2007–08 Colchester United F.C. season

The 2007–08 season was Colchester United's 66th season in their history and their second successive 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
2007–08 season
OwnerRobbie Cowling
ChairmanRobbie Cowling[1]
ManagerGeraint Williams
StadiumLayer Road
Championship24th (relegated)
FA Cup3rd round
(eliminated by
Peterborough United)
League Cup1st round
(eliminated by
Shrewsbury Town)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Kevin Lisbie (17)
All:
Kevin Lisbie (17)
Highest home attendance6,300
v Stoke City, 26 April 2008[2]
Lowest home attendance4,003
v Peterborough United, 5 January 2008[3]
Average home league attendance5,446[4]
Biggest win3–0
v Preston North End, 25 August 2007
Biggest defeat1–5
v Norwich City, 22 March 2008
v Coventry City, 19 April 2008

Colchester struggled during their second season in the Championship, suffering long spells without wins. The early stages of the season were promising, with the U's featuring in mid-table, but a drop in form leading into December saw them enter the relegation zone from which they would never emerge. They earned just seven wins and were relegated in 24th and last place. They never recovered from selling their midfield and defensive assets, despite owner and now chairman Robbie Cowling freeing up funds for manager Geraint Williams in January.

It was a farewell season to the club's aging Layer Road ground as they were to move to the purpose-built Colchester Community Stadium in the summer of 2008.

The U's suffered an early exit from the cup competitions to League Two opposition. Shrewsbury Town knocked Colchester out of the League Cup while Peterborough United beat them 3–1 at Layer Road in the FA Cup.

Season overview

Ahead of Colchester's largely unexpected second season in the Championship, their star performers Wayne Brown, Jamie Cureton, Richard Garcia, and Chris Iwelumo all left the club citing a "lack of ambition" as their reason for wanting to leave. Cureton left for Norwich City for £750,000, prompting manager Geraint Williams to break the club's record transfer fee twice on the same day by signing Mark Yeates from Tottenham Hotspur and then spending £300,000 on Milton Keynes Dons' forward Clive Platt. The following day, England legend Teddy Sheringham also signed for the club.

Over the summer, Robbie Cowling took over as chairman from Peter Heard, who stepped down after 16 years to become Life President. Cowling instigated a major change at the club by reverting Heard's previous attitude towards not using agents, admitting that if Colchester were to compete then they would have to use agents.

Once a fortress in their first season in the Championship, Layer Road faced its final season hosting Colchester United. Unfortunately, Colchester could muster only four home wins across the season, with their final Layer Road win a 2–0 victory over neighbours Ipswich Town. One of the reasons for the U's struggling was the lack of replacement for Wayne Brown in the centre of defence. While they kept up a good scoring record through Platt and fellow new signing Kevin Lisbie, the defence leaked goals, conceding 86 in the league. Despite early season promise with the U's hovering around mid-table, by Christmas it was apparent they were in a relegation battle.

In the January transfer window, Cowling made funds available to Geraint Williams. He brought in Chris Coyne from Luton Town for another club record fee of £350,000, while Dean Hammond and Philip Ifil were also brought in for six-figure fees. There was a brief turnaround in form in January and early February, but a ten game run without a win including five consecutive defeats left the writing on the wall for the U's.

Colchester could have been relegated from the Championship on 5 April, but the 2–0 win over rivals Ipswich ensured that the U's neighbours would not be the team relegating them. However, the inevitable occurred four days later when, without playing, relegation was confirmed when results went against them. In addition to conceding 86 goals, they kept a clean sheet on just two occasions all season.

