2006–07 Colchester United F.C. season

The 2006–07 season was Colchester United's 65th season in their history and their first-ever season in the second tier of English football, the Championship. Alongside competing in the Championship, the club also participated in the FA Cup and League Cup.

Colchester United
2006–07 season
OwnerRobbie Cowling
ChairmanPeter Heard[1]
ManagerGeraint Williams
StadiumLayer Road
Championship10th
FA Cup3rd round
(eliminated by
Barnet)
League Cup1st round
(eliminated by
Milton Keynes Dons)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Jamie Cureton (23)
All:
Jamie Cureton (24)
Highest home attendance6,065
v Ipswich Town, 29 September 2006[2]
Lowest home attendance4,249
v Barnsley, 12 August 2006[3]
Average home league attendance5,466[4]
Biggest win4–0
v Sheffield Wednesday, 18 October 2006
5–1
v Hull City, 28 November 2006
Biggest defeat1–5
v Derby County, 2 March 2007

Following Colchester's promotion from League One, bookmakers had the U's as favourites for an immediate return to the third tier, especially following manager Phil Parkinson's acrimonious resignation and subsequent appointment at Hull City. However, under the guidance of Parkinson's former assistant manager Geraint Williams, Colchester achieved a 10th-place finish in the league, defying the odds and a club record best ever league finish. Indeed, Colchester found themselves on the edges of the play-off positions for much of the season, eventually ending the campaign six points shy after a patch of poor form in February and March.

Colchester for the first time ever entered the FA Cup at the third round stage, but were immediately eliminated by League Two Barnet. They suffered a similar fate in the League Cup when another League Two club Milton Keynes Dons knocked the U's out of the competition in extra time.

Season overview

On 13 June 2006, manager Phil Parkinson who had led Colchester to their first ever promotion to the second tier, resigned. It was a situation reminiscent of George Burley's resignation and move to Ipswich Town in the 1994–95 season. Hull City's chairman Adam Pearson had approached Parkinson illegally regarding their vacant managers position, and as with Ipswich before, was made to pay when Colchester chairman Peter Heard won £400,000 in damages for the club.

New club owner Robbie Cowling's first task was to appoint Parkinson's successor, with Parkinson's former assistant Geraint Williams overseeing pre-season training. He was ultimately appointed following a lengthy recruitment process and charged with leading United into their first season in the Championship. Mick Harford was brought in as his assistant.

On the back of a successful 2005–06 season for midfielder Neil Danns, scoring 15 goals, he left for Birmingham City in a deal worth up to £850,000. Incoming were former U's loanees Jamie Cureton and Johnnie Jackson.

After a solid yet unsuccessful start to the season, Colchester were without a win after four games, albeit defeats by a single goal on each occasion. They earned their first Championship victory on 26 August when they beat Derby County 4–3 courtesy of a Cureton hat-trick. Colchester then hosted Ipswich Town in the first league derby between the two neighbouring sides for 49 years. Colchester stalwart Karl Duguid's goal was enough to hand the U's victory. Parkinson returned to Layer Road with his struggling Hull side in November as Chris Iwelumo equalled a club record and scored four for himself as the U's beat the Tigers 5–1. Parkinson was sacked by Hull five days later after Colchester's eighth successive home victory on their way to eleven consecutive home victories in the league. By Christmas, the U's found themselves in the play-off positions.

Talk at this point turned to the potential for the U's to ground-share Portman Road with Ipswich Town if they achieved the ultimate dream of promotion to the Premier League as the first turf was cut on the new stadium development at Cuckoo Farm.

In January, the U's received a club record £2.5m from Reading for their England under-20s international Greg Halford.

