The 2015–16 season was Southend United's 110th year in existence and their first season back in League One after gaining promotion the previous season.[1] Along with competing in League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.
| 2015–16 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Ron Martin |
| Manager | Phil Brown |
| Stadium | Roots Hall |
| League One | 14th |
| FA Cup | First round |
| League Cup | First round (knocked out by Brighton & Hove Albion) |
| FL Trophy | Area semi-finals |
| Top goalscorer | Jack Payne (9) |
Competitions
editPre-season friendlies
editOn 3 June 2015, Southend United announced their first confirmed pre-season friendly against Charlton Athletic.[2] On 8 June 2015, a friendly against West Ham United.[3] On 11 June 2015, a further two friendlies were announced.[4] Also a trip to Dagenham & Redbridge was confirmed.[5]
| 15 July 2015 Friendly | Great Wakering Rovers | 0–1 | Southend United | Great Wakering |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Scott  ?' (pen.) |
Stadium: Burroughs Park |
| 18 July 2015 Friendly | Southend United | 2–3 | West Ham United | Southend-on-Sea |
| 15:00 BST | Hurst 20' Payne 41' |
Report | Payet 26', 29' Prosser 56' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Roots Hall |
| 22 July 2015 Friendly | Canvey Island | 0–4 | Southend United | Canvey Island |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Williams ?', ?' Bridge ?'Payne ?' |
Stadium: The Prospects Stadium |
| 25 July 2015 Friendly | Dagenham & Redbridge | 2–1 | Southend United | Dagenham |
| 15:00 BST | McClure 45', 54' |
Report | Timlin 35' |
Stadium: Victoria Road Attendance: 696 (inc. 278 from Southend) |
| 28 July 2015 Friendly | Southend United | 2–1 | Charlton Athletic | Southend-on-Sea |
| 19:45 BST | Wordsworth 30' Mooney 57' |
Report | Kennedy 32' |
Stadium: Roots Hall |
League One
editLeague table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Port Vale | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 56 | 58 | −2 | 65 |
| 13 | Peterborough United | 46 | 19 | 6 | 21 | 82 | 73 | +9 | 63 |
| 14 | Southend United | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 58 | 64 | −6 | 59 |
| 15 | Swindon Town | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 64 | 71 | −7 | 59 |
| 16 | Bury | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 56 | 73 | −17 | 57[a] |
Updated to match(es) played on 1 July 2016. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Notes:
- ^ Bury were deducted 3 points for playing the unregistered Callum Styles against Southend United on 8 May.[6]
Result by matchday
editUpdated to match(es) played on 1 October 2015. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
editOn 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[7]
| 8 August 2015 1 | Fleetwood Town | 1–1 | Southend United | Fleetwood |
| 15:00 BST | McManus 33' |
Report | Worrall 84' |
Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 3,228 Referee: David Webb |
| 15 August 2015 2 | Southend United | 0–2 | Walsall | Southend-on-Sea |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Bradshaw 8' Mantom 48' |
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 6,149 Referee: Andy Davies |
| 19 August 2015 3 | Doncaster Rovers | 0–0 | Southend United | Doncaster |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 5,164 Referee: Seb Stockbridge |
| 22 August 2015 4 | Southend United | 0–1 | Swindon Town | Southend-on-Sea |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Robert 62' |
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 5,839 Referee: Andy Woolmer |
| 31 August 2015 5 | Coventry City | 2–2 | Southend United | Coventry |
| 19:45 BST | Johnson 34' Ricketts 72' |
Report | Hunt 36' Mooney 41' (pen.) |
Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 12,967 Referee: Darren Handley |
| 5 September 2015 6 | Southend United | 2–1 | Peterborough United | Southend-on-Sea |
