2001–02 Colchester United F.C. season
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Colchester United 2001–02 football season
| 2001–02 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Peter Heard[1] |
| Manager | Steve Whitton |
| Stadium | Layer Road |
| Second Division | 15th |
| FA Cup | 1st round (eliminated by York City) |
| League Cup | 2nd round (eliminated by Barnsley) |
| Football League Trophy | 2nd round (southern section) (eliminated by Reading) |
| Top goalscorer | League: Scott McGleish (15) All: Scott McGleish (16) |
| Highest home attendance | 5,186 v Wycombe Wanderers, 23 October 2001[2] |
| Lowest home attendance | 1,251 v Swindon Town, 16 October 2001[3] |
| Average home league attendance | 3,705[4] |
| Biggest win | 6–3 v Chesterfield, 11 August 2001 |
| Biggest defeat | 0–3 v Stoke City, 26 September 2001 v Reading, 26 January 2002 1–4 v Brentford, 29 September 2001 v Oldham Athletic, 2 March 2002 v Brighton & Hove Albion, 30 March 2002 |
The 2001–02 season was Colchester United’s 60th season in their history and their fourth 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.
Steve Whitton led the U’s to a 15th placed league finish. They were knocked out of the FA Cup by York City in the first round. In the League Cup, Colchester defeated First Division Portsmouth at Fratton Park, before falling to defeat to Barnsley in the second round. They also reached the second round of the Football League Trophy, beating Swindon Town in the first round but they were eliminated by Reading in the second round.
Season overview[edit]
Colchester leapt to the top of the Second Division table by the end of August, having beaten Chesterfield 6–3 in the opening game of the season, and also knocked out First Division Portsmouth out of the League Cup at Fratton Park. However, they failed to capitalise on this despite manager Steve Whitton equalling the club’s record transfer fee of £50,000 for Northern Ireland international Adrian Coote from Norwich City. They finished 15th, a steady year-on-year improvement after recording 18th and then 17th-place finishes in the previous campaigns respectively.
After beating Portsmouth in the first round of the League Cup, Barnsley proved too much for the U’s in the second round. York City eliminated Colchester from the FA Cup in the first round, and Reading defeated the U’s in the second round of the Football League Trophy following a first round win over Swindon Town.[5]
Players[edit]
- As of match played 20 April 2002.[6][7][8]
- ^ Date of signing refers to the date of the player’s first game in his second spell for the club
- ^ Date of signing refers to the date of the player’s first game for the club
Transfers[edit]
In[edit]
- Total spending:
Out[edit]
- Total incoming:
Loans in[edit]
Loans out[edit]
Match details[edit]
Second Division[edit]
League table[edit]
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
Results round 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 | 46 |
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| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | W | D | W | L | W | L | W | L | L | L | W | L | W | D | L | L | W | D | L | D | W | D | W | L | W | D | L | L | L | L | D | W | D | D | D | L | L | L | W | D | L | W | L | W | D |
| Position | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Matches[edit]
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FA Cup[edit]
Squad statistics[edit]
Appearances and goals[edit]
[6][57]
Goalscorers[edit]
[57]
Disciplinary record[edit]
[58]
Clean sheets[edit]
Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.[59]
| Place | Number | Nationality | Player | Second Division | FA Cup | League Cup | Football League Trophy | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |  |
Simon Brown | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | 29 | |
Andy Woodman | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| TOTALS | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |||
Player debuts[edit]
Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.[60]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
General[edit]
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
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