2023–24 Colchester United F.C. season

The 2023–24 season is the 87th season in the history of Colchester United and their eighth consecutive season in League Two. The club participated in League Two, the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the 2023–24 EFL Trophy.

Colchester United

2023–24 season
Chairman	Robbie Cowling
Head Coach	Ben Garner (until 21 October)[1] Matthew Etherington (from 16 November to 1 January)[2][3] Danny Cowley (from 4 January)[4]
Stadium	Colchester Community Stadium
League Two	22nd
FA Cup	First round
EFL Cup	First round
EFL Trophy	Second round
Home colours
← 2022–23 2024–25 →

Current squad

As of 16 February 2024

No.	Name	Position	Nationality	Place of birth	Date of birth (Age)	Previous club	Date signed	Fee	Contract end
Goalkeepers
1	Owen Goodman	GK		Harold Wood	(2003-11-27) 27 November 2003 (age 21)	Crystal Palace	14 July 2023	Loan	31 May 2024
12	Tom Smith	GK			(2002-01-30) 30 January 2002 (age 23)	Arsenal	31 July 2023	Free	30 June 2025
29	Sam Hornby	GK		Birmingham	(1995-02-14) 14 February 1995 (age 29)	Bradford City	1 July 2022	Undisclosed	30 June 2024
44	Ted Collins	GK		Colchester	(2003-01-28) 28 January 2003 (age 22)	Academy	1 July 2023	Trainee	30 June 2024
Defenders
2	Will Greenidge	CB		Redbridge	(2002-05-15) 15 May 2002 (age 22)	West Ham United	27 January 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2025
3	Ellis Iandolo	LB		Chatham	(1997-08-22) 22 August 1997 (age 27)	Swindon Town	23 June 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2025
4	Fiacre Kelleher	CB		Cork	(1996-03-10) 10 March 1996 (age 28)	Bradford City	4 January 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2025
5	Connor Hall	CB		Slough	(1993-05-23) 23 May 1993 (age 31)	Port Vale	7 January 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2025
6	Tom Dallison	CB		Dagenham	(1996-02-02) 2 February 1996 (age 29)	Crawley Town	6 January 2022	Undisclosed	30 June 2024
15	Zach Mitchell	CB		Bromley	(2005-01-09) 9 January 2005 (age 20)	Charlton Athletic	1 September 2023	Loan	31 May 2024
18	Mandela Egbo	RB		Brent	(1997-08-17) 17 August 1997 (age 27)	Charlton Athletic	15 August 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2025
22	Riley Harbottle	CB		Nottingham	(2000-09-26) 26 September 2000 (age 24)	Hibernian	23 January 2024	Loan	31 May 2024
26	Jayden Richardson	RB		Nottingham	(2000-09-04) 4 September 2000 (age 24)	Aberdeen	12 January 2024	Loan	31 May 2024
36	Matt Yates	RB			(2005-03-07) 7 March 2005 (age 19)	Academy	1 July 2023	Trainee	30 June 2024
43	Harry Beadle	CB		London	(2003-01-07) 7 January 2003 (age 22)	Charlton Athletic	1 July 2021	Free	30 June 2024
Midfielders
10	Noah Chilvers	AM		Chelmsford	(2001-02-22) 22 February 2001 (age 23)	Academy	1 July 2019	Trainee	30 June 2024
13	Cameron McGeehan	CM		Kingston upon Thames	(1995-04-06) 6 April 1995 (age 29)	KV Oostende	4 September 2023	Free	30 June 2024
16	Arthur Read	CM		Camden	(1999-11-03) 3 November 1999 (age 25)	Stevenage	3 January 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2025
17	Harry Anderson	RM		Chertsey	(1997-01-09) 9 January 1997 (age 28)	Stevenage	26 January 2024	Loan	31 May 2024
20	Jay Mingi	DM		London	(2000-10-22) 22 October 2000 (age 24)	Portsmouth	1 September 2023	Free	30 June 2025
21	Gene Kennedy	DM		Harlow	(2003-04-18) 18 April 2003 (age 21)	Academy	1 July 2021	Trainee	30 June 2024
27	Alistair Smith	CM		Beverley	(1999-05-19) 19 May 1999 (age 25)	Lincoln City	24 January 2024	Loan	31 May 2024
31	Donnell Thomas	AM			(2003-08-04) 4 August 2003 (age 21)	Academy	1 July 2023	Trainee	30 June 2024
33	Marley Marshall-Miranda	DM		Madrid	(2002-10-22) 22 October 2002 (age 22)	Brighton & Hove Albion	1 January 2019	Free	30 June 2024
34	Kennedy Mupomba	AM			(2005-01-22) 22 January 2005 (age 20)	Academy	1 July 2023	Trainee	30 June 2024
35	Archie Oliver	CM			(2004-09-27) 27 September 2004 (age 20)	West Bromwich Albion	1 July 2023	Free	30 June 2025
42	Jayden Fevrier	LM		Waltham Forest	(2003-04-14) 14 April 2003 (age 21)	West Ham United	5 October 2022	Free	30 June 2025
45	Taizo Marcel-Dilaver	AM			(2005-07-20) 20 July 2005 (age 19)	Academy	1 July 2023	Trainee	30 June 2024
46	Bayan Aman	DM			(2005-07-01) 1 July 2005 (age 19)	Academy	1 July 2023	Trainee	30 June 2024
Forwards
7	Matt Jay	SS		Torbay	(1996-02-27) 27 February 1996 (age 28)	Exeter City	9 January 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2025
8	Conor Wilkinson	CF		Croydon	(1995-01-23) 23 January 1995 (age 30)	Motherwell	3 January 2024	Undisclosed	30 June 2025
9	Samson Tovide	CF		Hackney	(1994-01-04) 4 January 1994 (age 31)	Academy	1 July 2022	Trainee	30 June 2026
11	Owura Edwards	RW		Bristol	(2001-04-10) 10 April 2001 (age 23)	Bristol City	1 September 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2025
14	Tom Hopper	CF		Boston	(1993-12-14) 14 December 1993 (age 31)	Lincoln City	26 January 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2025
24	John Akinde	CF		Gravesend	(1989-07-08) 8 July 1989 (age 35)	Gillingham	27 January 2022	Free	30 June 2024
41	Kaleel Green	CF			(2004-11-24) 24 November 2004 (age 20)	Arsenal	1 July 2023	Free	30 June 2025
47	Oscar Thorn	RW			(2004-03-22) 22 March 2004 (age 20)	Norwich City	16 January 2023	Free	30 June 2024
48	Bradley Ihionvien	CF			(2003-12-23) 23 December 2003 (age 21)	Academy	1 July 2023	Trainee	30 June 2025
49	Kaan Bennett	SS			(2004-08-31) 31 August 2004 (age 20)	Academy	1 July 2023	Trainee	30 June 2025
Out on Loan
28	Ronny Nelson	CB			(2003-08-28) 28 August 2003 (age 21)	Leicester City	1 July 2023	Free	30 June 2024
30	Al-Amin Kazeem	LB			(2002-04-06) 6 April 2002 (age 22)	Academy	1 July 2022	Trainee	30 June 2024
37	Chay Cooper	AM		Harlow	(2001-11-17) 17 November 2001 (age 23)	Tottenham Hotspur	3 September 2021	Free	30 June 2024
39	Ryan Lowe	DM			(2003-10-18) 18 October 2003 (age 21)	Academy	1 July 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2024
40	Frankie Terry	CB		Havering	(2004-01-30) 30 January 2004 (age 21)	Academy	1 July 2023	Trainee	30 June 2024
—	Yassine En-Neyah	CM		Oued Zem	(2000-06-10) 10 June 2000 (age 24)	Truro City	1 September 2023	Free	30 June 2024

