2008–09 Colchester United F.C. season

Colchester United
2008–09 season
OwnerRobbie Cowling
ChairmanRobbie Cowling
ManagerGeraint Williams
(until 22 September)
Kit Symons (caretaker)
(22 September until 8 October)
Paul Lambert
(from 9 October)
StadiumColchester Community Stadium
League One12th
FA Cup1st round
(eliminated by
Leyton Orient)
League Cup2nd round
(eliminated by
Ipswich Town)
Football League TrophySemi-final (southern section)
(eliminated by
Luton Town)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Mark Yeates (12)
All:
Mark Yeates (13)
Highest home attendance9,559
v Leeds United, 4 April 2009[1]
Lowest home attendance3,179
v Stockport County, 24 February 2009[2]
Average home league attendance5,076[3]
Biggest win5–0
v Carlisle United, 25 October 2008
Biggest defeat0–3
v Milton Keynes Dons, 20 September 2008
v Scunthorpe United, 28 March 2009

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

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

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

Season overview

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Players

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

Transfers

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In

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Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
13 May 2008 CB England Matt Heath England Leeds United Free transfer [9][10]
3 June 2008 LB England Matt Lockwood England Nottingham Forest Free transfer [11][12]
2 July 2008 CB England Paul Reid England Barnsley Free transfer [13][14]
7 July 2008 FW England Steven Gillespie England Cheltenham Town £400,000 [15][16]
8 July 2008 MF England David Perkins England Rochdale Undisclosed [17][18]
24 July 2008 FW Nigeria Akanni-Sunday Wasiu England St Albans City Free transfer [19][20]
12 December 2008 FB Republic of Ireland Alan Maybury England Leicester City Free transfer [21][22]
2 January 2009 FB England Marc Tierney England Shrewsbury Town Undisclosed [23][24]
26 January 2009 WG England Simon Hackney England Carlisle United £100,000 [25][26]
31 March 2009 MF England Sam Corcoran Youth team Free transfer [27][28]
  • Total spending: Decrease ~ £500,000

Out

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

Loans in

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

Loans out

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

Match details

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League One

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Main article: 2008–09 Football League One

