2004–05 Colchester United F.C. season

The 2004–05 season was Colchester United's 63rd season in their history and their seventh successive season in the third tier of English football, the newly renamed League One. Alongside competing in League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup, the League Cup and the Football League Trophy.

Colchester United

2004–05 season
Chairman	Peter Heard[1]
Manager	Phil Parkinson
Stadium	Layer Road
League One	15th
FA Cup	4th round (eliminated by Blackburn Rovers)
League Cup	3rd round (eliminated by Southampton)
Football League Trophy	1st round (southern section) (eliminated by Southend United)
Top goalscorer	League: Neil Danns (11) All: Craig Fagan (14)
Highest home attendance	4,834 v Torquay United, 7 May 2005[2]
Lowest home attendance	2,144 v Cheltenham Town, 24 August 2004[3]
Average home league attendance	3,481[4]
Biggest win	5–0 v Walsall, 25 January 2005
Biggest defeat	0–3 v Blackburn Rovers, 29 January 2005
Home colours

After reaching the area final of the Football League Trophy, Colchester were eliminated by the team that they played in the final, Southend United, in the first round of the competition. However, they fared better in the League Cup, defeating Premier League West Bromwich Albion in the second round but were defeated by Southampton in the third. They also reached the fourth round of the FA Cup, where the U's further Premier League opposition in Blackburn Rovers but were beaten 3–0.

In the league, Colchester had a poor mid-season run, eventually ending the season 15th in the League One table.

Season overview

Phil Parkinson rung the changes for the new season, with numerous new signings and multiple outgoings. After a strong start to the season, topping the table after three games, a bad spell of mid-season form saw Colchester drop down the League One rankings. Just four wins in 25 games was the catalyst to a 15th-placed finish, while fans were left frustrated at Parkinson's 4-5-1 formation at home. One positive was that no team managed to score more than two goals against the U's in the league.

On 21 September 2004, West Bromwich Albion became the last top-flight club to visit Layer Road for their League Cup fixture. Colchester won 2–1, earning a trip to another Premier League side in Southampton. They pushed their hosts close, but were eventually defeated 3–2.

In the FA Cup, Colchester needed a replay to beat Mansfield Town, while also winning on their travels at Rushden & Diamonds and Hull City. In the fourth round, they were drawn against Premier League Blackburn Rovers where they lost 3–0.[5]

Players

As of match played 7 May 2005.[6][7][8]

