Seasons

Season	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...	League Trophy Football League Trophy The Football League Trophy, currently known as the Johnstone's Paint Trophy for sponsorship reasons, is an annual English association football knock-out competition open to the 48 clubs in Football League One and Football League Two, the bottom two divisions in the four fully professional top...	Other	Top goalscorer
	Division	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts	Pos					Name	Goals
1937–38 1937–38 Colchester United F.C. season The 1937–38 season was Colchester United's first ever season after the formation as a professional club from amateur predecessors Colchester Town. United competed in the Southern Football League, finishing sixth and came second in the Mid-Week section...	Southern Football League 1937–38 Southern Football League The 1937–38 Southern Football League season saw Guildford City win the title. Ipswich Town were again the only Southern League club to apply for election to the Football League, and this time were successful.-Final table:The league featured three new clubs:...	34	15	8	11	90	58	38	6/18	N/A	N/A	N/A	Southern League Cup Winners	Alec Cheyne Alec Cheyne Alexander George 'Alec' Cheyne was a Scottish footballer who played as an inside-forward. He is reputed to have been responsible for the Hampden Roar following his goal in the 'Cheyne International' of 1929....	35
1938–39 1938–39 Colchester United F.C. season The 1938–39 season was Colchester United's second season in the Southern Football League. Colchester were champions of the Southern League, finishing 1st ahead of local rivals Chelmsford City by 1 point. They also competed in and reached the 1st Round of the FA Cup and were semi-finalists in the...	Southern Football League 1938–39 Southern Football League The 1938–39 Southern Football League season saw Colchester United win the title. Three clubs applied to join the Football League, although none were successful...	44	31	5	8	110	37	67	1/23	R1	N/A	N/A		Arthur Pritchard	44
1939–40 1939–40 Colchester United F.C. season The 1939–40 season was Colchester United's third season in the Southern Football League, although the season ended prematurely on 2 September 1939 due to the outbreak of World War Two, although Colchester did play some friendlies during this time. The clubs next full season did not occur until...	Southern Football League 1939–40 Southern Football League The 1939–40 Southern Football League season saw the league split into two sections, Eastern and Western as part of an emergency war-time competition. Chelmsford City won the Eastern Section and Lovells Athletic won the Western one. A championship play-off between the two clubs was drawn 3–3 and...	3	1	1	1	4	3	3	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	League abandoned due to war	Alec Cheyne Alec Cheyne Alexander George 'Alec' Cheyne was a Scottish footballer who played as an inside-forward. He is reputed to have been responsible for the Hampden Roar following his goal in the 'Cheyne International' of 1929....	2
No competitive football was played between 1939 and 1945 due to the Second World War World War II World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
1945–46 1945–46 Colchester United F.C. season The 1945–46 season was Colchester United's third consecutive full season in the Southern Football League and the first season since the end of World War II hostilities.-Season Review:...	Southern Football League 1945–46 Southern Football League The 1945–46 Southern Football League season was the first following the end of World War II, and saw Chelmsford City win the title. Not all league competitions resumed in 1945 and fourteen clubs that had featured in the 1938–39 season had left the league, whilst there were only two new clubs,...	20	7	3	10	29	47	17	8/11	4QR	N/A	N/A		Bob Hodgson	5
1946–47 1946–47 Colchester United F.C. season The 1946–47 season was Colchester United's fourth consecutive full season in the Southern Football League. Colchester finished eighth in the league and reached the first round of the FA Cup...	Southern Football League 1946–47 Southern Football League The 1946–47 Southern Football League season saw Gillingham win the championship. The league featured eight new clubs, including Football League members Millwall, who also entered their first team in the Southern League...	31	15	4	12	65	60	35	8/17	R1	N/A	N/A		Arthur Turner Arthur Turner (footballer born 1922) Arthur Alexander Turner was an English amateur footballer who played at centre forward for Charlton Athletic in the 1946 FA Cup Final, thus becoming the only player to play in an FA Cup Final who never played a League game for his club, since the League's inception...	24
1947–48 1947–48 Colchester United F.C. season The 1947–48 season was Colchester United's fifth consecutive full season in the Southern Football League. Colchester finished fourth in the league and progressed to the fifth round of the FA Cup...	Southern Football League 1947–48 Southern Football League The 1947–48 Southern Football League season saw Merthyr Tydfil win the championship. Eight Southern League clubs applied to join the Football League at the end of the season, but none were successful.-Final table:The league featured two new clubs:...	34	17	10	7	88	41	44	4/17	R5	N/A	N/A		Bob Curry Bob Curry Robert "Bob" Curry born in Gateshead was a former professional footballer who played as an forward for football league clubs Sheffield Wednesday and most notably Colchester United....	30
1948–49 1948–49 Colchester United F.C. season The 1948–49 season was Colchester United's sixth consecutive full season in the Southern Football League. Colchester finished fourth in the league and progressed to the first round of the FA Cup...	Southern Football League 1948–49 Southern Football League The 1948–49 Southern Football League season saw Gillingham win the championship. Four Southern League clubs applied to join the Football League at the end of the season, but none were successful.-Final table:The league featured four new clubs:*Chingford Town...	42	21	10	11	94	61	52	4/22	R1	N/A	N/A		Arthur Turner Arthur Turner (footballer born 1922) Arthur Alexander Turner was an English amateur footballer who played at centre forward for Charlton Athletic in the 1946 FA Cup Final, thus becoming the only player to play in an FA Cup Final who never played a League game for his club, since the League's inception...	31
