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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, Tom Mulholland, James Barker, 

Marc Walker. 

Photography Matt Watson, Isabelle Field, 

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Saints 2 

Edozie 30, A. Armstrong 64 

QPR 1 

Colback 32 

STATS 

Possession % 74-26 

Shots 7-11 

Shots on target 3-5 

Corners 4-3 

snapshot 

Adam Armstrong 

celebrates his winning 

goal against QPR at St 

Mary’s. Saints had taken 

a first-half lead through 

Samuel Edozie’s first 

career strike, only to be 

pegged back by Jack 

Colback’s instant reply. 

But the introduction of 

debutant Ryan Fraser 

(left) gave Saints 

fresh impetus, and 

Armstrong fired in his 

fourth goal in four Sky 

Bet Championship 

games to secure 

victory.

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DEAR SAINTS FANS, WELCOME BACK TO ST MARY’S 

FOR ANOTHER EXCITING GAME AS WE TAKE ON 

LEICESTER CITY IN THE SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP. 

It feels like a long 

time since we last 

played here, in front 

of our home fans, 

when we enjoyed a 

good win over QPR. 

It was probably a 

day when the result 

was better than the 

performance, but 

we won the game 

because of our 

character and the 

courage we showed 

to keep trying to play 

the way we want to 

play, even when we 

had tricky moments 

in the game. 

To follow that up 

with the defeat at 

Sunderland was 

obviously hugely 

disappointing, but 

also a big day for our 

learning. Together, 

we have to make 

sure that’s the worst 

day we have this 

season. 

It’s been a long time 

waiting to react 

to that result, but 

tonight’s game, live 

on Sky against a 

top team, gives us 



a great opportunity 

to put that right. 

I’d like to welcome Enzo 

Maresca, his staff and 

players, for a game I’m 

really looking forward 

to. It’s two teams who 

want to dominate the 

ball, and will provide 

a good gauge of 

where we both are in 

our development. 

I’m pleased to have a 

settled squad now that 

the transfer window 

has closed. That first 

month of the season 

was always going 

to be tough for us to 

navigate, with a lot 

of uncertainty, so to 

know exactly where 

we stand and be in 

a position to move 

forward together as a 

“It’s two 

teams who 

want to 

dominate the 

ball, and 

will provide 

a good gauge 

of where 

we both 

are in our 

development.” 

group with ten points 

already on the board 

is a good place to be. 

We were delighted to 

get the two deals over 

the line on deadline 

day, and to welcome 

Taylor Harwood- 

Bellis and Ross 

Stewart to the club. 

Taylor is a leader, with 

experience beyond 

his years, including 

a lot of games in the 

Championship, which 

will help us. Ross is 

a forward player 

with tremendous 

athleticism, intelligence 

and goalscoring 

ability, and we’re 

excited to get him fit 

and start working with 

him on the training 

ground. 

Both players have 

won promotions 

recently in their 

careers, and that’s the 

sort of mentality we 

want in our group. 

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STEWART AND 

HARWOOD- 

BELLIS ARRIVE ON 

DEADLINE DAY 

Transfer deadline day 

saw Southampton 

add two more fresh 

faces in the shape of 

striker Ross Stewart 

and defender Taylor 

Harwood-Bellis. 

Stewart has signed 

a three-year deal at 

St Mary’s following 

a prolific spell at 

Sunderland, where he 

scored 40 goals in 81 

appearances after 

signing for the Black 

Cats in January 2021 

from Ross County. 

The 27-year-old, who is 

currently approaching 

a return to fitness 

having been sidelined 

this year with an 

Achilles injury, has 

been capped twice for 

Scotland. 

Taylor Harwood-Bellis (left) and Ross Stewart 

Earlier in the day saw 

Saints complete the 

capture of Harwood- 

Bellis on a season-long 

loan from Manchester 

City, as the 21-yearold 

returned to the 

Championship where 

he was a title winner 

with Burnley last 

season. 

Appearing 35 times 

for Vincent Kompany’s 

side, the central 

defender arrives on 

the south coast with 

73 Championship 

appearances already 

to his name, having 

previously enjoyed 

spells with Blackburn 

Rovers and Stoke City, 

with a loan spell at 

Anderlecht in 2021/22 

taking his total senior 

appearances to 105. 

After a standout season 

at Turf Moor, Harwood- 

Bellis captained England 

Under-21s to Euro 2023 

glory in the summer, 

with Lee Carsley’s side 

lifting the trophy without 

conceding a single 

goal. 

Stewart and Harwood- 

Bellis joined defender 

Mason Holgate and 

winger Ryan Fraser, who 

also signed late in the 

transfer window, taking 

Saints’ total summer 

arrivals to eight. 

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PRESTON AND 

BIRMINGHAM 

GAMES LIVE ON 

SKY SPORTS 

Two of our Sky Bet 

Championship fixtures 

in late October have 

been chosen for live 

television broadcast. 

The trip to Preston North 

End on Wednesday 

25th October will be 

shown live by Sky 

Sports, with the fixture 

remaining a 7.45pm 

BST kick off. 

Just three days 

later, on Saturday 

28th October, Saints' 

return to St Mary's will 

also be shown live 

by Sky Sports when 

Birmingham City visit, 

with a lunchtime kick 

off of 12.30pm BST. 

Ticket details for the 

trip to Deepdale will be 

released on Monday 

25th September, 

with Blues tickets 

currently on sale to 

Premium Members, with 

general sale available 

from Thursday 28th 

September. 

Saints’ upcoming 

home clash with Leeds 

on Saturday 30th 

September (12.30pm 

BST) and the trip to 

Stoke on Tuesday 3rd 

October (8pm BST) had 

already been selected 

for live Sky Sports 

coverage. 

SEVEN SAINTS DEPART 

Nathan Tella 

The end of the transfer 

window also saw seven 

first-team players 

depart. 

Nathan Tella joined 

Bayer Leverkusen 

and Moussa Djenepo 

completed a return to 

Standard Liège in two 

permanent transfers, 

while five players left on 

season-long loans. 

Romain Perraud also 

headed home, to Nice, 

while Lyanco joined 

Qatari club Al-Gharafa. 

Young striker Dominic 

Ballard will gain 

valuable experience 

in Sky Bet League One 

with Reading, while 

Armel Bella-Kotchap 

headed to Dutch 

side PSV Eindhoven 

and Paul Onuachu to 

Trabzonspor in Turkey.

SOUTHAMPTON FC 

WOMEN news 

SAINTS SUFFER FIRST DEFEAT 

OF 2023/24 CAMPAIGN 

Southampton FC Women were subjected to 

their first defeat of the season as high-flying 

Sunderland beat them by a single goal at St 

Mary’s. 

Going into the game 

looking to make it three 

wins from three, Saints 

were faced by an 

unbeaten Sunderland 

who had posed issues 

to Marieanne Spacey- 

Cale’s side last season. 

Saints looked offbeat 

in the opening 

Molly Pike was a 

bright spark in Saints’ 

battle with Sunderland 

encounters, with 

the more physical 

Sunderland 

dominating possession 

all over the pitch. 

Molly Pike provided 

the only glimpse of 

anything resembling a 

chance in the opening 

15 minutes, managing 

to get a shot off after 

turning from a throwin, 

but the ball was far 

from troubling Claudia 

Moan between the 

Sunderland sticks. 

In the later stages of 

the first half, Saints 

began to look more 

like the team who 

had won their two 

opening games, with 

both Sophia Pharoah 

and Pike having 

opportunities before 

the half-time whistle. 

Sunderland, though, 

showed their intent 

straight from the start 

of the second half, 

shooting directly from 

kick-off. 

Ten minutes later, 

capitalising on a 

lethargic Saints start, 

Mary McAteer provided 

a searching cross into 

the box and Jenna 

Dear timed her run 

perfectly to leave 

Saints’ defence with 

too much to do, as 

she slotted the ball 

past Rendell to give 

Sunderland the lead. 

Saints were unlucky 

not to go level less 

than five minutes later, 

as Wilkinson found 

herself inside the box 

with the ball at her 

feet. However, under 

pressure, she slammed 

her shot just wide. 

The home side went 

even closer through 

Morris shortly after. The 

pacey number 2 raced 



Paige Peake and Saints were 

dejected following the defeat 

past her defender, 

tipped the ball round 

the keeper and shot 

from a tight angle. The 

ball skimmed across 

the box, evading all the 

red shirts lurking, and 

passing millimetres 

from the post. 

Lexi Lloyd-Smith was 

the substitute to enter 

the fray in the 60th 

minute and Saints 

looked dominant for 

a 10 minutes, but a 

number of chances 

went untaken. In 

response, Marieanne 

Spacey-Cale provided 

more attacking 

firepower as Emily 

Kraft replaced Katie 

Wilkinson in the 75th 

minute. But, as the half 

wore on, it increasingly 

looked like it wouldn’t 

be Saints’ day because 

despite the home 

side creating all the 

chances, they arrived 

without the final 

product. 

Lloyd-Smith went 

agonisingly close to 

equalising in added 

time, as she reacted 

to an improvised 

ball forward and 

slammed goalward 

at close range, only 

to be denied by an 

impressive Moan save. 

Despite creating the 

better chances in the 

closing stages, it was 

Sunderland who came 

away with all three 

points, moving up to 

second in the table 

and pushing Saints to 

third. 

U21S LOOKING FOR PLAYERS 

Having got off to a flying start with 

wins against Brighton and Liverpool, 

Southampton FC Women’s Academy 

Under-21 group is looking for players to 

bolster the squad. 

Saints are 

encouraging any 

U21 players with a 

strong footballing 

background to 

register their interest 

in joining. 

As a Category 1 

Women’s Academy 

team we play 

against sides such 

as Chelsea, Liverpool, 

Manchester United 

and Tottenham 

with fixtures on 

Wednesday 

afternoons and some 

Sundays. Training 

takes place Tuesday 

evenings, Friday 

during the day and 

Saturday. 

If interested, 

please email 

womenandgirls@ 

saintsfc.co.uk with a 

short footballing bio 

of yourself.

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SMALLBONE 

FOR WILL SMALLBONE, MEMORIES OF 

FACING LEICESTER CITY COME WITH A 

GRIMACE. TWO AND A HALF YEARS ON 

FROM THE MOST CHALLENGING TIME IN HIS 

LIFE, THE MIDFIELDER IS PLAYING THE BEST 

FOOTBALL OF HIS CAREER AND BECOMING 

AN INCREASINGLY INFLUENTIAL FIGURE FOR 

THE CLUB HE JOINED 15 YEARS AGO… 


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Will recently committed his future to Saints by signing a three-year contract 

“Leicester, for me?” 

Will Smallbone pauses 

for thought. “It’s a very 

sad time, a dark time 

in my life.” 

Tonight’s reunion 

with the Foxes, a 

Championship fixture 

few would have 

predicted 12 months 

ago, leaves the 

Irishman with a score 

to settle. 

It was at an empty 

King Power Stadium 

in January 2021 

that he suffered an 

anterior cruciate 

ligament injury – every 

footballer’s worst 

nightmare – in a 2-0 

defeat that would keep 

him sidelined for nine 

months. 

There’s never a good 

time for any young 

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player to go through 

that – Smallbone was 

20 at the time – but 

the sense of loss was 

heightened by the loss 

of something else: his 

hair. 

Alongside a serious 

knee injury, the 

youngster was 

diagnosed with 

alopecia. His world was 

caving in, and Covid 

restrictions left him 

stuck inside, alone with 

his thoughts, without 

any form of escapism. 

“The doctors can't say 

if they are linked,” he 

was quoted in 2021, 

speaking publicly 

about alopecia for the 

first time. “Because 

of the injury and the 

stress of being out for 

so long, they can't say 

if that caused it, but 

the timings line up. It 

would make sense for 

them to coincide. 

“Mine was a gradual, 

steady increase of how 

bad it was. It started off 

as a really small patch 

of hair I was missing, 

which slowly grew and 

then eventually just 

started falling out from 

all sides. The doctor's 

advice was just to 

shave it because 

eventually it was going 

to get to that anyway.” 

Smallbone is not one 

to exaggerate. He 

speaks as he plays, 

calm and understated, 

but now that he can 

reflect on it all, having 

come out the other 

side, he recognises 

how tough it was. 

“I think everything in

that time just seemed 

to go against me – 

my knee, alopecia 

and obviously Covid, 

so I couldn’t really do 

much. It was a very 

dark period for many 

people, in terms of 

Covid, but especially 

for me with having 

those big things,” he 

says. 

“I did feel very… I don’t 

want to say down, 

but it was a very 

tough time. The most 

challenging time in 

my career, but I made 

myself very proud to 

come through that 

and still come out 

the other side playing 

football and enjoying 

it, and hopefully with 

my best years ahead 

of me. 

“I think it built up a lot 

of resilience in me, 

which I knew I had 

anyway, but maybe 

not as much as I 

thought I had. I think 

it’s a lot of character 

building that it did for 

me. I wouldn’t say I’m 

thankful that I had 

it, but maybe in the 

long, long run, it was 

something good to 

experience at a young 

age to then allow 

you to build whatever 

comes in the future.” 

Having returned from 

injury in October 2021, 

Smallbone started only 

two Premier League 

games that season. His 

mind was made up, at 

22, that he needed a 

loan. 

“My aim coming back 

(for pre-season last 

summer) was always 


to go on loan. I knew 

from the season 

before I felt I’d done 

well in training but just 

hadn’t been given the 

opportunity, so I said 

to myself that I just 

wanted to play games 

now, and decided 

myself that I wanted to 

go on loan,” he recalls. 

As it happened, 

Smallbone was one of 

Saints’ most impressive 

players that summer, 

but he did not change 

his stance, and was 

right to trust his 

instinct. 

“It just so happened 

that I had a good 

pre-season, and 

then I went away. We 

changed shape a little 

bit in that pre-season, 

and then I remember 

the gaffer (Ralph 

January 2021: The injury that would keep Smallbone sidelined for nine months

Setting the tempo: Smallbone in possession against Norwich at St Mary’s 

Hasenhüttl) saying to 

me, ‘stay,’ because we 

were changing shape 

to three in midfield and 

that helps me. 

“But I remember I left 

and then within three 

or four games it had 

changed back to the 

other shape that didn’t 

really suit me, so that 

was definitely the best 

decision I made.” 

Smallbone will forever 

be grateful to Stoke 

City for “taking me in 

when I needed it,” and 

giving him a platform 

to rediscover his 

confidence that had 

taken such a hit, on 

and off the field, since 

Leicester. 

He went on to play 43 

league games for the 

Potters last season – 

more than double his 


Saints career tally – as 

his consistency made 

him a mainstay in the 

side and earned him 

his senior debut for 

Republic of Ireland, 

a game in which he 

won the Player of the 

Match award for his 

performance in a 3-2 

win over Latvia. 

“The last 12 months has 

been massive for me 

in my development 

as a player. I think 

going on loan to Stoke 

was massive for me 

– I can’t thank them 

enough for helping me 

to develop,” he says, 

quick to express his 

gratitude. 

“I really enjoyed 

it. It was a good 

experience, I think, 

and it was different 

because I was playing 

every week and it was 

a men’s environment, 

so it was really good 

from that aspect. 

“Also living away from 

home was something 

new, something that 

I really enjoyed. I’d 

lived in digs, but never 

actually away from 

the south, but I think 

it helped me to grow 

up a lot. My girlfriend 

came up with me, so 

she made it easier for 

me to settle in and not 

worry about fending 

for myself too much! 

She does the cooking – 

she’s good. 

“It’s a tough league, 

there’s a lot of games, 

it’s very gruelling. 

I found it’s quite 

relentless. It’s Saturday, 

Tuesday a lot of the 

time, it’s a lot of grind 

and a lot of teams with 

different philosophies.

“Not everyone plays 

football the same way, 

but that’s the beauty of 

it. I think I learned a lot 

over the season, good 

and bad, and hopefully 

I can use it this season 

to my advantage.” 

The idea that 

Smallbone went away 

to learn and improve 

his game, with the only 

thought in his mind to 

return to St Mary’s at 

the end of it, is wide of 

the mark. 

Whilst rated highly by 

Ralph Hasenhüttl, the 

midfielder was not 

a natural fit for the 

Austrian’s preferred 

4-2-2-2 formation, 

and admits he was 

resigned to leaving 

the club he joined as 

an eight-year-old – 

even after Hasenhüttl 

departed last 

November, was twice 

replaced, and Saints 

were relegated. 

