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Saturday 13th April 2024
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DIRECTORY
Board of Directors Henrik Kraft,
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Parsons, Rolf Bögli, Andy Young.
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06 russell
martin
08 inside
so14
11 southampton
fc women
12 feature
interview
24 Inside
staplewood
26 saints
Foundation
28 ticket
news
ON THE COVER
Today’s cover is
inspired by 1994/95.
Unsurprisingly, in
the most prolific
season of his
career, Matt Le
Tissier was the 4/1
favourite to score
the first goal.
33
the rest
is history
42 Introducing…
watford
51 Junior
Saints
56 Saints
Dedications
60 player
profiles
62 Fixtures
& Results
64 Saints
Standings
66
10 questions:
James Bree

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MATCHDAY
#40
Saints 2
Walker-Peters 18, Adams 38
coventry 1
Bidwell 68
STATS
Possession % 60-40
Shots 13-9
shots on target 6-2
Corners 6-8
snapshot
Ché Adams celebrates
doubling the lead as
Saints returned to
winning ways against
Coventry. The visitors
had a golden chance to
score first, only for Haji
Wright’s penalty to hit
the crossbar, before Kyle
Walker-Peters’s longrange
strike deflected
in off Adams, who then
reacted quickest to
force the ball home from
a corner. Jake Bidwell
pulled one back for the
Sky Blues in the second
half, but Saints took
maximum points.

ussell
martin
DEAR SAINTS FANS, WELCOME BACK TO ST MARY’S
FOR TODAY’S HOME FIXTURE AGAINST WATFORD.
It was really important
for us to get back to
winning ways here on
Tuesday night against
Coventry City.
As a group we felt
really frustrated
about the previous
three games. I think
everyone in the stands
felt it too, which I can
understand given
the results. I believe
our performance on
Tuesday night showed
everything that I felt
was lacking in the
draw at Blackburn.
It showed how much
the players really want
to fight and run for
each other against a
really good side.
I said to the players
before the game
that people have
questioned their
togetherness and
mentality, but I was
really pleased with
how they responded
to that. I don’t think
anybody could doubt
the resilience and
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character on display
against Coventry.
We played some
really good football,
especially in the
first half, and I think
we should’ve had
one or two more
goals because there
were some really
outstanding passages
of play at times that
we didn’t quite convert
into clear-cut chances
to score.
Sometimes you
have to respect the
opposition you’re up
against, and Coventry
did have a spell in the
second half where they
pulled a goal back and
made us suffer a bit.
They’re a team who
have been flying in
the second half of
the season, with real
attacking threat in
the creativity and
goalscorers they have,
but we limited them
to only two shots on
target in the game,
which is really unusual
for them.
That underlines how
well we defended.
I wrote in my
programme notes on
Tuesday how pleased

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“I believe our performance on
Tuesday night showed everything
that I felt was lacking in the
draw at Blackburn. It showed how
much the players really want
to fight and run for each other
against a really good side.”
I was with the clean
sheet at Blackburn, but
that we needed that
defensive resilience to
be coupled with the
attacking threat we’ve
shown in countless
games this season,
and I felt we were
much closer to getting
the balance right
against Coventry.
Now we have to keep
building on that.
The midweek results
showed yet again how
unpredictable this
league is, and I’m sure
there are still many
more twists and turns
to come in the final
three weeks of the
season.
As I’ve said before, all
we can do is give our
very best to win as
many of our remaining
games as we possibly
can and see where it
takes us.
Tonight we face
familiar opposition in
Watford, with this being
our fourth meeting
this season, but every
game is different and
there has definitely
been a change in
their approach under
interim head coach
Tom Cleverley.
Tom was a top player
who will know the
players well and
command their
respect in the dressing
room. They’ve played
really well in his first
few games in charge,
so we know we can’t
read too much into
our previous games
against them this
season.
At the end of the day
it’s up to us to bring our
best level. If we can do
that, I strongly believe
we can beat anybody
in this division.
We March On.
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PREDICT THE
LINE-UP FOR THE
CHANCE TO WIN
PRIZES
Can you get into the mind
of Russell Martin? Here’s
your chance to show how
much you know about
our Men’s First Team this
season with our line-up
predictor game.
Available exclusively in
the Saints app, up until
one hour before kick-off
in each of our remaining
fixtures this season, guess
the starting 11 to win
points.
You’ll get:
• Five points for each
correct player guess
• A bonus 10 points if you
guess all 11 correctly
There’ll be a leaderboard
in the Saints app so you
can track your progress.
First place at the end of
the 2023/24 season will
win a signed home, away
and third shirt. Second
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In the event of multiple
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HAVE YOUR SAY IN THE SAINTS APP
Whether it be postmatch
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Player of the Match
performance, you
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Chat with other Saints
fans and share what’s
on your mind. Head to
the social tab in the
bottom right corner of
the app and have your
say.
What’s more, you can
choose our star man
yourself by voting in our
Player of the Match poll
at all Men’s First Team
home games. The poll
will go live around the
80-minute mark, with
the winner announced
in the stadium decided
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PUMA OFFICIALLY
BECOMES A SAINT
Southampton Football
Club and PUMA have
agreed a multi-year
partnership that will see
the iconic sportswear
brand become the club's
Official Kit Partner from
the 2024/25 season
onwards. This will be the
first time the club has
worked in partnership
with PUMA in its 138-year
history.
The four-year deal will
see the sportswear giant
provide bespoke playing
kits for all teams within
the club, right through
from the Men’s and
Women’s First Teams to
the Academy. This will
also include all training
and replica wear for fans.
All kits for the 2024/25
season, along with
training wear, travel wear
and accessories will be
revealed this summer.
The partnership comes
at an exciting time for the
club, with both its Men’s
and Women’s First Teams
on the promotion hunt in
their respective leagues.
An announcement
was first teased during
Tuesday evening’s Men’s
First Team game against
Coventry City. Eagle-eyed
fans will have spotted a
few hidden clues in the
build-up to the match
across social media,
as well as a few hidden
within St Mary’s Stadium.
PUMA also created a oneof-a-kind
pair of football
boots to celebrate the
partnership (pictured),
which were worn by
Saints star and PUMA
Athlete, Adam Armstrong,
during the game.
Now, the club will be
auctioning the boots for
one lucky fan to win, with
proceeds going to Saints
Foundation. The boots
will be available to bid
on via the club’s auction
website.
Phil Parsons, CEO of
Southampton Football
Club said: “We’re thrilled
to announce this new
long-term partnership
with PUMA. It was
important for us to find a
like-minded partner that
could not only deliver
on creating bespoke kits
that align with our strong
identity but is also able
to create a high-quality
range of products for our
fans.
“We look forward to
working closely with
PUMA on a wide variety of
projects over the coming
years in order to build
upon the success we are
having as a club, both on
and off the pitch.”
Bas van den Bemt,
Managing Director
of PUMA UKI said:
“We’re delighted to be
partnering with such
a prestigious club like
Southampton for the
first time. We’re excited
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SOUTHAMPTON FC
WOMEN news
SAINTS IN
INTERNATIONAL
ACTION
Six of Southampton
FC Women’s players
were called up for their
countries in the final
international break of
the season, including
a milestone moment
for goalkeeper Kayla
Rendell.
Despite being initially
selected for England
Under-23s, Rendell was
drafted into the senior
squad for the first time
in her career as she
became the first Saints
player to be featured
in an England Women
senior team.
She gained valuable
experience with the
squad as qualification
for the 2025
Women’s European
Championships began
for Sarina Wiegman’s
side. Rendell watched
from the bench as the
Lionesses drew 1-1 with
Sweden at Wembley
Stadium, before they
beat the Republic of
Ireland on the road.
Elsewhere in Euros
qualifying, Laura
Rafferty captained her
country once again
as Northern Ireland
took three points from
Bosnia & Herzegovina
with a 3-1 victory.
Rafferty played the
entirety of her nation’s
first two matches, as
she also helped keep
a clean sheet in a
goalless draw with
Malta.
Alice Griffiths also
featured in qualifying,
as she made her
sixth international
appearance for Wales
as a late substitute
in their 4-0 win over
Croatia at Wrexham’s
STōK Cae Ras Stadium.
She then watched
from the bench in
the second game as
Cymru dominated
Kosovo to earn
maximum points from
their opening qualifying
games.
Finally, at Under-23
level, the trio of Ella
Morris, Lucia Kendall
and Molly Pike were
called up for the final
camp of the season
Alice Griffiths
Kayla Rendell
which included a
friendly against
Sweden.
Morris played the full 90
minutes and assisted
England’s opening goal,
teeing up Liverpool’s
Missy Bo Kearns to set
the Young Lionesses
on their way to a 3-1
victory. Kendall came
off the bench in the
closing stages as a late
sub, while Pike watched
on from the sidelines at
AFC Telford’s New Bucks
Head Stadium.

