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Colchester United

2011–12 season
Owner	Robbie Cowling
Chairman	Robbie Cowling
Manager	John Ward
Stadium	Colchester Community Stadium
League One	10th
FA Cup	2nd round (eliminated by Swindon Town)
League Cup	1st round (eliminated by Wycombe Wanderers)
Football League Trophy	1st round (southern section) (eliminated by Barnet)
Top goalscorer	League: Anthony Wordsworth (13) All: Anthony Wordsworth (13)
Highest home attendance	6,643 v Sheffield Wednesday, 14 April 2012
Lowest home attendance	1,747 v Barnet, 30 August 2011
Average home league attendance	3,747
Biggest win	3–0 v Preston North End, 3 March 2012 4–1 v Oldham Athletic, 27 August 2011 v Crewe Alexandra, 12 November 2011 v Bury, 10 December 2011
Biggest defeat	1–6 v Stevenage, 26 December 2011
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The 2011–12 season was Colchester United's 70th season in their history and fourth successive season in the third tier of English football, League One. Alongside competing in the League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup, the League Cup and the Football League Trophy.

John Ward led his side to another tenth-place finish in League One this term, with few changes made to the squad of the previous season. Club stalwart Karl Duguid returned to the club after three years at Plymouth Argyle, while another in Pat Baldwin left for Southend United. Youth team product Anthony Wordsworth blossomed in midfield, ending the season as the club's top scorer with 13 goals. The U's would finish the season 14 points shy of the play-off positions.

In the cups, Colchester suffered early exits in the League Cup and Football League Trophy to Wycombe Wanderers and Barnet respectively, while they reached the second round of the FA Cup but were beaten by Swindon Town.

Season overview

Colchester's campaign ran in a similar fashion to the previous season, ending in the same tenth position in the league and suffering early exits in the cup competitions. John Ward consolidated the U's position in League One while chairman Robbie Cowling was cutting back on first-team spending and investing in new youth facilities to ensure the long term future for the club.

The season saw the emergence of Tom Eastman, a young Colchester-born centre back signed from Ipswich Town in the summer, while Anthony Wordsworth continued his development in central midfield, ending the season as the club's top scorer.

Colchester suffered some heavy defeats, including 5–1 and 6–1 home defeats by Milton Keynes Dons and Stevenage respectively, while they suffered 4–1 defeats on the road at Bury and Notts County, while Sheffield United put three past the U's at Bramall Lane.

However, Colchester did earn big home victories over Bury and Notts County at home, while also beating Preston North End home and away.

Players

As of match played 5 May 2012.

