2008–09 Southend United F.C. season

Southend United F.C.
2008–09 season
ManagerSteve Tilson[1]
Football League One8th
FA CupThird round
League CupFirst round
Football League TrophyFirst round

This article documents the 2008–09 season of Essex football club Southend United F.C.

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
6 Scunthorpe United (O, P) 46 22 10 14 82 63 +19 76 Qualification for League One play-offs
7 Tranmere Rovers 46 21 11 14 62 49 +13 74
8 Southend United 46 21 8 17 58 61 −3 71
9 Huddersfield Town 46 18 14 14 62 65 −3 68
10 Oldham Athletic 46 16 17 13 66 65 +1 65
Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2009. Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Results

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League One

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9 August 2008 1 Southend United 1–0 Peterborough United Southend
Clarke 76' Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 8,665
16 August 2008 2 Millwall 1–1 Southend United London
Brkovic 90' Revell 7' Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 8,114
22 August 2008 3 Southend United 0–2 Brighton & Hove Albion Southend
Murray 74'
Forster 89'		 Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 7,976
30 August 2008 4 Walsall 5–2 Southend United Walsall
Reich 23'
Grant 48' (o.g.)
Demontagnac 50', 69', 84'		 Robson-Kanu 33'
Barnard 87'		 Stadium: Banks' Stadium
Attendance: 3,843
6 September 2008 5 Carlisle United 2–1 Southend United Carlisle
Graham 63' (pen.)
Taylor 79'		 Freedman 22' Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 6,561
13 September 2008 6 Southend United 1–0 Hereford United Southend
Barnard 29' Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 6,393
20 September 2008 7 Crewe Alexandra 3–4 Southend United Crewe
O'Connor 25'
Pope 42'
Zola 66'		 Freedman 4', 69'
Baudet 21' (o.g.)
Grant 88'		 Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 3,574
26 September 2008 8 Southend United 3–0 Leyton Orient Southend
Barnard 1'
Sawyer 12'
Freedman 70'		 Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 9,261
4 October 2008 9 Yeovil Town 1–2 Southend United Yeovil
Schofield 88' Barnard 24' (pen.)
Robson-Kanu 86'		 Stadium: Huish Park
Attendance: 4,008
11 October 2008 10 Southend United 1–1 Stockport County Southend
Barnard 19' McSweeney 64' Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 7,125
18 October 2008 11 Southend United 2–1 Swindon Town Southend
Revell 11'
Laurent 71'		 Paynter 60' Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 7,965
21 October 2008 12 Scunthorpe United 1–1 Southend United Scunthorpe
Hayes 79' (pen.) Barrett 47' Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 4,324
25 October 2008 13 Bristol Rovers 4–2 Southend United Bristol
Lambert 10', 16', 33', 55' Clarke 70'
Laurent 75'		 Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 7,055
28 October 2008 14 Southend United 1–0 Leeds United Southend
Harding 18' Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 10,132
1 November 2008 15 Southend United 3–3 Colchester United Southend
Clarke 8'
Laurent 13'
Christophe 90'		 Jackson 35'
Yeates 71'
Wordsworth 81'		 Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 8,920
15 November 2008 16 Tranmere Rovers 2–2 Southend United Birkenhead
Thomas-Moore 8'
Savage 14'		 Betsy 10'
Revell 35'		 Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 5,019
22 November 2008 17 Southend United 1–2 Oldham Athletic Southend
Walker 53' Taylor 67'
Hughes 71'		 Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 7,041
25 November 2008 18 Cheltenham Town 0–0 Southend United Cheltenham
Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 2,908
6 December 2008 19 Leicester City 3–0 Southend United Leicester
Fryatt 6', 76', 80' (pen.) Stadium: Walkers Stadium
Attendance: 16,836
13 December 2008 20 Southend United 0–1 Huddersfield Town Southend
Craney 48' Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 8,382
19 December 2008 21 Hartlepool United 3–0 Southend United Hartlepool
Kyle 4', 61'
Robson 36'		 Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 3,123
26 December 2008 22 Southend United 1–0 Northampton Town Southend
Stanislas 90' Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 7,767
28 December 2008 23 Milton Keynes Dons 2–0 Southend United Milton Keynes
O'Hanlon 8'
Baldock 58'		 Stadium: Stadium MK
Attendance: 10,432
17 January 2009 24 Stockport County 3–1 Southend United Stockport
Pilkington 20', 38'
Rowe 84'		 Revell 62' Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 5,762
20 January 2009 25 Leyton Orient 1–1 Southend United London
Boyd 11' Walker 90' Stadium: Matchroom Stadium
Attendance: 3,835
24 January 2009 26 Southend United 0–1 Yeovil Town Southend
Brown 6' Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 6,409
27 January 2009 27 Leeds United 2–0 Southend United Leeds
Marques 6'
Naylor 11'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 20,392
31 January 2009 28 Southend United 1–0 Bristol Rovers Southend
Freedman 57' Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 7,234
14 February 2009 29 Southend United 2–1 Tranmere Rovers Southend
Robinson 3'
Betsy 90'		 Thomas-Moore 63' (pen.) Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 6,507
17 February 2009 30 Southend United 0–1 Crewe Alexandra Southend
Jones 34' Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 6,614
21 February 2009 31 Colchester United 0–1 Southend United Colchester
Moussa 14' Stadium: Weston Homes Community Stadium
Attendance: 8,651
24 February 2009 32 Southend United 2–0 Scunthorpe United Southend
Robinson 54'
McCormack 87'		 Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 6,028
28 February 2009 33 Peterborough United 1–2 Southend United Peterborough
Keates 6' (pen.) Christophe 25'
Blackett 63' (o.g.)		 Stadium: London Road
Attendance: 7,341
3 March 2009 34 Southend United 0–1 Millwall Southend
Alexander 39' Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 7,620
7 March 2009 35 Southend United 2–0 Walsall Southend
Betsy 50'
Robinson 72'		 Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 6,973
10 March 2009 36 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–3 Southend United Brighton
Owusu 45' Barnard 23', 85'
Robinson 89'		 Stadium: Withdean Stadium
Attendance: 5,035
14 March 2009 37 Hereford United 0–1 Southend United Hereford
Robinson 87' (pen.) Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 2,663
17 March 2009 38 Swindon Town 3–0 Southend United Swindon
Robson-Kanu 13'
Cox 19' (pen.), 90' (pen.)		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 6,269
21 March 2009 39 Southend United 3–0 Carlisle United Southend
Clarke 14'
Scannell 69'
McCormack 80'		 Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 7,789
27 March 2009 40 Southend United 3–2 Hartlepool United Southend
Barnard 17' (pen.)
Moussa 19'
Robinson 43'		 Porter 33' (pen.)
Jones 62'		 Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 7,227
4 April 2009 41 Huddersfield Town 0–1 Southend United Huddersfield
Barnard 63' (pen.) Stadium: Galpharm Stadium
Attendance: 12,203
10 April 2009 42 Southend United 0–2 Milton Keynes Dons Southend
Wright 59', 90' Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 10,241
13 April 2009 43 Northampton Town 2–3 Southend United Northampton
Akinfenwa 50'
Prijović 80'		 Christophe 38'
Robinson 56'
Barnard 60'		 Stadium: Sixfields
Attendance: 5,190
18 April 2009 44 Southend United 0–2 Leicester City Southend
Fryatt 60' (pen.), 70' Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 10,089
25 April 2009 45 Oldham Athletic 1–1 Southend United Oldham
Eardley 51' (pen.) Barnard 60' Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 4,830
2 May 2009 46 Southend United 2–0 Cheltenham Town Southend
Barrett 54'
Christophe 89'		 Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 8,192

