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The 2022–23 season is the 86th season in the existence of Colchester United Football Club and the club's seventh consecutive season in League Two. In addition to the league, they also competed in the 2022–23 FA Cup, the 2022–23 EFL Cup and the 2022–23 EFL Trophy.
| 2022–23 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Robbie Cowling | ||
| Head Coach | Wayne Brown (until 18 September)[1] Matt Bloomfield (between 30 September – 21 February)[2][3] Ben Garner (from 2 March)[4] | ||
| Stadium | Colchester Community Stadium | ||
| League Two | 20th | ||
| FA Cup | First round | ||
| EFL Cup | Second round | ||
| EFL Trophy | Second round | ||
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In
| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 June 2022 | GK |  Sam Hornby | Bradford City | Undisclosed | [5] |
| 1 July 2022[a] | RW | Alex Newby | Rochdale | Free Transfer | [6] |
| 14 July 2022 | CM | Ossama Ashley | West Ham United | Free Transfer | [7] |
| 3 August 2022 | GK |  Kieran O'Hara | Fleetwood Town | Free Transfer | [8] |
| 7 September 2022 | LB | Lion Bello | Crystal Palace | Free Transfer | [9] |
| 5 October 2022 | LB | Jayden Fevrier | West Ham United | Free Transfer | [10] |
| 3 January 2023 | CM | Arthur Read | Stevenage | Undisclosed | [11] |
| 4 January 2023 | CB | Fiacre Kelleher | Bradford City | Undisclosed | [12] |
| 7 January 2023 | CB | Connor Hall | Port Vale | Undisclosed | [13] |
| 9 January 2023 | SS | Matt Jay | Exeter City | Undisclosed | [14] |
| 16 January 2023 | LW | Oscar Thorn | Norwich City | Undisclosed | [15] |
| 26 January 2023 | CF | Tom Hopper | Lincoln City | Undisclosed | [16] |
| 27 January 2023 | RB | Will Greenidge | West Ham United | Free Transfer | [17] |
- The transfer was announced on 28 June, and would become official on July 1, once his Rochdale contract expired
Out
| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 June 2022 | CM | Brendan Wiredu | Fleetwood Town | Undisclosed | [18] |
| 30 June 2022 | CM | Sam Cornish | Wingate & Finchley | Released | [19][20] |
| 30 June 2022 | AM |  Diogo Freitas Gouveia | Hitchin Town | Released | [19][21] |
| 30 June 2022 | CB | Camron Gbadebo |  Unattached | Released | [19] |
| 30 June 2022 | GK | Dean Gerken | Retired | — | [19] |
| 30 June 2022 | AM | Andre Hasanally | St Neots Town | Released | [19][22] |
| 30 June 2022 | RW | Bryan Ifeanyi | Aveley | Released | [19][23] |
| 30 June 2022 | MF | Emmanuel Martins | Unattached | Released | [19] |
| 30 June 2022 | CF | Thomas Stagg | Billericay Town | Released | [19][24] |
| 30 June 2022 | RB | Miles Welch-Hayes | Harrogate Town | Released | [19][25] |
| 23 July 2022 | GK | Shamal George |  Livingston | Undisclosed | [26] |
| 1 January 2023 | RB |  Cameron Coxe | Boreham Wood | Undisclosed | [27] |
| 17 March 2023 | CF | Frank Nouble | Torquay United | Released | [28][29] |
| 12 May 2023 | DM | Cole Skuse | Retired | — | [30] |
Loans in
| Date | Pos | Player | Loaned from | On loan until | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 August 2022 | DM |  Charlie Owens | Queens Park Rangers | 7 January 2023 | [31] |
| 26 August 2022 | RM | Daniel Chesters | West Ham United | 6 January 2023[a] | [32][33] |
| 30 August 2022 | LW |  Beryly Lubala | Blackpool | 3 January 2023[b] | [34][35] |
| 1 September 2022 | CF |  Kwesi Appiah | Crawley Town | End of Season | [36] |
| 1 September 2022 | CM | Matty Longstaff | Newcastle United | 1 January 2023[c] | [37][38] |
| 1 January 2023 | LB | Connor Wood | Leyton Orient | End of Season | [39] |
| 30 January 2023 | GK | Tom Smith | Arsenal | End of Season | [40] |
