Top Colchester United Stories
Taylor: McGavin Has Benefited From Trophy Experience
Assistant manager Stuart Taylor says midfielder Brett McGavin has benefited from the opportunities Town have given young players in the Papa John’s Trophy over the last couple of seasons.
Published Monday at 03:17 pm on TWTD.co.uk
Vincent-Young Set to Return to Training on Monday But Norwood Out for a Few Weeks
Full-back Kane Vincent-Young is set to train with the squad for the first time on Monday, and Brett McGavin and Toto Nsiala were both on the Playford Road turf yesterday but James Norwood faces a few weeks out and Keanan Bennetts has also emerged as an injury concern.
Published 14 hours ago on TWTD.co.uk
Wimbledon win shootout to knock Barrow out of FA Cup
AFC Wimbledon kept their cool in a 4-2 penalty shootout win to overcome a brave display from League Two side Barrow to book their place in the second round of the FA Cup.
Published Thursday at 11:41 pm on SkySports
Bello Nets Hat-Trick as Blues Thrash Chelmsford in FA Youth Cup
Ola Bello netted a hat-trick as Town’s U18s thrashed Chelmsford City 5-0 in the second round of the FA Youth Cup at the Melbourne Stadium to set up a home tie with Premier League Fulham in round three. Elkan Baggott and Liam Alexander were also on target for Adem Atay and Jason Dozzell’s side.
Published Monday at 09:37 pm on TWTD.co.uk
U18s in FA Youth Cup Action at Chelmsford
Town’s U18s are in second-round FA Youth Cup action this evening when they take on Chelmsford City at their Melbourne Stadium with the Essex club streaming the tie live (KO 7.30pm).
Published Monday at 10:23 am on TWTD.co.uk
Lankester: Important to Get Big Week Off to Winning Start
Jack Lankester believes it was important for the Blues to get their big week of three home games off to a winning start having secured Saturday's 2-1 victory over Shrewsbury with an injury time header.
Published Sunday at 06:42 pm on TWTD.co.uk
Blues Host Shrews in First of Three Big Home Games
Town host third-bottom Shrewsbury on Saturday in the first of three big home games for the Blues, who are third in the table with a 100 per cent record at Portman Road in League One this season.
Published Friday at 02:32 pm on TWTD.co.uk
Norwood and Drinan Back in Training But a Couple of Injuries Picked Up This Week
Strikers James Norwood and Aaron Drinan returned to training yesterday, but manager Paul Lambert says a couple of other unnamed players have suffered knocks in training during the week as the squad prepared for Saturday’s home game against Shrewsbury.
Published Friday at 10:42 am on TWTD.co.uk
Lambert Proud of Young Team
Town boss Paul Lambert was proud of his young team’s performance despite the Blues having fallen to a 2-0 Papa John’s Trophy defeat to Crawley at the Broadfield Stadium.
Published Tuesday at 10:37 pm on TWTD.co.uk
Taylor: A Great Experience For the Younger Ones
The Blues are set to field another very young side when they face League Two Crawley Town in their final group game in the Papa John’s Trophy at the Broadfield Stadium this evening (KO 7pm).
Published Tuesday at 06:02 am on TWTD.co.uk
Oxford stun Northampton in FA Cup first round
Part-timers Oxford City caused an FA Cup giant-killing with a 2-1 win over League One Northampton at Court Place Farm.
Published Monday at 10:16 pm on SkySports
| Colchester United's Results | |||
| Dec 1 | Crawley Town | -1 - -1 | H |
| Nov 24 | Exeter City | -1 - -1 | A |
| Nov 21 | Mansfield Town | -1 - -1 | A |
| Colchester United's Fixtures | |||
| Dec 5 | Grimsby Town | H | |
| Dec 12 | Port Vale | A | |
| Dec 15 | Cambridge United | A | |
| League Two Table | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |