2007–08 Colchester United F.C. season

December 2018 December 2018 Colchester United 2007–08 Robbie CowlingWhitehead Jeff Drury Kevin The Who's Who of Colchester United: The Layer Road Years 2008 Breedon Books Derby 978-1-85983-629-3 279 Robbie Cowling Geraint Williams Layer Road Championship 24th (relegated) FA Cup 3rd round(eliminated byPeterborough United) League Cup 1st round(eliminated byShrewsbury Town) Kevin Lisbie (17) Kevin Lisbie (17) 6,300v Stoke City, 26 April 2008https://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=match&pd=1022&sort=sground&order=asc&fsea=68&frt=all&fhan=all&it=3380 Colchester Utd 0–1 Stoke City Coludata.co.uk 6 December 2018 4,003v Peterborough United, 5 January 2008https://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=match&pd=1022&sort=sground&order=asc&fsea=68&frt=all&fhan=all&it=3361 Colchester Utd 1–3 Peterborough United Coludata.co.uk 6 December 2018 5,446http://coludaybyday.co.uk/Statistics/Club%20Stats/LeagueAveragesAttendance.html Average Attendance Figures Per Season Coludaybyday.co.uk 6 December 2018 26 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150626124236/http://coludaybyday.co.uk/Statistics/Club%20Stats/LeagueAveragesAttendance.html dead 3–0v Preston North End, 25 August 2007 1–5v Norwich City, 22 March 2008v Coventry City, 19 April 2008 Home _stripesonwhite2 _whitebottom 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF FFFFFF 2006–07 2008–09 The 2007–08 season was Colchester United's 66th season in their history and their second successive 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 struggled during their second season in the Championship, suffering long spells without wins. The early stages of the season were promising, with the U's featuring in mid-table, but a drop in form leading into December saw them enter the relegation zone from which they would never emerge. They earned just seven wins and were relegated in 24th and last place. They never recovered from selling their midfield and defensive assets, despite owner and now chairman Robbie Cowling freeing up funds for manager Geraint Williams in January. It was a farewell season to the club's aging Layer Road ground as they were to move to the purpose-built Colchester Community Stadium in the summer of 2008. The U's suffered an early exit from the cup competitions to League Two opposition. Shrewsbury Town knocked Colchester out of the League Cup while Peterborough United beat them 3–1 at Layer Road in the FA Cup. Season overview Ahead of Colchester's largely unexpected second season in the Championship, their star performers Wayne Brown, Jamie Cureton, Richard Garcia, and Chris Iwelumo all left the club citing a "lack of ambition" as their reason for wanting to leave. Cureton left for Norwich City for £750,000, prompting manager Geraint Williams to break the club's record transfer fee twice on the same day by signing Mark Yeates from Tottenham Hotspur and then spending £300,000 on Milton Keynes Dons' forward Clive Platt. The following day, England legend Teddy Sheringham also signed for the club. Over the summer, Robbie Cowling took over as chairman from Peter Heard, who stepped down after 16 years to become Life President. Cowling instigated a major change at the club by reverting Heard's previous attitude towards not using agents, admitting that if Colchester were to compete then they would have to use agents. Once a fortress in their first season in the Championship, Layer Road faced its final season hosting