2009–10 Southend United F.C. season

Southend United
2009–2010 season
Chairman	Ron Martin
Manager	Steve Tilson
Stadium	Roots Hall
League One	23rd (relegated)
FA Cup	First round
League Cup	Second round
Football League Trophy	Second round
Average home league attendance	7,718[1]
Home colours	Away colours

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

Hartlepool deducted 3 points for fielding an ineligible player.[3]

FA Cup

7 November 2009 (2009-11-07) First round	Gillingham	3–0	Southend United	Gillingham
15:00 GMT	Weston 25' Brandy 28' Bentley 62'	Report		Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 4,605 Referee: Rob Shoebridge

Football League Cup

11 August 2009 (2009-08-11) First round	Cheltenham Town	1–2	Southend United	Cheltenham
19:45 BST	Hammond 45+1'	Report	Barnard 77', 88'	Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 1,918 Referee: Danny McDermid

25 August 2009 (2009-08-25) Second round	Hull City	3–1	Southend United	Kingston-upon-Hull
19:45 BST	Cairney 7' Altidore 42' Geovanni 75'	Report	Moussa 45'	Stadium: KC Stadium Attendance: 7,994 Referee: Neil Swarbrick

Football League Trophy

6 October 2009 (2009-10-06) Second round	Milton Keynes Dons	2–0	Southend United	Denbigh, Milton Keynes
19:00 BST	Doran 18' Carrington 45'	Report		Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 4,792 Referee: Oliver Langford

Player statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League One		FA Cup		League Cup		FL Trophy
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Steve Mildenhall	48	0	44	0	1	0	2	0	1	0
2	DF		Simon Francis	49	1	45	1	1	0	2	0	1	0
3	DF		John White	6	0	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
3	DF		Scott Malone	17	0	15+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	MF		Jean-François Christophe	40	1	31+5	1	1	0	2	0	1	0
5	DF		Matt Heath	6	0	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
5	DF		Sean Morrison	8	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	DF		Pat Baldwin	18	1	18	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	DF		Adam Barrett	44	2	41	2	1	0	1	0	1	0
7	MF		Anthony Grant	41	0	38	0	1	0	2	0	0	0
8	MF		Alan McCormack	43	3	40+1	3	0	0	2	0	0	0
9	FW		Lee Barnard	28	17	25	15	0	0	2	2	1	0
9	FW		Matt Paterson	16	2	9+7	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	FW		James Walker	16	0	2+11	0	1	0	1+1	0	0	0
10	MF		Sanchez Watt	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	FW		Alex Revell	5	0	1+2	0	0	0	1+1	0	0	0
12	MF		Damian Scannell	26	1	15+10	1	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
14	MF		Franck Moussa	47	6	41+2	5	1	0	2	1	1	0
15	DF		Osei Sankofa	13	0	10+2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
16	FW		Dougie Freedman	23	1	9+11	1	1	0	0+1	0	0+1	0
17	FW		Roy O'Donovan	5	1	3+1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
17	FW		Jabo Ibehre	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	FW		Scott Vernon	17	4	17	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	DF		Johnny Herd	22	0	17+3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
20	DF		Jean-Yves Mvoto	19	1	15+2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0
21	MF		Kevin Betsy	3	0	0+2	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
21	GK		Kelvin Jack	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	MF		Stuart O'Keefe	9	0	3+4	0	1	0	0	0	0+1	0
23	DF		George Friend	6	1	5+1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	GK		Ian Joyce	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	MF		Francis Laurent	37	6	28+7	6	1	0	0	0	1	0
28	MF		Lee Sawyer	9	0	0+6	0	0	0	0+2	0	1	0
28	FW		Scott Spencer	12	0	5+7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	FW		Craig Calver	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	MF		Marcus Milner	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	MF		Harry Crawford	7	1	2+5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	FW		Kyle Asante	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
32	MF		Alex Woodyard	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	MF		Julian Okai	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
34	MF		George Smith	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
36	GK		Daniel Bentley	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Source: [2][4]

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References

"League One 2009/2010 - Attendance". World Football. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
"FootballSquads - Southend United - 2009/10". www.footballsquads.co.uk. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
"Points deduction rocks Hartlepool". BBC Sport. 5 June 2010. Archived from the original on 7 May 2010. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
"Southend FC Player Appearances". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 July 2020.

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[table_hth_HAR0.76242844516525-4] Hartlepool deducted 3 points for fielding an ineligible player.[3]

[1] "League One 2009/2010 - Attendance". World Football. Retrieved 7 April 2020.

[footballsquads-2] "FootballSquads - Southend United - 2009/10". www.footballsquads.co.uk. Retrieved 8 May 2020.

[3] "Points deduction rocks Hartlepool". BBC Sport. 5 June 2010. Archived from the original on 7 May 2010. Retrieved 5 June 2010.

[5] "Southend FC Player Appearances". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 July 2020.

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