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2009–10 Colchester United F.C. season

The 2009–10 season was Colchester United's 68th season in their history and second successive season in the third tier of English football, League One. Alongside competing in the League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup, the League Cup and the Football League Trophy.

Colchester United
2009–10 season
OwnerRobbie Cowling
ChairmanRobbie Cowling
ManagerPaul Lambert
(until 18 August)
Joe Dunne (caretaker)
(18 August until 1 September)
Aidy Boothroyd
(from 2 September)
StadiumColchester Community Stadium
League One8th
FA Cup3rd round
(eliminated by
Preston North End)
League Cup1st round
(eliminated by
Leyton Orient)
Football League Trophy1st round (southern section)
(eliminated by
Gillingham)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Kevin Lisbie (13)

All:
Kevin Lisbie (13)
Highest home attendance10,064
v Norwich City, 16 January 2010[1]
Lowest home attendance3,308
v Leyton Orient, 11 August 2009[2]
Average home league attendance5,437[3]
Biggest win7–1
v Norwich City, 8 August 2009
Biggest defeat0–7
v Preston North End, 2 January 2010

Following a famous 7–1 opening day win at Norwich City, manager Paul Lambert left Colchester for the Canaries under a storm surrounding compensation. Aidy Boothroyd was later appointed Lambert's successor and the club spent most of the season in the play-off positions. A late season collapse in form meant the U's dropped out of the play-offs with seven games remaining, but were not able to return, eventually finishing in eighth, eight points shy of the play-offs. Eighth place was still the fourth best-ever league result in the club's history.

In the cups, Colchester were eliminated in the first rounds of the League Cup and Football League Trophy, but progressed to the third round of the FA Cup. After beating Bromley and then Hereford United, Colchester faced Preston North End but were beaten 7–0 at Deepdale following five second half goals.

Season overview edit

Paul Lambert vowed he would have a mass clear out of players over the summer as each player was called in to meet him to discuss their future before May was over. He had identified his transfer targets with chairman Robbie Cowling willing to fund those ambitions. Incoming were Ashley Vincent, following a loan spell last season, as well as Lee Beevers, David Fox, Magnus Okuonghae and Ben Williams, all on permanent deals. Outgoing was Mark Yeates, last season's top scorer, who joined Middlesbrough for £450,000.

Lambert's contracted outcasts were consigned to training with the youth team and denied squad numbers and a place in the squad photo. Chris Coyne left the club to return to his native Australia, while Jamie Guy, Matt Heath, Philip Ifil, Johnnie Jackson, Matt Lockwood and John White were all among those affected by Lambert's managerial tactics. He then brought in Hamilton Academical forward Joël Thomas in a long protracted transfer deal for £125,000.

Three days prior to the season opener against Norwich City, the club announced the signing of former striker Kevin Lisbie on loan from Ipswich Town. He scored twice on his second debut for the club as Colchester thrashed Norwich 7–1 at Carrow Road. A week later, Colchester remained at the top of League One following a 2–1 win over Yeovil Town. Norwich City contacted Robbie Cowling following the game asking to approach Lambert regarding their vacant manager position after they had sacked Bryan Gunn following the U's famous victory. Cowling initially refused, but later relented with Lambert declaring his interest in joining City. Cowling offered Lambert the chance to talk to Norwich on the proviso no offer could be accepted until compensation was discussed and agreed between the two clubs. Compensation was never agreed and Lambert resigned with Colchester due to host Gillingham the same day. Lambert's assistants Ian Culverhouse and Gary Karsa also resigned the day after his appointment at Norwich.

Cowling vowed to take Norwich to a Football League tribunal. In the meantime, former Watford manager Aidy Boothroyd was unveiled on 3 September as Lambert's replacement. He enjoyed a nine game unbeaten run following his appointment, while making the loan signings of Danny Batth, Kayode Odejayi and John-Joe O'Toole. The latter two were then signed on a permanent basis in the January transfer window.

With the Lambert compensation issue still continuing into January, and with the U's set to host Lambert's Norwich in the league, Cowling refused to allocate additional tickets to the travelling Norwich fans for the fixture. Cowling claimed he would prefer the stadium have an empty seat than one occupied by another Norwich City fan. The game itself attracted a record attendance of 10,064, but Norwich gained revenge over the U's, winning 5–0 on the day.

At the end of February, Colchester's form took a negative turn, suffering an eight game winless run and dropped from third place to seventh and outside of the play-off places for only the second time this season. With seven games remaining, Colchester were unable to make a return to the play-off spots and would eventually finish eighth, eight points away from the play-offs, yet a result that was their fourth best-ever league result.

Colchester were eliminated from the League Cup in the first round by Leyton Orient, while Gillingham beat the U's following a penalty shoot-out in the Football League Trophy. In the FA Cup, the U's beat Bromley and Hereford United on their way to the third round, but were heavily beaten 7–0 at Deepdale by Preston North End in the game prior to their 5–0 home defeat by Norwich.[4]

Players edit

As of match played 8 May 2010.[5][6][7]
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 26) 0 0   Carlisle United 10 July 2009 Undisclosed
12 Mark Cousins GK   Chelmsford (1987-01-09)9 January 1987 (aged 22) 15 0 Youth team 1 August 2004 Free transfer
Defenders
2 Alan Maybury FB   Dublin (1978-08-08)8 August 1978 (aged 30) 26 0   Leicester City 12 December 2008 Free transfer
3 Lee Beevers RB     Doncaster (1983-12-04)4 December 1983 (aged 25) 0 0   Lincoln City 26 June 2009 Free transfer
4 Magnus Okuonghae CB     Lagos (1986-02-16)16 February 1986 (aged 23) 0 0   Dagenham & Redbridge 1 July 2009 £60,000
5 Pat Baldwin CB   City of London (1982-11-12)12 November 1982 (aged 26) 215 1   Chelsea 16 August 2002 Free transfer
6 Paul Reid CB   Carlisle (1982-02-18)18 February 1982 (aged 27) 29 1   Barnsley 2 July 2008 Free transfer
23 Marc Tierney FB   Prestwich (1985-08-23)23 August 1985 (aged 23) 26 1   Shrewsbury Town 2 January 2009 Undisclosed
25 John White FB   Colchester (1986-07-26)26 July 1986 (aged 22) 137 0 Youth team 1 July 2003 Free transfer
27 Matt Lockwood LB   Rochford (1976-10-17)17 October 1976 (aged 32) 5 0   Nottingham Forest 3 June 2008 Free transfer
28 Matt Heath CB   Leicester (1981-11-01)1 November 1981 (aged 27) 26 1   Leeds United 13 May 2008 Free transfer
30 Morten Knudsen DF   (1986-10-27)27 October 1986 (aged 22) 0 0   Notodden 20 January 2010 Undisclosed
31 Philip Ifil RB   Willesden (1986-01-18)18 January 1986 (aged 23) 30 0   Tottenham Hotspur 10 January 2008 Undisclosed
34 Tom Bender CB   Harlow (1993-01-19)19 January 1993 (aged 16) 0 0 Youth team 1 July 2009 Free transfer
36 Bradley Hamilton DF   Newham (1992-08-30)30 August 1992 (aged 16) 0 0 Youth team 1 July 2009 Free transfer
Midfielders
8 John-Joe O'Toole MF     Harrow (1988-09-30)30 September 1988 (aged 20) 19 2   Watford 1 January 2010 Undisclosed
10 Kemal Izzet MF   Whitechapel (1980-09-29)29 September 1980 (aged 28) 335 21   Charlton Athletic 13 April 2001 Free transfer
14 David Fox MF   Leek (1983-12-13)13 December 1983 (aged 25) 0 0   Blackpool 1 July 2009 Free transfer
17 David Perkins MF   Heysham (1982-06-21)21 June 1982 (aged 26) 43 6   Rochdale 8 July 2008 Undisclosed
22 Anthony Wordsworth MF   Camden Town (1989-01-03)3 January 1989 (aged 20) 40 3 Youth team 1 July 2006 Free transfer
26 David Prutton MF   Kingston upon Hull (1981-09-12)12 September 1981 (aged 27) 1 1   Leeds United 1 February 2010 Free transfer
32 Sam Corcoran MF   Enfield Town (1991-02-05)5 February 1991 (aged 18) 1 0 Youth team 31 March 2009 Free transfer
Forwards
7 Ashley Vincent WG   Oldbury (1985-05-26)26 May 1985 (aged 24) 6 1   Cheltenham Town 1 July 2009 Free transfer
9 Clive Platt FW   Wolverhampton (1977-10-27)27 October 1977 (aged 31) 90 18   Milton Keynes Dons 3 July 2007 £300,000
11 Simon Hackney WG   Manchester (1984-02-05)5 February 1984 (aged 25) 17 0   Carlisle United 26 January 2009 £100,000
15 Kayode Odejayi FW   Ibadan (1982-02-21)21 February 1982 (aged 27) 17 7   Barnsley 1 January 2010 Undisclosed
16 Ian Henderson FW/MF   Bury St Edmunds (1985-01-24)24 January 1985 (aged 24) 0 0   Ankaragücü 7 January 2010 Free transfer
18 Steven Gillespie FW   Liverpool (1985-06-04)4 June 1985 (aged 23) 20 5   Cheltenham Town 7 July 2008 £400,000
19 Joël Thomas FW   Caen (1987-06-30)30 June 1987 (aged 21) 0 0   Hamilton Academical 21 July 2009 £125,000
29 Scott Vernon FW   Manchester (1983-12-13)13 December 1983 (aged 25) 64 10   Blackpool 31 January 2008 Undisclosed
33 Russell Malton FW/MF   Colchester (1990-11-14)14 November 1990 (aged 18) 0 0 Youth team 1 July 2009 Free transfer
35 Craig Arnott FW   Edgware (1992-09-09)9 September 1992 (aged 16) 0 0 Youth team 1 July 2009 Free transfer
39 Medy Elito WG     Kinshasa (1990-03-20)20 March 1990 (aged 19) 19 1 Youth team 1 July 2007 Free transfer

