1945–46 Southampton F.C. season

August 2024 Southampton F.C. 1945–46 Alf Jukes Arthur Dominy The Dell FA Cup Fourth round n/a Jack Bradley andDoug McGibbon (2) _red_stripes _redstripes2 _red_stripes _3_stripes_on_white_top FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 003366 003366 1938–39 1946–47 The 1945–46 Southampton F.C. season was the club's 45th season of competitive football and their first since 1938–39. Following the abandonment of league football during World War II, the club competed in the FA Cup in 1945–46 before the Football League returned the next year. The Saints played Newport County in the third round of the FA Cup, who had been promoted to the Second Division as champions of the Third Division South at the end of the 1938–39 season. After beating them 6–4 on aggregate over two legs, the club played another previous Third Division South side, Queens Park Rangers, in the fourth round, which they lost 3–5 on aggregate. Across their four FA Cup fixtures, Southampton used 13 players and had seven different goalscorers. Their top scorers were Jack Bradley and Doug McGibbon, both of whom scored twice in four appearances. The other players to feature in all four games were goalkeeper Len Stansbridge, full-back Albie Roles, half-backs Bill Dodgin and Bill Stroud, and forwards Ted Bates, Harry Evans and Don Roper. Alongside the FA Cup, Southampton also competed in the wartime Football League South division, a temporary competition which is not included in official English football records. The South Coast side finished 16th in the league's only full season. FA Cup Due to the continued suspension of the Football League during the 1945–46 season, FA Cup matches from the first round through to the quarter-finals were played over two legs, in order to increase the number of – and income from – fixtures during the reduced campaign.https://www.fchd.info/cups/facup1945-46.htm F.A. Cup 1945–46 Football Club History Database 2 September 2024 As a Football League club, Southampton entered the tournament in the third round. They were drawn against Welsh side Newport County, who had secured promotion to the Second Division as champions of the Third Division South at the end of the 1938–39 season. In a hard-fought first leg at The Dell, the Saints defeated County 4–3 thanks to goals from Ted Bates, Jack Bradley, Doug McGibbon and Don Roper.Chalk Holley 1987 109 In the return leg at Newport's Somerton Park five days later, the Hampshire club once again edged out the Second Division newcomers, winning 2–1 thanks to goals from McGibbon and Bobby Veck. In the fourth round, Southampton faced Third Division South side Queens Park Rangers. The first fixture, at home, saw the Saints lose 0–1 to Rangers. In the second leg, Southampton managed to score three times through Bradley, Billy Bevis and Bill Ellerington, but still succumbed to a 3–4 defeat to see them fail to make it past the second stage of the tournament for the 13th time in a row. Round 3 Leg 1 5 January 1946 Southampton 4–3 Newport County Bates Bradley McGibbon Roper The Dell Southampton W Round 3 Leg 2 10 January 1946 Newport County 1–2 6–4 Southampton McGibbon Veck Somerton Park Newport W Round 4 Leg 1 26 January 1946 Southampton 0–1 Queens Park Rangers The Dell Southampton L Round 4 Leg 2 30 January 1946 Queens Park Rangers 4–3 5–3 Southampton Bradley Bevis Ellerington Loftus Road London L Other matches Aside from the FA Cup and the "unofficial" Football League South competition, Southampton played an additional three fixtures during the 1945–46 season. The first was a friendly against Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic on 2 May 1945, which the Saints won 3–1 thanks to goals from guest player John Sherratt and outside-forward Bobby Veck. The two Hampshire sides met again just nine days later in the Hampshire Combination Cup, which Bournemouth won 4–3. A second friendly, between Southampton and French side Le Havre on 28 May 1945, finished in a 1–1 draw – Don Roper scoring for the visiting Southampton. Friendly 2 May 1945 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 1–3 Southampton Sherratt Veck Dean Court Bournemouth W Hampshire CC 11 May 1945 Southampton 4–3 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic Davies Bates The Dell Southampton L Friendly 28 May 1945 Le Havre AC 1–1 Southampton Roper Stade Jules Deschaseaux Le Havre D Player details NamePos. Playing positionNat. NationalityFA CupApps. AppearancesGls. GoalsTed BatesFW ForwardENG41Billy BevisFW ForwardENG11Jack BradleyFW ForwardENG42Bill DodginHB Half-backENG40Bill ElleringtonFB Full backENG21Tom EmanuelFB Full backENG20Harry EvansFW ForwardENG40Doug McGibbonFW ForwardENG42Albie RolesFB Full backENG40Don RoperFW ForwardENG41Len StansbridgeGK GoalkeeperENG40Bill StroudHB Half backENG40Bobby VeckFW ForwardENG31 References Bibliography Chalk Gary Holley Duncan A Complete Record of Southampton Football Club: 1885–1987 Derby, England Breedon Books 10 August 1987 978-0907969228 Chalk Gary Holley Duncan Bull David All the Saints: A Complete Who's Who of Southampton FC Bristol, England Hagiology Publishing 28 November 2013 978-0992686406 External links Southampton F.C. official website Category:Southampton F.C. seasons Southampton