Southampton F.C. 81576 225840419 2008-07-15T17:22:04Z Wt is this 6469902 [[WP:UNDO|Undid]] revision 225840045 by [[Special:Contributions/Wt is this|Wt is this]] ([[User talk:Wt is this|talk]]) {{Football club infobox | clubname = Southampton | image = [[Image:Southampton FC.png|125px]]| fullname = Southampton Football Club | nickname = The Saints| founded = [[1885 in football (soccer)|1885]], as ''St. Mary's YMA'' | ground = [[St Mary's Stadium]]<br />[[Southampton]]<br/>[[England]] | capacity = 32,689 | chairman = {{flagicon|England}} [[Michael Wilde]] <ref>[http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/articles/article.php?page_id=10147 Southampton F.C. - new board confirmed]</ref> | mgrtitle = Head coach| manager = {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Jan Poortvliet]] | league = [[Football League Championship|The Championship]] | season = [[2007-08 in English football|2007–08]] | position = The Championship, 20th | shirtsupplier= | shirtsponsors= Flybe.com| | pattern_la1=_red_stripes|pattern_b1=_whitestripes|pattern_ra1=_red_stripes| leftarm1=FFFFFF|body1=FF0000|rightarm1=FFFFFF|shorts1=000000|socks1=000000| pattern_la2=_whiteborder|pattern_b2=|pattern_ra2=_whiteborder| leftarm2=808080|body2=808080|rightarm2=808080|shorts2=808080|socks2=808080 }} '''Southampton Football Club''' is a professional [[English Football League teams|English football team]], nicknamed ''The Saints'' and based in the city of [[Southampton]]. The club currently plays in the [[Football League Championship|Championship]], since relegation from the [[Premier League]] in [[2005 in football (soccer)|2005]]. Their home ground is the [[St Mary's Stadium]], where the club moved to in [[2001 in football (soccer)|2001]] from [[The Dell (Southampton)|The Dell]]. The chairman is [[Rupert Lowe]] and the first team is currently being managed by [[Jan Poortvliet]], who took over managerial duties in May 2008. A new club captain has yet to be appointed following the retirement of [[Claus Lundekvam]] at the end of the 2007/08 season. The club has won the [[FA Cup]] once, and their highest-ever league finish was second in the top flight. The club is owned by parent company [[Southampton Leisure Holdings PLC]], which is listed on the [[Alternative Investments Market]]. ==History== {{main|History of Southampton F.C.}} In 2001 the move from [[The Dell (Southampton)|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 in football (soccer)|1885]] by members of the St Mary's Church of England Young Men's Association. 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 Ground|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 in English football|1887-88]], before adopting the name '''Southampton St. Mary's''' when the club joined the [[Southern Football League|Southern League]] in [[1894 in football (soccer)|1894]]. After they won the Southern League title in [[1896-97 in English football|1896-97]], the club became a limited company and changed their name to '''Southampton F.C.''' They won the Southern League championship for 3 years running between [[1897 in football (soccer)|1897]] and [[1899 in football (soccer)|1899]] and again in [[1901 in football (soccer)|1901]], [[1903 in football (soccer)|1903]] and [[1904 in football (soccer)|1904]]. That success spanned some major changes for the Saints as they moved to a newly-built £10,000 stadium called [[The Dell (Southampton)|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 Final]]s in [[FA Cup Final 1900|1900]]. On that day they went down 4-0 to [[Bury F.C.|Bury]] and two years later they would suffer a similar fate at the hands of [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]] as they were beaten 2-1 in a replay of the [[FA Cup Final 1902|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. ===Joining the Football League=== After the [[World War I|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 [[Football League Third Division South|South]] and [[Football League Third Division North|North]] sections a year later. The [[1920-21 in English football|1920-21 season]] ended in triumph with promotion and marked the beginning of a 31-year stay in [[Football League Second Division|Division 2]]. In 1925 and 1927, they reached the semi-finals of the F.A. Cup, losing 2-0 and 2-1 to [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]] and [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] respectively. Saints were briefly forced to switch home matches to the ground of their local rivals [[Portsmouth F.C.]] at Fratton