2021–22 Colchester United F.C. season

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Colchester United
2021–22 season
OwnerRobbie Cowling
ChairmanRobbie Cowling
Head coachHayden Mullins
(until 19 January)[1]
StadiumColchester Community Stadium
League Two15th
FA CupSecond round
EFL CupFirst round
(eliminated by Birmingham City)
EFL TrophyThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Freddie Sears (7)
All: Freddie Sears (8)
Highest home attendance3,013
v Sutton United, 26 October 2021[2]
Lowest home attendance731
v Gillingham, 7 September 2021[3]
Average home league attendance2,201
Biggest win4–0
v AFC Sudbury, 5 November 2021[4]
Biggest defeat0–3
v Port Vale, 23 October 2021[5]

The 2021–22 season is Colchester United's 85th season in their history and their sixth successive season competing in League Two. Along with competing in League Two, the club also participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.

Season overview[edit]

Pre-season[edit]

Colchester's place in League Two for the 2021–22 season was confirmed on 1 May 2021 in their penultimate game of the season following a 1–0 win against Salford City.[6]

On 13 May, following the close of the 2020–21 season having led the U's to safety, Mullins was named permanent head coach of Colchester United.[7]

The club announced the retained list for the 2021–22 season on 14 May. Harry Beadle, Ryan Clampin, Sam Cornish, Billy Cracknell and Tom Eastman were offered new contracts, with Ben Stevenson and Michael Folivi awaiting contract decisions or discussions.[8][9]

Players released at the end of their contracts included Joshua Bohui, 2020–21 top scorer Jevani Brown, Callum Coulter, Paris Cowan-Hall, Luke Gambin, Callum Harriott, Tom Lapslie, club captain Harry Pell, Courtney Senior, Omar Sowunmi and Diaz Wright.[8][9]

On 25 May, long-serving defender Tom Eastman signed a new two-year contract with the club.[10] Colchester also announced their first signing of the season with Cole Skuse joining from Ipswich Town on a two-year deal following his release from the Suffolk club.[11]

On 4 June, young defenders Harry Beadle and Billy Cracknell signed one-year contracts with the club. Beadle joined up with the U's towards the end of the 2020–21 season with his contract at Charlton Athletic expiring,[12] while Cracknell, who made his first-team debut last season, also agreed his first professional deal.[13]

On 7 June, midfielder Sam Cornish joined Beadle and Cracknell in signing his first professional contract with the club, agreeing a one-year contract.[14]

The same day, fellow midfielder Ben Stevenson revealed he would be leaving the club after two-and-a-half years with the U's.[15]

Colchester announced the signing of both centre back Luke Chambers from Ipswich Town and midfielder Luke Hannant from Cambridge United on two-year deals on 10 June.[16]

Left-back Ryan Clampin agreed a new two-year contract with the club on 11 June.[17]

On 15 June, Colchester announced the re-signing of Freddie Sears on a two-year contract from Ipswich Town following his release. The club also revealed a new assistant manager, with Alex Dyer joining Hayden Mullins' team.[18]

Colchester re-signed Frank Nouble for a third time on 18 June when he joined on a free transfer from Plymouth Argyle on a two-year deal. Joining alongside Nouble was Alan Judge who became the fourth player to sign for Colchester directly from Ipswich Town following his release.[19]

Wales under-21 defender Cameron Coxe joined Colchester on loan from National League side Solihull Moors on 2 July. He signed initially until January 2022.[20]

On 5 July, Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu and Tommy Smith both extended their contracts with the club by a further year, with both now set to expire in summer 2023. Junior Tchamadeu also signed a new deal by committing for three years until 2024.[21]

Colchester played their first pre-season friendly on 13 July at Billericay Town. Second-half goals from Alan Judge, trialist Richard Kone, and Freddie Sears earned the U's a 3–0 victory.[22]

Tommy Smith was announced as Colchester's new captain ahead of the new season following the departure of Harry Pell.[23]

Colchester played two 60-minute matches against Watford on 17 July fielding entirely different teams in each. The Premier League club won the first match 2–1 with Alan Judge scoring the U's goal, and then won 2–0 in the second.[24]

Colchester welcomed Tottenham Hotspur to the Colchester Community Stadium for a friendly on 21 July. Three first-half goals from Son Heung-min, Lucas Moura and Dele Alli were enough to give the Premier League side victory as fans returned to the stadium for the first time in seven months.[25]

Gillingham were the visitors for the next home friendly on 24 July, but the U's suffered a 2–0 defeat to their League One opponents.[26]

On 27 July, Colchester played out an entertaining 3–3 draw with local rivals Ipswich Town at the Community Stadium. Town took an early lead through Joe Pigott before former Ipswich man Tommy Smith headed the U's level. Former Colchester player Macauley Bonne scored for Ipswich to make it 2–1 but a header from another former Ipswich player Frank Nouble ensured the sides were level at the break. Summer signing Alan Judge put the hosts 3–2 up against his former club, but a late equaliser from Wes Burns ensured the game finished a draw.[27]

The U's played their final friendly game of pre-season on 31 July as they hosted Wealdstone. Noah Chilvers scored for Colchester, but a late penalty scored by Josh Umerah meant the match ended 1–1.[28]

August[edit]

On 2 August, Peterborough United signed midfielder Kwame Poku from Colchester for a "substantial six-figure fee" on a four-year contract.[29]

On 4 August, Colchester confirmed the signing of Fulham forward Sylvester Jasper on loan until January 2022.[30]

Ahead of their season opening game at Carlisle United on 7 August, Colchester signed Newcastle United goalkeeper Jake Turner on loan until January 2022.[31]

Colchester's first game of the season away at Carlisle ended in a 0–0 draw. Luke Chambers, Cameron Coxe, Alan Judge, and Cole Skuse all made their debuts for the club, while Frank Nouble and Freddie Sears both made their third debuts for the U's. Sylvester Jasper made his first appearance for the club off the bench.[32]

On 10 August, Colchester travelled to face Birmingham City in the first round of the EFL Cup. The U's were beaten 1–0 thanks to a deflected goal from Marcel Oakley. Meanwhile, Academy graduate Gene Kennedy made his debut for the club, replacing Cole Skuse after 66-minutes.[33]

On 12 August, young defender Billy Cracknell joined National League South side Concord Rangers on loan until January 2022.[34]

In their first home match of the season with fans back in attendance, Colchester were beaten 1–0 by Northampton Town on 14 August. Jon Guthrie's first-half goal won the match for the visitors, but they did have their captain Fraser Horsfall sent off for deliberate handball in the 84th-minute. Luke Hannant also came off the bench to make his debut for the club.[35]

Ahead of their home match against Mansfield Town on 17 August, Colchester United announced the signing of Charlie Daniels on a one-year deal. He had been on trial at the club.[36]

In the match against Mansfield, Daniels made his debut from the substitutes' bench, the visitors struck first through former U's loanee Elliott Hewitt in the 72nd-minute. However, Freddie Sears scored Colchester's first goal of the season in the fifth minute of added time from the penalty spot after Frank Nouble had been fouled.[37]

Freddie Sears converted his second consecutive penalty kick within the first ten minutes of Colchester's game against Oldham Athletic on 21 August. Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu had been fouled in the penalty area by Oldham's Davis Keillor-Dunn. Just three minutes later, the U's were 2–0 up through a Noah Chilvers goal. Oldham pulled a goal back in the 73rd-minute, but Colchester held on for their first win of the season.[38]

On 21 August, Harvey Sayer joined National League South side Billericay Town in a three-month loan deal.[39]

Colchester drew 1–1 with Rochdale on 27 August. The U's took the lead through a Max Taylor own goal in the first-half, but the hosts equalised through Jimmy Keohane after 61-minutes.[40]

On 31 August, Colchester signed forward Armando Dobra on loan from Ipswich Town until the end of the season.[41]

September[edit]

On 3 September, Colchester announced the signing of young midfielder Chay Cooper from Tottenham Hotspur. Cooper would join Dave Hussey's under-23 squad.[42]

Colchester's home match against Sutton United in League Two scheduled for 4 September was postponed due to a number of positive COVID-19 cases at Sutton, in addition to injuries and international call-ups meaning they could not fulfil the fixture.[43]

Harry Beadle, Armando Dobra, and Jake Turner all made their club debuts in Colchester's 1–0 home defeat by Gillingham in the EFL Trophy on 7 September. Robbie McKenzie's 93rd-minute goal proved the difference between the two sides.[3]

The U's played out an exciting match at Barrow on 10 September. The home side took the lead in the 25th-minute through Jordan Stevens after capitalising on a poor backpass from Tommy Smith. Colchester were level ten minutes later when Alan Judge scored his first goal for the club, tapping in Freddie Sears' low cross. Sears then put his side 2–1 ahead just three minutes later. In the second half, Luke Chambers was sent off for the visitors for a second bookable offence, and then Luke Hannant conceded a penalty eight minutes later from which the hosts scored. Tom Eastman headed in his first goal of the season on 80-minutes to put the U's 3–2 ahead. Barrow then had James Jones sent off for a second booking in quick succession in the 90th-minute, as Colchester held out for victory.[44]

Colchester were defeated 1–0 at home by Crawley Town on 18 September. Jack Payne's 22nd-minute goal separated the two teams.[45]

On 24 September, under-23 side regulars Ted Collins and Sam Cornish joined Maldon & Tiptree on loan.[46]

The U's travelled to Swindon Town on 25 September where they held the hosts to a 0–0 draw.[47]

On 28 September, Colchester hosted West Ham United Under-21s in the EFL Trophy group stage. Armando Dobra's seventh-minute goal, his first for the club, was enough to secure victory for the U's. Chay Cooper also made his first-team debut in the match.[48]

October[edit]

On 2 October, Colchester were beaten 2–0 at home by Salford City. Two goals within the first 25-minutes sealed victory for the visitors, before goalscorer Brandon Thomas-Asante was sent off for a second bookable offence in the 88th-minute.[49]

A second successive defeat followed for Colchester on 8 October when they were beaten 2–0 at Tranmere Rovers.[50]

The U's earned their first league home win of the season on 16 October, beating second placed Harrogate Town 1–0. Sylvester Jasper's first goal for the club in the 88th-minute secured all three points for Colchester.[51]

Colchester secured a late draw at home to Bristol Rovers on 19 October with Noah Chilvers scoring an 88th-minute equaliser after Brett Pitman's second-half opener. Junior Tchamadeu received his first career red card alongside Rovers' Trevor Clarke for violent conduct in the first minute of stoppage time. This followed Cian Harries' dismissal four minutes earlier for a second bookable offence, meaning Rovers finished the match with nine players.[52]

Harvey Sayer joined Southern League Premier Division Central side Needham Market on loan on 21 October following his loan spell at Billericay.[53]

On 23 October, Port Vale beat Colchester 3–0 at Vale Park.[5]

Jake Hutchinson joined National League South side Tonbridge Angels in a month-long loan deal on 26 October.[54]

Colchester were beaten in successive matches following the 3–1 home defeat by Sutton United on 26 October. Freddie Sears had scored his fourth goal of the season in only the second minute of the game, but Sutton soon equalised through David Ajiboye. Sutton were then awarded a penalty after Samson Tovide, starting his first league match for the U's, was sent off for handball in the box. The visitors then took the lead from the spot, before victory was sealed in the 61st minute with a goal from Ben Goodliffe.[2]

On 30 October, Colchester signed Shawn McCoulsky from Forest Green Rovers on a short-term contract having been released from the club in the summer.[55]

Later the same day, the U's recorded a 2–1 victory against bottom club Scunthorpe United. Colchester took a fifth-minute lead through Freddie Sears, scoring his fifth goal of the season. Armando Dobra then doubled the U's advantage with 14 minutes played. Eight minutes from full-time, the visitors scored a consolation goal through Harry Davis.[56]

November[edit]

Colchester opened the FA Cup first round with a local derby against eighth-tier AFC Sudbury on 5 November. The U's took the lead with a close range Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu effort after 35 minutes of play, and doubled their advantage four minutes later through Freddie Sears. Sylvester Jasper scored the goal of the game with a curling effort into the far corner on 71 minutes. Shawn McCoulsky came on to make his club debut and marked the occasion with a goal in the third minute of stoppage time.[4]

The U's drew 0–0 with Ipswich Town on 9 November in their third and final EFL Trophy group match and lost 4–3 following a penalty shoot-out. This meant Colchester finished third in the group and were eliminated from the competition.[57] However the following day it was revealed West Ham Under-21s had been deducted three points for fielding a suspended player. This meant that Colchester would progress to the knockout stages by finishing the group in second place a point behind Ipswich with four points while West Ham were eliminated with three points.[58]

On 20 November, Colchester were beaten 1–0 away at Stevenage. Elliott List's first-half penalty proved the difference between the two sides.[59]

Colchester hosted Exeter City on 23 November who were on a 15-game unbeaten run coming into the match. Sylvester Jasper scored after 12-minutes and Noah Chilvers doubled the U's lead just before half-time. Pádraig Amond's 69th-minute goal brought high-flying Exeter back into the match, but Freddie Sears sealed the win with his seventh goal of the season five minutes later.[60]

On 26 November, defender Billy Cracknell signed for Isthmian League Premier Division side Bishop's Stortford in a month-long loan deal.[61]

Newport County visited the Community Stadium on 26 November. The visitors took the lead through Dom Telford after 36-minutes but Freddie Sears' eighth goal of the campaign with 78-minutes played ensured a point for both teams.

