2002–03 Colchester United F.C. season

The 2002–03 season was Colchester United's 61st season in their history and their fifth successive season in the third tier of English football, the Second Division. Alongside competing in the Second Division, the club also participated in the FA Cup, the League Cup and the Football League Trophy.

Colchester United
2002–03 season
ChairmanPeter Heard[1]
ManagerSteve Whitton
(until 29 January)
Geraint Williams (caretaker)
(29 January until 25 February)
Phil Parkinson
(from 25 February)
StadiumLayer Road
Second Division12th
FA Cup1st round
(eliminated by
Chester City)
League Cup1st round
(eliminated by
Coventry City)
Football League Trophy1st round (southern section)
(eliminated by
Cheltenham Town)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Joe Keith (9)
All:
Joe Keith
Scott McGleish (9)
Highest home attendance5,047
v Queens Park Rangers, 3 May 2003[2]
Lowest home attendance2,721
v Wigan Athletic, 31 August 2002[3]
Average home league attendance3,367[4]
Biggest win4–0
v Chesterfield, 18 March 2003
Biggest defeat0–5
v Luton Town, 21 April 2003

After a first round FA Cup exit to Conference side Chester City and a seven-game winless run, manager Steve Whitton left the club by mutual consent, with Phil Parkinson appointed in his first ever managerial role. He led the club from the relegation zone to a 12th-place finish, their highest position for 23 years.

Season overview

Following consecutive seasons of gradual improvement under Steve Whitton, the club found themselves in the relegation zone following a run of seven games without a win and a first round FA Cup exit to non-League Chester City. He left the club by mutual consent in January as former player Geraint Williams stepped up as caretaker manager while putting his name forward for the permanent role. However, with his many contacts at FA board level, chairman Peter Heard made a surprise appointment of Reading's player-coach Phil Parkinson.

Parkinson helped turn around the club's fortunes, lifting them from the relegation zone to 12th place, their best finish for 23 years.

In the League Cup, Colchester were eliminated by Coventry City in the first round, while Cheltenham Town defeated the U's in the first round of the Football League Trophy.

Away from the pitch, following the collapse of ITV Digital which had promised clubs greater television rights finances, a number of clubs found themselves entering administration or suffering lasting financial difficulty as a result of spending the money on players and resources before any had been received. Prudently, Peter Heard had never budgeted more than the club could afford and as such Colchester United were largely unaffected by the collapse.[5]

Players
As of match played 3 May 2003.[6][7][8]
No. Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee
Goalkeepers
1Simon BrownGKEnglandChelmsford (1976-12-03)3 December 1976 (aged 25)850England Tottenham Hotspur20 July 1999Free transfer
31Richard McKinneyGKNorthern IrelandBallymoney (1979-05-18)18 May 1979 (aged 23)00England Swindon Town10 August 2002Free transfer
32Dean GerkenGKEnglandSouthend-on-Sea (1985-05-22)22 May 1985 (aged 17)00Youth team1 August 2002Free transfer
Defenders
2Joe DunneFBRepublic of IrelandDublin (1973-05-25)25 May 1973 (aged 29)1887England Dover Athletic7 December 1999[lower-alpha 1]Nominal
3Joe KeithFBEnglandPlaistow (1978-10-01)1 October 1978 (aged 23)12610England West Ham United24 May 1999Free transfer
5Scott FitzgeraldCBRepublic of IrelandEngland Westminster (1969-08-13)13 August 1969 (aged 32)740England Millwall19 October 2000Free transfer
8Mark WarrenCBEnglandLower Clapton (1974-11-12)12 November 1974 (aged 27)00England Notts County6 August 2002Free transfer
19Alan WhiteCBEnglandDarlington (1975-03-22)22 March 1975 (aged 27)773England Luton Town16 July 2000Free transfer
24Pat BaldwinCBEnglandCity of London (1982-11-12)12 November 1982 (aged 19)00England Chelsea16 August 2002Free transfer
25Sam StockleyFBEnglandTiverton (1977-09-05)5 September 1977 (aged 24)111England Oxford United31 October 2002Free transfer
27Greg HalfordFB/MFEnglandChelmsford (1984-12-08)8 December 1984 (aged 17)00Youth team1 August 2002Free transfer
29Mike EdwardsCBEnglandHessle (1980-04-25)25 April 1980 (aged 22)00England Hull City27 March 2003Free transfer
Midfielders
4Gavin JohnsonMFEnglandEye (1970-10-10)10 October 1970 (aged 31)933Scotland Dunfermline Athletic14 November 1999Free transfer
6Thomas PinaultMFFranceGrasse (1981-12-04)4 December 1981 (aged 20)581France AS Cannes1 July 1999Free transfer
7Karl DuguidMFEnglandLetchworth (1978-03-21)21 March 1978 (aged 24)23934Youth team9 December 1995[lower-alpha 2]Free transfer
10Kemal IzzetMFEnglandWhitechapel (1980-09-29)29 September 1980 (aged 21)516England Charlton Athletic13 April 2001Free transfer
14Chris KeebleMFEnglandColchester (1978-09-17)17 September 1978 (aged 23)252England Ipswich Town23 March 2000Free transfer
16Marc CanhamMFEnglandGermany Wegberg (1982-09-11)11 September 1982 (aged 19)10Youth team1 August 2001Free transfer
17Bobby BowryMFSaint Kitts and NevisEngland Hampstead (1971-05-19)19 May 1971 (aged 31)411England Millwall25 July 2001Free transfer
20Mick StockwellMFEnglandChelmsford (1965-02-14)14 February 1965 (aged 37)10422England Ipswich Town23 July 2000Free transfer
Matt HearnMFEnglandBarking (1984-01-17)17 January 1984 (aged 18)00Youth team1 July 2000Free transfer
Craig JohnstonMFEngland (1985-12-04)4 December 1985 (aged 16)00Youth team1 July 2002Free transfer
Forwards
9Scott McGleishFWEnglandChipping Barnet (1974-02-10)10 February 1974 (aged 28)9027England Barnet12 January 2001£15,000
11Dean MorganFWMontserratEngland Edmonton (1983-10-03)3 October 1983 (aged 18)380Youth team1 August 2000Free transfer
12Kevin RapleyFWEnglandReading (1977-09-21)21 September 1977 (aged 24)409England Notts County1 August 2001Free transfer
15Adrian CooteFWNorthern IrelandEngland Great Yarmouth (1978-09-30)30 September 1978 (aged 23)194England Norwich City21 December 2001£50,000
21Mvondo AtanganaFWCameroonYaoundé (1979-07-10)10 July 1979 (aged 22)00Scotland Dundee United8 November 2002Undisclosed
27Ben CranfieldFWEnglandIpswich (1984-03-01)1 March 1984 (aged 18)00Youth team1 August 2001Free transfer
Tristan ToneyFWEngland (1984-02-04)4 February 1984 (aged 18)00Youth team1 July 2002Free transfer
  1. Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game in his second spell for the club
  2. Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club

Transfers

In
Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2002 MF England Craig Johnston Youth team Free transfer [9][10]
1 July 2002 FW England Tristan Toney Youth team Free transfer [11]
29 July 2002 CB England Danny Steele England Millwall Free transfer [12][13]
1 August 2002 GK England Dean Gerken Youth team Free transfer [14][15]
1 August 2002 FB/MF England Greg Halford Youth team Free transfer [16][17]
6 August 2002 CB England Mark Warren England Notts County Free transfer [18][19]
10 August 2002 GK Northern Ireland Richard McKinney England Swindon Town Free transfer [20][21]
16 August 2002 CB England Pat Baldwin England Chelsea Free transfer [22][23]
31 October 2002 FB England Sam Stockley England Oxford United Free transfer [24][25]
8 November 2002 FW Cameroon Mvondo Atangana Scotland Dundee United Undisclosed [26][27]
27 March 2003 CB England Mike Edwards England Hull City Free transfer [28][29]
  • Total spending: Decrease ~ £0

    Out
    Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
    31 May 2002 CB Australia Con Blatsis Turkey Kocaelispor Free transfer [30][31]
    30 June 2002 DF/MF England Anthony Allman England Woking Released [32][33]
    1 August 2002 MF England David Gregory England Canvey Island Released [34][35][lower-alpha 1]
    12 August 2002 CB England Ross Johnson England Dagenham & Redbridge Released [36][37]
    1 October 2002 FB England David Hadrava England Heybridge Swifts Released [38][39]
    14 October 2002 FW England Triston Chambers England Dagenham & Redbridge Released [40][41]
    25 October 2002 GK England Glenn Williamson Free agent Released [42][43]
    15 November 2002 FW England Lloyd Opara England Cambridge United Free transfer [44][45][46]
    3 December 2002 CB England Danny Steele England Fisher Athletic Released [12][13]
    • Total incoming: Increase ~ £0
    1. Rejected offer of a new one-year deal

    Loans in
    Date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
    15 August 2002 MF England Leke Odunsi England Millwall 1 November 2002 [47][48][lower-alpha 1]
    31 August 2002 FB England Sam Stockley England Oxford United 30 October 2002 [24][25]
    22 October 2002 FW England Justin Richards England Bristol Rovers 10 December 2002 [49][50]
    23 January 2003 FW Wales Gareth Williams England Crystal Palace 19 March 2003 [51][52]
    24 January 2003 CB England Liam Chilvers England Arsenal 31 May 2003 [53][54]
    10 March 2003 MF England Johnnie Jackson England Tottenham Hotspur 4 May 2003 [55][56]
    27 March 2003 FW England Ben May England Millwall 4 May 2003 [57][58]
    1. Loan end date refers to the date of the player's final game for the club

    Loans out
    Date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.
    5 September 2002 FW England Triston Chambers England Harlow Town 5 October 2002 [40][41]
    15 October 2002 FW England Lloyd Opara England Cambridge United 14 November 2002 [44][45][46]
    21 October 2002 FW Northern Ireland Adrian Coote England Bristol Rovers 9 February 2003 [59][60]

      Match details

      Second Division
      Main article: 2002–03 Football League

      League table

      Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
      10 Swindon Town 46 16 12 18 59 63 −4 60
      11 Peterborough United 46 14 16 16 51 54 −3 58
      12 Colchester United 46 14 16 16 52 56 −4 58
      13 Blackpool 46 15 13 18 56 64 −8 58
      14 Stockport County 46 15 10 21 65 70 −5 55
      Source:
      Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).

      Results round by round
      Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
      GroundHAAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHHAHAAHAHHAAHAAHAHAHAH
      ResultWDLLWWDLLLLLDWDDLDWDWLDLDLLLDWWDWWLDWWDWDDWLDL
      Position108151912911141616202021171918182119191516171817192122212016181715171615121411111110101012
      Source: Statto.com (archived)
      A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