Loans out
| Date | Pos | Player | Loaned to | On loan until | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 August 2022 | CF | Jake Hutchinson | Eastbourne Borough | 1 January 2023 | [41] |
| 12 August 2022 | CF | Bradley Ihionvien | Maldon & Tiptree | 1 January 2023 | [42] |
| 12 August 2022 | LM | Harvey Sayer | Maldon & Tiptree | 1 January 2023 | [42] |
| 26 August 2022 | GK | Ted Collins | Potters Bar Town | 26 September 2022 | [43] |
| 30 September 2022 | CB | Frankie Terry | Chelmsford City | End of Season[a] | [44][45] |
| 10 October 2022 | CF | Kaan Bennett | Needham Market | 10 November 2022 | [46] |
| 13 October 2022 | RB | Cameron Coxe | Boreham Wood | 1 January 2023 | [47] |
| 3 January 2023 | CF | Jake Hutchinson | Aldershot Town | End of Season | [48] |
| 26 January 2023 | CB | Tom Eastman | Harrogate Town | End of Season | [49] |
| 27 January 2023 | LB | Ryan Clampin | Dundee | End of Season | [50] |
| 31 January 2023 | LM | Luke Hannant | Dundee | End of Season | [51] |
| 2 February 2023 | AM | Chay Cooper | St Albans City | End of Season | [52] |
| 15 February 2023 | CM | Gene Kennedy | Braintree Town | 15 March 2023 | [53] |
| 17 February 2023 | LM | Harvey Sayer | Stowmarket Town | 17 March 2023 | [54] |
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A match with Potters Bar Town was confirmed on 20 May.[55] The U's announced their first pre-season friendly against Southend United at home.[56] On June 10, Colchester revealed three more pre-season matches.[57] A behind-closed-doors friendly with Reading was next to be confirmed.[58] A further home friendly against Charlton Athletic was added to the schedule in July.[59] Wayne Brown would also take an XI side to face Chelmsford City.[60]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 2 July 2022 Friendly | Reading | 2–0 | Colchester United | Finchampstead |
| TBA BST |  4' (o.g.) Méïté 17' (pen.) |
Report | Stadium: Hogwood Park Training Ground Attendance: 0 (behind-closed-doors) |
| 5 July 2022 Friendly | Swansea City | 0–2 | Colchester United | Upper Killay |
| 14:00 BST | Report | Hannant ?' Nouble ?' |
Stadium: Fairwood Training Ground Attendance: 0 (behind-closed-doors) |
| 5 July 2022 Friendly | Swansea City | 1–0 | Colchester United | Upper Killay |
| 15:30 BST | Latibeaudiere ?' |
Report | Stadium: Fairwood Training Ground Attendance: 0 (behind-closed-doors) |
| 6 July 2022 Friendly | Bath City | 1–3 | Colchester United | Bath |
| 19:00 BST | Spokes 10' |
Report | Trialist 45' Hutchinson 52'Hannant 90+3' |
Stadium: Twerton Park |
| 9 July 2022 Friendly | Tottenham Hotspur U21s | 1–0 | Colchester United | Enfield |
| 13:00 BST | Mathurin 66' |
Report | Stadium: Hotspur Way Training Ground Attendance: 0 (behind-closed doors) |
| 12 July 2022 Friendly | Colchester United | 2–4 | Charlton Athletic | Colchester |
| 19:30 BST | Sears ?' Smith ?' |
Report | Gilbey ?' Leaburn ?'Morgan ?'Judge ?' (o.g.) |
Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium |
| 15 July 2022 Friendly | Colchester United | 0–1 | Millwall | Colchester |
| 19:30 BST | Report | Cooper 45+2' |
Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium |
| 19 July 2022 Friendly | Colchester United | 2–2 | Southend United | Colchester |
| 19:30 BST | Sears 23' Akinde 90+2' |
Report | Mooney 71' Miley 85' |
Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium |
| 20 July 2022 Friendly | Chelmsford City | 0–3 | Colchester United XI | Chelmsford |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Tovide 62' Marshall 72'Ashley 83' |
Stadium: Melbourne Stadium |
| 23 July 2022 Friendly | Ebbsfleet United | 2–2 | Colchester United | Northfleet |
