FA Trophy fourth round draw - Southport (H)

[SHRIMPERPETER]

I'd rather sit in my seat in the South upper than poxy North

 

[Shrimper83]

Best thing COSU could do for a fixture like this is £5 for an adult £1 a kid get bums on seats.

 

[Roger The Alien]

Looking at the draw, if we take it seriously, we have an good chance of making the final and win it.

 

[ColinMorrisWalksOnWater]

Last time we entertained Southport in a cup tie, as recently as 1926, we won 5-2.

And we played Southport in the league for the last time in 77-78 I think (?)

We had John Burridge in goal on loan from Villa and they had ex Villa 'keeper and Worcestershire wicketkeeper Jim Cumbes in goal for them. We won a really entertaining game 4-2 with Dave Smith playing a 4-2-4 formation.

We finished the season runners up to Watford, they got relegated from the Football League.

 

[GNH]

Just digging out the Vlog i took at the game mate.

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

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He’d have been older than that!

 

[essexshrimper]

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Cricko isn’t that young….

 

[GNH]

He’d have been older than that!

Cricko isn’t that young….

Obviously got his Grandson to transcribe the events......

 

[Cricko]

 

[RHB]

A choice of back ache and possible sun blindness in the East Stand or the delights of the North Stand for those that don't handle standing all that well. As choices go, both are pretty rubbish, so if that happens we may swerve it.

 

[Cockle43]

Just digging out the Vlog i took at the game mate.

Was that on your old hand cranked silent movie camera, Cricko?

 

[Rattus Norvegicus]

I must dust off my old Commodore 64 & revisit Prince of Persia .....

 

[Crowstone Crevette]

And we played Southport in the league for the last time in 77-78 I think (?)

We had John Burridge in goal on loan from Villa and they had ex Villa 'keeper and Worcestershire wicketkeeper Jim Combes in goal for them. We won a really entertaining game 4-2 with Dave Smith playing a 4-2-4 formation.

We finished the season runners up to Watford, they* got relegated from the Football League.

Spot on @ColinMorrisWalksOnWater it was indeed the 77-78 season.

Saturday 4th March 1978
Southend Utd Scorers: Parker D (2), Polycarpou, Hadley
Attendance: 6,635


*Southport not Watford!!!

 

[Mick]

And we played Southport in the league for the last time in 77-78 I think (?)

We had John Burridge in goal on loan from Villa and they had ex Villa 'keeper and Worcestershire wicketkeeper Jim Combes in goal for them. We won a really entertaining game 4-2 with Dave Smith playing a 4-2-4 formation.

We finished the season runners up to Watford, they got relegated from the Football League.

He was a bowler.

 

[Mick]

If there were an entrance via Shakespeare Avenue, there would have to be a very long bridge or tunnel, passing over or under Fairfax Drive.

Can tell someone used to be a postman.

 

[stewart]

Recall the days when Southend v Southport was a regular Football League fixture (sigh).

was thinking the same , used to like Southport, Southend v Southport had a ring to it . saying the it will probably be Peterborough Sports who we have never played before .

 

[ColinMorrisWalksOnWater]

He was a bowler.

Apologies, at least I got the sport and county right.

Although he did also feature for Surrey, Lancashire and Warwickshire.

Proper sportsman!

 

[Stuart W]

Apologies, at least I got the sport and county right.

Although he did also feature for Surrey, Lancashire and Warwickshire.

Proper sportsman!

You did indeed get the sport and county right, but the spelling wrong.
It was Cumbes.

 

[Massimo Giovanni]

Barnet away at Altrincham drew the short short straw. 50 travelling Bees compared to Macclesfield's 1000?
FRG get easy home draw, need them and York to get paired off next round.

 

[cerbera45]

The traditionalist in me wants it to be Southport although playing Peterborough Sports would be a novelty.