SFC Debut: Ipswich Town (H) 23rd January 2010

Striker Lee Barnard joined from Southend United for an undisclosed fee in the January 2010 transfer window.

He signed a two and a half year deal, on the back of scoring 17 goals in all competitions fot the Shrimpers in the first half of the 2009-10 season.

The Romford born front man started his career on the books of Tottenham Hotspur where he had a prolific goal scoring record at reserve team level and went on to make a handful of appearances for the first team in the Premier League.

He spent a series of loan spells across the English leagues before Spurs released him at the start of the 2008-09 campaign. Southend acquired his services and were rewarded when he scored 20 goals for them in his first season at Roots Hall.

Barnard made his Saints debut in a 2-1 win over Ipswich Town in the fourth round of the FA Cup where he completed 70 minutes of action on his St. Mary's bow. He went on to score a furtther nine times for Saints in 09/10 taking his final tally for the campaign to 26 goals.