Southend United F.C.
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Southend United F.C. are an English football team which will play the 2005-06 season in Football League One. Their home ground is Roots Hall stadium in Victoria Avenue Prittlewell. Their nicknames are 'The Shrimpers' or 'The Blues'. Currently the team is managed by former player Steve Tilson. The club was founded in 1906, and has played at Roots Hall since the early 1950's. Their main rival is Colchester United, who also play in League One.
Southend United reached their first national cup final in 2004, competing in the LDV Vans Trophy Final, however the team lost 2-0 to Blackpool at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales. The LDV Vans Trophy Final was also reached in 2005 however again the result was a 2-0 defeat (this time after extra time) to Wrexham. However, Southend made up for these disappointments at the end of the 2004-05 season. They finished fourth in League Two, qualifying for the promotion playoffs. A 1-0 aggregate win in the semifinals over Northampton Town sent them back to Millennium Stadium for the playoff final against Lincoln City. Southend won 2-0 after extra time, giving them the final League Two promotion spot.
Amongst their illustrious 'names' are :
- Stan Collymore: Nottingham Forest, Liverpool & England
- Bill Garner: Chelsea & England
- David Webb: former manager and ex Chelsea & England
- Peter Taylor: Tottenham Hotspur & England (also England U21 manager)
- Danny Greaves: son of Jimmy Greaves.
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