Top 10 supporters of 1967-68

[DoDTS]

I've just been leafing through some old programmes and came across this in SUFC v Rochdale programme 10th May 1968:

Amazingly their are seven fanatics who have not missed a United match home or away league or cup during the whole season, During this time they, and the many others who have missed barely a handful of games, having travelled almost 10,000 miles just to see the Blues. The gallant seven (in strict alphabetical order) are: Charlie Benson, Dave Brabbing (Nobbler), Lenny Lloyd, John McGill (Miggs), Mick Thomas, Anne Turner and Pete Valentine (Bonzo). In addition two others have missed only one game, Maureen Burrows and Terry Day (Tess), and Ian Leask has missed two.

What a wonderful season with such a horrible end, but great times and a great achievement by the above especially to Nobbler and Mick for being regulars on Shrimperzone nearly fifty years later,

As for me I missed seven games that season so was well down the list, mind you I was only 15/16 years of age.

 

[stickyboy]

Anne Turner is my mum and still goes with us in Family Stand

 

[Billy Bests boot laces]

When you think that back in those days, most motorways were yet to be built, and most cars/coaches did'nt have the acceleration/speed of todays models, this was a fantastic achievement. Not forgetting trips to the likes of Workington & Barrow!
Top respect to them all.

 

[Bobby dazzler]

Absolute credit to them all.
I was two years old at the time but remember being very young when going on away trips and going to Hammersmith to join the M1 as there were little or no motorways. Years later I spent 7 years not missing a game home or away and remember a young kid called Phil Cox starting out on his long road ahead. These people are a special breed.

 

[THE SEVENTIES NORTH BANK]

When you think that back in those days, most motorways were yet to be built, and most cars/coaches did'nt have the acceleration/speed of todays models, this was a fantastic achievement. Not forgetting trips to the likes of Workington & Barrow!
Top respect to them all.

And no air conditioning. Those coaches could be freezing cold or stinking hot. Not so many men and lads sprayed anti-deoderant in those days, Lol. So they had those big wet patches under the arm pits that absolutely stunk. Anti-perspirant came in the seventies I think.

 

[Bobby dazzler]

And no air conditioning. Those coaches could be freezing cold or stinking hot. Not so many men and lads sprayed anti-deoderant in those days, Lol. So they had those big wet patches under the arm pits that absolutely stunk. Anti-perspirant came in the seventies I think.

I thought you just used the youngest boys on the coach and mopped your armpits with their heads.

 

[Bobby dazzler]

i am sure thats why my hair fell out at an early age

 

[Csboy]

M25 wasn't around until 1986 saw all trips to the west would involve going through London on the dreaded North circular addimg a few hours to the journey.
From that list Dave Brabbing is still around he used to run the away coaches when I first started going to away games amd was a real character.

 

[OldBlueLady]

From that list Dave Brabbing is still around he used to run the away coaches when I first started going to away games amd was a real character.

Still is! Made our friend from Australia feel very special on his visit earlier this year. :thumbsup:

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

I've just been leafing through some old programmes and came across this in SUFC v Rochdale programme 10th May 1968:

Amazingly their are seven fanatics who have not missed a United match home or away league or cup during the whole season, During this time they, and the many others who have missed barely a handful of games, having travelled almost 10,000 miles just to see the Blues. The gallant seven (in strict alphabetical order) are: Charlie Benson, Dave Brabbing (Nobbler), Lenny Lloyd, John McGill (Miggs), Mick Thomas, Anne Turner and Pete Valentine (Bonzo). In addition two others have missed only one game, Maureen Burrows and Terry Day (Tess), and Ian Leask has missed two.

What a wonderful season with such a horrible end, but great times and a great achievement by the above especially to Nobbler and Mick for being regulars on Shrimperzone nearly fifty years later,

As for me I missed seven games that season so was well down the list, mind you I was only 15/16 years of age.

Lot of familiar names and faces here.:thumbsup:

 

[B.B.The Legend Lives On.]

M25 wasn't around until 1986 saw all trips to the west would involve going through London on the dreaded North circular addimg a few hours to the journey. From that list Dave Brabbing is still around he used to run the away coaches when I first started going to away games amd was a real character.

I'm not sure that I ran the away coaches, although I did help out from time to time. However, I do remember spending half of my life between 15 and 21 travelling on them (the other half was spent travelling in Bonzo's white van, affectionately known as "The Bonzmobile".) What great days they were, spent with a very special group of people.

