Fulham FC — Fulham v Southampton — 6 January 2018

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5 FAMOUS FANS

Craig David

Iwan Thomas

Chris Packham

Lucy Pinder

Will Champion

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TERRACE IDOL

England international Matt Le Tissier

was Southampton’s top scorer in nine

seasons, netting many spectacular

match-winning efforts.

Idolised by Saints supporters, the

brilliant Channel Islander made his

league debut at Sheffield Wednesday two

months before turning professional in

October 1986 and an early indication of

his prodigious talents was a memorable

hat-trick against Leicester City in March

1987. He was PFA Young Player of the

Year in 1990 and scored for Saints in the

1992 ZDS Cup Final at Wembley. There was a spell in the mid-1990s

when his goals saved Saints from relegation season after season and

that, combined with his loyalty, won him near God-like status from a

generation of fans. Netting 162 times in 443 league games, including

his late winner against Arsenal in the last-ever match at The Dell in

May 2001, he retired shortly before his testimonial in May 2002. He

now works in the media, notably for Sky.

CUP GLORY

Southampton won the FA Cup for the only time

in 1976. Jim McCalliog scored twice as Saints

beat Aston Villa 2-1 in the Third Round Replay,

then Mick Channon netted two in their 3-1 Fourth

Round win over Blackpool.

Channon grabbed a hat-trick in the 4-0 Fifth Round

Replay victory over West Bromwich Albion and

McCalliog’s goal clinched

a 1-0 Sixth Round win at

Bradford City. David Peach and Paul Gilchrist scored

in Saints’ 2-0 Semi-Final victory over Crystal Palace.

Bobby Stokes’ late strike beat Manchester United

1-0 in the Final. Southampton’s team at Wembley

was: Ian Turner, Peter Rodrigues, David Peach, Nick

Holmes, Mel Blyth, Jim Steele, Paul Gilchrist, Mick

Channon, Peter Osgood, Jim McCalliog, Bobby Stokes.

Southampton

The Away End

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