2004–05_Colchester_United_F.C._season

2004–05 Colchester United F.C. season

2004–05 Colchester United F.C. season

Colchester United 2004–05 football season


The 2004–05 season was Colchester United's 63rd season in their history and their seventh successive season in the third tier of English football, the newly renamed League One. Alongside competing in League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup, the League Cup and the Football League Trophy.

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After reaching the area final of the Football League Trophy, Colchester were eliminated by the team that they played in the final, Southend United, in the first round of the competition. However, they fared better in the League Cup, defeating Premier League West Bromwich Albion in the second round but were defeated by Southampton in the third. They also reached the fourth round of the FA Cup, where the U's further Premier League opposition in Blackburn Rovers but were beaten 3–0.

In the league, Colchester had a poor mid-season run, eventually ending the season 15th in the League One table.

Season overview

Phil Parkinson rung the changes for the new season, with numerous new signings and multiple outgoings. After a strong start to the season, topping the table after three games, a bad spell of mid-season form saw Colchester drop down the League One rankings. Just four wins in 25 games was the catalyst to a 15th-placed finish, while fans were left frustrated at Parkinson's 4-5-1 formation at home. One positive was that no team managed to score more than two goals against the U's in the league.

On 21 September 2004, West Bromwich Albion became the last top-flight club to visit Layer Road for their League Cup fixture. Colchester won 2–1, earning a trip to another Premier League side in Southampton. They pushed their hosts close, but were eventually defeated 3–2.

In the FA Cup, Colchester needed a replay to beat Mansfield Town, while also winning on their travels at Rushden & Diamonds and Hull City. In the fourth round, they were drawn against Premier League Blackburn Rovers where they lost 3–0.[5]

Players

As of match played 7 May 2005.[6][7][8]
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  1. 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 ~ £0

    Out

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    • Total incoming: Increase ~ £100,000

      Loans in

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        Loans out

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          Match details

          League One

          League table

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          Updated to match(es) played on May 2005. Source: [citation needed]
          Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

          Results round by round

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          Source: Statto.com (archived)
          A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

          Matches

          7 August 2004 (2004-08-07) 1 Sheffield Wednesday 0–3 Colchester United Sheffield
          15:00 BST Report Fagan 85'
          Stockley 89'
          Keith 90'
          Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
          Attendance: 24,138
          Referee: Paul Taylor
          10 August 2004 (2004-08-10) 2 Colchester United 3–2 Stockport County Colchester
          Watson 19'
          Andrews 30'
          Fagan 41'
          Report Cartwright 66'
          Beckett 79'
          Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 3,356
          Referee: Clive Penton
          14 August 2004 (2004-08-14) 3 Colchester United 2–1 Peterborough United Colchester
          15:00 BST Andrews 58' (pen.)
          Ireland 64' (o.g.)
          Report Farrell 10' Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 3,754
          Referee: Paul Danson
          21 August 2004 (2004-08-21) 4 Chesterfield 2–1 Colchester United Chesterfield
          15:00 BST N'Toya 9', 55' Report Johnson 44'
          Hunt Red card 67'
          Stadium: Saltergate
          Attendance: 4,028
          Referee: Andy Hall
          28 August 2004 (2004-08-28) 5 Colchester United 4–1 Doncaster Rovers Colchester
          15:00 BST Fagan 16'
          Johnson 22'
          Halford 27'
          Keith 70'
          Report Doolan 45' Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 3,803
          Referee: Grant Hegley
          30 August 2004 (2004-08-30) 6 Hartlepool United 2–1 Colchester United Hartlepool
          Williams 38'
          Boyd 70'
          Report Keith 90' Stadium: Victoria Park
          Attendance: 4,371
          Referee: Mike Pike
          4 September 2004 (2004-09-04) 7 Colchester United 0–1 Swindon Town Colchester
          Report Parkin 7' Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 3,868
          Referee: Kevin Wright
          11 September 2004 (2004-09-11) 8 AFC Bournemouth 1–3 Colchester United Bournemouth
          15:00 BST Stockley 74' (o.g.) Report Fagan 10'
          Williams 24'
          May 79'
          Stadium: Dean Court
          Attendance: 5,944
          Referee: Joe Ross
          18 September 2004 (2004-09-18) 9 Colchester United 0–1 Milton Keynes Dons Colchester
          15:00 BST Report McLeod 45' Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 3,460
          Referee: Eddie Evans
          25 September 2004 (2004-09-25) 10 Oldham Athletic 1–1 Colchester United Oldham
          15:00 BST Eyres 22' Report Halford 56' Stadium: Boundary Park
          Attendance: 5,166
          Referee: P Armstrong
          2 October 2004 (2004-10-02) 11 Colchester United 2–1 Port Vale Colchester
          15:00 BST Danns 10', 19' Report Matthews 83' Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 3,230
          Referee: Martin Atkinson
          9 October 2004 (2004-10-09) 12 Walsall 2–1 Colchester United Walsall
          13:00 BST Bennett 73'
          Emblen 84'
          Report Garcia 71' Stadium: Bescot Stadium
          Attendance: 5,203
          Referee: Richard Beeby
          16 October 2004 (2004-10-16) 13 Blackpool 1–1 Colchester United Blackpool
          15:00 BST Murphy 10' Report Watson 80' Stadium: Bloomfield Road
          Attendance: 6,464
          Referee: Andy Penn
          19 October 2004 (2004-10-19) 14 Colchester United 1–2 Wrexham Colchester
          19:45 BST Danns 49' Report Roberts 59'
          Llewellyn 90'
          Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 2,866
          Referee: Keith Stroud
          23 October 2004 (2004-10-23) 15 Colchester United 1–2 Tranmere Rovers Colchester
          15:00 BST Halford 83' Report Dagnall 29'
          Zola 81'
          Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 3,420
          Referee: Keith Hill
          30 October 2004 (2004-10-30) 16 Bristol City 0–0 Colchester United Bristol
          15:00 BST Report Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
          Attendance: 11,678
          Referee: Peter Walton
          6 November 2004 (2004-11-06) 17 Bradford City 2–2 Colchester United Bradford
          15:00 GMT Windass 23', 81' Report Johnson 8', 39' Stadium: Valley Parade
          Attendance: 7,851
          Referee: Clive Oliver
          20 November 2004 (2004-11-20) 18 Colchester United 0–0 Huddersfield Town Colchester
          15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 3,972
          Referee: Mick Russell
          27 November 2004 (2004-11-27) 19 Torquay United 1–3 Colchester United Torquay
          15:00 GMT Gritton 74' (pen.) Report Fagan 67', 72'
          Garcia 78'
          Stadium: Plainmoor
          Attendance: 2,984
          Referee: Mark Warren
          7 December 2004 (2004-12-07) 20 Colchester United 0–2 Barnsley Colchester
          19:45 GMT Fagan Yellow card 90' Red card Report Kay 34', 54' Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 2,927
          Referee: Clive Penton
          11 December 2004 (2004-12-11) 21 Colchester United 1–2 Hull City Colchester
          15:00 GMT Williams 73' Report France 11'
          Elliott 50'
          Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 4,046
          Referee: Steve Tanner
          18 December 2004 (2004-12-18) 22 Brentford 1–0 Colchester United Brentford
          15:00 GMT Salako 45' Report Stadium: Griffin Park
          Attendance: 5,634
          Referee: Paul Robinson
          28 December 2004 (2004-12-28) 23 Luton Town 2–2 Colchester United Luton
          15:00 GMT Vine 37', 48' Report Garcia 34'
          Halford 62'
