Southend United F.C.

Also known as Southend United Football Club, Southend United FC, Southend United, Southend, United, The Shrimpers, SUFC

association football club in Southend-on-Sea, England

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Full name: Southend United Football Club
Nicknames: The Shrimpers , The Blues , The Seasiders
Founded: 19 May 1906 ; 120 years ago ( 1906-05-19 )
Ground: Roots Hall
Capacity: 12,392 (restricted to 10,508)
Coordinates: 51°32′56″N 0°42′06″E / 51.5490°N 0.7018°E / 51.5490; 0.7018
Chairman: Justin Rees
Head coach: Vacant
League: National League
2025 26: National League , 6th of 24
Website: southendunited .co .uk

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Southend United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England, which competes in the National League, the fifth level of English football. The team are known as "The Shrimpers", a reference to the area's maritime industry that is included as one of the quarters on the club badge. The club has a long-standing rivalry with Colchester United, with which it contests the Essex derby. Southend United is based at Roots Hall Stadium in Prittlewell, Southend-on-Sea.