Colchester United
2005–06 season
ChairmanPeter Heard[1]
ManagerPhil Parkinson
StadiumLayer Road
League One2nd (promoted)
FA Cup5th round
(eliminated by
Chelsea)
League Cup1st round
(eliminated by
Cardiff City)
Football League TrophyArea final (southern section)
(eliminated by
Swansea City)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Chris Iwelumo (17)
All:
Chris Iwelumo (19)
Highest home attendance5,933
v Derby County, 28 January 2006[2]
Lowest home attendance1,719
v Northampton Town, 23 November 2005[3]
Average home league attendance3,843[4]
Biggest win9–1
v Leamington, 5 November 2005
Biggest defeat0–3
v Southend United, 4 March 2006

The 2005–06 season was Colchester United's 64th season in their history and their eighth successive season in the third tier of English football, League One. Alongside competing in League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup, the League Cup and the Football League Trophy.

The season was hugely successful for the U's as they achieved their first-ever promotion to the second tier of English football by finishing second in League One. They finished runners-up to Essex derby rivals Southend United by three points. Southend were successful in beating Colchester home and away across the season.

Colchester had another long set of cup runs, reaching the fifth round of the FA Cup where they were defeated 3–1 by Premier League champions Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. They had beaten Leamington, Shrewsbury Town, Sheffield United and Derby County en route to the tie with Chelsea. They also embarked on a Football League Trophy run, once more reaching the area final but lost 3–1 on aggregate to eventual winners Swansea City.

Season overview

Colchester started the new season poorly. At the end of August after six games, they found themselves in the relegation zone with one win and two draws. Phil Parkinson had made a number of changes to his playing staff over the summer with numerous outgoings. He had signed Chris Iwelumo from Alemannia Aachen on a permanent basis and brought in Mark Yeates on loan from Tottenham Hotspur. It wasn't until Jamie Cureton arrived on loan from Swindon Town that the U's had an upturn in form as they earned five consecutive wins and went eight matches unbeaten.

By Christmas, Colchester were in the top four but their unbeaten run was ended by Swindon on Boxing Day. They recovered from this setback to embark on another winning streak, earning seven wins on the bounce, ten matches including cup ties and sat top of the table by the end of January. Their form fell away in mid February and through March into April when they picked up just one win in 10 games, dropping from the automatic promotion places to the play-off spots.

Meanwhile, in the FA Cup, Colchester had progressed to the fifth round to set up a tie with Premier League champions Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. The club equalled a 44-year-old record by beating Leamington 9–1 in the first round, and then saw off the challenge of Shrewsbury Town, and then Championship sides Sheffield United and Derby County.

José Mourinho's Chelsea side had been assembled for around £225m, while Colchester United's squad had a value of approximately £150,000. More than 6,000 U's fans travelled to the game and were given an early treat when the underdogs took the lead through a Ricardo Carvalho own goal in the 28th minute. Paulo Ferreira equalised ten minutes later as the sides went into half time with the score level. At half time, Mourinho made two changes, introducing star players Frank Lampard and Joe Cole. He then sent on Hernán Crespo with the score still level up until the 79th minute when Cole struck to give Chelsea the lead. He added a second in the final minute of the game to hand the hosts a 3–1 victory.

The U's again reached the area final of the Football League Trophy, but lost over two legs to eventual winners Swansea City.

In the closing stages of the season, Colchester returned to winning ways and to the automatic promotion places with four games remaining. Wins against AFC Bournemouth and Rotherham United meant United only had to secure a draw in their final game of the season at Yeovil Town. The U's nervously held on to a 0–0 draw to gain promotion to the Championship, finishing the campaign behind leaders and rivals Southend United. Southend had beaten Colchester twice over the course of the season as they finished three points shy of the title.[5]

