Matchday Memories: On This Day 2013 – See Callum Cash In As City Catch Colchester Cold!
Carl Baker with ‘Gaffer’ Steven Pressley
On this day (Sunday 8th September) in 2013 the Sky Blues were in the early part of their first period of SISU induced exile (at Northampton Town‘s Sixfields Stadium) and things were going pretty well in the league for (now CCFPA member) Steve Pressley‘s men. After losing their opener by the odd goal in five at Crawley Town the Sky Blues had been unbeaten in their next four League One games, with goals flooding in, and remained unbeaten at ‘home’.
yrus Christie, Callum & Leon Clarke in a Sky Blue huddle
Callum’s first, seven minutes from the break, came from him following up a Sky Blue shot which was spilled by the U’s ‘keeper Sam Walker and his second, fourteen minutes into the second period, came when he was played through by an astute pass, rounded the goalie and found the net from a tight angle.
This made eight for the season for Callum already! City’s defence managed to keep quiet the U’s former Sky Blue forward Clinton Morrison (who is also now a CCFPA member)!
Callum & Bakes
The team that Elvis chose to face the U’s was as follows (CCFPA members underlined):-
Joe Murphy, Cyrus Christie, Blair Adams, Andy Webster, Jordan Clarke, Conor Thomas, Carl Baker (Billy Daniels -81), Franck Moussa (Jordan Willis -90), Leon Clarke, Callum Wilson (Mathieu Manset -85) and John Fleck
Unused subs:- Adam Barton, Ryan Haynes, Leon Lobjoit and Lee Burge (gk)
Joe Dunne‘s U’s side lined up:-
Sam Walker, David Wright (Clinton Morrison -45), Ryan Dickson (Mason Spence -19), Marcus Bean (Andy Bond -62), Jabo Ibehre, Craig Eastmond, Tom Eastman, Brian Wilson, Alex Gilbey, Tosin Olufemi and Drey Wright Unused subs:- Jordan Sanderson, Conor Hubble, Michael O’Donoghue and Mark Cousins (gk) Referee: Steven Martin
Colchester United gained revenge on the City in March beating the Sky Blues by the odd goal in three. Despite a reasonably good season, the ten point deduction received by the Sky Blues in August for exiting administration without a CVA meant that 51 points and eighteenth spot (four points and three places above the drop zone) was recorded for them in Division One rather the 61 points and tenth place. United finished in sixteenth place.
CCFC 2013-14
Champions Wolverhampton Wanderers, followed by runners up Brentford climbed out of the division along with, after the playoffs, fourth placed Rotherham United.
At the other end of matters Tranmere Rovers, Carlisle United, Shrewsbury Town and (at the bottom) Stevenage experienced that ‘sinking feeling’!
Thanks to CCFPA’s Mike Young for sourcing the images.
