Let's remember another fine display for the Shrimpers by little Darryl nine years ago against a then fourth tier title winning Pilgrims side a team we're be coming up again this season, though defender Leon Court pinched the TLG M-O-M.
And Argyle were managed back then by some bloke called Sturrock, had a centre-back called Coughlan, and a Blair on the bench.
Better get used to that position son, all over again!
(Saturday September 17th, 2011, PLYMOUTH (H); Saturday, February 4th, 2012, Plymouth (a), both kick-offs 15.00.)
Plymouth Argyle 0 Southend United 0 (played on Saturday, April 6th, 2002.)
A great battling performance by Rob Newman's Southend United side brought a very well deserved point back to Essex from Championship-chasing Plymouth Argyle on Saturday afternoon.
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It was a near-perfect away performance by United who, despite not really creating their own clear-cut chances, restricted the home sides opportunities and as the afternoon progressed Argyle became clealy frustrated, especially after the bizarre incident in the 70th minute, but more of that later!
Jon Beswetherick's cross deflected off Stuart Thurgood for Plymouth's first corner in the fifth minute and from the resulting Martin Phillips flag kick Lee Hodges' flick was lumped clear by Thurgood.
Ian Stonebridge rolled a shot straight at Darryl Flahavan on 14 minutes before the Shrimpers custodian pulled off a marvellous save to keep out Micky Evan's overhead kick, the powerfuyl striker having been assisted by Dave Worrell and Jason Bent.
A glaring mix-up between David McSweeney and Flahavan on 17 minutes saw Evans poke the ball past Flahavan, but just as the ball looked to be rolling in Danny Kerrigan brilliantly swept the ball out for a corner with Stonebridge also threatening as United kept themselves on level terms. McSweeney then headed clear Beswetherick's curling shot fiove minutes later.
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Whistle happy Sutton Coldfield-based referee Ray Olivier, who had a terrible match bizarrely cautioned McSweeney for an aledged foul on Phillips, with David Friio volleying the resulting Paul Wotton free kick inches over the crossbar from three yards.
United earnt their first corner on 27 minutes, Mark Beard's shot cleared behind, the following Damon Searle corner eventually dropped to Kevin Maher who thundered a shot wayward. Minutes later Searle fired a 25 yard free kick over the bar.
As Southend began to threaten the home side's rearguard Beard scuffed a shot at Argyle goalkeeper Romain Larrieu before Maher was redicolously booked for a nothing challenge on Graham Coughlan. The last action of the first half then saw Coughlan powerfully head a Phillips cross over Flahavan's crossbar.
Two minutes into the second period Thurgood knocked the ball to Searle who turned one way, then the other before feeding the ball to Maher who could only shoot straight at Larrieu. Barrington Belgrave, once an Argyle player then came the closest United would come, shooting just wide of the right hand post from 20 yards.
Phil Whelan, once again playing in a makeshift striking role shrugged off the attentions of Friio before blasting over the bar on 53 minutes before yet another harsh booking saw Coughlan go into the book despite a foul on Thurgood. Even more bizarrely Olivier awarded a free kick in Coughlan's favour!
Martin Phillips found himself in Oliviers rather lengthy notebook on 62 minutes for a trip on Thurgood and the following Damon Searle free kick was nodded straight into the arms of Larrieu by Leon Cort.
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Adam Wallace, making his debut having replaced Belgrave two minutes earlier, lobbed the ball straight at the French goalkeeper on 67 minutes before the real talking point of the match three minutes later. As Paul Wotton's right wing cross flew into the penalty area Plymouth striker Micky Evans knocked the ball goalward with his arm, but Olivier thinking that the interfering arm was that of a Southend player, amazingly awarded a penalty. The spontaneous reaction by every Southend player certainly indicated that something was not right, and after lengthy protests Olivier eventually spoke to his assistant on the near side, Guy Beale, who somehow agreed to a penalty kick. As Argyle skipper Paul Wotton placed the ball on the spot Olivier finally spotted the desperate flag-waving of Mike Hawken, the assistant furthest away from the action, who quite rightly corrected Mr Olivier. The confused Official then picked the ball up from the penalty spot and handed it back to Darryl Flahavan for a United free kick. The home supporters, as you would expect, were not particularly amused!
Olivier didn't stop his antics there however, five minutes later he stupidly booked Wallace for an accidental and innocuous trip on Beswetherick. As Southend looked to silence the 10,000 strong home crowd, Beard's cross was met by the boot of Wallace but the young frontman's shot bounced off Coughlan into the path of Thurgood who fired over from 25 yards.
Plymouth's last surge forward saw Phillips shoot over deep into injury time before Olivier had his last say by booking Flahavan for time-wasting. United become only the fourth team, and only the second since August, to take anything away from Home Park and few will doubt that Southend were well worth their point.
(Report written by Mark Wallis; first appearing in The Little Gazette, April 9th 2002.)
| Competition: Nationwide League Division Three Date: Saturday, 6th April 2002 Kick off: 15:00 Venue: Home Park | ||||
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Plymouth Arg.
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0 - 0 | Southend Utd.