      Matches
      10 August 2002 (2002-08-10) 1 Colchester United 1–0 Stockport County Colchester
      15:00 BST Pinault 58' Report McLachlan Yellow card 49' Red card Stadium: Layer Road
      Attendance: 3,300
      Referee: Paul Danson
      13 August 2002 (2002-08-13) 2 Tranmere Rovers 1–1 Colchester United Birkenhead
      Koumas 15' Report Keith 53' Stadium: Prenton Park
      Attendance: 7,499
      Referee: Mike Pike
      17 August 2002 (2002-08-17) 3 Crewe Alexandra 2–0 Colchester United Crewe
      Hulse 9'
      Bell 81'      		 Report Stadium: Gresty Road
      Attendance: 5,138
      Referee: Graham Salisbury
      24 August 2002 (2002-08-24) 4 Colchester United 0–1 Brentford Colchester
      15:00 BST Report Hunt 45' (pen.) Stadium: Layer Road
      Attendance: 3,135
      Referee: Paul Taylor
      26 August 2002 (2002-08-26) 5 Peterborough United 0–1 Colchester United Peterborough
      Report Keith 80'
      Warren Yellow card 90' Red card      		 Stadium: London Road Stadium
      Attendance: 4,203
      Referee: P Armstrong
      31 August 2002 (2002-08-31) 6 Colchester United 1–0 Wigan Athletic Colchester
      15:00 BST Morgan 41' Report Stadium: Layer Road
      Attendance: 2,721
      Referee: Keith Hill
      7 September 2002 (2002-09-07) 7 Colchester United 1–1 Cheltenham Town Colchester
      14:00 BST Keith 59' (pen.) Report Naylor 45' Stadium: Layer Road
      Attendance: 2,845
      Referee: B Curson
      14 September 2002 (2002-09-14) 8 Port Vale 1–0 Colchester United Burslem
      Collins 47' Report Stadium: Vale Park
      Attendance: 3,328
      Referee: M Ryan
      17 September 2002 (2002-09-17) 9 Northampton Town 4–1 Colchester United Northampton
      Gabbiadini 15', 45', 69'
      Oné 23'      		 Report Sampson 39' (o.g.) Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
      Attendance: 3,663
      Referee: G Cain
      21 September 2002 (2002-09-21) 10 Colchester United 0–1 Oldham Athletic Colchester
      15:00 BST Warren Red card 56' Report Andrews 64'
      Hill Red card 53'      		 Stadium: Layer Road
      Attendance: 3,021
      Referee: Grant Hegley
      28 September 2002 (2002-09-28) 11 Queens Park Rangers 2–0 Colchester United Shepherd's Bush
      15:00 BST Connolly 39'
      Gallen 72'      		 Report Stadium: Loftus Road
      Attendance: 12,906
      Referee: Steve Tomlin
      5 October 2002 (2002-10-05) 12 Colchester United 0–1 Wycombe Wanderers Colchester
      15:00 BST Report Brown 4' (pen.) Stadium: Layer Road
      Attendance: 3,252
      Referee: D Pugh
      12 October 2002 (2002-10-12) 13 Swindon Town 2–2 Colchester United Swindon
      Gurney 66'
      Sabin 68'      		 Report McGleish 3'
      Pinault 49'      		 Stadium: County Ground
      Attendance: 4,152
      Referee: Mark Warren
      18 October 2002 (2002-10-18) 14 Colchester United 2–0 Chesterfield Colchester
      19:45 BST Izzet 58', 73' Report Stadium: Layer Road
      Attendance: 3,211
      Referee: Trevor Parkes
      26 October 2002 (2002-10-26) 15 Huddersfield Town 1–1 Colchester United Huddersfield
      Stead 90' Report Rapley 11' Stadium: Kirklees Stadium
      Attendance: 8,912
      Referee: Phil Joslin
      29 October 2002 (2002-10-29) 16 Colchester United 1–1 Barnsley Colchester
      19:45 GMT Stockley 10'
      Steele Red card 17'      		 Report Dyer 15' Stadium: Layer Road
