List of Colchester United F.C. seasons

This is a list of seasons played by Colchester United Football Club in English football, from 1937, when the club first formed from and joined the Southern Football League, to the most recent completed season. It details the club's achievements in major competitions, and the top scorers for each season.

Seasons

Season League FA
Cup		 League
Cup		 League
Trophy		 Other Top goalscorer[1]
Division P W D L F A Pts Pos Name Goals
1937–38 Southern Football League 34 15 8 11 90 58 38 6/18 N/A N/A N/A Southern League Cup Winners Alec Cheyne 35
1938–39 Southern Football League 44 31 5 8 110 37 67 1/23 R1 N/A N/A Arthur Pritchard 44
1939–40 Southern Football League 3 1 1 1 4 3 3 N/A N/A N/A N/A League abandoned due to war Alec Cheyne 2
No competitive football was played between 1939 and 1945 due to the Second World War
1945–46 Southern Football League 20 7 3 10 29 47 17 8/11 4QR N/A N/A Bob Hodgson 5
1946–47 Southern Football League 31 15 4 12 65 60 35 8/17 R1 N/A N/A Arthur Turner 24
1947–48 Southern Football League 34 17 10 7 88 41 44 4/17 R5 N/A N/A Bob Curry 30
1948–49 Southern Football League 42 21 10 11 94 61 52 4/22 R1 N/A N/A Arthur Turner 31
1949–50 Southern Football League 46 31 9 6 109 51 71 2/24 4QR N/A N/A Southern League Cup Winners Vic Keeble 44
1950–51 Football League Third Division South 46 14 12 20 63 76 40 16/24 R1 N/A N/A Bob Curry 15
1951–52 Football League Third Division South 46 17 12 17 56 77 46 10/24 R3 N/A N/A Vic Keeble 17
1952–53 Football League Third Division South 46 12 14 20 59 76 38 22/24 R3 N/A N/A Kevin McCurley 18
1953–54 Football League Third Division South 46 10 10 26 50 78 30 23/24 R1 N/A N/A Bert Barlow 10
1954–55 Football League Third Division South 46 9 13 24 53 91 31 24/24 R1 N/A N/A Ken Plant 13
1955–56 Football League Third Division South 46 18 11 17 76 81 47 12/24 R1 N/A N/A Kevin McCurley 29
1956–57 Football League Third Division South 46 22 14 10 84 56 58 3/24 R1 N/A N/A Ken Plant 24
1957–58 Football League Third Division South 46 17 13 16 77 79 47 12/24 R1 N/A N/A Ken Plant 19
1958–59 Football League Third Division 46 21 10 15 71 67 52 5/24 R4 N/A N/A Neil Langman 26
1959–60 Football League Third Division 46 18 11 17 83 74 47 9/24 R1 N/A N/A Martyn King 30
1960–61 Football League Third Division 46 11 11 24 68 101 33 23/24 R2 R2 N/A Martyn King 25
1961–62 Football League Fourth Division 46 23 9 12 104 71 55 2/24 R1 R1 N/A Bobby Hunt 40
1962–63 Football League Third Division 46 18 11 17 73 93 47 12/24 R1 R2 N/A Martyn King 28
1963–64 Football League Third Division 46 12 19 15 70 68 43 17/24 R3 R2 N/A Bobby Hunt 23
1964–65 Football League Third Division 46 10 10 26 50 89 30 23/24 R2 R1 N/A Billy Stark 14
1965–66 Football League Fourth Division 46 23 10 13 70 47 56 4/24 R1 R2 N/A Reg Stratton 21
1966–67 Football League Third Division 46 17 10 19 76 73 44 13/24 R2 R1 N/A Reg Stratton 24
1967–68 Football League Third Division 46 9 15 22 50 87 33 23/24 R3 R1 N/A Reg Stratton 11
1968–69 Football League Fourth Division 46 20 12 14 57 53 52 6/24 R2 R2 N/A Danny Light 14
1969–70 Football League Fourth Division 46 17 14 15 64 63 48 10/24 R1 R2 N/A Ken Jones 16
1970–71 Football League Fourth Division 46 21 12 13 70 54 54 6/24 QF R2 N/A Ray Crawford 31
1971–72 Football League Fourth Division 46 19 10 17 70 69 48 11/24 R1 R3 N/A Watney Cup Winners Brian Lewis 22
1972–73 Football League Fourth Division 46 10 11 25 48 76 31 22/24 R2 R1 N/A Mick Mahon 12
1973–74 Football League Fourth Division 46 24 12 10 73 36 60 3/24 R1 R1 N/A Bobby Svarc 26
1974–75 Football League Third Division 46 17 13 16 70 63 47 11/24 R2 QF N/A Bobby Svarc 25
1975–76 Football League Third Division 46 12 14 20 41 65 38 22/24 R1 R1 N/A Steve Leslie 7
1976–77 Football League Fourth Division 46 25 9 12 77 43 59 3/24 R4 R1 N/A Colin Garwood 24
1977–78 Football League Third Division 46 15 18 13 55 44 48 8/24 R2 R3 N/A Bobby Gough 17
1978–79 Football League Third Division 46 17 17 12 60 55 51 7/24 R5 R1 N/A Bobby Gough 22
1979–80 Football League Third Division 46 20 12 14 64 56 52 5/24 R3 R2 N/A Trevor Lee 18
1980–81 Football League Third Division 46 14 11 21 45 65 39 22/24 R3 R1 N/A Kevin Bremner 10
1981–82 Football League Fourth Division 46 20 12 14 82 57 72 6/24 R3 R3 N/A Ian Allinson 26
1982–83 Football League Fourth Division 46 24 9 13 75 55 81 6/24 R1 R2 N/A Ian Allinson 26
1983–84 Football League Fourth Division 46 17 16 13 69 53 67 8/24 R3 R3 R2 (S) Tony Adcock 33
1984–85 Football League Fourth Division 46 20 14 12 87 65 74 7/24 R2 R1 R2 (S) Tony Adcock 28
1985–86 Football League Fourth Division 46 19 13 14 88 63 70 6/24 R1 R1 R1 (S) Tony Adcock 16
1986–87 Football League Fourth Division 46 21 7 18 64 56 70 5/24 R2 R1 R1 (S) Tony Adcock 12
1987–88 Football League Fourth Division 46 19 10 17 47 51 67 9/24 R3 R1 R2 (S) Dale Tempest 14
1988–89 Football League Fourth Division 46 12 14 20 60 78 50 22/24 R4 R1 QF (S) Mario Walsh 15
1989–90 Football League Fourth Division 46 11 10 25 48 75 43 24/24 R2 R1 R1 (S) Trevor Morgan 12
1990–91 Football Conference 42 25 10 7 68 35 85 2/22 R2 N/A N/A Mario Walsh 18
1991–92 Football Conference 42 28 10 4 98 40 94 1/22 R1 N/A N/A FA Trophy Winners Roy McDonough 29
1992–93 Football League Division Three 42 18 5 19 67 76 59 10/22 R2 R1 R1 (S) Gary Bennett 10
1993–94 Football League Division Three 42 13 10 19 56 71 49 17/22 R1 R1 R3 (S) Steve Brown 13
1994–95 Football League Division Three 42 16 10 16 56 64 58 10/22 R3 R1 R1 (S) Steve Whitton 13
1995–96 Football League Division Three 46 18 18 10 61 51 72 7/24 R1 R1 R3 (S) Tony Adcock 17
1996–97 Football League Division Three 46 17 17 12 62 51 68 8/24 R1 R2 Runners-up Tony Adcock 14
1997–98 Football League Division Three 46 21 11 14 72 60 74 4/24 R2 R1 R1 (S) Mark Sale 8
1998–99 Football League Division Two 46 12 16 18 52 70 52 18/24 R1 R1 R1 (S) David Gregory 14
1999–2000 Football League Division Two 46 14 10 22 59 82 52 18/24 R1 R1 R1 (S) Steve McGavin 16
2000–01 Football League Division Two 46 15 12 19 55 59 57 17/24 R1 R2 R1 (S) Mick Stockwell 11
2001–02 Football League Division Two 46 15 12 19 65 77 57 15/24 R1 R2 R2 (S) Scott McGleish 16
2002–03 Football League Division Two 46 14 16 16 52 56 58 12/24 R1 R1 R1 (S) Joe Keith 9
2003–04 Football League Division Two 46 17 13 16 52 56 64 11/24 R5 R2 F (S) Scott McGleish 17
2004–05 Football League One 46 14 17 15 60 50 59 15/24 R4 R3 R1 (S) Craig Fagan 14
2005–06 Football League One 46 22 13 11 58 40 79 2/24 R5 R1 F (S) Chris Iwelumo 19
2006–07 Football League Championship 46 20 9 17 70 56 69 10/24 R3 R1 N/A Jamie Cureton 24
2007–08 Football League Championship 46 7 17 22 62 86 38 24/24 R3 R1 N/A Kevin Lisbie 17
2008–09 Football League One 46 18 9 19 58 58 63 12/24 R1 R2 SF (S) Mark Yeates 13
2009–10 Football League One 46 20 12 14 64 52 72 8/24 R3 R1 R1 (S) Essex Senior Cup Winners Kevin Lisbie 13
2010–11 Football League One 46 16 14 16 57 63 62 10/24 R3 R2 R2 (S) Dave Mooney 14

Key

  • P = Played
  • W = Games won
  • D = Games drawn
  • L = Games lost
  • F = Goals for
  • A = Goals against
  • Pts = Points
  • Pos = Final position
  • 4QR = 4th Qualifying Round
  • R1 = 1st Round
  • R2 = 2nd Round
  • R3 = 3rd Round
  • R4 = 4th Round
  • R5 = 5th Round
  • QF = Quarter-finals
  • SF = Semi-finals
  • F = Final
  • R1 (S) = Round 1 (Southern Section)
  • R2 (S) = Round 2 (Southern Section)
  • R3 (S) = Round 3 (Southern Section)
  • QF (S) = Quarter-finals (Southern Section)
  • SF (S) = Semi-finals (Southern Section)
Champions Runners-up Promoted Relegated

References

  1. ^ Goals in all competitions (Football League or non-league football, FA Cup, League Cup and other cup competitions) are counted.
Managers
Managers
Players
Rivalries
Seasons
1937-38  • 1938-39  • 1939-40  • 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  • Current
Stadiums
Layer Road (1937–2008) · Colchester Community Stadium (2008–)
Statistics