Colchester United. Unfortunately, Colchester could muster only four home wins across the season, with their final Layer Road win a 2–0 victory over neighbours Ipswich Town. One of the reasons for the U's struggling was the lack of replacement for Wayne Brown in the centre of defence. While they kept up a good scoring record through Platt and fellow new signing Kevin Lisbie, the defence leaked goals, conceding 86 in the league. Despite early season promise with the U's hovering around mid-table, by Christmas it was apparent they were in a relegation battle. In the January transfer window, Cowling made funds available to Geraint Williams. He brought in Chris Coyne from Luton Town for another club record fee of £350,000, while Dean Hammond and Philip Ifil were also brought in for six-figure fees. There was a brief turnaround in form in January and early February, but a ten game run without a win including five consecutive defeats left the writing on the wall for the U's. Colchester could have been relegated from the Championship on 5 April, but the 2–0 win over rivals Ipswich ensured that the U's neighbours would not be the team relegating them. However, the inevitable occurred four days later when, without playing, relegation was confirmed when results went against them. In addition to conceding 86 goals, they kept a clean sheet on just two occasions all season. On 26 April, Layer Road hosted its final competitive game, just over 70 years since its first. With the move to the Colchester Community Stadium looming in the summer, Colchester played their final home game against Premier League-bound Stoke City, who were 1–0 victors on the day. In spite of the relegation and lowly league position, it was still Colchester's second-best-ever league performance.https://www.cu-fc.com/news/2013/august/the-1990s-and-2000s/ The 1990s and 2000s Hudson Matt 11 August 2013 Colchester United FC 6 December 2018 4 August 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180804013848/https://www.cu-fc.com/news/2013/august/the-1990s-and-2000s/ dead Players match played 4 May 2008.https://www.coludata.co.uk/content.php?pg=appearances&pd=1010#frmft=True&pg=appearances&pd=1010&fsea=68&fplist=all&flgcup=all&fcompstShowAll=&fdfaShowAll= Appearances Coludata.co.uk 6 December 2018 http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2007-2008/flcham/colches.htm Colchester United FootballSquads 6 December 2018 https://www.11v11.com/teams/colchester-united/tab/players/season/2008/ All Colchester United football club players: 2008 11v11.com 6 December 2018 No. Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee Goalkeepers1Dean GerkenGKENGSouthend-on-Sea2007 6 1 1985 5 22 y600Youth team1 August 2002Free transfer13Aidan DavisonGKNIRENG Sedgefield2007 6 1 1968 5 11 y1030ENG Grimsby Town5 July 2004Free transfer23Mark CousinsGKENGChelmsford2007 6 1 1987 1 9 y00Youth team1 August 2004Free transfer31Ademola BankoleGKNGALagos2007 6 1 1969 9 9 y00ENG Milton Keyes Dons29 February 2008Undisclosed Defenders2Danny GranvilleFBENGIslington2007 6 1 1975 1 19 y00ENG Crystal Palace9 July 2007Free transfer3John WhiteFBENGColchester2007 6 1 1986 7 26 y820Youth team1 July 2003Free transfer5Chris CoyneCBAUSBrisbane2007 6 1 1978 12 20 y00ENG Luton Town10 January 2008£350,00012Pat BaldwinCBENGCity of London2007 6 1 1982 11 12 y1491ENG Chelsea16 August 2002Free transfer18Philip IfilRBENGWillesden2007 6 1 1986 1 18 y00ENG Tottenham Hotspur10 January 2008Undisclosed25James HammondDFENGNewham2007 6 