2020–21 Colchester United F.C. season

The 2020–21 season is Colchester United's 84th season in their history and their fifth successive season competing in League Two. Along with competing in League Two, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.

Colchester United
2020–21 season
OwnerRobbie Cowling
ChairmanRobbie Cowling
Head coachSteve Ball
StadiumColchester Community Stadium

Season overview

Pre-season

Colchester's place in League Two for the 2020–21 season was confirmed on 22 June 2020 following a 3–2 aggregate defeat to Exeter City in the semi-final of the League Two play-offs.[1]

Chairman Robbie Cowling had already announced on 27 April 2020 that four first-team players would be released at the end of their contracts on 30 June. These players included Brandon Comley, Ryan Jackson, Frank Nouble, and club captain Luke Prosser. Citing the coronavirus outbreak, Cowling admitted under normal circumstances he "would have been determined to re-sign" the released players.[2]

The following day, the club also released a list of twelve further players who would not be offered new deals on the expiry of their current contracts. These included Dean Ager, Callum Anderson, Jamal Campbell-Ryce, Louis Dunne, Chandler Hallett, Tyrique Hyde, Luke Ige, Tariq Issa, Cameron James, Callum Jones, Percy Kiangebeni, and Bailey Vose.[3]

On 14 July, Cowling released a statement to announce that John McGreal had left the club after four years as head coach.[4]

Ethan Ross left the club on 24 July to join League One side Lincoln City.[5]

On 28 July, McGreal's former assistant Steve Ball was announced as his successor.[6]

Players
As of 9 August 2020[7][8][9]
No. Name Position Nat. Place of birth Date of birth Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee
Goalkeepers
1Dean GerkenGKSouthend-on-Sea (1985-05-22)22 May 1985 (aged 35)1700 Ipswich Town13 July 2019[lower-alpha 1]Free transfer
29Callum CoulterGK (2000-10-24)24 October 2000 (aged 19)00AcademyFree transfer
Defenders
2Miles Welch-HayesRBOxford (1996-10-25)25 October 1996 (aged 23)10 Macclesfield Town21 February 2020Free transfer
3Cohen BramallLBCrewe (1996-04-02)2 April 1996 (aged 24)322 Arsenal2 August 2019Free transfer
6Omar SowunmiCBColchester (1995-11-07)7 November 1995 (aged 24)110 Yeovil Town1 July 2019Undisclosed
17Miquel ScarlettRB/MFLambeth (2000-09-27)27 September 2000 (aged 19)00 GillinghamFree transfer
18Tom EastmanCBColchester (1991-10-21)21 October 1991 (aged 28)36220 Ipswich Town19 May 2011Free transfer
19Ollie KensdaleCBColchester (2000-04-20)20 April 2000 (aged 20)50Academy12 July 2016Free transfer
21Ryan ClampinLB/LWColchester (1999-01-29)29 January 1999 (aged 21)181AcademyFree transfer
27Matthew WeaireCB (2001-08-20)20 August 2001 (aged 18)00 Brighton & Hove Albion2 July 2019Free transfer
30Al-Amin KazeemLB (2002-04-06)6 April 2002 (aged 18)00AcademyFree transfer
41Danny CollingeDFHaywards Heath (1998-04-09)9 April 1998 (aged 22)00 VfB Stuttgart18 June 2019Undisclosed
Midfielders
4Tom LapslieCMWaltham Forest (1995-10-05)5 October 1995 (aged 24)1574Academy25 April 2013Free transfer
8Harry PellMFTilbury (1991-10-21)21 October 1991 (aged 28)6110 Cheltenham Town10 May 2018Undisclosed
10Jevani BrownAM Letchworth (1994-10-16)16 October 1994 (aged 25)170 Cambridge United4 July 2019Undisclosed
14Noah ChilversAMChelmsford (2001-02-22)22 February 2001 (aged 19)50Academy3 July 2017Free transfer
16Diaz WrightMFGreenwich (1998-02-22)22 February 1998 (aged 22)140Academy30 June 2016Free transfer
24Ben StevensonMFLeicester (1997-03-23)23 March 1997 (aged 23)634 Wolves30 January 2019Undisclosed
25Andre HasanallyMFWaltham Forest (2002-02-10)10 February 2002 (aged 18)20AcademyFree transfer
31Sammie McLeodMF (2000-04-23)23 April 2000 (aged 20)00 Maldon & Tiptree7 June 2019Undisclosed
Forwards
7Courtney SeniorWGCroydon (1998-02-11)11 February 1998 (aged 22)10614 Brentford28 June 2016Free transfer
9Luke NorrisCFStevenage (1993-06-03)3 June 1993 (aged 26)7819 Swindon Town27 June 2018Undisclosed
11Paris Cowan-HallWGHillingdon (1990-10-05)5 October 1990 (aged 29)102 Wycombe Wanderers4 July 2019Free transfer
15Callum HarriottWG Norbury (1994-03-04)4 March 1994 (aged 26)4910 Reading5 September 2019[lower-alpha 1]Free transfer
20Michael FernandesWGHounslow (1999-06-24)24 June 1999 (aged 20)00 Farnborough1 July 2019Undisclosed
26Luke GambinWG Sutton (1993-03-16)16 March 1993 (aged 27)372 Luton Town26 June 2019Free transfer
28Ollie SimsWGBury St Edmunds (2001-03-29)29 March 2001 (aged 19)00Academy3 July 2017Free transfer
32Jake HutchinsonCF (2002-05-08)8 May 2002 (aged 18)00AcademyFree transfer
49Kwame PokuWG (2001-08-11)11 August 2001 (aged 18)385 Worthing17 May 2019Undisclosed
Diogo Freitas-GouveiaWG (2001-10-06)6 October 2001 (aged 18)00AcademyFree transfer
  1. Date of signing refers to the date of the player's signing for his second spell with the club

