List of Colchester United F.C. seasons

Colchester United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Colchester, Essex, that was founded in 1937. The club went on to compete in the Southern Football League from 1937 until 1950,[1] when they were elected to the Football League.[2] During this time, Colchester produced one of the most notable FA Cup runs by a non-league side in 1947–48, as they defeated fellow non-leaguers Banbury Spencer in the first round, before beating Football League clubs Wrexham, Huddersfield Town and Bradford Park Avenue. They finally fell to Blackpool in the fifth round.[3] The club played in the Third Division South for eight seasons, until the league was re-organised at the end of the 1957–58 season. The club finished in 12th position in the table, meaning that from the 1958–59 season, the U's would be playing in the Third Division.[4] Colchester remained in the Third Division until they were relegated in 1961,[5] but made an immediate return to the third tier when they finished the 1961–62 season in second position, one point behind champions Millwall.[6] Three years later, the club finished 23rd of 24 clubs in the Third Division, as they were relegated back to the Fourth Division.[7] Another single season in the fourth tier followed as Colchester were promoted in fourth position.[8] Their spell in the Third Division didn't last long, as they again finished in the relegation zone in 1968.[9] The U's remained in the Fourth Division for a further six seasons, but during this period, the U's embarked on one of the most notable runs in FA Cup history, as manager Dick Graham took his ageing side to the 1970–71 quarter-finals. They dispatched non-league side Ringmer, before knocking-out Cambridge United, Barnet and Rochdale following a replay. United faced Don Revie's Leeds United in the fifth round, who were at the top of the First Division at the time. The U's race to an unprecedented 3–0 lead in the match, before Leeds pulled two goals back. The match ended 3–2 to Colchester to record a famous giant-killing victory. They then faced Everton in the quarter-final match but lost 5–0 at Goodison Park.[10] Three seasons later, Colchester sealed promotion once again as they ended the 1973–74 season in third place.[11] Relegation followed in 1976,[12] with promotion following one season later.[13] Colchester returned to the Fourth Division for the final time in 1981 as they finished 22nd of 24 teams.[14] The club struggled financially in the late 1980s and suffered a drop in form, causing them to finish bottom of the Football League in 1990 and were relegated to the Conference.[10][15]

Colchester returned to the Football League at the second attempt, finishing second to Barnet in 1990–91,[16] before beating Wycombe Wanderers to the title in 1991–92. The club completed a league and cup double as they lifted the FA Trophy. Now in the recently renamed Division Three, Colchester earned a play-off spot in the 1996–97 season, but lost in the semi-finals to Plymouth Argyle. The U's reached Wembley for the 1997 Football League Trophy Final, where they were defeated on penalties by Carlisle United.[17][18] However, Colchester did achieve Wembley success the following season as they beat Torquay United 1–0 in the 1998 Football League Third Division play-off Final.[19] The club consolidated their position in the third tier for a number of seasons, before they achieved another feat in earning promotion to the Championship in 2006 by finishing in second position to Southend United.[20] Colchester finished in 10th position in the Championship, their highest-ever league finish.[21] However, the following season, they were relegated back to League One, where they currently play. 2018/2019 - Colchester currently play in Football League two [22]

Since their formation in 1937, as of the 2017–18 season, Colchester United have spent two seasons in the second tier of English football, 37 seasons in the third tier, 26 seasons in the fourth tier and two seasons in non-League football.[23] The table below details Colchester United's in all senior first-team competitions from the 1937–38 season to the end of the most recently completed season.

Key

Details of abandoned competitions are shown in italics and appropriately footnoted.