Park during the [[World War II|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. ===Post-war years=== Promotion was narrowly missed in [[1947-48 in English football|1947-48]] when they finished in third place, a feat repeated the following [[1948-49 in English football|season]] (despite having an 8 point lead with 8 games to play) whilst in [[1949-50 in English football|1949-50]] they were to be denied promotion by 0.06 of a goal, missing out on second place to [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]]. In the 1948-49 and 1949-50 seasons, [[Charlie Wayman]] rattled in a total of 56 goals. Then relegation in [[1952-53 in English football|1953]] sent Saints sliding back into Division 3 (South). It took until [[1959-60 in English football|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, England|Villa Park]] saw them lose 1-0 to [[Manchester United]] in the FA Cup semi-final. ===Reaching the First Division=== The dream of Division 1 football at the Dell for the first time was finally realised in [[1965-66 in English football|1966]] when [[Ted Bates (footballer)|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. For the following campaign [[Ron Davies (footballer)|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 [[Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1969-70|1969-70]] (going out in Round 3 to [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]]) and its successor, the [[UEFA Cup]] in [[UEFA Cup 1971-72|1971-72]], when they went out in the First Round to [[Athletic Bilbao]]. 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 [[1973-74 in English football|1974]] when they were relegated, along with [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] and [[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]]. ===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 1976|FA Cup Final]], playing Manchester United at [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|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. The following season, they played in Europe again in the [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1976-77|Cup Winners' Cup]], reaching Round 3 where they lost 2-3 on aggregate to [[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]]. ===Return to Division One=== In [[1977-78 in English football|1977-78]], captained by [[Alan Ball, Jr.|Alan Ball]], Saints finished runners-up in Division 2 (behind [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|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 [[Football League Cup|League Cup]] when they acquitted themselves well, losing 3-2 to [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]]. 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 in English football|1980-81]] they scored 76 goals, finishing in 6th place, then their highest league finish. Southampton continued to progress well under McMenemy's stewardship, and with a team containing [[Peter Shilton]], [[Nick Holmes]], [[David Armstrong (English footballer)|David Armstrong]], top-scorer [[Steve Moran]] and [[Danny Wallace (footballer)|Danny Wallace]] reached their highest ever league finish as runners-up in [[1983-84 in English football|1983-84]][http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2094-2047029,00.html] (3 points behind the champions [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]) as well as reaching the semi-final of the F.A. Cup losing 1-0 to [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] at [[Highbury Stadium]]. 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. === 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 F.C.|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&mdash; he finally retired in 2002 at the age of 33 and now frequently works in TV commentary. ===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. Ian Branfoot was sacked in January 1994 with Southampton battling relegation. He was replaced by Exeter manager [[Alan Ball, Jr.|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 F.C.|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 F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]]. Merrington was dismissed a few days after the end of the season and replaced by former [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] and [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] manager [[Graeme Souness]]. 