# 2009–10 Colchester United F.C. season

The 2009–10 season was Colchester United's 68th season in their history and second 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.
Following a famous 7–1 opening day win at Norwich City, manager Paul Lambert left Colchester for the Canaries under a storm surrounding compensation. Aidy Boothroyd was later appointed Lambert's successor and the club spent most of the season in the play-off positions. A late season collapse in form meant the U's dropped out of the play-offs with seven games remaining, but were not able to return, eventually finishing in eighth, eight points shy of the play-offs. Eighth place was still the fourth best-ever league result in the club's history.
In the cups, Colchester were eliminated in the first rounds of the League Cup and Football League Trophy, but progressed to the third round of the FA Cup. After beating Bromley and then Hereford United, Colchester faced Preston North End but were beaten 7–0 at Deepdale following five second half goals.

## Season overview

Paul Lambert vowed he would have a mass clear out of players over the summer as each player was called in to meet him to discuss their future before May was over. He had identified his transfer targets with chairman Robbie Cowling willing to fund those ambitions. Incoming were Ashley Vincent, following a loan spell last season, as well as Lee Beevers, David Fox, Magnus Okuonghae and Ben Williams, all on permanent deals. Outgoing was Mark Yeates, last season's top scorer, who joined Middlesbrough for £450,000.
Lambert's contracted outcasts were consigned to training with the youth team and denied squad numbers and a place in the squad photo. Chris Coyne left the club to return to his native Australia, while Jamie Guy, Matt Heath, Philip Ifil, Johnnie Jackson, Matt Lockwood and John White were all among those affected by Lambert's managerial tactics. He then brought in Hamilton Academical forward Joël Thomas in a long protracted transfer deal for £125,000.
Three days prior to the season opener against Norwich City, the club announced the signing of former striker Kevin Lisbie on loan from Ipswich Town. He scored twice on his second debut for the club as Colchester thrashed Norwich 7–1 at Carrow Road. A week later, Colchester remained at the top of League One following a 2–1 win over Yeovil Town. Norwich City contacted Robbie Cowling following the game asking to approach Lambert regarding their vacant manager position after they had sacked Bryan Gunn following the U's famous victory. Cowling initially refused, but later relented with Lambert declaring his interest in joining City. Cowling offered Lambert the chance to talk to Norwich on the proviso no offer could be accepted until compensation was discussed and agreed between the two clubs. Compensation was never agreed and Lambert resigned with Colchester due to host Gillingham the same day. Lambert's assistants Ian Culverhouse and Gary Karsa also resigned the day after his appointment at Norwich.
Cowling vowed to take Norwich to a Football League tribunal. In the meantime, former Watford manager Aidy Boothroyd was unveiled on 3 September as Lambert's replacement. He enjoyed a nine game unbeaten run following his appointment, while making the loan signings of Danny Batth, Kayode Odejayi and John-Joe O'Toole. The latter two were then signed on a permanent basis in the January transfer window.
With the Lambert compensation issue still continuing into January, and with the U's set to host Lambert's Norwich in the league, Cowling refused to allocate additional tickets to the travelling Norwich fans for the fixture. Cowling claimed he would prefer the stadium have an empty seat than one occupied by another Norwich City fan. The game itself attracted a record attendance of 10,064, but Norwich gained revenge over the U's, winning 5–0 on the day.
At the end of February, Colchester's form took a negative turn, suffering an eight game winless run and dropped from third place to seventh and outside of the play-off places for only the second time this season. With seven games remaining, Colchester were unable to make a return to the play-off spots and would eventually finish eighth, eight points away from the play-offs, yet a result that was their fourth best-ever league result.
Colchester were eliminated from the League Cup in the first round by Leyton Orient, while Gillingham beat the U's following a penalty shoot-out in the Football League Trophy. In the FA Cup, the U's beat Bromley and Hereford United on their way to the third round, but were heavily beaten 7–0 at Deepdale by Preston North End in the game prior to their 5–0 home defeat by Norwich.

