Southend football team, March 1979

by **4th gen Suthen'** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 10:27 am

Here is another photo just emerged from the dim and distant past.......must have been summer 1980. Will consult my records and put an exact date on it.

11 of the 12 players (and all the Pavillion fellows) still in town and the 12th(and best!) is back pretty often, saw and spoke to him at the Music Festival.

Sure we haven't changed a bit :shock:

by **4th gen Suthen'** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 9:24 pm

20th July 1980 it was.
We had beaten just Largieside 3-1 in the final of the McKinlay Shield.
Kevin McMillan scored 2 of our goals but had been subbed and was away to play music somehwere.
Archie Ronald scored the other.

by **4th gen Suthen'** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 9:33 pm

No1 in the charts that day was Olivia Newton John and ELO with Xanadu, which I think was ELO's only no1.

And the luvvvvvly Kim Carnes turned......THIRTY FIVE :shock:

that very day......why, that makes her...............

by **kbm** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 10:14 pm

4th gen, surely HE couldn't have been the best!!

by **4th gen Suthen'** » Sat Nov 11, 2006 2:40 pm

He was probably the best in all the teams he played in Kevin........very similar type player to yourself right enough :roll:

by **gizmo** » Sat Nov 11, 2006 3:17 pm

ALL RIGHT... Who was no. 12 :?:

by **kbm** » Sat Nov 11, 2006 6:17 pm

back row, 2nd from right. going by dates he was about 17 then?

by **4th gen Suthen'** » Sat Nov 11, 2006 6:38 pm

I was 17 then Kevin. Dougie was a couple of years, maybe even 3,behind me in school.

by **Annie** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 2:41 am

Name the names there 4th!!!!

by **4th gen Suthen'** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 6:28 pm

OK Anne, here are the names.

Back
John Galbraith, Archie McCorkindale, Iain McIntyre, Rod Angus, Sandy Ronald, Dougie McCallum, Alex Ronald (manager)

Front
Hamish Paterson, Archie Ronald, John Cameron, Malcolm McGuire, Bruce McConnachie, Davy McArthur.

Can even name most of our supporters in the Kintyre Park pavilion
left to right.
Donnie McLean, unknown, Donald McSporran, John Armour, Peter McShannon, Archie Millar, John (Jake) McShannon.

by **Buzz Lightyear** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 6:57 pm

is the 'unknown' Weastie? (Jim West), it looks like him????

by **4th gen Suthen'** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 7:14 pm

I thought that as well Buzz, but could think of no reason why he would be hanging around there with these Southend fellows....maybe! ......mind you, that is what Weastie looks like NOW!!

by **Auld Pop** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 7:23 pm

Naw thit wee fla looks lake wee Andy Thommo, ah ken thit cardi wae the snotty sleeve, am neerli shoor oh it.

An luke at poor wee Purdi's face, ist thit cause he niffer got tae pley wae yee's suthen poofters, ah meen choochters.

by **4th gen Suthen'** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 9:42 pm

Every time a young man appears in the background of a photo from the early 80s some daftie comes on and says it is Andy Thompson :roll:

Zat naw right Auld Pop?!! :wink:

by **Auld Pop** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 9:45 pm

Aye sumtime tis ah dafty thit comes oan an seys it, but thist time tis was me.

Southend football team, March 1979

Soo ..

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