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Colchester United
2019–20 season
OwnerRobbie Cowling
ChairmanRobbie Cowling
Head coachJohn McGreal
StadiumColchester Community Stadium
League Two6th
Play-offsSemi-final
(eliminated by Exeter City)
FA CupFirst round
(eliminated by Coventry City)
EFL CupQuarter-final
(eliminated by Manchester United)
EFL TrophySecond round (southern section)
(eliminated by Stevenage)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Theo Robinson (11)
All:
Theo Robinson (12)
Highest home attendance9,481
v Tottenham Hotspur, 24 September 2019[1]
Lowest home attendance959
v Stevenage, 3 December 2019[2]
Average home league attendance3,606
Biggest win3–0
v Swindon Town, 13 August 2019 & 17 September 2019
v Plymouth Argyle, 8 February 2020
v Carlisle United, 7 March 2020
Biggest defeat0–3
v Manchester United, 18 December 2019
v Port Vale, 15 February 2020

The 2019–20 season was Colchester United's 83rd season in their history and their fourth successive season competing in League Two. Along with competing in League Two, the club participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.

In a season that was severely disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, Colchester reached the play-offs after the season was drawn to an early close. The U's occupied a play-off spot when the season was postponed on 13 March 2020. The campaign officially ended on 9 June following a vote by all League Two member clubs. Final league positions were determined on a points-per-game basis, and Colchester's 1.57 points per game was enough to secure sixth position in the league and the third of four play-off spots.

In their play-off semi-final first leg with Exeter City, the U's won 1–0 at home, but lost 3–2 on aggregate following a 3–1 extra-time defeat at St James Park.

Colchester equalled their best-ever performance in the EFL Cup, reaching the quarter-finals. After dispatching of League Two rivals Swindon Town in the first round, the U's travelled to Premier League Crystal Palace in round two. Their resolute defending took the tie to a penalty shoot-out which they won 5–4. In the third round, Colchester hosted further Premier League opposition, with Tottenham Hotspur visiting the Colchester Community Stadium. Again, Colchester's staunched defending took the tie to penalties and they went on to win 4–3. In the fourth round, Colchester beat league rivals Crawley Town 3–1 to set up a trip to Old Trafford to take on Manchester United. Three second-half goals were enough for the home side to seal a convincing victory.

In the EFL Trophy, Colchester won their first group with wins over Gillingham and local rivals Ipswich Town, but were defeated in the second round by Stevenage.

Colchester's FA Cup campaign ended in the first round with a home defeat by League One side Coventry City.

Season overview

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Preseason

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Colchester's place in League Two for the 2019–20 season was confirmed on the final day of the 2018–19 season on 4 May 2019 after a dramatic late goal for Newport County ensured they finished ahead of the U's in seventh place achieving a place in the play-offs.[3]

The club announced the first departures of the close season on 14 May when twelve under-23 and Academy graduates were not offered new deals. These players included David Agboola, Aaron Barnes, George Brown, Ken Charles, Noah Chesmain, Chris Forino, Arjanit Krasniqi, Eoin McKeown, Paul Rooney, Decarrey Sheriff, Sam Warde and Will Wright.[4][5]

On 17 May, young midfielder Kwame Poku signed his first professional contract, joining United from Worthing following a successful trial at the end of the 2018–19 season.[6]

On 20 May, Colchester announced that all out of contract players had been offered new deals, except for forward Mikael Mandron, who was allowed to leave the club after two years and 95 appearances, and winger Ryan Gondoh, who had spent the end of last season on loan at Halifax Town.[7]

Brennan Dickenson opted against signing a new contract with Colchester, instead signing for newly promoted League One club Milton Keynes Dons on 30 May.[8]

On 7 June, Colchester announced the signing of former Leicester City under-23 midfielder Sammie McLeod on a two-year contract, joining from Maldon & Tiptree to link up with the U's under-23 side.[9][10]

On 11 June, forward Junior Ogedi-Uzokwe, who had been on loan at Derry City until 1 June, had his contract extended by a further year after Colchester activated a clause in his contract. He would remain on loan with Derry until the end of the 2019 League of Ireland Premier Division season on 19 November.[11]

Long-serving defender Tom Eastman agreed a two-year contract extension on 13 June.[12]

On 18 June, Colchester signed former VfB Stuttgart defender Danny Collinge on a two-year contract.[13]

Sam Saunders ended his short association with the club on 21 June by announcing his retirement from playing at the age of 35.[14]

After making 141 appearances for the club, defender Frankie Kent left Colchester to sign for League One Peterborough United for an undisclosed fee on 22 June.[15]

On 26 June, Colchester signed Malta international winger Luke Gambin on a two-year contract from Luton Town.[16]

Sammie Szmodics ended a 16-year association with Colchester United on 28 June when he signed for Championship side Bristol City on a three-year deal in an undisclosed compensation deal after his U's contract had expired.[17]

On 1 July, Colchester made several movements in the transfer market. First, they announced Diaz Wright had signed a one-year contract extension with the club.[18] Then, winger Michael Fernandes arrived from Farnborough on a two-year deal,[19] Next, it was announced goalkeeper coach and player Rene Gilmartin had opted to leave the U's to join Bristol City,[20] before announcing the signing of Colchester-born Yeovil Town defender Omar Sowunmi on a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[21]

On 2 July, Colchester announced that TEXO Scaffolding would be the new front of home shirt sponsors for kits for the next three seasons.[22] Later the same day, the club announced the signing of Denmark youth international Matthew Weaire from Brighton & Hove Albion on a two-year contract.[23]

On 3 July, Luke Ige arrived from Aston Villa on a one-year contract to join up with the Under-23 squad.[24]

On 4 July, Colchester made a double signing with Cambridge United forward Jevani Brown arriving on a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee, while Paris Cowan-Hall later arrived at the club following his release from Wycombe Wanderers. The winger also signed a two-year deal with the U's.[25]

Colchester started their pre-season friendlies with a game at Isthmian League Premier Division side Bowers & Pitsea on 5 July where they ran out 2–0 winners. The second-half goals were scored by Louis Dunne and Luke Norris.[26]

In the U's second pre-season friendly on 9 July, they took on Dulwich Hamlet of the National League South. Colchester again won 2–0, with second-half goals from Courtney Senior and summer signing Omar Sowunmi.[27]

On 13 July, Dean Gerken signed for Colchester following his release from Ipswich Town at the end of the 2018–19 season. He had been training with the U's and signed ahead of their friendly with Cefn Druids the same day.[28]

New signing Gerken played the opening 45 minutes as the U's beat the Welsh side 3–0 with goals from Andre Hasanally in the first half, and Omar Sowunmi and Luke Norris in the second half.[29]

On 16 July, Colchester won 3–0 at Wealdstone with goals coming from three new signings; Paris Cowan-Hall, Michael Fernandes and Luke Gambin.[30]

On 19 July, young winger Todd Miller left the club to join Premier League side Brighton & Hove Albion, with the U's expected to receive compensation for the teenager.[31] The same day, in their first home friendly of pre-season, Colchester suffered a 5–0 defeat to neighbours and rivals Ipswich Town. The visitors led 1–0 going into half-time, with four goals arriving in the second half.[32]

After turning down a new contract with the club, goalkeeper Dillon Barnes signed for Championship club Queens Park Rangers on a two-year contract on 22 July.[33]

On 23 July, Charlton Athletic won 2–1 with a late goal in the U's latest pre-season friendly after Luke Norris had handed the home side the lead early in the second half.[34]

In Colchester's final pre-season friendly, Luke Norris scored again to secure a late 1–1 draw with Dover Athletic on 27 July.[35]

August

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On the eve of the season opener against Port Vale, Colchester signed former Arsenal left-back Cohen Bramall on a two-year contract.[36]

Colchester were held to a 1–1 draw by Port Vale at the Colchester Community Stadium on 3 August. The visitors took the lead through a Tom Pope penalty in the fifth minute, but the U's equalised through Luke Norris on the stroke of half-time.[37]

Plymouth Argyle hosted the U's on 10 August and won 1–0 with a second-half goal from Antoni Sarcevic.[38]

