2010–11 Colchester United F.C. season

The 2010–11 season was Colchester United's 69th season in their history and third 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

2010–11 season
Owner	Robbie Cowling
Chairman	Robbie Cowling
Manager	John Ward
Stadium	Colchester Community Stadium
League One	10th
FA Cup	3rd round (eliminated by Swansea City)
League Cup	2nd round (eliminated by Sunderland)
Football League Trophy	2nd round (southern section) (eliminated by Wycombe Wanderers)
Top goalscorer	League: Ian Henderson (10) All: Dave Mooney (14)
Highest home attendance	6,523 v Southampton, 5 March 2011[1]
Lowest home attendance	2,379 v Wycombe Wanderers, 5 October 2010[2]
Average home league attendance	4,071[3]
Biggest win	5–1 v Exeter City, 26 March 2011
Biggest defeat	0–4 v Swansea City, 8 January 2011
Home colours Away colours

Aidy Boothroyd departed the club for Championship club Coventry City over the summer and his assistant John Ward was promoted to first-team manager. Owner and chairman Robbie Cowling scaled back on the spending of the previous three seasons, restricting Ward's transfer budget. Ward led the team to a credible tenth position league finish, nine points away from the play-offs while reaching the third round of the FA Cup. They were eliminated by Swansea City, while Premier League Sunderland won 2–0 in the second round of the League Cup. Old rivals Wycombe Wanderers beat the U's in the second round of the Football League Trophy.

Season overview

After less than ten months in charge, Aidy Boothroyd left the club to join Championship side Coventry City. His assistant, John Ward, was promoted to first-team manager. Robbie Cowling announced that a more prudent long-term approach would be required by the club to survive, and so restricted his financial input after three seasons of spending large figures on transfer fees.

Key players from last season left the club over the summer including David Fox, Kevin Lisbie, Clive Platt and David Prutton, while Danny Batth and Kevin Lisbie returned to their parent clubs on the expiry of their loan deals. John Ward made several free transfers to replace them, including free agents Lloyd James and Brian Wilson, non-League players Andy Bond and Ben Coker, while Dave Mooney was signed on a season-long loan from Reading.

August

In the opening game of the season, Colchester quickly went behind 1–0, but found themselves leading by the eleventh minute following an Anthony Wordsworth brace. A late equaliser denied Ward victory in his first game in charge. On 10 August, Dave Mooney registered his first two goals for the club in a 3–0 win at Hereford United in the League Cup. These were to be his only away goals until the penultimate game of the season.

On 14 August Andy Bond scored his first goal for the club since joining from Barrow against Sheffield Wednesday. The U's were again denied victory by a late equaliser. Ward's first win then followed a week later with a late goal going for them on this occasion. Bond had given the U's the lead at Rochdale, and following an equaliser from the hosts, Ian Henderson grabbed an 84th-minute winner.

On 24 August, in the League Cup second round, Premier League Sunderland hosted Colchester at the Stadium of Light. Two first-half errors from Mark Cousins handed Sunderland victory, with Darren Bent capitalising on both occasions.

For a third time this month, Colchester were again denied victory by a late equaliser during their home game against Carlisle United on 27 August. Carlisle scored a 93rd minute equaliser, cancelling out Dave Mooney's opener.

September

Colchester started September with a 1–0 win at Walsall thanks to an Andy Bond goal. He then recorded his fourth goal in five games in a 1–1 home draw with Plymouth Argyle a week later.

On 18 September, Cousins made up for his mistakes at Sunderland to record a solid point against Southampton, making numerous vital saves. This was followed up with a 3–1 home win over Tranmere Rovers, with Mooney, Wordsworth and Magnus Okuonghae's goals all coming within the first 31-minutes of play.

On 28 September, Colchester had to settle for a point in an Essex derby game against Dagenham & Redbridge. Having come from behind to lead 2–1 through Ashley Vincent and Dave Mooney goals, the lead was surrendered in the 72nd-minute.

October

On 2 October, the U's recorded another score draw at Milton Keynes Dons, when a dominant first half performance and a goal from Okuonghae was again cancelled out by an opposition equaliser. The U's to this point had made a 10-game unbeaten start to the campaign, while twelve points had been lost from winning positions.

With Ben Williams making a return to the first-team following injury, back-to-back home defeats followed. First, the U's lost 2–0 to rivals Wycombe Wanderers in the Football League Trophy, before being thrashed 3–0 by Huddersfield Town.

Colchester recorded a point at the Colchester Community Stadium against Oldham Athletic before two wins rounded out October. First, a 2–1 win over Notts County, coming from behind to win following a brace of Kayode Odejayi goals, and then a 2–1 win at Dean Court against Bournemouth, Tom Williams and Ian Henderson the scorers.

