2000–01_Colchester_United_F.C._season

2000–01 Colchester United F.C. season

2000–01 Colchester United F.C. season

Colchester United 2000–01 football season


The 2000–01 season was Colchester United's 59th season in their history and their third successive season in the third tier of English football, the Second Division. Alongside competing in the Second Division, the club also participated in the FA Cup, the League Cup and the Football League Trophy.

Quick Facts Chairman, Manager ...

The main story of the season was the sale of star striker Lomana LuaLua to Premier League side Newcastle United for £2.25m. The proceeds from the sale helped to secure the medium-term future of the club.

Steve Whitton's first full season in charge of the U's ended with a minor improvement on last season with a 17th position finish. In the cups, it was a familiar story to the preceding seasons, with a first round exit in the Football League Trophy and a second round defeat to Sheffield United in the League Cup. Colchester were again dumped out of the FA Cup by non-League opposition when Yeovil Town thrashed them 5–1 in the first round.

Season overview

After scoring 14 goals for Colchester in the previous season, the U's began to receive interest in Lomana LuaLua. After scoring a hat-trick against Queens Park Rangers in the League Cup, LuaLua made his transfer to Bobby Robson's Newcastle United for a fee of £2.25m in September. The deal proved to be a huge financial boost to the club that helped secure the medium-term future of Colchester United.

In the FA Cup, Colchester suffered another first round exit to non-League opposition when Yeovil Town comprehensively won 5–1 at Huish Park. In the Football League Trophy, Colchester lost in the first round to Cambridge United while Sheffield United beat the U's in the second round of the League Cup after the U's had overcome QPR in the first round.

In the league, Steve Whitton guided his side to 17th position, six points clear of the relegation places.[5]

Players

As of match played 5 May 2001.[6][7][8]
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  1. Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game in his second spell for the club
  2. Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club

Transfers

In

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  • Total spending: Decrease ~ £15,000

    Out

    More information Date, Position ...
    • Total incoming: Increase ~ £2,250,000
    1. Date of departure refers to the date of the player's final game for the club

    Loans in

    More information Date, Position ...

      Loans out

      More information Date, Position ...

        Match details

        Second Division

        League table

        More information Pos, Pld ...
        Source: [citation needed]
        Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).

        Results round by round

        More information Round, Ground ...
        Source: 11v11.com
        A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

