Colchester United F.C. league record by opponent

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Colchester United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Colchester, Essex, that was founded in 1937. From the 1937–38 season, the club played in the Southern Football League until 1950,[1] when they were elected to the Football League.[2] After playing in the Third Division South for eight seasons, Colchester remained in the Third Division when the league was re-organised by finishing 12th in 1958.[3] The club were relegated to the Fourth Division in 1961,[4] but made an immediate return to the Third Division after finishing the 1961–62 season in second position, one point behind Millwall.[5] They bounced between the Third and Fourth divisions until 1990, when the club were relegated from the Football League for the first time in 40 years.[6] After two seasons in the Football Conference, the U's were promoted back to the Football League after winning the Conference title on goal difference over Wycombe Wanderers in 1992.[7] Colchester played in the Third Division between 1992 and 1998, when they won promotion to the Second Division after a play-off final win against Torquay United at Wembley.[8] The club remained in the third tier until 2006, as they were promoted to the Championship, the second tier of English football, for the first time in their history, ending the season as runners up in League One to Southend United.[9] The U's spent two seasons in the Championship, earning their highest-ever league finish of 10th position in the second tier before being relegated back to League One in 2008.[10][11] Following relegation to League Two at the end of the 2015–16 season, Colchester made a return to the fourth tier of English football for the first time in 18-years.[12]

Colchester United's first team have competed in leagues in five different tiers of English football, and their record against each club faced in those competitions is summarised below. Colchester's first ever league game was contested on 28 August 1937 in the Southern League against Yeovil & Petters United.[13] Their first Football League encounter came against Gillingham on 19 August 1950 in the Third Division South.[14] The club met their 150th different league rivals in the 2020–21 season, when they faced Harrogate Town in League Two. Colchester have met Swindon Town 81 times in the Football League and Southern League, more than any other team. They have also recorded more league victories against Swindon, beating them 31 times, while the greatest number of draws have come against Gillingham, with 24 matches drawn in 76 meetings. Exeter City and Peterborough United have defeated Colchester more times than any other teams, recording 31 victories in 78 and 70 encounters respectively. Colchester United hold a 100% win record against four different clubs; Boston United, Folkestone Town, Gateshead and Slough Town. Only Accrington Stanley (reformed), Burton Albion, Manchester City and Middlesbrough have a 100% win record against the U's.

Key

  •    † Clubs with this background and symbol in the "Opponent" column are Colchester United's divisional rivals in the 2018–19 season.
  •    ‡ Clubs with this background and symbol in the "Opponent" column are defunct.[a]
  • The table includes results of matches played by Colchester United in the Southern Football League, Football League and the Football Conference. Play-off and wartime competition matches are excluded.
  • The name used for each opponent is the name they used when Colchester United most recently played a league match against them. Results against each opponent include results against that club under any former name. For example, results against Yeovil Town include matches played against Yeovil & Petters United.
  • P = matches played; W = matches won; D = matches drawn; L = matches lost; Win% = percentage of total matches won
  • The columns headed "First" and "Last" contain the first and most recent seasons in which Colchester United played league matches against each opponent.

