2011–12 Colchester United F.C. season

Colchester United

2011–12 season
Chairman	Robbie Cowling
Manager	John Ward
League One	10th
FA Cup	2nd Round
League Cup	1st Round
Football League Trophy	1st Round
Top goalscorer	League: Anthony Wordsworth (13) All: Anthony Wordsworth (13)
Highest home attendance	6,643 (Sheffield Wednesday)
Lowest home attendance	2,923 (Brentford)
Average home league attendance	3,865
Home colours Away colours
← 2010–11 2012–13 →

The 2011–12 season was Colchester United's fourth consecutive season in the third tier of English football.

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Ben Williams 2 DF Tom Aldred 3 DF Michael Rose 4 DF Magnus Okuonghae 6 DF Matt Heath 7 MF Ashley Vincent 8 MF John-Joe O'Toole 9 FW Steven Gillespie 10 MF Kemal Izzet (captain) 12 GK Mark Cousins 14 MF Andrew Bond 15 FW Kayode Odejayi 16 MF Ian Henderson 17 MF Martin Rowlands

No. Position Player 18 DF Tom Eastman 19 FW Freddie Ladapo 20 DF Brian Wilson 22 MF Anthony Wordsworth 23 MF Lloyd James 24 DF Ben Coker 25 DF John White 27 MF Karl Duguid 31 DF Bradley Hamilton 32 MF Jordan Sanderson 34 DF Thomas Bender 35 GK Carl Pentney –– MF Alex Gilbey

Player information

No.	Name	Place of birth	Date of birth	Previous club	Date joined	Fee	Contract expiry[1]
1	Ben Williams	Manchester	27 August 1982	Carlisle United	10 July 2009	£60,000	May 2012
2	Tom Aldred	Bolton	11 September 1990	Watford	1 September 2011	Free	May 2013
3	Michael Rose	Salford	28 July 1982	Swindon Town	16 May 2011	Free	May 2013
4	Magnus Okuonghae	Croydon	16 February 1986	Dagenham & Redbridge	1 July 2009	£65,000	May 2012
6	Matt Heath	Leicester	1 November 1981	Leeds United	13 May 2008	Free	May 2012
7	Ashley Vincent	Birmingham	26 May 1985	Cheltenham Town	1 July 2009	Free	May 2012
8	John-Joe O'Toole	Harrow	30 September 1988	Watford	1 January 2010	£275,000	May 2012
9	Steven Gillespie	Liverpool	4 June 1985	Cheltenham Town	7 July 2008	£400,000	May 2013
10	Kemal Izzet	Whitechapel	29 September 1980	Charlton Athletic	13 April 2001	Free	May 2012
12	Mark Cousins	Chelmsford	9 January 1987	Youth Team	1 July 2004	Free	May 2013
14	Andrew Bond	Wigan	16 March 1986	Barrow	18 July 2010	Free	May 2014
15	Kayode Odejayi	Ibadan	21 February 1982	Barnsley	1 January 2010	Undisclosed	May 2012
16	Ian Henderson	Thetford	24 January 1985	Ankaragücü	6 January 2010	Free	May 2013
17	Martin Rowlands	Hammersmith	8 February 1979	Queens Park Rangers	2 February 2012	Free	May 2012
18	Tom Eastman	Colchester	21 October 1991	Ipswich Town	19 May 2011	Free	May 2013
19	Freddie Ladapo	Romford	1 February 1993	Youth Team	5 March 2012	Free	May 2013
20	Brian Wilson	Manchester	9 May 1983	Bristol City	15 July 2010	Free	May 2012
22	Anthony Wordsworth	Camden	3 January 1989	Youth Team	1 July 2006	Free	May 2013
23	Lloyd James	Bristol	16 February 1988	Southampton	22 July 2010	Free	May 2012
24	Ben Coker	Kettering	17 June 1989	Bury Town	23 July 2010	Free	May 2012
25	John White	Colchester	26 July 1986	Youth Team	1 July 2003	Free	May 2013
27	Karl Duguid	Hitchin	21 March 1978	Plymouth Argyle	20 July 2011	Free	May 2013
31	Bradley Hamilton	Newham	30 August 1992	Youth Team	1 July 2011	Free	May 2013
32	Jordan Sanderson	Waltham Forest	7 August 1993	Youth Team	11 February 2011	Free	May 2013
34	Thomas Bender	Harlow	19 January 1993	Youth Team	1 July 2009	Free	May 2012
35	Carl Pentney	Colchester	29 October 1989	Leicester City	6 August 2010	Free	May 2012