        Matches

        12 August 2000 (2000-08-12) 1 Swindon Town 0–0 Colchester United Swindon
        15:00 BST Report Stadium: County Ground
        Attendance: 7,296
        Referee: Steve Dunn
        18 August 2000 (2000-08-18) 2 Colchester United 0–1 Rotherham United Colchester
        19:45 BST Report Robins 34' Stadium: Layer Road
        Attendance: 3,807
        Referee: Peter Walton
        26 August 2000 (2000-08-26) 3 Swansea City 0–2 Colchester United Swansea
        Report LuaLua 15', 83' Stadium: Vetch Field
        Attendance: 6,247
        Referee: Paul Rejer
        29 August 2000 (2000-08-29) 4 Colchester United 1–1 Oldham Athletic Colchester
        19:45 BST Duguid 37' Report Holt 52' Stadium: Layer Road
        Attendance: 3,675
        Referee: Keith Hill
        2 September 2000 (2000-09-02) 5 Colchester United 3–1 AFC Bournemouth Colchester
        Skelton 4', 40'
        Stockwell 62'
        Report Jørgensen 44' Red card 69'
        Smith Red card 37'
        Stadium: Layer Road
        Attendance: 3,459
        Referee: Richard Beeby
        9 September 2000 (2000-09-09) 6 Wigan Athletic 3–1 Colchester United Wigan
        Haworth 11', 42', 50' Report Duguid 30' Stadium: JJB Stadium
        Attendance: 5,782
        Referee: Mike Pike
        12 September 2000 (2000-09-12) 7 Bury 0–0 Colchester United Bury
        Report Stadium: Gigg Lane
        Attendance: 2,557
        Referee: A Kaye
        16 September 2000 (2000-09-16) 8 Colchester United 1–1 Wrexham Colchester
        15:00 BST Lock 63' Report Sam 12' Stadium: Layer Road
        Attendance: 3,724
        Referee: Phil Joslin
        23 September 2000 (2000-09-23) 9 Bristol City 1–1 Colchester United Bristol
        Thorpe 14' Report Lock 2' Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
        Attendance: 7,411
        Referee: Mark Warren
        30 September 2000 (2000-09-30) 10 Colchester United 0–1 Stoke City Colchester
        15:00 BST Report Thorne 14' Stadium: Layer Road
        Attendance: 3,758
        Referee: Lee Cable
        6 October 2000 (2000-10-06) 11 Colchester United 0–2 Walsall Colchester
        19:45 BST Report Angell 20'
        Leitão 43'
        Barras Red card 16'
        Stadium: Layer Road
        Attendance: 3,428
        Referee: Mark Halsey
        14 October 2000 (2000-10-14) 12 Port Vale 3–1 Colchester United Burslem
        Tankard 4'
        Naylor 68', 76'
        Report Scott 63'
        White Yellow card 90' Red card
        Stadium: Vale Park
        Attendance: 3,192
        Referee: D Pugh
        17 October 2000 (2000-10-17) 13 Brentford 1–0 Colchester United Brentford
        Scott 89' Report Stadium: Griffin Park
        Attendance: 3,595
        Referee: Scott Mathieson
        21 October 2000 (2000-10-21) 14 Colchester United 2–0 Cambridge United Colchester
        15:00 BST McGavin 39', 63' (pen.) Report Cowan Red card 19' Stadium: Layer Road
        Attendance: 3,761
        Referee: Paul Danson
        24 October 2000 (2000-10-24) 15 Colchester United 2–1 Bristol Rovers Colchester
        Gregory 36'
        Duguid 62'
        Report Ellis 87' Stadium: Layer Road
        Attendance: 2,951
        Referee: S Tomlin
        28 October 2000 (2000-10-28) 16 Peterborough United 3–1 Colchester United Peterborough
        15:00 BST McKenzie 56'
        Lee 87'
        Clarke 89'
        Report Duguid 48'
        Clark Yellow card 66' Red card
        Stadium: London Road Stadium
        Attendance: 5,469
        Referee: R Pearson
        4 November 2000 (2000-11-04) 17 Colchester United 0–2 Northampton Town Colchester
        15:00 GMT Report Forrester 39'
        Howard 60'
        Stadium: Layer Road
        Attendance: 3,352
        Referee: M North
        11 November 2000 (2000-11-11) 18 Reading 0–1 Colchester United Reading
        Report G. Johnson 38' Stadium: Madejski Stadium
        Attendance: 11,549
        Referee: Matt Messias
        25 November 2000 (2000-11-25) 19 Colchester United 0–0 Wycombe Wanderers Colchester
        15:00 GMT Lock Red card 79' Report Stadium: Layer Road
        Attendance: 3,646
        Referee: Roger Furnandiz
        2 December 2000 (2000-12-02) 20 Colchester United 2–0 Notts County Colchester
        15:00 GMT Keeble 43'
        Conlon 78'
        Report Stadium: Layer Road
        Attendance: 3,280
        Referee: P Armstrong
        16 December 2000 (2000-12-16) 21 Luton Town 0–3 Colchester United Luton
        Report Conlon 28'
        Gregory 48'
        Pinault 76'
        Stadium: Kenilworth Road
        Attendance: 4,791
        Referee: Mike Pike
        22 December 2000 (2000-12-22) 22 Colchester United 3–2 Oxford United Colchester
        19:45 GMT Conlon 27'
        Stockwell 35', 69'
        Report Gray 56'
        Beauchamp 57'
        Stadium: Layer Road
        Attendance: 3,695
        Referee: Paul Alcock
        26 December 2000 (2000-12-26) 23 Millwall 6–1 Colchester United Bermondsey
        Harris 18', 76', 90'
        Moody 26', 62'
        Ifill 88'
        Report Ryan 87' (o.g.) Stadium: The Den
        Attendance: 11,156
