2010–11 Southampton F.C. season

October 2020 October 2012 Southampton F.C. 2010–11 Alan Pardew(until 30 August)Dean Wilkins(caretaker, until 12 September)Nigel Adkins(from 12 September) Nicola Cortese St Mary's Stadium League One 2nd (promoted) FA Cup Fourth Round League Cup Second Round League Trophy First Round Rickie Lambert (21) Rickie Lambert (21) 31,653 vs Walsall(7 May 2011) League:17,857 vs Colchester United (18 September 2010)Overall:8,333 vs Swindon Town (31 August 2010) League: 21,726Overall: 20,513 _southampton1011h _southampton1011h ffffff ffffff ffffff 000000 _southampton1011a _southampton1011a _southampton1011a _redsides _blacktopl 000000 FF0000 2009–10 2011–12 The 2010–11 Southampton F.C. season was the club's 71st and sixth consecutive season in The Football League, and their second in League One. Having narrowly missed out on the chance of promotion the previous season, Southampton were again seeking to reclaim their place in The Championship by being promoted in 2011. Before the commencement of the campaign, Southampton were slated as the favourites to win the League One title by a number of bookmakers, commentators and fans.http://www.betfairfootball.com/league-one/southampton-are-worthy-league-one-favourites-030810.html Southampton are worthy League One favourites Betfair 3 August 2010 23 September 2010 6 August 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100806024156/http://www.betfairfootball.com/league-one/southampton-are-worthy-league-one-favourites-030810.html dead https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/southampton/7926884/Ambitious-Southampton-are-clear-favourites-to-win-League-One.html Ambitious Southampton are clear favourites to win League One The Daily Telegraph 4 August 2010 23 September 2010 London Jeremy Wilson https://web.archive.org/web/20100904084440/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/southampton/7926884/Ambitious-Southampton-are-clear-favourites-to-win-League-One.html 4 September 2010 livehttps://www.theguardian.com/football/poll/2010/aug/04/who-will-win-league-one-poll Who will win League One this season? The Guardian 4 August 2010 23 September 2010 London https://web.archive.org/web/20100928112313/http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/poll/2010/aug/04/who-will-win-league-one-poll 28 September 2010 livehttp://www.theimp.lincolnfans.co.uk/news/0200_latest_league_one_promotion_odds.shtml The latest League One title odds The Forgotten Imp 20 July 2010 23 September 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20110928065421/http://www.theimp.lincolnfans.co.uk/news/0200_latest_league_one_promotion_odds.shtml 28 September 2011 dead This season marked the 125th anniversary of the club's formation in November 1885, which was celebrated in a number of ways. Firstly, the four-year sponsorship deal with Flybe ended, with shirts for the anniversary campaign designed without a sponsor;http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/4884757.Flybe_ends_Saints_sponsorship_deal/ Flybe ends Southampton FC shirt sponsorship deal Gareth Lewis Daily Echo 2 February 2010 9 May 2010 secondly, the new shirts feature a redesigned club crest recognising the 125 years of the club's life;http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2050978,00.html 125 Anniversary Crest Unveiled Southampton F.C. 13 May 2010 13 May 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100516134520/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10280~2050978%2C00.html 16 May 2010 live and thirdly, a new home shirt was designed to be reminiscent of the first ever worn by players of the club, being white with a red sash.http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2068557,00.html The Countdown To Your Shirt Begins Now Southampton F.C. 10 June 2010 11 June 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100613134330/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10280~2068557%2C00.html 13 June 2010 deadhttp://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Southampton/Southampton.htm Southampton Historical Football Kits 11 June 2010 The club also released a new black away kit, also without a sponsor, designed to be similar to the popular away kit worn in the 2006–07 season.http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2088674,00.html Back To Black Southampton F.C. 12 July 2010 23 July 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100712074916/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10280~2088674%2C00.html 12 July 2010 live On 11 August 2010, the season was marked by early tragedy after the death of club owner Markus Liebherr, who had brought Southampton out of administration in July 2009.http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2119026,00.html Markus Liebherr of Southampton Football Club Southampton F.C. 11 August 2010 12 August 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100814125046/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10280~2119026%2C00.html 14 August 2010 dead http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11700_6306619,00.html Saints owner passes away Sky Sports 11 August 2010 12 August 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100814162106/http://www.skysports.com/story/0%2C19528%2C11700_6306619%2C00.html 14 August 2010 live https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/southampton/8906588.stm Southampton owner Markus Liebherr dies BBC 11 August 2010 12 August 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100811191329/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/southampton/8906588.stm 11 August 2010 live As a result, the following weekend's match against Milton Keynes Dons was postponed,http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2119139,00.html Saturday's Game Postponed Southampton F.C. 12 August 2010 12 August 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100814124955/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10280~2119139%2C00.html 14 August 2010 live http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/saints/news/8327199.Saints_match_cancelled_after_Liebherr_s_death/ Saints match cancelled after Liebherr's death Southern Daily Echo 12 August 2010 12 August 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100815124633/http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/saints/news/8327199.Saints_match_cancelled_after_Liebherr_s_death/ 15 August 2010 live and there were discussions of plans for a major club tribute to Liebherr.http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/saints/news/8327078.Fans_call_for_a_statue_in_honour_of_Liebherr/ Southampton fans call for a statue in honour of Markus Liebherr Southern Daily Echo 12 August 2010 12 August 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100815124628/http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/saints/news/8327078.Fans_call_for_a_statue_in_honour_of_Liebherr/ 15 August 2010 live The club also faced major change later in the month, as manager Alan Pardew was sacked shortly after a 4–0 win against Bristol Rovers, a decision which the club deemed "essential" to "achieve its well known targets".http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2139306,00.html Official Club Statement Southampton F.C. 30 August 2010 31 August 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100831105956/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10280~2139306%2C00.html 31 August 2010 deadhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/southampton/8954162.stm Southampton sack manager Pardew BBC 30 August 2010 31 August 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100831012812/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/southampton/8954162.stm 31 August 2010 live On 12 September, after much speculation, the appointment of replacement manager Nigel Adkins was confirmed.http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2152032,00.html New First Team Manager Appointed Southampton F.C. 12 September 2010 12 September 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100913165545/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10280~2152032%2C00.html 13 September 2010 dead https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/southampton/8983286.stm Nigel Adkins named as Southampton boss BBC 12 September 2010 14 September 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20160113023508/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/southampton/8983286.stm 13 January 2016 live Southampton's promotion hopes were confirmed on the last game of the season on 7 May 2011 against Walsall at home. Having beaten Plymouth Argyle 3–1 earlier in the week, the Saints had all but achieved promotion on level points with Huddersfield Town and with an 18-goal advantage in the table. Southampton beat Walsall by the same scoreline, and Huddersfield failed to win their game against Brentford, drawing 4–4; Southampton were thus promoted to the Championship for the 2011–12 season. Pre-season friendlies In the team's opening pre-season game, during a two-match friendly tour of Switzerland,http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/saints/news/8250591.Saints_announce_pre_season_tour_to_Switzerland/?ref=twt Saints announce pre-season tour of Switzerland Southern Daily Echo 1 July 2010 1 July 2010 Southampton lost 4–2 to home side FC Thun.http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2091444,00.html FC Thun 4–2 Saints – Full Match Report Southampton F.C. 13 July 2010 5 August 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100716171129/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10280~2091444%2C00.html 16 July 2010 live The Saints were 3–0 down at half-time, with goals coming from Ezequiel Scarione, Muhamed Demiri and Nick Proschwitz, and went another goal down after the break when Milaim Rama beat substitute goalkeeper Tommy Forecast. Southampton finally scored their first goal of the pre-season period halfway through the second half, when Dean Hammond converted a cross from David Connolly, and four minutes later captain José Fonte scored a second consolation goal from a Jason Puncheon corner. The club's tour of Switzerland heralded another unsuccessful game four days later, when French side FC Sochaux-Montbéliard beat Southampton 2–0; both goals came in the second half, from Ryad Boudebouz and Nicolas Maurice-Belay in the 50th and 60th minutes, respectively.http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2095035,00.html Saints 0–2 FC Sochaux – Full Match Report Southampton F.C. 17 July 2010 5 August 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100816002606/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10280~2095035%2C00.html 16 August 2010 live Back in England the club had a relative improvement in fortunes, beating Conference South side Farnborough 1–0 at Cherrywood Road on 21 July thanks to a late goal from striker Lee Barnard.http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2098596,00.html Farnborough 0–1 Saints XI – Report Southampton F.C. 22 July 2010 5 August 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100724130825/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10280~2098596%2C00.html 24 July 2010 live Three days later the club visited Sutton United to compete in a pre-season exhibition tournament for the home side's President's Trophy, fielding a full-strength lineup (with exceptions for injuries) and drawing 1–1 following a poor start and a second half Rickie Lambert strike to share the trophy.http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2101206,00.html Sutton 1–1 Saints – Report Southampton F.C. 24 July 2010 5 August 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100726165253/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10280~2101206%2C00.html 26 July 2010 live Southampton were later criticised, however, after allegedly refusing to remain on the pitch to share the trophy, which was founded in the memory of the club's former president Andrew Letts.http://www.suttonguardian.co.uk/news/8297678.Saints_go_marching_off_at_Sutton/ Southampton FC go marching off after Sutton friendly Sutton Guardian 30 July 2010 5 August 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100803025529/http://www.suttonguardian.co.uk/news/8297678.Saints_go_marching_off_at_Sutton/ 3 August 2010 live The club played League Two side Barnet on 27 July, with a starting lineup consisting of a mix of regular first team players, youth regulars and trialists.http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2103903,00.html Barnet 0–1 Saints – Report Southampton F.C. 30 July 2010 5 August 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100730203147/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10280~2103903%2C00.html 30 July 2010 dead After a goalless first half, full back Joseph Mills broke the deadlock for the visitors shortly after the break, and 1–0 was how it remained until full-time to give Southampton another pre-season win. In the only pre-season game at St Mary's Stadium, Southampton lost 4–2 to Championship side Reading.http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2107519,00.html Saints 2–4 Reading – Report Southampton F.C. 31 July 2010 31 July 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100802060031/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10280~2107519%2C00.html 2 August 2010 live http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/saints/news/8303122.Saints_v_Reading/ Southampton v Reading Southern Daily Echo 31 July 2010 31 July 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100804055040/http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/saints/news/8303122.Saints_v_Reading/ 4 August 2010 live The visitors went one goal up within 19 minutes thanks to a "one man mission" by Icelandic midfielder Gylfi Sigurðsson, before Lee Barnard levelled for The Saints ten minutes before half-time. The score remained 1–1 at the halfway point, and Southampton restarted strongly with a goal from captain Dean Hammond in the 49th minute. With just over 20 minutes until the end, full back Dan Harding gave away a penalty to Reading, which was converted by striker Simon Church. The game was over for the hosts under ten minutes later, as Church doubled his tally and former Saints loan player Michail Antonio sealed the win for Reading in the 85th minute. In the last pre-season game of the year, just five days before the beginning of the league campaign, The Saints played a young side made up mainly of academy players against local non-league side Eastleigh, with defender Aaron Martin captaining the team against his former club.http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2109197,00.html Eastleigh 0–1 Saints – Report Southampton F.C. 2 August 2010 27 October 2010 4 September 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100904084113/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2109197,00.html dead Southampton broke the initial deadlock, with young striker Sam Hoskins scoring from a low shot in the 20th minute. Many more chances were seen in the remainder of the first half and the second period, but ultimately none were made to count and Southampton finished as 1–0 winners to go into the new league season on a high note. Tour of Switzerland 13 July 2010 17:00 BST Thun 4–2 Report Southampton Scarione 13Demiri 43Proschwitz 45Rama 56 Hammond 78Fonte 82 Stadion Lachen, Thun 500 L Tour of Switzerland 17 July 2010 17:00 BST Sochaux-Montbéliard 2–0 Report Southampton Boudebouz 50Maurice-Belay 60 Stade Universitaire Saint-Léonard, Fribourg L Friendly 21 July 2010 19:45 BST Farnborough 0–1 Report Southampton Barnard 91 Cherrywood Road, Farnborough 697 W Friendly 24 July 2010 15:00 BST Sutton United 1–1 Report Southampton Dundas 21 Lambert 48 Gander Green Lane, Sutton 876 Craig Hicks D Friendly 27 July 2010 19:45 BST Barnet 0–1 Report Southampton Mills 51 Underhill Stadium, Barnet 851 W Friendly 31 July 2010 15:00 BST Southampton 2–4 Report Reading Barnard 33Hammond 48 Sigurðsson 19Church 70 pen. 73Antonio 86 St Mary's Stadium, Southampton 8,034 Keith Stroud L Friendly 2 August 2010 19:45 BST Eastleigh 0–1 Report Southampton Hoskins 20 Silverlake Stadium, Eastleigh 1,655 Dean Treleaven W Saints XI While the first team were located at their Swiss training camp, a team dubbed as the "Saints XI" comprising reserve and youth players contested a number of friendlies back in Hampshire.http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2082520,00.html Overseas Training Camp Announced Southampton F.C. 7 July 2010 9 July 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100704034238/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10280~2082520%2C00.html 4 July 2010 live In their first game, a side including four trial players beat Winchester City 4–1 at the Denplan City Ground, with trialists Harlee Dean and Scott Shutton scoring in the process.http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2089200,00.html Winchester City 1–4 Saints XI Southampton F.C. 13 July 2010 27 October 2010 13 July 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100713131030/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2089200,00.html dead In the second game, Southampton lost 2–1 to Havant & Waterlooville, after a home goal within two minutes and a 2–0 deficit at half-time meant Jordace Holder-Spooner's second goal in as many games was little more than a consolation for the Saints.http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2091511,00.html Havant 2–1 Saints XI Southampton F.C. 15 July 2010 27 October 2010 17 July 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100717041918/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2091511,00.html dead On 17 July the young side played Basingstoke Town at The Camrose, losing 2–1 after a Basingstoke opener in the second half, an equalising header by in-form striker Sam Hoskins and a Stuart Lake winner for the home team.http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2095036,00.html Basingstoke 2–1 Saints XI Southampton F.C. 17 July 2010 27 October 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101017165601/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10280~2095036%2C00.html 17 October 2010 live Friendly 10 July 2010 17:00 BST Winchester City 1–4 Report Southampton Gripp 88 Holder-Spooner 29Dean 41Shutton 62 pen.Isgrove 80 The Denplan City Ground, Winchester W Friendly 13 July 2010 19:45 BST Havant & Waterlooville 2–1 Report Southampton Fogden 2Igoe 27 Holder-Spooner 74 West Leigh Park, Havant L Friendly 17 July 2010 15:00 BST Basingstoke Town 2–1 Report Southampton Pratt 50Lake 75 Hoskins 62 The Camrose, Basingstoke 528 L League One The fixtures for the 2010–11 League One season were published on 17 June 2010,https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/8745323.stm League One fixtures: Sheffield Wednesday host Daggers BBC 17 June 2010 17 June 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100621083812/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/8745323.stm 21 June 2010 livehttp://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2072565,00.html New Fixtures Released! Southampton F.C. 17 June 2010 17 June 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100619010303/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10280~2072565%2C00.html 19 June 2010 live giving Southampton an opening day home tie against Championship relegation victims Plymouth Argyle on 7 August 2010. The Saints' final game of the season will be against Walsall (whom they beat 3–1 and 5–1 in the previous season) at home on 7 May 2011; their first away game was scheduled to be against Milton Keynes Dons on 14 August but was postponed following the death of Markus Liebherr; and the local derby with AFC Bournemouth was scheduled for 2 October 2010 and 12 March 2011. August–September 2010 The season got off to a disappointing start for Southampton, who lost 1–0 to Plymouth Argyle in the opening game of the season on 7 August 2010. Despite dominating the first half, it was the visiting side who broke the deadlock when Luke Summerfield scored within two minutes of the beginning of the second half.http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10280~52644,00.html 07 August 2010, Southampton 0 – 1 Plymouth Southampton F.C. 7 August 2010 7 August 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100816002519/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0%2C%2C10280~52644%2C00.html 16 August 2010 dead Substitute Adam Lallana was the first to test Argyle goalkeeper David Button in the last quarter of the game, but the home side failed to regain their early momentum to slip to a defeat in their first game of the campaign despite a number of late chances. The club were due to play Milton Keynes Dons at Stadium:mk on 14 August, but due to the death of Markus Liebherr the match was rescheduled for 15 September.http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2121729,00.html New Date For MK Southampton F.C. 13 August 2010 13 August 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100814200809/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10280~2121729%2C00.html 14 August 2010 live On 21 August Southampton picked up their first league point of the season against Leyton Orient, drawing 1–1 at St Mary's.http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10280~52736,00.html 21 August 2010, Southampton 1 – 1 Leyton Orient Southampton F.C. 21 August 2010 23 August 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100822155741/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0%2C%2C10280~52736%2C00.html 22 August 2010 live On his return to the team following injury, Rickie Lambert scored a free kick early in the game to put the Saints ahead, only for Terrell Forbes to equalise two minutes later with a headed goal. Momentum changed hands throughout the remainder of the game, and a number of chances were created but missed by Southampton players, not least Lee Barnard, but the game ended level to leave the Saints in the bottom quarter of the table. The following week the club recorded their first win of the season, with an emphatic 4–0 away victory over Bristol Rovers. The game saw defender José Fonte score his debut for the club, as well as goals from Adam Lallana and a penalty from Rickie Lambert, ending in the final minute with Lee Barnard's first goal of the season. Despite this impressive win, it was the last game for manager Alan Pardew, who was sacked just days later. Assistant manager Dean Wilkins took over as caretaker manager following Pardew's sacking, and his first league game in charge was at home against recently promoted Rochdale on 4 September. The first period was largely dictated by the Saints, but a goal from Chris O'Grady on the stroke of half time broke up the home side's momentum and they went into the second half trailing.http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10280~52805,00.html 04 September 2010, Southampton 0 – 2 Rochdale Southampton F.C. 4 September 2010 6 September 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100906174119/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0%2C%2C10280~52805%2C00.html 6 September 2010 live The game continued in the visitors' favour and Rochdale doubled their lead just after the hour mark courtesy of a volley from Gary Jones, leaving the Saints in a precarious position leading up to the imminent appointment of a new manager. Saints, still without a replacement manager, played Swindon Town on 11 September after losing 3–0 to the club in the League Trophy less than two weeks before. The game was yet another disappointment for Dean Wilkins's side, who lost 1–0 courtesy of a 65th-minute goal from Charlie Austin, despite hitting the frame of the goal twice and having an effort cleared off the line during the game.http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10280,00.html 11 September 2010, Swindon 1 – 0 Southampton Southampton F.C. 11 September 2010 14 September 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100902172705/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0%2C%2C10280%2C00.html 2 September 2010 live Following the appointment of Nigel Adkins as the club's new first team manager, the Saints played Milton Keynes Dons at Stadium:mk on 15 September, the game having been postponed following the death of Markuss Liebherr. Adkins began his time on the South Coast poorly, leading Southampton to their fourth consecutive goalless defeat at the hands of the Dons.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_2/8968093.stm MK Dons 2 – 0 Southampton BBC 15 September 2010 16 September 2010 Paul Fletcher https://web.archive.org/web/20100916040927/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/8968093.stm 16 September 2010 live The first half ended goalless, with goalkeepers David Martin and Kelvin Davis impressing with saves from Rickie Lambert and Lewis Guy respectively, but two goals in the last 20 minutes from Angelo Balanta and Peter Leven left the visitors in the relegation zone with their game in hand played.http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10280,00.html 15 September 2010, Milton Keynes Dons 2 – 0 Southampton Southampton F.C. 15 September 2010 16 September 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100902172705/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0%2C%2C10280%2C00.html 2 September 2010 live The club's disappointing run of results continued on 18 September with a goalless draw against Colchester United, leaving them in the relegation zone. The game itself was arguably evenly spread between Southampton and Colchester, with the home side said to be edging ahead in the second half culminating in three consecutive chances for Rickie Lambert in injury time at the end of the game.http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10280~52908,00.html 18 September 2010, Colchester 0 – 0 Southampton Southampton F.C. 18 September 2010 18 September 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100920042920/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0%2C%2C10280~52908%2C00.html 20 September 2010 live On 25 September Southampton earned their first win in six games by beating Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough Stadium.http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10280~52088,00.html 25 September 2010, Sheff Wed 0 – 1 Southampton Southampton F.C. 25 September 2010 25 September 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100927223639/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0%2C%2C10280~52088%2C00.html 27 September 2010 live http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/saints/news/8414790.SHEFFIELD_WEDNESDAY_0_SAINTS_1/ Sheffield Wednesday 0 Saints 1 'Southern Daily Echo 25 September 2010 25 September 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100928072915/http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/saints/news/8414790.SHEFFIELD_WEDNESDAY_0_SAINTS_1/ 28 September 2010 live Lee Barnard scored his second league goal of the season (and the first under manager Nigel Adkins) to end the club's 510-minute goal drought to help them out of the relegation zone. The game was largely dominant for the Saints, although for short periods of time throughout the game Wednesday looked to be on top of proceedings. Other chances came from Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Rickie Lambert, and at the very end of the game goalkeeper Kelvin Davis pulled off a string of impressive saves to hold on to the 1–0 for Southampton. In the final game of the month on 28 September, Southampton were unable to build on the previous weekend's win, drawing 1–1 at Yeovil Town. Brazilian loan signing Guilherme do Prado, who came on as a substitute for the second half, scored his first goal of the season for the Saints just before the hour mark, only to be cancelled out by an Adam Virgo penalty less than ten minutes later.http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10280~51491,00.html 28 September 2010, Yeovil 1 – 1 Southampton Southampton F.C. 28 September 2010 29 September 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101001040127/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0%2C%2C10280~51491%2C00.html 1 October 2010 live https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_2/9031891.stm Yeovil Town 1–1 Southampton BBC 28 September 2010 29 September 2010 Guly almost won the game for the visiting side late on in the match, but was denied a second goal by Yeovil's post, leaving both sides to pick up a point from the match. October–December 2010 On 2 October the Saints picked up their second win in three matches by beating local rivals AFC Bournemouth 2–0 at St Mary's Stadium. The home side took command throughout the game, with Rickie Lambert scoring two penalties, one in each half, to overpower the in-form visitors.http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10280~51535,00.html 02 October 2010, Southampton 2 – 0 Bournemouth Southampton F.C. 2 October 2010 2 October 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101004172558/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0%2C%2C10280~51535%2C00.html 4 October 2010 live https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_2/9036445.stm Southampton 2–0 Bournemouth BBC 2 October 2010 2 October 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101004043022/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/9036445.stm 4 October 2010 live The first league meeting between the local rivals in over 50 years, the match was eventful throughout with a total of five bookings and one dismissal, numerous potential penalties and other controversies, and also saw the return of Adam Lallana and debut of loanee Richard Chaplow. The following week Southampton continued their winning streak with a 2–0 domination of visitors Tranmere Rovers.http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10280~51559,00.html 09 October 2010, Southampton 2 – 0 Tranmere Southampton F.C. 9 October 2010 27 October 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101012062636/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0%2C%2C10280~51559%2C00.html 12 October 2010 live https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_2/9053056.stm Southampton 2–0 Tranmere BBC 9 October 2010 27 October 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101011053237/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/9053056.stm 11 October 2010 live Rickie Lambert picked up his third goal in two games just before the end of the first period, followed by a goal from Adam Lallana on the outside of the box to send the club two places up to 13th in League One. Southampton faced defeat again on 16 October when they lost 2–0 to fellow promotion hopefuls Huddersfield Town at the Galpharm Stadium.http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10280~51601,00.html 16 October 2010, Huddersfield 2 – 0 Southampton Southampton F.C. 16 October 2010 27 October 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101019025606/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0%2C%2C10280~51601%2C00.html 19 October 2010 live https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_2/9075066.stm Huddersfield Town 2–0 Southampton BBC 16 October 2010 27 October 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101021080911/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/9075066.stm 21 October 2010 live The home side broke the deadlock within the first six minutes of the game thanks to a goal from winger Anthony Pilkington, and continued to dominate the first half until Joey Guðjónsson doubled the lead in the final minute before half-time. The second half continued largely in Huddersfield's favour, with sporadic moments of Southampton domination leading to little in terms of scoring chances. Late in the second period the game's fourth official, unable to continue, had to be replaced, which took some time to complete; the result was an astonishing 11 minutes of injury time (which also included time added on for a head injury to Rickie Lambert) added on at the end of the game, although even this was insufficient for the Saints to come back and they ultimately lost quite comprehensively. The Saints made it three consecutive home wins on 23 October when they came behind from a one-goal deficit to beat Oldham Athletic 2–1.http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10280~51663,00.html 23 October 2010, Southampton 2 – 1 Oldham Southampton F.C. 23 October 2010 27 October 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101026034946/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0%2C%2C10280~51663%2C00.html 26 October 2010 live https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_2/9092349.stm Southampton 2–1 Oldham BBC 23 October 2010 27 October 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101027083623/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/9092349.stm 27 October 2010 live Defender José Fonte scored his second of the season on the stroke of half time, before young winger Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain scored his first league goal for the club in the second half to secure the win. The following week the Saints travelled to League One newcomers Notts County, with a team that included the return of defender Frazer Richardson after a long injury and captain Dean Hammond following suspension.http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10280~51707,00.html 30 October 2010, Notts County 1 – 3 Southampton Southampton F.C. 30 October 2010 30 October 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101101235211/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0%2C%2C10280~51707%2C00.html 1 November 2010 live https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_2/9096890.stm Notts County 1–3 Southampton BBC 30 October 2010 2 November 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101101062545/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/9096890.stm 1 November 2010 live The home side opened the scoring within ten minutes, with Mike Edwards heading in a Ben Davies free kick to give new manager Paul Ince a dream start to his managerial spell with the club. County held onto their lead until just before the 70-minute mark, when captain John Tompson was shown a straight red card for bringing down Lee Barnard in the box, subsequently resulting in a penalty for the visiting side. Rickie Lambert converted the spot kick to equalise for Southampton, before setting up Barnard himself for a goal just a few minutes later to take the lead. Winger Adam Lallana scored in injury time to seal the win against the ten-man Notts County, sending the South Coast club up to 9th place in the league, their highest since the beginning of the campaign. On 2 November the Saints faced 23rd-placed Dagenham & Redbridge at home, another recently promoted side, and picked up an extremely comfortable 4–0 win.http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10280~51733,00.html 02 November 2010, Southampton 4 – 0 Dagenham Redbridge Southampton F.C. 2 November 2010 2 November 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101105061324/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0%2C%2C10280~51733%2C00.html 5 November 2010 live https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_2/9119115.stm Southampton 4–0 Dag & Red BBC 2 November 2010 2 November 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101102081408/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/9119115.stm 2 November 2010 live Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain picked up two more goals to add to his impressive recent tally and put the home side 2–0 up going into half time, before Lee Barnard and José Fonte scored in the 56th and 69th minutes respectively to convert the dominant performance into another win for Southampton. As a result, the club moved into 6th place, the first time they had been in a playoff position all season. On 13 November the club's winning streak ended at the hands of Carlisle United who picked up a 3–2 win over the Saints.http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10280~51817,00.html 13 November 2010, Carlisle 3 – 2 Southampton Southampton F.C. 13 November 2010 13 November 2010 16 November 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101116004137/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10280~51817,00.html dead https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_2/9171801.stm Carlisle 3–2 Southampton BBC 13 November 2010 13 November 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20140512212934/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/9171801.stm 12 May 2014 live The first half saw Southampton display one of their worst performances of the season, with a Dan Harding own goal putting Carlisle into half-time two goals up. Another goal from teenage winger Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain gave the Saints a lifeline, although Carlisle picked up one more to make Dean Hammond's 81st-minute long range strike a mere consolation. Southampton got back on track with their sixth consecutive home game win in all competitions against Peterborough United on 20 November with a convincing 4–1 win.http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10280~52927,00.html 20 November 2010, Southampton 4 – 1 Peterborough Southampton F.C. 20 November 2010 20 November 2010 22 November 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101122111305/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10280~52927,00.html dead https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_2/9204273.stm Southampton 4–1 Peterborough BBC 20 November 2010 20 November 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20141202032552/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_2/9204273.stm 2 December 2014 live Goals came from Lee Barnard, José Fonte, Richard Chaplow and Guly do Prado, which sent the club back into the playoff positions in preparation for the match against first-place Brighton & Hove Albion later in the week. The game against Brighton, contested on 23 November, ended goalless after Southampton owned the first half and also arguably out-performed the visitors in the second period.http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10280~52115,00.html 23 November 2010, Southampton 0 – 0 Brighton Southampton F.C. 23 November 2010 24 November 2010 24 November 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101124181622/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10280~52115,00.html dead https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/9206220.stm Southampton 0–0 Brighton BBC 23 November 2010 24 November 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101125075149/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/9206220.stm 25 November 2010 live Kelvin Davis notably saved a penalty, while Southampton had a large number of chances thwarted by the defensive Brighton side who ultimately held on to end Southampton's winning run at home. After a long break due to adverse weather conditions, Southampton hosted Brentford on 11 December and lost 2–0, with first half goals coming from strikers Gary Alexander and Charlie MacDonald.http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10280~52228,00.html 11 December 2010, Southampton 0 – 2 Brentford Southampton F.C. 11 December 2010 11 December 2010 12 December 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101212210500/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10280~52228,00.html dead https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/9254942.stm Southampton 0–2 Brentford BBC 11 December 2010 11 December 2010 After more postponed matches, the Saints returned to St Mary's on 28 December to defeat Huddersfield Town 4–1 in the first return game of the season.http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10280~52039,00.html 28 December 2010, Southampton 4 – 1 Huddersfield Southampton F.C. 28 December 2010 28 December 2010 31 December 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101231035939/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10280~52039,00.html dead https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_2/9305158.stm Southampton 4–1 Huddersfield BBC 28 December 2010 28 December 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20110125161344/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/9305158.stm 25 January 2011 live Despite going 1–0 down in the first half, the Saints dominated the majority of the game and goals from Rickie Lambert, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Radhi Jaïdi and Richard Chaplow helped the home side move swiftly to the playoff positions in 5th place. January–February 2011 Southampton began 2011 in top form, beating Exeter City 4–0 on 1 January.http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10280~53211,00.html 01 January 2011, Southampton 4 – 0 Exeter City Southampton F.C. 1 January 2011 3 January 2011 2 January 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110102214224/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10280~53211,00.html dead https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_2/9310212.stm Southampton 4–0 Exeter City BBC 1 January 2011 3 January 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110101045636/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/9310212.stm 1 January 2011 live Winger Guly do Prado scored twice, before Adam Lallana and substitute Lee Barnard topped off the match with goals in the second half. Thanks to results elsewhere in the league, the result sent the club to the automatic promotion places for the first time in the season. Just two days later, the Saints travelled to play the return match against Dagenham & Redbridge, after beating the side 4–0 in November. After a goalless first half and numerous Saints chances, the visiting club broke the deadlock less than two minutes after the break, when Adam Lallana scored his eighth of the season with an overhead kick.http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10280~53241,00.html 05 January 2011, Dagenham & Redbridge 1 – 3 Southampton Southampton F.C. 3 January 2011 4 January 2011 5 January 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110105094441/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10280~53241,00.html dead https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_2/9312981.stm Dag & Red 1–3 Southampton BBC 3 January 2011 4 January 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110125161320/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/9312981.stm 25 January 2011 live Guly do Prado made it 2–0 after 75 minutes, before Josh Scott headered in a goal for the home side in the last ten minutes. Dagenham were unable to make the goal count for anything, however, as striker Rickie Lambert finished the game off with a goal in the last minute to keep Saints in the automatic promotion places. On 11 January Southampton closed the gap on League leaders Brighton by thrashing Oldham Athletic 6–0 at Boundary Park.http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10280~53280,00.html 11 January 2011, Oldham Athletic 0 – 6 Southampton Southampton F.C. 11 January 2011 13 January 2011 12 January 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110112210059/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10280~53280,00.html dead https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_2/9354145.stm Oldham 0–6 Southampton BBC 11 January 2011 13 January 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110125091541/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/9354145.stm 25 January 2011 live The scoring started early, as winger Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain scored within nine minutes before Adam Lallana made it two shortly before half time. In the second half though, the Saints made their advantage really count, converting a further four chances with Guly do Prado, Richard Chaplow, Rickie Lambert and substitute Lee Barnard adding to their season tallies to increase the pressure at the top of League One. Southampton's winning run came to an end on 15 January, as the match with Notts County ended goalless.http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10280~53327,00.html 15 January 2011, Southampton 0 – 0 Notts County Southampton F.C. 15 January 2011 16 January 2011 18 January 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110118042623/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10280~53327,00.html dead https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_2/9359408.stm Southampton 0–0 Notts County BBC 15 January 2011 16 January 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110125091539/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/9359408.stm 25 January 2011 live The Saints had the majority of possession throughout the game, José Fonte was denied a goal in the second half as his header was cleared off the line, and in the last minute Ryan Dickson cleared a County effort off the line to leave the match goalless. The misfortune continued when Southampton lost 2–0 to Tranmere Rovers in the return game at Prenton Park.http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10280~53373,00.html 22 January 2011, Tranmere Rovers 2 – 0 Southampton Southampton F.C. 22 January 2011 1 February 2011 26 January 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110126001747/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10280~53373,00.html dead https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_2/9362045.stm Tranmere 2–0 Southampton BBC 22 January 2011 1 February 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110201094107/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/9362045.stm 1 February 2011 live The first half was dominated by the struggling home side, and marked by a goal for midfielder John Welsh following a miscommunication between Saints goalkeeper Kelvin Davis and defender José Fonte. The visiting team continued to struggle in the second half, and under-performances from players such as Rickie Lambert, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Guly do Prado meant that Rovers doubled their lead thanks to a goal from Dale Jennings, sending the Saints down to fourth below local rivals Bournemouth following their win over league leaders Brighton. On 1 February, Saints scraped a win at Exeter City to avoid a three-game losing streak.http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10280~53433,00.html 01 February 2011, Exeter City 1 – 2 Southampton Southampton F.C. 1 February 2011 1 February 2011 3 February 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110203024452/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10280~53433,00.html dead https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/9377234.stm Exeter 1–2 Southampton BBC 1 February 2011 1 February 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110201094103/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/9377234.stm 1 February 2011 live The game ended 2–1 to Southampton after a brace of goals from Rickie Lambert, including a final-minute winner, reversed the initial Exeter lead. Daniel Nardiello opened the scoring for the home side just before half time, and it took until 20 minutes before the end for the visitors to come back, when Lambert headed in a cross from new signing Dany N'Guessan to equalise. Lambert doubled his tally in the last minute of normal time, heading in another cross this time from returning midfielder Dean Hammond. On 5 February Southampton dropped two points in the return match against Peterborough United, sharing the spoils in an eight-goal thriller.http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10280,00.html 05 February 2011, Peterborough United 4 – 4 Southampton Southampton F.C. 5 February 2011 12 February 2011 2 September 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100902172705/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0%2C%2C10280%2C00.html dead https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_2/9379655.stm Peterborough 4–4 Southampton BBC 5 February 2011 12 February 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110210130830/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/9379655.stm 10 February 2011 live The visitors started off the game well, going 2–0 up within half an hour following a Richard Chaplow goal and a Rickie Lambert penalty, but in the last six minutes of the first half Peterborough equalised with strikes from Craig Mackail-Smith and Chris Whelpdale. Lambert scored a second penalty just after the break to extend his lead as the club's top scorer of the season, and returning captain Dean Hammond restored the Saints' two-goal lead just three minutes later. A further two penalties for Peterborough led to a 4–4 draw, with the final goal coming from Lee Tomlin in the third minute of injury time at the end of the match. A week later the Saints reduced Huddersfield Town's lead in 3rd place of the table when they defeated Carlisle United 1–0 at home in a relatively uneventful game.http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10280~52990,00.html 12 February 2011, Southampton 1 – 0 Carlisle United Southampton F.C. 12 February 2011 13 February 2011 15 February 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110215090507/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10280~52990,00.html dead https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/9387852.stm Southampton 1–0 Carlisle BBC 12 February 2011 13 February 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110212055412/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/9387852.stm 12 February 2011 live The game was initially brought alive within the last five minutes of the first half, when Carlisle defender Gary Borrowdale was sent off after receiving a second booking for arguing with the assistant referee, after which Rickie Lambert scored his 50th Southampton goal by heading in Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain's cross. In the second half, further chances were limited and Southampton nervously picked up three points while Huddersfield played out a goalless draw with Oldham Athletic meaning Southampton could go ahead of Huddersfield should they win their game-in-hand. Southampton remained fifth with several games in hand over Peterborough, Huddersfield and Bournemouth after drawing 0–0 with Hartlepool United on 22 February.http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10280~52178,00.html 22 February 2011, Hartlepool United 0 – 0 Southampton Southampton F.C. 22 February 2011 23 February 2011 23 February 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110223213618/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10280~52178,00.html dead https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_2/9401830.stm Hartlepool 0–0 Southampton BBC 22 February 2011 23 February 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110222083438/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/9401830.stm 22 February 2011 live Southampton upheld their unbeaten league run at the weekend, beating Swindon Town 4–1 at home in a convincing performance marked by only five minutes of Swindon dominance in the second half.http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10280~53057,00.html 26 February 2011, Southampton 4 – 1 Swindon Town Southampton F.C. 26 February 2011 28 February 2011 1 March 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110301044842/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10280~53057,00.html dead https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_2/9401909.stm Southampton 4–1 Swindon BBC 26 February 2011 28 February 2011 Adam Lallana opened the scoring for the home side after just 15 minutes, and chances for Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Guly do Prado could have increased the scoreline going into half-time. In the second half, winger Matt Ritchie equalised for Swindon, but his effort was cancelled out within minutes when Rickie Lambert and Radhi Jaïdi both scored from set pieces within two minutes of one another to make it 3–1. With more chances for Saints in the later stages of the game, substitute Lee Barnard eventually confirmed the win for Southampton with a goal in stoppage time. March–May 2011 On 1 March, Southampton lost away to Walsall, who before the match were in the relegation zone.http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10280~51949,00.html 01 March 2011, Walsall 1 – 0 Southampton Southampton F.C. 1 March 2011 3 March 2011 4 March 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110304055058/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10280~51949,00.html dead https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_2/9407294.stm Walsall 1–0 Southampton BBC 1 March 2011 3 March 2011 In terms of attempts and pressure, the visitors were largely on top for most of the game, but it was Walsall who made their chance count when Jon Macken scored in a period dominated by Saints chances in the second half. Despite late chances for Lallana, Barnard, Lambert and Jaïdi, Walsall rode out the 1–0 victory to leave Saints in 5th place in the table. The Saints won their return game against Colchester United 2–0 on 5 March, increasing the pressure in the top section of the table.http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10280~53098,00.html 05 March 2011, Colchester United 0 – 2 Southampton Southampton F.C. 5 March 2011 7 March 2011 7 March 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110307151239/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10280~53098,00.html dead https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_2/9407637.stm Colchester 0–2 Southampton BBC 5 March 2011 7 March 2011 After largely dominating the opening period, the visitors went one up after half an hour with Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain poaching a goal following a Rickie Lambert free kick. Within two minutes of the goal, Colchester were reduced to ten players as striker David Mooney was sent off for challenging Danny Butterfield off the ball, and Southampton's dominance was made easier for the remainder of the game. In the second half the team made their advantage count, as captain and former Colchester player Dean Hammond scored his third league goal of the season from inside to double Southampton's lead and secure the three points. Back at St Mary's on 8 March, Southampton beat struggling side Yeovil Town 3–0.http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10280~53139,00.html 08 March 2011, Southampton 3 – 0 Yeovil Town Southampton F.C. 8 March 2011 9 March 2011 17 March 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110317064052/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10280~53139,00.html dead https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/9414790.stm Southampton 3–0 Yeovil BBC 8 March 2011 9 March 2011 Lee Barnard scored twice to bring his league tally to 10, and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain finished off the scoring in the second half with a long-range solo effort. The Saints remained fifth, however, as teams above them won their matches too. On 13 March, Southampton travelled to Dean Court for the second local derby against Bournemouth of the season.http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10280~53164,00.html 12 March 2011, Bournemouth 1 – 3 Southampton Southampton F.C. 12 March 2011 13 March 2011 15 March 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110315035529/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10280~53164,00.html dead https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_2/9418926.stm Bournemouth 1–3 Southampton BBC 12 March 2011 13 March 2011 Southampton won the game 3–1, meaning they moved above the home side in the league table. The game was an exciting encounter all-round, with Finnish teenage striker Lauri Dalla Valle, on loan from Fulham, opening the scoring for Bournemouth in the 6th minutes, despite Southampton players' protests of offside. Just five minutes later however, it was all level again when Lee Barnard's header was fumbled by the Bournemouth defence and found its way into the net for 1–1. In the second half, Southampton took the lead thanks to a goal from captain Dean Hammond, and top scorer Rickie Lambert assured the win in the 88th minute with a solo effort. In injury time, Oscar Gobern received a red card, but Southampton cruised to victory to move up to 4th place in the table once again. Southampton picked up a fourth consecutive league game win on 19 March, beating Sheffield Wednesday 2–0 in a late kick-off.http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10280~52310,00.html 19 March 2011, Southampton 2 – 0 Sheffield Wednesday Southampton F.C. 19 March 2011 21 March 2011 23 March 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110323022720/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10280~52310,00.html dead https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_2/9422361.stm Southampton 2–0 Sheff Wed BBC 19 March 2011 21 March 2011 Despite a number of good chances for the Saints in the opening 45 minutes, it took until 15 minutes into the second half for defender José Fonte to break the deadlock, heading in an Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain corner. With the team in full flow now, Rickie Lambert scored his 17th goal of the season just six minutes later to make it two for Southampton and secure the win. It could have been more though, with Adam Lallana hitting the post shortly after Lambert's goal and a great performance from Wednesday goalkeeper Richard O'Donnell denying further opportunities from Oxlade-Chamberlain and others. Southampton moved up to third place in the table on 24 March when they picked up a point against Charlton Athletic at The Valley, although missed out on the chance to move second with two games still in hand over Huddersfield Town.http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10280~51987,00.html 24 March 2011, Charlton Athletic 1 – 1 Southampton Southampton F.C. 24 March 2011 26 March 2011 25 March 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110325085908/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10280~51987,00.html dead