Editing Southampton F.C. (section)

=== Subsequent promotion and relegation (2023–present) ===
On 21 June 2023, the club appointed [[Russell Martin (footballer)|Russell Martin]] as manager on a three-year contract.<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 June 2023 |title=Russell Martin: Southampton name Swansea City boss as new manager |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65980277 |access-date=22 June 2023 |website=BBC Sport}}</ref> Southampton returned to the Premier League at the first attempt, defeating [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] in the [[2024 EFL Championship play-off final|play-off final]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/cd11vdnwwjdt |title=Leeds United 0–1 Southampton |first=Ian |last=Woodcock |website=BBC Sport |date=26 May 2024 |access-date=26 May 2024}}</ref> On 15 December 2024, Martin was sacked as Southampton sat 20th in the Premier League table with only 5 points after 16 games following a 5–0 defeat at home by Tottenham Hotspur. He was replaced in the interim by [[Simon Rusk]], the [[Southampton F.C. Under-21s and Academy|Southampton U-21s]] head coach.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Brewin |first=John |date=15 December 2024 |title=Russell Martin sacked by Southampton after humbling Tottenham defeat |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/dec/15/russell-martin-sacked-southampton-after-defeat-tottenham |access-date=15 December 2024 |work=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Premier League Table |url=https://www.premierleague.com/tables |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241216023239/https://www.premierleague.com/tables |archive-date=16 December 2024 |access-date=15 December 2024 |website=[[Premier League]]}}</ref> Six days later, [[Ivan Jurić]] was appointed the next manager on an 18-month deal.<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 December 2024 |title=Saints appoint Ivan Jurić as Men's First Team Manager |url=https://www.southamptonfc.com/en/news/article/saints-appoint-ivan-juric-as-mens-first-team-manager |access-date=22 December 2024 |website=Southampton F.C.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=21 December 2024 |title=Southampton appoint Juric as new manager |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/c1wqlnvwzqdo |access-date=22 December 2024 |work=[[BBC News]]}}</ref> The club were effectively relegated from the Premier League on 6 April 2025 with seven games remaining,<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 April 2025 |title=Southampton endure historic Premier League relegation after defeat at Spurs |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/apr/06/tottenham-southampton-relegated-premier-league-match-report |access-date=6 April 2025 |website=The Guardian}}</ref> becoming the earliest team to suffer relegation in Premier League history.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tottenham Hotspur 3–1 Southampton: Saints relegated in record time |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/crkxdgxzdvmt |access-date=2025-04-07 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref>