The Saints Connection

Typical Southampton kit

SOUTHAMPTON FOOTBALL CLUB 
aka The Saints


Founded: 1885
Former Names: St Mary's Young Men's Association (1885-1887); St Mary's (1887-1894); Southampton St Mary's (1894-1897).

Grounds: "The Common" (1885-1889) (from 1887 also used County Cricket Ground and Antelope Cricket Ground for big matches); Antelope Cricket Ground (1889-1896); The County Cricket Ground (1896-1898); The Dell (1898-2001); St Mary's (since 2001)

League History:
Founder members of The Southern League 1894/95-1919/20; Founder members of Football League Division Three 1920/21; Division Three (South) 1921/22; Division Two

Chris Nicholl

1922/23-1952/53; Division Three (South) 1953/54-1957/58; Division Three 1958/59-1959/60; Division Two 1960/61-1965/66; Division One 1966/67-1973/74; Division Two 1974/75-1977/78; Division One 1978/79-1991/92; FA Premier League (founder members) 1992/93-2004/05; Championship 2005/06-2008/09; League One 2009/10-2010/11; Championship 2011/12; Premier League 2012/13-date.

Club Honours:
Football League (I) Runners-Up (1) 1983/84.
Football League Championship (II) Runners-Up (1) 2011/12.
Football League Division Two (II) Runners-Up (2) 1965/66, 1977/78.
Football League One (III) Runners-Up (1) 2010/11.Football League Division Three (III) Champions (1) 1959/60.
Football League Division Three (South) (III) Champions (1) 1921/22.
Southern League Champions (6) 1896/97, 1897/98, 1898/99, 1900/01, 1902/03, 1903/04.

Jim Magilton

FA Cup Winners (1) 1975/76; Runners-Up (3) 1899/00, 1901/02, 2002/03.
Football League/EFL Cup Runners-Up (2) 1978/79, 2016/17.
Football League Full Members' Cup Runners-Up 1991/92.

Football League Trophy Winners 2009/10.

European Record:
European Cup Winners' Cup entrants (1) 1976/77 (qf).
UEFA Cup/Europa League entrants (5) 1971/72, 1981/82, 1982/83, 1984/85, 2003/04, 2015/16, 2016/17.
Fairs Cup entrants (1) 1969/70.

(Northern) Ireland Internationals:

Player	SFC Career	League		Caps		Links
		Apps	Gls	w/SFC	Total
Baird, Chris	2002-07	68	3	25	79	SP
Blayney, Alan	2003-04	3	0	0	5	SP
Clarke, Colin	1986-89	82	36	13	38	SP
Cumming, Lawrie	1930-31	30	4	0	3	SP
Davis, Steven	2012-19	193	12	59	126	SP
Dowie, Iain	1991-95	122	30	18	59	SP
Dunne, Jimmy	1936-37	36	14	0	7	SP
Hamill, Rory	Youth	0	0	0	1
Johns, Chris	Youth	0	0	u21	0
Johnston, "Sid"	1905	1	0	0	1	SP
Kelly, Hugh	1950-52	28	0	2	4	SP
Magilton, Jim	1994-97	130	13	21	52	SP
McLaughlin, Bobby	1953-59	169	5	B*	0	SP
Moorhead, George	1920-21	9	0	0	3	SP
Nicholl, Chris	1977-83	228	8	37	51	SP
Reeves, Ben	2011-13	5	0	0	2	SP
Reilly, Matt	1895-96	2	0	0	2	SP
Reynolds, Jack	1898	2	0	0	5	SP
Rowley, Dick	1926-30	104	52	4	6	SP
Sanchez, Lawrie	Youth	0	0	0	3
Scott, Tommy	Youth	0	0	u21*	0
Shields, Jimmy	1956-58	38	20	1	1	SP
Taylor, Maik	1997	18	0	0	88	SP

SP links to Saints Players bio

Appearances in red Southern League, all others in Football League/Premier League

* called-up to u21/B squads

Other NI-Saints links:
Former NI assistant-manager, Glynn Snodin, was first-team coach at St Mary's from 2006 to 2007.

Chris Nicholl, also a Southampton player, was club manager from 1985-1991.

Lawrie McMenemy, Northern Ireland manager from 1998-99, was Saints most successful manager in in a spell that ran from 1973-85 and later had a spell as Director of Football from 1994-97.

Web Links:
Official Club Site

Saints Players
Wikipedia
FCHD