Seasons
Season League[23][24][25] FA
Cup[23]		 League
Cup[23]		 Other[23][26] Top goalscorer[27][lower-alpha 1] Average
attendance[28][lower-alpha 2]
Division P W D L F A Pts Pos Comp Result Name Goals
1937–38 SFL 3415811905838 6/18 DNE – SLC W Alec Cheyne 33 5,167
1938–39 SFL 4431581103767 1/23 R1 – SLC SF Arthur Pritchard 44 8,307
1939–40 SFL 3111433 N/A N/A – – – Len Astill
Joe Birch
Alec Cheyne
George Law		 2 4,200
No competitive football was played between 1939 and 1945 due to the Second World War
1945–46 SFL 207310294717 8/11 4QR – – – Bob Hodgson 5 3,858
1946–47 SFL 3115412656035 8/17 R1 – SLC SF Arthur Turner 24 6,218
1947–48 SFL 3417107884144 4/17 R5 – SLC F Bob Curry 30 9,231
1948–49 SFL 42211011946152 4/22 R1 – SLC F Arthur Turner 24 8,476
1949–50 SFL 4631961095171 2/24 4QR – SLC W Vic Keeble 42 8,639
1950–51 FLD3S 46141220637640 16/24 R1 – – – Bob Curry 15 10,571
1951–52 FLD3S 46171217567746 10/24 R3 – – – Vic Keeble 17 9,429
1952–53 FLD3S 46121420597638 22/24 R3 – – – Kevin McCurley 18 8,002
1953–54 FLD3S 46101026507830 23/24 R1 – – – Bert Barlow 10 7,797
1954–55 FLD3S 4691324539131 24/24 R1 – – – Ken Plant 13 7,284
1955–56 FLD3S 46181117768147 12/24 R1 – – – Kevin McCurley 29 7,668
1956–57 FLD3S 46221410845658 3/24 R1 – – – Ken Plant 24 9,351
1957–58 FLD3S 46171316777947 12/24 R1 – – – Ken Plant 19 10,891
1958–59 FLD3 46211015716752 5/24 R4 – – – Neil Langman 26 8,357
1959–60 FLD3 46181117837447 9/24 R1 – – – Martyn King 30 7,856
1960–61 FLD3 461111246810133 23/24 R2 R2 – – Martyn King 25 5,203
1961–62 FLD4 46239121047155 2/24 R1 R1 – – Bobby Hunt 40 5,532
1962–63 FLD3 46181117739347 12/24 R1 R2 – – Martyn King 27 5,313
1963–64 FLD3 46121915706843 17/24 R3 R2 – – Bobby Hunt 24 5,242
1964–65 FLD3 46101026508930 23/24 R2 R1 – – Billy Stark 14 3,634
1965–66 FLD4 46231013704756 4/24 R1 R2 – – Reg Stratton 21 5,225
1966–67 FLD3 46171019767344 13/24 R2 R1 – – Reg Stratton 24 5,714
1967–68 FLD3 4691522508733 23/24 R3 R1 – – Reg Stratton 11 4,591
1968–69 FLD4 46201214575352 6/24 R2 R2 – – Danny Light 14 6,048
1969–70 FLD4 46171415646348 10/24 R1 R2 – – Ken Jones 16 4,664
1970–71 FLD4 46211213705454 6/24 QF R2 – – Ray Crawford 31 6,362
1971–72 FLD4 46191017706948 11/24 R1 R3 WC W Brian Lewis 22 5,695
1972–73 FLD4 46101125487631 22/24 R2 R1 – – Mick Mahon 12 3,440
1973–74 FLD4 46241210733660 3/24 R1 R1 – – Bobby Svarc 26 5,601
1974–75 FLD3 46171316706347 11/24 R2 QF – – Bobby Svarc 25 5,460
1975–76 FLD3 46121420416538 22/24 R1 R1 – – Steve Foley 7 3,385
1976–77 FLD4 4625912774359 3/24 R4 R1 – – Colin Garwood 24 4,944
1977–78 FLD3 46151813554448 8/24 R2 R3 – – Bobby Gough 17 4,566
1978–79 FLD3 46171712605551 7/24 R5 R1 – – Bobby Gough 22 3,921
1979–80 FLD3 46201214645652 5/24 R3 R2 – – Trevor Lee 18 3,932
1980–81 FLD3 46141121456539 22/24 R3 R1 – – Kevin Bremner 10 2,956
1981–82 FLD4 46201214825772 6/24 R3 R3 – – Ian Allinson 26 3,161
1982–83 FLD4 4624913755581 6/24 R1 R2 – – Ian Allinson 26 2,690
1983–84 FLD4 46171613695367 8/24 R3 R3 AMC R2 (S) Tony Adcock 33 2,847
1984–85 FLD4 46201412876574 7/24 R2 R1 AMC R2 (S) Tony Adcock 28 2,225
1985–86 FLD4 46191314886370 6/24 R1 R1 AMC R1 (S) Tony Adcock 16 2,253
1986–87 FLD4 4621718645670 5/24 R2 R1 AMC R1 (S) Tony Adcock
Tommy English		 12 2,753
1987–88 FLD4 46191017475167 9/24 R3 R1 AMC R2 (S) Dale Tempest 14 1,776
1988–89 FLD4 46121420607850 22/24 R4 R1 AMC QF (S) Mario Walsh 15 2,871
1989–90 FLD4 46111025487543 24/24 R2 R1 AMC R1 (S) Trevor Morgan 12 3,139
1990–91 CON 4225107683585 2/22 R2 – BLT
FAT		 R2
R4		 Mario Walsh 18 3,196
1991–92 CON 4228104984094 1/22 R1 – BLT
FAT
 R2
 Roy McDonough 29 3,381
1992–93 FLD3 4218519677659 10/22 R2 R1 FLT R1 (S) Gary Bennett
Steve McGavin		 10 3,768
1993–94 FLD3 42131019567149 17/22 R1 R1 FLT R3 (S) Steve Brown 13 2,833
1994–95 FLD3 42161016566458 10/22 R3 R1 FLT R1 (S) Steve Whitton 13 3,201
1995–96 FLD3 46181810615172 7/24 R1 R1 FLT R3 (S) Tony Adcock 17 3,299
1996–97 FLD3 46171712625168 8/24 R1 R2 FLT F Tony Adcock 14 3,422
1997–98 FLD3 46211114726074 4/24 R2 R1 FLT R1 (S) David Gregory 10 3,267
1998–99 FLD2 46121618527052 18/24 R1 R1 FLT R1 (S) David Gregory 14 4,303
1999–2000 FLD2 46141022598252 18/24 R1 R1 FLT R1 (S) Steve McGavin 16 3,801
2000–01 FLD2 46151219555957 17/24 R1 R2 FLT R1 (S) Mick Stockwell 11 3,466
2001–02 FLD2 46151219657757 15/24 R1 R2 FLT R2 (S) Scott McGleish 16 3,705
2002–03 FLD2 46141616525658 12/24 R1 R1 FLT R1 (S) Joe Keith
Scott McGleish		 9 3,367
2003–04 FLD2 46171316525664 11/24 R5 R2 FLT F (S) Scott McGleish 17 3,730
2004–05 FL1 46141715605059 15/24 R4 R3 FLT R1 (S) Craig Fagan 14 3,481
2005–06 FL1 46221311584079 2/24 R5 R1 FLT F (S) Chris Iwelumo 19 3,843
2006–07 FLC 4620917705669 10/24 R3 R1 – – Jamie Cureton 24 5,466
2007–08 FLC 4671722628638 24/24 R3 R1 – – Kevin Lisbie 17 5,446
2008–09 FL1 4618919585863 12/24 R1 R2 FLT SF (S) Mark Yeates 13 5,076
2009–10 FL1 46201214645272 8/24 R3 R1 FLT R1 (S) Kevin Lisbie 13 5,437
2010–11 FL1 46161416576362 10/24 R3 R2 FLT R2 (S) Dave Mooney 14 4,071
2011–12 FL1 46132013616659 10/24 R2 R1 FLT R1 (S) Anthony Wordsworth 13 3,747
2012–13 FL1 4614923476851 20/24 R1 R1 FLT R2 (S) Jabo Ibehre
Freddie Sears		 8 3,530
2013–14 FL1 46131419536153 16/24 R1 R1 FLT R1 (S) Freddie Sears 12 3,631
2014–15 FL1 46141022587752 19/24 R3 R1 FLT R2 (S) Freddie Sears 14 3,704
2015–16 FL1 4691324579940 23/24 R4 R1 FLT R1 (S) George Moncur 14 4,299
2016–17 FL2 46191215675769 8/24 R1 R1 FLT Group Stage (S) Chris Porter 16 3,974
2017–18 FL2 46161416535262 13/24 R1 R1 FLT Group Stage (S) Sammie Szmodics 13 3,185
2018–19 FL2 46201016655370 8/24 R1 R1 FLT Group Stage (S) Sammie Szmodics 15 3,361

Footnotes
  1. Includes goals scored in the Southern League, the Football League (including play-offs), Football Conference, FA Cup, Football League Cup, Associate Members' Cup/Football League Trophy, FA Trophy, Bob Lord Trophy, Southern League Cup and Watney Cup.
  2. Includes home attendances recorded in the Southern League, the Football League (including play-offs), Football Conference, FA Cup, Football League Cup, Associate Members' Cup/Football League Trophy, FA Trophy, Bob Lord Trophy, Southern League Cup and Watney Cup.

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