will
smallbone
THE BOND BETWEEN WILL SMALLBONE AND
SOUTHAMPTON KEEPS GETTING STRONGER.
WE’VE BEEN THROUGH A LOT TOGETHER, NOT
LEAST IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS, AS THE MIDFIELDER
WHO’S ONE OF OUR OWN CONTINUES TO PROVE
HIS WORTH TO SAINTS’ PROMOTION PUSH...
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Smallbone ???
celebrates his early
opener against West Brom in November
There’s no place
like home for Will
Smallbone.
The 24-year-old has
been representing
Southampton since
the age of eight and a
fan his whole life, but
last season saw him
take in a change of
scene.
He was never quite a
regular in the Premier
League, especially
after suffering a
serious knee injury
in January 2021 that
kept him sidelined
for nine months,
understandably
stunting his progress.
It necessitated a
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loan move, as the
Basingstoke boy
spread his wings for
the first time, fending
for himself at Stoke in
the Championship.
Playing in 43 of the
Potters’ 46 league
games, he returned
battle-hardened
to the rigours of
Saturday-Tuesday-
Saturday football.
When new manager
Russell Martin made
it clear last summer
that he was a big
part of his plans,
Smallbone could not
wait to come home.
Nine months on, the
boss has stayed true
to his word. Only the
two Armstrongs, Adam
and Stuart, have
surpassed Smallbone’s
41 appearances in
all competitions
this season.
“I’ve really enjoyed it,”
he grins. “I think last
year was very good for
me to go out on loan
to play some games,
and then to come back
this year and play a
big part in the season
has been unreal for
me – something that
I’ve always dreamed
of, and to actually be
doing it feels amazing.”
Smallbone is described
by his manager as
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someone appreciated
more by his
teammates than those
watching from afar.
He brings a calmness
to Saints’ midfield, a
rare ability to dictate
the pace of play.
His athleticism has
improved, but it his
brain that moves
quickest. Smallbone
often looks to be a step
ahead of the rest.
During pre-season,
one of the questions
put to many of Saints’
new recruits was
about which player
had impressed them
the most. Smallbone
was a popular choice.
“I think everyone
wants to get the
respect of everyone
they play with,” he
says, modestly. “It’s
nice getting it from
elsewhere, from
external sources, but
the people that you
see day to day and
the people that you
work with day to day
that you’re on the pitch
with, if they recognise
what you bring to
the team, I think that
probably means
the most to you.”
Maybe it is his ability
to do the simple
things well, acting as
a facilitator for his
teammates, that has
made him a target
for social media
trolls when Saints
haven’t won games.
Maybe he should
shoot more from 30
yards, or take on three
players more often.
Maybe it is his
unassuming character,
his reticence to
fame or that he’s
Saints’ best Academy
graduate since James
Ward-Prowse.
Maybe wearing the
same number on his
back that the departed
skipper wore for eight
seasons attracts
unfair comparisons.
Maybe he should be
scoring from freekicks
like JWP.
Maybe it’s just that he
has no hair. Smallbone
was diagnosed with
alopecia in 2021,
something he wonders
might have been
linked to the stress

On target again from close range
in January’s victory at Swansea
of the injury, and is
now an ambassador
for Alopecia UK.
Maybe that’s it. That
he stands out on
the pitch. Whatever
the reason, Saints’
longest-serving and
least-deserving player
was recently forced to
deactivate his Twitter
account after being
bombarded with
hateful messages.
“I think everyone’s got
an opinion on Twitter,”
he shrugs. He can
literally laugh it off
now, but that wasn’t
always the case –
nor should it be.
“It’s tough. It’s not nice
for me to read, but
it’s almost harder for
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the people around
me that love me, that
want to help me and
fight for me, but they
can’t, because there’s
nothing they can say.
“It’s not nice to see,
but they’re all very
supportive, very
good for me, and
I can’t thank each
of them enough.
“Anyone can create
any account and
pretend to be a Saints
fan or whatever, and
say whatever makes
them feel better.
“For me it was better to
just come off it and not
listen to it, and focus
on playing football.”
It says a lot about
Smallbone’s maturity
that he doesn’t tarnish
the fans with the
same brush. They
are separate. In fact,
after the abuse that
he received in late
February, after three
successive defeats,
it was the club’s
supporters who helped
pick him back up.
Another ally was Martin,
who launched an
impassioned defence
of his midfielder in
his pre-match press
conference ahead
of the Birmingham
away game at the
end of that week.
"I don't like social media
for that reason,” Martin
fumed. “It has become
a cesspit of negativity
and toxicity and a

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place where people
feel they can say
something they would
never say to their face.
"I am not on it, but
I have been made
aware of it and some
of the stuff I have seen,
I just don't understand
what human being
says those things.
"There are a lot of,
for want of a better
word, idiots and
unhappy people
that want to project
their unhappiness on
other people.
"It is to someone
who, if you are a
supporter, tries to give
everything every day
to your football club
– a football club he
loves.
"Whatever you think
of him, he plays a
lot because he is
brilliant and he is a
fantastic young man
who is growing a lot.
"It has been a privilege
to work with him and
to understand his
story and what he
has been through
to get to this point.
"I believe Will does
have a strong sense
of self with what he
has been through, so I
don't worry about Will."
One particularly vile
comment referenced
cancer – even more
disturbing given
one of Smallbone’s
teammates, David
Brooks, had to
overcome that himself.
When Saints did make
the trip to St Andrew’s
that week, Smallbone
was serenaded by
Saints’ travelling fans
and produced a
man-of-the-match
performance, proving
Martin was right not
to worry about his
headspace, as his
team triumphed 4-3
in an epic encounter.
Brooks, who scored

the goal of the game,
finished second in the
poll to crown Saints’
star man that day.
Some things are just
written in the stars.
“We all support
Will and some of
the comments are
absolutely disgusting,”
Brooks said, offering
a teammate’s
perspective. “It’s just
one of those where,
if those people do
support Southampton,
you don’t really
want them in any
part of the club.
“There are obviously a
lot of stupid comments
you see online
and a lot of wishful
thinking from horrible
individuals, but it’s
one of those things.
They wouldn’t say it to
your face, and they’re
just uneducated and
a bit thick, probably,
so just take no
notice of them.”
“It’s a weird one,
because it went
from being such a
bad week to such a
good one in such a
short space of time,”
Smallbone reflects.
“I guess that’s just
football – one week
you could be the hero,
the next week you
could be the villain,
but I had such good
support around me.
My girlfriend was
unbelievable, I have
to say, and obviously
my family and friends
as well, they’re all very
supportive of me, and
the teammates, the
manager as well.
“Lastly the fans. When
we got to Birmingham,
the support I had
was unbelievable
and something that
I’ll never forget.”
At the end of the game,
Martin playfully pushed
Smallbone towards
the away end, keen for
him to take the glory
for himself for once.
“The fans were brilliant
for me – especially
on social media,” he
laughs at the irony. “I’ve
seen a few different
bits where they’re all
very supportive, and
I’m very thankful for
them, and that was
a moment that I’ll
always have. I’ll have
to work on the bumps
Manager and captain were keen for Smallbone to have
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Celebrating with Kyle Walker-Peters after
David Brooks’s goal at The Hawthorns
(fist pumps to the
crowd), but I’ll leave
that to the gaffer!”
If anything, you get
the sense this delicate
situation has actually
strengthened the bond
between Smallbone
and his club.
The match-going
fans have responded
in his time of need,
and the influential
midfielder, who
describes St Mary’s
as “an unbelievable
place” is more driven
than ever to reward
that support with a
promotion party at the
end of the season.
“I always look forward
to the home games,
and we seem to
always get a full
crowd as well, which
is probably quite rare
in the Championship,”
he ponders.
“It’s honestly such a
great feeling to go
out and play in front
of that. It’s what I’ve
always dreamed
of doing, and to
actually be doing
it feels a bit surreal,
but the atmosphere
that we create and
how many fans we
get in the stadium
is unbelievable.
“It’s something that I’ve
always dreamed of
growing up. I don’t think
I ever wanted to go on
loan before – I have to
say Stoke were brilliant
for me, but my goal
was always to come
back here and to play
for Southampton, the
team that I’ve come
through the Academy
for and the team
that I’ve supported
growing up. It does
mean a lot to me to be
playing every week.
“It would be
unbelievable,” he
says of promotion.
“From day one in preseason,
everyone’s
come in with the goal
to go straight back
up, and I think we’ve
put ourselves in with
a great opportunity
to do that. With a few
big games to come,
hopefully we can do it.”

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AMO-AMEYAW NOMINATED
FOR PL2 PLAYER OF THE MONTH
After playing a key
part in Southampton
Under-21s’ recent form,
youngster Sam Amo-
Ameyaw has been
shortlisted for Premier
League 2’s March
Player of the Month
award.
Saints’ Under-21s went
unbeaten in March
with a draw and two
dominant victories,
which saw them move
up the table into the
PL2 play-off positions.
Amo-Ameyaw, in
particular, impressed
with two goals and
three assists in those
three games, scoring
against Stoke City and
Crystal Palace.
Adam Asghar’s side
started March with
a battling 1-1 draw
against West Bromwich
Albion, before they beat
Stoke 5-1 at Staplewood
with Amo-Ameyaw
rounding off the scoring
in the closing stages.
A week later, Saints
dispatched Crystal
Palace with a 4-0
win as Amo-Ameyaw
notched the game’s
third goal in between
assists for Luke Pearce
and Sonnie Davis – the
latter being teed up
for the second goal in
consecutive matches.
It’s the 17-year-old’s
first nomination for
the league’s monthly
individual accolade, as
he has stood out since
returning to the Under-
21s side more regularly
in recent weeks.
Amo-Ameyaw is one
of eight nominees that
completes the shortlist
for March.
Sam Amo-Ameyaw
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Left to right: Alfie Prescott,
Reggie Evans, Brandon Charles, Ethan
Hartness, Isaac Bailey, Nathanael Boot
SECOND YEAR SCHOLARS
SUPPORT NO ROOM FOR RACISM
EVENT AT STAPLEWOOD
A group of
Southampton’s
Under-18 scholars
supported the club’s
Football Partnership
Soccer School ahead
of their upcoming
No Room for Racism
Premier League
matches.
Alfie Prescott, Reggie
Evans, Brandon Charles,
Ethan Hartness, Isaac
Bailey and Nathanael
Boot had a fantastic
chance to support
and engage with the
local community, while
helping to educate the
children attending the
Easter Soccer Schools
on this important topic.
The Soccer School had
No Room for Racism as
their theme for the day,
discussing the initiative
with their young players
before the U18s stars
coached small teams
in a No Room For
Racism tournament.
Young participants
were given
additional credit
for demonstrating
behaviours that
showed respect,
inclusion and
teamwork, before
the tournament
finished with a medal
presentation from the
U18s to the winning
teams from each age
group.
Players, coaches and
participants all had an
enjoyable experience,
while highlighting such
a vital message.
Saints’ youngsters will
support the No Room
for Racism campaign
at their next home
games, with the Under-
21s hosting Nottingham
Forest on Friday 12th
April and the Under-18s
facing Crystal Palace
the following day at
Staplewood.

WE ARE 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.
Our vision – a city
where everyone has
the opportunity to
thrive. Take a look
at some of our latest
activities...
CAREERS
TASTER DAY
Last week we welcomed
students from each
of our Community
Champions secondary
schools alongside
our Premier League
Inspires secondary
schools to take part in
an interactive careers
taster day at St Mary’s
Stadium.
Community Champions
places Saints
Foundation staff in local
secondary schools fulltime,
so they can help
pupils who struggle in
a traditional classroom
setting to reach their
potential.
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Premier League Inspires
aims to develop
personal skills and
aspirations of pupils
in specialist school
settings, including our
city’s pupil Referral Units
and Special Educational
Needs schools.
The day gave a
hands-on approach
to careers available
within St Mary’s and
Southampton Football
Club, with students
experiencing workshops
in grounds keeping,
ticketing, and retail to
name a few. There were
also practical sessions
in how to dress for an
interview and mock
interview practice.
We were grateful to
be joined by seven
local colleges who also
gave their expertise
and support for future
paths for the students.
The 80 students left the
stadium inspired and
excited with one school
leader commenting:
“Thank you, this is just
what our students
needed. Snappy,
interactive, great!”

