Memory Lane Old Photos of Southend United.

[Billy Bests boot laces]

I never really noticed this hanging in the West Stand bar before.

I know what i'd like to see hanging in there!.

 

[THE SEVENTIES NORTH BANK]

Southend v the favourites to win the League. 16th Sept. 1995.

 

[Stuart W]

Southend v the favourites to win the League. 16th Sept. 1995.

Footnote: Attendance for this game against Wolves (Division 1 equivalent to today’s Championship) 6,322.
Attendance for Saturday’s game against Gateshead in the National League, three divisions lower than the above game, 6,765.

Blues fans, take a bow.

 

[Up the Shrimpers]

Footnote: Attendance for this game against Wolves (Division 1 equivalent to today’s Championship) 6,322.
Attendance for Saturday’s game against Gateshead in the National League, three divisions lower than the above game, 6,765.

Blues fans, take

Must have been more than 38 Wolves fans as well!!
Not 100% sure but I think our lowest Div 1 crowd was Stans debut v Notts County

 

[THE SEVENTIES NORTH BANK]

Grainy picture, but worth watching. 19th November 1994. How was that not a sending off? Could have been an excuse if he got the ball, but looked like he was aiming for our goalie.

 

[TJC]

Ouch. Defo red. Must have been there, but don't recall that game. It used to be so good down at the Hall

 

[danburyshrimper]

Ah -- Mick Gooding . He was Alan Little's player / assistant manager back in 1999 - Southend United supporters played a pre season match at Boots n Laces against the full 1st team squad. Before the match Gooding came into our supporters' changing room to say enjoy the match lads , go easy on the tackles + lets have a good clean match.
Well , Just before half time the Supporters scored a goal back to make it 3-1 to the 1st team. Little bought on a whole new team at HT , one of whom was Gooding who then spent the next 45 minutes absolutely kicking lumps out of any supporter player he could get near to. It was unbelievable! - just as bad as in the clip above!!!

 

[THE SEVENTIES NORTH BANK]

27th Dec 1994. Spot the divot time.

 

[The Big Dady]

John Motson RIP commentating on top of the West Stand double barrelled roof in the snow during the Southend United v Liverpool FA Cup game back in 1979,.

 

[ozzie]

A magical night...and what a team we had then

 

[Billy is the best]

I never realised on the day that John Motson was directly above me. I watched the whole game on tip toe.
As Ozzie said “what a team we had then”

 

[LCBB72]

I never realised on the day that John Motson was directly above me. I watched the whole game on tip toe.
As Ozzie said “what a team we had then”

I was sitting on top of one of the big advertiseing boards at the back of the South Bank with my brother in law and a bottle of rum .

 

[ozzie]

I was like you, BBBL,in the west stand....holding the BEST team in the world with over 30,000 fans in the ground.
Now we find it hard against Nat league teams!!! How our "mighty" have fallen

 

[TSG]

I was like you, BBBL,in the west stand....holding the BEST team in the world with over 30,000 fans in the ground.
Now we find it hard against Nat league teams!!! How our "mighty" have fallen

Yes, what a night, never get bored reading about it, especially with Motty's passing and our present financial problems. For me, got back from my London job in time for a good place but, in hindsight a poor decision, asked my girlfriend at the time would she like to come, but she was held up as a hairdresser in Chalkwell!!! As the lines got longer and longer I was looking at my watch in disbelief, no mobiles then, deciding not to join the queue in case I missed her. Eventually joining across the road close to the Blue Boar, 19.00 time I think, a good 45 mts after I'd got back ☹ Anyway, did make it at half time squashed at the back of a west side corner of the south bank, very cold, and like many others watched more on the highlights later that evening. Remember a huge roar while waiting to get in, Parkers chance I wonder? The girlfriend, well we stayed together for a few more years, but she never went to another game

 

[THE SEVENTIES NORTH BANK]

Leicester V Southend 1995.
An unlikely hat-trick hero, as he only scored 7 in 164 appearances for us, including these 3 goals.

 

[THE SEVENTIES NORTH BANK]

Southend V Torquay.
Chance after chance. Can substitute Freddy Eastwood take one? Of course he can.

 

[Whispering Bob]

Just stumbled across this ;

 

[Mad Cyril]

Leicester V Southend 1995.
An unlikely hat-trick hero, as he only scored 7 in 164 appearances for us, including these 3 goals.

I wish we had a midfield enforcer like Julian Hails in this squad.

 

[THE SEVENTIES NORTH BANK]

Jamar Loza. What a debut. One of the best ever. He was electric that night. I thought after seeing that he would go on to play many games at Championship level, but it didn't happen, and he sort of went from club to club and down the Leagues. He's on loan at Dartford and is only 28.

 

[THE SEVENTIES NORTH BANK]

Southend v Watford, April 1996. Leo Roget to the rescue.