Southend United 2025/26
Southend finished sixth in the National League with 81 points and won the FA Trophy, beating Wealdstone 4–2 on penalties after a goalless final. The league play-off campaign ended in the eliminator at Scunthorpe United.
FA Trophy winners · Play-off eliminatorLeading scorer: Andy Dallas / Gus Scott-Morriss · 17Manager: Kevin Maher
Final position6thNational League
Points8123W · 12D · 11L
League goals83–4736 goal difference
Leading scorerAndy Dallas / Gus Scott-Morriss · 17All competitions
Average home gate8,10323/23 league gates recorded
SEASON SEQUENCES
Winning, unbeaten and scoring runs
Longest runs within this season · League only. Search runs across seasons →
Biggest results & goals
MATCH ARCHIVE
55 matches2025/26 results
D17 May 2026 · FA Trophy · FinalSouthend United 0–0 WealdstoneNeutral venue · Attendance 43,306 · Referee Farai HallamPenalties: 4–2 · Southend United won the shoot-out
L28 Apr 2026 · National League play-offs · Quarter-finalScunthorpe United 1–0 Southend UnitedAttendance 6,248 · Referee James Oldham
W25 Apr 2026 · National League · 46Southend United 2–1 WealdstoneAttendance 8,803 · Referee James Durkin
L21 Apr 2026 · National League · 45Hartlepool United 4–3 Southend UnitedAttendance 3,044 · Referee Martin Woods
W18 Apr 2026 · National League · 44FC Halifax Town 2–6 Southend UnitedAttendance 1,896 · Referee Ross Joyce
W14 Apr 2026 · National League · 43Aldershot Town 0–2 Southend UnitedAttendance 1,992 · Referee Sam Mulhall
D11 Apr 2026 · National League · 42Southend United 0–0 Solihull MoorsAttendance 8,993 · Referee Aaron Bannister
W6 Apr 2026 · National League · 41Sutton United 0–3 Southend UnitedAttendance 3,711 · Referee Harry Wager
W3 Apr 2026 · National League · 40Southend United 3–2 Braintree TownAttendance 9,716 · Referee Wayne Cartmel
W31 Mar 2026 · National League · 39Southend United 2–1 Yeovil TownAttendance 7,793 · Referee Abigail Byrne
W28 Mar 2026 · FA Trophy · Semi-finalSouthport 1–3 Southend UnitedAttendance 5,600 · Referee Stephen Parkinson
D25 Mar 2026 · National League · 38Southend United 1–1 WokingAttendance 7,381 · Referee Robert Massey-Ellis
L21 Mar 2026 · National League · 37Altrincham 1–0 Southend UnitedAttendance 2,101 · Referee Dean Watson
W17 Mar 2026 · National League · 36Southend United 3–2 RochdaleAttendance 7,259 · Referee Charles Breakspear
W14 Mar 2026 · National League · 35Southend United 2–0 Forest Green RoversAttendance 8,702 · Referee Paul Howard
D10 Mar 2026 · National League · 34Southend United 1–1 GatesheadAttendance 6,822 · Referee Darren Drysdale
D7 Mar 2026 · National League · 33Carlisle United 2–2 Southend UnitedAttendance 10,520 · Referee Paul Marsden
D3 Mar 2026 · National League · 32Southend United 1–1 Truro CityAttendance 7,741 · Referee George Laflin
W28 Feb 2026 · FA Trophy · Quarter-finalHorsham 1–2 Southend UnitedAttendance 2,580 · Referee Matthew Russell
L24 Feb 2026 · National League · 31Southend United 0–2 Boreham WoodAttendance 7,332 · Referee Craig Hicks
W21 Feb 2026 · National League · 30Brackley Town 0–3 Southend UnitedAttendance 1,751 · Referee Paul Johnson
W14 Feb 2026 · National League · 29Southend United 5–1 MorecambeAttendance 7,985 · Referee Callum Walchester
L7 Feb 2026 · National League · 28Scunthorpe United 1–0 Southend UnitedAttendance 5,298 · Referee Ben Atkinson
W31 Jan 2026 · FA Trophy · Fifth roundChatham Town 0–1 Southend UnitedAttendance 2,135 · Referee Isaac Searle
L27 Jan 2026 · National League · 27Rochdale 2–1 Southend UnitedAttendance 2,435 · Referee Seb Stockbridge
D24 Jan 2026 · National League · 26Boston United 3–3 Southend UnitedAttendance 2,281 · Referee James Westgate
W20 Jan 2026 · National League · 25Southend United 4–1 EastleighAttendance 7,050 · Referee Sam Mulhall
D17 Jan 2026 · National League · 24York City 1–1 Southend UnitedAttendance 7,114 · Referee Oliver Mackey
W13 Jan 2026 · FA Trophy · Fourth roundBath City 1–3 Southend UnitedAttendance 1,131 · Referee Greg Rollason
W30 Dec 2025 · National League · 23Southend United 1–0 Sutton UnitedAttendance 8,798 · Referee Alan Dale
W26 Dec 2025 · National League · 22Braintree Town 0–1 Southend UnitedAttendance 3,106 · Referee Scott Oldham
L20 Dec 2025 · National League · 21Tamworth 2–1 Southend UnitedAttendance 1,399 · Referee Harrison Blair
W13 Dec 2025 · FA Trophy · Third roundSouthend United 4–0 Truro CityAttendance 3,715 · Referee Aji Ajibola
L29 Nov 2025 · National League · 20Forest Green Rovers 2–1 Southend UnitedAttendance 2,659 · Referee Declan Brown
W22 Nov 2025 · National League · 19Southend United 3–0 AltrinchamAttendance 7,883 · Referee Harry Wager
W15 Nov 2025 · National League · 18Yeovil Town 0–1 Southend UnitedAttendance 3,060 · Referee Scott Jackson
L8 Nov 2025 · National League · 17Southend United 1–2 Carlisle UnitedAttendance 8,847 · Referee Michael Barlow
D5 Nov 2025 · National League · 16Woking 1–1 Southend UnitedAttendance 2,708 · Referee Aji Ajibola
L1 Nov 2025 · FA Cup · First roundWealdstone 1–0 Southend UnitedAttendance 2,146 · Referee Carl Brook
W25 Oct 2025 · National League · 15Southend United 2–0 Brackley TownAttendance 7,963 · Referee Gareth Rhodes
W18 Oct 2025 · National League · 14Morecambe 0–3 Southend UnitedAttendance 3,042 · Referee Paul Marsden
W11 Oct 2025 · FA Cup · Fourth qualifying roundSouthend United 4–1 Folkestone InvictaAttendance 3,507 · Referee Wayne Cartmel
W4 Oct 2025 · National League · 13Southend United 3–0 Aldershot TownAttendance 7,754 · Referee Lewis Sandoe
D30 Sep 2025 · National League · 12Boreham Wood 1–1 Southend UnitedAttendance 1,839 · Referee Alex Chilowicz
L27 Sep 2025 · National League · 11Southend United 0–2 Scunthorpe UnitedAttendance 8,185 · Referee Elliott Swallow
L24 Sep 2025 · National League · 10Eastleigh 2–1 Southend UnitedAttendance 2,596 · Referee Harrison Blair
D13 Sep 2025 · National League · 9Southend United 1–1 Boston UnitedAttendance 7,900 · Referee Isaac Searle
W6 Sep 2025 · National League · 8Southend United 3–0 FC Halifax TownAttendance 8,093 · Referee Paul Johnson
L2 Sep 2025 · National League · 7Wealdstone 3–2 Southend UnitedAttendance 2,309 · Referee James Oldham
W30 Aug 2025 · National League · 6Solihull Moors 1–2 Southend UnitedAttendance 1,566 · Referee Paul Marsden
D25 Aug 2025 · National League · 5Southend United 1–1 Hartlepool UnitedAttendance 8,516 · Referee Jason Richardson
W23 Aug 2025 · National League · 4Truro City 0–1 Southend UnitedAttendance 3,067 · Referee Sam Mulhall
D20 Aug 2025 · National League · 3Southend United 0–0 York CityAttendance 8,735 · Referee Jacob Miles
W16 Aug 2025 · National League · 2Southend United 2–0 TamworthAttendance 8,112 · Referee Neil Hair
W9 Aug 2025 · National League · 1Gateshead 0–3 Southend UnitedAttendance 1,278 · Referee Stuart Morland
FINAL STANDINGS
National League table
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | York City | 46 | 33 | 9 | 4 | 114 | 41 | 73 | 108 |
| 2 | Rochdale | 46 | 33 | 7 | 6 | 88 | 41 | 47 | 106 |
| 3 | Carlisle United | 46 | 29 | 8 | 9 | 87 | 51 | 36 | 95 |
| 4 | Boreham Wood | 46 | 27 | 9 | 10 | 95 | 58 | 37 | 90 |
| 5 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 77 | 62 | 15 | 82 |
| 6 | Southend United | 46 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 83 | 47 | 36 | 81 |
| 7 | Forest Green Rovers | 46 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 82 | 52 | 30 | 81 |
| 8 | FC Halifax Town | 46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 69 | 66 | 3 | 70 |
| 9 | Hartlepool United | 46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 54 | 59 | -5 | 68 |
| 10 | Woking | 46 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 69 | 54 | 15 | 63 |
| 11 | Tamworth | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 63 | 71 | -8 | 62 |
| 12 | Boston United | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 63 | 67 | -4 | 59 |
| 13 | Altrincham | 46 | 17 | 6 | 23 | 55 | 65 | -10 | 57 |
| 14 | Solihull Moors | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 71 | 72 | -1 | 56 |
| 15 | Wealdstone | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 67 | 74 | -7 | 56 |
| 16 | Yeovil Town | 46 | 15 | 6 | 25 | 48 | 68 | -20 | 51 |
| 17 | Eastleigh | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 57 | 80 | -23 | 50 |
| 18 | Gateshead | 46 | 14 | 8 | 24 | 54 | 90 | -36 | 50 |
| 19 | Sutton United | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 59 | 79 | -20 | 47 |
| 20 | Aldershot Town | 46 | 13 | 7 | 26 | 69 | 87 | -18 | 46 |
| 21 | Brackley Town | 46 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 40 | 75 | -35 | 42 |
| 22 | Morecambe | 46 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 66 | 103 | -37 | 38 |
| 23 | Braintree Town | 46 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 38 | 76 | -38 | 36 |
| 24 | Truro City | 46 | 8 | 10 | 28 | 42 | 72 | -30 | 34 |
Season statistics
| League matches | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Clean sheets | Failed to score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All venues | 46 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 83 | 47 | 17 | 6 |
| Home | 23 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 41 | 19 | 9 | 4 |
| Away | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 42 | 28 | 8 | 2 |
Cup progress
FA Cup: First round
FA Trophy: Winners
Play-offs: Eliminator
Crowds
Average recorded8,103
Highest recorded9,716
Coverage23/23
Averages use recorded attendances only. Missing crowds are not counted as zero.
Player appearances & goals
| Player | Position | Starts | Sub apps | Apps | Goals | YC | RC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owen Mason | GK | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gus Scott-Morriss | DF | 46 | 2 | 48 | 17 | 14 | 0 |