Transfers and contracts

Out
Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
30 June 2020 AM Dean Ager Free agent Released [3]
30 June 2020 MF Callum Anderson Haverhill Rovers[lower-alpha 1] Released [3]
30 June 2020 WG Jamal Campbell-Ryce Free agent Retired [3]
30 June 2020 MF Brandon Comley Bolton Wanderers[lower-alpha 2] Released [2]
30 June 2020 MF Louis Dunne Free agent Released [3]
30 June 2020 GK Chandler Hallett Free agent Released [3]
30 June 2020 MF Tyrique Hyde Free agent Released [3]
30 June 2020 RB Luke Ige Free agent Released [3]
30 June 2020 FW Tariq Issa Free agent Released [3]
30 June 2020 RB Ryan Jackson Gillingham[lower-alpha 3] Released [2]
30 June 2020 CB/FB/DM Cameron James Chelmsford City[lower-alpha 4] Released [3]
30 June 2020 CF Callum Jones Free agent Released [3]
30 June 2020 DF Percy Kiangebeni Free agent Released [3]
30 June 2020 CF Frank Nouble Plymouth Argyle[lower-alpha 5] Released [2]
30 June 2020 CB Luke Prosser Stevenage[lower-alpha 6] Released [2]
30 June 2020 GK Bailey Vose Free agent Released [3]
24 July 2020 GK Ethan Ross Lincoln City Undisclosed [5]
  1. Following Callum Anderson's release by Colchester United, he later signed for Haverhill Rovers.[10]
  2. Following Brandon Comley's release by Colchester United, he later signed for Bolton Wanderers.[11]
  3. Following Ryan Jackson's release by Colchester United, he later signed for Gillingham.[12]
  4. Following Cameron James' release by Colchester United, he later signed for Chelmsford City.[13]
  5. Following Frank Nouble's release by Colchester United, he later signed for Plymouth Argyle.[14]
  6. Following Luke Prosser's release by Colchester United, he later signed for Stevenage.[15]

Match details

Pre-season friendlies

On 13 August 2020, Colchester United announced pre-season home friendlies against Gillingham and Ipswich Town. The first against Gillingham involved players playing no more than 45 minutes each, while the U's hosted two 75-minute long games against Ipswich on the same day.[16]

15 July 2020 (2020-07-15) FriendlyColchester United0–2GillinghamColchester
13:30 BST Report
Report		 O'Keefe  21'
Ogilvie  52'		 Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Referee: C Hicks
18 July 2020 (2020-07-18) FriendlyColchester UnitedvIpswich TownColchester
18:00 BST Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
18 July 2020 (2020-07-18) FriendlyColchester UnitedvIpswich TownColchester
20:00 BST Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium

League Two
Main article: 2020–21 EFL League Two

Results round by round
Matchday1
Ground
Result
Position
Updated to match(es) played on pre-season. Source: 11v11 for league tables and fixtures
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss


League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
3 Bradford City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to the EFL League One
4 Cambridge United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for League Two play-offs
5 Carlisle United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Cheltenham Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Colchester United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Crawley Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Exeter City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Forest Green Rovers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Grimsby Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 12 September 2020. Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[17]
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See also

References
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  2. "Colchester United: Nouble, Prosser, Jackson and Comley set to leave club". BBC Sport. 27 April 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  3. Gregory, David (28 April 2020). "Young U's Set To Depart". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  4. "John McGreal: Colchester United part company with head coach". BBC Sport. 14 July 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  5. "Ethan Ross: Lincoln City sign goalkeeper from Colchester". BBC Sport. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  6. "Colchester United: Steve Ball named new head coach". BBC Sport. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
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  8. "FootballSquads". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
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  10. Claydon, Russell (8 August 2020). "Former Colchester United Academy and Maldon & Tiptree midfielder Callum Anderson signs for Haverhill Rovers". Haverhill Echo. Bury St Edmunds. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  11. "Brandon Comley: Bolton Wanderers sign midfielder on two-year deal". BBC Sport. 21 July 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  12. "Ryan Jackson: Gillingham re-sign defender for second spell with club". BBC Sport. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  13. Berry, Chris (6 August 2020). "Cameron James Agrees Terms". Chelmsford City FC. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  14. "Frank Nouble: Plymouth sign former Colchester forward Nouble". BBC Sport. 3 August 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  15. Waldron, Jonathan (10 August 2020). "Ex-Colchester United captain Luke Prosser joins Stevenage". Daily Gazette. Colchester. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  16. Gregory, David (13 August 2020). "Pre-Season Games To Be Streamed Live". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  17. "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
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