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
Owner	Robbie Cowling
Chairman	Robbie Cowling[1]
Manager	Geraint Williams
Stadium	Layer Road
Championship	24th (relegated)
FA Cup	3rd round (eliminated by Peterborough United)
League Cup	1st round (eliminated by Shrewsbury Town)
Top goalscorer	League: Kevin Lisbie (17) All: Kevin Lisbie (17)
Highest home attendance	6,300 v Stoke City, 26 April 2008[2]
Lowest home attendance	4,003 v Peterborough United, 5 January 2008[3]
Average home league attendance	5,446[4]
Biggest win	3–0 v Preston North End, 25 August 2007
Biggest defeat	1–5 v Norwich City, 22 March 2008 v Coventry City, 19 April 2008
Home colours

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

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

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[lower-alpha 1]	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

In

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

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

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 Athetic	31 March 2008	[68][69]
14 March 2008	CB		Matt Heath	Leeds United	12 May 2008	[70][71]

Loans out

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

Championship

Main article: 2007–08 Football League Championship

League table

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

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	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A
Result	D	D	W	L	D	D	D	L	W	L	W	L	L	D	D	D	L	L	W	L	L	D	L	D	L	W	D	L	D	D	W	D	L	L	L	L	L	D	L	L	L	W	D	L	L	D
Position	10	13	5	13	16	14	14	18	12	17	12	15	16	16	17	18	18	20	19	19	22	22	24	24	24	23	24	24	24	24	23	22	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24

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

Matches

Sheffield United v Colchester United

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

Colchester United v Barnsley

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

Preston North End v Colchester United

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

Colchester United v Burnley

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

Colchester United v Charlton Athletic

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

Southampton v Colchester United

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

Blackpool v Colchester United

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

Colchester United v Scunthorpe United

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

Colchester United v Queens Park Rangers

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

Stoke City v Colchester United

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

Colchester United v West Bromwich Albion

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

Ipswich Town v Colchester United

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

Coventry City v Colchester United

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

Colchester United v Leicester City

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

Colchester United v Plymouth Argyle

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

Watford v Colchester United

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

Colchester United v Crystal Palace

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

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Colchester United

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

Sheffield Wednesday v Colchester United

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

Colchester United v Watford

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

Cardiff City v Colchester United

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

Colchester United v Norwich City

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

Queens Park Rangers v Colchester United

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

Colchester United v Southampton

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

Colchester United v Blackpool

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

Charlton Athletic v Colchester United

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

Bristol City v Colchester United

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

Barnsley v Colchester United

29 January 2008 (2008-01-29) 28	Barnsley	1–0	Colchester United	Barnsley
	Macken  45'	Report		Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 9,246 Referee: Nigel Miller

Colchester United v Sheffield United

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

Burnley v Colchester United

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

Colchester United v Preston North End

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

Hull City v Colchester United

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

Colchester United v Bristol City

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

Colchester United v Wolverhampton Wanderers

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

Plymouth Argyle v Colchester United

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

Crystal Palace v Colchester United

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

Colchester United v Sheffield Wednesday

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

Colchester United v Cardiff City

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

Colchester United v Hull City

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

Norwich City v Colchester United

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

West Bromwich Albion v Colchester United

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

Colchester United v Ipswich Town

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

Leicester City v Colchester United

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

Colchester United v Coventry City

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

Colchester United v Stoke City

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

Scunthorpe United v Colchester United

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

Main article: 2007–08 Football League Cup

Shrewsbury Town v Colchester United

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

Main article: 2007–08 FA Cup

Colchester United v Peterborough United

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

Appearances and goals

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

Goalscorers

[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

[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

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

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][lower-alpha 1]
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][lower-alpha 1]
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. Second debut for the club

See also

• List of Colchester United F.C. seasons

References

General

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

• "Colchester United football club match record: 2008". 11v11.com. Retrieved 9 December 2018.

Specific

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29. Kevin Lisbie at Soccerbase
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31. Chris Coyne at Soccerbase
32. "Phil Ifil". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
33. Phil Ifil at Soccerbase
34. "Dean Hammond". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
35. Dean Hammond at Soccerbase
36. "Scott Vernon". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
37. Scott Vernon at Soccerbase
38. Ademola Bankole at Soccerbase
39. "Ade Bankole". 11v11.com. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
40. "Chris Iwelumo". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
41. Chris Iwelumo at Soccerbase
42. "Robbie King". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
43. Robbie King at Soccerbase
44. "Jamie Cureton (Forward)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
45. Jamie Cureton at Soccerbase
46. Craig Hughes at Soccerbase
47. "Craig Hughes". 11v11.com. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
48. "Marino Keith". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
49. Marino Keith at Soccerbase
50. Matthew Paine at Soccerbase
51. "Matt Paine". 11v11.com. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
52. Lawrie Wilson at Soccerbase
53. "Lawrie Wilson". 11v11.com. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
54. "Richard Garcia". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
55. Richard Garcia at Soccerbase
56. "Wayne Brown". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
57. Wayne Brown at Soccerbase
58. "Garry Richards". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
59. Garry Richards at Soccerbase
60. "15. George Elokobi (Defender)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
61. George Elokobi at Soccerbase
62. "Matthew Connolly". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
63. Matthew Connolly at Soccerbase
64. "Bela Balogh". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
65. Bela Balogh at Soccerbase
66. "Adam Virgo". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
67. Adam Virgo at Soccerbase
68. "Izale McLeod". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
69. Izale McLeod at Soccerbase
70. "Matt Heath". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
71. Matt Heath at Soccerbase
72. "John White". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
73. John White at Soccerbase
74. "Goals". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
75. "Discipline". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
76. "Clean sheets (1st team)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
77. "Alltime- List of Debuts". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
78. "Sheffield United 2–2 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
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