2016–17 Colchester United F.C. season

The 2016–17 season is Colchester United's 80th season in their history and their first season competing in League Two following their relegation from League One in the 2015–16 season. It will be their first season in the fourth tier of English football for 18-years.^[2] Along with competing in League Two, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy.

Players

First-team squad

Colchester United players currently under contract.^[3]

As of 27 April 2016.^[4]^[5]^[6]

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	Sam Walker
2	MF	Owen Garvan (captain)
3	DF	Matthew Briggs
5	DF	Alex Wynter
6	DF	George Elokobi
9	FW	Chris Porter
10	MF	George Moncur
11	FW	Gavin Massey
15	DF	Frankie Kent
17	MF	Sammie Szmodics

No.	Position	Player
19	FW	Macauley Bonne
20	MF	Tom Lapslie
21	MF	Dion Sembie-Ferris
22	DF	Kane Vincent-Young
24	DF	Richard Brindley
29	GK	James Bransgrove
40	DF	Cameron James
41	MF	Louis Dunne
45	FW	Marvin Sordell
	FW	Tariq Issa

References

↑ Whitehead, Jeff; Drury, Kevin (2008). The Who's Who of Colchester United: The Layer Road Years. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 279. ISBN 978-1-85983-629-3.
↑ "Complete History". Statto. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
↑ "Current U's Player Contract Length & Expiry". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
↑ "Team Profiles". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
↑ Hudson, Matt (1 August 2015). "Squad Numbers Confirmed". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
↑ "Colchester United". FootballSquads. Retrieved 23 April 2016.

Colchester United Football Club

Players Managers Records & statistics Head-to-head Current season

History	History Seasons

Home stadium	Layer Road (1937–2008) Colchester Community Stadium (2008–present)

Players	100+ appearances 25–99 appearances 1–24 appearances Player of the Year

Rivalries	Essex derby Pride of Anglia

Seasons	1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–83 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 current 2016–17

Matches	1997 Football League Trophy Final 1998 Football League Third Division play-off Final

Related articles	Colchester Town F.C. Colchester United L.F.C. Peter Heard Up the U's

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2016–17 in English football

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National teams

Senior (2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying round)
U21 (UEFA Euro 2017 qualifying round)
U19 (UEFA Euro 2017 qualifying round)
U17 (UEFA Euro 2017 qualifying round)

League competitions

Level 1	Premier League

Levels 2–4	Football League (Championship, League One, League Two)

Levels 5–6	National League (National, North, South)

Levels 7–8	Isthmian League (Premier, North, South) Northern Premier League (Premier, North, South) Southern League (Premier, Central, South & West)

Levels 9–10	Combined Counties League (Premier, First) East Midlands Counties League (level 10 only) Eastern Counties League (Premier, First) Essex Senior League (level 9 only) Hellenic League (Premier, East, West) Midland League (Premier, First) Northern Counties East League (Premier, First) Northern League (First, Second) North West Counties League (Premier, First) Southern Combination League (First, Second) Southern Counties East League (First, Second) South West Peninsula League Premier Division (level 10 only) Spartan South Midlands League (Premier, First) United Counties League (Premier, First) Wessex League (Premier, First) Western League (Premier, First) West Midlands (Regional) League (level 10 only)

Cup competitions

FA cups	FA Cup (Qualifying Rounds, Final) FA Community Shield FA Trophy (Final) FA Vase (Final)

Football League cups	Football League Cup (Final) Football League Trophy (Final)

Youth competitions

Under 21	Professional U21 Development Leagues U21 Premier League Cup

Under 18	Professional U18 Development Leagues FA Youth Cup

Club seasons

Premier League	AFC Bournemouth Arsenal Burnley Chelsea Everton Leicester City Liverpool Manchester City Manchester United Southampton Stoke City Swansea City Tottenham Hotspur Watford West Bromwich Albion West Ham United

Championship	Aston Villa Birmingham City Blackburn Rovers Brentford Bristol City Cardiff City Fulham Huddersfield Town Ipswich Town Leeds United Nottingham Forest Preston North End Queens Park Rangers Reading Rotherham United Wigan Athletic Wolverhampton Wanderers

League One	Bolton Wanderers Bury Charlton Athletic Chesterfield Coventry City Milton Keynes Dons Northampton Town Oldham Athletic Peterbrough United Port Vale Shrewsbury Town Southend United Swindon Town

League Two	Barnet Cambridge United Carlisle United Cheltenham Town Colchester United Crawley Town Crewe Alexandra Exeter City Hartlepool United Leyton Orient Luton Town Mansfield Town Morecambe Newport County Notts County Stevenage Wycombe Wanderers Yeovil Town

Summer 2016 transfers
Winter 2016–17 transfers
Summer 2017 transfers

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2016–17 Colchester United F.C. season

Players

First-team squad

See also

References