Retro pics: Blades at Southend 1983

[Roots To The 92]

Found a few retro pics from '83 which show Southend v Sheffield United - have put them up on my book (Roots To The 92) facebook page in case interested https://www.facebook.com/RootsToThe92/

Would be interested if anyone has memories of the day back then and/or can identify the Sheff Utd players in the pics

 

[Peezablade]

Must have been around that time that I went on a coach from the Carousel in Chap. Sat in traffic after the game on the edge of a council being goaded by a car full of locals. Suddenly they all rushed back to their car and scrambled inside before driving off pretty sharpish as group of Blades, the one at the front waving a machete, ran across the grass verge towards them.

 

[SUFC Handsworth]

Must have been around that time that I went on a coach from the Carousel in Chap. Sat in traffic after the game on the edge of a council being goaded by a car full of locals. Suddenly they all rushed back to their car and scrambled inside before driving off pretty sharpish as group of Blades, the one at the front waving a machete, ran across the grass verge towards them.

I remember being sat on a coach watching the same thing after that game, piss funny. The pig Curran scored what would have been an equaliser at 2-2, right in front of the Blades fans then threw himself into the crowd, only for it to be disallowed. I think i'm right in saying we'd managed to string a few wins together prior to that game and we're on the edge of the promotion race. That defeat put an end to any hopes of going up that year.

 

[bladestrivia]

Went to that game on the special train and there was less then 100 on it Carnt remember anything bout the game itself I think the home end didn't have a roof on it and there was a market near the main stand

 

[bladestrivia]

pic 1 goalkeeper guessing is keith waugh pic 2 from left to right colin morris mike trusson kevin arnott that twat or gary west and paul smith 3rd pic number 3 is paul garner tony kenworthy far right am i right silent blade

 

[Silent Blade]

pic 1 goalkeeper guessing is keith waugh pic 2 from left to right colin morris mike trusson kevin arnott that twat or gary west and paul smith 3rd pic number 3 is paul garner tony kenworthy far right am i right silent blade

The photo is too small and too dark for me to identify the players

Team was
Waugh
P Smith
Garner
Henderson
West
Kenworthy
Morris
Trusson
Young
Curran
Towner
sub Edwards

 

[georgebernardshaw]

The photo is too small and too dark for me to identify the players

Team was
Waugh
P Smith
Garner
Henderson
West
Kenworthy
Morris
Trusson
Young
Curran
Towner
sub Edwards

Don't times change - what would you give for that side now?

 

[sitwell]

I take it that wasn't a Friday night game ,I remember them playing on Friday nights for some reason. We went once and went round to the players bar after the game when a guy stopped us going in ,asking who are you. We said weve just fucking played mate and he let us in

 

[SUFC Handsworth]

Off the top of my head wasn't it Towner's debut for United?

 

[Wapping Blade]

I take it that wasn't a Friday night game ,I remember them playing on Friday nights for some reason. We went once and went round to the players bar after the game when a guy stopped us going in ,asking who are you. We said weve just fucking played mate and he let us in

Fridays were coz they had a market in the car park on a Satdi!

 

[sitwell]

Fridays were coz they had a market in the car park on a Satdi!

Peasants ,who else did it ,am I right with Tranmere ,Newport or Bristol Rvrs ?

 

[Marcus Aurelias]

That vid of that group of fans following the Lino is hilarious!

 

[Silent Blade]

Peasants ,who else did it ,am I right with Tranmere ,Newport or Bristol Rvrs ?

Yes, Tranmere played on Fridays, Torquay played on Saturday evenings, Port Vale played their "midweek matches" on Mondays. Chesterfield used to kick off at 3.15pm on Saturdays

 

[northsomersetblade]

~5 ought to be John McPhail, but maybe he had been already incarcerated for rail card fraud and it was instead the forerunner human beanpole that became Gary West

 

[dublin 10 blade]

If it's the game I'm thinking of , went with the coach from sheaf valley baths , no nor hermans crew
Somebody else's set , I think that " SC" was on our coach that day ,
A mate of ours believing that there was 2 Southend fans in with us Twatted one of them , only to be told by the lads mate he was a cockney blade , almost sure the lads mate was Paul heaton , could be wrong mind it was a long time ago .