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Southend United 1926/27

Southend United 1926/27 · Football League Third Division South. Finished 19 of 22 with 34 points. FA Cup: Second round

League season completedLeading scorer: Billy Hick · 29Manager: Ted Birnie

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At a glance

Final position19thFootball League Third Division South

Points3414W · 6D · 22L

League goals64–77-13 goal difference

Leading scorerBilly Hick · 29All competitions

Average home gate7,10921/21 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

64 scored · 77 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

Unbeaten511 Sep 1926 – 2 Oct 1926View matches →

Winning411 Sep 1926 – 25 Sep 1926View matches →

Without a win75 Feb 1927 – 12 Mar 1927View matches →

Losing423 Feb 1927 – 12 Mar 1927View matches →

Drawing212 Feb 1927 – 19 Feb 1927View matches →

Scoring in successive games928 Aug 1926 – 2 Oct 1926View matches →

Without scoring323 Apr 1927 – 7 May 1927View matches →

Clean sheets111 Sep 1926 – 11 Sep 1926View matches →

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

Biggest results & goals

SCORE RECORDS

Biggest results & goals

Biggest win5–023 Oct 1926 · 5–0 Newport County (H)4 Dec 1926 · 5–0 Charlton Athletic (H)

Heaviest defeat1–528 Aug 1926 · 1–5 Swindon Town (A)25 Dec 1926 · 1–5 Bristol Rovers (A)23 Feb 1927 · 1–5 Bristol City (A)

Most Southend goals5–118 Sep 1926 · 5–1 Aberdare Athletic (H)23 Oct 1926 · 5–0 Newport County (H)4 Dec 1926 · 5–0 Charlton Athletic (H)

Most goals in a match3–513 Nov 1926 · 3–5 Crystal Palace (A)

1926/27 results

MATCH ARCHIVE

1926/27 results

44 matches

L7 May 1927 · Football League Third Division SouthAFC Bournemouth 3–0 Southend UnitedAttendance 3,269

L30 Apr 1927 · Football League Third Division SouthSouthend United 0–1 Bristol CityAttendance 6,608

L23 Apr 1927 · Football League Third Division SouthCharlton Athletic 1–0 Southend UnitedAttendance 5,172

L19 Apr 1927 · Football League Third Division SouthNorthampton Town 2–1 Southend UnitedAttendance 6,710

W18 Apr 1927 · Football League Third Division SouthSouthend United 2–0 Northampton TownAttendance 7,809

L16 Apr 1927 · Football League Third Division SouthSouthend United 0–3 Q P RAttendance 7,813

D9 Apr 1927 · Football League Third Division SouthCoventry City 1–1 Southend UnitedAttendance 8,762

W2 Apr 1927 · Football League Third Division SouthSouthend United 3–1 Crystal PalaceAttendance 6,270

L26 Mar 1927 · Football League Third Division SouthWatford 4–2 Southend UnitedAttendance 5,127

W19 Mar 1927 · Football League Third Division SouthSouthend United 1–0 GillinghamAttendance 6,605

L12 Mar 1927 · Football League Third Division SouthNewport County 3–0 Southend UnitedAttendance 4,725

L5 Mar 1927 · Football League Third Division SouthSouthend United 1–2 Plymouth ArgyleAttendance 5,936

L26 Feb 1927 · Football League Third Division SouthBrighton + H.A. 2–1 Southend UnitedAttendance 10,676

L23 Feb 1927 · Football League Third Division SouthBristol City 5–1 Southend UnitedAttendance 8,533

D19 Feb 1927 · Football League Third Division SouthSouthend United 3–3 Norwich CityAttendance 6,517

D12 Feb 1927 · Football League Third Division SouthLuton Town 0–0 Southend UnitedAttendance 4,334

L5 Feb 1927 · Football League Third Division SouthAberdare Athletic 1–0 Southend UnitedAttendance 1,114

W29 Jan 1927 · Football League Third Division SouthSouthend United 3–1 Merthyr TownAttendance 4,763

L22 Jan 1927 · Football League Third Division SouthExeter City 2–0 Southend UnitedAttendance 5,676

D15 Jan 1927 · Football League Third Division SouthSouthend United 2–2 Swindon TownAttendance 7,118

L8 Jan 1927 · Football League Third Division SouthQ P R 3–2 Southend UnitedAttendance 6,726

L1 Jan 1927 · Football League Third Division SouthMillwall 2–0 Southend UnitedAttendance 17,472

W27 Dec 1926 · Football League Third Division SouthSouthend United 2–1 Bristol RoversAttendance 11,091

L25 Dec 1926 · Football League Third Division SouthBristol Rovers 5–1 Southend UnitedAttendance 8,555

L18 Dec 1926 · Football League Third Division SouthSouthend United 0–3 AFC BournemouthAttendance 6,058

L11 Dec 1926 · FA Cup · Second roundReading 3–2 Southend UnitedAttendance 17,000

W4 Dec 1926 · Football League Third Division SouthSouthend United 5–0 Charlton AthleticAttendance 7,255

W27 Nov 1926 · FA Cup · First roundDulwich Hamlet 1–4 Southend UnitedAttendance not recorded

W20 Nov 1926 · Football League Third Division SouthSouthend United 3–1 Coventry CityAttendance 3,681

L13 Nov 1926 · Football League Third Division SouthCrystal Palace 5–3 Southend UnitedAttendance 4,101

W6 Nov 1926 · Football League Third Division SouthSouthend United 2–0 WatfordAttendance 7,109

W30 Oct 1926 · Football League Third Division SouthGillingham 2–3 Southend UnitedAttendance 4,809

W23 Oct 1926 · Football League Third Division SouthSouthend United 5–0 Newport CountyAttendance 6,481

L16 Oct 1926 · Football League Third Division SouthPlymouth Argyle 2–1 Southend UnitedAttendance 9,435

L9 Oct 1926 · Football League Third Division SouthSouthend United 0–1 Brighton + H.A.Attendance 7,369

D2 Oct 1926 · Football League Third Division SouthNorwich City 1–1 Southend UnitedAttendance 8,980

W25 Sep 1926 · Football League Third Division SouthSouthend United 2–1 Luton TownAttendance 9,211

W18 Sep 1926 · Football League Third Division SouthSouthend United 5–1 Aberdare AthleticAttendance 8,058

W15 Sep 1926 · Football League Third Division SouthSouthend United 3–1 BrentfordAttendance 6,512

W11 Sep 1926 · Football League Third Division SouthMerthyr Town 0–1 Southend UnitedAttendance 2,507

L6 Sep 1926 · Football League Third Division SouthBrentford 3–1 Southend UnitedAttendance 7,996

L4 Sep 1926 · Football League Third Division SouthSouthend United 1–2 Exeter CityAttendance 9,029

D30 Aug 1926 · Football League Third Division SouthSouthend United 1–1 MillwallAttendance 8,000

L28 Aug 1926 · Football League Third Division SouthSwindon Town 5–1 Southend UnitedAttendance 8,943

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	Bristol City	42	27	8	7	104	54	50	60
2	Plymouth Argyle	42	25	10	7	95	61	34	60
3	Millwall	42	23	10	9	89	51	38	56
4	Brighton & Hove Albion	42	21	11	10	79	50	29	53
5	Swindon Town	42	21	9	12	100	85	15	51
6	Crystal Palace	42	18	9	15	84	81	3	45
7	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	42	18	8	16	78	66	12	44
8	Luton Town	42	15	14	13	68	66	2	44
9	Newport County	42	19	6	17	57	71	-14	44
10	Bristol Rovers	42	16	9	17	78	80	-2	41
11	Brentford	42	13	14	15	70	61	9	40
12	Exeter City	42	15	10	17	76	73	3	40
13	Charlton Athletic	42	16	8	18	60	61	-1	40
14	Queens Park Rangers	42	15	9	18	65	71	-6	39
15	Coventry City	42	15	7	20	71	86	-15	37
16	Norwich City	42	12	11	19	59	71	-12	35
17	Merthyr Town	42	13	9	20	63	80	-17	35
18	Northampton Town	42	15	5	22	59	87	-28	35
19	Southend United	42	14	6	22	64	77	-13	34
20	Gillingham	42	11	10	21	54	72	-18	32
21	Watford	42	12	8	22	57	87	-30	32
22	Aberdare Athletic	42	9	7	26	62	101	-39	25

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	6	22	64	77	7	11
Home	21	12	3	6	44	25	5	4
Away	21	2	3	16	20	52	2	7

Cup progress

FA Cup: Second 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	1	0	1	5	2
AFC Bournemouth	2	0	0	2	0	6
Brentford	2	1	0	1	4	4
Brighton + H.A.	2	0	0	2	1	3
Bristol City	2	0	0	2	1	6
Bristol Rovers	2	1	0	1	3	6
Charlton Athletic	2	1	0	1	5	1
Coventry City	2	1	1	0	4	2
Crystal Palace	2	1	0	1	6	6
Exeter City	2	0	0	2	1	4
Gillingham	2	2	0	0	4	2
Luton Town	2	1	1	0	2	1
Merthyr Town	2	2	0	0	4	1
Millwall	2	0	1	1	1	3
Newport County	2	1	0	1	5	3
Northampton Town	2	1	0	1	3	2
Norwich City	2	0	2	0	4	4
Plymouth Argyle	2	0	0	2	2	4
Q P R	2	0	0	2	2	6
Swindon Town	2	0	1	1	3	7
Watford	2	1	0	1	4	4

Crowds

HOME LEAGUE ATTENDANCES

Crowds

Average recorded7,109

Highest recorded11,091

Coverage21/21

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

8,000Millwall

9,029Exeter City

6,512Brentford

8,058Aberdare Athletic

9,211Luton Town

7,369Brighton + H.A.

6,481Newport County

7,109Watford

3,681Coventry City

7,255Charlton Athletic

6,058AFC Bournemouth

11,091Bristol Rovers

7,118Swindon Town

4,763Merthyr Town

6,517Norwich City

5,936Plymouth Argyle

6,605Gillingham

6,270Crystal Palace

7,813Q P R

7,809Northampton Town

6,608Bristol City

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Southend United 1926/27

Southend United 1926/27

Every league match, plotted

Cumulative league points

Goals for and against

Match-by-match form

Winning, unbeaten and scoring runs

Biggest results & goals

1926/27 results

Football League Third Division South table

Season statistics

Cup progress

How Southend fared against every club

Crowds

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Southend United 1926/27

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Cumulative league points

Goals for and against

Match-by-match form

Winning, unbeaten and scoring runs

Biggest results & goals

1926/27 results

Football League Third Division South table

Season statistics

Cup progress

How Southend fared against every club

Crowds

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