Football Ground Map
Football Ground Map
| Current League | England » League 2 |
|---|---|
| Current Ground | JobServe Community Stadium |
| Previous Grounds | Layer Road |
| Colchester United Fans | 504 |
| Average Number of Grounds Visited | 57.21 |
| Formed | 1937 |
| Website | www.cu-fc.co.uk |
| Nickname | The U's |
| colchesterunitedfc | |
| @ColU_official | |
| @colu_official |
Layer Road was home to Colchester for 101 years before it was closed in 2008. The ground was famed for its proximity to the pitch, with fans almost able to touch the players as they ran past.
Perhaps it was the loss of this intimacy or maybe the fact that it was built in the middle of nowhere, but Colchester's new stadium has had very little effect on the club's performances - both on and off the field.
In terms of attendances, Colchester have seen an improvement of just 10% since moving to the Colchester Community Stadium, one of the worst in our list. In real terms, the improvement is just an extra 408 people per game. Part of this may be down to the club's performances on the pitch, with average League position dropping from 53rd to 63rd in the same period.
Old stadium: Layer Road (1907 - 2008, 101 years)
New stadium: JobServe Community Stadium (Opened 2000, £14m)
Old stadium average attendance: 3,723
New stadium average attendance: 4,131
Difference: +408 (+11%)
Old stadium average league position: 53
New stadium average league position: 63
Difference: +10
| Layer Road | |
| 1998/1999 | 4,453 |
| 1999/2000 | 3,782 |
| 2000/2001 | 3,555 |
| 2001/2002 | 3,555 |
| 2002/2003 | 3,387 |
| 2003/2004 | 3,536 |
| 2004/2005 | 3,534 |
| 2005/2006 | 3,969 |
| 2006/2007 | 5,466 |
| 2007/2008 | 5,509 |
| JobServe Community Stadium | |
| 2000/2001 | 5,084 |
| 2001/2002 | 5,530 |
| 2002/2003 | 4,247 |
| 2003/2004 | 3,865 |
| 2004/2005 | 3,530 |
| 2005/2006 | 3,735 |
| 2006/2007 | 3,886 |
| 2007/2008 | 4,136 |
| 2008/2009 | 3,973 |
| 2009/2010 | 3,321 |
| Layer Road | |
| 1998/1999 | 62 |
| 1999/2000 | 62 |
| 2000/2001 | 61 |
| 2001/2002 | 61 |
| 2002/2003 | 56 |
| 2003/2004 | 55 |
| 2004/2005 | 59 |
| 2005/2006 | 46 |
| 2006/2007 | 30 |
| 2007/2008 | 44 |
| JobServe Community Stadium | |
| 2000/2001 | 56 |
| 2001/2002 | 52 |
| 2002/2003 | 54 |
| 2003/2004 | 54 |
| 2004/2005 | 64 |
| 2005/2006 | 60 |
| 2006/2007 | 63 |
| 2007/2008 | 67 |
| 2008/2009 | 76 |
| 2009/2010 | 81 |
See how Colchester United compare to other teams with our full New Stadium Effect analysis of all the top teams in England and Wales who have moved to a new ground since the 1980s.
How often do Colchester United play at 3pm on a Saturday afternoon?
| Saturday 15:00 78/114 - 68% | |
| Tuesday 19:45 20/114 - 18% | |
| Monday 15:00 4/114 - 4% | |
| Friday 19:45 3/114 - 3% | |
| Saturday 12:30 3/114 - 3% | |
| Friday 15:00 2/114 - 2% | |
| Sunday 15:00 1/114 - 1% | |
| Thursday 19:45 1/114 - 1% | |
| Monday 12:30 1/114 - 1% | |
| Tuesday 15:00 1/114 - 1% |
Fixture data gathered from multiple sources. Based on all matches played since the start of the 2022/2023 season.
See how Colchester United compare to other teams with our full Saturday 3pm analysis of all the top teams in England and Scotland.
Fixture data compiled from multiple sources, please check before travelling.
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| 1 |  | andycrampin58 | Colchester United | 426 |
| 2 | facebook-user-91026 | Colchester United | 411 | |
| 3 | jdh919 | Colchester United | 281 | |
| 4 | | chazwalk | Colchester United | 276 |
| 5 | facebook-user-44779 | Colchester United | 251 | |
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