## Players

    As of match played 8 May 2010.
| 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 26) | 0 | 0 | Carlisle United | 10 July 2009 | Undisclosed |
| 12 | Mark Cousins | GK | Chelmsford | (1987-01-09)9 January 1987 (aged 22) | 15 | 0 | Youth team | 1 August 2004 | Free transfer |
| Defenders |||||||||||
| 2 | Alan Maybury | FB | Dublin | (1978-08-08)8 August 1978 (aged 30) | 26 | 0 | Leicester City | 12 December 2008 | Free transfer |
| 3 | Lee Beevers | RB | Doncaster | (1983-12-04)4 December 1983 (aged 25) | 0 | 0 | Lincoln City | 26 June 2009 | Free transfer |
| 4 | Magnus Okuonghae | CB | Lagos | (1986-02-16)16 February 1986 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 1 July 2009 | £60,000 |
| 5 | Pat Baldwin | CB | City of London | (1982-11-12)12 November 1982 (aged 26) | 215 | 1 | Chelsea | 16 August 2002 | Free transfer |
| 6 | Paul Reid | CB | Carlisle | (1982-02-18)18 February 1982 (aged 27) | 29 | 1 | Barnsley | 2 July 2008 | Free transfer |
| 23 | Marc Tierney | FB | Prestwich | (1985-08-23)23 August 1985 (aged 23) | 26 | 1 | Shrewsbury Town | 2 January 2009 | Undisclosed |
| 25 | John White | FB | Colchester | (1986-07-26)26 July 1986 (aged 22) | 137 | 0 | Youth team | 1 July 2003 | Free transfer |
| 27 | Matt Lockwood | LB | Rochford | (1976-10-17)17 October 1976 (aged 32) | 5 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | 3 June 2008 | Free transfer |
| 28 | Matt Heath | CB | Leicester | (1981-11-01)1 November 1981 (aged 27) | 26 | 1 | Leeds United | 13 May 2008 | Free transfer |
| 30 | Morten Knudsen | DF | | (1986-10-27)27 October 1986 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | Notodden | 20 January 2010 | Undisclosed |
| 31 | Philip Ifil | RB | Willesden | (1986-01-18)18 January 1986 (aged 23) | 30 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | 10 January 2008 | Undisclosed |
| 34 | Tom Bender | CB | Harlow | (1993-01-19)19 January 1993 (aged 16) | 0 | 0 | Youth team | 1 July 2009 | Free transfer |
| 36 | Bradley Hamilton | DF | Newham | (1992-08-30)30 August 1992 (aged 16) | 0 | 0 | Youth team | 1 July 2009 | Free transfer |
| Midfielders |||||||||||
| 8 | John-Joe O'Toole | MF | Harrow | (1988-09-30)30 September 1988 (aged 20) | 19 | 2 | Watford | 1 January 2010 | Undisclosed |
| 10 | Kemal Izzet | MF | Whitechapel | (1980-09-29)29 September 1980 (aged 28) | 335 | 21 | Charlton Athletic | 13 April 2001 | Free transfer |
| 14 | David Fox | MF | Leek | (1983-12-13)13 December 1983 (aged 25) | 0 | 0 | Blackpool | 1 July 2009 | Free transfer |
| 17 | David Perkins | MF | Heysham | (1982-06-21)21 June 1982 (aged 26) | 43 | 6 | Rochdale | 8 July 2008 | Undisclosed |
| 22 | Anthony Wordsworth | MF | Camden Town | (1989-01-03)3 January 1989 (aged 20) | 40 | 3 | Youth team | 1 July 2006 | Free transfer |
| 26 | David Prutton | MF | Kingston upon Hull | (1981-09-12)12 September 1981 (aged 27) | 1 | 1 | Leeds United | 1 February 2010 | Free transfer |
| 32 | Sam Corcoran | MF | Enfield Town | (1991-02-05)5 February 1991 (aged 18) | 1 | 0 | Youth team | 31 March 2009 | Free transfer |
| Forwards |||||||||||
| 7 | Ashley Vincent | WG | Oldbury | (1985-05-26)26 May 1985 (aged 24) | 6 | 1 | Cheltenham Town | 1 July 2009 | Free transfer |
| 9 | Clive Platt | FW | Wolverhampton | (1977-10-27)27 October 1977 (aged 31) | 90 | 18 | Milton Keynes Dons | 3 July 2007 | £300,000 |
| 11 | Simon Hackney | WG | Manchester | (1984-02-05)5 February 1984 (aged 25) | 17 | 0 | Carlisle United | 26 January 2009 | £100,000 |
| 15 | Kayode Odejayi | FW | Ibadan | (1982-02-21)21 February 1982 (aged 27) | 17 | 7 | Barnsley | 1 January 2010 | Undisclosed |
| 16 | Ian Henderson | FW/MF | Bury St Edmunds | (1985-01-24)24 January 1985 (aged 24) | 0 | 0 | Ankaragücü | 7 January 2010 | Free transfer |
| 18 | Steven Gillespie | FW | Liverpool | (1985-06-04)4 June 1985 (aged 23) | 20 | 5 | Cheltenham Town | 7 July 2008 | £400,000 |
| 19 | Joël Thomas | FW | Caen | (1987-06-30)30 June 1987 (aged 21) | 0 | 0 | Hamilton Academical | 21 July 2009 | £125,000 |
| 29 | Scott Vernon | FW | Manchester | (1983-12-13)13 December 1983 (aged 25) | 64 | 10 | Blackpool | 31 January 2008 | Undisclosed |
| 33 | Russell Malton | FW/MF | Colchester | (1990-11-14)14 November 1990 (aged 18) | 0 | 0 | Youth team | 1 July 2009 | Free transfer |
| 35 | Craig Arnott | FW | Edgware | (1992-09-09)9 September 1992 (aged 16) | 0 | 0 | Youth team | 1 July 2009 | Free transfer |
| 39 | Medy Elito | WG | Kinshasa | (1990-03-20)20 March 1990 (aged 19) | 19 | 1 | Youth team | 1 July 2007 | Free transfer |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 29 June 2009 | RB | Lee Beevers | Lincoln City | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2009 | FW | Craig Arnott | Youth team | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2009 | CB | Tom Bender | Youth team | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2009 | MF | David Fox | Blackpool | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2009 | DF | Bradley Hamilton | Youth team | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2009 | FW/MF | Russell Malton | Youth team | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2009 | CB | Magnus Okuonghae | Dagenham & Redbridge | £60,000 |
| 1 July 2009 | WG | Ashley Vincent | Cheltenham Town | Free transfer |
| 10 July 2009 | GK | Ben Williams | Carlisle United | Undisclosed |
| 21 July 2009 | FW | Joël Thomas | Hamilton Academical | £125,000 |
| 24 July 2009 | MF | Gary Holt | Wycombe Wanderers | Free transfer |
| 1 January 2010 | FW | Kayode Odejayi | Barnsley | Undisclosed |
| 1 January 2010 | MF | John-Joe O'Toole | Watford | Undisclosed |
| 7 January 2010 | FW/MF | Ian Henderson | Ankaragücü | Free transfer |
| 20 January 2010 | DF | Morten Knudsen | Notodden | Undisclosed |
| 1 February 2010 | MF | David Prutton | Leeds United | Free transfer |
* Total spending: ~ £185,000

