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CLUB INFORMATION
 Year
Club Formed: 1885
Previous Names:
1885-87, St Mary's Church of England Young Men's Association (St Mary's
Y.M.A); 1887-94, St Mary's FC; 1894-97, Southampton St Mary's
Club Nickname:
The Saints
Ground:
St Mary's Stadium
Year
Opened: 2001
Current
Capacity: 32,689
Record Attendance:
32,363 v Coventry City, 2011/12, Npower League Championship
Previous Grounds: 1885-89,
The Common; 1889-96, Antelope Ground;
1896-98, County
Ground; 1898-2001,
The Dell
(Note. The club's first ever game was played at the County Ground, whilst prior
to 1889 a number of high profile games were played at both the County Ground and
Antelope Ground. A number of games were also played at the County Ground between
1889 and 1896)
Shirt Sponsor:
Veho
Kit Manufacturer: Kit produced 'in-house'
Home
Kit Colours: Red and white striped shirts, black shorts with white trim,
red and black hooped socks
Away Kit Colours:
Navy blue shirt with yellow trim, navy blue shorts with yellow trim, navy
blue and grey socks with yellow trim
Third Kit Colours: TBC
Address:
Southampton FC, St Mary's Stadium, Britannia Road, Southampton, Hampshire,
SO14 5FP.
Telephone No: 0845 6889448
Fax:
0845 6889445
Ticket Office: 0845 6889288
Ticket
Booking Line: 02381 780780
Email Enquiries:
sfc@saintsfc.co.ukOfficial
Website:
www.saintsfc.co.uk
Official Twitter Account:
@SouthamptonFC
Official Facebook Account:
www.facebook.com/southamptonfc
Official Youtube Account: www.youtube.com/southamptonfc
Unofficial Websites:
Saints Mad
:
Saints Web
:
The Saints Hub : The Ugly Inside
: Vital Saints
Messageboards:
Not 606
: Saints Mad : Saints Web
: The Ugly Inside
MAJOR HONOURS
Click on season / year for more details
FOOTBALL LEAGUE
(First Tier)
Division One (Old) Runners-up:
1983/84 (1)
(Second Tier)
Division Two (Old) Runners-up: 1965/66;
1977/78
(2)
Football League Championship Runners-up:
2011-12 (1)
(Third Tier)
Division Three (Old) Champions:
1959/60 (1)
Football League One Runners-up:
2010-11 (1)
Football League Third Division South Champions:
1921/22
(1)
THE FA CUP
Winners: 1975/76 (1)
Runners-up:
1899/1900; 1901/02;
2002/03 (3)
THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE CUP
Runners-up:
1978/79 (1)
THE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION CHARITY / COMMUNITY SHIELD
Runners-up:
1976
(1)
THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE TROPHY
Winners:
2009/10
(1)
SOUTHERN LEAGUE
Champions:
1896/97;
1897/98;
1898/99;
1900/01;
1902/03;
1903/04
(6)
CLUB
RECORDS
First League Game: 28th August 1920, away at Gillingham, Third
Division, 1-1
Biggest League Win:
9-3 v Wolverhampton Wanderers (H) Division Two, 2nd September 1965
Worst League Defeat:
0-8 v Tottenham Hotspur (A) Second Division, 28th March 1936 & v Everton
(A) First Division, 20th November 1971
Biggest Cup Win:
14-0 v Newbury Town
(H) FA Cup Qualifying Round, 13th October 1894
Worst Cup Defeat:
1-7 v Watford (A) League Cup, 2nd Round 2nd Leg, 2nd September 1980
Most
League Points (2 for a win): 61, Third Division South, 1921/22 & Third
Division, 1959/60
Most League Points (3 for a win):
92, League One, 2010/11 Most Appearances
(all competitions): Terry Paine, 805+4
Most Appearances
(league): Terry Paine, 709+4
Leading Goalscorer
(all competitions): Mick Channon, 229
Leading Goalscorer
(league): Mick Channon, 185
Most League Goals In A
Season: 39, Derek Reeves, Third Division, 1959/60
Most
Capped Player: Peter Shilton, 49, England
Highest Transfer Fee Paid: £12,500,000 to
Celtic for Victor Wanyama, July 2013
Highest Transfer Fee Received:
£31,000,000 (£27,000,000 initial payment with £4,000,000 due in add-ons)
from Manchester United for Luke Shaw, June 2014
Football League Timeline:
1920 Founder members of
Third Division; 1921-22
Third Division South; 1922-53
Second Division; 1953-58
Third Division South; 1958-60
Third Division; 1960-66
Second
Division; 1966-74
First Division; 1974-78
Second Division; 1978-92
First Division; 1992-2005
FA Premier League;
2005-09
League Championship; 2009-11
League One; 2011-12
League Championship; 2012-Date
FA Premier League
Manager History:
1892-95 Cecil Knight; 1895-96 Charles Robson; 1896-97
Alfred McMinn; 1897-1911 Ernest Arnfield; 1911-12 George
Swift; 1912-19 Ernest Arnfield; 1919-24 Jimmy McIntyre; 1925-31 Arthur Chadwick;
1931-36 George Kay; 1936-37
George Goss; 1937-43 Tom Parker; 1943-46 Arthur Dominy; 1946-49 Bill Dodgin;
1949-51 Sid Cann; 1952-55 George
Roughton; 1955-73 Ted Bates; 1973-85 Lawrie McMenemy;
1985-91 Chris Nicholl; 1991-94 Ian Branfoot; 1994-95
Alan Ball; 1995-96 David Merrington; 1996-97 Graeme Souness;
1997-2000 Dave Jones; 2000-01 Glenn Hoddle; 2001
Stuart Gray; 2001-04 Gordon Strachan; 2004 Steve Wigley
(caretaker); 2004 Paul Sturrock; 2004 Steve Wigley; 2004-05 Harry Redknapp;
2005 Dave Bassett / Dennis Wise (joint
caretaker managers); 2005-08 George Burley; 2008 John Gorman
(caretaker); 2008 Nigel Pearson; 2008-09 Jan Poortvliet; 2009 Mark Wotte;
2009-10 Alan Pardew; 2010 Dean Wilkins
(caretaker); 2010-13 Nigel Adkins; 2013-14 Mauricio
Pochettino; 2014-Date Ronald Koeman
LAST TEN SEASONS
|
Season |
Div |
Pos |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
Av. Att |
FAC |
LC |
Top League Scorer |
|
|
2013-14 |
Premier League |
8 |
38 |
15 |
11 |
12 |
54 |
46 |
56 |
30,212 |
5 |
4 |
Rodriguez |
15 |
|
2012-13 |
Premier League |
14 |
38 |
9 |
14 |
15 |
49 |
60 |
41 |
30,874 |
3 |
4 |
Lambert |
15 |
|
2011-12 |
Championship |
2 |
46 |
26 |
10 |
10 |
85 |
46 |
88 |
26,420 |
4 |
4 |
Lambert |
27 |
|
2010-11 |
League One |
2 |
46 |
28 |
8 |
10 |
86 |
38 |
92 |
22,161 |
4 |
2 |
Lambert |
21 |
|
2009-10 |
League One |
7 |
46 |
23 |
14 |
9 |
85 |
47 |
73 |
20,982 |
5 |
2 |
Lambert |
30 |
|
2008-09 |
Championship |
23 |
46 |
10 |
15 |
21 |
46 |
69 |
45 |
17,849 |
3 |
3 |
McGoldrick |
12 |
|
2007-08 |
Championship |
20 |
46 |
13 |
15 |
18 |
56 |
72 |
54 |
21,254 |
5 |
1 |
John |
19 |
|
2006-07 |
Championship |
6 |
46 |
21 |
12 |
13 |
77 |
53 |
75 |
23,556 |
4 |
3 |
Rasiak |
18 |
|
2005-06 |
Championship |
12 |
46 |
13 |
19 |
14 |
49 |
50 |
58 |
23,614 |
5 |
2 |
Fuller |
9 |
|
2004-05 |
Premier League |
20 |
38 |
6 |
14 |
18 |
45 |
66 |
32 |
30,610 |
QF |
4 |
Crouch |
12 |
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