All-time league record

Statistics are correct as of the match played on 26 November 2021.
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Colchester United F.C. league record by opponent
Opponent PWDL PWDL PWDL Win% First Last Ref
Home Away Total
Accrington Stanley ‡ 3300 3210 6510083.33 1958–59 1961–62 [15]
Accrington Stanley 2002 2002 4004000.00 2016–17 2017–18 [15]
Aldershot ‡ 251474 256811 50201515040.00 1950–51 1989–90 [16]
Aldershot Reserves ‡ 2200 2110 4310075.00 1937–38 1938–39 [17]
Altrincham 2020 2110 4130025.00 1990–91 1991–92 [18]
Arsenal 'A' ‡ 1100 1010 2110050.00 1938–39 1938–39 [17]
Barnet 8332 8422 16754043.75 1990–91 2017–18 [19]
Barnsley 19874 19658 38141212036.84 1959–60 2015–16 [20]
Barrow † 8431 9243 17674035.29 1961–62 2021–22 [21]
Barry Town[b] 7700 7223 14923064.29 1937–38 1949–50 [22]
Bath City 9810 9441 181251066.67 1937–38 1991–92 [23]
Bedford Town 5311 5302 10613060.00 1945–46 1949–50 [24]
Birmingham City 1010 1001 2011000.00 2006–07 2006–07 [25]
Blackburn Rovers 2101 2002 4103025.00 1974–75 1979–80 [26]
Blackpool 17863 17386 3411149032.35 1978–79 2016–17 [27]
Bolton Wanderers 2200 2011 4211050.00 1987–88 2020–21 [28]
Boston United 2200 2200 4400100.00 1990–91 1991–92 [29]
Bournemouth[c] 301668 3061212 60221820036.67 1950–51 2012–13 [30]
Bradford City † 18855 17584 3513139037.14 1958–59 2020–21 [31]
Bradford Park Avenue 4301 4112 8413050.00 1962–63 1969–70 [32]
Brentford 3011811 303918 60141729023.33 1954–55 2013–14 [33]
Brighton & Hove Albion 20794 202711 4091615022.50 1950–51 2010–11 [34]
Bristol City 21867 214710 42121317028.57 1950–51 2014–15 [35]
Bristol Rovers † 15834 14158 299812031.03 1950–51 2021–22 [36]
Bristol Rovers Reserves ‡ 2200 2101 4301075.00 1937–38 1938–39 [37]
Burnley 10235 10325 205510025.00 1980–81 2007–08 [38]
Burton Albion 1001 1001 2002000.00 2015–16 2015–16 [39]
Bury ‡ 271386 274815 54171621031.48 1958–59 2018–19 [40]
Cambridge United 211056 215115 4215621035.71 1970–71 2020–21 [41]
Cardiff City 12624 12525 241149045.83 1975–76 2007–08 [42]
Cardiff City Reserves ‡ 2200 2011 4211050.00 1938–39 1945–46 [43]
Carlisle United † 251483 267415 51211218041.18 1961–62 2021–22 [44]
Charlton Athletic 6321 6303 12624050.00 1974–75 2011–12 [45]
Chelmsford City 7412 6123 13535038.46 1938–39 1949–50 [46]
Cheltenham Town 16853 16556 3213109040.63 1937–38 2020–21 [47]
Chester City ‡ 21885 214512 42121317028.57 1961–62 1997–98 [48]
Chesterfield 301758 3081210 60251718041.67 1958–59 2017–18 [49]
Chingford Town 2200 2101 4301075.00 1948–49 1949–50 [50]
Coventry City 17737 172510 349817026.47 1952–53 2017–18 [51]
Crawley Town † 9243 8125 17368017.65 2012–13 2021–22 [52]
Crewe Alexandra 281729 2911711 5728920049.12 1961–62 2019–20 [53]
Crystal Palace 14446 14554 289910032.14 1950–51 2007–08 [54]
Dagenham & Redbridge[d] 1010 1001 2011000.00 2010–11 2010–11 [55]
Darlington ‡ 221237 227411 4419718043.18 1961–62 1997–98 [56]
Dartford 6501 6114 12615050.00 1937–38 1949–50 [57]
Derby County 1100 1001 2101050.00 2006–07 2006–07 [58]
Doncaster Rovers 241446 244416 4818822037.50 1958–59 2016–17 [59]
Gravesend & Northfleet 4121 4202 8323037.50 1946–47 1949–50 [60]
Exeter City † 40191011 3971220 79262231032.91 1950–51 2021–22 [61]
Exeter City Reserves ‡ 6600 6114 12714058.33 1937–38 1949–50 [62]
Farnborough Town 1001 1100 2101050.00 1991–92 1991–92 [63]
Fisher Athletic 1100 1010 2110050.00 1990–91 1990–91 [64]
Fleetwood Town 2110 2101 4211050.00 2014–15 2015–16 [65]
Folkestone Town ‡ 2200 2200 4400100.00 1937–38 1938–39 [66]
Forest Green Rovers † 4202 3201 7403057.14 2017–18 2020–21 [67]
