Southend 2004/05

Southend finished 4th of 24 in the 2004/05 League Two with 78 points (won 22, drawn 12, lost 12; scored 65, conceded 46) and were promoted. They were top of the table after 2 matches of 46; lowest 23rd, after match 4. Longest runs: 4 wins in a row, 14 unbeaten and 5 without a win.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Southend
Champions, middle half
Relegated, middle half

Bands: the middle half of champions’ and relegated clubs’ points after each match, from every complete 24-club League Two season on file.

Results

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Pts	Pos
1	Sat 7 Aug 2004	Cheltenham (home)	0–2 L	Lost	0	22nd
2	Tue 10 Aug 2004	Lincoln (away)	1–1 D	Drew	1	19th
3	Sat 14 Aug 2004	Rochdale (away)	0–2 L	Lost	1	22nd
4	Sat 21 Aug 2004	Cambridge (home)	0–0 D	Drew	2	23rd
5	Fri 27 Aug 2004	Bristol Rovers (away)	1–2 L	Lost	2	23rd
6	Mon 30 Aug 2004	Macclesfield (home)	2–1 W	Won	5	20th
7	Sat 4 Sep 2004	Rushden & Diamonds (away)	4–1 W	Won	8	14th
8	Sat 11 Sep 2004	Wycombe (home)	1–2 L	Lost	8	18th
9	Sat 18 Sep 2004	Notts County (away)	2–1 W	Won	11	14th
10	Sat 25 Sep 2004	Kidderminster (home)	1–0 W	Won	14	11th
11	Sat 2 Oct 2004	Darlington (away)	0–4 L	Lost	14	15th
12	Fri 8 Oct 2004	Boston United (home)	2–1 W	Won	17	11th
13	Sat 16 Oct 2004	Swansea (home)	4–2 W	Won	20	9th
14	Tue 19 Oct 2004	Scunthorpe (away)	2–3 L	Lost	20	11th
15	Sat 23 Oct 2004	Shrewsbury (away)	1–1 D	Drew	21	13th
16	Sat 30 Oct 2004	Northampton (home)	2–1 W	Won	24	7th
17	Sat 6 Nov 2004	Oxford (home)	4–0 W	Won	27	5th
18	Sat 20 Nov 2004	Yeovil (away)	1–3 L	Lost	27	7th
19	Fri 26 Nov 2004	Grimsby (home)	1–1 D	Drew	28	5th
20	Tue 7 Dec 2004	Leyton Orient (away)	2–2 D	Drew	29	10th
21	Sat 11 Dec 2004	Bury (away)	1–0 W	Won	32	6th
22	Fri 17 Dec 2004	Chester City (home)	1–0 W	Won	35	4th
23	Sun 26 Dec 2004	Wycombe (away)	1–0 W	Won	38	4th
24	Tue 28 Dec 2004	Mansfield (home)	0–1 L	Lost	38	4th
25	Sat 1 Jan 2005	Rushden & Diamonds (home)	3–0 W	Won	41	4th
26	Mon 3 Jan 2005	Kidderminster (away)	3–1 W	Won	44	4th
27	Wed 12 Jan 2005	Boston United (away)	0–2 L	Lost	44	4th
28	Sat 15 Jan 2005	Notts County (home)	0–0 D	Drew	45	4th
29	Sat 22 Jan 2005	Mansfield (away)	1–1 D	Drew	46	4th
30	Sat 29 Jan 2005	Darlington (home)	2–0 W	Won	49	4th
31	Fri 4 Feb 2005	Swansea (away)	1–1 D	Drew	50	4th
32	Fri 11 Feb 2005	Scunthorpe (home)	0–0 D	Drew	51	5th
33	Sat 19 Feb 2005	Northampton (away)	2–1 W	Won	54	6th
34	Tue 22 Feb 2005	Shrewsbury (home)	1–0 W	Won	57	5th
35	Sat 26 Feb 2005	Bury (home)	1–0 W	Won	60	5th
36	Sat 5 Mar 2005	Chester City (away)	2–2 D	Drew	61	3rd
37	Sat 12 Mar 2005	Lincoln (home)	1–1 D	Drew	62	4th
38	Sat 19 Mar 2005	Cheltenham (away)	3–0 W	Won	65	4th
39	Fri 25 Mar 2005	Rochdale (home)	3–0 W	Won	68	3rd
40	Mon 28 Mar 2005	Cambridge (away)	2–0 W	Won	71	2nd
41	Fri 1 Apr 2005	Bristol Rovers (home)	2–0 W	Won	74	1st
42	Fri 15 Apr 2005	Leyton Orient (home)	0–1 L	Lost	74	2nd
43	Tue 19 Apr 2005	Macclesfield (away)	2–1 W	Won	77	1st
44	Sat 23 Apr 2005	Oxford (away)	1–2 L	Lost	77	2nd
45	Sat 30 Apr 2005	Yeovil (home)	0–1 L	Lost	77	3rd
46	Sat 7 May 2005	Grimsby (away)	1–1 D	Drew	78	4th

Score is this club’s goals first. Pos is the position in the table after that day’s matches; points include deductions from the date they applied.