2006–07 Colchester United F.C. season

The 2006–07 season was Colchester United's 65th season in their history and their first-ever season in the second tier of English football, the Championship. Alongside competing in the Championship, the club also participated in the FA Cup and League Cup.

Colchester United
2006–07 season
OwnerRobbie Cowling
ChairmanPeter Heard[1]
ManagerGeraint Williams
StadiumLayer Road
Championship10th
FA Cup3rd round
(eliminated by
Barnet)
League Cup1st round
(eliminated by
Milton Keynes Dons)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Jamie Cureton (23)
All:
Jamie Cureton (24)
Highest home attendance6,065
v Ipswich Town, 29 September 2006[2]
Lowest home attendance4,249
v Barnsley, 12 August 2006[3]
Average home league attendance5,466[4]
Biggest win4–0
v Sheffield Wednesday, 18 October 2006
5–1
v Hull City, 28 November 2006
Biggest defeat1–5
v Derby County, 2 March 2007

Following Colchester's promotion from League One, bookmakers had the U's as favourites for an immediate return to the third tier, especially following manager Phil Parkinson's acrimonious resignation and subsequent appointment at Hull City. However, under the guidance of Parkinson's former assistant manager Geraint Williams, Colchester achieved a 10th-place finish in the league, defying the odds and a club record best ever league finish. Indeed, Colchester found themselves on the edges of the play-off positions for much of the season, eventually ending the campaign six points shy after a patch of poor form in February and March.

Colchester for the first time ever entered the FA Cup at the third round stage, but were immediately eliminated by League Two Barnet. They suffered a similar fate in the League Cup when another League Two club Milton Keynes Dons knocked the U's out of the competition in extra time.

Season overview

On 13 June 2006, manager Phil Parkinson who had led Colchester to their first ever promotion to the second tier, resigned. It was a situation reminiscent of George Burley's resignation and move to Ipswich Town in the 1994–95 season. Hull City's chairman Adam Pearson had approached Parkinson illegally regarding their vacant managers position, and as with Ipswich before, was made to pay when Colchester chairman Peter Heard won £400,000 in damages for the club.

New club owner Robbie Cowling's first task was to appoint Parkinson's successor, with Parkinson's former assistant Geraint Williams overseeing pre-season training. He was ultimately appointed following a lengthy recruitment process and charged with leading United into their first season in the Championship. Mick Harford was brought in as his assistant.

On the back of a successful 2005–06 season for midfielder Neil Danns, scoring 15 goals, he left for Birmingham City in a deal worth up to £850,000. Incoming were former U's loanees Jamie Cureton and Johnnie Jackson.

After a solid yet unsuccessful start to the season, Colchester were without a win after four games, albeit defeats by a single goal on each occasion. They earned their first Championship victory on 26 August when they beat Derby County 4–3 courtesy of a Cureton hat-trick. Colchester then hosted Ipswich Town in the first league derby between the two neighbouring sides for 49 years. Colchester stalwart Karl Duguid's goal was enough to hand the U's victory. Parkinson returned to Layer Road with his struggling Hull side in November as Chris Iwelumo equalled a club record and scored four for himself as the U's beat the Tigers 5–1. Parkinson was sacked by Hull five days later after Colchester's eighth successive home victory on their way to eleven consecutive home victories in the league. By Christmas, the U's found themselves in the play-off positions.

Talk at this point turned to the potential for the U's to ground-share Portman Road with Ipswich Town if they achieved the ultimate dream of promotion to the Premier League as the first turf was cut on the new stadium development at Cuckoo Farm.

In January, the U's received a club record £2.5m from Reading for their England under-20s international Greg Halford.

With two games to spare, Colchester were just one point off the play-off places. Defeat at main rivals Stoke City ended their hopes but the 10th-placed finish was the best in the club's history, making them 30th of all clubs in the English football pyramid. Gates at Layer Road had risen to an average of 5,466, the highest since the 1970–71 season with most games sold out.[5]

Players
As of match played 6 May 2007.[6][7][8]
No. Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee
Goalkeepers
1Aidan DavisonGK Sedgefield (1968-05-11)11 May 1968 (aged 38)840 Grimsby Town5 July 2004Free transfer
13Dean GerkenGKSouthend-on-Sea (1985-05-22)22 May 1985 (aged 21)310Youth team1 August 2002Free transfer
23Mark CousinsGKChelmsford (1987-01-09)9 January 1987 (aged 19)00Youth team1 August 2004Free transfer
Defenders
3John WhiteFBColchester (1986-07-26)26 July 1986 (aged 19)650Youth team1 July 2003Free transfer
5Wayne BrownCBBarking (1977-08-20)20 August 1977 (aged 28)1114 Watford8 July 2004Free transfer
12Pat BaldwinCBCity of London (1982-11-12)12 November 1982 (aged 23)1090 Chelsea16 August 2002Free transfer
16George ElokobiFB/CBMamfe (1986-01-31)31 January 1986 (aged 20)172 Dulwich Hamlet1 August 2004Free transfer
17Lawrie WilsonFBCollier Row (1987-09-11)11 September 1987 (aged 18)00 Charlton Athletic19 August 2006Free transfer
19Garry RichardsCBRomford (1986-06-11)11 June 1986 (aged 19)190Youth team1 July 2004Free transfer
27Matthew PaineDFSidcup (1987-12-22)22 December 1987 (aged 18)00Youth team18 December 2005Free transfer
Midfielders
4Johnnie JacksonMFCamden Town (1982-08-15)15 August 1982 (aged 23)80 Tottenham Hotspur20 June 2006Free transfer
6Kevin WatsonMFHackney (1974-01-03)3 January 1974 (aged 32)1053 Reading5 July 2004Free transfer
7Karl DuguidMFLetchworth (1978-03-21)21 March 1978 (aged 28)35340Youth team9 December 1995[lower-alpha 1]Free transfer
10Kemal IzzetMFWhitechapel (1980-09-29)29 September 1980 (aged 25)20018 Charlton Athletic13 April 2001Free transfer
14Richard GarciaMFPerth (1981-09-04)4 September 1981 (aged 24)6114 West Ham United3 September 2004Nominal
21Robbie KingMFChelmsford (1986-10-01)1 October 1986 (aged 19)50Youth team1 July 2004Free transfer
25Anthony WordsworthMFCamden Town (1989-01-03)3 January 1989 (aged 17)00Youth team1 July 2006Free transfer
Forwards
8Jamie CuretonFWBristol (1975-08-28)28 August 1975 (aged 30)107 Swindon Town6 June 2006Free transfer
9Marino KeithFWPeterhead (1974-12-16)16 December 1974 (aged 31)124 Plymouth Argyle1 March 2005Free transfer
11Chris IwelumoFWCoatbridge (1978-08-01)1 August 1978 (aged 27)5519 Alemannia Aachen6 July 2005Free transfer
15Jamie GuyFWBarking (1987-08-01)1 August 1987 (aged 18)80Youth team1 July 2004Free transfer
20Kevin McLeodWGLiverpool (1980-09-12)12 September 1980 (aged 25)00 Swansea City30 August 2006Free transfer
28Craig HughesFWCanterbury (1987-11-26)26 November 1987 (aged 18)00Youth team24 January 2006Free 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.
6 June 2006 FW Jamie Cureton Swindon Town Free transfer [9][10]
26 June 2006 MF Johnnie Jackson Tottenham Hotspur Free transfer [11][12]
1 July 2006 MF Anthony Wordsworth Youth team Free transfer [13][14]
19 August 2006 FB Lawrie Wilson Charlton Athletic Free transfer [15]
30 August 2006 WG Kevin McLeod Swansea City Free transfer [16][17][18]
  • Total spending: ~ £0

    Out
    Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
    31 May 2006 MF Russell Pond Free agent Released [19]
    31 May 2006 FW Gareth Williams Weymouth Released [20][21]
    19 June 2006 FB Stephen Hunt Notts County Released [22][23]
    20 June 2006 MF Neil Danns Birmingham City £500,000 [24][25]
    11 July 2006 CB Liam Chilvers Preston North End Free transfer [26][27]
    14 July 2006 FW Tony Thorpe Stevenage Borough Released [28][29]
    17 July 2006 FB Sam Stockley Wycombe Wanderers Released [30][31]
    30 January 2007 FB/MF Greg Halford Reading £2,500,000 [32][33]
    • Total incoming: ~ £3,000,000

      Loans in
      Date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
      16 August 2006 FB Chris Barker Cardiff City 7 May 2007 [34][35]
      27 August 2006 MF Ritchie Jones Manchester United 27 November 2006 [36][37]
      23 November 2006 FW Hogan Ephraim West Ham United 7 May 2007 [38][39]
      26 January 2007 CB Matt Mills Manchester City 30 March 2007 [40][41]

