Your Greatest Saints Memory

[Willo of Whiteley]

As the title says. Slow news week, lots happening around the club at the moment so thought I’d ask this after a conversation I had recently.

What’s a moment that sticks out for you?

I’m in my early 30’s so I’ve witnessed three relegations, three promotions, two pitch invasions, three Wembley trips including a cup final win; and that’s just the events.
Some of the games I’ve seen in that time 8-0 vs Sunderland, beating Liverpool in the cup semi-final, JPT victory at Wembley, a play-off final win at Wembley; and think of some of the goals in those games, the moments you’ll remember forever.

Whats your favourite? What sticks out as your “I’ll remember that forever” memory?

Have a Merry Christmas all. Enjoy!

[Tommy Mulgrew]

For me, how could it not be the 1976 Cup Final win against ManUre?

[millsy]

So many good and bad memories over the last 40+ years of supporting Saints. But for some reason, the stand out result for me was the 4-1 demolition of Liverpool in '89. That was such a great team, full of both experience and youth, and all good characters. Liverpool went on to win the league that season, and that result somehow made up for the FA Cup semi-final defeat in '86 at White Hart Lane. Unfortunately, I was at Highbury in '84 for that semi-final as well, which is probably the most painful game I've been to. Beating Watford at Villa Park in 2003 is a close second in terms of the best, but the match against Liverpool is the one that really sticks out.

[Stud mark of doom]

Got to be the MLT winner in the last game at The Dell. Incredible.

Not in that league, but also enjoyed the winner in the 4-3 v Norwich in the relegation year because of the amazing celebrations, anticipating yet another great escape. 

oh, and losing my Fez at Selhurst Park, beating Wimbledon in the actual great escape.

Trip to Milan was great too - pity about the result. 

[Dr Who?]

Play off final for me. Never known anything like it as a Saints fan, and was there with my 12 year old son! A little too young for the 76 cup final, but was born. 

Edited 15 hours ago by Dr Who?

[Hamilton Saint]

Saints being promoted to the First Division in 1966. Martin Chivers scored thirty goals in the '65-'66 season (and Ron Davies scored forty-three goals in the Saints' debut campaign in the First Division).

[Lighthouse]

Game - 8-0

Single moment - Gabbiadini’s equaliser.

[VectisSaint]

1st May 1976

[Breeny]

My three favourites 

76 semi final FA at Stamford bridge when we filled the shed end and beat palace . The final itself when we beat Man U at the old Wembley . 
The championship play off at Wembley vs Leeds to get back into the premiership….travelled from Australia for that one ! 

[richie]

Beating Man Utd on pens in FA cup 1992.

[EssEffCee]

Final whistle and celebrations of play off final.

Gabbiadini's equaliser and the following 20 minutes or so in league cup final.

4-0 at Fratton (can't believe I'm the first to mention this).

Beating Inter at home.

I'll also echo another posters shout for the 4-3 Norwich game in 2005.

Edited 6 hours ago by EssEffCee

[Kingsland Codger]

So many to choose from but it has to be 1 May 1976. Off the field, I can recall being gobsmacked on hearing the news Laurie Mac had signed Kevin Keegan.

[franniesTache]

For single games then i don't think i can go far from the 4-1 win against liverpool under Nicholl, which i think is still probably the best Saints game i've been to.

Aside from that the JPT just because it was a celebration of us still having a club, beating Inter Milan and playing at the San Siro (things i could never have imagined as a nipper), the league cup semi final win at Anfield, the 4-0 at Fratton in the league cup, the 6-3 against United at the Dell, and a bit of a leftfield one Dellhurst, just because i don't remember ever seeing so many Saints fans at a league away game

[Oh no Mick Mills]

Kevin Keegan signing was incredible. 

Even more so now with the benefit of hindsight. 

We were all out on the street playing  football when it was announced...11 years old and you're hearing that the best England player is joining us!!

[Winnersaint]

1st May 1976, closely followed by 26th May last year.