On 30 November, Colchester played Swindon Town in the Southern Section Round 2 of the EFL Trophy away from home where the U's beat them 1–2. Both goals were scored by Luke Chambers in the 6th and 11th minute.

December[edit]

On 5 December, Colchester faced Wigan Athletic in the second round of the FA Cup at home. Wigan opened the scoring in the 24th minute with a goal from Callum Lang. Freddie Sears’ goal from the edge of the box brought the U's back into the match in the 45+1 minute. Callum Lang scored his second of the game in the 74th minute of the game making the final score 1–2 to Wigan, knocking the U's out of the FA Cup.

On 8 December, Colchester faced Bradford City away from home in a goalless draw of 0-0

On 11 December, Colchester fell to a 3–0 defeat at Walsall with a brace from Otis Khan, and a goal from Jack Earling in the 66th minute to finish the U's off

January

On New Years Day, Colchester faced Crawley Town away from home, suffering a 3-1 loss with Freddie Sears scoring the only goal for the U’s

Players[edit]

As of 30 October 2021[62][63][64]
No. Name Position Nat. Place of birth Date of birth Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee
Goalkeepers
1 Dean Gerken GK England Southend-on-Sea (1985-05-22)22 May 1985 (aged 36) 205 0 England Ipswich Town 13 July 2019[a] Free transfer
24 Jake Turner GK England Wilmslow (1999-02-25)25 February 1999 (aged 22) 0 0 England Newcastle United 7 August 2021 On loan
29 Shamal George GK England Birkenhead (1998-01-06)6 January 1998 (aged 23) 18 0 England Liverpool 28 August 2020 Free transfer
44 Ted Collins GK England 0 0 Academy Free transfer
Defenders
2 Miles Welch-Hayes RB England Oxford (1996-10-25)25 October 1996 (aged 24) 43 1 England Macclesfield Town 21 February 2020 Free transfer
3 Ryan Clampin LB/LW England Colchester (1999-01-29)29 January 1999 (aged 22) 40 2 Academy 30 May 2018 Free transfer
4 Luke Chambers CB England Kettering (1985-09-28)28 September 1985 (aged 35) 0 0 England Ipswich Town 10 June 2021 Free transfer
5 Tommy Smith (c) CB New Zealand England Macclesfield (1990-03-31)31 March 1990 (aged 31) 53 2 England Sunderland 25 August 2020[a] Free transfer
18 Tom Eastman CB England Colchester (1991-10-21)21 October 1991 (aged 29) 411 22 England Ipswich Town 19 May 2011 Free transfer
22 Junior Tchamadeu RB England Redbridge (2003-12-22)22 December 2003 (aged 17) 11 0 Academy 2020 Free transfer
23 Charlie Daniels DF England Harlow (1986-09-07)7 September 1986 (aged 34) 0 0 England Portsmouth 17 August 2021 Free transfer
26 Lordon Akolbire DF England (2003-05-28)28 May 2003 (aged 18) 0 0 Academy Free transfer
27 Cameron Coxe DF Wales Merthyr Tydfil (1998-12-18)18 December 1998 (aged 22) 0 0 England Solihull Moors 2 July 2021 Undisclosed
30 Al-Amin Kazeem LB England (2002-04-06)6 April 2002 (aged 19) 0 0 Academy Free transfer
35 Billy Cracknell DF England Brentwood (2002-01-19)19 January 2002 (aged 19) 1 0 Academy Free transfer
36 Harvey Sayer LB England Gorleston-on-Sea (2003-01-06)6 January 2003 (aged 18) 5 0 Academy Free transfer
40 Frankie Terry CB England 0 0 Academy Free transfer
43 Harry Beadle DF England 0 0 England Charlton Athletic 4 June 2021 Free transfer
Midfielders
6 Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu MF England London (1999-11-07)7 November 1999 (aged 21) 30 1 England Charlton Athletic 1 February 2021[a] Undisclosed
7 Luke Hannant MF England Great Yarmouth (1993-11-04)4 November 1993 (aged 27) 0 0 England Cambridge United 10 June 2021 Free transfer
8 Cole Skuse DM England Yate (1986-03-29)29 March 1986 (aged 35) 0 0 England Ipswich Town 25 May 2021 Free transfer
10 Alan Judge AM Republic of Ireland Dublin (1988-11-11)11 November 1988 (aged 32) 0 0 England Ipswich Town 18 June 2021 Free transfer
14 Noah Chilvers AM England Chelmsford (2001-02-22)22 February 2001 (aged 20) 54 3 Academy 3 July 2017 Free transfer
20 Diogo Freitas Gouveia MF Portugal (2001-06-16)16 June 2001 (aged 19) 0 0 Academy Free transfer
21 Gene Kennedy MF England (2003-04-18)18 April 2003 (aged 18) 0 0 Academy Free transfer
25 Andre Hasanally MF England Waltham Forest (2002-02-10)10 February 2002 (aged 19) 2 0 Academy Free transfer
31 Donell Thomas MF England (2003-08-04)4 August 2003 (aged 17) 0 0 Academy Free transfer
33 Marley Marshall-Miranda MF England (2002-10-22)22 October 2002 (aged 18) 5 0 Academy Free transfer
37 Chay Cooper MF England (2001-11-17)17 November 2001 (aged 19) 0 0 England Tottenham Hotspur 3 September 2021 Free transfer
41 Sam Cornish MF England Brentwood (2001-09-26)26 September 2001 (aged 19) 0 0 Academy Free transfer
Forwards
9 Frank Nouble CF England Lewisham (1991-09-24)24 September 1991 (aged 29) 112 17 England Plymouth Argyle 18 June 2021[b] Free transfer
11 Freddie Sears ST England Hornchurch (1989-11-27)27 November 1989 (aged 31) 109 36 England Ipswich Town 15 June 2021[a] Free transfer
15 Shawn McCoulsky ST England Lewisham (1997-01-06)6 January 1997 (aged 24) 0 0 England Forest Green Rovers 30 October 2021 Free transfer
17 Sylvester Jasper FW Bulgaria England Southwark (2001-09-13)13 September 2001 (aged 19) 0 0 England Fulham 4 August 2021 On loan
19 Armando Dobra WG/AM Albania England Redbridge (2001-04-14)14 April 2001 (aged 20) 0 0 England Ipswich Town 31 August 2021 On loan
32 Jake Hutchinson CF England Colchester (2002-05-08)8 May 2002 (aged 19) 0 0 Academy Free transfer
34 Samson Tovide CF England (2004-01-04)4 January 2004 (aged 17) 1 0 Academy Free transfer
42 Tom Stagg CF England Harlow (2002-09-09)9 September 2002 (aged 18) 1 0 Academy Free transfer
  1. ^ a b c d Date of signing refers to the date of the player's signing for his second spell with the club
  2. ^ Date of signing refers to the date of the player's signing for his third spell with the club

