HE WAS a stalwart for Saints for more than a decade.
Francis Benali made 389 appearances for the team during his career, and the former full-back turns 47 today.
- To mark the occasion we've put together a gallery of 47 pictures of Benali, which you can see here >>
They include pictures from his long career, and also from his exploits afterwards such as last year's Benali's Big Run when he ran between every Premier League ground to raise money for Cancer Research UK.
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