2017–18 Southend United F.C. season
Southend United 2017–18 football season
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The 2017–18 season was Southend United's 112th year in existence and their third consecutive season in League One.[1] Along with competing in League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.
ChairmanRon Martin
ManagerPhil Brown
(until 17 January 2018)
Chris Powell
(from 23 January 2018)
(until 17 January 2018)
Chris Powell
(from 23 January 2018)
StadiumRoots Hall
League One10th
| 2017–18 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Ron Martin | ||
| Manager | Phil Brown (until 17 January 2018) Chris Powell (from 23 January 2018) | ||
| Stadium | Roots Hall | ||
| League One | 10th | ||
| FA Cup | First round | ||
| EFL Cup | First round | ||
| EFL Trophy | Second round | ||
| Top goalscorer | Simon Cox (10) | ||
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Competitions
Friendlies
As of 2 June 2017, Southend United had announced five pre-season friendlies against Braintree Town, Bishop's Stortford, Ebbsfleet United, Brighton & Hove Albion[2] and Cambridge United.[3]
| 15 July 2017 | Braintree Town | 1–2 | Southend United | Braintree |
| 15:00 BST | Oliyide  41' |
Report | Cox 26' Fortuné 44' |
Stadium: Cressing Road |
| 18 July 2017 | Bishop's Stortford | 0–4 | Southend United | Bishop's Stortford |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Cox 12', 69' Kightly 23'Cotton 83' |
Stadium: Woodside Park |
| 22 July 2017 | Ebbsfleet United | 1–1 | Southend United | Northfleet |
| 15:00 BST | McQueen 66' |
Report | Trialist 74' |
Stadium: Stonebridge Road Stadium |
| 25 July 2017 | Southend United | 0–3 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Southend-on-Sea |
| 19:45 BST | Report | March 34', 41' Murray 45' |
Stadium: Roots Hall |
| 29 July 2017 | Cambridge United | 0–2 | Southend United | Cambridge |
| 15:00 BST | Marc-Antoine Fortuné Robinson |
Stadium: Abbey Stadium |
League One
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Portsmouth | 46 | 20 | 6 | 20 | 57 | 56 | +1 | 66 |
| 9 | Peterborough United | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 68 | 60 | +8 | 64 |
| 10 | Southend United | 46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 58 | 62 | −4 | 63 |
| 11 | Bradford City | 46 | 18 | 9 | 19 | 57 | 67 | −10 | 63 |
| 12 | Blackpool | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 60 | 55 | +5 | 60 |
Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Result summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 35 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 42 | 54 | −12 | 45 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 21 | +7 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 33 | −19 |
Last updated: 10 March 2018.
Source: [citation needed]
Results by matchday
Updated to match(es) played on 10 March 2018. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
| 5 August 2017 1 | Southend United | 2–1 | Blackburn Rovers | Southend-on-Sea |
| 15:00 BST | Leonard 27' Kightly 38' |
Report | Mulgrew 53' Lenihan  55'Nyambe 70'Williams 72' |
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 9,257 Referee: Lee Swabey |
| 12 August 2017 2 | Rotherham United | 5–0 | Southend United | Rotherham |
| 15:00 BST | Moore 15', 16', 45+2', 70' Newell 23', 88' Williams 59' |
Report | Cox 43' |
Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 8,004 Referee: Michael Salisbury |
| 19 August 2017 3 | Southend United | 1–1 | Plymouth Argyle | Southend-on-Sea |
| 15:00 BST | Bradley  6' (o.g.) Timlin 88' |
Report | Fox 23' Edwards 61' 63' |
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 7,861 Referee: Dean Whitestone |
| 26 August 2017 4 | Gillingham | 3–3 | Southend United | Gillingham |
| 15:00 BST | Byrne 51' Eaves 56', 63', 80' 90+3'Ogilvie 89' |
Report | Timlin 11' Leonard 20'Demetriou 58'Kightly 65'Cox 73'Hendrie 87' |
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 5,339 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
| 2 September 2017 5 | Southend United | 0–0 | Rochdale | Southend-on-Sea |
| 15:00 BST | McLaughlin 35' Cox 45+3'Bwomono 83' |
Report | Kitching 20' Williams 43'Henderson  50'McNulty 87' |
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 6,208 Referee: Tim Robinson |