### Out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 26 June 2009 | WG | Mark Yeates | Middlesbrough | £450,000 |
| 30 June 2009 | CB | Chris Coyne | Perth Glory | Released |
| 30 June 2009 | FW | Akanni-Sunday Wasiu | Floriana | Released |
| 1 July 2009 | GK | Dean Gerken | Bristol City | Undisclosed |
| 17 August 2009 | MF | Johnnie Jackson | Notts County | Undisclosed |
| 19 August 2009 | MF | Dean Hammond | Southampton | £400,000 |
| 22 September 2009 | MF | Gary Holt | Lowestoft Town | Released |
| 19 January 2010 | FW | Jamie Guy | Grays Athletic | Released |
* Total incoming: ~ £850,000

### Loans in

| Date | Position | Name | From | End date |
| 3 August 2009 | FW | Kevin Lisbie | Ipswich Town | 31 May 2010 |
| 1 September 2009 | MF | John-Joe O'Toole | Watford | 31 December 2009 |
| 16 September 2009 | FW | Kayode Odejayi | Barnsley | 31 December 2009 |
| 17 September 2009 | CB | Danny Batth | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 29 April 2010 |
| 23 October 2009 | MF | Josh Payne | West Ham United | 15 November 2009 |
| 22 January 2010 | FB | Christian Ribeiro | Bristol City | 21 February 2010 |
| 25 January 2010 | MF | David Prutton | Leeds United | 31 January 2010 |
| 25 March 2010 | LB | Franck Queudrue | Birmingham City | 25 March 2010 |

