Southend United FC News

Australian IT millionaire buying struggling English football club says it makes ‘perfect sense’
06/10/2023 by TheGuardian
Justin Rees forms consortium to invest in 117-year-old Southend United while travelling around Europ..
‘We’ve got our club back’: Southend fans celebrate win and takeover deal
03/10/2023 by TheGuardian
Victory over Oxford City came after a sale, led by Australian investor Justin Rees, had been agreed ..
As Southend face 18th winding-up petition, is there hope for the future?
16/05/2023 by TheGuardian
National League club is back in court under divisive chairman Ron Martin amid protests from fans –..
Sol Campbell leaves Southend United as manager by mutual consent
30/06/2020 by TheGuardian
Campbell unable to halt slide to relegation from League One There are now just five BAME managers le..
Sol Campbell: ‘Trouble is people got the wrong end of the stick about me’
06/12/2019 by TheGuardian
Southend’s manager discusses self-confidence, how nothing has come easy and why he is loving life ..
Anton Ferdinand: ‘Giving back to other people is where I feel I’m best’
21/11/2019 by TheGuardian
The former West Ham defender on a tragedy shaping the next phase of his life and why he briefly gave..
Football League: Preston hit back to beat Blackburn, Exeter take derby spoils
26/10/2019 by TheGuardian
Leeds and Sheffield Wednesday draw, Rowett begins with winSol Campbell loses Southend bow, Shrewsbur..
Sol Campbell appointed Southend United manager
22/10/2019 by TheGuardian
• Former England defender joins League One club• Hreidarsson appointed as assistant, Cole as att..
Southend sack Chris Powell in bid to stave off relegation to League Two
26/03/2019 by TheGuardian
Shrimpers stand one spot above relegation zonePowell’s side had failed to win in 11 matchesSouthen..
Chris Powell: 'I ended up in Sainsbury’s with luminous shorts and tights on'
18/04/2018 by TheGuardian
Southend’s manager is running the London Marathon on Sunday for charity and training has not gone ..
Football League: 10-man Bristol City back on track with win over QPR
27/01/2018 by TheGuardian
Robins win 2-0 despite Nathan Baker’s first-half red cardChriss Powell wins first match as Southen..
Phil Brown exits Southend with board citing ‘unacceptable performances’
17/01/2018 by TheGuardian
• Poor results and lack of squad discipline given as key reasons• Club one point above relegatio..
Football transfer rumours: Sánchez to Manchester City for £20m in January?
06/09/2017 by TheGuardian
Today’s tittle-tattle is surveying the wreckageIt’s been almost a week since the transfer window..
Keshi Anderson scores on debut but Bolton are held by Southend
03/09/2016 by TheGuardian
Phil Brown enjoyed his return to his old club – apart from being sent to the stands in the second ..
Phil Brown in frame after Neil Lennon leaves Bolton ‘by mutual consent’
15/03/2016 by TheGuardian
• Manager departs with club bottom of Championship• Academy coach Jimmy Phillips to take tempora..
Camera-happy Southend cut short Dave Robertson’s quest to make his name
06/09/2015 by TheGuardian
Peterborough’s manager pays with his job after Phil Brown’s Shrimpers prosper to the tune of thr..
Phil Brown shows class as Southend edge out Wycombe in play-off final
24/05/2015 by TheGuardian
• Brown and counterpart Ainsworth hug after shootout drama• Former Hull manager is aiming for re..
Southend 1-1 Wycombe (aet; 7-6 on pens) | League Two play-off final
23/05/2015 by TheGuardian
Phil Brown certainly knows a thing or two about drama. With his Southend side looking like suffering..
Southend United v Wycombe Wanderers: League Two play-off final – as it happened
23/05/2015 by TheGuardian
Southend equalise in the final seconds of extra time to force penalties and win an equally dramatic ..
Phil Brown hopes Southend United make headlines against Wycombe Wanderers
22/05/2015 by TheGuardian
The manager is tired of fielding questions about previous employers Hull City and is fully focused o..
Southend 3-1 Stevenage (4-2 on aggregate after extra time) | League Two play-off semi-final second leg match report
14/05/2015 by TheGuardian
Michael Timlin might be sporting a headache of a different kind in the morning after firing Southend..
Stevenage’s Dave Beasant is one step from more Wembley history – at 56 | Liam Curtis
14/05/2015 by TheGuardian
• Goalkeeper coach set to be named on bench for play-off at Southend• Beasant was first man to s..
Southend draw with Stevenage in bruising League Two play-off first leg
10/05/2015 by TheGuardian
Barry Corr headed an equaliser as Southend United emerged from a bruising League Two play-off semi-f..
Football: 10 things to look out for this weekend
08/05/2015 by TheGuardian
Spurs are up against it in the race to avoid the Europa League, the battle at the bottom gets twitch..
Southend United 2-2 Burton (Albion win 3-2 on agg) | League Two play-off
17/05/2014 by TheGuardian
The Burton Albion manager, Gary Rowett, felt his side had triumphed against the odds after they sank..