With two games to spare, Colchester were just one point off the play-off places. Defeat at main rivals Stoke City ended their hopes but the 10th-placed finish was the best in the club's history, making them 30th of all clubs in the English football pyramid. Gates at Layer Road had risen to an average of 5,466, the highest since the 1970–71 season with most games sold out.[5]

Players
As of match played 6 May 2007.[6][7][8]
No. Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee
Goalkeepers
1Aidan DavisonGKNorthern IrelandEngland Sedgefield (1968-05-11)11 May 1968 (aged 38)840England Grimsby Town5 July 2004Free transfer
13Dean GerkenGKEnglandSouthend-on-Sea (1985-05-22)22 May 1985 (aged 21)310Youth team1 August 2002Free transfer
23Mark CousinsGKEnglandChelmsford (1987-01-09)9 January 1987 (aged 19)00Youth team1 August 2004Free transfer
Defenders
3John WhiteFBEnglandColchester (1986-07-26)26 July 1986 (aged 19)650Youth team1 July 2003Free transfer
5Wayne BrownCBEnglandBarking (1977-08-20)20 August 1977 (aged 28)1114England Watford8 July 2004Free transfer
12Pat BaldwinCBEnglandCity of London (1982-11-12)12 November 1982 (aged 23)1090England Chelsea16 August 2002Free transfer
16George ElokobiFB/CBCameroonMamfe (1986-01-31)31 January 1986 (aged 20)172England Dulwich Hamlet1 August 2004Free transfer
17Lawrie WilsonFBEnglandCollier Row (1987-09-11)11 September 1987 (aged 18)00England Charlton Athletic19 August 2006Free transfer
19Garry RichardsCBEnglandRomford (1986-06-11)11 June 1986 (aged 19)190Youth team1 July 2004Free transfer
27Matthew PaineDFEnglandSidcup (1987-12-22)22 December 1987 (aged 18)00Youth team18 December 2005Free transfer
Midfielders
4Johnnie JacksonMFEnglandCamden Town (1982-08-15)15 August 1982 (aged 23)80England Tottenham Hotspur20 June 2006Free transfer
6Kevin WatsonMFEnglandHackney (1974-01-03)3 January 1974 (aged 32)1053England Reading5 July 2004Free transfer
7Karl DuguidMFEnglandLetchworth (1978-03-21)21 March 1978 (aged 28)35340Youth team9 December 1995[lower-alpha 1]Free transfer
10Kemal IzzetMFEnglandWhitechapel (1980-09-29)29 September 1980 (aged 25)20018England Charlton Athletic13 April 2001Free transfer
14Richard GarciaMFAustraliaPerth (1981-09-04)4 September 1981 (aged 24)6114England West Ham United3 September 2004Nominal
21Robbie KingMFEnglandChelmsford (1986-10-01)1 October 1986 (aged 19)50Youth team1 July 2004Free transfer
25Anthony WordsworthMFEnglandCamden Town (1989-01-03)3 January 1989 (aged 17)00Youth team1 July 2006Free transfer
Forwards
8Jamie CuretonFWEnglandBristol (1975-08-28)28 August 1975 (aged 30)107England Swindon Town6 June 2006Free transfer
9Marino KeithFWScotlandPeterhead (1974-12-16)16 December 1974 (aged 31)124England Plymouth Argyle1 March 2005Free transfer
11Chris IwelumoFWScotlandCoatbridge (1978-08-01)1 August 1978 (aged 27)5519Germany Alemannia Aachen6 July 2005Free transfer
15Jamie GuyFWEnglandBarking (1987-08-01)1 August 1987 (aged 18)80Youth team1 July 2004Free transfer
20Kevin McLeodWGEnglandLiverpool (1980-09-12)12 September 1980 (aged 25)00Wales Swansea City30 August 2006Free transfer
28Craig HughesFWEnglandCanterbury (1987-11-26)26 November 1987 (aged 18)00Youth team24 January 2006Free transfer
  1. Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club

Transfers

In
Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
6 June 2006 FW England Jamie Cureton England Swindon Town Free transfer [9][10]
26 June 2006 MF England Johnnie Jackson England Tottenham Hotspur Free transfer [11][12]
1 July 2006 MF England Anthony Wordsworth Youth team Free transfer [13][14]
19 August 2006 FB England Lawrie Wilson England Charlton Athletic Free transfer [15]
30 August 2006 WG England Kevin McLeod Wales Swansea City Free transfer [16][17][18]
  • Total spending: Decrease ~ £0

    Out
    Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
    31 May 2006 MF England Russell Pond Free agent Released [19]
    31 May 2006 FW Wales Gareth Williams England Weymouth Released [20][21]
    19 June 2006 FB England Stephen Hunt England Notts County Released [22][23]
    20 June 2006 MF Guyana Neil Danns England Birmingham City £500,000 [24][25]
    11 July 2006 CB England Liam Chilvers England Preston North End Free transfer [26][27]
    14 July 2006 FW England Tony Thorpe England Stevenage Borough Released [28][29]
    17 July 2006 FB England Sam Stockley England Wycombe Wanderers Released [30][31]
    30 January 2007 FB/MF England Greg Halford England Reading £2,500,000 [32][33]
    • Total incoming: Increase ~ £3,000,000

      Loans in
      Date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
      16 August 2006 FB England Chris Barker Wales Cardiff City 7 May 2007 [34][35]
      27 August 2006 MF England Ritchie Jones England Manchester United 27 November 2006 [36][37]
      23 November 2006 FW England Hogan Ephraim England West Ham United 7 May 2007 [38][39]
      26 January 2007 CB England Matt Mills England Manchester City 30 March 2007 [40][41]

        Loans out
        Date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.
        3 November 2006 GK England Mark Cousins England Yeading 3 December 2006 [42][43][44]
        8 December 2006 FB England Lawrie Wilson England Welling United 8 January 2007 [45][46]
        12 January 2007 MF England Robbie King England Heybridge Swifts 12 March 2007 [47][48][49]
        26 January 2007 DF England Matthew Paine England Thurrock 31 May 2007 [50][51]
        9 February 2007 CB England Garry Richards England Brentford 9 March 2007 [52][53][54]
        22 March 2007 FW England Craig Hughes England Cambridge United 22 April 2007 [55][56]

          Match details

          Championship
          Main article: 2006–07 Football League Championship

          League table
          Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
          8 Stoke City 46 19 16 11 62 41 +21 73
          9 Sheffield Wednesday 46 20 11 15 70 66 +4 71
          10 Colchester United 46 20 9 17 70 56 +14 69
          11 Plymouth Argyle 46 17 16 13 63 62 +1 67
          12 Crystal Palace 46 18 11 17 58 50 +8 65
          Source: RSSSF
          Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (F) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).

          Results round by round
          Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
          GroundAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAH
          ResultLLLLWWDWDWLWLWDWLLWWDWWLWWLDLWDWLLDLDLWWWWDWLL
          Position17212223222020161591310141010911131171086876668898891010101010109999910
          Source: Statto.com (archived)
          A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