| 15:00 BST | Bingham 42', 60' |
Report | Chilvers 12' Sears 67' |
Stadium: Stonebridge Road |
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Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| League Two | August 2022 | May 2023 | Matchday 1 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 11.11 |
| FA Cup | TBC | TBC | Third round | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — |
| EFL Cup | August 2022 | August 2022 | First round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 50.00 |
| EFL Trophy | September 2022 | TBC | Group stage | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Total | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 16 | −6 | 25.00 | |||
Last updated: pre-season
Source: [ Soccerway]
League Two
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Gillingham | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 36 | 49 | −13 | 55 | |
| 18 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 16 | 7 | 23 | 46 | 65 | −19 | 55 | |
| 19 | Harrogate Town | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 59 | 68 | −9 | 52 | |
| 20 | Colchester United | 46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 44 | 51 | −7 | 49 | |
| 21 | AFC Wimbledon | 46 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 48 | 60 | −12 | 48 | |
| 22 | Crawley Town | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 48 | 71 | −23 | 46 | |
| 23 | Hartlepool United (R) | 46 | 9 | 16 | 21 | 52 | 78 | −26 | 43 | Relegation to National League |
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[61]
(R) Relegated
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[61]
(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 |
| 45 | 12 | 13 | 20 | 44 | 49 | −5 | 49 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 20 | +4 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 29 | −9 |
Last updated: 29 April 2023.
Source: [ Soccerway]
Results 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ground | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A |
| Result | L | D | L | W | L | L | D | D | L | L | L | W | L | L | D | D | L | L | W | L | L | W | L | W | W | W | L | D | W | D | W | D | L | L | L | L | D | D | D | D | W | W | D | W | L |
| Position | 15 | 14 | 20 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 |
Updated to match(es) played on 29 April 2023. Source: [ Soccerway]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Matches
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
On 23 June, the league fixtures were announced.[62]
| 30 July 2022 1 | Northampton Town | 3–2 | Colchester United | Sixfields |
| 15:00 BST | Hoskins 27', 74' (pen.) McWilliams  55'Haynes 89' |
Report | Sears 42' (pen.) Hannant 72'Coxe 73'Nouble 76'Chilvers 79', 83' |
Stadium: PTS Academy Stadium Attendance: 5,463 Referee: Martin Woods |
| 6 August 2022 2 | Colchester United | 1–1 | Carlisle United | Colchester |
| 15:00 BST | Chilvers 19' |
Report | Dennis 44' Back 74'Barclay 82' |
Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium Attendance: 3,137 Referee: James Oldham |
| 13 August 2022 3 | Stockport County | 1–0 | Colchester United | Edgeley |
| 15:00 BST | Wootton 67' |
Report | Chilvers 21' Marshall 65' |
Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 7,826 Referee: David Rock |
| 16 August 2022 4 | Colchester United | 1–0 | Bradford City | Colchester |
| 19:45 BST | Eastman 90+7' |
Report | Platt 44' Angol 74'Halliday 78'Cook 90+2' |
Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium Attendance: 3,011 Referee: Carl Brook |
| 20 August 2022 5 | Colchester United | 1–3 | Leyton Orient | Colchester |
