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Southend United 1920/21

Southend United 1920/21 · Football League Third Division. Finished 17 of 22 with 36 points. FA Cup: Third round

League season completedLeading scorer: Albert Fairclough · 15Manager: Tom Mather

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At a glance

Final position17thFootball League Third Division

Points3614W · 8D · 20L

League goals44–61-17 goal difference

Leading scorerAlbert Fairclough · 15All competitions

Average home gate7,18820/21 league gates recorded

Every league match, plotted

SEASON PROGRESS

Every league match, plotted

42 league matches

Cumulative league points

Two points for a win · 36 points earned on the pitch

Goals for and against

44 scored · 61 conceded

Goals scoredGoals conceded

Match-by-match form

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Graphs show results in match order and do not invent historical league positions.

Winning, unbeaten and scoring runs

SEASON SEQUENCES

Winning, unbeaten and scoring runs

Unbeaten54 Dec 1920 – 1 Jan 1921View matches →

Winning23 Nov 1920 – 6 Nov 1920View matches →

Without a win51 Jan 1921 – 12 Feb 1921View matches →

Losing311 Sep 1920 – 25 Sep 1920View matches →

Drawing211 Dec 1920 – 25 Dec 1920View matches →

Scoring in successive games1112 Mar 1921 – 30 Apr 1921View matches →

Without scoring313 Nov 1920 – 27 Nov 1920View matches →

Clean sheets216 Oct 1920 – 20 Oct 1920View matches →

Longest runs within this season · League only. Search runs across seasons →

Biggest results & goals

SCORE RECORDS

Biggest results & goals

Biggest win4–12 Oct 1920 · 4–1 Watford (H)16 Apr 1921 · 4–1 Brentford (H)

Heaviest defeat0–42 May 1921 · 0–4 Luton Town (A)

Most Southend goals4–12 Oct 1920 · 4–1 Watford (H)16 Apr 1921 · 4–1 Brentford (H)

Most goals in a match2–45 Feb 1921 · 2–4 Millwall (A)

1920/21 results

MATCH ARCHIVE

1920/21 results

46 matches

L7 May 1921 · Football League Third DivisionSouthend United 0–2 Crystal PalaceAttendance 6,500

L2 May 1921 · Football League Third DivisionLuton Town 4–0 Southend UnitedAttendance not recorded

W30 Apr 1921 · Football League Third DivisionSouthend United 3–1 Norwich CityAttendance 6,000

L23 Apr 1921 · Football League Third DivisionNorwich City 3–1 Southend UnitedAttendance 4,000

W16 Apr 1921 · Football League Third DivisionSouthend United 4–1 BrentfordAttendance 6,000

D9 Apr 1921 · Football League Third DivisionBrentford 2–2 Southend UnitedAttendance 4,000

L6 Apr 1921 · Football League Third DivisionSouthend United 1–2 MillwallAttendance 6,000

W2 Apr 1921 · Football League Third DivisionSouthend United 1–0 Bristol RoversAttendance 7,000

W28 Mar 1921 · Football League Third DivisionSouthend United 1–0 GillinghamAttendance 10,000

L26 Mar 1921 · Football League Third DivisionBristol Rovers 2–1 Southend UnitedAttendance 14,000

D25 Mar 1921 · Football League Third DivisionGillingham 1–1 Southend UnitedAttendance 4,000

D19 Mar 1921 · Football League Third DivisionReading 1–1 Southend UnitedAttendance 5,000

W12 Mar 1921 · Football League Third DivisionSouthend United 1–0 ReadingAttendance 6,000

L5 Mar 1921 · Football League Third DivisionSouthampton 3–0 Southend UnitedAttendance 12,000

W26 Feb 1921 · Football League Third DivisionSouthend United 1–0 SouthamptonAttendance 11,000

L19 Feb 1921 · FA Cup · Third roundSouthend United 1–4 Tottenham HotspurAttendance 11,661

