Английская Википедия:2007–08 Colchester United F.C. season

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The 2007–08 season was Colchester United's 66th season in their history and their second successive 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.

Colchester struggled during their second season in the Championship, suffering long spells without wins. The early stages of the season were promising, with the U's featuring in mid-table, but a drop in form leading into December saw them enter the relegation zone from which they would never emerge. They earned just seven wins and were relegated in 24th and last place. They never recovered from selling their midfield and defensive assets, despite owner and now chairman Robbie Cowling freeing up funds for manager Geraint Williams in January.

It was a farewell season to the club's aging Layer Road ground as they were to move to the purpose-built Colchester Community Stadium in the summer of 2008.

The U's suffered an early exit from the cup competitions to League Two opposition. Shrewsbury Town knocked Colchester out of the League Cup while Peterborough United beat them 3–1 at Layer Road in the FA Cup.

Season overview

Ahead of Colchester's largely unexpected second season in the Championship, their star performers Wayne Brown, Jamie Cureton, Richard Garcia, and Chris Iwelumo all left the club citing a "lack of ambition" as their reason for wanting to leave. Cureton left for Norwich City for £750,000, prompting manager Geraint Williams to break the club's record transfer fee twice on the same day by signing Mark Yeates from Tottenham Hotspur and then spending £300,000 on Milton Keynes Dons' forward Clive Platt. The following day, England legend Teddy Sheringham also signed for the club.

Over the summer, Robbie Cowling took over as chairman from Peter Heard, who stepped down after 16 years to become Life President. Cowling instigated a major change at the club by reverting Heard's previous attitude towards not using agents, admitting that if Colchester were to compete then they would have to use agents.

Once a fortress in their first season in the Championship, Layer Road faced its final season hosting Colchester United. Unfortunately, Colchester could muster only four home wins across the season, with their final Layer Road win a 2–0 victory over neighbours Ipswich Town. One of the reasons for the U's struggling was the lack of replacement for Wayne Brown in the centre of defence. While they kept up a good scoring record through Platt and fellow new signing Kevin Lisbie, the defence leaked goals, conceding 86 in the league. Despite early season promise with the U's hovering around mid-table, by Christmas it was apparent they were in a relegation battle.

In the January transfer window, Cowling made funds available to Geraint Williams. He brought in Chris Coyne from Luton Town for another club record fee of £350,000, while Dean Hammond and Philip Ifil were also brought in for six-figure fees. There was a brief turnaround in form in January and early February, but a ten game run without a win including five consecutive defeats left the writing on the wall for the U's.

Colchester could have been relegated from the Championship on 5 April, but the 2–0 win over rivals Ipswich ensured that the U's neighbours would not be the team relegating them. However, the inevitable occurred four days later when, without playing, relegation was confirmed when results went against them. In addition to conceding 86 goals, they kept a clean sheet on just two occasions all season.

On 26 April, Layer Road hosted its final competitive game, just over 70 years since its first. With the move to the Colchester Community Stadium looming in the summer, Colchester played their final home game against Premier League-bound Stoke City, who were 1–0 victors on the day. In spite of the relegation and lowly league position, it was still Colchester's second-best-ever league performance.

Players

No.	Name	Position	Nationality	Place of birth	Date of birth	Apps	Goals	Signed from	Date signed	Fee
Goalkeepers
1	Dean Gerken	GK	Шаблон:Flagicon	Southend-on-Sea	Шаблон:Birth date and age2	60	0	Youth team	1 August 2002	Free transfer
13	Aidan Davison	GK	Шаблон:Flagicon	Шаблон:Flagicon Sedgefield	Шаблон:Birth date and age2	103	0	Шаблон:Flagicon Grimsby Town	5 July 2004	Free transfer
23	Mark Cousins	GK	Шаблон:Flagicon	Chelmsford	Шаблон:Birth date and age2	0	0	Youth team	1 August 2004	Free transfer
31	Ademola Bankole	GK	Шаблон:Flagicon	Lagos	Шаблон:Birth date and age2	0	0	Шаблон:Flagicon Milton Keyes Dons	29 February 2008	Undisclosed
Defenders
2	Danny Granville	FB	Шаблон:Flagicon	Islington	Шаблон:Birth date and age2	0	0	Шаблон:Flagicon Crystal Palace	9 July 2007	Free transfer
3	John White	FB	Шаблон:Flagicon	Colchester	Шаблон:Birth date and age2	82	0	Youth team	1 July 2003	Free transfer
5	Chris Coyne	CB	Шаблон:Flagicon	Brisbane	Шаблон:Birth date and age2	0	0	Шаблон:Flagicon Luton Town	10 January 2008	£350,000
12	Pat Baldwin	CB	Шаблон:Flagicon	City of London	Шаблон:Birth date and age2	149	1	Шаблон:Flagicon Chelsea	16 August 2002	Free transfer
18	Philip Ifil	RB	Шаблон:Flagicon	Willesden	Шаблон:Birth date and age2	0	0	Шаблон:Flagicon Tottenham Hotspur	10 January 2008	Undisclosed
25	James Hammond	DF	Шаблон:Flagicon	Newham	Шаблон:Birth date and age2	0	0	Youth team	1 July 2007	Free transfer
28	Tom Devaux	DF	Шаблон:Flagicon			0	0	Youth team	1 July 2007	Free transfer
Midfielders
4	Johnnie Jackson	MF	Шаблон:Flagicon	Camden Town	Шаблон:Birth date and age2	41	2	Шаблон:Flagicon Tottenham Hotspur	20 June 2006	Free transfer
6	Kevin Watson	MF	Шаблон:Flagicon	Hackney	Шаблон:Birth date and age2	147	4	Шаблон:Flagicon Reading	5 July 2004	Free transfer
7	Karl Duguid	MF	Шаблон:Flagicon	Letchworth	Шаблон:Birth date and age2	398	45	Youth team	9 December 1995Шаблон:Efn	Free transfer
10	Kemal Izzet	MF	Шаблон:Flagicon	Whitechapel	Шаблон:Birth date and age2	247	19	Шаблон:Flagicon Charlton Athletic	13 April 2001	Free transfer
17	Luke Guttridge	MF	Шаблон:Flagicon	Barnstaple	Шаблон:Birth date and age2	0	0	Шаблон:Flagicon Leyton Orient	5 July 2007	Free transfer
22	Dean Hammond	MF	Шаблон:Flagicon	Hastings	Шаблон:Birth date and age2	0	0	Шаблон:Flagicon Brighton & Hove Albion	31 January 2008	£250,000
27	Anthony Wordsworth	MF	Шаблон:Flagicon	Camden Town	Шаблон:Birth date and age2	0	0	Youth team	1 July 2006	Free transfer
Forwards
8	Teddy Sheringham	FW	Шаблон:Flagicon	Highams Park	Шаблон:Birth date and age2	0	0	Шаблон:Flagicon West Ham United	4 July 2007	Free transfer
9	Clive Platt	FW	Шаблон:Flagicon	Wolverhampton	Шаблон:Birth date and age2	0	0	Шаблон:Flagicon Milton Keynes Dons	3 July 2007	£300,000
11	Mark Yeates	WG	Шаблон:Flagicon	Dublin	Шаблон:Birth date and age2	52	6	Шаблон:Flagicon Tottenham Hotspur	3 July 2007	Undisclosed
14	Kevin McLeod	WG	Шаблон:Flagicon	Liverpool	Шаблон:Birth date and age2	25	3	Шаблон:Flagicon Swansea City	30 August 2008	Free transfer
15	Jamie Guy	FW	Шаблон:Flagicon	Barking	Шаблон:Birth date and age2	42	3	Youth team	1 July 2004	Free transfer
20	Kevin Lisbie	FW	Шаблон:Flagicon	Шаблон:Flagicon Hackney	Шаблон:Birth date and age2	0	0	Шаблон:Flagicon Charlton Athletic	3 August 2007	Free transfer
24	Scott Vernon	FW	Шаблон:Flagicon	Manchester	Шаблон:Birth date and age2	7	1	Шаблон:Flagicon Blackpool	31 January 2008	Undisclosed
26	Fabian Quintyn	FW	Шаблон:Flagicon	London	Шаблон:Birth date and age2	0	0	Youth team	1 July 2007	Free transfer
29	Tom Webb	FW	Шаблон:Flagicon	Chelmsford	Шаблон:Birth date and age2	0	0	Youth team	4 July 2007	Free transfer
30	Medy Elito	WG	Шаблон:Flagicon	Шаблон:Flagicon Kinshasa	Шаблон:Birth date and age2	0	0	Youth team	1 July 2007	Free transfer

Transfers

In

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2007	FW	Шаблон:Flagicon	Tom Devaux	Youth team	Free transfer
1 July 2007	DF	Шаблон:Flagicon	James Hammond	Youth team	Free transfer
1 July 2007	FW	Шаблон:Flagicon	Fabian Quintyn	Youth team	Free transfer
3 July 2007	WG	Шаблон:Flagicon	Mark Yeates	Шаблон:Flagicon Tottenham Hotspur	Undisclosed
3 July 2007	FW	Шаблон:Flagicon	Clive Platt	Шаблон:Flagicon Milton Keynes Dons	£300,000
4 July 2007	FW	Шаблон:Flagicon	Teddy Sheringham	Шаблон:Flagicon West Ham United	Free transfer
4 July 2007	FW	Шаблон:Flagicon	Tom Webb	Youth team	Free transfer
5 July 2007	MF	Шаблон:Flagicon	Luke Guttridge	Шаблон:Flagicon Leyton Orient	Free transfer
9 July 2007	WG	Шаблон:Flagicon	Medy Elito	Youth team	Free transfer
9 July 2007	FB	Шаблон:Flagicon	Danny Granville	Шаблон:Flagicon Crystal Palace	Free transfer
3 August 2008	FW	Шаблон:Flagicon	Kevin Lisbie	Шаблон:Flagicon Charlton Athletic	Free transfer
10 January 2008	CB	Шаблон:Flagicon	Chris Coyne	Шаблон:Flagicon Luton Town	£350,000
10 January 2008	RB	Шаблон:Flagicon	Philip Ifil	Шаблон:Flagicon Tottenham Hotspur	Undisclosed
31 January 2008	MF	Шаблон:Flagicon	Dean Hammond	Шаблон:Flagicon Brighton & Hove Albion	£250,000
31 January 2008	FW	Шаблон:Flagicon	Scott Vernon	Шаблон:Flagicon Blackpool	Undisclosed
29 February 2008	FW	Шаблон:Flagicon	Ademola Bankole	Шаблон:Flagicon Milton Keynes Dons	Undisclosed

• Total spending: Шаблон:Loss ~ £900,000

Out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
21 May 2007	FW	Шаблон:Flagicon	Chris Iwelumo	Шаблон:Flagicon Charlton Athletic	Free transfer
31 May 2007	MF	Шаблон:Flagicon	Robbie King	Шаблон:Flagicon Heybridge Swifts	Released
29 June 2007	FW	Шаблон:Flagicon	Jamie Cureton	Шаблон:Flagicon Norwich City	£750,000
30 June 2007	FW	Шаблон:Flagicon	Craig Hughes	Шаблон:Flagicon Heybridge Swifts	Undisclosed
30 June 2007	FW	Шаблон:Flagicon	Marino Keith	Шаблон:Flagicon Peterhead	Free transfer
30 June 2007	DF	Шаблон:Flagicon	Matthew Paine	Шаблон:Flagicon Thurrock	Undisclosed
30 June 2007	FB	Шаблон:Flagicon	Lawrie Wilson	Шаблон:Flagicon Stevenage Borough	Released
2 July 2007	MF	Шаблон:Flagicon	Richard Garcia	Шаблон:Flagicon Hull City	Free transfer
13 July 2007	CB	Шаблон:Flagicon	Wayne Brown	Шаблон:Flagicon Hull City	£450,000
4 August 2007	CB	Шаблон:Flagicon	Garry Richards	Шаблон:Flagicon Southend United	£50,000
30 January 2008	FB/CB	Шаблон:Flagicon	George Elokobi	Шаблон:Flagicon Wolverhampton Wanderers	£500,000

• Total incoming: Шаблон:Gain ~ £1,750,000

Loans in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	End date	Ref.
20 July 2007	CB	Шаблон:Flagicon	Matthew Connolly	Шаблон:Flagicon Arsenal	16 December 2007
2 August 2007	DF	Шаблон:Flagicon	Béla Balogh	Шаблон:Flagicon MTK Budapest	31 May 2007
15 August 2007	DF/FW	Шаблон:Flagicon	Adam Virgo	Шаблон:Flagicon Celtic	27 April 2008
29 February 2008	FW	Шаблон:Flagicon	Izale McLeod	Шаблон:Flagicon Charlton Athletic	31 March 2008
14 March 2008	CB	Шаблон:Flagicon	Matt Heath	Шаблон:Flagicon Leeds United	12 May 2008

Loans out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	End date	Ref.
22 November 2007	FB	Шаблон:Flagicon	John White	Шаблон:Flagicon Stevenage Borough	30 December 2007
28 February 2008	FW	Шаблон:Flagicon	Tom Webb	Шаблон:Flagicon Folkestone Invicta	28 March 2008

Match details

Championship

League table

2007–08 Football League Championship

Results round by round

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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
1	20	Шаблон:Flagicon	FW	Kevin Lisbie	17	0	0	17
2	9	Шаблон:Flagicon	FW	Clive Platt	8	0	0	8
	11	Шаблон:Flagicon	WG	Mark Yeates	8	0	0	8
4	4	Шаблон:Flagicon	MF	Johnnie Jackson	7	0	0	7
5	24	Шаблон:Flagicon	FW	Scott Vernon	5	0	0	5
6	8	Шаблон:Flagicon	FW	Teddy Sheringham	3	1	0	4
	14	Шаблон:Flagicon	WG	Kevin McLeod	4	0	0	4
8	18	Шаблон:Flagicon	CB	Matthew Connolly	2	0	0	2
9	5	Шаблон:Flagicon	CB	Chris Coyne	1	0	0	1
	10	Шаблон:Flagicon	MF	Kemal Izzet	1	0	0	1
	16	Шаблон:Flagicon	FB/CB	George Elokobi	1	0	0	1
	19	Шаблон:Flagicon	DF/FW	Adam Virgo	1	0	0	1
	30	Шаблон:Flagicon	WG	Medy Elito	1	0	0	1
				Own goals	3	0	0	3
				TOTALS	62	1	0	63

