Southampton F.C. league record by opponent

Southampton were founded in 1885, but did not play league football until the 1894–95 season, when they joined the Southern Football League. The team pictured above won the Southern League Division One title in 1903–04.

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,[1] they became a professional club in 1891,[2] and co-founded the Southern League in 1894.[3][4] Southampton won the Southern League championship six times between 1896 and 1904,[4][5][6] and were later elected to the Football League in 1920 as co-founders of the Third Division.[6][7] The Saints finished as runners-up in their first season,[8] and the following year received promotion to the Second Division as Third Division South champions.[6][9] The club first entered the First Division in 1966,[10] and currently play in its modern-day counterpart, the Premier League.[6] Southampton won the FA Cup in 1976,[11] reached the final of the League Cup in 1979 and 2017,[12][13] and won the League Trophy in 2010.[14]

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

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  • The table below includes results of matches played by Southampton (including under the former names of St. Mary's Y.M.A. and Southampton St. Mary's) in the Southern League, the United League, the Southern District Combination, the Western League, the Football League and the Premier League. Matches from the abandoned 1939–40 season are excluded, as are those played during the various wartime competitions.
  • The name used for each opponent is that which they had when Southampton most recently played a league match against them. Results against each opponent include results against that club under any former name. For example, results against Millwall include matches played against Millwall Athletic (until 1920).
  • The columns headed "First" and "Last" contain the first and most recent seasons in which Southampton played league matches against each opponent.
  •    † Clubs with this background and symbol in the "Opponent" column are Southampton's divisional rivals in the current season.
  •    ‡ Clubs with this background and symbol in the "Opponent" column are defunct.

