Happy Days, Sad Days.

[THE SEVENTIES NORTH BANK]

This brings back some memories.

http://www.southendunited.co.uk/news/article/blues-history-part-five-881355.aspx

 

[jassyfa1]

I enjoyed that, thank you.

 

[ooh-andy-ansah]

Cheers for that, made me feel old though :smile:

 

[Kevin Hogg]

There were the grimmest of times in the mid-80's.
Though that happy pic on the pitch at Peterborough United brings back memories of a wonderful day out - and the start of unprecedented success.

 

[THE SEVENTIES NORTH BANK]

I like this bit the most. How about that for a home record.

Southend won their first ever major trophy as a Football League club. The team was built on a rock solid defence and an amazing home record. The team won nineteen and drew four of its 23 home games and in the ten home games between August 22nd and November 15th didn’t even concede a League goal at Roots Hall. Goalkeeper Mervyn Cawston went 985 minutes unbeaten in home games until Bradford City’s Bobby Campbell finally ended the run. It was two points for a win in those days, but under the present system, Southend would have clocked up a staggering 97 points as they headed the table from the likes of Lincoln City,

 

[Kevin Hogg]

I like this bit the most. How about that for a home record.

Southend won their first ever major trophy as a Football League club. The team was built on a rock solid defence and an amazing home record. The team won nineteen and drew four of its 23 home games and in the ten home games between August 22nd and November 15th didn’t even concede a League goal at Roots Hall. Goalkeeper Mervyn Cawston went 985 minutes unbeaten in home games until Bradford City’s Bobby Campbell finally ended the run. It was two points for a win in those days, but under the present system, Southend would have clocked up a staggering 97 points as they headed the table from the likes of Lincoln City,

Great side. Derek Spence, Keith Mercer, Tony Hadley and Alan Moody, Ron Pountney... and those "battles" with Lincoln City - home and away!!!!

 

[ChalkwellShrimper]

This brings back some memories.

http://www.southendunited.co.uk/news/article/blues-history-part-five-881355.aspx

Great and not so great memories.

Not long before Anton Johnson came on the scene at SUFC, as a youth, I played for Priory Athletic. Managed by Dave Johnson (Anton's brother) and Dave Goody (father of David Goody who's written [co-written?] a couple of books on SUFC), I strenuously deny that Anton had anything to do with the lovely kit we had at Priory Ath:smile:. DG if you see this and have the pictures of us collecting the league cup at RH from Dave Smith please post them!

 

[Jam_Man]

Im old enough to remember going to those games, but young enough not to really have taken it all in.

Main memory is that Anton Otulakowski was my favourite player around then, mainly because having a foreign player was exciting. I was also too young to know he was born in England :smile:

 

[ozzie]

Great side. Derek Spence, Keith Mercer, Tony Hadley and Alan Moody, Ron Pountney... and those "battles" with Lincoln City - home and away!!!!

remember it well kev,straight after the home game with lincoln city, had to get a train back to germany,,what is it that brings it "all out" with lincoln city.was at lincoln.c. away game 71-72 season,we got searched at roots hall getting on the coach,police waiting in lincoln, after the game the coach was bricked!!coach drove back,minus a big window

 

[Dazzaref]

Im old enough to remember going to those games, but young enough not to really have taken it all in.

Main memory is that Anton Otulakowski was my favourite player around then, mainly because having a foreign player was exciting. I was also too young to know he was born in England :smile:

I remember seeing Otulakowski do his handstand throw in trick, but did he ever do it in a competitive game?

 

[E for B and Billy Best]

Had to laugh at the team photo with Dick Bate as manager. It reminded me of a headline in a newspaper I saw, after he joined the FA. It read "Dick Bates long balls will wreck football". I kid you not.

 

[ChalkwellShrimper]

Had to laugh at the team photo with Dick Bate as manager. It reminded me of a headline in a newspaper I saw, after he joined the FA. It read "Dick Bates long balls will wreck football". I kid you not.

Dick's wife wasn't too happy with them either.