Players

As of match played 6 May 2006.[6][7][8]
No. Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee
Goalkeepers
1Aidan DavisonGKNorthern IrelandEngland Sedgefield11 May 1968 (aged 37)390England Grimsby Town5 July 2004Free transfer
13Dean GerkenGKEnglandSouthend-on-Sea22 May 1985 (aged 20)170Youth team1 August 2002Free transfer
23Mark CousinsGKEnglandChelmsford9 January 1987 (aged 18)00Youth team1 August 2004Free transfer
Defenders
2Greg HalfordFB/MFEnglandChelmsford8 December 1984 (aged 20)7813Youth team1 August 2002Free transfer
3Stephen HuntFBEnglandSouthampton11 November 1984 (aged 20)251England Southampton5 July 2004Free transfer
5Wayne BrownCBEnglandBarking20 August 1977 (aged 27)661England Watford8 July 2004Free transfer
12Pat BaldwinCBEnglandCity of London12 November 1982 (aged 22)750England Chelsea16 August 2002Free transfer
16George ElokobiFB/CBCameroonMamfe31 January 1986 (aged 19)00England Dulwich Hamlet1 August 2004Free transfer
18Liam ChilversCBEnglandChelmsford6 November 1981 (aged 23)991England Arsenal10 June 2004Free transfer
17John WhiteFBEnglandColchester26 July 1986 (aged 18)240Youth team1 July 2003Free transfer
19Garry RichardsCBEnglandRomford11 June 1986 (aged 18)00Youth team1 July 2004Free transfer
25Sam StockleyFBEnglandTiverton5 September 1977 (aged 27)1372England Oxford United31 October 2002Free transfer
30Matthew PaineDFEnglandSidcup22 December 1987 (aged 17)00Youth team18 December 2005Free transfer
Midfielders
4Neil DannsMFGuyanaEngland Liverpool23 November 1982 (aged 22)3612England Blackburn Rovers23 December 2004Nominal
6Kevin WatsonMFEnglandHackney3 January 1974 (aged 31)532England Reading5 July 2004Free transfer
7Karl DuguidMFEnglandLetchworth21 March 1978 (aged 27)30839Youth team9 December 1995[lower-alpha 1]Free transfer
10Kemal IzzetMFEnglandWhitechapel29 September 1980 (aged 24)15918England Charlton Athletic13 April 2001Free transfer
21Robbie KingMFEnglandChelmsford1 October 1986 (aged 18)00Youth team1 July 2004Free transfer
22Russell PondMFEnglandLeytonstone27 January 1987 (aged 18)00Youth team1 July 2005Free transfer
28Richard GarciaMFAustraliaPerth4 September 1981 (aged 23)306England West Ham United3 September 2004Nominal
Forwards
8Gareth WilliamsFWWalesCardiff10 September 1982 (aged 22)4913England Crystal Palace31 August 2004Part-exchange
9Marino KeithFWScotlandPeterhead16 December 1974 (aged 30)124England Plymouth Argyle1 March 2005Free transfer
11Chris IwelumoFWScotlandCoatbridge1 August 1978 (aged 26)00Germany Alemannia Aachen6 July 2005Free transfer
15Jamie GuyFWEnglandBarking1 August 1987 (aged 17)20Youth team1 July 2004Free transfer
26Tony ThorpeFWEnglandLeicester10 April 1974 (aged 31)00England Swindon Town11 January 2006Free transfer
27Craig HughesFWEnglandCanterbury26 November 1987 (aged 17)00Youth team24 January 2006Free transfer
  1. ↑ Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club

Transfers

In

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2005 MF England Russell Pond Youth team Free transfer [9]
6 July 2005 FW Scotland Chris Iwelumo Germany Alemannia Aachen Free transfer [10][11]
1 August 2005 MF England Dean Howell England Halifax Town Free transfer [12][13]
18 December 2005 DF England Matthew Paine Youth team Free transfer [14][15]
11 January 2006 FW England Tony Thorpe England Swindon Town Free transfer [16][17]
24 January 2006 FW England Craig Hughes Youth team Free transfer [18][19]
  • Total spending: Decrease ~ £0

    Out

    Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
    6 June 2005 MF England Gavin Johnson England Boston United Released [20][21]
    24 June 2005 FB England Joe Keith England Leyton Orient Released [22][23]
    30 June 2005 MF England Ben Bowditch England Barnet Released [24][25]
    30 June 2005 MF/FW England Liam Coleman England Torquay United Released [26][27]
    30 June 2005 MF England Craig Johnston England Heybridge Swifts Undisclosed [28][29]
    30 June 2005 FW England Tristan Toney Free agent Released [30]
    18 July 2005 MF Saint Kitts and Nevis Bobby Bowry England Gravesend & Northfleet Released [31][32]
    8 August 2005 FW England Jamie Cade England Crawley Town Released [33][34]
    17 February 2006 MF England Dean Howell England Halifax Town Released [12][13]
    • Total incoming: Increase ~ £0

