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Month: January 2019

Thursday, 31, January, 2019

Meeting with Toby Steele

NEWS UPDATE: Last night before the game Toby Steele invited myself and Leon to discuss the archive, and a potential Museum /Visitor Centre / Hall of Fame. (ideas not set in stone plans) Its clear Toby and the club want something to happen here and as with all projects it requires a large amount of planning and…

Friday, 25, January, 2019

McCalliog talks all things Saints

ANNOUNCEMENT: Saints Archive and Total Saints Podcast will be welcoming Jim McCalliog to the podcast for a very special ‘Total Recall’ soon. If you have any questions for Jim and want them read out on the podcast please reply to this blog post #SaintsFC

Saturday, 12, January, 2019

The Collapse of a shed on the Antelope

For the Saints’ second season in the Southern League, they remained at the Antelope Ground, with the league season following a similar pattern as the previous year, with the Saints finishing third behind Millwall and Luton Town.[31] The highlight of the league season was the visit of Millwall on 21 March 1896 when a crowd of 8,000 saw…

Saturday, 12, January, 2019

George Harvey Muir (1869–1939)

G.H Muir was a schoolteacher who later became headmaster at Mount Pleasant School. He continued to play for St. Mary’s until 1889, after which he became a referee. He refereed an Amateur Cup final and served the Hampshire F.A. for many years. In 1915, he became a director of Southampton Football Club, remaining with the club until…