2018–19 Southend United F.C. season

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.

Southend United
2018–19 season
ChairmanRon Martin
ManagerChris Powell (until 26 March)[1]
Kevin Bond (from 2 April)[2]
StadiumRoots Hall
League One19th
FA CupSecond round
EFL CupFirst round
EFL TrophyThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Simon Cox (15)
All: Simon Cox (17)
Highest home attendanceLeague/All: 10,779
(4 May 2019 vs. Sunderland)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 5,110
(27 Nov 2018 vs. Scunthorpe United)
All: 983
(14 Nov 2018 vs. Southampton U21, EFL Trophy)
Average home league attendance6,932
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 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]

21 July 2018 Southend United 1–1 Leeds United Southend-on-Sea
14:00 BSTLennon 20'ReportAyling 34'Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 3,815
24 July 2018 Leyton Orient 2–2 Southend United Leyton
19:45 BSTBonne 50' (pen.)
Alabi 77'
ReportDimitriou 15'
Hopper 63'
Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 1,542

League One

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion, qualification or relegation
17Wycombe Wanderers461411215567−1253
18Shrewsbury Town461216185159−852
19Southend United46148245568−1350
20AFC Wimbledon461311224263−2150
21Plymouth Argyle (R)461311225680−2450Relegation 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

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
46148245568 −135082133234 −266112334 −11

Last updated: 4 May 2019.
Source: BBC

Results by matchday

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAHAAHHAHAAHAHHAAHAHAHHAAHHAHHAAHAHAAHAHAHAHAH
ResultLDWLWLLLWWWDWLWLLLLWLWLWLWLWLLDLDDLDLLLLDLDWLW
Position1415813111315181613111191291112141514151213111291211121214141413131418202020202222192019
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]