No.	Name	Position	Nationality	Place of birth	Date of birth	Apps	Goals	Signed from	Date signed	Fee
Goalkeepers
1	Ben Williams	GK		Manchester	(1982-08-27)27 August 1982 (aged 28)	86	0	Carlisle United	10 July 2009	Undisclosed
12	Mark Cousins	GK		Chelmsford	(1987-01-09)9 January 1987 (aged 24)	33	0	Youth team	1 August 2004	Free transfer
35	Carl Pentney	GK		Colchester	(1989-12-29)29 December 1989 (aged 21)	0	0	Leicester City	5 August 2010	Free transfer
Defenders
2	Tom Aldred	DF		Bolton	(1990-09-11)11 September 1990 (aged 20)	0	0	Watford	1 September 2011	Free transfer
3	Michael Rose	LB		Salford	(1982-07-28)28 July 1982 (aged 28)	0	0	Swindon Town	17 May 2011	Free transfer
4	Magnus Okuonghae	CB		Lagos	(1986-02-16)16 February 1986 (aged 25)	66	2	Dagenham & Redbridge	1 July 2009	£60,000
6	Matt Heath	CB		Leicester	(1981-11-01)1 November 1981 (aged 29)	75	3	Leeds United	13 May 2008	Free transfer
18	Tom Eastman	CB		Colchester	(1991-10-21)21 October 1991 (aged 19)	0	0	Ipswich Town	1 July 2011	Free transfer
20	Brian Wilson	FB		Manchester	(1983-05-09)9 May 1983 (aged 28)	30	2	Bristol City	29 June 2010	Free transfer
24	Ben Coker	DF/MF		Hatfield	(1989-06-17)17 June 1989 (aged 21)	20	0	Bury Town	23 July 2010	Free transfer
25	John White	FB		Colchester	(1986-07-26)26 July 1986 (aged 24)	205	0	Youth team	1 July 2003	Free transfer
31	Bradley Hamilton	DF		Newham	(1992-08-30)30 August 1992 (aged 18)	0	0	Youth team	1 July 2009	Free transfer
34	Tom Bender	CB		Harlow	(1993-01-19)19 January 1993 (aged 18)	2	0	Youth team	1 July 2009	Free transfer
Midfielders
8	John-Joe O'Toole	MF		Harrow	(1988-09-30)30 September 1988 (aged 22)	44	3	Watford	1 January 2010	Undisclosed
10	Kemal Izzet	MF		Whitechapel	(1980-09-29)29 September 1980 (aged 30)	423	21	Charlton Athletic	13 April 2001	Free transfer
14	Andy Bond	MF		Wigan	(1986-03-16)16 March 1986 (aged 25)	46	8	Barrow	29 June 2010	Free transfer
17	Martin Rowlands	MF		Hammersmith	(1979-02-08)8 February 1979 (aged 32)	0	0	Queens Park Rangers	2 February 2012	Free transfer
22	Anthony Wordsworth	MF		Camden Town	(1989-01-03)3 January 1989 (aged 22)	125	19	Youth team	1 July 2006	Free transfer
23	Lloyd James	MF/FB		Bristol	(1988-02-16)16 February 1988 (aged 23)	32	0	Southampton	22 July 2010	Free transfer
27	Karl Duguid	MF		Letchworth	(1978-03-21)21 March 1978 (aged 33)	437	45	Plymouth Argyle	20 July 2011	Free transfer
32	Jordan Sanderson	MF		Chingford	(1993-08-07)7 August 1993 (aged 17)	1	0	Youth team	1 January 2011	Free transfer
Forwards
7	Ashley Vincent	WG		Oldbury	(1985-05-26)26 May 1985 (aged 26)	69	9	Cheltenham Town	1 July 2009	Free transfer
9	Steven Gillespie	FW		Liverpool	(1985-06-04)4 June 1985 (aged 25)	72	16	Cheltenham Town	7 July 2008	£400,000
15	Kayode Odejayi	FW		Ibadan	(1982-02-21)21 February 1982 (aged 29)	81	14	Barnsley	1 January 2010	Undisclosed
16	Ian Henderson	FW/MF		Bury St Edmunds	(1985-01-24)24 January 1985 (aged 26)	54	13	Ankaragücü	7 January 2010	Free transfer
19	Freddie Ladapo	ST		Romford	(1993-02-01)1 February 1993 (aged 18)	0	0	Youth team	16 March 2012	Free transfer
Scholars
	Alex Gilbey	MF		Dagenham	(1994-12-09)9 December 1994 (aged 16)	0	0	Youth team	4 July 2011	Free transfer
	Gus Mafuta	DF		Clevedon	(1995-06-11)11 June 1995 (aged 15)	0	0	Youth team	4 July 2011	Free transfer
	Nnamdi Nwachuku	FW			(1994-11-27)27 November 1994 (aged 16)	0	0	Youth team	4 July 2011	Free transfer
	Billy Roast	DF			(1995-06-06)6 June 1995 (aged 15)	0	0	Youth team	4 July 2011	Free transfer
	Jack Simmons	MF		Basildon	(1994-11-25)25 November 1994 (aged 16)	0	0	Ipswich Town	25 April 2012	Free transfer
	Drey Wright	MF		Greenwich	(1995-04-30)30 April 1995 (aged 16)	0	0	Youth team	4 July 2011	Free transfer

Transfers

In

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
17 May 2011	LB		Michael Rose	Swindon Town	Free transfer
1 July 2011	CB		Tom Eastman	Ipswich Town	Free transfer
4 July 2011	MF		Alex Gilbey	Youth team	Free transfer
4 July 2011	DF		Gus Mafuta	Youth team	Free transfer
4 July 2011	ST		Nnamdi Nwachuku	Youth team	Free transfer
4 July 2011	DF		Billy Roast	Youth team	Free transfer
4 July 2011	MF		Drey Wright	Youth team	Free transfer
27 July 2011	MF		Karl Duguid	Plymouth Argyle	Free transfer
1 September 2011	DF		Tom Aldred	Watford	Free transfer
2 February 2012	MF		Martin Rowlands	Queens Park Rangers	Free transfer
16 March 2012	FW		Freddie Ladapo	Youth team	Free transfer
25 April 2012	MF		Jack Simmons	Ipswich Town	Free transfer

• Total spending: ~ £0

Out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
31 May 2011	RB		Lee Beevers	Walsall	Released
30 June 2011	MF		Sam Corcoran	Chelmsford City	Undisclosed
30 June 2011	WG		Medy Elito	Dagenham & Redbridge	Released
30 June 2011	WG		Simon Hackney	Rochdale	Released
30 June 2011	DF		Morten Knudsen	Free agent	Released
30 June 2011	MF		David Perkins	Barnsley	Free transfer
30 June 2011	LB		Conor Powell	Sligo Rovers	Released
27 January 2012	CB		Pat Baldwin	Southend United	Released
30 March 2012	FW		Craig Arnott	Tooting & Mitcham United	Released

• Total incoming: ~ £0

1. Following Pat Baldwin's release by Colchester United, he later joined Southend United.

Loans in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	End date	Ref.
15 August 2011	WG		Michail Antonio	Reading	7 November 2011
4 November 2011	ST		Casey Thomas	Swansea City	2 January 2012
19 January 2012	FW		Gavin Massey	Watford	16 February 2012
17 February 2012	ST		Freddie Sears	West Ham United	31 May 2012
16 March 2012	FW		Gavin Massey	Watford	16 April 2012

Loans out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	End date	Ref.
29 August 2011	CB		Tom Bender	Accrington Stanley	15 February 2012
12 September 2011	GK		Carl Pentney	Chelmsford City	13 October 2011
13 September 2011	CB		Tom Eastman	Crawley Town	16 October 2011
14 November 2011	DF		Tom Aldred	Torquay United	8 January 2012
14 November 2011	GK		Carl Pentney	Hayes & Yeading United	19 February 2012
17 February 2012	FW		Craig Arnott	Leiston	30 March 2012
2 March 2012	MF/FB		Lloyd James	Crawley Town	18 April 2012
22 March 2012	DF		Bradley Hamilton	Chelmsford City	21 April 2012

Match details

Friendlies

6 July 2011 (2011-07-06) Friendly	Maldon & Tiptree	0–4	Colchester United	Maldon
		Report	O'Toole 8' Vincent Arnott Gillespie	Stadium: Wallace Binder Ground

11 July 2011 (2011-07-11) Friendly	SDC Putten	0–3	Colchester United	Putten
18:30 CEST		Report	Rose Baldwin Gillespie pen.'	Stadium: Sportpark Puttereng

15 July 2011 (2011-07-15) Friendly	FC Utrecht	1–1	Colchester United	Zeist
12:00 CEST	Unknown goalscorer	Report Report (archived)	Henderson	Stadium: KNVB Campus

19 July 2011 (2011-07-19) Friendly	Braintree Town	0–1	Colchester United	Braintree
19:45 BST		Report	Gillespie 78' (pen.)	Stadium: Cressing Road

23 July 2011 (2011-07-23) Friendly	Bury Town	0–3	Colchester United	Bury St Edmunds
15:00 BST		Report	Unknown goalscorer	Stadium: Ram Meadow Attendance: 310

30 July 2011 (2011-07-30) Friendly	Colchester United	1–0	Watford	Colchester
15:00 BST	Odejayi 24'	Report		Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 1,334 Referee: Andy D'Urso

League One

League table

Results round by round

Matches

6 August 2011 (2011-08-06) 1	Preston North End	2–4	Colchester United	Preston
15:00 BST	Mellor 60' Coutts 70'	Report	Wordsworth 12' Henderson 49', 65' Odejayi 76'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 11,451 Referee: Craig Pawson

13 August 2011 (2011-08-13) 2	Colchester United	1–1	Wycombe Wanderers	Colchester
15:00 BST	Vincent 24'	Report	Rendell 61' (pen.)	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 3,902 Referee: Gary Sutton

16 August 2011 (2011-08-16) 3	Colchester United	0–2	Charlton Athletic	Colchester
19:45 BST		Report	Wright-Phillips 13', 28'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 5,094 Referee: Oliver Langford

