2006–07 Southend United F.C. season

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Southend United
2006–07 season
ChairmanRon Martin
ManagerSteve Tilson
StadiumRoots Hall
Championship22nd (relegated)
FA CupFourth round
League CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Eastwood (11)
All: Eastwood (16)
Average home league attendance10,024
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During the 2006–07 English football season, Southend United F.C. competed in the Football League Championship.

Season summary[]

Southend United started the season reasonably well, beating Stoke City 1–0 on the opening day and defeating Sunderland 3–1 at Roots Hall several games later. After that, Southend did not win a league game for 18 games until 9 December when they beat Southampton 2–1. Southend followed this with a convincing 3–1 win over promotion-chasing West Bromwich Albion; on New Year's Day, in defeating Cardiff City 1–0 thanks to Lee Bradbury's 30-yard volley, Southend picked up their first away victory of the season and stretched their unbeaten run to five games. A 3–1 victory away to Birmingham City on 31 January saw the Shrimpers lift themselves from the bottom of the Championship, moving above Leeds United on goal difference. Southend finally pulled themselves out of the relegation zone on 13 March when Richie Foran came off the bench to score his first Southend United goal in the sixth minute of injury time, giving the Shrimpers a 1–0 victory over Burnley.

Regrettably, the form did not last and, after a humiliating 3–0 home defeat to local rivals Colchester United, the Shrimpers were relegated back to League One.

Southend pulled one of the shocks of the season when they defeated eventual champions and reigning cup holders Manchester United (whose starting lineup featured the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney) 1–0 at Roots Hall in the League Cup, Freddy Eastwood netting after 27 minutes to send the Shrimpers through to the quarter-finals,[1] against Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane. Southend defended bravely against Spurs, taking the London club to extra time before Jermain Defoe scored the only goal of the game with five minutes of extra time left, although replays later proved he was offside.

Top scorer Freddy Eastwood was to Wolverhampton Wanderers for £1.5 million in the close season, in a move that struck a huge blow to Southend's hopes of an automatic return to the second tier.

Final league table[]

Main article: 2006–07 Football League
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
20 Barnsley 46 15 5 26 53 85 −32 50
21 Hull City 46 13 10 23 51 67 −16 49
22 Southend United (R) 46 10 12 24 47 80 −33 42 Relegation to Football League One
23 Luton Town (R) 46 10 10 26 53 81 −28 40
24 Leeds United (R) 46 13 7 26 46 72 −26 36[a]
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (F) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Leeds United had 10 points deducted for entering financial administration.

Results[]

Southend United's score comes first[2]

Legend[]

Win Draw Loss

Football League Championship[]