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OUR IMPACT IN
THE 2022/23
DELIVERY YEAR
Community
Champions
753
We worked with 753
secondary school age
children
53%
of young people
improved their
engagement in school
65%
of young people
improved their mental
wellbeing
“He has helped me improve
my attendance and increased
my confidence in school and
at home. When I had trouble
I wouldn’t speak to people
as I got scared, but now I
always ask for help”
Premier League
Inspires
111
We worked with 111
secondary school age
children with a special
educational need or
disability
33%
of young people
improved their
engagement in school
53%
of young people
improved their mental
wellbeing.
@SFC_Foundation @saintsfoundation @saints_foundation
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on the road with
the saints
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Museum pieces
38
WATFORD AT WAR
40
blast from
the past

ON THE
ROAD WITH
THE SAINTS
BY BARRY WEBB
APRIL 13TH SEEMS TO HAVE BROUGHT
ME GOOD FORTUNE IN THE PAST AND
TODAY WE FACE WATFORD – FOR THE
FOURTH TIME THIS SEASON – 21 YEARS
TO THE DAY AFTER WE PLAYED THEM
IN THE 2003 FA CUP SEMI-FINAL.
But before recalling
that semi-final win,
let’s remind ourselves
and the visiting fans
of some not-so-good
fortune: in the 1980/81
season, the Saints
defeated Watford 4-0
at The Dell in the first
leg of a second round
Brett Ormerod leaps to put the
Saints on the way to the final.
League Cup tie. But,
remarkably, the Saints
lost 7-1 in the second
leg (7-5 on aggregate).
And so to 2003: at that
time semi-finals were
played on neutral
grounds and our route
to the final in Cardiff
found us playing
Watford at Villa Park –
an away game for both
clubs. The other semifinal
was between
Arsenal and Sheffield
United and I was
among many Saints
fans who were – a little
uncharacteristically –
wishing Sheffield United
well on that day.
As with any semi-final,
emotions are a mix of
hope, anticipation and
apprehension for both
sides: the atmosphere
in Villa Park was loud
and raucous across
both sets of supporters.
All my family were there
although for reasons
I can’t recall we were
not all seated together:
I was with my Dad
who had followed his
hometown club for
decades and who was
responsible for my love
of the club.
This was the Saints lineup
on that day:
Paul Jones, Paul Telfer,
Claus Lundekvam,
Michael Svensson,
Wayne Bridge, Matt
Oakley, Fabrice
Fernandes, Anders
Svensson, Chris
Marsden, Brett
Ormerod, James
Beattie.
Among the substitutes
were Rory Delap
who came on for
Anders Svensson on
78 minutes; and Jo
Tessem replaced Brett
Ormerod in the 90th
minute.
For me the best report
of the match was
compiled by club
historian Duncan Holley
for Match Of The New
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Millennium (Hagiology
publishing, 2016, edited
by David Bull and Barry
Webb).
In summary, Ormerod
put the Saints ahead
two minutes before
the half-time interval.
In the 79th minute the
lead was doubled with
a goal which seemed
to have been scored by
Beattie, but which was
later attributed as an
own-goal to Watford’s
Paul Robinson. Not that
it really mattered to us
ecstatic Saints fans: we
were edging closer to
the FA Cup final.
When Marcus Gayle
pulled a goal back
three minutes from fulltime
our nerves were
not too much on edge;
we might have felt a
tad apprehensive but
we knew the Saints had
played well enough
to win and march on
to the final in Cardiff
which we now knew
James Beattie in the tangle in the goalmouth which brought our
second goal. (Echo photo)
would be against
Arsenal.
All away supporters
have their own
personal memories
of their day and I am
no exception. At halftime
my Dad and I
had made our way to
the gents toilet along
with many others as
queues formed. It is
a visit which leaves
me smiling even now:
Dad was wearing his
Job done and smiles all round: Chris Marsden with Gordon Strachan,
while Paul Jones and Fabrice Fernandes hug in the background.
replica Saints shirt
which he had been
given on his 80th
birthday in 1999 and
printed on the back
was GRANDAD 80. As
he was standing there
“using the facilities”,
a voice behind us in
the queue called out,
“Hurry up, Grandad!”
To which he replied
instantly: “There’s no
rush. I’ve waited a long
time to be here!” It was
27 years since we had
reached the FA Cup
final.
I opened this article
by mentioning good
fortune: well, the semifinal
took place on
Sunday 13th April 2003
and, continuing my
personal theme, it was
two years later on that
very date that my first
grandson was born:
Happy 19th birthday
for today, Lewis!

MUSEUM PIECES
SHOWCASING CONTEMPORARY MEMORABILIA, CLUB HISTORIAN
DUNCAN HOLLEY LOOKS BACK AT HOW THE SUPPORTERS CLUB
AT FIRST HELPED SAINTS AND THEN HINDERED THEM...
FOOTBALL IS NOT JUST ABOUT
THE PLAYERS AND THEIR CLUBS.
THE SUPPORTERS ARE THE THIRD
INGREDIENT ON WHICH OUR
NATIONAL GAME THRIVES, AND THEY
ARE ITS LIFEBLOOD AS EVIDENCED
RECENTLY WHEN COVID MEANT
EMPTY, SOULLESS STADIUMS
DEVOID OF ANY ATMOSPHERE.
Back in February 1926
a meeting, chaired
by Saints director
George Muir was
convened with the
purpose of forming
a Southampton FC
Supporters Club.
Written into the rules
was the aim “to create,
develop and persuade
supporters to take a
more lively interest in
the doings of the club
and to offer strenuous
opposition to anything
that might tend to
the detriment of the
Southampton FC”.
Six months later, at its
first AGM, membership
stood at 127. Within
another year that
figure had climbed
to 1,500 and when
war broke out it stood
at just under 5,000.
Fundraising was the
main purpose and
during the 1927/28
season 92,000 Pennyon-the
Ball tickets
were sold which raised
£12,000. Funds were
often given to the
club to help purchase
players. Pre-war
arrivals paid for by
money raised by the
fans were Dougal and
Hood from Clyde, White
from Hearts, Ruddy
and Neal from Derby,
Mayer from Stoke –
and many more.
As the club’s finances
became more perilous
in the 1930s, the money
that came from the
supporters was even
more vital. For example,
£620 was handed
over for a new gym,
recreation and billiards
room to be built. All
the footballs used
during the season
were paid for by the
Supporters Club who
also bought Season
Tickets and then resold
them to their members
at reduced or easy
payment rates. They
also lobbied for the
introduction of a 6d
admission (2.5p in
today’s money) for
the unemployed while
also financing the
Saints “B” team. The
club directors were
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understandably very
grateful and presented
the supporters club
with a flag with the
club’s crest and the
slogan “to help not
hinder” embroidered
in the middle. It was
flown on matchdays.
After the war,
the sponsorship
continued and in
1951 the organisation
celebrated its silver
jubilee by publishing
a handsome 60-page
“souvenir history”
brochure. Soon after
Ted Bates became
manager in 1955, he
was desperate to
sign Jimmy Shields
from Sunderland but
had no money. The
Supporters Club lent
him £1,000 to make
the deal happen and
as Ted acknowledged
in his foreword to The
Alphabet of the Saints
he was very relieved
when Jimmy justified
the expenditure by
scoring 18 goals in
his first season.
For a short time,
however, the
relationship between
the Football Club and
the Supporters Club
soured, and it was
something of a surprise
to most when, at the
end of the 1960/61
season, the Echo
made the following
announcement
on behalf of the
Saints directors:
“Southampton FC
have severed their
connections with
the supporters club
because of the manner
in which the affairs
have been conducted
during the past
year and the almost
complete lack of
support which the club
has received in this
period. Between 1950
and now only £10,682
has been received
whereas Norwich
have received £24,000
during the past year
and Bournemouth
have had £12,000”.
The Echo also pointed
out even Salisbury
had received £11,000
during the previous
year. A lot of acrimony
followed but there was
to be no reproachment
between the two
parties and the Saints
Board subsequently
backed the creation
of a new fans group
to be called the “Dell
Supporters Club”
and for many years
the two associations
existed side by side,
neither acknowledging
each other. The Saints
Football Supporters
had leased from the
football club the big
house in Archers Road
which was next to The
Dell, and they remained
there as something
of a thorn in the side
of the football club.
Southampton FC were
delighted when the
lease eventually expired
and they were able
to reclaim it for their
“official” supporters.

WATFORD
AT WAR
BY DAVID BULL
IT WAS 1916/17, THE SECOND SEASON
OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR’S MAKE-
DO LEAGUES. SOUTHAMPTON
AND WATFORD WERE TWO OF THE
FOUR PROVINCIALS, ALONG WITH
LUTON AND PORTSMOUTH, IN THE
SOUTH’S STRONGEST LEAGUE,
THE LONDON COMBINATION.
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Even with the benefit
of Duncan Holley’s
redoubtable collection,
images of that season
are hard to come
by. Yet each of the
Saints’ games vs
Watford threw up a
photo that has been
much-featured by
us club historians.
Before I get round to
the story behind those
two photos, however,
I want to hark back to
1914/15, that season
when professional
football played on
against a cacophony
of protests from The
Times newspaper and
amateur sportsmen.
Our story concerns
George Mounsey. He
had been playing as
an amateur parttimer
for Willington
Athletic, his home-town
club, in the Northern
Football Alliance.
Offered Southern
League football at
Southampton, he duly
married and brought
his bride Matilda south
in May 1914. He was
effectively signing to
be the Saints’ deputy
centre-half. His firstteam
opportunity
came on 17th October,
with the War barely
eight weeks old. Yet
when Watford came
to The Dell, a fortnight
later, George was back
in the Reserves and
playing for them at
Watford’s Cassio Road
ground.
He had a tough match,
being laid out by a
ball to the stomach,
requiring artificial
respiration from the
trainer, and then
receiving a kick on
Flanked by director George Muir, who’d played in the Saints’ firstever
match in 1885, and by player-trainer Bert Lee (right), the 11
players are, left to right: Standing: Mitton, Frisby, Ellerington,
Wood, Campbell, Tomkins. Seated: Kimpton, Dominy, Slade, Milne, Blake.