Transfers

In

Date	Pos	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Ref
23 June 2023	LB	Ellis Iandolo	Swindon Town	Undisclosed	[5]
1 July 2023	CB	Jet Dyer †	Aylesbury United	Free Transfer	[6]
1 July 2023	CF	Kaleel Green †	Arsenal	Free Transfer	[6]
1 July 2023	CB	Ronny Nelson †	Leicester City	Free Transfer	[6]
1 July 2023	RW	Archie Oliver †	West Bromwich Albion	Free Transfer	[6]
31 July 2023	GK	Tom Smith	Arsenal	Free Transfer	[7]
15 August 2023	RB	Mandela Egbo	Charlton Athletic	Undisclosed	[8]
1 September 2023	RW	Owura Edwards	Bristol City	Undisclosed	[9]
1 September 2023	CM	Yassine En-Neyah	Truro City	Free Transfer	[10]
1 September 2023	DM	Jay Mingi	Portsmouth	Free Transfer	[11]
4 September 2023	CM	Cameron McGeehan	KV Oostende	Free Transfer	[12]
3 January 2024	CF	Conor Wilkinson	Motherwell	Undisclosed	[13]
26 January 2024	AM	Hakeem Sandah †	Free agent	—	[14]
5 April 2024	CF	Ollie Godziemki †	Welling United	Free	[15]

