1999–2000 Colchester United F.C. season

Colchester United 1999–2000 football season

Colchester United

1999–2000 season

Chairman

Peter Heard

Manager

Mick Wadsworth
(until 25 August)
Steve Whitton (from 25 August)

Stadium

Layer Road

Second Division

18th

FA Cup

1st round
(eliminated by
Swansea City)

League Cup

1st round
(eliminated by
Crystal Palace)

Football League Trophy

1st round (southern section)
(eliminated by
Swansea City)

Top goalscorer

League:
Steve McGavin (16)
All:
Steve McGavin (16)

Highest home attendance

6,194
v Burnley, 26 February 2000

Lowest home attendance

2,557
v Cardiff City, 23 November 1999

Average home league attendance

3,801

Biggest win

3–0
v Luton Town, 17 December 1999

Biggest defeat

0–4
v AFC Bournemouth, 21 August 1999

Home colours

← 1998–99 2000–01 →

The 1999–2000 season was Colchester United's 58th season in their history and their second 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.

Following of a rocky first season back in the third tier, Colchester had an equally unharmonious beginning to the 1999–2000 season, with managing director Steve Gage resigning, shortly followed by manager Mick Wadsworth. Former player, caretaker manager and assistant manager Steve Whitton was appointed Wadsworth's replacement. It was a season of much change but little progress, as the U's stuttered to another 18th-placed finish, despite a strong start to the new Millennium.

Colchester suffered first round exits once more in all three cup competitions after Crystal Palace beat the U's 5–3 over two legs in the League Cup, and Swansea City dumped them out of the FA Cup and Football League Trophy.

Season overview

Mick Wadsworth made swingeing cuts to the playing staff in the close season as nine first-team regulars were allowed to leave, including fan favourites Joe Dunne and Tony Adcock, who fell just four goals short of Martyn King's club record of 131 career league goals.

Despite the numerous changes, all was not well behind the scenes at Colchester United. Managing director Steven Gage resigned on the eve of the new season, and within two weeks of the season starting, Wadsworth had also resigned to join Crystal Palace. Wadsworth had brought in a number of highly paid players, most of whom were linked to controversial football agent Barry Silkman. When Brian Launders was sacked by the club for gross misconduct, Silkman took Colchester United to court, exposing the influence agents had on the game and confirming Steve Wignall statements regarding agents following his resignation the season prior. As a result, U's chairman Peter Heard invoked a policy of no longer dealing with agents.

Steve Whitton was appointed Wadsworth's replacement after serving as caretaker manager and having been Wadsworth's assistant. By October, the Colchester were bottom of the league following a dismal run of one win in eleven games, including a 5–2 defeat by Cambridge United. Whitton reinstated ostracised players such as Tony Lock and Richard Wilkins and re-signed Joe Dunne and Steve McGavin. He led the U's to safety with an 18th position finish, as Steve McGavin registered 16 goals for himself, while Lomana LuaLua emerged as a future star with 14 goals to his name.

In the cup competitions, Colchester exited all three at the first round stage. Swansea City defeated the U's in the FA Cup and Football League Trophy, while Wadsworth's then-future club Crystal Palace saw off Colchester 5–3 on aggregate in the League Cup.

Players

As of match played 6 May 2000.

No.	Name	Position	Place of birth	Date of birth	Apps	Goals	Signed from	Date signed	Fee
Goalkeepers
1	Simon Brown	GK	Chelmsford	(1976-12-03)3 December 1976 (aged 22)	0	0	Tottenham Hotspur	20 July 1999	Free transfer
26	Glenn Williamson	GK	Enfield Town	(1982-12-22)22 December 1982 (aged 16)	0	0	Youth team	1 August 1999	Free transfer
Defenders
3	Joe Keith	FB	Plaistow	(1978-10-01)1 October 1978 (aged 20)	0	0	West Ham United	24 May 1999	Free transfer
5	David Greene	CB	Luton	(1973-10-26)26 October 1973 (aged 25)	164	17	Luton Town	21 June 1996	£30,000
6	Joe Dunne	FB	Dublin	(1973-05-25)25 May 1973 (aged 26)	119	4	Dover Athletic	7 December 1999	Nominal
21	Craig Farley	CB	Oxford	(1981-03-17)17 March 1981 (aged 18)	0	0	Watford	6 May 1999	Free transfer
24	Ross Johnson	CB	Brighton	(1976-01-02)2 January 1976 (aged 23)	6	0	Brighton & Hove Albion	14 February 2000	Free transfer
28	Sean Hillier	DF	Clacton-on-Sea	(1981-09-11)11 September 1981 (aged 17)	0	0	Youth team	1 August 1998	Free transfer
31	Jack Wignall	CB	Colchester	(1981-09-26)26 September 1981 (aged 17)	0	0	Youth team	1 August 1999	Free transfer
32	Andy Taylor	FB	Oldham	(1981-01-14)14 January 1981 (aged 18)	0	0	Youth team	Summer 1999	Free transfer
Midfielders
4	Gavin Johnson	MF	Eye	(1970-10-10)10 October 1970 (aged 28)	0	0	Dunfermline Athletic	14 November 1999	Free transfer
7	Karl Duguid	MF	Letchworth	(1978-03-21)21 March 1978 (aged 21)	105	11	Youth team	9 December 1995	Free transfer
8	David Gregory	MF	Sudbury	(1970-01-23)23 January 1970 (aged 29)	160	25	Peterborough United	8 December 1995	Free transfer
11	Jason Dozzell	MF	Ipswich	(1967-12-09)9 December 1967 (aged 31)	31	4	Northampton Town	15 October 1998	Non-contract
18	Chris Keeble	MF	Colchester	(1978-09-17)17 September 1978 (aged 20)	0	0	Ipswich Town	23 March 2000	Free transfer
20	Thomas Pinault	MF	Grasse	(1981-12-04)4 December 1981 (aged 17)	0	0	AS Cannes	1 July 1999	Free transfer
23	Aaron Skelton	MF/DF	Welwyn Garden City	(1974-11-22)22 November 1974 (aged 24)	57	7	Luton Town	3 July 1997	Free transfer
27	Sam Okafor	MF	Xtiam	(1982-03-17)17 March 1982 (aged 17)	1	0	Youth team	1 August 1998	Free transfer
29	Andy Arnott	MF	Chatham	(1973-10-18)18 October 1973 (aged 25)	4	0	Brighton & Hove Albion	1 November 1999	Part exchange
	Adrian Webster	MF	Hastings	(1980-10-10)10 October 1980 (aged 18)	0	0	Charlton Athletic	24 May 1999	Free transfer
Forwards
9	Jamie Moralee	FW	Wandsworth	(1971-12-02)2 December 1971 (aged 27)	0	0	Brighton & Hove Albion	11 May 1999	Free transfer
15	Lomana LuaLua	FW	Kinshasa	(1980-12-28)28 December 1980 (aged 18)	13	1	Leyton Sixth Form College	1 September 1998	Non-contract
19	Tony Lock	FW	Harlow	(1976-09-03)3 September 1976 (aged 22)	76	9	Apprentice	28 January 1995	Free transfer
25	KK Opara	FW	Owerri	(1981-12-21)21 December 1981 (aged 17)	1	0	Youth team	1 September 1998	Free transfer
30	Steve McGavin	FW	North Walsham	(1969-01-24)24 January 1969 (aged 30)	131	47	Northampton Town	1 October 1999	Free transfer

Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game in his second spell for the club
^ Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the club

Transfers

In

Date	Position	Name	From	Fee
Summer 1999	FB	Andy Taylor	Youth team	Free transfer
6 May 1999	CB	Craig Farley	Watford	Free transfer
11 May 1999	FW	Jamie Moralee	Brighton & Hove Albion	Free transfer
24 May 1999	FB	Joe Keith	West Ham United	Free transfer
24 May 1999	MF	Adrian Webster	Charlton Athletic	Free transfer
25 May 1999	MF	Brian Launders	Derby County	Undisclosed
28 May 1999	CB	Sagi Burton	Crystal Palace	Nominal
1 July 1999	FW	Steve Germain	AS Cannes	Undisclosed
1 July 1999	MF	Thomas Pinault	AS Cannes	Free transfer
20 July 1999	GK	Simon Brown	Tottenham Hotspur	Free transfer
1 August 1999	CB	Jack Wignall	Youth team	Free transfer
1 August 1999	GK	Glenn Williamson	Youth team	Free transfer
1 October 1999	FW	Steve McGavin	Northampton Town	Free transfer
1 November 1999	MF	Andy Arnott	Brighton & Hove Albion	Part exchange with Warren Aspinall
14 November 1999	MF	Gavin Johnson	Dunfermline Athletic	Free transfer
7 December 1999	FB	Joe Dunne	Dover Athletic	Nominal
January 2000	CB	David Lee	Crystal Palace	Non-contract
14 February 2000	CB	Ross Johnson	Brighton & Hove Albion	Free transfer
23 March 2000	MF	Chris Keeble	Ipswich Town	Free transfer

Total spending: ~ £0

Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game in his second spell for the club

Out

Date	Position	Name	To	Fee
End of season	MF	Geraint Williams	Free agent	Retired
4 May 1999	FW	Tony Adcock	Heybridge Swifts	Free transfer
4 May 1999	FB	Simon Betts	Scarborough	Released
4 May 1999	GK	Tamer Fernandes	Hemel Hempstead Town	Released
4 May 1999	DF/MF	Nicky Haydon	Kettering Town	Released
4 May 1999	MF	Dave Rainford	Slough Town	Released
4 May 1999	FB	Scott Stamps	Kidderminster Harriers	Released
31 May 1999	CB	Stéphane Pounewatchy	Free agent	Free transfer
22 June 1999	GK	Carl Emberson	Walsall	Free transfer
14 July 1999	FW	Mark Sale	Rushden & Diamonds	£30,000
28 July 1999	MF	Paul Buckle	Exeter City	Released
1 August 1999	FW/WG	Paul Abrahams	Kettering Town	Free transfer
4 August 1999	FB	Joe Dunne	Dover Athletic	Released
15 October 1999	MF	Brian Launders	Crystal Palace	Sacked
6 November 1999	MF	Warren Aspinall	Brighton & Hove Albion	Part exchange with Andy Arnott
19 November 1999	CB	Sagi Burton	Sheffield United	Free transfer
15 December 1999	FW	Steve Germain	AS Auch Gascogne	Released
February 2000	CB	David Lee	Exeter City	Free transfer
5 February 2000	FW	Neil Gregory	Canvey Island	Free transfer
5 February 2000	GK	Andy Walker	St Albans City	Undisclosed
14 March 2000	MF	Steve Forbes	Stevenage Borough	Released
20 March 2000	FB	Fabrice Richard	Red Star 93	Released
31 March 2000	MF/DF	Richard Wilkins	Free agent	Retired

Total incoming: ~ £30,000

Remained with the club as assistant manager
Following Stéphane Pounewatchy's release by Colchester United, he later joined Scunthorpe United
Sacked by the club for gross misconduct
Date of departure refers to the date of the player's final game for the club

Loans in

Date	Position	Name	From	End date
23 September 1999	MF	Andy Arnott	Brighton & Hove Albion	20 October 1999
11 November 1999	CB	Alan White	Luton Town	26 November 1999
14 November 1999	GK	John Vaughan	Lincoln City	31 December 1999
30 December 1999	CB	Titus Bramble	Ipswich Town	30 January 2000
12 January 2000	CB	Ross Johnson	Brighton & Hove Albion	12 February 2000
23 March 2000	CB	Barry Ferguson	Coventry City	8 May 2000
23 March 2000	CB	Efe Sodje	Luton Town	8 May 2000

Loans out

Date	Position	Name	To	End date
23 June 1999	FW	Neil Gregory	Boston Bulldogs	1 October 1999
1 September 1999	FW	Tony Lock	Kettering Town	24 September 1999
23 September 1999	MF	Warren Aspinall	Brighton & Hove Albion	5 November 1999
1 December 1999	FW	Neil Gregory	Canvey Island	1 February 2000

Match details

Second Division

Main article: 1999–2000 Football League

Results round by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	L	L	W	L	L	L	L	D	L	D	L	D	D	D	W	L	L	D	W	L	W	L	D	W	W	W	W	L	L	W	W	L	D	W	L	L	L	W	L	D	L	W	L	L	D
Position	7	18	19	12	14	20	23	23	22	24	23	24	24	24	24	22	22	22	23	20	20	16	20	20	16	16	16	15	15	16	16	14	15	15	14	14	14	16	14	18	17	18	18	18	18	18

Source: 11v11.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
16	Bournemouth	46	16	9	21	59	62	−3	57
17	Brentford	46	13	13	20	47	61	−14	52
18	Colchester United	46	14	10	22	59	82	−23	52
19	Cambridge United	46	12	12	22	64	65	−1	48
20	Oxford United	46	12	9	25	43	73	−30	45

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Matches

Chesterfield v Colchester United

7 August 1999 (1999-08-07) 1	Chesterfield	0–1	Colchester United	Chesterfield
		Report	Dozzell 74'	Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 2,930 Referee: Graham Laws

Colchester United v Notts County

14 August 1999 (1999-08-14) 2	Colchester United	0–3	Notts County	Colchester
15:00 BST		Report	Hughes 5' Stallard 35' Blackmore 79'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,986 Referee: Barry Knight

AFC Bournemouth v Colchester United

21 August 1999 (1999-08-21) 3	AFC Bournemouth	4–0	Colchester United	Bournemouth
	Stein 15' Jørgensen 58' Fletcher 80', 89'	Report	Burton 57'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 4,508 Referee: M Fletcher

Colchester United v Reading

28 August 1999 (1999-08-28) 4	Colchester United	3–2	Reading	Colchester
15:00 BST	Aspinall 45', 88' (pen.) Duguid 78'	Report	Forster 22' Williams 64'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,443 Referee: Paul Rejer

Bury v Colchester United

30 August 1999 (1999-08-30) 5	Bury	5–2	Colchester United	Bury
	Lawson 12', 57', 68' Littlejohn 15' Preece 74'	Report	Wilkins 40' LuaLua 82'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 3,360 Referee: Mike Pike

Colchester United v Scunthorpe United

11 September 1999 (1999-09-11) 6	Colchester United	0–1	Scunthorpe United	Colchester
15:00 BST		Report	Hodges 49'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,280 Referee: K Leach

Burnley v Colchester United

18 September 1999 (1999-09-18) 7	Burnley	3–0	Colchester United	Burnley
	Payton 9', 38' (pen.), 51'	Report		Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 10,090 Referee: P Robinson

Millwall v Colchester United

25 September 1999 (1999-09-25) 8	Millwall	1–0	Colchester United	Bermondsey
	Ifill 83'	Report		Stadium: The Den Attendance: 7,161 Referee: Anthony Leake

Colchester United v Wrexham

1 October 1999 (1999-10-01) 9	Colchester United	2–2	Wrexham	Colchester
19:45 BST	Duguid 79' Wilkins 90'	Report	Owen 56' Morrell 85'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,315 Referee: Paul Danson

Cambridge United v Colchester United

15 October 1999 (1999-10-15) 10	Cambridge United	5–2	Colchester United	Cambridge
19:45 BST	Butler 29', 85', 88' Greene 37' (o.g.) Benjamin 74'	Report	Dozzell 17', 54'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 5,039 Referee: Graham Poll

Bristol City v Colchester United

19 October 1999 (1999-10-19) 11	Bristol City	1–1	Colchester United	Bristol
	Tinnion 34'	Report	Duguid 58'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 7,777 Referee: Mark Warren

Colchester United v Millwall

23 October 1999 (1999-10-23) 12	Colchester United	1–2	Millwall	Colchester
15:00 BST	McGavin 17'	Report	Moody 33' Ifill 82'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,392 Referee: Rob Harris

Colchester United v Wigan Athletic

26 October 1999 (1999-10-26) 13	Colchester United	2–2	Wigan Athletic	Colchester
19:45 BST	McGavin 7' Duguid 38'	Report	Barlow 12' Liddell 90'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,915 Referee: Fraser Stretton

Oxford United v Colchester United

2 November 1999 (1999-11-02) 14	Oxford United	1–1	Colchester United	Oxford
	Lambert 1'	Report	McGavin 23'	Stadium: Manor Ground Attendance: 4,444 Referee: Paul Rejer

Colchester United v Preston North End

6 November 1999 (1999-11-06) 15	Colchester United	2–2	Preston North End	Colchester
15:00 GMT	Skelton 16' LuaLua 68'	Report	Mathie 61' Nogan 85'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,818 Referee: Matt Messias

Oldham Athletic v Colchester United

14 November 1999 (1999-11-14) 16	Oldham Athletic	1–2	Colchester United	Oldham
	Dudley 46'	Report	LuaLua 45' Greene 63' (pen.)	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 5,147 Referee: D Laws

Colchester United v Brentford

19 November 1999 (1999-11-19) 17	Colchester United	0–3	Brentford	Colchester
19:45 GMT		Report	Partridge 60' Owusu 65' Rowlands 90'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,464 Referee: Mike Jones

Colchester United v Cardiff City

23 November 1999 (1999-11-23) 18	Colchester United	0–3	Cardiff City	Colchester
19:45 GMT		Report	Humphreys 37', 75' Brazier 51'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,557 Referee: Paul Alcock

Stoke City v Colchester United

27 November 1999 (1999-11-27) 19	Stoke City	1–1	Colchester United	Stoke-on-Trent
	Lightbourne 82'	Report	Skelton 71'	Stadium: Britannia Stadium Attendance: 14,183 Referee: G Frankland

Colchester United v Chesterfield

3 December 1999 (1999-12-03) 20	Colchester United	1–0	Chesterfield	Colchester
19:45 GMT	LuaLua 52'	Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,027 Referee: Mark Halsey

Bristol Rovers v Colchester United

11 December 1999 (1999-12-11) 21	Bristol Rovers	2–1	Colchester United	Bristol
	Roberts 31', 54'	Report	LuaLua 66'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 7,023 Referee: S Tomlin

Colchester United v Luton Town

17 December 1999 (1999-12-17) 22	Colchester United	3–0	Luton Town	Colchester
19:45 GMT	McGavin 48', 54' Dozzell 74'	Report	Sodje 35'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,049 Referee: Lee Cable

Gillingham v Colchester United

26 December 1999 (1999-12-26) 23	Gillingham	2–1	Colchester United	Gillingham
	Rowe 13' Southall 42'	Report	McGavin 89' White 32'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 7,338

Blackpool v Colchester United

3 January 2000 (2000-01-03) 24	Blackpool	1–1	Colchester United	Blackpool
	Bent 21'	Report	Duguid 52'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 3,462 Referee: D Crick

Colchester United v Bristol Rovers

8 January 2000 (2000-01-08) 25	Colchester United	5–4	Bristol Rovers	Colchester
15:00 GMT	McGavin 36', 62' Duguid 80', 82' LuaLua 89'	Report	Roberts 12', 46' Cureton 59' (pen.) Ellington	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,482 Referee: A Butler

Notts County v Colchester United

15 January 2000 (2000-01-15) 26	Notts County	1–2	Colchester United	Nottingham
	Stallard 65'	Report	McGavin 30' (pen.), 45'	Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 4,931 Referee: M Ryan

Colchester United v Wycombe Wanderers

18 January 2000 (2000-01-18) 27	Colchester United	1–0	Wycombe Wanderers	Colchester
19:45 GMT	LuaLua 81'	Report	Simpson 31' Brown 58'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,075 Referee: Keith Hill

Colchester United v AFC Bournemouth

22 January 2000 (2000-01-22) 28	Colchester United	3–1	AFC Bournemouth	Colchester
15:00 GMT	Moralee 33' LuaLua 63', 83'	Report	Robinson 35'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,767 Referee: D Pugh

Reading v Colchester United

29 January 2000 (2000-01-29) 29	Reading	2–0	Colchester United	Reading
15:00 GMT	Caskey 22', 78'	Report		Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 7,304 Referee: Barry Knight

Colchester United v Bury

5 February 2000 (2000-02-05) 30	Colchester United	1–3	Bury	Colchester
15:00 GMT	Duguid 16'	Report	Swailes 23' James 53' Barnes 58'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,915 Referee: Peter Walton

Wigan Athletic v Colchester United

12 February 2000 (2000-02-12) 31	Wigan Athletic	0–1	Colchester United	Wigan
		Report	McGavin 38'	Stadium: JJB Stadium Attendance: 6,022 Referee: Paul Danson

Colchester United v Stoke City

19 February 2000 (2000-02-19) 32	Colchester United	1–0	Stoke City	Colchester
15:00 GMT	McGavin 87'	Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,364 Referee: Andy Hall

Colchester United v Burnley

26 February 2000 (2000-02-26) 33	Colchester United	1–2	Burnley	Colchester
15:00 GMT	McGavin 19'	Report	Davis 17', 38'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 6,194 Referee: Rob Styles

Scunthorpe United v Colchester United

4 March 2000 (2000-03-04) 34	Scunthorpe United	0–0	Colchester United	Scunthorpe
		Report		Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 4,253 Referee: J Brandwood

