Memory Lane Old Photos of Southend United.

[It'sGrimUpNorth]

Swansea v Southend 4th Feb, 2005. League Two.
They battered us that day, but again, the never say die attitude, good team and great team spirit meant we got something from the game. Also, a nice header from Kev to set up the assist to the goal.

Tuesday night fixture. I remember this. We parked outside the prison. Such a welcoming place!

 

[NZamba Legend]

Tuesday night fixture. I remember this. We parked outside the prison. Such a welcoming place!

Wow, league 2! The standard there looks about three divisions higher than the standard we are at now.

And to be fair within a few years quite a few players from both of these teams were playing at n the championship

 

[THE SEVENTIES NORTH BANK]

Open Day, July 1967.

Refreshments - Tony Bentley, Eddie May, Dave Brabbing can all be seen in this photo.

Jackie Ferguson with club legend Frank Walton (in the white shirt) and Ernie Shepherd, former Blues manager.

Cheers! - Peter Hunt and Ernie Shepherd.

Players - Jimmy Stevenson, Trevor Roberts, Andy Smillie and John Mckinven.

1967 Southend United squad members Joe Ashworth, Sammy McMillan and Phil Chisnall practice on the pitch.

 

[ozzie]

The first photo,DAVE.B still doesnt look much older now.
Also could the lad (right side) white shirt be Micky Bough ??Dave might know as they use to go to away games together

 

[Billy is the best]

It certainly looks like Mick.

 

[B.B.The Legend Lives On.]

The first photo,DAVE.B still doesnt look much older now.
Also could the lad (right side) white shirt be Micky Bough ??Dave might know as they use to go to away games together

Thanks for your kind words Ozzie (check in the post my friend). Obviously this was taken a very long time ago, well almost 57 years ago. I agree with my fellow poster "Billy is the Best" it certainly does look like Mick. Wonder if he ever reads Shrimperzone it would be so nice to catch up with him again, must be well over 45 years since we last saw each other.

 

[LCBB72]

Thanks for your kind words Ozzie (check in the post my friend). Obviously this was taken a very long time ago, well almost 57 years ago. I agree with my fellow poster "Billy is the Best" it certainly does look like Mick. Wonder if he ever reads Shrimperzone it would be so nice to catch up with him again, must be well over 45 years since we last saw each other.

After 45 years do you think he is trying to tell you something Dave .

 

[DoDTS]

Thanks for your kind words Ozzie (check in the post my friend). Obviously this was taken a very long time ago, well almost 57 years ago. I agree with my fellow poster "Billy is the Best" it certainly does look like Mick. Wonder if he ever reads Shrimperzone it would be so nice to catch up with him again, must be well over 45 years since we last saw each other.

After Keithie Summers died in 2004 I phoned his parents for the first time in donkey years they immediately remembered me and gave me his phone number. I rang him, he was living in Basildon, and he was shocked to learn of Keiths death but it was good to talk. He was invited to a couple of the "Keithie Summers Memorial Away games" and said he would try to attend but didn't. I think he wanted to stay at a distance. Sadly over the years I have lost his phone number.

 

[ozzie]

Keith and Mick were great together.
Keith always knew the best away pubs,with real ale,cider etc.
I sometimes "taged" along with them at away games.Exeter away mid 70s being one of the best....and God could they hold their drink.Think a couple of times they ended up nearly holding me up...great lads,great days

 

[THE SEVENTIES NORTH BANK]

The 1975/76 season proved to be a difficult one in the league, but in the FA Cup things were very different.

Four home ties in a row saw us dispatch Swansea, Dover, Brighton and Cardiff in some enthralling encounters. Stuart Parker helped himself to five goals along the way, including a sensational injury time winner versus Cardiff (pictured above).

Many in the near 13,000 crowd in that fourth-round match stayed behind after the final whistle to hear the draw for the next round relayed over the tannoy, leading to further scenes of delirium as we drew reigning Division One (Premiership nowadays)champions Derby County.

At least 10,000 Shrimpers made the trip up to the Baseball Ground where a narrow defeat put paid to our Wembley dreams, and many who were there will recall we had an ‘equaliser’ cruelly ruled out for offside!

 

[THE SEVENTIES NORTH BANK]

F.A. Cup replay 1957. Southend United 2 Torquay United 1.
Southend centre forward Roy Hollis, scores Southends first goal with Mervyn Gill the Torquay goalkeeper on the ground.

 

[Whispering Bob]

The 1975/76 season proved to be a difficult one in the league, but in the FA Cup things were very different.

Four home ties in a row saw us dispatch Swansea, Dover, Brighton and Cardiff in some enthralling encounters. Stuart Parker helped himself to five goals along the way, including a sensational injury time winner versus Cardiff (pictured above).

Many in the near 13,000 crowd in that fourth-round match stayed behind after the final whistle to hear the draw for the next round relayed over the tannoy, leading to further scenes of delirium as we drew reigning Division One (Premiership nowadays)champions Derby County.

At least 10,000 Shrimpers made the trip up to the Baseball Ground where a narrow defeat put paid to our Wembley dreams, and many who were there will recall we had an ‘equaliser’ cruelly ruled out for offside!

Great cup campaign - the atmosphere at home to Cardiff was something else (quite a fracas in the car park IIRC).

 

[THE SEVENTIES NORTH BANK]

More from the Liverpool F.A. Cup game.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CURqlFKW4AAZFXc.jpg

 

[Hawkwell Blue]

More from the Liverpool F.A. Cup game.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CURqlFKW4AAZFXc.jpg

Still no idea how that rogue photo of captains shaking hands gets an airing. Definitely not us.

 

[THE SEVENTIES NORTH BANK]

Still no idea how that rogue photo of captains shaking hands gets an airing. Definitely not us.

Good spot. Thanks. Taken down now. It was under Southend v Liverpool, but is in fact Bangor City v Liverpool in a friendly in 1979.

 

[Blue Yonder]

Great cup campaign - the atmosphere at home to Cardiff was something else (quite a fracas in the car park IIRC).

Stood with dad on the south bank (west of the goal) with the Cardiff fans massed behind that goal so no segregation presumably which seems odd now. After the goal the Cardiff fans charged across the south bank, Slightly terrified and ready to leg it but with dad in no position to do the same so we stood there and they charged past and then 2 minutes later walked back past us like we were invisible. Odd.... but a life lesson learnt.

 

[westie]

F.A. Cup replay 1957. Southend United 2 Torquay United 1.
Southend centre forward Roy Hollis, scores Southends first goal with Mervyn Gill the Torquay goalkeeper on the ground.

Southend United's all-time leading goalscorer with Johnny McGuigan in the background.
Yes, I was there!

 

[THE SEVENTIES NORTH BANK]

 

[NZamba Legend]

Accidentally Wes Anderson

 

[Crowstone Crevette]

The 1975/76 season proved to be a difficult one in the league, but in the FA Cup things were very different.

Four home ties in a row saw us dispatch Swansea, Dover, Brighton and Cardiff in some enthralling encounters. Stuart Parker helped himself to five goals along the way, including a sensational injury time winner versus Cardiff (pictured above).

Many in the near 13,000 crowd in that fourth-round match stayed behind after the final whistle to hear the draw for the next round relayed over the tannoy, leading to further scenes of delirium as we drew reigning Division One (Premiership nowadays)champions Derby County.

At least 10,000 Shrimpers made the trip up to the Baseball Ground where a narrow defeat put paid to our Wembley dreams, and many who were there will recall we had an ‘equaliser’ cruelly ruled out for offside!

As previously shared, that was the moment I remember Dave Worthington jumping over the wall into the West Stand and celebrating our winner with the fans.

He'd probably get booked nowadays