2005–06 Colchester United F.C. season

The 2005–06 season was Colchester United's 64th season in their history and their eighth successive season in the third tier of English football, 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

2005–06 season
Chairman	Peter Heard[1]
Manager	Phil Parkinson
Stadium	Layer Road
League One	2nd (promoted)
FA Cup	5th round (eliminated by Chelsea)
League Cup	1st round (eliminated by Cardiff City)
Football League Trophy	Area final (southern section) (eliminated by Swansea City)
Top goalscorer	League: Chris Iwelumo (17) All: Chris Iwelumo (19)
Highest home attendance	5,933 v Derby County, 28 January 2006[2]
Lowest home attendance	1,719 v Northampton Town, 23 November 2005[3]
Average home league attendance	3,843[4]
Biggest win	9–1 v Leamington, 5 November 2005
Biggest defeat	0–3 v Southend United, 4 March 2006
Home colours

The season was hugely successful for the U's as they achieved their first-ever promotion to the second tier of English football by finishing second in League One. They finished runners-up to Essex derby rivals Southend United by three points. Southend were successful in beating Colchester home and away across the season.

Colchester had another long set of cup runs, reaching the fifth round of the FA Cup where they were defeated 3–1 by Premier League champions Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. They had beaten Leamington, Shrewsbury Town, Sheffield United and Derby County en route to the tie with Chelsea. They also embarked on a Football League Trophy run, once more reaching the area final but lost 3–1 on aggregate to eventual winners Swansea City.

Season overview

Colchester started the new season poorly. At the end of August after six games, they found themselves in the relegation zone with one win and two draws. Phil Parkinson had made a number of changes to his playing staff over the summer with numerous outgoings. He had signed Chris Iwelumo from Alemannia Aachen on a permanent basis and brought in Mark Yeates on loan from Tottenham Hotspur. It wasn't until Jamie Cureton arrived on loan from Swindon Town that the U's had an upturn in form as they earned five consecutive wins and went eight matches unbeaten.

By Christmas, Colchester were in the top four but their unbeaten run was ended by Swindon on Boxing Day. They recovered from this setback to embark on another winning streak, earning seven wins on the bounce, ten matches including cup ties and sat top of the table by the end of January. Their form fell away in mid February and through March into April when they picked up just one win in 10 games, dropping from the automatic promotion places to the play-off spots.

Meanwhile, in the FA Cup, Colchester had progressed to the fifth round to set up a tie with Premier League champions Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. The club equalled a 44-year-old record by beating Leamington 9–1 in the first round, and then saw off the challenge of Shrewsbury Town, and then Championship sides Sheffield United and Derby County.

José Mourinho's Chelsea side had been assembled for around £225m, while Colchester United's squad had a value of approximately £150,000. More than 6,000 U's fans travelled to the game and were given an early treat when the underdogs took the lead through a Ricardo Carvalho own goal in the 28th minute. Paulo Ferreira equalised ten minutes later as the sides went into half time with the score level. At half time, Mourinho made two changes, introducing star players Frank Lampard and Joe Cole. He then sent on Hernán Crespo with the score still level up until the 79th minute when Cole struck to give Chelsea the lead. He added a second in the final minute of the game to hand the hosts a 3–1 victory.

The U's again reached the area final of the Football League Trophy, but lost over two legs to eventual winners Swansea City.

In the closing stages of the season, Colchester returned to winning ways and to the automatic promotion places with four games remaining. Wins against AFC Bournemouth and Rotherham United meant United only had to secure a draw in their final game of the season at Yeovil Town. The U's nervously held on to a 0–0 draw to gain promotion to the Championship, finishing the campaign behind leaders and rivals Southend United. Southend had beaten Colchester twice over the course of the season as they finished three points shy of the title.[5]

Players

As of match played 6 May 2006.[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 37)	39	0	Grimsby Town	5 July 2004	Free transfer
13	Dean Gerken	GK		Southend-on-Sea	(1985-05-22)22 May 1985 (aged 20)	17	0	Youth team	1 August 2002	Free transfer
23	Mark Cousins	GK		Chelmsford	(1987-01-09)9 January 1987 (aged 18)	0	0	Youth team	1 August 2004	Free transfer
Defenders
2	Greg Halford	FB/MF		Chelmsford	(1984-12-08)8 December 1984 (aged 20)	78	13	Youth team	1 August 2002	Free transfer
3	Stephen Hunt	FB		Southampton	(1984-11-11)11 November 1984 (aged 20)	25	1	Southampton	5 July 2004	Free transfer
5	Wayne Brown	CB		Barking	(1977-08-20)20 August 1977 (aged 27)	66	1	Watford	8 July 2004	Free transfer
12	Pat Baldwin	CB		City of London	(1982-11-12)12 November 1982 (aged 22)	75	0	Chelsea	16 August 2002	Free transfer
16	George Elokobi	FB/CB		Mamfe	(1986-01-31)31 January 1986 (aged 19)	0	0	Dulwich Hamlet	1 August 2004	Free transfer
18	Liam Chilvers	CB		Chelmsford	(1981-11-06)6 November 1981 (aged 23)	99	1	Arsenal	10 June 2004	Free transfer
17	John White	FB		Colchester	(1986-07-26)26 July 1986 (aged 18)	24	0	Youth team	1 July 2003	Free transfer
19	Garry Richards	CB		Romford	(1986-06-11)11 June 1986 (aged 18)	0	0	Youth team	1 July 2004	Free transfer
25	Sam Stockley	FB		Tiverton	(1977-09-05)5 September 1977 (aged 27)	137	2	Oxford United	31 October 2002	Free transfer
30	Matthew Paine	DF		Sidcup	(1987-12-22)22 December 1987 (aged 17)	0	0	Youth team	18 December 2005	Free transfer
Midfielders
4	Neil Danns	MF		Liverpool	(1982-11-23)23 November 1982 (aged 22)	36	12	Blackburn Rovers	23 December 2004	Nominal
6	Kevin Watson	MF		Hackney	(1974-01-03)3 January 1974 (aged 31)	53	2	Reading	5 July 2004	Free transfer
7	Karl Duguid	MF		Letchworth	(1978-03-21)21 March 1978 (aged 27)	308	39	Youth team	9 December 1995[lower-alpha 1]	Free transfer
10	Kemal Izzet	MF		Whitechapel	(1980-09-29)29 September 1980 (aged 24)	159	18	Charlton Athletic	13 April 2001	Free transfer
21	Robbie King	MF		Chelmsford	(1986-10-01)1 October 1986 (aged 18)	0	0	Youth team	1 July 2004	Free transfer
22	Russell Pond	MF		Leytonstone	(1987-01-27)27 January 1987 (aged 18)	0	0	Youth team	1 July 2005	Free transfer
28	Richard Garcia	MF		Perth	(1981-09-04)4 September 1981 (aged 23)	30	6	West Ham United	3 September 2004	Nominal
Forwards
8	Gareth Williams	FW		Cardiff	(1982-09-10)10 September 1982 (aged 22)	49	13	Crystal Palace	31 August 2004	Part-exchange
9	Marino Keith	FW		Peterhead	(1974-12-16)16 December 1974 (aged 30)	12	4	Plymouth Argyle	1 March 2005	Free transfer
11	Chris Iwelumo	FW		Coatbridge	(1978-08-01)1 August 1978 (aged 26)	0	0	Alemannia Aachen	6 July 2005	Free transfer
15	Jamie Guy	FW		Barking	(1987-08-01)1 August 1987 (aged 17)	2	0	Youth team	1 July 2004	Free transfer
26	Tony Thorpe	FW		Leicester	(1974-04-10)10 April 1974 (aged 31)	0	0	Swindon Town	11 January 2006	Free transfer
27	Craig Hughes	FW		Canterbury	(1987-11-26)26 November 1987 (aged 17)	0	0	Youth team	24 January 2006	Free transfer

1. Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club

Transfers

In

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2005	MF		Russell Pond	Youth team	Free transfer	[9]
6 July 2005	FW		Chris Iwelumo	Alemannia Aachen	Free transfer	[10][11]
1 August 2005	MF		Dean Howell	Halifax Town	Free transfer	[12][13]
18 December 2005	DF		Matthew Paine	Youth team	Free transfer	[14][15]
11 January 2006	FW		Tony Thorpe	Swindon Town	Free transfer	[16][17]
24 January 2006	FW		Craig Hughes	Youth team	Free transfer	[18][19]

• Total spending: ~ £0

Out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
6 June 2005	MF		Gavin Johnson	Boston United	Released	[20][21]
24 June 2005	FB		Joe Keith	Leyton Orient	Released	[22][23]
30 June 2005	MF		Ben Bowditch	Barnet	Released	[24][25]
30 June 2005	MF/FW		Liam Coleman	Torquay United	Released	[26][27]
30 June 2005	MF		Craig Johnston	Heybridge Swifts	Undisclosed	[28][29]
30 June 2005	FW		Tristan Toney	Free agent	Released	[30]
18 July 2005	MF		Bobby Bowry	Gravesend & Northfleet	Released	[31][32]
8 August 2005	FW		Jamie Cade	Crawley Town	Released	[33][34]
17 February 2006	MF		Dean Howell	Halifax Town	Released	[12][13]

• Total incoming: ~ £0

Loans in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	End date	Ref.
5 August 2005	WG		Mark Yeates	Tottenham Hotspur	7 May 2006	[35][36]
21 October 2005	FW		Jamie Cureton	Swindon Town	3 January 2006	[37][38]
17 March 2006	FW		Scott Vernon	Blackpool	7 May 2006	[39][40]
22 March 2006	FW		Billy Clarke	Ipswich Town	7 May 2006	[41][42]
23 March 2006	WG		Jamal Campbell-Ryce	Rotherham United	7 May 2006	[43][44]

Loans out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	End date	Ref.
October 2005	MF		Robbie King	Staines Town	October 2005	[45][46][47]
6 October 2005	FW		Jamie Guy	Gravesend & Northfleet	6 November 2005	[48][49][50]
24 October 2005	FW		Jamie Guy	Staines Town	24 November 2005	[48][49][50]
9 February 2006	FW		Jamie Guy	Cambridge United	30 April 2006	[48][49][50]
19 February 2006	MF		Robbie King	Hereford United	End of season	[45][46][47]
17 March 2006	FB		Sam Stockley	Blackpool	7 May 2006	[51][52]
17 March 2006	FW		Gareth Williams	Blackpool	7 May 2006	[53][54]

Match details

League One

Main article: 2005–06 Football League

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Southend United	46	23	13	10	72	43	+29	82	Division Champions, promoted
2	Colchester United	46	22	13	11	58	40	+18	79	Promoted
3	Brentford	46	20	16	10	72	52	+20	76	Participated in play-offs
4	Huddersfield Town	46	19	16	11	72	59	+13	73
5	Barnsley	46	18	18	10	62	44	+18	72	Promoted through play-offs

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	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	L	W	D	D	L	D	W	W	D	D	L	W	L	D	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	L	D	L	L	L	W	D	D	D	L	W	D	W	W	W	D
Position	15	23	18	18	18	22	20	15	13	15	15	16	13	15	16	13	11	8	7	6	6	4	6	5	4	4	2	1	2	1	2	2	3	5	6	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	2

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

Matches

Gillingham v Colchester United

6 August 2005 (2005-08-06) 1	Gillingham	2–1	Colchester United	Gillingham
15:00 BST	Crofts  75' Byfield  89'	Report	Danns  50'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 7,293 Referee: Phil Joslin

Colchester United v Swansea City

9 August 2005 (2005-08-09) 2	Colchester United	1–2	Swansea City	Colchester
19:45 BST	Halford  67'	Report	Forbes  35' Trundle  68'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,950 Referee: Jarnail Singh

Colchester United v Barnsley

13 August 2005 (2005-08-13) 3	Colchester United	1–0	Barnsley	Colchester
15:00 BST	Iwelumo  48'	Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,721 Referee: Trevor Parkes

Milton Keynes Dons v Colchester United

20 August 2005 (2005-08-20) 4	Milton Keynes Dons	1–1	Colchester United	Milton Keynes
15:00 BST	Wilbraham  23'	Report	Chilvers  79' Davison  69'	Stadium: National Hockey Stadium Attendance: 4,423 Referee: Kevin Wright

Colchester United v Oldham Athletic

27 August 2005 (2005-08-27) 5	Colchester United	0–0	Oldham Athletic	Colchester
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,742 Referee: Dermot Gallagher