November

November saw Colchester win two five-goal thrillers in the league and a seven-goal thriller in the FA Cup. First, they came from 2–0 down at home after 18-minutes to Leyton Orient to win 3–2, courtesy of Matt Heath, Dave Mooney and Brian Wilson goals. Then, they edged League Two Bradford City 4–3 in the FA Cup in an evenly contested game, Bond and Wilson the scorers with two from Dave Mooney. They lost 2–1 at Swindon Town on 13 November before registering a 3–2 win over Hartlepool United. Ian Henderson scored a 92nd-minute penalty to win the match after earlier Bond and Odejayi goals.

November ended with a 2–0 home defeat by Brentford, before scraping a 1–0 win over non-League side Swindon Supermarine 1–0 in the second round of the FA Cup on 27 November.

December

Poor weather conditions meant that the U's only played once in the whole of December, a 0–0 draw with Yeovil Town.

January

With Marc Tierney and Paul Reid sold to Championship clubs Norwich City and Scunthorpe United respectively in the transfer window, and Brian Wilson ruled out for eight-weeks through injury, the U's began 2011 with a completely different back four to the one which started the season.

Colchester drew 3–3 with Charlton Athletic on New Year's Day, with both sides having a man sent off. Heath, Bond and Wordsworth were the U's scorers. They then conceded four goals in each of their next two games, suffering a 4–2 defeat to Leyton Orient, and then losing 4–0 at Swansea City in the third round of the FA Cup.

Striker Steven Gillespie made a return from injury and came off the bench to score both of Colchester's goals in their home win against Bournemouth on 14 January.

On 22 January, Colchester held Huddersfield to a 0–0 draw, before suffering a 2–0 defeat at Brighton & Hove Albion. They saw out January by recording a 2–1 win over Peterborough United having conceded in the first minute of play.

February

Pat Baldwin was ruled out with an ankle injury for the remainder of the season, prompting Ward to sign Huddersfield's Nathan Clarke on loan, while Mark Cousins replaced Williams in goal following another injury.

Colchester lost 1–0 on 1 February at Charlton after having a genuine goal disallowed. They then lost 1–0 at Hartlepool before returning to winning ways at home to Swindon on 12 February. Colchester's patchy form continued with a 2–0 defeat at Notts County on 15 February, and then registered a 2–0 win against Walsall four days later.

The U's away form was dipping, aside from a 1–1 draw at Peterborough on 22 February. They were then defeated on the road to ten-man Plymouth by 2–1. Only Colchester's home form kept them in touching distance of the play-off places.

March

Kayode Odejayi became the first Colchester striker to score an away goal in just over one year when they recorded a 1–0 win at Bristol Rovers on 1 March. However, four straight defeats all by ruled out Colchester's chances at reaching the play-offs.

First, they were beaten 2–0 by Southampton at home, followed by a 1–0 defeat at Dagenham & Redbridge. A Sam Baldock hat-trick gave MK Dons a 3–1 win at the Community Stadium, before Tranmere Rovers won 1–0 at Prenton Park. This result left Colchester closer to the relegation zone than the play-offs.

Two home victories ensured the U's moved away from the relegation places, with a 1–0 win over Oldham, before registering their best result of the season, a 5–1 win against nine-man Exeter on 26 March.

April

Colchester suffered defeat in Sheffield when they lost 2–1 to Wednesday at Hillsborough, but did earn a 1–0 home victory over Rochdale on 9 April. The long trip to Carlisle brought about a 4–1 defeat for the U's, before registering an away point at Brentford.

On 25 April, Colchester earned a point against champions-elect Brighton, but rounded off April with a 4–2 defeat at Yeovil.

May

In their final game of the season, Colchester faced already-relegated Bristol Rovers and won 2–1 thanks to two an Ian Henderson brace.[4]

