Southampton

City: Southampton
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Founded: 1885
Nickname: The Saints
Southampton Football Club i/saʊθˈæmptən, -hæmptən/ is an English football club, nicknamed The Saints, based in the city of Southampton, Hampshire, who currently compete in the Premier League.
The Saints' home ground since 2001 has been St Mary's Stadium, before which they were based at The Dell. The club has been nicknamed "The Saints" since its inception in 1885 due to its history as a church football team, founded as St Mary's Church of England Young Men's Association (or St. Mary's Y.M.A) and has since generally played in red and white shirts. The club has a long-standing rivalry with Portsmouth due to its close proximity and both cities' respective maritime history. Matches between the two sides are known as the South Coast derby.
The club has won the FA Cup once in 1976, and their highest-ever league finish was second in the First Division in 1983–84. Southampton were relegated from the Premier League on 15 May 2005, ending 27 successive seasons of top-division football for the club. The club eventually returned to the Premier League after a seven-year absence, and have played there ever since.
Current season top scorers
# | Player | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
1. | James Ward-Prowse | 8 | 1 | 0 |
2. | Che Adams | 5 | 0 | 0 |
3. | Romain Perraud | 3 | 0 | 0 |
4. | Joe Aribo | 2 | 0 | 0 |
5. | Carlos Alcaraz | 2 | 0 | 0 |
6. | Adam Armstrong | 2 | 0 | 0 |
7. | Jan Bednarek | 1 | 0 | 0 |
8. | Mohammed Salisu | 1 | 0 | 0 |
9. | Kyle Walker-Peters | 1 | 0 | 0 |
10. | Roméo Lavia | 1 | 0 | 0 |
First-team squad
Goalkeepers: Alex McCarthy (1), Willy Caballero (13), Mateusz Lis (30), Gavin Bazunu (31),
Defenders: Kyle Walker-Peters (2), Lyanco (4), Duje Ćaleta-Car (6), James Bree (14), Romain Perraud (15), Thierry Small (16), Tino Livramento (21), Mohammed Salisu (22), Juan Larios (28), Jan Bednarek (35), Armel Bella-Kotchap (37), Dynel Simeu (38),
Midfielders: Caleb Watts (0), Ainsley Maitland-Niles (3), Joe Aribo (7), James Ward-Prowse (8), Mislav Oršić (11), Stuart Armstrong (17), Moussa Djenepo (19), Will Smallbone (20), Kamaldeen Sulemana (20), Nathan Tella (23), Samuel Edozie (23), Mohamed Elyounoussi (24), Carlos Alcaraz (26), Ibrahima Diallo (27), Theo Walcott (32), Roméo Lavia (45), Kegs Chauke (48), Ryan Finnigan (50),
Forwards: Dan Nlundulu (0), Adam Armstrong (9), Che Adams (10), Paul Onuachu (12), Sékou Mara (18),
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