The U's earned their first victory of the season on 13 August in their EFL Cup first round tie with Swindon Town. On the back of a goalless first half, both teams had a man sent off for violent conduct in the 62nd minute, with Cohen Bramall shown red for Colchester and Jerry Yates for Swindon. Tom Eastman broke the deadlock in the 77th minute, before substitute Courtney Senior doubled the lead in the second minute of injury time. Fellow substitute Brandon Comley added a third in the seventh minute of injury time to complete the 3–0 victory and see the U's reach the second round for the first time since 2010.[39]

On 17 August, Colchester hosted Cambridge United in the league. A ninth minute Luke Norris penalty gave the U's a 1–0 lead going into the interval, but two Cambridge goals in the second half left Colchester to a 2–1 defeat.[40]

Ipswich Town confirmed the signing of Kane Vincent-Young on 19 August for an undisclosed fee reportedly in the region of £500,000. He left the U's to sign a four-year deal with Town with the option of a further year.[41]

Colchester continued their winless run with another second-half collapse against Grimsby Town on 20 August. Frank Nouble and Luke Norris had given the U's a 2–0 first-half lead, but goals for Grimsby in the 48th and 87th minutes succumbed them to a draw and more dropped points.[42]

On 24 August, the U's picked up their first league win of the season, beating Northampton Town 1–0 courtesy of a Luke Norris penalty, who racked up his fourth goal in five league matches.[43]

In the second round of the EFL Cup on 27 August, Colchester travelled to Premier League Crystal Palace. Following a goalless 90 minutes, the match went to a penalty shoot-out. Andros Townsend stepped up to take the first penalty for the hosts, but his effort was saved by Dean Gerken in the U's goal. Each of the following penalties were scored by their takers, and U's Academy product Noah Chilvers converted the decisive spot kick to send Colchester through to the third round and their first win in the League Cup against top-flight opponents since 1979.[44]

On 28 August, Colchester signed young Bristol City striker Freddie Hinds on loan until January.[45]

On 29 August, the U's signed another striker with the arrival of Southend United's Theo Robinson on loan until January.[46]

After making his first-team debut on the opening weekend of the season, Andre Hasanally signed his first professional contract with the club on 30 August, signing until June 2022.[47]

Colchester rounded out August with a 1–0 win at Oldham Athletic on 31 August. Frank Nouble's strike on the stroke of half-time proved to be the difference between the sides.[48]

September

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On 2 September, transfer deadline day, Colchester signed young Charlton Athletic midfielder Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu on loan until January, with injuries ruling out Tom Lapslie, Harry Pell and Diaz Wright, and with Brandon Comley and Luke Gambin on international duty.[49]

Sarpong-Wiredu and Kwame Poku both made their debuts on 3 September in Colchester's 3–2 EFL Trophy win against Gillingham. Paris Cowan-Hall scored his first goal for the U's after just eight minutes, before Gillingham equalised. Theo Robinson then scored his first goal for the club after 55 minutes to put the visitors back in front, before Cowan-Hall recorded his second goal of the evening to put Colchester 3–1 up. Former U's player Mikael Mandron pulled a goal back for Gillingham but Colchester held on for victory.[50]

On 5 September, Colchester signed former loanee winger Callum Harriott on a two-year contract following his release from Reading during the summer.[51]

On 7 September, Colchester were held to a goalless draw by Walsall at the Community Stadium.[52]

On 14 September, Colchester were beaten 1–0 at Forest Green Rovers following a Luke Prosser own goal.[53]

Colchester returned to winning ways on 17 September with another 3–0 win against Swindon Town, on this occasion away in the league. Tom Eastman opened the scoring in first-half injury time before a Theo Robinson brace sealed the win.[54]

On 21 September, Colchester won 2–1 at home to Leyton Orient. Kwame Poku scored his debut professional goal after just three minutes, before Ryan Jackson doubled the U's lead in the 28th minute. Conor Wilkinson pulled a goal back for the visitors just after half-time but Colchester held on to move them up to tenth in the League Two table.[55]

Colchester drew their biggest crowd of the season of 9,481 when they hosted Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur in the third round of the EFL Cup on 24 September. Colchester had last reached the third round in the 2004–05 campaign. Colchester were dominated by the opposition for much of the game, registering just four shots and none on target while Spurs had 75 per cent possession. Despite this, a resilient U's side held on for 90 minutes with the tie ending goalless and going on to a penalty shoot-out. Dean Gerken in the Colchester goal saved the first penalty from Christian Eriksen, and despite Jevani Brown's poor Panenka penalty kick keeping the score level overall, Lucas Moura hit the bar only for Tom Lapslie to score the winning penalty for the U's. This put them through to the fourth round for the first time since the 1974–75 when they reached the quarter-finals.[1]

The U's returned to league action on 28 September, drawing 1–1 at Macclesfield Town. Theo Robinson scored Colchester's goal, his fourth of the season.[56]

October

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On 5 October, Colchester started the month with a 3–1 win against League Two's bottom club Stevenage. The visitors opened the scoring with a first-half deflected goal, but Tom Eastman equalised shortly after the break. It was not until the 82nd minute that the U's took the lead after Frank Nouble had been fouled in the penalty area and he stepped up to convert the spot kick. A minute later, he turned provider for Kwame Poku to score his second Colchester goal and seal the victory.[57]

After beating the Tottenham Hotspur first-team in the EFL Cup, Colchester hosted their under-21 side in the EFL Trophy group stage. A Luke Norris headed goal put Colchester ahead on 44 minutes, but the visitors equalised 15 minutes from full time through Tashan Oakley-Boothe. The game ended 1–1 and the match went to a penalty shoot-out, which Spurs won to claim a bonus point.[58]

On 11 October, teenage defender Ollie Kensdale joined National League South side Bath City in a month-long loan deal.[59]

Colchester visited Crawley Town on 12 October, and despite taking a first half lead through Luke Prosser, the home side scored twice in the second half to claim victory.[60]

On 18 October, Noah Chilvers joined Ollie Kensdale at Bath City in a month-long loan deal.[61]

On 19 October, Colchester suffered their second successive defeat, on this occasion a 1–0 reverse against League Two's bottom side Morecambe.[62]

Colchester held league leaders Crewe Alexandra to a 0–0 draw at Gresty Road on 22 October, but had the chance to win the game from the penalty spot in the seventh minute of stoppage time. However, Crewe goalkeeper Will Jääskeläinen saved Frank Nouble's effort after U's forward Theo Robinson had been sent off in an off the ball incident after the penalty had been awarded.[63]

Colchester returned to winning ways on 26 October for the first time in three weeks with a 3–1 home win against Newport County. The visitors were in front after just five minutes, but first-half goals from Ryan Jackson and Ben Stevenson put the U's in control. A goal from Courtney Senior 15 minutes from the full-time whistle rounded off the victory for Colchester.[64]

On 29 October, Colchester reached the quarter-final of the League Cup for only the second time in the club's history, coming from behind to win 3–1 for the second time in three days. Crawley were the hosts and opened the scoring on 20 minutes, but a Luke Norris header two minutes later levelled the score. In the second half, Colchester went ahead after Cohen Bramall's free kick hit the bar, struck Crawley goalkeeper Michael Luyambula and went in. Substitute and former-Crawley loanee Luke Gambin sealed victory in the 79th minute, his first goal for the U's.[65]

November

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Colchester travelled to Mansfield Town on 2 November where they won 3–2. The U's took an eighth-minute lead through Brandon Comley, but Mansfield equalised on the stroke of half-time. Courtney Senior reinstated Colchester's lead on 74 minutes, before Luke Gambin scored his second in as many games three minutes from full time to secure victory. In the 90th minute, Omari Sterling-James pulled a goal back for the home side.[66]

On 8 November, Cameron James joined National League South side Maidstone United on loan for a month.[67]

Colchester suffered defeat in the FA Cup first round for the fourth consecutive season when they lost 2–0 to League One side Coventry City on 9 November.[68]

U's youngsters Luke Ige and Ollie Sims were loaned out to Witham Town and Bowers & Pitsea, respectively, on initial 28-day contracts.[69][70]

On 12 November, Colchester played their final group game in the EFL Trophy. They faced Ipswich Town and won 1–0 with a first senior goal from Ryan Clampin, topping the group in the process.[71]

Colchester were held to a 1–1 draw at Cheltenham Town on 23 November. Luke Norris scored his fifth league goal of the season to hand the visitors the lead, but in the second half, Dean Gerken fouled Reuben Reid in the penalty area and Conor Thomas converted to equalise.[72]

December

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On 3 December, Colchester were defeated in the second round of the EFL Trophy at home to Stevenage in front of a crowd of just 959. Stevenage led 2–0 after half an hour of play, but the home side pulled a goal back in the second half from a Chris Stokes own goal.[2]

Teenage midfielder Kwame Poku, who had only joined Colchester in the summer of 2019, signed a new 2+1⁄2-year contract extension with the club on 5 December to keep him with the U's until summer 2022.[73]

On 7 December, Colchester earned their first win in almost a month with a 93rd-minute winner against Salford City in the first-ever meeting between the two clubs. Harry Pell scored his first goal of the season with an injury time header.[74]

Midfielder Diaz Wright joined National League side Dagenham & Redbridge on loan until 6 January 2020.[75] Also leaving the club on loan was fellow midfielder Tyrique Hyde, who joined Dartford in the National League South for one month.[76]

After falling behind by two goals in their League Two game at Scunthorpe United on 14 December, Colchester battled back in the second half to claim a 2–2 draw. Former Colchester loanee Abo Eisa scored late in the first half for the home side, then Kevin van Veen doubled Scunthorpe's advantage two minutes into the second half. Luke Norris scored to reduced the deficit just before the hour mark, and Luke Prosser scored his second of the season four minutes later to earn a point for the U's.[77]

Colchester travelled to Old Trafford for the first time in their history to face Manchester United in the EFL Cup quarter-final. The visitors held their Premier League opposition in the first half, going in to the interval at 0–0. In the second half, it took Marcus Rashford six minutes to open the scoring, and five minutes later, Ryan Jackson scored an own goal to double United's lead. Anthony Martial added a third on 61 minutes to complete the scoring.[78]

Colchester continued their good run of league form with a commanding 3–0 win over Carlisle United at the Community Stadium on 21 December. Nathaniel Knight-Percival's own goal in the 26th minute put the U's 1–0 up and Callum Harriott's first goal since his return to the club doubled Colchester's advantage in the 41st minute. In the second half, Cohen Bramall registered his first goal in the English Football League with a well taken free kick seven minutes after the restart to seal the victory.[79]

In the early League Two kickoff on Boxing Day, Colchester beat Leyton Orient 3–1 at Brisbane Road to move up to fourth in the table. Theo Robinson gave the U's a 1–0 lead after 41 minutes, then Harry Pell doubled Colchester's lead in the 64th minute. Orient pulled a goal back four minutes from time, but Robinson added a second for himself and scored Colchester's third goal in the 91st minute.[80]

Fourth-placed Colchester hosted second-placed Exeter City in their final game of 2019 on 29 December. The visitors took an eighth-minute lead through Jake Taylor, but Harry Pell levelled the score after 16 minutes to earn his second goal in as many games. After the break, Theo Robinson put the U's in front with his third goal in two games. Tom Lapslie was sent off for a foul in the penalty area and denying a goalscoring opportunity, a penalty which substitute Ryan Bowman converted. Colchester held on with ten men to draw 2–2.[81]

January

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Colchester maintained their unbeaten run with a 1–1 draw with Crawley on New Year's Day. Frank Nouble's fourth goal of the season in the 64th minute was later cancelled out by a Luke Prosser own goal.[82]

On 4 January, Jevani Brown left the club to join League Two rivals Forest Green Rovers on loan until the end of the season, having played 17 games for the U's but only five in the league.[83]

Also on 4 January, Colchester were held to a disappointing 0–0 draw against ten-man, bottom of the table Stevenage. Tom Soares had been sent off for the home side in the 19th minute, but a dominant Colchester could not get the ball past Stevenage goalkeeper Paul Farman.[84]

On 6 January, Percy Kiangebeni joined Southern League Premier Division South side Hendon on loan for a month.[85]

On 8 January, Tyrique Hyde extended his loan spell at Dartford for a further month.[86]

On 10 January, both Cameron James and Diaz Wright joined National League South side Welling United on loan for one month.[87]

Colchester were held to a 1–1 draw on 11 January at League Two's bottom club Morecambe. The U's had taken a 35th-minute lead through Frank Nouble, but were pegged back on 69 minutes. Ryan Jackson was then sent off seven minutes from time for a second booking.[88]

On 14 January, Colchester confirmed the signing of Theo Robinson on loan from Southend until the end of the season.[89]

On 18 January, Plymouth Argyle defender Tafari Moore joined Colchester on loan until the end of the season. He went straight into the U's squad to face Macclesfield Town the same day.[90] Later that day, Moore played 60 minutes as Colchester ended a streak of four consecutive draws to record a 2–1 victory. Callum Harriott opened the scoring after 14 minutes, before the lead was doubled following a Fiacre Kelleher own goal. The visitors reduced the deficit in the second half but the U's held on to extend their unbeaten run to 13 games.[91]

Colchester were held to a 0–0 draw at home by Bradford City on 21 January. Their game in hand to clubs around them meant they moved back into the play-off places.[92]

On 25 January, midfielder Louis Dunne joined Southern League Premier Division South side Farnborough on loan until the end of February.[93]

Colchester moved up to fifth in the League Two table with a 0–0 draw at second-placed Exeter City on 25 January to record their sixth draw in seven games.[94]

The U's hosted league leaders Swindon Town on 28 January. The visitors took the lead three minutes after half-time, but Luke Norris scored against his old club to level the score on 74 minutes. Fifteen minutes later and Colchester had taken a 3–1 lead following a Theo Robinson brace in the 85th and 89th minutes. The match finished 3–1 to the U's as they recorded their third victory of the season against Swindon.[95]

February

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Colchester's unbeaten run, stretching back to October, was finally ended on 1 February to managerless Cambridge United. Similar to Colchester's August home defeat to Cambridge, Luke Norris had given the U's the lead, but two goals within the space of 70 seconds late in the second half ended their 16-game streak.[96]

On 5 February, the club announced the departure of Junior Ogedi-Uzokwe to Israeli Premier League side Hapoel Hadera on a permanent contract.[97]

The U's bounced back from their defeat to Cambridge in impressive style, beating Plymouth Argyle 3–0 on 8 February. Argyle had started the day in the automatic promotion positions, but three first-half goals sealed victory for the home side. Ben Stevenson opened the scoring for Colchester after 14 minutes, then Theo Robinson headed in his tenth goal of the season on the half-hour mark. Six minutes later, he earned himself a brace to record a convincing victory.[98]

On 11 February, Colchester were beaten at home by Grimsby Town. After taking the lead through captain Luke Prosser after 17 minutes, Charles Vernam scored for the away side four minutes later. The U's retook the lead three minutes before half time with Theo Robinson's twelfth goal for the club. However, Vernam scored two goals in the space of three second-half minutes to snatch a victory for Grimsby.[99]

Colchester fell to their heaviest league defeat of the season on 15 February when they were beaten 3–0 at Port Vale.[100]

After leaving league rivals Macclesfield Town in January, defender Miles Welch-Hayes on 21 February on a free transfer. He signed a contract until summer 2022.[101]

On 23 February, Colchester won their first match in three games with a 2–1 victory at Salford City. Kwame Poku's solo effort put the U's ahead, before Callum Harriott doubled the advantage after 41 minutes. Two minutes later, the home side pulled a goal back through Ashley Hunter, but the visitors held on for the win.[102]

On 29 February, Colchester dropped out of the play-off places and had Omar Sowunmi sent off as they fell to a 2–0 home defeat to Cheltenham Town.[103]

Season postponement

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Colchester made a quick return to the play-off positions with a convincing 3–0 away win at Carlisle United on 7 March. Kwame Poku opened the scoring for the U's on 41 minutes, and the lead was doubled by Luke Norris two minutes later. Poku then earned himself a brace in the 59th minute.[104]

On 13 March, the EFL suspended the season until 3 April at the earliest in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.[105]

On 3 April, the EFL provided an update to the postponement of the season by suspending all football indefinitely until matches were safe to resume.[106]

On 27 April, two days after they were scheduled to have played their final game of the 2019–20 season, Colchester United became the first English Football League team to announce the release of first-team players in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Chairman Robbie Cowling announced that four first-team players, namely Brandon Comley, Ryan Jackson, Frank Nouble and club captain Luke Prosser, would not be offered new deals once their contracts expired at the end of June. This was despite the fact that Cowling admitted under normal circumstances he "would have been determined to re-sign".[107]