† Signed for U21's

Out

Date	Pos	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Ref
30 June 2023	CM	Ossama Ashley	Salford City	Undisclosed	[16]
30 June 2023	LB	Lion Bello	Kingstonian	Released	[17][18]
30 June 2023	CB	Luke Chambers	Retired		[17][19]
30 June 2023	LB	Ryan Clampin	Eastleigh	Released	[17][20]
30 June 2023	RB	Billy Cracknell	Bishop's Stortford	Released	[17][21]
30 June 2023	CB	Tom Eastman	Dagenham & Redbridge	End of Contract	[22][23]
30 June 2023	LM	Luke Hannant	Gateshead	Released	[17][24]
30 June 2023	DM	Emyr Huws	Retired		[17][25]
30 June 2023	CM	Alan Judge	Woking	Released	[17][26]
30 June 2023	GK	Kieran O'Hara	Kilmarnock	Released	[17][27]
30 June 2023	LM	Harvey Sayer	Lowestoft Town	Released	[17][28]
30 June 2023	SS	Freddie Sears	Dagenham & Redbridge	Released	[17][29]
30 June 2023	DM	Cole Skuse	Retired		[17]
30 June 2023	CB	Tommy Smith	Milton Keynes Dons	Released	[17][30]
1 September 2023	CF	Jake Hutchinson	Queen of the South	Undisclosed	[31]
1 September 2023	RB	Junior Tchamadeu	Stoke City	Undisclosed	[32]
30 January 2024	RW	Alex Newby	Altrincham	Mutual Consent	[33][34]

Loaned in

Date	Pos	Player	Loaned from	Fee	Ref
1 July 2023	CB	Nico Lawrence	Southampton	25 January 2024[a]	[35][36]
14 July 2023	GK	Owen Goodman	Crystal Palace	End of Season	[37]
18 July 2023	CM	Mauro Bandeira	Arsenal	3 January 2024[b]	[38][39]
5 August 2023	CF	Joe Taylor	Luton Town	8 January 2024[c]	[40][41]
1 September 2023	CB	Zach Mitchell	Charlton Athletic	End of Season	[42]
12 January 2024	RB	Jayden Richardson	Aberdeen	End of Season	[43]
23 January 2024	CB	Riley Harbottle	Hibernian	End of Season	[44]
24 January 2024	CM	Alistair Smith	Lincoln City	End of Season	[45]
26 January 2024	RM	Harry Anderson	Stevenage	End of Season	[46]

1. On 25 January, Lawrence returned back to Southampton early from his initial season-long loan.
2. On 3 January, Bandeira's season-long loan from Arsenal was mutually terminated.
3. On 8 January, Taylor was recalled back to Luton Town early.

Loaned out

Date	Pos	Player	Loaned to	Until	Ref
28 July 2023	CB	Harry Beadle	Braintree Town	10 October 2023	[47]
1 August 2023	CB	Frankie Terry	Chelmsford City	2 October 2023[a]	[48][49]
1 September 2023	CB	Frankie Edwards	Maldon & Tiptree	End of Season	[50]
1 September 2023	CM	Yassine En-Neyah	Maldon & Tiptree	End of Season	[10]
21 September 2023	RW	Alex Newby	Altrincham	31 January 2024[b]	[51][52]
13 October 2023	DM	Bayan Aman	Felixstowe & Walton United	11 November 2023	[53]
13 October 2023	CB	Harry Beadle	Bishop's Stortford	6 January 2024[c]	[53][54]
22 October 2023	CM	Milton Oni	Maldon & Tiptree	18 November 2023	[55]
15 November 2023	GK	Sam Hornby	Solihull Moors	14 December 2023[d]	[56][57]
24 November 2023	RW	Oscar Thorn	Bath City	3 February 2024[e]	[58][59]
21 December 2023	CB	Andrew Palmer-Brown	Brightlingsea Regent	18 January 2024	[60]
12 January 2024	DM	Ryan Lowe	Margate	10 February 2024	[61]
8 February 2024	LB	Al-Amin Kazeem	Galway United	End of Season	[62]
9 February 2024	CB	Ronny Nelson	Torquay United	9 March 2024	[63]
10 February 2024	CB	Frankie Terry	Aveley	9 March 2024	[64]
16 February 2024	AM	Chay Cooper	Hartlepool United	End of Season	[65]
23 February 2024	GK	Jayden Peglar	Sheppey United	23 March 2024	[66]

1. On 2 October, Terry was recalled back from his season-long loan at Chelmsford City.
2. On 3 January, Newby's loan at Altrincham was extended until the end of January.
3. On 13 December, Beadle's loan at Bishop's Stortford was extended by a further month.
4. On 14 December, Hornby was recalled back from his loan at Solihull.
5. On 4 January, Thorn's loan at Bath was extended by a further month.

