2009–10 Southend United F.C. season

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]

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.

Season summary

First-team squad

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 England (1978-05-13)13 May 1978 (aged 31) Swindon Yeovil Town
21 Kelvin Jack Trinidad and Tobago (1976-04-29)29 April 1976 (aged 34) Trincity Gillingham
36 Dan Bentley England (1993-07-13)13 July 1993 (aged 16) Basildon Arsenal
Defenders
2 Simon Francis England (1985-02-16)16 February 1985 (aged 25) Nottingham Sheffield United
3 Scott Malone England (1991-03-25)25 March 1991 (aged 19) Rowley Regis Wolverhampton Wanderers On loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers
5 Pat Baldwin England (1982-11-12)12 November 1982 (aged 27) London Colchester United On loan from Colchester United
6 Adam Barrett England (1979-11-29)29 November 1979 (aged 30) Dagenham Bristol Rovers
15 Osei Sankofa England (1985-03-19)19 March 1985 (aged 25) Streatham Charlton Athletic
18 Johnny Herd England (1989-10-03)3 October 1989 (aged 20) Huntingdon —
20 Jean-Yves Mvoto France (1988-09-06)6 September 1988 (aged 21) Paris Sunderland On loan from Sunderland
Midfielders
4 Jean-François Christophe France (1987-06-27)27 June 1987 (aged 22) Creil Portsmouth
7 Anthony Grant England (1987-06-04)4 June 1987 (aged 22) Lambeth Chelsea
8 Alan McCormack Republic of Ireland (1984-01-10)10 January 1984 (aged 26) Dublin Preston North End
12 Damian Scannell England (1985-04-28)28 April 1985 (aged 25) Croydon Eastleigh
14 Franck Moussa Belgium (1989-07-24)24 July 1989 (aged 20) Brussels West Ham United
22 Stuart O'Keefe England (1991-03-04)4 March 1991 (aged 19) Eye —
26 Francis Laurent France (1986-01-02)2 January 1986 (aged 24) Paris Mainz 05
29 Marcus Milner Jamaica (1991-11-28)28 November 1991 (aged 18) Kingston —
30 Harry Crawford Republic of Ireland (1991-12-10)10 December 1991 (aged 18) Saffron Walden —
32 Alex Woodyard England (1993-05-03)3 May 1993 (aged 17) Gravesend —
33 Julian Okai England (1993-02-26)26 February 1993 (aged 17) Southend-on-Sea —
34 George Smith Republic of Ireland —
Forwards
9 Matt Paterson Scotland (1989-10-18)18 October 1989 (aged 20) Dunfermline Southampton
17 Scott Vernon England (1983-12-13)13 December 1983 (aged 26) Manchester Colchester United On loan from Colchester United
28 Scott Spencer England (1989-01-01)1 January 1989 (aged 21) Stockport Rochdale
31 Kyle Asante England (1991-04-09)9 April 1991 (aged 19) Chelmsford —
Players no longer at club
3 John White England (1986-07-26)26 July 1986 (aged 23) Colchester Colchester United On loan from Colchester United
5 Matt Heath England (1981-11-01)1 November 1981 (aged 28) Leicester Colchester United On loan from Colchester United
17 Roy O'Donovan Republic of Ireland (1985-08-10)10 August 1985 (aged 24) Cork Sunderland On loan from Sunderland
23 George Friend England (1987-10-19)19 October 1987 (aged 22) Barnstaple Wolverhampton Wanderers On loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers
28 Lee Sawyer England (1989-09-10)10 September 1989 (aged 20) Leytonstone Chelsea On loan from Chelsea
17 Jabo Ibehre England (1983-01-28)28 January 1983 (aged 27) Islington Milton Keynes Dons On loan from Milton Keynes Dons
11 Alex Revell England (1983-07-07)7 July 1983 (aged 26) Cambridge Brighton & Hove Albion On loan at Wycombe Wanderers
5 Sean Morrison England (1991-01-08)8 January 1991 (aged 19) Plymouth Swindon Town On loan from Swindon Town
21 Kevin Betsy Seychelles (1978-03-20)20 March 1978 (aged 32) Woking Bristol City Betsy joined Wycombe Wanderers in January 2010
9 Lee Barnard England (1984-07-18)18 July 1984 (aged 25) Romford Tottenham Hotspur Barnard joined Southampton in January 2010
10 James Walker England (1987-11-25)25 November 1987 (aged 22) Hackney Charlton Athletic Walker joined Gillingham in February 2010.
16 Dougie Freedman Scotland (1974-01-21)21 January 1974 (aged 36) Glasgow Crystal Palace Freedman retired in March 2010
29 Craig Calver England (1991-01-20)20 January 1991 (aged 19) Cambridge — Calver joined A.F.C. Sudbury in March 2010.
24 Ian Joyce United States (1985-07-12)12 July 1985 (aged 24) Kinnelon Watford Joyce joined Colorado Rapids in March 2010.
10 Sanchez Watt England (1991-02-14)14 February 1991 (aged 19) Hackney Arsenal On loan from Arsenal

