The History of Southend United, thanks to Football Club History Database, who have done a superb job, and put in lots of work to create this.
SOUTHEND UNITED
1906-07 Joined Southern League Division Two
Southern League Division Two Champions
1907-08 Southern League Division Two Champions
Promoted to Division One
1911 Relegated to Division Two
1912-13 Southern League Division Two runner-up
Promoted to Division One
1920-21 Founder member of Division Three South
1939-40 Football League programme abandoned due to outbreak of war
1958-59 Placed in Division Three upon re-organisation
1966 Relegated to Division Four
1971-72 Football League Division Four runner-up
Promoted to Division Three
1976 Relegated to Division Four
1977-78 Football League Division Four runner-up
Promoted to Division Three
1980 Relegated to Division Four
1980-81 Football League Division Four Champions
Promoted to Division Three
1984 Relegated to Division Four
1986-87 Promoted to Division Three
1989 Relegated to Division Four (on goal difference)
1989-90 Promoted to Division Three
1990-91 Football League Division Three runner-up
Promoted to Division Two
1992-93 Division Two re-designated Division One on formation of F A
Premier League
1997 Relegated to Division Two
1998 Relegated to Division Three
2003-04 Football League Trophy runner-up
2004-05 Football League Division Three renamed "League Two"
Football League Trophy runner-up
Promoted to League One after play-offs (SF Northampton Town 0
Southend United 0, Southend United 1 Northampton Town 0 - Agg 1-0,
F Lincoln City 0 Southend United 2 @ Millennium Stadium, Cardiff)
2005-06 Football League One Champions
Promoted to Championship
2007 Relegated to League One
2007-08 Not promoted after play-offs (SF Southend United 0 Doncaster Rovers 0,
Doncaster Rovers 5 Southend United 1 - Agg 1-5)
2010 Relegated to League Two
2011-12 Not promoted after play-offs (SF Crewe Alexandra 1 Southend United 0,
Southend United 2 Crewe Alexandra 2 - Agg 2-3)
2012-13 Football League Trophy runner-up
2013-14 Not promoted after play-offs (SF Burton Albion 1 Southend United 0,
Southend United 2 Burton Albion 2 - Agg 2-3)
2014-15 Promoted to League One after play-offs (SF Stevenage 1 Southend United 1,
Southend United 3 Stevenage 1 - Agg 4-2, F Southend United 1 Wycombe
Wanderers 1, @ Wembley Stadium, Southend United won 7-6 on penalties)
2016-17 Football League renamed English Football League
2019-20 Season ended early to due Covid-19 virus. League decided on a
points per game basis
2020 Relegated to League Two
2021 Relegated to National League
2023-24 Ten points deducted
SEASON LEAGUE P W D L F A P POS
1906-07 SOUTH-2 22 14 5 3 58 23 33 1/12
1907-08 SOUTH-2 18 13 3 2 47 16 29 1/10
1908-09 SOUTH-1 40 14 10 16 52 54 38 12/21
1909-10 SOUTH-1 42 12 9 21 51 90 33 20/22
1910-11 SOUTH-1 38 10 9 19 47 64 29 19/20
1911-12 SOUTH-2 26 16 1 9 73 24 33 4/14
1912-13 SOUTH-2 24 14 6 4 43 23 34 2/13
1913-14 SOUTH-1 38 10 12 16 41 66 32 16/20
1914-15 SOUTH-1 38 10 8 20 44 64 28 18/20
1919-20 SOUTH-1 42 13 17 12 46 48 43 11/22
1920-21 FL-3S 42 14 8 20 44 61 36 17/22
1921-22 FL-3S 42 8 11 23 34 74 27 22/22
1922-23 FL-3S 42 12 13 17 49 54 37 15/22
1923-24 FL-3S 42 12 10 20 53 84 34 19/22
1924-25 FL-3S 42 19 5 18 51 61 43 10/22
1925-26 FL-3S 42 19 4 19 78 73 42 11/22
1926-27 FL-3S 42 14 6 22 64 77 34 19/22
1927-28 FL-3S 42 20 6 16 80 64 46 7/22
1928-29 FL-3S 42 15 11 16 80 75 41 12/22
1929-30 FL-3S 42 15 13 14 69 59 43 11/22
1930-31 FL-3S 42 22 5 15 76 60 49 5/22