Transfers edit

In edit

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
29 June 2009 RB   Lee Beevers   Lincoln City Free transfer [8][9]
1 July 2009 FW   Craig Arnott Youth team Free transfer [10][11]
1 July 2009 CB   Tom Bender Youth team Free transfer [12][13]
1 July 2009 MF   David Fox   Blackpool Free transfer [14][15]
1 July 2009 DF   Bradley Hamilton Youth team Free transfer [16][17]
1 July 2009 FW/MF   Russell Malton Youth team Free transfer [18][19]
1 July 2009 CB   Magnus Okuonghae   Dagenham & Redbridge £60,000 [20][21]
1 July 2009 WG   Ashley Vincent   Cheltenham Town Free transfer [22][23]
10 July 2009 GK   Ben Williams   Carlisle United Undisclosed [24][25]
21 July 2009 FW   Joël Thomas   Hamilton Academical £125,000 [26][27]
24 July 2009 MF   Gary Holt   Wycombe Wanderers Free transfer [28][29]
1 January 2010 FW   Kayode Odejayi   Barnsley Undisclosed [30][31]
1 January 2010 MF   John-Joe O'Toole   Watford Undisclosed [32][33]
7 January 2010 FW/MF   Ian Henderson   Ankaragücü Free transfer [34][35]
20 January 2010 DF   Morten Knudsen   Notodden Undisclosed [36][37]
1 February 2010 MF   David Prutton   Leeds United Free transfer [38][39]
  • Total spending:   ~ £185,000

Out edit

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
26 June 2009 WG   Mark Yeates   Middlesbrough £450,000 [40][41]
30 June 2009 CB   Chris Coyne   Perth Glory Released [42][43]
30 June 2009 FW   Akanni-Sunday Wasiu   Floriana Released [44][45]
1 July 2009 GK   Dean Gerken   Bristol City Undisclosed [46][47]
17 August 2009 MF   Johnnie Jackson   Notts County Undisclosed [48][49]
19 August 2009 MF   Dean Hammond   Southampton £400,000 [50][51]
22 September 2009 MF   Gary Holt   Lowestoft Town Released [28][29]
19 January 2010 FW   Jamie Guy   Grays Athletic Released [52][53]
  • Total incoming:   ~ £850,000

Loans in edit

Date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
3 August 2009 FW   Kevin Lisbie   Ipswich Town 31 May 2010 [54][55]
1 September 2009 MF   John-Joe O'Toole   Watford 31 December 2009 [32][33]
16 September 2009 FW   Kayode Odejayi   Barnsley 31 December 2009 [30][31]
17 September 2009 CB   Danny Batth   Wolverhampton Wanderers 29 April 2010 [56][57]
23 October 2009 MF   Josh Payne   West Ham United 15 November 2009 [58][59]
22 January 2010 FB   Christian Ribeiro   Bristol City 21 February 2010 [60][61]
25 January 2010 MF   David Prutton   Leeds United 31 January 2010 [38][39]
25 March 2010 LB   Franck Queudrue   Birmingham City 25 March 2010 [62][63]

Loans out edit

Date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.
30 July 2009 CB   Matt Heath   Southend United 30 August 2009 [64][65]
30 July 2009 FB   John White   Southend United 30 August 2009 [66][67]
2 October 2009 MF   David Perkins   Chesterfield 2 January 2010 [68][69]
6 October 2009 FW   Jamie Guy   Port Vale 17 November 2009 [52][53]
30 October 2009 LB   Matt Lockwood   Dagenham & Redbridge 30 November 2009 [70][71]
20 November 2009 CB   Pat Baldwin   Bristol Rovers 31 December 2009 [72][73]
4 December 2009 MF   Sam Corcoran   Wealdstone 4 January 2010 [74][75][76]
18 January 2010 MF   David Perkins   Stockport County 31 May 2010 [68][69]
22 January 2010 LB   Matt Lockwood   Barnet 31 May 2010 [70][71]
29 January 2010 CB   Pat Baldwin   Southend United 1 June 2010 [72][73]
29 January 2010 FW   Joël Thomas   Hamilton Academical 31 May 2010 [26][27]
5 March 2010 WG   Medy Elito   Cheltenham Town 1 June 2010 [77][78]
9 March 2010 WG   Simon Hackney   Morecambe 15 April 2010 [79][80][81]

Match details edit

Pre-season friendly edit

21 July 2009 (2009-07-21) Friendly Colchester United 2–2 Aston Villa Colchester
19:45 BST Vernon   25'
Vincent   56'
Report Sidwell   63'
McGurk   73'
Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 4,164
Referee: Trevor Kettle

League One edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
6 Huddersfield Town 46 23 11 12 82 56 +26 80 Qualification for League One play-offs
7 Southampton 46 23 14 9 85 47 +38 73[a]
8 Colchester United 46 20 12 14 64 52 +12 72
9 Brentford 46 14 20 12 55 52 +3 62
10 Walsall 46 16 14 16 60 63 −3 62
Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Southampton were given a ten-point deduction for breaching insolvency regulations, regarding their holding company. As they finished in the bottom three last season, the points deduction were applied in the 2009–10 season.[82]

Results round by round edit

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHHAHAAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHHAAHAHAAHHAHHAAHAH
ResultWWWLLDDWDWWWDWLDDWLWWWWLDWLWWDWWLDLLDDLLWLLDLW
Position1113576554434343434434444444443344566667777888
Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

