Southampton Football Club is a professional English football team, nicknamed The Saints and based in the city of Southampton. The club currently plays in the Championship, since relegation from the Premier League in 2005. Their home ground is the St Mary's Stadium, where the club moved to in 2001 from The Dell. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Football club names are a part of the sports culture, reflecting century-old traditions. ... The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1885 throughout the world. ... St Marys Stadium is the home stadium of Southampton F.C.. The Saints have been in residence since August 2001 when they moved from the The Dell, which for the final years of its life, held just over 15,000 spectators - less than half the size of the new... For other uses, see Southampton (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Rungnado May Day Stadium is the worlds largest football stadium. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Nigel Graham Pearson (born August 21, 1963) is an English former football player, who played as a defender for Shrewsbury Town, Sheffield Wednesday and Middlesbrough before going in to management. ... The Football League Championship (often referred to as The Championship for short, or the Coca-Cola Football League Championship for sponsorship reasons) is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League. ... The 2007–08 season is the 128th season of competitive football in England. ... Image File history File links Kit_left_arm_blackredshoulders. ... Image File history File links body of kit template - modified to include white stripes File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Kit_right_arm_blackredshoulders. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... soccer jersey left arm with white shoulders File links The following pages link to this file: Oldham Athletic A.F.C. IFK Göteborg Malmö FF Template talk:Football kit Assyriska Helsingborgs IF Åtvidabergs FF User:Johan Elisson/football kits Categories: GFDL images | Football kit templates ... soccer jersey with white shoulders File links The following pages link to this file: Oldham Athletic A.F.C. IFK Göteborg Template talk:Football kit Assyriska Helsingborgs IF Åtvidabergs FF User:Johan Elisson/football kits Categories: GFDL images | Football kit templates ... soccer jersey right arm with white shoulders File links The following pages link to this file: Oldham Athletic A.F.C. IFK Göteborg Malmö FF Template talk:Football kit Assyriska Helsingborgs IF Åtvidabergs FF User:Johan Elisson/football kits Categories: GFDL images | Football kit templates ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... This is a list of football clubs located in England and the leagues and divisions they play in (though note that not all play in the English football league system). ... For other uses, see Southampton (disambiguation). ... The Football League Championship (often referred to as The Championship for short, or the Coca-Cola Football League Championship for sponsorship reasons) is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League. ... For other sports leagues which may be referred to by this name, see List of professional sports leagues. ... The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 2005 throughout the world. ... St Marys Stadium is the home stadium of Southampton F.C.. The Saints have been in residence since August 2001 when they moved from the The Dell, which for the final years of its life, held just over 15,000 spectators - less than half the size of the new... The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 2001 throughout the world. ...

The first team is currently being managed by Nigel Pearson who took over managerial duties in February 2008. The club captain is midfielderYoussef Safri and the chairman is Leon Crouch. Nigel Graham Pearson (born August 21, 1963) is an English former football player, who played as a defender for Shrewsbury Town, Sheffield Wednesday and Middlesbrough before going in to management. ... Youssef Safri (Arabic: ‎) (born January 3, 1977) is a Moroccan international football player who currently plays for Southampton in the English Football League Championship. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

The club has won the FA Cup once, and their highest-ever league finish was second in the top flight. This article is about the English FA Cup. ...

The club is owned by parent company Southampton Leisure Holdings PLC, which is listed on the Alternative Investments Market. Southampton Leisure Holdings PLC is the parent company of Southampton Football Club Ltd. ... The Alternative Investments Market (AIM) is a sub-market of the London Stock Exchange, allowing smaller companies to float shares with a more flexible regulatory system than is applicable to the Main Market. ...

History

Main article: History of Southampton F.C.

In 2001 the move from The Dell to the new Friends Provident St Mary's Stadium was deemed to be a spiritual homecoming for Southampton F.C., because of the new stadium's proximity to St Mary's, the church where the club was founded in 1885 by members of the St Mary's Church of England Young Men's Association. Southampton Football Club is a professional football club that was formed in 1885. ... St Marys Stadium is the home stadium of Southampton F.C.. The Saints have been in residence since August 2001 when they moved from the The Dell, which for the final years of its life, held just over 15,000 spectators - less than half the size of the new... The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1885 throughout the world. ...

St Mary's Y.M.A., as they were usually referred to in the local press, played most of their early games on The Common, and games were not infrequently interrupted by pedestrian insistent on exercising their right to roam. More important matches, such as cup games, were played either at the County Cricket Ground in Northlands Road or the Antelope Cricket Ground in St Mary's Road.

The club was originally known as St. Mary's Young Men's Association F.C. (usually abbreviated to "St. Mary's Y.M.A.") and then became simply St. Mary's F.C. in 1887-88, before adopting the name Southampton St. Mary's when the club joined the Southern League in 1894. After they won the Southern League title in 1896-97, the club became a limited company and changed their name to Southampton F.C. The 1887-1888 season was the seventeenth season of competitive football (soccer) in England. ... For other uses, see Southern Football League (disambiguation). ... The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1894 throughout the world. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ...

They won the Southern League championship for 3 years running between 1897 and 1899 and again in 1901, 1903 and 1904. It is proposed that this article be deleted, because of the following concern: Tis empty of content, alas! If you can address this concern by improving, copyediting, sourcing, renaming or merging the page, please edit this page and do so. ... It is proposed that this article be deleted, because of the following concern: Tis empty of content, alas! If you can address this concern by improving, copyediting, sourcing, renaming or merging the page, please edit this page and do so. ... The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1901 throughout the world. ... The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1903 throughout the world. ... The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1904 throughout the world. ...

That success spanned some major changes for the Saints as they moved to a newly-built £10,000 stadium called The Dell, to the North West of the city centre in 1898. Although they would spend the next 103 years there, the future was far from certain in those early days and the club had to rent the premises first before they could stump up the cash to buy the stadium in the early part of the 20th century.

Good omens were quick to arrive though and before the 19th century was out the South Coast was given a taste of things to come as they reached the first of their four FA Cup Finals in 1900. On that day they went down 4-0 to Bury and two years later they would suffer a similar fate at the hands of Sheffield United as they were beaten 2-1 in a replay of the 1902 final, but it had given the club a thirst for the big occasion – albeit one that would not be truly satisfied for over 7 decades. For information on FA Cup Final Referees, see FA Cup Final Referees. ... The 1900 FA Cup Final was contested by Bury and Southampton at Crystal Palace. ... For the team from Bury St Edmunds, see Bury Town F.C.. Bury Football Club are an English association football team based in Bury, Greater Manchester. ... Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire. ... The 1902 FA Cup Final was contested by Sheffield United and Southampton at Crystal Palace. ...

Joining the Football League

After the First World War, when many teams were broken up by the call of National Service, Saints joined the newly-formed Football League Division 3 in 1920 which split into South and North sections a year later. The 1920-21 season ended in triumph with promotion and marked the beginning of a 31-year stay in Division 2. “The Great War ” redirects here. ... The Football League Third Division South was a level of English professional football which ran in parallel to Third Division North from 1921 to 1958. ... The Third Division North of The Football League was a level in English association football, which ran parallel to Third Division South from 1921 to 1958. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... From 1892 until 1992, the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football. ...

In 1925 and 1927, they reached the semi-finals of the F.A. Cup, losing 2-0 and 2-1 to Sheffield United and Arsenal respectively. Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire. ... Arsenal Football Club (also known as Arsenal, The Arsenal or The Gunners) are an English professional football club based in Holloway, north London. ...

Saints were briefly forced to switch home matches to the ground of their local rivals Portsmouth F.C. at Fratton Park during the Second World War when a bomb landed on The Dell pitch in November 1940, leaving an 18-foot crater which damaged an underground culvert and flooded the pitch. Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the south coast island city of Portsmouth. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000...