1931-32 FL-3S 42 21 11 10 77 53 53 3/22
1932-33 FL-3S 42 15 11 16 65 82 41 13/22
1933-34 FL-3S 42 12 10 20 51 74 34 16/22
1934-35 FL-3S 42 11 9 22 65 78 31 21/22
1935-36 FL-3S 42 13 10 19 61 62 36 18/22
1936-37 FL-3S 42 17 11 14 78 67 45 10/22
1937-38 FL-3S 42 15 10 17 70 68 40 12/22
1938-39 FL-3S 42 16 9 17 61 64 41 12/22
1939-40 FL-3S 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 ABAND
1946-47 FL-3S 42 17 10 15 71 60 44 8/22
1947-48 FL-3S 42 15 13 14 51 58 43 9/22
1948-49 FL-3S 42 9 16 17 41 46 34 18/22
1949-50 FL-3S 42 19 13 10 66 48 51 3/22
1950-51 FL-3S 46 21 10 15 92 69 52 7/24
1951-52 FL-3S 46 19 10 17 75 66 48 9/24
1952-53 FL-3S 46 18 13 15 69 74 49 8/24
1953-54 FL-3S 46 18 7 21 69 71 43 16/24
1954-55 FL-3S 46 17 12 17 83 80 46 10/24
1955-56 FL-3S 46 21 11 14 88 80 53 4/24
1956-57 FL-3S 46 18 12 16 73 65 48 7/24
1957-58 FL-3S 46 21 12 13 90 58 54 7/24
1958-59 FL-3 46 21 8 17 85 80 50 8/24
1959-60 FL-3 46 19 8 19 76 74 46 12/24
1960-61 FL-3 46 14 11 21 60 76 39 20/24
1961-62 FL-3 46 13 16 17 57 69 42 16/24
1962-63 FL-3 46 19 12 15 75 77 50 8/24
1963-64 FL-3 46 15 15 16 77 78 45 14/24
1964-65 FL-3 46 19 8 19 78 71 46 12/24
1965-66 FL-3 46 16 4 26 54 83 36 21/24
1966-67 FL-4 46 22 9 15 70 49 53 6/24
1967-68 FL-4 46 20 14 12 77 58 54 6/24
1968-69 FL-4 46 19 13 14 78 61 51 7/24
1969-70 FL-4 46 15 10 21 59 85 40 17/24
1970-71 FL-4 46 14 15 17 53 66 43 18/24
1971-72 FL-4 46 24 12 10 81 55 60 2/24
1972-73 FL-3 46 17 10 19 61 54 44 14/24
1973-74 FL-3 46 16 14 16 62 62 46 12/24
1974-75 FL-3 46 13 16 17 46 51 42 18/24
1975-76 FL-3 46 12 13 21 65 75 37 23/24
1976-77 FL-4 46 15 19 12 52 45 49 10/24
1977-78 FL-4 46 25 10 11 66 39 60 2/24
1978-79 FL-3 46 15 15 16 51 49 45 13/24
1979-80 FL-3 46 14 10 22 47 58 38 22/24
1980-81 FL-4 46 30 7 9 79 31 67 1/24
1981-82 FL-3 46 18 15 13 63 51 69 7/24
1982-83 FL-3 46 15 14 17 66 65 59 15/24
1983-84 FL-3 46 10 14 22 55 76 44 22/24
1984-85 FL-4 46 13 11 22 58 83 50 20/24
1985-86 FL-4 46 18 10 18 69 67 64 9/24
1986-87 FL-4 46 25 5 16 68 55 80 3/24
1987-88 FL-3 46 14 13 19 65 83 55 17/24
1988-89 FL-3 46 13 15 18 56 75 54 21/24
1989-90 FL-4 46 22 9 15 61 48 75 3/24
1990-91 FL-3 46 26 7 13 67 51 85 2/24
1991-92 FL-2 46 17 11 18 63 63 62 12/24
1992-93 FL-1 46 13 13 20 54 64 52 18/24
1993-94 FL-1 46 17 8 21 63 67 59 15/24
1994-95 FL-1 46 18 8 20 54 73 62 13/24
1995-96 FL-1 46 15 14 17 52 61 59 14/24
1996-97 FL-1 46 8 15 23 42 86 39 24/24
1997-98 FL-2 46 11 10 25 47 79 43 24/24
1998-99 FL-3 46 14 12 20 52 58 54 18/24
1999-00 FL-3 46 15 11 20 53 61 56 16/24
2000-01 FL-3 46 15 18 13 55 53 63 11/24
2001-02 FL-3 46 15 13 18 51 54 58 12/24
2002-03 FL-3 46 17 3 26 47 59 54 17/24
2003-04 FL-3 46 14 12 20 51 63 54 17/24
2004-05 FL-2 46 22 12 12 65 46 78 4/24
2005-06 FL-1 46 23 13 10 72 43 82 1/24
2006-07 FL-CH 46 10 12 24 47 80 42 22/24
2007-08 FL-1 46 22 10 14 70 55 76 6/24
2008-09 FL-1 46 21 8 17 58 61 71 8/24
2009-10 FL-1 46 10 13 23 51 72 43 23/24
2010-11 FL-2 46 16 13 17 62 56 61 13/24
2011-12 FL-2 46 25 8 13 77 48 83 4/24
2012-13 FL-2 46 16 13 17 61 55 61 11/24
2013-14 FL-2 46 19 15 12 56 39 72 5/24
2014-15 FL-2 46 24 12 10 54 38 84 5/24
2015-16 FL-1 46 16 11 19 58 64 59 14/24
2016-17 EFL-1 46 20 12 14 70 53 72 7/24
2017-18 EFL-1 46 17 12 17 58 62 63 10/24
2018-19 EFL-1 46 14 8 24 55 68 50 19/24
2019-20 EFL-1 35 4 7 24 39 85 19 22/23
2020-21 EFL-2 46 10 15 21 29 58 45 23/24
2021-22 NAT-P 44 16 10 18 45 61 58 13/23
2022-23 NAT-P 46 20 9 17 57 45 69 8/24
2023-24 NAT-P 46 21 12 13 70 45 65 * 9/24