Fitzhugh Fella Posted 17 December, 2012 Share Posted 17 December, 2012 (edited) Ian Black, Saints goalkeeper between 1947 and 1950 has passed away aged 88. He played 104 games for Saints and was the only Southampton player in the 20th century to win a Scotland cap v England 1948. In his 97 league games for us he only let in 95 goals, making him the only Saints goalkeeper to have an average of less than one goal per game. When Bill Dodgin left Saints for Fulham in 1950, Ian followed him to Craven Cottage and went on to play 263 League games for them. Edited 17 December, 2012 by Fitzhugh Fella Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dronskisaint Posted 17 December, 2012 Share Posted 17 December, 2012 RIP Ian Black..can remember reading his name in the ten years ago, twenty years ago bits in the pink sports Echo in my youth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonManager Posted 17 December, 2012 Share Posted 17 December, 2012 http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/news/article/ian-black-an-appreciation-548837.aspx?pageView=full#anchored Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waggy Posted 17 December, 2012 Share Posted 17 December, 2012 RIP old son, yer in very good company Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miltonroader07 Posted 17 December, 2012 Share Posted 17 December, 2012 I vaguely recall the name, was trying to recall the name of the keeper when I first started watching Saints, not sure who came first Campbell Forsyth or Eric Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 17 December, 2012 Share Posted 17 December, 2012 I vaguely recall the name, was trying to recall the name of the keeper when I first started watching Saints, not sure who came first Campbell Forsyth or Eric Martin http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Southampton_F.C._players#Listed_chronologically Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eurosaint Posted 17 December, 2012 Share Posted 17 December, 2012 Ian Black, Saints goalkeeper between 1947 and 1950 has passed away aged 88. He played 104 games for Saints and was the only Southampton player in the 20th century to win a Scotland cap v England 1948. In his 97 league games for us he only let in 95 goals, making him the only Saints goalkeeper to have an average of less than one goal per game. When Bill Dodgin left Saints for Fulham in 1950, Ian followed him to Craven Cottage and went on to play 263 League games for them. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campbell_Forsyth I met Campbell Forsyth at Dalmahoy a few years ago and he mentioned that he had played against England ! I just checked and his Wiki entry seems to confirm this, so I'm afraid your statement ain't quite right FF (sorry for being a smartarse:)! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fitzhugh Fella Posted 17 December, 2012 Author Share Posted 17 December, 2012 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campbell_Forsyth I met Campbell Forsyth at Dalmahoy a few years ago and he mentioned that he had played against England ! I just checked and his Wiki entry seems to confirm this, so I'm afraid your statement ain't quite right FF (sorry for being a smartarse:)! Campbell was capped while at Kilmarnock - he was not capped while on Saints books Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eurosaint Posted 17 December, 2012 Share Posted 17 December, 2012 Aahh, I'll let you off with that one then ! BTW, he was a bit of a character and fondly remembered his time at Saints ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dellman Posted 17 December, 2012 Share Posted 17 December, 2012 I think Ian Black's death leaves Bill Ellerington as the only one of the post war side still alive. Funny because Ellerington got pneumonia and retired early not fully fit, he must now be 90 and was a regular at all home matches until recently. As for Ian Black he was my hero but when Dodgin left as manager and went to Fulham Black followed which is common nowadays but was considered a terrible let down in those days. He was never quite as good at Fulham as he had been with us which is probably why he only got one cap. Should have stayed with us! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snopper Posted 18 December, 2012 Share Posted 18 December, 2012 Very sad news - I remember seeing him play not long after the war. An early hero of mine with his roll neck goalie`s jumper....those were the days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patred44 Posted 18 December, 2012 Share Posted 18 December, 2012 my first goalkeeping hero..the Saints keeper when I first started to go to the Dell ..and a Scot to boot! really sad day:cry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulSaint Posted 18 December, 2012 Share Posted 18 December, 2012 RIP. Go give Marcus and Ted a hug for us all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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