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Pos.	Player Name	Previous Club	League	Transfer Fee	Notes
16 May 2011	DF	Michael Rose	Swindon Town	Football League Two	Free
19 May 2011	DF	Tom Eastman	Ipswich Town	Football League Championship	Free
1 July 2011	DF	Bradley Hamilton	Youth Team	N/A	Free
1 July 2011	FW	Craig Arnott	Youth Team	N/A	Free
20 July 2011	MF	Karl Duguid	Plymouth Argyle	Football League Two	Free
1 September 2011	DF	Tom Aldred	Watford	Football League Championship	Free
2 February 2012	MF	Martin Rowlands	Queens Park Rangers	Premier League	Free
16 February 2012	MF	Alex Gilbey	Youth Team	N/A	Free
5 March 2012	FW	Freddie Ladapo	Youth Team	N/A	Free

Transfers out

Date	Pos.	Player Name	New Club	League	Transfer Fee	Notes
7 May 2011	DF	Morten Knudsen	Released	N/A	Free
7 May 2011	MF	Sam Corcoran	Chelmsford City	Conference South	Free
7 May 2011	MF	Medy Elito	Dagenham & Redbridge	Football League Two	Free
7 May 2011	MF	Simon Hackney	Rochdale	Football League One	Free
10 May 2011	DF	Lee Beevers	Walsall	Football League One	Free
10 May 2011	DF	Conor Powell	Sligo Rovers	League of Ireland Premier Division	Free
7 June 2011	MF	David Perkins	Barnsley	Football League Championship	Free
27 January 2012	DF	Pat Baldwin	Southend United	Football League Two	Free
30 March 2012	FW	Craig Arnott	Tooting & Mitcham United	Isthmian League Premier Division	Free

Loans in

Date	Pos.	Player Name	Parent Club	League	Date Returned	Notes
15 August 2011	MF	Michail Antonio	Reading	Football League Championship	15 November 2011
4 November 2011	FW	Casey Thomas	Swansea City	Premier League	2 January 2012
19 January 2012	FW	Gavin Massey	Watford	Football League Championship	16 February 2012
17 February 2012	FW	Freddie Sears	West Ham United	Football League Championship	31 May 2012
16 March 2012	FW	Gavin Massey	Watford	Football League Championship	16 April 2012

Loans out

Date	Pos.	Player Name	New Club	League	Date Returns	Notes
30 August 2011	DF	Thomas Bender	Accrington Stanley	Football League Two	24 February 2012
12 September 2011	GK	Carl Pentney	Chelmsford City	Football Conference South	12 October 2011
13 September 2011	DF	Tom Eastman	Crawley Town	Football League Two	18 October 2011
15 November 2011	GK	Carl Pentney	Hayes & Yeading United	Football Conference National	25 February 2012
24 November 2011	DF	Tom Aldred	Torquay United	Football League Two	2 January 2012
17 February 2012	FW	Craig Arnott	Leiston	Ryman League Division One North	19 March 2012
2 March 2012	MF	Lloyd James	Crawley Town	Football League Two	20 April 2012

Results

League One table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
8	Carlisle United	46	18	15	13	65	66	−1	69
9	Brentford	46	18	13	15	63	52	+11	67
10	Colchester United	46	13	20	13	61	66	−5	59
11	AFC Bournemouth	46	15	13	18	48	52	−4	58
12	Tranmere Rovers	46	14	14	18	49	53	−4	56

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

League One results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
46	13	20	13	61	66	−5	59	8	11	4	38	33	+5	5	9	9	23	33	−10

Last updated: 28 April 2012.
Source: ^[2]

League One 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

Last updated: 7 May 2012.
Source: ^[2]
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