        Loans out
        Date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.
        3 November 2006 GK Mark Cousins Yeading 3 December 2006 [42][43][44]
        8 December 2006 FB Lawrie Wilson Welling United 8 January 2007 [45][46]
        12 January 2007 MF Robbie King Heybridge Swifts 12 March 2007 [47][48][49]
        26 January 2007 DF Matthew Paine Thurrock 31 May 2007 [50][51]
        9 February 2007 CB Garry Richards Brentford 9 March 2007 [52][53][54]
        22 March 2007 FW Craig Hughes Cambridge United 22 April 2007 [55][56]

          Match details

          Championship
          Main article: 2006–07 Football League Championship

          League table
          Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
          8 Stoke City 46 19 16 11 62 41 +21 73
          9 Sheffield Wednesday 46 20 11 15 70 66 +4 71
          10 Colchester United 46 20 9 17 70 56 +14 69
          11 Plymouth Argyle 46 17 16 13 63 62 +1 67
          12 Crystal Palace 46 18 11 17 58 50 +8 65
          Source: RSSSF
          Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (F) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).

          Results round by round
          Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
          GroundAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAH
          ResultLLLLWWDWDWLWLWDWLLWWDWWLWWLDLWDWLLDLDLWWWWDWLL
          Position17212223222020161591310141010911131171086876668898891010101010109999910
          Source: Statto.com (archived)
          A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

