The 2017–18 season was
Southend United
Southend United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England. As of the 2022–23 season, the team competes in the National League, the fifth tier of English football. Southend are known as ...
's 112th year in existence and their third consecutive season in
League One
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. Along with competing in League One, the club also participated in the
FA Cup
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,
EFL Cup and
EFL Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.
Competitions
Friendlies
As of 2 June 2017, Southend United had announced five pre-season friendlies against
Braintree Town,
Bishop's Stortford,
Ebbsfleet United
Ebbsfleet United Football Club is a professional football club based in Northfleet, Kent, England. As of the 2021–22 season, the club competes in the National League South, the sixth tier of English football.
The club was formed in 1946 fr ...
,
Brighton & Hove Albion
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and
Cambridge United
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.
League One
League table
Result summary
Results by matchday
Matches
FA Cup
On 16 October 2017, Southend United were drawn away to
Yeovil Town Yeovil Town may refer to:
* Yeovil Town F.C., an English football team based in Yeovil, Somerset
* Yeovil Town L.F.C.
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in the first round.
EFL Cup
On 16 June 2017, Southend United were drawn at home to
Newport County in the first round.
EFL Trophy
On 12 July 2017, Southend United were drawn in the Southern Group B against
Colchester United
Colchester United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Colchester, Essex, England. The team competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system.
Founded in 1937, the club spent its earl ...
,
Gillingham and
Reading U23s. After finishing as runners-up in their group, Southend were drawn away to
Peterborough United
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in the second round.
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
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Transfers
Transfers in
Transfers out
References
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Southend United
Southend United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England. As of the 2022–23 season, the team competes in the National League, the fifth tier of English football. Southend are known as ...
Southend United F.C. seasons