FOOTBALL GOVERNANCE BILL
The Shrimpers Trust was delighted that our local MP, David Burton Sampson, spoke at the second reading of the Football Governance Bill on Monday 28th April
Click here to view David’s speech.
TRUST STATEMENT – 28th April 2025
Shrimpers Trust welcomes the second reading of the Football Governance Bill in House of Commons
Click here to read the statement in full.
SHRIMPERS TRUST PLAYER OF THE YEAR AWARDS 2024/25
A Report and images are now available for our POTY Awards Evening held on Monday 22nd April 2025
Click here for full details.
“It’s Freddy Eastwood this TIIIIMMMEEEE……OHHH, WHAT A GOAL!”
On 7 November 2006, Southend United achieved arguably its greatest ever victory, beating a Manchester United team containing multiple international stars and managed by Sir Alex Ferguson, and sending the League Cup holders out of the competition in the Fourth Round.
We have produced a fantastic new poster to commemorate the match, and it is the first in a series of such posters.
Click here for full details.
SHRIMPERS TRUST PLAYER OF THE MONTH – MARCH 2025
Keenan Appiah-Forson is the recipient of the Shrimpers Trust Player of the Month for March.
Click here for full details.
SOCIETY BOARD MEETING MINUTES – (7th April 2024)
Draft Minutes from the Society Board Meeting held on Monday 7th April 2025 are available in the Members Area of the Website here.
THE BIG WALK 2025
🚶♂️💙 50KM | 1 Night | 6 Charities | 1 Goal 💙🚶♀️
On April 18th, Southend United take on Braintree Town in what could be a massive game for our club. But before that, a determined group of fans will be walking 50km overnight from Braintree to Roots Hall – all to raise funds for the Shrimpers Trust Social Inclusion project and five amazing local charities.
Click here for full details.
NORTH BANK RETURN
Following collaborative efforts with Shrimpers Trust and The Blue Voice, SUFC will be reopening the Solopress North Bank stand to home supporters for their final four home games.
The Shrimpers Trust will be running a fundraiser to put money towards various items such as flags, balloons, and potential displays that will help encourage and improve the atmosphere which the club have agreed to match up to a £2,500 cap.
Click here for full details.
LIAISON MEETING MINUTES – (23rd January 2025)
Minutes from the Liaison Meeting held on Thursday 23rd January 2025 are available online here.
2024 AGM AND Q&A REPORT
The Shrimpers Trust AGM was held on Thursday 9th January followed by a Q&A session with SUFC CEO Tom Lawrence and Manager Kevin Maher and his Coaching Staff
The full report on the evening can be found here.
THE MANCHESTER UNITED KEITH BIRD PRINT – NOW ON SALE
The scoreboard’s finest hour! Another great print of Keith Bird’s artwork, this time depicting a scene from that famous night in 2006 when we made Alex Ferguson chew his gum a bit harder, is now available to purchase on line here.
Unit Price includes Packing in a Card Envelope and Postage to UK Mainland Address.
Prints can also be purchased for £15 from the Trust Stand in the Shrimpers Bat prior to any Home Game.
A MATCH FOR MICKY PROGRAMME
The Programme for the ‘A Match for Micky’ fundraiser held on Sunday 20th October 2024 is now available to purchase from our web shop here.
20 pages including: Our Micky – An Appreciation, SUFC Legends Squad details, The Carli Lansley Foundation FC, The Spurs Connection and much, much more.
Priced at just £3.00 including Postage.
IT’S A SHRIMPER PITCH INVASION!
On 19 May 1906 in the Blue Boar, our beloved Southend United was formed. To mark the 118th anniversary of this special day we have produced a fantastic new print entitled ‘Southend United Pitch Invasion’.
On the print are the names of every player since 1906 who has notched up at least 100 first team appearances for us (plus a few merit cases – we couldn’t leave out Stanley!).
Click here for further details and how to purchase.