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Southend United

Historical league record

Updated 24 October 2026. Database results through 24 October 2026.

The latest in the records

This club is not in the 2026/2027 league tables covered here. The division, form and rating below refer to its last recorded league matches.

Last recorded division

EFL League Two

2020/2021

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Last recorded rating

702

After the match on 8 May 2021

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Last recorded form

Draw against Exeter City on 2021-04-17
Loss against Colchester United on 2021-04-20
Win against Leyton Orient on 2021-04-24
Win against Barrow on 2021-05-01
Draw against Newport County on 2021-05-08

Oldest → newest · Last 5 league games

W = win, D = draw, L = loss

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Last five league games

Most recent first. Scores are shown with Southend United’s goals first.
Date	Opponent	Venue	Score	Result
8 May 2021	Newport County	Home	1–1	Draw
1 May 2021	Barrow	Away	2–1	Win
24 Apr 2021	Leyton Orient	Home	2–1	Win
20 Apr 2021	Colchester United	Away	0–2	Loss
17 Apr 2021	Exeter City	Away	0–0	Draw

All-time rating records

Highest rating

1179

27 November 1993

Lowest rating

606

3 November 2020

Ratings measure modelled team strength, using results and winning margins. Higher is stronger. These records use the rating after each league match in the database.

Biggest league results

By goal margin, across all recorded league matches. Cup matches and friendlies are not included.

Biggest win

7–0

against Queens Park Rangers (home)
7 April 1928

3 other matches with the same margin

9–2 against Newport County (home), 5 September 1936
8–1 against Cardiff City (home), 20 February 1937
7–0 against Workington (home), 29 March 1968

Biggest defeat

0–8

against Northampton Town (away)
22 March 1924

1 other match with the same margin

1–9 against Brighton & Hove Albion (away), 27 November 1965

Scores are shown with Southend United’s goals first. Where records are tied, the earliest match is shown first.

Years in the English football league

Total membership

101 years

Across all recorded spells

Last continuous spell

101 years

From 1920/1921 to 2020/2021

Membership covers the top four tiers and their historical predecessors, including the Premier League. Each season starting year counts once, including 2026/2027 where applicable. Years of wartime suspension remain part of a continuous membership spell.

Recorded spells (season starting years): 1920–2020