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Southampton
Southampton
Full name Southampton Football Club
Nickname(s) The Saints
Short name Southampton
Founded 21 November 1885
Ground St. Mary's Stadium
(Capacity: 32,505)
Owner Flag of Switzerland Katharina Liebherr
Chairman Flag of Canada Ralph Krueger
Head Coach Flag of Scotland Russell Martin
Current League Championship 
2022-23 Premier League, 20th (relegated)
Website Club home page
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Football current event Current season

Southampton Football Club is an English football club, nicknamed The Saints, based in the city of Southampton, Hampshire, who compete in the Championship.

The Saints' home ground is the St Mary's Stadium, where the club moved to in 2001 from The Dell. The club has been nicknamed "The Saints" since its inception in 1885 due to its history as a church football team, founded as St Mary's Church of England Young Men's Association (or St Mary's Y.M.A) and has since generally played in red and white shirts.

The club has a long standing rivalry with Portsmouth due to its close proximity and both cities' respective maritime history. Matches between the two sides are known as the South Coast Derby.

The club has won the FA Cup once in 1976, and their highest-ever league finish was second in the First Division in 1983–84. Southampton were relegated from the Premier League on 15 May 2005 ending 27 successive seasons of top division football for the club.

After three seasons playing in the Championship, the Saints were further relegated to League One in 2009. After two years playing football in the third tier, the club secured back to back promotions under the management of Nigel Adkins. Adkins was replaced in January 2013 by former Espanyol manager Mauricio Pochettino, who secured The Saints a 14th place finish in their first season back in the top flight and matched the club's best ever Premier League finish the following season at 8th spot, with a records point tally. At the end of the 2013–14 season, Pochettino accepted an offer to become coach of Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and bought out the remaining year of his contract with Southampton F.C. On 16 June 2014, Southampton proceeded to appoint the former Netherlands international, Ronald Koeman, who had managed Feyenoord until May 2014, as first-team manager to the Saints on a three-year contract.

Players[]

Current squad[]

As of 15 June 2023
No. Position Player
1 Flag of England GK Alex McCarthy
2 Flag of England DF Kyle Walker-Peters
4 Flag of Brazil DF Lyanco
5 Flag of England DF Jack Stephens
6 Flag of Croatia DF Duje Ćaleta-Car
7 Flag of Nigeria MF Joe Aribo
8 Flag of England MF James Ward-Prowse (captain)
9 Flag of England FW Adam Armstrong
10 Flag of Scotland FW Ché Adams
11 Flag of Croatia MF Mislav Oršić
12 Flag of Nigeria FW Paul Onuachu
13 Flag of Argentina GK Willy Caballero
14 Flag of England DF James Bree
15 Flag of France DF Romain Perraud
16 Flag of England DF Thierry Small
17 Flag of Scotland MF Stuart Armstrong
18 Flag of France FW Sékou Mara
No. Position Player
19 Flag of Mali MF Moussa Djenepo
20 Flag of Ghana MF Kamaldeen Sulemana
21 Flag of England DF Tino Livramento
22 Flag of Ghana DF Mohammed Salisu
23 Flag of England MF Samuel Edozie
26 Flag of Argentina MF Carlos Alcaraz
27 Flag of France MF Ibrahima Diallo
28 Flag of Spain DF Juan Larios
30 Flag of Poland GK Mateusz Lis
31 Flag of Republic of Ireland GK Gavin Bazunu
35 Flag of Poland DF Jan Bednarek
37 Flag of Germany DF Armel Bella-Kotchap
38 Flag of England DF Dynel Simeu
45 Flag of Belgium MF Roméo Lavia
Flag of Republic of Ireland MF Will Smallbone
Flag of England MF Nathan Tella

The Saints B team and Academy[]

Main article: Southampton F.C. B team and Academy

Southampton runs a highly successful youth academy, with a number of teams from ages eight to 23 years. Recent products of the club's youth system include England internationals Adam Lallana, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, James Ward-Prowse, Calum Chambers, Luke Shaw and Theo Walcott; Wales international winger Gareth Bale; and Ireland international striker Michael Obafemi.

