Southampton vs Norwich City

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DIRECTORY 

Board of Directors Henrik Kraft, Rasmus 

Ankersen, Dragan Šolak, Phil Parsons, Rolf 

Bögli, Toby Steele, Andy Young. 

First Team Manager Russell Martin 

First Team Coaching Staff Matt Gill, 

Assistant Manager; Dean Thornton, 

Goalkeeping Coach; Carl Martin, First 

Team Coach; Andreas Georgson, Set 

Piece Coach; Rhys Owen, First Team Sports 

Scientist; Ben Parker, First Team Tactics & 

Insights Analyst. 

Southampton FC Women Head Coach 

Marieanne Spacey-Cale 

Executive Team Michael Fenn, Chief 

Financial Officer; Tim Greenwell, Chief 

Operating Officer; Charlie Boss, Chief 

Commercial Officer; Michelle Butler, Director 

of HR; Jason Wilcox, Director of Football. 

Team Doctor Dr Iñigo Sarriegui 

Physiotherapists Steve Wright, Neil Simms, 

Fraser McKinney. 

Head of Grounds Graeme Mills 

Club PA Tim Manns 

SAINTS 

Editor Mark Perrow 

Contributors Neil Jeffries, Tom Harvey, 

Barry Webb, Duncan Holley, David Bull, 

Alicia Povey, James Barker, Marc Walker. 

Photography Matt Watson, Isabelle Field, 

Chris Moorhouse, Getty Images, Action 

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Ché Adams celebrates 

Southampton’s winning 

goal at Hillsborough, 

as Saints left it late 

to clinch victory in a 

dominant display on 

the opening night of 

the EFL campaign. 

Russell Martin’s vision 

to control games was 

evident from the start, 

as Saints completed 

a staggering 931 

passes to outclass last 

season’s League One 

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DEAR SAINTS FANS, IT’S VERY EXCITING TO WELCOME 

YOU ALL TO ST MARY’S FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THIS 

NEW SEASON, WHERE WE HOPE TO CREATE LOTS OF 

POSITIVE MEMORIES OVER THE NEXT NINE MONTHS. 

It was amazing to get 

off to a winning start 

in our opening game, 

a tricky game, against 

Sheffield Wednesday. 

Facing a newlypromoted 

team away 

from home in front of a 

big crowd at a ground 

with the atmosphere 

that Hillsborough 

brings, it was a good 

test of what’s to come 

in the Championship. 

I thought our players 

stepped up to the 

challenge brilliantly, 

I was really proud 

of them. They really 

carried out what we 

wanted them to do 

and what we’d been 

working on throughout 

the pre-season. 

It’s such a different 

way of playing to what 

so many of them have 

been used to, and it 

takes a lot of courage 

to do it effectively, but 

I thought the way we 

kept the ball, moved 

it quickly and created 

chances was really 

encouraging, whilst 

restricting them to only 

one shot on target. 

Of course it was 

frustrating that they 

scored from that 

one shot, from a setpiece, 

but we kept 

playing our football 

and got our rewards 

with Ché’s late goal. 

I really enjoyed the 

way we controlled 

the nine minutes of 

stoppage time at 

the end of the game 



without any alarms 

at all, it was excellent 

and testament to the 

lads’ courage and how 

much they'd made 

Sheffield Wednesday 

work out of possession 

throughout the game. 

The midweek trip 

to Gillingham in the 

Carabao Cup left me 

with a very different 

feeling. It was a 

performance that 

lacked the intensity 

and courage that 

you need to compete 

against anybody, 

and the best team 

won on the night. 

There were still plenty 

of positives, including 

three debuts and 

some really good 

signs from our young 

players – they were 

the standouts for 

“Your support on 

a Friday night in 

Sheffield, 

when the game 

was on TV, was 

outstanding. 

Hopefully you 

could see a 

glimpse into the 

future of the way 

we want to play 

and how it can be 

effective.” 

us on an otherwise 

disappointing night. 

Today we welcome 

Norwich City, my 

former club who I hold 

in the highest regard. 

I absolutely loved 

my time there as a 

player, and wish them 

well for the season 

ahead. Today our only 

focus is to produce a 

performance like we 

did at Hillsborough, 

win the game and 

hopefully entertain 

you along the way. 

Your support on 

a Friday night in 

Sheffield, when the 

game was on TV, 

was outstanding. 

Hopefully you could 

see a glimpse into the 

future of the way we 

want to play and how 

it can be effective, so 

please keep believing 

in it, keep believing 

in the players, and I 

believe we’ll have a 

really good season. 

We March On. 

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SAINTS COMPLETE 

LUMLEY SIGNING 

Southampton Football 

Club is pleased to 

confirm the signing 

of experienced 

goalkeeper Joe Lumley. 

The 28-year-old free 

agent has joined on a 

contract until the end 

of the season, adding 

additional strength to 

the Men’s First Team 

goalkeeping group. 

Lumley, whose deal 

with Middlesbrough 

expired in the summer, 

arrives at St Mary’s 

with 224 senior career 

appearances to his 

name, 42 of which 

came during his loan 

spell at Reading last 

season. 

Director of Football 

Jason Wilcox (pictured 

with Lumley) said: “Joe 

has a lot of experience 

in the Championship 

and will be a good 

addition to what is 

already a strong stable 

of goalkeepers here. 

“Willy Caballero moved 

on in the summer, so 

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it was important we 

reinforced things a 

little bit, and Joe fits the 

bill well as someone 

who is at a good 

point in his career, but 

who we also feel can 

develop further under 

the coaching of Dean 

Thornton.” 

Joe Lumley, who has 

taken the number 

13 shirt, said: "I'm 

delighted to sign for 

what is a massive club. 

It's obviously come 

down from the Premier 

League and looking to 

get back this season, 

and hopefully I can 

show what I can do 

here and be a big part 

of that. 

"Dean was my goalie 

coach when I was in 

the youth team at QPR, 

so I know him really 

well and the way he 

works. I know that he 

pushes his goalies to 

be the best they can 

be. I’m really looking 

forward to getting 

back working with him.”

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LIVRAMENTO 

MAKES 

NEWCASTLE 

MOVE 

Tino Livramento 

has completed 

a transfer to 

Newcastle United. 

The 20-year-old 

right-back departs 

after two seasons 

at St Mary’s, in 

which he made 

34 appearances, 

following a 

significant offer 

from the Magpies. 

Although 

disappointed to 

lose Livramento, 

the club chose to 

accept Newcastle’s 

latest bid as it both 

represented fair 

value for a player of 

his ability while the 

fee will also support 

the wider rebuilding 

project within the 

squad this summer. 

The club wishes Tino 

every success for 

the future and looks 

forward to seeing 

what he achieves. 

STEPHENS SIGNS 

NEW TWO-YEAR 

CONTRACT 

Southampton Football 

Club is delighted 

to announce Jack 

Stephens has signed a 

new two-year contract. 

The 29-year-old 

has put pen to 

paper on the new 

deal, extending his 

commitment to the 

club which stretches 

back to 2011. 

Making his debut as a 

17-year-old, Stephens 

has gone on to make 

152 appearances for 

Saints and has already 

become an integral 

part of Russell Martin’s 

squad. 

Jack Stephens said: 

"I’m very pleased. It 

was nice to get it all 

sorted before the 

season started and 

just allows me to 

focus on the football 

and hopefully have a 

positive season. 

"I think over the 

summer there was a 

lot of uncertainty over 

what was going on. 

But I had some good 

conversations with 

the manager and he 

made it clear that he 

wanted me to stay 

and I've loved working 

with him these first few 

weeks. 

“I'm really confident 

that we're going to 

have a good season, 

so it was an easy 

decision for me to sign 

the contract and I'm 

really happy.”

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SAINTS RAMPANT IN PRE-SEASON 

AGAINST BILLERICAY 

Southampton FC 

Women made a 

triumphant return 

to action on the 

south coast for last 

Sunday’s penultimate 

pre-season friendly, 

beating tier-three side 

Billericay Town 14-1 at 

AFC Totton. 

It took Saints a while 

to find their rhythm, 

with Billericay looking 

like stiff opposition and 

closing down any real 

opportunities in the 

first 15 minutes. 

A new-look Saints squad at AFC Totton 

However, it wasn’t long 

before Marieanne 

Spacey-Cale’s side 

began to show their 

style, with new signing 

Molly Pike breaking 

the deadlock, stealing 

the ball off her 

defender’s foot before 

dispatching into the 

top corner. 

Just after the half-hour 

mark, Pike was able to 

find the back of the net 

again with a similarly 

unstoppable strike 

from inside the box 

for 2-0, before Katie 

Wilkinson lobbed the 

keeper shortly after. 

Lexi Lloyd-Smith then 

hit a low effort past the 

keeper to put Saints 

safely in the driving 

seat in the 35th minute. 

As the end of the first 

half approached, there 

was no let up in the 

home side’s attacking 

onslaught, as Saints 

began to play with 

even more confidence 

and freedom up top. 

Alice Griffiths slotted 

home from a Wynne 

ball across to make 

it five, before she 

returned the favour; 

Wynne sliding in at the 

back post to convert. 

Molly Pike also sealed 

her hat-trick five 

minutes into added 

time, once again 

beating the keeper 

with a neat effort, 

making it 7-0 going in 

for half time. 

Despite the first half 

dominance of their 

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Captain Rosie Parnell gets on the scoresheet with a wonderful headed effort 

opponents, it was 

Billericay who scored 

first in the second 

period, as their number 

9 flicked a ball over the 

onrushing Beth Howard 

in the Saints goal 

following some sloppy 

defending. 

The first change of the 

day saw hat-trick hero 

Molly Pike replaced by 

stalwart Lucia Kendall 

in the 49th minute. A 

key goalscoring threat 

during the promotion 

season, Kendall made 

her intentions clear 

with almost her first 

touch of the game, 

racing through to 

collect a neat ball 

and tapping past the 

keeper with the outside 

of the boot. 

Wilkinson recorded the 

second hat-trick of the 

day in the 56th minute, 

as pressure up top saw 

her with enough space 

on the ball to slot into 

the bottom corner. 

Saints continuied to 

ramp up the pressure, 

and soon Kendall was 

once again on the 

scoresheet with one 

of the best finishes of 

the day. Off balance 

and under pressure, 

she latched onto 

a punched keeper 

clearance, slamming 

an effort high into the 

net. 

Two more substitutions 

in the 64th minute 

saw Laura Rafferty 

and Paige Peake 

enter the fray, with the 

hardworking Megan 

Collett and Chloe 

Peplow making way. 

The fans especially 

enjoyed goal number 

12, as captain Rosie 

Parnell rose highest 

at the back post to 

head over the keeper’s 

outstretched gloves in 

the 67th minute. 

Lloyd-Smith continued 

her fine pre-season 

form, netting the home 

side’s 13th goal in the 

87th minute, racing 

forward into the box 

and slamming her shot 

into the top of the net 

from what looked like 

an impossibly tight 

angle. 

The final goal of the 

game was scored by 

substitute Kendall, as 

unselfish play from 

Wilkinson saw her 

square the ball to her 

strike partner, who 

made no mistake in 

dispatching the finish.

RUSSELL 

MARTIN 

THERE IS A RELAXED, WELCOMING MANNER TO 

RUSSELL MARTIN, THE MAN CHARGED WITH LEADING 

SOUTHAMPTON’S MISSION TO RETURN TO THE PREMIER 

LEAGUE. THE SAINTS BOSS HASN’T HAD AN EASY RIDE 

TO GET TO THIS POINT – THROUGH LIFE OR THROUGH 

FOOTBALL – AND INSIDE HIM BURNS A DESIRE TO 

SUCCEED THAT PROPELLED HIM FROM NON-LEAGUE 

TO THE INTERNATIONAL STAGE AS A PLAYER. NOW HE’S 

READY TO PROVE HIMSELF ALL OVER AGAIN… 


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Martin and his staff at Staplewood. Left to right: Ben Parker, First Team 

Tactics & Insights Analyst; Carl Martin, First Team Coach; Dean Thornton, 

Goalkeeping Coach; Russell Martin, Manager; Matt Gill, Assistant Manager; 

Rhys Owen, First Team Sports Scientist. 

“Don’t mistake 

my kindness for 

weakness,” Al 

Capone, the notorious 

American gangster 

whose life has been 

the subject of many 

Hollywood scripts, 

once said. 

It was a quote recycled 

by Simone Inzaghi, the 

Italian manager who 

guided Inter to last 

season’s Champions 

League final, when 

pressed on whether he 

was “too nice” to lead 

international players. 

Inzaghi, though 

never chasing the 

spotlight, saw his 

impressive exploits 

as a player with Lazio 

overshadowed by 

elder brother Filippo, 

a prolific and popular 

striker who plundered 


more than 300 goals in 

an exceptional career 

littered with Serie A 

titles, Champions 

League triumphs and 

even a World Cup 

winner’s medal. 

Many in Italy would 

argue Simone was 

the more talented 

player, but “Pippo” had 

an eye for goal and 

predatory instincts 

inside the penalty area 

to rival the greatest 

marksmen. When you 

hear the name Inzaghi, 

he’s the one you think 

of. 

Russell Martin grew up 

as a determined player 

overshadowed by 

others. Whether it was 

his brothers, who were 

“much more gifted”, in 

his words, than he was, 

or teammates who 

took the glory, Martin 

was never the star 

and had to fight for his 

successes, of which 

there would be plenty. 

With more than 500 

league games, five 

promotions and 29 

international caps 

to his name in a 15- 

year playing career, 

Martin didn’t do badly 

for a man who has 

always felt pressure to 

perform, and a need to 

work relentlessly at his 

craft. 

“My whole career has 

been built on proving 

people wrong,” he 

reflects. Growing up in 

East Sussex, Martin was 

never deemed good 

enough for his county 

team, or for hometown 

club Brighton.

“That was always 

a sense of 

disappointment for 

me. I would’ve loved to 

play for them – from 

very early on it was a 

dream. 

“Back then you could 

have two teams 

because one was in 

Division Two and one 

was in the Premier 

League, so I supported 

Spurs and Brighton. 

The ultimate aim was 

to play for Brighton 

and then play for 

Spurs,” he smiles. As a 

boy with a dream, it all 

felt so straightforward 

at the time. 

Instead he took 

a different route. 

Alongside studying 

at College for his A 

Levels, Martin worked 

two jobs. He was up at 

4am cleaning pubs, 

and in the evenings 

he worked in the local 

Spar just over the road 

from home, where he 

lived with his brothers. 

His parents had moved 

away. 

“Those were the 

toughest two years of 

my life,” he says. But he 

wouldn’t change it. “I 

had a perspective on 

reality.” 

Despite all those 

commitments in his 

life, and looking out 

for his four brothers, 

including foster brother 

Rob, Martin always 

found time for football. 

He was training with 

non-league Lewes 

and playing for the 

England Colleges team 

when he agreed a 

scholarship in America. 

“I was going to go 

there, and then went 

on trial at Wycombe 

and signed for three 

months, non-contract 

professional forms, 

which killed the 

America thing, but it 

was a risk I wanted to 

take,” he explains. After 

being overlooked by 

Brighton, this felt like 


his last shot at making 

it in the Football 

League. 

“It was a really difficult 

period, but I was so 

grateful for it that by 

the time I actually 

started playing 

professional football 

I had nothing but 

gratitude. I just wanted 

to work as hard as I 

possibly could. I just 

had excitement and 

curiosity, wanting to 

learn and wanting to 

be better. I think that’s 

probably what ended 

up getting me so far.” 

Wycombe were in 

League Two, where 

they would stay 

throughout Martin’s 

four seasons as a 

player, but by the end 

he was an established 

starter, making the 

jump to League One 

to join Peterborough in 

2008. 

In his first season at 

the higher level, Martin 

was made captain at 

22 and led Posh to the 

Championship for the 

first time in 15 years. 

“My whole career has 

been based on ‘go 

to League Two, play, 

people think you’re not 

good enough to go 

again, go to League 

One…’ and every time 

I got there, I thought ‘I 

can actually do it’. 

“I’d captained every 

team, as a kid, that I


played in. Even teams 

when I played in the 

year above.” Where 

do those leadership 

instincts come from? 

“Probably the role I 

played in my family 

growing up, a little bit, 

I had to try and look 

after people. 

“I grew up in a 

fairly tough place – 

definitely with a tough 

family.” Martin revealed 

in an interview last 

season that his dad 

suffered with gambling 

addiction, and his 

family had to move 

home when he was 

eight because of 

spiralling losses. 

“I think the biggest 

thing I learned was 

understanding people, 

picking up certain 

things from people 

and energy, all that 

stuff. It came naturally 

to me when I played 

in a team. I enjoy 

responsibility, I still do 

– that’s why I’m doing 

the job I’m doing now, 

probably.” 

With Peterborough 

struggling in the 

Championship, Martin 

returned to League 

One to join Norwich, 

who had just been 

relegated to the third 

tier for the first time 

in half a century. It 

would prove a match 

made in heaven, but 

only thanks to his 

decision to turn down 

the chance to live his 

childhood dream. 

“I was leaving 

Peterborough and 

I was going to go 

back to Brighton,” he 

picks up the story. “I 

was going to play for 

my hometown club, 

which was something I 

wanted to do, and then 

Paul (Lambert, then 

Norwich manager) 

rung me. He found out 

I might be leaving and 

going there. 

“They had Iñigo 

Calderón on trial at 

Norwich and I was 

going to Brighton. Then 

I went to Norwich and 

he ended up playing 

for Brighton!” 

Calderón would prove 

a roaring success 

on the south coast, 

helping the Seagulls 

soar from League 

One to Championship 

promotion contenders, 

but Martin went one 

better, as the Canaries 

flew straight through to

the Premier League in 

two seasons. 

A third promotion 

would follow in 2014/15, 

as captain under 

Alex Neil after a first 

relegation of Martin’s 

career, but it was 

Lambert, who had 

previously managed 

the Saints boss at 

Wycombe, who started 

the club’s resurrection. 

“As soon as Paul rung, 

the lure of home was 

big, but the lure of 

playing for him again, 

the aura he had, I 

loved playing for him, 

so he was massive for 

us,” he says. 

“I went there and it was 

massive expectation 

playing in front of 

25,000 people all 

of a sudden with a 

manager I trusted, who 

I really loved, who I 

probably played some 

of my best football for. 

“I had kids there, I felt 

like such a big part 

of the culture – not 

just on the pitch but 

with the staff, with the 

players, had some 

brilliant times with 

three promotions, two 

relegations, some 

tough times as well, 

but I just felt like it was 

a great place to live 

and I felt like such a 

part of something. I felt 

like I belonged there. 

“I loved it. I’ve got 

nothing but good things 


to say about it. It had to 

come to an end, which 

it did, everything does, 

and I really struggled 

with that for the first few 

months after I left there. 

I didn’t want to go back 

– it was just too painful 

for me.” 

It speaks volumes of 

Martin’s affection for 

today’s visitors that it 

took a full season for 

him to return to the 

scene of his fondest 

football memories, 

where he raised a 

family and became a 

cult hero dubbed “the 

Norfolk Cafu” for his 

tireless running up and 

down the right flank. 

When he did go back, 

for his Testimonial in 

2019, it was a night 

to savour alongside 

a host of Norwich 

legends and former 

teammates, as Martin 

and Wes Hoolahan 

captained the sides 

in front of a crowd 

of nearly 20,000 at 

Carrow Road. 

Martin and Lambert 

remain close, 11 years 

since they last worked 

together, but as a 

manager the 37-yearold 

is doing things in 

his own way. 

