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

• 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

Results current as of 1 February 2025

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 †	42	29	5	8	42	13	8	21	84	42	13	29	050.00	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	32	8	8	16	64	18	20	26	028.13	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	57	9	13	35	114	25	31	58	021.93	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 †	47	26	13	8	47	5	8	34	94	31	21	42	032.98	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	51	11	9	31	102	35	21	46	034.31	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

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. 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

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. "Southampton St Mary's". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
5. Chalk & Holley 1987, pp. 21–35
6. "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.

External links

• Southampton F.C. official website