Club alumni[]

Former players[]

Main article: Southampton F.C. players

Managers[]

Main article: Southampton F.C. managers

Honours[]

Domestic[]

Leagues[]

Football League Division One
  • Runners-up: 1983–84
Football League Division Two / Football League Championship
Football League Division Three / Football League One
Football League Third Division South
  • Champions: 1921–22
Southern League
  • Champions: 1896–97, 1897–98, 1898–99, 1900–01, 1902–03, 1903–04

Cups[]

FA Cup
League Cup
  • Finalists: 1979
FA Community Shield
  • Finalists: 1976
Football League Trophy
  • Winners: 2010
Zenith Data Systems Cup

European[]

Anglo-Italian League Cup

Other[]

Texaco Cup
Tennent Caledonian Cup
  • Winners: 1976
  • Finalists: 1978
Trofeo Ciudad de Vigo
  • Winners: 1983

External links[]

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Southampton F.C. squad - 2023–24

McCarthy •  Walker-Peters •  Lyanco •  Ćaleta-Car •  Aribo •  Ward-Prowse (c) •  A. Armstrong •  10 Adams •  11 Oršić •  12 Onuachu •  13 Caballero •  14 Bree •  15 Perraud •  17 S. Armstrong •  18 Mara •  19 Djenepo •  20 Sulemana •  21 Livramento •  22 Salisu •  23 Edozie •  24 Elyounoussi •  26 Alcaraz •  27 Diallo •  28 Larios •  31 Bazunu •  32 Walcott •  35 Bednarek •  37 Bella-Kotchap •  45 Lavia • 

Manager:  Flag of Scotland Russell Martin
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Southampton F.C. seasons

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Southampton F.C. squad seasons

1969-70 · 1978-79 · 1979-80 · 1980-81 · 1981-82 · 1982-83 · 1983-84 · 1984-85 · 1986-87 · 1987-88 · 1988-89 · 1989-90 · 1990-91 · 1991-92 · 1992-93 · 2011-12 · 2012-13 · 2013-14 · 2014-15 · 2015-16 · 2016-17 · 2017-18 · 2018-19 · 2019-20 ·

Southampton Football Club - Managers

Knight (1892–95s) • Robson (1895–96s) • McMinn (1896–97s) • Arnfield (1897–1911s) • Swift (1911–12) • Arnfield (1912–19s) • McIntyre (1919–24) • Goss (1924–1925s) • Chadwick (1925–31) • Kay (1931–36) • Goss (1936–37) • Parker (1937–43) • Dominy (1943–46) • Dodgin (1946–49) • Cann (1949–51) • Roughton (1952–55) • Bates (1955–73) • McMenemy (1973–85) • Nicholl (1985–91) • Branfoot (1991–94) • Ball (1994–95) • Merrington (1995–96) • Souness (1996–97) • Jones (1997–2000) • Hoddle (2000–01) • Gray (2001) • Strachan (2001–04) • Sturrock (2004) • Wigley (2004) • Redknapp (2004–05) • Bassett & Wise (2005c) • Burley (2005–08) • Gorman & Dodd (2008c) • Pearson (2008) • Poortvliet (2008–09) • Wotte (2009) • Pardew (2009–10) • Wilkins (2010c) • Adkins (2010–13) • Pochettino (2013–14) • Koeman (2014–16) • Puel (2014–17) • Pellegrino (2017–18) • Hughes (2018) • Davis (2018c) • Hasenhüttl (2018–22) • Jones (2022–23) • Sellés (2023) • Martin (2023–)

