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Southampton Football Club, an English association football club based in Southampton, Hampshire, was founded in 1885 as St. Mary's Y.M.A. For almost six years the club took no part in any official competitions at national level, playing only friendlies and local tournaments, including the Hampshire Senior Cup.
Southampton Football Club (/ s aʊ θ ˈ (h) æ m p t ə n / ⓘ) is a professional football club based in Southampton, Hampshire, England. The club competes in the Premier League , the top tier of English football , after achieving promotion in the 2024 EFL Championship play-off final .
Southampton were founded in 1885, but did not play league football until the 1894–95 season, when they joined the Southern Football League. The team pictured above won the Southern League Division One title in 1903–04. Southampton Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Southampton, Hampshire.
Southampton F.C. league progress 1921-2012. Southampton Football Club is a professional football club that was formed in 1885.. The roots of the club can be traced to members of St. Mary's Church Young Men's Association, who played their football at various venues in Southampton for 13 years, prior to the move to the club's former ground, The Dell in 1898, where it remained until 2001.
The 1920–21 season was the 26th season of competitive football by Southampton, and the club's first in the Football League.At the end of the previous season, Southampton were one of a host of Southern League clubs elected to make up the new Third Division, finishing second in the inaugural season behind champions Crystal Palace.
By the start of the final day of the season, Southampton were only one point behind leaders Plymouth Argyle, with a superior goal average. [22] In their final game of the campaign, Southampton thrashed Newport County 5–0 in the return fixture at The Dell, with goals coming from Arthur Dominy (two), Alec Campbell, Rawlings and Henry Johnson. [18]
At the end of the 1990–91 season, manager Chris Nicholl was sacked by Southampton's board after six seasons in charge. In his first two seasons as manager, the Saints had reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup and the League Cup, respectively; however, during his tenure, Nicholl had only managed to lead the club to one top-half finishing position in the First Division. [1]
The 1990–91 Southampton F.C. season was the club's 90th season of competitive football and their 21st in the First Division of the Football League.The season was a disappointing one for the Saints, who finished 14th in the league, marking Chris Nicholl's joint worst result as manager.