1949–50 1949–50 Colchester United F.C. season The 1949–50 season was Colchester United's seventh consecutive full season in the Southern Football League. The season ended with Colchester finishing 2nd and being elected to The Football League after only 13 years of existence...	Southern Football League 1949–50 Southern Football League The 1949–50 Southern Football League season saw Merthyr Tydfil win the championship. Six Southern League clubs applied to join the Football League at the end of the season, with Colchester United and Gillingham succeeding.-Final table:...	46	31	9	6	109	51	71	2/24	4QR	N/A	N/A	Southern League Cup Winners	Vic Keeble Vic Keeble Victor Albert Williams "Vic" Keeble was an English footballer who played as a centre forward for hometown club Colchester United, Newcastle United and West Ham United....	44
1950–51 1950–51 Colchester United F.C. season The 1950–51 season was Colchester United's first ever season in The Football League after being elected from the Southern Football League alongside Gillingham...	Football League Third Division South	46	14	12	20	63	76	40	16/24	R1	N/A	N/A		Bob Curry Bob Curry Robert "Bob" Curry born in Gateshead was a former professional footballer who played as an forward for football league clubs Sheffield Wednesday and most notably Colchester United....	15
1951–52 1951–52 Colchester United F.C. season The 1951–52 season was Colchester United's second consecutive season in the Football League Third Division South. They finished 10th, their highest league finish until 1957. Colchester also reached the 3rd round of the FA Cup.-Season Review:...	Football League Third Division South	46	17	12	17	56	77	46	10/24	R3	N/A	N/A		Vic Keeble Vic Keeble Victor Albert Williams "Vic" Keeble was an English footballer who played as a centre forward for hometown club Colchester United, Newcastle United and West Ham United....	17
1952–53 1952–53 Colchester United F.C. season The 1952–53 season was Colchester United's third consecutive season in the Football League Third Division South. They finished 22nd and reached the third round of the FA Cup-Season Review:...	Football League Third Division South	46	12	14	20	59	76	38	22/24	R3	N/A	N/A		Kevin McCurley	18
1953–54 1953–54 Colchester United F.C. season The 1953–54 season was Colchester United's fourth consecutive season in the Football League Third Division South. They finished 23rd and successfully re-applied to the league.-Season Review:Jack Butler, a former Arsenal player, was appointed manager...	Football League Third Division South	46	10	10	26	50	78	30	23/24	R1	N/A	N/A		Bert Barlow Bert Barlow Herbert "Bert" Barlow was a professional footballer, who was a member of the Portsmouth team that beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 4-1 in the 1939 FA Cup Final, in which he scored.-Honours:Portsmouth...	10
1954–55 1954–55 Colchester United F.C. season The 1954–55 season was Colchester United's fifth consecutive season in the Football League Third Division South. They finished 24th and bottom of the football league and successfully re-applied to the league.-Season Review:...	Football League Third Division South	46	9	13	24	53	91	31	24/24	R1	N/A	N/A		Ken Plant Ken Plant Kenneth George Plant is an English former professional footballer who played as a centre-forward in The Football League for Bury and Colchester United. Plant also made appearances for hometown club Nuneaton Borough and Atherstone Town in the non-leagues.-External links:**...	13
1955–56 1955–56 Colchester United F.C. season The 1955–56 season was Colchester United's sixth consecutive season in the Football League Third Division South. They finished 12th, their second best ever league finish, after placing 24th and bottom of The Football League the previous season.-Season Review:...	Football League Third Division South	46	18	11	17	76	81	47	12/24	R1	N/A	N/A		Kevin McCurley	29
1956–57 1956–57 Colchester United F.C. season The 1956–57 season was Colchester United's seventh consecutive season in the Football League Third Division South. They finished the season in 3rd position, just one point shy of champions and rivals Ipswich Town who were promoted to the Football League Second Division...	Football League Third Division South	46	22	14	10	84	56	58	3/24	R1	N/A	N/A		Ken Plant Ken Plant Kenneth George Plant is an English former professional footballer who played as a centre-forward in The Football League for Bury and Colchester United. Plant also made appearances for hometown club Nuneaton Borough and Atherstone Town in the non-leagues.-External links:**...	24
1957–58 1957–58 Colchester United F.C. season The 1957–58 season was Colchester United's eighth consecutive and final season in the Football League Third Division South due to restructuring, avoiding a move to the newly formed Football League Fourth Division by three points.-Season Review:...	Football League Third Division South	46	17	13	16	77	79	47	12/24	R1	N/A	N/A		Ken Plant Ken Plant Kenneth George Plant is an English former professional footballer who played as a centre-forward in The Football League for Bury and Colchester United. Plant also made appearances for hometown club Nuneaton Borough and Atherstone Town in the non-leagues.-External links:**...	19
1958–59 1958–59 Colchester United F.C. season The 1958–59 season was Colchester United's first season in the newly formed Football League Third Division and their ninth consecutive season in the third tier.-Season Review:...	Football League Third Division	46	21	10	15	71	67	52	5/24	R4	N/A	N/A		Neil Langman Neil Langman Neil Hedley Langman is a retired English footballer who played as a centre forward.Langman started his career with local amateur club Tavistock before signing for Football League club Plymouth Argyle in 1954....	26
1959–60 1959–60 Colchester United F.C. season The 1959–60 season was Colchester United's second consecutive season in the Football League Third Division and their tenth consecutive season in the third tier.-Season Review:...	Football League Third Division	46	18	11	17	83	74	47	9/24	R1	N/A	N/A		Martyn King	30
1960–61 1960–61 Colchester United F.C. season The 1960–61 season was Colchester United's third successive season in the Football League Third Division and their eleventh consecutive season in the third tier. The season ended in with the club's first ever relegation to the Football League Fourth Division...	Football League Third Division	46	11	11	24	68	101	33	23/24	R2	R2	N/A		Martyn King	25
1961–62 1961–62 Colchester United F.C. season The 1961–62 season was Colchester United's first season in the Football League Fourth Division after suffering their first ever relegation the previous season...	Football League Fourth Division	46	23	9	12	104	71	55	2/24	R1	R1 1961–62 Football League Cup The 1961–62 Football League Cup was the second season of the Football League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 92 football clubs. The competition began on 11 September 1961, and ended with the two-legged final on 26 April and 1 May 1961....	N/A		Bobby Hunt Bobby Hunt (footballer) Robert Rex Hunt , is an English footballer who played as a forward in the Football League.-External links:*...	40
1962–63 1962–63 Colchester United F.C. season The 1962–63 season was Colchester United's first season back in the Football League Third Division after a single year in the Football League Fourth Division following United's first promotion within the football league.-Season Review:...	Football League Third Division	46	18	11	17	73	93	47	12/24	R1	R2 1962–63 Football League Cup The 1962–63 Football League Cup was the third season of the Football League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 92 football clubs. The competition began on 3 September 1962, and ended with the two-legged final on 23 May and 27 May 1963....	N/A		Martyn King	28
1963–64 1963–64 Colchester United F.C. season The 1963–64 season was Colchester United's second consecutive season in the Football League Third Division-Season Review:The 1963-64 season proved to be one of change. Out went manager Benny Fenton who took over the manager's role at Orient in November 1963. Replacing him was former Stoke and...	Football League Third Division	46	12	19	15	70	68	43	17/24	R3	R2 1963–64 Football League Cup The 1963–64 Football League Cup was the fourth season of the Football League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 92 football clubs...	N/A		Bobby Hunt Bobby Hunt (footballer) Robert Rex Hunt , is an English footballer who played as a forward in the Football League.-External links:*...	23
1964–65 1964–65 Colchester United F.C. season The 1964–65 season was Colchester United's third consecutive season in the Football League Third Division. The season ended in relegation for only the second time in Colchester's history to the Football League Fourth Division.-Season Review:...	Football League Third Division	46	10	10	26	50	89	30	23/24	R2	R1 1964–65 Football League Cup The 1964–65 Football League Cup was the fourth season of the Football League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 92 football clubs...	N/A		Billy Stark Billy Stark (footballer born 1937) William Reid "Billy" Stark is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a forward. He played in Football League most notably for Colchester United, making 95 league appearances, and he also made appearances for Crewe Alexandra, Carlisle United, Luton Town, Chesterfield and Newport...	14
1965–66 1965–66 Colchester United F.C. season The 1965–66 season was Colchester United's first season back in the Football League Fourth Division after spending three consecutive seasons in the Football League Third Division...	Football League Fourth Division	46	23	10	13	70	47	56	4/24	R1	R2 1965–66 Football League Cup The 1965–66 Football League Cup was the sixth season of the Football League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 92 football clubs...	N/A		Reg Stratton	21
1966–67 1966–67 Colchester United F.C. season The 1966–67 season was Colchester United's first season back in the Football League Third Division after spending one season in the Football League Fourth Division.-Season Review:...	Football League Third Division	46	17	10	19	76	73	44	13/24	R2	R1 1966–67 Football League Cup The 1966–67 Football League Cup was the seventh season of the Football League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 92 football clubs. The competition ended with the final on 4 March 1967....	N/A		Reg Stratton	24
1967–68 1967–68 Colchester United F.C. season The 1967–68 season was Colchester United's second consecutive season in the Football League Third Division. The season ended in relegation back to the Football League Fourth Division.-Season Review:...	Football League Third Division	46	9	15	22	50	87	33	23/24	R3	R1 1967–68 Football League Cup The 1967–68 Football League Cup was the seventh season of the Football League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 92 football clubs. The competition ended with the final on 2 March 1968....	N/A		Reg Stratton	11
1968–69 1968–69 Colchester United F.C. season The 1968–69 season was Colchester United's first season back in the Football League Fourth Division after spending the two previous seasons in the Football League Third Division.-Season Review:...	Football League Fourth Division	46	20	12	14	57	53	52	6/24	R2	R2 1968–69 Football League Cup The 1968–69 Football League Cup was the ninth season of the Football League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 92 football clubs. The competition ended with the final on 15 March 1969....	N/A		Danny Light	14
1969–70 1969–70 Colchester United F.C. season The 1969–70 season was Colchester United's second consecutive season in the Football League Fourth Division.-Season Review:Manager Dick Graham adopted a policy of employing an older more experienced player. He declared: "I believe in signing players who have done something big and giving them a new...	Football League Fourth Division	46	17	14	15	64	63	48	10/24	R1	R2 1969–70 Football League Cup The 1969–70 Football League Cup was the tenth season of the Football League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 92 football clubs. The competition ended with the final on 7 March 1970....	N/A		Ken Jones Ken Jones (footballer born 1941) Kenneth Brian Jones is a former professional footballer who played for football league clubs Southend United, Millwall and Colchester United before moving into non-league football to play for Margate...	16