8 August 2009 (2009-08-08) 1 Norwich City 1–7 Colchester United Norwich
15:00 BST McDonald   72' Report Lisbie   10', 38'
Platt   13', 19'
Fox   22'
Perkins   76'
Vernon   90'
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 25,217
Referee: Rob Shoebridge
15 August 2009 (2009-08-15) 2 Colchester United 2–1 Yeovil Town Colchester
15:00 BST Fox   8'
Vincent   18'
Report Mason   82' Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 4,263
Referee: R Booth
18 August 2009 (2009-08-18) 3 Colchester United 2–1 Gillingham Colchester
19:45 BST Vernon   38'
Lisbie   66'
Report Weston   11' Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 4,849
Referee: Grant Hegley
22 August 2009 (2009-08-22) 4 Milton Keynes Dons 2–1 Colchester United Milton Keynes
15:00 BST Easter   22' (pen.)
Carrington   58'
Report Vernon   69' Stadium: Stadium MK
Attendance: 8,633
Referee: Keith Stroud
29 August 2009 (2009-08-29) 5 Colchester United 1–2 Leeds United Colchester
15:00 BST Lisbie   57' (pen.) Report Johnson   47'
Beckford   64'
Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 8,810
Referee: David Phillips
5 September 2009 (2009-09-05) 6 Southampton 0–0 Colchester United Southampton
15:00 BST Report Izzet   36' Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 17,070
Referee: Graham Scott
12 September 2009 (2009-09-12) 7 Swindon Town 1–1 Colchester United Swindon
15:00 BST Obadeyi   45' Report Vincent   21' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 6,621
Referee: Karl Evans
19 September 2009 (2009-09-19) 8 Colchester United 2–0 Hartlepool United Colchester
15:00 BST Lisbie   45' (pen.), 47' Report Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 4,259
Referee: Andy Woolmer
26 September 2009 (2009-09-26) 9 Tranmere Rovers 1–1 Colchester United Birkenhead
15:00 BST Welsh   35' Report O'Toole   37' Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 5,314
Referee: Steve Bratt
29 September 2009 (2009-09-29) 10 Colchester United 3–0 Charlton Athletic Colchester
19:45 BST Llera   29' (o.g.)
Odejayi   31', 57'
Report Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 7,098
Referee: Mick Russell
3 October 2009 (2009-10-03) 11 Colchester United 1–0 Huddersfield Town Colchester
15:00 BST Odejayi   80' Report P. Clarke   77'   Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 5,154
Referee: Gavin Ward
10 October 2009 (2009-10-10) 12 Leyton Orient 0–1 Colchester United Leyton
15:00 BST Report Odejayi   54' Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 5,410
Referee: Danny McDermid
17 October 2009 (2009-10-17) 13 Wycombe Wanderers 1–1 Colchester United High Wycombe
15:00 BST Pittman   87' Report Odejayi   23' Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 5,394
Referee: Chris Sarginson
24 October 2009 (2009-10-24) 14 Colchester United 2–1 Walsall Colchester
15:00 BST Lisbie   26', 61' (pen.) Report Byfield   28' Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 4,880
Referee: Roger East
31 October 2009 (2009-10-31) 15 Millwall 2–1 Colchester United Bermondsey
15:00 GMT Dunne   66'
Henry   90'
Report Wordsworth   18' Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 10,036
Referee: Graham Horwood
14 November 2009 (2009-11-14) 16 Colchester United 2–2 Exeter City Colchester
15:00 GMT Platt   41', 85'
Elito   89'
Report Fleetwood   6'
Harley   45'
Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 5,208
Referee: Paul Taylor
21 November 2009 (2009-11-21) 17 Oldham Athletic 2–2 Colchester United Oldham
15:00 GMT Taylor   63' (pen.)
Brooke   88'
Report Fox   12'
Odejayi   50'
Tierney   56'  
Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 3,607
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
24 November 2009 (2009-11-24) 18 Colchester United 2–0 Stockport County Colchester
19:45 GMT Lisbie   10'
Platt   15'
Report Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 3,818
Referee: Phil Gibbs
1 December 2009 (2009-12-01) 19 Brentford 1–0 Colchester United Brentford
19:45 GMT MacDonald   15' Report Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Graham Scott
5 December 2009 (2009-12-05) 20 Colchester United 1–0 Bristol Rovers Colchester
15:00 GMT Lisbie   30' Report Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 4,942
Referee: Trevor Kettle
11 December 2009 (2009-12-11) 21 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–2 Colchester United Brighton
19:45 GMT Dicker   42' Report Ifil   9'
Wordsworth   14'
Stadium: Withdean Stadium
Attendance: 5,898
Referee: Steve Tanner
19 December 2009 (2009-12-19) Colchester United P–P Carlisle United Colchester
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
26 December 2009 (2009-12-26) 22 Southend United 1–2 Colchester United Southend-on-Sea
13:00 GMT Barnard   76' Report Ifil   46'
Wordsworth   57'
Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 10,329
Referee: Grant Hegley
28 December 2009 (2009-12-28) 23 Colchester United 2–1 Southampton Colchester
15:00 GMT Wordsworth   23'
Gillespie   75'
Report Lambert   90' (pen.) Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 8,514
Referee: Darren Deadman
9 January 2010 (2010-01-09) Yeovil Town P–P Colchester United Yeovil
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Huish Park
16 January 2010 (2010-01-16) 24 Colchester United 0–5 Norwich City Colchester
15:00 GMT Henderson   90' Report Martin   16', 45'
Doherty   49'
Johnson   81'
Holt   90'
Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 10,064
Referee: Mike Dean
23 January 2010 (2010-01-23) 25 Gillingham 0–0 Colchester United Gillingham
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 4,948
Referee: Oliver Langford
26 January 2010 (2010-01-26) 26 Colchester United 2–0 Milton Keynes Dons Colchester
19:45 GMT Lisbie   18'
Prutton   67'
Report Stirling   53' Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 3,601
Referee: Simon Hooper
30 January 2010 (2010-01-30) 27 Leeds United 2–0 Colchester United Leeds
Beckford   38' (pen.), 55' Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 23,425
Referee: Andy Woolmer
2 February 2010 (2010-02-02) 28 Colchester United 2–1 Carlisle United Colchester
19:45 GMT Platt   61'
Odejayi   90+3'
Report Harte   24' Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 3,903
Referee: Gary Sutton
8 February 2010 (2010-02-08) 29 Colchester United 2–0 Southend United Colchester
19:45 GMT Wordsworth   3', 62' Report Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 6,466
Referee: Nigel Miller
13 February 2010 (2010-02-13) 30 Stockport County 2–2 Colchester United Stockport
15:00 GMT Ibehre   22', 77' Report Prutton   10'
Wordsworth   18'
Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 3,642
Referee: Andy Haines
16 February 2010 (2010-02-16) 31 Yeovil Town 0–1 Colchester United Yeovil
19:45 GMT Report Odejayi   38' Stadium: Huish Park
Attendance: 3,469
Referee: Darren Sheldrake
20 February 2010 (2010-02-20) 32 Colchester United 1–0 Oldham Athletic Colchester
15:00 GMT Batth   64' Report Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 5,321
Referee: James Linington
23 February 2010 (2010-02-23) Colchester United P–P Brentford Colchester
Report Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
27 February 2010 (2010-02-27) 33 Bristol Rovers 3–2 Colchester United Bristol
15:00 GMT Blizzard   16'
Kuffour   67'
Lines   79'
Report O'Toole   21'
Odejayi   89'
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 6,023
Referee: Oliver Langford
8 March 2010 (2010-03-08) 34 Colchester United 0–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Colchester
19:45 GMT Report Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 3,914
Referee: Anthony Bates
13 March 2010 (2010-03-13) 35 Carlisle United 2–1 Colchester United Carlisle
15:00 GMT Marshall   68'
Price   73'
Taiwo   42'  
Report Platt   66' Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 4,469
Referee: Jock Waugh
20 March 2010 (2010-03-20) 36 Walsall 1–0 Colchester United Walsall
15:00 GMT Byfield   90'
Hughes   45'
Report Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 3,510
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
23 March 2010 (2010-03-23) 37 Colchester United 3–3 Brentford Colchester
19:45 GMT Hunt   32' (o.g.)
Wordsworth   45'
Prutton   76'
Report Hunt   13'
Legge   17'
MacDonald   57'
Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 3,915
Referee: Fred Graham
27 March 2010 (2010-03-27) 38 Colchester United 1–1 Wycombe Wanderers Colchester
15:00 GMT Henderson   59' Report Ainsworth   90' Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 5,593
Referee: S Cook
2 April 2010 (2010-04-02) 39 Exeter City 2–0 Colchester United Exeter
15:00 BST Fleetwood   33'
Harley   90'
Report Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 6,297
Referee: Phil Gibbs
5 April 2010 (2010-04-05) 40 Colchester United 1–2 Millwall Colchester
13:00 BST Lisbie   50' Report Morison   43'
Batth   78' (o.g.)
Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 7,393
Referee: Andy D'Urso
10 April 2010 (2010-04-10) 41 Colchester United 3–0 Swindon Town Colchester
15:00 BST Vincent   24'
Wordsworth   69', 90'
Report Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 5,111
Referee: Andy Penn
13 April 2010 (2010-04-13) 42 Charlton Athletic 1–0 Colchester United Charlton
19:45 BST Forster   21' Report Lisbie   90+2'   Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 17,247
Referee: Mike Jones
17 April 2010 (2010-04-17) 43 Hartlepool United 3–1 Colchester United Hartlepool
15:00 BST Brown   11'
O'Donovan   19', 85' (pen.)
Report Henderson   8' Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 3,126
Referee: Jonathan Moss
24 April 2010 (2010-04-24) 44 Colchester United 1–1 Tranmere Rovers Colchester
15:00 BST Wordsworth   4'
Prutton   90'  
Report Thomas-Moore   6' Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 4,353
Referee: P Crossley
1 May 2010 (2010-05-01) 45 Huddersfield Town 2–1 Colchester United Huddersfield
15:00 BST Robinson   17' (pen.)
Novak   90+5'
Report Hackney   76' Stadium: Kirklees Stadium
Attendance: 17,950
Referee: Keith Stroud
8 May 2010 (2010-05-08) 46 Colchester United 1–0 Leyton Orient Colchester
15:00 BST Lisbie   90' (pen.) Report Ashworth   90' Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 5,751
Referee: Dean Whitestone