      Win       Draw       Loss

Pre-season friendlies

Maldon & Tiptree v Colchester United

6 July 2011	Maldon & Tiptree	0–4	Colchester United	Wallace Binder Stadium
19:45		[3]	O'Toole Vincent Arnott Henderson

SDC Putten v Colchester United

11 July 2011	SDC Putten	0–3	Colchester United	Sportpark Puttereng
19:00		[4]	Baldwin Rose Gillespie  pen.'

FC Utrecht v Colchester United

15 July 2011	FC Utrecht	1–1	Colchester United	National Sports Centre
12:00		[5]	Henderson

Braintree Town v Colchester United

19 July 2011	Braintree Town	0–1	Colchester United	Cressing Road
19:45		[6]	Gillespie  pen.'

Woodbridge Town v Colchester United XI

20 July 2011	Woodbridge Town	1–4	Colchester United XI	Notcutts Park
19:00		[7]	Gilbey Ladapo Coker Arnott

Bury Town v Colchester United

23 July 2011	Bury Town	0–3	Colchester United	Ram Meadow
15:00		[8]	Wilson O'Toole Gillespie

Colchester United v Ipswich Town

26 July 2011	Colchester United	A – A (0–0)	Ipswich Town	Colchester Community Stadium
20:00		[9]

Whitton United v Colchester United

27 July 2011	Whitton United	2–6	Colchester United	King George V Playing Fields
19:00		[10]	Gilbey , , , Arnott Wright

Colchester United v Watford

30 July 2011	Colchester United	1–0	Watford	Colchester Community Stadium
15:00	Odejayi  25'	[11]

League One results

Preston North End v Colchester United

6 August 2011	Preston North End	2–4	Colchester United	Deepdale
15:00	Mellor  60' Coutts  70'	[12]	Wordsworth  12' Henderson  49', 65' Odejayi  76'	Attendance: 11,451 Referee: C. Pawson

Colchester United v Wycombe Wanderers

13 August 2011	Colchester United	1–1	Wycombe Wanderers	Colchester Community Stadium
15:00	Vincent  24'	[13]	Rendell  61' (pen.)	Attendance: 3,902 Referee: G. Sutton

Colchester United v Charlton Athletic

16 August 2011	Colchester United	0–2	Charlton Athletic	Colchester Community Stadium
19:45		[14]	Wright-Phillips  13', 28'	Attendance: 5,094 Referee: O. Langford

Huddersfield Town v Colchester United

20 August 2011	Huddersfield Town	3–2	Colchester United	Galpharm Stadium
15:00	Rhodes  3', 59' Novak  64'	[15]	Odejayi  5' Antonio  27'	Attendance: 11,043 Referee: I. Williamson

Colchester United v Oldham Athletic

27 August 2011	Colchester United	4–1	Oldham Athletic	Colchester Community Stadium
15:00	Wordsworth  1', 45+5' (pen.) Henderson  46' Heath  56'	[16]	Reid  37' (pen.)	Attendance: 3,023 Referee: S. Rushton

Scunthorpe United v Colchester United

3 September 2011	Scunthorpe United	1–1	Colchester United	Glanford Park
15:00	Grant  38' Grant  43'	[17]	Gillespie  74'	Attendance: 3,700 Referee: N. Miller

Colchester v Leyton Orient

10 September 2011	Colchester	1–1	Leyton Orient	Colchester Community Stadium
15:00	Wordsworth  43'	[18]	Smith  90+1'	Attendance: 4,258 Referee: A. D'Urso

Brentford v Colchester United

13 September 2011	Brentford	1–1	Colchester United	Griffin Park
19:45	Donaldson  56'	[19]	Wordsworth  90+1' O'Toole  81'	Attendance: 4,714 Referee: G. Ward

Sheffield United v Colchester United

17 September 2011	Sheffield United	3–0	Colchester United	Brammall Lane
15:00	Evans  3' Porter  12' Quinn  72'	[20]		Attendance: 15,783 Referee: D. Deadman

Colchester United v Walsall

24 September 2011	Colchester United	1–0	Walsall	Colchester Community Stadium
15:00	Wordsworth  33' (pen.)	[21]	Butler  32'	Attendance: 3,103 Referee: S. Hooper

Chesterfield v Colchester United

1 October 2011	Chesterfield	0–1	Colchester United	B2net Stadium
15:00		[22]	Antonio  30'	Attendance: 6,295 Referee: D. Mohareb

Colchester United v Yeovil Town

8 October 2011	Colchester United	2–2	Yeovil Town	Colchester Community Stadium
15:00	Bond  38' Antonio  54'	[23]	Massey  1', 63'	Attendance: 3,521 Referee: C. Sarginson

Rochdale v Colchester United

15 October 2011	Rochdale	2–2	Colchester United	Spotland Stadium
15:00	Holness  43' Jones  88'	[24]	Henderson  3' Odejayi  14' Okuonghae  29'	Attendance: 2,226 Referee: D. Webb

Sheffield Wednesday v Colchester United

22 October 2011	Sheffield Wednesday	2–0	Colchester United	Hillsborough Stadium
15:00	Jones  59' Johnson  70'	[25]		Attendance: 17,634 Referee: G. Eltringham

Colchester United v Bournemouth

25 October 2011	Colchester United	1–1	Bournemouth	Colchester Community Stadium
19:45	Zubar  72' (o.g.)	[26]	Thomas  1'	Attendance: 3,444 Referee: J. Waugh

Colchester United v Notts County

29 October 2011	Colchester United	4–2	Notts County	Colchester Community Stadium
15:00	Wordsworth  49' Antonio  66' Henderson  71' Odejayi  74'	[27]	Sodje  58' Heath  90+3' (o.g.)	Attendance: 3,585 Referee: G. Scott

Tranmere Rovers v Colchester United

5 November 2011	Tranmere Rovers	0–0	Colchester United	Prenton Park
15:00		[28]		Attendance: 4,312 Referee: G. Salisbury

Colchester United v Milton Keynes Dons

19 November 2011	Colchester United	1–5	Milton Keynes Dons	Colchester Community Stadium
15:00	Heath  24'	[29]	MacDonald  38', 74' Flanagan  45+2' Gleeson  88' Ibehre  90+5'	Attendance: 4,247 Referee: B. Malone

Carlisle United v Colchester United

26 November 2011	Carlisle United	1–0	Colchester United	Brunton Park
15:00	Thirlwell  22'	[30]		Attendance: 4,435 Referee: M. Heywood

Colchester United v Bury

10 December 2011	Colchester United	4–1	Bury	Colchester Community Stadium
15:00	Duguid  2', 31' Henderson  19' James  66'	[31]	John-Lewis  90'	Attendance: 3,156 Referee: J. Adcock

Hartlepool United v Colchester United

17 December 2011	Hartlepool United	0–1	Colchester United	Victoria Park
15:00		[32]	Wordsworth  36'	Attendance: 4,029 Referee: E. Ilderton

Colchester United v Stevenage

26 December 2011	Colchester United	1–6	Stevenage	Colchester Community Stadium
15:00	Henderson  51'	[33]	Shroot  9' Beardsley  25' Bostwick  64' Laird  71' Freeman  73' Byrom  82'	Attendance: 5,276 Referee: F. Graham

Colchester United v Exeter City

31 December 2011	Colchester United	2–0	Exeter City	Colchester Community Stadium
13:00	Wordsworth  16' Bond  62'	[34]	Coles  64'	Attendance: 3,667 Referee: P. Gibbs

Milton Keynes Dons v Colchester United

2 January 2012	Milton Keynes Dons	1–0	Colchester United	Stadium mk
15:00	Okuonghae  53' (o.g.)	[35]		Attendance: 7,892 Referee: C. Berry

Colchester United v Scunthorpe United

14 January 2012	Colchester United	1–1	Scunthorpe United	Colchester Community Stadium
15:00	Gillespie  28' (pen.)	[36]	Walker  8'	Attendance: 3,165 Referee: D. Phillips

Colchester United v Chesterfield

21 January 2012	Colchester United	1–2	Chesterfield	Colchester Community Stadium
15:00	Gillespie  32'	[37]	Lester  6' Thompson  44'	Attendance: 3,312 Referee: M. Brown

Leyton Orient v Colchester United

28 January 2012	Leyton Orient	0–1	Colchester United	Brisbane Road
15:00		[38]	Forbes  28' (o.g.)	Attendance: 4,659 Referee: M. Haywood

Colchester United v Brentford

14 February 2012	Colchester United	2–1	Brentford	Colchester Community Stadium
19:45	Gillespie  83', 85'	[39]	McGinn  57'	Attendance: 2,923 Referee: J. Linington

Yeovil Town v Colchester United

18 February 2012	Yeovil Town	3–2	Colchester United	Huish Park
15:00	Parrett  55' D'Ath  70' Williams  72' Agard  90+2'	[39]	Gillespie  19' Rowlands  90+3'	Attendance: 3,442 Referee: S. Rushton

Colchester United v Rochdale

25 February 2012	Colchester United	0–0	Rochdale	Colchester Community Stadium
15:00		[40]		Attendance: 3,096 Referee: D. Coote

Oldham Athletic v Colchester United

28 February 2012	Oldham Athletic	1–1	Colchester United	Boundary Park
19:45	Marsh-Brown  37'	[41]	Wordsworth  81'	Attendance: 3,956 Referee: O. Langford

Colchester United v Preston North End

3 March 2012	Colchester United	3–0	Preston North End	Colchester Community Stadium
15:00	Gillespie  19', 52' (pen.) Bond  90+4'	[42]		Attendance: 3,333 Referee: L. Collins

Charlton Athletic v Colchester United

6 March 2012	Charlton Athletic	0–2	Colchester United	The Valley
19:45		[43]	Wordsworth  5' Gillespie  73'	Attendance: 13,650 Referee: G. Ward

Wycombe Wanderers v Colchester United

10 March 2012	Wycombe Wanderers	0–0	Colchester United	Adams Park
15:00		[44]		Attendance: 4,838 Referee: S. Hooper

Colchester United v Sheffield United

13 March 2012	Colchester United	1–1	Sheffield United	Colchester Community Stadium
19:45	Gillespie  56'	[45]	Hoskins  32'	Attendance: 4,572 Referee: T. Kettle

Colchester United v Huddersfield Town

17 March 2012	Colchester United	1–1	Huddersfield Town	Colchester Community Stadium
15:00	Gillespie  3'	[46]	Okuonghae  90+5' (o.g.)	Attendance: 3,929 Referee: D. Mohareb

Stevenage v Colchester United

20 March 2012	Stevenage	0–0	Colchester United	Broadhall Way
19:45	Slew  45'	[47]		Attendance: 2,419 Referee: D. Deadman

Colchester United v Carlisle United

24 March 2012	Colchester United	1–1	Carlisle United	Colchester Community Stadium
15:00	Rowlands  51'	[48]	Berrett  68'	Attendance: 3,672 Referee: G. Sutton

Walsall v Colchester United

27 March 2012	Walsall	3–1	Colchester United	Bescot Stadium
19:45	Ledesma  38' Sadler  44' Bowerman  73'	[49]	Wordsworth  11'	Attendance: 3,331 Referee: R. Lewis

Exeter City v Colchester United

31 March 2012	Exeter City	1–1	Colchester United	St James Park
15:00	Cureton  83'	[50]	Duguid  6'	Attendance: 3,889 Referee: D. Drysdale

Colchester United v Hartlepool United

6 April 2012	Colchester United	1–1	Hartlepool United	Colchester Community Stadium
15:00	Sears  81' (pen.)	[51]	Sweeney  17'	Attendance: 3,921 Referee: P. Miller

Bury v Colchester United

9 April 2012	Bury	4–1	Colchester United	Gigg Lane
15:00	Grella  40' Harrad  43' Coke  56' Worrall  73'	[52]	Eastman  57'	Attendance: 3,119 Referee: G. Eltringham

Colchester United v Sheffield Wednesday

14 April 2012	Colchester United	1–1	Sheffield Wednesday	Colchester Community Stadium
15:00	Henderson  3'	[53]	Llera  52'	Attendance: 6,643 Referee: C. Boyeson

Bournemouth v Colchester United

21 April 2012	Bournemouth	1–1	Colchester United	Dean Court
15:00	MacDonald  11'	[54]	Eastman  84'	Attendance: 5,109 Referee: S. Attwell

Colchester United v Tranmere Rovers

28 April 2012	Colchester United	4–2	Tranmere Rovers	Colchester Community Stadium
15:00	Henderson  4' Eastman  46' Goodison  66' (o.g.) Sears  84'	[55]	Wallace  52' Cassidy  72'	Attendance: 4,061 Referee: A. Haines

Notts County v Colchester United

5 May 2012	Notts County	4–1	Colchester United	Meadow Lane
15:00	Hughes  23' Bogdanović  33' Judge  41' Freeman  51'	[56]	Wordsworth  90'	Attendance: 8,942 Referee: S. Mathieson

League Cup results

Wycombe Wanderers v Colchester United

9 August 2011 Round 1	Wycombe Wanderers	3–3 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)	Colchester United	Adams Park
19:45	Donnelly  2' Grant  12' Beavon  105'	[57]	Odejayi  27' Henderson  41' Gillespie  98' (pen.)	Attendance: 1,430 Referee: P. Miller
		Penalties
	Sandell McCoy Beavon Rendell Harding		Gillespie Wordsworth Henderson James Rose

League Trophy results

Colchester United v Barnet

30 August 2011 Round 1	Colchester United	1–3	Barnet	Colchester Community Stadium
19:30	Baldwin  16'	[58]	Holmes  7' McLeod  19' (pen.) Kabba  74'	Attendance: 1,747 Referee: D. Phillips

FA Cup results

Crewe Alexandra v Colchester United

12 November 2011 Round 1	Crewe Alexandra	1–4	Colchester United	Alexandra Stadium
15:00	Moore  19' Westwood  21'	[59]	James  60', 90+2' Bond  77' Coker  87'	Attendance: 2,325 Referee: D. Coote

Colchester United v Swindon Town

3 December 2011 Round 2	Colchester United	0–1	Swindon Town	Colchester Community Stadium
15:00		[60]	Ritchie  59'	Attendance: 3,035 Referee: M. Naylor

Squad statistics

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Appearances

As of April 2012

No.	Nat.	Pos.	Name	Total		League One		FA Cup		League Cup		FL Trophy
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Ben Williams	39	0	36	0	2	0	0	0	1	0
2	DF		Tom Aldred	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	DF		Michael Rose	16	0	12+2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
4	DF		Magnus Okuonghae	45	0	42	0	2	0	1	0	0	0
6	DF		Matt Heath	30	2	22+4	2	2	0	1	0	1	0
7	MF		Ashley Vincent	12	1	5+4	1	2	0	1	0	0	0
8	MF		John-Joe O'Toole	16	0	8+7	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
9	FW		Steven Gillespie	36	12	19+14	11	0+1	0	0+1	1	1	0
10	MF		Kemal Izzet	38	0	29+5	0	1+1	0	1	0	1	0
12	GK		Mark Cousins	11	0	10	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
14	MF		Andrew Bond	43	4	28+12	3	2	1	0	0	1	0
15	FW		Kayode Odejayi	47	5	33+10	4	2	0	1	1	0+1	0
16	MF		Ian Henderson	50	10	45+1	9	2	0	1	1	1	0
17	MF		Martin Rowlands	9	2	7+2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	DF		Tom Eastman	27	3	24+1	3	0+1	0	0	0	0+1	0
19	FW		Freddie Ladapo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	DF		Brian Wilson	50	0	46	0	2	0	1	0	1	0
22	MF		Anthony Wordsworth	47	13	44	13	1	0	1	0	0+1	0
23	MF		Lloyd James	27	3	17+6	1	1+1	2	0+1	0	1	0
24	MF		Ben Coker	23	1	15+5	0	2	1	0+1	0	0	0
25	DF		John White	26	0	21+5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	MF		Karl Duguid	26	3	16+9	3	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
31	DF		Bradley Hamilton	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
32	MF		Jordan Sanderson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	DF		Thomas Bender	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
35	GK		Carl Pentney	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season
5	DF		Pat Baldwin	6	1	4+1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
11	MF		Michail Antonio	16	4	14+1	4	0	0	0	0	1	0
11	FW		Freddie Sears	11	2	5+6	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	FW		Casey Thomas	3	0	0+2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
21	FW		Gavin Massey^[A]	8	0	4+4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Scorers

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All Scorer Goals Anthony Wordsworth 13 Steven Gillespie 12 Ian Henderson 10 Kayode Odejayi 5 Michail Antonio 4 Andrew Bond 3 Karl Duguid 3 Tom Eastman 3 Lloyd James 3 Matt Heath 2 Martin Rowlands 2 Freddie Sears 2 Pat Baldwin 1 Ben Coker 1 Ashley Vincent 1 Own goal 3

League Scorer Goals Anthony Wordsworth 13 Steven Gillespie 11 Ian Henderson 9 Michail Antonio 4 Kayode Odejayi 4 Karl Duguid 3 Tom Eastman 3 Andrew Bond 2 Matt Heath 2 Martin Rowlands 2 Freddie Sears 2 Lloyd James 1 Ashley Vincent 1 Own goal 3

