The Colchester United Former Players' Association hold their latest reunion dinner on February 29. A number of former players attended the dinner at the JobServe Community Stadium, including Ray Crawford, Roger Osborne and Karl Duguid. Menu. He went on to play for a number of clubs, and is still playing in non-league, with over 1000 appearances under his belt.Chris Iwelumo was another with a number of clubs to his name, having played for the likes of Brighton, Stoke and Cheltenham before signing for the U's in 2005.He was almost ever present in that first campaign for the U's, scoring nineteen goals as the U's gained promotion to the Championship for the first time in their history.He then hit eighteen in that partnership with Cureton as the U's finished just outside the Play-Offs in the 2006/7 season.Like Cureton and a number of the U's players, Iwelumo's performances attracted attention and he was signed by Wolves in the summer of 2007.Scottish international caps then came his way as well, before he retired and took up his media career.Colchester United Former Players' Association will be holding their latest reunion dinner in February.Colchester United Former Players' Association will be holding their latest reunion dinner in February.Colchester United Chairman Robbie Cowling has made the following statement regarding the club and the COVID-19 virus.Colchester United players and staff have taken to the phones whilst staying safe at home.Steve Ball's football journey from being a young player at Arsenal to becoming Head Coach at the U's.Colchester United Chairman Robbie Cowling has made the following statement.Steve Ball - from Academy Coach to First Team Head Coach.Colchester United have appointed Steve Ball as their new Head Coach.
He was inducted during a ceremony following Colchester's final game at Layer Road prior to relocating to the Colchester Community Stadium. Lua Lua joined the U's in the late 1990's, after being spotted playing college football in East London by Geoff Harrop.He made an immediate impression coming into the first team scene, scoring on his debut against Chesterfield in September 1999.In total, the Democratic Republic of Congo international made seventy six appearances in a U's shirt, scoring twenty goals.He signed for Newcastle United just over eighteen months after that debut, for a club record fee of £2.25millon, before playing for Portsmouth and a number of Greek and Turkish clubs, including Olympiakos.Jamie Cureton began his career at Norwich City, before spells at Bristol Rovers, Reading, QPR and in South Korea.He signed for the U's on loan initially in the 2005/6 season, before making it permanent in the summer of 2006.A stunning partnership with fellow inductee Iwelumo produced forty one goals, twenty three of which came from Cureton.That was enough for him to win the Championship Golden Boot award, and a move back to Norwich City. 4. Adcock was inducted into the Colchester United 'Hall of Fame' in 2008. Colchester United The Archive Database for Colchester United.
2 March 2020 The Premier League has revealed plans to launch its official Hall of Fame, with the first two players to be inducted next month. Wright had previously been named as Colchester United's "Player of the Century" by Colchester's Gazette newspaper in 2000. The Colchester United Players' Association Hall of Fame committee will be adding in their own choice. When the Hall of Fame has reached a suitable number of inductee’s there will be a celebration dinner to be held. Two players chosen by the fans will be inducted into the Hall of Fame this season. A Hall of Fame committee featuring at least six people (three fans, two staff members and at least one player) will then meet to select the final two nominations to be elected to the Hall of Fame. A committee decided on a further three players to join the Hall of Fame in the same season, with Brian Hall, Mark Kinsella and Tony English chosen. Click here to comment on this article or Give us feedback on your Football Transfer Tavern experience In 2012, he received the same honour at Peterborough United. To cast your vote for your chosen player, please contact us on media@colchesterunited.net with the name of the player concerned. Home Club Details
The attacking threesome join an illustrious list of former Colchester United players, having been inducted at the Former Players Dinner on Saturday night.A number of former players attended the dinner at the JobServe Community Stadium, including Ray Crawford, Roger Osborne and Karl Duguid.Iwelumo's media duties elsewhere prevented him attending the event, but Lua Lua and Cureton were there, and both received well deserved appreciation as they were inducted. Colchester United Football Club is an English association football club based in Colchester, Essex that currently competes in Football League One.The Colchester United Player of the Year award is voted for annually by Colchester United's supporters to name a player who has been the club's best performer over the course of a campaign.