After defeat by Blackpool, Southampton manager Ted Bates tried to sign a player to boost their midfield, having an offer of £75,000 for Howard Kendall rejected by Preston.
[6] On 2 October 1971, he broke his leg in a collision with Arsenal's goalkeeper Bob Wilson, thus ending a sequence of 50 consecutive appearances.
The Saints were having a mediocre season in Division 2, but on 3 January 1976, in an FA Cup third round match at the Dell, Saints were 1–0 down against Aston Villa when, in the 89th minute of the game the ball fell to him on the edge of the area and he swung his left boot, with the ball flying into the corner of the net.
Fisher had played in all the rounds up to the semi-final, but had to withdraw from the starting line-up, in favour of Paul Gilchrist, with a pelvic strain.
[1] By this time, Steve Williams was beginning to make a name for himself in midfield and shortly afterwards Saints signed Fisher's former Blackpool teammate, Alan Ball.
[11][12] As the pairing of Ball and Williams became a virtual fixture in midfield, Fisher became a regular in the reserves, together with several other members of the team that had won the cup only a season earlier.
Unfortunately, however, his efforts were not enough to keep Southport in the Football League and they were not re-elected to the Fourth Division at the end of the 1977–78 season and were replaced by Wigan Athletic.