2017–18 Colchester United F.C. season
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The 2017–18 season was Colchester United's 81st season in their history and their second successive season competing in League Two. Along with competing in League Two, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.
2017–18 season | ||||
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Owner | Robbie Cowling | |||
Chairman | Robbie Cowling[1] | |||
Head coach | John McGreal | |||
Stadium | Colchester Community Stadium | |||
League Two | 13th | |||
FA Cup | 1st round (eliminated by Oxford City) | |||
EFL Cup | 1st round (eliminated by Aston Villa) | |||
EFL Trophy | Group stage | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Sammie Szmodics (12) All: Sammie Szmodics (13) | |||
Highest home attendance | 6,603 v Aston Villa, 9 August 2017[2] | |||
Lowest home attendance | 572 v Reading U23, 29 August 2017[3] | |||
Average home league attendance | 3,185[4] | |||
Biggest win | 5–1 v Forest Green Rovers, 26 August 2017 | |||
Biggest defeat | 0–3 v Luton Town, 19 August 2017 1–4 v Cheltenham Town, 6 January 2018 | |||
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A poor start to the new campaign meant that Colchester were chasing to catch up from the off. An upturn in form came about over the Christmas period, reaching a high of fifth in the table. Again, the U's were made to pay with a drop in late season form, where they eventually in the bottom-half of League Two. Finishing 13th, this was Colchester's worst league performance since the 1993–94 season when the U's finished 17th in the Third Division.
Colchester made a first round exit in the EFL Cup for the seventh consecutive season, narrowly losing out to Aston Villa, while in the FA Cup, they were eliminated by non-League outfit Oxford City in the first round. In the EFL Trophy, Colchester were knocked out at the group stage for the second season running.