FA Cup winners

1872: Wanderers • 1873: Wanderers • 1874: Oxford University • 1875: Royal Engineers • 1876: Wanderers • 1877: Wanderers • 1878: Wanderers • 1879: Old Etonians • 1880: Clapham Rovers • 1881: Old Carthusians • 1882: Old Etonians • 1883: Blackburn Olympic • 1884: Blackburn Rovers • 1885: Blackburn Rovers • 1886: Blackburn Rovers • 1887: Aston Villa • 1888: West Bromwich Albion • 1889: Preston North End • 1890: Blackburn Rovers • 1891: Blackburn Rovers • 1892: West Bromwich Albion • 1893: Wolverhampton Wanderers • 1894: Notts County • 1895: Aston Villa • 1896: The Wednesday • 1897: Aston Villa • 1898: Nottingham Forest • 1899: Sheffield United • 1900: Bury • 1901: Tottenham Hotspur • 1902: Sheffield United • 1903: Bury • 1904: Manchester City • 1905: Aston Villa • 1906: Everton • 1907: The Wednesday • 1908: Wolverhampton Wanderers • 1909: Manchester United • 1910: Newcastle United • 1911: Bradford City • 1912: Barnsley • 1913: Aston Villa • 1914: Burnley • 1915: Sheffield United • 1920: Aston Villa • 1921: Tottenham Hotspur • 1922: Huddersfield Town • 1923: Bolton Wanderers • 1924: Newcastle United • 1925: Sheffield United • 1926: Bolton Wanderers • 1927: Cardiff City • 1928: Blackburn Rovers • 1929: Bolton Wanderers • 1930: Arsenal • 1931: West Bromwich Albion • 1932: Newcastle United • 1933: Everton • 1934: Manchester City • 1935: Sheffield Wednesday • 1936: Arsenal • 1937: Sunderland • 1938: Preston North End • 1939: Portsmouth • 1946: Derby County • 1947: Charlton Athletic • 1948: Manchester United • 1949: Wolverhampton Wanderers • 1950: Arsenal • 1951: Newcastle United • 1952: Newcastle United • 1953: Blackpool • 1954: West Bromwich Albion • 1955: Newcastle United • 1956: Manchester City • 1957: Aston Villa • 1958: Bolton Wanderers • 1959: Nottingham Forest • 1960: Wolverhampton Wanderers • 1961: Tottenham Hotspur • 1962: Tottenham Hotspur • 1963: Manchester United • 1964: West Ham United • 1965: Liverpool • 1966: Everton • 1967: Tottenham Hotspur • 1968: West Bromwich Albion • 1969: Manchester City • 1970: Chelsea • 1971: Arsenal • 1972: Leeds United • 1973: Sunderland • 1974: Liverpool • 1975: West Ham United • 1976: Southampton • 1977: Manchester United • 1978: Ipswich Town • 1979: Arsenal • 1980: West Ham United • 1981: Tottenham Hotspur • 1982: Tottenham Hotspur • 1983: Manchester United • 1984: Everton • 1985: Manchester United • 1986: Liverpool • 1987: Coventry City • 1988: Wimbledon • 1989: Liverpool • 1990: Tottenham Hotspur • 1991: Liverpool • 1992: Arsenal • 1993: Arsenal • 1994: Manchester United • 1995: Everton • 1996: Manchester United • 1997: Chelsea • 1998: Arsenal • 1999: Manchester United • 2000: Chelsea • 2001: Liverpool • 2002: Arsenal • 2003: Arsenal • 2004: Manchester United • 2005: Arsenal • 2006: Liverpool • 2007: Chelsea • 2008: Portsmouth • 2009: Chelsea • 2010: Chelsea • 2011: Manchester City • 2012: Chelsea • 2013: Wigan Athletic • 2014: Arsenal • 2015: Arsenal • 2016: Manchester United • 2017: Arsenal • 2018: Chelsea • 2019: Manchester City • 2020: Arsenal • 2021: Leicester City • 2022: Liverpool • 2023: Manchester City •

Football League Trophy winners

1984: Bournemouth • 1985: Wigan Athletic • 1986: Bristol City • 1987: Mansfield Town • 1988: Wolverhampton Wanderers • 1989: Bolton Wanderers • 1990: Tranmere Rovers • 1991: Birmingham City • 1992: Stoke City • 1993: Port Vale • 1994: Swansea City • 1995: Birmingham City • 1996: Rotherham United • 1997: Carlisle United • 1998: Grimsby Town • 1999: Wigan Athletic • 2000: Stoke City • 2001: Port Vale • 2002: Blackpool • 2003: Bristol City • 2004: Blackpool • 2005: Wrexham • 2006: Swansea City • 2007: Doncaster Rovers • 2008: Milton Keynes Dons • 2009: Luton Town • 2010: Southampton • 2011: Carlisle United • 2012: Chesterfield • 2013: Crewe Alexandra • 2014: Peterborough United • 2015: Bristol City • 2016: Barnsley • 2017: Coventry City • 2018: Lincoln City • 2019: Portsmouth • 2020: Salford City • 2021: Sunderland • 2022: Rotherham United •

Football League Championship EFL Championship 2023–24

Birmingham City · Blackburn Rovers · Bristol City · Cardiff City · Coventry City · Huddersfield Town · Hull City · Ipswich Town · Leeds United · Leicester City · Middlesbrough · Millwall · Norwich City · Plymouth Argyle · Preston North End · Queens Park Rangers · Rotherham United · Sheffield Wednesday · Southampton · Stoke City · Sunderland · Swansea City · Watford · West Bromwich Albion

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