1947–48 Southampton F.C. season

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Southampton F.C.
1947–48 season
ChairmanAlf Jukes
ManagerBill Dodgin
StadiumThe Dell
Second Division3rd
FA CupSixth round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Charlie Wayman (17)
All:
Charlie Wayman (19)
Highest home attendance27,330 v West Bromwich Albion (27 March 1948)
Lowest home attendance15,280 v Fulham
(21 April 1948)
Average home league attendance20,717
Biggest win6–1 v Doncaster Rovers
(20 December 1947)
Biggest defeat0–5 v Newcastle United
(25 October 1947)

The 1947–48 season was the 47th year of competitive football played by Southampton F.C., the club's 21st season as members of the Football League, and their 19th competing in the Second Division.[1] The Saints finished the campaign in third place in the league table, having gained 52 from a possible 84 points with 21 wins, ten draws and 11 losses.[2] The club also competed in the FA Cup, making it to the sixth round before being eliminated by fellow Second Division side Tottenham Hotspur.[3]

After an underwhelming first post-war league performance the previous season, Southampton manager Bill Dodgin made a number of new signings before the start of the 1947–48 campaign. One of the biggest deals in the summer of 1947 was the sale of winger Don Roper to Arsenal, for whom the First Division side paid £12,000 as well as transferring two of their own forwards – George Curtis and Tommy Rudkin.[4] Also signed in the summer were Luton Town forward Augie Scott,[5] Leyton Orient full-back Ted Ballard,[6] and young Scottish forward George Beattie.[7] Dodgin continued signing new players during the first half of the season, adding winger Billy Wrigglesworth and centre-forward Charlie Wayman in October,[8][9] followed by Scottish goalkeeper Ian Black in December.[10] All three played central roles in the second half of the season.[11]

During the season, 23 players appeared for Southampton in all competitions. Full-back Alf Ramsey featured in more games than any other player, being ever present in both the league and FA Cup with 46 appearances.[11] Charlie Wayman, who joined the club a few months after the season started, finished as Southampton's top scorer with 19 goals in all competitions – 17 in the league and two in the FA Cup.[11] The club attracted an average home league attendance at The Dell of 20,717 – the highest league attendance was 27,330 against West Bromwich Albion, although this was surpassed in the FA Cup fifth round against Swindon Town which was attended by 29,134.[12]

Second Division[edit]

Season summary[edit]

Southampton's start to the 1947–48 league campaign brought mixed fortunes. The side won just four of its first ten games, failing to pick up victories over recently promoted sides Doncaster Rovers (with whom they drew 1–1 in the opening fixture) and Cardiff City (by whom they were thrashed 1–5), which left them in the bottom half of the table.[13] The team's performances picked up starting in November after they had signed prolific Newcastle United centre-forward Charlie Wayman, who helped them secure wins against title challengers Birmingham City, as well as mid-table sides Barnsley and Luton Town.[14] In December, the club won three games in a row (including a season-record 6–1 return win over Doncaster) to reach the top five of the league table by Boxing Day.[14] In his first ten games at the Saints, Wayman scored eight times.[11]

With new signing Ian Black taking over in goal, Southampton started the new year on strong form, embarking on an unbeaten run of nine league games between 31 January and 29 March 1948; the run included a 5–1 home win over relegation-threatened Millwall, a 1–0 away win against Coventry City, and a 4–2 victory over eventual Second Division runners-up Newcastle United in which Wayman scored twice in three minutes against his former club.[15] By the end of March, Southampton were in the running for promotion to the First Division, however after two wins in early April against Barnsley and Plymouth Argyle, it was predicted by local newspaper the Southern Daily Echo that the team could "forget about promotion".[15] Four wins from their last five games saw Southampton climb from fifth to third, where they finished just four points behind second.[15]

Final league table[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Birmingham City (C, P) 42 22 15 5 55 24 2.292 59 Promotion to the First Division
2 Newcastle United (P) 42 24 8 10 72 41 1.756 56
3 Southampton 42 21 10 11 71 53 1.340 52
4 Sheffield Wednesday 42 20 11 11 66 53 1.245 51
5 Cardiff City 42 18 11 13 61 58 1.052 47
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Results by matchday[edit]

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundAHHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHHAAHAHHAAHAAHHA
ResultDWLWWLLDWLDWWLWLWLWDWWWLDLWWDWWDWDDLLWWWWD
Position1261254615147131298109988887756676554444445544333
Source: statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match results[edit]

23 August 1947 1 Doncaster Rovers 1–1 Southampton Doncaster
Maddison 37' Bradley 5' Stadium: Belle Vue
Attendance: 30,000
27 August 1947 2 Southampton 3–1 Sheffield Wednesday Southampton
Ramsey 57' (pen.)
Bradley 72' 89'		 Hunt 6' Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 16,751
30 August 1947 3 Southampton 1–2 Leeds United Southampton
Bradley 77' Short 40'
Wakefield 44'		 Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 20,801
1 September 1947 4 Sheffield Wednesday 1–2 Southampton Sheffield
Dailey 31' Bradley 33' 75' Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 23,077
6 September 1947 5 Southampton 1–0 Bury Southampton
Bradley 7' Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 17,617
8 September 1947 6 Cardiff City 5–1 Southampton Cardiff
Webber 20' (o.g.)
Rees
Richards 70'
Moore 		Day 49' Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 40,000
13 September 1947 7 West Ham United 2–0 Southampton London
Wood 3'
Hall 38'		 Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 20,709
17 September 1947 8 Southampton 2–2 Cardiff City Southampton
Bradley 22'
Day 73'		 McBennett 32', 67' Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 17,000
20 September 1947 9 Southampton 3–0 Chesterfield Southampton
Day 4', 13', 74' Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 18,590
27 September 1947 10 Millwall 3–0 Southampton London
Mansfield 57'
Jinks 83'
Woodward 88'		 Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 23,000
4 October 1947 11 Southampton 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur Southampton
Day 4' Duquemin 53' Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 23,480
11 October 1947 12 Fulham 0–2 Southampton London
Bates 16', 50' Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 24,437
18 October 1947 13 Southampton 3–1 Coventry City Southampton
Bates 26'
Ramsey 37' (pen.)
Wrigglesworth 71'		 Roberts 53' (pen.) Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 21,767
25 October 1947 14 Newcastle United 5–0 Southampton Newcastle upon Tyne
Milburn 30'
Stobbart 32'
Walker 53', 83'
Pearson 75'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 50,000
1 November 1947 15 Southampton 2–0 Birmingham City Southampton
Curts 5'
Ramsey 80' (pen.)		 Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 27,000
8 November 1947 16 West Bromwich Albion 1–0 Southampton West Bromwich
Smith 51' Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 35,000
15 November 1947 17 Southampton 4–1 Barnsley Southampton
Wayman
Wrigglesworth 39'
Bates 44'		 Robledo Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 21,563
22 November 1947 18 Plymouth Argyle 3–1 Southampton Plymouth
Squires 12'
Tadman 35'
Strauss 86'		 Wayman 23' Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 21,561
29 November 1947 19 Southampton 3–1 Luton Town Southampton
Curtis 12'
Wayman 43'
Ellerington 80'		 Soo 87' Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 18,369
6 December 1947 20 Brentford 2–2 Southampton London
Dawson 40'
Nelson 44'		 Day 46'
Wayman 47'		 Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 18,660
13 December 1947 21 Southampton 3–1 Leicester City Southampton
Wrigglesworth 10'
Bates 35'
Day 65'		 Adam 9' Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 18,441
20 December 1947 22 Southampton 6–1 Doncaster Rovers Southampton
Wayman 5', 77'
Curtis 15'
Ramsey 19'
Wrigglesworth 34'
Day 71'		 Gillespie 74' Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 17,925
26 December 1947 23 Bradford Park Avenue 1–3 Southampton Bradford
Downie Wayman 5', 79'
Ellerington 15' (pen.)		 Stadium: Horsfall Stadium
Attendance: 22,823
27 December 1947 24 Southampton 1–2 Bradford Park Avenue Southampton
Greenwood 80' (o.g.) Henry 44'
Donaldson 70'		 Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 24,734
3 January 1948 25 Leeds United 0–0 Southampton Leeds
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 23,194
17 January 1948 26 Bury 3–0 Southampton Bury
Bellis 25'
Halton (pen.)
Daniel 89'		 Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 13,679
31 January 1948 27 Southampton 3–1 West Ham United Southampton
Bates 25', 49'
Wayman 90'		 Wright 30' Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 20,178
14 February 1948 28 Southampton 5–1 Millwall Southampton
Bates 29', 36'
Day 46'
Wayman 54'
Grant 81'		 Mansfield 90' Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 19,625
21 February 1948 29 Tottenham Hotspur 0–0 Southampton London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 29,784
6 March 1948 30 Coventry City 0–1 Southampton Coventry
Scott 49' Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 23,687
13 March 1948 31 Southampton 4–2 Newcastle United Southampton
Scott 1'
Wayman 4', 7'
Grant 59'		 Sibley 46'
Milburn 88'		 Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 26,780
20 March 1948 32 Birmingham City 0–0 Southampton Birmingham
Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 42,000
26 March 1948 33 Southampton 2–1 Nottingham Forest Southampton
Wayman 18'
Scott 27'		 Lee Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 22,788
27 March 1948 34 Southampton 1–1 West Bromwich Albion Southampton
Scott 75' Rowley 65' Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 27,330
29 March 1948 35 Nottingham Forest 1–1 Southampton Nottingham
Wilkins 68' Ellerington 44' (pen.) Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 24,738
3 April 1948 36 Barnsley 2–1 Southampton Barnsley
Harston 55'
Griffiths 79'		 Grant 2' Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 20,000
10 April 1948 37 Southampton 2–3 Plymouth Argyle Southampton
Wayman 55' Edds 5', 13', 80' Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 20,544
14 April 1948 38 Chesterfield 0–1 Southampton Chesterfield
Wayman 27' Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 13,378
17 April 1948 39 Luton Town 0–2 Southampton Luton
Ramsey 13' (pen.)
Scott 74'		 Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 17,202
21 April 1948 40 Southampton 1–0 Fulham Southampton
Wayman 85' Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 15,280
24 April 1948 41 Southampton 2–1 Brentford Southampton
Grant 2', 82' Gibbons 44' Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 18,512
28 April 1948 42 Leicester City 0–0 Southampton Leicester
Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 17,874

