2000–01 Colchester United F.C. season
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The 2000–01 season was Colchester United's 59th season in their history and their third successive season in the third tier of English football, the Second Division. Alongside competing in the Second Division, the club also participated in the FA Cup, the League Cup and the Football League Trophy.
2000–01 season | ||
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Chairman | Peter Heard[1] | |
Manager | Steve Whitton | |
Stadium | Layer Road | |
Second Division | 17th | |
FA Cup | 1st round (eliminated by Yeovil Town) | |
League Cup | 2nd round (eliminated by Sheffield United) | |
Football League Trophy | 1st round (southern section) (eliminated by Cambridge United) | |
Top goalscorer | League: Mick Stockwell (11) All: Mick Stockwell (11) | |
Highest home attendance | 5,010 v Reading, 28 April 2001[2] | |
Lowest home attendance | 1,981 v Sheffield United, 27 September 2000[3] | |
Average home league attendance | 3,466[4] | |
Biggest win | 4–0 v Bristol City, 24 February 2001 | |
Biggest defeat | 1–6 v Millwall, 26 December 2000 | |
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The main story of the season was the sale of star striker Lomana LuaLua to Premier League side Newcastle United for £2.25m. The proceeds from the sale helped to secure the medium-term future of the club.
Steve Whitton's first full season in charge of the U's ended with a minor improvement on last season with a 17th position finish. In the cups, it was a familiar story to the preceding seasons, with a first round exit in the Football League Trophy and a second round defeat to Sheffield United in the League Cup. Colchester were again dumped out of the FA Cup by non-League opposition when Yeovil Town thrashed them 5–1 in the first round.