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Southend United 24th, English Div 2 |
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| English Div 2 |
| No. | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 1 | 09-Aug-97 | H | Carlisle United | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | 4,507 |
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| 2 | 18-Aug-97 | A | Luton Town | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 5,140 |
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| 3 | 23-Aug-97 | H | Burnley | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 4,218 |
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| 4 | 30-Aug-97 | A | Walsall | L | 1-3 | (1-2) | 3,304 |
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| 5 | 02-Sep-97 | A | Wycombe Wanderers | L | 1-4 | (1-2) | 4,528 |
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| 6 | 05-Sep-97 | H | Brentford | W | 3-1 | (3-1) | 3,458 |
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| 7 | 13-Sep-97 | A | Millwall | L | 1-3 | (1-0) | 8,606 |
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| 8 | 20-Sep-97 | H | Fulham | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 5,026 |
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| 9 | 27-Sep-97 | A | Blackpool | L | 0-3 | (0-1) | 4,542 |
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| 10 | 04-Oct-97 | H | Northampton Town | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 4,300 |
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| 11 | 11-Oct-97 | H | Bristol City | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | 3,273 |
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| 12 | 18-Oct-97 | A | Plymouth Argyle | W | 3-2 | (2-2) | 3,430 |
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| 13 | 21-Oct-97 | A | Wrexham | L | 1-3 | (1-0) | 2,039 |
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| 14 | 25-Oct-97 | H | Oldham Athletic | D | 1-1 | (1-1) | 3,595 |
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| 15 | 01-Nov-97 | A | Grimsby Town | L | 1-5 | (0-3) | 4,501 |
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| 16 | 04-Nov-97 | H | Watford | L | 0-3 | (0-2) | 4,001 |
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| 17 | 08-Nov-97 | H | Wigan Athletic | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 2,716 |
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| 18 | 18-Nov-97 | A | AFC Bournemouth | L | 1-2 | (1-1) | 3,019 |
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| 19 | 22-Nov-97 | H | Bristol Rovers | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | 3,653 |
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| 20 | 29-Nov-97 | A | Chesterfield | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 4,101 |
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| 21 | 02-Dec-97 | H | Preston North End | W | 3-2 | (3-2) | 2,307 |
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| 22 | 13-Dec-97 | A | Gillingham | W | 2-1 | (0-1) | 4,774 |
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| 23 | 19-Dec-97 | H | York City | D | 4-4 | (2-2) | 3,215 |
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| 24 | 26-Dec-97 | A | Brentford | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | 5,341 |
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| 25 | 28-Dec-97 | H | Wycombe Wanderers | L | 1-2 | (0-1) | 5,162 |
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| 26 | 03-Jan-98 | H | Luton Town | L | 1-2 | (1-1) | 5,056 |
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| 27 | 10-Jan-98 | A | Carlisle United | L | 0-5 | (0-1) | 5,389 |
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| 28 | 17-Jan-98 | H | Walsall | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 3,310 |
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| 29 | 24-Jan-98 | A | Burnley | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | 9,386 |
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| 30 | 31-Jan-98 | H | Millwall | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 5,705 |
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| 31 | 07-Feb-98 | A | Fulham | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | 9,122 |
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| 32 | 14-Feb-98 | A | Northampton Town | L | 1-3 | (1-2) | 6,147 |
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| 33 | 21-Feb-98 | H | Blackpool | W | 2-1 | (2-0) | 3,340 |
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| 34 | 24-Feb-98 | H | Plymouth Argyle | W | 3-0 | (1-0) | 4,363 |
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| 35 | 28-Feb-98 | A | Bristol City | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | 12,049 |
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| 36 | 07-Mar-98 | H | Grimsby Town | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 4,829 |
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| 37 | 14-Mar-98 | A | Watford | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | 10,750 |
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| 38 | 17-Mar-98 | A | Wigan Athletic | W | 3-1 | (2-0) | 2,616 |
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| 39 | 21-Mar-98 | H | AFC Bournemouth | W | 5-3 | (0-0) | 4,823 |
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| 40 | 27-Mar-98 | A | Bristol Rovers | L | 0-2 | (0-0) | 5,323 |
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| 41 | 03-Apr-98 | H | Chesterfield | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | 5,425 |
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| 42 | 11-Apr-98 | A | Preston North End | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 8,096 |
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| 43 | 13-Apr-98 | H | Gillingham | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 6,151 |
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| 44 | 18-Apr-98 | A | York City | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | 2,850 |
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| 45 | 25-Apr-98 | A | Oldham Athletic | L | 0-2 | (0-0) | 4,485 |
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| 46 | 02-May-98 | H | Wrexham | L | 1-3 | (1-1) | 4,220 |
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| English FA Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 1 | 15-Nov-97 | A | Woking | W | 2-0 | (0-0) | 5,000 |
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| 2 | 06-Dec-97 | A | Fulham | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 8,537 |
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| English League Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 1 L1 | 12-Aug-97 | A | Cardiff City | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | 2,804 |
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| 1 L2 | 26-Aug-97 | H | Cardiff City | W | 3-1 | (2-0) | 3,002 |
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| 2 L1 | 16-Sep-97 | H | Derby County | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | 4,011 |
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| 2 L2 | 01-Oct-97 | A | Derby County | L | 0-5 | (0-1) | 18,490 |
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| Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | GFA | GAA | | PpG | Pts | Rank |
| August | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 0.75 | 1.25 | | 1.00 | 4 | 19 |
| September | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 1.20 | 2.20 | | 1.20 | 6 | 14 |
| October | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 1.00 | 1.60 | | 1.00 | 5 | 20 |
| November | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -8 | 0.66 | 2.00 | | 0.66 | 4 | 20 |
| December | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2.20 | 2.00 | | 1.60 | 8 | 6 |
| January | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | -8 | 0.20 | 1.80 | | 0.20 | 1 | 24 |
| February | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 1.20 | 1.40 | | 1.20 | 6 | 14 |
| March | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1.80 | 1.60 | | 1.40 | 7 | 12 |
| April | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 0.20 | 1.20 | | 0.40 | 2 | 24 |
| May | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1.00 | 3.00 | | 0.00 | 0 | 22 |
Home and away results against each team, listed in the current league table standings
| Home | Team | Away | Pts |
| L 0-3 | Watford | D 1-1 | 1 |
| L 0-2 | Bristol City | L 0-1 | 0 |
| L 0-1 | Grimsby Town | L 1-5 | 0 |
| D 0-0 | Northampton Town | L 1-3 | 1 |
| D 1-1 | Bristol Rovers | L 0-2 | 1 |
| W 1-0 | Fulham | L 0-2 | 3 |
| L 1-3 | Wrexham | L 1-3 | 0 |
| D 0-0 | Gillingham | W 2-1 | 4 |
| W 5-3 | AFC Bournemouth | L 1-2 | 3 |
| L 0-2 | Chesterfield | L 0-1 | 0 |
| W 1-0 | Wigan Athletic | W 3-1 | 6 |
| W 2-1 | Blackpool | L 0-3 | 3 |
| D 1-1 | Oldham Athletic | L 0-2 | 1 |
| L 1-2 | Wycombe Wanderers | L 1-4 | 0 |
| W 3-2 | Preston North End | L 0-1 | 3 |
| D 4-4 | York City | D 1-1 | 2 |
| L 1-2 | Luton Town | L 0-1 | 0 |
| D 0-0 | Millwall | L 1-3 | 1 |
| L 0-1 | Walsall | L 1-3 | 0 |
| W 1-0 | Burnley | L 0-1 | 3 |
| W 3-1 | Brentford | D 1-1 | 4 |
| W 3-0 | Plymouth Argyle | W 3-2 | 6 |
| D 1-1 | Carlisle United | L 0-5 | 1 |
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| Leading Scorers |
League Cup |
| Boere | | 14 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Thomson | | 6 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Clarke | | 5 | |  |  |  |  |  |
| Coulbault | | 4 | |  |  |  |  |
| Dublin | | 4 | |  |  |  |  |
| Gridelet | | 3 | |  |  |  |
| Williams | | 3 | |  |  |  |
| Marsh | | 2 | |  |  |
| N'Diaye | | 2 | |  |  |
| Rammell | | 2 | |  |  |
| Aldridge | | 1 | |  |
| Byrne | | 1 | |  |
| Jobson | | 1 | |  |
| Jones | | 1 | |  |
| Lewis | | 1 | |  |
| Maher | | 1 | |  |
| Whyte | | 1 | |  |
| (own goals) | | 1 | |  |
Score distributions by match - goals scored by row, and goals conceded by column. Each box shows the number of this season's matches with the resulting scoreline.
| League | Cup |
 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 2 | | 1 |
| 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | | | | | 1 |
| 5 | | | | 1 |
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 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 0 | | 2 | | | | 1 |
| 1 | | 1 |
| 2 | 1 |
| 3 | | 1 |
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When the goals have been scored and conceded this season