Blues last met Swindon back in the 2000-01 season when Town were defeated 2-1 at Roots Hall thanks to Leo Roget's 109th minute 'golden goal' which earnt United's place in the Area Final against Brentford. Southend missed out on a trip to the Millennium Stadium, losing 4-2 on aggregate to the Bees, but it's the furthest Southend have ever been in the competition.
BLUES IN THE LDV - THE LAST SIX OUTINGS:-
2001-02
Rd 1 - Stevenage Borough 1 Southend United 4 (Rawle, Bramble, Hutchings, Webb)
Rd 2 - Southend United 0 Bristol City 2
2000-01
Rd 1 - Southend United 2 (Abbey, Carruthers) Cheltenham Town 0
Rd 2 - Southend United 3 (Lee 2, Williamson) Cambridge United 1
Area QF - Southend United 1 (Carruthers) Bristol Rovers 0
Area SF - Southend United 2 (Carruthers, Roget) Swindon Town 1 (AET)
Area F, Lg 1 - Southend United 1 (Whelan) Brentford 2
Area F, Lg 2 - Brentford 2 Southend United 1 (Searle) (agg 2-4)
1999-00
Rd 1 - Southend United 0 Cheltenham Town 1
1998-99
Rd 1 - Bye
Rd 2 - Exeter City 3 Southend United 1 (Maher)
1997-98
Rd 1 - Southend United 0 Wycombe Wanderers 1
1990-91
Group - Southend United 10 (Angell 4, Tilson 3, Prior, Benjamin, Ansah) Aldershot 1
Group - Reading 1 Southend United 4 (Bejamin 2, Butler, Angell)
Rd 2 - Southend United 2 (Cooper (og), Angell) Maidstone United 0
Area QF - Southend United 7 (Ansah 3, Martin 2, Edwards, Angell) Torquay United 0
Area SF - Southend United 0 Brentford 3
Mark Wallis
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