2008–09 Colchester United F.C. season

Colchester United
2008–09 season
Owner	Robbie Cowling
Chairman	Robbie Cowling
Manager	Geraint Williams; (until 22 September); Kit Symons (caretaker); (22 September until 8 October); Paul Lambert; (from 9 October)
Stadium	Colchester Community Stadium
League One	12th
FA Cup	1st round; (eliminated by; Leyton Orient)
League Cup	2nd round; (eliminated by; Ipswich Town)
Football League Trophy	Semi-final (southern section); (eliminated by; Luton Town)
Top goalscorer	League: ; Mark Yeates (12); All: ; Mark Yeates (13)
Highest home attendance	9,559; v Leeds United, 4 April 2009
Lowest home attendance	3,179; v Stockport County, 24 February 2009
Average home league attendance	5,076
Biggest win	5–0; v Carlisle United, 25 October 2008
Biggest defeat	0–3; v Milton Keynes Dons, 20 September 2008; v Scunthorpe United, 28 March 2009
	← 2007–08 2009–10 →

The 2008–09 season was Colchester United's 67th season in their history and first season back in the third tier of English football following relegation, League One. Alongside competing in League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup, the League Cup and the Football League Trophy.

Colchester returned to League One following relegation from the Championship last season. It was also their first season in their new home the Colchester Community Stadium after moving from Layer Road over the summer. It took them until October to register their first home victory by beating Carlisle United 5–0, but by this time the club had already seen managerial changes. After a poor start to the season in which the U's found themselves sporadically in the relegation zone, Geraint Williams was sacked and Paul Lambert was brought in as his replacement in early October. Colchester had a good mid-season run from November through January but had to settle for a mid-table finish come the end of the season.

Colchester were eliminated from the FA Cup at the first round stage by Leyton Orient, while rivals Ipswich Town beat the U's at Portman Road in the second round of the League Cup. They made the area semi-final of the Football League Trophy where they lost out to Luton Town.

Season overview

Following relegation from the Championship, Colchester experienced a summer of great change. Club stalwart Karl Duguid left the club to remain in the Championship with Plymouth Argyle, while top scorer Kevin Lisbie joined neighbours Ipswich Town for £600,000. To replace him, Geraint Williams once again broke the club's transfer record, signing Cheltenham Town forward Steven Gillespie for £400,000. Construction on the Colchester Community Stadium had completed and the moving process from Layer Road was underway during the summer months.

The first event to be held at the new stadium was a ramp-up exhibition game against Spanish side Athletic Bilbao on 4 August. Scott Vernon had the honour of scoring Colchester's first goal at their new home as 5,610 witnessed the 2–1 defeat for the U's.

The first ever league fixture came on 16 August when Colchester were held to a 0–0 draw against Huddersfield Town. Mark Yeates was the first competitive goalscorer at the Community Stadium, scoring both goals in a 2–2 draw with Oldham Athletic on 30 August. United couldn't find a win at home, and following a 3–0 defeat at the Stadium by Milton Keynes Dons, Williams was relieved of his duties with a record of one league win from six games and the club in the bottom four.

Assistant manager Kit Symons took charge for four games before Paul Lambert was unveiled as the new Colchester manager in early October. They earned their first home victory of the season on 25 October, a resounding 5–0 win over Carlisle United. Lambert brought in numerous loan players, including Marc Tierney and Jimmy Walker while also signing Alan Maybury.

In December, long-serving Chief Executive Marie Partner left the club as Robbie Cowling shuffled his boardroom, bringing in Steve Bradshaw to the position. Partner had spent over 21 years with the club. Cowling would soon buy out all remaining shares in the club.

The club earned back-to-back wins for the first time in 19 months as they beat Yeovil Town and Northampton Town to set up a run across the New Year of nine games unbeaten. A run of ten wins and four draws from 18 games eventually earned Lambert the January League One Manager of the Month award as the U's rose to seven points off the play-off positions.

Lambert made further late season loan signings by bringing in Karl Hawley, Neal Trotman and Ashley Vincent. However, with the play-offs on the horizon, Colchester's form took a downturn as they lost six of the remaining nine home games, including consecutive defeats in the final four home games. A club record attendance was set on 4 April, when 9,599 witnessed a 1–0 win for Leeds United at the Community Stadium. This was the highest attendance for a home league game since 20 April 1974 in a 2–0 defeat by Gillingham.

Colchester ended the season in 12th position, 13 points off a play-off place. They had endured their worst-ever home season, suffering twelve defeats, while they also enjoyed their best-ever away season, registering eleven victories on the road.

In the cup competitions, Colchester returned to the Football League Trophy by reaching the southern section semi-final, where they were eliminated by eventual winners Luton Town. They were beaten by Ipswich Town 2–1 in the second round of the League Cup at Portman Road, while Leyton Orient won in the first round of the FA Cup.^[4]^[5]

Players

As of match played 2 May 2009.^[6]^[7]^[8]

No.	Name	Position	Place of birth	Date of birth	Apps	Goals	Signed from	Date signed	Fee
Goalkeepers
1	Dean Gerken	GK	Southend-on-Sea	(1985-05-22)22 May 1985 (aged 23)	102	0	Youth team	1 August 2002	Free transfer
23	Mark Cousins	GK	Chelmsford	(1987-01-09)9 January 1987 (aged 21)	2	0	Youth team	1 August 2004	Free transfer
Defenders
2	John White	FB	Colchester	(1986-07-26)26 July 1986 (aged 21)	105	0	Youth team	1 July 2003	Free transfer
3	Matt Lockwood	LB	Rochford	(1976-10-17)17 October 1976 (aged 31)	0	0	Nottingham Forest	3 June 2008	Free transfer
5	Chris Coyne	CB	Brisbane	(1978-12-20)20 December 1978 (aged 29)	16	1	Luton Town	10 January 2008	£350,000
6	Paul Reid	CB	Carlisle	(1982-02-18)18 February 1982 (aged 26)	0	0	Barnsley	2 July 2008	Free transfer
12	Pat Baldwin	CB	City of London	(1982-11-12)12 November 1982 (aged 25)	177	1	Chelsea	16 August 2002	Free transfer
16	Matt Heath	CB	Leicester	(1981-11-01)1 November 1981 (aged 26)	5	0	Leeds United	13 May 2008	Free transfer
18	Philip Ifil	RB	Willesden	(1986-01-18)18 January 1986 (aged 22)	20	0	Tottenham Hotspur	10 January 2008	Undisclosed
19	Alan Maybury	FB	Dublin	(1978-08-08)8 August 1978 (aged 29)	0	0	Leicester City	12 December 2008	Free transfer
32	Marc Tierney	FB	Prestwich	(1985-08-23)23 August 1985 (aged 22)	6	0	Shrewsbury Town	2 January 2009	Undisclosed
Midfielders
4	Johnnie Jackson	MF	Camden Town	(1982-08-15)15 August 1982 (aged 25)	89	9	Tottenham Hotspur	20 June 2006	Free transfer
8	Dean Hammond	MF	Hastings	(1983-03-07)7 March 1983 (aged 25)	13	0	Brighton & Hove Albion	31 January 2008	£250,000
10	Kemal Izzet	MF	Whitechapel	(1980-09-29)29 September 1980 (aged 27)	287	20	Charlton Athletic	13 April 2001	Free transfer
17	David Perkins	MF	Heysham	(1982-06-21)21 June 1982 (aged 25)	0	0	Rochdale	8 July 2008	Undisclosed
27	Anthony Wordsworth	MF	Camden Town	(1989-01-03)3 January 1989 (aged 19)	4	0	Youth team	1 July 2006	Free transfer
34	Sam Corcoran	MF	Enfield Town	(1991-02-05)5 February 1991 (aged 17)	0	0	Youth team	31 March 2009	Free transfer
Forwards
7	Steven Gillespie	FW	Liverpool	(1985-06-04)4 June 1985 (aged 22)	0	0	Cheltenham Town	7 July 2008	£400,000
9	Clive Platt	FW	Wolverhampton	(1977-10-27)27 October 1977 (aged 30)	42	8	Milton Keynes Dons	3 July 2007	£300,000
11	Mark Yeates	WG	Dublin	(1985-01-11)11 January 1985 (aged 23)	83	14	Tottenham Hotspur	3 July 2007	Undisclosed
14	Akanni-Sunday Wasiu	FW	Abuja	(1984-03-18)18 March 1984 (aged 24)	0	0	St Albans City	24 July 2008	Free transfer
15	Jamie Guy	FW	Barking	(1987-08-01)1 August 1987 (aged 20)	54	3	Youth team	1 July 2004	Free transfer
22	Simon Hackney	WG	Manchester	(1984-02-05)5 February 1984 (aged 24)	0	0	Carlisle United	26 January 2009	£100,000
24	Scott Vernon	FW	Manchester	(1983-12-13)13 December 1983 (aged 24)	24	6	Blackpool	31 January 2008	Undisclosed
30	Medy Elito	WG	Kinshasa	(1990-03-20)20 March 1990 (aged 18)	11	1	Youth team	1 July 2007	Free transfer

Transfers

In

Date	Position	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
13 May 2008	CB	Matt Heath	Leeds United	Free transfer	^[9]^[10]
3 June 2008	LB	Matt Lockwood	Nottingham Forest	Free transfer	^[11]^[12]
2 July 2008	CB	Paul Reid	Barnsley	Free transfer	^[13]^[14]
7 July 2008	FW	Steven Gillespie	Cheltenham Town	£400,000	^[15]^[16]
8 July 2008	MF	David Perkins	Rochdale	Undisclosed	^[17]^[18]
24 July 2008	FW	Akanni-Sunday Wasiu	St Albans City	Free transfer	^[19]^[20]
12 December 2008	FB	Alan Maybury	Leicester City	Free transfer	^[21]^[22]
2 January 2009	FB	Marc Tierney	Shrewsbury Town	Undisclosed	^[23]^[24]
26 January 2009	WG	Simon Hackney	Carlisle United	£100,000	^[25]^[26]
31 March 2009	MF	Sam Corcoran	Youth team	Free transfer	^[27]^[28]

Total spending: ~ £500,000

Out

Date	Position	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
31 May 2008	DF	Tom Devaux	Free agent	Released	^[29]
31 May 2008	FW	Teddy Sheringham	Free agent	Retired	^[30]^[31]
1 June 2008	GK	Aidan Davison	Free agent	Retired	^[32]^[33]
3 June 2008	WG	Kevin McLeod	Brighton & Hove Albion	Released	^[34]^[35]
24 June 2008	MF	Karl Duguid	Plymouth Argyle	Undisclosed	^[36]^[37]
30 June 2008	GK	Ademola Bankole	Free agent	Retired	^[38]^[39]^[a]
30 June 2008	FB	Danny Granville	Leyton Orient	Released	^[40]^[41]
30 June 2008	MF	Luke Guttridge	Northampton Town	Released	^[42]^[43]
30 June 2008	FW	Tom Webb	Glenn Hoddle Academy	Released	^[44]^[45]^[46]
18 July 2008	FW	Kevin Lisbie	Ipswich Town	£600,000	^[47]^[48]
1 August 2008	MF	Kevin Watson	Luton Town	Released	^[49]^[50]
6 March 2009	FW	Fabian Batchelor	Grays Athletic	Released	^[51]
6 March 2009	DF	James Hammond	Free agent	Released	^[52]^[53]

Total incoming: ~ £600,000

Loans in

Date	Position	Name	From	End date	Ref.
25 September 2008	LB	Gary Borrowdale	Coventry City	12 October 2008	^[54]^[55]
3 November 2008	FW	Sam Williams	Aston Villa	29 January 2009	^[56]^[57]
13 November 2008	LB	Lee Hills	Coventry City	13 December 2008	^[58]^[59]
20 November 2008	FW	Jermaine Easter	Plymouth Argyle	20 December 2008	^[60]^[61]
27 November 2008	FB	Marc Tierney	Shrewsbury Town	1 January 2009	^[23]^[24]
27 November 2008	GK	Jimmy Walker	West Ham United	28 February 2009	^[62]^[63]
15 January 2009	WG	Lewis Gobern	Wolverhampton Wanderers	31 May 2009	^[64]^[65]
19 March 2009	CB	Neal Trotman	Preston North End	19 April 2009	^[66]^[67]
19 March 2009	WG	Ashley Vincent	Cheltenham Town	31 May 2009	^[68]^[69]
20 March 2009	FW	Karl Hawley	Preston North End	31 May 2009	^[70]^[71]