4 August 2018 1 Southend United 2–3 Doncaster Rovers Southend-on-Sea
15:00 BSTTurner  35'
Hopper 75'  90+10'
Robinson 86'
ReportButler  29'
Marquis 51'
Mason  57'
Wilks 58'  90+1'
Rowe 70'  90+5'
Kiwomya  90+7'
Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 7,147
Referee: Craig Hicks
11 August 2018 (2018-08-11) 2 Plymouth Argyle 1–1 Southend United Plymouth
15:00 BSTCarey 20' (pen.)ReportDemetriou 38' (pen.)Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 9,886
Referee: John Busby
18 August 2018 (2018-08-18) 3 Southend United 2–0 Bradford City Southend-on-Sea
15:00 BSTHopper 52'
Cox 56'
ReportStadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 6,295
Referee: Tom Nield
21 August 2018 (2018-08-21) 4 Luton Town 2–0 Southend United Luton
19:45 BSTLee 2'
Hylton 33' (pen.)
ReportStadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 9,086
Referee: Trevor Kettle
25 August 2018 (2018-08-25) 5 Bristol Rovers 0–1 Southend United Horfield
15:00 BSTReportHopper 40'Stadium: The Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 8,172
Referee: Ross Joyce
1 September 2018 (2018-09-01) 6 Southend United 1–2 Charlton Athletic Southend-on-Sea
15:00 BSTRobinson 60'
Kightly  90+5'
Oxley  90+5'
ReportTaylor 57'
Bielik 87'
Fosu  90+4'
Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 7,923
Referee: Brett Huxtable
8 September 2018 (2018-09-08) 7 Southend United 2–3 Peterborough United Southend-on-Sea
15:00 BSTHopper 63'
McLaughlin 75'
ReportGodden 32', 57'
Toney 87'
Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 6,551
Referee: Kevin Johnson
15 September 2018 (2018-09-15) 8 Shrewsbury Town 2–0 Southend United Shrewsbury
15:00 BSTDocherty 5'
Angol 45+2'
ReportStadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 5,651
Referee: Chris Sarginson
22 September 2018 (2018-09-22) 9 Southend United 1–0 Fleetwood Town Southend-on-Sea
15:00 BSTCox 53'ReportWallace  90+5'Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 5,712
Referee: Charles Breakspear
29 September 2018 (2018-09-29) 10 Wycombe Wanderers 2–3 Southend United High Wycombe
15:00 BSTMackail-Smith 83'
Akinfenwa 86'
ReportRobinson 38'
Hopper 53'
Cox 57'
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 4,784
Referee: Tom Nield
2 October 2018 (2018-10-02) 11 Burton Albion 1–2 Southend United Burton upon Trent
19:45 BSTBoyce 21'ReportHopper 61'
Cox 78'
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 2,149
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
6 October 2018 (2018-10-06) 12 Southend United 0–0 Oxford United Southend-on-Sea
15:00 BSTReportStadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 6,670
Referee: Craig Hicks
13 October 2018 (2018-10-13) 13 Gillingham 0–2 Southend United Gillingham
15:00 BSTReportCox 51', 53'Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 5,584
Referee: John Busby
20 October 2018 14 Southend United 1–2 Coventry City Southend-on-Sea
15:00 BSTCoker  22'
Hopper 68'
Cox  73'   79'
ReportDoyle  8'
Hiwula 20'
Davies  56'
Jones 90+1'  90+3'
Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 7,775
Referee: Dean Whitestone
23 October 2018 (2018-10-23) 15 Southend United 3–0 Walsall Southend-on-Sea
19:45 BSTBunn 23', 82'
Dieng 76'
ReportStadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 5,603
Referee: Alan Young
27 October 2018 (2018-10-27) 16 Sunderland 3–0 Southend United Sunderland
15:00 BSTHoneyman 29'
Flanagan  45+4'
Maguire 53'
McGeady 80'
ReportBunn  41'
Yearwood  68'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 30,894
Referee: Robert Lewis
3 November 2018 (2018-11-03) 17 Barnsley 1–0 Southend United Barnsley
