Southampton

England · Premier League 2015/16 – 2024/25 · Championship now · Manager: Tonda Eckert (#314 in the world) since Nov 2025

#56 World rank · club rating

1,946 Club rating

1st in Championship

Southampton played 9 Premier League seasons (2015/16 – 2024/25) and are in Championship now. Tonda Eckert, in charge since November 2025, has the best points per game of them (1.95 in 57 matches) and took the club rating from 1,913 to 1,980. Southampton's club rating is the highest in Championship this week.

Southampton managers

27 spells since 1995 · newest first

Manager Period MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Club rating Coach ratingCoach Vs expected

Tonda Eckert #314 now Nov 2025 – present · PPG 1.95 current Nov 2025 – present 57 32-15-10 1.95 1,913 → 1,980 +67 +33.7 +0.11

Will Still #920 now Aug 2025 – Nov 2025 · PPG 1.00 Aug 2025 – Nov 2025 15 3-6-6 1.00 2,013 → 1,813 −200 −45.6 +0.02

Simon Rusk Apr 2025 – May 2025 · PPG 0.29 caretaker Apr 2025 – May 2025 7 0-2-5 0.29 1,933 → 1,929 −4 −9.2 −0.06

Ivan Jurić #862 now Dec 2024 – Apr 2025 · PPG 0.44 Dec 2024 – Apr 2025 16 2-1-13 0.44 1,985 → 1,873 −112 −29.9 −0.13

Simon Rusk Dec 2024 · PPG 0.50 caretaker Dec 2024 2 0-1-1 0.50 1,920 → 1,937 +16 +3.2 +0.15

Russell Martin #904 now Aug 2023 – Dec 2024 · PPG 1.55 Aug 2023 – Dec 2024 73 33-14-26 1.55 1,889 → 1,859 −31 −14.9 +0.08

Rubén Sellés #788 now Feb 2023 – May 2023 · PPG 0.59 Feb 2023 – May 2023 17 2-4-11 0.59 1,827 → 1,823 −4 −2.8 +0.04

Nathan Jones #536 now Nov 2022 – Feb 2023 · PPG 1.07 Nov 2022 – Feb 2023 14 5-0-9 1.07 1,876 → 1,863 −13 −2.8 +0.05

Rubén Sellés #788 now Nov 2022 · PPG 1.00 caretaker Nov 2022 1 0-1-0 1.00 1,845 → 1,835 −10 −2.0 −0.33

Ralph Hasenhüttl Nov 2018 – Nov 2022 · PPG 1.23 Nov 2018 – Nov 2022 175 57-44-74 1.23 1,923 → 1,942 +19 −23.3 +0.15

Mark Hughes Mar 2018 – Dec 2018 · PPG 0.92 Mar 2018 – Dec 2018 26 5-9-12 0.92 1,829 → 1,840 +11 +2.9 +0.05

Mauricio Pellegrino Aug 2017 – Mar 2018 · PPG 1.09 Aug 2017 – Mar 2018 34 8-13-13 1.09 1,950 → 1,851 −99 −21.0 −0.05

Claude Puel #650 now Aug 2016 – May 2017 · PPG 1.38 Aug 2016 – May 2017 53 20-13-20 1.38 2,053 → 1,857 −196 −30.5 +0.06

Ronald Koeman Aug 2014 – May 2016 · PPG 1.63 Aug 2014 – May 2016 87 42-16-29 1.63 1,903 → 2,177 +274 +52.3 +0.15

Before 2015/16 · 13 spells, Aug 1995 – May 2014

Manager Period MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Club rating Coach ratingCoach Vs expected

Mauricio Pochettino Jan 2013 – May 2014 · PPG 1.45 Jan 2013 – May 2014 60 23-18-19 1.45 1,606 → 1,941 +336 +46.3 +0.14

Nigel Adkins Nov 2010 – Jan 2013 · PPG 1.66 Nov 2010 – Jan 2013 83 40-18-25 1.66 1,589 → 1,723 +134 +48.4 +0.07

Alan Pardew Aug 2009 – Aug 2010 · PPG 2.00 caretaker Aug 2009 – Aug 2010 9 6-0-3 2.00 1,562 → 1,518 −44 −6.5 −0.23

Mark Wotte Jan 2009 – May 2009 · PPG 1.06 Jan 2009 – May 2009 18 4-7-7 1.06 1,616 → 1,563 −53 −8.3 0.00