 

[Csboy]

I'm not sure that I ran the away coaches, although I did help out from time to time. However, I do remember spending half of my life between 15 and 21 travelling on them (the other half was spent travelling in Bonzo's white van, affectionately known as "The Bonzmobile".) What great days they were, spent with a very special group of people.

When I first started going away you were the man everyone knew. I remember we were coming back from Cardiff after a heavy defeat and an even heavier downpour throughout the game. We were all soaking wet and you took your trousers off and spent the entire trip back in your underpants wandering up amd down the coach!

 

[Ozzer]

I'm not sure that I ran the away coaches, although I did help out from time to time. However, I do remember spending half of my life between 15 and 21 travelling on them (the other half was spent travelling in Bonzo's white van, affectionately known as "The Bonzmobile".) What great days they were, spent with a very special group of people.

I can remember in those days Dave we used to stop at a fish and chip shop in a village on the way home, no motorway services then. I also remember travelling overnight to Swansea in the back of a van and we got there so early the gates were open at the Vetch and we drove up to the pitch about 7am. Happy days!

 

[Mick]

I've just been leafing through some old programmes and came across this in SUFC v Rochdale programme 10th May 1968:

Amazingly their are seven fanatics who have not missed a United match home or away league or cup during the whole season, During this time they, and the many others who have missed barely a handful of games, having travelled almost 10,000 miles just to see the Blues. The gallant seven (in strict alphabetical order) are: Charlie Benson, Dave Brabbing (Nobbler), Lenny Lloyd, John McGill (Miggs), Mick Thomas, Anne Turner and Pete Valentine (Bonzo). In addition two others have missed only one game, Maureen Burrows and Terry Day (Tess), and Ian Leask has missed two.

What a wonderful season with such a horrible end, but great times and a great achievement by the above especially to Nobbler and Mick for being regulars on Shrimperzone nearly fifty years later,

As for me I missed seven games that season so was well down the list, mind you I was only 15/16 years of age.

A good season certainly until the wheels came off at the end of March (ironically just after a 7-0 win!) but not a patch on the season that followed. Saw all them too and for entertainment value, the best season in half a century!

 

[Zeuss]

Yes we certainly played some fantastic football those 2 seasons without somehow achieving our 1st ever promotion.Checking back,I got to10 away games 1967-68 before studying got in the way'.Looking at the roll of honour,I'm very surprised at one missing name-Gus(the late Keith Summers.

 

[DoDTS]

Yes we certainly played some fantastic football those 2 seasons without somehow achieving our 1st ever promotion.Checking back,I got to10 away games 1967-68 before studying got in the way'.Looking at the roll of honour,I'm very surprised at one missing name-Gus(the late Keith Summers.

It shows what tremendous support we had then, to reach the top ten you could only afford to miss two matches, there were loads bubbling away just under the top ten such as Keithie. I missed seven and would have probably struggled to reached the top 50. At Roots Hall then, granted they were largely Friday nights, but you rarely saw an away fan, but every Saturday away match you would see a group of at least fifty Southend away fans chanting away.

I remember going to Workington and the locals seeing all the Blue scarves were convinced we must be from Carlisle university, they couldn't believe we had travelled from Southend and I remember the quote from the Sunday paper (probably News of the World) "the noisy Southend fans soon had had something to shout about".

 

[blue scorpion]

Still not sure whether Workington, Newport or Halifax had the ********* ground in the league.

 

[THE SEVENTIES NORTH BANK]

Still not sure whether Workington, Newport or Halifax had the ********* ground in the league.

You can add Bradford Park Avenue to that list.

After going out of business, but you get the idea,

http://thebeautifulhistory.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/bradfordparkavenue2.jpg

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

You can add Bradford Park Avenue to that list.

After going out of business, but you get the idea,

http://thebeautifulhistory.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/bradfordparkavenue2.jpg

I remember going there back at that time Ray Charnley was playing for them.

Didn't look quite as bad as that though!

 

[ozzie]

great stuff,Peter,that was my first season as well,even my first away game at Notts.co..I think John Mcgill ,now lives in Perth,down under,since mid 80s..some great "old"!!! names.Shame we have not got any old photos of the fans then(and now):omg: