Ahead of the Spireites’ return to the Football League and League Two, we are going to take a look at all 23 other teams that make up the division.
We are continuing with Colchester United:
FACT FILE
Team Name: Colchester United Football Club
Nickname: The U’s
Year Founded: 1937
Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium
Capacity: 10,105
2024/25 Finish: 10th in Sky Bet League Two
HEAD COACH
Danny Cowley became Colchester United’s head coach in January 2024 and was tasked with keeping the club in League Two. A final day 1-1 draw with Crewe Alexandra was enough to secure their EFL status. In the 2024/25 season, Cowley made his side very difficult to beat as they built a play-off charge, which was ultimately unsuccessful.
Record with Colchester United:
P 74 W 24 D 29 L 21 GF 94 GA 91
KEY PLAYER
Jack Payne enjoyed his first season with Colchester United after joining from Charlton Athletic last summer. His goals and assists almost helped the club achieve a play-off spot but it did help the U’s to their best finish in five years.
Last season in numbers:
Appearances – 50
Goals – 9
Assists – 11
Yellow Cards – 5
Red Cards – 0
Minutes Played – 4,022
PLAYED FOR BOTH
In August 2021, Armando Dobra joined League Two side Colchester United on a season-long loan from Ipswich Town. He made 17 appearances for the club but struggled for game time in the second half of the campaign.
At the end of the 2021/22 season, Dobra left his parent club to join up with former Ipswich manager Pasul Cook at Chesterfield. The Albania youth international immediately became a fan favourite in North Derbyshire and scored at Wembley in that year’s National League play-off final. Dobra then helped the club to the 2023/24 National League title before excelling once more in the Football League.
HEAD-TO-HEAD RECORD
P 58 W 19 D 18 L 21
Last five meetings:
Colchester United 1-0 Chesterfield – League Two – Tuesday, March 4, 2025
Chesterfield 1-1 Colchester United – League Two – Tuesday, October 22, 2024
Chesterfield 0-0 Colchester United – League Two – Saturday, December 30, 2017
Colchester United 1-1 Chesterfield – League Two –Tuesday, September 12, 2017
Colchester United 1-2 Chesterfield – FA Cup – Saturday, November 5, 2016
Overall, Colchester United have had the upper hand in their meetings against Chesterfield. The last five meetings, however, have seen the sides take part in three draws.