Players

As of match played 7 May 2011.[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 27)	49	0	Carlisle United	10 July 2009	Undisclosed
12	Mark Cousins	GK		Chelmsford	(1987-01-09)9 January 1987 (aged 23)	17	0	Youth team	1 August 2004	Free transfer
35	Carl Pentney	GK		Colchester	(1989-12-29)29 December 1989 (aged 20)	0	0	Leicester City	5 August 2010	Free transfer
Defenders
2	Conor Powell	LB		Dublin	(1987-08-26)26 August 1987 (aged 22)	0	0	Bohemians	7 January 2010	Free transfer
3	Lee Beevers	RB		Doncaster	(1983-12-04)4 December 1983 (aged 26)	5	0	Lincoln City	26 June 2009	Free transfer
4	Magnus Okuonghae	CB		Lagos	(1986-02-16)16 February 1986 (aged 24)	49	0	Dagenham & Redbridge	1 July 2009	£60,000
5	Pat Baldwin	CB		City of London	(1982-11-12)12 November 1982 (aged 27)	223	1	Chelsea	16 August 2002	Free transfer
20	Brian Wilson	FB		Manchester	(1983-05-09)9 May 1983 (aged 27)	0	0	Bristol City	29 June 2010	Free transfer
24	Ben Coker	DF/MF		Hatfield	(1989-06-17)17 June 1989 (aged 20)	0	0	Bury Town	23 July 2010	Free transfer
25	John White	FB		Colchester	(1986-07-26)26 July 1986 (aged 23)	180	0	Youth team	1 July 2003	Free transfer
28	Matt Heath	CB		Leicester	(1981-11-01)1 November 1981 (aged 28)	45	1	Leeds United	13 May 2008	Free transfer
30	Morten Knudsen	DF			(1986-10-27)27 October 1986 (aged 23)	0	0	Notodden	20 January 2010	Undisclosed
34	Tom Bender	CB		Harlow	(1993-01-19)19 January 1993 (aged 17)	1	0	Youth team	1 July 2009	Free transfer
	Bradley Hamilton	DF		Newham	(1992-08-30)30 August 1992 (aged 17)	0	0	Youth team	1 July 2009	Free transfer
Midfielders
8	John-Joe O'Toole	MF		Harrow	(1988-09-30)30 September 1988 (aged 21)	33	3	Watford	1 January 2010	Undisclosed
10	Kemal Izzet	MF		Whitechapel	(1980-09-29)29 September 1980 (aged 29)	376	21	Charlton Athletic	13 April 2001	Free transfer
14	Andy Bond	MF		Wigan	(1986-03-16)16 March 1986 (aged 24)	0	0	Barrow	29 June 2010	Free transfer
17	David Perkins	MF		Heysham	(1982-06-21)21 June 1982 (aged 27)	50	7	Rochdale	8 July 2008	Undisclosed
22	Anthony Wordsworth	MF		Camden Town	(1989-01-03)3 January 1989 (aged 21)	84	14	Youth team	1 July 2006	Free transfer
26	Lloyd James	MF/FB		Bristol	(1988-02-16)16 February 1988 (aged 22)	0	0	Southampton	22 July 2010	Free transfer
32	Sam Corcoran	MF		Enfield Town	(1991-02-05)5 February 1991 (aged 19)	1	0	Youth team	31 March 2009	Free transfer
33	Jordan Sanderson	MF		Chingford	(1993-08-07)7 August 1993 (aged 16)	0	0	Youth team	1 January 2011	Free transfer
Forwards
7	Ashley Vincent	WG		Oldbury	(1985-05-26)26 May 1985 (aged 25)	27	4	Cheltenham Town	1 July 2009	Free transfer
11	Simon Hackney	WG		Manchester	(1984-02-05)5 February 1984 (aged 26)	39	3	Carlisle United	26 January 2009	£100,000
15	Kayode Odejayi	FW		Ibadan	(1982-02-21)21 February 1982 (aged 28)	31	10	Barnsley	1 January 2010	Undisclosed
16	Ian Henderson	FW/MF		Bury St Edmunds	(1985-01-24)24 January 1985 (aged 25)	13	2	Ankaragücü	7 January 2010	Free transfer
18	Steven Gillespie	FW		Liverpool	(1985-06-04)4 June 1985 (aged 24)	53	7	Cheltenham Town	7 July 2008	£400,000
21	Medy Elito	WG		Kinshasa	(1990-03-20)20 March 1990 (aged 20)	23	1	Youth team	1 July 2007	Free transfer
	Craig Arnott	FW		Edgware	(1992-09-09)9 September 1992 (aged 17)	0	0	Youth team	1 July 2009	Free transfer

Transfers

In

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
29 June 2010	MF		Andy Bond	Barrow	Free transfer	[8][9]
29 June 2010	FB		Brian Wilson	Bristol City	Free transfer	[10][11]
22 July 2010	MF/FB		Lloyd James	Southampton	Free transfer	[12][13]
23 July 2010	DF/MF		Ben Coker	Bury Town	Free transfer	[14][15][16]
5 August 2010	GK		Carl Pentney	Leicester City	Free transfer	[17][18]
1 January 2011	MF		Jordan Sanderson	Youth team	Free transfer	[19][20]
7 January 2011	LB		Conor Powell	Bohemians	Free transfer	[21][22]

