2000–01 Colchester United F.C. season

The 2000–01 season was Colchester United's 59th season in their history and their third 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

2000–01 season
Chairman	Peter Heard[1]
Manager	Steve Whitton
Stadium	Layer Road
Second Division	17th
FA Cup	1st round (eliminated by Yeovil Town)
League Cup	2nd round (eliminated by Sheffield United)
Football League Trophy	1st round (southern section) (eliminated by Cambridge United)
Top goalscorer	League: Mick Stockwell (11) All: Mick Stockwell (11)
Highest home attendance	5,010 v Reading, 28 April 2001[2]
Lowest home attendance	1,981 v Sheffield United, 27 September 2000[3]
Average home league attendance	3,466[4]
Biggest win	4–0 v Bristol City, 24 February 2001
Biggest defeat	1–6 v Millwall, 26 December 2000
Home colours
← 1999–2000 2001–02 →

The main story of the season was the sale of star striker Lomana LuaLua to Premier League side Newcastle United for £2.25m. The proceeds from the sale helped to secure the medium-term future of the club.

Steve Whitton's first full season in charge of the U's ended with a minor improvement on last season with a 17th position finish. In the cups, it was a familiar story to the preceding seasons, with a first round exit in the Football League Trophy and a second round defeat to Sheffield United in the League Cup. Colchester were again dumped out of the FA Cup by non-League opposition when Yeovil Town thrashed them 5–1 in the first round.

Season overview

After scoring 14 goals for Colchester in the previous season, the U's began to receive interest in Lomana LuaLua. After scoring a hat-trick against Queens Park Rangers in the League Cup, LuaLua made his transfer to Bobby Robson's Newcastle United for a fee of £2.25m in September. The deal proved to be a huge financial boost to the club that helped secure the medium-term future of Colchester United.

In the FA Cup, Colchester suffered another first round exit to non-League opposition when Yeovil Town comprehensively won 5–1 at Huish Park. In the Football League Trophy, Colchester lost in the first round to Cambridge United while Sheffield United beat the U's in the second round of the League Cup after the U's had overcome QPR in the first round.

In the league, Steve Whitton guided his side to 17th position, six points clear of the relegation places.^[5]

Players

As of match played 5 May 2001.^[6][7][8]

