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 | |||
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Chairman | Ron Martin | ||
Manager | Mark Molesley (until 9 April)[1] Phil Brown (since 9 April)[1] | ||
Stadium | Roots Hall | ||
League Two | 23rd (relegated) | ||
FA Cup | First round | ||
EFL Cup | First round | ||
EFL Trophy | Group stage | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Tom Clifford Timothée Dieng (3 goals) All: Tom Clifford Timothée Dieng James Olayinka (3 goals) | ||
The season covers the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.
Transfers
Transfers in
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
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5 September 2020 | CB | ![]() | Shaun Hobson | ![]() | Free transfer | [2] |
17 September 2020 | CF | ![]() | Simeon Akinola | ![]() | Free transfer | [3] |
17 September 2020 | DM | ![]() | Alan McCormack | ![]() | Free transfer | [4] |
5 October 2020 | LM | ![]() | Ashley Nathaniel-George | ![]() | Undisclosed | [5] |
11 November 2020 | LB | ![]() | Sam Hart | ![]() | Free transfer | [6] |
15 December 2020 | CB | ![]() | Greg Halford | ![]() | — | [7] |
26 December 2020 | MF | ![]() | Louis Walsh | ![]() | Free transfer | [8] |
28 January 2021 | CM | ![]() | Nathan Ferguson | ![]() | Undisclosed | [9] |
1 February 2021 | CM | ![]() | Jacob Mellis | ![]() | Undisclosed | [10] |
18 February 2021 | LW | ![]() | Ricky Holmes | ![]() | Free transfer | [11] |
18 February 2021 | CF | ![]() | Nile Ranger | ![]() | Free transfer | [12] |
Loans in
Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date until | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
20 August 2020 | RW | ![]() | Jordan Green | ![]() | 8 October 2020[a] | [13][14] |
25 September 2020 | CM | ![]() | Kyle Taylor | ![]() | 1 January 2021 | [15] |
9 October 2020 | CF | ![]() | Kazaiah Sterling | ![]() | 4 January 2021 | [16] |
17 October 2020 | CM | ![]() | James Olayinka | ![]() | 27 January 2021 | [17] |
7 January 2021 | CF | ![]() | Reeco Hackett-Fairchild | ![]() | End of season | [18] |
25 January 2021 | CB | ![]() | Tyler Cordner | ![]() | End of season | [19] |
27 February 2021 | GK | ![]() | Alex Bass | ![]() | 6 March 2021 | [20] |
2 March 2021 | GK | ![]() | James Montgomery | ![]() | 16 March 2021 | [21][22] |
Loans out
Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date until | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
23 October 2020 | CB | ![]() | Harry Kyprianou | ![]() | 2 January 2021 | [23] |
26 February 2021 | CB | ![]() | Richard Taylor | ![]() | End of season | [24] |
Transfers out
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
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1 July 2020 | MF | ![]() | Henry Burnett | ![]() | Released | [25][26] |
1 July 2020 | CM | ![]() | Luke Hyam | ![]() | Released | [25] |
1 July 2020 | CM | ![]() | Sam Mantom | ![]() | Released | [25][27] |
1 July 2020 | DM | ![]() | Mark Milligan | ![]() | Released | [25][28] |
1 July 2020 | CF | ![]() | Theo Robinson | ![]() | Released | [25][29] |
2 July 2020 | CB | ![]() | Joe Shaughnessy | ![]() | Released | [30][31] |
22 August 2020 | LM | ![]() | Sam Barratt | ![]() | Released | [32][33] |
26 August 2020 | LM | ![]() | Stephen McLaughlin | ![]() | Rejected contract | [34][35] |
11 September 2020 | CF | ![]() | Stephen Humphrys | ![]() | Undisclosed | [36] |
2 October 2020 | LW | ![]() | Isaac Hutchinson | ![]() | Undisclosed | [37] |
14 October 2020 | CF | ![]() | Charlie Kelman | ![]() | Undisclosed | [38] |
Pre-season
29 August 2020 Friendly | Southend United | 0–3 | Millwall | Southend-on-Sea |
14:00 BST | Report | Leonard ![]() Thompson ![]() Parrott ![]() | 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 | Harrogate Town | 46 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 52 | 61 | −9 | 57 | |
18 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 72 | 81 | −9 | 54 | |
19 | Walsall | 46 | 11 | 20 | 15 | 45 | 53 | −8 | 53 | |
20 | Colchester United | 46 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 44 | 61 | −17 | 51 | |
21 | Barrow | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 53 | 59 | −6 | 50 | |
22 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 41 | 64 | −23 | 48 | |
23 | Southend United (R) | 46 | 10 | 15 | 21 | 29 | 58 | −29 | 45 | Relegation to National League |
24 | Grimsby Town (R) | 46 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 37 | 69 | −32 | 43 |
Updated to match(es) played on 31 May 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[39]
(R) Relegated
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[39]
(R) Relegated
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
46 | 10 | 15 | 21 | 29 | 60 | −31 | 45 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 30 | −13 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 30 | −18 |
Last updated: 8 May 2021.
Source: BBC
Results by matchday
Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 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.[40]
12 September 2020 1 | Southend United | 0–4 | Harrogate Town | Southend-on-Sea |
15:00 BST | Taylor ![]() Hutchinson ![]() | Report | Muldoon ![]() Kerry ![]() Martin ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 0 Referee: Antony Coggins |
19 September 2020 2 | Carlisle United | 2–0 | Southend United | Carlisle |
13:00 BST | Anderton ![]() Patrick ![]() Kayode ![]() | 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 ![]() Taylor ![]() Demetriou ![]() | Report | Phillips ![]() ![]() Kenyon ![]() Wildig ![]() | Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 0 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
3 October 2020 4 | Crawley Town | 1–1 | Southend United | Crawley |
15:00 BST | Nadesan ![]() Craig ![]() | Report | Ralph ![]() | 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 ![]() Demetriou ![]() | Report | Randall ![]() Fisher ![]() | 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 ![]() | Report | Sercombe ![]() Lloyd ![]() | Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 0 Referee: James Oldham |
20 October 2020 7 | Salford City | 3–0 | Southend United | Salford |
19:45 BST | Lennon ![]() Clarke ![]() Wilson ![]() Henderson ![]() Thomas-Asante ![]() | Report | Olayinka ![]() Dieng ![]() Lennon ![]() Taylor ![]() Demetriou ![]() | Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
24 October 2020 8 | Tranmere Rovers | 2–0 | Southend United | Birkenhead |
15:00 BST | Clarke ![]() Vaughan ![]() ![]() | 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 ![]() | Report | Grant ![]() Piergianni ![]() Dearnley ![]() Clarke ![]() | 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 ![]() | Report | Legge ![]() Pope ![]() Clark ![]() | Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 0 Referee: Tom Nield |
3 November 2020 11 | Bradford City | 3–0 | Southend United | Bradford |
19:00 GMT | Cooke ![]() Watt ![]() Pritchard ![]() ![]() Donaldson ![]() | Report | Demetriou ![]() Acquah ![]() Dieng ![]() | Stadium: Utilita Energy Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Marc Edwards |
14 November 2020 12 | Walsall | 0–1 | Southend United | Bescot |
15:00 GMT | Bates ![]() ![]() | Report | Lennon ![]() Acquah ![]() | Stadium: Banks's Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Craig Hicks |
24 November 2020 13 | Southend United | 0–1 | Forest Green Rovers | Southend-on-Sea |
19:00 GMT | Dieng ![]() McCormack ![]() | Report | Young ![]() | Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 0 Referee: Keith Stroud |
28 November 2020 14 | Bolton Wanderers | 3–0 | Southend United | Bolton |
15:00 BST | Delfouneso ![]() Sarcevic ![]() Doyle ![]() White ![]() | Report | Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: John Busby |
5 December 2020 15 | Stevenage | 0–0 | Southend United | Stevenage |
15:00 GMT | Newton ![]() | Report | Taylor ![]() Olayinka ![]() | Stadium: Lamex Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Declan Bourne |
12 December 2020 16 | Southend United | 1–0 | Scunthorpe United | Southend-on-Sea |
15:00 GMT | Olayinka ![]() | Report | Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Stephen Martin |
15 December 2020 17 | Southend United | 3–1 | Grimsby Town | Southend-on-Sea |
19:45 GMT | Taylor ![]() Clifford ![]() Halford ![]() Egbri ![]() | Report | Jackson Jr ![]() Hewitt ![]() Waterfall ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 0 Referee: Sam Allison |
19 December 2020 18 | Mansfield Town | 1–1 | Southend United | Mansfield |
15:00 GMT | Clarke ![]() Cook ![]() Bowery ![]() | Report | Olayinka ![]() Egbri ![]() Klass ![]() Taylor ![]() | Stadium: One Call Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Brett Huxtable |
26 December 2020 19 | Southend United | 2–0 | Colchester United | Southend-on-Sea |
13:00 GMT | Akinola ![]() Hart ![]() Dieng ![]() Hobson ![]() | Report | Eastman ![]() Senior ![]() Chilvers ![]() Lapslie ![]() | Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 0 Referee: Neil Hair |
29 December 2020 20 | Leyton Orient | 2–0 | Southend United | Leyton |
19:00 GMT | McAnuff ![]() Wilkinson ![]() Angol ![]() Johnson ![]() | Report | Dieng ![]() Bwomono ![]() | Stadium: Breyer Group Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Craig Hicks |
9 January 2021 21 | Southend United | 1–0 | Barrow | Southend-on-Sea |
15:00 GMT | Hackett-Fairchild ![]() Halford ![]() ![]() Oxley ![]() | Report | Hird ![]() Kay ![]() | Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 0 Referee: Christopher Pollard |
16 January 2021 22 | Grimsby Town | 0–0 | Southend United | Cleethorpes |
15:00 GMT | Habergham ![]() Spokes ![]() | Report | McCormack ![]() White ![]() Demetriou ![]() | Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Ben Toner |
19 January 2021 23 | Southend United | 1–2 | Cambridge United | Southend-on-Sea |
19:00 GMT | Akinola ![]() Hart ![]() Oxley ![]() | Report | Digby ![]() Iredale ![]() Ironside ![]() | Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 0 Referee: Bobby Madley |
23 January 2021 24 | Southend United | 0–1 | Mansfield Town | Southend-on-Sea |
15:00 GMT | Dieng ![]() ![]() Hart ![]() | Report | Reid ![]() Quinn ![]() | Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 0 Referee: Ben Speedie |
26 January 2021 25 | Southend United | 1–3 | Bradford City | Southend-on-Sea |
19:00 GMT | Bwomono ![]() Cordner ![]() | Report | Evans ![]() ![]() Rowe ![]() | Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 0 Referee: Trevor Kettle |
30 January 2021 26 | Port Vale | 5–1 | Southend United | Burslem |
15:00 GMT | Rodney ![]() Cordner ![]() Crookes ![]() Oyeleke ![]() | Report | Demetriou ![]() Nathaniel-George ![]() Ferguson ![]() Hobson ![]() | Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Carl Brook |
9 February 2021 27 | Newport County | 0–1 | Southend United | Newport |
19:00 GMT | Report | Clifford ![]() | Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 0 Referee: Paul Howard |
13 February 2021 28 | Cambridge United | 0–0 | Southend United | Cambridge |
15:00 GMT | May ![]() Okedina ![]() | Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ross Joyce |
20 February 2021 29 | Southend United | 0–1 | Bolton Wanderers | Southend-on-Sea |
15:00 GMT | Ferguson ![]() Bwomono ![]() | Report | Williams ![]() Miller ![]() John ![]() | Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 0 Referee: Declan Bourne |
24 February 2021 30 | Forest Green Rovers | 1–3 | Southend United | Nailsworth |
18:00 GMT | Moore-Taylor ![]() Wagstaff ![]() Matt ![]() | Report | Hobson ![]() ![]() Dieng ![]() Bwomono ![]() Ferguson ![]() | Stadium: The Innocent [Insert Name Here] Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Lee Swabey |
27 February 2021 31 | Southend United | 0–0 | Salford City | Southend-on-Sea |
15:00 GMT | Hackett-Fairchild ![]() McCormack ![]() | Report | Gotts ![]() | Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 0 Referee: Dean Whitestone |
2 March 2021 32 | Cheltenham Town | 1–0 | Southend United | Cheltenham |
19:00 GMT | Thomas ![]() | Report | Stadium: Whaddon Road Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Will Finnie |
6 March 2021 33 | Oldham Athletic | 0–0 | Southend United | Oldham |
15:00 GMT | Report | Demetriou ![]() | Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Ollie Yates |
9 March 2021 34 | Southend United | 0–2 | Tranmere Rovers | Southend-on-Sea |
19:00 GMT | White ![]() Hackett-Fairchild ![]() | Report | Lewis ![]() Ray ![]() | Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 0 Referee: Tim Robinson |
13 March 2021 35 | Southend United | 0–0 | Stevenage | Southend-on-Sea |
15:00 GMT | McCormack ![]() Demetriou ![]() Hackett-Fairchild ![]() | Report | Prosser ![]() | Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 0 Referee: Peter Wright |
20 March 2021 36 | Scunthorpe United | 1–1 | Southend United | Scunthorpe |
15:00 GMT | Karacan ![]() Clarke ![]() Beestin ![]() | Report | Hart ![]() Dieng ![]() Nathaniel-George ![]() | Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Robert Lewis |
23 March 2021 37 | Southend United | 0–0 | Walsall | Southend-on-Sea |
19:00 GMT | McCormack ![]() White ![]() Hart ![]() | Report | Gordon ![]() Lavery ![]() Clarke ![]() Leak ![]() Osei ![]() | Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 0 Referee: David Rock |
27 March 2021 38 | Harrogate Town | 0–1 | Southend United | Harrogate |
15:00 GMT | Hall ![]() | Report | Demetriou ![]() Hobson ![]() Nathaniel-George ![]() ![]() | Stadium: The EnviroVent Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Leigh Doughty |
3 April 2021 39 | Southend United | 0–2 | Carlisle United | Southend-on-Sea |
13:00 BST | Akinola ![]() Taylor ![]() | Report | Zanzala ![]() McDonald ![]() Touré ![]() | Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 0 Referee: Alan Young |
6 April 2021 40 | Morecambe | 1–1 | Southend United | Morecambe |
18:30 BST | Stockton ![]() | Report | Dieng ![]() Dimitriou ![]() | Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Scott Oldham |
10 April 2021 41 | Southend United | 0–0 | Crawley Town | Southend-on-Sea |
15:00 BST | Halford ![]() Demetriou ![]() Clifford ![]() | Report | Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 0 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
17 April 2021 42 | Exeter City | 0–0 | Southend United | Exeter |
12:30 BST | Page ![]() Willmott ![]() | Report | Walsh ![]() | Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Darren Drysdale |
20 April 2021 43 | Colchester United | 2–0 | Southend United | Colchester |
19:00 BST | Folivi ![]() Pell ![]() Harriott ![]() | Report | Demetriou ![]() White ![]() Cordner ![]() Halford ![]() | Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Johnson |
24 April 2021 44 | Southend United | 2–1 | Leyton Orient | Southend-on-Sea |
15:00 BST | Cordner ![]() ![]() Rush ![]() Hart ![]() Walsh ![]() | Report | Dennis ![]() | Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 0 Referee: Trevor Kettle |
1 May 2021 45 | Barrow | 1–2 | Southend United | Barrow-in-Furness |
15:00 BST | Quigley ![]() Kay ![]() Thomas ![]() Ntlhe ![]() Andrew ![]() Brown ![]() | Report | White ![]() Cordner ![]() Hart ![]() Egbri ![]() | Stadium: Furness Building Society Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Martin Coy |
8 May 2021 46 | Southend United | 1–1 | Newport County | Southend-on-Sea |
15:00 BST | Hobson ![]() ![]() Halford ![]() Rush ![]() | Report | Demetriou ![]() | Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 0 Referee: John Brooks |
FA Cup
The draw for the first round was made on Monday 26, October.[41]
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 ![]() Ricketts ![]() Ilesanmi ![]() Rhead ![]() Mafuta ![]() Tshimanga ![]() Ashmore ![]() Thomas ![]() | Report | Goodship ![]() Egbri ![]() Olayinka ![]() | 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.[42]
5 September 2020 First round | Gillingham | 1–0 | Southend United | Gillingham |
13:00 BST | Ogilvie ![]() Jackson ![]() ![]() O'Keefe ![]() | Report | Hobson ![]() White ![]() Hutchinson ![]() | Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Christopher Pollard |
EFL Trophy
Win Draw Loss
The regional group stage draw was confirmed on 18 August.[43]
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 ![]() ![]() | Report | Odubeko ![]() Ashby ![]() Costa Da Rose ![]() Coventry ![]() | 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 ![]() Coker ![]() Taylor ![]() | Report | Marquis ![]() Curtis ![]() Bolton ![]() | Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 0 Referee: Paul Howard |
10 November 2020 Group stage | Colchester United | 6–1 | Southend United | Colchester |
19:00 GMT | Brown ![]() Folivi ![]() Marshall-Miranda ![]() Chilvers ![]() Poku ![]() | Report | White ![]() Egbri ![]() Chandler ![]() Hobson ![]() Sterling ![]() | Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Alan Young |
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