          Matches
          5 August 2006 (2006-08-05) 1 Birmingham City 2–1 Colchester United Birmingham
          15:00 BST Campbell 30'
          Bendtner 79'
          Jerome Red card 70'          		 Report Garcia 51' Stadium: St Andrews
          Attendance: 24,238
          Referee: Keith Stroud
          8 August 2006 (2006-08-08) 2 Colchester United 0–1 Plymouth Argyle Colchester
          Report Summerfield 30' Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 4,627
          Referee: R Booth
          12 August 2006 (2006-08-12) 3 Colchester United 1–2 Barnsley Colchester
          15:00 BST Halford 42' Report Richards 57'
          Howard 78'          		 Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 4,249
          Referee: Graham Poll
          19 August 2006 (2006-08-19) 4 West Bromwich Albion 2–1 Colchester United West Bromwich
          Ellington 11' (pen.)
          Wallwork 41'          		 Report Guy 83' Stadium: The Hawthorns
          Attendance: 17,509
          Referee: Paul Taylor
          26 August 2006 (2006-08-26) 5 Colchester United 4–3 Derby County Colchester
          15:00 BST Cureton 28', 30', 67'
          Iwelumo 49' (pen.)          		 Report Lupoli 42', 80'
          Peschisolido 89'          		 Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 4,574
          Referee: Peter Walton
          9 September 2006 (2006-09-09) 6 Burnley 1–2 Colchester United Burnley
          Gray 88' Report Watson 26'
          Iwelumo 54' (pen.)          		 Stadium: Turf Moor
          Attendance: 10,039
          Referee: Ray Olivier
          12 September 2006 (2006-09-12) 7 Luton Town 1–1 Colchester United Luton
          Parkin 32' Report Cureton 40' Stadium: Kenilworth Road
          Attendance: 7,609
          Referee: Kevin Friend
          16 September 2006 (2006-09-16) 8 Colchester United 2–1 Queens Park Rangers Colchester
          Iwelumo 9'
          Garcia 18'          		 Report Brown 76' (o.g.) Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 5,246
          Referee: Steve Tanner
          23 September 2006 (2006-09-23) 9 Leicester City 0–0 Colchester United Leicester
          15:00 BST Report Stadium: Walkers Stadium
          Attendance: 22,449
          Referee: C Oliver
          29 September 2006 (2006-09-29) 10 Colchester United 1–0 Ipswich Town Colchester
          19:45 BST Duguid 9' Report Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 6,065
          Referee: Lee Probert
          14 October 2006 (2006-10-14) 11 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 Colchester United Wolverhampton
          15:00 BST Bothroyd 51' Report Stadium: Molineux Stadium
          Attendance: 19,318
          Referee: Scott Mathieson
          18 October 2006 (2006-10-18) 12 Colchester United 4–0 Sheffield Wednesday Colchester
          Cureton 28'
          Halford 56'
          Iwelumo 61'
          Duguid 83'          		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 5,097
          Referee: Richard Beeby
          23 October 2006 (2006-10-23) 13 Coventry City 2–1 Colchester United Coventry
          John 45'
          Doyle 69'          		 Report Guy 85' Stadium: Ricoh Arena
          Attendance: 16,178
          Referee: Mike Pike
          28 October 2006 (2006-10-28) 14 Colchester United 2–0 Southampton Colchester
          McLeod 3'
          Cureton 90'          		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 5,893
          Referee: Dean Whitestone
          31 October 2006 (2006-10-31) 15 Norwich City 1–1 Colchester United Norwich
          19:45 GMT Etuhu 72' Report Cureton 53' Stadium: Carrow Road
          Attendance: 25,065
          Referee: Dermot Gallagher
          4 November 2006 (2006-11-04) 16 Colchester United 3–1 Cardiff City Colchester
          15:00 GMT McLeod 49'
          Guy 84'
          Cureton 90' (pen.)          		 Report Chopra 66'
