Southampton
Full name	Southampton Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Saints
Founded	1885, as St. Football club names are a part of the sport 's culture reflecting century-old traditions This is a of lists of the use of Nicknames in football (soccer. The following are the Association football events of the year 1885 throughout the world Mary's YMA
Ground	St Mary's Stadium Southampton England (Capacity 32,551)
Chairman	Michael Wilde [1]
Head coach	Jan Poortvliet
League	The Championship
2007–08	The Championship, 20th
Home colours 　 Away colours

Southampton Football Club is a professional English football team, nicknamed The Saints and based in the city of Southampton. St Mary's Stadium is the home of Southampton FC in the city of Southampton. Southampton ( IPA /ˌsaʊθˈhæmptən/ is the largest city in the county of Hampshire, on the south coast of England England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The following is a list of Association football stadia. They are ordered by their capacity, that is the maximum number of spectators that the Michael Wilde, aged 56 is a multi-millionaire businessman who is currently in his second spell as Chairman of Southampton Football Club. Jan Poortvliet (born 21 September, 1955 in Arnemuiden, Zeeland) is a retired football defender from the Netherlands The Football League Championship (often referred to as The Championship for short or the Coca-Cola Football League Championship for sponsorship reasons This is a list of football clubs located in England and the leagues and divisions they play in (though note that not all play in the English football league system Southampton ( IPA /ˌsaʊθˈhæmptən/ is the largest city in the county of Hampshire, on the south coast of England The club currently plays in the Championship, since relegation from the Premier League in 2005. The Football League Championship (often referred to as The Championship for short or the Coca-Cola Football League Championship for sponsorship reasons The Premier League, colloquially referred to as the Premiership, is an English professional league for football clubs The following are the Football (soccer events of the year 2005 throughout the world Their home ground is the St Mary's Stadium, where the club moved to in 2001 from The Dell. St Mary's Stadium is the home of Southampton FC in the city of Southampton. The following are the Association football events of the year 2001 throughout the world The Dell in Milton Road Southampton, England was the home ground of Southampton Football Club between 1898 and 2001

The chairman is Michael Wilde and the first team is currently being managed by Jan Poortvliet, who took over managerial duties in May 2008. Michael Wilde, aged 56 is a multi-millionaire businessman who is currently in his second spell as Chairman of Southampton Football Club. Jan Poortvliet (born 21 September, 1955 in Arnemuiden, Zeeland) is a retired football defender from the Netherlands A new club captain has yet to be appointed following the retirement of Claus Lundekvam at the end of the 2007/08 season. Claus Lundekvam (born February 22, 1973 in Austevoll) is a Norwegian ex- footballer, who spent most of his career at English side

The club has won the FA Cup once, and their highest-ever league finish was second in the top flight. The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after

The club is owned by parent company Southampton Leisure Holdings PLC, which is listed on the Alternative Investments Market. Southampton Leisure Holdings PLC is the parent company of Southampton Football Club Ltd. The Alternative Investment Market (AIM is a sub-market of the London Stock Exchange, allowing smaller companies to float shares with a

Contents 1 History 1.1 Joining the Football League 1.2 Post-war years 1.3 Reaching the First Division 1.4 Cup glory 1.5 Return to Division One 1.6 After McMenemy 1.7 Southampton in the Premiership 1.8 Relegated after 27 years 1.9 Boardroom changes 1.10 In the Championship 2 Stadium and training facilities 3 Anthem 4 Crest 5 The Saints Academy 6 South Coast derby 7 Club honours 8 Most league goals 9 Sponsors 10 Notable former Saints players 11 Managers 12 Club records 13 Current squad 13.1 Out on loan 13.2 Youth players 14 Non-playing staff 15 The Saints Trust 16 External links 17 Footnotes 18 References

History

Main article: History of Southampton F.C.

In 2001 the move from The Dell to the new Friends Provident St Mary's Stadium was deemed to be a spiritual homecoming for Southampton F. Southampton Football Club is a professional football club that was formed in 1885. The Dell in Milton Road Southampton, England was the home ground of Southampton Football Club between 1898 and 2001 St Mary's Stadium is the home of Southampton FC in the city of Southampton. C. , because of the new stadium's proximity to St Mary's, the church where the club was founded in 1885 by members of the St Mary's Church of England Young Men's Association. The following are the Association football events of the year 1885 throughout the world

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 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, before adopting the name Southampton St. Mary's when the club joined the Southern League in 1894. History Professional football (and Professional sport in general developed more slowly in Southern England than in the north. The following are the Association football events of the year 1894 throughout the world After they won the Southern League title in 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 and 1899 and again in 1901, 1903 and 1904. The following are the Association football events of the year 1897 throughout the world The following are the Association football events of the year 1899 throughout the world The following are the Association football events of the year 1901 throughout the world The following are the Football (soccer events of the year 1903 throughout the world The following are the Football (soccer events of the year 1904 throughout the world

That success spanned some major changes for the Saints as they moved to a newly-built £10,000 stadium called The Dell, to the North West of the city centre in 1898. The Dell in Milton Road Southampton, England was the home ground of Southampton Football Club between 1898 and 2001 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 Finals in 1900. The 1900 FA Cup Final was contested by Bury and Southampton at Crystal Palace. On that day they went down 4-0 to Bury and two years later they would suffer a similar fate at the hands of Sheffield United as they were beaten 2-1 in a replay of the 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. Bury Football Club is an English association football team based in Bury, Greater Manchester. Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire. The 1902 FA Cup Final was contested by Sheffield United and Southampton at Crystal Palace.

