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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]

Season summary edit

First-team squad edit

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 Dan 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 edit

League One edit

League table edit

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[a]
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 edit

FA Cup match details
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A 		Scorers Attendance Ref.
First round 7 November 2009 Gillingham Away L 0–3 — 4,605 [4]

Football League Cup edit

League Cup match details
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A 		Scorers Attendance Ref.
First round 11 August 2009 Cheltenham Town Away W 2–1 Barnard 77', 88' 1,918 [5]
Second round 25 August 2009 Hull City Away L 1–3 Moussa 45' 7,994 [6]

Football League Trophy edit

Football League Trophy match details
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A 		Scorers Attendance Ref.
Second round 6 October 2009 Milton Keynes Dons Away L 0–2 — 4,792 [7]

Player statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

No. Pos Nat Player Total League One FA Cup League Cup FL Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   ENG Steve Mildenhall 48 0 44 0 1 0 2 0 1 0
2 DF   ENG Simon Francis 49 1 45 1 1 0 2 0 1 0
3 DF   ENG John White 6 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
3 DF   ENG Scott Malone 17 0 15+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 MF   FRA Jean-François Christophe 40 1 31+5 1 1 0 2 0 1 0
5 DF   ENG Matt Heath 6 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
5 DF   ENG Sean Morrison 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF   ENG Pat Baldwin 18 1 18 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 DF   ENG Adam Barrett 44 2 41 2 1 0 1 0 1 0
7 MF   ENG Anthony Grant 41 0 38 0 1 0 2 0 0 0
8 MF   IRL Alan McCormack 43 3 40+1 3 0 0 2 0 0 0
9 FW   ENG Lee Barnard 28 17 25 15 0 0 2 2 1 0
9 FW   ENG Matt Paterson 16 2 9+7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 FW   ENG James Walker 16 0 2+11 0 1 0 1+1 0 0 0
10 MF   ENG Sanchez Watt 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 FW   ENG Alex Revell 5 0 1+2 0 0 0 1+1 0 0 0
12 MF   ENG Damian Scannell 26 1 15+10 1 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF   BEL Franck Moussa 47 6 41+2 5 1 0 2 1 1 0
15 DF   ENG Osei Sankofa 13 0 10+2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
16 FW   SCO Dougie Freedman 23 1 9+11 1 1 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
17 FW   IRL Roy O'Donovan 5 1 3+1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
17 FW   ENG Jabo Ibehre 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 FW   ENG Scott Vernon 17 4 17 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 DF   ENG Johnny Herd 22 0 17+3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
20 DF   FRA Jean-Yves Mvoto 19 1 15+2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0
21 MF   SEY Kevin Betsy 3 0 0+2 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
21 GK   TRI Kelvin Jack 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 MF   ENG Stuart O'Keefe 9 0 3+4 0 1 0 0 0 0+1 0
23 DF   ENG George Friend 6 1 5+1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 GK   USA Ian Joyce 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 MF   FRA Francis Laurent 37 6 28+7 6 1 0 0 0 1 0
28 MF   ENG Lee Sawyer 9 0 0+6 0 0 0 0+2 0 1 0
28 FW   ENG Scott Spencer 12 0 5+7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 FW   ENG Craig Calver 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 MF   JAM Marcus Milner 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 MF   IRL Harry Crawford 7 1 2+5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 FW   ENG Kyle Asante 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
32 MF   ENG Alex Woodyard 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 MF   ENG Julian Okai 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
34 MF   IRL George Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 GK   ENG Dan Bentley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

References edit

  1. ^ "League One 2009/2010 - Attendance". World Football. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  2. ^ a b "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. ^ "Gillingham 3-0 Southend". BBC Sport. 7 November 2009. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Cheltenham 1-2 Southend". BBC Sport. 11 August 2009. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Hull 3-1 Southend". BBC Sport. 25 August 2009. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  7. ^ "MK Dons 2-0 Southend". BBC Sport. 6 October 2009. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Southend FC Player Appearances". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
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