2003–04 Colchester United F.C. season

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Colchester United
2003–04 season
ChairmanPeter Heard[1]
ManagerPhil Parkinson
StadiumLayer Road
Second Division11th
FA Cup5th round
(eliminated by
Sheffield United)
League Cup2nd round
(eliminated by
Rotherham United)
Football League TrophyFinal (southern section)
(eliminated by
Southend United)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Wayne Andrews (12)
All:
Scott McGleish (17)
Highest home attendance5,611
v Accrington Stanley, 13 January 2004[2]
Lowest home attendance2,367
v Plymouth Argyle, 12 August 2003[3]
Average home league attendance3,730[4]
Biggest win4–1
v Notts County, 10 April 2004
Biggest defeat1–4
v Rushden & Diamonds, 22 November 2003

The 2003–04 season was Colchester United's 62nd season in their history and their sixth successive season in the third tier of English football, the Second Division. Alongside competing in the Second Division, the club also participated in the FA Cup, the League Cup and the Football League Trophy.

Colchester embarked on cup runs in the FA Cup, reaching the fifth round where they were eliminated by Sheffield United, while they also were one fixture away from a trip to the Millennium Stadium in the Football League Trophy after falling to a 4–3 aggregate defeat to Southend United. The U's cup exploits eventually led to a late season drop in form, as they slipped from 5th position to 14th with fixture congestion. They recovered to finished 11th, nine points away from the play-offs.

Season overview[edit]

Phil Parkinson embarked on his first full season in charge by applying what he had learnt from the final few months of the previous campaign, while gaining his UEFA A Licence and UEFA B Licence as well as a degree he studied for in his spare time. He introduced sports science to the club, revolutionising the way players trained, ate and rested.

The U's participated in a record 15 cup ties during the season, making significant progress in the FA Cup and Football League Trophy. Helped by the astute signings of Wayne Andrews and Premier League youngsters Craig Fagan and Rowan Vine, Colchester reached the FA Cup fifth round, defeating Oxford United, Aldershot Town, Accrington Stanley, and Coventry City, courtesy of a Vine hat-trick, before succumbing to Sheffield United 1–0 at Bramall Lane. Two days after the FA Cup clash, the U's were faced with the task of overcoming a Football League Trophy southern section final first-leg 3–2 deficit against Southend United. The match ended 1–1, with former U's manager Steve Wignall's Southend progressing. Fixture congestion was a contributing factor in Colchester's slip down the table from 5th position to 14th, while losing Karl Duguid to a serious knee injury.

At the end of the season, Colchester completed the campaign in eleventh position, nine points adrift of the play-off places.[5]

Players[edit]

