Complex sentence: Colchester reached the third round of the FA Cup before being knocked out by Second Division side Barnsley, while in the league they bettered the previous season's 16th-placed finish by finishing 10th.
Split into simpler sentences: Colchester reached the third round of the FA Cup before being knocked out by Second Division side Barnsley. While in the league, they bettered the previous season's 16th-placed finish by finishing 10th.