https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_2/9429089.stm Charlton 1–1 Southampton BBC 24 March 2011 26 March 2011 The Saints largely edged out the home side throughout the game, with more possession and chances on goal, but it took until after the hour mark to break the deadlock when defender Radhi Jaïdi headed in a corner from Guly do Prado, who had only come on as a substitute three minutes earlier. Charlton increased the pressure in the last 20 minutes, and former Saints player Bradley Wright-Phillips equalised the game in the 86th minute to crush Southampton's hopes of moving into the League One promotion places. After a two-week break, Southampton returned to St Mary's to face Milton Keynes Dons on 2 April 2011 and won 3–2.http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10280~51930,00.html 02 April 2011, Southampton 3 – 2 Milton Keynes Dons Southampton F.C. 2 April 2011 3 April 2011 4 April 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110404015408/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10280~51930,00.html dead https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_2/9436579.stm Southampton 3–2 MK Dons BBC 2 April 2011 3 April 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110402041903/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/9436579.stm 2 April 2011 live The visiting side were on top for most of the first half, and opened the scoring in the 34th minute when Gary MacKenzie headed in a Peter Leven corner. The Dons doubled their lead early in the second half courtesy of Sam Baldock, but after Jonathan Forte came on for the Saints shortly after the hour mark the dynamic of the game changed: Forte scored two goals in the space of two minutes, bringing Southampton level and giving them a chance to make the game their own. It only took another ten minutes for the home team to score another and take the lead, this time courtesy of Lee Barnard latching onto a Rickie Lambert assist. Southampton held out for the victory, and remained third in the table with three games in hand over Huddersfield and two over Brighton. Southampton's run of good form was continued when they played Charlton Athletic at St Mary's just two weeks after the match at The Valley, winning 2–0.http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10280~53395,00.html 05 April 2011, Southampton 2 – 0 Charlton Athletic Southampton F.C. 5 April 2011 6 April 2011 9 April 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110409235716/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10280~53395,00.html dead https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_2/12930681.stm Southampton 2–0 Charlton BBC 5 April 2011 6 April 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110405035052/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/12930681.stm 5 April 2011 live Goals came from Guly do Prado early in the first half and from Lee Barnard early in the second, with each scorer setting up the other for their goal. Southampton moved into the automatic promotion places of League One on 9 April by beating Leyton Orient 2–0 at Brisbane Road.http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10280~52335,00.html 09 April 2011, Leyton Orient 0 – 2 Southampton Southampton F.C. 9 April 2011 13 April 2011 12 April 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110412074523/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10280~52335,00.html dead https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_2/12945324.stm Leyton Orient 0–0 Southampton BBC 9 April 2011 13 April 2011 The Saints rode their luck somewhat throughout the game, as Orient playmaker Jimmy Smith was denied two goals for offside and Stephen Dawson hit the post in the last minute. Rickie Lambert scored his 18th goal of the season in the 26th minute to put the Saints one up, and the victory was sealed in the 88th minute by a goal from Lee Barnard. The victory was complemented by Huddersfield Town drawing 1–1 with Peterborough United, which meant that Southampton could move past them into second place in the table, still with two games in hand. Three days later though, Southampton lost for the first time in ten games at Rochdale in one of their games-in-hand over third-placed Huddersfield and leaders Brighton.http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10280~53022,00.html 12 April 2011, Rochdale 2 – 0 Southampton Southampton F.C. 12 April 2011 13 April 2011 14 April 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110414154707/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10280~53022,00.html dead https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_2/12968099.stm Rochdale 2–0 Southampton BBC 12 April 2011 13 April 2011 Midfielder Joe Thompson opened the scoring just before the half-hour mark with a headed goal before striker Chris O'Grady made it two before half time. The visitors had more of the ball overall and more chances on goal, but Rochdale held onto the clean sheet and the two-goal lead to leave Southampton trailing even further behind Brighton, who picked up another win to go 16 points ahead at the top of League One. Southampton picked up an important three points on 16 April against Bristol Rovers, when they won by a single goal at St Mary's.http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10280~52395,00.html 16 April 2011, Southampton 1 – 0 Bristol Rovers Southampton F.C. 16 April 2011 23 April 2011 19 April 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110419014814/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10280~52395,00.html dead https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_2/13022766.stm Southampton 1–0 Bristol Rovers BBC 16 April 2011 23 April 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110422100048/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/13022766.stm 22 April 2011 live The game was marked by the high number of bookings it heralded – four for the Saints and three for Rovers – as well as an injury to striker Lee Barnard which forced him to be carried off the pitch on a stretcher. Guly do Prado scored the only goal of the game, converting a solo effort into the winning strike in the 82nd minute to keep Southampton in second place. Brighton won their game against Walsall 3–1, which meant that they secured the League One title for the season, leaving Southampton to fight against Huddersfield, Peterborough United and Milton Keynes Dons for the second automatic promotion place. Southampton faced Brighton on 23 April, and after trailing for most of the game managed to beat the new League One champions 2–1.http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10280~52435,00.html 23 April 2011, Brighton & Hove Albion 1 – 2 Southampton Southampton F.C. 23 April 2011 25 April 2011 25 April 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110425025923/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10280~52435,00.html dead https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_2/13103055.stm Brighton 1–2 Southampton BBC 23 April 2011 25 April 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110423035144/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/13103055.stm 23 April 2011 live The first half was evenly matched, with the Saints maybe edging the home side out slightly, but it was Brighton who broke the deadlock just before half time thanks to a goal from Ashley Barnes following an incident of miscommunication between Radhi Jaïdi and Kelvin Davis. It took until the 84th minute for the Saints to equalise, and the goal came from substitute David Connolly, who had been on the pitch for less than ten minutes. Just five minutes later, in the last minute of normal time, José Fonte headed in a cross from Dean Hammond to put the visitors ahead and secure the three points. The Saints increased the pressure on Huddersfield by beating Hartlepool United 2–0 two days later.http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10280~52479,00.html 25 April 2011, Southampton 2 – 0 Hartlepool United Southampton F.C. 25 April 2011 29 April 2011 27 April 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110427015855/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10280~52479,00.html dead https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_2/13112111.stm Southampton 2–0 Hartlepool BBC 25 April 2011 29 April 2011 The first half was dominated by the home side, with a goal from Guly do Prado being disallowed for offside. Rickie Lambert opened the scoring in the second half with a penalty following a foul by defender Sam Collins which saw the visitors go down to ten men. José Fonte doubled the lead in the 82nd minute to secure the win and keep Southampton in the second automatic promotion place. Southampton beat Brentford 3–0 on 30 April to put them one win away from promotion.http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10280~52510,00.html 30 April 2011, Brentford 0 – 3 Southampton Southampton F.C. 30 April 2011 1 May 2011 3 May 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110503211937/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10280~52510,00.html dead https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_2/13174469.stm Brentford 0–3 Southampton BBC 30 April 2011 1 May 2011 The Saints dominated from start to finish, with goals coming from Adam Lallana in the 16th minute, David Conolly on the half-hour mark, and Oscar Gobern in the first minute of added time at the end of the match. Southampton essentially confirmed their promotion in the penultimate game of the season against Plymouth Argyle on 2 May, when they won 3–1 after dominating the entire match.http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10280~51888,00.html 02 May 2011, Plymouth Argyle 1 – 3 Southampton Southampton F.C. 2 May 2011 3 May 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110505030253/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0%2C%2C10280~51888%2C00.html 5 May 2011 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/13184984 Plymouth 1–3 Southampton BBC 2 May 2011 3 May 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110503040629/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13184984.stm 3 May 2011 live Despite their dominance, Southampton did not score until the stroke of half time, when Rickie Lambert scored his 20th goal of the season by heading in a Danny Butterfield cross. Defender Ryan Dickson made it two with his first of the season shortly after the break, before a foul gave the Saints a penalty which Lambert confidently converted to put the visitors three up within the hour and all-but confirm the relegation of struggling Plymouth. Yannick Bolasie picked up a consolation for the home side in injury time, but it was not enough to save their League One status. Southampton confirmed their promotion in the last game of the season on 7 May against Walsall, winning 3–1.http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2355235,00.html 07 May 2011, Southampton 3 – 1 Walsall Southampton F.C. 7 May 2011 7 May 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110510052404/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2355235,00.html 10 May 2011 dead https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/13247222 Southampton 3–1 Walsall BBC 7 May 2011 7 May 2011 https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20110804185136/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/13247222.stm 4 August 2011 live The game was largely dominated by the home side, who scored twice in a three-minute period in the first half, with goals coming from Guly do Prado and David Connolly. A Walsall goal on the stroke of half time was a mere consolation, as returning winger Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, on as a substitute, scored a solo goal in the 68th minute to make Southampton's promotion dream a reality. Matches Match 1 7 August 2010 12:15 BST Southampton 0–1 Report Plymouth Argyle Summerfield 47 St Mary's Stadium, Southampton 21,727 Jon Moss L Match 2 21 August 2010 15:00 BST Southampton 1–1 Report Leyton Orient Lambert 12 Forbes 15 St Mary's Stadium, Southampton 21,468 Phil Gibbs D Match 3 28 August 2010 15:00 BST Bristol Rovers 0–4 Report Southampton Fonte 10Lallana 34Lambert 59 pen.Barnard 90+1 Memorial Stadium, Bristol 8,226 Graham Scott W Match 4 4 September 2010 15:00 BST Southampton 0–2 Report Rochdale O'Grady 45+1 Jones 68 St Mary's Stadium, Southampton 18,169 Andy Woolmer L Match 5 11 September 2010 15:00 BST Swindon Town 1–0 Report Southampton Austin 65 County Ground, Swindon 11,087 Andy Penn L Match 6 15 September 2010 19:45 BST Milton Keynes Dons 2–0 Report Southampton Balanta 72Leven 87 Stadium:mk, Milton Keynes 8,133 Fred Graham L Match 7 18 September 2010 15:00 BST Southampton 0–0 Report Colchester United St Mary's Stadium, Southampton 17,857 Graham Horwood D Match 8 25 September 2010 15:00 BST Sheffield Wednesday 0–1 Report Southampton Barnard 61 Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield 18,198 Graham Salisbury W Match 9 28 September 2010 19:45 BST Yeovil Town 1–1 Report Southampton Virgo 65 pen. do Prado 56 Huish Park, Yeovil 5,854 Simon Hooper D Match 10 2 October 2010 15:00 BST Southampton 2–0 Report AFC Bournemouth Lambert 19 pen. 55 pen. St Mary's Stadium, Southampton 26,289 Kevin Wright W Match 11 9 October 2010 15:00 BST Southampton 2–0 Report Tranmere Rovers Lambert 42Lallana 56 St Mary's Stadium, Southampton 19,293 Gavin Ward W Match 12 16 October 2010 15:00 BST Huddersfield Town 2–0 Report Southampton Pilkington 6Guðjónsson 45 Galpharm Stadium, Huddersfield 14,769 Colin Webster L Match 13 23 October 2010 15:00 BST Southampton 2–1 Report Oldham Athletic Fonte 45+2Oxlade-Chamberlain 73 Furman 22 St Mary's Stadium, Southampton 20,968 Andy D'Urso W Match 14 30 October 2010 15:00 BST Notts County 1–3 Report Southampton Edwards 9 Lambert 68 pen.Barnard 73Lallana 90+4 Meadow Lane, Nottingham 9,457 Jock Waugh W Match 15 2 November 2010 19:45 GMT Southampton 4–0 Report Dagenham & Redbridge Oxlade-Chamberlain 11 37Barnard 56Fonte 69 St Mary's Stadium, Southampton 20,161 Danny McDermid W Match 16 13 November 2010 15:00 GMT Carlisle United 3–2 Report Southampton Marshall 21Harding 30 o.g.Chester 57 Oxlade-Chamberlain 49Hammond 81 Brunton Park, Carlisle 6,578 Karl Evans L Match 17 20 November 2010 15:00 GMT Southampton 4–1 Report Peterborough United Barnard 28Fonte 46Chaplow 50do Prado 80 McLean 76 St Mary's Stadium, Southampton 22,177 Chris Sarginson W Match 18 23 November 2010 19:45 GMT Southampton 0–0 Report Brighton & Hove Albion St Mary's Stadium, Southampton 26,237 Iain Williamson D