Southend United v Colchester United

29 August 2005 (2005-08-29) 6	Southend United	3–1	Colchester United	Southend-on-Sea
12:00 BST	Goater  3', 78' Cole  30'	Report	Stockley  19'	Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 7,344 Referee: Rob Styles

Bristol City v Colchester United

3 September 2005 (2005-09-03) 7	Bristol City	0–0	Colchester United	Bristol
		Report	Brown  59'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 10,180 Referee: Ray Olivier

Colchester United v Doncaster Rovers

10 September 2005 (2005-09-10) 8	Colchester United	3–2	Doncaster Rovers	Colchester
15:00 BST	Iwelumo  1' McDaid  23' (o.g.) Foster  27' (o.g.)	Report	Forte  5' McIndoe  53' (pen.)	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,721 Referee: Paul Taylor

Port Vale v Colchester United

17 September 2005 (2005-09-17) 9	Port Vale	0–1	Colchester United	Burslem
		Report	Iwelumo  34'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 5,166 Referee: Colin Webster

Colchester United v Huddersfield Town

24 September 2005 (2005-09-24) 10	Colchester United	1–1	Huddersfield Town	Colchester
15:00 BST	Elokobi  49'	Report	Taylor-Fletcher  65'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,415 Referee: Mick Russell

Bradford City v Colchester United

27 September 2005 (2005-09-27) 11	Bradford City	1–1	Colchester United	Bradford
	Petta  84'	Report	Halford  62'	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 6,891 Referee: Mike Jones

Colchester United v Chesterfield

1 October 2005 (2005-10-01) 12	Colchester United	1–2	Chesterfield	Colchester
15:00 BST	Iwelumo  90'	Report	Larkin  25' Hall  49'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,414 Referee: Richard Beeby

Blackpool v Colchester United

9 October 2005 (2005-10-09) 13	Blackpool	1–2	Colchester United	Blackpool
	Wright  90'	Report	Halford  16', 90'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 4,793 Referee: Chris Foy

Colchester United v AFC Bournemouth

15 October 2005 (2005-10-15) 14	Colchester United	0–1	AFC Bournemouth	Colchester
15:00 BST		Report	Keene  90'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,120 Referee: R Booth

Tranmere Rovers v Colchester United

22 October 2005 (2005-10-22) 15	Tranmere Rovers	0–0	Colchester United	Birkenhead
		Report		Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 6,612 Referee: Scott Mathieson

Colchester United v Yeovil Town

29 October 2005 (2005-10-29) 16	Colchester United	3–2	Yeovil Town	Colchester
	Iwelumo  43', 90' Cureton  68'	Report	Bastianini  32' Harrold  51'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,409 Referee: Matt Messias

Rotherham United v Colchester United

12 November 2005 (2005-11-12) 17	Rotherham United	1–2	Colchester United	Rotherham
14:00 GMT	Burton  23' (pen.)	Report	Barker  55' (o.g.) Iwelumo  85'	Stadium: Millmoor Attendance: 3,715 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Colchester United v Blackpool

19 November 2005 (2005-11-19) 18	Colchester United	3–2	Blackpool	Colchester
15:00 GMT	Iwelumo  34', 54' (pen.) Halford  81'	Report	Murphy  67' Wright  90'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,031 Referee: Grant Hegley

Colchester United v Gillingham

26 November 2005 (2005-11-26) 19	Colchester United	5–0	Gillingham	Colchester
15:00 GMT	Halford  32', 52' Cureton  54', 66' Brown  70'	Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,801 Referee: Jarnail Singh

Hartlepool United v Colchester United

6 December 2005 (2005-12-06) 20	Hartlepool United	0–1	Colchester United	Hartlepool
		Report	Cureton  60'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 3,375 Referee: Mike Dean

Swansea City v Colchester United

10 December 2005 (2005-12-10) 21	Swansea City	1–1	Colchester United	Swansea
15:00 GMT	Robinson  30'	Report	Iwelumo  13'	Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 13,230 Referee: Mike Jones

Colchester United v Milton Keynes Dons

17 December 2005 (2005-12-17) 22	Colchester United	2–0	Milton Keynes Dons	Colchester
15:00 GMT	Danns  13' Iwelumo  90' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,400 Referee: P Melin

