Southend United v Stockport County

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SHRIMPERS

The last game at Roots Hall in a miserable season, at least we can have a party afterwards, and continue it at St.Mary's next weekend.

The hamstring hell that hit the club during the Oldham game has carried on to Saturday, so we might see Harry Crawford make his starting debut, instead of Vernon if we don't plan to keep him, but if we're paying him he should start until the end!

Could be the last time many who are not travelling to the South Coast will see a few faces in a Shrimper shirt, the vultures will be gathering in the summer.

A couple of pints of your finest bitter barman, then.....

COME ON YOU BLUES!!!!!

Possible Southend United: Mildenhall, Sankofa, Baldwin, M'Voto, Herd, Francis, McCormack, Grant, Vernon, Paterson, Moussa.

Subs: Jack, O'Keefe, Crawford & some more kids.

OPPOSITION

Under siege Hatters boss Gary Ablett has no new injury concerns ahead of clash between the first two relegated clubs in League One this season.

He might take the chance to promote some youth players who take on Shrimpers Under-18 nemisis side QPR in the Youth Alliance Cup final next week.

Matty Mainwaring (broken wrist), Johnny Mullins (back) and Greg Tansey (thigh) all remain on the sidelines.

Meanwhile Ablett is determined to hang on: "I still believe that, given the right personnel, I can make this football club into a competitive one next year."

Who joins the Shrimpers and Hatters

17	Yeovil Town	44		8	7	7	33	26		4	7	11	19	32		12	14	18	52	58		50	-6
18	Leyton Orient	44		9	6	7	33	25		3	6	13	18	37		12	12	20	51	62		48	-11
19	Exeter City	44		8	10	4	28	19		2	7	13	17	39		10	17	17	45	58		47	-13
20	Gillingham	44		11	8	3	33	14		0	6	16	13	46		11	14	19	46	60		47	-14
21	Tranmere Rovers	44		10	3	9	28	32		2	6	14	12	40		12	9	23	40	72		45	-32
22	Wycombe Wanderers	44		5	7	10	23	31		4	8	10	30	43		9	15	20	53	74		42	-21
23	[R] Southend United	44		6	10	6	27	26		3	3	16	21	42		9	13	22	48	68		40	-20
24	[R] Stockport County	44		2	6	14	21	48		3	4	15	13	42		5	10	29	34	90		25	-56

And you think we've got problems! A year to forget as well for Stockport:
www.stockportexpress.co.uk/sport/football/stockport_county/s/
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Last Time Out: Stockport County 0 Huddersfield Town 6 (played on Saturday, April 24th.)

Stockport County suffered their 29th league defeat of a miserable season as Huddersfield Town hit the Hatters for six at Edgeley Park.

The 3,424 Terriers fans who made the trip over the Pennines to see their team clinch a play-off spot were not disappointed as goals from Anthony Pilkington, Theo Robinson, Jordan Rhodes, Gary Roberts, Danny Drinkwater and Lee Novak ensured their season would be extended by at least two games.

County, on the other hand, would happily end their season two games early.

Any hopes the Hatters had of containing Huddersfield were left in tatters after just two minutes.

Robinson was allowed the time to collect a loose ball in the box and pull it back for former County favourite Pilkington, who found the net thanks to a deflection off Sam Barnes.

Pilkington and Rhodes both forced Owain Fon Williams into saves either side of Jabo Ibehre's effort that flew over the bar after the on-loan frontman had done well to hold off Neal Trotman on the edge of the box.

But the Terriers doubled their lead in the 37th minute when David Perkins was bundled over in the County area and Robinson rolled the loose ball past Fon Williams.

The protests, both on the pitch and on the bench, fell on deaf ears and County were left with a mountain to climb.

Rhodes tapped in Huddersfield's third after Barnes had deflected Pilkington's cross against the post before Drinkwater, on loan from Manchester United, added a fourth with delightful free kick five minutes from time.

