Question International Players whilst at Southend

[Westcliff Shrimper]

Can any of our stattos help me with this?

Jason Demetriou has once again been called up by Cyprus, and if he plays in both games that will be 4 caps since he joined us in the summer.

Does anyone know the record of caps won at international level by any player whilst also playing for us? For instance Ronnie Whelan won 53 caps for the Republic of Ireland but only 1 or 2 whilst with us. Would imagine it would be Sammy McCrory, but could someone confirm?

 

[C C Csiders]

George Mackenzie for Rep of Ireland with 9 caps.

 

[undercovershrimper]

Tes Bramble played for Monserrat

 

[jaffa1]

How many caps for Derek Spence @ Northern Ireland while with us?

 

[Firestorm]

Anthony Straker currently has 10 caps for Grenada , several of them were whilst he was with us

 

[tallboyblue]

McCrory definitely played for Northern Ireland against England at Wembley .I believe that was his only cap.

 

[Napster]

How many caps for Derek Spence @ Northern Ireland while with us?

Three.

25-03-1981 Scotland.... A D 1-1 WCQ sub
03-06-1981 Sweden...... A L 0-1 WCQ sub
24-03-1982 France...... A L 0-4 FR. sub

 

[Napster]

McCrory definitely played for Northern Ireland against England at Wembley .I believe that was his only cap.

yep - more here

http://nifootball.blogspot.co.uk/2007/07/sammy-mccrory.html

 

[C C Csiders]

Myles Weston managed 4 caps and 2 goals for the might of Antigua and Barbuda (where would they be without Barbuda?) whilst with us

 

[LennySUFC]

Neil Jenkins. Legend.

 

[Supa Shrimpa]

I remember the chant "Pat Scully is an inter-national"..:clap:

 

[C C Csiders]

I remember the chant "Pat Scully is an inter-national"..:clap:

1 cap whilst at Arsenal - none with us.

Mike Lapper had about 40 caps for the USA but again, I don't believe any were whilst with us.

 

[Massimo Giovanni]

Roberts? Aussie gk back in the 70's, got a few caps I believe.

 

[Suffolk Shrimper In Dorset]

How many caps for Derek Spence @ Northern Ireland while with us?

Don't know how many caps, but we prob chanted 'Derek Spence is an International' about 5,000 times. So Derek wins.

 

[southend_aussies]

Federici I think got one when he was with us on loan from Reading.

 

[buffalowolf]

I think TED SMITH has a few now or dont you count youth internationals

 

[Razam]

Did Mohsni get any for Tunisia while with us?

 

[B.B.The Legend Lives On.]

How many caps for Derek Spence @ Northern Ireland while with us?

Three.

25-03-1981 Scotland.... A D 1-1 WCQ sub
03-06-1981 Sweden...... A L 0-1 WCQ sub
24-03-1982 France...... A L 0-4 FR. sub

I went to the 1-1 draw between Scotland & Northern Ireland at Hampden Park with my good friend Russ Ralph who sadly is no longer with us. I believe it was the first time in 24 years since Sam McCrory scored for Northern Ireland against England that a then current Southend United player had played International Football in the U.K. Derek came on as a substitute for the last 15 minutes replacing the Irish goalscorer Billy Hamilton. Later in that week Derek gave me his match worn No.16 shirt, something I still treasure to this day. Apart from the three matches listed above while he was at Southend Derek also played against Israel in Tel Aviv and he went on the Irish tour of Australia in the summer of 1980, he was in fact in the squad right up to the 1982 World Cup in Spain but was then left out of the final squad being replaced by some unknown 16 year old called Norman Whiteside(whatever happened to him)by the then manager Billy Bingham. Derek was heartbroken, a chance to play in the World Cup a once in a lifetime chance taken away. :sad: Derek Spence was not only a great character but also a "Top Top Guy."