2013–14 Colchester United F.C. season
The 2013–14 season was Colchester United's 72nd season in their history and sixth 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.
2013–14 season | |||
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Owner | Robbie Cowling | ||
Chairman | Robbie Cowling | ||
Manager | Joe Dunne | ||
Stadium | Colchester Community Stadium | ||
League One | 16th | ||
FA Cup | 1st round (eliminated by Sheffield United) | ||
League Cup | 1st round (eliminated by Peterborough United) | ||
Football League Trophy | 1st round (southern section) (eliminated by Dagenham & Redbridge) | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Freddie Sears (12) All: Freddie Sears (12) | ||
Highest home attendance | 7,295 v Wolverhampton Wanderers, 5 October 2013 | ||
Lowest home attendance | 2,368 v Peterborough United, 6 August 2013 | ||
Average home league attendance | 3,631 | ||
Biggest win | 4–0 v Stevenage, 26 December 2013 | ||
Biggest defeat | 0–4 v Notts County, 14 December 2013 1–5 v Peterborough United, 6 August 2013 | ||
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In Joe Dunne's first full season in charge of the club, he brought in some of his loanees from the 2012–13 season on permanent contracts, including Craig Eastmond, Sanchez Watt and Sam Walker. There was an emphasis on youth as the U's brought through a number of their Academy products and handed them their first-team debuts throughout the season. Dunne effectively secured League One football for another season in the penultimate game when they soundly beat already-promoted Brentford 4–1 before securing victory on the final day of the season at Walsall.
Colchester had a second successive season of exiting the cup competitions at the earliest possible stage following heavy defeats by Peterborough United and Dagenham & Redbridge in the League Cup and Football League Trophy respectively, while they pushed Sheffield United close in the FA Cup first round after coming back from 2–0 down at half-time to level the score before a late Sheffield penalty decided the tie.