Southampton F.C. Player of the Season

Last updated May 23, 2024

Southampton Football Club is an English association football club based in Southampton, Hampshire. Founded in 1885 as St Mary's YMA,^[1] they became a professional club in 1891,^[2] and co-founded the Southern League in 1894.^[3]^[4] Southampton won the Southern League championship six times between 1896 and 1904,^[5]^[4]^[6] and were later elected to the Football League in 1920 as co-founders of the Third Division.^[7]^[6] The Saints finished as runners-up in their first season,^[8] and the following year received promotion to the Second Division as Third Division South champions.^[9]^[6] The club first entered the First Division in 1966,^[10] and currently play in its modern-day counterpart, the Premier League.^[6] Southampton won the FA Cup in 1976,^[11] reached the final of the League Cup in 1979 and 2017,^[12]^[13] and won the League Trophy in 2010.^[6]^[14]

The Southampton Player of the Season award is voted for annually by the club's supporters, who send their choice of player to the Southern Daily Echo , a local newspaper.^[15] Since its inception in 1973, 42 different players have won the award.^[16]^[17]^[18] Six of these players have received the accolade for a second time, and to date only Matt Le Tissier has won the award for a third time.^[17]^[18] Four players have won in consecutive seasons, 32 winners have represented their country at international level, and one winner (Alan Ball) has gone on to become the club's manager.^[16] The most recent winner of the award, for the 2022–23 season, is midfielder Roméo Lavia.^[19]

In recent years, the club has also presented its own Player of the Season award, alongside other end-of-season accolades. However, no awards were presented by the club for the men's 2022-23 season as the side was relegated from the Premier League. ^[20] The most recent winner of the club-run Fans' Player of the Season award is Ward-Prowse, who was also named Players' Player of the Season and he also won Goal of the Season for his sensational long-range free-kick at Wolves.^[20] Tino Livramento received the President's Choice Award, while Dominic Ballard won Scholar of the Year.^[20] For Southampton Women, awards were given out after their 2022-23 campaign.^[21] Kayla Rendell was named Fans' Player of the Season, Laura Rafferty was awarded Goal of the Season for a looping strike against Lewes that won the Saints their first ever point in the Barclays Women’s Championship.^[21]

Table key

^¤	Denotes divisional change due to promotion or relegation
*	Denotes player who is currently playing for the club
^†	Denotes player who has won full international caps

Div 1	First Division (1973–1992), Premier League (1992–)
Div 2	Second Division (1973–1992), First Division (1992–2004), Championship (2004–)
Div 3	Third Division (1973–1992), Second Division (1992–2004), League One (2004–)