On 26 April, Layer Road hosted its final competitive game, just over 70 years since its first. With the move to the Colchester Community Stadium looming in the summer, Colchester played their final home game against Premier League-bound Stoke City, who were 1–0 victors on the day. In spite of the relegation and lowly league position, it was still Colchester's second-best-ever league performance.[5]

Players
As of match played 4 May 2008.[6][7][8]
No. Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee
Goalkeepers
1Dean GerkenGKEnglandSouthend-on-Sea (1985-05-22)22 May 1985 (aged 22)600Youth team1 August 2002Free transfer
13Aidan DavisonGKNorthern IrelandEngland Sedgefield (1968-05-11)11 May 1968 (aged 39)1030England Grimsby Town5 July 2004Free transfer
23Mark CousinsGKEnglandChelmsford (1987-01-09)9 January 1987 (aged 20)00Youth team1 August 2004Free transfer
31Ademola BankoleGKNigeriaLagos (1969-09-09)9 September 1969 (aged 37)00England Milton Keyes Dons29 February 2008Undisclosed
Defenders
2Danny GranvilleFBEnglandIslington (1975-01-19)19 January 1975 (aged 32)00England Crystal Palace9 July 2007Free transfer
3John WhiteFBEnglandColchester (1986-07-26)26 July 1986 (aged 20)820Youth team1 July 2003Free transfer
5Chris CoyneCBAustraliaBrisbane (1978-12-20)20 December 1978 (aged 28)00England Luton Town10 January 2008£350,000
12Pat BaldwinCBEnglandCity of London (1982-11-12)12 November 1982 (aged 24)1491England Chelsea16 August 2002Free transfer
18Philip IfilRBEnglandWillesden (1986-01-18)18 January 1986 (aged 21)00England Tottenham Hotspur10 January 2008Undisclosed
25James HammondDFEnglandNewham (1989-11-11)11 November 1989 (aged 17)00Youth team1 July 2007Free transfer
28Tom DevauxDFEngland00Youth team1 July 2007Free transfer
Midfielders
4Johnnie JacksonMFEnglandCamden Town (1982-08-15)15 August 1982 (aged 24)412England Tottenham Hotspur20 June 2006Free transfer
6Kevin WatsonMFEnglandHackney (1974-01-03)3 January 1974 (aged 33)1474England Reading5 July 2004Free transfer
7Karl DuguidMFEnglandLetchworth (1978-03-21)21 March 1978 (aged 29)39845Youth team9 December 1995[lower-alpha 1]Free transfer
10Kemal IzzetMFEnglandWhitechapel (1980-09-29)29 September 1980 (aged 26)24719England Charlton Athletic13 April 2001Free transfer
17Luke GuttridgeMFEnglandBarnstaple (1982-03-27)27 March 1982 (aged 25)00England Leyton Orient5 July 2007Free transfer
22Dean HammondMFEnglandHastings (1983-03-07)7 March 1983 (aged 24)00England Brighton & Hove Albion31 January 2008£250,000
27Anthony WordsworthMFEnglandCamden Town (1989-01-03)3 January 1989 (aged 18)00Youth team1 July 2006Free transfer
Forwards
8Teddy SheringhamFWEnglandHighams Park (1966-04-02)2 April 1966 (aged 41)00England West Ham United4 July 2007Free transfer
9Clive PlattFWEnglandWolverhampton (1977-10-27)27 October 1977 (aged 29)00England Milton Keynes Dons3 July 2007£300,000
11Mark YeatesWGRepublic of IrelandDublin (1985-01-11)11 January 1985 (aged 22)526England Tottenham Hotspur3 July 2007Undisclosed
14Kevin McLeodWGEnglandLiverpool (1980-09-12)12 September 1980 (aged 26)253Wales Swansea City30 August 2008Free transfer
15Jamie GuyFWEnglandBarking (1987-08-01)1 August 1987 (aged 19)423Youth team1 July 2004Free transfer
20Kevin LisbieFWJamaicaEngland Hackney (1978-10-17)17 October 1978 (aged 28)00England Charlton Athletic3 August 2007Free transfer
24Scott VernonFWEnglandManchester (1983-12-13)13 December 1983 (aged 23)71England Blackpool31 January 2008Undisclosed
26Fabian QuintynFWEnglandLondon (1989-11-16)16 November 1989 (aged 17)00Youth team1 July 2007Free transfer
29Tom WebbFWEnglandChelmsford (1989-04-17)17 April 1989 (aged 18)00Youth team4 July 2007Free transfer
30Medy ElitoWGEnglandZaire Kinshasa (1990-03-20)20 March 1990 (aged 17)00Youth team1 July 2007Free transfer
  1. Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club

