In fact there have been just eight matches with the southeast Essex and Worcestershire sides participating – Blues have won three, including the last two, whilst Kiddie have triumphed in four, having done the ‘double’ themselves in 2002/3. The first match between the two clubs came at Roots Hall in September 2000, and ended in a 1-1 draw, with Leo Roget cancelling out a Mark Shail goal nine minutes from time, Kevin Maher having been sent off six minutes into the second half.
However, the first meeting at Aggborough was not successful at all – Michael Black put Southend in front but Ian Bogie and Stewart Hadley secured three points for Harriers. The Seasiders first win was in October 2001 as Carl Hutchings scored the game’s only goal after just two minutes, but the visitors on that day went on to emerge victorious in the next three games.
Last year, both matches had a huge significance. In October, Southend’s Mark Warren and Tesfaye Bramble-inspired last-gasp win was their first on their travels for nine months, since a 1-0 win at Shrewsbury Town, a run of fifteen matches. In February, a 3-0 win against Kiddie with two penalties from Leon Constantine and a sealer by Lawrie Dudfield gave Blues a huge fillip ahead of the LDV Vans Trophy area final against Colchester United. Let’s hope for more of the same – in both upcoming fixtures…
Last Meeting
Southend United | 3-0 | Kidderminster Harriers |
Leon Constantine 6 (pen), 54 (pen) Lawrie Dudfield 79 | Nationwide League Division Three @ Roots Hall on Saturday 14th February 2004 |
Darryl Flahavan Duncan Jupp -- Jamie Stuart Leon Cort Mark Warren Carl Pettefer Kevin Maher Mark Gower Leon Constantine Drewe Broughton Lawrie Dudfield | 8 7 7 7 7 7(66) 7 7 9(84) 6(79) 7 | Stuart Brock Matthew Gadsby Scott Stamps Abdou Sall -- Craig Hinton Dean Keates Adam Murray -- Graham Ward Ian Foster Dean Bennett Jesper Christiansen | 6 5 6 4 5 6 8 7 6(58) 7 6 |
Carl Emberson Tesfaye Bramble Che Wilson Lewis Hunt Mark Bentley | - -(79) - 8(66) -(84) | John Danby Sean Parrish John Williams Scott Rickards Robert Betts | - - 6(58) - - |
Match Report (by Mark Wallis) |
IT'S BACK-TO-BACK League victories for the first time this season for Southend United as the Shrimpers completed their second Division Three 'double' within eight days courtesy of a comfortable 3-0 Roots Hall triumph over Kidderminster Harriers...
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Last Five Meetings
14th February 2004 – Southend United 3 (Leon Constantine 6 (pen), 54 (pen), Lawrie Dudfield 79) – League Division Three
11th October 2003 – Kidderminster Harriers 1 (JJ Melligan 84) Southend United 2 (Mark Warren 44, Tesfaye Bramble 90+3) – League Division Three
4th March 2003 – Kidderminster Harriers 1 (JJ Melligan 76) Southend United 0 – League Division Three
17th September 2002 – Southend United 0 Kidderminster Harriers 2 (Sean Flynn 45, JJ Melligan 49) – League Division Three
30th March 2002 – Kidderminster Harriers 2 (Bo Henriksen 37, Ian Foster 77) Southend United 0 – League Division Three
Complete Head-to-Head Record
Southend United Kidderminster Harriers Kidderminster Harriers Southend United Kidderminster Harriers Southend United Kidderminster Harriers Southend United | 3 1 1 0 2 1 2 1 | Kidderminster Harriers Southend United Southend United Kidderminster Harriers Southend United Kidderminster Harriers Southend United Kidderminster Harriers | 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 1 | 14/02/04 11/10/03 04/03/03 17/09/02 30/03/02 27/10/01 20/02/01 12/09/00 | LD3 LD3 LD3 LD3 LD3 LD3 LD3 LD3 |
Summary
Overall |
Matches: 8 Southend United wins: 3 Kidderminster Harriers wins: 4 Draws: 1 Southend United goals: 8 Kidderminster Harriers goals: 9 Biggest Southend United win: 3-0 (Roots Hall; League Division Three; 14/02/04) Biggest Kidderminster Harriers win: 2-0 (Roots Hall; League Division Three; 17/09/02 and Aggborough; League Division Three; 30/03/02) |
In The League |
Matches: 8 Southend United wins: 3 Kidderminster Harriers wins: 4 Draws: 1 Southend United goals: 8 Kidderminster Harriers goals: 9 Biggest Southend United win: 3-0 (Roots Hall; League Division Three; 14/02/04) Biggest Kidderminster Harriers win: 2-0 (Roots Hall; League Division Three; 17/09/02 and Aggborough; League Division Three; 30/03/02) |
At Roots Hall |
Matches: 4 Southend United wins: 2 Kidderminster Harriers wins: 1 Draws: 1 Southend United goals: 5 Kidderminster Harriers goals: 3 Biggest Southend United win: 3-0 (League Division Three; 14/02/04) Biggest Kidderminster Harriers win: 2-0 (League Division Three; 17/09/02) |
Robert Craven
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