The following day, the club released a list of twelve further players who would not be offered new deals on the expiry of their current contracts. These included Dean Ager, Callum Anderson, Jamal Campbell-Ryce, Louis Dunne, Chandler Hallett, Tyrique Hyde, Luke Ige, Tariq Issa, Cameron James, Callum Jones, Percy Kiangebeni and Bailey Vose.[108]

On 9 June, League Two clubs voted in favour of ending the season with immediate effect. As Colchester were placed sixth in the League Two table, they were confirmed a play-off place, with the U's set to face Exeter City in the semi-finals.[109]

Colchester played their play-off semi-final first leg at an empty Colchester Community Stadium on 18 June. The hosts won the tie 1–0 through a Cohen Bramall free-kick late in the second half.[110]

In the play-off semi-final second leg on 22 June, Colchester were beaten 3–1 after extra time, with Exeter heading to the Wembley final with a 3–2 aggregate victory. The hosts had taken an early lead, before taking control of the tie with a second goal just before the hour mark. Courtney Senior levelled the score on aggregate 2–1 after 78 minutes, before the tie went to extra time. With nine minutes remaining, Exeter scored again to progress to the final and spelt another season in League Two for the U's.[111]

Players

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As of 22 June 2020[112][113][114]
No. Name Position Nat. Place of birth Date of birth Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee
Goalkeepers
1 Dean Gerken GK England Southend-on-Sea (1985-05-22)22 May 1985 (aged 34) 126 0 England Ipswich Town 13 July 2019[a] Free transfer
29 Ethan Ross GK England Enfield Town (1997-03-06)6 March 1997 (aged 22) 3 0 England West Bromwich Albion 7 June 2018 Free transfer
32 Bailey Vose GK England Sidcup (1998-05-11)11 May 1998 (aged 21) 0 0 England Brighton & Hove Albion 24 May 2018 Undisclosed
46 Callum Coulter GK England Frimley (2000-10-24)24 October 2000 (aged 18) 0 0 Academy Free transfer
Defenders
2 Ryan Jackson RB England Streatham (1990-07-31)31 July 1990 (aged 28) 95 4 England Gillingham 1 July 2017 Free transfer
3 Cohen Bramall LB England Crewe (1996-04-02)2 April 1996 (aged 23) 0 0 England Arsenal 2 August 2019 Free transfer
5 Luke Prosser (c) CB England Enfield Town (1988-05-28)28 May 1988 (aged 31) 74 3 England Southend United 22 June 2015 Free transfer
6 Omar Sowunmi CB England Colchester (1995-11-07)7 November 1995 (aged 23) 0 0 England Yeovil Town 1 July 2019 Undisclosed
12 Miles Welch-Hayes DF England Oxford (1996-10-25)25 October 1996 (aged 22) 0 0 England Macclesfield Town 21 February 2020 Free transfer
17 Cameron James CB/FB/DM England Chelmsford (1998-02-11)11 February 1998 (aged 21) 27 0 Academy 15 July 2015 Free transfer
18 Tom Eastman CB England Colchester (1991-10-21)21 October 1991 (aged 27) 315 17 England Ipswich Town 19 May 2011 Free transfer
19 Ollie Kensdale CB/CM England Colchester (2000-04-20)20 April 2000 (aged 19) 3 0 Academy 12 July 2016 Free transfer
21 Ryan Clampin LB/LW England Colchester (1999-01-29)29 January 1999 (aged 20) 1 0 Academy Free transfer
36 Miquel Scarlett RB/MF England Lambeth (2000-09-27)27 September 2000 (aged 18) 0 0 England Gillingham Free transfer
41 Danny Collinge DF England Haywards Heath (1998-04-09)9 April 1998 (aged 21) 0 0 Germany VfB Stuttgart 18 June 2019 Undisclosed
47 Luke Ige RB England (2000-11-12)12 November 2000 (aged 18) 0 0 England Aston Villa 3 July 2019 Free transfer
48 Matthew Weaire CB Denmark England Tunbridge Wells (2001-08-20)20 August 2001 (aged 17) 0 0 England Brighton & Hove Albion 2 July 2019 Free transfer
53 Percy Kiangebeni DF England Enfield Town (1997-02-13)13 February 1997 (aged 22) 0 0 England St Albans City 1 February 2019 Free transfer
Midfielders
4 Tom Lapslie CM England Waltham Forest (1995-10-05)5 October 1995 (aged 23) 131 4 Academy 25 April 2013 Free transfer
8 Harry Pell MF England Tilbury (1991-10-21)21 October 1991 (aged 27) 34 7 England Cheltenham Town 10 May 2018 Undisclosed
10 Jevani Brown MF Jamaica England Letchworth (1994-10-16)16 October 1994 (aged 24) 0 0 England Cambridge United 4 July 2019 Undisclosed
14 Brandon Comley MF Montserrat England Islington (1995-11-18)18 November 1995 (aged 23) 55 1 England QPR 17 January 2018 Undisclosed
16 Diaz Wright MF England Greenwich (1998-02-22)22 February 1998 (aged 21) 14 0 Academy 30 June 2016 Free transfer
23 Louis Dunne MF Republic of Ireland England Colchester (1998-09-07)7 September 1998 (aged 20) 5 0 Academy 1 July 2015 Free transfer
24 Ben Stevenson MF England Leicester (1997-03-23)23 March 1997 (aged 22) 27 2 England Wolves 30 January 2019 Undisclosed
27 Noah Chilvers AM England Chelmsford (2001-02-22)22 February 2001 (aged 18) 2 0 Academy 3 July 2017 Free transfer
34 Dean Ager AM England Chelmsford (1999-10-27)27 October 1999 (aged 19) 0 0 Academy 12 July 2016 Free transfer
37 Andre Hasanally MF England Waltham Forest (2002-02-10)10 February 2002 (aged 17) 0 0 Academy Free transfer
42 Sammie McLeod MF England Tunbridge Wells (2000-04-23)23 April 2000 (aged 19) 0 0 England Maldon & Tiptree 7 June 2019 Undisclosed
44 Tyrique Hyde MF England Redbridge (1999-04-08)8 April 1999 (aged 20) 0 0 England Dagenham & Redbridge 1 February 2019 Free transfer
49 Kwame Poku MF Ghana England Croydon (2001-08-11)11 August 2001 (aged 17) 0 0 England Worthing 17 May 2019 Undisclosed
50 Callum Anderson MF England (2000-09-03)3 September 2000 (aged 18) 0 0 Academy Free transfer
Forwards
7 Courtney Senior WG England Croydon (1997-06-30)30 June 1997 (aged 21) 66 10 England Brentford 28 June 2016 Free transfer
9 Luke Norris CF England Stevenage (1993-06-03)3 June 1993 (aged 25) 36 8 England Swindon Town 27 June 2018 Undisclosed
11 Paris Cowan-Hall WG England Hillingdon (1990-10-05)5 October 1990 (aged 28) 0 0 England Wycombe Wanderers 4 July 2019 Free transfer
15 Callum Harriott WG Guyana England Norbury (1994-03-04)4 March 1994 (aged 25) 23 7 England Reading 5 September 2019[a] Free transfer
26 Luke Gambin WG Malta England Sutton (1993-03-16)16 March 1993 (aged 26) 0 0 England Luton Town 26 June 2019 Free transfer
28 Ollie Sims WG England Bury St Edmunds (2001-03-29)29 March 2001 (aged 18) 0 0 Academy 3 July 2017 Free transfer
31 Tariq Issa FW England (1997-09-02)2 September 1997 (aged 21) 4 0 Academy 15 July 2015 Free transfer
40 Michael Fernandes WG England Hounslow (1999-06-24)24 June 1999 (aged 19) 0 0 England Farnborough 1 July 2019 Undisclosed
43 Callum Jones CF England Colchester 1999 0 0 Academy 12 July 2016 Free transfer
45 Frank Nouble CF England Lewisham (1991-09-24)24 September 1991 (aged 27) 46 9 Wales Newport County 8 June 2018 Free transfer
  1. ^ a b Date of signing refers to the date of the player's signing for his second spell with the club

Transfers and contracts

[edit]

In

[edit]
Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
17 May 2019 MF Ghana Kwame Poku England Worthing Undisclosed [6][a]
7 June 2019 MF England Sammie McLeod England Maldon & Tiptree Undisclosed [9][10][a]
18 June 2019 DF England Danny Collinge Germany VfB Stuttgart Free transfer [13][a]
26 June 2019 WG Malta Luke Gambin England Luton Town Free transfer [16][a]
1 July 2019 WG England Michael Fernandes England Farnborough Undisclosed [19]
1 July 2019 CB England Omar Sowunmi England Yeovil Town Undisclosed [21]
2 July 2019 CB Denmark Matthew Weaire England Brighton & Hove Albion Free transfer [23]
3 July 2019 RB England Luke Ige England Aston Villa Free transfer [24]
4 July 2019 MF Jamaica Jevani Brown England Cambridge United Undisclosed [25]
4 July 2019 WG England Paris Cowan-Hall England Wycombe Wanderers Free transfer [25]
13 July 2019 GK England Dean Gerken England Ipswich Town Free transfer [28]
2 August 2019 LB England Cohen Bramall England Arsenal Free transfer [36]
5 September 2019 WG Guyana Callum Harriott England Reading Free transfer [51]
21 February 2020 DF England Miles Welch-Hayes England Macclesfield Town Free transfer [101]
  1. ^ a b c d Officially joined the club on 1 July 2019

Out

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Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
14 May 2019 DF England David Agboola Free agent Released [4][5][a]
14 May 2019 FB England Aaron Barnes England Dulwich Hamlet[b] Released [4][5][a]
14 May 2019 WG England George Brown England East Thurrock United[c] Released [4][5][a]
14 May 2019 ST England Ken Charles England Enfield Town[d] Released [4][5][a]
14 May 2019 DF England Noah Chesmain England Maidstone United[e] Released [4][5][a]
14 May 2019 CB England Chris Forino England Wingate & Finchley[f] Released [4][5][a]
14 May 2019 MF Kosovo Arjanit Krasniqi England Billericay Town[g] Released [4][5][a]
14 May 2019 CF England Eoin McKeown England Kings Langley[h] Released [4][5][a]
14 May 2019 DF Republic of Ireland Paul Rooney England Dover Athletic[i] Released [4][5][a]
14 May 2019 FW England Decarrey Sheriff England Concord Rangers[j] Released [4][5][a]
14 May 2019 MF Republic of Ireland Sam Warde Republic of Ireland Sligo Rovers[k] Released [4][5][a]
14 May 2019 CB/RB England Will Wright England Dagenham & Redbridge[l] Released [4][5][a]
20 May 2019 LW England Ryan Gondoh England Carshalton Athletic[m] Released [7][a]
20 May 2019 CF France Mikael Mandron England Gillingham[n] Released [7][a]
30 May 2019 LWB/LW/FW England Brennan Dickenson England Milton Keynes Dons Free transfer [8][a]
21 June 2019 MF England Sam Saunders Free agent Retired [14][a]
22 June 2019 CB England Frankie Kent England Peterborough United Undisclosed [15]
28 June 2019 AM England Sammie Szmodics England Bristol City Undisclosed [17][a]
1 July 2019 GK Republic of Ireland Rene Gilmartin England Bristol City Free transfer [20]
19 July 2019 WG England Todd Miller England Brighton & Hove Albion Undisclosed [31]
22 July 2019 GK England Dillon Barnes England Queens Park Rangers Free transfer [33]
19 August 2019 LB/RB England Kane Vincent-Young England Ipswich Town Undisclosed [41]
5 February 2020 FW England Junior Ogedi-Uzokwe Israel Hapoel Hadera Undisclosed [97]
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Officially left the club on 1 July 2019
  2. ^ Following Aaron Barnes' release by Colchester United, he later signed for Dulwich Hamlet.[115]
  3. ^ Following George Brown's release by Colchester United, he later signed for East Thurrock United.[116]
  4. ^ Following Ken Charles' release by Colchester United, he later signed for Enfield Town.[117]
  5. ^ Following Noah Chesmain's release by Colchester United, he signed a pre-contract agreement with Maidstone United.[118][119]
  6. ^ Following Chris Forino's release by Colchester United, he later signed for Wingate & Finchley.[120]
  7. ^ Following Arjanit Krasniqi's release by Colchester United, he later signed for Billericay Town.[121]
  8. ^ Following Eoin McKeown's release by Colchester United, he later signed for Kings Langley.[122]
  9. ^ Following Paul Rooney's release by Colchester United, he signed a pre-contract agreement with Dover Athletic.[123]
  10. ^ Following Decarrey Sheriff's release by Colchester United, he signed a pre-contract agreement with Concord Rangers.[118]
  11. ^ Following Sam Warde's release by Colchester United, he signed a pre-contract agreement with Sligo Rovers.[118]
  12. ^ Following Will Wright's release by Colchester United, he signed a pre-contract agreement with Dagenham & Redbridge.[124]
  13. ^ Following Ryan Gondoh's release by Colchester United, he later signed for Carshalton Athletic.[125]
  14. ^ Following Mikael Mandron's release by Colchester United, he later signed for Gillingham.[126]

Loans in

[edit]
Date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
28 August 2019 ST England Freddie Hinds England Bristol City January 2020 [45]
29 August 2019 ST Jamaica Theo Robinson England Southend United End of season [46][89]
2 September 2019 MF England Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu England Charlton Athletic January 2020 [49]
18 January 2020 DF England Tafari Moore England Plymouth Argyle End of season [90]

Loans out

[edit]
Date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.
11 June 2019 FW England Junior Ogedi-Uzokwe Northern Ireland Derry City 19 November 2019 [11]
11 October 2019 CB/CM England Ollie Kensdale England Bath City 11 November 2019 [59]
18 October 2019 AM England Noah Chilvers England Bath City 18 November 2019 [61]
8 November 2019 CB/FB/DM England Cameron James England Maidstone United 8 December 2019 [67]
10 November 2019 RB England Luke Ige England Witham Town 8 December 2019 [69]
10 November 2019 WG England Ollie Sims England Bowers & Pitsea 8 December 2019 [70]
7 December 2019 MF England Tyrique Hyde England Dartford End of season [76][86][127][128]
7 December 2019 MF England Diaz Wright England Dagenham & Redbridge January 2020 [75]
4 January 2020 MF Jamaica Jevani Brown England Forest Green Rovers End of season [83]
6 January 2020 DF England Percy Kiangebeni England Hendon End of season [85][127]
10 January 2020 CB/FB/DM England Cameron James England Welling United April 2020 [87][129]
10 January 2020 MF England Diaz Wright England Welling United April 2020 [87][129]
25 January 2020 MF Republic of Ireland Louis Dunne England Farnborough End of season [93][130]

Contracts

[edit]

New contracts and contract extensions.

Date Position Nationality Name Length Expiry Ref.
7 June 2019 MF England Sammie McLeod 2 years June 2021 [9][10]
11 June 2019 FW England Junior Ogedi-Uzokwe 1 year June 2020 [11]
13 June 2019 CB England Tom Eastman 2 years June 2021 [12]
18 June 2019 DF England Danny Collinge 2 years June 2021 [13]
26 June 2019 WG Malta Luke Gambin 2 years June 2021 [16]
1 July 2019 WG England Michael Fernandes 2 years June 2021 [19]
1 July 2019 CB England Omar Sowunmi 2 years June 2021 [21]
1 July 2019 MF England Diaz Wright 1 year June 2020 [18]
2 July 2019 CB Denmark Matthew Weaire 2 years June 2021 [23]
3 July 2019 RB England Luke Ige 1 year June 2020 [24]
4 July 2019 ST Jamaica Jevani Brown 2 years June 2021 [25]
4 July 2019 WG England Paris Cowan-Hall 2 years June 2021 [25]
2 August 2019 LB England Cohen Bramall 2 years June 2021 [36]
30 August 2019 MF England Andre Hasanally 3 years June 2022 [47]
30 August 2019 WG Guyana Callum Harriott 2 years June 2021 [51]
5 December 2019 MF Ghana Kwame Poku 2+1⁄2 years June 2022 [73]
21 February 2020 DF England Miles Welch-Hayes 2+1⁄2 years June 2022 [101]

Match details

[edit]

Preseason friendlies

[edit]

Colchester United announced four pre-season fixtures on 24 May with games lined up at Dulwich Hamlet, Wealdstone and Dover Athletic, and a home fixture against Ipswich Town.[131] A further fixture was added on 5 June with a game against Bowers & Pitsea,[132] and then on 10 June, Charlton Athletic were named as Colchester's sixth pre-season opponents.[133] Colchester scheduled a friendly against Welsh Premier League side Cefn Druids during pre-season trip to Wales for 13 July.[134]

5 July 2019 (2019-07-05) Friendly Bowers & Pitsea 0–2 Colchester United Pitsea
19:30 BST Report Dunne 60'
Norris 85'		 Stadium: Len Salmon Stadium
9 July 2019 (2019-07-09) Friendly Dulwich Hamlet 0–2 Colchester United East Dulwich
19:30 BST Report Senior 52'
Sowunmi 56'		 Stadium: Champion Hill
13 July 2019 (2019-07-13) Friendly Wales Cefn Druids 0–3 Colchester United Rhosymedre
13:00 BST Report Hasanally 2'
Sowunmi 60'
Norris 90'		 Stadium: The Rock
16 July 2019 (2019-07-16) Friendly Wealdstone 0–3 Colchester United Ruislip
19:30 BST Report Cowan-Hall 15'
Fernandes 65'
Gambin 78'		 Stadium: Grosvenor Vale
19 July 2019 (2019-07-19) Friendly Colchester United 0–5 Ipswich Town Colchester
19:30 BST Report Norwood 17' (pen.), 62', 71'
Jackson 47', 73'		 Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
23 July 2019 (2019-07-23) Friendly Colchester United 1–2 Charlton Athletic Colchester
19:30 BST Norris 49' Report Odoh 69'
Wiredu 90'		 Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
27 July 2019 (2019-07-27) Friendly Dover Athletic 1–1 Colchester United River
15:00 BST Woods 43' Report Norris 89' (pen.) Stadium: Crabble Athletic Ground

League Two

[edit]
Main article: 2019–20 EFL League Two

Results round by round

[edit]
Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637
GroundHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAAHHAHAHHAAHA
ResultDLLDWWDLWWDWLLDWWDWDWWDDDDWDDWLWLLWLW
Position12192121171313171310988111298108984668987556557686
Updated to match(es) played on 7 March 2020. Source: cu-fc.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

League table

[edit]
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PPG Promotion, qualification or relegation
2 Crewe Alexandra (P) 37 20 9 8 67 43 +24 69 1.86 Promotion to EFL League One
3 Plymouth Argyle (P) 37 20 8 9 61 39 +22 68 1.84
4 Cheltenham Town 36 17 13 6 52 27 +25 64 1.78 Qualification for League Two play-offs[a]
5 Exeter City 37 18 11 8 53 43 +10 65 1.76
6 Colchester United 37 15 13 9 52 37 +15 58 1.57
7 Northampton Town (O, P) 37 17 7 13 54 40 +14 58 1.57
8 Port Vale 37 14 15 8 50 44 +6 57 1.54
9 Bradford City 37 14 12 11 44 40 +4 54 1.46
10 Forest Green Rovers 36 13 10 13 43 40 +3 49 1.36
Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points per game; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[135]
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to EFL League One.

Matches

[edit]

On 20 June 2019, the EFL League Two fixtures were revealed.[136]

3 August 2019 (2019-08-03) 1 Colchester United 1–1 Port Vale Colchester
15:00 BST Norris 45' Report Pope 5' (pen.) Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 3,729
Referee: Darren Drysdale
10 August 2019 (2019-08-10) 2 Plymouth Argyle 1–0 Colchester United Plymouth
15:00 BST Sarcevic 57' Report Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 10,542
Referee: John Busby
17 August 2019 (2019-08-17) 3 Colchester United 1–2 Cambridge United Colchester
15:00 BST Norris 9' (pen.) Report Richards 54'
Darling 86'		 Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 4,148
Referee: Antony Coggins
20 August 2019 (2019-08-20) 4 Grimsby Town 2–2 Colchester United Cleethorpes
19:45 BST Hanson 48' (pen.)
Green 87'		 Report Nouble 25'
Norris 45+1'		 Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 4,103
Referee: Robert Lewis
24 August 2019 (2019-08-24) 5 Colchester United 1–0 Northampton Town Colchester
15:00 BST Norris 66' (pen.) Report Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 3,164
Referee: Ollie Yates
31 August 2019 (2019-08-31) 6 Oldham Athletic 0–1 Colchester United Oldham
15:00 BST Report Nouble 45' Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 3,091
Referee: Josh Smith
7 September 2019 (2019-09-07) 7 Colchester United 0–0 Walsall Colchester
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 3,265
Referee: Brett Huxtable
14 September 2019 (2019-09-14) 8 Forest Green Rovers 1–0 Colchester United Nailsworth
15:00 BST Prosser 31' (o.g.) Report Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 2,758
Referee: Will Finnie
17 September 2019 (2019-09-17) 9 Swindon Town 0–3 Colchester United Swindon
19:45 BST Report Eastman 45+1'
Robinson 55', 75'		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 6,634
Referee: Andy Woolmer
21 September 2019 (2019-09-21) 10 Colchester United 2–1 Leyton Orient Colchester
15:00 BST Poku 3'
Jackson 28'		 Report Wilkinson 44' Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 5,519
Referee: Tom Nield
28 September 2019 (2019-09-28) 11 Macclesfield Town 1–1 Colchester United Macclesfield
15:00 BST Osadebe 13' Report Robinson 45+1' Stadium: Moss Rose
Attendance: 1,532
Referee: Christopher Pollard
5 October 2019 (2019-10-05) 12 Colchester United 3–1 Stevenage Colchester
15:00 BST Eastman 48'
Nouble 82' (pen.)
Poku 83'		 Report Cowley 17' Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 3,331
Referee: Nick Kinseley
12 October 2019 (2019-10-12) 13 Crawley Town 2–1 Colchester United Crawley
15:00 BST Grego-Cox 55'
Bloomfield 80'		 Report Prosser 35' Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 2,636
Referee: Martin Coy
19 October 2019 (2019-10-19) 14 Colchester United 0–1 Morecambe Colchester
15:00 BST Report Stockton 66' Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 3,011
Referee: Trevor Kettle
22 October 2019 (2019-10-22) 15 Crewe Alexandra 0–0 Colchester United Crewe
19:45 BST Report Robinson Red card 90+5' Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 3,659
Referee: Andy Haines
26 October 2019 (2019-10-26) 16 Colchester United 3–1 Newport County Colchester
15:00 BST Jackson 33'
Stevenson 42'
Senior 75'		 Report Abrahams 5' Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 2,955
Referee: James Oldham
2 November 2019 (2019-11-02) 17 Mansfield Town 2–3 Colchester United Mansfield
15:00 GMT Sweeney 45'
Sterling-James 90'		 Report Comley 8'
Senior 74'
Gambin 87'		 Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 4,125
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
16 November 2019 (2019-11-16) Colchester United P–P Bradford City Colchester
15:00 GMT Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Note: On 6 November, the match was postponed due to international call-ups.[137]
23 November 2019 (2019-11-23) 18 Cheltenham Town 1–1 Colchester United Cheltenham
15:00 GMT Thomas 70' (pen.) Report Norris 28' Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 3,045
Referee: Ben Toner
7 December 2019 (2019-12-07) 19 Colchester United 1–0 Salford City Colchester
15:00 GMT Pell 90+3' Report Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 3,713
Referee: Josh Smith
14 December 2019 (2019-12-14) 20 Scunthorpe United 2–2 Colchester United Scunthorpe
15:00 GMT Eisa 42'
van Veen 47'		 Report Norris 58'
Prosser 62'		 Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 3,081
Referee: Ross Joyce
21 December 2019 (2019-12-21) 21 Colchester United 3–0 Carlisle United Colchester
15:00 GMT Knight-Percival 26' (o.g.)
Harriott 41'
Bramall 52'		 Report Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 3,164
Referee: Craig Hicks
26 December 2019 (2019-12-26) 22 Leyton Orient 1–3 Colchester United Leyton
13:00 GMT Sotiriou 86' Report Robinson 41', 90+1'
Pell 64'		 Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 5,648
Referee: Nick Kinseley
29 December 2019 (2019-12-29) 23 Colchester United 2–2 Exeter City Colchester
15:00 GMT Pell 16'
Robinson 59'
Lapslie Red card 76'		 Report Taylor 8'
Bowman 77' (pen.)		 Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 4,739
Referee: Charles Breakspear
1 January 2020 (2020-01-01) 24 Colchester United 1–1 Crawley Town Colchester
15:00 GMT Nouble 64' Report Prosser 72' (o.g.) Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 3,729
Referee: Antony Coggins
4 January 2020 (2020-01-04) 25 Stevenage 0–0 Colchester United Stevenage
15:00 GMT Soares Red card 19' Report Stadium: Broadhall Way
Attendance: 3,027
Referee: Ollie Yates
11 January 2020 (2020-01-11) 26 Morecambe 1–1 Colchester United Morecambe
15:00 GMT Phillips 69' Report Nouble 35'
Jackson Yellow card 75' Yellow-red card 82'		 Stadium: Globe Arena
Attendance: 1,593
Referee: Robert Lewis
18 January 2020 (2020-01-18) 27 Colchester United 2–1 Macclesfield Town Colchester
15:00 GMT Harriott 14'
Kelleher 16' (o.g.)		 Report Stephens 72' Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 3,252
Referee: David Rock
21 January 2020 (2020-01-21) 28 Colchester United 0–0 Bradford City Colchester
19:45 GMT Report Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 3,022
Referee: Trevor Kettle
25 January 2020 (2020-01-25) 29 Exeter City 0–0 Colchester United Exeter
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 4,745
Referee: Darren Handley
28 January 2020 (2020-01-28) 30 Colchester United 3–1 Swindon Town Colchester
19:45 GMT Norris 74'
Robinson 85', 89'		 Report Jaiyesimi 48' Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 3,258
Referee: Gavin Ward
1 February 2020 (2020-02-01) 31 Cambridge United 2–1 Colchester United Cambridge
15:00 GMT Dallas 85'
Knibbs 86'		 Report Norris 67' Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 5,015
Referee: Brett Huxtable
8 February 2020 (2020-02-08) 32 Colchester United 3–0 Plymouth Argyle Colchester
15:00 GMT Stevenson 14'
Robinson 30', 36'		 Report Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 4,768
Referee: James Oldham
11 February 2020 (2020-02-11) 33 Colchester United 2–3 Grimsby Town Colchester
19:45 GMT Prosser 17'
Robinson 42'		 Report Vernam 21', 66', 69' Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 2,954
Referee: Will Finnie
15 February 2020 (2020-02-15) 34 Port Vale 3–0 Colchester United Burslem
15:00 GMT Conlon 14'
Cullen 54', 72'		 Report Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 5,199
Referee: Leigh Doughty
22 February 2020 (2020-02-22) 35 Salford City 1–2 Colchester United Salford
15:00 GMT Hunter 43' Report Poku 27'
Harriott 41'		 Stadium: Moor Lane
Attendance: 2,689
Referee: Andy Haines
29 February 2020 (2020-02-29) 36 Colchester United 0–2 Cheltenham Town Colchester
15:00 GMT Sowunmi Yellow card 76' Yellow-red card 90+9' Report May 39'
Hussey 79'		 Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 3,698
Referee: Sam Purkiss
7 March 2020 (2020-03-07) 37 Carlisle United 0–3 Colchester United Carlisle
15:00 GMT Report Poku 41', 59'
Norris 43'		 Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 3,769
Referee: Thomas Bramall
14 March 2020 (2020-03-14) Colchester United P–P Scunthorpe United Colchester
15:00 GMT Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Note: Season suspended until 3 April 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[105]
17 March 2020 (2020-03-17) Colchester United P–P Crewe Alexandra Colchester
19:45 GMT Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Note: Season suspended until 3 April 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[105]
21 March 2020 (2020-03-21) Newport County P–P Colchester United Newport
15:00 GMT Stadium: Rodney Parade
Note: Season suspended until 3 April 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[105]
28 March 2020 (2020-03-28) Colchester United P–P Mansfield Town Colchester
15:00 GMT Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Note: Season suspended until 3 April 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[105]
4 April 2020 (2020-04-04) Bradford City P–P Colchester United Bradford
15:00 BST Stadium: Valley Parade
Note: On 3 April 2020, the English Football League postponed all football until safe to resume due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[106]
10 April 2020 (2020-04-10) Northampton Town P–P Colchester United Northampton
15:00 BST Stadium: Sixfield Stadium
Note: On 3 April 2020, the English Football League postponed all football until safe to resume due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[106]
13 April 2020 (2020-04-13) Colchester United P–P Oldham Athletic Colchester
13:00 BST Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Note: On 3 April 2020, the English Football League postponed all football until safe to resume due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[106]
18 April 2020 (2020-04-18) Walsall P–P Colchester United Walsall
15:00 BST Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Note: On 3 April 2020, the English Football League postponed all football until safe to resume due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[106]
25 April 2020 (2020-04-25) Colchester United P–P Forest Green Rovers Colchester
15:00 BST Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Note: On 3 April 2020, the English Football League postponed all football until safe to resume due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[106]

