2002–03 Colchester United F.C. season

Colchester United
2002–03 season
ChairmanPeter Heard[1]
ManagerSteve Whitton
(until 29 January)
Geraint Williams (caretaker)
(29 January until 25 February)
Phil Parkinson
(from 25 February)
StadiumLayer Road
Second Division12th
FA Cup1st round
(eliminated by
Chester City)
League Cup1st round
(eliminated by
Coventry City)
Football League Trophy1st round (southern section)
(eliminated by
Cheltenham Town)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Joe Keith (9)
All:
Joe Keith
Scott McGleish (9)
Highest home attendance5,047
v Queens Park Rangers, 3 May 2003[2]
Lowest home attendance2,721
v Wigan Athletic, 31 August 2002[3]
Average home league attendance3,367[4]
Biggest win4–0
v Chesterfield, 18 March 2003
Biggest defeat0–5
v Luton Town, 21 April 2003

The 2002–03 season was Colchester United's 61st season in their history and their fifth 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.

After a first round FA Cup exit to Conference side Chester City and a seven-game winless run, manager Steve Whitton left the club by mutual consent, with Phil Parkinson appointed in his first ever managerial role. He led the club from the relegation zone to a 12th-place finish, their highest position for 23 years.

Season overview

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Following consecutive seasons of gradual improvement under Steve Whitton, the club found themselves in the relegation zone following a run of seven games without a win and a first round FA Cup exit to non-League Chester City. He left the club by mutual consent in January as former player Geraint Williams stepped up as caretaker manager while putting his name forward for the permanent role. However, with his many contacts at FA board level, chairman Peter Heard made a surprise appointment of Reading's player-coach Phil Parkinson.

Parkinson helped turn around the club's fortunes, lifting them from the relegation zone to 12th place, their best finish for 23 years.

In the League Cup, Colchester were eliminated by Coventry City in the first round, while Cheltenham Town defeated the U's in the first round of the Football League Trophy.

Away from the pitch, following the collapse of ITV Digital which had promised clubs greater television rights finances, a number of clubs found themselves entering administration or suffering lasting financial difficulty as a result of spending the money on players and resources before any had been received. Prudently, Peter Heard had never budgeted more than the club could afford and as such Colchester United were largely unaffected by the collapse.[5]

