SUFCdb
Southend United Football Club database
Relegated
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 73 | 42 | 31 | 62 | pr |
| 2 | Blackburn Rovers | 46 | 25 | 9 | 12 | 58 | 36 | 22 | 59 | pr |
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 81 | 47 | 34 | 58 | pr |
| 4 | Chesterfield | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 71 | 46 | 25 | 57 | |
| 5 | Colchester United | 46 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 64 | 56 | 8 | 52 | |
| 6 | Carlisle United | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 66 | 56 | 10 | 48 | |
| 7 | Reading | 46 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 66 | 65 | 1 | 48 | |
| 8 | Exeter City | 46 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 60 | 68 | -8 | 48 | |
| 9 | Chester | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 49 | 57 | -8 | 47 | |
| 10 | Swindon Town | 46 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 71 | 63 | 8 | 46 | |
| 11 | Barnsley | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 53 | 56 | -3 | 46 | |
| 12 | Sheffield United | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 60 | 66 | -6 | 46 | |
| 13 | Rotherham United | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 58 | 66 | -8 | 46 | |
| 14 | Millwall | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 65 | 59 | 6 | 45 | |
| 15 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 59 | 55 | 4 | 44 | |
| 16 | Gillingham | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 49 | 51 | -2 | 42 | |
| 17 | Oxford United | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 57 | 62 | -5 | 41 | |
| 18 | Blackpool | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 62 | 74 | -12 | 41 | |
| 19 | Brentford | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 59 | 73 | -14 | 41 | |
| 20 | Hull City | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 51 | 69 | -18 | 40 | |
| 21 | Bury | 46 | 16 | 7 | 23 | 45 | 59 | -14 | 39 | r |
| 22 | Southend United | 46 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 47 | 58 | -11 | 38 | r |
| 23 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 47 | 58 | -11 | 36 | r |
| 24 | Wimbledon | 46 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 52 | 81 | -29 | 34 | r |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Att. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 July 1979 | Away | Aldershot | Friendly | 3–0 | W | 0 | → |
| 1 August 1979 | Home | West Ham United | Friendly | 1–1 | D | 0 | → |
| 4 August 1979 | Away | Dover Athletic | Friendly | 0–1 | L | 0 | → |
| 15 August 1979 | Home | Brentford | League Cup | 2–1 | W | 3600 | → |
| 18 August 1979 | Home | Carlisle United | League | 1–0 | W | 4140 | → |
| 21 August 1979 | Away | Brentford | League Cup | 4–1 | W | 7820 | → |
| 25 August 1979 | Away | Wimbledon | League | 1–0 | W | 4173 | → |
| 28 August 1979 | Away | Bolton Wanderers | League Cup | 2–1 | W | 7861 | → |
| 1 September 1979 | Home | Rotherham United | League | 0–2 | L | 4765 | → |
| 3 September 1979 | Home | Bolton Wanderers | League Cup | 0–0 | D | 9894 | → |
| 7 September 1979 | Home | Blackpool | League | 1–2 | L | 5600 | → |
| 15 September 1979 | Away | Blackburn Rovers | League | 1–1 | D | 6603 | → |
| 19 September 1979 | Away | Reading | League | 1–1 | D | 5949 | → |
