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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 target when the January transfer window opens Southampton have made a frustrating start to their campaign, picking up a single win and mustering four points in their opening four games of the season. The Saints were fortunate to narrowly miss the drop last season and pressure will start to mount on … Read more
Full Time: Crystal Palace 0-2 Southampton Goals from Danny Ings and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg saw Crystal Palace fall to a third defeat in a row at the expense of Southampton at Selhurst Park on Saturday. Danny Ings pounced to score his second goal of the season just after the interval, but a penalty save by Wayne … Read more
Presicted Southampton XI to face Crystal Palace in the Premier League Despite being winless in the league, Southampton picked up an important 1-0 win against Brighton and Hove Albion in the League Cup. Mark Hughes’ men held their nerve to hold onto their slender lead, courtesy of Charlie Austin. As Southampton gear up for their … Read more
Why Shane Long would be a fantastic signing for Celtic Brendan Rodgers still has few days left in the summer transfer window to make a couple of signings to beef up his squad. Celtic have done very little business in the transfer window and when compared to their direct rivals Rangers, Rodgers will know where … Read more
Predicted Crystal Palace XI to face Southampton in the Premier League Crystal Palace face Southampton at Selhurst Park in the Premier League on Saturday after their midweek progress to the third round of the Carabao Cup by defeating Swansea City. Palace endured a frustrating 2-1 defeat to Watford last weekend and following the Carabao Cup victory … Read more
Full time: Brighton 0-1 Southampton Southampton go through to the third round of the League Cup by narrowly beating Brighton & Hove Albion 1-0 away at the Amex Stadium. A late Charlie Austin header won Mark Hughes’ men the game. It was a game of few clear cut chances and the feeling was that one … Read more
Predicted Southampton line-up to face Brighton and Hove Albion in the EFL Cup Southampton are winless in three games as Mark Hughes’ men struggle to keep pace in the early weeks. The Saints succumbed to a 2-1 home loss against Leicester City in the Premier League and will face a familiar foe in Brighton and … Read more
Three Premier League managers who are likely to get the sack this season It is a comprehensible cliche that Premier League football is more than just a game. We often see managers getting rolled over in short spaces of time because of the money involved in the game. For that reason, the owners don’t think about … Read more
Full Time: Southampton 1-2 Leicester City Harry Maguire scored a stoppage-time winner to give Leicester City a 2-1 victory over Southampton at the St.Mary’s stadium on Saturday. After an uninspiring first half at St Mary’s, left-back Ryan Bertrand gave Southampton the lead with a thunderbolt from outside the area. Southampton’s lead stood only briefly as … Read more
Why Southampton should keep hold of Shane Long amidst Aston Villa links According to latest reports on the Birmingham Mail, Southampton striker Shane Long is among the few Premier League forwards Aston Villa manager Steve Bruce has considered in order to solve the striker crisis at the club. Saints manager Mark Hughes did not even … Read more