Players

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As of match played 3 May 2003.[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 25) 85 0 England Tottenham Hotspur 20 July 1999 Free transfer
31 Richard McKinney GK Northern Ireland Ballymoney (1979-05-18)18 May 1979 (aged 23) 0 0 England Swindon Town 10 August 2002 Free transfer
32 Dean Gerken GK England Southend-on-Sea (1985-05-22)22 May 1985 (aged 17) 0 0 Youth team 1 August 2002 Free transfer
Defenders
2 Joe Dunne FB Republic of Ireland Dublin (1973-05-25)25 May 1973 (aged 29) 188 7 England Dover Athletic 7 December 1999[a] Nominal
3 Joe Keith FB England Plaistow (1978-10-01)1 October 1978 (aged 23) 126 10 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 32) 74 0 England Millwall 19 October 2000 Free transfer
8 Mark Warren CB England Lower Clapton (1974-11-12)12 November 1974 (aged 27) 0 0 England Notts County 6 August 2002 Free transfer
19 Alan White CB England Darlington (1975-03-22)22 March 1975 (aged 27) 77 3 England Luton Town 16 July 2000 Free transfer
24 Pat Baldwin CB England City of London (1982-11-12)12 November 1982 (aged 19) 0 0 England Chelsea 16 August 2002 Free transfer
25 Sam Stockley FB England Tiverton (1977-09-05)5 September 1977 (aged 24) 11 1 England Oxford United 31 October 2002 Free transfer
27 Greg Halford FB/MF England Chelmsford (1984-12-08)8 December 1984 (aged 17) 0 0 Youth team 1 August 2002 Free transfer
29 Mike Edwards CB England Hessle (1980-04-25)25 April 1980 (aged 22) 0 0 England Hull City 27 March 2003 Free transfer
Midfielders
4 Gavin Johnson MF England Eye (1970-10-10)10 October 1970 (aged 31) 93 3 Scotland Dunfermline Athletic 14 November 1999 Free transfer
6 Thomas Pinault MF France Grasse (1981-12-04)4 December 1981 (aged 20) 58 1 France AS Cannes 1 July 1999 Free transfer
7 Karl Duguid MF England Letchworth (1978-03-21)21 March 1978 (aged 24) 239 34 Youth team 9 December 1995[b] Free transfer
10 Kemal Izzet MF England Whitechapel (1980-09-29)29 September 1980 (aged 21) 51 6 England Charlton Athletic 13 April 2001 Free transfer
14 Chris Keeble MF England Colchester (1978-09-17)17 September 1978 (aged 23) 25 2 England Ipswich Town 23 March 2000 Free transfer
16 Marc Canham MF England Germany Wegberg (1982-09-11)11 September 1982 (aged 19) 1 0 Youth team 1 August 2001 Free transfer
17 Bobby Bowry MF Saint Kitts and Nevis England Hampstead (1971-05-19)19 May 1971 (aged 31) 41 1 England Millwall 25 July 2001 Free transfer
20 Mick Stockwell MF England Chelmsford (1965-02-14)14 February 1965 (aged 37) 104 22 England Ipswich Town 23 July 2000 Free transfer
Matt Hearn MF England Barking (1984-01-17)17 January 1984 (aged 18) 0 0 Youth team 1 July 2000 Free transfer
Craig Johnston MF England (1985-12-04)4 December 1985 (aged 16) 0 0 Youth team 1 July 2002 Free transfer
Forwards
9 Scott McGleish FW England Chipping Barnet (1974-02-10)10 February 1974 (aged 28) 90 27 England Barnet 12 January 2001 £15,000
11 Dean Morgan FW Montserrat England Edmonton (1983-10-03)3 October 1983 (aged 18) 38 0 Youth team 1 August 2000 Free transfer
12 Kevin Rapley FW England Reading (1977-09-21)21 September 1977 (aged 24) 40 9 England Notts County 1 August 2001 Free transfer
15 Adrian Coote FW Northern Ireland England Great Yarmouth (1978-09-30)30 September 1978 (aged 23) 19 4 England Norwich City 21 December 2001 £50,000
21 Mvondo Atangana FW Cameroon Yaoundé (1979-07-10)10 July 1979 (aged 22) 0 0 Scotland Dundee United 8 November 2002 Undisclosed
27 Ben Cranfield FW England Ipswich (1984-03-01)1 March 1984 (aged 18) 0 0 Youth team 1 August 2001 Free transfer
Tristan Toney FW England (1984-02-04)4 February 1984 (aged 18) 0 0 Youth team 1 July 2002 Free transfer
  1. ^ Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game in his second spell for the club
  2. ^ Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club

Transfers

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In

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Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2002 MF England Craig Johnston Youth team Free transfer [9][10]
1 July 2002 FW England Tristan Toney Youth team Free transfer [11]
29 July 2002 CB England Danny Steele England Millwall Free transfer [12][13]
1 August 2002 GK England Dean Gerken Youth team Free transfer [14][15]
1 August 2002 FB/MF England Greg Halford Youth team Free transfer [16][17]
6 August 2002 CB England Mark Warren England Notts County Free transfer [18][19]
10 August 2002 GK Northern Ireland Richard McKinney England Swindon Town Free transfer [20][21]
16 August 2002 CB England Pat Baldwin England Chelsea Free transfer [22][23]
31 October 2002 FB England Sam Stockley England Oxford United Free transfer [24][25]
8 November 2002 FW Cameroon Mvondo Atangana Scotland Dundee United Undisclosed [26][27]
27 March 2003 CB England Mike Edwards England Hull City Free transfer [28][29]
  • Total spending: Decrease ~ £0

Out

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Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
31 May 2002 CB Australia Con Blatsis Turkey Kocaelispor Free transfer [30][31]
30 June 2002 DF/MF England Anthony Allman England Woking Released [32][33]
1 August 2002 MF England David Gregory England Canvey Island Released [34][35][a]
12 August 2002 CB England Ross Johnson England Dagenham & Redbridge Released [36][37]
1 October 2002 FB England David Hadrava England Heybridge Swifts Released [38][39]
14 October 2002 FW England Triston Chambers England Dagenham & Redbridge Released [40][41]
25 October 2002 GK England Glenn Williamson Free agent Released [42][43]
15 November 2002 FW England Lloyd Opara England Cambridge United Free transfer [44][45][46]
3 December 2002 CB England Danny Steele England Fisher Athletic Released [12][13]
  • Total incoming: Increase ~ £0
  1. ^ Rejected offer of a new one-year deal

