Before, during & after Southend
Young forward Alan Shires made one Southend first-team appearance as a substitute against Peterborough United in October 1965. He later played for Colchester United and Chelmsford City.
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Forward · 1965–1966
Young forward Alan Shires made one Southend first-team appearance as a substitute against Peterborough United in October 1965. He later played for Colchester United and Chelmsford City.
These career totals are being corrected. The older archive entry for Alan Shires contains a known discrepancy and must not be used as a definitive figure. Its data is safely retained for reconciliation.
This is the archived career snapshot, not an automatically combined lifetime total. Some earlier seasons and cup records are incomplete; current-season matches are shown separately until each historical season has been reconciled. No unverified figures are presented as definitive club records.
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Football League Third Division · 2000/01
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