2006–07 Southend United F.C. season

During the 2006–07 English football season, Southend United F.C. competed in the Football League Championship.

Southend United
2006–07 season
ChairmanRon Martin
ManagerSteve Tilson
StadiumRoots Hall
Championship22nd (relegated)
FA CupFourth round
League CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Eastwood (11)
All: Eastwood (16)
Average home league attendance10,024

Season summary

Southend United started the season reasonably well, beating Stoke City 1–0 on the opening day and defeating Sunderland 3–1 at Roots Hall several games later. After that, Southend did not win a league game for 18 games until 9 December when they beat Southampton 2–1. Southend followed this with a convincing 3–1 win over promotion-chasing West Bromwich Albion; on New Year's Day, in defeating Cardiff City 1-0 thanks to Lee Bradbury's 30-yard volley, Southend picked up their first away victory of the season and stretched their unbeaten run to five games. A 3–1 victory away to Birmingham City on 31 January saw the Shrimpers lift themselves from the bottom of the Championship, moving above Leeds United on goal difference. Southend finally pulled themselves out of the relegation zone on 13 March when Richie Foran came off the bench to score his first Southend United goal in the sixth minute of injury time, giving the Shrimpers a 1–0 victory over Burnley.

Regrettably, the form did not last and, after a humiliating 3–0 home defeat to local rivals Colchester United, the Shrimpers were relegated back to League One.

Southend pulled one of the shocks of the season when they defeated eventual champions and reigning cup holders Manchester United (whose starting lineup featured the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney) 1-0 at Roots Hall in the League Cup, Freddy Eastwood netting after 27 minutes to send the Shrimpers through to the quarter-finals,[1] against Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane. Southend defended bravely against Spurs, taking the London club to extra time before Jermain Defoe scored the only goal of the game with five minutes of extra time left, although replays later proved he was offside.

Top scorer Freddy Eastwood was to Wolverhampton Wanderers for £1.5 million in the close season, in a move that struck a huge blow to Southend's hopes of an automatic return to the second tier.

Final league table
Main article: 2006–07 Football League
PWDLFAGDPts
C1Sunderland46277127647+2988
P2Birmingham City46268126742+2586
P3Derby County46259126246+1684
 4West Bromwich Albion462210148155+2676
 5Wolverhampton Wanderers462210145956+376
 6Southampton462112137753+2475
 7Preston North End46228166453+1174
 8Stoke City461916116241+2173
 9Sheffield Wednesday462011157066+471
 10Colchester United46209177056+1469
 11Plymouth Argyle461716136362+167
 12Crystal Palace461811175951+865
 13Cardiff City461713165753+464
 14Ipswich Town46188206459+562
 15Burnley461512195249+357
 16Norwich City46169215671-1557
 17Coventry City46168224762-1556
 18Queens Park Rangers461411215468-1453
 19Leicester City461314194964-1553
 20Barnsley46155265385-3250
 21Hull City461310235167-1649
R22Southend United461012244780-3342
R23Luton Town461010265381-2840
R24Leeds United46137264672-2636 A

A Deducted 10 points for entering administration.

Results

Southend United's score comes first[2]

Legend
Win Draw Loss

Football League Championship
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
5 August 2006Stoke CityH1-08,971Eastwood (pen)
8 August 2006Crystal PalaceA1-318,072Eastwood
12 August 2006Queens Park RangersA0-212,368
19 August 2006SunderlandH3-19,848Barrett (2), Bradbury
26 August 2006Leicester CityA0-119,427
9 September 2006Sheffield WednesdayH0-09,639
12 September 2006Norwich CityH3-311,072Eastwood, Hammell, Gower
16 September 2006West Bromwich AlbionA1-119,576Harrold
24 September 2006Cardiff CityH0-37,901
30 September 2006Derby CountyA0-322,395
13 October 2006Coventry CityH2-39,821Eastwood (2, 1 pen)
17 October 2006BurnleyA0-010,461
21 October 2006Ipswich TownH1-311,415Francis
28 October 2006Leeds UnitedA0-219,528
31 October 2006Hull CityH2-310,234Harrold, Eastwood
4 November 2006Wolverhampton WanderersA1-317,904Harrold
11 November 2006Preston North EndH0-09,263
18 November 2006Plymouth ArgyleH1-19,469Gower
25 November 2006Colchester UnitedA0-35,954
28 November 2006BarnsleyA0-29,588
2 December 2006Wolverhampton WanderersH0-19,411
9 December 2006SouthamptonH2-110,867Eastwood, McCormack
15 December 2006Luton TownA0-07,468
23 December 2006Birmingham CityH0-49,781
26 December 2006Norwich CityA0-025,433
30 December 2006Coventry CityA1-116,623Gower
1 January 2007West Bromwich AlbionH3-19,907Campbell-Ryce (2), Hunt
13 January 2007Cardiff CityA1-013,822Bradbury
20 January 2007Derby CountyH0-110,745
30 January 2007Birmingham CityA3-119,177Maher, Eastwood, Gower
3 February 2007Stoke CityA1-123,017Eastwood
9 February 2007Queens Park RangersH5-010,217Bradbury, Gower, Sodje, Maher (2)
17 February 2007SunderlandA0-433,576
20 February 2007Crystal PalaceH0-110,419
24 February 2007Sheffield WednesdayA2-324,116Hunt, Eastwood
3 March 2007Leicester CityH2-210,528Eastwood, McCormack
10 March 2007Ipswich TownA2-024,051Gower, Clarke
13 March 2007BurnleyH1-08,855Foran
17 March 2007Leeds UnitedH1-111,274Gower
31 March 2007Hull CityA0-419,629
6 April 2007Colchester UnitedH0-310,552
9 April 2007Preston North EndA3-213,684Maher (2), McCormack
14 April 2007BarnsleyH1-310,089Gower
21 April 2007Plymouth ArgyleA1-211,097Clarke
28 April 2007Luton TownH1-310,276Bradbury
6 May 2007SouthamptonA1-432,008Barrett

FA Cup
Main article: 2006–07 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R36 January 2007BarnsleyH1-15,485Gower
R3R16 January 2007BarnsleyA2-04,944Maher, Bradbury
R427 January 2007Tottenham HotspurA1-333,406Eastwood (pen)

League Cup
Main article: 2006–07 Football League Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R122 August 2006BournemouthA3-13,764Gower, Eastwood (2, 1 pen)
R219 September 2006Brighton & Hove AlbionH3-24,819Paynter, Hunt, Eastwood
R324 October 2006Leeds UnitedA3-110,449Hammell (pen), Hooper (2)
R47 November 2006Manchester UnitedH1-011,532Eastwood
R520 December 2006Tottenham HotspurA0-1(a.e.t.)35,811

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 GK Darryl Flahavan
2 DF Simon Francis
3 DF Che Wilson
4 MF Lewis Hunt
5 DF Spencer Prior
6 DF Adam Barrett
7 MF Mark Gower
8 MF Kevin Maher
9 FW Richie Foran
10 FW Freddie Eastwood
12 FW Lee Bradbury
13 GK Steve Collis
14 MF Lloyd Sam (on loan from Charlton Athletic)
No. Position Player
15 DF Peter Clarke
16 DF Efe Sodje
17 MF Jamal Campbell-Ryce
18 MF Steven Hammell
19 FW Billy Paynter
20 FW James Lawson
21 FW Gary Hooper
23 FW Charles Ademeno
24 FW Matt Harrold
25 MF Franck Moussa
26 MF Alan McCormack
28 MF Joel Ledgister
30 GK Joe Welch

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
9 FW Michael Ricketts (to Preston North End)
11 MF Mitchell Cole (to Stevenage Borough)
14 MF Luke Guttridge (to Leyton Orient)
No. Position Player
22 MF Jay Smith (to Notts County)
27 FW Arnau Riera (on loan from Sunderland)

References
  1. "Southend 1-0 Man Utd". BBC Sport. 7 November 2006. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
  2. http://www.statto.com/football/teams/southend-united/2006-2007/results
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