1 1989 11 11 y00Youth team1 July 2007Free transfer28Tom DevauxDFENG00Youth team1 July 2007Free transfer Midfielders4Johnnie JacksonMFENGCamden Town2007 6 1 1982 8 15 y412ENG Tottenham Hotspur20 June 2006Free transfer6Kevin WatsonMFENGHackney2007 6 1 1974 1 3 y1474ENG Reading5 July 2004Free transfer7Karl DuguidMFENGLetchworth2007 6 1 1978 3 21 y39845Youth team9 December 1995DG Date of signing refers to the date of the player's first game for the clubFree transfer10Kemal IzzetMFENGWhitechapel2007 6 1 1980 9 29 y24719ENG Charlton Athletic13 April 2001Free transfer17Luke GuttridgeMFENGBarnstaple2007 6 1 1982 3 27 y00ENG Leyton Orient5 July 2007Free transfer22Dean HammondMFENGHastings2007 6 1 1983 3 7 y00ENG Brighton & Hove Albion31 January 2008£250,00027Anthony WordsworthMFENGCamden Town2007 6 1 1989 1 3 y00Youth team1 July 2006Free transfer Forwards8Teddy SheringhamFWENGHighams Park2007 6 1 1966 4 2 y00ENG West Ham United4 July 2007Free transfer9Clive PlattFWENGWolverhampton2007 6 1 1977 10 27 y00ENG Milton Keynes Dons3 July 2007£300,00011Mark YeatesWGIRLDublin2007 6 1 1985 1 11 y526ENG Tottenham Hotspur3 July 2007Undisclosed14Kevin McLeodWGENGLiverpool2007 6 1 1980 9 12 y253WAL Swansea City30 August 2008Free transfer15Jamie GuyFWENGBarking2007 6 1 1987 8 1 y423Youth team1 July 2004Free transfer20Kevin LisbieFWJAMENG Hackney2007 6 1 1978 10 17 y00ENG Charlton Athletic3 August 2007Free transfer24Scott VernonFWENGManchester2007 6 1 1983 12 13 y71ENG Blackpool31 January 2008Undisclosed26Fabian QuintynFWENGLondon2007 6 1 1989 11 16 y00Youth team1 July 2007Free transfer29Tom WebbFWENGChelmsford2007 6 1 1989 4 17 y00Youth team4 July 2007Free transfer30Medy ElitoWGENGZAI Kinshasa2007 6 1 1990 3 20 y00Youth team1 July 2007Free transfer Transfers In Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.1 July 2007FWENGTom DevauxYouth teamFree transfer46688 Tom Devaux1 July 2007DFENGJames HammondYouth teamFree transfer49099 James Hammondhttps://www.11v11.com/players/james-hammond-228600/ James Hammond 11v11.com 7 December 2018 1 July 2007FWENGFabian QuintynYouth teamFree transferhttps://www.11v11.com/players/fabian-batchelor-228809/ Fabian Batchelor 11v11.com 7 December 2018 3 July 2007WGIRLMark YeatesENG Tottenham HotspurUndisclosedhttps://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=700 Mark Yeates Coludata.co.uk 7 December 2018 35004 Mark Yeates3 July 2007FWENGClive PlattENG Milton Keynes Dons£300,000https://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=719 Clive Platt Coludata.co.uk 7 December 2018 9302 Clive Platt4 July 2007FWENGTeddy SheringhamENG West Ham UnitedFree transferhttps://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=720 Teddy Sheringham Coludata.co.uk 7 December 2018 7239 Teddy Sheringham4 July 2007FWENGTom WebbYouth teamFree transferhttps://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=722 Tom Webb Coludata.co.uk 7 December 2018 46690 Tom Webbhttps://www.11v11.com/players/tom-webb-227125/ Tom Webb 11v11.com 7 December 2018 5 July 2007MFENGLuke GuttridgeENG Leyton OrientFree transferhttps://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=718 Luke Guttridge Coludata.co.uk 7 December 2018 18059 Luke Guttridge9 July 2007WGENGMedy ElitoYouth teamFree transferhttps://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=732 Medy Elito Coludata.co.uk 7 December 2018 46689 Medy Elito9 July 2007FBENGDanny GranvilleENG Crystal PalaceFree transferhttps://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=721 Danny