| Year formed | 1885 |
| Turned professional | 1894 |
| Limited company | 1897 |
| Previous names | St Mary's Young Men's Assocation: 1885 - 1887 St Mary's: 1887 - 1894 Southampton St Mary's: 1894 - 1897 Southampton FC: 1897 to date |
Ground | St Mary's Stadium, Brittania Road, Southampton SO14 5FP (for pictures of the ground click here) |
| Pitch measurements | 112 x 74 yards (102 x 66 metres) |
| Ground capacity | 32,505 |
| Record attendance at present ground | 32,363 v Coventry City, Championship, 28th April 2012 (won 4-0) |
| League career | Southern League: 1894 - 1920 United League: 1897 - 1899 Western League: 1898 - 1899 Western League: 1900 - 1909 Division Three: 1920 - 1921 Division Three (South): 1921 - 1922 Division Two: 1922 - 1953 Division Three (South): 1953 - 1958 Division Three: 1958 - 1960 Division Two: 1960 - 1966 Division One: 1966 - 1974 Division Two: 1974 - 1978 Division One/Premiership: 1978 - 2005 Championship: 2005 - 2009 League One: 2009 - 2011 Championship: 2011 - 2012 Premier League: 2012 - 2023 Championship: 2023 -. |
| First Football League game | 28th August 1920 v Gillingham, Division Three, drew 1-1 |
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| Honours | |
| European | Texaco Cup runners-up: 1974-75 |
| Domestic - League | Division One runners-up: 1983-84 Division Two/Championship runners-up: 1965-66, 1977-78, 2011-12 Division Three champions: 1959-60 Division Three/League One runners-up: 1920-21, 2010-11 Division Three (South) champions: 1921-22 Southern League champions: 1896-96, 1897-98, 1898-99, 1900-01, 1902-03, 1903-04, Southern League runners-up: 1905-06 Western League Division 1A champions: 1907-08 Western League runners-up: 1903-04, 1905-06 Western League Division 1B runners-up: 1908-09 United League runners-up: 1898-99 |
| Domestic - Cup | FA Cup winners: 1975-76 FA Cup runners-up: 1899-1900, 1901-02, 2002-03 League Cup runners-up: 1978-79, 2016-17 Zenith Data Systems Cup runners-up: 1991-92 Johnstone's Paint Trophy winners: 2009-10 FA Youth Cup runners-up: 2004-05 |
| Best League position | see above |
| Lowest League position | 14th, Division Three, 1958-59 14th, Division Three (South), 1955-56 |
| Furthest in FA Cup | see above |
| Furthest in League Cup | see above |
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| Most League points | |
| 2 for a win | 61, Division Three, 1959-60 61, Division Three (South), 1921-22 |
| 3 for a win | 92, League One, 2010-11 |
| Fewest League points | |
| 2 for a win | 29, Division One, 1969-70 |
| 3 for a win | 25, Premier League, 2022-23 |
| Most League goals scored | 112, Division Three (South), 1957-58 |
| Most League goals conceded | 92, Division One, 1966-67 |
| Fewest League goals scored | 34, Premiership, 1995-96 |
| Fewest League goals conceded | 21, Division Three (South), 1921-22 |
| Most wins in a League season | 28, League One, 2010-11 |
| Fewest wins in a League season | 6, Division One / Premiership / Premier League, 1969-70, 2004-05, 2022-23 |
| Most draws in a League season | 19, Championship, 2005-06 |
| Fewest draws in a League season | 5, Division Two, 1932-33 |
| Most losses in a League season | 25, Premier League, 2022-23 |
| Fewest losses in a League season | 4, Division Three (South), 1921-22 |
| Record League win | 9-3 v Wolverhampton Wanderers, Division Two, 18th September 1965 |
| Record Cup win | 7-1 v Ipswich Town, FA Cup 3rd round, 7th January 1961 |
| Record League Cup win | 8-0 v Newport County, Carabao Cup 2nd round, 25 August 2021 |
| Record defeat | 0-9 v Leicester City, Premier League, 25th October 2019 0-9 v Manchester United, Premier League, 2 February 2021 |
| Record League Cup defeat | 1-7 v Watford, League Cup 2nd round 2nd leg, 2 September 1980 |
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| Highest number of League goals scored | |
| in a season | 39, Derek Reeves, Division Three, 1959-60 |
| in total | 185, Mike Channon, 1966-77 and 1979-82 |
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| Most League goals scored in one match | 5, Charlie Wayman v Leicester City, Division Two, 23rd October 1948 |
| Most League appearances | 713, Terry Paine, 1956-74 |
Most capped player | 49, Peter Shilton for England |
| Youngest League player | Theo Walcott, 16 years 143 days v Wolverhampton Wanderers, 6th August 2005 |
| Highest transfer fee received | £75,000,000 for Virgil van Dijk to Liverpool, January 2018 |
| Highest transfer fee paid | £22,000,000 for Kamaldeen Sulemana from Rennes, January 2023 |
