Southend United v Brighton and Hove Albion, 12 August 2000
| Score | 2-0 to Southend United |
| Competition | League Division 3 |
| Venue | Roots Hall |
| Attendance | 7,492 |
View Southend United v Brighton and Hove Albion head to head
At the end of a traumatic close season that had seen the Essex club facing a winding-up order brought by the Inland Revenue and chairman John Main on the brink of dismissal following a boardroom power struggle, Southend were pleased to see the start of the new season.
It showed in a determined performance, with last term's leading scorer Martin Carruthers needing only five minutes to open his 2000/01 account. Home goalie Woodman was only tested twice throughout while Brighton's second-half sub keeper Cartwright kept the visitors in with a chance. Former Tottenham midfielder David Lee clinched a deserved victory near the end when he advanced from his own half before unleashing a tremendous 25 yard scorcher.
Goals:
| Martin Carruthers | 5 |
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| David Lee | 83 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Andy Woodman
Defender/Right back
Martyn Booty
Defender/Centre back
Leo Roget
Defender/Midfielder
David Morley
Defender/Left back
Damon Searle
Midfielder
Scott Houghton
Midfielder
David Lee
Midfielder
Kevin Maher
Midfielder
Mark Tinkler
Forward
Martin Carruthers
Forward
Neil Tolson
Substitutions:
| Gordon Connelly for Kevin Maher | 73 |
| Scott Forbes for Scott Houghton | 73 |
| Phil Whelan for Neil Tolson | 90 |
Comments:
Andy Woodman, David Lee, Damon Searle, Phil Whelan and Scott Forbes were all making their Shrimpers debut.Goals:
Starting lineup:
Michel Kuipers
Goalkeeper
Paul Watson
Defender/Right back
Darren Carr
Defender/Centre back
Andy Crosby
Defender/Centre back
Kerry Mayo
Defender/Midfielder
Richard Carpenter
Midfielder
Charlie Oatway
Midfielder
Paul Rogers
Midfielder
Paul Brooker
Midfielder/Forward
Gary Hart
Midfielder/Forward
Bobby Zamora
Forward
Substitutions:
| Mark Cartwright for Michel Kuipers | 46 |
| Darren Freeman for Paul Rogers | 46 |
| Lee Steele for Gary Hart | 67 |