Play-offs

[edit]
18 June 2020 (2020-06-18) Semi-final first leg Colchester United 1–0 Exeter City Colchester
17:15 BST Bramall 81' Report Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Referee: Josh Smith
22 June 2020 (2020-06-22) Semi-final second leg Exeter City 3–1 (a.e.t.) Colchester United Exeter
17:15 BST Martin 10'
Richardson 58'
Bowman 111'		 Report Senior 78' Stadium: St James Park
Referee: Charles Breakspear
Note: Exeter City win 3–2 on aggregate

FA Cup

[edit]
Main article: 2019–20 FA Cup

The first-round draw was made on 21 October 2019.[138]

9 November 2019 (2019-11-09) First round Colchester United 0–2 Coventry City Colchester
15:00 GMT Report Shipley 11'
McCallum 27'		 Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 2,919
Referee: Chris Sarginson

EFL Cup

[edit]
Main article: 2019–20 EFL Cup

The first-round draw was made on 20 June.[139] The second-round draw was made on 13 August 2019 following the conclusion of all but one first-round matches.[140] The third-round draw was confirmed on 28 August 2019, live on Sky Sports.[141] The draw for the fourth round was made on 25 September 2019.[142] The quarter-final draw was conducted on 31 October, live on BBC Radio 2.[143]

13 August 2019 (2019-08-13) First round Colchester United 3–0 Swindon Town Colchester
19:45 BST Bramall Red card 62'
Eastman 77'
Senior 90+2'
Comley 90+7'		 Report Yates Red card 62' Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 1,595
Referee: Charles Breakspear
27 August 2019 (2019-08-27) Second round Crystal Palace 0–0
(4–5 p)		 Colchester United Selhurst
19:45 BST Report Stadium: Selhurst Park
Referee: Andy Woolmer
Penalties
Townsend soccer ball with red X
Ayew soccer ball with check mark
Benteke soccer ball with check mark
Camarasa soccer ball with check mark
Zaha soccer ball with check mark		 Norris soccer ball with check mark
Nouble soccer ball with check mark
Brown soccer ball with check mark
Cowan-Hall soccer ball with check mark
Chilvers soccer ball with check mark
24 September 2019 (2019-09-24) Third round Colchester United 0–0
(4–3 p)		 Tottenham Hotspur Colchester
19:45 BST Report Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 9,481
Referee: Jarred Gillett
Penalties
Norris soccer ball with check mark
Nouble soccer ball with check mark
Brown soccer ball with red X
Cowan-Hall soccer ball with check mark
Lapslie soccer ball with check mark		 Eriksen soccer ball with red X
Alli soccer ball with check mark
Lamela soccer ball with check mark
Son soccer ball with check mark
Lucas Moura soccer ball with red X
29 October 2019 (2019-10-29) Fourth round Crawley Town 1–3 Colchester United Crawley
19:45 GMT Bulman 20' Report Norris 22'
Luyambula 53' (o.g.)
Gambin 79'		 Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 5,612
Referee: Tony Harrington
18 December 2019 (2019-12-18) Quarter-final Manchester United 3–0 Colchester United Manchester
20:00 GMT Rashford 51'
Jackson 56' (o.g.)
Martial 61'		 Report Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 57,559
Referee: David Coote

EFL Trophy

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Main article: 2019–20 EFL Trophy

On 9 July 2019, the pre-determined group stage draw was announced with Invited clubs to be drawn on 12 July 2019.[144] The draw for the second round was made on 16 November 2019 live on Sky Sports.[145]

