Southampton F.C. league record by opponent explained

Southampton Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Southampton, Hampshire. Founded in 1885 as St Mary's Y.M.A. and later known as Southampton St Mary's, they became a professional club in 1891, and co-founded the Southern League in 1894.[1] Southampton won the Southern League championship six times between 1896 and 1904,[1] [2] and were later elected to the Football League in 1920 as co-founders of the Third Division.[2] The Saints finished as runners-up in their first season, and the following year received promotion to the Second Division as Third Division South champions.[2] The club first entered the First Division in 1966, and currently play in its modern-day counterpart, the Premier League.[2] Southampton won the FA Cup in 1976, reached the final of the League Cup in 1979 and 2017,[3] and won the League Trophy in 2010.[4]

Southampton's first team have competed in a number of regionally and nationally contested leagues. Their record against each club faced in these competitions is listed below. The club's first league match was against Chatham Town, their first Football League match was against Gillingham, and they met their 117th and most recent different league opponent, Wigan Athletic, for the first time in the 2012–13 season. The team that Southampton have met most often in league competition is Tottenham Hotspur, who they first played in the 1896–97 Southern League season; the 66 defeats from 154 meetings is more than they have lost against any other club. Coventry City tie with Tottenham Hotspur for most league draws against Southampton, with 39 in 122 meetings. The club have recorded more league victories against Queens Park Rangers than against any other club, having beaten them 53 out of 120 attempts.

Table key

League record

Results current as of 18 August 2024

Southampton F.C. league record by opponent
OpponentFirstLastNotes
HomeAwayTotal
110011001921–221921–22
220020201958–591959–60
532051221953–541957–58
4921111749217301897–982024–25
3817101138911181936–372024–25
Barnsley2715662767141922–232011–12
220021011898–991899–1900
Birmingham City211335215791946–472023–24
Blackburn Rovers2315622335151936–372023–24
Blackpool2113622142151922–232011–12
Bolton Wanderers16556163581933–342004–05
14842146351953–542024–25
Bradford City171133176471922–232000–01
169431633101907–081949–50
41295741138201901–022024–25
4021118401211171903–042024–25
220021011898–991898–99
Bristol City2419232454151897–982023–24
Bristol Rovers3426263478191899–19002010–11
Burnley30141243066181930–312021–22
Bury2617452646161922–231965–66
Cardiff City2714942765161912–132023–24
Carlisle United531151131965–662010–11
Charlton Athletic29185629711111921–222010–11
750273221894–951899–1900
49141322491314221924–252024–25
Chesterfield12642122281931–321959–60
Clapton220021011894–951895–96
Colchester United11632114251953–542010–11
Coventry City623420862720351908–092023–24
Crewe Alexandra110010102005–062005–06
420241031909–101914–15
50261212501711221906–072024–25
Dagenham and Redbridge110011002010–112010–11
Darlington220021011925–261926–27
Derby County32149932512151922–232011–12
Doncaster Rovers953193241935–362011–12
4924111449610331930–312024–25
Exeter City171331175571908–092010–11
38268438516171903–042024–25
Gillingham29207229115131895–961957–58
Gravesend and Northfleet550053201896–971900–01
Grimsby Town12732122461920–211963–64
Halifax Town220020021958–591959–60
Hartlepool United220021102009–102010–11
Hereford United110010011976–771976–77
Huddersfield Town14743144281952–532023–24
Hull City28159428810101922–232023–24
Ilford220022001894–951895–96
311011103178161953–542024–25
Kettering Town651062131897–981903–04
Leeds United482082048813271922–232023–24
4522167451113211922–232024–25
651062221907–081911–12
Leyton Orient181044183691906–072010–11
Lincoln City540152211932–331960–61
4820111748511321960–612024–25
110010101897–981897–98
Luton Town49281011491610231894–952006–07
45181215451013221926–272024–25
5616182256913341922–232024–25
Mansfield Town330032011958–591977–78
Merthyr Town541052301912–131921–22
Middlesbrough2814952897121924–252023–24
Millwall58361111581714271894–952023–24
Milton Keynes Dons220021012009–102010–11
Nelson110010101923–241923–24
46261374758341934–352024–25
Newport County12930125341913–141959–60
Northampton Town2417252484121901–021964–65
220022001896–971897–98
Norwich City6134216611317311905–062023–24
5024121450119301925–262024–25
Notts County2215522210661922–231991–92
Oldham Athletic2113532146111923–242010–11
Oxford United541052121974–751987–88
Peterborough United220021102010–112011–12
Plymouth Argyle52241315521114271903–042023–24
Port Vale15546153571922–231958–59
Portsmouth442281444178191899–19002011–12
Preston North End2110742147101925–262023–24
Queens Park Rangers61321316612313251899–19002023–24
Reading47211412471713171894–952012–13
Rochdale210120021958–591958–59
110010101922–231922–23
Rotherham United962193151951–522023–24
110010101898–991898–99
220021011894–951895–96
220020021897–981898–99
Scunthorpe United541051131960–612007–08
2612772665151934–352020–21
Sheffield Wednesday371791137712181922–232023–24
Sheppey United440043011896–971899–1900
Shrewsbury Town642061231953–541959–60
612362221922–231927–28
Southend United191243196491908–092009–10
Stockport County761072321922–232009–10
Stoke City392361039109201911–122023–24
Sunderland2917752988131960–612023–24
Swansea City372566371210151919–202023–24
Swindon Town38255838147171894–952010–11
Torquay United532050321953–541957–58
82382717821414541896–972024–25
Tranmere Rovers531151131938–392010–11
Walsall972093421953–542010–11
Watford40256940916151900–012023–24
Wellingborough650164111897–981904–05
West Bromwich Albion38211343899201927–282023–24
75342417751317451899–19002024–25
Wigan Athletic100110102012–132012–13
14482145451986–871999–2000
331851033612151922–232024–25
220022001896–971897–98
Wrexham210121011958–591959–60
Wycombe Wanderers110010102009–102009–10
Yeovil Town220021102009–102010–11
York City330030211959–601975–76

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Southampton St Mary's . Football Club History Database . 6 March 2018 .
  2. Web site: Southampton . Football Club History Database . 6 March 2018 .
  3. News: Manchester United 3–2 Southampton . McNulty . Phil . . 26 February 2017 . 6 March 2018 .
  4. News: Carlisle 1–4 Southampton . Shemilt . Stephan . . 28 March 2010 . 6 March 2018 .

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