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2023–24 Southampton F.C. season

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The 2023–24 season was the 107th season in the history of Southampton and their first season back in the EFL Championship since their 2011–12 campaign, following relegation from the Premier League in the previous season. In addition to the domestic league, the club participated in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.

OwnerSport Republic
ManagerRussell Martin[1]
StadiumSt Mary's Stadium
Championship4th (promoted via play-offs)
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Southampton
2023–24 season
OwnerSport Republic
ManagerRussell Martin[1]
StadiumSt Mary's Stadium
Championship4th (promoted via play-offs)
Championship play-offsWinners
FA CupFifth round
EFL CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Adam Armstrong (21)
All:
Adam Armstrong (24)
Highest home attendance30,869 v Sunderland
(9 March 2024)
Lowest home attendance17,844 v Watford
(6 February 2024)
Average home league attendance29,373
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Russell Martin was appointed as the new manager of Southampton as they agreed with Swansea City to let him go along with his backroom staff.[2] In his first season in charge, Southampton won promotion to the Premier League via the play-offs at the first time of asking after beating Leeds United[3] 1–0.

Players

Further information: Southampton F.C. § Players
More information N, Pos. ...
N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Since
 App
 Goals
 Ends
 Transfer fee
 Notes
1 GK England Alex McCarthy34 2016 147 0 2024 Undisclosed
2 DF England Kyle Walker-Peters27 2020 167 6 2025 Undisclosed
3 DF Republic of Ireland Ryan Manning27 2023 41 0 2027 Free transfer
4 MF England Flynn Downes25 2023 36 2 2024 Loan
5 DF England Jack Stephens30 2011 181 6 2025 Academy Captain
7 MF Nigeria Joe Aribo27 2022 67 6 2026 Undisclosed
9 FW England Adam Armstrong27 2021 119 29 2025 Undisclosed
10 FW Scotland Ché Adams27 2019 191 49 2024 Undisclosed
11 FW Scotland Ross Stewart27 2023 4 0 2026 Undisclosed
13 GK England Joe Lumley29 2023 4 0 2025 Free transfer
14 DF England James Bree26 2023 27 0 2026 Undisclosed
16 MF Republic of Ireland Will Smallbone24 2008 70 8 2026 Academy
17 MF Scotland Stuart Armstrong32 2018 214 25 2024 £7M
18 FW France Sékou Mara21 2022 64 8 2026 Undisclosed
19 MF England Joe Rothwell29 2024 20 4 2024 Loan
20 MF Ghana Kamaldeen Sulemana22 2023 44 2 2027 Undisclosed
21 DF England Taylor Harwood-Bellis22 2023 46 2 2024 Loan
23 MF England Samuel Edozie21 2022 60 6 2027 Undisclosed
24 MF Northern Ireland Shea Charles20 2023 38 0 2027 Undisclosed
26 MF Scotland Ryan Fraser30 2023 44 8 2024 Loan
27 MF England Sam Amo-Ameyaw17 2022 8 0 2026 Academy
28 DF Spain Juan Larios20 2022 5 0 2027 Undisclosed
31 GK Republic of Ireland Gavin Bazunu22 2022 78 0 2027 Undisclosed
35 DF Poland Jan Bednarek28 2017 220 9 2025 Undisclosed
36 MF Wales David Brooks26 2024 20 2 2024 Loan
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Transfers

Players transferred in

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Date Pos. Player Club Fee Ref.
5 July 2023DFEngland Derrick AbuEngland ChelseaFree transfer[4]
6 July 2023GKEngland Josh McNamaraEngland Manchester CityUndisclosed[5]
11 July 2023DFRepublic of Ireland Ryan ManningWales Swansea CityFree transfer[6]
12 July 2023MFNorthern Ireland Shea CharlesEngland Manchester CityUndisclosed[7]
7 August 2023GKEngland Joe LumleyEngland MiddlesbroughFree transfer[8]
8 August 2023DFEngland Zach AweEngland ArsenalFree transfer[9]
1 September 2023FWScotland Ross StewartEngland SunderlandUndisclosed[10]
12 January 2024MFRepublic of Ireland Joe O'Brien-WhitmarshRepublic of Ireland Cork CityUndisclosed[11]
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Players loaned in