Loans in

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Date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
15 August 2002 MF England Leke Odunsi England Millwall 1 November 2002 [47][48][a]
31 August 2002 FB England Sam Stockley England Oxford United 30 October 2002 [24][25]
22 October 2002 FW England Justin Richards England Bristol Rovers 10 December 2002 [49][50]
23 January 2003 FW Wales Gareth Williams England Crystal Palace 19 March 2003 [51][52]
24 January 2003 CB England Liam Chilvers England Arsenal 31 May 2003 [53][54]
10 March 2003 MF England Johnnie Jackson England Tottenham Hotspur 4 May 2003 [55][56]
27 March 2003 FW England Ben May England Millwall 4 May 2003 [57][58]
  1. ^ Loan end date refers to the date of the player's final game for the club

Loans out

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Date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.
5 September 2002 FW England Triston Chambers England Harlow Town 5 October 2002 [40][41]
15 October 2002 FW England Lloyd Opara England Cambridge United 14 November 2002 [44][45][46]
21 October 2002 FW Northern Ireland Adrian Coote England Bristol Rovers 9 February 2003 [59][60]

Match details

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Second Division

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Main article: 2002–03 Football League

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
10 Swindon Town 46 16 12 18 59 63 −4 60
11 Peterborough United 46 14 16 16 51 54 −3 58
12 Colchester United 46 14 16 16 52 56 −4 58
13 Blackpool 46 15 13 18 56 64 −8 58
14 Stockport County 46 15 10 21 65 70 −5 55
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).

