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1988–89 Southampton F.C. Season
The 1988–89 Southampton F.C. season was the club's 88th season of competitive football and their 19th in the Football League First Division, First Division of the English Football League, Football League. Another poor season for the Saints, 1988–89 saw the South Coast club finish 13th in the league table, dropping down from 12th the previous two years. Outside the league was also disappointing, as the club reached only the third round of the FA Cup, the fifth round of the EFL Cup, League Cup, and the second round of the Full Members' Cup. Southampton made two main signings in the summer of 1988, bringing in Russell Osman to replace outgoing centre-back Kevin Bond (English footballer), Kevin Bond, and re-signing former Saints youth player Paul Rideout to boost their forward line. Also released in the summer were Craig Maskell, Allen Tankard, Andy Townsend and Gordon Hobson. Towards the end of the season, manager Chris Nicholl brought in Barry Horne (footballer), Barry Horne, Nei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Southampton is a port City status in the United Kingdom, city and unitary authority in Hampshire, England. It is located approximately southwest of London, west of Portsmouth, and southeast of Salisbury. Southampton had a population of 253,651 at the 2011 census, making it one of the most populous cities in southern England. Southampton forms part of the larger South Hampshire conurbation which includes the city of Portsmouth and the boroughs of Borough of Havant, Havant, Borough of Eastleigh, Eastleigh, Borough of Fareham, Fareham and Gosport. A major port, and close to the New Forest, Southampton lies at the northernmost point of Southampton Water, at the confluence of the River Test and River Itchen, Hampshire, Itchen, with the River Hamble joining to the south. Southampton is classified as a Medium-Port City. Southampton was the departure point for the and home to 500 of the people who perished on board. The Supermarine Spitfire, Spitfire was built in the city and Sout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
