Southend United 2018–19 football season
Southend United 2018–19 season Chairman Ron Martin Manager Chris Powell (until 26 March)[1] Kevin Bond (from 2 April)[2] Stadium Roots Hall League One 19th FA Cup Second round EFL Cup First round EFL Trophy Third round Top goalscorer League: Simon Cox (15) All: Simon Cox (17) Highest home attendance League/All: 10,779(4 May 2019 vs. Sunderland ) Lowest home attendance League: 5,110(27 Nov 2018 vs. Scunthorpe United ) All: 983(14 Nov 2018 vs. Southampton U21 , EFL Trophy ) Average home league attendance 6,932 Biggest win +4 goals (twice)(6–2, 20 Nov 2018 at Crawley Town ) (4–0, 12 Jan 2019 at Bradford City ) Biggest defeat -3 goals (4 times)(0–3, 27 Oct 2018 at Sunderland ) (0–3, 12 Feb 2019 at Doncaster Rovers ) (0–3, 2 Mar 2019 vs. Barnsley )(1–4, 12 Mar 2019 at Scunthorpe United )
The 2018–19 season was Southend United 's 113th year in existence and their fourth consecutive season in League One .[3] Along with competing in League One, the club participated in the FA Cup , EFL Cup and EFL Trophy .
The season covers the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.
Competitions [ ]
Friendlies [ ]
Pre-season friendlies with Great Wakering Rovers and Leyton Orient were announced on 21 May 2018.[4]
Southend United v Leeds United
21 July 2018 Southend United 1–1 Leeds United show Southend-on-Sea 14:00 BST
Lennon 20'
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Ayling 34'
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 3,815
Leyton Orient v Southend United
League One [ ]
League table [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Promotion, qualification or relegation
17
Wycombe Wanderers
46
14
11
21
55
67
−12
53
18
Shrewsbury Town
46
12
16
18
51
59
−8
52
19
Southend United
46
14
8
24
55
68
−13
50
20
AFC Wimbledon
46
13
11
22
42
63
−21
50
21
Plymouth Argyle (R)
46
13
11
22
56
80
−24
50
Relegation to EFL League Two
Source:
EFL Official Website Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results
[5] (R) Relegated
Results summary [ ]
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
46
14
8
24
55
68
−13
50
8
2
13
32
34
−2
6
6
11
23
34
−11
Last updated: 4 May 2019.
Source: BBC
Results by matchday [ ]
Round 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 43 44 45 46 Ground H A H A A H H A H A A H A H H A A H A H A H H A A H H A H H A A H A H A A H A H A H A H A H Result L D W L W L L L W W W D W L W L L L L W L W L W L W L W L L D L D D L D L L L L D L D W L W Position 14 15 8 13 11 13 15 18 16 13 11 11 9 12 9 11 12 14 15 14 15 12 13 11 12 9 12 11 12 12 14 14 14 13 13 14 18 20 20 20 20 22 22 19 20 19
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2019. Source:[citation needed ] A = Away ; H = Home ; W = Win ; D = Draw ; L = Loss
Matches [ ]
On 21 June 2018, the League One fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[6] [7]
Plymouth Argyle v Southend United
11 August 2018 (2018-08-11 ) 2 Plymouth Argyle 1–1 Southend United show Plymouth 15:00 BST
Carey 20' (pen. )
Report
Demetriou 38' (pen. )
Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 9,886 Referee: John Busby
Southend United v Bradford City
18 August 2018 (2018-08-18 ) 3 Southend United 2–0 Bradford City show Southend-on-Sea 15:00 BST
Hopper 52' Cox 56'
Report
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 6,295 Referee: Tom Nield
Luton Town v Southend United
21 August 2018 (2018-08-21 ) 4 Luton Town 2–0 Southend United show Luton 19:45 BST
Lee 2' Hylton 33' (pen. )
Report
Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 9,086 Referee: Trevor Kettle
Bristol Rovers v Southend United
25 August 2018 (2018-08-25 ) 5 Bristol Rovers 0–1 Southend United show Horfield 15:00 BST
Report
Hopper 40'
Stadium: The Memorial Stadium Attendance: 8,172 Referee: Ross Joyce
Southend United v Charlton Athletic
1 September 2018 (2018-09-01 ) 6 Southend United 1–2 Charlton Athletic show Southend-on-Sea 15:00 BST
Robinson 60' Kightly 90+5' Oxley 90+5'
Report
Taylor 57' Bielik 87' Fosu 90+4'