Joining the Football League

After the 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 South and North sections a year later. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All The Football League Third Division South was a level of English professional football which ran in parallel to Third Division North from 1921 to 1958 The Third Division North of The Football League was a level in English association football, which ran parallel to Third Division South from The 1920-21 season ended in triumph with promotion and marked the beginning of a 31-year stay in Division 2. From 1892 until 1992 the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football.

In 1925 and 1927, they reached the semi-finals of the F. A. Cup, losing 2-0 and 2-1 to Sheffield United and Arsenal respectively. Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire.

Saints were briefly forced to switch home matches to the ground of their local rivals Portsmouth F.C. at Fratton Park during the 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. Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the south coast city of Portsmouth. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including

Post-war years

Promotion was narrowly missed in 1947-48 when they finished in third place, a feat repeated the following season (despite having an 8 point lead with 8 games to play) whilst in 1949-50 they were to be denied promotion by 0. 06 of a goal, missing out on second place to Sheffield United. Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire. In the 1948-49 and 1949-50 seasons, Charlie Wayman rattled in a total of 56 goals. Charles Wayman ( 16 May 1922 - 26 February 2006) was an English footballer Wayman who was born in Chilton, was a prolific Then relegation in 1953 sent Saints sliding back into Division 3 (South). The 1952-53 season was the 73rd season of competitive football in England.

It took until 1960 for Saints to regain Division 2 status with Derek Reeves plundering 39 of the champions’ 106 league goals. Derek Reeves is a former footballer who has played for Southampton F On 27 April 1963 a crowd of 68,000 at Villa Park saw them lose 1-0 to Manchester United in the FA Cup semi-final. Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated Villa Park is a football Stadium in the district of Aston, in Birmingham, England

Reaching the First Division

The dream of Division 1 football at the Dell for the first time was finally realised in 1966 when Ted Bates’ team were promoted as runners-up, with Martin Chivers scoring 30 of Saints' 85 league goals. Edric Thornton "Ted" Bates MBE ( 3 May 1918 – 28 November 2003) was a former Southampton F Martin Harcourt Chivers (born 27 April 1945 in Southampton, England) was an English professional footballer in the 1960s Promotion was a never-to-be-forgotten achievement.

For the following campaign Ron Davies arrived to score 43 goals in his first season as Saints scored 74 league goals, conceding 92. Ronald (Ron Tudor Davies (born 25 May 1942 was a football centre-forward who played most of his career for Southampton in the English League Division 1 and also for 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 1969-70 (going out in Round 3 to Newcastle United) and its successor, the UEFA Cup in 1971-72, when they went out in the First Round to Athletic Bilbao. History Spanish era The first competition was to be held over two seasons to avoid clashes with national leagues fixtures Newcastle United Football Club (also known as The Magpies or The Toon) is an English football club based in Newcastle upon The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA. Athletic Club is a Spanish football club from Bilbao in Biscay, Basque Country, Spain.

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 1974 when they were relegated, along with Manchester United and Norwich City. Lawrie McMenemy MBE (born Gateshead, 28 July 1936) is a retired football coach best known for his spell as manager of Southampton PLEASE NOTE This section is the introduction Please do not add too much detail here

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, playing Manchester United at Wembley, and surprised all observers by beating much-fancied United 1-0 thanks to a goal from Bobby Stokes. Lawrie McMenemy MBE (born Gateshead, 28 July 1936) is a retired football coach best known for his spell as manager of Southampton Peter Leslie Osgood ( February 20, 1947 - March 1, 2006) was an English footballer who was active during the 1960s and 1970s James "Jim" McCalliog (born 23 September 1946 in Glasgow) is a Scottish former footballer who played for Sheffield Jim Steele, born Edinburgh 11 March 1950, is a former footballer who helped Southampton F Peter Joseph Rodrigues (born 21 January 1944 is a retired footballer, best remembered as the captain of Southampton's 1976 FA Cup winning team The 1976 FA Cup Final took place on 1 May 1976 at Wembley Stadium. original Wembley Stadium was a football Stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the Bobby Stokes ( January 30, 1951 - May 30, 1995) was an English footballer. 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 Cup Winners' Cup, reaching Round 3 where they lost 2-3 on aggregate to Anderlecht. Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht, usually known as Anderlecht or RSCA, is a Belgian football club from Anderlecht, in the Brussels

Return to Division One

In 1977-78, captained by Alan Ball, Saints finished runners-up in Division 2 (behind Bolton Wanderers) and returned to Division 1. Alan James Ball Jr, MBE (12 May 1945 &ndash 25 April 2007 was an English professional footballer and football club manager Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional football club based in Horwich, in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater 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 League Cup when they acquitted themselves well, losing 3-2 to Nottingham Forest. The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English professional football club based at the City Ground in West Bridgford, a suburb of Nottingham

In 1980, McMenemy made his finest signing, capturing the "European Footballer of the Year" Kevin Keegan. Joseph Kevin Keegan, OBE (born 14 February 1951 is a former footballer, and former England national team coach who has been manager of various 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 they scored 76 goals, finishing in 6th place, then their highest league finish. Philip John "Phil" Boyer (born 25 January 1949 in Nottingham) is a former professional footballer who played for various clubs during his career Michael Roger 'Mick' Channon (born 28 November 1948 in Orcheston, Wiltshire, United Kingdom) is a sportsman who enjoyed a career Frederick Charles "Charlie" George (born 10 October 1950 is an English former footballer Born in Islington, London, George supported

Southampton continued to progress well under McMenemy's stewardship, and with a team containing Peter Shilton, Nick Holmes, David Armstrong, top-scorer Steve Moran and Danny Wallace reached their highest ever league finish as runners-up in 1983-84[1] (3 points behind the champions Liverpool) as well as reaching the semi-final of the F. Peter Leslie Shilton, OBE (born Leicester, England, 18 September 1949) is a former football goalkeeper who holds the Nick Holmes (born England, January 7, 1971) is a British singer and vocalist of the band Paradise Lost. David Armstrong, born Durham, 26 December 1954 is a former footballer who played most of his career for Middlesbrough (from 1972-1981 Stephen James (Steve Moran, born Croydon 10 January 1961 was a pacy mobile striker who was one of the stars for Southampton during the mid 1980s David Lloyd "Danny" Wallace (born 21 January 1964) is an English former footballer who played for Southampton, Manchester Liverpool Football Club are an English professional Association football club based in Liverpool England. A. Cup losing 1-0 to Everton at Highbury Stadium. Everton Football Club is an English football club located in the city of Liverpool. Arsenal Stadium was a football stadium in Highbury, North London, which was the home ground of Arsenal Football Club between 6 September 1913

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. The Heysel Stadium disaster occurred owing to Football hooliganism in which a retaining wall of the Heysel Stadium in Brussels collapsed on May 29 The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA.

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. Christopher John "Chris" Nicholl (born 12 October 1946 in Macclesfield is an English -born former footballer and manager of Northern 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. Ian Grant Branfoot (born Gateshead, 26 January 1947 is a former football manager. Stephen James Coppell (born 9 July 1955 in Norris Green, Liverpool) is a former English Professional footballer Crystal Palace FC is an English football club based in South Norwood, London. 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. The Bailiwick of Guernsey (Bailliage de Guernesey is a British Crown dependency in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy. Matthew Paul "Matt" Le Tissier (born 14 October 1968 is a retired footballer who played for Southampton and England. He was voted PFA Young Player of the Year in 1990 and later made eight appearances for the England team— he finally retired in 2002 at the age of 33 and now frequently works in TV commentary. The Professional Footballers' Association Young Player of the Year (often called the PFA Young Player of the Year, or simply the Young Player of the Year) is an annual

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. In May 2005 they were relegated to the 2nd tier of English football for the first time in 27 years.

Ian Branfoot was sacked in January 1994 with Southampton battling relegation. He was replaced by Exeter manager Alan Ball. Alan James Ball Jr, MBE (12 May 1945 &ndash 25 April 2007 was an English professional footballer and football club manager 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. Matthew Paul "Matt" Le Tissier (born 14 October 1968 is a retired footballer who played for Southampton and England. But amidst rumours of lack of support from the Board, Ball was lured to 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. TalkManchester City FC before changing verbs to singular --> Manchester City Football Club is an English professional football club David Robert Merrington (born 26 January, 1945 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne) is a former football manager. 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. Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional football club based in Horwich, in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Merrington was dismissed a few days after the end of the season and replaced by former Liverpool and Rangers manager Graeme Souness. Liverpool Football Club are an English professional Association football club based in Liverpool England. Rangers Football Club are an Association football team based in Glasgow Scotland, who currently play in the Scottish Premier League. Graeme James Souness (ˈsuːnɨs (born 6 May, 1953 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish former professional football player and manager

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. He resigned after just one season in charge, which had seen Southampton finish 16th in the Premiership, and Southampton's directors turned to Dave Jones — one of the most respected managers outside the Premiership who had won promotion to Division One with Stockport County as well as reaching the League Cup semi finals. David (Dave Ronald Jones (born August 17 1956 in Liverpool, Lancashire) is an English football manager currently in charge Stockport County Football Club is an English football club based in Stockport, England.

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. Kevin Cyril Davies (born 26 March 1977 in Sheffield, South Yorkshire) is an English football player who currently plays for Bolton Wanderers Their form dipped in 1998-99 but they again avoided relegation on the last day of the season after a late run of good results. (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 (born 27 October 1957 in Hayes, London) is an English football manager and former footballer who played as a attacking

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 just before the end of the 2000-01 season. Tottenham Hotspur, ˈtɒʔnəm is an English professional football club which currently plays in the Premier League. He was replaced by first-team coach Stuart Gray, who oversaw the relocation to the St Mary's Stadium for the 2001-02 season. Stuart Gray (born 19 April 1960 in Withernsea, England) is an English former footballer and manager, who is currently 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. Matthew Paul "Matt" Le Tissier (born 14 October 1968 is a retired footballer who played for Southampton and England. Southampton finished the match 3-2 against 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 manager Gordon Strachan as his replacement. Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip is an association football club based in Coventry, This page is about the footballer and manager Gordon C Strachan was indicted in the Watergate scandal Gordon David Strachan (/strɔn/

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 (after losing 1-0 at the Millennium Stadium). The Millennium Stadium (Stadiwm y Mileniwm is the National stadium of Wales, located in the capital Cardiff.

