Southampton 1996/97 squad
Southampton finished 16th in 1996/97 with 41 points, 34 points behind champions Manchester United, and 1 point above the relegation places. They won 10, drew 11 and lost 17, scoring 50 and conceding 56. That was one place higher than in 1995/96, when they finished 17th. Matt Le Tissier was their top scorer with 13 league goals, 26% of the team's 50. 25 players made a league appearance; nobody played every game, and Jim Magilton made the most with 37.
- League finish
- 16th of 20
- Points
- 41
- Record
- Won 10, drew 11, lost 17
- Goals
- 50 scored, 56 conceded
From the 1996/97 Premier League final table.
Best fantasy pick
Egil Østenstad (forward, £6.5m) scored 9 and set up 4: 2.00 goals plus assists per £1m, the most of any Southampton player with at least half a season of league minutes.
The club's most expensive player in the game was Matt Le Tissier at £9.5m, with 13 goals and 0 assists in 31 appearances.
Southampton 1996/97 squad
Every player who made a Premier League appearance for Southampton in 1996/97, with their price in our game.
| Player | Price | Apps | Goals | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maik Taylor Goalkeeper | £4.5m | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Beasant Goalkeeper | £4.5m | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Woods Goalkeeper | £4.0m | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Neil Moss Goalkeeper | – | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Magilton Defender | £5.0m | 37 | 4 | 1 |
| Richard Dryden Defender | £4.5m | 29 | 1 | 0 |
| Claus Lundekvam Defender | £5.0m | 29 | 0 | 3 |
| Simon Charlton Defender | £4.5m | 27 | 0 | 2 |
| Alan Neilson Defender | £4.5m | 26 | 0 | 3 |
| Ulrich van Gobbel Defender | £5.0m | 25 | 1 | 1 |
| Jason Dodd Defender | – | 23 | 1 | 1 |
| Francis Benali Defender | – | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| Neil Maddison Defender | – | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| Ken Monkou Defender | – | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| Graham Potter Defender | – | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Robinson Defender | – | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Robbie Slater Midfielder | £6.0m | 33 | 2 | 3 |
| Matt Le Tissier Midfielder | £9.5m | 31 | 13 | 0 |
| Eyal Berkovic Midfielder | £6.5m | 28 | 4 | 7 |
| Matt Oakley Midfielder | £5.5m | 28 | 3 | 0 |
| Neil Heaney Midfielder | £5.0m | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| Egil Østenstad Forward | £6.5m | 30 | 9 | 4 |
| Gordon Watson Forward | – | 15 | 2 | 1 |
| Mickey Evans Forward | £5.5m | 12 | 4 | 0 |
| Neil Shipperley Forward | £5.5m | 10 | 1 | 2 |
League appearances, goals and assists only. A dash means the player is not in the game’s draftable pool, usually for playing too few minutes. Players who moved clubs mid-season are listed under the club they played most for.