Colchester United football club match record: 1979
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1978-79 season
| Date | Match | Result | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Aug 1978 | Colchester United v Charlton Athletic | L | 2-3 | League Cup |
| 15 Aug 1978 | Charlton Athletic v Colchester United | D |
0-0 Agg: 3-2 |
League Cup |
| 19 Aug 1978 | Colchester United v Swansea City | D | 2-2 | League Division Three |
| 21 Aug 1978 | Brentford v Colchester United | L | 1-0 | League Division Three |
| 26 Aug 1978 | Sheffield Wednesday v Colchester United | D | 0-0 | League Division Three |
| 02 Sep 1978 | Colchester United v Rotherham United | D | 0-0 | League Division Three |
| 08 Sep 1978 | Carlisle United v Colchester United | L | 4-0 | League Division Three |
| 12 Sep 1978 | Colchester United v Chester | W | 2-1 | League Division Three |
| 15 Sep 1978 | Colchester United v Shrewsbury Town | W | 1-0 | League Division Three |
| 23 Sep 1978 | Walsall v Colchester United | D | 2-2 | League Division Three |
| 27 Sep 1978 | Exeter City v Colchester United | L | 2-1 | League Division Three |
| 30 Sep 1978 | Colchester United v Blackpool | W | 3-1 | League Division Three |
| 06 Oct 1978 | Colchester United v Swindon Town | W | 3-2 | League Division Three |
| 13 Oct 1978 | Lincoln City v Colchester United | D | 0-0 | League Division Three |
| 18 Oct 1978 | Chesterfield v Colchester United | L | 2-1 | League Division Three |
| 20 Oct 1978 | Colchester United v Southend United | D | 1-1 | League Division Three |
| 28 Oct 1978 | Mansfield Town v Colchester United | D | 1-1 | League Division Three |
| 03 Nov 1978 | Colchester United v Plymouth Argyle | W | 2-1 | League Division Three |
| 11 Nov 1978 | Rotherham United v Colchester United | L | 1-0 | League Division Three |
| 18 Nov 1978 | Colchester United v Sheffield Wednesday | W | 1-0 | League Division Three |
| 25 Nov 1978 | Colchester United v Oxford United | W | 4-2 | FA Cup |
| 09 Dec 1978 | Colchester United v Bury | D | 0-0 | League Division Three |
| 16 Dec 1978 | Leatherhead v Colchester United | D | 1-1 | FA Cup |
| 19 Dec 1978 | Colchester United v Leatherhead | W | 4-0 | FA Cup |
| 23 Dec 1978 | Colchester United v Watford | L | 0-1 | League Division Three |
| 26 Dec 1978 | Oxford United v Colchester United | L | 2-0 | League Division Three |
| 09 Jan 1979 | Darlington v Colchester United | W | 0-1 | FA Cup |
| 17 Jan 1979 | Chester v Colchester United | D | 2-2 | League Division Three |
| 19 Jan 1979 | Shrewsbury Town v Colchester United | L | 2-0 | League Division Three |
| 23 Jan 1979 | Colchester United v Lincoln City | W | 2-0 | League Division Three |
| 30 Jan 1979 | Newport County v Colchester United | D | 0-0 | FA Cup |
| 02 Feb 1979 | Colchester United v Exeter City | D | 2-2 | League Division Three |
| 05 Feb 1979 | Colchester United v Newport County | W | 1-0 | FA Cup |
| 10 Feb 1979 | Blackpool v Colchester United | L | 2-1 | League Division Three |
| 20 Feb 1979 | Colchester United v Manchester United | L | 0-1 | FA Cup |
| 27 Feb 1979 | Colchester United v Walsall | W | 2-0 | League Division Three |
| 02 Mar 1979 | Southend United v Colchester United | D | 1-1 | League Division Three |
| 09 Mar 1979 | Colchester United v Mansfield Town | W | 1-0 | League Division Three |
| 13 Mar 1979 | Hull City v Colchester United | L | 1-0 | League Division Three |
| 17 Mar 1979 | Plymouth Argyle v Colchester United | D | 1-1 | League Division Three |
| 20 Mar 1979 | Swindon Town v Colchester United | W | 1-2 | League Division Three |
| 24 Mar 1979 | Colchester United v Brentford | D | 1-1 | League Division Three |
| 27 Mar 1979 | Swansea City v Colchester United | L | 4-1 | League Division Three |
| 31 Mar 1979 | Peterborough United v Colchester United | W | 1-2 | League Division Three |
| 02 Apr 1979 | Colchester United v Carlisle United | W | 2-1 | League Division Three |
| 06 Apr 1979 | Colchester United v Tranmere Rovers | W | 1-0 | League Division Three |
| 13 Apr 1979 | Watford v Colchester United | W | 0-3 | League Division Three |
| 14 Apr 1979 | Colchester United v Oxford United | D | 1-1 | League Division Three |
| 16 Apr 1979 | Gillingham v Colchester United | L | 3-0 | League Division Three |
| 21 Apr 1979 | Colchester United v Hull City | W | 2-1 | League Division Three |
| 24 Apr 1979 | Colchester United v Chesterfield | D | 0-0 | League Division Three |
| 28 Apr 1979 | Bury v Colchester United | D | 2-2 | League Division Three |
| 04 May 1979 | Colchester United v Peterborough United | W | 4-2 | League Division Three |
| 07 May 1979 | Colchester United v Gillingham | D | 2-2 | League Division Three |
| 09 May 1979 | Tranmere Rovers v Colchester United | W | 1-5 | League Division Three |