Colchester United F.C. league record by opponent
Colchester United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Colchester, Essex, that was founded in 1937. From the 1937–38 season, the club played in the Southern Football League until 1950,[1] when they were elected to the Football League.[2] After playing in the Third Division South for eight seasons, Colchester remained in the Third Division when the league was re-organised by finishing 12th in 1958.[3] The club were relegated to the Fourth Division in 1961,[4] but made an immediate return to the Third Division after finishing the 1961–62 season in second position, one point behind Millwall.[5] They bounced between the Third and Fourth divisions until 1990, when the club were relegated from the Football League for the first time in 40 years.[6] After two seasons in the Football Conference, the U's were promoted back to the Football League after winning the Conference title on goal difference over Wycombe Wanderers in 1992.[7] Colchester played in the Third Division between 1992 and 1998, when they won promotion to the Second Division after a play-off final win against Torquay United at Wembley.[8] The club remained in the third tier until 2006, as they were promoted to the Championship, the second tier of English football, for the first time in their history, ending the season as runners up in League One to Southend United.[9] The U's spent two seasons in the Championship, earning their highest-ever league finish of 10th position in the second tier before being relegated back to League One in 2008.[10][11] Following relegation to League Two at the end of the 2015–16 season, Colchester made a return to the fourth tier of English football for the first time in 18-years.[12]
Colchester United's first team have competed in leagues in five different tiers of English football, and their record against each club faced in those competitions is summarised below. Colchester's first ever league game was contested on 28 August 1937 in the Southern League against Yeovil & Petters United.[13] Their first Football League encounter came against Gillingham on 19 August 1950 in the Third Division South.[14] The club will meet their 150th different league rivals in the 2020–21 season, when they will face Harrogate Town in League Two. Colchester have met Swindon Town 80 times in the Football League and Southern League, more than any other team. They have also recorded more league victories against Swindon, beating them 30 times, while the greatest number of draws have come against Gillingham, with 24 matches drawn in 76 meetings. Peterborough United have defeated Colchester more times than any other team, recording 31 victories in 70 encounters. Colchester United hold a 100% win record against seven different clubs; Boston United, Folkestone Town, Gateshead, Harrogate Town, Salford City, Slough Town and Sutton United. Only Accrington Stanley (reformed), Burton Albion, Manchester City and Middlesbrough have a 100% win record against the U's.
Key
- Clubs with this background and symbol in the "Opponent" column are Colchester United's divisional rivals in the 2018–19 season.
- Clubs with this background and symbol in the "Opponent" column are defunct.[lower-alpha 1]
- The table includes results of matches played by Colchester United in the Southern Football League, Football League and the Football Conference. Play-off and wartime competition matches are excluded.
- The name used for each opponent is the name they used when Colchester United most recently played a league match against them. Results against each opponent include results against that club under any former name. For example, results against Yeovil Town include matches played against Yeovil & Petters United.
- P = matches played; W = matches won; D = matches drawn; L = matches lost; Win% = percentage of total matches won
- The columns headed "First" and "Last" contain the first and most recent seasons in which Colchester United played league matches against each opponent.
All-time league record
- Statistics are correct as of the match played on 6 February 2021.
Footnotes
- Reserve teams Colchester United played in the Southern League are classed as defunct in that they no longer compete in the English football league system.
- Barry Town statistics include matches played against Barry.
- Bournemouth statistics include matches played against Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic.
- Dagenham & Redbridge statistics include matches played against Redbridge Forest.
- Hartlepool United statistics include matches played against Hartlepools United and Hartlepool.
- Leyton Orient statistics include matches played against Orient.
- Wimbledon relocated to Milton Keynes in 2003, and were rebranded as Milton Keynes Dons F.C. a year later. That club renounced all claims to Wimbledon's history in 2007, since when it has regarded itself as a new club founded in 2004.[99]
- Oxford United statistics include matches played against Headington United.
- Swansea City statistics include matches played against Swansea Town.
- Yeovil Town statistics include matches played against Yeovil & Petters United.
References
General
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Specific
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- "Yeovil & Petters United 3–0 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- "Gillingham 0–0 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- "Accrington Stanley". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- "Aldershot". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
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- "Altrincham". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- "Barnet". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
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- "Bolton Wanderers". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- "Boston United". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- "AFC Bournemouth". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
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- "Burnley". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- "Burton Albion". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
- "Bury". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- "Cambridge United". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- "Cardiff City". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- "Cardiff City Reserves". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- "Carlisle United". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- "Charlton Athletic". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- "Chelmsford City". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- "Cheltenham Town". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- "Chester City". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- "Chesterfield". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- "Chingford Town". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- "Coventry City". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- "Crawley Town". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- "Crewe Alexandra". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- "Crystal Palace". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- "Dagenham & Redbridge". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- "Darlington". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- "Dartford". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- "Derby County". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- "Doncaster Rovers". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- "Ebbsfleet United". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- "Exeter City". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- "Exeter City Reserves". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- "Farnborough Town". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- "Fisher Athletic". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- "Fleetwood Town". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
- "Folkestone Town". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- "Forest Green Rovers". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
- "Fulham". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- "Gateshead". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- "Gillingham". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- "Gloucester City". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- "Grimsby Town". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- "Guildford City". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- "Halifax Town". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- "Harrogate Town". Google Drive. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- "Hartlepool United". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
- "Hastings United". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- "Hereford United". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- "Huddersfield Town". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- "Hull City". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- "Ipswich Town". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- "Ipswich Town Reserves". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- "Kettering Town". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- "Kidderminster Harriers". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- "Leicester City". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- "Leeds United". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- "Leyton Orient". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- "Lincoln City". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- "Lovell's Athletic". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- "Luton Town". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- "Macclesfield Town". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- "Maidstone United". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- "Manchester City". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- "Mansfield Town". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- "Merthyr Tydfil". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- "Middlesbrough". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- "Millwall". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
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- "Morecambe". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- "Newport County". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- "Newport County Reserves". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- "Northampton Town". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- "Northwich Victoria". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- "Norwich City". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- "Norwich City Reserves". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- "Nottingham Forest". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- "Notts County". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- "Oldham Athletic". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- "Oxford United". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- "Peterborough United". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- "Plymouth Argyle". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- "Plymouth Argyle Reserves". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- "Portsmouth". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- "Port Vale". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- "Preston North End". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- "Queens Park Rangers". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- "Reading". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- "Rochdale". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- "Rotherham United". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- "Runcorn". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- "Rushden & Diamonds". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- "Salford City". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- "Scarborough". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- "Scunthorpe United". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- "Sheffield United". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- "Sheffield Wednesday". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- "Shrewsbury Town". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- "Slough Town". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- "Southampton". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- "Southend United". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- "Southport". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- "Stafford Rangers". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- "Stevenage". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- "Stockport County". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- "Stoke City". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- "Sunderland". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- "Sutton United". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- "Swansea City". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- "Swindon Town". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- "Swindon Town Reserves". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- "Telford United". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- "Tonbridge Angels". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- "Torquay United". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- "Torquay United Reserves". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- "Tranmere Rovers". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- "Tunbridge Wells Rangers". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
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