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Southampton F.C. is a professional football club based in Southampton, Hampshire, England. The club as founded in 1885 and initially played at The Dell before moving to the St. Mary’s stadium in 2001.
Their nickname is “The Saints” and they current ply their trade in the Premier League, England’s top tier. Southampton is known for their reputed scouting team over the last few years.
Their current highest shareholder is Gao Jisheng who holds 80% of the shares with the other 20% held by Katharina Liebherr. Southampton’s Chairman is the esteemed Ralph Krueger.
The Saints have won one FA Cup once, in 1976, and their highest ever league finish was second in the First Division in 1983-84. The Saints were relegated from the Premier League in 2005, ending a run of 27 successive seasons in the top tier. But they soon returned after a seven-year absence.
Southampton’s all time leading goal scorer is Mick Channon with 228 goals. Terry Paine holds the record for the most number of appearances which stands at 815.
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Chelsea vs Southampton prediction: Chelsea line-up Chelsea travel to St. Mary’s to face Southampton on Sunday, hoping to make it two wins on a bounce in the Premier League. The Blues have been extremely inconsistent but did beat Wolves 5-2 on their last away day in the league and Frank Lampard will be looking to … Read more
Why Southampton should go back in the market for Mateus Uribe According to a previous report from ESPN during the summer transfer window, Southampton were interested in signing Colombian international midfielder Mateus Uribe, who was then plying his trade with Mexican giants America. However, the Saints went on to bolster their attack with deals for … Read more
Why Southampton should plot a January swoop for Cristian Tello Back in 2016, a report from Sun had claimed that Southampton wanted to sign Cristian Tello, who was then playing for Barcelona. A product of the Barcelona academy, Cristian Tello, 28, managed just 59 appearances for the Catalan club in six years, spending the majority … Read more
Why Southampton should reignite their interest in Pavel Kaderabek Back in 2016, a report from Wales Online suggested that West Ham and Southampton were among the Premier League to have registered an interest in Pavel Kaderabek, who was then plying his trade with Czech giants Sparta Prague. However, nothing came to fruition back then and … Read more
Why Southampton should go for Marlon Santos in January Back in July 2018, a report from the Sport had claimed that Southampton were very close to signing Marlon Santos from Barcelona. However, a deal didn’t go through and the defender ended up signing for Italian outfit Sassuolo a month later. Marlon, 24, joined Barcelona from … Read more
Why Southampton have struck gold with a new deal for Dan N’Lundulu As confirmed via Southampton’s official twitter account, Southampton have secured the future of young striker Dan N’Lundulu with a new deal until 2020, with the 20-year-old putting pen to paper on fresh terms at St. Mary’s. N’Lundulu was a part of the U-23 … Read more
Why Southampton should go all out to sign Tom Rogic in January Back in June, a report the Sydney Morning Herald had claimed that Southampton were interested in signing Celtic star, Tom Rogic. Tom Rogic, 26, played a crucial role in helping Celtic win the treble ‘Treble’ last season, although he endured an injury-hit 2018/19. … Read more
Why Southampton should go all out to sign Ollie Watkins in January Southampton have had a shaky start to the new Premier League season, yet they sit 10th in the table with seven points from five games. Ralph Hasenhuttl is still tinkering with his squad to get the best out of his players. This summer, … Read more
Predicted Bournemouth XI to face Southampton in the Premier League Two teams placed 9th and 10th in the Premier League are set to go head-to-head on Friday night, as Southampton and Bournemouth fight it out for the bragging rights in an all-South Coast affair at the St. Mary’s Stadium. Both the teams head into the … Read more
Why Southampton should sign Motherwell starlet James Scott According to the Chronicle Live, Southampton are amongst a host of English clubs monitoring 19-year-old Motherwell striker James Scott. However, if the Saints are really serious about landing the Scottish U-21 international in the near future, they would need to beat off competition from Premier League sides … Read more