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Date Pos. Player Club Duration Ref.
21 August 2023MFEngland Flynn DownesEngland West Ham UnitedEnd of season[12]
25 August 2023MFScotland Ryan FraserEngland Newcastle UnitedEnd of season[13]
25 August 2023DFEngland Mason HolgateEngland Everton1 February 2024[14][15]
1 September 2023DFEngland Taylor Harwood-BellisEngland Manchester CityEnd of season[16]
15 January 2024MFEngland Joe RothwellEngland AFC BournemouthEnd of season[17]
30 January 2024MFWales David BrooksEngland AFC BournemouthEnd of season[18]
1 February 2024MFPortugal Ussumane DjalóPortugal Porto BEnd of season[19]
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Players transferred out

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Date Pos. Player Club Fee Ref.
24 June 2023FWEngland Dan NlunduluEngland Bolton WanderersUndisclosed[20]
29 June 2023MFSouth Africa Kegs ChaukeEngland Burton AlbionUndisclosed[21]
30 June 2023MFCroatia Mislav OršićTurkey TrabzonsporUndisclosed[22]
19 July 2023MFFrance Ibrahima DialloQatar Al-DuhailUndisclosed[23]
1 August 2023DFGhana Mohammed SalisuMonaco MonacoUndisclosed[24]
8 August 2023DFEngland Tino LivramentoEngland Newcastle UnitedUndisclosed[25]
14 August 2023MFEngland James Ward-ProwseEngland West Ham UnitedUndisclosed[26]
18 August 2023MFBelgium Roméo LaviaEngland ChelseaUndisclosed[27]
27 August 2023MFEngland Nathan TellaGermany Bayer LeverkusenUndisclosed[28]
29 August 2023MFBelgium Kazeem OlaigbeBelgium Cercle BruggeUndisclosed[29]
5 September 2023MFMali Moussa DjenepoBelgium Standard LiègeUndisclosed[30]
12 January 2024GKEngland Jack BycroftEngland Swindon TownUndisclosed[31]
26 January 2024MFEngland Kamari DoyleEngland Brighton & Hove AlbionUndisclosed[32]
31 January 2024MFEngland Ryan FinniganEngland BlackpoolUndisclosed[33]
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Players loaned out

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Date Pos. Player Club Duration Ref.
23 June 2023GKEngland Ollie WrightEngland Bath CityEnd of season[34]
26 June 2023DFEngland Nico LawrenceEngland Colchester United25 January 2024[35][36]
11 July 2023GKPoland Mateusz LisTurkey GöztepeEnd of season[37]
2 August 2023DFCroatia Duje Ćaleta-CarFrance LyonEnd of season[38]
11 August 2023DFEngland Lewis PayneWales Newport CountyEnd of season[39]
26 August 2023DFEngland Thierry SmallScotland St Mirren3 January 2024[40][41]
28 August 2023DFFrance Romain PerraudFrance NiceEnd of season[42]
29 August 2023DFBrazil LyancoQatar Al-GharafaEnd of season[43]
31 August 2023GKEngland Jack BycroftEngland Aldershot Town30 September 2023[44]
1 September 2023FWEngland Dom BallardEngland ReadingEnd of season[45]
1 September 2023DFGermany Armel Bella-KotchapNetherlands PSVEnd of season[46]
1 September 2023DFNorthern Ireland Matt CarsonEngland Braintree Town30 September 2023[47]
1 September 2023MFEngland Ryan FinniganEngland Shrewsbury Town31 January 2024[48][33]
1 September 2023FWRepublic of Ireland Luke PearceEngland Torquay United30 September 2023[49]
11 September 2023FWNigeria Paul OnuachuTurkey TrabzonsporEnd of season[50]
7 October 2023FWRepublic of Ireland Luke PearceEngland Weston-super-Mare31 October 2023[51]
4 November 2023GKEngland Jack BycroftEngland Oxford City31 December 2023[52]
17 November 2023GKEngland Josh McNamaraEngland St Albans City31 December 2023[53]
17 November 2023FWRepublic of Ireland Luke PearceEngland Dover Athletic31 December 2023[54]
31 January 2024MFArgentina Carlos AlcarazItaly JuventusEnd of season[55]
1 February 2024DFEngland Derrick AbuEngland Harrogate TownEnd of season[56]
29 March 2024FWEngland Will MerryEngland EastleighEnd of season[57]
29 March 2024DFEngland Jake VokinsEngland EastleighEnd of season[58]
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Players released

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Date Pos. Player Subsequent club Join date Ref.
30 June 2023DFEngland Will TizzardScotland Queen's Park1 July 2023[59][60]
MFEngland Jack TurnerScotland Queen's Park1 July 2023[59][61]
GKEngland Matthew HallEngland Bristol Rovers26 July 2023[59][62]
MFNorway Mohamed ElyounoussiDenmark Copenhagen27 July 2023[59][63]
FWEngland Sam BellisEngland Barrow22 August 2023[59][64]
MFAustralia Caleb WattsEngland Exeter City15 September 2023[59][65]
DFEngland Zuriel Otseh-TaiwoEngland Potters Bar Town20 November 2023[59][66]
MFEngland Fedel Ross-LangLithuania FK Tauras19 March 2024[59][67]
MFSerbia Goran BabićSerbia Jedinstvo Ub12 June 2024[59][68]
DFFrance Léon PambouCurrently unattached[59]
GKEngland Jak StewartCurrently unattached[59]
GKArgentina Willy CaballeroNone (retired)[69][70]
MFEngland Theo WalcottNone (retired)[59][71]
30 August 2023DFEngland Sam BaileyEngland Evesham United2 August 2024[72][73]
1 February 2024DFEngland Thierry SmallEngland Charlton Athletic2 February 2024[74][75]
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Pre-season and friendlies

Southampton announced their first pre-season fixture in June 2023, with the Saints travelling to Turkey to play fellow Sports Republic-owned side, Göztepe.[76][77] On 26 June, a away pre-season fixture against Reading and a home pre-season fixture against Bournemouth was confirmed.[78] A fourth friendly was announced on 3 July against AZ at St Mary's Stadium.[79] A behind closed doors fixture was arranged on 12 July against Benfica at St George's Park National Football Centre.[80]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

12 July 2023 Friendly Benfica 2–0 Southampton Burton upon Trent
15:00 BST Neres 11'
Ristić 45'		 Report Stadium: St George's Park National Football Centre
Attendance: Behind closed doors
Referee: Sunny Gill
15 July 2023 Friendly Göztepe 1–1 Southampton Bornova, İzmir, Turkey
18:25 BST Kayan 26' Report Alcaraz 64' Stadium: Bornova Aziz Kocaoğlu Stadium
Attendance: 4,500
22 July 2023 Friendly Reading 2–4 Southampton Reading
15:00 BST Knibbs 22'
Shodipo 89'		 Report Bednarek 2'
Ward-Prowse 9'
A. Armstrong 50'
Aribo 76'		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
25 July 2023 Friendly Southampton 2–3 Bournemouth Southampton
19:45 BST Charles 44'
S. Armstrong 65'		 Report Ouattara 15'
Christie 17'
Brooks 86'		 Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 13,049
Referee: James Linington
29 July 2023 Friendly Southampton 0–1 AZ Southampton
15:00 BST Report Lahdo 65' Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 7,277
Referee: Keith Stroud

Competitions

Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Championship 4 August 2023 4 May 2024 Matchday 1 4th 46 26 9 11 87 63 +24 056.52
Play-offs 12 May 2024 26 May 2024 Semi-finals Winners 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 066.67
FA Cup 6 January 2024 28 February 2024 Third round Fifth round 4 2 1 1 8 4 +4 050.00
EFL Cup 8 August 2023 First round First round 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2 000.00
Total 54 30 11 13 100 71 +29 055.56
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Source: Soccerway

Championship

Main article: 2023–24 EFL Championship

League table

More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Leicester City (C, P) 46 31 4 11 89 41 +48 97 Promoted to the Premier League
2 Ipswich Town (P) 46 28 12 6 92 57 +35 96
3 Leeds United 46 27 9 10 81 43 +38 90 Qualified for the Championship play-offs
4 Southampton (O, P) 46 26 9 11 87 63 +24 87
5 West Bromwich Albion 46 21 12 13 70 47 +23 75
6 Norwich City 46 21 10 15 79 64 +15 73
7 Hull City 46 19 13 14 68 60 +8 70
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Source: EFL official website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) Number of 12-point sending off offences; 9) Play-off (only if needed to determine promotion/relegation)[81]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Results summary

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OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
46 26 9 11 87 63  +24 87 15 3 5 54 29  +25 11 6 6 33 34  −1
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Results by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAHHAAHAHHAHAAHAAHHAHHAAHHHAAHA
ResultWDWWLLLLWWDWDWWWDWWDDWWWWDWWWWLWLLWWDLDWWWLLLW
Position565479131510101055444444444433333223344444444444444
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Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

On 22 June, the EFL Championship fixtures were released.[82][83]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

4 August 2023 1 Sheffield Wednesday 1–2 Southampton Owlerton
20:00 BST Gregory 54' Report A. Armstrong 8'
Adams 87'		 Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 28,558
Referee: Bobby Madley
Note: Live on Sky Sports.
12 August 2023 2 Southampton 4–4 Norwich City Southampton
15:00 BST Bednarek 17'
A. Armstrong 21' (pen.), 90+7' (pen.)
Adams 57'		 Report Sargent 7'
Sara 23'
Rowe 45+2'
Fassnacht 84'		 Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 30,113
Referee: Darren England
19 August 2023 3 Plymouth Argyle 1–2 Southampton Plymouth
12:30 BST Hardie 51' Report Tella 49'
Adams 90+4'		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 16,392
Referee: David Webb
Note: Live on Sky Sports.
26 August 2023 4 Southampton 2–1 Queens Park Rangers Southampton
15:00 BST Edozie 30'
A. Armstrong 64'		 Report Colback 32' Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 30,401
Referee: James Bell
2 September 2023 5 Sunderland 5–0 Southampton Sunderland
12:30 BST Clarke 1'
Ekwah 7', 45'
Dack 48'
Rigg 90+5'		 Report Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 41,459
Referee: David Coote
Note: Live on Sky Sports.
15 September 2023 6 Southampton 1–4 Leicester City Southampton
20:00 BST Edozie 25' Report Vardy 1'
McAteer 18'
Ndidi 45+3'
Mavididi 67'		 Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 28,877
Referee: Robert Madley
Note: Live on Sky Sports.
19 September 2023 7 Southampton 0–1 Ipswich Town Southampton
19:45 BST Report Hutchinson 30' Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 27,265
Referee: Joshua Smith
23 September 2023 8 Middlesbrough 2–1 Southampton Middlesbrough
15:00 BST McGree 44'
Howson 65' (pen.)		 Report A. Armstrong 17' Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 26,141
Referee: Tim Robinson
30 September 2023 9 Southampton 3–1 Leeds United Southampton
12:30 BST A. Armstrong 2', 35'
Smallbone 31'		 Report Struijk 58' Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 30,372
Referee: John Brooks
Note: Live on Sky Sports.
3 October 2023 10 Stoke City 0–1 Southampton Stoke-on-Trent
20:00 BST Report S. Armstrong 41' Stadium: Bet365 Stadium
Attendance: 20,002
Referee: James Bell
Note: Live on Sky Sports.
7 October 2023 11 Southampton 1–1 Rotherham United Southampton
15:00 BST S. Armstrong 2' Report Hugill 74' Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 28,404
Referee: John Busby
21 October 2023 12 Hull City 1–2 Southampton Kingston upon Hull
15:00 BST Delap 25' Report Smallbone 20'
Fraser 90+5'		 Stadium: MKM Stadium
Attendance: 21,524
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
25 October 2023 13 Preston North End 2–2 Southampton Preston
19:45 BST Osmajić 52'
Potts 55'		 Report Walker-Peters 33'
Evans red-colored football 90+6' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 15,346
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
Note: Live on Sky Sports.
28 October 2023 14 Southampton 3–1 Birmingham City Southampton
12:30 BST Harwood-Bellis 9'
Alcaraz 22'
A. Armstrong 86'		 Report Stansfield 58' Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 28,924
Referee: David Webb
Note: Live on Sky Sports.
4 November 2023 15 Millwall 0–1 Southampton Bermondsey
15:00 GMT Report Fraser 90+3' Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 18,905
Referee: James Linington
11 November 2023 16 Southampton 2–1 West Bromwich Albion Southampton
15:00 GMT Smallbone 5'
A. Armstrong 79'		 Report Bartley 65' Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 30,160
Referee: Tom Nield
25 November 2023 17 Huddersfield Town 1–1 Southampton Huddersfield
15:00 GMT Jackson 87' Report A. Armstrong 45+1' Stadium: Kirklees Stadium
Attendance: 19,387
Referee: David Webb
29 November 2023 18 Southampton 1–0 Bristol City Southampton
19:45 GMT Walker-Peters 47' Report Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 28,047
Referee: Keith Stroud
Note: Live on Sky Sports.
2 December 2023 19 Southampton 2–0 Cardiff City Southampton
15:00 GMT A. Armstrong 11', 15' Report Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 28,659
Referee: James Bell
9 December 2023 20 Watford 1–1 Southampton Watford
15:00 GMT Healey 90+6' Report Adams 56' Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 19,797
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
13 December 2023 21 Coventry City 1–1 Southampton Coventry
19:45 GMT Wright 50' Report Edozie 67' Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena
Attendance: 23,996
Referee: Ben Toner
Note: Live on Sky Sports.
16 December 2023 22 Southampton 4–0 Blackburn Rovers Southampton
15:00 GMT Edozie 44'
S. Armstrong 64'
Mara 90+7'
Alcaraz 90+9'		 Report Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 27,545
Referee: Graham Scott
23 December 2023 23 Queens Park Rangers 0–1 Southampton Shepherd's Bush
15:00 GMT Report Harwood-Bellis 42' Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 17,745
Referee: Oliver Langford
26 December 2023 24 Southampton 5–0 Swansea City Southampton
15:00 GMT Aribo 17'
Edozie 48'
Fraser 74', 87'
Adams 90+3'		 Report Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 30,279
Referee: Keith Stroud
29 December 2023 25 Southampton 2–1 Plymouth Argyle Southampton
18:00 GMT Alcaraz 56'
Adams 63'		 Report Hardie 90+1' Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 30,559
Referee: James Linington
Note: Live on Sky Sports.
1 January 2024 26 Norwich City 1–1 Southampton Norwich
15:00 GMT Sargent 78' Report A. Armstrong 70' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 26,467
Referee: Darren England
13 January 2024 27 Southampton 4–0 Sheffield Wednesday Southampton
15:00 GMT Adams 35'
A. Armstrong 63'
Fraser 75'
Mara 85'		 Report Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 30,189
Referee: Lewis Smith
20 January 2024 28 Swansea City 1–3 Southampton Landore
12:30 GMT Paterson 40' Report Adams 6'
Smallbone 20'
Downes 45'		 Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium
Attendance: 17,356
Referee: Oliver Langford
Note: Live on Sky Sports.
3 February 2024 29 Rotherham United 0–2 Southampton Rotherham
15:00 GMT Report Bednarek 4'