15:00 GMTMoore 87'ReportStadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 10,709
Referee: Brett Huxtable
17 November 2018 (2018-11-17) 18 Southend United 1–2 Blackpool Southend-on-Sea
15:00 GMTDemetriou 74'
Turner  86'
ReportTurton 14'
Gnanduillet 83'
Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 6,882
Referee: Nick Kinseley
24 November 2018 (2018-11-24) 19 AFC Wimbledon 2–1 Southend United Kingston upon Thames
15:00 GMTOshilaja 45+1'
Pinnock 70'
ReportTrotter 11' (o.g.)Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 4,195
Referee: Steve Martin
27 November 2018 (2018-11-27) 20 Southend United 2–0 Scunthorpe United Southend-on-Sea
19:45 GMTDieng 8'
Mantom 80'
ReportPerch  38'Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 5,110
Referee: Trevor Kettle
8 December 2018 (2018-12-08) 21 Portsmouth 2–0 Southend United Portsmouth
15:00 GMTTurner 11' (o.g.)
Lowe 29'
ReportStadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 18,062
Referee: Lee Collins
15 December 2018 (2018-12-15) 22 Southend United 3–0 Accrington Stanley Southend-on-Sea
15:00 GMTMantom 19'
Cox 23'
Robinson 72'
ReportIhiekwe  51'
Finley  63'
Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 6,286
Referee: Antony Coggins
22 December 2018 (2018-12-22) 23 Southend United 1–2 Rochdale Southend-on-Sea
15:00 GMTWhite 81'
Dieng  90+2'
ReportRathbone  5'
Williams 23'
Camps  51' 87'
Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 5,735
Referee: Neil Hair
26 December 2018 (2018-12-26) 24 Oxford United 0–1 Southend United Oxford
15:00 GMTDickie  45'
Mackie  87'
ReportBwomono  73'
Kightly 79'
Hyam  90+1'
Cox  90+7'
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 8,978
Referee: Tim Robinson
29 December 2018 25 Coventry City 1–0 Southend United Coventry
15:00 GMTHiwula 54'
Chaplin  90+9'
ReportKightly  48'
Dieng  50'
McLaughlin  90+8'
Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 11,395
Referee: Kevin Johnson
1 January 2019 (2019-01-01) 26 Southend United 2–0 Gillingham Southend-on-Sea
15:00 GMTMantom 40'
Bwomono  74'
Robinson  90'   90+3'
Moore 90+5'
ReportBingham  39'
Lacey  90+5'
Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 7,903
Referee: Keith Stroud
12 January 2019 (2019-01-12) 27 Southend United 2–3 Plymouth Argyle Southend-on-Sea
15:00 GMTCox  55' 86' (pen.)
Hendrie  55'
Dieng  61'
Kelman 90+2'
ReportSarcevic 21'  54'
Ladapo 49'
Fox  62'
Lameiras 73'
Carey  87'
Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 6,851
Referee: Graham Salisbury
12 January 2019 (2019-01-12) 28 Bradford City 0–4 Southend United Bradford
15:00 GMTDoyle  37'ReportCox 2'
Mantom 26',  30'
Hart  29'
Humphrys 54', 73'
Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 15,517
Referee: Michael Salisbury
26 January 2019 (2019-01-26) 29 Southend United 0–1 Luton Town Southend-on-Sea
15:00 GMTYearwood  28'
Hart  65'
ReportPearson 29'
Stacey  90+3'
McCormack  90+4'
Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 8,460
Referee: Thomas Bramall
2 February 2019 (2019-02-02) 30 Southend United 1–2 Bristol Rovers Southend-on-Sea
15:00 GMTTurner  34'
Cox 39'
Hart  58'
Yearwood  62'
ReportSercombe 20'
Reilly 32'
Nichols  45+2'
Clarke  74'
Partington  85'
Clarke-Harris  90+1'
Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 5,982
Referee: Oliver Yates
9 February 2019 (2019-02-09) 31 Charlton Athletic 1–1 Southend United Charlton
15:00 GMTReeves  41' 59'
Cullen  53'
Bielik  82'
ReportHumphrys 22'
Yearwood  27'
Dieng  32'
Kightly  43'
Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 12,389
Referee: Simon Hooper
12 February 2019 (2019-02-12) 32 Doncaster Rovers 3–0 Southend United Doncaster
