SZ's SUFC Hall of Fame - Nominations

[Yorkshire Blue]

Currently in are

Chris Powell
Sid Broomfield
Stan Collymore
Ronnie Pountney
Oliver Trigg
Frank Gill
Billy Best
Dave Webb
Alan Moody
Dave Smith
Paul Clark
Spencer Prior
Freddy Eastwood
Steve Tilson

That's one chairman, nine players - including three who went onto manage us, a further two managers who hadn't played for us, a groundsman and a supporters club secretary.

Of the nine players there are four defenders (Powell, Moody, Clark, Prior), two midfielders (Pountney and Tilson) and three forwards (Collymore, Best and Eastwood).

Nominees must have left the club at least two years and receive five nominations. You can only nominate once person each round.

Details of previous votes can be found here

 

[Napster]

Thinking cap is on.

 

[Mad Cyril]

Kevin Maher

 

[Cricko]

Kevin Maher.

 

[Tampa Blue]

Peter Taylor

 

[bigmolt]

Kevin Maher

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

Kevin Maher (3) - Mad Cyril, Cricko, bigmolt
Peter Taylor (1) - Tampa Blue

 

[Napster]

Jimmy McAlinden https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_McAlinden

Despite joining The Shrimpers when in the twilight of his career, McAlinden is still regarded as perhaps the club’s finest ever player. He was club captain and penalty expert, his range of passing was beyond anything seen before or since at the club and he rejected a number of offers from other ‘larger’ clubs – “I would never move sideways” he claimed. In 1948 he won his fourth and final Ireland cap, the first awarded to a post-War Southend player, in a 6-2 defeat by England.

 

[C'mon you Shrimpers]

from the Shrimpers Trust website

JIMMY McALINDEN
1948-54

When SUFC President John Woodcock was asked shortly before his death in 2001 who his favourite player was, he said "Jimmy McAlinden" without a moments hesitation. Born in Belfast, Jimmy McAlinden played as a teenager for Belfast Celtic, won an Irish Cup winners medal, 2 Northern Ireland caps and then moved to Portsmouth. He won the 1939 Cup Final with Portsmouth when they beat Wolves 4-1. The war interrupted what would have been a glittering career. After the war he resigned for Portsmouth. He won 2 caps for Eire and then a third Northern Ireland cap against England in 1947.He then moved to Stoke but was signed for the Shrimpers in October 1948.

 

[blake]

I can't believe that Sammy McCrory and Roy Hollis aren't on the list. For this round I'll nominate Sammy McCrory.

 

[Ricey]

Got to be Kevin Maher.

 

[Richard Hearn]

Paul Sturrock or Harold Halse

 

[SouthendSpence]

Ryan Leonard

3x player of the year, 264 apps. Huge part of the most recent good times I can remember.

 

[Jonny_Stokes]

Tony Richards

 

[FarmdogSUFC]

Kevin Maher

 

[Shrimper in France]

Les Stubbs

 

[Westcliff Shrimper]

Kevin Maher.

 

[jarvisyeh]

Wait, how is Maher not already on there?!

 

[Dazzaref]

Has Ray Davy never been mentioned on previous Hall of Fame nominations? He gets my vote.

 

[Billericay Dickie]

Sammy McCrory

Near 1 in 2 scoring record during his five years with the club.
Scored the first goal at Roots Hall when we returned in 1955.
Scored in a famous 3-2 victory for Northern Ireland v England at Wembley while playing for the Blues.