2006–07 Colchester United F.C. season
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The 2006–07 season was Colchester United's
Colchester United F.C.
Colchester United Football Club is an English football club based in Colchester. The club was formed in 1937, and briefly shared their old Layer Road home with now defunct side Colchester Town who had previously used the ground from 1910....

 first ever season in the second tier of English football
Football in England
Association football is a national sport in England, where the first modern set of rules for the code were established in 1863, which were a major influence on the development of the modern Laws of the Game...

 after finishing 2nd in the 2005–06 season Football League One
Football League One
Football League One is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system....

.

Season Review

Chris Iwelumo
Chris Iwelumo
Christopher Robert "Chris" Iwelumo is a Scottish footballer who plays for Watford as a striker.Iwelumo started his career with St Mirren before moving to Danish club Aarhus Fremad for two years. A move to Stoke City in 2000 saw him sent out on loan to several teams before a short-lived spell with...

's 19 goals and 15 by midfielder Neil Danns
Neil Danns
Neil Alexander Danns is an English footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Leicester City in the Football League Championship.-Early career:...

 in the 2005–06 season put both players in the shop window. Danns left for Birmingham
Birmingham City F.C.
Birmingham City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, then Birmingham in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City in 1943.They were relegated at the end of the...

 in a deal worth an eventual £850,000 whilst Iwelumo welcomed Jamie Cureton
Jamie Cureton
Jamie Cureton is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Leyton Orient.-Early years:Cureton began his professional career with Norwich City, before moving on to Bristol Rovers...

 on a permanent deal.



Manager Phil Parkinson
Phil Parkinson
Philip John "Phil" Parkinson is an English football manager and former player who currently manages Bradford City.-Playing career:...

, however, resigned on 13 June 2006 in a case reminiscent of the George Burley
George Burley
George Elder Burley is a Scottish football manager and former player and manager, formerly the manager of Crystal Palace Football Club. Burley had a professional career spanning 21 years as a player making 628 appearances and earning 11 Scotland caps...

 saga 12 years earlier. Many fans thought that Hull
Hull City A.F.C.
Hull City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, founded in 1904. The club participates in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football...

 Chairman Adam Pearson
Adam Pearson
Adam Pearson is Head of Football Operations of Hull City and owner of Hull F.C. rugby league club. He is the former chairman of English association football club Derby County.-Career:...

 had approached Parkinson illegally and like Ipswich
Ipswich Town F.C.
Ipswich Town Football Club are an English professional football team based in Ipswich, Suffolk. As of 2011, they play in the Football League Championship, having last appeared in the Premier League in 2001–02....

 before him was made to pay when Peter Heard
Peter Heard
Peter Heard is President and ex-chairman of Colchester United Football Club, a Football Association councillor and former FA board member.As the representative for Football League Division One he failed in his attempt to be re-elected to the FA Board after Colchester were promoted to the...

 won £400,000 damages for the club.



Geraint Williams
Geraint Williams
David Geraint Williams is a former professional footballer who also played for Wales. He has also managed Colchester United and Leyton Orient.- Career :...

 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
Football League Championship
The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...

. 

He employed Mick Harford
Mick Harford
Michael Gordon "Mick" Harford , is an English former football player turned manager. He is former manager of Rotherham and Luton Town and has also been caretaker manager of Nottingham Forest and QPR...

 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
Karl Duguid
Karl Anthony Duguid is an English footballer who plays primarily as a midfielder for Colchester United.He began his career with Colchester United and made his senior debut in 1995. He helped the club win promotion to the Second Division in 1998, via the play-offs, and the Championship in 2006, by...

 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
Portman Road
Portman Road is an association football stadium in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. It has been the home ground of Ipswich Town F.C. since 1884. The stadium has also hosted a number of England youth international matches, and one senior England friendly international match, against Croatia in 2003...

 if United reached the Premiership with Cuckoo Farm still to rise from the drawing board.



Reading
Reading F.C.
Reading Football Club is an English association football club based in the town of Reading, Berkshire who currently play in the Championship...

 paid a new record £2.5m for England
England national football team
The England national football team represents England in association football and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England. England is the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside Scotland, whom they played in the world's first...

 U20s international Greg Halford
Greg Halford
Gregory "Greg" Halford is an English footballer who plays for Portsmouth. He is naturally a right wingback or winger, but has played a number of other positions throughout his career, including striker and centre back....

, but the loss did not affect United too much as they continued to take playing against the likes of Leeds, Sunderland
Sunderland A.F.C.
Sunderland Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear who currently play in the Premier League...

 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
Stoke City F.C.
Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts...

 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
Layer Road
Layer Road was a Football League stadium in Colchester, England. It was only used for football matches and was the home ground of Colchester United before being replaced by the Weston Homes Community Stadium. The stadium held spectators and was built in 1907, originally for use by Colchester Town...

 had risen to 5,466, the highest since 1970/1 with most games sold out, and, the first turf was cut at Cuckoo Farm.

Squad

Player Info


No. Name Place of Birth Date of Birth Previous Club Date Joined Fee
1  Northern Ireland Aidan Davison
Aidan Davison
Aidan John Davison is an English-born Northern Irish former footballer and football coach who is Head Coach of American side FC JAX Destroyers.As a player he played as a goalkeeper from 1987 until 2008...

 England Sedgefield
Sedgefield
Sedgefield is a small town and civil parish in County Durham, England. It has a population of 4,534.Sedgefield has attracted particular attention as the Member of Parliament for the wider Sedgefield constituency was the former Prime Minister Tony Blair; he was the area's MP from 1983 to 2008,...

11 May 1968  England Grimsby Town
Grimsby Town F.C.
Grimsby Town Football Club is an English football club based in the seaside town of Cleethorpes, in North East Lincolnshire, England, who compete in the Conference National. They were formed in 1878 as Grimsby Pelham and later became Grimsby Town...

5 July 2004 Free
3  England John White  England Colchester
Colchester
Colchester is an historic town and the largest settlement within the borough of Colchester in Essex, England.At the time of the census in 2001, it had a population of 104,390. However, the population is rapidly increasing, and has been named as one of Britain's fastest growing towns. As the...

26 July 1986  England Youth Team 1 July 2003 Free
4  England Johnnie Jackson
Johnnie Jackson
John Alec "Johnnie" Jackson is an English footballer currently playing for Charlton Athletic. He usually plays as a left sided midfielder but can also play as a central midfielder or a left-back.-Tottenham Hotspur:...

 England Camden
London Borough of Camden
In 1801, the civil parishes that form the modern borough were already developed and had a total population of 96,795. This continued to rise swiftly throughout the 19th century, as the district became built up; reaching 270,197 in the middle of the century...

15 August 1982  England Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane....

26 June 2006 Free
5  England Wayne Brown
Wayne Brown (defender)
Wayne Lawrence Brown is an English footballer, who plays for Bury Town FC-Ipswich:Brown started his career as an apprentice at Ipswich Town, making 40 league appearances for the club and scoring once against Avenir Beggen in the UEFA Cup.-Watford:He had loan spells at Colchester, QPR and Wimbledon...

 England Barking
Barking
Barking is a suburban town in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, in East London, England. A retail and commercial centre situated in the west of the borough, it lies east of Charing Cross. Barking was in the historic county of Essex until it was absorbed by Greater London. The area is...

20 August 1977  England Watford
Watford F.C.
Watford Football Club is an English professional football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire. It is often referred to as Watford F.C., Watford, or by the team's nickname The Hornets . Watford Rovers, Founded in 1881, entered the FA Cup for the first time in 1886, and the Southern League a decade...

8 July 2004 Free
6  England Kevin Watson
Kevin Watson
Kevin Edward Watson is a former professional footballer, turned coach and sports broadcaster. He can now regularly be seen as a touchline pundit for Sky Sports show Soccer Saturday.-Football career:...

 England Hackney
London Borough of Hackney
The London Borough of Hackney is a London borough of North/North East London, and forms part of inner London. The local authority is Hackney London Borough Council....

3 January 1974  England Reading
Reading F.C.
Reading Football Club is an English association football club based in the town of Reading, Berkshire who currently play in the Championship...

