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Colchester United FC history
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In December 1937, Colchester United formed a reserve team, signing many of Town's players.
The first emblem Colchester United took as their insignia, in 1937, was similar to the coat of arms of the town.
The club were Southern League champions in 1939 prior to the Second World War.
Following the war, in 1947–48, the U's produced one of the most notable FA Cup runs by a non-league side, defeating fellow non-leaguers Banbury Spencer in the first round, before beating Football League clubs Wrexham, Huddersfield Town and Bradford Park Avenue.
That season Colchester reached the fifth round of the FA Cup and two years later they were elected to the Football League in 1950 when the Southern section of the Third Division was expanded.
They spent eleven years in the Third Division South and Third Division following the league's reorganisation, with a best finish of third place in 1957, just one point behind rivals Ipswich Town and Torquay United.
The club suffered their first relegation in 1961 as they finished 23rd in the Third Division, but didn't have to wait long until their first Football League promotion, spending just one season in the Fourth Division as they ended the season second to Millwall by just one point.
In 1969, when stripes of any kind were out of favour, the club adopted a strip modelled on that worn by Chelsea, with blue shirts and shorts trimmed in white together with white socks.
During this time, the club embarked on one of the most notable runs in FA Cup history, as manager Dick Graham took his ageing side to the 1970–71 quarter-finals, dispatching non-league Ringmer, Cambridge United, Barnet and Rochdale following a replay.
In 1971 Colchester enjoyed their moment of national glory by beating League leaders Leeds United 3-2 in a dramatic FA Cup match.
The actual design of the shirt has varied over the years, ranging from stripes, through quarters with overlaid stripes, to the most classic and famous kit worn by the U’s – the all blue kit with white trim worn in 1971 when they beat the then seemingly invincible Leeds United of Don Revie.
In 1972 Colchester United made the change to a new emblem: the Roman Eagle, with a wreath of laurels, perched on a pole, the kind that used to top the banners of the Roman legions.
Traditional stripes were reinstated in 1973 (without a crest of any kind) worn with blue shorts.
In 1979 the club adopted the popular striped Adidas shirt of the period, on which the stripes on the body echoed the trademarked three-stripe trim.
In 1981 the club was back in the Fourth Division and struggling.
He even secured me a ticket for the Colchester United v Southampton League Cup game in 1982, in a seat, luxury in those days.
Relegated to the Conference 1990.
In addition to earning a swift return to League football, the club also won the FA Trophy in 1992.
Another version of the roman eagle crest was introduced in 1993 and used for two seasons.
After several proposals for developing a new stadium foundered, plans were drawn up during 2000 for a brand new community stadium to be built at Cuckoo Farm.
(j) Alliance to Conference (John Harman 2005)
They were relegated back to the third tier in 2008.
Despite hoping to make an immediate return to the Championship, the club made a dreadful start to the 2008–09 campaign, which saw manager Geraint Williams lose his job, leaving the club second from bottom.
The club then moved to their new ground, the Colchester Community Stadium, in the summer of 2008 in preparation for life back in the third tier.
The 2009–10 season kicked off with a bang as Colchester United thrashed recently relegated Norwich City 7–1 on the opening day of the season at Carrow Road.
For the 2012-13 season the club announced a "unique" opportunity for local businesses to sponsor the home shirts on a match-by-match basis.
The club then finished the 2013–14 season in 16th position.
However, Colchester could not stave off relegation to League Two in the 2015–16 season as they finished the campaign in 23rd position, confining them to the fourth tier of English football for the first time in 18 years.
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