SOUTHAMPTON FC HERITAGE, MEMORIES AND SUPPORTERS’ STORIES
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Saints equalled their best ever start to a season and climbed to forth in the premiership table as they won 3-1 at Spurs. Their third consecutive win made it six games ubeaten and saw the side rise to their highest ever position under the tenure of Gordon Strachan who joked: “I’m going to go home,…
Marian Pahars gave Saints a 1-0 win at Bolton, their first league victory of the season. Goalkeeper Neil Moss was an unused substitute for the 200th time. Credit: Graham Hiley – ‘The Saints On This Day: History, Trivia, Facts and Stats from Every Day of the Year’ (Amazon Prime)
Two late goals cost Saints victory as they were pegged back to 4-4 in a remarkable match at Norwich City. Paul Rideout’s header have Chris Nicholl’s men and early lead which was restored by Rod Wallace who then made it 3-1. Tim Sherwood cut the gap but Rideout’s second made it 4-2 before Robert Rosario…
Show Timeline: Intro- 00:55 Lucy Highnett- 2:50 England- 5:45 China and the Premier League- 20:26 Transfers- 36:41 FPL- 50:28 Listener Questions- 56:29 End Credits- 1:11:13 Lucy Highnett (@lucyhighnett on Twitter) joined me on Sunday to help get me (and you) ready for the fast-approaching 2020/2021 Premier League season. From JWP’s penalty spot groundskeeping in Reykjavík…
Ted Bates was appointed manager following the resignation of George Roughton who stepped down because the club’s position was “extremely worrying to his home life”. After a distinguished playing career with the club, Bates seemed the natural choice to step up to the reserves – but no-one could have envisaged that he would guide the…
Neil McCann made history as he helped Scotland to a 3-1 win over the Faroe Islands. The left-winger became the first Southampton player ever to score for Scotland as he hit a dream volley after just eight minutes of the Euro 2004 qualifier. Only two Scottish Saints had previously played for their country while with…
Saints paid £500,000 to sign Luton striker Iain Dowie, a player who had once been a schoolboy at The Dell but was released. A former rocket scientist , he went on to score 32 goals in 143 appearances. Credit: Graham Hiley = ‘The Saints On This Day: History, Trivia, Facts and Stats from Every Day…
Malcolm Waldron born 6th September 1956 in Emsworth, Hampshire. He played for various clubs, including the mighty Southampton between 1974 and 1983 and ‘that lot’ a little further down the M27. Malcolm has kindly agreed to join us in the next couple of weeks for ‘Total Recall’ with myself Will, Archive second in command Leon…
