Colchester UnitedThrough the years
Colchester United through the years
Every season we have records for. Transfer windows, manager tenure, results, and the long-read pieces our writers commission to fill in the colour around the stats.
| Season | Manager | P / W / D / L | GD | Transfers | Biggest in | Long reads |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Danny Cowley | no fixture records | — | +4 / -10 | — | — |
| 2025-26 | Danny Cowley | 28 11W 6D 11L | +5 | +12 / -8 | — | — |
| 2024-25 | Danny Cowley | no fixture records | — | +27 / -35 | — | — |
| 2023-24 | Danny Cowley, Matt Bloomfield | no fixture records | — | +26 / -33 | — | — |
| 2022-23 | Matt Bloomfield | no fixture records | — | +26 / -18 | — | — |
| 2021-22 | Matt Bloomfield | no fixture records | — | +17 / -18 | — | — |
| 2020-21 | — | no fixture records | — | +9 / -11 | — | — |
| 2019-20 | — | no fixture records | — | +18 / -15 |
Jevani Brown
£350k |
— |
| 2018-19 | — | no fixture records | — | +15 / -15 |
Ben Stevenson
£250k |
— |
| 2017-18 | — | no fixture records | — | +17 / -19 | — | — |
| 2016-17 | — | no fixture records | — | +10 / -9 | — | — |
| 2015-16 | — | no fixture records | — | +10 / -8 | — | — |
| 2014-15 | — | no fixture records | — | +13 / -14 | — | — |
| 2013-14 | — | no fixture records | — | +8 / -12 | — | — |
| 2012-13 | John Ward | no fixture records | — | +11 / -13 | — | — |
| 2011-12 | John Ward | no fixture records | — | +7 / -8 | — | — |
| 2010-11 | John Ward, Aidy Boothroyd | no fixture records | — | +4 / -5 | — | — |
| 2009-10 | John Ward, Aidy Boothroyd, Paul Lambert | no fixture records | — | +6 / -5 |
John-Joe O'Toole
£320k |
— |
| 2008-09 | Aidy Boothroyd, Paul Lambert | no fixture records | — | +1 / -0 |
David Perkins
£75k |
— |
| 2007-08 | Paul Lambert | no fixture records | — | +1 / -0 | — | — |
| 2006-07 | Phil Parkinson | no fixture records | — | +0 / -0 | — | — |
| 2005-06 | Phil Parkinson | no fixture records | — | +1 / -1 | — | — |
| 2004-05 | Phil Parkinson | no fixture records | — | +0 / -0 | — | — |
| 2003-04 | Phil Parkinson | no fixture records | — | +0 / -0 | — | — |
| 2002-03 | Phil Parkinson | no fixture records | — | +0 / -0 | — | — |
| 1999-00 | Steve Wignall | no fixture records | — | +0 / -0 | — | — |
| 1998-99 | Steve Wignall | no fixture records | — | +0 / -0 | — | — |
| 1997-98 | Steve Wignall | no fixture records | — | +0 / -0 | — | — |
| 1996-97 | Steve Wignall | no fixture records | — | +0 / -0 | — | — |
| 1995-96 | Steve Wignall | no fixture records | — | +0 / -0 | — | — |
| 1994-95 | Steve Wignall, George Burley, Roy McDonough | no fixture records | — | +0 / -0 | — | — |
| 1993-94 | George Burley, Roy McDonough | no fixture records | — | +0 / -0 | — | — |
| 1992-93 | Roy McDonough, Ian Atkins | no fixture records | — | +0 / -0 | — | — |
| 1991-92 | Roy McDonough, Ian Atkins | no fixture records | — | +0 / -0 | — | — |
| 1990-91 | Roy McDonough, Ian Atkins, Jock Wallace | no fixture records | — | +0 / -0 | — | — |
| 1989-90 | Ian Atkins, Jock Wallace | no fixture records | — | +0 / -0 | — | — |
| 1988-89 | Jock Wallace | no fixture records | — | +0 / -0 | — | — |
| 1987-88 | Jock Wallace, Mike Walker | no fixture records | — | +0 / -0 | — | — |
| 1986-87 | Mike Walker | no fixture records | — | +0 / -0 | — | — |
| 1985-86 | Mike Walker | no fixture records | — | +0 / -0 | — | — |
| 1975-76 | Jim Smith | no fixture records | — | +0 / -0 | — | — |
| 1974-75 | Jim Smith | no fixture records | — | +0 / -0 | — | — |
| 1973-74 | Jim Smith | no fixture records | — | +0 / -0 | — | — |
| 1972-73 | Jim Smith, Dick Graham | no fixture records | — | +0 / -0 | — | — |
| 1971-72 | Jim Smith, Dick Graham | no fixture records | — | +0 / -0 | — | — |
| 1970-71 | Dick Graham | no fixture records | — | +0 / -0 | — | — |
| 1969-70 | Dick Graham | no fixture records | — | +0 / -0 | — | — |
| 1968-69 | Dick Graham | no fixture records | — | +0 / -0 | — | — |
| 1967-68 | Dick Graham | no fixture records | — | +0 / -0 | — | — |
How this archive is built
Transfer rows come from Sportmonks done-deal records. Manager tenure comes from our coach sync against Sportmonks plus Wikidata cross-checks. Fixture totals come from the materialised fixture archive we keep on file.
Long reads are commissioned through DragonFC, our internal commissioning platform. We pay freelance journalists to write season reviews, match deep dives and era pieces that the structured data alone can't tell.
Coverage gets deeper the closer to the present day. Older seasons may show no fixture record where the substrate doesn't reach back that far yet.