2006–07 Southend United F.C. season

March 2015 March 2015 Southend United 2006–07 Steve Tilson Ron Martin Roots Hall Championship 22nd (relegated) FA Cup Fourth round League Cup Quarter-finals Eastwood (11) Eastwood (16) 10,024 2005–06 2007–08 During the 2006–07 English football season, Southend United F.C. competed in the Football League Championship. Season summary Southend United started the season reasonably well, beating Stoke City 1–0 on the opening day and defeating Sunderland 3–1 at Roots Hall several games later. After that, Southend did not win a league game for 18 games until 9 December when they beat Southampton 2–1. Southend followed this with a convincing 3–1 win over promotion-chasing West Bromwich Albion; on New Year's Day, in defeating Cardiff City 1–0 thanks to Lee Bradbury's 30-yard volley, Southend picked up their first away victory of the season and stretched their unbeaten run to five games. A 3–1 victory away to Birmingham City on 31 January saw the Shrimpers lift themselves from the bottom of the Championship, moving above Leeds United on goal difference. Southend finally pulled themselves out of the relegation zone on 13 March when Richie Foran came off the bench to score his first Southend United goal in the sixth minute of injury time, giving the Shrimpers a 1–0 victory over Burnley. Regrettably, the form did not last and, after a humiliating 3–0 home defeat to local rivals Colchester United, the Shrimpers were relegated back to League One. Southend pulled one of the shocks of the season when they defeated eventual champions and reigning cup holders Manchester United (whose starting lineup featured the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney) 1–0 at Roots Hall in the League Cup, Freddy Eastwood netting after 27 minutes to send the Shrimpers through to the quarter-finals,Southend 1-0 Man Utd http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/6116346.stm BBC Sport 7 November 2006 9 November 2013 against Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane. Southend defended bravely against Spurs, taking the London club to extra time before Jermain Defoe scored the only goal of the game with five minutes of extra time left, although replays later proved he was offside. Top scorer Freddy Eastwood was to Wolverhampton Wanderers for £1.5 million in the close season, in a move that struck a huge blow to Southend's hopes of an automatic return to the second tier. Final league table 2006–07 Football League SEU Results Southend United's score comes firsthttp://www.statto.com/football/teams/southend-united/2006-2007/results Southend United 2006-2007 Results - statto.com 9 November 2013 9 November 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131109140639/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/southend-united/2006-2007/results live Legend WinDrawLoss Football League Championship DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 5 August 2006 Stoke CityH1–08,971Eastwood (pen) 8 August 2006 Crystal PalaceA1–318,072Eastwood 12 August 2006 Queens Park RangersA0–212,368 19 August 2006 SunderlandH3–19,848Barrett (2), Bradbury 26 August 2006 Leicester CityA0–119,427 9 September 2006 Sheffield WednesdayH0–09,639 12 September 2006 Norwich CityH3–311,072Eastwood, Hammell, Gower 16 September 2006 West Bromwich AlbionA1–119,576Harrold 24 September 2006 Cardiff CityH0–37,901 30 September 2006 Derby CountyA0–322,395 13 October 2006 Coventry CityH2–39,821Eastwood (2, 1 pen) 17 October 2006 BurnleyA0–010,461 21 October 2006 Ipswich TownH1–311,415Francis 28 October 2006 Leeds UnitedA0–219,528 31 October 2006 Hull CityH2–310,234Harrold, Eastwood 4 November 2006 Wolverhampton WanderersA1–317,904Harrold 11 November 2006 Preston North EndH0–09,263 18 November 2006 Plymouth ArgyleH1–19,469Gower 25 November 2006 Colchester UnitedA0–35,954 28 November 2006 BarnsleyA0–29,588 2 December 2006 Wolverhampton WanderersH0–19,411 9 December 2006 SouthamptonH2–110,867Eastwood, McCormack 15 December 2006 Luton TownA0–07,468 23 December 2006 Birmingham CityH0–49,781 26 December 2006 Norwich CityA0–025,433 30 December 2006 Coventry CityA1–116,623Gower 1 January 2007 West Bromwich AlbionH3–19,907Campbell-Ryce (2), Hunt 13 January 2007 Cardiff CityA1–013,822Bradbury 20 January 2007 Derby CountyH0–110,745 30 January 2007 Birmingham CityA3–119,177Maher, Eastwood, Gower 3 February 2007 Stoke CityA1–123,017Eastwood 9 February 2007 Queens Park RangersH5–010,217Bradbury, Gower, Sodje, Maher (2) 17 February 2007 SunderlandA0–433,576 20 February 2007 Crystal PalaceH0–110,419 24 February 2007 Sheffield WednesdayA2–324,116Hunt, Eastwood 3 March 2007 Leicester CityH2–210,528Eastwood, McCormack 10 March 2007 Ipswich TownA2–024,051Gower, Clarke 13 March 2007 BurnleyH1–08,855Foran 17 March 2007 Leeds UnitedH1–111,274Gower 31 March 2007 Hull CityA0–419,629 6 April 2007 Colchester UnitedH0–310,552 9 April 2007 Preston North EndA3–213,684Maher (2), McCormack 14 April 2007 BarnsleyH1–310,089Gower 21 April 2007 Plymouth ArgyleA1–211,097Clarke 28 April 2007 Luton TownH1–310,276Bradbury 6 May 2007 SouthamptonA1–432,008Barrett FA Cup 2006–07 FA Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR36 January 2007 BarnsleyH1–15,485GowerR3R16 January 2007 BarnsleyA2–04,944Maher, BradburyR427 January 2007 Tottenham HotspurA1–333,406Eastwood (pen) League Cup 2006–07 Football League Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR122 August 2006 BournemouthA3–13,764Gower, Eastwood (2, 1 pen)R219 September 2006 Brighton & Hove AlbionH3–24,819Paynter, Hunt, EastwoodR324 October 2006 Leeds UnitedA3–110,449Hammell (pen), Hooper (2)R47 November 2006 Manchester UnitedH1–011,532EastwoodR520 December 2006 Tottenham HotspurA0–1(a.e.t.)35,811 Squad 1 ENG GK Darryl Flahavan 2 ENG DF Simon Francis 3 ENG DF Che Wilson 4 ENG MF Lewis Hunt 5 ENG DF Spencer Prior 6 ENG DF Adam Barrett 7 ENG MF Mark Gower 8 ENG MF Kevin Maher 9 IRL FW Richie Foran 10 ENG FW Freddie Eastwood 12 ENG FW Lee Bradbury 13 ENG GK Steve Collis 14 ENG MF Lloyd Sam on loan from Charlton Athletic 15 ENG DF Peter Clarke 16 NGA DF Efe Sodje 17 ENG MF Jamal Campbell-Ryce 18 SCO MF Steven Hammell 19 ENG FW Billy Paynter 20 ENG FW James Lawson 21 ENG FW Gary Hooper 23 ENG FW Charles Ademeno 24 ENG FW Matt Harrold 25 BEL MF Franck Moussa 26 IRL MF Alan McCormack 28 ENG MF Joel Ledgister 30 ENG GK Joe Welch Left club during season 9 ENG FW Michael Ricketts to Preston North End 11 ENG MF Mitchell Cole to Stevenage Borough 14 ENG MF Luke Guttridge to Leyton Orient 22 ENG MF Jay Smith to Notts County 27 ESP FW Arnau Riera on loan from Sunderland References Category:Southend United F.C. seasons Southend United