2010–11 Colchester United F.C. season
# 2010–11 Colchester United F.C. season

The 2010–11 season was Colchester United's 69th season in their history and third 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.

Aidy Boothroyd departed the club for Championship club Coventry City over the summer and his assistant John Ward was promoted to first-team manager. Owner and chairman Robbie Cowling scaled back on the spending of the previous three seasons, restricting Ward's transfer budget. Ward led the team to a credible tenth position league finish, nine points away from the play-offs while reaching the third round of the FA Cup. They were eliminated by Swansea City, while Premier League Sunderland won 2–0 in the second round of the League Cup. Old rivals Wycombe Wanderers beat the U's in the second round of the Football League Trophy.

## Season overview

After less than ten months in charge, Aidy Boothroyd left the club to join Championship side Coventry City. His assistant, John Ward, was promoted to first-team manager. Robbie Cowling announced that a more prudent long-term approach would be required by the club to survive, and so restricted his financial input after three seasons of spending large figures on transfer fees.

Key players from last season left the club over the summer including David Fox, Kevin Lisbie, Clive Platt and David Prutton, while Danny Batth and Kevin Lisbie returned to their parent clubs on the expiry of their loan deals. John Ward made several free transfers to replace them, including free agents Lloyd James and Brian Wilson, non-League players Andy Bond and Ben Coker, while Dave Mooney was signed on a season-long loan from Reading.

### August

In the opening game of the season, Colchester quickly went behind 1–0, but found themselves leading by the eleventh minute following an Anthony Wordsworth brace. A late equaliser denied Ward victory in his first game in charge. On 10 August, Dave Mooney registered his first two goals for the club in a 3–0 win at Hereford United in the League Cup. These were to be his only away goals until the penultimate game of the season.

On 14 August, Andy Bond scored his first goal for the club since joining from Barrow against Sheffield Wednesday. The U's were again denied victory by a late equaliser. Ward's first win then followed a week later with a late goal going for them on this occasion. Bond had given the U's the lead at Rochdale, and following an equaliser from the hosts, Ian Henderson grabbed an 84th-minute winner.

On 24 August, in the League Cup second round, Premier League Sunderland hosted Colchester at the Stadium of Light. Two first-half errors from Mark Cousins handed Sunderland victory, with Darren Bent capitalising on both occasions.

For a third time this month, Colchester were again denied victory by a late equaliser during their home game against Carlisle United on 27 August. Carlisle scored a 93rd minute equaliser, cancelling out Dave Mooney's opener.

### September

Colchester started September with a 1–0 win at Walsall thanks to an Andy Bond goal. He then recorded his fourth goal in five games in a 1–1 home draw with Plymouth Argyle a week later.

On 18 September, Cousins made up for his mistakes at Sunderland to record a solid point against Southampton, making numerous vital saves. This was followed up with a 3–1 home win over Tranmere Rovers, with Mooney, Wordsworth, and Magnus Okuonghae's goals all coming within the first 31-minutes of play.

On 28 September, Colchester had to settle for a point in an Essex derby game against Dagenham & Redbridge. Having come from behind to lead 2–1 through Ashley Vincent and Dave Mooney goals, the lead was surrendered in the 72nd-minute.

### October

On 2 October, the U's recorded another score draw at Milton Keynes Dons, when a dominant first half performance and a goal from Okuonghae was again cancelled out by an opposition equaliser. The U's to this point had made a 10-game unbeaten start to the campaign, while twelve points had been lost from winning positions.

With Ben Williams making a return to the first-team following injury, back-to-back home defeats followed. First, the U's lost 2–0 to rivals Wycombe Wanderers in the Football League Trophy, before being thrashed 3–0 by Huddersfield Town.

Colchester recorded a point at the Colchester Community Stadium against Oldham Athletic before two wins rounded out October. First, a 2–1 win over Notts County, coming from behind to win following a brace of Kayode Odejayi goals, and then a 2–1 win at Dean Court against Bournemouth, Tom Williams and Ian Henderson the scorers.

### November

November saw Colchester win two five-goal thrillers in the league and a seven-goal thriller in the FA Cup. First, they came from 2–0 down at home after 18-minutes to Leyton Orient to win 3–2, courtesy of Matt Heath, Dave Mooney and Brian Wilson goals. Then, they edged League Two Bradford City 4–3 in the FA Cup in an evenly contested game, Bond and Wilson the scorers with two from Dave Mooney. They lost 2–1 at Swindon Town on 13 November before registering a 3–2 win over Hartlepool United. Ian Henderson scored a 92nd-minute penalty to win the match after earlier Bond and Odejayi goals.

November ended with a 2–0 home defeat by Brentford, before scraping a 1–0 win over non-League side Swindon Supermarine 1–0 in the second round of the FA Cup on 27 November.

### December

Poor weather conditions meant that the U's only played once in the whole of December, a 0–0 draw with Yeovil Town.

### January

With Marc Tierney and Paul Reid sold to Championship clubs Norwich City and Scunthorpe United respectively in the transfer window, and Brian Wilson ruled out for eight-weeks through injury, the U's began 2011 with a completely different back four to the one which started the season.

Colchester drew 3–3 with Charlton Athletic on New Year's Day, with both sides having a man sent off. Heath, Bond and Wordsworth were the U's scorers. They then conceded four goals in each of their next two games, suffering a 4–2 defeat to Leyton Orient, and then losing 4–0 at Swansea City in the third round of the FA Cup.

Striker Steven Gillespie made a return from injury and came off the bench to score both of Colchester's goals in their home win against Bournemouth on 14 January.

On 22 January, Colchester held Huddersfield to a 0–0 draw, before suffering a 2–0 defeat at Brighton & Hove Albion. They saw out January by recording a 2–1 win over Peterborough United having conceded in the first minute of play.

### February

Pat Baldwin was ruled out with an ankle injury for the remainder of the season, prompting Ward to sign Huddersfield's Nathan Clarke on loan, while Mark Cousins replaced Williams in goal following another injury.

Colchester lost 1–0 on 1 February at Charlton after having a genuine goal disallowed. They then lost 1–0 at Hartlepool before returning to winning ways at home to Swindon on 12 February. Colchester's patchy form continued with a 2–0 defeat at Notts County on 15 February, and then registered a 2–0 win against Walsall four days later.

The U's away form was dipping, aside from a 1–1 draw at Peterborough on 22 February. They were then defeated on the road to ten-man Plymouth by 2–1. Only Colchester's home form kept them in touching distance of the play-off places.

### March

Kayode Odejayi became the first Colchester striker to score an away goal in just over one year when they recorded a 1–0 win at Bristol Rovers on 1 March. However, four straight defeats all by ruled out Colchester's chances at reaching the play-offs.

First, they were beaten 2–0 by Southampton at home, followed by a 1–0 defeat at Dagenham & Redbridge. A Sam Baldock hat-trick gave MK Dons a 3–1 win at the Community Stadium, before Tranmere Rovers won 1–0 at Prenton Park. This result left Colchester closer to the relegation zone than the play-offs.

Two home victories ensured the U's moved away from the relegation places, with a 1–0 win over Oldham, before registering their best result of the season, a 5–1 win against nine-man Exeter on 26 March.

### April

Colchester suffered defeat in Sheffield when they lost 2–1 to Wednesday at Hillsborough, but did earn a 1–0 home victory over Rochdale on 9 April. The long trip to Carlisle brought about a 4–1 defeat for the U's, before registering an away point at Brentford.

On 25 April, Colchester earned a point against champions-elect Brighton, but rounded off April with a 4–2 defeat at Yeovil.

### May

In their final game of the season, Colchester faced already-relegated Bristol Rovers and won 2–1 thanks to two an Ian Henderson brace.

## Players

    As of match played 7 May 2011.

| 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 27) | 49 | 0 | Carlisle United | 10 July 2009 | Undisclosed |
| 12 | Mark Cousins | GK | Chelmsford | (1987-01-09)9 January 1987 (aged 23) | 17 | 0 | Youth team | 1 August 2004 | Free transfer |
| 35 | Carl Pentney | GK | Colchester | (1989-12-29)29 December 1989 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 | Leicester City | 5 August 2010 | Free transfer |
| Defenders |||||||||||
| 2 | Conor Powell | LB | Dublin | (1987-08-26)26 August 1987 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | Bohemians | 7 January 2010 | Free transfer |
| 3 | Lee Beevers | RB | Doncaster | (1983-12-04)4 December 1983 (aged 26) | 5 | 0 | Lincoln City | 26 June 2009 | Free transfer |
| 4 | Magnus Okuonghae | CB | Lagos | (1986-02-16)16 February 1986 (aged 24) | 49 | 0 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 1 July 2009 | £60,000 |
| 5 | Pat Baldwin | CB | City of London | (1982-11-12)12 November 1982 (aged 27) | 223 | 1 | Chelsea | 16 August 2002 | Free transfer |
| 20 | Brian Wilson | FB | Manchester | (1983-05-09)9 May 1983 (aged 27) | 0 | 0 | Bristol City | 29 June 2010 | Free transfer |
| 24 | Ben Coker | DF/MF | Hatfield | (1989-06-17)17 June 1989 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 | Bury Town | 23 July 2010 | Free transfer |
| 25 | John White | FB | Colchester | (1986-07-26)26 July 1986 (aged 23) | 180 | 0 | Youth team | 1 July 2003 | Free transfer |
| 28 | Matt Heath | CB | Leicester | (1981-11-01)1 November 1981 (aged 28) | 45 | 1 | Leeds United | 13 May 2008 | Free transfer |
| 30 | Morten Knudsen | DF | | (1986-10-27)27 October 1986 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 | Notodden | 20 January 2010 | Undisclosed |
| 34 | Tom Bender | CB | Harlow | (1993-01-19)19 January 1993 (aged 17) | 1 | 0 | Youth team | 1 July 2009 | Free transfer |
| | Bradley Hamilton | DF | Newham | (1992-08-30)30 August 1992 (aged 17) | 0 | 0 | Youth team | 1 July 2009 | Free transfer |
| Midfielders |||||||||||
| 8 | John-Joe O'Toole | MF | Harrow | (1988-09-30)30 September 1988 (aged 21) | 33 | 3 | Watford | 1 January 2010 | Undisclosed |
| 10 | Kemal Izzet | MF | Whitechapel | (1980-09-29)29 September 1980 (aged 29) | 376 | 21 | Charlton Athletic | 13 April 2001 | Free transfer |
| 14 | Andy Bond | MF | Wigan | (1986-03-16)16 March 1986 (aged 24) | 0 | 0 | Barrow | 29 June 2010 | Free transfer |
| 17 | David Perkins | MF | Heysham | (1982-06-21)21 June 1982 (aged 27) | 50 | 7 | Rochdale | 8 July 2008 | Undisclosed |
| 22 | Anthony Wordsworth | MF | Camden Town | (1989-01-03)3 January 1989 (aged 21) | 84 | 14 | Youth team | 1 July 2006 | Free transfer |
| 26 | Lloyd James | MF/FB | Bristol | (1988-02-16)16 February 1988 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | Southampton | 22 July 2010 | Free transfer |
| 32 | Sam Corcoran | MF | Enfield Town | (1991-02-05)5 February 1991 (aged 19) | 1 | 0 | Youth team | 31 March 2009 | Free transfer |
| 33 | Jordan Sanderson | MF | Chingford | (1993-08-07)7 August 1993 (aged 16) | 0 | 0 | Youth team | 1 January 2011 | Free transfer |
| Forwards |||||||||||
| 7 | Ashley Vincent | WG | Oldbury | (1985-05-26)26 May 1985 (aged 25) | 27 | 4 | Cheltenham Town | 1 July 2009 | Free transfer |
| 11 | Simon Hackney | WG | Manchester | (1984-02-05)5 February 1984 (aged 26) | 39 | 3 | Carlisle United | 26 January 2009 | £100,000 |
| 15 | Kayode Odejayi | FW | Ibadan | (1982-02-21)21 February 1982 (aged 28) | 31 | 10 | Barnsley | 1 January 2010 | Undisclosed |
| 16 | Ian Henderson | FW/MF | Bury St Edmunds | (1985-01-24)24 January 1985 (aged 25) | 13 | 2 | Ankaragücü | 7 January 2010 | Free transfer |
| 18 | Steven Gillespie | FW | Liverpool | (1985-06-04)4 June 1985 (aged 24) | 53 | 7 | Cheltenham Town | 7 July 2008 | £400,000 |
| 21 | Medy Elito | WG | Kinshasa | (1990-03-20)20 March 1990 (aged 20) | 23 | 1 | Youth team | 1 July 2007 | Free transfer |
| | Craig Arnott | FW | Edgware | (1992-09-09)9 September 1992 (aged 17) | 0 | 0 | Youth team | 1 July 2009 | Free transfer |