5 July 2004 Free
7  England Karl Duguid
Karl Duguid
Karl Anthony Duguid is an English footballer who plays primarily as a midfielder for Colchester United.He began his career with Colchester United and made his senior debut in 1995. He helped the club win promotion to the Second Division in 1998, via the play-offs, and the Championship in 2006, by...

 England Hitchin
Hitchin
Hitchin is a town in Hertfordshire, England, with an estimated population of 30,360.-History:Hitchin is first noted as the central place of the Hicce people mentioned in a 7th century document, the Tribal Hidage. The tribal name is Brittonic rather than Old English and derives from *siccā, meaning...

21 March 1978  England Youth Team 16 July 1995 Free
8  England Jamie Cureton
Jamie Cureton
Jamie Cureton is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Leyton Orient.-Early years:Cureton began his professional career with Norwich City, before moving on to Bristol Rovers...

 England Bristol
Bristol
Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...

28 August 1975  England Swindon Town
Swindon Town F.C.
Swindon Town Football Club are a team based in Swindon, Wiltshire. Currently in League Two, Swindon have been managed by Paolo Di Canio since 23 May 2011...

6 June 2006 Free
10  England Kemal Izzet
Kemal Izzet
Kemal Izzet is an English professional footballer. He currently plays for Colchester United. His father is a Turkish Cypriot, and his older brother, Mustafa Izzet, was a Turkish international footballer.-Career:...

 England Whitechapel
Whitechapel
Whitechapel is a built-up inner city district in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, London, England. It is located east of Charing Cross and roughly bounded by the Bishopsgate thoroughfare on the west, Fashion Street on the north, Brady Street and Cavell Street on the east and The Highway on the...

29 September 1980  England Charlton Athletic
Charlton Athletic F.C.
Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of Greenwich. They compete in Football League One, the third tier of English football. The club was founded on 9 June 1905, when a number of youth clubs in the southeast London area,...

13 April 2001 Free
11  Scotland Chris Iwelumo
Chris Iwelumo
Christopher Robert "Chris" Iwelumo is a Scottish footballer who plays for Watford as a striker.Iwelumo started his career with St Mirren before moving to Danish club Aarhus Fremad for two years. A move to Stoke City in 2000 saw him sent out on loan to several teams before a short-lived spell with...

 Scotland Coatbridge
Coatbridge
Coatbridge is a town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, about east of Glasgow city centre, set in the central Lowlands. The town, with neighbouring Airdrie, is part of the Greater Glasgow urban area. The first settlement of the area stretches back to the Stone Age era...

1 August 1978  Germany Alemannia Aachen
Alemannia Aachen
Alemannia Aachen is a German football club from the western city of Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia. A long term fixture of the country's second division, Alemannia enjoyed a three-year turn in the top flight in the late 1960s and, after a successful 2005–06 campaign, returned to first division play...

6 July 2005 Free
12  England Pat Baldwin
Pat Baldwin
Patrick Michael "Pat" Baldwin a footballer, currently playing for Colchester United.-Career:The centre back, signed from Chelsea, won all of Colchester United's player of the year awards for the 2004–05 season including players' player of the year, young player of the year and the fans' player of...

 England London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...

12 November 1982  England Chelsea
Chelsea F.C.
Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four...

31 August 2002 Free
13  England Dean Gerken
Dean Gerken
Dean Jeffrey Gerken is an English footballer who plays for Bristol City as a goalkeeper.-Colchester United:Gerken was born in Southend-on-Sea. He started his career at Southend United as a youngster before moving to Essex rivals Colchester United. As a teenager he attracted the attention of...

 England Southend-on-Sea
Southend-on-Sea
Southend-on-Sea is a unitary authority area, town, and seaside resort in Essex, England. The district has Borough status, and comprises the towns of Chalkwell, Eastwood, Leigh-on-Sea, North Shoebury, Prittlewell, Shoeburyness, Southchurch, Thorpe Bay, and Westcliff-on-Sea. The district is situated...

22 May 1985  England Youth Team 1 August 2002 Free
14  Australia Richard Garcia
Richard Garcia
Richard Garcia is an Australian association football player who plays for Hull City and internationally for Australia as a winger. He has previously played for West Ham United, Leyton Orient and Colchester United...

 Australia Perth
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....

4 September 1981  England West Ham United
West Ham United F.C.
West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current...

3 September 2004 Undisclosed
15  England Jamie Guy
Jamie Guy
Jamie Leslie Guy is an English footballer who plays for Conference South club Thurrock, on loan from Conference National side Braintree Town. He enjoyed a six year career with Colchester United between 2004 and 2010, playing on loan for Tiptree United, Gravesend & Northfleet, Cambridge United,...

 England Barking
Barking
Barking is a suburban town in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, in East London, England. A retail and commercial centre situated in the west of the borough, it lies east of Charing Cross. Barking was in the historic county of Essex until it was absorbed by Greater London. The area is...

1 August 1987  England Youth Team 1 July 2004 Free
16  Cameroon George Elokobi
George Elokobi
George Nganyuo Elokobi is a Cameroonian footballer who plays as a defender for English Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers....

 Somalia Mogadishu
Mogadishu
Mogadishu , popularly known as Xamar, is the largest city in Somalia and the nation's capital. Located in the coastal Benadir region on the Indian Ocean, the city has served as an important port for centuries....

31 January 1986  England Dulwich Hamlet
Dulwich Hamlet F.C.
Dulwich Hamlet Football Club is an English football club who play at Champion Hill stadium in Dulwich, in the London Borough of Southwark. Formed in 1893, they joined the Isthmian League a few years later, winning it a total of 4 times, between 1920 and 1949, and wear a famous pink and blue...

1 August 2004 Free
17  England Lawrie Wilson
Lawrie Wilson
Lawrie Robert Wilson is an English footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for League One side Stevenage.Wilson started his career at Charlton Athletic, and played regularly for the club's Under-18 side and reserve team until he was released in 2006...

 England Collier Row
Collier Row
Collier Row is a place in north east London in the London Borough of Havering. It is a suburban development north of Romford, located north east of Charing Cross....

11 September 1987  England Youth Team 1 July 2006 Free
18  England Garry Richards
Garry Richards
Garry Richards is an English footballer, currently playing for Gillingham.He scored his first career goal, on 30 January 2007, against Preston North End which was the only goal in a 1-0 win for his previous club Colchester.On 9 February 2007, Richards signed for Brentford on a one month loan...

 England Romford
Romford
Romford is a large suburban town in north east London, England and the administrative headquarters of the London Borough of Havering. It is located northeast of Charing Cross and is one of the major metropolitan centres identified in the London Plan...

11 June 1986  England Youth Team 1 July 2004 Free
20  England Kevin McLeod
Kevin McLeod
Kevin Andrew McLeod professional footballer, currently playing for Conference National side Braintree Town. His preferred position is as a left-sided midfielder....

 England Liverpool
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...

12 September 1980  Wales Swansea City 7 September 2006 Free
21  England Robbie King
Robbie King
Robert James "Robbie" King is an English professional footballer, currently playing for Heybridge Swifts. He was born in Chelmsford.King began his career as a trainee with Colchester United, turning professional in July 2004. His league debut came on 9 September 2005 when he was a second-half...

 England Chelmsford
Chelmsford
Chelmsford is the county town of Essex, England and the principal settlement of the borough of Chelmsford. It is located in the London commuter belt, approximately northeast of Charing Cross, London, and approximately the same distance from the once provincial Roman capital at Colchester...

1 October 1986  England Youth Team 3 September 2005 Free
23  England Mark Cousins
Mark Cousins
Mark Cousins may refer to:* Mark Cousins , Northern Irish writer on film* Mark Cousins , goalkeeper* Mark Cousins , British intellectual...

 England Chelmsford
Chelmsford
Chelmsford is the county town of Essex, England and the principal settlement of the borough of Chelmsford. It is located in the London commuter belt, approximately northeast of Charing Cross, London, and approximately the same distance from the once provincial Roman capital at Colchester...

9 January 1987  England Youth Team 1 July 2004 Free
25  England Anthony Wordsworth
Anthony Wordsworth
Anthony Daniel Wordsworth is an English footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Colchester United. Wordsworth can play anywhere across the midfield but prefers to play in the centre of midfield...

 England Camden
London Borough of Camden
In 1801, the civil parishes that form the modern borough were already developed and had a total population of 96,795. This continued to rise swiftly throughout the 19th century, as the district became built up; reaching 270,197 in the middle of the century...

3 January 1989  England Youth Team 1 July 2006 Free

Transfers In

Date Pos. Player Name Previous Club League Transfer Fee Notes
6 June 2006 FW  England Jamie Cureton
Jamie Cureton
Jamie Cureton is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Leyton Orient.-Early years:Cureton began his professional career with Norwich City, before moving on to Bristol Rovers...

 England Swindon Town Football League Two
Football League Two
Football League Two is the third-highest division of The Football League and fourth-highest division overall in the English football league system....

Free
26 June 2006 MF  England Johnnie Jackson
Johnnie Jackson
John Alec "Johnnie" Jackson is an English footballer currently playing for Charlton Athletic. He usually plays as a left sided midfielder but can also play as a central midfielder or a left-back.-Tottenham Hotspur:...

 England Tottenham Hotspur Premier League Free
1 July 2006 DF  England Lawrie Wilson
Lawrie Wilson
Lawrie Robert Wilson is an English footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for League One side Stevenage.Wilson started his career at Charlton Athletic, and played regularly for the club's Under-18 side and reserve team until he was released in 2006...

 England Youth Team N/A Free
1 July 2006 MF  England Anthony Wordsworth
Anthony Wordsworth
Anthony Daniel Wordsworth is an English footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Colchester United. Wordsworth can play anywhere across the midfield but prefers to play in the centre of midfield...

 England Youth Team N/A Free
7 September 2006 MF  England Kevin McLeod
Kevin McLeod
Kevin Andrew McLeod professional footballer, currently playing for Conference National side Braintree Town. His preferred position is as a left-sided midfielder....

 Wales Swansea City Football League One
Football League One
Football League One is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system....

Free

Transfers Out

Date Pos. Player Name New Club League Transfer Fee Notes
19 June 2006 DF  England Stephen Hunt  England Notts County Football League Two
Football League Two
Football League Two is the third-highest division of The Football League and fourth-highest division overall in the English football league system....

Free
20 June 2006 MF  England Neil Danns
Neil Danns
Neil Alexander Danns is an English footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Leicester City in the Football League Championship.-Early career:...

 England Birmingham City Football League Championship
Football League Championship
The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...

£500,000
1 July 2006 FW  Wales Gareth Williams
Gareth Williams (Welsh footballer)
Gareth Williams is a Welsh footballer who plays as a forward for Bromley.-Career:Williams began in the Crystal Palace youth team and had been a prolific scorer in the reserves...

 England Weymouth
Weymouth F.C.
Weymouth F.C. are an English football club based in the town of Weymouth, who currently play in the Southern League Premier Division.-History:Weymouth Football Club were founded in 1890 and played their first game on 24 September of that year...

Conference National
Conference National
Conference National is the top division of the Football Conference in England. It is the highest level of the National League System and fifth highest of the overall English football league system...

Free
11 July 2006 DF  England Liam Chilvers
Liam Chilvers
Liam Christopher Chilvers is an English footballer who plays as a centre back for League Two side Port Vale, on loan from League One club Notts County.A graduate of the Arsenal Academy, he won the FA Youth Cup with the club in 2000...

 England Preston North End Football League Championship
Football League Championship
The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...

Free
14 July 2006 FW  England Tony Thorpe
Tony Thorpe
Anthony "Tony" Thorpe is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Thurmaston Town. As a professional he notably played for Luton Town, Bristol City and Queens Park Rangers. He also played in the Football League for Reading, Rotherham United, Swindon Town, Colchester United and Grimsby Town...

 England Stevenage Borough Conference National
Conference National
Conference National is the top division of the Football Conference in England. It is the highest level of the National League System and fifth highest of the overall English football league system...

Free
17 July 2006 DF  England Sam Stockley
Sam Stockley
Samuel Joshua "Sam" Stockley is an English footballer currently playing for F.C. New York in the USL Professional Division....

 England Wycombe Wanderers Football League Two
Football League Two
Football League Two is the third-highest division of The Football League and fourth-highest division overall in the English football league system....

Free
30 January 2007 DF  England Greg Halford
Greg Halford
Gregory "Greg" Halford is an English footballer who plays for Portsmouth. He is naturally a right wingback or winger, but has played a number of other positions throughout his career, including striker and centre back....

 England Reading
Reading F.C.
Reading Football Club is an English association football club based in the town of Reading, Berkshire who currently play in the Championship...

Premier League £2,500,000 Record transfer fee received
8 March 2007 FW  Scotland Marino Keith
Marino Keith
Marino Keith is a Scottish former professional footballer who retired from full-time football in March 2007 before joining Peterhead. He is an alumnus of Mintlaw Academy. He is known as Dan after Dan Marino.-Career:...

 Scotland Peterhead
Peterhead F.C.
Peterhead F.C. are a football club based in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They currently play in the Scottish Football League Third Division, following promotion in the 2004–05 season.Their home ground is Balmoor in Peterhead, with a capacity of 4,000...

Scottish Second Division Free Signed 1 July 2007

Loans In

Date Pos. Player Name Parent Club League Date Returned Notes
16 August 2006 DF  England Chris Barker
Chris Barker
Christopher Andrew "Chris" Barker is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Southend United. He has also represented Barnsley, Cardiff City, Stoke City, Colchester United, Queens Park Rangers and Plymouth Argyle since beginning his career in 1997...

 Wales Cardiff City
Cardiff city
Cardiff City may refer to:* Cardiff city centre* Cardiff City Council* Cardiff City F.C.* Cardiff City L.F.C.* Cardiff City Stadium...

Football League Championship
Football League Championship
The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...

7 May 2007
27 August 2006 MF  England Ritchie Jones
Ritchie Jones
Richard Glynn "Ritchie" Jones is an English footballer. He is a midfielder, preferring to play in the centre of midfield. He now plays for Bradford City after he rejected a contract extension from Oldham Athletic, whom he joined on a free transfer from Hartlepool United in July 2010...

 England Manchester United Premier League 27 November 2006
23 November 2006 MF  England Hogan Ephraim
Hogan Ephraim
Hogan Phillip Ephraim is an English football player. He plays for Charlton Athletic on loan from Queens Park Rangers. He is a graduate of the West Ham United Academy and an England Under-19 international. His primary position is as a winger but he can also play as a forward.-Background:Ephraim was...

 England West Ham United Premier League 7 May 2007
26 January 2007 DF  England Matthew Mills
Matthew Mills
Matthew Claude "Matt" Mills is an English footballer who currently plays for and is the current captain of Leicester City in the Npower Championship.-Southampton and Manchester City:...

 England Manchester City Premier League 30 March 2007

Loans Out

Date Pos. Player Name New Club League Date Returned Notes
9 February 2007 DF  England Garry Richards
Garry Richards
Garry Richards is an English footballer, currently playing for Gillingham.He scored his first career goal, on 30 January 2007, against Preston North End which was the only goal in a 1-0 win for his previous club Colchester.On 9 February 2007, Richards signed for Brentford on a one month loan...

 England Brentford
Brentford F.C.
Brentford Football Club are a professional English football club based in Brentford in the London Borough of Hounslow. They are currently playing in Football League One....

Football League One
Football League One
Football League One is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system....

9 April 2007

Championship Results Summary

Pos Club Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9 Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday F.C.
Sheffield Wednesday Football Club are a football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, who are currently competing in the Football League One in the 2011-12 season, in England. Sheffield Wednesday are one of the oldest professional clubs in the world and the fourth oldest in the...

46 20 11 15 70 66
4
71
10 Colchester United
Colchester United F.C.
Colchester United Football Club is an English football club based in Colchester. The club was formed in 1937, and briefly shared their old Layer Road home with now defunct side Colchester Town who had previously used the ground from 1910....

46 20 9 17 70 56 +14 69
11 Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth Argyle F.C.
Plymouth Argyle Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Plymouth, Devon, that plays in Football League Two.Since becoming professional in 1903, the club has won five Football League titles, five Southern League titles and one Western League title. The 2009–10 season was the...