A. Armstrong 38'		 Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 11,179
Referee: Sunny Gill
10 February 2024 30 Southampton 5–3 Huddersfield Town Southampton
15:00 GMT Rothwell 49', 50'
Lees red-colored football 80' (o.g.)
Mara 84'
Edozie 90'		 Report Thomas 36'
Kasumu 45'
Matos 65'		 Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 29,863
Referee: David Webb
13 February 2024 31 Bristol City 3–1 Southampton Bristol
20:00 GMT Bell 52'
Dickie 72'
Cornick 82'		 Report A. Armstrong 90+5' (pen.) Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 24,661
Referee: Matt Donohue
Note: Live on Sky Sports.
16 February 2024 32 West Bromwich Albion 0–2 Southampton West Bromwich
20:00 GMT Report Fraser 14'
Brooks 73'		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 25,066
Referee: Sam Allison
Note: Live on Sky Sports.
20 February 2024 33 Southampton 1–2 Hull City Southampton
19:45 GMT Aribo 88' Report Zaroury 11'
Carvalho 36'		 Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 26,834
Referee: Oliver Langford
24 February 2024 34 Southampton 1–2 Millwall Southampton
15:00 GMT Adams 34' Report Tanganga 5'
Flemming 44' (pen.)		 Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 30,629
Referee: Thomas Bramall
2 March 2024 35 Birmingham City 3–4 Southampton Bordesley
15:00 BST Miyoshi 2'
Stansfield 41'
Bacuna 77'		 Report A. Armstrong 18'
Brooks 55'
Adams 59'
Aribo 90+6'		 Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 21,611
Referee: James Bell
9 March 2024 36 Southampton 4–2 Sunderland Southampton
15:00 BST S. Armstrong 9'
A. Armstrong 37' (pen.)
Rothwell 77', 80'		 Report Mundle 62'
Bellingham 71'		 Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 30,869
Referee: Stuart Attwell
29 March 2024 37 Southampton 1–1 Middlesbrough Southampton
15:00 GMT A. Armstrong 12' Report Latte Lath 90' Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 30,470
Referee: Matt Donohue
1 April 2024 38 Ipswich Town 3–2 Southampton Ipswich
17:30 BST Davis 13'
Broadhead 68'
Sarmiento 90+7'		 Report Adams 14'
A. Armstrong 23'		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 29,393
Referee: Michael Salisbury
Note: Live on Sky Sports.
6 April 2024 39 Blackburn Rovers 0–0 Southampton Blackburn
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Ewood Park
Referee: Craig Pawson
9 April 2024 40 Southampton 2–1 Coventry City Southampton
19:45 BST Adams 18', 38' Report Bidwell 68' Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 28,564
Referee: James Linington
Note: Live on Sky Sports.
13 April 2024 41 Southampton 3–2 Watford Southampton
15:00 BST Smallbone 1'
Adams 20'
Downes 90+9'		 Report Porteous 34'
Koné 85'		 Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 30,347
Referee: Josh Smith
16 April 2024 42 Southampton 3–0 Preston North End Southampton
20:00 BST Adams 19', 29'
S. Armstrong 33'		 Report Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 27,636
Referee: Sam Barrott
Note: Live on Sky Sports.
20 April 2024 43 Cardiff City 2–1 Southampton Cardiff
15:00 BST Diédhiou 68'
Ashford 90+6'		 Report Aribo 12' Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 22,372
Referee: Oliver Langford
23 April 2024 44 Leicester City 5–0 Southampton Leicester
19:45 BST Fatawu 25', 75', 81'
Ndidi 62'
Vardy 79'		 Report Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,872
Referee: Bobby Madley
Note: Live on Sky Sports.
27 April 2024 45 Southampton 0–1 Stoke City Southampton
15:00 BST Report Campbell 36' Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 30,584
Referee: David Webb
4 May 2024 46 Leeds United 1–2 Southampton Leeds
12:30 BST Piroe 21' Report A. Armstrong 18'
Smallbone 35'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 36,766
Referee: Matthew Donohue
Note: Live on Sky Sports.