| 12:05 BST | Barrett 32' Hunt 70' |
Report | Maddison 90' |
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 5,748 Referee: Simon Hooper |
| 12 September 2015 7 | Southend United | 0–1 | Shrewsbury Town | Southend-on-Sea |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Knight-Percival 56' |
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 5,212 Referee: Dean Whitestone |
| 19 September 2015 8 | Millwall | 0–2 | Southend United | Bermondsey |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Mooney 37' Barrett 49' |
Stadium: New Den Attendance: 10,228 Referee: Mark Haywood |
| 26 September 2015 9 | Southend United | 2–1 | Scunthorpe United | Southend-on-Sea |
| 15:00 BST | Timlin 36' Coker 75' |
Report | McSheffrey 8' |
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 5,708 Referee: Kevin Johnson |
| 29 September 2015 10 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–2 | Southend United | Crewe |
| 19:45 BST | Inman 49' |
Report | Pigott 47', 53' |
Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 3,404 Referee: Darren Bond |
| 3 October 2015 11 | Burton Albion | 1–0 | Southend United | Burton upon Trent |
| 15:00 BST | Prosser 51' (o.g.) |
Report | Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 2,948 Referee: Trevor Kettle |
| 10 October 2015 12 | Southend United | 1–0 | Port Vale | Southend-on-Sea |
| 15:00 | Pigott 63' |
Report | Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 6,543 Referee: Iain Williamson |
| 17 October 2015 13 | Southend United | 2–1 | Barnsley | Southend-on-Sea |
| 15:00 BST | Wordsworth 36' Prosser 43' |
Report | Scowen 24' (pen.) |
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 6,572 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
| 20 October 2015 14 | Chesterfield | 3–0 | Southend United | Chesterfield |
| 19:45 BST | Novak 8' Ebanks-Blake 37' 62' |
Report | Stadium: Proact Stadium Attendance: 5,703 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
| 24 October 2015 15 | Gillingham | 1–1 | Southend United | Gillingham |
| 15:00 BST | Loft 89' |
Report | McLaughlin 11' |
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 6,981 Referee: Ben Toner |
| 31 October 2015 16 | Southend United | 2–2 | Rochdale | Southend-on-Sea |
| 19:45 GMT | Mooney 39' (pen.) Leonard 41' |
Report | Bunney 63' Rose 79' |
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 6,111 Referee: Steve Martin |
| 14 November 2015 17 | Sheffield United | 2–2 | Southend | Sheffield |
| 15:00 GMT | Baxter 36' Collins 45' |
Report | Leonard 29' Payne 31' |
Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 19,007 Referee: Scott Duncan |
| 21 November 2015 18 | Southend United | 1–0 | Blackpool | Southend-on-Sea |
| 15:00 GMT | Thompson 76' |
Report | Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 6,290 Referee: Graham Horwood |
| 24 November 2015 19 | Oldham Athletic | 2–5 | Southend | Oldham |
| 19:45 GMT | Higdon 56', 77' |
Report | Payne 5' Mooney 43'Worrall 48'Atkinson 78'Prosser 82' |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 3,301 Referee: Darren Bond |
| 28 November 2015 20 | Southend United | 0–0 | Wigan | Southend-on-Sea |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 7,117 Referee: Keith Stroud |
| 18 December 2015 21 | Southend United | 4–1 | Bury | Southend-on-Sea |
| 19:45 GMT | Hunt 22', 31' Mooney 74' (pen.)Payne 78' |
Report | L. Clarke 43' |
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 6,127 Referee: James Linington |
| 26 December 2015 22 | Colchester United | 0–2 | Southend United | Colchester |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | White 49' Mooney 73' |
Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 9,222 Referee: Phil Gibbs |
| 28 December 2015 23 | Southend United | 0–4 | Millwall | Southend-on-Sea |
| 13:00 GMT | Deegan  57'Mooney 74'Atkinson 78' |