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

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
05/08/2006 Birmingham City A 1–2 24,238 Garcia
Richard Garcia
Richard Garcia is an Australian association football player who plays for Hull City and internationally for Australia as a winger. He has previously played for West Ham United, Leyton Orient and Colchester United...

08/08/2006 Plymouth Argyle H 0–1 4,627
12/08/2006 Barnsley
Barnsley F.C.
Barnsley Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Nicknamed the Tykes, they were founded in 1887 under the name Barnsley St. Peter's...

H 1–2 4,249 Halford
Greg Halford
Gregory "Greg" Halford is an English footballer who plays for Portsmouth. He is naturally a right wingback or winger, but has played a number of other positions throughout his career, including striker and centre back....

19/08/2006 West Bromwich Albion A 1–2 17,509 Guy
Jamie Guy
Jamie Leslie Guy is an English footballer who plays for Conference South club Thurrock, on loan from Conference National side Braintree Town. He enjoyed a six year career with Colchester United between 2004 and 2010, playing on loan for Tiptree United, Gravesend & Northfleet, Cambridge United,...

26/08/2006 Derby County
Derby County F.C.
Derby County Football Club is an English football based in Derby. the club play in the Football League Championship and is notable as being one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888 and is, therefore, one of only ten clubs to have competed in every season of the English...

H 4–3 4,574 Cureton
Jamie Cureton
Jamie Cureton is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Leyton Orient.-Early years:Cureton began his professional career with Norwich City, before moving on to Bristol Rovers...

 (3), Iwelumo
Chris Iwelumo
Christopher Robert "Chris" Iwelumo is a Scottish footballer who plays for Watford as a striker.Iwelumo started his career with St Mirren before moving to Danish club Aarhus Fremad for two years. A move to Stoke City in 2000 saw him sent out on loan to several teams before a short-lived spell with...

 (pen.
Penalty kick
A penalty kick is a type of direct free kick in association football, taken from twelve yards out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of the defending team between the penalty taker and the goal.Penalty kicks are performed during normal play...

)
09/09/2006 Burnley
Burnley F.C.
Burnley Football Club are a professional English Football League club based in Burnley, Lancashire. Nicknamed the Clarets, due to the dominant colour of their home shirts, they were founder members of the Football League in 1888...

A 2–1 10,039 Watson
Kevin Watson
Kevin Edward Watson is a former professional footballer, turned coach and sports broadcaster. He can now regularly be seen as a touchline pundit for Sky Sports show Soccer Saturday.-Football career:...

, Iwelumo
Chris Iwelumo
Christopher Robert "Chris" Iwelumo is a Scottish footballer who plays for Watford as a striker.Iwelumo started his career with St Mirren before moving to Danish club Aarhus Fremad for two years. A move to Stoke City in 2000 saw him sent out on loan to several teams before a short-lived spell with...

 (pen.
Penalty kick
A penalty kick is a type of direct free kick in association football, taken from twelve yards out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of the defending team between the penalty taker and the goal.Penalty kicks are performed during normal play...

)
12/09/2006 Luton Town A 1–1 7,609 Cureton
Jamie Cureton
Jamie Cureton is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Leyton Orient.-Early years:Cureton began his professional career with Norwich City, before moving on to Bristol Rovers...

16/09/2006 Queens Park Rangers H 2–1 5,246 Iwelumo
Chris Iwelumo
Christopher Robert "Chris" Iwelumo is a Scottish footballer who plays for Watford as a striker.Iwelumo started his career with St Mirren before moving to Danish club Aarhus Fremad for two years. A move to Stoke City in 2000 saw him sent out on loan to several teams before a short-lived spell with...

, Garcia
Richard Garcia
Richard Garcia is an Australian association football player who plays for Hull City and internationally for Australia as a winger. He has previously played for West Ham United, Leyton Orient and Colchester United...

23/09/2006 Leicester City A 0–0 22,249
29/09/2006 Ipswich Town H 1–0 6,065 Duguid
Karl Duguid
Karl Anthony Duguid is an English footballer who plays primarily as a midfielder for Colchester United.He began his career with Colchester United and made his senior debut in 1995. He helped the club win promotion to the Second Division in 1998, via the play-offs, and the Championship in 2006, by...

14/10/2006 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 0–1 19,318
18/10/2006 Sheffield Wednesday H 4–0 5,097 Cureton
Jamie Cureton
Jamie Cureton is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Leyton Orient.-Early years:Cureton began his professional career with Norwich City, before moving on to Bristol Rovers...

, Halford
Greg Halford
Gregory "Greg" Halford is an English footballer who plays for Portsmouth. He is naturally a right wingback or winger, but has played a number of other positions throughout his career, including striker and centre back....

, Iwelumo
Chris Iwelumo
Christopher Robert "Chris" Iwelumo is a Scottish footballer who plays for Watford as a striker.Iwelumo started his career with St Mirren before moving to Danish club Aarhus Fremad for two years. A move to Stoke City in 2000 saw him sent out on loan to several teams before a short-lived spell with...

, Duguid
Karl Duguid
Karl Anthony Duguid is an English footballer who plays primarily as a midfielder for Colchester United.He began his career with Colchester United and made his senior debut in 1995. He helped the club win promotion to the Second Division in 1998, via the play-offs, and the Championship in 2006, by...

23/10/2006 Coventry City A 1–2 16,178 Guy
Jamie Guy
Jamie Leslie Guy is an English footballer who plays for Conference South club Thurrock, on loan from Conference National side Braintree Town. He enjoyed a six year career with Colchester United between 2004 and 2010, playing on loan for Tiptree United, Gravesend & Northfleet, Cambridge United,...

28/10/2006 Southampton
Southampton F.C.
Southampton Football Club is an English football team, nicknamed The Saints, based in the city of Southampton, Hampshire. The club gained promotion to the Championship from League One in the 2010–2011 season after being relegated in 2009. Their home ground is the St Mary's Stadium, where the club...

H 2–0 5,893 McLeod
Kevin McLeod
Kevin Andrew McLeod professional footballer, currently playing for Conference National side Braintree Town. His preferred position is as a left-sided midfielder....

, Cureton
Jamie Cureton
Jamie Cureton is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Leyton Orient.-Early years:Cureton began his professional career with Norwich City, before moving on to Bristol Rovers...

31/10/2006 Norwich City A 1–1 25,065 Cureton
Jamie Cureton
Jamie Cureton is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Leyton Orient.-Early years:Cureton began his professional career with Norwich City, before moving on to Bristol Rovers...

04/11/2006 Cardiff City
Cardiff city
Cardiff City may refer to:* Cardiff city centre* Cardiff City Council* Cardiff City F.C.* Cardiff City L.F.C.* Cardiff City Stadium...

H 3–1 5,393 McLeod
Kevin McLeod
Kevin Andrew McLeod professional footballer, currently playing for Conference National side Braintree Town. His preferred position is as a left-sided midfielder....

, Guy
Jamie Guy
Jamie Leslie Guy is an English footballer who plays for Conference South club Thurrock, on loan from Conference National side Braintree Town. He enjoyed a six year career with Colchester United between 2004 and 2010, playing on loan for Tiptree United, Gravesend & Northfleet, Cambridge United,...

, Cureton
Jamie Cureton
Jamie Cureton is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Leyton Orient.-Early years:Cureton began his professional career with Norwich City, before moving on to Bristol Rovers...

 (pen.
Penalty kick
A penalty kick is a type of direct free kick in association football, taken from twelve yards out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of the defending team between the penalty taker and the goal.Penalty kicks are performed during normal play...

)
11/11/2006 Leeds United A 0–3 17,678
18/11/2006 Sunderland
Sunderland A.F.C.
Sunderland Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear who currently play in the Premier League...

A 1–3 25,197 Iwelumo
Chris Iwelumo
Christopher Robert "Chris" Iwelumo is a Scottish footballer who plays for Watford as a striker.Iwelumo started his career with St Mirren before moving to Danish club Aarhus Fremad for two years. A move to Stoke City in 2000 saw him sent out on loan to several teams before a short-lived spell with...

25/11/2006 Southend United H 3–0 5,954 Halford
Greg Halford
Gregory "Greg" Halford is an English footballer who plays for Portsmouth. He is naturally a right wingback or winger, but has played a number of other positions throughout his career, including striker and centre back....