Swindon Town v Colchester United

26 December 2005 (2005-12-26) 23	Swindon Town	1–0	Colchester United	Swindon
	Fallon  90'	Report		Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 5,531 Referee: Kevin Friend

Brentford v Colchester United

31 December 2005 (2005-12-31) 24	Brentford	0–2	Colchester United	Brentford
		Report	Yeates  30', 86'	Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 6,397 Referee: Peter Walton

Colchester United v Nottingham Forest

2 January 2006 (2006-01-02) 25	Colchester United	3–1	Nottingham Forest	Colchester
15:00 GMT	Danns  71' Yeates  90' Garcia  90'	Report	Tyson  90'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 5,767 Referee: P Crossley

Walsall v Colchester United

14 January 2006 (2006-01-14) 26	Walsall	0–2	Colchester United	Walsall
15:00 GMT		Report	Danns  76' Iwelumo  88'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 5,464 Referee: Steve Tanner

Colchester United v Bristol City

17 January 2006 (2006-01-17) 27	Colchester United	3–2	Bristol City	Colchester
19:45 GMT	Williams  27' Danns  45', 61'	Report	Murray  2' Stewart  90'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,022 Referee: P Armstrong

Colchester United v Port Vale

21 January 2006 (2006-01-21) 28	Colchester United	2–1	Port Vale	Colchester
15:00 GMT	Garcia  74', 87'	Report	Husbands  79' (pen.)	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,316 Referee: Phil Joslin

Colchester United v Bradford City

4 February 2006 (2006-02-04) 29	Colchester United	3–1	Bradford City	Colchester
15:00 GMT	Garcia  41', 53' Iwelumo  63'	Report	Windass  37'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,503 Referee: Mick Russell

Colchester United v Scunthorpe United

7 February 2006 (2006-02-07) 30	Colchester United	1–0	Scunthorpe United	Colchester
19:45 GMT	Iwelumo  45'	Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,416 Referee: Kevin Wright

Huddersfield Town v Colchester United

11 February 2006 (2006-02-11) 31	Huddersfield Town	2–0	Colchester United	Huddersfield
	Worthington  14' Graham  68'	Report	Richards  50'	Stadium: Kirklees Stadium Attendance: 13,515 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Colchester United v Walsall

14 February 2006 (2006-02-14) 32	Colchester United	0–0	Walsall	Colchester
19:45 GMT		Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,810 Referee: Pat Miller

Barnsley v Colchester United

25 February 2006 (2006-02-25) 33	Barnsley	1–0	Colchester United	Barnsley
	Howard  72'	Report		Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 9,411 Referee: B Curson

Colchester United v Southend United

4 March 2006 (2006-03-04) 34	Colchester United	0–3	Southend United	Colchester
15:00 GMT		Report	Eastwood  11' Maher  21' Wilson  32'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 5,920 Referee: Lee Mason

Oldham Athletic v Colchester United

11 March 2006 (2006-03-11) 35	Oldham Athletic	1–0	Colchester United	Oldham
	Butcher  90'	Report	Izzet  87'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 5,822 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Colchester United v Swindon Town

18 March 2006 (2006-03-18) 36	Colchester United	1–0	Swindon Town	Colchester
15:00 GMT	Iwelumo  15' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,767 Referee: Gary Sutton

Doncaster Rovers v Colchester United

21 March 2006 (2006-03-21) 37	Doncaster Rovers	0–0	Colchester United	Doncaster
		Report		Stadium: Belle Vue Attendance: 4,262 Referee: Mike Pike

Scunthorpe United v Colchester United

25 March 2006 (2006-03-25) 38	Scunthorpe United	0–0	Colchester United	Scunthorpe
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 4,608 Referee: Paul Taylor

Colchester United v Brentford

1 April 2006 (2006-04-01) 39	Colchester United	1–1	Brentford	Colchester
15:00 BST	Iwelumo  31'	Report	Tabb  6'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 5,635 Referee: R Booth

Nottingham Forest v Colchester United

8 April 2006 (2006-04-08) 40	Nottingham Forest	1–0	Colchester United	West Bridgford
15:00 BST	Perch  72'	Report		Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 22,680 Referee: Iain Williamson

Colchester United v Hartlepool United

11 April 2006 (2006-04-11) 41	Colchester United	2–0	Hartlepool United	Colchester
19:45 BST	Danns  83', 90'	Report	D. Williams  60'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,916 Referee: Trevor Kettle

Chesterfield v Colchester United

15 April 2006 (2006-04-15) 42	Chesterfield	2–2	Colchester United	Chesterfield
	O'Hara  3' Hall  18' (pen.)	Report	Yeates  45' Iwelumo  73'	Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 3,649 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

Colchester United v Tranmere Rovers

17 April 2006 (2006-04-17) 43	Colchester United	1–0	Tranmere Rovers	Colchester
15:00 BST	Brown  63'	Report	O'Leary  25'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,757 Referee: Jarnail Singh

AFC Bournemouth v Colchester United

22 April 2006 (2006-04-22) 44	AFC Bournemouth	1–2	Colchester United	Bournemouth
15:00 BST	Cooke  8'	Report	Chilvers  5' Vernon  51'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 6,231 Referee: Dermot Gallagher

Colchester United v Rotherham United

29 April 2006 (2006-04-29) 45	Colchester United	2–0	Rotherham United	Colchester
15:00 BST	Barker  29' (o.g.) Yeates  53'	Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 5,741 Referee: Phil Joslin

Yeovil Town v Colchester United

6 May 2006 (2006-05-06) 46	Yeovil Town	0–0	Colchester United	Yeovil
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 8,785 Referee: Andre Marriner

Football League Cup

Main article: 2005–06 Football League Cup

Colchester United v Cardiff City

24 August 2005 (2005-08-24) 1st round	Colchester United	0–2	Cardiff City	Colchester
19:45 BST		Report	Purse  31' (pen.) Jerome  34'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 1,904 Referee: Richard Beeby

FA Cup

Main article: 2005–06 FA Cup

Colchester United v Leamington

5 November 2005 (2005-11-05) 1st round	Colchester United	9–1	Leamington	Colchester
15:00 GMT	Halford  39' Brown  44' Iwelumo  48' Cureton  60', 70' Watson  63' Yeates  67' Danns  89', 90'	Report	Adams  72'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,513 Referee: Gary Lewis

Shrewsbury Town v Colchester United

3 December 2005 (2005-12-03) 2nd round	Shrewsbury Town	1–2	Colchester United	Shrewsbury
15:00 GMT	Edwards  45'	Report	Cureton  23' Iwelumo  50'	Stadium: Gay Meadow Attendance: 3,695 Referee: Steve Tanner

Sheffield United v Colchester United

7 January 2006 (2006-01-07) 3rd round	Sheffield United	1–2	Colchester United	Sheffield
15:00 GMT	Kabba  5'	Report	Danns  33' Williams  72'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 11,820 Referee: Anthony Leake

Colchester United v Derby County

28 January 2006 (2006-01-28) 4th round	Colchester United	3–1	Derby County	Colchester
15:00 GMT	Danns  44', 52' Garcia  59'	Report	Smith  79' (pen.)	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 5,933 Referee: B Curson

Chelsea v Colchester United

19 February 2006 (2006-02-19) 5th round	Chelsea	3–1	Colchester United	Fulham
16:00 GMT	Ferreira  37' J. Cole  79', 90'	Report	Carvalho  28' (o.g.)	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,810 Referee: Dermot Gallagher

Football League Trophy

Main article: 2005–06 Football League Trophy

Colchester United v Northampton Town

23 November 2005 (2005-11-23) 2nd round (southern section)	Colchester United	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Northampton Town	Colchester
	Elokobi  57' Garcia  90' Danns  101'	Report	Kirk  26' Bojić  67'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 1,719 Referee: Clive Penton

Milton Keynes Dons v Colchester United

20 December 2005 (2005-12-20) Quarter final (southern section)	Milton Keynes Dons	1–2	Colchester United	Milton Keynes
19:45 GMT	Mills  58'	Report	Duguid  61' Danns  74'	Stadium: National Hockey Stadium Attendance: 2,649 Referee: Keith Hill

Cheltenham Town v Colchester United

24 January 2006 (2006-01-24) Semi final (southern section)	Cheltenham Town	0–1	Colchester United	Cheltenham
		Report	Garcia  21'	Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 2,243 Referee: Iain Williamson

Swansea City v Colchester United

7 March 2006 (2006-03-07) Area final (southern section) 1st leg	Swansea City	1–0	Colchester United	Swansea
	Akinfenwa  40'	Report		Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 7,285 Referee: Paul Taylor

Colchester United v Swansea City

14 March 2006 (2006-03-14) Area final (southern section) 2nd leg	Colchester United	1–2	Swansea City	Colchester
19:45 GMT	Danns  46'	Report	Britton  52' Knight  56'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,236 Referee: P Crossley
Note: Swansea win 3–1 on aggregate.

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

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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	45	0	41	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
2	DF		Greg Halford	55	8	45	7	5	1	1	0	3+1	0
3	DF		Stephen Hunt	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	MF		Neil Danns	51	16	38+3	8	4+1	5	1	0	3+1	3
5	DF		Wayne Brown	45	3	38	2	4	1	1	0	2	0
6	MF		Kevin Watson	52	1	43+1	0	4	1	1	0	2+1	0
7	MF		Karl Duguid	45	1	26+9	0	4+1	0	0	0	5	1
8	FW		Gareth Williams	28	2	6+12	1	0+4	1	0+1	0	4+1	0
10	MF		Kemal Izzet	41	0	19+14	0	2+1	0	1	0	3+1	0
11	FW		Chris Iwelumo	55	19	46	17	5	2	1	0	2+1	0
12	DF		Pat Baldwin	34	0	20+5	0	3	0	1	0	4+1	0
13	GK		Dean Gerken	14	0	5+2	0	1	0	1	0	5	0
15	FW		Jamie Guy	6	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	1+3	0
16	DF		George Elokobi	17	2	10+2	1	0	0	0+1	0	4	1
17	DF		John White	41	0	32+3	0	4	0	0	0	1+1	0
18	DF		Liam Chilvers	40	2	33+1	2	2+1	0	1	0	2	0
19	DF		Garry Richards	19	0	12+3	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
21	MF		Robbie King	5	0	0+3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
25	DF		Sam Stockley	35	1	21+6	1	2+1	0	1	0	4	0
26	FW		Tony Thorpe	14	0	5+9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	MF		Richard Garcia	30	8	9+13	5	3+1	1	0	0	4	2
Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season
14	FW		Mark Yeates	52	6	42+2	5	5	1	1	0	1+1	0
20	MF		Dean Howell	5	0	1+3	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
20	FW		Scott Vernon	7	1	4+3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	FW		Jamal Campbell-Ryce	4	0	1+3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	FW		Jamie Cureton	10	7	7+1	4	2	3	0	0	0	0
31	FW		Billy Clarke	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	11		FW	Chris Iwelumo	17	2	0	0	19
2	4		MF	Neil Danns	8	5	0	3	16
3	2		FB/MF	Greg Halford	7	1	0	0	8
	28		MF	Richard Garcia	5	1	0	2	8
5	24		FW	Jamie Cureton	4	3	0	0	7
6	14		WG	Mark Yeates	5	1	0	0	6
7	5		CB	Wayne Brown	2	1	0	0	3
8	8		FW	Gareth Williams	1	1	0	0	2
	16		FB/CB	George Elokobi	1	0	0	1	2
	18		CB	Liam Chilvers	2	0	0	0	2
11	6		MF	Kevin Watson	0	1	0	0	1
	7		MF	Karl Duguid	0	0	0	1	1
	20		FW	Scott Vernon	1	0	0	0	1
	25		FB	Sam Stockley	1	0	0	0	1
				Own goals	4	1	0	0	5
				TOTALS	58	17	0	7	82

Disciplinary record

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Number	Nationality	Position	Name	League One		FA Cup		League Cup		Football League Trophy		Total
14		WG	Mark Yeates	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
18		CB	Liam Chilvers	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
4		MF	Neil Danns	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	7	0
5		CB	Wayne Brown	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
2		FB/MF	Greg Halford	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
10		MF	Kemal Izzet	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
19		CB	Garry Richards	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
25		FB	Sam Stockley	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	4	0
1		GK	Aidan Davison	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
6		MF	Kevin Watson	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
7		MF	Karl Duguid	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
12		CB	Pat Baldwin	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
16		FB/CB	George Elokobi	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
11		FW	Chris Iwelumo	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
17		FB	John White	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
20		MF	Dean Howell	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
24		WG	Jamal Campbell-Ryce	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
26		FW	Tony Thorpe	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
28		MF	Richard Garcia	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
31		FW	Billy Clarke	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
			TOTALS	56	4	5	0	0	0	2	0	63	4

