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Players who have started games in defence, in midfield and up front

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Only tangentially Southend related, but a while ago I stumbled upon a video of an old Norwich game where they lined up with Chris Sutton at centre-back... and Buzz Newman at centre-forward.
 
B.B.The Legend Lives On. said:
Mike Beesley joined Southend United on the eve of 1962-63 a centre-forward he came from West Ham United along with winger Derek Woodley. In his first 6 league games he scored 8 times for the club(think this record still stands??). He left at the end of the 1964-65 season having scored 36 league & cup goals in 87 matches and joined Peterborough United.
After a couple of seasons with the Posh he rejoined Southend United being signed by Ernie Shepherd & in the following 4 seasons played mainly in defence or midfield scoring just 13 times in over 150 league and cup matches. In Mike's second spell with the club we were unbeaten in the matches in which he scored. He was released at the end of the 1970-71 season by the then manager Arthur Rowley.
Being slightly biased probably one of the best utility players the club has had over the last 50+years.
I first wrote to Mike Beesley as a 13 year old kid living in Little Wakering in 1962 and over 55 years later I am pleased to say we still meet up from time to time for a chat about the 60's and it is a real pleasure to be able to call him a friend.
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I remember Micky Beesley being the manager of the H W Stone sports shop on the A13 in Leigh after he retired. I bought the most hideous pair of yellow tracksuit bottoms there in about 1974, tried to dye them navy blue and they came out a sort of yucky green!

I agree with you about his usefulness to the Club because he would put in a shift wherever he played. Sadly, not all of our fans appreciated his versatility and some gave him a fair bit of stick from the terraces.
 
Sammy McMillan played up front, in midfield and at the back and was superb everywhere.

He still looks out for Phil Chisnall.
 
Sussex Shrimper said:
Only tangentially Southend related, but a while ago I stumbled upon a video of an old Norwich game where they lined up with Chris Sutton at centre-back... and Buzz Newman at centre-forward.
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Rob played up front for us once at Daggers in an ESC game when he was manager. Scored a cracker of a volley.
 
Simon Francis certainly started in defence and in the midfield. He also came on and played up front against Ipswich in the Championship IIRC, though I can't remember him starting up top ever.
 
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