Post-war years

Promotion was narrowly missed in 1947-48 when they finished in third place, a feat repeated the following season (despite having an 8 point lead with 8 games to play) whilst in 1949-50 they were to be denied promotion by 0.06 of a goal, missing out on second place to Sheffield United. In the 1948-49 and 1949-50 seasons, Charlie Wayman rattled in a total of 56 goals. Then relegation in 1953 sent Saints sliding back into Division 3 (South). The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire. ... Charles Wayman (16 May 1922 - 25 February 2006) was an English footballer. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ...

It took until 1960 for Saints to regain Division 2 status with Derek Reeves plundering 39 of the champions’ 106 league goals. On 27 April 1963 a crowd of 68,000 at Villa Park saw them lose 1-0 to Manchester United in the FA Cup semi-final. The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... Derek Reeves is a former footballer, who has played for Southampton F.C. During his career with the club, which lasted 8 years from 1945 to 1956, he scored 145 league goals placing him 6th on the clubs list of all-time goalscorers. ... is the 117th day of the year (118th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Villa Park is a football stadium in the district of Aston, in Birmingham, England. ... Manchester Uniteds emblem Manchester United F.C. (often abbreviated to Man United or just Man U, pronounced man-yoo) is an English football club based at Old Trafford in Greater Manchester. ...

Reaching the First Division

The dream of Division 1 football at the Dell for the first time was finally realised in 1966 when Ted Bates’ team were promoted as runners-up, with Martin Chivers scoring 30 of Saints' 85 league goals. Promotion was a never-to-be-forgotten achievement. The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... Edric Thornton (Ted) Bates MBE , born Thetford, 3 May 1918 and died 28 November 2003, was a former Southampton F.C. player, manager, director and president which earned him the sobriquet . ... Martin Harcourt Chivers (born 27 April 1945 in Southampton, Hampshire, England) was an English professional footballer in the 1960s and 1970s. ...

For the following campaign Ron Davies arrived to score 43 goals in his first season as Saints scored 74 league goals, conceding 92. Saints stayed among the elite for eight years, with the highest finishing position being 7th place in 1968-69 and again in 1970-71. These finishes were high enough for them to qualify for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup in 1969-70 (going out in Round 3 to Newcastle United) and its successor, the UEFA Cup in 1971-72, when they went out in the First Round to Athletic Bilbao. Ronald (Ron) Tudor Davies, born Holywell, Flintshire, Wales on 25 May 1942 was a football centre-forward who played most of his career for Southampton FC in the English League Division 1, and also for Wales. ... The Inter-Cities Fairs Cup was a European football competition played between 1955 and 1970. ... The twelfth Inter-Cities Fairs Cup was played over the 1969-70 season. ... For the Australian club, see Newcastle United Jets. ... The UEFA Cup (also known as European Cup 3, CE3 or C3) is a football competition for European club teams, organized by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). ... The UEFA Cup 1971-72 was won by Tottenham Hotspur over Wolverhampton Wanderers on aggregate. ... Athletic Club is a Spanish football club from Bilbao in Biscay, Basque Country, Spain. ...

In December 1973, long term manager Ted Bates stood down to be replaced by Lawrie McMenemy who was unable to prevent The Saints becoming the first victims of the new 3-down relegation system in 1974 when they were relegated, along with Manchester United and Norwich City. Lawrie McMenemy MBE (b. ... The 1973-74 season the 94th season of competitive football in England. ... MUFC redirects here. ... Norwich City Football Club (also known as The Canaries) is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. ...

Cup glory

Under Lawrie McMenemy's management, Saints started to rebuild in Division 2, capturing players such as Peter Osgood, Jim McCalliog, Jim Steele and Peter Rodrigues (captain) and their greatest moment came in 1976, when they reached the FA Cup Final, playing Manchester United at Wembley, and surprised all observers by beating much-fancied United 1-0 thanks to a goal from Bobby Stokes. They were only the second team outside the First Division to have won the FA Cup, the first having been Sunderland. Lawrie McMenemy MBE (b. ... Peter Osgood (February 20, 1947 - March 1, 2006) played football in the Football League in the 1960s and 1970s. ... Jim McCalliog (born 23 September 1946 in Glasgow) is a former Scottish footballer who played for Sheffield Wednesday, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Manchester United and Southampton. ... Jim Steele is a former footballer, who has played for Southampton F.C. in the 1976 FA Cup Final Categories: | ... Peter Joseph Rodrigues (born 21 January 1944, Cardiff, Wales) is a retired footballer, best remembered as the captain of Southamptons 1976 FA Cup winning team. ... The 1976 FA Cup Final took place on 1 May, 1976 at Wembley Stadium. ... Wembley Stadium was a football stadium located in Wembley, London. ... Bobby Stokes, footballer 1951-1995. ...

The following season, they played in Europe again in the Cup Winners' Cup, reaching Round 3 where they lost 2-3 on aggregate to Anderlecht. The season 1976-77 of the European Cup Winners Cup was won by Hamburger SV in the final against defending champions RSC Anderlecht. ... Current season Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht, usually known as Anderlecht, is a Belgian football club from the Brussels Capital Region. ...

Return to Division One

In 1977-78, captained by Alan Ball, Saints finished runners-up in Division 2 (behind Bolton Wanderers) and returned to Division 1. They finished comfortably in 14th place in their first season back in the top flight. The following season they returned to Wembley in the final of the League Cup when they acquitted themselves well, losing 3-2 to Nottingham Forest. The 1977-1978 season was the 98th season of competitive football (soccer) in England, from August 1977 to July 1978: // Overview Wimbledon play their first season in the Football League, replacing Workington. ... For other persons of the same name, see Alan Ball. ... Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional football club based in Lostock, in the Borough of Bolton, England. ... The Carling Cup Trophy The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition. ... Nottingham Forest Football Club are an English professional football club based at The City Ground in West Bridgford a suburb of Nottingham, England. ...

In 1980, McMenemy made his finest signing, capturing the "European Footballer of the Year" Kevin Keegan. Although Keegan's Southampton career only lasted two years, Saints fielded an attractive side also containing Alan Ball, Ted MacDougall, Phil Boyer, Mick Channon and Charlie George and in 1980-81 they scored 76 goals, finishing in 6th place, then their highest league finish. Joseph Kevin Keegan, OBE (born 14 February 1951 in Armthorpe, Doncaster, England)[1] is a former footballer, former England national team coach and the current manager of Newcastle United. ... Phil Boyer born Nottingham 25 January 1949 is a former professional footballer who played for various clubs during his career, including Southampton, Norwich City, Bournemouth and Manchester City. ... Michael Roger Mick Channon (born 28 November 1948 in Orcheston, Wiltshire, United Kingdom) is a sportsman who enjoyed a career as a feared football goalscorer with Southampton and England in the 1970s and later became a hugely successful racehorse trainer. ... Frederick Charles Charlie George (born October 10, 1950) is an English former footballer. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards and make it more accessible to a general audience, this article may require cleanup. ...

