The Essex derby is the football derby between the two major Football League teams in the English county of Essex – Colchester United and Southend United. The first Essex derby match that took place was a 4–2 victory for Southend, in a Third Division South tie on 14 October 1950.

History

Southend United were one of 24 teams that co-founded The Football League's new Third Division in 1920 for the upcoming 1920–21 season. Colchester United were promoted into The Football League, joining the Third Division South for the 1950–51 season. The first match between Colchester United and Southend United was 14 October 1950, which was a Third Division South game, won by Southend 4–2.

From 1989 to 2004, the two clubs did not meet in any competitive fixtures. The two clubs both reached the Football League Trophy Southern Area Final, where they met for the first time in 15 years on 10 February 2004, at Layer Road for the first leg, with Southend winning 3–2. They met six days later at Roots Hall, for the Southern Area Final second leg, where the teams drew 1–1 and Southend winning 4–3 on aggregate to reach the overall final of the Football League Trophy at the Millennium Stadium. Cardiff.

During an Essex derby match on 25 November 2006, there were three dismissals, two for Southend United and one for Colchester United. Southend's captain, Kevin Maher was sent-off in the 51st minute for an off-the-ball incident involving Colchester's captain, Karl Duguid. Maher claimed that Duguid had cheated by conning the referee due to his over-reacting, and claimed; "He clipped my leg, so I turned to say 'What are you doing?' and he fell over clutching his face like he'd been poleaxed by Mike Tyson." Duguid stated in his defence; "He chested me and put his face in my face. That's a headbutt, a sending-off offence." Mark Gower picked up a yellow card for dissent after arguing with the referee, Steve Bennett, about the sending off. Five minutes later, Gower was booked again, this time for a late challenge on Duguid. Chris Barker was sent-off in the 78th minute, after he was booked twice. Southend appealed against the red card, which was rejected by The Football Association's disciplinary commission.

Statistics

Statistics up-to-date as of 13 April 2009

Total results

Competition	Colchester United wins	Draws	Southend United wins
League	21	14	25
FA Cup	1	1	1
League Cup	1	0	2
Football League Trophy	0	2	1
Total	23	17	29

Goals scored

Competition	Colchester United goals	Southend United goals
League	94	107
FA Cup	6	8
League Cup	7	5
Football League Trophy	4	5
Total	114	130

Results list

The home team score is given first.

League

Season	League	At Colchester United	At Southend United
2008–09	League One	0–1	3–3
2006–07	Championship	3–0	0–3
2005–06	League One	0–3	3–1
1989–90	Fourth Division	0–2	0–2
1986–87	Fourth Division	1–2	1–1
1985–86	Fourth Division	2–0	2–4
1984–85	Fourth Division	3–3	2–5
1979–80	Third Division	2–1	0–1
1979–80	Third Division	1–1	1–1
1976–77	Fourth Division	0–1	0–0
1975–76	Fourth Division	2–1	2–0
1974–75	Third Division	1–1	1–1
1971–72	Fourth Division	1–0	1–4
1970–71	Fourth Division	1–1	1–1
1969–70	Fourth Division	0–2	2–1
1968–69	Fourth Division	4–0	3–1
1964–65	Third Division	3–1	6–3
1963–64	Third Division	3–3	0–0
1962–63	Third Division	3–1	2–3
1960–61	Third Division	2–0	2–1
1959–60	Third Division	2–3	1–0
1958–59	Third Division	0–1	1–1
1957–58	Third Division South	1–0	2–3
1956–57	Third Division South	3–2	3–2
1957–58	Third Division South	3–6	4–0
1954–55	Third Division South	2–0	4–2
1953–54	Third Division South	0–1	3–0
1952–53	Third Division South	3–3	4–0
1951–52	Third Division South	1–0	3–2
1950–51	Third Division South	1–3	4–2

FA Cup

Season	Round	Date	Venue	Result
1984–85	First Round replay	1984-11-21	at Colchester United	3–2
1984–85	First Round	1984-11-17	at Southend United	2–2
1956–57	First Round	1956-11-17	at Layer Road, Colchester	1–4

League Cup

Season	Round	Date	Venue	Result
1989–90	First Round second leg	1989-08-29	at Southend United	2–1
1989–90	First Round first leg	1989-08-22	at Colchester United	3–4
1974–75	Second Round	unknown	at Southend United	0–2

Football League Trophy

Season	Round	Date	Venue	Result
2004–05	Southern Section First Round	2004-09-29	at Layer Road, Colchester	1–1 (AET)
Southend United win 5–3 on penalties
2003–04	Southern Section Final second leg	2004-02-17	at Roots Hall, Southend-on-Sea	1–1
2003–04	Southern Section Final first leg	2004-02-10	at Layer Road, Colchester	2–3

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