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Hall of Fame - Rules and Info

Posted on: Sun 29 Apr 2007

Launched in the summer of 2006, the Hall of Fame for Colchester United was created in order to commemmorate those who have made a difference to the club's history.

The arrival of 2007 marked the 70th anniversary of Colchester United's formation.

Over the years, there have been many iconic players to have pulled on the famous blue and white stripes including the 2005/6 promotion heroes and those that did so well in our first ever season in the Championship.

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It is hoped the Hall of Fame will take its place at Layer Road - and at Cuckoo Farm when we move to the new stadium.

Rules for Election to the Colchester United Hall of Fame

1. Authorisation — By authorisation of the Board of Directors of Colchester United, the CUFC Hall of Fame Committee is authorised to hold an election every year for the purpose of electing members to the Colchester United Hall of Fame from the ranks of retired players and coaching staff.

2. Eligible Candidates — Candidates to be eligible must meet the following requirements:
a) A player must have played First Team football for Colchester United.
b) A player must have made a minimum of fifty (50) appearances for Colchester United.
c) The player must have retired from professional football except in the case of point D.
d) Any player that has played for Colchester United for ten consecutive seasons.

All managers of Colchester United, or other members of coaching staff with more than three years service.

3. Method of Election
Eligible candidates will be nominated by fans of Colchester United who will be asked to support their nomination which will be included in the match day magazine.

From these nominations, an initial five were inducted in 2006/7 and, in subsequent years, a further two players will be inducted by a combination of a fans' vote and a committee decision.

A Hall of Fame committee featuring at least six people (three fans, two staff members and at least one player) will then meet to select the final two nominations to be elected to the Hall of Fame

4. Voting — Voting shall be based upon the player's record, playing ability, integrity, sportsmanship, character, and contributions to the team(s) on which the player played.

5. Automatic Elections — No automatic elections based on performances such as hat-tricks, clean sheets, or other notable achievements will occur.

6. Amendments — The Board of Directors of Colchester United reserves the right to revoke, alter or amend these rules at any time.

At the final home game of the season, those players elected to the Hall of Fame or descendents thereof, will be invited on to the pitch at halftime where they will receive a memento of their election.

When the Hall of Fame has reached a suitable number of inductees there will be a celebration dinner to be held.