With the Saints youth academy producing a lot of good talent over the years I was wondering how many we can think of that have gone on to play top flight football either with or without Saints. Obviously you have Luke Shaw James Ward-Prowse Adam Lallana Alan Shearer Matt Le Tissier Theo Walcott Alex Oxlade Camberlain Gareth Bale But what about the players that started their youth career Saints that some of us may not have known had like Kevin Phillips Dennis Wise One I found was local lad Graham Roberts who had four years at Saints before going to Pompy to finish his youth career before making his name with Spurs. So any player that had a youth career at Saints and played in the top flight either with or without Saints list even ones you may think as obvious because some of us olddies may have forgotten. Right I will start with Callum Chambers Danny Wallace Rod Wallace Ray Wallace Over to you
The ones Alan Shearer keeps forgetting to mention when he talks about Saints being a model club. Terry Paine, John Sydenham, Mick Channon, Bobby Stokes, Nick Holmes, Steve Mills, and numerous others I can't remember off the top of my head from back then.
Kenwyne Jones Martin Cranie Leon Best Nathan Dyer Matt Mills went to Man City did he play any top flight games?
Had to look it up. Nope, he played in the top division, taking over from Francis Burns, of all people. Very sad story is his. Pretty much ends his top line professional football career with a serious car accident and then is diagnosed with leukaemia later. Died at 34. I hope he was able to pack a lifetime of experiences into those years. Remembered another one. Martin Chivers Lamb, I just saw that you got Nicky and Micky in before me.
Joseph mills went to reading when we were in the championship, dno if he made any appearances in the prem..
That one reason why I like doing a thread like this it brings back memories and a lot of old names. Tommy Widdrington Matt Oakley