D12 Feb 1921 · Football League Third DivisionSouthend United 1–1 Luton TownAttendance 6,000

L5 Feb 1921 · Football League Third DivisionMillwall 4–2 Southend UnitedAttendance 20,000

W29 Jan 1921 · FA Cup · Second roundSouthend United 1–0 BlackpoolAttendance 9,250

L22 Jan 1921 · Football League Third DivisionSwansea City 2–0 Southend UnitedAttendance 12,000

L15 Jan 1921 · Football League Third DivisionSouthend United 1–2 Swansea CityAttendance 6,500

W8 Jan 1921 · FA Cup · First roundSouthend United 5–1 Eccles UnitedAttendance 7,063

D1 Jan 1921 · Football League Third DivisionSouthend United 0–0 Exeter CityAttendance 4,000

W27 Dec 1920 · Football League Third DivisionSouthend United 2–1 Newport CountyAttendance 10,000

D25 Dec 1920 · Football League Third DivisionNewport County 1–1 Southend UnitedAttendance 7,500

W18 Dec 1920 · FA Cup · Sixth qualifying roundSouthend United 3–1 Hednesford TownAttendance 4,445

D11 Dec 1920 · Football League Third DivisionPlymouth Argyle 0–0 Southend UnitedAttendance 12,500

W4 Dec 1920 · Football League Third DivisionSouthend United 2–1 Plymouth ArgyleAttendance 3,750

L27 Nov 1920 · Football League Third DivisionSouthend United 0–1 Merthyr TownAttendance 6,000

L22 Nov 1920 · Football League Third DivisionMerthyr Town 2–0 Southend UnitedAttendance 7,000

L13 Nov 1920 · Football League Third DivisionPortsmouth 3–0 Southend UnitedAttendance 15,000

W6 Nov 1920 · Football League Third DivisionSouthend United 2–1 PortsmouthAttendance 8,000

W3 Nov 1920 · Football League Third DivisionCrystal Palace 2–3 Southend UnitedAttendance 9,000

L30 Oct 1920 · Football League Third DivisionNorthampton Town 1–0 Southend UnitedAttendance 9,000

L23 Oct 1920 · Football League Third DivisionSouthend United 1–2 Northampton TownAttendance 8,000

D20 Oct 1920 · Football League Third DivisionExeter City 0–0 Southend UnitedAttendance 3,000

W16 Oct 1920 · Football League Third DivisionSouthend United 1–0 Q P RAttendance 8,000

L9 Oct 1920 · Football League Third DivisionQ P R 2–0 Southend UnitedAttendance 14,500

W2 Oct 1920 · Football League Third DivisionSouthend United 4–1 WatfordAttendance not recorded

L25 Sep 1920 · Football League Third DivisionWatford 3–0 Southend UnitedAttendance 9,000

L18 Sep 1920 · Football League Third DivisionSwindon Town 3–0 Southend UnitedAttendance 9,500

L11 Sep 1920 · Football League Third DivisionSouthend United 1–3 Swindon TownAttendance 8,000

W6 Sep 1920 · Football League Third DivisionSouthend United 3–1 Grimsby TownAttendance 7,000

L4 Sep 1920 · Football League Third DivisionBrighton + H.A. 1–0 Southend UnitedAttendance 11,000

L30 Aug 1920 · Football League Third DivisionGrimsby Town 1–0 Southend UnitedAttendance 10,000

W28 Aug 1920 · Football League Third DivisionSouthend United 2–0 Brighton + H.A.Attendance 10,000

Football League Third Division table

FINAL STANDINGS

Football League Third Division table

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Crystal Palace	42	24	11	7	70	34	36	59
2	Southampton	42	19	16	7	64	28	36	54
3	Queens Park Rangers	42	22	9	11	61	32	29	53
4	Swindon Town	42	21	10	11	73	49	24	52
5	Swansea Town	42	18	15	9	56	45	11	51
6	Watford	42	20	8	14	59	44	15	48
7	Millwall	42	18	11	13	42	30	12	47
8	Merthyr Town	42	15	15	12	60	49	11	45
9	Luton Town	42	16	12	14	61	56	5	44
10	Bristol Rovers	42	18	7	17	68	57	11	43
11	Plymouth Argyle	42	11	21	10	35	34	1	43
12	Portsmouth	42	12	15	15	46	48	-2	39
13	Grimsby Town	42	15	9	18	49	59	-10	39
14	Northampton Town	42	15	8	19	59	75	-16	38
15	Newport County	42	14	9	19	43	64	-21	37
16	Norwich City	42	10	16	16	44	53	-9	36
17	Southend United	42	14	8	20	44	61	-17	36
18	Brighton & Hove Albion	42	14	8	20	42	61	-19	36
19	Exeter City	42	10	15	17	39	54	-15	35
20	Reading	42	12	7	23	42	59	-17	31
21	Brentford	42	9	12	21	42	67	-25	30
22	Gillingham	42	8	12	22	34	74	-40	28

Two points were awarded for a win. Published historical positions are retained, including goal-average tie-breaks where applicable.

Season statistics

HOME & AWAY

Season statistics

League matches	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Clean sheets	Failed to score
All venues	42	14	8	20	44	61	9	16
Home	21	13	2	6	32	20	7	3
Away	21	1	6	14	12	41	2	13

Cup progress

FA Cup: Third round

How Southend fared against every club

OPPOSITION RECORD

How Southend fared against every club

Opponent	P	W	D	L	GF	GA
Brentford	2	1	1	0	6	3
Brighton + H.A.	2	1	0	1	2	1
Bristol Rovers	2	1	0	1	2	2
Crystal Palace	2	1	0	1	3	4
Exeter City	2	0	2	0	0	0
Gillingham	2	1	1	0	2	1
Grimsby Town	2	1	0	1	3	2
Luton Town	2	0	1	1	1	5
Merthyr Town	2	0	0	2	0	3
Millwall	2	0	0	2	3	6
Newport County	2	1	1	0	3	2
Northampton Town	2	0	0	2	1	3
Norwich City	2	1	0	1	4	4
Plymouth Argyle	2	1	1	0	2	1
Portsmouth	2	1	0	1	2	4
Q P R	2	1	0	1	1	2
Reading	2	1	1	0	2	1
Southampton	2	1	0	1	1	3
Swansea City	2	0	0	2	1	4
Swindon Town	2	0	0	2	1	6
Watford	2	1	0	1	4	4

Crowds

HOME LEAGUE ATTENDANCES

Crowds

Average recorded7,188

Highest recorded11,000

Coverage20/21

Averages use recorded attendances only. Missing crowds are not counted as zero.

10,000Brighton + H.A.

7,000Grimsby Town

8,000Swindon Town

8,000Q P R

8,000Northampton Town

8,000Portsmouth

6,000Merthyr Town

3,750Plymouth Argyle

10,000Newport County

4,000Exeter City

6,500Swansea City

6,000Luton Town

11,000Southampton

6,000Reading

10,000Gillingham

7,000Bristol Rovers

6,000Millwall

6,000Brentford

6,000Norwich City

6,500Crystal Palace

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Southend United 1920/21

Southend United 1920/21

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Cumulative league points

Goals for and against

Match-by-match form

Winning, unbeaten and scoring runs

Biggest results & goals

1920/21 results

Football League Third Division table

Season statistics

Cup progress

How Southend fared against every club

Crowds

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Southend United 1920/21

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Cumulative league points

Goals for and against

Match-by-match form

Winning, unbeaten and scoring runs

Biggest results & goals

1920/21 results

Football League Third Division table

Season statistics

Cup progress

How Southend fared against every club

Crowds

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