Great Players

Roy Hollis – Hollis is Southends top ever goal scorer in the league, netting in 122 goals between the years 1953 and 1960. He did not win any honors at the club; however he was a favorite with the Southend fans.

George Mackenzie
Sandy Anderson
Jim Shamkly
Sammy McCrory
Stan Collymore
Brett Angell

1990- 1996 Chris Powell - Great defender who later starred for Charlton and in 2001 was selected for the England national side.

1988- 1990 Justin Edinburgh - Young full-back who moved to Tottenham in 1990 and collected an F.A Cup winner's medal the next year.

1985- 1986 Frank Lampard Seniour - Well experianced full-back who had success earlier in his career with West Ham

1984-1985 and 1985-1990 Roy McDonough - Popular striker who held the English record for the highest number of red cards in a career

1979- 1983 Garry Nelson - Well travelled forward who later wrote the successful book "Left Foot in the Grave".

1971- 1973 Peter Taylor - Had brief, spells as player and later manager and enjoyed success at other clubs

1965- 1967 Eddie Firmani - first player to net in one hundred goals in England and Italy

1906- 1908 Harold Halse - Scored over 200 goals for Southend prior moving to Manchester United, starring in 3 FA Cup Finals and playing for England.

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Name of Club – Southend United
Year founded – 1906
Ground Name – Roots Hall

Southend United played their first ever football match at Roots Hall in September 1906 and they became founder members of the third division in the 1920 – 1921 season. Their finest season during the early years was the 1931 – 1932 campaign, finishing the season off in third place of the Southern third division. They achieved another third place finish in 1950. Southend continued to hover around the third and fourth division during the 1960’s, 1970’s and 1980’s, gaining promotion in to the third division at the end of the 1977 – 1978 season. They failed to get any form of grip in the third tier of English football and were relegated back in to the fourth division in 1985. The early 1990’s saw Southend make a decent improvement in their league fortunes, reaching the second tier of English football, they introduced Stan Collymore to the football world in 1993 and was prolific in front of goal before signing for Nottingham Forest. They soon found themselves back in the fourth division by the end of the 1990’s however they are now playing their football in the championship and are just one division separated from the premiership.

Memorable Southend United Milestones

League One Champions 2006

League Two Play-off winners 2005

Division Three Runners-up 1991

Division Four Champions 1981

Division Four Runners-up 1972,1978

LDV Vans Trophy Runners-up 2004,2005