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. Souness brought in quality foreign players with [[Egil Ostenstad]] and [[Eyal Berkovic]]. The highlight of the season was a 6-3 win over Manchester United at the Dell in October, when both his signings scored twice. However, he had to deal with criticism over the [[Ali Dia]] debacle. He resigned after just one season in charge following a dispute over transfer funds, after he had overseen Southampton's 16th place finish in the Premiership. Southampton's directors turned to [[Dave Jones]] &mdash; one of the most respected managers outside the Premiership who had won promotion to Division One with [[Stockport County F.C.|Stockport County]] as well as reaching the League Cup semi finals. 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 and managed a home win over Manchester United for the third consecutive season. Their form seriously dipped in 1998-99 as they were rooted to the bottom of the table for much of the first half of the season, but they again avoided relegation on the last day of the season after a late run of good results, helped by the intervention of Latvian [[Marian Pahars]] and old hero Le Tissier (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. 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 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 F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] just before the end of the 2000-01 season. He was replaced by first-team coach [[Stuart Gray (footballer)|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 with a half volley on the turn. Southampton finished the match 3-2 against [[Arsenal F.C.|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 City F.C.|Coventry]] manager [[Gordon Strachan]] as his replacement. 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 F.C.|Arsenal]] (after losing 1-0 at the [[Millennium Stadium]]), thanks in no small part to the metamorphisis of [[James Beattie]], who fired home 24 goals, 23 in the league. Consistency followed in the next season, as a side led in attack by Beattie and [[Kevin Phillips]] secured 12th place and yet again defeated Manchester United on their own soil. 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 F.C.|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 during 2004/05. 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. 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 F.C.|Portsmouth]] just days previously. He brought in a number of new signings, including his own son [[Jamie Redknapp]] in the attempt to survive relegation. However, it was all in vain as [[West Bromwich Albion]] secured survival at Southampton's expense. Having overcome years of being on the brink of relegation, Southampton were finally condemned just as they began to look secure. Lowe and Southampton continued to make headlines after former England Rugby World Cup-winning coach [[Clive Woodward|Sir Clive Woodward]] joined the club - eventually being appointed Technical Director. ===Relegated after 27 years=== Saints made a disappointing start to life back in the second tier of English football, with the emergence of young star [[Theo Walcott]] as a rare cause for optimism. Yet even more shocks were to await the fans. 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. 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. ===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. 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]]. On [[27 April]] [[2007]], it was rumoured that [[Paul Allen]], the [[United States|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 <ref name="Saints confirm takeover bid received">{{cite news | title = Saints confirm takeover bid received| url = http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/display.var.1359684.0.saints_confirm_takeover_bid_received.php| publisher = Daily Echo| date = [[2007-04-27]]| accessdate = 2007-04-27}}</ref> although Allen subsequently denied any such interest<ref>{{cite news | title = Paul Allen: No interest in taking over at Saints| url = http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/search/display.var.1473984.0.paul_allen_no_interest_in_taking_over_at_saints.php | publisher = Daily Echo| date = [[2007-06-15]]| accessdate = 2007-06-23}}</ref>. 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.