Pre-season and friendlies

On 9 June, Colchester United announced four pre-season friendlies, against Ebbsfleet United, Peterborough United, West Ham Under Under-21s and Leyton Orient.^[67] Six days later, a fifth friendly was confirmed, against Maldon & Tiptree.^[68]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Maldon & Tiptree v Colchester United

8 July 2023 Friendly	Maldon & Tiptree	0–4	Colchester United	Maldon
15:00 BST		Report	19' (o.g.) Cooper 44' Dallison 84' Tovide 85'	Stadium: Park Drive

Ebbsfleet United v Colchester United

15 July 2023 Friendly	Ebbsfleet United	2–4	Colchester United	Northfleet
15:00 BST	O'Neill 10' Cundle 34'	Report	Tovide 13', 30', 45' Ihionvien 62'	Stadium: Stonebridge Road

Stevenage v Colchester United

18 July 2023 Friendly	Stevenage	1–1	Colchester United	St Neots
19:45 BST	Roberts 37'	Report	Fevrier 36'	Stadium: Rowley Park

Colchester United v Peterborough United

22 July 2023 Friendly	Colchester United	1–1	Peterborough United	Colchester
15:00 BST	Chilvers 59' (pen.)	Report	Clarke-Harris 8'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium

Colchester United v West Ham United U21

28 July 2023 Friendly	Colchester United	0–1	West Ham United U21	Maldon
19:30 BST		Report	10'	Stadium: Park Drive

Colchester United v Leyton Orient

29 July 2023 Friendly	Colchester United	2–1	Leyton Orient	Colchester
15:00 BST	Happe 10' (o.g.) Hall 55'	Report	Pegrum 72' (pen.)	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
League Two	12 August 2023	27 April 2024	Matchday 1	22nd	46	11	12	23	59	80	−21	023.91
FA Cup	4 November 2023		First round	First round	1	0	0	1	2	3	−1	000.00
EFL Cup	9 August 2023		First round	First round	1	0	1	0	2	2	+0	000.00
EFL Trophy	19 September 2023	5 December 2023	Group stage	Second round	4	2	0	2	3	10	−7	050.00
Total					52	13	13	26	66	95	−29	025.00

Last updated: 27 April 2024
Source: Soccerway

League Two

Main article: 2023–24 EFL League Two

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
19	Swindon Town	46	14	12	20	77	83	−6	54
20	Salford City	46	13	12	21	66	82	−16	51
21	Grimsby Town	46	11	16	19	57	74	−17	49
22	Colchester United	46	11	12	23	59	80	−21	45
23	Sutton United (R)	46	9	15	22	59	84	−25	42	Relegated to National League
24	Forest Green Rovers (R)	46	11	9	26	44	78	−34	42

Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences^[69]
(R) Relegated

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
46	11	12	23	59	80	−21	45	6	6	10	30	37	−7	5	6	13	29	43	−14

Last updated: 27 April 2024.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	11	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	30	31	32	34	35	292	364	37	39	40	41	42	43	44	333	45	385	46
Ground	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H
Result	L	L	L	W	L	W	D	L	W	L	L	L	L	W	W	W	D	L	L	L	D	L	W	L	L	L	D	D	W	D	L	D	D	D	L	D	D	W	D	L	L	W	W	L	L	D
Position	21	24	24	22	22	20	18	20	18	21	21	22	23	21	20	18	16	18	20	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	22	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	22

Updated to match(es) played on 23 April 2024. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Notes:

• ¹ Matchday 1 (vs Swindon Town) was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.
• ² Matchday 29 (vs Salford City) was postponed due to a frozen pitch.
• ³ Matchday 33 (vs Grimsby Town) was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.
• ⁴ Matchday 36 (vs Stockport County) was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.
• ⁵ Matchday 38 (vs Doncaster Rovers) was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.