      Attendance: 3,096
      Referee: Clive Penton
      1 November 2002 (2002-11-01) 17 Mansfield Town 4–2 Colchester United Mansfield
      Christie 19', 25', 29', 64' Report Keith 25' (pen.)
      Rapley 31'
      White Yellow card 81' Red card      		 Stadium: Field Mill
      Attendance: 3,414
      Referee: Howard Webb
      9 November 2002 (2002-11-09) 18 Colchester United 2–2 Bristol City Colchester
      15:00 GMT Pinault 55'
      Bowry 66'      		 Report Peacock 42', 58' Stadium: Layer Road
      Attendance: 3,338
      Referee: Joe Ross
      23 November 2002 (2002-11-23) 19 Notts County 2–3 Colchester United Nottingham
      Allsopp 16'
      Brough 18'      		 Report Morgan 7', 35'
      McGleish 83'      		 Stadium: Meadow Lane
      Attendance: 4,626
      Referee: Anthony Leake
      30 November 2002 (2002-11-30) 20 Colchester United 0–0 Plymouth Argyle Colchester
      15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Layer Road
      Attendance: 3,714
      Referee: Carl Boyeson
      14 December 2002 (2002-12-14) 21 Luton Town 1–2 Colchester United Luton
      Fotiadis 35' Report Duguid 45'
      Morgan 58'      		 Stadium: Kenilworth Road
      Attendance: 5,890
      Referee: M Cowburn
      20 December 2002 (2002-12-20) 22 Colchester United 1–2 Cardiff City Colchester
      19:45 GMT Stockwell 52'
      Rapley Red card 58'      		 Report Earnshaw 45', 77'
      Zhiyi Red card 59'      		 Stadium: Layer Road
      Attendance: 3,096
      Referee: Uriah Rennie
      26 December 2002 (2002-12-26) 23 Colchester United 1–1 Peterborough United Colchester
      15:00 GMT Izzet 45' Report Clarke 82' Stadium: Layer Road
      Attendance: 3,760
      Referee: Fraser Stretton
      28 December 2002 (2002-12-28) 24 Blackpool 3–1 Colchester United Blackpool
      Walker 34'
      Grayson 45'
      Murphy 59'      		 Report Izzet 71' Stadium: Bloomfield Road
      Attendance: 6,040
      Referee: A Kaye
      4 January 2003 (2003-01-04) 25 Colchester United 2–2 Tranmere Rovers Colchester
      15:00 GMT McGleish 12'
      Keith 69' (pen.)      		 Report Haworth 38'
      Mellon 60'      		 Stadium: Layer Road
      Attendance: 2,846
      Referee: Lee Cable
      11 January 2003 (2003-01-11) 26 Colchester United 1–2 Crewe Alexandra Colchester
      15:00 GMT Stockwell 41' Report Jones 56', 62' Stadium: Layer Road
      Attendance: 2,949
      Referee: Keith Hill
      18 January 2003 (2003-01-18) 27 Wigan Athletic 2–1 Colchester United Wigan
      de Vos 44'
      Liddell 74' (pen.)      		 Report Keith 90' (pen.) Stadium: JJB Stadium
      Attendance: 5,792
      Referee: Andy Penn
      25 January 2003 (2003-01-25) 28 Colchester United 0–2 Blackpool Colchester
      15:00 GMT Duguid Yellow card 82' Red card Report Murphy 52'
      Coid 70'      		 Stadium: Layer Road
      Attendance: 3,305
      Referee: Colin Webster
      1 February 2003 (2003-02-01) 29 Stockport County 1–1 Colchester United Stockport
      Beckett 36' Report Keith 88' Stadium: Edgeley Park
      Attendance: 4,011
      Referee: Joe Ross
      8 February 2003 (2003-02-08) 30 Bristol City 1–2 Colchester United Bristol
      Fagan 51' Report McGleish 12'
      Pinault 69'      		 Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
      Attendance: 11,107
      Referee: Andy Hall
      14 February 2003 (2003-02-14) 31 Colchester United 1–0 Mansfield Town Colchester
      19:45 GMT McGleish 88' Report Stadium: Layer Road
      Attendance: 3,247
      Referee: Iain Williamson
      22 February 2003 (2003-02-22) 32 Cheltenham Town 1–1 Colchester United Cheltenham
      Alsop 2' Report Williams 44' Stadium: Whaddon Road
      Attendance: 3,607
      Referee: Steve Baines
      1 March 2003 (2003-03-01) 33 Colchester United 4–1 Port Vale Colchester
      15:00 GMT Williams 7', 36', 72'
      Keith 53'      		 Report Bridge-Wilkinson 55' Stadium: Layer Road
      Attendance: 3,581
      Referee: Scott Mathieson
      4 March 2003 (2003-03-04) 34 Colchester United 2–0 Northampton Town Colchester
      19:45 GMT Williams 28'
      McGleish 76'      		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
      Attendance: 3,408
      Referee: D Crick
      8 March 2003 (2003-03-08) 35 Oldham Athletic 2–0 Colchester United Oldham
      Eyre 13'
      Eyres 19'      		 Report White Red card 45' Stadium: Boundary Park
      Attendance: 5,223
      Referee: Paul Danson
      11 March 2003 (2003-03-11) 36 Brentford 1–1 Colchester United Brentford
      McCammon 37' Report Keith 84' (pen.) Stadium: Griffin Park
      Attendance: 3,990
      Referee: P Crossley
      15 March 2003 (2003-03-15) 37 Colchester United 2–0 Huddersfield Town Colchester
      15:00 GMT Izzet 74'
      McGleish 81'      		 Report Sharp Red card 40' Stadium: Layer Road
      Attendance: 3,835
      Referee: P Armstrong
      18 March 2003 (2003-03-18) 38 Chesterfield 0–4 Colchester United Chesterfield
      Report Izzet 43'
      Williams 48'
      Payne 68' (o.g.)
      Morgan 81'      		 Stadium: Saltergate
      Attendance: 3,226
      Referee: Neale Barry
      22 March 2003 (2003-03-22) 39 Barnsley 1–1 Colchester United Barnsley
      Dyer 36' Report McGleish 38' Stadium: Oakwell
      Attendance: 9,154
      Referee: Eddie Evans
      29 March 2003 (2003-03-29) 40 Colchester United 1–0 Swindon Town Colchester
      15:00 GMT Izzet 57' Report Stadium: Layer Road
      Attendance: 3,787
      Referee: Graham Poll
      5 April 2003 (2003-04-05) 41 Plymouth Argyle 0–0 Colchester United Plymouth
      Report Stadium: Home Park
      Attendance: 7,122
      Referee: Paul Taylor
      12 April 2003 (2003-04-12) 42 Colchester United 1–1 Notts County Colchester
      15:00 BST Duguid 2' Report Stallard 45' Stadium: Layer Road
      Attendance: 3,435
      Referee: Mark Warren
      19 April 2003 (2003-04-19) 43 Cardiff City 0–3 Colchester United Cardiff
      Report Duguid 4'
      Izzet 61'
      Morgan 73'      		 Stadium: Ninian Park
      Attendance: 12,663
      Referee: Steve Tomlin
      21 April 2003 (2003-04-21) 44 Colchester United 0–5 Luton Town Colchester
      15:00 BST Report Howard 14', 45', 90'
      Griffiths 21'
      Nicholls 43' (pen.)      		 Stadium: Layer Road
      Attendance: 3,967
      Referee: Clive Penton
      26 April 2003 (2003-04-26) 45 Wycombe Wanderers 0–0 Colchester United High Wycombe
      15:00 BST Report Stadium: Adams Park
      Attendance: 6,283
      Referee: B Curson
      3 May 2003 (2003-05-03) 46 Colchester United 0–1 Queens Park Rangers Colchester
      15:00 BST Report Furlong 52' Stadium: Layer Road
      Attendance: 5,047
      Referee: Paul Durkin

