Surf Wiki
Save to docs
sports

From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base

2002–03 Colchester United F.C. season

FieldValue
clubColchester United
season2002–03
chairmanPeter Heard
managerSteve Whitton
(until 29 January)
Geraint Williams (caretaker)
(29 January until 25 February)
Phil Parkinson
(from 25 February)
stadiumLayer Road
leagueSecond Division
league result12th
cup1FA Cup
cup1 result1st round
(eliminated by
Chester City)
cup2League Cup
cup2 result1st round
(eliminated by
Coventry City)
cup3Football League Trophy
cup3 result1st round (southern section)
(eliminated by
Cheltenham Town)
league topscorer
Joe Keith (9)
season topscorer
Joe Keith
Scott McGleish (9)
highest attendance5,047
v Queens Park Rangers, 3 May 2003
lowest attendance2,721
v Wigan Athletic, 31 August 2002
average attendance3,367
largest win4–0
v Chesterfield, 18 March 2003
largest loss0–5
v Luton Town, 21 April 2003
pattern_name1Home
pattern_la1_whitelower
pattern_b1_stripesandshouldersonwhite
pattern_ra1_whitelower
pattern_so1_band_white
leftarm10000FF
body10000FF
rightarm10000FF
shorts10000FF
socks10000FF
prevseason2001–02
nextseason2003–04

(until 29 January) Geraint Williams (caretaker) (29 January until 25 February) Phil Parkinson (from 25 February) (eliminated by Chester City) (eliminated by Coventry City) (eliminated by Cheltenham Town) Joe Keith (9) Joe Keith Scott McGleish (9) v Queens Park Rangers, 3 May 2003 v Wigan Athletic, 31 August 2002 v Chesterfield, 18 March 2003 v Luton Town, 21 April 2003

The 2002–03 season was Colchester United's 61st season in their history and their fifth 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.

After a first round FA Cup exit to Conference side Chester City and a seven-game winless run, manager Steve Whitton left the club by mutual consent, with Phil Parkinson appointed in his first ever managerial role. He led the club from the relegation zone to a 12th-place finish, their highest position for 23 years.

Season overview

Following consecutive seasons of gradual improvement under Steve Whitton, the club found themselves in the relegation zone following a run of seven games without a win and a first round FA Cup exit to non-League Chester City. He left the club by mutual consent in January as former player Geraint Williams stepped up as caretaker manager while putting his name forward for the permanent role. However, with his many contacts at FA board level, chairman Peter Heard made a surprise appointment of Reading's player-coach Phil Parkinson.

Parkinson helped turn around the club's fortunes, lifting them from the relegation zone to 12th place, their best finish for 23 years.

In the League Cup, Colchester were eliminated by Coventry City in the first round, while Cheltenham Town defeated the U's in the first round of the Football League Trophy.

Away from the pitch, following the collapse of ITV Digital which had promised clubs greater television rights finances, a number of clubs found themselves entering administration or suffering lasting financial difficulty as a result of spending the money on players and resources before any had been received. Prudently, Peter Heard had never budgeted more than the club could afford and as such Colchester United were largely unaffected by the collapse.

Players

Transfers

In

DatePositionNationalityNameFromFeeRef.
1 July 2002MFENGCraig JohnstonYouth teamFree transfer
1 July 2002FWENGTristan ToneyYouth teamFree transfer
29 July 2002CBENGDanny SteeleENG MillwallFree transferurl=http://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=659title=Danny Steelepublisher=Coludata.co.ukaccess-date=25 October 2018 }}
1 August 2002GKENGDean GerkenYouth teamFree transfer
1 August 2002FB/MFENGGreg HalfordYouth teamFree transfer
6 August 2002CBENGMark WarrenENG Notts CountyFree transfer
10 August 2002GKNIRRichard McKinneyENG Swindon TownFree transfer
16 August 2002CBENGPat BaldwinENG ChelseaFree transfer
31 October 2002FBENGSam StockleyENG Oxford UnitedFree transferurl=http://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=661title=Sam Stockleypublisher=Coludata.co.ukaccess-date=25 October 2018 }}
8 November 2002FWCMRMvondo AtanganaSCO Dundee UnitedUndisclosed
27 March 2003CBENGMike EdwardsENG Hull CityFree transfer
  • Total spending: ~ £0

