2005–06 Colchester United F.C. season

Colchester United
2005–06 season
Chairman	Peter Heard
Manager	Phil Parkinson
Stadium	Layer Road
League One	2nd (promoted)
FA Cup	5th round; (eliminated by; Chelsea)
League Cup	1st round; (eliminated by; Cardiff City)
Football League Trophy	Area final (southern section); (eliminated by; Swansea City)
Top goalscorer	League: ; Chris Iwelumo (17); All: ; Chris Iwelumo (19)
Highest home attendance	5,933; v Derby County, 28 January 2006
Lowest home attendance	1,719; v Northampton Town, 23 November 2005
Average home league attendance	3,843
Biggest win	9–1; v Leamington, 5 November 2005
Biggest defeat	0–3; v Southend United, 4 March 2006
	Home colours
	Home colours
	← 2004–05 2006–07 →

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	Place of birth	Date of birth	Apps	Goals	Signed from	Date signed	Fee
Goalkeepers
1	Aidan Davison	GK	Sedgefield	(1968-05-11)11 May 1968 (aged 37)	39	0	Grimsby Town	5 July 2004	Free transfer
13	Dean Gerken	GK	Southend-on-Sea	(1985-05-22)22 May 1985 (aged 20)	17	0	Youth team	1 August 2002	Free transfer
23	Mark Cousins	GK	Chelmsford	(1987-01-09)9 January 1987 (aged 18)	0	0	Youth team	1 August 2004	Free transfer
Defenders
2	Greg Halford	FB/MF	Chelmsford	(1984-12-08)8 December 1984 (aged 20)	78	13	Youth team	1 August 2002	Free transfer
3	Stephen Hunt	FB	Southampton	(1984-11-11)11 November 1984 (aged 20)	25	1	Southampton	5 July 2004	Free transfer
5	Wayne Brown	CB	Barking	(1977-08-20)20 August 1977 (aged 27)	66	1	Watford	8 July 2004	Free transfer
12	Pat Baldwin	CB	City of London	(1982-11-12)12 November 1982 (aged 22)	75	0	Chelsea	16 August 2002	Free transfer
16	George Elokobi	FB/CB	Mamfe	(1986-01-31)31 January 1986 (aged 19)	0	0	Dulwich Hamlet	1 August 2004	Free transfer
18	Liam Chilvers	CB	Chelmsford	(1981-11-06)6 November 1981 (aged 23)	99	1	Arsenal	10 June 2004	Free transfer
17	John White	FB	Colchester	(1986-07-26)26 July 1986 (aged 18)	24	0	Youth team	1 July 2003	Free transfer
19	Garry Richards	CB	Romford	(1986-06-11)11 June 1986 (aged 18)	0	0	Youth team	1 July 2004	Free transfer
25	Sam Stockley	FB	Tiverton	(1977-09-05)5 September 1977 (aged 27)	137	2	Oxford United	31 October 2002	Free transfer
30	Matthew Paine	DF	Sidcup	(1987-12-22)22 December 1987 (aged 17)	0	0	Youth team	18 December 2005	Free transfer
Midfielders
4	Neil Danns	MF	Liverpool	(1982-11-23)23 November 1982 (aged 22)	36	12	Blackburn Rovers	23 December 2004	Nominal
6	Kevin Watson	MF	Hackney	(1974-01-03)3 January 1974 (aged 31)	53	2	Reading	5 July 2004	Free transfer
7	Karl Duguid	MF	Letchworth	(1978-03-21)21 March 1978 (aged 27)	308	39	Youth team	9 December 1995^[a]	Free transfer
10	Kemal Izzet	MF	Whitechapel	(1980-09-29)29 September 1980 (aged 24)	159	18	Charlton Athletic	13 April 2001	Free transfer
21	Robbie King	MF	Chelmsford	(1986-10-01)1 October 1986 (aged 18)	0	0	Youth team	1 July 2004	Free transfer
22	Russell Pond	MF	Leytonstone	(1987-01-27)27 January 1987 (aged 18)	0	0	Youth team	1 July 2005	Free transfer
28	Richard Garcia	MF	Perth	(1981-09-04)4 September 1981 (aged 23)	30	6	West Ham United	3 September 2004	Nominal
Forwards
8	Gareth Williams	FW	Cardiff	(1982-09-10)10 September 1982 (aged 22)	49	13	Crystal Palace	31 August 2004	Part-exchange
9	Marino Keith	FW	Peterhead	(1974-12-16)16 December 1974 (aged 30)	12	4	Plymouth Argyle	1 March 2005	Free transfer
11	Chris Iwelumo	FW	Coatbridge	(1978-08-01)1 August 1978 (aged 26)	0	0	Alemannia Aachen	6 July 2005	Free transfer
15	Jamie Guy	FW	Barking	(1987-08-01)1 August 1987 (aged 17)	2	0	Youth team	1 July 2004	Free transfer
26	Tony Thorpe	FW	Leicester	(1974-04-10)10 April 1974 (aged 31)	0	0	Swindon Town	11 January 2006	Free transfer
27	Craig Hughes	FW	Canterbury	(1987-11-26)26 November 1987 (aged 17)	0	0	Youth team	24 January 2006	Free transfer

^ Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club

Transfers

In

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

Total spending: ~ £0

Out

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

Total incoming: ~ £0

Loans in

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

Loans out

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

Match details

League One

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Southend United (C, P)	46	23	13	10	72	43	+29	82	Promotion to the Championship
2	Colchester United (P)	46	22	13	11	58	40	+18	79	Promotion to the Championship
3	Brentford	46	20	16	10	72	52	+20	76	Qualification for the League One play-offs
4	Huddersfield Town	46	19	16	11	72	59	+13	73
5	Barnsley (O, P)	46	18	18	10	62	44	+18	72

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Results round by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	L	W	D	D	L	D	W	W	D	D	L	W	L	D	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	L	D	L	L	L	W	D	D	D	L	W	D	W	W	W	D
Position	15	23	18	18	18	22	20	15	13	15	15	16	13	15	16	13	11	8	7	6	6	4	6	5	4	4	2	1	2	1	2	2	3	5	6	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	2

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 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 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 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 87'	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 60'	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 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	Total		League One		FA Cup		League Cup		Football League Trophy
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	NIR	Aidan Davison	45	0	41	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
2	DF	ENG	Greg Halford	55	8	45	7	5	1	1	0	3+1	0
3	DF	ENG	Stephen Hunt	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	MF	GUY	Neil Danns	51	16	38+3	8	4+1	5	1	0	3+1	3
5	DF	ENG	Wayne Brown	45	3	38	2	4	1	1	0	2	0
6	MF	ENG	Kevin Watson	52	1	43+1	0	4	1	1	0	2+1	0
7	MF	ENG	Karl Duguid	45	1	26+9	0	4+1	0	0	0	5	1
8	FW	WAL	Gareth Williams	28	2	6+12	1	0+4	1	0+1	0	4+1	0
10	MF	ENG	Kemal Izzet	41	0	19+14	0	2+1	0	1	0	3+1	0
11	FW	SCO	Chris Iwelumo	55	19	46	17	5	2	1	0	2+1	0
12	DF	ENG	Pat Baldwin	34	0	20+5	0	3	0	1	0	4+1	0
13	GK	ENG	Dean Gerken	14	0	5+2	0	1	0	1	0	5	0
15	FW	ENG	Jamie Guy	6	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	1+3	0
16	DF	CMR	George Elokobi	17	2	10+2	1	0	0	0+1	0	4	1
17	DF	ENG	John White	41	0	32+3	0	4	0	0	0	1+1	0
18	DF	ENG	Liam Chilvers	40	2	33+1	2	2+1	0	1	0	2	0
19	DF	ENG	Garry Richards	19	0	12+3	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
21	MF	ENG	Robbie King	5	0	0+3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
25	DF	ENG	Sam Stockley	35	1	21+6	1	2+1	0	1	0	4	0
26	FW	ENG	Tony Thorpe	14	0	5+9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	MF	AUS	Richard Garcia	30	8	9+13	5	3+1	1	0	0	4	2
Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season
14	FW	IRL	Mark Yeates	52	6	42+2	5	5	1	1	0	1+1	0
20	MF	ENG	Dean Howell	5	0	1+3	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
20	FW	ENG	Scott Vernon	7	1	4+3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	FW	JAM	Jamal Campbell-Ryce	4	0	1+3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	FW	ENG	Jamie Cureton	10	7	7+1	4	2	3	0	0	0	0
31	FW	IRL	Billy Clarke	6	0	2+4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Goalscorers

^[55]

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

Disciplinary record

^[56]

Number	Nationality	Position	Name	League One		FA Cup		League Cup		Football League Trophy		Total
Number	Nationality	Position	Name
14		WG	Mark Yeates	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
18		CB	Liam Chilvers	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
4		MF	Neil Danns	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	7	0
5		CB	Wayne Brown	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
2		FB/MF	Greg Halford	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
10		MF	Kemal Izzet	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
19		CB	Garry Richards	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
25		FB	Sam Stockley	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	4	0
1		GK	Aidan Davison	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
6		MF	Kevin Watson	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
7		MF	Karl Duguid	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
12		CB	Pat Baldwin	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
16		FB/CB	George Elokobi	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
11		FW	Chris Iwelumo	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
17		FB	John White	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
20		MF	Dean Howell	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
24		WG	Jamal Campbell-Ryce	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
26		FW	Tony Thorpe	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
28		MF	Richard Garcia	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
31		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	Player	League One	Football League Trophy	Total
1	1	Aidan Davison	16	0	16
2	13	Dean Gerken	3	1	4
		TOTALS	19	1	20

Player debuts

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

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

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

"Colchester United football club match record: 2006". 11v11.com. Retrieved 3 December 2018.

Specific

^ 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.
^ "Colchester Utd 3–1 Derby County". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
^ "Colchester Utd 3–2 aet Northampton Town". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
^ "Average Attendance Figures Per Season". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
^ Hudson, Matt (11 August 2013). "The 1990s and 2000s". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Appearances". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
^ "Colchester United". FootballSquads. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
^ "All Colchester United football club players: 2006". 11v11.com. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
^ Russell Pond at Soccerbase
^ "Chris Iwelumo". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
^ Chris Iwelumo at Soccerbase
^ ^a ^b "Dean Howell". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
^ ^a ^b Dean Howell at Soccerbase
^ "Matt Paine". 11v11.com. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
^ Matthew Paine at Soccerbase
^ "Tony Thorpe". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
^ Tony Thorpe at Soccerbase
^ "Craig Hughes". 11v11.com. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
^ Craig Hughes at Soccerbase
^ "Gavin Johnson". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
^ Gavin Johnson at Soccerbase
^ "Joe Keith". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
^ Joe Keith at Soccerbase
^ "Ben Bowditch". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
^ Ben Bowditch at Soccerbase
^ "Liam Coleman". 11v11.com. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
^ Liam Coleman at Soccerbase
^ "Craig Johnston". 11v11.com. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
^ Craig Johnston at Soccerbase
^ "Tristan Toney". 11v11.com. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
^ "Bobby Bowry". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
^ Bobby Bowry at Soccerbase
^ "Jamie Cade". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
^ Jamie Cade at Soccerbase
^ "Mark Yeates". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
^ Mark Yeates at Soccerbase
^ "Jamie Cureton (Forward)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
^ Jamie Cureton at Soccerbase
^ "Scott Vernon". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
^ Scott Vernon at Soccerbase
^ "Billy Clarke". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
^ Billy Clarke at Soccerbase
^ "Jamal Campbell-Ryce". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
^ Jamal Campbell-Ryce at Soccerbase
^ ^a ^b "Robbie King". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
^ ^a ^b Robbie King at Soccerbase
^ ^a ^b "Robbie King". 11v11.com. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Jamie Guy". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c Jamie Guy at Soccerbase
^ ^a ^b ^c "Jamie Guy". 11v11.com. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
^ "Sam Stockley". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
^ Sam Stockley at Soccerbase
^ "Gareth Williams". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
^ Gareth Williams at Soccerbase
^ ^a ^b "Goals". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
^ "Discipline". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
^ "Clean sheets (1st team)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
^ "Alltime- List of Debuts". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2018.

[DG-9] Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club

[WWCU-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.

[apps-6] "Appearances". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2018.

[FS-7] "Colchester United". FootballSquads. Retrieved 2 December 2018.

[8] "All Colchester United football club players: 2006". 11v11.com. Retrieved 2 December 2018.

[10] Russell Pond at Soccerbase

[11] "Chris Iwelumo". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2018.

[12] Chris Iwelumo at Soccerbase

[Howell-13] "Dean Howell". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2018.

[Howell_SB-14] Dean Howell at Soccerbase

[15] "Matt Paine". 11v11.com. Retrieved 2 December 2018.

[16] Matthew Paine at Soccerbase

[17] "Tony Thorpe". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2018.

[18] Tony Thorpe at Soccerbase

[19] "Craig Hughes". 11v11.com. Retrieved 2 December 2018.

[20] Craig Hughes at Soccerbase

[21] "Gavin Johnson". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2018.

[22] Gavin Johnson at Soccerbase

[23] "Joe Keith". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2018.

[24] Joe Keith at Soccerbase

[25] "Ben Bowditch". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2018.

[26] Ben Bowditch at Soccerbase

[27] "Liam Coleman". 11v11.com. Retrieved 2 December 2018.

[28] Liam Coleman at Soccerbase

[29] "Craig Johnston". 11v11.com. Retrieved 2 December 2018.

[30] Craig Johnston at Soccerbase

[31] "Tristan Toney". 11v11.com. Retrieved 2 December 2018.

[32] "Bobby Bowry". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2018.

[33] Bobby Bowry at Soccerbase

[34] "Jamie Cade". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2018.

[35] Jamie Cade at Soccerbase

[36] "Mark Yeates". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2018.

[37] Mark Yeates at Soccerbase

[38] "Jamie Cureton (Forward)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2018.

[39] Jamie Cureton at Soccerbase

[40] "Scott Vernon". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2018.

[41] Scott Vernon at Soccerbase

[42] "Billy Clarke". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2018.

[43] Billy Clarke at Soccerbase

[44] "Jamal Campbell-Ryce". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2018.

[45] Jamal Campbell-Ryce at Soccerbase

[King-46] "Robbie King". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2018.

[King_SB-47] Robbie King at Soccerbase

[King_11-48] "Robbie King". 11v11.com. Retrieved 2 December 2018.

[Guy-49] "Jamie Guy". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2018.

[Guy_SB-50] Jamie Guy at Soccerbase

[Guy_11-51] "Jamie Guy". 11v11.com. Retrieved 2 December 2018.

[52] "Sam Stockley". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2018.

[53] Sam Stockley at Soccerbase

[54] "Gareth Williams". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2018.

[55] Gareth Williams at Soccerbase

[goals-56] "Goals". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 3 December 2018.

[57] "Discipline". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 3 December 2018.

[58] "Clean sheets (1st team)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 3 December 2018.

[59] "Alltime- List of Debuts". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2018.

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