20 August 2011 (2011-08-20) 4	Huddersfield Town	3–2	Colchester United	Huddersfield
15:00 BST	Rhodes 3', 59' Novak 64'	Report	Odejayi 5' Antonio 27'	Stadium: Kirklees Stadium Attendance: 11,043 Referee: Iain Williamson

27 August 2011 (2011-08-27) 5	Colchester United	4–1	Oldham Athletic	Colchester
15:00 BST	Wordsworth 1', 45' (pen.) Henderson 46' Heath 56'	Report	Reid 36' (pen.)	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 3,023 Referee: Steve Rushton

3 September 2011 (2011-09-03) 6	Scunthorpe United	1–1	Colchester United	Scunthorpe
15:00 BST	Grant 38'  43'	Report	Gillespie 74'	Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 3,700 Referee: Nigel Miller

10 September 2011 (2011-09-10) 7	Colchester United	1–1	Leyton Orient	Colchester
15:00 BST	Wordsworth 43'	Report	Smith 90'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 4,258 Referee: Andy D'Urso

13 September 2011 (2011-09-13) 8	Brentford	1–1	Colchester United	Brentford
19:45 BST	Donaldson 56'	Report	Wordsworth 90' O'Toole  81'	Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 4,714 Referee: Gavin Ward

17 September 2011 (2011-09-17) 9	Sheffield United	3–0	Colchester United	Sheffield
15:00 BST	Evans 3' Porter 12' Quinn 72'	Report		Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 15,783 Referee: Darren Deadman

14 September 2011 (2011-09-14) 10	Colchester United	1–0	Walsall	Colchester
15:00 BST	Wordsworth 33' (pen.)	Report	Butler  32'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 3,103 Referee: Simon Hooper

1 October 2011 (2011-10-01) 11	Chesterfield	0–1	Colchester United	Chesterfield
15:00 BST		Report	Antonio 30'	Stadium: b2net Stadium Attendance: 6,295 Referee: Dean Mohareb

8 October 2011 (2011-10-08) 12	Colchester United	2–2	Yeovil Town	Colchester
15:00 BST	Bond 38' Antonio 54'	Report	Massey 1', 63'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 3,521 Referee: Chris Sarginson

15 October 2011 (2011-10-15) 13	Rochdale	2–2	Colchester United	Rochdale
15:00 BST	Holness 44' Jones 88'	Report	Henderson 3' Odejayi 14' Okuonghae  29'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,226 Referee: David Webb

22 October 2011 (2011-10-22) 14	Sheffield Wednesday	2–0	Colchester United	Sheffield
15:00 BST	Jones 59' R. Johnson 70'	Report		Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 17,634 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

25 October 2011 (2011-10-25) 15	Colchester United	1–1	AFC Bournemouth	Colchester
19:45 BST	Zubar 72' (o.g.)	Report	Thomas 1'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 3,444 Referee: Jock Waugh

29 October 2011 (2011-10-29) 16	Colchester United	4–2	Notts County	Colchester
15:00 BST	Wordsworth 49' Antonio 66' Henderson 71' Odejayi 74'	Report	Sodje 58' Hughes 90'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 3,585 Referee: Graham Scott

19 November 2011 (2011-11-19) 18	Colchester United	1–5	Milton Keynes Dons	Colchester
15:00 GMT	Heath 23'	Report	MacDonald 38', 74' Flanagan 45' Gleeson 88' Ibehre 90'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 4,247 Referee: Brendan Malone

26 November 2011 (2011-11-26) 19	Carlisle United	1–0	Colchester United	Carlisle
15:00 GMT	Thirlwell 22'	Report		Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 4,435 Referee: Mark Heywood

10 December 2011 (2011-12-10) 20	Colchester United	4–1	Bury	Colchester
15:00 GMT	Duguid 2', 31' Henderson 19' James 66'	Report	John-Lewis 90'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 3,156 Referee: James Adcock

17 December 2011 (2011-12-17) 21	Hartlepool United	0–1	Colchester United	Hartlepool
15:00 GMT		Report	Wordsworth 36'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 4,029 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

26 December 2011 (2011-12-26) 22	Colchester United	1–6	Stevenage	Colchester
15:00 GMT	Henderson 51'	Report	Shroot 9' Beardsley 25' Bostwick 64' Laird 71' Freeman 73' Byrom 82'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 5,276 Referee: Fred Graham