Matches

On 22 June, the EFL League Two fixtures were released.^[70]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Bradford City v Colchester United

12 August 2023 2	Bradford City	2–1	Colchester United	Bradford
15:00 BST	Walker  7' Oduor 45' Platt  45+5' Pattison 58'	Report	Taylor 9'  57' Dallison  40'	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 17,177 Referee: Marc Edwards

Colchester United v AFC Wimbledon

15 August 2023 3	Colchester United	0–2	AFC Wimbledon	Colchester
19:45 BST	Egbo  83' Ihionvien  89' Read  90+5'	Report	Tilley 54'  67' 85' Ogundere  65' Davison  75'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 4,036 Referee: Ben Atkinson

Colchester United v Milton Keynes Dons

19 August 2023 4	Colchester United	2–3	Milton Keynes Dons	Colchester
15:00 BST	Taylor 10', 13' Ihionvien  42' Fevrier  45+2' Chilvers  67' Tchamadeu  81' Egbo  85'	Report	Eisa 8'  45+5' Harvie  82' Gilbey  84' 88' Grant  90+6' Dennis 90+10'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 3,857 Referee: Carl Brook

Gillingham v Colchester United

26 August 2023 5	Gillingham	0–3	Colchester United	Gillingham
15:00 BST	Malone  35' Williams  41' Coleman  87'	Report	Taylor  18' Egbo  33' Tchamadeu  40' Kelleher 64' Tovide 77' Ihionvien 82'  83'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 6,991 Referee: Thomas Kirk

Walsall v Colchester United

2 September 2023 6	Walsall	1–0	Colchester United	Bescot
15:00 BST	Farquharson  43' Hutchinson 65' Evans  76' Draper  79' Stirk  87'	Report	Taylor  54'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 5,058 Referee: Lee Swabey

Colchester United v Tranmere Rovers

9 September 2023 7	Colchester United	2–0	Tranmere Rovers	Colchester
15:00 BST	Taylor 11' Hall  15' Tovide  45+1' Ihionvien 87'	Report	Hendry  28' Davies  39' Jennings  45' Pike  47'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 3,474 Referee: Declan Bourne

Colchester United v Mansfield Town

16 September 2023 8	Colchester United	1–1	Mansfield Town	Colchester
15:00 BST	Taylor 30'  75' Egbo  80' Fevrier  87' Chilvers  89'	Report	Reed  64' Cargill  73' Keillor-Dunn 90' Johnson  90+2'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 3,740 Referee: Andy Davies

Crewe Alexandra v Colchester United

23 September 2023 9	Crewe Alexandra	2–1	Colchester United	Crewe
15:00 BST	Long 3', 8' (pen.) Demetriou  90+3'	Report	Tovide 53'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 4,070 Referee: Charles Breakspear

Colchester United v Notts County

30 September 2023 10	Colchester United	5–4	Notts County	Colchester
15:00 BST	Chilvers 10' Egbo  21' Fevrier 31' Read 38', 73' McGeehan 58'  72'  79' Tovide  68' Goodman  75'	Report	McGoldrick  14' Austin 21' Baldwin  37' Langstaff 48', 90+2' Cameron  54' Jones 67'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 4,389 Referee: David Rock

Newport County v Colchester United

3 October 2023 11	Newport County	2–1	Colchester United	Newport
19:45 BST	Wildig  36' McLoughlin  41' Evans 43' Bogle 63'	Report	Mingi  18' Tovide 34' Read  89' Chilvers  90+2'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,220 Referee: Lewis Smith

Colchester United v Morecambe

7 October 2023 12	Colchester United	1–3	Morecambe	Colchester
15:00 BST	Mitchell  24' McGeehan 73' Chilvers 90+2' Ihionvien  90+5'	Report	Mayor  2' Tutonda  8' Love  16' McKiernan 21', 53', 61' Connolly  36' Senior  90+3'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 3,350 Referee: Sam Purkiss

Forest Green Rovers v Colchester United

14 October 2023 13	Forest Green Rovers	5–0	Colchester United	Nailsworth
15:00 BST	Morton 41' McAllister  44' 65' Taylor 77' Stevens 79', 90+3'	Report	Mingi  10'  47' McGeehan  45+4'	Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 2,137 Referee: Ollie Yates

Colchester United v Harrogate Town

21 October 2023 14	Colchester United	1–2	Harrogate Town	Colchester
15:00 GMT	Cooper 62' Greenidge  72'	Report	Daly 65' Folarin 80'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 3,132 Referee: Paul Howard

Grimsby Town v Colchester United

24 October 2023 15	Grimsby Town	2–3	Colchester United	Cleethorpes
19:45 GMT	Goodman 7' (o.g.) Andrews  39' Wilson 52'	Report	Taylor 10' Mitchell  22' 35' Dallison  60' Read 64' Egbo  66'	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 5,010 Referee: Scott Oldham

Accrington Stanley v Colchester United

28 October 2023 16	Accrington Stanley	0–1	Colchester United	Accrington
15:00 GMT	Leigh  54'	Report	Taylor 57' Greenidge  59' Read  71' Hopper  75'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 2,107 Referee: Adam Herczeg

Colchester United v Swindon Town

7 November 2023 1	Colchester United	3–1	Swindon Town	Colchester
19:45 GMT	Kinsella 49' (o.g.) Tovide  49' 64' Chilvers 90+3'	Report	Young 23' Kemp  31' Kinsella  45'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 3,455 Referee: Tom Nield
Note: Fixture was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.[71]

Colchester United v Sutton United

11 November 2023 17	Colchester United	1–1	Sutton United	Colchester
15:00 GMT	Dallison  74' Read  78' 80' McGeehan  90+4'	Report	Kizzi  20' Smith  43' Beautyman  44' John  72' Sowunmi 90+5'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 3,732 Referee: Peter Wright

Stockport County v Colchester United

18 November 2023 18	Stockport County	2–0	Colchester United	Stockport
15:00 GMT	Bailey  35' Wootton 44' Camps 46' Pye  60' Touray  85'	Report	Tovide  67'	Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 9,664 Referee: Andy Davies

Colchester United v Barrow

25 November 2023 19	Colchester United	1–4	Barrow	Colchester
15:00 GMT	McGeehan 20'  37' Tovide  45+5' Fevrier  51'  84'	Report	Stephenson  7' Telford  43' Proctor  45+5' Greenidge 52' (o.g.) Ray 86', 90+3' Mitchell 90+4' (o.g.)	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 3,263 Referee: Declan Bourne

Doncaster Rovers v Colchester United

28 November 2023 20	Doncaster Rovers	3–1	Colchester United	Doncaster
19:45 GMT	Maxwell 33' Olowu  63' Rowe  67' Faal 73' Ironside 87' (pen.)	Report	Hopper  22' Taylor 43' McGeehan  51' Smith  60' Ihionvien  79'	Stadium: The Eco-Power Stadium Attendance: 5,412 Referee: Ben Toner

Colchester United v Crawley Town

9 December 2023 21	Colchester United	1–2	Crawley Town	Colchester
15:00 GMT	McGeehan  19' Fevrier  44' Cooper  89' Taylor 90+7'	Report	Kelly 41'  45+1' Orsi 64' (pen.) Maguire  68'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 3,132 Referee: James Durkin

Wrexham v Colchester United

16 December 2023 22	Wrexham	2–1	Colchester United	Wrexham
15:00 GMT	Lee 4' Evans  20'  26' McClean  37' Tozer  56' Mitchell 69' (o.g.) Davies  90+4'	Report	Taylor  43' Kelleher  74' Fevrier 89'	Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 9,746 Referee: Ollie Yates

Colchester United v Salford City

22 December 2023 23	Colchester United	2–1	Salford City	Colchester
19:45 GMT	Read  17' Hall  29' Taylor  31', 42' Mitchell  74' Cooper 89' Akinde  90+3'	Report	Ingram  38' McAleny 90+1'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 3,560 Referee: Will Finnie

Milton Keynes Dons v Colchester United

26 December 2023 24	Milton Keynes Dons	1–0	Colchester United	Denbigh
15:00 GMT	Williams  47' Payne  55' Dean  83' Harrison 89'	Report	Read  66'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 6,335 Referee: Alex Chilowicz

AFC Wimbledon v Colchester United

29 December 2023 25	AFC Wimbledon	5–3	Colchester United	Wimbledon
19:45 GMT	Davison 4', 52',  71' Lewis 42', 90+2' Al-Hamadi 67' Biler  80' Bugiel  81'	Report	McGeehan 7',  71'  89' Taylor 25' Chilvers  39' Dallison 90+4'	Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 8,062 Referee: Ben Atkinson

Colchester United v Gillingham

1 January 2024 26	Colchester United	0–1	Gillingham	Colchester
15:00 GMT	Iandolo  32'	Report	Malone 54',  90+4' Bonne  80' Lapslie  90'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 4,923 Referee: Sam Purkiss

Swindon Town v Colchester United

6 January 2024 27	Swindon Town	2–2	Colchester United	Swindon
15:00 GMT	Austin 18' (pen.) Brewitt 43' Shade  74'	Report	Chilvers  14' Jay 45+2' Marshall-Miranda  64' Ihionvien 90+4'	Stadium: The County Ground Attendance: 7,564 Referee: Richie Watkins

Colchester United v Bradford City

13 January 2024 28	Colchester United	1–1	Bradford City	Colchester
15:00 GMT	Hopper 59'	Report	Cook 35'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 4,625 Referee: Scott Simpson