<ref name="Thisismoney">{{Cite web|url=http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/investing-and-markets/article.html?in_article_id=425606&in_page_id=3|title=Saints targeted by secretive hedge fund|accessdate=2007-10-24|publisher=Associated Northcliffe Digital|year=2007-10-24|author=Robert Lea|work=Thisismoney: News}}</ref> The self-described "special situations investment fund management company"<ref name="DerbyET">{{Cite web|url=http://www.therams.co.uk/details.asp?back=true&key=1D29%7C0%7C2185366269754%7CR%7C536%7C8681231122006336785331&parentkey=1D29%7C0%7C2185366269754%7Cp%7C536%7C0|title=SISU run rule over the Rams|accessdate=2007-10-24|publisher=Northcliffe Electronic Publishing Ltd and Derby Daily Telegraph Ltd|year=2007|work=TheRams.co.uk website}}</ref> 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.<ref name="EveningStandard">{{Cite web|url=http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23417910-details/Saints+are+the+goal+for+secretive+hedge+fund/article.do|title=Saints are the goal for secretive hedge fund|accessdate=2007-10-24|publisher=Associated Newspapers Ltd|year=2007-10-24|author=Robert Lea|work=Evening Standard website}}</ref> However, on [[14 December]] it was confirmed that SISU had completed a takeover of [[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]], effectively ending their interest in Southampton. 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.<ref>{{cite news| title = Tycoon Wants Southampton| url = http://goal.com/en-us/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=536171 | publisher = goal.com| date = [[2008-01-05]]| accessdate = 2008-01-06}}</ref> The day before a proposed EGM to reinstate Lowe along with Wilde was to take place, the remaining board room members bar David Jones resigned, allowing Lowe and Wilde to return. ===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 strikers [[Grzegorz Rasiak]] and [[Marek Saganowski]] and 17 year-old [[left back]] [[Gareth Bale]] all had great runs in form. A drastic loss in the team's form overall, coupled with poor 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 F.C.|Derby County]], and on [[15 May]] achieved parity on aggregate but lost on penalties in a thrilling encounter. 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]]. The 2007-08 season went much worse for Southampton, with many players being sold over the summer, boardroom unrest and the loss of manager [[George Burley]], who moved on to become the [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]] international team manager. On [[February 18]], [[2008]], former [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]] and [[Newcastle United F.C.|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 in English football|2007–08]] season with a 3–2 victory over Sheffield United, at the expense of [[Leicester City]]. On 29th May 2008, Saints opted not to renew Nigel Pearson's contract and replaced him with Dutch duo Jan Poortvliet and Mark Wotte. ==Stadium and training facilities== {{dablink|For more details on this topic, see [[St. Mary's Stadium]] and [[The Dell (Southampton)]].}} [[Image:SMS2004.jpg|thumb|St Mary's Stadium|217px|right|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 national football team|England]]'s qualifying game against [[FYR Macedonia national football team|FYR Macedonia]] in 2002 where the teams drew 2-2, with [[David Beckham]] and [[Steven Gerrard]] scoring for England. The club's previous home had been [[The Dell (Southampton)|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. In June 2008 it was announced that several parts of St Mary's Stadium are to be closed for the 2008/09 season. The closures are a cost-cutting measure forced on the club by financial pressures.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/southampton/7452330.stm "Saints to close parts of stadium"], BBC Sport, 13 June 2008</ref> ==Anthem== The Saints' anthem is the popular sport tune [[When The Saints Go Marching In (sport)|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. ==Crest== [[Image:Old Crest.jpg|thumb|The old-style club crest|217px|left|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. 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== {{details|Southampton F.C. 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]]. ==South Coast derby== {{details|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. ==Club honours== *'''[[FA Cup]]''' **Winners: [[FA Cup Final 1976|1976]] **Finalists: [[FA Cup Final 1900|1900]], [[FA Cup Final 1902|1902]], [[FA Cup Final 2003|2003]] *'''[[Anglo-Italian League Cup]]''' **Finalists: [[Anglo-Italian League Cup|1976]] *'''[[FA Community Shield]]''' **Finalists: [[1976 FA Charity Shield|1976]] *'''[[Football League Cup|League Cup]]''' **Finalists: [[1979 Football League Cup Final|1979]] *'''[[Texaco Cup]]''' **Finalists: [[Texaco Cup|1975]] *'''[[Full Members Cup]]''' **Finalists: [[Full Members Cup|1992]] *'''[[Football League Division 1]]''' **Runners-up: [[1983-84 in English football|1983-84]] *'''[[Football League Division 2]]''' **Runners-up: [[1965-66 in English football|1965-66]] and [[1977-78 in English football|1977-78]] *'''[[Football League Division 3]]''' **Champions: [[1959-60 in English football|1959-60]] *'''[[Football League Third Division South]]''' **Champions: [[1921-22 in English football|1921-22]] *'''[[Southern Football League Premier Division|Southern League]]''' **Champions: 1896-97, 1897-98, 1898-99, 1900-01, 1902-03, 1903-04 ==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. 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 (footballer)|George O’Brien]] 1959-1966 *145 [[Derek Reeves]] 1954-1963 *145 [[Eric Day]] 1945-1957 *134 [[Ron Davies (footballer)|Ron Davies]] 1966-1973 *{{0}}97 [[Martin Chivers]] 1962-1968 *{{0}}90 [[Tommy Mulgrew]] 1954-1962 [[Bill Rawlings]] also scored 19 goals in the [[Southern Football League|Southern League]] in 1919-20. ==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 F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]] at the same time. 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|Flybe.com]] stepped in. ==Notable former Saints players== {{dablink|For a more complete list see [[List of Southampton F.C. players]].}} {{col-begin-small}} {{col-4}} ;England *{{flagicon|England}} [[David Armstrong (footballer born 1954)|David Armstrong]] *{{flagicon|England}} [[Alan Ball, Jr.|Alan Ball]] *{{flagicon|England}} [[Ted Bates (footballer)|Ted Bates]] *{{flagicon|England}} [[James Beattie (footballer)|James Beattie]] *{{flagicon|England}} [[Francis Benali]] *{{flagicon|England}} [[Wayne Bridge]] *{{flagicon|England}} [[Jimmy Case]] *{{flagicon|England}} [[Mick Channon]] *{{flagicon|England}} [[Martin Chivers]] *{{flagicon|England}} [[Peter Crouch]] *{{flagicon|England}} [[Jason Dodd]] *{{flagicon|England}} [[C. B. Fry]] *{{flagicon|England}} [[Jon Gittens]] *{{flagicon|England}} [[Kevin Keegan]] *{{flagicon|England}} [[Matthew Le Tissier]] *{{flagicon|England}} [[Chris Marsden]] *{{flagicon|England}} [[Steve Moran]] *{{flagicon|England}} [[Peter Osgood]] *{{flagicon|England}} [[Terry Paine]] *{{flagicon|England}} [[Alf Ramsey]] *{{flagicon|England}} [[Jack Robinson (footballer)|Jack Robinson]] *{{flagicon|England}} [[Alan Shearer]] *{{flagicon|England}} [[Peter Shilton]] *{{flagicon|England}} [[Bobby Stokes]] *{{flagicon|England}} [[David Watson (footballer born 1946)|Dave Watson]] *{{flagicon|England}} [[Theo Walcott]] *{{flagicon|England}} [[Kevin Phillips (footballer)|Kevin Phillips]] *{{flagicon|England}} [[Steve Williams (midfielder)|Steve Williams]] *{{flagicon|England}} [[Mark Wright (footballer born 1963)|Mark Wright]] {{col-4}} ;Australia *{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Robbie Slater]] ;Belgium *{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Jelle Van Damme]] ;Denmark *{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Ronnie Ekelund]] ;Ecuador *{{flagicon|Ecuador}} [[Agustín Delgado]] ;Finland *{{flagicon|Finland}} [[Antti Niemi]] ;Ireland *{{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Austin Hayes]] *{{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Jeff Kenna]] *{{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Andy Townsend]] *{{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Rory Delap]] *{{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Jimmy Dunne]] ;Israel *{{flagicon|Israel}} [[Eyal Berkovic]] ;Jamaica *{{flagicon|Jamaica}} [[Ricardo Fuller]] ;Latvia *{{flagicon|Latvia}} [[Marian Pahars]] ;Northern Ireland *{{flagicon|Northern Ireland}} [[Chris Baird]] *{{flagicon|Northern Ireland}} [[Chris Nicholl]] ;Norway *{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Egil Østenstad]] *{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Claus Lundekvam]] *{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Jo Tessem]] ;Romania *{{flagicon|Romania}} [[Dan Petrescu]] {{col-4}} ;Scotland *{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Ted MacDougall]] *{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Nigel Quashie]] *{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Neil McCann]] ;Senegal *{{flagicon|Senegal}} [[Henri Camara]] ;Sweden *{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Anders Svensson]] *{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Michael Svensson]] ;Trinidad and Tobago *{{flagicon|Trinidad and Tobago}} [[Kenwyne Jones]] ;United States *{{flagicon|United