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Colchester and proud! said:
I checked out several of those games and they were all correct, of course I remember loads of them home and away because I was there!
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I certainly remember the first “Essex Derby” I saw, it was a 5-2 defeat at Roots Hall. I seem to remember Perry Groves had a blinder. Pennyfather got one of our goals. Was a night game under the floodlights. Do you remember it?
 
Leigh_Seasider said:
I certainly remember the first “Essex Derby” I saw, it was a 5-2 defeat at Roots Hall. . Was a night game under the floodlights. Do you remember it?
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Mine was our 0-4 defeat at Layer Rd in 68, on a Fri evening. Crowd was over 10,500, prob half were our fans.
In our defence, or rather lack of it, both our regular Full Backs, Tony Bentley & Graham Birks were both injured & didn't play that night.
 
Leigh_Seasider said:
I certainly remember the first “Essex Derby” I saw, it was a 5-2 defeat at Roots Hall. I seem to remember Perry Groves had a blinder. Pennyfather got one of our goals. Was a night game under the floodlights. Do you remember it?
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Yes I was there, we got there a bit late because we had to drive up after work and pick someone up from Canvey! There was such a queue at the away end, we paid and went in the home areas terracing on the side.I celebrated each of our goals, my 4 companions were a bit hesitant due to the filthy looks and comments we were getting from the home fans, they said afterwards it was a near death experience!
 
Billy Bests boot laces said:
Mine was our 0-4 defeat at Layer Rd in 68, on a Fri evening. Crowd was over 10,500, prob half were our fans.
In our defence, or rather lack of it, both our regular Full Backs, Tony Bentley & Graham Birks were both injured & didn't play that night.
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Who could forget that match which was played in between the cup matches against Kings Lynn 9-0 and Brentwood Town 10-1 and a league match at Roots Hall against Bradford City which resulted in a 2-0 win watched by 11,111. Tony Bentley did play but Graham Birks was injured and he was replaced by Dave Stone who never played for the first team again. Colchester's four goals were scored by Jim Oliver, Brian Gibbs, Owen Simpson and a Terry Dyson penalty after he had been floored off the ball by the late great Trevor Roberts. I remember Owen Simpson's goal like it was yesterday a fantastic strike from almost the half-way line. Owen then joined Southend at the end of the season. The attendance that night was 10,604 which I believe was the highest league attendance at Layer Road for about 30+years and one of only 3 league attendances of over 10,000 in that time Luton Town in April 1966 and Gillingham in April 1974 but I need it to be confirmed by Colchester and Proud?
 
This would be the first time we played Col Ewes at League 2 level since 1990 when we won 2-0 at Layer Rd, all but confirm Col Ewes relegation to the Conference.
 
Murkey_Mouse said:
This would be the first time we played Col Ewes at League 2 level since 1990 when we won 2-0 at Layer Rd, all but confirm Col Ewes relegation to the Conference.
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Yes I remember that game I was there and saw some kid (Daley?) run through our defence to score in front of the hordes of Southend fans in our luxury Layer Road end with en suite facilities!
 
I vaguely remember one match @ Layer Road and Tony Adcock (I think) missed two penalties, both high into the stand!
 
Colchester and proud! said:
Yes I remember that game I was there and saw some kid (Daley?) run through our defence to score in front of the hordes of Southend fans in our luxury Layer Road end with en suite facilities!
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Must be an painful experience for you, just image if internet was made in 1990, the Col Utd forum would gone melt down ?
 
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