After spells with 

Rangers and Walsall, 

the former Scotland 

international cut his 

teeth in management 

at MK Dons, the 

club where he had 

just called time on 

his playing days 

after promotion 

number five. 

His possession-heavy 

approach, by his own 

admission at odds with 

how he played for the 

majority of his career, 

was evident from the 

start. Only Manchester 

City and Barcelona 

had a higher average 

possession in Europe 

than the Dons in his 

one full season in 

charge, which included 

a goal scored after 56 

consecutive passes – 

a sequence spanning


Wembley memories: Celebrating his favourite 

promotion with Norwich (left) and facing 

Wayne Rooney for Scotland (below). 

more than three 

minutes of play. 

Two summers ago, 

Martin’s career took 

him to Swansea, 

who pointed to his 

“attractive, attacking 

style” as a seamless 

transition from 

Graham Potter and 

Steve Cooper before 

him, and Roberto 

Martínez, Brendan 

Rodgers and Michael 

Laudrup before that, 

who have helped 

redefine the club’s 

image since the turn of 

the century. 

But Martin is more than 

a purist. He’s a people 

person. Relaxed and 

engaging company, 

he makes time for 

everyone. 

It was noticeable 

how quickly he 

learned the names 

of staff members at 

Staplewood, some of 

whom have been given 

nicknames created by 

him. He wants a family 

feel, and has a gift for 

making you feel part 

of it. 

“I care about people,” 

it’s a natural thing, 

he says. “Hopefully, 

even in the short time 

here, the players will 

see that. That’s why 

leaving Swansea and 

leaving MK before 

that was really painful

for me, because I get 

connected to people. I 

love working with them. 

“I was the same when I 

was growing up, trying 

to look after people 

and help as many 

people as I could.” 

His latest job sees 

Martin inherit a 

scenario he’s lived 

through before. Of the 

quintet of promotions 

he achieved as a 

player, the one that 

ranks above the others 

was won at the first 

attempt after Norwich’s 

first relegation from 

the Premier League. 

“Because of the pain 

you went through 

the year before,” he 

explains. “The first one 

was amazing because 

it was so unexpected, 

but to do it when 

there’s a pressure on 

you and you’ve been 

part of the relegation 

the year before, so you 

can make up for it a 

little bit…” he pauses. 

“Best feeling ever.” 


At 37, Martin is the 

second-youngest 

manager in the 

Championship, born 

four months before 

Ipswich boss Kieran 

McKenna, but that’s 

not to say he lacks 

experience. 

The man charged with 

leading Saints’ revival 

has seen most of what 

football has to throw 

at you – at every level 

from non-league to 

international – and 

has identified a fast 

start as key to his 

new club’s promotion 

prospects. 

“We need to get back 

to winning games and 

having a mentality that 

we turn into winners,” 

he states. “The way 

we’re playing takes a 

lot of time, a lot of work, 

a lot of patience, but 

finding a way to win 

during that and having 

the tools to win during 

those games early on 

in the season could be 

really important. 

Nathan Tella runs to 

celebrate with his new 

boss after Saints’ first 

goal of the season. Left: 

Enjoying a deserved win 

at Hillsborough. 

“Burnley did that. They 

were a really different 

animal at the end of the 

season than they were 

at the start, but they 

found ways to win early 

on whilst they were 

building and improving, 

so we have to do the 

same – it’s that simple.” 

Whilst targeting a good 

start is no different to 

his 23 Championship 

contemporaries, in 

Saints’ case, Martin 

says, it’s about shaking 

off the Premier League 

hangover – just as 

Burnley did under new 

management last 

season, and just as his 

Norwich side did when 

he led them to playoff 

glory in 2015 on his 

favourite day in football. 

“I sensed the 

disappointment and 

the feeling everyone


had in the first few 

days,” he recalls 

of his first week at 

Staplewood. “The 

unknown and the lack 

of certainty you have 

after all that, people 

being made redundant, 

it affects everyone.” 

“I was the captain 

when we got relegated 

and, fortunately, I was 

still the captain when 

we got promoted, so 

you feel such a huge 

burden and weight of 

responsibility. 

“Then you see people 

losing their jobs and it 

hits home. You’re the 

guys that have ended 

up costing people 

their jobs. That’s part 

and parcel of football, 

unfortunately. 

“We took too long 

to click into gear at 

Norwich, or we would 

have got promoted 

automatically, so we 

ended up doing it via 

the play-offs, which 

was incredible, but 

there was too much 

disappointment, even 

in the first few weeks of 

training. 

“The parallels are 

that you have a great 

club – Norwich was a 

great club with great 

people at that time, 

and there’s some 

brilliant people here – 

and everyone now is 

geared up to get back 

there as quickly as 

possible and make up 

for last season.” 

His sons grew up 

wearing the yellow 

and green, but Martin 

insists there will be no 

divided loyalties in the 

family this afternoon. 

“They still end up 

getting sent the 

[Norwich] kits from 

friends, but they 

support wherever we 

are. They’re the biggest 

Southampton fans 

ever now,” he enthuses. 

“My boys want all the 

kits – they’ve got the 

home kit and tracksuit. 

I’m being pressured 

into buying them the 

away kit now!” 

It’s no surprise that 

Martin wants everyone 

on this journey – kids 

included – but only if 

they’re “all in”, as he 

puts it. His reaction to 

the shock Carabao 

Cup defeat at 

Gillingham this week 

showed a ruthless 

streak, while his path 

through life and 

football paints a desire 

to succeed that still 

burns inside. 

Saints may not be The 

Untouchables just yet, 

but don’t be fooled. 

He’s here to win.

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SAINTS ACADEMY ALUMNI 

As part of our ongoing 

support and after 

care programme for 

Academy players, 

approximately 18 

months ago we 

launched our Alumni 

programme. 

This allows players 

to reach out for 

assistance on any 

matter and maintain 

links with the club. 

Since launching the 

programme we have 

developed a quarterly 

newsletter that keeps 

ex-players informed of 

events at the club, as 

well as offering them 

a chance to apply for 

a pair of match tickets 

for each home game. 

The response to 

the newsletter and 

tickets has been 

encouraging and 

we have now moved 

the programme on 

to a new level by 

inducting players 

back in to a Hall Of 

Fame. This recognises 

ben cull 



James White 

while part of Saints 

Academy, and also 

for the work he does 

to promote his charity 

and his excellent and 

positive outlook on 

life. Ben has been 

recognised by the 

Premier League, too, 

and will be awarded 

the PL Alumni Award for 

2023 later this month 

at a ceremony in 

Manchester 

achievements away 

from Southampton FC. 

The first two inductees 

are Ben Cull and 

James White. 

BEN CULL 

Ben was with us until 

he was 19 and in that 

time was diagnosed 

with cancer in one of 

his knees. He had to 

undergo surgery for a 

full knee replacement 

and had to retire 

from the game. Ben 

has subsequently 

undergone 

numerous bouts of 

chemotherapy but 

unfortunately the 

cancer has returned. 

Ben is being awarded 

this cap as recognition 

for his achievements 

JAMES WHITE 

James left us when 

he was 19 and initially 

took a different career 

path as he completed 

a four-year degree 

course at St Leo’s 

University in Tampa, 

Florida. Since returning 

to the Academy,and 

with the club support, 

James has completed 

his goalkeeper 

coaching badges. 

James initially utilised 

these skills to work 

back with us at SFC 

but has now moved 

on to become the 

goalkeeping coach for 

Reading Women and is 

also now helping with 

coaching at the FA 

with England Women 

Under-18s. 

Congratulations to 

both former players. 

We will be inducting 

further players into the 

scheme in the near 

future.

WE ARE SAINTS FOUNDATION – THE CHARITY OF 

SOUTHAMPTON FOOTBALL CLUB. WE EXIST TO SUPPORT 

PEOPLE IN NEED THROUGHOUT SOUTHAMPTON, 

PROVIDING LIFE-CHANGING OPPORTUNITIES TO 

HELP OUR CITY AND ITS COMMUNITIES THRIVE. 

WORLDS OF 

FOOTBALL 

AND CRICKET 

COLLIDE 

Southampton has 

been enjoying a 

sensational summer 

of sport, with the much 

anticipated return of 

the Saints to St Mary’s 

and another season 

of The Hundred now 

up and running at the 

Ageas Bowl. 

Our participants have 

been feeling the 

benefit, with Southern 

Brave’s teams linking 

up with our projects to 

engage some of the 

city’s young people in 

sessions throughout 

July. 

Southern Brave 

Women’s captain 

Georgia Adams 

visited Staplewood in 

26 « SAINTS « we march on 

recent weeks to meet 

Saints Foundation’s 

Premier League 

“Changemakers” – 

girls aged 11-16 who 

are working with us to 

build their confidence, 

aspirations and 

leadership potential. 

As an ambassador 

of Saints Foundation 

and lead presenter of 

The Hundred, Kenzie 

Benali was the perfect 

choice to host a Q&A 

with Adams, and even 

got stuck in when 

the Changemakers 

commandeered one 

of Saints’ pitches for a 

few games of cricket. 

Earlier in the month, 

Southern Brave players 

Joe Weatherley 

and Dani Gregory 

joined Southampton 

FC Women’s striker 

Lucia Kendall to 

visit a Community 

Champions cricket 

club at one of our 

partner schools, Oasis 

Academy Sholing. The 

young people got a 

masterclass from the 

two Hundred pros, 

with Kendall also able 

to offer her expertise 

as an ex-Hampshire 

Cricket player herself. 

The young people 

involved have been 

offered the chance to


watch Southern Brave 

in action this summer, 

with the 100-ball 

cricket competition 

having started up at 

the Ageas Bowl last 

weekend. A huge thank 

you to The Hundred 

and all the players who 

got stuck in! 

