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Memory Lane Strikers in the 1990s- a ranking

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Firestorm said:
That spell when Thomson and Jones were on fire at the end of season 94/95 under Steve Thompson , after Peter Taylor left us in a Relegation battle .....

Often wondered if Vic had offered him a decent contract early enough to stop him joining Murphy at Nott Co
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That was one hell of a spell wasn't it. We won 8 of our last 12 games (including winning the last 4) and Gary Jones looked like a world beater.
I didn't want the season to end!
There were some memorable games in the sunshine in the final 2 months, including 3-1 victories against both Burnley and Barnsley.
The 4-2 home victory against Stoke under the Roots Hall lights was another cracker too.
 
fbm said:
Nice exercise Naps (are you bored?) but there are a couple of issues that either taint or enhance the opinions (subjectively, of course). For instance, Roy McDonough and David Crown played most of their time in the 80's, whilst Neil Tolson and of course Carruthers played into the 2000's.

I was amazed at Carruthers strike rate being 50%, one of our most prolific ever... across Crown's Southend career he comes in at about 54% and even Roy Hollis was spot on 50%.. Other prolific strikers, like Richard Cadette, Freddy Eastwood, Steve Phillips and Billy Best didn't hit the 50% mark. I'm amazed Carruthers isn't remembered with the same legend status as the others.

But very interesting though.

For comparison, my 90's top ten would be -

1 - Collymore
2 - Crown
3 - Benjamin
4 - Angell
5 - Thomson
6 - Jones
7 - Boere
8 - Rammell
9 - Carruthers
10 - Mooney
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Carruthers was a one season wonder who benefits from the arbitrary dates cutting off his less prolific second season whereas Crown was a regular performer. That basically puts him in the same basket as Constantine.

My top 10 would be
  1. Collymore
  2. Benjamin
  3. Angell
  4. Crown
  5. Mooney
  6. Thomson
  7. Regis
  8. G. Jones
  9. Tolson
  10. Carruthers
 
Lincoln Shrimp said:
That was one hell of a spell wasn't it. We won 8 of our last 12 games (including winning the last 4) and Gary Jones looked like a world beater.
I didn't want the season to end!
There were some memorable games in the sunshine in the final 2 months, including 3-1 victories against both Burnley and Barnsley.
The 4-2 home victory against Stoke under the Roots Hall lights was another cracker too.
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Who was the striker who played in that spell who was involved in a shooting and it perhaps ended his career?
 
Some of the best players I’ve seen pull on the Southend shirt on that list. Thanks for putting this together. My top 5 favourites (not necessarily the best)

  1. Collymore
  2. Angel
  3. Crown (though technically an 80s player really)
  4. Benjamin
  5. Red card Roy (again more an 80s player).
Happy days they were.
 
There's some memories from those names although I started watching at RH in 1995 I missed out on some of the more prominent strikers such as Angell and Collymore but did have Andy Thomson as my first fave striker playing alongside Gary Jones and sometimes Keith Dublin was used as an emergency striker. I think that we had a young lad on loan from Arsenal Paul Read who I saw make his debut away to Birmingham on the Sunday Match on TV only to get injured after a few minutes, it would have been nice to see what he could have done. Tolson was amazing during Little's reign after the rubbish players that Alvin Martin used to sign. Sad that some of those strikers from the 90's are no longer alive though, I think there's at least 4? Aldridge, Boere, Campbell and Whyte.
 
Did Leon Constantine not play late 90s into 00s?

I'm sure Kevin Rapley scored more too
 
Lincoln Shrimp said:
That was one hell of a spell wasn't it. We won 8 of our last 12 games (including winning the last 4) and Gary Jones looked like a world beater.
I didn't want the season to end!
There were some memorable games in the sunshine in the final 2 months, including 3-1 victories against both Burnley and Barnsley.
The 4-2 home victory against Stoke under the Roots Hall lights was another cracker too.
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Steve Thompson really turned that season around in dramatic style. I thought we would go down and was disappointed when he went to NCFC.

I particularly recall how well Andy Sussex played in that short spell, it was a good time to be a Shrimper!
 
