Editing Southampton F.C. (section)

===Crest===
[[File:Saints logo 2010.PNG|thumb|right|The 125th Anniversary year crest]]

Originally, the club used the same crest as the one used by the city itself.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Tanswell |first=Jacob |date=15 September 2022 |title=Southampton's badge: Religion, shipping and a competition winner |url=https://theathletic.com/3586056/2022/09/15/southampton-club-badge-meaning/ |url-access=subscription |access-date=15 August 2023 |website=The Athletic}}</ref> However, in 1974 a competition was run for fans to design a new one.<ref name=":0" />

The winning design, designed by Rolland Parris, was used for around 20 years, before being modified slightly by Southampton design agency The Graphics Workshop in the 1990s for copyright reasons.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=11 December 2016 |title=Tributes paid to the man who designed Saints emblem |url=https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/14959606.tributes-paid-to-the-man-who-designed-saints-emblem/ |access-date=15 August 2023 |website=Southern Daily Echo}}</ref>

From top-to-bottom, the halo is a reference to the nickname "Saints", the ball to the nature of the club, the scarf to the fans and the team colours.<ref name=":0" /> The tree represents the nearby [[New Forest]] and [[Southampton Common]], with the water representing Southampton's connections with the rivers, seas and oceans.<ref name=":0" /> Below that is a white rose&nbsp;– the symbol of the city which is also present on the city coat of arms.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.southampton.gov.uk/council-partners/councillorsrepresent/mayorsoffice/thearmsofthecityofsouthampton.aspx |title=The arms of the city of Southampton |publisher=Southampton City Council |access-date=30 November 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100228035912/http://www.southampton.gov.uk/council-partners/councillorsrepresent/mayorsoffice/thearmsofthecityofsouthampton.aspx |archive-date=28 February 2010 }}</ref> In the mid-1990s the ball was changed from a vintage style ball (such as those used in the 1960s) to the current ball with black and white panels, for copyright reasons.<ref name=":1" />

On 13 May 2010, the official crest for the 125th anniversary was released: "The black outline and halo feature will now appear in gold, whilst the all important years 1885 and 2010 are scripted either side of the shield, with the figure 125 replacing the ball". The badge was used on Southampton's shirts for the 2010–11 season.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2050978,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405200054/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2050978,00.html |archive-date=5 April 2012 |title=125 Anniversary Crest Unveiled |publisher= Southampton FC|date=18 May 2010 |access-date=30 October 2013}}</ref>