2018–19 Colchester United F.C. season

Colchester United
2018–19 season
Owner Robbie Cowling
Chairman Robbie Cowling[1]
Manager John McGreal
Stadium Colchester Community Stadium
League Two 6th
FA Cup 1st round
EFL Cup 1st round
(eliminated by Cheltenham Town)
EFL Trophy Group stage
Top goalscorer League:
Luke Norris (7)
All:
Luke Norris (8)
Highest home attendance 4,108
v Cambridge United, 15 September 2018[2]
Lowest home attendance 532
v Southampton U21, 4 September 2018[3]
Average home league attendance 2,753[4]
Biggest win 6–0
v Crewe Alexandra, 21 August 2018
Biggest defeat 0–2
v Southampton U21, 4 September 2018
1–3
v Stevenage, 6 October 2018
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

The 2018–19 season will be Colchester United's 82nd season in their history and their third successive season competing in League Two. Along with competing in League Two, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.

Season overview

Pre-season

Colchester's position in League Two for the 2018–19 season was confirmed on 21 April 2018, when the U's suffered a 2–1 defeat at Lincoln City, mathematically ruling out potential for promotion through the play-offs.[5]

On 8 May, following the conclusion of the 2017–18 season, Colchester announced four players would be leaving on 1 July 2018 following the expiry of their contracts. These included Doug Loft whose time with the U's had been plagued by injury, Scottish duo Denny Johnstone and Craig Slater who had both been on loan north of the border during the previous season, and Tommy O'Sullivan who again had been out on loan with Torquay United during the latter part of last season.[6]

On 9 May, Academy graduate Drey Wright signed a two-year pre-contract agreement with Scottish Premiership side St Johnstone.[7]

On 10 May, Colchester signed Cheltenham Town midfielder Harry Pell on a three-year contract for an undisclosed six-figure sum.[8]

On 12 May, both Tom Lapslie and Ben Dickenson took up the option of a further year on their contracts to remain with Colchester until summer 2019.[9]

On 15 May, defender Ryan Jackson signed a contract extension with the club until the summer of 2020.[10]

The club announced on 18 May that seven of the under-23 squad would be released at the end of their contracts. This included Tarryn Allarakhia, Charley Edge, Dominic Kurasik, Eli Phipps, Josh Pollard, Callum Sturgess and JJ Wilson.[11]

Three scholars were offered professional contracts to remain with the club on 24 May, with Dean Ager, Callum Jones and Ollie Kensdale all offered terms.[12]

On 24 May, Colchester signed goalkeeper Bailey Vose from Brighton & Hove Albion for an undisclosed fee on a two-year contract.[13]

Following a successful trial towards the end of the 2017–18 season, Noah Chesmain agreed a one-year contract with the club on 25 May after his release by Millwall.[14]

On 30 May, the club confirmed seven under-23s players had agreed contract extensions. These included George Brown, Ryan Clampin, Eoin McKeown, Decarrey Sheriff, Sam Warde, and Diaz Wright, who agreed one-year deals, and Louis Dunne, who signed a two-year deal.[15]

On 1 June, the club announced that the new stadium sponsors would be JobServe and the stadium therefore renamed JobServe Community Stadium after the expiry of Weston Homes' ten-year deal.[16] The same day, it was announced Millwall would be visiting the stadium for a pre-season friendly on 24 July.[17]

Club captain Luke Prosser agreed a new two-year deal with Colchester United on 6 June.[18]

On 7 June, Colchester signed former West Bromwich Albion goalkeeper Ethan Ross on a two-year contract, while Wolverhampton Wanderers forward Aaron Collins joined the club in a season-long loan deal.[19]

On 8 June, Frank Nouble signed a two-year contract with the U's joining from League Two rivals Newport County after his contract had expired.[20] Meanwhile, three more friendlies were confirmed, with trips to nearby Maldon & Tiptree and newly-promoted National League side Braintree Town on 7 July and 10 July respectively. Also announced was a trip to north Wales to play Colwyn Bay on 13 July.[21]

On 12 June, a further friendly fixture was added with a trip to Dagenham & Redbridge set for 17 July.[22]

On 15 June, Colchester were drawn away to Cheltenham Town in the EFL Cup first round.[23]

On 22 June, Colchester announced another friendly game against Dartford on 21 July.[24]

On 27 June, Colchester signed Swindon Town striker Luke Norris on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[25]

On 29 June, manager John McGreal announced that both Sean Murray and Sam Walker had left the club after failing to agree new contracts, while he also hoped out-of-contract Kane Vincent-Young would remain with the club.[26]

On 5 July, Colchester signed centre back Chris Forino-Joseph on a one-year contract following a trial period with the under-23 side last season.[27]

Colchester played their first pre-season friendly against Maldon & Tiptree on 7 July. The visitors in their new away kit took the lead through captain Luke Prosser when he headed in Aaron Collins' corner kick after 12-minutes. Three minutes later, Collins was again the provider for Sammie Szmodics to convert from close range. Collins was then fouled in the penalty area and stepped up to convert from the spot on 27-minutes. On the half-hour mark, Sam Warde, playing for the Jammers, scored for the home side with a 25-yard free kick. After the break, both sides made wholesale changes, and Mikael Mandron completed the scoring to make it 4–1 to United on the hour mark.[28]

A final pre-season game against League One Gillingham was arranged on 10 July for Saturday 28 July.[29]

Colchester travelled to Braintree Town for their second pre-season friendly. The U's took the lead after ten minutes when Frank Nouble registered his first goal for the club following a lay-off from Ryan Gondoh. In the second half the lead was doubled when Mikael Mandron struck on 51-minutes, before Sammie Szmodics scored four minutes later to make it 3–0. Junior Ogedi-Uzokwe scored from close range in the 71st minute and Mandron scored his third goal in two games to complete the scoring three minutes from time.[30]

During their summer training camp in Cheshire, the U's faced Northern Premier League side Colwyn Bay. Two goals from Mikael Mandron and one each from Tom Lapslie, Aaron Collins and Frank Nouble secured an easy victory for Colchester.[31]

Following the announcement that JobServe had gained the stadium naming rights, JobServe owner and club chairman Robbie Cowling announced JobServe would also be the club's shirt sponsor for home and away kits for the 2018–19 season.[32]

On 13 July, Colchester were drawn against Southend United and Cambridge United for the EFL Trophy group stage, with their final Category One under-21 invited opponents revealed on 18 July.[33]

Dagenham & Redbridge held the U's to a 1–1 draw at Victoria Road on 17 July. Michael Cheek opened the scoring with a free kick at the midway point of the first half, but Diaz Wright scored five minutes from full-time to rescue a draw for the visitors.[34]

Colchester's final opponents in the EFL Trophy group stage were drawn on 18 July with Southampton under-21s set to visit the Community Stadium.[35]

A late own goal proved the difference between hosts Dartford and the U's on 21 July. Ronnie Vint put the ball into his own net following a cross from Ben Dickenson after 81-minutes as Colchester battled to a narrow victory over the National League South side.[36]

In their penultimate friendly fixture and their first of two home friendly games, Colchester defeated Millwall 2–1 thanks to first-half goals from Sammie Szmodics and Kane Vincent-Young, still to sign a new contract with the U's. Millwall earned a late consolation goal through Jed Wallace in the 89th minute to deny United a clean sheet.[37]

On 25 July, under-23s centre-back Will Wright signed for National League side Dagenham & Redbridge on loan until January.[38]

On 27 July, Junior Ogedi-Uzokwe joined National League side Bromley on loan until January.[39]

Colchester closed their pre-season campaign with a resounding 5–1 win over Gillingham at the Community Stadium. Sammie Szmodics opened the scoring inside five minutes. Szmodics then provided the assist for Aaron Collins to make it 2–0 after quarter of an hour, before Mikael Mandron made it 3–0 on 30-minutes. On 39-minutes, Gillingham's Mark Byrne received a red card for a challenge on Tom Lapslie. The visitors pulled a goal back just before the interval through Dean Parrett. Mandron restored the U's three goal advantage on 57-minutes, and Tom Eastman rounded off an unbeaten pre-season with Colchester's fifth goal on 62-minutes.[40]

August

Colchester United's League Two campaign started with an away game at Notts County on 4 August. John McGreal handed debuts to Harry Pell, Aaron Collins and Frank Nouble. Dillon Barnes was selected in goal for the U's and claimed a clean sheet for himself as the match ended 0–0, with both teams having good opportunities to take all three points.[41]

After much speculation about his future, Kane Vincent-Young signed a new two-year contract with the club on 6 August.[42]

On 7 August, the U's signed Dagenham & Redbridge academy player David Agboola to bolster the under-23 squad. He signed a one-year contract with the club.[43]

Colchester faced Port Vale in their first home fixture of the season. Courtney Senior and Ryan Jackson scored in the eighth and 23rd-minutes respectively to hand the home side a 2–0 win on 11 August.[44]

Colchester were once again eliminated from the EFL Cup at the first round stage. Hosts Cheltenham took the lead within the first minute through Ryan Broom following a defensive error by Frankie Kent. In the second half, Dillon Barnes conceded a penalty after a foul on Jacob Maddox. Conor Thomas stepped up to convert the kick and give Cheltenham a 2–0 lead. Substitute Sammie Szmodics registered his first goal of the season 12-minutes after arriving on the pitch in the 79th minute, before debutant Luke Norris scored to level the match at 2–2. The game ended in a draw, with a penalty shoot-out ensuing. Cheltenham won the shoot-out 6–5 after Courtney Senior missed the decisive kick in sudden death.[45]

On 18 August, Colchester scored a 95th-minute equaliser in their game at Mansfield Town. Following a goalless first half, the hosts took an 81st-minute lead through Craig Davies, but Sammie Szmodics goal drew the U's level in the fifth minute of added time to secure a 1–1 draw.[46]

On 21 August, Noah Chesmain signed for Southern League Premier Division Central side Hitchin Town in an initial month-long loan deal.[47]

The U's hosted Crewe Alexandra in their first midweek fixture of the season on 21 August. Frankie Kent scored his first goal of the campaign after four minutes, before Ben Dickenson scored his first goal since April 2017 to double Colchester's advantage just four minutes later. Dickenson then grabbed another goal on 26-minutes to give the hosts a 3–0 lead going in to half-time. After the break, Ryan Jackson scored his second goal of the campaign just before the hour mark, before substitute Luke Norris scored his first league goal for Colchester on 74-minutes. Tom Lapslie added another goal on 77-minutes to earn a comprehensive 6–0 victory for the U's.[48]

Colchester suffered their first defeat of the season at home to Northampton Town on 25 August. A second-half goal from Matt Crooks was added to in injury time by Billy Waters but the U's earned themselves a late consolation goal after Aaron Pierre scored an own goal.[49]

On 30 August, Tariq Issa signed for Southern League Premier Division Central side Needham Market on loan until January.[50][51]

On 31 August, Cameron James joined National League side Braintree Town on loan until January.[52]

September

On 1 September, Colchester won 3–1 in their second trip to Whaddon Road in less than a month following the 2–2 EFL Cup penalty defeat to Cheltenham. Luke Norris scored from the penalty spot on 12 minutes after Frankie Kent was fouled in the penalty area, and then added a second from a free kick after 26 minutes. After the break, Cheltenham pulled a goal back through Kevin Dawson, but Colchester secured victory in the 88th minute, again from the penalty spot, as Harry Pell converted against his former club.[53]

Colchester faced Southampton Under-21s on 4 September in an EFL Trophy clash. John McGreal handed debuts to defensive pair Aaron Barnes and Paul Rooney. The U's fell behind in the 26th minute to a Marcus Barnes goal. After the break, Ryan Clampin was introduced for his Colchester debut. Southampton added a second goal in the fourth minute of added time in front of a Community Stadium attendance of just 532.[3]

Harry Pell scored in his second consecutive league games against Tranmere Rovers on 8 September. James Norwood had given the hosts the lead just before half time but Pell's strike on the hour mark earned Colchester a point from the 1–1 draw.[54]

On 28 September, Paul Rooney joined Bromley on loan for one month,[55] while Sam Warde joined Leiston in a month-long loan deal.[56]

Colchester welcomed former manager Joe Dunne back to the Community Stadium for the first time as an opposing manager when the U's hosted Cambridge United on 15 September. Sammie Szmodics scored his third goal of the season to open the scoring on 23 minutes. Twelve minutes later Frank Nouble registered his first Colchester goal to give the home side a 2–0 advantage going into the break. In the second half, substitute Courtney Senior scored his second goal of the season to earn a comfortable win for the U's and lift them to fourth in the table.[2]

Colchester surrendered a two-goal lead to draw 3–3 at Oldham Athletic on 22 September. Luke Norris opened the scoring after 15 minutes, and Harry Pell scored to make it 2–0 on 50 minutes. Sam Surridge pulled a goal back for the hosts on 59 minutes, before Norris scored his sixth goal of the season to hand the U's a 3–1 lead. Surridge then scored again with five minutes remaining to reduce the deficit, but not before Peter Clarke scored an 88th-minute equaliser.[57]

Colchester hosted Bury in their final game of the month on 29 September. The U's lost Frankie Kent to injury after just nine minutes of play, and his replacement Tom Eastman was also withdrawn following an injury at half time. This came after Bury opened the scoring through Byron Moore after 35 minutes. Bury then doubled their lead on 52 minutes through Chris Dagnall. Luke Norris converted from the penalty spot on 81 minutes to give the U's a glimmer of hope of earning some points but they eventually fell to a 2–1 defeat.[58]

October

On 2 October, the U's bounced back from their home defeat by Bury to win 3–1 against Yeovil Town. Tom Eastman scored his first goal of the season to give Colchester a 25th-minute lead. After the interval, Frank Nouble scored his second Colchester goal on 59 minutes, before adding a second on 84 minutes. Yeovil pulled a goal back in the fifth minute of added time through Tom James.[59]

Colchester suffered their first away defeat of the season on 6 October. Sammie Szmodics had opened the scoring against Stevenage after just two minutes, but former U's man Kurtis Guthrie levelled the score on 41 minutes. Ben Kennedy converted from the penalty spot after Ben Dickenson fouled Steve Seddon in the penalty area eight minutes from time. Emmanuel Sonupe then added a third for Stevenage two minutes later to drop Colchester out of the play-off zone.[60]

Colchester took on Southend United for an Essex derby clash in the EFL Trophy at the Community Stadium on 9 October. Frankie Kent scored after 39 minutes and on 49 minutes Aaron Collins scored his first goal in a U's shirt for a 2–0 victory.[61]

Colchester returned to winning ways in the league with a 3–1 victory over Crawley Town on 13 October. Sammie Szmodics opened the scoring after 27 minutes for the home side. Crawley equalised after Luke Prosser was judged to have fouled Luke Gambin in the penalty area and Filipe Morais converted the spot kick. After the break, Frank Nouble restored the U's lead on 57 minutes, and Luke Norris scored his eighth goal of the season in the final minute of normal time. Crawley had a man sent off when Bondz N'Gala kicked out at Norris.[62]