Southampton continued to progress well under McMenemy's stewardship, and with a team containing Peter Shilton, Nick Holmes, David Armstrong, top-scorer Steve Moran and Danny Wallace reached their highest ever league finish as runners-up in 1983-84[1] (3 points behind the champions Liverpool) as well as reaching the semi-final of the F.A. Cup losing 1-0 to Everton at Highbury Stadium. Peter Leslie Shilton OBE (born Leicester, England, 18 September 1949) was an outstanding goalkeeper who holds the record for playing more games than any other player. ... Nick Holmes (born England, January 7, 1971) is a British singer and current vocalist of band Paradise Lost. ... David Armstrong, born Durham, 26 December 1954 is a former footballer who played most of his career for Middlesbrough (from 1972-1981), before moving to Southampton in August 1981 where he played for a further 6 seasons. ... Steve Moran was a pacy mobile striker who was one of the stars for Southampton during the mid 1980s. ... Danny Wallace (born January 21, 1964) was an English footballer who played for Southampton and Manchester United. ... // First Division Liverpool had a great first season under the management of Joe Fagan as they wrapped up their third successive league title and the 15th in their history. ... Liverpool Football Club are an English professional football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside, who play in the Premier League; they are historically the most successful club in the history of English football, having won more trophies than any other English club. ... Everton Football Club is an English football club located in the city of Liverpool. ... Arsenal Stadium is a football stadium in London, which was the home ground of Arsenal Football Club between 6 September 1913 and 7 May 2006. ...

They finished fifth the following year, but as a result of the Heysel Disaster all English clubs were banned from European competition - had it not been for this, then Southampton would have qualified for the UEFA Cup once again. The Heysel Stadium disaster took place at the 1985 football European Cup final at the Heysel Stadium in Brussels, Belgium. ... The UEFA Cup (also known as European Cup 3, CE3 or C3) is a football competition for European club teams, organized by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). ...

After McMenemy

Lawrie McMenemy left at the end of the 1984-85 season to be succeeded by Chris Nicholl, who was sacked after six years in charge despite preserving the club's top flight status. He was replaced by Ian Branfoot, who until the end of the 1990-91 season had been assistant manager to Steve Coppell at Crystal Palace. By this stage a key player in the Southampton lineup was Guernsey-born striker Matthew Le Tissier, one of the best-loved players in Saints' recent history. He was voted PFA Young Player of the Year in 1990 and later made eight appearances for the England team— he finally retired in 2002 at the age of 33 and now frequently works in TV commentary. Chris Nicholl (born 1946) was a Southampton player during the 1970s. ... Ian Branfoot managed Fulham Football Club for two seasons in the early 1990s. ... Stephen James Coppell (born 9 July 1955 in Norris Green, Liverpool) is the manager of Reading Football Club. ... Crystal Palace Football Club is an English professional football team based in the London Borough of Croydon. ... Matthew Paul Matt Le Tissier (born 14 October 1968) is a retired footballer who played for Southampton and England. ... The PFA Young Player of the Year is awarded at the end of every English football season, by the members of the Professional Footballers Association, the players union. ...

Southampton in the Premiership

Southampton were founding members of the Premiership in 1992-93, having played in the top flight of English football since 1978. In May 2005 they were relegated to the 2nd tier of English football for the first time in 27 years.

Ian Branfoot was sacked in January 1994 with Southampton battling relegation. He was replaced by Exeter manager Alan Ball. Ball secured the Saints' survival for the 1993-94 season and guided them to a respectable tenth-place finish in the Premiership in 1994-95, with inspirational performances from Matthew Le Tissier. But amidst rumours of lack of support from the Board, Ball was lured to Manchester City in the summer of 1995 and Southampton turned to long-serving coach David Merrington to take charge of the team in 1995-96. Southampton finished 17th with 38 league points, avoiding relegation on goal difference. Two important wins during the final weeks of the season did much to ensure that Saints and not Manchester City would achieve Premiership survival. First came a 3-1 home win over eventual double winners Manchester United, then came a 1-0 away win over relegated Bolton Wanderers. Merrington was dismissed a few days after the end of the season and replaced by former Liverpool and Rangers manager Graeme Souness. For other persons of the same name, see Alan Ball. ... Matthew Paul Matt Le Tissier (born 14 October 1968) is a retired footballer who played for Southampton and England. ... Manchester City Football Club is an English professional football club based in the city of Manchester. ... David Merrington is a former football manager in England. ... Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional football club based in Lostock, in the Borough of Bolton, England. ... Liverpool Football Club are an English professional football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside, who play in the Premier League; they are historically the most successful club in the history of English football, having won more trophies than any other English club. ... For other uses, see Rangers F.C. (disambiguation). ... Graeme James Souness (IPA: []) (born 6 May 1953 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish former professional football player and manager. ...

Southampton fared little better in 1996-97 despite the arrival of Souness, whose track record included two Scottish league titles with Rangers and an FA Cup victory with Liverpool. He resigned after just one season in charge, which had seen Southampton finish 16th in the Premiership, and Southampton's directors turned to Dave Jones — one of the most respected managers outside the Premiership who had won promotion to Division One with Stockport County as well as reaching the League Cup semi finals. Dave Jones (born August 17, 1956 in Liverpool) is an English football manager currently in charge of Cardiff City F.C. // Playing career Like most professional managers in the game, he enjoyed a career as a player in his early years. ... Stockport County Football Club are an English football club based in Stockport, England. ...

With such an inexperienced manager, Southampton were tipped by many observers to be relegated from the Premiership in 1997-98. But thanks to the addition of young striker Kevin Davies, and the acquisition of a few others, Southampton achieved a respectable 11th place finish in the table. Their form dipped in 1998-99 but they again avoided relegation on the last day of the season after a late run of good results. (The so-called "Great Escape".) In 1999 Southampton were given the go-ahead to build a new 32,000-seat stadium in the St Mary's area of the city, a welcome move after playing in the cramped Dell since 1898. This article is about the football player. ...

During the 1999-2000 season, Dave Jones quit as Southampton manager to concentrate on a court case after he was accused of abusing children at the children's home where he had worked during the 1980s. The accusations were later proved to be groundless but it was too late to save Jones's career as Southampton manager and he was succeeded by ex-England team manager Glenn Hoddle. Glenn Hoddle (born October 27, 1957 in Hayes, London) is a football manager and former player for Tottenham Hotspur and England. ...

Glenn Hoddle helped keep Southampton well clear of the Premiership drop zone but having received an offer from a higher profile club, he moved to Tottenham Hotspur just before the end of the 2000-01 season. He was replaced by first-team coach Stuart Gray, who oversaw the relocation to the St Mary's Stadium for the 2001-02 season. At the end of the 2000-01 season, in the last competitive match at the Dell, talismanic Matthew Le Tissier came on late to strike the last ever goal at that famous and much-loved old stadium in sublime fashion. Southampton finished the match 3-2 against Arsenal, providing a fairy-tale ending to the days at The Dell. But Gray was sacked after a disastrous start to the following season, and in came ex-Coventry manager Gordon Strachan as his replacement. Current season Tottenham Hotspur Football Club is an English professional football club which currently plays in the Premier League. ... Stuart Gray was manager of Southampton F.C. for a brief period in 2001. ... Matthew Paul Matt Le Tissier (born 14 October 1968) is a retired footballer who played for Southampton and England. ... Arsenal Football Club (also known as Arsenal, The Arsenal or The Gunners) are an English professional football club based in Holloway, north London. ... Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip, is an association football club based in Coventry, England. ... Gordon David Strachan /strÉ”:n/ OBE (born 9 February 1957, in Edinburgh) is a retired Scottish football player, and is now a football manager. ...

Gordon Strachan did much to revitalise Southampton during the 2001-02 season, and they finished in a secure 11th place in the final table. They did even better in 2002-03, finished eighth in the Premiership and coming runners-up in the FA Cup to Arsenal (after losing 1-0 at the Millennium Stadium). Arsenal Football Club (also known as Arsenal, The Arsenal or The Gunners) are an English professional football club based in Holloway, north London. ... The Millennium Stadium (Welsh: Stadiwm y Mileniwm), is the national stadium of Wales, located in the capital Cardiff, and is used primarily for rugby union and football home internationals. ...

