Memory Lane Old Photos of Southend United.

[Mick]

You, and others, might find this interesting.

All about Great Wakering FC

Shame they've killed off Jimmy Greaves, though.

 

[Billy Bests boot laces]

You, and others, might find this interesting.

All about Great Wakering FC

Thanks Mick, a very interesting read. When i saw 'B.B The Legend Lives on' in Dec, he told me my Great Uncle Jackie Bridge, is still alive, living in a care home in Leigh!.

 

[billy best was god]

Have been sorting out the loft found some old evening echos found this one from 1984 with my dad circled, I am the lad to the right we won a signed football it was in the old north paddock

 

[billy best was god]

Just found 2 more from 1977/78

 

[Suffolk Shrimper In Dorset]

Just found 2 more from 1977/78

Are you employed by The Echo to seek to clear up old debts as the claimants never came forward in these cases?

 

[Stuart W]

Just found 2 more from 1977/78

The bloke circled on the right in the second picture (longish fair hair) is none other than Roy Cottis, well remembered along with his sister Marion for being regulars on the Bushell brother away coach trips of the 1960s and 70s.
Roy still works as a steward at the ground on match-days.

 

[LCBB72]

The club used to have a face in the crowd in there programmes in the 1968-69 season .

 

[overseas shrimper]

You, and others, might find this interesting.

All about Great Wakering FC

Fantastic. My grandad is in 3 team photos in the early 30s (Arthur Susans). One of the photos I have framed in my study.

 

[lombard]

Dave Axcell now lives in Argyle House,Seaforth Road,Westcliff. He quite frequently goes to Essex County Bowls Club in Imperial Avenue,Westcliff.

 

[Chairman Trigg]

Thanks Mick, a very interesting read. When i saw 'B.B The Legend Lives on' in Dec, he told me my Great Uncle Jackie Bridge, is still alive, living in a care home in Leigh!.

Worked with Jackie many years ago ,lovely bloke ..many interesting tales of the blues.If my memory serves me right he nearly ended up at Villa but didn't want to leave the area

 

[mfurok]

Dave Axcell now lives in Argyle House,Seaforth Road,Westcliff. He quite frequently goes to Essex County Bowls Club in Imperial Avenue,Westcliff.

Wrongly gave two penalties against me in one Borough Comb match back in the day.

We lost 3-0 but won division three that year.

Never forgave him though.

 

[Billy Bests boot laces]

Worked with Jackie many years ago ,lovely bloke ..many interesting tales of the blues.If my memory serves me right he nearly ended up at Villa but didn't want to leave the area

My late wife worked with his wife Maureen in mid 70's in Coleman House in Vic Ave before i met her. She showed me a photo she had taken with Maureen & Jackie. 'Whose that' i asked, when she told me i said 'that's my great uncle'!!.

 

[ozzie]

and that dodgy looking bloke left,from Roy with a beard is me!!!

 

[The Big Dady]

Copies of some of the original documents of the formulation of Southend United Football Club in 1906.


I did not realise the Blue Boar and the Nelson were both originally Hotels.

 

[Billy Bests boot laces]

My Great Grandmother ( one of the Shoebury Hallums family, before she married my G/Grandfather Bridge ), worked as a maid for Oliver Trigg's family, when she was a teenager!.

 

[Suffolk Shrimper In Dorset]

Collected quite a few od pics at our SUEPA '60's event yesterday. Just one of many attached here, check out the rest (including I suspect a good few not seen before) on our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/SUEPAssoc/
All pics posted up today with the old ones put up in the second of four posts made just now
Enjoy!

 

[THE SEVENTIES NORTH BANK]

This is from the Watford programme for the F.A. Cup tie, Dec 16th 1978. Final score, 1-1.

If you click on photo's, it will open up bigger to read.

 

[The Big Dady]

I know this is not strictly about Southend United, but following @DoDTS great "1954-55 the Last Season at the Stadium" Thread, I thought I would post these up about Southend Stadium, Grainger Road which was our "home" from 1934 to 1954.

These are all about the old Southend Stadium and its final Greyhound meeting on Boxing Day 26th December 1985.

Pic 1 One last outing - racegoers pack into the stand for the final meeting Boxing Day December 1985


Pic 2 Out of the traps - greyhounds racing in January 1971


Pic 3 Stadium Road - Plans to hold speedway races at the track where opposed due to the close proximity to residential streets


Pic 4 Race day - dogs on their way around the track


Pic 5 Fast on four legs - a race in 1976


Pic 6 Heavy load - a new generator is delivered to the Southend Stadium, overseen by stadium secretary Hugh Willcock in November 1973.

A similar generators were installed at Roots Hall at the start of the 3 Day week at the beginning of 1974 to enable floodlit games to be played. These Fiat Generators were loaned by the Rochford toy-maker Lesney Products & Co. Ltd (Matchbox).


Pic 7 The way it was - the main stand at the stadium


Pic 8 Gone to rubble - demolition taking place in 1986


Pic 9 Closure - the stadium as it looked in March 1986, just months after its final race


Pic 10 End of an era - the remains of the stadium in March 1986​

 

[The Big Dady]

The Last Greyhound meeting at Southend Stadium Grainger Road Programme Boxing Day 26th December 1985.

Due to heavy torrential rain, the final race had to be abandoned as the hare kept getting stuck on the track and stopped, unfortunately so did the greyhounds.

Not a fitting final tribute to the end of Southend Stadium.

​

 

[Billy Bests boot laces]

I'm sure i watched a testimonial game there circa 69-70, when we were struggling in Div 4, & Ernie Shepherd was still our manager.
I remember sitting in that main stand with the chant 'all we are saying.... is Shepherd must go', sung by our 'choir' back then.
* Over to you B.B. The Legend Lives On, reckon you must have been there, & have the details!. *