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Essex derby

Football rivalry in Essex, England

Essex derby
Summary

Football rivalry in Essex, England

FieldValue
nameEssex derby
city or regionEssex
first contested14 October 1950
Third Division South
Southend 4–2 Colchester
team1Colchester United
team2Southend United
most winsSouthend United (34)
most player appearancesSandy Anderson, Micky Cook, Peter Wright (18)
mostrecent20 April 2021
League Two
Colchester 2–0 Southend
stadiumsColchester Community Stadium (Colchester)
Roots Hall (Southend)
total82
seriesSouthend: 34
Colchester: 31
Drawn: 17
map_locationEssex
coordinates1
map_mark1Cyan pog.svg
map_label1Colchester United
coordinates2
map_mark2Blue 000080 pog.svg
map_label2Southend United
map_label2_positionleft

Third Division South Southend 4–2 Colchester League Two Colchester 2–0 Southend Roots Hall (Southend) Colchester: 31 Drawn: 17 Colchester 6–1 Southend (Football League Trophy, 2020) Southend 4-0 Colchester (League, twice) In English football, the Essex derby is the local derby between two of the three professional teams in the English county of Essex – Colchester United and Southend United. The first Essex derby match that took place was a 4–2 victory for Southend in a Third Division South tie on 14 October 1950. The derby has been contested in four different competitions, with Southend winning 34 of the games, Colchester winning 31 and 17 have been drawn.

History

Southend United were one of 24 teams that co-founded The Football League's new Third Division in 1920 for the upcoming 1920–21 season. Colchester United were promoted into The Football League, joining the Third Division South for the 1950–51 season. The first match between Colchester United and Southend United was 14 October 1950, a Third Division South game won by Southend 4–2.

From 1989 to 2004, the two clubs did not meet in any competitive fixtures. The two clubs both reached the Football League Trophy Southern Area Final, where they met for the first time in 15 years on 10 February 2004, at Layer Road for the first leg, with Southend winning 3–2. They met six days later at Roots Hall, for the Southern Area Final second leg, where the teams drew 1–1 and Southend winning 4–3 on aggregate to reach the overall final of the Football League Trophy at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff.

During an Essex derby match on 25 November 2006, there were three dismissals, two for Southend and one for Colchester. Southend's captain, Kevin Maher was sent-off in the 51st minute for an off-the-ball incident involving Colchester's captain, Karl Duguid. Maher claimed that Duguid had cheated by conning the referee due to his over-reacting, and claimed; "He clipped my leg, so I turned to say 'What are you doing?' and he fell over clutching his face like he'd been poleaxed by Mike Tyson." Duguid stated in his defence; "He chested me and put his face in my face. That's a headbutt, a sending-off offence." Mark Gower picked up a yellow card for dissent after arguing with the referee, Steve Bennett, about the sending off. Five minutes later, Gower was booked again, this time for a late challenge on Duguid. Chris Barker was sent-off in the 78th minute, after he was booked twice. Southend appealed against the red card, which was rejected by The Football Association's disciplinary commission.

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The largest Essex derby victory was recorded on 10 November 2020, when Colchester beat Southend 6–1 at the Community Stadium. Jevani Brown registered a hat-trick for the U's in the dead rubber EFL Trophy group stage match.

Statistics and results

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Colchester United in the league at home

DateVenueScoreCompetitionAttendance
3 March 1951Layer RoadThird Division (S)12,360
12 April 1952Layer RoadThird Division (S)11,967
18 October 1952Layer RoadThird Division (S)10,589
29 April 1954Layer RoadThird Division (S)6,035
8 April 1955Layer RoadThird Division (S)10,809
27 August 1955Layer RoadThird Division (S)8,915
18 August 1956Layer RoadThird Division (S)11,454
11 January 1958Layer RoadThird Division (S)9,357
29 September 1958Layer RoadThird Division6,833
15 April 1960Layer RoadThird Division10,317
3 December 1960Layer RoadThird Division5,007
4 May 1963Layer RoadThird Division7,244
14 October 1963Layer RoadThird Division6,610
20 March 1965Layer RoadThird Division2,929
29 November 1968Layer RoadFourth Division10,604
8 November 1969Layer RoadFourth Division6,021
13 November 1970Layer RoadFourth Division7,777
18 October 1971Layer RoadFourth Division9,807
29 October 1974Layer RoadThird Division6,547
17 April 1976Layer RoadThird Division4,260
19 March 1977Layer RoadFourth Division6,637
20 October 1978Layer RoadThird Division5,881
22 February 1980Layer RoadThird Division6,135
25 August 1984Layer RoadFourth Division2,378
4 February 1986Layer RoadFourth Division1,915
20 March 1987Layer RoadFourth Division3,357
16 April 1990Layer RoadFourth Division5,283
4 March 2006Layer RoadLeague One5,920
25 November 2006Layer RoadChampionship5,954
21 February 2009CCSLeague One8,651
8 February 2010CCSLeague One6,466
26 December 2015CCSLeague One9,222
20 April 2021CCSLeague Two0

Southend United in the league at home

DateVenueScoreCompetitionAttendance
14 October 1950Southend StadiumThird Division (S)21,000
22 April 1952Southend StadiumThird Division (S)7,500
7 March 1953Southend StadiumThird Division (S)10,250
13 March 1954Southend StadiumThird Division (S)8,100
11 April 1955Roots HallThird Division (S)14,000
24 December 1955Roots HallThird Division (S)7,500
15 December 1956Roots HallThird Division (S)7,500
7 September 1957Roots HallThird Division (S)19,000
24 September 1958Roots HallThird Division12,000
18 April 1960Roots HallThird Division12,533
25 February 1961Roots HallThird Division6,047
22 September 1962Roots HallThird Division11,487
7 October 1963Roots HallThird Division8,875
7 November 1964Roots HallThird Division6,941
14 February 1969Roots HallFourth Division12,681
21 February 1970Roots HallFourth Division6,778
12 March 1971Roots HallFourth Division9,406
28 January 1972Roots HallFourth Division8,871
25 April 1975Roots HallThird Division5,924
26 December 1975Roots HallThird Division6,167
8 October 1976Roots HallFourth Division6,690
2 March 1979Roots HallThird Division6,957
12 October 1979Roots HallThird Division5,944
29 January 1985Roots HallFourth Division2,401
22 October 1985Roots HallFourth Division8,120
10 October 1986Roots HallFourth Division4,004
26 December 1989Roots HallFourth Division5,563
29 August 2005Roots HallLeague One7,344
6 April 2007Roots HallChampionship10,552
1 November 2008Roots HallLeague One8,920
26 December 2009Roots HallLeague One10,329
6 February 2016Roots HallLeague One10,279
26 December 2020Roots HallLeague Two0

Cup Matches

DateVenueHome teamScoreCompetitionRoundAttendance
17 November 1956Layer RoadColchester UnitedFA Cup1st Round11,280
11 September 1974Roots HallSouthend UnitedLeague Cup2nd Round7,856
13 August 1982Layer RoadColchester UnitedLeague Group Cup1st Round1,662
13 March 1984Layer RoadColchester UnitedAssociate Members Cup2nd Round2,841
17 November 1984Roots HallSouthend UnitedFA Cup1st Round2,935
21 November 1984Layer RoadColchester UnitedFA Cup1st Round replay3,907
14 January 1986Layer RoadColchester UnitedAssociate Members Cup1st Round1,364
20 December 1988Layer RoadColchester UnitedAssociate Members CupQualifying Group993
22 August 1989Layer RoadColchester UnitedLeague Cup1st Round 1st Leg3,537
29 August 1989Roots HallSouthend UnitedLeague Cup1st Round 2nd Leg3,763
10 February 2004Layer RoadColchester UnitedFootball League TrophySouthern Area Final 1st Leg5,401
17 February 2004Roots HallSouthend UnitedFootball League TrophySouthern Area Final 2nd Leg9,603
29 September 2004Layer RoadColchester UnitedFootball League Trophy1st Round9,603
7 November 2017Roots HallSouthend UnitedEFL TrophyGroup stage2,781
9 October 2018CCSColchester UnitedEFL TrophyGroup stage1,516
10 November 2020CCSColchester UnitedEFL TrophyGroup stage0

Results

Statistics correct as of 26 December 2020.

Colchester winsDrawsSouthend winsColchester goalsSouthend goalsTotal301734133142
League231428100115
FA Cup11168
EFL Cup10266
EFL Trophy4231812
League Group Cup10031

Shared player history

Notable players who have been transferred directly between the clubs are listed below.

Colchester to Southend

PlayerColchester United careerSouthend United careerCareer
Apps
GoalsCareer
Apps
GoalsENG Owen SimpsonENG Roy McDonoughENG Tony HadleyENG Mario WalshWAL Morrys ScottENG Ben LewisENG Mark WarrenENG Garry RichardsENG Pat BaldwinENG John White
1968–19694541969–1971731
1981–1983
1990–1994267821983–1984
1985–199026444
1983–19845501974–1983
1984–198533721
1987–1989
1990–199190351989–1990163
199040199000
1995–1997301997–1998191
2002–20032102003–2004392
2004–20072412007–2008140
2002–20122422201220
2004–201325502013–00

Southend to Colchester

PlayerSouthend United careerColchester United careerCareer
Apps
GoalsCareer
Apps
GoalsENG Doug BeachENG Billy LeightonENG Len JonesENG Frank CoombsENG Peter BullockENG Alan ShiresENG Bobby HowlettSCO John KurilaENG Alex SmithENG Tony HadleyENG Kirk GameENG Nicky SmithENG Mario WalshENG Roy McDonoughENG Jason CookENG Christian HyslopENG Adam LockeENG Merrick James-Lewis
1947–19494201945–1946
1949–1950392
1938–19391801945–194640
1949–19503301950–1953744
1950–19512001951–1954380
19651221965–196810233
1965–1966101966–1968253
1967–1969601969–1970180
1968–197010221970–1971654
1970–197414011974–1975441
1974–1983
1984–1985337211983–1984550
1984–1985001985–1987380
1987–19907261990–199419015
1989–19901631987–1989
1990–19919035
1983–1984
1985–1990264441981–1983
1990–199426782
1989–19913921991–1993845
1989–19932001993–199480
1990–19948741994–19971038
2010–201210201200

Notes

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