2003–04 Colchester United F.C. season

The 2003–04 season was Colchester United's 62nd season in their history and their sixth 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
2003–04 season
ChairmanPeter Heard[1]
ManagerPhil Parkinson
StadiumLayer Road
Second Division11th
FA Cup5th round
(eliminated by
Sheffield United)
League Cup2nd round
(eliminated by
Rotherham United)
Football League TrophyFinal (southern section)
(eliminated by
Southend United)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Wayne Andrews (12)
All:
Scott McGleish (17)
Highest home attendance5,611
v Accrington Stanley, 13 January 2004[2]
Lowest home attendance2,367
v Plymouth Argyle, 12 August 2003[3]
Average home league attendance3,730[4]
Biggest win4–1
v Notts County, 10 April 2004
Biggest defeat1–4
v Rushden & Diamonds, 22 November 2003

Colchester embarked on cup runs in the FA Cup, reaching the fifth round where they were eliminated by Sheffield United, while they also were one fixture away from a trip to the Millennium Stadium in the Football League Trophy after falling to a 4–3 aggregate defeat to Southend United. The U's cup exploits eventually led to a late season drop in form, as they slipped from 5th position to 14th with fixture congestion. They recovered to finished 11th, nine points away from the play-offs.

Season overview

Phil Parkinson embarked on his first full season in charge by applying what he had learnt from the final few months of the previous campaign, while gaining his UEFA A Licence and UEFA B Licence as well as a degree he studied for in his spare time. He introduced sports science to the club, revolutionising the way players trained, ate and rested.

The U's participated in a record 15 cup ties during the season, making significant progress in the FA Cup and Football League Trophy. Helped by the astute signings of Wayne Andrews and Premier League youngsters Craig Fagan and Rowan Vine, Colchester reached the FA Cup fifth round, defeating Oxford United, Aldershot Town, Accrington Stanley, and Coventry City, courtesy of a Vine hat-trick, before succumbing to Sheffield United 1–0 at Bramall Lane. Two days after the FA Cup clash, the U's were faced with the task of overcoming a Football League Trophy southern section final first-leg 3–2 deficit against Southend United. The match ended 1–1, with former U's manager Steve Wignall's Southend progressing. Fixture congestion was a contributing factor in Colchester's slip down the table from 5th position to 14th, while losing Karl Duguid to a serious knee injury.

At the end of the season, Colchester completed the campaign in eleventh position, nine points adrift of the play-off places.[5]

Players
As of match played 8 May 2004.[6][7][8]
No. Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee
Goalkeepers
1Simon BrownGKChelmsford (1976-12-03)3 December 1976 (aged 26)1140 Tottenham Hotspur20 July 1999Free transfer
13Dean GerkenGKSouthend-on-Sea (1985-05-22)22 May 1985 (aged 18)00Youth team1 August 2002Free transfer
31Richard McKinneyGKBallymoney (1979-05-18)18 May 1979 (aged 24)230 Swindon Town10 August 2002Free transfer
Defenders
2Andy MyersCB/FBHounslow (1973-11-03)3 November 1973 (aged 29)00 Bradford City11 July 2003Free transfer
3Joe KeithFBPlaistow (1978-10-01)1 October 1978 (aged 24)16519 West Ham United24 May 1999Free transfer
5Scott FitzgeraldCB Westminster (1969-08-13)13 August 1969 (aged 33)1000 Millwall19 October 2000Free transfer
19Alan WhiteCBDarlington (1975-03-22)22 March 1975 (aged 28)1203 Luton Town16 July 2000Free transfer
20Ross CrouchCBColchester (1985-03-26)26 March 1985 (aged 18)00Youth team14 April 2004Free transfer
21John WhiteFBColchester (1986-07-26)26 July 1986 (aged 16)00Youth team1 July 2003Free transfer
22Greg HalfordFB/MFChelmsford (1984-12-08)8 December 1984 (aged 18)10Youth team1 August 2002Free transfer
24Pat BaldwinCBCity of London (1982-11-12)12 November 1982 (aged 20)220 Chelsea16 August 2002Free transfer
25Sam StockleyFBTiverton (1977-09-05)5 September 1977 (aged 25)351 Oxford United31 October 2002Free transfer
Midfielders
4Gavin JohnsonMFEye (1970-10-10)10 October 1970 (aged 32)1023 Dunfermline Athletic14 November 1999Free transfer
6Thomas PinaultMFGrasse (1981-12-04)4 December 1981 (aged 21)935 AS Cannes1 July 1999Free transfer
7Karl DuguidMFLetchworth (1978-03-21)21 March 1978 (aged 25)26637Youth team9 December 1995[lower-alpha 1]Free transfer
10Kemal IzzetMFWhitechapel (1980-09-29)29 September 1980 (aged 22)9914 Charlton Athletic13 April 2001Free transfer
15Craig JohnstonMF (1985-12-04)4 December 1985 (aged 17)00Youth team1 July 2002Free transfer
17Bobby BowryMF Hampstead (1971-05-19)19 May 1971 (aged 32)792 Millwall25 July 2001Free transfer
Liam ColemanMF/FWColchester (1986-01-11)11 January 1986 (aged 17)00Youth team1 July 2003Free transfer
Forwards
8Wayne AndrewsFWPaddington (1977-11-25)25 November 1977 (aged 25)00 Oldham Athletic2 July 2003Free transfer
9Scott McGleishFWChipping Barnet (1974-02-10)10 February 1974 (aged 29)13636 Barnet12 January 2001£15,000
11Jamie CadeFWDurham (1985-01-15)15 January 1985 (aged 18)00 Middlesbrough25 November 2003Free transfer
12Craig FaganFWBirmingham (1982-12-11)11 December 1982 (aged 20)426 Birmingham City25 March 2004Free transfer
23Tristan ToneyFW (1984-02-04)4 February 1984 (aged 19)00Youth team1 July 2002Free transfer
  1. 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 2003 MF/FW Liam Coleman Youth team Free transfer [9][10]
1 July 2003 WG Phil Hadland Leek Town Free transfer [11][12]
1 July 2003 FB John White Youth team Free transfer [13][14]
2 July 2003 FW Wayne Andrews Oldham Athletic Free transfer [15][16]
11 July 2003 CB/FB Andy Myers Bradford City Free transfer [17][18]
15 October 2003 FW Jermaine Brown Arsenal Free transfer [19][20]
27 October 2003 MF Richard Johnson Watford Free transfer [21][22]
25 November 2003 FW Jamie Cade Middlesbrough Free transfer [23][24]
25 March 2004 FW Craig Fagan Birmingham City Free transfer [25][26]
14 April 2004 CB Ross Crouch Youth team Free transfer [27][28]
  • Total spending: ~ £0

    Out
    Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
    End of season MF Marc Canham Team Bath Released [29][30]
    1 June 2003 CB Mark Warren Southend United Free transfer [31][32]
    30 June 2003 FW Ben Cranfield Braintree Town Released [33][34]
    30 June 2003 MF Matt Hearn Free agent Released [35][36]
    1 July 2003 FW Mvondo Atangana Grays Athletic Released [37][38]
    1 July 2003 FB Joe Dunne Free agent Retired [39][40]
    1 July 2003 MF Chris Keeble Heybridge Swifts Released [41][42]
    1 July 2003 MF Mick Stockwell Heybridge Swifts Released [43][44]
    14 July 2003 FW Kevin Rapley Chester City Released [45][46]
    7 August 2003 CB Mike Edwards Grimsby Town Released [47][48]
    30 September 2003 WG Phil Hadland Leek Town Free transfer [11][12]
    30 October 2003 FW Adrian Coote Wivenhoe Town Released [49][50]
    4 November 2003 MF Richard Johnson Stoke City Released [21][22]
    27 November 2003 FW Dean Morgan Reading Free transfer [51][52]
    12 January 2004 FW Jermaine Brown Boston United Released [19][20]
    • Total incoming: ~ £0

      Loans in
      Date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
      5 August 2003 FW Craig Fagan Birmingham City 24 March 2004 [25][26]
      7 August 2003 FW Rowan Vine Portsmouth 9 May 2004 [53][54]
      26 August 2003 CB Liam Chilvers Arsenal 9 May 2004 [55][56]
      29 January 2004 FB Paul Tierney Manchester United 29 February 2004 [57][58]
      12 February 2004 CB Wayne Brown Watford 9 May 2004 [59][60]
      22 March 2004 FW Gareth Williams Crystal Palace 9 May 2004 [61][62]

        Loans out
        Date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.
        5 December 2003 CB Pat Baldwin St Albans City 5 January 2004 [63][64]
        15 March 2004 CB Scott Fitzgerald Brentford 9 May 2004 [65][66]

          Match details

          Second Division
          Main article: 2003–04 Football League

          League table
          Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
          9 Bournemouth 46 17 15 14 56 51 +5 66
          10 Luton Town 46 17 15 14 69 66 +3 66
          11 Colchester United 46 17 13 16 52 56 −4 64
          12 Barnsley 46 15 17 14 54 58 −4 62
          13 Wrexham 46 17 9 20 50 60 −10 60
          Source: [67]
          Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).

          Results round by round
          Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
          GroundAHAHAHHAAHHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAAHAHHHHAHAAHAAHAHAHA
          ResultLLLWDDWWWWDLDLWWWWLLWDDLDLLDLWLWLDDLWDDDWLWWWL
          Position182121191918151311661013131083458556910111314141415141513141412131312121313111111
          Source: Statto.com (archived)
          A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

          Matches
          9 August 2003 (2003-08-09) 1 Barnsley 1–0 Colchester United Barnsley
          Gorré  47' (pen.) Report Stadium: Oakwell
          Attendance: 8,450
          Referee: Colin Webster
          15 August 2003 (2003-08-15) 2 Colchester United 0–1 Swindon Town Colchester
          19:45 BST Report Mooney  87' Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 3,339
          Referee: P Crossley
          23 August 2003 (2003-08-23) 3 Port Vale 4–3 Colchester United Burslem
          15:00 BST Collins  34'
          Paynter  58'
          Armstrong  71'
          McPhee  73'          		 Report McGleish  26', 38'
          Andrews  88'          		 Stadium: Vale Park
          Attendance: 5,133
          Referee: Trevor Parkes
          26 August 2003 (2003-08-26) 4 Colchester United 2–1 Bristol City Colchester
          19:45 BST McGleish  47', 55' Report Peacock  66' Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 3,079
          Referee: M Cooper
          30 August 2003 (2003-08-30) 5 Tranmere Rovers 1–1 Colchester United Birkenhead
          15:00 BST Jones  14'
          Dadi  81'          		 Report Andrews  30' Stadium: Prenton Park
          Attendance: 6,745
          Referee: Eddie Evans
          6 September 2003 (2003-09-06) 6 Colchester United 2–2 Queens Park Rangers Colchester
          15:00 BST Vine  10'
          McGleish  75' (pen.)          		 Report Furlong  49', 66' Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 3,835
          Referee: P Armstrong
          13 September 2003 (2003-09-13) 7 Colchester United 1–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Colchester
          15:00 BST Andrews  67' Report Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 4,169
          Referee: Matt Messias
          16 September 2003 (2003-09-16) 8 Wycombe Wanderers 1–2 Colchester United High Wycombe
          Currie  51' (pen.)
          Johnson  90'
          Roberts  90'          		 Report Andrews  25'
          Vine  27'
          Myers  55'           		 Stadium: Adams Park
          Attendance: 4,401
          Referee: M Ryan
          20 September 2003 (2003-09-20) 9 Peterborough United 1–2 Colchester United Peterborough
          15:00 BST Wood  57'
          Rea  67'           		 Report Fagan  36'
          Keith  90'          		 Stadium: London Road Stadium
          Attendance: 4,690
          Referee: Mike Jones
          27 September 2003 (2003-09-27) 10 Colchester United 1–0 AFC Bournemouth Colchester
          15:00 BST Duguid  75' Report Cummings  45' Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 3,602
          Referee: Fraser Stretton
          30 September 2003 (2003-09-30) 11 Colchester United 1–1 Brentford Colchester
          19:45 BST Vine  76' Report Rougier  36' Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 3,343
          Referee: M Fletcher
          4 October 2003 (2003-10-04) 12 Notts County 3–0 Colchester United Nottingham
          Heffernan  23', 86'
          Riley  76'          		 Report Stadium: Meadow Lane
          Attendance: 4,187
          Referee: Scott Mathieson
          11 October 2003 (2003-10-11) 13 Colchester United 1–1 Blackpool Colchester
          15:00 BST [[Wayne Andrews (footballer)}|Andrews]]  2' Report Taylor  53' Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 3,265
          Referee: Iain Williamson
          18 October 2003 (2003-10-18) 14 Grimsby Town 2–0 Colchester United Cleethorpes
          15:00 BST Onuora  41'
          Boulding  53'          		 Report Stadium: Blundell Park
          Attendance: 5,021
          Referee: Phil Joslin
          21 October 2003 (2003-10-21) 15 Stockport County 1–3 Colchester United Stockport
          Goodwin  58' (pen.) Report Fagan  26'
          Andrews  34'
          Vine  47'          		 Stadium: Edgeley Park
          Attendance: 3,683
          Referee: Kevin Friend
          25 October 2003 (2003-10-25) 16 Colchester United 1–0 Chesterfield Colchester
          15:00 BST Andrews  10' Report Uhlenbeek  89'  Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 3,115
          Referee: Clive Penton
          31 October 2003 (2003-10-31) 17 Wrexham 0–1 Colchester United Wrexham
          19:45 GMT Report Andrews  35' Stadium: Racecourse Ground
          Attendance: 4,269
          Referee: Phil Prosser
          15 November 2003 (2003-11-15) 18 Colchester United 3–1 Sheffield Wednesday Colchester
          15:00 GMT McGleish  27'
          Andrews  81'
          Fagan  90'          		 Report Bromby  58' Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 5,018
          Referee: Paul Danson
          22 November 2003 (2003-11-22) 19 Rushden & Diamonds 4–0 Colchester United Irthlingborough
          15:00 GMT Lowe  4'
          Gray  39'
          Burgess  58'
          Bignot  81'          		 Report Fagan  28' Stadium: Nene Park
          Attendance: 4,149
          Referee: Andy Hall
          29 November 2003 (2003-11-29) 20 Colchester United 0–2 Plymouth Argyle Colchester
          15:00 GMT Report Capaldi  4'
          Keith  11'          		 Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 4,332
          Referee: Kevin Wright
          13 December 2003 (2003-12-13) 21 Colchester United 2–1 Oldham Athletic Colchester
          15:00 GMT Duguid  48'
          Vine  72'          		 Report Eyres  66' Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 2,897
          Referee: Paul Robinson
          20 December 2003 (2003-12-20) 22 Hartlepool United 0–0 Colchester United Hartlepool
          Report A White  3' Stadium: Victoria Park
          Attendance: 4,135
          Referee: Anthony Leake
          26 December 2003 (2003-12-26) 23 Colchester United 1–1 Luton Town Colchester
          15:00 GMT McGleish  12' Report Mansell  28' Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 5,083
          Referee: Joe Ross
          28 December 2003 (2003-12-28) 24 Queens Park Rangers 2–0 Colchester United Shepherd's Bush
          15:00 GMT Gallen  12'
          Thorpe  57'          		 Report Duguid  33' Stadium: Loftus Road
          Attendance: 15,720
          Referee: Eddie Evans
          10 January 2004 (2004-01-10) 25 Colchester United 1–1 Barnsley Colchester
          15:00 GMT Andrews  25'
          Duguid  81'          		 Report Betsy  78' Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 3,507
          Referee: Clive Penton
          17 January 2004 (2004-01-17) 26 Swindon Town 2–0 Colchester United Swindon
          Parkin  15'
          Mooney  46'          		 Report Stadium: County Ground
          Attendance: 6,014
          Referee: Steve Tomlin
          27 January 2004 (2004-01-27) 27 Bristol City 1–0 Colchester United Bristol
          Goodfellow  45' Report Fagan  86'  Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
          Attendance: 10,733
          Referee: Fraser Stretton
          31 January 2004 (2004-01-31) 28 Colchester United 1–1 Tranmere Rovers Colchester
          15:00 GMT Izzet  89' Report Dadi  27'
          Mellon  44'           		 Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 3,099
          Referee: Andy Penn
          7 February 2004 (2004-02-07) 29 Luton Town 1–0 Colchester United Luton
          15:00 GMT Showunmi  52' Report Stadium: Kenilworth Road
          Attendance: 5,662
          Referee: Eddie Ilderton
          21 February 2004 (2004-02-21) 30 Colchester United 2–0 Grimsby Town Colchester
          15:00 GMT Fagan  65'
          Izzet  90'          		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 2,922
          Referee: M Fletcher
