Since the club's formation, a total of 602 players have made fewer than 25 appearances for Southampton. Of these, 135 players have played only one game for the club, while 10 have made 24 appearances. Jack Dorkin, who played as a centre-forward for Southampton between 1893 and 1895, has scored the most goals of any player with fewer than 25 appearances for the club, with 20 in all competitions; seven more players have scored ten or more goals for the Saints. Four players scored in their only appearance for Southampton, including Jock Fleming who scored a hat-trick on his only game. Bob MacDonald scored four goals in four appearances for the Saints, while Norman Higham scored two in two for the club.
Key
The list is ordered first by date of debut, and then if necessary in alphabetical order by surname.
Appearances as a substitute are included. This feature of the game was introduced in the Football League at the start of the 1965–66 season.
Statistics are correct up to and including the match played on 29 December 2024. Where a player left the club permanently after this date, his statistics are updated to his date of leaving.
Unless otherwise noted, the nationality of a player is determined by the country for which he has played, or if he has not played international football, his country of birth.
Position
Playing positions are listed according to the tactical formations that were employed at the time. The change in the names of defensive and midfield positions reflects the tactical evolution that occurred from the 1960s onwards.
Club career
Club career is defined as the first and last calendar years in which the player appeared for the club in any of the competitions listed below.
Charles William Miller, who made four appearances for Southampton, is widely credited with introducing football to Brazil.Jack Reynolds, who made seven appearances for the Saints, is the only footballer to have played for both the Irish and English national sides.Geordie Dewar made 14 appearances for Southampton.Jack McNee played one game during a trial for the club in April 1901.Former cricketer Phil Mead played a single game in goal for the Saints in 1907.Charles Tyson played 16 times for Southampton.Tony Sealy played eight times for Southampton.Martin Foyle scored three goals in 15 appearances.Perry Groves played 18 times for Southampton.Mark Walters made nine appearances for the Saints.Steve Basham made 20 appearances for the club, 19 of which were as a substitute.David Howells played 12 times for Southampton.Luís Boa Morte played 17 times for the Saints.Dan Petrescu scored twice in 11 appearances for the club.Ecuador international striker Agustín Delgado scored two goals in 15 appearances.Russian winger Andrei Kanchelskis played twice for Southampton in 2002.Léandre Griffit scored two goals in eight games for Southampton.Jelle Van Damme played nine times for the Saints.Leon Best scored four times in 17 games for the club.United States goalkeeper Kasey Keller made four appearances for Southampton during an emergency loan spell.Calum Davenport played 12 times for Southampton.Jamie Redknapp was signed in 2004 by his father, then-manager Harry Redknapp.Paul Smith played 21 times for Southampton.Tomasz Hajto made 21 appearances for the Saints.Kamil Kosowski joined the club on loan in 2005.Peter Madsen played ten times for Southampton.Richard Wright played seven times for Southampton in 2008.Tomáš Pekhart scored once in ten games for the club.Ryan Smith made 14 appearances for Southampton.Graeme Murty ended his career at Southampton in 2009.Jon Otsemobor played 19 times for the Saints in 2010.Dany N'Guessan made seven appearances for Southampton in 2011.Dale Stephens made six appearances for the Saints.Ben Reeves made 13 appearances for Southampton, scoring once.Iago Falque made a single appearance for Southampton in January 2012.Japanese striker Tadanari Lee scored twice for the club.Billy Sharp scored ten goals in 18 games in 2012.Goalkeeper Paulo Gazzaniga appeared 23 times for the Saints.Zambian Emmanuel Mayuka made 19 appearances and scored once for Southampton.Florin Gardoș made 18 appearances for Southampton.Eljero Elia scored twice in 17 appearances for Southampton.Filip Đuričić played nine times for the Saints during a 2015 loan spell.Spanish forward Juanmi played 19 times for Southampton between 2015 and 2016.Steven Caulker played eight times for Southampton during a brief loan spell in 2015.Defender Jérémy Pied made eight appearances for the Saints between 2016 and 2018.Martín Cáceres made one appearance for Southampton in 2017.Guido Carrillo made ten appearances for Southampton in 2018.Kevin Danso joined Southampton on loan from FC Augsburg in 2019.Takumi Minamino made 10 appearances for Southampton.Willy Caballero made his Southampton debut in December 2021.Duje Ćaleta-Car has made 19 appearances for Southampton.Mislav Oršić was part of the Croatia squad who finished 3rd at the 2022 FIFA World Cup.Paul Onuachu has made 12 appearances for Southampton.
List of Southampton F.C. players with fewer than 25 appearances
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References
Chalk, Gary; Holley, Duncan (August 1987), Saints: A Complete Record of Southampton Football Club 1885–1987, Breedon Books, ISBN978-0907969228
Chalk, Gary; Holley, Duncan (2003), In That Number: A Post-War Chronicle of Southampton FC, Hagiology Publishing, ISBN0-953447-43-X
Chalk, Gary; Holley, Duncan; Bull, David (November 2013), All the Saints: A Complete Players' Who's Who of Southampton FC, Hagiology Publishing, ISBN978-0992686406
Clubs are grouped by their division in the 2024–25 season. Includes the Welsh clubs where lists have been created. 'POTY' = 'Player of the Year / Season'.
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