2025–26 Colchester United F.C. season

Colchester United
2025–26 season
ChairmanRobbie Cowling
Head CoachDanny Cowley
StadiumColchester Community Stadium

The 2025–26 season is the 89th season in the history of Colchester United Football Club and their tenth consecutive season in League Two. In addition to the domestic league, the club would also participate in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the EFL Trophy.

Transfers and contracts

In

Date Pos. Player From Fee Ref.
CF Jaden Williams Tottenham Hotspur Free [1]
1 July 2025 DM Dominic Gape Shrewsbury Town Bosman [2]
CB Jack Tucker Milton Keynes Dons Free [3]
9 July 2025 CM Ben Perry Nottingham Forest Undisclosed [4]

Out

Date Pos. Player To Fee Ref.
8 July 2025 CB Ben Goodliffe Southend United Free [5][6]

Loaned in

Date Pos. Player From Date until Ref.
9 July 2025 CF Will Goodwin Oxford United 31 May 2026 [7]

Loaned out

Date Pos. Player To Date until Ref.

Released / Out of Contract

Date Pos. Player Subsequent club Join date Ref.
30 June 2025 CB Fiacre Kelleher Cork City 1 July 2025 [8]
CM Alfie Bendle [9]
CF Oliver Godziemski [9]
RW Hakeem Sandah [9]

New Contract

Date Pos. Player Contract until Ref.
24 June 2025 RB Elkanah Akor 30 June 2026[a][b] [10]
CB Alfie Newby [11]
AM Kai Martin [12]
8 July 2025 CB Tom Flanagan 30 June 2026 [13]
  1. ^ First professional contract
  2. ^ Club option for a further year

Pre-season and friendlies

On 12 June, Colchester United announced two pre-season fixtures, against Maldon & Tiptree and Dagenham & Redbridge.[14] Five days later, a third friendly was confirmed against Peterborough United.[15]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

12 July 2025 Friendly Maldon & Tiptree v Colchester United Maldon
15:00 BST Stadium: Park Drive
22 July 2025 Friendly Dagenham & Redbridge v Colchester United Dagenham
19:30 BST Stadium: Victoria Road
25 July 2025 Friendly Colchester United v Peterborough United Colchester
19:00 BST Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium

Competitions

League Two

Main article: 2025–26 EFL League Two

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
7 Cheltenham Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for League Two play-offs
8 Chesterfield 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Colchester United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Crawley Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Crewe Alexandra 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on 15 May 2025. Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[16]

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: pre-season.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round1
Ground
Result
Position
Points
Source: EFL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

On 26 June the League Two fixtures were revealed.[17]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

2 August 2025 1 Colchester United v Tranmere Rovers Colchester
15:00 BST Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
9 August 2025 2 Oldham Athletic v Colchester United Oldham
15:00 BST Stadium: Boundary Park
16 August 2025 3 Shrewsbury Town v Colchester United Shrewsbury
15:00 BST Stadium: New Meadow
19 August 2025 4 Colchester United v Cambridge United Colchester
19:45 BST Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
23 August 2025 5 Colchester United v Barrow Colchester
15:00 BST Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
30 August 2025 6 Barnet v Colchester United Edgware
15:00 BST Stadium: The Hive Stadium
6 September 2025 7 Colchester United v Crewe Alexandra Colchester
15:00 BST Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
13 September 2025 8 Accrington Stanley v Colchester United Accrington
12:30 BST Stadium: Crown Ground
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved live Sky Sports broadcasting.[18]

FA Cup

Main article: 2025–26 FA Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

EFL Cup

Main article: 2025–26 EFL Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2025–26 EFL Trophy

Colchester were drawn against Gillingham, Wycombe Wanderers and Fulham U21 in the group stage.[19]

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Colchester United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to Round 2
2 L2 Gillingham 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 L1 Wycombe Wanderers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 ACA Fulham U21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: EFL

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of pre-season

Players with no appearances are not included on the list
Italics indicate a loaned in player

No. Pos Nat Player Total League Two FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals

References

  1. ^ "U's Sign Williams". Colchester United FC. 20 June 2025. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  2. ^ "U's Sign Gape". Colchester United FC. 27 June 2025. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  3. ^ "U's Sign Tucker". Colchester United FC. 1 July 2025. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  4. ^ "U's Sign Perry". Colchester United FC. 9 July 2025. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
  5. ^ "Goodliffe Departs". Colchester United FC. 8 July 2025. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  6. ^ "Ben Goodliffe Signs Permanent Deal As A Shrimper". Southend United FC. 8 July 2025. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  7. ^ "U's Sign Goodwin". Colchester United FC. 9 July 2025. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
  8. ^ @ColU_Official (12 June 2025). "The club would like to wish Fiacre Kelleher all the best as he returns home to join Cork City" (Tweet). Retrieved 12 June 2025 – via Twitter.
  9. ^ a b c "Retained List Summer 2025". Colchester United FC. 16 May 2025. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
  10. ^ "Akor Signs Pro Deal". Colchester United FC. 24 June 2025. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  11. ^ "Newby Signs Pro Deal". Colchester United FC. 24 June 2025. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  12. ^ "Martin Signs Pro Deal". Colchester United FC. 24 June 2025. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  13. ^ "Flanagan Extends U's Stay". Colchester United FC. 8 July 2025. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  14. ^ "Pre-Season News". Colchester United FC. 12 June 2025. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  15. ^ "Pre-Season News | Peterborough". Colchester United FC. 17 June 2025. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
  16. ^ "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  17. ^ "League Two 2025/26 fixtures, dates, schedule & how to watch: Barnet host Fleetwood in opening day clash live on Sky". Sky Sports. 26 June 2025. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  18. ^ "Accrington Game Live On Sky". Colchester United FC. 4 July 2025. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  19. ^ "Under-21 teams and Group Stage draw confirmed for 2025/26 Vertu Trophy". English Football League. 25 June 2025. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
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