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Kimpton (in foreground)
clears at Watford, watched by
goalkeeper Wood and the tall
Campbell, plus the official at
the far post.
the knee – all in the
first half. He retired
with knee-strain in
the 80th minute.
Despite stomach-pain
on the Sunday, he
nevertheless reported
to the ground the next
day. He was excused
training.
On Tuesday morning,
he died in his bed.
The examining doctor
concluded that the
cause of death was
heart-failure, which
could not be attributed
to his football injuries.
The inquest jury so
found. Whatever,
Watford and seven
other Southern League
clubs donated to a
fund for George’s
widow. Her husband’s
death was, if I might risk
sounding flippant, the
Saints’ first of this war.
By the time Watford
came again to The Dell
on 2nd September 1916,
to open the London
Combination season,
eight Southamptonrelated
soldiers had
fallen, two of them
on the first day of the
Somme.
This opening fixture
reflected how the
Saints would fulfill
their war-time
commitments. Thus
their line-up consisted
of five registered Saints
and six guests. The
former comprised Sid
Kimpton and the four
men – Alec Campbell,
Arthur Dominy, Joe
Blake and Arthur Wood
– who would play for
the club both before
and after this war.
Three of the six guests
would be around for
a while. Bristol Rovers’
Joe Milne, with 27
appearances, would
become the season’s
most frequent guest,
with Eric Tomkins from
Northampton Town
next in line on 24, while
Bill Ellerington would
acquire a special place
in the club’s history by
fathering a son who
would become a major
player for the Saints,
after guesting during
the next World War.
Don Slade was an
ex-Saint who’d joined
Fulham in 1914 but
whose war-time guestspots
would include
Southampton. James
Mitton from Stockport
County and Walter
Frisby, an Air Mechanic
quixotically listed as
being from Leicester
Rugby Club, were, by
comparison, mere
passers-by.
Watford had won
the Southern League
in 1915. Uninhibited
by such reputation
and propelled by a
Dominy hat-trick, the
hosts swept to a 5-0
win. They would now
have a patchy run
until 11th November
when they began a
half-decent mini-run
with a 0-0 draw at
Watford, from which
a rare action shot
survives. Southampton
and Watford would
finish ninth and 11th,
respectively, in this
Combination but would
be duly kicked out by
the haughty Londoners,
along with their fellowprovincials.
The above stories are
among those told in the
club historians’ upcoming
book on 300+ Saints in
WW1. For more details
– and how to register
an interest, with NO
obligation, in a discounted
copy – please visit
www.hagiologists.com

BLAST
from the
PAST
15.04.2000
SAINTS 2
WATFORD 0
When Marian Pahars
forgot to bring a t-shirt
to wear underneath
his shirt, the Saints
kitman made an
emergency stop at
the old Dell club shop
to provide the striker
with the underlayer he
needed. After coming
on as a second-half
substitute, the Latvian
headed home Saints’
second goal against
Watford and unveiled
his new lucky t-shirt
to the capacity crowd
in celebration.
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introducing...
watford
fc
FORMED
1881
STADIUM
vicarage
road
NICKNAME
THE hornets
GOALS IN 503 GAMES BY
LUTHER BLISSETT 1976-1992
1982
/83
CAPACITY
22,200
FIRST DIVISION RUNNERS-UP
TOP SCORER
10
MILETA RAJOVIC
MOST ASSISTS
5YASER ASPRILLA
eleven
Clean sheets
honours
third-tier
2 titles
1
fourth-tier
title
HEAD TO HEAD
Saints wins 26
Draws 15
watford wins 19

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watford
fc
last three:
the lowdown:
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Valérien Ismaël’s
sacking by Watford
last month leaves
the Hertfordshire club
looking for their 11th
head coach since
2018 and eighth
since the end of the
2020/21 season.
Since Sean Dyche
left Vicarage Road in
2012, Gianfranco Zola,
Giuseppe Sannino,
Oscar Garcia, Billy
McKinlay, SlaviIša
Jovanović, Quique
Sánchez Flores, Walter
Mazzarri, Marco Silva,
Javi Gracia, Nigel
Pearson, Vladimir
Ivić, Xisco Muñoz,
Claudio Ranieri, Roy
Hodgson, Rob Edwards,
Slaven Bilić and Chris
Wilder have all had
spells in charge.
Ismaël, who arrived
at Vicarage Road
following a spell in
Turkey with Besiktas,
previously led Barnsley
to the Championship
play-offs in 2021. But
he lasted only eight
months at West
Bromwich Albion before
leaving in February
2022. He joined
Watford last May.
Following Ismaël’s exit,
Tom Cleverley was
named interim head
coach. The former
Manchester United and
England midfielder, 34,
had been coaching
Watford’s Under-18s
after his retirement
from playing last year.
The Hornets faced
a tough finish to the
season under Cleverley,
with eight of their nine
remaining games
coming against teams
in the top half of the
table. However, he led
Watford to victory over
Birmingham City in his
first match in charge
before successive
draws against
promotion-chasing
Leeds United, West
Brom and Preston North
End. The 0-0 stalemate
with PNE at Vicarage
Road on Saturday left
Watford in 14th, nine
points off the relegation
places and 16 off the
top six. The Hornets
travelled to Ipswich
Town on Wednesday.
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THE BOSS:
TOM
CLEVERLEY
Basingstoke-born Tom
Cleverley was named interim
head coach of Watford last
month. Cleverley was 20 when
he first arrived at Watford on
loan from Manchester United
in 2009, with the midfielder
scoring on his debut and
eventually being named Player
of the Season. He went on to
win the Premier League title
with the Red Devils in 2013, as
well as earning 13 England caps
and playing at the London
2012 Olympics for Great Britain.
During his stint at Old Trafford,
Cleverley also spent time on
loan at Leicester City, Wigan
Athletic and Aston Villa. In 2017,
Cleverley re-joined Watford
on loan from Everton before
making the switch permanent,
and he ended his career with
the Hornets last summer after
playing 181 times for the club,
scoring 19 times. Cleverley
remained at Vicarage Road
as boss of the club’s Under-
18s prior to taking temporary
charge of the first team.
ONE TO WATCH:
YASER
ASPRILLA
A scorer of spectacular goals,
Colombian Yaser Asprilla
has been a creative force for
Watford this season. As well as
finding the net six times, the
forward has also chipped in
with five assists. The 20-yearold
joined the Hornets in
November 2021, spending the
remainder of that season with
Envigado before linking up with
his new club in the summer of
2022. Asprilla scored his first
goal in English football in April
2023 in a 3-2 home defeat
to Huddersfield Town and
made 39 appearances in all
competitions last season. But
it’s this term where he’s really
found his feet and he bagged
two stunning goals in a matter
of days against Norwich City
and Rotherham United in
February. Capable of playing
on the wing or more centrally,
Asprilla has been capped
four times by his country,
making his debut in 2018. It’s
no surprise to see several top
clubs reportedly keeping tabs
on the starlet.

THE LOCAL
LOWDOWN
WE ASKED OPPOSITION EXPERT ANDREW FRENCH
FROM THE WATFORD OBSERVER TO PREVIEW
WATFORD’S VISIT TO ST MARY’S FROM THE HORNETS’
POINT OF VIEW...
With four games to go
and Watford sitting
in mid-table, how
would you sum up the
season?
On the whole, I think it’s
been more or less what
was expected: very
mid-table. We flirted
with the relegation
zone early on, then
we got very close to
the play-off places.
But our performances
overall have been
inconsistent, and
before a ball was
kicked I was predicting
we’d finish somewhere
between 12th and 15th,
and that looks likely.
Valérien Ismaël lost
his job last month.
What was the general
feeling around his
departure, and why
didn’t it work for him?
Ismaël did a very
good job of changing
the squad mindset
and instilling a better
attitude, and towards
the end of last year he
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looked like he might
exceed expectations
as we were knocking
on the door of the top
six. But then it all went
wrong. We still haven’t
won at home since
November 28th, we
stopped scoring goals
and we became ultracautious
to the point of
negativity.
I think he made a
mistake not bringing
more than one player
in during the January
window, and his
safety-first approach
to games meant we
spent too much time
on the back foot.
Despite Watford’s welldeserved
reputation
for being quick to sack
head coaches, the
club gave Ismaël more
time than most but, by
when he was let go,
the fans were generally
in agreement with the
decision.
Tom Cleverley has
stepped in as interim
head coach. Watford
were four games
unbeaten ahead of
Wednesday’s trip
to Ipswich, holding
a couple of the
promotion chasers
along the way.
How have recent
performances been?
It’s been chalk and
cheese to what went
before. Very much
on the front foot, not
excessive amounts of
tiki-taka in defence
and the desire to win
games rather than
trying not to lose them
is back. We could have
beaten Leeds, we
should have beaten
West Brom, and
Preston lured us into
a trap of continually
running into their low
block. Nonetheless,
no defeats in four is a
decent start and fans
have certainly enjoyed
the more attacking
nature of Tom’s
approach, as well as
the switch from 4-3-3
to 3-4-1-2.

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Is Cleverley (pictured)
a viable contender to
be the manager full
time, and is that his
intention?
He said from the start
he’d like the job full
time, but with the
caveat that for the
time being he’s just
focused on winning
as many of the nine
games that he had.
So far, this prolonged
interview is going
well, although he
could do with a home
win as it’s 11 league
games at Vicarage
Road without one. He
knows the club inside
out, he played with
a lot of the players,
he’s got tremendous
experience as a
player and if he got
the job there would
be continuity, which
is something the club
has lacked.
Who have been the
standout performers
this season?
The captain, Wesley
Hoedt, has had a
very good season.
Strong leader on
the pitch, reads the
game well and has
an exceptional range
of passing with his
left foot. Some of the
younger players have
come to the fore: Ryan
Andrews was only just
making his league
debut a year ago but
now he’s a regular with
his pace and strength
on the right flank,
which has earned him
an England Under-20
call-up.
Yáser Asprilla has been
one of the bright spots
as he has such flair
and natural talent, and
on his day, Ismaël Koné
looks a class above
Championship level.
The fear for Watford
fans is how many of
that last trio will be
at the club come the
start of next season.
How do you see the
game going today?
Hopefully better
than the FA Cup
replay, when Watford
appeared to simply
be fulfilling a fixture
and Saints ran all over
them. Cleverley has
reignited the squad,
got the attitude back
on track and, because
he is looking to prove
his credentials, he’s
ensuring the season
doesn’t just peter out. I
could see us grabbing
a point.
LAST
TIME
OUT
watford 0
preston 0
STATS
Possession % 72-28
Shots 11-9
Shots on target 2-1
corners 7-5
DENNIS
LEWIS
HOEDT
ASPRILLA
DELE-
BASHIRU
BACHMANN
KAYEMBE
BAYO
ANDREWS
SIERRALTA PORTEOUS

X
AWAY DAYS NEVER
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NOW
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join our free
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SPOT THE
DIFFERENCE
CAN YOU IDENTIFY THE FIVE DIFFERENCES
BETWEEN THESE SAINTS SNAPS? /5
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Crossword
CAN YOU FILL IN THE CROSSWORD USING THE CLUES? /10
1
2
3 4
5
6
7
8 9
10
DOWN
1. Premier League underdogs against
whom Watford contest their local
derby (5)
2. Defeated Watford in the 2019 FA Cup
final (3,4)
4. Manager who left Watford before
leading their rivals into the Premier
League (7)
5. Stinging insect, also Watford's
nickname (7)
9. Legendary Watford boss who led
the club to six promotions and also
managed England (6)
ACROSS
3. Watford's home ground for more than
100 years (8,4)
6. Watford's interim head coach who
played more than 150 games for the
club (9)
7. Manager recently sacked by Watford
who was previously in charge at West
Brom and Barnsley (6)
8. Watford's Dutch defender who made
41 Premier League appearances for
Saints (5)
10. Brighton's Brazilian striker who was
Watford's top scorer last season (4,5)

Who
am I?
CAN YOU IDENTIFY THIS
DISTORTED SAINT? /2
Quick
Quiz
1. WHICH CHAMPIONSHIP
TEAM, THREATENED BY
RELEGATION, BEAT LEICESTER
ON TUESDAY?
2. LEEDS WERE HELD AT HOME
BY WHICH OUT-OF-FORM
SIDE?
On The
Road
WHICH CHAMPIONSHIP CLUB
PLAYS ITS HOME GAMES
HERE? /3
3. WHO CAME BACK FROM 2-0
DOWN TO SNATCH A POINT
AGAINST NORWICH?
4. WHO SCORED ARSENAL’S
EQUALISER AGAINST BAYERN
MUNICH?
5. ENGLAND’S LIONESSES BEAT
WHICH HOME NATION IN EURO
2025 QUALIFYING?
/5
how did you do?
/ 25
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today's MASCOTs!
Millie
Age: 11
Favourite player:
Gavin Bazunu
Hobbies and
interests: Football,
go-karting,
gaming and
following Saints
everywhere
Score prediction:
Saints 2–1 Watford
HARRISON
Age: 11
Favourite player:
Kyle Walker-Peters
Hobbies and
interests: All
football
Score prediction:
Saints 3–1 Watford
KEON
Age: 7
Favourite player:
Ismaël Koné
Hobbies and
interests:
Watching and
playing football
Score prediction:
Saints 2–2 Watford
ANSWERS: SPOT THE DIFFERENCE: 1. THE TEXT/LOGO IS MISSING FROM THE BANNER LYING DOWN ON THE
GROUND, 2. THE LINE ON THE SIDE OF THE SIX-YARD BOX IS MISSING, 3. THE COVENTRY GOALKEEPER IS
MISSING THE HUMMEL LOGO FROM HIS RIGHT SOCK, 4. THE SAINTS BADGE IS MISSING FROM CHÉ ADAMS’S
SHORTS, 5. PART OF THE SAFETY GATE ON THE STAIRS IN THE STAND HAS DISAPPEARED. CROSSWORD:
1. LUTON, 2. MAN CITY, 3. VICARAGE ROAD, 4. EDWARDS, 5. HORNETS, 6. CLEVERLEY, 7. ISMAEL, 8. HOEDT, 9.
TAYLOR, 10. JOAO PEDRO. WHO AM I?: JOE ROTHWELL. ON THE ROAD: BET365 STADIUM, STOKE CITY. QUICK
QUIZ: 1. MILLWALL, 2. SUNDERLAND, 3. SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY, 4. LEANDRO TROSSARD, 5. REPUBLIC OF IRELAND.

saints
dedications
1. Happy birthday, Lukey. Enjoy your
birthday celebrations at the game
today with your best buddies! Lots of
love all your family and friends.
2. Happy sixth birthday to footy-mad
Ben who loves singing (loudly) at
matches and secretly wearing his
Southampton shirt under his school
uniform!
3. Happy 11th birthday to our son
Joshua Bunting. Josh is a loyal
Saints fan and is a Season Ticket
Holder in the Chapel Stand who
plays as a defender for Colden
Common Rangers U11s. We hope
you have a lovely day, son, and that
Saints win! Lots of love from mum,
dad and big brother Jack! Xxx
4. Happy sixth birthday Henry! We
hope you enjoyed your day! Lots of
love from uncle Carl, auntie Manda,
Ella, Molly and Lilly x
5. Have a great day Sophie and
Bethan Newell from Lancing. Up the
Saints!
6. Freddie Berridge is a Junior Saint
and his birthday is today so he is
now nine. He loves Saints and would
love to be in the programme!
7. Happy birthday to Matilda Rees
who turns seven on 20th April. Loads
of love from mummy, daddy and
Olivia xxx
8. Happy birthday to June Catteau
– 92 years young today! June loves
to join in the singing with the band
at the start of the game. She is a
lifelong Saints fan and Season Ticket
Holder who sits in the Itchen Stand
Disabled Section with her family.
Happy birthday, Mum – love from
Helen and Nigel xx
1 2
3
4
5 6
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7 8
9. Belated happy birthday to Jonno
Trinder for 12th March. Today is his
first chance since his birthday to
come up from Cornwall with his
family who send him lots of love and
hope he sees a Saints win.
10. Frank Noyce – 80 years of
supporting the Saints! Now a longtime
Season Ticket Holder, formerly
with his late wife Rosemary and
sadly departed brother Cliff, Frank
attended his first match on 5th
February 1944 with a school friend.
Being there when Steve Moran
scored the last-minute winner at
Portsmouth in the FA Cup in 1984
is a highlight, hopefully along with
promotion this season.
9 10
11
1 2
11. It is with great sadness that
we remember our beloved
son/stepson/grandson Ashley
Horner who passed away in
December 2023. Ashley was a
loving Saints fan and enjoyed
coming to matches. We want
to keep Ashley’s name forever
with us. We are so happy to
have our Saints memories. Love
mum, Pete and nan x
12. Peter Barry Davey was a
lifelong Southampton FC fan
who loved his club so much
that when he got married
to his wife Patricia (on 19th
October 1974) he attended the
Southampton game straight
afterwards! Father to Gary
with partner Tori, Shaun and
Sarah-Jane, Donna and Emma
and son-in-law Pete. Pops
to Hayden, Shannon, Jake,
Bethany, Owen, Emily, Jessica,
Joey and George. Great
grandpops to Louie, Noah and
Gracie Wren. Happy heavenly
70th birthday. We hope your
beloved team win today, we
love you, we miss you xxx

