# 2007–08 Southend United F.C. season

This page shows the progress of Southend United F.C. in the 2007–08 football season. During the season, Southend United competed in League One in the English league system.

## League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 4 | Carlisle United | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 64 | 46 | +18 | 80 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 5 | Leeds United | 46 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 72 | 38 | +34 | 76 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 6 | Southend United | 46 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 70 | 55 | +15 | 76 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 7 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 58 | 50 | +8 | 69 | |
| 8 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 58 | 45 | +13 | 67 | |
* ↑ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the Football League Championship.
* ↑ Leeds deducted 15 points for failure to comply with rules on insolvency.

## Players
### First-team squad

    Includes all players who were awarded squad numbers during the season.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Darryl Flahavan |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Simon Francis |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Che Wilson |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Lewis Hunt |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Peter Clarke |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Adam Barrett |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Mark Gower |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Kevin Maher |
| 9 | FW | IRL | Richie Foran |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Charlie MacDonald |
| 11 | FW | ENG | Alex Revell |
| 12 | MF | ENG | Damian Scannell |
| 13 | GK | ENG | Steve Collis |
| 14 | FW | WAL | Hal Robson-Kanu (on loan from Reading) |
| 15 | DF | HUN | Zoltán Lipták |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 16 | MF | IRL | Alan McCormack |
| 17 | MF | ENG | Tommy Black |
| 18 | DF | SCO | Charlie Mulgrew (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers) |
| 19 | FW | ENG | Lee Barnard |
| 20 | FW | ENG | Matt Harrold |
| 21 | FW | ENG | Gary Hooper |
| 22 | MF | BEL | Franck Moussa |
| 23 | MF | ENG | Nicky Bailey |
| 24 | FW | ENG | Charles Ademeno |
| 25 | MF | ENG | Anthony Grant (on loan from Chelsea) |
| 26 | DF | ENG | Johnny Herd |
| 28 | FW | ENG | James Walker |
| 30 | MF | COD | Peggy Lokando |

### Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 12 | FW | ENG | Lee Bradbury (joined Bournemouth on 31 August 2007) |
| 11 | MF | JAM | Jamal Campbell-Ryce (joined Barnsley on 31 August 2007) |
| 19 | FW | ENG | Billy Paynter (joined Swindon Town on 31 August 2007) |
| 28 | FW | ENG | Leon Clarke (returned to parent club Sheffield Wednesday following loan spell) |
| 29 | FW | ENG | Eric Odhiambo (returned to parent club Leicester City following loan spell) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 25 | DF | ENG | Kerrea Gilbert (returned to parent club Arsenal following loan spell) |
| 11 | FW | ENG | Dean Morgan (returned to parent club Luton Town following loan spell) |
| 14 | DF | ENG | Garry Richards (joined Gillingham on 25 January 2008) |
| 18 | MF | SCO | Steven Hammell (joined Motherwell in January 2008) |