▁league ▁appearances ▁and ▁one ▁cup ▁appearance ▁for ▁the ▁J amm ers . ▁He ▁was ▁then ▁loan ed ▁out ▁again ▁on ▁ 4 ▁March ▁to ▁We ald stone ▁for ▁one ▁month , ▁where ▁he ▁made ▁five ▁appearances . ▁He ▁signed ▁a ▁new ▁three - year ▁contract ▁with ▁Col chester ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁Despite ▁dis loc ating ▁his ▁finger ▁in ▁training ▁earlier ▁in ▁the ▁week , ▁Br ans gro ve ▁was ▁handed ▁his ▁professional ▁debut ▁by ▁Col chester ▁care t aker ▁manager ▁Steve ▁Ball ▁on ▁ 8 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁Fellow ▁Col chester ▁goal keeper ▁D illon ▁Bar nes ▁missed ▁his ▁own ▁opportunity ▁to ▁make ▁his ▁professional ▁debut ▁after ▁getting ▁caught ▁in ▁traffic , ▁meaning ▁Br ans gro ve ▁was ▁selected ▁for ▁the ▁game ▁ahead ▁of ▁the ▁absent ▁Bar nes . ▁He ▁conced ed ▁two ▁goals ▁as ▁the ▁U ' s ▁lost ▁their ▁final ▁game ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁ 2 – 1 ▁against ▁Ro ch dale . ▁ ▁Br ans gro ve ▁made ▁his ▁first ▁appearance ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 – 1 7 ▁season ▁on ▁ 4 ▁October ▁in ▁Col chester ' s ▁ 2 – 1 ▁defeat ▁to ▁South am pton ▁U 2 3 ▁in ▁the ▁E FL ▁Tro phy . ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Br ans gro ve ▁announced ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁to ▁ret ire ▁from ▁professional ▁football ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁purs ue ▁a ▁career ▁in ▁business , ▁having ▁undert aken ▁a