Southend's McCormack signs new contractpublished at 17:11 Greenwich Mean Time 19 January 2021
Southend United midfielder Alan McCormack extends his contract until the end of the League Two season.
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Southend's McCormack signs new contractpublished at 17:11 Greenwich Mean Time 19 January 2021
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Read MoreMan charged with murdering womanpublished at 13:00 Greenwich Mean Time 19 January 2021
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Read MoreHalford extends Southend contractpublished at 18:07 Greenwich Mean Time 18 January 2021
18:07 GMT 18 January 2021Southend United defender Greg Halford extends his deal until the end of the season.
Read MoreRelive Tuesday's EFL action as it happenedpublished at 16:12 Greenwich Mean Time 18 January 2021
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Read MoreColchester United 1-1 Cambridge Unitedpublished at 17:16 Greenwich Mean Time 16 January 2021
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Read MoreGrimsby Town 0-0 Southend Unitedpublished at 17:13 Greenwich Mean Time 16 January 2021
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Read MorePatel: 'I will back police against rule breakers'published at 17:48 Greenwich Mean Time 12 January 2021
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Read MorePatel defends police lockdown finespublished at 12:45 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2021
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Read MoreSouthend United 1-0 Barrowpublished at 17:26 Greenwich Mean Time 9 January 2021
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Read MoreSalford-Colchester off for frozen pitchpublished at 12:19 Greenwich Mean Time 8 January 2021
12:19 GMT 8 January 2021Saturday's League Two match between Salford City and Colchester United is postponed due to a frozen pitch.
Read MoreSouthend sign Pompey's Hackett-Fairchildpublished at 13:44 Greenwich Mean Time 7 January 2021
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