      Loans in

      Date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
      5 August 2005 WG Republic of Ireland Mark Yeates England Tottenham Hotspur 7 May 2006 [35][36]
      21 October 2005 FW England Jamie Cureton England Swindon Town 3 January 2006 [37][38]
      17 March 2006 FW England Scott Vernon England Blackpool 7 May 2006 [39][40]
      22 March 2006 FW Republic of Ireland Billy Clarke England Ipswich Town 7 May 2006 [41][42]
      23 March 2006 WG Jamaica Jamal Campbell-Ryce England Rotherham United 7 May 2006 [43][44]

        Loans out

        Date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.
        October 2005 MF England Robbie King England Staines Town October 2005 [45][46][47]
        6 October 2005 FW England Jamie Guy England Gravesend & Northfleet 6 November 2005 [48][49][50]
        24 October 2005 FW England Jamie Guy England Staines Town 24 November 2005 [48][49][50]
        9 February 2006 FW England Jamie Guy England Cambridge United 30 April 2006 [48][49][50]
        19 February 2006 MF England Robbie King England Hereford United End of season [45][46][47]
        17 March 2006 FB England Sam Stockley England Blackpool 7 May 2006 [51][52]
        17 March 2006 FW Wales Gareth Williams England Blackpool 7 May 2006 [53][54]

          Match details

          League One

          League table

          Results round by round

          Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
          GroundAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAAHAHHHHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHA
          ResultLLWDDLDWWDDLWLDWWWWWDWLWWWWWWWLDLLLWDDDLWDWWWD
          Position152318181822201513151516131516131187664654421212235655444332222
          Source: Statto.com (archived)
          A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

