2009–10 Southend United F.C. season

The 2009–10 season was Southend United's 104th season in existence and their third consecutive season in League One. Along with competing in League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup, Football League Cup and Football League Trophy. Southend were relegated from League One, having finished 23rd, whilst they were eliminated from the FA Cup in the first round, and from the League Cup and Football League Trophy in the second. The season covers the period from 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010.

Southend United
2009–2010 season
ChairmanRon Martin
ManagerSteve Tilson
StadiumRoots Hall
League One23rd (relegated)
FA CupFirst round
League CupSecond round
Football League TrophySecond round
Average home league attendance7,718[1]

First-team squad

Players' ages as of 8 May 2010.[2]

No. Name Nat Date of birth (Age) Place of birth Signed from Note
Goalkeepers
1 Steve Mildenhall (1978-05-13)13 May 1978 (aged 31) Swindon Yeovil Town
21 Kelvin Jack (1976-04-29)29 April 1976 (aged 34) Trincity Gillingham
36 Daniel Bentley (1993-07-13)13 July 1993 (aged 16) Basildon Arsenal
Defenders
2 Simon Francis (1985-02-16)16 February 1985 (aged 25) Nottingham Sheffield United
3 Scott Malone (1991-03-25)25 March 1991 (aged 19) Rowley Regis Wolverhampton Wanderers On loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers
5 Pat Baldwin (1982-11-12)12 November 1982 (aged 27) London Colchester United On loan from Colchester United
6 Adam Barrett (1979-11-29)29 November 1979 (aged 30) Dagenham Bristol Rovers
15 Osei Sankofa (1985-03-19)19 March 1985 (aged 25) Streatham Charlton Athletic
18 Johnny Herd (1989-10-03)3 October 1989 (aged 20) Huntingdon
20 Jean-Yves Mvoto (1988-09-06)6 September 1988 (aged 21) Paris Sunderland On loan from Sunderland
Midfielders
4 Jean-François Christophe (1987-06-27)27 June 1987 (aged 22) Creil Portsmouth
7 Anthony Grant (1987-06-04)4 June 1987 (aged 22) Lambeth Chelsea
8 Alan McCormack (1984-01-10)10 January 1984 (aged 26) Dublin Preston North End
12 Damian Scannell (1985-04-28)28 April 1985 (aged 25) Croydon Eastleigh
14 Franck Moussa (1989-07-24)24 July 1989 (aged 20) Brussels West Ham United
22 Stuart O'Keefe (1991-03-04)4 March 1991 (aged 19) Eye
26 Francis Laurent (1986-01-02)2 January 1986 (aged 24) Paris Mainz 05
29 Marcus Milner (1991-11-28)28 November 1991 (aged 18) Kingston
30 Harry Crawford (1991-12-10)10 December 1991 (aged 18) Saffron Walden
32 Alex Woodyard (1993-05-03)3 May 1993 (aged 17) Gravesend
33 Julian Okai (1993-02-26)26 February 1993 (aged 17) Southend-on-Sea
34 George Smith
Forwards
9 Matt Paterson (1989-10-18)18 October 1989 (aged 20) Dunfermline Southampton
17 Scott Vernon (1983-12-13)13 December 1983 (aged 26) Manchester Colchester United On loan from Colchester United
28 Scott Spencer (1989-01-01)1 January 1989 (aged 21) Stockport Rochdale
31 Kyle Asante (1991-04-09)9 April 1991 (aged 19) Chelmsford
Players no longer at club
3 John White (1986-07-26)26 July 1986 (aged 23) Colchester Colchester United On loan from Colchester United
5 Matt Heath (1981-11-01)1 November 1981 (aged 28) Leicester Colchester United On loan from Colchester United
17 Roy O'Donovan (1985-08-10)10 August 1985 (aged 24) Cork Sunderland On loan from Sunderland
23 George Friend (1987-10-19)19 October 1987 (aged 22) Barnstaple Wolverhampton Wanderers On loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers
28 Lee Sawyer (1989-09-10)10 September 1989 (aged 20) Leytonstone Chelsea On loan from Chelsea
17 Jabo Ibehre (1983-01-28)28 January 1983 (aged 27) Islington Milton Keynes Dons On loan from Milton Keynes Dons
11 Alex Revell (1983-07-07)7 July 1983 (aged 26) Cambridge Brighton & Hove Albion On loan at Wycombe Wanderers
5 Sean Morrison (1991-01-08)8 January 1991 (aged 19) Plymouth Swindon Town On loan from Swindon Town
21 Kevin Betsy (1978-03-20)20 March 1978 (aged 32) Woking Bristol City Betsy joined Wycombe Wanderers in January 2010
9 Lee Barnard (1984-07-18)18 July 1984 (aged 25) Romford Tottenham Hotspur Barnard joined Southampton in January 2010
10 James Walker (1987-11-25)25 November 1987 (aged 22) Hackney Charlton Athletic Walker joined Gillingham in February 2010.
16 Dougie Freedman (1974-01-21)21 January 1974 (aged 36) Glasgow Crystal Palace Freedman retired in March 2010
29 Craig Calver (1991-01-20)20 January 1991 (aged 19) Cambridge Calver joined A.F.C. Sudbury in March 2010.
24 Ian Joyce (1985-07-12)12 July 1985 (aged 24) Kinnelon Watford Joyce joined Colorado Rapids in March 2010.
10 Sanchez Watt (1991-02-14)14 February 1991 (aged 19) Hackney Arsenal On loan from Arsenal

Competitions

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
20 Hartlepool United 46 14 11 21 59 67 8 50[lower-alpha 1]
21 Gillingham (R) 46 12 14 20 48 64 16 50 Relegation to Football League Two
22 Wycombe Wanderers (R) 46 10 15 21 56 76 20 45
23 Southend United (R) 46 10 13 23 51 72 21 43
24 Stockport County (R) 46 5 10 31 35 95 60 25
Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Hartlepool deducted 3 points for fielding an ineligible player.[3]

FA Cup

7 November 2009 (2009-11-07) First round Gillingham 3–0 Southend United Gillingham
15:00 GMT Weston  25'
Brandy  28'
Bentley  62'
Report Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 4,605
Referee: Rob Shoebridge

Football League Cup

11 August 2009 (2009-08-11) First round Cheltenham Town 1–2 Southend United Cheltenham
19:45 BST Hammond  45+1' Report Barnard  77', 88' Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 1,918
Referee: Danny McDermid
25 August 2009 (2009-08-25) Second round Hull City 3–1 Southend United Kingston-upon-Hull
19:45 BST Cairney  7'
Altidore  42'
Geovanni  75'
Report Moussa  45' Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 7,994
Referee: Neil Swarbrick

Football League Trophy

6 October 2009 (2009-10-06) Second round Milton Keynes Dons 2–0 Southend United Denbigh, Milton Keynes
19:00 BST Doran  18'
Carrington  45'
Report Stadium: Stadium MK
Attendance: 4,792
Referee: Oliver Langford

Player statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalLeague OneFA CupLeague CupFL Trophy
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Steve Mildenhall 480440102010
2 DF Simon Francis 491451102010
3 DF John White 6050001000
3 DF Scott Malone 17015+20000000
4 MF Jean-François Christophe 40131+51102010
5 DF Matt Heath 6040002000
5 DF Sean Morrison 8080000000
5 DF Pat Baldwin 181181000000
6 DF Adam Barrett 442412101010
7 MF Anthony Grant 410380102000
8 MF Alan McCormack 43340+13002000
9 FW Lee Barnard 28172515002210
9 FW Matt Paterson 1629+72000000
10 FW James Walker 1602+110101+1000
10 MF Sanchez Watt 4040000000
11 FW Alex Revell 501+20001+1000
12 MF Damian Scannell 26115+1010+100000
14 MF Franck Moussa 47641+25102110
15 DF Osei Sankofa 13010+20000010
16 FW Dougie Freedman 2319+111100+100+10
17 FW Roy O'Donovan 513+11000010
17 FW Jabo Ibehre 4040000000
17 FW Scott Vernon 174174000000
18 DF Johnny Herd 22017+30100010
20 DF Jean-Yves Mvoto 19115+21002000
21 MF Kevin Betsy 300+20000+1000
21 GK Kelvin Jack 0000000000
22 MF Stuart O'Keefe 903+4010000+10
23 DF George Friend 615+11000000
24 GK Ian Joyce 2020000000
26 MF Francis Laurent 37628+76100010
28 MF Lee Sawyer 900+60000+2010
28 FW Scott Spencer 1205+70000000
29 FW Craig Calver 0000000000
29 MF Marcus Milner 100+10000000
30 MF Harry Crawford 712+51000000
31 FW Kyle Asante 10000+100000
32 MF Alex Woodyard 0000000000
33 MF Julian Okai 10000+100000
34 MF George Smith 0000000000
36 GK Daniel Bentley 0000000000

References

  1. "League One 2009/2010 - Attendance". World Football. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  2. "FootballSquads - Southend United - 2009/10". www.footballsquads.co.uk. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  3. "Points deduction rocks Hartlepool". BBC Sport. 5 June 2010. Archived from the original on 7 May 2010. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
  4. "Southend FC Player Appearances". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
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