Preston North End v Colchester United

7 March 2000 (2000-03-07) 35	Preston North End	2–3	Colchester United	Preston
	Angell 71', 82'	Report	Keith 14' LuaLua 57' Duguid 87'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 11,323 Referee: Terry Heilbron

Colchester United v Oxford United

11 March 2000 (2000-03-11) 36	Colchester United	1–2	Oxford United	Colchester
15:00 GMT	Skelton 63'	Report	Weatherstone 22' Whelan 90'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,058 Referee: Anthony Leake

Cardiff City v Colchester United

17 March 2000 (2000-03-17) 37	Cardiff City	3–2	Colchester United	Cardiff
	Bowen 34', 70' Nugent 83'	Report	Dozzell 43' LuaLua 51'	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 5,174 Referee: M Fletcher

Colchester United v Oldham Athletic

21 March 2000 (2000-03-21) 38	Colchester United	0–1	Oldham Athletic	Colchester
19:45 GMT		Report	Holt 22'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,282 Referee: Steve Bennett

Colchester United v Gillingham

25 March 2000 (2000-03-25) 39	Colchester United	2–1	Gillingham	Colchester
15:00 GMT	McGavin 60' Lock 66'	Report	Rowe 79'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,337 Referee: A Kaye

Luton Town v Colchester United

1 April 2000 (2000-04-01) 40	Luton Town	3–2	Colchester United	Luton
	Watts 10' Doherty 76' Taylor 82'	Report	McGavin 52' Lock 59'	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 5,125 Referee: Graham Barber

Colchester United v Blackpool

8 April 2000 (2000-04-08) 41	Colchester United	1–1	Blackpool	Colchester
15:00 BST	Duguid 1'	Report	Thomas 66'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,351 Referee: Matt Messias

Wycombe Wanderers v Colchester United

15 April 2000 (2000-04-15) 42	Wycombe Wanderers	3–0	Colchester United	High Wycombe
15:06 BST	Ryan 62', 67' Brown 90'	Report		Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 4,558 Referee: Phil Joslin

Colchester United v Cambridge United

22 April 2000 (2000-04-22) 43	Colchester United	3–1	Cambridge United	Colchester
15:00 BST	Duguid 17' McGavin 22' Keeble 57'	Report	Benjamin 54'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,902 Referee: K Leach

Wrexham v Colchester United

24 April 2000 (2000-04-24) 44	Wrexham	1–0	Colchester United	Wrexham
	Hardy 26' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 2,460 Referee: Fraser Stretton

Colchester United v Bristol City

29 April 2000 (2000-04-29) 45	Colchester United	3–4	Bristol City	Colchester
15:00 BST	LuaLua 12' Skelton 29' (pen.) Duguid 46'	Report	Murray 39' Meechan 63' Ferguson 71' (o.g.) Bell 84'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,013 Referee: Chris Foy

Brentford v Colchester United

6 May 2000 (2000-05-06) 46	Brentford	0–0	Colchester United	Brentford
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 5,297 Referee: B Jordan

Football League Cup

Main article: 1999–2000 Football League Cup Colchester United v Crystal Palace

10 August 1999 (1999-08-10) 1st round 1st leg	Colchester United	2–2	Crystal Palace	Colchester
19:45 BST	Dozzell 36' LuaLua 63' Brown 3'	Report	Smith 62' Rizzo 90'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,242 Referee: B Jordan

Crystal Palace v Colchester United

24 August 1999 (1999-08-24) 1st round 2nd leg	Crystal Palace	3–1	Colchester United	Selhurst
	Smith 18' Morrison 37' Rizzo 87'	Report	Keith 75'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 5,471 Referee: Ray Olivier
Note: Crystal Palace win 5–3 on aggregate.

