Southampton Football Club is an English association football club based in Southampton, Hampshire. Founded in 1885 as St Mary's YMA, [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, [5] [4] [6] and were later elected to the Football League in 1920 as co-founders of the Third Division. [7] [6] 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. [9] [6] 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. [6] [14]
The Southampton Player of the Season award is voted for annually by the club's supporters, who send their choice of player to the Southern Daily Echo, a local newspaper. [15] Since its inception in 1973, 42 different players have won the award. [16] [17] [18] Six of these players have received the accolade for a second time, and to date only Matt Le Tissier has won the award for a third time. [17] [18] Four players have won in consecutive seasons, 32 winners have represented their country at international level, and one winner ( Alan Ball) has gone on to become the club's manager. [16] The most recent winner of the award, for the 2022–23 season, is midfielder Roméo Lavia. [19]
In recent years, the club has also presented its own Player of the Season award, alongside other end-of-season accolades. However, no awards were presented by the club for the men's 2022-23 season as the side was relegated from the Premier League. [20] The most recent winner of the club-run Fans' Player of the Season award is Ward-Prowse, who was also named Players' Player of the Season and he also won Goal of the Season for his sensational long-range free-kick at Wolves. [20] Tino Livramento received the President's Choice Award, while Dominic Ballard won Scholar of the Year. [20] For Southampton Women, awards were given out after their 2022-23 campaign. [21] Kayla Rendell was named Fans' Player of the Season, Laura Rafferty was awarded Goal of the Season for a looping strike against Lewes that won the Saints their first ever point in the Barclays Women’s Championship. [21]
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Season | Level [A] | Player | Position [B] | Nationality | Apps | Goals | Caps | Notes |
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2012–13 | Div 1¤ | Morgan Schneiderlin | Midfielder | ![]() |
261 | 15 | 15† | — |
2013–14 | Div 1 | Adam Lallana | Midfielder | ![]() |
265 | 60 | 34† | — |
2014–15 | Div 1 | José Fonte | Defender | ![]() |
288 | 15 | 50† | — |
2015–16 | Div 1 | Virgil van Dijk | Defender | ![]() |
80 | 7 | 56† | — |
2016–17 | Div 1 | Oriol Romeu | Midfielder | ![]() |
256 | 9 | 0 | [N] |
2017–18 | Div 1 | Alex McCarthy* | Goalkeeper | ![]() |
147 | 0 | 1† | — |
2018–19 | Div 1 | Nathan Redmond | Midfielder | ![]() |
232 | 30 | 1† | — |
2019–20 | Div 1 | Danny Ings | Forward | ![]() |
100 | 46 | 3† | — |
2020–21 | Div 1 | James Ward-Prowse | Midfielder | ![]() |
410 | 55 | 11† | — |
2021–22 | Div 1 | James Ward-Prowse (2) | Midfielder | ![]() |
410 | 55 | 11† | — |
2022–23 | Div 1 | Not awarded | ||||||
2023–24 | Div 2¤ | Adam Armstrong* | Forward | ![]() |
119 | 29 | 0 | [P] |
Southampton Football Club is an English association football club based in Southampton, Hampshire. Founded in 1885 as St Mary's YMA, [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, [5] [4] [6] and were later elected to the Football League in 1920 as co-founders of the Third Division. [7] [6] 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. [9] [6] 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. [6] [14]
The Southampton Player of the Season award is voted for annually by the club's supporters, who send their choice of player to the Southern Daily Echo, a local newspaper. [15] Since its inception in 1973, 42 different players have won the award. [16] [17] [18] Six of these players have received the accolade for a second time, and to date only Matt Le Tissier has won the award for a third time. [17] [18] Four players have won in consecutive seasons, 32 winners have represented their country at international level, and one winner ( Alan Ball) has gone on to become the club's manager. [16] The most recent winner of the award, for the 2022–23 season, is midfielder Roméo Lavia. [19]
In recent years, the club has also presented its own Player of the Season award, alongside other end-of-season accolades. However, no awards were presented by the club for the men's 2022-23 season as the side was relegated from the Premier League. [20] The most recent winner of the club-run Fans' Player of the Season award is Ward-Prowse, who was also named Players' Player of the Season and he also won Goal of the Season for his sensational long-range free-kick at Wolves. [20] Tino Livramento received the President's Choice Award, while Dominic Ballard won Scholar of the Year. [20] For Southampton Women, awards were given out after their 2022-23 campaign. [21] Kayla Rendell was named Fans' Player of the Season, Laura Rafferty was awarded Goal of the Season for a looping strike against Lewes that won the Saints their first ever point in the Barclays Women’s Championship. [21]
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Season | Level [A] | Player | Position [B] | Nationality | Apps | Goals | Caps | Notes |
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2012–13 | Div 1¤ | Morgan Schneiderlin | Midfielder | ![]() |
261 | 15 | 15† | — |
2013–14 | Div 1 | Adam Lallana | Midfielder | ![]() |
265 | 60 | 34† | — |
2014–15 | Div 1 | José Fonte | Defender | ![]() |
288 | 15 | 50† | — |
2015–16 | Div 1 | Virgil van Dijk | Defender | ![]() |
80 | 7 | 56† | — |
2016–17 | Div 1 | Oriol Romeu | Midfielder | ![]() |
256 | 9 | 0 | [N] |
2017–18 | Div 1 | Alex McCarthy* | Goalkeeper | ![]() |
147 | 0 | 1† | — |
2018–19 | Div 1 | Nathan Redmond | Midfielder | ![]() |
232 | 30 | 1† | — |
2019–20 | Div 1 | Danny Ings | Forward | ![]() |
100 | 46 | 3† | — |
2020–21 | Div 1 | James Ward-Prowse | Midfielder | ![]() |
410 | 55 | 11† | — |
2021–22 | Div 1 | James Ward-Prowse (2) | Midfielder | ![]() |
410 | 55 | 11† | — |
2022–23 | Div 1 | Not awarded | ||||||
2023–24 | Div 2¤ | Adam Armstrong* | Forward | ![]() |
119 | 29 | 0 | [P] |