31 December 2011 (2011-12-31) 23	Colchester United	2–0	Exeter City	Colchester
13:00 GMT	Wordsworth 16' Bond 62'	Report	Coles  64'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 3,667 Referee: Phil Gibbs

2 January 2012 (2012-01-02) 24	Milton Keynes Dons	1–0	Colchester United	Milton Keynes
15:00 GMT	Okuonghae 53' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 7,892 Referee: Carl Berry

14 January 2012 (2012-01-14) 25	Colchester United	1–1	Scunthorpe United	Colchester
15:00 GMT	Gillespie 28' (pen.)	Report	Walker 8'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 3,165 Referee: David Phillips

21 January 2012 (2012-01-21) 26	Colchester United	1–2	Chesterfield	Colchester
15:00 GMT	Gillespie 32'	Report	Lester 6' Thompson 44'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 3,312 Referee: Mark Brown

28 January 2012 (2012-01-28) 27	Leyton Orient	0–1	Colchester United	Leyton
15:00 GMT		Report	Forbes 28' (o.g.)	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 4,659 Referee: Mark Haywood

14 February 2012 (2012-02-14) 28	Colchester United	2–1	Brentford	Colchester
19:45 GMT	Gillespie 83', 85'	Report	McGinn 57'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 2,923 Referee: James Linington

18 February 2012 (2012-02-18) 29	Yeovil Town	3–2	Colchester United	Yeovil
15:00 GMT	Parrett 55' D'Ath 70' Williams 72' Agard  90'	Report	Gillespie 19' Rowlands 90'	Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 3,442 Referee: Steve Rushton

28 February 2012 (2012-02-28) 31	Oldham Athletic	1–1	Colchester United	Oldham
19:45 GMT	Marsh-Brown 37'	Report	Wordsworth 81'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 3,956 Referee: Oliver Langford

3 March 2012 (2012-03-03) 32	Colchester United	3–0	Preston North End	Colchester
15:00 GMT	Gillespie 19', 52' (pen.) Bond 90'	Report		Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 3,333 Referee: Lee Collins

6 March 2012 (2012-03-06) 33	Charlton Athletic	0–2	Colchester United	Charlton
19:45 GMT		Report	Wordsworth 5' Gillespie 73'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 13,650 Referee: Gavin Ward

13 March 2012 (2012-03-13) 35	Colchester United	1–1	Sheffield United	Colchester
19:45 GMT	Gillespie 56'	Report	Hoskins 32'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 4,572 Referee: Trevor Kettle

17 March 2012 (2012-03-17) 36	Colchester United	1–1	Huddersfield Town	Colchester
15:00 GMT	Gillespie 3'	Report	Okuonghae 90' (o.g.)	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 3,929 Referee: Dean Mohareb

20 March 2012 (2012-03-20) 37	Stevenage	0–0	Colchester United	Stevenage
19:45 GMT	Slew  45'	Report		Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 2,419 Referee: Darren Deadman

24 March 2012 (2012-03-24) 38	Colchester United	1–1	Carlisle United	Colchester
15:00 GMT	Rowlands 51'	Report	Berrett 68'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 3,672 Referee: Gary Sutton

27 March 2012 (2012-03-27) 39	Walsall	3–1	Colchester United	Walsall
19:45 BST	Ledesma 38' Sadler 44' Bowerman 73'	Report	Wordsworth 11'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 3,331 Referee: Rob Lewis

31 March 2012 (2012-03-31) 40	Exeter City	1–1	Colchester United	Exeter
15:00 BST	Cureton 83'	Report	Duguid 6'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 3,889 Referee: Darren Drysdale

6 April 2012 (2012-04-06) 41	Colchester United	1–1	Hartlepool United	Colchester
15:00 BST	Sears 81' (pen.)	Report	Sweeney 17'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 3,921 Referee: Pat Miller

9 April 2012 (2012-04-09) 42	Bury	4–1	Colchester United	Bury
15:00 BST	Grella 40' Harrad 43' Coke 56' Worrall 73'	Report	Eastman 57'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 3,119 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