, Baldwin
Pat Baldwin
Patrick Michael "Pat" Baldwin a footballer, currently playing for Colchester United.-Career:The centre back, signed from Chelsea, won all of Colchester United's player of the year awards for the 2004–05 season including players' player of the year, young player of the year and the fans' player of...

, Cureton
Jamie Cureton
Jamie Cureton is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Leyton Orient.-Early years:Cureton began his professional career with Norwich City, before moving on to Bristol Rovers...

28/11/2006 Hull City
Hull City A.F.C.
Hull City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, founded in 1904. The club participates in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football...

H 5–1 5,373 Iwelumo
Chris Iwelumo
Christopher Robert "Chris" Iwelumo is a Scottish footballer who plays for Watford as a striker.Iwelumo started his career with St Mirren before moving to Danish club Aarhus Fremad for two years. A move to Stoke City in 2000 saw him sent out on loan to several teams before a short-lived spell with...

 (4), Cureton
Jamie Cureton
Jamie Cureton is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Leyton Orient.-Early years:Cureton began his professional career with Norwich City, before moving on to Bristol Rovers...

02/12/2006 Cardiff City
Cardiff city
Cardiff City may refer to:* Cardiff city centre* Cardiff City Council* Cardiff City F.C.* Cardiff City L.F.C.* Cardiff City Stadium...

A 0–0 13,512
09/12/2006 Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace F.C.
Crystal Palace Football Club are an English Football league club based in South Norwood, London. The team plays its home matches at Selhurst Park, where they have been based since 1924. The club currently competes in the second tier of English Football, The Championship.Crystal Palace was formed in...

A 3–1 16,762 Duguid
Karl Duguid
Karl Anthony Duguid is an English footballer who plays primarily as a midfielder for Colchester United.He began his career with Colchester United and made his senior debut in 1995. He helped the club win promotion to the Second Division in 1998, via the play-offs, and the Championship in 2006, by...

, Garcia
Richard Garcia
Richard Garcia is an Australian association football player who plays for Hull City and internationally for Australia as a winger. He has previously played for West Ham United, Leyton Orient and Colchester United...

, Iwelumo
Chris Iwelumo
Christopher Robert "Chris" Iwelumo is a Scottish footballer who plays for Watford as a striker.Iwelumo started his career with St Mirren before moving to Danish club Aarhus Fremad for two years. A move to Stoke City in 2000 saw him sent out on loan to several teams before a short-lived spell with...

 (pen.
Penalty kick
A penalty kick is a type of direct free kick in association football, taken from twelve yards out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of the defending team between the penalty taker and the goal.Penalty kicks are performed during normal play...

)
16/12/2006 Stoke City H 3–0 5,345 Cureton
Jamie Cureton
Jamie Cureton is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Leyton Orient.-Early years:Cureton began his professional career with Norwich City, before moving on to Bristol Rovers...

 (2), Garcia
Richard Garcia
Richard Garcia is an Australian association football player who plays for Hull City and internationally for Australia as a winger. He has previously played for West Ham United, Leyton Orient and Colchester United...

23/12/2006 Preston North End A 0–1 14,225
26/12/2006 Luton Town H 4–1 5,427 McLeod
Kevin McLeod
Kevin Andrew McLeod professional footballer, currently playing for Conference National side Braintree Town. His preferred position is as a left-sided midfielder....

, Iwelumo
Chris Iwelumo
Christopher Robert "Chris" Iwelumo is a Scottish footballer who plays for Watford as a striker.Iwelumo started his career with St Mirren before moving to Danish club Aarhus Fremad for two years. A move to Stoke City in 2000 saw him sent out on loan to several teams before a short-lived spell with...

 (2), Garcia
Richard Garcia
Richard Garcia is an Australian association football player who plays for Hull City and internationally for Australia as a winger. He has previously played for West Ham United, Leyton Orient and Colchester United...

30/12/2006 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 2–1 5,893 Cureton
Jamie Cureton
Jamie Cureton is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Leyton Orient.-Early years:Cureton began his professional career with Norwich City, before moving on to Bristol Rovers...

, Iwelumo
Chris Iwelumo
Christopher Robert "Chris" Iwelumo is a Scottish footballer who plays for Watford as a striker.Iwelumo started his career with St Mirren before moving to Danish club Aarhus Fremad for two years. A move to Stoke City in 2000 saw him sent out on loan to several teams before a short-lived spell with...

01/01/2007 Queens Park Rangers A 0–1 11,319
13/01/2007 Leicester City H 1–1 5,915 Iwelumo
Chris Iwelumo
Christopher Robert "Chris" Iwelumo is a Scottish footballer who plays for Watford as a striker.Iwelumo started his career with St Mirren before moving to Danish club Aarhus Fremad for two years. A move to Stoke City in 2000 saw him sent out on loan to several teams before a short-lived spell with...

 (pen.
Penalty kick
A penalty kick is a type of direct free kick in association football, taken from twelve yards out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of the defending team between the penalty taker and the goal.Penalty kicks are performed during normal play...

)
20/01/2007 Ipswich Town A 2–3 28,355 Duguid
Karl Duguid
Karl Anthony Duguid is an English footballer who plays primarily as a midfielder for Colchester United.He began his career with Colchester United and made his senior debut in 1995. He helped the club win promotion to the Second Division in 1998, via the play-offs, and the Championship in 2006, by...

, Iwelumo
Chris Iwelumo
Christopher Robert "Chris" Iwelumo is a Scottish footballer who plays for Watford as a striker.Iwelumo started his career with St Mirren before moving to Danish club Aarhus Fremad for two years. A move to Stoke City in 2000 saw him sent out on loan to several teams before a short-lived spell with...

 (pen.
Penalty kick
A penalty kick is a type of direct free kick in association football, taken from twelve yards out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of the defending team between the penalty taker and the goal.Penalty kicks are performed during normal play...

)
30/01/2007 Preston North End H 1–0 5,085 Richards
Garry Richards
Garry Richards is an English footballer, currently playing for Gillingham.He scored his first career goal, on 30 January 2007, against Preston North End which was the only goal in a 1-0 win for his previous club Colchester.On 9 February 2007, Richards signed for Brentford on a one month loan...

03/02/2007 Birmingham City H 1–1 5,918 Izzet
Kemal Izzet
Kemal Izzet is an English professional footballer. He currently plays for Colchester United. His father is a Turkish Cypriot, and his older brother, Mustafa Izzet, was a Turkish international footballer.-Career:...

10/02/2007 Barnsley
Barnsley F.C.
Barnsley Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Nicknamed the Tykes, they were founded in 1887 under the name Barnsley St. Peter's...

A 3–0 11,192 Duguid
Karl Duguid
Karl Anthony Duguid is an English footballer who plays primarily as a midfielder for Colchester United.He began his career with Colchester United and made his senior debut in 1995. He helped the club win promotion to the Second Division in 1998, via the play-offs, and the Championship in 2006, by...

, Cureton
Jamie Cureton
Jamie Cureton is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Leyton Orient.-Early years:Cureton began his professional career with Norwich City, before moving on to Bristol Rovers...

, Ephraim
Hogan Ephraim
Hogan Phillip Ephraim is an English football player. He plays for Charlton Athletic on loan from Queens Park Rangers. He is a graduate of the West Ham United Academy and an England Under-19 international. His primary position is as a winger but he can also play as a forward.-Background:Ephraim was...

13/02/2007 West Bromwich Albion H 1–2 5,611 Jackson
Johnnie Jackson
John Alec "Johnnie" Jackson is an English footballer currently playing for Charlton Athletic. He usually plays as a left sided midfielder but can also play as a central midfielder or a left-back.-Tottenham Hotspur:...

20/02/2007 Plymouth Argyle A 0–3 12,895
24/02/2007 Burnley
Burnley F.C.
Burnley Football Club are a professional English Football League club based in Burnley, Lancashire. Nicknamed the Clarets, due to the dominant colour of their home shirts, they were founder members of the Football League in 1888...

H 0–0 4,934
02/03/2007 Derby County
Derby County F.C.
Derby County Football Club is an English football based in Derby. the club play in the Football League Championship and is notable as being one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888 and is, therefore, one of only ten clubs to have competed in every season of the English...