Disciplinary record

Number	Nationality	Position	Name	Championship		FA Cup		League Cup		Total
				Шаблон:Yel	Шаблон:Sent off	Шаблон:Yel	Шаблон:Sent off	Шаблон:Yel	Шаблон:Sent off	Шаблон:Yel	Шаблон:Sent off
10	Шаблон:Flagicon	MF	Kemal Izzet	7	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
19	Шаблон:Flagicon	DF/FW	Adam Virgo	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
12	Шаблон:Flagicon	CB	Pat Baldwin	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	1
1	Шаблон:Flagicon	GK	Dean Gerken	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1
4	Шаблон:Flagicon	MF	Johnnie Jackson	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
11	Шаблон:Flagicon	WG	Mark Yeates	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
18	Шаблон:Flagicon	CB	Matthew Connolly	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1
20	Шаблон:Flagicon	FW	Kevin Lisbie	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
7	Шаблон:Flagicon	MF	Karl Duguid	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
8	Шаблон:Flagicon	FW	Teddy Sheringham	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
9	Шаблон:Flagicon	FW	Clive Platt	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
14	Шаблон:Flagicon	WG	Kevin McLeod	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
15	Шаблон:Flagicon	FW	Jamie Guy	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
16	Шаблон:Flagicon	CB	Matt Heath	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
17	Шаблон:Flagicon	MF	Luke Guttridge	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
18	Шаблон:Flagicon	RB	Philip Ifil	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
21	Шаблон:Flagicon	DF	Béla Balogh	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
2	Шаблон:Flagicon	FB	Danny Granville	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
16	Шаблон:Flagicon	FB/CB	George Elokobi	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
			TOTALS	52	4	0	0	0	0	52	4

Clean sheets

Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.

Place	Number	Nationality	Player	Championship	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
1	1	Шаблон:Flagicon	Dean Gerken	1	0	0	1
	13	Шаблон:Flagicon	Aidan Davison	1	0	0	1
			TOTALS	2	0	0	2

Player debuts

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

Number	Position	Nationality	Player	Date	Opponent	Ground	Notes
8	FW	Шаблон:Flagicon	Teddy Sheringham	11 August 2007	Sheffield United	Bramall Lane
9	FW	Шаблон:Flagicon	Clive Platt	11 August 2007	Sheffield United	Bramall Lane
11	WG	Шаблон:Flagicon	Mark Yeates	11 August 2007	Sheffield United	Bramall Lane	Шаблон:Efn
17	MF	Шаблон:Flagicon	Luke Guttridge	11 August 2007	Sheffield United	Bramall Lane
18	CB	Шаблон:Flagicon	Matthew Connolly	11 August 2007	Sheffield United	Bramall Lane
2	FB	Шаблон:Flagicon	Danny Granville	14 August 2007	Shrewsbury Town	New Meadow
27	MF	Шаблон:Flagicon	Anthony Wordsworth	14 August 2007	Shrewsbury Town	New Meadow
29	FW	Шаблон:Flagicon	Tom Webb	14 August 2007	Shrewsbury Town	New Meadow
19	DF/FW	Шаблон:Flagicon	Adam Virgo	18 August 2007	Barnsley	Layer Road
20	FW	Шаблон:Flagicon	Kevin Lisbie	18 August 2007	Barnsley	Layer Road
23	GK	Шаблон:Flagicon	Mark Cousins	18 August 2007	Barnsley	Layer Road
5	CB	Шаблон:Flagicon	Chris Coyne	12 January 2008	Bristol City	Ashton Gate Stadium
18	RB	Шаблон:Flagicon	Philip Ifil	12 January 2008	Bristol City	Ashton Gate Stadium
24	FW	Шаблон:Flagicon	Scott Vernon	2 February 2008	Sheffield United	Layer Road	Шаблон:Efn
23	MF	Шаблон:Flagicon	Dean Hammond	23 February 2008	Bristol City	Layer Road
25	FW	Шаблон:Flagicon	Izale McLeod	1 March 2008	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Layer Road
30	WG	Шаблон:Flagicon	Medy Elito	4 March 2008	Plymouth Argyle	Home Park
16	CB	Шаблон:Flagicon	Matt Heath	15 March 2008	Cardiff City	Layer Road

See also

• List of Colchester United F.C. seasons

References

General

Books

• Шаблон:Cite book

Websites

• Шаблон:Cite web