        13 January 2001 (2001-01-13) 24 Oldham Athletic 1–1 Colchester United Oldham
        Tipton 90' Report Stockwell 59' Stadium: Boundary Park
        Attendance: 4,076
        Referee: G Cain
        27 January 2001 (2001-01-27) 25 Oxford United 0–1 Colchester United Oxford
        Report Dunne 45' Stadium: Manor Ground
        Attendance: 5,064
        Referee: Colin Webster
        3 February 2001 (2001-02-03) 26 AFC Bournemouth 2–2 Colchester United Bournemouth
        Hughes 63' (pen.)
        C. Fletcher 86'
        Report McGleish 22'
        Stockwell 28'
        Stadium: Dean Court
        Attendance: 4,407
        Referee: S Tomlin
        6 February 2001 (2001-02-06) 27 Colchester United 0–1 Millwall Colchester
        Report Ifill 21' Stadium: Layer Road
        Attendance: 4,523
        Referee: Anthony Leake
        10 February 2001 (2001-02-10) 28 Colchester United 0–2 Wigan Athletic Colchester
        15:00 GMT Report Bidstrup 3'
        Liddell 77'
        Stadium: Layer Road
        Attendance: 3,275
        Referee: B Curson
        17 February 2001 (2001-02-17) 29 Wrexham 1–0 Colchester United Wrexham
        McGregor 36' Report Stadium: Racecourse Ground
        Attendance: 2,492
        Referee: Howard Webb
        20 February 2001 (2001-02-20) 30 Colchester United 1–1 Bury Colchester
        Skelton 59' (pen.) Report Preece 82' Stadium: Layer Road
        Attendance: 2,755
        Referee: Fraser Stretton
        24 February 2001 (2001-02-24) 31 Colchester United 4–0 Bristol City Colchester
        Gregory 7'
        Keith 42'
        Stockwell 57'
        Conlon 69'
        Report Stadium: Layer Road
        Attendance: 3,430
        Referee: Trevor Parkes
        27 February 2001 (2001-02-27) 32 Rotherham United 3–2 Colchester United Rotherham
        Robins 48'
        Artell 50'
        Hurst 84'
        Report G. Johnson 35'
        Keith 74'
        Stadium: Millmoor
        Attendance: 5,864
        Referee: A Butler
        2 March 2001 (2001-03-02) 33 Stoke City 3–1 Colchester United Stoke-on-Trent
        Thorne 9', 40'
        Kavanagh 88'
        Report Skelton 4' (pen.) Stadium: Britannia Stadium
        Attendance: 11,714
        Referee: M Cowburn
        7 March 2001 (2001-03-07) 34 Colchester United 0–1 Port Vale Colchester
        19:45 GMT Report Brammer 54' Stadium: Layer Road
        Attendance: 2,579
        Referee: J Robinson
        10 March 2001 (2001-03-10) 35 Walsall 0–1 Colchester United Walsall
        Report Conlon 56' Stadium: Bescot Stadium
        Attendance: 4,533
        Referee: Phil Dowd
        16 March 2001 (2001-03-16) 36 Colchester United 3–1 Brentford Colchester
        Keith 41'
        Stockwell 51'
        Duguid 74'
        Report Owusu 9' Stadium: Layer Road
        Attendance: 2,423
        Referee: D Laws
        20 March 2001 (2001-03-20) 37 Colchester United 0–1 Swindon Town Colchester
        19:45 GMT Report Reddy 28' Stadium: Layer Road
        Attendance: 2,736
        Referee: William Burns
        31 March 2001 (2001-03-31) 38 Colchester United 3–1 Luton Town Colchester
        15:00 BST Stockwell 17', 37'
        Skelton 43' (pen.)
        Report Howard 83' (pen.) Stadium: Layer Road
        Attendance: 4,271
        Referee: Mark Warren
        3 April 2001 (2001-04-03) 39 Colchester United 3–0 Swansea City Colchester
        19:45 BST Conlon 20', 86'
        McGleish 64'
        Report Stadium: Layer Road
        Attendance: 2,886
        Referee: S Tomlin
        14 April 2001 (2001-04-14) 40 Bristol Rovers 2–0 Colchester United Bristol
        Astafjevs 85'
        Ellington 90'
        Report Stadium: Memorial Stadium
        Attendance: 6,551
        Referee: J Brandwood
        17 April 2001 (2001-04-17) 41 Colchester United 2–2 Peterborough United Colchester
        19:45 BST Stockwell 18'
        Izzet 77'
        Report Lee 11'
        Oldfield 53'
        Stadium: Layer Road
        Attendance: 4,336
        Referee: Chris Foy
        21 April 2001 (2001-04-21) 42 Northampton Town 2–0 Colchester United Northampton
        Savage 35' (pen.)
        Forrester 81'
        Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
        Attendance: 5,012
        Referee: Andy Hall
        28 April 2001 (2001-04-28) 43 Colchester United 2–1 Reading Colchester
        15:00 BST Conlon 34'
        Skelton 43' (pen.)
        Report Cureton 24' Stadium: Layer Road
        Attendance: 5,010
        Referee: Paul Danson
        1 May 2001 (2001-05-01) 44 Cambridge United 2–1 Colchester United Cambridge
        20:00 BST Richardson 48'
        Cowan 56'
        Report McGleish 81' Stadium: Abbey Stadium
        Attendance: 5,317
        3 May 2001 (2001-05-03) 45 Notts County 2–2 Colchester United Nottingham
        Stallard 41'
        Jacobsen 60'
        Report Stockwell 9'
        McGleish 89'
        Stadium: Meadow Lane
        Attendance: 2,860
        Referee: T Jones
        5 May 2001 (2001-05-05) 46 Wycombe Wanderers 1–1 Colchester United High Wycombe
        15:00 BST Ryan 70' Report McGleish 51' Stadium: Adams Park
        Attendance: 7,516
        Referee: Barry Knight

        Football League Cup

        23 August 2000 (2000-08-23) 1st round 1st leg Colchester United 0–1 Queens Park Rangers Colchester
        Report Kiwomya 27' Stadium: Layer Road
        Attendance: 3,916
        Referee: M Fletcher
        6 September 2000 (2000-09-06) 1st round 2nd leg Queens Park Rangers 1–4 Colchester United Shepherd's Bush
        20:00 BST Kiwomya 45' Report LuaLua 11', 18', 86'
        McGavin 56'
        Stadium: Loftus Road
        Attendance: 4,042
        Note: Colchester United win 4–2 on aggregate.
        19 September 2000 (2000-09-19) 2nd round 1st leg Sheffield United 3–0 Colchester United Sheffield
        Devlin 18'
        Clark 80' (o.g.)
        Kelly 83'
        Report Stadium: Bramall Lane
        Attendance: 3,531
        Referee: Paul Danson
        27 September 2000 (2000-09-27) 2nd round 2nd leg Colchester United 0–1 Sheffield United Colchester
        19:45 BST Report Devlin 59' Stadium: Layer Road
        Attendance: 1,981
        Referee: David Elleray
        Note: Sheffield United win 4–0 on aggregate.

        FA Cup

        18 November 2000 (2000-11-18) 1st round Yeovil Town 5–1 Colchester United Yeovil
        Patmore 50', 85'
        Belgrave 53'
        Skiverton 57'
        Way 80' (pen.)
        Report Duguid 69' Stadium: Huish Park
        Attendance: 4,552
        Referee: William Burns

        Football League Trophy

        5 December 2000 (2000-12-05) 1st round (southern section) Cambridge United 2–0 Colchester United Cambridge
        Dreyer 3'
        Axeldal 18'
        Report Stadium: Abbey Stadium
        Attendance: 1,555
        Referee: Steve Baines

        Squad statistics

        Appearances and goals

        [6][59]

        More information No., Pos ...
        1. Keith Scott's squad number was 25 during his loan spell

        Goalscorers

        [59]

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        Disciplinary record

        [60]

        More information Number, Nationality ...