Transfers and contracts[edit]

In[edit]

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
25 May 2021 DM England Cole Skuse England Ipswich Town Free transfer [11][a]
4 June 2021 DF England Harry Beadle England Charlton Athletic Free transfer [12][a]
10 June 2021 CB England Luke Chambers England Ipswich Town Free transfer [16][a]
10 June 2021 MF England Luke Hannant England Cambridge United Free transfer [16][a]
15 June 2021 ST England Freddie Sears England Ipswich Town Free transfer [18][a]
18 June 2021 AM Republic of Ireland Alan Judge England Ipswich Town Free transfer [19][a]
18 June 2021 CF England Frank Nouble England Plymouth Argyle Free transfer [19][a]
13 August 2021 WG England Bryan Ifeanyi England Leyton Orient Free transfer [65]
17 August 2021 DF England Charlie Daniels England Portsmouth Free transfer [36]
3 September 2021 MF England Chay Cooper England Tottenham Hotspur Free transfer [42]
30 October 2021 ST England Shawn McCoulsky England Forest Green Rovers Free transfer [55]
6 January 2022 DF England Tom Dallison England Crawley Town Undisclosed [66]
7 January 2022 DF Wales Cameron Coxe England Solihull Moors Undisclosed [67]
15 January 2022 DM Wales Emyr Huws England Ipswich Town Free transfer [68]
27 January 2022 CF England John Akinde England Gillingham Free transfer [69]
31 January 2022 CB England Camron Gbadebo England Manchester City Undisclosed [70]
  1. ^ a b c d e f g Officially joined the club on 1 July 2021

Out[edit]

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
14 May 2021 FW England Joshua Bohui England Waltham Abbey[a] Released [8][9][b]
14 May 2021 AM Jamaica Jevani Brown England Exeter City[c] Released [8][b]
14 May 2021 GK England Callum Coulter England Harrow Borough[d] Released [8][b]
14 May 2021 WG England Paris Cowan-Hall Free agent Released [8][9][b]
14 May 2021 WG Malta Luke Gambin Malta Ħamrun Spartans[e] Released [8][9][b]
14 May 2021 WG Guyana Callum Harriott Free agent Released [8][9][b]
14 May 2021 CM England Tom Lapslie England Torquay United[f] Released [8][9][b]
14 May 2021 MF England Harry Pell England Accrington Stanley Released [8][9][76][b]
14 May 2021 WG England Courtney Senior Wales Newport County[g] Released [8][9][b]
14 May 2021 CB England Omar Sowunmi England Bromley[h] Released [8][9][b]
14 May 2021 MF England Diaz Wright Free agent Released [8][9][b]
7 June 2021 MF England Ben Stevenson England Forest Green Rovers Free transfer [15][79][b]
2 August 2021 MF Ghana Kwame Poku England Peterborough United Undisclosed [29]
3 January 2022 ST England Shawn McCoulsky England Maidenhead United[i] Released [81]
20 January 2022 LB England Charlie Daniels Free agent Mutual consent [82]
  1. ^ Following Joshua Bohui's release by Colchester United, he later signed for Waltham Abbey.[71]
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Officially left the club on 1 July 2021
  3. ^ Following Jevani Brown's release by Colchester United, he later signed for Exeter City.[72]
  4. ^ Following Callum Coulter's release by Colchester United, he later signed for Harrow Borough.[73]
  5. ^ Following Luke Gambin's release by Colchester United, he later signed for Ħamrun Spartans.[74]
  6. ^ Following Tom Lapslie's release by Colchester United, he later signed for Torquay United.[75]
  7. ^ Following Courtney Senior's release by Colchester United, he later signed for Newport County.[77]
  8. ^ Following Omar Sowunmi's release by Colchester United, he later signed for Bromley.[78]
  9. ^ Following Shawn McCoulsky's release by Colchester United, he later signed for Maidenhead United.[80]

Loans in[edit]

Date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
2 July 2021 DF Wales Cameron Coxe England Solihull Moors January 2022 [20]
4 August 2021 FW Bulgaria Sylvester Jasper England Fulham January 2022 [30]
7 August 2021 GK England Jake Turner England Newcastle United January 2022 [31]
31 August 2021 WG/AM Albania Armando Dobra England Ipswich Town End of season [41]
8 January 2022 CF England Corie Andrews England AFC Wimbledon End of season [83]
17 January 2022 RW England Owura Edwards England Bristol City End of season [84]
20 January 2022 LB England Myles Kenlock England Ipswich Town End of season [85]
31 January 2022 GK England Sam Hornby England Bradford City End of season [86]
31 January 2022 RW Republic of Ireland Tyreik Wright England Aston Villa End of season [87]

Loans out[edit]

Date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.
12 August 2021 DF England Billy Cracknell England Concord Rangers January 2022 [34]
13 August 2021 WG England Bryan Ifeanyi England Maldon & Tiptree [65]
21 August 2021 LB England Harvey Sayer England Billericay Town October 2021 [39]
24 September 2021 GK England Ted Collins England Maldon & Tiptree [46]
24 September 2021 MF England Sam Cornish England Maldon & Tiptree [46]
21 October 2021 LB England Harvey Sayer England Needham Market [53]
26 October 2021 CF England Jake Hutchinson England Tonbridge Angels 21 November 2021 [54]
26 November 2021 CB England Billy Cracknell England Bishop's Stortford 26 December 2021 [61]
31 January 2022 CF England Frank Nouble England Leyton Orient End of season [88]

Contracts[edit]

New contracts and contract extensions.

Date Position Nationality Name Length Expiry Ref.
25 May 2021 CB England Tom Eastman 2 years June 2023 [10]
25 May 2021 DM England Cole Skuse 2 years June 2023 [11]
4 June 2021 DF England Harry Beadle 1 year June 2022 [12]
4 June 2021 DF England Billy Cracknell 1 year June 2022 [13]
7 June 2021 MF England Sam Cornish 1 year June 2022 [14]
10 June 2021 CB England Luke Chambers 2 years June 2023 [16]
10 June 2021 MF England Luke Hannant 2 years June 2023 [16]
11 June 2021 LB/LW England Ryan Clampin 2 years June 2023 [17]
15 June 2021 ST England Freddie Sears 2 years June 2023 [18]
18 June 2021 AM Republic of Ireland Alan Judge 2 years June 2023 [19]
18 June 2021 CF England Frank Nouble 2 years June 2023 [19]
5 July 2021 MF England Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu 2 years June 2023 [21]
5 July 2021 CB England Tommy Smith 2 years June 2023 [21]
5 July 2021 RB England Junior Tchamadeu 3 years June 2024 [21]
17 August 2021 DF England Charlie Daniels 1 year June 2022 [36]

Match details[edit]

Pre-season friendlies[edit]

Colchester United announced they would play friendlies against Billericay Town,[89] Watford,[90] Tottenham Hotspur,[91] Gillingham,[92] Ipswich Town[93] and Wealdstone as part of their pre-season preparations.[94][95]

13 July 2021 (2021-07-13) Friendly Billericay Town 0–3 Colchester United Billericay
19:30 BST Report Judge 66'
Kone 75'
Sears 87'		 Stadium: New Lodge
Attendance: 500
17 July 2021 (2021-07-17) Friendly Watford 2–1 Colchester United London Colney
Sarr
Mebude 		Report Judge Stadium: Watford Football Club Training Ground
17 July 2021 (2021-07-17) Friendly Watford 2–0 Colchester United London Colney
Hernández
Gosling 		Report Stadium: Watford Football Club Training Ground
21 July 2021 (2021-07-21) Friendly Colchester United 0–3 Tottenham Hotspur Colchester
19:45 BST Report Son 12'
Lucas 14'
Alli 37'		 Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Referee: Craig Hicks
24 July 2021 (2021-07-24) Friendly Colchester United 0–2 Gillingham Colchester
13:00 BST Report Reeves 10'
Tucker 80'		 Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
27 July 2021 (2021-07-27) Friendly Colchester United 3–3 Ipswich Town Colchester
19:45 BST Smith 27'
Nouble 41'
Judge 70'		 Report Pigott 6'
Bonne 29'
Burns 87'		 Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
31 July 2021 (2021-07-31) Friendly Colchester United 1–1 Wealdstone Colchester
15:00 BST Chilvers 8' Report Umerah 90' (pen.) Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium

League Two[edit]

Main article: 2021–22 EFL League Two

League table[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
12 Crawley Town 46 17 10 19 56 66 −10 61
13 Leyton Orient 46 14 16 16 62 47 +15 58
14 Bradford City 46 14 16 16 53 55 −2 58
15 Colchester United 46 14 13 19 48 60 −12 55
16 Walsall 46 14 12 20 47 60 −13 54
17 Hartlepool United 46 14 12 20 44 64 −20 54
18 Rochdale 46 12 17 17 51 59 −8 53
Source: EFL Official Website
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[96]


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 14 13 19 48 60  −12 55 6 9 8 25 28  −3 8 4 11 23 32  −9

Results round by round[edit]

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHHAAAHAHAHHAHHAHHAAAAHAAHHAAHAHHHHAAHHAHAHAHA
ResultDLDWDWLDLLWDLLWLWDDLLLLLWDDWLDLLDDWWLLWWLLWWDW
Position1417171310816161820191919191720191718202022222222222120202121212120191919201919202019191915
Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2022. Source: 11v11 for league tables and fixtures
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[edit]

The 2021–22 League Two fixtures were announced on 24 June 2021.[97]

