Oldest XI

[Mick]

34 or 35 depending on exactly when he played his only league game.

No, Parris joined us at the age of 32, played one game and, thankfully, left before his 33rd birthday.

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

No, he was young when he joined us, for the first time.

He played his last game at the end of 77/78 at the age of just 32. He scored his last goal for us a little earlier in 1966 !

He certainly was.I can remember seeing him training at Prittlewell Park circa 1970(before he went to Hull).

 

[Benfleet A1]

Ted Hankey was a respectable 36 when he played his last game.

Was that when he took up darts? :smile:

 

[Jedi Shrimper]

Manager: David Webb (55)

GK - Neville Southall (39)
RB - Rob Newman (38)
LB - Frank Lampard Snr (37)
CB - Spencer Prior (36)
CB - Graham Coughlan (36)
CM - Mick Gooding (39)
CM - Barry Silkman (33)
RM - Jimmy McAlinden (36)
LM - Steve Tilson (37)
ST - Paul Furlong (39) C
ST - Dougie Freedman (36)

Napster - Any idea what position Hankey played?

 

[Napster]

Manager: David Webb (55)

GK - Neville Southall (39)
RB - Spencer Prior (36)
LB - Frank Lampard Snr (37)
CB - Rob Newman (38)
CB - Graham Coughlan (36)
CM - Mick Gooding (39)
CM - Barry Silkman (33)
RM - Jimmy McAlinden (36)
LM - Steve Tilson (37)
ST - Paul Furlong (39) C
ST - Dougie Freedman (36)

Napster - Any idea what position Hankey played?

keeper. So not old enough.

 

[C C Csiders]

Being pedantic can we swap Spencer Prior and Rob Newman - as to the best of my knowledge SP never played in that position whilst RN certainly played there at times for Bristol City.

 

[C C Csiders]

Wasn't David Howell (as one of Fry's assistants) about 37 or 38 when he played a handful of games for us, and, hence, potentially older than Coughlan?

 

[Mick]

Wasn't David Howell (as one of Fry's assistants) about 37 or 38 when he played a handful of games for us, and, hence, potentially older than Coughlan?

No, he was 34 when he made his debut.

 

[blue60]

To settle all of the arguments, here's a list of the 20 oldest players to play for Southend up till the end of last season. Note that around 5% of birth dates for Southend players, mainly from the early days, are not yet known.

Mick Gooding (Midfield) 40 years 204 days, Brighton (H) on 02/11/1999
Paul Furlong (Forward) 39 years 341 days, Carlisle (A) on 06/09/2008
Harry Lane (Forward) 39 years 300 days, Leyton O. (A) on 15/01/1949
Neville Southall (Goalkeeper) 39 years 151 days, Northampton (A) on 14/02/1998
Dave Robinson (Full Back) 39 years 60 days, Reading (A) on 02/09/1939
Jack Pritchard (Winger) 39 years 7 days, Bristol C (A) on 06/02/1952
David Jack (Forward) 38 years 239 days, Crystal P (A) on 28/11/1936
Rob Newman (Central Defender) 38 years 107 days, Kiddrminster (A) on 30/03/2002
Harry Threadgold (Goalkeeper) 38 years 11 days, Swindon (A) on 17/11/1962
Jimmy Nelson (Full Back) 37 years 302 days, Crystal P (A) on 05/11/1938
Joe Loughran (Full Back) 37 years 262 days, Shrewsbury (H) on 01/05/1953
Frank Lampard (Full Back) 37 years 190 days, Peterborough (H) on 29/03/1986
Steve Tilson (Midfield) 37 years 154 days, Oxford U (H) on 28/12/2003
*Fred Harris (Winger) at least 37 years 84 days, QPR (A) on 25/03/1922
Herman Conway (Goalkeeper) 37 years 44 days, Watford (H) ons 24/11/1945
Len Jones (Winger) 36 years 327 days, Aldershot (A) on 02/05/1950
Joe Sibley (Winger) 36 years 209 days, Torquay U (H) on 02/05/1956
Graham Coughlan (Central Defender) 36 years 170 days, Wycombe (A) on 07/05/2011
Jimmy McAlinden (Forward) 36 years 86 days, QPR (H) on 27/03/1954
Robert Firth (Winger) 36 years 74 days, Swindon T (A) on 05/05/1923

*Fred Harris, born during 1884, but exact birth date not known