        Clean sheets

        Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.[61]

        More information Place, Number ...

        Player debuts

        Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.[62]

        More information Number, Position ...
        1. Second debut for the club

        See also


        References

        General

        Books

        • Whitehead, Jeff; Drury, Kevin (2008). The Who's Who of Colchester United: The Layer Road Years. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 978-1-85983-629-3.

        Websites

        Specific

        1. Whitehead, Jeff; Drury, Kevin (2008). The Who's Who of Colchester United: The Layer Road Years. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 279. ISBN 978-1-85983-629-3.
        2. "Colchester Utd 2–1 Reading". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
        3. "Colchester Utd 0–1 Sheffield United". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
        4. "Average Attendance Figures Per Season". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
        5. Hudson, Matt (11 August 2013). "The 1990s and 2000s". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
        6. "Appearances". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
        7. "Colchester United". FootballSquads. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
        8. "All Colchester United football club players: 2001". 11v11.com. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
        9. "Simon Clark". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
        10. Simon Clark at Soccerbase
        11. "Matt Hearn". 11v11.com. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
        12. Matthew Hearn at Soccerbase
        13. "Alan White". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
        14. Alan White at Soccerbase
        15. "Micky Stockwell". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
        16. Mick Stockwell at Soccerbase
        17. "Dean Morgan". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
        18. Dean Morgan at Soccerbase
        19. "Adam Tanner". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
        20. Adam Tanner at Soccerbase
        21. "Scott Fitzgerald". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
        22. Scott Fitzgerald at Soccerbase
        23. "Andy Woodman (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
        24. Andy Woodman at Soccerbase
        25. "Scott McGleish". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
        26. Scott McGleish at Soccerbase
        27. "Keith Scott". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
        28. Keith Scott at Soccerbase
        29. "Kem Izzet (Midfielder)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
        30. Kemal Izzet at Soccerbase
        31. "Andy Taylor". Stowmarket Town FC. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
        32. "Craig Farley". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
        33. Craig Farley at Soccerbase
        34. "Jamie Moralee". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
        35. Jamie Moralee at Soccerbase
        36. "Adrian Webster". 11v11.com. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
        37. Adrian Webster at Soccerbase
        38. "David Greene". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
        39. David Greene at Soccerbase
        40. "Lomana Tresor Lua Lua". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
        41. Lomana LuaLua at Soccerbase
        42. "KK Opara". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
        43. KK Opara at Soccerbase
        44. "Jason Dozzell". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
        45. Jason Dozzell at Soccerbase
        46. Whitehead, Jeff; Drury, Kevin (2008). The Who's Who of Colchester United: The Layer Road Years. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 262. ISBN 978-1-85983-629-3.
        47. Sean Hillier at Soccerbase
        48. "Jack Wignall". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
        49. Jack Wignall at Soccerbase
        50. "Tony Lock". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
        51. Tony Lock at Soccerbase
        52. "Mark Nicholls". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
        53. Mark Nicholls at Soccerbase
        54. "Barry Conlon". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
        55. Barry Conlon at Soccerbase
        56. "Shaun Byrne". 11v11.com. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
        57. "Sam Okafor". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
        58. Sam Okafor at Soccerbase
        59. "Goals". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
        60. "Discipline". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
        61. "Clean sheets (1st team)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
        62. "Alltime- List of Debuts". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
        63. "Swindon Town 0–0 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
        64. "Oldham Athletic 1–1 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
        65. "Colchester Utd 0–1 Swindon Town". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
        66. "Bristol Rovers 2–0 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 October 2018.

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