As Saints prepare to go to Turkey for their pre-season tour, the Echo looks back at pictures of the team’s trip to Sweden 20 years ago.

It was late July, and Gordon Strachan’s men had headed to cooler climes to warm up for the season ahead.

Saints kicked off their preparations for the new year with a polished performance and a 4-0 win over Jonkoping Sodra.

Anders Svensson and David Prutton hit the target twice as Saints looked sharp and incisive against the Swedish division two east leaders.

Daily Echo: Saints v Jonkoping Prutton fires home Saints second goal

Anders Svensson continued his goalscoring form as Saints came from behind to win their second pre-season friendly.

Second-half goals from Jo Tesem and Anders Svensson made the score 2-1 and ensured Saints avoided an embarrassing pre-season friendly loss to Swedish minnows Varnamo.

Daily Echo: Saints v Jonkoping Anders Svensson volleys the first goal

After a re-shuffle due to injuries, a different Saints team went on to face Halmstads for their final pre-season fixture in Sweden. But the reshuffling didn’t stop there as all 17 fit Saints were fielded.

But they struggled to find any real cohesion and lost the match 2-1.

The images in the gallery above were taken during the tour in Sweden.