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
37 3
3 | RYAN MANNING
26 6 0
4 | FLYNN DOWNES
28 1 1
5 | JACK STEPHENS
14 5 0
0 0
0 1 0
1 0
1 0
4 0
1 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
7 | JOE ARIBO
9 | ADAM ARMSTRONG
10 | CHÉ ADAMS
11 | ROSS STEWART
13 | JOE LUMLEY
11 18 3
39 1 20
20 14 12
0 2 0
0 0
1 0
0 3 0
2 2 2
0 0
4 0
0 1 0
0 0
1 0
0 0
0 0
14 | JAMES BREE
10 4 0
16 | WILL SMALLBONE
31 6 4
17 | STUART ARMSTRONG
31 8 4
18 | SÉKOU MARA
3 23 3
19 | JOE ROTHWELL
3 9 4
1 0
2 2 0
0 2 1
4 3
3 0
1 0
0 0
1 0
1 0
0 0
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20 | KAMALDEEN SULEMANA
10 12 0
1 0
0 0
21 | TAYLOR HARWOOD-BELLIS
34 2
2 1 0
0 0
23 | SAMUEL EDOZIE
15 13 6
1 1 0
0 0
24 | SHEA CHARLES
13 16 0
4 0
1 0
26 | RYAN FRASER
12 22 6
1 1 2
0 0
27 | SAM AMO-AMEYAW
1 2 0
28 | JUAN LARIOS
0 0
40 0
1 2 0
0 0
0 0
1 0
0 0
0 0
35 | JAN BEDNAREK
29 | JAYDEN MEGHOMA
0 0
31 | GAVIN BAZUNU
33 | TYLER DIBLING
0 1 0
3 0
2 1 0
1 0
0 1 0
36 | DAVID BROOKS
40 | CAMERON BRAGG
35 1 2
6 6 2
0 0
2 0
0 0
0 2 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 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 1-4 28,877 R MADLEY BAZUNU WALKER-PETERS CHARLES HARWOOD-BELLIS MANNING SMALLBONE
TUE 19 7.45PM IPSWICH TOWN 0-1 27,265 J SMITH BAZUNU WALKER-PETERS CHARLES HARWOOD-BELLIS MANNING SMALLBONE
SAT 23 3PM MIDDLESBROUGH 1-2 26,141 T ROBINSON BAZUNU HOLGATE BEDNAREK HARWOOD-BELLIS WALKER-PETERS SMALLBONE
SAT 30 12.30PM LEEDS UNITED 3-1 30,372 J BROOKS BAZUNU WALKER-PETERS BEDNAREK HARWOOD-BELLIS MANNING SMALLBONE 1
October
TUE 03 8PM STOKE CITY 1-0 20,002 J BELL BAZUNU WALKER-PETERS BEDNAREK HARWOOD-BELLIS MANNING SMALLBONE
SAT 07 3PM ROTHERHAM UNITED 1-1 28,404 J BUSBY BAZUNU WALKER-PETERS BEDNAREK HARWOOD-BELLIS MANNING SMALLBONE
SAT 21 3PM HULL CITY 2-1 21,524 G ELTRINGHAM BAZUNU WALKER-PETERS BEDNAREK HARWOOD-BELLIS MANNING SMALLBONE 1
WED 25 7.45PM PRESTON NORTH END 2-2 15,346 J SIMPSON BAZUNU WALKER-PETERS 1 BEDNAREK HOLGATE BREE SMALLBONE
SAT 28 12.30PM BIRMINGHAM CITY 3-1 28,924 D WEBB BAZUNU WALKER-PETERS BEDNAREK HARWOOD-BELLIS 1 BREE SMALLBONE
November
SAT 04 3PM MILLWALL 1-0 18,905 J LININGTON BAZUNU WALKER-PETERS BEDNAREK HARWOOD-BELLIS BREE SMALLBONE
SAT 11 3PM WEST BROMWICH ALBION 2-1 30,160 T NIELD BAZUNU WALKER-PETERS HOLGATE HARWOOD-BELLIS BREE SMALLBONE 1
SAT 25 3PM HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 1-1 19,387 D WEBB BAZUNU WALKER-PETERS BEDNAREK HARWOOD-BELLIS BREE SMALLBONE
WED 29 7.45PM BRISTOL CITY 1-0 28,047 K STROUD BAZUNU WALKER-PETERS 1 BEDNAREK HARWOOD-BELLIS MANNING CHARLES
December
SAT 02 3PM CARDIFF CITY 2-0 28,659 J BELL BAZUNU WALKER-PETERS BEDNAREK HARWOOD-BELLIS MANNING CHARLES
SAT 09 3PM WATFORD 1-1 19,797 G ELTRINGHAM BAZUNU WALKER-PETERS BEDNAREK HARWOOD-BELLIS MANNING CHARLES
WED 13 7.45PM COVENTRY CITY 1-1 23,996 B TONER BAZUNU WALKER-PETERS BEDNAREK HARWOOD-BELLIS MANNING SMALLBONE
SAT 16 3PM BLACKBURN ROVERS 4-0 27,545 G SCOTT BAZUNU WALKER-PETERS BEDNAREK HARWOOD-BELLIS BREE SMALLBONE
SAT 23 3PM QUEENS PARK RANGERS 1-0 17,745 O LANGFORD BAZUNU WALKER-PETERS BEDNAREK HARWOOD-BELLIS 1 BREE SMALLBONE
TUE 26 3PM SWANSEA CITY 5-0 30,279 K STROUD BAZUNU WALKER-PETERS BEDNAREK HARWOOD-BELLIS MANNING STEPHENS
FRI 29 6PM PLYMOUTH ARGYLE 2-1 30,559 J LININGTON BAZUNU WALKER-PETERS BEDNAREK HARWOOD-BELLIS MANNING SMALLBONE
January
MON 01 3PM NORWICH CITY 1-1 26,467 D ENGLAND BAZUNU WALKER-PETERS BEDNAREK HARWOOD-BELLIS MANNING STEPHENS
SAT 06 3PM WALSALL (FAC3) 4-0 22,627 D WEBB LUMLEY HOLGATE STEPHENS HARWOOD-BELLIS MEGHOMA SMALLBONE
SAT 13 3PM SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY 4-0 30,189 L SMITH BAZUNU WALKER-PETERS BEDNAREK HARWOOD-BELLIS MANNING SMALLBONE
SAT 20 12.30PM SWANSEA CITY 3-1 17,356 O LANGFORD BAZUNU WALKER-PETERS BEDNAREK HARWOOD-BELLIS MANNING SMALLBONE 1
SAT 27 3PM WATFORD (FAC4) 1-1 16,688 M SALISBURY LUMLEY HOLGATE STEPHENS HARWOOD-BELLIS MEGHOMA CHARLES
February
SAT 03 3PM ROTHERHAM UNITED 2-0 11,179 S S GILL BAZUNU WALKER-PETERS BEDNAREK 1 HARWOOD-BELLIS MANNING SMALLBONE
TUE 06 7.45PM WATFORD (FAC4R) 3-0 17,844 D BOND LUMLEY CHARLES BEDNAREK STEPHENS MEGHOMA SMALLBONE
SAT 10 3PM HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 5-3 29,863 D WEBB BAZUNU WALKER-PETERS BEDNAREK HARWOOD-BELLIS MANNING SMALLBONE
TUE 13 8PM BRISTOL CITY 1-3 24,661 M DONOHUE BAZUNU WALKER-PETERS BEDNAREK HARWOOD-BELLIS MANNING SMALLBONE
FRI 16 8PM WEST BROMWICH ALBION 2-0 25,066 S ALLISON BAZUNU WALKER-PETERS BEDNAREK HARWOOD-BELLIS STEPHENS SMALLBONE
TUE 20 7.45PM HULL CITY 1-2 26,834 O LANGFORD BAZUNU WALKER-PETERS BEDNAREK HARWOOD-BELLIS MANNING SMALLBONE
SAT 24 3PM MILLWALL 1-2 30,629 T BRAMALL BAZUNU WALKER-PETERS BEDNAREK HARWOOD-BELLIS STEPHENS SMALLBONE
WED 28 8PM LIVERPOOL (FAC5) 0-3 59,782 C PAWSON LUMLEY BREE BEDNAREK STEPHENS MANNING CHARLES
March
SAT 02 3PM BIRMINGHAM CITY 4-3 23,611 J BELL BAZUNU STEPHENS BEDNAREK HARWOOD-BELLIS MANNING SMALLBONE
SAT 09 3PM SUNDERLAND 4-2 30,869 S ATTWELL BAZUNU STEPHENS BEDNAREK HARWOOD-BELLIS MANNING SMALLBONE
FRI 29 3PM MIDDLESBROUGH 1-1 30,470 M DONOHUE BAZUNU WALKER-PETERS STEPHENS HARWOOD-BELLIS BREE SMALLBONE
April
MON 01 5.30PM IPSWICH TOWN 2-3 29,393 M SALISBURY BAZUNU BREE BEDNAREK HARWOOD-BELLIS STEPHENS DOWNES
SAT 06 3PM BLACKBURN ROVERS 0-0 15,679 C PAWSON BAZUNU WALKER-PETERS BEDNAREK HARWOOD-BELLIS STEPHENS DOWNES
TUE 09 7.45PM COVENTRY CITY 2-1 28,564 J LININGTON BAZUNU WALKER-PETERS 1 STEPHENS HARWOOD-BELLIS BREE SMALLBONE
SAT 13 3PM WATFORD
TUE 16 8PM PRESTON NORTH END
SAT 20 3PM CARDIFF CITY
TUE 23 8PM LEICESTER CITY
SAT 27 3PM STOKE CITY
May
SAT 04 12.30PM LEEDS UNITED
ALL FIXTURES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
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SUBSTITUTES
WARD-PROWSE ALCARAZ TELLA A ARMSTRONG 1 EDOZIE MCCARTHY, LYANCO, CHARLES, LAVIA, S ARMSTRONG 73', ARIBO 89', DJENEPO, AMO-AMEYAW, ADAMS 1 79'
S ARMSTRONG MARA AMO-AMEYAW ADAMS DJENEPO LUMLEY, STEPHENS, ARIBO 45', DOYLE 45', ALCARAZ 1 59', DIBLING 85', EDOZIE, BALLARD, ONUACHU 68'
S ARMSTRONG ALCARAZ TELLA A ARMSTRONG 2 EDOZIE MCCARTHY, LYANCO, BREE, CHARLES 65', ARIBO, DJENEPO, AMO-AMEYAW 87', ADAMS 1 47', MARA
S ARMSTRONG A ARMSTRONG TELLA 1 ADAMS 1 EDOZIE LUMLEY, LYANCO, BREE, PERRAUD, ARIBO 83', DOYLE, AMO-AMEYAW 75', BALLARD, MARA 90+1'
S ARMSTRONG ALCARAZ AMO-AMEYAW A ARMSTRONG 1 EDOZIE 1 LUMLEY, BELLA-KOTCHAP, BREE, DOWNES 25', ARIBO 83', DOYLE, DJENEPO, FRASER 56', MARA 56'
S ARMSTRONG DOWNES MARA A ARMSTRONG EDOZIE MCCARTHY, HARWOOD-BELLIS, BREE, CHARLES 64', ARIBO 72', ALCARAZ 81', AMO-AMEYAW, FRASER 45', ADAMS 45'
DOWNES A ARMSTRONG FRASER ADAMS EDOZIE 1 MCCARTHY, HOLGATE, BREE, S ARMSTRONG 68' , ARIBO 78' , ALCARAZ 50' , AMO-AMEYAW, KAMALDEEN 45', MARA
ARIBO A ARMSTRONG FRASER ADAMS EDOZIE MCCARTHY, HOLGATE, BEDNAREK 56' , BREE, S ARMSTRONG 56', ALCARAZ 76', AMO-AMEYAW, KAMALDEEN 56', MARA 85'
CHARLES DOWNES FRASER A ARMSTRONG 1 ADAMS MCCARTHY, BREE, MANNING 45', S ARMSTRONG 72', ARIBO 83', ALCARAZ, EDOZIE 72', KAMALDEEN 69', MARA
S ARMSTRONG DOWNES KAMALDEEN A ARMSTRONG 2 ALCARAZ MCCARTHY, HOLGATE, BREE 85', CHARLES 69', ARIBO 85', FRASER 59', EDOZIE, ADAMS 69', MARA
S ARMSTRONG 1 DOWNES KAMALDEEN A ARMSTRONG ALCARAZ MCCARTHY, HOLGATE 90+3', BREE, CHARLES 81', ARIBO 81', FRASER 72', EDOZIE, ADAMS, MARA 72
S ARMSTRONG 1 DOWNES KAMALDEEN A ARMSTRONG ADAMS MCCARTHY, HOLGATE, BREE, CHARLES, ARIBO 86', ALCARAZ 63', FRASER 63', EDOZIE 63', MARA 86'
S ARMSTRONG DOWNES KAMALDEEN A ARMSTRONG ALCARAZ MCCARTHY, HOLGATE, BREE , CHARLES 87', ARIBO, FRASER 1 84', EDOZIE 69', ADAMS 69', MARA 87'
CHARLES DOWNES EDOZIE A ARMSTRONG ADAMS MCCARTHY, MEGHOMA, S ARMSTRONG 57', ARIBO, ALCARAZ 82', FRASER 72', AMO-AMEYAW, KAMALDEEN 58', MARA 45'
S ARMSTRONG DOWNES KAMALDEEN A ARMSTRONG 1 ALCARAZ 1 MCCARTHY, HOLGATE, MANNING, CHARLES 81', ARIBO 69', FRASER 76', EDOZIE 82', AMO-AMEYAW, MARA
S ARMSTRONG DOWNES KAMALDEEN A ARMSTRONG ALCARAZ MCCARTHY, HOLGATE, MANNING 71', CHARLES 83', ARIBO, FRASER 1 77', EDOZIE, ADAMS 83', MARA
S ARMSTRONG DOWNES KAMALDEEN A ARMSTRONG 1 ALCARAZ MCCARTHY, MANNING 66', CHARLES 67', ARIBO, FRASER 55' , EDOZIE, STEWART 83', ADAMS 66', MARA
S ARMSTRONG DOWNES KAMALDEEN A ARMSTRONG 1 FRASER MCCARTHY, HOLGATE, MANNING 80', CHARLES 80' , ARIBO, ALCARAZ, EDOZIE 55', STEWART 80', ADAMS 90'
S ARMSTRONG DOWNES KAMALDEEN A ARMSTRONG ALCARAZ LUMLEY, HOLGATE, BREE 90+1', SMALLBONE 82', ARIBO 82', FRASER , EDOZIE, ADAMS 35', MARA
S ARMSTRONG DOWNES ALCARAZ A ARMSTRONG 2 ADAMS LUMLEY, HOLGATE, BREE, ARIBO 62', FRASER 63', DIBLING, EDOZIE, AMO-AMEYAW, MARA 81'
S ARMSTRONG ARIBO ALCARAZ A ARMSTRONG ADAMS 1 LUMLEY, HOLGATE, STEPHENS, BREE 87', BRAGG, SMALLBONE 87', FRASER 45', EDOZIE, MARA 81'
