Formed in 1955 by East Londoners Doris and Gil Medcalf formerly of Eton Manor, they have played at Southchurch Park Arena since 1985, when they joined the Essex Senior League. They won the title in 1991 but weren‘t promoted and stayed in the division until relegation in 2023. Owner Jerry Omango – another East Londoner – took over in 2019 and has both improved the ground massively and built up the youth section.

Earlier this season, we won the home game 2-1, through goals from James Briggs and Adam Sidky.

In 2023/24, we won 2-0 away thanks to two goals from Charlie Fagan. In the return home game, it was a 1-0 victory through Noah Adejokun’s strike.

Although only in midtable, Southend Manor are unbeaten at home in 5 games, with 4 wins and a draw since a change of management in November.

Striker Harry Barham has 4 goals in 5 games since signing from Essex & Suffolk Border League side Tiptree Heath in December, where he scored 4 in 6.

We’ve not received the information yet, so we’re not sure on the bar/food situation, but admission for Southend Manor’s last home game was £7, with Over 60s £5 and U16s £2.

Southchurch Park Arena is 14 minutes’ walk from Southend East railway station, which is just 41 minutes direct from Barking. It’s a 31 minutes’ walk from Southend Central and 37 minutes from Southend Victoria. There’s street parking nearby.