Miffy Posted 18 October, 2011 Share Posted 18 October, 2011 When was the last time Saints were involved in a 1st vs 2nd match at home, in any division? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HK_Phoey Posted 18 October, 2011 Share Posted 18 October, 2011 We're we not second when we played at Brighton last year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skintsaint Posted 18 October, 2011 Share Posted 18 October, 2011 We're we not second when we played at Brighton last year not when we played at St Marys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supersubpuckett Posted 18 October, 2011 Share Posted 18 October, 2011 vs Liverpool at The Dell, March 1984? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
um pahars Posted 18 October, 2011 Share Posted 18 October, 2011 vs Liverpool at The Dell, March 1984? Wouldn't have thought so as we hit second place after going on a 9 game unbeaten run after losing the semi final. Might have been possible when we went away to Ipswich in February 1982, when we were top and Ipswich were either 2nd or 3rd. (not the best omen though as we lost 5-2!!!!!!!!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian the Red Posted 18 October, 2011 Share Posted 18 October, 2011 Last game against Spuds in Div 2 @ The Dell in 1978, we were 2nd Spuds top....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
um pahars Posted 18 October, 2011 Share Posted 18 October, 2011 Last game against Spuds in Div 2 @ The Dell in 1978, we were 2nd Spuds top....... Good shout, the game where Gus Poyet would have spontaneously combusted had he been in charge of Brighton back then!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colinjb Posted 18 October, 2011 Share Posted 18 October, 2011 We're we not second when we played at Brighton last year We were afterwards certainly. But beforehand (due to Huddersfield not playing that day) we were three points adrift of second place. The win at the withdean took us back into the automatic places. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Lej Posted 18 October, 2011 Share Posted 18 October, 2011 So, who's the guy in the banner at the top of the screen that looks like a cross between Stewart Downing and Fabio Cappello??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian the Red Posted 18 October, 2011 Share Posted 18 October, 2011 Last game against Spuds in Div 2 @ The Dell in 1978, we were 2nd Spuds top....... I was wrong we were 2nd Spuds were 3rd, Bolton went up in 1st. How about when we went top of teh old Div 1 in the early 80's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toomer Posted 18 October, 2011 Share Posted 18 October, 2011 We went as runners up to Man City and played them in the first game of Div 1 at The Dell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david in sweden Posted 18 October, 2011 Share Posted 18 October, 2011 difficult to say precisely. In Div.1 (old Prem.) season 1981-82, we went top after 1-0 win at Middlesbro Jan.30 and stayed top until mid March, but none of the teams we played in that time finished in the top 6 . Our form became very erratic, and although there were no major injury problems, we shipped a lot of goals and won only 2 of the last 9 games and finished a rather disappointing 7th. The only other likely Div.1 season would have been 1983-84 . Although we reached 2nd place in October we weren't consisitant enough to stay in the top 4 and came on strong in the end and went unbeaten in the last 10 games and finished 2nd behind Liverpool at a time when they won the League title 3 years out of 4. Going waaaaaaay back to our first promotion 1965-66, we were top at the time of the legendary 9-3 anniliation of Wolves in September at the Dell, but never made the top spot again but were promoted with a WOW finish of an undefeated 12 games run-in and finished 2nd behind Man.City. the second promotion 1977-78 saw us in third place from Boxing Day 77 until Easter 78. We only once made top spot with a 2-1 away win at Luton (remember them?)..but drew our last 2 games and again finished second to go up behind Bolton. Hard to find memories that go back so far, but much-related, tragic finish to the 1948-49 season when Saints finished 3rd after being 8 points clear at the top at Easter and gaining only 1 win in the last 7 games ..might well supply the answer. Last home hame was against eventual champs. WBA. The match ended 1-1 and we lost the last game and stayed down. The real answer to your question may well be NEVER.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B Posted 18 October, 2011 Share Posted 18 October, 2011 difficult to say precisely. In Div.1 (old Prem.) season 1981-82, we went top after 1-0 win at Middlesbro Jan.30 and stayed top until mid March, but none of the teams we played in that time finished in the top 6 . Our form became very erratic, and although there were no major injury problems, we shipped a lot of goals and won only 2 of the last 9 games and finished a rather disappointing 7th. The only other likely Div.1 season would have been 1983-84 . Although we reached 2nd place in October we weren't consisitant enough to stay in the top 4 and came on strong in the end and went unbeaten in the last 10 games and finished 2nd behind Liverpool at a time when they won the League title 3 years out of 4. Going waaaaaaay back to our first promotion 1965-66, we were top at the time of the legendary 9-3 anniliation of Wolves in September at the Dell, but never made the top spot again but were promoted with a WOW finish of an undefeated 12 games run-in and finished 2nd behind Man.City. the second promotion 1977-78 saw us in third place from Boxing Day 77 until Easter 78. We only once made top spot with a 2-1 away win at Luton (remember them?)..but drew our last 2 games and again finished second to go up behind Bolton. Hard to find memories that go back so far, but much-related, tragic finish to the 1948-49 season when Saints finished 3rd after being 8 points clear at the top at Easter and gaining only 1 win in the last 7 games ..might well supply the answer. Last home hame was against eventual champs. WBA. The match ended 1-1 and we lost the last game and stayed down. The real answer to your question may well be NEVER.. And it could happen again in a couple of weeks when Middlesboro are at St Mary's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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