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]
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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, 38 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] Three players have won in consecutive seasons, 28 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 2018–19 season, is winger Nathan Redmond.[19]
In recent years, the club has also presented its own Player of the Season award, alongside other end-of-season accolades.[20] The most recent winner of the club-run Fans' Player of the Season award is Southern Daily Echo Player of the Season winner Nathan Redmond, who was also named Players' Player of the Season.[20] James Ward-Prowse was presented the President's Choice Award by Terry Paine, while Yan Valery won the Young Player of the Season and Goal of the Season awards, the latter of which was given for his goal against Manchester United in March 2019.[20] For Southampton Saints Girls & Ladies, Caitlin Smith was named Girls' Regional Talent Club Player of the Season and Shannon Sievwright won the award for Women's Player of the Year.[20]
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Winners
- As of 4 May 2019
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Southern Daily Echo award
Southampton F.C. award
Season | Level[upper-alpha 1] | Player | Position[upper-alpha 2] | 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 | 28† | — |
2015–16 | Div 1 | Virgil van Dijk | Defender | ![]() |
80 | 7 | 18† | — |
2016–17 | Div 1 | Oriol Romeu* | Midfielder | ![]() |
146 | 5 | 0 | [upper-alpha 14] |
2017–18 | Div 1 | Alex McCarthy* | Goalkeeper | ![]() |
48 | 0 | 1† | — |
2018–19 | Div 1 | Nathan Redmond* | Midfielder | ![]() |
128 | 17 | 1† | — |
Footnotes
- The official level of competition in the structure of the English football league system.
- 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.
- 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.
- Received five caps for the Spain under-23 team.
References
- Chalk & Holley 1987, p. 9
- Chalk & Holley 1987, p. 13
- Chalk & Holley 1987, p. 16
- "Southampton St Mary's". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
- Chalk & Holley 1987, pp. 21–35
- "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.
- 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.
- Illingsworth 2007, p. 71
- Kelly, Christian (11 May 2002). "Player of the Year - Southampton FC". Saints Mad. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
- Sheldon, Dan (10 May 2019). "Southampton ace Nathan Redmond wins Player of the Season". Southern Daily Echo. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- "Redmond scoops Player of the Season double". Southampton F.C. 7 May 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
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 0-9552642-1-9