Jan Poortvliet Aug 2008 – Jan 2009 · PPG 1.00 Aug 2008 – Jan 2009 32 8-8-16 1.00 1,712 → 1,507 −205 −49.2 −0.15

Harry Redknapp Dec 2004 – May 2005 · PPG 0.91 Dec 2004 – May 2005 22 4-8-10 0.91 1,601 → 1,598 −2 −3.2 −0.04

Paul Sturrock Feb 2004 – Aug 2004 · PPG 1.29 Feb 2004 – Aug 2004 14 5-3-6 1.29 1,636 → 1,643 +8 +2.7 +0.04

Gordon Strachan Oct 2001 – Feb 2004 · PPG 1.29 Oct 2001 – Feb 2004 92 30-29-33 1.29 1,565 → 1,616 +51 +12.0 +0.07

Stuart Gray (stand-in) 9 Jan 2002 9 Jan 2002 1 1-0-0 +9.2

Stuart Gray Apr 2001 – Oct 2001 · PPG 0.88 Apr 2001 – Oct 2001 17 4-3-10 0.88 1,642 → 1,543 −99 −15.7 +0.02

Glenn Hoddle (stand-in) 5 May 2001 5 May 2001 1 0-0-1 −8.7

Glenn Hoddle Jan 2000 – Mar 2001 · PPG 1.48 Jan 2000 – Mar 2001 48 20-11-17 1.48 1,479 → 1,726 +247 +38.7 +0.19

Dave Jones Aug 1997 – Dec 1999 · PPG 1.13 Aug 1997 – Dec 1999 94 29-19-46 1.13 1,444 → 1,478 +34 +3.5 +0.01

Graeme Souness (stand-in) 14 Mar 1998 14 Mar 1998 1 0-0-1 −5.2

Graeme Souness Aug 1996 – May 1997 · PPG 1.08 Aug 1996 – May 1997 38 10-11-17 1.08 1,426 → 1,496 +70 +14.1 −0.01

Dave Merrington Aug 1995 – May 1996 · PPG 1.00 Aug 1995 – May 1996 38 9-11-18 1.00 1,500 → 1,416 −84 −12.9

Before 2015/16 the source names the manager on fewer matches, so these rows can miss games.

Ralph Hasenhüttl is the longest-serving: 175 matches over 3 years (Nov 2018 – Nov 2022). Ronald Koeman added the most coach rating: +52.3 over 87 matches.

Club rating - the club's rating at the manager's first rated match → after the last. Coach rating - what the spell added to the manager's coach rating. Vs expected - average result per match above what the club rating predicted. Stand-in - a caretaker who covered a few matches during another manager's spell, folded under that spell. Every competition we hold, lower divisions included.

Club rating

since 2015/16 · line by manager

1,946Club ratingWeek 46, 2026

#56World rankof 943 active clubs

#1Championshipof 42 clubs

2,096Peak since 2015/16May 2016 · low 1,751, Sep 2023

Colour changes with each manager (12 since 2015/16) · hover a point for the name

Southampton's club rating peaked at 2,096 in May 2016, under Ronald Koeman, its highest since 2015/16; the low was 1,751 in September 2023, under Russell Martin.

One point per month: the club's rating before its last rated match of the month, the manager's part left out. World rank among the 943 clubs with a match in the last 12 months and 30+ rated matches. The rating describes results so far - it doesn't predict the next game. How the club rating works ›

Next matches

next 14 days

Southampton play in Championship now - our fixture list covers the top 5 leagues and European games with a top-5 club.

Cards and corners

a game · by season

Season GP Cards Agst Lg 2nd half Corners Agst Lg

2024/25 38 2.42 1.45 2.18 61% 4.00 6.37 5.12

2022/23 38 1.92 1.71 1.88 64% 4.13 5.47 5.04

2021/22 38 1.76 1.68 1.82 82% 6.13 5.18 5.20

2020/21 38 1.45 1.61 1.54 62% 4.66 5.16 5.08

2019/20 38 1.55 1.84 1.79 63% 5.53 5.87 5.35

4 earlier seasons, 2015/16 – 2018/19

Season GP Cards Agst Lg 2nd half Corners Agst Lg

2018/19 38 2.05 1.68 1.72 65% 5.08 5.63 5.14

2017/18 38 1.76 1.39 1.63 78% 5.97 5.29 5.15

2016/17 38 1.66 1.82 1.93 67% 5.21 5.00 5.21

2015/16 38 1.82 1.11 1.70 72% 5.79 5.21 5.40

Southampton won 4.00 corners a game in 2024/25, their fewest in any season since 2015/16 and 22% below the Premier League's average side (5.12).