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
10 Oldham Athletic 46 16 17 13 66 65 +1 65
11 Bristol Rovers 46 17 12 17 79 61 +18 63
12 Colchester United 46 18 9 19 58 58 0 63
13 Walsall 46 17 10 19 61 66 −5 61
14 Leyton Orient 46 15 11 20 45 57 −12 56
Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2009. Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results round by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHAHAHAHHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHHAAHHAAAHAHAHA
ResultLDWDLLWLLLWLWDLLWWLWDWWDWDWWLLLWDDWWLDLWLLLWLW
Position22211012202317172021181916182021201616161615111111111111111112111212101011111310111314121412
Source: Statto.com (archived)
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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9 August 2008 (2008-08-09) 1 Hartlepool United 4–2 Colchester United Hartlepool
15:00 BST Brown 13', 14'
Boland 66'
Jones 76'		 Report Gillespie 78' (pen.), 90' Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 3,831
Referee: Anthony Taylor
16 August 2008 (2008-08-16) 2 Colchester United 0–0 Huddersfield Town Colchester
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 5,340
Referee: Rob Shoebridge
23 August 2008 (2008-08-23) 3 Swindon Town 1–3 Colchester United Swindon
15:00 BST Cox 67' (pen.) Report Jackson 32'
Vernon 45'
Wasiu 89'		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 7,031
Referee: Clive Penton
30 August 2008 (2008-08-30) 4 Colchester United 2–2 Oldham Athletic Colchester
15:00 BST Yeates 42', 63' Report Taylor 64'
Smalley 88'		 Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 4,708
Referee: Paul Taylor
13 September 2008 (2008-09-13) 5 Crewe Alexandra 2–0 Colchester United Crewe
15:00 BST O'Connor 46'
Pope 69'		 Report Gillespie Red card 87' Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 3,510
Referee: Iain Williamson
20 September 2008 (2008-09-20) 6 Colchester United 0–3 Milton Keynes Dons Colchester
15:00 BST Report Wilbraham 2'
Baldock 88', 90'		 Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 4,888
Referee: Trevor Kettle
26 September 2008 (2008-09-26) 7 Tranmere Rovers 3–4 Colchester United Birkenhead
19:45 BST Kay 12'
Taylor 76'
Shotton 78'		 Report Perkins 4'
Yeates 15'
Platt 40'
Jackson 47'		 Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 5,713
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
30 September 2008 (2008-09-30) 8 Colchester United 0–1 Leicester City Colchester
19:45 BST Report Dyer 49' Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 5,133
Referee: Dean Whitestone
4 October 2008 (2008-10-04) 9 Colchester United 0–1 Bristol Rovers Colchester
15:00 BST Report Lambert 53' Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 4,811
Referee: Jarnail Singh
11 October 2008 (2008-10-11) 10 Cheltenham Town 4–3 Colchester United Cheltenham
15:00 BST Kenton 36'
Owusu 53'
Fleetwood 57' (pen.)
Hayles 90'		 Report Wordsworth 20', 43'
Jackson 51'		 Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 3,580
Referee: Andy Penn
18 October 2008 (2008-10-18) 11 Stockport County 1–2 Colchester United Stockport
15:00 BST McNeil 42' Report Perkins 20'
Platt 87'		 Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 6,025
Referee: Darren Deadman
21 October 2008 (2008-10-21) 12 Colchester United 1–2 Millwall Colchester
19:45 BST Izzet 35' Report Grabban 8'
Robinson 22'		 Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 5,506
Referee: Grant Hegley
25 October 2008 (2008-10-25) 13 Colchester United 5–0 Carlisle United Colchester
15:00 BST Perkins 3'
Yeates 14', 31'
D. Hammond 89'
Wasiu 90'		 Report Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 5,152
Referee: Kevin Friend
1 November 2008 (2008-11-01) 14 Southend United 3–3 Colchester United Southend-on-Sea
13:00 GMT Clarke 8'
Laurent 13'
Christophe 90'		 Report Jackson 35'
Yeates 71'
Wordsworth 81'		 Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 8,920
Referee: Mick Russell
15 November 2008 (2008-11-15) 15 Colchester United 0–2 Walsall Colchester
15:00 GMT Report Mattis 16'
Ricketts 62'		 Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 4,071
Referee: P Crossley
22 November 2008 (2008-11-22) 16 Peterborough United 2–1 Colchester United Peterborough
15:00 GMT Mackail-Smith 45'
Boyd 63'		 Report Platt 61' Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 7,401
Referee: Mark Heywood
25 November 2008 (2008-11-25) 17 Colchester United 1–0 Yeovil Town Colchester
19:45 GMT Easter 55' Report Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 3,214
Referee: David Phillips
29 November 2008 (2008-11-29) 18 Northampton Town 1–2 Colchester United Northampton
15:00 GMT Jackman 53' Report Platt 23'
Reid 26'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,833
Referee: James Linington
6 December 2008 (2008-12-06) 19 Colchester United 1–2 Hereford United Colchester
15:00 GMT Easter 71' Report Guinan 29'
Ainsworth 39'		 Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 4,794
Referee: Andy Hall
13 December 2008 (2008-12-13) 20 Leeds United 1–2 Colchester United Leeds
15:00 GMT Snodgrass 34'
Prutton Yellow card 65' Red card		 Report D. Hammond 45'
Yeates 66'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 19,625
Referee: Nigel Miller