          McPhail Red card 90'          		 Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 5,393
          Referee: Jonathan Moss
          11 November 2006 (2006-11-11) 17 Leeds United 3–0 Colchester United Leeds
          Blake 36', 53' (pen.)
          Cresswell 48'          		 Report Stadium: Elland Road
          Attendance: 17,678
          Referee: Mike Jones
          18 November 2006 (2006-11-18) 18 Sunderland 3–1 Colchester United Sunderland
          15:00 GMT Elliott 45', 53'
          Connolly 90'          		 Report Iwelumo 79' Stadium: Stadium of Light
          Attendance: 25,197
          Referee: Andy Hall
          25 November 2006 (2006-11-25) 19 Colchester United 3–0 Southend United Colchester
          Halford 68'
          Baldwin 74'
          Cureton 85'
          Barker Yellow card 78' Red card          		 Report Maher Red card 51'
          Gower Yellow card 56' Red card          		 Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 5,954
          Referee: Steve Bennett
          28 November 2006 (2006-11-28) 20 Colchester United 5–1 Hull City Colchester
          19:45 GMT Iwelumo 19', 54' (pen.), 66', 79'
          Cureton 57'          		 Report Forster 16' Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 5,373
          Referee: Pat Miller
          2 December 2006 (2006-12-02) 21 Cardiff City 0–0 Colchester United Cardiff
          Report Stadium: Ninian Park
          Attendance: 13,512
          Referee: Mike Pike
          9 December 2006 (2006-12-09) 22 Crystal Palace 1–3 Colchester United Selhurst
          15:00 GMT Morrison 87' Report Duguid 63'
          Garcia 70'
          Iwelumo 90' (pen.)          		 Stadium: Selhurst Park
          Attendance: 16,762
          Referee: Rob Lewis
          16 December 2006 (2006-12-16) 23 Colchester United 3–0 Stoke City Colchester
          Cureton 2', 17'
          Garcia 63'          		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 5,345
          Referee: Kevin Wright
          23 December 2006 (2006-12-23) 24 Preston North End 1–0 Colchester United Preston
          Nugent 33' Report Stadium: Deepdale
          Attendance: 14,225
          Referee: Mark Halsey
          26 December 2006 (2006-12-26) 25 Colchester United 4–1 Luton Town Colchester
          15:00 GMT McLeod 23'
          Iwelumo 41', 65'
          Garcia 59'          		 Report Vine 85' (pen.) Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 5,427
          Referee: P Crossley
          30 December 2006 (2006-12-30) 26 Colchester United 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Colchester
          Cureton 4'
          Iwelumo 45'          		 Report Collins 90' Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 5,893
          Referee: Richard Beeby
          1 January 2007 (2007-01-01) 27 Queens Park Rangers 1–0 Colchester United Shepherd's Bush
          15:00 GMT Jones 36' Report Stadium: Loftus Road
          Attendance: 11,319
          Referee: Peter Walton
          13 January 2007 (2007-01-13) 28 Colchester United 1–1 Leicester City Colchester
          15:00 GMT Iwelumo 48' (pen.) Report Hume 19' Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 5,915
          Referee: Danny McDermid
          20 January 2007 (2007-01-20) 29 Ipswich Town 3–2 Colchester United Ipswich
          15:00 GMT Lee 31' (pen.)
          Legwinski 56'
          Haynes 82'
          Wright Red card 90'          		 Report Duguid 15'
          Iwelumo 90' (pen.)          		 Stadium: Portman Road
          Attendance: 28,355
          Referee: G Laws
          30 January 2007 (2007-01-30) 30 Colchester United 1–0 Preston North End Colchester
          Richards 67' Report Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 5,085
          Referee: Chris Foy
          3 February 2007 (2007-02-03) 31 Colchester United 1–1 Birmingham City Colchester
          15:00 GMT Izzet 55' Report Clemence 66' Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 5,918