League matches only (Premier League), from 2015/16 - European and cup games carry no card or corner data. Lg = the league's average side that season. Bold green / red = 15%+ above / below it. Premier League cards table › · corners table ›

Half-time / full-time

342 league matches since 2015/16

FT winFT W FT drawFT D FT lossFT L

HT winHT W 5516% 216% 196%

HT drawHT D 309% 4814% 4613%

HT lossHT L 51% 175% 10130%

Points won from behindPts from behind

losing at half-time in 123 matches

Points dropped from aheadPts dropped

winning at half-time in 95 matches

1st half · W 95 · D 124 · L 123 GD −75

2nd half · W 82 · D 123 · L 137 GD −104

League matches since 2015/16. Each half scored as its own match: 2nd half = goals after the break only.

Referees at Southampton

28 referees with 5+ matches · most matches first

Referee MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Cards/g Club avg +/−

Andre Marriner 21 6-5-10 1.10 1.52 1.75 −13%

Jonathan Moss 21 8-5-8 1.38 1.90 1.72 +11%

Anthony Taylor 20 3-10-7 0.95 1.95 1.82 +7%

Kevin Friend 18 7-3-8 1.33 1.56 1.72 −10%

Michael Oliver 18 10-0-8 1.67 2.00 1.88 +6%

Stuart Attwell 17 3-4-10 0.76 1.29 1.82 −29%

Craig Pawson 16 7-4-5 1.56 2.06 1.81 +14%

Graham Scott 15 2-2-11 0.53 1.40 1.74 −19%

Paul Tierney 14 2-3-9 0.64 2.07 1.75 +19%

Lee Mason 13 4-3-6 1.15 2.00 1.71 +17%

18 more referees with 5+ matches

Referee MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Cards/g Club avg +/−

Mike Dean 13 2-5-6 0.85 2.23 1.71 +30%

Martin Atkinson 12 2-1-9 0.58 1.83 1.72 +6%

Andy Madley 11 5-3-3 1.64 1.36 1.82 −25%

Peter Bankes 10 4-3-3 1.50 1.40 1.67 −16%

Robert Jones 9 1-5-3 0.89 1.56 1.89 −18%

Roger East 9 3-3-3 1.33 1.78 1.75 +2%

Simon Hooper 9 1-5-3 0.89 2.44 1.75 +40%

Chris Kavanagh 8 3-3-2 1.50 1.63 1.71 −5%

David Coote 8 4-1-3 1.63 3.13 1.67 +87%

Michael Salisbury 8 1-0-7 0.38 2.00 2.04 −2%

Mike Jones 8 3-1-4 1.25 1.63 1.75 −7%

Robert Madley 7 3-3-1 1.71 2.29 1.75 +31%

Darren England 6 1-2-3 0.83 0.83 1.84 −55%

Lee Probert 6 0-3-3 0.50 1.00 1.82 −45%

Mark Clattenburg 6 2-2-2 1.33 2.33 1.74 +34%

Tony Harrington 6 0-1-5 0.17 1.83 2.17 −16%

Neil Swarbrick 5 1-2-2 1.00 1.60 1.75 −8%

Thomas Bramall 5 0-0-5 0.00 2.60 2.17 +20%

Under Mike Dean, Southampton picked up 2.23 cards a game, 30% above their own average in the same seasons (13 matches).

League matches since 2015/16 with the referee named (342). Cards = Southampton's own yellows and reds. Club avg = their cards a game in the same seasons with every referee. Under 10 matches the gap is grey: too few to call. Referees aren't drawn at random - the big games go to the senior ones - so a gap here describes, it doesn't prove a bias.

Quick answers

4 questions · from the tables on this page

Who is Southampton's manager?

Tonda Eckert, #314 in this week's coach world ranking, since November 2025 - 57 matches, 32 won (1.95 points per game).

How many managers has Southampton had since 2015?

12, counting 1 caretaker.

Who is Southampton's longest-serving manager?

Ralph Hasenhüttl: 175 matches from November 2018 to November 2022.

How many cards a game do Southampton get?

2.42 a game in the Premier League in 2024/25, against 2.18 for the league's average side.

The coach rating describes, it doesn't predict. It measures what a manager's teams did against what was expected of them. Match chances come from the club rating, calibrated on 85,718 league matches. How the rating works ›

Source: spells, ratings and ranks from the weekly ranking (Week 46, 2026); season stats updated nightly; next matches refreshed every hour.