Colchester United football club match record: 1972
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1971-72 season
| Date | Match | Result | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Jul 1971 | Colchester United v Luton Town | W | 1-0 | Watney Cup |
| 04 Aug 1971 | Colchester United v Carlisle United | W | 2-0 | Watney Cup |
| 07 Aug 1971 | West Bromwich Albion v Colchester United | W | 4-4 (3-4) | Watney Cup |
| 14 Aug 1971 | Lincoln City v Colchester United | L | 2-0 | League Division Four |
| 18 Aug 1971 | Colchester United v Brentford | W | 3-1 | League Cup |
| 20 Aug 1971 | Colchester United v Hartlepool United | W | 1-0 | League Division Four |
| 28 Aug 1971 | Bury v Colchester United | L | 3-0 | League Division Four |
| 31 Aug 1971 | Newport County v Colchester United | L | 2-1 | League Division Four |
| 03 Sep 1971 | Colchester United v Southport | W | 1-0 | League Division Four |
| 08 Sep 1971 | Colchester United v Swindon Town | W | 4-1 | League Cup |
| 11 Sep 1971 | Darlington v Colchester United | L | 2-0 | League Division Four |
| 17 Sep 1971 | Colchester United v Crewe Alexandra | W | 4-2 | League Division Four |
| 25 Sep 1971 | Northampton Town v Colchester United | D | 1-1 | League Division Four |
| 28 Sep 1971 | Scunthorpe United v Colchester United | L | 2-0 | League Division Four |
| 01 Oct 1971 | Colchester United v Chester | W | 1-0 | League Division Four |
| 05 Oct 1971 | Blackpool v Colchester United | L | 4-0 | League Cup |
| 09 Oct 1971 | Aldershot v Colchester United | W | 0-2 | League Division Four |
| 15 Oct 1971 | Colchester United v Lincoln City | W | 5-2 | League Division Four |
| 18 Oct 1971 | Colchester United v Southend United | W | 1-0 | League Division Four |
| 23 Oct 1971 | Cambridge United v Colchester United | L | 4-2 | League Division Four |
| 29 Oct 1971 | Colchester United v Gillingham | D | 2-2 | League Division Four |
| 06 Nov 1971 | Barrow v Colchester United | D | 2-2 | League Division Four |
| 13 Nov 1971 | Colchester United v Brentford | D | 1-1 | League Division Four |
| 20 Nov 1971 | Colchester United v Shrewsbury Town | L | 1-4 | FA Cup |
| 26 Nov 1971 | Colchester United v Exeter City | W | 3-0 | League Division Four |
| 03 Dec 1971 | Stockport County v Colchester United | D | 2-2 | League Division Four |
| 18 Dec 1971 | Southport v Colchester United | L | 3-0 | League Division Four |
| 27 Dec 1971 | Colchester United v Peterborough United | D | 1-1 | League Division Four |
| 01 Jan 1972 | Crewe Alexandra v Colchester United | W | 2-4 | League Division Four |
| 08 Jan 1972 | Colchester United v Bury | D | 0-0 | League Division Four |
| 15 Jan 1972 | Doncaster Rovers v Colchester United | L | 2-0 | League Division Four |
| 21 Jan 1972 | Colchester United v Scunthorpe United | D | 1-1 | League Division Four |
| 28 Jan 1972 | Southend United v Colchester United | W | 1-4 | League Division Four |
| 05 Feb 1972 | Workington v Colchester United | L | 1-0 | League Division Four |
| 12 Feb 1972 | Colchester United v Cambridge United | D | 1-1 | League Division Four |
| 19 Feb 1972 | Gillingham v Colchester United | W | 0-2 | League Division Four |
| 26 Feb 1972 | Colchester United v Barrow | L | 0-1 | League Division Four |
| 04 Mar 1972 | Brentford v Colchester United | W | 0-2 | League Division Four |
| 11 Mar 1972 | Colchester United v Aldershot | W | 1-0 | League Division Four |
| 13 Mar 1972 | Colchester United v Doncaster Rovers | L | 1-2 | League Division Four |
| 18 Mar 1972 | Hartlepool United v Colchester United | L | 3-2 | League Division Four |
| 21 Mar 1972 | Grimsby Town v Colchester United | L | 3-0 | League Division Four |
| 24 Mar 1972 | Colchester United v Darlington | W | 4-3 | League Division Four |
| 31 Mar 1972 | Colchester United v Northampton Town | W | 2-0 | League Division Four |
| 01 Apr 1972 | Peterborough United v Colchester United | L | 4-0 | League Division Four |
| 03 Apr 1972 | Chester v Colchester United | L | 2-1 | League Division Four |
| 07 Apr 1972 | Colchester United v Workington | W | 1-0 | League Division Four |
| 10 Apr 1972 | Colchester United v Reading | W | 2-1 | League Division Four |
| 15 Apr 1972 | Exeter City v Colchester United | D | 3-3 | League Division Four |
| 17 Apr 1972 | Colchester United v Grimsby Town | L | 0-1 | League Division Four |
| 21 Apr 1972 | Colchester United v Stockport County | W | 3-2 | League Division Four |
| 24 Apr 1972 | Colchester United v Newport County | L | 2-3 | League Division Four |
| 29 Apr 1972 | Reading v Colchester United | W | 2-4 | League Division Four |