14 April 2012 (2012-04-14) 43	Colchester United	1–1	Sheffield Wednesday	Colchester
15:00 BST	Henderson 3'	Report	Llera 52'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 6,643 Referee: Carl Boyeson

21 April 2012 (2012-04-21) 44	AFC Bournemouth	1–1	Colchester United	Bournemouth
15:00 BST	MacDonald 11'	Report	Eastman 84'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 5,109 Referee: Stuart Attwell

28 April 2012 (2012-04-28) 45	Colchester United	4–2	Tranmere Rovers	Colchester
15:00 BST	Henderson 4' Eastman 46' Goodison 66' (o.g.) Sears 84'	Report	Wallace 52' Cassidy 72'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 4,061 Referee: Andy Haines

5 May 2012 (2012-05-05) 46	Notts County	4–1	Colchester United	Nottingham
15:00 BST	Hughes 23' Bogdanović 33' Judge 41' Freeman 51'	Report	Wordsworth 90'	Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 8,942 Referee: Scott Mathieson

Football League Cup

9 August 2011 (2011-08-09) 1st round	Wycombe Wanderers	3–3 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)	Colchester United	High Wycombe
19:45 BST	Donnelly 2' Grant 12' Beavon 105'	Report	Odejayi 27' Henderson 41' Gillespie 98' (pen.)	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 1,430 Referee: Pat Miller

Football League Trophy

30 August 2011 (2011-08-30) 1st round (southern section)	Colchester United	1–3	Barnet	Colchester
19:30 BST	Baldwin 16'	Report	Holmes 7' McLeod 19' (pen.) Kabba 74'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 1,747 Referee: David Phillips

FA Cup

12 November 2011 (2011-11-12) 1st round	Crewe Alexandra	1–4	Colchester United	Crewe
15:00 GMT	Moore 19' Westwood  21'	Report	James 60', 90' Bond 77' Coker 87'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 2,325 Referee: David Coote

3 December 2011 (2011-12-03) 2nd round	Colchester United	0–1	Swindon Town	Colchester
15:00 GMT		Report	Ritchie 59'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 3,035 Referee: Michael Naylor

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League One		FA Cup		League Cup		Football League Trophy
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ENG	Ben Williams	39	0	36	0	2	0	0	0	1	0
3	DF	ENG	Michael Rose	16	0	12+2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
4	DF	ENG	Magnus Okuonghae	45	0	42	0	2	0	1	0	0	0
6	DF	ENG	Matt Heath	30	2	22+4	2	2	0	1	0	1	0
7	FW	ENG	Ashley Vincent	12	1	5+4	1	2	0	1	0	0	0
8	MF	IRL	John-Joe O'Toole	16	0	8+7	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
9	FW	ENG	Steven Gillespie	36	12	19+14	11	0+1	0	0+1	1	1	0
10	MF	ENG	Kemal Izzet	38	0	29+5	0	1+1	0	1	0	1	0
12	GK	ENG	Mark Cousins	11	0	10	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
14	MF	ENG	Andy Bond	43	4	28+12	3	2	1	0	0	1	0
15	FW	NGA	Kayode Odejayi	47	5	33+10	4	2	0	1	1	0+1	0
16	FW	ENG	Ian Henderson	50	10	45+1	9	2	0	1	1	1	0
17	MF	IRL	Martin Rowlands	9	2	7+2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	DF	ENG	Tom Eastman	27	3	24+1	3	0+1	0	0	0	0+1	0
20	DF	ENG	Brian Wilson	50	0	46	0	2	0	1	0	1	0
22	MF	ENG	Anthony Wordsworth	47	13	44	13	1	0	1	0	0+1	0
23	MF	WAL	Lloyd James	27	3	17+6	1	1+1	2	0+1	0	1	0
24	DF	ENG	Ben Coker	23	1	15+5	0	2	1	0+1	0	0	0
25	DF	ENG	John White	26	0	21+5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	MF	ENG	Karl Duguid	26	3	16+9	3	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
31	DF	ENG	Bradley Hamilton	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season
5	DF	ENG	Pat Baldwin	6	1	4+1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
11	FW	JAM	Michail Antonio	16	4	14+1	4	0	0	0	0	1	0
11	FW	ENG	Freddie Sears	11	2	5+6	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	FW	WAL	Casey Thomas	3	0	0+2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
21	FW	ENG	Gavin Massey	8	0	4+4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