Granville Coludata.co.uk 7 December 2018 3028 Danny Granville3 August 2008FWJAMKevin LisbieENG Charlton AthleticFree transferhttps://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=725 Kevin Lisbie Coludata.co.uk 7 December 2018 9744 Kevin Lisbie10 January 2008CBAUSChris CoyneENG Luton Town£350,000https://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=728 Chris Coyne Coludata.co.uk 7 December 2018 12397 Chris Coyne10 January 2008RBENGPhilip IfilENG Tottenham HotspurUndisclosedhttps://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=729 Phil Ifil Coludata.co.uk 7 December 2018 39138 Phil Ifil31 January 2008MFENGDean HammondENG Brighton & Hove Albion£250,000https://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=730 Dean Hammond Coludata.co.uk 7 December 2018 23702 Dean Hammond31 January 2008FWENGScott VernonENG BlackpoolUndisclosedhttps://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=705 Scott Vernon Coludata.co.uk 7 December 2018 33620 Scott Vernon29 February 2008FWNGAAdemola BankoleENG Milton Keynes DonsUndisclosed9575 Ademola Bankolehttps://www.11v11.com/players/ade-bankole-4098/ Ade Bankole 11v11.com 7 December 2018 Total spending: ~ £900,000 Out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.21 May 2007FWSCOChris IwelumoENG Charlton AthleticFree transferhttps://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=699 Chris Iwelumo Coludata.co.uk 7 December 2018 11505 Chris Iwelumo31 May 2007MFENGRobbie KingENG Heybridge SwiftsReleasedhttps://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=698 Robbie King Coludata.co.uk 7 December 2018 40800 Robbie King29 June 2007FWENGJamie CuretonENG Norwich City£750,000https://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=703 Jamie Cureton (Forward) Coludata.co.uk 7 December 2018 1843 Jamie Cureton30 June 2007FWENGCraig HughesENG Heybridge SwiftsUndisclosed43390 Craig Hugheshttps://www.11v11.com/players/craig-hughes-49734/ Craig Hughes 11v11.com 7 December 2018 30 June 2007FWSCOMarino KeithSCO PeterheadFree transferhttps://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=692 Marino Keith Coludata.co.uk 7 December 2018 9392 Marino Keith30 June 2007DFENGMatthew PaineENG ThurrockUndisclosed43056 Matthew Painehttps://www.11v11.com/players/matt-paine-49670/ Matt Paine 11v11.com 7 December 2018 30 June 2007FBENGLawrie WilsonENG Stevenage BoroughReleased37203 Lawrie Wilsonhttps://www.11v11.com/players/lawrie-wilson-225049/ Lawrie Wilson 11v11.com 7 December 2018 2 July 2007MFAUSRichard GarciaENG Hull CityFree transferhttps://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=688 Richard Garcia Coludata.co.uk 7 December 2018 21391 Richard Garcia13 July 2007CBENGWayne BrownENG Hull City£450,000https://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=593 Wayne Brown Coludata.co.uk 7 December 2018 140 Wayne Brown4 August 2007CBENGGarry RichardsENG Southend United£50,000https://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=702 Garry Richards Coludata.co.uk 7 December 2018 38763 Garry Richards30 January 2008FB/CBCMRGeorge ElokobiENG Wolverhampton Wanderers£500,000https://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=695 15. George Elokobi (Defender) Coludata.co.uk 7 December 2018 39301 George Elokobi Total incoming: ~ £1,750,000 Loans in Date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.20 July 2007CBENGMatthew ConnollyENG Arsenal16 December 2007https://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=717 Matthew Connolly Coludata.co.uk 