      Football League Cup
      Main article: 2002–03 Football League Cup
      11 September 2002 (2002-09-11) 1st round Coventry City 3–0 Colchester United Coventry
      McSheffrey 1'
      McAllister 15'
      Mills 83'      		 Report Stadium: Highfield Road
      Attendance: 6,075
      Referee: Ray Olivier

      Football League Trophy
      Main article: 2002–03 Football League Trophy
      22 October 2002 (2002-10-22) 1st round (southern section) Cheltenham Town 4–1 Colchester United Cheltenham
      Brayson 45' (pen.), 78'
      McCann 63'
      Alsop 68'      		 Report McGleish 57'
      McKinney Red card 45'      		 Stadium: Whaddon Road
      Attendance: 1,369
      Referee: Paul Danson

      FA Cup
      Main article: 2002–03 FA Cup
      16 November 2002 (2002-11-16) 1st round Colchester United 0–1 Chester City Colchester
      15:00 GMT Report Tate 83' Stadium: Layer Road
      Attendance: 2,901
      Referee: Steve Tomlin

      Squad statistics

      Appearances and goals

      [6][61]

      No. Pos Nat Player TotalSecond DivisionFA CupLeague CupFootball League Trophy
      AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
      1 GK England ENG Simon Brown 29026+1010000+10
      3 DF England ENG Joe Keith 399369101010
      4 MF England ENG Gavin Johnson 9080001000
      5 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Scott Fitzgerald 260260000000
      6 MF France FRA Thomas Pinault 45432+104101010
      7 MF England ENG Karl Duguid 27326+13000000
      8 DF England ENG Mark Warren 210200100000
      9 FW England ENG Scott McGleish 46938+58101011
      10 MF England ENG Kemal Izzet 48843+28101010
      11 FW Montserrat MSR Dean Morgan 39622+1560+101000
      12 FW England ENG Kevin Rapley 24214+72100+1010
      14 MF England ENG Chris Keeble 300+30000000
      15 FW Northern Ireland NIR Adrian Coote 1607+90000000
      16 MF England ENG Marc Canham 302+10000000
      17 MF Saint Kitts and Nevis SKN Bobby Bowry 38133+21101010
      19 DF England ENG Alan White 430410001010
      20 MF England ENG Mick Stockwell 42230+92101010
      21 FW Cameroon CMR Mvondo Atangana 701+500+100000
      24 DF England ENG Pat Baldwin 22013+70101000
      25 DF England ENG Sam Stockley 35131+21100010
      27 DF England ENG Greg Halford 1010000000
      29 DF England ENG Mike Edwards 503+20000000
      31 GK Northern Ireland NIR Richard McKinney 23020+10001010
      Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season
      18 DF England ENG Liam Chilvers 6060000000
      18 FW England ENG Justin Richards 300+2000000+10
      22 DF England ENG Danny Steele 906+20000010
      23 MF England ENG Leke Odunsi 803+30000+100+10
      23 FW Wales WAL Gareth Williams 866+26000000
      26 MF England ENG Johnnie Jackson 8080000000
      26 FW England ENG Lloyd Opara 600+50000+1000
      28 FW England ENG Ben May 604+20000000

        Goalscorers

        [61]

        Place Number Nationality Position Name Second Division FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy Total
        1 3 England FB Joe Keith 9 0 0 0 9
        9 England FW Scott McGleish 8 0 0 1 9
        3 10 England MF Kemal Izzet 8 0 0 0 8
        4 11 Montserrat FW Dean Morgan 6 0 0 0 6
        23 Wales FW Gareth Williams 6 0 0 0 6
        6 6 France MF Thomas Pinault 4 0 0 0 4
        7 7 England MF Karl Duguid 3 0 0 0 3
        8 12 England FW Kevin Rapley 2 0 0 0 2
        20 England MF Mick Stockwell 2 0 0 0 2
        10 17 Saint Kitts and Nevis MF Bobby Bowry 1 0 0 0 1
        25 England FB Sam Stockley 1 0 0 0 1
        Own goals 2 0 0 0 2
        TOTALS 52 0 0 1 53

        Disciplinary record

        [62]

        Number Nationality Position Name Second Division FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy Total
        Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
        19 England CB Alan White 13 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 2
        8 England CB Mark Warren 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2
        7 England MF Karl Duguid 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
        10 England MF Kemal Izzet 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
        12 England FW Kevin Rapley 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1
        22 Northern Ireland CB Danny Steele 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
        24 England CB Pat Baldwin 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
        31 Northern Ireland GK Richard McKinney 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
        6 France MF Thomas Pinault 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
        17 Saint Kitts and Nevis MF Bobby Bowry 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
        25 England FB Sam Stockley 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
        5 Republic of Ireland CB Scott Fitzgerald 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
        9 England FW Scott McGleish 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
        18 England CB Liam Chilvers 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
        3 England FB Joe Keith 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
        4 England MF Gavin Johnson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
        15 Northern Ireland FW Adrian Coote 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
        18 England FW Justin Richards 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
        20 England MF Mick Stockwell 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
        23 England MF Leke Odunsi 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
        26 England MF Johnnie Jackson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
        28 England FW Ben May 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
        29 England CB Mike Edwards 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
        TOTALS 56 7 0 0 1 0 2 1 59 8