• Total spending: ~ £0

Out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
31 May 2010	RB		Philip Ifil	Dagenham & Redbridge	Released	[23][24]
3 June 2010	MF		David Fox	Norwich City	Free transfer	[25][26]
29 June 2010	MF		David Prutton	Swindon Town	Released	[27][28]
30 June 2010	LB		Matt Lockwood	Dundee	Free transfer	[29][30]
30 June 2010	MF/FW		Russell Malton	Free agent	Released	[31][32]
30 June 2010	FB		Alan Maybury	St Johnstone	Released	[33][34]
26 July 2010	FW		Scott Vernon	Aberdeen	Released	[35][36]
29 July 2010	FW		Clive Platt	Coventry City	Undisclosed	[37][38]
31 July 2010	FW		Joël Thomas	Hamilton Academical	Released	[39][40]
13 January 2010	FB		Marc Tierney	Norwich City	Undisclosed	[41][42]
14 January 2010	CB		Paul Reid	Scunthorpe United	Undisclosed	[43][44]

• Total incoming: ~ £0

Loans in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	End date	Ref.
5 August 2010	ST		Dave Mooney	Reading	31 May 2011	[45][46]
14 September 2010	CF		Liam Henderson	Watford	4 January 2011	[47][48]
30 September 2010	LB		Tom Williams	Bristol City	31 December 2010	[49][50]
14 January 2011	AM/CF		Matthías Vilhjálmsson	FH	3 March 2011	[51][52]
27 January 2011	CB		Nathan Clarke	Huddersfield Town	31 May 2011	[53][54]
17 March 2011	CB		Tommy Smith	Ipswich Town	31 May 2011	[55][56]

Loans out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	End date	Ref.
1 August 2010	DF/MF		Ben Coker	Chelmsford City	31 December 2010	[14][15][16]
5 November 2010	GK		Carl Pentney	Bath City	5 January 2011	[17][18]
12 November 2010	WG		Medy Elito	Dagenham & Redbridge	12 February 2011	[57][58][59]
31 January 2011	WG		Simon Hackney	Oxford United	31 May 2011	[60][61]
25 February 2011	WG		Medy Elito	Cheltenham Town	22 March 2011	[57][58][59]
10 March 2011	MF		Sam Corcoran	Lowestoft Town	7 April 2011	[62][63][64]
10 March 2011	GK		Carl Pentney	Chelmsford City	31 May 2011	[17][18]

Match details

League One

Main article: 2010–11 Football League One

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
8	Exeter City	46	20	10	16	66	73	−7	70
9	Rochdale	46	18	14	14	63	55	+8	68
10	Colchester United	46	16	14	16	57	63	−6	62
11	Brentford	46	17	10	19	55	62	−7	61
12	Carlisle United	46	16	11	19	60	62	−2	59

Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2011. Source: BBC
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	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H
Result	D	D	W	D	W	D	D	W	D	D	L	D	W	W	W	L	W	L	D	D	L	W	D	L	W	L	L	W	L	W	D	L	W	L	L	L	L	W	W	L	W	L	D	D	L	W
Position	11	14	9	7	5	8	9	5	6	6	11	10	6	3	3	6	3	6	6	10	11	7	10	11	9	9	10	10	11	10	9	10	7	8	10	12	14	10	9	11	9	11	11	12	12	10

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

Matches

Exeter City v Colchester United

7 August 2010 (2010-08-07) 1	Exeter City	2–2	Colchester United	Exeter
15:00 BST	Harley  7' (pen.) Logan  87'	Report	Wordsworth  10', 11'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 5,927 Referee: Phil Gibbs

Colchester United v Sheffield Wednesday

14 August 2010 (2010-08-14) 2	Colchester United	1–1	Sheffield Wednesday	Colchester
15:00 BST	Bond  50'	Report	Mellor  83'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 6,011 Referee: David Phillips

Rochdale v Colchester United

21 August 2010 (2010-08-21) 3	Rochdale	1–2	Colchester United	Rochdale
15:00 BST	Dawson  47'	Report	Bond  38' I. Henderson  84'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,016 Referee: Nigel Miller

Colchester United v Carlisle United

27 August 2010 (2010-08-27) 4	Colchester United	1–1	Carlisle United	Colchester
19:45 BST	Mooney  29'	Report	Thirlwell  90+3'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 4,475 Referee: Gavin Ward

Walsall v Colchester United

4 September 2010 (2010-09-04) 5	Walsall	0–1	Colchester United	Walsall
15:00 BST		Report	Bond  83'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 3,416 Referee: Karl Evans

Colchester United v Plymouth Argyle

11 September 2010 (2010-09-11) 6	Colchester United	1–1	Plymouth Argyle	Colchester
15:00 BST	Bond  22'	Report	Johnson  48' Molyneux  86'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 4,201 Referee: Danny McDermid

Southampton v Colchester United

18 September 2010 (2010-09-18) 7	Southampton	0–0	Colchester United	Southampton
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 17,857 Referee: Graham Horwood

Colchester United v Tranmere Rovers

25 September 2010 (2010-09-25) 8	Colchester United	3–1	Tranmere Rovers	Colchester
15:00 BST	Mooney  6' Wordsworth  15' Okuonghae  30'	Report	Showunmi  81'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 3,637 Referee: P Crossley