A 1–5 26,704 Jackson
Johnnie Jackson
John Alec "Johnnie" Jackson is an English footballer currently playing for Charlton Athletic. He usually plays as a left sided midfielder but can also play as a central midfielder or a left-back.-Tottenham Hotspur:...

10/03/2007 Coventry City H 0–0 5,453
13/03/2007 Sheffield Wednesday A 0–2 18,725
16/03/2007 Southampton
Southampton F.C.
Southampton Football Club is an English football team, nicknamed The Saints, based in the city of Southampton, Hampshire. The club gained promotion to the Championship from League One in the 2010–2011 season after being relegated in 2009. Their home ground is the St Mary's Stadium, where the club...

A 2–1 18,736 Cureton
Jamie Cureton
Jamie Cureton is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Leyton Orient.-Early years:Cureton began his professional career with Norwich City, before moving on to Bristol Rovers...

 (2)
31/03/2007 Norwich City H 3–0 5,851 Cureton
Jamie Cureton
Jamie Cureton is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Leyton Orient.-Early years:Cureton began his professional career with Norwich City, before moving on to Bristol Rovers...

, Garcia
Richard Garcia
Richard Garcia is an Australian association football player who plays for Hull City and internationally for Australia as a winger. He has previously played for West Ham United, Leyton Orient and Colchester United...

, Iwelumo
Chris Iwelumo
Christopher Robert "Chris" Iwelumo is a Scottish footballer who plays for Watford as a striker.Iwelumo started his career with St Mirren before moving to Danish club Aarhus Fremad for two years. A move to Stoke City in 2000 saw him sent out on loan to several teams before a short-lived spell with...

06/04/2007 Southend United A 3–0 10,552 Cureton
Jamie Cureton
Jamie Cureton is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Leyton Orient.-Early years:Cureton began his professional career with Norwich City, before moving on to Bristol Rovers...

 (3)
09/04/2007 Leeds United H 2–1 5,916 Iwelumo
Chris Iwelumo
Christopher Robert "Chris" Iwelumo is a Scottish footballer who plays for Watford as a striker.Iwelumo started his career with St Mirren before moving to Danish club Aarhus Fremad for two years. A move to Stoke City in 2000 saw him sent out on loan to several teams before a short-lived spell with...

, Cureton
Jamie Cureton
Jamie Cureton is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Leyton Orient.-Early years:Cureton began his professional career with Norwich City, before moving on to Bristol Rovers...

14/04/2007 Hull City
Hull City A.F.C.
Hull City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, founded in 1904. The club participates in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football...

A 1–1 20,887 Cureton
Jamie Cureton
Jamie Cureton is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Leyton Orient.-Early years:Cureton began his professional career with Norwich City, before moving on to Bristol Rovers...

21/04/2007 Sunderland
Sunderland A.F.C.
Sunderland Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear who currently play in the Premier League...

H 3–1 6,042 Brown
Wayne Brown (defender)
Wayne Lawrence Brown is an English footballer, who plays for Bury Town FC-Ipswich:Brown started his career as an apprentice at Ipswich Town, making 40 league appearances for the club and scoring once against Avenir Beggen in the UEFA Cup.-Watford:He had loan spells at Colchester, QPR and Wimbledon...

, Garcia
Richard Garcia
Richard Garcia is an Australian association football player who plays for Hull City and internationally for Australia as a winger. He has previously played for West Ham United, Leyton Orient and Colchester United...

, Cureton
Jamie Cureton
Jamie Cureton is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Leyton Orient.-Early years:Cureton began his professional career with Norwich City, before moving on to Bristol Rovers...

 (pen.
Penalty kick
A penalty kick is a type of direct free kick in association football, taken from twelve yards out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of the defending team between the penalty taker and the goal.Penalty kicks are performed during normal play...

)
28/04/2007 Stoke City A 1–3 20,108 Iwelumo
Chris Iwelumo
Christopher Robert "Chris" Iwelumo is a Scottish footballer who plays for Watford as a striker.Iwelumo started his career with St Mirren before moving to Danish club Aarhus Fremad for two years. A move to Stoke City in 2000 saw him sent out on loan to several teams before a short-lived spell with...

 (pen.
Penalty kick
A penalty kick is a type of direct free kick in association football, taken from twelve yards out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of the defending team between the penalty taker and the goal.Penalty kicks are performed during normal play...

)
06/05/2007 Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace F.C.
Crystal Palace Football Club are an English Football league club based in South Norwood, London. The team plays its home matches at Selhurst Park, where they have been based since 1924. The club currently competes in the second tier of English Football, The Championship.Crystal Palace was formed in...

H 0–2 5,857

League Cup

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
22/08/2007 R1 MK Dons A 0–1 (aet) 2,747

FA Cup

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
09/01/2008 R3 Barnet
Barnet F.C.
Barnet Football Club is an English football team from High Barnet, London, England, currently playing in Football League Two. The ground is in the town of Barnet within the London Borough of Barnet....

A 1–2 3,075 Cureton
Jamie Cureton
Jamie Cureton is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Leyton Orient.-Early years:Cureton began his professional career with Norwich City, before moving on to Bristol Rovers...


Squad statistics

No. Nat. Pos. Name Total Championship
Football League Championship
The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...

FA Cup
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...

League Cup
Football League Cup
The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis...

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Scorer Goals
 England Jamie Cureton
Jamie Cureton
Jamie Cureton is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Leyton Orient.-Early years:Cureton began his professional career with Norwich City, before moving on to Bristol Rovers...

24
 Scotland Chris Iwelumo
Chris Iwelumo
Christopher Robert "Chris" Iwelumo is a Scottish footballer who plays for Watford as a striker.Iwelumo started his career with St Mirren before moving to Danish club Aarhus Fremad for two years. A move to Stoke City in 2000 saw him sent out on loan to several teams before a short-lived spell with...

18
 Australia Richard Garcia
Richard Garcia
Richard Garcia is an Australian association football player who plays for Hull City and internationally for Australia as a winger. He has previously played for West Ham United, Leyton Orient and Colchester United...

7
 England Karl Duguid
Karl Duguid
Karl Anthony Duguid is an English footballer who plays primarily as a midfielder for Colchester United.He began his career with Colchester United and made his senior debut in 1995. He helped the club win promotion to the Second Division in 1998, via the play-offs, and the Championship in 2006, by...

5
 England Jamie Guy
Jamie Guy
Jamie Leslie Guy is an English footballer who plays for Conference South club Thurrock, on loan from Conference National side Braintree Town. He enjoyed a six year career with Colchester United between 2004 and 2010, playing on loan for Tiptree United, Gravesend & Northfleet, Cambridge United,...

3
 England Greg Halford
Greg Halford
Gregory "Greg" Halford is an English footballer who plays for Portsmouth. He is naturally a right wingback or winger, but has played a number of other positions throughout his career, including striker and centre back....

 England Kevin McLeod
Kevin McLeod
Kevin Andrew McLeod professional footballer, currently playing for Conference National side Braintree Town. His preferred position is as a left-sided midfielder....

 England Johnnie Jackson
Johnnie Jackson
John Alec "Johnnie" Jackson is an English footballer currently playing for Charlton Athletic. He usually plays as a left sided midfielder but can also play as a central midfielder or a left-back.-Tottenham Hotspur:...

2
 England Pat Baldwin
Pat Baldwin
Patrick Michael "Pat" Baldwin a footballer, currently playing for Colchester United.-Career:The centre back, signed from Chelsea, won all of Colchester United's player of the year awards for the 2004–05 season including players' player of the year, young player of the year and the fans' player of...

1
 England Wayne Brown
Wayne Brown (defender)
Wayne Lawrence Brown is an English footballer, who plays for Bury Town FC-Ipswich:Brown started his career as an apprentice at Ipswich Town, making 40 league appearances for the club and scoring once against Avenir Beggen in the UEFA Cup.-Watford:He had loan spells at Colchester, QPR and Wimbledon...

 England Hogan Ephraim
Hogan Ephraim
Hogan Phillip Ephraim is an English football player. He plays for Charlton Athletic on loan from Queens Park Rangers. He is a graduate of the West Ham United Academy and an England Under-19 international. His primary position is as a winger but he can also play as a forward.-Background:Ephraim was...