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 to their second promotion in three seasons. Paul Whitehead Sturrock (born 10 October 1956 in Ellon Aberdeenshire, Scotland) is a Scottish football manager. For details of the current season see Plymouth Argyle FC season 2008-09 Plymouth Argyle Football Club, commonly known as Argyle However, rumours of player dissatisfaction and personal problems dogged Sturrock, and he was replaced just five months later by reserve team coach Steve Wigley. Steve Wigley (born 15 October 1961) is an English football coach and former player for Nottingham Forest, Sheffield Wigley's tenure proved disastrous, with Southampton slipping further and further down the Premiership table. 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. Christian Damiano (born 9 March 1950) is a French football coach who has worked extensively in England in recent years

Chairman Rupert Lowe risked the ire of Saints fans when he appointed Harry Redknapp as manager on December 8, 2004. Rupert James Graham Lowe is a British businessman who was the chairman of Southampton Football Club from 1996 to 2006 Henry James "Harry" Redknapp (born 2 March 1947 is an English former footballer who has had a long career in football management and is the current Events 1609 - Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens its reading room the second public library of Europe. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The news shocked much of the football world, as Redknapp had resigned as manager of Saints' arch-rivals Portsmouth just days previously. Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the south coast city of Portsmouth. Lowe and Southampton continued to make headlines after former England Rugby World Cup-winning coach Sir Clive Woodward joined the club - eventually being appointed Technical Director. Sir Clive Ronald Woodward (born 6 January 1956 at Ely in Cambridgeshire) is a former English Rugby union international who

Relegated after 27 years

Redknapp failed to rejuvenate the Saints, and on 15 May 2005, Southampton were relegated from the Premiership following a 2-1 home defeat to Manchester United, thus ending 27 consecutive seasons of top division football. Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Saints made a disappointing start to the season, with the emergence of young star Theo Walcott as a rare cause for optimism. Theo James Walcott (born 16 March 1989 is an English footballer who currently plays for Arsenal and the England national football 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. Events 380 - Theodosius I makes his adventus, or formal Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alain Perrin, (born October 7 1956 in Lure Haute-Saône) is a French association football coach who is without a club after leaving Milan Mandarić (Милан Мандарић is a Serbian business tycoon who has owned a string of successful businesses and football clubs including Portsmouth 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. Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 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. Events 43 BC - Marcus Tullius Cicero assassinated 1696 - Connecticut Route 108, one of the oldest highways Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 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. David "Dave" "Harry" Bassett (born 4 September 1944 in Stanmore is an English football manager, whose Dennis Frank Wise (born 16 December 1966 in Kensington, West London) is an English former football manager and player and is George Elder Burley (born 3 June 1956 in Cumnock, Kyle, East Ayrshire) is a Scottish football manager Events 962 - Byzantine-Arab Wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops stormed the city Sir Clive Ronald Woodward (born 6 January 1956 at Ely in Cambridgeshire) is a former English Rugby union international who

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. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. An Extraordinary General Meeting, commonly abbreviated as EGM, is a meeting of members of an organisation shareholders of a company or employees of an official body which He was replaced as Chairman by Jersey-based businessman Michael Wilde who had become the club's major shareholder. Michael Wilde, aged 56 is a multi-millionaire businessman who is currently in his second spell as Chairman of Southampton Football Club.

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. Events 747 BC - Epoch (origin of Ptolemy 's Nabonassar Era 364 - Valentinian I is proclaimed Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Michael Wilde, aged 56 is a multi-millionaire businessman who is currently in his second spell as Chairman of Southampton Football Club. Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule 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. Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good Leon Crouch (born 16 August 1949) is an English businessman He was acting chairman of Southampton F Crouch was reportedly fired on 21 July 2007. Events 356 BC - Herostratus sets fire to the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

On 27 April 2007, it was rumoured that Paul Allen, the American entrepreneur who formed Microsoft with Bill Gates, might launch a takeover bid for the club. Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Paul Gardner Allen (born January 21 1953 is an American computer programmer and entrepreneur who co-founded Microsoft with Bill Gates. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational Computer technology Corporation, which rose to dominate the Home computer If you would like to experiment with Wikipedia please copy These rumours were later confirmed when the club announced that Allen had made a preliminary offer ^[2] although Allen subsequently denied any such interest^[3].

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. Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Two days later, a London-based hedge fund, SISU Capital, was named as the potential new owner. A hedge fund is a private Investment fund open to a limited range of investors which is permitted by regulators to undertake a wider range of activities than other investment ^[4] The self-described "special situations investment fund management company"^[5] 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. Derby County Football Club is a professional football club based at Pride Park Stadium in Derby England. TalkManchester City FC before changing verbs to singular --> Manchester City Football Club is an English professional football club Raymond "Ray" Ranson (born 12 June 1960 in St Helens Merseyside) is an English entrepreneur currently Chairman of Coventry City ^[6] However, on 14 December it was confirmed that SISU had completed a takeover of Coventry City, effectively ending their interest in Southampton. Events 1287 - St Lucia's flood: The Zuider Zee sea wall in the Netherlands collapses killing over 50000 people Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip is an association football club based in Coventry,

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. Kiavash "Kia" Joorabchian ( born 14 July 1971, in Tehran, Iran) is a British Iranian businessman ^[7]

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. Grzegorz Rasiak ( pron ˈgʐɛgɔʂ ˈraɕak Gzhegosh Rashak born 12 January 1979 in Szczecin, is a Polish international footballer Marek Saganowski ( pron ˈmarɛk sagaˈnɔfski born October 31, 1978 in Łódź) is a Polish footballer (forward who In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Gareth Frank Bale (born July 16 1989 is a Welsh football player currently playing for Tottenham Hotspur. 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, and on 15 May achieved parity on aggregate but lost on penalties in a thrilling encounter. Derby County Football Club is a professional football club based at Pride Park Stadium in Derby England. Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the

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. Theo James Walcott (born 16 March 1989 is an English footballer who currently plays for Arsenal and the England national football Gareth Frank Bale (born July 16 1989 is a Welsh football player currently playing for Tottenham Hotspur.

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 international team manager. George Elder Burley (born 3 June 1956 in Cumnock, Kyle, East Ayrshire) is a Scottish football manager The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. On February 18, 2008, former West Bromwich Albion and Newcastle assistant manager Nigel Pearson was appointed as manager. Events 3102 BC - Epoch (origin of the Kali Yuga. 1229 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II Holy 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common West Bromwich Albion Football Club (also known as West Brom, The Baggies, Albion, The Albion, The Throstles or WBA) are Newcastle United Football Club (also known as The Magpies or The Toon) is an English football club based in Newcastle upon Nigel Graham Pearson (born 21 August 1963 is an English former football player who played as a defender for Shrewsbury Town, Sheffield In a closely contested league, they survived relegation on the final day of the 2007–08 season with a 3–2 victory over Sheffield United, at the expense of Leicester City. PLEASE NOTE This section is the introduction Please do not add too much detail here

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

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. The Union of European Football Associations (Union des associations européennes de football is the administrative and controlling body for European football. In the 2004-05 season, attendances never fell below 30,000. The stadium has also been host to a number of internationals including England's qualifying game against FYR Macedonia in 2002 where the teams drew 2-2, with David Beckham and Steven Gerrard scoring for England. The English national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football The Republic of Macedonia national football team is the national football team of the Republic of Macedonia and is controlled by the Football Federation David Robert Joseph Beckham, and is also a member of the England national team. Steven George Gerrard MBE (ˈdʒɛrɑd born 30 May 1980 Whiston Merseyside) is an English football player

The club's previous home had been The Dell, which it moved into in 1898 and remained at for 103 years. The Dell in Milton Road Southampton, England was the home ground of Southampton Football Club between 1898 and 2001

The club's training facilities, known as Staplewood are located in Marchwood, on the edge of the New Forest. Marchwood is a Village located in Hampshire, UK. It lies between Totton and Hythe The New Forest is an area of southern England which includes the largest remaining tracts of unenclosed pasture land heathland and Forest in the heavily-populated 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. Sir Clive Ronald Woodward (born 6 January 1956 at Ely in Cambridgeshire) is a former English Rugby union international who

Anthem

The Saints' anthem is the popular sport tune 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. When The Saints Go Marching In is used by a number of teams in various sports It can often be heard being chanted from the stands during matches.

Crest

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

For more details on this topic, see Southampton F.C. Academy. Southampton Football Club Academy or Saints Academy is the youth organisation run by Southampton Football Club to encourage and develop young footballers in the South

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. Theo James Walcott (born 16 March 1989 is an English footballer who currently plays for Arsenal and the England national football Gareth Frank Bale (born July 16 1989 is a Welsh football player currently playing for Tottenham Hotspur. Wayne Michael Bridge (born 5 August 1980 is an English football defender, who currently plays as a left-back for Chelsea and England Christopher Patrick "Chris" Baird (born 25 February 1982 in Rasharkin, County Antrim) is a Northern Irish footballer

South Coast derby

For more details on this topic, see South Coast derby. The South Coast Derby, or Hampshire Derby, are terms used to describe football matches played between Portsmouth F

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. Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the south coast city of Portsmouth. 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: 1976
  • Finalists: 1900, 1902, 2003

