April 2015–16 Colchester United F.C. season
assistant manager david wright placed in temporary charge of colchester on 26 april following keen s exit.
a late crewe equaliser denied u s opportunity close gap on teams above them in table on 19 april. having led 1–0 since 65th-minute when george moncur converted penalty, crewe scored through callum saunders header in first minute of second-half stoppage time. fate sealed on 23 april when beaten 3–0 @ home promotion hopefuls burton, spelling return fourth tier of english football first time in 18-years. kevin keen dropped alex gilbey , george moncur starting eleven, preferring louis dunne in midfield made first senior start. match got off bad start u s when joe edwards sent off challenge on matt palmer in 17th-minute, before falling behind first of 3 lucas akins goals on stroke of half-time. took him 4 minutes after restart score second, , game on over hour mark when scored third. edwards red card later rescinded on 26 april.
following colchester s relegation, keen left club mutual consent on 26 april. david wright placed in temporary charge colchester s final 2 games of season. meanwhile, club confirmed contract extensions alex wynter, signed further two-years, , young goalkeeper james bransgrove, signed until 2019.
wright s newly acquired side battled 2–1 down secure point against barnsley on 30 april equaliser deep in added time. george moncur s 14th goal of season gave colchester lead in 42nd-minute , side went break in winning position. after interval, barnsley equalised through ashley fletcher on 57-minutes, , fletcher gave side lead ten minutes remaining. tom lapslie scored first league goal of season in eighth minute of stoppage time earn u s draw.
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