Loans out

Date	Position	Name	To	End date	Ref.
10 July 2008	FW	Jamie Guy	Oxford United	3 February 2009	^[72]^[73]^[74]
24 November 2008	DF	James Hammond	Fisher Athletic	24 December 2008	^[52]^[53]
15 January 2009	FW	Akanni-Sunday Wasiu	Luton Town	15 February 2009	^[19]^[20]
2 February 2009	LB	Matt Lockwood	Barnet	7 April 2009	^[11]^[12]
2 March 2009	CB	Matt Heath	Brighton & Hove Albion	7 April 2009	^[9]^[10]
3 March 2009	FW	Jamie Guy	Dagenham & Redbridge	31 May 2009	^[72]^[73]^[74]

Match details

League One

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
10	Oldham Athletic	46	16	17	13	66	65	+1	65
11	Bristol Rovers	46	17	12	17	79	61	+18	63
12	Colchester United	46	18	9	19	58	58	0	63
13	Walsall	46	17	10	19	61	66	−5	61
14	Leyton Orient	46	15	11	20	45	57	−12	56

Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2009. Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results round by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	D	W	D	L	L	W	L	L	L	W	L	W	D	L	L	W	W	L	W	D	W	W	D	W	D	W	W	L	L	L	W	D	D	W	W	L	D	L	W	L	L	L	W	L	W
Position	22	21	10	12	20	23	17	17	20	21	18	19	16	18	20	21	20	16	16	16	16	15	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	11	12	12	10	10	11	11	13	10	11	13	14	12	14	12

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

Matches

9 August 2008 (2008-08-09) 1	Hartlepool United	4–2	Colchester United	Hartlepool
15:00 BST	Brown 13', 14' Boland 66' Jones 76'	Report	Gillespie 78' (pen.), 90'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 3,831 Referee: Anthony Taylor

16 August 2008 (2008-08-16) 2	Colchester United	0–0	Huddersfield Town	Colchester
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 5,340 Referee: Rob Shoebridge

23 August 2008 (2008-08-23) 3	Swindon Town	1–3	Colchester United	Swindon
15:00 BST	Cox 67' (pen.)	Report	Jackson 32' Vernon 45' Wasiu 89'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 7,031 Referee: Clive Penton

30 August 2008 (2008-08-30) 4	Colchester United	2–2	Oldham Athletic	Colchester
15:00 BST	Yeates 42', 63'	Report	Taylor 64' Smalley 88'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 4,708 Referee: Paul Taylor

13 September 2008 (2008-09-13) 5	Crewe Alexandra	2–0	Colchester United	Crewe
15:00 BST	O'Connor 46' Pope 69'	Report	Gillespie 87'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 3,510 Referee: Iain Williamson

20 September 2008 (2008-09-20) 6	Colchester United	0–3	Milton Keynes Dons	Colchester
15:00 BST		Report	Wilbraham 2' Baldock 88', 90'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 4,888 Referee: Trevor Kettle

26 September 2008 (2008-09-26) 7	Tranmere Rovers	3–4	Colchester United	Birkenhead
19:45 BST	Kay 12' Taylor 76' Shotton 78'	Report	Perkins 4' Yeates 15' Platt 40' Jackson 47'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 5,713 Referee: Neil Swarbrick

30 September 2008 (2008-09-30) 8	Colchester United	0–1	Leicester City	Colchester
19:45 BST		Report	Dyer 49'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 5,133 Referee: Dean Whitestone

4 October 2008 (2008-10-04) 9	Colchester United	0–1	Bristol Rovers	Colchester
15:00 BST		Report	Lambert 53'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 4,811 Referee: Jarnail Singh

11 October 2008 (2008-10-11) 10	Cheltenham Town	4–3	Colchester United	Cheltenham
15:00 BST	Kenton 36' Owusu 53' Fleetwood 57' (pen.) Hayles 90'	Report	Wordsworth 20', 43' Jackson 51'	Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 3,580 Referee: Andy Penn

18 October 2008 (2008-10-18) 11	Stockport County	1–2	Colchester United	Stockport
15:00 BST	McNeil 42'	Report	Perkins 20' Platt 87'	Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 6,025 Referee: Darren Deadman

