It’ll be a day trip like no other for one Hampshire family.

Twelve members of the aptly named Saintys will travel to Wembley to watch Saints play on Sunday.

And with all members aged between 10 and 90 it will be something of a special day.

Lifelong Saints fan and grandfather of four Ted, 90, saw his team play for the very first time one Wednesday in 1940.

It was the start of WWII and his job as delivery boy for family grocers Sainty’s in Totton - which he’d had since the age of 10 - meant he could never make the Saturday matches.

Since then he’s supported the team through thick and thin - and of course saw them at Wembley in 1976, describing that as the “best match I’ve seen".

He will travel with wife Eunice, 85, son Matthew, daughter in law Laura, daughters Jane and Marie and sons in law Ray Baker, Melvyn Neate and grandchildren James, Frankie, Maddie and Tom - who are all season ticket holders except Eunice.

Ted said: “I’m so excited. You tell me if I could do anything better. We’ve managed to get a ticket for Eunice as well even though she hasn’t got a season ticket,” while daughter Jane added: “I just wish we had a better team.”

But it’s not the first time the family have shown their allegiance to the club. In 2015 they were invited to meet club chairman Ralph Kruger after Ted made an impassioned speech on a fan’s forum.

The family went in for a drink and a personal meeting before the Bournemouth game in November that year.

As we reported then, Krueger apologised on the evening that he was unable to give precise answers to questions posed by two other supporters, Nick Hodge and Keith Callaway.

“It was great to have a chance to speak with passionate supporters of the football club,” said Krueger.

“They are the most important thing to us and it was fantastic to hear their views and we will continue to work hard for them.”