FA Cup[edit]

Sunderland (10 January 1948)

Southampton entered the 1947–48 FA Cup in the third round, hosting First Division strugglers Sunderland – who had previously knocked the Saints out of the competition in 1931, 1932 and 1937 – on 10 January 1948. The first half saw both sides enjoying chances on the opposition's goal, with Sunderland initially dominating possession but frequently being denied by the Saints defence (including goalkeeper Ian Black, who was making his home debut).[16] The game remained goalless at half-time, after which the visiting side returned to piling on the pressure, almost scoring through three successive chances for Eddie Burbanks.[16] Around the hour mark, Charlie Wayman came close to scoring for the home side, but his shot hit the post and rebounded off a defender for a corner.[16] It was this set piece which ultimately led to the only goal of the game, when Southampton's Eric Day scrambled the ball into the Sunderland net for 1–0.[16] Both goalkeepers continued to perform in the closing minutes of the game to deny either side another chance.[16]

Blackburn Rovers (24 January 1948)

Another home tie in the fourth round two weeks later saw Southampton hosting Blackburn Rovers who, like Sunderland, were fighting against relegation from the top tier of the Football League. Despite starting well, the Saints went behind after just 11 minutes, when Rovers wing-half Jackie Campbell put the visitors ahead; just a minute later, however, the hosts responded and Eric Day scored an equaliser.[16] Both sides enjoyed a number of chances on goal throughout the rest of the first half, but it was Southampton who made it 2–1 through Charlie Wayman shortly before the break.[12] The home side enjoyed the majority of possession early in the second half, but it was Blackburn who scored next when Charlie McClelland equalised with a close range strike.[12] In the final five minutes, with Southampton on the back foot and a replay looking likely, Day scored his second and the Saints' third of the game to send the Hampshire side through to the fifth round of the FA Cup for the first time since 1927.[12]

Swindon Town (7 February 1948)

Southampton's fifth round tie saw them hosting yet again, this time with Third Division South side Swindon Town making the trip to The Dell, bringing "several thousand" fans to contribute to a season-high attendance of 29,134 (with "thousands" more denied entry).[12] Swindon were reduced to ten men after just eight minutes when right-back Harry Kaye injured his ankle; subsequently, Southampton broke the deadlock after 24 minutes when Charlie Wayman scored "one of the most remarkable goals ever seen in football", according to local newspaper the Southern Daily Echo.[12] Just over ten minutes after the half-time break, the hosts doubled their lead through George Curtis, who headed in from an Alf Ramsey free kick.[12] Two minutes later, it was 3–0 through a Jimmy Ithell own goal, caused by an attack by Wayman.[17]

Tottenham Hotspur (28 February 1948)

In their first sixth round home tie ever, Southampton hosted Second Division rivals Tottenham Hotspur on 28 February 1948. Both teams enjoyed spells of possession and goal-scoring chances in the first 45 minutes – Spurs almost went ahead through Ernie Jones and Len Duquemin on a number of occasions, while the Saints came close just before the break courtesy of a Ted Bates header which was just pushed onto the post by goalkeeper Ted Ditchburn.[17] The first half ended goalless, before Southampton increased the pressure in the second half with plenty of shots and corners in the Spurs half; George Curtis came closest to scoring, when his low shot was cleared off the line by Tottenham full-back Sid Tickridge.[17] It was the visitors, however, who scored the only goal of the fixture in the 75th minute, when Les Bennett scored a goal from 20 yards with his left foot, despite the assertion that he "couldn't kick a ball with his left foot" according to Southampton centre-half Joe Mallett.[18] Southampton were unable to respond and Tottenham went through.[18]

10 January 1948 Round 3 Southampton 1–0 Sunderland Southampton
Day Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 24,288
24 January 1948 Round 4 Southampton 3–2 Blackburn Rovers Southampton
Day 12', 85'
Wayman 		Campbell 11'
McClelland 		Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 24,274
7 February 1948 Round 5 Southampton 3–0 Swindon Town Southampton
Wayman 24'
Curtis 55'
Ithell 57' (o.g.)		 Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 29,134
28 February 1948 Round 6 Southampton 0–1 Tottenham Hotspur Southampton
Bennett 75' Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 28,425

Post-season friendlies[edit]

Following the end of the league campaign, Southampton embarked on a tour of Brazil to play eight friendly matches. The first four fixtures ended in losses: 0–4 at Fluminense, 1–3 at Botafogo (Bill Ellerington scoring the consolation for the visitors), 2–4 at São Paulo (Saints goals scored by Bill Rochford and Charlie Wayman), and 1–2 at Portuguesa (Wayman scoring for Southampton).[19] The travelling Saints won the next two matches, 2–1 against Corinthians with goals from Wilf Grant and George Curtis, and 3–1 against Flamengo thanks to goals from Wayman (twice) and Augie Scott.[19] The last two games of the Brazilian tour were a 1–2 loss at Vasco da Gama and a 1–1 draw with Minas Gerais (Wayman scored in both games).[19]

16 May 1948 Friendly Fluminense 4–0 Southampton Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
20 May 1948 Friendly Botafogo 3–1 Southampton Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Ellerington
25 May 1948 Friendly São Paulo 4–2 Southampton São Paulo, Brazil
Rochford
Wayman
29 May 1948 Friendly Portuguesa 2–1 Southampton
Wayman
2 June 1948 Friendly Corinthians 1–2 Southampton São Paulo, Brazil
Grant
Curtis
6 June 1948 Friendly Flamengo 1–3 Southampton Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Wayman
Scott
10 June 1948 Friendly Vasco da Gama 2–1 Southampton Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Wayman
13 June 1948 Friendly Minas Gerais 1–1 Southampton Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Wayman

Squad statistics[edit]

Name Pos. Nat. League FA Cup Total
Apps. Gls. Apps. Gls. Apps. Gls.
Ted Ballard FB England 7 0 0 0 7 0
Ted Bates FW England 22 10 4 0 26 10
George Beattie FW Scotland 1 0 0 0 1 0
Ian Black GK Scotland 17 0 4 0 21 0
Stan Clements HB England 13 0 0 0 13 0
George Curtis FW England 41 3 4 1 45 4
Eric Day FW England 35 10 4 3 39 13
Bill Ellerington FB England 9 3 1 0 10 3
George Ephgrave GK England 7 0 0 0 7 0
Wilf Grant FW England 19 5 1 1 20 6
Jack Gregory FB England 0 0 0 0 0 0
George Horsfall HB Australia 0 0 0 0 0 0
George Lewis FW Wales 15 0 0 0 15 0
Joe Mallett HB England 32 0 4 0 36 0
Alf Ramsey FB England 42 5 4 0 46 5
Bill Rochford FB England 35 0 3 0 38 0
Albie Roles FB England 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tommy Rudkin FW England 5 0 1 0 6 0
Augie Scott FW England 20 5 0 0 20 5
George Smith HB England 39 0 4 0 43 0
Len Stansbridge GK England 18 0 0 0 18 0
Bobby Veck FW England 6 0 0 0 6 0
Charlie Wayman FW England 27 17 4 2 31 19
Eric Webber HB England 29 0 4 0 33 0
Len Wilkins HB England 0 0 0 0 0 0
Billy Wrigglesworth FW England 12 4 2 0 14 4
Players with appearances who left the club before the end of the season
Jack Bradley FW England 11 8 0 0 11 8

Most appearances[edit]

No. Name Pos. Nat. League FA Cup Total
Apps. Mins. Apps. Mins. Apps. Mins. %
1 Alf Ramsey FB England 42 3,780 4 360 46 4,140 100%
2 George Curtis FW England 41 3,690 4 360 45 4,050 97.83%
3 George Smith HB England 39 3,510 4 360 43 3,870 93.48%
4 Eric Day FW England 35 3,150 4 360 39 3,510 84.78%
5 Bill Rochford FB England 35 3,150 3 270 38 3,420 82.61%
6 Joe Mallett HB England 32 2,880 4 360 36 3,240 78.26%
7 Eric Webber HB England 29 2,610 4 360 33 2,970 71.74%
8 Charlie Wayman FW England 27 2,430 4 360 31 2,790 67.39%
9 Ted Bates FW England 22 1,980 4 360 26 2,340 56.52%
10 Ian Black GK Scotland 17 1,530 4 360 21 1,890 45.65%

Top goalscorers[edit]

No. Name Pos. Nat. League FA Cup Total
Gls. Apps. Gls. Apps. Gls. Apps. GPG
1 Charlie Wayman FW England 17 27 2 4 19 31 0.61
2 Eric Day FW England 10 35 3 4 13 39 0.33
3 Ted Bates FW England 10 22 0 4 10 26 0.38
4 Jack Bradley FW England 8 11 0 0 8 11 0.73
5 Wilf Grant FW England 5 19 1 1 6 20 0.30
6 Augie Scott FW England 5 20 0 0 5 20 0.25
Alf Ramsey FB England 5 42 0 4 5 46 0.11
8 Billy Wrigglesworth FW England 4 12 0 2 4 16 0.29
George Curtis FW England 3 41 1 4 4 45 0.09
10 Bill Ellerington FB England 3 9 0 1 3 10 0.30

Transfers[edit]

Players transferred in
Date Pos. Name Club Fee Ref.
June 1947 FB England Ted Ballard England Leyton Orient Exchange[a] [6]
July 1947 FW England Augie Scott England Luton Town Free [5]
August 1947 FW Scotland George Beattie Scotland Rosemount Free [7]
August 1947 FW England George Curtis England Arsenal Exchange[b] [4]
August 1947 FW England Tommy Rudkin England Arsenal Exchange[b] [4]
October 1947 FW England Charlie Wayman England Newcastle United £10,000[c] [9]
October 1947 FW England Billy Wrigglesworth England Bolton Wanderers Exchange[d] [8]
December 1947 GK Scotland Ian Black Scotland Aberdeen £1,000 [10]
Players transferred out
Date Pos. Name Club Fee Ref.
August 1947 FW England Don Roper England Arsenal £12,000[b] [4]
October 1947 FW England Jack Bradley England Bolton Wanderers £8,000[d] [20]
Players released
Date Pos. Name Subsequent club Join date Ref.
Pre-season FW England Billy Bevis England Winchester City September 1947 [21]
Pre-season HB England Bill Bushby England Cowes Sports Late 1947 [22]
Pre-season HB England Ken Fisher England Watford August 1947 [23][24]
Pre-season FW England Alf Freeman England Crystal Palace August 1948 [25]

Footnotes[edit]

  1. ^ Ted Ballard transferred to Southampton in exchange for Bill Stroud moving to Leyton Orient.[6]
  2. ^ a b c George Curtis and Tommy Rudkin transferred to Southampton in exchange for £12,000 and Don Roper moving to Arsenal.[4]
  3. ^ Charlie Wayman's £10,000 transfer fee was a club record at the time.[9]
  4. ^ a b Billy Wrigglesworth transferred to Southampton in exchange for £8,000 and Jack Bradley moving to Bolton Wanderers.[8]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Southampton Complete History". Statto.com. Archived from the original on 1 October 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Season 1947-48". English League Tables, 1888-2008. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  3. ^ "England FA Challenge Cup 1947-48". England FA Challenge Cup Finals. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Don Roper". SaintsPlayers.co.uk. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Augie Scott". SaintsPlayers.co.uk. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  6. ^ a b c "Ted Ballard". SaintsPlayers.co.uk. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  7. ^ a b "George Beattie". SaintsPlayers.co.uk. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  8. ^ a b c "Billy Wrigglesworth". SaintsPlayers.co.uk. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  9. ^ a b c "Charlie Wayman". SaintsPlayers.co.uk. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  10. ^ a b "Ian Black". SaintsPlayers.co.uk. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  11. ^ a b c d Holley & Chalk 2003, p. 9
  12. ^ a b c d e f g Holley & Chalk 2003, p. 305
  13. ^ Holley & Chalk 2003, p. 6
  14. ^ a b Holley & Chalk 2003, p. 7
  15. ^ a b c Holley & Chalk 2003, p. 8
  16. ^ a b c d e f Holley & Chalk 2003, p. 304
  17. ^ a b c Holley & Chalk 2003, p. 306
  18. ^ a b Holley & Chalk 2003, p. 307
  19. ^ a b c Holley & Chalk 2003, p. 424
  20. ^ "Jack Bradley". SaintsPlayers.co.uk. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  21. ^ "Bill Bevis". SaintsPlayers.co.uk. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  22. ^ "Bill Bushby". SaintsPlayers.co.uk. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  23. ^ Holley & Chalk 2003, p. 4
  24. ^ Holley & Chalk 2003, p. 612
  25. ^ "Alf Freeman". SaintsPlayers.co.uk. Retrieved 11 August 2022.

Bibliography[edit]

  • Chalk, Gary; Holley, Duncan; Bull, David (November 2013), All the Saints: A Complete Players' Who's Who of Southampton FC, Bristol, England: Hagiology Publishing, ISBN 978-0-9926864-0-6
  • Holley, Duncan; Chalk, Gary (2003), Bull, David (ed.), In That Number: A Post-War Chronicle of Southampton FC, Bristol, England: Hagiology Publishing, ISBN 0-9534474-3-X
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