2020–21 Southend United F.C. season
The 2020–21 Southend United F.C. season is the club's 115th season in their history and the first season in EFL League Two following their relegation. Along with League Two, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.
| 2020–21 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Ron Martin | ||
| Manager | Mark Molesley | ||
| Stadium | Roots Hall | ||
| League Two | 24th | ||
| FA Cup | First round | ||
| EFL Cup | First round | ||
| EFL Trophy | Group stage | ||
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The season covers the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.
Transfers
Transfers in
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2020 | CB |  | Shaun Hobson | AFC Bournemouth | Free transfer | [1] |
| 17 September 2020 | CF |  | Simeon Akinola | Barnet | Free transfer | [2] |
| 17 September 2020 | DM |  | Alan McCormack | Northampton Town | Free transfer | [3] |
| 5 October 2020 | LM | | Ashley Nathaniel-George | Crawley Town | Undisclosed | [4] |
| 11 November 2020 | LB | | Sam Hart | Blackburn Rovers | Free transfer | [5] |
| 15 December 2020 | CB | | Greg Halford |  Free agent | N/A | [6] |
| 26 December 2020 | MF | | Louis Walsh | Nottingham Forest | Free transfer | [7] |
| 28 January 2021 | CM | | Nathan Ferguson | Crawley Town | Undisclosed | [8] |
| 1 February 2021 | CM | | Jacob Mellis | Gillingham | Undisclosed | [9] |
Loans in
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 August 2020 | RW | | Jordan Green | Barnsley | 8 October 2020[lower-alpha 1] | [10][11] |
| 25 September 2020 | CM | | Kyle Taylor | AFC Bournemouth | 1 January 2021 | [12] |
| 9 October 2020 | CF | | Kazaiah Sterling | Tottenham Hotspur | 4 January 2021 | [13] |
| 17 October 2020 | CM | | James Olayinka | Arsenal | 27 January 2021 | [14] |
| 7 January 2021 | CF | | Reeco Hackett-Fairchild | Portsmouth | End of season | [15] |
| 25 January 2021 | CB | | Tyler Cordner | Bournemouth | End of season | [16] |
- Loan cut short due to an ankle injury.
Loans out
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 October 2020 | CB |  | Harry Kyprianou | Bromley | 2 January 2021 | [17] |
Transfers out
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2020 | MF | | Henry Burnett | Crawley Town | Released | [18][19] |
| 1 July 2020 | CM | | Luke Hyam | Unattached | Released | [18] |
| 1 July 2020 | CM | | Sam Mantom | Rushall Olympic | Released | [18][20] |
| 1 July 2020 | DM | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} | Mark Milligan | Macarthur | Released | [18][21] |
| 1 July 2020 | CF |  | Theo Robinson | Port Vale | Released | [18][22] |
| 2 July 2020 | CB | | Joe Shaughnessy |  St Mirren | Released | [23][24] |
| 22 August 2020 | LM | | Sam Barratt | Maidenhead United | Released | [25][26] |
| 26 August 2020 | LM | | Stephen McLaughlin | Mansfield Town | Rejected contract | [27][28] |
| 11 September 2020 | CF | | Stephen Humphrys | Rochdale | Undisclosed | [29] |
| 2 October 2020 | LW | | Isaac Hutchinson | Derby County | Undisclosed | [30] |
| 14 October 2020 | CF |  | Charlie Kelman | Queens Park Rangers | Undisclosed | [31] |
Pre-season
| 29 August 2020 Friendly | Southend United | 0–3 | Millwall | Southend-on-Sea |
| 14:00 BST | Report | Leonard  6'Thompson 35'Parrott 57' |
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 0 |
Competitions
EFL League Two
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Scunthorpe United | 26 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 28 | 34 | −6 | 32[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 18 | Colchester United | 26 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 28 | 34 | −6 | 32[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 19 | Bradford City | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 27 | 30 | −3 | 31 | |
| 20 | Bolton Wanderers | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 30 | 37 | −7 | 31 | |
| 21 | Stevenage | 26 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 29 | −8 | 26 | |
| 22 | Barrow | 25 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 31 | 36 | −5 | 23 | |
| 23 | Grimsby Town | 27 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 46 | −26 | 21 | Relegation to National League |
| 24 | Southend United | 26 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 44 | −27 | 20 |
Updated to match(es) played on 6 February 2021. Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[32]
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[32]
Notes:
- Ranked on matches won: Scunthorpe United 10, Colchester United 7.
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 |
| 26 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 44 | −27 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 22 | −9 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 22 | −18 |
Last updated: 30 January 2021.
