2011–12 Colchester United F.C. season
# 2011–12 Colchester United F.C. season

The 2011–12 season was Colchester United's 70th season in their history and fourth successive season in the third tier of English football, League One. Alongside competing in the League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup, the League Cup and the Football League Trophy.

John Ward led his side to another tenth-place finish in League One this term, with few changes made to the squad of the previous season. Club stalwart Karl Duguid returned to the club after three years at Plymouth Argyle, while another in Pat Baldwin left for Southend United. Youth team product Anthony Wordsworth blossomed in midfield, ending the season as the club's top scorer with 13 goals. The U's would finish the season 14 points shy of the play-off positions.

In the cups, Colchester suffered early exits in the League Cup and Football League Trophy to Wycombe Wanderers and Barnet respectively, while they reached the second round of the FA Cup but were beaten by Swindon Town.

## Season overview

Colchester's campaign ran in a similar fashion to the previous season, ending in the same tenth position in the league and suffering early exits in the cup competitions. John Ward consolidated the U's position in League One while chairman Robbie Cowling was cutting back on first-team spending and investing in new youth facilities to ensure the long term future for the club.

The season saw the emergence of Tom Eastman, a young Colchester-born centre back signed from Ipswich Town in the summer, while Anthony Wordsworth continued his development in central midfield, ending the season as the club's top scorer.

Colchester suffered some heavy defeats, including 5–1 and 6–1 home defeats by Milton Keynes Dons and Stevenage respectively, while they suffered 4–1 defeats on the road at Bury and Notts County, while Sheffield United put three past the U's at Bramall Lane.

However, Colchester did earn big home victories over Bury and Notts County at home, while also beating Preston North End home and away.

## Players

    As of match played 5 May 2012.

| No. | Name | Position | Place of birth | Date of birth | Apps | Goals | Signed from | Date signed | Fee |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Goalkeepers |||||||||||
| 1 | Ben Williams | GK | Manchester | (1982-08-27)27 August 1982 (aged 28) | 86 | 0 | Carlisle United | 10 July 2009 | Undisclosed |
| 12 | Mark Cousins | GK | Chelmsford | (1987-01-09)9 January 1987 (aged 24) | 33 | 0 | Youth team | 1 August 2004 | Free transfer |
| 35 | Carl Pentney | GK | Colchester | (1989-12-29)29 December 1989 (aged 21) | 0 | 0 | Leicester City | 5 August 2010 | Free transfer |
| Defenders |||||||||||
| 2 | Tom Aldred | DF | Bolton | (1990-09-11)11 September 1990 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 | Watford | 1 September 2011 | Free transfer |
| 3 | Michael Rose | LB | Salford | (1982-07-28)28 July 1982 (aged 28) | 0 | 0 | Swindon Town | 17 May 2011 | Free transfer |
| 4 | Magnus Okuonghae | CB | Lagos | (1986-02-16)16 February 1986 (aged 25) | 66 | 2 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 1 July 2009 | £60,000 |
| 6 | Matt Heath | CB | Leicester | (1981-11-01)1 November 1981 (aged 29) | 75 | 3 | Leeds United | 13 May 2008 | Free transfer |
| 18 | Tom Eastman | CB | Colchester | (1991-10-21)21 October 1991 (aged 19) | 0 | 0 | Ipswich Town | 1 July 2011 | Free transfer |
| 20 | Brian Wilson | FB | Manchester | (1983-05-09)9 May 1983 (aged 28) | 30 | 2 | Bristol City | 29 June 2010 | Free transfer |
| 24 | Ben Coker | DF/MF | Hatfield | (1989-06-17)17 June 1989 (aged 21) | 20 | 0 | Bury Town | 23 July 2010 | Free transfer |
| 25 | John White | FB | Colchester | (1986-07-26)26 July 1986 (aged 24) | 205 | 0 | Youth team | 1 July 2003 | Free transfer |
| 31 | Bradley Hamilton | DF | Newham | (1992-08-30)30 August 1992 (aged 18) | 0 | 0 | Youth team | 1 July 2009 | Free transfer |
| 34 | Tom Bender | CB | Harlow | (1993-01-19)19 January 1993 (aged 18) | 2 | 0 | Youth team | 1 July 2009 | Free transfer |
| Midfielders |||||||||||
| 8 | John-Joe O'Toole | MF | Harrow | (1988-09-30)30 September 1988 (aged 22) | 44 | 3 | Watford | 1 January 2010 | Undisclosed |
| 10 | Kemal Izzet | MF | Whitechapel | (1980-09-29)29 September 1980 (aged 30) | 423 | 21 | Charlton Athletic | 13 April 2001 | Free transfer |
| 14 | Andy Bond | MF | Wigan | (1986-03-16)16 March 1986 (aged 25) | 46 | 8 | Barrow | 29 June 2010 | Free transfer |
| 17 | Martin Rowlands | MF | Hammersmith | (1979-02-08)8 February 1979 (aged 32) | 0 | 0 | Queens Park Rangers | 2 February 2012 | Free transfer |
| 22 | Anthony Wordsworth | MF | Camden Town | (1989-01-03)3 January 1989 (aged 22) | 125 | 19 | Youth team | 1 July 2006 | Free transfer |
| 23 | Lloyd James | MF/FB | Bristol | (1988-02-16)16 February 1988 (aged 23) | 32 | 0 | Southampton | 22 July 2010 | Free transfer |
| 27 | Karl Duguid | MF | Letchworth | (1978-03-21)21 March 1978 (aged 33) | 437 | 45 | Plymouth Argyle | 20 July 2011 | Free transfer |
| 32 | Jordan Sanderson | MF | Chingford | (1993-08-07)7 August 1993 (aged 17) | 1 | 0 | Youth team | 1 January 2011 | Free transfer |
| Forwards |||||||||||
| 7 | Ashley Vincent | WG | Oldbury | (1985-05-26)26 May 1985 (aged 26) | 69 | 9 | Cheltenham Town | 1 July 2009 | Free transfer |
| 9 | Steven Gillespie | FW | Liverpool | (1985-06-04)4 June 1985 (aged 25) | 72 | 16 | Cheltenham Town | 7 July 2008 | £400,000 |
| 15 | Kayode Odejayi | FW | Ibadan | (1982-02-21)21 February 1982 (aged 29) | 81 | 14 | Barnsley | 1 January 2010 | Undisclosed |
| 16 | Ian Henderson | FW/MF | Bury St Edmunds | (1985-01-24)24 January 1985 (aged 26) | 54 | 13 | Ankaragücü | 7 January 2010 | Free transfer |
| 19 | Freddie Ladapo | ST | Romford | (1993-02-01)1 February 1993 (aged 18) | 0 | 0 | Youth team | 16 March 2012 | Free transfer |
| Scholars |||||||||||
| | Alex Gilbey | MF | Dagenham | (1994-12-09)9 December 1994 (aged 16) | 0 | 0 | Youth team | 4 July 2011 | Free transfer |
| | Gus Mafuta | DF | Clevedon | (1995-06-11)11 June 1995 (aged 15) | 0 | 0 | Youth team | 4 July 2011 | Free transfer |
| | Nnamdi Nwachuku | FW | | (1994-11-27)27 November 1994 (aged 16) | 0 | 0 | Youth team | 4 July 2011 | Free transfer |
| | Billy Roast | DF | | (1995-06-06)6 June 1995 (aged 15) | 0 | 0 | Youth team | 4 July 2011 | Free transfer |
| | Jack Simmons | MF | Basildon | (1994-11-25)25 November 1994 (aged 16) | 0 | 0 | Ipswich Town | 25 April 2012 | Free transfer |
| | Drey Wright | MF | Greenwich | (1995-04-30)30 April 1995 (aged 16) | 0 | 0 | Youth team | 4 July 2011 | Free transfer |