Match 19 11 December 2010 15:00 GMT Southampton 0–2 Report Brentford Alexander 13MacDonald 28 St Mary's Stadium, Southampton 19,641 Oliver Langford L Match 20 28 December 2010 15:00 GMT Southampton 4–1 Report Huddersfield Town Lambert 28Oxlade-Chamberlain 32Jaïdi 51Chaplow 72 Novak 15 St Mary's Stadium, Southampton 24,483 James Linington W Match 21 1 January 2011 15:00 GMT Southampton 4–0 Report Exeter City do Prado 19 51Lallana 66Barnard 90+2 St Mary's Stadium, Southampton 22,465 Dave Phillips W Match 22 3 January 2011 15:00 GMT Dagenham & Redbridge 1–3 Report Southampton Scott 84 Lallana 47do Prado 75Lambert 90 Victoria Road, London 3,585 Mick Russell W Match 23 11 January 2011 19:45 GMT Oldham Athletic 0–6 Report Southampton Oxlade-Chamberlain 9Lallana 38do Prado 52Chaplow 69Lambert 74Barnard 86 Boundary Park, Oldham 3,767 Geoff Eltringham W Match 24 15 January 2011 15:00 GMT Southampton 0–0 Report Notts County St Mary's Stadium, Southampton 20,201 Graham Scott D Match 25 22 January 2011 15:00 GMT Tranmere Rovers 2–0 Report Southampton Welsh 13Jennings 60 Prenton Park, Birkenhead 5,504 David Webb L Match 26 1 February 2011 19:45 GMT Exeter City 1–2 Report Southampton Nardiello 39 Lambert 70 90 St James Park, Exeter 6,370 Danny McDermid W Match 27 5 February 2011 17:20 GMT Peterborough United 4–4 Report Southampton Mackail-Smith 39Whelpdale 45McCann 55 pen.Tomlin 90+3 pen. Chaplow 18Lambert 31 pen. 47 pen.Hammond 50 London Road Stadium, Peterborough 6,905 Eddie Ilderton D Match 28 12 February 2011 15:00 GMT Southampton 1–0 Report Carlisle United Lambert 43 St Mary's Stadium, Southampton 25,076 Robert Lewis W Match 29 22 February 2011 19:45 GMT Hartlepool United 0–0 Report Southampton Victoria Park, Hartlepool 3,301 Scott Mathieson D Match 30 26 February 2011 15:00 GMT Southampton 4–1 Report Swindon Town Lallana 15Lambert 60Jaïdi 61Barnard 90+2 Ritchie 54 St Mary's Stadium, Southampton 22,627 Steve Rushton W Match 31 1 March 2011 19:45 GMT Walsall 1–0 Report Southampton Macken 69 Bescot Stadium, Walsall 4,684 Dean Whitestone L Match 32 5 March 2011 15:00 GMT Colchester United 0–2 Report Southampton Oxlade-Chamberlain 30Hammond 50 Colchester Community Stadium, Colchester 6,523 Phil Gibbs W Match 33 8 March 2011 19:45 GMT Southampton 3–0 Report Yeovil Town Barnard 15 55Oxlade-Chamberlain 67 St Mary's Stadium, Southampton 18,623 Keith Hill W Match 34 12 March 2011 15:00 GMT AFC Bournemouth 1–3 Report Southampton Dalla Valle 6 Barnard 11Hammond 71Lambert 88 Dean Court, Bournemouth 10,008 Andre Marriner W Match 35 19 March 2011 17:20 GMT Southampton 2–0 Report Sheffield Wednesday Fonte 60Lambert 66 St Mary's Stadium, Southampton 20,234 Darren Deadman W Match 36 22 March 2011 19:45 GMT Charlton Athletic 1–1 Report Southampton Wright-Phillips 86 Jaïdi 64 The Valley, London 16,550 Andy D'Urso D Match 37 2 April 2011 15:00 BST Southampton 3–2 Report Milton Keynes Dons Forte 66 67Barnard 77 MacKenzie 34Baldock 52 St Mary's Stadium, Southampton 22,377 Mick Russell W Match 38 5 April 2011 19:45 BST Southampton 2–0 Report Charlton Athletic do Prado 11Barnard 58 St Mary's Stadium, Southampton 20,112 Anthony Bates W Match 39 9 April 2011 15:00 BST Leyton Orient 0–2 Report Southampton Lambert 26Barnard 88 Brisbane Road, London 7,714 Mark Clattenburg W Match 40 12 April 2011 19:45 BST Rochdale 2–0 Report Southampton Joe Thompson 28O'Grady 41 Spotland Stadium, Manchester 3,825 Mark Haywood L Match 41 16 April 2011 15:00 BST Southampton 1–0 Report Bristol Rovers do Prado 82 St Mary's Stadium, Southampton 23,647 Dean Whitestone W Match 42 23 April 2011 15:00 BST Brighton & Hove Albion 1–2 Report Southampton Barnes 45+1 Connolly 84Fonte 89 Withdean Stadium, Brighton 8,169 Scott Mathieson W Match 43 25 April 2011 15:00 BST Southampton 2–0 Report Hartlepool United Lambert 50 pen.Fonte 82 St Mary's Stadium, Southampton 24,210 Simon Hooper W Match 44 30 April 2011 15:00 BST Brentford 0–3 Report Southampton Lallana 16Connolly 30Gobern 90+1 Griffin Park, London 7,015 Trevor Kettle W Match 45 2 May 2011 15:00 BST Plymouth Argyle 1–3 Report Southampton Bolasie 90+3 Lambert 45 59 pen.Dickson 49 Home Park, Plymouth 13,118 Andy Woolmer W Match 46 7 May 2011 15:00 BST Southampton 3–1 Report Walsall do Prado 26Connolly 29Oxlade-Chamberlain 68 Gray 45+3 St Mary's Stadium, Southampton 31,653 Graham Scott W Match-by-match record table b Round Ground H /H /A /H /A /A /H /A /A /H /H /A /H /A /H /A /H /H /H /H /H /A /A /H /A /A /A /H /A /H /A /A /H /A /H /A /H /H /A /A /H /A /H /A /A /H Result L /D /W /L /L /L /D /W /D /W /W /L /W /W /W /L /W /D /L /W /W /W /W /D /L /W /D /W /D /W /L /W /W /W /W /D /W /W /W /L /W /W /W /W /W /W Position 20/20/14/18/22/22/22/18/17/15/13/15/14 /9 /6/10 /6 /7 /9 /5 /2 /2 /2 /3 /4 /4 /4 /4 /5 /5 /5 /5 /5 /4 /4 /3 /3 /3 /2 /2 /2 /2 /2 /2 /2 /2 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss green1 red1 7 May 2011 Southampton F.C. July 2012 League table Pos PositionClubPld Matches playedW Matches wonD Matches drawnL Matches lostGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differencePts Points1Brighton & Hove Albion46281178540+45952Southampton46288108638+48923Huddersfield Town46251297748+29874Peterborough United4623101310675+31795Milton Keynes Dons46238156760+777 Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points FA Cup The draw for the First Round of the 2010–11 FA Cup took place on 24 October 2010, giving Southampton a home tie against League Two club Shrewsbury Town to be played on 6 November.http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2195070,00.html Saints Get Shrews in FA Cup Southampton F.C. 24 October 2010 24 October 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101026230109/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10280~2195070%2C00.html 26 October 2010 live After a largely mundane and entirely uneventful game at St Mary's, the Saints defeated the Shrews with two goals in injury time at the end of the game from David Connolly and Adam Lallana.http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10280~54799,00.html 06 November 2010, Southampton 2 – 0 Shrewsbury Southampton F.C. 6 November 2010 7 November 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101108013509/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0%2C%2C10280~54799%2C00.html 8 November 2010 live https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/fa_cup/9140371.stm Southampton 2–0 Shrewsbury BBC 6 November 2010 7 November 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101108082123/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/9140371.stm 8 November 2010 live Connolly's goal was his first of the season, and came after he was brought on as a substitute just moments previously after a long period out through injury; he also provided the assist for Lallana's goal to send Southampton into the Second Round of the FA Cup. The draw for the Second Round took place on 7 November at 14:00 GMT,http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/FACompetitions/TheFACup/NewsAndFeatures/2010/FAC2P_draw https://web.archive.org/web/20111114190935/http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/FACompetitions/TheFACup/NewsAndFeatures/2010/FAC2P_draw dead 14 November 2011 Second Round draw today The Football Association 7 November 2010 7 November 2010 and gave Southampton a home tie against League Two side Cheltenham Town to be played on 27 November. The Saints won the game with a comprehensive 3–0 victory to advance to the Third Round, the draw for which will take place on 28 November.http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10280~54855,00.html 27 November 2010, Southampton 3 – 0 Cheltenham Southampton F.C. 27 November 2010 28 November 2010 29 November 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101129060410/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10280~54855,00.html dead https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/fa_cup/9206838.stm Southampton 3–0 Cheltenham BBC 27 November 2010 28 November 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101127044924/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/9206838.stm 27 November 2010 live The game saw the first starts of the season for winger Lee Holmes, midfielder Oscar Gobern in the absence of Morgan Schneiderlin and Richard Chaplow, and goalkeeper Bartosz Białkowski, and goals came from Adam Lallana, Guly do Prado and Gobern, who also had a goal disallowed in the second half. Despite starting for the first time in the season, Lee Holmes was replaced early in the game due to injury, and was shortly followed before the beginning of the second half by Frazer Richardson and Rickie Lambert. On 8 January 2011, Southampton played their Third Round tie against Premier League side Blackpool, winning the game 2–0 at St Mary's.http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10280~54916,00.html 08 January 2011, Southampton 2 – 0 Blackpool Southampton F.C. 8 January 2011 8 January 2011 9 January 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110109234616/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10280~54916,00.html dead https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/fa_cup/9341954.stm Southampton 2–0 Blackpool BBC 8 January 2011 8 January 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120312194412/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/9341954.stm 12 March 2012 live Despite an impressive first half display from the Saints, which included a free kick from Rickie Lambert and chances for Adam Lallana and Lee Barnard, the deadlock was not broken until almost ten minutes into the second half, when Barnard scored his seventh goal of the season. The home side continued to play offensively, and finally sealed their win two minutes from the end of normal time, when substitute Guly do Prado scored a "splendid", "stunning" goal from open play. The draw for the Fourth Round took place the day after the Blackpool match, pitting Southampton against Premier League high-flyers Manchester United, again at St Mary's.http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/FACompetitions/TheFACup/NewsAndFeatures/2011/4th-round-draw https://web.archive.org/web/20111118155254/http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/FACompetitions/TheFACup/NewsAndFeatures/2011/4th-round-draw dead 18 November 2011 The Fourth Round Draw The Football Association 9 January 2011 9 January 2011 The match took place on 29 January 2011, and saw Southampton slip to a 2–1 defeat at the hands of the Premier League leaders.http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10280~54962,00.html 29 January 2011, Southampton 1 – 2 Manchester United Southampton F.C. 29 January 2011 29 January 2011 31 January 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110131105329/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10280~54962,00.html dead https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/9379065.stm Southampton 1–2 Manchester United BBC 29 January 2011 29 January 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110130081417/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/9379065.stm 30 January 2011 live The home side were arguably the dominant force in the first half, with a Dan Harding goal disallowed for offside and a Guly do Prado chance wasted, and their strength was confirmed just before the break when Richard Chaplow scored an impressive goal from inside the penalty area. The second half was a disappointment for the hosts however, as United improved their form and fought back with goals from Michael Owen and Javier Hernández to squeeze the Premier League contenders through to the Fifth Round of the FA Cup and send Saints out of the competition. First Round 6 November 2010 15:00 GMT Southampton 2–0 Report Shrewsbury Town Connolly 90+2Lallana 90+2 St Mary's Stadium, Southampton 10,410 Grant Hegley W Second Round 27 November 2010 15:00 GMT Southampton 3–0 Report Cheltenham Town Lallana 8do Prado 50Gobern 87 St Mary's Stadium, Southampton 9,276 Stuart Attwell W Third Round 8 January 2011 15:00 GMT Southampton 2–0 Report Blackpool Barnard 53do Prado 88 St Mary's Stadium, Southampton 21,464 Danny McDermid W Fourth Round 29 January 2011 17:15 GMT Southampton 1–2 Report Manchester United Chaplow 45 Owen 65Hernández 75 St Mary's Stadium, Southampton 28,792 Martin Atkinson L League Cup On 16 June 2010 the draw for the First Round of the 2010–11 Football League Cup gave Southampton a home tie against local rivals and League One newcomers AFC Bournemouth.http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/saints/news/8221002.Saints_draw_Cherries_in_Carling_Cup/?ref=twt Southampton draw Bournemouth in the Carling Cup first round Southern Daily Echo 16 June 2010 16 June 2010 https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/league_cup/8742947.stm Carling Cup 2010/11 – first round draw details BBC 16 June 2010 16 June 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100617061611/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/8742947.stm 17 June 2010 live After a challenging first half, the Saints improved in the second period and finally broke the deadlock shortly after the hour mark thanks to a spectacular goal from Adam Lallana.http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10280~53938,00.html 10 August 2010, Southampton 2 – 0 Bournemouth Southampton F.C. 10 August 2010 11 August 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100816002557/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0%2C%2C10280~53938%2C00.html 16 August 2010 live Previous season's star striker Rickie Lambert made his first appearance of the season late in the game, before teenager Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain scored his first goal for the club on his full debut to put Southampton into the Second Round of the League Cup. The day after the match against Bournemouth, the draw for the Second Round saw Southampton entered into a home game against Premier League side Bolton Wanderers.http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2119211,00.html Saints To Face Premier League Side Southampton F.C. 11 August 2010 11 August 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100814125758/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10280~2119211%2C00.html 14 August 2010 live https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/8906794.stm League Two Accrington to meet Newcastle in Carling Cup BBC 11 August 2010 11 August 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100812033912/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/8906794.stm 12 August 2010 live The game opened relatively strongly for the Saints, but it was the visiting side who scored first when Croatian striker Ivan Klasnić converted a Kevin Davies assist in the 31st minute. Southampton looked for a penalty shortly before half time, but Adam Lallana received a booking for diving.http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10280~54539,00.html 24 August 2010, Southampton 0 – 1 Bolton Southampton F.C. 24 August 2010 24 August 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100827185422/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0%2C%2C10280~54539%2C00.html 27 August 2010 live Despite a number of chances for Southampton in the second period, including a Rickie Lambert free kick which came close and a last minute effort from David Connolly, Bolton held on for the win to knock the South Coast club out of the League Cup in the Second Round for a consecutive season. First Round 10 August 2010 19:45 BST Southampton 2–0 Report AFC Bournemouth Lallana 64Oxlade-Chamberlain 86 St Mary's Stadium, Southampton 17,135 Phil Crossley W Second Round 24 August 2010 19:45 BST Southampton 0–1 Report Bolton Wanderers Klasnić 31 St Mary's Stadium, Southampton 10,251 Keith Hill L League Trophy As defending champions, Southampton were looking to become the first team in the tournament's history to win the Football League Trophy in two consecutive years. The club began the competition in the First Round after failing to receive a bye to the next round.http://www.football-league.co.uk/johnstonespainttrophy/news/20100730/byes-awarded_2246525_2106323 Byes Awarded The Football League 30 July 2010 30 July 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100803011955/http://www.football-league.co.uk/johnstonespainttrophy/news/20100730/byes-awarded_2246525_2106323 3 August 2010 deadhttp://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/saints/news/8303648.No_JPT_bye_for_Saints/?ref=twt Defending champions Saints don't receive Johnstone's Paint bye Southern Daily Echo 30 July 2010 30 July 2010 The draw took place on 14 August, giving Southampton a home tie against league rivals Swindon Town in the week commencing 30 August.http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2122138,00.html Saints To Face Swindon in JPT Southampton F.C. 14 August 2010 14 August 2010 14 August 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100814200814/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2122138,00.html dead The match came the day after the dismissal of manager Alan Pardew, and a lacklustre Saints team underperformed to lose 3–0 and exit the tournament, with substitute Lee Barnard receiving a red card in the 83rd minute following a tackle on Will Evans.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/8951114.stm Southampton 0 – 3 Swindon BBC 31 August 2010 1 September 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100831193620/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/8951114.stm 31 August 2010 live First Round 31 August 2010 19:45 BST Southampton 0–3 Report Swindon Town Péricard 29 90+2Austin 63 St Mary's Stadium, Southampton 8,333 Darren Sheldrake L Squad statistics No.Pos.Nat.NameLeagueFA CupLeague CupLeague TrophyTotalDisciplineApps.GoalsAssistsApps.GoalsAssistsApps.GoalsAssistsApps.GoalsAssistsApps.GoalsAssists13px13px1GKENGKelvin Davis46011002001005001002DFENGFrazer Richardson13(7)0130000000016(7)01203DFENGDan Harding35(1)023(1)001(1)0010040(3)02404MFFRAMorgan Schneiderlin23(4)0220010010027(4)02605DFENGRyan Dickson15(8)151(2)011000(1)0017(11)16006DFPORJosé Fonte43702002001004870907FWENGRickie Lambert4521103(1)001(1)0110050(2)2111108FWBARJonathan Forte2(8)200000000002(8)20109FWENGLee Barnard24(12)1453102000(1)0029(13)1556110MFENGJason Puncheon150110020110019020011MFBRAGuilherme do Prado23(11)963(1)2000010027(12)1163012DFENGDanny Butterfield32(2)031(1)0020010036(3)035014MFENGDean Hammond40(1)4530020010046(1)4511015DFTUNRadhi Jaïdi313020000010034305017DFENGAaron Martin4(4)001001000006(4)002018DFENGJoseph Mills0(2)000000(1)000000(3)000019DFENGDanny Seaborne14(10)0030010000018(10)005020MFENGAdam Lallana30(6)81032221000035(6)11123021MFENGLee Holmes0(7)011(1)000(1)000001(9)010022FWIREDavid Connolly8(7)310(1)110(1)001009(9)420023GKENGTommy Forecast0000000000000000024GKPOLBartosz Białkowski0003000000003000026MFENGAlex Oxlade-Chamberlain27(7)982(2)001(1)100(1)0030(11)1082027MFENGOscar Gobern1(10)111(1)100000002(11)210128MFENGCallum McNish0000000000000000029MFWALRyan Doble0000000000000000030MFENGRichard Chaplow27(6)4021000000029(6)507031MFENGHarlee Dean0000000000000000032MFFRADany N'Guessan2(4)010(1)000000002(5)011033MFENGDale Stephens5(1)000000000005(1)000036MFWALAnthony Pulis0000000000000000037DFENGJack Saville0000000000000000038DFENGBen Reeves0000000000000000039DFENGRyan Tafazolli0000000000000000040FWENGTony Garrod00000000000000000Players who left the club before the end of the season16MFENGPaul Wotton0(2)000001000001(2)000031FWENGNicholas Bignall0(3)000000000000(3)000033GKENGJames Shea00000000000000000 Most appearances Pos.Nat.NameLeagueFA CupLeague CupLeague TrophyTotalStrt. Starting appearancesSub. Substitute appearancesStrt. Starting appearancesSub. Substitute appearancesStrt. Starting appearancesSub. Substitute appearancesStrt. Starting appearancesSub. Substitute appearancesStrt. Starting appearancesSub. Substitute appearancesTotal Total appearances1FWENGRickie Lambert450311110502522GKENGKelvin Davis460102010500503DFPORJosé Fonte430202010480484MFENGDean Hammond401302010461475DFENGDan Harding351311110403436FWENGLee Barnard24123020012913427MFENGAdam Lallana30630200035641MFENGAlex Oxlade-Chamberlain2772211013011419DFENGDanny Butterfield32211201036339MFBRAGuilherme do Prado2311310010271239 Top goalscorers Pos.Nat.NameLeagueFA CupLeague CupLeague TrophyTotalGls. GoalsApps. AppearancesGls. GoalsApps. AppearancesGls. GoalsApps. AppearancesGls. GoalsApps. AppearancesGls. GoalsApps. AppearancesGPG Goals per game1FWENGRickie Lambert214504020121520.402FWENGLee Barnard143613020115420.353MFBRAGuilherme do Prado93424000111390.28MFENGAdam Lallana83633020011410.265MFENGAlex Oxlade-Chamberlain93404120110410.246DFPORJosé Fonte7430202017480.147MFENGRichard Chaplow4331200005350.148FWIRLDavid Connolly3151101014180.22MFENGDean Hammond4410302014470.0810DFTUNRadhi Jaïdi3310200013340.08 Top assistants Pos.Nat.NameLeagueFA CupLeague CupLeague TrophyTotalAsst. AssistsApps. AppearancesAsst. AssistsApps. AppearancesAsst. AssistsApps. AppearancesAsst. AssistsApps. AppearancesAsst. AssistsApps. AppearancesAPG Assists per game1MFENGAdam Lallana103623020012410.292FWENGRickie Lambert104504120111520.213MFENGAlex Oxlade-Chamberlain8340402018410.194DFENGRyan Dickson5231301016280.21MFBRAGuilherme do Prado6340400016390.156FWENGLee Barnard5360302015420.11MFENGDean Hammond5410302015470.108DFENGDanny Butterfield3340202013390.079FWIRLDavid Connolly1151101012180.11MFENGJason Puncheon1150112012190.10MFFRAMorgan Schneiderlin2270201012310.06DFENGDan Harding2360402012430.04 Transfers Players transferred inDatePos.NameFromFeeRef.1 July 2010DFENG Ryan DicksonENG Brentford£125,000http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2070757,00.html First Arrival of the Summer Southampton F.C. 18 June 2010 30 September 2010 18 June 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100618023118/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2070757,00.html dead http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2108597,00.html Dickson Fee Set Southampton F.C. 2 August 2010 2 August 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100803014956/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10280~2108597%2C00.html 3 August 2010 live 6 July 2010DFENG Frazer RichardsonENG Charlton AthleticUndisclosedhttp://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2085701,00.html Frazer Richardson Arrives Southampton F.C. 6 July 2010 7 July 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100709021801/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10280~2085701%2C00.html 9 July 2010 live https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/southampton/8794380.stm Frazer Richardson completes Southampton move BBC 6 July 2010 7 July 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100709233651/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/southampton/8794380.stm 9 July 2010 live16 July 2010DFENG Danny ButterfieldENG Crystal PalaceFree (released)http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2094511,00.html Saints Snap Up Butterfield Southampton F.C. 16 July 2010 17 July 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100718105816/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10280~2094511%2C00.html 18 July 2010 dead https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/southampton/8831614.stm Southampton seal Danny Butterfield deal BBC 17 July 2010 30 September 2010 27 August 2010MFENG Harlee DeanENG Dagenham & RedbridgeUndisclosedhttp://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2136827,00.html Harlee Dean Signs Southampton F.C. 27 August 2010 27 August 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100829024751/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10280~2136827%2C00.html 29 August 2010 dead https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/southampton/8950721.stm Southampton sign Harlee Dean from Dag & Red BBC 27 August 2010 30 September 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100830041742/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/southampton/8950721.stm 30 August 2010 live1 January 2011MFENG Richard ChaplowENG Preston North EndUndisclosedhttp://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2254344,00.html Chaplow Agrees Move Southampton F.C. 31 December 2010 1 January 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110102025127/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10280~2254344%2C00.html 2 January 2011https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/southampton/9327916.stm Southampton sign Richard Chaplow from Preston BBC 30 December 2010 1 January 2011 20 January 2011MFBRA Guilherme do PradoITA CesenaUndisclosedhttp://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2271412,00.html Striker Signs Southampton F.C. 20 January 2011 20 January 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110122220554/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2271412,00.html 22 January 2011 dead https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/southampton/9367993.stm Southampton sign Cesena forward Guly do Prado BBC 20 January 2011 20 January 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110124234558/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/southampton/9367993.stm 24 January 2011 live31 January 2011FWBAR Jonathan ForteENG Scunthorpe UnitedUndisclosedhttp://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2281315,00.html Saints Sign Forte Southampton F.C. 31 January 2011 31 January 2011 1 February 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110201225402/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2281315,00.html dead https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/southampton/9382981.stm Southampton sign Scunthorpe striker Jonathan Forte BBC 31 January 2011 31 January 2011 https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20110201024035/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/southampton/9382981.stm 1 February 2011 live5 April 2011DFENG Jack StephensENG Plymouth Argyle£150,000http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2331139,00.html Saints Sign Jack Stephens Southampton F.C. 5 April 2011 5 April 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120902075040/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2331139,00.html 2 September 2012 dead https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/southampton/9447524.stm Southampton sign Plymouth Argyle defender Jack Stephens BBC 5 April 2011 5 April 2011 Players loaned inDate fromPos.NameFromDate toRef.23 August 2010MFBRA Guilherme do PradoITA Cesena20 January 2011http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2131709,00.html Saints Sign Brazilian Midfielder Southampton F.C. 23 August 2010 23 August 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100824084025/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10280~2131709%2C00.html 24 August 2010 dead https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/southampton/8937004.stm Southampton sign midfielder Guilherme do Prado on loan BBC 23 August 2010 30 September 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100825181951/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/southampton/8937004.stm 25 August 2010 livehttps://twitter.com/officialsaints/status/24906470579507200 RT @NobbyNobbyBoy: @offici ... Twitter 11 January 2011 11 January 2011 30 September 2010MFENG Richard ChaplowENG Preston North End31 December 2010http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2170637,00.html Chaplow Joins on Loan Southampton F.C. 30 September 2010 30 September 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101002015854/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10280~2170637%2C00.html 2 October 2010 deadhttp://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2207495,00.html Chaplow Extends Loan Spell Southampton F.C. 4 November 2010 5 November 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101105231310/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10280~2207495%2C00.html 5 November 2010 live 8 October 2010FWENG Nicholas BignallENG Reading4 November 2010http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2178493,00.html Striker Arrives on Loan Southampton F.C. 8 October 2010 8 October 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101011001423/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10280~2178493%2C00.html 11 October 2010 live https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/southampton/9074154.stm Southampton sign Reading's Nicholas Bignall on loan BBC 8 October 2010 1 January 2011 26 January 2011MFFRA Dany N'GuessanENG Leicester CityEnd of seasonhttp://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2277122,00.html N'Guessan Arrives Southampton F.C. 26 January 2011 26 January 2011 29 January 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110129014612/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2277122,00.html dead https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/southampton/9376900.stm Southampton clinch Dany N'Guessan loan signing BBC 26 January 2011 26 January 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110201040624/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/southampton/9376900.stm 1 February 2011 live18 February 2011GKENG James SheaENG Arsenal3 March 2011http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2296736,00.html James Shea Joins Saints Southampton F.C. 18 February 2011 18 February 2011 19 February 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110219171427/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2296736,00.html dead https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/southampton/9402141.stm Southampton sign Arsenal goalkeeper James Shea on loan BBC 18 February 2011 18 February 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110224071622/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/southampton/9402141.stm 24 February 2011 livehttp://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/PreviewDetail/0,,10280~2306564,00.html Colchester vs Saints – Preview Southampton F.C. 4 March 2011 4 March 2011 4 March 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110304184949/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/PreviewDetail/0,,10280~2306564,00.html dead 25 March 2011MFENG Dale StephensENG Oldham AthleticEnd of seasonhttp://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2323576,00.html Stephens Signs For Saints Southampton F.C. 25 March 2011 25 March 2011 2 September 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120902075000/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2323576,00.html dead https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/12853960 Southampton take Dale Stephens on loan from Oldham BBC 25 March 2011 25 March 2011 Players loaned outDate fromPos.NameToDate toRef.7 October 2010MFWAL Anthony PulisENG Stockport County4 January 2011http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2178071,00.html Pulis Departs Southampton F.C. 7 October 2010 7 October 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101010004333/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10280~2178071%2C00.html 10 October 2010 live http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/saints/news/8440056.Pulis_joins_Stockport/?ref=twt Pulis joins Stockport Southern Daily Echo 7 October 2010 7 October 2010 http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2234857,00.html Pulis Stays Another Month Southampton F.C. 1 December 2010 1 December 2010 3 December 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101203055014/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2234857,00.html dead 19 October 2010DFENG Joseph MillsENG Doncaster RoversEnd of seasonhttp://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2189857,00.html Mills Makes Rovers Switch Southampton F.C. 19 October 2010 20 October 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101022020722/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10280~2189857%2C00.html 22 October 2010 dead http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11700_6455429,00.html Rovers bring in Mills Sky Sports 20 October 2010 20 October 2010 http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2281239,00.html Mills Stays North Southampton F.C. 31 January 2011 31 January 2011 1 February 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110201225356/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10280~2281239%2C00.html dead 4 November 2010DFENG Jack SavilleENG Stockport County4 December 2010http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2207926,00.html Pulis Prolongs Hatters Stay Southampton F.C. 4 November 2010 5 November 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101105231318/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10280~2207926%2C00.html 5 November 2010 live https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/stockport/9160684.stm Stockport sign Jack Saville & extend Anthony Pulis deal BBC 4 November 2010 9 November 2010 8 November 2010MFENG Paul WottonENG Oxford United31 December 2010http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2212893,00.html Wotton Loan Southampton F.C. 8 November 2010 9 November 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101109182624/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10280~2212893%2C00.html 9 November 2010 live https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/o/oxford_utd/9168737.stm Southampton's Paul Wotton joins Oxford United on loan BBC 8 November 2010 9 November 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101111031223/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/o/oxford_utd/9168737.stm 11 November 2010 live16 November 2010MFENG Jason PuncheonENG Millwall3 January 2011http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2222518,00.html Jason Set To Join Lions Southampton F.C. 16 November 2010 17 November 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20101119000200/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10280~2222518%2C00.html 19 November 2010http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/saints/news/8669774.Puncheon_off_to_Millwall/ Puncheon off to Millwall Southern Daily Echo 16 November 2010 17 November 2010 3 January 2011DFENG Ryan TafazolliENG Salisbury City3 February 2011http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2254936,00.html Defender To Depart Southampton F.C. 31 December 2010 31 December 2010 2 January 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110102085439/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2254936,00.html dead 1 January 2011MFENG Paul WottonENG Yeovil Town28 January 2011http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2255401,00.html New Loan For Wotton Southampton F.C. 1 January 2011 1 January 2011 2 January 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110102062957/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2255401,00.html dead https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/y/yeovil/9331397.stm Yeovil sign Paul Wotton, Max Ehmer and Richard Martin BBC 31 December 2010 1 January 2011 31 January 2011MFENG Jason PuncheonENG BlackpoolEnd of seasonhttp://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2281437,00.html Midfielder Makes Prem Switch Southampton F.C. 31 January 2011 31 January 2011 1 February 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110201225346/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2281437,00.html dead http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/b/blackpool/9383033.stm Blackpool sign Jason Puncheon for remainder of season BBC 1 February 2011 3 March 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20210609075433/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/b/blackpool/9383033.stm 9 June 2021 live31 January 2011GKENG Tommy ForecastENG Eastbourne Borough28 February 2011https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/e/eastbourne_borough/9383047.stm Eastbourne sign George Purcell and Tommy Forecast BBC 31 January 2011 1 February 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110202235240/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/e/eastbourne_borough/9383047.stm 2 February 2011 live8 February 2011MFWAL Anthony PulisENG BarnetEnd of seasonhttp://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2288615,00.html Pulis Joins Bees Southampton F.C. 8 February 2011 8 February 2011 11 February 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110211041109/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2288615,00.html dead https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/b/barnet/9391480.stm Sam Deering and Anthony Pulis join Barnet on loan BBC 8 February 2011 8 February 2011 11 February 2011MFENG Harlee DeanENG Bishop's Stortford11 March 2011http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2291175,00.html Duo Depart on Loan Southampton F.C. 11 February 2011 11 February 2011 13 February 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110213102537/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2291175,00.html dead 11 February 2011FWENG Tony GarrodENG Bishop's Stortford11 March 201117 February 2011FWWAL Ryan DobleENG Stockport County17 March 2011http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2295961,00.html Ryan Makes Hatters Loan Switch Southampton F.C. 17 February 2011 18 February 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110219172013/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10280~2295961%2C00.html 19 February 2011https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/stockport/9401075.stm Stockport sign Southampton striker Ryan Doble on loan BBC 17 February 2011 18 February 2011 22 March 2011FWWAL Ryan DobleENG Oxford UnitedEnd of seasonhttp://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2321940,00.html Doble Joins Oxford Southampton F.C. 22 March 2011 22 March 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120902074942/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10280~2321940%2C00.html 2 September 2012https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/o/oxford_utd/9432583.stm Oxford sign Southampton striker Ryan Doble on loan BBC 22 March 2011 22 March 2011 Players releasedDatePos.NameSubsequent clubJoin dateRef.1 July 2010DFSCO Graeme MurtyUnattachedhttp://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2052802,00.html Released And Retained List Southampton F.C. 15 May 2010 15 May 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100518081039/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10280~2052802%2C00.html 18 May 2010 dead 1 July 2010DFENG Chris PerryUnattached1 July 2010DFENG Jon OtsemoborENG Sheffield Wednesday1 July 2010https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/sheff_wed/8729376.stm Jon Otsemobor to make Sheffield Wednesday switch BBC 8 June 2010 16 June 2010 1 July 2010GKENG Michael PokeENG Brighton & Hove Albion1 July 2010https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/brighton/8736256.stm Brighton and Hove Albion sign goalkeeper Michael Poke BBC 11 June 2010 14 June 2010 1 July 2010MFTRI Jake ThomsonENG Exeter City1 July 2010https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/e/exeter_city/8781128.stm Jake Thomson signs deal with Exeter City BBC 1 July 2010 30 September 2010 1 July 2010MFENG Simon GillettENG Doncaster Rovers8 July 2010https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/d/doncaster/8799546.stm Doncaster Rovers sign Simon Gillett on two-year deal BBC 8 July 2010 17 July 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100711190227/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/doncaster/8799546.stm 11 July 2010 live1 July 2010DFENG Olly LancashireENG Walsall14 July 2010https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/walsall/8822815.stm Chris Hutchings boosts Walsall squad with four signings BBC 14 July 2010 17 July 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100717052723/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/walsall/8822815.stm 17 July 2010 live1 July 2010MFENG Tom DunfordENG Sutton United19 July 2010http://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/sport/8279284.Sutton_boss_delighted_with_Dunford_signing/ Sutton boss delighted with Dunford signing Your Local Guardian 19 July 2010 23 July 2010 1 July 2010DFWAL Lloyd JamesENG Colchester United22 July 2010http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/saints/news/8287527.James_completes_Colchester_move/?ref=twt James completes Colchester move Southern Daily Echo 22 July 2010 22 July 2010 1 July 2010MFWAL Garyn PreenENG Burton Albion23 July 2010http://www.burtonalbionfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10950~2099949,00.html Pesch Signs Midfield Trio Burton Albion F.C. 23 July 2010 4 August 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100725103436/http://www.burtonalbionfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10950~2099949%2C00.html 25 July 2010 deadhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/burton_albion/8849676.stm Burton Albion boss signs midfield trio BBC 23 July 2010 11 August 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100729214347/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/burton_albion/8849676.stm 29 July 2010 live1 July 2010DFENG Lee MolyneuxENG Plymouth Argyle3 August 2010http://www.thisishampshire.net/sport/8230281.Molyneux_released_by_Saints/ Southampton release Lee Molyneux This is Hampshire 21 June 2010 21 June 2010 http://www.pafc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10364~2109812,00.html Molyneux move Plymouth Argyle 3 August 2010 3 August 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100812053427/http://www.pafc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10364~2109812%2C00.html 12 August 2010 dead 1 July 2010FWWAL Kayne McLaggonENG Salisbury City4 August 2010http://www.salisburyjournal.co.uk/sport/salisburycityfc/scfcnews/8312864.Whites_confirm_five_new_signings/ Whites confirm five new signings Salisbury Journal 4 August 2010 12 August 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110930030217/http://www.salisburyjournal.co.uk/sport/salisburycityfc/scfcnews/8312864.Whites_confirm_five_new_signings/ 30 September 20111 July 2010DFENG Wayne ThomasENG Doncaster Rovers10 August 2010http://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/rovers-doncaster-sign-defender-wayne-thomas-1-1832784 https://web.archive.org/web/20120919235049/http://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/rovers-doncaster-sign-defender-wayne-thomas-1-1832784 dead 19 September 2012 Rovers: Doncaster sign defender Wayne Thomas Sheffield Star 10 August 2010 10 August 2010 1 July 2010FWENG Jamie WhiteENG Eastleigh21 December 2010http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/8751711.Ex_Saint_White_returns_to_Eastleigh/ Ex-Saint White returns to Eastleigh Southern Daily Echo 22 December 2010 26 December 2010 1 July 2010MFENG Jack BoyleENG Salisbury City25 January 2011https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_conf/9373612.stm Salisbury City sign ex-Southampton winger Jack Boyle BBC 25 January 2011 7 August 2011 28 January 2011MFENG Paul WottonENG Yeovil Town28 January 2011http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2278883,00.html Midfielder Leaves Saints Southampton F.C. 28 January 2011 28 January 2011 30 January 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110130002434/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2278883,00.html dead http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/8819807.Wotton_leaves_Saints_to_join_Yeovil/ Wotton leaves Saints to join Yeovil Southern Daily Echo 28 January 2011 28 January 2011 References Category:Southampton F.C. seasons Southampton