1970–71 1970–71 Colchester United F.C. season The 1970–71 season was Colchester United's third consecutive season in the Football League Fourth Division. United reached the quarter-finals of the FA Cup, famously beating Football League First Division Leeds United 3-2.-Season Review:...	Football League Fourth Division	46	21	12	13	70	54	54	6/24	QF	R2 1970–71 Football League Cup The 1970–71 Football League Cup was the 11th season of the Football League Cup, a knock-out competition for England's top 92 football clubs. Manchester City were the defending champions, having beaten West Bromwich Albion 2–1 in last season's Final, but were knocked out 2–1 by Carlisle United in...	N/A		Ray Crawford Ray Crawford (footballer) Raymond Crawford is a former English international footballer, who played as a striker in a career that saw him score over 300 goals at club level.-Club:...	31
1971–72 1971–72 Colchester United F.C. season The 1971–72 season was Colchester United's fourth consecutive season in the Football League Fourth Division. They won the Watney Cup and finished 11th in the league.-Season Review:...	Football League Fourth Division	46	19	10	17	70	69	48	11/24	R1	R3	N/A	Watney Cup Watney Cup The Watney Mann Invitation Cup was a short-lived English football tournament held in the early 1970s....  Winners	Brian Lewis Brian Lewis (footballer) Brian Lewis was an English footballer, most noted as a player for Portsmouth, Luton Town and Colchester United.-Playing career:...	22
1972–73 1972–73 Colchester United F.C. season The 1972–73 season was Colchester United's fifth consecutive season in the Football League Fourth Division. After finishing 22nd in the league, Colchester had to seek re-election from The Football League, which was accepted.-Season Review:...	Football League Fourth Division	46	10	11	25	48	76	31	22/24	R2	R1	N/A		Mick Mahon Mick Mahon Michael John "Mick" Mahon is an English former footballer.A former North Shields and Loughborough United player, he turned professional with Port Vale in 1967. He spent two years with the club, before joining York City for the 1969–70 season. Following this he spent three years with Colchester...	12
1973–74 1973–74 Colchester United F.C. season The 1973–74 season was Colchester United's sixth consecutive season in the Football League Fourth Division. The season ended in success with promotion to the Football League Third Division.-Season Review:...	Football League Fourth Division	46	24	12	10	73	36	60	3/24	R1	R1 1973–74 Football League Cup The Football League Cup 1973–74 was the 14th season of the Football League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 92 football clubs.Wolverhampton Wanderers won the competition by defeating Manchester City 2–1 in the final on 2 March 1974...	N/A		Bobby Svarc Bobby Svarc Robert Louis "Bobby" Svarc is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward-Career:Svarc, born in Leicester, England, began his career at , making 13 appearances scoring two goals before moving to in 1978. He scored 16 goals in 45 appearances, and during this time scored 3...	26
1974–75 1974–75 Colchester United F.C. season The 1974–75 season was Colchester United's first season back in the Football League Third Division after a seven year absence.-Season Review:...	Football League Third Division	46	17	13	16	70	63	47	11/24	R2	QF	N/A		Bobby Svarc Bobby Svarc Robert Louis "Bobby" Svarc is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward-Career:Svarc, born in Leicester, England, began his career at , making 13 appearances scoring two goals before moving to in 1978. He scored 16 goals in 45 appearances, and during this time scored 3...	25
1975–76 1975–76 Colchester United F.C. season The 1975–76 season was Colchester United's second consecutive season in the Football League Third Division. The season ended in relegation back to the Football League Fourth Division.-Season Review:...	Football League Third Division	46	12	14	20	41	65	38	22/24	R1	R1	N/A		Steve Leslie	7
1976–77 1976–77 Colchester United F.C. season The 1976–77 season was Colchester United's first season back in the Football League Fourth Division spending the two previous seasons playing in the Football League Third Division...	Football League Fourth Division	46	25	9	12	77	43	59	3/24	R4	R1	N/A		Colin Garwood Colin Garwood Colin Arthur Garwood is an English former professional footballer who scored 157 goals from 426 games in the Football League playing as a striker for Peterborough United, Oldham Athletic, Huddersfield Town, Colchester United, Portsmouth and Aldershot during the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s...	24
1977–78 1977–78 Colchester United F.C. season The 1977–78 season was Colchester United's first season back in the Football League Third Division after a one year absence playing in the Football League Fourth Division.-Season Review:...	Football League Third Division	46	15	18	13	55	44	48	8/24	R2	R3	N/A		Bobby Gough Bobby Gough Robert George "Bobby" Gough is an English former footballer who played as a forward. In a fifteen year professional career in the Football League he scored 114 goals in 474 league appearances....	17
1978–79 1978–79 Colchester United F.C. season The 1978–79 season was Colchester United's second consecutive season in the Football League Third Division.-Season Review:Manager Bobby Roberts kept faith with his squad, but with a second injury to Eddie Rowles, Colin Garwood's replacement, forced him into the transfer market...	Football League Third Division	46	17	17	12	60	55	51	7/24	R5	R1	N/A		Bobby Gough Bobby Gough Robert George "Bobby" Gough is an English former footballer who played as a forward. In a fifteen year professional career in the Football League he scored 114 goals in 474 league appearances....	22
1979–80 1979–80 Colchester United F.C. season The 1979–80 season was Colchester United's third consecutive season in the Football League Third Division.-Season Review:The 1979/80 season had barely begun when United faced yet another top flight club. Beating Watford over two legs in the League Cup, the U's were drawn at home to Aston Villa,...	Football League Third Division	46	20	12	14	64	56	52	5/24	R3	R2 1979–80 Football League Cup The 1979–80 Football League Cup was the 20th season of the Football League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 92 football clubs. The winners qualified for the 1980–81 UEFA Cup, if not already qualified for European competition....	N/A		Trevor Lee Trevor Lee (footballer) Trevor Carl Lee is an English former professional association football player. He played for Epsom & Ewell, Millwall, Colchester United, Gillingham, Leyton Orient, Bournemouth, Cardiff City, Northampton Town and Fulham between 1975 and 1985.-References:...	18
1980–81 1980–81 Colchester United F.C. season The 1980–81 season was Colchester United's fourth consecutive season in the Football League Third Division. The season ended in relegation back to the Football League Fourth Division.-Season Review:...	Football League Third Division	46	14	11	21	45	65	39	22/24	R3	R1	N/A		Kevin Bremner Kevin Bremner Kevin Johnston Bremner is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a striker. He made nearly 450 appearances in the English and Scottish Football Leagues, representing ten different clubs.-Football career:...	10
1981–82 1981–82 Colchester United F.C. season The 1981–82 season was Colchester United's first season back in the Football League Fourth Division since the a one year stint in the 1976–77 season.-Season review:...	Football League Fourth Division	46	20	12	14	82	57	72	6/24	R3	R3	N/A		Ian Allinson Ian Allinson Ian James Robert Allinson is an English former football player and manager.-Career:Allinson was born in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, and joined Colchester United as a schoolboy in 1974. He spent nine years with them, playing usually as a striker...	26
1982–83 1982–83 Colchester United F.C. season The 1982–83 season was Colchester United's second consecutive season in the Football League Fourth Division.-Season Review:Former Ipswich centre-half Allan Hunter accepted a player-manager's role and introduced former Ipswich coach Cyril Lea as his assistant for 1982–83.United led the table...	Football League Fourth Division	46	24	9	13	75	55	81	6/24	R1	R2	N/A		Ian Allinson Ian Allinson Ian James Robert Allinson is an English former football player and manager.-Career:Allinson was born in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, and joined Colchester United as a schoolboy in 1974. He spent nine years with them, playing usually as a striker...	26
1983–84 1983–84 Colchester United F.C. season The 1983–84 season was Colchester United's third consecutive season in the Football League Fourth Division.-Season Review:Four months after becoming caretaker, Cyril Lea was appointed full-time manager with Stewart Houston assisting...	Football League Fourth Division	46	17	16	13	69	53	67	8/24	R3	R3	R2 (S)		Tony Adcock Tony Adcock Anthony "Tony" Charles Adcock is an English former professional footballer. He was born in Bethnal Green, London.-Career:...	33
1984–85 1984–85 Colchester United F.C. season The 1984–85 season was Colchester United's fourth consecutive season in the Football League Fourth Division.-Season Review:During the 1983–94 season, Chairman Maurice Cadman announced that win bonuses would be dropped for the 1984–85 season with an insurance-backed promotion bonus on offer and that...	Football League Fourth Division	46	20	14	12	87	65	74	7/24	R2	R1 1984–85 Football League Cup The 1985–86 Football League Cup, known as the Milk Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 25th season of the Football League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 92 football clubs. The competition name reflects a sponsorship deal with the Milk Marketing Board.The competition began on 27...	R2 (S)		Tony Adcock Tony Adcock Anthony "Tony" Charles Adcock is an English former professional footballer. He was born in Bethnal Green, London.-Career:...	28
1985–86 1985–86 Colchester United F.C. season The 1985–86 season was Colchester United's fifth consecutive season in the Football League Fourth Division.-Season review:With the Heysel disaster following on the heels of Bradford City stadium fire, Layer Road faced £500,000 worth of safety improvements...	Football League Fourth Division	46	19	13	14	88	63	70	6/24	R1	R1	R1 (S)		Tony Adcock Tony Adcock Anthony "Tony" Charles Adcock is an English former professional footballer. He was born in Bethnal Green, London.-Career:...	16
1986–87 1986–87 Colchester United F.C. season The 1986–87 season was Colchester United's sixth consecutive season in the Football League Fourth Division.-Season Review:Colchester were the bookies favourites for 1986/7 despite selling Perry Groves to Arsenal for £75,000...	Football League Fourth Division	46	21	7	18	64	56	70	5/24	R2	R1	R1 (S)		Tony Adcock Tony Adcock Anthony "Tony" Charles Adcock is an English former professional footballer. He was born in Bethnal Green, London.-Career:...	12
1987–88 1987–88 Colchester United F.C. season The 1987–88 season was Colchester United's seventh consecutive season in the Football League Fourth Division.-Season Review:Prolific striker Tony Adcock decided it was time to move on and £80,000 saw him join Second Division Manchester City....	Football League Fourth Division	46	19	10	17	47	51	67	9/24	R3	R1	R2 (S)		Dale Tempest	14
1988–89 1988–89 Colchester United F.C. season The 1988–89 season was Colchester United's eighth consecutive season in the Football League Fourth Division.-Season Review:Roger Brown's unsuccessful stint managing Colchester came to an end in October of 1988...	Football League Fourth Division	46	12	14	20	60	78	50	22/24	R4	R1	QF (S)		Mario Walsh Mario Walsh Mario Markus Walsh is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward. He played in Football League for Torquay, Colchester and Southend United, before returning to Colchester now in the Football Conference. After one season, he joined Redbridge Forest-External links:**...	15
1989–90 1989–90 Colchester United F.C. season The 1989–90 season was Colchester United's ninth consecutive season in the Football League Fourth Division. The season ended in relegation to the Football Conference.-Season Review:...	Football League Fourth Division	46	11	10	25	48	75	43	24/24	R2	R1	R1 (S)		Trevor Morgan Trevor Morgan (footballer) Trevor James Morgan is a former professional footballer and currently Coach at Kingfisher East Bengal FC. He was appointed to this role on July 16, 2010.-Playing career:...	12