| 21 September 1979 | Home | Plymouth Argyle | League | 4–1 | W | 4699 | → |
| 25 September 1979 | Away | West Ham United | League Cup | 1–1 | D | 19658 | → |
| 29 September 1979 | Away | Brentford | League | 0–2 | L | 6930 | → |
| 1 October 1979 | Home | West Ham United | League Cup | 0–0 | D | 22429 | → |
| 6 October 1979 | Away | Bury | League | 1–1 | D | 2495 | → |
| 8 October 1979 | Away | West Ham United | League Cup | 1–5 | L | 19718 | → |
| 12 October 1979 | Home | Colchester United | League | 0–1 | L | 5944 | → |
| 20 October 1979 | Away | Swindon Town | League | 0–1 | L | 6027 | → |
| 24 October 1979 | Away | Exeter City | League | 2–4 | L | 3246 | → |
| 26 October 1979 | Home | Chesterfield | League | 0–0 | D | 3537 | → |
| 29 October 1979 | Home | Gillingham | League | 0–3 | L | 4447 | → |
| 3 November 1979 | Away | Carlisle United | League | 0–4 | L | 3744 | → |
| 5 November 1979 | Home | Exeter City | League | 4–0 | W | 2787 | → |
| 9 November 1979 | Home | Grimsby Town | League | 1–0 | W | 4107 | → |
| 13 November 1979 | Away | Gillingham | League | 0–1 | L | 5286 | → |
| 17 November 1979 | Away | Sheffield Wednesday | League | 0–2 | L | 10563 | → |
| 24 November 1979 | Away | Wealdstone | FA Cup | 1–0 | W | 2400 | → |
| 1 December 1979 | Away | Barnsley | League | 2–1 | W | 11602 | → |
| 7 December 1979 | Home | Chester City | League | 4–1 | W | 3885 | → |
| 15 December 1979 | Home | Harlow Town | FA Cup | 1–1 | D | 5011 | → |
| 18 December 1979 | Away | Harlow Town | FA Cup | 0–1 | L | 5000 | → |
| 21 December 1979 | Away | Sheffield United | League | 0–2 | L | 12699 | → |
| 26 December 1979 | Home | Oxford Utd | League | 1–1 | D | 4213 | → |
| 29 December 1979 | Home | Wimbledon | League | 1–3 | L | 3952 | → |
| 12 January 1980 | Away | Rotherham United | League | 1–2 | L | 4092 | → |
| 18 January 1980 | Away | Blackpool | League | 0–1 | L | 4296 | → |
| 25 January 1980 | Home | Hull City | League | 3–0 | W | 3615 | → |
| 2 February 1980 | Home | Blackburn Rovers | League | 0–1 | L | 4243 | → |
| 12 February 1980 | Away | Millwall | League | 2–1 | W | 7397 | → |
| 16 February 1980 | Home | Brentford | League | 3–2 | W | 3995 | → |
| 22 February 1980 | Away | Colchester United | League | 1–2 | L | 6135 | → |
| 25 February 1980 | Home | Reading | League | 2–2 | D | 3542 | → |
| 29 February 1980 | Home | Swindon Town | League | 1–0 | W | 5282 | → |
| 8 March 1980 | Away | Chesterfield | League | 0–1 | L | 7671 | → |
| 10 March 1980 | Home | Hvidovre | Friendly | 2–0 | W | 0 | → |
| 14 March 1980 | Home | Bury | League | 0–0 | D | 3798 | → |
| 17 March 1980 | Home | Mansfield Town | League | 1–1 | D | 2793 | → |
| 22 March 1980 | Away | Grimsby Town | League | 0–1 | L | 10532 | → |
| 29 March 1980 | Home | Sheffield Wednesday | League | 1–1 | D | 7455 | → |
| 4 April 1980 | Home | Sheffield United | League | 2–1 | W | 5959 | → |
| 5 April 1980 | Away | Oxford Utd | League | 0–1 | L | 3548 | → |
| 7 April 1980 | Home | Millwall | League | 1–0 | W | 5995 | → |
| 12 April 1980 | Away | Mansfield Town | League | 1–3 | L | 3314 | → |
| 19 April 1980 | Home | Barnsley | League | 2–1 | W | 4424 | → |
| 22 April 1980 | Away | Plymouth Argyle | League | 0–0 | D | 5392 | → |
| 26 April 1980 | Away | Chester City | League | 1–2 | L | 2461 | → |
| 3 May 1980 | Away | Hull City | League | 0–1 | L | 3823 | → |
