List of Southampton F.C. players

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Matt Le Tissier is the second-highest all-time goalscorer and fourth-highest appearance-maker for Southampton. Matthew Le Tissier.jpg
Matt Le Tissier is the second-highest all-time goalscorer and fourth-highest appearance-maker for Southampton.

Southampton Football Club is an English association football club based in Southampton, Hampshire. Founded in 1885 as St Mary's YMA, they became a professional club in 1891 and co-founded the Southern Football League in 1894. [1] Southampton won the Southern League Premier Division championship six times between 1896 and 1904, [2] and were later elected to the Football League Third Division in 1920. [3] The Saints finished as runners-up in their first Football League season, [4] and the following year received promotion to the Second Division as Third Division South champions. [5] The club first entered the First Division in 1966, [6] and currently play in its modern-day counterpart, the Premier League. [7] Southampton won the FA Cup in 1976, reached the final of the League Cup in 1979 and 2017, and won the League Trophy in 2010. [7]

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Since the club's formation, a total of 220 players have made 100 or more appearances for Southampton. Winger Terry Paine holds the record for the highest number of appearances for the Saints, having played 816 times for the club between 1957 and 1974. [8] As of 2008, nine other players have made more than 400 appearances for Southampton. The club's top goalscorer is Mick Channon, who scored 228 goals in all competitions in two spells with the club, between 1966 and 1977, and from 1979 to 1982. [9] Matt Le Tissier is the only player to have won the Southampton F.C. Player of the Season award three times, while six other players (Peter Shilton, Tim Flowers, James Beattie, Rickie Lambert, José Fonte and James Ward-Prowse) have received the accolade twice. [10] Le Tissier is also the only player besides Channon to have scored over 200 goals for Southampton.

Key

Positions key
Pre-1960s1960s–
GK Goalkeeper
FB Full back DF Defender
HB Half back MF Midfielder
FW Forward
Nationality
Unless otherwise noted, the nationality of a player is determined by the country for which he has played, or if he has not played international football, his country of birth.
Position
Playing positions are listed according to the tactical formations that were employed at the time. The change in the names of defensive and midfield positions reflects the tactical evolution that occurred from the 1960s onwards.
Club career
Club career is defined as the first and last calendar years in which the player appeared for the club in any of the competitions listed below.
Total appearances and Total goals
Total appearances and goals comprise those in the Southern League, Wessex League, Football League, Premier League, Southern Alliance, Southern District Combination, United League, FA Cup, League/EFL Cup, FA Charity/Community Shield, League/EFL Trophy, Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, Southern Floodlit Cup, Southern Charity Cup, Texaco Cup, Full Members Cup, Hampshire Senior Cup, Hampshire Junior Cup, Hampshire Benevolent Cup, Hampshire County Cricket Club Charity Cup, Portsmouth Cup, Rowland Hospital Cup and Victory Cup. Wartime competitions are excluded.

Players

Watty Keay scored 34 goals for Southampton, including the first at The Dell, in 1898. Watty Keay.jpg
Watty Keay scored 34 goals for Southampton, including the first at The Dell, in 1898.
Jack Robinson played 201 times for Southampton, including in the 1900 FA Cup Final. JackRobinson.jpg
Jack Robinson played 201 times for Southampton, including in the 1900 FA Cup Final.
Frank Jefferis made over 220 appearances for the Saints. Frank Jefferis.jpg
Frank Jefferis made over 220 appearances for the Saints.
Joe Mallett played for the club 223 times. Joe Mallett.PW.jpg
Joe Mallett played for the club 223 times.
Tony Knapp played 260 games for Southampton. Tony Knapp.JPG
Tony Knapp played 260 games for Southampton.
Martin Chivers scored over 100 goals for the club. Martin Chivers.jpg
Martin Chivers scored over 100 goals for the club.
Ian Turner played in the 1976 FA Cup Final for Southampton. Ian Turner Coryton Oil Refinery 2006 crop.jpg
Ian Turner played in the 1976 FA Cup Final for Southampton.
Alan Ball managed the club after two spells as a player. Alan Ball (cropped).jpg
Alan Ball managed the club after two spells as a player.
Goalkeeper Peter Shilton was the first player to win the Southampton F.C. Player of the Season award twice. Shilton.png
Goalkeeper Peter Shilton was the first player to win the Southampton F.C. Player of the Season award twice.
Tim Flowers was named Southampton F.C. Player of the Season in 1992 and 1993. Flowers, Tim.jpg
Tim Flowers was named Southampton F.C. Player of the Season in 1992 and 1993.
Alan Shearer made over 150 appearances for Southampton. Alan Shearer 2008.jpg
Alan Shearer made over 150 appearances for Southampton.
Ken Monkou played 233 games for the club. Kenneth Monkou (1985).jpg
Ken Monkou played 233 games for the club.
Matt Oakley played over 300 times for Southampton. Oakley, Matt.jpg
Matt Oakley played over 300 times for Southampton.
Egil Ostenstad scored 33 goals in 109 appearances. Egil Ostenstad.jpg
Egil Østenstad scored 33 goals in 109 appearances.
Wayne Bridge won the Southampton Player of the Season award in 2001. WayneBridge.jpg
Wayne Bridge won the Southampton Player of the Season award in 2001.
Marians Pahars scored 45 goals for the Saints. Marians Pahars as Skonto coach.jpg
Marians Pahars scored 45 goals for the Saints.
Antti Niemi made 123 appearances for the club. Antti Niemi.jpg
Antti Niemi made 123 appearances for the club.
Steven Davis was a former club captain of the Saints. Steven Davis 2016.jpg
Steven Davis was a former club captain of the Saints.
Fraser Forster attended the 2014 Fifa World Cup with England. Fraser Forster 2012.jpg
Fraser Forster attended the 2014 Fifa World Cup with England.
Nathan Redmond was Southampton's Player of the Season for the 2018-19 season. Nathan Redmond v Augsburg 2017.jpg
Nathan Redmond was Southampton's Player of the Season for the 2018–19 season.
Jack Stephens joined Southampton from Plymouth Argyle in 2011. Stephens vs Sevilla 2017.jpg
Jack Stephens joined Southampton from Plymouth Argyle in 2011.
Danny Ings made exactly 100 appearances for Southampton, scoring 46 goals. Danny Ings Liverpool.jpg
Danny Ings made exactly 100 appearances for Southampton, scoring 46 goals.
Che Adams made his Southampton debut in August 2019. Che Adams.jpg
Ché Adams made his Southampton debut in August 2019.
List of Southampton F.C. players with 100 or more appearances
PlayerNationalityPosClub careerStartsSubsTotalGoals
Appearances
Jack Farrell Flag of England.svg  England FW1895–1898
1899–1900
11611657
Watty Keay Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland FW1895–190011311334
Samuel Meston Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland HB1895–190641341327
Joe Turner Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland FW1895–1898
1901–1904
20020086
George Clawley Flag of England.svg  England GK1896–1898
1903–1907
2672670
Harry Haynes Flag of England.svg  England FB1896–19001101106
Jimmy Yates Flag of England.svg  England FW1897–1898
1898–1901
1904–1905
10610629
Arthur Chadwick Flag of England.svg  England HB1897–190114114110
Jack Robinson Flag of England.svg  England GK1898–190320120110
Harry Wood Flag of England.svg  England FW1898–190527127184
Archie Turner Flag of England.svg  England FW1899–1902
1904–1905
13313343
Bert Lee Flag of England.svg  England HB1900–1906
1911–1915
36936918
George Molyneux Flag of England.svg  England FB1900–19052292290
Fred Harrison Flag of England.svg  England FW1901–1908249249156
Tommy Bowman Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland HB1901–19041481487
John Fraser Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland FW1902–190511211233
George Hedley Flag of England.svg  England FW1903–190611311354
Fred Mouncher Flag of England.svg  England FW1903–190716216223
Tom Burrows Flag of England.svg  England GK1904–19111111110
