2015–16 Southend United F.C. season
| 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) |
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.
Competitions
[edit]Pre-season friendlies
[edit]On 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
[edit]League 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
[edit]Updated 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
[edit]On 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
[edit]On 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
[edit]On 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
[edit]On 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
[edit]Transfers 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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- ^ "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.
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