        Clean sheets

        Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.[63]

        Place Number Nationality Player Second Division FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy Total
        1 31 Northern Ireland Richard McKinney 9 0 0 0 9
        2 1 England Simon Brown 3 0 0 0 3
        TOTALS 12 0 0 0 12

        Player debuts

        Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.[64]

        Number Position Nationality Player Date Opponent Ground Notes
        8 CB England Mark Warren 10 August 2002 Stockport County Layer Road
        31 GK Northern Ireland Richard McKinney 10 August 2002 Stockport County Layer Road
        22 CB England Danny Steele 24 August 2002 Brentford Layer Road
        23 MF England Leke Odunsi 26 August 2002 Peterborough United London Road Stadium
        25 FB England Sam Stockley 7 September 2002 Cheltenham Town Layer Road
        24 CB England Pat Baldwin 11 September 2002 Coventry City Highfield Road
        18 FW England Justin Richards 22 October 2002 Cheltenham Town Whaddon Road
        25 FB England Sam Stockley 9 November 2002 Bristol City Layer Road [65][lower-alpha 1]
        21 FW Cameroon Mvondo Atangana 16 November 2002 Chester City Layer Road
        18 CB England Liam Chilvers 25 January 2003 Blackpool Layer Road
        23 FW Wales Gareth Williams 25 January 2003 Blackpool Layer Road
        26 MF England Johnnie Jackson 11 March 2003 Brentford Griffin Park
        28 FW England Ben May 29 March 2003 Swindon Town Layer Road
        29 CB England Mike Edwards 5 April 2003 Plymouth Argyle Home Park
        27 FB/MF England Greg Halford 21 April 2003 Luton Town Layer Road
        1. 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 1–0 Wigan Athletic". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
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        10. Craig Johnston at Soccerbase
        11. "Tristan Toney". 11v11.com. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
        12. "Danny Steele". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
        13. Danny Steele at Soccerbase
        14. "Dean Gerken". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
        15. Dean Gerken at Soccerbase
        16. "Greg Halford". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
        17. Greg Halford at Soccerbase
        18. "Mark Warren". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
        19. Mark Warren at Soccerbase
        20. "Richard McKinney (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
        21. Richard McKinney at Soccerbase
        22. "Pat Baldwin". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
        23. Pat Baldwin at Soccerbase
        24. "Sam Stockley". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
        25. Sam Stockley at Soccerbase
        26. "Simon Atangana". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
        27. Mvondo Atangana at Soccerbase
        28. "Mike Edwards". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
        29. Mike Edwards at Soccerbase
        30. "Con Blatsis". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
        31. Con Blatsis at Soccerbase
        32. "Anthony Allman". 11v11.com. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
        33. Anthony Allman at Soccerbase
        34. "David Gregory". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
        35. David Gregory at Soccerbase
        36. "Ross Johnson". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
        37. Ross Johnson at Soccerbase
        38. "David Hadrava". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
        39. David Hadrava at Soccerbase
        40. "Triston Chambers". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
        41. Triston Chambers at Soccerbase
        42. "Glenn Williamson". 11v11.com. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
        43. Glenn Williamson at Soccerbase
        44. "Lloyd Opara". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
        45. Lloyd Opara at Soccerbase
        46. "Lloyd Opara". 11v11.com. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
        47. "Leke Odunsi". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
        48. Leke Odunsi at Soccerbase
        49. "Justin Richards". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
        50. Justin Richards at Soccerbase
        51. "Gareth Williams". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
        52. Gareth Williams at Soccerbase
        53. "Liam Chilvers". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
        54. Liam Chilvers at Soccerbase
        55. "Johnnie Jackson". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
        56. Johnnie Jackson at Soccerbase
        57. "Ben May". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
        58. Ben May at Soccerbase
        59. "Adrian Coote". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
        60. Adrian Coote at Soccerbase
        61. "Goals". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
        62. "Discipline". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
        63. "Clean sheets (1st team)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
        64. "Alltime- List of Debuts". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
        65. "Colchester Utd 2–2 Bristol City". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
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