List of Colchester United F.C. players (1–24 appearances)
[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 fewer than 25 of these matches, either as a member of the starting line-up or as a substitute, are listed below.
Three players finished their time with the club on exactly 24 appearances, including Warren Aspinall,[11][12] Elliott Hewitt,[13] Garry Richards[14][15] and Medy Elito[16][17] Four of the players featured on this list would either go on to manage the club or were player-manager.
These include Alf Miller, Jim Smith, Bobby Roberts and George Burley.
Colchester United youth team product
Garry Richards
made 24 appearances for the club between 2005 and 2007.
Josh Thompson
made just 23 appearances in two spells between 2012 and 2015 in a U's career plagued by injury.