19:45 GMTMarquis 14'
Lewis  26'
Wilks 55'
Kane 73'
ReportStadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 6,557
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
16 February 2019 (2019-02-16) 33 Southend United 3–3 Portsmouth Southend-on-Sea
12:30 GMTCox 36', 78' (pen.), 87'
Klass  83'
Moore  90+3'
ReportMorris 8'
Close 20'
Hawkins 31'
Walkes  90+3'
Vaughan  90+3'
Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 7,300
Referee: Dean Whitestone
23 February 2019 (2019-02-23) 34 Accrington Stanley 1–1 Southend United Accrington
15:00 GMTKee  30'
Barlaser 60'
Clark  79'
ReportHumphrys 20'
Cox  36'
Klass  41'
Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 2,472
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
2 March 2019 (2019-03-02) 35 Southend United 0–3 Barnsley Southend-on-Sea
15:00 GMTReportBrown  35'
McGeehan 50'
Lindsay  57'
Woodrow 73'
Green 90+3'
Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 6,217
Referee: Kevin Johnson
9 March 2019 (2019-03-09) 36 Blackpool 2–2 Southend United Blackpool
15:00 GMTGnanduillet 27'
Long  76'
Moore 90+6' (o.g.)
ReportKiernan 20'
Cox  36'
Turner 48'
Hyam  65'
Demetriou  66'
Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 15,871
Referee: Christopher Sarginson
12 March 2019 (2019-03-12) 37 Scunthorpe United 4–1 Southend United Scunthorpe
19:45 GMTPearce 23'
Lewis  65'
McMahon 68'
van Veen  71'
Thomas 73'
Perch 77'
ReportCox 3'
Demetriou  66'
Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 3,233
Referee: Ben Toner
16 March 2019 (2019-03-16) 38 Southend United 0–1 AFC Wimbledon Southend-on-Sea
15:00 GMTHart  79'ReportWordsworth  52'
Pigott 67'
Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 7,570
Referee: Brett Huxtable
23 March 2019 (2019-03-23) 39 Peterborough United 2–0 Southend United Peterborough
15:00 GMTMaddison 41'
White 58'
Toney  81'
ReportDieng  45+1'Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 7,585
Referee: Alan Young
30 March 2019 (2019-03-30) 40 Southend United 0–2 Shrewsbury Town Southend-on-Sea
15:00 GMTHyam  78'ReportOkenabirhie 50'
Williams  54'
Waterfall 69'
Whalley  77'
Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 6,818
Referee: Michael Salisbury
6 April 2019 (2019-04-06) 41 Fleetwood Town 2–2 Southend United Fleetwood
15:00 BSTSouttar  38'
Burns  55'
Evans 59', 84' (pen.)
Hunter  80'
ReportBunn 21'
Hyam  78' 80'
White  90+3'
Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 2,761
Referee: Peter Wright
13 April 2019 (2019-04-13) 42 Southend United 0–2 Wycombe Wanderers Southend-on-Sea
15:00 BSTKightly  43'ReportKashket  47'
Akinfenwa  67' 69', 72'
Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 7,689
Referee: David Coote
19 April 2019 (2019-04-19) 43 Walsall 1–1 Southend United Walsall
15:00 BSTJohnson  76'
Oteh  90+4' 90+4' (pen.)
ReportCox 43'
Hart  53'
White  81'
Oxley  90+4'
Turner  90+4'
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 4,624
Referee: Ross Joyce
22 April 2019 (2019-04-22) 44 Southend United 3–2 Burton Albion Southend-on-Sea
13:00 BSTMantom 18'
Bunn 48'
Dieng 77'
Cox  80'
ReportBrayford 60'
Fox  75'
Quinn  77'
Harness 86'
Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 6,169
Referee: Dean Whitestone
27 April 2019 (2019-04-27) 45 Rochdale 1–0 Southend United Rochdale
15:00 BSTWilliams  38'
Henderson 53'
ReportStadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Ben Toner
4 May 2019 (2019-05-04) 46 Southend United 2–1 Sunderland Southend-on-Sea
17:30 BSTKiernan  41'
White 43'
Humphrys 87'  88'
ReportWyke  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]

