Football League Division Three (South) · 1st Team · 1953/54 Full time
Southend United Lost 1 Reading 2
Tuesday 1 September 1953
Goalscorers
- 42′ Joe O'Neil
Southend United
11 of 11 recorded| 1 | Harry Threadgold |
| 2 | Doug Young |
| 3 | Sandy Anderson |
| 4 | Frank Burns |
| 5 | Bill Pavitt |
| 6 | Jackie Bridge |
| 7 | Joe Sibley |
| 8 | Jimmy McAlinden |
| 9 | Thomas Lowder |
| 10 | Joe O'Neil |
| 11 | Leslie Dicker |