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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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Two players Southampton can loan out this summer Southampton have had a strange transfer window so far. They have brought in most of their targets but are not able to offload the players that Mark Hughes doesn’t want in the first-team. The likes of Danny Ings, Jannik Vestergaard, Angus Gunn and Mohamed Elyounoussi have strengthened … Read more
Predicted Southampton line-up to face Leicester City in the Premier League After narrowly escaping the drop last season, Southampton have made a dismal start to their campaign, taking just one point in their opening two games of the season. The Saints lost 2-1 away to Everton last weekend and will be facing a Leicester City … Read more
Predicted Leicester City line-up to face Southampton in the Premier League Leicester City picked up their first win of the season by beating Wolves 2-0 at the King Power Stadium. It was an impressive outing for the Foxes but one to forget for Jamie Vardy, who was sent off for a lunging tackle on Matt … Read more
Why Sam Gallagher should leave Southampton out on loan It hasn’t been the greatest of starts to the season for the Saints, with 1 point from their first two games. However, with the quality of players in their ranks, Mark Hughes’ side are strong mid-table contenders and it would be way too early to write … Read more
Aston Villa signing Southampton attacker Shane Long on loan could fire them to Premier League promotion As per a report by Express and Star, Aston Villa are interested in signing Southampton attacker Shane Long on a season-long loan. The 31-year-old joined the Saints in 2014 and has scored 27 goals in 152 appearances for the … Read more
Everton player ratings vs Southampton: Who impressed and who did not? Everton continued their fine start to the new season as goals from Theo Walcott and Richarlison guided the Merseysiders to a 2-1 Premier League victory over Southampton at Goodison Park on Saturday. Walcott opened the scoring against his boyhood club in the 15th minute, … Read more
Predicted Southampton XI to face Everton in the Premier League Southampton and Everton must both aim to pick up their first win of the season as the Saints travel to Goodison Park on Saturday. Mark Hughes’ men were unable to break down a rigid Burnley side, settling for a 0-0 draw last week. The Saints saw … Read more
Predicted Everton line-up to face Southampton in the Premier League Everton host their first Premier League game of the Marco Silva era on Saturday as Southampton head to the Goodison Park. A brace from new signing Richarlison helped Marco Silva’s side bag a 2-2 draw with Premier League newcomers Wolverhampton Wanderers, and the Toffees will … Read more
Full Time: Southampton 0-0 Burnley Southampton produced a limp performance against a conservative Burnley side at the St.Mary’s Stadium, as both teams began their Premier League campaign with the season’s first goalless draw. The away side were the better side in a low-key game with Alex McCarthy making several good saves to deny them. Saints … Read more
Why signing Danny Ings was a perfect finishing move by Southampton Southampton landed a couple of exciting talents this summer, with the likes of Jannik Vestergaard, Angus Gunn, Stuart Armstrong and Mohamed Elyounoussi all joining the club. It seemed as though Mark Hughes had completed his shopping spree but then, the manager signed Danny Ings … Read more