Out

DatePositionNationalityNameToFeeRef.
31 May 2002CBAUSCon BlatsisTUR KocaelisporFree transfer
30 June 2002DF/MFENGAnthony AllmanENG WokingReleased
1 August 2002MFENGDavid GregoryENG Canvey IslandReleased
12 August 2002CBENGRoss JohnsonENG Dagenham & RedbridgeReleased
1 October 2002FBENGDavid HadravaENG Heybridge SwiftsReleased
14 October 2002FWENGTriston ChambersENG Dagenham & RedbridgeReleasedurl=http://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=651title=Triston Chamberspublisher=Coludata.co.ukaccess-date=25 October 2018 }}
25 October 2002GKENGGlenn WilliamsonFree agentReleased
15 November 2002FWENGLloyd OparaENG Cambridge UnitedFree transferurl=http://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=643title=Lloyd Oparapublisher=Coludata.co.ukaccess-date=25 October 2018 }}
3 December 2002CBENGDanny SteeleENG Fisher AthleticReleased
  • Total incoming: ~ £0

Loans in

DatePositionNationalityNameFromEnd dateRef.
15 August 2002MFENGLeke OdunsiENG Millwall1 November 2002
31 August 2002FBENGSam StockleyENG Oxford United30 October 2002
22 October 2002FWENGJustin RichardsENG Bristol Rovers10 December 2002
23 January 2003FWWALGareth WilliamsENG Crystal Palace19 March 2003
24 January 2003CBENGLiam ChilversENG Arsenal31 May 2003
10 March 2003MFENGJohnnie JacksonENG Tottenham Hotspur4 May 2003
27 March 2003FWENGBen MayENG Millwall4 May 2003

Loans out

DatePositionNationalityNameToEnd dateRef.
5 September 2002FWENGTriston ChambersENG Harlow Town5 October 2002
15 October 2002FWENGLloyd OparaENG Cambridge United14 November 2002
21 October 2002FWNIRAdrian CooteENG Bristol Rovers9 February 2003

Match details

Second Division

Main article: 2002–03 Football League

League table

Results round by round

Matches

Bell Warren Oné Hill Gallen Sabin Pinault Steele Rapley White Bowry Brough McGleish Morgan Rapley Zhiyi Grayson Murphy Keith Mellon Liddell Coid Pinault Keith McGleish Eyres McGleish Williams Payne Morgan Izzet Morgan Griffiths Nicholls

Football League Cup

Main article: 2002–03 Football League Cup

McAllister Mills

Football League Trophy

Main article: 2002–03 Football League Trophy

McCann Alsop McKinney

FA Cup

Main article: 2002–03 FA Cup

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

|- !colspan="16"|Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season |}

Goalscorers

PlaceNumberNationalityPositionNameSecond DivisionFA CupLeague CupFootball League TrophyTotal
13ENGFBJoe Keith90009
9ENGFWScott McGleish80019
310ENGMFKemal Izzet80008
411MSRFWDean Morgan60006
23WALFWGareth Williams60006
66FRAMFThomas Pinault40004
77ENGMFKarl Duguid30003
812ENGFWKevin Rapley20002
20ENGMFMick Stockwell20002
1017SKNMFBobby Bowry10001
25ENGFBSam Stockley10001
Own goals20002
TOTALS5200153

Disciplinary record

NumberNationalityPositionNameSecond DivisionFA CupLeague CupFootball League TrophyTotal
19ENGCBAlan White132000
8ENGCBMark Warren52000
7ENGMFKarl Duguid41000
10ENGMFKemal Izzet50000
12ENGFWKevin Rapley11000
22NIRCBDanny Steele11000
24ENGCBPat Baldwin30001
31NIRGKRichard McKinney10000
6FRAMFThomas Pinault30000
17SKNMFBobby Bowry30000
25ENGFBSam Stockley30000
5IRLCBScott Fitzgerald20000
9ENGFWScott McGleish20000
18ENGCBLiam Chilvers20000
3ENGFBJoe Keith00000
4ENGMFGavin Johnson10000
15NIRFWAdrian Coote10000
18ENGFWJustin Richards10000
20ENGMFMick Stockwell10000
23ENGMFLeke Odunsi10000
26ENGMFJohnnie Jackson10000
28ENGFWBen May10000
29ENGCBMike Edwards10000
TOTALS56700102

Clean sheets

Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.

PlaceNumberNationalityPlayerSecond DivisionFA CupLeague CupFootball League TrophyTotal
131NIRRichard McKinney90009
21ENGSimon Brown30003
TOTALS1200012

Player debuts

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

NumberPositionNationalityPlayerDateOpponentGroundNotes
8CBENGMark Warren10 August 2002Stockport CountyLayer Road
31GKNIRRichard McKinney10 August 2002Stockport CountyLayer Road
22CBENGDanny Steele24 August 2002BrentfordLayer Road
23MFENGLeke Odunsi26 August 2002Peterborough UnitedLondon Road Stadium
25FBENGSam Stockley7 September 2002Cheltenham TownLayer Road
24CBENGPat Baldwin11 September 2002Coventry CityHighfield Road
18FWENGJustin Richards22 October 2002Cheltenham TownWhaddon Road
25FBENGSam Stockley9 November 2002Bristol CityLayer Road
21FWCMRMvondo Atangana16 November 2002Chester CityLayer Road
18CBENGLiam Chilvers25 January 2003BlackpoolLayer Road
23FWWALGareth Williams25 January 2003BlackpoolLayer Road
26MFENGJohnnie Jackson11 March 2003BrentfordGriffin Park
28FWENGBen May29 March 2003Swindon TownLayer Road
29CBENGMike Edwards5 April 2003Plymouth ArgyleHome Park
27FB/MFENGGreg Halford21 April 2003Luton TownLayer Road

