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Admiral shirts

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sid jenkins

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Did anyone ever own or still own either of the two admiral shirts that Southend wore in the seventies.Not sure if replicas were available
Only remember people having what I believe were coffer sports copies like this photo .
Does anybody have any colour photos of the first admiral shirts.
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sid jenkins said:
Did anyone ever own or still own either of the two admiral shirts that Southend wore in the seventies.Not sure if replicas were available
Only remember people having what I believe were coffer sports copies like this photo .
Does anybody have any colour photos of the first admiral shirts.
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I had the entire kit. Heaven knows what the top was made from but it was horribly uncomfortable. I loved wearing it though.
 
sid jenkins said:
Did anyone ever own or still own either of the two admiral shirts that Southend wore in the seventies.Not sure if replicas were available
Only remember people having what I believe were coffer sports copies like this photo .
Does anybody have any colour photos of the first admiral shirts.
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That specific shirt looks like the a Priory Athletic one rather than SUFC's Admiral.

I had two great seasons at u15 and u16 playing in the PA team playing alongside, amongst others, Dave Goody the SUFC history guru, Matt Johnson who played in Southend's youth teams (think he became an apprentice, same period as Warren May) and Gavin Axcell who Tilly once considered signing despite never being a pro and being 32 ish, but still possessing a great left foot. That Priory team was managed by Dave's dad Jim and Matt's dad Dave, brother of Anton Johnson. Wasn't Anton involved with SUFC at some point?!

If you can get in contact with Dave Goody he may be able to help. He may even have an Admiral shirt. Or a Priory Athletic one!
 
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I happen to know of a former mod on here who would be interested in locating one of these too for a very specific reason - if anyone has one they would be willing to part with for a decent sum, please drop me a DM and I'll put you in touch.
 
I dont remember Admiral making replica kits for sale? I tried and ended up with the `coffer` kit as an only option?
Now the Bukta kit the year after was a lovely shirt that I have somewhere.
 
I still have the one I got for Christmas as a lad in the 70s!

To this day I never knew if it was something the club sold (an 'official' thing, although not exactly a replica) or a knock off. Back then we didn't care! We got what we could!

If anyone has any info on its origins that would be fantastic!!

Its well worn, but well loved!

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OldBlueLady said:
I happen to know of a former mod on here who would be interested in locating one of these too for a very specific reason - if anyone has one they would be willing to part with for a decent sum, please drop me a DM and I'll put you in touch.
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hi OBL please see my post above - not sure if it's what you pal is after though as i'm guessing was a knock off (but never realised at the time!)
 
waldo said:
I dont remember Admiral making replica kits for sale? I tried and ended up with the `coffer` kit as an only option?
Now the Bukta kit the year after was a lovely shirt that I have somewhere.
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Yes that’s my memory of it too coffer being the only option.
The Bukta shirt was class .
A young lady was wearing one at the play off final and it looked so bright and new looking.
How did Bukta handle the monogram badge ? the pictures I’ve seen have a heat pressed transfer in the wrong font.
 
Piley66 said:
I still have the one I got for Christmas as a lad in the 70s!

To this day I never knew if it was something the club sold (an 'official' thing, although not exactly a replica) or a knock off. Back then we didn't care! We got what we could!

If anyone has any info on its origins that would be fantastic!!

Its well worn, but well loved!

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It looks like something from a Children’s Film Foundation production such as The Glitterball or Sammy’s Super T Shirt
 
ThorpeBayShrimper said:
That specific shirt looks like the a Priory Athletic one rather than SUFC's Admiral.

I had two great seasons at u15 and u16 playing in the PA team playing alongside, amongst others, Dave Goody the SUFC history guru, Matt Johnson who played in Southend's youth teams (think he became an apprentice, same period as Warren May) and Gavin Axcell who Tilly once considered signing despite never being a pro and being 32 ish, but still possessing a great left foot. That Priory team was managed by Dave's dad Jim and Matt's dad Dave, brother of Anton Johnson. Wasn't Anton involved with SUFC at some point?!

If you can get in contact with Dave Goody he may be able to help. He may even have an Admiral shirt. Or a Priory Athletic one!
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Hi ThorpeBayShrimper, Dave Goody here!!
Just trying to guess who you are, I have an idea but it would be great if you could confirm please?
I have this matchworn white SUFC Admiral shirt in my collection. The blue one certainly does look like a Priory Athletic shirt...I still have mine somewhere!!
Cheers, Dave
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