BARNETBLUE said:
Steve Thompson really turned that season around in dramatic style. I thought we would go down and was disappointed when he went to NCFC.

I particularly recall how well Andy Sussex played in that short spell, it was a good time to be a Shrimper!
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Changed the team to a 433 with battersby as lead striker. Made masisve difference. Maybe klopp was watching and took inspiration.
 
Napster said:
League goals only for context. 1989/90 to 1999/2000. Ordered by strike rate.
  1. Lee Chapman 1 goal in 1 game (1995) - 100%
  2. Martin Carruthers 19 goals in 38 apps (1999-2000) - 50%
  3. Stan Collymore 15 goals in 30 apps (1992-3) - 50%
  4. David Crown 19 goals in 41 apps (1989-90) - 46%
  5. Brett Angell 47 goals in 115 apps (1990-4) - 41%
  6. Tommy Mooney 5 goals in 14 apps (1993-4) - 36%
  7. Jeroen Boere 25 goals in 73 apps (1996-8) - 34%
  8. Petter Belsvik 1 goal in 3 apps (1995) - 33%
  9. Neil Tolson 10 goals in 31 apps (1999-2000) - 32%
  10. Ian Benjamin 33 goals in 122 apps (1990-2) - 27%
  11. Dave Regis 9 goals in 38 apps (1994-6) 24%
  12. Andy Thomson 28 goals in 122 apps (1994-8) 23%
  13. Gary Jones 16 goals in 70 apps (1993-6) - 23%
  14. Steve Jones 2 goal in 9 apps (2000) - 22%
  15. Barry Conlon 7 goals in 34 apps (1997-8) - 21%
  16. Steve Brown 2 goals in 10 apps (1992-3) - 20%
  17. Andy Rammell 13 goals in 69 apps (1996-8) - 19%
  18. Paul Williams 7 goals in 40 apps (1996-8) - 18%
  19. Mario Walsh 2 goals in 11 apps (1989-90) - 18%
  20. Alex Burns 5 goals in 31 apps (1998-9) - 16%
  21. Gary Bennett 4 goals in 25 apps (1989-90) - 16%
  22. Roy McDonough 5 goals in 33 apps (1989-90) - 15%
  23. Kevin Rapley 1 goal in 7 apps (1999) - 14%
  24. Trevor Fitzpatrick 5 goals in 39 apps (1998-2000) - 13%
  25. Neil Campbell 3 goals in 24 apps (1998-2000) - 13%
  26. Jason Lee 3 goals in 24 apps (1993-4) - 13%
  27. Neville Roach 2 goals in 16 apps (1999-2000) - 13%
  28. David Whyte 3 goals in 26 apps (1998-9) - 12%
  29. Sada N'Diaye 2 goals in 18 apps (1997-8) - 11%
  30. Martin Aldridge 1 goal in 11 apps (1998) - 9%
  31. Dominic Iorfa 1 goal in 12 apps (1994-6 and 1999) - 8%
  32. Joe Allon 0 goals in 3 apps (1993) - 0%
  33. Ken Charlery 0 goals in 3 apps (1996) - 0%
  34. Jamie Forrester 0 goals in 5 apps (1994) - 0%
  35. Roger N'Zamba 0 goals in 1 app (1997-8) - 0%
  36. Lee Nogan 0 goals in 5 apps (1995) - 0%
  37. Miguel De Souza 0 goals in 2 apps (1998) - 0%
Reordered by number of goals
  1. Brett Angell 47 goals in 115 apps (1990-4) - 41%
  2. Ian Benjamin 33 goals in 122 apps (1990-2) - 27%
  3. Andy Thomson 28 goals in 122 apps (1994-8) 23%
  4. Jeroen Boere 25 goals in 73 apps (1996-8) - 34%
  5. Martin Carruthers 19 goals in 38 apps (1999-2000) - 50%
  6. David Crown 19 goals in 41 apps (1989-90) - 46%
  7. Gary Jones 16 goals in 70 apps (1993-6) - 23%
  8. Stan Collymore 15 goals in 30 apps (1992-3) - 50%
  9. Andy Rammell 13 goals in 69 apps (1996-8) - 19%
  10. Neil Tolson 10 goals in 31 apps (1999-2000) - 32%
  11. Dave Regis 9 goals in 38 apps (1994-6) 24%
  12. Barry Conlon 7 goals in 34 apps (1997-8) - 21%
  13. Paul Williams 7 goals in 40 apps (1996-8) - 18%
  14. Alex Burns 5 goals in 31 apps (1998-9) - 16%
  15. Tommy Mooney 5 goals in 14 apps (1993-4) - 36%
  16. Roy McDonough 5 goals in 33 apps (1989-90) - 15%
  17. Trevor Fitzpatrick 5 goals in 39 apps (1998-2000) - 13%
  18. Gary Bennett 4 goals in 25 apps (1989-90) - 16%
  19. Neil Campbell 3 goals in 24 apps (1998-2000) - 13%
  20. Jason Lee 3 goals in 24 apps (1993-4) - 13%
  21. David Whyte 3 goals in 26 apps (1998-9) - 12%
  22. Steve Jones 2 goal in 9 apps (2000) - 22%
  23. Steve Brown 2 goals in 10 apps (1992-3) - 20%
  24. Mario Walsh 2 goals in 11 apps (1989-90) - 18%
  25. Neville Roach 2 goals in 16 apps (1999-2000) - 13%
  26. Sada N'Diaye 2 goals in 18 apps (1997-8) - 11%
  27. Lee Chapman 1 goal in 1 game (1995) - 100%
  28. Petter Belsvik 1 goal in 3 apps (1995) - 33%
  29. Kevin Rapley 1 goal in 7 apps (1999) - 14%
  30. Martin Aldridge 1 goal in 11 apps (1998) - 9%
  31. Dominic Iorfa 1 goal in 12 apps (1994-6 and 1999) - 8%
  32. Joe Allon 0 goals in 3 apps (1993) - 0%
  33. Ken Charlery 0 goals in 3 apps (1996) - 0%
  34. Jamie Forrester 0 goals in 5 apps (1994) - 0%
  35. Roger N'Zamba 0 goals in 1 app (1997-8) - 0%
  36. Lee Nogan 0 goals in 5 apps (1994) - 0%
  37. Miguel De Souza 0 goals in 2 apps (1998) - 0%

