| 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 vSouthampton, 5 March 2011[1] | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 2,379 vWycombe Wanderers, 5 October 2010[2] | ||
| Average home league attendance | 4,071[3] | ||
| Biggest win | 5–1 vExeter City, 26 March 2011 | ||
| Biggest defeat | 0–4 vSwansea City, 8 January 2011 | ||
The2010–11 season wasColchester United's 69th season in their history and third successive season in the third tier ofEnglish football,League One. Alongside competing in the League One, the club also participated in theFA Cup, theLeague Cup and theFootball League Trophy.
Aidy Boothroyd departed the club forChampionship clubCoventry City over the summer and his assistantJohn Ward was promoted to first-teammanager. Owner and chairmanRobbie 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 theplay-offs while reaching the third round of the FA Cup. They were eliminated bySwansea City, whilePremier LeagueSunderland won 2–0 in the second round of the League Cup. Old rivalsWycombe Wanderers beat the U's in the second round of the Football League Trophy.
After less than ten months in charge,Aidy Boothroyd left the club to joinChampionship sideCoventry City. His assistant,John Ward, was promoted to first-teammanager.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 includingDavid Fox,Kevin Lisbie,Clive Platt andDavid Prutton, whileDanny Batth andKevin Lisbie returned to their parent clubs on the expiry of their loan deals. John Ward made several free transfers to replace them, includingfree agentsLloyd James andBrian Wilson,non-League playersAndy Bond andBen Coker, whileDave Mooney was signed on a season-long loan fromReading.
In the opening game of the season, Colchester quickly went behind 1–0, but found themselves leading by the eleventh minute following anAnthony 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 atHereford United in theLeague 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 fromBarrow againstSheffield 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 atRochdale, and following an equaliser from the hosts,Ian Henderson grabbed an 84th-minute winner.
On 24 August, in the League Cup second round,Premier LeagueSunderland hosted Colchester at theStadium of Light. Two first-half errors fromMark Cousins handed Sunderland victory, withDarren Bent capitalising on both occasions.
For a third time this month, Colchester were again denied victory by a late equaliser during their home game againstCarlisle United on 27 August. Carlisle scored a 93rd minute equaliser, cancelling out Dave Mooney's opener.
Colchester started September with a 1–0 win atWalsall thanks to an Andy Bond goal. He then recorded his fourth goal in five games in a 1–1 home draw withPlymouth Argyle a week later.
On 18 September, Cousins made up for his mistakes at Sunderland to record a solid point againstSouthampton, making numerous vital saves. This was followed up with a 3–1 home win overTranmere Rovers, with Mooney, Wordsworth, andMagnus 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 againstDagenham & Redbridge. Having come from behind to lead 2–1 throughAshley Vincent and Dave Mooney goals, the lead was surrendered in the 72nd-minute.
On 2 October, the U's recorded another score draw atMilton 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.
WithBen Williams making a return to the first-team following injury, back-to-back home defeats followed. First, the U's lost 2–0 to rivalsWycombe Wanderers in theFootball League Trophy, before being thrashed 3–0 byHuddersfield Town.
Colchester recorded a point at theColchester Community Stadium againstOldham Athletic before two wins rounded out October. First, a 2–1 win overNotts County, coming from behind to win following a brace ofKayode Odejayi goals, and then a 2–1 win atDean Court againstBournemouth,Tom Williams and Ian Henderson the scorers.
November saw Colchester win two five-goal thrillers in the league and a seven-goal thriller in theFA Cup. First, they came from 2–0 down at home after 18-minutes toLeyton Orient to win 3–2, courtesy ofMatt Heath, Dave Mooney andBrian Wilson goals. Then, they edgedLeague TwoBradford 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 atSwindon Town on 13 November before registering a 3–2 win overHartlepool United. Ian Henderson scored a 92nd-minutepenalty to win the match after earlier Bond and Odejayi goals.
November ended with a 2–0 home defeat byBrentford, before scraping a 1–0 win overnon-League sideSwindon Supermarine 1–0 in the second round of the FA Cup on 27 November.
Poor weather conditions meant that the U's only played once in the whole of December, a 0–0 draw withYeovil Town.
WithMarc Tierney andPaul Reid sold toChampionship clubsNorwich City andScunthorpe United respectively in thetransfer 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 withCharlton Athletic on New Year's Day, with both sides having a mansent 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 toLeyton Orient, and then losing 4–0 atSwansea City in the third round of the FA Cup.