20 December 2008 (2008-12-20) 21 Colchester United 0–0 Scunthorpe United Colchester
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 4,606
Referee: Graham Horwood
26 December 2008 (2008-12-26) 22 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–2 Colchester United Brighton
15:00 GMT Forster 21' Report Hinshelwood 35' (o.g.)
Vernon 87'		 Stadium: Withdean Stadium
Attendance: 6,299
Referee: Rob Shoebridge
28 December 2008 (2008-12-28) 23 Colchester United 1–0 Leyton Orient Colchester
15:00 GMT Gillespie 39' (pen.) Report Melligan Yellow card 82' Red card Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 6,290
Referee: Graham Scott
12 January 2009 (2009-01-12) 24 Milton Keynes Dons 1–1 Colchester United Milton Keynes
19:45 GMT Wilbraham 65'
Puncheon Red card 61'		 Report Platt 12' Stadium: Stadium MK
Attendance: 8,408
Referee: Anthony Taylor
17 January 2009 (2009-01-17) 25 Colchester United 3–1 Cheltenham Town Colchester
15:00 GMT D. Hammond 62'
Gillespie 77'
Yeates 88'		 Report Westwood 57'
Finnigan Yellow card 72' Red card		 Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 4,183
Referee: Lee Probert
24 January 2009 (2009-01-24) 26 Bristol Rovers 0–0 Colchester United Bristol
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 6,634
Referee: Oliver Langford
27 January 2009 (2009-01-27) 27 Colchester United 2–1 Northampton Town Colchester
19:45 GMT Yeates 57'
Vernon 58'		 Report Akinfenwa 18'
Rodgers Yellow card 45' Red card		 Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 3,973
Referee: Iain Williamson
31 January 2009 (2009-01-31) 28 Carlisle United 0–2 Colchester United Carlisle
15:00 GMT Report Livesey 11' (o.g.)
Perkins 82'		 Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 5,745
Referee: Clive Oliver
10 February 2009 (2009-02-10) 29 Colchester United 0–1 Tranmere Rovers Colchester
19:45 GMT Report Shotton 50' Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 3,588
Referee: Gavin Ward
14 February 2009 (2009-02-14) 30 Walsall 2–0 Colchester United Walsall
15:00 GMT Ricketts 17'
Deeney 42'		 Report Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 3,719
Referee: Graham Salisbury
21 February 2009 (2009-02-21) 31 Colchester United 0–1 Southend United Colchester
15:00 GMT Report Moussa 14' Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 8,651
Referee: Kevin Wright
24 February 2009 (2009-02-24) 32 Colchester United 1–0 Stockport County Colchester
19:45 GMT Tierney 17' Report Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 3,179
Referee: James Linington
28 February 2009 (2009-02-28) 33 Colchester United 1–1 Hartlepool United Colchester
15:00 GMT Vernon 45' Report Nelson 71' Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 5,158
Referee: Mike Jones
3 March 2009 (2009-03-03) 34 Huddersfield Town 2–2 Colchester United Huddersfield
19:45 GMT Pilkington 51'
Roberts 66'		 Report D. Hammond 19' (pen.), 90' Stadium: Kirklees Stadium
Attendance: 10,580
Referee: Andy Woolmer
7 March 2009 (2009-03-07) 35 Oldham Athletic 0–1 Colchester United Oldham
15:00 GMT Report Platt 2' Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 4,591
Referee: Chris Sarginson
10 March 2009 (2009-03-10) 36 Colchester United 3–2 Swindon Town Colchester
19:45 GMT Platt 1', 45'
Perkins 71'		 Report Cox 38' (pen.)
Robson-Kanu 64'		 Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 3,827
Referee: Dean Whitestone
14 March 2009 (2009-03-14) 37 Colchester United 0–1 Crewe Alexandra Colchester
15:00 GMT Report Zola 63' Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 4,907
Referee: David Phillips
21 March 2009 (2009-03-21) 38 Leicester City 1–1 Colchester United Leicester
15:00 GMT Dickov 67' Report Yeates 23' Stadium: Walkers Stadium
Attendance: 20,218
Referee: Keith Stroud
28 March 2009 (2009-03-28) 39 Scunthorpe United 3–0 Colchester United Scunthorpe
15:00 GMT Hooper 36', 59'
Lansbury 69'		 Report Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 4,304
Referee: Graham Scott
31 March 2009 (2009-03-31) 40 Millwall 0–1 Colchester United Bermondsey
19:45 BST Report Platt 84' Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 8,071
Referee: Andy Woolmer
4 April 2009 (2009-04-04) 41 Colchester United 0–1 Leeds United Colchester
15:00 BST Report Becchio 29' Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 9,559
Referee: Paul Taylor
11 April 2009 (2009-04-11) 42 Leyton Orient 2–1 Colchester United Leyton
15:00 BST Daniels 45'
Smith 80'		 Report Platt 43' Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 4,685
Referee: Darren Deadman
13 April 2009 (2009-04-13) 43 Colchester United 0–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Colchester
15:00 BST Report Owusu 57' Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 4,873
Referee: R Booth
18 April 2009 (2009-04-18) 44 Hereford United 0–2 Colchester United Hereford
15:00 BST Report Yeates 36'
Beckwith 43' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 2,100
Referee: Carl Boyeson
25 April 2009 (2009-04-25) 45 Colchester United 0–1 Peterborough United Colchester
15:00 BST Report Lee 40' Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 6,532
Referee: Stuart Attwell
2 May 2009 (2009-05-02) 46 Yeovil Town 0–2 Colchester United Yeovil
15:00 BST Report Vincent 13'
Yeates 15'		 Stadium: Huish Park
Attendance: 5,237
Referee: Fred Graham

