Club History
| NAME:- | Southampton Football Club |
| ADDRESS :- | The Dell Milton Road Southampton SO15 2XH |
| PHONE :- | (01703) 220505 |
| FAX:- | (01703) 330360 |
| TICKET OFFICE:- | (01703) 228575 |
| CLUBCALL:- | 0891 121178 |
| FOUNDED :- | 1885 Turned Professional :- 1894 Limited Company : - 1897 |
| NICKNAME:- | Saints |
| KIT SPONSORS:- | Friends Provident |
| FORMER NAMES :- | Southampton St Marys |
| PRESENT GROUND CAPACITY :- | 15,000 |
| PITCH MEASUREMENTS :- | 110 yards x 72 yards |
| PREVIOUS GROUNDS:- | 1885, Antelope Ground 1897, County Cricket Ground 1898, The Dell |
| MANAGERS SINCE 1903 :- | Cecil Knight 1894-5, Charles Robson 1895-97, E Arnfield 1897-1911 George Swift 1911-12, E Arnfield 1912-19, Jimmy McIntyre 1919-24, Arthur Chadwick 1925-31, George Kay 1931-36, George Cross 1936-37, Tom Parker 1937-43, Arthur Dominy 1943-46, Bill Dodgin 1946-49, Sid Cann 1949-51, George Roughton 1952-55, Ted Bates 1955-73, Lawrie McMenemy 1973-85, Chris Nicholl 1985-91, Ian Branfoot 1991-94, Alan Ball 1994-95, Dave Merrington Jul 1995-Jun 1996, Graeme Souness July 1996-May 1997, Dave Jones Jun 1997- Jan 2000, Glenn Hoddle Jan 2000 - |
| HONOURS :- | Division 1- Runners Up - 1983-84. 2nd Division: Runners Up 1965-66, 1977-78 3rd Division South: Champions 1921-22, Runners Up - 1920-21 F.A. Cup: Winners -1976 Runners Up-1900, 1902. League Cup: Runners Up - 1979 Zenith Data Systems Cup: Runners Up - 1992 |
| RECORD RECEIPTS :- | £215,450 v Portsmouth, FA Cup 3rd Rnd , 7th January 1996. |
| RECORD ATTENDANCE :- | 31,044 v Manchester United, Division 1, October 8th 1969 |
| RECORD TRANSFER PAID :- | £2,000,000 for David Hirst to Southampton, Oct 1997 |
| RECORD FEE RECEIVED :- | £7,250,000 for Kevin Davies from Blackburn Rovers, June 1998 |
| LEAGUE SCORING RECORD :- | 39, Derek Reeves, Division 3, 1959-60 |
| MOST LEAGUE GOALS IN TOTAL:- | Mick Channon, 185, 1966-77, 1979-82 |
| MOST LEAGUE APPEARANCES:- | Terry Paine, 713, 1956-75 |
| RECORD LEAGUE VICTORY:- | 9 - 3 v Wolverhampton W, Division 2, 18 September 1965 |
| RECORD CUP VICTORY:- | 7 - 1 v Ipswich T, FA Cup, 3rd Round, 7 January 1961 |
| RECORD DEFEAT:- | 0 - 8 v Tottenham H, Division 2, 28 March 1936 and v Everton, Division 1, 20 November 1971 |
| MOST LEAGUE POINTS:- (2 for a win) | 61, Division 3 (S), 1921-22 and Division 3, 1959-60 |
| MOST LEAGUE POINTS:- (3 for a win) | 77, Division 1, 1983-84 |
| MOST LEAGUE GOALS:- | 112, Division 3 (S), 1957-58 |
| Southampton were formed in 1885 and became
founder members of Division 3 in 1920. They remained in this
division until 1960 and finally made it to the top division 6
years later. Here they remained for eight seasons before dropping
back into division 2. However, 2 years later, Southampton won
their first and only major trophy when, as a second division side,
they beat Manchester Utd 1-0 in the 1976 FA Cup final. By 1978
they were back in Division 1 and have remained ever since.
Their most successful league season came in 1984 when they finished as runners-up to Liverpool by a mere three points with a very young exciting team. |