FA Cup

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8 November 2008 Round 1 A.F.C. Telford United 2–2 Southend United Telford
Adams 70', 83' Laurent 34'
Christophe 90'		 Stadium: New Bucks Head
Attendance: 3,631
18 November 2008 Round 1 Replay Southend United 2–0 A.F.C. Telford United Southend
Francis 74'
Walker 79'		 Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 4,415
28 November 2008 Round 2 Southend United 3–1 Luton Town Southend
Stanislas 34', 84'
Walker 90'		 Spillane 80' Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 4,111
3 January 2009 Round 3 Chelsea 1–1 Southend United London
Kalou 31' Clarke 90' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,090
14 January 2009 Round 3 Replay Southend United 1–4 Chelsea Southend
Barrett 16' Ballack 45'
Kalou 60'
Anelka 78'
Lampard 90'		 Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 11,314

League Cup

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12 August 2008 Round 1 Southend United 0–1 (a.e.t.) Cheltenham Town Southend
Gill 115' Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 2,998

Football League Trophy

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12 August 2008 Round 1 Southend United 2–4 Leyton Orient Southend
Sawyer 13', 34' Jarvis 20'
Chambers 25'
Melligan 48'
Boyd 86'		 Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 3,499

Players

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First-team squad

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Includes all players who were awarded squad numbers during the season.

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK England ENG Steve Mildenhall
2 DF England ENG Simon Francis
4 DF France FRA Dorian Dervite (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
5 DF England ENG Peter Clarke
6 DF England ENG Adam Barrett
7 MF England ENG Anthony Grant
8 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Alan McCormack
9 FW England ENG Lee Barnard
10 MF England ENG James Walker
11 FW England ENG Alex Revell
12 MF England ENG Damian Scannell
14 MF Belgium BEL Franck Moussa
15 DF England ENG Osei Sankofa
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 FW England ENG Dougie Freedman
17 FW England ENG Theo Robinson (on loan from Watford)
18 DF England ENG Johnny Herd
19 FW England ENG Charles Ademeno
20 MF France FRA Jean-François Christophe
21 FW England ENG Kevin Betsy
24 GK United States USA Ian Joyce
25 GK England ENG Clark Masters
26 MF France FRA Francis Laurent
27 MF Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Peggy Lokando
30 MF England ENG Stuart O'Keefe
37 MF England ENG Justin Hazell
41 MF England ENG Femi Orenuga

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
4 MF England ENG Nicky Bailey
20 FW England ENG Matt Harrold
17 MF England ENG Hal Robson-Kanu
28 MF England ENG Lee Sawyer (on loan from Chelsea)
32 GK Australia AUS Adam Federici (on loan from Reading)
34 MF England ENG Liam Feeney (on loan from Salisbury City)
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 DF England ENG Dan Harding (on loan from Ipswich Town)
33 DF England ENG Robert Milsom (on loan from Fulham)
35 MF England ENG Junior Stanislas (on loan from West Ham United)
22 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Richie Foran
29 FW England ENG Paul Furlong

References

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  1. ^ "Southend Manager History; Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com.
  2. ^ "League One Betting | 2008/09 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com.
  3. ^ "Southend United match record: 2009". www.11v11.com.
  4. ^ "FootballSquads - Southend United - 2008/09". www.footballsquads.co.uk.
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