Winners

As of 22 May 2024

Southern Daily Echo award

Season	Level^{[upper-alpha 1]}	Player	Position^{[upper-alpha 2]}	Nationality	Apps	Goals	Caps	Notes
1973–74	Div 1	Mick Channon	Forward	England	607	228	46^†	^{[upper-alpha 3]}
1974–75	Div 2^¤	Mel Blyth	Defender	England	136	7	0	—
1975–76	Div 2	David Peach	Defender	England	282	44	0	^{[upper-alpha 4]}
1976–77	Div 2	Steve Williams	Midfielder	England	349	27	6^†	—
1977–78	Div 2	Alan Ball	Midfielder	England	234	13	72^†	^{[upper-alpha 5]}
1978–79	Div 1^¤	Malcolm Waldron	Defender	England	218	11	0	^{[upper-alpha 6]}
1979–80	Div 1	Phil Boyer	Forward	England	162	61	1^†	—
1980–81	Div 1	Ivan Golac	Defender	Yugoslavia	197	4	1^†	^{[upper-alpha 7]}
1981–82	Div 1	Kevin Keegan	Forward	England	80	42	63^†	—
1982–83	Div 1	Mark Wright	Defender	England	222	11	45^†	—
1983–84	Div 1	David Armstrong	Midfielder	England	272	71	3^†	—
1984–85	Div 1	Peter Shilton	Goalkeeper	England	242	0	125^†	—
1985–86	Div 1	Peter Shilton (2)	Goalkeeper	England	242	0	125^†	^{[upper-alpha 8]}^{[upper-alpha 9]}
1986–87	Div 1	Glenn Cockerill	Midfielder	England	358	39	0	—
1987–88	Div 1	Derek Statham	Defender	England	78	4	3^†	—
1988–89	Div 1	Jimmy Case	Midfielder	England	272	14	0	^{[upper-alpha 10]}
1989–90	Div 1	Matt Le Tissier	Midfielder	England	540	210	8^†	—
1990–91	Div 1	Alan Shearer	Forward	England	158	43	63^†	—
1991–92	Div 1	Tim Flowers	Goalkeeper	England	251	0	11^†	—
1992–93	Div 1	Tim Flowers (2)	Goalkeeper	England	251	0	11^†	^{[upper-alpha 9]}
1993–94	Div 1	Matt Le Tissier (2)	Midfielder	England	540	210	8^†	^{[upper-alpha 9]}
1994–95	Div 1	Matt Le Tissier (3)	Midfielder	England	540	210	8^†	^{[upper-alpha 11]}
1995–96	Div 1	Dave Beasant	Goalkeeper	England	105	0	2^†	—
1996–97	Div 1	Egil Østenstad	Forward	Norway	109	33	18^†	—
1997–98	Div 1	Paul Jones	Goalkeeper	Wales	223	0	50^†	—
1998–99	Div 1	James Beattie	Forward	England	235	76	5^†	—
1999–2000	Div 1	Dean Richards	Defender	England	79	7	0	^{[upper-alpha 12]}
2000–01	Div 1	Wayne Bridge	Defender	England	174	2	36^†	—
2001–02	Div 1	Chris Marsden	Midfielder	England	152	8	0	—
2002–03	Div 1	James Beattie (2)	Forward	England	235	76	5^†	^{[upper-alpha 9]}
2003–04	Div 1	Antti Niemi	Goalkeeper	Finland	123	0	67^†	—
2004–05	Div 1	Peter Crouch	Forward	England	33	16	42^†	—
2005–06	Div 2^¤	Claus Lundekvam	Defender	Norway	413	2	40^†	—
2006–07	Div 2	Chris Baird	Defender	Northern Ireland	79	3	79^†	—
2007–08	Div 2	Andrew Davies	Defender	England	25	0	0	^{[upper-alpha 13]}
2008–09	Div 2	Kelvin Davis	Goalkeeper	England	301	0	0	—
2009–10	Div 3^¤	Rickie Lambert	Forward	England	235	117	11^†	—
2010–11	Div 3	José Fonte	Defender	Portugal	288	15	50^†	—
2011–12	Div 2^¤	Rickie Lambert (2)	Forward	England	235	117	11^†	^{[upper-alpha 9]}
2012–13	Div 1^¤	Morgan Schneiderlin	Midfielder	France	261	15	15^†	—
2013–14	Div 1	Adam Lallana	Midfielder	England	265	60	34^†	—
2014–15	Div 1	José Fonte (2)	Defender	Portugal	288	15	50^†	^{[upper-alpha 9]}
2015–16	Div 1	Shane Long	Forward	Republic of Ireland	245	36	88^†	—
2016–17	Div 1	Oriol Romeu	Midfielder	Spain	256	9	0	^{[upper-alpha 14]}
2017–18	Div 1	Alex McCarthy ^*	Goalkeeper	England	146	0	1^†	—
2018–19	Div 1	Nathan Redmond	Midfielder	England	232	30	1^†	—
2019–20	Div 1	Danny Ings	Forward	England	100	46	3^†	—
2020–21	Div 1	James Ward-Prowse	Midfielder	England	410	55	11^†	—
2021–22	Div 1	James Ward-Prowse (2)	Midfielder	England	410	55	11^†	^{[upper-alpha 9]}
2022–23	Div 1	Roméo Lavia	Midfielder	Belgium	34	1	1^†
2023–24	Div 2^¤	Flynn Downes ^*	Midfielder	England	35	2	0	^{[upper-alpha 15]}

Southampton F.C. award

Season	Level^{[upper-alpha 1]}	Player	Position^{[upper-alpha 2]}	Nationality	Apps	Goals	Caps	Notes
2012–13	Div 1^¤	Morgan Schneiderlin	Midfielder	France	261	15	15^†	—
2013–14	Div 1	Adam Lallana	Midfielder	England	265	60	34^†	—
2014–15	Div 1	José Fonte	Defender	Portugal	288	15	50^†	—
2015–16	Div 1	Virgil van Dijk	Defender	Netherlands	80	7	56^†	—
2016–17	Div 1	Oriol Romeu	Midfielder	Spain	256	9	0	^{[upper-alpha 14]}
2017–18	Div 1	Alex McCarthy ^*	Goalkeeper	England	146	0	1^†	—
2018–19	Div 1	Nathan Redmond	Midfielder	England	232	30	1^†	—
2019–20	Div 1	Danny Ings	Forward	England	100	46	3^†	—
2020–21	Div 1	James Ward-Prowse	Midfielder	England	410	55	11^†	—
2021–22	Div 1	James Ward-Prowse (2)	Midfielder	England	410	55	11^†	—
2022–23	Div 1	Not awarded
2023–24	Div 2^¤	Adam Armstrong ^*	Forward	England	118	28	0	^{[upper-alpha 16]}

Footnotes

1 2 The official level of competition in the structure of the English football league system.
1 2 For a detailed description of playing positions, see association football positions.
↑ The inaugural winner of the award.
↑ Received eight caps for the England under-21 team.
↑ Went on to manage the club between 1994 and 1995.
↑ Received one cap for the England B team.
↑ The first non-English and non-British winner of the award.
↑ The first player to win the award twice, and in consecutive seasons.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Won the award on two occasions.
↑ Received one cap for the England under-23 team.
↑ The first player to win the award three times.
↑ Received four caps for the England under-21 team.
↑ Received one cap for the England under-21 team.
1 2 Received five caps for the Spain under-23 team.
↑ Received six caps for the England under-20 team.
↑ Received five caps for the England under-21 team.

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References

↑ Chalk & Holley 1987 , p. 9
↑ Chalk & Holley 1987 , p. 13
↑ Chalk & Holley 1987 , p. 16
1 2 "Southampton St Mary's". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
↑ Chalk & Holley 1987 , pp. 21–35
1 2 3 4 5 "Southampton". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
↑ Chalk & Holley 1987 , p. 64
↑ Chalk & Holley 1987 , p. 5
↑ Chalk & Holley 1987 , p. 67
↑ Chalk & Holley 2003 , p. 86
↑ Chalk & Holley 2003 , pp. 361–363
↑ Chalk & Holley 2003 , pp. 286–287
↑ "Manchester United 3–2 Southampton". BBC Sport. 26 February 2017. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
↑ Shemilt, Stephan (28 March 2010). "Carlisle 1 - 4 Southampton". BBC Sport . Retrieved 27 November 2012.
↑ Leitch, Adam (12 May 2016). "Last chance to vote for your Southampton FC Player of the Season Award 2015/16". Southern Daily Echo . Newsquest . Retrieved 12 May 2016.
1 2 Kerins, Dan (12 May 2016). "Previous winners of the Daily Echo Southampton FC Player of the Season Award". Southern Daily Echo . Newsquest . Retrieved 12 May 2016.
1 2 Illingsworth 2007 , p. 71
1 2 Kelly, Christian (11 May 2002). "Player of the Year - Southampton FC". Saints Mad. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
↑ Nurick, Benjy (27 May 2023). "Romeo Lavia caps impressive maiden campaign with Daily Echo award". Southern Daily Echo . Retrieved 27 May 2023.
1 2 3 "Player Awards: The winners". Southampton F.C. 3 May 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
1 2 "Women's Fans' awards announced | Southampton FC | News". www.southamptonfc.com. Retrieved 27 August 2023.

