The first Official Season
May - Brightlingsea Joins the Suffolk RFU, drawn against Ipswich in the Cup.
August - Greg Lord becomes President of the club
September - Social Committee is formed.
October - Lost to Ipswich in the Suffolk Cup 72 - 0
October 27th - Club holds first annual dinner at Brightlingsea Hall, guest speaker was Mervyn Davies.
November 10th - Rod James kicks the first ever drop goal after 24 games.
December 23rd - Played Sudbury and skilfully lost 45 - 0. In the club house after the match, a rare thing occured and for those who left early will regret that a certain fullback, the late David Vilday sang with the team then dissapeared, only to reappear some time later wearing only a brown bobble hat. The team were treated to "a Moon, a Streak and a Zumala? all the way round the club house. This was much appreciated and he gave an encore of sorts on the bus home.
As the bus passed through Bures the windscreen fell out, and then at Ipswich Road it ran out of fuel and had to be pushed to the nearest garage.
It was at this game that Graham Williams had been invited to play for Suffolk County.
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