Strachan resigned in March 2004 (to take a break from football) and was replaced by Paul Sturrock, who had been in the process of guiding Plymouth Argyle to their second promotion in three seasons. However, rumours of player dissatisfaction and personal problems dogged Sturrock, and he was replaced just five months later by reserve team coach Steve Wigley. Wigley's tenure proved disastrous, with Southampton slipping further and further down the Premiership table. Frenchman Christian Damiano was brought in to assist, but after a run of only one win in 14 games, both men's contracts were terminated. Paul Whitehead Sturrock (born 10 October 1956 in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) is the current manager of Swindon Town and the former manager of Sheffield Wednesday, Southampton, Plymouth Argyle, Dundee United and St Johnstone. ... For details of the current season, see Plymouth Argyle F.C. season 2007-08 Plymouth Argyle Football Club (commonly known as the Pilgrims, the Greens, the Green Army or simply Argyle) are an English football team, playing in the Football League Championship. ... Steve Wigley (born October 15, 1961 in Ashton Under Lyne) is a former professional football player for Nottingham Forest, Sheffield United, Birmingham, Portsmouth and Exeter. ... Christian Damiano (born 9 March 1950) is a French football coach who has worked extensively in England in recent years. ...

Chairman Rupert Lowe risked the ire of Saints fans when he appointed Harry Redknapp as manager on December 8, 2004. The news shocked much of the football world, as Redknapp had resigned as manager of Saints' arch-rivals Portsmouth just days previously. Lowe and Southampton continued to make headlines after former England Rugby World Cup-winning coach Sir Clive Woodward joined the club - eventually being appointed Technical Director. Rupert Lowe is a British businessman, who was the Chairman of Southampton Football Club from 1996 to 2006. ... Henry James Harry Redknapp (born 2 March 1947) is an English former footballer who has had a long career in football management and is the current manager of Portsmouth in the English Premier League. ... is the 342nd day of the year (343rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the south coast island city of Portsmouth. ... Sir Clive Ronald Woodward, CBE (born 6 January 1956 at Ely in Cambridgeshire) is a former English rugby union international who was the coach of the England rugby union team from 1997 to 2004. ...

Relegated after 27 years

Redknapp failed to rejuvenate the Saints, and on 15 May 2005, Southampton were relegated from the Premiership following a 2-1 home defeat to Manchester United, thus ending 27 consecutive seasons of top division football. Saints made a disappointing start to the season, with the emergence of young star Theo Walcott as a rare cause for optimism. Yet even more shocks were to await the fans. is the 135th day of the year (136th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... MUFC redirects here. ... Theo James Walcott (born 16 March 1989 in Stanmore, London[1]) is an English footballer of Jamaican and British descent renowned for his pace, who currently plays for Arsenal, having signed there from Southampton on 20 January 2006. ...

On November 24, 2005, Portsmouth manager Alain Perrin, the man who himself replaced Harry Redknapp at Southampton's arch-rivals, was sacked by chairman Milan Mandaric. Rumours gradually grew apace that Mandaric and Redknapp had resolved the dispute that caused Redknapp to walk out in the first place, and that he was poised to rejoin his former club. is the 328th day of the year (329th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Alain Perrin, (born October 7, 1956 in Lure, Haute-Saône), is a French association football coach and the manager of Olympique Lyonnais since May 30 2007. ... Milan Mandaric is a Serbian business tycoon who has owned a string of successful businesses and football (soccer) clubs who currently owns English club Portsmouth F.C.. He was born in the former Yugoslavia, in Lika (now in Croatia) in 19?? and grew up in the Serbian city of Novi...

With these rumours seemingly reaching breaking point in the media - not to mention the bookmakers - Redknapp walked out on Southampton on December 3, 2005. The two rival clubs found themselves at loggerheads over legal compensation, which threatened to leave Redknapp in limbo, but with the dispute eventually resolved, Redknapp rejoined Portsmouth on December 7, 2005. After three matches under caretaker manager Dave Bassett and assistant Dennis Wise, George Burley was unveiled as the club's new head coach on December 23 to work alongside Clive Woodward, who was promoted from Performance Director to Director of Football. is the 337th day of the year (338th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 341st day of the year (342nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... David Dave Harry Bassett (born 4 September 1944 in Bishop Auckland, County Durham) is an English football manager. ... Dennis Frank Wise (born December 16, 1966 in Kensington) is an English football manager and former footballer, currently manager of Leeds United. ... George Elder Burley (born June 3, 1956 in Cumnock, Kyle, East Ayrshire) is an ex-footballer. ... is the 357th day of the year (358th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Sir Clive Ronald Woodward, CBE (born 6 January 1956 at Ely in Cambridgeshire) is a former English rugby union international who was the coach of the England rugby union team from 1997 to 2004. ...

Boardroom changes

In the wake of overwhelming calls for him to stand down, Lowe eventually resigned on June 30, 2006, a few days before an Extraordinary General Meeting that was predicted to see him removed from the club's board. He was replaced as Chairman by Jersey-based businessman Michael Wilde who had become the club's major shareholder. is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... An Extraordinary General Meeting, commonly abbreviated as EGM, is a meeting of members of an organisation, shareholders of a company, or employees of an offical body, which occurs at an irregular time. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...

During the 2006-07 season, the board set about trying to secure new investment in the club. However, on 26 February 2007, it was announced that Michael Wilde would step down as chairman of the football club on 28 February. On 2 March it was announced that Leon Crouch would take the role of "acting Chairman" until the end of that season, when the Board would reassess the situation. Crouch was reportedly fired on 21 July 2007. is the 57th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... is the 59th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 61st day of the year (62nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... is the 202nd day of the year (203rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ...

On 27 April 2007, it was rumoured that Paul Allen, the American entrepreneur who formed Microsoft with Bill Gates, might launch a takeover bid for the club. These rumours were later confirmed when the club announced that Allen had made a preliminary offer ^[1] although Allen subsequently denied any such interest^[2]. is the 117th day of the year (118th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... For other persons named Paul Allen, see Paul Allen (disambiguation). ... Microsoft Corporation, (NASDAQ: MSFT, HKSE: 4338) is a multinational computer technology corporation with global annual revenue of US$44. ... For other persons named Bill Gates, see Bill Gates (disambiguation). ...

On 22 October 2007 it was announced the club's plc board had received a takeover bid from an unknown investor which would purchase 55% of the shares in the company. Two days later, a London-based hedge fund, SISU Capital, was named as the potential new owner.^[3] The self-described "special situations investment fund management company"^[4] has previously attempted to gain control of Derby County F.C. and Manchester City F.C.; former footballer Ray Ranson was involved with both bids, and SISU intended to nominate him for a place on the Southampton board.^[5] However, on 14 December it was confirmed that SISU had completed a takeover of Coventry City, effectively ending their interest in Southampton. is the 295th day of the year (296th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... A hedge fund is a private investment fund charging a performance fee and typically open to only a limited range of qualified investors. ... Current season Derby County Football Club are an English football club based in Derby. ... Manchester City Football Club is an English professional football club based in the city of Manchester. ... Ray Ranson (born 12 June 1960 in St Helens, Merseyside) is an English entrepreneur, currently Chairman of Coventry City F.C., and a former professional footballer. ... is the 348th day of the year (349th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip, is an association football club based in Coventry, England. ...

In January 2008 it was reported in the media that tycoon Kia Joorabchian was mounting a £50 million take over bid, a rumour later exposed as pure speculation.^[6] Kiavash Kia Joorabchian (Persian: , born 14 July 1971, in Tehran, Iran) is a British-Iranian businessman. ...

In the Championship

Southampton's off-the-field controversy affected their on-the-field fortunes substantially during 2005-06, and at one point they were in real danger of a second successive relegation. But their form improved during the final weeks of the season and they finished a secure 12th.

The good form which secured Southampton's Championship status in 2005-06 was carried through to the start of the 2006-07 season, and the turn of the year saw the team in fourth place in the table. The new board of directors had spent a club record £6 million on transfers. Polish stikers Grzegorz Rasiak and Marek Saganowski and 17 year-old left back Gareth Bale have all had great runs in form. A drastic loss in the team's form overall, coupled with inept displays against fellow promotion hopefuls, saw the team drop to eighth place by mid-March 2007, and rapidly losing touch with the promotion race. However, with other promotion rivals dropping points and a small run of form in late April, Southampton were able to reach 6th place, the last play-off position. They lost the home leg of their playoff semi-final to Derby County, and on 15 May achieved parity on aggregate but lost on penalties in a thrilling encounter. Grzegorz Rasiak (pron. ... Marek Saganowski (born October 31, 1978 in Łódź) is a Polish footballer (forward) who plays for Southampton FC on-loan from Troyes AC. He began his career in 1994 with Polish club ŁKS Łódź and played there for six seasons, with brief loan spells at Feyenoord in 1996 and at... In association football (soccer), a defender is a player whose position of play is behind the midfielders and first and foremost provide support to the goalkeeper. ... Gareth Frank Bale (born July 16, 1989) is a Welsh football player, currently playing for Tottenham Hotspur. ... Current season Derby County Football Club are an English football club based in Derby. ... is the 135th day of the year (136th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Since relegation, the club has had to sell players to meet the shortfall in income. A number of players from the club's academy have been sold for large sums, such as Theo Walcott and Gareth Bale. Theo James Walcott (born 16 March 1989 in Stanmore, London[1]) is an English footballer of Jamaican and British descent renowned for his pace, who currently plays for Arsenal, having signed there from Southampton on 20 January 2006. ... Gareth Frank Bale (born July 16, 1989) is a Welsh football player, currently playing for Tottenham Hotspur. ...

On February 18, 2008, former West Bromwich Albion and Newcastle assistant manager Nigel Pearson was appointed as manager. In a closely contested league, they survived relegation on the final day of the 2007–08 season with a 3–2 victory over Sheffield United, at the expense of Leicester City. is the 49th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ... West Bromwich Albion Football Club (also known as West Brom, The Baggies, Albion, The Albion, The Throstles or W.B.A.) are an English professional football club based in West Bromwich, West Midlands. ... For the Australian club, see Newcastle United Jets. ... Nigel Graham Pearson (born August 21, 1963) is an English former football player, who played as a defender for Shrewsbury Town, Sheffield Wednesday and Middlesbrough before going in to management. ... The 2007–08 season is the 128th season of competitive football in England. ... Leicester City F.C., nicknamed the Foxes, are an English football team, playing in the Football League Championship. ...

Stadium and training facilities

View from the Chapel Stand

The St. Mary's Stadium has been home to the Saints since August 2001. It has a capacity of 32,689 and is one of only a handful of stadia in Europe to meet UEFA's Four Star Criteria. In the 2004-05 season, attendances never fell below 30,000. The stadium has also been host to a number of internationals including England's qualifying game against FYR Macedonia in 2002 where the teams drew 2-2, with David Beckham and Steven Gerrard scoring for England. St Marys Stadium is the name of Southampton F.C.s home ground, and the Saints have been in residence since summer 2001 when they moved from their ancient Victorian former ground, The Dell. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2032x1524, 404 KB) St Marys Stadium, August 2004, looking at the Northam Stand from the Chapel Stand File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2032x1524, 404 KB) St Marys Stadium, August 2004, looking at the Northam Stand from the Chapel Stand File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The Union Européenne de Football Association or Union of European Football Associations in English, almost always referred to by the acronym UEFA (pronounced (you-AY-fuh) or (oo-Ay-fuh) or ), is the administrative and controlling body for European football. ... First international Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Biggest win Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Ireland; 18 February 1882) Biggest defeat Hungary 7 - 1 England (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954) World Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1950) Best result Winners, 1966 European Championship Appearances 7 (First in... David Beckham David Robert Joseph Beckham OBE (born May 2, 1975) is an English footballer born in Leytonstone, London. ... Steven George Gerrard MBE (IPA: []) (born 30 May 1980, Whiston, Merseyside) is an English football player. ...

The club's previous home had been The Dell, which it moved into in 1898 and remained at for 103 years.

The club's training facilities, known as Staplewood are located in Marchwood, on the edge of the New Forest. They have received significant investment over the last 10 years, most notably during the time Sir Clive Woodward was employed by the club between 2005 and 2006, and are now considered to be among some of the best in the country. St. ... For other uses, see New Forest (disambiguation). ... Sir Clive Ronald Woodward (born 6 January 1956 at Ely in Cambridgeshire) is a former English rugby union international who was the coach of the England rugby union team from 1997 to 2004. ...

Anthem

The Saints' anthem is the popular sport tune When the Saints Go Marching In, and since the club's official nickname is 'the Saints', they are one of the only teams who do not change the original lyrics. It can often be heard being chanted from the stands during matches. When The Saints Go Marching In is used by a number of teams in various sports. ...

Crest

Old-style crest, The Dell, 2000

Originally, the club used the same crest as the one used by the city itself. However during the 1970s a competition was run for fans to design a new one. Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ...

The winning design was used for around 20 years, before being modified slightly in the 1990s for copyright reasons.

From top-to-bottom, the halo is a reference to the nickname 'Saints', the ball to the nature of the club, the scarf to the fans and the team colours. The tree represents the nearby New Forest and the water Southampton's connections with the rivers, seas and oceans. Below that is a Mayflower - the symbol of the city which is also present on the city crest. The Mayflower was also the name of the first Puritan ship of immigrants that originally left Southampton (and Plymouth) for the "New World", thus beginning the colony that eventually became the United States.

In the mid-1990s the ball was changed from a vintage style ball (such as those used in the 1960s) to the current ball with black and white panels, for copyright reasons. Persistent rumours exist that the Club may update the crest in the not-to-distant future, perhaps via another public competition.

The Saints Academy

Southampton runs a highly successful youth academy, with a number of teams from ages nine to 18 years. Recent products of the club's youth system include winger Theo Walcott, left-back Gareth Bale, England international Wayne Bridge and Northern Ireland defender Chris Baird. Southampton Football Club Academy or Saints Academy is the youth organisation run by Southampton Football Club to encourage and develop young footballers in the South of England. ... Theo James Walcott (born 16 March 1989 in Stanmore, London[1]) is an English footballer of Jamaican and British descent renowned for his pace, who currently plays for Arsenal, having signed there from Southampton on 20 January 2006. ... Gareth Frank Bale (born July 16, 1989) is a Welsh football player, currently playing for Tottenham Hotspur. ... Wayne Michael Bridge (born 5 August 1980) is an English football defender, who currently plays as a left-back for Chelsea. ... For the former radio presenter of the same name see BBC Radio Derby. ...

South Coast derby

The South Coast Derby is the name given to matches between the Saints and their fierce nearby rivals, Portsmouth F.C., from the city of the same name 17 miles from Southampton. The matches are also referred to as the Hampshire Derby. Including Southern League games, there have been 67 games between the clubs, with Southampton winning 34 and Portsmouth 20. The rivalry is infamous as one of the most unpleasant and fractious in world football - the two sets of supporters loathe each other. It is speculated that this stems from the cities' own competitive past: Portsmouth is one of Britain's leading Royal Naval bases, and Southampton is the country's leading civilian port, and home to the famous ocean liners that plied the cross-Atlantic route to America. The South Coast Derby, or Hampshire Derby, are terms used to describe football matches played between Portsmouth F.C. and Southampton F.C. The two clubs are the largest on the southern coast of England, and lie only 17 miles apart. ... Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the south coast island city of Portsmouth. ...

