2018–19 Colchester United F.C. season
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The 2018–19 season was Colchester United's 82nd season in their history and their third successive season competing in League Two. Along with competing in League Two, the club also participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.
2018–19 season | ||||
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Owner | Robbie Cowling | |||
Chairman | Robbie Cowling[1] | |||
Head coach | John McGreal | |||
Stadium | Colchester Community Stadium | |||
League Two | 8th | |||
FA Cup | 1st round (eliminated by Accrington Stanley) | |||
EFL Cup | 1st round (eliminated by Cheltenham Town) | |||
EFL Trophy | Group stage | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Sammie Szmodics (14) All: Sammie Szmodics (15) | |||
Highest home attendance | 5,032 v Stevenage, 26 December 2018[2] | |||
Lowest home attendance | 532 v Southampton U21, 4 September 2018[3] | |||
Average home league attendance | 3,361[4] | |||
Biggest win | 6–0 v Crewe Alexandra, 21 August 2018 | |||
Biggest defeat | 0–4 v Carlisle United, 15 December 2018 | |||
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Colchester missed the play-offs by just a single point in a dramatic season finale. Having been in and around the automatic promotion positions early season, Colchester found themselves fighting for the play-offs for much of the campaign. However, a drop in form in March going into mid-April saw them drop out of the play-off places and struggled to make a return. A short spell of form at the end of the season left them in contention with a game to spare, but an 87th-minute equaliser for Newport County in their game on the final day of the season meant the U's finished eighth.
In the FA Cup, Colchester were eliminated by League One side Accrington Stanley in the first round, and League Two rivals Cheltenham Town beat the U's following a penalty shoot-out in the first round of the EFL Cup. Colchester finished third in their EFL Trophy group, missing out on progression following defeats by Southampton under-21s and Cambridge United but did record an Essex derby victory against Southend United.