2014–15 Southend United F.C. season

This page shows the progress of Southend United F.C. in the 2014–15 football season. During this season, the club played in the fourth tier of English football, League Two.

Southend United F.C.
2014–15 season
ChairmanRon Martin
ManagerPhil Brown
StadiumRoots Hall
League Two5th (promoted via play-offs)
FA CupFirst round
(vs. Chester)
Football League CupFirst round
(vs. Walsall)
Football League TrophyFirst round
(vs. AFC Wimbledon)
Top goalscorerBarry Corr (14)

Match details edit

Pre-season edit

15 July 2014 Billericay Town 1–3 Southend United New Lodge, Billericay
19:45 BST Webber   40' Report Hurst   13'
Weston   29', 37'
19 July 2014 Braintree Town 2–1 Southend United Cressing Road, Braintree
13:00 BST Bakare   44'
Davis   67'
Report Corr   49'
29 July 2014 Southend United 1–2 Ipswich Town Roots Hall, Southend-on-Sea
19:45 BST Weston   74' Report Bru   58'
Wordsworth   90+1'
30 July 2014 Southend United 0–0 Queens Park Rangers Roots Hall, Southend-on-Sea
19:45 BST Report

League Two edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
3 Bury (P) 46 26 7 13 60 40 +20 85 Promotion to Football League One
4 Wycombe Wanderers 46 23 15 8 67 45 +22 84 Qualification for League Two play-offs[a]
5 Southend United (O, P) 46 24 12 10 54 38 +16 84
6 Stevenage 46 20 12 14 62 54 +8 72
7 Plymouth Argyle 46 20 11 15 55 37 +18 71
Updated to match(es) played on 23 May 2015. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Football League One.

Matches edit

The fixtures for the 2014–15 season were announced on 18 June 2014 at 9am.[1]

9 August 2014 1 Accrington Stanley 0–1 Southend United Crown Ground, Accrington
15:00 Report Barnard   85' (pen.) Referee: Andy Haines
16 August 2014 2 Southend United 2–0 Stevenage Roots Hall, Southend-on-Sea
15:00 Weston   9'
Coker   20'
Report Attendance: 5,397 (557 Stevenage fans)
Referee: Christopher Sarginson
19 August 2014 3 Southend United 0–1 AFC Wimbledon Roots Hall, Southend-on-Sea
19:45 Report Francomb   60' Attendance: 5,364
Referee: Lee Collins
23 August 2014 4 Carlisle United 1–1 Southend United Brunton Park, Carlisle
15:00 Sweeney   43' Report Clifford   45+1' Attendance: 3,847
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
30 August 2014 5 Plymouth Argyle 2–0 Southend United Home Park, Plymouth
15:00 Alessandra   52'
Reid   68'
Report Bolger   15' Attendance: 6,247
Referee: Brendan Malone
6 September 2014 6 Southend United 1–1 Oxford United Roots Hall, Southend-on-Sea
15:00 Atkinson   25'
Thompson   33'
Payne   36'
Leonard   49'
White   68'
[1] Riley   26'
Wright   64'
Hylton   67' (pen.)
Attendance: 5,315
Referee: Andy Davies
13 September 2014 7 Southend United 2–0 Portsmouth Roots Hall, Southend-on-Sea
15:00 Corr   56'
Coulthirst   90'
Report Attendance: 7,023
Referee: Graham Scott
16 September 2014 8 Cheltenham Town 0–1 Southend United Whaddon Road, Cheltenham
19:45 Taylor   38' Report Clifford   52' Attendance: 2,303
Referee: James Linington
20 September 2014 9 York City 2–3 Southend United Bootham Crescent, York
15:00 Penn   45+3'
Winfield   85'
Report Weston   9' (pen.)
Hurst   52'
Payne   78'
Attendance: 3,307
Referee: Paul Tierney
27 September 2014 10 Southend United 1–0 Shrewsbury Town Roots Hall, Southend-on-Sea
15:00 Coulthirst   2' Report Lawrence   45'
Mangan   58'   84'
Collins   65'
Vincent   83'
Attendance: 6,951
Referee: Kevin Johnson
4 October 2014 11 Southend United 0–1 Morecambe Roots Hall, Southend-on-Sea
15:00 Deegan   21' Report Redshaw   5'
Beeley   25'
Ellison   90+1'
Attendance: 5,284
Referee: Andy Woolmer
11 October 2014 12 Luton Town 2–0 Southend United Kenilworth Road, Luton
15:00 Lawless   17'
Cullen   34'
Ruddock   71'
Drury   72'
Report Atkinson   27'
Thompson   65'
Corr   67'
Attendance: 9,238
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
18 October 2014 13 Southend United 1–1 Exeter City Roots Hall, Southend-on-Sea
15:00 Worrall   33'
Binnom-Williams   90+1'
Report Wheeler   62'
Cummins   77'
Attendance: 5,749
Referee: Phil Gibbs
21 October 2014 14 Newport County 1–0 Southend United Rodney Parade, Newport
19:45 Porter   9'
Byrne   74'
Report Timlin   57' Attendance: 2,558
Referee: Keith Hill
25 October 2014 15 Southend United 1–1 Bury Roots Hall, Southend-on-Sea
15:00 Corr   37'
Worrall   73'
Prosser   81'
Payne   84'
Report Binnom-Williams   51'
Jones   71'
Mills   84'
Tutte   90+1'
Kennedy   90+3'
Attendance: 5,174
Referee: Darren Drysdale
1 November 2014 16 Mansfield Town 1–2 Southend United Field Mill, Mansfield
15:00 McGuire   21'
Palmer   78'
Report Leonard   17'
Worrall   69'
Sokolík   90+3'
Attendance: 2,719
Referee: Gary Sutton
15 November 2014 17 Southend United 1–0 Hartlepool United Roots Hall, Southend-on-Sea
15:00 Timlin   11'
Worrall   65'
Report Austin   45+4'
Fenwick   85'
Attendance: 5,436
Referee: Pat Miller
22 November 2014 18 Tranmere Rovers 1–2 Southend United Prenton Park, Tranmere
15:00 Power   53' (pen.)
Aimson   75'
Report Payne   16'
Aimson   23' (o.g.)
Bolger   53'
Timlin   62'
Corr   75'
Attendance: 4,621
Referee: Carl Berry
29 November 2014 19 Southend United 2–0 Northampton Town Roots Hall, Southend-on-Sea
15:00 Thompson   28'
Corr   69' (pen.)
Prosser   71'
Worrall   79'
Report Robertson   33'
Byrom   44'
Archer   67'
Banks   84'
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Keith Stroud
13 December 2014 20 Wycombe Wanderers 4–1 Southend United Adams Park, High Wycombe
15:00 Cowan-Hall   32'
McClure   45+1', 72'
Hayes   50'
Jacobson   67'
Mawson   90'
Report Payne   2'
O'Toole   21'
Binnom-Williams   61'
Deegan   79'
Attendance: 4,123
Referee: Graham Horwood
19 December 2014 21 Southend United 0–0 Burton Albion Roots Hall, Southend-on-Sea
19:45 Prosser   72' Report MacDonald   48'
Blyth   68'
Weir   84'
Attendance: 5,266
Referee: Charles Breakspear
26 December 2014 (2014-12-26) 22 Cambridge United 0–1 Southend United Abbey Stadium, Cambridge
13:00 BST (UTC+01) Report Corr   57'
Worrall   73'
Leonard   90'
Attendance: 7,053
Referee: Oliver Langford
28 December 2014 (2014-12-28) 23 Southend United 0–0 Dagenham & Redbridge Roots Hall, Southend-on-Sea
15:00 BST (UTC+01) Bolger   70' Report Chambers   26'
Bingham   35'
Partridge   75'
Attendance: 6,966
Referee: Gavin Ward
3 January 2015 (2015-01-03) 24 Northampton Town 1–1 Southend United Sixfields Stadium, Northampton
15:00 BST (UTC+01) Cresswell   31'
Holmes   33'