Club honours

• FA Cup
  • Winners: 1976
  • Finalists: 1900, 1902, 2003

• Anglo-Italian League Cup
  • Finalists: 1976

• FA Community Shield
  • Finalists: 1976

• League Cup
  • Finalists: 1979

• Texaco Cup
  • Finalists: 1975

• Full Members Cup
  • Finalists: 1992

• Football League Division 1
  • Runners-up: 1983-84

• Football League Division 2
  • Runners-up: 1965-66 and 1977-78

• Football League Division 3
  • Champions: 1959-60

• Football League Third Division South
  • Champions: 1921-22
• Southern League
  • Champions: 1896-97, 1897-98, 1898-99, 1900-01, 1902-03, 1903-04

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Most league goals

Mick Channon, who had two spells with the club, currently holds the record for the number of Football League goals scored for The Saints. During his times with the club between 1966 and 1977, and 1979 and 1982, he netted 185 times in league competition. The next highest scorer is Matthew Le Tissier, an attacking midfielder who spent his entire career with the club between 1986 and 2002, scoring 162 goals in 442 league appearances. As of April 2007, he is the only midfielder to have scored more than 100 goals in the Premier League. Third highest is winger Terry Paine, who played at The Dell between 1956 and 1974. He scored 160 goals for the club. Michael Roger Mick Channon (born 28 November 1948 in Orcheston, Wiltshire, United Kingdom) is a sportsman who enjoyed a career as a feared football goalscorer with Southampton and England in the 1970s and later became a hugely successful racehorse trainer. ... Matthew Paul Matt Le Tissier (born 14 October 1968) is a retired footballer who played for Southampton and England. ... Terence Lionel Paine (born 1939) was an English footballer. ...

The full list of the club's top ten all-time Football League scorers are:

• 185 Mick Channon 1966-1977 & 1979-1982
• 162 Matthew Le Tissier 1986-2002
• 160 Terry Paine 1956-1974
• 156 Bill Rawlings 1920-1927
• 154 George O’Brien 1959-1966
• 145 Derek Reeves 1954-1963
• 145 Eric Day 1945-1957
• 134 Ron Davies 1966-1973
• 097 Martin Chivers 1962-1968
• 090 Tommy Mulgrew 1954-1962

Bill Rawlings also scored 19 goals in the Southern League in 1919-20. Michael Roger Mick Channon (born 28 November 1948 in Orcheston, Wiltshire, United Kingdom) is a sportsman who enjoyed a career as a feared football goalscorer with Southampton and England in the 1970s and later became a hugely successful racehorse trainer. ... Matthew Paul Matt Le Tissier (born 14 October 1968) is a retired footballer who played for Southampton and England. ... Terence Lionel Paine (born 1939) was an English footballer. ... Bill Rawlings is a former footballer, who has played for Southampton F.C. During his career with the club, which lasted 7 years from 1920 to 1927, he scored 156 league goals placing him 4th on the clubs list of all-time goalscorers. ... George OBrien is a former footballer, who has played for Southampton F.C. During his career with the club, which lasted 6 years from 1959 to 1965, he scored 154 league goals placing him 5th on the clubs list of all-time goalscorers. ... Derek Reeves is a former footballer, who has played for Southampton F.C. During his career with the club, which lasted 8 years from 1945 to 1956, he scored 145 league goals placing him 6th on the clubs list of all-time goalscorers. ... Eric Day is a former footballer, who has played for Southampton F.C. During his career with the club, which lasted 11 years from 1945 to 1956, he scored 145 league goals placing him 6th on the clubs list of all-time goalscorers. ... Ronald (Ron) Tudor Davies, born Holywell, Flintshire, Wales on 25 May 1942 was a football centre-forward who played most of his career for Southampton FC in the English League Division 1, and also for Wales. ... Martin Harcourt Chivers (born 27 April 1945 in Southampton, Hampshire, England) was an English professional footballer in the 1960s and 1970s. ... Bill Rawlings is a former footballer, who has played for Southampton F.C. During his career with the club, which lasted 7 years from 1920 to 1927, he scored 156 league goals placing him 4th on the clubs list of all-time goalscorers. ... For other uses, see Southern Football League (disambiguation). ...

Sponsors

Seven companies have sponsored the club, thus appearing on the player's shirts, over the course of its history. The first company to do so was photocopier manufacturer Rank Xerox who sponsored the club for three years from 1980. Air Florida briefly sponsored Southampton in 1983 before Draper Tools, who have a large factory in nearby Eastleigh sponsored the club for nine years between 1984 and 1993. Millbrook based company Dimplex, who produce electrical goods such as heaters were the next brand name to appear on the club's shirts and merchandise. They began sponsoring in 1993 before the deal ended in 1995. The Sanderson Group PLC took up the mantle, for four years from 1995, also sponsoring Sheffield Wednesday at the same time. Rank Xerox was formed in 1956 as a joint venture between the Xerox Corporation of USA and the Rank Organisation of UK, to manufacture and market Xerox equipment initially in Europe and later in Africa and Asia. ... Air Florida B737-222 N62AF, which was the one that crashed. ... This article is about the town in Hampshire. ... Glen Dimplex are an Irish-based consumer electrical goods firm. ... SWFC redirects here. ...

Investment company Friends Provident were the final sponsors of the club's time at The Dell. Their deal began in 1999 and was renewed shortly before the naming of St. Mary's Stadium, to which they also bought the naming rights. However they chose not to renew either deal in 2006, after which budget airline Flybe.com stepped in. Friends Provident plc (LSE: FP.) manages a life assurance business mainly based in the United Kingdom and with offices throughout the world. ... St Marys Stadium is the name of Southampton F.C.s home ground, and the Saints have been in residence since summer 2001 when they moved from their ancient Victorian former ground, The Dell. ... Flybe is a British airline based at Exeter Airport, England. ...

Notable former Saints players

For a more complete list see List of Southampton F.C. players This is a list of notable footballers who have played for Southampton since 1945. ...