          Referee: Andy Woolmer
          10 February 2007 (2007-02-10) 32 Barnsley 0–3 Colchester United Barnsley
          Report Duguid 3'
          Cureton 10'
          Ephraim 83'          		 Stadium: Oakwell
          Attendance: 11,192
          Referee: Colin Webster
          13 February 2007 (2007-02-13) 33 Colchester United 1–2 West Bromwich Albion Colchester
          Jackson 55' Report McShane 51'
          Kamara 52'          		 Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 5,611
          Referee: Martin Atkinson
          20 February 2007 (2007-02-20) 34 Plymouth Argyle 3–0 Colchester United Plymouth
          Norris 12'
          Ebanks-Blake 59' (pen.)
          Gosling 67'          		 Report Stadium: Home Park
          Attendance: 12,895
          Referee: Ray Olivier
          24 February 2007 (2007-02-24) 35 Colchester United 0–0 Burnley Colchester
          15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 4,934
          Referee: Carl Boyeson
          2 March 2007 (2007-03-02) 36 Derby County 5–1 Colchester United Derby
          Jones 2'
          Lupoli 20'
          Barnes 30'
          Howard 62' (pen.)
          Barker 69' (o.g.)          		 Report Jackson 56' Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
          Attendance: 26,704
          Referee: Mike Jones
          10 March 2007 (2007-03-10) 37 Colchester United 0–0 Coventry City Colchester
          15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 5,453
          Referee: Keith Stroud
          13 March 2007 (2007-03-13) 38 Sheffield Wednesday 2–0 Colchester United Sheffield
          19:45 GMT Simek 27'
          Mills 35' (o.g.)          		 Report Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
          Attendance: 18,752
          Referee: Dermot Gallagher
          16 March 2007 (2007-03-16) 39 Southampton 1–2 Colchester United Southampton
          Saganowski 26' Report Cureton 4', 27' Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
          Attendance: 18,736
          Referee: Trevor Kettle
          31 March 2007 (2007-03-31) 40 Colchester United 3–0 Norwich City Colchester
          Cureton 52'
          Garcia 64'
          Iwelumo 73'          		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 5,851
          Referee: Iain Williamson
          6 April 2007 (2007-04-06) 41 Southend United 0–3 Colchester United Southend-on-Sea
          12:30 BST Report Cureton 1', 63', 73' Stadium: Roots Hall
          Attendance: 10,552
          Referee: Kevin Friend
          9 April 2007 (2007-04-09) 42 Colchester United 2–1 Leeds United Colchester
          15:00 BST Iwelumo 82'
          Cureton 90'          		 Report Lewis 53'
          Douglas Yellow card Red card          		 Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 5,916
          Referee: Alan Wiley
          14 April 2007 (2007-04-14) 43 Hull City 1–1 Colchester United Kingston upon Hull
          Forster 25' Report Cureton 63' Stadium: KC Stadium
          Attendance: 20,887
          Referee: Nigel Miller
          21 April 2007 (2007-04-21) 44 Colchester United 3–1 Sunderland Colchester
          Brown 45'
          Garcia 82'
          Cureton 89' (pen.)          		 Report Yorke 55' Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 6,042
          Referee: Lee Probert
          28 April 2007 (2007-04-28) 45 Stoke City 3–1 Colchester United Stoke-on-Trent
          15:00 BST Russell 53'
          Sidibé 57'
          Higginbotham 62'          		 Report Iwelumo 38' (pen.)
          Barker Red card 78'          		 Stadium: Britannia Stadium
          Attendance: 20,108
          Referee: Graham Salisbury
          6 May 2007 (2007-05-06) 46 Colchester United 0–2 Crystal Palace Colchester
          13:00 BST Report Scowcroft 11'
          Watson 69'          		 Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 5,857
          Referee: Richard Beeby

