# 2009–10 Southend United F.C. season

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.

## First-team squad

Players' ages as of 8 May 2010.
| 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 | Dan 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 | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 20 | Hartlepool United | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 59 | 67 | −8 | 50 | |
| 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 | Relegation to Football League Two |
| 23 | Southend United (R) | 46 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 51 | 72 | −21 | 43 | Relegation to Football League Two |
| 24 | Stockport County (R) | 46 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 35 | 95 | −60 | 25 | Relegation to Football League Two |
* ↑ Hartlepool deducted 3 points for fielding an ineligible player.

#### Matches

League One match details :
| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 8 August 2009 | Huddersfield Town | H | D | 2–2 | Barnard 14' pen., Moussa 56' | 8,059 |
| 15 August 2009 | Walsall | A | D | 2–2 | Barnard 66', Freedman 80' | 3,658 |
| 18 August 2009 | Wycombe Wanderers | A | D | 1–1 | Christophe 45+3' | 4,607 |
| 21 August 2009 | Millwall | H | D | 0–0 | | 8,435 |
| 29 August 2009 | Swindon Town | A | L | 1–2 | Scannell 80' | 6,417 |
| 4 September 2009 | Leyton Orient | H | W | 3–0 | Barnard 59' pen., 78', 90' | 8,836 |
| 11 September 2009 | Leeds United | H | D | 0–0 | | 10,123 |
| 19 September 2009 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | W | 3–2 | Barnard 8', O'Donovan 27', Laurent 90+1' | 6,287 |
| 26 September 2009 | Oldham Athletic | H | L | 0–1 | | 6,979 |
| 29 September 2009 | Brentford | A | L | 1–2 | Francis 9' | 5,578 |
| 3 October 2009 | Stockport County | A | W | 2–0 | Barnard 57' pen., 90+5' | 4,102 |
| 9 October 2009 | Southampton | H | L | 1–3 | Friend 27' | 8,281 |
| 17 October 2009 | Bristol Rovers | H | W | 2–1 | Barnard 13', 48' | 6,853 |
| 24 October 2009 | Carlisle United | A | L | 1–2 | Laurent 42' | 4,551 |
| 30 October 2009 | Gillingham | H | W | 1–0 | Barnard 90+3' | 7,830 |
| 14 November 2009 | Yeovil Town | A | L | 0–1 | | 3,906 |
| 20 November 2009 | Milton Keynes Dons | H | W | 2–1 | Wilbraham 24' o.g., Barnard 90+4' pen. | 6,957 |
| 24 November 2009 | Tranmere Rovers | A | L | 0–2 | | 4,317 |
| 1 December 2009 | Norwich City | H | L | 0–3 | | 8,732 |
| 5 December 2009 | Charlton Athletic | A | L | 0–1 | | 17,445 |
| 12 December 2009 | Hartlepool United | H | W | 3–2 | Laurent 49', Barnard 56', 74' | 7,737 |
| 19 December 2009 | Exeter City | A | L | 0–1 | | 4,839 |
| 26 December 2009 | Colchester United | H | L | 1–2 | Barnard 76' | 10,329 |
| 28 December 2009 | Leyton Orient | A | W | 2–1 | Barrett 59', McCormack 74' | 5,680 |
| 16 January 2010 | Huddersfield Town | A | L | 1–2 | Spencer 90' | |
| 23 January 2010 | Wycombe Wanderers | H | D | 1–1 | McCormack 60' | 6,675 |
| 26 January 2010 | Millwall | A | L | 0–2 | | 7,612 |
| 30 January 2010 | Swindon Town | H | D | 2–2 | Spencer 85', Baldwin 89' | 6,669 |
| 8 February 2010 | Colchester United | A | L | 0–2 | | 6,466 |
| 13 February 2010 | Tranmere Rovers | H | D | 1–1 | Vernon 15' pen. | 6,382 |
| 20 February 2010 | Milton Keynes Dons | A | L | 1–3 | Paterson 89' | 9,801 |
| 23 February 2010 | Norwich City | A | L | 1–2 | Vernon 45+1' | 24,824 |
| 26 February 2010 | Charlton Athletic | H | L | 1–2 | Paterson 31' | 9,724 |
| 6 March 2010 | Hartlepool United | A | L | 0–3 | | 3,299 |
| 13 March 2010 | Exeter City | H | D | 0–0 | | 6,761 |
| 20 March 2010 | Carlisle United | H | D | 2–2 | Moussa 25, Barrett 28' | 6,384 |
| 23 March 2010 | Walsall | H | W | 3–0 | Moussa 19', 89', Spencer 51' | 6,432 |
| 27 March 2010 | Bristol Rovers | A | L | 3–4 | Vernon 5' pen., 57', Spencer 12' | 6,476 |
| 3 April 2010 | Yeovil Town | H | D | 0–0 | | 6,854 |
| 5 April 2010 | Gillingham | A | L | 0–3 | | 7,657 |
| 10 April 2010 | Leeds United | A | L | 0–2 | | 21,650 |
| 13 April 2010 | Brentford | H | D | 2–2 | Laurent 56', 63' | 6,838 |
| 17 April 2010 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | L | 0–1 | | 8,503 |
| 24 April 2010 | Oldham Athletic | A | D | 2–2 | Laurent 6', Mvoto 75' | 4,225 |
| 1 May 2010 | Stockport County | H | W | 2–1 | Crawford 75', McCormack 89' | 7,145 |
| 8 May 2010 | Southampton | A | L | 1–3 | Moussa 56' | 25,289 |

### FA Cup

FA Cup match details :
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance | Ref. |
| First round | 7 November 2009 | Gillingham | Away | L | 0–3 | | 4,605 | |

### Football League Cup

League Cup match details :
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance | Ref. |
| First round | 11 August 2009 | Cheltenham Town | Away | W | 2–1 | Barnard 77', 88' | 1,918 | |
| Second round | 25 August 2009 | Hull City | Away | L | 1–3 | Moussa 45' | 7,994 | |

### Football League Trophy

Football League Trophy match details :
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance | Ref. |
| Second round | 6 October 2009 | Milton Keynes Dons | Away | L | 0–2 | | 4,792 | |

## Player statistics
### Appearances and goals

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