“With the way it was 

when I left, from not 

necessarily playing as 

much as I would’ve 

hoped the year before, 

I think I had a mindset 

of potentially enjoying 

the change that I had 

and maybe trying 

to carry that on,” 

Smallbone reveals. 

“When I came back I 

only had one year left, 

and obviously with all 

the change going on, 

with us going down, 

waiting to see who 

we’d bring in.” 

The answer was Russell 

Martin, and Smallbone 

was instantly sold by 


Project Promotion. 

“From the first moment 

I spoke to the gaffer 

he changed my view 

heavily on that, and 

his style of play and 

the way he is as a 

manager and as a 

person around the 

place, I think it’s really 

changed my view 

on being around 

Southampton, and I 

think it’s changed a 

lot of the other lads’ 

as well,” he says, 

enthusiastically. 

“I was really excited to 

work with the manager. 

Having played against 

them (Swansea) last 

year and their style of 

play, I thought it was 

something that would 

really help me. And 

yeah, it's only grown

since I've come back, 

that belief and positivity 

in the side and myself, 

I've really enjoyed it. 

“The way he plays 

is very enticing as 

a player, I think it’s 

the best football 

that a footballer can 

see himself playing, 

because I think 

everyone enjoys when 

they have the ball 

and they can show 

what they can do, and 

I think that’s exactly 

what Russell wants in 

his team. It’s the same 

view I have on football 

as well. 

“I’ve had great 

conversations with 

him. I spoke to him 

in the summer even 

before I came back, 

and he said how he 

was looking forward to 

working with me, and 

ever since I’ve come 

back in from the first 

day of pre-season I’ve 

really enjoyed the style 

of play – the football 

has been brilliant. 

“It’s got a very positive 

vibe around the place 

here now. Obviously 

I can’t speak for last 

year, I wasn’t here, but 

slightly negative energy 

around the place. 

Coming into this year 

with new people I think 

was important, and 

for me coming back 

and seeing the change 

and everything that's 

happened has been a 

breath of fresh air.” 

Smallbone started the 

season conducting 

Martin’s midfield 

orchestra. Playing 

as a No 6 in front 

of the back four, he 

was outstanding on 

the opening night 

at Hillsborough, 

completing 142 passes 

as Saints dominated 

Sheffield Wednesday 

with possession, 

eventually grinding 

them down to win the 

game late on. 

An injury in the 

second league game, 

against Norwich, saw 

Smallbone sit out the 

wins over Plymouth and 

QPR, and he returned in 

a more advanced role 

at Sunderland. 

Whilst the result ran 

away from Saints early 

on, interestingly that 

position as a No 8 is 

more to the player’s 

taste, and where he 

hopes to play more 

often. 



“Last year I played all 

the games as an 8 

really, for Stoke, and I 

think that’s where I do 

see myself in the long 

term,” he explains, “but 

I did enjoy the start of 

the season, playing as 

a 6 – that did get the 

best out of me. 

“I think my best 

qualities and position is 

as an 8, and hopefully 

as the season goes on 

I can show that. Getting 

forward and trying to 

create and score goals 

is something that I 

enjoy. 

“I think an 8 suits me 

best because I can 

drop deep to get the 

ball or run in behind 

as well, so I think that 

would be my best 

position.” 

Before this season, 

Smallbone’s last 

game in a Saints shirt 

came at Leicester on 

the final day of the 

2021/22 Premier League 

campaign. 

The uncertainty that’s 

followed was put to 

bed when the now 

23-year-old put pen 

to paper on a new 

three-year contract at 

the end of August, and 

Smallbone, fit again, 

is happier than ever 

in the red and white 

stripes. 

The summer 

departures of James 

Ward-Prowse, Theo 

Walcott and Nathan 

Tella have placed a 

greater responsibility 

on Saints’ new No 

16 – Ward-Prowse’s 

former squad number 

– to inspire the club’s 

promising next wave 

of Academy stars, 

including Sam Amo- 

Ameyaw, Kamari Doyle 

and Jayden Meghoma. 

Whilst promotion, and 

another crack at the 

Premier League, is the 

long-term goal, in the 

short term Smallbone 

just wants to put his 

Leicester nightmare 

behind him, once and 

for all. 

“I’d love to just play 

on Friday, score the 

winner and never talk 

about Leicester and my 

knee again,” he grins. 

“For myself, mentally, 

I’ve already parked it 

and left it in the past. 

But it would be a nice 

omen to score, to have 

a good game against 

them and beat them 

on Friday.”

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ROUND-UP 

A handful of 

Southampton's 

talented Academy 

stars departed the 

club on loan at the end 

of the summer transfer 

window as they 

look to further their 

development in senior 

Men's football. 

Under-21s talisman 

striker Dom Ballard 

sealed a deadline day 

loan move to League 

One side Reading, 

where he will link back 

up with former Saints 

manager Rubén Sellés 

in the first senior loan 

of his career. 

Joining Ballard 

in League One is 

midfielder Ryan 

Finnigan, who enjoyed 

a successful spell 

with Crewe Alexandra 

in the division below 

last season. This 

Goalkeeper Jack Bycroft has joined 

Aldershot Town on a one-month loan 

campaign, Finnigan 

will be plying his trade 

for Shrewsbury Town at 

New Meadow. 

In the National 

League, goalkeeper 

Jack Bycroft made a 

short-term move to 

Aldershot Town at the 

end of the summer 

window on an initial 

one-month deal. 

The 21-year-old has 

already made two 

appearances for the 

Shots and kept his 

first clean sheet last 

weekend. 

Two more Academy 

youngsters moved 

to the sixth tier on 

transfer deadline day; 

defender Matt Carson 

joined Braintree Town 

and striker Luke Pearce 

joined Torquay United, 

with the pair both 

moving on short-term 

deals. 



DOBSON- 

VENTURA SIGNS 

PRO DEAL 

Southampton Football 

Club is delighted to 

announce that young 

defender Tommy 

Dobson-Ventura 

has signed his first 

professional contract 

until 2026. 

The youngster has 

been with Saints since 

he was eight years 

old, rising through 

the Academy before 

signing his scholarship 

earlier this summer. 

Having only just turned 

17, the centre-back 

stepped up to the 

Under-18s age group 

last season, making 15 

appearances including 

a cameo off the bench 

at Villa Park during the 

FA Youth Cup run. 

This campaign has 

seen the defender 

kick on as part of 

the Under-18s side, 

Tommy Dobson-Ventura 

something he sees 

as the next step in his 

climb to first team 

football at the club. 

“It’s a great 

achievement,” he said. 

“I feel like it’s what 

you’re working to ever 

since you were a little 

lad, so it just feels 

amazing to sit down 

and sign my first ever 

professional contract. 

“Last season helped 

me build confidence, 

especially as an 

Under-16 playing up. 

Now I can do it as an 

Under-18 and help the 

boys who haven’t done 

it before and really 

lead the process of 

going through the [FA 

Youth] Cup too. 

“The aims this season 

are to smash it out 

with the 18s, get 

performances and 

results, and hopefully 

push on with Under-21s 

football and go from 

there.” 

WATCH 

UNDER-18S ON 

SAINTS PLAY 

Southampton return 

to the Under-18s 

Premier League this 

weekend, with the 

action available to 

watch live on Saints 

Play. 

The youngsters 

host Norwich at 

Staplewood Campus 

on Saturday 16th 

September with an 

11am kick-off, with the 

game available to 

watch wherever you 

are in the world for 

£4. 

Saturday's fixture isn’t 

included in a Saints 

Play Seasonal Video 

Pass, so supporters 

will need to buy a 

separate game pass 

for it in advance of 

kick-off. 

To purchase your 

game pass, head to 

the fixture listing page 

on southamptonfc. 

com and select 'Buy 

Video Pass' to gain 

access to watch. 

This will be the first 

time the Under-18s 

have played live 

on Saints Play this 

season. Our online 

streaming service is 

the only way to watch 

the next generation 

of talent in action on 

Saturday morning.

WE ARE SAINTS FOUNDATION – THE CHARITY OF 

SOUTHAMPTON FOOTBALL CLUB. WE’RE USING THE 

POWER OF THE SAINTS BADGE TO CONNECT WITH OUR 

COMMUNITIES AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE. HERE ARE SOME 

OF THE GOOD WORK HAPPENING IN OUR CITY… 

A SAINT BY 

YOUR SIDE 

Saints By Your Side 

works with men who 

live in Southampton 

who struggle with their 

mental health, giving 

them tips on improving 

their wellbeing and a 

space where they can 

talk openly about their 

issues. Everyone has 

a different story and 

a different issue to 

overcome, but there’s 

a common thread 

running through most 

that attend – a love for 

Southampton Football 

Club. With this in mind, 

we organised for the 

group to receive a 

very special visitor! 

James Bree joined the 

guys on a wellbeing 

walk around the pitch 

and then stayed to 

engage in their mental 

26 « SAINTS « we march on 

health workshop over 

a cup of tea. As the 

theme of the workshop 

was the relationship 

between physical 

and mental health, 

James was perfectly 

placed to offer his 

insight into how injury 

can deeply affect 

a player’s mental 

health. He also spoke 

about the importance 

of diet and sleep in 

staying physically 

and mentally healthy. 

A huge thank-you 

to James for joining 

our session. If you or 

someone you know 

could benefit from 

Saints By Your Side, 

why not find out 

more by scanning 

this QR code? It’s 

free to attend for all 

adult men living in 

Southampton.


KICKS IS 

BAC K 

On the other end of 

the age scale, our 

provision for young 

people returned 

for a new term this 

week. Saints Kicks, 

our free, fun football 

sessions for those 

aged eight to 18, 

resumed last Monday 

(11th September) in 

eight different venues 

across the city. The 

programme aims to 

get young people 

involved in positive, 

regular and enjoyable 

activities, all with 

the aim of fostering 

stronger, safer and 

more inclusive 

communities. We have 

13 sessions running 

across the city each 

week, including two 

which are femaleonly, 

to give girls a 

space to play away 

from our mixed gender 

sessions. Check out 

the timetable on our 

website via this QR 

code… 

B E A 

CHANGEMAKER 

Girls-only Kicks is just 

one of the ways we’re 

addressing gender 

equality in our city. 

It’s one of our five 

key focus areas, and 

a huge part of our 

work in this space is 

the Changemakers 

programme. Over the 

course of 11 months, 

girls aged 11 to 16 take 

part in workshops 

designed to build 

confidence, draw out 

their passions and 

develop leadership 

skills for the future. 

For the 2023/24 

cohort, which starts 

later in the autumn, 

we’re expanding 

Changemakers to 

support more young 

women than ever, with 

a cohort in the west 

of the city, one in the 

east and one based 

centrally to make sure 

participants from all 

across Southampton 

can attend. The 

programme is 

offered free, and 

applications are now 

open to girls who live 

or attend school in 

Southampton. Sign 

up today via this QR 

code… 

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the saints 

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blast from 

the past

KI TS 

GOING 

AWAY 

by Barry Webb 

I DIGRESS TODAY FROM DESCRIBING MEMORIES OF 

SUPPORTERS GOING AWAY IN ORDER TO SHARE TALES 

OF SAINTS KITS “GOING AWAY”. THANKS TO ROSEMARIE 

ROBINSON, WES MAUGHAN AND GREG BAKER FOR 

THEIR ASSISTANCE IN PRODUCING THIS ARTICLE. 

I first became aware 

of Saints shirts and 

other kit going to Africa 

when a number of 

individuals donated 

a great amount of 

kit which a group of 

us took on a visit to 

the Kick4Life centre 

in Lesotho in 2014. 

One member of our 

Some of the kit taken to 

Lesotho in 2014. (Courtesy of 

Barry Webb) 


group in Lesotho was 

Rosemarie Robinson 

and she has continued 

to take donated items 

to Africa, notably 

to Supernova FC, a 

team from a village 

on the border of 

Kenya and Uganda. 

Rosemarie said: “I 

kitted them out last 

year with Saints kits 

and nearly-new 

donated boots. I paid 

for the team to come 

down to Nakuru for 

the weekend and we 

volunteers played 

against them. We also 

donated Finalissima 

T-shirts to a local 

ladies team in Nakuru. 

“I was even able to sort 

out new third shirts for 

the men’s team and 

a whole strip for the 12 

to 14-year-old team. 

The proud Supernova team 

in their kit. (Courtesy of 

Rosemarie Robinson) 

The village pastor had 

started the team to 

keep young men off 

the streets and out of 

trouble. He said they 

are so proud of their kit 

as no other team has 

anything like it and it 

has given them a real 

sense of identity and 

pride in representing 

their village.” 

Wes Maughan played 

for the Saints between 

1958 and 1962. He has 

since worked with 

charities in Africa,


notably in Kenya. Wes 

is an active member 

of the Salvation 

Army and he sent 

this photo of one of 

the teams which has 

been a beneficiary 

of kit donations. 

Wes was able 

to arrange the 

distribution of the 

shirts through the 

club. Saints’ director of 

community Greg Baker 

points out: “Although 

it is clear that the club 

never plans to have 

surplus stock, it is 

almost inevitable that 

at the end of each 

season there can be 

items going spare and, 

rather than going to 

landfill, some are given 

to fans and contacts 

that have links to 

various countries. 

“The club seeks to 

use any stock that is 

left over in the most 

effective ways possible: 

items are distributed 

locally through the 

Saints Foundation and 

other local charities 

and/or they are sent 

LEFT: Another proud team in 

donated kit. (Courtesy of ex- 

Saint Wes Maughan) 

BELOW: Grateful youngsters 

modelling their shirts on the 

street. (Courtesy of CRY) 

worldwide through 

some of our partners. 

“One distributor is the 

charity Care & Relief 

for the Young [CRY] 

(cry.org.uk), who have 

recently sent shirts 

to Kenya, Egypt, Togo 

and Madagascar. 

Another charity that 

we support is called 

His Church Charity 

(hischurch.org.uk). 

“We are currently well 

sorted for distribution 

partners; we often 

get others reaching 

out but unfortunately 

we aren’t able to 

accommodate them 

at this time.” 

Finally... Rosemarie 

Robertson is looking 

for anyone who 

can help her with 

goalkeepers’ gloves. If 

you can, email me on 

webb.barry@gmail. 

com and I shall put 

you in touch with her. 

TELL US YOUR 

STORIES 

If you have memories 

of any adventures and 

experiences of life on 

the road with the Saints 

home or abroad let me 

know at webb.barry@ 

gmail.com.

M U S E U M 

P I E C E S 

Club historian Duncan Holley examines some of the 

oldest Saints memorabilia… 

IN THE QPR PROGRAMME WE TOLD THE STORY OF THE ST 

MARY’S FOOTBALL CLUB’S FIRST FORAY INTO COMPETITIVE 

FOOTBALL WITH SUCCESSFUL PARTICIPATION IN THE 

1887/88 HAMPSHIRE FA JUNIOR CHALLENGE CUP 

COMPETITION AND HOW THEY REPEATED THE FEAT IN 1889. 

The following year they 

were successful for 

a third time, beating 

Lymington in the final 

and the silver-plated 

trophy was given them 

to keep permanently. 

It had been presented 

to the Hampshire FA by 

Charles Baring Young 

the Conservative MP 

for Christchurch. It took 

pride of place in the 

club’s boardroom and 

nearly 50 years later 

was on display when 

the club celebrated its 

golden jubilee with a 

dinner at the Guildhall in 

1935, by which time the 

trophy was being used 

by the Southampton 

Schools FA who 

awarded it annually 


to the top school in 

the town, starting with 

Woolston in 1930. 

The cup disappeared 

in the 1950s, lying 

forgotten in a school 

cupboard until 2013 

when it was nearly 

thrown into a skip 

during a clear-out. 

Instead, I was asked 

for my opinion and I 

was able to identify 

it as the club’s first 

ever trophy. Today it 

is back, in its rightful 

place at St Mary’s 

stadium. 

Having won the Junior 

Cup three years in a 

row the next logical 

step was to enter the 

Senior Cup and this 

the club did for the 

1890/91 tournament. 

Find out how they 

fared in the next home 

programme where I 

will also be featuring 

the first ever match 

card – the forerunner 

of the matchday 

programme.


The 1888/89 Hampshire Junior Challenge Cup winning side. (Courtesy of Southampton City Archives) 

The Hampshire Junior 

Challenge Cup. 

The obverse of the cup with three-times winners St Mary’s FC 

decoratively inscribed on the left, and the winners of the 

Southampton Schools competition on the right.



BLAST 

from the 

PAST 

01.05.1999 

SAINTS 2 

LEICESTER 1 

Chris Marsden (left) 

celebrates scoring 

Saints’ equaliser in a 

pivotal victory over 

Leicester at The Dell. 

With only three games 

of the Premier League 

season to go, Saints 

were in the bottom 

three – where they’d 

spent the entire 

campaign. But James 

Beattie’s improbable 

volley from a tight 

angle propelled Saints 

out of the drop zone, 

and further wins 

over Wimbledon and 

Everton made it three 

in a row to complete 

the great escape.

introducing... 

LEICESTER 

CITY 

FORMED 

1884 

NICKNAME 

STADIUM 

KING 

POWER 

STADIUM 

THE FOXES 

CAPACITY 

32,261 

champions 

league 

QUARTER-FINALISTS 2016/17 

2023/24 

3RD IN SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP 

TOP SCORER 

2 

KASEY MCATEER 

MOST ASSISTS 

2KELECHI IHEANACHO 

t h r e e 

Clean sheets 

PROMOTIONS 

11 TO TOP FLIGHT 

honours 

PREMIER LEAGUE 

1 3 

TITLE 2015/16 

7 

second-tier LEAGUE 

titles 

C U PS 

1964, 

1 

FA C U P 

199 7, 

2 0 2 1 

2000 

HEAD TO HEAD 

Saints wins 36 

Draws 31 

Leicester wins 31

we march on » SAINTS » 41

LEICESTER 

CITY 

last three: 

the lowdown: 

02.09.23 

Leicester 0-1 Hull 


29.08.23 

Tranmere 0-2 Leicester 

Ndidi, Vardy 

Carabao Cup second round 

26.08.23 

Rotherham 1-2 Leicester 

McAteer (2) 


ten-year Record: 

1 st 

13/14 

14 th 1 st 

14/15 

15/16 

12 th 

16/17 

9 th 

17/18 

9 th 

18/19 

5 th 

19/20 

20/21 

21/22 

22/23 

18 th 8 th 5 th 

Relegation from 

the Premier League 

last season brought 

a miserable end 

to a decade of 

unparalleled success 

for Leicester City. 

After promotion as 

Championship title 

winners in 2014, the 

Foxes went on to 

become unlikely 

Premier League 

champions two years 

later before then 

going on to reach the 

Champions League 

quarter-finals, lift the 

FA Cup and reach 

the semi-finals of a 

European competition 

for the first time. 

The Foxes won just nine 

league games last 

term, falling out of the 

top flight in a season 

of upheaval which 

saw manager Brendan 

Rodgers depart in 

April after four years in 

charge. Former Aston 

Villa gaffer Dean Smith 

was named Foxes boss 

until the end of the 

season, but couldn’t 

save them from the 

drop. In June, treblewinning 

Manchester 

City assistant coach 

Enzo Maresca was 

named Leicester’s 

manager. 

Their 100 per cent 

winning start to the 

new campaign came 

to an abrupt end with 

a home defeat to 

Hull City prior to the 

international break. It 

was the first loss for the 

Foxes since Maresca 

took charge and saw 

them drop off the top 

of the Championship 

table and down to 

third. 

Nonetheless, City will 

be pleased with their 

start to life back in the 

second tier, especially 

given the rebuilding 

job that has seen 

star players such as 

James Maddison, 

Youri Tielemans and 

Harvey Barnes depart 

for pastures new. 

However, the likes of 

Jamie Vardy, Kelechi 

Iheanacho and 

Wilfred Ndidi remain, 

while ex-Saint Jannik 

Vestergaard has come 

in from the cold. 



THE BOSS: 

Enzo Maresca 

Leicester appointed Manchester 

City assistant coach Enzo 

Maresca as their manager in 

June. The 43-year-old Italian 

joined the Foxes just six days 

after City’s Champions League 

final win. Maresca has had a 

long association with English 

football during an eclectic 

playing and coaching career. He 

was a teenage midfielder when 

he joined West Bromwich Albion, 

before he left for Juventus, later 

playing in Spain with Sevilla, 

where he won five trophies. 

Maresca then had spells at 

Olympiakos in Greece, back 

in Spain with Malaga before 

ending his playing days in Italy’s 

Serie B with Hellas Verona in 

2017. His coaching career has 

been just as diverse, with roles at 

Ascoli, Sevilla, West Ham United 

and Manchester City’s Under- 

23s. His first experience as a 

first-team manager lasted just 

180 days at Parma as they were 

relegated from Serie A, but he 

returned to the Etihad Stadium 

in the summer of 2022 to help 

City win the Premier League, FA 

Cup and Champions League. 

ONE TO WATCH: 

Jannik 

Vestergaard 

Jannik Vestergaard wasn’t 

expecting to still be at Leicester 

by the time the transfer deadline 

passed, let alone play in every 

Championship game so far 

this season. The defender was 

out of favour under Brendan 

Rodgers but has enjoyed a new 

lease of life under Enzo Maresca 

– although the return of Conor 

Coady from injury could give 

the boss a selection headache. 

“I honestly didn’t think a few 

months ago that I’d be at 

Leicester now,” Vestergaard 

said. “Our new manager has a 

positive style of play with much 

more possession. He has a clear 

philosophy, and more work is 

being done with tactics.” Despite 

being signed by Rodgers from 

Southampton, Vestergaard’s 

relationship with the Northern 

Irishman deteriorated, and 

he was forced to train alone 

in March. He had arrived at 

the King Power in August 2021, 

having featured 79 times for 

Saints following his move from 

Borussia Mönchengladbach in 

the summer of 2018.

THE LOCAL 

LOWDOWN 

WE ASKED LEICESTER CITY EXPERT ROB TANNER, FOOTBALL 

WRITER FOR THE ATHLETIC, TO PREVIEW TONIGHT’S GAME 

FROM THE VISITORS' POINT OF VIEW... 

Leicester’s relegation 

from the Premier 

League came as a 

shock to the football 

world. How was it 

viewed in the city? 

Just as much of a shock, 

even more so. I think 

there was the feeling 

that after the title win, 

consecutive European 

campaigns and the FA 

Cup win that Leicester 

were established in the 

Premier League. 

The club stated in its 

annual accounts that 

their main objective was 

to disrupt the Big Six, 

close that huge gap and 

qualify for Europe on a 

consistent basis. That is 

why the wage bill rose 

to the seventh highest 

in the division and why 

they subsequently had 

to pump the brakes 

because they were 

concerned about UEFA’s 

new FFP regulations, 

rather than the Premier 

League’s. 

The Pandemic had a 

huge impact on the club 

as it stifled their revenue 


growth just at a time 

when they were showing 

great ambition. Usually 

when a club is relegated 

the fans can point 

at a lack of ambition 

from club owners, but 

in Leicester’s case the 

opposite was true. They 

were chasing the Big Six, 

but the problem is they 

are a moving target, 

with their huge revenue 

streams and global 

branding. 

Even so, with the quality 

Leicester had at their 

disposal they should 

never have been in 

genuinely relegation 

strife, but the Premier 

League can be an 

unforgiving competition 

if you lose focus. 

How has the club 

navigated the 

intervening period and 

how much has the 

team changed from last 

season? 

They decided to have 

a completely fresh 

start. Former manager 

Brendan Rodgers had 

called for a squad 

refresh, but with 15 

players departing and 

nine coming in, it is a 

total rebuild in many 

ways, and with the 

appointment of Enzo 

Maresca, they have 

gone in a completely 

new direction. 

They have shown 

commitment to 

Maresca’s approach 

and vision to the extent 

that two players they 

recruited in January now 

don’t fit into the plan. 

Victor Kristiansen is out 

on loan at Bologna and 

Harry Souttar hasn’t 

been included in a 

squad yet. 

How have the 

performances looked in 

the early weeks of the 

new campaign? 

Despite the defeat to 

Hull City just before the 

international break, it 

has still been the best 

ever start to a season in 

Leicester’s history with 

six straight wins in all 

competitions (four in the


Championship and two 

in the Carabao Cup). 

But I think most fans will 

appreciate that this is 

still a work in progress 

under Maresca and 

there are areas of their 

play that need refining. 

They like to dominate 

possession and push 

high up the pitch, 

which can leave them 

vulnerable to the 

counter-attack if they 

get caught building 

from the back, but it is 

a risk Maresca doesn’t 

seem too concerned 

about as he is totally 

committed to his 

philosophy. 

How well equipped is 

the squad to mount a 

promotion push? 

I think they have done 

some good business, 

but only time will tell how 

good the recruitment 

has truly been. Bringing 

in Conor Coady and 

Harry Winks, two 

England internationals, 

straight away was a 

coup. Goalkeeper Mads 

Hermansen takes the 

sweeper-keeper role 

to another level and he 

was Maresca’s number 

one target. 

Casera Casadei looks a 

real talent in midfield as 

well but keeping Kelechi 

Iheaancho, who has 

become the main No 

9 in Maresca’s system, 

could be the best piece 

of business yet as he 

plays the way Maresca 

wants his main striker 

to, dropping deep to 

allow space for midfield 

runners to exploit. 

Having lost James 

Maddison and Harvey 

Barnes, the question is 

do they now possess 

enough creativity in the 

final third, but they have 

recruited three wingers 

in Stephy Mavididi, 

Yunus Akgun and Abdul 

Fatawu. 

What do you expect 

from tonight’s game? 

A good test of Leicester’s 

development under 

Maresca. So far they 

have worn teams 

down and scored late 

winners in most games 

because they dominate 

possession for long 

spells. 

But so do Southampton. 

I looked at the stats 

from the first five games 

to assess Leicester’s 

progress and noticed 

that the only team to 

have more passing 

sequences was 

Southampton, so it will 

be two teams who want 

to dominate the ball. 

No side has done that 

to Leicester yet so I am 

intrigued how they will 

deal with that. 

LAST 

TIME 

OUT 

Leicester 0 

Hull 1 

delap 15 

STATS 

Possession % 64-36 

Shots 21-7 

Shots on target 1-4 

Corners 8-3 

McAteer 

Dewsbury- 

Hall 

Doyle 

Iheanacho 

Winks 

Vestergaard 

Hermansen 

Akgun 

Ndidi 

Pereira 

Faes

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CAN YOU IDENTIFY THE FIVE DIFFERENCES 

BETWEEN THESE SAINTS SNAPS? /5 



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1 

2 

3 4 

5 6 

7 

8 

9 

10 

DOWN: 

1. Still the world's most expensive 

defender, sold by Leicester in 

2019 (7) 

4. Championship team that defeated 

Leicester last time out (4) 

5. Managed both Saints and 

Leicester in the Premier League (4) 

6. Leicester's nickname, also a 

bushy-haired animal (5) 

7. Manager appointed in the 

summer to lead Leicester's 

promotion push (7) 

ACROSS: 

2. Current Leicester defender who 

played 79 times for Saints (11) 

3. Leicester's Player of the Year 

in 2015/16, the Premier League 

winning season (6) 

8. The current Leicester boss won 

two Europa Leagues with this 

Spanish club (7) 

9. Opponents in Leicester's maiden 

FA Cup triumph in 2021 (7) 

10. Leicester's England defender who 

formerly captained Wolves (5)

Who 

am I? 

CAN YOU IDENTIFY THIS 

DISTORTED SAINT? /2 

Quick 

Quiz 

1. WHO SCORED HIS FIRST 

ENGLAND GOAL ON HIS 77TH 

CAP, AGAINST UKRAINE? 

2. WHICH COUNTRY SACKED 

THEIR MANAGER AFTER A 4-1 

DEFEAT TO JAPAN? 

3. WHO BROKE PELÉ’S RECORD 

BY SCORING HIS 78TH AND 

79TH GOALS FOR BRAZIL? 

On The 

Road 

WHICH CHAMPIONSHIP CLUB 

PLAYS ITS HOME GAMES 

HERE? /3 

4. WHICH FORMER SAINT 

SCORED A CRUCIAL LATE 

WINNER FOR DENMARK IN 

FINLAND? 

5. PAUL ONUACHU BECAME 

THE SECOND SAINT TO JOIN 

TRABZONSPOR THIS SUMMER. 

WHO WAS THE FIRST? 

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how did you do? 

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HARVEY 

Age: 11 

Favourite player: 

Carlos Alcaraz 

Hobbies and interests: 

Harvey is the 

only Saints fan at 

Ravenwoods school 

in South East London. 

He dedicates his role 

at today’s match to 

his grandads Jimmy 

(but sadly a Chelsea 

and Rangers fan) and 

Paul (who has loved 

Saints for over 70 

years) – and gives a 

big shout-out to all the 

Chamberlains, Diapers, 

Heathorns, Youngs and 

Atkins fans around the 

UK. Come on you Reds! 

Score prediction: 

Saints 9–0 Leicester 

TONIGHT’S 

MASCOT! 


ANSWERS: SPOT THE DIFFERENCE - 1. LETTERS HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM THE ADVERTISING BOARD ON THE LEFT, 2. MARA’S BOOT 

HAS CHANGED COLOUR TO PINK, 3. THE SPORTSBET SPONSOR HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM ADAMS’S SHIRT, 4. THE PLYMOUTH 

BADGE HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE BALL BOY ON THE RIGHT, 5. THE STRIPY TOP ON THE FAN IN THE TOP RIGHT CORNER HAS 

CHANGED COLOUR; CROSSWORD – 1 . MAGUIRE, 2. VESTERGAARD, 3. MAHREZ, 4. HULL, 5. PUEL, 6. FOXES, 7. MARESCA, 8. SEVILLA, 

9. CHELSEA, 10. COADY; WHO AM I? - KYLE WALKER-PETERS; ON THE ROAD - LOFTUS ROAD, QPR; QUICK QUIZ - 1.KYLE WALKER, 2. 

GERMANY, 3. NEYMAR, 4. PIERRE-EMILE HØJBJERG, 5. MISLAV ORŠIĆ.

saints 

dedications 

1. Wishing Sophia Markos 

a happy 13th birthday. She 

is a season ticket holder 

and loves an away day, too. 

Sophia is a big fan of Kyle 

Walker-Peters. 

2. Happy first birthday to 

Theo Atkins. Lots of love 

from nanny and grandad. 

3. Happy 10th birthday to 

Sam Bradford in the Family 

Stand – born 6th September 

2013. Love from daddy. 


Holly Thomas. We hope 

you have a wonderful time 

celebrating. Lots of love 

from mum, Paul, Henry, 

Nathaniel and Lily the 

Labrador x 

5. Happy birthday to our 

husband/dad and papa 

Adrian Simmonds for 11th 

September. With all our 

love from Joy, Lauren, Andy, 

Gemma, Lyra and Lily xxx 

6. Happy third birthday 

to our gorgeous 

granddaughter/niece Lyra 

for 18th September – all our 

love from nana, papa and 

auntie Gem Gem xxx 


Fletcher Hainsworth, from 

the family. 

8. Happy 16th birthday, 

Reecey! We hope you enjoy 

the game. With love from 

your brother Sam, aunty Lin 

and Bondy. Come on you 

Saints! 

1 2 

3 4 

5 



6 7 

9. All the best to season 

ticket holder Joe Tuck 

who heads to Brugge on 

his stag-do after today’s 

match. He marries Tia Thorn 

on Sunday 8th October. 

10. Chris Wasley is 

undertaking a personal 

challenge to attend football 

matches around the 22 

Mother and Baby Units 

(MBUs) in the UK to raise 

awareness for the severe 

mental health illness 

Postpartum Psychosis. “This 

is because, back in 2019 after 

the birth of my son, my wife 

became very unwell with 

a perinatal mental health 

illness called Postpartum 

Psychosis. As a result my wife 

and son were admitted to a 

Mother and Baby Unit (MBU) 

in Bournemouth where 

they resided for almost 

four months of our son’s 

first year.” The experience 

has seen Chris become 

involved with the Action on 

Postpartum Psychosis (APP) 

charity. 

8 9 

11. Lifelong Saints fan 

Mike Coulson tragically 

died on 23rd August. 

Mike is dearly missed 

by his wife Jo, children 

Ali and Sam and all his 

family and friends, who 

also kindly donated to 

the Saints Foundation 

in his memory. Up the 

Saints! 

10 11 

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!


GET THE MAIRON 

SLEEVE BADGE ON 

YOUR SAINTS SHIRT! 

UP UNTIL NOW, THE SLEEVE OF YOUR 

2023/24 SAINTS SHIRT HAS BEEN 

MISSING SOMETHING. BUT WE CAN 

HELP WITH THAT – YOU CAN NOW GET 

THE MAIRON SLEEVE BADGE PRINTED 

ONTO YOUR SHIRT IN THE SAINTS 

STORE AT ST MARY’S STADIUM. 

If you have your 

2023/24 Saints shirt 

with you today (you 

can also bring it next 

time you come to St 

Mary’s) or you plan to 

buy yours in the Saints 

Store today, we’ll print 

the logo on it for you 

free of charge. 

Win a signed Saints 

shirt 

To celebrate the logos 

becoming available in 

store, our partners at 

Mairon Freight UK are 

giving you the chance 

to win one of the first 

replica shirts printed 

with their logo, signed 

by the Men’s First 

Team. 

You must be aged 

18+ to enter. The 

deadline to enter this 

competition is Friday 

22nd September, 5pm. 

Full terms & conditions 

apply. 

Head to our website 

via the QR Code to find 

the terms & conditions 

and competition entry 

details:

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 

5 0 

3 | RYAN MANNING 

5 0 

4 | FLYNN DOWNES 

1 1 0 

5 | JACK STEPHENS 

4 0 

0 0 

0 0 

0 0 

0 0 

0 0 

1 0 

0 0 

0 0 

0 0 

0 0 

6 | MASON HOLGATE 

7 | JOE ARIBO 

9 | ADAM ARMSTRONG 

10 | CHÉ ADAMS 

11 | ROSS STEWART 

1 0 

0 4 0 

5 4 

1 3 3 

0 0 

0 0 

0 0 

0 0 

0 0 

0 0 

0 0 

0 1 0 

0 0 

1 0 

0 0 

13 | JOE LUMLEY 

0 0 

14 | JAMES BREE 

0 0 

16 | WILL SMALLBONE 

3 0 

17 | STUART ARMSTRONG 

4 1 0 

18 | SÉKOU MARA 

1 2 0 

0 0 

0 0 

0 0 

0 0 

0 0 

0 0 

1 0 

0 0 

1 0 

1 0 



20 | KAMALDEEN SULEMANA 

0 0 

0 0 

0 0 

21 | TAYLOR HARWOOD-BELLIS 

0 0 

0 0 

0 0 

22 | CARLOS ALCARAZ 

3 1 0 

0 0 

0 1 1 

23 | SAMUEL EDOZIE 

5 1 

0 0 

0 0 

24 | SHEA CHARLES 

2 2 0 

0 0 

1 0 

26 | RYAN FRASER 

0 2 0 

27 | SAM AMO-AMEYAW 

1 2 0 

28 | JUAN LARIOS 

0 0 

31 | GAVIN BAZUNU 

5 0 

0 0 

0 0 

0 0 

1 0 

0 0 

0 0 

35 | JAN BEDNAREK 

33 | TYLER DIBLING 

0 0 

0 0 

0 0 

0 0 

0 1 0 

5 1 

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 4-4 30,113 D ENGLAND BAZUNU WALKER-PETERS BEDNAREK 1 STEPHENS MANNING SMALLBONE 

SAT 19 12.30PM PLYMOUTH ARGYLE 2-1 16,392 D WEBB BAZUNU WALKER-PETERS BEDNAREK STEPHENS MANNING CHARLES 

SAT 26 3PM QUEENS PARK RANGERS 2-1 30,401 J BELL BAZUNU WALKER-PETERS BEDNAREK STEPHENS MANNING CHARLES 

September 

SAT 02 12.30PM SUNDERLAND 0-5 41,459 D COOTE BAZUNU WALKER-PETERS BEDNAREK HOLGATE MANNING SMALLBONE 

FRI 15 8PM LEICESTER CITY 

TUE 19 7.45PM IPSWICH TOWN 

SAT 23 3PM MIDDLESBROUGH 

SAT 30 12.30PM LEEDS UNITED 

October 

TUE 03 8PM STOKE CITY 

SAT 07 3PM ROTHERHAM UNITED 

SAT 21 3PM HULL CITY 

WED 25 7.45PM PRESTON NORTH END 

SAT 28 12.30PM 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' 

S ARMSTRONG ALCARAZ TELLA EDOZIE A ARMSTRONG 2 MCCARTHY, LYANCO, BREE, CHARLES 65', ARIBO, DJENEPO, AMO-AMEYAW 87', ADAMS 1 47', MARA 

S ARMSTRONG A ARMSTRONG TELLA 1 EDOZIE ADAMS 1 LUMLEY, LYANCO, BREE, PERRAUD, ARIBO 83', DOYLE, AMO-AMEYAW 75', BALLARD, MARA 90+1' 

S ARMSTRONG ALCARAZ AMO-AMEYAW EDOZIE 1 A ARMSTRONG 1 LUMLEY, BELLA-KOTCHAP, BREE, DOWNES 25', ARIBO 83', DOYLE, DJENEPO, FRASER 56', MARA 56' 

S ARMSTRONG DOWNES MARA EDOZIE A ARMSTRONG MCCARTHY, HARWOOD-BELLIS, BREE, CHARLES 64', ARIBO 72', ALCARAZ 81', AMO-AMEYAW, FRASER 45', ADAMS 45' 

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saints standings 

2023/24 

SKY BET 

CHAMPIONSHIP 

TABLE 

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

1 PNE 5 4 1 0 8 3 5 13 

2 IPSWICH TOWN 5 4 0 1 11 7 4 12 

3 LEICESTER CITY 5 4 0 1 7 4 3 12 

4 BIRMINGHAM CITY 5 3 2 0 7 3 4 11 

5 NORWICH CITY 5 3 1 1 14 8 6 10 

6 HULL CITY 5 3 1 1 9 6 3 10 

7 SOUTHAMPTON 5 3 1 1 10 12 -2 10 

8 BRISTOL CITY 5 2 2 1 5 5 0 8 

9 SUNDERLAND 5 2 1 2 9 5 4 7 

10 PLYMOUTH ARGYLE 5 2 1 2 8 5 3 7 

11 WEST BROM 5 2 1 2 10 9 1 7 

12 MILLWALL 5 2 1 2 4 5 -1 7 

13 BLACKBURN ROVERS 5 2 1 2 6 8 -2 7 

14 COVENTRY CITY 5 1 3 1 8 6 2 6 

15 LEEDS UNITED 5 1 3 1 7 7 0 6 

16 STOKE CITY 5 2 0 3 5 6 -1 6 

17 QPR 5 2 0 3 5 8 -3 6 

18 WATFORD 5 1 2 2 7 5 2 5 

19 CARDIFF CITY 5 1 1 3 8 10 -2 4 

20 ROTHERHAM UNITED 5 1 1 3 7 11 -4 4 

21 HUDDERSFIELD 5 1 1 3 4 10 -6 4 

22 SWANSEA CITY 5 0 2 3 6 9 -3 2 

23 SHEFF WED 5 0 1 4 4 9 -5 1 

24 MIDDLESBROUGH 5 0 1 4 3 11 -8 1 

THIS WEEK’S FIXTURES 

FRIDAY 15TH SEPTEMBER 

HULL CITY VS COVENTRY CITY (7.45PM) 

SOUTHAMPTON VS LEICESTER CITY (8PM) 

SATURDAY 16TH SEPTEMBER | 3PM UNLESS STATED 

BLACKBURN ROVERS VS MIDDLESBROUGH 

BRISTOL CITY VS WEST BROMWICH ALBION 

HUDDERSFIELD TOWN VS ROTHERHAM UNITED 

NORWICH CITY VS STOKE CITY 

PRESTON NORTH END VS PLYMOUTH ARGYLE 

QUEENS PARK RANGERS VS SUNDERLAND 

SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY VS IPSWICH TOWN 

WATFORD VS BIRMINGHAM CITY 

CARDIFF CITY VS SWANSEA CITY (7.45PM) 

SUNDAY 17TH SEPTEMBER 

MILLWALL VS LEEDS UNITED (MIDDAY) 


goals 

4 Adam 

Armstrong 

4 Ryan 

Hardie 

4 Will 

Keane 

4 Jonathan 

Rowe 

4 Ozan 

Tufan 

assists 

3 Morgan 

Whittaker 

3 Charlie 

Patino 

2 Ryan 

Manning 

2 Mads 

Frökjaer-Jensen 

2 Duane 

Holmes 

shots 

26 Conor 

Chaplin 

21 Morgan 

Whittaker 

18 Ashley 

Barnes 

18 Nathan 

Broadhead 

18 Kiernan 

Dewsbury-Hall 

dribbles 

31 Jack 

Clarke 

29 Morgan 

Whittaker 

29 Samuel 

Silvera 

28 Joshua 

Key 

26 Samuel 

Edozie 

PP 

PP 

PP


BARCLAYS 

WOMEN’S 

CHAMPIONSHIP 

# Team PlD W D L F A GD Pts 

1 CRYSTAL PALACE 3 2 1 0 12 3 +9 7 

2 SUNDERLAND 3 2 1 0 2 0 +2 7 

3 SOUTHAMPTON 3 2 0 1 6 2 +4 6 

4 BLACKBURN ROVERS 3 2 0 1 3 3 +0 6 

5 LONDON CITY 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 5 

6 WATFORD 3 1 1 1 6 6 +0 4 

7 DURHAM 3 1 1 1 4 10 -6 4 

8 READING 3 0 3 0 2 2 +0 3 

9 CHARLTON ATHLETIC 3 0 2 1 3 4 -1 2 

10 SHEFFIELD UNITED 3 0 1 2 2 4 -2 1 

11 BIRMINGHAM CITY 3 0 1 2 1 3 -2 1 

12 LEWES 3 0 1 2 1 6 -5 1 

PREMIER 

LEAGUE 2 

DIV 1: bottom HALF 


14 WEST BROMWICH 4 1 2 1 6 6 +0 5 

15 MAN UNITED 4 1 1 2 18 11 +7 4 

16 MAN CITY 4 1 1 2 9 11 -2 4 

17 ASTON VILLA 4 1 1 2 9 12 -3 4 

18 BLACKBURN ROVERS 4 1 1 2 8 14 -6 4 

19 WOLVES 4 1 0 3 8 10 -2 3 

20 CRYSTAL PALACE 4 1 0 3 7 12 -5 3 

21 LEICESTER CITY 4 1 0 3 6 12 -6 3 

22 NEWCASTLE UNITED 4 1 0 3 6 12 -6 3 

23 SOUTHAMPTON 4 1 0 3 8 15 -7 3 

24 STOKE CITY 4 1 0 3 4 15 -11 3 

25 DERBY COUNTY 4 0 1 3 3 8 -5 1 

26 EVERTON 4 0 1 3 3 13 -10 1 

LAST 3 

SUN 10 SEP 

SAINTS 0 

SUNDERLAND 1 

@ ST MARY’S STADIUM 

BARCLAYS WOMEN’S 

CHAMPIONSHIP 

SUN 03 SEP 

SAINTS 2 

BLACKBURN ROVERS 0 

PHAROAH, BROOKS (OG) 



CHAMPIONSHIP 

SUN 27 AUG 

LEWES 1 

SAINTS 4 

WILKINSON, PHAROAH, 

MORRIS, PIKE 

@ THE DRIPPING PAN 


CHAMPIONSHIP 

LAST 3 

TUE 12 SEP 

COWES SPORTS 2 

SAINTS 4 

PITTS, MERRY, OYEKUNLE, 

SESAY 

@ WESTWOOD PARK 

HAMPSHIRE SENIOR CUP 

FRI 01 SEP 

FULHAM 5 

SAINTS 1 

ROBINSON 

@ MOTSPUR PARK 

PREMIER LEAGUE 2 

DIVISION ONE 

FRI 25 AUG 

SAINTS 0 

LIVERPOOL 3 

@ SNOWS STADIUM 


DIVISION ONE 

NEXT 3 

SUN 17 SEP NOON 

READING 

VS SAINTS 

@ SELECT CAR LEASING 

STADIUM 


CHAMPIONSHIP 

SUN 01 OCT 2PM 

SAINTS VS 

BIRMINGHAM CITY 



CHAMPIONSHIP 

SUN 08 OCT 2PM 

WATFORD 

VS SAINTS 

@ RUISLIP MANOR SPORTS 

AND SOCIAL CLUB 


CHAMPIONSHIP 

NEXT 3 

FRI 22 SEP 7PM 

WEST HAM UNITED VS 

SAINTS 

@ RUSH GREEN 


DIVISION ONE 


SAINTS VS 

READING 



DIVISION ONE 


SAINTS VS 

LYON 


PREMIER LEAGUE 

INTERNATIONAL CUP 

UNDER-18 

PREMIER 

LEAGUE SOUTH 


1 CRYSTAL PALACE 3 2 0 1 8 3 +5 6 

2 CHELSEA 2 2 0 0 7 2 +5 6 

3 ASTON VILLA 3 2 0 1 7 5 +2 6 

4 FULHAM 3 2 0 1 6 6 +0 6 

5 BRIGHTON 3 1 2 0 8 7 +1 5 

6 WEST BROM 3 1 1 1 8 6 +2 4 

7 LEICESTER CITY 3 1 1 1 7 7 +0 4 

8 ARSENAL 3 1 1 1 5 5 +0 4 

9 WEST HAM 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 3 

10 SPURS 2 1 0 1 4 6 -2 3 

11 READING 3 1 0 2 3 5 -2 3 

12 SOUTHAMPTON 3 0 1 2 2 9 -7 1 

13 NORWICH CITY 3 0 0 3 3 8 -5 0 

LAST 3 

SAT 26 AUG 

BRIGHTON 2 

SAINTS 2 

MERRY, PITTS 

UNDER-18S PREMIER 

LEAGUE SOUTH 

SAT 19 AUG 

SAINTS 0 

ASTON VILLA 2 

@ STAPLEWOOD 


LEAGUE SOUTH 

SAT 12 AUG 

CRYSTAL PALACE 5 

SAINTS 0 

@ CRYSTAL PALACE TRAINING 

GROUND 


LEAGUE SOUTH 

NEXT 3 

SAT 16 SEP 11AM 

SAINTS VS 

NORWICH 

@ STAPLEWOOD 


LEAGUE SOUTH 

SAT 23 SEP 11AM 

ARSENAL VS 

SAINTS 

@ ARSENAL TRAINING CENTRE 


LEAGUE SOUTH 

TUE 26 SEP 7PM 

SAINTS VS 

WOLVES 

@ STAPLEWOOD 


LEAGUE CUP

10 

Questions 

with... 

Shea 

Charles 

1. Football hero? Vincent 

Kompany 

2. Favourite other sport? 

Basketball 

3. What is your meal deal? 

Ham sandwich, ready 

salted crisps, Naked drink 

4. What is your guilty 

pleasure? Galaxy 

chocolate 

5. How would you 

describe yourself in 

three words? Calm, funny, 

relaxed 

6. What is your cheat 

meal? Pizza 

7. Last gig you went to? 

Coldplay 

8. If you could achieve 

one thing in your football 

career, what would it be? 

Win the Premier League 

9. What is your worst 

habit? Scrolling for too 

long on TikTok 

10. What’s on your bucket 

list? Sky diving 


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Colours: Red & White stripes 

Manager: Russell Martin 

Alex McCarthy (GK) 

Kyle Walker-Peters 

Ryan Manning 

Flynn Downes 

Jack Stephens 

Mason Holgate 

Joe Aribo 

Adam Armstrong 

Ché Adams 

Ross Stewart 

Joe Lumley (GK) 

James Bree 

Will Smallbone 

Stuart Armstrong 

Sékou Mara 

Kamaldeen Sulemana 

Taylor Harwood-Bellis 

Carlos Alcaraz 

Samuel Edozie 

Shea Charles 

Ryan Fraser 

Sam Amo-Ameyaw 

Juan Larios 

Jayden Meghoma 

Gavin Bazunu (GK) 

Kamari Doyle 

Tyler Dibling 

Jan Bednarek 

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Colours: Blue & White 

Manager: Enzo Maresca 

Danny Ward (GK) 

James Justin 

Wout Faes 

Conor Coady 

Callum Doyle 

Cesare Casadei 

Harry Winks 

Jamie Vardy 

Stephy Mavididi 

Marc Albrighton 

Alex Smithies (GK) 

Kelechi Iheanacho 

Harry Souttar 

Hamza Choudhury 

Abdul Fatawu 

Patson Daka 

Ricardo Pereira 

Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall 

Jannik Vestergaard 

Wilfred Ndidi 

Dennis Praet 

Tom Cannon 

Yunus Akgün 

Mads Hermansen (GK) 

Daniel Iversen (GK) 

Kasey McAteer 

Wanya Marçal 

Jakub Stolarczyk (GK) 

Ben Nelson 

Referee: Robert Madley Assistant Referees: Andrew Fox and Alex James 

Fourth Official: Sam Allison

Southampton vs Leicester City

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