Colchester Sport
Baldwin leaves U's for Southend
9:35pm Friday 27th January 2012
Pat Baldwin's long association with Colchester United ended tonight when he completed a permanent move to Essex rivals Southend United.
The popular defender has joined the League Two promotion-chasers on a deal until the end of the season.
Baldwin, 29, made nearly 250 league and cup appearances for the U's and was part of their promotion-winning squad, in 2006.
He spent nearly ten years at Colchester, having signed for them in August 2002 from Chelsea.
Baldwin has found his first-team opportunities limited under John Ward this season and was restricted to just four starts in League One.
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