2001–02 Colchester United F.C. season

The 2001–02 season was Colchester United's 60th season in their history and their fourth successive season in the third tier of English football, the Second Division. Alongside competing in the Second Division, the club also participated in the FA Cup, the League Cup and the Football League Trophy.

Colchester United

2001–02 season
Chairman	Peter Heard[1]
Manager	Steve Whitton
Stadium	Layer Road
Second Division	15th
FA Cup	1st round (eliminated by York City)
League Cup	2nd round (eliminated by Barnsley)
Football League Trophy	2nd round (southern section) (eliminated by Reading)
Top goalscorer	League: Scott McGleish (15) All: Scott McGleish (16)
Highest home attendance	5,186 v Wycombe Wanderers, 23 October 2001[2]
Lowest home attendance	1,251 v Swindon Town, 16 October 2001[3]
Average home league attendance	3,705[4]
Biggest win	6–3 v Chesterfield, 11 August 2001
Biggest defeat	0–3 v Stoke City, 26 September 2001 v Reading, 26 January 2002 1–4 v Brentford, 29 September 2001 v Oldham Athletic, 2 March 2002 v Brighton & Hove Albion, 30 March 2002
Home colours

Steve Whitton led the U's to a 15th placed league finish. They were knocked out of the FA Cup by York City in the first round. In the League Cup, Colchester defeated First Division Portsmouth at Fratton Park, before falling to defeat to Barnsley in the second round. They also reached the second round of the Football League Trophy, beating Swindon Town in the first round but they were eliminated by Reading in the second round.

Season overview

Colchester leapt to the top of the Second Division table by the end of August, having beaten Chesterfield 6–3 in the opening game of the season, and also knocked out First Division Portsmouth out of the League Cup at Fratton Park. However, they failed to capitalise on this despite manager Steve Whitton equalling the club's record transfer fee of £50,000 for Northern Ireland international Adrian Coote from Norwich City. They finished 15th, a steady year-on-year improvement after recording 18th and then 17th-place finishes in the previous campaigns respectively.

After beating Portsmouth in the first round of the League Cup, Barnsley proved too much for the U's in the second round. York City eliminated Colchester from the FA Cup in the first round, and Reading defeated the U's in the second round of the Football League Trophy following a first round win over Swindon Town.[5]

Players

As of match played 20 April 2002.[6][7][8]