Football League Cup

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Main article: 2008–09 Football League Cup
12 August 2008 (2008-08-12) 1st round Gillingham 0–1 Colchester United Gillingham
19:45 BST Report Heath 11' Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 2,566
Referee: P Crossley
26 August 2008 (2008-08-26) 2nd round Ipswich Town 2–1 Colchester United Ipswich
19:45 BST Couñago 28'
Lisbie 56'		 Report Gillespie 87' Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 17,084
Referee: Richard Beeby

Football League Trophy

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Main article: 2008–09 Football League Trophy
2 September 2008 (2008-09-02) 1st round (southern section) Millwall 0–1 Colchester United Bermondsey
19:45 BST Report Perkins 8' Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 2,456
Referee: Gavin Ward
7 October 2008 (2008-10-07) 2nd round (southern section) Gillingham 0–1 Colchester United Gillingham
19:45 BST Report Yeates 60' Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 1,557
Referee: Fred Graham
4 November 2008 (2008-11-04) Area quarter-final (southern section) AFC Bournemouth 0–1 Colchester United Bournemouth
19:45 GMT Report Williams 17' Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 2,275
Referee: Andy Woolmer
16 December 2008 (2008-12-16) Area semi-final (southern section) Luton Town 1–0 Colchester United Luton
19:45 GMT Gnakpa 29' Report Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 2,638
Referee: Kevin Friend

FA Cup

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Main article: 2008–09 FA Cup
8 November 2008 (2008-11-08) 1st round Colchester United 0–1 Leyton Orient Colchester
15:00 GMT Report Demetriou 80' Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 4,600
Referee: Pat Miller

Squad statistics

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Appearances and goals

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[6][75]

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

Goalscorers

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

Disciplinary record

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[76]

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
8 England MF Dean Hammond 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
9 England FW Clive Platt 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
10 England MF Kemal Izzet 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
19 Republic of Ireland FB Alan Maybury 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0
27 England MF Anthony Wordsworth 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0
6 England CB Paul Reid 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0
7 England FW Steven Gillespie 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
11 Republic of Ireland WG Mark Yeates 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
5 Australia CB Chris Coyne 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
16 England CB Matt Heath 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 0
32 England FB Marc Tierney 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
2 England FB John White 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
4 England MF Johnnie Jackson 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
18 England RB Philip Ifil 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
1 England GK Dean Gerken 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
22 England WG Simon Hackney 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
26 Wales FW Jermaine Easter 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
3 England LB Matt Lockwood 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
14 Nigeria FW Akanni-Sunday Wasiu 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
17 England MF David Perkins 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
20 England CB Neal Trotman 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
26 England WG Lewis Gobern 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
30 England WG Medy Elito 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
TOTALS 72 1 2 0 3 0 6 0 83 1

Clean sheets

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

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

Player debuts

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

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

See also

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References

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General

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

Specific

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  11. ^ a b "Matt Lockwood". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
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  42. ^ "Luke Guttridge". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
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  54. ^ "Gary Borrowdale". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
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  56. ^ "Sam Williams". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
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  58. ^ "Lee Hills". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
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  60. ^ "Jermaine Easter". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  61. ^ Jermaine Easter at Soccerbase
  62. ^ "Jimmy Walker (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
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  64. ^ "Lewis Gobern". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  65. ^ Lewis Gobern at Soccerbase
  66. ^ "Neal Trotman". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  67. ^ Neal Trotman at Soccerbase
  68. ^ "Ashley Vincent". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
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  70. ^ "Karl Hawley". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
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