League record

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Results current as of 29 December 2024
Southampton F.C. league record by opponent
Opponent Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Win% First Last Notes
Home Away Total
Aberdare Athletic ‡ 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 100.00 1921–22 1921–22
Accrington Stanley ‡ 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 4 2 2 0 050.00 1958–59 1959–60
Aldershot ‡ 5 3 2 0 5 1 2 2 10 4 4 2 040.00 1953–54 1957–58
Arsenal † 49 21 11 17 50 2 17 31 99 23 27 49 023.23 1897–98 2024–25 [A]
Aston Villa † 38 17 10 11 39 9 11 19 77 26 21 30 033.77 1936–37 2024–25
Barnsley 27 15 6 6 27 6 7 14 54 21 13 20 038.89 1922–23 2011–12
Bedminster ‡ 2 2 0 0 2 1 0 1 4 3 0 1 075.00 1898–99 1899–1900
Birmingham City 21 13 3 5 21 5 7 9 42 18 10 14 042.86 1946–47 2023–24
Blackburn Rovers 23 15 6 2 23 3 5 15 46 18 11 17 039.13 1936–37 2023–24
Blackpool 21 13 6 2 21 4 2 15 42 17 8 17 040.48 1922–23 2011–12
Bolton Wanderers 16 5 5 6 16 3 5 8 32 8 10 14 025.00 1933–34 2004–05
Bournemouth † 14 8 4 2 15 6 3 6 29 14 7 8 048.28 1953–54 2024–25 [B]
Bradford City 17 11 3 3 17 6 4 7 34 17 7 10 050.00 1922–23 2000–01
Bradford Park Avenue ‡ 16 9 4 3 16 3 3 10 32 12 7 13 037.50 1907–08 1949–50
Brentford † 41 29 5 7 42 13 8 21 83 42 13 28 050.60 1901–02 2024–25
Brighton & Hove Albion † 40 21 11 8 41 12 12 17 81 33 23 25 040.74 1903–04 2024–25
Brighton United ‡ 2 2 0 0 2 1 0 1 4 3 0 1 075.00 1898–99 1898–99
Bristol City 24 19 2 3 24 5 4 15 48 24 6 18 050.00 1897–98 2023–24
Bristol Rovers 34 26 2 6 34 7 8 19 68 33 10 25 048.53 1899–1900 2010–11
Burnley 30 14 12 4 30 6 6 18 60 20 18 22 033.33 1930–31 2021–22
Bury 26 17 4 5 26 4 6 16 52 21 10 21 040.38 1922–23 1965–66
Cardiff City 27 14 9 4 27 6 5 16 54 20 14 20 037.04 1912–13 2023–24
Carlisle United 5 3 1 1 5 1 1 3 10 4 2 4 040.00 1965–66 2010–11
Charlton Athletic 29 18 5 6 29 7 11 11 58 25 16 17 043.10 1921–22 2010–11
Chatham ‡ 7 5 0 2 7 3 2 2 14 8 2 4 057.14 1894–95 1899–1900
Chelsea † 50 14 13 23 49 13 14 22 99 27 27 45 027.27 1924–25 2024–25
Chesterfield 12 6 4 2 12 2 2 8 24 8 6 10 033.33 1931–32 1959–60
Clapton 2 2 0 0 2 1 0 1 4 3 0 1 075.00 1894–95 1895–96
Colchester United 11 6 3 2 11 4 2 5 22 10 5 7 045.45 1953–54 2010–11
Coventry City 62 34 20 8 62 7 20 35 124 41 40 43 033.06 1908–09 2023–24
Crewe Alexandra 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 050.00 2005–06 2005–06
Croydon Common ‡ 4 2 0 2 4 1 0 3 8 3 0 5 037.50 1909–10 1914–15
Crystal Palace † 50 26 12 12 51 17 11 23 101 43 23 35 042.57 1906–07 2024–25
Dagenham and Redbridge 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 100.00 2010–11 2010–11
Darlington 2 2 0 0 2 1 0 1 4 3 0 1 075.00 1925–26 1926–27
Derby County 32 14 9 9 32 5 12 15 64 19 21 24 029.69 1922–23 2011–12
Doncaster Rovers 9 5 3 1 9 3 2 4 18 8 5 5 044.44 1935–36 2011–12
Everton † 50 25 11 14 49 6 10 33 99 31 21 47 031.31 1930–31 2024–25
Exeter City 17 13 3 1 17 5 5 7 34 18 8 8 052.94 1908–09 2010–11
Fulham † 38 26 8 4 39 5 17 17 77 31 25 21 040.26 1903–04 2024–25
Gillingham 29 20 7 2 29 11 5 13 58 31 12 15 053.45 1895–96 1957–58 [C]
Gravesend and Northfleet 5 5 0 0 5 3 2 0 10 8 2 0 080.00 1896–97 1900–01
Grimsby Town 12 7 3 2 12 2 4 6 24 9 7 8 037.50 1920–21 1963–64
Halifax Town 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 4 2 0 2 050.00 1958–59 1959–60
Hartlepool United 2 2 0 0 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 0 075.00 2009–10 2010–11
Hereford United 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 050.00 1976–77 1976–77
Huddersfield Town 14 7 4 3 14 4 2 8 28 11 6 11 039.29 1952–53 2023–24
Hull City 28 15 9 4 28 8 10 10 56 23 19 14 041.07 1922–23 2023–24
Ilford 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 4 0 0 100.00 1894–95 1895–96
Ipswich Town † 32 10 12 10 31 7 8 16 63 17 20 26 026.98 1953–54 2024–25
Kettering Town 6 5 1 0 6 2 1 3 12 7 2 3 058.33 1897–98 1903–04
Leeds United 48 20 8 20 48 8 13 27 97 29 21 47 029.90 1922–23 2023–24
Leicester City † 46 22 16 8 45 11 13 21 91 33 29 29 036.26 1922–23 2024–25
Leyton ‡ 6 5 1 0 6 2 2 2 12 7 3 2 058.33 1907–08 1911–12
Leyton Orient 18 10 4 4 18 3 6 9 36 13 10 13 036.11 1906–07 2010–11 [D]
Lincoln City 5 4 0 1 5 2 2 1 10 6 2 2 060.00 1932–33 1960–61
Liverpool † 49 20 11 18 48 5 11 32 97 25 22 50 025.77 1960–61 2024–25
Loughborough Town ‡ 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 050.00 1897–98 1897–98