As of match played 8 May 2004.[6][7][8]
No. Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee
Goalkeepers
1 Simon Brown GK England Chelmsford (1976-12-03)3 December 1976 (aged 26) 114 0 England Tottenham Hotspur 20 July 1999 Free transfer
13 Dean Gerken GK England Southend-on-Sea (1985-05-22)22 May 1985 (aged 18) 0 0 Youth team 1 August 2002 Free transfer
31 Richard McKinney GK Northern Ireland Ballymoney (1979-05-18)18 May 1979 (aged 24) 23 0 England Swindon Town 10 August 2002 Free transfer
Defenders
2 Andy Myers CB/FB England Hounslow (1973-11-03)3 November 1973 (aged 29) 0 0 England Bradford City 11 July 2003 Free transfer
3 Joe Keith FB England Plaistow (1978-10-01)1 October 1978 (aged 24) 165 19 England West Ham United 24 May 1999 Free transfer
5 Scott Fitzgerald CB Republic of Ireland England Westminster (1969-08-13)13 August 1969 (aged 33) 100 0 England Millwall 19 October 2000 Free transfer
19 Alan White CB England Darlington (1975-03-22)22 March 1975 (aged 28) 120 3 England Luton Town 16 July 2000 Free transfer
20 Ross Crouch CB England Colchester (1985-03-26)26 March 1985 (aged 18) 0 0 Youth team 14 April 2004 Free transfer
21 John White FB England Colchester (1986-07-26)26 July 1986 (aged 16) 0 0 Youth team 1 July 2003 Free transfer
22 Greg Halford FB/MF England Chelmsford (1984-12-08)8 December 1984 (aged 18) 1 0 Youth team 1 August 2002 Free transfer
24 Pat Baldwin CB England City of London (1982-11-12)12 November 1982 (aged 20) 22 0 England Chelsea 16 August 2002 Free transfer
25 Sam Stockley FB England Tiverton (1977-09-05)5 September 1977 (aged 25) 35 1 England Oxford United 31 October 2002 Free transfer
Midfielders
4 Gavin Johnson MF England Eye (1970-10-10)10 October 1970 (aged 32) 102 3 Scotland Dunfermline Athletic 14 November 1999 Free transfer
6 Thomas Pinault MF France Grasse (1981-12-04)4 December 1981 (aged 21) 93 5 France AS Cannes 1 July 1999 Free transfer
7 Karl Duguid MF England Letchworth (1978-03-21)21 March 1978 (aged 25) 266 37 Youth team 9 December 1995[a] Free transfer
10 Kemal Izzet MF England Whitechapel (1980-09-29)29 September 1980 (aged 22) 99 14 England Charlton Athletic 13 April 2001 Free transfer
15 Craig Johnston MF England (1985-12-04)4 December 1985 (aged 17) 0 0 Youth team 1 July 2002 Free transfer
17 Bobby Bowry MF Saint Kitts and Nevis England Hampstead (1971-05-19)19 May 1971 (aged 32) 79 2 England Millwall 25 July 2001 Free transfer
Liam Coleman MF/FW England Colchester (1986-01-11)11 January 1986 (aged 17) 0 0 Youth team 1 July 2003 Free transfer
Forwards
8 Wayne Andrews FW England Paddington (1977-11-25)25 November 1977 (aged 25) 0 0 England Oldham Athletic 2 July 2003 Free transfer
9 Scott McGleish FW England Chipping Barnet (1974-02-10)10 February 1974 (aged 29) 136 36 England Barnet 12 January 2001 £15,000
11 Jamie Cade FW England Durham (1985-01-15)15 January 1985 (aged 18) 0 0 England Middlesbrough 25 November 2003 Free transfer
12 Craig Fagan FW England Birmingham (1982-12-11)11 December 1982 (aged 20) 42 6 England Birmingham City 25 March 2004 Free transfer
23 Tristan Toney FW England (1984-02-04)4 February 1984 (aged 19) 0 0 Youth team 1 July 2002 Free transfer
  1. ^ Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club

Transfers[edit]

In[edit]

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2003 MF/FW England Liam Coleman Youth team Free transfer [9][10]
1 July 2003 WG England Phil Hadland England Leek Town Free transfer [11][12]
1 July 2003 FB England John White Youth team Free transfer [13][14]
2 July 2003 FW England Wayne Andrews England Oldham Athletic Free transfer [15][16]
11 July 2003 CB/FB England Andy Myers England Bradford City Free transfer [17][18]
15 October 2003 FW England Jermaine Brown England Arsenal Free transfer [19][20]
27 October 2003 MF Australia Richard Johnson England Watford Free transfer [21][22]
25 November 2003 FW England Jamie Cade England Middlesbrough Free transfer [23][24]
25 March 2004 FW England Craig Fagan England Birmingham City Free transfer [25][26]
14 April 2004 CB England Ross Crouch Youth team Free transfer [27][28]
  • Total spending: Decrease ~ £0

Out[edit]

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
End of season MF England Marc Canham England Team Bath Released [29][30]
1 June 2003 CB England Mark Warren England Southend United Free transfer [31][32]
30 June 2003 FW England Ben Cranfield England Braintree Town Released [33][34]
30 June 2003 MF England Matt Hearn Free agent Released [35][36]
1 July 2003 FW Cameroon Mvondo Atangana England Grays Athletic Released [37][38]
1 July 2003 FB Republic of Ireland Joe Dunne Free agent Retired [39][40]
1 July 2003 MF England Chris Keeble England Heybridge Swifts Released [41][42]
1 July 2003 MF England Mick Stockwell England Heybridge Swifts Released [43][44]
14 July 2003 FW England Kevin Rapley England Chester City Released [45][46]
7 August 2003 CB England Mike Edwards England Grimsby Town Released [47][48]
30 September 2003 WG England Phil Hadland England Leek Town Free transfer [11][12]
30 October 2003 FW Northern Ireland Adrian Coote England Wivenhoe Town Released [49][50]
4 November 2003 MF Australia Richard Johnson England Stoke City Released [21][22]
27 November 2003 FW Montserrat Dean Morgan England Reading Free transfer [51][52]
12 January 2004 FW England Jermaine Brown England Boston United Released [19][20]
  • Total incoming: Increase ~ £0

Loans in[edit]

Date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
5 August 2003 FW England Craig Fagan England Birmingham City 24 March 2004 [25][26]
7 August 2003 FW England Rowan Vine England Portsmouth 9 May 2004 [53][54]
26 August 2003 CB England Liam Chilvers England Arsenal 9 May 2004 [55][56]
29 January 2004 FB Republic of Ireland Paul Tierney England Manchester United 29 February 2004 [57][58]
12 February 2004 CB England Wayne Brown England Watford 9 May 2004 [59][60]
22 March 2004 FW Wales Gareth Williams England Crystal Palace 9 May 2004 [61][62]

Loans out[edit]

Date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.
5 December 2003 CB England Pat Baldwin England St Albans City 5 January 2004 [63][64]
15 March 2004 CB Republic of Ireland Scott Fitzgerald England Brentford 9 May 2004 [65][66]

Match details[edit]

Second Division[edit]

Main article: 2003–04 Football League

League table[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9 AFC Bournemouth 46 17 15 14 56 51 +5 66
10 Luton Town 46 17 15 14 69 66 +3 66
11 Colchester United 46 17 13 16 52 56 −4 64
12 Barnsley 46 15 17 14 54 58 −4 62
13 Wrexham 46 17 9 20 50 60 −10 60
Source: [67]
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).

Results round by round[edit]

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHAHAHHAAHHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAAHAHHHHAHAAHAAHAHAHA
ResultLLLWDDWWWWDLDLWWWWLLWDDLDLLDLWLWLDDLWDDDWLWWWL
Position182121191918151311661013131083458556910111314141415141513141412131312121313111111
Source: Statto.com (archived)
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[edit]

9 August 2003 (2003-08-09) 1 Barnsley 1–0 Colchester United Barnsley
Gorré 47' (pen.) Report Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 8,450
Referee: Colin Webster
15 August 2003 (2003-08-15) 2 Colchester United 0–1 Swindon Town Colchester
19:45 BST Report Mooney 87' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,339
Referee: P Crossley
23 August 2003 (2003-08-23) 3 Port Vale 4–3 Colchester United Burslem
15:00 BST Collins 34'
Paynter 58'
Armstrong 71'
McPhee 73'		 Report McGleish 26', 38'
Andrews 88'		 Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 5,133
Referee: Trevor Parkes
26 August 2003 (2003-08-26) 4 Colchester United 2–1 Bristol City Colchester
19:45 BST McGleish 47', 55' Report Peacock 66' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,079
Referee: M Cooper
30 August 2003 (2003-08-30) 5 Tranmere Rovers 1–1 Colchester United Birkenhead
15:00 BST Jones 14'
Dadi Red card 81'		 Report Andrews 30' Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 6,745
Referee: Eddie Evans
6 September 2003 (2003-09-06) 6 Colchester United 2–2 Queens Park Rangers Colchester
15:00 BST Vine 10'
McGleish 75' (pen.)		 Report Furlong 49', 66' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,835
Referee: P Armstrong
13 September 2003 (2003-09-13) 7 Colchester United 1–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Colchester
15:00 BST Andrews 67' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,169
Referee: Matt Messias
16 September 2003 (2003-09-16) 8 Wycombe Wanderers 1–2 Colchester United High Wycombe
Currie 51' (pen.)
Johnson Red card 90'
Roberts Red card 90'		 Report Andrews 25'
Vine 27'
Myers Yellow card 55' Red card		 Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 4,401
Referee: M Ryan
20 September 2003 (2003-09-20) 9 Peterborough United 1–2 Colchester United Peterborough
15:00 BST Wood 57'
Rea Yellow card 67' Red card		 Report Fagan 36'
Keith 90'		 Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 4,690
Referee: Mike Jones
27 September 2003 (2003-09-27) 10 Colchester United 1–0 AFC Bournemouth Colchester
15:00 BST Duguid 75' Report Cummings Red card 45' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,602
Referee: Fraser Stretton
30 September 2003 (2003-09-30) 11 Colchester United 1–1 Brentford Colchester
19:45 BST Vine 76' Report Rougier 36' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,343
Referee: M Fletcher
4 October 2003 (2003-10-04) 12 Notts County 3–0 Colchester United Nottingham
Heffernan 23', 86'
Riley 76'		 Report Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 4,187
Referee: Scott Mathieson
11 October 2003 (2003-10-11) 13 Colchester United 1–1 Blackpool Colchester
15:00 BST [[Wayne Andrews (footballer)}|Andrews]] 2' Report Taylor 53' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,265
Referee: Iain Williamson
18 October 2003 (2003-10-18) 14 Grimsby Town 2–0 Colchester United Cleethorpes
15:00 BST Onuora 41'
Boulding 53'		 Report Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 5,021
Referee: Phil Joslin
21 October 2003 (2003-10-21) 15 Stockport County 1–3 Colchester United Stockport
Goodwin 58' (pen.) Report Fagan 26'
Andrews 34'
Vine 47'		 Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 3,683
Referee: Kevin Friend
25 October 2003 (2003-10-25) 16 Colchester United 1–0 Chesterfield Colchester
15:00 BST Andrews 10' Report Uhlenbeek Yellow card 89' Red card Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,115
Referee: Clive Penton
31 October 2003 (2003-10-31) 17 Wrexham 0–1 Colchester United Wrexham
19:45 GMT Report Andrews 35' Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 4,269
Referee: Phil Prosser
15 November 2003 (2003-11-15) 18 Colchester United 3–1 Sheffield Wednesday Colchester
15:00 GMT McGleish 27'
Andrews 81'
Fagan 90'		 Report Bromby 58' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,018
Referee: Paul Danson
22 November 2003 (2003-11-22) 19 Rushden & Diamonds 4–0 Colchester United Irthlingborough
15:00 GMT Lowe 4'
Gray 39'
Burgess 58'
Bignot 81'		 Report Fagan Red card 28' Stadium: Nene Park
Attendance: 4,149
Referee: Andy Hall
29 November 2003 (2003-11-29) 20 Colchester United 0–2 Plymouth Argyle Colchester
15:00 GMT Report Capaldi 4'
Keith 11'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,332
Referee: Kevin Wright
13 December 2003 (2003-12-13) 21 Colchester United 2–1 Oldham Athletic Colchester
15:00 GMT Duguid 48'
Vine 72'		 Report Eyres 66' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,897
Referee: Paul Robinson
20 December 2003 (2003-12-20) 22 Hartlepool United 0–0 Colchester United Hartlepool
Report A White Red card 3' Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 4,135
Referee: Anthony Leake
26 December 2003 (2003-12-26) 23 Colchester United 1–1 Luton Town Colchester
15:00 GMT McGleish 12' Report Mansell 28' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,083
Referee: Joe Ross
28 December 2003 (2003-12-28) 24 Queens Park Rangers 2–0 Colchester United Shepherd's Bush
15:00 GMT Gallen 12'
Thorpe 57'		 Report Duguid Red card 33' Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 15,720
Referee: Eddie Evans
10 January 2004 (2004-01-10) 25 Colchester United 1–1 Barnsley Colchester
15:00 GMT Andrews 25'
Duguid Red card 81'		 Report Betsy 78' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,507
Referee: Clive Penton
17 January 2004 (2004-01-17) 26 Swindon Town 2–0 Colchester United Swindon
Parkin 15'
Mooney 46'		 Report Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 6,014
Referee: Steve Tomlin
27 January 2004 (2004-01-27) 27 Bristol City 1–0 Colchester United Bristol
Goodfellow 45' Report Fagan Yellow card 86' Red card Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 10,733
Referee: Fraser Stretton
31 January 2004 (2004-01-31) 28 Colchester United 1–1 Tranmere Rovers Colchester
15:00 GMT Izzet 89' Report Dadi 27'
Mellon Yellow card 44' Red card		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,099
Referee: Andy Penn
7 February 2004 (2004-02-07) 29 Luton Town 1–0 Colchester United Luton
15:00 GMT Showunmi 52' Report Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 5,662
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
21 February 2004 (2004-02-21) 30 Colchester United 2–0 Grimsby Town Colchester
15:00 GMT Fagan 65'
Izzet 90'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,922
Referee: M Fletcher
24 February 2004 (2004-02-24) 31 Colchester United 1–4 Port Vale Colchester
19:45 GMT McGleish 10' Report Brooker 13'
S. Brown 24' (o.g.)
Cummins 27'
Bridge-Wilkinson 73'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,539
Referee: Paul Danson
2 March 2004 (2004-03-02) 32 Colchester United 2–1 Stockport County Colchester
19:45 GMT Vine 50'
Andrews 60'		 Report Lambert 46' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,513
Referee: A Butler
6 March 2004 (2004-03-06) 33 Colchester United 1–2 Hartlepool United Colchester
15:00 GMT Halford 35' Report Nelson 17'
Istead 78'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,348
Referee: Trevor Kettle
13 March 2004 (2004-03-13) 34 Oldham Athletic 0–0 Colchester United Oldham
Report Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 5,937
Referee: Mike Jones
16 March 2004 (2004-03-16) 35 Colchester United 1–1 Wycombe Wanderers Colchester
19:45 GMT Fagan 8' (pen.) Report Simpson 38' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,092
Referee: Lee Mason
20 March 2004 (2004-03-20) 36 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–1 Colchester United Brighton
Iwelumo 30'
Knight 87'		 Report Izzet 69'
W. Brown Yellow card 90' Red card		 Stadium: Withdean Stadium
Attendance: 6,156
Referee: Phil Dowd
23 March 2004 (2004-03-23) 37 Chesterfield 1–2 Colchester United Chesterfield
Hurst 50' Report Halford 31'
Andrews 82'		 Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 3,787
Referee: R Pearson
27 March 2004 (2004-03-27) 38 Colchester United 0–0 Peterborough United Colchester
15:00 GMT Andrews Red card 53' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,754
Referee: D Crick
30 March 2004 (2004-03-30) 39 Blackpool 0–0 Colchester United Blackpool
Coid Red card 80' Report Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 5,473
Referee: Carl Boyeson
3 April 2004 (2004-04-03) 40 AFC Bournemouth 1–1 Colchester United Bournemouth
15:00 BST Hayter 86' Report Halford 35' Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 6,896
Referee: M Cooper
10 April 2004 (2004-04-10) 41 Colchester United 4–1 Notts County Colchester
15:00 BST Fagan 9', 17', 53'
Williams 78'		 Report Richardson 87' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,782
Referee: Lee Cable
12 April 2004 (2004-04-12) 42 Brentford 3–2 Colchester United Brentford
15:00 BST Tabb 45'
Sonko 58'
Harrold 78'		 Report
Report		 A. White 53'
Fagan 80'		 Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 5,017
Referee: Joe Ross
17 April 2004 (2004-04-17) 43 Colchester United 3–1 Wrexham Colchester
15:00 BST Williams 16'
Halford 45'
McGleish 82'		 Report Sam 18' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,077
Referee: Andre Marriner
24 April 2004 (2004-04-24) 44 Sheffield Wednesday 0–1 Colchester United Sheffield
15:00 BST Report Keith 48' Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 20,464
Referee: Nigel Miller
1 May 2004 (2004-05-01) 45 Colchester United 2–0 Rushden & Diamonds Colchester
15:00 BST McGleish 80' (pen.)
G. Johnson 90'		 Report Hunter Yellow card 73' Red card Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,618
Referee: Grant Hegley
8 May 2004 (2004-05-08) 46 Plymouth Argyle 2–0 Colchester United Plymouth
Friio 17' Red card 62'
Norris 47'		 Report Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 19,868
Referee: Andy Hall

Football League Cup[edit]

Main article: 2003–04 Football League Cup
12 August 2003 (2003-08-12) 1st round Colchester United 2–1 Plymouth Argyle Colchester
19:45 BST Fagan 22'
Pinault 40'		 Report Evans 24' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,367
Referee: Joe Ross
23 September 2003 (2003-09-23) 2nd round Rotherham United 1–0 Colchester United Rotherham
Sedgwick 22' Report Chilvers Red card 90' Stadium: Millmoor
Attendance: 2,474
Referee: Anthony Leake

Football League Trophy[edit]

Main article: 2003–04 Football League Trophy
14 October 2003 (2003-10-14) 1st round (southern section) Cheltenham Town 1–3 Colchester United Cheltenham
Devaney 18' Report Keith 40'
Vine 65', 88'		 Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 1,324
Referee: Steve Tanner
4 November 2003 (2003-11-04) 2nd round (southern section) Yeovil Town 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)		 Colchester United Yeovil
19:45 GMT Edwards 11'
Gall 66'		 Report Andrews 41'
McGleish 77'		 Stadium: Huish Park
Attendance: 3,052
Referee: Ray Olivier
9 December 2003 (2003-12-09) Quarter-final (southern section) Wycombe Wanderers 2–3 (a.e.t.) Colchester United High Wycombe
Thomson 22'
Johnson 69'		 Report McGleish 8', 39'
J. Brown 120'		 Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 1,873
Referee: M Cowburn
20 January 2004 (2004-01-20) Semi-final (southern section) Northampton Town 2–3 (a.e.t.) Colchester United Northampton
Walker 14', 51'
Sampson Yellow card 57' Red card		 Report McGleish 61', 86', 95' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,304
Referee: P Crossley
10 February 2004 (2004-02-10) Area final (southern section) 1st leg Colchester United 2–3 Southend United Colchester
20:00 GMT Pinault 7'
Andrews 75'		 Report Constantine 17'
Broughton 42' Yellow card 76' Red card
Bramble 68'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,401
Referee: Graham Laws
17 February 2004 (2004-02-17) Area final (southern section) 2nd leg Southend United 1–1 Southend United Southend-on-Sea
19:45 GMT Broughton 45' Report Izzet 3' Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 9,603
Referee: Michael Ryan
Note: Southend win 4–3 on aggregate.

FA Cup[edit]

Main article: 2003–04 FA Cup
8 November 2003 (2003-11-08) 1st round Colchester United 1–0 Oxford United Colchester
15:00 GMT McGleish 38' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,672
Referee: Trevor Parkes
6 December 2003 (2003-12-06) 2nd round Colchester United 1–0 Aldershot Town Colchester
15:00 GMT Vine 83' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,255
Referee: Grant Hegley
3 January 2004 (2004-01-03) 3rd round Accrington Stanley 0–0 Colchester United Accrington
Report Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 4,368
Referee: Phil Joslin
13 January 2004 (2004-01-13) 3rd round replay Colchester United 2–1 Accrington Stanley Colchester
Keith 11', 84' Report Mullin 89'
Halford Yellow card 86' Red card		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,611
Referee: Phil Joslin
24 January 2004 (2004-01-24) 4th round Coventry City 1–1 Colchester United Coventry
15:00 GMT Joachim 33' Report Adebola 30' (o.g.) Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 15,341
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
3 February 2004 (2004-02-03) 4th round replay Colchester United 3–1 Coventry City Colchester
20:00 GMT Vine 12', 43', 57' Report Joachim 25'
Davenport Yellow card 87' Red card		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,530
Referee: Anthony Leake
15 February 2004 (2004-02-15) 5th round Sheffield United 1–0 Colchester United Sheffield
14:00 GMT Peschisolido 61' Report Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 17,074
Referee: D Pugh

Squad statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals[edit]

[6][68]

