Английская Википедия:2006–07 Colchester United F.C. season
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The 2006–07 season was Colchester United's 65th season in their history and their first-ever season in the second tier of English football, the Championship. Alongside competing in the Championship, the club also participated in the FA Cup and League Cup.
Following Colchester's promotion from League One, bookmakers had the U's as favourites for an immediate return to the third tier, especially following manager Phil Parkinson's acrimonious resignation and subsequent appointment at Hull City. However, under the guidance of Parkinson's former assistant manager Geraint Williams, Colchester achieved a 10th-place finish in the league, defying the odds and a club record best ever league finish. Indeed, Colchester found themselves on the edges of the play-off positions for much of the season, eventually ending the campaign six points shy after a patch of poor form in February and March.
Colchester for the first time ever entered the FA Cup at the third round stage, but were immediately eliminated by League Two Barnet. They suffered a similar fate in the League Cup when another League Two club Milton Keynes Dons knocked the U's out of the competition in extra time.
Season overview
On 13 June 2006, manager Phil Parkinson who had led Colchester to their first ever promotion to the second tier, resigned. It was a situation reminiscent of George Burley's resignation and move to Ipswich Town in the 1994–95 season. Hull City's chairman Adam Pearson had approached Parkinson illegally regarding their vacant managers position, and as with Ipswich before, was made to pay when Colchester chairman Peter Heard won £400,000 in damages for the club.
New club owner Robbie Cowling's first task was to appoint Parkinson's successor, with Parkinson's former assistant Geraint Williams overseeing pre-season training. He was ultimately appointed following a lengthy recruitment process and charged with leading United into their first season in the Championship. Mick Harford was brought in as his assistant.
On the back of a successful 2005–06 season for midfielder Neil Danns, scoring 15 goals, he left for Birmingham City in a deal worth up to £850,000. Incoming were former U's loanees Jamie Cureton and Johnnie Jackson.
After a solid yet unsuccessful start to the season, Colchester were without a win after four games, albeit defeats by a single goal on each occasion. They earned their first Championship victory on 26 August when they beat Derby County 4–3 courtesy of a Cureton hat-trick. Colchester then hosted Ipswich Town in the first league derby between the two neighbouring sides for 49 years. Colchester stalwart Karl Duguid's goal was enough to hand the U's victory. Parkinson returned to Layer Road with his struggling Hull side in November as Chris Iwelumo equalled a club record and scored four for himself as the U's beat the Tigers 5–1. Parkinson was sacked by Hull five days later after Colchester's eighth successive home victory on their way to eleven consecutive home victories in the league. By Christmas, the U's found themselves in the play-off positions.
Talk at this point turned to the potential for the U's to ground-share Portman Road with Ipswich Town if they achieved the ultimate dream of promotion to the Premier League as the first turf was cut on the new stadium development at Cuckoo Farm.
In January, the U's received a club record £2.5m from Reading for their England under-20s international Greg Halford.
With two games to spare, Colchester were just one point off the play-off places. Defeat at main rivals Stoke City ended their hopes but the 10th-placed finish was the best in the club's history, making them 30th of all clubs in the English football pyramid. Gates at Layer Road had risen to an average of 5,466, the highest since the 1970–71 season with most games sold out.[1]
Players
Transfers
In
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
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6 June 2006 | FW | Шаблон:Flagicon | Jamie Cureton | Шаблон:Flagicon Swindon Town | Free transfer | [5][6] |
26 June 2006 | MF | Шаблон:Flagicon | Johnnie Jackson | Шаблон:Flagicon Tottenham Hotspur | Free transfer | [7][8] |
1 July 2006 | MF | Шаблон:Flagicon | Anthony Wordsworth | Youth team | Free transfer | [9][10] |
19 August 2006 | FB | Шаблон:Flagicon | Lawrie Wilson | Шаблон:Flagicon Charlton Athletic | Free transfer | [11] |
30 August 2006 | WG | Шаблон:Flagicon | Kevin McLeod | Шаблон:Flagicon Swansea City | Free transfer | [12][13][14] |
- Total spending: Шаблон:Loss ~ £0
Out
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
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31 May 2006 | MF | Шаблон:Flagicon | Russell Pond | Free agent | Released | [15] |
31 May 2006 | FW | Шаблон:Flagicon | Gareth Williams | Шаблон:Flagicon Weymouth | Released | [16][17] |
19 June 2006 | FB | Шаблон:Flagicon | Stephen Hunt | Шаблон:Flagicon Notts County | Released | [18][19] |
20 June 2006 | MF | Шаблон:Flagicon | Neil Danns | Шаблон:Flagicon Birmingham City | £500,000 | [20][21] |
11 July 2006 | CB | Шаблон:Flagicon | Liam Chilvers | Шаблон:Flagicon Preston North End | Free transfer | [22][23] |
14 July 2006 | FW | Шаблон:Flagicon | Tony Thorpe | Шаблон:Flagicon Stevenage Borough | Released | [24][25] |
17 July 2006 | FB | Шаблон:Flagicon | Sam Stockley | Шаблон:Flagicon Wycombe Wanderers | Released | [26][27] |
30 January 2007 | FB/MF | Шаблон:Flagicon | Greg Halford | Шаблон:Flagicon Reading | £2,500,000 | [28][29] |
- Total incoming: Шаблон:Gain ~ £3,000,000
Loans in
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | End date | Ref. |
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16 August 2006 | FB | Шаблон:Flagicon | Chris Barker | Шаблон:Flagicon Cardiff City | 7 May 2007 | [30][31] |
27 August 2006 | MF | Шаблон:Flagicon | Ritchie Jones | Шаблон:Flagicon Manchester United | 27 November 2006 | [32][33] |
23 November 2006 | FW | Шаблон:Flagicon | Hogan Ephraim | Шаблон:Flagicon West Ham United | 7 May 2007 | [34][35] |
26 January 2007 | CB | Шаблон:Flagicon | Matt Mills | Шаблон:Flagicon Manchester City | 30 March 2007 | [36][37] |
Loans out
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | End date | Ref. |
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3 November 2006 | GK | Шаблон:Flagicon | Mark Cousins | Шаблон:Flagicon Yeading | 3 December 2006 | [38][39][40] |
8 December 2006 | FB | Шаблон:Flagicon | Lawrie Wilson | Шаблон:Flagicon Welling United | 8 January 2007 | [41][42] |
12 January 2007 | MF | Шаблон:Flagicon | Robbie King | Шаблон:Flagicon Heybridge Swifts | 12 March 2007 | [43][44][45] |
26 January 2007 | DF | Шаблон:Flagicon | Matthew Paine | Шаблон:Flagicon Thurrock | 31 May 2007 | [46][47] |
9 February 2007 | CB | Шаблон:Flagicon | Garry Richards | Шаблон:Flagicon Brentford | 9 March 2007 | [48][49][50] |
22 March 2007 | FW | Шаблон:Flagicon | Craig Hughes | Шаблон:Flagicon Cambridge United | 22 April 2007 | [51][52] |
Match details
Championship
League table
2006–07 Football League Championship
Results round by round
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Matches
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Football League Cup
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FA Cup
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Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
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Goalscorers
Place | Number | Nationality | Position | Name | Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
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1 | 8 | Шаблон:Flagicon | FW | Jamie Cureton | 23 | 1 | 0 | 24 |
2 | 11 | Шаблон:Flagicon | FW | Chris Iwelumo | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
3 | 14 | Шаблон:Flagicon | MF | Richard Garcia | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
4 | 7 | Шаблон:Flagicon | MF | Karl Duguid | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
5 | 2 | Шаблон:Flagicon | FB/MF | Greg Halford | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
15 | Шаблон:Flagicon | FW | Jamie Guy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
20 | Шаблон:Flagicon | WG | Kevin McLeod | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
8 | 4 | Шаблон:Flagicon | MF | Johnnie Jackson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
9 | 5 | Шаблон:Flagicon | CB | Wayne Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
6 | Шаблон:Flagicon | MF | Kevin Watson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
10 | Шаблон:Flagicon | MF | Kemal Izzet | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
12 | Шаблон:Flagicon | CB | Pat Baldwin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
19 | Шаблон:Flagicon | CB | Garry Richards | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
24 | Шаблон:Flagicon | FW | Hogan Ephraim | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Own goals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
TOTALS | 70 | 1 | 0 | 71 |
Disciplinary record
Clean sheets
Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.[55]
Place | Number | Nationality | Player | Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
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1 | 13 | Шаблон:Flagicon | Dean Gerken | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
2 | 1 | Шаблон:Flagicon | Aidan Davison | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
TOTALS | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
Player debuts
Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.[56]
Number | Position | Nationality | Player | Date | Opponent | Ground | Notes |
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4 | MF | Шаблон:Flagicon | Johnnie Jackson | 5 August 2006 | Birmingham City | St Andrews | [57]Шаблон:Efn |
8 | FW | Шаблон:Flagicon | Jamie Cureton | 5 August 2006 | Birmingham City | St Andrews | [57]Шаблон:Efn |
18 | CB | Шаблон:Flagicon | Chris Barker | 19 August 2006 | West Bromwich Albion | The Hawthorns | |
20 | WG | Шаблон:Flagicon | Kevin McLeod | 9 September 2006 | Burnley | Turf Moor | |
22 | MF | Шаблон:Flagicon | Ritchie Jones | 28 October 2006 | Southampton | Layer Road | |
24 | FW | Шаблон:Flagicon | Hogan Ephraim | 28 November 2006 | Hull City | Layer Road | |
22 | CB | Шаблон:Flagicon | Matt Mills | 30 January 2007 | Preston North End | Layer Road |
See also
References
General
Books
Websites
Specific
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