Chris Guthrie hat trick

[Hello]

Hi all.
Congratulations on your result on Saturday.
I am a Sheffield United fan.
Doing an article about Chris Guthrie.
I know he achieved a record, namely, he was the player who got a hat trick of headers v Halifax Town , for Southend, then for Sheffield United.
Was the game for you, on Sept 2 1974?
I looked on head to head stats but goalscorers not given, you won 4 0.
On Sept 10 1975 he headed three for Sheffield United v Halifax Town in a 4 2 away League cup win..Any confirmation from you folks most welcome.
Thanks.

 

[OldBlueLady]

@B.B.The Legend Lives On. is probably one of those likely to know

 

[Sussexshrimper]

Hi
Congrats on the blades making the promised land ..
The game you refer too ..sufc v Halifax 2/9/74 ..
Chris Guthrie indeed got a hat trick ..i think Stuart brace scored the other
But that last goalscorer may be incorrect ..but Guthrie got hat trick
Regards sussexshrimper

 

[Hello]

Thanks so much for that.
All three were headers , as were ours a year later.
Chris was much maligned, but definitely had his moments of achievement.

 

[Sussexshrimper]

You are very welcome ..indeed a pretty decent forward in my eyes
Prone to laziness at times ..just a point I am sure you remember
A winger called Colin Morris.., who gave great service to both of our clubs
Regards

 

[Hello]

The one and only Colin Morris.
Thanks again for your help.

 

[Hello]

One fact about Southend.
You were relegated to Div 4 in 1989.
That season you beat us home and away but we went up to Div 2 .

 

[Sussexshrimper]

I remember ..i went to the game at roots hall ..
By the way one of my mates is a Scotsman called Dave Cunningham
Who played in that Halifax game ..a half decent winger who can count
Aston villa amongst his club's
Regards

 

[Harry Bullocks]

One fact about Southend.
You were relegated to Div 4 in 1989.
That season you beat us home and away but we went up to Div 2 .

Factually correct but, unnecessary roughness..10 yards

 

[Harry Bullocks]

I remember ..i went to the game at roots hall ..
By the way one of my mates is a Scotsman called Dave Cunningham
Who played in that Halifax game ..a half decent winger who can count
Aston villa amongst his club's
Regards

Did he have a brother ?...Laurie...quality player him


Apologies it's after closing time

 

[Sussexshrimper]

Lol Laurie was black

 

[Hello]

"Six foot two
Eyes of blue
Big Chris Guthrie
Is after you."
Teenagers used to chant this at Bramall Lane, about our centre forward with that silly fringe.

 

[OldBlueLady]

I remember ..i went to the game at roots hall ..
By the way one of my mates is a Scotsman called Dave Cunningham
Who played in that Halifax game ..a half decent winger who can count
Aston villa amongst his club's
Regards

Is Dave Cunningham in SUEPA @Suffolk Shrimper In Dorset ?

 

[Harry Bullocks]

Lol Laurie was black

Half brother then ??

 

[RobM]

Indeed Guthrie 3 and Brace the other. HT 1-0; Att 7973

 

[Always a Shrimper]

This post brings back the old days. Southend United had a club house for players next door to me at Orchardside in Eastwood. Both Chris Guthrie and Dave Cunningham were my neighbours. Chris was a very nice man, who I played golf with at Belfairs. He very much better at the game than I was. As for Dave Cunningham I did not have so much contact with him. Others were Derek Parker, Alister Love etc.
At that time Dave Smith, our manager was often calling in to see his team members.
I saw them all play, great times of long ago.

 

[ozzie]

was also at that gamebut do not remember anything about it.
But im sure it C.Guthrie....but my father ,those days had a season ticket for both Sheff utd & Wednesday.
Did we not sell him for about 100,000??
anyway,i liked him(Guthrie),but my father told me "he was the worst centerforward" he had ever seen in Sheffield.
At leastyou,like me,thought he was good

 

[Hello]

Overall, he was dreadful in Division one as Blades got relegated immediately, by the end of March.

 

[Firestorm]

The Blades didn't rate Mark Beard either ....

 

[Hello]

The Blades didn't rate Mark Beard either ....

Mainly because he was very poor at Championship level.