S ARMSTRONG CHARLES ARIBO A ARMSTRONG ADAMS LUMLEY, HOLGATE, STEPHENS, BREE, ALCARAZ 90', FRASER 60', DIBLING, EDOZIE 1 60', MARA 90'
S ARMSTRONG 1 DOWNES ARIBO A ARMSTRONG EDOZIE 1 LUMLEY, HOLGATE, STEPHENS 66', MANNING, CHARLES 66', ALCARAZ 1 76', FRASER 65', ADAMS, MARA 1 76'
S ARMSTRONG DOWNES ARIBO A ARMSTRONG EDOZIE LUMLEY, HOLGATE, STEPHENS 86', MANNING 32', CHARLES 56', ALCARAZ, FRASER 57' ADAMS 56', MARA,
S ARMSTRONG DOWNES ARIBO 1 A ARMSTRONG EDOZIE 1 LUMLEY, HOLGATE, SMALLBONE 57', ALCARAZ 57', FRASER 2 70', DIBLING, AMO-AMEYAW, ADAMS 1 71', MARA
CHARLES ALCARAZ 1 EDOZIE A ARMSTRONG ADAMS 1 LUMLEY, HOLGATE, STEPHENS 82', S ARMSTRONG 67', ARIBO 67', FRASER 68', DIBLING, AMO-AMEYAW, MARA 75'
S ARMSTRONG DOWNES ARIBO A ARMSTRONG 1 EDOZIE LUMLEY, CHARLES 84', SMALLBONE 84', ALCARAZ 90', FRASER 27', DIBLING, AMO-AMEYAW, ADAMS 45', MARA
CHARLES ALCARAZ AMO-AMEYAW MARA 1 FRASER 2 MCCARTHY, BEDNAREK, MANNING, BRAGG 84', DOWNES, S ARMSTRONG, DIBLING 76', ADAMS 1 66', A ARMSTRONG
S ARMSTRONG DOWNES FRASER 1 A ARMSTRONG 1 ADAMS 1 LUMLEY, STEPHENS 83', HOLGATE, MEGHOMA, CHARLES 84', ALCARAZ 77', DIBLING 88', AMO-AMEYAW, MARA 1 77'
S ARMSTRONG DOWNES 1 FRASER A ARMSTRONG ADAMS 1 LUMLEY, STEPHENS 60', HOLGATE, CHARLES 87', ROTHWELL 76', ALCARAZ, DIBLING, AMO-AMEYAW, MARA 76'
ROTHWELL ALCARAZ DIBLING MARA ADAMS MCCARTHY, BEDNAREK , WALKER-PETERS, MANNING, SMALLBONE 63', S ARMSTRONG 1 63', FRASER 63', AMO-AMEYAW 78' , A ARMSTRONG 63'
S ARMSTRONG DOWNES FRASER A ARMSTRONG 1 ADAMS LUMLEY, STEPHENS, MEGHOMA, CHARLES 89', ROTHWELL 73', BROOKS 74', DIBLING, EDOZIE, MARA 81'
ROTHWELL DOWNES DIBLING MARA 2 ADAMS 1 MCCARTHY, HARWOOD-BELLIS , WALKER-PETERS, MANNING, BRAGG 87', S ARMSTRONG 78', EDOZIE 65', AMO-AMEYAW 78', A ARMSTRONG 77'
S ARMSTRONG DOWNES FRASER A ARMSTRONG ADAMS LUMLEY, STEPHENS, CHARLES, ROTHWELL 2 33', BROOKS 45', DIBLING, EDOZIE 1 71', KAMALDEEN 71', MARA 1 79'
ROTHWELL CHARLES BROOKS A ARMSTRONG 1 EDOZIE LUMLEY, STEPHENS, MEGHOMA, S ARMSTRONG 45', DIBLING, FRASER 64', AMO-AMEYAW, KAMALDEEN 73', MARA 64'
S ARMSTRONG CHARLES FRASER 1 A ARMSTRONG MARA LUMLEY, MANNING, ROTHWELL 82', ARIBO 58', BROOKS 1 68', DIBLING, EDOZIE 59', AMO-AMEYAW, KAMALDEEN 82'
S ARMSTRONG ROTHWELL MARA A ARMSTRONG EDOZIE LUMLEY, STEPHENS, CHARLES, ARIBO 1 45', BROOKS 45', DIBLING, FRASER 59', KAMALDEEN 70', ADAMS 45'
S ARMSTRONG ARIBO BROOKS ADAMS 1 FRASER LUMLEY, BREE, MANNING 71', CHARLES , ROTHWELL 60', EDOZIE 19', KAMALDEEN 71', A ARMSTRONG 59', MARA
ROTHWELL ARIBO EDOZIE MARA KAMALDEEN MCCARTHY, HARWOOD-BELLIS 75', WALKER-PETERS 58', SMALLBONE 69', DIBLING, AMO-AMEYAW, A ARMSTRONG 58', ADAMS 69'
S ARMSTRONG DOWNES BROOKS 1 A ARMSTRONG 1 ADAMS 1 LUMLEY, BREE, CHARLES, ARIBO 1 70', ROTHWELL 85', DIBLING, EDOZIE 64', KAMALDEEN 85', MARA 85'
S ARMSTRONG 1 DOWNES BROOKS A ARMSTRONG 1 ADAMS LUMLEY, BREE 73', CHARLES, ARIBO 58', ROTHWELL 2 73', DIBLING, EDOZIE, KAMALDEEN 58', MARA 84'
S ARMSTRONG DOWNES KAMALDEEN A ARMSTRONG 1 ADAMS LUMLEY, BEDNAREK, MANNING, ARIBO 90+1', ROTHWELL , BROOKS 63', EDOZIE 90+1', FRASER 63', MARA 85'
S ARMSTRONG ARIBO FRASER A ARMSTRONG 1 ADAMS 1 LUMLEY, WALKER-PETERS, MANNING, SMALLBONE 82', ROTHWELL 82', BROOKS 71', EDOZIE 77', KAMALDEEN, MARA
ROTHWELL ARIBO BROOKS A ARMSTRONG FRASER LUMLEY, LAWRENCE, MANNING, CHARLES, SMALLBONE 63', EDOZIE 75', KAMALDEEN 75', ADAMS 62', MARA 87'
ARIBO DOWNES BROOKS A ARMSTRONG ADAMS 1 LUMLEY, BEDNAREK , CHARLES 84', S ARMSTRONG 83', ROTHWELL 84', EDOZIE, FRASER 65', KAMALDEEN, MARA 75'
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saints standings
2023/24
SKY BET
CHAMPIONSHIP
TABLE
# Team Pl W D L F A GD Pts FORM GUIDE
1 LEICESTER CITY 41 28 4 9 79 37 +42 88
2 IPSWICH TOWN 42 26 10 6 84 52 +32 88
3 LEEDS UNITED 42 26 9 7 76 33 +43 87
4 SOUTHAMPTON 40 23 9 8 78 52 +26 78
5 WEST BROM 42 20 12 10 66 41 +25 72
6 NORWICH CITY 42 20 8 14 75 60 +15 68
7 COVENTRY CITY 41 17 12 12 66 49 +17 63
8 PRESTON NORTH END 41 18 9 14 56 56 +0 63
9 MIDDLESBROUGH 42 18 8 16 60 55 +5 62
10 HULL CITY 41 17 11 13 59 54 +5 62
11 CARDIFF CITY 42 18 5 19 47 57 -10 59
12 BRISTOL CITY 42 16 9 17 49 45 +4 57
13 SUNDERLAND 42 15 8 19 51 50 +1 53
14 WATFORD 42 12 16 14 57 55 +2 52
15 SWANSEA CITY 42 13 11 18 52 62 -10 50
16 QPR 42 12 11 19 40 54 -14 47
17 MILLWALL 42 12 11 19 39 54 -15 47
18 BLACKBURN ROVERS 42 12 10 20 56 71 -15 46
19 STOKE CITY 42 12 10 20 40 59 -19 46
20 PLYMOUTH ARGYLE 42 11 12 19 57 66 -9 45
21 HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 42 9 16 17 46 69 -23 43
22 SHEFF WED 42 12 7 23 35 66 -31 43
23 BIRMINGHAM CITY 42 11 9 22 45 64 -19 42
24 ROTHERHAM UNITED 42 4 11 27 32 84 -52 23
THIS WEEK’S FIXTURES
FRIDAY 12TH APRIL
PLYMOUTH ARGYLE VS LEICESTER CITY (8PM)
SATURDAY 13TH APRIL | 3PM UNLESS STATED
BIRMINGHAM CITY VS COVENTRY CITY
BRISTOL CITY VS HUDDERSFIELD TOWN
HULL CITY VS QUEENS PARK RANGERS
IPSWICH TOWN VS MIDDLESBROUGH
LEEDS UNITED VS BLACKBURN ROVERS (12.30PM)
MILLWALL VS CARDIFF CITY
PRESTON NORTH END VS NORWICH CITY
SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY VS STOKE CITY
SOUTHAMPTON VS WATFORD
SWANSEA CITY VS ROTHERHAM UNITED
WEST BROMWICH ALBION VS SUNDERLAND
goals
23 Sammie
Szmodics
20 Adam
Armstrong
19 Morgan
Whittaker
17 Crysencio
Summerville
15 Jack
Clarke
assists
16 Leif
Davis
15 Georginio
Rutter
13 Kiernan
Dewsbury-Hall
11 Adam
Armstrong
11 Gabriel
Gomes Sara
shots
156 Morgan
Whittaker
128 Conor
Chaplin
126 Sammie
Szmodics
123 Adam
Armstrong
120 Crysencio
Summerville
clean sheets
19 illan
meslier
17 alex
palmer
14 Václav
Hladký
12 mads
mermansen
12 Max
O'Leary
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BARCLAYS
WOMEN’S
CHAMPIONSHIP
# Team PlD W D L F A GD Pts
1 SUNDERLAND 20 12 4 4 31 17 +14 40
2 CRYSTAL PALACE 19 12 3 4 52 20 +32 39
3 SOUTHAMPTON 20 12 0 8 36 22 +14 36
4 CHARLTON ATHLETIC 19 10 6 3 27 17 +10 36
5 BIRMINGHAM CITY 19 10 3 6 32 17 +15 33
6 SHEFFIELD UNITED 20 9 2 9 31 27 +4 29
7 BLACKBURN ROVERS 19 9 2 8 21 27 -6 29
8 LONDON CITY 20 6 4 10 22 31 -9 22
9 DURHAM 20 5 5 10 23 43 -20 20
10 READING 19 4 6 9 17 37 -20 18
11 LEWES 20 4 4 12 20 34 -14 16
12 WATFORD 19 3 3 13 19 39 -20 12
PREMIER
LEAGUE 2
DIV 1: bottom HALF
# Team PlD W D L F A GD Pts
14 SOUTHAMPTON 17 7 2 8 39 38 +1 23
15 STOKE CITY 18 7 2 9 37 50 -13 23
16 BLACKBURN ROVES 17 7 2 8 36 50 -14 23
17 NOTTINGHAM 16 6 4 6 26 32 -6 22
18 NORWICH CITY 18 6 2 10 39 39 +0 20
19 ASTON VILLA 16 5 4 7 33 38 -5 19
20 EVERTON 17 4 4 9 22 33 -11 16
21 WEST BROM 18 4 4 10 20 32 -12 16
22 NEWCASTLE 16 4 4 8 26 39 -13 16
23 MAN CITY 18 3 6 9 30 47 -17 15
24 LEICESTER CITY 18 3 5 10 27 40 -13 14
25 DERBY COUNTY 18 4 1 13 27 35 -8 13
26 LEEDS UNITED 16 3 2 11 20 43 -23 11
LAST 3
SUN 31 MAR
SAINTS 2
LEWES 1
THOMPSON 2
@ ST MARY’S STADIUM
BARCLAYS WOMEN’S
CHAMPIONSHIP
SUN 24 MAR
BLACKBURN 2
SAINTS 1
PIKE
@ EWOOD PARK
BARCLAYS WOMEN’S
CHAMPIONSHIP
SUN 17 MAR
SAINTS 5
READING 0
PHAROAH 2, WILKINSON 2, MORRIS
@ ST MARY’S STADIUM
BARCLAYS WOMEN’S
CHAMPIONSHIP
LAST 3
FRI 05 APR
NORWICH 0
SAINTS 2
DAVIS, PEARCE
@ THE LOTUS TRAINING CENTRE
PREMIER LEAGUE 2
TUE 26 MAR
AFC PORTCHESTER 3
SAINTS 1
PITTS
@ THE ONSITE GROUP
STADIUM
SERVIO MEN’S SENIOR CUP
SEMI-FINAL
FRI 15 MAR
SAINTS 4
CRYSTAL PALACE 0
O’BRIEN-WHITMARSH, PEARCE,
AMO-AMEYAW, DAVIS
@ STAPLEWOOD
PREMIER LEAGUE 2
NEXT 2
SUN 21 APR 2PM
SAINTS VS
LONDON CITY
@ ST MARY’S STADIUM
BARCLAYS WOMEN’S
CHAMPIONSHIP
SUN 28 APR 2PM
CHARLTON VS
SAINTS
@ THE VALLEY
BARCLAYS WOMEN’S
CHAMPIONSHIP
NEXT 3
FRI 12 APR 7PM
SAINTS VS
NOTTINGHAM FOREST
@ THE SNOWS STADIUM
PREMIER LEAGUE 2
FRI 26 APR 7PM
CHELSEA VS
SAINTS
@ KINGSMEADOW
PREMIER LEAGUE 2
MON 29 APR 7PM
SAINTS VS
MAN UNITED
@ STAPLEWOOD
PREMIER LEAGUE 2
UNDER-18
PREMIER
LEAGUE SOUTH
# Team PlD W D L F A GD Pts
1 CHELSEA 17 14 1 2 55 25 +30 43
2 WEST HAM 20 14 1 5 62 36 +26 43
3 ARSENAL 19 10 5 4 55 35 +20 35
4 TOTTENHAM 18 11 2 5 58 43 +15 35
5 FULHAM 20 11 1 8 51 42 +9 34
6 CRYSTAL PALACE 19 9 4 6 51 43 +8 31
7 LEICESTER CITY 19 6 7 6 37 41 -4 25
8 BRIGHTON 19 6 4 9 42 51 -9 22
9 WEST BROM 18 6 3 9 32 47 -15 21
10 ASTON VILLA 18 5 2 11 42 49 -7 17
11 SOUTHAMPTON 18 4 5 9 32 45 -13 17
12 NORWICH CITY 18 3 1 14 30 61 -31 10
13 READING 17 2 2 13 17 46 -29 8
LAST 3
SAT 06 APR
ASTON VILLA 0
SAINTS 4
TRIALIST 2, EHIBHATIOMHAN,
RODRIGUEZ
@ BODYMOOR HEATH
TRAINING GROUND
U18 PREMIER LEAGUE
SAT 16 MAR
SAINTS 1
LEICESTER 1
DALEY
@ STAPLEWOOD
U18 PREMIER LEAGUE
SAT 09 MAR
TOTTENHAM 2
SAINTS 2
PITTS, MILES
@ TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
TRAINING CENTRE
U18 PREMIER LEAGUE
NEXT 3
SAT 13 APR NOON
SAINTS VS
CRYSTAL PALACE
@ STAPLEWOOD
U18 PREMIER LEAGUE
SAT 20 APR 11AM
READING VS
SAINTS
@ BEARWOOD PARK
TRAINING GROUND
U18 PREMIER LEAGUE
TUE 23 APR NOON
WEST BROM VS
SAINTS
@ WEST BROM TRAINING
GROUND
U18 PREMIER LEAGUE

10
Questions
with...
james
bree
1. Football hero?
Steven Gerrard
2. Favourite film?
The Blind Side
3. Favourite series?
Entourage or The
Office
4. If you could
have one
superpower, what
would it be? To
just snap your fingers and be
somewhere else… teleportation.
5. What’s the best dish you
can cook? I do a mean beef
stir-fry!
6. Best player you’ve ever
played with? Jack Grealish
7. If you could achieve one
thing in a different sport, what
would it be? To be a scratch
golfer
8. Best mate in the squad?
Lummers (Joe Lumley)
9. What is your worst
habit? I pick my socks!
10. What is your meal
deal? Cheese and ham
sandwich (nice and
boring!), salt and vinegar
crisps and a Fanta.
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TODAY’S TEAMS
SAINTS
1 Alex McCarthy (GK)
2 Kyle Walker-Peters
3 Ryan Manning
4 Flynn Downes
5 Jack Stephens
7 Joe Aribo
9 Adam Armstrong
10 Ché Adams
11 Ross Stewart
13 Joe Lumley (GK)
14 James Bree
16 Will Smallbone
17 Stuart Armstrong
18 Sékou Mara
19 Joe Rothwell
20 Kamaldeen Sulemana
21 Taylor Harwood-Bellis
23 Samuel Edozie
24 Shea Charles
26 Ryan Fraser
27 Sam Amo-Ameyaw
28 Juan Larios
29 Jayden Meghoma
30 Nico Lawrence
31 Gavin Bazunu (GK)
33 Tyler Dibling
35 Jan Bednarek
36 David Brooks
40 Cameron Bragg
DESIGNED BY
A.KIRBY, C.CORLESS, G.JAMES & H.ARCHER.
PRINTED BY IGNITION SPORTS MEDIA.
WATFORD
1 Daniel Bachmann (GK)
2 Jeremy Ngakia
3 Francisco Sierralta
4 Wesley Hoedt
5 Ryan Porteous
6 Jamal Lewis
7 Tom Ince
8 Jake Livermore
9 Mileta Rajović
11 Ismaël Koné
12 Ken Sema
15 Mattie Pollock
16 Giorgi Chakvetadze
17 Jorge Hurtado
18 Yáser Asprilla
19 Vakoun Bayo
24 Tom Dele-Bashiru
25 Emmanuel Dennis
26 Ben Hamer (GK)
34 Kwadwo Baah
37 Matheus Martins
39 Edo Kayembe
42 James Morris
45 Ryan Andrews
Referee:
Assistant
Referees:
Fourth
Official:
Tue 16 Apr
Sat 20 Apr
Tue 23 Apr
Match Officials
Josh Smith
Matthew Jones
Sam Lewis
Sam Purkiss
Next Matches
Preston North End
Cardiff City
Leicester City
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