Southend United 2017–18 football season
Southend United 2017–18 season Chairman Ron Martin Manager Phil Brown (until 17 January 2018)Chris Powell (from 23 January 2018)Stadium Roots Hall League One 10th FA Cup First round EFL Cup First round EFL Trophy Second round Top goalscorer Simon Cox (10)
The 2017–18 season was Southend United 's 112th year in existence and their third consecutive season in League One .[1] Along with competing in League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup , EFL Cup and EFL Trophy . The season covers the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.
Competitions [ ]
Friendlies [ ]
As of 2 June 2017, Southend United had announced five pre-season friendlies against Braintree Town , Bishop's Stortford , Ebbsfleet United , Brighton & Hove Albion [2] and Cambridge United .[3]
Braintree Town v Southend United
Ebbsfleet United v Southend United
Cambridge United v Southend United
29 July 2017 Cambridge United 0–2 Southend United show Cambridge 15:00 BST
Marc-Antoine Fortuné Robinson
Stadium: Abbey Stadium
League One [ ]
League table [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
8
Portsmouth
46
20
6
20
57
56
+1
66
9
Peterborough United
46
17
13
16
68
60
+8
64
10
Southend United
46
17
12
17
58
62
−4
63
11
Bradford City
46
18
9
19
57
67
−10
63
12
Blackpool
46
15
15
16
60
55
+5
60
Source:
BBC Sport Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Result summary [ ]
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
35
12
9
14
42
54
−12
45
9
6
4
28
21
+7
3
3
10
14
33
−19
Last updated: 10 March 2018.
Source:[citation needed ]
Results by matchday [ ]
Matchday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 Ground H A H A H A A H A H H A A H H A A A H H A H A H H A A H H A H A H H H A A H A H A A Result W L D D D L L D W W W L L D W W L D D W L L L W L L L L W W W D W L D D D W L W L L Position 6 15 14 15 14 17 19 18 16 14 12 15 15 15 13 11 14 14 14 9 12 15 18 18 18 18 18 18 17 15 14 14 13 14 13 13 13 12 12 12 11 15
Updated to match(es) played on 10 March 2018. Source:
Statto.com A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Matches [ ]
Southend United v Blackburn Rovers
5 August 2017 1 Southend United 2–1 Blackburn Rovers show Southend-on-Sea 15:00 BST
Leonard 27' Kightly 38'
Report
Mulgrew 53' Lenihan 55' Nyambe 70' Williams 72'
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 9,257 Referee:
Rotherham United v Southend United
12 August 2017 2 Rotherham United 5–0 Southend United show Rotherham 15:00 BST
Moore 15' , 16' , 45+2' , 70' Newell 23' , 88' Williams 59'
Report
Cox 43'
Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 8,004 Referee: Michael Salisbury
Southend United v Plymouth Argyle
19 August 2017 3 Southend United 1–1 Plymouth Argyle show Southend-on-Sea 15:00 BST
Bradley 6' (o.g. ) Timlin 88'
Report
Fox 23' Edwards 61' 63'
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 7,861 Referee: Dean Whitestone
Gillingham v Southend United
26 August 2017 4 Gillingham 3–3 Southend United show Gillingham 15:00 BST
Byrne 51' Eaves 56' , 63' , 80' 90+3' Ogilvie 89'
Report
Timlin 11' Leonard 20' Demetriou 58' Kightly 65' Cox 73' Hendrie 87'
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 5,339 Referee:
Southend United v Rochdale
Charlton Athletic v Southend United
Shrewsbury Town v Southend United
12 September 2017 7 Shrewsbury Town 1–0 Southend United show Shrewsbury 19:45 BST
Rodman 14' Nolan 23' Brown 58' Whalley 90+2'
Report
Ferdinand 63' McLaughlin 77'
Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 5,129 Referee:
Southend United v Northampton Town
16 September 2017 8 Southend United 2–2 Northampton Town show Southend-on-Sea 15:00 BST
Demetriou 48' Wordsworth 50' Timlin 61' Yearwood 62' Ferdinand 90+7'
Report
Barnett 20' Grimes 23' Moloney 40' Crooks 43' 90+6' 47' Powell 67'
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 6,532 Referee:
Fleetwood Town v Southend United
23 September 2017 9 Fleetwood Town 2–4 Southend United show Fleetwood 15:00 BST
Bell 4' O'Neill 31' Pond 44' Cole 90+1'
Report
Cox 2' McLaughlin 40' Ranger 45' (pen. ) McGlashan 87'
Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 2,874 Referee:
Southend United v AFC Wimbledon
26 September 2017 10 Southend United 1–0 AFC Wimbledon show Southend-on-Sea 19:45 BST
Demetriou 60' 73'
Report
McDonald 63'
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 5,881 Referee:
Southend United v Blackpool
30 September 2017 11 Southend United 2–1 Blackpool show Southend-on-Sea 15:00 BST
Wordsworth 5' Leonard 31' Cox 46' Timlin 71'
Report
Vassell 56'
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 6,688 Referee: John Brooks
Wigan Athletic v Southend United
14 October 2017 13 Wigan Athletic 3–0 Southend United show Wigan 15:00 BST
Jacobs 8' Powell 84' Toney 88'
Report
McGlashan 59'
Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 8,133 Referee:
Southend United v Peterborough United
17 October 2017 14 Southend United 1–1 Peterborough United show Southend-on-Sea 19:45 BST
Fortuné 10' Demetriou 30' Yearwood 53' Cox 87'
Report
Baldwin 20' Marriott 55' Da Silva Lopes 84'
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 5,789 Referee:
Southend United v Bury
21 October 2017 15 Southend United 1–0 Bury show Southend-on-Sea 15:00 BST
Leonard 84'
Report
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 6,787 Referee:
Southend United v Oldham Athletic
11 November 2017 P Southend United v Oldham Athletic show Southend-on-Sea 15:00 GMT
Stadium: Roots Hall Note: On 2 November, the scheduled home match against Oldham Athletic was postponed due to international call-ups.[4]
Portsmouth v Southend United
18 November 2017 17 Portsmouth 1–0 Southend United show Milton 15:00 GMT
Pitman 54'
Report
White 76'
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 18,431 Referee:
Milton Keynes Dons v Southend United
Southend United v Oxford United
25 November 2017 19 Southend United 1–1 Oxford United show Southend-on-Sea 15:00 GMT
Cox 19' Timlin 44'
Report
Thomas 22' Xemi 34' Mowatt 49'
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 6,797 Referee:
Southend United v Oldham Athletic
2 December 2017 20 Southend United 2–0 Oldham Athletic show Southend-on-Sea 15:00 GMT
Demetriou 17' (pen. ) 40' Wright 54' McLaughlin 56'
Report
Doyle 90+3'
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 5,608 Referee:
Bristol Rovers v Southend United
9 December 2017 21 Bristol Rovers 3–0 Southend United show Horfield 15:00 GMT
Bodin 15' Harrison 74' Sercombe 86'
Report
Ferdinand 44'
Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 8,062 Referee:
Southend United v Bradford City
16 December 2017 22 Southend United 1–2 Bradford City show Southend-on-Sea 15:00 GMT
Wright 41' Ranger 47' 75' Leonard 74'
Report
Poleon 9' 75' Knight-Percival 55' Wyke 90' (pen. ) McMahon 90+1'
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 6,097 Referee: Keith Stroud
Scunthorpe United v Southend United
23 December 2017 23 Scunthorpe United 3–1 Southend United show Scunthorpe 15:00 GMT
van Veen 32' Townsend 63' Turner 86' (o.g. )
Report
Demetriou 25' Wordsworth 35'
Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 4,040 Referee: Martin Coy
Southend United v Charlton Athletic
26 December 2017 24 Southend United 3–1 Charlton Athletic show Southend-on-Sea 13:00 GMT
Cox 2' 79' Turner 11' Leonard 38' Coker 63' Ranger 77' Oxley 86'
Report
Reeves 66' Lennon 81' Konsa 90+2'
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 9,588 Referee: Darren Drysdale
Southend United v Shrewsbury Town
30 December 2017 25 Southend United 1–2 Shrewsbury Town show Southend-on-Sea 15:00 GMT
Wright 34' Leonard 55' Turner
64'
Report
Coker 18' (o.g. ) Godfrey 40' Whalley 62' Rodman 90'
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 7,076 Referee: Gavin Ward
AFC Wimbledon v Southend United
1 January 2018 26 AFC Wimbledon 2–0 Southend United show London15:00 GMT
Trotter 27' Soares 48'
Report
Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: 4,392 Referee: John Busby
Northampton Town v Southend United
6 January 2018 27 Northampton Town 3–1 Southend United show Northampton 14:00 GMT
O'Toole 19' Grimes 49' (pen. ) Crooks 85' Revell 90'