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BETTER THAN 

EVE R 

With the start of 

the season comes 

the return of Saints 

Superdraw – your onestop-shop 

for winning 

fantastic Saints prizes 

while showing your 

support for your 

community. It costs 

just £5 to enter. 

This season, we’re 

making some changes 

to the way Saints 

Superdraw works. 

Like this year’s retroinspired 

Saints kits, 

we’re turning back the 

clock and bringing 

back the chance to 

win Saints shirts and 

merchandise in every 

draw. 

For the 2023/24 

season, there will 

be three top prizes 

in every Superdraw. 

Every time a men’s 

team match is played 

at St Mary’s, a lucky 

winner will get their 

hands on £100 cash, 

a brand-new Saints 

shirt, or exclusive Saints 

merchandise. 

Not everything, though, 

needs to change. We 

know that the cost 

of living is rising – so 

we’ve made sure the 

price of entry stays the 

same. Plus, with even 

more home games this 

season, your monthly 

subscription will go 

further than ever. 

The atmosphere 

will be electric as 

we battle it out in 

the Championship, 

so we’re bringing 

the energy by 

SUPERCHARGING our 

prizes on selected 

games throughout 

the season. Keep your 

eyes peeled for the 

first Supercharged 

Superdraw later this 

season for a chance 

to win an incredible 

bonus prize! 

As always, your 

donation directly 

supports Saints 

Foundation’s lifechanging 

work in 

Southampton. Show 

your support and play 

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MUSEUM PIECES 

Club historian Duncan Holley examines some of the 

oldest Saints memorabilia… 

POTENTIALLY, THE EARLIEST 

SOUTHAMPTON FC MEMORABILIA 

WOULD BE THE FOOTBALL USED FOR 

THE CLUB’S FIRST EVER MATCH, 

A FRIENDLY VS FREEMANTLE IN 

NOVEMBER 1885 PLAYED ON 

A PATCH OF LAND WHERE THE 

HAMPSHIRE BOWLING CLUB NOW 

STANDS IN NORTHLANDS ROAD. 

Unfortunately, it is 

almost 100 per cent 

certain that the ball 

no longer exists which 

means in all probability 

the oldest known Saints 

heirloom is George 

Carter’s red sash which 

he pinned to his white 

shirt when he played 

in Saints’ first-ever 

competitive fixture, a 

Hampshire Junior Cup 

cup-tie at Testwood 

Lane, Redbridge vs 

Totton in 1887. 

That sash is now 

displayed in the 

club’s 1885 suite, and 

we must be grateful 

to George Carter’s 

daughter-in-law, Nellie 


who kept it safe for 

decades and handed 

it over to me in the 

1990s with a request 

that once the club had 

organised some sort 

of museum it should 

be handed over. 

Nellie is no longer with 

us, but it is pleasing 

that her wish was 

finally granted. If you 

look closely at the 

featured picture of 

George, was taken in 

1889, two medals can 

be seen attached 

to his sash. More 

of those in the next 

programme, but 

below the sash can be 

seen a shield-shaped 

cloth badge. That 

badge was presented 

to any player 

who represented 

Hampshire, as George 

did, and again Nellie 

had held on to this 

badge and was happy 

for me to photograph 

it for posterity.


George Carter had 

become captain of 

St Mary’s in 1888 and 

he went on to serve 

the club as a player 

until 1893 when a leg 

injury forced him to 

hang up his boots. He 

continued to serve the 

club as manager of 

the Reserves between 

1901 and 1915. 

He retired from the 

Ordnance Survey in 

1927 and in his old 

age went to live with 

his son (also called 

George, a teacher at 

Taunton’s) and Nellie. 

It was in their house 

in Southampton’s 

Southview Road 

that George met an 

unfortunate end when 

in January 1945 he fell 

onto an electric fire 

in his bedroom and 

received extensive 

burns which lead to 

his death in hospital 

that same day. 

By holding onto his 

memorabilia, his 

daughter-in-law not 

only kept alive his 

memory, but also 

ensured – with the 

sash– that Saints 

can now proudly 

display an artefact 

that goes back to 

when the club was a 

mere two years old. 

To find out more 

on George go to 

the saintsplayers. 

co.uk website.

ON THE 

ROAD WITH 

THE SAINTS 

by Barry Webb with Viv Broadway, Travel Club Coordinator 

RUSSELL MARTIN SAID RECENTLY 

THAT WHEREAS PLAYERS AND 

STAFF IN A CLUB CHANGE, 

SUPPORTERS ARE PERMANENT. 

They are an important 

part of a club’s history 

and, reflecting on 

that, I began to think 

about how to capture 

some supporters’ 

experiences here. 

The idea grew 

when I recalled 

two programme 

contributions towards 

the end of last season 

by Tara Doel (the trip 

to Be’er Sheva) and 

by Mick Paget (the 

memorable League 

Cup semi-final win at 

Anfield). So, here we 

go, featuring Saints 

travelling fans. 

We start with a look 

at the history of the 

official Saints Travel 

Club. I hope to feature 

the independent 

Saints Away Travel 

in future editions, 

as well as sharing 

tales of supporters 

who make their own 

way to games. 

At the beginning 

of September 1975, 

Southampton FC 

issued an invitation 

to a meeting for 

anyone interested 

in formulating the 

“Saints Traveller Club”. 

The club said it was 

“very conscious of the 

need to supply regular 

travel... to Saints 

away games either 

by coach or by rail”. 

The meeting held 

at The Dell on the 

3rd of that month 

was attended by a 

number of supporters 

and other interested 

parties. The Saints 

Travellers Club was 

duly born (later to be 

known as the official 

Saints Travel Club). 

Two coaches travelled 

to Blackpool for the first 

trip on 20th September 

1975, a match which 

the Saints lost 4-3. 

At that time even 

the most optimistic 

supporter could not 

dream that the season 

would end with us 

travelling to Wembley 

to win the FA Cup. 

Since then the club 

has run trips to away 

games on a regular 

basis. In the early days 

supporters amused 

themselves on the 

coaches with raffles 

and games of bingo, 

attracting the name 

of “bingo buses” from 

some supporters. This 

was well before the 

age of the mobile 

phone, personal 

stereos, computer 

games and video 

players on coaches 

– all things that now 

help to make trips 

pass more quickly. 

The vehicles have 

improved significantly 



since 1975 and so too 

has the motorway 

network: early trips 

happened well before 

the completion of 

the M3, M25 or M40. 

The club had 

purchased blocks of 

train tickets for long 

trips such as Carlisle 

and Blackburn but 

this had advantages 

and disadvantages. 

Travel was faster and 

more comfortable, but 

often supporters had 

to change trains or 

catch buses as well as 

having to walk some 

distance to the ground 

– all of which added to 

the length and costs 

of the journey. For trips 

via London there was 

also a dash across 

the capital to avoid a 

long wait at Waterloo. 

Such costs and 

complications meant 

that official train 

travel soon became 

a thing of the past. 

At one time, the Saints 

Travel Club comprised 

members who were 

offered reduced prices 

for the trips: nowadays 

the cost of the travel 

is £2 less for season 

ticket holders. I still 

have my membership 

card (as shown 

bottom left) for the 

2000/01 season. I was 

a relative latecomer 

to the Travel Club 

when I opted for the 

coach after many 

hours spent driving to 

and from matches. 

The Saints Travel Club 

has been to hundreds 

of matches, covered 

thousands of miles and 

has led to many lasting 

friendships. There have 

been many highs: 

winning at Anfield; Old 

Trafford; Highbury; 

and trips to Wembley 

and Cardiff. The photo 

shows some of the 

coaches lined up for 

our trip to Wembley 

to watch our victory 

in the Johnstone’s 

Paint Trophy Final 

in March 2010. 

There have also been 

many lows: one of the 

worst was losing 4-3 in 

a cup tie at Tranmere 

Rovers after leading 

3-0. I recall the horrible 

silence on the return 

trip from Merseyside: 

a coachful of people 

stuck for words! 

Another low was 

the trip to Fratton 

Park in April 2005 

when, although not 

mathematically, we 

effectively gave up 

our Premier League 

status. Humiliated by 

our closest rivals, the 

Pompey fans made the 

most of their victory. 

At least we only had a 

short journey home. 

But let’s remember 

that trips to Bristol 

Rovers, Dagenham 

& Redbridge, and 

Oldham Athletic (to 

name but a few) 

have offered away 

supporters some 

interesting adventures. 

Indeed, victories 

down in League One 

were particularly 

special as we started 

our return to the 

Championship and the 

Premier League. Let’s 

recreate that feeling 

this season and climb 

back to the top flight. 

TELL US YOUR 

STORIES 

Whichever way 

you travel to the 

games, let us have 

your accounts of 

any adventures 

and experiences on 

the road with the 

Saints – at home 

and abroad. Tell us 

about the journey; 

the destination; and 

what was special 

about the match 

– anything at all of 

interest. Email webb. 

barry@gmail.com

ROD RUDDICK 

AN APPRECIATION BY GORDON SIMPSON 

WHEN PEOPLE THINK OF THE 

SOUTHAMPTON ACADEMY, 

THERE ARE MANY INCREDIBLE 

NAMES THAT SPRING TO MIND. 

Were it not for the 

work of Rod Ruddick, 

though, that list may 

not have been quite 

so impressive. 

It was with great 

sadness that the 

club learned of 

Rod’s passing late 

last month at the 

age of 80, but the 

remarkable legacy 

that he leaves as one 

of the most influential 

scouts in its history 

will live on forever. 

He was, after all, the 

man who spotted 

and recommended 

a nine-year-old 

Gareth Bale to the 

club, and who would 

later play a crucial 

role in convincing 

them not to release 

the young Welshman 

as a teenager. 

That alone would be 

enough for anyone 

to cement a special 

place in Saints folklore. 

Yet the list of notable 

young players whose 

careers Rod played 

such an important part 

in feels almost endless. 