## Transfers

### In

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 17 May 2011 | LB | Michael Rose | Swindon Town | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2011 | CB | Tom Eastman | Ipswich Town | Free transfer |
| 4 July 2011 | MF | Alex Gilbey | Youth team | Free transfer |
| 4 July 2011 | DF | Gus Mafuta | Youth team | Free transfer |
| 4 July 2011 | ST | Nnamdi Nwachuku | Youth team | Free transfer |
| 4 July 2011 | DF | Billy Roast | Youth team | Free transfer |
| 4 July 2011 | MF | Drey Wright | Youth team | Free transfer |
| 27 July 2011 | MF | Karl Duguid | Plymouth Argyle | Free transfer |
| 1 September 2011 | DF | Tom Aldred | Watford | Free transfer |
| 2 February 2012 | MF | Martin Rowlands | Queens Park Rangers | Free transfer |
| 16 March 2012 | FW | Freddie Ladapo | Youth team | Free transfer |
| 25 April 2012 | MF | Jack Simmons | Ipswich Town | Free transfer |

* Total spending: ~ £0

### Out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 31 May 2011 | RB | Lee Beevers | Walsall | Released |
| 30 June 2011 | MF | Sam Corcoran | Chelmsford City | Undisclosed |
| 30 June 2011 | WG | Medy Elito | Dagenham & Redbridge | Released |
| 30 June 2011 | WG | Simon Hackney | Rochdale | Released |
| 30 June 2011 | DF | Morten Knudsen | Free agent | Released |
| 30 June 2011 | MF | David Perkins | Barnsley | Free transfer |
| 30 June 2011 | LB | Conor Powell | Sligo Rovers | Released |
| 27 January 2012 | CB | Pat Baldwin | Southend United | Released |
| 30 March 2012 | FW | Craig Arnott | Tooting & Mitcham United | Released |

* Total incoming: ~ £0
* ↑ Following Pat Baldwin's release by Colchester United, he later joined Southend United.

