31 Years Ago

[70's Mike]

25 April 1978

 

Orient 1 Southampton 1

 

Thousands treked up to East London to see Saints earn promotion back to the first division with Tony Funnell scoring the equaliser.

What a night

 

Happy days, i will cling on to the memories today because imo today is a sad, sad day.

 

But i will wear my red and white shirt with pride, ignore the jibes of born again skates 4 houses down the road , and look to a return to good days

[Toadhall Saint]

Thats Locks Heath for you!

[Panda]

I was there too!

 

I started supporting Saints in 1959 when I was just old enough to see over the wall of the west stand. We were in Div 3 and 50 years on we are back where we started. It makes me sad too and to make things even worse there is still a possibility that there will be no club next season, let alone one playing in Div 3!

[lordswoodsaints]

i was there,remember the wall collapsing because of the amont of saints fans in the ground?

happy memories,something that i will have forever no matter how bad things are at the moment.

[Alejam]

I remember that night, not just for the footy, i also walked into a concrete lamp post and had a boiled egg size lump on my forehead. Great night though.

[St Paul]

I will be seeing Tony this morning and I'll jog his memory.

[Red]

Was there too right in front of the wall that collapsing - just as well it I guess :-) Nobody minded - we were just all too Dell-erious!!!!

 

That moment will come again I am sure !

[scally]

I did Orient, Fulham and Luton, the support at all three was incredible, about 8000 at Luton and Fulham and then 10000 at Orient.

[OldNick]

It was the first time my mum went with me and dad to a game.She enjoyed it so much she took my s/t on and I went back on the terraces.My elder brother was caught in the wall falling over.It was the first time I found out Dinage was a Pompey fan and took dogs abuse as he had to walk past us.

[70's Mike]

25 April will be a day forever remember in saints history

[TheMidfieldGeneral]

You can thank me for the Tony Funnell`s goal... He used to go out with my sister and i gave him my lucky white sweatband to wear for the game

 

Although i didn`t actually go to the match, so he might not have worn it!! :-)

[humber]

I can't believe its 31 years ago. My mum gave me and 4 mates lift from school to Eastleigh station to get the packed with saints fans 4:20 what a night.

 

It was the last game that one of my mates went to he died that summer we were all only 14. still think about Nigel on match days.