RIP Phil Chisnall

[ozzie]

Very sad news today,that Phil Chisnall has passed away. He was one of my favourite Blues players ever.
Last player to move from Man.U to Liverpool.
He scored my first ever live Blues goal.A top,top player..
As my mate Biffo wrote,our midfield then..Chisnall,Hamilton,Clayton..no wonder us "old uns"moan about todays players

 

[Colchester John]

Phil Chisnall, top top top man. RIP my friend, and my thoughts go to your family :-(

 

[Evening Echo]

FORMER Southend United forward Phil Chisnall has died at the age of 78.

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[Chrisb]

Great player, RIP Phil.

 

[Fairport]

Phil was one of the most skilful players ever to put on a Blues shirt. Although he was not a grafter he could always be a match winner. Was a regular at the old Southend Stadium dog track together with his mate Sammy McMillan. Rip Phil.

 

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FORMER Southend United forward Phil Chisnall has died at the age of 78.

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Remember how excited I was was when we signed Phil back in the summer of 1967. His fee of about £12,000 was a club record at that time? and Phil was a well known player having played for both Manchester United & Liverpool. It was at that time I was travelling to every match both home and away with my good friend & hitch hiking partner Mick and I saw every first team game in both league & cup that Phil played for the club in the 4 seasons he was at Roots Hall. A total of 161 appearances scoring 32 goals this included a couple of goals against Kings Lynn (9-0) in the famous F.A,Cup matches in the 1968-69 season when we also played against Brentwood Town (10-1), Swindon Town (2-0) & Mansfield Town (1-2), he was also a goalscorer in the league cup match away that season at Dean Court Bournemouth who we thrashed 6-1.
After hearing a few years ago that Phil had had a severe stroke I managed to track him down with a lot of help from a journalist up in the Manchester area and then sent his wife Sheila a copy of the DVD "The Team We Call United" she called me to thank me for bringing a ray of sunshine into their live's and they loved seeing all the old footage from almost 50 years ago.
A quality midfield player was Phil Chisnall R.I.P. my friend.

 

[cerbera45]

my Dad will be so upset

 

[Billy is the best]

So sad to hear this news. Like Ozzie he was the first SUFC player I saw score
RIP Phil.

 

[Elmsleigh shrimper]

It may be time playing tricks with my memory but I recall that Chisnall was the first player I ever saw to regularly use the outside of his boot to bend the ball when passing or shooting. He was my favourite player , at least until the great Billy Best set the world alight a few months later. Great times.

 

[Pak Power]

My condolences to his family and friends, this man was one of the reasons I fell in love with Sufc as a boy ,

great signing, couldn’t we do with his like today ?

R:I:P

 

[RHB]

Phil Chisnall will always be one of my all time favourites at Roots Hall. Saw some terrific shooting and passing from the man at a time when I was very young and so impressionable and his skills and talents left a lasting impression on me. No one to compare with him since at the club. RIP Phil and thanks for so many memories.

 

[Billy Bests boot laces]

Phil Chisnall will always be one of my all time favourites at Roots Hall. Saw some terrific shooting and passing from the man at a time when I was very young and so impressionable and his skills and talents left a lasting impression on me. No one to compare with him since at the club. RIP Phil and thanks for so many memories.

He had a fearsome shot on him, that's for sure.

 

[Portuguese Shrimper]

Phil was one of the most skilful players ever to put on a Blues shirt. Although he was not a grafter he could always be a match winner. Was a regular at the old Southend Stadium dog track together with his mate Sammy McMillan. Rip Phil.

My memory is letting me down! Can’t think that Phil ever played at the Old Southend Stadium dog track!

 

[greyerfox]

My goodness what a thrill we got when Phil signed for Blues. It seemed inconceivable that he would leave the lofty heights of Liverpool and Man U for a life at Roots Hall. But he did and was a part of that collection of players who gave us such memorable times. So very sad that he has gone at such a relatively young age. Sorry, but when I read of some of our recent signings and the adulation afforded them before even kicking a ball for the club it makes me grateful that at a young age I was following Blues and able to witness the exquisite skills of his like. These memories keep the flame alive. RIP Phil Chisnall. His like do not often appear in the blue of Southend. Gone but never forgotten.

 

[greyerfox]

I think the reference to the dog track was in connection with attending greyhound racing!! Not playing football!

 

[Suffolk Shrimper In Dorset]

When we signed up Sammy MacMillan for SUEPA recently he told me that both Phil and him started their careers at Man U, then came together again at Roots Hall, and then both ended their playing days at Stockport. They remained good friends after football. RIP Phil

 

[LCBB72]

So , so sad will always remember his fantastic lob against Cambridge at The Abbey Road Stadium in Oct 1970 . RIP Phil .

 

[Billy Bests boot laces]

I remember a Mon night game v Chesterfield in 69 or 70 (?) when Phil scored a stunning equaliser near the end, to give us a 2-2 draw.
The North Bank were chanting his name, when leaving the ground.

 

[RHB]

I know it's easy to look back and fondly reminisce on players, but when I think back to Phil Chisnall and Eddie Clayton in the middle of the park for Southend it brings back so many good memories of days past. Ball artists the pair of them.

 

[blues exile]

One of my favourite players from that era. Sheer class and much too good for division 4. I know it was a different time, but the present day players can't compare.