 He provided a cross for Peter Thorne to open the scoring after ten minutes.Colbeck helped City to go top of the league six matches into the season, and although he scored his first goal of the season in the seventh game, City lost 3–1 to Bournemouth.He added a second in a 2–2 home draw with Gillingham, before he broke a bone in his foot the following week against Grimsby Town.