 England Kemal Izzet
Kemal Izzet
Kemal Izzet is an English professional footballer. He currently plays for Colchester United. His father is a Turkish Cypriot, and his older brother, Mustafa Izzet, was a Turkish international footballer.-Career:...

 England Garry Richards
Garry Richards
Garry Richards is an English footballer, currently playing for Gillingham.He scored his first career goal, on 30 January 2007, against Preston North End which was the only goal in a 1-0 win for his previous club Colchester.On 9 February 2007, Richards signed for Brentford on a one month loan...

 England Kevin Watson
Kevin Watson
Kevin Edward Watson is a former professional footballer, turned coach and sports broadcaster. He can now regularly be seen as a touchline pundit for Sky Sports show Soccer Saturday.-Football career:...



League

Scorer Goals
 England Jamie Cureton
Jamie Cureton
Jamie Cureton is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Leyton Orient.-Early years:Cureton began his professional career with Norwich City, before moving on to Bristol Rovers...

24
 Scotland Chris Iwelumo
Chris Iwelumo
Christopher Robert "Chris" Iwelumo is a Scottish footballer who plays for Watford as a striker.Iwelumo started his career with St Mirren before moving to Danish club Aarhus Fremad for two years. A move to Stoke City in 2000 saw him sent out on loan to several teams before a short-lived spell with...

18
 Australia Richard Garcia
Richard Garcia
Richard Garcia is an Australian association football player who plays for Hull City and internationally for Australia as a winger. He has previously played for West Ham United, Leyton Orient and Colchester United...

7
 England Karl Duguid
Karl Duguid
Karl Anthony Duguid is an English footballer who plays primarily as a midfielder for Colchester United.He began his career with Colchester United and made his senior debut in 1995. He helped the club win promotion to the Second Division in 1998, via the play-offs, and the Championship in 2006, by...

5
 England Jamie Guy
Jamie Guy
Jamie Leslie Guy is an English footballer who plays for Conference South club Thurrock, on loan from Conference National side Braintree Town. He enjoyed a six year career with Colchester United between 2004 and 2010, playing on loan for Tiptree United, Gravesend & Northfleet, Cambridge United,...

3
 England Greg Halford
Greg Halford
Gregory "Greg" Halford is an English footballer who plays for Portsmouth. He is naturally a right wingback or winger, but has played a number of other positions throughout his career, including striker and centre back....

 England Kevin McLeod
Kevin McLeod
Kevin Andrew McLeod professional footballer, currently playing for Conference National side Braintree Town. His preferred position is as a left-sided midfielder....

 England Johnnie Jackson
Johnnie Jackson
John Alec "Johnnie" Jackson is an English footballer currently playing for Charlton Athletic. He usually plays as a left sided midfielder but can also play as a central midfielder or a left-back.-Tottenham Hotspur:...

2
 England Pat Baldwin
Pat Baldwin
Patrick Michael "Pat" Baldwin a footballer, currently playing for Colchester United.-Career:The centre back, signed from Chelsea, won all of Colchester United's player of the year awards for the 2004–05 season including players' player of the year, young player of the year and the fans' player of...

1
 England Wayne Brown
Wayne Brown (defender)
Wayne Lawrence Brown is an English footballer, who plays for Bury Town FC-Ipswich:Brown started his career as an apprentice at Ipswich Town, making 40 league appearances for the club and scoring once against Avenir Beggen in the UEFA Cup.-Watford:He had loan spells at Colchester, QPR and Wimbledon...

 England Hogan Ephraim
Hogan Ephraim
Hogan Phillip Ephraim is an English football player. He plays for Charlton Athletic on loan from Queens Park Rangers. He is a graduate of the West Ham United Academy and an England Under-19 international. His primary position is as a winger but he can also play as a forward.-Background:Ephraim was...

 England Kemal Izzet
Kemal Izzet
Kemal Izzet is an English professional footballer. He currently plays for Colchester United. His father is a Turkish Cypriot, and his older brother, Mustafa Izzet, was a Turkish international footballer.-Career:...

 England Garry Richards
Garry Richards
Garry Richards is an English footballer, currently playing for Gillingham.He scored his first career goal, on 30 January 2007, against Preston North End which was the only goal in a 1-0 win for his previous club Colchester.On 9 February 2007, Richards signed for Brentford on a one month loan...

 England Kevin Watson
Kevin Watson
Kevin Edward Watson is a former professional footballer, turned coach and sports broadcaster. He can now regularly be seen as a touchline pundit for Sky Sports show Soccer Saturday.-Football career:...



FA Cup

Scorer Goals
 England Jamie Cureton
Jamie Cureton
Jamie Cureton is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Leyton Orient.-Early years:Cureton began his professional career with Norwich City, before moving on to Bristol Rovers...

1


Assists

Assistant League Cup Total
 England Kevin Watson
Kevin Watson
Kevin Edward Watson is a former professional footballer, turned coach and sports broadcaster. He can now regularly be seen as a touchline pundit for Sky Sports show Soccer Saturday.-Football career:...

8 0 8
 England Jamie Cureton
Jamie Cureton
Jamie Cureton is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Leyton Orient.-Early years:Cureton began his professional career with Norwich City, before moving on to Bristol Rovers...

6 6
 England Karl Duguid
Karl Duguid
Karl Anthony Duguid is an English footballer who plays primarily as a midfielder for Colchester United.He began his career with Colchester United and made his senior debut in 1995. He helped the club win promotion to the Second Division in 1998, via the play-offs, and the Championship in 2006, by...

 Scotland Chris Iwelumo
Chris Iwelumo
Christopher Robert "Chris" Iwelumo is a Scottish footballer who plays for Watford as a striker.Iwelumo started his career with St Mirren before moving to Danish club Aarhus Fremad for two years. A move to Stoke City in 2000 saw him sent out on loan to several teams before a short-lived spell with...

 England Chris Barker
Chris Barker
Christopher Andrew "Chris" Barker is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Southend United. He has also represented Barnsley, Cardiff City, Stoke City, Colchester United, Queens Park Rangers and Plymouth Argyle since beginning his career in 1997...

4 4
 Australia Richard Garcia
Richard Garcia
Richard Garcia is an Australian association football player who plays for Hull City and internationally for Australia as a winger. He has previously played for West Ham United, Leyton Orient and Colchester United...

 England Kemal Izzet
Kemal Izzet
Kemal Izzet is an English professional footballer. He currently plays for Colchester United. His father is a Turkish Cypriot, and his older brother, Mustafa Izzet, was a Turkish international footballer.-Career:...

2 1 3
 England Greg Halford
Greg Halford
Gregory "Greg" Halford is an English footballer who plays for Portsmouth. He is naturally a right wingback or winger, but has played a number of other positions throughout his career, including striker and centre back....

0 2
 England Johnnie Jackson
Johnnie Jackson
John Alec "Johnnie" Jackson is an English footballer currently playing for Charlton Athletic. He usually plays as a left sided midfielder but can also play as a central midfielder or a left-back.-Tottenham Hotspur:...

 England Hogan Ephraim
Hogan Ephraim
Hogan Phillip Ephraim is an English football player. He plays for Charlton Athletic on loan from Queens Park Rangers. He is a graduate of the West Ham United Academy and an England Under-19 international. His primary position is as a winger but he can also play as a forward.-Background:Ephraim was...

1 1
 England Ritchie Jones
Ritchie Jones
Richard Glynn "Ritchie" Jones is an English footballer. He is a midfielder, preferring to play in the centre of midfield. He now plays for Bradford City after he rejected a contract extension from Oldham Athletic, whom he joined on a free transfer from Hartlepool United in July 2010...

 England Kevin McLeod
Kevin McLeod
Kevin Andrew McLeod professional footballer, currently playing for Conference National side Braintree Town. His preferred position is as a left-sided midfielder....


Disciplinary record

Pos. Name League Cups Total
DF  England Pat Baldwin
Pat Baldwin
Patrick Michael "Pat" Baldwin a footballer, currently playing for Colchester United.-Career:The centre back, signed from Chelsea, won all of Colchester United's player of the year awards for the 2004–05 season including players' player of the year, young player of the year and the fans' player of...