1. Massey wore shirt number 19 during his first loan spell with the club

Goalscorers

Place	Number	Nationality	Position	Name	League One	FA Cup	League Cup	Football League Trophy	Total
1	22		MF	Anthony Wordsworth	13	0	0	0	13
2	9		FW	Steven Gillespie	11	0	1	0	12
3	16		FW/MF	Ian Henderson	9	0	1	0	10
4	15		FW	Kayode Odejayi	4	0	1	0	5
5	11		WG	Michail Antonio	4	0	0	0	4
	14		MF	Andy Bond	3	1	0	0	4
7	18		CB	Tom Eastman	3	0	0	0	3
	23		MF/FB	Lloyd James	1	2	0	0	3
	27		MF	Karl Duguid	3	0	0	0	3
10	6		CB	Matt Heath	2	0	0	0	2
	11		ST	Freddie Sears	2	0	0	0	2
	17		MF	Martin Rowlands	2	0	0	0	2
13	5		CB	Pat Baldwin	0	0	0	1	1
	7		WG	Ashley Vincent	1	0	0	0	1
	24		DF/MF	Ben Coker	0	1	0	0	1
				Own goals	3	0	0	0	3
				TOTALS	61	4	3	1	69

Disciplinary record

Number	Nationality	Position	Name	League One		FA Cup		League Cup		Football League Trophy		Total
4		CB	Magnus Okuonghae	8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	9	1
22		MF	Anthony Wordsworth	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
9		FW	Steven Gillespie	6	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	8	0
16		FW/MF	Ian Henderson	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
10		MF	Kemal Izzet	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
8		MF	John-Joe O'Toole	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
20		FB	Brian Wilson	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
15		FW	Kayode Odejayi	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
14		MF	Andy Bond	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
23		MF/FB	Lloyd James	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
3		LB	Michael Rose	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
6		CB	Matt Heath	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
18		CB	Tom Eastman	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
24		DF/MF	Ben Coker	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
27		MF	Karl Duguid	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
1		GK	Ben Williams	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
7		WG	Ashley Vincent	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
11		WG	Michail Antonio	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
17		MF	Martin Rowlands	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
21		FW	Gavin Massey	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
25		FB	John White	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
			TOTALS	70	2	4	0	1	0	0	0	75	2

1. Massey wore shirt number 19 during his first loan spell with the club

Captains

Number of games played as team captain.

Place	Number	Nationality	Position	Player	League One	FA Cup	League Cup	Football League Trophy	Total
1	10		MF	Kemal Izzet	29	1	1	1	32
2	6		CB	Matt Heath	10	0	0	0	10
3	27		MF	Karl Duguid	4	0	0	0	4
4	22		MF	Anthony Wordsworth	3	0	0	0	3
				Not recorded	0	1	0	0	1
				TOTALS	46	2	1	1	50

Clean sheets

Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.

Place	Number	Nationality	Player	League One	FA Cup	League Cup	Football League Trophy	Total
1	1		Ben Williams	11	0	0	0	11
			TOTALS	11	0	0	0	11

Player debuts

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

Number	Position	Nationality	Player	Date	Opponent	Ground	Notes
3	LB		Michael Rose	6 August 2011	Preston North End	Deepdale
11	WG		Michail Antonio	16 August 2011	Charlton Athletic	Colchester Community Stadium
18	CB		Tom Eastman	30 August 2011	Barnet	Colchester Community Stadium
27	MF		Karl Duguid	3 September 2011	Scunthorpe United	Glanford Park
19	ST		Casey Thomas	12 November 2012	Crewe Alexandra	Gresty Road
19	FW		Gavin Massey	21 January 2012	Chesterfield	Colchester Community Stadium
17	MF		Martin Rowlands	14 February 2012	Brentford	Colchester Community Stadium
11	ST		Freddie Sears	18 February 2012	Yeovil Town	Huish Park
21	FW		Gavin Massey	17 March 2012	Huddersfield Town	Colchester Community Stadium
31	DF		Bradley Hamilton	28 April 2012	Tranmere Rovers	Colchester Community Stadium

1. ^ Second debut for the club

See also

• List of Colchester United F.C. seasons

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• Colchester United F.C. seasons
• 2011–12 Football League One by team