Pos Div Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Colchester United 3 2 0 1 0 5 3 +2 7 Advance to Round 2
2 L1 Ipswich Town 3 2 0 0 1 6 2 +4 6
3 L1 Gillingham 3 1 0 0 2 4 7 −3 3
4 ACA Tottenham Hotspur U21 3 0 1 0 2 2 5 −3 2
Source: EFL.com
3 September 2019 (2019-09-03) Group stage Gillingham 2–3 Colchester United Gillingham
19:45 BST O'Keefe 23'
Mandron 78'		 Report Cowan-Hall 8', 63'
Robinson 55'		 Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 1,055
8 October 2019 (2019-10-08) Group stage Colchester United 1–1
(5–6 p)		 Tottenham Hotspur U21 Colchester
19:30 BST Norris 44' Report Oakley-Boothe 75' Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 1,061
Penalties
Norris soccer ball with red X
Brown soccer ball with check mark
Robinson soccer ball with check mark
Senior soccer ball with check mark
Chilvers soccer ball with red X
Eastman soccer ball with check mark
Jackson soccer ball with check mark
Comley soccer ball with red X		 Binks soccer ball with check mark
White soccer ball with red X
Shashoua soccer ball with check mark
Patterson soccer ball with red X
Eyoma soccer ball with check mark
Etete soccer ball with check mark
Hinds soccer ball with check mark
Walcott soccer ball with check mark
12 November 2019 (2019-11-12) Group stage Colchester United 1–0 Ipswich Town Colchester
19:30 GMT Clampin 80' Report Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 5,104
3 December 2019 (2019-12-03) Second round Colchester United 1–2 Stevenage Colchester
19:30 GMT Stokes 61' (o.g.) Report Cowley 4' (pen.), 31' Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 959

Squad statistics

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Appearances and goals

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As of 22 June 2020[146]
No. Pos Nat Player Total League Two FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Play-offs
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England ENG Dean Gerken 44 0 36 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 2 0
2 DF England ENG Ryan Jackson 45 2 33+1 2 1 0 5 0 1+2 0 2 0
3 DF England ENG Cohen Bramall 32 2 24 1 1 0 4 0 1 0 2 1
4 MF England ENG Tom Lapslie 26 0 7+10 0 0 0 3+1 0 2+1 0 0+2 0
5 DF England ENG Luke Prosser 45 3 35 3 1 0 5 0 2 0 2 0
6 DF England ENG Omar Sowunmi 11 0 5+2 0 0+1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
7 FW England ENG Courtney Senior 40 4 19+10 2 1 0 3+1 1 3+1 0 1+1 1
8 MF England ENG Harry Pell 26 3 20+1 3 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0
9 FW England ENG Luke Norris 42 11 19+13 9 0+1 0 4+1 1 2 1 2 0
10 MF Jamaica JAM Jevani Brown 17 0 5+6 0 0 0 1+2 0 3 0 0 0
11 FW England ENG Paris Cowan-Hall 10 2 2+3 0 0 0 0+2 0 1 2 0+2 0
12 DF England ENG Miles Welch-Hayes 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
14 MF Montserrat MSR Brandon Comley 33 2 22+2 1 1 0 4+1 1 2+1 0 0 0
15 FW Guyana GUY Callum Harriott 26 3 17+5 3 1 0 1+1 0 1 0 0 0
17 DF England ENG Cameron James 4 0 0+3 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
18 DF England ENG Tom Eastman 47 3 35+1 2 1 0 5 1 2+1 0 2 0
19 DF England ENG Ollie Kensdale 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
21 DF England ENG Ryan Clampin 17 1 13 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0
24 MF England ENG Ben Stevenson 36 2 24+4 2 1 0 4+1 0 0 0 2 0
26 FW Malta MLT Luke Gambin 37 2 9+19 1 0+1 0 3+2 1 0+1 0 1+1 0
27 MF England ENG Noah Chilvers 3 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 2 0 0 0
29 GK England ENG Ethan Ross 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0
37 MF England ENG Andre Hasanally 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
45 FW England ENG Frank Nouble 46 5 30+6 5 1 0 5 0 2 0 2 0
49 MF Ghana GHA Kwame Poku 38 5 23+6 5 1 0 1+1 0 3+1 0 2 0
Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season
12 MF England ENG Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu 10 0 5+2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
13 FW Jamaica JAM Theo Robinson 34 12 19+9 11 0 0 0 0 1+3 1 0+2 0
20 FW England ENG Junior Ogedi-Uzokwe 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 DF England ENG Tafari Moore 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 DF England ENG Kane Vincent-Young 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Goalscorers

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Place Number Nation Position Name League Two FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Play-offs Total
1 13 Jamaica ST Theo Robinson 11 0 0 1 0 12
2 9 England CF Luke Norris 9 0 1 1 0 11
3 45 England CF Frank Nouble 5 0 0 0 0 5
49 Ghana MF Kwame Poku 5 0 0 0 0 5
5 7 England WG Courtney Senior 2 0 1 0 1 4
6 5 England CB Luke Prosser 3 0 0 0 0 3
8 England MF Harry Pell 3 0 0 0 0 3
15 Guyana WG Callum Harriott 3 0 0 0 0 3
18 England CB Tom Eastman 2 0 1 0 0 3
10 2 England RB Ryan Jackson 2 0 0 0 0 2
3 England LB Cohen Bramall 1 0 0 0 1 2
11 England WG Paris Cowan-Hall 0 0 0 2 0 2
14 Montserrat MF Brandon Comley 1 0 1 0 0 2
24 England MF Ben Stevenson 2 0 0 0 0 2
26 Malta WG Luke Gambin 1 0 1 0 0 2
16 21 England LB/LW Ryan Clampin 0 0 0 1 0 1
Own goals 2 0 1 1 0 4
TOTALS 52 0 6 6 2 66

Disciplinary record

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Number Nationality Position Player League Two FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Play-offs Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
8 England MF Harry Pell 8 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 11 0
14 Montserrat MF Brandon Comley 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 0
5 England CB Luke Prosser 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
18 England CB Tom Eastman 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 7 0
3 England LB Cohen Bramall 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 1
45 England CF Frank Nouble 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
2 England RB Ryan Jackson 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
4 England MF Tom Lapslie 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
6 England CB Omar Sowunmi 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1
24 England MF Ben Stevenson 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
13 Jamaica ST Theo Robinson 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
15 Guyana WG Callum Harriott 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
1 England GK Dean Gerken 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
9 England CF Luke Norris 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0
12 England MF Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
21 England LB/LW Ryan Clampin 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
49 Ghana MF Kwame Poku 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
11 England WG Paris Cowan-Hall 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
26 Malta WG Luke Gambin 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
TOTALS 54 4 2 0 6 1 7 0 3 0 72 5

Player debuts

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Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.[147]

Number Position Player Date Opponent Ground Notes
1 GK England Dean Gerken 3 August 2019 Port Vale Colchester Community Stadium [148][a]
3 LB England Cohen Bramall 3 August 2019 Port Vale Colchester Community Stadium [148]
10 ST Jamaica Jevani Brown 3 August 2019 Port Vale Colchester Community Stadium [148]
26 WG Malta Luke Gambin 3 August 2019 Port Vale Colchester Community Stadium [148]
37 MF England Andre Hasanally 3 August 2019 Port Vale Colchester Community Stadium [148]
6 CB England Omar Sowunmi 20 August 2019 Grimsby Town Blundell Park [149]
11 WG England Paris Cowan-Hall 24 August 2019 Northampton Town Colchester Community Stadium [150]
13 ST Jamaica Theo Robinson 31 August 2019 Oldham Athletic Boundary Park [151]
12 MF England Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu 3 September 2019 Gillingham Priestfield Stadium [152]
49 MF Ghana Kwame Poku 3 September 2019 Gillingham Priestfield Stadium [152]
15 WG Guyana Callum Harriott 19 October 2019 Morecambe Colchester Community Stadium [153][a]
22 DF England Tafari Moore 18 January 2020 Macclesfield Town Colchester Community Stadium [154]
12 DF England Miles Welch-Hayes 22 June 2020 Exeter City St James Park [155]
  1. ^ a b Second debut for the club.

Honours and awards

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End-of-season awards

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Award Player Notes
Player of the Year award England Tom Eastman [156]
Young Player of the Year award Ghana Kwame Poku [156]
Player's Player of the Year award England Tom Eastman [156]
Goal of the Season award Guyana Callum Harriott [156]
Community Player of the Year award Guyana Callum Harriott [156]
Colchester United Supporters Association Player of the Year award England Tom Eastman [156]
Colchester United Supporters Association Away Player of the Year award England Tom Eastman [156]

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