Colchester United v Dagenham & Redbridge

28 September 2010 (2010-09-28) 9	Colchester United	2–2	Dagenham & Redbridge	Colchester
19:45 BST	Vincent  43' Mooney  65'	Report	Savage  15' Vincelot  72'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 4,515 Referee: Keith Hill

Milton Keynes Dons v Colchester United

2 October 2010 (2010-10-02) 10	Milton Keynes Dons	1–1	Colchester United	Milton Keynes
15:00 BST	Balanta  66'	Report	Okuonghae  26'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 11,280 Referee: Mick Russell

Colchester United v Huddersfield Town

9 October 2010 (2010-10-09) 11	Colchester United	0–3	Huddersfield Town	Colchester
15:00 BST		Report	Novak  34' Pilkington  42' Rhodes  78' Croft  82'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 4,211 Referee: Pat Miller

Oldham Athletic v Colchester United

16 October 2010 (2010-10-16) 12	Oldham Athletic	0–0	Colchester United	Oldham
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4,136 Referee: Peter Quinn

Colchester United v Notts County

23 October 2010 (2010-10-23) 13	Colchester United	2–1	Notts County	Colchester
15:00 BST	Odejayi  76', 83'	Report	Westcarr  8'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 3,811 Referee: Darren Sheldrake

AFC Bournemouth v Colchester United

30 October 2010 (2010-10-30) 14	AFC Bournemouth	1–2	Colchester United	Bournemouth
15:00 BST	Fletcher  87'	Report	T. Williams  18' I. Henderson  80'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 6,575 Referee: Simon Hooper

Colchester United v Leyton Orient

2 November 2010 (2010-11-02) 15	Colchester United	3–2	Leyton Orient	Colchester
19:45 GMT	Heath  22' Mooney  32' (pen.) Wilson  80'	Report	Revell  10', 18'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 3,899 Referee: Grant Hegley

Swindon Town v Colchester United

13 November 2010 (2010-11-13) 16	Swindon Town	2–1	Colchester United	Swindon
15:00 GMT	Dossevi  29' Austin  54'	Report	Vincent  45'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 7,679 Referee: Rob Lewis

Colchester United v Hartlepool United

20 November 2010 (2010-11-20) 17	Colchester United	3–2	Hartlepool United	Colchester
15:00 GMT	Bond  58' Odejayi  60' I. Henderson  90+2' (pen.)	Report	Murray  28' Horwood  88'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 3,640 Referee: Oliver Langford

Colchester United v Brentford

23 November 2010 (2010-11-23) 18	Colchester United	0–2	Brentford	Colchester
19:45 GMT		Report	Alexander  26' MacDonald  90'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 3,172 Referee: David Foster

Brighton & Hove Albion v Colchester United

4 December 2010 (2010-12-04)	Brighton & Hove Albion	P–P	Colchester United	Brighton
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Withdean Stadium
Note: Match postponed due to snowy conditions on Friday 3 December

Colchester United v Yeovil Town

11 December 2010 (2010-12-11) 19	Colchester United	0–0	Yeovil Town	Colchester
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 3,748 Referee: Steve Rushton

Bristol Rovers v Colchester United

18 December 2010 (2010-12-18)	Bristol Rovers	P–P	Colchester United	Bristol
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Note: Match postponed due to snow

Peterborough United v Colchester United

26 December 2010 (2010-12-26)	Peterborough United	P–P	Colchester United	Peterborough
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: London Road Stadium
Note: Match postponed due to a frozen pitch on Friday 24 December

Colchester United v Oldham Athletic

28 December 2010 (2010-12-28)	Colchester United	P–P	Oldham Athletic	Colchester
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Note: Match postponed due to a frozen pitch on Monday 27 December

Colchester United v Charlton Athletic

1 January 2011 (2011-01-01) 20	Colchester United	3–3	Charlton Athletic	Colchester
15:00 GMT	Heath  16' Bond  24' Wordsworth  64' Perkins  39'	Report	Jackson  18' (pen.), 40' (pen.) Benson  76'  88'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 6,112 Referee: Nigel Miller

Leyton Orient v Colchester United

3 January 2011 (2011-01-03) 21	Leyton Orient	4–2	Colchester United	Leyton
15:00 GMT	Smith  41' Revell  49' M'Poku  75' Téhoué  86'	Report	Wordsworth  69' I. Henderson  81'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 4,339 Referee: Danny McDermid

Colchester United v AFC Bournemouth

14 January 2011 (2011-01-14) 22	Colchester United	2–1	AFC Bournemouth	Colchester
19:45 GMT	Gillespie  77', 84'	Report	Fletcher  54'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 3,445 Referee: Darren Deadman