          Stadium: Kenilworth Road
          Attendance: 8,806
          Referee: Alan Kaye
          1 January 2005 (2005-01-01) 24 Swindon Town 0–3 Colchester United Swindon
          15:00 GMT Report Johnson 31'
          Danns 38'
          Garcia 47'
          Stadium: County Ground
          Attendance: 6,468
          Referee: Iain Williamson
          3 January 2005 (2005-01-03) 25 Colchester United 0–0 Oldham Athletic Colchester
          15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 3,873
          Referee: Paul Danson
          15 January 2005 (2005-01-15) 26 Milton Keynes Dons 2–0 Colchester United Milton Keynes
          15:00 GMT Harding 2'
          Small 18'
          Report Stadium: National Hockey Stadium
          Attendance: 3,833
          Referee: R Booth
          22 January 2005 (2005-01-22) 27 Colchester United 0–0 Luton Town Colchester
          15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 4,309
          Referee: Mike Dean
          25 January 2005 (2005-01-25) 28 Colchester United 5–0 Walsall Colchester
          19:45 GMT Fagan 18' (pen.), 22'
          Johnson 34'
          Williams 44'
          Hunt 90'
          Report Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 2,616
          Referee: Mike Thorpe
          5 February 2005 (2005-02-05) 29 Colchester United 0–1 Blackpool Colchester
          15:00 GMT Report Grayson 75' Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 3,526
          Referee: B Curson
          12 February 2005 (2005-02-12) 30 Tranmere Rovers 1–1 Colchester United Birkenhead
          Dadi 8' Report Keith 65' Stadium: Prenton Park
          Attendance: 8,098
          Referee: Scott Mathieson
          15 February 2005 (2005-02-15) 31 Colchester United 3–1 AFC Bournemouth Colchester
          19:45 GMT Johnson 54'
          Ndumbu-Nsungu 82'
          Danns 83'
          Report Cummings 47' Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 2,820
          Referee: Kevin Friend
          19 February 2005 (2005-02-19) 32 Colchester United 0–2 Bristol City Colchester
          15:00 GMT Report Brooker 51'
          Lita 71'
          Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 3,412
          Referee: Paul Taylor
          22 February 2005 (2005-02-22) 33 Wrexham 2–2 Colchester United Wrexham
          Jones 50'
          Sam 80'
          Report Danns 60'
          Brown 71'
          Stadium: Racecourse Ground
          Attendance: 2,391
          Referee: Graham Salisbury
          26 February 2005 (2005-02-26) 34 Hull City 2–0 Colchester United Kingston upon Hull
          Cort 16'
          Barmby 33'
          Report Stadium: KC Stadium
          Attendance: 16,484
          Referee: Nigel Miller
          5 March 2005 (2005-03-05) 35 Colchester United 0–1 Brentford Colchester
          15:00 GMT Report Tabb 58' Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 3,066
          Referee: Phil Prosser
          8 March 2005 (2005-03-08) 36 Port Vale 0–0 Colchester United Burslem
          Cummins Yellow card 68' Red card
          Reid Red card 82'
          Report Chilvers Yellow card 45' Red card Stadium: Vale Park
          Attendance: 3,496
          Referee: Paul Robinson
          12 March 2005 (2005-03-12) 37 Stockport County 1–2 Colchester United Stockport
          15:00 GMT Feeney 4' Report Danns 30' (pen.), 90' Stadium: Edgeley Park
          Attendance: 4,004
          Referee: Andy Hall
          19 March 2005 (2005-03-19) 38 Colchester United 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday Colchester
          15:00 GMT Heckingbottom 48' (o.g.) Report McGovern 63' Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 4,169
          Referee: Richard Beeby
          25 March 2005 (2005-03-25) 39 Peterborough United 0–3 Colchester United Peterborough
          15:00 GMT Report Goodfellow 45'
          Danns 70'
          Keith 83' (pen.)
          Stadium: London Road Stadium
          Attendance: 4,084
          Referee: Uriah Rennie
          28 March 2005 (2005-03-28) 40 Colchester United 1–0 Chesterfield Colchester
          15:00 BST Keith 76' Report Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 3,471
          Referee: Clive Penton
          1 April 2005 (2005-04-01) 41 Doncaster Rovers 1–1 Colchester United Doncaster
          19:45 BST Guy 76' Report Keith 14' Stadium: Belle Vue
          Attendance: 6,774
          Referee: Anthony Leake
          9 April 2005 (2005-04-09) 42 Colchester United 1–1 Hartlepool United Colchester
          15:00 BST Johnson 39' Report Sweeney 54' Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 3,148
          Referee: Mark Warren
          16 April 2005 (2005-04-16) 43 Huddersfield Town 2–2 Colchester United Huddersfield
          Abbott 20'
          Schofield 62'
          Report Danns 19'
          Chilvers 90'
          Stadium: Kirklees Stadium
          Attendance: 10,831
          Referee: Andy Woolmer
          23 April 2005 (2005-04-23) 44 Colchester United 0–0 Bradford City Colchester
          15:00 BST Report Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 3,351
          Referee: Trevor Parkes
          30 April 2005 (2005-04-30) 45 Barnsley 1–1 Colchester United Barnsley
          15:00 BST Nardiello 41' Report Johnson 88' Stadium: Oakwell
          Attendance: 8,162
          Referee: Peter Walton
          7 May 2005 (2005-05-07) 46 Colchester United 2–1 Torquay United Colchester
          15:00 BST Danns 42'
          Keith 89'
          Report Woodman 90' Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 4,834
          Referee: Kevin Friend

          Football League Cup

          24 August 2004 (2004-08-24) 1st round Colchester United 2–1 Cheltenham Town Colchester
          19:45 BST Fagan 12'
          Johnson 61'
          Report Devaney 70' Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 2,144
          Referee: P Crossley
          21 September 2004 (2004-09-21) 2nd round Colchester United 2–1 (a.e.t.) West Bromwich Albion Colchester
          19:45 BST Fagan 29'
          May 117'
          Report Horsfield 50' Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 4,591
          Referee: Alan Kaye
          27 October 2004 (2004-10-27) 3rd round Southampton 3–2 Colchester United Southampton
          19:45 BST Blackstock 50', 54', 80' Report Danns 7'
          Halford 64'
          Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
          Attendance: 20,588
          Referee: Mike Jones

          Football League Trophy

          29 September 2004 (2004-09-29) 1st round (southern section) Colchester United 1–1 (a.e.t.)
          (3–5 p)
          Southend United Colchester
          20:00 BST Garcia 63' Report Bramble 40'
          Bentley Red card 114'
          Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 3,469
          Referee: Paul Robinson

          FA Cup

          13 November 2004 (2004-11-13) 1st round Mansfield Town 1–1 Colchester United Mansfield
          15:00 GMT Baptiste 28'
          Asamoah Red card 81'
          Report Halford 25' Stadium: Field Mill
          Attendance: 3,202
          Referee: Phil Prosser
          23 November 2004 (2004-11-23) 1st round replay Colchester United 4–1 Mansfield Town Colchester
          19:45 GMT Garcia 10'
          Curtis 14' (o.g.)
          Fagan 67' (pen.)
          Williams 90' (pen.)
          Report Neil 86' Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 2,492
          Referee: Keith Hill
          4 December 2004 (2004-12-04) 2nd round Rushden & Diamonds 2–5 Colchester United Irthlingborough
          15:00 GMT Broughton 82'
          Gray 86'
          Report Halford 4', 47', 90'
          Fagan 25', 35'
          Stadium: Nene Park
          Attendance: 3,077
          Referee: Trevor Kettle
          8 January 2005 (2005-01-08) 3rd round Hull City 0–2 Colchester United Kingston upon Hull
          15:00 GMT Report Williams 27'
          Fagan 29'
          Stadium: KC Stadium
          Attendance: 14,027
          Referee: Phil Joslin
          29 January 2005 (2005-01-29) 4th round Blackburn Rovers 3–0 Colchester United Blackburn
          15:00 GMT Watson 21' (o.g.)
          Johnson 27'
          Matteo 51'
          Report Stadium: Ewood Park
          Attendance: 10,634
          Referee: Howard Webb

