Mervyn Cawston

[Firestorm]

His name croppd up on a favourite XI thread a couple of weeks back amd again in conversation in the office.

here is a limk to a site about his time with Chicago Sting

http://www.nasljerseys.com/Players/C/Cawston.Mervyn.htm

 

[RobM]

Quality 'keeper. One of the best we've had.

 

[ozzie]

one of best ever keepers

 

[tottenham541]

Must be a top four keepers for me at southend:thumbsup:

 

[RobM]

I seem to recall he saved 70% of penalties.

 

[OldBlueLady]

We were blessed at this time with some very decent keepers, I think it was Neil Freeman here at around the same time and also excellent.

 

[thenobster]

met him too through my work, nice bloke too

 

[Uncle Leo]

He was just before my time - last played for us in March 85 and I first went in the September - so what sort of keeper was Merv? Good stopper? Dominant in the box? The lot? Just curious really as I know he's regarded as a Southend great.

 

[Up the Shrimpers]

He was just before my time - last played for us in March 85 and I first went in the September - so what sort of keeper was Merv? Good stopper? Dominant in the box? The lot? Just curious really as I know he's regarded as a Southend great.

Some clips of Cawston on this link. Not one of his best matches unfortunately. http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=01aoftNrw1k

 

[Uncle Leo]

Some clips of Cawston on this link. Not one of his best matches unfortunately. http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=01aoftNrw1k

Alan Biley's mullet! A podgy Southend skipper! Danny Greaves! Youths sitting on a wall to watch the game! Cawston wearing what looks like a pyjama top! That dugout! A Minerva Supreme football! A face save! Policemen dressed like proper policemen! A pitch invasion! This clip is gold.

 

[LCBB72]

Some clips of Cawston on this link. Not one of his best matches unfortunately. http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=01aoftNrw1k

Alan Rogers signed for us a couple of seasons later .

 

[Up the Shrimpers]

Alan Biley's mullet! A podgy Southend skipper! Danny Greaves! Youths sitting on a wall to watch the game! Cawston wearing what looks like a pyjama top! That dugout! A Minerva Supreme football! A face save! Policemen dressed like proper policemen! A pitch invasion! This clip is gold.

David Crown was also at Portsmouth then as well and played a few times that season, but it was the days of only 1 sub and did not get many games.

 

[ozzie]

best clip i have seen for "yonks"...full ground,atmosphere,fans on the pitch, even a "bog"roll thrown after the first goal..70s-80s footie...bring it back(with my hair)....have you found any other older southend games????

 

[OldBlueLady]

No way would they allow that kind of incursion these days! Definitely not one of Merv's better performances.