No.	Name	Position	Nationality	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 23)	41	0	Tottenham Hotspur	20 July 1999	Free transfer
29	Andy Woodman	GK		Camberwell	(1971-08-11)11 August 1971 (aged 28)	7	0	Brentford	1 January 2001	Free transfer
30	Glenn Williamson	GK		Enfield Town	(1982-12-22)22 December 1982 (aged 17)	0	0	Youth team	1 August 1999	Free transfer
Defenders
2	Joe Dunne	FB		Dublin	(1973-05-25)25 May 1973 (aged 27)	139	4	Dover Athletic	7 December 1999[a]	Nominal
3	Joe Keith	FB		Plaistow	(1978-10-01)1 October 1978 (aged 21)	49	2	West Ham United	24 May 1999	Free transfer
5	Ross Johnson	CB		Brighton	(1976-01-02)2 January 1976 (aged 24)	18	0	Brighton & Hove Albion	14 February 2000	Free transfer
6	Simon Clark	CB		Boston	(1967-03-12)12 March 1967 (aged 33)	0	0	Leyton Orient	8 June 2000	Free transfer
19	Alan White	CB		Darlington	(1975-03-22)22 March 1975 (aged 25)	5	0	Luton Town	16 July 2000	Free transfer
26	Scott Fitzgerald	CB		Westminster	(1969-08-13)13 August 1969 (aged 30)	0	0	Millwall	19 October 2000	Free transfer
Midfielders
4	Gavin Johnson	MF		Eye	(1970-10-10)10 October 1970 (aged 29)	27	0	Dunfermline Athletic	14 November 1999	Free transfer
7	Karl Duguid	MF		Letchworth	(1978-03-21)21 March 1978 (aged 22)	149	23	Youth team	9 December 1995[b]	Free transfer
8	David Gregory	MF		Sudbury	(1970-01-23)23 January 1970 (aged 30)	209	25	Peterborough United	8 December 1995	Free transfer
14	Chris Keeble	MF		Colchester	(1978-09-17)17 September 1978 (aged 21)	5	1	Ipswich Town	23 March 2000	Free transfer
15	Thomas Pinault	MF		Grasse	(1981-12-04)4 December 1981 (aged 18)	5	0	AS Cannes	1 July 1999	Free transfer
17	Andy Arnott	MF		Chatham	(1973-10-18)18 October 1973 (aged 26)	12	0	Brighton & Hove Albion	1 November 1999	Part exchange
18	Aaron Skelton	MF/DF		Welwyn Garden City	(1974-11-22)22 November 1974 (aged 25)	92	11	Luton Town	3 July 1997	Free transfer
20	Mick Stockwell	MF		Chelmsford	(1965-02-14)14 February 1965 (aged 35)	0	0	Ipswich Town	23 July 2000	Free transfer
22	Sam Okafor	MF		Xtiam	(1982-03-17)17 March 1982 (aged 18)	1	0	Youth team	1 August 1998	Free transfer
23	Matt Hearn	MF		Barking	(1984-01-17)17 January 1984 (aged 16)	0	0	Youth team	1 July 2000	Free transfer
24	Kemal Izzet	MF		Whitechapel	(1980-09-29)29 September 1980 (aged 19)	2	0	Charlton Athletic	13 April 2001	Free transfer
Forwards
9	Scott McGleish	FW		Chipping Barnet	(1974-02-10)10 February 1974 (aged 26)	17	6	Barnet	12 January 2001	£15,000
10	Steve McGavin	FW		North Walsham	(1969-01-24)24 January 1969 (aged 31)	167	63	Northampton Town	1 October 1999	Free transfer
21	Keith Scott	FW		Westminster	(1967-06-09)9 June 1967 (aged 32)	5	1	Reading	19 March 2001	Free transfer
27	Dean Morgan	FW		Edmonton	(1983-10-03)3 October 1983 (aged 16)	0	0	Youth team	1 August 2000	Free 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.
8 June 2000	CB		Simon Clark	Leyton Orient	Free transfer	[9][10]
1 July 2000	MF		Matt Hearn	Youth team	Free transfer	[11][12]
16 July 2000	CB		Alan White	Luton Town	Free transfer	[13][14]
23 July 2000	MF		Mick Stockwell	Ipswich Town	Free transfer	[15][16]
1 August 2000	FW		Dean Morgan	Youth team	Free transfer	[17][18]
18 August 2000	MF		Adam Tanner	Peterborough United	Free transfer	[19][20]
19 October 2000	CB		Scott Fitzgerald	Millwall	Free transfer	[21][22]
1 January 2001	GK		Andy Woodman	Brentford	Free transfer	[23][24]
12 January 2001	FW		Scott McGleish	Barnet	£15,000	[25][26]
19 March 2001	FW		Keith Scott	Reading	Free transfer	[27][28]
13 April 2001	MF		Kemal Izzet	Charlton Athletic	Free transfer	[29][30]

• Total spending: ~ £15,000

Out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
End of season	FB		Andy Taylor	Free agent	Released	[31]
31 May 2000	CB		Craig Farley	Chesham United	Released	[32][33]
31 May 2000	FW		Jamie Moralee	Barry Town	Released	[34][35]
31 May 2000	MF		Adrian Webster	Faversham Town	Released	[36][37]
7 July 2000	CB		David Greene	Cardiff City	Free transfer	[38][39]
19 September 2000	FW		Lomana LuaLua	Newcastle United	£2,250,000	[40][41]
7 December 2000	FW		KK Opara	Leyton Orient	Nominal	[42][43]
26 December 2000	MF		Jason Dozzell	Canvey Island	Released	[44][45][a]
21 January 2001	MF		Adam Tanner	Canvey Island	Released	[19][20]
1 February 2001	DF		Sean Hillier	Free agent	Released	[46][47]
16 February 2001	CB		Jack Wignall	Dagenham & Redbridge	Released	[48][49]
22 March 2001	FW		Tony Lock	Dagenham & Redbridge	Released	[50][51]

• Total incoming: ~ £2,250,000

1. Date of departure refers to the date of the player's final game for the club

Loans in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	End date	Ref.
6 October 2000	FW		Mark Nicholls	Chelsea	6 November 2000	[52][53]
12 October 2000	FW		Keith Scott	Reading	12 November 2000	[27][28]
8 November 2000	FW		Barry Conlon	York City	8 May 2001	[54][55]
10 November 2000	GK		Andy Woodman	Brentford	31 December 2000	[23][24]
22 March 2001	DF/MF		Shaun Byrne	West Ham United	22 April 2001	[56]
22 March 2001	MF		Kemal Izzet	Charlton Athletic	12 April 2001	[29][30]

Loans out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	End date	Ref.
22 March 2001	MF		Sam Okafor	Dartford	8 May 2001	[57][58]

Match details

Second Division

Main article: 2000–01 Football League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
15	Oldham Athletic	46	15	13	18	53	65	−12	58
16	Bury	46	16	10	20	45	59	−14	58
17	Colchester United	46	15	12	19	55	59	−4	57
18	Northampton Town	46	15	12	19	46	59	−13	57
19	Cambridge United	46	14	11	21	61	77	−16	53

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

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	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	A
Result	D	L	W	D	W	L	D	D	D	L	L	L	L	W	W	L	L	W	D	W	W	W	L	D	W	D	L	L	L	D	W	L	L	L	W	W	L	W	W	L	D	L	W	L	D	D
Position	12	18	10	12	5	10	12	14	12	12	13	17	21	18	17	17	19	17	17	13	12	8	12	15	15	14	15	15	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	14	15	14	12	17	17	17	16	16	17	17

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

Matches

Swindon Town v Colchester United

12 August 2000 (2000-08-12) 1	Swindon Town	0–0	Colchester United	Swindon
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 7,296 Referee: Steve Dunn

Colchester United v Rotherham United

18 August 2000 (2000-08-18) 2	Colchester United	0–1	Rotherham United	Colchester
19:45 BST		Report	Robins 34'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,807 Referee: Peter Walton

Swansea City v Colchester United

26 August 2000 (2000-08-26) 3	Swansea City	0–2	Colchester United	Swansea
		Report	LuaLua 15', 83'	Stadium: Vetch Field Attendance: 6,247 Referee: Paul Rejer

Colchester United v Oldham Athletic

29 August 2000 (2000-08-29) 4	Colchester United	1–1	Oldham Athletic	Colchester
19:45 BST	Duguid 37'	Report	Holt 52'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,675 Referee: Keith Hill

Colchester United v AFC Bournemouth

2 September 2000 (2000-09-02) 5	Colchester United	3–1	AFC Bournemouth	Colchester
	Skelton 4', 40' Stockwell 62'	Report	Jørgensen 44'  69' Smith  37'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,459 Referee: Richard Beeby

Wigan Athletic v Colchester United

9 September 2000 (2000-09-09) 6	Wigan Athletic	3–1	Colchester United	Wigan
	Haworth 11', 42', 50'	Report	Duguid 30'	Stadium: JJB Stadium Attendance: 5,782 Referee: Mike Pike

Bury v Colchester United

12 September 2000 (2000-09-12) 7	Bury	0–0	Colchester United	Bury
		Report		Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 2,557 Referee: A Kaye

Colchester United v Wrexham

16 September 2000 (2000-09-16) 8	Colchester United	1–1	Wrexham	Colchester
15:00 BST	Lock 63'	Report	Sam 12'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,724 Referee: Phil Joslin

Bristol City v Colchester United

23 September 2000 (2000-09-23) 9	Bristol City	1–1	Colchester United	Bristol
	Thorpe 14'	Report	Lock 2'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 7,411 Referee: Mark Warren

Colchester United v Stoke City

30 September 2000 (2000-09-30) 10	Colchester United	0–1	Stoke City	Colchester
15:00 BST		Report	Thorne 14'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,758 Referee: Lee Cable

Colchester United v Walsall

6 October 2000 (2000-10-06) 11	Colchester United	0–2	Walsall	Colchester
19:45 BST		Report	Angell 20' Leitão 43' Barras  16'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,428 Referee: Mark Halsey

Port Vale v Colchester United

14 October 2000 (2000-10-14) 12	Port Vale	3–1	Colchester United	Burslem
	Tankard 4' Naylor 68', 76'	Report	Scott 63' White  90'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 3,192 Referee: D Pugh