FA Cup

Main article: 1999–2000 FA Cup Swansea City v Colchester United

30 October 1999 (1999-10-30) 1st round	Swansea City	2–1	Colchester United	Swansea
	Cusack 83' Watkin 89'	Report	LuaLua 52'	Stadium: Vetch Field Attendance: 3,622 Referee: Roger Furnandiz

Football League Trophy

Main article: 1999–2000 Football League Trophy Swansea City v Colchester United

7 December 1999 (1999-12-07) 1st round (southern section)	Swansea City	3–1	Colchester United	Swansea
15:00 GMT	Mutton 16' Thomas 19' Watkin 75'	Report	Moralee 56'	Stadium: Vetch Field Attendance: 1,222 Referee: Anthony Bates

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Second Division		FA Cup		League Cup		Football League Trophy
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ENG	Simon Brown	41	0	38	0	1	0	1	0	1	0
3	DF	ENG	Joe Keith	49	2	45	1	1	0	2	1	1	0
4	MF	ENG	Gavin Johnson	27	0	24+3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	DF	IRL	David Greene	32	1	29	1	1	0	2	0	0	0
6	DF	IRL	Joe Dunne	20	0	19+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	MF	ENG	Karl Duguid	44	12	40+1	12	1	0	2	0	0	0
8	MF	ENG	David Gregory	49	0	45	0	1	0	2	0	1	0
9	FW	ENG	Jamie Moralee	29	2	20+7	1	0	0	0+1	0	1	1
11	MF	ENG	Jason Dozzell	43	6	38+1	5	1	0	2	1	1	0
15	FW	COD	Lomana LuaLua	45	14	24+17	12	1	1	2	1	1	0
18	MF	ENG	Chris Keeble	5	1	2+3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	FW	ENG	Tony Lock	26	2	12+12	2	0+1	0	0	0	1	0
20	MF	FRA	Thomas Pinault	5	0	1+3	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
21	DF	ENG	Craig Farley	16	0	8+6	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
23	MF	ENG	Aaron Skelton	35	4	27+6	4	1	0	0	0	1	0
24	DF	ENG	Ross Johnson	18	0	17+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	FW	NGA	KK Opara	17	0	2+14	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
29	MF	ENG	Andy Arnott	12	0	4+8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	FW	ENG	Steve McGavin	36	16	30+4	16	1	0	0	0	1	0
31	DF	ENG	Jack Wignall	2	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season
2	DF	FRA	Fabrice Richard	16	0	13+1	0	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
4	DF	SKN	Sagi Burton	11	0	9	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
8	MF	ENG	Warren Aspinall	9	2	7	2	0	0	2	0	0	0
10	DF	ENG	Titus Bramble	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	MF	IRL	Brian Launders	8	0	6	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
10	DF	NGA	Efe Sodje	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	DF	IRL	Barry Feguson	6	0	5+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	FW	FRA	Steve Germain	3	0	1+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	GK	ENG	Andy Walker	4	0	2	0	0	0	1+1	0	0	0
16	MF	ENG	Steve Forbes	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	MF	ENG	Richard Wilkins	26	2	23+1	2	0	0	2	0	0	0
33	GK	ENG	John Vaughan	6	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	DF	ENG	Alan White	5	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Goalscorers

Place	Number	Position	Name	Second Division	FA Cup	League Cup	Football League Trophy	Total
1	30	FW	Steve McGavin	16	0	0	0	16
2	15	FW	Lomana LuaLua	12	1	1	0	14
3	7	MF	Karl Duguid	12	0	0	0	12
4	11	MF	Jason Dozzell	5	0	1	0	6
5	23	MF/DF	Aaron Skelton	4	0	0	0	4
6	3	FB	Joe Keith	1	0	1	0	2
	8	MF	Warren Aspinall	2	0	0	0	2
	9	FW	Jamie Moralee	1	0	0	1	2
	17	MF/DF	Richard Wilkins	2	0	0	0	2
	19	FW	Tony Lock	2	0	0	0	2
11	5	CB	David Greene	1	0	0	0	1
11	18	MF	Chris Keeble	1	0	0	0	1
			Own goals	0	0	0	0	0
			TOTALS	59	1	3	1	64

Disciplinary record

Number	Nationality	Position	Name	Second Division		FA Cup		League Cup		Football League Trophy		Total
Number	Nationality	Position	Name
7		MF	Karl Duguid	7	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	9	0
4		CB	Sagi Burton	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	1
5		CB	David Greene	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
11		MF	Jason Dozzell	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
34		CB	Alan White	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	1
4		MF	Gavin Johnson	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
1		GK	Simon Brown	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
6		FB	Joe Dunne	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
8		MF	Warren Aspinall	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
8		MF	David Gregory	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
3		FB	Joe Keith	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
10		CB	Titus Bramble	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
10		MF	Brian Launders	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
15		FW	Lomana LuaLua	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
17		MF/DF	Richard Wilkins	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
19		FW	Tony Lock	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
30		FW	Steve McGavin	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
2		FB	Fabrice Richard	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
9		FW	Jamie Moralee	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
12		CB	Barry Ferguson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
21		CB	Craig Farley	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
24		CB	Ross Johnson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
29		MF	Andy Arnott	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
			TOTALS	55	2	1	0	3	1	2	0	61	3

Clean sheets

Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.