Morecambe v Colchester United

27 January 2024 30	Morecambe	0–1	Colchester United	Morecambe
15:00 GMT	Harrack  24' Garner 47' Rawson  74' Bedeau  90+7'	Report	Read 27' Wilkinson  74' Dallison  80'	Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 3,383 Referee: Daniel Middleton

Colchester United v Forest Green Rovers

3 February 2024 31	Colchester United	3–3	Forest Green Rovers	Colchester
15:00 GMT	Hopper  9' Smith 65' Fevrier 67' Anderson 70'	Report	Stevens 11' (pen.) Doidge 27' Thompson 74' Jones  83'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 4,519 Referee: Neil Hair

Harrogate Town v Colchester United

10 February 2024 32	Harrogate Town	1–0	Colchester United	Harrogate
15:00 GMT	O'Connor  90+1' Muldoon 90+2'	Report	Harbottle  28' McGeehan  39' Goodman  57'	Stadium: Wetherby Road Attendance: 2,706 Referee: Tom Nield

Colchester United v Accrington Stanley

17 February 2024 34	Colchester United	1–1	Accrington Stanley	Colchester
15:00 GMT	Iandolo  27' Chilvers 40' Harbottle  77' Edwards  90+4'	Report	Mellor  21' Hills  46' Harbottle 80' (o.g.)	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 3,436 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Sutton United v Colchester United

24 February 2024 35	Sutton United	1–1	Colchester United	Sutton
15:00 GMT	Lakin 18' Eastmond  32' Smith 80' Goodliffe  88'	Report	McGeehan 7' Richardson  36' Read  75' Iandolo  90+6'	Stadium: Gander Green Lane Attendance: 3,472 Referee: Ben Speedie

Salford City v Colchester United

27 February 2024 29[72]	Salford City	1–1	Colchester United	Kersal
19:45 GMT	Smith 45' Morton  74' Mariappa  83' Humbles  88' Ingram  90+3'	Report	Iandolo  45+3' Ihionvien 75' Hall  90+4'	Stadium: Peninsula Stadium Attendance: 2,438 Referee: Kirsty Dowle
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 19 January, but was postponed due to freezing temperatures making the pitch unplayable.[73]

Barrow v Colchester United

9 March 2024 37	Barrow	2–0	Colchester United	Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 GMT	Spence 45+4' Stephenson  83' Foley 90+5'	Report	Richardson  13' Ihionvien  81' Hall  83'	Stadium: SO Legal Stadium Attendance: 3,631 Referee: Scott Jackson

Colchester United v Walsall

16 March 2024 39	Colchester United	1–1	Walsall	Colchester
15:00 GMT	McGeehan 48',  86' Chilvers 53'	Report	Allen 37' Adegboyega  90+1' Comley  90+4'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 3,704 Referee: David Rock

Mansfield Town v Colchester United

23 March 2024 40	Mansfield Town	1–1	Colchester United	Mansfield
12:30 GMT	Keillor-Dunn  49' Brunt 63'	Report	Anderson 12' Ihionvien  16' Hall  45+2' Tovide  74' Hopper  75'	Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 7,517 Referee: Simon Mather
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[74]

Colchester United v Newport County

29 March 2024 41	Colchester United	2–1	Newport County	Colchester
15:00 GMT	McGeehan  67' Iandolo 75' Tovide  84' Mingi 90+2'	Report	Zanzala 42' Payne  68' Waite  81'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 4,308 Referee: Sunny Singh Gill

Tranmere Rovers v Colchester United

1 April 2024 42	Tranmere Rovers	1–1	Colchester United	Birkenhead
15:00 GMT	Morris 7' Jennings  45+4' Hendry  90+9'	Report	Smith 8' Fevrier  35' Hall  38' McGeehan  40' Mingi  77'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 5,923 Referee: Scott Tallis

Colchester United v Wrexham

6 April 2024 43	Colchester United	1–2	Wrexham	Colchester
15:00 BST	Akinde 54'	Report	Evans  29' Mullin 62' Cleworth 85'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 8,432 Referee: Tom Reeves

Colchester United v Stockport County

9 April 2024 36	Colchester United	1–2	Stockport County	Colchester
19:45 BST	Kelleher  10' McGeehan 44', 67',  71' Mingi  50'	Report	Horsfall  17' Powell 31',  82' Madden 61' Knoyle  73'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 4,118 Referee: Ben Atkinson
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 2 March, but was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.[75]

Crawley Town v Colchester United

13 April 2024 44	Crawley Town	2–3	Colchester United	Crawley
15:00 BST	Lolos 42' Forster 90+7'	Report	Hopper 21', 46' Iandolo  35' McGeehan 44' Dallison  69' Tovide  88' Hornby  90+5'	Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 5,223 Referee: Scott Oldham