Huddersfield Town v Colchester United

22 January 2011 (2011-01-22) 23	Huddersfield Town	0–0	Colchester United	Huddersfield
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Kirklees Stadium Attendance: 12,689 Referee: Gavin Ward

Brighton & Hove Albion v Colchester United

25 January 2011 (2011-01-25) 24	Brighton & Hove Albion	2–0	Colchester United	Brighton
19:45 GMT	Calderón  45' Noone  76'	Report	Baldwin  86'	Stadium: Withdean Stadium Attendance: 6,798 Referee: Graham Scott

Colchester United v Peterborough United

28 January 2011 (2011-01-28) 25	Colchester United	2–1	Peterborough United	Colchester
19:45 GMT	Gillespie  37' Mooney  86'	Report	Rowe  1'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 4,645 Referee: P Crossley

Charlton Athletic v Colchester United

1 February 2011 (2011-02-01) 26	Charlton Athletic	1–0	Colchester United	Charlton
19:45 GMT	Wright-Phillips  78'	Report		Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 13,830 Referee: Darren Sheldrake

Hartlepool United v Colchester United

5 February 2011 (2011-02-05) 27	Hartlepool United	1–0	Colchester United	Hartlepool
15:00 GMT	Sweeney  88'	Report		Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 2,646 Referee: Trevor Kettle

Colchester United v Swindon Town

12 February 2011 (2011-02-12) 28	Colchester United	2–1	Swindon Town	Colchester
15:00 GMT	Mooney  7' (pen.) Gillespie  90+3'	Report	Cuthbert  51'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 3,624 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Notts County v Colchester United

15 February 2011 (2011-02-15) 29	Notts County	2–0	Colchester United	Nottingham
19:45 GMT	Westcarr  21' Clarke  37' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 4,041 Referee: Colin Webster

Colchester United v Walsall

19 February 2011 (2011-02-19) 30	Colchester United	2–0	Walsall	Colchester
15:00 GMT	Perkins  18' Mooney  56' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 3,439 Referee: Mick Russell

Peterborough United v Colchester United

22 February 2011 (2011-02-22) 31	Peterborough United	1–1	Colchester United	Peterborough
19:45 GMT	Boyd  6'	Report	I. Henderson  17'	Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 5,758 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Plymouth Argyle v Colchester United

26 February 2011 (2011-02-26) 32	Plymouth Argyle	2–1	Colchester United	Plymouth
15:00 GMT	Fallon  8' Bolasie  74' (pen.) Clark  58'	Report	Zubar  41' (o.g.)	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 8,982 Referee: Oliver Langford

Bristol Rovers v Colchester United

1 March 2011 (2011-03-01) 33	Bristol Rovers	0–1	Colchester United	Bristol
19:45 GMT		Report	Odejayi  22'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 5,181 Referee: Michael Naylor

Colchester United v Southampton

5 March 2011 (2011-03-05) 34	Colchester United	0–2	Southampton	Colchester
15:00 GMT	Mooney  32'	Report	Oxlade-Chamberlain  30' Hammond  50'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 6,523 Referee: Phil Gibbs

Dagenham & Redbridge v Colchester United

8 March 2011 (2011-03-08) 35	Dagenham & Redbridge	1–0	Colchester United	Dagenham
19:45 GMT	Savage  11'	Report		Stadium: Victoria Road Attendance: 2,140 Referee: Gavin Ward

Colchester United v Milton Keynes Dons

12 March 2011 (2011-03-12) 36	Colchester United	1–3	Milton Keynes Dons	Colchester
15:00 GMT	Gillespie  28'	Report	Baldock  48', 62', 86'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 4,103 Referee: Chris Sarginson

Tranmere Rovers v Colchester United

19 March 2011 (2011-03-19) 37	Tranmere Rovers	1–0	Colchester United	Birkenhead
15:00 GMT	Showunmi  63'	Report		Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 4,292 Referee: Andy Woolmer

Colchester United v Oldham Athletic

22 March 2011 (2011-03-22) 38	Colchester United	1–0	Oldham Athletic	Colchester
19:45 GMT	Vincent  52'	Report		Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 2,892 Referee: James Linington

Colchester United v Exeter City

26 March 2011 (2011-03-26) 39	Colchester United	5–1	Exeter City	Colchester
13:00 GMT	Gillespie  31', 77' Mooney  73' (pen.) Vincent  76' Bond  86'	Report	Nardiello  21' Tully  36' Golbourne  72'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 3,629 Referee: Karl Evans

Sheffield Wednesday v Colchester United

2 April 2011 (2011-04-02) 40	Sheffield Wednesday	2–1	Colchester United	Sheffield
15:00 BST	Mellor  25', 51'	Report	Gillespie  90'	Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 15,663 Referee: Scott Mathieson