States}} [[Kasey Keller]] ;Wales *{{flagicon|Wales}} [[Gareth Bale]] *{{flagicon|Wales}} [[Ron Davies (footballer)|Ron Davies]] *{{flagicon|Wales}} [[Mark Hughes]] *{{flagicon|Wales}} [[Paul Jones (footballer)|Paul Jones]] *{{flagicon|Wales}} [[Peter Rodrigues]] ;Yugoslavia *{{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} {{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Ivan Golac]] ;Zimbabwe *{{flagicon|Zimbabwe}} {{flagicon|South Africa}} [[Bruce Grobbelaar]] {{col-end}} ==Managers== {| |valign="top"| * {{flagicon|England}} [[Cecil Knight]] (1894-1895) * {{flagicon|England}} [[Charles Robson]] (1895-1897) * {{flagicon|England}} [[Ernest Arnfield]] (1897-1911) * {{flagicon|England}} [[George Harold Swift|George Swift]] (1911-1912) * {{flagicon|England}} [[Ernest Arnfield]] (1912-1919) * {{flagicon|England}} [[Jimmy McIntyre]] (1919-1924) * {{flagicon|England}} [[Arthur Chadwick]] (1925-1931) * {{flagicon|England}} [[George Kay]] (1931-1936) * {{flagicon|England}} [[George Goss]] (1936-1937) * {{flagicon|England}} [[Tom Parker (footballer)|Tom Parker]] (1937-1943) * {{flagicon|England}} [[Arthur Dominy]] (1943-1946) * {{flagicon|England}} [[Bill Dodgin, Sr.|Bill Dodgin Senior]] (1946-1949) * {{flagicon|England}} [[Sid Cann]] (1949-1951) * {{flagicon|England}} [[George Roughton]] (1952-1955) * {{flagicon|England}} [[Ted Bates (footballer)|Ted Bates]] (1955-1973) |width="80"|&nbsp; |valign="top"| * {{flagicon|England}} [[Lawrie McMenemy]] (1973-1985) * {{flagicon|Northern Ireland}} [[Chris Nicholl]] (1985-1991) * {{flagicon|England}} [[Ian Branfoot]] (1991-1994) * {{flagicon|England}} [[Alan Ball, Jr.|Alan Ball]] (1994-1995) * {{flagicon|England}} [[David Merrington|Dave Merrington]] (1995-1996) * {{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Graeme Souness]] (1996-1997) * {{flagicon|England}} [[Dave Jones]] (1997-2000) * {{flagicon|England}} [[Glenn Hoddle]] (2000-2001) * {{flagicon|England}} [[Stuart Gray (footballer)|Stuart Gray]] (2001) * {{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Gordon Strachan]] (2001-2004) * {{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Paul Sturrock]] (2004) * {{flagicon|England}} [[Steve Wigley]] (2004) * {{flagicon|England}} [[Harry Redknapp]] (2004-2005) * {{flagicon|Scotland}} [[George Burley]] (2005-2008) * {{flagicon|England}} [[Nigel Pearson]] (2008) |width="80"|&nbsp; |valign="top"| * {{flagicon|NED}} [[Jan Poortvliet]] (2008-present) |} ==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 Football League|Southern League]]) * 11-0 against [[Watford F.C.]], [[13 December]] [[1902]] ([[Southern Football League|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''' - * 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 '''Most goals''' - [[Mick Channon]] - 228 : 1966-1977, 1979-1982 '''Most goals in one season''' - [[Derek Reeves]] - 44 : 1959-60 '''Most goals in one match''' - [[Albert Frederick Brown|Albert Brown]] - 7 : against [[Northampton Town F.C.]], [[28 December]] [[1901]] '''Youngest player''' - [[Theo Walcott]] - 16 years 143 days. Against [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.]], [[6 August]] [[2005]] '''Most capped player while at Southampton''' - [[Peter Shilton]] - 49 (125 in total) '''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).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/uploads/documents/nov_06/sfc_1164129866_Media_Guide_v8.pdf| | title=Saints media pack 2006-07 (see page 10)}}</ref> Revised to a total of £9.1 million by a compromise settlement agreed on [[31 March]] [[2008]].<ref>{{cite news | date=[[2008-04-01]] | url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2008/04/01/sfnsou101.xml | title=Southampton lose £2.9m over Theo Walcott | publisher=[[Telegraph]] | accessdate=2008-04-01}}</ref> '''Record home attendance''' - 32,151 against [[Arsenal F.C.]], [[29 December]] [[2003]] ==Current squad== :''As of [[15 July]] [[2008]].''<ref>{{cite news |title=Saints squad list |url=http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/articles/article.php?page_id=10304 |publisher=Saintsfc.co.uk|accessdate=2008-07-15 |date = 2008-07-15}}</ref> {{football squad start}} <!