SOUTHAMPTON’S CUP FINALS

2010 Johnstone’s Paint Trophy Saints 4 Carlisle 1

Future England stars Rickie Lambert and Adam Lallana netted as Saints were cheered on by the majority of a 73,476 Wembley crowd, with Papa Waigo and loanee Michail Antonio also on target.

2003 FA Cup Saints 0 Arsenal 1

Saints disposed of Manchester United and Chelsea on the way but were sunk by a Robert Pires first-half goal at Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium – although Ashley Cole had to clear off the line in stoppage time.

1979 League Cup Saints 2 Nottingham Forest 3

David Peach fired Saints in front at Wembley but a Garry Birtles double and another from Tony Woodcock for holders and soonto-be Euro champs Forest meant Nick Holmes’ late reply was just a consolation.

1976 FA Cup Saints 1 Man United 0

Peter Rodrigues (below) received the trophy after Bobby Stokes beat United keeper Alex Stepney with a low left-footer from outside the box to win it for the underdogs and be immortalised on the south coast.

1902 FA Cup Saints 1 Sheffield United 2 (replay after 1-1 draw)

Saints became the last non-league team to reach the final but were edged out by a Blades team containing Alf Common, who would soon become football’s first £1,000 player.

1900 Saints 0 Bury 4

Almost 70,000 were at Crystal Palace to witness a one-sided contest between two big-final debutants.