FA Cup Scorer Goals Lloyd James 2 Andrew Bond 1 Ben Coker 1

League Cup Scorer Goals Steven Gillespie 1 Ian Henderson 1 Kayode Odejayi 1

Football League Trophy Scorer Goals Pat Baldwin 1

Assists

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Assistant	League	Cup	Total
Kayode Odejayi	6		6
Brian Wilson	5	1	6
Steven Gillespie	5		5
Anthony Wordsworth	5		5
Michail Antonio	4		4
Lloyd James	2	2	4
Michael Rose	3	1	4
Ian Henderson	3		3
Ben Coker	2		2
Karl Duguid	2		2
Kemal Izzet	1	1	2
Freddie Sears	2		2
Andrew Bond	1		1
Gavin Massey	1		1
John-Joe O'Toole	1		1
Martin Rowlands	1		1

Disciplinary record

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Pos.	Name	League		Cups		Total
DF	Magnus Okuonghae	8	1	1		9	1
MF	Anthony Wordsworth	9				9
FW	Steven Gillespie	6		2		8
FW	Ian Henderson	8				8
MF	Kemal Izzet	7				7
DF	Brian Wilson	5				5
FW	Kayode Odejayi	4				4
MF	John-Joe O'Toole	3	1			3	1
MF	Andrew Bond	3				3
MF	Lloyd James	2		1		3
DF	Ben Coker	1		1		2
MF	Karl Duguid	2				2
DF	Tom Eastman	2				2
DF	Matt Heath	2				2
DF	Michael Rose	2				2
MF	Michail Antonio	1				1
FW	Gavin Massey	1				1
MF	Martin Rowlands	1				1
MF	Ashley Vincent	1				1
DF	John White	1				1

Season awards

Football League Team of the Week

Week	Pos.	Name
1	FW	Ian Henderson[66]
2	DF	Magnus Okuonghae[67]
4	DF	Matt Heath[68]
9	GK	Ben Williams[69]
9	DF	Magnus Okuonghae[69]
13	MF	Anthony Wordsworth[70]
14	DF	Magnus Okuonghae[71]
19	MF	Karl Duguid[72]
20	MF	Anthony Wordsworth[73]
23	DF	John White[74]
25	DF	Magnus Okuonghae[75]
30	MF	Martin Rowlands[76]
32	DF	Tom Eastman[77]

End of season awards

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Player of the Year Award	Kayode Odejayi
Young Player of the Year Award	Tom Eastman
Player's Player of the Year Award	Anthony Wordsworth
Goal of the Season Award	Anthony Wordsworth (vs. Charlton Athletic)
Community Player of the Year Award	Kemal Izzet
CUSA Home Player of the Year Award	Kemal Izzet
CUSA Away Player of the Year Award	Tom Eastman

Overall

Games Played	50 (46 League One, 1 League Cup, 2 FA Cup, 1 League Trophy)
Games Won	14 (13 League One, 0 League Cup, 1 FA Cup, 0 League Trophy)
Games Drawn	21 (20 League One, 1 League Cup, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Trophy)
Games Lost	15 (13 League One, 0 League Cup, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Trophy)
Goals Scored	69 (61 League One, 3 League Cup, 4 FA Cup, 1 League Trophy)
Goals Conceded	74 (66 League One, 3 League Cup, 2 FA Cup, 3 League Trophy)
Goal Difference	−5
Yellow Cards	74 (69 League One, 1 League Cup, 4 FA Cup, 0 League Trophy)
Red Cards	2 (2 League One, 0 League Cup, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Trophy)
Worst Discipline	9 yellows, 1 red ( Magnus Okuonghae)
Best Result	4–1 vs. Oldham Athletic, 27 August 2011, vs. Bury, 10 December 2011
Worst Result	1–6 vs. Stevenage, 26 December 2011
Most Appearances	50 appearances (2 players)
Top Scorer	13 ( Anthony Wordsworth)
Points	59

Most Frequent Starting XI

This section shows players in a 4–4–2 formation with the most league starts during the season.

No. Pos. Name Starts Goals 1 GK Ben Williams 36 0 20 DF Brian Wilson 46 0 18 DF Tom Eastman 24 3 4 DF Magnus Okuonghae 42 0 25 DF John White 21 0 14 MF Andrew Bond 28 3 10 MF Kemal Izzet 29 0 22 MF Anthony Wordsworth 44 13 16 FW Ian Henderson 45 9 15 FW Kayode Odejayi 33 4 9 FW Steven Gillespie 19 11

Williams Wilson Eastman Okuonghae White Bond Izzet Wordsworth Henderson Gillespie Odejayi

Notes

A. ^ : Gavin Massey's squad number during his first stint was 19.

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