No.	Name	Position	Nationality	Place of birth	Date of birth	Apps	Goals	Signed from	Date signed	Fee
Goalkeepers
1	Simon Brown	GK		Chelmsford	(1976-12-03)3 December 1976 (aged 24)	64	0	Tottenham Hotspur	20 July 1999	Free transfer
13	Glenn Williamson	GK		Enfield Town	(1982-12-22)22 December 1982 (aged 18)	0	0	Youth team	1 August 1999	Free transfer
Defenders
2	Joe Dunne	FB		Dublin	(1973-05-25)25 May 1973 (aged 28)	178	5	Dover Athletic	7 December 1999[lower-alpha 1]	Nominal
3	Joe Keith	FB		Plaistow	(1978-10-01)1 October 1978 (aged 22)	79	5	West Ham United	24 May 1999	Free transfer
5	Ross Johnson	CB		Brighton	(1976-01-02)2 January 1976 (aged 25)	36	0	Brighton & Hove Albion	14 February 2000	Free transfer
6	Con Blatsis	CB		Melbourne	(1977-07-06)6 July 1977 (aged 23)	0	0	Lillestrøm	15 March 2002	Non-contract
12	Scott Fitzgerald	CB		Westminster	(1969-08-13)13 August 1969 (aged 31)	32	0	Millwall	19 October 2000	Free transfer
18	Anthony Allman	DF/MF		Sidcup	(1980-12-14)14 December 1980 (aged 20)	0	0	Charlton Athletic	27 July 2001	Free transfer
19	Alan White	CB		Darlington	(1975-03-22)22 March 1975 (aged 26)	42	0	Luton Town	16 July 2000	Free transfer
26	David Hadrava	FB		Ilford	(1983-02-26)26 February 1983 (aged 18)	0	0	Youth team	1 August 2001	Free transfer
Midfielders
4	Gavin Johnson	MF		Eye	(1970-10-10)10 October 1970 (aged 30)	69	2	Dunfermline Athletic	14 November 1999	Free transfer
7	Karl Duguid	MF		Letchworth	(1978-03-21)21 March 1978 (aged 23)	194	29	Youth team	9 December 1995[lower-alpha 2]	Free transfer
8	David Gregory	MF		Sudbury	(1970-01-23)23 January 1970 (aged 31)	240	28	Peterborough United	8 December 1995	Free transfer
10	Kemal Izzet	MF		Whitechapel	(1980-09-29)29 September 1980 (aged 20)	6	1	Charlton Athletic	13 April 2001	Free transfer
14	Chris Keeble	MF		Colchester	(1978-09-17)17 September 1978 (aged 22)	25	2	Ipswich Town	23 March 2000	Free transfer
15	Thomas Pinault	MF		Grasse	(1981-12-04)4 December 1981 (aged 19)	10	1	AS Cannes	1 July 1999	Free transfer
17	Bobby Bowry	MF		Hampstead	(1971-05-19)19 May 1971 (aged 30)	0	0	Millwall	25 July 2001	Free transfer
20	Mick Stockwell	MF		Chelmsford	(1965-02-14)14 February 1965 (aged 36)	52	11	Ipswich Town	23 July 2000	Free transfer
23	Matt Hearn	MF		Barking	(1984-01-17)17 January 1984 (aged 17)	0	0	Youth team	1 July 2000	Free transfer
25	Marc Canham	MF		Wegberg	(1982-09-11)11 September 1982 (aged 18)	0	0	Youth team	1 August 2001	Free transfer
Forwards
9	Scott McGleish	FW		Chipping Barnet	(1974-02-10)10 February 1974 (aged 27)	38	11	Barnet	12 January 2001	£15,000
16	Dean Morgan	FW		Edmonton	(1983-10-03)3 October 1983 (aged 17)	4	0	Youth team	1 August 2000	Free transfer
21	Kevin Rapley	FW		Reading	(1977-09-21)21 September 1977 (aged 23)	0	0	Notts County	1 August 2001	Free transfer
22	Triston Chambers	FW		Enfield Town	(1982-12-25)25 December 1982 (aged 18)	0	0	Youth team	20 August 2001	Free transfer
23	Lloyd Opara	FW		Enfield Town	(1984-01-06)6 January 1984 (aged 17)	0	0	Youth team	20 August 2001	Free transfer
27	Ben Cranfield	FW		Ipswich	(1984-03-01)1 March 1984 (aged 17)	0	0	Youth team	1 August 2001	Free transfer
28	Adrian Coote	FW		Great Yarmouth	(1978-09-30)30 September 1978 (aged 22)	0	0	Norwich City	21 December 2001	£50,000

1. Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game in his second spell for the club
2. 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.
25 July 2001	MF		Bobby Bowry	Millwall	Free transfer	[9][10]
27 July 2001	DF/MF		Anthony Allman	Charlton Athletic	Free transfer	[11][12]
1 August 2001	MF		Marc Canham	Youth team	Free transfer	[13][14]
1 August 2001	FW		Ben Cranfield	Youth team	Free transfer	[15][16]
1 August 2001	FB		David Hadrava	Youth team	Free transfer	[17][18]
1 August 2001	FW		Lloyd Opara	Youth team	Free transfer	[19][20]
1 August 2001	FW		Kevin Rapley	Notts County	Free transfer	[21][22]
20 August 2001	FW		Triston Chambers	Youth team	Free transfer	[23][24]
18 September 2001	CB		Olly Blackwell	Youth team	Free transfer	[25]
21 December 2001	FW		Adrian Coote	Norwich City	£50,000	[26][27]
15 February 2002	FW		Patrice Tano	Telstar	Non-contract	[28][29]
15 March 2002	CB		Con Blatsis	Lillestrøm	Non-contract	[30][31]

• Total spending: ~ £50,000

Out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
31 May 2001	MF		Sam Okafor	Sittingbourne	Released	[32][33]
1 July 2001	FW		Steve McGavin	Dagenham & Redbridge	Released	[34][35]
4 July 2001	MF/DF		Aaron Skelton	Luton Town	Free transfer	[36][37]
1 August 2001	MF		Andy Arnott	Stevenage Borough	Free transfer	[38][39]
8 August 2001	FW		Keith Scott	Dover Athletic	Free transfer	[40][41]
31 January 2002	CB		Simon Clark	Woodlands Wellington	Released	[42][43]
4 March 2002	FW		Patrice Tano	Falkirk	Free transfer	[28][29]
18 March 2002	CB		Olly Blackwell	Billericay Town	Undisclosed	[25]
28 March 2002	GK		Andy Woodman	Oxford United	Free transfer	[44][45]

• Total incoming: ~ £0

Loans in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	End date	Ref.
14 December 2001	FW		Graham Barrett	Arsenal	21 April 2002	[46][47]
18 January 2002	FB		John Halls	Arsenal	18 February 2002	[48][49]
27 March 2002	FW		Charlie MacDonald	Charlton Athletic	21 April 2002	[50][51]
28 March 2002	GK		Richard Knight	Oxford United	21 April 2002	[52][53]

Loans out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	End date	Ref.
18 January 2002	GK		Andy Woodman	Oxford United	18 March 2002	[44][45]
15 February 2002	MF		Matt Hearn	Southend United	15 March 2002	[54][55]

Match details

Second Division

Main article: 2001–02 Football League

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
13	Swindon Town	46	15	14	17	46	56	−10	59
14	Port Vale	46	16	10	20	51	62	−11	58
15	Colchester United	46	15	12	19	65	76	−11	57
16	Blackpool	46	14	14	18	66	69	−3	56
17	Peterborough United	46	15	10	21	64	59	+5	55

Source:
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).

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	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	W	D	W	L	W	L	W	L	L	L	W	L	W	D	L	L	W	D	L	D	W	D	W	L	W	D	L	L	L	L	D	W	D	D	D	L	L	L	W	D	L	W	L	W	D
Position	1	2	2	1	2	2	5	2	4	9	11	7	11	8	8	9	12	9	9	13	12	11	12	12	12	12	10	12	12	12	13	14	12	13	14	15	15	15	16	16	16	17	16	16	16	15

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

Matches

Chesterfield v Colchester United

11 August 2001 (2001-08-11) 1	Chesterfield	3–6	Colchester United	Chesterfield
	Willis  10' Beckett  47' Payne  55'	Report	Dunne  9' Booty  26' (o.g.) Stockwell  37' Rapley  48' McGleish  62', 78'	Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 3,939 Referee: G Cain

Colchester United v Tranmere Rovers

18 August 2001 (2001-08-18) 2	Colchester United	2–1	Tranmere Rovers	Colchester
	Rapley  84' McGleish  89'	Report	Barlow  90' (pen.) Hazell  87'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,618 Referee: Phil Prosser

Wrexham v Colchester United

25 August 2001 (2001-08-25) 3	Wrexham	1–1	Colchester United	Wrexham
	Edwards  73' Chalk  45'  Ferguson  65'	Report	Stockwell  20'	Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 2,952 Referee: M Cowburn

Colchester United v Port Vale

27 August 2001 (2001-08-27) 4	Colchester United	2–0	Port Vale	Colchester
15:00 BST	Keith  21' McGleish  46'	Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,611 Referee: P Armstrong

Swindon Town v Colchester United

1 September 2001 (2001-09-01) 5	Swindon Town	1–0	Colchester United	Swindon
	Ruddock  53'	Report		Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 4,889 Referee: Rob Harris

Colchester United v Northampton Town

8 September 2001 (2001-09-08) 6	Colchester United	3–1	Northampton Town	Colchester
15:00 BST	Rapley  7' McGleish  8' (pen.) Hope  42' (o.g.) Gregory  56'	Report	Hargreaves  78'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,705 Referee: Paul Rejer

Bristol City v Colchester United

15 September 2001 (2001-09-15) 7	Bristol City	3–1	Colchester United	Bristol
	Murray  40' Jones  47' Clist  87'	Report	Rapley  45'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 9,992 Referee: Ray Olivier

Colchester United v Oldham Athletic

18 September 2001 (2001-09-18) 8	Colchester United	2–1	Oldham Athletic	Colchester
19:45 BST	Izzet  10' McGleish  27'	Report	Eyres  81' J. Sheridan  71'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,991 Referee: Paul Alcock

Colchester United v Notts County

22 September 2001 (2001-09-22) 9	Colchester United	0–1	Notts County	Colchester
15:00 BST		Report	Allsopp  62'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,796 Referee: S Tomlin

Stoke City v Colchester United

26 September 2001 (2001-09-26) 10	Stoke City	3–0	Colchester United	Stoke-on-Trent
	Vandeurzen  45' Þórðarson  57', 90'	Report		Stadium: Britannia Stadium Attendance: 9,515 Referee: R Pearson

Brentford v Colchester United

29 September 2001 (2001-09-29) 11	Brentford	4–1	Colchester United	Brentford
	Evans  5', 62' (pen.) Burgess  34' Owusu  83' Anderson  87'	Report	McGleish  17'	Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 5,179 Referee: B Jordan

Colchester United v Reading

5 October 2001 (2001-10-05) 12	Colchester United	2–0	Reading	Colchester
19:45 BST	Rapley  8' McGleish  26'	Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,691 Referee: Keith Hill

Blackpool v Colchester United

13 October 2001 (2001-10-13) 13	Blackpool	2–1	Colchester United	Blackpool
	Ormerod  50', 90'	Report	Izzet  86'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 11,097 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

Colchester United v Cambridge United

20 October 2001 (2001-10-20) 14	Colchester United	3–1	Cambridge United	Colchester
15:00 BST	McGleish  37', 87' G. Johnson  42'	Report	Oné  14'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,684 Referee: Phil Dowd

Colchester United v Wycombe Wanderers

23 October 2001 (2001-10-23) 15	Colchester United	2–2	Wycombe Wanderers	Colchester
19:45 BST	Stockwell  13' Rapley  28'	Report	Brown  14' Currie  45'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 5,186 Referee: Trevor Parkes

Brighton & Hove Albion v Colchester United

27 October 2001 (2001-10-27) 16	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–0	Colchester United	Brighton
	Zamora  16'	Report		Stadium: Withdean Stadium Attendance: 6,531 Referee: Matt Messias

Colchester United v AFC Bournemouth

3 November 2001 (2001-11-03) 17	Colchester United	1–2	AFC Bournemouth	Colchester
15:00 GMT	Duguid  25'	Report	Feeney  13' Howe  20' Hayter  87'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,369 Referee: Mark Warren

Wigan Athletic v Colchester United

9 November 2001 (2001-11-09) 18	Wigan Athletic	2–3	Colchester United	Wigan
	Fitzgerald  52' (o.g.) Liddell  56'	Report	Stockwell  13', 19' R. Johnson  77'	Stadium: JJB Stadium Attendance: 5,735 Referee: Graham Laws

Cardiff City v Colchester United

20 November 2001 (2001-11-20) 19	Cardiff City	1–1	Colchester United	Cardiff
	Collins  33'	Report	Dunne  87'	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 8,013 Referee: Clive Wilkes