Colchester United v Rochdale

9 April 2011 (2011-04-09) 41	Colchester United	1–0	Rochdale	Colchester
15:00 BST	I. Henderson  87'	Report		Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 4,052 Referee: Roger East

Carlisle United v Colchester United

16 April 2011 (2011-04-16) 42	Carlisle United	4–1	Colchester United	Carlisle
15:00 BST	Berrett  9' Curran  26', 61' Noble  31'	Report	Gillespie  71'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 4,405 Referee: Peter Quinn

Brentford v Colchester United

22 April 2011 (2011-04-22) 43	Brentford	1–1	Colchester United	Brentford
15:00 BST	Saunders  76'	Report	I. Henderson  15'	Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 4,480 Referee: Graham Horwood

Colchester United v Brighton & Hove Albion

25 April 2011 (2011-04-25) 44	Colchester United	1–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Colchester
12:15 BST	I. Henderson  16'	Report	Barnes  72'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 5,132 Referee: Keith Stroud

Yeovil Town v Colchester United

30 April 2011 (2011-04-30) 45	Yeovil Town	4–2	Colchester United	Yeovil
15:00 BST	Alcock  15' Tutte  22' Bowditch  44' Welsh  64'	Report	Vincent  43' Mooney  63'	Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 3,797 Referee: Oliver Langford

Colchester United v Bristol Rovers

7 May 2011 (2011-05-07) 46	Colchester United	2–1	Bristol Rovers	Colchester
15:00 BST	I. Henderson  28', 30'	Report	Richards  72'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 4,759 Referee: David Webb

Football League Cup

Main article: 2010–11 Football League Cup

Hereford United v Colchester United

10 August 2010 (2010-08-10) 1st round	Hereford United	0–3	Colchester United	Hereford
19:45 BST		Report	Mooney  40', 44' I. Henderson  65'	Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 1,996 Referee: Chris Sarginson

Sunderland v Colchester United

24 August 2010 (2010-08-24) 2nd round	Sunderland	2–0	Colchester United	Sunderland
19:45 BST	Bent  19', 37'	Report		Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 13,532 Referee: Scott Mathieson

Football League Trophy

Main article: 2010–11 Football League Trophy

Colchester United v Wycombe Wanderers

5 October 2010 (2010-10-05) 2nd round (southern section)	Colchester United	0–2	Wycombe Wanderers	Colchester
19:30 BST		Report	Betsy  75' Davies  82'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 2,379 Referee: Andy Woolmer

FA Cup

Main article: 2010–11 FA Cup

Colchester United v Bradford City

6 November 2010 (2010-11-06) 1st round	Colchester United	4–3	Bradford City	Colchester
15:00 GMT	Bond  7' Mooney  30', 64' (pen.) Wilson  54'	Report	Hanson  8', 79' Syers  32'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 2,736 Referee: Iain Williamson

Colchester United v Swindon Supermarine

28 November 2010 (2010-11-28) 2nd round	Colchester United	1–0	Swindon Supermarine	Colchester
15:00 GMT	Mooney  21'	Report		Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 3,047 Referee: David Phillips

Swansea City v Colchester United

8 January 2011 (2011-01-08) 3rd round	Swansea City	4–0	Colchester United	Swansea
15:00 GMT	Monk  25' Pratley  35' Van der Gun  68' Sinclair  82'	Report		Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 7,005 Referee: Rob Shoebridge

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

[5][65]

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		Ben Williams	37	0	33	0	3	0	0	0	1	0
2	DF		Conor Powell	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	DF		Lee Beevers	21	0	12+7	0	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
4	DF		Magnus Okuonghae	17	2	14	2	0	0	2	0	1	0
5	DF		Pat Baldwin	13	0	10+1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
7	FW		Ashley Vincent	42	5	28+9	5	2	0	0+2	0	1	0
8	MF		John-Joe O'Toole	11	0	5+6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	MF		Kemal Izzet	47	0	38+3	0	3	0	2	0	1	0
11	FW		Simon Hackney	2	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
12	GK		Mark Cousins	16	0	13+1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
14	MF		Andy Bond	46	8	36+7	7	2	1	1	0	0	0
15	FW		Kayode Odejayi	50	4	18+26	4	2+1	0	1+1	0	0+1	0
16	FW		Ian Henderson	41	11	24+12	10	2	0	2	1	1	0
17	MF		David Perkins	41	1	36	1	3	0	2	0	0	0
18	FW		Steven Gillespie	19	9	11+7	9	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
20	DF		Brian Wilson	30	2	25+1	1	2	1	2	0	0	0
21	FW		Medy Elito	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
22	MF		Anthony Wordsworth	41	5	26+9	5	1+2	0	2	0	1	0
24	DF		Ben Coker	20	0	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	DF		John White	25	0	15+7	0	1	0	1	0	1	0
26	MF		Lloyd James	32	0	17+11	0	0+1	0	1+1	0	1	0
28	DF		Matt Heath	30	2	26+1	2	2	0	0	0	1	0
33	MF		Jordan Sanderson	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	DF		Tom Bender	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season
6	DF		Nathan Clarke	18	0	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	DF		Paul Reid	22	0	17+1	0	3	0	1	0	0	0
19	FW		Dave Mooney	44	14	37+2	9	3	3	1	2	1	0
23	DF		Marc Tierney	15	0	12+1	0	0+1	0	1	0	0	0
27	FW		Liam Henderson	11	0	0+8	0	0+2	0	0	0	1	0
27	MF		Matthías Vilhjálmsson	3	0	0+3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	DF		Tommy Smith	6	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	DF		Tom Williams	9	1	7	1	2	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	19		ST	Dave Mooney	9	3	2	0	14
2	16		FW/MF	Ian Henderson	10	0	1	0	11
3	18		FW	Steven Gillespie	9	0	0	0	9
4	14		MF	Andy Bond	7	1	0	0	8
5	7		WG	Ashley Vincent	5	0	0	0	5
	22		MF	Anthony Wordsworth	5	0	0	0	5
7	15		FW	Kayode Odejayi	4	0	0	0	4
8	4		CB	Magnus Okuonghae	2	0	0	0	2
	20		FB	Brian Wilson	1	1	0	0	2
	28		CB	Matt Heath	2	0	0	0	2
11	17		MF	David Perkins	1	0	0	0	1
	31		LB	Tom Williams	1	0	0	0	1
				Own goals	1	0	0	0	1
				TOTALS	57	5	3	0	65

Disciplinary record

[66]

Number	Nationality	Position	Name	League One		FA Cup		League Cup		Football League Trophy		Total
17		MF	David Perkins	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	1
19		ST	Dave Mooney	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	1
10		MF	Kemal Izzet	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
22		MF	Anthony Wordsworth	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
5		CB	Pat Baldwin	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
16		FW/MF	Ian Henderson	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	0
15		FW	Kayode Odejayi	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
20		FB	Brian Wilson	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
25		FB	John White	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	4	0
26		MF/FB	Lloyd James	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
3		RB	Lee Beevers	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
6		CB	Nathan Clarke	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
24		DF/MF	Ben Coker	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
28		CB	Matt Heath	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
6		CB	Paul Reid	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
7		WG	Ashley Vincent	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
1		GK	Ben Williams	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
4		CB	Magnus Okuonghae	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
14		MF	Andy Bond	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
18		FW	Steven Gillespie	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
27		CF	Liam Henderson	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
31		CB	Tommy Smith	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
			TOTALS	63	3	5	0	1	0	1	0	70	3

Captains

Number of games played as team captain.[67]

Place	Number	Nationality	Position	Player	League One	FA Cup	League Cup	Football League Trophy	Total
1	10		MF	Kemal Izzet	37	3	2	1	43
2	6		CB	Paul Reid	4	0	0	0	4
3	28		CB	Matt Heath	3	0	0	0	3
4	17		MF	David Perkins	1	0	0	0	1
				Not recorded	1	0	0	0	1
				TOTALS	46	3	2	1	51

Clean sheets

Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.[68]

Place	Number	Nationality	Player	League One	FA Cup	League Cup	Football League Trophy	Total
1	1		Ben Williams	7	1	0	0	8
2	12		Mark Cousins	2	0	1	0	3
			TOTALS	9	1	1	0	11

Player debuts

Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.[69]

Number	Position	Nationality	Player	Date	Opponent	Ground	Notes
14	MF		Andy Bond	7 August 2010	Exeter City	St James Park
19	ST		Dave Mooney	7 August 2010	Exeter City	St James Park
20	FB		Brian Wilson	7 August 2010	Exeter City	St James Park
26	MF/FB		Lloyd James	10 August 2010	Hereford United	Edgar Street
27	CF		Liam Henderson	25 September 2010	Tranmere Rovers	Colchester Community Stadium
31	LB		Tom Williams	2 October 2010	Milton Keynes Dons	Stadium MK
24	DF/MF		Ben Coker	14 January 2011	AFC Bournemouth	Colchester Community Stadium
27	AM/CF		Matthías Vilhjálmsson	25 January 2011	Brighton & Hove Albion	Withdean Stadium
6	CB		Nathan Clarke	28 January 2011	Peterborough United	Colchester Community Stadium
31	CB		Tommy Smith	19 March 2011	Tranmere Rovers	Prenton Park
2	LB		Conor Powell	22 April 2011	Brentford	Griffin Park
33	MF		Jordan Sanderson	7 May 2011	Bristol Rovers	Colchester Community Stadium

See also

• List of Colchester United F.C. seasons

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