SOUTHAMPTON FC HERITAGE, MEMORIES AND SUPPORTERS’ STORIES
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George Kirby scored his first hat trick for the club in a 6-0 win at home to Middlesbrough. His treble came in a blistering four-minute spell between 49 and 53 minutes. Kirby had been bought from Plymouth two months earlier to replace the ageing Derek Reeves who was sold to Bournemouth for half that amount…
Saints turned in a limp display as they went down 2-0 at fellow strugglers West Ham. Attention seemed to centre on the presence of Gordon Strachan in the stand with most assuming he was ready to take over as manager of the Hammers. In fact the exact opposite was true as stunned Southampton supporters were…
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…
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…
Derby playmaker Inigo Idiakez signed on transfer deadline day which coincided with Sir Clive Woodward’s decision to step down as technical director – although he pledged to continue helping in a consultancy capacity. The previous season’s transfer deadline day had seen Harry Redknapp snap up Polish international midfielder Kamil Kosowski and Marcelo Tejera, a Uruguayan…
Jo Tessem left saints. The Norwegian utility player returned to his homeland to rejoin his first club Lyn Oslo on loan till the end of the season. He signed for £600,000 after impressing in a pre-season friendly for Molde against Saints and went on to score 16 goals in 130 games. Credit Graham Hiley –…
Liverpool Manager Bill Shankly memorably accused #SaintsFC of playing “ale-house football” after his side suffered their first defeat of the season, going down 1-0 at The Dell. Alec Lindsay headed into his own net with the Merseysiders manager claiming in vain that the defender had been pushed by Terry Paine. Credit Graham Hiley https://amzn.to/2m9YJv8
#SaintsFc achieved their first win since Stuart Gray took permanent charge, beating south cost neighbours Brighton 3-0 in their first visit to the Withdean Stadium. The second round of the league cup had now become a one off with no second leg but Southampton cruised to victory with two goals from Anders Svensson and one…