7 August 2021 (2021-08-07) 1 Carlisle United 0–0 Colchester United Carlisle
15:15 BST Report Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 6,382
Referee: Peter Wright
14 August 2021 (2021-08-14) 2 Colchester United 0–1 Northampton Town Colchester
15:00 BST Report Guthrie 22'
Horsfall Red card 84'		 Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 2,772
Referee: Trevor Kettle
17 August 2021 (2021-08-17) 3 Colchester United 1–1 Mansfield Town Colchester
19:45 BST Sears 90+5' (pen.) Report Hewitt 72' Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 2,354
Referee: Sam Allison
21 August 2021 (2021-08-21) 4 Oldham Athletic 1–2 Colchester United Colchester
15:00 BST Bahamboula 73' Report Sears 9' (pen.)
Chilvers 12'		 Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 3,496
Referee: Samuel Barrott
27 August 2021 (2021-08-27) 5 Rochdale 1–1 Colchester United Rochdale
19:45 BST Keohane 61' Report Taylor 40' (o.g.) Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3,054
Referee: Rebecca Welch
10 September 2021 (2021-09-10) 6 Barrow 2–3 Colchester United Barrow-in-Furness
19:45 BST Stevens 25'
Banks 76' (pen.)
Jones Yellow card 88' Yellow-red card 90'		 Report Judge 35'
Sears 38'
Eastman 80'
Chambers Yellow card 50' Yellow-red card 68'		 Stadium: Holker Street
Attendance: 2,430
Referee: Simon Mather
18 September 2021 (2021-09-18) 7 Colchester United 0–1 Crawley Town Colchester
15:00 BST Report Payne 22' Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 2,640
Referee: Chris Sarginson
25 September 2021 (2021-09-25) 8 Swindon Town 0–0 Colchester United Swindon
15:00 BST Report Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 8,436
Referee: Andrew Kitchen
2 October 2021 (2021-10-02) 9 Colchester United 0–2 Salford City Colchester
15:00 BST Report Thomas-Asante 10' Yellow card 59' Yellow-red card 88'
Elliott 25'		 Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 2,566
Referee: Craig Hicks
8 October 2021 (2021-10-08) 10 Tranmere Rovers 2–0 Colchester United Birkenhead
19:45 BST Hawkes 54'
Clarke 71'		 Report Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 7,324
Referee: James Oldham
16 October 2021 (2021-10-16) 11 Colchester United 1–0 Harrogate Town Colchester
15:00 BST Jasper 88' Report Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 2,439
Referee: Tom Reeves
19 October 2021 (2021-10-19) 12 Colchester United 1–1 Bristol Rovers Colchester
19:45 BST Chilvers 88'
Tchamadeu Red card 90+1'		 Report Pitman 58'
Harries Yellow card 51' Yellow-red card 87'
Clarke Red card 90+1'		 Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 2,069
Referee: Graham Scott
23 October 2021 (2021-10-23) 13 Port Vale 3–0 Colchester United Burslem
15:00 BST Gibbons 6'
Wilson 16'
Martin 61'		 Report Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 5,423
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
26 October 2021 (2021-10-26) 14 Colchester United 1–3 Sutton United Colchester
19:45 BST Sears 2'
Tovide Red card 27'		 Report Ajiboye 12'
Milsom 28' (pen.)
Goodliffe 61'		 Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 3,013
Referee: Bobby Madley
30 October 2021 (2021-10-30) 15 Colchester United 2–1 Scunthorpe United Colchester
15:00 BST Sears 5'
Dobra 14'		 Report Davis 82' Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 2,433
Referee: Gavin Ward
20 November 2021 (2021-11-20) 16 Stevenage 1–0 Colchester United Stevenage
15:00 GMT List 45+3' (pen.) Report Stadium: Broadhall Way
Attendance: 2,683
Referee: Trevor Kettle
23 November 2021 (2021-11-23) 17 Colchester United 3–1 Exeter City Colchester
19:45 GMT Jasper 12'
Chilvers 45+3'
Sears 74'		 Report Amond 69' Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 2,028
Referee: Tom Nield
26 November 2021 (2021-11-26) 18 Colchester United 1–1 Newport County Colchester
19:45 GMT Sears 78' Report Telford 36' Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 2,401
Referee: Christopher Pollard
8 December 2021 19 Bradford City 0–0 Colchester United Bradford
19:45 GMT Watt Yellow card 85' Report Chilvers Yellow card 77'
Smith Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Utilita Energy Stadium
Referee: Marc Edwards
11 December 2021 20 Walsall 3–0 Colchester United Bescot
15:00 GMT Khan 22', 32'
Earing 66'
Ward Yellow card 78'		 Report Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 4,065
Referee: Martin Coy
1 January 2022 21 Crawley Town 3–1 Colchester United Crawley
15:00 GMT Nadesan 15', 55'
Lynch 37'
Ferry Yellow card 88'		 Report Sarpong-Wiredu Yellow card 31'
Skuse Yellow card 76'
Sears 79'		 Stadium: The People's Pension Stadium
Attendance: 2,022
Referee: Sam Purkiss
11 January 2022 22 Forest Green Rovers 2–0 Colchester United Nailsworth
19:45 GMT Matt 15'
Stevenson Yellow card 44'
March 90+2'		 Report Sarpong-Wiredu Yellow card 32' Stadium: The Fully Charged New Lawn
Attendance: 1,829
Referee: Ben Speedie
15 January 2022 23 Colchester United 0–2 Barrow Colchester
15:00 GMT Dallison Yellow card 78' Report Platt Yellow card 24'
Dallison 54' (o.g.)
Hutton Yellow card 81'
Jones Yellow card 84'
Kay 90+1'		 Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium
Attendance: 2,297
Referee: Will Finnie
18 January 2022 24 Sutton United 3–2 Colchester United Sutton
19:45 GMT Olaofe 9', 64'
Smith Yellow card 45+2'
Eastmond Yellow card 57'
Randall 90+2'		 Report Edwards 3'
Dallison Yellow card 21'
Sears 44' (pen.), Yellow card 58'
Huws Yellow card 75'
Smith Yellow card 77'		 Stadium: Borough Sports Ground
Referee: Robert Lewis
22 January 2022 25 Salford City 0–3 Colchester United Salford
15:00 GMT Turnbull Yellow card 50'
Watson Yellow card 54'		 Report Chambers 30'
Kenlock 33'
Huws Yellow card 61'
Andrews 82'		 Stadium: Peninsula Stadium
Referee: Ollie Yates
29 January 2022 26 Colchester United 1–1 Swindon Town Colchester
15:00 GMT Tchamadeu Yellow card 57'
Hannant Yellow card 60'
George Red card 72'
Chambers Red card 87'
Huws 90+2'
Sears Yellow card 90+5'		 Report Lyden Yellow card 43'
McKirdy 68'
Conroy Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium
Attendance: 3,327
Referee: Chris Sarginson
1 February 2022 27 Colchester United 1–1 Rochdale Colchester
19:45 GMT Skuse Yellow card 41'
Judge 53'		 Report O'Connell Yellow card 65'
Grant 76'		 Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium
Attendance: 2,298
Referee: Craig Hicks
5 February 2022 28 Leyton Orient 0–1 Colchester United Leyton
15:00 GMT Moss Yellow card 49'
Young Yellow card 90+6'		 Report Sears 4', Yellow card 40'
Welch-Hayes Yellow card 83'
Kennedy Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: Breyer Group Stadium
Attendance: 5,641
Referee: Tom Reeves
8 February 2022 29 Mansfield Town 2–1 Colchester United Mansfield
19:45 GMT O'Toole Yellow card 18'
Oates 19'
Akins Yellow card 83'
Bowery 90+2' (pen.)
Hewitt Yellow card 90+6'		 Report Sarpong-Wiredu Yellow card 23'
Kennedy Yellow card 69'
Judge 90+7'		 Stadium: One Call Stadium
Attendance: 4,815
Referee: Darren Handley
12 February 2022 30 Colchester United 2–2 Carlisle United Colchester
15:00 GMT Smith 69'
Chambers Yellow card 70'
Wright 74'		 Report Riley Yellow card 33'
Roberts Yellow card 41'
Patrick 51'
Mellish Yellow card 65'
Sho-Silva 86'		 Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium
Attendance: 2,664
Referee: Lee Swabey
19 February 2022 31 Northampton Town 3–0 Colchester United Sixfields
14:00 GMT Horsfall 16'
Hoskins 49'
Ashley-Seal 90+4'		 Report Judge Yellow card 35' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,309
Referee: Ben Toner
22 February 2022 32 Colchester United 1–2 Hartlepool United Colchester
19:45 GMT Chilvers 22', Yellow card 50'
Edwards Yellow card 90'		 Report Byrne Yellow card 66'
Bogle 70'
Fletcher 74', Yellow card 74'		 Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium
Attendance: 2,115
Referee: Declan Bourne
26 February 2022 33 Colchester United 1–1 Oldham Athletic Colchester
15:00 GMT Clarke 52' (o.g.)
Sears Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Keillor-Dunn 19'
Stobbs Yellow card 24'		 Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium
Attendance: 2,983
Referee: Andy Haines
1 March 2022 34 Colchester United 2–2 Leyton Orient Colchester
19:45 GMT Judge Yellow card 36'
Kenlock 75'
Edwards 79'
Sears Yellow card 90+6'		 Report Sotiriou Yellow card 11', 66'
Young Yellow card 41'
Smith Yellow card 78'
Smyth Yellow card 90+2'
Coleman 90+3'		 Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium
Attendance: 3,415
Referee: Neil Hair
5 March 2022 35 Colchester United 1–0 Port Vale Colchester
15:00 GMT Dallison 85' Report Worrall Yellow card 90+6' Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium
Attendance: 2,772
Referee: Brett Huxtable
12 March 2022 36 Scunthorpe United 1–3 Colchester United Scunthorpe
15:00 GMT Nuttall 11' Report Chilvers 60', 76'
Edwards 67'		 Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium
Attendance: 2,427
Referee: Alan Young
15 March 2022 37 Bristol Rovers 1–0 Colchester United Horfield
19:45 GMT Anderson 49'
Evans Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Skuse Yellow card 15'
Hannant Yellow card 42'
Edwards Yellow card 70'		 Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 7,314
Referee: Sam Allison
21 March 2022 38 Colchester United 0–1 Forest Green Rovers Colchester
19:45 GMT Coxe Yellow card 65' Report Stevens 9' Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium
Attendance: 6,140
Referee: Andy Woolmer
26 March 2022 39 Colchester United 1–0 Tranmere Rovers Colchester
15:00 GMT Skuse Yellow card 73'
Hannant Yellow card 82'
Tchamadeu 90+5'		 Report Foley Yellow card 82'
Jolley Yellow card 84'
Clarke Yellow card 90+6'
Davies Yellow card 90+7'		 Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium
Attendance: 2,459
Referee: Carl Brook
2 April 2022 40 Harrogate Town 1–2 Colchester United Harrogate
15:00 BST Muldoon 4' Report Tchamadeu Yellow card 21'
Sears 21'
Chilvers 45', Yellow card 53'
Coxe Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: The EnviroVent Stadium
Attendance: 1,615
Referee: Simon Mather
9 April 2022 41 Colchester United 0–2 Stevenage Colchester
15:00 BST Sarpong-Wiredu Yellow card 30'
Eastman Yellow card 53'
Kenlock Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Reid 45+6', Yellow card 57'
Norris 49', Yellow card 51' Yellow-red card 84'
Coker Yellow card 77'
Carter Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium
Attendance: 3,094
Referee: Samuel Barrott
15 April 2022 42 Exeter City 2–0 Colchester United Exeter
13:00 BST Sparkes 32'
Zanzala 63'		 Report Coxe Yellow card 66' Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 7,549
Referee: Will Finnie
18 April 2022 43 Colchester United 3–0 Bradford City Colchester
15:00 BST Kenlock 16'
Sarpong-Wiredu 32'
Sears 75'		 Report O'Connor Yellow card 52' Yellow-red card 66' Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium
Attendance: 2,893
Referee: Darren Handley
22 April 2022 44 Newport County 1–2 Colchester United Newport
19:45 BST Dolan Yellow card 38'
Telford 40'
Lewis Yellow card 45+2'
Bennett Yellow card 72'		 Report Sarpong-Wiredu Yellow card 45+2'
Huws Yellow card 66'
Akinde 68'
Chilvers 77'
Skuse Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Rodney Parade
Referee: Tom Reeves
30 April 2022 45 Colchester United 2–2 Walsall Colchester
15:00 BST Sears 24', 56' (pen.) Report Kiernan 39'
Miller 48'
Monthé Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium
Attendance: 3,520
Referee: Dean Whitestone
7 May 2022 46 Hartlepool United 0–2 Colchester United Hartlepool
15:00 BST Hull Yellow card 90+2' Report Akinde 9'
Cooper 53'
Smith Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: The Suit Direst Stadium
Attendance: 5,375
Referee: Ben Toner

