Was that the game which was on Southern TV the next day on the Sunday afternoon?
Yes Tony it was, below are other matches that were shown on Television back then
The following Southend United matches were shown on Southern Soccer /(Meridian).
1966-67. Southend United v Halifax Town. (1-0).
1967-68. Southend United v York City. (0-1).
1968-69. Southend United v Doncaster Rovers. (2-0).
1977-78. Aldershot v Southend United. (3-0).
1981-82. Portsmouth v Southend United. (0-0).
The following Southend United matches were shown on Match of the Week (Anglia).
1962-63. Peterborough United v Southend United. (1-3).
" Colchester United v Southend United. (3-1).
1963-64. Peterborough United v Southend United. (3-0).
1965-66. Peterborough United v Southend United. (4-2).
1973-74. Peterborough United v Southend United. (F.A.Cup). (3-1).
" Cambridge United v Southend United. (3-1).
1974-75. Southend United v Queens Park Rangers. (F.A.Cup). (2-2).
" Southend United v Preston North End. (1-1).
1975-76. Southend United v Port Vale. (3-3).
" Peterborough United v Southend United. (3-2).
" Derby County v Southend United. (F.A.Cup). (1-0).
" Colchester United v Southend United. (2-1).
1976-77. Cambridge United v Southend United. (2-3).
1977-78. Southend United v Watford. (1-0).
1978-79. Southend United v Bury. (0-0)
1979-80. Southend United v Wimbledon. (1-3).
1980-81. Southend United v Bury. (1-0).
" Southend United v Lincoln City. (0-0).
1981-82. Southend United v Portsmouth. (2-0).
Possibly other Southend United matches were shown in some other reginal areas.??
However while I was doing this research I found out that back in the winter of 1963 (January) when lots of games had been postponed for over 2 months Match of the Week on Angia T.V. showed the following 3 matches.
Sat. Jan. 5th.1963, Cambridge United v Bedford Town.
Sat. Jan.12th.1963. Ipswich Town Reserves v Nottingham Forest Reserves.
Sat. Jan. 26th.1963. Bedford Town v Cambridge United. (BIZARRE or WHAT)??