No. Pos Nat Player Total Second Division FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England ENG Simon Brown 53 0 40 0 6 0 2 0 5 0
2 DF England ENG Andy Myers 26 0 21 0 2 0 1 0 2 0
3 DF England ENG Joe Keith 41 5 16+12 2 4+1 2 2 0 5+1 1
4 MF England ENG Gavin Johnson 21 1 14+4 1 1 0 0 0 1+1 0
5 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Scott Fitzgerald 28 0 22+1 0 2 0 1 0 2 0
6 MF France FRA Thomas Pinault 54 2 31+9 0 7 0 1+1 1 5 1
7 MF England ENG Karl Duguid 42 2 30 2 6 0 2 0 4 0
8 FW England ENG Wayne Andrews 50 14 32+9 12 4+1 0 0 0 3+1 2
9 FW England ENG Scott McGleish 48 17 25+9 10 6+1 1 1 0 4+2 6
10 MF England ENG Kemal Izzet 56 4 43+1 3 6 0 2 0 4 1
11 FW England ENG Jamie Cade 15 0 6+9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 FW England ENG Craig Fagan 48 10 30+7 9 5 0 2 1 4 0
13 GK England ENG Dean Gerken 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 MF Saint Kitts and Nevis SKN Bobby Bowry 30 0 18+6 0 1+1 0 1 0 2+1 0
19 DF England ENG Alan White 46 1 30+3 1 5+1 0 2 0 5 0
22 DF England ENG Greg Halford 24 4 15+3 4 2 0 0 0 4 0
24 DF England ENG Pat Baldwin 7 0 1+3 0 0 0 1 0 0+2 0
25 DF England ENG Sam Stockley 58 0 44 0 6 0 2 0 5+1 0
31 GK Northern Ireland NIR Richard McKinney 7 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season
11 MF Australia AUS Richard Johnson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
15 FW Northern Ireland NIR Adrian Coote 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
16 FW England ENG Rowan Vine 49 12 30+5 6 5+2 4 1 0 4+2 2
18 DF England ENG Liam Chilvers 45 0 29+3 0 7 0 1 0 5 0
20 FW England ENG Jermaine Brown 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 1
20 FW England ENG Phil Hadland 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
26 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Paul Tierney 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
26 FW Wales WAL Gareth Williams 7 2 5+2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 DF England ENG Wayne Brown 17 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0

Goalscorers[edit]

[68]

Place Number Nationality Position Name Second Division FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy Total
1 9 England FW Scott McGleish 10 1 0 6 17
2 8 England FW Wayne Andrews 12 0 0 2 14
3 16 England FW Rowan Vine 6 4 0 2 12
4 12 England FW Craig Fagan 9 0 1 0 10
5 3 England FB Joe Keith 2 2 0 1 5
6 10 England MF Kemal Izzet 3 0 0 1 4
22 England FB/MF Greg Halford 4 0 0 0 4
8 6 France MF Thomas Pinault 0 0 1 1 2
7 England MF Karl Duguid 2 0 0 0 2
26 Wales FW Gareth Williams 2 0 0 0 2
11 4 England MF Gavin Johnson 1 0 0 0 1
19 England CB Alan White 1 0 0 0 1
20 England FW Jermaine Brown 0 0 0 1 1
Own goals 0 1 0 0 1
TOTALS 52 8 2 14 76

Disciplinary record[edit]

[69]

Number Nationality Position Name Second Division FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
12 England FW Craig Fagan 9 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 12 2
7 England MF Karl Duguid 4 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 7 2
19 England CB Alan White 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 1
10 England MF Kemal Izzet 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 0
16 England FW Rowan Vine 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 0
8 England FW Wayne Andrews 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
18 England CB Liam Chilvers 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 1
25 England FB Sam Stockley 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 7 0
27 England CB Wayne Brown 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
2 England CB/FB Andy Myers 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
6 France MF Thomas Pinault 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0
17 Saint Kitts and Nevis MF Bobby Bowry 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
1 England GK Simon Brown 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
3 England FB Joe Keith 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
9 England FW Scott McGleish 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
4 England MF Gavin Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
5 Republic of Ireland CB Scott Fitzgerald 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
22 England FB/MF Greg Halford 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
24 England CB Pat Baldwin 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
26 Republic of Ireland FB Paul Tierney 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
TOTALS 64 8 9 0 6 1 6 0 85 9

Clean sheets[edit]

Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.[70]

Place Number Nationality Player Second Division FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy Total
1 1 England Simon Brown 10 3 0 0 13
2 31 Northern Ireland Richard McKinney 1 0 0 0 1
TOTALS 11 3 0 0 14

Player debuts[edit]

Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.[71]

Number Position Nationality Player Date Opponent Ground Notes
2 CB/FB England Andy Myers 9 August 2003 Barnsley Oakwell
12 FW England Craig Fagan 9 August 2003 Barnsley Oakwell
16 FW England Rowan Vine 9 August 2003 Barnsley Oakwell
20 WG England Phil Hadland 15 August 2003 Swindon Town Layer Road
8 FW England Wayne Andrews 23 August 2003 Port Vale Vale Park
18 CB England Liam Chilvers 30 August 2003 Tranmere Rovers Prenton Park [72][a]
11 MF Australia Richard Johnson 4 November 2003 Yeovil Town Huish Park
20 FW England Jermaine Brown 9 December 2003 Wycombe Wanderers Adams Park
11 FW England Jamie Cade 13 December 2003 Oldham Athletic Layer Road
26 FB Republic of Ireland Paul Tierney 31 January 2004 Tranmere Rovers Layer Road
27 CB England Wayne Brown 17 February 2004 Southend United Roots Hall [73][a]
12 FW England Craig Fagan 27 March 2004 Peterborough United Layer Road [74][a]
26 FW Wales Gareth Williams 27 March 2004 Peterborough United Layer Road [74][a]
13 GK England Dean Gerken 12 April 2004 Brentford Griffin Park
  1. ^ a b c d Second debut for the club