Byrom   38'
Horwood   50'
D'Ath   72'
Richards   77'
Report Thompson   31'
Coulthirst   47'
Prosser   77'   90+6'
Leonard   79'
Attendance: 4,587
Referee: Tim Robinson
10 January 2015 (2015-01-10) 25 Southend United 0–0 Plymouth Argyle Roots Hall, Southend-on-Sea
15:00 BST (UTC+01) Report McHugh   66' Attendance: 5,767
Referee: Darren Handley
17 January 2015 26 Oxford United 2–3 Southend United Kassam Stadium, Oxford
15:00 O'Dowda   13'
Hoskins   27'
Long   45+1'
Report Deegan   16'   33'
Worrall   25'
Pigott   48'
Corr   82'
Payne   90+1'
Attendance: 7,207
Referee: Michael Bull
24 January 2015 27 Portsmouth 1–2 Southend United Fratton Park, Portsmouth
15:00 Webster   24'
McCallum   90+4'
Report Leonard   29'
Timlin   43'
Pigott   70'
Corr   78'   89'
Attendance: 15,573
Referee: Lee Collins
31 January 2015 28 Southend United 1–0 York City Roots Hall, Southend-on-Sea
15:00 Coulthirst   88' (pen.) Report Benning   74'
Halliday   85'
Attendance: 6,126
Referee: Darren Sheldrake
7 February 2015 29 Shrewsbury Town 1–1 Southend United New Meadow, Shrewsbury
15:00 Grant   52'
Barnett   85'
Report Payne   54'
Coker   78'
Attendance: 5,276
Referee:   Carl Boyeson
10 February 2015 30 Southend United 2–0 Cheltenham Town Roots Hall, Southend-on-Sea
19:45 Pigott   9', 34'
Hurst   87'
Report Wynter   28'
Taylor   34'
Berry   90+1'
Richards   90+5'
Attendance: 5,013
Referee:   Carl Berry
14 February 2015 31 Southend United 1–2 Accrington Stanley Roots Hall, Southend-on-Sea
15:00 Corr   72'
Timlin   75'
Report Procter   41'
Mingoia   53'   66'
Davies   65'
Gornell   71'
Winnard   88'
Attendance: 5,241
Referee: Mick Russell
21 February 2015 (2015-02-21) 32 Stevenage 4–2 Southend United Broadhall Way, Stevenage
15:00 Deacon   30'
Walton   56'
Walton   71' (pen.)
Kennedy   86'
Parrett   90+5'
Report Pigott   49'
Corr   56' (pen.)
Coker   78'
Attendance: 3,918
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
28 February 2015 (2015-02-28) 33 Southend United 2–0 Carlisle United Roots Hall, Southend-on-Sea
15:00 Timlin   50'
Corr   72'
Report Rigg   69' Attendance: 5,576
Referee: Trevor Kettle
3 March 2015 (2015-03-03) 34 AFC Wimbledon 0–0 Southend United Kingsmeadow, Kingston upon Thames
19:45 Report Attendance: 3,658
Referee: Graham Scott
7 March 2015 (2015-03-07) 35 Southend United 2–2 Wycombe Wanderers Roots Hall, Southend-on-Sea
15:00 Corr   14', 60'
White   88'
Prosser   90+4'
Report Bloomfield   27'
Craig   28'
Mawson   85'
Pierre   89'
Murphy   90+4'
Attendance: 6,204
Referee: Tim Robinson
14 March 2015 (2015-03-14) 36 Dagenham & Redbridge 1–3 Southend United Victoria Road, Dagenham
15:00 Obileye   23'
Batt   34'
Doe   90'
Report Pigott   16'
Timlin   22'
Leonard   43'   45'
Corr   52' (pen.)
Attendance: 3,393
Referee: Fred Graham
18 March 2015 (2015-03-18) 37 Burton Albion 2–1 Southend United Pirelli Stadium, Burton upon Trent
19:45 Mousinho   23'
Naylor   26'
Weir   45'
Palmer   56'
El Khayati   89'
Report Corr   45'
Timlin   50'
Attendance: 2,669
Referee: James Linington
21 March 2015 (2015-03-21) 38 Southend United 0–0 Cambridge United Roots Hall, Southend-on-Sea
15:00 Timlin   90+4' Report Donaldson   90+3' Attendance: 7,224
Referee: Brendan Malone
3 April 2015 (2015-04-03) 39 Southend United 2–0 Mansfield Town Roots Hall, Southend-on-Sea
15:00 Corr   21'
Atkinson   28'
Report Attendance: 5,925
Referee: Steve Martin
6 April 2015 (2015-04-06) 40 Hartlepool United 0–1 Southend United Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00 Jones   67' Report Barrett   45+4'
Atkinson   53'
Worrall   72'
Attendance: 5,393
Referee: Graham Salisbury
11 April 2015 (2015-04-11) 41 Southend United 1–0 Tranmere Rovers Roots Hall, Southend-on-Sea
15:00 Corr   38'
Bolger   60'
Report Jennings   42'
Donacien   76'
Donnelly   84'
Attendance: 5,846
Referee: Graham Horwood
14 April 2015 (2015-04-14) 42 Southend United 2–0 Newport County Roots Hall, Southend-on-Sea
19:45 Bolger   45+2'
McLaughlin   51'
Report Attendance: 5,480
Referee: Robert Lewis
18 April 2015 (2015-04-18) 43 Exeter City 0–1 Southend United St James Park, Exeter
15:00 Report Barrett   27'
Timlin   90+2'
Attendance: 4,039
Referee: Darren Handley
21 April 2015 (2015-04-21) 44 Bury 0–1 Southend United Gigg Lane, Bury
19:45 Soares   61'
Etuhu   73'
El-Abd   90+4'
Report Atkinson   11'
Deegan   45'
Worrall   74'
Attendance: 8,396
Referee: Tony Harrington
25 April 2015 (2015-04-25) 45 Southend United 1–0 Luton Town Roots Hall, Southend-on-Sea
15:00 Coker   67'
Bolger   71'
Deegan   72'
Timlin   81'
Report Wilkinson   43'
Doyle   46'
Attendance: 10,730
Referee: Iain Williamson
2 May 2015 (2015-05-02) 46 Morecambe 3–1 Southend United Globe Arena, Morecambe
15:00 Redshaw   4'
Wildig   54'
Devitt   66'
Report Payne   10'
Deegan   30'
Attendance: 4,108
Referee: James Adcock