Report
Demetriou 26' (pen. )
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,267 Referee: Michael Salisbury
Southend United v Fleetwood Town
13 January 2018 28 Southend United 1–2 Fleetwood Town show Southend-on-Sea 15:00 GMT
Kightly 86'
Report
Diagouraga 53' 57' Madden 62' Coyle 78'
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 6,489 Referee: Anthony Coggins
Rochdale v Southend United
Southend United v Scunthorpe United
27 January 2018 29 Southend United 3–2 Scunthorpe United show Southend-on-Sea 15:00 GMT
McLaughlin 28' Kightly 37' McLaughlin 53' Turner 90+2' 90+2'
Report
Hopper 12' Burgess 47' 90+1' Goode 52' van Veen 56' Hopper 68'
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 6,723 Referee: Craig Hicks
Peterborough United v Southend United
3 February 2018 30 Peterborough United 0–1 Southend United show Peterborough 15:00 GMT
Bond 6' Tafazolli 69' Shephard 81'
Report
Demetriou 7' (pen ) Yearwood 37' McLaughlin 79'
Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 5,114 Referee: Dean Whitestone
Southend United v Wigan Athletic
10 February 2018 31 Southend United 3–1 Wigan Athletic show Southend-on-Sea 15:00 GMT
Turner 3' Ferdinand 31' Fortuné 36' Kightly 83'
Report
Powell 43' Dunkley 47' Vaughan 67' 90+4'
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 7,623 Referee: Andy Woolmer
Bury v Southend United
13 February 2018 32 Bury 0–0 Southend United show Bury 19:45 GMT
Dawson 33' Laurent 63'
Report
Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 2,795 Referee: Martin Coy
Southend United v Portsmouth
17 February 2018 33 Southend United 3–1 Portsmouth show Southend-on-Sea 15:00 GMT
Clarke 6' (og) Demetriou 12' , 84'
Report
Evans 36' Thompson 64'
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 9,397 Referee: Lee Probert
Southend United v Walsall
3 March 2018 34 Southend United 0–3 Walsall show Southend-on-Sea 15:00 GMT
Yearwood 72'
Report
Oztumer 57' , 66' , 85' Leahy 60'
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 6,413 Referee: Charles Breakspear
Rochdale v Southend United
13 March 2018 36 Rochdale 0–0 Southend United show Rochdale 19:45 GMT
Delaney 58'
Report
Kightly 27' Demetriou 51'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,286 Referee: Eddie Ilderton
Blackpool v Southend United
17 March 2018 37 Blackpool 1–1 Southend United show Blackpool
Robertson 45+2' Philliskirk 69'
Report
Fortuné 11' Cox 15' Turner 45+1' Timlin 65' Coker 84'
Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 3,213 Referee: Andy Haines
Southend United v Rotherham United
24 March 2018 38 Southend United 2–0 Rotherham United show Southend-on-Sea 15:00 GMT
McLaughlin 7' Cox 79'
Report
Mattock 76'
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 7,719 Referee: Brett Huxtable
Plymouth Argyle v Southend United
30 March 2018 39 Plymouth Argyle 4–0 Southend United show Plymouth 15:00 GMT
Lameiras 3' , 88' Carey 33' , 52' Taylor 45+3'
Report
Wordsworth 42'
Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 11,965 (445 away) Referee: Brendan Malone
Southend United v Gillingham
2 April 2018 40 Southend United 4–0 Gillingham show Southend-on-Sea 15:00 GMT
Turner 8' Robinson 11' Kightly 18' McLaughlin 39'
Report
Hessenthaler 15' Martin 45+3' Nugent 57' Wagstaff 62' Byrne 65'
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 8,466 Referee: Graham Salisbury
Blackburn Rovers v Southend United
7 April 2018 41 Blackburn Rovers 1–0 Southend United show Blackburn 15:00 BST
Graham 59' Smallwood 84' Downing 90'
Report
Cox 90'
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 13,186 Referee: Andy Woolmer
Oxford United v Southend United
14 April 2018 42 Oxford United 2–0 Southend United show Oxford 15:00 BST
Henry 6' Ricardinho 45+4'
Report
Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 7,332 (776 away) Referee: Darren Handley
Southend United v Milton Keynes Dons
21 April 2018 43 Southend United 4–0 Milton Keynes Dons show Southend-on-Sea 15:00 BST
Robinson 23' , 31' , 76' McLaughlin 62' Yearwood 78' Timlin 79'
Report
Tavernier 28' Aneke 30' Ward 88'