| 15:00 BST | Chilvers 90+6' |
Report | Chambers 16' (o.g.) James 70'Thompson 72'Archibald 76', 77'Kelman 90' |
Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium Attendance: 4,340 Referee: Thomas Kirk |
| 27 August 2022 6 | Tranmere Rovers | 2–0 | Colchester United | Birkenhead |
| 15:00 BST | Hawkes 4' Byrne 19'Burton 83' |
Report | Tchamadeu 73' |
Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 5,041 Referee: Rebecca Welch |
| 3 September 2022 7 | Colchester United | 1–1 | Hartlepool United | Colchester |
| 15:00 BST | Marshall-Miranda 8' Longstaff 71'Lubala 90+4' |
Report | McDonald 29' Tumilty 54'Crawford 72'Paterson 83' |
Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium Attendance: 2,983 Referee: Thomas Parsons |
| 10 September 2022 | Barrow | Postponed | Colchester United | Barrow-in-Furness |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Holker Street | |||
| Note: Fixture was postponed as a mark of respect following the passing of Queen Elizabeth II.[63] | ||||
| 13 September 2022 8 | Walsall | 1–1 | Colchester United | Bescot |
| 19:45 BST | Comley 16' Hutchinson 21'Knowles 61' |
Report | Nouble 2' Appiah 22'Eastman 30'Coxe 43'Lubala 49' |
Stadium: Poundland Bescot Stadium Attendance: 4,327 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
| 17 September 2022 9 | Colchester United | 0–1 | Grimsby Town | Colchester |
| 15:00 BST | Longstaff 36' |
Report | Efete 42' Clifton 63'Kiernan 78' |
Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium Attendance: 3,167 Referee: Sunny Gill |
| 24 September 2022 10 | Colchester United | 0–1 | Rochdale | Colchester |
| 15:00 BST | O'Hara 22' Dallison 51'Sears  90+1 |
Report | Rodney 23' (pen.) Ball 37'Odoh 87'Seriki 90+5' |
Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium Attendance: 2,784 Referee: Tom Nield |
| 1 October 2022 11 | AFC Wimbledon | 2–1 | Colchester United | Wimbledon |
| 15:00 BST | Davison 47' 66' (pen.) 90+1' Assal 72'Ogundere 87'Kalambayi 90+5'Chislett 90+6' |
Report | Appiah 18' Tchamadeu 31'Hannant 40'Skuse 90+1' |
Stadium: The Cherry Red Records Stadium Attendance: 7,328 Referee: Tom Reeves |
| 8 October 2022 12 | Colchester United | 2–1 | Harrogate Town | Colchester |
| 15:00 BST | Appiah 8' Nouble 37'Skuse 52'Chambers 82'Lubala 90+1' |
Report | Mattock 37' Falkingham 48'Pattison 57'Burrell 74' |
Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium Attendance: 2,750 Referee: Craig Hicks |
| 15 October 2022 13 | Swindon Town | 1–0 | Colchester United | Swindon |
| 15:00 BST | Shade 64' Gladwin 88' |
Report | Marshall-Miranda 37' Tchamadeu 45+1' |
Stadium: The County Ground Attendance: 8,632 Referee: Andy Haines |
| 22 October 2022 14 | Newport County | 1–0 | Colchester United | Newport |
| 15:00 BST | Evans 7' |
Report | Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,994 Referee: Andrew Kitchen |
| 25 October 2022 15 | Colchester United | 2–2 | Crawley Town | Colchester |
| 19:45 BST | Tchamadeu 18' 62' Newby 20' |
Report | Hessenthaler 32' Nadesan 45' 45+6'Tilley 46'Tsaroulla 81' |
Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium Attendance: 2,931 Referee: Paul Howard |
| 29 October 2022 16 | Colchester United | 1–1 | Stevenage | Colchester |
| 15:00 BST | Marshall-Miranda 6' 72' |
Report | Rose 17' Piergianni 76'James-Wildin 86'Earley 90+2' |
Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium Attendance: 3,486 Referee: Ben Speedie |
| 1 November 2022 17 | Barrow | 3–1 | Colchester United | Barrow-in-Furness |
| 19:45 GMT | Waters 22', 25', 46' Farman 84'Moyo 89' |
Report | Sears 90+1' Tchamadeu 90+5' |
Stadium: Furness Building Society Stadium Attendance: 3,224 Referee: Darren Bond |