Report | Martin 27' Cummings 35'Onyedinma 45+1'Williams 60'O'Brien 70' |
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 10,099 Referee:  Kevin Wright |
| 2 January 2016 24 | Southend United | 0–3 | Doncaster Rovers | Southend-on-Sea |
| 15:00 GMT | Leonard 50' Thompson 57'White 58'Deegan 90+3' |
Report | Williams 44' Taylor-Sinclair 54'Tyson 58' (pen.)Alcock 84' |
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 7,134 Referee: Lee Collins |
| 9 January 2016 25 | Swindon Town | 4–2 | Southend United | Swindon |
| 15:00 GMT | Ajose 42' 90' Obika 45+1' 78' |
Report | Barnett 5' Thompson 13' 90+6'Deegan 53'Atkinson 90+2'Prosser 90+6' |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 7,162 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
| 16 January 2016 26 | Peterborough United | 0–0 | Southend United | Peterborough |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Bolger 29' Hendrie 79' |
Stadium: ABAX Stadium Attendance: 7,057 Referee: Kevin Johnson |
| 23 January 2016 27 | Southend United | 3–0 | Coventry City | Southend-on-Sea |
| 15:00 GMT | Payne 24' Barnett 31' 68' (pen.)Deegan 44'  Bolger 90' |
Report | Charles-Cook 66' |
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 8,767 Referee: Brendan Malone |
| 2 February 2016 28 | Shrewsbury Town | 1–2 | Southend United | Shrewsbury |
| 19:45 GMT | Mangan 47' |
Report | Atkinson 24' Timlin 54' Hendrie 79'O'Neill 90+2'McQueen 90+4' |
Stadium: Greenhous Meadow Attendance: 4,602 Referee: Chris Sarginson |
| 6 February 2016 29 | Southend United | 3–0 | Colchester United | Southend-on-Sea |
| 15:00 GMT | Thompson 5' Bolger 45'Wordsworth 82'Barrett 88' 90'McQueen 90+2' 90+3' |
Report | Gilbey  36' |
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 10,279 Referee: Oliver Langford |
| 13 February 2016 30 | Scunthorpe United | 1–0 | Southend United | Scunthorpe |
| 15:00 GMT | Madden 11' |
Report | Atkinson 59' O'Neill 66'Loza 84'Bolger 88' |
Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 3,550 Referee: David Coote |
| 16 February 2016 31 | Bradford City | 2–0 | Southend United | Bradford |
| 19:45 GMT | McMahon 17' Darby 66'Hanson 74' |
Report | Timlin 70' O'Neill 89'Wordsworth 90+1' |
Stadium: Coral Windows Stadium Attendance: 17,701 Referee: Ross Joyce |
| 22 February 2016 32 | Southend United | 3–1 | Burton Albion | Southend-on-Sea |
| 19:45 GMT | Wordsworth 7' Barnett 63'Mooney 90+1' |
Report | Beavon 44' |
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 6,503 Referee: Paul Tierney (referee) |
| 26 February 2016 33 | Port Vale | 3–1 | Southend United | Stoke-on-Trent |
| 19:45 GMT | Dickenson 18' O'Connor 38'Coker 40' (o.g.)Kennedy 86' |
Report | Timlin 38' Coker 42'Atkinson 57'McQueen 90+3' |
Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 3,957 Referee: Andy Haines |
| 1 March 2016 34 | Southend United | 1–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Southend-on-Sea |
| 19:45 GMT | Wordsworth 58' Worrall 86'Barnett 87'Coker 87'Payne 90+4' (pen.) |
Report | Hitchcock 54' Cooper 86' |
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 5,444 Referee: Dean Whitestone |
| 5 March 2016 35 | Southend United | 0–1 | Chesterfield | Southend-on-Sea |
| 15:00 GMT | Coker 64' |
Report | Banks 59' Dimaio 88'Novak 89' |
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 7,518 Referee: Darren Drysdale |
| 12 March 2016 36 | Barnsley | 0–2 | Southend United | Barnsley |
| 15:00 GMT | Winnall 90+4' Mawson 90+6' |
Report | Payne 4' Bentley 23'Wordsworth 37'Timlin 90+6' |
Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 9,903 Referee: Brendan Malone |
| 19 March 2016 37 | Southend United | 1–1 | Gillingham | Southend-on-Sea |
| Wordsworth 21' |
Report | Norris 53' |
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 9,135 |
| 25 March 2016 38 | Rochdale | 4–1 | Southend United | Rochdale |
| GMT | Holt 41' Rafferty 49' Allen 61' Bunney 90' |
