2022–23 Southend United F.C. season

Southend United

2022–23 season
Chairman	Ron Martin
Manager	Kevin Maher
Stadium	Roots Hall
Home colours Away colours Third colours

The 2022–23 Southend United F.C. season was the club's 117th season in their history and the second season in the National League. Along with the National League, the club also participated in the FA Cup and FA Trophy.

The season covered the period from 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023.

Players

As of 21 July 2022^[1]

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  ENG Steve Arnold 2 DF  ENG Gus Scott-Morriss 3 DF  ENG Nathan Ralph 4 DF  ENG Louis Lomas 5 DF  ENG Shaun Hobson 6 DF  ENG Ollie Kensdale 7 MF  ENG Jack Bridge 9 FW  IRL Rhys Murphy 10 FW  ENG Sam Dalby 11 MF  ENG Callum Powell 12 DF  ENG Tom Clifford 14 MF  Jersey Cav Miley 16 MF  ENG Harry Taylor

No. Pos. Nation Player 18 MF  ENG Wesley Fonguck 21 MF  ENG Jon Benton 22 MF  WAL Dan Mooney 24 DF  CYP Jason Demetriou 25 MF  ENG Jack Wood 26 DF  ENG Tommy Davis 28 MF  ENG Oli Coker 38 MF  AFG Noor Husin 39 FW  SCO Harry Cardwell — DF  ENG Luke Reeve — DF  ENG Louis Arrowsmith — DF  ENG Jaden Crowhurst

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
22 May 2022	RW		Dan Mooney	Altrincham	Free transfer	[2]
22 May 2022	CM		Cavaghn Miley	Eastleigh	Free transfer	[3]
27 June 2022	RB		Harry Taylor	Barnet	Free transfer	[4]
28 June 2022	RB		Gus Scott-Morriss	Hemel Hempstead Town	Undisclosed	[5]
28 June 2022	CB		Louis Lomas	Brackley Town	Free transfer	[6]
19 July 2022	CM		Wesley Fonguck	Barnet	Free transfer	[7]

Transfers out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
18 May 2022	RB		Rob Howard	Free agent	Released	[8]
18 May 2022	CB		Josh Coulson	Free agent	Released	[8]
18 May 2022	CM		Will Atkinson	Free agent	Released	[8]
18 May 2022	CB		John White	Free agent	Released	[8]
18 May 2022	RB		Leon Davies	Free agent	Released	[8]
18 May 2022	CM		Lewis Gard	Free agent	Released	[8]
18 May 2022	RW		Terrell Egbri	Free agent	Released	[8]
18 May 2022	CF		Matt Rush	Free agent	Released	[8]
18 May 2022	RB		Reiss Chandler	Free agent	Released	[8]
18 May 2022	CM		James Dunne	Free agent	Released	[8]
18 May 2022	CM		Abu Ogogo	Free agent	Released	[8]
18 May 2022	CM		Harry Phillips	Free agent	Released	[8]
18 May 2022	CM		Eren Kinali	Free agent	Released	[8]
18 May 2022	RW		Ashley Nathaniel-George	Free agent	Released	[8]
18 May 2022	CB		Miles Mitchell-Nelson	Free agent	Released	[8]
18 May 2022	CF		Simeon Akinola	Free agent	Released	[8]

Pre-season and friendlies

Kings Langley v Southend United

9 July 2022 (2022-07-09)	Kings Langley	0–4	Southend United	Kings Langley
15:00		Report	Dalby 41' Benton 46' Mooney 65' Powell 71'	Stadium: The Orbital Fasteners Stadium Attendance: 385[9]

Canvey Island v Southend United

12 July 2022 (2022-07-12)	Canvey Island	0–7	Southend United	Canvey Island
19:30	Mooney 14', 34' Wreh (Trialist A) 31' Powell 66', 82', 85' Akanbi (Trialist B) 83'	Report		Stadium: Park Lane Attendance: 883[10]

Kettering Town v Southend United

16 July 2022 (2022-07-16)	Kettering Town	2–2	Southend United	Burton Latimer
15:00	Glover 15' Richard-Noel 60'	Report	Akanbi (Trialist B) 20' Wreh (Trialist A) 49'	Stadium: Latimer Park Attendance: 383[11]

Colchester United v Southend United

19 July 2022 (2022-07-19)	Colchester United	2–2	Southend United	Colchester
19:30	Sears 23' Akinde 90+2'	Report	Mooney 71' Miley 85'	Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium

Southend United v Gillingham

23 July 2022 (2022-07-23)	Southend United	0–1	Gillingham	Southend-on-Sea
15:00		Report	Mandron 56'	Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 1,374

Ipswich Town v Southend United

26 July 2022 (2022-07-26)	Ipswich Town	3–1	Southend United	Ipswich
19:00	John-Jules 7' Leigh 58' Ladapo 88'	Report	Powell 77'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 4,616[12]

Concord Rangers v Southend United

30 July 2022 (2022-07-30)	Concord Rangers	2–1	Southend United	Canvey Island
15:00	Green 60' (pen.) Williamson 70' (pen.)	Report	Fiddes 10'	Stadium: The Aspect Arena

Competitions

National League

Main article: 2022–23 National League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
6	Boreham Wood	46	19	15	12	52	40	+12	72	Qualification for the National League play-off quarter-finals
7	Bromley	46	18	17	11	68	53	+15	71
8	Southend United	46	20	9	17	57	45	+12	69
9	Eastleigh	46	19	10	17	56	57	−1	67
10	Dagenham & Redbridge	46	18	9	19	61	72	−11	63

Source: ^[13]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results^[14]

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
46	20	9	17	57	45	+12	69	12	4	7	32	19	+13	8	5	10	25	26	−1

Last updated: 1 May 2023.
Source: TheFishy

Matches

The 2022–23 National League fixtures were announced on 6 July 2022.^[15]

Southend United v Boreham Wood

6 August 2022 (2022-08-06) 1	Southend United	0–1	Boreham Wood	Southend-on-Sea
		Report	Newton 28'	Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 5,681 Referee: Michael Barlow

Solihull Moors v Southend United

13 August 2022 (2022-08-13) 2	Solihull Moors	1–1	Southend United	Solihull
	Dallas 12'	Report	Wreh 64'	Stadium: ARMCO Arena Referee: Scott Jackson

Halifax Town v Southend United

16 August 2022 (2022-08-16) 3	Halifax Town	0–0	Southend United	Halifax
		Report		Stadium: The Shay Attendance: 1,943 Referee: Elliot Swallow

Southend United v Oldham Athletic

20 August 2022 (2022-08-20) 4	Southend United	1–0	Oldham Athletic	Southend-on-Sea
	Mooney 30'	Report		Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 5,414 Referee: Adrian Quelch

Eastleigh v Southend United

27 August 2022 (2022-08-27) 5	Eastleigh	2–1	Southend United	Eastleigh
	Whitehall 77', 90+6'	Report	Powell 22'	Stadium: Silverlake Stadium Attendance: 2,383 Referee: Gary Parsons

Southend United v Maidenhead United

29 August 2022 (2022-08-29) 6	Southend United	2–0	Maidenhead United	Southend-on-Sea
	Scott-Morriss 22' Powell 52'	Report		Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 5,563 Referee: Wayne Cartmel

Southend United v Torquay United

3 September 2022 (2022-09-03) 7	Southend United	1–2	Torquay United	Southend-on-Sea
	Wreh 87'	Report	Hanson 5' Goodwin 61'	Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 5,177 Referee: Robert Massey-Ellis

