Memory Lane 50 years of Ceefax: top of the league and all that

[Suffolk Shrimper In Dorset]

Well, it's a bit silly, and a bit hastily put together, but it will only take up one minute of your life

 

[Spaceman Spiff]

Well, it's a bit silly, and a bit hastily put together, but it will only take up one minute of your life

I remember staring agog at it! Sadly, the dream of promotion to the top division was soon to die, but those were indeed the days (my friend).

 

[Billy Bests boot laces]

I remember staring agog at it! Sadly, the dream of promotion to the top division was soon to die, but those were indeed the days (my friend).

At least we were able to witness it 'back in the day'!.

 

[Strykr]

My dad and i would always get back from roots hall, cup of oxtail soup to warm up and get teletext up to see where we were in the league ❤

 

[PIERS]

26 games , 39 goals scored 30 conceded and top of the league. Proper footy

 

[Strykr]

And whoever did the Seasiders song, please send me the stems so I can mix it up to modern standards :)

 

[bluethroughandthrough]

Benchmark.

 

[They Call It Madness!!!]

And whoever did the Seasiders song, please send me the stems so I can mix it up to modern standards :)

Bell and Spurling featuring Terry Alderton

Drop me your email on a message and I'll forward it over if you dont have it on Saturday.

 

[They Call It Madness!!!]

302 was the footy page.

It was all about news in briefs though, proper rumour mill that was!

Worst thing about it was seeing it on page 1 of 4 (league tables) and seeing it change and then having to wait for the whole loop to come around to then press hold!

Remember the games on Ch 4 teletext too! Bamboozled was one of them

 

[Supershrimper]

And whoever did the Seasiders song, please send me the stems so I can mix it up to modern standards :)

 

[Strykr]

always reminds me of the Gordon Strachan quote

On being top of the table: “I’m going home now to get myself a Coca-Cola and a packet of crisps and I’ll sit in front of the television and look at the table on Teletext all night.”

 

[Lincoln Shrimp]

91-92 ....my favourite season of all time. Every game couldn't come quickly enough. 442 every week, big teams visiting Roots Hall every fortnight. That 4-0 win over Newcastle will forever live with me....as will the ceefax image of us proudly sitting on top of the table for a few hours at least.

 

[stewart]

Gosh over the years Southend have had some remarkable results against big clubs, those days will return im sure.

 

[old leigh shrimper]

Yes, mad when you think about it .....going home a bit disappointed because we hadn't beaten teams like Leicester and Derby.

 

[stewart]

playing and doing so well against teams like Man Utd, Liverpool , Chelsea, Newcastle, Spurs, ,Man City in front off 28000 at RH, Reading in the papers back in Melbourne how for a little while we sat top of Div2, how after losing a cup replay 3-0 at Liverpool the KOP stood and clapped the team off the ground because Southend didnt go there to just defend but played an attractive attacking brand of football made me feel so proud , Only once can i remember getting our asses whipped that was against Birmingham when we wore gold shirts and Birmingham were a big club back then 6-1 we lost, We really did have a beautiful history until the Rat family tarnished it .

 

[Hawkwell Blue]

Well, it's a bit silly, and a bit hastily put together, but it will only take up one minute of your life

From an anorak perspective any details on the match from the opening image? Looks like around 1985 from the kit (and the numbering). These things are important

 

[techfire1]

My dad has a photograph of that Ceefax table somewhere. As he told me, it was just before Judas Fry left for Birmingham

 

[LBBlue]

My dad has a photograph of that Ceefax table somewhere. As he told me, it was just before Judas Fry left for Birmingham

Your Dad has actually got two photos of that table and he knows exactly where they are! It was actually the season before Fry joined us - the first season in Div 2 on New Years Day 1992 with an early kick off so by twenty to five we were no longer on top.

Barry left in December 93.