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WHAT HAPPENED TO
SOUTHAMPTON’S
TEAM?
COLIN BOULTON
Goalkeeper who made five league
appearances while on loan from
Derby County. Ever-present in
the Rams’ 1971/72 and 1974/75
Division One title-winning
campaigns, he joined Tulsa
Roughnecks in March 1978, then
LA Aztecs and Lincoln City. Later
worked for Mitre, settling in
Walton-on-Trent.
PETER RODRIGUES
Former Wales international
right-back who skippered
Saints’ 1976 FA Cup Final
triumph and netted three goals
in 59 league games prior to
joining Romsey Town after a
knee injury. Later ran several
pubs, including the King Rufus
at Eling, then was steward at
Shirley Conservative Club.
JIM STEELE
Tough-tackling central defender
who was Man of the Match
in the 1976 FA Cup Final
triumph. Scored twice in 161
league games prior to joining
Washington Diplomats in April
1977, then was a foreman at an
electrical plant in Washington.
Since returning to England, he
has been a publican.
MALCOLM WALDRON
Central defender who was
ever-present Player of the Year
as Saints were League Cup
Finalists in 1978/79. Netted 10
goals in 178 league games prior
to joining Burnley in September
1983, then Portsmouth,
becoming a regional health care
manager for BUPA.
MEL BLYTH
Central defender who netted
six goals in 105 league games
and was loaned back to Crystal
Palace before joining Margate in
July 1978, then had spells with
Millwall and Andover. Became
a driving instructor, then ran
his own building firm and has
since coached football in South
London schools.
DAVID PEACH
Left-back (pictured) who helped
win the FA Cup in 1976 and
was a League Cup Finalist in
1979, scoring 34 goals in 224
league outings prior to joining
Swindon Town in March 1980.
Later with Orient and Andover,
he managed Wellworthy
Athletic, Christchurch and
Lymington Town, working in
the building trade.
JIM McCALLIOG
Former Scotland international
midfielder who netted eight
goals in 72 league games for
Saints prior to joining Chicago
Sting in April 1977, then played
for Lincoln City. Later managed
Runcorn and Halifax Town and
has since been a publican in
Wetherby, York and Fenwick,
Ayrshire.
HUGHIE FISHER
Experienced midfielder who
was a non-playing substitute
in Saints’ 1976 FA Cup Final
triumph, netting seven goals in
302 league games while at The
Dell before joining Southport
as player-boss in March 1977.
Later with Basingstoke and
Waterlooville, he became a
brewery rep in Southampton.
TED MacDOUGALL
Scotland international striker
who helped win promotion in
1977/78 and scored 42 times
in 86 league games prior to
rejoining AFC Bournemouth in
November 1978. Reunited with
Alan Ball at Blackpool, then
scouted for him at Portsmouth,
since holding coaching posts in
the United States.
MICK CHANNON
England international striker
who moved to Manchester City
in July 1977, rejoining Saints in
September 1979. Netted a club
record 185 goals in 511 league
games overall, then played
for Newcastle United, Bristol
Rovers, Norwich City and
Portsmouth. Now a horse-racing
trainer at West Ilsley.
PETER OSGOOD
Ex-England international
striker who scored 28 times
in 126 league outings before
joining Philadelphia Fury in
December 1977, then returned
to Chelsea. Later a Windsor
publican and Portsmouth youth
coach, he was a matchday host
at Chelsea and Southampton
and died in March 2006.
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