21 October 2008 (2008-10-21) 12	Colchester United	1–2	Millwall	Colchester
19:45 BST	Izzet 35'	Report	Grabban 8' Robinson 22'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 5,506 Referee: Grant Hegley

25 October 2008 (2008-10-25) 13	Colchester United	5–0	Carlisle United	Colchester
15:00 BST	Perkins 3' Yeates 14', 31' D. Hammond 89' Wasiu 90'	Report		Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 5,152 Referee: Kevin Friend

1 November 2008 (2008-11-01) 14	Southend United	3–3	Colchester United	Southend-on-Sea
13:00 GMT	Clarke 8' Laurent 13' Christophe 90'	Report	Jackson 35' Yeates 71' Wordsworth 81'	Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 8,920 Referee: Mick Russell

15 November 2008 (2008-11-15) 15	Colchester United	0–2	Walsall	Colchester
15:00 GMT		Report	Mattis 16' Ricketts 62'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 4,071 Referee: P Crossley

22 November 2008 (2008-11-22) 16	Peterborough United	2–1	Colchester United	Peterborough
15:00 GMT	Mackail-Smith 45' Boyd 63'	Report	Platt 61'	Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 7,401 Referee: Mark Heywood

25 November 2008 (2008-11-25) 17	Colchester United	1–0	Yeovil Town	Colchester
19:45 GMT	Easter 55'	Report		Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 3,214 Referee: David Phillips

29 November 2008 (2008-11-29) 18	Northampton Town	1–2	Colchester United	Northampton
15:00 GMT	Jackman 53'	Report	Platt 23' Reid 26'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,833 Referee: James Linington

6 December 2008 (2008-12-06) 19	Colchester United	1–2	Hereford United	Colchester
15:00 GMT	Easter 71'	Report	Guinan 29' Ainsworth 39'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 4,794 Referee: Andy Hall

13 December 2008 (2008-12-13) 20	Leeds United	1–2	Colchester United	Leeds
15:00 GMT	Snodgrass 34' Prutton 65'	Report	D. Hammond 45' Yeates 66'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 19,625 Referee: Nigel Miller

20 December 2008 (2008-12-20) 21	Colchester United	0–0	Scunthorpe United	Colchester
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 4,606 Referee: Graham Horwood

26 December 2008 (2008-12-26) 22	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–2	Colchester United	Brighton
15:00 GMT	Forster 21'	Report	Hinshelwood 35' (o.g.) Vernon 87'	Stadium: Withdean Stadium Attendance: 6,299 Referee: Rob Shoebridge

28 December 2008 (2008-12-28) 23	Colchester United	1–0	Leyton Orient	Colchester
15:00 GMT	Gillespie 39' (pen.)	Report	Melligan 82'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 6,290 Referee: Graham Scott

12 January 2009 (2009-01-12) 24	Milton Keynes Dons	1–1	Colchester United	Milton Keynes
19:45 GMT	Wilbraham 65' Puncheon 61'	Report	Platt 12'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 8,408 Referee: Anthony Taylor

17 January 2009 (2009-01-17) 25	Colchester United	3–1	Cheltenham Town	Colchester
15:00 GMT	D. Hammond 62' Gillespie 77' Yeates 88'	Report	Westwood 57' Finnigan 72'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 4,183 Referee: Lee Probert

24 January 2009 (2009-01-24) 26	Bristol Rovers	0–0	Colchester United	Bristol
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 6,634 Referee: Oliver Langford

27 January 2009 (2009-01-27) 27	Colchester United	2–1	Northampton Town	Colchester
19:45 GMT	Yeates 57' Vernon 58'	Report	Akinfenwa 18' Rodgers 45'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 3,973 Referee: Iain Williamson

31 January 2009 (2009-01-31) 28	Carlisle United	0–2	Colchester United	Carlisle
15:00 GMT		Report	Livesey 11' (o.g.) Perkins 82'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 5,745 Referee: Clive Oliver

10 February 2009 (2009-02-10) 29	Colchester United	0–1	Tranmere Rovers	Colchester
19:45 GMT		Report	Shotton 50'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 3,588 Referee: Gavin Ward

