Angus McCoatup Posted 12 February, 2012 Posted 12 February, 2012 Going on what they have achieved in the game, top flight appearances etc 1) Martin Chivers 2) Darren Anderton 2) Graham Roberts 3) Wayne Bridge 4) Nick Holmes funny how top three went to Spurs....
Deano6 Posted 12 February, 2012 Posted 12 February, 2012 Useful list. Thanks for the info. May have worked better as a blog post tho, with a few more words around it.
westmidlandsaint Posted 12 February, 2012 Posted 12 February, 2012 Mick Channon Salisbury or is that too far?
Sergei Gotsmanov Posted 12 February, 2012 Posted 12 February, 2012 As far as I am aware statistics showed that Saints had a much better win ratio when Benali played than when he did not.
gjphilsaint Posted 12 February, 2012 Posted 12 February, 2012 Hmm not sure that Roberts should be in the top 3.... unless it is just for the Spurs line.... Bridge played for England/scored in European cup semi final, doesnt that beat appearances...just a thought!
Badger Posted 12 February, 2012 Posted 12 February, 2012 Mick Channon Salisbury or is that too far? Orcheston, which is north of Saisbury.
david in sweden Posted 12 February, 2012 Posted 12 February, 2012 Going on what they have achieved in the game, top flight appearances etc 1) Martin Chivers 2) Darren Anderton 2) Graham Roberts 3) Wayne Bridge 4) Nick Holmes funny how top three went to Spurs....[/QUOTE] Interesting to see that Woolston-born Nick Holmes - over 500 games during 14 seasons - was loyal to the club all the time. Also one of the very few locally-born players to have captained the team and the only local man in the club's history to have won an FA Cup Winners medal with Saints. though I think (?).....perhaps all the others may also have won the FA Cup ....(but with their "other club ").
david in sweden Posted 12 February, 2012 Posted 12 February, 2012 (edited) Ted Drake yes I think that So'ton-born Ted Drake definitely qualifies...a cricketing footballer (he also played some games for Hampshire in the early 1930's) - he joined Saints as an amateur in 1931 (aged 19) and played 3 games in Nov.1931 but Ted came into his own at Easter 1932 when he scored 5 times in the last 8 games). The following two seasons he carried on where he left off scoring 20 goals in 33 starts in 32/33 and, 22 in 27 games in 33/34. He departed in March 1934 for a (then) club record of £6000 ..to ARSENAL (sounds familiar that) Saints record 47 goals in 71 games. In the following years he broke most of the Arsenals goal-scoring records including scoring all 7 goals in the 7-1 demolition of Aston Villa in Dec.1935...though I think he had one goal disallowed which he claimed had crossed the goal line - and missed a penalty in that game ! In total he scored 124 goals in 167 games for Arsenal ..it was 70 years before Thierry Henry to beat his record. Sadly... Drake was injured a lot - though he managed to win two league titles and score the winning goal in a Cup Final along the way..but the injuries limited his England chances to scoring 6 goals ..in 5 games. During the war time period he injured his back and never played again, but later managed CHELSEA in 1954-55 (the last time they won the League title) before becoming League Champions - a few seasons ago). Personal note; I didn't get ALL of this from records, as my late Father claimed to have known him in his So'ton period and always talked about him. Edited 12 February, 2012 by david in sweden
Norm Posted 12 February, 2012 Posted 12 February, 2012 Angus!!! How on God's earth did you not include TP in your list?
derry Posted 12 February, 2012 Posted 12 February, 2012 No1 Terry Paine, 800+ for Southampton in three divisions and England World Cup winners medal. Nobody can match that. others - John Sydenham, 400+, Steve Mills, Steve Moran, Graham Baker, Derek Reeves, Ted Drake, Don Roper, Bill Ellerington
Badger Posted 12 February, 2012 Posted 12 February, 2012 Paine was in fact born in Winchester. Over to the OP to confirm if that qualifies or not.
krissyboy31 Posted 12 February, 2012 Posted 12 February, 2012 Paine was in fact born in Winchester. Over to the OP to confirm if that qualifies or not.SO post code so surely qualifies. How about Steve Guppy?
MrMojoRisin Posted 13 February, 2012 Posted 13 February, 2012 Ted drake was actually my cousins grandad, A useless fact that I waill share with you all
Window Cleaner Posted 13 February, 2012 Posted 13 February, 2012 No1 Terry Paine, 800+ for Southampton in three divisions and England World Cup winners medal. Nobody can match that. others - John Sydenham, 400+, Steve Mills, Steve Moran, Graham Baker, Derek Reeves, Ted Drake, Don Roper, Bill Ellerington Steve Mills was from either Portsmouth or Gosport,went to Gosport Grammar,played against him in the Hampshire Schools 6s at the Sports Centre.
Golden Balls Posted 13 February, 2012 Posted 13 February, 2012 Dare I mention Bobby Stokes? He was from pretty close by....
Rebel Posted 13 February, 2012 Posted 13 February, 2012 SO post code so surely qualifies. How about Steve Guppy? You could add Wade Elliott, Brian Howard, Sam Vokes, Lucas Juktiewitz, Josh McQouid and Danny Ings to that list as well then!
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