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Southampton F.C. is a professional football club based in Southampton, Hampshire, England. The club as founded in 1885 and initially played at The Dell before moving to the St. Mary’s stadium in 2001.
Their nickname is “The Saints” and they current ply their trade in the Premier League, England’s top tier. Southampton is known for their reputed scouting team over the last few years.
Their current highest shareholder is Gao Jisheng who holds 80% of the shares with the other 20% held by Katharina Liebherr. Southampton’s Chairman is the esteemed Ralph Krueger.
The Saints have won one FA Cup once, in 1976, and their highest ever league finish was second in the First Division in 1983-84. The Saints were relegated from the Premier League in 2005, ending a run of 27 successive seasons in the top tier. But they soon returned after a seven-year absence.
Southampton’s all time leading goal scorer is Mick Channon with 228 goals. Terry Paine holds the record for the most number of appearances which stands at 815.
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Why Rangers should re-sign Steven Davis from Southampton According to a report in Sky Sports, Premier League club Southampton are willing to let Steven Davis rejoin Rangers if the Scottish club can offer an agreeable contract to the midfielder. The 33-year-old Northern Ireland midfielder left the Ibrox to arrive at the St.Mary’s in 2012 and … Read more
Why Southampton should go all out to sign Dedryck Boyata in January According to the Sunday Post, Olympiakos are plotting a January move for Celtic defender Dedryck Boyata. The 28-year-old has been excellent for Celtic this season after the Hoops denied him a move to Fulham during the summer. The Belgian defender is contracted to … Read more
Match Report: Southampton 1-3 Manchester City Manchester City got themselves back to winning ways and bagged maximum returns from their trip to the south coast with a 3-1 hammering of Southampton in the Premier League on Sunday. Pep Guardiola’s men were under pressure to get back in the title race, having suffered back-to-back defeats at … Read more
Predicted Man City line-up to face Southampton in the Premier League After losing two consecutive games in the league, champions Manchester City are in a situation where they have to beat Southampton at the St. Mary’s this Sunday. Pep Guardiola’s men lost at home to Crystal Palace and then got the reversal against Leicester City … Read more
Why Southampton should offload Manolo Gabbiadini in January According to Sky Sports, Southampton’s Manolo Gabbiadini has attracted interest from Italian clubs Bologna and Fiorentina ahead of the January transfer window. The 27-year-old Italian international made his move to the south coast in January 2017 for a whopping £14.6million and had a bright start to life … Read more
Why Southampton should definitely bring back Dusan Tadic Southampton picked up their first win under new manager Ralph Hassenhuttl last weekend after routing Arsenal 3-2 at the St. Mary’s Stadium. The German has been tasked with the job to ensure the South Coast club maintain their status as a Premier League outfit. The Saints have … Read more
Why signing Marcus Bettinelli would be the right move for Southampton A top keeper is a priority for all premier league sides today because of the attacking quality on display when going up against any team in the league. Over the course of the season so far, Spanish international Sergio Rico replaced shot-stopper Marcus Bettinelli … Read more
Why Southampton must beat Fenerbahce to sign Juan Jesus in January According to a report from Football Italia, Fenerbahce are interested in AS Roma defender Juan Jesus and are plotting a €11m January swoop. Juan Jesus, 27, joined AS Roma from Inter Milan in 2016 and has gone on to make more than 70 appearances … Read more
Why Jonas Hoffman can help Southampton survive the drop this season In his earlier days at Borussia Dortmund, Jonas Hoffman was one of the most promising youngsters in Europe and was tipped by many to be one of the future stars for the Germany national team. However, he managed only 59 appearances for Dortmund over … Read more
Southampton 3-2 Arsenal: Austin ends Gunners’ 22-game unbeaten run Arsenal were beaten by Southampton 3-2 at the St. Mary’s stadium as the Gunners’ unbeaten run came to an end. The Ralph Hassenhuttl era has truly begun, with a superb win which lifts the Saints out of the relegation zone for now. Unai Emery’s men were … Read more