Colchester United F.C.

Colchester United F.C.

Full name	Colchester United Football Club
Founded	1937
Ground	Colchester Community Stadium Colchester (capacity: 10,000)
Chairman	Robbie Cowling
Manager	Tony Humes
League	League One
2008/09	League One, 12th

Colchester United F.C. are an English football team who play in Colchester, Essex. They were started in 1937 and play games at their stadium which is called Colchester Community Stadium. They currently play in the Football League One. Their only major honour was in 1998 when they won the F.A. trophy

League position

Season	League	Position
2000/01	Second Division	17th
2001/02	Second Division	15th
2002/03	Second Division	12th
2003/04	Second Division	11th
2004/05	League One	15th
2005/06	League One	2nd
2006/07	League Championship	10th
2007/08	League Championship	24th
2008/09	League One	12th

Former position

1950/51: Third Division - 16th / South 1951/52: Third Division - 10th / South 1952/53: Third Division - 22nd / South 1953/54: Third Division - 23rd / South 1954/55: Third Division - 24th / South 1955/56: Third Division - 12th / South 1956/57: Third Division - 3rd / South 1957/58: Third Division - 12th / South 1958/59: Third Division - 5th 1959/60: Third Division - 9th 1960/61: Third Division - 23th 1961/62: Fourth Division - 2nd 1962/63: Third Division - 12th 1963/64: Third Division - 17th 1964/65: Third Division - 23rd 1965/66: Fourth Division - 4th 1966/67: Third Division - 13th 1967/68: Third Division - 22nd 1968/69: Fourth Division - 6th 1969/70: Fourth Division - 10th 1970/71: Fourth Division - 6th 1971/72: Fourth Division - 11th 1972/73: Fourth Division - 22nd 1973/74: Fourth Division - 3rd 1974/75: Third Division - 11th 1975/76: Third Division - 22nd 1976/77: Fourth Division - 3rd 1977/78: Third Division - 8th 1978/79: Third Division - 7th 1979/80: Third Division - 5th 1980/81: Third Division - 22nd 1981/82: Fourth Division - 6th 1982/83: Fourth Division - 6th 1983/84: Fourth Division - 8th 1984/85: Fourth Division - 7th 1985/86: Fourth Division - 6th 1986/87: Fourth Division - 5th 1987/88: Fourth Division - 9th 1988/89: Fourth Division - 22nd 1989/90: Fourth Division - 24th 1992/93: Third Division - 10th 1993/94: Third Division - 17th 1994/95: Third Division - 10th 1995/96: Third Division - 7th 1996/97: Third Division - 8th 1997/98: Third Division - 4th 1998/99: Second Division - 18th 1999/2000: Second Division - 18th

Colchester United F.C. Media

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  Chart of table positions for Colchester United in the Football League.

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  Former Colchester United manager Roy McDonough, who guided the club to the Conference title in 1992.

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  Former Colchester United manager Phil Parkinson, who guided the club to the Championship for the first time in their history.

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  Colchester Community Stadium

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  Greg Halford, who was sold to Reading for £2.5 million in 2007.