10 November 2018 (2018-11-10) First round Southend United 1–1 Crawley Town Southend-on-Sea
15:00 GMTKightly 9'ReportWhite 85' (o.g.)Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 3,935
Referee: Scott Oldham
20 November 2018 (2018-11-20) First round replay Crawley Town 2–6 (a.e.t.) Southend United Crawley
19:45 GMTPalmer 55', 68'ReportDoherty 17' (o.g.)
Bunn 31'
Cox 92'
White 97'
Mantom 106'
McLaughlin 114'
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 3,120
Referee: Charles Breakspear
1 December 2018 (2018-12-01) Second round Southend United 2–4 Barnsley Southend-on-Sea
15:00 GMTMantom 45+4'
Dieng 84'
ReportMoore 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]

14 August 2018 (2018-08-14) First round Southend United 2–4 Brentford Southend-on-Sea
19:45 BSTRobinson 62'
McCoulsky 72'
ReportForss 42'
Jeanvier 64'
Benrahma 67'
Mokotjo 85'
Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 3,055
Referee: Keith Stroud

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]

PosLgeTeamPldWPWPLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1L2Cambridge United3200184+46Round 2
2L1Southend United3200163+36
3L2Colchester United3100235−23
4ACASouthampton U213100227−53
Source: EFL.com
4 September 2018 (2018-09-04) Group stages Southend United 3–1 Cambridge United Southend-on-Sea
19:45 BSTMcCoulsky 55', 64'
Hutchinson 87'
ReportLambe 53'Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 1,421
Referee: Gavin Ward
14 November 2018 (2018-11-14) Group stages Southend United 3–0 Southampton U21 Southend-on-Sea
19:45 GMTBunn 12'
Kyprianou 17'
Bwomono 24'
ReportStadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 983
5 December 2018 (2018-12-05) Second round Luton Town 1–1
(2–4 p)
Southend United Luton
19:45 GMTRead 81'ReportMcLaughlin 88'Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 1,545
8 January 2019 (2019-01-08) Third round Southend United 0–2 Portsmouth Southend-on-Sea
19:45 GMTReportDennis 6'
Evans 45+2'
Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 1,649
Referee: Craig Hicks

Transfers

Transfers in

Date fromPositionNationalityNameFromFeeRef.
1 July 2018AM Sam BarrattMaidenhead UnitedUndisclosed[14]
1 July 2018DM Timothée DiengBradford CityFree transfer[15]
1 July 2018CF Tom HopperScunthorpe UnitedFree transfer[16]
1 July 2018CB Harry LennonCharlton AthleticNominal fee[17]
1 July 2018CM Sam MantomScunthorpe UnitedUndisclosed[17]
2 July 2018CM Luke HyamIpswich TownFree transfer[18]
19 January 2019CF Stephen HumphrysFulhamUndisclosed[19]

Transfers out

Date fromPositionNationalityNameToFeeRef.
1 July 2018LW Alex ClarkFree agentReleased[20]
1 July 2018LW Nico CottonLewesReleased[20][21]
1 July 2018CM Harry CuthbertFree agentReleased[20]
1 July 2018LB Yonis FarahFree agentReleased[20]
1 July 2018CF Marc-Antoine FortunéChesterfieldReleased[22][23]
1 July 2018CF Freddie LadapoPlymouth ArgyleReleased[20][24]
1 July 2018CB Daniel Matsuzaka Kataller ToyamaReleased[20][25]
1 July 2018RM Jermaine McGlashanSwindon TownReleased[20][26]
1 July 2018CM Michael TimlinStevenageFree transfer[27]
1 July 2018CF Dan WalkerFree agentReleased[20]
1 July 2018CM Anthony WordsworthAFC WimbledonReleased[20][28]
1 July 2018CM Josh WrightBradford CityReleased[20][29]
5 July 2018DM Silva Nunes Bruno's MagpiesFree transfer
31 August 2018CB Anton Ferdinand St MirrenMutual consent[30][31]
14 December 2018MF Joe BedfordDover AthleticFree transfer[32]
24 January 2019CB Taylor CurranSwindon TownUndisclosed[33]

Loans in

Start datePositionNationalityNameFromEnd dateRef.
10 August 2018CF Shawn McCoulskyBristol City3 January 2019[34][35]
28 August 2018LW Harry BunnBury31 May 2019[36]
31 August 2018RB Taylor MooreBristol City31 May 2019[37]
8 September 2018GK David StockdaleBirmingham City22 September 2018[38][39]
15 January 2019LB Sam HartBlackburn Rovers31 May 2019[40]

Loans out

Start datePositionNationalityNameToEnd dateRef.
7 September 2018CF Amadou BaDartfordOctober 2018[41]
21 September 2018CF Norman WaboMaidstone United19 October 2018[42]
16 November 2018CF Norman WaboBraintree TownDecember 2018[43]
18 November 2018DF Taylor CurranBraintree TownDecember 2018[44]
31 January 2019CF Theo RobinsonSwindon Town31 May 2019[45]
22 March 2019RB Rob HowardHarlow Town31 May 2019[46]

References