The 2022–23 season is the 86th season in the existence of Colchester United Football Club and the club's seventh consecutive season in League Two. In addition to the league, they also competed in the 2022–23 FA Cup, the 2022–23 EFL Cup and the 2022–23 EFL Trophy.
Transfers In DatePosPlayerTransferred fromFeeRef 28 June 2022 GK Sam Hornby Bradford City Undisclosed 1 July 2022 RW Alex Newby Rochdale Free Transfer 14 July 2022 CM Ossama Ashley West Ham United Free Transfer 3 August 2022 GK Kieran O'Hara Fleetwood Town Free Transfer 7 September 2022 LB Lion Bello Crystal Palace Free Transfer 5 October 2022 LB Jayden Fevrier West Ham United Free Transfer 3 January 2023 CM Arthur Read Stevenage Undisclosed 4 January 2023 CB Fiacre Kelleher Bradford City Undisclosed 7 January 2023 CB Connor Hall Port Vale Undisclosed 9 January 2023 SS Matt Jay Exeter City Undisclosed 16 January 2023 LW Oscar Thorn Norwich City Undisclosed 26 January 2023 CF Tom Hopper Lincoln City Undisclosed 27 January 2023 RB Will Greenidge West Ham United Free Transfer
Out DatePosPlayerTransferred toFeeRef 21 June 2022 CM Brendan Wiredu Fleetwood Town Undisclosed 30 June 2022 CM Sam Cornish Wingate & Finchley Released 30 June 2022 AM Diogo Freitas Gouveia Hitchin Town Released 30 June 2022 CB Camron Gbadebo Unattached Released 30 June 2022 GK Dean Gerken Retired 30 June 2022 AM Andre Hasanally St Neots Town Released 30 June 2022 RW Bryan Ifeanyi Aveley Released 30 June 2022 MF Emmanuel Martins Unattached Released 30 June 2022 CF Thomas Stagg Billericay Town Released 30 June 2022 RB Miles Welch-Hayes Harrogate Town Released 23 July 2022 GK Shamal George Livingston Undisclosed 1 January 2023 RB Cameron Coxe Boreham Wood Undisclosed 17 March 2023 CF Frank Nouble Torquay United Released 12 May 2023 DM Cole Skuse Retired
Loans in DatePosPlayerLoaned fromOn loan untilRef 12 August 2022 DM Charlie Owens Queens Park Rangers 7 January 2023 26 August 2022 RM Daniel Chesters West Ham United 6 January 2023 30 August 2022 LW Beryly Lubala Blackpool 3 January 2023 1 September 2022 CF Kwesi Appiah Crawley Town End of Season 1 September 2022 CM Matty Longstaff Newcastle United 1 January 2023 1 January 2023 LB Connor Wood Leyton Orient End of Season 30 January 2023 GK Tom Smith Arsenal End of Season
Loans out DatePosPlayerLoaned toOn loan untilRef 4 August 2022 CF Jake Hutchinson Eastbourne Borough 1 January 2023 12 August 2022 CF Bradley Ihionvien Maldon & Tiptree 1 January 2023 12 August 2022 LM Harvey Sayer Maldon & Tiptree 1 January 2023 26 August 2022 GK Ted Collins Potters Bar Town 26 September 2022 30 September 2022 CB Frankie Terry Chelmsford City End of Season 10 October 2022 CF Kaan Bennett Needham Market 10 November 2022 13 October 2022 RB Cameron Coxe Boreham Wood 1 January 2023 3 January 2023 CF Jake Hutchinson Aldershot Town End of Season 26 January 2023 CB Tom Eastman Harrogate Town End of Season 27 January 2023 LB Ryan Clampin Dundee End of Season 31 January 2023 LM Luke Hannant Dundee End of Season 2 February 2023 AM Chay Cooper St Albans City End of Season 15 February 2023 CM Gene Kennedy Braintree Town 15 March 2023 17 February 2023 LM Harvey Sayer Stowmarket Town 17 March 2023
Pre-season and friendlies A match with Potters Bar Town was confirmed on 20 May. The U's announced their first pre-season friendly against Southend United at home. On June 10, Colchester revealed three more pre-season matches. A behind-closed-doors friendly with Reading was next to be confirmed. A further home friendly against Charlton Athletic was added to the schedule in July. Wayne Brown would also take an XI side to face Chelmsford City.
Competitions Overall record
League Two
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
On 23 June, the league fixtures were announced.
FA Cup
The U's were drawn away to Newport County in the first round.
EFL Cup
Colchester were drawn away to Ipswich Town in the first round and at home to Brentford in the second round.
EFL Trophy
On 21 June, the initial group stage draw was made, grouping Colchester United with Charlton Athletic and Gillingham. Three days later, Brighton & Hove Albion U21s joined Southern Group A. In the second round, Colchester were drawn at home to Bristol Rovers.
See also List of Colchester United F.C. seasons
References