England · England National League
Southend United
Southend United FC
Kit impression
Founded
1906
Years standing
120
Home ground
Roots Hall
Capacity
12,39210,508 seats
Why Southend United
Here is the argument for Southend United: England, England National League, and a ground called Roots Hall. A second team should give you something your first one cannot, and this is a different country's whole weather system.
Old enough to matter
1906 is the founding date, old enough that the club has survived a war, a rebuild and at least one financial scare, young enough that the good years are still in living memory.
Nothing won, everything to play for
The trophy cabinet is a shelf and a rumour. Supporting Southend United is a bet on a first, not a return to former glories.
Cathedral football
Roots Hall holds around 1,239,210,508. Even a routine league game arrives with a noise floor most clubs only reach in a semi-final.
You get a nickname
Known as The Shrimpers The Blues The Seasiders. That is your new shorthand, your search term and your excuse for buying a scarf.
Matchday Trip
Ground: Roots Hall. Go in a day early, find the pre-match pub, buy the programme.
Nearest airport
London Southend Airport (SEN)
2 km / 1 miles from the ground
Nearest station
Prittlewell railway station
Walkable from the platform
Pulling fixtures and table…
Around the ground
Things To Do Near Roots Hall
Everything within a short walk of the turnstiles: landmarks, museums and the places worth arriving early for.
Landmarks within a 4 km radius
Matchday Shortlist
- Pre-match pubs
- Somewhere to eat
- Coffee before kick-off
- Museums & galleries
- Beds for the night
- Club shop & ticket office
Opens a map centred on the ground. Two hours before kick-off is the sweet spot.
Route Planner
Getting to Roots Hall
Tell us where you set off from and we will lay out the walk, drive, train and flight options into the ground, with live route links.
