Colchester United
One of the club ’ s best seasons was in the 1991-92 campaign when they won the Conference and the FA Trophy . Their most recent triumph in terms of silverware came in the Essex Senior Cup ( 2009-10 ).
At present they play their home games at the Weston Homes Community Stadium in Essex . Last season the club suffered the disappointment of relegation from League One meaning that they now compete in League 2 .
They will be looking to bounce back at the first time of asking and have enjoyed a promising first half of the season , putting together a record of eleven wins , seven draws and eight defeats from their first 26 matches . This has left them in seventh place in the standings with 40 points on the board .
They will now be looking to put together a good run of form in order to secure their position in the play-off places at the very least . As long as they are able to keep their current group of players together they should be in with a good chance of doing just that .
One of the highlights of the team ’ s performances so far this season has been the attacking brand of football that they have been able to produce . They recently notched four against Carlisle United , taking their total to 40 for the campaign .
This will certainly have meant that any supporters attending their matches will have been well entertained and should encourage more of the local community to get behind the side in the future . This in turn has the potential to provide them with a valuable source of additional revenue .
They have had a number of players chipping in with goals with Kurtis Guthrie having found the back of the net nine times while Chris Porter ( 8 ) and Brennan Dickenson ( 7 ) are just behind him .
This is not a club to focus solely upon their senior section however and as stated on www . cu-fc . com , they are , “ committed to developing the best in young footballers and providing them with a pathway to the professional first team ranks .”
It is important for any club looking to be successful over a sustained period of time to be able to produce their own talent and this is an area they appear to have covered . It will certainly be exciting to see how they are able to progress in the coming years .
There is much to admire about the fine set up that Colchester United currently has in place as they look to bounce back from relegation . Football Focus Magazine would like to take this opportunity to wish them the best of luck for the future .
“ There is much to admire about the fine set up that Colchester United currently has in place as they look to bounce back from relegation .”
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