Memory Lane Old Photos of Southend United.

[Uncle Leo]

Just found the home programme from the Man City game while rifling around in the loft. Hope these pics come out ok...

 

[Uncle Leo]

This might work as a better way of viewing the programme cover...

 

[eaststander]

What a picture
We may-can build another 5 grounds..
But none will EVER be as good as Roots Hall..built by fans,for fans..that fans of "our age" will always love

Great picture. I was at the 1st game v Norwich. Stood as a young lad in the paddock . Now have a seat in East roughly same place as I stood !

 

[AndyT]

Liking the new stadium! :cool:

 

[Uncle Leo]

Liking the new stadium! :cool:

Yeah, couldn't resist posting that one!

Was that stadium intended to be where the Greyhound Retail Park now is (and where Southend had previously played way back when?)

 

[E for B and Billy Best]

I'm not sure where that ground was going to be built. We used to publish nice photos of stadiums that we were going to build which would be a shock to the landowners as they were always on land that we didn't even own.

 

[Cricko]

I'm not sure where that ground was going to be built. We used to publish nice photos of stadiums that we were going to build which would be a shock to the landowners as they were always on land that we didn't even own.

A bit like now then as Southend Council still have a deal to make with RM over some parts of it.

 

[E for B and Billy Best]

Some things never change. What surprises me is the club don't seem to notice that fans aren't wetting their knickers at the latest drawings of 'New Stadium - Mark 48'

 

[RobM]

Some things never change. What surprises me is the club don't seem to notice that fans aren't wetting their knickers at the latest drawings of 'New Stadium - Mark 48'

Do we honestly believe it will ever happen?

 

[RobM]

What a picture
We may-can build another 5 grounds..
But none will EVER be as good as Roots Hall..built by fans,for fans..that fans of "our age" will always love

...and the half-time board as well!

 

[Chairman Trigg]

That's the Garon Park stadium plan.....Uncle Vic had fallen out with the council big time and they showed their true colours by clearly showing that the towns football club wasn't wanted.If built it would have been one of the first of the new breed of stadium which has become the norm.As it is we are now one of the only ones with a blue fence!!

Yeah, couldn't resist posting that one!

Was that stadium intended to be where the Greyhound Retail Park now is (and where Southend had previously played way back when?)

 

[E for B and Billy Best]

Do we honestly believe it will ever happen?

Nope, nix, nein, never in a million years.

 

[THE SEVENTIES NORTH BANK]

TSNB quickly puts up another photo before this wonderful thread becomes hi-jacked by the new stadium talk.

 

[E for B and Billy Best]

Well played. And what a team that was. Now remind me what stadium is that.

 

[Suffolk Shrimper In Dorset]

Well played. And what a team that was. Now remind me what stadium is that.

Southport I think - wasn't there a video of it too?

 

[LCBB72]

Southport I think - wasn't there a video of it too?

That team played a few games together , so this is a hard one , this is for B B The Legend Lives On or Mick .

 

[THE SEVENTIES NORTH BANK]

Southport I think - wasn't there a video of it too?

There you go. It's one I put on here earlier.

 

[Up the Shrimpers]

TSNB quickly puts up another photo before this wonderful thread becomes hi-jacked by the new stadium talk.

Well played. And what a team that was. Now remind me what stadium is that.

Southport I think - wasn't there a video of it too?

There you go. It's one I put on here earlier.
[video=youtube;TGuTcNLmIXg]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGuTcNLmIXg&t=55s[/video]

That team picture was taken away at Chester probably at start of 1966/7 season when we played there on 7th Sept. The stand in the background is the old main stand at Sealand Road with the open terrace in the background. By the time I went to Sealand Road in the 80's they had built a new main stand.
If you look when we played at Southport at the end of that season we had an emblem on the shirts. In the team photo there is no emblem.

 

[E for B and Billy Best]

Always if I think of naming a team the first three names are - Roberts - Bentley - Birks, in fact that whole team was responsible for my supporting the Blues. What ten year old wouldn't swear allegiance to a team that had the elegance of Firmani and 'Rampaging Ray Smith' upfront.

 

[LCBB72]

That team picture was taken away at Chester probably at start of 1966/7 season when we played there on 7th Sept. The stand in the background is the old main stand at Sealand Road with the open terrace in the background. By the time I went to Sealand Road in the 80's they had built a new main stand.
If you look when we played at Southport at the end of that season we had an emblem on the shirts. In the team photo there is no emblem.

And different socks .