Chesterfield v Southend United

13 September 2022 (2022-09-13) 9	Chesterfield	3–2	Southend United	Chesterfield
	Clarke 19' Quigley 62' King 69'	Report	Powell 33' Dackers 46'	Stadium: Technique Stadium Attendance: 6,269 Referee: David Richardson

Southend United v Wrexham

17 September 2022 (2022-09-17) 10	Southend United	0–0	Wrexham	Southend-on-Sea
		Report		Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 6,266 Referee: Aaron Bannister

Wealdstone v Southend United

24 September 2022 (2022-09-24) 11	Wealdstone	0–1	Southend United	London
		Report	Dackers 63' (pen.)	Stadium: Grosvenor Vale Attendance: 2,391 Referee: Scott Tallis

Southend United v Yeovil Town

1 October 2022 (2022-10-01) 12	Southend United	1–0	Yeovil Town	Southend-on-Sea
	Hyde 37'	Report		Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 5,324 Referee: Sam Mulhall

Southend United v Woking

4 October 2022 (2022-10-04) 13	Southend United	1–1	Woking	Southend-on-Sea
	Dackers 66'	Report	Grego-Cox 14'	Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 5,024 Referee: Jason Richardson

Dagenham & Redbridge v Southend United

8 October 2022 (2022-10-08) 14	Dagenham & Redbridge	1–1	Southend United	Dagenham
	Morias 19'	Report	Powell 79'	Stadium: Chigwell Construction Stadium Attendance: 3,542 Referee: Matthew Russell

Southend United v Scunthorpe United

22 October 2022 (2022-10-22) 15	Southend United	3–0	Scunthorpe United	Southend-on-Sea
	Fonguck 35' Hyde 49', 73'	Report		Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 5,842 Referee: Aji Ajibola

Maidstone United v Southend United

25 October 2022 (2022-10-25) 16	Maidstone United	0–3	Southend United	Maidstone
		Report	Powell 8' Bridge 29' Wreh 71'	Stadium: Gallagher Stadium Attendance: 2,273 Referee: Gavin Ward

York City v Southend United

29 October 2022 (2022-10-29) 17	York City	0–2	Southend United	York
		Report	Scott-Morriss 6' Hobson 61'	Stadium: LNER Community Stadium Attendance: 4,915 Referee: Paul Marsden

Barnet v Southend United

1 November 2022 (2022-11-01) 8	Barnet	0–3	Southend United	London
		Report	Łopata 41' Powell 52' Bridge 82' (pen.)	Stadium: The Hive Stadium Attendance: 2,704 Referee: Alan Dale
Note: The match was postponed due to the passing of Queen Elizabeth II.[16][17]

Southend United v Notts County

8 November 2022 (2022-11-08) 18	Southend United	2–2	Notts County	Southend-on-Sea
	Kensdale 54' Powell 65'	Report	Langstaff 34' Scott 60'	Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 6,603 Referee: Daniel Middleton

Southend United v Dorking Wanderers

12 November 2022 (2022-11-12) 19	Southend United	2–0	Dorking Wanderers	Southend-on-Sea
	Bridge 9' (pen.) Hobson 32'	Report		Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 6,400 Referee: Wayne Cartmel

Gateshead v Southend United

19 November 2022 (2022-11-19) 20	Gateshead	3–1	Southend United	Gateshead
	Conteh 52' Campbell 72' Carty 76'	Report	Mooney 87'	Stadium: Gateshead International Stadium Attendance: 1,874 Referee: Matthew Dicicco

Aldershot Town v Southend United

26 November 2022 (2022-11-26) 21	Aldershot Town	2–0	Southend United	Aldershot
	Amaluzor 38' Jordan 48'	Report		Stadium: Recreation Ground Attendance: 2,345 Referee: Robert Massey-Ellis

Southend United v Altrincham

3 December 2022 (2022-12-03) 22	Southend United	2–2	Altrincham	Southend-on-Sea
	Bridge 27' Wreh 44'	Report	Colclough 35' Newby 59'	Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 5,593 Referee: Scott Simpson