          Matches

          6 August 2005 (2005-08-06) 1 Gillingham 2–1 Colchester United Gillingham
          15:00 BST Crofts 75'
          Byfield 89'          		 Report Danns 50' Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
          Attendance: 7,293
          Referee: Phil Joslin
          9 August 2005 (2005-08-09) 2 Colchester United 1–2 Swansea City Colchester
          19:45 BST Halford 67' Report Forbes 35'
          Trundle 68'          		 Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 2,950
          Referee: Jarnail Singh
          13 August 2005 (2005-08-13) 3 Colchester United 1–0 Barnsley Colchester
          15:00 BST Iwelumo 48' Report Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 2,721
          Referee: Trevor Parkes
          20 August 2005 (2005-08-20) 4 Milton Keynes Dons 1–1 Colchester United Milton Keynes
          15:00 BST Wilbraham 23' Report Chilvers 79'
          Davison Red card 69'          		 Stadium: National Hockey Stadium
          Attendance: 4,423
          Referee: Kevin Wright
          27 August 2005 (2005-08-27) 5 Colchester United 0–0 Oldham Athletic Colchester
          15:00 BST Report Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 2,742
          Referee: Dermot Gallagher
          29 August 2005 (2005-08-29) 6 Southend United 3–1 Colchester United Southend-on-Sea
          12:00 BST Goater 3', 78'
          Cole 30'          		 Report Stockley 19' Stadium: Roots Hall
          Attendance: 7,344
          Referee: Rob Styles
          3 September 2005 (2005-09-03) 7 Bristol City 0–0 Colchester United Bristol
          Report Brown Red card 59' Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
          Attendance: 10,180
          Referee: Ray Olivier
          10 September 2005 (2005-09-10) 8 Colchester United 3–2 Doncaster Rovers Colchester
          15:00 BST Iwelumo 1'
          McDaid 23' (o.g.)
          Foster 27' (o.g.)          		 Report Forte 5'
          McIndoe 53' (pen.)          		 Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 2,721
          Referee: Paul Taylor
          17 September 2005 (2005-09-17) 9 Port Vale 0–1 Colchester United Burslem
          Report Iwelumo 34' Stadium: Vale Park
          Attendance: 5,166
          Referee: Colin Webster
          24 September 2005 (2005-09-24) 10 Colchester United 1–1 Huddersfield Town Colchester
          15:00 BST Elokobi 49' Report Taylor-Fletcher 65' Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 3,415
          Referee: Mick Russell
          27 September 2005 (2005-09-27) 11 Bradford City 1–1 Colchester United Bradford
          Petta 84' Report Halford 62' Stadium: Valley Parade
          Attendance: 6,891
          Referee: Mike Jones
          1 October 2005 (2005-10-01) 12 Colchester United 1–2 Chesterfield Colchester
          15:00 BST Iwelumo 90' Report Larkin 25'
          Hall 49'          		 Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 3,414
          Referee: Richard Beeby
          9 October 2005 (2005-10-09) 13 Blackpool 1–2 Colchester United Blackpool
          Wright 90' Report Halford 16', 90' Stadium: Bloomfield Road
          Attendance: 4,793
          Referee: Chris Foy
          15 October 2005 (2005-10-15) 14 Colchester United 0–1 AFC Bournemouth Colchester
          15:00 BST Report Keene 90' Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 3,120
          Referee: R Booth
          22 October 2005 (2005-10-22) 15 Tranmere Rovers 0–0 Colchester United Birkenhead
          Report Stadium: Prenton Park
          Attendance: 6,612
          Referee: Scott Mathieson
          29 October 2005 (2005-10-29) 16 Colchester United 3–2 Yeovil Town Colchester
          Iwelumo 43', 90'
          Cureton 68'          		 Report Bastianini 32'
          Harrold 51'          		 Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 3,409
          Referee: Matt Messias
          12 November 2005 (2005-11-12) 17 Rotherham United 1–2 Colchester United Rotherham
          14:00 GMT Burton 23' (pen.) Report Barker 55' (o.g.)
          Iwelumo 85'          		 Stadium: Millmoor
          Attendance: 3,715
          Referee: Graham Salisbury
          19 November 2005 (2005-11-19) 18 Colchester United 3–2 Blackpool Colchester
          15:00 GMT Iwelumo 34', 54' (pen.)
          Halford 81'          		 Report Murphy 67'
          Wright 90'          		 Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 3,031
          Referee: Grant Hegley
          26 November 2005 (2005-11-26) 19 Colchester United 5–0 Gillingham Colchester
          15:00 GMT Halford 32', 52'
          Cureton 54', 66'
          Brown 70'          		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 3,801
          Referee: Jarnail Singh
          6 December 2005 (2005-12-06) 20 Hartlepool United 0–1 Colchester United Hartlepool
          Report Cureton 60' Stadium: Victoria Park
          Attendance: 3,375
          Referee: Mike Dean
          10 December 2005 (2005-12-10) 21 Swansea City 1–1 Colchester United Swansea
          15:00 GMT Robinson 30' Report Iwelumo 13' Stadium: Liberty Stadium
          Attendance: 13,230
          Referee: Mike Jones
          17 December 2005 (2005-12-17) 22 Colchester United 2–0 Milton Keynes Dons Colchester
          15:00 GMT Danns 13'
          Iwelumo 90' (pen.)          		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 3,400
          Referee: P Melin
          26 December 2005 (2005-12-26) 23 Swindon Town 1–0 Colchester United Swindon