| Nathan Ralph | DF | 27 | 1 | 28 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| George Wind | DF | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Goodliffe | DF | 38 | 8 | 46 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Jack Bridge | MF | 11 | 30 | 41 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Noor Husin | MF | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Andy Dallas | FW | 42 | 5 | 47 | 17 | 4 | 0 |
| Sam Austin | MF | 34 | 19 | 53 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Josh Walker | FW | 10 | 26 | 36 | 8 | 5 | 0 |
| Tom Hopper | FW | 16 | 30 | 46 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Joe Gubbins | DF | 33 | 7 | 40 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Harry Taylor | DF | 51 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| Cav Miley | MF | 26 | 11 | 37 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Slavi Spasov | FW | 13 | 18 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| Leon Chambers-Parillon | MF | 17 | 17 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Alfie Massey | MF | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Cardwell | FW | 11 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Keenan Appiah-Forson | MF | 29 | 18 | 47 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| James Morton | MF | 22 | 19 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Charley Kendall | FW | 18 | 17 | 35 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| Noah Mawene | MF | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Golding | DF | 15 | 4 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Oliver Coker | MF | 34 | 13 | 47 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| Colin Andeng Ndi | GK | 38 | 1 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Boyes | DF | 47 | 4 | 51 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Nick Hayes | GK | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Referee statistics
| Referee | Games | W | D | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stuart Morland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Neil Hair | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob Miles | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sam Mulhall | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Richardson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Paul Marsden | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| James Oldham | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Paul Johnson | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaac Searle | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Harrison Blair | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Elliott Swallow | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Alex Chilowicz | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lewis Sandoe | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Cartmel | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Gareth Rhodes | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Brook | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Aji Ajibola | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael Barlow | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Scott Jackson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Wager | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Declan Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Scott Oldham | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Dale | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Rollason | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oliver Mackey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| James Westgate | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Seb Stockbridge | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ben Atkinson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Callum Walchester | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Hicks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Matthew Russell | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| George Laflin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Darren Drysdale | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Paul Howard | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Breakspear | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dean Watson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Robert Massey-Ellis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Stephen Parkinson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Abigail Byrne | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Bannister | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ross Joyce | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Martin Woods | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| James Durkin | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Farai Hallam | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |