Colchester United

  1. Jacob Slater of Harrogate

  3. John Terry shakes hands with a Colchester fan

  4. Colchester United's Jack Payne

  5. John Terry shakes the hand of a Colchester fan

  6. John Terry watches Colchester v Accrington

  7. Colchester United fans (left to right) David Clayton, Aaron Jay and Si Collinson. All three are standing in front of the Colchester United stadium. David wears a red zipped hoodie with white logos on both chest panels. He has ginger hair, a stubbly beard and silver-rimmed glasses. Aaron wears a black quarter-zip top. He has short brown hair and has a moustache. Si wears a navy quarter-zip top. He has short dark hair. All three are smiling at the camera.

  8. John Terry

  9. Nicky Smith pictured in a Colchester United shirt

  10. Close-up image of Colchester United's Jack Payne warming up before a game

  11. Danny Cowley smiling

  12. Former Watford and Colchester defender Garvey dies

    Brian Garvey in a red Colchester change strip outjumps Jeff Astle in a striped West Brom shirt during the Watney Cup Final in 1971Shutterstock

    Brian Garvey (right, in red) helped Colchester win the Watney Cup in 1971

    Watford are mourning the death of promotion-winning defender Brian Garvey who has passed away at the age of 88.

    He was part of the Hornets side which won the Third Division title in the 1968-69 season and made 201 appearances, scoring two goals, in a five-year stay at Vicarage Road between 1965 and 1970.

    Garvey started out at Hull City before joining Watford and finished his professional career at Colchester United where he helped the Essex club win the Watney Cup and famously beat Leeds United in the FA Cup in 1971.

    "We were saddened to learn of the passing of our former defender Brian Garvey," Watford said in a post on X.

    "Our thoughts are with his family and friends."

  13. EFL 2025-26 football

  14. EFL Football

  15. Fans hold a bedsheet banner saying 'The Fans Expect The Best' in a football stadium.

  16. A close-up of an EFL football

  17. Ellis Iandolo

  18. EFL Football

  19. 'It is set up lovely for us' – U's boss Cowley

    Danny Cowley, in a blue training jacket, issues instructions from the sidelines at MK Dons to his Colchester sideShutterstock

    Danny Cowley believes a close-run affair against second-placed MK Dons has set Colchester up perfectly to cause an upset at league leaders Bromley.

    An own goal from Matt Macey was all that separated the U's from MK Dons on Wednesday.

    Cowley believes the confidence gained from that game could see Colchester put a spanner in the works for title-chasing Bromley.

    "Andy [Woodman] has put together a group who tick a lot of boxes in League Two," Cowley told BBC Essex.

    "Bromley are a really good team, they ask a lot of questions of you and they are a threat from set-pieces.

    "So a lot to admire and respect for sure."

    Bromley are unbeaten in 19 games in the league at their Hayes Lane ground this season but Cowley believes Colchester can ruin that record.

    "We go from the biggest pitch in the league at MK Dons to the smallest, tightest at Bromley. But it is a great game for us and one we are looking forward to," he said.

    "We know we play a team top of the league, we know they are unbeaten at home, we know we have a day less recovery but it is set up lovely for us.

    "I have to take confidence from Wednesday and we'll see where that takes us."

    Colchester sit six points off the play off places in 13th place going into the weekend while Bromley have a two-point lead over MK Dons at the top.

  20. MK Dons v Colchester

  21. Danny Cowley claps

  22. Micah Mbick

  23. Micah Mbick in action for Colchester

  24. Danny Cowley shouts from the sidelines

  25. Ipswich Town's Azor Matusiwa celebrates