Southend 2008/09

Southend finished 8th of 24 in the 2008/09 League One with 71 points (won 21, drawn 8, lost 17; scored 58, conceded 61). Highest position 6th, after match 11; lowest 22nd, after match 5. Longest runs: 4 wins in a row, 7 unbeaten and 7 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 One season on file.

Results

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Pts	Pos
1	Sat 9 Aug 2008	Peterborough (home)	1–0 W	Won	3	10th
2	Sat 16 Aug 2008	Millwall (away)	1–1 D	Drew	4	7th
3	Fri 22 Aug 2008	Brighton (home)	0–2 L	Lost	4	7th
4	Sat 30 Aug 2008	Walsall (away)	2–5 L	Lost	4	19th
5	Sat 6 Sep 2008	Carlisle (away)	1–2 L	Lost	4	22nd
6	Sat 13 Sep 2008	Hereford United (home)	1–0 W	Won	7	16th
7	Sat 20 Sep 2008	Crewe (away)	4–3 W	Won	10	12th
8	Fri 26 Sep 2008	Leyton Orient (home)	3–0 W	Won	13	8th
9	Sat 4 Oct 2008	Yeovil (away)	2–1 W	Won	16	7th
10	Sat 11 Oct 2008	Stockport (home)	1–1 D	Drew	17	9th
11	Sat 18 Oct 2008	Swindon (home)	2–1 W	Won	20	6th
12	Tue 21 Oct 2008	Scunthorpe (away)	1–1 D	Drew	21	6th
13	Sat 25 Oct 2008	Bristol Rovers (away)	2–4 L	Lost	21	10th
14	Tue 28 Oct 2008	Leeds (home)	1–0 W	Won	24	7th
15	Sat 1 Nov 2008	Colchester (home)	3–3 D	Drew	25	9th
16	Sat 15 Nov 2008	Tranmere (away)	2–2 D	Drew	26	8th
17	Sat 22 Nov 2008	Oldham (home)	1–2 L	Lost	26	9th
18	Tue 25 Nov 2008	Cheltenham (away)	0–0 D	Drew	27	10th
19	Sat 6 Dec 2008	Leicester (away)	0–3 L	Lost	27	11th
20	Sat 13 Dec 2008	Huddersfield (home)	0–1 L	Lost	27	12th
21	Fri 19 Dec 2008	Hartlepool (away)	0–3 L	Lost	27	13th
22	Fri 26 Dec 2008	Northampton (home)	1–0 W	Won	30	12th
23	Sun 28 Dec 2008	Milton Keynes Dons (away)	0–2 L	Lost	30	13th
24	Sat 17 Jan 2009	Stockport (away)	1–3 L	Lost	30	16th
25	Tue 20 Jan 2009	Leyton Orient (away)	1–1 D	Drew	31	15th
26	Sat 24 Jan 2009	Yeovil (home)	0–1 L	Lost	31	16th
27	Tue 27 Jan 2009	Leeds (away)	0–2 L	Lost	31	17th
28	Sat 31 Jan 2009	Bristol Rovers (home)	1–0 W	Won	34	13th
29	Sat 14 Feb 2009	Tranmere (home)	2–1 W	Won	37	13th
30	Tue 17 Feb 2009	Crewe (home)	0–1 L	Lost	37	14th
31	Sat 21 Feb 2009	Colchester (away)	1–0 W	Won	40	13th
32	Tue 24 Feb 2009	Scunthorpe (home)	2–0 W	Won	43	13th
33	Sat 28 Feb 2009	Peterborough (away)	2–1 W	Won	46	13th
34	Tue 3 Mar 2009	Millwall (home)	0–1 L	Lost	46	13th
35	Sat 7 Mar 2009	Walsall (home)	2–0 W	Won	49	12th
36	Tue 10 Mar 2009	Brighton (away)	3–1 W	Won	52	11th
37	Sat 14 Mar 2009	Hereford United (away)	1–0 W	Won	55	10th
38	Tue 17 Mar 2009	Swindon (away)	0–3 L	Lost	55	10th
39	Sat 21 Mar 2009	Carlisle (home)	3–0 W	Won	58	9th
40	Fri 27 Mar 2009	Hartlepool (home)	3–2 W	Won	61	8th
41	Sat 4 Apr 2009	Huddersfield (away)	1–0 W	Won	64	7th
42	Fri 10 Apr 2009	Milton Keynes Dons (home)	0–2 L	Lost	64	8th
43	Mon 13 Apr 2009	Northampton (away)	3–2 W	Won	67	8th
44	Sat 18 Apr 2009	Leicester (home)	0–2 L	Lost	67	8th
45	Sat 25 Apr 2009	Oldham (away)	1–1 D	Drew	68	8th
46	Sat 2 May 2009	Cheltenham (home)	2–0 W	Won	71	8th

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.