Competitions

League One

League table

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]

Matches

League One match details
Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A 		Scorers Attendance Ref
8 August 2009 Huddersfield Town H D 2–2 Barnard 14' pen., Moussa 56' 8,059 [4]
15 August 2009 Walsall A D 2–2 Barnard 66', Freedman 80' 3,658 [5]
18 August 2009 Wycombe Wanderers A D 1–1 Christophe 45+3' 4,607 [6]
21 August 2009 Millwall H D 0–0 8,435 [7]
29 August 2009 Swindon Town A L 1–2 Scannell 80' 6,417 [8]
4 September 2009 Leyton Orient H W 3–0 Barnard 59' pen., 78', 90' 8,836 [9]
11 September 2009 Leeds United H D 0–0 10,123 [10]
19 September 2009 Brighton & Hove Albion A W 3–2 Barnard 8', O'Donovan 27', Laurent 90+1' 6,287 [11]
26 September 2009 Oldham Athletic H L 0–1 6,979 [12]
29 September 2009 Brentford A L 1–2 Francis 9' 5,578 [13]
3 October 2009 Stockport County A W 2–0 Barnard 57' pen., 90+5' 4,102 [14]
9 October 2009 Southampton H L 1–3 Friend 27' 8,281 [15]
17 October 2009 Bristol Rovers H W 2–1 Barnard 13', 48' 6,853 [16]
24 October 2009 Carlisle United A L 1–2 Laurent 42' 4,551 [17]
30 October 2009 Gillingham H W 1–0 Barnard 90+3' 7,830 [18]
14 November 2009 Yeovil Town A L 0–1 3,906 [19]
20 November 2009 Milton Keynes Dons H W 2–1 Wilbraham 24' o.g., Barnard 90+4' pen. 6,957 [20]
24 November 2009 Tranmere Rovers A L 0–2 4,317 [21]
1 December 2009 Norwich City H L 0–3 8,732 [22]
5 December 2009 Charlton Athletic A L 0–1 17,445 [23]
12 December 2009 Hartlepool United H W 3–2 Laurent 49', Barnard 56', 74' 7,737 [24]
19 December 2009 Exeter City A L 0–1 4,839 [25]
26 December 2009 Colchester United H L 1–2 Barnard 76' 10,329 [26]
28 December 2009 Leyton Orient A W 2–1 Barrett 59', McCormack 74' 5,680 [27]
16 January 2010 Huddersfield Town A L 1–2 Spencer 90' [28]
23 January 2010 Wycombe Wanderers H D 1–1 McCormack 60' 6,675 [29]
26 January 2010 Millwall A L 0–2 7,612 [30]
30 January 2010 Swindon Town H D 2–2 Spencer 85', Baldwin 89' 6,669 [31]
8 February 2010 Colchester United A L 0–2 6,466 [32]
13 February 2010 Tranmere Rovers H D 1–1 Vernon 15' pen. 6,382 [33]
20 February 2010 Milton Keynes Dons A L 1–3 Paterson 89' 9,801 [34]
23 February 2010 Norwich City A L 1–2 Vernon 45+1' 24,824 [35]
26 February 2010 Charlton Athletic H L 1–2 Paterson 31' 9,724 [36]
6 March 2010 Hartlepool United A L 0–3 3,299 [37]
13 March 2010 Exeter City H D 0–0 6,761 [38]
20 March 2010 Carlisle United H D 2–2 Moussa 25, Barrett 28' 6,384 [39]
23 March 2010 Walsall H W 3–0 Moussa 19', 89', Spencer 51' 6,432 [40]
27 March 2010 Bristol Rovers A L 3–4 Vernon 5' pen., 57', Spencer 12' 6,476 [41]
3 April 2010 Yeovil Town H D 0–0 6,854 [42]
5 April 2010 Gillingham A L 0–3 7,657 [43]
10 April 2010 Leeds United A L 0–2 21,650 [44]
13 April 2010 Brentford H D 2–2 Laurent 56', 63' 6,838 [45]
17 April 2010 Brighton & Hove Albion H L 0–1 8,503 [46]
24 April 2010 Oldham Athletic A D 2–2 Laurent 6', Mvoto 75' 4,225 [47]
1 May 2010 Stockport County H W 2–1 Crawford 75', McCormack 89' 7,145 [48]
8 May 2010 Southampton A L 1–3 Moussa 56' 25,289 [49]