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| Match Finished | ||||
| Starting line-ups | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romain Larrieu | 6 |
| David Worrell | 6 | |
| 20 | Paul Wotton | 6 |
| 5 | Graham Coughlan | 7 |
| 14 | Jon Beswetherick | 6 |
| Martin Phillips | 6 | |
| Jason Bent (Gibb 79) | 6 | |
| David Friio | 6 | |
| Lee Hodges (Adams 60) | 5 | |
| Ian Stonebridge (Keith 65) | 6 | |
| Mickey Evans | 6 | |
| Substitutes | ||
| Steve Adams (Hodges 60) | 6 | |
| Marino Keith (Stonebridge 65) | 6 | |
| 21 | Blair Sturrock | |
| Luke McCormick | ||
| Kevin Wills | ||
| Starting line-ups | ||
|---|---|---|
| 37 | Darryl Flahavan | 7 |
| 1 | Steve Broad | 6 |
| 18 | Leon Cort | 8 |
| David McSweeney | 6 | |
| Damon Searle | 6 | |
| Mark Beard | 6 | |
| 8 | Stuart Thurgood | 6 |
| 7 | Kevin Maher | 6 |
| Daniel Kerrigan | 6 | |
| Phil Whelan | 5 | |
| 1 | Barrington Belgrave (Wallace 65) | 5 |
| Substitutes | ||
| 1 | Adam Wallace (Belgrave 65) | 6 |
| Danny Gay | ||
| Rio Alderton | ||
| Anthony Clark | ||
| 6 | Leon Johnson | |
| 9 | Goal Attempts | 8 |
| 5 | On Target | 3 |
| 4 | Off Target | 5 |
| 0 | Hit Woodwork | 0 |
| 8 | Corners | 2 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 12 | Fouls | 21 |
| Referee | Attendance |
|---|---|
| 10,021 |
| Plymouth Arg. cards shown | ||
|---|---|---|
| 55 | Coughlan | Professional foul |
| 62 | Phillips | Professional foul |
| Southend Utd. cards shown | ||
| 26 | McSweeney | Professional foul |
| 37 | Maher | Dissent |
| 71 | Wallace | Professional foul |
| 90 | Flahavan | Timewasting |
Click here to see a full list of the football results from Saturday, 6th April 2002.
This time Darryl was Man-of-the-Match: www.southendunited-mad.co.uk
The Flahaven Files
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Darryl James Flahavan | ||
| Date of birth | 28 November 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Southampton, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Bournemouth | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Southampton | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1996–1998 | Southampton | 0 | (0) |
| 1998–2000 | Woking | 43 | (0) |
| 2000–2008 | Southend United | 291 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Crystal Palace | 2 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Leeds United (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Oldham Athletic (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Oldham Athletic (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Portsmouth | 0 | (0) |
| 2011– | Bournemouth | 0 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:19, 27 August 2010 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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(Player info supplied by Wikipedia, for the full article, go here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darryl_Flahavan)
Division Three Final Table 2001/02
| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GD | ||||
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| 1 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 41 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 17 | 31 | 9 | 6 | 71 | 28 | 102 | +43 | ||||
| 2 | Luton Town | 46 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 50 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 46 | 30 | 30 | 7 | 9 | 96 | 48 | 97 | +48 | ||||
| 3 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 49 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 36 | 24 | 7 | 15 | 72 | 60 | 79 | +12 | ||||
| 4 | Cheltenham Town | 46 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 40 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 29 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 66 | 49 | 78 | +17 | ||||
| 5 | Rochdale | 46 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 41 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 30 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 65 | 52 | 78 | +13 | ||||
| 6 | Rushden & Diamonds | 46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 40 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 29 | 33 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 69 | 53 | 73 | +16 | ||||
| 7 | Hartlepool United | 46 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 53 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 25 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 74 | 48 | 71 | +26 | ||||
| 8 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 43 | 22 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 31 | 34 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 74 | 56 | 71 | +18 | ||||
| 9 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 36 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 34 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 64 | 53 | 70 | +11 | ||||
| 10 | Kidderminster Harriers | 46 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 35 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 21 | 30 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 56 | 47 | 66 | +9 | ||||
| 11 | Hull City | 46 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 38 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 33 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 57 | 51 | 61 | +6 | ||||
| 12 | Southend United | 46 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 36 | 22 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 32 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 51 | 54 | 58 | -3 | ||||
| 13 | Macclesfield Town | 46 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 25 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 41 | 52 | 58 | -11 | ||||
| 14 | York City | 46 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 28 | 47 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 54 | 67 | 57 | -13 | ||||
| 15 | Darlington | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 60 | 71 | 56 | -11 | ||||
| 16 | Exeter City | 46 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 25 | 32 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 41 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 48 | 73 | 55 | -25 | ||||
| 17 | Carlisle United | 46 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 21 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 35 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 49 | 56 | 52 | -7 | ||||
| 18 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 37 | 25 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 55 | 71 | 52 | -16 | ||||
| 19 | Torquay United | 46 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 31 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 32 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 46 | 63 | 51 | -17 | ||||
| 20 | Swansea City | 46 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 27 | 51 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 53 | 77 | 51 | -24 | ||||
| 21 | Oxford United | 46 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 34 | 28 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 34 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 53 | 62 | 47 | -9 | ||||
| 22 | Lincoln City | 46 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 27 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 19 | 35 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 44 | 62 | 46 | -18 | ||||
| 23 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 28 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 32 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 40 | 60 | 45 | -20 | ||||
| 24 | Halifax Town | 46 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 56 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 39 | 84 | 36 | -45 | ||||