StrikerSteven 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 atBrighton & Hove Albion. They saw out January by recording a 2–1 win overPeterborough United having conceded in the first minute of play.
Pat Baldwin was ruled out with an ankle injury for the remainder of the season, prompting Ward to sign Huddersfield'sNathan 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 atNotts County on 15 February, and then registered a 2–0 win againstWalsall 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 theplay-off places.
Kayode Odejayi became the first Colchester striker to score an away goal in just over one year when they recorded a 1–0 win atBristol 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. ASam Baldockhat-trick gave MK Dons a 3–1 win at the Community Stadium, before Tranmere Rovers won 1–0 atPrenton Park. This result left Colchester closer to therelegation 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.
Colchester suffered defeat inSheffield when they lost 2–1 to Wednesday atHillsborough, 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.
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]
| 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 | |||
| 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] |
~ £0| 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] |
~ £0| 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] |
| 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] |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7 August 2010 (2010-08-07)1 | Exeter City | 2–2 | Colchester United | Exeter |
| 15:00BST | Harley 7' (pen.)Logan 87' | Report | Wordsworth 10',11' | Stadium:St James Park Attendance: 5,927 Referee: Phil Gibbs |
| 14 August 2010 (2010-08-14)2 | Colchester United | 1–1 | Sheffield Wednesday | Colchester |
| 15:00BST | Bond 50' | Report | Mellor 83' | Stadium:Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 6,011 Referee: David Phillips |
| 21 August 2010 (2010-08-21)3 | Rochdale | 1–2 | Colchester United | Rochdale |
| 15:00BST | Dawson 47' | Report | Bond 38' I. Henderson 84' | Stadium:Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,016 Referee: Nigel Miller |
| 27 August 2010 (2010-08-27)4 | Colchester United | 1–1 | Carlisle United | Colchester |
| 19:45BST | Mooney 29' | Report | Thirlwell 90+3' | Stadium:Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 4,475 Referee: Gavin Ward |
| 4 September 2010 (2010-09-04)5 | Walsall | 0–1 | Colchester United | Walsall |
| 15:00BST | Report | Bond 83' | Stadium:Bescot Stadium Attendance: 3,416 Referee: Karl Evans |
| 11 September 2010 (2010-09-11)6 | Colchester United | 1–1 | Plymouth Argyle | Colchester |
| 15:00BST | Bond 22' | Report | Johnson 48' Molyneux  86'  | Stadium:Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 4,201 Referee: Danny McDermid |
| 18 September 2010 (2010-09-18)7 | Southampton | 0–0 | Colchester United | Southampton |
| 15:00BST | Report | Stadium:St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 17,857 Referee: Graham Horwood |
| 25 September 2010 (2010-09-25)8 | Colchester United | 3–1 | Tranmere Rovers | Colchester |
| 15:00BST | Mooney 6' Wordsworth 15'Okuonghae 30' | Report | Showunmi 81' | Stadium:Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 3,637 Referee: P Crossley |
| 28 September 2010 (2010-09-28)9 | Colchester United | 2–2 | Dagenham & Redbridge | Colchester |
| 19:45BST | Vincent 43' Mooney 65' | Report | Savage 15' Vincelot 72' | Stadium:Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 4,515 Referee: Keith Hill |
| 2 October 2010 (2010-10-02)10 | Milton Keynes Dons | 1–1 | Colchester United | Milton Keynes |
| 15:00BST | Balanta 66' | Report | Okuonghae 26' | Stadium:Stadium MK Attendance: 11,280 Referee:Mick Russell |
| 9 October 2010 (2010-10-09)11 | Colchester United | 0–3 | Huddersfield Town | Colchester |
| 15:00BST | Report | Novak 34' Pilkington 42'Rhodes 78'Croft 82' | Stadium:Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 4,211 Referee: Pat Miller |
| 16 October 2010 (2010-10-16)12 | Oldham Athletic | 0–0 | Colchester United | Oldham |
| 15:00BST | Report | Stadium:Boundary Park Attendance: 4,136 Referee: Peter Quinn |
| 23 October 2010 (2010-10-23)13 | Colchester United | 2–1 | Notts County | Colchester |
| 15:00BST | Odejayi 76',83' | Report | Westcarr 8' | Stadium:Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 3,811 Referee: Darren Sheldrake |
| 30 October 2010 (2010-10-30)14 | AFC Bournemouth | 1–2 | Colchester United | Bournemouth |
| 15:00BST | Fletcher 87' | Report | T. Williams 18' I. Henderson 80' | Stadium:Dean Court Attendance: 6,575 Referee: Simon Hooper |
| 2 November 2010 (2010-11-02)15 | Colchester United | 3–2 | Leyton Orient | Colchester |
| 19:45GMT | Heath 22' Mooney 32' (pen.)Wilson 80' | Report | Revell 10',18' | Stadium:Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 3,899 Referee: Grant Hegley |
| 13 November 2010 (2010-11-13)16 | Swindon Town | 2–1 | Colchester United | Swindon |
| 15:00GMT | Dossevi 29' Austin 54' | Report | Vincent 45' | Stadium:County Ground Attendance: 7,679 Referee: Rob Lewis |
| 20 November 2010 (2010-11-20)17 | Colchester United | 3–2 | Hartlepool United | Colchester |
| 15:00GMT | Bond 58' Odejayi 60'I. Henderson 90+2' (pen.) | Report | Murray 28' Horwood 88' | Stadium:Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 3,640 Referee: Oliver Langford |
| 23 November 2010 (2010-11-23)18 | Colchester United | 0–2 | Brentford | Colchester |
| 19:45GMT | Report | Alexander 26' MacDonald 90' | Stadium:Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 3,172 Referee: David Foster |
| 4 December 2010 (2010-12-04) | Brighton & Hove Albion | P–P | Colchester United | Brighton |
| 15:00GMT | Report | Stadium:Withdean Stadium | ||
| Note: Match postponed due to snowy conditions on Friday 3 December | ||||
| 11 December 2010 (2010-12-11)19 | Colchester United | 0–0 | Yeovil Town | Colchester |
| 15:00GMT | Report | Stadium:Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 3,748 Referee: Steve Rushton |
| 18 December 2010 (2010-12-18) | Bristol Rovers | P–P | Colchester United | Bristol |
| 15:00GMT | Report | Stadium:Memorial Stadium | ||
| Note: Match postponed due to snow | ||||
| 26 December 2010 (2010-12-26) | Peterborough United | P–P | Colchester United | Peterborough |
| 15:00GMT | Report | Stadium:London Road Stadium | ||
| Note: Match postponed due to a frozen pitch on Friday 24 December | ||||
| 28 December 2010 (2010-12-28) | Colchester United | P–P | Oldham Athletic | Colchester |
| 15:00GMT | Report | Stadium:Colchester Community Stadium | ||
| Note: Match postponed due to a frozen pitch on Monday 27 December | ||||
| 1 January 2011 (2011-01-01)20 | Colchester United | 3–3 | Charlton Athletic | Colchester |
| 15:00GMT | 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 |
| 3 January 2011 (2011-01-03)21 | Leyton Orient | 4–2 | Colchester United | Leyton |
| 15:00GMT | Smith 41' Revell 49'M'Poku 75'Téhoué 86' | Report | Wordsworth 69' I. Henderson 81' | Stadium:Brisbane Road Attendance: 4,339 Referee: Danny McDermid |
| 14 January 2011 (2011-01-14)22 | Colchester United | 2–1 | AFC Bournemouth | Colchester |
| 19:45GMT | Gillespie 77',84' | Report | Fletcher 54' | Stadium:Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 3,445 Referee: Darren Deadman |
| 22 January 2011 (2011-01-22)23 | Huddersfield Town | 0–0 | Colchester United | Huddersfield |
| 15:00GMT | Report | Stadium:Kirklees Stadium Attendance: 12,689 Referee: Gavin Ward |
| 25 January 2011 (2011-01-25)24 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2–0 | Colchester United | Brighton |
| 19:45GMT | Calderón 45' Noone 76' | Report | Baldwin 86' | Stadium:Withdean Stadium Attendance: 6,798 Referee:Graham Scott |
| 28 January 2011 (2011-01-28)25 | Colchester United | 2–1 | Peterborough United | Colchester |
| 19:45GMT | Gillespie 37' Mooney 86' | Report | Rowe 1' | Stadium:Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 4,645 Referee: P Crossley |
| 1 February 2011 (2011-02-01)26 | Charlton Athletic | 1–0 | Colchester United | Charlton |
| 19:45GMT | Wright-Phillips 78' | Report | Stadium:The Valley Attendance: 13,830 Referee: Darren Sheldrake |
| 5 February 2011 (2011-02-05)27 | Hartlepool United | 1–0 | Colchester United | Hartlepool |
| 15:00GMT | Sweeney 88' | Report | Stadium:Victoria Park Attendance: 2,646 Referee: Trevor Kettle |
| 12 February 2011 (2011-02-12)28 | Colchester United | 2–1 | Swindon Town | Colchester |
| 15:00GMT | Mooney 7' (pen.) Gillespie 90+3' | Report | Cuthbert 51' | Stadium:Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 3,624 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
| 15 February 2011 (2011-02-15)29 | Notts County | 2–0 | Colchester United | Nottingham |
| 19:45GMT | Westcarr 21' Clarke 37' (o.g.) | Report | Stadium:Meadow Lane Attendance: 4,041 Referee: Colin Webster |
| 19 February 2011 (2011-02-19)30 | Colchester United | 2–0 | Walsall | Colchester |
| 15:00GMT | Perkins 18' Mooney 56' (pen.) | Report | Stadium:Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 3,439 Referee:Mick Russell |
| 22 February 2011 (2011-02-22)31 | Peterborough United | 1–1 | Colchester United | Peterborough |
| 19:45GMT | Boyd 6' | Report | I. Henderson 17' | Stadium:London Road Stadium Attendance: 5,758 Referee:Darren Drysdale |
| 26 February 2011 (2011-02-26)32 | Plymouth Argyle | 2–1 | Colchester United | Plymouth |
| 15:00GMT | Fallon 8' Bolasie 74' (pen.)Clark 58' | Report | Zubar 41' (o.g.) | Stadium:Home Park Attendance: 8,982 Referee: Oliver Langford |
| 1 March 2011 (2011-03-01)33 | Bristol Rovers | 0–1 | Colchester United | Bristol |
| 19:45GMT | Report | Odejayi 22' | Stadium:Memorial Stadium Attendance: 5,181 Referee: Michael Naylor |
| 5 March 2011 (2011-03-05)34 | Colchester United | 0–2 | Southampton | Colchester |
| 15:00GMT | Mooney 32' | Report | Oxlade-Chamberlain 30' Hammond 50' | Stadium:Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 6,523 Referee: Phil Gibbs |
| 8 March 2011 (2011-03-08)35 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 1–0 | Colchester United | Dagenham |
| 19:45GMT | Savage 11' | Report | Stadium:Victoria Road Attendance: 2,140 Referee: Gavin Ward |
| 12 March 2011 (2011-03-12)36 | Colchester United | 1–3 | Milton Keynes Dons | Colchester |
| 15:00GMT | Gillespie 28' | Report | Baldock 48',62',86' | Stadium:Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 4,103 Referee: Chris Sarginson |
| 19 March 2011 (2011-03-19)37 | Tranmere Rovers | 1–0 | Colchester United | Birkenhead |
| 15:00GMT | Showunmi 63' | Report | Stadium:Prenton Park Attendance: 4,292 Referee: Andy Woolmer |
| 22 March 2011 (2011-03-22)38 | Colchester United | 1–0 | Oldham Athletic | Colchester |
| 19:45GMT | Vincent 52' | Report | Stadium:Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 2,892 Referee: James Linington |
| 26 March 2011 (2011-03-26)39 | Colchester United | 5–1 | Exeter City | Colchester |
| 13:00GMT | 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 |
| 2 April 2011 (2011-04-02)40 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2–1 | Colchester United | Sheffield |
| 15:00BST | Mellor 25',51' | Report | Gillespie 90' | Stadium:Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 15,663 Referee: Scott Mathieson |
| 9 April 2011 (2011-04-09)41 | Colchester United | 1–0 | Rochdale | Colchester |
| 15:00BST | I. Henderson 87' | Report | Stadium:Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 4,052 Referee:Roger East |
| 16 April 2011 (2011-04-16)42 | Carlisle United | 4–1 | Colchester United | Carlisle |
| 15:00BST | Berrett 9' Curran 26',61'Noble 31' | Report | Gillespie 71' | Stadium:Brunton Park Attendance: 4,405 Referee: Peter Quinn |
| 22 April 2011 (2011-04-22)43 | Brentford | 1–1 | Colchester United | Brentford |
| 15:00BST | Saunders 76' | Report | I. Henderson 15' | Stadium:Griffin Park Attendance: 4,480 Referee: Graham Horwood |
| 25 April 2011 (2011-04-25)44 | Colchester United | 1–1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Colchester |
| 12:15BST | I. Henderson 16' | Report | Barnes 72' | Stadium:Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 5,132 Referee:Keith Stroud |
| 30 April 2011 (2011-04-30)45 | Yeovil Town | 4–2 | Colchester United | Yeovil |
| 15:00BST | Alcock 15' Tutte 22'Bowditch 44'Welsh 64' | Report | Vincent 43' Mooney 63' | Stadium:Huish Park Attendance: 3,797 Referee: Oliver Langford |
| 7 May 2011 (2011-05-07)46 | Colchester United | 2–1 | Bristol Rovers | Colchester |
| 15:00BST | I. Henderson 28',30' | Report | Richards 72' | Stadium:Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 4,759 Referee: David Webb |
| 10 August 2010 (2010-08-10)1st round | Hereford United | 0–3 | Colchester United | Hereford |
| 19:45BST | Report | Mooney 40',44' I. Henderson 65' | Stadium:Edgar Street Attendance: 1,996 Referee: Chris Sarginson |
| 24 August 2010 (2010-08-24)2nd round | Sunderland | 2–0 | Colchester United | Sunderland |
