Honours

League titles

EFL Championship (second tier): Winners (1): 2014–15 Runners-up (1): 2021–22

EFL League One/Division Three (third tier): Winners (1): 1986–87 Runners-up (1): 2012–13

EFL League Two/Division Three/Division Four (fourth tier): Runners-up (2): 1970–71, 2009–10 Play-off winners (1): 2002–03

Third Division South: Runners-up (1): 1947–48

Southern Football League: Runners-up (1): 1922–23

Hampshire League West: Winners (1): 1907–07 Runners-up (2): 1903–04, 1907–08

Hampshire League: Runners-up (3): 1910–11, 1911–12, 1913–14

Cup titles Associate Members' Cup: Winners (1): 1984

EFL Trophy Runners-up (1): 1998

Club statistics

Matches

Wins Record league win: 8–0 vs Birmingham City, Championship, 25 October 2014 Record cup win: 11–0 vs Margate, FA Cup, 20 November 1971

Losses Record league loss: 0–9 vs Liverpool, Premier League, 27 August 2022. 0–9 vs Lincoln City, League One (Formerly Football League Third Division), 18 December 1982.

Divisional movements TierYearsLastPromotionsRelegationsFirst102026–27 – 1 (2020)Second72021–22 2 (2022) (2015) 1 (1990)Third702012–13 2 (2013) (1987) 4 (1970) (1975) (2002) (2008)Fourth112009–10 4 (1971) (1982) (2003) (2010)Other151922–23 1 (1923)

Player statistics

The following are club records since its establishment in 1899.

Only competitive, professional matches, as of September 2026

Players in bold still play for the club

Most appearances RankNat.PlayerTenureAppsPosition1Steve Fletcher2009–2013726FW2Neil Young1994–2008483DF3Sean O'Driscoll1984–1995441MF4Ray Bumstead1958–1969436MF5Adam Smith2010–20112014–431DF6James Hayter1997–2007407FW7Keith Miller1968–1979398DF8Tommy Godwin1952–1962389GK9Steve Cook2011–2022388DF10Ron Eyre1924–1933378FW

Top goalscorers RankNat.PlayerTenureGoalsAppsPositionGoals per game1Ron Eyre229378FW2Ted MacDougall1969–19721978–1980142212FW3Steve Fletcher1992–20092010–2013122726FW4James Hayter1997–2007108407FW5Brett Pitman2005–20102012–2015102301FW6Dickie Dowsett1957–196285179FW7Stan Newsham1952–195778152FW8Dominic Solanke2019–202477216FW9Doug McGibbon1948–195168111FW10Jack Cross1947–195367173FW

Transfers Record transfer fees paid RankPos.PlayerTransferred fromFeeDateRef.1FW Evanilson Porto£40,200,000August 20242CB Bafodé Diakité Lille£34,600,000August 20253FW Álvaro Rodríguez Elche£25,700,000July 2026CB António Silva BenficaAugust 20265LW Amine Adli Bayer Leverkusen£25,100,000August 20256DM Jefferson Lerma Levante£25,000,000August 2018CM Alex Scott Bristol CityAugust 2023GK Đorđe Petrović ChelseaJuly 2025RW Ben Gannon-Doak LiverpoolAugust 202510FW Rayan Vasco da Gama£24,700,000January 2026

Record transfer fees received RankPos.PlayerTransferred toFeeDateRef.1FW Dominic Solanke Tottenham Hotspur£65,000,000August 20242RW Antoine Semenyo Manchester City £64,000,000January 20263CB Illia Zabarnyi Paris Saint-Germain £54,500,000August 20254CB Dean Huijsen Real Madrid £50,000,000June 20255RW Dango Ouattara Brentford £42,500,000August 20256CB Nathan Aké Manchester City £41,000,000August 20207LB Milos Kerkez Liverpool £40,000,000June 20258CB Tyrone Mings Aston Villa £26,500,000July 20199LW Arnaut Danjuma Villarreal£21,300,000August 202110FW Callum Wilson Newcastle United£20,000,000September 2020

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