It features the likes 

of club legend Jason 

Dodd – “I would not 

have had a career if it 

wasn’t for Rod, simple 

as that.” – as well as 

current Saints defender 

Jack Stephens and 

countless others in 

between, including 

Nathan Dyer, Sam 

Gallagher, Martin 

Cranie and many, 

many more. 

His association with 

the club began in 

the 1980s as a parttime 

scout, before he 

became the long-time 

manager of the Bath 

Satellite Academy 

that played such an 

important role in the 

club’s famed youth 

development, before 

working as part of the 

youth recruitment 

team in various 

guises until 2020. 

Dodd, who would 

end up becoming 

Southampton captain 

and making 483 

appearances for the 

club, is one of the 

players who feels 

he owes a debt of 

gratitude to Rod. 

“I was at Bath City 

and wasn’t picked up 

by anybody,” he said. 

“I was 18 and I’d sort 

of missed the boat 

on youth football a 

bit. But Rod was the 

driving force that got 

me the trial down here 

for six weeks. I wasn’t 

sure about it, but he 

was instrumental in 

saying ‘You’ve got to 

give it a go, I believe 

in you’ and luckily for 

me Chris Nicholl, the 

manager at the time, 

also believed in me. 

“Because of Rod I got 

to come down and 

earned a professional 

contract. I was just 

lucky I had someone 

like Rod who believed 

in me, pushed me 

and helped me fulfil 

a dream I didn’t think 

I would be able to.” 

Jack Stephens was 

another who credits 

the influence of Rod 

on his career. 

"I think I was about 

11 or 12, playing in a 



tournament for my 

school, and Rod was 

there working as a 

scout for Southampton 

and he spoke to my 

dad and obviously 

realised it was too far 

for me to come for a 

trial, so he spoke to 

someone he knew at 

Plymouth and got me 

a trial there,” he said. 

“He was a massive 

part of me eventually 

coming here, but 

originally going to 

Plymouth, so I've got 

a lot to owe Rod for. 

"He had so much 

passion for his job. 

He loved scouting 

and watching games. 

You could just see 

how proud he was 

that he was able to 

find so many players 

that could help this 

football club and other 

football clubs as well. 

There's hundreds that 

he's probably had a 

big influence on. 

"He was a brilliant, 

brilliant scout, but 

just an even better 

bloke. A real nice man 

who had time for 

everyone. Just an allround 

brilliant guy.” 

Dodd echoed those 

thoughts, saying: “He 

was a friend and was 

someone you could 

rely on. He was just a 

lovely man. He was 

very, very good at 

what he did and it’s 

not a surprise he was 

instrumental in getting 

numerous players 

professional deals and 

helping them make a 

living out of football.” 

In December 2021, 

Rod was diagnosed 

with Alzheimer’s and 

vascular dementia, 

before passing 

away recently, with 

his funeral held 

earlier this week. 

His daughter, Tina, who 

helped care for him, 

said the outpouring 

of emotion had been 

of immense comfort 

to the family. 

“It’s meant so much,” 

she said. “I’ve got two 

boys and when they 

started reading the 

responses and the 

respect he was held 

in, it was really quite 

emotional for all of us. 

“It was his life, 

completely his life. 

He took so much joy 

out of it and was so 

passionate about it. 

But he was extremely 

modest too, so I 

think we only really 

knew the half of it. 

“We are all really, 

really proud of him.” 

Donations to the Combe 

Lea Residential Care Home, 

in Midsomer Norton, where 

Rod was cared for, are 

being accepted c/o B H 

Mears Funeral Directors, 

Pows Orchard, Midsomer 

Norton, BA3 2HY.

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Norwich toiled to a 

13th-placed finish in 

the Championship last 

season, failing to score 

at home after February 

and winning only one 

of their last 11 games. 

Understandably, 

expectations are mixed 

for the new campaign 

and, as they embark on 

a consecutive secondtier 

season for the first 

time since 2018, the 

club have revamped 

their squad. 

Experienced players 

Ashley Barnes, Shane 

Duffy, Jack Stacey and 

Swiss international 

Christian Fassnacht 

arrived over the 

summer, while fans’ 

favourite Teemu Pukki, 

who scored 88 goals 

for the club, departed. 

“I have a good feeling 

about this group in 

terms of the spirit, the 

atmosphere and the 

togetherness,” said 

head coach David 

Wagner in the summer. 

“After last season 

we said we need 

more leadership and 

experience. 

“We’re one of 10 to 

12 teams who like to 

chase for promotion. I 

will not hide away from 

saying it, but I can’t 

promise it. What I can 

promise is that this 

group of players will 

work hard every single 

day and we have to 

see what we can get 

out of the season.” 

In Wagner’s first preseason 

at the club 

following his January 

arrival, he set about 

conditioning his squad 

to be one of the fittest 

in the Championship, 

as well as playing a 

style of aggressive, 

pressing football. 

The early signs are 

good. Norwich were 

unbeaten in their seven 

pre-season games and 

then came from behind 

to defeat Hull City on 

the opening day of the 

campaign thanks to a 

stoppage-time strike 

by substitute Adam 

Idah. 



THE BOSS: 

DAVID WAGNER 

Norwich appointed former 

Huddersfield Town boss David 

Wagner as their new head 

coach on a 12-month rolling 

contract in January. The 

51-year-old succeeded Dean 

Smith, who was sacked the 

day after City’s defeat at Luton 

Town on Boxing Day. Germanborn 

former United States 

international Wagner arrived 

at Huddersfield as a relative 

unknown in 2015 having worked 

for Borussia Dortmund II. He 

guided the Terriers to Premier 

League promotion in 2017 and 

kept them in the top flight for 

a season before leaving by 

mutual consent in 2019. Wagner 

was then appointed boss of 

German giants FC Schalke 

04, but he lasted just one full 

season having finished in the 

bottom half of the Bundesliga. 

He was sacked just two games 

into his second campaign and 

then took charge at Swiss side 

Young Boys. His stint included a 

Champions League group stage 

win against Manchester United. 

ONE TO WATCH: 

GABRIEL SARA 

Gabriel Sara became the 

first Brazilian to represent 

Norwich when he joined the 

Canaries from São Paulo for an 

undisclosed fee in July 2022. 

He scored seven times in his 

debut season in England and 

was named Norwich’s Player of 

the Year in May. Born in Joinville, 

Brazil, the skilful and strong Sara 

progressed through the youth 

ranks at São Paulo, making his 

senior debut in the Brasileiro 

Serie A in 2017. He went on score 

17 goals in 113 appearances 

for São Paulo, playing in the 

Copa Libertadores and Copa 

Sudamericana, South America’s 

equivalents of the Champions 

League and Europa League, 

respectively. “I’m a very 

intense player who will fight 

for the team,” he said upon 

signing for Norwich. “When 

the opportunity arises, I go for 

goal. It was always a dream 

for me to leave Brazil and play 

football in another country.” 

Predominantly a central 

midfielder, the left-footed Sara 

can also operate on the right 

wing or in the No. 10 role.

THE LOCAL 

LOWDOWN 

WE ASKED OPPOSITION EXPERT PADDY DAVITT, NORWICH 

CITY EDITOR FOR THE PINK UN, TO PREVIEW TODAY’S 

GAME FROM THE VISITORS’ POINT OF VIEW… 

Norwich finished 13th 

last term after coming 

down from the Premier 

League the year 

before. How was the 

season perceived by 

the club and the fans? 

A failure. No other 

way to sugar-coat it. 

To be fair, that was 

acknowledged inside 

the club as much as 

within the fanbase. Both 

towards the end of the 

season in public words 

and messaging, and 

action during the close 

season. David Wagner 

inherited a difficult 

situation coming in 

midway through last 

season, in terms of a 

squad built by Dean 

Smith and trying to 

implement his new 

ideas, while striving to 

make up ground and 

win games of football 

in a league which is 

relentless. However, 

with Norwich looking in 

decent shape to make 

the play-offs around 

late March they won 

one of the last 11 in the 

league. Compounded 


by no goals and no 

wins in the last five 

games of the season 

at Carrow Road. That, 

for a club who began 

the season stating 

a third consecutive 

promotion at this level 

was the objective, 

ensured there was a lot 

of frustration expressed 

by many supporters. 

What is the 

expectation of the 

team coming into a 

new campaign? 

As much as preseason 

is about 

fitness, and primarily 

a chance to get 

tactical ideas across 

and integrate new 

signings and refresh 

the squad generally, 

Wagner admitted 

himself it was a very 

good pre-season. They 

were unbeaten and 

conceded very few 

goals against some 

decent European 

level opposition. The 

German has brought in 

a degree of experience 

in players like Ashley 

Barnes, Shane Duffy 

and Jack Stacey to add 

that streetwise edge he 

felt the group needed. 

Allied to that they 

have some exciting 

young talent. Now 

the question is how 

well, and how quickly 

can they gel? Given 

the backdrop of last 

season’s frustration I 

think there is a holding 

pattern at present 

regarding what they 

can achieve. Wagner 

said before the first 

league game of the 

new season Norwich 

is one of ’10 to 12’ clubs 

who will feel promotion 

is realistic. 

jack stacey


A late winner secured 

a 2-1 home victory over 

Hull on the opening 

day. How was the 

performance, and 

what sort of challenge 

should Saints expect to 

face today? 

Excellent. From the 

outside it might 

look like they were a 

touch fortunate to 

win the game with 

a 96th minute goal 

that was not without 

controversy in the 

build-up. However, they 

created 28 chances, 

played some excellent 

football, and apart from 

a poor goal conceded 

due to a defensive mixup 

they looked solid 

out of possession. A 

marked improvement 

from what had gone 

before at Carrow Road 

this year. They will 

travel with optimism 

renewed today, and 

while acknowledging 

Southampton are likely 

to be at the right end of 

the table come the end 

of this season, they will 

relish the challenge. 

Russell Martin won 

three promotions with 

Norwich as a player. 

How is he remembered 

by the fans? 

The first two under 

the management of 

Paul Lambert were a 

particularly memorable 

period when the whole 

club felt energised 

and on the up. His third 

promotion was when 

he captained the side 

to a Wembley playoff 

final win in front 

of 40,000, on a day 

many City fans would 

happily tell you was 

their best supporting 

the club. Funnily 

enough I remember 

seeing Russell with his 

lad at the team hotel 

the following morning 

and he told me he had 

slept with the play-off 

trophy beside him. Still 

a very popular figure, 

although he underlined 

there are no divided 

loyalties anymore when 

he brought Swansea 

to Carrow Road for the 

first time as a coach at 

the end of last season, 

and won 3-0. 

How do you see the 

game going today? 

2-2. Russell and Matty 

Gill will be keen to 

get off to a winning 

start at home in the 

league, and build 

on the Sheffield 

Wednesday result. I 

would expect Saints 

will dominate territory 

and possession, but 

this Norwich side under 

Wagner are better on 

the counter. If they 

defend properly, they 

will cause problems 

going the other way. 

LAST 

TIME 

OUT 

Norwich City 2 

Rowe 45+3, Idah 90+6 

Hull City 1 

Delap 17 

STATS 

Possession % 53-47 

Shots 28-9 

Shots on target 5-3 

Corners 9-4 

Sargent 

Hernández 

Giannoulis 

Gibson 

sara 

McLean 

Gunn 

Barnes 

Rowe 

duffy 

stacey

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the 

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saints

SPOT THE 

DIFFERENCE 

CAN YOU IDENTIFY THE FIVE DIFFERENCES 

BETWEEN THESE SAINTS SNAPS? /5 



Crossword 

CAN YOU FILL IN THE CROSSWORD USING THE CLUES? /10 

1 2 

3 

4 5 6 

7 

8 

9 

10 

DOWN: 

1. Norwich's German-born head 

coach, capped eight times by 

USA as a player 

2. Goalkeeper and Saints' third 

summer signing 

5. Scorer of Saints' first goal of the 

season 

6. Norwich goalkeeper, formerly a 

Saint 

ACROSS: 

3. Defeated by Norwich on the 

opening day 

4. Tino Livramento's new club 

7. Defender who recently 

committed his future to Saints 

8. Ex-Norwich boss who won backto-back 

promotions in the early 

2010s 

9. Former Saint who scored in 

Norwich's 2015 Championship 

play-off final win 

10. Yellow birds, also Norwich’s 

nickname

Who 

am I? 

CAN YOU IDENTIFY THIS 

DISTORTED SAINT? /2 

Quick 

Quiz 

1. WHO WON THE 

CHAMPIONSHIP LAST 

SEASON? 

2. WHICH PREMIER LEAGUE 

CLUB PARTED COMPANY WITH 

THEIR MANAGER THIS WEEK? 

3. WHO DID ENGLAND BEAT 

ON PENALTIES TO REACH 

THE WOMEN’S WORLD CUP 

QUARTER-FINALS? 

On The 

Road 

WHICH CHAMPIONSHIP CLUB 

PLAYS ITS HOME GAMES 

HERE? /3 

4. NORWICH’S CURRENT 

HEAD COACH PREVIOUSLY 

MANAGED WHICH TEAM IN 

THE PREMIER LEAGUE? 

5. WHICH FORMER SAINTS 

GOALKEEPER WENT VIRAL 

THIS WEEK AFTER MAKING A 

BIZARRE PENALTY SAVE FOR 

BRADFORD IN THE CARABAO 

CUP? 

/5 


how did you do? 

/ 25


today's 

mascot! 

Name: Govind 

Age: 10 

Favourite player: 

Charly Alcaraz 

Hobbies and interests: 

A season ticket holder 

who also enjoys 

watching Saints on 

the road. A keen 

cricketer (playing 

with the Hampshire 

Development Team), 

also an Xbox addict! 

Score prediction: 

Saints 2-0 Norwich 

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ADDED ON THE SIDE OF THE PITCH, 3. CARLOS ALCARAZ’S HAIR HAS CHANGED COLOUR, 4. ADAM ARMSTRONG’S NO 9 HAS BEEN 

FILLED IN, 5. THE LETTERING ON THE STADIUM HAS BEEN REMOVED (FAR RIGHT); CROSSWORD – 1. WAGNER, 2. LUMLEY, 3. HULL, 4. 

NEWCASTLE, 5. ARMSTRONG, 6. GUNN, 7. STEPHENS, 8. LAMBERT, 9. REDMOND, 10. CANARIES; WHO AM I? - JACK STEPHENS; ON THE 

ROAD - ST ANDREW’S, BIRMINGHAM CITY; QUICK QUIZ - 1. BURNLEY, 2. WOLVES, 3. NIGERIA, 4. HUDDERSFIELD, 5. HARRY LEWIS.

saints 

dedications 

1. Happy birthday to Gar Gar! 

Says his daughter Abigail: “We 

call my dad Gar Gar – no one 

knows his real name. he is a 

lifelong Saints fan turning 70. His 

favourite player is Ché Adams.” 

2. Niamh Ward, five years 

old from North Baddesley, is 

here today. “Enjoy your first 

ever match at St Mary’s and 

hopefully a Saints win! Love 

from mummy, daddy and big 

brother Kai xxx” 

3. Happy “big” birthdays to 

loyal Saints fans Phil (60) and 

Paul (40). And happy seventh 

birthday to Jack who joins 

bampy, daddy and uncles as 

a season ticket holder. Up the 

Saints! 

1 2 

4. Happy birthday to Jack 

Bruton for 13th August. His 

favourite player is still Nathan 

Tella and the picture shows 

Jack meeting Nathan away at 

Reading. 

5. Well done, Freddie, for an 

incredible season playing 

football. You’ve made us all 

proud. We hope you have a 

fantastic time today cheering 

on the Saints. Lots of love from 

dad, mum and Eloise. 

3 4 

6. After years of being a Saints 

fan, Sagar Hamal has made it 

to Southampton for his first ever 

game against Norwich all the 

way from Kathmandu! Is he our 

only fan based in Nepal? 

If you’ve got a tribute, shout-out 

or just something Saints-related 

that you’d love to share with 

the Southampton family, send 

your message and imagery to 

programmesaints@gmail.com and 

we’ll feature as many requests as 

we can! 

5 6 



7. In memory of Kevin 

“Bamba” Borrow (23.10.61- 

17.05.23), who has passed 

away aged 61. Bamba was 

a season ticket holder and 

Saints through and through. 

6 

8. William James Gardner 

(14.06.34-06.05.23) was born 

in the valleys of South Wales 

and a supporter at the club 

from 1953, a total of 70 years. 

He held a season ticket from 

1966 to the day he died. 

9. John Harrison, a loyal 

Saints supporter and 

season ticket holder since 

the 1960s, passed away 

aged 92. His love of the 

Saints has been passed 

down to his children and 

grandchildren. With love 

from all of his family. 

7 8 

9 10 

11 1 2 

10. It is with great sadness 

that we say goodbye to 

lifelong Saints supporter 

Jason Segrott (27.04.69- 

16.07.23). His heart will 

continue to cheer as the 

Saints go Marching On. RIP. 

11. Joe Abbess was an 

ambitious young man 

with big dreams. He was 

a talented trainee chef 

who loved working with the 

kitchen teams at St Mary’s 

stadium. He tragically died 

on 31st May at Bournemouth 

beach, aged 17. Loved and 

sadly missed by his family, 

friends and colleagues. Rest 

in Peace, Joe. 

12. Peter Davis, a lifelong 

Saints fan, died on 20th April 

2023, aged 81. Like his father 

before him, his brother, his 

children and grandchildren, 

he was a season ticket 

holder with many happy 

memories over the years 

from The Dell to St Mary’s. 

He will be watching on from 

heaven today and every 

Saturday. Much love, Dad, 

from all of us. Rest in Peace. 

Come on you Saints!

INTRODUCING... 

THE FAN ADVISORY BOARD 

THE FAN 

ADVISORY 

BOARD 

In May 2023, we 

formalised Saints Voice 

into the Saints Fan 

Advisory Board (FAB), 

with the aim of building 

a closer relationship 

between the club and 

our fanbase. We want 

to make sure your 

voice is heard and 

through the FAB we’re 

looking for feedback 


on your experiences as 

a Saints fan, to ensure 

we’re properly informed 

when it comes to club 

decisions that impact 

you. 

Fan Advisory Boards 

were nationally 

recommended by 

the Fan Engagement 

Standards and we’re 

excited to be driving 

forwards with what has 

already proved to be 

such a vital link to you, 

our fanbase. 

WHO SITS ON 

THE FAB? 

The Saints Fan Advisory 

Board is co-chaired by 

Mike Sadler (supporter 

member) and Charlie 

Boss (Saints Chief 

Commercial Officer), 

supported by further 

members from the club 

and representatives 

from the fanbase. The 

fans on the board 

were originally elected 

to Saints Voice by a 

supporter vote (the 

previous supporter 

body) and so now 

continue that work 

with the FAB. Each 

will sit on the board 

for up to three years. 

We currently have 16 

active and committed 

members who 

represent a broad 

cross section of our 

fanbase covering age, 

gender, Season and 

non-Season Ticket 

Holders and both Men’s 

and Women’s team 

fans - members sit in 

all different areas of the 

ground so you’ll likely 

have seen them about.


WHAT WORK DID 

SAINTS VOICE 

DO AND WHAT 

CAN WE EXPECT 

FROM THE FAB? 

Before the FAB was 

formed, Saints Voice 

was involved in many 

successful initiatives 

around fan loyalty 

and experience 

which included 

giving feedback on 

pricing structures 

for Season Tickets, 

how the Fans Fund 

was spent, catering, 

communication 

and atmosphere. 