-- For help using the below template, please see [[Template talk:Football squad 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{{fs player| no=–– | nat=England | pos=DF | name=Ben Reeves}} {{fs player| no=–– | nat=Wales | pos=MF | name=Garyn Preen}} {{football squad mid}} {{fs player| no=–– | nat=Wales | pos=MF | name=Ryan Doble}} {{fs player| no=–– | nat=Slovakia | pos=MF | name=Michal Dolinajec}} {{fs player| no=–– | nat=England | pos=MF | name=Callum McNish}} {{fs player| no=–– | nat=England | pos=MF | name=Tom Dunford}} {{fs player| no=–– | nat=Wales| pos=FW | name=Kayne McLaggon*}} {{fs player| no=–– | nat=England | pos=FW | name=Tony Garrod}} {{fs player| no=–– | nat=England | pos=FW | name=Daryl McLean}} {{football squad end}} <nowiki>*</nowiki> with professional contract<br> ==Non-playing staff== '''President''' [[John Mortimore (footballer)|John Mortimore]] '''Chairman''' [[Michael Wilde]] '''Executive Directors''' [[Rupert Lowe]], Andrew Cowen, David Jones (company secretary), '''Head Coach''' [[Jan Poortvliet]] '''Coaches''' [[Mark Wotte]] (academy director), [[Malcolm Webster]] (goalkeeping), Stewart Henderson (reserve team), [[Dave Hockaday]] (under 18s) '''Sports Scientists''' Paul Balsom (head of sports science), Scott McLachlan (performance analysis), Andy Barr (head of sports medicine) ==The Saints Trust== [http://www.saintstrust.co.uk/index.php The Saints Trust], a [http://www.saintstrust.co.uk/membership.php 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: * 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''' *[http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/index.asp Southampton F.C. official website] *[http://www.saintsfcpics.com Saints Pics] *[http://www.saintstv.com Saints TV] '''News Websites''' *[http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/saints/ Southern Daily Echo] *[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/southampton/default.stm BBC Sport] '''Fan Websites''' *[http://www.anditsallsouthampton.co.uk/ Articles and Saints News] *[http://www.upthesaints.com/ Up The Saints - Independent Fansite] *[http://www.hksaints.com/ Fansite by fans in Hong Kong] *[http://www.spanishsaints.com/ Southampton FC Affiliate Spanish Saints Web] *[http://www.thesaintsforum.co.uk/ The Saints Forum - Independent Forum] *[http://www.theuglyinside.com/ The Ugly Inside - Webzine & Forum] *[http://plasticsaints.myfreeforum.org/ Plastic Saints - Forum] *[http://www.hksaints.com/ Fansite by fans in Hong Kong] *[http://www.footballfancast.com/Your-club/Southampton Weekly Podcast and articles on Southampton FC] *[http://thesaintsfc.proboards55.com/ Southampton FC chat forum - Independent Forum] '''Miscellaneous Websites''' *[http://www.saintstrust.co.uk/ The Saints Trust - Supporters' Trust for Southampton Football Club] *[http://www.geckosaint.com/ GeckoSaint - One of the designers of the team's kits] *[http://www.mysaints.co.uk/ The Ultimate Saints Fan Bookmark - Web directory] ==Footnotes== {{reflist}} ==References== *{{cite book |author=Duncan Holley & Gary Chalk |title=In That Number - A post-war chronicle of Southampton FC |publisher=[[Hagiology Publishing|Hagiology]] |year=2003 |isbn=0-9534474-3-X }} *{{cite book |author=Duncan Holley & Gary Chalk |title=The Alphabet of the Saints |publisher= ACL & Polar Publishing |year=1992 |isbn=0-9514862-3-3 }} *{{cite book |author=Gary Chalk & Duncan Holley |title=Saints - A complete record |publisher= Breedon Books |year=1987 |isbn=0-907969-22-4 }} *{{cite book |author=David Bull & Bob Brunskell |title=Match of the Millennium |publisher=[[Hagiology Publishing|Hagiology]] |year=2000 |isbn=0-9534474-1-3 }} *{{cite book |author=Jeremy Wilson |title=Southampton’s Cult Heroes |publisher=Know The Score Books |year=2006 |isbn=1-905449-01-1 }} {{fb start}} {{Southampton F.C.}} {{Football League Championship teamlist}} {{English football league system cells | level = 2 | promotion = [[FA Premier League]] | relegation = [[Football League One]]}} {{Football in England table cells}} {{fb end}} [[Category:Southampton F.C.| ]] [[Category:English football clubs]] [[Category:Football (soccer) clubs established in 1885]] [[Category:Sport in Hampshire]] [[Category:Premier League clubs]] [[Category:Football League clubs]] [[Category:FA Cup winners]] [[bg:ФК Саутхемптън]] [[ca:Southampton Football Club]] [[cs:Southampton FC]] [[da:Southampton F.C.]] [[de:FC Southampton]] [[es:Southampton Football Club]] [[fr:Southampton Football Club]] [[fi:Southampton FC]] [[gv:Southampton F.C.]] [[id:Southampton F.C.]] [[it:Southampton F.C.]] [[he:מועדון הכדורגל סאות'המפטון]] [[ko:사우샘프턴 FC]] [[lb:Southampton FC]] [[lt:Southampton FC]] [[nl:Southampton FC]] [[ja:サウサンプトンFC]] [[no:Southampton FC]] [[pl:Southampton F.C.]] [[pt:Southampton Football Club]] [[ru:Саутгемптон (футбольный клуб)]] [[simple:Southampton F.C.]] [[sv:Southampton FC]] [[tr:Southampton FC]] [[zh:南安普顿足球俱乐部]]