7 December 2018 42484 Matthew Connolly2 August 2007DFHUNBéla BaloghHUN MTK Budapest31 May 2007https://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=727 Bela Balogh Coludata.co.uk 7 December 2018 47492 Bela Balogh15 August 2007DF/FWSCOAdam VirgoSCO Celtic27 April 2008https://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=726 Adam Virgo Coludata.co.uk 7 December 2018 23053 Adam Virgo29 February 2008FWENGIzale McLeodENG Charlton Athletic31 March 2008https://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=731 Izale McLeod Coludata.co.uk 7 December 2018 33408 Izale McLeod14 March 2008CBENGMatt HeathENG Leeds United12 May 2008https://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=733 Matt Heath Coludata.co.uk 7 December 2018 27974 Matt Heath Loans out Date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.22 November 2007FBENGJohn WhiteENG Stevenage Borough30 December 2007https://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=687 John White Coludata.co.uk 7 December 2018 35580 John White28 February 2008FWENGTom WebbENG Folkestone Invicta28 March 2008 Match details Championship 2007–08 Football League Championship League table COL Results round by round table b Round Ground A/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/H/H/A/A/H/A/H/H/A Result D/D/W/L/D/D/D/L/W/L/W/L/L/D/D/D/L/L/W/L/L/D/L/D/L/W/D/L/D/D/W/D/L/L/L/L/L/D/L/L/L/W/D/L/L/D Position 10/13/5/13/16/14/14/18/12/17/12/15/16/16/17/18/18/20/19/19/22/22/24/24/24/23/24/24/24/24/23/22/23/24/24/24/24/24/24/24/24/24/24/24/24/24 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd blue1 red1 Statto.com (archived) 8 December 2018 Matches 2007 8 11 y 15:00 BST 1 Sheffield United 2–2 Report Colchester United Beattie 68Tonge 82 K. McLeod 68Platt 89 Bramall Lane Sheffield 26,202 Mike Jones D 2007 8 18 y 2 Colchester United 2–2 Report Barnsley Sheringham 45Connolly 48Gerken 0 26 Howard 28 pen. 85 pen.Reid 0 51 Layer Road Colchester 4,450 Andy Hall D 2007 8 25 y 3 Preston North End 0–3 Report Colchester United Lisbie 41Sheringham 61 pen.Yeates 72 Deepdale Preston 11,582 Steve Tanner W 2007 9 1 y 4 Colchester United 2–3 Report Burnley Lisbie 45Virgo 88 Mahon 15Gray 29 63 pen. Layer Road Colchester 4,925 Phil Joslin L 2007 9 15 y 5 Colchester United 2–2 Report Charlton Athletic Yeates 32Lisbie 38Connolly 0 55 Todorov 45Zhi 73 Layer Road Colchester 5,860 Mick Russell D 2007 9 19 y 6 Southampton 1–1 Report Colchester United Wright-Phillips 52 Skácel 58 o.g. St Mary's Stadium Southampton 18,773 Andy D'Urso D 2007 9 22 y 7 Blackpool 2–2 Report Colchester United Morrell 54Barker 84 Yeates 63 86 Bloomfield Road Blackpool 7,959 Scott Mathieson D 2007 9 29 y 8 Colchester United 0–1 Report Scunthorpe United Hayes 41 Layer Road Colchester 5,218 Andy Woolmer L 2007 10 3 y 9 Colchester United 4–2 Report Queens Park Rangers Leigertwood 19 o.g.Izzet 30Yeates 38Platt 63 Ephraim 29Vine 58 Layer Road Colchester 5,361 Jonathan Moss W 2007 10 6 y 10 Stoke City 2–1 Report Colchester United Shawcross 8Lawrence 73 Platt 58 Britannia Stadium Stoke-on-Trent 12,395 Clive Penton L 2007 10 20 y 11 Colchester United 3–2 Report West Bromwich Albion Yeates 8 68 pen.Lisbie 19 Phillips 6Miller 39 Layer Road Colchester 5,798 Kevin Friend W 2007 10 23 y 19:45 BST 12 Ipswich Town 3–1 Report Colchester United Walters 71Trotter 81Haynes 84 Platt 31 Portman Road Ipswich 25,727 Keith Stroud L 2007 10 27 y 13 Coventry City 1–0 Report Colchester United Mifsud 81 Sheringham 0 90 Ricoh Arena Coventry 23,431 R