Colchester United 2011–12 football season
Colchester United 2011–12 season Owner Robbie Cowling Chairman Robbie Cowling Manager John Ward Stadium Colchester Community Stadium League One 10th FA Cup 2nd round (eliminated bySwindon Town ) League Cup 1st round (eliminated byWycombe Wanderers ) Football League Trophy 1st round (southern section) (eliminated byBarnet ) Top goalscorer League: Anthony Wordsworth (13) All: Anthony Wordsworth (13) Highest home attendance 6,643 v Sheffield Wednesday , 14 April 2012[ 1] Lowest home attendance 1,747 v Barnet , 30 August 2011[ 2] Average home league attendance 3,747[ 3] Biggest win 3–0 v Preston North End , 3 March 2012 4–1 v Oldham Athletic , 27 August 2011 v Crewe Alexandra , 12 November 2011 v Bury , 10 December 2011 Biggest defeat 1–6 v Stevenage , 26 December 2011
The 2011–12 season was Colchester United's 70th season in their history and fourth successive season in the third tier of English football , League One . Alongside competing in the League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup , the League Cup and the Football League Trophy .
John Ward led his side to another tenth-place finish in League One this term, with few changes made to the squad of the previous season. Club stalwart Karl Duguid returned to the club after three years at Plymouth Argyle , while another in Pat Baldwin left for Southend United . Youth team product Anthony Wordsworth blossomed in midfield, ending the season as the club's top scorer with 13 goals. The U's would finish the season 14 points shy of the play-off positions.
In the cups, Colchester suffered early exits in the League Cup and Football League Trophy to Wycombe Wanderers and Barnet respectively, while they reached the second round of the FA Cup but were beaten by Swindon Town .
Season overview
Colchester's campaign ran in a similar fashion to the previous season, ending in the same tenth position in the league and suffering early exits in the cup competitions. John Ward consolidated the U's position in League One while chairman Robbie Cowling was cutting back on first-team spending and investing in new youth facilities to ensure the long term future for the club.
The season saw the emergence of Tom Eastman , a young Colchester -born centre back signed from Ipswich Town in the summer, while Anthony Wordsworth continued his development in central midfield, ending the season as the club's top scorer.
Colchester suffered some heavy defeats, including 5–1 and 6–1 home defeats by Milton Keynes Dons and Stevenage respectively, while they suffered 4–1 defeats on the road at Bury and Notts County , while Sheffield United put three past the U's at Bramall Lane .
However, Colchester did earn big home victories over Bury and Notts County at home, while also beating Preston North End home and away.[ 4]
Players
As of match played 5 May 2012. [ 5] [ 6] [ 7]
Transfers
In
Total spending: ~ £0
Out
Total incoming: ~ £0
Loans in
Loans out
Match details
Friendlies
League One
League table
Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 2012. Source:
BBC Sport Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of 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 H A H A H A A H A H A A H H A H A H A H H A H H A H A H A H A A H H A H A A H A H A H A Result W D L L W D D D L W W D D L D W D L L W W L W L D L W W L D D W W D D D D D L D D L D D W L Position 3 4 9 17 11 13 13 14 14 14 11 11 12 13 14 12 11 14 14 12 10 13 9 12 12 15 12 11 12 12 12 12 10 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Matches
FA Cup
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
[ 5] [ 73]
^ Massey wore shirt number 19 during his first loan spell with the club
Goalscorers
[ 73]
Disciplinary record
[ 74]
^ Massey wore shirt number 19 during his first loan spell with the club
Captains
Number of games played as team captain .[ 75]
Place
Number
Nationality
Position
Player
League One
FA Cup
League Cup
Football League Trophy
Total
1
10
MF
Kemal Izzet
29
1
1
1
32
2
6
CB
Matt Heath
10
0
0
0
10
3
27
MF
Karl Duguid
4
0
0
0
4
4
22
MF
Anthony Wordsworth
3
0
0
0
3
Not recorded
0
1
0
0
1
TOTALS
46
2
1
1
50
Clean sheets
Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet .[ 76]
Place
Number
Nationality
Player
League One
FA Cup
League Cup
Football League Trophy
Total
1
1
Ben Williams
11
0
0
0
11
TOTALS
11
0
0
0
11
Player debuts
Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.[ 77]
^ a b Second debut for the club
See also
References
General
Specific
National teams
League competitions
Level 1 Levels 2–4 Levels 5–6 Levels 7–8 Levels 9–10
Combined Counties League (Premier , One )
East Midlands Counties League (level 10 only )
Eastern Counties League (Premier , One )
Essex Senior League (level 9 only )
Hellenic League (Premier , One East , One West )
Kent League (level 9 only )
Kent Invicta League (level 10 only )
Midland Alliance (level 9 only )
Midland Combination (level 10 only )
North West Counties League (Premier , One )
Northern Counties East League (Premier , One )
Northern League (One , Two )
South West Peninsula League (level 10 only )
Spartan South Midlands League (Premier , One )
Sussex County League (One , Two )
United Counties League (Premier , One )
Wessex League (Premier , One )
West Midlands (Regional) League (level 10 only )
Western League (Premier , One )
Cup competitions
FA cups Football League cups
Youth competitions
Women's competitions