Players

As of 2 October 2018[63][64]
No. Name Position Nat. Place of birth Date of birth Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee
Goalkeepers
1Dillon BarnesGKEnglandEnfield Town8 April 1996 (aged 22)40England Bedford Town1 September 2015Free transfer
25Rene GilmartinGKRepublic of IrelandDublin31 May 1987 (aged 31)20England Watford7 July 2017Free transfer
29Ethan RossGKEnglandEnfield Town6 March 1997 (aged 21)00England West Bromwich Albion7 June 2018Free transfer
32Bailey VoseGKEnglandSidcup11 May 1998 (aged 20)00England Brighton & Hove Albion24 May 2018Undisclosed
Defenders
2Ryan JacksonRBEnglandStreatham31 July 1990 (aged 27)452England Gillingham1 July 2017Free transfer
5Luke Prosser (c)CBEnglandEnfield Town28 May 1988 (aged 30)331England Southend United22 June 2015Free transfer
6Frankie KentCBEnglandHavering21 November 1995 (aged 22)973Academy1 August 2013Free transfer
11Ben DickensonLWB/LW/FWEnglandFerndown26 February 1993 (aged 25)4612England Gillingham29 June 2016Free transfer
12Aaron BarnesFBEnglandCroydon14 October 1996 (aged 21)00England Charlton Athletic31 January 2018Undisclosed
18Tom EastmanCBEnglandColchester21 October 1991 (aged 26)28014England Ipswich Town19 May 2011Free transfer
22Kane Vincent-YoungLB/RBEnglandCamden15 March 1996 (aged 22)801Academy23 September 2014Free transfer
35Ollie KensdaleCB/CMEnglandColchester200000Academy12 July 2016Free transfer
46Chris Forino-JosephCBEnglandIslington200000England Cheshunt5 July 2018Free transfer
David AgboolaDFEngland00England Dagenham & Redbridge7 August 2018Undisclosed
Midfielders
4Tom LapslieCMEnglandWaltham Forest5 October 1995 (aged 22)953Academy25 April 2013Free transfer
8Harry PellMFEnglandTilbury21 October 1991 (aged 26)00England Cheltenham Town10 May 2018Undisclosed
10Sammie SzmodicsAMEnglandColchester24 September 1995 (aged 22)11423Academy1 July 2013Free transfer
14Brandon ComleyMFMontserratEngland Islington18 November 1995 (aged 22)401England QPR17 January 2018Undisclosed
16Diaz WrightMFEnglandGreenwich22 February 1998 (aged 20)20Academy30 June 2016Free transfer
33Louis DunneMFRepublic of IrelandEngland Colchester7 September 1998 (aged 19)50Academy1 July 2015Free transfer
38Arjanit KrasniqiMFEnglandWestminster199900England Waltham Forest31 January 2018Undisclosed
Forwards
7Courtney SeniorWGEnglandCroydon11 February 1998 (aged 20)194England Brentford28 June 2016Free transfer
9Luke NorrisCFEnglandStevenage3 June 1993 (aged 24)00England Swindon Town27 June 2018Undisclosed
19Mikael MandronCFFranceBoulogne-sur-Mer11 October 1994 (aged 23)4910England Wigan Athletic21 July 2017Undisclosed
23Ryan GondohLWEnglandSutton6 June 1997 (aged 20)20England Maldon & Tiptree3 January 2018Undisclosed
28Ollie SimsWGEnglandBury St Edmunds29 March 2001 (aged 17)00Academy3 July 2017Free transfer
39Aaron CollinsCFWalesNewport27 May 1997 (aged 21)00England Wolverhampton Wanderers7 June 2018Loan
41Callum JonesCFEnglandColchester199900Academy12 July 2016Free transfer
42Eoin McKeownCFEnglandWestminster5 November 1998 (aged 19)11Academy25 May 2017Free transfer
44Ryan ClampinLWEnglandColchester29 January 1999 (aged 19)00AcademyFree transfer
45Frank NoubleCFEnglandLewisham24 September 1991 (aged 26)00Wales Newport County8 June 2018Free transfer
Out on loan
17Cameron JamesCB/FB/DMEnglandChelmsford11 February 1998 (aged 20)270Academy15 July 2015Free transfer
20Junior Ogedi-UzokweFWNigeria20 March 1994 (aged 24)91England Maldon & Tiptree3 January 2018Undisclosed
21Noah ChesmainDFEnglandWaltham Forest16 December 1997 (aged 20)00England Millwall25 May 2018Free transfer
26Paul RooneyDFRepublic of IrelandDublin22 March 1997 (aged 21)00England Millwall24 January 2018Undisclosed
30Will WrightCB/RBEngland12 June 1997 (aged 20)00England Hitchin Town18 August 2017Undisclosed
31Tariq IssaFWEngland2 September 1997 (aged 20)40Academy15 July 2015Free transfer
34Decarrey SheriffFWEnglandSouthwark18 February 1998 (aged 20)00Academy30 June 2016Free transfer
37George BrownWGEnglandRomford3 March 1998 (aged 20)00Academy30 June 2016Free transfer
40Dean AgerAMEnglandChelmsford199900Academy12 July 2016Free transfer
43Sam WardeMFRepublic of IrelandLimerick00England Huddersfield Town20 July 2017Free transfer
Callum AndersonCMEnglandBury St Edmunds00Academy3 July 2017Free transfer

Transfers and contracts

In

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
10 May 2018 MF England Harry Pell England Cheltenham Town Undisclosed [8]
24 May 2018 GK England Bailey Vose England Brighton & Hove Albion Undisclosed [13]
25 May 2018 DF England Noah Chesmain England Millwall Free transfer [14][lower-alpha 1]
7 June 2018 GK England Ethan Ross England West Bromwich Albion Free transfer [19][lower-alpha 1]
8 June 2018 CF England Frank Nouble Wales Newport County Free transfer [20][lower-alpha 1]
27 June 2018 CF England Luke Norris England Swindon Town Undisclosed [25]
5 July 2018 CB England Chris Forino-Joseph England Cheshunt Free transfer [27]
7 August 2018 DF England David Agboola England Dagenham & Redbridge Undisclosed [43]
  1. 1 2 3 Officially joined the club on 1 July 2018

Out

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
9 May 2018 WG England Drey Wright Scotland St Johnstone Free transfer [7][lower-alpha 1]
14 June 2018 LB England JJ Wilson England Needham Market[lower-alpha 2] Released [11][lower-alpha 1]
26 June 2018 CF Scotland Denny Johnstone Scotland Greenock Morton[lower-alpha 3] Released [6][lower-alpha 1]
1 July 2018 GK Australia Dominic Kurasik England Kidsgrove Athletic[lower-alpha 4] Released [11]
1 July 2018 CB England Josh Pollard England Coggeshall Town[lower-alpha 5] Released [11]
1 July 2018 LB England Callum Sturgess England Needham Market[lower-alpha 6] Released [11]
1 July 2018 MF England Doug Loft England Shrewsbury Town[lower-alpha 7] Released [6]
1 July 2018 CM Wales Tommy O'Sullivan Free agent Released [6]
1 July 2018 CM Scotland Craig Slater Scotland Partick Thistle[lower-alpha 8] Released [6]
1 July 2018 WG England Tarryn Allarakhia England Crawley Town[lower-alpha 9] Released [11]
1 July 2018 WG Wales Charley Edge Free agent Released [11]
1 July 2018 FW Wales Eli Phipps England Weston-super-Mare[lower-alpha 10] Released [11]
25 July 2018 GK England Sam Walker England Reading Free transfer [26][74][lower-alpha 1]
26 July 2018 AM Republic of Ireland Sean Murray Denmark Vejle Boldklub Free transfer [26][75][lower-alpha 1]
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Officially left the club on 1 July 2018
  2. ↑ Following JJ Wilson's release by Colchester United, he signed a pre-contract agreement with Needham Market.[65]
  3. ↑ Following Denny Johnstone's release by Colchester United, he signed a pre-contract agreement with Greenock Morton.[66]
  4. ↑ Following Dominic Kurasik's release by Colchester United, he later joined Kidsgrove Athletic.[67]
  5. ↑ Following Josh Pollard's release by Colchester United, he later joined Coggeshall Town.[68]
  6. ↑ Following Callum Sturgess' release by Colchester United, he later joined Needham Market.[69]
  7. ↑ Following Doug Loft's release by Colchester United, he later joined Shrewsbury Town.[70]
  8. ↑ Following Craig Slater's release by Colchester United, he later joined Partick Thistle.[71]
  9. ↑ Following Tarryn Allarakhia's release by Colchester United, he later joined Crawley Town.[72]
  10. ↑ Following Eli Phipps' release by Colchester United, he later joined Weston-super-Mare.[73]

Loans in

Date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
7 June 2018 CF Wales Aaron Collins England Wolverhampton Wanderers End of season [19][lower-alpha 1]
  1. ↑ Officially joined the club on loan on 1 July 2018

