TEST your Southend United knowledge and memory with 24 questions on the Shrimpers from 2024.

1. Who was the first team Southend beat in 2024?

2. Who scored Southend’s first goal of 2024?

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3. Who were the first team to beat Southend in the calendar year?

4. Who was sent off for Blues in a 0-0 draw at Oxford City?

5. Which two Southend players scored their first goals for the club in a win at Maidenhead in February?

6. Who scored the only goal of his second loan spell with the Shrimpers in a 4-1 win against Aldershot?

7. Who scored twice for the Shrimpers in a 3-0 win at Solihull in March?

8. Which Southend player headed home his first goal for the club in a 4-2 win against Boreham Wood in April?

9. How many games did Blues go unbeaten before losing to Rochdale on the final day of last season?

10. Who made the most appearances for the Shrimpers during 2024?

11. Who scored the most goals for Blues in 2024?

12. In what month did the consortium complete their takeover of the club?

13. Which Southend player started the 2024/25 season with nine goals in 12 games?

14. Which defender joined Blues from Billericay on the eve of the new season?

15. Who scored Southend’s final goal of last season and also their first of the current campaign?

16. Who took to the pitch with the highest squad number for the Shrimpers during 2024?

17. Which long-serving Southend player announcement his retirement at the end of last season?

18. Which experienced striker joined the Shrimpers in September and made his debut off the bench against Eastleigh?

19. Keenan Appiah-Forson’s only goal for Southend in 2024 came against who?

20. Which Southend player scored his first goal for the club late on at Wealdstone in September?

21. Which fellow Essex side did Blues beat in the third round of the FA Trophy in December?

22. Who was Southend’s last signing of 2024?

23. Who ended the year with six goals in his last five games?

24. Who scored the Shrimpers’ last goal of 2024?

Send your answers to chris.phillips@newsquest.co.uk by 5pm on Monday. The person with the most right answers will receive a special Shrimpers teamsheet.