Question Southend United and the Soviet Union

[shrimpzfordinner]

https://twitter.com/ColdWarFoot/status/709490055245602818

Just came across this little delight, was wondering if anybody had any further information on a Shrimpers Soviet tour?

Here is also a match report - http://volgatver.narod.ru/reports/volga-southend.html which can be translated on my browser.

 

[Up the Shrimpers]

https://twitter.com/ColdWarFoot/status/709490055245602818

Just came across this little delight, was wondering if anybody had any further information on a Shrimpers Soviet tour?

Here is also a match report - http://volgatver.narod.ru/reports/volga-southend.html which can be translated on my browser.

I think DoDTS on here has posted info about this tour before. Also Dave Goody and Peter Miles on the SUFC History twitter account @SUFC_History will have plenty of info about the tour.

 

[DoDTS]

The tour was at the start of the 1971-72 season, our first promotion season, according to the sufcdb http://www.sufcdb.co.uk/friendlies.php?y=1971

1 Mon 26Jul 1971..... Kalinin Volga............ 0-1 19,000
2 Fri 30Jul 1971........Tula Metallist .............1-2 Taylor 14,000
3 Tue 3Aug 1971...... Black Sea Select XI.....0-2 9,000
4 Thu 5Aug 1971...... Shinnik Jaroslavl RA....0- 1 12,000

The club also produced a booklet after the tour.

The following season we had a return visit as follows:

Mon 6 Nov 1972 Zenit Leningrad Friendly 1-1

I was at that match, but must say that Zenit Leningrad weren't as bigger name then as they are now.

 

[NZamba Legend]

The tour was at the start of the 1971-72 season, our first promotion season, according to the sufcdb http://www.sufcdb.co.uk/friendlies.php?y=1971

1 Mon 26Jul 1971..... Kalinin Volga............ 0-1 19,000
2 Fri 30Jul 1971........Tula Metallist .............1-2 Taylor 14,000
3 Tue 3Aug 1971...... Black Sea Select XI.....0-2 9,000
4 Thu 5Aug 1971...... Shinnik Jaroslavl RA....0- 1 12,000

The club also produced a booklet after the tour.

The following season we had a return visit as follows:

Mon 6 Nov 1972 Zenit Leningrad Friendly 1-1

I was at that match, but must say that Zenit Leningrad weren't as bigger name then as they are now.

Where can I buy a "Black Sea Select XI" away shirt?

 

[LCBB72]

That was one of the best teams Southend ever had that went to Russia .

 

[DoDTS]

Where can I buy a "Black Sea Select XI" away shirt?

I can do you one for a fiver, its plain white with "Black Sea Select XI" written on the back in biro :omg:

 

[shrimpzfordinner]

interesting, what do you remember about the Leningrad game? in terms of opposing styles perhaps? Was it particularly notable that a Soviet side came over to play a relatively small English team, for instance do you recall if there was much press interest in the event?

 

[Napster]

One for the collectors

http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/zenit-leningrad-1972-british-tour-245553725

 

[Napster]

From Peter Miles' blog

November 6th 1972

Southend United (1) 1 Zenit Leningrad (1)1

Blues’ tour to Russia the previous year had been so successful a promised visit from a top Russian side occured when Zenit Leningrad came to Roots Hall. A crowd of 3,988 saw a tight encounter with Bobby Bennett netting for the Shrimpers. Luton Town’s Robin Wainwright guested for Southend.

Team: Derek Bellotti; Dennis Booth; Ray Ternent; Dave Elliott; Brian Albeson; Mike Harrison; Terry Johnson; Billy Best; Bobby Bennett; Robin Wainwright and Peter Taylor (sub Gary Moore).

 

[C C Csiders]

If you want to find out more about SUFC and the Soviet Union I would suggest an email to the club but copy the Evening Echo in, so CC CP

 

[DoDTS]

interesting, what do you remember about the Leningrad game? in terms of opposing styles perhaps? Was it particularly notable that a Soviet side came over to play a relatively small English team, for instance do you recall if there was much press interest in the event?

I don't remember much at all to be honest it was over 40 years ago, and after the excitement of the previous season, and we had already played Chelsea at Roots Hall in the League Cup in front of 24,000 it was a bit of a non event to be honest. Not much publicity as I remember they were playing other matches against Crystal Palace and Morton and mid-week in November and the gate was about half that of a League match.

 

[AndyT]

If you want to find out more about SUFC and the Soviet Union I would suggest an email to the club but copy the Evening Echo in, so CC CP

:smile:

Quality!