          24 February 2004 (2004-02-24) 31 Colchester United 1–4 Port Vale Colchester
          19:45 GMT McGleish  10' Report Brooker  13'
          S. Brown  24' (o.g.)
          Cummins  27'
          Bridge-Wilkinson  73'          		 Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 2,539
          Referee: Paul Danson
          2 March 2004 (2004-03-02) 32 Colchester United 2–1 Stockport County Colchester
          19:45 GMT Vine  50'
          Andrews  60'          		 Report Lambert  46' Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 2,513
          Referee: A Butler
          6 March 2004 (2004-03-06) 33 Colchester United 1–2 Hartlepool United Colchester
          15:00 GMT Halford  35' Report Nelson  17'
          Istead  78'          		 Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 3,348
          Referee: Trevor Kettle
          13 March 2004 (2004-03-13) 34 Oldham Athletic 0–0 Colchester United Oldham
          Report Stadium: Boundary Park
          Attendance: 5,937
          Referee: Mike Jones
          16 March 2004 (2004-03-16) 35 Colchester United 1–1 Wycombe Wanderers Colchester
          19:45 GMT Fagan  8' (pen.) Report Simpson  38' Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 3,092
          Referee: Lee Mason
          20 March 2004 (2004-03-20) 36 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–1 Colchester United Brighton
          Iwelumo  30'
          Knight  87'          		 Report Izzet  69'
          W. Brown  90'           		 Stadium: Withdean Stadium
          Attendance: 6,156
          Referee: Phil Dowd
          23 March 2004 (2004-03-23) 37 Chesterfield 1–2 Colchester United Chesterfield
          Hurst  50' Report Halford  31'
          Andrews  82'          		 Stadium: Saltergate
          Attendance: 3,787
          Referee: R Pearson
          27 March 2004 (2004-03-27) 38 Colchester United 0–0 Peterborough United Colchester
          15:00 GMT Andrews  53' Report Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 3,754
          Referee: D Crick
          30 March 2004 (2004-03-30) 39 Blackpool 0–0 Colchester United Blackpool
          Coid  80' Report Stadium: Bloomfield Road
          Attendance: 5,473
          Referee: Carl Boyeson
          3 April 2004 (2004-04-03) 40 AFC Bournemouth 1–1 Colchester United Bournemouth
          15:00 BST Hayter  86' Report Halford  35' Stadium: Dean Court
          Attendance: 6,896
          Referee: M Cooper
          10 April 2004 (2004-04-10) 41 Colchester United 4–1 Notts County Colchester
          15:00 BST Fagan  9', 17', 53'
          Williams  78'          		 Report Richardson  87' Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 3,782
          Referee: Lee Cable
          12 April 2004 (2004-04-12) 42 Brentford 3–2 Colchester United Brentford
          15:00 BST Tabb  45'
          Sonko  58'
          Harrold  78'          		 Report
          Report          		 A. White  53'
          Fagan  80'          		 Stadium: Griffin Park
          Attendance: 5,017
          Referee: Joe Ross
          17 April 2004 (2004-04-17) 43 Colchester United 3–1 Wrexham Colchester
          15:00 BST Williams  16'
          Halford  45'
          McGleish  82'          		 Report Sam  18' Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 3,077
          Referee: Andre Marriner
          24 April 2004 (2004-04-24) 44 Sheffield Wednesday 0–1 Colchester United Sheffield
          15:00 BST Report Keith  48' Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
          Attendance: 20,464
          Referee: Nigel Miller
          1 May 2004 (2004-05-01) 45 Colchester United 2–0 Rushden & Diamonds Colchester
          15:00 BST McGleish  80' (pen.)
          G. Johnson  90'          		 Report Hunter  73'  Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 4,618
          Referee: Grant Hegley
          8 May 2004 (2004-05-08) 46 Plymouth Argyle 2–0 Colchester United Plymouth
          Friio  17'  62'
          Norris  47'          		 Report Stadium: Home Park
          Attendance: 19,868
          Referee: Andy Hall

          Football League Cup
          Main article: 2003–04 Football League Cup
          12 August 2003 (2003-08-12) 1st round Colchester United 2–1 Plymouth Argyle Colchester
          19:45 BST Fagan  22'
          Pinault  40'          		 Report Evans  24' Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 2,367
          Referee: Joe Ross
          23 September 2003 (2003-09-23) 2nd round Rotherham United 1–0 Colchester United Rotherham
          Sedgwick  22' Report Chilvers  90' Stadium: Millmoor
          Attendance: 2,474
          Referee: Anthony Leake

          Football League Trophy
          Main article: 2003–04 Football League Trophy
          14 October 2003 (2003-10-14) 1st round (southern section) Cheltenham Town 1–3 Colchester United Cheltenham
          Devaney  18' Report Keith  40'
          Vine  65', 88'          		 Stadium: Whaddon Road
          Attendance: 1,324
          Referee: Steve Tanner
          4 November 2003 (2003-11-04) 2nd round (southern section) Yeovil Town 2–2 (a.e.t.)
          (2–4 p)          		 Colchester United Yeovil
          19:45 GMT Edwards  11'
          Gall  66'          		 Report Andrews  41'
          McGleish  77'          		 Stadium: Huish Park
          Attendance: 3,052
          Referee: Ray Olivier
          9 December 2003 (2003-12-09) Quarter-final (southern section) Wycombe Wanderers 2–3 (a.e.t.) Colchester United High Wycombe
          Thomson  22'
          Johnson  69'          		 Report McGleish  8', 39'
          J. Brown  120'          		 Stadium: Adams Park
          Attendance: 1,873
          Referee: M Cowburn
          20 January 2004 (2004-01-20) Semi-final (southern section) Northampton Town 2–3 (a.e.t.) Colchester United Northampton
          Walker  14', 51'
          Sampson  57'           		 Report McGleish  61', 86', 95' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
          Attendance: 4,304
          Referee: P Crossley
          10 February 2004 (2004-02-10) Area final (southern section) 1st leg Colchester United 2–3 Southend United Colchester
          20:00 GMT Pinault  7'
          Andrews  75'          		 Report Constantine  17'
          Broughton  42'  76' 
          Bramble  68'          		 Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 5,401
          Referee: Graham Laws
          17 February 2004 (2004-02-17) Area final (southern section) 2nd leg Southend United 1–1 Southend United Southend-on-Sea
          19:45 GMT Broughton  45' Report Izzet  3' Stadium: Roots Hall
          Attendance: 9,603
          Referee: Michael Ryan
          Note: Southend win 4–3 on aggregate.

          FA Cup
          Main article: 2003–04 FA Cup
          8 November 2003 (2003-11-08) 1st round Colchester United 1–0 Oxford United Colchester
          15:00 GMT McGleish  38' Report Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 3,672
          Referee: Trevor Parkes
          6 December 2003 (2003-12-06) 2nd round Colchester United 1–0 Aldershot Town Colchester
          15:00 GMT Vine  83' Report Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 4,255
          Referee: Grant Hegley
          3 January 2004 (2004-01-03) 3rd round Accrington Stanley 0–0 Colchester United Accrington
          Report Stadium: Crown Ground
          Attendance: 4,368
          Referee: Phil Joslin
          13 January 2004 (2004-01-13) 3rd round replay Colchester United 2–1 Accrington Stanley Colchester
          Keith  11', 84' Report Mullin  89'
          Halford  86'           		 Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 5,611
          Referee: Phil Joslin
          24 January 2004 (2004-01-24) 4th round Coventry City 1–1 Colchester United Coventry
          15:00 GMT Joachim  33' Report Adebola  30' (o.g.) Stadium: Highfield Road
          Attendance: 15,341
          Referee: Mark Clattenburg
          3 February 2004 (2004-02-03) 4th round replay Colchester United 3–1 Coventry City Colchester
          20:00 GMT Vine  12', 43', 57' Report Joachim  25'
          Davenport  87'           		 Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 5,530
          Referee: Anthony Leake
          15 February 2004 (2004-02-15) 5th round Sheffield United 1–0 Colchester United Sheffield
          14:00 GMT Peschisolido  61' Report Stadium: Bramall Lane
          Attendance: 17,074
          Referee: D Pugh

          Squad statistics

          Appearances and goals

          [6][68]

          No. Pos Nat Player TotalSecond DivisionFA CupLeague CupFootball League Trophy
          AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
          1 GK Simon Brown 530400602050
          2 DF Andy Myers 260210201020
          3 DF Joe Keith 41516+1224+12205+11
          4 MF Gavin Johnson 21114+4110001+10
          5 DF Scott Fitzgerald 28022+10201020
          6 MF Thomas Pinault 54231+90701+1151
          7 MF Karl Duguid 422302602040
          8 FW Wayne Andrews 501432+9124+10003+12
          9 FW Scott McGleish 481725+9106+11104+26
          10 MF Kemal Izzet 56443+13602041
          11 FW Jamie Cade 1506+90000000
          12 FW Craig Fagan 481030+79502140
          13 GK Dean Gerken 1010000000
          17 MF Bobby Bowry 30018+601+10102+10
          19 DF Alan White 46130+315+102050
          22 DF Greg Halford 24415+34200040
          24 DF Pat Baldwin 701+3000100+20
          25 DF Sam Stockley 58044060205+10
          31 GK Richard McKinney 7050100010
          Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season
          11 MF Richard Johnson 100000000+10
          15 FW Adrian Coote 1000000+1000
          16 FW Rowan Vine 491230+565+24104+22
          18 DF Liam Chilvers 45029+30701050
          20 FW Jermaine Brown 110000000+11
          20 FW Phil Hadland 200+1000000+10
          26 DF Paul Tierney 4020100010
          26 FW Gareth Williams 725+22000000
          27 DF Wayne Brown 17016000000+10

            Goalscorers

            [68]

            Place Number Nationality Position Name Second Division FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy Total
            1 9 FW Scott McGleish 10 1 0 6 17
            2 8 FW Wayne Andrews 12 0 0 2 14
            3 16 FW Rowan Vine 6 4 0 2 12
            4 12 FW Craig Fagan 9 0 1 0 10
            5 3 FB Joe Keith 2 2 0 1 5
            6 10 MF Kemal Izzet 3 0 0 1 4
            22 FB/MF Greg Halford 4 0 0 0 4
            8 6 MF Thomas Pinault 0 0 1 1 2
            7 MF Karl Duguid 2 0 0 0 2
            26 FW Gareth Williams 2 0 0 0 2
            11 4 MF Gavin Johnson 1 0 0 0 1
            19 CB Alan White 1 0 0 0 1
            20 FW Jermaine Brown 0 0 0 1 1
            Own goals 0 1 0 0 1
            TOTALS 52 8 2 14 76

            Disciplinary record

            [69]

            Number Nationality Position Name Second Division FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy Total
            12 FW Craig Fagan 9 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 12 2
            7 MF Karl Duguid 4 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 7 2
            19 CB Alan White 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 1
            10 MF Kemal Izzet 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 0
            16 FW Rowan Vine 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 0
            8 FW Wayne Andrews 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
            18 CB Liam Chilvers 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 1
            25 FB Sam Stockley 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 7 0
            27 CB Wayne Brown 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
            2 CB/FB Andy Myers 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
            6 MF Thomas Pinault 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0
            17 MF Bobby Bowry 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
            1 GK Simon Brown 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
            3 FB Joe Keith 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
            9 FW Scott McGleish 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
            4 MF Gavin Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
            5 CB Scott Fitzgerald 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
            22 FB/MF Greg Halford 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
            24 CB Pat Baldwin 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
            26 FB Paul Tierney 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
            TOTALS 64 8 9 0 6 1 6 0 85 9

            Clean sheets

            Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.[70]

            Place Number Nationality Player Second Division FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy Total
            1 1 Simon Brown 10 3 0 0 13
            2 31 Richard McKinney 1 0 0 0 1
            TOTALS 11 3 0 0 14

            Player debuts

            Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.[71]

            Number Position Nationality Player Date Opponent Ground Notes
            2 CB/FB Andy Myers 9 August 2003 Barnsley Oakwell
            12 FW Craig Fagan 9 August 2003 Barnsley Oakwell
            16 FW Rowan Vine 9 August 2003 Barnsley Oakwell
            20 WG Phil Hadland 15 August 2003 Swindon Town Layer Road
            8 FW Wayne Andrews 23 August 2003 Port Vale Vale Park
            18 CB Liam Chilvers 30 August 2003 Tranmere Rovers Prenton Park [72][lower-alpha 1]
            11 MF Richard Johnson 4 November 2003 Yeovil Town Huish Park
            20 FW Jermaine Brown 9 December 2003 Wycombe Wanderers Adams Park
            11 FW Jamie Cade 13 December 2003 Oldham Athletic Layer Road
            26 FB Paul Tierney 31 January 2004 Tranmere Rovers Layer Road
            27 CB Wayne Brown 17 February 2004 Southend United Roots Hall [73][lower-alpha 1]
            12 FW Craig Fagan 27 March 2004 Peterborough United Layer Road [74][lower-alpha 1]
            26 FW Gareth Williams 27 March 2004 Peterborough United Layer Road [74][lower-alpha 1]
            13 GK Dean Gerken 12 April 2004 Brentford Griffin Park
            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
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            61. "Gareth Williams". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
            62. Gareth Williams at Soccerbase
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