Memory Lane Old Photos of Southend United.

[Sammy Shrimper]

This popped up in Facebook:

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It’s easy to work out who we are playing against and when. There were lots of comments about it being rather wet!

1992 ? Mad Murphy in charge. Lost 2-3 from memory and it was raining most of the game.

 

[fbm]

Apologies if this has been put up before, but I do feel its 'of the moment'. Saturday's guest of honour, plus the opening scorer's dad, both feature in a game that had everything (in fact Nelse looked quite sprightly).

Special prize to those who can name the commentator ;

I don't recognise the commentator... who was it?

 

[Whispering Bob]

Darryl Smith.

 

[THE SEVENTIES NORTH BANK]

One for you old people on here.
5 Autographs from 1970-71. Guess the players.

 

[THE SEVENTIES NORTH BANK]

 

[THE SEVENTIES NORTH BANK]

Season 1969/70.

 

[ozzie]

B.Lloyd..K,Lindsey..O.Simpson--D.Barnett.....Peter Hunt??

 

[THE SEVENTIES NORTH BANK]

B.Lloyd..K,Lindsey..O.Simpson--D.Barnett.....Peter Hunt??

We have a winner. Well done ozzie.

 

[overseas shrimper]

Founded 1890?

 

[THE SEVENTIES NORTH BANK]

Founded 1890?

This was printed in the days of no internet, etc. They used to get a lot of things like that wrong.

 

[ozzie]

We have a winner. Well done ozzie.

Now ask me what i done two days ago

 

[Cricko]

Now ask me what i done two days ago

You remember you went in the other room for something...........and now.

 

[CrippsCorner]

Founded 1890?

Mad! I quite like the old badge though.

 

[C'mon you Shrimpers]

Was at a quiz night recently at the Essex Bowling club in Imperial Avenue. A fair number of the SUFC history books mention that Bob Jack our first manager was a pretty useful bowls player. So he was

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As you would expect I wrote to Essex County Bowling Club to see if they were aware of Bob Jack and the SUFC link. This was the secretary's reply

Dear C’mon you Shrimpers
I love to hear about these sort of things - I collated all of our Club History as well as I could in recent years, so it's nice to hear more about someone like Bob.
A brief look at our honours boards show that he won at least 5 Club titles here, but somewhat surprisingly never the Club Singles itself. However he was the first ever winner of the Essex Singles in 1909, a title that I myself won for the first time 104 years later!
And I had no idea he once won the National Singles, an incredible achievement - he must have been an excellent player.
All the best Ed (club manager)

 

[bluesince66]

Shrimpers 1 Preston 1, 1974/75. I know this has been featured before, but I couldn't help myself. Some true legends here!

 

[Cricko]

Lost Football Grounds and Terraces of the United Kingdom​

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Southend Stadium, home to Southend United from 1934 to 1955. Record attendance: 23,634 v Tottenham Hotspur FA Cup 3rd replay 15 January 1936. Pics by Bob Lilliman/Groundtastic Football Grounds Magazine.

 

[Cricko]

@RHB just parked up on his way to RH in the late 20's

 

[old leigh shrimper]

I remember going to the last greyhound meeting at the stadium in 1985.
Quite sad that it closed really.

 

[RHB]

@RHB just parked up on his way to RH in the late 20's

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Outrageous abuse of someone still convalescing, you should be ashamed of yourself.

My Gran bought my first ruff from St Marys when I joined the choir at Holy Trinity Rayleigh. Amazing how trivia like that sticks in your mind.

 

[Suffolk Shrimper In Dorset]

Lost Football Grounds and Terraces of the United Kingdom​

Vincent Taylor · pnersoSodtil42hc86f846i0lm0523mat42h7ghh5u32044313h01803171h ·
Southend Stadium, home to Southend United from 1934 to 1955. Record attendance: 23,634 v Tottenham Hotspur FA Cup 3rd replay 15 January 1936. Pics by Bob Lilliman/Groundtastic Football Grounds Magazine.

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Saw some pics of the Stadium on FB earlier - prompted me to check in with Eric Marsden, our oldest player still alive and just turned 95 (spoke to his neighbour this morning). Eric is ok but mostly confined to bed in a care home - his wife visits him most days. Will try and think of something to send to him (we sent him the original prog of his SUFC home debut in 1952 last year). Eric is the only former player still alive who played for us at the old Stadium ground.
Eric was circa 20th at last time of counting on the oldest footballers still alive - I've asked for an update on that and will share when I get it