Southend United FC

Southend United Football Club is an English football club, founded in 1906 and from 2010/2011 season competing in the Football League Two. The club plays its home games at Roots Hall in Prittlewell.

The club was founded in 1906 and it was one of the founders of the then Third Division. In 1932 and 1950, the club finishing third twice and thus just relegated to promotion and in 1966 the club even to the Football League Fourth Division. Until 1991 the club alternated several times between these two divisions, but knew in 1991 to enforce the club promotion to the then Second Division. In 1992 the club finished twelfth in this Second Division, but after the club fell back again.

In 2003, former player Steve Tilson was appointed manager and in 2004 earned the club its first final ever, that of the LDV Vans Trophy. This was with 2-0 defeat byBlackpool FC. A year later, the same final with 2-0 defeat by Wrexham FC, but was enforced through the play-offs promotion to the Football League One. On april 29, 2006 was even achieved promotion to the Football League Championship and a week later was the club champion of the Football League One. The stay at second lasted one season when the club immediately relegated back. in 2010 the club was relegated to the Football League Two after the latter was in the League. ==Palmares[ Edit] == Football League One champion


 * 2005/06

Football League Fourth Division champion


 * 1981

==Notable former players[ Edit] ==
 * Jeroen Boere
 * Arnau Caldentey
 * Lee Chapman
 * Mitchell Cole
 * Stan Collymore
 * Justin Edinburgh
 * Eddie Firmani
 * Bill Garner
 * Shaun Goater
 * Bart Griemink
 * Harold Halse
 * Gary Hooper
 * Duncan Jupp
 * Mike Marsh
 * Roy McDonough
 * Garry Nelson
 * Chris Powell
 * Neville Southall
 * Peter Taylor
 * Steve Tilson
 * Ronnie Whelan