Southampton: Three vital Saints wins in history on 28th April

SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND - APRIL 28: Billy Sharpe (TOP) of Southampton jumps on the back of goalscorer Jos Hooiveld after the third goal during the npower Championship match between Southampton and Coventry City at St Mary's Stadium on April 28, 2012 in Southampton, England. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)
SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND - APRIL 28: Billy Sharpe (TOP) of Southampton jumps on the back of goalscorer Jos Hooiveld after the third goal during the npower Championship match between Southampton and Coventry City at St Mary's Stadium on April 28, 2012 in Southampton, England. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)
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General view inside the stadium prior to the Premier League match between Southampton FC and Newcastle United. (Photo by Charlie Crowhurst/Getty Images)
General view inside the stadium prior to the Premier League match between Southampton FC and Newcastle United. (Photo by Charlie Crowhurst/Getty Images)

The postponement of the 2019/20 Premier League season has provided a lot of time for Southampton fans to look back at their favourite memories from following the club.

Whilst the last three years have seen the club scrapping it out at the bottom of the top-flight table, there were plenty of moments to cherish before that.

Successive promotions to the Premier League and wins galore were followed by four finishes of eighth, seventh, sixth and eighth from 2014 to 2017, with participation in the Europa League being the pinnacle.

One trend that has been big recently is looking back on big results and matches ‘on this day’, and this is what we are going to do in this article.

Here is our look back at three big wins for Saints on the 28th April from 2007, 2012 and 2018: