a From Non League XI

[ColinMorrisWalksOnWater]

lol sorry, speed of a striking sloth.

 

[Firestorm]

Micky Tuohy came from Redditch not salisbury. I think he went back to the midlands with Kidderminster from us, scored a cracker on his home debut versus Carlisle on the opening day of the 79-80 season, bravely nodding in a great cross from Micky Stead.

I'll throw in the one of, if not our greatest capture fro non league, Ron Poutney from Bilston.

Cheers, , who did we get from Salisbury city at that time ?

 

[FarmdogSUFC]

Isaac Layne, great player

 

[ColinMorrisWalksOnWater]

No idea Firestorm. I have been looking but can't find or recall a signing at that time from Salisbury City......open to all

 

[Firestorm]

No idea Firestorm. I have been looking but can't find or recall a signing at that time from Salisbury City......open to all

It appears that my memory has finally gone, by memory i mean the sufcdb site

 

[Firestorm]

Right .....marbles completely lost, no one in the official history book was signed from Salisbury ..
However Henry Allen was signed from Gnome Athletic

 

[B.B.The Legend Lives On.]

How did I forget this player? Raymond James Smith was signed from Basildon United in December 1961. He made 162 first team appearances in league and cup and scored 57 goals. Ray then joined former Southend United manager Alvan Williams at Wrexham in the summer of 1967 a couple of months after Williams had left the Roots Hall hotseat. Ray Smith was a typical old school centre-forward for those who saw him play and is one of just a handful of former players like Stuart Brace who managed to score a hat-trick both for and against us. Ray scored a hat-trick for Southend United in the 4-0 home win against Bradford Park Avenue in February '67(Steve Ingle scored the other goal). Then on a Monday evening in October '67 at the Racecourse Ground with Southend leading 1-0 at half-time through a John McKinven goal Ray Smith went one better & scored all four second-half goals in a 4-1 win. P.S. Ironically between August 1957 and October 1960 Blues had another Raymond S. Smith a wing-half who was signed from Luton Town. Ray made over 50 first team appearances in both league and cup but only managed to score 1 goal, not that this is unusual but his middle name is/was bizarrely Scorer.

 

[RHB]

How did I forget this player? Raymond James Smith was signed from Basildon United in December 1961. He made 162 first team appearances in league and cup and scored 57 goals. Ray then joined former Southend United manager Alvan Williams at Wrexham in the summer of 1967 a couple of months after Williams had left the Roots Hall hotseat. Ray Smith was a typical old school centre-forward for those who saw him play and is one of just a handful of former players like Stuart Brace who managed to score a hat-trick both for and against us. Ray scored a hat-trick for Southend United in the 4-0 home win against Bradford Park Avenue in February '67(Steve Ingle scored the other goal). Then on a Monday evening in October '67 at the Racecourse Ground with Southend leading 1-0 at half-time through a John McKinven goal Ray Smith went one better & scored all four second-half goals in a 4-1 win. P.S. Ironically between August 1957 and October 1960 Blues had another Raymond S. Smith a wing-half who was signed from Luton Town. Ray made over 50 first team appearances in both league and cup but only managed to score 1 goal, not that this is unusual but his middle name is/was bizarrely Scorer.

If I remember correctly his bugle made him look as if he was boxer rather than a footballer. Happy memories.