          Football League Cup
          Main article: 2006–07 Football League Cup
          22 August 2006 (2006-08-22) 1st round Milton Keynes Dons 1–0 (a.e.t.) Colchester United Milton Keynes
          McLeod 94' Report Stadium: National Hockey Stadium
          Attendance: 2,747
          Referee: P Crossley

          FA Cup
          Main article: 2006–07 FA Cup
          9 January 2007 (2007-01-09) 3rd round Barnet 2–1 Colchester United Chipping Barnet
          Yakubu 62'
          Puncheon 80'          		 Report Cureton 35' Stadium: Underhill Stadium
          Attendance: 3,075
          Referee: Trevor Kettle

          Squad statistics

          Appearances and goals

          [6][57]

          No. Pos Nat Player TotalChampionshipFA CupLeague Cup
          AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
          1 GK Northern Ireland NIR Aidan Davison 1901900000
          3 DF England ENG John White 1708+800010
          4 MF England ENG Johnnie Jackson 33224+820+1000
          5 DF England ENG Wayne Brown 4814611010
          6 MF England ENG Kevin Watson 42138+211010
          7 MF England ENG Karl Duguid 45542+150+1010
          8 FW England ENG Jamie Cureton 46244423110+10
          10 MF England ENG Kemal Izzet 4714511010
          11 FW Scotland SCO Chris Iwelumo 481841+5181010
          12 DF England ENG Pat Baldwin 40135+311010
          13 GK England ENG Dean Gerken 2902701010
          14 MF Australia AUS Richard Garcia 38733+371010
          15 FW England ENG Jamie Guy 3431+3130+1010
          16 DF Cameroon CMR George Elokobi 1008+200000
          19 DF England ENG Garry Richards 513+210000
          20 FW England ENG Kevin McLeod 25313+1131000
          Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season
          2 DF England ENG Greg Halford 3032831010
          18 DF England ENG Chris Barker 3903801000
          22 MF England ENG Ritchie Jones 600+600000
          22 DF England ENG Matt Mills 908+100000
          24 FW England ENG Hogan Ephraim 2115+1610000

            Goalscorers

            [57]

            Place Number Nationality Position Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
            1 8 England FW Jamie Cureton 23 1 0 24
            2 11 Scotland FW Chris Iwelumo 18 0 0 18
            3 14 Australia MF Richard Garcia 7 0 0 7
            4 7 England MF Karl Duguid 5 0 0 5
            5 2 England FB/MF Greg Halford 3 0 0 3
            15 England FW Jamie Guy 3 0 0 3
            20 England WG Kevin McLeod 3 0 0 3
            8 4 England MF Johnnie Jackson 2 0 0 2
            9 5 England CB Wayne Brown 1 0 0 1
            6 England MF Kevin Watson 1 0 0 1
            10 England MF Kemal Izzet 1 0 0 1
            12 England CB Pat Baldwin 1 0 0 1
            19 England CB Garry Richards 1 0 0 1
            24 England FW Hogan Ephraim 1 0 0 1
            Own goals 0 0 0 0
            TOTALS 70 1 0 71

            Disciplinary record

            [58]

            Number Nationality Position Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
            Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
            18 England FB Chris Barker 4 2 0 0 0 0 4 2
            10 England MF Kemal Izzet 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
            7 England MF Karl Duguid 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
            14 Australia MF Richard Garcia 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
            5 England CB Wayne Brown 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
            24 England FW Hogan Ephraim 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
            2 England FB/MF Greg Halford 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
            8 England FW Jamie Cureton 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
            12 England CB Pat Baldwin 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
            4 England MF Johnnie Jackson 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
            6 England MF Kevin Watson 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
            11 Scotland FW Chris Iwelumo 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
            20 England WG Kevin McLeod 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
            22 England CB Matt Mills 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
            15 England FW Jamie Guy 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
            16 Cameroon FB/CB George Elokobi 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
            22 England MF Ritchie Jones 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
            TOTALS 49 2 0 0 1 0 50 2

            Clean sheets

            Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.[59]

            Place Number Nationality Player Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
            1 13 England Dean Gerken 8 0 0 8
            2 1 Northern Ireland Aidan Davison 5 0 0 5
            TOTALS 13 0 0 13

            Player debuts

            Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.[60]

            Number Position Nationality Player Date Opponent Ground Notes
            4 MF England Johnnie Jackson 5 August 2006 Birmingham City St Andrews [61][lower-alpha 1]
            8 FW England Jamie Cureton 5 August 2006 Birmingham City St Andrews [61][lower-alpha 1]
            18 CB England Chris Barker 19 August 2006 West Bromwich Albion The Hawthorns
            20 WG England Kevin McLeod 9 September 2006 Burnley Turf Moor
            22 MF England Ritchie Jones 28 October 2006 Southampton Layer Road
            24 FW England Hogan Ephraim 28 November 2006 Hull City Layer Road
            22 CB England Matt Mills 30 January 2007 Preston North End Layer Road
            1. Second debut for the club

            See also

            References

            General

            Books

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

            Websites

            Specific
            1. Whitehead, Jeff; Drury, Kevin (2008). The Who's Who of Colchester United: The Layer Road Years. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 279. ISBN 978-1-85983-629-3.
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