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
5 August 2006 Stoke City H 1–0 8,971 Eastwood (pen)
8 August 2006 Crystal Palace A 1–3 18,072 Eastwood
12 August 2006 Queens Park Rangers A 0–2 12,368
19 August 2006 Sunderland H 3–1 9,848 Barrett (2), Bradbury
26 August 2006 Leicester City A 0–1 19,427
9 September 2006 Sheffield Wednesday H 0–0 9,639
12 September 2006 Norwich City H 3–3 11,072 Eastwood, Hammell, Gower
16 September 2006 West Bromwich Albion A 1–1 19,576 Harrold
24 September 2006 Cardiff City H 0–3 7,901
30 September 2006 Derby County A 0–3 22,395
13 October 2006 Coventry City H 2–3 9,821 Eastwood (2, 1 pen)
17 October 2006 Burnley A 0–0 10,461
21 October 2006 Ipswich Town H 1–3 11,415 Francis
28 October 2006 Leeds United A 0–2 19,528
31 October 2006 Hull City H 2–3 10,234 Harrold, Eastwood
4 November 2006 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 1–3 17,904 Harrold
11 November 2006 Preston North End H 0–0 9,263
18 November 2006 Plymouth Argyle H 1–1 9,469 Gower
25 November 2006 Colchester United A 0–3 5,954
28 November 2006 Barnsley A 0–2 9,588
2 December 2006 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 0–1 9,411
9 December 2006 Southampton H 2–1 10,867 Eastwood, McCormack
15 December 2006 Luton Town A 0–0 7,468
23 December 2006 Birmingham City H 0–4 9,781
26 December 2006 Norwich City A 0–0 25,433
30 December 2006 Coventry City A 1–1 16,623 Gower
1 January 2007 West Bromwich Albion H 3–1 9,907 Campbell-Ryce (2), Hunt
13 January 2007 Cardiff City A 1–0 13,822 Bradbury
20 January 2007 Derby County H 0–1 10,745
30 January 2007 Birmingham City A 3–1 19,177 Maher, Eastwood, Gower
3 February 2007 Stoke City A 1–1 23,017 Eastwood
9 February 2007 Queens Park Rangers H 5–0 10,217 Bradbury, Gower, Sodje, Maher (2)
17 February 2007 Sunderland A 0–4 33,576
20 February 2007 Crystal Palace H 0–1 10,419
24 February 2007 Sheffield Wednesday A 2–3 24,116 Hunt, Eastwood
3 March 2007 Leicester City H 2–2 10,528 Eastwood, McCormack
10 March 2007 Ipswich Town A 2–0 24,051 Gower, Clarke
13 March 2007 Burnley H 1–0 8,855 Foran
17 March 2007 Leeds United H 1–1 11,274 Gower
31 March 2007 Hull City A 0–4 19,629
6 April 2007 Colchester United H 0–3 10,552
9 April 2007 Preston North End A 3–2 13,684 Maher (2), McCormack
14 April 2007 Barnsley H 1–3 10,089 Gower
21 April 2007 Plymouth Argyle A 1–2 11,097 Clarke
28 April 2007 Luton Town H 1–3 10,276 Bradbury
6 May 2007 Southampton A 1–4 32,008 Barrett

FA Cup[]

Main article: 2006–07 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 6 January 2007 Barnsley H 1–1 5,485 Gower
R3R 16 January 2007 Barnsley A 2–0 4,944 Maher, Bradbury
R4 27 January 2007 Tottenham Hotspur A 1–3 33,406 Eastwood (pen)

League Cup[]

Main article: 2006–07 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 22 August 2006 Bournemouth A 3–1 3,764 Gower, Eastwood (2, 1 pen)
R2 19 September 2006 Brighton & Hove Albion H 3–2 4,819 Paynter, Hunt, Eastwood
R3 24 October 2006 Leeds United A 3–1 10,449 Hammell (pen), Hooper (2)
R4 7 November 2006 Manchester United H 1–0 11,532 Eastwood
R5 20 December 2006 Tottenham Hotspur A 0–1(a.e.t.) 35,811

Squad[]

[1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK England ENG Darryl Flahavan
2 DF England ENG Simon Francis
3 DF England ENG Che Wilson
4 MF England ENG Lewis Hunt
5 DF England ENG Spencer Prior
6 DF England ENG Adam Barrett
7 MF England ENG Mark Gower
8 MF England ENG Kevin Maher
9 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Richie Foran
10 FW England ENG Freddie Eastwood
12 FW England ENG Lee Bradbury
13 GK England ENG Steve Collis
14 MF England ENG Lloyd Sam (on loan from Charlton Athletic)
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF England ENG Peter Clarke
16 DF Nigeria NGA Efe Sodje
17 MF England ENG Jamal Campbell-Ryce
18 MF Scotland SCO Steven Hammell
19 FW England ENG Billy Paynter
20 FW England ENG James Lawson
21 FW England ENG Gary Hooper
23 FW England ENG Charles Ademeno
24 FW England ENG Matt Harrold
25 MF Belgium BEL Franck Moussa
26 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Alan McCormack
28 MF England ENG Joel Ledgister
30 GK England ENG Joe Welch

Left club during season[]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
9 FW England ENG Michael Ricketts (to Preston North End)
11 MF England ENG Mitchell Cole (to Stevenage Borough)
14 MF England ENG Luke Guttridge (to Leyton Orient)
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 MF England ENG Jay Smith (to Notts County)
27 FW Spain ESP Arnau Riera (on loan from Sunderland)

References[]

  1. ^ "Southend 1-0 Man Utd". BBC Sport. 7 November 2006. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
  2. ^ http://www.statto.com/football/teams/southend-united/2006-2007/results
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