Source: BBC
Results by matchday
Updated to match(es) played on 30 January 2021. Source: 11v11 for league tables and fixtures
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
Win Draw Loss Postponed
The 2020/21 season fixtures were released on 21 August.[33]
| 12 September 2020 1 | Southend United | 0–4 | Harrogate Town | Southend-on-Sea |
| 15:00 BST | Taylor  7'Hutchinson 90+3' |
Report | Muldoon 25', 69' Kerry 44'Martin 46' 60' |
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 0 Referee: Antony Coggins |
| 19 September 2020 2 | Carlisle United | 2–0 | Southend United | Carlisle |
| 13:00 BST | Anderton 16' Patrick 36'Kayode 39' |
Report | Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
| 26 September 2020 3 | Southend United | 1–2 | Morecambe | Southend-on-Sea |
| 15:00 BST | Gibson 5' (o.g.) Taylor 15'Demetriou 37' |
Report | Phillips 33' 73' Kenyon 37'Wildig 55' |
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 0 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
| 3 October 2020 4 | Crawley Town | 1–1 | Southend United | Crawley |
| 15:00 BST | Nadesan 21' Craig 90+4' |
Report | Ralph 84' |
Stadium: The People's Pension Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Brett Huxtable |
| 10 October 2020 5 | Southend United | 2–2 | Exeter City | Southend-on-Sea |
| 15:00 BST | Goodship 26' Demetriou 65' (pen.) |
Report | Randall 40' Fisher 90+5' |
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Johnson |
| 17 October 2020 6 | Southend United | 0–2 | Cheltenham Town | Southend-on-Sea |
| 15:00 BST | Demetriou 67' |
Report | Sercombe 10' (pen.) Lloyd 52' |
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 0 Referee: James Oldham |
| 20 October 2020 7 | Salford City | 3–0 | Southend United | Salford |
| 19:45 BST | Lennon 26' (o.g.) Clarke 50'Wilson 58'Henderson 63'Thomas-Asante 71' |
Report | Olayinka 27' Dieng 43'Lennon 45+1'Taylor 81'Demetriou 90+1' |
Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
| 24 October 2020 8 | Tranmere Rovers | 2–0 | Southend United | Birkenhead |
| 15:00 BST | Clarke 31' Vaughan 52' 83' |
Report | Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Andy Woolmer |
| 27 October 2020 9 | Southend United | 1–2 | Oldham Athletic | Southend-on-Sea |
| 19:00 GMT | Clifford 76' |
Report | Grant 49' Piergianni 74'Dearnley 89'Clarke 90+4' |
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 0 Referee: Chris Sarginson |
| 31 October 2020 10 | Southend United | 0–2 | Port Vale | Southend-on-Sea |
| 15:00 GMT | Lennon 85' |
Report | Legge 22' Pope 48', 64'Clark 83' |
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 0 Referee: Tom Nield |
| 3 November 2020 11 | Bradford City | 3–0 | Southend United | Bradford |
| 19:00 GMT | Cooke 5' Watt 33'Pritchard 43' 80'Donaldson 77' |
Report | Demetriou 43' Acquah 54'Dieng 90' |
Stadium: Utilita Energy Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Marc Edwards |
| 14 November 2020 12 | Walsall | 0–1 | Southend United | Bescot |
| 15:00 GMT | Bates 83'  90+3' |
Report | Lennon 43' Acquah 88' |
Stadium: Banks's Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Craig Hicks |
| 24 November 2020 14 | Southend United | 0–1 | Forest Green Rovers | Southend-on-Sea |
| 19:00 GMT | Dieng 62' McCormack 88' |
Report | Young 63' |
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 0 Referee: Keith Stroud |
| 28 November 2020 15 | Bolton Wanderers | 3–0 | Southend United | Bolton |
| 15:00 BST | Delfouneso 45+1' Sarcevic 53'Doyle 65' (pen.), 81'White 79' |
Report | Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: John Busby |
| 5 December 2020 16 | Stevenage | 0–0 | Southend United | Stevenage |
| 15:00 GMT | Newton 57' |
Report | Taylor 68' Olayinka 74' |
Stadium: Lamex Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Declan Bourne |
| 12 December 2020 17 | Southend United | 1–0 | Scunthorpe United | Southend-on-Sea |
| 15:00 GMT | Olayinka 80' |
Report | Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Stephen Martin |
| 15 December 2020 18 | Southend United | 3–1 | Grimsby Town | Southend-on-Sea |
| 19:45 GMT | Taylor 1' Clifford 57'Halford 75'Egbri 89' |
Report | Jackson Jr 45+4' Hewitt 68'Waterfall 73' 90+4' |
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 0 Referee: Sam Allison |
| 19 December 2020 19 | Mansfield Town | 1–1 | Southend United | Mansfield |
