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Southend United 1923/24

Southend United 1923/24 · Football League Third Division South. Finished 19 of 22 with 34 points. FA Cup: Sixth qualifying round

League season completedLeading scorer: Billy Goodwin · 11Manager: Ted Birnie

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At a glance

Final position19thFootball League Third Division South

Points3412W · 10D · 20L

League goals53–84-31 goal difference

Leading scorerBilly Goodwin · 11All competitions

Average home gate6,76118/21 league gates recorded

Every league match, plotted

SEASON PROGRESS

Every league match, plotted

42 league matches

Cumulative league points

Two points for a win · 34 points earned on the pitch

Goals for and against

53 scored · 84 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

Unbeaten429 Sep 1923 – 20 Oct 1923View matches →

Winning215 Mar 1924 – 19 Mar 1924View matches →

Without a win722 Dec 1923 – 19 Jan 1924View matches →

Losing49 Feb 1924 – 1 Mar 1924View matches →

Drawing26 Oct 1923 – 13 Oct 1923View matches →

Scoring in successive games425 Aug 1923 – 3 Sep 1923View matches →

Without scoring26 Oct 1923 – 13 Oct 1923View matches →

Clean sheets329 Sep 1923 – 13 Oct 1923View matches →

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

Biggest results & goals

SCORE RECORDS

Biggest results & goals

Biggest win5–115 Mar 1924 · 5–1 Northampton Town (H)

Heaviest defeat0–822 Mar 1924 · 0–8 Northampton Town (A)

Most Southend goals5–115 Mar 1924 · 5–1 Northampton Town (H)

Most goals in a match4–429 Dec 1923 · 4–4 Luton Town (A)22 Mar 1924 · 0–8 Northampton Town (A)3 May 1924 · 1–7 Plymouth Argyle (A)

1923/24 results

MATCH ARCHIVE

1923/24 results

45 matches

L3 May 1924 · Football League Third Division SouthPlymouth Argyle 7–1 Southend UnitedAttendance not recorded

L26 Apr 1924 · Football League Third Division SouthSouthend United 0–2 Plymouth ArgyleAttendance not recorded

W21 Apr 1924 · Football League Third Division SouthSouthend United 1–0 Brighton + H.A.Attendance 9,000

D19 Apr 1924 · Football League Third Division SouthQ P R 0–0 Southend UnitedAttendance not recorded

L18 Apr 1924 · Football League Third Division SouthBrighton + H.A. 2–0 Southend UnitedAttendance 9,000

W12 Apr 1924 · Football League Third Division SouthSouthend United 4–2 Q P RAttendance not recorded

L5 Apr 1924 · Football League Third Division SouthGillingham 3–2 Southend UnitedAttendance 6,000

L2 Apr 1924 · Football League Third Division SouthSwindon Town 3–0 Southend UnitedAttendance not recorded

W29 Mar 1924 · Football League Third Division SouthSouthend United 3–2 GillinghamAttendance 5,000

L22 Mar 1924 · Football League Third Division SouthNorthampton Town 8–0 Southend UnitedAttendance not recorded

W19 Mar 1924 · Football League Third Division SouthSouthend United 3–0 WatfordAttendance not recorded

W15 Mar 1924 · Football League Third Division SouthSouthend United 5–1 Northampton TownAttendance 7,000

D8 Mar 1924 · Football League Third Division SouthSouthend United 0–0 Swansea CityAttendance 9,000

L1 Mar 1924 · Football League Third Division SouthSwansea City 2–1 Southend UnitedAttendance 12,000

L23 Feb 1924 · Football League Third Division SouthExeter City 2–0 Southend UnitedAttendance 4,000

L16 Feb 1924 · Football League Third Division SouthWatford 4–1 Southend UnitedAttendance not recorded

L9 Feb 1924 · Football League Third Division SouthSouthend United 0–2 Swindon TownAttendance 4,000

W26 Jan 1924 · Football League Third Division SouthSouthend United 3–1 Norwich CityAttendance 6,000

L19 Jan 1924 · Football League Third Division SouthNorwich City 3–1 Southend UnitedAttendance 5,000

L12 Jan 1924 · Football League Third Division SouthReading 1–0 Southend UnitedAttendance not recorded

D5 Jan 1924 · Football League Third Division SouthSouthend United 1–1 Luton TownAttendance 7,000

D29 Dec 1923 · Football League Third Division SouthLuton Town 4–4 Southend UnitedAttendance not recorded

L26 Dec 1923 · Football League Third Division SouthAberdare Athletic 5–2 Southend UnitedAttendance 8,000

D25 Dec 1923 · Football League Third Division SouthSouthend United 1–1 Aberdare AthleticAttendance 7,000

D22 Dec 1923 · Football League Third Division SouthSouthend United 0–0 Exeter CityAttendance 3,000

L15 Dec 1923 · FA Cup · Sixth qualifying roundLlanelli 2–1 Southend UnitedAttendance 7,276

W8 Dec 1923 · Football League Third Division SouthSouthend United 2–1 ReadingAttendance 5,000

W1 Dec 1923 · FA Cup · Fifth qualifying roundClapton 1–3 Southend UnitedAttendance not recorded@ West Ham United

L24 Nov 1923 · Football League Third Division SouthPortsmouth 3–0 Southend UnitedAttendance 9,000

W17 Nov 1923 · FA CupSouthend United 1–0 Kings LynnAttendance 6,577

W10 Nov 1923 · Football League Third Division SouthAFC Bournemouth 0–1 Southend UnitedAttendance 5,000

D3 Nov 1923 · Football League Third Division SouthSouthend United 1–1 AFC BournemouthAttendance 6,200

L27 Oct 1923 · Football League Third Division SouthBrentford 3–1 Southend UnitedAttendance 5,000

W20 Oct 1923 · Football League Third Division SouthSouthend United 3–1 BrentfordAttendance 7,000

D13 Oct 1923 · Football League Third Division SouthMillwall 0–0 Southend UnitedAttendance 20,000

D6 Oct 1923 · Football League Third Division SouthSouthend United 0–0 MillwallAttendance 8,500

W29 Sep 1923 · Football League Third Division SouthSouthend United 1–0 Bristol RoversAttendance 7,500

L22 Sep 1923 · Football League Third Division SouthBristol Rovers 3–1 Southend UnitedAttendance 9,000

L19 Sep 1923 · Football League Third Division SouthSouthend United 0–1 PortsmouthAttendance 6,000

W15 Sep 1923 · Football League Third Division SouthSouthend United 2–0 Newport CountyAttendance 8,000

L8 Sep 1923 · Football League Third Division SouthNewport County 5–0 Southend UnitedAttendance 8,000

L3 Sep 1923 · Football League Third Division SouthCharlton Athletic 4–1 Southend UnitedAttendance 4,000

W1 Sep 1923 · Football League Third Division SouthSouthend United 3–1 Merthyr TownAttendance 8,500

D27 Aug 1923 · Football League Third Division SouthSouthend United 2–2 Charlton AthleticAttendance 8,000

L25 Aug 1923 · Football League Third Division SouthMerthyr Town 3–2 Southend UnitedAttendance 8,000

Football League Third Division South table

FINAL STANDINGS

Football League Third Division South table

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Portsmouth	42	24	11	7	87	30	57	59
2	Plymouth Argyle	42	23	9	10	70	34	36	55
3	Millwall	42	22	10	10	64	38	26	54
4	Swansea Town	42	22	8	12	60	48	12	52
5	Brighton & Hove Albion	42	21	9	12	68	37	31	51
6	Swindon Town	42	17	13	12	58	44	14	47
7	Luton Town	42	16	14	12	50	44	6	46
8	Northampton Town	42	17	11	14	64	47	17	45
9	Bristol Rovers	42	15	13	14	52	46	6	43
10	Newport County	42	17	9	16	56	64	-8	43
11	Norwich City	42	16	8	18	60	59	1	40
12	Aberdare Athletic	42	12	14	16	45	58	-13	38
13	Merthyr Town	42	11	16	15	45	65	-20	38
14	Charlton Athletic	42	11	15	16	38	45	-7	37
15	Gillingham	42	12	13	17	43	58	-15	37
16	Exeter City	42	15	7	20	37	52	-15	37
17	Brentford	42	14	8	20	54	71	-17	36
18	Reading	42	13	9	20	51	57	-6	35
19	Southend United	42	12	10	20	53	84	-31	34
20	Watford	42	9	15	18	45	54	-9	33
21	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	42	11	11	20	40	65	-25	33
22	Queens Park Rangers	42	11	9	22	37	77	-40	31

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	12	10	20	53	84	10	15
Home	21	11	7	3	35	19	7	6
Away	21	1	3	17	18	65	3	9

Cup progress

FA Cup: Sixth qualifying round

How Southend fared against every club

OPPOSITION RECORD

How Southend fared against every club

Opponent	P	W	D	L	GF	GA
Aberdare Athletic	2	0	1	1	3	6
AFC Bournemouth	2	1	1	0	2	1
Brentford	2	1	0	1	4	4
Brighton + H.A.	2	1	0	1	1	2
Bristol Rovers	2	1	0	1	2	3
Charlton Athletic	2	0	1	1	3	6
Exeter City	2	0	1	1	0	2
Gillingham	2	1	0	1	5	5
Luton Town	2	0	2	0	5	5
Merthyr Town	2	1	0	1	5	4
Millwall	2	0	2	0	0	0
Newport County	2	1	0	1	2	5
Northampton Town	2	1	0	1	5	9
Norwich City	2	1	0	1	4	4
Plymouth Argyle	2	0	0	2	1	9
Portsmouth	2	0	0	2	0	4
Q P R	2	1	1	0	4	2
Reading	2	1	0	1	2	2
Swansea City	2	0	1	1	1	2
Swindon Town	2	0	0	2	0	5
Watford	2	1	0	1	4	4

Crowds

HOME LEAGUE ATTENDANCES

Crowds

Average recorded6,761

Highest recorded9,000

Coverage18/21

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

8,000Charlton Athletic

8,500Merthyr Town

8,000Newport County

6,000Portsmouth

7,500Bristol Rovers

8,500Millwall

7,000Brentford

6,200AFC Bournemouth

5,000Reading

3,000Exeter City

7,000Aberdare Athletic

7,000Luton Town

6,000Norwich City

4,000Swindon Town

9,000Swansea City

7,000Northampton Town

5,000Gillingham

9,000Brighton + H.A.

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Southend United 1923/24

Southend United 1923/24

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Cumulative league points

Goals for and against

Match-by-match form

Winning, unbeaten and scoring runs

Biggest results & goals

1923/24 results

Football League Third Division South table

Season statistics

Cup progress

How Southend fared against every club

Crowds

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Southend United 1923/24

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Cumulative league points

Goals for and against

Match-by-match form

Winning, unbeaten and scoring runs

Biggest results & goals

1923/24 results

Football League Third Division South table

Season statistics

Cup progress

How Southend fared against every club

Crowds

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