And in a disastrous four minutes of stoppage time, Gary Roberts clipped the ball over Fon Williams from 20 yards before Novak scored from the spot - after Barnes had brought down Drinkwater - to inflict County's heaviest home defeat of the season.

(Report supplied by Rob Dawson at www.stockportexpress.co.uk)

PREVIOUSLY

At Southend Utd. (12) At Stockport Co. (13) Results Total % Results Total % Southend Utd. 5 41.67 Stockport Co. 6 46.15 Stockport Co. 2 16.67 Southend Utd. 4 30.77 Draws 5 41.67 Draws 3 23.08 Goals Total Av.pg Goals Total Av.pg Southend Utd. 15 1.25 Stockport Co. 15 1.15 Stockport Co. 9 0.75 Southend Utd. 12 0.92 On Neutral Ground (0) Overall (25 matches) Results Total % Results Total % Southend Utd. 0 0.00 Southend Utd. 9 36.00 Stockport Co. 0 0.00 Stockport Co. 8 32.00 Draws 0 0.00 Draws 8 32.00 Goals Total Av.pg Goals Total Av.pg Southend Utd. 0 0.00 Southend Utd. 27 1.08 Stockport Co. 0 0.00 Stockport Co. 24 0.96

Records Highest Aggregate 6 Southend Utd. 4 - 2 Stockport Co. 1971/1972 Highest Southend Utd. score: 4 Southend Utd. 4 - 2 Stockport Co. 1971/1972 Highest Stockport Co. score: 4 Stockport Co. 4 - 1 Southend Utd. 1966/1967

Season Date Home Score Away Competition 2009/2010 Sat 03 Oct Stockport Co. 0 - 2 Southend Utd. League One 2008/2009 Sat 17 Jan Stockport Co. 3 - 1 Southend Utd. League One Sat 11 Oct Southend Utd. 1 - 1 Stockport Co. League One 1989/1990 Fri 23 Mar Southend Utd. 2 - 0 Stockport Co. Fourth Division Mon 16 Oct Stockport Co. 1 - 0 Southend Utd. Fourth Division 1986/1987 Fri 08 May Stockport Co. 0 - 2 Southend Utd. Fourth Division Sat 13 Dec Southend Utd. 0 - 0 Stockport Co. Fourth Division 1985/1986 Mon 03 Mar Stockport Co. 2 - 1 Southend Utd. Fourth Division Tue 01 Oct Southend Utd. 0 - 0 Stockport Co. Fourth Division 1984/1985 Fri 15 Feb Stockport Co. 1 - 2 Southend Utd. Fourth Division Mon 17 Sep Southend Utd. 1 - 1 Stockport Co. Fourth Division 1980/1981 Fri 03 Apr Stockport Co. 1 - 0 Southend Utd. Fourth Division Fri 31 Oct Southend Utd. 2 - 0 Stockport Co. Fourth Division 1977/1978 Mon 24 Apr Stockport Co. 1 - 0 Southend Utd. Fourth Division Mon 03 Oct Southend Utd. 0 - 2 Stockport Co. Fourth Division 1976/1977 Mon 18 Apr Stockport Co. 0 - 0 Southend Utd. Fourth Division Fri 28 Jan Southend Utd. 0 - 0 Stockport Co. Fourth Division 1971/1972 Fri 14 Apr Stockport Co. 2 - 2 Southend Utd. Fourth Division Fri 26 Nov Southend Utd. 4 - 2 Stockport Co. Fourth Division 1970/1971 Fri 19 Feb Stockport Co. 0 - 0 Southend Utd. Fourth Division Mon 09 Nov Southend Utd. 2 - 1 Stockport Co. Fourth Division 1966/1967 Sat 13 May Southend Utd. 0 - 1 Stockport Co. Fourth Division Sat 25 Mar Stockport Co. 4 - 1 Southend Utd. Fourth Division 1958/1959 Sat 27 Dec Southend Utd. 3 - 1 Stockport Co. Third Division Mon 20 Oct Stockport Co. 0 - 1 Southend Utd. Third Division

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