2004–05 Colchester United F.C. season
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The 2004–05 season was Colchester United's 63rd season in their history and their seventh successive season in the third tier of English football, the newly renamed League One. Alongside competing in League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup, the League Cup and the Football League Trophy.
2004–05 season | ||
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Chairman | Peter Heard[1] | |
Manager | Phil Parkinson | |
Stadium | Layer Road | |
League One | 15th | |
FA Cup | 4th round (eliminated by Blackburn Rovers) | |
League Cup | 3rd round (eliminated by Southampton) | |
Football League Trophy | 1st round (southern section) (eliminated by Southend United) | |
Top goalscorer | League: Neil Danns (11) All: Craig Fagan (14) | |
Highest home attendance | 4,834 v Torquay United, 7 May 2005[2] | |
Lowest home attendance | 2,144 v Cheltenham Town, 24 August 2004[3] | |
Average home league attendance | 3,481[4] | |
Biggest win | 5–0 v Walsall, 25 January 2005 | |
Biggest defeat | 0–3 v Blackburn Rovers, 29 January 2005 | |
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After reaching the area final of the Football League Trophy, Colchester were eliminated by the team that they played in the final, Southend United, in the first round of the competition. However, they fared better in the League Cup, defeating Premier League West Bromwich Albion in the second round but were defeated by Southampton in the third. They also reached the fourth round of the FA Cup, where the U's further Premier League opposition in Blackburn Rovers but were beaten 3–0.
In the league, Colchester had a poor mid-season run, eventually ending the season 15th in the League One table.