Report | Payne 28' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,018 |
| 30 March 2016 39 | Southend United | 3–1 | Sheffield United | Southend-on-Sea |
| GMT | Barnett 28' Worrall 60' Payne 90' |
Report | Hammond 34' |
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 7,004 |
| 2 April 2016 40 | Blackpool | 2–0 | Southend United | Blackpool |
| GMT | Cullen 49' Blyth 79' |
Report | Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 6,979 |
| 9 April 2016 41 | Southend United | 2–2 | Fleetwood Town | Southend-on-Sea |
| GMT | Barrett 71' Payne 82' |
Report | Grant 53' McLaughlin 90' |
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 6,644 |
| 16 April 2016 42 | Walsall | 1–0 | Southend United | Walsall |
| GMT | Hiwula 88' |
Report | Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 5,732 |
| 19 April 2016 43 | Southend United | 0–1 | Oldham Athletic | Southend-on-Sea |
| GMT | Report | Main 66' |
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 6,503 |
| 23 April 2016 44 | Wigan Athletic | 4–1 | Southend United | Wigan |
| GMT | McCann 9' Grigg 17', 36' Jacobs 50' |
Report | Morgan 74' (o.g.) |
Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 10,021 |
| 30 April 2016 45 | Southend United | 0–1 | Bradford City | Southend-on-Sea |
| GMT | Report | Evans 12' |
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 8,571 |
| 8 May 2016 46 | Bury | 3–2 | Southend United | Bury |
| GMT | Barrett 21' (o.g.) Lowe 29', 90' |
Report | Moussa 8' Mooney 23' |
Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 3,575 |
FA Cup
editOn 26th Oct 2015, in the clubhouse of Thackley Juniors FC in West Yorkshire, Southend United were drawn away against Scunthorpe United, to create an earlier travel date to Glanford Park.
| 7 November 2015 First round | Scunthorpe United | 2–1 | Southend United | Scunthorpe |
| 15:00 GMT | Madden 16', 78' |
Report | Leonard 30' |
Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 3,335 Referee: Peter Bankes |
League Cup
editOn 16 June 2015, the first round draw was made, Southend United were drawn at home against Brighton & Hove Albion.[8]
| 11 August 2015 First round | Southend United | 0–1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Southend-on-Sea |
| 19:45 BST | Report | LuaLua 90' |
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 4,485 Referee: Iain Williamson |
Football League Trophy
editOn 5 September 2015, the second round draw was shown live on Soccer AM and drawn by Charlie Austin and Ed Skrein. Southend will travel to Crawley Town.[9]
| 6 October 2015 Second round | Crawley Town | 0–3 | Southend United | Crawley |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Weston 26' Pigott 39', 87' |
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 1,139 Referee: Tim Robinson |
| 11 November 2015 Area quarter-finals | Southend United | 1–0 | Bristol Rovers | Southend-on-Sea |
| 19:45 GMT | White 11' |
Report | Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 3,495 Referee: Andy Woolmer |
| 8 December 2015 Area semi-finals | Southend United | 0–2 | Millwall | Southend-on-Sea |
| 19:45 GMT | Report | Morison 34' Williams 65' |
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 5,972 Referee: Simon Hooper |
Transfers
editTransfers in
edit| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 July 2015 | CF |  |
Dave Mooney | Leyton Orient | Free transfer | [10] |
| 3 July 2015 | LM | |
Anthony Wordsworth | Ipswich Town | Free transfer | [11] |
| 1 August 2015 | CF | |
Noel Hunt | Ipswich Town | Free transfer | [12] |
| 28 August 2015 | LM | |
Stephen McLaughlin | Nottingham Forest | Undisclosed | [13] |
| 1 September 2015 | RB | |
Luke O'Neill | Burnley | Free transfer | [14] |
| 11 September 2015 | LB |  |
Harry Kyprianou | Watford | Free transfer | [15] |
Transfers out
edit| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2015 | CB | |
