Southampton F.C. Player of the Season
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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Winners
- As of 27 May 2024
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Southern Daily Echo award
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Southampton F.C. award
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The official level of competition in the structure of the English football league system.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 For a detailed description of playing positions, see association football positions.
- ↑ The inaugural winner of the award.
- ↑ Received eight caps for the England under-21 team.
- ↑ Went on to manage the club between 1994 and 1995.
- ↑ Received one cap for the England B team.
- ↑ The first non-English and non-British winner of the award.
- ↑ The first player to win the award twice, and in consecutive seasons.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 Won the award on two occasions.
- ↑ Received one cap for the England under-23 team.
- ↑ The first player to win the award three times.
- ↑ Received four caps for the England under-21 team.
- ↑ Received one cap for the England under-21 team.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Received five caps for the Spain under-23 team.
- ↑ Received six caps for the England under-20 team.
- ↑ Received five caps for the England under-21 team.
References
- ↑ Chalk & Holley 1987, p. 9
- ↑ Chalk & Holley 1987, p. 13
- ↑ Chalk & Holley 1987, p. 16
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Southampton St Mary's". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
- ↑ Chalk & Holley 1987, pp. 21–35
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 "Southampton". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
- ↑ Chalk & Holley 1987, p. 64
- ↑ Chalk & Holley 1987, p. 5
- ↑ Chalk & Holley 1987, p. 67
- ↑ Chalk & Holley 2003, p. 86
- ↑ Chalk & Holley 2003, pp. 361–363
- ↑ Chalk & Holley 2003, pp. 286–287
- ↑ "Manchester United 3–2 Southampton". BBC Sport. 26 February 2017. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
- ↑ Shemilt, Stephan (28 March 2010). "Carlisle 1 - 4 Southampton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
- ↑ Leitch, Adam (12 May 2016). "Last chance to vote for your Southampton FC Player of the Season Award 2015/16". Southern Daily Echo. Newsquest. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Kerins, Dan (12 May 2016). "Previous winners of the Daily Echo Southampton FC Player of the Season Award". Southern Daily Echo. Newsquest. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 Illingsworth 2007, p. 71
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 Kelly, Christian (11 May 2002). "Player of the Year - Southampton FC". Saints Mad. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
- ↑ Nurick, Benjy (27 May 2023). "Romeo Lavia caps impressive maiden campaign with Daily Echo award". Southern Daily Echo. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 "Player Awards: The winners". Southampton F.C. 3 May 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 "Women's Fans' awards announced | Southampton FC | News". www.southamptonfc.com. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
Bibliography
- 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 978-0-9552642-1-4