Harry Brown Flag of England.svg  England FW1905–1906
1910–1913
10010043
Frank Jefferis Flag of England.svg  England FW1905–191122622661
Horace Glover Flag of England.svg  England FB1906–19112092097
John Robertson Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland HB1906–19121941942
Jack Eastham Flag of England.svg  England FB1906–19122082084
Joe Blake Flag of England.svg  England FW1906–192018318314
John Bainbridge Flag of England.svg  England FW1907–191011311326
John Johnston Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland HB1907–19111391391
Herbert Lock Flag of England.svg  England GK1907–1909
1922–1923
1011010
Bert Trueman Flag of England.svg  England HB1908–19111061065
Percy Prince Flag of England.svg  England FW1908–1914
1919
10310329
Alec Campbell Flag of England.svg  England HB1908–1909
1913–1914
1915–1926
20820815
Sid Kimpton Flag of England.svg  England FW1910–192017617636
James Denby Flag of England.svg  England HB1911–191516216212
Jim McAlpine Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland HB1911–19151721723
Sid Ireland Flag of England.svg  England HB1911–19151561562
Len Andrews Flag of England.svg  England FW1912–191921521553
Arthur Dominy Flag of England.svg  England FW1913–1926392392155
Joe Barratt Flag of England.svg  England FW1919–19221021028
Fred Foxall Flag of England.svg  England FW1919–192211511513
Tom Parker Flag of England.svg  England FB1919–192628028013
Fred Titmuss Flag of England.svg  England FB1919–19262462460
Bill Rawlings Flag of England.svg  England FW1919–1931377377198
Bill Turner Flag of England.svg  England HB1919–19242002001
Bert Shelley Flag of England.svg  England HB1920–19324654659
Tommy Allen Flag of England.svg  England GK1920–19283273270
Ted Hough Flag of England.svg  England FB1922–19301951950
Bill Henderson Flag of England.svg  England FW1923–192817717710
George Harkus Flag of England.svg  England HB1924–19363343348
Arthur Bradford Flag of England.svg  England HB1924–1930
1931–1932
2482485
Stan Woodhouse Flag of England.svg  England HB1924–19363833835
Michael Keeping Flag of England.svg  England HB1924–193328628613
Dick Rowley Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland FW1926–193011711762
Bill Adams Flag of England.svg  England FB1927–19362192193
Bill Luckett Flag of England.svg  England HB1928–193622922910
Willie White Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland GK1928–19321071070
Herbert Coates Flag of England.svg  England FW1928–193411111127
Johnny Arnold Flag of England.svg  England FW1929–193311011046
Johnny McIlwaine Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland HB1930–1932
1933–1936
12312320
Bert Scriven Flag of England.svg  England GK1930–19372412410
Arthur Roberts Flag of England.svg  England FB1931–19381671670
Charlie Sillett Flag of England.svg  England FB1932–193819119110
Dick Neal Flag of England.svg  England FW1932–193718618619
Tom Brewis Flag of England.svg  England FW1932–193712312318
Arthur Holt Flag of England.svg  England FW1933–193922222250
Fred Tully Flag of England.svg  England FW1933–193710710710
Ted Bates Flag of England.svg  England FW1937–195321721764
George Smith Flag of England.svg  England FB1939–19481021021
Eric Webber Flag of England.svg  England HB1939–19511921920
Don Roper Flag of England.svg  England FW1946–1947
1956–1959
13313342
Bill Ellerington Flag of England.svg  England FB1946–195623723711
Bill Rochford Flag of England.svg  England DF1946–19501341340
Eric Day Flag of England.svg  England FW1946–1957422422158
Joe Mallett Flag of England.svg  England HB1947–19532232233
Stan Clements Flag of England.svg  England HB1947–19541201201
George Curtis Flag of England.svg  England FW1947–195118318312
Charlie Wayman Flag of England.svg  England FW1947–195010710777
Ian Black Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland GK1948–19501041040
Len Wilkins Flag of England.svg  England HB1948–19582752750
Bryn Elliott Flag of England.svg  England HB1950–19582512512
John Christie Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland GK1951–19592172170
Pat Parker Flag of England.svg  England HB1951–19591451450
Fred Kiernan Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland GK1951–19561361360
Johnny Walker Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland FW1952–195718618652
Tommy Traynor Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland FB1952–196548704878
John Page Flag of England.svg  England HB1952–196121621625
John Hoskins Flag of England.svg  England FW1952–195923823867
John Flood Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland FW1953–195812912929
Bobby McLaughlin Flag of England.svg  England HB1953–19591781785
Tommy Mulgrew Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland FW1954–1962330330100
Derek Reeves Flag of England.svg  England FW1955–1962311311173
Terry Paine Flag of England.svg  England FW1957–19748124816187
John Sydenham Flag of England.svg  England MF1957–1970401140240
Brian Clifton Flag of England.svg  England FW1957–196212312336
Ron Davies Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales FB1958–19641921920
Tony Godfrey Flag of England.svg  England GK1958–196514901490
Cliff Huxford Flag of England.svg  England MF1959–196731733204
George O'Brien Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland FW1959–1965281281180
Ron Reynolds Flag of England.svg  England GK1960–19631111110
Tony Knapp Flag of England.svg  England DF1961–196726002602
Ken Wimshurst Flag of England.svg  England MF1961–1967167417112
Martin Chivers Flag of England.svg  England FW1962–19681891190106
Stuart Williams Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales DF1962–196616521673
Denis Hollywood Flag of England.svg  England DF1962–197226612674
Jimmy Melia Flag of England.svg  England MF1964–1968152315512
Tony Byrne Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland DF1965–1974101131143
Dave Walker Flag of England.svg  England DF1965–197322382411
Mick Channon Flag of England.svg  England FW1966–1977
1979–1982
6025607228
Ron Davies Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales FW1966–19732774281153
Hugh Fisher Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland MF1967–19761884723576
Eric Martin Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland GK1967–197528912900
Jimmy Gabriel Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland MF1967–1972223122427
Bob McCarthy Flag of England.svg  England DF1967–197513701372
Joe Kirkup Flag of England.svg  England DF1968–197319211934
John McGrath Flag of England.svg  England DF1968–197319411952
Bobby Stokes Flag of England.svg  England FW1969–19772382626455
Brian O'Neil Flag of England.svg  England MF1970–1974171217319
Jim Steele Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland DF1972–197720012012
Paul Gilchrist Flag of England.svg  England FW1972–19761201313322
Paul Bennett Flag of England.svg  England DF1972–197613701372
David Peach Flag of England.svg  England DF1974–1980278428244
Nick Holmes Flag of England.svg  England MF1974–1987535854264
Peter Osgood Flag of England.svg  England FW1974–1977157416136
Ian Turner Flag of England.svg  England GK1974–197810701070
Mel Blyth Flag of England.svg  England DF1974–197713501357
Manny Andruszewski Flag of England.svg  England DF1975–19809821003
Malcolm Waldron Flag of England.svg  England DF1975–1983217121811
Steve Williams Flag of England.svg  England MF1976–1984346334927
Ted MacDougall Flag of England.svg  England FW1976–1978105010548
Peter Wells Flag of England.svg  England GK1976–198216001600
Alan Ball Flag of England.svg  England MF1976–1980
1981–1982
234023413
Trevor Hebberd Flag of England.svg  England MF1977–1982823111311
Phil Boyer Flag of England.svg  England FW1977–1980162016261
Chris Nicholl Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland DF1977–198326802689
Graham Baker Flag of England.svg  England MF1977–1982
1987–1989
191819936
Ivan Golac Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia DF1978–1982
1983–1985
19611974
Steve Moran Flag of England.svg  England FW1980–19862171222999
Reuben Agboola Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria DF1980–198511111120
Danny Wallace Flag of England.svg  England FW1980–19892991831779
David Puckett Flag of England.svg  England FW1981–1986595211116
Steve Baker Flag of England.svg  England DF1981–198889131020
David Armstrong Flag of England.svg  England MF1981–1987272027271
George Lawrence Flag of England.svg  England MF1981–1987832110415
Mark Wright Flag of England.svg  England DF1982–1987222022211
Peter Shilton Flag of England.svg  England GK1982–198724202420
Mick Mills Flag of England.svg  England DF1982–198512301233
Mark Dennis Flag of England.svg  England DF1983–198712901292
Kevin Bond Flag of England.svg  England DF1984–198817311746
Jimmy Case Flag of England.svg  England MF1985–1991269327214
Andy Townsend Flag of England.svg  England MF1985–198889121015
Glenn Cockerill Flag of England.svg  England MF1985–19933401835839
Gerry Forrest Flag of England.svg  England DF1985–198913131341
Matt Le Tissier Flag of England.svg  England MF1986–200246278540209
Tim Flowers Flag of England.svg  England GK1986–199325102510
Kevin Moore Flag of England.svg  England DF1987–1994180518513
Rod Wallace Flag of England.svg  England FW1987–19911321915156
Alan Shearer Flag of England.svg  England FW1988–19921401815843
Russell Osman Flag of England.svg  England DF1988–199112041246
Francis Benali Flag of England.svg  England DF1988–2003321483591
Neil Maddison Flag of England.svg  England MF1988–19971673019719
Neil Ruddock Flag of England.svg  England DF1989–1992130813813
Micky Adams Flag of England.svg  England DF1989–199417131747
Barry Horne Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales MF1989–1992148315113
Jason Dodd Flag of England.svg  England DF1989–20044533048313
Jeff Kenna Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland DF1991–199512651314
Richard Hall Flag of England.svg  England DF1991–1996148815614
Iain Dowie Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland FW1991–19951331014332
Ken Monkou Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands DF1992–1999224923313
Simon Charlton Flag of England.svg  England DF1993–1997121151363
Dave Beasant Flag of England.svg  England GK1993–199610321050
Jim Magilton Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland MF1994–1997148815618
Matt Oakley Flag of England.svg  England MF1995–20062822831020
Claus Lundekvam Flag of Norway.svg  Norway DF1996–2007403104132
Egil Østenstad Flag of Norway.svg  Norway FW1996–1999921710933
Kevin Davies Flag of England.svg  England FW1997–1998
1999–2003
893612525
Paul Jones Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales GK1997–200322032230
James Beattie Flag of England.svg  England FW1998–20041884723576
Wayne Bridge Flag of England.svg  England DF1998–2003161131742
Chris Marsden Flag of England.svg  England MF1999–2003137151528
Marians Pahars Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia FW1999–20061272915645
Jo Tessem Flag of Norway.svg  Norway MF1999–2004785112916
Rory Delap Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland MF2001–2006135171525
Anders Svensson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden MF2001–20051163114713
Paul Telfer Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland DF2001–2005129191481
Brett Ormerod Flag of England.svg  England FW2001–2006744211619
Fabrice Fernandes Flag of France.svg  France MF2001–200588181066
Antti Niemi Flag of Finland.svg  Finland GK2002–200612301230
Danny Higginbotham Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar DF2003–200696101064
Andrew Surman Flag of England.svg  England MF2006–20091281814618
Jermaine Wright Flag of England.svg  England MF2006–20089551001
Kelvin Davis Flag of England.svg  England GK2006–201629923010
Bradley Wright-Phillips Flag of England.svg  England FW2006–2009665512125
Adam Lallana Flag of England.svg  England MF2006–20142392626560
Morgan Schneiderlin Flag of France.svg  France MF2008–20152283326115
Jack Cork Flag of England.svg  England MF2008
2011–2015
129241533
Dan Harding Flag of England.svg  England DF2009–2012110111215
Rickie Lambert Flag of England.svg  England FW2009–201421916235117
Dean Hammond Flag of England.svg  England MF2009–20131301514511
José Fonte Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal DF2010–2017283528815
Guly do Prado Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil FW2010–2014803811823
James Ward-Prowse Flag of England.svg  England MF2011–20233238741055
Jack Stephens Flag of England.svg  England DF2012–155201756
Nathaniel Clyne Flag of England.svg  England DF2012–20159951045
Steven Davis Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland MF2012–20181854122614
Jay Rodriguez Flag of England.svg  England FW2012–2017814512635
Maya Yoshida Flag of Japan.svg  Japan DF2012–2020172221949
Ryan Bertrand Flag of England.svg  England DF2014–202123732408
Fraser Forster Flag of England.svg  England GK2014–202216201620
Shane Long Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland FW2014–202212412124536
Dušan Tadić Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia MF2014–20181342816223
Cédric Soares Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal DF2015–202013351383
Oriol Romeu Flag of Spain.svg  Spain MF2015–2022216402569
Pierre-Emile Højbjerg Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark MF2016–2020114201345
Nathan Redmond Flag of England.svg  England MF2016–20221815123230
Alex McCarthy Flag of England.svg  England GK2016–14101410
Jan Bednarek Flag of Poland.svg  Poland DF2017–20862149
Stuart Armstrong Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland MF2018–1437121425
Danny Ings Flag of England.svg  England FW2018–2021891110046
Ché Adams Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland FW2019–1246318749
Kyle Walker-Peters Flag of England.svg  England DF2020–150111616
Adam Armstrong Flag of England.svg  England FW2021–842911325

Footnotes

  1. Chalk & Holley 1987 , pp. 9–16
  2. Chalk & Holley 1987 , pp. 21–35
  3. Chalk & Holley 1987 , p. 64
  4. Chalk & Holley 1987 , p. 5
  5. Chalk & Holley 1987 , p. 67
  6. Chalk & Holley 2003 , p. 86
  7. 1 2 "Southampton". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  8. Chalk, Holley & Bull 2013 , p. 424
  9. Chalk, Holley & Bull 2013 , pp. 270–271
  10. Kerins, Dan (12 May 2016). "Previous winners of the Daily Echo Southampton FC Player of the Season Award". Southern Daily Echo . Newsquest . Retrieved 28 January 2017.

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