Memory Lane Old Photos of Southend United.

[jaffa1]

Watched the QPR game in the Paddock and it still ranks in my top 3 favourite ever games at the Hall. I recall staring at the sheer scale of Phil Parkes during the warm up and abusing Stanley Bowles throughout the match (even though I really liked/rated him). Didn't wee Davie Cunningham get a goal ?

 

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Watched the QPR game in the Paddock and it still ranks in my top 3 favourite ever games at the Hall. I recall staring at the sheer scale of Phil Parkes during the warm up and abusing Stanley Bowles throughout the match (even though I really liked/rated him). Didn't wee Davie Cunningham get a goal ?

No, it was Guthrie and Brace.

 

[THE SEVENTIES NORTH BANK]

Just seen this put up by C.P. So it definitely has to go on here. Great memory. Unusual Wednesday night game. 14th April 1993. Southend 3 Bristol Rovers 0. Collymore 2 Angell 1. Big Stan helps us avoid relegation.
Stan celebrates with the North Bank.

 

[THE SEVENTIES NORTH BANK]

Ron Pountney. Great player. Always gave 100%. 3 times player of the year.

 

[THE SEVENTIES NORTH BANK]

Dave Cunningham and Stuart Parker 1977.

 

[Rattus Norvegicus]

Re above - surely not 1997?

And the old North Paddock - fab.

 

[THE SEVENTIES NORTH BANK]

1948 Southend United reserves v Arsenal reserves. A massive crowd watch Southend keeper Ted Hankey tackle a dog!

 

[THE SEVENTIES NORTH BANK]

Southend 0 Man City 1.....1956 ....29,000 gate.

What do you mean? There's nothing wrong with the pitch.

 

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Chris Guthrie and Dave Cunningham this time.

 

[THE SEVENTIES NORTH BANK]

Southend United's Kursaal ground in 1927, during its brief period as greyhound track.

 

[AndyT]

We should get that photo of Stan framed and sent to him.

That was a great night and I'm guessing that photo was taken after his thunderbolt in the second half!

 

[Crowstone Crevette]

Chris Guthrie and Dave Cunningham this time.

Neil Townsend in the background?

 

[westie]

What a fantastic picture! Brings back memories :thumbsup:

 

[thorpebayshrimper]

Yes Andy. SC would love to have that alongside his framed SUFC shirt. Even better let's get Stan down to RH and present it to him:thumbsup:

 

[Suffolk Shrimper In Dorset]

OK folks, with a bit of time on my hands over the Xmas break, and in following up on an enquiry re a past game from a reader of my book which I did but then got a bit side-tracked (:smile:), I've had a rummage thro a few old progs and will put up in the next few posts a few pics from the past for you.

Apols in that they are not great quality - I've basically taken pics from old progs on my mobile under artificial light, but I hope they come across clear enough to spark a few good memories of the past.

To kick things off I've attached here a couple from a mid '70's SUFC handbook (what great things they were - and only 10p). One shows the members of the old travel club and another is a great one of our fans en route to Walsall.

Anyone see themselves in these pics, or have memories of the faces shown?

 

[Suffolk Shrimper In Dorset]

Three more oddities, from 71 to 73:

The first is from Feb 73 and is a great pic of Peter Taylor scoring v Bournemouth with a reasonably well populated South Bank in the background (when the total gate was 9,435)

The second shows a happy Billy Best after scoring v Walsall in Nov 72 at the North Bank end, with Moore and Johnson arms aloft. You can just about make out that the West Stand is less populated at the South Bank end as of course, annoying kids running around in the free space and the infirm aside, folk moved in those days towards the end we were kicking

I like the third one simply because it shows the old South Bank in the background. It was taken v Bury in Sept 71 (a 0-0 game) with 5,222 of us present

 

[Suffolk Shrimper In Dorset]

Next, first is an add in the final prog of 70/71 for season tickets in 71/72 .... what good value they proved to be with our promotion that season!

The second one here shows Bill Garner smacking in his hatrick goal v Millwall in a friendly at the start of the 71/72 season. A good action pic, but again, oooohh that South Bank!

Third is a pic of a more populated South Bank from the end of the 71/72 season - anyone here spot yourself in it?!

Finally in this collection is a pic at the end of the 71/72 season of the team celebrating promotion. I think Billy must be letting one rip

 

[Suffolk Shrimper In Dorset]

Finally I attach a few pics from our 75/76 FA Cup run including a prog note after the Derby game lamenting our bad luck at the Baseball Ground. That will do for now! (if anyone can edit the pics so they are the right way up that would be good!)

 

[OldBlueLady]

Finally I attach a few pics from our 75/76 FA Cup run including a prog note after the Derby game lamenting our bad luck at the Baseball Ground. That will do for now! (if anyone can edit the pics so they are the right way up that would be good!)
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Oh the memories - we was definitely robbed! Of course, the programme those notes were written for - that match we won 4-0 with Silvester scoring all 4 goals!

 

[ozzie]

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I finally dug out this picture from the loft.....1972 v Chelsea, great South Bank picture

was at th game ,but do not remember that