[Stripey McStripe Shirt]

A couple of off piste suggestions. Obviously not in the same league as the above, but honourable mentions for things that stand out for me.

2003 cup run (despite the loss in the final)

JPT final

Play off 2nd leg v Derby (despite the loss)

The first game after Liebher took over - friendly v Ajax but just the sense that we had our club back, properly.

First game back in the Championship v Leeds (suddenly the belief that we were REALLY back)

Rickie Lambert's equaliser v City the following season.

The 8-0 v Sunderland.

Gabbiadini's winner v Swansea.

Play off victory.

 

[Stripey McStripe Shirt]

53 minutes ago, Oh no Mick Mills said:

Kevin Keegan signing was incredible. 

Even more so now with the benefit of hindsight. 

We were all out on the street playing  football when it was announced...11 years old and you're hearing that the best England player is joining us!!

Not a patch on Rudi Skacel signing though.

[josebaiw]

Late 30s here. 

 

Watching us get promoted back to the Premier League on my phone, whilst refusing to come out of the work stock room.

Watching the 8-0 vs Sunderland in a random hotel in Winchester.

 

JPT Final with my dad and a lot of Guinness. (I managed to hold the vomit until I got back to Isle of Wight, which still impresses me)

That 6-3 game against United. Watching it update on Ceefax lmao. 

Getting to see MLT play for us for my whole childhood. Especially when they played a friendly against an Isle of Wight XI near my childhood home and I met him! Made my day as a tiny nipper.

[Miltonaggro]

1 hour ago, Oh no Mick Mills said:

Kevin Keegan signing was incredible. 

Even more so now with the benefit of hindsight. 

We were all out on the street playing  football when it was announced...11 years old and you're hearing that the best England player is joining us!!

On reflection, that's it for me as well.  Keegan was the first modern superstar, England skipper and holder of the Ballon d'Or when we signed him.  It felt incredible at the time, and would be absolutely impossible now.

[Miltonaggro]

Close second:

[Lee On Solent Saint]

One that sticks out for me was my first European game at The Dell. Was a one all draw against Limerick from Ireland, must have been 81-82 season. Remember nothing about the game, but as a then eight year old I found it incredibly that we were playing teams from other countries. 

[derry]

As a schoolboy in January 1960 third division Saints were playing first division Manchester City at Maine Rd in the third round of the FA Cup, a big deal in those days. A special train to Manchester and back was laid on for Saints supporters, it was packed. On arrival at Manchester all the Saints supporters en masse marched around central manchester singing, to the hotel Saints were staying at. They all came out onto a balcony to salute the supporters. What an atmosphere.

Eventually we arrived at the massive Maine Road stadium. The match kicked off against City full of internationals. Cliff Huxford pulled a muscle early on but with no substitutes in those days it was either carry on or go off. He limped through the match and played a stormer. As did the whole team. In the finest individual display I've ever seen, Terry Paine tore City to pieces, four goals for Derek Reeves and one for George O'Brien against the great Bert Trautmann saw Saints win 5-1, what a day it was.

[CheshireSaint]

Danny Wallace's overhead kick v Liverpool Friday 16th March 1984. I was 12. Watching that goal and win on a Friday night, I ran around the our close in celebration. Pretty much every football fan around was Liverpool. 

After that, Saints related, Rickie Lambert coming off the bench v Scotland on debut in 2013 and scoring that header. That's my favourite Saints (related) memory of my adult life (41). I went mad. 

JPT Final was a bloody good day out too.

[DT]

2 hours ago, Oh no Mick Mills said:

Kevin Keegan signing was incredible. 

Even more so now with the benefit of hindsight. 

We were all out on the street playing  football when it was announced...11 years old and you're hearing that the best England player is joining us!!

Me too. Didn't he sign him after bumping into him on a flight or something. Amazing. I loved that era - including having players like Shilton, Ball, Channon, Nick Holmes, David Armstrong, Dave Watson and the rest. Incredible team, playing unbelievable football in real stadiums with real atmospheres, no VAR and brilliant Patrick kit (loved those boots). Halcyon.