| 12 November 2022 18 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–0 | Colchester United | Crewe |
| 15:00 GMT | Offord 34' Agyei 80'Uwakwe 90+2' |
Report | Ashley 10' Nouble 66'Hannant 72' |
Stadium: Mornflake Stadium Attendance: 3,814 Referee: Thomas Parsons |
| 19 November 2022 19 | Colchester United | 3–0 | Doncaster Rovers | Colchester |
| 15:00 GMT | Hannant 23' 89' Newby 45+1'Tovide 59'Ashley 82'Tchamadeu 85' |
Report | Hurst 11' Long 45'Anderson 88' |
Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium Attendance: 3,607 Referee: Tom Nield |
| 3 December 2022 20 | Mansfield Town | 2–1 | Colchester United | Mansfield |
| 15:00 GMT | Hawkins 29' Swan 34', 67'Akins 90+2' |
Report | Newby 10' Chambers 85'Dallison 90+4' |
Stadium: One Call Stadium Attendance: 5,918 Referee: Ross Joyce |
| 10 December 2022 21 | Sutton United | 1–0 | Colchester United | Sutton |
| 15:00 GMT | Milsom 45+9' (pen.) Boldewijn 67'Randall 69'Kizzi 90+5' |
Report | Smith 18' Ashley 45+1'  52'Tchamadeu 69'Tovide 90+5' |
Stadium: VBS Community Stadium Attendance: 2,528 Referee: Peter Wright |
| 17 December 2022 | Colchester United | Postponed | Salford City | Colchester |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: JobServe Community Stadion | |||
| Note: Fixture was postponed due to a frozen pitch.[64] | ||||
| 26 December 2022 22 | Gillingham | 0–1 | Colchester United | Gillingham |
| 15:00 GMT | Ehmer 45+2' Tutonda 68'Kashket 90+10' |
Report | Tchamadeu 26' Tovide 45+2' |
Stadium: Priestfield Attendance: 4,962 Referee: Sam Purkiss |
| 29 December 2022 23 | Colchester United | 1–2 | AFC Wimbledon | Colchester |
| 19:45 GMT | Chambers 11' Tovide 36'Akinde 41', 51' (pen.) |
Report | Currie 23' Tzanev 51'Davison 67'Chislett 89' |
Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium Attendance: 4,025 Referee: Lee Swabey |
| 1 January 2023 24 | Colchester United | 1–0 | Swindon Town | Colchester |
| 15:00 GMT | Hannant 30', 74' Ashley 70'Fevrier 90+2' |
Report | Khan 76' MacDonald 84' |
Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium Attendance: 3,599 Referee: Carl Brook |
| 7 January 2023 25 | Harrogate Town | 1–3 | Colchester United | Harrogate |
| 15:00 GMT | Ramsay 7' Thomson 60'Armstrong 77' |
Report | Akinde 12' Chilvers 17', 50'Chambers 45+5'Tchamadeu 54'Smith 90' |
Stadium: The EnviroVent Stadium Attendance: 2,144 Referee: Darren Handley |
| 14 January 2023 26 | Rochdale | 1–2 | Colchester United | Spotland |
| 15:00 GMT | Rodney 36' White 63'Diagouraga 90+4' |
Report | Tchamadeu 26' Jay 67'Skuse 87' |
Stadium: Crown Oil Arena Attendance: 2,360 Referee: Martin Coy |
| 21 January 2023 27 | Colchester United | 0–2 | Gillingham | Colchester |
| 15:00 GMT | Akinde 61' |
Report | Williams 27' Tutonda 36', 68'Nichols 45+3' |
Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium Attendance: 5,435 Referee: Alan Young |
| 24 January 2023 28 | Colchester United | 1–1 | Salford City | Colchester |
| 19:45 GMT | Kelleher 63' |
Report | McAleny 49' |
Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium Attendance: 2,748 Referee: Paul Howard |
| 28 January 2023 29 | Hartlepool United | 1–2 | Colchester United | Hartlepool |
| 15:00 | Pruti 13' Featherstone 79'Sterry 82' |
Report | Kelleher 5' Sterry 87' (o.g.)Tchamadeu 90+1' |
Stadium: The Suit Direct Stadium Attendance: 4,105 Referee: Simon Mather |
| 4 February 2023 30 | Colchester United | 1–1 | Barrow | Colchester |
| 15:00 GMT | Akinde 66', 90+3' Ashley 75'Hopper 76'Appiah 90+6' |
Report | Feely 46' Whitfield 57'Farman 66'Garner 73'Foley 74' |
Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium Attendance: 3,203 Referee: Ben Speedie |
| 11 February 2023 31 | Grimsby Town | 0–1 | Colchester United | Cleethorpes |
| 15:00 GMT | Waterfall 45' |
Report | Hopper 32' Wood 45+4'O'Hara 78' |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 6,462 Referee: David Rock |
| 14 February 2023 32 | Colchester United | 0–0 | Walsall | Colchester |
| 19:45 GMT | Tchamadeu 58' Tovide 84' |
Report | Daniels 62' |
Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium Attendance: 2,577 Referee: Sam Allison |
| 18 February 2023 33 | Carlisle United | 1–0 | Colchester United | Carlisle |
| 15:00 GMT | McCalmont 4' |
Report | Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 5,550 (148 away) Referee: Neil Hair |
| 25 February 2023 34 | Colchester United | 0–1 | Northampton Town | Colchester |
| 15:00 GMT | Kelleher 20' Read 81'Tovide 84' |
Report | Leonard 30' Magloire 35'McGowan 38'Appéré 41'Hoskins 73'King 90+3' |
Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium Attendance: 3,730 Referee: Sunny Gill |
| 5 March 2023 35 | Bradford City | 2–0 | Colchester United | Bradford |
| 15:00 GMT | Walker 44' Halliday 71'Ridehalgh 90+2'Cook 90+3'Banks 90+6' |
Report | Read 90+2' |
Stadium: University of Bradford Stadium Attendance: 20,383 (345 away) Referee: Tom Reeves |
| 11 March 2023 36 | Colchester United | 0–1 | Stockport County | Colchester |
| 15:00 GMT | Kelleher 47' Huws 78' |
Report | Wootton 37' Olaofe 87'Johnson 89' |
Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium Attendance: 3,530 (473 away) Referee: Declan Bourne |
| 18 March 2023 37 | Leyton Orient | 2–2 | Colchester United | Leyton |
| 15:00 GMT | Moncur 33' (pen.) Turns 50'Sotiriou 68'Vigouroux 78'Drinan 90+5' |
Report | Hopper 17' Tchamadeu 32'Hall 89'Chilvers 90+2' |
Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 8,684 Referee: Ross Joyce |
| 25 March 2023 38 | Colchester United | 1–1 | Tranmere Rovers | Colchester |
| 15:00 GMT | Tovide 51' Newby 59'Chilvers 65' (pen.)Tchamadeu 76'Read 86'Kelleher 90' |
Report | Saunders 13', 89' Mumbongo 39'Davies 56'Hendry 59'Dacres-Cogley 64'Murphy 64'Turnbull 70'Bristow 75' |
Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium Attendance: 3,420 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
| 1 April 2023 39 | Colchester United | 0–0 | Newport County | Colchester |
| 15:00 BST | Tchamadeu 37' Tovide 42' |
Report | McNeill 26' Moriah-Welsh 88' |
Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium Attendance: 3,086 (174 away) Referee: Martin Woods |
| 7 April 2023 40 | Stevenage | 1–1 | Colchester United | Stevenage |
| 15:00 BST | Gilbey 47' Vancooten 80'James-Wildin 83' |
Report | Read 10' Hall 18'Chambers 90+8' |
Stadium: The Lamex Stadium Attendance: 4,763 (624 away) Referee: James Oldham |
| 10 April 2023 41 | Colchester United | 4–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Colchester |
| 15:00 BST | Akinde 24', 28' Kelleher 30'Chilvers 40'Tovide 55' |
Report | Tabiner 10' Adebisi 39' |
Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium Attendance: 4,158 (188 away) Referee: Will Finnie |
| 15 April 2023 42 | Salford City | 0–1 | Colchester United | Kersal |
| 15:00 BST | McAleny 45' Vassell 62'Hendry 90+4' |
Report | Chilvers 22' Tovide 56'Ashley 63'Hall 85' |
Stadium: The Peninsula Stadium Attendance: 2,333 (223 away) Referee: Andy Haines |
| 18 April 2023 43 | Crawley Town | 0–0 | Colchester United | Crawley |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,894 (445 away) Referee: James Bell |
| 22 April 2023 44 | Colchester United | 4–1 | Sutton United | Colchester |
| 15:00 BST | Chambers 19' Akinde 26'Tchamadeu 41'Chilvers 63' |
Report | Ajiboye 11' Boldewijn 66' |
Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium Attendance: 3,851 (275 away) Referee: Carl Brook |
| 29 April 2023 45 | Doncaster Rovers | 1–0 | Colchester United | Doncaster |
| 15:00 BST | Report |
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Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium Attendance: 5,928 (413 away) Referee: Sunny Gill |
| 8 May 2023 46 | Colchester United | 0–2 | Mansfield Town | Colchester |
| 12:30 BST | Report | Harbottle 45+2' Gale 90+7' |
Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 6,910 Referee: Ben Speedie |
FA Cup
The U's were drawn away to Newport County in the first round.[65]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 5 November 2022 First round | Newport County | 2–0 | Colchester United | Newport |
| 15:00 GMT | O'Hara 28' (o.g.) Waite 31'Lewis 76' |
Report | Clampin 55' |
Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 2,377 Referee: Bobby Madden |
EFL Cup
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
Colchester were drawn away to Ipswich Town in the first round and at home to Brentford in the second round.[66][67]
| 9 August 2022 First round | Ipswich Town | 0–1 | Colchester United | Ipswich |
| 19:45 BST | Woolfenden 90+5' |
Report | Hannant 29', 77' Skuse 38'Ashley 57'Tchamadeu 77' |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 11,654 Referee: Sam Purkiss |
| 23 August 2022 Second round | Colchester United | 0–2 | Brentford | Colchester |
| 19:45 BST | Report |
|
Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium Attendance: 5,516 Referee: James Linington |
EFL Trophy
On 21 June, the initial group stage draw was made, grouping Colchester United with Charlton Athletic and Gillingham.[68] Three days later, Brighton & Hove Albion U21s joined Southern Group A.[69] In the second round, Colchester were drawn at home to Bristol Rovers.[70]
| Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L2 | Colchester United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | L1 | Charlton Athletic | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | |
| 3 | L2 | Gillingham | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 5 | |
| 4 | ACA | Brighton & Hove Albion U21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 0 |
Source: EFL.com
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 6 September 2022 Group stage | Colchester United | 2–1 | Brighton & Hove Albion U21s | Colchester |
| 19:45 BST | Nouble 80' Sears 87' |
Report | Moran 43', 61' |
Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium Attendance: 479 Referee: Alan Young |
| 4 October 2022 Group stage | Colchester United | 2–1 | Charlton Athletic | Colchester |
| 19:45 BST | Lubala 55' Chilvers 63'Eastman 86'Akinde 90+1' |
Report | Morgan 17' 21' Clare 45+1'Payne 76' |
Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium Attendance: 880 Referee: Lee Swabey |
| 11 October 2022 Group stage | Gillingham | 1–1 (5–4 p) | Colchester United | Gillingham |
| 19:45 BST | Baggott 16' Walker 43' 65'Kashket 60'Jefferies 77' |
Report | Lubala 23' Akinde 45' |
Stadium: MEMS Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 828 Referee: Sam Allison |
| Penalties | ||||
Walker  Adelakun Wright Kashket Chambers Green |
Longstaff Nouble Newby Tchamadeu Chilvers Marshall-Miranda |
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| 22 November 2022 Second round | Colchester United | 1–2 | Bristol Rovers | Colchester |
| 19:00 GMT |
|
Report | Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium Attendance: 669 Referee: Thomas Kirk |
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