Removing those who scored less than 10 league goals

  1. Brett Angell 47 goals in 115 apps (1990-4) - 41%
  2. Ian Benjamin 33 goals in 122 apps (1990-2) - 27%
  3. Andy Thomson 28 goals in 122 apps (1994-8) 23%
  4. Jeroen Boere 25 goals in 73 apps (1996-8) - 34%
  5. Martin Carruthers 19 goals in 38 apps (1999-2000) - 50%
  6. David Crown 19 goals in 41 apps (1989-90) - 46%
  7. Gary Jones 16 goals in 70 apps (1993-6) - 23%
  8. Stan Collymore 15 goals in 30 apps (1992-3) - 50%
  9. Andy Rammell 13 goals in 69 apps (1996-8) - 19%
  10. Neil Tolson 10 goals in 31 apps (1999-2000) - 32%

And recalibrating for personal subjectivity:

My top ten for the 1990s strikers:
  1. Stan Collymore 15 goals in 30 apps (1992-3) - 50%
  2. Ian Benjamin 33 goals in 122 apps (1990-2) - 27%
  3. Brett Angell 47 goals in 115 apps (1990-4) - 41%
  4. Martin Carruthers 19 goals in 38 apps (1999-2000) - 50%
  5. David Crown 19 goals in 41 apps (1989-90) - 46%
  6. Andy Thomson 28 goals in 122 apps (1994-8) 23%
  7. Gary Jones 16 goals in 70 apps (1993-6) - 23%
  8. Andy Rammell 13 goals in 69 apps (1996-8) - 19%
  9. Neil Tolson 10 goals in 31 apps (1999-2000) - 32%
  10. Jeroen Boere 25 goals in 73 apps (1996-8) - 34%
Agree or disagree? Any names I've missed? (Sure there's some!)
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You've forgotten Keith Dublin.
 
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