Place	Number	Player	Second Division	Total
1	1	Simon Brown	6	6
2	33	John Vaughan	1	1
		TOTALS	7	7

Player debuts

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

Number	Position	Player	Date	Opponent	Ground
1	GK	Simon Brown	7 August 1999	Chesterfield	Saltergate
3	FB	Joe Keith	7 August 1999	Chesterfield	Saltergate
4	CB	Sagi Burton	7 August 1999	Chesterfield	Saltergate
10	MF	Brian Launders	7 August 1999	Chesterfield	Saltergate
12	FW	Steve Germain	7 August 1999	Chesterfield	Saltergate
20	MF	Thomas Pinault	14 August 1999	Notts County	Layer Road
9	FW	Jamie Moralee	24 August 1999	Crystal Palace	Selhurst Park
21	CB	Craig Farley	11 September 1999	Scunthorpe United	Layer Road
29	MF	Andy Arnott	25 September 1999	Millwall	The Den
30	FW	Steve McGavin	15 October 1999	Cambridge United	Abbey Stadium
4	MF	Gavin Johnson	14 November 1999	Oldham Athletic	Boundary Park
33	GK	John Vaughan	14 November 1999	Oldham Athletic	Boundary Park
34	CB	Alan White	27 November 1999	Stoke City	Britannia Stadium
31	CB	Jack Wignall	7 December 1999	Swansea City	Vetch Field
6	FB	Joe Dunne	17 December 1999	Luton Town	Layer Road
29	MF	Andy Arnott	26 December 1999	Gillingham	Priestfield Stadium
10	CB	Titus Bramble	3 January 2000	Blackpool	Bloomfield Road
24	CB	Ross Johnson	15 January 2000	Notts County	Meadow Lane
24	CB	Ross Johnson	19 February 2000	Stoke City	Layer Road
10	CB	Efe Sodje	25 March 2000	Gillingham	Layer Road
12	CB	Barry Ferguson	8 April 2000	Blackpool	Layer Road
18	MF	Chris Keeble	15 April 2000	Wycombe Wanderers	Adams Park

^ Second debut for the club

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

"Colchester United football club match record: 2000". 11v11.com. Retrieved 25 September 2018.

Specific

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Joe Keith at Soccerbase
"Adrian Webster". 11v11.com. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
Adrian Webster at Soccerbase
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^ Sagi Burton at Soccerbase
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Thomas Pinault at Soccerbase
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Jack Wignall at Soccerbase
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Glenn Williamson at Soccerbase
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Steve McGavin at Soccerbase
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^ Andy Arnott at Soccerbase
"Andy Arnott". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
Gavin Johnson at Soccerbase
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^ Joe Dunne at Soccerbase
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"Chris Keeble". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
Chris Keeble at Soccerbase
"Geraint Williams". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
Geraint Williams at Soccerbase
"Tony Adcock (Forward)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
Tony Adcock at Soccerbase
"Simon Betts". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
Simon Betts at Soccerbase
"Tamer Fernandes". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
Tamer Fernandes at Soccerbase
"Nicky Haydon". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
Nicky Haydon at Soccerbase
"David Rainford". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
Dave Rainford at Soccerbase
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Scott Stamps at Soccerbase
"Stephane Pounewatchy". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
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Paul Abrahams at Soccerbase
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^ Neil Gregory at Soccerbase
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Andy Walker at Soccerbase
"Steve Forbes". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
Steve Forbes at Soccerbase
"Fabrice Richard". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
Fabrice Richard at Soccerbase
"Richard Wilkins (Defender / Midfielder)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
Richard Wilkins at Soccerbase
"Alan White". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
Alan White at Soccerbase
"John Vaughan (Goalkeeper)". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
John Vaughan at Soccerbase
"Titus Bramble". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
Titus Bramble at Soccerbase
"Barry Ferguson". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
Barry Ferguson at Soccerbase
"Efe Sodje". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
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"Colchester Utd 1–0 Stoke City". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 September 2018.

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