14 February 2009 (2009-02-14) 30	Walsall	2–0	Colchester United	Walsall
15:00 GMT	Ricketts 17' Deeney 42'	Report		Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 3,719 Referee: Graham Salisbury

21 February 2009 (2009-02-21) 31	Colchester United	0–1	Southend United	Colchester
15:00 GMT		Report	Moussa 14'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 8,651 Referee: Kevin Wright

24 February 2009 (2009-02-24) 32	Colchester United	1–0	Stockport County	Colchester
19:45 GMT	Tierney 17'	Report		Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 3,179 Referee: James Linington

28 February 2009 (2009-02-28) 33	Colchester United	1–1	Hartlepool United	Colchester
15:00 GMT	Vernon 45'	Report	Nelson 71'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 5,158 Referee: Mike Jones

3 March 2009 (2009-03-03) 34	Huddersfield Town	2–2	Colchester United	Huddersfield
19:45 GMT	Pilkington 51' Roberts 66'	Report	D. Hammond 19' (pen.), 90'	Stadium: Kirklees Stadium Attendance: 10,580 Referee: Andy Woolmer

7 March 2009 (2009-03-07) 35	Oldham Athletic	0–1	Colchester United	Oldham
15:00 GMT		Report	Platt 2'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4,591 Referee: Chris Sarginson

10 March 2009 (2009-03-10) 36	Colchester United	3–2	Swindon Town	Colchester
19:45 GMT	Platt 1', 45' Perkins 71'	Report	Cox 38' (pen.) Robson-Kanu 64'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 3,827 Referee: Dean Whitestone

14 March 2009 (2009-03-14) 37	Colchester United	0–1	Crewe Alexandra	Colchester
15:00 GMT		Report	Zola 63'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 4,907 Referee: David Phillips

21 March 2009 (2009-03-21) 38	Leicester City	1–1	Colchester United	Leicester
15:00 GMT	Dickov 67'	Report	Yeates 23'	Stadium: Walkers Stadium Attendance: 20,218 Referee: Keith Stroud

28 March 2009 (2009-03-28) 39	Scunthorpe United	3–0	Colchester United	Scunthorpe
15:00 GMT	Hooper 36', 59' Lansbury 69'	Report		Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 4,304 Referee: Graham Scott

31 March 2009 (2009-03-31) 40	Millwall	0–1	Colchester United	Bermondsey
19:45 BST		Report	Platt 84'	Stadium: The Den Attendance: 8,071 Referee: Andy Woolmer

4 April 2009 (2009-04-04) 41	Colchester United	0–1	Leeds United	Colchester
15:00 BST		Report	Becchio 29'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 9,559 Referee: Paul Taylor

11 April 2009 (2009-04-11) 42	Leyton Orient	2–1	Colchester United	Leyton
15:00 BST	Daniels 45' Smith 80'	Report	Platt 43'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 4,685 Referee: Darren Deadman

13 April 2009 (2009-04-13) 43	Colchester United	0–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Colchester
15:00 BST		Report	Owusu 57'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 4,873 Referee: R Booth

18 April 2009 (2009-04-18) 44	Hereford United	0–2	Colchester United	Hereford
15:00 BST		Report	Yeates 36' Beckwith 43' (o.g.)	Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 2,100 Referee: Carl Boyeson

25 April 2009 (2009-04-25) 45	Colchester United	0–1	Peterborough United	Colchester
15:00 BST		Report	Lee 40'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 6,532 Referee: Stuart Attwell

2 May 2009 (2009-05-02) 46	Yeovil Town	0–2	Colchester United	Yeovil
15:00 BST		Report	Vincent 13' Yeates 15'	Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 5,237 Referee: Fred Graham

Football League Cup

12 August 2008 (2008-08-12) 1st round	Gillingham	0–1	Colchester United	Gillingham
19:45 BST		Report	Heath 11'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 2,566 Referee: P Crossley

26 August 2008 (2008-08-26) 2nd round	Ipswich Town	2–1	Colchester United	Ipswich
19:45 BST	Couñago 28' Lisbie 56'	Report	Gillespie 87'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 17,084 Referee: Richard Beeby

Football League Trophy

2 September 2008 (2008-09-02) 1st round (southern section)	Millwall	0–1	Colchester United	Bermondsey
19:45 BST		Report	Perkins 8'	Stadium: The Den Attendance: 2,456 Referee: Gavin Ward

7 October 2008 (2008-10-07) 2nd round (southern section)	Gillingham	0–1	Colchester United	Gillingham
19:45 BST		Report	Yeates 60'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 1,557 Referee: Fred Graham

4 November 2008 (2008-11-04) Area quarter-final (southern section)	AFC Bournemouth	0–1	Colchester United	Bournemouth
19:45 GMT		Report	Williams 17'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 2,275 Referee: Andy Woolmer

16 December 2008 (2008-12-16) Area semi-final (southern section)	Luton Town	1–0	Colchester United	Luton
19:45 GMT	Gnakpa 29'	Report		Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 2,638 Referee: Kevin Friend

FA Cup

8 November 2008 (2008-11-08) 1st round	Colchester United	0–1	Leyton Orient	Colchester
15:00 GMT		Report	Demetriou 80'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 4,600 Referee: Pat Miller

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

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No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League One		FA Cup		League Cup		Football League Trophy
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ENG	Dean Gerken	24	0	21	0	0	0	2	0	1	0
2	DF	ENG	John White	32	0	19+7	0	1	0	1	0	4	0
3	DF	ENG	Matt Lockwood	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	MF	ENG	Johnnie Jackson	34	4	22+7	4	1	0	1	0	3	0
5	DF	AUS	Chris Coyne	22	0	17+2	0	0	0	1	0	1+1	0
6	DF	ENG	Paul Reid	29	1	25+1	1	0	0	2	0	1	0
7	FW	ENG	Steven Gillespie	20	5	8+9	4	0	0	0+1	1	1+1	0
8	MF	ENG	Dean Hammond	47	5	38+3	5	0	0	2	0	4	0
9	FW	ENG	Clive Platt	48	10	39+4	10	1	0	2	0	1+1	0
10	MF	ENG	Kemal Izzet	48	1	39+4	1	1	0	1+1	0	2	0
11	FW	IRL	Mark Yeates	50	13	42+1	12	1	0	2	0	1+3	1
12	DF	ENG	Pat Baldwin	38	0	35	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
14	FW	NGA	Akanni-Sunday Wasiu	19	2	3+12	2	0+1	0	0	0	2+1	0
15	FW	ENG	Jamie Guy	4	0	1+3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	DF	ENG	Matt Heath	21	1	11+3	0	1	0	2	1	4	0
17	MF	ENG	David Perkins	43	6	35+3	5	1	0	0+1	0	2+1	1
18	DF	ENG	Philip Ifil	10	0	5+1	0	0	0	2	0	2	0
19	DF	IRL	Alan Maybury	26	0	25	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
22	FW	ENG	Simon Hackney	17	0	11+6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	GK	ENG	Mark Cousins	13	0	9	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
24	FW	ENG	Scott Vernon	40	4	15+18	4	0+1	0	2	0	3+1	0
27	MF	ENG	Anthony Wordsworth	36	3	9+21	3	1	0	2	0	3	0
30	FW	ENG	Medy Elito	8	0	0+5	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	1	0
32	DF	ENG	Marc Tierney	26	1	26	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	MF	ENG	Sam Corcoran	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season
19	DF	ENG	Gary Borrowdale	5	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
20	DF	ENG	Neal Trotman	6	0	5+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	FW	ENG	Sam Williams	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	1
21	FW	ENG	Ashley Vincent	6	1	5+1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	GK	ENG	Jimmy Walker	16	0	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	DF	ENG	Lee Hills	2	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	FW	WAL	Jermaine Easter	5	2	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	FW	ENG	Lewis Gobern	12	0	5+7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	FW	ENG	Karl Hawley	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Goalscorers

