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Source OpenFootballUpdated Founded 1885Ground St Mary's StadiumSeasons held 25
Source OpenFootballUpdated Founded 1885Ground St Mary's StadiumSeasons held 25
Season statistics: Wikipedia. The archive holds no team sheets for 1996/97, so these are Southampton's league figures according to the club-season article on English Wikipedia, in the article's order. Players link to their page where the archive holds them, matched through Wikidata.
| Player | Pos. | Apps | Starts | Sub | Goals | All apps | All goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Beasant | Not held | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Jason Dodd | Not held | 23 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 1 |
| Francis Benali | Not held | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Jim Magilton | Not held | 37 | 31 | 6 | 4 | 46 | 5 |
| Ken Monkou | Not held | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Matt Le Tissier | Not held | 31 | 25 | 6 | 13 | 38 | 16 |
| Mickey Evans | Not held | 12 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 4 |
| Neil Maddison | Not held |
Southampton scored 50 league goals that season by the archive's results. A dash means the article gives no figure, not zero.
Includes data from Wikipedia (“1996–97 Southampton F.C. season”, revision 1356622041, read 16 Oct 2026), CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikipedia is edited by volunteers; the archive treats it as a secondary source and checks it against its own records where it can.
| 18 |
| 14 |
| 4 |
| 1 |
| 23 |
| 1 |
| Neil Moss | Not held | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
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| Simon Charlton | Not held | 27 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 1 |
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| Alan Neilson | Not held | 29 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
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| David Hughes | Not held | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
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| Paul Tisdale | Not held | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Matt Oakley | Not held | 28 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 36 | 3 |
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| Richard Dryden | Not held | 29 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 4 |
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| Robbie Slater | Not held | 30 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 38 | 2 |
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| Claus Lundekvam | Not held | 29 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
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| Darryl Flahavan | Not held | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Paul Sheerin | Not held | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Matthew Robinson | Not held | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
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| Steve Basham | Not held | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
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| Russell Watkinson | Not held | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
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| Eyal Berkovic | Not held | 28 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 35 | 6 |
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| Egil Østenstad | Not held | 30 | 29 | 1 | 9 | 37 | 13 |
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| Ulrich van Gobbel | Not held | 25 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 2 |
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| Maik Taylor | Not held | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
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| Gordon Watson | Not held | 15 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 22 | 5 |
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| Neil Shipperley | Not held | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 |
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| Neil Heaney | Not held | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
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| Graham Potter | Not held | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
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| Frankie Bennett | Not held | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Chris Woods | Not held | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
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| Ali Dia | Not held | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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| Christer Warren | Not held | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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| Barry Venison | Not held | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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| Total | 512 | 47 |
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| Player | Years | Matches | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mateus Fernandes | 2024–2025 | 39 | 2 |
| Roméo Lavia | 2022–2023 | 29 | 1 |
| Tino Livramento | 2021–2023 | 30 | 1 |
| Armando Broja | 2021–2022 | 32 | 6 |
| Kevin Danso | 2019–2020 | 6 | 0 |
| Virgil van Dijk | 2015–2018 | 67 | 4 |
| Nathaniel Clyne | 2012–2015 | 94 | 3 |
| Luke Shaw | 2011–2014 | 60 | 0 |
| Graham Potter | 1996–1997 | 8 | 0 |
Not limited to the season above, and not the club's full list: only people who appear elsewhere in this archive are listed. Years and figures are the spells' own, across all competitions, as Wikidata records them.
| Date | Player | From | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jul 1996 | Graham Potter |   Stoke City | Transfer |
| 6 Aug 1996 | Richard Dryden | Bristol City | Transfer |
| 1 Sept 1996 | Russell Watkinson | Woking | Transfer |
| 2 Sept 1996 | Claus Lundekvam | Brann | Transfer |
| 3 Sept 1996 | Robbie Slater |   West Ham United | Transfer |
| 3 Oct 1996 | Egil Østenstad | Viking | Transfer |
| 9 Oct 1996 | Eyal Berkovic | Maccabi Haifa | Loan |
| 15 Oct 1996 | Ulrich van Gobbel | Galatasaray | Transfer |
| 31 Oct 1996 | Chris Woods | Colorado Rapids | Loan |
| 31 Dec 1996 | Maik Taylor | Barnet | Transfer |
| 3 Mar 1997 | Mickey Evans | Plymouth Argyle | Transfer |
| 8 May 1997 | Kevin Davies | Chesterfield | Transfer |
| July 1996 | Wayne Bridge | Olivers Battery | Transfer |
| July 1996 | Kevin Gibbens | Lordswood | Transfer |
| July 1996 | Garry Monk | Torquay United | Transfer |
| November 1996 | Ali Dia | Blyth Spartans | Transfer |
| Date | Player | To | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jul 1996 | Tommy Widdrington | Grimsby Town | Transfer |
| 19 Jul 1996 | Richard Hall | West Ham United | Transfer |
| 31 Jul 1996 | Mark Walters |   Swindon Town | Transfer |
| 1 Aug 1996 | Derek Allan |   Brighton & Hove Albion | Transfer |
| 12 Aug 1996 | Bruce Grobbelaar | Plymouth Argyle | Transfer |
| 11 Oct 1996 | Christer Warren | Brighton & Hove Albion | Loan |
| 25 Oct 1996 | Neil Shipperley |   Crystal Palace | Transfer |
| 25 Oct 1996 | Frankie Bennett | Shrewsbury Town | Loan |
| 23 Nov 1996 | Neil Heaney |   Manchester City | Transfer |
According to Wikipedia: the transfer tables of the club-season article. Fees are held but not shown.
Includes data from Wikipedia (“1996–97 Southampton F.C. season”, revision 1356622041, read 16 Oct 2026), CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikipedia is edited by volunteers; the archive treats it as a secondary source and checks it against its own records where it can.
| Frankie Bennett |
| Bristol Rovers |
| Transfer |
| 29 Nov 1996 | Paul Tisdale |   Huddersfield Town | Loan |
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| 15 Jan 1997 | Gordon Watson |   Bradford City | Transfer |
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| 14 Feb 1997 | Graham Potter |   West Bromwich Albion | Transfer |
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| 7 Mar 1997 | Christer Warren |   Fulham | Loan |
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| November 1996 | Ali Dia | Not held | Released |
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