### Loans out

| Date | Position | Name | To | End date |
| 30 July 2009 | CB | Matt Heath | Southend United | 30 August 2009 |
| 30 July 2009 | FB | John White | Southend United | 30 August 2009 |
| 2 October 2009 | MF | David Perkins | Chesterfield | 2 January 2010 |
| 6 October 2009 | FW | Jamie Guy | Port Vale | 17 November 2009 |
| 30 October 2009 | LB | Matt Lockwood | Dagenham & Redbridge | 30 November 2009 |
| 20 November 2009 | CB | Pat Baldwin | Bristol Rovers | 31 December 2009 |
| 4 December 2009 | MF | Sam Corcoran | Wealdstone | 4 January 2010 |
| 18 January 2010 | MF | David Perkins | Stockport County | 31 May 2010 |
| 22 January 2010 | LB | Matt Lockwood | Barnet | 31 May 2010 |
| 29 January 2010 | CB | Pat Baldwin | Southend United | 1 June 2010 |
| 29 January 2010 | FW | Joël Thomas | Hamilton Academical | 31 May 2010 |
| 5 March 2010 | WG | Medy Elito | Cheltenham Town | 1 June 2010 |
| 9 March 2010 | WG | Simon Hackney | Morecambe | 15 April 2010 |

## Match details
### League One
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 6 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 82 | 56 | +26 | 80 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 7 | Southampton | 46 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 85 | 47 | +38 | 73 | |
| 8 | Colchester United | 46 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 64 | 52 | +12 | 72 | |
| 9 | Brentford | 46 | 14 | 20 | 12 | 55 | 52 | +3 | 62 | |
| 10 | Walsall | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 60 | 63 | −3 | 62 | |
* ↑ Southampton were given a ten-point deduction for breaching insolvency regulations, regarding their holding company. As they finished in the bottom three last season, the points deduction were applied in the 2009–10 season.

#### 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 | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | W | W | L | L | D | D | W | D | W | W | W | D | W | L | D | D | W | L | W | W | W | W | L | D | W | L | W | W | D | W | W | L | D | L | L | D | D | L | L | W | L | L | D | L | W |
| Position | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |

#### Matches
### FA Cup
## 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 | 49 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | IRL | Alan Maybury | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | WAL | Lee Beevers | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Magnus Okuonghae | 49 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Pat Baldwin | 8 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Paul Reid | 14 | 0 | 10+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | ENG | Ashley Vincent | 21 | 3 | 15+4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | IRL | John-Joe O'Toole | 33 | 3 | 30+1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Clive Platt | 45 | 9 | 36+5 | 7 | 1+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | ENG | Kemal Izzet | 41 | 0 | 31+6 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | ENG | Simon Hackney | 22 | 3 | 9+8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | ENG | Mark Cousins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | ENG | David Fox | 21 | 3 | 15+3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | NGA | Kayode Odejayi | 31 | 10 | 19+9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | ENG | Ian Henderson | 13 | 2 | 6+7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ENG | David Perkins | 7 | 1 | 0+5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | ENG | Steven Gillespie | 33 | 2 | 8+22 | 1 | 2+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | FRA | Joël Thomas | 7 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | ENG | Anthony Wordsworth | 44 | 11 | 36+5 | 11 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | ENG | Marc Tierney | 44 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | ENG | John White | 43 | 0 | 38+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | ENG | David Prutton | 19 | 3 | 18+1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | ENG | Matt Lockwood | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | ENG | Matt Heath | 19 | 0 | 13+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | ENG | Scott Vernon | 9 | 3 | 4+3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | ENG | Philip Ifil | 30 | 2 | 15+12 | 2 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | WAL | Tom Bender | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | FW | ENG | Medy Elito | 4 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who appeared for Colchester who left during the season ||||||||||||||
| 8 | MF | ENG | Dean Hammond | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | ENG | Josh Payne | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | JAM | Kevin Lisbie | 43 | 13 | 35+6 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | ENG | Danny Batth | 18 | 1 | 16+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | FRA | Franck Queudrue | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | WAL | Christian Ribeiro | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | FW | ENG | Jamie Guy | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goalscorers

| Place | Number | Position | Name | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | Football League Trophy | Total |
| 1 | 20 | FW | Kevin Lisbie | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 2 | 22 | MF | Anthony Wordsworth | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 3 | 15 | FW | Kayode Odejayi | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 4 | 9 | FW | Clive Platt | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 5 | 7 | WG | Ashley Vincent | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | 8 | MF | John-Joe O'Toole | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | 11 | WG | Simon Hackney | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | 14 | MF | David Fox | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | 26 | MF | David Prutton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | 29 | FW | Scott Vernon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | 16 | FW/MF | Ian Henderson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | 18 | FW | Steven Gillespie | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | 31 | RB | Philip Ifil | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | 17 | MF | David Perkins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | 21 | CB | Danny Batth | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | Own goals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| | | | TOTALS | 64 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 71 |

### 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 |
| 10 | MF | Kemal Izzet | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| 23 | FB | Marc Tierney | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 20 | FW | Kevin Lisbie | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | John-Joe O'Toole | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | Anthony Wordsworth | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | David Prutton | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | Clive Platt | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 25 | FB | John White | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 7 | WG | Ashley Vincent | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | FW/MF | Ian Henderson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | CB | Danny Batth | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | CB | Magnus Okuonghae | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | WG | Simon Hackney | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | Steven Gillespie | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 39 | WG | Medy Elito | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | CB | Paul Reid | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | GK | Ben Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | FB | Alan Maybury | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | David Fox | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Josh Payne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | David Perkins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | Joël Thomas | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | RB | Philip Ifil | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 85 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 92 | 7 |

### Captains

Number of games played as team captain.
| Place | Number | Position | Player | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | Football League Trophy | Total |
| 1 | 4 | CB | Magnus Okuonghae | 36 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 39 |
| 2 | 5 | CB | Pat Baldwin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | 9 | FW | Clive Platt | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 8 | MF | Dean Hammond | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | 10 | MF | Kemal Izzet | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | 15 | FW | Kayode Odejayi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 46 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 51 |

### Clean sheets

Number of games goalkeepers kept a clean sheet.
| Place | Number | Nationality | Player | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | Football League Trophy | Total |
| 1 | 1 | | Ben Williams | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| | | | TOTALS | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 |

### Player debuts

Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.
| Number | Position | Player | Date | Opponent | Ground |
| 1 | GK | Ben Williams | 8 August 2009 | Norwich City | Carrow Road |
| 3 | RB | Lee Beevers | 8 August 2009 | Norwich City | Carrow Road |
| 4 | CB | Magnus Okuonghae | 8 August 2009 | Norwich City | Carrow Road |
| 7 | WG | Ashley Vincent | 8 August 2009 | Norwich City | Carrow Road |
| 14 | MF | David Fox | 8 August 2009 | Norwich City | Carrow Road |
| 20 | FW | Kevin Lisbie | 8 August 2009 | Norwich City | Carrow Road |
| 19 | FW | Joël Thomas | 18 August 2009 | Gillingham | Colchester Community Stadium |
| 8 | MF | John-Joe O'Toole | 5 September 2009 | Southampton | St Mary's Stadium |
| 15 | FW | Kayode Odejayi | 19 September 2009 | Hartlepool United | Colchester Community Stadium |
| 21 | CB | Danny Batth | 19 September 2009 | Hartlepool United | Colchester Community Stadium |
| 34 | CB | Tom Bender | 19 September 2009 | Hartlepool United | Colchester Community Stadium |
| 16 | MF | Josh Payne | 24 October 2009 | Walsall | Colchester Community Stadium |
| 15 | FW | Kayode Odejayi | 2 January 2010 | Preston North End | Deepdale |
| 16 | FW/MF | Ian Henderson | 16 January 2010 | Norwich City | Colchester Community Stadium |
| 8 | MF | John-Joe O'Toole | 23 January 2010 | Gillingham | Priestfield Stadium |
| 24 | FB | Christian Ribeiro | 23 January 2010 | Gillingham | Priestfield Stadium |
| 26 | MF | David Prutton | 26 January 2010 | Milton Keynes Dons | Colchester Community Stadium |
| 26 | MF | David Prutton | 2 February 2010 | Carlisle United | Colchester Community Stadium |
| 24 | LB | Franck Queudrue | 27 March 2010 | Wycombe Wanderers | Colchester Community Stadium |
* 1 2 3 4 5 Second debut for the club