Results round by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHHAHAAHAHHAAHAAHAHAHAH
ResultWDLLWWDLLLLLDWDDLDWDWLDLDLLLDWWDWWLDWWDWDDWLDL
Position108151912911141616202021171918182119191516171817192122212016181715171615121411111110101012
Source: Statto.com (archived)
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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10 August 2002 (2002-08-10) 1 Colchester United 1–0 Stockport County Colchester
15:00 BST Pinault 58' Report McLachlan Yellow card 49' Red card Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,300
Referee: Paul Danson
13 August 2002 (2002-08-13) 2 Tranmere Rovers 1–1 Colchester United Birkenhead
Koumas 15' Report Keith 53' Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 7,499
Referee: Mike Pike
17 August 2002 (2002-08-17) 3 Crewe Alexandra 2–0 Colchester United Crewe
Hulse 9'
Bell 81'		 Report Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 5,138
Referee: Graham Salisbury
24 August 2002 (2002-08-24) 4 Colchester United 0–1 Brentford Colchester
15:00 BST Report Hunt 45' (pen.) Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,135
Referee: Paul Taylor
26 August 2002 (2002-08-26) 5 Peterborough United 0–1 Colchester United Peterborough
Report Keith 80'
Warren Yellow card 90' Red card		 Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 4,203
Referee: P Armstrong
31 August 2002 (2002-08-31) 6 Colchester United 1–0 Wigan Athletic Colchester
15:00 BST Morgan 41' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,721
Referee: Keith Hill
7 September 2002 (2002-09-07) 7 Colchester United 1–1 Cheltenham Town Colchester
14:00 BST Keith 59' (pen.) Report Naylor 45' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,845
Referee: B Curson
14 September 2002 (2002-09-14) 8 Port Vale 1–0 Colchester United Burslem
Collins 47' Report Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 3,328
Referee: M Ryan
17 September 2002 (2002-09-17) 9 Northampton Town 4–1 Colchester United Northampton
Gabbiadini 15', 45', 69'
Oné 23'		 Report Sampson 39' (o.g.) Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 3,663
Referee: G Cain
21 September 2002 (2002-09-21) 10 Colchester United 0–1 Oldham Athletic Colchester
15:00 BST Warren Red card 56' Report Andrews 64'
Hill Red card 53'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,021
Referee: Grant Hegley
28 September 2002 (2002-09-28) 11 Queens Park Rangers 2–0 Colchester United Shepherd's Bush
15:00 BST Connolly 39'
Gallen 72'		 Report Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 12,906
Referee: Steve Tomlin
5 October 2002 (2002-10-05) 12 Colchester United 0–1 Wycombe Wanderers Colchester
15:00 BST Report Brown 4' (pen.) Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,252
Referee: D Pugh
12 October 2002 (2002-10-12) 13 Swindon Town 2–2 Colchester United Swindon
Gurney 66'
Sabin 68'		 Report McGleish 3'
Pinault 49'		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 4,152
Referee: Mark Warren
18 October 2002 (2002-10-18) 14 Colchester United 2–0 Chesterfield Colchester
19:45 BST Izzet 58', 73' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,211
Referee: Trevor Parkes
26 October 2002 (2002-10-26) 15 Huddersfield Town 1–1 Colchester United Huddersfield
Stead 90' Report Rapley 11' Stadium: Kirklees Stadium
Attendance: 8,912
Referee: Phil Joslin
29 October 2002 (2002-10-29) 16 Colchester United 1–1 Barnsley Colchester
19:45 GMT Stockley 10'
Steele Red card 17'		 Report Dyer 15' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,096
Referee: Clive Penton
1 November 2002 (2002-11-01) 17 Mansfield Town 4–2 Colchester United Mansfield
Christie 19', 25', 29', 64' Report Keith 25' (pen.)
Rapley 31'
White Yellow card 81' Red card		 Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 3,414
Referee: Howard Webb
9 November 2002 (2002-11-09) 18 Colchester United 2–2 Bristol City Colchester
15:00 GMT Pinault 55'
Bowry 66'		 Report Peacock 42', 58' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,338
Referee: Joe Ross
23 November 2002 (2002-11-23) 19 Notts County 2–3 Colchester United Nottingham
Allsopp 16'
Brough 18'		 Report Morgan 7', 35'
McGleish 83'		 Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 4,626
Referee: Anthony Leake
30 November 2002 (2002-11-30) 20 Colchester United 0–0 Plymouth Argyle Colchester
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,714
Referee: Carl Boyeson
14 December 2002 (2002-12-14) 21 Luton Town 1–2 Colchester United Luton
Fotiadis 35' Report Duguid 45'
Morgan 58'		 Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 5,890
Referee: M Cowburn
20 December 2002 (2002-12-20) 22 Colchester United 1–2 Cardiff City Colchester
19:45 GMT Stockwell 52'
Rapley Red card 58'		 Report Earnshaw 45', 77'
Zhiyi Red card 59'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,096
Referee: Uriah Rennie
26 December 2002 (2002-12-26) 23 Colchester United 1–1 Peterborough United Colchester
15:00 GMT Izzet 45' Report Clarke 82' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,760
Referee: Fraser Stretton
28 December 2002 (2002-12-28) 24 Blackpool 3–1 Colchester United Blackpool
Walker 34'
Grayson 45'
Murphy 59'		 Report Izzet 71' Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 6,040
Referee: A Kaye
4 January 2003 (2003-01-04) 25 Colchester United 2–2 Tranmere Rovers Colchester
15:00 GMT McGleish 12'
Keith 69' (pen.)		 Report Haworth 38'
Mellon 60'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,846
Referee: Lee Cable
11 January 2003 (2003-01-11) 26 Colchester United 1–2 Crewe Alexandra Colchester
15:00 GMT Stockwell 41' Report Jones 56', 62' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,949
Referee: Keith Hill
18 January 2003 (2003-01-18) 27 Wigan Athletic 2–1 Colchester United Wigan
de Vos 44'
Liddell 74' (pen.)		 Report Keith 90' (pen.) Stadium: JJB Stadium
Attendance: 5,792
Referee: Andy Penn
25 January 2003 (2003-01-25) 28 Colchester United 0–2 Blackpool Colchester
15:00 GMT Duguid Yellow card 82' Red card Report Murphy 52'
Coid 70'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,305
Referee: Colin Webster
1 February 2003 (2003-02-01) 29 Stockport County 1–1 Colchester United Stockport
Beckett 36' Report Keith 88' Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 4,011
Referee: Joe Ross
8 February 2003 (2003-02-08) 30 Bristol City 1–2 Colchester United Bristol
Fagan 51' Report McGleish 12'
Pinault 69'		 Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 11,107
Referee: Andy Hall
14 February 2003 (2003-02-14) 31 Colchester United 1–0 Mansfield Town Colchester
19:45 GMT McGleish 88' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,247
Referee: Iain Williamson
22 February 2003 (2003-02-22) 32 Cheltenham Town 1–1 Colchester United Cheltenham
Alsop 2' Report Williams 44' Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 3,607
Referee: Steve Baines
1 March 2003 (2003-03-01) 33 Colchester United 4–1 Port Vale Colchester
15:00 GMT Williams 7', 36', 72'
Keith 53'		 Report Bridge-Wilkinson 55' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,581
Referee: Scott Mathieson
4 March 2003 (2003-03-04) 34 Colchester United 2–0 Northampton Town Colchester
19:45 GMT Williams 28'
McGleish 76'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,408
Referee: D Crick
8 March 2003 (2003-03-08) 35 Oldham Athletic 2–0 Colchester United Oldham
Eyre 13'
Eyres 19'		 Report White Red card 45' Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 5,223
Referee: Paul Danson
11 March 2003 (2003-03-11) 36 Brentford 1–1 Colchester United Brentford
McCammon 37' Report Keith 84' (pen.) Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 3,990
Referee: P Crossley
15 March 2003 (2003-03-15) 37 Colchester United 2–0 Huddersfield Town Colchester
15:00 GMT Izzet 74'
McGleish 81'		 Report Sharp Red card 40' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,835
Referee: P Armstrong
18 March 2003 (2003-03-18) 38 Chesterfield 0–4 Colchester United Chesterfield
Report Izzet 43'
Williams 48'
Payne 68' (o.g.)
Morgan 81'		 Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 3,226
Referee: Neale Barry
22 March 2003 (2003-03-22) 39 Barnsley 1–1 Colchester United Barnsley
Dyer 36' Report McGleish 38' Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 9,154
Referee: Eddie Evans
29 March 2003 (2003-03-29) 40 Colchester United 1–0 Swindon Town Colchester
15:00 GMT Izzet 57' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,787
Referee: Graham Poll
5 April 2003 (2003-04-05) 41 Plymouth Argyle 0–0 Colchester United Plymouth
Report Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 7,122
Referee: Paul Taylor
12 April 2003 (2003-04-12) 42 Colchester United 1–1 Notts County Colchester
15:00 BST Duguid 2' Report Stallard 45' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,435
Referee: Mark Warren
19 April 2003 (2003-04-19) 43 Cardiff City 0–3 Colchester United Cardiff
Report Duguid 4'
Izzet 61'
Morgan 73'		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 12,663
Referee: Steve Tomlin
21 April 2003 (2003-04-21) 44 Colchester United 0–5 Luton Town Colchester
15:00 BST Report Howard 14', 45', 90'
Griffiths 21'
Nicholls 43' (pen.)		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,967
Referee: Clive Penton
26 April 2003 (2003-04-26) 45 Wycombe Wanderers 0–0 Colchester United High Wycombe
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 6,283
Referee: B Curson
3 May 2003 (2003-05-03) 46 Colchester United 0–1 Queens Park Rangers Colchester
15:00 BST Report Furlong 52' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,047
Referee: Paul Durkin

Football League Cup

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Main article: 2002–03 Football League Cup
11 September 2002 (2002-09-11) 1st round Coventry City 3–0 Colchester United Coventry
McSheffrey 1'
McAllister 15'
Mills 83'		 Report Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 6,075
Referee: Ray Olivier

Football League Trophy

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Main article: 2002–03 Football League Trophy
22 October 2002 (2002-10-22) 1st round (southern section) Cheltenham Town 4–1 Colchester United Cheltenham
Brayson 45' (pen.), 78'
McCann 63'
Alsop 68'		 Report McGleish 57'
McKinney Red card 45'		 Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 1,369
Referee: Paul Danson

FA Cup

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Main article: 2002–03 FA Cup
16 November 2002 (2002-11-16) 1st round Colchester United 0–1 Chester City Colchester
15:00 GMT Report Tate 83' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,901
Referee: Steve Tomlin

Squad statistics

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Appearances and goals

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[6][61]

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 29 0 26+1 0 1 0 0 0 0+1 0
3 DF England ENG Joe Keith 39 9 36 9 1 0 1 0 1 0
4 MF England ENG Gavin Johnson 9 0 8 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
5 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Scott Fitzgerald 26 0 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 MF France FRA Thomas Pinault 45 4 32+10 4 1 0 1 0 1 0
7 MF England ENG Karl Duguid 27 3 26+1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 DF England ENG Mark Warren 21 0 20 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW England ENG Scott McGleish 46 9 38+5 8 1 0 1 0 1 1
10 MF England ENG Kemal Izzet 48 8 43+2 8 1 0 1 0 1 0
11 FW Montserrat MSR Dean Morgan 39 6 22+15 6 0+1 0 1 0 0 0
12 FW England ENG Kevin Rapley 24 2 14+7 2 1 0 0+1 0 1 0
14 MF England ENG Chris Keeble 3 0 0+3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 FW Northern Ireland NIR Adrian Coote 16 0 7+9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 MF England ENG Marc Canham 3 0 2+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 MF Saint Kitts and Nevis SKN Bobby Bowry 38 1 33+2 1 1 0 1 0 1 0
19 DF England ENG Alan White 43 0 41 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
20 MF England ENG Mick Stockwell 42 2 30+9 2 1 0 1 0 1 0
21 FW Cameroon CMR Mvondo Atangana 7 0 1+5 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
24 DF England ENG Pat Baldwin 22 0 13+7 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
25 DF England ENG Sam Stockley 35 1 31+2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
27 DF England ENG Greg Halford 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 DF England ENG Mike Edwards 5 0 3+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 GK Northern Ireland NIR Richard McKinney 23 0 20+1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season
18 DF England ENG Liam Chilvers 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 FW England ENG Justin Richards 3 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
22 DF England ENG Danny Steele 9 0 6+2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
23 MF England ENG Leke Odunsi 8 0 3+3 0 0 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
23 FW Wales WAL Gareth Williams 8 6 6+2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 MF England ENG Johnnie Jackson 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 FW England ENG Lloyd Opara 6 0 0+5 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
28 FW England ENG Ben May 6 0 4+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Goalscorers

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[61]

Place Number Nationality Position Name Second Division FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy Total
1 3 England FB Joe Keith 9 0 0 0 9
9 England FW Scott McGleish 8 0 0 1 9
3 10 England MF Kemal Izzet 8 0 0 0 8
4 11 Montserrat FW Dean Morgan 6 0 0 0 6
23 Wales FW Gareth Williams 6 0 0 0 6
6 6 France MF Thomas Pinault 4 0 0 0 4
7 7 England MF Karl Duguid 3 0 0 0 3
8 12 England FW Kevin Rapley 2 0 0 0 2
20 England MF Mick Stockwell 2 0 0 0 2
10 17 Saint Kitts and Nevis MF Bobby Bowry 1 0 0 0 1
25 England FB Sam Stockley 1 0 0 0 1
Own goals 2 0 0 0 2
TOTALS 52 0 0 1 53

Disciplinary record

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[62]

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
19 England CB Alan White 13 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 2
8 England CB Mark Warren 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2
7 England MF Karl Duguid 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
10 England MF Kemal Izzet 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
12 England FW Kevin Rapley 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1
22 Northern Ireland CB Danny Steele 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
24 England CB Pat Baldwin 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
31 Northern Ireland GK Richard McKinney 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
6 France MF Thomas Pinault 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
17 Saint Kitts and Nevis MF Bobby Bowry 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
25 England FB Sam Stockley 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
5 Republic of Ireland CB Scott Fitzgerald 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
9 England FW Scott McGleish 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
18 England CB Liam Chilvers 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
3 England FB Joe Keith 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
4 England MF Gavin Johnson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
15 Northern Ireland FW Adrian Coote 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
18 England FW Justin Richards 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
20 England MF Mick Stockwell 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
23 England MF Leke Odunsi 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
26 England MF Johnnie Jackson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
28 England FW Ben May 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
29 England CB Mike Edwards 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
TOTALS 56 7 0 0 1 0 2 1 59 8

Clean sheets

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Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.[63]

Place Number Nationality Player Second Division FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy Total
1 31 Northern Ireland Richard McKinney 9 0 0 0 9
2 1 England Simon Brown 3 0 0 0 3
TOTALS 12 0 0 0 12

Player debuts

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Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.[64]