          Matches
          5 August 2006 (2006-08-05) 1 Birmingham City 2–1 Colchester United Birmingham
          15:00 BST Campbell  30'
          Bendtner  79'
          Jerome  70'          		 Report Garcia  51' Stadium: St Andrews
          Attendance: 24,238
          Referee: Keith Stroud
          8 August 2006 (2006-08-08) 2 Colchester United 0–1 Plymouth Argyle Colchester
          Report Summerfield  30' Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 4,627
          Referee: R Booth
          12 August 2006 (2006-08-12) 3 Colchester United 1–2 Barnsley Colchester
          15:00 BST Halford  42' Report Richards  57'
          Howard  78'          		 Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 4,249
          Referee: Graham Poll
          19 August 2006 (2006-08-19) 4 West Bromwich Albion 2–1 Colchester United West Bromwich
          Ellington  11' (pen.)
          Wallwork  41'          		 Report Guy  83' Stadium: The Hawthorns
          Attendance: 17,509
          Referee: Paul Taylor
          26 August 2006 (2006-08-26) 5 Colchester United 4–3 Derby County Colchester
          15:00 BST Cureton  28', 30', 67'
          Iwelumo  49' (pen.)          		 Report Lupoli  42', 80'
          Peschisolido  89'          		 Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 4,574
          Referee: Peter Walton
          9 September 2006 (2006-09-09) 6 Burnley 1–2 Colchester United Burnley
          Gray  88' Report Watson  26'
          Iwelumo  54' (pen.)          		 Stadium: Turf Moor
          Attendance: 10,039
          Referee: Ray Olivier
          12 September 2006 (2006-09-12) 7 Luton Town 1–1 Colchester United Luton
          Parkin  32' Report Cureton  40' Stadium: Kenilworth Road
          Attendance: 7,609
          Referee: Kevin Friend
          16 September 2006 (2006-09-16) 8 Colchester United 2–1 Queens Park Rangers Colchester
          Iwelumo  9'
          Garcia  18'          		 Report Brown  76' (o.g.) Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 5,246
          Referee: Steve Tanner
          23 September 2006 (2006-09-23) 9 Leicester City 0–0 Colchester United Leicester
          15:00 BST Report Stadium: Walkers Stadium
          Attendance: 22,449
          Referee: C Oliver
          29 September 2006 (2006-09-29) 10 Colchester United 1–0 Ipswich Town Colchester
          19:45 BST Duguid  9' Report Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 6,065
          Referee: Lee Probert
          14 October 2006 (2006-10-14) 11 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 Colchester United Wolverhampton
          15:00 BST Bothroyd  51' Report Stadium: Molineux Stadium
          Attendance: 19,318
          Referee: Scott Mathieson
          18 October 2006 (2006-10-18) 12 Colchester United 4–0 Sheffield Wednesday Colchester
          Cureton  28'
          Halford  56'
          Iwelumo  61'
          Duguid  83'          		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 5,097
          Referee: Richard Beeby
          23 October 2006 (2006-10-23) 13 Coventry City 2–1 Colchester United Coventry
          John  45'
          Doyle  69'          		 Report Guy  85' Stadium: Ricoh Arena
          Attendance: 16,178
          Referee: Mike Pike
          28 October 2006 (2006-10-28) 14 Colchester United 2–0 Southampton Colchester
          McLeod  3'
          Cureton  90'          		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 5,893
          Referee: Dean Whitestone
          31 October 2006 (2006-10-31) 15 Norwich City 1–1 Colchester United Norwich
          19:45 GMT Etuhu  72' Report Cureton  53' Stadium: Carrow Road
          Attendance: 25,065
          Referee: Dermot Gallagher
          4 November 2006 (2006-11-04) 16 Colchester United 3–1 Cardiff City Colchester
          15:00 GMT McLeod  49'
          Guy  84'
          Cureton  90' (pen.)          		 Report Chopra  66'
          McPhail  90'          		 Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 5,393
          Referee: Jonathan Moss
          11 November 2006 (2006-11-11) 17 Leeds United 3–0 Colchester United Leeds
          Blake  36', 53' (pen.)
          Cresswell  48'          		 Report Stadium: Elland Road
          Attendance: 17,678
          Referee: Mike Jones
          18 November 2006 (2006-11-18) 18 Sunderland 3–1 Colchester United Sunderland
          15:00 GMT Elliott  45', 53'
          Connolly  90'          		 Report Iwelumo  79' Stadium: Stadium of Light
          Attendance: 25,197
          Referee: Andy Hall
          25 November 2006 (2006-11-25) 19 Colchester United 3–0 Southend United Colchester
          Halford  68'
          Baldwin  74'
          Cureton  85'
          Barker  78'           		 Report Maher  51'
          Gower  56'           		 Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 5,954
          Referee: Steve Bennett
          28 November 2006 (2006-11-28) 20 Colchester United 5–1 Hull City Colchester
          19:45 GMT Iwelumo  19', 54' (pen.), 66', 79'
          Cureton  57'          		 Report Forster  16' Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 5,373
          Referee: Pat Miller
          2 December 2006 (2006-12-02) 21 Cardiff City 0–0 Colchester United Cardiff
          Report Stadium: Ninian Park
          Attendance: 13,512
          Referee: Mike Pike
          9 December 2006 (2006-12-09) 22 Crystal Palace 1–3 Colchester United Selhurst
          15:00 GMT Morrison  87' Report Duguid  63'
          Garcia  70'
          Iwelumo  90' (pen.)          		 Stadium: Selhurst Park
          Attendance: 16,762
          Referee: Rob Lewis
          16 December 2006 (2006-12-16) 23 Colchester United 3–0 Stoke City Colchester
          Cureton  2', 17'
          Garcia  63'          		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 5,345
          Referee: Kevin Wright
          23 December 2006 (2006-12-23) 24 Preston North End 1–0 Colchester United Preston
          Nugent  33' Report Stadium: Deepdale
          Attendance: 14,225
          Referee: Mark Halsey
          26 December 2006 (2006-12-26) 25 Colchester United 4–1 Luton Town Colchester
          15:00 GMT McLeod  23'
          Iwelumo  41', 65'
          Garcia  59'          		 Report Vine  85' (pen.) Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 5,427
          Referee: P Crossley
          30 December 2006 (2006-12-30) 26 Colchester United 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Colchester
          Cureton  4'
          Iwelumo  45'          		 Report Collins  90' Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 5,893
          Referee: Richard Beeby
          1 January 2007 (2007-01-01) 27 Queens Park Rangers 1–0 Colchester United Shepherd's Bush
          15:00 GMT Jones  36' Report Stadium: Loftus Road
          Attendance: 11,319
          Referee: Peter Walton
          13 January 2007 (2007-01-13) 28 Colchester United 1–1 Leicester City Colchester
          15:00 GMT Iwelumo  48' (pen.) Report Hume  19' Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 5,915
          Referee: Danny McDermid
          20 January 2007 (2007-01-20) 29 Ipswich Town 3–2 Colchester United Ipswich
          15:00 GMT Lee  31' (pen.)
          Legwinski  56'
          Haynes  82'
          Wright  90'          		 Report Duguid  15'
          Iwelumo  90' (pen.)          		 Stadium: Portman Road
          Attendance: 28,355
          Referee: G Laws
          30 January 2007 (2007-01-30) 30 Colchester United 1–0 Preston North End Colchester
          Richards  67' Report Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 5,085
          Referee: Chris Foy
          3 February 2007 (2007-02-03) 31 Colchester United 1–1 Birmingham City Colchester
          15:00 GMT Izzet  55' Report Clemence  66' Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 5,918
          Referee: Andy Woolmer
          10 February 2007 (2007-02-10) 32 Barnsley 0–3 Colchester United Barnsley
          Report Duguid  3'
          Cureton  10'
          Ephraim  83'          		 Stadium: Oakwell
          Attendance: 11,192
          Referee: Colin Webster
          13 February 2007 (2007-02-13) 33 Colchester United 1–2 West Bromwich Albion Colchester
          Jackson  55' Report McShane  51'
          Kamara  52'          		 Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 5,611
          Referee: Martin Atkinson
          20 February 2007 (2007-02-20) 34 Plymouth Argyle 3–0 Colchester United Plymouth
          Norris  12'
          Ebanks-Blake  59' (pen.)
          Gosling  67'          		 Report Stadium: Home Park
          Attendance: 12,895
          Referee: Ray Olivier
          24 February 2007 (2007-02-24) 35 Colchester United 0–0 Burnley Colchester
          15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 4,934
          Referee: Carl Boyeson
          2 March 2007 (2007-03-02) 36 Derby County 5–1 Colchester United Derby
          Jones  2'
          Lupoli  20'
          Barnes  30'
          Howard  62' (pen.)
          Barker  69' (o.g.)          		 Report Jackson  56' Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
          Attendance: 26,704
          Referee: Mike Jones
          10 March 2007 (2007-03-10) 37 Colchester United 0–0 Coventry City Colchester
          15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 5,453
          Referee: Keith Stroud
          13 March 2007 (2007-03-13) 38 Sheffield Wednesday 2–0 Colchester United Sheffield
          19:45 GMT Simek  27'
          Mills  35' (o.g.)          		 Report Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
          Attendance: 18,752
          Referee: Dermot Gallagher
          16 March 2007 (2007-03-16) 39 Southampton 1–2 Colchester United Southampton
          Saganowski  26' Report Cureton  4', 27' Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
          Attendance: 18,736
          Referee: Trevor Kettle
          31 March 2007 (2007-03-31) 40 Colchester United 3–0 Norwich City Colchester
          Cureton  52'
          Garcia  64'
          Iwelumo  73'          		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 5,851
          Referee: Iain Williamson
          6 April 2007 (2007-04-06) 41 Southend United 0–3 Colchester United Southend-on-Sea
          12:30 BST Report Cureton  1', 63', 73' Stadium: Roots Hall
          Attendance: 10,552
          Referee: Kevin Friend
          9 April 2007 (2007-04-09) 42 Colchester United 2–1 Leeds United Colchester
          15:00 BST Iwelumo  82'
          Cureton  90'          		 Report Lewis  53'
          Douglas            		 Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 5,916
          Referee: Alan Wiley
          14 April 2007 (2007-04-14) 43 Hull City 1–1 Colchester United Kingston upon Hull
          Forster  25' Report Cureton  63' Stadium: KC Stadium
          Attendance: 20,887
          Referee: Nigel Miller
          21 April 2007 (2007-04-21) 44 Colchester United 3–1 Sunderland Colchester
          Brown  45'
          Garcia  82'
          Cureton  89' (pen.)          		 Report Yorke  55' Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 6,042
          Referee: Lee Probert
          28 April 2007 (2007-04-28) 45 Stoke City 3–1 Colchester United Stoke-on-Trent
          15:00 BST Russell  53'
          Sidibé  57'
          Higginbotham  62'          		 Report Iwelumo  38' (pen.)
          Barker  78'          		 Stadium: Britannia Stadium
          Attendance: 20,108
          Referee: Graham Salisbury
          6 May 2007 (2007-05-06) 46 Colchester United 0–2 Crystal Palace Colchester
          13:00 BST Report Scowcroft  11'
          Watson  69'          		 Stadium: Layer Road
          Attendance: 5,857
          Referee: Richard Beeby