1990–91 1990–91 Colchester United F.C. season The 1990–91 season was Colchester United's first season outside of the Football League since 1950, when they were elected to the football league...	Football Conference	42	25	10	7	68	35	85	2/22	R2	N/A	N/A		Mario Walsh Mario Walsh Mario Markus Walsh is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward. He played in Football League for Torquay, Colchester and Southend United, before returning to Colchester now in the Football Conference. After one season, he joined Redbridge Forest-External links:**...	18
1991–92 1991–92 Colchester United F.C. season The 1991–92 season was Colchester United's second consecutive season in the fifth tier of English football. The season ended in success with Colchester achieving promotion on the final day of the season, resulting in a return to the Football League at their second attempt...	Football Conference	42	28	10	4	98	40	94	1/22	R1	N/A	N/A	FA Trophy FA Trophy The Football Association Challenge Trophy, commonly known as the FA Trophy, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after The Football Association and competed for primarily by semi-professional teams...  Winners	Roy McDonough Roy McDonough Roy McDonough is a former professional football player and manager in the English football league. His surname is occasionally misspelt in the media as Roy McDonagh.-Playing career:...	29
1992–93 1992–93 Colchester United F.C. season The 1992–93 season was Colchester United's first season back in the Football League and fourth tier of English football after being crowned Conference champions, finishing 1st.-Season Review:...	Football League Division Three	42	18	5	19	67	76	59	10/22	R2	R1 1992–93 Football League Cup The Football League Cup 1992–93 was the 33rd Football League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 92 football clubs. Arsenal won the competition, beating Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 in the final.-First round:...	R1 (S)		Gary Bennett Gary Bennett (footballer born 1970) Gary Bennett is a former English professional footballer. A prolific striker, he holds goalscoring records at two of his former clubs.-Biography:...	10
1993–94 1993–94 Colchester United F.C. season The 1993–94 season was Colchester United's second consecutive season in the fourth tier of English football.-Season Review:The first eight games of 1993/4 yielded 40 goals - 18 in the wrong net. United just could not defend and Roy McDonough, having used six goalkeepers in the wake of Scott...	Football League Division Three	42	13	10	19	56	71	49	17/22	R1	R1 1993–94 Football League Cup The Football League Cup 1993–94 was the 34th Football League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 92 football clubs. Aston Villa won the competition, beating Manchester United 3-1 in the final.-First round:...	R3 (S)		Steve Brown Steve Brown (footballer born 1973) Steven Robert "Steve" Brown is an English former professional association football player. Born in Southend-on-Sea, he played for Southend United, Colchester United, Gillingham, Lincoln City and Macclesfield Town between 1992 and 1999 and made over 150 appearances in The Football League.-External...	13
1994–95 1994–95 Colchester United F.C. season The 1994–95 season was Colchester United's third consecutive season in the fourth tier of English football.-Season Review:With Roy McDonough sacked at the end of the 1993/94 season, few, if any, listed the name of former Ipswich full-back George Burley as a candidate but the Scotsman was duly...	Football League Division Three	42	16	10	16	56	64	58	10/22	R3	R1 1994–95 Football League Cup The Football League Cup 1994–95 was the 35th English League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 92 football clubs. Liverpool won the competition, beating Bolton Wanderers 2-1 in the final at Wembley.-First round:...	R1 (S)		Steve Whitton Steve Whitton Stephen Paul "Steve" Whitton is a former English footballer who played as a striker. He was born in East Ham, London.In a playing career spanning 20 years , he made more than 450 league appearances. Whitton played in the Football League and Premier League in England, the Swedish Allsvenskan and...	13
1995–96 1995–96 Colchester United F.C. season The 1995–96 season was Colchester United's fourth consecutive season in the fourth tier of English football. Colchester missed out on a chance to gain promotion after losing 3-2 on aggregate to Plymouth Argyle in the playoff semi-finals.-Season Review:...	Football League Division Three	46	18	18	10	61	51	72	7/24	R1	R1 1995–96 Football League Cup The 1995–96 Football League Cup was the 36th Football League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 92 football clubs...	R3 (S) 1995–96 Football League Trophy The Football League Trophy 1995-96, known as the Auto Windscreens Shield 1995-96 for sponsorship reasons, was the 13th staging of the Football League Trophy, a knock-out competition for English football clubs in the Second and Third Divisions .The winners were Rotherham United, who defeated...		Tony Adcock Tony Adcock Anthony "Tony" Charles Adcock is an English former professional footballer. He was born in Bethnal Green, London.-Career:...	17
1996–97 1996–97 Colchester United F.C. season The 1996–97 season was Colchester United's fifth consecutive season in the fourth tier of English football. They finished as runners-up in the Auto Windscreens Shield after losing 4-3 on penalties to Carlisle United.-Season Review:...	Football League Division Three	46	17	17	12	62	51	68	8/24	R1	R2 1996–97 Football League Cup The 1996–97 Football League Cup was the 37th Football League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 92 football clubs...	Runners-up 1996–97 Football League Trophy The Football League Trophy 1996–97, known as the Auto Windscreens Shield 1996–97 for sponsorship reasons, was the 14th staging of the Football League Trophy, a knock-out competition for English football clubs in Second and Third Division...		Tony Adcock Tony Adcock Anthony "Tony" Charles Adcock is an English former professional footballer. He was born in Bethnal Green, London.-Career:...	14