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 7,923 Referee: Brett Huxtable
Southend United v Peterborough United
8 September 2018 (2018-09-08 ) 7 Southend United 2–3 Peterborough United show Southend-on-Sea 15:00 BST
Hopper 63' McLaughlin 75'
Report
Godden 32' , 57' Toney 87'
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 6,551 Referee: Kevin Johnson
Shrewsbury Town v Southend United
15 September 2018 (2018-09-15 ) 8 Shrewsbury Town 2–0 Southend United show Shrewsbury 15:00 BST
Docherty 5' Angol 45+2'
Report
Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 5,651 Referee: Chris Sarginson
Southend United v Fleetwood Town
22 September 2018 (2018-09-22 ) 9 Southend United 1–0 Fleetwood Town show Southend-on-Sea 15:00 BST
Cox 53'
Report
Wallace 90+5'
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 5,712 Referee: Charles Breakspear
Wycombe Wanderers v Southend United
29 September 2018 (2018-09-29 ) 10 Wycombe Wanderers 2–3 Southend United show High Wycombe 15:00 BST
Mackail-Smith 83' Akinfenwa 86'
Report
Robinson 38' Hopper 53' Cox 57'
Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 4,784 Referee: Tom Nield
Burton Albion v Southend United
2 October 2018 (2018-10-02 ) 11 Burton Albion 1–2 Southend United show Burton upon Trent 19:45 BST
Boyce 21'
Report
Hopper 61' Cox 78'
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 2,149 Referee: Seb Stockbridge
Southend United v Oxford United
6 October 2018 (2018-10-06 ) 12 Southend United 0–0 Oxford United show Southend-on-Sea 15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 6,670 Referee: Craig Hicks
Gillingham v Southend United
13 October 2018 (2018-10-13 ) 13 Gillingham 0–2 Southend United show Gillingham 15:00 BST
Report
Cox 51' , 53'
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 5,584 Referee: John Busby
Southend United v Coventry City
20 October 2018 14 Southend United 1–2 Coventry City show Southend-on-Sea 15:00 BST
Coker 22' Hopper 68' Cox 73' 79'
Report
Doyle 8' Hiwula 20' Davies 56' Jones 90+1' 90+3'
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 7,775 Referee: Dean Whitestone
Southend United v Walsall
23 October 2018 (2018-10-23 ) 15 Southend United 3–0 Walsall show Southend-on-Sea 19:45 BST
Bunn 23' , 82' Dieng 76'
Report
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 5,603 Referee: Alan Young
Sunderland v Southend United
27 October 2018 (2018-10-27 ) 16 Sunderland 3–0 Southend United show Sunderland 15:00 BST
Honeyman 29' Flanagan 45+4' Maguire 53' McGeady 80'
Report
Bunn 41' Yearwood 68'
Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 30,894 Referee: Robert Lewis
Barnsley v Southend United
3 November 2018 (2018-11-03 ) 17 Barnsley 1–0 Southend United show Barnsley 15:00 GMT
Moore 87'
Report
Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 10,709 Referee: Brett Huxtable
Southend United v Blackpool
17 November 2018 (2018-11-17 ) 18 Southend United 1–2 Blackpool show Southend-on-Sea 15:00 GMT
Demetriou 74' Turner 86'
Report
Turton 14' Gnanduillet 83'
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 6,882 Referee: Nick Kinseley
AFC Wimbledon v Southend United
24 November 2018 (2018-11-24 ) 19 AFC Wimbledon 2–1 Southend United show Kingston upon Thames 15:00 GMT
Oshilaja 45+1' Pinnock 70'
Report
Trotter 11' (o.g. )
Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: 4,195 Referee: Steve Martin
Southend United v Scunthorpe United
27 November 2018 (2018-11-27 ) 20 Southend United 2–0 Scunthorpe United show Southend-on-Sea 19:45 GMT
Dieng 8' Mantom 80'
Report
Perch 38'
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 5,110 Referee: Trevor Kettle
Portsmouth v Southend United
8 December 2018 (2018-12-08 ) 21 Portsmouth 2–0 Southend United show Portsmouth 15:00 GMT
Turner 11' (o.g. ) Lowe 29'
Report
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 18,062 Referee: Lee Collins
Southend United v Rochdale
22 December 2018 (2018-12-22 ) 23 Southend United 1–2 Rochdale show Southend-on-Sea 15:00 GMT
White 81' Dieng 90+2'
Report