          Football League Cup
          Main article: 2006–07 Football League Cup
          22 August 2006 (2006-08-22) 1st round Milton Keynes Dons 1–0 (a.e.t.) Colchester United Milton Keynes
          McLeod  94' Report Stadium: National Hockey Stadium
          Attendance: 2,747
          Referee: P Crossley

          FA Cup
          Main article: 2006–07 FA Cup
          9 January 2007 (2007-01-09) 3rd round Barnet 2–1 Colchester United Chipping Barnet
          Yakubu  62'
          Puncheon  80'          		 Report Cureton  35' Stadium: Underhill Stadium
          Attendance: 3,075
          Referee: Trevor Kettle

          Squad statistics

          Appearances and goals

          [6][57]

          No. Pos Nat Player TotalChampionshipFA CupLeague Cup
          AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
          1 GK Aidan Davison 1901900000
          3 DF John White 1708+800010
          4 MF Johnnie Jackson 33224+820+1000
          5 DF Wayne Brown 4814611010
          6 MF Kevin Watson 42138+211010
          7 MF Karl Duguid 45542+150+1010
          8 FW Jamie Cureton 46244423110+10
          10 MF Kemal Izzet 4714511010
          11 FW Chris Iwelumo 481841+5181010
          12 DF Pat Baldwin 40135+311010
          13 GK Dean Gerken 2902701010
          14 MF Richard Garcia 38733+371010
          15 FW Jamie Guy 3431+3130+1010
          16 DF George Elokobi 1008+200000
          19 DF Garry Richards 513+210000
          20 FW Kevin McLeod 25313+1131000
          Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season
          2 DF Greg Halford 3032831010
          18 DF Chris Barker 3903801000
          22 MF Ritchie Jones 600+600000
          22 DF Matt Mills 908+100000
          24 FW Hogan Ephraim 2115+1610000

            Goalscorers

            [57]

            Place Number Nationality Position Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
            1 8 FW Jamie Cureton 23 1 0 24
            2 11 FW Chris Iwelumo 18 0 0 18
            3 14 MF Richard Garcia 7 0 0 7
            4 7 MF Karl Duguid 5 0 0 5
            5 2 FB/MF Greg Halford 3 0 0 3
            15 FW Jamie Guy 3 0 0 3
            20 WG Kevin McLeod 3 0 0 3
            8 4 MF Johnnie Jackson 2 0 0 2
            9 5 CB Wayne Brown 1 0 0 1
            6 MF Kevin Watson 1 0 0 1
            10 MF Kemal Izzet 1 0 0 1
            12 CB Pat Baldwin 1 0 0 1
            19 CB Garry Richards 1 0 0 1
            24 FW Hogan Ephraim 1 0 0 1
            Own goals 0 0 0 0
            TOTALS 70 1 0 71

            Disciplinary record

            [58]

            Number Nationality Position Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
            18 FB Chris Barker 4 2 0 0 0 0 4 2
            10 MF Kemal Izzet 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
            7 MF Karl Duguid 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
            14 MF Richard Garcia 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
            5 CB Wayne Brown 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
            24 FW Hogan Ephraim 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
            2 FB/MF Greg Halford 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
            8 FW Jamie Cureton 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
            12 CB Pat Baldwin 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
            4 MF Johnnie Jackson 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
            6 MF Kevin Watson 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
            11 FW Chris Iwelumo 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
            20 WG Kevin McLeod 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
            22 CB Matt Mills 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
            15 FW Jamie Guy 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
            16 FB/CB George Elokobi 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
            22 MF Ritchie Jones 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
            TOTALS 49 2 0 0 1 0 50 2

            Clean sheets

            Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.[59]

            Place Number Nationality Player Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
            1 13 Dean Gerken 8 0 0 8
            2 1 Aidan Davison 5 0 0 5
            TOTALS 13 0 0 13

            Player debuts

            Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.[60]

            Number Position Nationality Player Date Opponent Ground Notes
            4 MF Johnnie Jackson 5 August 2006 Birmingham City St Andrews [61][lower-alpha 1]
            8 FW Jamie Cureton 5 August 2006 Birmingham City St Andrews [61][lower-alpha 1]
            18 CB Chris Barker 19 August 2006 West Bromwich Albion The Hawthorns
            20 WG Kevin McLeod 9 September 2006 Burnley Turf Moor
            22 MF Ritchie Jones 28 October 2006 Southampton Layer Road
            24 FW Hogan Ephraim 28 November 2006 Hull City Layer Road
            22 CB Matt Mills 30 January 2007 Preston North End Layer Road
            1. Second debut for the club

            See also

            References

            General

            Books

            • Whitehead, Jeff; Drury, Kevin (2008). The Who's Who of Colchester United: The Layer Road Years. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 978-1-85983-629-3.

            Websites

            Specific
            1. Whitehead, Jeff; Drury, Kevin (2008). The Who's Who of Colchester United: The Layer Road Years. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 279. ISBN 978-1-85983-629-3.
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