No.	Name	Position	Nationality	Place of birth	Date of birth	Apps	Goals	Signed from	Date signed	Fee
Goalkeepers
1	Aidan Davison	GK		Sedgefield	(1968-05-11)11 May 1968 (aged 36)	0	0	Grimsby Town	5 July 2004	Free transfer
13	Dean Gerken	GK		Southend-on-Sea	(1985-05-22)22 May 1985 (aged 19)	1	0	Youth team	1 August 2002	Free transfer
35	Mark Cousins	GK		Chelmsford	(1987-01-09)9 January 1987 (aged 17)	0	0	Youth team	1 August 2004	Free transfer
Defenders
2	Greg Halford	FB/MF		Chelmsford	(1984-12-08)8 December 1984 (aged 19)	25	4	Youth team	1 August 2002	Free transfer
3	Joe Keith	FB		Plaistow	(1978-10-01)1 October 1978 (aged 25)	206	24	West Ham United	24 May 1999	Free transfer
5	Wayne Brown	CB		Barking	(1977-08-20)20 August 1977 (aged 26)	19	0	Watford	8 July 2004	Free transfer
12	Pat Baldwin	CB		City of London	(1982-11-12)12 November 1982 (aged 21)	29	0	Chelsea	16 August 2002	Free transfer
14	Stephen Hunt	FB		Southampton	(1984-11-11)11 November 1984 (aged 19)	0	0	Southampton	5 July 2004	Free transfer
16	George Elokobi	FB/CB		Mamfe	(1986-01-31)31 January 1986 (aged 18)	0	0	Dulwich Hamlet	1 August 2004	Free transfer
18	Liam Chilvers	CB		Chelmsford	(1981-11-06)6 November 1981 (aged 22)	51	0	Arsenal	10 June 2004	Free transfer
19	Garry Richards	CB		Romford	(1986-06-11)11 June 1986 (aged 17)	0	0	Youth team	1 July 2004	Free transfer
23	John White	FB		Colchester	(1986-07-26)26 July 1986 (aged 17)	0	0	Youth team	1 July 2003	Free transfer
25	Sam Stockley	FB		Tiverton	(1977-09-05)5 September 1977 (aged 26)	93	1	Oxford United	31 October 2002	Free transfer
Midfielders
4	Gavin Johnson	MF		Eye	(1970-10-10)10 October 1970 (aged 33)	123	4	Dunfermline Athletic	14 November 1999	Free transfer
6	Kevin Watson	MF		Hackney	(1974-01-03)3 January 1974 (aged 30)	0	0	Reading	5 July 2004	Free transfer
7	Karl Duguid	MF		Letchworth	(1978-03-21)21 March 1978 (aged 26)	308	39	Youth team	9 December 1995[lower-alpha 1]	Free transfer
10	Kemal Izzet	MF		Whitechapel	(1980-09-29)29 September 1980 (aged 23)	155	18	Charlton Athletic	13 April 2001	Free transfer
15	Ben Bowditch	MF		Harlow	(1984-02-19)19 February 1984 (aged 20)	0	0	AB	10 August 2004	Free transfer
17	Bobby Bowry	MF		Hampstead	(1971-05-19)19 May 1971 (aged 33)	109	2	Millwall	25 July 2001	Free transfer
21	Robbie King	MF		Chelmsford	(1986-10-01)1 October 1986 (aged 17)	0	0	Youth team	1 July 2004	Free transfer
27	Craig Johnston	MF			(1985-12-04)4 December 1985 (aged 18)	0	0	Youth team	1 July 2002	Free transfer
26	Neil Danns	MF		Liverpool	(1982-11-23)23 November 1982 (aged 21)	13	4	Blackburn Rovers	23 December 2004	Nominal
28	Richard Garcia	MF		Perth	(1981-09-04)4 September 1981 (aged 22)	0	0	West Ham United	3 September 2004	Nominal
	Liam Coleman	MF/FW		Colchester	(1986-01-11)11 January 1986 (aged 18)	0	0	Youth team	1 July 2003	Free transfer
Forwards
8	Gareth Williams	FW		Cardiff	(1982-09-10)10 September 1982 (aged 21)	15	8	Crystal Palace	31 August 2004	Part-exchange
9	Marino Keith	FW		Peterhead	(1974-12-16)16 December 1974 (aged 29)	0	0	Plymouth Argyle	1 March 2005	Free transfer
11	Jamie Cade	FW		Durham	(1985-01-15)15 January 1985 (aged 19)	15	0	Middlesbrough	25 November 2003	Free transfer
29	Jamie Guy	FW		Barking	(1987-08-01)1 August 1987 (aged 16)	0	0	Youth team	1 July 2004	Free transfer
	Tristan Toney	FW			(1984-02-04)4 February 1984 (aged 20)	0	0	Youth team	1 July 2002	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.
10 June 2004	CB		Liam Chilvers	Arsenal	Free transfer	[9][10]
1 July 2004	FW		Jamie Guy	Youth team	Free transfer	[11][12]
1 July 2004	MF		Robbie King	Youth team	Free transfer	[13][14]
1 July 2004	CB		Garry Richards	Youth team	Free transfer	[15][16]
5 July 2004	GK		Aidan Davison	Grimsby Town	Free transfer	[17][18]
5 July 2004	FB		Stephen Hunt	Southampton	Free transfer	[19][20]
5 July 2004	MF		Kevin Watson	Reading	Free transfer	[21][22]
8 July 2004	CB		Wayne Brown	Watford	Free transfer	[23][24]
1 August 2004	GK		Mark Cousins	Youth team	Free transfer	[25][26]
1 August 2004	FB/CB		George Elokobi	Dulwich Hamlet	Free transfer	[27][28]
10 August 2004	MF		Ben Bowditch	AB	Free transfer	[29][30]
31 August 2004	FW		Gareth Williams	Crystal Palace	Part-exchange with Wayne Andrews	[31][32]
3 September 2004	MF		Richard Garcia	West Ham United	Nominal	[33][34]
19 October 2004	GK		Andy Marriott	Coventry City	Free transfer	[35][36]
23 December 2004	MF		Neil Danns	Blackburn Rovers	Nominal	[37][38]
21 January 2005	FW		Guylain Ndumbu-Nsungu	Sheffield Wednesday	Free transfer	[39][40]
1 March 2005	FW		Marino Keith	Plymouth Argyle	Free transfer	[41][42]