          Fallon 90' Report Stadium: County Ground
          Attendance: 5,531
          Referee: Kevin Friend
          31 December 2005 (2005-12-31) 24 Brentford 0–2 Colchester United Brentford
          Report Yeates 30', 86' Stadium: Griffin Park
          Attendance: 6,397
          Referee: Peter Walton
          2 January 2006 (2006-01-02) 25 Colchester United 3–1 Nottingham Forest Colchester
          15:00 GMT Danns 71'
          Yeates 90'
          Garcia 90'          		 Report Tyson 90' Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 5,767
          Referee: P Crossley
          14 January 2006 (2006-01-14) 26 Walsall 0–2 Colchester United Walsall
          15:00 GMT Report Danns 76'
          Iwelumo 88'          		 Stadium: Bescot Stadium
          Attendance: 5,464
          Referee: Steve Tanner
          17 January 2006 (2006-01-17) 27 Colchester United 3–2 Bristol City Colchester
          19:45 GMT Williams 27'
          Danns 45', 61'          		 Report Murray 2'
          Stewart 90'          		 Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 4,022
          Referee: P Armstrong
          21 January 2006 (2006-01-21) 28 Colchester United 2–1 Port Vale Colchester
          15:00 GMT Garcia 74', 87' Report Husbands 79' (pen.) Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 4,316
          Referee: Phil Joslin
          4 February 2006 (2006-02-04) 29 Colchester United 3–1 Bradford City Colchester
          15:00 GMT Garcia 41', 53'
          Iwelumo 63'          		 Report Windass 37' Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 4,503
          Referee: Mick Russell
          7 February 2006 (2006-02-07) 30 Colchester United 1–0 Scunthorpe United Colchester
          19:45 GMT Iwelumo 45' Report Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 4,416
          Referee: Kevin Wright
          11 February 2006 (2006-02-11) 31 Huddersfield Town 2–0 Colchester United Huddersfield
          Worthington 14'
          Graham 68'          		 Report Richards Red card 50' Stadium: Kirklees Stadium
          Attendance: 13,515
          Referee: Graham Salisbury
          14 February 2006 (2006-02-14) 32 Colchester United 0–0 Walsall Colchester
          19:45 GMT Report Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 3,810
          Referee: Pat Miller
          25 February 2006 (2006-02-25) 33 Barnsley 1–0 Colchester United Barnsley
          Howard 72' Report Stadium: Oakwell
          Attendance: 9,411
          Referee: B Curson
          4 March 2006 (2006-03-04) 34 Colchester United 0–3 Southend United Colchester
          15:00 GMT Report Eastwood 11'
          Maher 21'
          Wilson 32'          		 Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 5,920
          Referee: Lee Mason
          11 March 2006 (2006-03-11) 35 Oldham Athletic 1–0 Colchester United Oldham
          Butcher 90' Report Izzet Yellow card 87' Red card Stadium: Boundary Park
          Attendance: 5,822
          Referee: Darren Drysdale
          18 March 2006 (2006-03-18) 36 Colchester United 1–0 Swindon Town Colchester
          15:00 GMT Iwelumo 15' (pen.) Report Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 3,767
          Referee: Gary Sutton
          21 March 2006 (2006-03-21) 37 Doncaster Rovers 0–0 Colchester United Doncaster
          Report Stadium: Belle Vue
          Attendance: 4,262
          Referee: Mike Pike
          25 March 2006 (2006-03-25) 38 Scunthorpe United 0–0 Colchester United Scunthorpe
          15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Glanford Park
          Attendance: 4,608
          Referee: Paul Taylor
          1 April 2006 (2006-04-01) 39 Colchester United 1–1 Brentford Colchester
          15:00 BST Iwelumo 31' Report Tabb 6' Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 5,635
          Referee: R Booth
          8 April 2006 (2006-04-08) 40 Nottingham Forest 1–0 Colchester United West Bridgford
          15:00 BST Perch 72' Report Stadium: City Ground
          Attendance: 22,680
          Referee: Iain Williamson
          11 April 2006 (2006-04-11) 41 Colchester United 2–0 Hartlepool United Colchester
          19:45 BST Danns 83', 90' Report D. Williams Yellow card 60' Red card Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 3,916
          Referee: Trevor Kettle
          15 April 2006 (2006-04-15) 42 Chesterfield 2–2 Colchester United Chesterfield
          O'Hara 3'
          Hall 18' (pen.)          		 Report Yeates 45'
          Iwelumo 73'          		 Stadium: Saltergate
          Attendance: 3,649
          Referee: Eddie Ilderton
          17 April 2006 (2006-04-17) 43 Colchester United 1–0 Tranmere Rovers Colchester
          15:00 BST Brown 63' Report O'Leary Red card 25' Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 4,757
          Referee: Jarnail Singh
          22 April 2006 (2006-04-22) 44 AFC Bournemouth 1–2 Colchester United Bournemouth
          15:00 BST Cooke 8' Report Chilvers 5'
          Vernon 51'          		 Stadium: Dean Court
          Attendance: 6,231
          Referee: Dermot Gallagher
          29 April 2006 (2006-04-29) 45 Colchester United 2–0 Rotherham United Colchester
          15:00 BST Barker 29' (o.g.)
          Yeates 53'          		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 5,741
          Referee: Phil Joslin
          6 May 2006 (2006-05-06) 46 Yeovil Town 0–0 Colchester United Yeovil
          15:00 BST Report Stadium: Huish Park
          Attendance: 8,785
          Referee: Andre Marriner

          Football League Cup

          24 August 2005 (2005-08-24) 1st round Colchester United 0–2 Cardiff City Colchester
          19:45 BST Report Purse 31' (pen.)
          Jerome 34'          		 Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 1,904
          Referee: Richard Beeby

          FA Cup

          5 November 2005 (2005-11-05) 1st round Colchester United 9–1 Leamington Colchester
          15:00 GMT Halford 39'
          Brown 44'
          Iwelumo 48'
          Cureton 60', 70'
          Watson 63'
          Yeates 67'
          Danns 89', 90'          		 Report Adams 72' Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 3,513
          Referee: Gary Lewis
          3 December 2005 (2005-12-03) 2nd round Shrewsbury Town 1–2 Colchester United Shrewsbury
          15:00 GMT Edwards 45' Report Cureton 23'
          Iwelumo 50'          		 Stadium: Gay Meadow
          Attendance: 3,695
          Referee: Steve Tanner
          7 January 2006 (2006-01-07) 3rd round Sheffield United 1–2 Colchester United Sheffield
          15:00 GMT Kabba 5' Report Danns 33'
          Williams 72'          		 Stadium: Bramall Lane
          Attendance: 11,820
          Referee: Anthony Leake
          28 January 2006 (2006-01-28) 4th round Colchester United 3–1 Derby County Colchester
          15:00 GMT Danns 44', 52'
          Garcia 59'          		 Report Smith 79' (pen.) Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 5,933
          Referee: B Curson
          19 February 2006 (2006-02-19) 5th round Chelsea 3–1 Colchester United Fulham
          16:00 GMT Ferreira 37'
          J. Cole 79', 90'          		 Report Carvalho 28' (o.g.) Stadium: Stamford Bridge
          Attendance: 41,810
          Referee: Dermot Gallagher

          Football League Trophy

          23 November 2005 (2005-11-23) 2nd round (southern section) Colchester United 3–2 (a.e.t.) Northampton Town Colchester
          Elokobi 57'
          Garcia 90'
          Danns 101'          		 Report Kirk 26'
          Bojić 67'          		 Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 1,719
          Referee: Clive Penton
          20 December 2005 (2005-12-20) Quarter final (southern section) Milton Keynes Dons 1–2 Colchester United Milton Keynes
          19:45 GMT Mills 58' Report Duguid 61'
          Danns 74'          		 Stadium: National Hockey Stadium
          Attendance: 2,649
          Referee: Keith Hill
          24 January 2006 (2006-01-24) Semi final (southern section) Cheltenham Town 0–1 Colchester United Cheltenham
          Report Garcia 21' Stadium: Whaddon Road
          Attendance: 2,243
          Referee: Iain Williamson
          7 March 2006 (2006-03-07) Area final (southern section) 1st leg Swansea City 1–0 Colchester United Swansea
          Akinfenwa 40' Report Stadium: Liberty Stadium
          Attendance: 7,285
          Referee: Paul Taylor
          14 March 2006 (2006-03-14) Area final (southern section) 2nd leg Colchester United 1–2 Swansea City Colchester
          19:45 GMT Danns 46' Report Britton 52'
          Knight 56'          		 Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 3,236
          Referee: P Crossley
          Note: Swansea win 3–1 on aggregate.