Play-offs

Main article: 2024 English Football League play-offs

Southampton finished 4th in the regular season and were drawn against West Bromwich Albion.

12 May 2024 (2024-05-12) Semi final - Leg 1 West Bromwich Albion 0–0 Southampton West Bromwich
14:15 GMT Report Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 25,367
Referee: Sam Barrott
Note: Live on Sky Sports.
17 May 2024 (2024-05-17) Semi final - Leg 2 Southampton 3–1
(3–1 agg.)		 West Bromwich Albion Southampton
20:00 GMT Smallbone 49'
A. Armstrong 78', 86' (pen.)		 Report Kipré 90+7' Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 30,712
Referee: Tim Robinson
Note: Live on Sky Sports.
26 May 2024 Final Leeds United 0–1 Southampton London
15:00 BST Report A. Armstrong 24' Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 85,862
Referee: John Brooks
Note: Live on Sky Sports.

FA Cup

Main article: 2023–24 FA Cup

As a Championship side, the Saints entered the FA Cup in the third round and were drawn at home against the winners of the tie between Alfreton Town or Walsall.[84] In the fourth round they were drawn away to Watford.[85][86]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

6 January 2024 Third round Southampton 4–0 Walsall Southampton
15:00 GMT Fraser 6', 68'
Mara 58'
Adams 78'		 Report Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 22,627
Referee: David Webb
28 January 2024 Fourth round Watford 1–1 Southampton Watford
14:00 GMT Martins 5' Report S. Armstrong 89' Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 16,688
Referee: Michael Salisbury
6 February 2024 Fourth round replay Southampton 3–0 Watford Southampton
19:45 GMT Mara 52', 58'
Adams 76'		 Report Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 17,844
Referee: Darren Bond
28 February 2024 Fifth round Liverpool 3–0 Southampton Liverpool
19:45 GMT Koumas 44'
Danns 73', 88'		 Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 59,782
Referee: Craig Pawson
Note: Live on ITV.

EFL Cup

Main article: 2023–24 EFL Cup

Southampton were drawn away to Gillingham in the first round.[87]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

8 August 2023 First round Gillingham 3–1 Southampton Gillingham
19:45 BST Nadesan 12'
McKenzie 51', 67'		 Report Alcaraz 89' Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 7,775
Referee: Carl Brook

