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Southend United 1927/28

Southend United 1927/28 · Football League Third Division South. Finished 7 of 22 with 46 points. FA Cup: Second round

League season completedLeading scorer: Billy Hick · 26Manager: Ted Birnie

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At a glance

Final position7thFootball League Third Division South

Points4620W · 6D · 16L

League goals80–6416 goal difference

Leading scorerBilly Hick · 26All competitions

Average home gate6,12821/21 league gates recorded

Every league match, plotted

SEASON PROGRESS

Every league match, plotted

42 league matches

Cumulative league points

Two points for a win · 46 points earned on the pitch

Goals for and against

80 scored · 64 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

Unbeaten425 Feb 1928 – 14 Mar 1928View matches →

Winning325 Feb 1928 – 10 Mar 1928View matches →

Without a win831 Dec 1927 – 18 Feb 1928View matches →

Losing37 Jan 1928 – 21 Jan 1928View matches →

Drawing24 Feb 1928 – 11 Feb 1928View matches →

Scoring in successive games1827 Aug 1927 – 26 Dec 1927View matches →

Without scoring231 Dec 1927 – 7 Jan 1928View matches →

Clean sheets127 Aug 1927 – 27 Aug 1927View matches →

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

Biggest results & goals

SCORE RECORDS

Biggest results & goals

Biggest win7–07 Apr 1928 · 7–0 Q P R (H)

Heaviest defeat1–615 Oct 1927 · 1–6 Coventry City (A)

Most Southend goals7–07 Apr 1928 · 7–0 Q P R (H)

Most goals in a match6–110 Sep 1927 · 6–1 Crystal Palace (H)15 Oct 1927 · 1–6 Coventry City (A)7 Apr 1928 · 7–0 Q P R (H)

1927/28 results

MATCH ARCHIVE

1927/28 results

44 matches

W5 May 1928 · Football League Third Division SouthSouthend United 5–1 Newport CountyAttendance 4,796

W28 Apr 1928 · Football League Third Division SouthSwindon Town 0–1 Southend UnitedAttendance 4,898

D23 Apr 1928 · Football League Third Division SouthBrentford 2–2 Southend UnitedAttendance 4,889

L21 Apr 1928 · Football League Third Division SouthSouthend United 1–2 Charlton AthleticAttendance 4,501

D14 Apr 1928 · Football League Third Division SouthWatford 1–1 Southend UnitedAttendance 5,048

L9 Apr 1928 · Football League Third Division SouthSouthend United 0–1 Brighton + H.A.Attendance 10,407

W7 Apr 1928 · Football League Third Division SouthSouthend United 7–0 Q P RAttendance 8,126

L6 Apr 1928 · Football League Third Division SouthBrighton + H.A. 1–0 Southend UnitedAttendance 11,742

W31 Mar 1928 · Football League Third Division SouthBristol Rovers 1–3 Southend UnitedAttendance 4,764

W26 Mar 1928 · Football League Third Division SouthCharlton Athletic 1–2 Southend UnitedAttendance 2,210

W24 Mar 1928 · Football League Third Division SouthSouthend United 3–0 Plymouth ArgyleAttendance 5,187

L17 Mar 1928 · Football League Third Division SouthGillingham 1–0 Southend UnitedAttendance 6,240

D14 Mar 1928 · Football League Third Division SouthSouthend United 1–1 Swindon TownAttendance 3,159

W10 Mar 1928 · Football League Third Division SouthSouthend United 2–1 WalsallAttendance 4,736

W3 Mar 1928 · Football League Third Division SouthMerthyr Town 2–3 Southend UnitedAttendance 2,289

W25 Feb 1928 · Football League Third Division SouthSouthend United 3–2 Coventry CityAttendance 5,979

L18 Feb 1928 · Football League Third Division SouthNorthampton Town 2–1 Southend UnitedAttendance 13,133

L15 Feb 1928 · Football League Third Division SouthSouthend United 1–2 Exeter CityAttendance 2,603

D11 Feb 1928 · Football League Third Division SouthSouthend United 1–1 Norwich CityAttendance 4,671

D4 Feb 1928 · Football League Third Division SouthTorquay United 3–3 Southend UnitedAttendance 3,419

L21 Jan 1928 · Football League Third Division SouthCrystal Palace 4–1 Southend UnitedAttendance 10,606

L14 Jan 1928 · Football League Third Division SouthQ P R 3–2 Southend UnitedAttendance 7,294

L7 Jan 1928 · Football League Third Division SouthSouthend United 0–1 MillwallAttendance 9,767

D31 Dec 1927 · Football League Third Division SouthLuton Town 0–0 Southend UnitedAttendance 5,402

W26 Dec 1927 · Football League Third Division SouthSouthend United 3–2 BrentfordAttendance 3,540

L24 Dec 1927 · Football League Third Division SouthNewport County 3–2 Southend UnitedAttendance 3,837

L10 Dec 1927 · FA Cup · Second roundGillingham 2–0 Southend UnitedAttendance not recorded

W3 Dec 1927 · Football League Third Division SouthSouthend United 3–0 WatfordAttendance 5,320

W26 Nov 1927 · FA Cup · First roundSouthend United 1–0 Wellington TownAttendance 5,000

W19 Nov 1927 · Football League Third Division SouthSouthend United 2–1 Bristol RoversAttendance 4,421

L12 Nov 1927 · Football League Third Division SouthPlymouth Argyle 3–2 Southend UnitedAttendance 10,624