          Squad statistics

          Appearances and goals

          [6][55]

          No. Pos Nat Player TotalLeague OneFA CupLeague CupFootball League Trophy
          AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
          1 GK Northern Ireland NIR Aidan Davison 450410400000
          2 DF England ENG Greg Halford 55845751103+10
          3 DF England ENG Stephen Hunt 200+20000000
          4 MF Guyana GUY Neil Danns 511638+384+15103+13
          5 DF England ENG Wayne Brown 453382411020
          6 MF England ENG Kevin Watson 52143+1041102+10
          7 MF England ENG Karl Duguid 45126+904+100051
          8 FW Wales WAL Gareth Williams 2826+1210+410+104+10
          10 MF England ENG Kemal Izzet 41019+1402+10103+10
          11 FW Scotland SCO Chris Iwelumo 5519461752102+10
          12 DF England ENG Pat Baldwin 34020+5030104+10
          13 GK England ENG Dean Gerken 1405+20101050
          15 FW England ENG Jamie Guy 600+2000001+30
          16 DF Cameroon CMR George Elokobi 17210+21000+1041
          17 DF England ENG John White 41032+3040001+10
          18 DF England ENG Liam Chilvers 40233+122+101020
          19 DF England ENG Garry Richards 19012+30100030
          21 MF England ENG Robbie King 500+30000020
          25 DF England ENG Sam Stockley 35121+612+101040
          26 FW England ENG Tony Thorpe 1405+90000000
          28 MF Australia AUS Richard Garcia 3089+1353+110042
          Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season
          14 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Mark Yeates 52642+2551101+10
          20 MF England ENG Dean Howell 501+30000+1000
          20 FW England ENG Scott Vernon 714+31000000
          24 FW Jamaica JAM Jamal Campbell-Ryce 401+30000000
          24 FW England ENG Jamie Cureton 1077+14230000
          31 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Billy Clarke 602+40000000

            Goalscorers

            [55]

            Place Number Nationality Position Name League One FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy Total
            1 11 Scotland FW Chris Iwelumo 17 2 0 0 19
            2 4 Guyana MF Neil Danns 8 5 0 3 16
            3 2 England FB/MF Greg Halford 7 1 0 0 8
            28 Australia MF Richard Garcia 5 1 0 2 8
            5 24 England FW Jamie Cureton 4 3 0 0 7
            6 14 Republic of Ireland WG Mark Yeates 5 1 0 0 6
            7 5 England CB Wayne Brown 2 1 0 0 3
            8 8 Wales FW Gareth Williams 1 1 0 0 2
            16 Cameroon FB/CB George Elokobi 1 0 0 1 2
            18 England CB Liam Chilvers 2 0 0 0 2
            11 6 England MF Kevin Watson 0 1 0 0 1
            7 England MF Karl Duguid 0 0 0 1 1
            20 England FW Scott Vernon 1 0 0 0 1
            25 England FB Sam Stockley 1 0 0 0 1
            Own goals 4 1 0 0 5
            TOTALS 58 17 0 7 82

            Disciplinary record

            [56]

            Number Nationality Position Name League One 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
            14 Republic of Ireland WG Mark Yeates 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
            18 England CB Liam Chilvers 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
            4 Guyana MF Neil Danns 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 0
            5 England CB Wayne Brown 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
            2 England FB/MF Greg Halford 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
            10 England MF Kemal Izzet 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
            19 England CB Garry Richards 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
            25 England FB Sam Stockley 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
            1 Northern Ireland GK Aidan Davison 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
            6 England MF Kevin Watson 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
            7 England MF Karl Duguid 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
            12 England CB Pat Baldwin 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
            16 Cameroon FB/CB George Elokobi 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
            11 Scotland FW Chris Iwelumo 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
            17 England FB John White 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
            20 England MF Dean Howell 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
            24 Jamaica WG Jamal Campbell-Ryce 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
            26 England FW Tony Thorpe 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
            28 Australia MF Richard Garcia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
            31 Republic of Ireland FW Billy Clarke 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
            TOTALS 56 4 5 0 0 0 2 0 63 4

            Clean sheets

            Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.[57]

            Place Number Nationality Player League One FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy Total
            1 1 Northern Ireland Aidan Davison 16 0 0 0 16
            2 13 England Dean Gerken 3 0 0 1 4
            TOTALS 19 0 0 1 20

            Player debuts

            Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.[58]

            Number Position Nationality Player Date Opponent Ground Notes
            11 FW Scotland Chris Iwelumo 6 August 2005 Gillingham Priestfield Stadium
            14 FW Republic of Ireland Mark Yeates 6 August 2005 Gillingham Priestfield Stadium
            20 MF England Dean Howell 9 August 2005 Swansea City Layer Road
            16 FB/CB Cameroon George Elokobi 24 August 2005 Cardiff City Layer Road
            19 CB England Garry Richards 3 September 2005 Bristol City Ashton Gate Stadium
            21 MF England Robbie King 3 September 2005 Bristol City Ashton Gate Stadium
            24 FW England Jamie Cureton 22 October 2005 Tranmere Rovers Prenton Park
            26 FW England Tony Thorpe 17 January 2006 Bristol City Layer Road
            20 FW England Scott Vernon 21 March 2006 Doncaster Rovers Belle Vue
            31 FW Republic of Ireland Billy Clarke 25 March 2006 Scunthorpe United Glanford Park
            24 WG Jamaica Jamal Campbell-Ryce 4 April 2006 Nottingham Forest City Ground

              See also

              References

              General

              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

              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.
              2. ↑ "Colchester Utd 3–1 Derby County". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
              3. ↑ "Colchester Utd 3–2 aet Northampton Town". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
              4. ↑ "Average Attendance Figures Per Season". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
              5. ↑ Hudson, Matt (11 August 2013). "The 1990s and 2000s". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
              6. 1 2 "Appearances". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
              7. ↑ "Colchester United". FootballSquads. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
              8. ↑ "All Colchester United football club players: 2006". 11v11.com. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
              9. ↑ Russell Pond at Soccerbase
              10. ↑ "Chris Iwelumo". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
              11. ↑ Chris Iwelumo at Soccerbase
              12. 1 2 "Dean Howell". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
              13. 1 2 Dean Howell at Soccerbase
              14. ↑ "Matt Paine". 11v11.com. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
              15. ↑ Matthew Paine at Soccerbase
              16. ↑ "Tony Thorpe". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
              17. ↑ Tony Thorpe at Soccerbase
              18. ↑ "Craig Hughes". 11v11.com. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
              19. ↑ Craig Hughes at Soccerbase
              20. ↑ "Gavin Johnson". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
              21. ↑ Gavin Johnson at Soccerbase
              22. ↑ "Joe Keith". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
              23. ↑ Joe Keith at Soccerbase
              24. ↑ "Ben Bowditch". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
              25. ↑ Ben Bowditch at Soccerbase
              26. ↑ "Liam Coleman". 11v11.com. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
              27. ↑ Liam Coleman at Soccerbase
              28. ↑ "Craig Johnston". 11v11.com. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
              29. ↑ Craig Johnston at Soccerbase
              30. ↑ "Tristan Toney". 11v11.com. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
              31. ↑ "Bobby Bowry". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
              32. ↑ Bobby Bowry at Soccerbase
              33. ↑ "Jamie Cade". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
              34. ↑ Jamie Cade at Soccerbase
              35. ↑ "Mark Yeates". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
              36. ↑ Mark Yeates at Soccerbase
              37. ↑ "Jamie Cureton (Forward)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
              38. ↑ Jamie Cureton at Soccerbase
              39. ↑ "Scott Vernon". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
              40. ↑ Scott Vernon at Soccerbase
              41. ↑ "Billy Clarke". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
              42. ↑ Billy Clarke at Soccerbase
              43. ↑ "Jamal Campbell-Ryce". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
              44. ↑ Jamal Campbell-Ryce at Soccerbase
              45. 1 2 "Robbie King". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
              46. 1 2 Robbie King at Soccerbase
              47. 1 2 "Robbie King". 11v11.com. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
              48. 1 2 3 "Jamie Guy". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
              49. 1 2 3 Jamie Guy at Soccerbase
              50. 1 2 3 "Jamie Guy". 11v11.com. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
              51. ↑ "Sam Stockley". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
              52. ↑ Sam Stockley at Soccerbase
              53. ↑ "Gareth Williams". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
              54. ↑ Gareth Williams at Soccerbase
              55. 1 2 "Goals". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
              56. ↑ "Discipline". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
              57. ↑ "Clean sheets (1st team)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
              58. ↑ "Alltime- List of Debuts". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
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