Southend United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England, which competes in the National League, the fifth level of English football. The team are known as "The Shrimpers", a reference to the area's maritime industry that is included as one of the quarters on the club badge.
Christopher George Robin Powell is an English football coach and former player, who is currently the assistant coach at Sheffield Wednesday.
Colin Viljoen is a retired footballer who played in midfield for English teams Ipswich Town, Manchester City and Chelsea. Born in South Africa, he won two caps for England under manager Don Revie.
Paul Brush is an English former professional footballer and coach who played in the Football League for West Ham United, Crystal Palace and Southend United. He is best known for his time with West Ham United, for whom he played from 1976 until 1985.
Kevin Andrew Maher is a former professional footballer and coach who played as a midfielder. He is head coach of National League side Southend United. Born in England, he represented the Republic of Ireland internationally at youth levels U17 and U21.
Adam Nicholas Barrett is an English former professional footballer who played as a central defender. During his career, which lasted from 1998 to 2017, he made 647 appearances in the Football League, including 308 for Southend United. He is currently Assistant Head Coach at Millwall.
Anthony Paul Shaun Andrew Daure Grant is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League South club Welling United. Born and raised in England, he represented the Jamaica national team.
Jordan Luke Rhodes is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a striker for League One club Blackpool, on loan from Championship club Huddersfield Town. Born in England, he represented the Scotland national team.
Mark Clifford Molesley is an English football manager and former professional player who is manager of Hayes & Yeading United. He played in the Football League for Bournemouth, Aldershot Town, Plymouth Argyle and Exeter City, and the Football Conference for Hayes, Cambridge City, Aldershot Town, Stevenage Borough and Grays Athletic.
Edward Lawson Birnie was an English professional football player and manager. He played for Sunderland Seaburn, Newcastle United, Crystal Palace, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur In his managerial career, he took on the reins at Southend United, staying in charge of the seaside club until his retirement in 1934.
Southend United F.C. is a professional football club formed in 1906 and based in Southend-on-Sea. Initially playing in the Southern League, the club joined the Football League in 1920 and then competed in the third tier of English football for most subsequent seasons. The side reached the second tier Championship level in the 1990s and again in the early 2000s, but by 2009 the club had major financial difficulties and narrowly avoided administration on several occasions. The financial problems continued through to the early 2020s, during which it was relegated from the Football League to the fifth tier National League, with the club subject to numerous winding-up petitions.
Ryan Ian Leonard is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for Millwall.
Kenneth Edgar Bennett was an English professional footballer who scored 50 goals from 187 appearances in the Football League playing for Southend United, Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic, Brighton & Hove Albion and Crystal Palace.
Daniel Ian Bentley is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers. He has played in the English Football League for Southend United, Brentford and Bristol City.
This page shows the progress of Southend United F.C. in the 2012–13 football season. During this campaign, they played their third successive season in the fourth tier of English football, League Two.
Olayinka Fredrick Oladotun "Freddie" Ladapo is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Charlton Athletic on loan from Ipswich Town.
Robert Thomson was a Scottish footballer who played for Falkirk, Sunderland, Newcastle United, Hull City, Olympique Marseille, Racing Club de Paris and Ipswich Town, and for the Scotland national team and the Scottish League XI.
Jack Henry Philip Taylor is a professional footballer who plays for Ipswich Town. Born in England, he has represented Ireland at youth level.
Liam Manning is an English football manager and coach. He is currently the Head Coach of EFL Championship club Bristol City.
Matthew James Ward is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club Ipswich Town.
