Chairman Peter Heard FA Cup 1st Round Associate Members Cup 1st Round | Second Division 18th League Cup 1st Round | |
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Manager Mick Wadsworth
(Until 25 August 1999)
Steve Whitton
(From 25 August 1999) | ||
The 1999–2000 season was Colchester United's second consecutive season in the third tier of English football.
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Season Review
All was not well behind the scenes when Managing Director Steven Gage resigned on the eve of the 1999–2000 season. Within two weeks Mick Wadsworth also departed. He lived in Pontefract and declared that Colchester was too far south to drive - then, directly after a League Cup tie at Selhurst Park, he joined Crystal Palace . In reality, he had got rid of fans favourites and brought in a bunch of highly paid mercenaries, blowing the entire playing budget - most were linked to controversial football agent Barry Silkman. When midfielder Brian Launders was sacked for gross misconduct, Silkman took United to Court and this exposed the influence agents had on the game, something Steve Wignall had pre-empted.
As a result, United, now led by Chairman Peter Heard, invoked a policy of not dealing with agents ever again. Promoting from within, Heard appointed Steve Whitton as manager in August 1999. One win in eleven including a 5-2 mauling at Cambridge saw United bottom by October. Whitton re-instated Joe Dunne, Tony Lock and Richard Wilkins and re-signed Steve McGavin. A thrilling 5–4 January 2000 win over Bristol Rovers was the highlight of the season and the emergence of the skilful Lomana Lua Lua, with 14 goals, complimented 16 from McGavin.
Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Division Two Results Summary
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
Division Two Results
Source: 1999-2000 Season Colchester United Results - coludata.co.uk
League Cup
Source: 1999-2000 Season Colchester United Results - coludata.co.uk
FA Cup
Source: 1999-2000 Season Colchester United Results - coludata.co.uk
League Trophy
Southern Section
Source: 1999-2000 Season Colchester United Results - coludata.co.uk
Most Frequent Starting XI
This section shows players in a 4-4-2 formation with the most league starts during the season.