COLCHESTER UNITED
("The U's")
| Year formed | 1937 |
| Turned professional | 1937 |
| Limited company | 1937 |
| Previous names | None |
| Ground | JobServe Stadium, United Way, Colchester CO4 5HE (for pictures of the ground click here) |
| Pitch measurements | 110 x 70 yards (101 x 64 metres) |
| Ground capacity | 10,105 |
| Record attendance at present ground | 10,064 v Norwich City, League One, 16th January 2010 (lost 0-5) |
| League career | Southern League: 1937 - 1950 Southern League Midweek League: 1937 - 1939 Division Three (South): 1950 - 1958 Division Three: 1958 - 1961 Division Four: 1961 - 1962 Division Three: 1962 - 1965 Division Four: 1965 - 1966 Division Three: 1966 - 1968 Division Four: 1968 - 1974 Division Three: 1974 - 1976 Division Four: 1976 - 1977 Division Three: 1977 - 1981 Division Four: 1981 - 1990 Conference: 1990 - 1992 Division Three: 1992 - 1998 Division Two/League One: 1998 - 2006 Championship: 2006 - 2008 League One: 2008 - 2016 League Two: 2016 - . |
| First Football League game | 19th August 1950 v Gillingham, Division Three (South), drew 0-0 |
| Honours | |
| European | None |
| Domestic - League | League One runners-up: 2005-06 Division Four runners-up: 1961-62 Vauxhall Conference champions: 1991-92 Vauxhall Conference runners-up: 1990-91 Southern League champions: 1938-39 Southern League runners-up: 1949-50 Southern League Midweek League runners-up: 1937-38, 1938-39 |
| Domestic - Cup | Watney Cup winners: 1971-72 FA Trophy winners: 1991-92 Auto Windscreens Shield runners-up: 1996-97 |
| Best League position | 10th, Championship, 2006-07 |
| Lowest League position | 24th, Division Four, 1989-90 |
| Furthest in FA Cup | 6th round,1970-71 |
| Furthest in League Cup | Quarter-final, 1974-75, 2019-20 |
| Most League points | |
| 2 for a win | 60, Division Four, 1973-74 |
| 3 for a win | 81, Division Four, 1982-83 |
| Fewest League points | |
| 2 for a win | 30, Division Three (South), 1953-54 30, Division Three, 1964-65 |
| 3 for a win | 38, Championship, 2007-08 |
| Most League goals scored | 104, Division Four, 1961-62 |
| Most League goals conceded | 101, Division Three, 1960-61 |
| Fewest League goals scored | 41, Division Three, 1975-76 |
| Fewest League goals conceded | 36, Division Four, 1973-74 |
| Most wins in a League season | 25, Division Four, 1976-77 |
| Fewest wins in a League season | 7, Championship, 2007-08 |
| Most draws in a League season | 20, League One, 2011-12 |
| Fewest draws in a League season | 5, Division Three, 1992-93 |
| Most losses in a League season | 26, Division Three (South), 1953-54 26, Division Three, 1964-65 |
| Fewest losses in a League season | 9, League Two, 2019-20 |
| Record League win | 9-1 v Bradford City, Division Four, 30th December 1961 |
| Record Cup win | 9-1 v Leamington, FA Cup 1st round, 5th November 2005 |
| Record League Cup win | 5-0 v Cambridge United, League Cup 1st round, 19 August 1970 |
| Record defeat | 0-8 v Leyton Orient, Division Four, 15th October 1988 |
| Record League Cup defeat | 0-5 v Queen's Park Rangers, League Cup 1st round, 23 August 1966 0-5 v Northampton Town, Littlewoods Challenge Cup 1st round 2nd leg, 6 September 1988 |
| Highest Number of League goals scored | |
| in a season | 38, Bobby Hunt, Division Four, 1961-62 |
| in total | 130, Martyn King, 1956-64 |
| Most League goals in one match | 4, Bobby Hunt v Bradford City, Division Four, 30th December 1961 4, Martyn King v Bradford City, Division Four, 30th December 1961 4, Bobby Hunt v Doncaster Rovers, Division Four, 30th April 1962 |
| Most League appearances | 613, Micky Cook, 1969-84 |
| Most capped player | 2, Bela Balogh for Hungary, 2007-08 |
| Youngest League player | Lindsay Smith, 16 years 218 days v Grimsby Town, 24th April 1971 |
| Highest Transfer Fee Received | £2,500,000 for Greg Halford to Reading, January 2007 |
| Highest Transfer Fee Paid | £400,000 for Steve Gillespie from Cheltenham Town, July 2008 |
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