Josh Banton | Free Agent | Released | [16] |
| 1 July 2015 | CF | |
Lee Barnard | Crawley Town [a] | Free transfer | [16] |
| 1 July 2015 | MF | |
Ellis Brown | Free Agent | Released | [16] |
| 1 July 2015 | CM | |
Conor Clifford | Free Agent | Released | [16] |
| 1 July 2015 | CF | |
Barry Corr | Cambridge United | Free transfer | [18] |
| 1 July 2015 | LB | |
Kane Farrell | Free Agent | Released | [16] |
| 1 July 2015 | CB |  |
Mads Ibenfeldt | Free Agent | Released | [16] |
| 1 July 2015 | GK | |
Paul Smith | Free Agent | Released | [16] |
| 30 July 2015 | LB | |
Cameron John | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Undisclosed | [19] |
Loans in
edit| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 August 2015 | CF | |
Joe Pigott | Charlton Athletic | 2 January 2016 | [20] |
| 22 August 2015 | RB | |
Luke O'Neill | Burnley | 1 September 2015[a] | [21] |
| 28 August 2015 | DM | |
Glen Rea | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2 January 2016 | [22] |
| 21 January 2016 | MF | |
Sam McQueen | Southampton | End of Season | [23] |
| 22 January 2016 | MF |  |
Glen Kamara | Arsenal | End of Season | [24] |
References
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- ^ "Pre-Season Friendly: Charlton Athletic to visit Roots Hall in July". Southend United FC. 3 June 2015.
- ^ "Pre-Season Friendly: West Ham United to visit Roots Hall". Southend United FC. 8 June 2015.
- ^ "News: Two more friendlies announced". Southend United FC. 11 June 2015.
- ^ "Pre-season Friendly: Blues head to Dagenham & Redbridge in July". Southend United FC. 11 June 2015.
- ^ "EFL Statement: Bury deducted 3 points for fielding ineligible player". EFL. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
- ^ "A more detailed look ahead to the Blues' season in League 1". Southend United FC. 17 June 2015.
- ^ "Capital One Cup 2015/16 Round 1 Draw". Capital One Cup. 16 June 2015. Archived from the original on 17 June 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- ^ "Johnstone's Paint Trophy Round 2 draw". Football League. 5 September 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
- ^ "Striker agrees two-year deal with the Blues". Southend United FC. 2 July 2015.
- ^ "Midfielder pens a two-year deal with the Blues". Southend United FC. 3 July 2015.
- ^ "Breaking News: Noel Hunt joins Southend United". Southend United FC. 1 August 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
- ^ "News: Southend United sign Stephen McLaughlin from Nottingham Forest". Southend United FC. 28 August 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
- ^ a b "News: Luke O'Neill signs permanent deal with Southend United". Southend United FC. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
- ^ "News: Blues sign Harry Kyprianou". Southend United FC. 11 September 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g "News: Retained list announced following conclusion of 2014-15 season". Southend United FC. 3 June 2015.
- ^ "Crawley sign Barnard and Deacon". The Argus. 27 July 2015.
- ^ "Cambridge sign Southend's Corr". BBC Sport. 2 June 2015.
- ^ "Youth: Cameron John joins Wolverhampton Wanderers". Southend United FC. 30 July 2015.
- ^ "Breaking News: Joe Pigott makes return to Blues". Southend United FC. 8 August 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- ^ "News: Luke O'Neill signs on loan from Burnley". Southend United FC. 22 August 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ^ "News: Southend United sign Glen Rea on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion". Southend United FC. 28 August 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
- ^ "Southend United sign Southampton Sam McQueen on loan". Southend United FC. Retrieved 21 January 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Southend United sign Arsenal's Glen Kamara on loan". Southend United FC. Retrieved 22 January 2016.