2010–11 Colchester United F.C. season

The 2010–11 season was Colchester United's 69th season in their history and third successive season in the third tier of English football, League One. Alongside competing in the League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup, the League Cup and the Football League Trophy.

Colchester United
2010–11 season
OwnerRobbie Cowling
ChairmanRobbie Cowling
ManagerJohn Ward
StadiumColchester Community Stadium
League One10th
FA Cup3rd round
(eliminated by
Swansea City)
League Cup2nd round
(eliminated by
Sunderland)
Football League Trophy2nd round (southern section)
(eliminated by
Wycombe Wanderers)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Ian Henderson (10)
All:
Dave Mooney (14)
Highest home attendance6,523
v Southampton, 5 March 2011[1]
Lowest home attendance2,379
v Wycombe Wanderers, 5 October 2010[2]
Average home league attendance4,071[3]
Biggest win5–1
v Exeter City, 26 March 2011
Biggest defeat0–4
v Swansea City, 8 January 2011

Aidy Boothroyd departed the club for Championship club Coventry City over the summer and his assistant John Ward was promoted to first-team manager. Owner and chairman Robbie Cowling scaled back on the spending of the previous three seasons, restricting Ward's transfer budget. Ward led the team to a credible tenth position league finish, nine points away from the play-offs while reaching the third round of the FA Cup. They were eliminated by Swansea City, while Premier League Sunderland won 2–0 in the second round of the League Cup. Old rivals Wycombe Wanderers beat the U's in the second round of the Football League Trophy.

Season overview

After less than ten months in charge, Aidy Boothroyd left the club to join Championship side Coventry City. His assistant, John Ward, was promoted to first-team manager. Robbie Cowling announced that a more prudent long-term approach would be required by the club to survive, and so restricted his financial input after three seasons of spending large figures on transfer fees.

Key players from last season left the club over the summer including David Fox, Kevin Lisbie, Clive Platt and David Prutton, while Danny Batth and Kevin Lisbie returned to their parent clubs on the expiry of their loan deals. John Ward made several free transfers to replace them, including free agents Lloyd James and Brian Wilson, non-League players Andy Bond and Ben Coker, while Dave Mooney was signed on a season-long loan from Reading.

August

In the opening game of the season, Colchester quickly went behind 1–0, but found themselves leading by the eleventh minute following an Anthony Wordsworth brace. A late equaliser denied Ward victory in his first game in charge. On 10 August, Dave Mooney registered his first two goals for the club in a 3–0 win at Hereford United in the League Cup. These were to be his only away goals until the penultimate game of the season.

On 14 August, Andy Bond scored his first goal for the club since joining from Barrow against Sheffield Wednesday. The U's were again denied victory by a late equaliser. Ward's first win then followed a week later with a late goal going for them on this occasion. Bond had given the U's the lead at Rochdale, and following an equaliser from the hosts, Ian Henderson grabbed an 84th-minute winner.

On 24 August, in the League Cup second round, Premier League Sunderland hosted Colchester at the Stadium of Light. Two first-half errors from Mark Cousins handed Sunderland victory, with Darren Bent capitalising on both occasions.

For a third time this month, Colchester were again denied victory by a late equaliser during their home game against Carlisle United on 27 August. Carlisle scored a 93rd minute equaliser, cancelling out Dave Mooney's opener.

September

Colchester started September with a 1–0 win at Walsall thanks to an Andy Bond goal. He then recorded his fourth goal in five games in a 1–1 home draw with Plymouth Argyle a week later.

On 18 September, Cousins made up for his mistakes at Sunderland to record a solid point against Southampton, making numerous vital saves. This was followed up with a 3–1 home win over Tranmere Rovers, with Mooney, Wordsworth, and Magnus Okuonghae's goals all coming within the first 31-minutes of play.

On 28 September, Colchester had to settle for a point in an Essex derby game against Dagenham & Redbridge. Having come from behind to lead 2–1 through Ashley Vincent and Dave Mooney goals, the lead was surrendered in the 72nd-minute.

October

On 2 October, the U's recorded another score draw at Milton Keynes Dons, when a dominant first half performance and a goal from Okuonghae was again cancelled out by an opposition equaliser. The U's to this point had made a 10-game unbeaten start to the campaign, while twelve points had been lost from winning positions.

With Ben Williams making a return to the first-team following injury, back-to-back home defeats followed. First, the U's lost 2–0 to rivals Wycombe Wanderers in the Football League Trophy, before being thrashed 3–0 by Huddersfield Town.

Colchester recorded a point at the Colchester Community Stadium against Oldham Athletic before two wins rounded out October. First, a 2–1 win over Notts County, coming from behind to win following a brace of Kayode Odejayi goals, and then a 2–1 win at Dean Court against Bournemouth, Tom Williams and Ian Henderson the scorers.

November

November saw Colchester win two five-goal thrillers in the league and a seven-goal thriller in the FA Cup. First, they came from 2–0 down at home after 18-minutes to Leyton Orient to win 3–2, courtesy of Matt Heath, Dave Mooney and Brian Wilson goals. Then, they edged League Two Bradford City 4–3 in the FA Cup in an evenly contested game, Bond and Wilson the scorers with two from Dave Mooney. They lost 2–1 at Swindon Town on 13 November before registering a 3–2 win over Hartlepool United. Ian Henderson scored a 92nd-minute penalty to win the match after earlier Bond and Odejayi goals.

November ended with a 2–0 home defeat by Brentford, before scraping a 1–0 win over non-League side Swindon Supermarine 1–0 in the second round of the FA Cup on 27 November.

December

Poor weather conditions meant that the U's only played once in the whole of December, a 0–0 draw with Yeovil Town.

January

With Marc Tierney and Paul Reid sold to Championship clubs Norwich City and Scunthorpe United respectively in the transfer window, and Brian Wilson ruled out for eight-weeks through injury, the U's began 2011 with a completely different back four to the one which started the season.

Colchester drew 3–3 with Charlton Athletic on New Year's Day, with both sides having a man sent off. Heath, Bond and Wordsworth were the U's scorers. They then conceded four goals in each of their next two games, suffering a 4–2 defeat to Leyton Orient, and then losing 4–0 at Swansea City in the third round of the FA Cup.

Striker Steven Gillespie made a return from injury and came off the bench to score both of Colchester's goals in their home win against Bournemouth on 14 January.

On 22 January, Colchester held Huddersfield to a 0–0 draw, before suffering a 2–0 defeat at Brighton & Hove Albion. They saw out January by recording a 2–1 win over Peterborough United having conceded in the first minute of play.

February

Pat Baldwin was ruled out with an ankle injury for the remainder of the season, prompting Ward to sign Huddersfield's Nathan Clarke on loan, while Mark Cousins replaced Williams in goal following another injury.

Colchester lost 1–0 on 1 February at Charlton after having a genuine goal disallowed. They then lost 1–0 at Hartlepool before returning to winning ways at home to Swindon on 12 February. Colchester's patchy form continued with a 2–0 defeat at Notts County on 15 February, and then registered a 2–0 win against Walsall four days later.

The U's away form was dipping, aside from a 1–1 draw at Peterborough on 22 February. They were then defeated on the road to ten-man Plymouth by 2–1. Only Colchester's home form kept them in touching distance of the play-off places.

March

Kayode Odejayi became the first Colchester striker to score an away goal in just over one year when they recorded a 1–0 win at Bristol Rovers on 1 March. However, four straight defeats all by ruled out Colchester's chances at reaching the play-offs.

First, they were beaten 2–0 by Southampton at home, followed by a 1–0 defeat at Dagenham & Redbridge. A Sam Baldock hat-trick gave MK Dons a 3–1 win at the Community Stadium, before Tranmere Rovers won 1–0 at Prenton Park. This result left Colchester closer to the relegation zone than the play-offs.

Two home victories ensured the U's moved away from the relegation places, with a 1–0 win over Oldham, before registering their best result of the season, a 5–1 win against nine-man Exeter on 26 March.

April

Colchester suffered defeat in Sheffield when they lost 2–1 to Wednesday at Hillsborough, but did earn a 1–0 home victory over Rochdale on 9 April. The long trip to Carlisle brought about a 4–1 defeat for the U's, before registering an away point at Brentford.

On 25 April, Colchester earned a point against champions-elect Brighton, but rounded off April with a 4–2 defeat at Yeovil.

May

In their final game of the season, Colchester faced already-relegated Bristol Rovers and won 2–1 thanks to two an Ian Henderson brace.[4]

Players
As of match played 7 May 2011.[5][6][7]
No. Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee
Goalkeepers
1Ben WilliamsGKEnglandManchester (1982-08-27)27 August 1982 (aged 27)490England Carlisle United10 July 2009Undisclosed
12Mark CousinsGKEnglandChelmsford (1987-01-09)9 January 1987 (aged 23)170Youth team1 August 2004Free transfer
35Carl PentneyGKEnglandColchester (1989-12-29)29 December 1989 (aged 20)00England Leicester City5 August 2010Free transfer
Defenders
2Conor PowellLBRepublic of IrelandDublin (1987-08-26)26 August 1987 (aged 22)00Republic of Ireland Bohemians7 January 2010Free transfer
3Lee BeeversRBWalesEngland Doncaster (1983-12-04)4 December 1983 (aged 26)50England Lincoln City26 June 2009Free transfer
4Magnus OkuonghaeCBEnglandNigeria Lagos (1986-02-16)16 February 1986 (aged 24)490England Dagenham & Redbridge1 July 2009£60,000
5Pat BaldwinCBEnglandCity of London (1982-11-12)12 November 1982 (aged 27)2231England Chelsea16 August 2002Free transfer
20Brian WilsonFBEnglandManchester (1983-05-09)9 May 1983 (aged 27)00England Bristol City29 June 2010Free transfer
24Ben CokerDF/MFEnglandHatfield (1989-06-17)17 June 1989 (aged 20)00England Bury Town23 July 2010Free transfer
25John WhiteFBEnglandColchester (1986-07-26)26 July 1986 (aged 23)1800Youth team1 July 2003Free transfer
28Matt HeathCBEnglandLeicester (1981-11-01)1 November 1981 (aged 28)451England Leeds United13 May 2008Free transfer
30Morten KnudsenDFNorway (1986-10-27)27 October 1986 (aged 23)00Norway Notodden20 January 2010Undisclosed
34Tom BenderCBEnglandHarlow (1993-01-19)19 January 1993 (aged 17)10Youth team1 July 2009Free transfer
Bradley HamiltonDFEnglandNewham (1992-08-30)30 August 1992 (aged 17)00Youth team1 July 2009Free transfer
Midfielders
8John-Joe O'TooleMFRepublic of IrelandEngland Harrow (1988-09-30)30 September 1988 (aged 21)333England Watford1 January 2010Undisclosed
10Kemal IzzetMFEnglandWhitechapel (1980-09-29)29 September 1980 (aged 29)37621England Charlton Athletic13 April 2001Free transfer
14Andy BondMFEnglandWigan (1986-03-16)16 March 1986 (aged 24)00England Barrow29 June 2010Free transfer
17David PerkinsMFEnglandHeysham (1982-06-21)21 June 1982 (aged 27)507England Rochdale8 July 2008Undisclosed
22Anthony WordsworthMFEnglandCamden Town (1989-01-03)3 January 1989 (aged 21)8414Youth team1 July 2006Free transfer
26Lloyd JamesMF/FBWalesEngland Bristol (1988-02-16)16 February 1988 (aged 22)00England Southampton22 July 2010Free transfer
32Sam CorcoranMFEnglandEnfield Town (1991-02-05)5 February 1991 (aged 19)10Youth team31 March 2009Free transfer
33Jordan SandersonMFEnglandChingford (1993-08-07)7 August 1993 (aged 16)00Youth team1 January 2011Free transfer
Forwards
7Ashley VincentWGEnglandOldbury (1985-05-26)26 May 1985 (aged 25)274England Cheltenham Town1 July 2009Free transfer
11Simon HackneyWGEnglandManchester (1984-02-05)5 February 1984 (aged 26)393England Carlisle United26 January 2009£100,000
15Kayode OdejayiFWNigeriaIbadan (1982-02-21)21 February 1982 (aged 28)3110England Barnsley1 January 2010Undisclosed
16Ian HendersonFW/MFEnglandBury St Edmunds (1985-01-24)24 January 1985 (aged 25)132Turkey Ankaragücü7 January 2010Free transfer
18Steven GillespieFWEnglandLiverpool (1985-06-04)4 June 1985 (aged 24)537England Cheltenham Town7 July 2008£400,000
21Medy ElitoWGEnglandZaire Kinshasa (1990-03-20)20 March 1990 (aged 20)231Youth team1 July 2007Free transfer
Craig ArnottFWEnglandEdgware (1992-09-09)9 September 1992 (aged 17)00Youth team1 July 2009Free transfer

    Transfers

    In
    Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
    29 June 2010 MF England Andy Bond England Barrow Free transfer [8][9]
    29 June 2010 FB England Brian Wilson England Bristol City Free transfer [10][11]
    22 July 2010 MF/FB Wales Lloyd James England Southampton Free transfer [12][13]
    23 July 2010 DF/MF England Ben Coker England Bury Town Free transfer [14][15][16]
    5 August 2010 GK England Carl Pentney England Leicester City Free transfer [17][18]
    1 January 2011 MF England Jordan Sanderson Youth team Free transfer [19][20]
    7 January 2011 LB Republic of Ireland Conor Powell Republic of Ireland Bohemians Free transfer [21][22]
    • Total spending: Decrease ~ £0

      Out
      Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
      31 May 2010 RB England Philip Ifil England Dagenham & Redbridge Released [23][24]
      3 June 2010 MF England David Fox England Norwich City Free transfer [25][26]
      29 June 2010 MF England David Prutton England Swindon Town Released [27][28]
      30 June 2010 LB England Matt Lockwood Scotland Dundee Free transfer [29][30]
      30 June 2010 MF/FW England Russell Malton Free agent Released [31][32]
      30 June 2010 FB Republic of Ireland Alan Maybury Scotland St Johnstone Released [33][34]
      26 July 2010 FW England Scott Vernon Scotland Aberdeen Released [35][36]
      29 July 2010 FW England Clive Platt England Coventry City Undisclosed [37][38]
      31 July 2010 FW France Joël Thomas Scotland Hamilton Academical Released [39][40]
      13 January 2010 FB England Marc Tierney England Norwich City Undisclosed [41][42]
      14 January 2010 CB England Paul Reid England Scunthorpe United Undisclosed [43][44]
      • Total incoming: Increase ~ £0

        Loans in
        Date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
        5 August 2010 ST Republic of Ireland Dave Mooney England Reading 31 May 2011 [45][46]
        14 September 2010 CF England Liam Henderson England Watford 4 January 2011 [47][48]
        30 September 2010 LB Cyprus Tom Williams England Bristol City 31 December 2010 [49][50]
        14 January 2011 AM/CF Iceland Matthías Vilhjálmsson Iceland FH 3 March 2011 [51][52]
        27 January 2011 CB England Nathan Clarke England Huddersfield Town 31 May 2011 [53][54]
        17 March 2011 CB New Zealand Tommy Smith England Ipswich Town 31 May 2011 [55][56]

          Loans out
          Date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.
          1 August 2010 DF/MF England Ben Coker England Chelmsford City 31 December 2010 [14][15][16]
          5 November 2010 GK England Carl Pentney England Bath City 5 January 2011 [17][18]
          12 November 2010 WG England Medy Elito England Dagenham & Redbridge 12 February 2011 [57][58][59]
          31 January 2011 WG England Simon Hackney England Oxford United 31 May 2011 [60][61]
          25 February 2011 WG England Medy Elito England Cheltenham Town 22 March 2011 [57][58][59]
          10 March 2011 MF England Sam Corcoran England Lowestoft Town 7 April 2011 [62][63][64]
          10 March 2011 GK England Carl Pentney England Chelmsford City 31 May 2011 [17][18]

            Match details

            League One
            Main article: 2010–11 Football League One

            League table
            Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
            8 Exeter City 46 20 10 16 66 73 −7 70
            9 Rochdale 46 18 14 14 63 55 +8 68
            10 Colchester United 46 16 14 16 57 63 −6 62
            11 Brentford 46 17 10 19 55 62 −7 61
            12 Carlisle United 46 16 11 19 60 62 −2 59
            Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2011. Source: BBC
            Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

            Results round by round
            Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
            GroundAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHHHAHAAHAAHAHAAAHAHAHHAHAAHAH
            ResultDDWDWDDWDDLDWWWLWLDDLWDLWLLWLWDLWLLLLWWLWLDDLW
            Position111497589566111063363661011710119910101110910781012141091191111121210
            Source: Statto.com (archived)
            A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

            Matches
            7 August 2010 (2010-08-07) 1 Exeter City 2–2 Colchester United Exeter
            15:00 BST Harley 7' (pen.)
            Logan 87'            		 Report Wordsworth 10', 11' Stadium: St James Park
            Attendance: 5,927
            Referee: Phil Gibbs
            14 August 2010 (2010-08-14) 2 Colchester United 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday Colchester
            15:00 BST Bond 50' Report Mellor 83' Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
            Attendance: 6,011
            Referee: David Phillips
            21 August 2010 (2010-08-21) 3 Rochdale 1–2 Colchester United Rochdale
            15:00 BST Dawson 47' Report Bond 38'
            I. Henderson 84'            		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
            Attendance: 3,016
            Referee: Nigel Miller
            27 August 2010 (2010-08-27) 4 Colchester United 1–1 Carlisle United Colchester
            19:45 BST Mooney 29' Report Thirlwell 90+3' Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
            Attendance: 4,475
            Referee: Gavin Ward
            4 September 2010 (2010-09-04) 5 Walsall 0–1 Colchester United Walsall
            15:00 BST Report Bond 83' Stadium: Bescot Stadium
            Attendance: 3,416
            Referee: Karl Evans
            11 September 2010 (2010-09-11) 6 Colchester United 1–1 Plymouth Argyle Colchester
            15:00 BST Bond 22' Report Johnson 48'
            Molyneux Yellow card 86' Red card            		 Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
            Attendance: 4,201
            Referee: Danny McDermid
            18 September 2010 (2010-09-18) 7 Southampton 0–0 Colchester United Southampton
            15:00 BST Report Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
            Attendance: 17,857
            Referee: Graham Horwood
            25 September 2010 (2010-09-25) 8 Colchester United 3–1 Tranmere Rovers Colchester
            15:00 BST Mooney 6'
            Wordsworth 15'
            Okuonghae 30'            		 Report Showunmi 81' Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
            Attendance: 3,637
            Referee: P Crossley
            28 September 2010 (2010-09-28) 9 Colchester United 2–2 Dagenham & Redbridge Colchester
            19:45 BST Vincent 43'
            Mooney 65'            		 Report Savage 15'
            Vincelot 72'            		 Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
            Attendance: 4,515
            Referee: Keith Hill
            2 October 2010 (2010-10-02) 10 Milton Keynes Dons 1–1 Colchester United Milton Keynes
            15:00 BST Balanta 66' Report Okuonghae 26' Stadium: Stadium MK
            Attendance: 11,280
            Referee: Mick Russell
            9 October 2010 (2010-10-09) 11 Colchester United 0–3 Huddersfield Town Colchester
            15:00 BST Report Novak 34'
            Pilkington 42'
            Rhodes 78'
            Croft Yellow card 82' Red card            		 Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
            Attendance: 4,211
            Referee: Pat Miller
            16 October 2010 (2010-10-16) 12 Oldham Athletic 0–0 Colchester United Oldham
            15:00 BST Report Stadium: Boundary Park
            Attendance: 4,136
            Referee: Peter Quinn
            23 October 2010 (2010-10-23) 13 Colchester United 2–1 Notts County Colchester
            15:00 BST Odejayi 76', 83' Report Westcarr 8' Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
            Attendance: 3,811
            Referee: Darren Sheldrake
            30 October 2010 (2010-10-30) 14 AFC Bournemouth 1–2 Colchester United Bournemouth
            15:00 BST Fletcher 87' Report T. Williams 18'
            I. Henderson 80'            		 Stadium: Dean Court
            Attendance: 6,575
            Referee: Simon Hooper
            2 November 2010 (2010-11-02) 15 Colchester United 3–2 Leyton Orient Colchester
            19:45 GMT Heath 22'
            Mooney 32' (pen.)
            Wilson 80'            		 Report Revell 10', 18' Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
            Attendance: 3,899
            Referee: Grant Hegley
            13 November 2010 (2010-11-13) 16 Swindon Town 2–1 Colchester United Swindon
            15:00 GMT Dossevi 29'
            Austin 54'            		 Report Vincent 45' Stadium: County Ground
            Attendance: 7,679
            Referee: Rob Lewis
            20 November 2010 (2010-11-20) 17 Colchester United 3–2 Hartlepool United Colchester
            15:00 GMT Bond 58'
            Odejayi 60'
            I. Henderson 90+2' (pen.)            		 Report Murray 28'
            Horwood 88'            		 Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
            Attendance: 3,640
            Referee: Oliver Langford
            23 November 2010 (2010-11-23) 18 Colchester United 0–2 Brentford Colchester
            19:45 GMT Report Alexander 26'
            MacDonald 90'            		 Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
            Attendance: 3,172
            Referee: David Foster
            4 December 2010 (2010-12-04) Brighton & Hove Albion P–P Colchester United Brighton
            15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Withdean Stadium
            Note: Match postponed due to snowy conditions on Friday 3 December
            11 December 2010 (2010-12-11) 19 Colchester United 0–0 Yeovil Town Colchester
            15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
            Attendance: 3,748
            Referee: Steve Rushton
            18 December 2010 (2010-12-18) Bristol Rovers P–P Colchester United Bristol
            15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Memorial Stadium
            Note: Match postponed due to snow
            26 December 2010 (2010-12-26) Peterborough United P–P Colchester United Peterborough
            15:00 GMT Report Stadium: London Road Stadium
            Note: Match postponed due to a frozen pitch on Friday 24 December
            28 December 2010 (2010-12-28) Colchester United P–P Oldham Athletic Colchester
            15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
            Note: Match postponed due to a frozen pitch on Monday 27 December
            1 January 2011 (2011-01-01) 20 Colchester United 3–3 Charlton Athletic Colchester
            15:00 GMT Heath 16'
            Bond 24'
            Wordsworth 64'
            Perkins Red card 39'            		 Report Jackson 18' (pen.), 40' (pen.)
            Benson 76' Red card 88'            		 Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
            Attendance: 6,112
            Referee: Nigel Miller
            3 January 2011 (2011-01-03) 21 Leyton Orient 4–2 Colchester United Leyton
            15:00 GMT Smith 41'
            Revell 49'
            M'Poku 75'
            Téhoué 86'            		 Report Wordsworth 69'
            I. Henderson 81'            		 Stadium: Brisbane Road
            Attendance: 4,339
            Referee: Danny McDermid
            14 January 2011 (2011-01-14) 22 Colchester United 2–1 AFC Bournemouth Colchester
            19:45 GMT Gillespie 77', 84' Report Fletcher 54' Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
            Attendance: 3,445
            Referee: Darren Deadman
            22 January 2011 (2011-01-22) 23 Huddersfield Town 0–0 Colchester United Huddersfield
            15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Kirklees Stadium
            Attendance: 12,689
            Referee: Gavin Ward
            25 January 2011 (2011-01-25) 24 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–0 Colchester United Brighton
            19:45 GMT Calderón 45'
            Noone 76'            		 Report Baldwin Yellow card 86' Red card Stadium: Withdean Stadium
            Attendance: 6,798
            Referee: Graham Scott
            28 January 2011 (2011-01-28) 25 Colchester United 2–1 Peterborough United Colchester
            19:45 GMT Gillespie 37'
            Mooney 86'            		 Report Rowe 1' Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
            Attendance: 4,645
            Referee: P Crossley
            1 February 2011 (2011-02-01) 26 Charlton Athletic 1–0 Colchester United Charlton
            19:45 GMT Wright-Phillips 78' Report Stadium: The Valley
            Attendance: 13,830
            Referee: Darren Sheldrake
            5 February 2011 (2011-02-05) 27 Hartlepool United 1–0 Colchester United Hartlepool
            15:00 GMT Sweeney 88' Report Stadium: Victoria Park
            Attendance: 2,646
            Referee: Trevor Kettle
            12 February 2011 (2011-02-12) 28 Colchester United 2–1 Swindon Town Colchester
            15:00 GMT Mooney 7' (pen.)
            Gillespie 90+3'            		 Report Cuthbert 51' Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
            Attendance: 3,624
            Referee: Graham Salisbury
            15 February 2011 (2011-02-15) 29 Notts County 2–0 Colchester United Nottingham
            19:45 GMT Westcarr 21'
            Clarke 37' (o.g.)            		 Report Stadium: Meadow Lane
            Attendance: 4,041
            Referee: Colin Webster
            19 February 2011 (2011-02-19) 30 Colchester United 2–0 Walsall Colchester
            15:00 GMT Perkins 18'
            Mooney 56' (pen.)            		 Report Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
            Attendance: 3,439
            Referee: Mick Russell
            22 February 2011 (2011-02-22) 31 Peterborough United 1–1 Colchester United Peterborough
            19:45 GMT Boyd 6' Report I. Henderson 17' Stadium: London Road Stadium
            Attendance: 5,758
            Referee: Darren Drysdale
            26 February 2011 (2011-02-26) 32 Plymouth Argyle 2–1 Colchester United Plymouth
            15:00 GMT Fallon 8'
            Bolasie 74' (pen.)
            Clark Red card 58'            		 Report Zubar 41' (o.g.) Stadium: Home Park
            Attendance: 8,982
            Referee: Oliver Langford
            1 March 2011 (2011-03-01) 33 Bristol Rovers 0–1 Colchester United Bristol
            19:45 GMT Report Odejayi 22' Stadium: Memorial Stadium
            Attendance: 5,181
            Referee: Michael Naylor
            5 March 2011 (2011-03-05) 34 Colchester United 0–2 Southampton Colchester
            15:00 GMT Mooney Red card 32' Report Oxlade-Chamberlain 30'
            Hammond 50'            		 Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
            Attendance: 6,523
            Referee: Phil Gibbs
            8 March 2011 (2011-03-08) 35 Dagenham & Redbridge 1–0 Colchester United Dagenham
            19:45 GMT Savage 11' Report Stadium: Victoria Road
            Attendance: 2,140
            Referee: Gavin Ward
            12 March 2011 (2011-03-12) 36 Colchester United 1–3 Milton Keynes Dons Colchester
            15:00 GMT Gillespie 28' Report Baldock 48', 62', 86' Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
            Attendance: 4,103
            Referee: Chris Sarginson
            19 March 2011 (2011-03-19) 37 Tranmere Rovers 1–0 Colchester United Birkenhead
            15:00 GMT Showunmi 63' Report Stadium: Prenton Park
            Attendance: 4,292
            Referee: Andy Woolmer
            22 March 2011 (2011-03-22) 38 Colchester United 1–0 Oldham Athletic Colchester
            19:45 GMT Vincent 52' Report Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
            Attendance: 2,892
            Referee: James Linington
            26 March 2011 (2011-03-26) 39 Colchester United 5–1 Exeter City Colchester
            13:00 GMT Gillespie 31', 77'
            Mooney 73' (pen.)
            Vincent 76'
            Bond 86'            		 Report Nardiello 21'
            Tully Red card 36'
            Golbourne Red card 72'            		 Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
            Attendance: 3,629
            Referee: Karl Evans
            2 April 2011 (2011-04-02) 40 Sheffield Wednesday 2–1 Colchester United Sheffield
            15:00 BST Mellor 25', 51' Report Gillespie 90' Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
            Attendance: 15,663
            Referee: Scott Mathieson
            9 April 2011 (2011-04-09) 41 Colchester United 1–0 Rochdale Colchester
            15:00 BST I. Henderson 87' Report Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
            Attendance: 4,052
            Referee: Roger East
            16 April 2011 (2011-04-16) 42 Carlisle United 4–1 Colchester United Carlisle
            15:00 BST Berrett 9'
            Curran 26', 61'
            Noble 31'            		 Report Gillespie 71' Stadium: Brunton Park
            Attendance: 4,405
            Referee: Peter Quinn
            22 April 2011 (2011-04-22) 43 Brentford 1–1 Colchester United Brentford
            15:00 BST Saunders 76' Report I. Henderson 15' Stadium: Griffin Park
            Attendance: 4,480
            Referee: Graham Horwood
            25 April 2011 (2011-04-25) 44 Colchester United 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Colchester
            12:15 BST I. Henderson 16' Report Barnes 72' Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
            Attendance: 5,132
            Referee: Keith Stroud
            30 April 2011 (2011-04-30) 45 Yeovil Town 4–2 Colchester United Yeovil
            15:00 BST Alcock 15'
            Tutte 22'
            Bowditch 44'
            Welsh 64'            		 Report Vincent 43'
            Mooney 63'            		 Stadium: Huish Park
            Attendance: 3,797
            Referee: Oliver Langford
            7 May 2011 (2011-05-07) 46 Colchester United 2–1 Bristol Rovers Colchester
            15:00 BST I. Henderson 28', 30' Report Richards 72' Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
            Attendance: 4,759
            Referee: David Webb

            Football League Cup
            Main article: 2010–11 Football League Cup
            10 August 2010 (2010-08-10) 1st round Hereford United 0–3 Colchester United Hereford
            19:45 BST Report Mooney 40', 44'
            I. Henderson 65'            		 Stadium: Edgar Street
            Attendance: 1,996
            Referee: Chris Sarginson
            24 August 2010 (2010-08-24) 2nd round Sunderland 2–0 Colchester United Sunderland
            19:45 BST Bent 19', 37' Report Stadium: Stadium of Light
            Attendance: 13,532
            Referee: Scott Mathieson

            Football League Trophy
            Main article: 2010–11 Football League Trophy
            5 October 2010 (2010-10-05) 2nd round (southern section) Colchester United 0–2 Wycombe Wanderers Colchester
            19:30 BST Report Betsy 75'
            Davies 82'            		 Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
            Attendance: 2,379
            Referee: Andy Woolmer

            FA Cup
            Main article: 2010–11 FA Cup
            6 November 2010 (2010-11-06) 1st round Colchester United 4–3 Bradford City Colchester
            15:00 GMT Bond 7'
            Mooney 30', 64' (pen.)
            Wilson 54'            		 Report Hanson 8', 79'
            Syers 32'            		 Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
            Attendance: 2,736
            Referee: Iain Williamson
            28 November 2010 (2010-11-28) 2nd round Colchester United 1–0 Swindon Supermarine Colchester
            15:00 GMT Mooney 21' Report Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
            Attendance: 3,047
            Referee: David Phillips
            8 January 2011 (2011-01-08) 3rd round Swansea City 4–0 Colchester United Swansea
            15:00 GMT Monk 25'
            Pratley 35'
            Van der Gun 68'
            Sinclair 82'            		 Report Stadium: Liberty Stadium
            Attendance: 7,005
            Referee: Rob Shoebridge

            Squad statistics

            Appearances and goals

            [5][65]

            No. Pos Nat Player TotalLeague OneFA CupLeague CupFootball League Trophy
            AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
            1 GK England ENG Ben Williams 370330300010
            2 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Conor Powell 2020000000
            3 DF Wales WAL Lee Beevers 21012+70100+1000
            4 DF England ENG Magnus Okuonghae 172142002010
            5 DF England ENG Pat Baldwin 13010+10101000
            7 FW England ENG Ashley Vincent 42528+95200+2010
            8 MF Republic of Ireland IRL John-Joe O'Toole 1105+60000000
            10 MF England ENG Kemal Izzet 47038+30302010
            11 FW England ENG Simon Hackney 200+100+100000
            12 GK England ENG Mark Cousins 16013+10002000
            14 MF England ENG Andy Bond 46836+77211000
            15 FW Nigeria NGA Kayode Odejayi 50418+2642+101+100+10
            16 FW England ENG Ian Henderson 411124+1210202110
            17 MF England ENG David Perkins 411361302000
            18 FW England ENG Steven Gillespie 19911+7900000+10
            20 DF England ENG Brian Wilson 30225+11212000
            21 FW England ENG Medy Elito 1000000+1000
            22 MF England ENG Anthony Wordsworth 41526+951+202010
            24 DF England ENG Ben Coker 200200000000
            25 DF England ENG John White 25015+70101010
            26 MF Wales WAL Lloyd James 32017+1100+101+1010
            28 DF England ENG Matt Heath 30226+12200010
            33 MF England ENG Jordan Sanderson 100+10000000
            34 DF Wales WAL Tom Bender 100000000+10
            Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season
            6 DF England ENG Nathan Clarke 180180000000
            6 DF England ENG Paul Reid 22017+10301000
            19 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Dave Mooney 441437+29331210
            23 DF England ENG Marc Tierney 15012+100+101000
            27 FW England ENG Liam Henderson 1100+800+200010
            27 MF Iceland ISL Matthías Vilhjálmsson 300+30000000
            31 DF New Zealand NZL Tommy Smith 6060000000
            31 DF Cyprus CYP Tom Williams 9171200000

              Goalscorers

              [65]

              Place Number Nationality Position Name League One FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy Total
              1 19 Republic of Ireland ST Dave Mooney 9 3 2 0 14
              2 16 England FW/MF Ian Henderson 10 0 1 0 11
              3 18 England FW Steven Gillespie 9 0 0 0 9
              4 14 England MF Andy Bond 7 1 0 0 8
              5 7 England WG Ashley Vincent 5 0 0 0 5
              22 England MF Anthony Wordsworth 5 0 0 0 5
              7 15 Nigeria FW Kayode Odejayi 4 0 0 0 4
              8 4 England CB Magnus Okuonghae 2 0 0 0 2
              20 England FB Brian Wilson 1 1 0 0 2
              28 England CB Matt Heath 2 0 0 0 2
              11 17 England MF David Perkins 1 0 0 0 1
              31 Cyprus LB Tom Williams 1 0 0 0 1
              Own goals 1 0 0 0 1
              TOTALS 57 5 3 0 65

              Disciplinary record

              [66]

              Number Nationality Position Name League One FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy Total
              Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
              17 England MF David Perkins 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1
              19 Republic of Ireland ST Dave Mooney 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 1
              10 England MF Kemal Izzet 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
              22 England MF Anthony Wordsworth 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
              5 England CB Pat Baldwin 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
              16 England FW/MF Ian Henderson 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0
              15 Nigeria FW Kayode Odejayi 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
              20 England FB Brian Wilson 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
              25 England FB John White 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
              26 Wales MF/FB Lloyd James 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
              3 Wales RB Lee Beevers 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
              6 England CB Nathan Clarke 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
              24 England DF/MF Ben Coker 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
              28 England CB Matt Heath 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
              6 England CB Paul Reid 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
              7 England WG Ashley Vincent 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
              1 England GK Ben Williams 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
              4 England CB Magnus Okuonghae 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
              14 England MF Andy Bond 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
              18 England FW Steven Gillespie 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
              27 England CF Liam Henderson 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
              31 New Zealand CB Tommy Smith 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
              TOTALS 63 3 5 0 1 0 1 0 70 3

              Captains

              Number of games played as team captain.[67]

              Place Number Nationality Position Player League One FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy Total
              1 10 England MF Kemal Izzet 37 3 2 1 43
              2 6 England CB Paul Reid 4 0 0 0 4
              3 28 England CB Matt Heath 3 0 0 0 3
              4 17 England MF David Perkins 1 0 0 0 1
              Not recorded 1 0 0 0 1
              TOTALS 46 3 2 1 51

              Clean sheets

              Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.[68]

              Place Number Nationality Player League One FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy Total
              1 1 England Ben Williams 7 1 0 0 8
              2 12 England Mark Cousins 2 0 1 0 3
              TOTALS 9 1 1 0 11

              Player debuts

              Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.[69]

              Number Position Nationality Player Date Opponent Ground Notes
              14 MF England Andy Bond 7 August 2010 Exeter City St James Park
              19 ST Republic of Ireland Dave Mooney 7 August 2010 Exeter City St James Park
              20 FB England Brian Wilson 7 August 2010 Exeter City St James Park
              26 MF/FB Wales Lloyd James 10 August 2010 Hereford United Edgar Street
              27 CF England Liam Henderson 25 September 2010 Tranmere Rovers Colchester Community Stadium
              31 LB Cyprus Tom Williams 2 October 2010 Milton Keynes Dons Stadium MK
              24 DF/MF England Ben Coker 14 January 2011 AFC Bournemouth Colchester Community Stadium
              27 AM/CF Iceland Matthías Vilhjálmsson 25 January 2011 Brighton & Hove Albion Withdean Stadium
              6 CB England Nathan Clarke 28 January 2011 Peterborough United Colchester Community Stadium
              31 CB New Zealand Tommy Smith 19 March 2011 Tranmere Rovers Prenton Park
              2 LB Republic of Ireland Conor Powell 22 April 2011 Brentford Griffin Park
              33 MF England Jordan Sanderson 7 May 2011 Bristol Rovers Colchester Community Stadium

                See also

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                Specific
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                21. "Conor Powell". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
                22. Conor Powell at Soccerbase
                23. "Phil Ifil". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
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                33. "Alan Maybury". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
                34. Alan Maybury at Soccerbase
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                44. Paul Reid at Soccerbase
                45. "David Mooney". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
                46. David Mooney at Soccerbase
                47. "Liam Henderson". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
                48. Liam Henderson at Soccerbase
                49. "Tom Williams (Defender)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
                50. Tom Williams at Soccerbase
                51. "Matthías Vilhjálmsson". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
                52. Matthias Vilhjalmsson at Soccerbase
                53. "Nathan Clarke (Defender)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
                54. Nathan Clarke at Soccerbase
                55. "Tommy Smith". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
                56. Tommy Smith at Soccerbase
                57. "Medy Elito". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
                58. Medy Elito at Soccerbase
                59. "Medy Elito". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
                60. "Simon Hackney". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
                61. Simon Hackney at Soccerbase
                62. "Sam Corcoran". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
                63. Sam Corcoran at Soccerbase
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                66. "Discipline". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
                67. "All matches". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
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                69. "Alltime- List of Debuts". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
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