Football League Cup edit

11 August 2009 (2009-08-11) 1st round Colchester United 1–2 Leyton Orient Colchester
19:45 BST Hackney   90'
Platt   90'
Report Pătulea   2'
Melligan   63'
Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 3,308
Referee: Darren Deadman

Football League Trophy edit

1 September 2009 (2009-09-01) 1st round (southern section) Gillingham 1–1
(4–3 p)
Colchester United Gillingham
19:45 BST Jackson   77' (pen.) Report
Platt   84' Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 1,725
Referee: Dean Whitestone
Penalties
Jackson  
Miller  
Palmer  
Weston  
McCammon  
Vernon  
Wordsworth  
Fox  
Lockwood  
Perkins  

FA Cup edit

7 November 2009 (2009-11-07) 1st round Bromley 0–4 Colchester United Bromley
13:00 GMT Report Hackney   32'
Odejayi   35'
Platt   71'
Gillespie   89'
Stadium: Hayes Lane
Attendance: 4,242
Referee: David Phillips
28 November 2009 (2009-11-28) 2nd round Hereford United 0–1 Colchester United Hereford
15:00 GMT Report O'Toole   90' Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 2,225
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
2 January 2010 (2010-01-02) 3rd round Preston North End 7–0 Colchester United Preston
15:00 GMT Brown   13'
Sedgwick   27'
Parkin   48', 50', 72' (pen.)
Williams   52' (o.g.)
Carter   64'
Report Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 7,621
Referee: Colin Webster

Squad statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

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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   ENG Ben Williams 49 0 46 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF   IRL Alan Maybury 3 0 1+1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
3 DF   WAL Lee Beevers 5 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
4 DF   ENG Magnus Okuonghae 49 0 44 0 3 0 1 0 1 0
5 DF   ENG Pat Baldwin 8 0 6+1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
6 DF   ENG Paul Reid 14 0 10+2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
7 FW   ENG Ashley Vincent 21 3 15+4 3 0 0 1 0 1 0
8 MF   IRL John-Joe O'Toole 33 3 30+1 2 2 1 0 0 0 0
9 FW   ENG Clive Platt 45 9 36+5 7 1+1 1 1 0 1 1
10 MF   ENG Kemal Izzet 41 0 31+6 0 1+1 0 1 0 1 0
11 FW   ENG Simon Hackney 22 3 9+8 1 3 1 1 1 1 0
12 GK   ENG Mark Cousins 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
14 MF   ENG David Fox 21 3 15+3 3 2 0 0 0 1 0
15 FW   NGA Kayode Odejayi 31 10 19+9 9 3 1 0 0 0 0
16 FW   ENG Ian Henderson 13 2 6+7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 MF   ENG David Perkins 7 1 0+5 1 0 0 1 0 0+1 0
18 FW   ENG Steven Gillespie 33 2 8+22 1 2+1 1 0 0 0 0
19 FW   FRA Joël Thomas 7 0 0+4 0 0+2 0 0 0 0+1 0
22 MF   ENG Anthony Wordsworth 44 11 36+5 11 1+1 0 0 0 0+1 0
23 DF   ENG Marc Tierney 44 0 41 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
25 DF   ENG John White 43 0 38+1 0 3 0 0 0 1 0
26 MF   ENG David Prutton 19 3 18+1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 DF   ENG Matt Lockwood 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
28 DF   ENG Matt Heath 19 0 13+5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
29 FW   ENG Scott Vernon 9 3 4+3 3 0 0 0+1 0 1 0
31 DF   ENG Philip Ifil 30 2 15+12 2 2+1 0 0 0 0 0
34 DF   WAL Tom Bender 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 FW   ENG Medy Elito 4 0 0+3 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season
8 MF   ENG Dean Hammond 3 0 2 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
16 MF   ENG Josh Payne 3 0 2+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 FW   JAM Kevin Lisbie 43 13 35+6 13 1 0 1 0 0 0
21 DF   ENG Danny Batth 18 1 16+1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
24 DF   FRA Franck Queudrue 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 DF   WAL Christian Ribeiro 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 FW   ENG Jamie Guy 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Goalscorers edit

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Place Number Nationality Position Name League One FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy Total
1 20   FW Kevin Lisbie 13 0 0 0 13
2 22   MF Anthony Wordsworth 11 0 0 0 11
3 15   FW Kayode Odejayi 9 1 0 0 10
4 9   FW Clive Platt 7 1 0 1 9
5 7   WG Ashley Vincent 3 0 0 0 3
8   MF John-Joe O'Toole 2 1 0 0 3
11   WG Simon Hackney 1 1 1 0 3
14   MF David Fox 3 0 0 0 3
26   MF David Prutton 3 0 0 0 3
29   FW Scott Vernon 3 0 0 0 3
11 16   FW/MF Ian Henderson 2 0 0 0 2
18   FW Steven Gillespie 1 1 0 0 2
31   RB Philip Ifil 2 0 0 0 2
14 17   MF David Perkins 1 0 0 0 1
21   CB Danny Batth 1 0 0 0 1
Own goals 2 0 0 0 2
TOTALS 64 5 1 1 71

Disciplinary record edit

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Number Nationality Position Name League One FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy Total
         
2009, colchester, united, season, 2009, season, colchester, united, 68th, season, their, history, second, successive, season, third, tier, english, football, league, alongside, competing, league, club, also, participated, league, football, league, trophy, colc. The 2009 10 season was Colchester United s 68th season in their history and second successive season in the third tier of English football League One Alongside competing in the League One the club also participated in the FA Cup the League Cup and the Football League Trophy Colchester United2009 10 seasonOwnerRobbie CowlingChairmanRobbie CowlingManagerPaul Lambert until 18 August Joe Dunne caretaker 18 August until 1 September Aidy Boothroyd from 2 September StadiumColchester Community StadiumLeague One8thFA Cup3rd round eliminated byPreston North End League Cup1st round eliminated byLeyton Orient Football League Trophy1st round southern section eliminated byGillingham Top goalscorerLeague Kevin Lisbie 13 All Kevin Lisbie 13 Highest home attendance10 064v Norwich City 16 January 2010 1 Lowest home attendance3 308v Leyton Orient 11 August 2009 2 Average home league attendance5 437 3 Biggest win7 1v Norwich City 8 August 2009Biggest defeat0 7v Preston North End 2 January 2010Home coloursAway colours 2008 092010 11 Following a famous 7 1 opening day win at Norwich City manager Paul Lambert left Colchester for the Canaries under a storm surrounding compensation Aidy Boothroyd was later appointed Lambert s successor and the club spent most of the season in the play off positions A late season collapse in form meant the U s dropped out of the play offs with seven games remaining but were not able to return eventually finishing in eighth eight points shy of the play offs Eighth place was still the fourth best ever league result in the club s history In the cups Colchester were eliminated in the first rounds of the League Cup and Football League Trophy but progressed to the third round of the FA Cup After beating Bromley and then Hereford United Colchester faced Preston North End but were beaten 7 0 at Deepdale following five second half goals Contents 1 Season overview 2 Players 3 Transfers 3 1 In 3 2 Out 3 3 Loans in 3 4 Loans out 4 Match details 4 1 Pre season friendly 4 2 League One 4 2 1 League table 4 2 2 Results round by round 4 2 3 Matches 4 3 Football League Cup 4 4 Football League Trophy 4 5 FA Cup 5 Squad statistics 5 1 Appearances and goals 5 2 Goalscorers 5 3 Disciplinary record 5 4 Captains 5 5 Clean sheets 5 6 Player debuts 6 See also 7 References 7 1 General 7 2 SpecificSeason overview editPaul Lambert vowed he would have a mass clear out of players over the summer as each player was called in to meet him to discuss their future before May was over He had identified his transfer targets with chairman Robbie Cowling willing to fund those ambitions Incoming were Ashley Vincent following a loan spell last season as well as Lee Beevers David Fox Magnus Okuonghae and Ben Williams all on permanent deals Outgoing was Mark Yeates last season s top scorer who joined Middlesbrough for 450 000 Lambert s contracted outcasts were consigned to training with the youth team and denied squad numbers and a place in the squad photo Chris Coyne left the club to return to his native Australia while Jamie Guy Matt Heath Philip Ifil Johnnie Jackson Matt Lockwood and John White were all among those affected by Lambert s managerial tactics He then brought in Hamilton Academical forward Joel Thomas in a long protracted transfer deal for 125 000 Three days prior to the season opener against Norwich City the club announced the signing of former striker Kevin Lisbie on loan from Ipswich Town He scored twice on his second debut for the club as Colchester thrashed Norwich 7 1 at Carrow Road A week later Colchester remained at the top of League One following a 2 1 win over Yeovil Town Norwich City contacted Robbie Cowling following the game asking to approach Lambert regarding their vacant manager position after they had sacked Bryan Gunn following the U s famous victory Cowling initially refused but later relented with Lambert declaring his interest in joining City Cowling offered Lambert the chance to talk to Norwich on the proviso no offer could be accepted until compensation was discussed and agreed between the two clubs Compensation was never agreed and Lambert resigned with Colchester due to host Gillingham the same day Lambert s assistants Ian Culverhouse and Gary Karsa also resigned the day after his appointment at Norwich Cowling vowed to take Norwich to a Football League tribunal In the meantime former Watford manager Aidy Boothroyd was unveiled on 3 September as Lambert s replacement He enjoyed a nine game unbeaten run following his appointment while making the loan signings of Danny Batth Kayode Odejayi and John Joe O Toole The latter two were then signed on a permanent basis in the January transfer window With the Lambert compensation issue still continuing into January and with the U s set to host Lambert s Norwich in the league Cowling refused to allocate additional tickets to the travelling Norwich fans for the fixture Cowling claimed he would prefer the stadium have an empty seat than one occupied by another Norwich City fan The game itself attracted a record attendance of 10 064 but Norwich gained revenge over the U s winning 5 0 on the day At the end of February Colchester s form took a negative turn suffering an eight game winless run and dropped from third place to seventh and outside of the play off places for only the second time this season With seven games remaining Colchester were unable to make a return to the play off spots and would eventually finish eighth eight points away from the play offs yet a result that was their fourth best ever league result Colchester were eliminated from the League Cup in the first round by Leyton Orient while Gillingham beat the U s following a penalty shoot out in the Football League Trophy In the FA Cup the U s beat Bromley and Hereford United on their way to the third round but were heavily beaten 7 0 at Deepdale by Preston North End in the game prior to their 5 0 home defeat by Norwich 4 Players editAs of match played 8 May 2010 5 6 7 No Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth Apps Goals Signed from Date signed FeeGoalkeepers1 Ben Williams GK nbsp Manchester 1982 08 27 27 August 1982 aged 26 0 0 nbsp Carlisle United 10 July 2009 Undisclosed12 Mark Cousins GK nbsp Chelmsford 1987 01 09 9 January 1987 aged 22 15 0 Youth team 1 August 2004 Free transferDefenders2 Alan Maybury FB nbsp Dublin 1978 08 08 8 August 1978 aged 30 26 0 nbsp Leicester City 12 December 2008 Free transfer3 Lee Beevers RB nbsp nbsp Doncaster 1983 12 04 4 December 1983 aged 25 0 0 nbsp Lincoln City 26 June 2009 Free transfer4 Magnus Okuonghae CB nbsp nbsp Lagos 1986 02 16 16 February 1986 aged 23 0 0 nbsp Dagenham amp Redbridge 1 July 2009 60 0005 Pat Baldwin CB nbsp City of London 1982 11 12 12 November 1982 aged 26 215 1 nbsp Chelsea 16 August 2002 Free transfer6 Paul Reid CB nbsp Carlisle 1982 02 18 18 February 1982 aged 27 29 1 nbsp Barnsley 2 July 2008 Free transfer23 Marc Tierney FB