Fulham 5311 5113 10424040.00 1980–81 1998–99 [68]
Gateshead 2200 2200 4400100.00 1990–91 1991–92 [69]
Gillingham 3818146 38111017 76292423038.16 1938–39 2015–16 [70]
Gloucester City 4211 4301 8512062.50 1946–47 1949–50 [71]
Grimsby Town 201244 204610 40161014040.00 1959–60 2020–21 [72]
Guildford City 6411 6114 12525041.67 1937–38 1949–50 [73]
Halifax Town ‡ 191342 195717 3818119047.37 1958–59 1992–93 [74]
Harrogate Town † 2200 1001 3201066.67 2020–21 2021–22 [75]
Hartlepool United †[e] 301974 307815 60261519043.33 1961–62 2016–17 [76]
Hastings United ‡ 2200 2101 4301075.00 1948–49 1949–50 [77]
Hereford United 241374 244812 48171516035.42 1945–46 2008–09 [78]
Huddersfield Town 11452 11056 224108018.18 1974–75 2011–12 [79]
Hull City 15645 15456 3010911033.33 1958–59 2007–08 [80]
Ipswich Town 9342 9117 18459022.22 1937–38 2007–08 [81]
Ipswich Town Reserves ‡ 2110 1100 3210066.67 1938–39 1939–40 [82]
Kettering Town 2200 2011 4211050.00 1990–91 1991–92 [83]
Kidderminster Harriers 4400 4130 8530062.50 1948–49 1991–92 [84]
Leicester City 3021 3030 6051000.00 2006–07 2008–09 [85]
Leeds United 3102 3102 6204033.33 2006–07 2009–10 [86]
Leyton Orient †[f] 251483 259610 50231413046.00 1950–51 2020–21 [87]
Lincoln City 211236 21678 42181014042.86 1965–66 2018–19 [88]
Lovell's Athletic ‡ 3201 3120 6321050.00 1947–48 1949–50 [89]
Luton Town 12552 12336 24888033.33 1963–64 2017–18 [90]
Macclesfield Town 6510 6042 12552041.67 1990–91 2019–20 [91]
Maidstone United ‡ 1100 1001 2101050.00 1989–90 1989–90 [92]
Manchester City 1001 1001 2002000.00 1998–99 1998–99 [93]
Mansfield Town † 281477 287147 56212114037.50 1958–59 2021–22 [94]
Merthyr Tydfil ‡ 6510 6015 12525041.67 1946–47 1991–92 [95]
Middlesbrough 1001 1001 2002000.00 1966–67 1966–67 [96]
Millwall 20668 205312 4011920027.50 1950–51 2015–16 [97]
Millwall Reserves ‡ 1100 1010 2110050.00 1938–39 1946–47 [98]
Milton Keynes Dons[g] 10406 10145 205411025.00 2004–05 2018–19 [100]
Morecambe 5032 5131 10163010.00 2016–17 2020–21 [101]
Newport County † 271593 258512 52231415044.23 1950–51 2021–22 [102]
Newport County Reserves ‡ 2200 2110 4310075.00 1937–38 1938–39 [103]
Northampton Town † 342068 326719 66261327039.39 1950–51 2021–22 [104]
Northwich Victoria 2200 2020 4220050.00 1990–91 1991–92 [105]
Norwich City 13535 13445 269710034.62 1950–51 2009–10 [106]
Norwich City Reserves ‡ 2110 2101 4211050.00 1937–38 1938–39 [107]
Nottingham Forest 2101 2011 4112025.00 1950–51 2005–06 [108]
Notts County 231148 234514 4615922032.61 1958–59 2018–19 [109]
Oldham Athletic † 258107 277119 52152116028.85 1961–62 2021–22 [110]
Oxford United[h] 9423 9324 18747038.89 1949–50 2000–01 [111]
Peterborough United 351799 359422 70261331037.14 1962–63 2015–16 [112]
Plymouth Argyle 181053 180810 36101313027.78 1950–51 2019–20 [113]
Plymouth Argyle Reserves ‡ 3102 2101 5203040.00 1937–38 1939–40 [114]
Portsmouth 4211 4112 8323037.50 1977–78 2016–17 [115]
Port Vale † 311858 3261115 63241623038.10 1950–51 2021–22 [116]
Preston North End 16862 164210 3212812037.50 1974–75 2014–15 [117]
Queens Park Rangers 181035 182412 3612717033.33 1952–53 2007–08 [118]
Reading 261376 266416 52191122036.54 1950–51 2001–02 [119]
Redbridge Forest ‡ 1100 1001 2101050.00 1991–92 1991–92 [55]
Rochdale † 241275 256118 49181813036.73 1958–59 2021–22 [120]
Rotherham United 11272 11128 223910013.64 1973–74 2013–14 [121]
Runcorn ‡ 2110 2200 4310075.00 1990–91 1991–92 [122]
Rushden & Diamonds ‡ 1100 1001 2101050.00 2003–04 2003–04 [123]
Salford City † 3201 2110 5311060.00 2019–20 2021–22 [124]
Scarborough ‡ 9324 9351 18675033.33 1987–88 1997–98 [125]
