Wingers

[shallowshrimper]

My first ever match, in Oct 63 in the old east stand paddocks v Bristol Rovers. We won 3-2 with a McKinven hat trick and that was me hooked for life

 

[gatecrasher]

Ryan Hall was outstanding for goal scoring.

Gower was class, Mitchell Cole was very decent and I always though Macglauchlin ( lad now at Mansfield...however you spell his surname!) He was excellent in both attack and defence

 

[bluethroughandthrough]

Andy ansah, Steve Tilson, Jon hunt and by far the best I've seen ever in supporting blues... Ricky otto. I haven't seen anyone really come close since

 

[bluethroughandthrough]

Oh and if we keep playing 532 it will be a longer wait

 

[LCBB72]

Johnny McKinven made his debut against Shrewsbury on 26th Ept 1960 .

 

[LCBB72]

Andy ansah, Steve Tilson, Jon hunt and by far the best I've seen ever in supporting blues... Ricky otto. I haven't seen anyone really come close since

Johnny McKinven was twice the player that Ricky Otto was , and in 57 years of watching Southend Terry Johnson and Bernie Lewis from the 1971/72 promotion team are the finest ever wingers playing in the same team .

 

[LBBlue]

Johnny McKinven was twice the player that Ricky Otto was , and in 57 years of watching Southend Terry Johnson and Bernie Lewis from the 1971/72 promotion team are the finest ever wingers playing in the same team .

Derek Woodley on the right and John McKinven on the left played a lot of games together in the 60s .

Woodley was sheer pace - never got his shorts dirty even on the wettest muddiest pitches and we called him Brylcreem Boy as he never had a hair out of place. He was my first Blues idol!

 

[Piledriver]

Gary Nelson used to beat the full back then go back and beat him again, trouble was forwards couldn't time their run very frustrating sometimes!

 

[stewart]

Errol Crossan was also a very good winger way back in my younger years, think hes the only canadian that has played for us too .

 

[davewebbsbrain]

Errol Crossan was also a very good winger way back in my younger years, think hes the only canadian that has played for us too .

Apt name for a winger. Was he any good at crossan the ball ?

 

[Barling Magna]

Apt name for a winger. Was he any good at crossan the ball ?

Nearly as good as the great but enigmatic Willy Crossit.

 

[Stan33]

I recall he signed from Raith Rovers and had apparently played there with Jim Baxter. I saw him play when I was a kid, not desperate to know but it would be nice to clear up the debate in our car. I think he broke his leg at least once in the old South Bank end but don’t recall if he hit the wall or was subject to a heavy tackle!

He broke it in front of me whilst I was in the paddock .
I can still remember the noise as if it was yesterday,it was awful .

 

[Stan33]

Ryan Hall was outstanding for goal scoring.

Gower was class, Mitchell Cole was very decent and I always though Macglauchlin ( lad now at Mansfield...however you spell his surname!) He was excellent in both attack and defence

No G

 

[Thephantonscribbler]

Johnny McKinven made his debut against Shrewsbury on 26th Ept 1960 .

Many thanks, appreciated.

 

[Stubb]

Derek Woodley and Ian Hamilton played a bit on the wing

Derek Woodley whose hair was never out of place!

 

[Stubb]

Also back in the late 50's was Gordon Barker...who also opened the batting for Essex during the summer

 

[Zeuss]

Also back in the late 50's was Gordon Barker...who also opened the batting for Essex during the summer

Explosively , in partnership with Dickie Dodds.
A tiny man,an ok winger—he later taught for many years at Brentwood School.

 

[Fairport]

Two wingers in my all time Shrimpers team are Peter Taylor and Ricky Otto.

 

[blues exile]

He broke it in front of me whilst I was in the paddock .
I can still remember the noise as if it was yesterday,it was awful .

Against Lincoln. A certain Graham Taylor involved. Heard the noise on the South Bank. A horrible moment.

 

[thenobster]

theres plenty on here without a separate thread..... oh, wingers..... thought you said WHINGERS....