# 2018–19 Southend United F.C. season

The 2018–19 season was Southend United's 113th year in existence and their fourth consecutive season in League One. Along with competing in League One, the club participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.
The season covers the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.

## Competitions
### Friendlies

Pre-season friendlies with Great Wakering Rovers and Leyton Orient were announced on 21 May 2018.

### League One
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 17 | Wycombe Wanderers | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 55 | 67 | −12 | 53 | |
| 18 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 51 | 59 | −8 | 52 | |
| 19 | Southend United | 46 | 14 | 8 | 24 | 55 | 68 | −13 | 50 | |
| 20 | AFC Wimbledon | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 42 | 63 | −21 | 50 | |
| 21 | Plymouth Argyle (R) | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 56 | 80 | −24 | 50 | Relegation to EFL League Two |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 4 May 2019. Source: BBC

#### Results by matchday

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | D | W | L | W | L | L | L | W | W | W | D | W | L | W | L | L | L | L | W | L | W | L | W | L | W | L | W | L | L | D | L | D | D | L | D | L | L | L | L | D | L | D | W | L | W |
| Position | 14 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 19 |

#### Matches

On 21 June 2018, the League One fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.

### FA Cup

The first round draw was made live on BBC by Dennis Wise and Dion Dublin on 22 October. The draw for the second round was made live on BBC and BT by Mark Schwarzer and Glenn Murray on 12 November.

### EFL Cup

On 15 June 2018, the draw for the first round was made in Vietnam.

### EFL Trophy

On 13 July 2018, the initial group stage draw bar the U21 invited clubs was announced. The draw for the second round was made live on Talksport by Leon Britton and Steve Claridge on 16 November. On 8 December, the third round draw was drawn by Alan McInally and Matt Le Tissier on Soccer Saturday.
| Pos | Lge | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | L2 | Cambridge United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 6 | Round 2 |
| 2 | L1 | Southend United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | Round 2 |
| 3 | L2 | Colchester United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | ACA | Southampton U21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 3 | |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 1 July 2018 | AM | Sam Barratt | Maidenhead United | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2018 | DM | Timothée Dieng | Bradford City | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2018 | CF | Tom Hopper | Scunthorpe United | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2018 | CB | Harry Lennon | Charlton Athletic | Nominal fee |
| 1 July 2018 | CM | Sam Mantom | Scunthorpe United | Undisclosed |
| 2 July 2018 | CM | Luke Hyam | Ipswich Town | Free transfer |
| 19 January 2019 | CF | Stephen Humphrys | Fulham | Undisclosed |

### Transfers out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 1 July 2018 | LW | Alex Clark | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2018 | LW | Nico Cotton | Lewes | Released |
| 1 July 2018 | CM | Harry Cuthbert | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2018 | LB | Yonis Farah | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2018 | CF | Marc-Antoine Fortuné | Chesterfield | Released |
| 1 July 2018 | CF | Freddie Ladapo | Plymouth Argyle | Released |
| 1 July 2018 | CB | Daniel Matsuzaka | Kataller Toyama | Released |
| 1 July 2018 | RM | Jermaine McGlashan | Swindon Town | Released |
| 1 July 2018 | CM | Michael Timlin | Stevenage | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2018 | CF | Dan Walker | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2018 | CM | Anthony Wordsworth | AFC Wimbledon | Released |
| 1 July 2018 | CM | Josh Wright | Bradford City | Released |
| 5 July 2018 | DM | Silva Nunes | Bruno's Magpies | Free transfer |
| 31 August 2018 | CB | Anton Ferdinand | St Mirren | Mutual consent |
| 14 December 2018 | MF | Joe Bedford | Dover Athletic | Free transfer |
| 24 January 2019 | CB | Taylor Curran | Swindon Town | Undisclosed |

### Loans in

| Start date | Position | Name | From | End date |
| 10 August 2018 | CF | Shawn McCoulsky | Bristol City | 3 January 2019 |
| 28 August 2018 | LW | Harry Bunn | Bury | 31 May 2019 |
| 31 August 2018 | RB | Taylor Moore | Bristol City | 31 May 2019 |
| 8 September 2018 | GK | David Stockdale | Birmingham City | 22 September 2018 |
| 15 January 2019 | LB | Sam Hart | Blackburn Rovers | 31 May 2019 |

### Loans out

| Start date | Position | Name | To | End date |
| 7 September 2018 | CF | Amadou Ba | Dartford | October 2018 |
| 21 September 2018 | CF | Norman Wabo | Maidstone United | 19 October 2018 |
| 16 November 2018 | CF | Norman Wabo | Braintree Town | December 2018 |
| 18 November 2018 | DF | Taylor Curran | Braintree Town | December 2018 |
| 31 January 2019 | CF | Theo Robinson | Swindon Town | 31 May 2019 |
| 22 March 2019 | RB | Rob Howard | Harlow Town | 31 May 2019 |