2000–01 Colchester United F.C. season

Colchester United
2000–01 season
Chairman Peter Heard[1]
Manager Steve Whitton
Stadium Layer Road
Second Division 17th
FA Cup 1st round
(eliminated by
Yeovil Town)
League Cup 2nd round
(eliminated by
Sheffield United)
Football League Trophy 1st round (southern section)
(eliminated by
Cambridge United)
Top goalscorer League:
Mick Stockwell (11)
All:
Mick Stockwell (11)
Highest home attendance 5,010
v Reading, 28 April 2001[2]
Lowest home attendance 1,981
v Sheffield United, 27 September 2000[3]
Average home league attendance 3,466[4]
Biggest win 4–0
v Bristol City, 24 February 2001
Biggest defeat 1–6
v Millwall, 26 December 2000
Home colours

The 2000–01 season was Colchester United's 59th season in their history and their third successive season in the third tier of English football, the Second Division. Alongside competing in the Second Division, the club also participated in the FA Cup, the League Cup and the Football League Trophy.

The main story of the season was the sale of star striker Lomana LuaLua to Premier League side Newcastle United for £2.25m. The proceeds from the sale helped to secure the medium-term future of the club.

Steve Whitton's first full season in charge of the U's ended with a minor improvement on last season with a 17th position finish. In the cups, it was a familiar story to the preceding seasons, with a first round exit in the Football League Trophy and a second round defeat to Sheffield United in the League Cup. Colchester were again dumped out of the FA Cup by non-League opposition when Yeovil Town thrashed them 5–1 in the first round.

Season overview

After scoring 14 goals for Colchester in the previous season, the U's began to receive interest in Lomana LuaLua. After scoring a hat-trick against Queens Park Rangers in the League Cup, LuaLua made his transfer to Bobby Robson's Newcastle United for a fee of £2.25m in September. The deal proved to be a huge financial boost to the club that helped secure the medium-term future of Colchester United.

In the FA Cup, Colchester suffered another first round exit to non-League opposition when Yeovil Town comprehensively won 5–1 at Huish Park. In the Football League Trophy, Colchester lost in the first round to Cambridge United while Sheffield United beat the U's in the second round of the League Cup after the U's had overcome QPR in the first round.

In the league, Steve Whitton guided his side to 17th position, six points clear of the relegation places.[5]

Players

As of match played 5 May 2001.[6][7][8]
No. Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee
Goalkeepers
1Simon BrownGKEnglandChelmsford3 December 1976 (aged 23)410England Tottenham Hotspur20 July 1999Free transfer
29Andy WoodmanGKEnglandCamberwell11 August 1971 (aged 28)70England Brentford1 January 2001Free transfer
30Glenn WilliamsonGKEnglandEnfield Town22 December 1982 (aged 17)00Youth team1 August 1999Free transfer
Defenders
2Joe DunneFBRepublic of IrelandDublin25 May 1973 (aged 27)1394England Dover Athletic7 December 1999[lower-alpha 1]Nominal
3Joe KeithFBEnglandPlaistow1 October 1978 (aged 21)492England West Ham United24 May 1999Free transfer
5Ross JohnsonCBEnglandBrighton2 January 1976 (aged 24)180England Brighton & Hove Albion14 February 2000Free transfer
6Simon ClarkCBEnglandBoston12 March 1967 (aged 33)00England Leyton Orient8 June 2000Free transfer
19Alan WhiteCBEnglandDarlington22 March 1975 (aged 25)50England Luton Town16 July 2000Free transfer
26Scott FitzgeraldCBRepublic of IrelandEngland Westminster13 August 1969 (aged 30)00England Millwall19 October 2000Free transfer
Midfielders
4Gavin JohnsonMFEnglandEye10 October 1970 (aged 29)270Scotland Dunfermline Athletic14 November 1999Free transfer
7Karl DuguidMFEnglandLetchworth21 March 1978 (aged 22)14923Youth team9 December 1995[lower-alpha 2]Free transfer
8David GregoryMFEnglandSudbury23 January 1970 (aged 30)20925England Peterborough United8 December 1995Free transfer
14Chris KeebleMFEnglandColchester17 September 1978 (aged 21)51England Ipswich Town23 March 2000Free transfer
15Thomas PinaultMFFranceGrasse4 December 1981 (aged 18)50France AS Cannes1 July 1999Free transfer
17Andy ArnottMFEnglandChatham18 October 1973 (aged 26)120England Brighton & Hove Albion1 November 1999Part exchange
18Aaron SkeltonMF/DFEnglandWelwyn Garden City22 November 1974 (aged 25)9211England Luton Town3 July 1997Free transfer
20Mick StockwellMFEnglandChelmsford14 February 1965 (aged 35)00England Ipswich Town23 July 2000Free transfer
22Sam OkaforMFNigeriaXtiam17 March 1982 (aged 18)10Youth team1 August 1998Free transfer
23Matt HearnMFEnglandBarking17 January 1984 (aged 16)00Youth team1 July 2000Free transfer
24Kemal IzzetMFEnglandWhitechapel29 September 1980 (aged 19)20England Charlton Athletic13 April 2001Free transfer
Forwards
9Scott McGleishFWEnglandChipping Barnet10 February 1974 (aged 26)176England Barnet12 January 2001£15,000
10Steve McGavinFWEnglandNorth Walsham24 January 1969 (aged 31)16763England Northampton Town1 October 1999Free transfer
21Keith ScottFWEnglandWestminster9 June 1967 (aged 32)51England Reading19 March 2001Free transfer
27Dean MorganFWMontserratEngland Edmonton3 October 1983 (aged 16)00Youth team1 August 2000Free transfer
  1. ↑ Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game in his second spell for the club
  2. ↑ 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.
8 June 2000 CB England Simon Clark England Leyton Orient Free transfer [9][10]
1 July 2000 MF England Matt Hearn Youth team Free transfer [11][12]
16 July 2000 CB England Alan White England Luton Town Free transfer [13][14]
23 July 2000 MF England Mick Stockwell England Ipswich Town Free transfer [15][16]
1 August 2000 FW Montserrat Dean Morgan Youth team Free transfer [17][18]
18 August 2000 MF England Adam Tanner England Peterborough United Free transfer [19][20]
19 October 2000 CB Republic of Ireland Scott Fitzgerald England Millwall Free transfer [21][22]
1 January 2001 GK England Andy Woodman England Brentford Free transfer [23][24]
12 January 2001 FW England Scott McGleish England Barnet £15,000 [25][26]
19 March 2001 FW England Keith Scott England Reading Free transfer [27][28]
13 April 2001 MF England Kemal Izzet England Charlton Athletic Free transfer [29][30]
  • Total spending: Decrease ~ £15,000

    Out

    Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
    End of season FB England Andy Taylor Free agent Released [31]
    31 May 2000 CB England Craig Farley England Chesham United Released [32][33]
    31 May 2000 FW England Jamie Moralee Wales Barry Town Released [34][35]
    31 May 2000 MF New Zealand Adrian Webster England Faversham Town Released [36][37]
    7 July 2000 CB Republic of Ireland David Greene Wales Cardiff City Free transfer [38][39]
    19 September 2000 FW Democratic Republic of the Congo Lomana LuaLua England Newcastle United £2,250,000 [40][41]
    7 December 2000 FW Nigeria KK Opara England Leyton Orient Nominal [42][43]
    26 December 2000 MF England Jason Dozzell England Canvey Island Released [44][45][lower-alpha 1]
    21 January 2001 MF England Adam Tanner England Canvey Island Released [19][20]
    1 February 2001 DF England Sean Hillier Free agent Released [46][47]
    16 February 2001 CB England Jack Wignall England Dagenham & Redbridge Released [48][49]
    22 March 2001 FW England Tony Lock England Dagenham & Redbridge Released [50][51]
    • Total incoming: Increase ~ £2,250,000
    1. ↑ Date of departure refers to the date of the player's final game for the club

    Loans in

    Date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
    6 October 2000 FW England Mark Nicholls England Chelsea 6 November 2000 [52][53]
    12 October 2000 FW England Keith Scott England Reading 12 November 2000 [27][28]
    8 November 2000 FW Republic of Ireland Barry Conlon England York City 8 May 2001 [54][55]
    10 November 2000 GK England Andy Woodman England Brentford 31 December 2000 [23][24]
    22 March 2001 DF/MF Republic of Ireland Shaun Byrne England West Ham United 22 April 2001 [56]
    22 March 2001 MF England Kemal Izzet England Charlton Athletic 12 April 2001 [29][30]

      Loans out

      Date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.
      22 March 2001 MF Nigeria Sam Okafor England Dartford 8 May 2001 [57][58]

        Match details

        Second Division

        League table

        PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts1Promotion, qualification or relegation
        15Oldham Athletic461513185365-1258
        16Bury461610204559-1458
        17Colchester United461512195559-457
        18Northampton Town461512194659-1357
        19Cambridge United461411216177-1653

        Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

        (C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (R) Relegated.

        Notes:

        1 The points system: 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.

        Second Division results round by round

        Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
        GroundAHAHHAAHAHHAAHHAHAHHAHAAAAHHAHHAAHAHHHHAHAHAAA
        ResultDLWDWLDDDLLLLWWLLWDWWWLDWDLLLDWLLLWWLWWLDLWLDD
        Position121810125101214121213172118171719171713128121515141515171717171717171415141217171716161717

        Source: 11v11.com
        A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

        Matches

        Football League Cup

        FA Cup

        Football League Trophy

        Squad statistics

        Appearances and goals

        [6][59]

        No. Pos Nat Player TotalSecond DivisionFA CupLeague CupFootball League Trophy
        AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
        1 GK England Simon Brown 230180104000
        2 DF Republic of Ireland Joe Dunne 39131+310+103010
        3 DF England Joe Keith 30321+63001+2000
        4 MF England Gavin Johnson 42233+42103+1000
        5 DF England Ross Johnson 18017+10000000
        6 DF England Simon Clark 39033+100+104000
        7 MF England Karl Duguid 45634+65113010
        8 MF England David Gregory 31327+13101010
        9 FW England Scott McGleish 21511+105000000
        10 FW England Steve McGavin 46319+22210310+10
        14 MF England Chris Keeble 20110+71001+1010
        15 MF France Thomas Pinault 513+21000000
        17 MF England Andy Arnott 501+20000+1010
        18 MF England Aaron Skelton 49643+16103010
        19 DF England Alan White 37029+30104000
        20 MF England Mick Stockwell 52114611104010
        21[lower-alpha 1] FW England Keith Scott 918+11000000
        24 MF England Kemal Izzet 615+11000000
        26 DF Republic of Ireland Scott Fitzgerald 320300100010
        27 FW Montserrat Dean Morgan 400+40000000
        29 GK England Andy Woodman 290280000010
        Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season
        9 FW Democratic Republic of the Congo Lomana LuaLua 9572002300
        11 MF England Jason Dozzell 280220104010
        12 FW Nigeria KK Opara 300+20001000
        17 FW England Tony Lock 1723+1120+102000
        21 MF England Adam Tanner 601+30001+1000
        24 FW England Mark Nicholls 403+10000000
        28 FW Republic of Ireland Barry Conlon 28823+38100010
        1. ↑ Keith Scott's squad number was 25 during his loan spell

        Goalscorers

        [59]

        Place Number Nationality Position Name Second Division FA Cup EFL Cup Football League Trophy Total
        1 20 England MF Mick Stockwell 11 0 0 0 11
        2 28 Republic of Ireland FW Barry Conlon 8 0 0 0 8
        3 7 England MF Karl Duguid 5 1 0 0 6
        18 England MF/DF Aaron Skelton 6 0 0 0 6
        5 9 Democratic Republic of the Congo FW Lomana LuaLua 2 0 3 0 5
        9 England FW Scott McGleish 5 0 0 0 5
        7 3 England FB Joe Keith 3 0 0 0 3
        8 England MF David Gregory 3 0 0 0 3
        10 England FW Steve McGavin 2 0 1 0 3
        10 4 England MF Gavin Johnson 2 0 0 0 2
        17 England FW Tony Lock 2 0 0 0 2
        12 2 Republic of Ireland FB Joe Dunne 1 0 0 0 1
        14 England MF Chris Keeble 1 0 0 0 1
        15 France MF Thomas Pinault 1 0 0 0 1
        24 England MF Kemal Izzet 1 0 0 0 1
        21 England FW Keith Scott 1 0 0 0 1
        Own goals 1 0 0 0 1
        TOTALS 55 1 4 0 60

        Disciplinary record

        [60]

        Number Nationality Position Name Second Division 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
        6 England CB Simon Clark 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1
        19 England CB Alan White 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 1
        2 Republic of Ireland FB Joe Dunne 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
        4 England MF Gavin Johnson 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
        7 England MF Karl Duguid 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
        9 Democratic Republic of the Congo FW Lomana LuaLua 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
        17 England FW Tony Lock 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
        18 England MF/DF Aaron Skelton 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
        26 Republic of Ireland CB Scott Fitzgerald 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
        3 England FB Joe Keith 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
        8 England MF David Gregory 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
        11 England MF Jason Dozzell 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
        28 Republic of Ireland FW Barry Conlon 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
        1 England GK Simon Brown 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
        5 England CB Ross Johnson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
        9 England FW Scott McGleish 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
        14 England MF Chris Keeble 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
        20 England MF Mick Stockwell 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
        21 England MF Adam Tanner 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
        24 England MF Kemal Izzet 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
        29 England GK Andy Woodman 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
        TOTALS 55 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 57 3

        Clean sheets

        Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.[61]

        Place Number Nationality Player Second Division FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy Total
        1 29 England Andy Woodman 8 0 0 0 8
        2 1 England Simon Brown 4 0 0 0 4
        TOTALS 12 0 0 0 12

        Player debuts

        Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.[62]

        Number Position Nationality Player Date Opponent Ground Notes
        6 CB England Simon Clark 12 August 2000 Swindon Town County Ground
        19 CB England Alan White 12 August 2000 Swindon Town County Ground [63][lower-alpha 1]
        20 MF England Mick Stockwell 12 August 2000 Swindon Town County Ground
        21 MF England Adam Tanner 12 September 2000 Bury Gigg Lane
        24 FW England Mark Nicholls 6 October 2000 Walsall Layer Road
        25 FW England Keith Scott 14 October 2000 Port Vale Vale Park
        26 CB Republic of Ireland Scott Fitzgerald 21 October 2000 Cambridge United Layer Road
        27 FW Montserrat Dean Morgan 4 November 2000 Northampton Town Layer Road
        28 FW Republic of Ireland Barry Conlon 11 November 2000 Reading Madejski Stadium
        29 GK England Andy Woodman 11 November 2000 Reading Madejski Stadium
        9 FW England Scott McGleish 13 January 2001 Oldham Athletic Boundary Park [64][lower-alpha 1]
        29 GK England Andy Woodman 13 January 2001 Oldham Athletic Boundary Park [64][lower-alpha 1]
        21 FW England Keith Scott 20 March 2001 Swindon Town Layer Road [65][lower-alpha 1]
        24 MF England Kemal Izzet 31 March 2001 Luton Town Layer Road
        24 MF England Kemal Izzet 14 April 2001 Bristol Rovers Memorial Stadium [66][lower-alpha 1]
        1. 1 2 3 4 5 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

        • "Colchester United football club match record: 2001". 11v11.com. Retrieved 4 October 2018.

        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.
        2. ↑ "Colchester Utd 2–1 Reading". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
        3. ↑ "Colchester Utd 0–1 Sheffield United". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
        4. ↑ "Average Attendance Figures Per Season". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
        5. ↑ Hudson, Matt (11 August 2013). "The 1990s and 2000s". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
        6. 1 2 "Appearances". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
        7. ↑ "Colchester United". FootballSquads. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
        8. ↑ "All Colchester United football club players: 2001". 11v11.com. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
        9. ↑ "Simon Clark". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
        10. ↑ Simon Clark at Soccerbase
        11. ↑ "Matt Hearn". 11v11.com. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
        12. ↑ Matthew Hearn at Soccerbase
        13. ↑ "Alan White". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
        14. ↑ Alan White at Soccerbase
        15. ↑ "Micky Stockwell". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
        16. ↑ Mick Stockwell at Soccerbase
        17. ↑ "Dean Morgan". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
        18. ↑ Dean Morgan at Soccerbase
        19. 1 2 "Adam Tanner". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
        20. 1 2 Adam Tanner at Soccerbase
        21. ↑ "Scott Fitzgerald". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
        22. ↑ Scott Fitzgerald at Soccerbase
        23. 1 2 "Andy Woodman (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
        24. 1 2 Andy Woodman at Soccerbase
        25. ↑ "Scott McGleish". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
        26. ↑ Scott McGleish at Soccerbase
        27. 1 2 "Keith Scott". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
        28. 1 2 Keith Scott at Soccerbase
        29. 1 2 "Kem Izzet (Midfielder)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
        30. 1 2 Kemal Izzet at Soccerbase
        31. ↑ "Andy Taylor". Stowmarket Town FC. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
        32. ↑ "Craig Farley". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
        33. ↑ Craig Farley at Soccerbase
        34. ↑ "Jamie Moralee". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
        35. ↑ Jamie Moralee at Soccerbase
        36. ↑ "Adrian Webster". 11v11.com. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
        37. ↑ Adrian Webster at Soccerbase
        38. ↑ "David Greene". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
        39. ↑ David Greene at Soccerbase
        40. ↑ "Lomana Tresor Lua Lua". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
        41. ↑ Lomana LuaLua at Soccerbase
        42. ↑ "KK Opara". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
        43. ↑ KK Opara at Soccerbase
        44. ↑ "Jason Dozzell". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
        45. ↑ Jason Dozzell at Soccerbase
        46. ↑ Whitehead, Jeff; Drury, Kevin (2008). The Who's Who of Colchester United: The Layer Road Years. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 262. ISBN 978-1-85983-629-3.
        47. ↑ Sean Hillier at Soccerbase
        48. ↑ "Jack Wignall". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
        49. ↑ Jack Wignall at Soccerbase
        50. ↑ "Tony Lock". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
        51. ↑ Tony Lock at Soccerbase
        52. ↑ "Mark Nicholls". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
        53. ↑ Mark Nicholls at Soccerbase
        54. ↑ "Barry Conlon". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
        55. ↑ Barry Conlon at Soccerbase
        56. ↑ "Shaun Byrne". 11v11.com. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
        57. ↑ "Sam Okafor". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
        58. ↑ Sam Okafor at Soccerbase
        59. 1 2 "Goals". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
        60. ↑ "Discipline". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
        61. ↑ "Clean sheets (1st team)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
        62. ↑ "Alltime- List of Debuts". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
        63. ↑ "Swindon Town 0–0 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
        64. 1 2 "Oldham Athletic 1–1 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
        65. ↑ "Colchester Utd 0–1 Swindon Town". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
        66. ↑ "Bristol Rovers 2–0 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
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