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Place	Number	Position	Name	League One	League Cup	Football League Trophy	Total
1	11	WG	Mark Yeates	12	0	1	13
2	9	FW	Clive Platt	10	0	0	10
3	17	MF	David Perkins	5	0	1	6
4	7	FW	Steven Gillespie	4	1	0	5
4	8	MF	Dean Hammond	5	0	0	5
6	4	MF	Johnnie Jackson	4	0	0	4
6	24	FW	Scott Vernon	4	0	0	4
8	27	MF	Anthony Wordsworth	3	0	0	3
9	14	FW	Akanni-Sunday Wasiu	2	0	0	2
9	26	FW	Jermaine Easter	2	0	0	2
11	6	CB	Paul Reid	1	0	0	1
	10	MF	Kemal Izzet	1	0	0	1
	16	CB	Matt Heath	0	1	0	1
	20	FW	Sam Williams	0	0	1	1
	21	WG	Ashley Vincent	1	0	0	1
	32	FB	Marc Tierney	1	0	0	1
			Own goals	3	0	0	3
			TOTALS	58	2	3	63

Disciplinary record

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Number	Nationality	Position	Name	League One		FA Cup		League Cup		Football League Trophy		Total
Number	Nationality	Position	Name
8		MF	Dean Hammond	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
9		FW	Clive Platt	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
10		MF	Kemal Izzet	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
19		FB	Alan Maybury	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	0
27		MF	Anthony Wordsworth	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	0
6		CB	Paul Reid	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	0
7		FW	Steven Gillespie	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
11		WG	Mark Yeates	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
5		CB	Chris Coyne	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
16		CB	Matt Heath	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	4	0
32		FB	Marc Tierney	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
2		FB	John White	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
4		MF	Johnnie Jackson	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
12		CB	Pat Baldwin	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
18		RB	Philip Ifil	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
1		GK	Dean Gerken	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
22		WG	Simon Hackney	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
26		FW	Jermaine Easter	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
3		LB	Matt Lockwood	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
14		FW	Akanni-Sunday Wasiu	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
17		MF	David Perkins	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
20		CB	Neal Trotman	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
26		WG	Lewis Gobern	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
30		WG	Medy Elito	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
			TOTALS	72	1	2	0	3	0	6	0	83	1

Clean sheets

Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.^[77]

Place	Number	Player	League One	FA Cup	Football League Trophy	Total
1	1	Dean Gerken	5	1	0	6
2	21	Jimmy Walker	5	0	0	5
2	23	Mark Cousins	2	0	3	5
		TOTALS	12	1	3	16

Player debuts

Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.^[78]

Number	Position	Player	Date	Opponent	Ground	Notes
3	LB	Matt Lockwood	9 August 2008	Hartlepool United	Victoria Park
6	CB	Paul Reid	9 August 2008	Hartlepool United	Victoria Park
7	FW	Steven Gillespie	9 August 2008	Hartlepool United	Victoria Park
14	FW	Akanni-Sunday Wasiu	9 August 2008	Hartlepool United	Victoria Park
16	CB	Matt Heath	12 August 2008	Gillingham	Priestfield Stadium	^[79]^[a]
17	MF	David Perkins	26 August 2008	Ipswich Town	Portman Road
19	LB	Gary Borrowdale	26 September 2008	Tranmere Rovers	Prenton Park
20	FW	Sam Williams	4 November 2008	AFC Bournemouth	Dean Court
25	LB	Lee Hills	15 November 2008	Walsall	Colchester Community Stadium
26	FW	Jermaine Easter	22 November 2008	Peterborough United	London Road Stadium
21	GK	Jimmy Walker	29 November 2008	Northampton Town	Sixfields Stadium
32	FB	Marc Tierney	29 November 2008	Northampton Town	Sixfields Stadium
19	FB	Alan Maybury	13 December 2008	Leeds United	Elland Road
26	WG	Lewis Gobern	17 January 2009	Cheltenham Town	Colchester Community Stadium
32	FB	Marc Tierney	24 January 2009	Bristol Rovers	Memorial Stadium	^[80]^[a]
22	WG	Simon Hackney	27 January 2009	Northampton Town	Colchester Community Stadium
20	CB	Neal Trotman	21 March 2009	Leicester City	Walkers Stadium
28	FW	Karl Hawley	21 March 2009	Leicester City	Walkers Stadium
21	WG	Ashley Vincent	4 April 2009	Leeds United	Colchester Community Stadium
34	MF	Sam Corcoran	18 April 2009	Hereford United	Edgar Street

References

General

"Colchester United football club match record: 2009". 11v11.com. Retrieved 11 December 2018.

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