Southampton F.C.
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Southampton F.C. (originally
St. Mary's YMA) is an
English football team, nicknamed
The Saints. Based in the city of
Southampton in
Hampshire, the team was formed in
November 1885. In
1898 the team moved into
The Dell, the ground which was to be their home for over 100 years. However, as a result of poor stadium capacity, the team moved to
St Mary's Stadium in
2001.
Their finest hour was their
FA Cup win in
1976, when they beat
Manchester United 1-0. They also were the runners-up in
2003 against
Arsenal.
On
4 March 2004,
Paul Sturrock was named as their manager. He succeeded
Gordon Strachan.
On
23rd August 2004 it was announced that Sturrock was leaving the club 'by mutual consent', after a disappointing run of form and rumours of boardroom dissatisfaction with his management. He was replaced by
Steve Wigley as head coach, with a planned shake-up of the club's coaching structure to follow. It is rumoured that Sir
Clive Woodward may replace him.
Famous Saints - Past and Present
Current squad
- Antti Niemi
- Jason Dodd
- Graeme Le Saux
- Jelle Van Damme
- Claus Lundekvam
- Kevin Phillips
- Matthew Oakley
- James Beattie
- Neil McCann
- Michael Svensson
- Anders Svensson
- Paul Smith
- Peter Crouch
- Alleddine Yanis
- Martin Cranie
- Marian Pahars
- Rory Delap
- Danny Higginbotham
- David Prutton
- Jo Tessem
- Darren Kenton
- Aaron Davies
- Dexter Blackstock
- Michael Poke
- Matthew Mills
- Leon Best
- Alan Blayney
- Fabrice Fernandes
- Leandre Griffit
- Yoann Folly
- Chris Baird
- Paul Telfer
- Kenwyne Jones
- Mikael Nilsson
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