Rathbone 5' Williams 23' Camps 51' 87'
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 5,735 Referee: Neil Hair
Oxford United v Southend United
26 December 2018 (2018-12-26 ) 24 Oxford United 0–1 Southend United show Oxford 15:00 GMT
Dickie 45' Mackie 87'
Report
Bwomono 73' Kightly 79' Hyam 90+1' Cox 90+7'
Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 8,978 Referee: Tim Robinson
Coventry City v Southend United
29 December 2018 25 Coventry City 1–0 Southend United show Coventry 15:00 GMT
Hiwula 54' Chaplin 90+9'
Report
Kightly 48' Dieng 50' McLaughlin 90+8'
Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 11,395 Referee: Kevin Johnson
Southend United v Gillingham
1 January 2019 (2019-01-01 ) 26 Southend United 2–0 Gillingham show Southend-on-Sea 15:00 GMT
Mantom 40' Bwomono 74' Robinson 90' 90+3' Moore 90+5'
Report
Bingham 39' Lacey 90+5'
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 7,903 Referee: Keith Stroud
Southend United v Plymouth Argyle
12 January 2019 (2019-01-12 ) 27 Southend United 2–3 Plymouth Argyle show Southend-on-Sea 15:00 GMT
Cox 55' 86' (pen. ) Hendrie 55' Dieng 61' Kelman 90+2'
Report
Sarcevic 21' 54' Ladapo 49' Fox 62' Lameiras 73' Carey 87'
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 6,851 Referee: Graham Salisbury
Bradford City v Southend United
12 January 2019 (2019-01-12 ) 28 Bradford City 0–4 Southend United show Bradford 15:00 GMT
Doyle 37'
Report
Cox 2' Mantom 26' , 30' Hart 29' Humphrys 54' , 73'
Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 15,517 Referee: Michael Salisbury
Southend United v Luton Town
26 January 2019 (2019-01-26 ) 29 Southend United 0–1 Luton Town show Southend-on-Sea 15:00 GMT
Yearwood 28' Hart 65'
Report
Pearson 29' Stacey 90+3' McCormack 90+4'
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 8,460 Referee: Thomas Bramall
Southend United v Bristol Rovers
2 February 2019 (2019-02-02 ) 30 Southend United 1–2 Bristol Rovers show Southend-on-Sea 15:00 GMT
Turner 34' Cox 39' Hart 58' Yearwood 62'
Report
Sercombe 20' Reilly 32' Nichols 45+2' Clarke 74' Partington 85' Clarke-Harris 90+1'
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 5,982 Referee: Oliver Yates
Charlton Athletic v Southend United
Southend United v Portsmouth
16 February 2019 (2019-02-16 ) 33 Southend United 3–3 Portsmouth show Southend-on-Sea 12:30 GMT
Cox 36' , 78' (pen. ) , 87' Klass 83' Moore 90+3'
Report
Morris 8' Close 20' Hawkins 31' Walkes 90+3' Vaughan 90+3'
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 7,300 Referee: Dean Whitestone
Southend United v Barnsley
2 March 2019 (2019-03-02 ) 35 Southend United 0–3 Barnsley show Southend-on-Sea 15:00 GMT
Report
Brown 35' McGeehan 50' Lindsay 57' Woodrow 73' Green 90+3'
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 6,217 Referee: Kevin Johnson
Blackpool v Southend United
9 March 2019 (2019-03-09 ) 36 Blackpool 2–2 Southend United show Blackpool 15:00 GMT
Gnanduillet 27' Long 76' Moore 90+6' (o.g. )
Report
Kiernan 20' Cox 36' Turner 48' Hyam 65' Demetriou 66'
Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 15,871 Referee: Christopher Sarginson
Scunthorpe United v Southend United
Southend United v AFC Wimbledon
16 March 2019 (2019-03-16 ) 38 Southend United 0–1 AFC Wimbledon show Southend-on-Sea 15:00 GMT
Hart 79'
Report
Wordsworth 52' Pigott 67'
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 7,570 Referee: Brett Huxtable
Peterborough United v Southend United
23 March 2019 (2019-03-23 ) 39 Peterborough United 2–0 Southend United show Peterborough 15:00 GMT
Maddison 41' White 58' Toney 81'
Report
Dieng 45+1'
Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 7,585 Referee: Alan Young
Southend United v Shrewsbury Town
30 March 2019 (2019-03-30 ) 40 Southend United 0–2 Shrewsbury Town show Southend-on-Sea 15:00 GMT
Hyam 78'
Report
Okenabirhie 50' Williams 54' Waterfall 69' Whalley 77'
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 6,818 Referee: Michael Salisbury
Fleetwood Town v Southend United
6 April 2019 (2019-04-06 ) 41 Fleetwood Town 2–2 Southend United show Fleetwood 15:00 BST
Souttar 38' Burns 55' Evans 59' , 84' (pen. ) Hunter 80'
Report
Bunn 21' Hyam 78' 80' White 90+3'
Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 2,761 Referee: Peter Wright
Southend United v Wycombe Wanderers
13 April 2019 (2019-04-13 ) 42 Southend United 0–2 Wycombe Wanderers show Southend-on-Sea 15:00 BST
Kightly 43'
Report
Kashket 47' Akinfenwa 67' 69' , 72'
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 7,689 Referee: David Coote
Walsall v Southend United
19 April 2019 (2019-04-19 ) 43 Walsall 1–1 Southend United show Walsall 15:00 BST
Johnson 76' Oteh 90+4' 90+4' (pen. )
Report
Cox 43' Hart 53' White 81' Oxley 90+4' Turner 90+4'
Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 4,624 Referee: Ross Joyce
Southend United v Burton Albion
22 April 2019 (2019-04-22 ) 44 Southend United 3–2 Burton Albion show Southend-on-Sea 13:00 BST
Mantom 18' Bunn 48' Dieng 77' Cox 80'
Report
Brayford 60' Fox 75' Quinn 77' Harness 86'
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 6,169 Referee: Dean Whitestone
Rochdale v Southend United
Southend United v Sunderland
4 May 2019 (2019-05-04 ) 46 Southend United 2–1 Sunderland show Southend-on-Sea 17:30 BST
Kiernan 41' White 43' Humphrys 87' 88'
Report
Wyke 39' Maguire 75' (pen. )
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 10,779 Referee: Darren Bond
FA Cup [ ]
The first round draw was made live on BBC by Dennis Wise and Dion Dublin on 22 October.[8] The draw for the second round was made live on BBC and BT by Mark Schwarzer and Glenn Murray on 12 November.[9]
Southend United v Crawley Town
10 November 2018 (2018-11-10 ) First round Southend United 1–1 Crawley Town show Southend-on-Sea 15:00 GMT
Kightly 9'
Report
White 85' (o.g. )
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 3,935 Referee: Scott Oldham
Crawley Town v Southend United
20 November 2018 (2018-11-20 ) First round replay Crawley Town 2–6 (a.e.t. ) Southend United show Crawley 19:45 GMT
Palmer 55' , 68'
Report
Doherty 17' (o.g. ) Bunn 31' Cox 92' White 97' Mantom 106' McLaughlin 114'
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 3,120 Referee: Charles Breakspear
Southend United v Barnsley
1 December 2018 (2018-12-01 ) Second round Southend United 2–4 Barnsley show Southend-on-Sea 15:00 GMT
Mantom 45+4' Dieng 84'
Report
Moore 41' Woodrow 56' , 70' Bähre 90+5'
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 3,616 Referee: Paul Marsden
EFL Cup [ ]
On 15 June 2018, the draw for the first round was made in Vietnam .[10]
EFL Trophy [ ]
On 13 July 2018, the initial group stage draw bar the U21 invited clubs was announced.[11] The draw for the second round was made live on Talksport by Leon Britton and Steve Claridge on 16 November.[12] On 8 December, the third round draw was drawn by Alan McInally and Matt Le Tissier on Soccer Saturday .[13]
Pos
Lge
Team
Pld
W
PW
PL
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
L2
Cambridge United
3
2
0
0
1
8
4
+4
6
Round 2
2
L1
Southend United
3
2
0
0
1
6
3
+3
6
3
L2
Colchester United
3
1
0
0
2
3
5
−2
3
4
ACA
Southampton U21
3
1
0
0
2
2
7
−5
3
Source: EFL.com
Southend United v Cambridge United
4 September 2018 (2018-09-04 ) Group stages Southend United 3–1 Cambridge United show Southend-on-Sea 19:45 BST
McCoulsky 55' , 64' Hutchinson 87'
Report
Lambe 53'
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 1,421 Referee: Gavin Ward
Southend United v Southampton U21
Luton Town v Southend United
5 December 2018 (2018-12-05 ) Second round Luton Town 1–1 (2��4 p ) Southend United show Luton 19:45 GMT
Read 81'
Report
McLaughlin 88'
Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 1,545
Southend United v Portsmouth
8 January 2019 (2019-01-08 ) Third round Southend United 0–2 Portsmouth show Southend-on-Sea 19:45 GMT
Report
Dennis 6' Evans 45+2'
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 1,649 Referee: Craig Hicks
Transfers [ ]
Transfers in [ ]
Date from
Position
Nationality
Name
From
Fee
Ref.
1 July 2018
AM
Sam Barratt
Maidenhead United
Undisclosed
[14]
1 July 2018
DM
Timothée Dieng
Bradford City
Free transfer
[15]
1 July 2018
CF
Tom Hopper
Scunthorpe United
Free transfer
[16]
1 July 2018
CB
Harry Lennon
Charlton Athletic
Nominal fee
[17]
1 July 2018
CM
Sam Mantom
Scunthorpe United
Undisclosed
[17]
2 July 2018
CM
Luke Hyam
Ipswich Town
Free transfer
[18]
19 January 2019
CF
Stephen Humphrys
Fulham
Undisclosed
[19]
Transfers out [ ]
Date from
Position
Nationality
Name
To
Fee
Ref.
1 July 2018
LW
Alex Clark
Free agent
Released
[20]
1 July 2018
LW
Nico Cotton
Lewes
Released
[20] [21]
1 July 2018
CM
Harry Cuthbert
Free agent
Released
[20]
1 July 2018
LB
Yonis Farah
Free agent
Released
[20]
1 July 2018
CF
Marc-Antoine Fortuné
Chesterfield
Released
[22] [23]
1 July 2018
CF
Freddie Ladapo
Plymouth Argyle
Released
[20] [24]
1 July 2018
CB
Daniel Matsuzaka
Kataller Toyama
Released
[20] [25]
1 July 2018
RM
Jermaine McGlashan
Swindon Town
Released
[20] [26]
1 July 2018
CM
Michael Timlin
Stevenage
Free transfer
[27]
1 July 2018
CF
Dan Walker
Free agent
Released
[20]
1 July 2018
CM
Anthony Wordsworth
AFC Wimbledon
Released
[20] [28]
1 July 2018
CM
Josh Wright
Bradford City
Released
[20] [29]
5 July 2018
DM
Silva Nunes
Bruno's Magpies
Free transfer
31 August 2018
CB
Anton Ferdinand
St Mirren
Mutual consent
[30] [31]
14 December 2018
MF
Joe Bedford
Dover Athletic
Free transfer
[32]
24 January 2019
CB
Taylor Curran
Swindon Town
Undisclosed
[33]
Loans in [ ]
Start date
Position
Nationality
Name
From
End date
Ref.
10 August 2018
CF
Shawn McCoulsky
Bristol City
3 January 2019
[34] [35]
28 August 2018
LW
Harry Bunn
Bury
31 May 2019
[36]
31 August 2018
RB
Taylor Moore
Bristol City
31 May 2019
[37]
8 September 2018
GK
David Stockdale
Birmingham City
22 September 2018
[38] [39]
15 January 2019
LB
Sam Hart
Blackburn Rovers
31 May 2019
[40]
Loans out [ ]
Start date
Position
Nationality
Name
To
End date
Ref.
7 September 2018
CF
Amadou Ba
Dartford
October 2018
[41]
21 September 2018
CF
Norman Wabo
Maidstone United
19 October 2018
[42]
16 November 2018
CF
Norman Wabo
Braintree Town
December 2018
[43]
18 November 2018
DF
Taylor Curran
Braintree Town
December 2018
[44]
31 January 2019
CF
Theo Robinson
Swindon Town
31 May 2019
[45]
22 March 2019
RB
Rob Howard
Harlow Town
31 May 2019
[46]
References [ ]
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