Brentford v Colchester United

17 October 2000 (2000-10-17) 13	Brentford	1–0	Colchester United	Brentford
	Scott 89'	Report		Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 3,595 Referee: Scott Mathieson

Colchester United v Cambridge United

21 October 2000 (2000-10-21) 14	Colchester United	2–0	Cambridge United	Colchester
15:00 BST	McGavin 39', 63' (pen.)	Report	Cowan  19'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,761 Referee: Paul Danson

Colchester United v Bristol Rovers

24 October 2000 (2000-10-24) 15	Colchester United	2–1	Bristol Rovers	Colchester
	Gregory 36' Duguid 62'	Report	Ellis 87'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,951 Referee: S Tomlin

Peterborough United v Colchester United

28 October 2000 (2000-10-28) 16	Peterborough United	3–1	Colchester United	Peterborough
15:00 BST	McKenzie 56' Lee 87' Clarke 89'	Report	Duguid 48' Clark  66'	Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 5,469 Referee: R Pearson

Colchester United v Northampton Town

4 November 2000 (2000-11-04) 17	Colchester United	0–2	Northampton Town	Colchester
15:00 GMT		Report	Forrester 39' Howard 60'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,352 Referee: M North

Reading v Colchester United

11 November 2000 (2000-11-11) 18	Reading	0–1	Colchester United	Reading
		Report	G. Johnson 38'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 11,549 Referee: Matt Messias

Colchester United v Wycombe Wanderers

25 November 2000 (2000-11-25) 19	Colchester United	0–0	Wycombe Wanderers	Colchester
15:00 GMT	Lock  79'	Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,646 Referee: Roger Furnandiz

Colchester United v Notts County

2 December 2000 (2000-12-02) 20	Colchester United	2–0	Notts County	Colchester
15:00 GMT	Keeble 43' Conlon 78'	Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,280 Referee: P Armstrong

Luton Town v Colchester United

16 December 2000 (2000-12-16) 21	Luton Town	0–3	Colchester United	Luton
		Report	Conlon 28' Gregory 48' Pinault 76'	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 4,791 Referee: Mike Pike

Colchester United v Oxford United

22 December 2000 (2000-12-22) 22	Colchester United	3–2	Oxford United	Colchester
19:45 GMT	Conlon 27' Stockwell 35', 69'	Report	Gray 56' Beauchamp 57'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,695 Referee: Paul Alcock

Millwall v Colchester United

26 December 2000 (2000-12-26) 23	Millwall	6–1	Colchester United	Bermondsey
	Harris 18', 76', 90' Moody 26', 62' Ifill 88'	Report	Ryan 87' (o.g.)	Stadium: The Den Attendance: 11,156

Oldham Athletic v Colchester United

13 January 2001 (2001-01-13) 24	Oldham Athletic	1–1	Colchester United	Oldham
	Tipton 90'	Report	Stockwell 59'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4,076 Referee: G Cain

Oxford United v Colchester United

27 January 2001 (2001-01-27) 25	Oxford United	0–1	Colchester United	Oxford
		Report	Dunne 45'	Stadium: Manor Ground Attendance: 5,064 Referee: Colin Webster

AFC Bournemouth v Colchester United

3 February 2001 (2001-02-03) 26	AFC Bournemouth	2–2	Colchester United	Bournemouth
	Hughes 63' (pen.) C. Fletcher 86'	Report	McGleish 22' Stockwell 28'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 4,407 Referee: S Tomlin

Colchester United v Millwall

6 February 2001 (2001-02-06) 27	Colchester United	0–1	Millwall	Colchester
		Report	Ifill 21'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,523 Referee: Anthony Leake

Colchester United v Wigan Athletic

10 February 2001 (2001-02-10) 28	Colchester United	0–2	Wigan Athletic	Colchester
15:00 GMT		Report	Bidstrup 3' Liddell 77'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,275 Referee: B Curson

Wrexham v Colchester United

17 February 2001 (2001-02-17) 29	Wrexham	1–0	Colchester United	Wrexham
	McGregor 36'	Report		Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 2,492 Referee: Howard Webb

