2022–23 Colchester United F.C. season
2022–23 season | |
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Chairman | Robbie Cowling |
Head Coach | Wayne Brown (until 18 September)[1] Matt Bloomfield (between 30 September – 21 February)[2] [3] Ben Garner (from 2 March)[4] |
Stadium | Colchester Community Stadium |
League Two | 20th |
FA Cup | First round |
EFL Cup | Second round |
EFL Trophy | Second round |
The 2022–23 season is the 86th season in the existence of Colchester United Football Club and the club's seventh consecutive season in League Two. In addition to the league, they also competed in the 2022–23 FA Cup, the 2022–23 EFL Cup and the 2022–23 EFL Trophy.
Transfers
[edit ]In
[edit ]Out
[edit ]Date | Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Ref |
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21 June 2022 | CM | England Brendan Wiredu | England Fleetwood Town | Undisclosed | [18] |
30 June 2022 | CM | England Sam Cornish | England Wingate & Finchley | Released | [19] [20] |
30 June 2022 | AM | Portugal Diogo Freitas Gouveia | England Hitchin Town | Released | [19] [21] |
30 June 2022 | CB | England Camron Gbadebo | Unattached | Released | [19] |
30 June 2022 | GK | England Dean Gerken | Retired | — | [19] |
30 June 2022 | AM | England Andre Hasanally | England St Neots Town | Released | [19] [22] |
30 June 2022 | RW | England Bryan Ifeanyi | England Aveley | Released | [19] [23] |
30 June 2022 | MF | England Emmanuel Martins | Unattached | Released | [19] |
30 June 2022 | CF | England Thomas Stagg | England Billericay Town | Released | [19] [24] |
30 June 2022 | RB | England Miles Welch-Hayes | England Harrogate Town | Released | [19] [25] |
23 July 2022 | GK | England Shamal George | Scotland Livingston | Undisclosed | [26] |
1 January 2023 | RB | Wales Cameron Coxe | England Boreham Wood | Undisclosed | [27] |
17 March 2023 | CF | England Frank Nouble | England Torquay United | Released | [28] [29] |
12 May 2023 | DM | England Cole Skuse | Retired | — | [30] |
Loans in
[edit ]Date | Pos | Player | Loaned from | On loan until | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
12 August 2022 | DM | Northern Ireland Charlie Owens | England Queens Park Rangers | 7 January 2023 | [31] |
26 August 2022 | RM | England Daniel Chesters | England West Ham United | 6 January 2023[a] | [32] [33] |
30 August 2022 | LW | Democratic Republic of the Congo Beryly Lubala | England Blackpool | 3 January 2023[b] | [34] [35] |
1 September 2022 | CF | Ghana Kwesi Appiah | England Crawley Town | End of Season | [36] |
1 September 2022 | CM | England Matty Longstaff | England Newcastle United | 1 January 2023[c] | [37] [38] |
1 January 2023 | LB | England Connor Wood | England Leyton Orient | End of Season | [39] |
30 January 2023 | GK | England Tom Smith | England Arsenal | End of Season | [40] |
Loans out
[edit ]Date | Pos | Player | Loaned to | On loan until | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 August 2022 | CF | England Jake Hutchinson | England Eastbourne Borough | 1 January 2023 | [41] |
12 August 2022 | CF | England Bradley Ihionvien | England Maldon & Tiptree | 1 January 2023 | [42] |
12 August 2022 | LM | England Harvey Sayer | England Maldon & Tiptree | 1 January 2023 | [42] |
26 August 2022 | GK | England Ted Collins | England Potters Bar Town | 26 September 2022 | [43] |
30 September 2022 | CB | England Frankie Terry | England Chelmsford City | End of Season[a] | [44] [45] |
10 October 2022 | CF | England Kaan Bennett | England Needham Market | 10 November 2022 | [46] |
13 October 2022 | RB | Wales Cameron Coxe | England Boreham Wood | 1 January 2023 | [47] |
3 January 2023 | CF | England Jake Hutchinson | England Aldershot Town | End of Season | [48] |
26 January 2023 | CB | England Tom Eastman | England Harrogate Town | End of Season | [49] |
27 January 2023 | LB | England Ryan Clampin | Scotland Dundee | End of Season | [50] |
31 January 2023 | LM | England Luke Hannant | Scotland Dundee | End of Season | [51] |
2 February 2023 | AM | England Chay Cooper | England St Albans City | End of Season | [52] |
15 February 2023 | CM | England Gene Kennedy | England Braintree Town | 15 March 2023 | [53] |
17 February 2023 | LM | England Harvey Sayer | England Stowmarket Town | 17 March 2023 | [54] |
- ^ On 10 January, Terry's loan at Chelmsford was extended until end of the season
Pre-season and friendlies
[edit ]A match with Potters Bar Town was confirmed on 20 May.[55] The U's announced their first pre-season friendly against Southend United at home.[56] On June 10, Colchester revealed three more pre-season matches.[57] A behind-closed-doors friendly with Reading was next to be confirmed.[58] A further home friendly against Charlton Athletic was added to the schedule in July.[59] Wayne Brown would also take an XI side to face Chelmsford City.[60]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
Nouble ?' Stadium: Fairwood Training Ground
Attendance: 0 (behind-closed-doors)
Attendance: 0 (behind-closed-doors)
Attendance: 0 (behind-closed doors)
Competitions
[edit ]Overall record
[edit ]Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
League Two | August 2022 | May 2023 | Matchday 1 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 011.11 |
FA Cup | TBC | TBC | Third round | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
EFL Cup | August 2022 | August 2022 | First round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 050.00 |
EFL Trophy | September 2022 | TBC | Group stage | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |
Total | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 16 | −6 | 025.00 |
Last updated: pre-season
Source: [ Soccerway]
League Two
[edit ]League table
[edit ]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
17 | Gillingham | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 36 | 49 | −13 | 55 | |
18 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 16 | 7 | 23 | 46 | 65 | −19 | 55 | |
19 | Harrogate Town | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 59 | 68 | −9 | 52 | |
20 | Colchester United | 46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 44 | 51 | −7 | 49 | |
21 | AFC Wimbledon | 46 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 48 | 60 | −12 | 48 | |
22 | Crawley Town | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 48 | 71 | −23 | 46 | |
23 | Hartlepool United (R) | 46 | 9 | 16 | 21 | 52 | 78 | −26 | 43 | Relegation to National League |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[61]
(R) Relegated
Results summary
[edit ]Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 44 | 51 | −7 | 49 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 23 | +2 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 28 | −9 |
Last updated: 29 April 2023.
Source: [ Soccerway]
Results by round
[edit ]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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ground | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A |
Result | L | D | L | W | L | L | D | D | L | L | L | W | L | L | D | D | L | L | W | L | L | W | L | W | W | W | L | D | W | D | W | D | L | L | L | L | D | D | D | D | W | W | D | W | L |
Position | 15 | 14 | 20 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 |
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Matches
[edit ]Win Draw Loss Fixtures
On 23 June, the league fixtures were announced.[62]
Byrne Yellow card 19'
Burton 83' Report Tchamadeu Yellow card 73' Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 5,041
Referee: Rebecca Welch
Longstaff Yellow card 71'
Lubala 90+4' Report McDonald 29'
Tumilty Yellow card 54'
Crawford Yellow card 72'
Paterson Yellow card 83' Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium
Attendance: 2,983
Referee: Thomas Parsons
Assal Yellow card 72'
Ogundere Yellow card 87'
Kalambayi Yellow card 90+5'
Chislett Yellow card 90+6' Report Appiah 18'
Tchamadeu Yellow card 31'
Hannant Yellow card 40'
Skuse Yellow card 90+1' Stadium: The Cherry Red Records Stadium
Attendance: 7,328
Referee: Tom Reeves
Gladwin Yellow card 88' Report Marshall-Miranda Yellow card 37'
Tchamadeu Yellow card 45+1' Stadium: The County Ground
Attendance: 8,632
Referee: Andy Haines
Newby 20' Report Hessenthaler Yellow card 32'
Nadesan 45' Yellow card 45+6'
Tilley 46'
Tsaroulla Yellow card 81' Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium
Attendance: 2,931
Referee: Paul Howard
Piergianni Yellow card 76'
James-Wildin Yellow card 86'
Earley Yellow card 90+2' Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium
Attendance: 3,486
Referee: Ben Speedie
White Yellow card 63'
Diagouraga Yellow card 90+4' Report Tchamadeu 26'
Jay Yellow card 67'
Skuse 87' Stadium: Crown Oil Arena
Attendance: 2,360
Referee: Martin Coy
Attendance: 2,748
Referee: Paul Howard
Featherstone Yellow card 79'
Sterry 82' Report Kelleher 5'
Sterry 87' (o.g.)