Transfers

In
Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2007 FW England Tom Devaux Youth team Free transfer [9]
1 July 2007 DF England James Hammond Youth team Free transfer [10][11]
1 July 2007 FW England Fabian Quintyn Youth team Free transfer [12]
3 July 2007 WG Republic of Ireland Mark Yeates England Tottenham Hotspur Undisclosed [13][14]
3 July 2007 FW England Clive Platt England Milton Keynes Dons £300,000 [15][16]
4 July 2007 FW England Teddy Sheringham England West Ham United Free transfer [17][18]
4 July 2007 FW England Tom Webb Youth team Free transfer [19][20][21]
5 July 2007 MF England Luke Guttridge England Leyton Orient Free transfer [22][23]
9 July 2007 WG England Medy Elito Youth team Free transfer [24][25]
9 July 2007 FB England Danny Granville England Crystal Palace Free transfer [26][27]
3 August 2008 FW Jamaica Kevin Lisbie England Charlton Athletic Free transfer [28][29]
10 January 2008 CB Australia Chris Coyne England Luton Town £350,000 [30][31]
10 January 2008 RB England Philip Ifil England Tottenham Hotspur Undisclosed [32][33]
31 January 2008 MF England Dean Hammond England Brighton & Hove Albion £250,000 [34][35]
31 January 2008 FW England Scott Vernon England Blackpool Undisclosed [36][37]
29 February 2008 FW Nigeria Ademola Bankole England Milton Keynes Dons Undisclosed [38][39]
  • Total spending: Decrease ~ £900,000

    Out
    Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
    21 May 2007 FW Scotland Chris Iwelumo England Charlton Athletic Free transfer [40][41]
    31 May 2007 MF England Robbie King England Heybridge Swifts Released [42][43]
    29 June 2007 FW England Jamie Cureton England Norwich City £750,000 [44][45]
    30 June 2007 FW England Craig Hughes England Heybridge Swifts Undisclosed [46][47]
    30 June 2007 FW Scotland Marino Keith Scotland Peterhead Free transfer [48][49]
    30 June 2007 DF England Matthew Paine England Thurrock Undisclosed [50][51]
    30 June 2007 FB England Lawrie Wilson England Stevenage Borough Released [52][53]
    2 July 2007 MF Australia Richard Garcia England Hull City Free transfer [54][55]
    13 July 2007 CB England Wayne Brown England Hull City £450,000 [56][57]
    4 August 2007 CB England Garry Richards England Southend United £50,000 [58][59]
    30 January 2008 FB/CB Cameroon George Elokobi England Wolverhampton Wanderers £500,000 [60][61]
    • Total incoming: Increase ~ £1,750,000

      Loans in
      Date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
      20 July 2007 CB England Matthew Connolly England Arsenal 16 December 2007 [62][63]
      2 August 2007 DF Hungary Béla Balogh Hungary MTK Budapest 31 May 2007 [64][65]
      15 August 2007 DF/FW Scotland Adam Virgo Scotland Celtic 27 April 2008 [66][67]
      29 February 2008 FW England Izale McLeod England Charlton Athletic 31 March 2008 [68][69]
      14 March 2008 CB England Matt Heath England Leeds United 12 May 2008 [70][71]

        Loans out
        Date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.
        22 November 2007 FB England John White England Stevenage Borough 30 December 2007 [72][73]
        28 February 2008 FW England Tom Webb England Folkestone Invicta 28 March 2008 [19][20][21]

          Match details

          Championship
          Main article: 2007–08 Football League Championship

          League table
          Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
          20 Southampton 46 13 15 18 56 72 −16 54
          21 Coventry City 46 14 11 21 52 64 −12 53
          22 Leicester City (R) 46 12 16 18 42 45 −3 52 Relegation to Football League One
          23 Scunthorpe United (R) 46 11 13 22 46 69 −23 46
          24 Colchester United (R) 46 7 17 22 62 86 −24 38
          Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2008. Source: The Football League
          Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
          (R) Relegated

          Results round by round
          Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
          GroundAHAHHAAHHAHAAHHAHAAHAHAHHAAAHAHAHHAAHHHAAHAHHA
          ResultDDWLDDDLWLWLLDDDLLWLLDLDLWDLDDWDLLLLLDLLLWDLLD
          Position1013513161414181217121516161718182019192222242424232424242423222324242424242424242424242424
          Source: Statto.com (archived)
          A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

          Matches
          11 August 2007 (2007-08-11) 1 Sheffield United 2–2 Colchester United Sheffield
          15:00 BST Beattie 68'
          Tonge 82'          		 Report K. McLeod 68'
          Platt 89'          		 Stadium: Bramall Lane
          Attendance: 26,202
          Referee: Mike Jones
          18 August 2007 (2007-08-18) 2 Colchester United 2–2 Barnsley Colchester
          Sheringham 45'
          Connolly 48'
          Gerken Red card 26'          		 Report Howard 28' (pen.), 85' (pen.)
          Reid Red card 51'          		 Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 4,450
          Referee: Andy Hall
          25 August 2007 (2007-08-25) 3 Preston North End 0–3 Colchester United Preston
          Report Lisbie 41'
          Sheringham 61' (pen.)
          Yeates 72'          		 Stadium: Deepdale
          Attendance: 11,582
          Referee: Steve Tanner
          1 September 2007 (2007-09-01) 4 Colchester United 2–3 Burnley Colchester
          Lisbie 45'
          Virgo 88'          		 Report Mahon 15'
          Gray 29', 63' (pen.)          		 Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 4,925
          Referee: Phil Joslin
          15 September 2007 (2007-09-15) 5 Colchester United 2–2 Charlton Athletic Colchester
          Yeates 32'
          Lisbie 38'
          Connolly Red card 55'          		 Report Todorov 45'
          Zhi 73'          		 Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 5,860
          Referee: Mick Russell
          19 September 2007 (2007-09-19) 6 Southampton 1–1 Colchester United Southampton
          Wright-Phillips 52' Report Skácel 58' (o.g.) Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
          Attendance: 18,773
          Referee: Andy D'Urso
          22 September 2007 (2007-09-22) 7 Blackpool 2–2 Colchester United Blackpool
          Morrell 54'
          Barker 84'          		 Report Yeates 63', 86' Stadium: Bloomfield Road
          Attendance: 7,959
          Referee: Scott Mathieson
          29 September 2007 (2007-09-29) 8 Colchester United 0–1 Scunthorpe United Colchester
          Report Hayes 41' Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 5,218
          Referee: Andy Woolmer
          3 October 2007 (2007-10-03) 9 Colchester United 4–2 Queens Park Rangers Colchester
          Leigertwood 19' (o.g.)
          Izzet 30'
          Yeates 38'
          Platt 63'          		 Report Ephraim 29'
          Vine 58'          		 Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 5,361
          Referee: Jonathan Moss
          6 October 2007 (2007-10-06) 10 Stoke City 2–1 Colchester United Stoke-on-Trent
          Shawcross 8'
          Lawrence 73'          		 Report Platt 58' Stadium: Britannia Stadium
          Attendance: 12,395
          Referee: Clive Penton
          20 October 2007 (2007-10-20) 11 Colchester United 3–2 West Bromwich Albion Colchester
          Yeates 8', 68' (pen.)
          Lisbie 19'          		 Report Phillips 6'
          Miller 39'          		 Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 5,798
          Referee: Kevin Friend
          23 October 2007 (2007-10-23) 12 Ipswich Town 3–1 Colchester United Ipswich
          19:45 BST Walters 71'
          Trotter 81'
          Haynes 84'          		 Report Platt 31' Stadium: Portman Road
          Attendance: 25,727
          Referee: Keith Stroud
          27 October 2007 (2007-10-27) 13 Coventry City 1–0 Colchester United Coventry
          Mifsud 81' Report Sheringham Red card 90' Stadium: Ricoh Arena
          Attendance: 23,431
          Referee: R Lee
          3 November 2007 (2007-11-03) 14 Colchester United 1–1 Leicester City Colchester
          Jackson 45' Report John 7' Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 5,661
          Referee: Andy Penn
          6 November 2007 (2007-11-06) 15 Colchester United 1–1 Plymouth Argyle Colchester
          Lisbie 56' Report Norris 88' Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 4,833
          Referee: Grant Hegley
          10 November 2007 (2007-11-10) 16 Watford 2–2 Colchester United Watford
          15:00 GMT Johnson 4'
          King 64'          		 Report Platt 20'
          Lisbie 46'          		 Stadium: Vicarage Road
          Attendance: 16,069
          Referee: Neil Swarbrick
          24 November 2007 (2007-11-24) 17 Colchester United 1–2 Crystal Palace Colchester
          Jackson 69'
          Baldwin Red card 8'          		 Report Morrison 6', 74' Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 5,856
          Referee: Paul Taylor
          28 November 2007 (2007-11-28) 18 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 Colchester United Wolverhampton
          Elliott 32' Report Stadium: Molineux Stadium
          Attendance: 20,966
          Referee: Eddie Ilderton
          1 December 2007 (2007-12-01) 19 Sheffield Wednesday 1–2 Colchester United Sheffield
          Sodje 36' Report Sheringham 1'
          Elokobi 26'          		 Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
          Attendance: 22,331
          Referee: Anthony Bates
          4 December 2007 (2007-12-04) 20 Colchester United 2–3 Watford Colchester
          Platt 7'
          Connolly 28'          		 Report King 40'
          O'Toole 42'
          Priskin 64'          		 Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 5,760
          Referee: Trevor Kettle
          8 December 2007 (2007-12-08) 21 Cardiff City 4–1 Colchester United Cardiff
          Thompson 52'
          Whittingham 57'
          Hasselbaink 66'
          Virgo 70' (o.g.)          		 Report Jackson 45' Stadium: Ninian Park
          Attendance: 11,006
          Referee: Rob Shoebridge
          15 December 2007 (2007-12-15) 22 Colchester United 1–1 Norwich City Colchester
          K. McLeod 78' Report Granville 90' (o.g.) Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 5,560
          Referee: Mike Jones
          22 December 2007 (2007-12-22) 23 Queens Park Rangers 2–1 Colchester United Shepherd's Bush
          15:00 GMT Buzsáky 27', 52'
          Stewart Yellow card 82' Red card          		 Report Yeates 62' Stadium: Loftus Road
          Attendance: 12,464
          Referee: Dean Whitestone
          26 December 2007 (2007-12-26) 24 Colchester United 1–1 Southampton Colchester
          Platt 47' Report Viáfara 19' Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 6,157
          Referee: Jarnail Singh
          29 December 2007 (2007-12-29) 25 Colchester United 0–2 Blackpool Colchester
          Report Vernon 26', 36' Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 4,160
          Referee: P Armstrong
          1 January 2008 (2008-01-01) 26 Charlton Athletic 1–2 Colchester United Charlton
          15:00 GMT Varney 45' Report Lisbie 16' (pen.), 29' Stadium: The Valley
          Attendance: 21,508
          Referee: Clive Penton
          12 January 2008 (2008-01-12) 27 Bristol City 1–1 Colchester United Bristol
          Sproule 33' Report Lisbie 6' Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
          Attendance: 16,484
          Referee: Grant Hegley
          29 January 2008 (2008-01-29) 28 Barnsley 1–0 Colchester United Barnsley
          Macken 45' Report Stadium: Oakwell
          Attendance: 9,246
          Referee: Nigel Miller
          2 February 2008 (2008-02-02) 29 Colchester United 2–2 Sheffield United Colchester
          Lisbie 46'
          Armstrong 64' (o.g.)          		 Report Shelton 45'
          Carney 66'          		 Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 5,695
          Referee: Keith Hill
          9 February 2008 (2008-02-09) 30 Burnley 1–1 Colchester United Burnley
          Cole 23' Report Jackson 38' Stadium: Turf Moor
          Attendance: 15,376
          Referee: Steve Bratt
          12 February 2008 (2008-02-12) 31 Colchester United 2–1 Preston North End Colchester
          Vernon 68' (pen.)
          Jackson 88'          		 Report Mellor 81'
          St Ledger Red card 68'          		 Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 5,122
          Referee: Paul Taylor
          16 February 2008 (2008-02-16) 32 Hull City 1–1 Colchester United Kingston upon Hull
          Campbell 64' Report Jackson 47' Stadium: KC Stadium
          Attendance: 15,664
          Referee: Peter Walton
          23 February 2008 (2008-02-23) 33 Colchester United 1–2 Bristol City Colchester
          Platt 50' Report Adebola 52'
          McIndoe 58'
          Orr Yellow card 79' Red card          		 Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 5,609
          Referee: Anthony Taylor
          1 March 2008 (2008-03-01) 34 Colchester United 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Colchester
          Report Ebanks-Blake 30' Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 5,989
          Referee: Iain Williamson
          4 March 2008 (2008-03-04) 35 Plymouth Argyle 4–1 Colchester United Plymouth
          Ifil 11' (o.g.)
          Easter 57'
          MacLean 60'
          Sawyer 68'          		 Report Lisbie 64' Stadium: Home Park
          Attendance: 11,562
          Referee: Mick Russell
          8 March 2008 (2008-03-08) 36 Crystal Palace 2–1 Colchester United Selhurst
          15:00 GMT Ifil 21' (o.g.)
          Watson 74'          		 Report Lisbie 23' Stadium: Selhurst Park
          Attendance: 13,895
          Referee: Phil Joslin
          11 March 2008 (2008-03-11) 37 Colchester United 1–2 Sheffield Wednesday Colchester
          Lisbie 4' Report Burtpn 18'
          Small 44'          		 Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 5,086
          Referee: Kevin Friend
          15 March 2008 (2008-03-15) 38 Colchester United 1–1 Cardiff City Colchester
          Jackson 71' Report Parry 11'
          Hasselbaink Red card 62'          		 Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 4,699
          Referee: Kevin Wright
          18 March 2008 (2008-03-18) 39 Colchester United 1–3 Hull City Colchester
          Lisbie 37' Report Campbell 20', 33'
          Folan 87'          		 Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 5,497
          Referee: Pat Miller
          22 March 2008 (2008-03-22) 40 Norwich City 5–1 Colchester United Norwich
          15:00 GMT Otsemobor 6'
          Cureton 36', 53' (pen.), 87'
          Dublin 90'          		 Report Lisbie 41' Stadium: Carrow Road
          Attendance: 25,215
          Referee: Mark Heywood
          29 March 2008 (2008-03-29) 41 West Bromwich Albion 4–3 Colchester United West Bromwich
          15:00 GMT Phillips 36'
          Brunt 39'
          Morrison 90'
          Bednář 90'          		 Report Coyne 14'
          Elito 17'
          Lisbie 76'          		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
          Attendance: 20,433
          Referee: G Laws
          5 April 2008 (2008-04-05) 42 Colchester United 2–0 Ipswich Town Colchester
          Vernon 29', 73' Report Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 6,264
          Referee: Andy D'Urso
          12 April 2008 (2008-04-12) 43 Leicester City 1–1 Colchester United Leicester
          Hume 89' Report Lisbie 76' Stadium: Walkers Stadium
          Attendance: 22,719
          Referee: Neil Swarbrick
          19 April 2008 (2008-04-19) 44 Colchester United 1–5 Coventry City Colchester
          Vernon 17' Report Best 48'
          Fox 51'
          Ward 78' (pen.), 90' (pen.)
          Doyle 80'          		 Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 5,836
          Referee: Colin Webster
          26 April 2008 (2008-04-26) 45 Colchester United 0–1 Stoke City Colchester
          Report Cresswell 45' Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 6,300
          Referee: Kevin Friend
          4 May 2008 (2008-05-04) 46 Scunthorpe United 3–3 Colchester United Scunthorpe
          Forte 15'
          Hayes 67', 82'          		 Report McLeod 11', 48'
          Vernon 47'          		 Stadium: Glanford Park
          Attendance: 5,554
          Referee: R Booth

          Football League Cup
          Main article: 2007–08 Football League Cup
          14 August 2007 (2007-08-14) 1st round Shrewsbury Town 1–0 (a.e.t.) Colchester United Shrewsbury
          Kempson 106' Report Stadium: New Meadow
          Attendance: 3,069
          Referee: Richard Beeby

          FA Cup
          Main article: 2007–08 FA Cup
          5 January 2008 (2008-01-05) 3rd round Colchester United 1–3 Peterborough United Colchester
          Sheringham 43' (pen.) Report McLean 4'
          Boyd 46'
          Lee 73'          		 Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 4,003
          Referee: Andre Marriner

          Squad statistics

          Appearances and goals

          [6][74]

          No. Pos Nat Player TotalChampionshipFA CupLeague Cup
          AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
          1 GK England ENG Dean Gerken 4204001010
          2 DF England ENG Danny Granville 20014+500010
          3 DF England ENG John White 2302101010
          4 MF England ENG Johnnie Jackson 4874671010
          5 DF Australia AUS Chris Coyne 1611610000
          6 MF England ENG Kevin Watson 70700000
          7 MF England ENG Karl Duguid 3903700+1010
          8 FW England ENG Teddy Sheringham 20411+831100
          9 FW England ENG Clive Platt 42834+780010
          10 MF England ENG Kemal Izzet 40135+41000+10
          11 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Mark Yeates 3182981010
          12 DF England ENG Pat Baldwin 28023+301010
          13 GK Northern Ireland NIR Aidan Davison 60600000
          14 FW England ENG Kevin McLeod 30421+741010
          15 FW England ENG Jamie Guy 1200+1100+1000
          17 MF England ENG Luke Guttridge 1605+901010
          18 DF England ENG Philip Ifil 2002000000
          20 FW Jamaica JAM Kevin Lisbie 431739+3171000
          22 MF England ENG Dean Hammond 13011+200000
          23 GK England ENG Mark Cousins 200+200000
          24 FW England ENG Scott Vernon 1758+950000
          27 MF England ENG Anthony Wordsworth 401+20000+10
          29 FW England ENG Tom Webb 1000000+10
          30 FW England ENG Medy Elito 1117+410000
          Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season
          16 DF Cameroon CMR George Elokobi 1911711010
          16 DF England ENG Matt Heath 50500000
          18 DF England ENG Matthew Connolly 16213+320000
          19 DF Scotland SCO Adam Virgo 37130+611000
          21 DF Hungary HUN Béla Balogh 17010+700000
          25 FW England ENG Izale McLeod 200+200000

            Goalscorers

            [74]

            Place Number Nationality Position Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
            1 20 Jamaica FW Kevin Lisbie 17 0 0 17
            2 9 England FW Clive Platt 8 0 0 8
            11 Republic of Ireland WG Mark Yeates 8 0 0 8
            4 4 England MF Johnnie Jackson 7 0 0 7
            5 24 England FW Scott Vernon 5 0 0 5
            6 8 England FW Teddy Sheringham 3 1 0 4
            14 England WG Kevin McLeod 4 0 0 4
            8 18 England CB Matthew Connolly 2 0 0 2
            9 5 Australia CB Chris Coyne 1 0 0 1
            10 England MF Kemal Izzet 1 0 0 1
            16 Cameroon FB/CB George Elokobi 1 0 0 1
            19 Scotland DF/FW Adam Virgo 1 0 0 1
            30 England WG Medy Elito 1 0 0 1
            Own goals 3 0 0 3
            TOTALS 62 1 0 63

            Disciplinary record

            [75]

            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
            10 England MF Kemal Izzet 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
            19 Scotland DF/FW Adam Virgo 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
            12 England CB Pat Baldwin 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1
            1 England GK Dean Gerken 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
            4 England MF Johnnie Jackson 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
            11 Republic of Ireland WG Mark Yeates 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
            18 England CB Matthew Connolly 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
            20 Jamaica FW Kevin Lisbie 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
            7 England MF Karl Duguid 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
            8 England FW Teddy Sheringham 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
            9 England FW Clive Platt 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
            14 England WG Kevin McLeod 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
            15 England FW Jamie Guy 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
            16 England CB Matt Heath 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
            17 England MF Luke Guttridge 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
            18 England RB Philip Ifil 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
            21 Hungary DF Béla Balogh 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
            2 England FB Danny Granville 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
            16 Cameroon FB/CB George Elokobi 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
            TOTALS 52 4 0 0 0 0 52 4

            Clean sheets

            Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.[76]

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

            Player debuts

            Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.[77]

            Number Position Nationality Player Date Opponent Ground Notes
            8 FW England Teddy Sheringham 11 August 2007 Sheffield United Bramall Lane
            9 FW England Clive Platt 11 August 2007 Sheffield United Bramall Lane
            11 WG Republic of Ireland Mark Yeates 11 August 2007 Sheffield United Bramall Lane [78][lower-alpha 1]
            17 MF England Luke Guttridge 11 August 2007 Sheffield United Bramall Lane
            18 CB England Matthew Connolly 11 August 2007 Sheffield United Bramall Lane
            2 FB England Danny Granville 14 August 2007 Shrewsbury Town New Meadow
            27 MF England Anthony Wordsworth 14 August 2007 Shrewsbury Town New Meadow
            29 FW England Tom Webb 14 August 2007 Shrewsbury Town New Meadow
            19 DF/FW Scotland Adam Virgo 18 August 2007 Barnsley Layer Road
            20 FW Jamaica Kevin Lisbie 18 August 2007 Barnsley Layer Road
            23 GK England Mark Cousins 18 August 2007 Barnsley Layer Road
            5 CB Australia Chris Coyne 12 January 2008 Bristol City Ashton Gate Stadium
            18 RB England Philip Ifil 12 January 2008 Bristol City Ashton Gate Stadium
            24 FW England Scott Vernon 2 February 2008 Sheffield United Layer Road [79][lower-alpha 1]
            23 MF England Dean Hammond 23 February 2008 Bristol City Layer Road
            25 FW England Izale McLeod 1 March 2008 Wolverhampton Wanderers Layer Road
            30 WG England Medy Elito 4 March 2008 Plymouth Argyle Home Park
            16 CB England Matt Heath 15 March 2008 Cardiff City 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
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            68. "Izale McLeod". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
            69. Izale McLeod at Soccerbase
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