Boring stat alert

[fbm]

This was the first time as a manager that a Phil Brown team has scored 5 goals away from home.

In fact, as a manager his teams have only scored 5 goals twice before; once as a Derby manager when they beat a very poor Crewe in the Championship 5-1. This was just before Derby lost 6-1 at Coventry and 3-1 away to Colchester in the FA Cup, after which Brown was sacked.

The other time was the season when Hull got promoted to the Prem and they beat Southampton 5-0 at home.

Told you it was boring!

 

[Jai]

OK, when was the last time Southend scored five in a league match with five different goalscorers and no penalties?

 

[Stuart W]

OK, when was the last time Southend scored five in a league match with five different goalscorers and no penalties?

Pretty sure it was March 1968 (my first season) against Workington at home. We won 7-0 and the goal scorers were Clayton2, McKinven2, Smillie, May and Best. At that point we were odds on for promotion, but in our 9 remaining games we only won 1 (the last game when it was too late), and that still remains the most dramatic slump from a promotion position in our history.

Don't know the last time it happened away from home though.

 

[Stuart W]

1968/69 we had 5 scorers in our 6-1 away win at Bournemouth, but that was in the league cup.

 

[Mick]

OK, when was the last time Southend scored five in a league match with five different goalscorers and no penalties?

We've had five different scorers a few times with the fifth scorer being O.G.

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

Pretty sure it was March 1968 (my first season) against Workington at home. We won 7-0 and the goal scorers were Clayton2, McKinven2, Smillie, May and Best. At that point we were odds on for promotion, but in our 9 remaining games we only won 1 (the last game when it was too late), and that still remains the most dramatic slump from a promotion position in our history.

Don't know the last time it happened away from home though.

1968/69 we had 5 scorers in our 6-1 away win at Bournemouth, but that was in the league cup.

Saw both of these.:cricko:

 

[Mick]

1968/69 we had 5 scorers in our 6-1 away win at Bournemouth, but that was in the league cup.

We went to Bournemouth, as a mere Division Four side against a side a division higher that had only lost one game at home in the last eight months, very much second favourites. The League Cup was taken seriously in those days too.

What a curtain raiser to a season which went on to become by far and away the most entertaining in the last 50 or so years.

 

[Ex-Member1]

Saw both of these.:cricko:

Saw the Workington game....vivid memory of Eddie Clayton scoring with an outrageously long range header. Great memories. COYBB

 

[spoons]

We went to Bournemouth, as a mere Division Four side against a side a division higher that had only lost one game at home in the last eight months, very much second favourites. The League Cup was taken seriously in those days too.

What a curtain raiser to a season which went on to become by far and away the most entertaining in the last 50 or so years.

Went to that game, an evening match, begged Dad for afternoon off from Leigh building site and drove down with brother and cousin, still unreal to this day. Forget who was manager but when we said to him what a great win it was, he was so laid back saying, yeah not bad!

 

[Mick]

Went to that game, an evening match, begged Dad for afternoon off from Leigh building site and drove down with brother and cousin, still unreal to this day. Think John Neal was manager and when we said to him what a great win it was, he was so laid back saying, yeah not bad!

Was it not Ernie Shepherd ? With Geoff Hudson , later to become Manager, as trainer.

But it was an unreal result. Can still remember more about that day than I can about a lot of very recent matches !

(PS John Neal who played for us with distinction, died a year ago tomorrow at the age of 82.)

 

[RobM]

Even more bring - Carlisle United are top scorers in League Two - but have also conceded the second highest amount! (Both 35).