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Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Peter Osgood (February 20, 1947 - March 1, 2006) played football in the Football League in the 1960s and 1970s. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Terence Lionel Paine (born 1939) was an English footballer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Sir Alfred Ernest Alf Ramsey (born 22 January 1920 in Dagenham, England; died 28 April 1999). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... John William Robinson, also referred to as Jack Robinson was a professional footballer who played for, among others Derby County, Southampton and England. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Alan Shearer, OBE (born 13 August 1970 in Gosforth) is a retired professional English footballer who played as a striker for the England national team and Premiership clubs, Southampton, Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle United. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... 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Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belgium_(civil). ... Jelle Van Damme (born October 10, 1983 in Lokeren) is a Belgian footballer currently on the books of Anderlecht. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Denmark. ... Ronnie Michael Ekelund (born August 21, 1972 in Glostrup, Denmark) is a Danish football (soccer) player, who plays for the California Cougars in Major Indoor Soccer League. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ecuador. ... Agustín Javier Delgado Chala (nicknamed Tin; born December 23, 1974, in Piquiucho, a small village in the Chota River valley in Imbabura) is an Ecuadorian football player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Finland. ... Antti Niemi (born May 31, 1972 in Oulu) is a Finnish football goalkeeper who currently plays for Fulham F.C. in the English Premiership. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ireland. ... Austin Hayes (born 15 July 1958, died September 1986) was a Republic of Ireland footballer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ireland. ... Jeffrey Jude Kenna (born August 27, 1970 in Dublin) is an Irish international football defender, who is currently captain of Derby County. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ireland. ... Andrew David Townsend (born July 23, 1963, Maidstone) is a former professional footballer who played in two World Cups for the Republic of Ireland and is now a television pundit. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ireland. ... Rory Delap (born 6 July 1976 in Sutton Coldfield) is a professional footballer who was currently plays for Stoke City. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ireland. ... James Jimmy Dunne (September 3, 1905 – December 1949) was an Irish football player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Israel. ... Eyal Berkovic (he: , also spelled Berkovich, born April 2, 1972 in Nahariya, Israel) is a former Israeli footballer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Jamaica. ... Ricardo Dwayne Fuller (born October 31, 1979 in Kingston, Jamaica) is a Jamaican football player who currently plays as a striker for English Championship club Stoke City and for the Jamaica national football team. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Latvia. ... Marian Pahars (born 5 August 1976 in Riga) is a Latvian football player. ... Image File history File links Ulster_banner. ... For the former radio presenter of the same name see BBC Radio Derby. ... Image File history File links Ulster_banner. ... Chris Nicholl (born 1946) was a Southampton player during the 1970s. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Norway. ... Egil Johan Østenstad (born January 2, 1972), nicknamed Østen, is a Norwegian footballer currently playing at Viking. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Norway. ... Claus Lundekvam (born February 22, 1973 in Austevoll) is a Norwegian footballer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Romania. ... Dan Petrescu (born 22 December 1967 in Bucharest, Romania) is a former international football player, whose teams included Steaua Bucureşti, English Premiership club Chelsea and the Romanian national side. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Scotland. ... Edward John MacDougall (born Inverness 8 January 1947) is a retired Scottish footballer and successful businessman. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Scotland. ... Nigel Francis Quashie, (IPA: ) (pronounced kwah-zee) (born July 20, 1978 in London Borough of Southwark, London), is a Scottish football player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Scotland. ... Neil McCann (born November 8, 1974 in Greenock, Scotland) is a professional footballer who currently plays for Scottish Premier League club Heart of Midlothian and has made 26 appearances for Scotland. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Senegal. ... Henri Camara (born May 10, 1977 in Dakar, Senegal) is a Senegalese footballer who is on loan at West Ham United, from Wigan Athletic of the English FA Premier League. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sweden. ... Anders Svensson [ɑndɛʃ svɛnsɔn] (born July 17, 1976 in Göteborg, Sweden) is a Swedish international football player playing for IF Elfsborg from Borås. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sweden. ... Michael Svensson (born 25 November 1975) is a Swedish professional football player who currently plays as a central defender for Southampton. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Trinidad_and_Tobago. ... Kenwyne Joel Jones (born 5 October 1984)[1] is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Sunderland. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... 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Managers

Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... George Harold Swift (born Oakengates, Shropshire 3 February 1870, died 1956) was the first secretary-manager of Southampton Football Club, appointed in April 1911. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... This page is under construction. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Arthur Chadwick (born Church, Lancashire July 1875, died Exeter 21 March 1936) was a professional footballer whose playing career (as a centre-half) included spells at Portsmouth and Southampton, who went on to be manager at Exeter City, Reading and Southampton. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... George Kay (1891-1954) was an English football player and manager of Luton Town, Southampton and Liverpool. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... George Goss was manager of Southampton F.C. for the 1936-37 season. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Thomas Robert Tom Parker (November 19, 1897 – November 1, 1987) was an English football player and manager. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Arthur Albert Dominy (born South Stoneham, Southampton 11 February 1893, died Mitcham, Surrey 23 September 1974) was an English professional footballer, who played as an inside-forward, and football manager, spending most of his career with Southampton. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... William Bill Dodgin (April 17, 1909 – October 1999) was an English football player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Sydney Thomas Cann (born October 30, 1911 in Babbacombe, Torquay) was an English professional football defender and football manager. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... George Roughton was manager of Southampton F.C. between March 1952 and September 1955. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Edric Thornton (Ted) Bates MBE , born Thetford, 3 May 1918 and died 28 November 2003, was a former Southampton F.C. player, manager, director and president which earned him the sobriquet . ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Lawrie McMenemy MBE (b. ... Image File history File links Ulster_banner. ... Chris Nicholl (born 1946) was a Southampton player during the 1970s. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Ian Branfoot managed Fulham Football Club for two seasons in the early 1990s. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... For other persons of the same name, see Alan Ball. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... David Merrington is a former football manager in England. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Scotland. ... Graeme James Souness (IPA: []) (born 6 May 1953 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish former professional football player and manager. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Dave Jones (born August 17, 1956 in Liverpool) is an English football manager currently in charge of Cardiff City F.C. // Playing career Like most professional managers in the game, he enjoyed a career as a player in his early years. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Glenn Hoddle (born October 27, 1957 in Hayes, London) is a football manager and former player for Tottenham Hotspur and England. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Stuart Gray was manager of Southampton F.C. for a brief period in 2001. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Scotland. ... Gordon David Strachan /strɔ:n/ OBE (born 9 February 1957, in Edinburgh) is a retired Scottish football player, and is now a football manager. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Scotland. ... Paul Whitehead Sturrock (born 10 October 1956 in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) is the current manager of Swindon Town and the former manager of Sheffield Wednesday, Southampton, Plymouth Argyle, Dundee United and St Johnstone. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Steve Wigley (born October 15, 1961 in Ashton Under Lyne) is a former professional football player for Nottingham Forest, Sheffield United, Birmingham, Portsmouth and Exeter. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Henry James Harry Redknapp (born 2 March 1947) is an English former footballer who has had a long career in football management and is the current manager of Portsmouth in the English Premier League. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Scotland. ... George Elder Burley (born June 3, 1956 in Cumnock, Kyle, East Ayrshire) is an ex-footballer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Nigel Graham Pearson (born August 21, 1963) is an English former football player, who played as a defender for Shrewsbury Town, Sheffield Wednesday and Middlesbrough before going in to management. ...

Club records

Biggest wins -

• 14-0 against A.F.C. Newbury, 13 October 1894 FA Cup 1st qualifying round
• 11-0 against Northampton Town F.C., 28 December 1901 (Southern League)
• 11-0 against Watford F.C., 13 December 1902 (Southern League)
• 8-0 against Northampton Town F.C., 24 December 1921
• 9-3 against Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C., 18 September 1965
• 8-2 against Coventry City F.C., 28 April 1984
• 7-1 against Ipswich Town F.C., 7 January 1961 (FA Cup proper)
• 6-0 against Luton Town F.C., 8 February 1995 (FA Cup replay)
• 6-0 against Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C., 31 March 2007 (Football League Championship)

Biggest losses - A.F.C. Newbury is a football club based in Newbury, Berkshire, in England with over 30 teams from seven years old through to veterans including junior teams, a senior squad, a Ladies and several Girls teams competing in national, regional and local football leagues and competitions throughout the year. ... is the 286th day of the year (287th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1894 (MDCCCXCIV) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... This article is about the English FA Cup. ... Northampton Town Football Club is a football club based in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England. ... is the 362nd day of the year (363rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday [1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... For other uses, see Southern Football League (disambiguation). ... It has been suggested that Harry the Hornet be merged into this article or section. ... is the 347th day of the year (348th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday [1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... For other uses, see Southern Football League (disambiguation). ... Northampton Town Football Club is a football club based in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England. ... is the 358th day of the year (359th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club are an English professional football club based in Wolverhampton, West Midlands. ... is the 261st day of the year (262nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip, is an association football club based in Coventry, England. ... is the 118th day of the year (119th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... Ipswich Town Football Club (also known as Ipswich, The Blues, Town or The Tractor Boys) are an English professional football club based in Ipswich, Suffolk. ... is the 7th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Luton Town Football Club are an English football team based in the town of Luton in Bedfordshire. ... is the 39th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club are an English professional football club based in Wolverhampton, West Midlands. ... is the 90th day of the year (91st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... The Football League Championship (often referred to as The Championship for short, or the Coca-Cola Football League Championship for sponsorship reasons) is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League. ...