References

General

Books

Websites

Specific

References

  1. (2008). "The Who's Who of Colchester United: The Layer Road Years". Breedon Books.
  2. "Colchester Utd 0–1 Queens Park Rangers". Coludata.co.uk.
  3. "Colchester Utd 1–0 Wigan Athletic". Coludata.co.uk.
  4. "Average Attendance Figures Per Season". Coludaybyday.co.uk.
  5. Hudson, Matt. (11 August 2013). "The 1990s and 2000s". Colchester United FC.
  6. "Appearances". Coludata.co.uk.
  7. "Colchester United". FootballSquads.
  8. "All Colchester United football club players: 2003". 11v11.com.
  9. "Craig Johnston". 11v11.com.
  10. {{Soccerbase. 40518. Craig Johnston
  11. "Tristan Toney". 11v11.com.
  12. "Danny Steele". Coludata.co.uk.
  13. {{Soccerbase. 32420. Danny Steele
  14. "Dean Gerken". Coludata.co.uk.
  15. {{Soccerbase. 33809. Dean Gerken
  16. "Greg Halford". Coludata.co.uk.
  17. {{Soccerbase. 33472. Greg Halford
  18. "Mark Warren". Coludata.co.uk.
  19. {{Soccerbase. 8306. Mark Warren
  20. "Richard McKinney (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk.
  21. {{Soccerbase. 17474. Richard McKinney
  22. "Pat Baldwin". Coludata.co.uk.
  23. {{Soccerbase. 28704. Pat Baldwin
  24. "Sam Stockley". Coludata.co.uk.
  25. {{Soccerbase. 9941. Sam Stockley
  26. "Simon Atangana". Coludata.co.uk.
  27. {{Soccerbase. 22032. Mvondo Atangana
  28. "Mike Edwards". Coludata.co.uk.
  29. {{Soccerbase. 13640. Mike Edwards
  30. "Con Blatsis". Coludata.co.uk.
  31. {{Soccerbase. 19050. Con Blatsis
  32. "Anthony Allman". 11v11.com.
  33. {{Soccerbase. 16863. Anthony Allman
  34. "David Gregory". Coludata.co.uk.
  35. {{Soccerbase. 3081. David Gregory
  36. "Ross Johnson". Coludata.co.uk.
  37. {{Soccerbase. 3948. Ross Johnson
  38. "David Hadrava". Coludata.co.uk.
  39. {{Soccerbase. 28638. David Hadrava
  40. "Triston Chambers". Coludata.co.uk.
  41. {{Soccerbase. 28216. Triston Chambers
  42. "Glenn Williamson". 11v11.com.
  43. {{Soccerbase. 17418. Glenn Williamson
  44. "Lloyd Opara". Coludata.co.uk.
  45. {{Soccerbase. 27362. Lloyd Opara
  46. "Lloyd Opara". 11v11.com.
  47. "Leke Odunsi". Coludata.co.uk.
  48. {{Soccerbase. 15708. Leke Odunsi
  49. "Justin Richards". Coludata.co.uk.
  50. {{Soccerbase. 16476. Justin Richards
  51. "Gareth Williams". Coludata.co.uk.
  52. {{Soccerbase. 32581. Gareth Williams
  53. "Liam Chilvers". Coludata.co.uk.
  54. {{Soccerbase. 23818. Liam Chilvers
  55. "Johnnie Jackson". Coludata.co.uk.
  56. {{Soccerbase. 31170. Johnnie Jackson
  57. "Ben May". Coludata.co.uk.
  58. {{Soccerbase. 26804. Ben May
  59. "Adrian Coote". Coludata.co.uk.
  60. {{Soccerbase. 10706. Adrian Coote
  61. "Goals". Coludata.co.uk.
  62. "Discipline". Coludata.co.uk.
  63. "Clean sheets (1st team)". Coludata.co.uk.
  64. "Alltime- List of Debuts". Coludaybyday.co.uk.
  65. "Colchester Utd 2–2 Bristol City". Coludata.co.uk.
Info: Wikipedia Source

This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.

colchester-united-f.c.-seasons english-football-clubs-2002–03-season 2002–03-football-league-second-division-by-team
Want to explore this topic further?

Ask Mako anything about 2002–03 Colchester United F.C. season — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.

Research with Mako

Free with your Surf account

Content sourced from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

This content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.

Report