L5 Nov 1927 · Football League Third Division SouthSouthend United 1–2 GillinghamAttendance 6,756

W29 Oct 1927 · Football League Third Division SouthWalsall 0–1 Southend UnitedAttendance 7,897

W22 Oct 1927 · Football League Third Division SouthSouthend United 2–1 Merthyr TownAttendance 3,774

L15 Oct 1927 · Football League Third Division SouthCoventry City 6–1 Southend UnitedAttendance 11,059

W8 Oct 1927 · Football League Third Division SouthSouthend United 2–0 Northampton TownAttendance 8,768

L1 Oct 1927 · Football League Third Division SouthNorwich City 2–1 Southend UnitedAttendance 9,079

W24 Sep 1927 · Football League Third Division SouthSouthend United 1–0 Torquay UnitedAttendance 8,546

L17 Sep 1927 · Football League Third Division SouthExeter City 3–2 Southend UnitedAttendance 6,309

W10 Sep 1927 · Football League Third Division SouthSouthend United 6–1 Crystal PalaceAttendance 6,808

W7 Sep 1927 · Football League Third Division SouthSouthend United 3–0 AFC BournemouthAttendance 5,631

L3 Sep 1927 · Football League Third Division SouthMillwall 5–1 Southend UnitedAttendance 15,690

W31 Aug 1927 · Football League Third Division SouthAFC Bournemouth 2–3 Southend UnitedAttendance 5,874

W27 Aug 1927 · Football League Third Division SouthSouthend United 1–0 Luton TownAttendance 11,186

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	Millwall	42	30	5	7	127	50	77	65
2	Northampton Town	42	23	9	10	102	64	38	55
3	Plymouth Argyle	42	23	7	12	85	54	31	53
4	Brighton & Hove Albion	42	19	10	13	81	69	12	48
5	Crystal Palace	42	18	12	12	79	72	7	48
6	Swindon Town	42	19	9	14	90	69	21	47
7	Southend United	42	20	6	16	80	64	16	46
8	Exeter City	42	17	12	13	70	60	10	46
9	Newport County	42	18	9	15	81	84	-3	45
10	Queens Park Rangers	42	17	9	16	72	71	1	43
11	Charlton Athletic	42	15	13	14	60	70	-10	43
12	Brentford	42	16	8	18	76	74	2	40
13	Luton Town	42	16	7	19	94	87	7	39
14	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	42	13	12	17	72	79	-7	38
15	Watford	42	14	10	18	68	78	-10	38
16	Gillingham	42	13	11	18	62	81	-19	37
17	Norwich City	42	10	16	16	66	70	-4	36
18	Walsall	42	12	9	21	75	101	-26	33
19	Bristol Rovers	42	14	4	24	67	93	-26	32
20	Coventry City	42	11	9	22	67	96	-29	31
21	Merthyr Town	42	9	13	20	53	91	-38	31
22	Torquay United	42	8	14	20	53	103	-50	30

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	20	6	16	80	64	10	5
Home	21	14	2	5	48	19	7	2
Away	21	6	4	11	32	45	3	3

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
AFC Bournemouth	2	2	0	0	6	2
Brentford	2	1	1	0	5	4
Brighton + H.A.	2	0	0	2	0	2
Bristol Rovers	2	2	0	0	5	2
Charlton Athletic	2	1	0	1	3	3
Coventry City	2	1	0	1	4	8
Crystal Palace	2	1	0	1	7	5
Exeter City	2	0	0	2	3	5
Gillingham	2	0	0	2	1	3
Luton Town	2	1	1	0	1	0
Merthyr Town	2	2	0	0	5	3
Millwall	2	0	0	2	1	6
Newport County	2	1	0	1	7	4
Northampton Town	2	1	0	1	3	2
Norwich City	2	0	1	1	2	3
Plymouth Argyle	2	1	0	1	5	3
Q P R	2	1	0	1	9	3
Swindon Town	2	1	1	0	2	1
Torquay United	2	1	1	0	4	3
Walsall	2	2	0	0	3	1
Watford	2	1	1	0	4	1

Crowds

HOME LEAGUE ATTENDANCES

Crowds

Average recorded6,128

Highest recorded11,186

Coverage21/21

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

11,186Luton Town

5,631AFC Bournemouth

6,808Crystal Palace

8,546Torquay United

8,768Northampton Town

3,774Merthyr Town

6,756Gillingham

4,421Bristol Rovers

5,320Watford

3,540Brentford

9,767Millwall

4,671Norwich City

2,603Exeter City

5,979Coventry City

4,736Walsall

3,159Swindon Town

5,187Plymouth Argyle

8,126Q P R

10,407Brighton + H.A.

4,501Charlton Athletic

4,796Newport County

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Southend United 1927/28

Southend United 1927/28

Every league match, plotted

Cumulative league points

Goals for and against

Match-by-match form

Winning, unbeaten and scoring runs

Biggest results & goals

1927/28 results

Football League Third Division South table

Season statistics

Cup progress

How Southend fared against every club

Crowds

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Southend United 3–1 Macclesfield Town

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Southend United 1927/28

Every league match, plotted

Cumulative league points

Goals for and against

Match-by-match form

Winning, unbeaten and scoring runs

Biggest results & goals

1927/28 results

Football League Third Division South table

Season statistics

Cup progress

How Southend fared against every club

Crowds

Southend United 3–1 Macclesfield Town

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