Biggest achievements by season

[BrettieAngell]

Cheers mate don't know why I thought that was 86/87!

 

[Uncle Leo]

Cheers mate don't know why I thought that was 86/87!

86/87 was the year of our famous thrashing of Halesowen in the FA Cup, which I think you may recall :thumbsup:

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

Fair point, but the preceding couple of hoursmonths were so irredeemably awful, I'm not sure that game could be classed as a season highlight even if the postscript was very welcome.

Very thin gruel in 98/99 mind. A 1-0 defeat at Highfield Road in the League Cup wasn't bad given that Coventry were relatively strong back then. Shame we got gubbed 4-0 in the home leg.

I enjoyed the 3-0 win at Plymouth - £5 on the Trust coach!

FTFY.

It was the postscript that I enjoyed.

Why hasn't Napster included any of my highlights?:thump:

 

[BrettieAngell]

86/87 was the year of our famous thrashing of Halesowen in the FA Cup, which I think you may recall :thumbsup:

Yep that was my first ever game! :smile:

 

[Napster]

1998/9 is looking ropey. I was hoping Maher made his debut but no.

 

[Napster]

FTFY.

It was the postscript that I enjoyed.

Why hasn't Napster included any of my highlights?:thump:

Because they're your highlights? Not necessarily the team's:smile:

 

[Uncle Leo]

1998/9 is looking ropey. I was hoping Maher made his debut but no.

The two-legged League Cup victory over Gillingham was our first against higher division opposition since (I think) 87/88.

As I said above, thin gruel...

 

[Napster]

1998/9

Chunk is let loose

 

[shrimpled]

Last season we equalled our longest ever unbeaten run, 17 games.

 

[BrettieAngell]

Ah that reminds me 8 League wins in a row under Tilly 05/06 equalled that record aswell an Eastwood scoring for 7 games in a row equalling Angell's record I believe in 04/05.

 

[Napster]

Ooh 1969/70
1959/60
1955/6
1953/4
1950/1

What was special about these seasons?

 

[C C Csiders]

Ooh 1969/70
1959/60
1955/6
1953/4
1950/1

What was special about these seasons?

55/56 - first game at Roots Hall vs Norwich on 20 August

 

[Napster]

55/56 - first game at Roots Hall vs Norwich on 20 August

Good call.

 

[Napster]

1906/7 - Harold Halse scored 91 goals and was transferred to Manchester United
1912/3 - Promoted
1919/20 - First cap won whilst at Southend by Lot Jones
1921/2 - First cap won by Jimmy Evans
1925/6 Reached 5th round of the FA Cup for first time, losing to Forest 1-0 at home
1928/9 Jimmy Shankley first person since Halse to score more than 30 goals in one season
1935/6 First cap at Southend won by Charlie Turner
1937/8 First cap at Southend won by George McKenzie
1948/9 First cap at Southend won by Jimmy McAlinden
1949/50 - highest average attendance
1950/1 did the double over Col U
1951/2 - 5th round of FA Cup
1953/4 First cap at Southend won by Tommy Scannell
1954/5 - Roy Hollis scores 32 goals
1955/6 highest league crowd (v Orient) OR first game at Roots Hall
1957/8 - Sammy McCrory scores 33 goals OR first international goal scored by a Shrimper, the selfsame player
1959/60 - did the double over Col U
1968/9 - equal record win v Brentwood 10-1
1969/70 - did the double over Col U
1971/2 - Promoted to Division 3
1977/8 - Promoted to Division 3
1978/9 - highest attendance v Liverpool
1979/80 First cap at Southend won by Derek Spence
1980/1 Division 4 title
1985/6 Richard Cadette scores four on debut in a 5-1 win over Orient
1986/7 Promoted to Division 3
1987/8 Knocked Division 1 Derby County out of the League Cup, 1-0 on aggregate
1989/90- Promoted to Division 3
1990/1 Promoted to First Division
1991/2 Top of Division for 3 hours
1992/3 FA Cup 5th Round and Stan Collymore
1995/6 Ronnie Whelan and Mike Lapper capped
2002/3 Leon Cort scores a hat-trick - only defender to do so
2003/4 - Got to first cup final at Millennium Stadium
2004/5 - Promoted via Play-offs
2005/6 - League One winners
2006/7 - Beat Man Utd in Carling Cup
2007/8 Peggy Lokando is capped for Congo
2008/9 - Drew v Chelsea at Stamford Bridge
2009/10
2010/1 -
2011/2 -
2012/3 - Reached Wembley for first time since 1930

 

[C C Csiders]

Good call.

And as the thread is entitled biggest achievement - that was one hell of an achievement by Sid Broomfield.

 

[Napster]

1967/8 - beat Workington 7-0

 

[C C Csiders]

1950/51 - beat Swindon 8-2

 

[Csboy]

1994-95 We won 8 of our last 10 games to go from being in the relegation zone to finishing 13th. Steve Thompson's Blue and white army would could have happened if had stayed onas manager.

 

[united we stand]

2011/12 highest points total
2009/10- not going out of business !

 

[old leigh shrimper]

What year did George best play at the hall for Bournemouth....a 0-0 draw i seem to remember ?