Full Name: Colchester United Football Club

Previous Name: None

Nickname: The U's (previously The Oystermen) 

Year Formed: 1937

Turned Professional: 1937

Home Stadium: Layer Road

Capacity: 6,300 (Ground information HERE)

Record Attendance: 19,042 v Reading, November 1948 (Match abandoned due to fog) 

First League Game: L0-3 v Yeovil, August 1937 (Southern League), D0-0 v Gillingham, August 1950

Record League Victory: 9-1 v Bradford City (h, Division Four), December 1961 

Record Cup Victory: 9-1 v Leamington (h, FA Cup First Round), October 2005

Record Defeat:  0-8 v Leyton Orient (a, Division Four), October 1989

Most League Points (two for a win): 60, Division Four (1973/4)

Most League Points (three for a win): 81, Division Four (1982/3)

Most League Goals: Martyn King - 131 between 1959 and 1965 

Highest League Goalscorer in season: Bobby Hunt - 37 in 1961/2 

Most League Goals in a match: Four, scored by Bobby Hunt (v Bradford City, December 1961 and v Doncaster Rovers in April 1962), by Martyn King (v Bradford City, December 1961) and Chris Iwelumo (v Hull City, November 2006) 

Most Capped Player: TBC 

Most League Appearances: Micky Cook, 613 between 1969 and 1984

Youngest League Player: TBC 

Record Transfer Fee Received: £2.5m from Reading FC for Greg Halford, January 2007

Record Transfer Fee Paid: Undisclosed six figure sum for Chris Coyne, January 2008

If you have spotted any inaccuracies in this page or have additions to make, please e-mail us on editor@colchesterunited.net.