          Squad statistics

          Appearances and goals

          [6][74]

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            Goalscorers

            [74]

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            Disciplinary record

            [75]

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            Clean sheets

            Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.[76]

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            Player debuts

            Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.[77]

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            1. Third debut for the club
            2. 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.
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            3. "Colchester Utd 2–1 Cheltenham Town". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
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            5. Hudson, Matt (11 August 2013). "The 1990s and 2000s". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
            6. "Appearances". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
            7. "Colchester United". FootballSquads. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
            8. "All Colchester United football club players: 2005". 11v11.com. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
            9. "Liam Chilvers". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
            10. Liam Chilvers at Soccerbase
            11. "Jamie Guy". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
            12. Jamie Guy at Soccerbase
            13. "Robbie King". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
            14. Robbie King at Soccerbase
            15. "Garry Richards". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
            16. Garry Richards at Soccerbase
            17. "Aidan Davison (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
            18. Aidan Davison at Soccerbase
            19. "Stephen Hunt". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
            20. Stephen Hunt at Soccerbase
            21. "Kevin Watson". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
            22. Kevin Watson at Soccerbase
            23. "Wayne Brown". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
            24. Wayne Brown at Soccerbase
            25. "Mark Cousins (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
            26. Mark Cousins at Soccerbase
            27. "George Elokobi (Defender)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
            28. George Elokobi at Soccerbase
            29. "Ben Bowditch". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
            30. Ben Bowditch at Soccerbase
            31. "Gareth Williams". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
            32. Gareth Williams at Soccerbase
            33. "Richard Garcia". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
            34. Richard Garcia at Soccerbase
            35. "Andy Marriott (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
            36. Andy Marriott at Soccerbase
            37. "Neil Danns (Midfielder)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
            38. Neil Danns at Soccerbase
            39. "Guylian Ndumbu-Nsungu". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
            40. "Marino Keith". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
            41. Marino Keith at Soccerbase
            42. "Alan White". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
            43. Alan White at Soccerbase
            44. "Scott Fitzgerald". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
            45. Scott Fitzgerald at Soccerbase
            46. "Simon Brown (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
            47. Simon Brown at Soccerbase
            48. "Scott McGleish". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
            49. Scott McGleish at Soccerbase
            50. "Richard McKinney (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
            51. Richard McKinney at Soccerbase
            52. "Andy Myers (Defender)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
            53. Andy Myers at Soccerbase
            54. "Thomas Pinault". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
            55. Thomas Pinault at Soccerbase
            56. "Wayne Andrews". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
            57. Wayne Andrews at Soccerbase
            58. "Craig Fagan". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
            59. Craig Fagan at Soccerbase
            60. "Ross Crouch". 11v11.com. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
            61. Ross Crouch at Soccerbase
            62. "Ben May". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
            63. Ben May at Soccerbase
            64. "Marc Goodfellow". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
            65. Marc Goodfellow at Soccerbase
            66. "Ryan Jarvis". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
            67. Ryan Jarvis at Soccerbase
            68. "Jamie Guy". 11v11.com. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
            69. "Tristan Toney". 11v11.com. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
            70. "Garry Richards". 11v11.com. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
            71. "Joe Keith". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
            72. Joe Keith at Soccerbase
            73. "Goals". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
            74. "Discipline". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
            75. "Clean sheets (1st team)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
            76. "Alltime- List of Debuts". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
            77. "Sheffield Wednesday 0–3 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
            78. "Colchester Utd 0–1 Swindon Town". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
            79. "Luton Town 2–2 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 1 December 2018.

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