It also pushed the 

sustainability agenda 

and maintained a 

strong focus on fan 

driven issues such as 

away fans in home 

areas. Working with 

the club, Saints Voice 

was a great asset in 

enhancing the fan 

experience and we’re 

excited to build on 

that work together 

now through the Fan 

Advisory Board. 

HAS THERE BEEN 

A FAB MEETING 

YET? 

The first FAB Meeting 

was held in May 2023 

and attended by club 

Chair, Henrik Kraft, a 

keen supporter of the 

group and what its 

formed to achieve. If 

you want to see what 

was discussed, the 

minutes are available 

to read on our website, 

southamptonfc.com. 

The FAB will be meeting 

four times a year 

alongside a series of 

subgroups who’ll meet 

more frequently to 

progress discussions 

on communications, 

sustainability, stadium 

topics and special 

projects, for example 

the new streaming 

products. The FAB has 

already played an 

important role in the 

launch of our Season 

Ticket campaign, with 

more Season Tickets 

sold so far for the 

2023/24 campaign 

than was sold at this 

point ahead of the 

2022/23 season. 

The next meeting will be at 

the end of August. For further 

information on the Fan Advisory 

Board, and if you have a 

topic or issue you would like 

raised with us, please email 

southampton.fc.fab@gmail.com.

REPORTING 

AN INCIDENT 

If you have a concern on a matchday please speak to the 

nearest steward, member of our staff, or police officer. 

Concerns can also be made by emailing: 

safeguarding@ saintsfc.co.uk or text ‘SFCReport’ to 60060 with 

a description of the incident as soon as possible and location to 

include the block row and seat number. 

The use of threatening behaviour, foul or abusive language is 

strictly forbidden and will result in arrest and/or ejection from the 

Ground in line with EFL guidance and football related legislation. 

Racial, homophobic or discriminatory abuse, chanting or 

harassment is strictly forbidden and will result in arrest and/or 

ejection from the Ground, in line with EFL guidance and football 

related legislation.

player 

profiles 

2023/24 

1 | ALEX MCCARTHY 

0 0 

2 | KYLE WALKER-PETERS 

1 0 

3 | RYAN MANNING 

1 0 

5 | JACK STEPHENS 

1 0 

7 | JOE ARIBO 

0 1 0 

0 0 

0 0 

0 0 

0 0 

0 0 

1 0 

0 0 

0 0 

0 0 

0 1 0 

8 | JAMES WARD-PROWSE 

1 0 

9 | ADAM ARMSTRONG 

1 1 

10 | CHÉ ADAMS 

0 1 1 

11 | NATHAN TELLA 

1 0 

12 | PAUL ONUACHU 

0 0 

0 0 

0 0 

0 0 

0 0 

0 0 

0 0 

0 0 

1 0 

0 0 

0 1 0 

13 | JOE LUMLEY 

0 0 

14 | JAMES BREE 

0 0 

15 | ROMAIN PERRAUD 

0 0 

16 | WILL SMALLBONE 

1 0 

17 | STUART ARMSTRONG 

0 1 0 

0 0 

0 0 

0 0 

0 0 

0 0 

0 0 

1 0 

1 0 

0 0 

1 0 



18 | SÉKOU MARA 

0 0 

0 0 

19 | MOUSSA DJENEPO 

0 0 

0 0 

20 | KAMALDEEN SULEMANA 

0 0 

0 0 

22 | CARLOS ALCARAZ 

1 0 

0 0 

23 | SAMUEL EDOZIE 

1 0 

0 0 

1 0 

1 0 

0 0 

0 1 1 

0 0 

24 | SHEA CHARLES 

0 0 

25 | LYANCO 

0 0 

27 | SAM AMO-AMEYAW 

0 0 

28 | JUAN LARIOS 

0 0 

30 | JACK BYCROFT 

0 0 

0 0 

0 0 

0 0 

0 0 

0 0 

1 0 

1 0 

1 0 

0 0 

0 0 

31 | GAVIN BAZUNU 

1 0 

0 0 

35 | JAN BEDNAREK 

1 0 

0 0 

37 | ARMEL BELLA-KOTCHAP 

0 0 

0 0 

45 | ROMÉO LAVIA 

0 0 

0 0 

0 0 

0 0 

0 0 

0 0

fixtures & REsults 

2023/24 

DATE KO OPPOSITION RES. TV ATT. REF. STARTING XI 

August 

FRI 04 8PM SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY 2-1 28,558 R MADLEY BAZUNU WALKER-PETERS BEDNAREK STEPHENS MANNING SMALLBONE 

TUE 08 7.45PM GILLINGHAM (CC1) 1-3 7,775 C BROOK MCCARTHY BREE LYANCO PERRAUD MEGHOMA CHARLES 

SAT 12 3PM NORWICH CITY 

SAT 19 12.30PM PLYMOUTH ARGYLE 

SAT 26 3PM QUEENS PARK RANGERS 

September 

SAT 02 12.30PM SUNDERLAND 

FRI 15 8PM LEICESTER CITY 

TUE 19 7.45PM IPSWICH TOWN 

SAT 23 3PM MIDDLESBROUGH 

SAT 30 3PM LEEDS UNITED 

October 

TUE 03 7.45PM STOKE CITY 

SAT 07 3PM ROTHERHAM UNITED 

SAT 21 3PM HULL CITY 

WED 25 7.45PM PRESTON NORTH END 

SAT 28 3PM BIRMINGHAM CITY 

November 

SAT 04 3PM MILLWALL 

SAT 11 3PM WEST BROMWICH ALBION 

SAT 25 3PM HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 

WED 29 7.45PM BRISTOL CITY 

December 

SAT 02 3PM CARDIFF CITY 

SAT 09 3PM WATFORD 

WED 13 7.45PM COVENTRY CITY 

SAT 16 3PM BLACKBURN ROVERS 

SAT 23 3PM QUEENS PARK RANGERS 

TUE 26 3PM SWANSEA CITY 

FRI 29 7.45PM PLYMOUTH ARGYLE 

January 

MON 01 3PM NORWICH CITY 

SAT 13 3PM SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY 

SAT 20 3PM SWANSEA CITY 

SAT 27 3PM HULL CITY 

February 

SAT 03 3PM ROTHERHAM UNITED 

SAT 10 3PM HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 

TUE 13 7.45PM BRISTOL CITY 

SAT 17 3PM WEST BROMWICH ALBION 

SAT 24 3PM MILLWALL 

March 

SAT 02 3PM BIRMINGHAM CITY 

WED 06 7.45PM PRESTON NORTH END 

SAT 09 3PM SUNDERLAND 

SAT 16 3PM LEICESTER CITY 

FRI 29 3PM MIDDLESBROUGH 

April 

MON 01 3PM IPSWICH TOWN 

SAT 06 3PM BLACKBURN ROVERS 

TUE 09 7.45PM COVENTRY CITY 

SAT 13 3PM WATFORD 

SAT 20 3PM CARDIFF CITY 

SAT 27 3PM STOKE CITY 

May 

SAT 04 3PM LEEDS UNITED 

ALL FIXTURES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. 



SUBSTITUTES 

WARD-PROWSE ALCARAZ TELLA EDOZIE A ARMSTRONG 1 MCCARTHY, LYANCO, CHARLES, LAVIA, S ARMSTRONG 73', ARIBO 89', DJENEPO, AMO-AMEYAW, ADAMS 1 79' 

S ARMSTRONG MARA AMO-AMEYAW DJENEPO ADAMS LUMLEY, STEPHENS, ARIBO 45', DOYLE 45', ALCARAZ 1 59', DIBLING 85', EDOZIE, BALLARD, ONUACHU 68' 

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saints standings 

2023/24 

SKY BET 

CHAMPIONSHIP 

TABLE 

# Team Pl W D L F A GD Pts FORM GUIDE 

1 WATFORD 1 1 0 0 4 0 4 3 5 

2 STOKE CITY 1 1 0 0 4 1 3 3 5 

3 PLYMOUTH ARGYLE 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 3 5 

4 IPSWICH TOWN 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3 5 

5 SOUTHAMPTON 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3 5 

6 BLACKBURN ROVERS 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3 5 

7 LEICESTER CITY 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3 5 

8 NORWICH CITY 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3 5 

9 MILLWALL 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 5 

10 CARDIFF CITY 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 5 

11 LEEDS UNITED 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 5 

12 BIRMINGHAM CITY 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 5 

13 PNE 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 5 

14 BRISTOL CITY 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 5 

15 SWANSEA CITY 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 5 

16 COVENTRY CITY 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0 5 

17 HULL CITY 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0 5 

18 WEST BROM 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0 5 

19 SHEFF WED 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0 5 

20 SUNDERLAND 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0 5 

21 MIDDLESBROUGH 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0 5 

22 HUDDERSFIELD 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 0 5 

23 ROTHERHAM UNITED 1 0 0 1 1 4 -3 0 5 

24 QPR 1 0 0 1 0 4 -4 0 5 

THIS WEEK’S FIXTURES 

SATURDAY 12TH AUGUST / 3PM UNLESS STATED 

BIRMINGHAM CITY vs LEEDS UNITED 

CARDIFF CITY vs QUEENS PARK RANGERS 

COVENTRY CITY vs MIDDLESBROUGH (12.30PM) 

HUDDERSFIELD TOWN vs LEICESTER CITY 

HULL CITY vs SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY 

IPSWICH TOWN vs STOKE CITY 

MILLWALL vs BRISTOL CITY 

PRESTON NORTH END vs SUNDERLAND 

ROTHERHAM UNITED vs BLACKBURN ROVERS 

SOUTHAMPTON vs NORWICH CITY 

WATFORD vs PLYMOUTH ARGYLE 

WEST BROMWICH ALBION vs SWANSEA CITY 


goals 

2 Kiernan 

Dewsbury-Hall 

2 André 

Vidigal 

1 Ché 

Adams 

1 Adam 

Armstrong 

1 Adam 

Idah 

assists 

2 Ben 

Wilmot 

1 Nathan 

Tella 

1 James 

Ward-Prowse 

1 Dimitris 

Giannoulis 

1 Imrân 

Louza 

shots 

8 Kiernan 

Dewsbury-Hall 

7 Marcus 

Forss 

6 Daniel 

Neil 

6 Morgan 

Whittaker 

5 Nathan 

Tella 

dribbles 

15 Joshua 

Key 

12 Samuel 

Edozie 

11 Ethan 

Laird 

10 Patrick 

Roberts 

9 Stephy 

Mavididi 

 