Bibliography

Chalk, Gary; Holley, Duncan (1987), Saints: A Complete Record of Southampton Football Club 1885–1987, Breedon Books, ISBN 0-907969-22-4
Chalk, Gary; Holley, Duncan (2003), In That Number: A Post-War Chronicle of Southampton FC, Hagiology Publishing, ISBN 0-953447-43-X
Illingsworth, Nick (2007), Saints Preserved: An A-Z of Southampton Football Club, Elephant Books, ISBN 978-0-9552642-1-4

External links

Southampton F.C. official website

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[structure-22] 1 2 The official level of competition in the structure of the English football league system.

[positions-23] 1 2 For a detailed description of playing positions, see association football positions.

[24] The inaugural winner of the award.

[25] Received eight caps for the England under-21 team.

[26] Went on to manage the club between 1994 and 1995.

[27] Received one cap for the England B team.

[28] The first non-English and non-British winner of the award.

[29] The first player to win the award twice, and in consecutive seasons.

[twice-30] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Won the award on two occasions.

[31] Received one cap for the England under-23 team.

[32] The first player to win the award three times.

[33] Received four caps for the England under-21 team.

[34] Received one cap for the England under-21 team.

[romeu-35] 1 2 Received five caps for the Spain under-23 team.

[downes-36] Received six caps for the England under-20 team.

[a._armstrong-37] Received five caps for the England under-21 team.

[1] Chalk & Holley 1987 , p. 9

[2] Chalk & Holley 1987 , p. 13

[3] Chalk & Holley 1987 , p. 16

[fchdstmarys-4] 1 2 "Southampton St Mary's". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 27 November 2012.

[5] Chalk & Holley 1987 , pp. 21–35

[fchd-6] 1 2 3 4 5 "Southampton". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 27 November 2012.

[7] Chalk & Holley 1987 , p. 64

[8] Chalk & Holley 1987 , p. 5

[9] Chalk & Holley 1987 , p. 67

[10] Chalk & Holley 2003 , p. 86

[11] Chalk & Holley 2003 , pp. 361–363

[12] Chalk & Holley 2003 , pp. 286–287

[13] "Manchester United 3–2 Southampton". BBC Sport. 26 February 2017. Retrieved 13 May 2018.

[14] Shemilt, Stephan (28 March 2010). "Carlisle 1 - 4 Southampton". BBC Sport . Retrieved 27 November 2012.

[15] Leitch, Adam (12 May 2016). "Last chance to vote for your Southampton FC Player of the Season Award 2015/16". Southern Daily Echo . Newsquest . Retrieved 12 May 2016.

[listecho-16] 1 2 Kerins, Dan (12 May 2016). "Previous winners of the Daily Echo Southampton FC Player of the Season Award". Southern Daily Echo . Newsquest . Retrieved 12 May 2016.

[listbook-17] 1 2 Illingsworth 2007 , p. 71

[listmad-18] 1 2 Kelly, Christian (11 May 2002). "Player of the Year - Southampton FC". Saints Mad. Retrieved 26 December 2012.

[19] Nurick, Benjy (27 May 2023). "Romeo Lavia caps impressive maiden campaign with Daily Echo award". Southern Daily Echo . Retrieved 27 May 2023.

[awards-20] 1 2 3 "Player Awards: The winners". Southampton F.C. 3 May 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2023.

[:0-21] 1 2 "Women's Fans' awards announced | Southampton FC | News". www.southamptonfc.com. Retrieved 27 August 2023.

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