Like many a full-back, Gerry Forrest played his early football further upfield. He showed enough potential as a winger on Teesside for Rotherham United to sign him, just after his 20th birthday, in February 1977. He broke into the first team at the start of the following season – at right-back. Save when he was needed elsewhere in the defence, he made the No.2 shirt his own for the next eight ...
Browse through the profiles of every Saints player to have played competitive football from 1887, right up to the present day. Well over 1000 profiles (and growing) including full stats, photos and relevant press cuttings. This is THE place to explore the lives of the men who wore the red and white shirts …..even if it was only the once.
In short the ultimate historical archive for Saints fans who want to delve deeper into the careers and fate of those who represented the club they are so proud to support.
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