| 15:00 GMT | Clarke 56' Cook 77'Bowery 79' |
Report | Olayinka 27' Egbri 65'Klass 72'Taylor 78' |
Stadium: One Call Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Brett Huxtable |
| 26 December 2020 20 | Southend United | 2–0 | Colchester United | Southend-on-Sea |
| 13:00 GMT | Akinola 10' Hart 17'Dieng 22'Hobson 90+6' |
Report | Eastman 43' Senior 59'Chilvers 90+6'Lapslie 90+6' |
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 0 Referee: Neil Hair |
| 29 December 2020 21 | Leyton Orient | 2–0 | Southend United | Leyton |
| 19:00 GMT | McAnuff 53' Wilkinson 78'Angol 90'Johnson 90+1' |
Report | Dieng 52' Bwomono 53' |
Stadium: Breyer Group Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Craig Hicks |
| 9 January 2021 23 | Southend United | 1–0 | Barrow | Southend-on-Sea |
| 15:00 GMT | Hackett-Fairchild 3' Halford 17' 52'Oxley 79' |
Report | Hird 54' Kay 83' |
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 0 Referee: Christopher Pollard |
| 16 January 2021 24 | Grimsby Town | 0–0 | Southend United | Cleethorpes |
| 15:00 GMT | Habergham 71' Spokes 90+1' |
Report | McCormack 74' White 75'Demetriou 90+4' |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Ben Toner |
| 19 January 2021 13 | Southend United | 1–2 | Cambridge United | Southend-on-Sea |
| 19:00 GMT | Akinola 27' Hart 40'Oxley 90+6' |
Report | Digby 40' Iredale 46'Ironside 68' |
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 0 Referee: Bobby Madley |
| 23 January 2021 25 | Southend United | 0–1 | Mansfield Town | Southend-on-Sea |
| 15:00 GMT | Dieng 54' 84' Hart 78' |
Report | Reid 64' Quinn 70' |
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 0 Referee: Ben Speedie |
| 26 January 2021 26 | Southend United | 1–3 | Bradford City | Southend-on-Sea |
| 19:00 GMT | Bwomono 31' Cordner 37' |
Report | Evans 23', 74' Rowe 57' |
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 0 Referee: Trevor Kettle |
FA Cup
The draw for the first round was made on Monday 26, October.[34]
Win Draw Loss
| 8 November 2020 First round | Boreham Wood | 3–3 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) | Southend United | Borehamwood |
| 15:00 GMT | Fyfield 8' Ricketts 51'Ilesanmi 53'Rhead 73'Mafuta 76'Tshimanga 93' (pen.)Ashmore 96'Thomas 104' |
Report | Goodship 59' Egbri 63'Olayinka 100' |
Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Ben Toner |
| Penalties | ||||
Coulthirst  Mingoia  Thomas Tshimanga Mafuta |
Olayinka Clifford Rush Nathaniel-George Demetriou |
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EFL Cup
Win Draw Loss
The first round draw was made on 18 August, live on Sky Sports, by Paul Merson.[35]
| 5 September 2020 First round | Gillingham | 1–0 | Southend United | Gillingham |
| 13:00 BST | Ogilvie 27' Jackson 40' 58'O'Keefe 60' |
Report | Hobson 25' White 47'Hutchinson 56' |
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Christopher Pollard |
EFL Trophy
Win Draw Loss
The regional group stage draw was confirmed on 18 August.[36]
| Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ACA | West Ham United U21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 9 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | L1 | Portsmouth | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 6 | |
| 3 | L2 | Colchester United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 3 | |
| 4 | L2 | Southend United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 0 |
Source: EFL.com
| 8 September 2020 Group stage | Southend United | 1–3 | West Ham United U21 | Southend-on-Sea |
| 17300 BST | Humphrys 13' 35' |
Report | Odubeko 2', 84' Ashby 63'Costa Da Rose 71'Coventry 90+1' |
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 0 Referee: David Rock |
| 6 October 2020 Group stage | Southend United | 0–3 | Portsmouth | Southend-on-Sea |
| 19:45 BST | Rush 35' Coker 59'Taylor 84' |
Report | Marquis 21' (pen.) Curtis 40', 77'Bolton 78' |
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 0 Referee: Paul Howard |
| 10 November 2020 Group stage | Colchester United | 6–1 | Southend United | Colchester |
| 19:00 GMT | Brown 16', 38', 57' (pen.) Folivi 62'Marshall-Miranda 67'Chilvers 70'Poku 83' |
Report | White 39' Egbri 54'Chandler 61'Hobson 90'Sterling 90+2' |
Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Alan Young |
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