League Two play-offs edit

10 May 2015 (2015-05-10) Semi-final 1st Leg Stevenage 1–1 Southend United Broadhall Way, Stevenage
18:35 Deacon   45+9'
Parrett   51'
Lee   48'
Whelpdale   80'
Report Corr   24'   60'
Bolger   40'
Worrall   63'
Deegan   85'
Attendance: 5,183
Referee: Keith Stroud
14 May 2015 (2015-05-14) Semi-final 2nd Leg Southend United 3–1 (a.e.t.)
(4-2 agg.)
Stevenage Roots Hall, Southend-on-Sea
19:45 Leonard   67'
Coker   90+1'
Barrett   90+4'
McLaughlin   108'
Timlin   120+2'
Report Pett   55'
Bond   58'
Okimo   70'
Walton   90'
Parrett   90+7'
Kennedy   120+3'
Attendance: 8,998
Referee: Graham Scott
23 May 2015 (2015-05-23) Final Southend United 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(7–6 p)
Wycombe Wanderers Wembley Stadium, Wembley Park, London
17:30 Bolger   31'
Leonard   114'
Pigott   120+2'
Report Hayes   22'
Mawson   90'
Wood   114'
Bentley   95' (o.g.)
Attendance: 38,252
Referee: Simon Hooper
Penalties
Pigott  
Coker  
Leonard  
Payne  
Timlin  
Barrett  
Weston  
Bolger  
Murphy  
Mawson  
Hayes  
Bloomfield  
Bean  
Jacobson  
Amadi-Holloway  
Wood  

FA Cup edit

The draw for the first round of the FA Cup was made on 27 October 2014.[2]

8 November 2014 First round Southend United 1–2 Chester Roots Hall, Southend-on-Sea
15:00 Sokolík   28'
Corr   31' (pen.)
White   35'
Binnom-Williams   55'
Timlin   82'
Report Heneghan   5'   84'
Rooney   30'
Mahon   51'
Hobson   75'
Touray   87'
Attendance: 4,047
Referee: Graham Horwood

League Cup edit

The draw for the first round was made on 17 June 2014 at 10am. Southend United were drawn at home to Walsall.[3]

12 August 2014 Round One Southend United 1–2 Walsall Roots Hall, Southend-on-Sea
19:45 Leonard   68' Report Benning   25'
Morris   87'
Attendance: 3,146
Referee: Gavin Ward

Football League Trophy edit

2 September 2014 Round One AFC Wimbledon 2–2
(4–2 p)
Southend United Kingsmeadow, Kingston upon Thames
19:45 Sainte-Luce   16'
Pell   20'
Barrett   88'
Report Payne   5', 51' Attendance: 1,495
Referee: Charles Breakspear

Transfers edit

Players transferred in
Date Pos. Name Previous Club Fee Ref.
14 June 2014 MF Myles Weston Gillingham Free [4]
24 June 2014 FW Lee Barnard Southampton Free [5]
23 July 2014 MF David Worrall Rotherham United Free [6]
4 August 2014 DF Mads Ibenfeldt Akademisk Boldklub Free [7]
5 August 2014 DF Cian Bolger Bolton Wanderers £25,000 [8]
5 August 2014 FW Isaac Layne Billericay Town Undisclosed [9]
22 August 2014 MF Gary Deegan Northampton Town Free [10]
15 January 2015 MF Adam Barrett Gillingham Free [11]
Players transferred out
Date Pos. Name To Fee Ref.
23 May 2014 DF Ryan Auger Bishop's Stortford Free [12]
23 May 2014 GK Luke Chambers Released Free [12]
23 May 2014 FW Freddy Eastwood Released Free [12]
23 May 2014 MF Bedsenté Gomis Sutton United Free [12]
23 May 2014 MF Marc Laird Tranmere Rovers Free [12]
23 May 2014 DF Mark Phillips AFC Wimbledon Free [12][13]
12 June 2014 DF Anthony Straker York City Free [14]
7 August 2014 MF Mitch Pinnock Mutual Consent Free [15]
23 January 2015 FW Isaac Layne Alloa Athletic Free [16]
Players loaned in
Date from Pos. Name From Date to Ref.
4 August 2014 FW Shaq Coulthirst Tottenham Hotspur 4 March 2015 [17][18]
11 September 2014 DF Jerome Binnom-Williams Crystal Palace 9 October 2014 [19]
31 October 2014 DF Jakub Sokolík Yeovil Town 3 January 2015 [20][21]
31 October 2014 FW Elliot Lee West Ham United 30 November 2014 [20]
27 November 2014 MF John-Joe O'Toole Northampton Town 24 January 2015 [22]
10 January 2015 FW Joe Pigott Charlton Athletic 12 February 2015 [23]
15 January 2015 FW Jake Cassidy Wolverhampton Wanderers 30 June 2015 [24]
27 March 2015 MF Stephen McLaughlin Nottingham Forest 30 June 2015 [25]
Players loaned out
Date from Pos. Name To Date to Ref.
31 October 2014 MF Ellis Brown Witham Town 29 November 2014 [26]
31 October 2014 DF Kane Farrell Witham Town 29 November 2014 [26]
31 October 2014 MF Dan Matsazuka Harlow Town 29 November 2014 [26]
31 October 2014 FW Jason Williams Chelmsford City 29 November 2014 [26]
31 October 2014 FW Lee Barnard Stevenage 29 November 2014 [27]
7 November 2014 MF Jack Bridge Soham Town Rangers 6 December 2014 [28]
2 February 2015 FW Jason Williams Welling United 30 June 2015 [29]
2 February 2015 MF Conor Clifford Barnet 30 June 2015 [30][31]

References edit

  1. ^ "Fixture Release Day: Blues to start on the road". Southend United F.C. 18 June 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  2. ^ "First round draw". The FA. 27 October 2014.
  3. ^ "Capital One Cup: Southend United to face Walsall". Southend United F.C. 17 June 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  4. ^ "News: Southend United sign Myles Weston". Southend United F.C. 14 June 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  5. ^ "Lee Barnard: Southend United sign ex-Southampton striker". BBC Sport. 24 June 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  6. ^ "David Worrall joins Southend United". Southend United F.C. 23 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  7. ^ "Breaking News: Southend United sign defender Mads Ibenfeldt". Southend United F.C. 4 August 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  8. ^ "Breaking News: Southend United complete signing of Cian Bolger from Bolton". Southend United F.C. 5 August 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  9. ^ "Breaking News: Southend United sign striker Isaac Layne". Southend United F.C. 5 August 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  10. ^ "News: Southend United sign Gary Deegan". Southend United F.C. 22 August 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
  11. ^ "Adam Barrett returns to Southend United". Southend United F.C. 15 January 2015.
  12. ^ a b c d e f "Freddy Eastwood to leave Southend United". Football League. 23 May 2014. Archived from the original on 28 May 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  13. ^ "Mark Phillips: AFC Wimbledon sign Southend defender". BBC Sport. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
  14. ^ "News: Anthony Straker leaves Blues for York City". Southend United F.C. 12 June 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
  15. ^ "News: Mitchell Pinnock leaves Southend United". Southend United F.C. 7 August 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
  16. ^ "Isaac Layne released from Southend United". Southend United F.C. 23 January 2015.
  17. ^ "Breaking News: Southend United sign Shaquile Coulthirst on loan from Tottenham Hotspur". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 4 August 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  18. ^ "Shaq Coulthirst returns to Tottenham Hotspur". Southend United F.C. 4 March 2015.
  19. ^ "Jerome Binnom-Williams joins Southend United on loan". Southend United F.C. 11 September 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  20. ^ a b "Blues complete double deal in time for Mansfield Town test". Southend United F.C. 31 October 2014.
  21. ^ "Jakub Sokolik's loan extended from Yeovil Town". Southend United F.C. 2 December 2014.
  22. ^ "John-Joe O'Toole Joins Southend United On Loan". Northampton Town F.C. 27 November 2014.
  23. ^ "Blues snap up Charlton Athletic Joe Pigott on loan". Southend United F.C. 10 January 2015.
  24. ^ "Southend United swoop for striker Jake Cassidy". Southend United F.C. 15 January 2015.
  25. ^ "Southend United sign Stephen McLaughlin on loan". Southend United. 27 March 2015.
  26. ^ a b c d "Quartet head out on loan". Southend United F.C. 31 October 2014.
  27. ^ "Lee Barnard joins Stevenage on loan". Southend United F.C. 31 October 2014.
  28. ^ "Jack Bridge heads out on loan". Southend United F.C. 7 November 2014.
  29. ^ "Jason Williams joins Welling United on loan". Southend United F.C. 2 February 2015.
  30. ^ "Barnet sign Southend midfielder Conor Clifford". BBC Sport. 2 February 2015.
  31. ^ "Conor Clifford to stay with Barnet until the end of the season". Southend United F.C. 12 March 2015.