Memory Lane Old Photos of Southend United.

[Johnners]

Off topic slightly but saw this on the Chelsea website and as one of our greatest early former players thought it might be worth including. Check out Wiki if you need to find out more about Harold Halse.

 

[tsbl2000]

My favourite season ever. From my teenage scrapbook....

 

[LCBB72]

If there ever was a team that should of gone onto greater things , here it is .

 

[Hawkwell Blue]

The team that started my love affair. What a great kit but not worn again after this season.

 

[Zeuss]

View attachment 36042My favourite season ever. From my teenage scrapbook....

I hadn’t spotted the names underneath so spent an interesting 15 mins trying to work them out……3 I gave up on….O’ Connor and Riley—unsurprisingly ,and Howard Moore !

 

[Snowy]

Flying Scotsman front and centre.
My Grandads favourite, I had the pleasure to meet him and stay with him up in Scotland, but that's another story.

 

[Billy Bests boot laces]

I hadn’t spotted the names underneath so spent an interesting 15 mins trying to work them out……3 I gave up on….O’ Connor and Riley—unsurprisingly ,and Howard Moore !

Mike O'Connor & Ian Riley were IIRC always fringe players, who never secured regular 1st team recognition.
As for Howard Moore, can't recall him 'pulling up any trees' for the brief time he was with us?. Was a right winger ( no. 7 ) ?.

 

[Zeuss]

Yes. And yes.
Not really a big fringe though ! Riley one appearance,O’Connor none .
7 appearances for Howard Moore. I’d always remembered him as being a similar height as Baber,Bentley,and Billy Best,with whom he arrived at the same time.

 

[THE SEVENTIES NORTH BANK]

One of these teams is really rubbish, in all sorts of money troubles, and could go into administration.

 

[blues exile]

View attachment 36042My favourite season ever. From my teenage scrapbook....

Such memories! But where is Gary Moore in that photo?

 

[annie1954]

Nobler will answer this was this the start of Billy Best Time at Southend or had he played before this ?

 

[Mick]

Such memories! But where is Gary Moore in that photo?

Probably in Grimsby.

 

[Mick]

Nobler will answer this was this the start of Billy Best Time at Southend or had he played before this ?

He played 20 games the previous season; just the 14 goals (all in the last 16 of those matches)!!

 

[blues exile]

Probably in Grimsby.

Yes, I guess the photo was taken at the beginning of the season and he only joined around late October, early November after Andy Smillie who is in the photo went to Gillingham.

 

[Zeuss]

Nobler will answer this was this the start of Billy Best Time at Southend or had he played before this ?

I’m trying to compile a list of all those that DB is nobler than ….

 

[B.B.The Legend Lives On.]

Such memories! But where is Gary Moore in that photo?

Gary Moore's home debut was against Doncaster Rovers on November 9th. 1968. Also making his home debut that day was Dave Martin-Chambers with both players scoring that day. Also missing in that team photo was Ian "Chico" Hamilton who joined us in the September. Chico also scored on his home debut in a 1-0 win against Workington.

 

[garner&best]

Great memories. Some of my all time favourites in that team.

 

[Suffolk Shrimper In Dorset]

Just found this whilst searching for another pic for a less obvious caption comp