100 First Games

[Lookwell]

My older brother took me to watch them vs Exeter at home on 10.10.64. Boring 0-0 draw. 6521 in attendance.

 

[weststander]

Friday 3rd February 1978

Southend United 2 - 0 Scunthorpe United
Abbott (2)

Att. 6,879

620 games ago and still hooked !

 

[Angell Delight]

Quote[/b] (chrisguthrie @ Aug. 28 2006,09:30)]April 22nd 1961 V's Coventry, was taken by my father who had deemed I was then old enough to join him on the terraces! I was 5, I think we won.

Yes, 4-1 according to Robin's Database.

 

[McNasty]

Absolutely no idea , too long ago and I was too young to remember. It was probably about time Roots Hall opened as we only lived along Fairfax at the time, trouble is Dad is dead so I can't ask him.

 

[chrisguthrie]

Thanks for that AD, another memory of my childhood is of my dad coming home from the pub (Rayleigh Lodge) when he would tell me of caning Mel Slack and Derek Woodley at darts!

 

[tommytwoholes]

First game Southend vs Luton town 1992-1993?

Last game of the season. Blues needing to win and others needing to lose. Stan collymores last game. The result 2-1? ( a little hazy) The ground went deathly quiet until the news came through that we had done it. Que delerium in the north bank and mass exodus on the pitch . I jumped on spencer priors back and he ran half the pitch we me stuck like a piece of velcro.

How could i not support the blues after that. And my friends we have been through some sh1te over the years but it has all been worth it.

 

[canveyshrimper]

Monday 20/8/62
Division 3
v Reading won 2-0 scorers Beesley & Woodley
Att 8381

I had been badgering my Grandad to take me for ages, a die hard Shrimper from that day on.

It was an odd thing that we finished 8th that season, we did not attain a higher position until 1991 when Webby took us into the promised land of Division 2.

 

[Bielzibubz]

Home v Reading (W 5-0, 20/2/1984).

Bobby Moore's first game as temp manager after the sacking of Peter Morris. Shame that scoreline wasn't reproduced on a more regular basis but that done it for me.....I was hooked for life.

 

[loz]

Fri 28 February 1989
Southend Vs Notts County
1-1 (Crown)
3,931

 

[SUFC_Spike]

Southend United 1 - Lincoln City 0
Ben Abbey

Attn: 3889

Saturday 3rd Feb 2001

 

[Up the Shrimpers]

Fri 17th Dec 1982 V Cardiff City, Div 3.
Lost 2-1 (Mercer)
Att: 3,749

Didn't miss a home game for 15 years.

(1st away game Sun 13th March 1983 v Orient 1-1 [Linford] Att: 3,073).

 

[StainesShrimper]

Sat 19th Feb 1992
Charlton Athletic 2-0 Southend Utd
9,724

Were 3rd in division 2 at the time.

 

[Jai]

Southend 1-2 Ipswich 4th April 1992.

Prior for us

Att: 10,003

 

[BILLERICAY BLUE]

Friday 1st April 1988

Southend United 3 - 2 Wigan Athletic

McDonough (pen)
Ling
Crown

Attendance 5,003.

PS Crown's goal still remains the best Southend goal I have ever seen

 

[Jonny_Stokes]

Humph. Fail to see why my first Sarfend game isn't being included....

 

[ASHRIMPER]

Southend 0- 5 west ham july 1998

Frank Lampard scored a hat-trick from what i remember.

 

[The Eternal Optimist]

Tuesday 9th October 1990

Southend United 1 - 2 Crystal Palace (League Cup Rnd 2 2 leg)

Angell

Attendance: 5,199

Unfortunately we lost 10-1 on aggregate!

 

[basics]

Fri 26-Mar 1965 Port Vale home D3 score 2-1 Scorers McKinven King Attendance 6,017. Only seven at the time, vaguley remeber John Mckinven, flying left winger breaking his leg around this era.

 

[Beefy]

I'm not 100% convinced that this was my first game, but its the first one I specifically remember.

3rd February 1989
Southend 2 - 1 Preston North End
Crown, Hall
2,948

 

[jg90]

My first game for the blues was
Sat 21-Mar 1997/98 Season
AFC Bournemouth Home
Division 2
Pos: 22nd
H/5 A/3
GS: Boere(2) Thomson(2) Clarke
GD: -23
Att: 4,823

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