The 2016–17 season was Southend United's 111th year in existence and their second consecutive season in League One. Along with competing in League One, the club participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy.
The season covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.
Transfers Transfers in Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref. 1 July 2016 RB Jason Demetriou Walsall Free transfer 1 July 2016 RM Jermaine McGlashan Gillingham Free transfer 12 July 2016 GK Mark Oxley Hibernian Free transfer 16 July 2016 CF Simon Cox Reading Free transfer 29 July 2016 CB Jakub Sokolík Yeovil Town Free transfer 3 August 2016 CF Nile Ranger Free agent Free transfer 27 August 2016 CB Anton Ferdinand Reading Free transfer 29 September 2016 CF Marc-Antoine Fortuné Coventry City Free transfer 20 December 2016 RW Zavon Hines Dagenham & Redbridge Free transfer 18 January 2017 CF Frank Nouble Gillingham Free transfer 31 January 2017 CF Theo Robinson Lincoln City Undisclosed
Transfers out Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref. 1 July 2016 GK Dan Bentley Brentford Compensation 1 July 2016 CB Cian Bolger Fleetwood Town Released 1 July 2016 CM Gary Deegan Shrewsbury Town Mutual consent 1 July 2016 CF Noel Hunt Portsmouth Released 1 July 2016 RW Kevan Hurst Mansfield Town Released 1 July 2016 CF Jamar Loza Free agent Released 1 July 2016 CM Jack Payne Huddersfield Town Compensation 1 July 2016 CB Luke Prosser Colchester United Released 1 July 2016 LW Myles Weston Wycombe Wanderers Released 1 July 2016 RM David Worrall Millwall Free transfer 11 July 2016 AM Franck Moussa Walsall Free transfer 4 January 2017 CB Jakub Sokolík Plymouth Argyle Free transfer
Loans in Date from Position Nationality Name From Until Ref. 5 August 2016 CM Adam King Swansea City End of Season 31 August 2016 CB Ryan Inniss Crystal Palace End of Season 27 January 2017 DM Luke Amos Tottenham Hotspur End of Season
Loans out Date from Position Nationality Name To Until Ref. 5 January 2017 CF Jason Williams Boreham Wood 8 April 2017
Competitions Pre-season friendlies
League One
League table
Matches
FA Cup
EFL Cup
EFL Trophy
References