Number Position Nationality Player Date Opponent Ground Notes
8 CB England Mark Warren 10 August 2002 Stockport County Layer Road
31 GK Northern Ireland Richard McKinney 10 August 2002 Stockport County Layer Road
22 CB England Danny Steele 24 August 2002 Brentford Layer Road
23 MF England Leke Odunsi 26 August 2002 Peterborough United London Road Stadium
25 FB England Sam Stockley 7 September 2002 Cheltenham Town Layer Road
24 CB England Pat Baldwin 11 September 2002 Coventry City Highfield Road
18 FW England Justin Richards 22 October 2002 Cheltenham Town Whaddon Road
25 FB England Sam Stockley 9 November 2002 Bristol City Layer Road [65][a]
21 FW Cameroon Mvondo Atangana 16 November 2002 Chester City Layer Road
18 CB England Liam Chilvers 25 January 2003 Blackpool Layer Road
23 FW Wales Gareth Williams 25 January 2003 Blackpool Layer Road
26 MF England Johnnie Jackson 11 March 2003 Brentford Griffin Park
28 FW England Ben May 29 March 2003 Swindon Town Layer Road
29 CB England Mike Edwards 5 April 2003 Plymouth Argyle Home Park
27 FB/MF England Greg Halford 21 April 2003 Luton Town Layer Road
  1. ^ Second debut for the club

See also

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References

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General

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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

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  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 0–1 Queens Park Rangers". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Colchester Utd 1–0 Wigan Athletic". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Average Attendance Figures Per Season". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  5. ^ Hudson, Matt (11 August 2013). "The 1990s and 2000s". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  6. ^ a b "Appearances". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  7. ^ "Colchester United". FootballSquads. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  8. ^ "All Colchester United football club players: 2003". 11v11.com. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  9. ^ "Craig Johnston". 11v11.com. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  10. ^ Craig Johnston at Soccerbase
  11. ^ "Tristan Toney". 11v11.com. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  12. ^ a b "Danny Steele". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  13. ^ a b Danny Steele at Soccerbase
  14. ^ "Dean Gerken". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  15. ^ Dean Gerken at Soccerbase
  16. ^ "Greg Halford". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  17. ^ Greg Halford at Soccerbase
  18. ^ "Mark Warren". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  19. ^ Mark Warren at Soccerbase
  20. ^ "Richard McKinney (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  21. ^ Richard McKinney at Soccerbase
  22. ^ "Pat Baldwin". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  23. ^ Pat Baldwin at Soccerbase
  24. ^ a b "Sam Stockley". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  25. ^ a b Sam Stockley at Soccerbase
  26. ^ "Simon Atangana". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  27. ^ Mvondo Atangana at Soccerbase
  28. ^ "Mike Edwards". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  29. ^ Mike Edwards at Soccerbase
  30. ^ "Con Blatsis". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  31. ^ Con Blatsis at Soccerbase
  32. ^ "Anthony Allman". 11v11.com. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  33. ^ Anthony Allman at Soccerbase
  34. ^ "David Gregory". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  35. ^ David Gregory at Soccerbase
  36. ^ "Ross Johnson". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  37. ^ Ross Johnson at Soccerbase
  38. ^ "David Hadrava". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  39. ^ David Hadrava at Soccerbase
  40. ^ a b "Triston Chambers". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  41. ^ a b Triston Chambers at Soccerbase
  42. ^ "Glenn Williamson". 11v11.com. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  43. ^ Glenn Williamson at Soccerbase
  44. ^ a b "Lloyd Opara". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  45. ^ a b Lloyd Opara at Soccerbase
  46. ^ a b "Lloyd Opara". 11v11.com. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  47. ^ "Leke Odunsi". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  48. ^ Leke Odunsi at Soccerbase
  49. ^ "Justin Richards". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  50. ^ Justin Richards at Soccerbase
  51. ^ "Gareth Williams". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  52. ^ Gareth Williams at Soccerbase
  53. ^ "Liam Chilvers". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  54. ^ Liam Chilvers at Soccerbase
  55. ^ "Johnnie Jackson". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  56. ^ Johnnie Jackson at Soccerbase
  57. ^ "Ben May". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  58. ^ Ben May at Soccerbase
  59. ^ "Adrian Coote". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  60. ^ Adrian Coote at Soccerbase
  61. ^ a b "Goals". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  62. ^ "Discipline". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  63. ^ "Clean sheets (1st team)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  64. ^ "Alltime- List of Debuts". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  65. ^ "Colchester Utd 2–2 Bristol City". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
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