See also[edit]

References[edit]

General[edit]

Books

  • Whitehead, Jeff; Drury, Kevin (2008). The Who's Who of Colchester United: The Layer Road Years. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 978-1-85983-629-3.

Websites

Specific[edit]

  1. ^ Whitehead, Jeff; Drury, Kevin (2008). The Who's Who of Colchester United: The Layer Road Years. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 279. ISBN 978-1-85983-629-3.
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  9. ^ "Liam Coleman". 11v11.com. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  10. ^ Liam Coleman at Soccerbase
  11. ^ a b "Phil Hadland". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  12. ^ a b Phil Hadland at Soccerbase
  13. ^ "John White". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  14. ^ John White at Soccerbase
  15. ^ "Wayne Andrews". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  16. ^ Wayne Andrews at Soccerbase
  17. ^ "Andy Myers (Defender)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  18. ^ Andy Myers at Soccerbase
  19. ^ a b "Jermaine Brown". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  20. ^ a b Jermaine Brown at Soccerbase
  21. ^ a b "Richard Johnson". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  22. ^ a b Richard Johnson at Soccerbase
  23. ^ "Jamie Cade". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  24. ^ Jamie Cade at Soccerbase
  25. ^ a b "Craig Fagan". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  26. ^ a b Craig Fagan at Soccerbase
  27. ^ "Ross Crouch". 11v11.com. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  28. ^ Ross Crouch at Soccerbase
  29. ^ "Marc Canham". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  30. ^ Marc Canham at Soccerbase
  31. ^ "Mark Warren". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  32. ^ Mark Warren at Soccerbase
  33. ^ "Ben Cranfield". 11v11.com. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  34. ^ Ben Cranfield at Soccerbase
  35. ^ "Matt Hearn". 11v11.com. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  36. ^ Matt Hearn at Soccerbase
  37. ^ "Simon Atangana". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  38. ^ Simon Atangana at Soccerbase
  39. ^ "Joe Dunne (Defender)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  40. ^ Joe Dunne at Soccerbase
  41. ^ "Chris Keeble". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  42. ^ Chris Keeble at Soccerbase
  43. ^ "Micky Stockwell". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  44. ^ Mick Stockwell at Soccerbase
  45. ^ "Kevin Rapley". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  46. ^ Kevin Rapley at Soccerbase
  47. ^ "Mike Edwards". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  48. ^ Mike Edwards at Soccerbase
  49. ^ "Adrian Coote". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  50. ^ Adrian Coote at Soccerbase
  51. ^ "Dean Morgan". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  52. ^ Dean Morgan at Soccerbase
  53. ^ "Rowan Vine". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  54. ^ Rowan Vine at Soccerbase
  55. ^ "Liam Chilvers". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  56. ^ Liam Chilvers at Soccerbase
  57. ^ "Paul Tierney". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  58. ^ Paul Tierney at Soccerbase
  59. ^ "Wayne Brown". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  60. ^ Wayne Brown at Soccerbase
  61. ^ "Gareth Williams". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  62. ^ Gareth Williams at Soccerbase
  63. ^ "Pat Baldwin". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  64. ^ "Pat Baldwin". 11v11.com. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  65. ^ "Scott Fitzgerald". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  66. ^ Scott Fitzgerald at Soccerbase
  67. ^ "England 2003–04". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 27 January 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
  68. ^ a b "Goals". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  69. ^ "Discipline". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  70. ^ "Clean sheets (1st team)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  71. ^ "Alltime- List of Debuts". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  72. ^ "Tranmere Rovers 1–1 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  73. ^ "Southend United 1–1 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  74. ^ a b "Colchester Utd 0–0 Peterborough United". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
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