• Anglo-Italian League Cup
  • Finalists: 1976

• FA Community Shield
  • Finalists: 1976

• League Cup
  • Finalists: 1979

• Texaco Cup
  • Finalists: 1975

• Full Members Cup
  • Finalists: 1992

• Football League Division 1
  • Runners-up: 1983-84

• Football League Division 2
  • Runners-up: 1965-66 and 1977-78

• Football League Division 3
  • Champions: 1959-60

• Football League Third Division South
  • Champions: 1921-22
• 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. The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after The 1976 FA Cup Final took place on 1 May 1976 at Wembley Stadium. The 1900 FA Cup Final was contested by Bury and Southampton at Crystal Palace. The 1902 FA Cup Final was contested by Sheffield United and Southampton at Crystal Palace. The FA Cup Final 2003 saw the defending holders Arsenal, beat Southampton. The Anglo-Italian League Cup was a short-lived football competition between clubs in England and Italy. The Anglo-Italian League Cup was a short-lived football competition between clubs in England and Italy. The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition The 1979 Football League Cup Final took place on 17 March 1979 at Wembley Stadium. The Texaco Cup was an Association football competition that involved clubs from the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland which had not qualified for European The Texaco Cup was an Association football competition that involved clubs from the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland which had not qualified for European The Full Members Cup was an English football cup competition held from 1985 to 1992. The Full Members Cup was an English football cup competition held from 1985 to 1992. The Football League First Division was the highest division of The Football League between 1993 and 2004 and the highest division of English football overall between From 1892 until 1992 the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football. From the 1992-93 to the 2003-04 season, the Football League Third Division was the third-highest division of The Football League and the fourth-highest The Football League Third Division South was a level of English professional football which ran in parallel to Third Division North from 1921 to 1958 Clubs for 2008-09 season Champions 1894-95 Millwall Athletic 1895-96 Millwall Athletic 1896-97 Southampton Michael Roger 'Mick' Channon (born 28 November 1948 in Orcheston, Wiltshire, United Kingdom) is a sportsman who enjoyed a career 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. Matthew Paul "Matt" Le Tissier (born 14 October 1968 is a retired footballer who played for Southampton and England. 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. Terence Lionel Paine MBE (born 23 March 1939 in Winchester) was an English footballer 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 1959-1966
• 145 Derek Reeves 1954-1963
• 145 Eric Day 1945-1957
• 134 Ron Davies 1966-1973
• 097 Martin Chivers 1962-1968
• 090 Tommy Mulgrew 1954-1962

Bill Rawlings also scored 19 goals in the Southern League in 1919-20. Michael Roger 'Mick' Channon (born 28 November 1948 in Orcheston, Wiltshire, United Kingdom) is a sportsman who enjoyed a career Matthew Paul "Matt" Le Tissier (born 14 October 1968 is a retired footballer who played for Southampton and England. Terence Lionel Paine MBE (born 23 March 1939 in Winchester) was an English footballer William Ernest "Bill" Rawlings ( 3 January 1896 &ndash 25 September 1972) was a professional footballer born in Andover George O'Brien (born 22 November 1935, Dunfermline) is a former footballer who has played for Southampton F Derek Reeves is a former footballer who has played for Southampton F Eric Charles Day (born Dartford 6 November 1921) is a former footballer who has played his entire career for Southampton F Ronald (Ron Tudor Davies (born 25 May 1942 was a football centre-forward who played most of his career for Southampton in the English League Division 1 and also for Martin Harcourt Chivers (born 27 April 1945 in Southampton, England) was an English professional footballer in the 1960s Thomas (Tommy Mulgrew (born 13 April 1929) is a retired Scottish professional footballer who played most of his career as an Inside forward William Ernest "Bill" Rawlings ( 3 January 1896 &ndash 25 September 1972) was a professional footballer born in Andover History Professional football (and Professional sport in general developed more slowly in Southern England than in the north.

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. Rank Xerox was formed in 1956 as a Joint venture between the Xerox Corporation of U 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. This article discusses the 1971-1984 airline For the current carrier see Air Florida Airlines. Eastleigh is a former Railway town in Hampshire, England, and the main town in the Eastleigh borough. 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. Glen Dimplex is an Irish -based consumer electrical goods firm 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 at the same time.

Investment company Friends Provident were the final sponsors of the club's time at The Dell. Friends Provident plc ( manages a Life assurance business mainly based in the United Kingdom and with offices throughout the world 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. St Mary's Stadium is the home of Southampton FC in the city of Southampton. However they chose not to renew either deal in 2006, after which budget airline Flybe.com stepped in. Flybe Limited is a British Airline based at Exeter International Airport, England.

Notable former Saints players

England David Armstrong Alan Ball Ted Bates James Beattie Francis Benali Wayne Bridge Jimmy Case Mick Channon Martin Chivers Peter Crouch Jason Dodd C. B. Fry Jon Gittens Kevin Keegan Matthew Le Tissier Chris Marsden Steve Moran Peter Osgood Terry Paine Alf Ramsey Jack Robinson Alan Shearer Peter Shilton Bobby Stokes Dave Watson Theo Walcott Kevin Phillips Steve Williams Mark Wright

Australia Robbie Slater Belgium Jelle Van Damme Denmark Ronnie Ekelund Ecuador Agustín Delgado Finland Antti Niemi Ireland Austin Hayes Jeff Kenna Andy Townsend Rory Delap Jimmy Dunne Israel Eyal Berkovic Jamaica Ricardo Fuller Latvia Marian Pahars Northern Ireland Chris Baird Chris Nicholl Norway Egil Østenstad Claus Lundekvam Jo Tessem Romania Dan Petrescu

Scotland Ted MacDougall Nigel Quashie Neil McCann Senegal Henri Camara Sweden Anders Svensson Michael Svensson Trinidad and Tobago Kenwyne Jones United States Kasey Keller Wales Gareth Bale Ron Davies Mark Hughes Paul Jones Peter Rodrigues Yugoslavia Ivan Golac Zimbabwe Bruce Grobbelaar

Managers

Cecil Knight (1894-1895) Charles Robson (1895-1897) Ernest Arnfield (1897-1911) George Swift (1911-1912) Ernest Arnfield (1912-1919) Jimmy McIntyre (1919-1924) Arthur Chadwick (1925-1931) George Kay (1931-1936) George Goss (1936-1937) Tom Parker (1937-1943) Arthur Dominy (1943-1946) Bill Dodgin Senior (1946-1949) Sid Cann (1949-1951) George Roughton (1952-1955) Ted Bates (1955-1973)

Lawrie McMenemy (1973-1985) Chris Nicholl (1985-1991) Ian Branfoot (1991-1994) Alan Ball (1994-1995) Dave Merrington (1995-1996) Graeme Souness (1996-1997) Dave Jones (1997-2000) Glenn Hoddle (2000-2001) Stuart Gray (2001) Gordon Strachan (2001-2004) Paul Sturrock (2004) Steve Wigley (2004) Harry Redknapp (2004-2005) George Burley (2005-2008) Nigel Pearson (2008)

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 League)
• 11-0 against Watford F.C., 13 December 1902 (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 Brown - 7 : against Northampton Town F.C., 28 December 1901

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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. Events 1538 - Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Peter Leslie Shilton, OBE (born Leicester, England, 18 September 1949) is a former football goalkeeper who holds the Rory John Delap (born 6 July 1976 in Sutton Coldfield, England) is an English -born Irish footballer, well known for his trademark Derby County Football Club is a professional football club based at Pride Park Stadium in Derby England. Theo James Walcott (born 16 March 1989 is an English footballer who currently plays for Arsenal and the England national football (£5 million down, £5 million club appearances, £2 million England appearances). ^[8] Revised to a total of £9. 1 million by a compromise settlement agreed on 31 March 2008. Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common ^[9]

Record home attendance - 32,151 against Arsenal F.C., 29 December 2003

Current squad

As of 6 June 2008. Events 1170 - Thomas Becket: Thomas Becket Archbishop of Canterbury is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry II Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common ^[10]

No. Position Player 1 GK Kelvin Davis 2 DF Alexander Östlund 3 DF Wayne Thomas 4 FW Marek Saganowski 6 DF Darren Powell 8 FW Bradley Wright-Phillips 9 FW Grzegorz Rasiak 10 MF Jermaine Wright 11 MF Andrew Surman 12 MF Mario Lička 13 GK Bartosz Białkowski 15 MF Jason Euell 16 MF Jhon Viáfara 17 FW David McGoldrick 18 MF Nathan Dyer

No. In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports Kelvin Geoffrey Davis (born Bedford, 29 September 1976) is an English footballer, who plays as a Goalkeeper. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Jan Alexander Östlund (born 2 November, 1978 in Åkersberga) is a Swedish football player currently playing for Esbjerg fB In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Wayne Junior Robert Thomas (born May 17, 1979) is an English professional footballer born in Gloucester, Gloucestershire. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Marek Saganowski ( pron ˈmarɛk sagaˈnɔfski born October 31, 1978 in Łódź) is a Polish footballer (forward who In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Darren David Powell (born March 10 1976 in Hammersmith) is an English footballer who is currently without a club after he was released Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Bradley Edward Wright-Phillips (born 12 March 1985 in Lewisham, London) is an English footballer. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Grzegorz Rasiak ( pron ˈgʐɛgɔʂ ˈraɕak Gzhegosh Rashak born 12 January 1979 in Szczecin, is a Polish international footballer For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Jermaine Malaki Wright (born 21 October, 1975 in Greenwich) is an English footballer who plays as a Midfielder and can For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Andrew Ronald Edward Surman (born 20 August 1986 in Johannesburg, South Africa) is a South African born English footballer For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Mario Lička (pronounced Leechka; born April 30, 1982 in Ostrava) is a Czech footballer, currently playing for Baník In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports Bartosz Białkowski ( pron ˈbartɔʂ bʲawˈkɔfski born July 6, 1987 in Braniewo, Poland) is a Polish football For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Jason Joseph Euell (born February 6, 1977 in Lambeth, London) is a Jamaican English football player For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Jhon Eduis Viáfara Mina (born October 27 1978) is a Colombian football player who is currently a free agent having left Southampton F Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing David James McGoldrick (born November 29, 1987 in Nottingham) is an English footballer, currently playing for Southampton For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Nathan Antone Jonah Dyer (born 29 November 1987) is an English footballer currently playing for Sheffield United on loan from Southampton Position Player 20 MF Adam Lallana 22 MF Simon Gillett 23 MF Lloyd James 24 DF Oliver Lancashire 25 GK Michael Poke 26 FW Cédric Baseya 27 MF Iñigo Idiakez 28 MF Josh Dutton-Black 30 MF Youssef Safri 31 FW Stern John 32 GK Andrej Pernecky 35 DF Andrew Davies –– DF Chris Perry –– MF Lee Holmes

