FA Trophy 3rd Round Draw - Brentwood Town (A) - Sat 7th Dec

[rararblue]

FA Cup 2nd Round
7th December 1968
Roots Hall
Southend Utd 10 - 1 Brentwood
Best (5), Moore G (4), McMillan

Southend Team:
Roberts, Bentley, Birks, McMillan, Beesley, Kurila, Clayton, Best, Moore G, Hamilton, Chisnall, Sub Unknown

Attendance: 13,107

I was there, sat on the wall. 1st round was 9 - 0 v King's Lynn. Boy, didn't I think Southend were the best team in the world, in those days.

 

[stewart]

We need a team we can beat to boost our confidence

or to absolutely take the last molecule of respect away from us .

 

[Chrisb]

Southend Utd 10 - 1 Brentwood
Best (5), Moore G (4), McMillan

Southend Team:
Roberts, Bentley, Birks, McMillan, Beesley, Kurila, Clayton, Best, Moore G, Hamilton, Chisnall, Sub Unknown

Attendance: 13,107

Love it !

 

[Billericay Dickie]

FA Cup 2nd Round
7th December 1968
Roots Hall
Southend Utd 10 - 1 Brentwood
Best (5), Moore G (4), McMillan

Southend Team:
Roberts, Bentley, Birks, McMillan, Beesley, Kurila, Clayton, Best, Moore G, Hamilton, Chisnall, Sub Unknown

Attendance: 13,107

According to the Southend Standard report the sub was John Baber.

 

[Mick]

The Robin Hood pub on Ongar Road is probably the nearest to the ground about 3/4 mile walk

The Robin Hood, now rebranded as The Robin with an emphasis on food, was the pub of choice in the late 60s (i.e. at the time of that 10-1) for their ground of that time, a little further up the Ongar Road about the time they started building the A12 fly over. They sadly lost that ground at the hands of property developers and merged with Chelmsford who in turn lost their ground in New Writtle Street at the hands of property developers. A different Brentwood team (Manor Athletic, became Brentwood Athletic then Brentwood) was allowed to reclaim the name of Brentwood Town as recently as 2004.