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Forward · 1979–1982
Northern Ireland international Derek Spence joined from Blackpool in December 1979 in a deal involving winger Colin Morris. He was an ever-present attacking force and Southend's leading scorer in the 1980/81 Fourth Division title campaign. One first-team appearance remains disputed.
These career totals are being corrected. The older archive entry for Derek Spence contains a known discrepancy and must not be used as a definitive figure. Its data is safely retained for reconciliation.
This is the archived career snapshot, not an automatically combined lifetime total. Some earlier seasons and cup records are incomplete; current-season matches are shown separately until each historical season has been reconciled. No unverified figures are presented as definitive club records.
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Football League Third Division · 2000/01
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