nbsp Prestwich 1985 08 23 23 August 1985 aged 23 26 1 nbsp Shrewsbury Town 2 January 2009 Undisclosed25 John White FB nbsp Colchester 1986 07 26 26 July 1986 aged 22 137 0 Youth team 1 July 2003 Free transfer27 Matt Lockwood LB nbsp Rochford 1976 10 17 17 October 1976 aged 32 5 0 nbsp Nottingham Forest 3 June 2008 Free transfer28 Matt Heath CB nbsp Leicester 1981 11 01 1 November 1981 aged 27 26 1 nbsp Leeds United 13 May 2008 Free transfer30 Morten Knudsen DF nbsp 1986 10 27 27 October 1986 aged 22 0 0 nbsp Notodden 20 January 2010 Undisclosed31 Philip Ifil RB nbsp Willesden 1986 01 18 18 January 1986 aged 23 30 0 nbsp Tottenham Hotspur 10 January 2008 Undisclosed34 Tom Bender CB nbsp Harlow 1993 01 19 19 January 1993 aged 16 0 0 Youth team 1 July 2009 Free transfer36 Bradley Hamilton DF nbsp Newham 1992 08 30 30 August 1992 aged 16 0 0 Youth team 1 July 2009 Free transferMidfielders8 John Joe O Toole MF nbsp nbsp Harrow 1988 09 30 30 September 1988 aged 20 19 2 nbsp Watford 1 January 2010 Undisclosed10 Kemal Izzet MF nbsp Whitechapel 1980 09 29 29 September 1980 aged 28 335 21 nbsp Charlton Athletic 13 April 2001 Free transfer14 David Fox MF nbsp Leek 1983 12 13 13 December 1983 aged 25 0 0 nbsp Blackpool 1 July 2009 Free transfer17 David Perkins MF nbsp Heysham 1982 06 21 21 June 1982 aged 26 43 6 nbsp Rochdale 8 July 2008 Undisclosed22 Anthony Wordsworth MF nbsp Camden Town 1989 01 03 3 January 1989 aged 20 40 3 Youth team 1 July 2006 Free transfer26 David Prutton MF nbsp Kingston upon Hull 1981 09 12 12 September 1981 aged 27 1 1 nbsp Leeds United 1 February 2010 Free transfer32 Sam Corcoran MF nbsp Enfield Town 1991 02 05 5 February 1991 aged 18 1 0 Youth team 31 March 2009 Free transferForwards7 Ashley Vincent WG nbsp Oldbury 1985 05 26 26 May 1985 aged 24 6 1 nbsp Cheltenham Town 1 July 2009 Free transfer9 Clive Platt FW nbsp Wolverhampton 1977 10 27 27 October 1977 aged 31 90 18 nbsp Milton Keynes Dons 3 July 2007 300 00011 Simon Hackney WG nbsp Manchester 1984 02 05 5 February 1984 aged 25 17 0 nbsp Carlisle United 26 January 2009 100 00015 Kayode Odejayi FW nbsp Ibadan 1982 02 21 21 February 1982 aged 27 17 7 nbsp Barnsley 1 January 2010 Undisclosed16 Ian Henderson FW MF nbsp Bury St Edmunds 1985 01 24 24 January 1985 aged 24 0 0 nbsp Ankaragucu 7 January 2010 Free transfer18 Steven Gillespie FW nbsp Liverpool 1985 06 04 4 June 1985 aged 23 20 5 nbsp Cheltenham Town 7 July 2008 400 00019 Joel Thomas FW nbsp Caen 1987 06 30 30 June 1987 aged 21 0 0 nbsp Hamilton Academical 21 July 2009 125 00029 Scott Vernon FW nbsp Manchester 1983 12 13 13 December 1983 aged 25 64 10 nbsp Blackpool 31 January 2008 Undisclosed33 Russell Malton FW MF nbsp Colchester 1990 11 14 14 November 1990 aged 18 0 0 Youth team 1 July 2009 Free transfer35 Craig Arnott FW nbsp Edgware 1992 09 09 9 September 1992 aged 16 0 0 Youth team 1 July 2009 Free transfer39 Medy Elito WG nbsp nbsp Kinshasa 1990 03 20 20 March 1990 aged 19 19 1 Youth team 1 July 2007 Free transferTransfers editIn edit Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref 29 June 2009 RB nbsp Lee Beevers nbsp Lincoln City Free transfer 8 9 1 July 2009 FW nbsp Craig Arnott Youth team Free transfer 10 11 1 July 2009 CB nbsp Tom Bender Youth team Free transfer 12 13 1 July 2009 MF nbsp David Fox nbsp Blackpool Free transfer 14 15 1 July 2009 DF nbsp Bradley Hamilton Youth team Free transfer 16 17 1 July 2009 FW MF nbsp Russell Malton Youth team Free transfer 18 19 1 July 2009 CB nbsp Magnus Okuonghae nbsp Dagenham amp Redbridge 60 000 20 21 1 July 2009 WG nbsp Ashley Vincent nbsp Cheltenham Town Free transfer 22 23 10 July 2009 GK nbsp Ben Williams nbsp Carlisle United Undisclosed 24 25 21 July 2009 FW nbsp Joel Thomas nbsp Hamilton Academical 125 000 26 27 24 July 2009 MF nbsp Gary Holt nbsp Wycombe Wanderers Free transfer 28 29 1 January 2010 FW nbsp Kayode Odejayi nbsp Barnsley Undisclosed 30 31 1 January 2010 MF nbsp John Joe O Toole nbsp Watford Undisclosed 32 33 7 January 2010 FW MF nbsp Ian Henderson nbsp Ankaragucu Free transfer 34 35 20 January 2010 DF nbsp Morten Knudsen nbsp Notodden Undisclosed 36 37 1 February 2010 MF nbsp David Prutton nbsp Leeds United Free transfer 38 39 Total spending nbsp 185 000 Out edit Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref 26 June 2009 WG nbsp Mark Yeates nbsp Middlesbrough 450 000 40 41 30 June 2009 CB nbsp Chris Coyne nbsp Perth Glory Released 42 43 30 June 2009 FW nbsp Akanni Sunday Wasiu nbsp Floriana Released 44 45 1 July 2009 GK nbsp Dean Gerken nbsp Bristol City Undisclosed 46 47 17 August 2009 MF nbsp Johnnie Jackson nbsp Notts County Undisclosed 48 49 19 August 2009 MF nbsp Dean Hammond nbsp Southampton 400 000 50 51 22 September 2009 MF nbsp Gary Holt nbsp Lowestoft Town Released 28 29 19 January 2010 FW nbsp Jamie Guy nbsp Grays Athletic Released 52 53 Total incoming nbsp 850 000 Loans in edit Date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref 3 August 2009 FW nbsp Kevin Lisbie nbsp Ipswich Town 31 May 2010 54 55 1 September 2009 MF nbsp John Joe O Toole nbsp Watford 31 December 2009 32 33 16 September 2009 FW nbsp Kayode Odejayi nbsp Barnsley 31 December 2009 30 31 17 September 2009 CB nbsp Danny Batth nbsp Wolverhampton Wanderers 29 April 2010 56 57 23 October 2009 MF nbsp Josh Payne nbsp West Ham United 15 November 2009 58 59 22 January 2010 FB nbsp Christian Ribeiro nbsp Bristol City 21 February 2010 60 61 25 January 2010 MF nbsp David Prutton nbsp Leeds United 31 January 2010 38 39 25 March 2010 LB nbsp Franck Queudrue nbsp Birmingham City 25 March 2010 62 63 Loans out edit Date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref 30 July 2009 CB nbsp Matt Heath nbsp Southend United 30 August 2009 64 65 30 July 2009 FB nbsp John White nbsp Southend United 30 August 2009 66 67 2 October 2009 MF nbsp David Perkins nbsp Chesterfield 2 January 2010 68 69 6 October 2009 FW nbsp Jamie Guy nbsp Port Vale 17 November 2009 52 53 30 October 2009 LB nbsp Matt Lockwood nbsp Dagenham amp Redbridge 30 November 2009 70 71 20 November 2009 CB nbsp Pat Baldwin nbsp Bristol Rovers 31 December 2009 72 73 4 December 2009 MF nbsp Sam Corcoran nbsp Wealdstone 4 January 2010 74 75 76 18 January 2010 MF nbsp David Perkins nbsp Stockport County 31 May 2010 68 69 22 January 2010 LB nbsp Matt Lockwood nbsp Barnet 31 May 2010 70 71 29 January 2010 CB nbsp Pat Baldwin nbsp Southend United 1 June 2010 72 73 29 January 2010 FW nbsp Joel Thomas nbsp Hamilton Academical 31 May 2010 26 27 5 March 2010 WG nbsp Medy Elito nbsp Cheltenham Town 1 June 2010 77 78 9 March 2010 WG nbsp Simon Hackney nbsp Morecambe 15 April 2010 79 80 81 Match details editPre season friendly edit Colchester United v Aston Villa 21 July 2009 2009 07 21 FriendlyColchester United2 2Aston VillaColchester19 45 BST Vernon nbsp 25 Vincent nbsp 56 Report Sidwell nbsp 63 McGurk nbsp 73 Stadium Colchester Community Stadium Attendance 4 164Referee Trevor Kettle League One edit Main article 2009 10 Football League One League table edit Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion qualification or relegation6 Huddersfield Town 46 23 11 12 82 56 26 80 Qualification for League One play offs7 Southampton 46 23 14 9 85 47 38 73 a 8 Colchester United 46 20 12 14 64 52 12 729 Brentford 46 14 20 12 55 52 3 6210 Walsall 46 16 14 16 60 63 3 62Source The Football LeagueRules for classification 1 points 2 goal difference 3 number of goals scored Notes Southampton were given a ten point deduction for breaching insolvency regulations regarding their holding company As they finished in the bottom three last season the points deduction were applied in the 2009 10 season 82 Results round by round edit Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546GroundAHHAHAAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHHAAHAHAAHHAHHAAHAHResultWWWLLDDWDWWWDWLDDWLWWWWLDWLWWDWWLDLLDDLLWLLDLWPosition1113576554434343434434444444443344566667777888Source Statto com archived A Away H Home W Win D Draw L Loss Matches edit Norwich City v Colchester United 8 August 2009 2009 08 08 1Norwich City1 7Colchester UnitedNorwich15 00 BST McDonald nbsp 72 Report Lisbie nbsp 10 38 Platt nbsp 13 19 Fox nbsp 22 Perkins nbsp 76 Vernon nbsp 90 Stadium Carrow Road Attendance 25 217Referee Rob Shoebridge Colchester United v Yeovil Town 15 August 2009 2009 08 15 2Colchester United2 1Yeovil TownColchester15 00 BST Fox nbsp 8 Vincent nbsp 18 Report Mason nbsp 82 Stadium Colchester Community Stadium Attendance 4 263Referee R Booth Colchester United v Gillingham 18 August 2009 2009 08 18 3Colchester United2 1GillinghamColchester19 45 BST Vernon nbsp 38 Lisbie nbsp 66 Report Weston nbsp 11 Stadium Colchester Community Stadium Attendance 4 849Referee Grant Hegley Milton Keynes Dons v Colchester United 22 August 2009 2009 08 22 4Milton Keynes Dons2 1Colchester UnitedMilton Keynes15 00 BST Easter nbsp 22 pen Carrington nbsp 58 Report Vernon nbsp 69 Stadium Stadium MK Attendance 8 633Referee Keith Stroud Colchester United v Leeds United 29 August 2009 2009 08 29 5Colchester United1 2Leeds UnitedColchester15 00 BST Lisbie nbsp 57 pen Report Johnson nbsp 47 Beckford nbsp 64 Stadium Colchester Community Stadium Attendance 8 810Referee David Phillips Southampton v Colchester United 5 September 2009 2009 09 05 6Southampton0 0Colchester UnitedSouthampton15 00 BST Report Izzet nbsp 36 Stadium St Mary s Stadium Attendance 17 070Referee Graham Scott Swindon Town v Colchester United 12 September 2009 2009 09 12 7Swindon Town1 1Colchester UnitedSwindon15 00 BST Obadeyi nbsp 45 Report Vincent nbsp 21 Stadium County Ground Attendance 6 621Referee Karl Evans Colchester United v Hartlepool United 19 September 2009 2009 09 19 8Colchester United2 0Hartlepool UnitedColchester15 00 BST Lisbie nbsp 45 pen 47 Report Stadium Colchester Community Stadium Attendance 4 259Referee Andy Woolmer Tranmere Rovers v Colchester United 26 September 2009 2009 09 26 9Tranmere Rovers1 1Colchester UnitedBirkenhead15 00 BST Welsh nbsp 35 Report O Toole nbsp 37 Stadium Prenton Park Attendance 5 314Referee Steve Bratt Colchester United v Charlton Athletic 29 September 2009 2009 09 29 10Colchester United3 0Charlton AthleticColchester19 45 BST Llera nbsp 29 o g Odejayi nbsp 31 57 Report Stadium Colchester Community Stadium Attendance 7 098Referee Mick Russell Colchester United v Huddersfield Town 3 October 2009 2009 10 03 11Colchester United1 0Huddersfield TownColchester15 00 BST Odejayi nbsp 80 Report P Clarke nbsp 77 nbsp Stadium Colchester Community Stadium Attendance 5 154Referee Gavin Ward Leyton Orient v Colchester United 10 October 2009 2009 10 10 12Leyton Orient0 1Colchester UnitedLeyton15 00 BST Report Odejayi nbsp 54 Stadium Brisbane Road Attendance 5 410Referee Danny McDermid Wycombe Wanderers v Colchester United 17 October 2009 2009 10 17 13Wycombe Wanderers1 1Colchester UnitedHigh Wycombe15 00 BST Pittman nbsp 87 Report Odejayi nbsp 23 Stadium Adams Park Attendance 5 394Referee Chris Sarginson Colchester United v Walsall 24 October 2009 2009 10 24 14Colchester United2 1WalsallColchester15 00 BST Lisbie nbsp 26 61 pen Report Byfield nbsp 28 Stadium Colchester Community Stadium Attendance 4 880Referee Roger East Millwall v Colchester United 31 October 2009 2009 10 31 15Millwall2 1Colchester UnitedBermondsey15 00 GMT Dunne nbsp 66 Henry nbsp 90 Report Wordsworth nbsp 18 Stadium The Den Attendance 10 036Referee Graham Horwood Colchester United v Exeter City 14 November 2009 2009 11 14 16Colchester United2 2Exeter CityColchester15 00 GMT Platt nbsp 41 85 Elito nbsp 89 Report Fleetwood nbsp 6 Harley nbsp 45 Stadium Colchester Community Stadium Attendance 5 208Referee Paul Taylor Oldham Athletic v Colchester United 21 November 2009 2009 11 21 17Oldham Athletic2 2Colchester UnitedOldham15 00 GMT Taylor nbsp 63 pen Brooke nbsp 88 Report Fox nbsp 12 Odejayi nbsp 50 Tierney nbsp 56 nbsp Stadium Boundary Park Attendance 3 607Referee Eddie Ilderton Colchester United v Stockport County 24 November 2009 2009 11 24 18Colchester United2 0Stockport CountyColchester19 45 GMT Lisbie nbsp 10 Platt nbsp 15 Report Stadium Colchester Community Stadium Attendance 3 818Referee Phil Gibbs Brentford v Colchester United 1 December 2009 2009 12 01 19Brentford1 0Colchester UnitedBrentford19 45 GMT MacDonald nbsp 15 Report Stadium Griffin Park Attendance 4 200Referee Graham Scott Colchester United v Bristol Rovers 5 December 2009 2009 12 05 20Colchester United1 0Bristol RoversColchester15 00 GMT Lisbie nbsp 30 Report Stadium Colchester Community Stadium Attendance 4 942Referee Trevor Kettle Brighton amp Hove Albion v Colchester United 11 December 2009 2009 12 11 21Brighton amp Hove Albion1 2Colchester UnitedBrighton19 45 GMT Dicker nbsp 42 Report Ifil nbsp 9 Wordsworth nbsp 14 Stadium Withdean Stadium Attendance 5 898Referee Steve Tanner Colchester United v Carlisle United 19 December 2009 2009 12 19 Colchester UnitedP PCarlisle UnitedColchester15 00 GMT Report Stadium Colchester Community Stadium Southend United v Colchester United 26 December 2009 2009 12 26 22Southend United1 2Colchester UnitedSouthend on Sea13 00 GMT Barnard nbsp 76 Report Ifil nbsp 46 Wordsworth nbsp 57 Stadium Roots Hall Attendance 10 329Referee Grant Hegley Colchester United v Southampton 28 December 2009 2009 12 28 23Colchester United2 1SouthamptonColchester15 00 GMT Wordsworth nbsp 23 Gillespie nbsp 75 Report Lambert nbsp 90 pen Stadium Colchester Community Stadium Attendance 8 514Referee Darren Deadman Yeovil Town v Colchester United 9 January 2010 2010 01 09 Yeovil TownP PColchester UnitedYeovil15 00 GMT Report Stadium Huish Park Colchester United v Norwich City 16 January 2010 2010 01 16 24Colchester United0 5Norwich CityColchester15 00 GMT Henderson nbsp 90 Report Martin nbsp 16 45 Doherty nbsp 49 Johnson nbsp 81 Holt nbsp 90 Stadium Colchester Community Stadium Attendance 10 064Referee Mike Dean Gillingham v Colchester United 23 January 2010 2010 01 23 25Gillingham0 0Colchester UnitedGillingham15 00 GMT Report Stadium Priestfield Stadium Attendance 4 948Referee Oliver Langford Colchester United v Milton Keynes Dons 26 January 2010 2010 01 26 26Colchester United2 0Milton Keynes DonsColchester19 45 GMT Lisbie nbsp 18 Prutton nbsp 67 Report Stirling nbsp 53 Stadium Colchester Community Stadium Attendance 3 601Referee Simon Hooper Leeds United v Colchester United 30 January 2010 2010 01 30 27Leeds United2 0Colchester UnitedLeedsBeckford nbsp 38 pen 55 Report Stadium Elland Road Attendance 23 425Referee Andy Woolmer Colchester United v Carlisle United 2 February 2010 2010 02 02 28Colchester United2 1Carlisle UnitedColchester19 45 GMT Platt nbsp 61 Odejayi nbsp 90 3 Report Harte nbsp 24 Stadium Colchester Community Stadium Attendance 3 903Referee Gary Sutton Colchester United v Southend United 8 February 2010 2010 02 08 29Colchester United2 0Southend UnitedColchester19 45 GMT Wordsworth nbsp 3 62 Report Stadium Colchester Community Stadium Attendance 6 466Referee Nigel Miller Stockport County v Colchester United 13 February 2010 2010 02 13 30Stockport County2 2Colchester UnitedStockport15 00 GMT Ibehre nbsp 22 77 Report Prutton nbsp 10 Wordsworth nbsp 18 Stadium Edgeley Park Attendance 3 642Referee Andy Haines Yeovil Town v Colchester United 16 February 2010 2010 02 16 31Yeovil Town0 1Colchester UnitedYeovil19 45 GMT Report Odejayi nbsp 38 Stadium Huish Park Attendance 3 469Referee Darren Sheldrake Colchester United v Oldham Athletic 20 February 2010 2010 02 20 32Colchester United1 0Oldham AthleticColchester15 00 GMT Batth nbsp 64 Report Stadium Colchester Community Stadium Attendance 5 321Referee James Linington Colchester United v Brentford 23 February 2010 2010 02 23 Colchester UnitedP PBrentfordColchesterReport Stadium Colchester Community Stadium Bristol Rovers v Colchester United 27 February 2010 2010 02 27 33Bristol Rovers3 2Colchester UnitedBristol15 00 GMT Blizzard nbsp 16 Kuffour nbsp 67 Lines nbsp 79 Report O Toole nbsp 21 Odejayi nbsp 89 Stadium Memorial Stadium Attendance 6 023Referee Oliver Langford Colchester United v Brighton amp Hove Albion 8 March 2010 2010 03 08 34Colchester United0 0Brighton amp Hove AlbionColchester19 45 GMT Report Stadium Colchester Community Stadium Attendance 3 914Referee Anthony Bates Carlisle United v Colchester United 13 March 2010 2010 03 13 35Carlisle United2 1Colchester UnitedCarlisle15 00 GMT Marshall nbsp 68 Price nbsp 73 Taiwo nbsp 42 nbsp Report Platt nbsp 66 Stadium Brunton Park Attendance 4 469Referee Jock Waugh Walsall v Colchester United 20 March 2010 2010 03 20 36Walsall1 0Colchester UnitedWalsall15 00 GMT Byfield nbsp 90 Hughes nbsp 45 Report Stadium Bescot Stadium Attendance 3 510Referee Geoff Eltringham Colchester United v Brentford 23 March 2010 2010 03 23 37Colchester United3 3BrentfordColchester19 45 GMT Hunt nbsp 32 o g Wordsworth nbsp 45 Prutton nbsp 76 Report Hunt nbsp 13 Legge nbsp 17 MacDonald nbsp 57 Stadium Colchester Community Stadium Attendance 3 915Referee Fred Graham Colchester United v Wycombe Wanderers 27 March 2010 2010 03 27 38Colchester United1 1Wycombe WanderersColchester15 00 GMT Henderson nbsp 59 Report Ainsworth nbsp 90 Stadium Colchester Community Stadium Attendance 5 593Referee S Cook Exeter City v Colchester United 2 April 2010 2010 04 02 39Exeter City2 0Colchester UnitedExeter15 00 BST Fleetwood nbsp 33 Harley nbsp 90 Report Stadium St James Park Attendance 6 297Referee Phil Gibbs Colchester United v Millwall 5 April 2010 2010 04 05 40Colchester United1 2MillwallColchester13 00 BST Lisbie nbsp 50 Report Morison nbsp 43 Batth nbsp 78 o g Stadium Colchester Community Stadium Attendance 7 393Referee Andy D Urso Colchester United v Swindon Town 10 April 2010 2010 04 10 41Colchester United3 0Swindon TownColchester15 00 BST Vincent nbsp 24 Wordsworth nbsp 69 90 Report Stadium Colchester Community Stadium Attendance 5 111Referee Andy Penn Charlton Athletic v Colchester United 13 April 2010 2010 04 13 42Charlton Athletic1 0Colchester UnitedCharlton19 45 BST Forster nbsp 21 Report Lisbie nbsp 90 2 nbsp Stadium The Valley Attendance 17 247Referee Mike Jones Hartlepool United v Colchester United 17 April 2010 2010 04 17 43Hartlepool United3 1Colchester UnitedHartlepool15 00 BST Brown nbsp 11 O Donovan nbsp 19 85 pen Report Henderson nbsp 8 Stadium Victoria Park Attendance 3 126Referee Jonathan Moss Colchester United v Tranmere Rovers 24 April 2010 2010 04 24 44Colchester United1 1Tranmere RoversColchester15 00 BST Wordsworth nbsp 4 Prutton nbsp 90 nbsp Report Thomas Moore nbsp 6 Stadium Colchester Community Stadium Attendance 4 353Referee P Crossley Huddersfield Town v Colchester United 1 May 2010 2010 05 01 45Huddersfield Town2 1Colchester UnitedHuddersfield15 00 BST Robinson nbsp 17 pen Novak nbsp 90 5 Report Hackney nbsp 76 Stadium Kirklees Stadium Attendance 17 950Referee Keith Stroud Colchester United v Leyton Orient 8 May 2010 2010 05 08 46Colchester United1 0Leyton OrientColchester15 00 BST Lisbie nbsp 90 pen Report Ashworth nbsp 90 Stadium 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UnitedBromley13 00 GMT Report Hackney nbsp 32 Odejayi nbsp 35 Platt nbsp 71 Gillespie nbsp 89 Stadium Hayes Lane Attendance 4 242Referee David Phillips Hereford United v Colchester United 28 November 2009 2009 11 28 2nd roundHereford United0 1Colchester UnitedHereford15 00 GMT Report O Toole nbsp 90 Stadium Edgar Street Attendance 2 225Referee Neil Swarbrick Preston North End v Colchester United 2 January 2010 2010 01 02 3rd roundPreston North End7 0Colchester UnitedPreston15 00 GMT Brown nbsp 13 Sedgwick nbsp 27 Parkin nbsp 48 50 72 pen Williams nbsp 52 o g Carter nbsp 64 Report Stadium Deepdale Attendance 7 621Referee Colin WebsterSquad statistics editAppearances and goals edit 5 83 No Pos Nat Player Total League One FA Cup League Cup Football League TrophyApps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals1 GK nbsp ENG Ben Williams 49 0 46 0 3 0 0 0 0 02 DF nbsp IRL Alan Maybury 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 03 DF nbsp WAL Lee Beevers 5 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 04 DF nbsp ENG Magnus Okuonghae 49 0 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nbsp ENG Matt Heath 19 0 13 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 029 FW nbsp ENG Scott Vernon 9 3 4 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 031 DF nbsp ENG Philip Ifil 30 2 15 12 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 034 DF nbsp WAL Tom Bender 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 039 FW nbsp ENG Medy Elito 4 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season8 MF nbsp ENG Dean Hammond 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 016 MF nbsp ENG Josh Payne 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 020 FW nbsp JAM Kevin Lisbie 43 13 35 6 13 1 0 1 0 0 021 DF nbsp ENG Danny Batth 18 1 16 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 024 DF nbsp FRA Franck Queudrue 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 024 DF nbsp WAL Christian Ribeiro 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 030 FW nbsp ENG Jamie Guy 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Goalscorers edit 83 Place Number Nationality Position Name League One FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy Total1 20 nbsp FW Kevin Lisbie 13 0 0 0 132 22 nbsp MF Anthony Wordsworth 11 0 0 0 113 15 nbsp FW Kayode Odejayi 9 1 0 0 104 9 nbsp FW Clive Platt 7 1 0 1 95 7 nbsp WG Ashley Vincent 3 0 0 0 38 nbsp MF John Joe O Toole 2 1 0 0 311 nbsp 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