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Southampton won the Southern League championship for three years running between 1897 and 1899 and again in 1901, 1903 and 1904. During this time, they moved to a newly built £10,000 stadium called The Dell , to the northwest of the city centre in 1898.
May 26, 2021 · The club moved to the purpose-built stadium on 3 September 1898, after playing a couple of seasons at Hampshire County Cricket Ground in nearby Northlands Road and the Antelope Ground in the...
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The Saints continued to dominate the league into the 20th century, claiming the championship again in 1901, 1903 and 1904, before joining the Football League Third Division as a founding member in 1920, following the absorption of the Southern League.
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- Early Days
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- The 1970s
What we now know as Southampton FC started out as a club formed in 1885 by members of St Mary’s Church of England Young Men’s Association, who played football on the banks of the River Itchen. Originally called Southampton St Mary’s, the club joined the Southern League in 1894 and won the championship for three years running between 1897 and 1899, ...
After World War I, Southampton FC joined the new Football League Third Division, which divided into South and North sections in 1921. Maintaining a solid 31-year run – disrupted somewhat by the Second World War – promotion was narrowly missed in 1949 and 1950 by a margin of just one point. This was also despite star striker Charlie Wayman bagging 5...
It took seven years for the Saints to regain Second Division status, with promotion in 1960 after scoring 106 League goals. Then, the dream of Division 1 football finally came to The Dell for the first time in the glorious year that was 1966, when manager Ted Bates’ team were promoted as runners-up. It was a never-to-be-forgotten achievement for fa...
Southampton then twice qualified for Europe before Bates stood down to be replaced by his assistant Lawrie McMenemy in 1973. The club then became the first victims of the new three-down relegation system in 1974. Then the most memorable day in Southampton FC’s history came in 1976 when, still a Second Division side, McMenemy led them to win the FA ...
23 hours ago · Southampton joins both Leicester City and Ipswich Town in securing promotion to the Premier League this season. After the game, Southampton’s captain Jack Stephens struggled to control his ...
Founded in 1885 as St Mary's YMA, they became a professional club in 1891 and co-founded the Southern Football League in 1894. Southampton won the Southern League Premier Division championship six times between 1896 and 1904, and were later elected to the Football League Third Division in 1920.
1 day ago · Southampton secured promotion back to the Premier League at the first time of asking with a 1-0 victory over Leeds United in the Championship play-off final on Sunday. The south-coast club were ...
