The 2019–20 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 114th year in existence and their fifth consecutive season in

League One The English Football League One (often referred to as League One for short or Sky Bet League One for sponsorship purposes, and known as the Football League One from 2004 until 2016) is the second-highest division of the English Football Leag ...

. Along with competing in League One, the club participated in the

FA Cup The Football Association Challenge Cup, more commonly known as the FA Cup, is an annual knockout football competition in men's domestic English football. First played during the 1871–72 season, it is the oldest national football competi ...

, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020.

Pre-season

The pre-season schedule was confirmed by the club in June 2019.

Competitions

League One

League table

Results summary

Results by matchday

Matches

On Thursday, 20 June 2019, the EFL League One fixtures were revealed.

FA Cup

The first round draw was made on 21 October 2019.

EFL Cup

The first round draw was made on 20 June. The second round draw was made on 13 August 2019 following the conclusion of all but one first-round matches.

EFL Trophy

On 9 July 2019, the pre-determined group stage draw was announced with Invited clubs to be drawn on 12 July 2019.

Pre-season

Competitions

League One

League table

Results summary

Results by matchday

Matches

FA Cup

EFL Cup

EFL Trophy

Transfers

Transfers in

Loans in

Transfers out

Loans out

References