Loans out

Date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.
25 July 2018 CB/RB England Will Wright England Dagenham & Redbridge January 2019 [38]
27 July 2018 CF Nigeria Junior Ogedi-Uzokwe England Bromley January 2019 [39]
August 2018 AM England Dean Ager England Maldon & Tiptree [76]
August 2018 CM England Callum Anderson England Maldon & Tiptree [77]
August 2018 CB/CM England Ollie Kensdale England Maldon & Tiptree August 2018 [78]
August 2018 FW England Decarrey Sheriff England Maldon & Tiptree [79]
21 August 2018 DF England Noah Chesmain England Hitchin Town September 2018 [47]
30 August 2018 FW England Tariq Issa England Needham Market January 2019 [50][51]
31 August 2018 CB/FB/DM England Cameron James England Braintree Town January 2019 [52]
3 September 2018 WG England George Brown England Margate October 2018 [80]
28 September 2018 DF Republic of Ireland Paul Rooney England Bromley October 2018 [55]
28 September 2018 MF Republic of Ireland Sam Warde England Leiston 27 October 2018 [56]

    Contracts

    New contracts and contract extensions.

    Date Position Nationality Name Length Expiry Ref.
    10 May 2018 MF England Harry Pell 3 years June 2021 [8]
    12 May 2018 LWB/LB/LW England Ben Dickenson 1 year June 2019 [9]
    12 May 2018 CM England Tom Lapslie 1 year June 2019 [9]
    15 May 2018 RB England Ryan Jackson 2 years June 2020 [10]
    24 May 2018 GK England Bailey Vose 2 years June 2020 [13]
    25 May 2018 DF England Noah Chesmain 1 year June 2019 [14]
    30 May 2018 MF Republic of Ireland Louis Dunne 2 years June 2020 [15]
    30 May 2018 MF Republic of Ireland Sam Warde 1 year June 2019 [15]
    30 May 2018 MF England Diaz Wright 1 year June 2019 [15]
    30 May 2018 WG England George Brown 1 year June 2019 [15]
    30 May 2018 LW England Ryan Clampin 1 year June 2019 [15]
    30 May 2018 CF England Eoin McKeown 1 year June 2019 [15]
    30 May 2018 FW England Decarrey Sheriff 1 year June 2019 [15]
    6 June 2018 CB England Luke Prosser 2 years June 2020 [18]
    7 June 2018 GK England Ethan Ross 2 years June 2020 [19]
    8 June 2018 CF England Frank Nouble 2 years June 2020 [20]
    27 June 2018 CF England Luke Norris 3 years June 2021 [25]
    5 July 2018 CB England Chris Forino-Joseph 1 year June 2019 [27]
    6 August 2018 LB/RB England Kane Vincent-Young 2 years June 2020 [42]

    Match details

    Pre-season friendlies

    Colchester United announced their first pre-season friendly on 1 June, with Millwall visiting the Community Stadium on 24 July.[17] Away trips against Maldon & Tiptree, Braintree Town, and Colwyn Bay were confirmed on 8 June,[21] and a trip to Dagenham & Redbridge confirmed on 12 June.[22] It was announced on 22 June the U's would take on Dartford on 21 July.[24] A final pre-season friendly was arranged on 10 July for the visit of League One Gillingham for 28 July.[29]

    League Two

    League Two results round by round

    Round12345678910111213
    GroundAHAHHAAHAHHAH
    ResultDWDWLWDWDLWLW
    Position13793645445486

    Updated to match(es) played on 14 October 2018. Source: cu-fc.com
    A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

    League table

    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
    4 Milton Keynes Dons 13 6 6 1 16 8 +8 24 Qualification for League Two play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
    5 Tranmere Rovers 13 6 5 2 17 12 +5 23
    6 Colchester United 13 6 4 3 28 15 +13 22
    7 Stevenage 13 6 3 4 16 13 +3 21
    8 Forest Green Rovers 13 4 8 1 19 12 +7 20
    Updated to match(es) played on 13 October 2018. Source: BBC Sport
    Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results [81]
    Notes:
    1. ↑ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to EFL League One.

    Matches

    On 21 June 2018, the League Two fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[82][83]

    EFL Cup

    On 15 June 2018, the EFL Cup draw for the first round was made in Vietnam. Colchester were drawn away to Cheltenham Town.[23]

    EFL Trophy

    On 13 July 2018, the draw for the first round of the EFL Trophy took place. Colchester were in Group B with Essex derby rivals Southend United and former U's manager Joe Dunne's Cambridge United.[33][84] Southampton under-21s were revealed as Colchester's final opponents on 18 July.[35]

    Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
    1 L2 Cambridge United 2 1 0 0 1 5 3 +2 3 Advance to Round 2
    2 L1 Southend United 2 1 0 0 1 3 3 0 3
    3 L2 Colchester United 2 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 3
    4 ACA Southampton U21 2 1 0 0 1 2 4 −2 3
    Updated to match(es) played on 11 October 2018. Source: EFL.com

    Squad statistics

    Appearances and goals

    As of 13 October 2018[85]
    No. Pos Nat Player TotalLeague TwoFA CupEFL CupEFL Trophy
    AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
    1 GK England Dillon Barnes 140120001010
    2 DF England Ryan Jackson 152132001010
    4 DF England Tom Lapslie 8181000000
    5 DF England Luke Prosser 130120000010
    6 DF England Frankie Kent 13210+11001011
    7 FW England Courtney Senior 1328+22001020
    8 MF England Harry Pell 143133001000
    9 FW England Luke Norris 1388+37001110
    10 MF England Sammie Szmodics 165134000+1120
    11 MF England Ben Dickenson 1528+42001020
    12 DF England Aaron Barnes 1000000010
    14 MF Montserrat Brandon Comley 704+10001010
    16 MF England Diaz Wright 601+30000020
    18 DF England Tom Eastman 1416+51001020
    19 FW France Mikael Mandron 1300+100001020
    22 DF England Kane Vincent-Young 140120000020
    23 FW England Ryan Gondoh 100000000+10
    25 GK Republic of Ireland Rene Gilmartin 2010000010
    26 DF Republic of Ireland Paul Rooney 1000000010
    39 FW Wales Aaron Collins 811+40001021
    44 FW England Ryan Clampin 100000000+10
    45 FW England Frank Nouble 154134000+100+10

    Goalscorers

    Place Number Nation Position Name League Two FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Total
    1 9 England CF Luke Norris 7 0 1 0 8
    2 10 England AM Sammie Szmodics 4 0 1 0 5
    3 45 England CF Frank Nouble 4 0 0 0 4
    4 8 England MF Harry Pell 3 0 0 0 3
    5 2 England RB Ryan Jackson 2 0 0 0 2
    6 England CB Frankie Kent 1 0 0 1 2
    11 England LWB/LW/FW Ben Dickenson 2 0 0 0 2
    7 England WG Courtney Senior 2 0 0 0 2
    9 4 England CM Tom Lapslie 1 0 0 0 1
    18 England CB Tom Eastman 1 0 0 0 1
    39 Wales CF Aaron Collins 0 0 0 1 1
    Own goals 1 0 0 0 1
    TOTALS 28 0 2 2 32

    Disciplinary record

    Number Nationality Position Player League Two FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Total
    Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
    8 England MF Harry Pell 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
    5 England CB Luke Prosser 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
    2 England RB Ryan Jackson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
    10 England AM Sammie Szmodics 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
    11 England LWB/LW/FW Ben Dickenson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
    22 England LB/RB Kane Vincent-Young 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
    45 England CF Frank Nouble 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
    1 England GK Dillon Barnes 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
    6 England CB Frankie Kent 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
    7 England WG Courtney Senior 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
    9 England CF Luke Norris 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
    14 Montserrat MF Brandon Comley 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
    18 England CB Tom Eastman 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
    19 France CF Mikael Mandron 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
    TOTALS 18 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 20 0

    Player debuts

    Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.[86]

    Number Position Player Date Opponent Ground Notes
    8 MF England Harry Pell 4 August 2018 Notts County Meadow Lane [87]
    39 CF Wales Aaron Collins 4 August 2018 Notts County Meadow Lane [87]
    45 CF England Frank Nouble 4 August 2018 Notts County Meadow Lane [87]
    9 CF England Luke Norris 14 August 2018 Cheltenham Town Whaddon Road [88]
    12 FB England Aaron Barnes 4 September 2018 Southampton U21 Colchester Community Stadium [89]
    26 DF Republic of Ireland Paul Rooney 4 September 2018 Southampton U21 Colchester Community Stadium [89]
    44 LW England Ryan Clampin 4 September 2018 Southampton U21 Colchester Community Stadium [89]

      See also

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