## Transfers

### In

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 29 June 2010 | MF | Andy Bond | Barrow | Free transfer |
| 29 June 2010 | FB | Brian Wilson | Bristol City | Free transfer |
| 22 July 2010 | MF/FB | Lloyd James | Southampton | Free transfer |
| 23 July 2010 | DF/MF | Ben Coker | Bury Town | Free transfer |
| 5 August 2010 | GK | Carl Pentney | Leicester City | Free transfer |
| 1 January 2011 | MF | Jordan Sanderson | Youth team | Free transfer |
| 7 January 2011 | LB | Conor Powell | Bohemians | Free transfer |

* Total spending: ~ £0

### Out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 31 May 2010 | RB | Philip Ifil | Dagenham & Redbridge | Released |
| 3 June 2010 | MF | David Fox | Norwich City | Free transfer |
| 29 June 2010 | MF | David Prutton | Swindon Town | Released |
| 30 June 2010 | LB | Matt Lockwood | Dundee | Free transfer |
| 30 June 2010 | MF/FW | Russell Malton | Free agent | Released |
| 30 June 2010 | FB | Alan Maybury | St Johnstone | Released |
| 26 July 2010 | FW | Scott Vernon | Aberdeen | Released |
| 29 July 2010 | FW | Clive Platt | Coventry City | Undisclosed |
| 31 July 2010 | FW | Joël Thomas | Hamilton Academical | Released |
| 13 January 2010 | FB | Marc Tierney | Norwich City | Undisclosed |
| 14 January 2010 | CB | Paul Reid | Scunthorpe United | Undisclosed |

* Total incoming: ~ £0

### Loans in

| Date | Position | Name | From | End date |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 August 2010 | ST | Dave Mooney | Reading | 31 May 2011 |
| 14 September 2010 | CF | Liam Henderson | Watford | 4 January 2011 |
| 30 September 2010 | LB | Tom Williams | Bristol City | 31 December 2010 |
| 14 January 2011 | AM/CF | Matthías Vilhjálmsson | FH | 3 March 2011 |
| 27 January 2011 | CB | Nathan Clarke | Huddersfield Town | 31 May 2011 |
| 17 March 2011 | CB | Tommy Smith | Ipswich Town | 31 May 2011 |

### Loans out

| Date | Position | Name | To | End date |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 August 2010 | DF/MF | Ben Coker | Chelmsford City | 31 December 2010 |
| 5 November 2010 | GK | Carl Pentney | Bath City | 5 January 2011 |
| 12 November 2010 | WG | Medy Elito | Dagenham & Redbridge | 12 February 2011 |
| 31 January 2011 | WG | Simon Hackney | Oxford United | 31 May 2011 |
| 25 February 2011 | WG | Medy Elito | Cheltenham Town | 22 March 2011 |
| 10 March 2011 | MF | Sam Corcoran | Lowestoft Town | 7 April 2011 |
| 10 March 2011 | GK | Carl Pentney | Chelmsford City | 31 May 2011 |

## Match details

### League One

**League table**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8 | Exeter City | 46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 66 | 73 | −7 | 70 |
| 9 | Rochdale | 46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 63 | 55 | +8 | 68 |
| 10 | Colchester United | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 57 | 63 | −6 | 62 |
| 11 | Brentford | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 55 | 62 | −7 | 61 |
| 12 | Carlisle United | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 60 | 62 | −2 | 59 |

