Southampton F.C. Fans' Player of the Season

Saints team captain, Portuguese defender José Fonte, is the current holder of the Player of the Season award.

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 Football League 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,[12] and won the League Trophy in 2010.[6][13]

The Southampton Fans' Player of the Season (sometimes referred to as Player of the Year) award is voted for annually by the club's supporters, and recognises "the player who they feel has particularly excelled for Saints across the season".[14] Initially supporters voted by sending their choice of player to the Southern Daily Echo,[15][16] although later the process was taken over by the club.[14] Since its inception in 1973, 35 different players have won the award.[17][18] Six of these players have received the accolade for a second time, the most recent being defender José Fonte, and as of the 2014–15 season, only Matthew Le Tissier has won the award for a third time.[17][18] Three players have claimed the trophy in consecutive seasons, 25 winners of the award have represented their country at international level, and one winner, Alan Ball, has gone on to become the club's manager.

The most recent winner of the Fans' Player of the Season award is team captain José Fonte, who in 2014–15 led the club to its record finish in the Premier League and contributed to the side's 15 clean sheets.[19] In addition to the fan-voted Player of the Season award, the club also presents a number of other accolades – at the 2015 ceremony, Fonte also won the Players' Player of the Season award, defender Matt Targett was named Young Player of the Season, midfielder Victor Wanyama was presented the President's Choice Award by the club's Honorary President Terry Paine, and Shane Long won the award for Goal of the Season.[19]

Table key

¤ Denotes divisional change due to promotion or relegation
* Denotes player who is currently playing for the club
† Denotes player who has won full international caps
Div 1 First Division (1973–1992), Premier League (1992–)
Div 2 Second Division (1973–1992), First Division (1992–2004), Championship (2004–)
Div 3 Third Division (1973–1992), Second Division (1992–2004), League One (2004–)

Winners

After winning in 1978, Alan Ball later went on to manage the club.
1981–82 winner Kevin Keegan was also named PFA Players' Player of the Year in the same season.
Peter Shilton was the first goalkeeper to win the award, the first player to win the award twice, and the first to win the award in consecutive seasons.
As of 24 May 2015
Season Level[A] Player Position[B] Nationality Apps Goals Caps Notes
1973–74 Div 1 Channon, MickMick Channon Forward  England 607 228 46† [C]
1974–75 Div 2¤ Blyth, MelMel Blyth Defender  England 136 7 0 —
1975–76 Div 2 Peach, DavidDavid Peach Defender  England 282 44 0 [D]
1976–77 Div 2 Williams, SteveSteve Williams Midfielder  England 349 27 6† —
1977–78 Div 2 Ball, AlanAlan Ball Midfielder  England 234 13 72† [E]
1978–79 Div 1¤ Waldron, MalcolmMalcolm Waldron Defender  England 218 11 0 [F]
1979–80 Div 1 Boyer, PhilPhil Boyer Forward  England 162 61 1† —
1980–81 Div 1 Golac, IvanIvan Golac Defender  Yugoslavia 197 4 1† [G]
1981–82 Div 1 Keegan, KevinKevin Keegan Forward  England 80 42 63† —
1982–83 Div 1 Wright, MarkMark Wright Defender  England 222 11 45† —
1983–84 Div 1 Armstrong, DavidDavid Armstrong Midfielder  England 272 71 3† —
1984–85 Div 1 Shilton, PeterPeter Shilton Goalkeeper  England 242 0 125† —
1985–86 Div 1 Shilton, PeterPeter Shilton (2) Goalkeeper  England 242 0 125† [H][I]
1986–87 Div 1 Cockerill, GlennGlenn Cockerill Midfielder  England 358 39 0 —
1987–88 Div 1 Statham, DerekDerek Statham Defender  England 78 4 3† —
1988–89 Div 1 Case, JimmyJimmy Case Midfielder  England 272 14 0 [J]
1989–90 Div 1 Le Tissier, MatthewMatthew Le Tissier Midfielder  England 540 210 8† —
1990–91 Div 1 Shearer, AlanAlan Shearer Forward  England 158 43 63† —
1991–92 Div 1 Flowers, TimTim Flowers Goalkeeper  England 251 0 11† —
1992–93 Div 1 Flowers, TimTim Flowers (2) Goalkeeper  England 251 0 11† [I]
1993–94 Div 1 Le Tissier, MatthewMatthew Le Tissier (2) Midfielder  England 540 210 8† [I]
1994–95 Div 1 Le Tissier, MatthewMatthew Le Tissier (3) Midfielder  England 540 210 8† [K]
1995–96 Div 1 Beasant, DaveDave Beasant Goalkeeper  England 105 0 2† —
1996–97 Div 1 Østenstad, EgilEgil Østenstad Forward  Norway 109 33 18† —
1997–98 Div 1 Jones, PaulPaul Jones Goalkeeper  Wales 223 0 50† —
1998–99 Div 1 Beattie, JamesJames Beattie Forward  England 235 76 5† —
1999–2000 Div 1 Richards, DeanDean Richards Defender  England 79 7 0 [L]
2000–01 Div 1 Bridge, WayneWayne Bridge Defender  England 174 2 36† —
2001–02 Div 1 Marsden, ChrisChris Marsden Midfielder  England 152 8 0 —
2002–03 Div 1 Beattie, JamesJames Beattie (2) Forward  England 235 76 5† [I]
2003–04 Div 1 Niemi, AnttiAntti Niemi Goalkeeper  Finland 123 0 67† —
2004–05 Div 1 Crouch, PeterPeter Crouch Forward  England 33 16 42† —
2005–06 Div 2¤ Lundekvam, ClausClaus Lundekvam Defender  Norway 413 2 40† —
2006–07 Div 2 Baird, ChrisChris Baird Defender  Northern Ireland 79 3 61† —
2007–08 Div 2 Davies, AndrewAndrew Davies Defender  England 25 0 0 [M]
2008–09 Div 2 Davis, KelvinKelvin Davis* Goalkeeper  England 300 0 0 —
2009–10 Div 3¤ Lambert, RickieRickie Lambert Forward  England 235 117 11† —
2010–11 Div 3 Fonte, JoséJosé Fonte* Defender  Portugal 226 13 2†
2011–12 Div 2¤ Lambert, RickieRickie Lambert (2) Forward  England 235 117 11† [I]
2012–13 Div 1¤ Schneiderlin, MorganMorgan Schneiderlin Midfielder  France 261 15 9† [N]
2013–14 Div 1 Lallana, AdamAdam Lallana Midfielder  England 265 60 13†
2014–15 Div 1 Fonte, JoséJosé Fonte* (2) Defender  Portugal 226 13 2† [I]

Performances

Players

Matthew Le Tissier is currently the only player to have won the award three times, in 1990, 1994 and 1995.
Player Total Season
England Le Tissier, MatthewMatthew Le Tissier 3 1989–90, 1993–94, 1994–95
England Shilton, PeterPeter Shilton 2 1984–85, 1985–86
England Flowers, TimTim Flowers 2 1991–92, 1992–93
England Beattie, JamesJames Beattie 2 1998–99, 2002–03
England Lambert, RickieRickie Lambert 2 2009–10, 2011–12
Portugal Fonte, JoséJosé Fonte 2 2010–11, 2014–15

Countries

Country Players Total
 England 27 33
 Norway 2 2
 Portugal 1 2
 Yugoslavia 1 1
 Wales 1 1
 Finland 1 1
 Northern Ireland 1 1
 France 1 1

Footnotes

A. ^ : The official level of competition in the structure of the English football league system.[20]
B. ^ : For a detailed description of playing positions, see Association football positions.[21]
C. ^ : Inaugural winner of the award.
D. ^ : Peach won eight caps for the England U21 team.
E. ^ : Ball went on to manage the club between 1994 and 1995.
F. ^ : Waldron made one appearance for the England B team.
G. ^ : Golac was the first non-English and non-British winner of the award.
H. ^ : Shilton was the first player to win the award twice, and in consecutive seasons.
I. a b c d e f : Won the award on two occasions.
J. ^ : Case was capped for the England U21 team.
K. ^ : Le Tissier was the first player to win the award three times.
L. ^ : Richards received four caps with the England U21 team.
M. ^ : Davies received one cap with the England U21 team.
N. ^ : Schneiderlin received caps with the France U16, U17, U18, U19, U20 and U21 teams.

References

General
  • Chalk, Gary; Holley, Duncan (1987), Saints: A Complete Record of Southampton Football Club 1885–1987, Breedon Books, ISBN 0-907969-22-4 
  • Chalk, Gary; Holley, Duncan (2003), In That Number: A Post-War Chronicle of Southampton FC, Hagiology Publishing, ISBN 0-953447-43-X 
  • Illingsworth, Nick (2007), Saints Preserved: An A-Z of Southampton Football Club, Elephant Books, ISBN 0-9552642-1-9 
Specific
  1. ↑ Chalk & Holley 1987, p. 9
  2. ↑ Chalk & Holley 1987, p. 13
  3. ↑ Chalk & Holley 1987, p. 16
  4. 1 2 "Southampton St Mary's". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
  5. ↑ Chalk & Holley 1987, p. 21–35
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 "Southampton". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
  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, p. 361–363
  12. ↑ Chalk & Holley 2003, p. 286–287
  13. ↑ Shemilt, Stephan (28 March 2010). "Carlisle 1 - 4 Southampton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
  14. 1 2 "Vote for Your Player of the Season". Southampton F.C. 19 April 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
  15. ↑ "Daily Echo launches this year's Southampton Player of the Season vote". Southern Daily Echo. 28 April 2010. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
  16. ↑ Leitch, Adam (3 May 2011). "Daily Echo Southampton Player of the Season Award 2010/11". Southern Daily Echo. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
  17. 1 2 Illingsworth 2007, p. 71
  18. 1 2 Kelly, Christian (11 May 2002). "Player of the Year - Southampton FC". Saints Mad. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
  19. 1 2 "Fonte the big winner at Saints' Player Awards night". Southampton F.C. 20 May 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  20. ↑ "National League System". The Football Association. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
  21. ↑ "Position guide: who is in a team?". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 November 2012.

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