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 7,546 Referee: Gavin Ward
Oldham Athletic v Southend United
24 April 2018 44 Oldham Athletic 0–3 Southend United show Oldham 19:45 BST
Doyle 81' Byrne 85'
Report
Robinson 5' Cox 52' , 56' Demetriou 71'
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 3,362 Referee: David Webb
Bradford City v Southend United
28 April 2018 45 Bradford City 0–2 Southend United show Bradford 15:00 BST
Report
White 73' Fortuné 78'
Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 19,960 Referee: Trevor Kettle
Southend United v Bristol Rovers
FA Cup [ ]
On 16 October 2017, Southend United were drawn away to Yeovil Town in the first round.[5]
Yeovil Town v Southend United
EFL Cup [ ]
On 16 June 2017, Southend United were drawn at home to Newport County in the first round.[6]
EFL Trophy [ ]
On 12 July 2017, Southend United were drawn in the Southern Group B against Colchester United , Gillingham and Reading U23s .[7] After finishing as runners-up in their group, Southend were drawn away to Peterborough United in the second round.[8]
Pos
Lge
Team
Pld
W
PW
PL
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
L1
Gillingham (Q)
3
3
0
0
0
10
6
+4
9
Round 2
2
L1
Southend United (Q)
3
2
0
0
1
4
2
+2
6
3
L2
Colchester United (E)
3
0
1
0
2
2
5
−3
2
4
ACA
Reading U21s (E)
3
0
0
1
2
7
10
−3
1
Updated to match(es) played on 7 November 2017. Source: EFL.com(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
Gillingham v Southend United
29 August 2017 (2017-08-29 ) Gillingham 2–1 Southend United show Gillingham 19:45 BST
Parker 8' 33' Ferdinand 57' (o.g. ) Ogilvie 63' Wilkinson 90+12'
Report
McLaughlin 31' 55' Ba 66' McGlashan 73' Oxley 90+12'
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 1,549
Peterborough United v Southend United
6 December 2017 Second round Peterborough United 2–0 Southend United show Peterborough 19:45 GMT
Edwards 16' Maddison 62' Miller 81' Kanu 83' Forrester 85'
Report
Demetriou 90+6'
Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 1,707 Referee:
Squad statistics [ ]
Appearances and goals [ ]
As of 28 October 2017
Total
League One
FA Cup
EFL Cup
EFL Trophy
1
GK
Mark Oxley
18
0
16
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
2
DF
Stephen Hendrie
10
0
6+2
0
0
0
1
0
1+0
0
3
DF
Ben Coker
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
MF
Anthony Wordsworth
9
3
9
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
DF
Anton Ferdinand
14
0
13
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
6
DF
Michael Turner
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
MF
Michael Kightly
8
2
8
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
DF
Michael Timlin
18
0
16
0
0
0
0+1
0
1
0
9
FW
Marc-Antoine Fortuné
14
1
9+3
1
0
0
0+1
0
1
0
10
FW
Simon Cox
18
4
14+2
4
0
0
1
0
0+1
0
11
MF
Stephen McLaughlin
18
2
8+7
1
0+0
0
1
0
1+1
1
12
FW
Amadou Ba
3
0
0
0
0
0
0+1
0
1+1
0
13
GK
Nathan Bishop
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
14
FW
Nico Cotton
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0+1
0
15
DF
Rob Kiernan
2
0
0+1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
16
MF
Dru Yearwood
8
0
4+1
0
0
0
1
0
2
0
17
MF
Jermaine McGlashan
15
1
8+4
1
0
0
1
0
2
0
18
MF
Ryan Leonard
18
3
16
3
0
0
1
0
1
0
19
MF
Jack Bridge
2
0
0+1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
20
MF
Michael Klass
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1+1
0
22
GK
Ted Smith
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
23
MF
Joe Bedford
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
24
DF
Jason Demetriou
15
2
13+1
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
27
DF
Harry Kyprianou
9
0
7
0
0
0
0
0
1+1
0
31
FW
Theo Robinson
17
1
1+13
0
0
0
1
0
2
1
42
DF
Elvis Bwomono
6
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
2+0
0
44
MF
Josh Wright
8
0
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
48
DF
John White
15
1
9+3
1
0
0
1
0
2
0
50
FW
Nile Ranger
11
1
7+4
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Transfers [ ]
Transfers in [ ]
Transfers out [ ]
References [ ]
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