All time smallest Southend XI.

[Mad Dog Shrimper]

The wee Scotsman Alex Burns.

 

[B.B.The Legend Lives On.]

Yes-right winger-definitely not very tall-wouldn’t have played more than 1 or 2 first team games,if at all.

David Keefe who was predominately a winger made 4 + 2 substitute appearances for the first team back in the middle seventies scoring just once in a 2-2 draw at Grimsby Town in March 1976. After leaving us he joined Torquay United where he made just 2 further appearances in their first team.

 

[ItsMichaelBlack]

Keith Dublin at centre back ? Swear he was only 5 10 at best ?

 

[Tommy2holes]

Johnny Nelson was pretty small

 

[Blueronron]

Johnny Nelson was pretty small

Wasn't he a decent boxer

Do you mean John Nielson

 

[Mad Dog Shrimper]

Ah John Nielsen, not a boxer maybe a half decent Dane, he was let go so that we could get poorer quality players on the payroll.

 

[MK Shrimper]

Dave Cunningham wasn't called "Wee Davey Cunningham" for no reason - he was quite short.

Or he had incontinence?

 

[westie]

From the 60s: Bobby Kellard, John Baber, Peter Corthine and Mickey Wright were quite short in stature as I recall.

 

[Zeuss]

From the 60s: Bobby Kellard, John Baber, Peter Corthine and Mickey Wright were quite short in stature as I recall.[/QUOTE
Mickey never played in the first team,but little Billy Wall often did.

 

[danburyshrimper]

Anthony Grant played about 6 matches at centre back for us and was absolutely brilliant there! Gotta be our smallest ever CB. Obvs brilliant in midfield and at RB too.
Didnt we have future England defender Paul Parker on trial as a youngster too? He was tiny!!!