 

 

 

 


BARCLAYS 

WOMEN’S 

CHAMPIONSHIP 

# Team PlD W D L F A GD Pts 

1 BRISTOL CITY 22 15 3 4 39 12 +27 48 

2 BIRMINGHAM CITY 22 15 2 5 39 22 +17 47 

3 LONDON CITY 22 14 3 5 49 20 +29 45 

4 CHARLTON ATHLETIC 22 11 5 6 34 27 +7 38 

5 CRYSTAL PALACE 22 11 1 10 28 34 -6 34 

6 SOUTHAMPTON 22 9 6 7 22 15 +7 33 

7 DURHAM 22 8 4 10 30 29 +1 28 

8 SHEFFIELD UNITED 22 8 3 11 32 25 +7 27 

9 LEWES 22 7 5 10 20 29 -9 26 

10 BLACKBURN ROVERS 22 5 8 9 20 29 -9 23 

11 SUNDERLAND 22 5 3 14 26 38 -12 18 

12 COVENTRY UNITED 22 2 1 19 16 75 -59 7 

LAST 3 

SUN 06 AUG 

SAINTS 14 

BILLERICAY TOWN 1 

PIKE 3, WILKINSON 3, LLOYD- 

SMITH 2, GRIFFITHS, WYNNE, 

KENDALL 3, PARNELL 

@ SNOWS STADIUM 

PRE-SEASON FRIENDLY 

SUN 23 JUL 

NOTT’M FOREST 1 

SAINTS 3 

TRIALIST, MORRIS, KENDALL 

@ GRANGE PARK 


SUN 30 APR 

SAINTS 0 

SHEFF UNITED 1 

@ ST MARY’S STADIUM 

BARCLAYS WOMEN’S 

CHAMPIONSHIP 

NEXT 3 

SUN 13 AUG 2PM 

SAINTS VS 

HASHTAG UNITED 



SUN 27 AUG 4PM 

LEWES 

VS SAINTS 

@ THE DRIPPING PAN 


CHAMPIONSHIP 

SUN 03 SEP 2PM 

SAINTS VS 

BLACKBURN ROVERS 



CHAMPIONSHIP 

PREMIER 

LEAGUE 2 

DIVISION TWO 


1 SOUTHAMPTON (C) 20 13 3 4 54 28 +26 42 

2 LEEDS UNITED 20 13 3 4 53 29 +24 42 

3 NOTTINGHAM FOREST 20 13 2 5 44 28 +16 41 

4 WEST BROM 20 11 4 5 47 35 +12 37 

5 ASTON VILLA 20 10 3 7 46 35 +11 33 

6 NORWICH CITY 20 8 6 6 41 38 +3 30 

7 MIDDLESBROUGH 20 7 5 8 46 49 -3 26 

8 NEWCASTLE UNITED 20 6 5 9 35 41 -6 23 

9 SUNDERLAND 20 5 5 10 37 44 -7 20 

10 STOKE CITY 20 3 5 12 26 45 -19 14 

11 DERBY COUNTY 20 0 1 19 13 70 -57 1 

LAST 3 

WED 02 AUG 

NOTT’M FOREST 1 

SAINTS 0 

@ NIGEL DOUGHTY ACADEMY 


SAT 29 JUL 

TORQUAY UNITED 1 

SAINTS 3 

EHIBHATIOMHAN 2, DIBLING 

@ PLAINMOOR 


TUE 25 JUL 

WEYMOUTH 5 

SAINTS 0 

@ BOB LUCAS STADIUM 


NEXT 3 

SUN 13 AUG 12.30PM 

NEWCASTLE VS 

SAINTS 

@ NEWCASTLE UNITED 

ACADEMY 

PREMIER LEAGUE 2 

DIVISION ONE 

FRI 18 AUG 7PM 

SAINTS VS 

ASTON VILLA 



DIVISION ONE 

FRI 25 AUG 7PM 

SAINTS VS 

LIVERPOOL 



DIVISION ONE 

UNDER-18 

PREMIER 

LEAGUE SOUTH 


1 WEST HAM UNITED 22 19 0 3 75 32 +43 57 

2 FULHAM 22 12 4 6 70 39 +31 40 

3 CRYSTAL PALACE 22 11 6 5 60 41 +19 39 

4 CHELSEA 22 11 4 7 54 42 +12 37 

5 SPURS 22 11 3 8 51 45 +6 36 

6 BRIGHTON 22 8 5 9 32 48 -16 29 

7 WEST BROM 22 6 6 10 32 42 -10 24 

8 SOUTHAMPTON 22 7 3 12 45 58 -13 24 

9 LEICESTER CITY 22 7 3 12 34 50 -16 24 

10 ASTON VILLA 22 7 3 12 43 63 -20 24 

11 ARSENAL 22 6 5 11 43 51 -8 23 

12 NORWICH CITY 22 4 4 14 32 60 -28 16 

LAST 3 

FRI 05 MAY 

SAINTS 5 

ARSENAL 1 

BALLARD 3, AMO-AMEYAW, 

ROBINSON 

@ STAPLEWOOD 

U18 PREMIER LEAGUE SOUTH 

SAT 29 APR 

NORWICH CITY 4 

SAINTS 1 

EHIBHATIOMHAN 

@ CARROW ROAD 


WED 26 APR 

SAINTS 3 

WEST BROM 4 

DIBLING 2, EDMONDSON 

@ STAPLEWOOD 


NEXT 3 

SAT 12 AUG NOON 

C. PALACE VS 

SAINTS 

@ CRYSTAL PALACE TRAINING 

GROUND 


SAT 19 AUG NOON 

SAINTS VS 

ASTON VILLA 

@ STAPLEWOOD 


SAT 26 AUG 11AM 

SAINTS VS 

BRIGHTON 

@ AMEX ELITE FOOTBALL 

PERFORMANCE CENTRE 

U18 PREMIER LEAGUE SOUTH

10 

Questions 

with... 

ryan 

manning 

1. Football hero? David Beckham 

2. Favourite other sport? Golf 

3. Favourite celebrity? Lewis 

Hamilton 

4. Favourite film? Wolf of Wall 

Street 

5. What is your cheat meal? 

Domino’s 

6. If you could achieve 

one thing in football, what 

would it be? Realistic or 

unrealistic?! Play in the 

Premier League, or win the 

World Cup with Ireland! 

7. Highlight of your 

career so far? The 

double doube over 

Cardiff with Swansea 

8. Favourite subject at 

school? Maths. Bet you weren’t 

expecting that! 

9. What’s the best dish you can 

cook? Thai green curry 

10. What is your meal deal? 

Chicken and bacon sandwich, 

salt and vinegar baked Walkers 

and San Pellegrino sparkling 

water – make it healthy! 


ON THE PITCH 

SAINTS 

MANAGER RUSSELL MARTIN 

NORWICH 

HEAD COACH DAVID WAGNER 

1 

2 

3 

5 

7 

8 

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

2 2 

2 3 

24 

25 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

32 

33 

34 

35 

37 

45 

ALEX MCCARTHY (GK) 

KYLE WALKER-PETERS 

RYAN MANNING 

JACK STEPHENS 

JOE ARIBO 

JAMES WARD-PROWSE 

ADAM ARMSTRONG 

CHÉ ADAMS 

NATHAN TELLA 

PAUL ONUACHU 

JOE LUMLEY (GK) 

JAMES BREE 

ROMAIN PERRAUD 

WILL SMALLBONE 

STUART ARMSTRONG 

SÉKOU MARA 

MOUSSA DJENEPO 

KAMALDEEN SULEMANA 

CARLOS ALCARAZ 

SAMUEL EDOZIE 

SHEA CHARLES 

LYANCO 

SAM AMO-AMEYAW 

JUAN LARIOS 

JAYDEN MEGHOMA 

JACK BYCROFT (GK) 

GAVIN BAZUNU (GK) 

KAMARI DOYLE 

TYLER DIBLING 

DOMINIC BALLARD 

JAN BEDNAREK 

ARMEL BELLA-KOTCHAP 

ROMÉO LAVIA 

1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8 

9 

10 

11 

14 

15 

16 

17 

19 

20 

23 

24 

2 5 

2 6 

27 

28 

30 

35 

37 

39 

42 

45 

MATCH 

OFFICIALS 

TIM KRUL (GK) 

MAX AARONS 

JACK STACEY 

ANDREW OMOBAMIDELE 

GRANT HANLEY 

BEN GIBSON 

BORJA SAINZ 

LIAM GIBBS 

JOSH SARGENT 

ASHLEY BARNES 

ADAM IDAH 

MILOT RASHICA 

SAM MCCALLUM 

CHRISTIAN FASSNACHT 

GABRIEL SARA 

JACOB SØRENSEN 

PRZEMYSŁAW PŁACHETA 

KENNY MCLEAN 

SHANE DUFFY 

ONEL HERNÁNDEZ 

MARCELINO NÚÑEZ 

JONATHAN ROWE 

ANGUS GUNN (GK) 

DIMITRIS GIANNOULIS 

KELLEN FISHER 

DANIEL BARDEN (GK) 

VICENTE REYES (GK) 

TONY SPRINGETT 

JONATHAN TOMKINSON 

REFEREE D. ENGLAND 

ASSISTANT REFEREES M. PERRY & D. EATON 

FOURTH OFFICIAL L. SMITH

Southampton vs Norwich City

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