Scunthorpe United † 3314109 3341217 66182226027.27 1964–65 2021–22 [126]
Sheffield United 9243 9225 18468022.22 1979–80 2015–16 [127]
Sheffield Wednesday 10451 10415 20866040.00 1975–76 2011–12 [128]
Shrewsbury Town 231175 233415 46141220030.43 1951–52 2015–16 [129]
Slough Town 2200 2200 4400100.00 1990–91 1991–92 [130]
Southampton 11524 11236 227510031.82 1953–54 2010–11 [131]
Southend United 3315612 339816 66241428036.36 1950–51 2020–21 [132]
Southport 7520 7304 14824057.14 1961–62 1976–77 [133]
Stafford Rangers 2200 2110 4310075.00 1990–91 1991–92 [134]
Stevenage † 8512 9432 17944052.94 2011–12 2021–22 [135]
Stockport County 231742 236116 4623158050.00 1958–59 2009–10 [136]
Stoke City 6204 6024 12228016.67 1998–99 2007–08 [137]
Sunderland 1100 1001 2101050.00 2006–07 2006–07 [138]
Sutton United † 2101 1100 3201066.67 1990–91 2021–22 [139]
Swansea City[i] 12633 12426 241059041.67 1966–67 2005–06 [140]
Swindon Town † 4020911 41111119 81312030038.27 1950–51 2021–22 [141]
Swindon Town Reserves ‡ 3300 3102 10730070.00 1937–38 1945–46 [142]
Telford United ‡ 2200 2101 4301075.00 1990–91 1991–92 [143]
Tonbridge Angels 2200 2110 4310075.00 1948–49 1949–50 [144]
Torquay United 311867 318914 62261521041.94 1950–51 2004–05 [145]
Torquay United Reserves ‡ 5410 5320 10730070.00 1937–38 1949–50 [146]
Tranmere Rovers † 3011910 3161213 61172123027.87 1958–59 2021–22 [147]
Tunbridge Wells Rangers 2110 2101 4211050.00 1937–38 1938–39 [148]
Walsall † 3516127 349817 69252024036.23 1950–51 2020–21 [149]
Watford 18954 18387 36121311033.33 1950–51 2007–08 [150]
Welling United 2200 2011 4211050.00 1990–91 1991–92 [151]
West Bromwich Albion 2101 2002 4103025.00 2006–07 2007–08 [152]
Weymouth 1100 1010 2110050.00 1949–50 1949–50 [153]
Wigan Athletic 11434 11416 228410036.36 1981–82 2015–16 [154]
Wimbledon ‡ 2200 2011 4211050.00 1979–80 1982–83 [100]
Witton Albion 1100 1010 2110050.00 1991–92 1991–92 [155]
Wolverhampton Wanderers 5203 5005 10208020.00 1986–87 2013–14 [156]
Worcester City 6411 6303 12714058.33 1938–39 1949–50 [157]
Workington 10730 10424 201154055.00 1961–62 1976–77 [158]
Wrexham 251087 257711 50171518034.00 1958–59 2004–05 [159]
Wycombe Wanderers 13463 13463 268126030.77 1990–91 2017–18 [160]
Yeovil Town [j] 191252 196310 3818812047.37 1937–38 2018–19 [161]
York City 12732 12219 249411037.50 1959–60 1998–99 [162]
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Footnotes

  1. [a]
    Reserve teams Colchester United played in the Southern League are classed as defunct in that they no longer compete in the English football league system.
  2. [b]
    Barry Town statistics include matches played against Barry.
  3. [c]
    Bournemouth statistics include matches played against Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic.
  4. [d]
    Dagenham & Redbridge statistics include matches played against Redbridge Forest.
  5. [e]
    Hartlepool United statistics include matches played against Hartlepools United and Hartlepool.
  6. [f]
    Leyton Orient statistics include matches played against Orient.
  7. [g]
    Wimbledon relocated to Milton Keynes in 2003, and were rebranded as Milton Keynes Dons F.C. a year later. That club renounced all claims to Wimbledon's history in 2007, since when it has regarded itself as a new club founded in 2004.[99]
  8. [h]
    Oxford United statistics include matches played against Headington United.
  9. [i]
    Swansea City statistics include matches played against Swansea Town.
  10. [j]
    Yeovil Town statistics include matches played against Yeovil & Petters United.

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