Referee: R Booth

18 April 2009 44	Hereford United	0–2	Colchester United	Hereford
15:00 BST		Report	Yeates  36' Beckwith  43' (o.g.)	Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 2,100 Referee: Carl Boyeson

25 April 2009 45	Colchester United	0–1	Peterborough United	Colchester
15:00 BST		Report	Lee  40'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 6,532 Referee: Stuart Attwell

2 May 2009 46	Yeovil Town	0–2	Colchester United	Yeovil
15:00 BST		Report	Vincent  13' Yeates  15'	Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 5,237 Referee: Fred Graham

Football League Cup

12 August 2008 1st round	Gillingham	0–1	Colchester United	Gillingham
19:45 BST		Report	Heath  11'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 2,566 Referee: P Crossley

26 August 2008 2nd round	Ipswich Town	2–1	Colchester United	Ipswich
19:45 BST	Couñago  28' Lisbie  56'	Report	Gillespie  87'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 17,084 Referee: Richard Beeby

Football League Trophy

2 September 2008 1st round (southern section)	Millwall	0–1	Colchester United	Bermondsey
19:45 BST		Report	Perkins  8'	Stadium: The Den Attendance: 2,456 Referee: Gavin Ward

7 October 2008 2nd round (southern section)	Gillingham	0–1	Colchester United	Gillingham
19:45 BST		Report	Yeates  60'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 1,557 Referee: Fred Graham

4 November 2008 Area quarter-final (southern section)	AFC Bournemouth	0–1	Colchester United	Bournemouth
19:45 GMT		Report	Williams  17'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 2,275 Referee: Andy Woolmer

16 December 2008 Area semi-final (southern section)	Luton Town	1–0	Colchester United	Luton
19:45 GMT	Gnakpa  29'	Report		Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 2,638 Referee: Kevin Friend

FA Cup

8 November 2008 1st round	Colchester United	0–1	Leyton Orient	Colchester
15:00 GMT		Report	Demetriou  80'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 4,600 Referee: Pat Miller

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

[6][75]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League One		FA Cup		League Cup		Football League Trophy
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Dean Gerken	24	0	21	0	0	0	2	0	1	0
2	DF		John White	32	0	19+7	0	1	0	1	0	4	0
3	DF		Matt Lockwood	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	MF		Johnnie Jackson	34	4	22+7	4	1	0	1	0	3	0
5	DF		Chris Coyne	22	0	17+2	0	0	0	1	0	1+1	0
6	DF		Paul Reid	29	1	25+1	1	0	0	2	0	1	0
7	FW		Steven Gillespie	20	5	8+9	4	0	0	0+1	1	1+1	0
8	MF		Dean Hammond	47	5	38+3	5	0	0	2	0	4	0
9	FW		Clive Platt	48	10	39+4	10	1	0	2	0	1+1	0
10	MF		Kemal Izzet	48	1	39+4	1	1	0	1+1	0	2	0
11	FW		Mark Yeates	50	13	42+1	12	1	0	2	0	1+3	1
12	DF		Pat Baldwin	38	0	35	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
14	FW		Akanni-Sunday Wasiu	19	2	3+12	2	0+1	0	0	0	2+1	0
15	FW		Jamie Guy	4	0	1+3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	DF		Matt Heath	21	1	11+3	0	1	0	2	1	4	0
17	MF		David Perkins	43	6	35+3	5	1	0	0+1	0	2+1	1
18	DF		Philip Ifil	10	0	5+1	0	0	0	2	0	2	0
19	DF		Alan Maybury	26	0	25	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
22	FW		Simon Hackney	17	0	11+6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	GK		Mark Cousins	13	0	9	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
24	FW		Scott Vernon	40	4	15+18	4	0+1	0	2	0	3+1	0
27	MF		Anthony Wordsworth	36	3	9+21	3	1	0	2	0	3	0
30	FW		Medy Elito	8	0	0+5	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	1	0
32	DF		Marc Tierney	26	1	26	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	MF		Sam Corcoran	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season
19	DF		Gary Borrowdale	5	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
20	DF		Neal Trotman	6	0	5+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	FW		Sam Williams	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	1
21	FW		Ashley Vincent	6	1	5+1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	GK		Jimmy Walker	16	0	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	DF		Lee Hills	2	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	FW		Jermaine Easter	5	2	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	FW		Lewis Gobern	12	0	5+7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	FW		Karl Hawley	4	0	4	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	11		WG	Mark Yeates	12	0	0	1	13
2	9		FW	Clive Platt	10	0	0	0	10
3	17		MF	David Perkins	5	0	0	1	6
4	7		FW	Steven Gillespie	4	0	1	0	5
	8		MF	Dean Hammond	5	0	0	0	5
6	4		MF	Johnnie Jackson	4	0	0	0	4
	24		FW	Scott Vernon	4	0	0	0	4
8	27		MF	Anthony Wordsworth	3	0	0	0	3
9	14		FW	Akanni-Sunday Wasiu	2	0	0	0	2
	26		FW	Jermaine Easter	2	0	0	0	2
11	6		CB	Paul Reid	1	0	0	0	1
	10		MF	Kemal Izzet	1	0	0	0	1
	16		CB	Matt Heath	0	0	1	0	1
	20		FW	Sam Williams	0	0	0	1	1
	21		WG	Ashley Vincent	1	0	0	0	1
	32		FB	Marc Tierney	1	0	0	0	1
				Own goals	3	0	0	0	3
				TOTALS	58	0	2	3	63

Disciplinary record

[76]

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

Clean sheets

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

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

Player debuts

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

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

1. Second debut for the club

See also

• List of Colchester United F.C. seasons

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