 
3 0 0 0 3 0
DF  England Chris Barker
Chris Barker
Christopher Andrew "Chris" Barker is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Southend United. He has also represented Barnsley, Cardiff City, Stoke City, Colchester United, Queens Park Rangers and Plymouth Argyle since beginning his career in 1997...

 
4 2 0 0 4 2
DF  England Wayne Brown
Wayne Brown (defender)
Wayne Lawrence Brown is an English footballer, who plays for Bury Town FC-Ipswich:Brown started his career as an apprentice at Ipswich Town, making 40 league appearances for the club and scoring once against Avenir Beggen in the UEFA Cup.-Watford:He had loan spells at Colchester, QPR and Wimbledon...

 
4 0 0 0 4 0
FW  England Jamie Cureton
Jamie Cureton
Jamie Cureton is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Leyton Orient.-Early years:Cureton began his professional career with Norwich City, before moving on to Bristol Rovers...

 
3 0 0 0 3 0
MF  England Karl Duguid
Karl Duguid
Karl Anthony Duguid is an English footballer who plays primarily as a midfielder for Colchester United.He began his career with Colchester United and made his senior debut in 1995. He helped the club win promotion to the Second Division in 1998, via the play-offs, and the Championship in 2006, by...

 
5 0 0 0 5 0
DF  Cameroon George Elokobi
George Elokobi
George Nganyuo Elokobi is a Cameroonian footballer who plays as a defender for English Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers....

 
1 0 0 0 1 0
MF  England Hogan Ephraim
Hogan Ephraim
Hogan Phillip Ephraim is an English football player. He plays for Charlton Athletic on loan from Queens Park Rangers. He is a graduate of the West Ham United Academy and an England Under-19 international. His primary position is as a winger but he can also play as a forward.-Background:Ephraim was...

 
4 0 0 0 4 0
MF  Australia Richard Garcia
Richard Garcia
Richard Garcia is an Australian association football player who plays for Hull City and internationally for Australia as a winger. He has previously played for West Ham United, Leyton Orient and Colchester United...

 
5 0 0 0 5 0
FW  England Jamie Guy
Jamie Guy
Jamie Leslie Guy is an English footballer who plays for Conference South club Thurrock, on loan from Conference National side Braintree Town. He enjoyed a six year career with Colchester United between 2004 and 2010, playing on loan for Tiptree United, Gravesend & Northfleet, Cambridge United,...

 
1 0 0 0 1 0
DF  England Greg Halford
Greg Halford
Gregory "Greg" Halford is an English footballer who plays for Portsmouth. He is naturally a right wingback or winger, but has played a number of other positions throughout his career, including striker and centre back....

 
2 0 1 0 3 0
FW  Scotland Chris Iwelumo
Chris Iwelumo
Christopher Robert "Chris" Iwelumo is a Scottish footballer who plays for Watford as a striker.Iwelumo started his career with St Mirren before moving to Danish club Aarhus Fremad for two years. A move to Stoke City in 2000 saw him sent out on loan to several teams before a short-lived spell with...

 
2 0 0 0 2 0
MF  England Kemal Izzet
Kemal Izzet
Kemal Izzet is an English professional footballer. He currently plays for Colchester United. His father is a Turkish Cypriot, and his older brother, Mustafa Izzet, was a Turkish international footballer.-Career:...

 
6 0 0 0 6 0
MF  England Johnnie Jackson
Johnnie Jackson
John Alec "Johnnie" Jackson is an English footballer currently playing for Charlton Athletic. He usually plays as a left sided midfielder but can also play as a central midfielder or a left-back.-Tottenham Hotspur:...

 
2 0 0 0 2 0
MF  England Ritchie Jones
Ritchie Jones
Richard Glynn "Ritchie" Jones is an English footballer. He is a midfielder, preferring to play in the centre of midfield. He now plays for Bradford City after he rejected a contract extension from Oldham Athletic, whom he joined on a free transfer from Hartlepool United in July 2010...

 
1 0 0 0 1 0
MF  England Kevin McLeod
Kevin McLeod
Kevin Andrew McLeod professional footballer, currently playing for Conference National side Braintree Town. His preferred position is as a left-sided midfielder....

 
3 0 0 0 3 0
DF  England Matthew Mills
Matthew Mills
Matthew Claude "Matt" Mills is an English footballer who currently plays for and is the current captain of Leicester City in the Npower Championship.-Southampton and Manchester City:...

 
2 0 0 0 2 0
MF  England Kevin Watson
Kevin Watson
Kevin Edward Watson is a former professional footballer, turned coach and sports broadcaster. He can now regularly be seen as a touchline pundit for Sky Sports show Soccer Saturday.-Football career:...

 
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.
No. Pos. Name Apps. Goals
13 GK  England Dean Gerken
Dean Gerken
Dean Jeffrey Gerken is an English footballer who plays for Bristol City as a goalkeeper.-Colchester United:Gerken was born in Southend-on-Sea. He started his career at Southend United as a youngster before moving to Essex rivals Colchester United. As a teenager he attracted the attention of...

27 0
2 DF  England Greg Halford
Greg Halford
Gregory "Greg" Halford is an English footballer who plays for Portsmouth. He is naturally a right wingback or winger, but has played a number of other positions throughout his career, including striker and centre back....

28 3
5 DF  England Wayne Brown
Wayne Brown (defender)
Wayne Lawrence Brown is an English footballer, who plays for Bury Town FC-Ipswich:Brown started his career as an apprentice at Ipswich Town, making 40 league appearances for the club and scoring once against Avenir Beggen in the UEFA Cup.-Watford:He had loan spells at Colchester, QPR and Wimbledon...

46 1
12 DF  England Pat Baldwin
Pat Baldwin
Patrick Michael "Pat" Baldwin a footballer, currently playing for Colchester United.-Career:The centre back, signed from Chelsea, won all of Colchester United's player of the year awards for the 2004–05 season including players' player of the year, young player of the year and the fans' player of...

35 1
18 DF  England Chris Barker
Chris Barker
Christopher Andrew "Chris" Barker is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Southend United. He has also represented Barnsley, Cardiff City, Stoke City, Colchester United, Queens Park Rangers and Plymouth Argyle since beginning his career in 1997...

38 0
7 MF  England Karl Duguid
Karl Duguid
Karl Anthony Duguid is an English footballer who plays primarily as a midfielder for Colchester United.He began his career with Colchester United and made his senior debut in 1995. He helped the club win promotion to the Second Division in 1998, via the play-offs, and the Championship in 2006, by...

42 5
6 MF  England Kevin Watson
Kevin Watson
Kevin Edward Watson is a former professional footballer, turned coach and sports broadcaster. He can now regularly be seen as a touchline pundit for Sky Sports show Soccer Saturday.-Football career:...

38 1
10 MF  England Kemal Izzet
Kemal Izzet
Kemal Izzet is an English professional footballer. He currently plays for Colchester United. His father is a Turkish Cypriot, and his older brother, Mustafa Izzet, was a Turkish international footballer.-Career:...

45 1
14 MF  Australia Richard Garcia
Richard Garcia
Richard Garcia is an Australian association football player who plays for Hull City and internationally for Australia as a winger. He has previously played for West Ham United, Leyton Orient and Colchester United...

33 7
8 FW  England Jamie Cureton
Jamie Cureton
Jamie Cureton is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Leyton Orient.-Early years:Cureton began his professional career with Norwich City, before moving on to Bristol Rovers...

44 23
11 FW  Scotland Chris Iwelumo
Chris Iwelumo
Christopher Robert "Chris" Iwelumo is a Scottish footballer who plays for Watford as a striker.Iwelumo started his career with St Mirren before moving to Danish club Aarhus Fremad for two years. A move to Stoke City in 2000 saw him sent out on loan to several teams before a short-lived spell with...

41 18

Gerken
Dean Gerken
Dean Jeffrey Gerken is an English footballer who plays for Bristol City as a goalkeeper.-Colchester United:Gerken was born in Southend-on-Sea. He started his career at Southend United as a youngster before moving to Essex rivals Colchester United. As a teenager he attracted the attention of...

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