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.
First-team squad
Goalkeepers: Alex McCarthy (1), Angus Gunn (28), Fraser Forster (44),
Defenders: Cédric Soares (2), Maya Yoshida (3), Jannik Vestergaard (4), Jack Stephens (5), Wesley Hoedt (6), Ryan Bertrand (21), Matt Targett (33), Jan Bednarek (35), Sam McQueen (38),
Midfielders: Steven Davis (8), Mohamed Elyounoussi (11), Oriol Romeu (14), James Ward-Prowse (16), Stuart Armstrong (17), Mario Lemina (18), Nathan Redmond (22), Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (23), Harrison Reed (25), Josh Sims (39), Jake Hesketh (42),
Forwards: Shane Long (7), Danny Ings (9), Charlie Austin (10), Manolo Gabbiadini (20), Sam Gallagher (27),
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