FA Cup[edit]

Main article: 2021–22 FA Cup

Colchester were drawn away to AFC Sudbury in the first round[98] and at home to Wigan Athletic in second round.[99]

5 November 2021 (2021-11-05) First round AFC Sudbury 0–4 Colchester United Sudbury
19:55 GMT Report Sarpong-Wiredu 35'
Sears 39'
Jasper 71'
McCoulsky 90+3'		 Stadium: King's Marsh
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: James Bell
5 December 2021 Second round Colchester United 1–2 Wigan Athletic Colchester
12:30 GMT Jasper Yellow card 6'
Dobra Yellow card 42'
Sears 45+1'		 Report Lang 24', 75'
Cousins Yellow card 62'
Edwards Yellow card 81'		 Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium
Attendance: 2,056
Referee: Carl Brook

EFL Cup[edit]

Main article: 2021–22 EFL Cup

Colchester were drawn away to Birmingham City in the first round of the EFL Cup.[100][101]

10 August 2021 (2021-08-10) First round Birmingham City 1–0 Colchester United Birmingham
19:45 BST Oakley 75' Report Stadium: St Andrew's
Referee: Declan Bourne

EFL Trophy[edit]

Main article: 2021–22 EFL Trophy

Colchester United were drawn into Southern Group A alongside Gillingham, Ipswich Town and West Ham United U21s.[102][103] The fixture dates for the group stage ties were announced on 7 July.[104] In the knock-out stages, The U's were drawn away to Sutton United in the third round.[105]

Pos Div Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Ipswich Town 3 1 1 0 1 3 2 +1 5 Advance to Round 2
2 L2 Colchester United 3 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 4
3 ACA West Ham United U21 3 2 0 0 1 4 2 +2 3[a]
4 L1 Gillingham 3 1 0 0 2 1 4 −3 3
Source: EFL.com
Notes:
  1. ^ West Ham U21 deducted 3 points for fielding an ineligible player in their match with Gillingham.[106]
7 September 2021 (2021-09-07) Group match 1 Colchester United 0–1 Gillingham Colchester
19:30 BST Report McKenzie 90+3' Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 731
Referee: Brett Huxtable
28 September 2021 (2021-09-28) Group match 2 Colchester United 1–0 West Ham United U21 Colchester
19:30 BST Dobra 7' Report Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 962
Referee: David Rock
9 November 2021 (2021-11-09) Group match 3 Ipswich Town 0–0 Colchester United Ipswich
19:45 GMT Report Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 8,100
Referee: Paul Howard
Penalties
Pigott soccer ball with red X
Chaplin soccer ball with check mark
Harper soccer ball with check mark
Celina soccer ball with check mark
Aluko soccer ball with check mark		 Sears soccer ball with red X
Chilvers soccer ball with check mark
Hannant soccer ball with check mark
Coxe soccer ball with check mark
Cooper soccer ball with red X
30 November 2021 Second round Swindon Town 1–2 Colchester United Swindon
19:45 GMT Crichlow 45+1'
Francis Yellow card 45+2'
Dabre Yellow card 82'		 Report Chambers 6', 11'
Judge Yellow card 14'
Smith Yellow card 40'
Jasper Yellow card 55'
McCoulsky Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 1,728
Referee: Ben Toner
4 January 2022 Third round Sutton United 2–1 Colchester United Sutton
19:45 GMT Turner 7' (o.g.)
Wilson 52'
Kizzi Yellow card 57'		 Report Dobra Yellow card 34'
Sears 45'
Coxe Yellow card 57'
Sarpong-Wiredu Yellow card 57'		 Stadium: Borough Sports Ground
Attendance: 977
Referee: Charles Breakspear

Squad statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals[edit]

As of 5 November 2021[107]
No. Pos Nat Player Total League Two FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England ENG Dean Gerken 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2 DF England ENG Miles Welch-Hayes 8 0 5+1 0 0 0 1 0 0+1 0
3 DF England ENG Ryan Clampin 8 0 4+1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
4 DF England ENG Luke Chambers 21 0 17 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
5 DF New Zealand NZL Tommy Smith 15 0 12+2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
6 MF England ENG Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu 18 1 12+1 0 1 1 1 0 3 0
7 MF England ENG Luke Hannant 19 0 10+5 0 0+1 0 0 0 1+2 0
8 MF England ENG Cole Skuse 19 0 17 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
9 FW England ENG Frank Nouble 21 0 14+2 0 0+1 0 1 0 3 0
10 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Alan Judge 12 1 9+1 1 0 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
11 FW England ENG Freddie Sears 23 8 17+1 7 1 1 0+1 0 1+2 0
14 MF England ENG Noah Chilvers 22 3 11+6 3 1 0 1 0 3 0
15 FW England ENG Shawn McCoulsky 4 1 0+3 0 0+1 1 0 0 0 0
17 FW Bulgaria BUL Sylvester Jasper 19 3 9+6 2 1 1 1 0 1+1 0
18 DF England ENG Tom Eastman 19 1 10+4 1 1 0 1 0 3 0
19 FW Albania ALB Armando Dobra 11 2 5+3 1 1 0 0 0 2 1
21 MF England ENG Gene Kennedy 7 0 1+3 0 0 0 0+1 0 2 0
22 DF England ENG Junior Tchamadeu 9 0 4+1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
23 DF England ENG Charlie Daniels 16 0 14+1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
24 GK England ENG Jake Turner 5 0 2+1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
27 DF Wales WAL Cameron Coxe 17 0 8+5 0 0+1 0 1 0 1+1 0
29 GK England ENG Shamal George 18 0 16 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
34 FW England ENG Samson Tovide 6 0 1+4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
37 MF England ENG Chay Cooper 3 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 1+1 0
43 DF England ENG Harry Beadle 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Goalscorers[edit]

Place Number Nation Position Name League Two FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Total
1 11 England ST Freddie Sears 7 1 0 0 8
2 14 England AM Noah Chilvers 3 0 0 0 3
17 Bulgaria FW Sylvester Jasper 2 1 0 0 3
4 19 Albania WG/AM Armando Dobra 1 0 0 1 2
5 6 England MF Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu 0 1 0 0 1
10 Republic of Ireland AM Alan Judge 1 0 0 0 1
15 England ST Shawn McCoulsky 0 1 0 0 1
18 England CB Tom Eastman 1 0 0 0 1
Own goals 1 0 0 0 1
TOTALS 16 4 0 1 21

Disciplinary record[edit]

Number Nationality Position Player League Two FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
6 England MF Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 0
4 England CB Luke Chambers 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
22 England RB Junior Tchamadeu 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1
14 England AM Noah Chilvers 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
8 England DM Cole Skuse 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
9 England CF Frank Nouble 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
17 Bulgaria FW Sylvester Jasper 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
34 England CF Samson Tovide 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
7 England MF Luke Hannant 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
19 Albania WG/AM Armando Dobra 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
27 England DF Cameron Coxe 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
29 England GK Shamal George 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
3 England LB/LW Ryan Clampin 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2 England RB Miles Welch-Hayes 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
5 New Zealand CB Tommy Smith 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
18 England CB Tom Eastman 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
21 England MF Gene Kennedy 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
23 England DF Charlie Daniels 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
TOTALS 34 3 2 0 1 0 3 0 40 3

Player debuts[edit]

Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.[108]

Number Position Player Date Opponent Ground Notes
4 CB England Luke Chambers 7 August 2021 Carlisle United Brunton Park [109]
8 DM England Cole Skuse 7 August 2021 Carlisle United Brunton Park [109]
9 CF England Frank Nouble 7 August 2021 Carlisle United Brunton Park [109][a]
10 AM Republic of Ireland Alan Judge 7 August 2021 Carlisle United Brunton Park [109]
11 ST England Freddie Sears 7 August 2021 Carlisle United Brunton Park [109][a]
17 FW England Sylvester Jasper 7 August 2021 Carlisle United Brunton Park [109]
27 DF Wales Cameron Coxe 7 August 2021 Carlisle United Brunton Park [109]
21 MF England Gene Kennedy 10 August 2021 Birmingham City St Andrew's [110]
7 MF England Luke Hannant 14 August 2021 Northampton Town Colchester Community Stadium [111]
23 DF England Charlie Daniels 17 August 2021 Mansfield Town Colchester Community Stadium [112]
19 WG/AM Albania Armando Dobra 7 September 2021 Gillingham Colchester Community Stadium [113]
24 GK England Jake Turner 7 September 2021 Gillingham Colchester Community Stadium [113]
43 DF England Harry Beadle 7 September 2021 Gillingham Colchester Community Stadium [113]
37 MF England Chay Cooper 28 September 2021 West Ham United U21 Colchester Community Stadium [114]
15 ST England Shawn McCoulsky 5 November 2021 AFC Sudbury King's Marsh [115]
  1. ^ a b Third debut for the club.

See also[edit]

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