1997–98 1997–98 Colchester United F.C. season The 1997–98 season was Colchester United's sixth consecutive season in fourth tier of English football. The season ended in success with Colchester achieving promotion after beating Torquay United 1–0 at Wembley Stadium in the Playoff final.-Season Review:...	Football League Division Three	46	21	11	14	72	60	74	4/24	R2	R1 1997–98 Football League Cup The 1997–98 Football League Cup was the 38th Football League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 92 football clubs...	R1 (S) 1997–98 Football League Trophy The Football League Trophy 1997–98, known as the Auto Windscreens Shield 1997–98 for sponsorship reasons, was the 15th staging of the Football League Trophy, a knock-out competition for English football clubs in Second and Third Division...		Mark Sale Mark Sale Mark David Sale is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward. He made more than 200 appearances in the Football League and many more in non-league football. He is currently youth team manager at Burton Albion....	8
1998–99 1998–99 Colchester United F.C. season The 1998–99 season was Colchester United's first season back in the third tier of English football for 17 years. Colchester achieved promotion after beating Torquay United 1-0 at Wembley Stadium in the Playoff final.-Season Review:...	Football League Division Two	46	12	16	18	52	70	52	18/24	R1	R1	R1 (S) 1998–99 Football League Trophy The Football League Trophy 1998–99, known as the Auto Windscreens Shield 1998–99 for sponsorship reasons, was the 16th staging of the Football League Trophy, a knock-out competition for English football clubs in Second and Third Division...		David Gregory	14
1999–2000 1999–2000 Colchester United F.C. season The 1999–2000 season was Colchester United's second consecutive season in the third tier of English football.-Season Review:All was not well behind the scenes when Managing Director Steven Gage resigned on the eve of the 1999–2000 season. Within two weeks Mick Wadsworth was off too...	Football League Division Two	46	14	10	22	59	82	52	18/24	R1	R1	R1 (S) 1999–2000 Football League Trophy The Football League Trophy 1999–2000, known as the Auto Windscreens Shield 1999–2000 for sponsorship reasons, was the 17th staging of the Football League Trophy, a knock-out competition for English football clubs in Second and Third Division...		Steve McGavin Steve McGavin Steven James "Steve" McGavin is an English former professional footballer.-Biography:Born in North Walsham, McGavin played non-League football for Sudbury Town in his late teens and early 20s, before being signed by Colchester United for £10000 in July 1992. After scoring 17 goals in 58 games, he...	16
2000–01 2000–01 Colchester United F.C. season The 2000–01 season was Colchester United's third consecutive season in the third tier of English football.-Season Review:After scoring 14 goals in the previous season, it seemed unlikely that Colchester were going to hold on to Lomana LuaLua for long, and a stunning hat-trick at QPR turned a 1-0...	Football League Division Two	46	15	12	19	55	59	57	17/24	R1	R2	R1 (S)		Mick Stockwell Mick Stockwell Mick Stockwell is a former professional footballer.He spent the majority of his professional career playing for Ipswich Town as a midfielder, renowned for his reliability and stamina. Micky Stockwell played every position during his career apart from Goalkeeper. Fans fondly remember his goals...	11
2001–02 2001–02 Colchester United F.C. season The 2001–02 season was Colchester United's fourth consecutive season in the third tier of English football.-Season Review:The 2001–02 season kicked off with an entertaining 6-3 win at Chesterfield. United were top of Division Two by the end of August and knocked First Division Portsmouth out of the...	Football League Division Two	46	15	12	19	65	77	57	15/24	R1	R2	R2 (S) 2001–02 Football League Trophy The Football League Trophy 2001–02, known as the LDV Vans Trophy 2001–02 for sponsorship reasons, was the 19th staging of the Football League Trophy, a knock-out competition for English football clubs in Second, Third Division and the Conference...		Scott McGleish Scott McGleish Scott McGleish is an English footballer, who currently plays for Npower League Two side Bristol Rovers.-Career:...	16
2002–03 2002–03 Colchester United F.C. season The 2002–03 season was Colchester United's fifth consecutive season in the third tier of English football.-Season Review:Manager Steve Whitton was content with the way he was progressing the club but the supporters were not, with the U's recording a 15th position finish the previous season, 17th...	Football League Division Two	46	14	16	16	52	56	58	12/24	R1	R1	R1 (S)		Joe Keith Joe Keith Joe Keith is a professional football player currently playing for Tilbury. Keith's main position is left wing, but he can also play at left full back and left wing back....	9
2003–04 2003–04 Colchester United F.C. season The 2003–04 season was Colchester United's sixth consecutive season in the third tier of English football.-Season review:The summer recess allowed manager Phil Parkinson to apply everything he had learned from final few months of the previous season whilst gaining his UEFA 'A' and 'B' badges as...	Football League Division Two	46	17	13	16	52	56	64	11/24	R5	R2	F (S) 2003–04 Football League Trophy The 2003–04 Football League Trophy, known as the LDV Vans Trophy for sponsorship reasons, was the 21st season in the history of the competition. A straight knockout competition for English football clubs in the third and fourth tiers of the English football league system.In all, 56 clubs entered...		Scott McGleish Scott McGleish Scott McGleish is an English footballer, who currently plays for Npower League Two side Bristol Rovers.-Career:...	17
2004–05 2004–05 Colchester United F.C. season The 2004–05 season was Colchester United's seventh consecutive season in the third tier of English football.-Season Review:West Brom became the last-ever top flight club to visit Layer Road on 21 September 2004. Colchester didn't disappoint winning the League Cup tie 2–1 to earn a trip to another...	Football League One	46	14	17	15	60	50	59	15/24	R4	R3	R1 (S)		Craig Fagan Craig Fagan Craig Anthony Fagan is an English footballer who plays for Bradford City. He can play as a forward or on the wing.-Early career:Fagan began his football career as an under-nine with Birmingham City...	14