Colchester United v Bury

24 November 2001 (2001-11-24) 20	Colchester United	0–1	Bury	Colchester
15:00 GMT		Report	Newby  82'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,534 Referee: Joe Ross

Queens Park Rangers v Colchester United

1 December 2001 (2001-12-01) 21	Queens Park Rangers	2–2	Colchester United	Shepherd's Bush
15:00 GMT	Gallen  22', 54'	Report	Stockwell  29' Keith  39'	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 11,158 Referee: P Armstrong

Colchester United v Peterborough United

15 December 2001 (2001-12-15) 22	Colchester United	2–1	Peterborough United	Colchester
15:00 GMT	McGleish  8' White  70'	Report	Edwards  7'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,480 Referee: Peter Jones

Colchester United v Huddersfield Town

22 December 2001 (2001-12-22) 23	Colchester United	3–3	Huddersfield Town	Colchester
15:00 GMT	Duguid  9' Stockwell  23' McGleish  74'	Report	Booth  40', 61' Schofield  59' Jenkins  80'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,543 Referee: Lee Cable

Northampton Town v Colchester United

26 December 2001 (2001-12-26) 24	Northampton Town	2–3	Colchester United	Northampton
	Hope  36' Forrester  80'	Report	Sampson  45' (o.g.) Barrett  50', 66'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,740 Referee: Anthony Bates

Port Vale v Colchester United

29 December 2001 (2001-12-29) 25	Port Vale	3–1	Colchester United	Burslem
	Armstrong  35' Rowland  39' Brooker  69'	Report	Duguid  90'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 4,444 Referee: D Crick

Colchester United v Wrexham

5 January 2002 (2002-01-05) 26	Colchester United	2–1	Wrexham	Colchester
	Stockwell  12' Bowry  78'	Report	Thomas  29'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,835 Referee: Keith Hill

Tranmere Rovers v Colchester United

12 January 2002 (2002-01-12) 27	Tranmere Rovers	0–0	Colchester United	Birkenhead
	Allen  53'	Report		Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 8,387 Referee: Mike Pike

Colchester United v Chesterfield

19 January 2002 (2002-01-19) 28	Colchester United	1–2	Chesterfield	Colchester
15:00 GMT	Barrett  49' Duguid  54'	Report	Burt  17' Hurst  75'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,060 Referee: Paul Danson

Huddersfield Town v Colchester United

22 January 2002 (2002-01-22) 29	Huddersfield Town	2–1	Colchester United	Huddersfield
	Schofield  5', 25'	Report	White  83'	Stadium: Kirklees Stadium Attendance: 7,179 Referee: M Cooper

Reading v Colchester United

26 January 2002 (2002-01-26) 30	Reading	3–0	Colchester United	Reading
15:00 GMT	Forster  38' (pen.), 69' Hughes  48'	Report		Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 12,743 Referee: Paul Taylor

Colchester United v Swindon Town

30 January 2002 (2002-01-30) 31	Colchester United	1–3	Swindon Town	Colchester
	Keith  41' (pen.)	Report	Gurney  61' (pen.), 74' Sabin  63'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,132 Referee: B Jordan

Colchester United v Brentford

2 February 2002 (2002-02-02) 32	Colchester United	1–1	Brentford	Colchester
15:00 GMT	Coote  66'	Report	Owusu  25'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,657 Referee: M Fletcher

Cambridge United v Colchester United

9 February 2002 (2002-02-09) 33	Cambridge United	1–2	Colchester United	Cambridge
15:00 GMT	Youngs  1'	Report	Coote  68' Rapley  85'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 3,954 Referee: Paul Alcock

Colchester United v Blackpool

16 February 2002 (2002-02-16) 34	Colchester United	1–1	Blackpool	Colchester
15:00 GMT	Keith  72' (pen.)	Report	Walker  41'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,553 Referee: Phil Joslin

Colchester United v Bristol City

23 February 2002 (2002-02-23) 35	Colchester United	0–0	Bristol City	Colchester
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,558 Referee: A Butler

Notts County v Colchester United

26 February 2002 (2002-02-26) 36	Notts County	1–1	Colchester United	Nottingham
	Allsopp  51'	Report	White  36'	Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 3,140 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Oldham Athletic v Colchester United

26 February 2002 (2002-02-26) 37	Oldham Athletic	4–1	Colchester United	Oldham
	Smart  24' Murray  44' Eyres  77' Corazzin  90'	Report	Izzet  12'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 5,457 Referee: Howard Webb

Colchester United v Stoke City

5 March 2002 (2002-03-05) 38	Colchester United	1–3	Stoke City	Colchester
19:45 GMT	Duguid  54'	Report	Guðjónsson  42' Burton  45', 80'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,866 Referee: D Crick

Peterborough United v Colchester United

9 March 2002 (2002-03-09) 39	Peterborough United	3–1	Colchester United	Peterborough
	Farrell  26' Greene  39' McKenzie  77'	Report	Barrett  87'	Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 4,625 Referee: S Tomlin

Colchester United v Queens Park Rangers

16 March 2002 (2002-03-16) 40	Colchester United	3–1	Queens Park Rangers	Colchester
15:00 GMT	Rapley  12', 85' McGleish  53'	Report	Doudou  90'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,903 Referee: Lee Cable

Wycombe Wanderers v Colchester United

23 March 2002 (2002-03-23) 41	Wycombe Wanderers	0–0	Colchester United	High Wycombe
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 6,737 Referee: Scott Mathieson

Colchester United v Brighton & Hove Albion

30 March 2002 (2002-03-30) 42	Colchester United	1–4	Brighton & Hove Albion	Colchester
15:00 GMT	Stockwell  88'	Report	Carpenter  23', 90' Gray  27' Brooker  29'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,881 Referee: Peter Jones

AFC Bournemouth v Colchester United

2 April 2002 (2002-04-02) 43	AFC Bournemouth	0–1	Colchester United	Bournemouth
		Report	Maher  62' (o.g.)	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 4,908 Referee: Trevor Parkes

Colchester United v Cardiff City

6 April 2002 (2002-04-06) 44	Colchester United	0–1	Cardiff City	Colchester
15:00 BST		Report	Prior  20'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,970 Referee: Paul Danson

Bury v Colchester United

13 April 2002 (2002-04-13) 45	Bury	1–3	Colchester United	Bury
	Billy  74'	Report	McGleish  45' Coote  72', 87'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 5,014 Referee: Ray Olivier

Colchester United v Wigan Athletic

20 April 2002 (2002-04-20) 46	Colchester United	2–2	Wigan Athletic	Colchester
15:00 BST	McGleish  42' MacDonald  45'	Report	Roberts  60', 86'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,672 Referee: Steve Baines

Football League Cup

Main article: 2001–02 Football League Cup

Portsmouth v Colchester United

21 August 2001 (2001-08-21) 1st round	Portsmouth	1–2	Colchester United	Portsmouth
	Crouch  77'	Report	Stockwell  53' Izzet  82'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 7,078 Referee: Paul Taylor

Colchester United v Barnsley

11 September 2001 (2001-09-11) 2nd round	Colchester United	1–3	Barnsley	Colchester
19:45 BST	Keith  72'	Report	Dyer  27', 90' Jones  88'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,442 Referee: D Crick

Football League Trophy

Main article: 2001–02 Football League Trophy

Colchester United v Swindon Town

16 October 2001 (2001-10-16) 1st round (southern section)	Colchester United	1–0	Swindon Town	Colchester
19:45 BST	Izzet  49'	Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 1,251 Referee: Grant Hegley

Reading v Colchester United

30 October 2001 (2001-10-30) 2nd round (southern section)	Reading	2–1	Colchester United	Reading
	N. Smith  45' Henderson  72'	Report	Stockwell  77'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 2,725 Referee: Andy Hall