Lee L 2007 11 3 y 14 Colchester United 1–1 Report Leicester City Jackson 45 John 7 Layer Road Colchester 5,661 Andy Penn D 2007 11 6 y 15 Colchester United 1–1 Report Plymouth Argyle Lisbie 56 Norris 88 Layer Road Colchester 4,833 Grant Hegley D 2007 11 10 y 15:00 GMT 16 Watford 2–2 Report Colchester United Johnson 4King 64 Platt 20Lisbie 46 Vicarage Road Watford 16,069 Neil Swarbrick D 2007 11 24 y 17 Colchester United 1–2 Report Crystal Palace Jackson 69Baldwin 0 8 Morrison 6 74 Layer Road Colchester 5,856 Paul Taylor L 2007 11 28 y 18 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 Report Colchester United Elliott 32 Molineux Stadium Wolverhampton 20,966 Eddie Ilderton L 2007 12 1 y 19 Sheffield Wednesday 1–2 Report Colchester United Sodje 36 Sheringham 1Elokobi 26 Hillsborough Stadium Sheffield 22,331 Anthony Bates W 2007 12 4 y 20 Colchester United 2–3 Report Watford Platt 7Connolly 28 King 40O'Toole 42Priskin 64 Layer Road Colchester 5,760 Trevor Kettle L 2007 12 8 y 21 Cardiff City 4–1 Report Colchester United Thompson 52Whittingham 57Hasselbaink 66Virgo 70 o.g. Jackson 45 Ninian Park Cardiff 11,006 Rob Shoebridge L 2007 12 15 y 22 Colchester United 1–1 Report Norwich City K. McLeod 78 Granville 90 o.g. Layer Road Colchester 5,560 Mike Jones D 2007 12 22 y 15:00 GMT 23 Queens Park Rangers 2–1 Report Colchester United Buzsáky 27 52Stewart 1 82 Yeates 62 Loftus Road Shepherd's Bush 12,464 Dean Whitestone L 2007 12 26 y 24 Colchester United 1–1 Report Southampton Platt 47 Viáfara 19 Layer Road Colchester 6,157 Jarnail Singh D 2007 12 29 y 25 Colchester United 0–2 Report Blackpool Vernon 26 36 Layer Road Colchester 4,160 P Armstrong L 2008 1 1 y 15:00 GMT 26 Charlton Athletic 1–2 Report Colchester United Varney 45 Lisbie 16 pen. 29 The Valley Charlton 21,508 Clive Penton W 2008 1 12 y 27 Bristol City 1–1 Report Colchester United Sproule 33 Lisbie 6 Ashton Gate Stadium Bristol 16,484 Grant Hegley D 2008 1 29 y 28 Barnsley 1–0 Report Colchester United Macken 45 Oakwell Barnsley 9,246 Nigel Miller L 2008 2 2 y 29 Colchester United 2–2 Report Sheffield United Lisbie 46Armstrong 64 o.g. Shelton 45Carney 66 Layer Road Colchester 5,695 Keith Hill D 2008 2 9 y 30 Burnley 1–1 Report Colchester United Cole 23 Jackson 38 Turf Moor Burnley 15,376 Steve Bratt D 2008 2 12 y 31 Colchester United 2–1 Report Preston North End Vernon 68 pen.Jackson 88 Mellor 81St Ledger 0 68 Layer Road Colchester 5,122 Paul Taylor W 2008 2 16 y 32 Hull City 1–1 Report Colchester United Campbell 64 Jackson 47 KC Stadium Kingston upon Hull 15,664 Peter Walton D 2008 2 23 y 33 Colchester United 1–2 Report Bristol City Platt 50 Adebola 52McIndoe 58Orr 1 79 Layer Road Colchester 5,609 Anthony Taylor L 2008 3 1 y 34 Colchester United 0–1 Report Wolverhampton Wanderers Ebanks-Blake 30 Layer Road Colchester 5,989 Iain Williamson L 2008 3 4 y 35 Plymouth Argyle 4–1 Report Colchester United Ifil 11 o.g.Easter 57MacLean 60Sawyer 68 Lisbie 64 Home Park Plymouth 11,562 Mick Russell L 2008 3 8 y 15:00 GMT 36 Crystal Palace 2–1 Report Colchester United Ifil 21 o.g.Watson 74 Lisbie 23 Selhurst Park Selhurst 13,895 Phil Joslin L 2008 3 11 y 37 Colchester United 1–2 Report Sheffield Wednesday Lisbie 4 Burtpn 18Small 44 Layer Road Colchester 5,086 Kevin Friend L 2008 3 15 y 38 Colchester United 1–1 Report Cardiff City Jackson 71 Parry 11Hasselbaink 0 62 Layer Road Colchester 4,699 Kevin Wright D 2008 3 18 y 39 Colchester United 1–3 Report Hull City Lisbie 37 Campbell 20 33Folan 87 Layer Road Colchester 5,497 Pat Miller L 2008 3 22 y 15:00 GMT 40 Norwich City 5–1 Report Colchester United Otsemobor 6Cureton 36 53 pen. 87Dublin 90 Lisbie 41 Carrow Road Norwich 25,215 Mark Heywood L 2008 3 29 y 15:00 GMT 41 West Bromwich Albion 4–3 Report Colchester United Phillips 36Brunt 39Morrison 90Bednář 90 Coyne 14Elito 17Lisbie 76 The Hawthorns West Bromwich 20,433 G Laws L 2008 4 5 y 42 Colchester United 2–0 Report Ipswich Town Vernon 29 73 Layer Road Colchester 6,264 Andy D'Urso W 2008 4 12 y 43 Leicester City 1–1 Report Colchester United Hume 89 Lisbie 76 Walkers Stadium Leicester 22,719 Neil Swarbrick D 2008 4 19 y 44 Colchester United 1–5 Report Coventry City Vernon 17 Best 48Fox 51Ward 78 pen. 90 pen.Doyle 80 Layer Road Colchester 5,836 Colin Webster L 2008 4 26 y 45 Colchester United 0–1 Report Stoke City Cresswell 45 Layer Road Colchester 6,300 Kevin Friend L 2008 5 4 y 46 Scunthorpe United 3–3 Report Colchester United Forte 15Hayes 67 82 McLeod 11 48Vernon 47 Glanford Park Scunthorpe 5,554 R Booth D Football League Cup 2007–08 Football League Cup 2007 8 14 y 1st round Shrewsbury Town 1–0 yes Report Colchester United Kempson 106 New Meadow Shrewsbury 3,069 Richard Beeby L FA Cup 2007–08 FA Cup 2008 1 5 y 3rd round Colchester United 1–3 Report Peterborough United Sheringham 43 pen. McLean 4Boyd 46Lee 73 Layer Road Colchester 4,003 Andre Marriner L Squad statistics Appearances and goals https://www.coludata.co.uk/content.php?pg=goals&pd=1014#frmft=True&pg=goals&pd=1014&fsea=68&fplist=all&flgcup=all&fcompstShowAll=&fdfaShowAll= Goals Coludata.co.uk 9 December 2018 Championship FA Cup League Cup 1 Dean Gerken ENG GK 40 0 1 0 1 0 2 Danny Granville ENG DF 14+5 0 0 0 1 0 3 John White ENG DF 21 0 1 0 1 0 4 Johnnie Jackson ENG MF 46 7 1 0 1 0 5 Chris Coyne AUS DF 16 1 0 0 0 0 6 Kevin Watson ENG MF 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 Karl Duguid ENG MF 37 0 0+1 0 1 0 8 Teddy Sheringham ENG FW 11+8 3 1 1 0 0 9 Clive Platt ENG FW 34+7 8 0 0 1 0 10 Kemal Izzet ENG MF 35+4 1 0 0 0+1 0 11 Mark Yeates IRL FW 29 8 1 0 1 0 12 Pat Baldwin ENG DF 23+3 0 1 0 1 0 13 Aidan Davison NIR GK 6 0 0 0 0 0 14 Kevin McLeod ENG FW 21+7 4 1 0 1 0 15 Jamie Guy ENG FW 0+11 0 0+1 0 0 0 17 Luke Guttridge ENG MF 5+9 0 1 0 1 0 18 Philip Ifil ENG DF 20 0 0 0 0 0 20 Kevin Lisbie JAM FW 39+3 17 1 0 0 0 22 Dean Hammond ENG MF 11+2 0 0 0 0 0 23 Mark Cousins ENG GK 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 24 Scott Vernon ENG FW 8+9 5 0 0 0 0 27 Anthony Wordsworth ENG MF 1+2 0 0 0 0+1 0 29 Tom Webb ENG FW 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 30 Medy Elito ENG FW 7+4 1 0 0 0 0 |- !colspan="16"|Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season 16 George Elokobi CMR DF 17 1 1 0 1 0 16 Matt Heath ENG DF 5 0 0 0 0 0 18 Matthew Connolly ENG DF 13+3 2 0 0 0 0 19 Adam Virgo SCO DF 30+6 1 1 0 0 0 21 Béla Balogh HUN DF 10+7 0 0 0 0 0 25 Izale McLeod ENG FW 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 |} Goalscorers Place Number Nationality Position Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total120JAMFWKevin Lisbie17001729ENGFWClive Platt800811IRLWGMark Yeates800844ENGMFJohnnie Jackson7007524ENGFWScott Vernon500568ENGFWTeddy Sheringham310414ENGWGKevin McLeod4004818ENGCBMatthew Connolly200295AUSCBChris Coyne100110ENGMFKemal Izzet100116CMRFB/CBGeorge Elokobi100119SCODF/FWAdam Virgo100130ENGWGMedy Elito1001Own goals3003TOTALS621063 Disciplinary record https://www.coludata.co.uk/content.php?pg=discipline&pd=1013#frmft=True&pg=discipline&pd=1013&fsea=68&fplist=all&flgcup=all&fcompstShowAll=&fdfaShowAll= Discipline Coludata.co.uk 9 December 2018 Number Nationality Position Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total10ENGMFKemal Izzet7000007019SCODF/FWAdam Virgo6000006012ENGCBPat Baldwin210000211ENGGKDean Gerken110000114ENGMFJohnnie Jackson4000004011IRLWGMark Yeates4000004018ENGCBMatthew Connolly1100001120JAMFWKevin Lisbie400000407ENGMFKarl Duguid300000308ENGFWTeddy Sheringham010000019ENGFWClive Platt3000003014ENGWGKevin McLeod3000003015ENGFWJamie Guy2000002016ENGCBMatt Heath2000002017ENGMFLuke Guttridge2000002018ENGRBPhilip Ifil2000002021HUNDFBéla Balogh200000202ENGFBDanny Granville1000001016CMRFB/CBGeorge Elokobi10000010TOTALS5240000524 Clean sheets Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.https://www.coludata.co.uk/content.php?pg=cleansheets&pd=1035#frmft=True&pg=cleansheets&pd=1035&fsea=68&fplist=all&flgcup=all&fcompstShowAll=&fdfa=1 Clean sheets (1st team) Coludata.co.uk 9 December 2018 Place Number Nationality Player Championship FA Cup League Cup Total11ENGDean Gerken100113NIRAidan Davison1001TOTALS2002 Player debuts Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.http://coludaybyday.co.uk/Statistics/Player%20Stats/PlayersDebuts/Alldebut.html Alltime- List of Debuts Coludaybyday.co.uk 9 December 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20150626101319/http://coludaybyday.co.uk/Statistics/Player%20Stats/PlayersDebuts/Alldebut.html 26 June 2015 dead Number Position Nationality Player Date Opponent Ground Notes8FWENGTeddy Sheringham11 August 2007Sheffield UnitedBramall Lane9FWENGClive Platt11 August 2007Sheffield UnitedBramall Lane11WGIRLMark Yeates11 August 2007Sheffield UnitedBramall Lanehttps://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=matchesplayed&fplyShowAll=true&fdfaShowAll=true&frt=rescomp&pd=1025&fsea=all&fply=700&it=3334 Sheffield United 2–2 Colchester Utd Coludata.co.uk 9 December 2018 2deb Second debut for the club17MFENGLuke Guttridge11 August 2007Sheffield UnitedBramall Lane18CBENGMatthew Connolly11 August 2007Sheffield UnitedBramall Lane2FBENGDanny Granville14 August 2007Shrewsbury TownNew Meadow27MFENGAnthony Wordsworth14 August 2007Shrewsbury TownNew Meadow29FWENGTom Webb14 August 2007Shrewsbury TownNew Meadow19DF/FWSCOAdam Virgo18 August 2007BarnsleyLayer Road20FWJAMKevin Lisbie18 August 2007BarnsleyLayer Road23GKENGMark Cousins18 August 2007BarnsleyLayer Road5CBAUSChris Coyne12 January 2008Bristol CityAshton Gate Stadium18RBENGPhilip Ifil12 January 2008Bristol CityAshton Gate Stadium24FWENGScott Vernon2 February 2008Sheffield UnitedLayer Roadhttps://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=matchesplayed&fplyShowAll=true&fdfaShowAll=true&frt=rescomp&pd=1025&fsea=all&fply=705&it=3364 Colchester Utd 2–2 Sheffield United Coludata.co.uk 9 December 2018 2deb23MFENGDean Hammond23 February 2008Bristol CityLayer Road25FWENGIzale McLeod1 March 2008Wolverhampton WanderersLayer Road30WGENGMedy Elito4 March 2008Plymouth ArgyleHome Park16CBENGMatt Heath15 March 2008Cardiff CityLayer Road See also List of Colchester United F.C. seasons References General Books Whitehead Jeff Drury Kevin The Who's Who of Colchester United: The Layer Road Years 2008 Breedon Books Derby 978-1-85983-629-3 Websites https://www.11v11.com/teams/colchester-united/tab/matches/season/2008/ Colchester United football club match record: 2008 11v11.com 9 December 2018 Specific 2 2007-08 Category:2007–08 Football League Championship by team