Luton Town 49 28 10 11 49 16 10 23 98 44 20 34 044.90 1894–95 2006–07
Manchester City † 45 18 12 15 46 10 13 23 91 28 25 38 030.77 1926–27 2024–25
Manchester United † 57 16 18 23 56 9 13 34 113 25 31 57 022.12 1922–23 2024–25
Mansfield Town 3 3 0 0 3 2 0 1 6 5 0 1 083.33 1958–59 1977–78
Merthyr Town 5 4 1 0 5 2 3 0 10 6 4 0 060.00 1912–13 1921–22
Middlesbrough 28 14 9 5 28 9 7 12 56 23 16 17 041.07 1924–25 2023–24
Millwall 58 36 11 11 58 17 14 27 116 53 25 38 045.69 1894–95 2023–24 [E]
Milton Keynes Dons 2 2 0 0 2 1 0 1 4 3 0 1 075.00 2009–10 2010–11 [F]
Nelson 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 050.00 1923–24 1923–24
Newcastle United † 46 26 13 7 47 5 8 34 92 31 21 40 033.70 1934–35 2024–25
Newport County 12 9 3 0 12 5 3 4 24 14 6 4 058.33 1913–14 1959–60
Northampton Town 24 17 2 5 24 8 4 12 48 25 6 17 052.08 1901–02 1964–65
Northfleet ‡ 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 4 0 0 100.00 1896–97 1897–98
Norwich City 61 34 21 6 61 13 17 31 122 47 38 37 038.52 1905–06 2023–24
Nottingham Forest † 51 24 12 15 50 11 9 30 101 35 21 45 034.65 1925–26 2024–25
Notts County 22 15 5 2 22 10 6 6 44 25 11 8 056.82 1922–23 1991–92
Oldham Athletic 21 13 5 3 21 4 6 11 42 17 11 14 040.48 1923–24 2010–11
Oxford United 5 4 1 0 5 2 1 2 10 6 2 2 060.00 1974–75 1987–88
Peterborough United 2 2 0 0 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 0 075.00 2010–11 2011–12
Plymouth Argyle 52 24 13 15 52 11 14 27 104 35 27 42 033.65 1903–04 2023–24
Port Vale 15 5 4 6 15 3 5 7 30 8 9 13 026.67 1922–23 1958–59
Portsmouth 44 22 8 14 44 17 8 19 88 39 16 33 044.32 1899–1900 2011–12
Preston North End 21 10 7 4 21 4 7 10 42 14 14 14 033.33 1925–26 2023–24
Queens Park Rangers 61 32 13 16 61 23 13 25 122 55 26 41 045.08 1899–1900 2023–24
Reading 47 21 14 12 47 17 13 17 94 38 27 29 040.43 1894–95 2012–13
Rochdale 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 4 1 0 3 025.00 1958–59 1958–59
Rotherham County ‡ 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 050.00 1922–23 1922–23
Rotherham United 9 6 2 1 9 3 1 5 18 9 3 6 050.00 1951–52 2023–24
Royal Artillery ‡ 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 050.00 1898–99 1898–99
Royal Ordnance ‡ 2 2 0 0 2 1 0 1 4 3 0 1 075.00 1894–95 1895–96
Rushden ‡ 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 4 2 0 2 050.00 1897–98 1898–99
Scunthorpe United 5 4 1 0 5 1 1 3 10 5 2 3 050.00 1960–61 2007–08
Sheffield United 26 12 7 7 26 6 5 15 52 18 12 22 034.62 1934–35 2020–21
Sheffield Wednesday 37 17 9 11 37 7 12 18 74 24 21 29 032.43 1922–23 2023–24 [G]
Sheppey United 4 4 0 0 4 3 0 1 8 7 0 1 087.50 1896–97 1899–1900
Shrewsbury Town 6 4 2 0 6 1 2 3 12 5 4 3 041.67 1953–54 1959–60
South Shields ‡ 6 1 2 3 6 2 2 2 12 3 4 5 025.00 1922–23 1927–28
Southend United 19 12 4 3 19 6 4 9 38 18 8 12 047.37 1908–09 2009–10
Stockport County 7 6 1 0 7 2 3 2 14 8 4 2 057.14 1922–23 2009–10
Stoke City 39 23 6 10 39 10 9 20 78 33 15 30 042.31 1911–12 2023–24 [H]
Sunderland 29 17 7 5 29 8 8 13 58 25 15 18 043.10 1960–61 2023–24
Swansea City 37 25 6 6 37 12 10 15 74 37 16 21 050.00 1919–20 2023–24
Swindon Town 38 25 5 8 38 14 7 17 76 39 12 25 051.32 1894–95 2010–11
Torquay United 5 3 2 0 5 0 3 2 10 3 5 2 030.00 1953–54 1957–58
Tottenham Hotspur † 83 38 27 18 82 14 14 54 165 52 41 72 031.52 1896–97 2024–25
Tranmere Rovers 5 3 1 1 5 1 1 3 10 4 2 4 040.00 1938–39 2010–11
Walsall 9 7 2 0 9 3 4 2 18 10 6 2 055.56 1953–54 2010–11
Watford 40 25 6 9 40 9 16 15 80 34 22 24 042.50 1900–01 2023–24
Wellingborough 6 5 0 1 6 4 1 1 12 9 1 2 075.00 1897–98 1904–05
West Bromwich Albion 38 21 13 4 38 9 9 20 76 30 22 24 039.47 1927–28 2023–24
West Ham United † 76 34 24 18 75 13 17 45 151 47 41 63 031.13 1899–1900 2024–25
Wigan Athletic 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 000.00 2012–13 2012–13
Wimbledon ‡ 14 4 8 2 14 5 4 5 28 9 12 7 032.14 1986–87 1999–2000 [F]
Wolverhampton Wanderers † 33 18 5 10 34 6 12 16 67 24 17 26 035.82 1922–23 2024–25
Wolverton ‡ 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 4 0 0 100.00 1896–97 1897–98
Wrexham 2 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 4 2 0 2 050.00 1958–59 1959–60
Wycombe Wanderers 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 050.00 2009–10 2009–10
Yeovil Town 2 2 0 0 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 0 075.00 2009–10 2010–11
York City 3 3 0 0 3 0 2 1 6 3 2 1 050.00 1959–60 1975–76