2005–06 2005–06 Colchester United F.C. season The 2005–06 season was Colchester United's eighth consecutive season in the third tier of English football. The season ended in success with Colchester's first ever promotion into the second tier of English football when they finished 2nd in League One...	Football League One	46	22	13	11	58	40	79	2/24	R5	R1	F (S)		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...	19
2006–07 2006–07 Colchester United F.C. season The 2006–07 season was Colchester United's first ever season in the second tier of English football after finishing 2nd in the 2005–06 season Football League One.-Season Review:...	Football League Championship	46	20	9	17	70	56	69	10/24	R3	R1	N/A		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
2007–08 2007–08 Colchester United F.C. season The 2007–08 season was Colchester United's second ever season in the second tier of English football after finishing 10th in the 2006–07 season Football League Championship.-Season Review:...	Football League Championship	46	7	17	22	62	86	38	24/24	R3	R1	N/A		Kevin Lisbie Kevin Lisbie Kevin Anthony Lisbie is an English footballer who plays for Leyton Orient. He qualifies to play international football for Jamaica.-Charlton Athletic:...	17
2008–09 2008–09 Colchester United F.C. season The 2008–09 season was Colchester United's first season back in the third tier of English football after being relegated from the Football League Championship.-Season Review:...	Football League One	46	18	9	19	58	58	63	12/24	R1	R2	SF (S)		Mark Yeates Mark Yeates Mark Stephen Yeates is an Irish footballer who plays for Watford. He operates primarily as a winger. He has three under-21 caps for the Republic of Ireland.-Tottenham Hotspur:...	13
2009–10 2009–10 Colchester United F.C. season The 2009–10 season was Colchester United's second consecutive season in the third tier of English football.-Season Review:Manager Paul Lambert brought in a number of targets identified to chairman Robbie Cowling during pre-season, and so in came David Fox, Ashley Vincent, Alan Maybury, Lee Beevers,...	Football League One 2009–10 Football League One The Football League 2009–10 , was be the seventeenth season under its current league division format. It began in August 2009 and ended on 8 May 2010....	46	20	12	14	64	52	72	8/24	R3 2009–10 FA Cup The 2009–10 FA Cup was the 129th season of the world's oldest football knockout competition; The Football Association Challenge Cup, or FA Cup for short. As in the previous year, 762 clubs were accepted for the competition. One club, Newcastle Blue Star, folded before the fixtures were released...	R1 2009–10 Football League Cup The 2009–10 Football League Cup, known as the Carling Cup due to the competition's sponsorship by lager brand Carling, was the 50th season of the Football League Cup, a knock-out competition for England's top 92 football clubs....	R1 (S) 2009–10 Football League Trophy The Football League Trophy 2009–10, known as the Johnstone's Paint Trophy 2009–10 for sponsorship reasons, is the 26th Football League Trophy, a knockout competition for English football clubs in Leagues One and Two, the third and fourth tiers of English football.The format is similar to that which...	Essex Senior Cup Essex Senior Cup The Essex Senior Cup is a knock-out system football competition that has been running since 1884, and is the most prestigious cup competition in the county of Essex. The competition is run mainly for non-league clubs in the region, although league sides have been known to enter the competition,...  Winners	Kevin Lisbie Kevin Lisbie Kevin Anthony Lisbie is an English footballer who plays for Leyton Orient. He qualifies to play international football for Jamaica.-Charlton Athletic:...	13
2010–11 2010–11 Colchester United F.C. season The 2010–11 season was Colchester United's third consecutive season in the third tier of English football.-Season Review:Aidy Boothroyd became the second successive U’s manager to walk away from the club after less than 10 months in charge when he was appointed by Championship side Coventry.Unlike...	Football League One 2010–11 Football League One The 2010–11 Football League One is the seventh season of the league under its current title and nineteenth season under its current league division format...	46	16	14	16	57	63	62	10/24	R3 2010–11 FA Cup The 2010–11 FA Cup was the 130th season of the world's oldest association football knock-out competition; The Football Association Challenge Cup, or FA Cup for short...	R2 2010–11 Football League Cup The 2010–11 Football League Cup, known as the Carling Cup due to the competition's sponsorship by lager brand Carling, was the 51st season of the Football League Cup, a knock-out competition for England's top 92 football clubs....	R2 (S) 2010–11 Football League Trophy The 2010–11 Football League Trophy, known as the Johnstone's Paint Trophy for sponsorship reasons, is the 27th season in the history of the competition. It is a knock-out tournament for English football clubs in League One and League Two, the third and fourth tiers of the English football.In all,...		Dave Mooney Dave Mooney Dave Mooney is an Irish footballer, currently playing for Leyton Orient.-Shamrock Rovers:Born in Dublin, Mooney joined Shamrock Rovers, his first senior club, in 2000 and scored in every round when Rovers' won the U17 All Ireland title against Kingdom Boys in 2002. He made his first team debut...	14

Key

• P = Played
• W = Games won
• D = Games drawn
• L = Games lost
• F = Goals for
• A = Goals against
• Pts = Points
• Pos = Final position

• 4QR = 4th Qualifying Round
• R1 = 1st Round
• R2 = 2nd Round
• R3 = 3rd Round
• R4 = 4th Round
• R5 = 5th Round
• QF = Quarter-finals
• SF = Semi-finals
• F = Final

• R1 (S) = Round 1 (Southern Section)
• R2 (S) = Round 2 (Southern Section)
• R3 (S) = Round 3 (Southern Section)
• QF (S) = Quarter-finals (Southern Section)
• SF (S) = Semi-finals (Southern Section)