• Total spending: ~ £0

Out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
2 June 2004	CB		Alan White	Leyton Orient	Free transfer	[43][44]
11 June 2004	CB		Scott Fitzgerald	Brentford	Released	[45][46]
24 June 2004	GK		Simon Brown	Hibernian	Free transfer	[47][48]
30 June 2004	FW		Scott McGleish	Northampton Town	Free transfer	[49][50]
30 June 2004	GK		Richard McKinney	Walsall	Released	[51][52]
30 June 2004	CB/FB		Andy Myers	Brentford	Released	[53][54]
24 July 2004	MF		Thomas Pinault	Grimsby Town	Released	[55][56]
31 August 2004	FW		Wayne Andrews	Crystal Palace	Part-exchange with Gareth Williams plus £100,000	[57][58]
4 November 2004	GK		Andy Marriott	Bury	Free transfer	[35][36]
28 February 2005	FW		Craig Fagan	Hull City	Undisclosed	[59][60]
31 March 2005	CB		Ross Crouch	Halstead Town	Undisclosed	[61][62]
31 March 2005	FW		Guylain Ndumbu-Nsungu	Darlington	Free transfer	[39][40]

• Total incoming: ~ £100,000

Loans in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	End date	Ref.
3 August 2004	FW		Ben May	Millwall	20 October 2004	[63][64]
10 September 2004	MF		Neil Danns	Blackburn Rovers	10 November 2004	[37][38]
17 March 2005	WG		Marc Goodfellow	Bristol City	8 May 2005	[65][66]
24 March 2005	FW		Ryan Jarvis	Norwich City	8 May 2005	[67][68]

Loans out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	End date	Ref.
24 September 2004	CB		Ross Crouch	Wivenhoe Town	24 October 2004	[61][62]
29 September 2004	FW		Jamie Guy	Tiptree United	29 October 2004	[11][12][69]
29 September 2004	FW		Tristan Toney	Tiptree United	29 October 2004	[70]
14 January 2005	CB		Ross Crouch	Redbridge	14 February 2005	[61][62]
14 January 2005	CB		Garry Richards	Gravesend & Northfleet	14 February 2005	[15][16][71]
14 January 2005	FW		Tristan Toney	Redbridge	14 February 2005	[70]
27 January 2005	FB/CB		George Elokobi	Chester City	27 February 2005	[27][28]
18 February 2005	CB		Garry Richards	Redbridge	18 March 2005	[15][16][71]
17 March 2005	FB		Joe Keith	Bristol City	8 May 2005	[72][73]

Match details

League One

Main article: 2004–05 Football League One

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
13	Barnsley	46	14	19	13	69	64	+5	61
14	Walsall	46	16	12	18	65	69	−4	60
15	Colchester United	46	14	17	15	60	50	+10	59
16	Blackpool	46	15	12	19	54	59	−5	57
17	Chesterfield	46	14	15	17	55	62	−7	57

Updated to match(es) played on May 2005. Source:
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	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	W	W	L	W	L	L	W	L	D	W	L	D	L	L	D	D	D	W	L	L	L	D	W	D	L	D	W	L	D	W	L	D	L	L	D	W	D	W	W	D	D	D	D	D	W
Position	1	1	1	3	2	2	4	2	6	6	4	4	6	7	11	13	15	14	13	14	17	18	18	17	18	18	17	15	17	17	15	16	16	17	18	18	16	17	16	14	14	14	14	15	16	15

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

Matches

Sheffield Wednesday v Colchester United

7 August 2004 (2004-08-07) 1	Sheffield Wednesday	0–3	Colchester United	Sheffield
15:00 BST		Report	Fagan  85' Stockley  89' Keith  90'	Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 24,138 Referee: Paul Taylor

Colchester United v Stockport County

10 August 2004 (2004-08-10) 2	Colchester United	3–2	Stockport County	Colchester
	Watson  19' Andrews  30' Fagan  41'	Report	Cartwright  66' Beckett  79'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,356 Referee: Clive Penton

Colchester United v Peterborough United

14 August 2004 (2004-08-14) 3	Colchester United	2–1	Peterborough United	Colchester
15:00 BST	Andrews  58' (pen.) Ireland  64' (o.g.)	Report	Farrell  10'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,754 Referee: Paul Danson

Chesterfield v Colchester United

21 August 2004 (2004-08-21) 4	Chesterfield	2–1	Colchester United	Chesterfield
15:00 BST	N'Toya  9', 55'	Report	Johnson  44' Hunt  67'	Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 4,028 Referee: Andy Hall

Colchester United v Doncaster Rovers

28 August 2004 (2004-08-28) 5	Colchester United	4–1	Doncaster Rovers	Colchester
15:00 BST	Fagan  16' Johnson  22' Halford  27' Keith  70'	Report	Doolan  45'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,803 Referee: Grant Hegley

Hartlepool United v Colchester United

30 August 2004 (2004-08-30) 6	Hartlepool United	2–1	Colchester United	Hartlepool
	Williams  38' Boyd  70'	Report	Keith  90'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 4,371 Referee: Mike Pike

Colchester United v Swindon Town

4 September 2004 (2004-09-04) 7	Colchester United	0–1	Swindon Town	Colchester
		Report	Parkin  7'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,868 Referee: Kevin Wright

AFC Bournemouth v Colchester United

11 September 2004 (2004-09-11) 8	AFC Bournemouth	1–3	Colchester United	Bournemouth
15:00 BST	Stockley  74' (o.g.)	Report	Fagan  10' Williams  24' May  79'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 5,944 Referee: Joe Ross

Colchester United v Milton Keynes Dons

18 September 2004 (2004-09-18) 9	Colchester United	0–1	Milton Keynes Dons	Colchester
15:00 BST		Report	McLeod  45'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,460 Referee: Eddie Evans

Oldham Athletic v Colchester United

25 September 2004 (2004-09-25) 10	Oldham Athletic	1–1	Colchester United	Oldham
15:00 BST	Eyres  22'	Report	Halford  56'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 5,166 Referee: P Armstrong

Colchester United v Port Vale

2 October 2004 (2004-10-02) 11	Colchester United	2–1	Port Vale	Colchester
15:00 BST	Danns  10', 19'	Report	Matthews  83'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,230 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Walsall v Colchester United

9 October 2004 (2004-10-09) 12	Walsall	2–1	Colchester United	Walsall
13:00 BST	Bennett  73' Emblen  84'	Report	Garcia  71'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 5,203 Referee: Richard Beeby

Blackpool v Colchester United

16 October 2004 (2004-10-16) 13	Blackpool	1–1	Colchester United	Blackpool
15:00 BST	Murphy  10'	Report	Watson  80'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 6,464 Referee: Andy Penn

Colchester United v Wrexham

19 October 2004 (2004-10-19) 14	Colchester United	1–2	Wrexham	Colchester
19:45 BST	Danns  49'	Report	Roberts  59' Llewellyn  90'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,866 Referee: Keith Stroud

Colchester United v Tranmere Rovers

23 October 2004 (2004-10-23) 15	Colchester United	1–2	Tranmere Rovers	Colchester
15:00 BST	Halford  83'	Report	Dagnall  29' Zola  81'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,420 Referee: Keith Hill

Bristol City v Colchester United

30 October 2004 (2004-10-30) 16	Bristol City	0–0	Colchester United	Bristol
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 11,678 Referee: Peter Walton

Bradford City v Colchester United

6 November 2004 (2004-11-06) 17	Bradford City	2–2	Colchester United	Bradford
15:00 GMT	Windass  23', 81'	Report	Johnson  8', 39'	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 7,851 Referee: Clive Oliver

Colchester United v Huddersfield Town

20 November 2004 (2004-11-20) 18	Colchester United	0–0	Huddersfield Town	Colchester
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,972 Referee: Mick Russell

Torquay United v Colchester United

27 November 2004 (2004-11-27) 19	Torquay United	1–3	Colchester United	Torquay
15:00 GMT	Gritton  74' (pen.)	Report	Fagan  67', 72' Garcia  78'	Stadium: Plainmoor Attendance: 2,984 Referee: Mark Warren

Colchester United v Barnsley

7 December 2004 (2004-12-07) 20	Colchester United	0–2	Barnsley	Colchester
19:45 GMT	Fagan  90'	Report	Kay  34', 54'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,927 Referee: Clive Penton

Colchester United v Hull City

11 December 2004 (2004-12-11) 21	Colchester United	1–2	Hull City	Colchester
15:00 GMT	Williams  73'	Report	France  11' Elliott  50'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,046 Referee: Steve Tanner

Brentford v Colchester United

18 December 2004 (2004-12-18) 22	Brentford	1–0	Colchester United	Brentford
15:00 GMT	Salako  45'	Report		Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 5,634 Referee: Paul Robinson

Luton Town v Colchester United

28 December 2004 (2004-12-28) 23	Luton Town	2–2	Colchester United	Luton
15:00 GMT	Vine  37', 48'	Report	Garcia  34' Halford  62'	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 8,806 Referee: Alan Kaye

Swindon Town v Colchester United

1 January 2005 (2005-01-01) 24	Swindon Town	0–3	Colchester United	Swindon
15:00 GMT		Report	Johnson  31' Danns  38' Garcia  47'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 6,468 Referee: Iain Williamson

Colchester United v Oldham Athletic

3 January 2005 (2005-01-03) 25	Colchester United	0–0	Oldham Athletic	Colchester
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,873 Referee: Paul Danson

Milton Keynes Dons v Colchester United

15 January 2005 (2005-01-15) 26	Milton Keynes Dons	2–0	Colchester United	Milton Keynes
15:00 GMT	Harding  2' Small  18'	Report		Stadium: National Hockey Stadium Attendance: 3,833 Referee: R Booth

Colchester United v Luton Town

22 January 2005 (2005-01-22) 27	Colchester United	0–0	Luton Town	Colchester
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,309 Referee: Mike Dean

Colchester United v Walsall

25 January 2005 (2005-01-25) 28	Colchester United	5–0	Walsall	Colchester
19:45 GMT	Fagan  18' (pen.), 22' Johnson  34' Williams  44' Hunt  90'	Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,616 Referee: Mike Thorpe

Colchester United v Blackpool

5 February 2005 (2005-02-05) 29	Colchester United	0–1	Blackpool	Colchester
15:00 GMT		Report	Grayson  75'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,526 Referee: B Curson

Tranmere Rovers v Colchester United

12 February 2005 (2005-02-12) 30	Tranmere Rovers	1–1	Colchester United	Birkenhead
	Dadi  8'	Report	Keith  65'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 8,098 Referee: Scott Mathieson

Colchester United v AFC Bournemouth

15 February 2005 (2005-02-15) 31	Colchester United	3–1	AFC Bournemouth	Colchester
19:45 GMT	Johnson  54' Ndumbu-Nsungu  82' Danns  83'	Report	Cummings  47'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,820 Referee: Kevin Friend

Colchester United v Bristol City

19 February 2005 (2005-02-19) 32	Colchester United	0–2	Bristol City	Colchester
15:00 GMT		Report	Brooker  51' Lita  71'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,412 Referee: Paul Taylor

Wrexham v Colchester United

22 February 2005 (2005-02-22) 33	Wrexham	2–2	Colchester United	Wrexham
	Jones  50' Sam  80'	Report	Danns  60' Brown  71'	Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 2,391 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Hull City v Colchester United

26 February 2005 (2005-02-26) 34	Hull City	2–0	Colchester United	Kingston upon Hull
	Cort  16' Barmby  33'	Report		Stadium: KC Stadium Attendance: 16,484 Referee: Nigel Miller

Colchester United v Brentford

5 March 2005 (2005-03-05) 35	Colchester United	0–1	Brentford	Colchester
15:00 GMT		Report	Tabb  58'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,066 Referee: Phil Prosser

Port Vale v Colchester United

8 March 2005 (2005-03-08) 36	Port Vale	0–0	Colchester United	Burslem
	Cummins  68'  Reid  82'	Report	Chilvers  45'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 3,496 Referee: Paul Robinson

Stockport County v Colchester United

12 March 2005 (2005-03-12) 37	Stockport County	1–2	Colchester United	Stockport
15:00 GMT	Feeney  4'	Report	Danns  30' (pen.), 90'	Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 4,004 Referee: Andy Hall

Colchester United v Sheffield Wednesday

19 March 2005 (2005-03-19) 38	Colchester United	1–1	Sheffield Wednesday	Colchester
15:00 GMT	Heckingbottom  48' (o.g.)	Report	McGovern  63'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,169 Referee: Richard Beeby

Peterborough United v Colchester United

25 March 2005 (2005-03-25) 39	Peterborough United	0–3	Colchester United	Peterborough
15:00 GMT		Report	Goodfellow  45' Danns  70' Keith  83' (pen.)	Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 4,084 Referee: Uriah Rennie

