2004–05 Colchester United F.C. season
2004–05 season | ||
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Chairman | Peter Heard[1] | |
Manager | Phil Parkinson | |
League One | 15th | |
FA Cup | 4th Round | |
League Cup | 3rd Round | |
Football League Trophy | 1st Round | |
Top goalscorer |
League: Neil Danns (11) All: Craig Fagan (14) | |
Highest home attendance | 4,834 (Torquay United) | |
Lowest home attendance | 2,616 (Walsall) | |
Average home league attendance | 3,534 | |
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The 2004–05 season was Colchester United's seventh consecutive season in the third tier of English football.
Season Review
West Brom became the last-ever top flight club to visit Layer Road on 21 September 2004. Colchester didn't disappoint winning the League Cup tie 2–1 to earn a trip to another Premiership side in Southampton. Backed by a huge half-term holiday following, United scared their lofty opponents before bowing out 3–2.
League form was relatively poor with nine home defeats and just four wins in a 25-game mid season spell. No team managed to score more than two goals in the League against the U's but a mid-table spot was always on the cards.
A tricky set of draws in the FA Cup had Colchester winning through their travels to Mansfield, Rushden & Diamonds and Hull, although the Mansfield tie required a replay, before being paired with Premiership Blackburn at Ewood Park. United were shell-shocked from the moment goalkeeper Aidan Davison ensured his place on 'Football Bloopers' videos for life, applying an air shot to a tame backpass that struck a divot. United never recovered and lost 3–0.
With 15th place in 2004–05 considered a backward step, U's fans became increasingly frustrated at manager Phil Parkinson's 4–5–1 tactics at Layer Road.[2]
Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Player Info
No. | Name | Place of Birth | Date of Birth | Previous Club | Date Joined | Fee |
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1 | 11 May 1968 | 5 July 2004 | Free | |||
2 | 8 December 1984 | 1 August 2002 | Free | |||
3 | 1 October 1978 | 24 May 1999 | Free | |||
4 | 10 October 1970 | 14 November 1999 | Free | |||
5 | 20 August 1977 | 8 July 2004 | Free | |||
6 | 3 January 1974 | 5 July 2004 | Free | |||
7 | 21 March 1978 | 16 July 1995 | Free | |||
8 | 10 September 1982 | 31 August 2004 | Free | |||
9 | 16 December 1974 | 1 March 2005 | Free | |||
10 | 29 September 1980 | 13 April 2001 | Free | |||
11 | 15 January 1984 | 25 November 2003 | Free | |||
12 | 12 November 1982 | 31 August 2002 | Free | |||
13 | 22 May 1985 | 1 August 2002 | Free | |||
14 | 11 November 1984 | 5 July 2004 | Free | |||
15 | 19 February 1984 | 10 August 2004 | Free | |||
16 | 31 January 1986 | 1 August 2004 | Free | |||
17 | 19 May 1971 | 25 July 2001 | Free | |||
18 | 6 November 1981 | 10 June 2004 | Free | |||
19 | 11 June 1986 | 1 July 2004 | Free | |||
22 | 26 March 1985 | 1 July 2004 | Free | |||
23 | 26 July 1986 | 1 July 2003 | Free | |||
25 | 5 September 1977 | 31 October 2002 | Free | |||
26 | 23 November 1982 | 23 December 2004 | Undisclosed | |||
28 | 4 September 1981 | 3 September 2004 | Undisclosed | |||
29 | 1 August 1987 | 1 July 2004 | Free | |||
35 | 9 January 1987 | 1 July 2004 | Free |
Transfers
Transfers In
Transfers Out
Date | Pos. | Player Name | New Club | League | Transfer Fee | Notes |
2 June 2004 | DF | Football League Two | Free | |||
11 June 2004 | DF | Football League One | Free | |||
11 June 2004 | DF | Football League One | Free | |||
24 June 2004 | GK | Scottish Premier League | Free | |||
30 June 2004 | GK | Football League One | Free | |||
30 June 2004 | FW | Football League Two | Free | |||
24 July 2004 | MF | Football League Two | Free | |||
31 August 2004 | FW | Premier League | £100,000 | Swap with Gareth Williams | ||
4 November 2004 | GK | Football League Two | Free | |||
28 February 2005 | FW | Football League One | £750,000 |
Loans In
Date | Pos. | Player Name | Parent Club | League | Date Returned | Notes |
3 August 2004 | FW | Football League Championship | 20 October 2004 | |||
10 September 2004 | MF | Premier League | 10 November 2004 | |||
17 March 2005 | MF | Football League One | 8 May 2005 | |||
24 March 2005 | FW | Premier League | 8 May 2005 |
Loans Out
Date | Pos. | Player Name | New Club | League | Date Returned | Notes |
27 January 2005 | DF | Football League Two | 27 February 2005 | |||
29 January 2005 | DF | Conference National | 24 April 2005 | |||
17 March 2005 | DF | Football League One | 8 May 2005 |
Results
League One Results Summary
Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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14 | Walsall | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 65 | 69 | −4 | 60 |
15 | Colchester United | 46 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 60 | 50 | +10 | 59 |
16 | Blackpool | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 54 | 59 | −5 | 57 |
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
League One Results Round by Round
League One Results
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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7 August 2004 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 3–0 | 24,138 | Fagan, Stockley, J. Keith |
10 August 2004 | Stockport County | H | 3–2 | 3,346 | Watson, Andrews, Fagan |
14 August 2004 | Peterborough United | H | 2–1 | 3,754 | Andrews (pen.), Ireland (o.g.) |
21 August 2004 | Chesterfield | A | 1–2 | 4,028 | Johnson |
28 August 2004 | Doncaster Rovers | H | 4–1 | 3,803 | Fagan, Johnson, Halford, J. Keith |
30 August 2004 | Hartlepool United | A | 1–2 | 4,371 | J. Keith |
4 September 2004 | Swindon Town | H | 0–1 | 3,868 | |
11 September 2004 | Bournemouth | A | 3–1 | 5,944 | Fagan, Williams, May |
18 September 2004 | MK Dons | H | 0–1 | 3,460 | |
25 September 2004 | Oldham Athletic | A | 1–1 | 5,166 | Halford |
2 October 2004 | Port Vale | H | 2–1 | 3,230 | Danns (2) |
9 October 2004 | Walsall | A | 1–2 | 5,203 | Garcia |
16 October 2004 | Blackpool | A | 1–1 | 6,464 | Watson |
19 October 2004 | Wrexham | H | 1–2 | 2,866 | Danns |
23 October 2004 | Tranmere Rovers | H | 1–2 | 3,420 | Halford |
30 October 2004 | Bristol City | A | 0–0 | 11,678 | |
6 November 2004 | Bradford City | A | 2–2 | 7,851 | Johnson (2) |
20 November 2004 | Huddersfield Town | H | 0–0 | 3,972 | |
27 November 2004 | Torquay United | A | 3–1 | 2,984 | Fagan (2), Garcia |
7 December 2004 | Barnsley | H | 0–2 | 2,927 | |
11 December 2004 | Hull City | H | 1–2 | 4,046 | Williams |
18 December 2004 | Brentford | A | 0–1 | 5,531 | |
28 December 2004 | Luton Town | A | 2–2 | 8.806 | Garcia, Halford |
1 January 2005 | Swindon Town | A | 3–0 | 6,468 | Johnson, Danns, Garcia |
3 January 2005 | Oldham Athletic | H | 0–0 | 3,873 | |
15 January 2005 | MK Dons | A | 0–2 | 3,833 | |
22 January 2005 | Luton Town | H | 0–0 | 4,309 | |
21 January 2005 | Walsall | H | 5–0 | 2,616 | Fagan (2), Johnson, Williams, Hunt |
5 February 2005 | Blackpool | H | 0–1 | 3,526 | |
12 February 2005 | Tranmere Rovers | A | 1–1 | 8,098 | J. Keith |
15 February 2005 | Bournemouth | H | 3–1 | 2,820 | Johnson, Ndumbu-Nsungu, Danns |
19 February 2005 | Bristol City | H | 0–2 | 3,412 | |
22 February 2005 | Wrexham | A | 2–2 | 2,391 | Danns, Brown |
26 February 2005 | Hull City | A | 0–2 | 16,484 | |
5 March 2005 | Brentford | H | 0–1 | 3,066 | |
8 March 2005 | Port Vale | A | 0–0 | 3,496 | |
12 March 2005 | Stockport County | A | 2–1 | 4,004 | Danns (2) |
19 March 2005 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 1–1 | 4,169 | Heckingbottom (o.g.) |
25 March 2005 | Peterborough United | A | 3–0 | 4,084 | Goodfellow, Danns, M. Keith |
28 March 2005 | Chesterfield | H | 1–0 | 3,471 | M. Keith |
1 April 2005 | Doncaster Rovers | A | 1–1 | 6,774 | M. Keith |
9 April 2005 | Hartlepool United | H | 1–1 | 3,649 | Johnson |
16 April 2005 | Huddersfield Town | A | 2–2 | 10,831 | Danns, Chilvers |
23 April 2005 | Bradford City | H | 0–0 | 3,351 | |
30 April 2005 | Barnsley | A | 1–1 | 8,162 | Johnson |
7 May 2005 | Torquay United | H | 2–1 | 4,834 | Danns, M. Keith |
League Cup
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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24 August 2004 | R1 | Cheltenham Town | H | 2–1 | 2,144 | Fagan, Johnson |
21 September 2004 | R2 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | 4,591 | Fagan, May |
27 October 2004 | R3 | Southampton | A | 3–2 | 20,588 | Danns, Halford |
League Trophy
Southern Section
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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29 September 2004 | R1 (S) | Southend United | H | 1–1 3–5 on Pens |
3,469 | Garcia |
FA Cup
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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13 November 2004 | R1 | Mansfield Town | A | 1–1 | 3,202 | Halford |
23 November 2004 | R1 (R) | Mansfield Town | H | 4–1 | 2,492 | Garcia, Curtis (o.g.), Fagan (pen.), Williams (pen.) |
4 December 2004 | R2 | Rushden & Diamonds | A | 5–2 | 3,077 | Halford (3), Fagan (2) |
8 January 2005 | R3 | Hull City | A | 2–0 | 14,027 | Williams, Fagan |
29 January 2005 | R4 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 0–3 | 10,634 |
Squad statistics
No. | Nat. | Pos. | Name | Total | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | Aidan Davison | 39 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
2 | DF | Greg Halford | 53 | 9 | 44 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
3 | DF | Joe Keith | 40 | 4 | 31 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
4 | DF | Gavin Johnson | 44 | 10 | 37 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
5 | DF | Wayne Brown | 47 | 1 | 40 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
6 | MF | Kevin Watson | 53 | 2 | 44 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
7 | MF | Karl Duguid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
8 | FW | Gareth Williams | 34 | 5 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
9 | FW | Marino Keith | 12 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
10 | MF | Kemal Izzet | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
11 | FW | Jamie Cade | 13 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
12 | DF | Pat Baldwin | 46 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
13 | GK | Dean Gerken | 16 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
14 | DF | Stephen Hunt | 25 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
15 | DF | Ben Bowditch | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
16 | DF | George Elokobi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
17 | MF | Bobby Bowry | 15 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
18 | DF | Liam Chilvers | 48 | 1 | 41 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
19 | DF | Garry Richards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
20 | MF | Marc Goodfellow | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
22 | MF | Ross Crouch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
23 | DF | John White | 24 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
24 | FW | Guylain Ndumbu-Nsungu | 9 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
25 | DF | Sam Stockley | 44 | 1 | 37 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
26 | MF | Neil Danns | 36 | 12 | 32 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
28 | MF | Richard Garcia | 30 | 6 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
29 | FW | Jamie Guy | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
30 | FW | Ryan Jarvis | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
35 | GK | Mark Cousins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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8 | FW | Wayne Andrews | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
9 | FW | Craig Fagan | 34 | 14 | 26 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
20 | FW | Ben May | 16 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
30 | GK | Andy Marriott | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scorers
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League Cup
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League Trophy
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Assists
Assistant | League | Cup | Total |
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11 | 1 | 12 | |
8 | 9 | ||
4 | 2 | 6 | |
0 | 4 | ||
2 | 2 | ||
3 | 0 | 3 | |
1 | 2 | ||
2 | 0 | 2 | |
1 | 1 | ||
0 | 1 | ||
Disciplinary record
Pos. | Name | League | Cups | Total | |||
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DF | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
DF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
DF | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
FW | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 1 | |
MF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
DF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
DF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
DF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
DF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
FW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
DF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
MF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Most Frequent Starting XI
This section shows players in a 4–5–1 formation with the most league starts during the season.
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References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "The U's History: The 00s". Colchester United F.C. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
- ↑ "2004–05 Season Appearance Data". Colchester United F.C. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
- ↑ "2004–05 Season Goalscorers Data". coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
- ↑ "2004–05 Season Assists Data". Colchester United F.C. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
- ↑ "2004–05 Season Discipline Data". Colchester United F.C. Retrieved 1 April 2011.