FA Cup

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 [50]

Football League Cup

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 [51]
Second round 25 August 2009 Hull City Away L 1–3 Moussa 45' 7,994 [52]

Football League Trophy

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 [53]

Player statistics

Appearances and goals

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 England ENG Steve Mildenhall 48 0 44 0 1 0 2 0 1 0
2 DF England ENG Simon Francis 49 1 45 1 1 0 2 0 1 0
3 DF England ENG John White 6 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
3 DF England ENG Scott Malone 17 0 15+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 MF France FRA Jean-François Christophe 40 1 31+5 1 1 0 2 0 1 0
5 DF England ENG Matt Heath 6 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
5 DF England ENG Sean Morrison 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF England ENG Pat Baldwin 18 1 18 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 DF England ENG Adam Barrett 44 2 41 2 1 0 1 0 1 0
7 MF England ENG Anthony Grant 41 0 38 0 1 0 2 0 0 0
8 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Alan McCormack 43 3 40+1 3 0 0 2 0 0 0
9 FW England ENG Lee Barnard 28 17 25 15 0 0 2 2 1 0
9 FW Scotland SCO Matt Paterson 16 2 9+7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 FW England ENG James Walker 16 0 2+11 0 1 0 1+1 0 0 0
10 MF England ENG Sanchez Watt 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 FW England ENG Alex Revell 5 0 1+2 0 0 0 1+1 0 0 0
12 MF England ENG Damian Scannell 26 1 15+10 1 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF Belgium BEL Franck Moussa 47 6 41+2 5 1 0 2 1 1 0
15 DF England ENG Osei Sankofa 13 0 10+2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
16 FW Scotland SCO Dougie Freedman 23 1 9+11 1 1 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
17 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Roy O'Donovan 5 1 3+1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
17 FW England ENG Jabo Ibehre 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 FW England ENG Scott Vernon 17 4 17 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 DF England ENG Johnny Herd 22 0 17+3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
20 DF France FRA Jean-Yves Mvoto 19 1 15+2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0
21 MF Seychelles SEY Kevin Betsy 3 0 0+2 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
21 GK Trinidad and Tobago TRI Kelvin Jack 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 MF England ENG Stuart O'Keefe 9 0 3+4 0 1 0 0 0 0+1 0
23 DF England ENG George Friend 6 1 5+1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 GK United States USA Ian Joyce 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 MF France FRA Francis Laurent 37 6 28+7 6 1 0 0 0 1 0
28 MF England ENG Lee Sawyer 9 0 0+6 0 0 0 0+2 0 1 0
28 FW England ENG Scott Spencer 12 0 5+7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 FW England ENG Craig Calver 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 MF Jamaica JAM Marcus Milner 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Harry Crawford 7 1 2+5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 FW England ENG Kyle Asante 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
32 MF England ENG Alex Woodyard 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 MF England ENG Julian Okai 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
34 MF Republic of Ireland IRL George Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 GK England ENG Dan Bentley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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