Football League Division Three (South) · 1st Team · 1953/54 Full time

Coventry City 1 Southend United Lost 0

Saturday 5 September 1953

Half-time 0–0 Attendance 13,069

Frank Burns sent off for tripping the ref

Southend United

11 of 11 recorded
1 Harry Threadgold
2 Doug Young
3 Sandy Anderson
4 Frank Burns 70′
5 Bill Pavitt
6 Jackie Bridge
7 Joe Sibley
8 Joe O'Neil
9 Thomas Lowder
10 Leslie Dicker
11 Jack McDonald