FA Cup

Main article: 2001–02 FA Cup

Colchester United v York City

17 November 2001 (2001-11-17) 1st round	Colchester United	0–0	York City	Colchester
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,350 Referee: Steve Baines

York City v Colchester United

27 November 2001 (2001-11-27) 1st round replay	York City	2–2 (a.e.t.) (3–2 p)	Colchester United	York
	Brass  8' Potter  84'	Report	McGleish  81' Duguid  90'	Stadium: Bootham Crescent Attendance: 2,014 Referee: Steve Baines

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

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No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Second Division		FA Cup		League Cup		Football League Trophy
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Simon Brown	21	0	19	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
2	DF		Joe Dunne	10	2	6+2	2	0+1	0	1	0	0	0
3	DF		Joe Keith	47	5	33+8	4	2	0	2	1	1+1	0
4	MF		Gavin Johnson	24	1	19+1	1	2	0	0	0	2	0
5	DF		Ross Johnson	19	1	13+3	1	2	0	0	0	1	0
6	DF		Con Blatsis	7	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	MF		Karl Duguid	45	5	36+5	4	2	1	1	0	1	0
8	MF		David Gregory	19	0	15+1	0	0	0	2	0	1	0
9	FW		Scott McGleish	52	16	44+2	15	2	1	2	0	2	0
10	MF		Kemal Izzet	45	5	36+4	3	1	0	2	1	2	1
12	DF		Scott Fitzgerald	42	0	36+1	0	2	0	2	0	1	0
15	MF		Thomas Pinault	48	0	37+5	0	2	0	2	0	2	0
16	FW		Dean Morgan	34	0	1+29	0	0+2	0	0	0	1+1	0
17	MF		Bobby Bowry	41	1	27+9	1	1	0	0+2	0	2	0
19	DF		Alan White	35	3	28+5	3	0+1	0	0+1	0	0	0
20	MF		Mick Stockwell	52	11	45+1	9	2	0	2	1	1+1	1
21	FW		Kevin Rapley	40	9	26+9	9	2	0	2	0	1	0
22	FW		Triston Chambers	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	FW		Lloyd Opara	3	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0+1	0
25	MF		Marc Canham	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	DF		David Hadrava	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
28	FW		Adrian Coote	19	4	5+14	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season
6	DF		Simon Clark	25	0	19+2	0	0	0	2	0	2	0
11	FW		Graham Barrett	20	4	19+1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	GK		Andy Woodman	30	0	26	0	2	0	2	0	0	0
30	DF		John Halls	6	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	FW		Charlie MacDonald	4	1	2+2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	GK		Richard Knight	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Goalscorers

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Place	Number	Nationality	Position	Name	Second Division	FA Cup	League Cup	Football League Trophy	Total
1	9		FW	Scott McGleish	15	1	0	0	16
2	20		MF	Mick Stockwell	9	0	1	1	11
3	21		FW	Kevin Rapley	9	0	0	0	9
4	3		FB	Joe Keith	4	0	1	0	5
	7		MF	Karl Duguid	4	1	0	0	5
	10		MF	Kemal Izzet	3	0	1	1	5
7	11		FW	Graham Barrett	4	0	0	0	4
	28		FW	Adrian Coote	4	0	0	0	4
9	19		CB	Alan White	3	0	0	0	3
10	2		FB	Joe Dunne	2	0	0	0	2
11	4		MF	Gavin Johnson	1	0	0	0	1
	5		CB	Ross Johnson	1	0	0	0	1
	17		MF	Bobby Bowry	1	0	0	0	1
	30		FW	Charlie MacDonald	1	0	0	0	1
				Own goals	4	0	0	0	4
				TOTALS	65	2	3	2	72

Disciplinary record

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Number	Nationality	Position	Name	Second Division		FA Cup		League Cup		Football League Trophy		Total
7		MF	Karl Duguid	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	1
15		MF	Thomas Pinault	7	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	9	0
19		CB	Alan White	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
17		MF	Bobby Bowry	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
10		MF	Kemal Izzet	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	0
4		MF	Gavin Johnson	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
6		CB	Simon Clark	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
28		FW	Adrian Coote	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
3		FB	Joe Keith	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
8		MF	David Gregory	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
9		FW	Scott McGleish	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
2		FB	Joe Dunne	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
6		CB	Con Blatsis	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
5		CB	Ross Johnson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
11		FW	Graham Barrett	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
12		CB	Scott Fitzgerald	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
16		FW	Dean Morgan	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
21		FW	Kevin Rapley	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
29		GK	Andy Woodman	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
			TOTALS	56	2	1	0	3	0	1	0	61	2

Clean sheets

Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.[58]

Place	Number	Nationality	Player	Second Division	FA Cup	League Cup	Football League Trophy	Total
1	1		Simon Brown	4	0	0	1	5
2	29		Andy Woodman	2	1	0	0	3
			TOTALS	6	1	0	1	8

Player debuts

Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.[59]

Number	Position	Nationality	Player	Date	Opponent	Ground	Notes
17	MF		Bobby Bowry	11 August 2001	Chesterfield	Saltergate
21	FW		Kevin Rapley	11 August 2001	Chesterfield	Saltergate
23	FW		Lloyd Opara	13 October 2001	Blackpool	Bloomfield Road
26	FB		David Hadrava	30 October 2001	Reading	Madejski Stadium
11	FW		Graham Barrett	15 December 2001	Peterborough United	Layer Road
28	FW		Adrian Coote	22 December 2001	Huddersfield Town	Layer Road
30	FB		John Halls	19 January 2002	Chestefield	Layer Road
6	CB		Con Blatsis	16 March 2002	Queens Park Rangers	Layer Road
30	FW		Charlie MacDonald	30 March 2002	Brighton & Hove Albion	Layer Road
22	FW		Triston Chambers	6 April 2002	Cardiff City	Layer Road
25	MF		Marc Canham	6 April 2002	Cardiff City	Layer Road
31	GK		Richard Knight	13 April 2002	Bury	Gigg Lane

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: 2002". 11v11.com. Retrieved 12 October 2018.

Specific

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10. Bobby Bowry at Soccerbase
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12. Anthony Allman at Soccerbase
13. "Marc Canham". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
14. Marc Canham at Soccerbase
15. "Ben Cranfield". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
16. Ben Cranfield at Soccerbase
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18. David Hadrava at Soccerbase
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20. Lloyd Opara at Soccerbase
21. "Kevin Rapley". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
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23. "Triston Chambers". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
24. Triston Chambers at Soccerbase
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26. "Adrian Coote". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
27. Adrian Coote at Soccerbase
28. "Patrice Tano". 11v11.com. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
29. Patrice Tano at Soccerbase
30. "Con Blatsis". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
31. Con Blatsis at Soccerbase
32. "Sam Okafor". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
33. Sam Okafor at Soccerbase
34. "Steve McGavin". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
35. Steve McGavin at Soccerbase
36. "Aaron Skelton". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
37. Aaron Skelton at Soccerbase
38. "Andy Arnott". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
39. Andy Arnott at Soccerbase
40. "Keith Scott". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
41. Keith Scott at Soccerbase
42. "Simon Clark". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
43. Simon Clark at Soccerbase
44. "Simon Clark". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
45. Andy Woodman at Soccerbase
46. "Graham Barrett". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
47. Graham Barrett at Soccerbase
48. "John Halls". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
49. John Halls at Soccerbase
50. "Charlie MacDonald". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
51. Charlie MacDonald at Soccerbase
52. "Richard Knight (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
53. Richard Knight at Soccerbase
54. "Matt Hearn". 11v11.com. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
55. Matt Hearn at Soccerbase
56. "Goals". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
57. "Discipline". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
58. "Clean sheets (1st team)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
59. "Alltime- List of Debuts". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2018.