**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 | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H |
| Result | D | D | W | D | W | D | D | W | D | D | L | D | W | W | W | L | W | L | D | D | L | W | D | L | W | L | L | W | L | W | D | L | W | L | L | L | L | W | W | L | W | L | D | D | L | W |
| Position | 11 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 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 | 37 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | IRL | Conor Powell | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | WAL | Lee Beevers | 21 | 0 | 12+7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Magnus Okuonghae | 17 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Pat Baldwin | 13 | 0 | 10+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | ENG | Ashley Vincent | 42 | 5 | 28+9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | IRL | John-Joe O'Toole | 11 | 0 | 5+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ENG | Kemal Izzet | 47 | 0 | 38+3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | ENG | Simon Hackney | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | ENG | Mark Cousins | 16 | 0 | 13+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | ENG | Andy Bond | 46 | 8 | 36+7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | NGA | Kayode Odejayi | 50 | 4 | 18+26 | 4 | 2+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | ENG | Ian Henderson | 41 | 11 | 24+12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ENG | David Perkins | 41 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | ENG | Steven Gillespie | 19 | 9 | 11+7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | ENG | Brian Wilson | 30 | 2 | 25+1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | ENG | Medy Elito | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | ENG | Anthony Wordsworth | 41 | 5 | 26+9 | 5 | 1+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | ENG | Ben Coker | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | ENG | John White | 25 | 0 | 15+7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | WAL | Lloyd James | 32 | 0 | 17+11 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | ENG | Matt Heath | 30 | 2 | 26+1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | ENG | Jordan Sanderson | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | WAL | Tom Bender | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season ||||||||||||||
| 6 | DF | ENG | Nathan Clarke | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Paul Reid | 22 | 0 | 17+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | IRL | Dave Mooney | 44 | 14 | 37+2 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | ENG | Marc Tierney | 15 | 0 | 12+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | ENG | Liam Henderson | 11 | 0 | 0+8 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | ISL | Matthías Vilhjálmsson | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | NZL | Tommy Smith | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | CYP | Tom Williams | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goalscorers

| Place | Number | Position | Name | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | Football League Trophy | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 19 | ST | Dave Mooney | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | 16 | FW/MF | Ian Henderson | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| 3 | 18 | FW | Steven Gillespie | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 4 | 14 | MF | Andy Bond | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 5 | 7 | WG | Ashley Vincent | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | 22 | MF | Anthony Wordsworth | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | 15 | FW | Kayode Odejayi | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | 4 | CB | Magnus Okuonghae | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | 20 | FB | Brian Wilson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | 28 | CB | Matt Heath | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | 17 | MF | David Perkins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 31 | LB | Tom Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | Own goals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 57 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 65 |

### 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 17 | MF | David Perkins | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 19 | ST | Dave Mooney | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | Kemal Izzet | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | Anthony Wordsworth | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 5 | CB | Pat Baldwin | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | FW/MF | Ian Henderson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | Kayode Odejayi | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | FB | Brian Wilson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | FB | John White | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 26 | MF/FB | Lloyd James | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | RB | Lee Beevers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | CB | Nathan Clarke | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | DF/MF | Ben Coker | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | CB | Matt Heath | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | CB | Paul Reid | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | WG | Ashley Vincent | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | GK | Ben Williams | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | CB | Magnus Okuonghae | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Andy Bond | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | Steven Gillespie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | CF | Liam Henderson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | CB | Tommy Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 63 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 70 | 3 |

### 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 | 37 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 43 |
| 2 | 6 | CB | Paul Reid | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | 28 | CB | Matt Heath | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | 17 | MF | David Perkins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | Not recorded | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 46 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 51 |

### Clean sheets

Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.

| Place | Number | Player | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | Football League Trophy | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Ben Williams | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | 12 | Mark Cousins | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| | | TOTALS | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 |

### Player debuts

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

| Number | Position | Player | Date | Opponent | Ground |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 14 | MF | Andy Bond | 7 August 2010 | Exeter City | St James Park |
| 19 | ST | Dave Mooney | 7 August 2010 | Exeter City | St James Park |
| 20 | FB | Brian Wilson | 7 August 2010 | Exeter City | St James Park |
| 26 | MF/FB | Lloyd James | 10 August 2010 | Hereford United | Edgar Street |
| 27 | CF | Liam Henderson | 25 September 2010 | Tranmere Rovers | Colchester Community Stadium |
| 31 | LB | Tom Williams | 2 October 2010 | Milton Keynes Dons | Stadium MK |
| 24 | DF/MF | Ben Coker | 14 January 2011 | AFC Bournemouth | Colchester Community Stadium |
| 27 | AM/CF | Matthías Vilhjálmsson | 25 January 2011 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Withdean Stadium |
| 6 | CB | Nathan Clarke | 28 January 2011 | Peterborough United | Colchester Community Stadium |
| 31 | CB | Tommy Smith | 19 March 2011 | Tranmere Rovers | Prenton Park |
| 2 | LB | Conor Powell | 22 April 2011 | Brentford | Griffin Park |
| 33 | MF | Jordan Sanderson | 7 May 2011 | Bristol Rovers | Colchester Community Stadium |
