Southampton F.C.

Southampton F.C.
Full name	Southampton Football Club
Founded	1885
Ground	St Mary's Stadium Southampton (Capacity 32,689)
Chairman	Nicola Cortese
Manager	Nigel Adkins
League	Championship
2008/09	League Championship, 23rd
Home colours 　 Away colours

Southampton F.C. is an English football club. They started in 1885 and play their home games at a stadium called St Mary's Stadium.

Name

• 1885-1894 St. Mary's Y.M.A. F.C.
• 1894-1897 Southampton St. Mary's F.C.
• 1897-present Southampton F.C.

League position

Season	League	Position
2000/01	Premier League	10th
2001/02	Premier League	11th
2002/03	Premier League	8th
2003/04	Premier League	12th
2004/05	Premier League	20th
2005/06	League Championship	12th
2006/07	League Championship	6th
2007/08	League Championship	20th
2008/09	League Championship	23rd
2009/10	League One	7th

Former position

1920/21 : Third Division - 2nd 1921/22 : Third Division - Champions / South 1922/23 : Second Division - 11th 1923/24 : Second Division - 5th 1924/25 : Second Division - 7th 1925/26 : Second Division - 14th 1926/27 : Second Division - 13th 1927/28 : Second Division - 17th 1928/29 : Second Division - 4th 1929/30 : Second Division - 7th 1930/31 : Second Division - 9th 1931/32 : Second Division - 14th 1932/33 : Second Division - 12th 1933/34 : Second Division - 14th 1934/35 : Second Division - 19th 1935/36 : Second Division - 17th 1936/37 : Second Division - 19th 1937/38 : Second Division - 15th 1938/39 : Second Division - 18th 1939/40 : Second Division - - 1946/47 : Second Division - 14th 1947/48 : Second Division - 3rd 1948/49 : Second Division - 3rd 1949/50 : Second Division - 4th 1950/51 : Second Division - 12th 1951/52 : Second Division - 13th 1952/53 : Second Division - 21st 1953/54 : Third Division - 6th / South 1954/55 : Third Division - 3rd / South 1955/56 : Third Division - 14th / South 1956/57 : Third Division - 4th / South 1957/58 : Third Division - 6th / South 1958/59 : Third Division - 14th 1959/60 : Third Division - Champions 1960/61 : Second Division - 8th 1961/62 : Second Division - 6th 1962/63 : Second Division - 11th 1963/64 : Second Division - 5th 1964/65 : Second Division - 4th 1965/66 : Second Division - 2nd 1966/67 : First Division - 19th 1967/68 : First Division - 16th 1968/69 : First Division - 7th 1969/70 : First Division - 19th 1970/71 : First Division - 7th 1971/72 : First Division - 19th 1972/73 : First Division - 13th 1973/74 : First Division - 20th 1974/75 : Second Division - 13th 1975/76 : Second Division - 6th 1976/77 : Second Division - 9th 1977/78 : Second Division - 2nd 1978/79 : First Division - 14th 1979/80 : First Division - 8th 1980/81 : First Division - 6th 1981/82 : First Division - 7th 1982/83 : First Division - 12th 1983/84 : First Division - 2nd 1984/85 : First Division - 5th 1985/86 : First Division - 14th 1986/87 : First Division - 12th 1987/88 : First Division - 12th 1988/89 : First Division - 13th 1989/90 : First Division - 7th 1990/91 : First Division - 14th 1991/92 : First Division - 16th 1992/93 : Premier League - 18th 1993/94 : Premier League - 18th 1994/95 : Premier League - 10th 1995/96 : Premier League - 17th 1996/97 : Premier League - 16th 1997/98 : Premier League - 12th 1998/99 : Premier League - 17th 1999/00 : Premier League - 15th