2003–04 Colchester United F.C. season

Season overview

Phil Parkinson embarked on his first full season in charge by applying what he had learnt from the final few months of the previous campaign, while gaining his UEFA A Licence and UEFA B Licence as well as a degree he studied for in his spare time. He introduced sports science to the club, revolutionising the way players trained, ate and rested.

The U's participated in a record 15 cup ties during the season, making significant progress in the FA Cup and Football League Trophy. Helped by the astute signings of Wayne Andrews and Premier League youngsters Craig Fagan and Rowan Vine, Colchester reached the FA Cup fifth round, defeating Oxford United, Aldershot Town, Accrington Stanley, and Coventry City, courtesy of a Vine hat-trick, before succumbing to Sheffield United 1–0 at Bramall Lane. Two days after the FA Cup clash, the U's were faced with the task of overcoming a Football League Trophy southern section final first-leg 3–2 deficit against Southend United. The match ended 1–1, with former U's manager Steve Wignall's Southend progressing. Fixture congestion was a contributing factor in Colchester's slip down the table from 5th position to 14th, while losing Karl Duguid to a serious knee injury.

At the end of the season, Colchester completed the campaign in eleventh position, nine points adrift of the play-off places.

Players

Transfers

In

• Total spending: ~ £0

Out

• Total incoming: ~ £0

Loans in

Loans out

Match details

Second Division

Main article: 2003–04 Football League

League table

Results round by round

Matches

Paynter Armstrong McPhee Andrews Dadi McGleish Johnson Roberts Vine Myers Rea Keith Riley Boulding Andrews Vine Andrews Fagan Gray Burgess Bignot Keith Vine Thorpe Duguid Mooney Mellon Izzet S. Brown Cummins Bridge-Wilkinson Andrews Istead Knight W. Brown Andrews Williams Report Sonko Harrold Fagan Halford McGleish G. Johnson Norris

Football League Cup

Main article: 2003–04 Football League Cup

Pinault

Football League Trophy

Main article: 2003–04 Football League Trophy

Vine Gall McGleish Johnson J. Brown Sampson Andrews Broughton
Bramble

FA Cup

Main article: 2003–04 FA Cup

Halford Davenport

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

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

Goalscorers

Disciplinary record

Clean sheets

Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.

Player debuts

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

References

General

Books

Websites

Specific

References

1. (2008). "The Who's Who of Colchester United: The Layer Road Years". Breedon Books.
2. "Colchester Utd 2–1 Accrington Stanley". Coludata.co.uk.
3. "Colchester Utd 2–1 Plymouth Argyle". Coludata.co.uk.
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6. "Appearances". Coludata.co.uk.
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8. "All Colchester United football club players: 2004". 11v11.com.
9. "Liam Coleman". 11v11.com.
10. {{Soccerbase. 41578. Liam Coleman
11. "Phil Hadland". Coludata.co.uk.
12. {{Soccerbase. 15109. Phil Hadland
13. "John White". Coludata.co.uk.
14. {{Soccerbase. 35580. John White
15. "Wayne Andrews". Coludata.co.uk.
16. {{Soccerbase. 8950. Wayne Andrews
17. "Andy Myers (Defender)". Coludata.co.uk.
18. {{Soccerbase. 5753. Andy Myers
19. "Jermaine Brown". Coludata.co.uk.
20. {{Soccerbase. 28918. Jermaine Brown
21. "Richard Johnson". Coludata.co.uk.
22. {{Soccerbase. 3946. Richard Johnson
23. "Jamie Cade". Coludata.co.uk.
24. {{Soccerbase. 33806. Jamie Cade
25. "Craig Fagan". Coludata.co.uk.
26. {{Soccerbase. 33429. Craig Fagan
27. "Ross Crouch". 11v11.com.
28. {{Soccerbase. 38764. Ross Crouch
29. "Marc Canham". Coludata.co.uk.
30. {{Soccerbase. 28575. Marc Canham
31. "Mark Warren". Coludata.co.uk.
32. {{Soccerbase. 8306. Mark Warren
33. "Ben Cranfield". 11v11.com.
34. {{Soccerbase. 29464. Ben Cranfield
35. "Matt Hearn". 11v11.com.
36. {{Soccerbase. 22392. Matt Hearn
37. "Simon Atangana". Coludata.co.uk.
38. {{Soccerbase. 22032. Simon Atangana
39. "Joe Dunne (Defender)". Coludata.co.uk.
40. {{Soccerbase. 2221. Joe Dunne
41. "Chris Keeble". Coludata.co.uk.
42. {{Soccerbase. 13630. Chris Keeble
43. "Micky Stockwell". Coludata.co.uk.
44. {{Soccerbase. 7646. Mick Stockwell
45. "Kevin Rapley". Coludata.co.uk.
46. {{Soccerbase. 9588. Kevin Rapley
47. "Mike Edwards". Coludata.co.uk.
48. {{Soccerbase. 13640. Mike Edwards
49. "Adrian Coote". Coludata.co.uk.
50. {{Soccerbase. 10706. Adrian Coote
51. "Dean Morgan". Coludata.co.uk.
52. {{Soccerbase. 23306. Dean Morgan
53. "Rowan Vine". Coludata.co.uk.
54. {{Soccerbase. 23776. Rowan Vine
55. "Liam Chilvers". Coludata.co.uk.
56. {{Soccerbase. 23818. Liam Chilvers
57. "Paul Tierney". Coludata.co.uk.
58. {{Soccerbase. 28935. Paul Tierney
59. "Wayne Brown". Coludata.co.uk.
60. {{Soccerbase. 140. Wayne Brown
61. "Gareth Williams". Coludata.co.uk.
62. {{Soccerbase. 32581. Gareth Williams
63. "Pat Baldwin". Coludata.co.uk.
64. "Pat Baldwin". 11v11.com.
65. "Scott Fitzgerald". Coludata.co.uk.
66. {{Soccerbase. 2530. Scott Fitzgerald
67. "Goals". Coludata.co.uk.
68. "Discipline". Coludata.co.uk.
69. "Clean sheets (1st team)". Coludata.co.uk.
70. "Alltime- List of Debuts". Coludaybyday.co.uk.
71. "Tranmere Rovers 1–1 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk.
72. "Southend United 1–1 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk.
73. "Colchester Utd 0–0 Peterborough United". Coludata.co.uk.