Colchester United v Grimsby Town

16 April 2024 33[76]	Colchester United	2–0	Grimsby Town	Colchester
19:45 BST	Hopper 5' Hornby  73' Iandolo  75' Akinde 79' Dallison  90+6'	Report	Obikwu  48' Mullarkey  90+2'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 4,350 Referee: Carl Brook
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 13 February, but was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.[77]

Notts County v Colchester United

20 April 2024 45	Notts County	1–0	Colchester United	Nottingham
15:00 BST	Langstaff 54' Jones  89'	Report	Mingi  53' Chilvers  90+2' Read  90+4'	Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 11,037 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Colchester United v Doncaster Rovers

23 April 2024 38[78]	Colchester United	1–4	Doncaster Rovers	Colchester
19:45 BST	Fevrier 9' Iandolo  13' Harbottle  75'	Report	Molyneux 14' Sterry  17' Biggins 22',  73' Ironside  45+3', 85' Anderson 76'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 4,041 Referee: Paul Howard
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 12 March, but was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.

Colchester United v Crewe Alexandra

27 April 2024 46	Colchester United	1–1	Crewe Alexandra	Colchester
15:00 BST	Chilvers 35' Kelleher  62'	Report	Rowe  49' Nevitt 90+2'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 6,491 Referee: Lewis Smith

FA Cup

Main article: 2023–24 FA Cup

The U's were drawn away to Shrewsbury Town in the first round.^[79]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Shrewsbury Town v Colchester United

4 November 2023 First Round	Shrewsbury Town	3–2	Colchester United	Shrewsbury
15:00 GMT	Shipley  11' 56' Udoh 22' Bayliss  24' Winchester  71' Hall 79' (o.g.) Thorpe  90+4'	Report	McGeehan 10' Greenidge  28' Dallison  63' Mitchell 86' Read  90+1'	Stadium: New Meadow Referee: Scott Jackson

EFL Cup

Main article: 2023–24 EFL Cup

Colchester were drawn away against Cardiff City in the first round.^[80]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Cardiff City v Colchester United

9 August 2023 First round	Cardiff City	2–2 (3–0 p)	Colchester United	Leckwith
19:45 BST	Colwill 19'  78' Etete 35'	Report	Akinde 40' Taylor 44' Tovide  89' Greenidge  90+7'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 5,158 Referee: Will Finnie
	Penalties
	Colwill Romeo Ojo Ugbo		Fevrier Tchamadeu Hopper

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2023–24 EFL Trophy

In the group stage, Colchester United were drawn into Southern Group D along with Cambridge United, Peterborough United and Tottenham Hotspur U21.^[81][82] After finishing second in their group, they were drawn away to West Ham United U21 in the second round.^[83]

Pos	Div	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L1	Peterborough United	3	2	0	0	1	5	2	+3	6	Advance to Round 2
2	L2	Colchester United	3	2	0	0	1	3	6	−3	6
3	ACA	Tottenham Hotspur U21	3	1	0	0	2	7	7	0	3
4	L1	Cambridge United	3	1	0	0	2	5	5	0	3

Updated to match(es) played on 7 November 2023. Source: EFL.com

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Colchester United v Tottenham Hotspur U21

19 September 2023 Group stage	Colchester United	0–5	Tottenham Hotspur U21	Colchester
19:30 BST	Hopper  21' Tovide  71' Ihionvien  87'		Santiago  15' Donley 33', 56'  82' Soonsup-Bell 53', 73' Lankshear 60' Lyons-Foster  73'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium

Cambridge United v Colchester United

17 October 2023 Group stage	Cambridge United	1–2	Colchester United	Cambridge
19:00 BST	May  72' Ahadme 90+5' (pen.)	Report	Tovide 17'  45+1' Cooper 43' Mingi  69'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 991 Referee: Jamie O'Connor

Colchester United v Peterborough United

21 November 2023 Group stage	Colchester United	1–0	Peterborough United	Colchester
19:30 GMT	Ihionvien 42' Kennedy  75'	Report	Crichlow  64' Van Lier  78'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 802 Referee: Craig Hicks

West Ham United U21 v Colchester United

5 December 2023 Second round	West Ham United U21	4–0	Colchester United	Colchester
19:30 GMT	Chesters 8' Marshall  30' Earthy 57' Orford 78' Mubama 82'	Report	Kennedy  74' Akinde  90+1'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 1,149 Referee: Jacob Miles

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