Footnotes

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  1. ^ Arsenal statistics include matches played against the club under their former name of Woolwich Arsenal.
  2. ^ Bournemouth statistics include matches played against the club under their former name of Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic.
  3. ^ Gillingham statistics include matches played against the club under their former name of New Brompton.
  4. ^ Leyton Orient statistics include matches played against the club under their former name of Clapton Orient.
  5. ^ Millwall statistics include matches played against the club under their former name of Millwall Athletic.
  6. ^ a b Wimbledon relocated to Milton Keynes in 2003 and were rebranded as Milton Keynes Dons a year later. That club renounced all claims to Wimbledon's history in 2007, and have since regarded themselves as a new club founded in 2004.[15]
  7. ^ Sheffield Wednesday statistics include matches played against the club under their former name of The Wednesday.
  8. ^ Stoke City statistics include matches played against the club under their former name of Stoke.

References

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General
  • Chalk, Gary; Holley, Duncan (1987), Saints: A Complete Record of Southampton Football Club 1885–1987, London, England: Breedon Books Sports
  • Chalk, Gary; Holley, Duncan (2003), In That Number: A Post-War Chronicle of Southampton FC, Hagiology Publishing, ISBN 0-953447-43-X
Specific
  1. ^ Chalk & Holley 1987, p. 9
  2. ^ Chalk & Holley 1987, p. 13
  3. ^ Chalk & Holley 1987, p. 16
  4. ^ a b "Southampton St Mary's". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  5. ^ Chalk & Holley 1987, pp. 21–35
  6. ^ a b c d "Southampton". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  7. ^ Chalk & Holley 1987, p. 64
  8. ^ Chalk & Holley 1987, p. 5
  9. ^ Chalk & Holley 1987, p. 67
  10. ^ Chalk & Holley 2003, p. 86
  11. ^ Chalk & Holley 2003, pp. 361–363
  12. ^ Chalk & Holley 2003, pp. 286–287
  13. ^ McNulty, Phil (26 February 2017). "Manchester United 3–2 Southampton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  14. ^ Shemilt, Stephan (28 March 2010). "Carlisle 1–4 Southampton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  15. ^ "Wimbledon FC patrimony is returned to its rightful home in Borough of Merton". Football Supporters' Federation. 3 August 2007. Archived from the original on 11 October 2007. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
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