Nickname: The Saints
Formed: 1885
Ground: St Mary’s Stadium
Southampton, formed 130 years ago as St Mary’s YMA, were elected to the Football League in 1920 and spent most of the next 50 years in the lower divisions. They arrived in the top flight in 1966 and have spent all but ten years of the time since, there.
The club’s finest hour came in 1976 when Bobby Stokes scored the only goal of that season’s FA Cup final to beat hot favourites Manchester United.
In 1980, then manager Lawrie McMenemy persuaded European Footballer of the Year, Kevin Keegan to end his three-year stint at Hamburg and return to England. The Southampton side of the era is considered one of the club’s finest with Keegan, Charlie George and the Wallace brothers wreaking havoc with top flight defences. During 1981 – 82, Southampton were top of the table for two months but fell away in the final nine games, finishing seventh.
The club were founder members of the Premier League in 1992 – 93 and remained there until 2005 when they were relegated. In 2003, the Saints lost their most recent FA Cup final appearance to Arsenal, 0 – 1 in Cardiff.
Southampton has been a magnet for some of English football’s finest players with England captains Mick Mills, Peter Shilton and Kevin Keegan among those to have worn the famous red and white shirts. The club’s hero is undoubtedly Matt Le Tissier, who stayed at Southampton for his entire career, mesmerising opponents with his outrageous talent.
In recent seasons, the club has been a breeding ground for some of the home countries current squads with Adam Lallana, Fraser Forster, Nathaniel Clyne, Theo Walcott, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Gareth Bale all playing for the club in the last decade.
The Saints returrned to Wembley in 2016/17 in the League Cup. A fantastic run which saw them beat Arsenal and Liverpool (twice). Sadly, Manchester United proved a step too far and Southampton went down 2 - 3. Despite finishing eighth in the Premier League, Claude Puel left the club and was replaced by Mauricio Pellegrino, the former Deportivo Alaves coach. Is the top seven beyond Southampton in 2017/18? With new impetus at the top, anything is possible!
Honours
FA Cup winners (1):
- 1976 v Manchester United, 1 – 0
Football League Division Three / League One (1)
- 1921 – 22 (Third Division South), 1959 – 60
Football League Trophy (1)
- 2010 v Carlisle United, 4 – 1
Leading Goalscorer
Mick Channon, 227 goals
Mick Channon joined Southampton as a teenager, making his debut at 17. He scored against Bristol City in his first match and found the net a further 226 times. He enjoyed two spells at The Dell, spending two years at Manchester City in the interim.
Greatest Moment
1st May 1976, Wembley Stadium. Southampton, from the Second Division (now the Championship) faced Manchester United finished third in the First Division (Premier League). The Saints were rank outsiders and given little to no chance of winning.
United dominated the game but couldn’t score – Ian Turner, Southampton’s goalkeeper, was inspired. With seven minutes to go, Bobby Stokes latched onto a long ball and shot across Alex Stepney for the game’s only goal.
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