List of Colchester United F.C. players

[7] Player-manager Roy McDonough guided the club back to the Football League in 1992, winning the non-league double of the Conference title and the FA Trophy.

[9] The club were again promoted in the 2005–06 season under the stewardship of Phil Parkinson, gaining the opportunity to play second-tier football for the first time in their history.

[10] Colchester United's first team have competed in a number of professional competitions, and all players who have played in 100 or more of these matches, either as a member of the starting line-up or as a substitute, are listed below.

[11][12] In second position is Welsh goalkeeper Mike Walker, who between 1973 and 1983 made 524 starts with no substitute appearances.

[13][14] The club's goalscoring record is held by Tony Adcock, who scored 149 goals in all competitions in two spells, his first between 1981 and 1987, and his second between 1995 and 1998.

Former Colchester United player-manager Roy McDonough , who guided the club to the Conference title in 1992 .
Colchester-born four-time Player of the Year Tom Eastman has played over 400 games for the U's since 2011.
John White started his career with Colchester and made over 250 appearances in nine years with the club.
Defender Joe Keith played 246 games for Colchester between 1999 and 2005.
Goalkeeper Alec Chamberlain made 221 appearances for the club between 1983 and 1987.
Sam Stockley made 172 appearances for Colchester United in two spells between 2002 and 2006.
Greg Halford was sold to Reading for a club record £2.5million in January 2007.
Wayne Brown made 159 appearances for Colchester over three spells and was named Player of the Year in 2006.
Liam Chilvers made 139 appearances in three spells with Colchester and helped the club to promotion to the Championship in 2006.
Mark Yeates made 133 appearances in two spells and was Colchester United's top scorer in 2008–09 with 13 goals.
Ian Henderson was sent off on his debut against his former club Norwich City went on to make 129 appearances for the U's.
Kayode Odejayi was named Player of the Year for the 2011–12 season.
Johnnie Jackson made 123 appearances in two spells for Colchester and was named the Player of the Year in 2008.