• 0-8 against Tottenham Hotspur F.C., 28 March 1936
• 0-8 against Everton F.C., 20 November 1971

Most appearances - Terry Paine - 815 : 1956-1974 Current season Tottenham Hotspur Football Club is an English professional football club which currently plays in the Premier League. ... is the 87th day of the year (88th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Everton Football Club is an English football club located in the city of Liverpool. ... is the 324th day of the year (325th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar, known as the year of cyclohexanol. ... Terence Lionel Paine (born 1939) was an English footballer. ...

Most goals - Mick Channon - 228 : 1966-1977, 1979-1982 Michael Roger Mick Channon (born 28 November 1948 in Orcheston, Wiltshire, United Kingdom) is a sportsman who enjoyed a career as a feared football goalscorer with Southampton and England in the 1970s and later became a hugely successful racehorse trainer. ...

Most goals in one season - Derek Reeves - 44 : 1959-60 Derek Reeves is a former footballer, who has played for Southampton F.C. During his career with the club, which lasted 8 years from 1945 to 1956, he scored 145 league goals placing him 6th on the clubs list of all-time goalscorers. ...

Most goals in one match - Albert Brown - 7 : against Northampton Town F.C., 28 December 1901 For other persons of the same name, see Albert Brown. ... Northampton Town Football Club is a football club based in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England. ... is the 362nd day of the year (363rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday [1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

Youngest player - Theo Walcott - 16 years 143 days. Against Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C., 6 August 2005 Theo James Walcott (born 16 March 1989 in Stanmore, London[1]) is an English footballer of Jamaican and British descent renowned for his pace, who currently plays for Arsenal, having signed there from Southampton on 20 January 2006. ... Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club are an English professional football club based in Wolverhampton, West Midlands. ... is the 218th day of the year (219th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Most capped player while at Southampton - Peter Shilton - 49 (125 in total) Peter Leslie Shilton OBE (born Leicester, England, 18 September 1949) was an outstanding goalkeeper who holds the record for playing more games than any other player. ...

Record transfers -

• Spent: Rory Delap, £4,000,000 from Derby County F.C.
• Received: Theo Walcott, £12,000,000 to Arsenal F.C., payable by instalments. (£5 million down, £5 million club appearances, £2 million England appearances).^[7] Revised to a total of £9.1 million by a compromise settlement agreed on 31 March 2008.^[8]

Record home attendance - 32,151 against Arsenal F.C., 29 December 2003 Rory Delap (born 6 July 1976 in Sutton Coldfield) is a professional footballer who was currently plays for Stoke City. ... Current season Derby County Football Club are an English football club based in Derby. ... Theo James Walcott (born 16 March 1989 in Stanmore, London[1]) is an English footballer of Jamaican and British descent renowned for his pace, who currently plays for Arsenal, having signed there from Southampton on 20 January 2006. ... Arsenal Football Club (also known as Arsenal, The Arsenal or The Gunners) are an English professional football club based in Holloway, north London. ... is the 90th day of the year (91st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ... Arsenal Football Club (also known as Arsenal, The Arsenal or The Gunners) are an English professional football club based in Holloway, north London. ... is the 363rd day of the year (364th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Current squad

As of 6 May 2008.^[9]

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Mario Lička (pronounced Leechka; born April 30, 1982 in Ostrava) is a Czech footballer, currently playing for Southampton. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Poland. ... A football goalkeeper leaves the ground to parry a shot on goal In many team sports, a goalkeeper (termed goaltender, netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports) is a designated player that is charged with directly preventing the opposite team from scoring by defending the goal. ... Bartosz Białkowski (pronounced Bart-osh Biao-kof-ski) is a Polish football goalkeeper, currently with English club Southampton. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Jamaica. ... For the Australian Rules position, see Midfielder (Australian Rules). ... Jason Joseph Euell (born February 6, 1977 in Lambeth, London) is a Jamaican-English football player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Colombia. ... For the Australian Rules position, see Midfielder (Australian Rules). ... 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Adam Lallana born Bournemouth, May 10, 1988 is a professional footballer who currently plays for Southampton. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... For the Australian Rules position, see Midfielder (Australian Rules). ... Simon James Gillett (born November 6, 1985 in Oxford) is an English footballer, currently on loan to Yeovil Town from Southampton. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Wales_2. ... For the Australian Rules position, see Midfielder (Australian Rules). ... Lloyd James, born 16 February 1988 is a footballer currently playing for Southampton F.C. He was called into the first team squad for the FA cup tie at Torquay United on 6 January 2007. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... The Bolton players in white are defending - the nearest player is trying to prevent the Fulham forward in cyan from crossing the ball. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... 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Out on loan

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Youth players

* with professional contract
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Non-playing staff

President John Mortimore John Mortimore (born 23 September 1934) is a retired English footballer who played in midfield for Chelsea between 1956 & 1965. ...

Chairman Leon Crouch This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Executive Directors Lee Hoos (operations director), David Jones (company secretary),

Non-executive Directors Mary Corbett, Lawrie McMenemy MBE Lawrie McMenemy MBE (b. ...

Manager Nigel Pearson Nigel Graham Pearson (born August 21, 1963) is an English former football player, who played as a defender for Shrewsbury Town, Sheffield Wednesday and Middlesbrough before going in to management. ...

Coaches Jason Dodd (first team), John Gorman (chief scout), Malcolm Webster (goalkeeping), Stewart Henderson (reserve team), Dave Hockaday (youth team) Jason Dodd (born 2 November 1970) is an English footballer, who played for Southampton FC from 1989 to 2005. ... John Gorman born August 16, 1949 in Winchburgh, West Lothian, Scotland is a former football player and coach. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... David Hockaday (born 9 November 1957) is an English former professional footballer who played as a right-back. ...

Sports Scientists Paul Balsom (head of sports science), Scott McLachlan (performance analysis), Andy Barr (head of sports medicine)

The Saints Trust

The Saints Trust, a democratic, not-for-profit organisation, committed to strengthening the voice of supporters in the decision making processes at Southampton Football Club, was officially launched on 3 February 2006. The aims of the trust are to: is the 34th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...

• Strengthen the bonds between the Club and the local community.
• Work for the football and financial success of the club.
• Encourage and promote supporter representation on the club's board acting as communication to the supporters.
• Acquire shares in the club, formally creating a supporters' stakeholding.

The trust currently now over 700 members and the proxy control of some 720,000 shares, approximately three per cent of the club.

External links

Official Sites

• Southampton F.C. official website
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News Websites

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Fan Websites

• Articles and Saints News
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• Weekly Podcast and articles on Southampton FC
• Southampton FC chat forum - Independent Forum

Miscellaneous Websites

• The Saints Trust - Supporters' Trust for Southampton Football Club
• GeckoSaint - One of the designers of the team's kits
• The Ultimate Saints Fan Bookmark - Web directory

Footnotes

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References

• Duncan Holley & Gary Chalk (2003). In That Number - A post-war chronicle of Southampton FC. Hagiology. ISBN 0-9534474-3-X. 
• Duncan Holley & Gary Chalk (1992). The Alphabet of the Saints. ACL & Polar Publishing. ISBN 0-9514862-3-3. 
• Gary Chalk & Duncan Holley (1987). Saints - A complete record. Breedon Books. ISBN 0-907969-22-4. 
• David Bull & Bob Brunskell (2000). Match of the Millennium. Hagiology. ISBN 0-9534474-1-3. 
• Jeremy Wilson (2006). Southampton’s Cult Heroes. Know The Score Books. ISBN 1-905449-01-1.