Colchester United v Chesterfield

28 March 2005 (2005-03-28) 40	Colchester United	1–0	Chesterfield	Colchester
15:00 BST	Keith  76'	Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,471 Referee: Clive Penton

Doncaster Rovers v Colchester United

1 April 2005 (2005-04-01) 41	Doncaster Rovers	1–1	Colchester United	Doncaster
19:45 BST	Guy  76'	Report	Keith  14'	Stadium: Belle Vue Attendance: 6,774 Referee: Anthony Leake

Colchester United v Hartlepool United

9 April 2005 (2005-04-09) 42	Colchester United	1–1	Hartlepool United	Colchester
15:00 BST	Johnson  39'	Report	Sweeney  54'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,148 Referee: Mark Warren

Huddersfield Town v Colchester United

16 April 2005 (2005-04-16) 43	Huddersfield Town	2–2	Colchester United	Huddersfield
	Abbott  20' Schofield  62'	Report	Danns  19' Chilvers  90'	Stadium: Kirklees Stadium Attendance: 10,831 Referee: Andy Woolmer

Colchester United v Bradford City

23 April 2005 (2005-04-23) 44	Colchester United	0–0	Bradford City	Colchester
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,351 Referee: Trevor Parkes

Barnsley v Colchester United

30 April 2005 (2005-04-30) 45	Barnsley	1–1	Colchester United	Barnsley
15:00 BST	Nardiello  41'	Report	Johnson  88'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 8,162 Referee: Peter Walton

Colchester United v Torquay United

7 May 2005 (2005-05-07) 46	Colchester United	2–1	Torquay United	Colchester
15:00 BST	Danns  42' Keith  89'	Report	Woodman  90'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,834 Referee: Kevin Friend

Football League Cup

Main article: 2004–05 Football League Cup

Colchester United v Cheltenham Town

24 August 2004 (2004-08-24) 1st round	Colchester United	2–1	Cheltenham Town	Colchester
19:45 BST	Fagan  12' Johnson  61'	Report	Devaney  70'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,144 Referee: P Crossley

Colchester United v West Bromwich Albion

21 September 2004 (2004-09-21) 2nd round	Colchester United	2–1 (a.e.t.)	West Bromwich Albion	Colchester
19:45 BST	Fagan  29' May  117'	Report	Horsfield  50'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,591 Referee: Alan Kaye

Southampton v Colchester United

27 October 2004 (2004-10-27) 3rd round	Southampton	3–2	Colchester United	Southampton
19:45 BST	Blackstock  50', 54', 80'	Report	Danns  7' Halford  64'	Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 20,588 Referee: Mike Jones

Football League Trophy

Main article: 2004–05 Football League Trophy

Colchester United v Southend United

29 September 2004 (2004-09-29) 1st round (southern section)	Colchester United	1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–5 p)	Southend United	Colchester
20:00 BST	Garcia  63'	Report	Bramble  40' Bentley  114'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,469 Referee: Paul Robinson

FA Cup

Main article: 2004–05 FA Cup

Mansfield Town v Colchester United

13 November 2004 (2004-11-13) 1st round	Mansfield Town	1–1	Colchester United	Mansfield
15:00 GMT	Baptiste  28' Asamoah  81'	Report	Halford  25'	Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 3,202 Referee: Phil Prosser

Colchester United v Mansfield Town

23 November 2004 (2004-11-23) 1st round replay	Colchester United	4–1	Mansfield Town	Colchester
19:45 GMT	Garcia  10' Curtis  14' (o.g.) Fagan  67' (pen.) Williams  90' (pen.)	Report	Neil  86'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,492 Referee: Keith Hill

Rushden & Diamonds v Colchester United

4 December 2004 (2004-12-04) 2nd round	Rushden & Diamonds	2–5	Colchester United	Irthlingborough
15:00 GMT	Broughton  82' Gray  86'	Report	Halford  4', 47', 90' Fagan  25', 35'	Stadium: Nene Park Attendance: 3,077 Referee: Trevor Kettle

Hull City v Colchester United

8 January 2005 (2005-01-08) 3rd round	Hull City	0–2	Colchester United	Kingston upon Hull
15:00 GMT		Report	Williams  27' Fagan  29'	Stadium: KC Stadium Attendance: 14,027 Referee: Phil Joslin

Blackburn Rovers v Colchester United

29 January 2005 (2005-01-29) 4th round	Blackburn Rovers	3–0	Colchester United	Blackburn
15:00 GMT	Watson  21' (o.g.) Johnson  27' Matteo  51'	Report		Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 10,634 Referee: Howard Webb

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

[6][74]

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		Aidan Davison	39	0	33	0	3	0	2	0	1	0
2	DF		Greg Halford	53	9	43+1	4	5	4	2+1	1	1	0
3	DF		Joe Keith	40	4	27+4	4	4+1	0	3	0	1	0
4	MF		Gavin Johnson	44	10	36+1	9	4	0	2	1	1	0
5	DF		Wayne Brown	47	1	38+2	1	2+1	0	3	0	1	0
6	MF		Kevin Watson	53	2	44	2	5	0	3	0	1	0
8	FW		Gareth Williams	34	5	12+17	3	2+1	2	1	0	1	0
9	FW		Marino Keith	12	4	12	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	MF		Kemal Izzet	4	0	3+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	FW		Jamie Cade	14	0	4+5	0	0+3	0	1	0	0+1	0
12	DF		Pat Baldwin	46	0	35+3	0	5	0	2	0	1	0
13	GK		Dean Gerken	16	0	13	0	2	0	1	0	0	0
14	DF		Stephen Hunt	25	1	16+4	1	1+1	0	2	0	1	0
15	MF		Ben Bowditch	7	0	0+5	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0	0
17	MF		Bobby Bowry	15	0	7+4	0	1+1	0	0+1	0	1	0
18	DF		Liam Chilvers	48	1	40+1	1	4+1	0	2	0	0	0
23	DF		John White	24	0	16+4	0	3	0	0+1	0	0	0
25	DF		Sam Stockley	44	1	33+4	1	5	0	2	0	0	0
26	MF		Neil Danns	36	12	32	11	1	0	2	1	1	0
28	MF		Richard Garcia	30	6	20+4	4	3	1	1+1	0	1	1
29	FW		Jamie Guy	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season
8	FW		Wayne Andrews	6	2	4+1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0
9	FW		Craig Fagan	34	14	25+1	8	5	4	3	2	0	0
20	FW		Marc Goodfellow	5	1	4+1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	FW		Ben May	16	2	5+9	1	0	0	0+2	1	0	0
24	FW		Guylain Ndumbu-Nsungu	9	1	2+6	1	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
30	FW		Ryan Jarvis	6	0	2+4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Goalscorers

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Place	Number	Nationality	Position	Name	League One	FA Cup	League Cup	Football League Trophy	Total
1	9		FW	Craig Fagan	8	4	2	0	14
2	26		MF	Neil Danns	11	0	1	0	12
3	4		MF	Gavin Johnson	9	0	1	0	10
4	2		FB/MF	Greg Halford	4	4	1	0	9
5	28		MF	Richard Garcia	4	1	0	1	6
6	8		FW	Gareth Williams	3	2	0	0	5
7	3		FB	Joe Keith	4	0	0	0	4
	9		FW	Marino Keith	4	0	0	0	4
9	6		MF	Kevin Watson	2	0	0	0	2
	8		FW	Wayne Andrews	2	0	0	0	2
	20		FW	Ben May	1	0	1	0	2
12	5		CB	Wayne Brown	1	0	0	0	1
	14		FB	Stephen Hunt	1	0	0	0	1
	18		CB	Liam Chilvers	1	0	0	0	1
	20		WG	Marc Goodfellow	1	0	0	0	1
	24		FW	Guylain Ndumbu-Nsungu	1	0	0	0	1
	25		FB	Sam Stockley	1	0	0	0	1
				Own goals	2	1	0	0	3
				TOTALS	60	12	6	1	79

Disciplinary record

[75]

Number	Nationality	Position	Name	League One		FA Cup		League Cup		Football League Trophy		Total
9		FW	Craig Fagan	10	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	13	1
26		MF	Neil Danns	11	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	12	0
18		CB	Liam Chilvers	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	1
2		FB/MF	Greg Halford	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
12		CB	Pat Baldwin	2	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	5	0
14		FB	Stephen Hunt	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	1
5		CB	Wayne Brown	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
3		FB	Joe Keith	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
4		MF	Gavin Johnson	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
25		FB	Sam Stockley	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
6		MF	Kevin Watson	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
28		MF	Richard Garcia	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
1		GK	Aidan Davison	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
9		FW	Marino Keith	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
24		FW	Guylain Ndumbu-Nsungu	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
			TOTALS	54	3	4	0	3	0	2	0	63	3

Clean sheets

Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.[76]

Place	Number	Nationality	Player	League One	FA Cup	League Cup	Football League Trophy	Total
1	1		Aidan Davison	8	0	0	0	8
2	13		Dean Gerken	3	1	0	0	4
			TOTALS	11	1	0	0	12

Player debuts

Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.[77]

Number	Position	Nationality	Player	Date	Opponent	Ground	Notes
1	GK		Aidan Davison	7 August 2004	Sheffield Wednesday	Hillsborough Stadium
5	CB		Wayne Brown	7 August 2004	Sheffield Wednesday	Hillsborough Stadium	[78][lower-alpha 1]
6	MF		Kevin Watson	7 August 2004	Sheffield Wednesday	Hillsborough Stadium
18	CB		Liam Chilvers	7 August 2004	Sheffield Wednesday	Hillsborough Stadium	[78][lower-alpha 1]
20	FW		Ben May	7 August 2004	Sheffield Wednesday	Hillsborough Stadium	[78][lower-alpha 2]
14	FB		Stephen Hunt	21 August 2004	Chesterfield	Saltergate
15	MF		Ben Bowditch	24 August 2004	Cheltenham Town	Layer Road
23	FB		John White	24 August 2004	Cheltenham Town	Layer Road
8	FW		Gareth Williams	4 September 2004	Swindon Town	Layer Road	[79][lower-alpha 2]
28	MF		Richard Garcia	4 September 2004	Swindon Town	Layer Road
26	MF		Neil Danns	11 September 2004	AFC Bournemouth	Dean Court
26	MF		Neil Danns	28 December 2004	Luton Town	Kenilworth Road	[80][lower-alpha 2]
24	FW		Guylain Ndumbu-Nsungu	22 January 2005	Luton Town	Layer Road
29	FW		Jamie Guy	5 February 2005	Blackpool	Layer Road
9	FW		Marino Keith	5 March 2005	Brentford	Layer Road
20	WG		Marc Goodfellow	19 March 2005	Sheffield Wednesday	Layer Road
30	FW		Ryan Jarvis	1 April 2005	Doncaster Rovers	Belle Vue

1. Third debut for the club
2. 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: 2005". 11v11.com. Retrieved 1 December 2018.

Specific

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13. "Robbie King". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
14. Robbie King at Soccerbase
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19. "Stephen Hunt". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
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27. "George Elokobi (Defender)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
28. George Elokobi at Soccerbase
29. "Ben Bowditch". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
30. Ben Bowditch at Soccerbase
31. "Gareth Williams". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
32. Gareth Williams at Soccerbase
33. "Richard Garcia". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
34. Richard Garcia at Soccerbase
35. "Andy Marriott (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
36. Andy Marriott at Soccerbase
37. "Neil Danns (Midfielder)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
38. Neil Danns at Soccerbase
39. "Guylian Ndumbu-Nsungu". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
40. Guylain Ndumbu-Nsungu at Soccerbase
41. "Marino Keith". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
42. Marino Keith at Soccerbase
43. "Alan White". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
44. Alan White at Soccerbase
45. "Scott Fitzgerald". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
46. Scott Fitzgerald at Soccerbase
47. "Simon Brown (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
48. Simon Brown at Soccerbase
49. "Scott McGleish". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
50. Scott McGleish at Soccerbase
51. "Richard McKinney (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
52. Richard McKinney at Soccerbase
53. "Andy Myers (Defender)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
54. Andy Myers at Soccerbase
55. "Thomas Pinault". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
56. Thomas Pinault at Soccerbase
57. "Wayne Andrews". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
58. Wayne Andrews at Soccerbase
59. "Craig Fagan". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
60. Craig Fagan at Soccerbase
61. "Ross Crouch". 11v11.com. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
62. Ross Crouch at Soccerbase
63. "Ben May". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
64. Ben May at Soccerbase
65. "Marc Goodfellow". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
66. Marc Goodfellow at Soccerbase
67. "Ryan Jarvis". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
68. Ryan Jarvis at Soccerbase
69. "Jamie Guy". 11v11.com. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
70. "Tristan Toney". 11v11.com. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
71. "Garry Richards". 11v11.com. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
72. "Joe Keith". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
73. Joe Keith at Soccerbase
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75. "Discipline". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
76. "Clean sheets (1st team)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
77. "Alltime- List of Debuts". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
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