Out on loan

No. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Adam David Lallana (born 10 May 1988 in St Albans) is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Southampton. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Simon James Gillett (born 6 November 1985 in Oxford) is an English footballer, currently on with Southampton. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Lloyd Stuart R James (born 16 February 1988 in Bristol) is is a Welsh footballer, currently with Southampton. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports Michael Harold Poke (born November 21, 1985 in Guildford) is an English football goalkeeper, who plays for Southampton Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Cédric Baseya (born 19 December 1987) is a French professional footballer and currently plays for French side Lille. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Iñigo Idiakez Barkaiztegui, Idiakez (born 8 November 1973 in San Sebastián, Guipúzcoa) is a Spanish football For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Youssef Safri (يوسف سفري (born January 3, 1977) is a Moroccan international football player who currently plays for Qatar Sports Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Stern John (born October 30, 1976 in Trincity, Trinidad and Tobago) is a Trinidadian football player who currently plays for In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Andrew John Davies (born December 17, 1984) is an English footballer who currently plays for Stoke City. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Christopher John "Chris" Perry (born 26 April 1973 in Carshalton, London) is an English footballer. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Lee Daniel Holmes (born 2 April 1987) is an English footballer who plays for Southampton. Position Player 7 MF Rudi Skácel (On loan to Hertha Berlin)

Youth players

No. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Rudolf "Rudi" Skácel (pronounced Skatsel; born July 17 1979) is a professional footballer who has been capped at international level Hertha BSC Berlin is a German football club based in Berlin. Hertha BSC Berlin was a founding club of the DFB Position Player –– GK Matej Rondoš –– GK Liam Hogan –– DF Joseph Mills* –– DF Aarran Racine –– DF Kyle Davies* –– DF Michael Byrne –– DF Ian Jones –– DF Lukas Stiklakis –– MF Jake Thomson*

No. In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Position Player –– MF Jamie Hatch* –– MF Andrew Giallombardo* –– MF Oscar Gobern –– MF Ryan Doble –– MF Michal Dolinajec –– FW Jamie White* –– FW Matthew Paterson –– FW Nile Ranger –– FW Kayne McLaggon*

* with professional contract

Non-playing staff

President John Mortimore

Chairman Michael Wilde

Executive Directors Rupert Lowe, Andrew Cowen, David Jones (company secretary),

Head Coach Jan Poortvliet

Coaches Mark Wotte (academy director), Jason Dodd (first team), John Gorman (chief scout), Malcolm Webster (goalkeeping), Stewart Henderson (reserve team), Dave Hockaday (under 18's)

Sports Scientists Paul Balsom (head of sports science), Scott McLachlan (performance analysis), Andy Barr (head of sports medicine)

The Saints Trust

The Saints Trust, a 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. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing John Mortimore (born 23 September 1934) is a retired English footballer who played in midfield for Chelsea between 1956 Michael Wilde, aged 56 is a multi-millionaire businessman who is currently in his second spell as Chairman of Southampton Football Club. Rupert James Graham Lowe is a British businessman who was the chairman of Southampton Football Club from 1996 to 2006 Jan Poortvliet (born 21 September, 1955 in Arnemuiden, Zeeland) is a retired football defender from the Netherlands Mark Wotte (born December 16, 1960 in Enschede, Overijssel) is a football Manager from the Netherlands, who Jason Robert Dodd (born November 2 1970) is a former English footballer. John Gorman (born 16 August 1949 in Winchburgh, West Lothian) is a Scottish former football player and coach. Malcolm Webster is an English former professional footballer who played as a Goalkeeper with Cambridge United following spells David Hockaday (born 9 November 1957) is an English former professional footballer who played as a right-back. Events 1112 - Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry uniting the fortunes of those two states 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

• Southampton F.C. official website
• Saints Pics
• Saints TV

News Websites

• Southern Daily Echo
• BBC Sport

Fan Websites

• Articles and Saints News
• Up The Saints - Independent Fansite
• Fansite by fans in Hong Kong
• Southampton FC Affiliate Spanish Saints Web
• The Saints Forum - Independent Forum
• The Ugly Inside - Webzine & Forum
• Plastic Saints - Forum
• Fansite by fans in Hong Kong
• Weekly Podcast and articles on Southampton FC
• Southampton FC chat forum - Independent Forum

Miscellaneous Websites

• The Saints Trust - Supporters' Trust for Southampton Football Club
• GeckoSaint - One of the designers of the team's kits
• The Ultimate Saints Fan Bookmark - Web directory

Footnotes

References

• Duncan Holley & Gary Chalk (2003). In That Number - A post-war chronicle of Southampton FC. Hagiology. Hagiology Publishing, formed in 1998 is a collective of fans of Southampton F ISBN 0-9534474-3-X.  
• Duncan Holley & Gary Chalk (1992). The Alphabet of the Saints. ACL & Polar Publishing. ISBN 0-9514862-3-3.  
• Gary Chalk & Duncan Holley (1987). Saints - A complete record. Breedon Books. ISBN 0-907969-22-4.  
• David Bull & Bob Brunskell (2000). Match of the Millennium. Hagiology. Hagiology Publishing, formed in 1998 is a collective of fans of Southampton F ISBN 0-9534474-1-3.  
• Jeremy Wilson (2006). Southampton’s Cult Heroes. Know The Score Books. ISBN 1-905449-01-1.  

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