Football League Division One · 1st Team · 1996/97 Full time
Southend United Drawn 1 Tranmere Rovers 1
Saturday 17 August 1996
Goalscorers
Southend United
11 of 11 recorded| 1 | Simon Royce | |
| 2 | Keith Dublin | |
| 3 | Mark Stimson | |
| 4 | Mike Lapper | |
| 5 | Mark McNally | |
| 6 | Phil Gridelet | |
| 7 | Mike Marsh | |
| 8 | Julian Hails | |
| 9 | Paul Byrne | |
| 10 | Andy Rammell | |
| 11 | Steve Tilson | |
| Substitutes | ||
| 12 | Jeroen Boere | for 3 |
| 13 | Andy Harris | |
| 14 | John Nielsen | |