Clean sheets

Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.[57]

Place	Number	Nationality	Player	League One	FA Cup	League Cup	Football League Trophy	Total
1	1		Aidan Davison	16	0	0	0	16
2	13		Dean Gerken	3	0	0	1	4
			TOTALS	19	0	0	1	20

Player debuts

Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.[58]

Number	Position	Nationality	Player	Date	Opponent	Ground	Notes
11	FW		Chris Iwelumo	6 August 2005	Gillingham	Priestfield Stadium
14	FW		Mark Yeates	6 August 2005	Gillingham	Priestfield Stadium
20	MF		Dean Howell	9 August 2005	Swansea City	Layer Road
16	FB/CB		George Elokobi	24 August 2005	Cardiff City	Layer Road
19	CB		Garry Richards	3 September 2005	Bristol City	Ashton Gate Stadium
21	MF		Robbie King	3 September 2005	Bristol City	Ashton Gate Stadium
24	FW		Jamie Cureton	22 October 2005	Tranmere Rovers	Prenton Park
26	FW		Tony Thorpe	17 January 2006	Bristol City	Layer Road
20	FW		Scott Vernon	21 March 2006	Doncaster Rovers	Belle Vue
31	FW		Billy Clarke	25 March 2006	Scunthorpe United	Glanford Park
24	WG		Jamal Campbell-Ryce	4 April 2006	Nottingham Forest	City Ground

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: 2006". 11v11.com. Retrieved 3 December 2018.

Specific

1. Whitehead, Jeff; Drury, Kevin (2008). The Who's Who of Colchester United: The Layer Road Years. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 279. ISBN 978-1-85983-629-3.
2. "Colchester Utd 3–1 Derby County". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
3. "Colchester Utd 3–2 aet Northampton Town". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
4. "Average Attendance Figures Per Season". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
5. Hudson, Matt (11 August 2013). "The 1990s and 2000s". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
6. "Appearances". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
7. "Colchester United". FootballSquads. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
8. "All Colchester United football club players: 2006". 11v11.com. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
9. Russell Pond at Soccerbase
10. "Chris Iwelumo". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
11. Chris Iwelumo at Soccerbase
12. "Dean Howell". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
13. Dean Howell at Soccerbase
14. "Matt Paine". 11v11.com. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
15. Matthew Paine at Soccerbase
16. "Tony Thorpe". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
17. Tony Thorpe at Soccerbase
18. "Craig Hughes". 11v11.com. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
19. Craig Hughes at Soccerbase
20. "Gavin Johnson". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
21. Gavin Johnson at Soccerbase
22. "Joe Keith". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
23. Joe Keith at Soccerbase
24. "Ben Bowditch". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
25. Ben Bowditch at Soccerbase
26. "Liam Coleman". 11v11.com. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
27. Liam Coleman at Soccerbase
28. "Craig Johnston". 11v11.com. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
29. Craig Johnston at Soccerbase
30. "Tristan Toney". 11v11.com. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
31. "Bobby Bowry". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
32. Bobby Bowry at Soccerbase
33. "Jamie Cade". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
34. Jamie Cade at Soccerbase
35. "Mark Yeates". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
36. Mark Yeates at Soccerbase
37. "Jamie Cureton (Forward)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
38. Jamie Cureton at Soccerbase
39. "Scott Vernon". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
40. Scott Vernon at Soccerbase
41. "Billy Clarke". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
42. Billy Clarke at Soccerbase
43. "Jamal Campbell-Ryce". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
44. Jamal Campbell-Ryce at Soccerbase
45. "Robbie King". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
46. Robbie King at Soccerbase
47. "Robbie King". 11v11.com. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
48. "Jamie Guy". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
49. Jamie Guy at Soccerbase
50. "Jamie Guy". 11v11.com. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
51. "Sam Stockley". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
52. Sam Stockley at Soccerbase
53. "Gareth Williams". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
54. Gareth Williams at Soccerbase
55. "Goals". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
56. "Discipline". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
57. "Clean sheets (1st team)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
58. "Alltime- List of Debuts". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2018.