| 19:45BST | Bent 19',37' | Report | Stadium:Stadium of Light Attendance: 13,532 Referee: Scott Mathieson |
| 5 October 2010 (2010-10-05)2nd round (southern section) | Colchester United | 0–2 | Wycombe Wanderers | Colchester |
| 19:30BST | Report | Betsy 75' Davies 82' | Stadium:Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 2,379 Referee: Andy Woolmer |
| 6 November 2010 (2010-11-06)1st round | Colchester United | 4–3 | Bradford City | Colchester |
| 15:00GMT | Bond 7' Mooney 30',64' (pen.)Wilson 54' | Report | Hanson 8',79' Syers 32' | Stadium:Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 2,736 Referee: Iain Williamson |
| 28 November 2010 (2010-11-28)2nd round | Colchester United | 1–0 | Swindon Supermarine | Colchester |
| 15:00GMT | Mooney 21' | Report | Stadium:Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 3,047 Referee: David Phillips |
| 8 January 2011 (2011-01-08)3rd round | Swansea City | 4–0 | Colchester United | Swansea |
| 15:00GMT | Monk 25' Pratley 35'Van der Gun 68'Sinclair 82' | Report | Stadium:Liberty Stadium Attendance: 7,005 Referee: Rob Shoebridge |
| 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 | ENG | Ben Williams | 37 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2 | DF | IRL | Conor Powell | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | DF | WAL | Lee Beevers | 21 | 0 | 12+7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4 | DF | ENG | Magnus Okuonghae | 17 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 5 | DF | ENG | Pat Baldwin | 13 | 0 | 10+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 7 | FW | ENG | Ashley Vincent | 42 | 5 | 28+9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 8 | MF | IRL | John-Joe O'Toole | 11 | 0 | 5+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10 | MF | ENG | Kemal Izzet | 47 | 0 | 38+3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 11 | FW | ENG | Simon Hackney | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12 | GK | ENG | Mark Cousins | 16 | 0 | 13+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 14 | MF | ENG | Andy Bond | 46 | 8 | 36+7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 15 | FW | NGA | Kayode Odejayi | 50 | 4 | 18+26 | 4 | 2+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 16 | FW | ENG | Ian Henderson | 41 | 11 | 24+12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 17 | MF | ENG | David Perkins | 41 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 18 | FW | ENG | Steven Gillespie | 19 | 9 | 11+7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 20 | DF | ENG | Brian Wilson | 30 | 2 | 25+1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 21 | FW | ENG | Medy Elito | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 22 | MF | ENG | Anthony Wordsworth | 41 | 5 | 26+9 | 5 | 1+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 24 | DF | ENG | Ben Coker | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 25 | DF | ENG | John White | 25 | 0 | 15+7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 26 | MF | WAL | Lloyd James | 32 | 0 | 17+11 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 28 | DF | ENG | Matt Heath | 30 | 2 | 26+1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 33 | MF | ENG | Jordan Sanderson | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 34 | DF | WAL | 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 | ENG | Nathan Clarke | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 6 | DF | ENG | Paul Reid | 22 | 0 | 17+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 19 | FW | IRL | Dave Mooney | 44 | 14 | 37+2 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 23 | DF | ENG | Marc Tierney | 15 | 0 | 12+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 27 | FW | ENG | Liam Henderson | 11 | 0 | 0+8 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 27 | MF | ISL | Matthías Vilhjálmsson | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 31 | DF | NZL | Tommy Smith | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 31 | DF | CYP | Tom Williams | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | |||
Number of games played asteam 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 | ||||
Number of games goalkeepers kept aclean 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 | |||
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 |