Squad statistics

As of 27 May 2024
More information No., Pos. ...
No. Pos. Nat. Name League Playoffs FA Cup EFL Cup Total
Apps. Goals Apps. Goals Apps. Goals Apps. Goals Apps. Goals
1 GK England Alex McCarthy 50 00 30 00 00 00 10 00 90 00
2 DF England Kyle Walker-Peters 432 40 30 00 0(1)0 00 00 00 46(1)2 40
3 DF Republic of Ireland Ryan Manning 29(8)0 90 1(2)0 00 10 10 00 00 31(10)0 100
4 MF England Flynn Downes 31(2)2 90 30 20 10 00 00 00 35(2)2 110
5 DF England Jack Stephens 17(6)0 70 30 00 40 00 00 00 24(6)0 70
7 MF Nigeria Joe Aribo 16(19)4 50 30 10 10 00 0(1)0 00 20(20)4 60
9 FW England Adam Armstrong 44(2)21 50 33 00 0(3)0 10 00 00 47(5)24 60
10 FW Scotland Ché Adams 25(15)16 50 0(1)0 10 2(2)2 00 10 00 28(18)18 60
11 FW Scotland Ross Stewart 0(3)0 00 0(1)0 00 00 00 00 00 0(4)0 00
13 GK England Joe Lumley 00 00 00 00 40 00 00 00 40 00
14 DF England James Bree 13(6)0 01 00 00 10 00 10 00 15(6)0 01
16 MF Republic of Ireland Will Smallbone 35(8)6 80 31 00 2(2)0 10 00 00 40(10)7 90
17 MF Scotland Stuart Armstrong 33(9)5 60 00 00 0(2)1 00 10 00 34(11)6 60
18 FW France Sékou Mara 4(24)3 10 10 00 43 00 10 00 10(24)6 10
19 MF England Joe Rothwell 4(12)4 20 0(1)0 00 30 00 00 00 7(13)4 20
20 MF Ghana Kamaldeen Sulemana 10(15)0 41 00 00 10 00 00 00 11(15)0 41
21 DF England Taylor Harwood-Bellis 402 30 30 20 2(1)0 00 00 00 45(1)2 50
23 MF England Samuel Edozie 16(16)6 20 0(2)0 00 1(1)0 10 00 00 17(19)6 30
24 MF Northern Ireland Shea Charles 15(17)0 51 0(1)0 00 40 00 10 10 20(18)0 61
26 MF Scotland Ryan Fraser 13(26)6 50 2(1)0 10 1(1)2 00 00 00 16(28)8 60
27 MF England Sam Amo-Ameyaw 1(2)0 00 00 00 1(2)0 10 10 00 3(4)0 10
28 DF Spain Juan Larios 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
29 DF England Jayden Meghoma 00 00 00 00 30 00 10 00 40 00
30 DF England Nico Lawrence 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
31 GK Republic of Ireland Gavin Bazunu 410 10 00 00 00 00 00 00 410 10
33 MF England Tyler Dibling 0(1)0 00 00 00 2(1)0 10 0(1)0 00 2(3)0 10
35 DF Poland Jan Bednarek 39(3)2 110 30 10 20 00 00 00 44(3)2 130
36 MF Wales David Brooks 11(6)2 20 2(1)0 00 00 00 00 00 13(7)2 20
40 MF England Cam Bragg 00 00 00 00 0(2)0 00 00 00 0(2)0 00
Players with appearances who ended the season on loan
12 FW Nigeria Paul Onuachu 00 00 00 00 00 00 0(1)0 00 0(1)0 00
15 DF France Romain Perraud 00 00 00 00 00 00 10 10 10 10
22 MF Argentina Carlos Alcaraz 14(9)3 40 00 00 20 10 0(1)1 00 16(10)4 50
25 DF Brazil Lyanco 00 00 00 00 00 00 10 10 10 10
Players with appearances who left during the season
6 DF England Mason Holgate 4(1)0 10 00 00 20 10 00 00 6(1)0 10
8 MF England James Ward-Prowse 10 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 10 00
11 MF England Nathan Tella 31 20 00 00 00 00 00 00 31 20
19 MF Mali Moussa Djenepo 00 00 00 00 00 00 10 00 10 00
32 MF England Kamari Doyle 00 00 00 00 00 00 0(1)0 00 0(1)0 00
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Most appearances

As of 27 May 2024
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# Pos. Nat. Name League Playoffs FA Cup EFL Cup Total
Starts Subs Starts Subs Starts Subs Starts Subs Starts Subs Total
1 FW England Adam Armstrong 442 30 03 00 47552
2 MF Republic of Ireland Will Smallbone 358 30 22 00 401050
3 DF England Kyle Walker-Peters 430 30 01 00 46147
DF Poland Jan Bednarek 393 30 20 00 44347
5 DF England Taylor Harwood-Bellis 400 30 21 00 45146
FW Scotland Ché Adams 2515 01 22 10 281846
7 MF Scotland Stuart Armstrong 339 00 02 10 341145
8 MF Scotland Ryan Fraser 1326 21 11 00 162844
9 GK Republic of Ireland Gavin Bazunu 410 00 00 00 41041
DF Republic of Ireland Ryan Manning 298 12 10 00 311041
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Top goalscorers

As of 27 May 2024
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# Pos. Nat. Name League Playoffs FA Cup EFL Cup Total
Goals Apps. Goals Apps. Goals Apps. Goals Apps. Goals Apps. GPG
1 FW England Adam Armstrong 2146 33 03 00 24520.46
2 FW Scotland Ché Adams 1640 01 24 01 18460.39
3 MF Scotland Ryan Fraser 639 03 22 00 8440.18
4 MF Republic of Ireland Will Smallbone 643 13 04 00 7500.14
5 FW France Sékou Mara 328 01 34 01 6340.18
MF England Samuel Edozie 632 02 02 00 6360.17
MF Scotland Stuart Armstrong 542 00 12 01 6450.13
8 MF England Joe Rothwell 416 01 03 00 4200.20
MF Argentina Carlos Alcaraz 323 00 02 11 4260.15
MF Nigeria Joe Aribo 435 03 01 01 4400.10
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