| 9 September 2017 6 | Charlton Athletic | 2–1 | Southend United | Charlton |
| 15:00 BST | Holmes 52' 68' Magennis 65'Clarke 84' |
Report | McGlashan 43' White 78'Kightly 85' |
Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 12,229 Referee: Christopher Ward |
| 12 September 2017 7 | Shrewsbury Town | 1–0 | Southend United | Shrewsbury |
| 19:45 BST | Rodman 14' Nolan 23'Brown 58'Whalley 90+2' |
Report | Ferdinand 63' McLaughlin 77' |
Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 5,129 Referee: Ross Joyce |
| 16 September 2017 8 | Southend United | 2–2 | Northampton Town | Southend-on-Sea |
| 15:00 BST | Demetriou 48' Wordsworth 50'Timlin 61'Yearwood 62'Ferdinand 90+7' |
Report | Barnett 20' Grimes 23'Moloney 40'Crooks 43'  90+6' 47'Powell 67' |
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 6,532 Referee: Nick Kinseley |
| 23 September 2017 9 | Fleetwood Town | 2–4 | Southend United | Fleetwood |
| 15:00 BST | Bell 4' O'Neill 31'Pond 44'Cole 90+1' |
Report | Cox 2' McLaughlin 40'Ranger 45' (pen.)McGlashan 87' |
Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 2,874 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
| 26 September 2017 10 | Southend United | 1–0 | AFC Wimbledon | Southend-on-Sea |
| 19:45 BST | Demetriou 60' 73' |
Report | McDonald 63' |
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 5,881 Referee: Graham Horwood |
| 30 September 2017 11 | Southend United | 2–1 | Blackpool | Southend-on-Sea |
| 15:00 BST | Wordsworth 5' Leonard 31'Cox 46'Timlin 71' |
Report | Vassell 56' |
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 6,688 Referee: John Brooks |
| 7 October 2017 12 | Doncaster Rovers | 4–1 | Southend United | Doncaster |
| 15:00 BST | Marquis 45+1' 80' Whiteman 47', 50', 57' (pen.)Mason 85' |
Report | Wordsworth 21' 38' White 49'Oxley 58'Bwomono 81'Ferdinand 90+5' |
Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 7,369 Referee: Darren Handley |
| 14 October 2017 13 | Wigan Athletic | 3–0 | Southend United | Wigan |
| 15:00 BST | Jacobs 8' Powell 84'Toney 88' |
Report | McGlashan 59' |
Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 8,133 Referee: John Busby |
| 17 October 2017 14 | Southend United | 1–1 | Peterborough United | Southend-on-Sea |
| 19:45 BST | Fortuné 10' Demetriou 30'Yearwood 53'Cox 87' |
Report | Baldwin 20' Marriott 55'Da Silva Lopes 84' |
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 5,789 Referee: Kevin Johnson |
| 21 October 2017 15 | Southend United | 1–0 | Bury | Southend-on-Sea |
| 15:00 BST | Leonard 84' |
Report | Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 6,787 Referee: Gavin Ward |
| 28 October 2017 16 | Walsall | 0–1 | Southend United | Bescot |
| 15:00 BST | Donnellan 55' Gillespie 63'Wilson 63'Edwards 79' |
Report | Cox 17' 69' |
Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 4,145 Referee: Darren Drysdale |
| 11 November 2017 P | Southend United | v | Oldham Athletic | Southend-on-Sea |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Roots Hall | |||
| Note: On 2 November, the scheduled home match against Oldham Athletic was postponed due to international call-ups.[4] | ||||
| 18 November 2017 17 | Portsmouth | 1–0 | Southend United | Milton |
| 15:00 GMT | Pitman 54' |
Report | White 76' |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 18,431 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
| 21 November 2017 18 | Milton Keynes Dons | 1–1 | Southend United | Denbigh |
| 19:45 GMT | Wootton 4' Gilbey 10'Pawlett 64'Agard 76' (pen.) |
Report | McLaughlin 27' Leonard 57'Oxley 75' |
Stadium: Stadium mk Attendance: 7,521 Referee: Tim Robinson |
| 25 November 2017 19 | Southend United | 1–1 | Oxford United | Southend-on-Sea |
| 15:00 GMT | Cox 19' Timlin 44' |
Report | Thomas 22' Xemi 34'Mowatt 49' |
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 6,797 Referee: Dean Whitestone |
| 2 December 2017 20 | Southend United | 2–0 | Oldham Athletic | Southend-on-Sea |
| 15:00 GMT | Demetriou 17' (pen.) 40' Wright 54'McLaughlin 56' |
Report | Doyle 90+3' |
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 5,608 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
| 9 December 2017 21 | Bristol Rovers | 3–0 | Southend United | Horfield |
| 15:00 GMT | Bodin 15' Harrison 74'Sercombe 86' |
Report | Ferdinand 44' |
Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 8,062 Referee: Tom Nield |
| 16 December 2017 22 | Southend United | 1–2 | Bradford City | Southend-on-Sea |
| 15:00 GMT | Wright 41' Ranger 47' 75'Leonard 74' |
Report | Poleon 9' 75' Knight-Percival 55'Wyke 90' (pen.)McMahon 90+1' |
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 6,097 Referee:  Keith Stroud |
| 23 December 2017 23 | Scunthorpe United | 3–1 | Southend United | Scunthorpe |
| 15:00 GMT | van Veen 32' Townsend 63'Turner 86' (o.g.) |
Report | Demetriou 25' Wordsworth 35' |
Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 4,040 Referee: Martin Coy |
| 26 December 2017 24 | Southend United | 3–1 | Charlton Athletic | Southend-on-Sea |
| 13:00 GMT | Cox 2' 79' Turner 11'Leonard 38'Coker 63'Ranger 77'Oxley 86' |
Report | Reeves 66' Lennon 81'Konsa 90+2' |
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 9,588 Referee: Darren Drysdale |
| 30 December 2017 25 | Southend United | 1–2 | Shrewsbury Town | Southend-on-Sea |
| 15:00 GMT | Wright 34' Leonard 55'Turner 64' |
Report | Coker 18' (o.g.) Godfrey 40'Whalley 62'Rodman 90' |
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 7,076 Referee: Gavin Ward |
| 1 January 2018 26 | AFC Wimbledon | 2–0 | Southend United | London |
| 15:00 GMT | Trotter 27' Soares 48' |
Report | Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: 4,392 Referee: John Busby |
| 6 January 2018 27 | Northampton Town | 3–1 | Southend United | Northampton |
| 14:00 GMT | O'Toole 19' Grimes 49' (pen.)Crooks 85'Revell 90' |
Report | Demetriou 26' (pen.) |
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,267 Referee: Michael Salisbury |
| 13 January 2018 28 | Southend United | 1–2 | Fleetwood Town | Southend-on-Sea |
| 15:00 GMT | Kightly 86' |
Report | Diagouraga 53' 57' Madden 62'Coyle 78' |
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 6,489 Referee: Anthony Coggins |
| 20 January 2018 P | Rochdale | v | Southend United | Rochdale |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Crown Oil Arena |
| 27 January 2018 29 | Southend United | 3–2 | Scunthorpe United | Southend-on-Sea |
| 15:00 GMT | McLaughlin 28' Kightly 37' McLaughlin 53' Turner 90+2' 90+2' |
Report | Hopper 12' Burgess 47' 90+1' Goode 52' van Veen 56' Hopper 68' |
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 6,723 Referee: Craig Hicks |
| 3 February 2018 30 | Peterborough United | 0–1 | Southend United | Peterborough |
| 15:00 GMT | Bond 6' Tafazolli 69' Shephard 81' |
Report | Demetriou 7' (pen.) Yearwood 37' McLaughlin 79' |
Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 5,114 Referee: Dean Whitestone |
| 10 February 2018 31 | Southend United | 3–1 | Wigan Athletic | Southend-on-Sea |
| 15:00 GMT | Turner 3' Ferdinand 31' Fortuné 36' Kightly 83' |
Report | Powell 43' Dunkley 47' Vaughan 67' 90+4' |
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 7,623 Referee: Andy Woolmer |
| 13 February 2018 32 | Bury | 0–0 | Southend United | Bury |
| 19:45 GMT | Dawson 33' Laurent 63' |
Report | Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 2,795 Referee: Martin Coy |
| 17 February 2018 33 | Southend United | 3–1 | Portsmouth | Southend-on-Sea |
| 15:00 GMT | Clarke 6' (o.g.) Demetriou 12', 84' |
Report | Evans 36' Thompson 64' |
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 9,397 Referee: Lee Probert |
| 3 March 2018 34 | Southend United | 0–3 | Walsall | Southend-on-Sea |
| 15:00 GMT | Yearwood 72' |
Report | Oztumer 57', 66', 85' Leahy 60' |
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 6,413 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
| 10 March 2018 35 | Southend United | 0–0 | Doncaster Rovers | Southend-on-Sea |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Baudry 52' |
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 6,766 Referee: Kevin Johnson |
| 13 March 2018 36 | Rochdale | 0–0 | Southend United | Rochdale |
| 19:45 GMT | Delaney 58' |
Report | Kightly 27' Demetriou 51' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,286 Referee: Eddie Ilderton |
| 17 March 2018 37 | Blackpool | 1–1 | Southend United | Blackpool |
| Robertson 45+2' Philliskirk 69' |
Report | Fortuné 11' Cox 15' Turner 45+1' Timlin 65' Coker 84' |
Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 3,213 Referee: Andy Haines |
| 24 March 2018 38 | Southend United | 2–0 | Rotherham United | Southend-on-Sea |
| 15:00 GMT | McLaughlin 7' Cox 79' |
Report | Mattock 76' |
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 7,719 Referee: Brett Huxtable |
| 30 March 2018 39 | Plymouth Argyle | 4–0 | Southend United | Plymouth |
| 15:00 GMT | Lameiras 3', 88' Carey 33', 52'Taylor 45+3' |
Report | Wordsworth 42' |
Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 11,965 (445 away) Referee: Brendan Malone |
| 2 April 2018 40 | Southend United | 4–0 | Gillingham | Southend-on-Sea |
| 15:00 GMT | Turner 8' Robinson 11'Kightly 18'McLaughlin 39' |
Report | Hessenthaler 15' Martin 45+3'Nugent 57'Wagstaff 62'Byrne 65' |
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 8,466 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
| 7 April 2018 41 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–0 | Southend United | Blackburn |
| 15:00 BST | Graham 59' Smallwood 84' Downing 90' |
Report | Cox 90' |
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 13,186 Referee: Andy Woolmer |
| 14 April 2018 42 | Oxford United | 2–0 | Southend United | Oxford |
| 15:00 BST | Henry 6' Ricardinho 45+4' |
Report | Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 7,332 (776 away) Referee: Darren Handley |
| 21 April 2018 43 | Southend United | 4–0 | Milton Keynes Dons | Southend-on-Sea |
| 15:00 BST | Robinson 23', 31', 76' McLaughlin 62'Yearwood 78'Timlin 79' |
Report | Tavernier 28' Aneke 30'Ward 88' |
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 7,546 Referee: Gavin Ward |
| 24 April 2018 44 | Oldham Athletic | 0–3 | Southend United | Oldham |
| 19:45 BST | Doyle 81' Byrne 85' |
Report | Robinson 5' Cox 52', 56'Demetriou 71' |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 3,362 Referee: David Webb |
| 28 April 2018 45 | Bradford City | 0–2 | Southend United | Bradford |
| 15:00 BST | Report | White 73' Fortuné 78' |
Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 19,960 Referee: Trevor Kettle |
| 5 May 2018 46 | Southend United | 0–0 | Bristol Rovers | Southend-on-Sea |
| 19:45 BST | Mark Oxley 9' Harry Kyprianou 26' |
Report | Ollie Clarke 10' 42' Tom Broadbent 75' |
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 8,179 Referee: Anthony Coggins |
FA Cup
On 16 October 2017, Southend United were drawn away to Yeovil Town in the first round.[5]
| 4 November 2017 First round | Yeovil Town | 1–0 | Southend United | Yeovil |
| 15:00 GMT | Khan 29' (pen.) Bailey 66'Mugabi 80' |
Report | Kightly 41' |
Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 2,079 Referee: Craig Hicks |
EFL Cup
On 16 June 2017, Southend United were drawn at home to Newport County in the first round.[6]
| 8 August 2016 Round 1 | Southend United | 0–2 | Newport County | Southend-on-Sea |
| 19:45 BST (UTC+1) | Report | McCoulsky 52', 58' |
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 2,998 Referee: Antony Coggins |
EFL Trophy
On 12 July 2017, Southend United were drawn in the Southern Group B against Colchester United, Gillingham and Reading U23s.[7] After finishing as runners-up in their group, Southend were drawn away to Peterborough United in the second round.[8]
| Pos | Lge | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L1 | Gillingham (Q) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 9 | Round 2 |
| 2 | L1 | Southend United (Q) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 | L2 | Colchester United (E) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 2 | |
| 4 | ACA | Reading U21 (E) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 1 |
Updated to match(es) played on 7 November 2017. Source: EFL.com
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
| 29 August 2017 | Gillingham | 2–1 | Southend United | Gillingham |
| 19:45 BST | Parker 8' 33' Ferdinand 57' (o.g.)Ogilvie 63'Wilkinson 90+12' |
Report | McLaughlin 31' White 55'Ba 66'McGlashan 73'Oxley 90+12' |
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 1,549 |
| 3 October 2017 | Southend United | 1–0 | Reading U23s | Southend-on-Sea |
| 19:45 BST | Fortuné 23' Robinson 31' |
Report | Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 1,148 Referee: Andy Haines |
| 7 November 2017 | Southend United | 2–0 | Colchester United | Southend-on-Sea |
| 19:45 GMT | Wright 37' Robinson 49'Cox 85' |
Report | Kent 89' |
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 2,781 Referee: Stuart Attwell |
| 6 December 2017 Second round | Peterborough United | 2–0 | Southend United | Peterborough |
| 19:45 GMT | Edwards 16' Maddison 62'Miller 81'Kanu 83'Forrester 85' |
Report | Demetriou 90+6' |
Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 1,707 Referee: John Busby |
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
- As of 28 October 2017
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | League One | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | ENG |
Mark Oxley | 18 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | DF |  SCO |
Stephen Hendrie | 10 | 0 | 6+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG |
Ben Coker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | ENG |
Anthony Wordsworth | 9 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG |
Anton Ferdinand | 14 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG |
Michael Turner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG |
Michael Kightly | 8 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | DF |  EIR |
Michael Timlin | 18 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW |  FRA |
Marc-Antoine Fortuné | 14 | 1 | 9+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | EIR |
Simon Cox | 18 | 4 | 14+2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ENG |
Stephen McLaughlin | 18 | 2 | 8+7 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 12 | FW | FRA |
Amadou Ba | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | ENG |
Nathan Bishop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | ENG |
Nico Cotton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | EIR |
Rob Kiernan | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | ENG |
Dru Yearwood | 8 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ENG |
Jermaine McGlashan | 15 | 1 | 8+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ENG |
Ryan Leonard | 18 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | ENG |
Jack Bridge | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | ENG |
Michael Klass | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | ENG |
Ted Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | ENG |
Joe Bedford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF |  CYP |
Jason Demetriou | 15 | 2 | 13+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | CYP |
Harry Kyprianou | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 31 | FW |  JAM |
Theo Robinson | 17 | 1 | 1+13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 42 | DF | ENG |
Elvis Bwomono | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 44 | MF | ENG |
Josh Wright | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | DF | ENG |
John White | 15 | 1 | 9+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 50 | FW | ENG |
Nile Ranger | 11 | 1 | 7+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Transfers
Transfers in
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2017 | LB | | Stephen Hendrie | West Ham United | Free | [9] |
| 7 July 2017 | LW | | Michael Kightly | Burnley | Free | [10] |
| 11 July 2017 | CB | | Michael Turner | Norwich City | Free | [11] |
| 2 August 2017 | FW | | Amadou Ba | Free agent | Free | [12] |
| 3 August 2017 | CB |  | Rob Kiernan | Rangers | Undisclosed | [13] |
| 16 September 2017 | CM | | Josh Wright | Gillingham | Free | [14] |
Transfers out
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2017 | CM | | Will Atkinson | Mansfield Town | Free | [15] |
| 1 July 2017 | RW | | Zavon Hines | Chesterfield | Released | [16][a] |
| 1 July 2017 | CF | | Dave Mooney | Leyton Orient | Released | [16][b] |
| 1 July 2017 | CF | | Frank Nouble | Newport County | Released | [16][c] |
| 1 July 2017 | RB | | Luke O'Neill | Gillingham | Released | [16][d] |
| 1 July 2017 | CB |  | Adam Thompson | Bury | Free | [21] |
| 1 July 2017 | CF | | Jason Williams | Bishop's Stortford | Released | [16][e] |
| 1 July 2017 | RB | | Jordan Williams | Free agent | Released | [16] |
- Zavon Hines joined Chesterfield following his release.[17]
- Dave Mooney joined Leyton Orient following his release.[18]
- Frank Nouble joined Newport County following his release.[19]
- Luke O'Neill joined Gillingham following his release.[20]
- Jason Williams joined Bishop's Stortford following his release.