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Southampton questions in rounds of ten, with the answers kept separate so you can read them out. Free to use for a pub quiz, a matchday WhatsApp group or your own revision — no sign-up, and the page prints cleanly.

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Round 1

  1. Southampton were founded in 1885 by members of which organisation?
  2. Southampton won the FA Cup in 1976 by beating which club in the final?
  3. Who scored the goal that won Southampton the 1976 FA Cup final?
  4. Which manager led Southampton to that 1976 FA Cup triumph?
  5. Which ground did Southampton leave in 2001 after 103 years?
  6. Matt Le Tissier spent his entire professional career at Southampton. What was he most renowned for?
  7. Which future England captain scored a hat-trick on his full Southampton debut in 1988, aged 17?
  8. Southampton lost the 2003 FA Cup final to which club?
  9. Which manager left Southampton for Tottenham Hotspur in 2014?
  10. Virgil van Dijk joined Southampton in 2015 from which club?
Answers — round 1
  1. St Mary's Church of England Young Men's Association — The church origin is why they are the Saints, and why the ground they moved to in 2001 is called St Mary's.
  2. Manchester United — Southampton were a Second Division side at the time, which made it one of the great final upsets.
  3. Bobby Stokes — Stokes struck the only goal late on at Wembley; all four men played in that final.
  4. Lawrie McMenemy — McMenemy managed the club for 12 years and all four listed men held the job at some point.
  5. The Dell — The Dell was one of the smallest grounds in the Premier League before the move to St Mary's.
  6. An almost flawless penalty record — He converted 47 of the 48 penalties he took for the club — the one he missed was saved by Nottingham Forest's Mark Crossley.
  7. Alan Shearer — Shearer's treble came against Arsenal and made him the youngest player to score a top-flight hat-trick at that time.
  8. Arsenal — Robert Pires scored the only goal of the final in Cardiff.
  9. Mauricio Pochettino — Pochettino spent a season and a half at St Mary's; Koeman succeeded him and later left for Everton.
  10. Celtic — He moved from Celtic to St Mary's, then to Liverpool in January 2018 for what was then a world-record fee for a defender.

Round 2

  1. Sadio Mané joined Southampton in 2014 from which club?
  2. Southampton entered administration in 2009, suffering what immediate sporting punishment?
  3. Which of these England internationals came through Southampton's academy?
  4. Gareth Bale began his professional career at Southampton in which position?
  5. Southampton's fiercest rivalry, known as the South Coast derby, is with which club?
  6. Which England forward, later a racehorse trainer, is Southampton's record league goalscorer?
  7. Which European Footballer of the Year joined Southampton in 1980, a signing that stunned English football?
  8. What was Southampton's highest ever finish in the English top flight?
  9. Which stadium has been Southampton's home since 2001?
  10. James Ward-Prowse, Southampton's long-serving captain, became renowned for which skill?
Answers — round 2
  1. Red Bull Salzburg — He arrived from Salzburg and spent two seasons at St Mary's before joining Liverpool in 2016.
  2. A 10-point deduction — The deduction was applied as they dropped into the third tier, deepening a fall that began with relegation from the Premier League in 2005.
  3. Theo Walcott — Walcott left for Arsenal in 2006 aged 16; the academy also produced Gareth Bale, Adam Lallana and Luke Shaw.
  4. Left-back — He broke through as a left-back and only became an attacking player after moving to Tottenham.
  5. Portsmouth — The two cities are under 20 miles apart, and the fixture has often been played across different divisions.
  6. Mick Channon — Channon scored 185 league goals across two spells and became a successful trainer after retiring.
  7. Kevin Keegan — Keegan arrived from Hamburg as reigning Ballon d'Or holder and stayed two seasons.
  8. Second — They finished runners-up in 1983-84 under Lawrie McMenemy, three points behind Liverpool.
  9. St Mary's Stadium — The name returns the club to its founding church, St Mary's, whose YMA formed the side in 1885.
  10. Free-kicks — He studied David Beckham's technique and became one of the Premier League's most prolific free-kick scorers.

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