Colchester United v Bury

20 February 2001 (2001-02-20) 30	Colchester United	1–1	Bury	Colchester
	Skelton 59' (pen.)	Report	Preece 82'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,755 Referee: Fraser Stretton

Colchester United v Bristol City

24 February 2001 (2001-02-24) 31	Colchester United	4–0	Bristol City	Colchester
	Gregory 7' Keith 42' Stockwell 57' Conlon 69'	Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,430 Referee: Trevor Parkes

Rotherham United v Colchester United

27 February 2001 (2001-02-27) 32	Rotherham United	3–2	Colchester United	Rotherham
	Robins 48' Artell 50' Hurst 84'	Report	G. Johnson 35' Keith 74'	Stadium: Millmoor Attendance: 5,864 Referee: A Butler

Stoke City v Colchester United

2 March 2001 (2001-03-02) 33	Stoke City	3–1	Colchester United	Stoke-on-Trent
	Thorne 9', 40' Kavanagh 88'	Report	Skelton 4' (pen.)	Stadium: Britannia Stadium Attendance: 11,714 Referee: M Cowburn

Colchester United v Port Vale

7 March 2001 (2001-03-07) 34	Colchester United	0–1	Port Vale	Colchester
19:45 GMT		Report	Brammer 54'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,579 Referee: J Robinson

Walsall v Colchester United

10 March 2001 (2001-03-10) 35	Walsall	0–1	Colchester United	Walsall
		Report	Conlon 56'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 4,533 Referee: Phil Dowd

Colchester United v Brentford

16 March 2001 (2001-03-16) 36	Colchester United	3–1	Brentford	Colchester
	Keith 41' Stockwell 51' Duguid 74'	Report	Owusu 9'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,423 Referee: D Laws

Colchester United v Swindon Town

20 March 2001 (2001-03-20) 37	Colchester United	0–1	Swindon Town	Colchester
19:45 GMT		Report	Reddy 28'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,736 Referee: William Burns

Colchester United v Luton Town

31 March 2001 (2001-03-31) 38	Colchester United	3–1	Luton Town	Colchester
15:00 BST	Stockwell 17', 37' Skelton 43' (pen.)	Report	Howard 83' (pen.)	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,271 Referee: Mark Warren

Colchester United v Swansea City

3 April 2001 (2001-04-03) 39	Colchester United	3–0	Swansea City	Colchester
19:45 BST	Conlon 20', 86' McGleish 64'	Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,886 Referee: S Tomlin

Bristol Rovers v Colchester United

14 April 2001 (2001-04-14) 40	Bristol Rovers	2–0	Colchester United	Bristol
	Astafjevs 85' Ellington 90'	Report		Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 6,551 Referee: J Brandwood

Colchester United v Peterborough United

17 April 2001 (2001-04-17) 41	Colchester United	2–2	Peterborough United	Colchester
19:45 BST	Stockwell 18' Izzet 77'	Report	Lee 11' Oldfield 53'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,336 Referee: Chris Foy

Northampton Town v Colchester United

21 April 2001 (2001-04-21) 42	Northampton Town	2–0	Colchester United	Northampton
	Savage 35' (pen.) Forrester 81'	Report		Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,012 Referee: Andy Hall

Colchester United v Reading

28 April 2001 (2001-04-28) 43	Colchester United	2–1	Reading	Colchester
15:00 BST	Conlon 34' Skelton 43' (pen.)	Report	Cureton 24'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 5,010 Referee: Paul Danson

Cambridge United v Colchester United

1 May 2001 (2001-05-01) 44	Cambridge United	2–1	Colchester United	Cambridge
20:00 BST	Richardson 48' Cowan 56'	Report	McGleish 81'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 5,317

Notts County v Colchester United

3 May 2001 (2001-05-03) 45	Notts County	2–2	Colchester United	Nottingham
	Stallard 41' Jacobsen 60'	Report	Stockwell 9' McGleish 89'	Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 2,860 Referee: T Jones

Wycombe Wanderers v Colchester United

5 May 2001 (2001-05-05) 46	Wycombe Wanderers	1–1	Colchester United	High Wycombe
15:00 BST	Ryan 70'	Report	McGleish 51'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 7,516 Referee: Barry Knight

Football League Cup

Main article: 2000–01 Football League Cup

Colchester United v Queens Park Rangers

23 August 2000 (2000-08-23) 1st round 1st leg	Colchester United	0–1	Queens Park Rangers	Colchester
		Report	Kiwomya 27'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,916 Referee: M Fletcher

Queens Park Rangers v Colchester United

6 September 2000 (2000-09-06) 1st round 2nd leg	Queens Park Rangers	1–4	Colchester United	Shepherd's Bush
20:00 BST	Kiwomya 45'	Report	LuaLua 11', 18', 86' McGavin 56'	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 4,042
Note: Colchester United win 4–2 on aggregate.

Sheffield United v Colchester United

19 September 2000 (2000-09-19) 2nd round 1st leg	Sheffield United	3–0	Colchester United	Sheffield
	Devlin 18' Clark 80' (o.g.) Kelly 83'	Report		Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 3,531 Referee: Paul Danson

Colchester United v Sheffield United

27 September 2000 (2000-09-27) 2nd round 2nd leg	Colchester United	0–1	Sheffield United	Colchester
19:45 BST		Report	Devlin 59'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 1,981 Referee: David Elleray
Note: Sheffield United win 4–0 on aggregate.

FA Cup

Main article: 2000–01 FA Cup

Yeovil Town v Colchester United

18 November 2000 (2000-11-18) 1st round	Yeovil Town	5–1	Colchester United	Yeovil
	Patmore 50', 85' Belgrave 53' Skiverton 57' Way 80' (pen.)	Report	Duguid 69'	Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 4,552 Referee: William Burns

Football League Trophy

Main article: 2000–01 Football League Trophy

Cambridge United v Colchester United

5 December 2000 (2000-12-05) 1st round (southern section)	Cambridge United	2–0	Colchester United	Cambridge
	Dreyer 3' Axeldal 18'	Report		Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 1,555 Referee: Steve Baines

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

^[6][59]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Second Division		FA Cup		League Cup		Football League Trophy
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ENG	Simon Brown	23	0	18	0	1	0	4	0	0	0
2	DF	IRL	Joe Dunne	39	1	31+3	1	0+1	0	3	0	1	0
3	DF	ENG	Joe Keith	30	3	21+6	3	0	0	1+2	0	0	0
4	MF	ENG	Gavin Johnson	42	2	33+4	2	1	0	3+1	0	0	0
5	DF	ENG	Ross Johnson	18	0	17+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	DF	ENG	Simon Clark	39	0	33+1	0	0+1	0	4	0	0	0
7	MF	ENG	Karl Duguid	45	6	34+6	5	1	1	3	0	1	0
8	MF	ENG	David Gregory	31	3	27+1	3	1	0	1	0	1	0
9	FW	ENG	Scott McGleish	21	5	11+10	5	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	FW	ENG	Steve McGavin	46	3	19+22	2	1	0	3	1	0+1	0
14	MF	ENG	Chris Keeble	20	1	10+7	1	0	0	1+1	0	1	0
15	MF	FRA	Thomas Pinault	5	1	3+2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	MF	ENG	Andy Arnott	5	0	1+2	0	0	0	0+1	0	1	0
18	MF	ENG	Aaron Skelton	49	6	43+1	6	1	0	3	0	1	0
19	DF	ENG	Alan White	37	0	29+3	0	1	0	4	0	0	0
20	MF	ENG	Mick Stockwell	52	11	46	11	1	0	4	0	1	0
21[a]	FW	ENG	Keith Scott	9	1	8+1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	MF	ENG	Kemal Izzet	6	1	5+1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	DF	IRL	Scott Fitzgerald	32	0	30	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
27	FW	MSR	Dean Morgan	4	0	0+4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	GK	ENG	Andy Woodman	29	0	28	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season
9	FW	COD	Lomana LuaLua	9	5	7	2	0	0	2	3	0	0
11	MF	ENG	Jason Dozzell	28	0	22	0	1	0	4	0	1	0
12	FW	NGA	KK Opara	3	0	0+2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
17	FW	ENG	Tony Lock	17	2	3+11	2	0+1	0	2	0	0	0
21	MF	ENG	Adam Tanner	6	0	1+3	0	0	0	1+1	0	0	0
24	FW	ENG	Mark Nicholls	4	0	3+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	FW	IRL	Barry Conlon	28	8	23+3	8	1	0	0	0	1	0

1. Keith Scott's squad number was 25 during his loan spell

Goalscorers

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Place	Number	Nationality	Position	Name	Second Division	FA Cup	League Cup	Football League Trophy	Total
1	20		MF	Mick Stockwell	11	0	0	0	11
2	28		FW	Barry Conlon	8	0	0	0	8
3	7		MF	Karl Duguid	5	1	0	0	6
	18		MF/DF	Aaron Skelton	6	0	0	0	6
5	9		FW	Lomana LuaLua	2	0	3	0	5
	9		FW	Scott McGleish	5	0	0	0	5
7	3		FB	Joe Keith	3	0	0	0	3
	8		MF	David Gregory	3	0	0	0	3
	10		FW	Steve McGavin	2	0	1	0	3
10	4		MF	Gavin Johnson	2	0	0	0	2
	17		FW	Tony Lock	2	0	0	0	2
12	2		FB	Joe Dunne	1	0	0	0	1
	14		MF	Chris Keeble	1	0	0	0	1
	15		MF	Thomas Pinault	1	0	0	0	1
	24		MF	Kemal Izzet	1	0	0	0	1
	21		FW	Keith Scott	1	0	0	0	1
				Own goals	1	0	0	0	1
				TOTALS	55	1	4	0	60

Disciplinary record

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Number	Nationality	Position	Name	Second Division		FA Cup		League Cup		Football League Trophy		Total
6		CB	Simon Clark	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	1
19		CB	Alan White	6	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	7	1
2		FB	Joe Dunne	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
4		MF	Gavin Johnson	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
7		MF	Karl Duguid	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
9		FW	Lomana LuaLua	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
17		FW	Tony Lock	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
18		MF/DF	Aaron Skelton	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
26		CB	Scott Fitzgerald	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
3		FB	Joe Keith	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
8		MF	David Gregory	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
11		MF	Jason Dozzell	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
28		FW	Barry Conlon	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
1		GK	Simon Brown	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
5		CB	Ross Johnson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
9		FW	Scott McGleish	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
14		MF	Chris Keeble	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
20		MF	Mick Stockwell	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
21		MF	Adam Tanner	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
24		MF	Kemal Izzet	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
29		GK	Andy Woodman	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
			TOTALS	55	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	57	3

Clean sheets

Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.^[61]

Place	Number	Nationality	Player	Second Division	FA Cup	League Cup	Football League Trophy	Total
1	29		Andy Woodman	8	0	0	0	8
2	1		Simon Brown	4	0	0	0	4
			TOTALS	12	0	0	0	12

Player debuts

Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.^[62]

Number	Position	Nationality	Player	Date	Opponent	Ground	Notes
6	CB		Simon Clark	12 August 2000	Swindon Town	County Ground
19	CB		Alan White	12 August 2000	Swindon Town	County Ground	[63][a]
20	MF		Mick Stockwell	12 August 2000	Swindon Town	County Ground
21	MF		Adam Tanner	12 September 2000	Bury	Gigg Lane
24	FW		Mark Nicholls	6 October 2000	Walsall	Layer Road
25	FW		Keith Scott	14 October 2000	Port Vale	Vale Park
26	CB		Scott Fitzgerald	21 October 2000	Cambridge United	Layer Road
27	FW		Dean Morgan	4 November 2000	Northampton Town	Layer Road
28	FW		Barry Conlon	11 November 2000	Reading	Madejski Stadium
29	GK		Andy Woodman	11 November 2000	Reading	Madejski Stadium
9	FW		Scott McGleish	13 January 2001	Oldham Athletic	Boundary Park	[64][a]
29	GK		Andy Woodman	13 January 2001	Oldham Athletic	Boundary Park	[64][a]
21	FW		Keith Scott	20 March 2001	Swindon Town	Layer Road	[65][a]
24	MF		Kemal Izzet	31 March 2001	Luton Town	Layer Road
24	MF		Kemal Izzet	14 April 2001	Bristol Rovers	Memorial Stadium	[66][a]

1. Second debut for the club

See also

• List of Colchester United F.C. seasons