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.

Southend United
2020–21 season
ChairmanRon Martin
ManagerMark Molesley
StadiumRoots Hall
League Two24th
FA CupFirst round
EFL CupFirst round
EFL TrophyGroup stage

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 2020CBShaun Hobson AFC BournemouthFree transfer[1]
17 September 2020CFSimeon Akinola BarnetFree transfer[2]
17 September 2020DMAlan McCormack Northampton TownFree transfer[3]
5 October 2020LMAshley Nathaniel-George Crawley TownUndisclosed[4]
11 November 2020LBSam Hart Blackburn RoversFree transfer[5]
15 December 2020CBGreg Halford Free agentN/A[6]
26 December 2020MFLouis Walsh Nottingham ForestFree transfer[7]
28 January 2021CMNathan Ferguson Crawley TownUndisclosed[8]
1 February 2021CMJacob Mellis GillinghamUndisclosed[9]

Loans in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
20 August 2020RWJordan Green Barnsley8 October 2020[lower-alpha 1][10][11]
25 September 2020CMKyle Taylor AFC Bournemouth1 January 2021[12]
9 October 2020CFKazaiah Sterling Tottenham Hotspur4 January 2021[13]
17 October 2020CMJames Olayinka Arsenal27 January 2021[14]
7 January 2021CFReeco Hackett-Fairchild PortsmouthEnd of season[15]
25 January 2021CBTyler Cordner BournemouthEnd of season[16]
  1. Loan cut short due to an ankle injury.

Loans out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
23 October 2020CBHarry Kyprianou Bromley2 January 2021[17]

Transfers out

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2020MFHenry Burnett Crawley TownReleased[18][19]
1 July 2020CMLuke Hyam UnattachedReleased[18]
1 July 2020CMSam Mantom Rushall OlympicReleased[18][20]
1 July 2020DMMark Milligan MacarthurReleased[18][21]
1 July 2020CFTheo Robinson Port ValeReleased[18][22]
2 July 2020CBJoe Shaughnessy St MirrenReleased[23][24]
22 August 2020LMSam Barratt Maidenhead UnitedReleased[25][26]
26 August 2020LMStephen McLaughlin Mansfield TownRejected contract[27][28]
11 September 2020CFStephen Humphrys RochdaleUndisclosed[29]
2 October 2020LWIsaac Hutchinson Derby CountyUndisclosed[30]
14 October 2020CFCharlie Kelman Queens Park RangersUndisclosed[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:
  1. Ranked on matches won: Scunthorpe United 10, Colchester United 7.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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

Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
GroundHAHAHHAAHHAAHAAHHAHAHAHHHA
ResultLLLDDLLLLLLWLLDWWDWLWDLLLL
Position2424242322242424242424242424242424242324242424242424
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

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 (2020-11-28) 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
30 January 2021 27 Port Vale 5–1 Southend United Burslem
15:00 GMT Rodney  1', 45+2'
Cordner  20' (o.g.)
Crookes  27'
Oyeleke  89'
Report Demetriou  23'
Nathaniel-George  67'
Ferguson  85'
Hobson  90+3'
Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Carl Brook

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

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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