Southend United v Bromley

26 December 2022 (2022-12-26) 25	Southend United	0–1	Bromley	Southend-on-Sea
		Report	Dennis 51'	Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 6,660 Referee: Jacob Miles

Bromley v Southend United

1 January 2023 (2023-01-01) 26	Bromley	0–0	Southend United	Bromley
		Report		Stadium: Hayes Lane Attendance: 3,256 Referee: Elliott Swallow

Southend United v Solihull Moors

7 January 2023 (2023-01-07) 27	Southend United	3–0	Solihull Moors	Southend-on-Sea
	Demetriou 19' Cardwell 55' Bridge 59'	Report		Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 5,705 Referee: Lewis Smith

Southend United v Eastleigh

28 January 2023 (2023-01-28) 30	Southend United	1–3	Eastleigh	Southend-on-Sea
	Cardwell 77'	Report	Lloyd 34' Carter 72' McKiernan 86'	Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 5,735 Referee: Greg Rollason

Southend United v York City

4 February 2023 (2023-02-04) 31	Southend United	2–0	York City	Southend-on-Sea
	Bridge 64' (pen.), 71'	Report		Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 5,737 Referee: Lloyd Wood

Maidenhead United v Southend United

7 February 2023 (2023-02-07) 29	Maidenhead United	1–2	Southend United	Maidenhead
19:40	McCoulsky 8'	Report	Scott-Morriss 42' Cardwell 90+1'	Stadium: York Road Attendance: 1,499 Referee: Aaron Jackson
Note: The match was postponed due to a frozen pitch.[18][19]

Southend United v Halifax Town

14 February 2023 (2023-02-14) 24	Southend United	2–1	Halifax Town	Southend-on-Sea
19:45	Bridge 61' (pen.) Scott-Morriss 80'	Report	Debrah 45+3'	Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 5,045 Referee: Robert Massey-Ellis
Note: The match was postponed due to a frozen pitch.[20][21]

Southend United v Gateshead

18 February 2023 (2023-02-18) 33	Southend United	1–0	Gateshead	Southend-on-Sea
	Sandat 5'	Report		Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 6,765 Referee: Ruebyn Ricardo

Notts County v Southend United

21 February 2023 (2023-02-21) 34	Notts County	4–0	Southend United	Nottingham
	Langstaff 18', 56' Austin 23', 83'	Report		Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 7,237 Referee: Garreth Rhodes

Torquay United v Southend United

25 February 2023 (2023-02-25) 35	Torquay United	1–2	Southend United	Torquay
	Collins 85'	Report	Powell 27' Miley 90+1'	Stadium: Plainmoor Attendance: 2,417 Referee: Gary Parsons

Southend United v Barnet

4 March 2023 (2023-03-04) 36	Southend United	0–1	Barnet	Southend-on-Sea
		Report	Kanu 66'	Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 7,213 Referee: Paul Johnson

Southend United v Chesterfield

7 March 2023 (2023-03-07) 37	Southend United	1–2	Chesterfield	Southend-on-Sea
	Cardwell 67'	Report	Maguire 14' Colclough 65'	Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 5,195 Referee: Lloyd Wood

Wrexham v Southend United

11 March 2023 (2023-03-11) 38	Wrexham	1–0	Southend United	Wrexham, Wales
	Arnold 38' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 9,770 Referee: Paul Marsden

Boreham Wood v Southend United

14 March 2023 (2023-03-14) 23	Boreham Wood	1–0	Southend United	Borehamwood
19:45	Brunt 74' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 1,762 Referee: Richie Watkins
Note: The match was postponed to January 2023, due to a frozen pitch.[22][23] It was then once more rescheduled due to Boreham Wood's participation in the 2022–23 FA Cup.[24][25]

Southend United v Aldershot Town

18 March 2023 (2023-03-18) 39	Southend United	1–2	Aldershot Town	Southend-on-Sea
	Murphy 16'	Report	Frost 63' Partington 70' (pen.)	Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 5,990 Referee: Scott Simpson

Altrincham v Southend United

25 March 2023 (2023-03-25) 40	Altrincham	1–0	Southend United	Altrincham
	Linney 80' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Moss Lane Attendance: 3,041 Referee: Steven Copeland

Dorking Wanderers v Southend United

28 March 2023 (2023-03-28) 32	Dorking Wanderers	1–0	Southend United	Dorking
19:45	Bowerman 29'	Report		Stadium: Meadowbank Attendance: 2,230 Referee: Scott Tallis
Note: The match was postponed due to both clubs' involvement in the 2022–23 FA Trophy.[26]

Yeovil Town v Southend United

1 April 2023 (2023-04-01) 41	Yeovil Town	0–2	Southend United	Yeovil
		Report	Hyde 24' Murphy 90+1'	Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 3,630 Referee: Ed Duckworth

Southend United v Maidstone United

7 April 2023 (2023-04-07) 42	Southend United	2–0	Maidstone United	Southend-on-Sea
	Bridge 8' Scott-Morriss 77'	Report		Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 6,603 Referee: Jason Richardson

Woking v Southend United

10 April 2023 (2023-04-10) 43	Woking	1–1	Southend United	Woking
	Dackers 47'	Report	Bridge 53'	Stadium: The Laithwaite Community Stadium Attendance: 3,798 Referee: Matt Corlett

Southend United v Dagenham & Redbridge

15 April 2023 (2023-04-15) 44	Southend United	2–0	Dagenham & Redbridge	Southend-on-Sea
	Bridge 51' (pen.), 57' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 7,345 Referee: Daniel Middleton

Oldham Athletic v Southend United

18 April 2023 (2023-04-18) 28	Oldham Athletic	2–0	Southend United	Oldham
19:45	Reid 43' Chapman 76'	Report		Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 5,933 Referee: Greg Rollason
Note: The match was postponed due to a frozen pitch.[27][28]

Scunthorpe United v Southend United

22 April 2023 (2023-04-22) 45	Scunthorpe United	1–3	Southend United	Scunthorpe
	Elliott 90+4'	Report	Bridge 35' (pen.) Husin 52' Hobson 65'	Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 3,169 Referee: Sam Mulhall

Southend United v Wealdstone

29 April 2023 (2023-04-29) 46	Southend United	2–1	Wealdstone	Southend-on-Sea
	Fonguck 50' Cardwell 81'	Report	Clayden 27'	Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 8,434 Referee: Gary Parsons

FA Cup

Main article: 2022–23 FA Cup

Southend entered the FA Cup at the Fourth qualifying round.

  Win   Draw   Loss

Woking v Southend United

15 October 2022 Fourth qualifying round	Woking	2–1	Southend United	Woking
	Amond 10' Korboa 82'	Report	Hyde 37'	Stadium: Laithwaite Community Stadium Attendance: 1,974 Referee: Ruebyn Ricardo

FA Trophy

Main article: 2022–23 FA Trophy

  Win   Draw   Loss

Southend entered the FA Trophy at the Third round

Southend United v Boreham Wood

20 December 2022 (2022-12-20) Third round	Southend United	2–0	Boreham Wood	Southend-on-Sea
	Husin 20' Ralph 78'	Report		Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 1,434 Referee: Farai Hallam

Southend United v Darlington

14 January 2023 (2023-01-14) Fourth round	Southend United	2–1	Darlington	Southend-on-Sea
	Cardwell 6', 90+3'	Report	Lambert 1'	Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 2,741 Referee: Sam Mulhall

Southend United v York City

11 February 2023 (2023-02-11) Fifth round	Southend United	0–2	York City	Southend-on-Sea
		Report	Kerr 51' John-Lewis 88'	Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 2,780 Referee: Alan Dale

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