2006–07 Colchester United F.C. season
2006–07 season | ||
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Chairman | Robbie Cowling[1] | |
Manager |
Geraint Williams (From 28 July 2006) | |
Championship | 10th | |
FA Cup | 3rd Round | |
League Cup | 1st Round | |
Top goalscorer |
League: Jamie Cureton (23) All: Jamie Cureton (24) | |
Highest home attendance | 6,065 (Ipswich Town) | |
Lowest home attendance | 4,249 (Barnsley) | |
Average home league attendance | 5,466 | |
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The 2006–07 season was Colchester United's first ever season in the second tier of English football after finishing 2nd in the 2005–06 season Football League One.
Season Review
Chris Iwelumo's 19 goals and 15 by midfielder Neil Danns in the 2005–06 season put both players in the shop window. Danns left for Birmingham in a deal worth an eventual £850,000 whilst Iwelumo welcomed Jamie Cureton on a permanent deal.
Manager Phil Parkinson, however, resigned on 13 June 2006 in a case reminiscent of the George Burley saga 12 years earlier. Many fans thought that Hull Chairman Adam Pearson had approached Parkinson illegally and like Ipswich before him was made to pay when Peter Heard won £400,000 damages for the club.
Geraint Williams oversaw pre-season training and, after a lengthy recruitment process, was charged with the daunting task of leading United in their first season in the Championship. He employed Mick Harford as his assistant and the pair worked miracles for a club that was now owned by Robbie Cowling, a very successful local businessman.
United entertained Ipswich in the first League derby for 49 years and a Karl Duguid goal gave U's the victory they so dearly aspired to. Parkinson returned with his struggling Hull team in November 2006 and Iwelumo bagged four and a share of the club record as United trounced The Tigers 5–1. Parkinson was sacked five days later whilst United recorded eight home wins on the spin to be in a play-off position by Christmas.
Talk turned to sharing Portman Road if United reached the Premiership with Cuckoo Farm still to rise from the drawing board.
Reading paid a new record £2.5m for England U20s international Greg Halford, but the loss did not affect United too much as they continued to take playing against the likes of Leeds, Sunderland and Birmingham in their stride.
Iwelumo netted an impressive 18 goals but Cureton went even better netting 24 times winning the Championship Golden Boot. Unbelievably, United were just one point off a play-off place with two games to go. Defeat at chief rivals Stoke ended their hopes but the 10th-placed finish was the highest in the club's history making them 30th in the entire Football League.
Gates at Layer Road had risen to 5,466, the highest since 1970/1 with most games sold out, and, the first turf was cut at Cuckoo Farm.[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 | |||
3 | 26 July 1986 | 1 July 2003 | Free | |||
4 | 15 August 1982 | 26 June 2006 | 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 | 28 August 1975 | 6 June 2006 | Free | |||
10 | 29 September 1980 | 13 April 2001 | Free | |||
11 | 1 August 1978 | 6 July 2005 | Free | |||
12 | 12 November 1982 | 31 August 2002 | Free | |||
13 | 22 May 1985 | 1 August 2002 | Free | |||
14 | 4 September 1981 | 3 September 2004 | Undisclosed | |||
15 | 1 August 1987 | 1 July 2004 | Free | |||
16 | 31 January 1986 | 1 August 2004 | Free | |||
17 | 11 September 1987 | 1 July 2006 | Free | |||
18 | 11 June 1986 | 1 July 2004 | Free | |||
20 | 12 September 1980 | 7 September 2006 | Free | |||
21 | 1 October 1986 | 3 September 2005 | Free | |||
23 | 9 January 1987 | 1 July 2004 | Free | |||
25 | 3 January 1989 | 1 July 2006 | Free | |||
Transfers
Transfers In
Date | Pos. | Player Name | Previous Club | League | Transfer Fee | Notes |
6 June 2006 | FW | Football League Two | Free | |||
26 June 2006 | MF | Premier League | Free | |||
1 July 2006 | DF | N/A | Free | |||
1 July 2006 | MF | N/A | Free | |||
7 September 2006 | MF | Football League One | Free | |||
Transfers Out
Date | Pos. | Player Name | New Club | League | Transfer Fee | Notes |
19 June 2006 | DF | Football League Two | Free | |||
20 June 2006 | MF | Football League Championship | £500,000 | |||
1 July 2006 | FW | Conference National | Free | |||
11 July 2006 | DF | Football League Championship | Free | |||
14 July 2006 | FW | Conference National | Free | |||
17 July 2006 | DF | Football League Two | Free | |||
30 January 2007 | DF | Premier League | £2,500,000 | Record transfer fee received | ||
8 March 2007 | FW | Scottish Second Division | Free | Signed 1 July 2007 | ||
Loans In
Date | Pos. | Player Name | Parent Club | League | Date Returned | Notes |
16 August 2006 | DF | Football League Championship | 7 May 2007 | |||
27 August 2006 | MF | Premier League | 27 November 2006 | |||
23 November 2006 | MF | Premier League | 7 May 2007 | |||
26 January 2007 | DF | Premier League | 30 March 2007 | |||
Loans Out
Date | Pos. | Player Name | New Club | League | Date Returned | Notes |
9 February 2007 | DF | Football League One | 9 April 2007 | |||
Results
Championship Results Summary
Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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9 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 70 | 66 | +4 | 71 |
10 | Colchester United | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 70 | 56 | +14 | 69 |
11 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 63 | 62 | +1 | 67 |
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
Championship Results Round by Round
Championship Results
League Cup
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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22/08/2006 | R1 | MK Dons | A | 0–1 (aet) | 2,747 |
FA Cup
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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09/01/2007 | R3 | Barnet | A | 1–2 | 3,075 | Cureton |
Squad statistics
No. | Nat. | Pos. | Name | Total | Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | ||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
1 | GK | Aidan Davison | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
3 | DF | John White | 17 | 0 | 8+8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
4 | MF | Johnnie Jackson | 33 | 2 | 24+8 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
5 | DF | Wayne Brown | 48 | 1 | 46 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
6 | MF | Kevin Watson | 42 | 1 | 38+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
7 | MF | Karl Duguid | 45 | 5 | 42+1 | 5 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
8 | FW | Jamie Cureton | 46 | 24 | 44 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | |||
10 | MF | Kemal Izzet | 47 | 1 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
11 | FW | Chris Iwelumo | 48 | 18 | 41+5 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
12 | DF | Pat Baldwin | 40 | 1 | 35+3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
13 | GK | Dean Gerken | 29 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
14 | MF | Richard Garcia | 38 | 7 | 33+3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
15 | FW | Jamie Guy | 34 | 3 | 1+31 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
16 | DF | George Elokobi | 10 | 0 | 8+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
17 | DF | Lawrie Wilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
18 | DF | Chris Barker | 39 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
19 | DF | Garry Richards | 5 | 1 | 3+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
20 | MF | Kevin McLeod | 25 | 3 | 13+11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
21 | MF | Robbie King | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
23 | GK | Mark Cousins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
24 | MF | Hogan Ephraim | 21 | 1 | 5+16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
25 | MF | Anthony Wordsworth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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2 | DF | Greg Halford | 30 | 3 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
9 | FW | Marino Keith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
22 | MF | Ritchie Jones | 6 | 0 | 0+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
22 | DF | Matthew Mills | 9 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scorers
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League Cup
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Assists
Assistant | League | Cup | Total |
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8 | 0 | 8 | |
6 | 6 | ||
4 | 4 | ||
2 | 1 | 3 | |
0 | 2 | ||
1 | 1 | ||
Disciplinary record
Pos. | Name | League | Cups | Total | |||
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DF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
DF | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |
DF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
FW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
MF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
MF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
MF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
FW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
DF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
FW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
MF | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
MF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
MF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
DF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
MF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Most Frequent Starting XI
This section shows players in a 4–4–2 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.
- ↑ "2006–07 Season Appearance Data". Colchester United F.C. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
- ↑ "2006–07 Season Goalscorers Data". coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
- ↑ "2006–07 Season Assists Data". Colchester United F.C. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
- ↑ "2006–07 Season Discipline Data". Colchester United F.C. Retrieved 1 April 2011.