2007–08 Southend United F.C. season

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Johnstones Paint Trophy
Southern first round
PlayoffsSemi Final

This page shows the progress of

League One
in the English league system.

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
4 Carlisle United 46 23 11 12 64 46 +18 80 Qualification for League One play-offs[a]
5 Leeds United 46 27 10 9 72 38 +34 76[b]
6 Southend United 46 22 10 14 70 55 +15 76
7 Brighton & Hove Albion 46 19 12 15 58 50 +8 69
8 Oldham Athletic 46 18 13 15 58 45 +13 67
Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2008. Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the Football League Championship.
  2. ^ Leeds deducted 15 points for failure to comply with rules on insolvency.

Results

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Football League One

11 August 2007 1
Southend-on-sea
Gower 24'
McCormack Red card 57'		 Thornton 38'
Boyd 86'		 Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 9,828
18 August 2007 2 Leeds United 4–1 Southend United Leeds
Thompson 3'
Flo 85'
Marques 88'
Beckford 90'		 Barrett 69' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 24,036
25 August 2007 3
Southend-on-sea
Bailey 55' Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 8,758
1 September 2007 4 Brighton & Hove Albion 3–2 Southend United Brighton
Forster 75', 85'
Hammond 90'		 McCormack 40'
Bailey 78'		 Stadium: Withdean Stadium
Attendance: 5,652
8 September 2007 5
Southend-on-sea
Bailey 8'
McCormack 44'
L. Clarke 59'		 Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 7,348
15 September 2007 6 Oldham Athletic 0–1 Southend United Oldham
L. Clarke 28' Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 5,151
22 September 2007 7
Southend-on-sea
Barrett 25'
McCormack 49'
L. Clarke 59' (pen.)		 Roberts 28'
Guy 36'		 Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 8,117
29 September 2007 8
Stoke on Trent
Rodgers 59' (pen.) L. Clarke 32'
McCormack 45'		 Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 3,969
2 October 2007 9 Bristol Rovers 1–1 Southend United Bristol
Walker 11' (pen.) L. Clarke 90' Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 5,762
6 October 2007 10
Southend-on-sea
Barrett 43' Chorley 30'
Taylor 55'		 Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 7,619
13 October 2007 11
Southend-on-sea
Bailey 17'
Hooper 63'
L. Clarke 82' (pen.)		 Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 6,927
20 October 2007 12 Walsall 0–2 Southend United Walsall
P. Clarke 38'
L. Clarke 51'		 Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 5,661
27 October 2007 13
Southend-on-sea
Garner 59' Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 9,281
3 November 2007 14 Northampton Town 0–1 Southend United Northampton
Barrett 65' Stadium: Sixfields
Attendance: 6,646
6 November 2007 15 Nottingham Forest 4–1 Southend United Nottingham
Breckin 41'
Tyson 65'
Agogo 73', 88'		 Gower 3'
L. Clarke Red card 67'		 Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 26,094
17 November 2007 16
Southend-on-sea
Gower 50'
Hammell 56'		 Gillespie 14'
Sinclair 25'		 Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 7,158
24 November 2007 17 Luton Town 1–0 Southend United Luton
Andrew 74' Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 6,820
5 December 2007 18
Southend-on-sea
Bailey 3'
McCormack 57', 90'
Gower 84'		 Sinclair 67' Red card 90'
Glennon Red card 75'		 Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 6,844
8 December 2007 19
Southend-on-sea
Barrett 32'
Gower 90'		 Cox 2' Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 7,403
15 December 2007 20 Swansea City 3–0 Southend United Swansea
Butler
83'		 Bailey Red card 35' Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 12,629
22 December 2007 21
Southend-on-sea
McCormack Red card 73' Hughes 4' Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 7,388
26 December 2007 22 Gillingham 1–1 Southend United Gillingham
Miller 89'
Thurgood Red card 90'		 P. Clarke 54' Stadium: Priestfield
Attendance: 8,268
29 December 2007 23 Doncaster Rovers 3–1 Southend United Doncaster
Lockwood 8'
Green 30'
Roberts 42'		 MacDonald 18' Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 7,163
1 January 2008 24
Southend-on-sea
Williams 57' Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 7,664
12 January 2008 25
Southend-on-sea
Bailey 20'
Harrold Red card 86'		 Owusu 71' Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 7,352
19 January 2008 26
Bournemouth
1–4 Southend United Bournemouth
Cummings 50' Gower 18'
Francis 23'
Black 44'
Hooper 65'		 Stadium: Fitness First Stadium
Attendance: 5,419
Hartlepool United v Southend United
26 January 2008 27 Hartlepool United 4–3 Southend United Hartlepool
Barker 17' (pen.)
Brown 47', 53'
Sweeney 90'		 Hammell 30' (pen.)
Gower 83'
Black 90'		 Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 3,217
29 January 2008 28
Southend-on-sea
Barnard 41' Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 9,819
2 February 2008 29 Leyton Orient 2–2 Southend United London
Boyd 51' (pen.)
Ibehre 90'		 Barnard 27'
P. Clarke 56'		 Stadium: Matchroom Stadium
Attendance: 6,886
9 February 2008 30
Southend-on-sea
McCormack 61'
Bailey 66'		 Sweeney 9'
Collins Red card 64'		 Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 7,436
12 February 2008 31 Millwall 2–1 Southend United London
Alexander 41'
Martin 54'		 Bailey 9'
Scannell Red card 79'		 Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 7,425
16 February 2008 32
Southend-on-sea
Barnard 10'
Walker 79'		 Pearce 40' Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 7,474
23 February 2008 33 Yeovil Town 0–3 Southend United Yeovil
Barnard 20'
P. Clarke 34'
Gower 64'		 Stadium: Huish Park
Attendance: 4,820
29 February 2008 34 Cheltenham Town 1–1 Southend United Cheltenham
Brooker 25' Bailey 74' Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 3,859
8 March 2008 35
Southend-on-sea
Bailey 37'
Walker 90'		 Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 8,241
11 March 2008 36
Southend-on-sea
Robson-Kanu 20' Thornhill 65' Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 8,376
15 March 2008 37 Huddersfield Town 1–2 Southend United Huddersfield
Booth 73' Robson-Kanu 40'
McCormack 90'		 Stadium: Galpharm Stadium
Attendance: 7,823
21 March 2008 38
Southend-on-sea
Robson-Kanu 45' Scotland 24' (pen.) Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 9,797
24 March 2008 39 Swindon Town 0–1 Southend United Swindon
Francis 18' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 6,378
29 March 2008 40
Southend-on-sea
Barnard 47' Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 8,145
5 April 2008 41 Crewe Alexandra 1–3 Southend United Crewe
Maynard 74' Barnard 2', 80'
Walker 19'		 Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 4,895
8 April 2008 42
Southend-on-sea
Gower 24'
Barrett 30'		 Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 8,428
12 April 2008 43
Southend-on-sea
Barnard 51' Larkin 24' Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 9,286
19 April 2008 44 Carlisle United 1–2 Southend United Carlisle
Hackney 52'
Raven Red card 67'		 Mulgrew 7'
Barnard 90'		 Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 9,122
26 April 2008 45 Tranmere Rovers 1–0 Southend United Birkenhead
Kay 53' Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 5,842
3 May 2008 46
Southend-on-sea
Walker 84' Mulligan 23' Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 9,292

FA Cup

Main article: 2007–08 FA Cup
10 November 2007 Round 1
Southend-on-sea
Bailey 1'
Harrold 24' (pen.)		 Le Fondre 12' Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 5,180
1 December 2007 Round 2 Oxford United 0–0 Southend United Oxford
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 5,162
11 December 2007 Round 2 replay
Southend-on-sea
MacDonald 5', 90'
Morgan 45' (pen.)		 Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 2,740
5 January 2008 Round 3
Southend-on-sea
MacDonald 11'
Morgan 64', 90'
Francis 77'
Bailey 89'		 Nurse 32'
Strevens 58'		 Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 6,393
23 January 2008 Round 4
Southend-on-sea
Campbell-Ryce 22' Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 7,212

League Cup

Main article: 2007–08 Football League Cup
14 August 2007 Round 1
Southend-on-sea
Bradbury 11', 108' (pen.), 117'
Barrett 104'		 Finnigan 70' Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 3,084
28 August 2007 Round 2
Southend-on-sea
MacDonald 20'
Harrold 55'		 Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 5,554
25 September 2007 Round 3 Blackpool 2–1 (a.e.t.) Southend United Blackpool
Hoolahan 81'
Jackson 118'		 Harrold 7' (pen.) Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 5,022

Football League Trophy

Main article: 2007–08 Football League Trophy
4 September 2007 Southern Section Round 1
Southend-on-sea
Foran 20'
MacDonald 60'		 Saunders 48'
Moore 85'		 Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 5,215

League One Playoffs

Main article: 2008 Football League play-offs
9 May 2008 Semi Final Leg 1
Southend-on-sea
Heffernan Red card 87' Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 9,109
16 May 2008 Semi Final Leg 2 Doncaster Rovers 5–1 Southend United Doncaster
Stock 11' (pen.)
Barrett 21' (o.g.)
Coppinger 39', 52', 80'		 Bailey 88' Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 13,081

Players

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First-team squad

Includes all players who were awarded squad numbers during the season.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK England ENG Darryl Flahavan
2 DF England ENG Simon Francis
3 DF England ENG Che Wilson
4 MF England ENG Lewis Hunt
5 DF England ENG Peter Clarke
6 DF England ENG Adam Barrett
7 MF England ENG Mark Gower
8 MF England ENG Kevin Maher
9 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Richie Foran
10 FW England ENG Charlie MacDonald
11 FW England ENG Alex Revell
12 MF England ENG Damian Scannell
13 GK England ENG Steve Collis
14 FW Wales WAL Hal Robson-Kanu (on loan from Reading)
15 DF Hungary HUN Zoltán Lipták
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Alan McCormack
17 MF England ENG Tommy Black
18 DF Scotland SCO Charlie Mulgrew (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers)
19 FW England ENG Lee Barnard
20 FW England ENG Matt Harrold
21 FW England ENG Gary Hooper
22 MF Belgium BEL Franck Moussa
23 MF England ENG Nicky Bailey
24 FW England ENG Charles Ademeno
25 MF England ENG Anthony Grant (on loan from Chelsea)
26 DF England ENG Johnny Herd
28 FW England ENG James Walker
30 MF Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Peggy Lokando

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
12 FW England ENG
Bournemouth on 31 August 2007)[4]
11 MF Jamaica JAM Jamal Campbell-Ryce (joined Barnsley on 31 August 2007)[5]
19 FW England ENG Billy Paynter (joined Swindon Town on 31 August 2007)[6]
28 FW England ENG Leon Clarke (returned to parent club Sheffield Wednesday following loan spell)
29 FW England ENG Eric Odhiambo (returned to parent club Leicester City following loan spell)
No. Pos. Nation Player
25 DF England ENG Kerrea Gilbert (returned to parent club Arsenal following loan spell)
11 FW England ENG Dean Morgan (returned to parent club Luton Town following loan spell)
14 DF England ENG Garry Richards (joined Gillingham on 25 January 2008)
18 MF Scotland SCO Steven Hammell (joined Motherwell in January 2008)

References

  1. ^ "Southend Manager History".
  2. ^ "Southend United match record: 2008".
  3. ^ "FootballSquads - Southend United - 2007/08".
  4. ^ "BBC SPORT - My Club - Bournemouth - Bournemouth bag striker Bradbury".
  5. ^ "BBC SPORT - My Club - Barnsley - Barnsley seal Campbell-Ryce deal".
  6. ^ "BBC SPORT - My Club - Swindon - Swindon boss seals triple swoop".
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