Tchamadeu Yellow card 90+1' Stadium: The Suit Direct Stadium
Attendance: 4,105
Referee: Simon Mather
Newby Yellow card 59'
Chilvers 65' (pen.)
Tchamadeu Yellow card 76'
Read Yellow card 86'
Kelleher Yellow card 90' Report Saunders 13', Yellow card 89'
Mumbongo Yellow card 39'
Davies Yellow card 56'
Hendry Yellow card 59'
Dacres-Cogley Yellow card 64'
Murphy Yellow card 64'
Turnbull Yellow card 70'
Bristow Yellow card 75' Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium
Attendance: 3,420
Referee: Carl Boyeson
Tovide Yellow card 42' Report McNeill Yellow card 26'
Moriah-Welsh Yellow card 88' Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium
Attendance: 3,086 (174 away)
Referee: Martin Woods
Vancooten Yellow card 80'
James-Wildin Yellow card 83' Report Read Yellow card 10'
Hall 18'
Chambers Yellow card 90+8' Stadium: The Lamex Stadium
Attendance: 4,763 (624 away)
Referee: James Oldham
- Chilvers Yellow card 35'
- Akinde Yellow card 45+2'
- Tchamadeu Yellow card 90+6'
- Ben Garner Yellow card off the pitch'
Attendance: 5,928 (413 away)
Referee: Sunny Gill
Gale 90+7' Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 6,910
Referee: Ben Speedie
FA Cup
[edit ]The U's were drawn away to Newport County in the first round.[65]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
Waite Yellow card 31'
Lewis 76' Report Clampin Yellow card 55' Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 2,377
Referee: Bobby Madden
EFL Cup
[edit ]Win Draw Loss Fixtures
Colchester were drawn away to Ipswich Town in the first round and at home to Brentford in the second round.[66] [67]
Skuse Yellow card 38'
Ashley Yellow card 57'
Tchamadeu Yellow card 77' Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 11,654
Referee: Sam Purkiss
- Onyeka Yellow card 32'
- Lewis-Potter 39'
- Sørensen 90+1'
Attendance: 5,516
Referee: James Linington
EFL Trophy
[edit ]On 21 June, the initial group stage draw was made, grouping Colchester United with Charlton Athletic and Gillingham.[68] Three days later, Brighton & Hove Albion U21s joined Southern Group A.[69] In the second round, Colchester were drawn at home to Bristol Rovers.[70]
Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | L2 | Colchester United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 | Advance to Round 2 |
2 | L1 | Charlton Athletic | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | |
3 | L2 | Gillingham | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 5 | |
4 | ACA | Brighton & Hove Albion U21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 0 |
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
Walker 43' Yellow card 65'
Kashket Yellow card 60'
Jefferies Yellow card 77' Report Lubala Yellow card 23'
Akinde 45' Stadium: MEMS Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 828
Referee: Sam Allison
Adelakun soccer ball with check mark
Wright soccer ball with check mark
Kashket soccer ball with check mark
Chambers soccer ball with red X
Green soccer ball with check mark Longstaff soccer ball with check mark
Nouble soccer ball with red X
Newby soccer ball with check mark
Tchamadeu soccer ball with check mark
Chilvers soccer ball with check mark
Marshall-Miranda soccer ball with red X
See also
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