League One

IT’S AN HONOUR TO SKIPPER SIDE – BEN

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The LeaguePaper Team
11 March 2018

Coker’s glee at Powell decision

By Richard Dore

LEADER: Ben Coker has followed in the footsteps of Southend boss Chris Powell by captaining the side. Inset: Powell in his playing days with the Shrimpers in 1993
PICTURE: Action Images

IN NOVEMBER 2004, leftback Chris Powell was voted Southend’s all-time cult hero by the club’s fans in a BBC poll. He claimed 58 per cent of the vote ahead of Brett Angell and Roy McDonough.
More than a decade on, Powell is adding to his legacy at Roots Hall after taking over as manager and improving the club’s fortunes in League One t...

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