### Loans in

| Date | Position | Name | From | End date |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 15 August 2011 | WG | Michail Antonio | Reading | 7 November 2011 |
| 4 November 2011 | ST | Casey Thomas | Swansea City | 2 January 2012 |
| 19 January 2012 | FW | Gavin Massey | Watford | 16 February 2012 |
| 17 February 2012 | ST | Freddie Sears | West Ham United | 31 May 2012 |
| 16 March 2012 | FW | Gavin Massey | Watford | 16 April 2012 |

### Loans out

| Date | Position | Name | To | End date |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 29 August 2011 | CB | Tom Bender | Accrington Stanley | 15 February 2012 |
| 12 September 2011 | GK | Carl Pentney | Chelmsford City | 13 October 2011 |
| 13 September 2011 | CB | Tom Eastman | Crawley Town | 16 October 2011 |
| 14 November 2011 | DF | Tom Aldred | Torquay United | 8 January 2012 |
| 14 November 2011 | GK | Carl Pentney | Hayes & Yeading United | 19 February 2012 |
| 17 February 2012 | FW | Craig Arnott | Leiston | 30 March 2012 |
| 2 March 2012 | MF/FB | Lloyd James | Crawley Town | 18 April 2012 |
| 22 March 2012 | DF | Bradley Hamilton | Chelmsford City | 21 April 2012 |

## Match details

### League One

**League table**

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 |

**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 |

## Squad statistics

### Appearances and goals

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

* ↑ Massey wore shirt number 19 during his first loan spell with the club

### Goalscorers

| Place | Number | Position | Name | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | Football League Trophy | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 22 | MF | Anthony Wordsworth | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 2 | 9 | FW | Steven Gillespie | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| 3 | 16 | FW/MF | Ian Henderson | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| 4 | 15 | FW | Kayode Odejayi | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | 11 | WG | Michail Antonio | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | 14 | MF | Andy Bond | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | 18 | CB | Tom Eastman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | 23 | MF/FB | Lloyd James | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | 27 | MF | Karl Duguid | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | 6 | CB | Matt Heath | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | 11 | ST | Freddie Sears | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | 17 | MF | Martin Rowlands | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | 5 | CB | Pat Baldwin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | 7 | WG | Ashley Vincent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | 24 | DF/MF | Ben Coker | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | Own goals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| | | | TOTALS | 61 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 69 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | League One | League One | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Football League Trophy | Football League Trophy | Total | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | CB | Magnus Okuonghae | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 22 | MF | Anthony Wordsworth | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Steven Gillespie | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 16 | FW/MF | Ian Henderson | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Kemal Izzet | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | John-Joe O'Toole | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 20 | FB | Brian Wilson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | Kayode Odejayi | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Andy Bond | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | MF/FB | Lloyd James | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | LB | Michael Rose | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | CB | Matt Heath | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | CB | Tom Eastman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | DF/MF | Ben Coker | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | Karl Duguid | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | GK | Ben Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | WG | Ashley Vincent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | WG | Michail Antonio | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Martin Rowlands | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | Gavin Massey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | FB | John White | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 70 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 2 |

* ↑ Massey wore shirt number 19 during his first loan spell with the club

### Captains

Number of games played as team captain.

| Place | Number | Position | Player | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | Football League Trophy | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 10 | MF | Kemal Izzet | 29 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 32 |
| 2 | 6 | CB | Matt Heath | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | 27 | MF | Karl Duguid | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | 22 | MF | Anthony Wordsworth | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| | | | Not recorded | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 46 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50 |

### Clean sheets

Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.

| Place | Number | Nationality | Player | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | Football League Trophy | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | | Ben Williams | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| | | | TOTALS | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |

### Player debuts

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

| Number | Position | Player | Date | Opponent | Ground |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | LB | Michael Rose | 6 August 2011 | Preston North End | Deepdale |
| 11 | WG | Michail Antonio | 16 August 2011 | Charlton Athletic | Colchester Community Stadium |
| 18 | CB | Tom Eastman | 30 August 2011 | Barnet | Colchester Community Stadium |
| 27 | MF | Karl Duguid | 3 September 2011 | Scunthorpe United | Glanford Park |
| 19 | ST | Casey Thomas | 12 November 2012 | Crewe Alexandra | Gresty Road |
| 19 | FW | Gavin Massey | 21 January 2012 | Chesterfield | Colchester Community Stadium |
| 17 | MF | Martin Rowlands | 14 February 2012 | Brentford | Colchester Community Stadium |
| 11 | ST | Freddie Sears | 18 February 2012 | Yeovil Town | Huish Park |
| 21 | FW | Gavin Massey | 17 March 2012 | Huddersfield Town | Colchester Community Stadium |
| 31 | DF | Bradley Hamilton | 28 April 2012 | Tranmere Rovers | Colchester Community Stadium |

* 1 2 Second debut for the club
