20 Facts About Southampton FC

Southampton FC Football Club is an English professional football club based in Southampton FC, Hampshire, which competes in the Premier League.

Southampton FC won the Southern League on six occasions and were beaten FA Cup finalists in 1900 and 1902, before being invited to become founder members of the Football League Third Division in 1920.

Southampton FC were originally founded at St Mary's Church, on 21 November 1885 by members of the St Mary's Church of England Young Men's Association.

Southampton FC were briefly forced to switch home matches to the ground of their local rivals Portsmouth at Fratton Park during World War II when a bomb landed on The Dell pitch in November 1940, leaving an 18-foot crater which damaged an underground culvert and flooded the pitch.

Southampton FC led the league for over two months, taking top spot on 30 January 1982 and staying there until 3 April 1982.

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Southampton FC brought in a number of new signings, including his son Jamie in the attempt to survive relegation.

Southampton FC were relegated from the Premier League on the last day of the season, ending 27 successive seasons of top flight football for the club.

Lowe and Southampton FC continued to make headlines after former England Rugby World Cup-winning coach Sir Clive Woodward joined the club—eventually being appointed technical director in June 2005.

Southampton FC finished in sixth place and lost the play-off semi-final to Derby County on penalties.

Southampton FC finished the season in 7th place, seven points from the last play-off position.

Southampton FC finished the season in 14th place, and next season in 8th.

The following season, Southampton FC set new records for the club at the end of the season, finishing in sixth place.

In June 2016, Koeman left Southampton FC to join Everton and Claude Puel replaced him on a three-year contract.

Southampton FC was replaced with former RB Leipzig boss Ralph Hasenhuttl, who steered the club away from relegation to finish 16th.

On 9 April 2020, Southampton FC became the first Premier League club to defer players salaries, during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Southampton FC stated that manager Ralph Hasenhuttl signed a four-year contract extension on 2 June 2020 until 2024.

Since 2021, Southampton FC's kits have been manufactured by hummel, who previously manufactured Southampton FC's kits between 1987 and 1991.

Southampton FC had been dismissed by Southampton in 1989 after allegations were made against him, and in 1991 he was charged with six counts of indecent assault against young boys he had been coaching; at the trial at Southampton Crown Court, he was acquitted on the direction of the judge when the prosecution offered no evidence.

Southampton FC was sentenced to 24 years and three months in prison.

Southampton FC issued a deep apology, admitting it had "completely failed to protect so many young people from suffering abuse over a long period of time".