2000–01 Colchester United F.C. season


The 2000–01 season was Colchester United's 59th season in their history and their third 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.
The main story of the season was the sale of star striker Lomana LuaLua to Premier League side Newcastle United for £2.25m. The proceeds from the sale helped to secure the medium-term future of the club.
Steve Whitton's first full season in charge of the U's ended with a minor improvement on last season with a 17th position finish. In the cups, it was a familiar story to the preceding seasons, with a first round exit in the Football League Trophy and a second round defeat to Sheffield United in the League Cup. Colchester were again dumped out of the FA Cup by non-League opposition when Yeovil Town thrashed them 5–1 in the first round.

Season overview

After scoring 14 goals for Colchester in the previous season, the U's began to receive interest in Lomana LuaLua. After scoring a hat-trick against Queens Park Rangers in the League Cup, LuaLua made his transfer to Bobby Robson's Newcastle United for a fee of £2.25m in September. The deal proved to be a huge financial boost to the club that helped secure the medium-term future of Colchester United.
In the FA Cup, Colchester suffered another first round exit to non-League opposition when Yeovil Town comprehensively won 5–1 at Huish Park. In the Football League Trophy, Colchester lost in the first round to Cambridge United while Sheffield United beat the U's in the second round of the League Cup after the U's had overcome QPR in the first round.
In the league, Steve Whitton guided his side to 17th position, six points clear of the relegation places.

Players

Transfers

In

Loans out

Match details

Second Division

League table

Results round by round

Matches

Football League Cup

FA Cup

Football League Trophy

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

!colspan="16"|Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season

Goalscorers

Disciplinary record

Clean sheets

Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.

Player debuts

Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.
NumberPositionNationalityPlayerDateOpponentGroundNotes
6CBSimon Clark12 August 2000Swindon TownCounty Ground
19CBAlan White12 August 2000Swindon TownCounty Ground
20MFMick Stockwell12 August 2000Swindon TownCounty Ground
21MFAdam Tanner12 September 2000BuryGigg Lane
24FWMark Nicholls6 October 2000WalsallLayer Road
25FWKeith Scott14 October 2000Port ValeVale Park
26CBScott Fitzgerald21 October 2000Cambridge UnitedLayer Road
27FWDean Morgan4 November 2000Northampton TownLayer Road
28FWBarry Conlon11 November 2000ReadingMadejski Stadium
29GKAndy Woodman11 November 2000ReadingMadejski Stadium
9FWScott McGleish13 January 2001Oldham AthleticBoundary Park
29GKAndy Woodman13 January 2001Oldham AthleticBoundary Park
21FWKeith Scott20 March 2001Swindon TownLayer Road
24MFKemal Izzet31 March 2001Luton TownLayer Road
24MFKemal Izzet14 April 2001Bristol RoversMemorial Stadium

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