# 2013–14 Southend United F.C. season

The 2013–14 season was Southend United Football Club's 107th year in existence and 4th consecutive season in the Football League Two, the fourth tier on English football.

## Review and events

On 19 June 2013, their fixture list was released and it was confirmed that they would play Plymouth Argyle F.C. on the opening weekend.

## Competitions
### Overall record

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| League Two | 3 August 2013 | 3 May 2014 | Matchday 1 | 5th | 36 | 19 | 5 | 12 | 56 | 39 | +17 | 052.78 |
| Play-offs | 11 May 2014 | 17 May 2014 | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 000.00 |
| FA Cup | 9 November 2013 | 25 January 2014 | First round | Fourth round | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 075.00 |
| League Cup | 6 August 2013 | 6 August 2013 | First round | First round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 000.00 |
| Football League Trophy | 8 October 2013 | 8 October 2013 | First round | First round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 000.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 44 | 22 | 6 | 16 | 70 | 52 | +18 | 050.00 |
Source: Worldfootball

### League Two
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 3 | Rochdale (P) | 46 | 24 | 9 | 13 | 69 | 48 | +21 | 81 | Promotion to Football League One |
| 4 | Fleetwood Town (O, P) | 46 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 66 | 52 | +14 | 76 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
| 5 | Southend United | 46 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 56 | 39 | +17 | 72 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
| 6 | Burton Albion | 46 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 47 | 42 | +5 | 72 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
| 7 | York City | 46 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 52 | 41 | +11 | 71 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
* ↑ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Football League One.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: Sky Sports

#### Score overview

Win  Draw  Loss
| Opposition | Home score | Away score | Aggregate score |
| Accrington Stanley | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Bristol Rovers | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Burton Albion | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| Bury | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Cheltenham Town | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 |
| Chesterfield | 3–0 | 1–2 | 4–2 |
| Dagenham & Redbridge | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Exeter City | 2–3 | 2–0 | 4–3 |
| Fleetwood Town | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| Hartlepool United | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Mansfield Town | 3–0 | 1–2 | 4–2 |
| Morecambe | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–5 |
| Newport County | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 |
| Northampton Town | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 |
| Oxford United | 3–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 |
| Plymouth Argyle | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Portsmouth | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 |
| Rochdale | 1–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 |
| Scunthorpe United | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 |
| Torquay United | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Wycombe Wanderers | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 |
| York City | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 |

## Competitions
### League Two
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 3 | Rochdale (P) | 46 | 24 | 9 | 13 | 69 | 48 | +21 | 81 | Promotion to Football League One |
| 4 | Fleetwood Town (O, P) | 46 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 66 | 52 | +14 | 76 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
| 5 | Southend United | 46 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 56 | 39 | +17 | 72 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
| 6 | Burton Albion | 46 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 47 | 42 | +5 | 72 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
| 7 | York City | 46 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 52 | 41 | +11 | 71 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
* ↑ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Football League One.

#### Matches

League Two match details :
| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 3 August 2013 | Plymouth Argyle | H | W | 1–0 | Corr | 7,055 |
| 10 August 2013 | Hartlepool United | A | W | 1–0 | Eastwood | 3,479 |
| 17 August 2013 | Northampton Town | H | W | 2–0 | Straker, Eastwood | 5,510 |

### FA Cup

FA Cup match details :
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| First round | 9 November 2013 | Morecambe | A | W | 3–0 | Straker 7', 9', Leonard 90+3' | 1,475 |
| Second round | 17 December 2013 | Chesterfield | A | W | 3–1 | Laird 12', Straker 17', Hurst 85' | 4,067 |
| Third round | 4 January 2014 | Millwall | H | W | 4–1 | Corr 22', Atkinson 45+6', Timlin 57', Leonard 90+5' | 7,923 |
| Fourth round | 25 January 2014 | Hull City | H | L | 0–2 | | 10,250 |